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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
AUSTRIA s PEI PIE A RE
STARVING AS SEQUENCE
Of CRIMES OF WAR LORD
WHOM GERMAN LEADERS
REFUSE TO EXT TRA D|TE.

Paris, Thursday, Feb. 5.--Lingering
starvation is facing the Austrian re-
public. the plight of which has grown
considerably worse in the last two
months, said DR.. LowenfeldRuss, Aus.
trlan state secretary of food admin.
isration today. DR.. Lowenfcld Russ,
took a very gloomy view of the stu
alton and pointed out the absolute
necessity Of obtaining immediate re-
lief.
Relief granted in December by the
supreme council when importations
or flour to Austria We're ordered" DR..
Lowcnfeld-Russ said, postponed to
certain extent the food crisis, but
was far from giving definite safety
to the country. Our necessities SO far
as we are concerned, are covered un-
I'll the first OF March, but this is only
providing transports arrive in time.
depreciation of our currency.
which has fallen in Switzerland TO
less than two per cent OF its original
value. deprlves us Of every possibil.
ity Of buying food in the worlds mar.
ket. y dollar which was worth five
crowns before the war, is now worth
500 and this we have 10 pay fol. i'm
portauons 60 times their pre-war val
ue without counting the great in
crease in prices, even in America.
our government has tried for
some time TO counterhalance price DIFF.
ferences for our people by making
| partly a state charge, but our means
are exhausted. There is no other
alternative than to make the custom
er pay small prices. but our poor
population cannot afford to buy even
the small rations we are able to dis
tribute.
General under-nutrition in the big
towns, especially Vienna, with the con-
sequences of the absolute want of
fuel makes the situation still worse
and all relief measures Undertaken
especially by Americans, can bring
no effective help.
Mortality figures regarding children
have roched fantastic heights
There is no remedy for this situa.
tion except the granting Of sufficient
credits for long term. BY such
means we would be able to buy food
stuffs at reasonable prices and per.
haps improve the rate of exchange.
The motion brought before the Am.
erican senate for the extension OF
credits to Austria is our only ray
Of hope in this direction but the stu.
atiOn is so bad in Austria we Gan
not wait until these credits are grant.
cd or until foodstuffs bought with
their aid will arrive in Europe.
"The presence of Herr Reusch and
myself in Paris Is for the purpose
Of pointing out to the reparations
commission the necessity for imme
diate measures to prevent complete
interruption of the food supply"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
FROM CAROLINA
TO MAINE THE.
EAST is BOUN Nd.
| n { \ A \ s OF.
ICE AND SNO ".

Washington, Feb. 6.--Another q
hours of snow and high winds along
the Atlantic coast from Maryland to
Maine was forecast today by tho
weather bureau. The peak of tho storm
is now in New England, where tho
heaviest fan OF snow in the east
this wintor-20 inchcs-was recorded
in places The fan continued general
from the Canadian border to central
Virginia ana covered a path as far
west as the upper Ohio valley.
Damage resulting from the storm
has been heavy. High tides, heavy
seas and high winds have wrought har.
oc at Atlantic coast resorts from Car
olina to New England. places damaged
including Atlantic City, Coney 1slanl
Ocean city, Maryland, Occanview and
Ruckroc Beach, Va, and Wrightsv.lle
Beach, Moth Carolina.
Shipping has also suffered severely,
many vessels being in distress all
along the coast
Railroad traffic has been serious.
ly interfered with, reports to the rail.
road administration showing passeng
cr trains running far behind schcd
Me, and in many sections freight train,
blocked
There has been no marked cold
at any point in the storm area. 1;
was said at the weather bureau, tenn
peratures generally being only a lit.
tie below the freezing point.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
Summary Of Proceedings.
ASSOCIATED Press

Muskogce, Feb. G.-Two THOUSAND
voices were raised in a mighty chorus
OF approval tonight when the demo.
cratic state convention by an almost
unanimous vote, requested Governor
Robertson to call special session
Of the legislature Immediately for the
sole purpose of ratlfying the Suscn
b. Anthony amendment to the fcderal
constitution to grant fun suffrage Ia
all Of the women of the United
States.
Here is a brief summary of what
the state convention accomplished
Elected forty delegates to the M.
tional convTltion at San Francisco
with half a vote each. Twenty of thc
delegates were chosen In the regular
manner and twenty by acclamation up,
on Endorsement of Senator Robert L.
owen and a committee of five.
Elected eight presidential electors
Elected George Bowman Of King
fisher national committeeman by &C
clamation.
Launched Senator owens campaign
for president amid scenes Of the will
est enthusiasm by instructing the f'f,
delegation to ltay with the senior
senator until released by him
Gave Scott Ferris. candidate for the
United States senate, the most en-.
thusiastic reception accorded any in
dividual in the convention.
Passed lengthy resolutions indors
ing the national and state administra
tions denOunciug the opponents Of the
league Of nations and demanding thc
quick ratification of the covenant as
President Wilson desires 1t. The reso
| uuons indorsing Governor Robert
sons administration put the stamp
of approval on his pardon and parole
! system, and carried a veicd slap a.
those who have been critici2ing him
Senator Cores name was not mention
ed out Of Difference to the judgment
Of Ferris himself, but the resolutions
deplored the conduct of all those
whether in this state or elsewhere
who had records as Obstruction.sts and
defcatists of the Wilson purpose
in prosecuting the war and in parry.
| ing for peace.
Passed by the suffrage resolution
by an almost unanimous vote.
AT the end of day of many lurit
happenings, the temper Of the con
veution in backing Senator owen as
real candidate for the presidential
nomination, with bitter resentment
against n movement to select Il trad
! ing delegation was STARTED In Senator
Owens own home district and hi:
home county, Muskogee, stands GU
as the spectacular feature.
The revolt against the Owen plar
went to such an extent in the secont
district caucus that the district turn
ed down the name Of Judge H. II
Christopher. who has been active IL
The Owen-for President organization
work for severtal months. The dele
CATION also recommended the nam
of Ben Lafayette, state chairman
whose home is ut Checotah, in tn,
Second district, for delegate.at-large I,
san Francisco. although Lafayette
was not on the delegation from hi
home county to the state convention
Astutc politics thoroughly capitali2
church by republicans in the contes
between j. D. McGraw and Jake Ham
on for republican national commit
teeman. Tom Wade, retiring com
mittecman nominated his successor
George Bowman, in generous AM
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
IMPORTANT MEETING Of
COUNTY INTEREST CLUB
HELD At ROOMS OF THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EiTett Dunlap was elected chairman
OF the Roads and County Interests
Committee, which is made up of JOINT
committees of the Chamber of Com
merce and Rotary and Lions clubs, at
a meeting held this morning at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms. Other
officers elected were G. =. Selvidge,
first vice-president and Fred Chap
man, second vice-president
The personnel Of the Roads and
County Interests Committee comprises
Errett Dunlap, Kirk Dyer, Tom Coop
er, Ed Sandlin and John +. Easley Of
the Chamber Of Commerce; Sidney
Suggs, G.. A. Ramsey, T.. l.. Evans, J.
b. Spragins and Sam Daube, Of the
Lions CLUB and Don Cochran Kennett
Hudson, G. =. Selvidge ana Fred
Chapman Of the Rotarians.
At the opening Of the meeting Col
Sidney Suggs, was elected temporary
chairman and conducted the meeting
during its organization.
In addition to the members of the
committee 80 prominent business men
in the discussion Of the proposed new
county issue.
Talks were made by Dr. T.. c. lIar-
low and his brother, Rex Harlow, ol
Harlow's Weekly. oklahoma city, TAD
others, relative to this matter auo
definite action was taken when il
was decided that Il committee Of ten
to be named later by Mr., Seividse,
would be appointed to visit IIealdton
and Wilson and investigate the de,
mands Of the people of the west
side of the county and endeavor to H.
rive at some decision that will be
mutually satisfactory.
This committee will also be authC"-
lied to confer with the people Of
that territory with reference to a
candidate for county commissioner.
A detailed report of the work Of
the committee Xlll be made ut 4
joint meeting of the three clubs, che
Chamber of Commerce, Lions and
Rotary Wednesday, Feb. II.
Upon motion of Roy NJ. Johnson the
committee was urged to recomm .r,l
the issuance OF bonds for the purpose
of beginning, at as early date as pos.
sible, the construction of hard sur.
faced road, either concrete or asphalt,
from the west side of the county lead,
ing into Ardmore. Mr.. Johnson empAa.
sized the necessity of beginning ne
WORK ON the west side, working 10.
wards Ardmore,
r. K. sneed suggested that this
matter bc brought to the attention
of the legislature, in the coming
extra session OF that body, urginS
that special trustee committee he
appointed by the legislature, to have
in full charge the expenditure of the
money from the issuance of the bonds
in order 10 prevent unnecessary de-
lay.
Mr.. Selvidge will appoint the com.
mittce OF ten, who are to confer
with the people OF the west side of the
county, either today or tomorrow, anC
they will begin work in this matte'
Immediately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
|NTERNAT TIONAL MEET|N c
PLANNED TO SETTLE THE
FINANCIAL S|TUA THO \
Of OLD AND NEW WORLDS

Paris, Thursday, Feb. 5.--Propo tls
that an international financial CONFER.
ence be called Immediately to meas
ures for the relief of the interna-
tional exchange situation find sup.
port in French government circles.
The plan has been suggested by
Great Britain and is said to be thc
outsrowth Of recent bankers CON
ferences at Amsterdam, at which the
situation was considered with the
conclusion that international action
was necessary.
Eventual participation by the Unit.
ed States in such a conference is
expected by French fnanciers.
One prominent banker said he could
not see how the United States could
stay out since the market would
probably be demoral2ed by the ex.
change situation and that American
business was even more Interested
than that Of Europe in a solution
of an exchange problem that would
reduce to a minimum the necessity for
European countries to restrict i'm.
portations from the United States. In
the absence of other effective meas.
ures he said restrictions on i'm.
ports would probably become more
rigorous.
French opinion generally is not mis-
led by theories which attribute the
exchange situation to speculation and
other causes. 1t is pretty well recos
nized that the cause is - credit crisis
and fnanciers consider without resent
ment the fact that grave phase
of the situation was opened with the
shutting off, by the United States, of
credits to cover French purchases.
They point out that circulation has
become largely inflated, that the bal
ances of trade have run so overwhe'm
ingly against France and that a lack
of confidence began to show itself
when efforts had been eXerted to sc;
at the root of the evil.
The great confidence in Frederic
Francois Marsel, minister Of finance,
who has given that office an atmos.
phere Of business unknown since the
financial settlement Of the Franco
Prussian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
MEXICAN STATE GOVERN.
MENTS WILL CONTROL THE
COMING PRESIDENT ELECTION

Mexico City, Feb. G.--Mexican stat,
necessary powers to control the pres.
idential elections on the second Sun
day next July, according to General
Federico Monies, governor Of the
state Of Guanajuato who was chief
proponent of the governors confer
ence which will open here today.
In connection with this statement,
newspapers here say Mexican consuls
have been instructed to discredit stor.
les revived in the United States 20
the effect that President Carran2a.
will not turn over the government to
the newly elected president.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
Special to The Ardmorei,e)


Muskogcc, Okla. Feb. 6.-sunpori.
ore of Senator Robot J.. OWENS Plan
90 lct him name half OF the deicgatee
from oklahoma to the national demo.
cratic conventions won at least tho
first round Of the fight when Il mo.
ton to endorse Senator Owens plan
prevailed on the first vote.
The motion was made by Governor
J. b. 4. Robertson, who had dec'ar.
ed himself for the owens plan in \
speech q half hour before.
AS far rs | am concerned Senator
owen might write the doings Of this
convention himself and put it in an
envelope with his stamp OF approval
on it, said the governor, and his state
ment was greeted with prolonged ap.
plausc.
The governor made the motion that
the convention adopt the owen plan
at the conclusion of an address by
Carl Monk as he took the chair as
temporary chairman. The motion pre-.
vailed with q scattering "No" vote. \
small-sized pandemonium broke loose
and caucuses began i'm all sections
Of the second district, home OF Sena-
tor owen voted in caucus to move
reconsideration of the motion i'm
| mediately upon convening again al
800 O'Clock. Opponents of the over
plan of selecting delegates are determ
ined to fight the issue out on the
floor.
1t is impossible to forecast the re
suit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
PENNSYI INANIA TEACHERS
ASKS FOR SOLDIER PAY

pittsburg. Penn. Thirteen male
teachers in the public schools Of this
city have made q proposition to the
board of education TO be put on an
army basis for pay and subsistence
These teachers served with distinc-
ton in the world war and they ask
the school board to give them s33 q
month with board, clothes and lodging
furnished They claim they do not
get the equivalent Of that now AS
teachers their pay ranges from Sl20,
to S2l7 IL month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
Transportation Demoralized.

Boston, Feb. G.--All energies were
directed in New England today TO re-
covering from the effects Of the Sc
verest blizzard in a decade With trans
portation demoralized and telephone
and telegraph service considerably
impaired, industrial and community
life was parayzed except in northerl !
Vermont, which alone was spared 'he
fury of the storm. The snow averaged
from 10 to IL inches in depth and
drifted badly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
CALIFORNIA SINGER VISITS
ARDNiORE TOMORROW

Prof Theophilus Fitz Of Los Ange-
les, Calf, is expected to arrive in
Ardmore tomorrow to visit his kins-
men, Dr. S. w. Wilson and DIR. Cray
ton S. Brooks, with whom he was
associated for a year in evangelism.
Professor Fitz will be remembered
at the First Christian church on last
Thanksgiving day. He teaches voice
in the California Metropolis, but is
interested in Texas oil and is coming
to Ardmore by way Of the Ranger oil
folds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
LLOYD GEORGE ACCEPTS
AMERICAN RESERVATIONS

London, Feb GA special dispatch
received here from New York states
It is rumored there that Premier Lloyd
George has cabled his acceptance OF
proposed reservations to the Versailles
treaty to United States Senator Lodge
ana other members Of the senate for
egn relations committee. Inquiries
at the premier's official residence have
evoked the reply that the rumor is
not true,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
ITALIAN NEWSPAPER SAYS
AMERICA DID NOT ENTER WAR
UNTIL WEST EUROPE WAS SAFE

Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 5.--America
is savagely attacked by the Epoca
which today prints a lengthy comment
on Secretary Glass letter relative to
further credits TO European countries.
Secretary Glass" the newspaper
says, does not take into considera'
ton the fact that America did not
participate in the war until western
Europe was out Of danger and that
the United States took good care that
Germany should not be excessively
trampled upon and impoverished. she
being an excellent American client"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
Germany Defiant


Berlin, Feb. g. -- Premier Hauer's
conference with party leaders tomor-
'ow will probably determine whether
The national assembly will be called
10 consider the oXtradition situation.
Persons well informed in the in
stance OF q governmental crisis and
ne Prussian cabinet has unanimously
endorsed the national cabinets atu-
ude. which is unaltered. This may
ne regarded os a symptom of the
{ ,pirit in which the entente demands
src being met, all prominent poIiu-
.ians condemnng the allied edict.
A member Of the government Is
quoted by the press as saying:
THE government is still endeavor-
ng to find way out Of further ne
Eotations."
1t is believed that the government
will attempt to obtain a modification
Of the peace treaty respecting extra
iiticn. If it is unsuccessful it will, so
% speak, fold its arms, and let events
take their own course, according to
prevalent opinion. Already it is re-
ported, that the German airmon de-
tailed TO accompany the entente com
mission Of control have refused to
perform their duties.
\ scrutiny Of the cytradition list
shows that Belgium and France have
demanded the surrender Of all the
German generals who commanded on
the west front in 1911, except General
von Heringen.
Field Marshal Won Buelow, told the
Lokal Anzeiger today that Germans
whose names are on the list Of those
whose extradition is demanded by the
allies, "only did their duty tO the
fatherland," and that eNtraditiou was
gnominy to which mo German
would voluntarily submit"
The field marshal declared he would
never place himself at the disposal
Of the entente nations, and expressed
the belief that the most Of the COM
manders named in the allied list
would take the same view.
IL is understood that meetings OF
army and navy commanders were
held on Jan. Z, and it was unanimous
iy concluded that evasion Of the eN-
tradition clause of the Versailles
treaty was entirely compatible with
German honor and that no one must
voluntarily surrender Legal objections
should be lodged against orders Tor
! the arrest Of any OF the commanders,
Il was decided at these meetings. The
government has issued 20 the press
4 proclamation rei,cratng its oppo'
s'tion to the extradltion demand and
declaring it could not be fulfilled by
this or any other government.
Among those demanded by the al
lies for extradition are Herr Auer,
former Bavaran minister Of the in
terror; Admiral Won Mueller, former
chief of the naval cabinet; Herr Won
Rossir, q prominent manufacturer;
General Won Morscn, General Won
Hausen, former commander Of the
second or Saxon army; Baron Won
Heuhne, former interim governor
general Of Belgium, and former milf
tary commander Of Antwerp. CThese
two last named are demanded by Bel
gium): Lieut. Gcu. Hellingrath, in
spector Of German military roads, is
wanted by France. and Won At2mer
and Wilhelm Kreiswetter. the latter
q Zeppelin commander are sought by
Great Britain
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
States Must Determine

London. Feb. CA Berlin dispatch
to The Exchange Telegraph Company
quotes the Berlin Tages Zeltung as
saying the German government must
resign, while the Allgemeine zeitung
ia said to assert the question Of eX'
traditing Germans accused of viola
lions of the laws Of war Is for the
whole country TO decide so that the
German states may determine
whether they are willing to be vic
tins Of an invasion"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
PERSHING WILL NOT CAMPAIGN
IN"FAVORTrE sons STATES

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6.-No, cam.
paign to secure the nomination Of
General John j. Pershing, as repao-
lican candidate for president, will
be made in all states that have "flv.
orite son" candidates according to Mark
w. Woods, chairman Of the Nebras
ka Pershing gfor-President executive
committee.
Mr.. Woods left yesterday on a cam
paign trip through the east and south.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
Snow and lee Bind New York.


New York, Feb. G.--The gale and
unusually high tides which lashed
the North Atlantic coast for the
last few days. accompanied by a bll2-
zard which blanketed most Of the
territory with snow and ice, wele
gradually subsiding early today, leav-
ing q trail of destruction and suf.
fering in their wake.
Estimates Of the property damage
run well beyond the two million dot.
lar mark. \ number OF vessels were
reported in distress and several Long
Island Sound steamers were prison
ers In ice Jams. The wireless station
at New York police headquarters,
early today had received messages
from 80 ships at sea asking for the
location.
Points along the New Jersey coast.
especially Atlantic City and Sea.
bright were hardest hit Houses We're
washed into the sea and town. par
TALLY inundated. Resorts along the
Long Island shore near New York
also were heavily damaged.
Railroad traffic improved during tho
morning although trains We're still
behind in their schedules.
New York was slow to recover from
the blow dealt by the storm. Traffic
conditions were still chaotic early TO.
day and the streets piled high win
snowdrifts.
The shortage Of coal caused con.
siderable apprehension. Traction com
panies said they had only a few
days supply on hand and that they
would be forced to suspend operations
unless their bunkers were speedily re.
plenished. Barges laden with coal are
tied up at Jersey points by ice fioes.
One OF the novelties of the storm
was the use Of an army tank to
push stalled trolley cars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-06
yirtimized Soldiers and Sailors

New York, Feb. b.-Laurason r.
I.atrobe. upon whom more than 1000
soldiers. sailors and school teachers
have claims totalling s1,OOo,oOO for
money sent him to buy stocks on the
jnstalment plan, was arrested ON u
charge OF using the mails on a
scheme to defraud. lie was held "
1000 bail.