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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
viduals composing II.
EXCELLENT YEARS WORK

EXCELLENT YEARS WORK.
HAS nEES COMPLETED
The actual class work has been worry
gratifying. Tho unavoidable confusion
at the Outset soon disappeared. and al
and dispersaries we.e going on schcd-
ulc time. Various changes were made
In the cur-tcula. and still others sug
gested by the FIRST years experience
Will he put in force next session. In
every direction there will hc an effort
to Improve and elaborate the courses
wherever possible. one important
change viii be the advancement OF the
entrance requirements. beginning with
the mkt session no student viii be ad :
mittcd To tho medical department with
ont having previously had one full
year OF college work In physics. BIZ
ology. chemistry and one modern lam
guaGc. and In 1915 the requirements
will be still further raised to two coll
leEc years. This Will serve very
greatly 10 reduce the number OF ma
triculan,s. n highly desirable develop
ment. since II not only improves the
general calibrc Of the student body.
but makes more feasible that Individual
instruction so necessary In a medical
school. II the college has suffered this
year from any one thing In particular
Il has been a plethora OF students.
Counting ell departments. there were
more than 500 young men IN attend-
ance.
Among the more important events OF
tho year were the further recognition
given to the school by the state Lesis-
laturc, and the acceptance by the city
OF the Virginia Hospital property for
use az municipal hospital The ten
tattve negotiations, looking to 4 mcr-
ger with the University or Virginia,
again met with n temporary setback,
but further developments in this con-
nectlon are certain TO follow. The
city's interest in tho medical situation
has been highly gratifying. and 1t Is
now but question OF short time
before IA new municipal hospital In
keeping with tho size and dignity OF
the community will be erected. In
the meantime tho Virginia has been
thoroughly ovcrhaulcd and IS Offering
facilities far In advance OF anything
the city has heretofore provided for
Its INDECENT sick. The college is In
very close aliliation with the hospital.
and. in conjunction with the Memorial
md tho daily dispensaries. commands q
variety OF clinical material unsurpa ssed
In tho South. Tho Memorial. tho Drop
erty Of tho college, Is Itself being
steadily improved. Greater progress In
tho training OF nurses has been made
in the past year than ever before.
and as a result OF steps recently taken
there Will probably eventuate n great
central nurses school revolving around
the college. The question OF social
service work by the nurses under tho
direction Of the college Is just being
hroached, but will probably lead to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Office ofCollector Of City Taxes
City Hall, Room lO7
Notice to
/ axpayerS

City Taxes for 1914 arc due and pay
able juno Is to 30. inclusive.
The city ordinances provide that ono
half may be paid in Juno and the re-
manning half In December. Failure to
pay all or onc-half In June incurs n
penalty of per cent on the whole
amount, which Is due at once. and if
not paid before SEPTEMBER l. the
collector Is required TO levy. with costs
added.
ALL MALES 81 years OF age. ALI.
FERSONS tMALE OR FEM-tLE) who
own personal property. or hold personal
property as tduciary, and all parties
conducting business in the city of Rich
mond tof whatever nature) are as
sessed, and viii please call and settle
so as to avoid delinquency.
GRADING: PANING. PIPE AND
SEWER CONNECTION BILLS may be
paid mt this time.
GIVE NAME IN WHICH PROPERTY
STOOD on land books on January II,
1914, and sec that you get all your bills
properly transferred February or
later STANDS IN name OF owner in 1913.
This is the only notice required by
law; please give ii PROMPT ATTEN-
TON, as under the ordinances u FER
cent penalty will be added to the whole
bin after June 80.
Washington Ward taxes. etc. must
be paid at tho office of the Deputy Col
lector, Tenth and Hull Streets.
HERBERT J.. HULCE,
Collector OF Taxes. City OF Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
Negro Commits Snicide.

Covington, Va, May 30.-A colored
man, William Harris. aged about
twcntyfour. from Cluster Springs. Va.
walked Into Crafts Drug Store here this
afternoon and bought an ounce of car
bolic acid. drank ii while the clerks
back was turned. and died In ten min
utes. Harris, stranger here, was
Identified BY letter found In his
pocket
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

There is an anecdote concerning St
Paul's worth recording now that the
Cathedrals repairing is under consid-
Grafton. Sir Christopher Wren tells
II in The Parentalia: In the begin.
ming OF the new works of st. Pauls
m incident was taken notice OF by
some people as memorable omen
When the surveyor in person had set
out upon the place the dimensions Of
the great dome. and fixed upon the
center the common laborer was or
dered to bring a fiat stone from the
heaps of rubbish (such as should
first come to hand) to be laid for
mark and direction to the masons;
the stone which was Immediately
brought and laid down for this pur-
pose, happened to be "A piece OF
grayestone. with nothing remaining Of
che inscription but this single word
in large capitals -Resurgam. Lon
don Chronicle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

People to whom certain colors rep.
resent sounds or emotions have long
been laughed at, but scientific work
on the suns rays is proving them to
have Justification for their theories
Red, it appears, is the most exciting
and stimulating Of all colors and has
a special effect on the activity of the
brain. Blue. which so many people in
an age OF great nervous strain and ten.
sion find soothing, Is so In reality
Unless you are in a depressed and
melancholy state sea-blue curtains at
your bedroom windows have a benefi.
cial effect. especially il you face south
and get the morning sun. Color in.
deed, especially in flowers. has an ex.
traordinary effect on the mental condi.
ton. The sight Of crimson, pink and
amethyst rhododendrons growing in
the open air has a curiOusly uplifting
and joyous effect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

There is Il spirit of poetry about a
barn and, unconsciously, men are
touched by It. In youth it kindles our
imagination, and fosters our suscepti.
bility to the simple beauty Of common
things; daybreak-with the fresh
sweetness OF the wet grass about us
as we go up the path toward the
great barn still darkly siihouetted
against the Frightening sky, with the
weathercock, high up against the top
most band of pink, pointing to clear
With the opening of the barn door
the days work begins; the horse
whinnies at the sound, for his corn ;
the cattle move eXpectantly in their
stanchion rows; the chickens cackle
and cluck in the hayoft, as they drop
fluttering to the floor. Day has begun
day, with all its activities, with all
ITS commonplacencss, with all its mys
teries. Something of all this we feei
unknOwingly, as We pull back the
heavy bolt and throw open the bar.
door-Suburban Life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
OIL and GAS NEWS

row in Oklahoma City between the
oil producers of the state and mem
bers of the state legislature. The
object is to discuss needed oil legis
lation at the January session of the
Legislature Kelly Brown of this city
will be present at the meeting. There
will be a great deal of legislation
proposed at the coming session, and
doubtless some of it will be radical
in its nature. Better conservation
laws for both oil and gas are needed
The waste, both in Gushing and in
Healdton, has been enormous during
the past year and law to regulate
the producers to conserve both oil
and gas are needed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
CAMP PA|GN
FOR CONTROL
Of CANCER
ITS IMPORTANCE EMPHASIZED
BY STATlSTlCIAN OF AN IN
SURANCE COMPANY BEFORE
HEALTH ASSOCIATION.

Jacksonville Fla. Dec. 2.-The inn
portance of a nation wide educa-
tiOnal campaign for the control OF
can Ger was emphasized by Frederick
l.. Hoffman, statistician of an in
surance company, in an address be
fore the American Public Health as
of his address was: "The Accur-
acy of American Cancer Mortality
Statistics" Mr.. Hoffman said.
THE truly enormous recorded in
crease in the cancer death rate
during the last twenty five years,
compared with the previous quarter
century, absolutely precludes the pos
sibility of this increase being eX-
clusively the result of improved
methods of medical diagnosis and
death certification.
THE burden of proof that cancer
is not on the increase rests with
those who make the assertion that
the increase in the recorded cancer
death rate is exclusively the result
of improved methods of diagnosis
and death certification. The re
quired evidence in support of this
evidence has not been forthcoming
In contrast, the statistical evi-
dence of cancer increase throughout
the civilized world is so Overwhelm-
ing and so obviously conclusive and
so thoroughly in accordance with
medical and surgical experience, that
perhaps no other fact in the vast
domain of human mortality and dis
ease is more completely established
at the present time. 1t is, there
fore, rightful exercise of the crit
ical method of reasoning that public
attention should be directed to wha
is obviously a serious menace to civ
iization and TIE importance of can
Ger control on the basis of ma
ton wide educational campaign
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
C0NGRESS|MEN
GETTING BACK
To WASHINGTON
SIXTY-THlRD SESSION TO OPEN
NEXT MONDAY - APPROPRlA-
TIoNS FOR BUREAU OF NAVl-
CATION CONSIDERED.

Washington, Dec. With the
opening of the final session of the
alxty!Third congress but a week
away. members OF both houses began
tiocking to Washington today from
the campaign and holiday recess.
On the house side the committee
Of appropriations and the naval af-
fairs committee spent busy day
getting a flying start on the supply
measures for the session. Evidence
of activity were apparent everywhere
throughout the capitol and demo-
cratic members generally sounded the
keynote of the session the hope
that all necessary business would
be concluded by March so that
an extra session to usher in the
newly elected Sixty Fourth congress
before December would be unneces-
sary.
Appropriations for the bureau of
ndNlSdllOn were COlSlutltu W t''N
naval affairs committee today, mem
bers of the committee expressing the
opinion that it would be some time
before the fight over increasing the
naval program would be reached.
AS to a definite legislative program
there has been no decision as yet
but it is certain that several con
servation measures, including the
general water power and land leasing
bills, are to be pressed. Hearings on
these bills before the senate public
lands committee already have been
set for Dec 8 and 16, respectively
Senator Kern the majority leader
said today he hoped to talk with
President Wilson during the week
concerning the legislative program
He expected considerable light or
the subject would be CLEANED from
the presidents annual message, tc
be delivered in joint session neXt
Tuesday.
Hearings on the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill
the first of the big supply measures
| have developed a general policy
among cabinet officers against ask
ing for increased salaries for gov
ernment employees this year.
at is our general understanding
said Secretary Wilson today, thai
no increase in salaries are to be
asked for any branch of the govern
ment service under present condi-
tions"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Cause Of Borealis.

Some very interesting recent re-
searches by Stormer and Kirkeland on
the Aurora Borealis render it probab
that this phenomenon is due to cor
puscular radiation proceeding from
the sun to the earth. These corpuscles
are doubtless electrons which, are
known to have great penetrative pow.
er. 1t is interesting to notice that
these observations furnish a means to
eyaluate the actual degree to which
the space in the solar system is a
vacuum 1t may be expressed by say
ing that il is as much rarer than the
most rarified vacuum yet produced ex-
perimentaily as this latter is rarer
than the ordinary atmosphere. The
density of this interstellar vacuum va
ries within the limits of the solar sys-
,em with its distance from the sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Matches and Sex.

Most of the men and women in the
British islands-to Judge from my let.
ters seem to be buying matches and
striking them In order to discover that
curious difference of sex. To pulp
some fifty letters It may be said shat
the general view is that the average
woman strikes a match away from her
because she wants to light something
away from her body. and man takes
the other direction because he wants
to light pipe-in his mouth But
wait The man is the economist In
the striking Of matches. He knows
his match and its habit of breaking
The woman. striking out with finger
and thumb. smashes the frail timber
twice out Of three times. The man
plants a thumb and two fingers round
the match. encouraging the fragile
timber and nursing the light in his
palm II would be fun to have
matches lboxes equaD between men
and women-which could light most
cigarettes. striking forward or back
ward.-London Chronicle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Everybody Good-looking.

Girls dear. and married girls, am
not trying to encourage the tiny spark
of vanity that grows in every human
heart, but am trying TO swell the tiny
spark of self-respect that should grow
in every human mind. II the gracious
father above had wanted us to be ugly,
he would have made us rithout hair
or teeth or compilations or eyelashes;
but instead he made almost everyone
with at least one attractive feature.
II YOU are plain, | think that it is easy
to acquire charm by the neatness and
becomingness of your clothing. And,
girls dear. if you are pretty, it is your
duty to make the most OF Gods gift
to you.-Christian Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Lightning Killed Him.

A few years ago we mad very rainy
spring For twelve days It rained. On
the morning of the thirteenth day
(Which was no eXceptior) my friend
and | drove over to the country gro
Gerry store. The sage of the communi'
ty spoke of the weather and the mum
Der OF days it had lasted, and advised
every one to stay indoors. or course
we all laughed at his fear, especially
my friend. That afternoon my friend
went out on his farm to fix a piece OF
barbed wire fence. While busy at his
work the rain and thunder increased.
A sharp clap of thunder caused us to
go in search of him. Imagine our hor-
ror on finding his body hanging life
less on the barbed wire with marks on
clothes and body where the lightning
had burned.-Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Death Of Matte Clarkson.

Matte, the infant daughter of Mrs.
J. S. Clarkson, died yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Clark
sons parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. F.
Bishop, in southeast Ardmore. The
funeral services We're conducted from
the family residence this afternoon,
by Rev. c. A. Baxter of the South
Ardmore Baptist church, with inter-
ment at Rose Hill cemetery.
The sympathy of the entire com
munity is extended to the bereaved
family and relatives. J. 5. Clarkson
husband and father, only recently
died.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Gulla and Some Men.

In a great ships wake flew a flock
OF gulls, now soaring aloft, anon
swooping to seize bit OF garbage.
Mile after mile they pursued the ship,
shrieking, soaring or fighting over
piece of spoil For every one that
tired of the long quest and withdrew
to rest on the water, two others with
ravenous appettes seemed to join in
the chase At times the whir of their
fapping wings and the chorus Of their
raucous screams made din eclipsing
the nose Of the ships propellers And
all they got for their strident effort
was an occasional discard from the
kitchen. They reminded one of the
human rctinue OF man of wealth;
the chaps who hang around to cash
in on a dropped tip or snatch greedily
financial crumb. Indeed, the com
parison rather favored the feathered
followers. for the gulls are useful as
scavengers-they help to keep the wa
'ers clean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
One on the Census Taker.

The family was a big one, and the
census taker had been obliged to make
a long call in order to get the neces.
sary data. And he had to ask a great
many questions. Little Althea had
listened with burning indignation in
her breast for what she considered his
unwarranted questions; but she kept
quiet until. Just as he was vanishing
out of the door. she could contain her,
self no longer, and she burst out with,
Say, what did you ask so many ques.
tions for, you old cur-ios-trich?"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Postmaster is Killed.

Shreveport, La, Dec. 2.-Robbers
this morning murdered Charles NJ,
Hicks, merchant and postmaster at
Sylvester They then burned the store
building.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Advancement of Flowers.

Study the arrangement of flowers
and plants in the windows of the for
lists" says an observing hostess. I'm.
less a woman is an artist she cannot
hope to equal the skill shown by the
professionals who arrange the display
windows OF the modern flower market,
and find it easier and better to copy
than to experiment. One of the use
full ideas | CLEANED recently from the
study of beautifully arranged win
dow was the possibility of test tubes
as flower holders. These were placed
at each side of the handle of basket
Of flowers and were tied in place with
many twinngs of gauze ribbon and
almost concealed by the many looped
bows. The ribbon was the palest blue,
and in each test tube were single
full blown pink rose and d few buds
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
CONFERENCE WITH WILSON
Representative Gardner Will Discuss
Our Unpreparedness for War

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 2.-Repre-
sentative Gardner will discuss his
movement for a congressional investi-
cation of the military preparedness of
the United States with President VIII
son next Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
COTTON MAKES SLIGHT RISE.
New Orleans Markets Five to Six
Points Over Yesterdays Close.

Mex York, Dec. Cotton futures
were quiet today. BY noon they
were one to two points higher than
yesterday. The New Orleans market
was dull but steady, and by noon
rose five to six points over yester-
days close.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

For the convenience of customers
shopping early, we have an excellent
display of Christmas boxes, decorat-
ing matter of all kinds, Christmas
seals, tags, letters, post cards, etc. Call
early for choice selection. Ringer
Drug Co., THE ReXall Store" IA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Killed by Lightning.

Houston, Tex, Dec 2-E +. Das-
bit was killed by lightning last night.
heavy rains from rivers through this
section rising.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

G. C. Simmons. of the Frick-Reid
Supply company, and F.. ID. Bostaph OF
the Joseph Reid Gas Engine com
pany. arrived here yesterday from
Tulsa. and will spend the remainder
of the week in the fields Mr.. Sim
mons says in his opinion the oil sit
uation will be cleared up during the
coming year, and that all the fields
will be busy again before this time
next year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Oil N APPS.

Oil maps of Healdton and Gil City
fields in both ownership and topo-
graphical. Also maps of the city of
Ardmore on reduced scale.
29-G J. b. WHITE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

The body of Albert Owens. who
died here yesterday, was shipped to-
day to Davenport, Okla, where his
relatives reside Ben. A. Owens of
Cleveland, okla, brother of the
deceased. arrived here today and
took charge of the body. Deceased
was % years of age, and had been
employed in the Healdton field on
the lease of ]. f.. Crosbie. He suf-
fered for a month from an attack of
typhoid fever.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

In the Koskie suit, affecting the
title to 120 acres of land in the oil
fields. the plaintid dismissed the
suit today, as TO Harold Wallace,
Henry Baum and Dave Daube. a
further hearing as to other defend
ants will be had later.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

The McMan- Corsicana well in sec
ton 6-4-3, one location east OF the
Skelley Russell well No. ?, is in and
is making 1000 barrels a day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

Watchorn No. l in section 6-4-3
which has been drilled from the gas
sand to the oil sand, is being finished
today, but the production is not
known. The well has been spraying
oil, and looks like good producer.
It is in good territory, being located
near the largest well in the field
and is due to be a good well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

There is to be a conference tomor-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-29
Alter atiOTlS
FREE
and
Guaranteed
WE ALLOW CAR FARE TO OUT OF
TOWN PURCHASERS
LADIES' PLUSH COATS.

One lot Of 80 Goats, silk Lined, silk and
The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-14
 D A CROCKETT, Editor Telephone
 tems Recto

Free Evening Musicsle-Visitors and citizens are cordially invited to attend the select musicale to be ren- dered at the First Baptist church this evening. There will be no admission fee and all are welcome to enjoy the opportunity of hearing excellent mu- sic and readings by the best local tal- ent of the city. These musicales are given every Saturday evening for tle pleasure of downtown shoppers, stroll lers, pleasure seekers, the careworn and the strangers within our gates D
 PROGRAM.
 Piano Solo--Mrs Claude Marsh.
 Vocal-Miss Irene Laser
 Reading Miss Joe May Wood
 Vocal Solo-Miss Ellen Anderson.
 Vocal Solo-Dr. W. F. Cox
The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-14

Box Party and Supper of the pleasant social affairs of Thursday ey2ning was the box party given by Mir Chas. Richardson of Tacoma, Wash, to witness the excellent per. formance of Peg O My Heart"
 The party then repaired to the Arl- ingtcn, where. a delicious supper was served in courses The table was artistically decorated with lovely cut flowers.
 The party included Mrs. II F. Rec tor Mir and Mrs. M l.. Wootton, Misses Amelia Rector. Salle Phillips Rector and the host
 Missionary society-The Young Peoples Missionary Society of Cen tarl Methodist Church will meet at
The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-14

stalwart players of Americas favorite game. baseball. They occupied all of the upper boxes in the large Audieo- rum theater
The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-14
NEW BAKERY OPEN.

The Erhart Bakery. on Malvern av- big fire, has been rebuilt and equip ped newly throughout. It is now open to the public and the proprie- tors announce that they are ready to take care of any and all calls. They will make the same effort as in the past to please their patrons. 3-G-5t