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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-11

FL Reno post No "a has employed
an architect to perfect plans for a
club house which the organization
expects to build before fall The
building is to be OF brick with com
modious quarters for post meetings,
reading rooms and recreation. Los
have been purchePed by the post in
the main business section of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-11

Convention excursion rates have
been granted to members of the
American Legion and women's Aux
iliary who will attend the third an
nual convention at Enid on Septem-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-11

With the closing of the victory
medal office at Oklahoma City ali
applications for victory medals must
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14
EVEN BABY'S MILK
INSPECTED FOR BOOZE

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONED
cnt5 prescribed 10y the bureau have
not been added az all times, and a
larger amount of alcohol has been
put in the medicine beverage. So II
has come about that practically
every variety of perfume and toilet
water, tonic and kindred objects
have TO ~ through the test of the
bureau laboratory. This same Of
fiCo also tests adultcratcd butter
and olcomarEcrinc which has been
seized by some of the field workers
Tax Men Leaving Country.
An interesting feature Of the
work OF tho bureau Is that connected
with the collection OF taxes from
aliens leaving this country. During
tho past year large number OF
aliens who had had temporary
residence in tho United States left
this country. Many OF them were
unfamiliar with the revenue laws
of the United States. while others
were not disposed to comply with
the income tax requirements. In
accordance with the plan described
In the last annual report Of the bu-
reau, revenue agents and inspectors
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14
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assigned to the examination ofdhcse
departing aliens at ports Of on-
harkation continued their artivi,irs
vigorously. The number Of aliens
examined for the year was 86G.I22
ana the additional tax collected was
more than $l3,00O,O0O.
II is clear that aliens dcnartirr
from the United States after oniov-
ing the opportunities afforded in
thls country for making and n,yinr
money should not be permitted 10
cscap" the burdens OF taxation
which are borne by the citizens Of
the country. The bureau has NOT
seriously regarded therefore. Tho
protests of aliens and their reprn-
sentatives against these oNamlra-
lions, which are merely substitute
Tor the review Of the income tax
returns at Washington and which
are clearly required by the law and
Justified by the results obtained.
Great care has been exercised. how
ever, to see that the right Of appeal
to superior officers is given to every
alien. and that no tax Is innosr1
which IS not clearly due on the basis
OF admissions of fact or on other
clear evidence. Frequent inspec-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14
HOW THE LEADERS
SPEND THEIR LEISURE

.trpNTINIrrn rruo,t ,,sI,. ,>.-,
MIR, Weeks was nrutiourd ,s n nos.
s,hlo secretary OF tho treasury II,
is ,,,,,li,, "', '',t ~ -.
rl,rr S,ui,, n'ni, ,S n no
'E,nt \v,,i,g NAM, P ~
rr,"mLs .,nII hin, ,I, u',r ,,,, ', ,o,,ti "'lt
ana ,irIo ~ .,.w,,t, 'T Wv, ,a',N
rLusrtts nay,i ,nl,tio ord ,,,,.,,''I a.,
t,n Sn,,i.b ,.'rt''. '.'rt',," u'.u @ ''N III
All hls ilfr Nj, W,nl's bos Mao,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14

| industrial and agricultural reforms
| Even thpuBh they may mako tho
| mistakes young men do In handling
problems which battle Older and
more experienced officials I'm every
government their devotion to their
country ana their desire 10 unite It
as II constructive Rgcuty viii holm
them over the rocks which block
the road to progress.
Their agricultural reforms havo
never been radical ana the decisions
OF Sim tcin courts. when they were
fuu,tioulnB, Indicate that while the
lrlSh expect to open up the largo
grhHing estates ana establish small
farms they intend To- do IT through
tho corporation of the oWnCrH who
have learned through years OF tivil
war aud Idle residence abroad that
| their own future prosperity rests
| upon the development Of Irish aRri-
culture. 1t is true that ireland pros
| pcrcd throughout the war and that
| she has prOapcrcd more than many
| other countries since. Tho bank do
| postts. savings accounts and sub
scriptluus to the Irish government
prove this Neither the nation nor
tho people are poor.
Given the control of Irish affairs
Ireland viii continue to prosper. but
tcnsivo cultivation and development
and less and less from her exports
of youth, linen and cattle. bacon,
stout and whisky.
At tho beginning OF this article |
said that the Irish sense OF humOr
ana British puiSc wvTc the outstand-
Ing characteristics OF the two pco-
pies. They are. They prevented a
catastrophe aud they arc tho bcst
guarantees that the many problems
OF commerce, finance, war debts
shipping and administration win De
dealt with carefully and slowly and
solved only after "A fundamental un-
dcrstandlnB which viii bC reached
In the end after an endless amount
of discussion and controversy. Lloyd
George, II he were IA woman, would
ho "a bargain hunter. Hu socks al
ways the most by giving the least
The Irish know that in thus hr is
Enthusiastically British aud they
have, accordinElS never buvu modest
iu their demands.
II proof a. needed that ireland
ana England can live peacefully to.
guthrr II is furnished tu tho manner
I'm which both sidos have kept the
truce. Propaganda Is deadly of.
!cnsivc weapon ana whom Il Is
sheathcd, Ike "A sword, II Is harm
less. when peace Is concluded and
propaganda ceases | think II win bu
found that most OF the religious aud
political strife In Ireland aud Eng
land which has been associated with
the revolutionary movement viii dlo
out,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14

tions Of this important work by Of
ii'rrs Of tho bureau have shown
that the examiners, though irc.
gHeHtIy under provocatiou to act
arbitrarily are uniformly fair and
oons.dcratc to the aliens as wcN as
vis.lant OF the governments in.
tcrcst.
Collecting the Sales Tax.
Another task has been performed
IN The bureau in collecting the sales
taxes. Primarily a war tax, and as
sunh the people appear to have a
general understanding OF its Wis
dom and cherfully yield the extra
penny on soda water, toilet and
medicinal articles, etc. But there
are dishonest dealers who try their
best to dcfraud Uncle sam OF these
pence and the officials have to be
very viglant.
Advocates OF antismoke laws
might pause II they realized the
huge income the national smoke
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14

mont began picking up messages In
nll sorts OF weird codes by means of
tho Arlington naval wireless station,
Every uudecpiherablo message that
was received was turned over TO Atr.
tuthhcrt, lio solved them all, and
In no time he became tho naval
authority on this subject
Then Camo the world war, Cuth.
bert. code expert. was given many
queer cablcgrums uud wlrelcss mos.
sdges to work out llo solved thum
one hfter another IN an easy fashion
aud it Is no longer IA secret that no
aided hts country iu discovering
many German tricks through tho
solving OF codes and ciphors that had
bnilied the experts OF Great Britain
and France.
Mr.. Cuthhcrt Is sandy haired and
quiet of manner. II ne has any other
hobby or 0mJhcmout besides solving
ciphers and codes, none of his assu-
ciatcs know OF A. Ills splendid work
for HIS country won him his present
place as chief clerk. small reward
as measured by the salnry paid for
similar service outside the govern
ment and the invaluable work he has
dono for the nation.
There "a a member of the house
of representative who has IA unluuc
avocatlon. 1t IL Fritz G.. Lauham Of
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14

Texas. IIc Is great student Of
ancient classical literature. and he
Is ncvor SO happy as when rendering
the classical stories into strictly up
to-datc English In the American
style. lie translates In verse, and
MS works follow closely the meter
OF the ancient Crock and Latin
verses. They are extremely accur-
ate. but are written in style that
no person could fail To understand.
owen II me- had never heard of Ho-
mcr's lhad
marital troubles Of the old Greek
heroes In a way that is wildly sug-
bueitNe Of mudrru divorce courts
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14

when in college Mr. Lanham was "a
thorough student Of Greek and
Latin. He spent eight years IN
ILNus coIlrEos nMh IinIN,reilIrs.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
Federal Power
Projects
sBT I. s. Press)

Washington. Dee 16.-In the 16
months following the passage Of the
Federal Water Power Act there were
filed with the Federal Power Commis-
ION 1S5 application for preliminary
permit and S5 applications for license
to develop water power, 26O in ALL
which, after deducting conflicting ap-
plieations and those rejected or with
drawn, aggregated the stupendous to
tails of 11,s26,0O0 horse power of es-
timated dinstallation, 4 report by
the Commission SAYS this is twice the
water horsepower which has been
developed in the United States to
date, and exceeds the combined poten
tial water power resource Of Norway,
Sweden, Finland, and the Arctic and
Baltic drainages Of Russia, It is 70
per cent greater than the combined
RESOURCES of FRANCE and dItaly. It
is from five to six times greater than
the aggregate Of all applications filed
with the Federal Government during
the preceding Is years.
To complete the projects applied
for will require capital exceeding IN
the aggregate two billions of dollars.
The collateral expenditures for dis
|tribution systems. for customers in
Istallation, and III accessory industries
win be several times greater.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
SAYS BUSINESS FEARS
EXPOSURE
(By U. S. Press,

Washington, Dee. 16.--Publicity is
a potent factor in keeping business
honest, says the annual report Of the
Federal Trade Commission, which adds
that rather than be exposedd for shady
practices. scores Of business enter
prises during the last year have vol
unfairly mended their ways. The
body is entrusted with the work Of
investigating and making public m
stances of unfair competition and
practices inimical to public interest.
This included firms guilty of encroaeh
ing on rademarks or names of or
CARNATIONS in similar lines OF business
or misrepresenting to the public the
value or quality Of their products.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
FIVE SHIPS ROUTES TO
PERU VIA PACIFIC
;Py Associated Press.)

Lima, Peru. Dec. 16-The Peruvian
consul in Portland. Ore, in con1mu,l-
ication officially notifying the gov
ernment of the establishment of the
newly organized Latin American
line' of steamships providing regu-
lar service from Portland and other
United States ports on the Pacific to
the principal ports Of the West coast
OF South America, calls attention to
the fact there are now five regular
lines Of steamers on this Pacific route
between the two continents.
Three Of these lines have either
been established or reestablished since
the beginng of this year, denoting a
steadily increasing trade between
South America and the Western coast
cities Of the United States.
While the number of lines between
here and the United States Atlantic
ports remains the same, service be-
tween here and Europe is constantly
Increasing, especially noticeable being
the resumption Of regular service by
the German E.Kosmos- Roland line
TO Hamburg.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
In The Patent
Office
(Bv z. s Press

Washington. Dec. 16.-In July, 1919,
there were $4,000 patent applications
awaiting action in I'll United States
Patent Office. There are now about
900 applications awaiting examina-
ton. 4 number Of divisions are over
eleven months behind in their work.
During the fiscal year ended June
80. 1921, sA,24S applications for pay
ments for inventions were received,
and there were also 5,235 applications
for patents for designs and 2se appli-
cations FOR reissues Of patents, to-
tai of s9.77e applications. There were
also 1884 applications for registra-
ticn Of trademarks; 1,466 applica-
tions for registration Of labels and
527 applications for registration OF
prints, a total Of 1877. 1fx I'd
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
MR. 7. ". RUSSELL
PAINFULLY HURT TODAY

Contractor, T. ". Russell was paiu-
fullX. hurt this afternoon while work-
ing at the home Of Mr.. John Edwards.
Mr.. Russell was ascending ladder
when a bundle Of shingles fell on
him and rendered him unconscious.
Mr.. John Gray, who was in the vi
cinity at the time, rushed Mr.. Rus
sell TO Dr. Clark IS office. where all
aid possible was given him. At late
honr this afternoon he was resting
& IN fortably
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
The UNMPL LOYMENT
SITUATION TO-DAY

Washington. Dee l6--Of the $75,-
o0Q,0 900 appropriated for Federal aid
IN highway construction provided In
the act Of November last, the en-
tire amount viii be availa Bile by
January !, according to figures fur
niShed Colonel Arthur Woods, of tae
President s Conference on Unemplov
nent. These amounts are in addition
70 the S5S 500, 900 unexpended balance
from former acts giving Federal aid
N highway construction, q total of
,l4l ,0o Il is expected that the
various States will match these funds
10 the extent Of at least 1926, 900 900,
making the total Federal aid road
work for 1922 more than $3.50, 1000, 900.
The Bureau Of Public Roads has
figures showing that other State and
aountrv road construction, in which
The Federal Government will not par
ricipate. viii bring the grand total to
approximately $500. 100000 for 1922.
This does not include street construc
lion il cities.
Secretary Hoover Of the Department
q in5tfnnrco has 1~pad the governors
Of the various States TO let as many
contracts q possible for highway con
Z ,'ructioa. Hsi purpose is not 70
suggest that States enter on road build
ing in winter weather, but he points
'lt thai T. contracts are let now they
I Will provide a basis upon which con
rsacter> can order tools, machinery,
and supplies Winter work viii re-
>uf from these orders. and to that
extent unemployment will be relieves.
This country. = saws Colonel Woods
has sufficient width in latitude &c
make outdoor possible III some part
It al The year around, and there
never vas time when this advantage
'0Qld be used TO more benefit to the
people OF the United States than right
1rv.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
RADICAL DIFFERENCE Re-
TWEEN FRENCH AND
AMERICAN COURTS
(By Associated PreA3

Versailles, Dec. 16.-Amerieans who
attended the Landru trial, and they
were many, could not refrain from
commenting upon the radical differ
encc between the French law of eys-
dence and manner Of conducting
trial for murder aud the American
courts.
Returning to Paris after a particu-
iarly stormy sitting of the court. an
American resident Of the French cap
ital, noticed a stout man alighting at
Meudon, il deep conversation with a
woman.
Why. there goes one of the iurors''
he exclaimed
Jurors IN France are not escorted
y uniformed policemen and every
night they return to their homes in
omplete freedom having taken the
oath mot to discuss the case with
ny one. They are chosen with more
rapi dity than either America or Eng
lsnf4.
The prosecution and the defense
ave y peremptorv challenges each and
no more Thus 36 names chosen from
the electoral list Of the department
are thrown into hat and 12 are
tpicked out. Should the prosecution
and the defense both choose to exer-
Icise their prerogative of challenging
= Jurors, there always remains
enough names in the hat to swear IN
Ia jury. The Landru jury was chosen
in Is minutes. Neither the prosecu-
ion nor the defense challenged a sin
gle juror.
{ ftYou swear to testify without ha
tired Or fear. 70 tell the whole trut!,
and nothing but the truth; raise your
| right aani and say: I swear it,
SAYS the Judge to the witness as the
! after advances to the bar. There is
/ no Bible III evidence.
Tell vcur own story continues
the Judge, and the witness goes on 10
relate how he or she ct Landru in the
! ompanv Of Madame Cuchet, Guillin
or Heon during the year 1916.
Didn I you swear that Madame
| So and So told YOU that she was to be
married 10 Landru. when you appear
led before the investigating magis-
itrate9'' asks the Judge
/ els he the prosecuting attornev?''
i inquired d South Boston an as Judge
| Gilbert was berating Landru for sew
en- previous convictions for swindfin@
! forgery and other Mines
/ No stenographer was present IN the
court and no notes were taken in
sh orthand of the various Testimonies
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
CONFERENCE CONSIDER
inc SHIP TONNAGE AL
LOWANCE FRANCE
AND ITALY

Washington, Dee. l6.-The announ-
cement Of the final agreement be
and Japan over the naval ratio left
the question Of the capital ship
tonnage to be allotted France aud
Italy, the outstanding matter Jeff to
be determined by the Naval Gem ait
tee Of fifteen.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
ISSUE WARRANTS IN
CONNECTION WITH
STRIKE TROUBLES
{By Associated Press.l }

Pittsburg. Kans.. Dee. 16.-While
National Guardsmen patrolle1 the
coal fields, Attorney General Hopkins,
and prosecutor Burnett studied the
available evidence with view Of is
suing warrants in connection with
the strike disorders earlier in the
week. According to Mr.. Burnett
some warrants will be for women
who lied the crowds Of militant women.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
BAN TO Be PUT ON
MOONSH|NE LIQUOR

Washington, Dee 16.-The opera
ton of gigantic moonshine syndicates
in North Carolina was reported to
rohihition Commissioner Haynes by
prohibition Director Kohloss here to
day The Federal Commissioner gave
Instructions that every possible step
,e taken to break up these syndi-
Gates.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
ROGER w. BABSON FEATURE
ADDED BY COMMONWEALTH LTH

World Wide organization which
er w Rahson bases his remarkable forecasts
the satistcan busi
The Commonwealth
readers of the the first one
ppearing tomorrows them keep up with
every issue They mportan your business.
Of the base
foundation and forecast furnished by
Roger W. Babson and his
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
FRENCH WANT To
BUILD TEN BIG
|BATTLESH|PS
by Associated Press.

Washington, Dee. 16.-The French
delegation has presented a proposal
for SO great an increase in the
strength Of the French navy that
the British declare that such a pro-
gram carried ont would upset the
whole plan for .'five-five-three, na-
val reduction. They want to build
ten big battleships.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16

\ County Wide meeting Of farmers
md business men of Halifax County
vii! be held in Enfield, at noon,
tuesday, December 90 for a thorough
..;scuss;ou Of and action on the mat
-sr OF Cooperative Marketing Of To.
bacco and Cotton. A preliminary
letting was held in Enfield Wednes
sy and plans laid for q big meeting
lex. Tuesday. Wide publicity is be-
~ given this meeting, and represents
i've nea from all parts of the County
ave sienfied their intention Of at
ding.
The meeting Tuesday will be ad
.4ressed By Mr.. B. F. Brown, Chief Of
,br North Carolina Division Of Mar.
ke-s, Al able speaker and q man we'll
ualified to discuss the matter Of the
Cooperative Marketing organization
rom every standpoint.
Nr. A. V. Swain, Secretary Of the
Cotton Growers Organization was in
Enfield last week. and laid plans for
he meeting TO be held Tuesday.
Mr.. f. ". Gather, Of the North
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
HOUSE ADJOuRNs OUT OF
RESPECT FOR DEAD
MEMBER

Washington, Dec. l6.-The House
adjourned today out Of respect for
representative Elston, OF California.
whose body was found last night
floating in the Potomac river.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
COAL MINES WILL CLOSE
UNLESS DEMAND
INCREASES
(Bv Associated Press.l

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 16.-Nearly fif-
tv thousand workers in the anthra-
cite fields will be idle in a few days
unless there is an improvement in the
demand for hard coal,
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
BOAT
CAPTURESTW0
FRENCH SHIPS
by Associated Fress.l

Madrid, Spain, Dec 16-The Span
ish Gunboat Ronifaz has captured
two French sailing vessels carving
insurgents and sank another vessel
engaged in the same operation, an
Official report announced.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
ROUSE, OF KENTUCKY, IS
CHAIRMAN DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE

Washington. Dec. 16-Representa-
tive Rouse, Of Kentucky, was elected
chairman Of the Democratic Congress
ional Committee 10 succeed the late
REPRESENTATIVE Flood.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16

heard, so that the question Of inter
pretation Of a testimony was left to
the good or bad memory Of the prose
cution and defense.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
WEATHER REPORT

81 North Carolina: Increasing
.'e''lhc@,, followed by rain Saturday
~ IL west portion tonight. Warm
: Fresh northeast, shifting to cast
4a southeast winds.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
County Wide Meeting Of
Farmers At Enfield Tuesday

Carolina Extension Service is in En-
field arranging for the organization
Of Township and County associations
and expects to put his plans in opera
tlon after the me- -ng on Tuesday.
Mr.. Gather was prominently eonnec-
ted with the organization of the
Peanut Growers Association, and was
directly responsible for the signal
success of the Cooperative Potato
Storage Warehouse IN Rocky Mount.
He is not q stranger in this commun-
itr.
The matter OF the cooperative
marketing Of tobacco and cotton IS
question Of utmost Importance to
farmers, business men-in fact TO
everybody IN the county-and all
who are not thoroughly informed as
to the plans Of the association should
hear Mr.. Browns address Tuesday.
a. Enfield.
The widest publicity is being given
this meeting of Tuesday. Newspapers
are asked to render their usual great
service in spreading the information
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
UNSUCCESSFUL
ATTEMPT WRECK
A. B. AND A. R. R.
BY The Associated Press

fitzgerald, Gag Dec. 16.-An un-
successful attempt was made 20
wreck train on the Atlanta. Bir-
bingham and Atlantic railroad by
t;rnhers projecting from a trestle, Of
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16

Mr.. J. L. Allsbrook spent yester-
day IN Hamilton and Oak City on
business.
The commonwealth., 1921-12-16
CUbANS To HOLD
DEMONSTRATION
SUNDAY AGAINST
THE TARlFF BILL
(By ,ciated Press.)

HaTana, a, Dee. l6.-President
Aayas hs4 proved plan for hold
ing demonstration here
Sunds y gainst the Fordney Tariff
bin.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-11-12

Misses Pauline Gets. Ruth Van
Nostrand and Mr.. Johnnis Gets
were the dinaef guests Of Nr. and
Mrs. CARTS Rosshton Wednesday
evening.
Miss Nellie Mag. Of Monte Vista
and Mr.. Jess Scheeter Of Alamosa
were married Friday. October 2s. 1t
the Robinson place south Of Ala
mosa. They left the same evening
for Denver on their honeymoon trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Harper Of this
place attended the wedding.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-11-12

TIE Utopian eiab held IT. first
meeting Of the season Saturday
afternoon 1t the hons Of Mrs. olin
Beatty. Rssrsshmsats were served
to Mrs.. Herbert Martin. Mrs. c. 8.
Fox. Miss Victoria Skinner. Mrs.
Robert Boas. Mrs. L. T. Elosson.
Mrs. John Green and Mrs. Roland
Peters.
Have you seen that one dollar
table cloth st Mrs. Aitchsll's Gift
Shop? Italian linen and hand en-
broideried-reguiar price Seventy
five dollars.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-11-12

Miss Lois Fogle was the house
guest Of Miss Dorothy SSsbsrt Bat
urday and Sunday.
. . .
Mrs. 8. e. Willyar1 s1tsrtained
the Mountain View club Thursday
afternoon. We meet with Hrs. VIM.
Wheeler November II.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hecker, Mrs.
Gertrude Robinson and Miss Flor
ence Du Bor were the dinner guests
Of the latter's mother. Mrs. Annie
Du Bor, in Antonito suDday.