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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-18

London.-Baron Lee of Fareham,
first lord of the admiralty, discussing
naval matters at meeting of naval
architects, declared that the only dis
armament question was who would
initiate the discussion, but that on this
point the British government would
not stand on ceremony. He said Brit
ain welcomed the hint thrown out by
President Harding in his inaugural
address and the suggestion would be
met with cordial and helpful response.
WILL HAVE TEAMS FILLING
CEMETERY LOTS MARCH 81 AND
22. B. f. SWINDELL, PHONE 1856.
ADV. l6-l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-18
NOTICE ODD FELLOWS

All members of Ardmore Lodge No.
G, /. .. o. f., are reque-ted to meet
in their hall Sunday, at 1880 o'clock
to attend funeral Of Brother Glenn
mems. member Of Healdton lodge, at
this place BY order of y. q.
ID. Il. NISBETr. Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-18
AS JURY FILED OUT FRIENDS RUSHED.
To SIDE Of CLARA Smith HAMON Who.
burst INTO TEARS; MRS. JAKE HANON.
With SON LEFT With SMALL CROWD.

AT 5:01 o'clock. the jury in the
case of Clara Smith HamOn vs..
the State of Oklahoma, returned
a verdict of acquittal for the al
legged murder of Jake l.. Hamon,
Republican national committeeman
from Oklahoma. The jury was out
40 minutes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-18

There will be a meeting of the Of
ficers and directors of the Carter
County Free Fair association at tho
office of the county agent Saturday
afternoon at o'clock for the purpose
Of taking up the plans for proposed
improvements at the fair grounds,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-18

District court recessed this morning
until Monday March 2S, at which
time the regular docket will be re-
sumed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-18
no YOU WANT
81 Some Extra Money?

Women and girls, here is an excellent
opportunity to earn $50 to 500 mpilth
in your spare time at home making In
dian beaded watch fobs, neck chains and
other things. Demand Tor these novel
ties is great. We tell you how and
where to sell it at a profit to your ad,
vantage. Just send us one dollar and
we will ship at once by parcel post pre-
paid, one "SimpleX" bead work loom,
beads for trial work, instructions and
beautiful designs in colors. II is so easy
and simple that child can do it. Your
money back if not satisfied. Don't delay!
Send your order at once! Cut TINS a1'er-
tisement out. pin one dollar bill or
money order and send it today to Nov
city Manufacturing Co., Room 10, South
ern Bldg, Dept H. Tampa, Fla.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
Compensation Ineffective in Reducing
Licensed Places

In 1920 there were S3,432 on-li-
censcs, and 1904 clubs, making a total
OF 114,624 licensed premises. Ii the
same net rate OF closed premises con-
tinues it would require 142 years to
terminate the liquor business in Eng
land and Wales. 1t is quite natural
also that as the number OF licensed
premises decreases the value OF the re-
naming places increases. This is
manifested in the average amount OF
compensation paid for all licenses
terminated. The average Tor 1914
was 900 pounds; for 1920 the average
was 1890 pounds. Renewals refused
i'll 1920 with compensation total $40;
without compensation II; with $40
licenses lapsed from various causes.
There were Il new licenses granted
during the year 1920
The report says with reference to
compensation: "The loss OF efficiency
in this method OF abolishing redund-
ant licensed premises is due mainly to
two causes, viz: (a) failure OH the
part OF the compensation authorities
to raise the funds authorized by the
act, and OBJ increase in the cost OF
licenses 1t is interesting to note
that the total amount received into the
compensation fund in 1920 was 824.551
pounds, as compared with 1,073,SS2
pounds in 1911. The report explains
this decrease in the amount received
into the compensation fund BY the
fact that authorities arc not now inn
posing the maximum charges author
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
SMUGGLERS' PLANS OUEERED
BY u. S. DRY REGULATIONS

The Bermuda Islands became a sort
OF reservoir when the Eighteenth
Amendment became operative, for
booze shipped from the States at that
time. The owners thought they saw
4 chance OF using the islands later as
headquarters for smuggling. Their
plans have been disarrangcd by strict
regulations that have gone into effect
governing the shipment OF this liquor
to dry territory. These regulations
provide that liquor may be shipped
into dry territory only on regular
bill OF ladiug.
So drastic arc the regulations, says
a dispatch from Hamilton under date
OF July %. that two passengers slip
ping aboard a New York boat with,
bottle of whisky each were arrested
and sentenced to heavy fines. The
judge took the opportunity OF warning
that smuggling OF any kind would
meet with heavier punishment here.
after
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
PRESENT PRICES KEEP
FRENCH WINES AT HOME

A New York Herald bureau copy
right Paris dispatch OF July says
that study of the situation in Paris
reveals the fact that it is more profit
able TO cut wine prices in half than
to export ON the present schedule
As a result, says the dispatch, there
will be plenty for everyone at prices
reminiscent of the days when jugful
OF the best Bordeaux wine costs only
few sous. The wine men are more
over benefited by the embargo on
whiskies being removed entirely
A surplus OF stocks is considered
inevitable as several nations includ-
ing Roumauia, Belgium, Poland.
Switzerland and the Scandinavian
countries. have just given notice of
their intention to raise their customs
duties on all Intoxicating drinks.
Furthermore, there is no sign of Rus
sian and German markets opening to
French vineyard products
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
A COMPARISON
(Rev. George Zurcher, Pastor St.
Vincent's Church, North Evans,
New York;

The Rev. Luke 7. Sharkey said in
the Catholic Union and Times Of
May 10, 1921:
That pcstierous charlatan, VIII
liam II. Anderson, state super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon
League. says that VIC arc not get
ting $2,000000 worth of Prohi-
btion enforcement in Buffalo
from our $2,000000 police depart
ment. Liquor is flow
ing as freely today as the intern
peratc language Of Anderson him
self, and it will continue TO flow
notwithstanding the sterncst en-
iorcehent OF Prohibition
As nation we are paying dearly
for the fanaticism OF a loud
lunged and active minority.
The alleged "pcstiferous charla-
tan" W. II. Anderson, filled with the
alleged "fanaticisnn' of an alleged
"loud-lungcd and active minority" ig-
nores the vituperative slurs from a
Catholic organ, and pays the follow
ing exalted tribute TO departed Cath
ole laynan in the New York Ameri-
can Issue OF May %:
From twenty TO fifteen years ago
there was growing cult in certain
portions of the population to the ef-
feet that the Supreme Court OF the
United States was the bulwark OF
special privilege, and menace to ma
tional progress. Today the Supreme
Court is looked upon as mighty in
strument of national justice, and an
unholder OF sane progress. TO no
man was the gratifying change more
due than to Chief Justice White.
Those who have believed ill.,
and supported Prohibition, may well
be thankful that a jurist of his ca
pacity and vision presided over the
Supreme Court during the stormy
years of the federal phases OF the Pro
hibition struggle. His opinions on
Prohibition legislation were always
models OF lucidity, and impregnablc'
by their buttreSsing OF fundamental
principle, and their true legal pre-
cepts. Through the Catholic layman
the Catholic church has made a far
reaching contribution to the welfare
and progress OF the nation, and his
memory will grow greener with the
years by reason OF the character OF
the services he has performed
Whom think We to be the closer fol-
lower OF Christ who, when he was re-
viled, did not revilc" (Pcter, 1:20,
Rev. L. F. Sharkey, editor of Cath
Ole official organ, or w. Fl. Ander-
son, superintendent of the New York
Anti-Saloon League?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
SEC'Y VICTORIAN ANTI.
LIQUOR LEAGUE DOES U. S.
Australian Plans Intensive Study
of Working of American
Prohibition
EVERY PHASE IS STUDIED
Temperance Gaining in Anti
podes; Elections Indicate
Big Dry Advance
EVERY PHASE IS STUDIED

American Issue last week received
d visit from DR.. Clifford Gordon, hnan-
cia secretary oil the Victorian Anti
Liquor League. DR.. Gordon recently
arrived i'll this country where he will
make an intensive study OF the intcnts
and workings OF the Prohibition law
He also will visit Canada with the
same object in view. He purposes
interviewing commissioners OF police
and correction. visiting courts and
charitable organizations, making first
hand studies OF employment eondi-
tons. gathering health and mortality
statistics and collecting accurate sci
entiic dat> showing the effects OF Pro
hibition. lie explains that such an in
vestigaton IS necessary "for it is I'M
possible to get the real truth about
Prohibition i'll any other way. The
foreign press simply will not carry
the news OF Improvements. social or
economic. under the dry regime
DR.. Gordon is well qualified to make
such an vestigation as he is we'll ac-
quaintcd with America. lie was born
i'll Australia but was educated for the
ministry in the Christian church in the
College OF the Bible at Lexington, Ky
In discussing tic situation in Austria
liza Dir. Gordon says:
"Thc movement in Australia is we'll
organized and public sentiment is
growing. In the last election trc-
mendous gain was made by the drys.
The Prohibition forces are uniting
Tor the fight in Victoria where VIC
have modelled our organization after
the Anti-Saloon League of America
The churches are opening their doors
to Prohibition speakers and we arc
holding field days as a means OF get
ting the facts across to the people
The 100000 Sunday Schools arc al
lowing the formation of branches oil
the Young Australian Temperance
League which will do great cduca-
tional work.
Life business men arc studying the
subject from the view OF social and
business economies Australia is not
laggard when it comes to progress
sivc legislation and though the liquor
interests are powerful and are fight
ing the growth OF dry sentiment we
arc confident OF victory.
1--WE look to America to hold what
she has gained. If the Prohibitionists
in this country grow weary in we'll
doing, if they relax their vigilance, the
whole world will suffer and the prog
rcss OF humanity will be held back for
another generation
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
MOONSHINE UNSANITARY
FLORIDA SHERIFF ASSERTS

A Jacksonville, Fla, dispatch Of
July p quotes sherif's deputies Of
that city as saying that il moonshinc
liquor drinkers were familiar with I'M
sanitary conditions about illicit stills
where Their favoritc brands are pro-
duced, they never would take another
drink OF white lightning" The dis
patch continues:
Deputy Frank Jones discovered
a still in the swamp near Jack
sonviile and he says conditions
surrounding this still are typical
OF other stills found in the vicinity
At the bottom of a we'll from
which was obtained the water
used in manufacture OF the liquor,
reposcd huge water moccasin.
In the 80 barrels of mash rats ran
rampant, swarming over the bod
les of hundreds of others that had
drowned, Three empty gasoline
drums fresh from their former use
and still rocking with the odor of
gasoline, had been connected with
pipes and converted into contain
crs for the liquor. Over all of the
paraphernalia swarmed ants,
reaches and othei. insects.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
GERMANS DRINK LESS BEER
BUT PAY MORE PER DRINK

The German governments answer
to number - OF the list OF questions
asked By tie Alled experts following
the Brussels conference OF Dccem-
Der last. shows that the average Ger
mans consumption OF beer. vine
liquors. and tobacco with the cXeep-
ton of cigarettes, has decreased no.
tably since the last pre-war year. 1t
further shows that he IS paying more
for his drinks.
Putting the population IN 1920 at
100000, against 66,500000 in 1918
the per capita consumption OF beer
in 1920 was Il litres. costing l23
marks, compared with l05 litres cost
ing 40 marks in lois. \ ltrc approx
mates a quart The exchange value
OF a mark today is about one and
-fourths cents. while in 1918 ii
was 23.S cents. Its average purchas-
ing power in Germany at present i.
about one-teuth OF what II MAS IN
prc-war days.
The per capita consumption oil
"hard' liquor last year was one and
two-6fths litres costing 50 marks
against ten and onc-half litrcs il
1913, costing u marks. In 1920 vine
amounting TO 3.5 litrcs per head Ma,
drunk, against Is 1itrcs in 1913.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
SO. DAKOTA ANTI-SALOON
LEAGUE ELECTS NEW SUPT.

Mr.. E. E. Hunt has resigned as SUI
perintendcnt OF the South Dakota
Anti Saloon League to accept a posi-
ton with the federal dry enforcement
office
Mr.. H. F. Dawes has been elected
his successor. Mr.. Dawes has been
member OF the South Dakota board
OF trustees for over ten years and for
some time has been president of the
board of that state. He spent most
of his life as a teacher and editor and
has been IN charge of the Farmers
Institute of the Agricultural College.
He is one OF the best known men i'll
the state and SO far as the rank and
file of the people are concerned, has
their unbounded confidence and re-
spect
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
COST OF MAKING BEER LESS THAN
ONE CENT PER GALLON MAKER AFFIRMS

The Christian Herald says that containing
following information Congressman Noad by en
of Prohibition i'll New York City
Some German chemist brought to New
York City by brewing company Said chemist
brought make beer without malt hops. A hve-year
contract at salary of $4,000 arranged When
said chemist had been the brewery
had found his formula for the making of beer without malt
hops they discharged him. The chemist then brought
suit in the Supreme Court in New York City for the of
$4,000 being the balance of He stated
oath that the beer of
cent gallon He also told how hundreds of
thousands OF gallons he had made the while
he in the employ of the He made samples
court of the said beer He his suit and the brewing
company paid him $4,000 and the costs of the suit
This the brewers and quck doctors Congress
legaz Ninety of the physicians the United
do not prescribe beer observation-disclosures it isn't.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12

revenue and abolishing the liquor
shops. Many liquor-sellcrs would
gladly close their shops, if the money
paid by them were refunded.
Cost of Education Met by Liquor
Revenue
what about the education of the
children may be the question asked.
l venture to suggest to you, that it is
a matter OF deep humiliation for the
country to find its children educated
from the drink revenue. We shall de-
serve the curse of posterity, if VIC do
not wisely decide to stop the drink
evil even though We may have to sac
rhce the education of our children.
But VIC need not. I know many OF
you have laughed at the idea of max
ing education self-supporting by in
Producing spinning in our schools and
colleges. assure you that it solves
the problem OF education as nothing
else can. The country can not bear
fresh taxation. Even the existing
taxation is unbearable. Not only
must VIC do away with the opium and
the drink revenue, but the other rev
cnue has also to be very considerably
reduced il the eyer-g growing poverty
ot.:.e masses is to be combated in the
near future"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
Convictions for

1t will be observed by the above
figures that the total number of ar
rests Tor drunkenness in 1920 as COM
pared with 1919 shows an increase OF
1886 or o5.26 per cent. \ decrease
in the number OF licensed premises
does not result in decrease i'll the
number OF convictions for drunken
ness. 1t is manifest that a drink shop
with a monopoly in any community
will amply supply the demand in that
community for liquor and therefore
the facilities for getting drunk remain
the same as though the drink were be-
ing distributed by several shops.
In the meantime the liquor inter
csts Of Great Britain are setting up
tremendous howl for the removal OF
the balance oil the restrictions so that
there can be more drink selling and
consequently more drunkenness. and
the more drunkenness there is the
more profit to the drink seller
While the British newspapers have
printed the gist OF this official return
only few make comments thereon.
Those papers which have 50 loudly
shouted about the failure OF Prohibi-
ton in America generally remain 81
lent upon the failure OF license in
Great Britain as clearly shown by the
tremendous increase in drunkenness
as set forth in this official Blue Book.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12
BRITISH BLUE BOOK SHOWS PUBLIC HOUSE
DECREASE AND DRUNKENNESS INCREASE
Relaxation Restrictions Followed by Big
enness Licensees Assessed Compensate for Licenses
Extinguished License Total Falls

The British Blue Book, Presented
to Parliament by command OF His
Majesty giving statistics OF the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors and OF arrests
for drunkenness for England and
and Wales, has just been issued. Fig
urcs Tor each year arc presented be-
ginning with 1895, to January |. 1920,
as to the number OF on-licenses. and
for each year beginning with 1905 for
oh-licenscs. Statistics giving arrests
for drunkenness cover each year be-
ginning with 1910 and continuing to
January |, 1920.
Drunkenness Increases With Removal
of Restrictions
These statistics indicate that de-
spite the continuous decrease i'll the
number OF public houses the convic-
tons for drunkenness rose steadily
until the outbreak OF the war, at which
time prohibitory restrictions were im-
posed. Under this system OF partial
Prohibition the convictions declined
until 1918 when the low record OF
29,075 was reached. Following 1918
the restrictions began gradually to be
removed and there followed tie rapid
increase in drunkenness, the conyic-
tons for 1920 reaching three times the
number for 1918.
By on-licenscs is meant licenses is
sued Tor the sale Of intoxicants to be
consumed on or off the premises. By
of-licenscS is meant licenses that arc
issued for the sale OF liquos to be
drunk off the premises
Compensation Act
Under the licensing act OF 1904 as
sessments had been made on liquor
dealers for the purpose OF raising
funds for compensation for the OK
tinguishment OF licenses. AT the same
time new licenses have been granted
which do not participate in this fund
if they should be closed. Still there
has been large net decrease in the
licensed premises as the following sta
tistics show:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12

Robert B. Elliot of Seaford on July
80 was appointed Prohibition Direc-
tor for Delaware. The new dry di-
rector will have his headquarters in
Wilmington.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-08-12

lied by the compensation act. It init
mates that by following the policy OF
imposing the maximum charges a
million pounds would be available
every year. The figures arc interest
ing i'll that they indicate that the com
pensaton method OF abolishing Ii
censed liquor selling establishments is
not proving effective.
Clubs Increase
There was net increase OF 945 in
the number OF registered clubs i'll the
year 1920. The report summarizes
by counties and cities the new licciRcs
granted giving the conditions OF the
grant. Under this head is specified
the amount OF the license fec.
Some high rates are recorded, the
record being held by Birmingham
where publican'S annual license ice
paid in one payment WAS 10000
pounds between $4,000 and 100000
Drunkenness Increases
Tic figures, however. that arc OF
peculiar interest arc those showing
arrests for drunkenness. The statis-
tics since 1910 arc as follows;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-26
DISCHARGED FROM STATE
HOSPITAL AFTER HEARING
ON HkbEAS CORPUS WRIT

Hearing was held before Associate
Justice A. NJ. Spear on Wednesday
at the courthouse on a writ of habeas
corpus brought by William McBeth of
Fairfield against DIR. Forrest c. Tyson,
superintendent of the Augusta Gener-
al hospital as custodian, the petit
toner asking for his release from the
custody of the institution.
The following facts were brought
out during the hearing: The petitioner
was committed to the insane noSpltai
on May II last upon the complaint of
a justice of the peace and a certificate
of two physicians, Drs E. G. Hooper
and +. l.. Tozier of Fairfield that his
condition required immediate oonfne-
ment. This was done under the
amendment OF 1917. In the meantime
papers Of commitment in regular form
were issued containing what rurport-
ed to be testimony of two physicians
under oath that the petitioner was in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-26
Record Attendance
Anticipated for Rotary
Session FRIDAY Evening

when the curtain goes up next
Friday night for the last Rotary
meeting in May, we are going to smash
all attendance records by having over
100 Rotarians seated around the
board" says Secretary Fred r. Lord
of the Augusta Rotary Club in the reg
'ular notice sent out to members.
1t certainly promises to be a ses-
sion of great interest and enthusiasm.
The entertainment will be snappy. The
chairman of the committee on enter
tainment. George Appleby, whose BUSH
ness 1t is to manage entertainments.
says that this will be a feature per-
torrance in every respects.
There will be an excellent speaker.
whose name and subject have not vet
been divulged. Time, P. M. Friday.
Place, Augusta House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-26
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

wednesday was another day of
events at the "Y' swimming pool
when the youngsters of the Gram
mar grades of the public schools
made their appearance for the sec
ond day of free lessons in swimming
ana lie saving. Physical Director
sanborn was on hand giving them
all the benefit of his knowledge and
experience, as well as his personal
interest in their progress. The last
chance to take advantage of this in
tensive training campaign will be on
Friday at which time it is expected
that all who have been at the pool
the past week will have mastered
the art of swimming and learned
some of the first aid in life saving.
Supt. e. A. Gray Of the c. A. Eat
on Shoe Co. is passing a few days
business visit at Boston and vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-26

school at Rome he came in contact
with the ablest teachers and students
of his profession.
Mr.. Ecob's interest in aeronautics
were never relaxed. His study of the
general subject and in making models
filled every spare hour and often
claimed many hours of the night.
From childhood Mr.. Ecob has
shown marked inventive tendencies.
He is constantly suggesting improve
ments and labor saving methods His
study of wind-pressure for his air.
plane gave him a hint as to air re-
sistance in the use of the golf sticks.
He has just applied for patents for
q new type of golf club. Experts who
have tested declare it is Every accu-
rate and requires no effort to make
long drives" In one long drive test
the Ecob club made ten yards over
all competitors.