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swered accordingly.
1f a pupil was working principally
far the credits. and nor for a genuine
knowledge OF music, this point show
ed NO constantly in all of his or her
work. and defeated its own end One
ri the Sublime Beauties Of music as a
high school study. is that there is
no possibility OF biuffing. One may
btufs himself. bur not the examiner
Mr. Bush reported similar ex-
fperwnees and similar results as eX-
aminer ae Lincoln MFR Bush has
examined i'm Lincoln several times
and he IS enthusiastic about the mi
por5ance and far-Feaching results OF
the work.
Ne Bush was given the card of
essa pupil showing the work done
daisjHg the semester, and he based
his sxaninatious strictly upon the
sctuah work. and the definite answers
I'd pupils 60 his questions concern
als IL not extending into. the psy
abalogy 70 any great extent
fhera were teehnies, studies,
CLASSICS and Hsportoire. and he con-
sIdsHed q certain amount of each
enc and asked questions about
shsm 20 shat be satisfied himself
~ 10 she anouns and thogonghnsss
al sRowAsdgs she pupil had about
ie on he probed the depths of how
vspy htsle the pupil did know
sta sald piab he found the stand.
and very hagh Our OF the 20, there
Ssus vaHss or so,m who were really
sSGsliaaRa sad Mn Bush. There
sSss sIa< on seven Of the number
Nho were poor Poor teaohing and
asor music chosen nor study were
re REulsipaA aaasons that these
sasssas aad aoe oaloRce IN With tho
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-08

Columbus. Ca, June 1T. III. Nc
Elvie. LA probably the oldest man
in tho south. is dead at the home of
his nephew in Phenix City. Ala. He
had lived in the same vicinity all his
life except four years. during which
ne served in the Confederate army,
being wounded several times
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-08

kind in the state. =. y
soda fountain is be;raH ny
hight luncheonettes S win ;n'a Y
tured. Will
The new sire vii, \.
by the Hainc, Drug ,'' DE- Dc \
is destined to becosn,.. 0nal
most popular rug s,nr s os
The lorna , nenir ro" ', ~ \
nounced in a low wssl' VIII
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-08
Stole for Her ~,

lndianapols 'nd-s,s.1
explained her action j.,
several downtov s,o-., |
silk shirts and .her g y, ny
thing she had man T IN y,
he'd be home n and n s'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
ARMOUR OFFICIAL SAYS
HIS COMPANY Is SELLING
MEAT IN EAST AT \ LOSS

Washington. Tuesday, Aug. 5.-F. E.
White. ce.prcsident of Armour \
Company appearing today before a
senate committee investigating the
high cost of living in the District of
Columbia, denied that his company was
profiteering or using unfair methods
i'm the distribution and sale of meat
He declared the company had no profit
on it's beef business this year and that
it would welcome an investigation OF
its books and records.
Mr.. White denied also that his com
pany participated i'm eXhorbitant profits
in eggs, declaring the egg storage bust
ness was carried on more or less as
an accommodation than anything else
pany participated in eXorbitant profits
was not more than or cents a dozen.
The witness told the committee that
yesterday his firm sold meat at a loss
of from | to l IL cents a pound in
eastern cities.
Mr.. White said the high cost of liv-
ing was as serious TO business interests
as to the people On this connection,
he said, the cost to his company of pro
duction and distribution had greatly
increased. labor costs alone having adj
vanced 1874 per cent in four years.
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LABOR MAY ADVOCATE
A FIRING SQUAD FOR
CERTAIN PROFITEE Rs

Washington, Aug. 6.-Some sharp
views of leaders of organized Ia
Dor on economic problems were
developed at the opening of hear
lngs today before the house inter
state commerce committee on la
boris plan for the organization
of the railroads.
Warren s. Stone. grand chief of
the brotherhood of locomotive en-
gineers, said labor might advocate
a firing squad for profiteers and
declared that unless congress found
a solution of the high cost Of liv-
ing problem within a few months
America would see Its very worst
period"
THE people are not going to
starve," said he. They are go
ing to die fighting He added
that the time would come when all
prices would be fixed by the gov
ernmeSt.
Frank Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation Of Labor. told
the committee that if labor's plan
for government ownership and co
operative management of the rail
roads proves successful they pro-
posed to have it applied to other
Industries.
Labor. he said, would not be dis
appointed if it failed TO have its
railroad plan adopted immediate
w.. 1t simply would gird itself for
the education of its workers to the
point at which congress would be
sufficiently impressed.
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HUNGARY TOPPL|NG|
UNDER EXCESSIVE d
RUMAN|AN DEMAND
iLTIMiTUM SERVED TODAY q
NEW GOVERNMENT MAY RE.
SUIT IN OVERTHROW

Paris, Aug. 6.-Thc Rumanians hal
served an ultimatum ON the Hungnrid
government according to messag|
reaching the peace conference. The j
timatum 1t is stated, makes deman(
far in excess of the armistice terms aI
gives the Ilungariaus until a. m. 4
day TO comply with them.
1t is greatly feared IN conference 81
clrs that the Rumanian action will n
suit in the overthrow OF the new HUI
gWiun government French circll
state that the Rumanian army Is nd
under the command Of Marshal Foc|
the allied commander in chief. the ri
maulou general refusing to accept d
dcrs from the French. The Rumanla1
have not peen participating actively
the peace conference since Premil
I'utano some time ago took exceptid
Ia the decision Of the conference upd
the principle guaranteeing the rights
within national borders.
I'm their ultmatum the Rumaniat
demand the reduction of the Hunga
lim army to $1,000 men and the su
render of 80 per cent of the harve
animals ana farm machinery and
per cent of the railway supplies.
The ultimatum also demands a lar,
proportion of the Danube shipping al
equipment and supplies for an arm
of 100000 men. together with ration
e..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
HIGH PRICE OF SHOES
DUE TO EXCESS PROFITS
BY ALL TRADE FACTORS
FEDERAL BOARD SAYS PACKERS.
RETAILERS OVERCHARGE

Washington, Aug. G.-The high price
of shoes was declared to be due to eN-
cessive profits taken by every factor
in the shoe production industry in a
report by the Federal Trade Commits
sion to congress, made public today
The packers We're charged with hay
ing begun the pyramiding of shoe
prices by an unwarranted Increase in
the price of hides, the supply of which
they We're said to control on top of
this increase. it was charged, the tan
ners have taken exceptional profits
while the shoe manufacturers have de-
manded an unusual margin and the
retailers have charged prices that are
mot justifiabe."
The commissions report covering the
four year period from 1914 to 1918. is
the result of an exhaustive inquiry
into the price of hides, leather and
shoes begun more than a year ago, it
was said. 1t has been in the presi-
dents hands some time, and 1t is un-
derstood that he urged its speedy print
ing and transmittal to congress in con.
nection with efforts of the govern
ment to combat the high cost of living.
To show that the packers during
the last four years have made unwar-
ranted increases in the price of pack
err hides the report pointed out that
the price differcntial between their
hides and country" hides-hides of
lower grade--has increased far be
yond the usual proportion"
Charges of excessive profits against
the tanner and the shoe manufacturer
were said to be supported by the high
rates of return on investments" in
both industries following the price
increases.
The public" said the report, had
to pay prices for shoes that not only
could not be justified because retail
shoe dealers took too much profit but
because the dealer had to pass on TO
the consumer the excessive profits re-
ceived by butchers for hides and also
the excess profits of tanners and shoe
manufacturers.
Some relief from the intolerable
prices paid by consumers for shoes
may he had" the commission said. by
"D \ rigid enforceent of the laws
against monopolstic control of com
modities.
"(2l Legislation forbjdding produc-
crs of hides engaging inathe tanning
business, and
"(3) The adoption of a device i'm the
distribution of shoes that will acquaint
the consumer with the selling prices
of the manufacturer"
While nothing that. because CT in
creases i'm the costs of materials during
the war period, prices were bound TO
advance considerably even though no
large profits We're Obtained the com
mission said leather manufacturers,
shoe manufacturers and retail shoe
AN made unprecedented
profits"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
BROOkLYN CAR SERVICE
DEMORALI/ED TODAY BY
WAIKOUT OF MANY MEN

New York, Aug. G.--Service ON the
Subways on the elevated and trolley
lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
system was demorai2ed at the rush
hour early today by a strike of part
of the country's 1900 employees
The walkout. set for a. m, did not
assume serious proportions until Il.
m, when thousands of passengers on
their way to work in New York from
the boroughs across the river waited
in vain for cars.
The East River bridges soon We're
crowded with automobiles, motor
trucks and other vehicles pressed into
service. Congestion in the subway
trains, which were operated on lin
tied scale, was most marked. Trains
on the IL" roads ran desutorily ana
the surface cars gave only partial ser
vice. The employees are striking to
enforce demands for an eight hour day,
recognition of the union and increase
in pay to rs cents an hour for all train
men and a proportionate raiase for
other employees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
RAIL ROADS FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE, NOT P R|VATE
PROFIT, SAYS MORRISON

Washington, Aug. C. Enactment of
the Sims bin embodying organized la.
boris plan for reorganization of rail
roads. will re-establsh the theory that
the roads should be operated for public
service rather than for private profit
the house Interstate commerce commit
tee was told today by Frank Morrison
secretary Of the American Federation
of Labor.
MIR. Morrison said at the outset that
he was present to testify that the fed
GRAFTON stood behind labor's plan for
solution of the railroad problem. and he
presented resolutions endorsing that
plan which were adopted by the fed
GRAFTON at Atlantic City recently.
Samuel Gompers president Of the fed.
GRAFTON. Mr.. Morrison said accepted the
honorary presidency of the Plumb plan
league. organized among the rank ard
file of the If railway national and in.
ternational organizations and generally
among the organizations affiliated with
the federation, "to carry to the public
and to congress the principles of the
plan now embodied in the Sims bill,
which has been endorsed by the chief
executives of the II railway organiza-
tions."
In all discussions of this question" ,"
Mr. Morrison said, "it would be well
to bear in mind that quaspublic corpo-
rations are created for service ana not
for profit. \ long line of decisions, from
the supreme court of the United
Al. l...I.1 l,...t
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SIEVE RE R PUNISHMENT
FOR PR0f|TEERS IS
ADVOCATED IN ENGLAND

London, Aug. G.-Grcat Britain pur-
poses establishing a central authority
to deal with profiteerng it was an
nounced by Sir Auckland Geddes, min.
lister of reconstruction, at the rCsump.
tion today of the hearings by the house
of commons sitting as a select com
mittec to inquire into the high cost
of living. and into profiteering.
Sir Auckland said this central au-
thorty. according to the governments $
plan. would be associated with local
and county tribunals. New powers
would bc asked for in connection with
the project and an increase in penal
ties for violations put into effect
At the first sitting of the commit
tee yesterday. George n, Roberts, the
food controller set forth the difficul-
ties of the situation i'm dealing with the
high cost of food and other ueCessar-
les. declaring for one thing that de
fic'ent home production was rosponsi
Bile for some of the trouble, Great Brit
ain not having the coal or manufac-
tured goods TO exchange for food
He advocates more severe punish
ment for persons found guilty of prof
itcering and gave his opinion that
there should always be an effective
control of food prices and of supplies
throughout all stages Of their distribu-
on It is believed the government
is making an inquiry into possible
measures for protecting the country
against high prices for meat. This
statement was made after he had sug
gested that the situation with regard
to an alleged American meat combine
called for international action.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
GEN. LEONARD WOOD is
ENTERTAINED BY ROTARY
CLUB AT STATE CAPITAL

oklahoma City, Aug. 6.-Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood spent the greater por'
ton of yesterday in Oklahoma city,
the guest of Brig. Gen. Roy HOFFMAN
General Wood s visit was informal and
he said i'm no sense of an official ma
ture He is on his way to Santa te,
n. NJ, where he will be presented with
special medal given by the state for
participation i'm the world war. The
medal is one of four to be presented TO
General Pershing, General Barrett
General Wood and Admiral Sims.
General Wood was a guest at the
weekly luncheon of the Oklahoma city
Rotary Club at noon yesterday. at
which he was introduced by Governor
Robertson. He declined TO speak ol
the movement to secure for him the
republican presidential nomination ana
discussed, principally the necessity Tor
action to reduce the high cost of living
and to deal with profiteers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
FOOD HOARDERS TO
Be PROSECUTED BY
FEDERAL LAWYERS

Washington, Aug. 6.-All district at
torneys in the United States We're or
dered today by Attorney. General Pal.
mer to proceed Immediately in the
prosecution OF all persons guilty of
boarding foodstuffs and to label the
foodstutfs for condemnation.
This is the most important busi.
ness before the country today Mr..
Palmer said in announcing his ac.
tion. II propose To have the law en-.
forcement machinery of the govern
ment sidetrack everything TO this
job"
Conditions" said Mr.. Palmcr's telc-
gram to the attorneys, require a coun.
try wide campaign against hoardcrs
and profiteers, and desire the depart
mont of justice to use every legal
means available TO put an end to these
activities"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
DEFINITE PROMISE Of
CUT IN BREAD PRICE
BY GRAIN CORPORATION
STANDARD ENPORr FLOUR At SO
4 BARREL TO BE PLACED
ON SALE

Washington. Aug. G.-Agents of the
department of justice throughout the
country today were at work to carry
out the order of Attorney General Pal.
mer issued late yesterday, that profit.
GERS and hoarders of food and other
necessities be tracked down and prose
cutcd under the Lever food control act.
Recommendations for additional lcgis.
ldtiOn necessary to effect u reduction
in the cost of living formulated by the
special subcommittee of the cabinet
We're in President Wilson's hands. he
mendatiouS the subject of AN early
message to congress. Their nature has
not been disclosed.
The country today faced the definite
promise Of some cut in brcead prices
following the announcement yesterday
by Director Julius H. Barnes of the
grain corporation that AN Immediate
effort would be made to place on sale,
in every community where prices are
found G Jvprly high. standard OK
port flour AT $40 a barrel The ruling
price during the last four months,
he said, has been at least a dollar
above that figure.
The announcement was made at the
same lime. however. that the grain
had decided to maintain the
governments guarantee on wheat at
$22G a bushel a prospective world
wheat supply, Mr.. Barnes said, die
tated this action "as reserve pro
lection against a higher price later.
In a statement contending that the
price of wheat would rise if the guar.
anteed price were not maintained, Mr..
Barnes predicted a shrinkage in North
american wheat production from the
June forecast of "probably 400 600 600
bushels" with 250.0OOOOO bushels ap-
plying to the United States crop, and
also a shrinkage of 00,OO0,0O0 bushels
in European rye and wheat production
outside of Russia.
The grain director, however prom
ised a reimbursement in flour prices if
later developments hold promise of
world price for wheat below the guar
lntee figure, with the national treas
ury to bear the expense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
Corn Price TaIkes Jump

Chicago, Aug. 6.-An instantaneous
upward jump of - cents to II cents
"a bushcl was the response of the corn
market today to the announcement that
the government would maintain the
guaranteed $2.26 price of wheat The
biggest rise of the corn market was
in the principal trading delivery, De-
cember, which scared at once to $l52.
Wildness to buy was as evident today
as the overwhelming rush to sell. Hold
ors and spectators had done the sell
ing yesterday on the expectation that
the government would decide to pocket
a huge loss and would at once cut prices
to consumers as much as so cents
bushel When this idea was shown to
be baseless. the market conditions were
squarely reversed, and for the time be
ing little or no attention was paid to
the notice that flour would be sold at
a reduction of 81 u barrel.
New soaring of prices extended to
other commodities than corn. Oats
quickly shot skyward &c to IA cents,
lard 65 cents a hundredweight. and pork
$l.5O a barrel.
one of the most salient features
of the excited trading was that specu-
lators found themselves whipsawed to
an extent not often equaled. a ma
jority yesterday We're on the selling
side trying to anticipate the action
Of the government. Guessing by the
crowd however. was on the wrong
side. and today the lightning-like ad-
vance left no chance to get out of
the predcament without paying a tre-
mendous penalty.
One of the freakish developments
was that dealers for the most part re
garded the cut Of 81 in flour prices
as bullish instead of bearish. For
the moment the view was generally
accepted that such a small cut where
much larger one had been looked for
would tend to lift the market for all
commodities rather than to relieve the
situation.
During the usual period when a re
action from an excited advance might
be looked for the market today kept
strongly pointed toward the zenith.
Prices swung backward at times, but
in the main the big initial bulge was
upheld.
One of the reasons for the contin-
ued strength of the market in the face
of the 81 cut i'm flour prices was that
it had been figured by traders here
yesterday that flour would be reduced
81 a barrel. \ widespread impression
had prevailed that the government
pr.ce Of wheat to millers would be made
81 so instead of S2.26 and that this
meant that flour would be cheaper
TO the public by 81 barrel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
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SUE big FIVE
PACK ERS At ONCE

Washington. Aug. G-Antitrust suits
against the five big meat packers will
be instituted Immediately by the de-
partmcnt of justice.
Attorney-General Palmer announced
that the evidence before the Federal
Trade Commission and committees Of
congress indicated "a clear violation of
the antitrust laws" and that he had
ordered prompt action accordingly"
lsidor j. Krosel. Of the New York
law firm of Jerome. Rand n krescl
will have charge of tine case, and Mr.
Palmer said he would be- given such AS
sistance by the department of justice
"as the case seems to warrant"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
WILSON TO ADDRESS
CONGRESS FRIDAY ON
HIGH COST Of LIVING

Washington, Aug. G.-Presdcnt Will
son will address congress is person Fri
day, to make recommendation for leg
islation designed to aid in reducing the
cost of living. This was learned today
at the White House.
That one of the presidents recon
mcndations will be more teeth" to
make existing laws effective to ade.
quately cope with profteerng is the
general belief of officials in the absence
of definite information from the White
House.
The president, it was suggested, also
may ask congress for "A modified H.
cens:ng system under which margins of
profits could be controlled so as to bring
an immediate reduction in prices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
Warm Off the Wire

Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 5.-Un-
official reports received here today
stated that Guillermo Meixueiro. a rebel
leader who has been carrying on an in
surrection in the state of OaXaco for
more than five years, had surrendered,
will seven of his principal lieutenants,
to forces under Gen. Pablo Gonzales,
but there has been no confirmation of
the rumor.
Mexico City. Tuesday. Aug. g.
George A. Chamberlain, American con.
sui general here, presented his resigna.
ton to the state department on leaving
this city for the United States a few
days ago according to information re-
received today from an authoritative
source.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
II RAILROAD UNIONS NOW
HAVE ASKED MORE WAGES

New York. Aug. 6.-Representatives
of IA railroad unions now have joined
in "A communication to Director General
Hines asking immediate increases in
wages. SO far as is known. this is the
first instance on record in which all
the railroad unions, representing 1000
900 employees, have acted as unit. Mr.
Hines said he had not had time to an
alyze the communication. but it seemed
a formal presentation of wage demands
already made public.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
Austrian Proposals Made

Paris. Aug. 6.-The Austrian counter
PROPOSALS to the peace terms were hand
al 70 the allied mission at st. Germain-
sn.Laye. at 1915 today The counter
proposals were brought at once TO Paris
and delivered TO the supreme council OF
the peace conference.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
ALL THE KANSAS CITY
RAILWAY SHOPMEN OUT

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. Ga com
pete tie-up in railroad repair work here
resulted today in the spread of the shop
mems strike to include federated craft
employees of the Burlington and the
Kansas City Southern. whose 1000 shop
men. after reporting for work this morn
ing, walked out before noon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
LABOR GOING AFTER L. :.
STEEL CORPORATION NEXT

Washington. Aug. "a prediction
that Labor would organize the United
States Steel Corporation and establish
the eight-hour day for its employees was
made today by Frank Morrison. secre-
tary of the American Federation of
Labor. testifying before a congressional
comittee at a railroad bill hearing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
ALLEGED PROFITEERS IN
SUGAR TO BE ARRESTED

Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. 6.-Warranti
were issued this afternoon for the ar|
rest of three officers of the Pittsburd
branch of the Central Sugar CompanJ
of Chicago. charged with profiteering|
The informations, which were sword
to by Special Agent Edgar ]. Speer Of
the department Of justice, charged thai
the company during the last two week.
sold sugar at ii cents pound whole
sale.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
Still Want "Bill's" Trial

London. Aug. 6.-The allies have not
altered their decision to hold the trial
Of the former German emperor in Lon
don, Andrew Bonar Law. government
leader, announced in the house of com
mons today He said no action in the
matter could be taken until the German
peace treaty is ratified.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-07
SETTLING OF ADRIATIC
QUESTION is IMMINENT

Rome, Aug. 6.-The settlement OF the
Adriatic question affecting Italy ana
Jugo- Slavia is imminent, according to
the Popolo Romano today. In accord
ance with the settlement, it says, Fiume
will be an Independent state, with the
port internationaliZed.