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The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09
Fourth Red Army Falls.

Riga.-Milltary news from the Rus
sian Polish and Polish Lithuanian
fighting front is entirely Overshndow-
ing the peace conference. Messages
received by the Polish delegation from
tho Grodno-Lida sector says that viz
tually all OF the Fourth Bolshevlst
army has been captured In an en-
circling movement by the Poles, and
that all the staff WAS taken except
the commanding general and the chisr
OF staff. Twenty-six thousand, six
hundred and fifty prisoners and 40
machine guns have been captured
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09

observed then TINT she seemed to he
greatly agitated. Involuntarily I
sprung to my feet and removed my
hat, feeling certain that she had mis-
taken me for someone else.
She looked straight ut me with m
odd tightening of the lips. Into her
great dark eyes came look In which
pride and fear seemed to mingle with
utter lonthlng.
~ am here" she said.
In my confusion I mumbled some
thing. I hardly knew Whit. She look
ed me up and down with Il puzzled air
ind raised her hand to red cnrna-
ton she was wearing.
you were to Wear one, too"
II don't understand" l answered.
"DIdn't you" she asked hesitating-
ly. didn't you come here about the
papers"
"What papers?"
"YOu know"
II don't know" replied. 81 know
nothing about any papers. You must
huve mistaken ME for someone else"
But this wns the place-this bench
the first bench?'
II sat down here quite by accident"
"Oh!" she exclaimed with sigh OF
relief. "And you're not wearing a
red carnation. either"
recalled then with misgiving that
the ill-fnvored youth who Just mo-
ment ago had disputed the bench with
me had been wearing red carnation.
and that he had muttered something
about having a date. Yet it did not
seem possible that girl Of this sort
would be having rendezvous with
a scamp like him. determined II
possible to ascertain the girls mis-
sion.
II am merely waiting here" I hast
ened to explain. until 1t Is time for
me to keep dinner engagement with
some relatives in the apartment house
from which you came"
As spoke ] noticed that the fear
and loathing had vanished from her
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09
WOULD CLEAN UP
NATIONAL GAME
CLUB OWNERS SUGGEST METHOD
TO CONTROL BASEBALL
FOREVER.
WILL FORM HIGH COURT
TRIBUNAL WOULD BE MADE UP
OF MEN OF NATIONAL
REPUTATION.

Western Newspaper Union News ssrvics.
Chicago. Oct. 2-Reprcsentntives OF
four major league baseball clubs have
started a movement designed TO clean
np baseball forever" by taking control
Of the game out OF the hands of men
financially Interested and placing 1t
under civilian tribunal" to be
composed of men "of unquestiOnable
public standing" A letter WAS sent
70 every major league club and dozens
II others Interested asking their ap-
orOvnl of the plan which was charac-
serixed as u means of giving profess
,sonal baseball 10 the American peO-
ownership OF 1t away from club own
srs and players"
The letter was signed by william
veeck. president OF the Chicago Ma
tional League Club Charles A. COnis-
Ky, president Of the Chicago American
League Club; Barney Dreyfuss. presi-
dent Of the Pittsburg Club, and John
McGraw, vice president and manager
Of the New York National League
Club.
1t proposes that the national COM
mission be abolished because "in Its
present form II cannot be impartial, -"
and that In Its place there should be Il
tribunal whose members would receive
higher salaries than my one now con
nscted with baseball. General PERISH
Ing, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, former
President william Taft, Senator HI
ram Johnson. Judge X NJ. lands and
william q. McAdoo were some OF the
men proposed for the tribunal. hut the
letter adds that none yet has been ap-
preached on the subject.
Salaries for members OF the tribunal
and its secretaries md clerks would
he paid from fund set aside from
maj Or league and world series receipts.
The tribunal would he in absolute
charge OF all organized baseball
leagues. Of the players, the managers
and owners and league presidents and
Its decisions would be beyond appeal
or dispute.
The letter declared that such a plan
must be worked out Immediately II
baseball 10 to continue as the ma.
tional game and points out the gam
bling and betting evils revealed In the
last two years.
The plan was worked out BY A. d.
I.asksr Of the Chicago National League
Club and received full approval Of
President John Hsydler Of the Ma.
tional league, the letter says-
1.-THE national commission. base.
balls supreme body, consists today OF
presidents of the National and Amer
lean Leagues" the letter continues.
"s Regardless Of the desire of
these men to be impartial, they could
be, at least subconsciously, unmlndful
of the special interest of the indlvid.
nal league they represented. 1t was
felt, therefore. that the third member
Of the commission should not he con-
nected with the game. The shock just
received by the baseball world. the
blu existing Of three major League
players, and the Indictments and sns-
pension OF some OF the greatest stars
on a world championship team, has
caused the owners to look within
themselves M, understundnbly. they
might not look under ordinary cir
cuinstnnces."
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09
British Ships to Chile.

The British battleship Canada has
been handed over by Captain Tomlin.
on behalf Of the British admiralty, to
Admiral Sir Louis Gomez Of the Chile
an navy.
The Canada will now be known as
the Almirante Latorre. 1t was built In
England for the Chilean navy, but was
Communicated by Great Britain dur
Ing the war. The Chilean navy has
also taken over the British destroyers,
Broke. Botha and Faulkner. and the
tug boat. Stole.
The destroyer, Broke, earned fame
In the channel in April, 1917. when II
and the Swift attacked and defeated
six German destroyers. sinking two of
them.
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09
CHAPTER !. al

With an exclamation Of annoyance
crumpled up the note from my great
uncle Rufus and dung II on the floor.
My disappointment at Its contents was
the one thing needed to complete the
utter misery Of wretched day.
Only That morning my roommate
Biree and Roller. fortunate fellows.
hnd been Informed that their applica-
tons for the ambulance service had
been accepted. Our yenr OF happy
compnnIonshIp had come to nn abrupt
eud.
Cheer M. old man." cried the op.
timlstIc Blrge. "'your luck will change
snme time
fright" said Roller. as he stopped
10 give final tug to the straps of his
new kit bag. 81 chap as crazy about
Adventure as you are Is bound to meet
her soon"
stop it." cried In desperation. at
II you two who are to hive the grent
opportunity. Soon you'll he seeing
Hhrapnel burst. airplanes battling reg
iments charging. heroes dying. and /
I'll he sitting here alone In hall
room. eating my heart out with lone
sOmeness md envy. spending my days
at an uncongenini desk, and my nights,
God knows how, after you fellows hive
gone"
"You never can tell" chirped old
Rlrge "nll kinds Of strnnge things hap
pen right here In New York You may
he the one that has had bellyful of
adventure before we rctlirn-if we do"
His last three words gave MS all n
SOLDERING thought. There was chance.
more than Il chance, that never ngnin
on this earth would we three be to.
gether again. Eight OF our college
mates had preceded BirGe and Roller
to the grent battlefield. Already three
OF them lny In hero graves somewhere
under the lilies OF France.
The silence Of II sad parting fell on
us. The taxicnh came and we drove
together to the pier with hardly n word
spoken.
As we shook hands at the gang
plank old Roller spoke again, n glIs-
ten Of tears In his eye, something al
most prophetic In his voice.
NELSON" he said. az feel 1t In my
bones that something Is going to hap
pen to you soon. something thrilling
IT wish to God something would -
I answered bitterly.
Diaconsolntely waved them last
adieu from the dock. In black mood
] rallied against the fate that had left
me behind. poIgnantly Iamenting the
lack OF the eight hundred dollars that
w>uld have set me free to accompany
them.
Two letters. thrust under the door
In clearinghouse fashion. awaited my
homecoming. One Of them rccog.
nlzed at once as my mothers weekly
billet Of good advice, and tossed aside
to be read when I was In better
frame Of mind. The other was IN q
cramped. unfamiliar handwriting. As
I studied the envelope curiously sus
plcion as to the writer's Identity
flashed into my mind and eagerly
tore It open. My great-uncle. Rufus
CASTOR, was an old. old man. 1t mus,
b from him. What could he be writ
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09
rrappers Catch 5000 Rats.

Port Arthur, Texas.-Trappers en-
ployed by the United Stutes public
health service here have caught to
dnte 5000 rats. Laboratory tests
showed no presence of bubonic plague
infection In any OF the rodents. The
rats cost the government thIrty-eight
cents each for trapping, not including
laboratory expenses.
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09
Two Killed In Raid.

Wichita Falls, TeIas.-In q raid on
an alleged gambling house at Kerr
City. the oil fields two men assisting
deputy constRbles were shot and killed
and another slightly wounded. The
officers continued the raid, however,
and arrested fOrty-four men.
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09

$3.50
confusion Mt her mistake. and the ris-
Ing red In her cheeks added grently
to her exquisite l0veliness.
~ WAS to meet someone here" she
faltered: you quite understand. don
your"
II understand perfectly" l answer
ed. and recalling the scar-faced man
hurried on to say. but II can be
of any service-"
mo. no. she sobbed. apparently
overwhelmed by whatever 1t WAS that
was besettinE her. ITS nothing
nothing anyone can help.
"Tell me about the man you were
to meet mere.
VINO are you! sne demanded her
suspicion suddenly ris'hs al my q"e"'
ton. You're NOT oe'ec,'Ses
Far from IT, l answered. anus''o'
~. I'm JUST pam sPaiuihs VERSION
on my way 70 o'he VIII" NY great
uncle itnfus Gaston.
oh! sne sa'u, 'e''eSeu' "e'r
apartment Is on the same hoor a.
ours.
ie'i me ABOUT '"a nm" 20" "ere
10 meet '"S'S'eu' "'"' nave 'ee''
MIN.
D'o YOU "na' was TIC "he' VIC
!! demahoeu eagerly
DON'T you kno" MN: ! couh'ereu'
NO. never saw MIN. uon even
know wh" lie IL. l only Know tha'
there was 10 DC man waiting mere
on thls yemen th's evening. we "ere
n"th 10 wear reo CARNATIONS. 1 was
10 come mere s'o"e' 10 see HI" ano
10 get the
She stopped abruptly ana tearing
OF the flower she wns wearing.
trampled II viciously nnder her f"ot'
mot 30 loud" l warned her. fear
full lest they might still be lurking
about and overhear us. rhere were
two of them
1.-Two" she whispered. turning pale
Yes. one waiting here ON this bench
ind the other. vii'alnous scnr-faced
fellow, hiding IN the bushes yonder.'
u dare not 10 on with IT,. she
sobbed. Il dare mott dare not! On
what shall DOR
The thing TO 10 now. replied. rs
for you to let me accompany you back
to your home. They will make no
further attempt to meet you this eve.
ming. since my presence has spoiled
thetr pians- Come. let me escort you,
Miss
Az hesitated over the name she
answered simply:
Observation-Disclosures bradford.
She pohuered Tor moment over my
suggestion and then turned to Walk
win me 'o"aru the apartment mouse
"nat "ers u'e men iike' sac
askeo.
described them rs pest couid
tnouRh really the impression that she
youth ON t"e oehch hao ieit wa" vague
MS voice. MI 'hso'eht' honrse' uhc"''
usateu one. WIS aithos' All eouia re-
cali ABOUT nun.
wonder VINO they were1 won
der now they khewF
knew whntF
Her lips frightened Into straiSht
line.
II can't tell you. l daren't. 1t isn't
my secret"
BY this time we had reached her
home ana the bowling doorlnnn was
swinging BACK the sreat iron door
Tor us. II had been my intention 10
announce my arrival out recalling
that MISS hrhd1ord had said that the
Gastoh apartment was on the same
floor as hers. stepped with her into
the elevator. when 1t hnd descended,
leaving us together IN the corridor
she turned to me ana onered her hnhd'
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09

! WIS lleItly al W uiiiN
with him and his wife. Dlsgustediy I
flung 1t aside. 1t capped the climax Of
my dissatisfaction with everything
Here were my two chums starting OF
To tie war. and here was |. Spnding
Nelson, twenty-slN. strong In physique.
save for Il football knee" that had
barred me from military service thirst
Ing for excitement. left behind In the
prOsnIc business world and now bid
d,.n to nn embarrassing meal with two
doctepit old relatives. I made up my
r,inn not to answer the note. My great
uncle Rufus could go hang. for all OF
his millions. ! would not go near
him.
The sight Of my mothers letter lying
10 me that It WINS she who had prevent
cd my going. Poor mother. She and
! had been ut cross-purposes ever since
my fathers death while I wns II young
stcr. II seemed to me TINT always she
had opposed everything I wanted to do.
After I left college she had found
place for me In the office OF one Of my
fathers friends In the little western
city where our home was. I had been
two years getting AWAY to Join Eirge
md Roller in New York. Most OF all
she Ind set herself against my going
to France She did not believe In war.
was the only man left In the family.
She was far from well. II anything
should happen 10 her. my young Sis
tiers had only me to look to. When
these pleas had failed to move me
she had not hesItRted to remind me
that ! was In her debt.
Unfortunately this was true. My
years mt college had cost me more tian
my small patrim0ny. I had borrowed
freely from her. expecting soon to he
able to repay her. Like an young grnh-
yates l Ind vastly overestimate'l my
earning capacity. Three years had
dred dollars.
81 do not see" she had written
me. show you Gun honornbIy feel free
to 20 while you are In my debt. To
furnish you funds Mt college your
mother and sisters prncticel many
economies. The girls are now rench-
Ing an age Wien their expenses VIII be
much greater. l need the money Tor
them. The least you can do Is to pay
It back before you give UP your posi-
ton and go on on wild goose chnses."
For this argument ! could find no
n"hWer. My ohiiGut'on 10 her was
dtht OF honor That must DE- pal" ne
fore I could he nv own muster Each
week ] hnd been putting awny nve h"i-
lars. hhd as II accumulated nal beeh
sending her money order.
While was debating what TO do
! began to read my mothers lutest let
ter. The hrst part OF 1t repeated her
many arguments. Size wrote:
1.-Two days ago I received letter
from my fathers brother. Rufus Gas
ton. upon whom you called when you
first went to New York. He asked
nbOut you and made ME a proposition
concerning you. I did not venture to
give him nm answer. Your views and
mine are so seldom In accord. gave
him your address and suggested that
he write to you himself. Probably he
has done so by this time
Hastily I rescued my grentuncIe's
crumpled note from the floor and
smoothed II out. II Rufus CASTOR
with his millions and no direct heir
had made n proposition concerning me,
his letter took on n vastly more inter.
esting complexion. Carefully rcread
IT, seeking for some hidden meaning
hat In Il NJ alma
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09
Smart,

He-lsn't that beautiful grip
She-Oh. yes! She's vogue on the
outside and vague inside.-Cartoons
Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1920-10-09
Under the same roof with
the heroine.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Reached Its Destination.

A little hoy was given penny to
give to the Lord at church. He re-
turned home to report that not seeing
God around he gave his penny 70 the
man with Q plate
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21

Big dance Saturday night ut Whit
t:ngton Park at Q p. m.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21
NOTICE MEMBERS OF co. ARD
MORE ENGINEERS.

meeting will be held at the Of
flee of H. H. Sayre, PIP Simpson
Building. Monday. May 81 at 2 p. m
TO take action upon the disposition OF
Co. funds. Unless otherwise direct
ed at this meeting. the fund will be
donated TO the Geo. r. Anderson Post
of the American Legion.
20-3-Adv. H. H. SAYRE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21
OSCAR RITTER INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT ON
NORTH WASH|N GTON

Oscar Ritter was seriously injured
today noon when he was knocked
from the running board of car, on
which he was riding
Mr.. Ritter was sitting on the side
TOOL box. on the running board, of
b. II. Corlew's car and as they pass.
ed the high school building, a car,
said to have been driven by Law
renee Tarver backed into them. push.
ing Mr.. Ritter off between the two
cars He was rendered unconscious
and sustained painful bruises about
the shoulders and chest. He was
taken TO his home at 517 North Wash.
ington street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21
Frank CarLwen Recover.

Frank Cardwell of the firm of
Bridgman-Cardwell Insurance Com
pany. has recovered from an opera.
ton recently undergone at Won Kel-
Ter hospital AMI has resumed his
work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21

REMEMBER THE BIG BASEBALL
GAME AT HEALDTON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AT 3 O'CLOCK. THE
CONSUME LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY TEAM WILL CLASH
WITH THE HEALDTON DRILLERS
AND a GOOD GAME Is ASSURED.
COME AND BRING SOME ONE
WITH YOU. 20.2.T
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21

Wichita, Kan.-Dr. w. II. Queen,
formerly of Alva, Okla, and lately
a resident of Asheville. ~ c., ar.
rested on charge of completely in
the Buhler, Kansas bank robbery.
Feb. Z, 1919
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21

Specials
FOR TOMORROW

Golden Gate Coffee, ID. 5Sc
Darlington Hail Coffee SIC
Louis Coffee, ID. ------53c
New State Coffee ,lb.--53c
Breakfast Delight, lb.--53c
Maxwell House Coffee 53c
Old Master Coffee, ID. .--53c
6 No. 2 Corn--------S7c
6 No. 2 Tomatoes for---77c
6 No. / Pork and Beans 49c
6 No. 1 Kidney Beans--49c
6 No. 2 Kraut for------49c
6 cans Asparagus for---79c
6 pkgs. Macaroni for---49c
6 pkgs. Spaghetti for---49c
Small Crisco -------49c
Medium Crisco S9c
Large Crisco -------$1.89
10 pounds Navy Beans 89c
Colored Nut Butter
6 cans Hebe Milk------39c
5 pound Blue Karo----49c
10 pound Blue Karo----89c
Wesson Oil, pints -----39c
Wesson Oil, quarts s----79c
THE
CRESCENT GROCERY!
AND MEAT MARKET!
1913 West Main Phone 618
Right next to Kress & Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21
County Treasurer Can for School
Warrants.

The following school warrants are
hereby called in for payment out OF
the several School District funds in
Carter County, Oklahoma. Series 1919
and 1920.
Interest will cease thirty days from
this date
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21
OKLAHOMA CITY DIVINE
GIVES BACCALAUREATE
SCI RMON SUNDAY MORN
AT CONVENTION HA | |

DR. Phil Baird, pastor of First
Presbyterian church, Oklahoma CITY,
will deliver the baccalaureate sermon
at Convention Hall, sunday morning
at II o'clock. There will be no serv-
ices at the churches. all congrega-
lions dismissing in order to attend
the service at the hall
The commencement address will be
delivered by Allen d. Albert, Friday
night at Convention Hall.
Tho service for Sunday is arranged
as follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21

ST. MARY'S CHURCH ,:3O =. NJ.
THIS EVENING SPECIAL SERMON
WHY CATHOLICS GO TO CONFES-
SION" NON-CATH0LICS SPECIAL
LY INVITED.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-21

Skating session tonight at s p. m.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-11
Dinner Stories

McMackerel was defending man in
q murder case. The case looked hope
less; the prosecution was soon done.
Then McMackerel rose. In quiet,
conversational tone McMackeral began
to talk to the jury. He made no men,
ton of the murder. He just described
in vivid colors a pretty country cottage
hung with honeysuckle, a young wife
preparing supper and the rosy young
stcrs waiting at the gate to greet their
father on his return home for the
evening meal. Suddenly McMackerel
stopped. He drew himself up to his
full height. Then, striking the table
with his fist, he cried. in voice that
thrilled every bosom: "Gentlemen,
you must send him back to them"
! A red-faced juror choked and blurt-
: ed out: by George, sir. We'll do it,
McMackerel, without another word,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-11
COULDN'T DOUBLE
UP HIS FISTS
Suffered Great Pains From
Rheumatism of the Joints.
His Muscles Were Sore and
Stiff.
Claims Great Relief Since TAX
ing Dreco, the Great Herbal
Remedy.

When the kidneys become weak or
deranged it is impossible for them to
separate the pOisOns from the blood
as 1t passes through these organs; the
kidneys are the tiltering plant for the
body; as the blood goes through they
strain out the poisons and pass them
from the system. If these poisons
stay in the blood such troubles as
rheumatism, catarrh, sallow skin, dizzi-
ness, headaches, etc, show up. The
body requires a full supply of pure.
rich, red blood, free from pcisons, to
keep it in a healthy condition. Dreco
acts on the kidneys, keeping them
strong to purify our blood supply.
The greatest relief I've known in
years is since | took Dreco'', said Mr..
Lester S. Geyer. highly respected
employe of the Star Piano Co., Rich
mond, Ind.
I've been full of rheumatism, ach-
ing joints, and sore muscles for a long
time.
MY hands We're so sore I couldn't
double up my fists; | couldn't bend
over without having terrible pains in
my back.
I've taken so much medicine that
my stomach was all out of order. My
food didn't digest and I got nervous
and weak, but I'm feeling great once
more for I've never seen anything take
hold like Dreco did. 1t simply knocked
out my troubles and put me on my
feet again"
All good druggists now sell Dreco
and it is highly recommended in Rich
mond by Thistlethwaites Drug Store.
Advertisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-11
It's Acid-Stomach That
Makes Millions Sick
and Suffer

It is a scientific fact that Acid Stomach
robs blood Of its vitality, resulting in flabby
flesh-weakness-palec heeks-loss of energy.
in fact causes many Of the ills of suffering
humanity.
You know what acid-mouth does to the
teeth and gums-how the acid literally eats
through the hard enamel, causing the teeth to
ache and decay Just imagine, then, what
havoc cid-Stomach must create throughout
the entire body.
Millions Of people are weak and unfit, suf-
fering all the time, in one way or another.
from Acid-Stomach.
They don't seem dangerously sick. Just
ailing. Going through life weak listless, drag
ging one foot after another. They're nervous
and irritable; lack power and punch, frequently
have severe attacks of binding, splitting
headaches; subject to fits of melancholia and
mental depression. And nearly always their
stomachs are out of order, even though many
experience no actual stomach pains digestion
poor-never getting anywhere near the full
strength from their food.
Acid-Stomach interferes with digestion. 1t
causes the food to ferment. This fermenta.
ton creates gas, sometimes causing painful