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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
Troops Back From Var
and HOmetUard Bound
ARRIVE

Santa Ba rba ra. at Philadelphia, with 1870
ioiGne soiiGiers including lhSth Provisional Bat
saladron, Third clSthinE sqSadroRpe ss ReHsaIst siist
Butchery Company, SiNty-fourth Camp Hos
ss5a srst ssiTitseRth NStsri995y Hospital Fifty
tary Police Companies. Eighty-eiEhth, 354tb
and 830th Aero Sauadrons, detschmant ~
me Sixty-siXth Engineers. and six casual
Sierra. at New York. from St. Nsz,,r.
with 1543 troops including ii ofacsTs arS
III men of the Hist Provisional Batfs To-,
organized from scattered units Units rem
Field Remount Squadron. Third, Eighth and
Ninth Mobile Hospital, 10lst Bakery Cor
pany. Eishteenth Sanitary Squadron, FIFTY
second and Fifty-sixth Hospital Trains and
Other units on board included two officsSs
and 272 men of the 324th Service Batta Iiap
and small detachments from the asOth
Bakery Company 3O1th Butehery Company,
and 273 sick and wounded
Artemus at Newport News. from St. Ma.
Sairs with $500 ohlssrs and men, including
New York regiment % Many 0 nesro.s sSsntyinTst msn
bsrs Of the 52oth Engineers. also We're
DUE TODAY
5eillss. with 1880 troops.
DUE TOMORROW
,25spPelin. at New York. from Brest. with
Tiger, at New York. from St. Nazalre
with 5o5t army personnel.
NsssITs. Win aoCs officers ,spS men. no" d
ssss 1ss elsSA sS s NsE yfrs sa,.,sS tsS ST
Naplls, AZ New York. frYm Brsst. viii
4p<~l soloi1rH-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
BOY HELD AS BURGLAR
n-Year.oId Youth Said b,
Police to Have Confessed

Louis Fendall, fifteen years old, $500
Magnolia street, will have a hearing
at the House of Detention today on
charge OF burglarizing the home of
Noah Landmon, 459 East Price street.
The youth. according to the police of
the Germantown station, has confessed
his guilt.
Fendalb 1t is charged. entered the
Landmon house yesterday afternoon
through cellar window. A trunk on
the second floor was broken open and
S35 in cash and revolver were stolen.
g'he boy was arrested last night By
Detectives bolay aud Welsh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
WOULDN'T TAKE A DARE
Now Boy Is In Cooper Hospital viii
Broken Leg

His belief that no twelve year -old|
boy could refuse to take a dare landed
John Lawrence, Ridgway and willowI
streets. Gloucester, in the Cooper Hos u
pital at Camden last night with n
broken leg.
Lawrence climbed to the roof of n
one story building while playing with
several companions. One double u
dared" him to jump to the ground. Ht|
did.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
MEDICAL DISTRICTS OPEN
Fourteen Areas Announced Where
Fighters May Get Treated

Announcement was made at Wash
ington today of the organization of
fourteen medical districts where dis
charged soldiers and marines, who are
benefciaries of. the war risk insurance
act. may obtain necessary treatment.
Philadelphia will be the headquarters
Of the medical district of Pennsylvania
and Delaware. The headquarters will
be located at 410 Chestnut street and
viii be in charge Of Surgeon G. L..
Collins.
The districts will be under the super
vision Of the public health service and
with Surgeon General Ireland in super
visionsf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
SAYS CITY W|LLLOSE
MONEY IF LOAN FAILS
Builders Association President
Predicts Increase in Cost
Of laborers
C0NFEREES MEET TODAY

Failure to revive and pass the S14.
| 100000 loan at this afternoons SOS
SION of Common Council will cost the
city heavily in extra labor charges, ac-
cording to Daniel Crawford. Jr.. presi.
dent of the Philadelphia Operative
Builders Association.
''The work for which the loan nro.
vides funds will have to be done sooner
or later said Mr.. Crawford TODAY
1T the full amounts asked are an.
thorized. contracts can be lct imn,o.
uateIy, taking advantage Of present
prices
The cost of construction is increas-
ing steadily. Common labor is getting
from forty five to fifty cents an hour
! am paying laborers fifty five cents an
hopr TO wheel stone. In March labor
could be had for thirty FIVE cents nm
hour. | am convinced that conditions
VIII be worse next year instead of
better.
100000 Italians Go Home
Italian laborers. having saved
money during the war. are rushing hack
7" Italy. Since the armistice was
signed 200, 900 have gone home The
second generation Of Italians will not
do lahorng work.
Ity departments are getting cor.
stantIy higher estimates for work let to
contractors. Every big construction
company will bear out nv prediction
that the labor shortage will be greater
year from now than it is today"
MIR. Crawford expressed the hope TINT
the conferees meeting today would not
decide on cut in the original figures.
The fate Of the loan is in the hands
OF the independent and administration
conterees. Both sides have expressed
hope that they will get together.
though neither side has revealed what
took place at the earlier conference.
Ii final agreement is not reached
before President Gleason calls the coun-
cilmen to order. an effort will be made
on the floor of Souncils to put through
some sort of a loan.
The rock on which tie political fac
tions have split wide o~en is that of size
and they are said to be several millions
apart this morning. Organization mem
bers hope to force the issue today and
it is not improbable that independents
will call for reconsidcratio of the
amendment defeated last week when
Common Councilman Robert Lamberton
suggested cut from S14.750. 900 to
S1O.570, 900.
Comparative Table
The comparative figures Of the Smith
Ware loan and that proposed by the
Independent councilmen show this re
suit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
BARRIERS Here to Meet SUNDAY

The Independent Journeyman Bar Il
ber Association Of Philadelphia, will
meet Sunday afternoon in Prettyman|
Hall. Broad and Catharine streets, I'd
ber~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26

The comparative figures of the Smith
Ware loan and that proposed by the
Independent counclmen show this re
suit:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
ABSOLUTE EXT|RPAT|ON
OF HUNS MIL|TAR|SM
IS SEEN IN THE TREATY

Washington. May S.-Extended study
today of the military terms Of the
paace treaty convinces army officials
here that the point at which II is pro-
posed to start on limitation of arma
ments is the absolute eXtirpation OF
militarism in Germany. Not a Vestige
of the vast military framework built
up in 40 years of preparation for world
conquest by Germany is to be left.
Measures have been formulated even
to stamp out the military spirit bred
so carefully in the people. Under the
treaty any enterprise aiming at a mill
tary propaganda is forbidden and mill
tary education cannot be carried on
EXCEPT in tn. ranks of the enemy of
100, 900. such an army cannot perpetu-
ate itself in any way or expand through
turning trained men back to civil life
as an unorganized reserve.
This feature of the military terms
the inhibition upon discharging from
the army in any year more than five
per cent of its strength-coupled with
the 12-year enlistnInt period, it is
said by American army officers, will
prevent a reoccurience of the scheme
by which Germany was once able to
throw off the yoke Napoleon sought
to impose when he limited her army
to a few thousand men each year.
The 12-year enlistment period re-
quired, it was said. calculated TO make
the army highly distasteful to the
average man. There can be for him
no hope of advancement but only the
drudgery of soldier life for it will not
be an expanding force.
Since the dismantling of the forts on
it was assumed by SONG observers here
that the treaty contemplated interpos-
ing Germany and its limited army as
IA buffer against the bolsheviki in Rus
sia. Should Russia find herself and a
strong government arise there which
would he recognized by the western
powers it was said undoubtedly the re-
duction of the eastern defenses would
be insisted upon.
The naval terms are, if anything,
more drastic than those imposed as to
the army, navy officers said. From a
sea power cleaning a strength second
only TO that of Great Britain, Germany
will be reduced to a naval power vir-
tually without rank in the world The
dix battlesships she may retain, the
largest not to eXceed ten thousand
tons, would not dare risk action with
any other modern dreadnaughts and
every other department of the naval
service is scaled down accordingly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
"|NTOLERABLE IN suit"
SAYS AUSTRALIAN AS
TO GERMANS ATTITUDE

London, Wednesday, May AFTER
the conference at Versailles today VIII
liam NJ. Hughes, premier Of Australia,
said, according to a Reuters dispatch:
"The attitude of Count Brockdorff
Rantzau was an intolerable insult to
the conference, for while Premier Glenn
enceau spoke standing, the German
spokesman did not rise while making
his address. In spite of their intoier-
able arrogance, this has been day OF
humiliation for the Germans which we
could see had entered into their souls
VIM T.. Massey, premier of New Hea-
land, said: The Germans were more
impudent and aggressive than anything
have ever met"
After the conference, the dispatch
states, the fact that the members of the
council of four did not appear, made the
crowd anxious, but it transpired they
were holding meeting and shortly az
ter 4:3O o'clock, President Wilson de
parted. looking serious but smiling
and saluting the crowd as he went to
his automobile. a little later the ap-
pearance of NJ. Clemenceau was sig
nal for the first great wave of cheer
ing of the day Premier Orlando re-
ceived an ovation, but Premier Lloyd
George. the latest to leave, is said TO
have been given a more generous recep-
ton from the throng.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
JAPANESE GET CONCESSIONS
FOR OIL EXPLORATIONS IN
NORTHERN STATES OF MEXICO

Mexico City, Wednesday, May IA
Japanese government commission head
ed by Baron Hasegawa. captain of en-
gineers virtually has completed an in
vestigation of the petroleum possibili-
ties in the Tampco region. it was
learned today.
The department of industry and com
~,nerce states that the commission plans
"a conduct surveys in other parts of the
republic and that concession for oil ex
plorations in the northern part OF the
country particularly in the states OF
Durango and Chihuahua, have been Sc
cured by the Japanese. These activities
constitute only on ephase of what ap-
parently is an almost frenzied campaign
Of exploration throughout the republic
by Mexican and foreign interests.
Reports are common that indications
of oil have been discovered and that 1t
was not in undeveloped fields in Duran
go and Chihuahua, but on the Pacific
coast and also on the lsthmus, in the
states of Chiapas and Tabasco.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
CARTER MAKES STRONG
APPEAL FOR VICTORY
LOAN At LIONS CLUB

Six active members, two honorary
members and an associate member were
elected TO membership in the Lions Club
today at the clubs weekly MONDAY
luncheon u, the Randol Cafe. The active
members are r. -. Harris, Thomas w.
Champion, II. |. lrvan, \. II. Cornell
Frank l.. Ketch and j. T.. McCarty The
honorary members are Congressman G.
u. Carter and Mrs. Emmitt I. Reid; as
sociate ME mbcr. George l.. Glceson. out
standing features OF the luncheon were
talks made by Congressman Carter
Lieut.. r.. n. Townsend ana Lieutenant
Neal, the two last named representing
the Aerial Transportation Company OF
Fort Worth, and \. j, Nhipsky, repre-
senting the centenary movement OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, South, ana
j. r. Pennington, county chairman VIC
tory Liberty Loan. Other visitors were
W. \. Easley and J. u. Clemens.
The Lions club went ON record as
recommending the proposed aerial trans
portation station, and as stated by CON
grcSsman Carter "since We can't have
good roads" we certainly do need this
mode of transportation. After two
short humorous stories, Congressman
Carter made strong appeal for the
purchase of the Victory loan bonds. lie
told of his visits to the big hospital
and asylum near Washington. in when
| thousands of our brave American boys
who are wounded or suffering from
shell shock are being cared for, ana now
necessary this particular drive is even
more so than the other issues, for the
reason that while the other bonds were
! TO purchase ammunition and other ne
cessities for carrying on the war, thls
| bond ISSUE was for the rehabilitation ol
| these boys to pay our war DEBT ana l.
help humanity to recover from TINS ter
ribe struggle through which we nave
! lust passed. He took occasion to reiei
to the splendid war record made by
! Carter county and closed his remarks by
| stating that he hoped we would carry
on" to the ond-and supplement oul
patriotism with the purchase OF bonds
Mr.. Pennington also made an appea
for the purchase of the bonds and calle'
attention to the fact that there are only
two more days of the drive.
The purpose of the centenary move
ment was clearly defined by Mr.. Whisp
key. who was introduced by pr. H. II
l.. Morgan He told of the endorsement
of President Wilson of this great move
ment and stated that while he favored
the League of Nations, as preVenta
tive of future wars. yet it had been con
ceded that only the Gospel could brin!
lasting peace.
Lieutenants Townsend and Neal made
brief. comprehensive talks, outlining tn
advantages to be gained by Ardmore il
securing a station on the proposed aeria
route.
Following the short business session
President j. T.. Hamilton named Edga
Sandlin as chairman to preside thruus
the remainder of the luncheon. Nor
than fifty members and guests wer
present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
STATE ELECTION BOARD
IS BUSY CANVASS|NG
THE BAD ROADS VOTE

Oklahoma City, May S.-The state
election board today began the can
vass of the result of Tuesday good
roads bond election. Despite the fact
that there ane only two counts to be
made the yes and no vote on one pro
position, the returns We're very slow
Late Wednesday afternoon no returns
had been received but they began to
come in the early mails today 1t was
expected that the count probably
would be completed tomorrow. Chair
man Barrie of Muskogee, Secretary
McAllister of Hugo and j. l.. Kelly OF
saltwater, the republican member OF
the board, were all present at the
headquarters of TIN, board yesterday.
oklahoma county was tho biggest
disappointment to the proponents of
the bond issue. 1t had been expected
and the opponents practically conceded
a substantial majority from Oklahoma
county. An extremely light vote in the
city and an entire lack of interest
throughout the county resulted in
two to one defeat for the bonds here.
Unofficial returns yesterday gave the
following counties for the bonds:
Bryan, by 800; Carter, 500; Choctaw,
$500, probably the banner affirmative
county; Coal, 1000; Craig, 800; Greek,
substantial majority but no figures
available; Custer Oy u small margin;
Garvin, 500; Haskell 500; Johnston,
by small margin Latimer, 450; Lee
F'lore, 800; Love, 500; Mcintosh, l.
600; Murray by small margin; Okfuskee
no figures: Okmulgee, 800; Usage, $50;
Ottawa, 1000; Pushmataha, $40; Sc
quoysh. 1000; Tulsa, les sthan 100;
Washington, 500; Atoka, by 1000 and
McCurtain by about 1000 We're semi
official reports. Adair, Nowata and
McClain were believed to have voted
in favor Of the bonds.
Oklahoma county with about 1000
against was probably the heaviest ma
jority for the opponents. Other oppos-
ing counties included: Canadian, 500;
Cleveland, 500; Comanche 1000; Grady
1000, to $500; Grant, $500; Greer,
l 900; Harmon 300; Hughes 500 or
more; jackson, 1900; jefferson, 1000;
Kay 1900; Kingfisher. 1,2O0. Kiowa,
/ 900; Lincoln, 1000; Logan, $500;
Mayes, small margin; Kiowa- 1000;
Lincoln, 1000; Logan $500; Mayes,
small margin; Muskogee, less than 100;
! Noble, 1000; Pawnae, ! 900; Payne,
1900; Pittsburg, less than 100; Ponto-
toe, 250; Pottawatomie, 1000; stephens
LOO; Ttmas, 400; Tillman, 1900; Wag-
oner, 1900; Woods, 1000.
By many 10000 to $4,000 majority
against the bonds was considered a fair
estimate. The state election board
had sent out about 900 ballots
but it is doubtful if much more than
1900 were cast.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
.ARDM0RE IS FALLING
DOWN ON THE CARTER
COUNTY VICTORY LOAN

Only two more days left to put Carter
County "over the top" with the quota OF
the Fifth Liberty loan, yet we lack
S2iI,050 of having the amount neces-
sary.
This loan has been designated as the
Victory Loan" and We are assured that
il is the last call our government Will
make for founds TO finish the job and
pay the price Of peace.
The amount of the Victory loan Is
much smaller than the amounts OF the
previous Liberty loans, and the rate Of
interest. and the terms of payment are
much better than any of the previous
issues, but subscriptions are coming in
much slower than ever before.
Carter County's record in past cam
paigns has been 100 per cent
Are We going to fail in this, the last
call?
New Wilson, Healdton, Writ. and sev-
eral rural school districts have already
reported their fun quotas or given the
committee positive assurance that they
will be subscribed before tomorrow.
If Carter County fails this time, ii will
be the fault Of Ardmore.
REMEMBER, $2I4, 1850 more to raise,
and only two days left before the books
are closed and Carter county's war rec
ord sealed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
WILL INITIATE NEW PLAN
FOR OKLAHOMA HIGHWAYS

Oklahoma City May S.-The Okla
homa Good Roads Association. through
is manager r. A. Singletary, announc'
ed yesterday that initiation of meas
ure to build a system of hard surfaced
roads in this state will be taken up
Immediately by its executive commit
tee. Even though it was unofficially
stated that the state administration
would take no steps at this time to con-
tinue the good roads program, the
roads association officers were confi-
dent that a new road bill would be
formed Immediately and initiated to
be voted upon at next general cleo
ton.
4 cingletary said that he did not regard
.Npe defeat of the $50 O,OOO,O 900 amendment
as an oppression against good roads
and that he believed the time is ripe
10 enter upon a new campaign TO bring
about the fulfilment of the associa-
tons aims, the construction OF a state
wide system of hard surfaced highways.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
Daily Summary
of Peace News
Ry the Associated Press

With the draft OF the peace
treaty with Germany now In the
hands OF the plenipotentiaries OF
that nation for consideration the
Paris peace conference is turning
its attention. to the making of peace
with the other central powers.
To-day the council of four, Us
the supreme executive body of the
conference has again become
known through the return Of PiN-
mier Orlando of Italy, took up the
arrangements for presenting the
peace terms to the delegates OF
Austria, Hungary, and Bulgaria.
1t appears probable that the st
tlement with German.Austra VIII
be the first to be reached. This
representatives of that nation are
due in France early next week.
and will be quartered at st. Ger
main, "A suburb of Paris. \ fore
cast of the treaty being drawn for
their consideration indlouteS that
German Austria will be asked To
pay portion of the indemnity,
her shanA being estimated at 5000
600 crowns.
Meanwhile, the German home
government is expected TO begin at
once the consideration of the terms
of peace which were presented to
the German delegation at Nersail-
les on Wednesday and which virtu-
ally reduce the German empire to
the role of Il minor power for Il
considi rylble period. Either the
national assembly itself or import
ant committees of it are to take up
the question of the peace terms in
sessions held at Berlin.
Three courses So m to be open to
the German government as indicated
by recent dispatches. 1t may eth
er accept the conditions of peace
or rel ct them, or submit them to
plebiscite. Some time ago, it
was reported from Berlin that the
machinery to carry out a nation
wide election had been prepared,
and that the people could be called
upon to express their desires with
in AS hours, in case the government
should not care to take the re
sponsibility of meeting the situa-
ton now before the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
SOLDIERS ARE NOT INCLINED
TO RETURN TO FRANCE

Washington, May S.-Of SO states
from which reports concerning unem-
ployment were received by the employ
ment service last week. 20 all in the
north showed a surplus of labor; SIX
in the south showed a shortage while
ran report an equality. A statement
issued today by the department of Ia
Dor said that despite efforts of the en-
ployment service to induce the unem-
ployed in the cities to go to work on
farms in the middle west and south
ern states, there was a growing de-
mand for farm help.
This shortage, it was explained, was
dAa largely to the fact that many
soldiers and sailors who formerly were
farmers or farm laborers preferred to
remain in the cities where hours of
work are shorter and the pay greater.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
Arrivals of Troops
And Sailings From
Points In Europe

New York, May Fifteen hundred
troops including aviators and trans
port corps workers, stepped ashore
when tina steamship Caserta docited
heer from Marseilles. The fiftieth aero
squadron, in command of Lieut.. S. II.
Batson, Hattiesburg, Miss, comprised
6S men, one of whom Lieut.. Robert
McAn ndrew, Rock Springs, Wyo., was
one of the discoveries from the air of
the Lost Battalion. Lieut.. Mitchell H.
Brown, Rockwall, Texas, a member of
the fiftieth, came home with the dis
tingushed service cross.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
LATIN. N.AMERICAN LEAGUE
OF NATIONS Is SAID TO
BE PROPOSED BY MEXICO

Mexico City, Wednesday, May Tn
reply today regarding report that the
Mexican government has instructed its
minister at Buenos Aires to propose TO
Argentine and other South American
countries a plan for the formation of
Latin-American league of nations which
would be independent OF the new league
of nations created by the peace confer
ence in Paris, the department Of foreign
relations issued statement that it had
nothing to communicate to the press
From other sources it was said that was
without foundation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
JOHN BARLEYCORN Is STILL
CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE

Atlantic City, n. j.. May S.-Resolu-
tions adopted today at the closing ses-
sion Of the national retail liquor deal
ers association ask all fair minded citi-
zens to assist in fighting national pro-
hibition since the issuance was promul-
gated in the absence of 100000 vot-
ers. many of whom made the su-
preme sacrifice in bloody protest
against such fanatical propaganda as
prohibition emanarss from
Prophecies were made that Presi-
dent Wilson will be in so cheerful a
mood when he returns from Paris that
he will wipe all war time legislation
of the statute book. Prohibition, it Is
predicted, will be included in the pro-
cess.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
HIGGINS Of NJ 'ALESTER
MADE SUPREME JUDGE:
OWEN CHIEF JUSTICE

Oklahoma City. May S.-R. W. Hig-
gins of McAlester. district judge of the
fourth district, was appointed yester-
day by Gov. j. b. 4. Robertson to fill
the vacancy in the supreme court caused
by the resignation of former Chief JUS
tice Summers Hardy. Justice Hardy re-
signed to enter the legal department of
the Marland oil interests.
II. c. Melton, Eufaula, Mcintosh
County,was appointed to succeed Hig-
gins as judge of the fourth district.
With the selection of Judge Thomas
II. owen of Muskogee as chief justice.
the reorganization of the supreme court
is now complete.