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Thursday August 16, 1917. PAGE EIGHT DAILY ARDMOREITE LOSE DOUBLE-HEADER MINKKS TAKK BOTH t.AMKS OK IIUU.AIN MATINKK. Boaters Put Rollers On Browns' I'phill Oinib Twins Throttle Mrt I to 1 Producers' Manager Kasy Victim tor Railroaders McAlester. Okla . Auk. 16 McAlester put both sanies of a double-header with the Ardmoreites on ice here yesterday. winning the first 12 to 3. and the last J to I The first contest was a real Hlugfesl. the locals Betting twenty safe tie off Kaufman's delivery, and the visitors retaliating with eleen hits off Stewart. In the second game, a seven-inning affair, the locals won in the fifth, after the Ardmoreites had established a two- rur. lead. The score: Fust game Ardmore 000 010 100 3 11- McAlester 0S2 010 00 II 10 1 Batteries: Kaufman and McCabe: Stewart and O'Neil Second game Arlmore 010 000 0 2 5 0 MoAlester 000 210 3 1 Batteries: Everdon and Crittenden Phillip and O'Neil. Fort Smith 2. Muskogee 1. Muskogee. Okla.. Aug. 16 The Mots were able to glean only four real hits in yesterday's contest with the Twins an t lost to the visitors. ! to 1. The score: Fort Smith 020 000 000 i 11 I Muskogee 00 100 00 1 41 Batteries: McCloskey. Leverett and Lourcey; Carman and Nee. I Venison 3. Tub 1. Denison. Tex.. Aug. 1. Cy Young was easy picking for the Railroaders yesterday, the locals getting fourteen safe hits off the Producers' manager and winning easily. S to 1. The score Tu -, " :'!- : l: si n 012 00 00 5 1 BMteries: Toung and Dowie; Poison sni Coe. Oklahoma City 8, Sherman 1. s;.- rman. Texas. Aug. 16. The Boost er- :, yterday's matinee from the Browns with hardly a struggle, estab lishing a six run lead in the opening in ning. and finishing with the long end of an a-to-4 score. The score: Oklahoma City 600 000 001881 Sherman 200 000 200 I 71 Batteries: Poole and Hayes: Rainey Corxine and Banner. Washington's Patriotism. N'u York Sun: Washington was h:l as the father of his country- "And I raised it to be soldier." he cr;-i SPECIAL BABY SOFT SOLE SUPPERS All Colors and Kinds 50c and 75c Value 23 CENT8 01 K LVDIES' s u.E STILL ON! J. W. Krueger "Thr 8hoe Fitted HANAN SHOES If You Love Music fcThere Should Be a VICTROLA In Your Home 75 SO ds II i llffli J' 'issssar rl 'i 81 V 1 h.HTKRS POST FORFEITS FOR LABOR I BOLT Forfeits have been posted by Jack Reed, former lightweight champion of Australia, and Xeal Allison, who will meet here in a ten-round boxing bout the night of Labor Day. September 3. to insure the appearance of both fight ers here by August 20. to go into train ing. Reed is now working out at the South west Athletic club, in Joplin. He prob ably will train at Electric Park after arriving here. . BASEBALL CALENDAR STANDING Western Association W. McAlester it Muskogee "a Sherman O Ft. Smith t Denison 6" Oklahoma City 64 Tulsa 67 Ardmore iS L. 48 58 64 65 70 69 80 84 Pet .634 .560 .518 .511 S9 481 456 368 National Leaf nr. New York 8 Philadelphia 33 St. Louis 67 Cincinnati 5 Chicago 58 Brooklyn SS Boston 45 Pittsburgh tt 15 46 52 56 54 55 56 71 .660 .535 .523 .513 .50 .486 446 .330 American league. Chicago 70 Boston Cleveland 81 Detroit 88 New York 8: Washington 50 Philadelphia 41 St. Louis 41 43 42 53 64 51 58 63 71 .621 .611 .535 .518 .45 .463 .384 .366 Khl l is. M-'.STKKPAY. Western Association. At McAlester 1 2-3. Ardmore 8-2. At Sherman 4. Oklahoma City 8. At Muskogee 1. Fort Smith 2. At Denison 5. Tulsa 1. National Leagu. At Pittsburgh 3. Cincinnati 2. At New York 3-7, Brooklyn II. At Boston J. Philadelphia 0 American league. At Cleveland 4. Chicago 5. At Philadelphia 2. Boston 4. Texas league. At Fort Worth 12. San Antonio 3. At Dallas 2. Houston 0. At Shreveport 5. Waco 4. 1 1 VMES TODAY. W esteni Association. Ardmore at McAlester. Oklahoma City at Sherman. Fort Smith at Muskssjee. Tulsa at Denison. DeapondriMT Doe to Indigestion "About thre months ago when I was suffering from indigestion which caused headache and diary spella and made me feel tired and despondent. 1 began taking Chamberlain's; Tablets." writes Mrs Geo. Hon. MacekB. N T "This medicine proved to be the very thing 1 neede.1 as one day's treatment relieved me greatly 1 1 used two battles of Chamierlaln f Tablets and thsj rid me of this trouble." For sale by all dea.srs. AL Jt VNJMJi IX "BKATINt. Ui K" For several years Al Jennings defied the Isws of Oklahoma, but after many exciting adWBturee. which are dr m ed In Heating Back." In thrilling fash Ion, he was finally rapMrad and sen tent ed to life imprisonment Hi pic ture of prison li(e Is, a revelation, ft-r five years, however, hf was pardonod by President SMC In ley and return Oklahoma ta begin bis struggle to dve down the past The six-reel photoplty shown st the Princess theater this af- Itetnoon and frig hi derdi ts how clrrum stances started him on his career as an outlow and that It Is possible to live down the past and "beat back" into society. m 11 TOI.I is I .n London. Aug. It A falling off in Rrltlsh tonnsge sunk last week both by submarines and mines is indicated by the weekly admiralty statement Just made public. Fourteen Teasels of l.M tons and more were sent 'o 'he bottom, as ajrstnst twenty-one tne pi VeeK . Two vessels of l.'.-s It til 1X (..'. wne sunk hut week, the sime re ported tin privloiu week. Three fish ing boats met with disaster last week. 4C Ut A, swa m assB m sssW JACK Kill1 PLOTTERS Washington. Aug 16. The depart ment of Justice, it was stated today. is prepared to deal swiftly and severely with activities in the northwest and elsewhere of the Industrial Workers of the World, insofar as they relate to the stoppage or curtailment of production In industries whose continuation is deemed essential to the prosecution of the war. Any action, it was said, which would tend to retard the harvesting of crops. the production of spruce lumber, essen tial for the construction of airplanes. or to curtail production of minerals needed to carry on the war will be met by prosecution on charge of conspiracy against persons regarded as responsible for the institution of the movement. WANT HI II.lHNt.N STRIPPED OF 1.JOHT F1XTI RFs M PLOWING Several complaints have been made recently, to Mayor W. R. Roberts and Chief of Police Les Segler. regarding the practice of small boys in entering vacant and unfinished buildings and making away with light fixtures, plumb ing and other valuable materials. Win dows have been broken and doors smashed, and property owners have be come Indignant over the vandalism of the youngsters. "Such violations of the law must cease. Mayor Koberts said this morn ing. "I have instructed Mr Segler to have such buildings watched carefully and to arrest anyone committing any kind of vandalism on any property." Parents of children caught doing such things as breaking windows, car rying off brick, lumber and other build ing supplies, and wrecking light fix tures and plumbing, will be held re sponsible by the officials. TWO NEW UEITENANT8 ARRI F. I BOM FORT ROOTS Only two of Ardmore's representa tives at the officers' reserve training camp, at Fort Logan H. Roots, arrived here this afternoon. All of this city's quota were expected on the early after noon train, but several remained in Oklahoma City for a few hours. Robert Luther Randol commissioned second lieutenant in the field artillery I section, and Earl W. Felker. second lieu tenant in the quartermaster's corps, arrived this afternoon. A large crowd of friends and relatives of the young men greeted them at the Santa Fe station. In addition to officers of Company B. Engineers. Oklahoma National Guard, quartered here. Other Arlmore men who have re- ceived commissions, and who are ex- pected to arrive later this afternoon are Velie C. Suggs, first lieutenant, cav alry; Freeman P. Gait, second lieuten ant, infantry: George R. Anderson, first lieutenant, field artillery. Homer 8. Reese, second lieutenant, field artillery: I-awrence B Tarver. second lieutenant, field artillery: Tom E. Earp. second lieu tenant, quartermaster's corps. NO RWli n( 1 BI rONIGBT. No band concert will be given at Central park tonight, by the Chamber of Commerce band, because. It is said of lack of support. I'nless some method is devised by which the band can be , maintained, no more concerts will be given. Some Ardmore people have been very generous in encouraging the local organization, but general support la lacking. ssu WARNING I Pants up hills lag on the level cuti up gasoline always a tail-ender. That's a si;n that the piston rings in the motor are worn out and the compression is weak. You can cure the trouble by installing McQUAY- MIMIME PISTON RINGS tMppaW Rings will mo .1 '.Seme c anp.-r m ' . and restore the fu' I power of the nv tt. AnJ . li r . c j; uo .nsko it run wert nl true. Tncy mvj r . an J n .'. n J re iuec motor wear. Their lid si uci-ooe-t ration, gaaeatiae ci all kuad. pumps, etc. sae.ao l isten are rna'i- a ! i r -rx'.y insullnd. HtC 1 N-wru Msnufsctvnr.j Corapen tt Low. U. S. A. Wc carr in stock a lark;" sup ply rf both suMard and ovir- OKLAHOMA OIL AND AUTO SUPPLY CO. ( Incorporated ) Wholesale and Retail. DON A. COCHRAN, Gen. Mgr. Store at Ardmore, Ring ling, Wirt, Healdton and Waurika. F'.ise be sure to "Get a Receipt" with every purchase. AMERICAN TROOPS IN GRAND REVIEW oTontinued from age onel same men who landed in France a few eeks ago. lien. Siberl's Opinion. In telling of his pride in his com mand. Major General Sibert added, "I am particularly proud of the showing the men made today, for they were not parading before admiring crowds eith er of home folks or of foreign friends. It was me:ely a military maneuver for them and they did it splendidly. ' I have to be surprised at their skill at field maneuvers considering the fact that since they hae been here their training consisted almost wholly of the technical side of trench warfare with all the new paraphernalia of offensive and defensive. During their spare time away from trench practice they have been drilled in close order tactics, but toda nad tne PP: tunit to show what they could do in the field. The result was most gratifying and encouraging." Iessou for (iermaxts. The place and hour of the review were not disclosed untJ the day before. "Was this to avoid a possible visit from a hos tile airplane?" a young officer was asked. "All I can, say to that." he an swered, "is that I wish old Brother Boch could have seen that show today. It would have given him a new respect for America's effort." Several officers commented on the fact that never befoie had the attempt ed nickname of "Sammy," seemed so in sane and so unsuited to the American troops as when stalwart, bronzed and splendid in every way. they marched by in view of Major General Sibert yes terday. CHIEF THKKK FINGERS BI RIF.I). lix.nne Leader Is Dead After 70 Years of Active Ufe. Kingfisher. Okla.. Aug. 16. Chiet Three Fingers of the Cheyenne tribe of Indians of this place, died at the camp west of town Monday and was buried with the usual Indian pomp. Chief Three Fingers was not the act ing chief at the time of his death, but although he was 70 years old. his ad vice and counsel were often asked by the members of the tribe, and he rftill retained the affections and love of all Cheyennes. Chief Three Fingers has always fig ured in the affaus of government be tween the United States and his tribe. having attended manv council meetings, in which the Inter. -.-t- of the different Indian tribes were discussed. He never was known as a bloodthirsty chief, but tried to lead his followers In the way of peace and business pur suits. He was reputed to be one of the wealthiest Indians of the tribe. Preserve NOW" Sae Ylonej" While we are able to reduce the price of r ruit Jars! These are saving prices" 1 pint Mason fn.it Jars, dox 59c 1 quart Mason fruit Jars, doz 69c 4 gallon Mason fruit Jars. doz..S4c 10c beat white rubber Jar rings doz 7c 25 pounds cane sugar for $2.59 We call our attention to these" All $1.50 middy blouses now 98c i big 10c rolls toilet paper for 24c 20c big No 24 cans kraut for. .13c 15c package spaghetti. 3 for 28c 5 big 2-lb pkgs salt for 2c 10 pounds cane sugar for $104 15c can pineapple, 1 for 39c Delightful home made bread 10c Home made cakes, pies and bread. nn mi. worth ro. 121 W. Main. Phone 104 Dold's Niagara Hams, lb 27c. NOr?Rt9 m Law of Nature. Judge: She So that's Mrs. Giggle's husband, is It? Why. he's as solemn as a tombstone'" He Yes. I wonder what ver made her fal for him? She I suppose it was the attraction of gravity. T-O-D-A-Y CATHERINE AND JANE LEE The World's Foremost Child Actresses in "TWO UTTLE IMPS" Tomorrow 1 FANNIE WARD In THE STRANGE WEDDING" PRINCESS TO-DAY YAl DK II. I. B Al. .IKNNIM.s The former Oklahoma outlaw will be here in person with a six-reel version of the silRD EVENING HIST STOR "BEATING MACK? Mr. Jennings will explain how. when arid where the pictures were taken, the difficulties en countered and will Interpret the pictures from the stage as they are shown on the screen. I Bsajsjrnw Baby-Marie Osborne-(Pathe) in "When Baby Forgot" 1 8 BL TBRsssm 7 i ' JjR ) r r v V '6 fl ssEbb . .. JH HSBBBBBBSMSBSL M Kn': ' sssssssHHissBHfc AL JENNINGS Will describe the thrilling events that are shown in the famous Saturday Evening Poet Story "BEATING BACK" Mr. Jennings will explain how, when and where the pictures were taken, the difficulties encountered and will interpret the pictures in person from the stage, as they are shown on the screen. A special musical program will be given by California's favorite Tenor. Mr. H. K. Shields. Doors Will Princess Theatre Afternoon Today Only Night THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 We Have Drafted Skilled labor and modem machinery and methods to produce the highest quality Iry Cleaning in the Southwest. Our service is unequaled. AON) DELIVERY. We Make Old Hat New BUCHANAN'S DRY CLEANING PLANT. Phone 71 The best eiuitie4 an- suly Dry Cleaning Plant in Southern Oklahoma - I"" -, .1.1, I -! ' I .11. A Misrepresentation Some of our regular customers have been informed that they cannot buy Globe and White Star Flour In Ardmore. We wish to state that we can supply you with the above brands of flour at any time and in any quantity. If your grocer says he hasn't got it, phone us and we will de liver. We guarantee every sack of our flour. If it is not satisf actor' bring it back. Your money will be refunded at once. No red tape. No further questions asked. E. T. Ladd East Main St. FRUIT JARS Ball Mason Jars The Wide Mouth Self Sealing Economy Jars We deliver NEW STATE DON'T FAIL TO READ Open at 1:30 C. B. Ladd Phone 183 AND to your house HARDWARE CO. THE CLASSIFIED ADS.