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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-28
THE WEATHER

TULsA. Feb. 27.--Marimum. 90;
minimum, rs south winds and eleaG
OKLAHOMA; Friday rain. turning
70 snow. colder with cold wave sat
LOUISIANA: Friday increasing
eloudinsss; SATURDAY. generally cloudy
colder In north portion.
ARKANSAS: Friday fair. colder In
rest portion Saturday cloudy. snow IN
eakt portion. colder In east portion, eoId
wave at Bentonville,
EAST TEXAS. Friday cloudy, show
ers In north portion, colder In north
portion; Saturday fair, colder In east
WEST TEXAS; Friday fair. colder; ;
Saturday fair.
KANSAS: Light snow and code,
Friday with q cold wave In extreme
east and south central portions; sat
urday unsettled and not SO cold {;
diminishing northwest winds Friday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-28

I Meamrc tlne cost Of poacc
and victory In doliar~--4f yos
can. It's = hard problem conf
psred with making out your
1918 income tax return.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
10-MILLION SUIT is
FILED BY LAIMANT TO
CATERPILLAR TRACTOR
INVENTOR IN BELLEVILLE,
ILL, SEEKS DAMAGES
FROM MAKER

Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. E.-Suit .or
ten million dollars damages was
filed in the United States district
court here today against the Hol
Manufacturing Company OF Peoria,
charging infringement OF rights,
The compIainants are Charles Par
idy, BelleyiIle, Ill.,, Anna McLathit,
ST. Louis, No. and Ferdinand Lo.
ther. Belleyillc, IN. This IS the
largest suit ever filed in this district
The suit sets forth that Paridy
in 1902 invented the caterpilla"
tractor. which idea was used eX-
tensiveTy in the manufacture Of
tanks in the world war. Paridy
contends that he was working on his
invention in 1892, but became i'll
and was unable to get it patented.
About 20 year, later he obtained
his patent, but between 1892 and
the time he received his patent pa
pers, the Holt company began using
his invention, he alleges.
The woman has a half interest in
the patent, while the others have Il
quarter interest each.
The case will be heard in Peoria.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18

Seattle, Wash, Feb. l7.-Quiet
has been restored here after the
vain efforts of the leaders OF the
first general strike ever attempted
in America failed because OF the
prompt and courageous, action OF
Mayor Ole Hanson, who told the
strikers that he would stand ior no
nonsense and would see that indus
tries and citizens were protected.
Mayor Hanson used police, sol
diers and armed civilians in his
preparatory measures, but it was
not necessary to fire upon the strlk-
ers, who refrained from open ylo-
lcnce after the mayor told them
what he intended to do.
Machine-gun crews were trained
and ready to fire upon the strikers
in the event OF emergency.
Mayor Hanson has received mes
sages OF congratulation and pra Sc
from various parts OF the United
States.
Mayor Hanson formerly was a
bootblack. He worked his way up.
In 1917 he was elected to the office
now so capably held by him He
has stamped out bolshevism in
Seattle and prevented its spread
from the Pacific northwest to other
parts of the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
FRENCH AIR MISSION
WILL FLY OVER j. s.
TO ADVERTISE PLANES

Paris, Feb. lI.-On March
8 French aviation mission
will leave Tor the United States
with the object OF demonstrt-
ing the degree OF efficiency
Frcuch ajrpIanes have attain
ed. The mission will take with
it five of the fastest machines
that have been turned OIL, OF
various makes. one OF the
planes is fitted with closed
cabin for the use OF the Amcri-
cans who have been invited to
accompany the mission which
will have five OF the noted
French aces as pilots.
The itenerary of the mission
covers New York, San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, and New
Orleans, with a return to New
York, the various stages
covered by air. The mission
will take with it a collection OF
paintings and photographs IL
Illustrating air episodes OF the
war, These pictures win be
put on exhibition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
BISHOP HOSS SLIGHTLY
IMPROVED THIS MORNING

Muskogee Okla, Feb. H.
Bishop +. +. Hoss, prominent
churchman, (Methodist Episcopal,
South, who was stricken with ap-
opleXy Friday night for the fourth
time in as many years, is Slightly
improved this morning, but his ply
sicianS hold no hope for his ulti-
mate recovery. The bishop is u
years OF age and each succeeding
apoplectic stroke has left him APP
preciably weaker. Since the loss OF
his wife, who died six months ago
his health gradually has declined.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
GERMANS NOT YET
ABLE TO "FERSTAY'
HOW MUCH THEYOWE
FINANCE MINISTER AMAZES
ASSEMBLY WITH l60-B1L-
LION MARKS BILL

Weimar, Feb. 1.-THE Germdr
people generally do not yet under
stand clearly the financial sima-
ton in which the war has left them
and they are too optimistic, de-
clared DIR. Schiller minister OF III
nance. in an address to the Ger
man national assembly today. lie
apparently astonished the house
when he gave the statictic, to show
that the war had cost lOl ,0O0,OOO,
600 marks.
DR.. Schiller then asked The a'-
sembly to vote a credit in the .orm
OF loan for 25,5OO,000000 marks,
the greatest loan the German peo-
pie ever have been asked to raise.
He explained that last October the
government stood on the verge OF
financial exhaustion, 1t asked Tor
a credit OF 100000 marks, but
when this was refused raised it by
means of banknote issues.
The minister condemned the
waste throughout the war and
characterized the war finances as
"a program OF desperation lie
said that the soldiers and work
mems councils since the war had at
times been accused unjustly, but
unfortunately too many councils
were not Of advantage to the gov
ernment financially.
DR.. Schiller emphasized TIL i'm
perative need OF economy and sait
that the German people must looR
upon expenditures in an ent;rell
different manner than formerly
He said that the government Wou'C
need 19,000,000000 marks during
the current year to cover interes
payments alone. IIe said the gov
crnment expected to raise 5000,
100000 marks from the sale o
army stores. This sum might hav,
been greater if the stores had no
been pillaged by the troops.
No one was in a position to sa,
whether Germany would be abl
Continued OH Page O
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
Boil SHEV|S| ACCUSED
OF TRYING TO SELL"
RUSSIA At AUCTION
NO ATTACKS MADE ON THE
ALLIES AND AMERICANS
SINCE FEB. II.

Archangel Saturday, Feb, Is
Since February II, the bol,hcvlkj
have made no attacks against The
allied forces on any sector OF the
Archangcl front. Allied airplanes
report there has been no new move
ments OF troops behind the enemy
lines since the bolsheyiki withdrawal
south from Sredmakrenga.
While the cessation Of attacks Las
been coircidental with the bolshey-
iki offer to attend the Princes
Islands peace conference, their Of
icnsiyc was checked by the An.cri-
can and allied troops, The allied
military leaders do not believe that
the bolsheviki acceptance Of the IN
vitation caused the bolsheviki mac
tiyity OF the last four days.
Commenting on the bolsheviki
message OF acceptance, the Noz-
roshdeic Sieyere (the Resurrection
OF the North), says
From the note OF Minister Tchit-
cherin, it appears clearly that the
bolsheviki are ready to sell Russia
at auction, They intend TO arrange
this nicely at the Princes Islands
The bolsheviki are increasing theii
efforts to destroy the morale OF tn,
Russian conScript soldiers as well a
OF the American and British troops
Bolshcvik propaganda, well-writtel
and printed in English has beer
distributed mysteriously among tn,
various allied units. Leaflets dis
tributcd in villages on the Onegt
front, where American forces ar
operating, call upon the American
soldiers to organize soldiers com
mittees and demand of the officer
that they be returned home, as IT.
war with Germany is over and ther
is no reason for remaining in Rus
sia. While there has been no ap
preciable effect because of the Dol
shevik propaganda, the allied SCI
diers are LOOKING forward to soal
CONTINUED on page six).
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
FRANCE MAY INSIST
ON A MORE EQUITABLE
WAR EXPENSE DIVISION

Paris. Sunday, Feb. l6.--The fin
ancial situation OF France is being
given serious attention by various
committees and groups OF the cham
Der OF deputies, where it will be the
subject Of an Interpolation at an
early date. France war expenses
are expected to reach total OF
lS2OO0.0000OO francs, with re-
sources to meet it OF l5SOOOOOOOOy
francs.
In addition to the 24000,0OO,O0O
deficit, there are exceptional eN-
pcnses. including compensation to
civilians ior war damage placed in
moderate estimates at lO9OO0OO,OOt
francs, which will make the total
defici, 500OO,000,OO0 francs
1t is reckoned that the expenses
ior 1920 will be lS.5O0,0O0,00O francs
OF which the existing budget can
supply only S,OOO.0O0,00O francs
The question is, therefore, being dis
cussed in French quarters, whether
apart from Germany, war contri-
button. new division OF war eN-
pen,cs ought not to be considered
between the allies in order to dis
tribute more cquitably the burden
which. it is conteudcd, weighs more
heavily ON France than ON the 9th
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
ANOTHER PROPOSAL AS
TO RUSS CONFERENCE
MUST Be PUT FORTH
CHURCHILL SUGGESTS CON-
DITIONS OF ORIGINAL
PLAN BE ALTERED.

Paris, Feb l7.-Attention of the
delegates to the peace conference
will focus on Russia today, the STU
preme council having decided that
as the time allowed for accentance
OF the invitation to the Prinkipo
conference has expired, something
else must be done.
Winston Spencer Churchill OF
Great Britain has proposed that the
invitation be renewed and that some
OF the conditions that made the frs.
invitation unacceptable to most OF
the different Russian factions be
omitted. If the supreme council ac-
cepts this position, as seems pos
sible, it probably will not insist
that the conference be held at Prin-
kipo Island. 1t is possible that in
stead OF a general meeting OF the
representatives OF Russian factions
direct negotiations may be initiated
or commissions will be appointed
to get into touch with the opposing
elements there.
1t is scarcely expected that specia
commissions of the peace confer
cncc which are studying question!
conhded to them will be able to sub
NIT reports to the full conierenc,
this week, but it is hoped that som,
OF these reports will be ready for re
vision by the supreme council, whicl
still is acting as a medium betweel
the commissions and the conference
The committee Of the intcr-allie'
women's suffrage congress, whic'
has been interviewing statesmen il
search Of support for Presiden
Wilson's plan to give women repre-
sentation in the conference and il
the League of Nations has achieve
a great success, in the estimation O
its members. Satisfactory replie
have been given by President Poin
care and Jules Cambon, one Of til
French delegates to the peace con
ference, and by Foreign Ministe
Hymans OF Belgium. Premier Gle
menceau in addition, has promise
to support a bill giving women tn
right OF municipal suffrage, pendin
in the French chamber OF deputc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
BERLIN PAPER SCOFFS
AT LEAGUE COVENANT

Berlin, Gcb. 1.-THE So-Called
League OF Nations" is the headline
placed by the Zcitung Am Mittag
over its report from Paris giving
the outlines OF the proposed consti-
tuition of the new world society. The
newspaper declares that the pro-
posed league is simply a compact
or alliance OF five great nations who
reserve the right to admit or ex-
clude other nations. The reservation
in the disarmament clause that dis
armament shall take into consider
alton "the geographical situation
OF a nation plainly means, the lei
tung Am Mittag asserts, that
France shall be exempted from its
provisions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
SIX HUNDRED
PINTS WHISKEY
TAKEN FROM KEY

Yesterday evening about : o'clock
W. X. Hignight, deputy United
State, marshal, captured about 6OQ
pints OF whisky and arrested Ernest
Key on the big road west OF the
.Downard mines, coming toward
Ardmore. Today Key waived an
examining trial before the United
States commissioner, on a charge Of
introducing, and was held in bail of
$1,000, to await the action of the
next federal grand jury at Ninita.
He made bond and was released.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
HAMUBRG DEPARTMENT
STORE EMPLOYEES JOIN
BERLINS IN STRIKE

Berlin, Friday, Feb, l4.-The
strike OF department store worker,
in Berlin has spread to Hamburg
and FIVE thousand employees OF shop
and stores there are on strike. The
Hamburg workers lett their posts
after placing placards in the SHOW
windows declaring:
Our employers earn a million
year; we are paid seventy-hve marks
monthly"
The Berlin strike has not yet been
settled. Late this afternoon the
number OF employees who left their
posts was 10000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
BUREAU TO RECEIVE
EFFECTS OF FALLEN
SOLDIERS is OPEN

Washington, Feb. l7.--Estab-
lishment at Hoboken, N. J., of
an effects bureau, to receive
from overseas the personal eff
fects of deceased officers and
men and distribute them to the
proper relatives, was announced
today by the war department.
Inquiries regarding person.
al effects OF deceased soldiers
should be addressed: "The Ef-
fects Bureau, Port of Embar-
l.ation Hohoken. \. l."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
''BREST NOT FIT
FOR CATTLE, " IS
OWENS OPINION
OKLAHOMA SENATOR URGES
BRINGING SOLDIERS
HOME.
TROOPS VERY HOMESICK
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Couldn't Find
Place to Sleep at French Port
Where Yankees Await Ships -
Saw Men Standing Hours in Rain
Awaiting Their Food.

New York, Feb. L. - United
States Senator Robert /. Owen of
Oklahoma, who ior the last two
months has been studying the re-
construction program of the Amer
ican army in France upon his ar
rival here today, on the steamship
Rotterdam, said:
"Brest is not fit for cattle to live
in"
Many Of the soldiers there are
suffering from melancholia. he said
adding that he would recommend
to the military affairs committee
chat they be brought home as soon
as possible and that every care be
| given them when they return"
There are "too many men and too
few ships at the debarkation canrp.
according to Senator Owen who
said that "dcspondeucy and homc-
sickness are evident wherever ore
goes
cone major committed sricjae
while | was there" h, sad. "Of-
hcers are doing their hest to cope
with the many difficulties. The GOV
ernment must organize emplormcu.
bureaus and get these soldiers har,.
into civil life a; quickly as possible
Senator Owen, who is chairman
OF the senate committee on hlpkinc
and currency and his wife. who
accompanied him, attributed much
of the trouble to bad climatic con
ditionS' in Brest They said they
saw American soldiers standing in
rain and mud for hours awaitinq
, their food. Personally. hey could
. not themselves find even a place r5
sleep.
Senator Owen said the first thing
he intended doing was to Inform
Secretary Baker OF The conditions
and the attitude OF the soldiers or
coming home from what h, called
a horrible hole He declared thai.
ary one who advocates rorrec-
ton OF conditions is doing \ char.
table and Christian work.
They told us over there tina.
Brcst is better than it was. II that
is so, God help those who were
there when it was worsel'
Mrs. Owen confirmed all her hus-
bands statements.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
COMIITTE APPROVES
$75o,000,o00 LAYOUT
FOR RAIL OPERATIONS

Washington, Feb. I7,-An APP
preparation OF $750,OO0,0OO for the
operation OF railroads under gov
ernment control was approved to-
day by the house appropriations
committee. Former Director Ger
eral McAdoo asked for that amount
to be added to the %50,00000 re-
volying fund provided for the ori-
ginal railroad control act
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
INVENTOR OF HALFTONE
PRINTING METHOD DEAD

Philadelphia, Feb. T.-Louis
Edward Levy, inventor and scien-
tist, died suddenly on the street
here today. He was the inventor
OF a process OF photo-chemical en-
carving whereby newspapers were
enabled to print halitonc pictures
direct from the stereotype plate.
lie was a native of bohemia and
73 wears old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
SIR WILFRID LAURIER,
FAMOUS CANADIAN, IS
DEAD FROM PARALYSIS

Ottawa, Feb. l7.-Sir Will
irid Laurier former premier
of Canada, died OF paralysis
here this afternoon.
Sir Wilifrid was Il years oil
age. For many years ne had
been a leading figure in Cana
dian affairs and was regarded
as one Of the foremost states
men of his time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
ILLINOIS WOMAN IS
FOUND BEHEADED AND
HUSBAND ALSO DEAD

Quincy, ILL.,, Feb, 1.-THE body
Of John Kiser was found this morn
ing in the barn at his farm near
Sutter, north OF this city, after his
wife's body was found last night.
1t is believed that Kiser hacked off
his wiie's head with an axe, after
which he hanged himself to a rafter
in the barn,
The Kser family is prominent and
Well-to-do.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
IOWAN'S CHILDREN SEE
HIM KILL HIS EX-WIFE
AND THEN SHOOT SELF

Des MoineS, Iowa, Feb. IT,
Three children, 4 to 9 years OF age,
saw their father, William Highly,
shoot and kill his former wife. Mrs.
Stella Highly, and then fatally
wound himself at her home here
last night. He died shortly after.
Ncighbors say Highly who had
been divorced a week. was angry
because Mrs. Highly had not ar
ranged a birthday party ior their
eldest child.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
Shipyards to Reopen.

Seattle, WASH, Feb. lI.-Stcei
and wooden shipyards in Seattle
and Tacoma will reopen their gates
Wednesday morning, re-employing
men who apply at the gates and
paying the Macy scale OF wages that
prevailed prior to the strike OF more
than 10000 metal trades workers in
the two cities on Jan. q. Approx
mately 50 contract shoph also
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
ARTACANS PLUMBER
CITY IN WESTPHAL| A

Berlin, Sunday, Feb. l6.-Sparta-
can troops from nearby towns
marched into Gelscnkirchen, in
Wcstphalia, early thi, morning and
overpowcrcd the local military and
police forces, a portion OF which
went over to the Spartacans. The
plundering OF the city followed.
The doors of houses were blown
in with hand grenades and much
booty was secured by the Sparta
cans. The Gelsenkirchen banks and
the city treasury had been warned
in time and saved their funds. The
raiding Spartacans came from Rat
tungen and Wartenschcid.
Gelsenkirchen is in the Westpha-
han mining region, six miles north
Of Bochum. 1t has a population OF
about 10000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
Admiral Wilson Recovering

Washington, Feb. H.-Vice Ad-
miral Henry T. Wilson. who has
been i'll at Brest, is convalescent and
will return to the United States
soon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
Weather Forecast

Ardmore and Oklahoma; To-
night and Tuesday, partly cloudy
to cloudy.
East Texas: Tonight and
Tuesday cloudy, probably rain in
southeast portion.
West Texas Tonight fair,
warmer in west portion; Tues
lay, fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
THREAT OF MARSHAL FOCH
TO END TRUCE HUR-
RIES HUNS.
SIGNED SUNDAY NIGHT
Meeting at Which Signatures Are
Attached is Attended by Leaders
of Various Parties-Weimar Dis
patch to Berlin Paper Says Ger
man Foreign Minister Has Re
signed.

man government on Sunday night
accepted the allied terms for the
extension OF the armistce, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Politiken,
Sfrom Weimar.
The meeting at which the accept
ancc was decided upon, the Politi-
kcn's correspondent says, was at
tended by leader, OF the various
parties.
Copenhagen, Sunday, Feb. 10
Replying to a request by Matthias
Frzberger, head of the German ar
mistice commission, for delay in
the signing of the armiStice terms
until Monday noon, Marshal Foch
declared tha, the armistice expired
at o'clock Monday morning and
that the las. hour for signing would
be q o'clock Sunday afternoon in
order to be able to issue the neces-
sary order, to the troops. II not
signed then, Marshal Foch said he
would be obliged to leave Nreyes
and the armis.icc would no longer
be in force.
Answering Erzberger's counter
demands. Marshal Foch said the
new armisticc terms had been fix
ed bv the address OF the heads OF
tte associated Governments and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18

Kansas City, Feb. l7.-ApproXi-
mately $1,000 packing-house work
ers in Greater Kansas City are al
fected by the Chicago award. The
present minimum wage is 40 cents
an hour for men and 20 cents an
hour for women. Under the award
announced in Chicago today, the
minimum wage for men will be 40
cents and for women 80 cents
hourly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18

Copenhagen, Feb. 1.-The tele-
phone, telegraph and newspaper OF
hce, at Nuremburg, Bavaria, have
been occupied by Spartacaus, ac-
cording to reports received here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
ARB|TRAT TOR ADDS 10
PER CENT TO WAGES Of
EMPLOYEES Of PACKERS

Ch;caoo Feb. l7.-Packiug-housc
employes were given 10 per cent
advance in wages bv the decision
-. ..h;..,tor L,dge Alschuler
o' ''' '' "'J'' 1 .ola,.
VINO announced '"e ""''O '0'''
Counsel for the packers estimates
that the award would cost the pack
or. S12OOoO0O q wear About $4,000
',. ,.;n ro.o;,o ,ho re,ro,ct.
emP'oye' VIII ''''''' '"N 'NO"
i've advance.
Judge Alschuler said that while
there has been slight decline III
some items OF the cost OF living,
house rents have gone up.
The advance j, retroactive TO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-18
We Can Help You Help Yourself

GUARANTY STATE BANK
oi Aydmore.
Not Too Small Tor Large Business