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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-07
SMUGGLING PLOT
INVOLVES OVER
MILLION DOLLARS
Robbery of Pawnshops Leads
To Discovery Of Gigantic
Illegal Diamond Scheme

New York, July ga diamond
smuggling plot, which may be found
10 Involve over & mNll0n dollars when
the FEDERAL authorities here and the
Canadian apthorltses IL Montreal fin
ism their Joint Investigation, Is de-
scrihed IL ar Indictment handed down
hy the fed Ia grand Jury today against
Herman I Dietz. u bankrupt diamond
broker of - Nassau street and hts
son. Charles Dletz How many more
may be lnN olved In the plot remains
for gurthel sessions Of the grand jury
to reveal
As remote as tho connection NAV
scem. the alleged scheme TO bay Ola
monas in Europe and ship them into
this country wa Montreal might haze
gone undiscovered II Il had not been
for the rot berry OF the pawn shop run
by Martin Simons & Son, of 20 Hester
street The robbery was the pun OF
wind that blew down an elaborate
house Of cards constructed of promi-
sorry notes causing several failures
and number Of indictment for bank.
rup'cy fraud
Robbery Causes Failures.
Herman Dietz according 20 his
own tory, told at the bankruptcy pro
ceedingq against him before Bank
ruptey Commissioner Ghrhrist pawn
ed a number Of the diam onds brought
from Canada In the Simons shop. De
prfve9 ~ the diamonds through the
robbery ht was unable 70 meet tho
notes witl which he had bought the
gems, These notes were discounted
and endorsed by Joseph samuels &
Company manufacturers Of millinery
bralds, and Aronson & Gutenberg,
pawnb~okers Of Montreal Conse-
quentlv frc Samuels company and two
Of sts suhe'd aries, as we'll as the Mon
treal concern. went under.
The bankruptcy proceedings against
the later concerns revealed some
high finance on the part Of Jacques
Samuels. head Of the Samuels CON
Germs VIII" was later indicted for con-
cealment OF assets with nine others,
including several members OF his
family.
Assistant United States Attorney
Hershensteln. while delving into the
note transaction between the Dietzs
and the other concerns, was told by
witness that the proceeds Of the.
notes had been used In the purchase
of diamonds This information was
Unmarried ~ Collector OF the Port
Malone. who paid a flying trip %
WASHINGTON where he saw Secret Ser
vice Chief Flynn and borrowed from
the latter ore OF his best agents, who
was sent to Montreal He was visited
there recently by Assistant United
States Attorney Wood. who returned
with enough evidence to secure the
indictments handed down.
Carried Acrcss Border.
The smuggling scheme, as described
nv Secret servlce Agent Wood, who
was put ta work on the case In Mon
treal, provided for the purchase Of
diamonds n Europa from Grienny-
weig and 2imme" 4 RatenherF, The
gems were brought to Canada openly
because Canada has no tariff From
Montreal however. the diamonds wera
carried acress the border. go tho story
runs, in rubber tubing, Sometimes
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Over 10000 Copies Vnginan Daily Read

FAIR AND WARMER TO-
DAY AND TOMORROW.
Full Report Second Page.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

rank is finished and now contains
about 1000 barrels of oil, and the
foundation is being laid for the sec
ond steel tank. The company lost
j,00C barrels Of oil in a washout
which occurred from the recent heavy
rains. superintendent White foresaw
what was coming when the rain be
San to fall and he put three pumps
TO work pumping the oil from the
eartheE basin, where it was exposed
to overflow and the three pumps run
from one morning at 8 o'clock until
the next morning at 1 o'clock, when
the washout occurred. The three
pumps saved 5000 barrels and almost
5000 barrels were swept down the
creek.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
OIL and GAS NEWS

senate, a record was made of the
hearings and these congressional
committees took great pains to go
into the details of the situation and
their intense interest gave encourage
inert to the producers. Satisfactory
interviews were also had with the
secretary of the navy and with the
secretary of the interior. 1t was
learned that the navy pays $l.39 per
barrel for residium at Port Arthur,
Texas This is mostly Oklahoma oil,
which is selling now at from SOC to
75c a Earrel, and the high grade ma
terial taken from it and the low grade
or Iesidium then sold for $1.39 per
barrel 1t was also learned that the
navy on the coast of Rhode Island
pays SIS per barrel for residium and
thi- is mostly Oklahoma oil. The
government analysis of the oil was
take, up with tda secretary Of the
interior and this department sent
three men from Washington to the
oklahoma fields One of the men who
came to the Hclldton field was Irwin
G.. Allen, who has recently been in
the oil fields of California;
Attorney General West and Com
missioner Hcushaw were both very
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
Committee Makes Report.

On the 23rd day of April the lnde-
pendent Development League Of Okla
homa met in Oklahoma City and
adopted resolutions calling the atton-
ton OF the president and of congress
to the oil situation in this state and
menorializng the federal government
to live protection to the oil produc-
ers The memorial asks the president
and congress to enact legislation that
will make interstate oil pipe lines
common carriers, TO prohibit inter
state pipe line companies from en-
gag!Hg directly or indirectly in the
production, refining or sale of oil or
of its by-produCts. asking that the
government build and own and Oper-
ate ar oil pipe line from the Oklaho-
ma fields to the Gulf of Mexico for
the purpose Of supplying the govern
mcnt with the oil il needs for its navy
and also for the purpose of protecting
the oil interests of its wards. the In
dians Of the Five Civilized Tribes,
further asking that pipe lines be re-
Qmrcd to transport oil for reason
able r.ce and to establish an oil bur
eau few the examination of oils and
for determining their relative values
in ordG TO make prices uu.form
the committees which went to Wash
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
TEXAS G|NNERS'
ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL CONVENTION IN sUSI-
NESS SESSION TODAY IN DIAL.
LAS-lTS FEATURES.

Dallas, Tex, May 2S.-Four hundred
men representing the 1000 cotton
ginrers in Texas were here this morn
ing Tor the opening session of the
Texas Ginners association annual con
Tent'on Many of them are accom-
panied by their wives, and one Of the
most elaborate convention programs
ever provided by the city has been
arranged for their entertainment. Nu-
merOus social features will occupy
the time of the visitors between bus.
mess sessions.
An important feature of the con-
ventior will be a discussion of a uni
form state warehouse system. Ed. R.
Ko, commissioner of agriculture Of
Texas, will address the delegates on
this subject.
The ginners conventions are said
to be different from the usual cOnvan-
tion in that besides routine business
transacted, the meetings afford oppOr-
tunIty for business conferences, at
which educational benefits are deriv-
ed in the exchange Of suggestions for
handling cotton and in general trades
discussions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
81: :: :::::,
a., Hnlcb;,eon phoop OIL Guaranty Stat,
VIII. lulJullSJH lhVh, JJi Bank Bldg.

introduced in congress for the pur-
pose OF enacting such legislation as
the producers desire, and the presi-
dent has agreed to make its passage
a special business of his and he will
urge it as q part Of his antitrust
Legislative program. This COMMITTEES
from Oklahoma has secured the CO.
operation of the president and of the
leading forces in the house and in
the senate, they also succeeded in
inducing the president tosmake their
desires a matter of special legislation
and thl chances are that good results
VIII come of their visit to Washing
ton 1t can be said Of them that they
accomplished more than any other
delegation that ever went to Washing
ton IN the interest of the oil produc-
ers Of the country.
The following bill has been intro
duccd in the senate by Senator Gore,
and in the house by Congressman
Davenport:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
Read the Want Ads.
500 Rewaro, SfOO,

The readers OF this pape? VII be
pleased to learn that there is az least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all is stages.
and thai is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrn
being a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
thereby destroying the foundation Of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing
its work The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
NOTICE GIVEN TO OIL PROOUC-
ERS OF HEALDTON FIELD.

In order to facilitate the matter Of
pro-rating the oil of the producers OF
the Healdton field, the following in
structions have been issued by the
state oil inspector:
First.
That each and every producing lease
shall have a sufficient amount Of
wooden or steel tankage to take care
of the entire lease production for a
period of forty-eight hours.
Second.
Only the amount of oil produced
during the second twenty-four hours
of the forty-eight hour period shall
be measured, and of this a gauge shall
be taken at the end of the second
twenty-four hours. This measurement
shall be the basis upon which the
production of the several leases are
pro-rated.
Third.
This test will be made every twen-
ty-four days in order that all new
wells may be included under this sys-
TEN.
Fourth
All tankage must be ready for pro
duction tests not later than June IS,
1914.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

Corsicana Petroleum company No.
3 Roy Chiffon. in section I, is holding
up at 1900 barrels, No. is making
now 1.20O barrels, No. is drilling
into the first sand at about S25 feet
and will be deepened to the second
sand No. is drilling at 800 feet and
should reach the sand Friday or Sat
urday. The sCorsicana's first steel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
CUSHING OIL STOCK
IN DEMAND

! am sratifed at the interest man
Tested in the Cushing oil stock by
readers Of The Avimoreite. and am
clad 70 say I can now refer you to
prominent persons OF Ardmore who
have purchased from me.
CGl. write or phone at once if
Won want to know about it. Best oil
people say its value can hardly be
estimated. Limited amount for sale.
W. J. MILBURN,
21.ts 8Iilburn, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that c. II.
Pulley, who has heretofore been act
ing as lease foreman on a lease being
operated in section II, township a,
range 3 south, by II .B. Gooch, ct al,
is no longer in our employ, and We
will not be responsible for any ac-
counts contracted by or contracts
made by him On behalf of us All par
ties concerned will govern themselves
accordingly. II. b. GOOCH.
May 26, 1914. 2S-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

A Pil to Regulate the Transporta-
tiou of Oil by Means Of Pipe Lines.
Be II Enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States in Congress Assem-
bed,
That from and after the passage
OF this act it shall be unlawful for
any corporation or any person or per-
sons to transport oil, commonly
known as crude and refined petrol
cum. or either, by means of pipe lines
from one state, territory, or district
of The United States to any other
state territory or district of the Uni
ted States or to any foreign country,
who shall not be a common carrier
within the meaning and purposes of
and subject to the act entitled "an
act to regulate commerce." approved
February fourth, eighteen hundred
and eighty-seven, as amended.
That from and after January first,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, it shall
be unlawful for any corporation, per
son, or persons to transport as afore-
said any oil, crude or refined, produc-
ed or which may be owned in whole
or in part by such corporation, per
son, or persons, or in which such
corporation, person, or persons may
have any interest, direct or indirect,
except such oil as may be necessary
and intended for use in the conduct
of It's or their transportation business.
Sec. >. That any corporation or
any person or persons desiring to en-
gage in or continue the business of
interstate or foreign transportation Of
oil aforesaid by means Of pipe lines,
or ptrtiy by pipe lines and partly
by railroad, or partly by pipe lines
and partly by water shall, within six
ty days from the passage of this act,
file With the interstate commerce com
,rissio, stotomor+ in u.ri+iro and
prc,,. oath oi,.ino o. aororo1 deycri,.
fin, of tbo ni,o lima nronosod 70 no
rsod os oforosoid h, whom, ou.rod
and to ho o,orotod ond oil otbor mar.
t;ro,.t foot. ,.o,,,irad Of o,rriors s,,,
i,ct f. tho oot mentioned i, soottor
,u.,n,. 90 tho oct 70 r,o,,Iot, oor,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

TO OWNERS OF LEASES-H
cash customers for leases where
prices are right. H. c. Tate, Whit
tington Hotel, City. 2S-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

FOR SALE-1OO acres land by the
owner, in sec. 80, twp. >, range 3
west. This land has no incumbrance.
Address J. S. Fowler and R. F. Nor
ris, owners, Muskogee, Okla. 2S-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

For the third time in the history of
the fields some OF the dams to the
eartheu oil tanks have washed out
and oil has been wasted How much
oil went down the creeks yesterday
is rot Known In the other washouts
it vas never known how much was
wasted Commissioner Sells will see
the field in this condition and he and
othcr government officials will urge
the producers to quit drilling. Okla
homa is producing twice as much
oil as is being taken by the pipe
lines and with the oyer-production
still the drills are active and the pro-
ducars will have to quit drilling if
they have the friendship and SYM
pathy of the government officials in
their fight for better prices and bet
ter conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

p. d. Q. Messenger Service delivers
your packages right now" Phone 1862
27-tt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

FRESH STRAWBERRIES AT CITY
FISH MARKET. PHONE 359.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

Ed F. Miller, the Santa Fe man
frorl Cleburne, is in the city on
brief visit to the oil fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

maSSss. reports, file 80 publish, sche..
duI'Sf their yate9ssSs S Required by se1-
ton twenty and section six of sain
act end shall provide all proper conl
ncctions with other. pipe lines and
faciruec for the reSFrSsahd deliy&sr
of oil as is row required Of other
common carriers for the receipt,
transportation and delivery of other
property
Sec 4. That any corporation, per
son, or persons violating any or eth
err cf the provisions of this act shall,
for each offense, be punished by a
fine of not less than $1,000 or more
than $4,000, or by Imprisonment for
moi less than one year nor more
than five years, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

Nd River company on the Hapgood
fifty acres in the southwest quarter
Of 2.I3 have spudded No. ,.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

Cclsicana Petroleum Co., No /,
J. A. Smalley in the southeast cor
ner OF the northeast quarter of sec
lion 10 is drilling at $50 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28

from CleDufne, Is III me CITY Oh
brief visit to the oil fields.
Nd River company on the Hapgood
fifty acres in the southwest quarter
of &@3 have spudded No ,.
Cclsicana Petroleum Co., No. l,
J. A. Smalley in the southeast cor
ner of the northeast quarter Of sec
ton 10 is drilling at $50 feet,
f. \. Latimer, general manager of
the Magnolia Pipe Line company is
here or a business trip to the fields
from his headquarters at TeXarkana.
The Corsicana Petroleum Company
will have its offices in Dallas after
the 2Sth day of June. The office
is being moved now from TeXarkana.
John w. Dyson of the John w. Dy'
son Oil company is here from Fort
Worth looking over the fields. His
company has production in the Burk-
burnett field near Electra.
Nichols-Adkins-Conrad in section 9
have their No. on the sand at SO
feet With the drill one foot in the
pay the well stood 200 feet in oil
last night. 1t will be drilled deeper.
-Corsicana in their Clifford
Richards No 1 have a well that is
mal.ing more than a thousand bar
rels. 1t is running into earthen stor
age ana the exact production is not
known This well has just been deep
ened to a depth of 1,1S2 feet
rho Daddy Reeves Oil and Gas com
pany is putting material on the
ground for their first well in 334-1.
Much interest is being taken down in
that portion of the county. A well
in the same section is now being drill
ed on the W. NJ. Newman farm by
the Columbus Christopher Oil com
panr.
N. a.. +l,;.l +;,,,, =, ~, bic+or,- Df
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-04

cage Of the existing conditions here But was this true? Would villains as shrewd as they be guilty of such neg lect9 Besides, they had assured me that the overEeer would be notified of our coming Suddenly there flashed back to my memory a picture of that murdered man in the rear room. Could he be the connecting link. the overseer sent by NeAle? Only the harshest measure would compel Coombs to ac- knowledge the truth I drew In my breath, every nerve braced for action. Then Jerked the pistol from my pock- ct and held 1t, glimmerfng oninously in the light across my knee.
 ''You probably have some reason for lying to me- I said coldly, '.and now am going to give you an equally good reason for telling the truth. What do you know about the admtntstra of this estate?. There is one named Neale, isn't there7
 'I-I reckon SO"
 s'How do you know7"
 .sWaal," feeling it useless to struggle against Che argument presented by the blue stees barrel, .sall know $ q fellow com long yere awhile 6nck with a paper signed NeaIe. thinlins ter take my 5ob."
 ssWhat happened to him ?''
 
 ''Oh, he just nat'aIly got kicked out inter the road, an I reckon he's q run ming yet. He was a miserable Yankee xunt, an didn't hurt the cuss none to speak of. What yer askin all this fer eny how, 2 he questioned anHously, ssan a-drawin' that gun on me7''
 Tt seemed to be the only available method for extracting information. Pafdon my snsistance. Coombs. but wasn't that dead man up there the feI- low Neale sent7''
 Not by 3 1ugfuI. and l could see the precipitation break out on his fore head Why. there want none enyhovz. That guy skipped out north ag'fn-'' s
 Under whose orders are you in charge here2"
 Be was so long in answering. his eyes gIaring ugly under heavy brows. that elevated my weapon. half beiiev- ing he ueditated an attack.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-04
EASION

Mrs. Ambrose Marsh has returned to her home on Sport Hill. having spent a few days in Bridgeport with her daughter, Mrs. John Broadbin.
 Miss Esther Gustavson entertained at her home over Sunday her old school friend, Miss wilhelnaina Fanton of Bridgeport.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Raush of Brooklyn have been spending a few days as guests Of Mrs. Georgia Jen. nings Of Aspetuck
 George Stillson who was taken to the Bridgeport hospital few days ago was operated on. Sunday
 Mr and Mrs Elbert R. Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. Robert w. Marsh were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Frank Wade of Greenfield.
 been spending a few days with her parents MT. and Mrs Coleman T. Rockwell at Jump Hill.
 John H. Wheeler and B. D. Gillette. in company with Jesse H. Wheeler and Charles See1ey of Tasnua, motored to the grange fair grounds to witness the horse race there. The race was won by KavaII of Derby, owned by Frank. Wheeler.
 MT and Mrs. Ambrose Marsh of funeral of the formers brother, Joshua Marsh, in. Providence, R. I.
 Mrs Mary Staples. and son, Arthur Staples, Mrs. $. Mallette Sanford and daughter; Mrs. Clara Sanford. attend ed Sunday. afternoon the members of the surprise party. given to Mr and ' Mrs Frank -Nfallette in TasF1ua in hon. or of their 22nd wedding anniversary. Mir. and Mrs Edward Freeborne have been entertaining MT. and Mrs. William HoXt- of Tarrytown, N. Y, and Mrs. M. E. Godfrey of Weston.
 State Master and Mrs. J. Arthur Sherwood and daughter, Miss Hazel F. Sherwood, attended on Wednesday the meeting of the. Fairfield County Pomona grange which was held at Bedding under the auspices of the Bedding Ridge grange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-04
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