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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
TENNESSEE SENATOR
WANTS j. s. CONTROL
OVER COLD STORAGE

Washington, Aug. l3.-Federal reg
ulaton of cold storage of food was urged
in the senate today by Senator Nickel
lar, democrat. of Tennessee as a certain
means of reducing the cost of living and
as the only remedy for "thc most out.
rageous piece of profiteering that can
be imagined"
Speaking in support of his bill, first
introduced in 1913, and now as re.intro
duced before the senate Interstate com
merce sub committee considering high
cost of living recommendations of Pres
ident Wilson, Senator McKellar said If
the bill had been passed in 1913 he felt
sure the present conditions as to eS.
cessive living cost would not exist
The meat packers We're charged by
the Tennessee senator with using cold
storage facilities to fix food prices.
"It is being used by the packers" y"
he said, for the purpose of CONTROL
ing prices. As used by the packers 1t
preserves in seasons of plenty and per
mits them to withhold such large guam
titles of foodstuffs from the market as
to make a season of scarcity at any time
they see fit, and thus they increase the
price to the consuming public"
Explaining his bill, Senator McKellar
said 1t would limit the time foods could
be held in cold storage and that ii has
been vigorously opposed by the pack
ers.
Eggs particularly the senator assert
ed, are monopolzed. They are in the
hands of the most giant monopoly there
is in the world he said. The price
the packers pay and the price at which
they are sold is out of all proportion.
and they never will come down until
eggs are stamped and regulated"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
BANK RQBBER SHOOTS
AND WOUNDS HIMSELF
AFTER MISSING TELLER

Washington, Aug. ia holdup man.
entering the banking room of the
Munsey Trust Company in the heart
of the Pennsylvania avenue section to.
day, pointed two pistols at 4 teller, de
manded $l5O.OOO and then, after firing
one shot at a clerk, turned a pistol on
himself, attempting suicide. He shot
himself in the jaw, and was taken TO
hospital.
Two money orders. issued at Def
ance, Ohio, were found in the holdup
mans clothing.
When he demanded the money the
teller first made show Of counting
bills. then dropped behind his counter
as the robber fired a bullet that pierced
the coat of a clerk nearby.
The bullet the robber intended for
himself went through his jaw, and then
shattered a plate glass window. The
scene of the attempted robbery was
within 500 feet of police headquarters,
The man told the police his name
was John +. Fetzer of 116 East Street,
Defiance and that his uncle, Charles r.
Fetzer at the same address, could tell
why he couldn't get ahead"
The man is mechanic. 81 years old.
He came here from New York. He told
the police he picked out Washington be-
cause he understood there was plenty
of money in the capital and that a
hold-up was easy. The hospital physi-
clans said he probably would recover.
He said he previously had been in
Detroit hospital suffering from an elec.
trio shock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
RETAIL BUTCHERS
IN OKLAHOMA GET
MEAT At L CENTS
AND THEN SELL 1T At 20 TO G5
CENTS A POUND, ACCORDING
TO THE CUTS
staff Correspondence

Oklahoma City, Aug. l3.-Gov. ]. H.
a. Robertson. as one of the first guns
In the campaign against the proiitcer
and specuator in necessities, yesterday
afternoon announced that he would ask
cancellation of the licenses of three Or
lahoma City jobbers who are alleged TO
have diverted sugar to Chicago to gam
increased profits from stocks they had
on hand.
Field men in the department of agrl'
culture under the direction of John "A.
Whitehurst, president Of the state board
of agriculture, secured the information
regarding the practice of sending sugar
out of the state. As a second shot in
the campaign the state board of agri'
culture purchased car Of sugar at
New Orleans for $3.50 a hundred.weight
which means n cost of 1886 in Okla
homa. President Whitehurst said this
sugar will be apportioned over the
state. probably through the state mar
keting commission.
Mr.. Whitehurst completed an inves.
tigation of meat prices in Oklahoma
City yesterday and found that retail
butchers are securing beef laid down
at their doors for less than II cents
pound. Morris 4 Company and wilson
& Company have been asked by Mr
Whitehurst to open downtown markets
as an experiment to learn whether Il
solution of the retail cost of meat
could not be found,
Reports to Mr.. Whitehurst covering
sales to retailers in Ardmore, Oklaho'
ma City. Cushing. clifton, Yale, Oke'
NAH FL Reno. Enid, Pawhuska, Mus
kogee, Chickasha and Kingfisher cover
ed the range of the time the meat was
bought from the packers on the hoof
till sold by the butchers.
Oklahoma City retailers secured theh
meat in carcasses and halves at from
10 to Is cents pound, the report show
ed. Most butchers got their meats at
II cents and others ran trifle hlgher.
Some of the retailers represented that
the beef was costing % cents pound
The investigation showed that the re-
tail prices ranged from 30 to 65 cents
n mound. according TO the cuts, Whlee-
hurst said.
Howard Figg, formerly chief asslS,
tont to Judge c. B. Ames, state food
administrator, was deputize6 by the
federal bureau of investigation to make
a thorough probe of the high cost OF
living in Oklahoma. Every county
food administrator who accepts this as
signment will be deputized to conduct
investigations in his county, Mr.. f1eg
said Yesterday afternoon John ram
United States district attorney. anu
James Findlay. an agent Of the depart
ment of justice, were in consultation
with Figg yesterday afternoon.
Every department of the govern
ment in this district and every tooi
prov lded by the present laws Will DE
used vigorously to help in the flght
to reduce the high cost of living Dis
trict Attorney Fain said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
LIVELY FIGHT IN SECRET
SESSION OF COMMITTEE
OVER THE PEACE TREATY

Washington, Aug. 13.-At stormy
session today the senate foreign rela-
tions committee agreed to expedite
consideration of the peace treaty. Re-
reading of disputed sections and the
consideration of possible amendments
will begin tomorrow.
Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska, rank
ing democrat of the committee. was
understood to have told the committee
that unless there was early committee
action an attempt might be made to
force a vote on the treaty in the sen
ate.
Chairman Lodge and others were un-
derstood to have expressed assent 10
the proposal to hasten the committees
consideration but Senator Fail, repup'
lican, New Mexico, was said to have
taken the position that any precipitate
action would be impossible.
During the debate which was in exc
cutive session, it was reported members
had a bitter argument, Senator Fal'
republican. declaring that Senator
Hitchcock and others had questioned
the motives of the republicans ana
made unfair reflections on the COM
mittee's course. Senator Hitchcock
was said to have replied with equal
Nigor.
1t was said Senator Hitchcock told
the committee there was an increasing
demand in the senate and throughout
the country that the treaty be disposed
of. and that he expressed the bellei
that virtually every senator already
had made up his mind how he would
vote.
Senator Lodge is reported to have
replied that he also favored action as
soon as practicable, but that so FAR
there had been no avoidable delay in
the treaty's consideration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
ME- AS URE FOR LEASING
GOVERNMENT OIL LANDS
REPORTED FAVORAbLY

Washington, Aug. 13.-Favorable re
port on the bill for the leasing of gov
ernmen- owned oil. coal. phosphate and
sodium lands for the purpose of slim
ulating production was ordered today
by the senate lands commission. The
vote was unanimous.
The bill virtually is the same as that
passed by both houses of the last con-
gress, but which failed because the SEN
ate did not adopt the conference report
Under the bill an oil prospector would
receive title to one-fourth of the 1850
acres allotted him under his prospect
ing permit at "A fixed royalty of per
cent and preference right to lease the
other three-fourths at royalty to be
fixed by the secretary of the interior
but at not less than one-eighth of gross
production.
Oil land within producing fields would
he leased in plots Of Gao acres at roy
atty of not less than eighth or more
than one-fourth of the oil produced. Is
suance of these leases would be by com
petitive bidding, however.
Prospectors would be able to lease
maximum of 1850 acres of coal land on
a basis of from five to 20 cents ton, but
provisions authorizing the sale of coal
lands was eliminated. Alaskan coal land
is not affected.
ROYALTIES for the leasing of phos-
phate lands would be per cent on the
gross value of output and for sodium
lands it would be one-eighth of the
value of the output.
Ii is proposed that 45 per cent of the
royalties received under the bill shall
be paid to the states in which the gov
ernment land is located; 45 per cent to
the reclamation fund and 10 per cent
To the federal treasury.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
JOBBERS IN OKLAHOMA
CITY TO CUT SU { AR
TO WARTIME PRICES

Oklahoma City, Aug. 13.-Okla-
homa City wholesalers and jobbers
agreed at conference today with
j. \. Whitehurst. president of the
state board of agriculture. to cut
the cost of sugar to retailers to
prices prevailing during the war.
1t was unanimously agreed at to-
DAYS conference to call a statewide
convention of wholesaling and Job
bling interests of all kinds to discuss
ways and means of assisting the
government and state in the cam
paign against the high cost of liv-
ing.
Local wholesalers asked the board
of agriculture TO make public pc
riodically their prices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
PALMER URGES BROADENING
OF ANTI-PR0FTTEERIN IN
THE FOOD CONTROL ACT

Washington. Aug. 13.-Amendments
extending the anti-profiteering sections
of the food control act to wearing ap-
parel, tools, utensils. implements and
containers of foods, feeds and fertiliz-
ers. and imposing penalties for viola
tions of the act. were sent to the house
agriculture committee today by Attor-
ney General Palmer.
The amendments were in line with
suggestions made by President Wilson
i'm his address to congress last week on
the high cost of living. They provide
a fine not exceeding $1,000 or impris-
onment for not more than two years for
those convicted of violating the act.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
Warm Off the Wire

Paris, T2uesday, Aug. 12.-Maj. Gen.
James G. Harbord chief of staff of the
American cXpeditionary forces, will
leave Paris soon at the head of a mis-
sion which will visit Armenia and trans
Caucasio under instructions from Presi-
dent Wilson, transmitted through Frank
l.. Polk under secretary of state. to
investigate conditions there from mil
itary viewpoint.
New York. Aug. pplicatlons for
licenses for the expectation of wheat TO
all destinations in the western hemi.
sphere and the east coast of Asia, to
which wheat flour shipments now are
licensed, will he received for consider
alton at the New York office of julius
II. Barnes. federal wheat director, ac-
cording to an announcement issued to.
day by Mr. Barnes. The order is cf-
fective August 10, and until further
orders applications must be made In du.
pllcate.
Chicago, Aug. 13.-Many Chicago
playhouses are expected to be dark"
tonight as the result of a meeting of
actors early this morning, at which 1t
was decided a strike started last night
ana which resulted in the closing of the
Sort and Cohans Grand Thpaters would
extend to other houses today.
san Salvador, Tuesday. Aug. IL
Honduran revolutonists. according TO
official reports received today from
Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. after
being defeated by government forces
under Col. Santos I'ortin at Goascoran,
were pursued and routed at Mount Lar
inglera and later driven out of Guaraita.
London. Aug 13.-The coal miners of
Yorkshire, where more than 200 600
men have been on strike since July 81,
decided today to resume work. This
action was taken at a mass meeting at
Bernsley.
IIl Paso, Texas, Aug. 13.-Twcnty-one
foreigners. including Americans, Span
iards, Cubans and citizens of the Ar
gentine republic, have been expelled
from Mexico recently by order of the
Carranza government officials. accord
ing to E,l Dia Espaiol the Spanish
paper in MeXico City, under date of Au
gust 6. Misconduct while in Mexico
was given at the reason.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
PRESIDENT WILL VETO
DAYLIGHT LAW REPEAL

Washington. Aug. 13. - President
Wilson. it was said today, will veto the
bill proposing repeal of the day light
saving act.
Efforts to pass the agricultural bill
with it's repeal rider over the presidents
veto failed last month. anu readers in
beth the house and senate doubt that
the two thirds majority necessary 10
pass the repeal law over the executives
head can be obtained.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
New York Decorators Strike

New York. Aug. 13.-Interior deco
rating essential to the renovation OF
hundreds of apartments preparatory 10
october leasing came TO standstill TO-
1ov hv the strike of 14.Os0 painters. dec
orators and paper hangers. The work.
srs demand a five-day working week OF
forty hours with a wage of 81 an hour
rbav have been receiving Sc a day for
44-hour week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
HOLDS CONGRESS HAS RIGHT
TO DEFINE INTOXICANTS

Washington, Aug. 13. - To secure
uniform and efficient administration
and enforcement of the prohibition law,
congress clearly. has the right to define
what is intoxicating liquor. the senate
judiciary subcommittee held in a for
NAL report filed today to the amended
house prohibition enforcement law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
RE TAIL GRO GER FINED
5000 FOR { HARG| 6 10
CENTS POUND FOR SUGAR

Washington. August 13-The first
federal conviction for profiteering was
reported today to the department of
justice.
District Attorney Lucey telegraphed
Attorney-General Palmer, from Bing-
hampton, n. Y, that a retail grocer
had been fined $500 in the federal court
there for selling sugar at Is cents
pound.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
"REPI,BILC OF AUSTRIA"
MUST BE OFFICIAL NAME

paris. Aug. 13.-The supreme counci
If the peace conference has advised the
Austrian delegation that the allied ana
associated powers have decided that
the new Austrian government must he
called the Republic of Austria rms
decision was taken as result oi notes
from the Austrian delegation in which
they referred to their government as
nGerman-Austria."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14

Viscount Grey of Fallodon (Sir Ed
ward Grey comes to the United States
to represent the British government af-
ter brilliant career as head OF the
British foreign office. For II years,
momentous in the political affairs OF
Europe, he was secretary of state for
foreign affairs-from December II, 1905,
to Decehmer II, 1916.
on several occasions during that pc
riod it was the initiative of Sir Edward
Grey that caused the gathering clouds
of war to disappear. 1t was he who
made the last effort to prevent the
European war when he urged the am
bassadors of the leading powers to meet
to discuss the situation in an attempt
to put off hostilities. His effort failed
through the attitude OF the German
government and the German emperor.
Since his retirement from the for
eign office Viscount Grey has been liv-
ing in retirement in Northumberland.
The new ambassadors eyes began to
trouble him in 1918, and AZ one time
it was reported that he was blind This
report was erroneous. but the viscount
has difficulty in reading, although his
eye trouble has improved somewhat.
The ambassadorial post at Washing
ton has been vacant since the departure
last spring of the Earl of Reading, who
has resumed his office as lord chief
justice of England.
\ liberal in politics. Niscount Grey
sat in the house of commons from 1883
to 1916 as the representative of the
Berwick on Tweed division of Northum-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
SECRET SERVICE MEN MAY
AID IN PROFITEER HUNT

Washington. Tuesday July 12.-Trea-
sury secret service operatives will be
used in the campaign against food
hoarders and profiteers. if congress
heeds the request made today by Sec
retary Glass that sl75.0o0.000 be provi-
ded for the purpose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
"Resp'y
w. +. Freeman

Mayor city OF Aruinore
Mayor Freeman stated that one car
would be but the initial shipment to
reach Ardmore if present conditions
prevailed, he said he saw no reason
why several should not be included in
the first order but thought best to try
out the experiment first
Upon receipt of the car it will be
thoroughly advertised throughout the
county, and notice given as to the place
of distribution. Ample help will be pro-
vided to sell the goods and every pre-
caution taken to expedite the sale.
Additional cars will be ordered by wire,
and they may also include staples of
other lines, such as canned goods etc.
The mayor stated that there was plenty
of fruit to can in this locality at pre-
sent, but said that the high cost or
sugar had proven prohibitive to great
extent.
County Attorney Brown is working
diligently to obtain facts that he may
present to the state authorities at the
proper time. and is being assisted by
several citizens who have enlisted In
the fight TO reduce the high cost of liv-
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
Des Moines Has Car strike

Des Moines, Iowa. Aug. 13.-Aoous
$50 motormen and conductors OF the
Des Moines city railway company went
on strike this morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
Belgians Occupy Malmedy Area

Brussels, August i3.-Belgiar troops
have occupied the Malmedy district
of Rhenish Prussia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14

The Belgian war office announced
Sunday that the occupation CT Nal
medy district by carabineers and cavai-
ry would take place today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
V|SCOUNT GREY COMING
TO REPRESENT BRITAIN
AS ACTING AMBASSADOR

London, Aug. 13.-Niscount Grey,
former British secretary of state for
foreign affairs, has agreed to represent
the British government at Washington
nent ambassador.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14

The adequate facilities and alert or
ganizatlon OF this institution guarantee
both in the fullest measure. The true
test of our Service is in its use.
Guaranty State Bank Of Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-14
ACCURACY AND DISPATCH

In the transaction OF financial affairs are
indispensable TO the man who regards
time as his most valuable asset.
Guaranty State Bank Of Ardrn0re.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-10-02
FIX LAND FOR
CRIMSON Glover
Farmers Can Depend Upon This
Crop For Pasture And
Soil Building
GIVE SUMMER CULTIVATION
Seed Should Be Planted Shallow In
Loose Blanket Over Firm Soil
Cover with Weeder, Harrow or
Brush.

If your crimson clover field is not
an opportunity to make the most out
of this clover as a winter cover crop,
pasture, hay or green manure. Grim
son is the tried friend Of the Tennes-
see farmer. No other winter legume
Will do for the soils what this one will.
This clover is harder than red, and
for this reason it is far superior for
either late fall or winter pasture, and
for turning under tn the spring.
Summer worked land Is far the best
to insure a stand of crimson clover.
No other way is quite so good. Your
county agent will be glad to consult
with you in regard to the details OF
preparation OF the seed bed, and other
things about this crop.
Legumes such as crimson clover re-
quire a special seed bed. Such seeds
must be planted shallow, and on firm
soil. They must not be planted deep
or in loose earth. They like light
blanket Of loose soil, however, II the
earth beneath them is firm. Legume
seeds should be sown, to obtain best
results, upon land that has been rolled
not dragged. They should be COW
cred with harrow. weeder or brush.
The following Is the rate of seeding
for clovers: hulled seed Is pounds
unhuled seed 30 pounds; bur clover
cleaned seed--15 pounds; seed in bur
40 pounds; red clover II pounds
alsike clover pounds; alfalfa %
pounds; sweet clover 20 pounds;
vetch 20 pounds.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-10-02
"L0NE STAR"
IN INFIRMARY

From our friend, A. l.. Brack-
en-, of " Center ST., Paris, Tex
as, better known to the readers
of the News as Lone STAR" we
have the following note this
week:
Il have been in st. Joseph's
Infirmary eighteen days. Had a
very serious operation and am
not able to go yet. Possibly may
have to remain a week longer.
Can't write anything but this
notice. Hope to get a letter out
next week.
w. J. L." Jasper, Tenn,
will write as soon as | am able" "
We regret very much to learn
of Mr.. Bracken's illness, and hope
for his speedy recovery. He has
been a valued correspondent of
the News for years, and his
bright, interesting letters have
been much appreciated. We
hope that he will soon be able to
continue sending in his pleasant
letters weekly.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-10-02
Got Big Loot.

Dunlap. Sept. 26.-Yeggmen.
who blew open the safe of the
postoffice at this place last week,
secured $135 in postoffce funds
and stamps. according to inven-
tory made by postoffice inspector
Keys of Chattanooga. The post
mistress, Mrs. Dora X. Taylor,
lost one $100 Liberty Bond.
Two others were taken BY tie
thieves. but were registered, and
hence are Of no value to them.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-10-02
MarionviIIe.

.SbeciaI 10 the Nr7Os.
Making molasses seems to be
the order of the day.
Ivon Disheroon and Walter
Kilgore of Oak Grove, called on
N. F. Campbell Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jim Colston and
Miss Wilma Tunnell went to Jas
per Saturday.
If YOU want to see Miss Emma
Campbell smile just ask her who
that letter was from Friday.
Luther Chambers called on his
best girl Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Rich and
family were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs, Jim Tunnel Sunday.
A certain boy said Miss Ethel
Colston was sure a good looking
girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison Tate
and baby spent Sunday with
home folks.
Would like to see a piece in the
News from Camp Sewer, Green
vile, S. c.
Emma Campbell says making
molasses is sure a sweet job.
If you want to hear some good
music just call on Miss Della
Campbell and Luther Chambers.
When it comes to the violin Mr..
Chambers sure knows how to use
the bow
If you want to see Walter Kill
gore smile just mention a certain
girl in Tracy City.
Most everybody has the grip.
or the grip has got them,
Brown Eyes.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-10-02
Big Cattle Shipments.

Cattle and hog shipments from
this valley have been lively late
ly. Twelve car loads have pass
ed thru here from Bledsoe coun-
ty and five carloads from Sc
quatchie county. Two car loads
have been shipped from this
place, and other shipments will
be made in the next two weeks.