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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
1T MIGHT BE WORSE

COMPARED with other peoples, we Amer
I leans are by means so downtrodden by
high prices are inclined to imagine
comparison of pre-war prices with those now
prevailing shows that the increase in the cost
of living in the United States has been less than
in any other country.
comparison between the prices prevail
ing in September, 1913, ten months before the
outbreak of the world war, with those of Sep
tember 1918, two months before the signing
of the armistice, shows that the increase in the
United States level of commodity prices was
lO7 per cent. In Canada, the increase was
ll5 per cent and in the United Kingdom. 1873.
For France, the comparison was with the prices
OF last May, to which time they had risen 235
per cent.
In all the countries the rise was accom-
panied by an increase in the amount of money
IN circulation and in the amount of bank de
posts. In the United States, the per capita
circulation in 1913 was $34.65. December l..
1918, this had increased 60 per cent. to S56. .23.
During the same time, bank deposits in Amer
lea increased almost threefold
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
HYMNS OF NONCONFORMlST
CHURCHES CRITICISED BY
AN AUTHORITY ON Music

LONDON May 17.-tBy MaiD.-Hymns
used by the Nonconformist churches
IN thls country We're vigorously crit.
clsed at recent meeting here of the
congregational Union by Sir John Nc.
cure an authority on music Few
OF the tunes of the "Sankey type in
troduced from America he asserted.
even reached the standard of "respecti.
bic mediocrity,' and many of them
were 'hopelessly vulgar"
lie described as ''pitable doggered. :"
the hymn called Fight the good fight
with all thy might"
"A plea was made by Sir John for
services oil beauty" Remarking that
'ne sermon had become "the golden
caif OF the denomination" he said
their assemblies for worship were too
oiten looked upon as mere public meet.
ihgs and their churches as the lecture
rooms of popular speakers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
WAR BROUGHT OUT
NEED FOR CLOSER
TUBERCULOR TEST

Atlantic City, June 14.-One of the
greatest victories of the war was the
triumph of modern medicine in the
control of infectious diseases but even
greater benefit will result from the
fact that the war also opened the eyes
of the government as well as the poe
pie, to the great inroad that chronic
diseases are making in our national
ECONOMY. DIR. David X. Lyman said at
the annual meeting of the Nation9i
Tuberculosis Association which 81 l.
vened here today. DR.. Lyman Ia
president Of the association.
As "A result of the ravages of the
white Plague" among Americas
manhood, startlingly revealed by the
draft board records, DR.. Lyman pre-
dicted the immediate creation Of a
division of tuberculosis in the United
States Public Health Service. This. he
said, undoubtedly would be followed
by the establishment at Washington of
a department of health having equal
rank with the other great activities
of the government instead of the ma
tons health being considered of minor
Importance and cared for, as it is at
present, as a side issue of the treasury
department.
With the records showing that near
ly 100000 men We're rejected for the
national army, because suffering from
suspected tuberculosis, DR.. Lyman urg-
ed greater cooperation between pub
lie and private health authorities if
preventable disease is not to hamper
the country's development during the
reconstruction years.
Government officials, as we'll as
health authorities from EVERY state
in the Union are here to discuss plans
for a new nation wide campaign
against preventable disease.
DR.. Charles j. Hatfield. managing
director of the national association,
pointed out, that although tuberculosis
causes 10000 deaths annually in this
country the burden of the fight against
the disease was being borne by volun-
tary associations. Even their work,
he said, is greatly handicapped by H.
adequate laws.
That the spread of tuberculosis in
this country is due largely to patients
who travel from one place to another
seeking magical climate that will
cure them and who have not sufficient
means to properly care for themselves.
was stated by James II. Pershing. who
read report on "Indigent Migratory
Consumptives."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
UNDER The IMAGINARY
STATE HOUSE DOME
BY CHARLES H. ADAMS
Staff Correspondent

| Statehouse employees were fortunate the
past week in securing three half-holi-
days. On Thursday and Friday. because
of the statewide reception to the seth
division. the statehouse was closed until
! o'clock in the afternoons. Saturday s
official day closes at l o'clock. except
during session of the Legislature.
Governor Robertson put in busy
day on his first day at the desk in the
executive office for nearly two weeks.
Most of the forenoon was spent in the
receiving of the returned soldiers and
routine matters occupied the afternoon.
The appointment of W. n. overall as
county commissioner for the first dis
trct of Greer County, vice f. NJ. over
ton, resigned, was announced today.
r. II. Wilson, state superintendent of
public instruction, announced, yester-
day. the appointment of Thomas w.
Smith of Ninita as state rural high
school inspector. Mr.. Smith formerly
was county superintendent of schools
of Craig county.
A meeting of the state textbook com
mission, at which bids submitted for the
adoption of textbooks for public schools.
except spelling. in all grades under the
twelfth, will be opened. will be held in
the office of the governor Monday,
The state board of equalization was in
session Saturday for the purpose of
fixing permanent assessments Of public
service corporations. At two previous
meetings tentative assessments were
fixed and hearings held.
Henry Wood, state highway commits
sioner, returned Friday from Ardmore,
where he attended the Dallas Canadian
Denver highway convention.
George r. Clark and J. w. Kayser,
members of the state board of affairs,
are in Granite for the purpose of in
specting the state farm at the reforma-
tory.
Oklahoma had two governors on the
job Friday and Saturday. Governor
Robertson returned from his eastern
trip early Friday morning and Acting
Governor Trapp yielded the helm of
the state. Both governors and form
er executive, Lee Cruce, We're on the
reviewing stand when units of the 36th |
division We're reviewed.
Senator Mike Lynch of Stroud was a |
state house visitor Friday afternoon.
Senator Lynch was one of the ten Re !
publican members of the senate in the
Seventh Legislature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
OKLAHOMA OIL EXCHANGE
is STARTED IN ARDMORE

The Oklahoma Oil Exchange, which
appeared very suddenly, Tuesday af-
ternoon, on the corner of South Wash
ington and Main. is going to be per-
manent. The exchange is being run
under the management of DOC" My
ers, formerly of Myers and Boyd Drug
Company. and J. II. Akers. Since the
date of its opening, the exchange has
been offering the attraction of the
Chester Lewis Jazz band. in the even
ipoS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Unless our brethren of the democratic press
show some inclination toward accepting our
suggestion for an elimination convention pre-
ferably at Ardmore to determine which one of
the PIT Oklahoma editors now running for the
United States senate in opposition to Mr.. Gore
shall remain in the race to the bitter end (and
the bitterer the better), the local candidate
may decide to withdraw altogether 1t is go
ing to be too hot this summer to run for any
thing except the shade of oblivion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
Biackmailer Sentenced

berln' May 15.-tBy mail)HThe ,oct.
smith apprentice Grothe. who atrempted
10 biackmail DR.. Bethmann- -Hollwep ths
former Chancellor, by representing that
he was the object of a conspirocv u,o.
sentenced at kiel to four months i'm.
prisonment for forgery. Grothe was ar.
rested while trying to collect NOR.
money from the one time chancel,or
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Up to even date we have not heard any Ok
lahoma newspaper second the motion of the
ldabel Democrat-Record that The Aromoreite
be made the official state newspaper of the
democratic party, How Jealous some newspa-
pers are! Our esteemed admirer at Idabel has
put the motion twice. Once more, DO we hear
a second? eve do NOTD
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
Auto OH Fire

The fire department was hurriedly
called yesterday morning at about
$50. when the Buick car of j. b. Har.
rell drug store. The car was damaged
only slightly, and by the time the fire
department had reached the scene. Mr..
Harrell had succeeded in quenching the
blaze.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Our notion Of some name is the following,
copied carefully, with titles and alphabetical
paraphernaha preserved, from the list of
names of peace commissioners carried at the
head of the treaty of Versailles, as printed in
the Congressional Record: Major General His
Highness Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh Bahadur,
Maharala of Bikaner. G.. C. S. l., G.. C. E. L.,
G.. c. V. O., X. G.. B.. A. D. c..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Unpaid telephone bills for the month
of June are past due. If not paid by
p. m. of the 18th, inst, service will be
discontinued.
SOUTHWESTERN BELL
(adv) TELEPHONE co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Senator Lodge says he deprecates the dis
cusslon of the League of Nations as partisan
issue. He merely wanted it to be republican
issue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

"Progressves' in the present congress have
surrendered everything to Boss Penrose but
their political sobriquet-and he didn't want
that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Republican candidates for congress last fall
promised to stand behind the president. But
they were running then.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Now where is the fellow who used to COM
plain that this immediate section of the world
didn't have its share of rainfall? Probably he
has disappeared in the June mud.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
Staff Correspondence

Oklahoma City, June IA.
Ferris. Gore, Ames, Stuart, Wilson,
| McAdams, Hoffman, Russell, Harris
on, Graves, Freezing, Murray; an even
dozen. Thus is the list compiled OF
those whose names have been mention
ed at various times as potential candi-
dates for the democratic nomination
for United States senator. Yet how
the list has dwindled. Gore and Nc
Adams alone have made announce
ments that are regarded seriously
Judge Ames has joined the forces of
the United States attorney general.
Judge Stewart has been supposed to be
in the "Barkis is willin' attitude, but
has also declared that he will not at
tempt the race Wilson it lSeems,
might be induced to start, but at pres
ent shows little or no interest. Hoff-
man. it is said has never considered
the matter seriously and Russell mere
ly said: every man has right TO
aspire to high office" Harrison and
Graves belong to the newspaper en-
trants who apparently wish to be re
garded as ITO Jan. l candidates" only.
Freezing is as communicative as the
sphinx and Murray, row in south
America seemingly is as far from a real
candidate as he is from his hermitage in
Johnston county. Ferris friends are
patiently awaiting word from him that
he intends to make the race. but to the
present, like the recipient of the letter
that never came, his admirers still
hope.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

the old saloon crowd. They will de-
mand and find new interests, because
they will be free at last from the blight
ing trend toward inebriety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

State Senator j. T.. Fleming of Po.
teau, who served his first session in
the Legislature last winter, is said to
be hosting a lightning rod with the
intent to feel out the atmosphere in
Congressman c. ID. Carriers district.
Carter has long been a member of the
house and his position as chairman of
the committee on Indian affairs has
placed him in such close relation with
many residents of the Third district
that Fleming or any other aspirant
to Carter's position would find diff
Guilty in convincing that change
would be beneficial. For several weeks
there have been rumors to the effect
that Senator J. T. Mcintosh of Du-
rant. democratic floor leader i'm the
last senate, is also an aspirant to sue
ceed Carter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

The proposed statewide organization
campaign by the Young Democrats
League of Oklahoma promises to be
the first step toward putting the state
on a basis from which reasonable in
formation upon the political situation
can be cleaned The young demo
Gratis propose to hasten from county
to county, organize every democratic
voter who can be brought into the
camp and then carry on such a cam
paign of education and enterprise that
the bUastful attitude of the G. o. p.
leaders will carry less weight and the
phantom spirit Of apprehension be dis
PEELED. \ conference of members of
the state executive committee and dis
trict chairman probably will be held in
Oklahoma City next week, probably
Saturday, June 2l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

The retirement of Vice Chairman
Echols from the democratic state cen
tral committee is likely to be filled
at an early meeting of the organiza-
ton. Senator Echols, whose home is
at Elk City, retired from the office
of vice chairman when he qualified as
a member of the state corporation COM
mission.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

McGraw, Harris, Hamon, Geisler;
all names TO conjure with. Each com
mands a sufficient sum of money to
capitalize a bookmaker's stand even
in the palmiest days of the ''bookies." "
And if anyone thinks that money will
not be spent freely, let him sit about
the precinct of Skirvin" or the "Coun-
ty of Lee Huckins' and overhear the
comments of the old-timers. That the
race for G. o. =. national committee
man from Oklahoma will be a real con
test is so plainly apparent that even
the blind are astonished with the ready
vision of the approaching "hoss race. -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

The republican political pot is bill
in" Oklahoma City has been invad-
ed by the candidates for national COM
mitteeman. The first faction to en-
ter definitely into the fight as far as
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

\ newspaper publisher from the west
side of the state on a business visit
to the capital recently called attention
to a situation in that portion Of the
state with which the lobby politicians
as wei las the more active workers, will
find 1t necessary to cope in the fu-
ture The former socialists. many Of
whom have identified themselves with
the so-called NonPartisan League
have, almost to man, registered as
democrats. They will participate in
the forthcoming primary, but what will
they do in the regular election? a
determination to mess up the democrat
ic senatorial contest and then vote her
straight under the emblem of the q. O.
u. is the Judgment of many.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

And there is another condition
which will confront the politicians
that is likely to cause them many sleep.
less nights. What about the vote of
the women who have not heretofore
participated in a general election? Dope
sheets of other years will be absolutely
valueess. The depester has his work
lined up before him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Political discussion in one of the ho-
tells the other night brought to light
the fact that Scott Ferriss has been
a potential candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for United States
senator for nearly two years. In Oc-
tober, 1917, Champ Clark and Ferris
opened "a Liberty Loan campaign in the
municipal auditorium at Ardmore. Col.
r. l.. Gregory. a former townsman
of Ferris in his introduction of the
Lawton statesman, launched the Fer
ris boom and Ardmore can claim the
credit for putting Ferris into the field
Gregory is active in republican poll
tics in Carter county and editor and
publisher of The Statesman. "A weekly
newspaper. Champ Clark, OH this oc
casion, was introduced by Jake Hamon,
now an aspirant for the honor of be-
ing republican national committeeman
from Oklahom
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
Political Gossip at Oklahoma
City Regarding SenatorShip and
Other Affairs of Next Election

/ the capital city is concerned Is the
McGraw element, which has opened
headquarters at the Skirvin. VISITORS
to the city who are Identified with u
| o. II. activities in the Sooner state are
daily callers at the McGraw camp.
Some of the opposition also has called
to pay its respects. Manager Dyche'
i'm charge of the Hamon campaign,
was among those milling around the
Skiryin lobby and Oklahoma CITY men
who are identified with various fac
tions in the contest We're also on hand.
The recent announcement of the
candidacy of Senator T.. =. Hill of Nc
Alester as an aspirant for the posi-
ton of president pro tempore of the
senate at the next session of the leg
islature has placed a second candidate
in the open. Senator w. X. Wallace
of Pauls Valley announced his candi-
dacy during the closing hours of the
Seventh assembly.
G.. O. p. followers are much inter
ested in the announcement of Col. a.
A. Small of Tulsa that he will be
candidate for the republican nomina'
ton for United States Senator to sue
ceed Gore Small is chairman of the
Tulsa county republican central com
mittee. In his announcement in the
Tulsa World Colonel Small said:
Il shall stand for the republican
platform which has been foreshadow-
ed in the conduct of our leaders during
the world war-Americanism as taught
by Washington, Monroe, jefferson,
Lincoln Grover Cleveland and espec-
tally by the late Colonel Roosevelt. |
believe if we make the proper canvass
we can carry the state for our ticket.
1t is my purpose to make a thorough
canvass, speaking in each county. Il
intend to have a state organization to
work and assist the party in the battle
for its principles and for victory, no
matter who the nominee may be-"
Colonel Small came to Oklahoma II
years ago for the most part of that
time has been a resident of Tulsa.
Both inside and outside the party
councils it has generally been supposed
that Harry II. Rogers, Tulsa oil multi
millionaire, would be the choice of the
rank ana file to make the race to sue
ceed Gore in the senate. The entry
of Small has caused no little comment
and Oklahoma City lobicians are won
dering if Rogers definitely has decided
to make the race.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS

I. Swing the arms in circle in
front OF the body, keeping the ]
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

Senator Mike Lynch of Stroud was n
state house visitor Friday afternoon.
Senator Lynch was one of the ten Re-
publican members of the senate in the
Seventh Legislature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-15

George f.. Clark and j. w. Kayser,
members of the state board of affairs,
are in Granite for the purpose of in
specting the state farm at the reforma-
tory.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1919-11-06
STEEL FENCE FOR
PouLTRYi YARDS.

National Crop Improvement J Service
In the poultry industry. cleanliness
is of first Importance. Wire which
will stretch tightly ON galvanized steel
posts is practically vermin proof and
protects the poultry yard from that
most annoying disease breeder, ithe old
wood post.
Poultry netting and poultrYqfenclng
are two different things. Poultry net
ting as ordinarily known Is, made of
lightweight galvanized wire. woven in
a hexagon pattern which must be fast.
ened into wood frame. but there Isl
no way to stretch it tightly On the,
other hand a properly constructed
poultry fence has the long bar wires.
which stretch like harp and they are,
so graduated from the. bottom that it:
is slight" against all sizes of chickens.
Chicken netting is generally mount,
ed with wooden board against the,
ground and is always iunsanitary. An.
all-steel fence is che ideal equipment;
for businesslikeipoultry farm.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1919-11-06
INFLUENZA
Another Epidemic of Dfeaa
Scourge Threatens the
Nation
Don't Let chils and Colds
Depress You-PepsinM
Builds Strength

~ EARNINGS issued by
W. leading physicians
v v and health authOr1-
ties that another epidemic OF
influenza is threatening the
American people is in he m
terest Of the conservation ID
life. The first epidemic N
which more than 500 OWfst
their lives, struck the nSp6
unprepared, thinking only OF
the war and its outcome.
Now people have time TO
think of their personal web
fare. They have time to
build up their strength, as
the physicians advise. They
have time to decide what IS
best to increase their pUEer
of resistance, best to MEET
the attacks of germs which
spread Influenza. They
know when a cold develops,
when chills suddenly attack
them, that Pepsinol will con-
serve their strength, increase
their vitality, make the bod
ily organs function in perfect
order and invigorate the
whole constitution. -,
Pepsinol is the world-famous
Strength Remover, VitaLzer
7nd General Conditioner dhat
Guilds up Body, Brain, Blood
and Nerves. 1t takes you
out Of the valley of disease
and sets you on the heights
# robust, rosy health.
Genuine Pepsinol is made
only by The Peplax Medicine
Company, Memphis, Tenn,
and in strict accordance with
the standards of the u. S.
Pharmacopoeia.
Get Pepsinol from:
McCreight's Pharmacy
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1919-11-06
M'ADOO THINKS CLEARLY
Former Secretary OF the Treasury
Shows Necessity Of the Com
mon People SAVING

Either the people as whole must
finance the government. either through
taxation or bond purchase. or the gov
eminent must borrow from individuals,
from banks. or from corporations Of
large fortunes. If 1t does the latter,
these interests hold exactly the same
relation to the government that the
holder OF a first mortgage does to the
owner of the property and the payer
OF the interest. If. ON the other hand
the debt is divided between millions
Of citizens who are the government,
the relationship is as different as is
cooperative society from Uriah
Heep William Cribs McAdoo, in
Pictorial Review.
The United States needs the money
you invest In War Savings Stamps.
Buy them every week They bring 4
per cent interest, compounded every
three months. They give you share
in the government of the United
States, Un-Ltd.-meaning unlimited
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1919-11-06
AROUND THE WORLD
WITH THE AMERICAN
JARED CROSS. .@
w. In Rounania. INV

Soon after the entrance OF ;he
United States in the war the successes
of the Central Powers in Roumania
had reduced that country to most
tragic condition and In the summer
of 1917, the American Red Cross des-
patched its first Roumanian relief
contingent. Two hospitals were at
once taken over and operated by the
Red Cross, canteen. for the starving
refugees established and food and
clothing distributed over a large area.
Transportation was one of the
toughest problems with which the Red
Cross workers in Roumania had TO
deal. Here Is seen an oxcart used
by the Red Cross to carry its relief
supplies up into the mountains.