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Pleasant Gap.

/ Several from this vicinity attended
the 4th at Appleton City last Friday.
| John Woodfin and family and Mrs.
Pete Tharp spent Sunday at the Will
White home. .s si
Miss Gladys Roades spent Sunday
with Gladys Holt and attended Sun
day school at the apostolic church
Sunday evening. ss:.
albert Brown and family visited
Sunday at the Will Brown home.
Milburn Tharp and wife and James
Steele and family celebrated 4 the
Fourth at Rich Hill.
Miss Elsie Merchant called on
Miss Edna Hancock last Wednesday
evening.
John Woodfin has been ootbersd
from his work the past weef III
Alb Boain, Of Phoenix, Ariz., ID Wis
ting his brother, Dick Rolin. pEhr
Culver this week: ~ wv
Miss Beulah Brown anu Emnitt
Ford and miss Rosa Brown and r..
Carson Wilson spent Saturday Mint
at the Walter Tharp home n near .s' r.
Miss Leo Morilla visited Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Ola Compton.
Mrs. Roila Morgrett and Mrs. Hen
ny Tharp called at the John Woodfin
home last Monday. -,
Will Brown has been on the sick
list the past few days.
Threshing machines have started in
this neighbQrhood this week.
Mrs. Babe Griggs is visiting rela-
tives in Rockville this week.
Milburn Tharp and James Steele
cut Jasper Smiths wheat last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Kolossick, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Allen, Mr.. and Mrs
Merl Duncan, Misses Beulah and
Rosa Brown and Emmitt Ford called
at the ]. A. Wilson home Sunday
evening. ~
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A Surprise Party.

On Tuesday night, July the first,
number of young people gathered
at the home of w. B. Griffin to bid
farewell to Henry Beard, who de-
parted for his home near Parsons,
Kansas, Wednesday.
Mr.. Beard is nephew of Mrs !.
B. Griffin and w. A. Baker of Double
Branch neighborhood and during his
stay here has won many friends.
The young people spent a most en-
joyable evening, playing many games
and listening to the music on the
Victrola.
At a late hour all departed declar-
ing they had had delightful time
and hoping Henry would not forget
to make them another visit.
Those present were: Misses Annie
Walters, Alice and Veta Vannoy,
Martha Utley, Lorene and Irene
Ferret, Faye Blankenbaker, Mabel
Padley, lnez King, Joyce Ghere,
Leona Padley, Marie Baker and Cecil
Thomas; Messrs. Edgar, Ralph and
Freddie Baker, Ernest Deems,
George Boehm, Chester Vannoy,
Emmett Hart, Carl Woodall, Marion
Thomas, Allen Starr, Charley Deems,
Robert Ison, Henry and Julian
Cough, Victor Diehl and Elijah Wal
tiers.
One Who Was Present.
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Ballard Breezes.

Ora Miller of Adrian came out to
his farm Tuesday to thresh his wheat
Ora. Evans and wife of Kansas
City visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Evans, last week. te
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fink, Mr.. and
Mrs. Omer Fink and Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith motored to Jacksonville FRI
day to help celebrate the 4th.
Mrs. Walker has returned FROM
Oklahoma and has purchased new
runabout. 1s
Will Keirsey and son, Sam, of near
Butler have been putting up hav the
past week on their farm near here.
Grandma Berkebile died Friday a.
the home Of her son, Bob Berkebiie.
ODE Keirsey and family visited
Fred Cowgirl and family Of Altoona.
Herbert Sargent and wife visited
Loe Reese and family of Spruce
Sunday.
Bryan Hurt and wife visited Earl
Gorwine and family Sunday. s
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In And Around Maysburg.

The Sunday school convention wa.
held at Cove Creek Christian church
Sunday. Only two delegates wer,
present, but there were good talk
made by different ones Of the tire,
churches. Dinner was served on thu
ground and everyone seemed to Ell
joy the day. Immediately after thu
convention the young people helt
their Endeavor with Miss Ermint
thinner as leader. Topic was "Oul
Relation to Our Enemies.
Edd Mccoy took hogs to Urict
Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Simpson went te
Clinton Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert visited al
their daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.. Ra;
Powell, Sunday.
Rev. Armstrong expects to begin q
revival meeting at Aaron Tuesday
night.
There will be basket dinner and
dedication of the Methodist church
at Aaron Sunday, July IS. rs
Joe Jacobs have their house al.
most ready for the plasterers.
4 The threshing machine expects to
start in the neighborhood this week
n. Mrs. Rosa Dudney has been quite
sick. Her daughter and husband
have come to help care for her.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Shows daughter,
Mrs. Zella Dale, and husband visited
them Sunday.
y Nj. and Mrs. Hiney Strobe are re-
joitihg over the arrival Of little twin
grin which came to bless their home
june q. They have named them
Alice and Aline. This is the second
ser Of twin girls for Mr. and Mrs,
Strobe. $50
A NEIGHBOR.
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THE Secretary Of the Treasury him
self told me that the night before
last, and everybody who knows the
situation knows that, and II is our
dut'. to turn in and support It as
much as we can"
When asked when the new Gov
eminent loans might be expected,
MrSQav ansWered:.
II could not say as to that, but
they are not very far off. The Gov
eminent must have the money, and it
is of. importance to everybody that 1t
should have it,"
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Says Another Loan is Sure to
Come. We

New York, N, Y, July 5.-Testify-
ing before the joint legislative COM
mittee on housing at its hearing in
the city hall, William A. Day, presi-
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, told the committee that Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Glass had as.
sured him that the Government
would be compelled to raise more
money through the flotation of loans.
THE Government will have to
have more money" said Mr.. Day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
EMBARGO POWERS ON
WHEAT, IN AND OUT.
SOUGHT FOR WILSON
FOOD ADM MS STRATION
SEEKS TO MAKE EFFEC-
TIVE 1919 PRICE

Washington, Feb. 5.-Julius
Barnes, head of the food admins
tration's grain corporation, asked
congress today through the house
agricultural committee to delegate
broad powers to President Wilson
as a means Of making effective the
governments guaranteed price for
the 1919 wheat crop.
Mr.. Barnes asked for an appro-
prlation of at least $l000,0OOOOO.
with authority to borrow more il
necessary on the credit and property
OF the grain corporation, and au-
thority to buy and sell wheat and
wheat products at home and abroad
for cash or for credit. He also
asked that the president he given
import and export c'1bargo powers,
authority to build or requisition
storage facilities and to license deal
ers, millers and elevators, control
over exchange trading and authority
to give preferential rail service on
American railroads and steamships
in transporting cereals 70 markets at
home or abroad.
Mr.. Barnes said that after de-
ducting 100000 bushels of wheat
for seed and 47O,OO00Q0 bushels for
home consumption, there would be
left abailablc for export trade 34S,-
100000 bushels. He said of this
amount lSO,0O0,OOO bushels had been
exported up to Feb. /, last, and
against this the following commit
ments were to be applied to wheat
or wheat flour:
European allies. 100000 BUSH
els; commission ior relief in Bel
gium, 2OOOO000 bushels; Europcau
ncutrals, l5.0O0O00 bushels. and
European relief. 3OOOOOO0 bushels.
These exclude Mr.. Barnes said.
ANY contribution to enemy coun-
tries such as may be approved by the
supreme council on supply and re-
lief or the armistice authorities, but
also these enemy country necessit-
les may be satisfied with rye and
other grains, instead of wheat
should we be short available wheat" "
The grain corporation has on hand
Mr.. Barnes said. l45,0000O0 bushels
of wheat and l5,OO0,OOO bushels OF
wheat flour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
MRS. MCLESKY QUITS
RANGER-IT'S BECOME
TOO NOISY FOR HER

Ranger. Texas, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Cor
die McClesky in whose chicken yard
the first ranger oil well made a poor
family rich in one night in October,
1917, has sold her town house in
Ranger and is going elsewhere "be-
cause the excitement and noise
have become too much for her"
She sold her one-story frame house
Immediately behind the McClesky
building-Ranger's digestion a
picture show and received $4,000
for the old building and lot. Many
other newly rich oil owners are
moving out because of the sudden
influx of people and the conse-
quent crowding They have been
used to West Texas ranges.
80 much rain has fallen now, I
know gardening and farming will
be fine eXclaims the widow OF the
first oil magnatc OF the plains, "and
| am going back to the country"
Mrs. McClesky made this state
ment in her home during an inter
view on what she intends to do with
her sudden wealth, where she will
spend it and how it all happened.
For, two years ago, she was milking
her cows and washing her clothes
on a little drouth-stricken farm in
EaStland county. Then the oil well
blew in one fine day and everything
changed for the McCleskys.
1t is estimated that the family
wealth now is %,000,000, and it is
getting bigger every minute and
hour the well flows. Besides that
four other wells are ready to come
in on the farm whenever storage can
be obtained. In other words. the
McClesky fortune has a chance to
grow into $27,000,000, when two
years ago it wasn't hardly two dol
lars.
What do | desire most and what
will do now" Mrs. McClesky te-
peated the question. First, | am
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
READY FOR NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY TOMORROW

Weimar, Monday Feb. 3.-The
process OF temporarily transferring
the German seat of government
from Berlin to Wcimar, where the
national assembly is to meet Thurs
day, is expected to be virtually COM
pleted tomorrow, when Count
Observation-Disclosures, foreign secre-
tary will reach here. The five
members oithe cabinet and the ex-
ecutiye officials under Chancellor
Ebert arrived in Weimar early this
afternoon and established quarters
in the palace. The physical dill
iicultes comprise chiefly an ap-
parent shortage of manual iaborcrs
willing to haul and carry baggage.
The city has furnished an over-sup-
ply OF candidates for post, OF hon
or.
The cabinet. minus its official
records and other documents, man
aged to hold an executive session
on the palace late in the afternoon.
The present government consid
ers that its mandates expire with
the convening OF the constituent
assembly and its first task will be
to move the immediate appoint
ment of a new coalition govern
ment in the organization OF which
party interests will he eliminated.
The majority socialists will hold
their first party caucus TUESDAY
morning. The German democratic
faction will hold its party meeting
at Erfurt, near here.
1t is believed that the new pro-
visional cabinet will be made up
of majority socialists, democrats
and clericals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
PRESIDENT APPROVED
TRADE COMMISSION
MEAT PROBE METHODS
LETTER SHOWS THAT HE
MADE PERSONAL INVES-
TIGATION A YEAR AGO

Washington, Feb. 5.-Letters
read today at the senate agricul-
ture committees hearing on meat
industry legislation disclosed that
President Wilson made personal
investigation last February OF pro-
tests against the Federal Trade
Commissions conduct OF its pack
ing inquiry and informed Louis +.
Swift that he was convinced that
there would be no warrant for his
interfering with the judgment and
action OF the commission
During cross-examination Of
Henry Needcr, counsel for Swift &
Co., by Francis !. Heney, Mr.. Wee
der read various letters written by
Louis f. Swift to government Off
cials, including the president, pro-
testing against methods OF the
trade commission. He read the
following from Secretary Tumulty
under date OF Feb. q, 1918, replying
to the appeal to the president:
The president has asked me to
acknowledge for him the receipt
OF your letter OF Feb. 10 and to say
that Immediately upon its receipt
he looked into the matter about
which You wrote him in careful in
quiry OF the Federal Trade Com
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
F EARFUL
BRITISH EMBARGO
MAY Be PER|LOUS
LEWIS SAYS ACTION MAY
BRING ON ANGLO-AMERI-
CAN TRADE WAR
RECALLS 1872 EMBARGO
Says Britain Does This Country .
Great Violence at This Time
Senator Weeks Says Purpose is tc
Build Up British Industry to Pre-.
War State.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Democrats
and republicans in the senate today
joined in critici,ing the new British
embargo on Imports and calling al.
tcntion to the effect il would have
ON american industry.
Senator Weeks OF Massachusetts,
republican, and Senators Lewis OF
Illinois, Smith OF Georgia and Reed
OF Missouri, democrats. led in pro
tests against the British embargo
Senator Weeks said he did no,
charge that the embargo was aimed
against he United States, but Sena-
tor Lewis remarked that a majority
OF articles listed are manufactured
IN the American Middle West The
Illinois senator said the action
might bring on a trade war.
u invite the attention of the
British officials to this delicate situ-
alton, he continued. While the
president is in France battling for
the principles our country feels are
necessary, one of our own allies takes
a course so inimical to the welfare
OF the United States that it is cal
cuIated to create a sentiment of hos
tlllty which will embarrass harmony
IN the United States"
Approving the view expressed in
a pending resolution by Senator
Weeks asking the state department
whether any steps have been taken
to securing modification, that the
embargo violates the third of Presi-
dent Wilson's peace points against
economic barriers, Senator Lewis
added:
britain does this country a great
violence at this time in pressing this
embargo. 1t will awaken sentiment
that will make it difficult for the
/ president to succeed in his efforts
and awaken hostility, create a war
of protest and lead to rctaliatory
legislation by the United States
and before we know it we will have
trade hostility; instead of having
the calm peace we wish with our
allies. we will have cnmity instead
OF the peace we strive for.
Il pray the British official set to
beware and not necessarily re
awaken the old spirit of 1872"
Senator Weeks said that the en-
bargo'S purpose was to build up
British industry to its pre-war nor
nal condition.
This building up. however" said
Mr. Weeks, has directly the re-
verse effect on our own industry.
The time has come when we must
give attention to our own domestic
affairs and protect our own COM
mcrce."
In connection with the discussion
OF the situation in Europe, Senator
Reed referred to the pacifist move
ments in France and England about
six years ago, and declared the Car
ncgic Foundation had branches in
every country that were Jointly
conSpirlng to control the policie, Of
these countries.
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NO MORE UNIFORMS
ORDERED OF TAILORS
MAY BE DELIVERED

Washington, Feb. 5.-Command-
ants of all army camps and posts
have been instructed by General
March to prevent the sale or deliv-
cry of uniforms by civilian tailors
to officers and men Of the army
about to be discharged. A circular
containing the instructions made
public today pointed out that even
under the act now pending in con-
gress to permit the retention of
uniforms, discharged men viii be
permitted to wear only the particu-
lar uniform which they have been
permitted to retain, with the dis
tinctive mark provided by the war
department.
Under existing law, honorably
discharged officers may wear their
uniforms on occasions of ceremony,
and enlisted men are required to
return uniforms four months after
discharge,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
WAR HAS ELIMINATED
THE MARROW DROPPING
STYLES" IN MAN-GARB

New York, Feb. 5.-"Narrow
STOPPING styles in mems cloth
ing are to be bani,hcd as a re-
suit OF the war, according to
members Of the International
Cutters Association. who open
ed their thirty-ninth annual
convention here last night.
The man we must fit today
is not the same fellow, physi-
cally for whom we made
clothes before the war began"
said l.. c. Tyler, chairman of
the committee on fashions.
"The rigorous army training
has given him a broad, deep
chest and straight back"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
ZAPATA TAKES REFUGE
IN MOUNTAIN FASTNESS

Mexico City, Jan. lS.-(Corres-
pondence of Associated Press -
Hunted by government troops and
with his forces decimated by hun
ger and influenza, Emiliano Ia
pata is reported to have sought
refuge in inaccessible mountain
fastness OF the state of Morelos
with a small band OF followers. Re
ports from the forces of paciiica-
ton daily tell OF the surrender OF
former Zapata adhcrents.
Train service has been inaugural
ed from Mexico City to Guernavaca
the beautiful ruined capital of Mo-
relies, which for years has been III
the power OF the Zapata men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
MRS. ROOSEVELT SAILS
TO VISIT SOLDIER SONS
AND QUENTIN'S GRAVE

New York, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, widow OF Colonel
Roosevelt, was among the passen-
gers on the liner Lorraine which
sailed from here today. She will
visit the grave OF her son, Lieut.
Quentin Roosevelt, who was killed
in an airplane battle over the Ger
man lines, and she plans also to
spend several weeks with her sister.
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ARKANSAS VOTES DOWN
DEPOSITS GUARANTEE

Little Rock, Ark. Feb. 5.-Pro-
posed creation OF a bank depositors'
guarantee in Arkansas, similar to
those provided for under laws Of
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, was
voted down in the Arkansas senate
after the author Senator Great
house OF Washington county, had
made an impassioned plea for its
passage over an adverse committee
report. The vote was p to four
against the bill.
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Billy Misle is SQUARE.

st. Paul, Feb, 5.-Billy Miske, he
local heavyweight announced to-
day that he had declined an offer to
box Fred Fulton, Rochester, MINI.
20 rounds at New Orleans on March
T. Miske declared that he never
again would fight Fulton or any
boxer whose name has been con-
nected with framing a fight"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
BALTOUR AGAINST BIG
ARMY IN RUSS MUDDLE

London, Feb. 5.-Military inter-
vention in Russia on a large scale is
not to be thought of, declared Ar
thur J. Balfour, British foreign sec
retary, last night. The great powers
were doing everything they consid-
cred could be done, however, he
said, in dealing with what he char
acterized as "a most disquieting sit
uation."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
TOTAL ARMY SIREN 9Th
NOV. Il REPORTED AS
Be Nc 3,703,273 MEN

Washington, Feb. 5-The total
strength OF the United States army
on Nov. II, when the armistice was
signed and when the American war
effort was at its peak, was 3,705,-
273, officers and men, including
ing the marine corps on duty with
the army in Europe. A statistical
table made public today by the war
department gives the figure
Included in the table is a COM
prehensive statement OF the
strength of allied and German
forces on the western front by
months, beginning April /, 1918,
showing that on July |, for the first
time, the allied rifle strength eX-
ceeded that OF the Germans.
The rifle strength, which means
men Standing IN the trenches
reach to 60 over the top with the
bayonet,' the allied total on July
| was l,556,000, compared with L.
4l20O0 for the Germans.
On November |. when the en-
emy'S reserves had been exhausted
and his front line strength reduced
bv half, the allies and rifle strength
OF l,4S5,000, representing odds OF
upward OF two to one.
From July /, as the Americans
continued to arrive, the allied SUI
periority showed continued growth
over the Germany, who had drop
ped Nov l to a strength OF 800
600.
When the great German drive
was launched in the spring Of 1913,
the enemy had definite superiority
of approximately 20 per cent the
figures for April l showing an al
lied rifle strength OF l,245,00O and
Germa ntotal of 100000. The
Germans reached their maximum
June |, with 100000. while the
allies reached their maximum Sept.
|, with l,682,000,
The meaning of the rifle strength
upon which the table is basd IS
made clear by the fact that an
American division with total
strength of approximately $4,000
fighting men is rated as i220O
rifles.
The departments table shows
that the rush OF American
troops to Europe when the Ger
man great drive was launched not
only succeeded in making good
all allies losses from month to
month, at the front, but steadily
increased the strength OF the allied
armies actually engaged. Figures
on the hundreds OF thousands Of
Americans who we're in training
behind the lines are not given.
The table prepared by General
Pershing's staff showing the com
parative strength OF the armies for
the eight months covered follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06

Miss Emily Carcw, who is doing
war work in Italy. While in France,
Mrs. Roosevelt will see her sons,
Lieut.. Col Theodore Roosevelt and
Capt Kermit Roosevelt. How long
She will remain abroad was not an
nounccd.
New York, Feb. 5.Memorial serv-
ices for Theodore Roosevelt will be
held under the auspices of the
American Defense Society in more
than 700 cities throughout the
United States next Sunday after
noon at I o'clock, it was announced
today Service also will be held in
Hawaii, Alaska and Porto Rico at
the same time. The New York me
mortal service will be held at historic
Trinity church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
Hot Off the Wire

Paris, Feb. 5.--Allianccs between
the various nations will not be al
fected by the existence OF the So
ciety OF nations now in process Of
formation, it was declared by Ar
thur J, Balfour to newspaper inter
viewers here last night, The consti-
tuition OF the league of nations said
the foreign secretary, will involve
no modification OF the treaties of
alliance previously concluded. As
to the question whether special coal
itionS of two or several peoples
could be formed aside from the
league" Mr.. Balfour added, "the
conference alone can decide.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06
Italian Airman Killed in Ohio.

Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 5.-Lieut.
Gravinni Pirelli, p years old, of the
aerial service OF the Italian army,
while on test flight late yesterday
fell about 200 feet and was instantly
killed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06

On Nov II the American army in
Europe was comprised of S0,S42 Of
ficers and l,86S,474 men, while 1,162
officers and 2l,O72 men were at sea
en- route to Europe. The marine
contingent in the expeditionary
force on that date was LOOP officers
and 81 1888 men, making the total
European army strength either in
France or Ell route there 2,0O4955
officers and men.
In the United States on that date
were 1884 400 army personnel and
in the insular possessions, the Canal
Zone, Alaska, etc. 55,735.
The total strength OF the Siberian
expedition on that date was 2QS
officers and $500 men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-06

London, Feb. 5,-Reports from
various sources that the members
of the Sim Fein who had been in
termed in England were to be re-
leased were set at naught today by
a statement issued from the office
of the secretary for Ireland. The
statement declared that the Sim
Fein prisoners were not be released,
under the present circumstances"