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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20
SCARE AT PENITENTIARY.
Breakdown of Electric System
Causes Big Sensation.


McAlester, Okla, Feb. 19-Via-
ions of prison outbreak more ser.
ious even than the one of January
19, came to state prison officials
just after dark Thursday night when
every light at the penitentiary sud-
denly went out, followed by death
like stiffness through every corri-
dor The siren whistle blew, to
warn guards against possible vio-
lence, and the whole city of Meal
ester was on the alert, nerved to a
high pitch by the recent tragedy.
But no outbreak was attempted The
lighting system had gone wrong,
purely by accident, and the prison
was in darkness for an hour. The
plant is in the inner building, opera
ted by TRUSTEES.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

The latest and best well of the sea-
son will be spudded in Saturday, Feb
ruary 21. This company is composed
exclusively of ladies of Circle No l
of the Broadway Methodist church.
All those interested in oil and some
thing good to eat, please meet the
driller, Mrs. Felker. at her office,
first door west of T. X. Kearney's,
Feb. 21, at the noon hour. 1873
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

The Cushing fields daily proiuc
tiou, which recently dropped to 10,
600 barrels has been raised to 2S,-
OO0 to 10000 by the finding OF the
Bartlesyine sand in the field at a
depth of about $500 feet The Elec
ira field is producing about $4,000
the Caddo field about $4,000. The
Ardmore field has a production cf
possibly q little mere than 5000
The capacity of the siN-inch pipe
line which is being built to Adding
ton with plenty of pumping press
ure. will be 1000 barrels an hour,
which will give the Magnolia Pipe
Lime company a capacity for hand
ling $1,000 barrels daily. If this
should not care for the production,
a second line of the same size will
De built frrm Healdton to Addington.
The Magnolia people had the cour-
age to start pipe line building when
the field was first opened aui be-
fore it was known whether they
could buy a 1000 barrels a day or
not This company is to be con
graduated upon the good judgment
it used and the producers are in
great luck to have a company which
WAS willing % risk half million
TO make themselves able to purchase
the production Without a pipe line.
the oil would not he marketable and
there would be no demand for
leases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20
Devised From Old Leqend.

The Mexican stamp bears the coat
Of arms of the country, an eagle on q
cactus. holding a serpent in its talons.
This device Is the outgrowth of a
legend that the first Aztec settlers
chose the site OF their city from seeing
an eagle so engaged, and situated at
that spot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20
Postage Stamps.

The postage stamp first made itA
appearance in 1889. Its inventor was
James Chalmers, printer Of Dun.
dee, who died in 1853. Endland Adopt
ed the adhesive stamp in 1889, and is.
sued the first stamps for the use Of
the public in 1910. A year later stamps
we're introduced into the United States
and Switzerland, and soon afterward
made their appearance in France and
Belgium.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

MY grandfather" said the old-timer.
used to put all his money in his
stocking" "Wa-all. things hain't
changed much" said his old friend
my grandson, who's takin' a course
IN modern department at one O. them
eastern colleges, pits most all his
money into socks. Judge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

Services Sunday at II a. nj. and 1870
p m. sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Meeting of session at 1915 a. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
all the services.
CHAS. c. WEITH, Pastor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

Charles Miner has bought the Joe
Bledsoe home in northwest Ardmore,
occupied by Rev. F. NJ. Masters, and
will take immediate possession. Rev.
Masters was looking for a suitable
home today, but says that they are
hard to find
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

s. NJ Torbett and family arrived
here yesterday from Ada and Mr.
TOrbett left at once for the oil fields
He visited the Ideal well and says
it is holding up at its initial pro
duction of about / 300 barrels a day.
He regards the Ideal and the Crys-
tai gasser as remarkable wells and
says there is a prospect that the
Carter county fields will develop into
as big a field as has ever been found
anywhere. In speaking of the Allen
field Mr. Torbett said that the in
tial well in that field would pump 40
TO 80 barrels a day ami that the
second well had reached the sand
and was ready to be drilled in. About
fifteen strings of tools are in the
field and others are coming. The
Pontotoc county field is attracting
attention among the oil
Mr.. Torbett is a member
Jf company that owns 500 acres
n leases and they intend to begin
development soon after the first of
March. There is a prospect that
he Ada field will be good one
md the number of drills in. the field |
Vt this time will soon determine
whether it is or not.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20
OIL and GAS NEWS

perintendent Of the Crystal OIL CON
pany. Mr.. Jennings has been in
the fields from Pennsylvania 10 Ok
lahoma and has an acquaintance
with many oil men and Is well
equipped for the work he has taken
here. His family accompanied him
to ArdmOre.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

Prof. Canterbury of Marietta, Prof.
Montgomery of Madill and Prof. Chas.
Evans of Edmond are in the city to
act as judges OF the oratorical con-
test at the high school tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

Tishomingo, Okla, Feb. 19.-Mil-
ler's grocery and Turner's hardware
store We're burglarized last night.
Several articles and $40 in money
were taken.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

Gently at Eugene, Ore. Mr. Godfrey
is here playing the oil game. He
has some of the best companies op-
Grating here interested with him and
will be active in the Ardmore fields
from now on.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

A company OF TEXANS were here
last night and left today for the
oil feids. They are II. J. Dorsett,
~ T. Ray and I'D Byrd of Midloth-
ian. C.. r. Rea and Earl Rawlins of
lancaster. They were in Johnston
county yesterday and are i'll Carter
county today, prospecting'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

c. A. Holley and his son Edgar
Ilolley were here yesterday and last
night from their home in Stiglct. Mr.
IiolIey sold 70 acres of land ya5rer-
day in sections l9 and 20, 3-3, to the
Cradwood Oil Company. He has 9th
er holdings in the same township and
also he owns lands in 81 and Al. The
oil discovery has brought him Il very
nice little fortune in the sale Of leases
alone and should his lands prove 10
be in the oil fields, his royalties Will
add another fortune to his bank ac-
count
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

The Twin State company announ"-
cI last night that in all probability
the Bess Tucker well in 36-3-i would
b. drilled in Saturday, This well
has given the drillers great dedi
OF trouble There are in Arlmore
about fifty persons interested in che
v ell and much interest is manifested
in -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

FOR SALE--600 acres. six miles north
of the Ideal, in 80 Harrison Realty
Co, 16 Main St. Phone 2S0. 20-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20
OIL LEASES.

If you have any oil stock for sale
list with me.
w. 4. EDWARDS. l7-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

e.. n. lStubbtefeld who came here
from YazOO City, Miss, has made
several investments in the field and
has already taken down nice pro-
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20
OIL STOCK AND LEASES BOUGHT
AND SOLD,

Investors can purchase direct from
owners through me.
Do you want to buy or sell any of
the following stocks:
1911 - Bayou Ideal 32nI -
Oesada - p. & n. - AppIe-= 'anKiin
- Geneva Pearl Bess TIcke~ -
hrdhoma?
Prompt attention and quick SCI
vice given.
MORRIS SASS
Phone 700 Noble BIdo
17-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

! Culch Smith of oklahoma CITY,
WIN owns small acreage of close
,n oi, property, was here last night
John c. ,Mulleey Of Berwyn has con-
tracted "A seyere case Of the oil
fever and is q busy and enthusias-
&c inye ttor, IN the field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

Program for Schreiner Concert in
Sundays paper. Watch for it, %
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

q w. Jennings has arrived mere
from Tulsa and has Deen made su-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20
Oil Leases.

For Quick Sale-6O0 acres CONNER
cial leases, secs. 1888, IS. 3w. $3.50:
20 acres commercial, 81 IS. 4w. $500
H. c. TATE Office in Whittinglo
Hotel Lobby. 20
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

Roy Alexander of Ardmore, who
IS interested with other Ardmore -
men in large acreage in the Al'eH
field in Pcntotoc county, is thinkils
we'll of his investment there and he
links a big field will % opcnal up
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20

Mr. and Mrs. T. 7 Godfrey have
moved 20 Arimore. They formerly
lived in HaEiengiIie but more re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 90
The weather forecast for Okla
homa for tonight and Saturday
is unsettled.
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Evening journal., 1914-07-01

as thoroughly Intellectual as are our
quarantine regulations.
Garbage.
The method Of collecting garbage
is not now and never has been, to
my knowledge, satisfactory, and
would recommend that City Council
in conjunction with the Board of
Health investigate plans and adopt
the one most reliable for this city.
The public has been a long sufferer
In this particular and should be given
immediate relief
City Laboratory.
The Beard OF Health needs a La
boratory with a bacteriologist or
chemist in charge This need could
easily be provided for in the Offices
OF the Water Department or some of
the buildings under their control.
Contagious Hospital.
The city should provide a building
for the care of those suffering from
contagious diseases or should at
least make permanent arrangements
with the county for the use of their
building. the city paying the expenses
of necessary nurses and assistants.
This is a matter that has been neg
iected for many years and should
have your most earnest consideration.
Please bear in mind / do not recon-
mend a municipal hospital for
general purposes with the consequent
tremendous expense accompanying
the same, but a hospital for Conta-
gious Diseases only.
River Front.
Again | refer to that valuable and
neglected asset that Wilmington has.
! namely. The River Front. Cannot
scme plan be proposed to at least
make a beginning toward developing
the wonderful resources for shipping
that lie unused at our doors? If we
cannot have a large port and ship
ping basin. let us have small be-
ginning and gradually grow into one
of the greatest shipping ports Of the
east other cities, with facilities very
/ meagre in comparison with ours. are
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cause CONSERVATION and more or less
disapproyal on the part of the tax
payers. but l am positive that, with
patience and careful exercise OF
judgement, the public can be taught
to see this matter in its true light
II is simply a matter of progressive
legislation that produces directly the
benefit the public desires and is
really willing to pay for. So far the
matter has not been sufficiently ex-
planned to those whom 1t directly
affects, and consequently, is met by
opposition. Statistics prove that all
real estate values are enhanced to a
much greater extent than the cost OF
making the improvement. Many facts
can be set forth to prove this asser-
tion. | regret that | cannot more
fully go into the explanation of this
plan but time will not permit and 1t
should be properly discussed and
thoroughly investigated by a Commit
tee appointed for that purpose.
Board of Health.
The Board of Health is advocating
many things that must 60 before
Council for their approval and adop-
tion, and | would urge that your
Honorable Body give serious con-
sideration to the measures they pro-
pose.
The pure food law is OF vital inn
portance to all Of our people and
should be adopted as proposed unless
Council sees good and just reasons
Why it should be amended In con-
rection with this allow me to again
urge the appointment of an Inspector
Of Weights and Measures for the City
/ Of Wilmington. I am informed by
/ the sealer Of Weights and Measures
for the County that illegitimate
weights and measures are not con-
fined to hucksters alone but are found
m many stores as we'll This POSI-
tion should be salaried and per-
manent one. or II will have no sub
stantial effect. The present plan is
Evening journal., 1914-07-01
Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel
A bottle Of Distilled Extract
Witch Hazel should be in every
home in town, particularly in hot
weather like this. There's no need
of telling you how useful Witch
Hazel is, but you may need re-
minding that a bottle is wanted.
After hot days work or walk
ing use it as rub; keep it handy
for soothing sunburn. If you shave
use in place of creams and pow
ders; il is healing. Pint bottle,
25c; quart, 35c.
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Mayor Howell Fire Department in Message 10 coun e

planning at tremendous expense 10
take what should rightfully come to
Wilmington. We might RS we'll un-
derstand in the beginning that 1t is
for us to develop frst and then invite
the world to participate afterward.
The possibilities of Wilmington are
unlimited.
New City Charter.
The City of Wilmington is sorely in
need of a new Charter and ! trust
that City Council will cooperate with
those citizens who are laboring TO
compile one that will be of general
benefit to us all.
Commission Form of Government.
had hoped that Council would in
Evening journal., 1914-07-01

vestigate thoroughly by d proper
committee, the Commission Form of
Government. Many opportunities
have been offered for enlightenment
and 1t has been so strongly set fortt
to me that | am convinced it is, il
many ways, superior to our present
fern of government. and worthy OF
our most earnest considerations.
In conclusion, I wish to thanE
Council for any courtesies that
have received, and the public for tn,
support accorded my administration
Very truly yours,
HARRISON W. HOWELL.
Mayol
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For $3.50 5000 Cash

We will furnish the ground
and build you a home like
this.
You may select your lot
from our large tract north of
Washington street bridge
and we will build you an at
tractive, two-story brick,
semi detached home complete
with six large, well-lighted
rooms, porcelain bath, low
down toilet with china tank,
lavatory and medicine cabi-
net built in, porcelain sink in
kitchen, large pantry and rear
porch; combination gas and
electric lighting, cement cellar
and walks, heater, oak mantel
in living room, iron rails,
extra large porch and lawn in
front.
You may pay for it in small
Monthly Payments.
Evening journal., 1914-07-01

NOdOr
A delightful toilet necessity, a
snow white cream mat overcomes
all body odors and keeps the body
and clothes sweet and clean, 25c
jar.
Evening journal., 1914-07-01
Tooth Powder

Chasco Tooth Powder is a pure,
harmless, antiseptic powder.
L is preparation that the
public has long sought, a powder
which will actually whiten the
teeth and help prevent decay. It
being highly favored makes it
pleasure to brush the teeth with.
Packed in nice carton with
patent top-so you may pour out
enough necessary for each cleans
ing; can .............. 19c
Evening journal., 1914-07-01

TslIei Articles
25c Perspi-No ..........16 Ice
2sc Packers Tar Soap .. 15c
2sc SanitoI Tooth Powder j. 15c
2sc Rubifoam ............. 16c
25c Resinol Soap ...... Ice
csc swansdown Face Powder, 14c
25c Kolynos Tooth Paste. Tic
25c Cuticura Soap .,.. .1sc
25c Frostilia ...........14c 14c
soc Kinds Honey and Almond
Cream .... . 95c
soc Canthrox .......S Sac
75c Azurea Saehet, OF. ..... .55c
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-09
PossUM FIRST BULL MOOSE
No Doubt of It Since Old Roosevelt
Button Has Been Found i'm Such
Animal.

Orange, n. J.-Henry Clark, local
hunter is appealing to his friends to
solve an odd puzzle which is amusing
local political partisans. Clark went
hunting in the Orange mountains the
first day of the open season for rab-
bits, and came home with a large
possum in his game bag. When he
set out to prepare. the possum for
roast he found it had swallowed eel
luioid button bearing picture OF Theo.
dore Roosevelt on which was printed
Vote for Theodore Roosevelt for Gov
ernor." The button was evidently one
used during RoOsevelt's gubernatorial
campaign in New York state. Clark
AYERS that the original Bull Moose
must have been q possum.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-09
FINDS 6 IA CENT
BILL ISSUED BY CITY.

While rummaging through some old
papers at his home, Mr.. j. d. Simp-
son of Winchester, found what is
perhaps the most unique piece OF
money ever used in Winchester since
the time when cubes of salt and
other sub necessities passed as the
means of exchange among the In
dams and early settlers. 1t is a
bill for IA cents. issued by the
city of Winchester in 1897, and bears
the signature of Charles Eginton,
then treasurer of the city.
The bill was known as fourpence.
1t was cut from an old bank note
which had probably become worthless
because of a bank failure. These
bills were issued by the city to pay
the current expenses OF the munich
pal government. The order direct
ing the treasurer to issue them can
be found in an old record of the city
which was recently found by Chief
McCord when the police headquar-
tiers were moved from the Conway
building to the new city hall.-lWin-
chester Daily News.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-09

Longest Diameter is the Black Line.
overlooked by Mount Erebus, in about
175 to 100 degrees east and rs degrees
south.
This would be a pretty problem to
set a class of high school boys: To
find the earth's shortest diameter, Civ
ing them large globe and the very
latest may of the antarctic regions to
work with.
1t would also be interesting to set
such a class to verifying Professor
Henkel's figures. The present writer
is inclined to believe that the diam
eter taken from the summit of Mount
Chiles, in Columbia, 1890 feet above
the sea, might be greater than that
from the summit of Chimborazo, for, a
careful study Of the maps indicates
that at its antipodes it would emerge
at higher point in Sumatra than the
Chimborazo line. The latter would
emerge in ~ N. lat, 101 e. long,
which point is in the marshes on the
plateau near Serentang. The line from
Mt. Chiles would emerge at S. lat,
1924 e. long. which is on the north
eastern slope of the Barison Noun
tains at an elevation of about 1000
feet. Which of these lines is the
longer depends upon the elevation of
their respective antipodes. Chin
borazo is more than 1000 feet higher
than Chiles, so the Chiles line would
have to emerge at least that much
above sea level.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-09

A flfteen-year-oid girl understands
nsa better than a ffty-year-old man
understands womea. es.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-09
ALWAYS
STRAIGHTEN YOU UP.
When constipated, Headachy, Bill
ious, Stomach Sour, Breath Bad

Get a ten-cent box now.
You men and women who can't
get feeling right-who have headache,
coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath, dizziness, can't sleep, are
bilious, nervous and upset, bothered
with sick, gassy, disordered stom-
aeh, or have backache and feel worn
out.
Are you keeping your bowels clean
with Cascarets or merely forcing a
pasageway every few days with salts
cathartic pills or castor oil?
Cascarets work while you sleep;
cleanse the stomach, remove the
sour, undigested, fermenting food and
foul gases; take the excess bile out
of the liver and carry out of the sys-
tenn all the constipated waste matter
and poison in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will straighten
you out by morning. ten-cent box
from any drug stare will keep your
stomach sweet; liver and bowels
regular, and head clear for months.
Don't forget the children. They love
Cascarets because they taste good
never grippe or sicken
(adV)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-09
DIAMETER OF Earth
What is the Greatest Distance
Through the Globe?
Varies According to Point at Which
Measured-An Interestin1 Probsem
That Will Keep the Amateur
Mathematician Busy.

New York.-What is the gre est
diameter of the earth? TIE form Of
the earth is that Of fiattened spher-
old, greater in diameter at the equa-
tor than at the poles, but this is modi-
fed by the accidents of it's surface.
So that the diameter varies according
to the point at which it is measured.
1t might be expected that the diam
eter would be greatest if measured
from the top of the highest mountain,
which is Mount ST. Everest, in the
Himalayas, but, unfortunately, the
point at which the dimeter would
emerge on the other side of the world
Is the Pacific ocean, where this is
more than seven thousand feet deep.
Prof. l.. Henkel Of Schulpferda, says
the greatest diameter of the earth is
that taken from the summit of Mount
Chimborazo, in Ecuador, 20,136 feet
above the sea level. This, he says,
energies at the antipodes on a high
point on the north coast of Sumatra.
This diameter is 1928 miles.
AS Chimborazo is almost on the
equator, it's summit is that point on
the earth's surface which Is most dis
tant from the center There weight
is feeblest and centrifugal force great
est.
The earth's smallest radius Is that
from the center to the north pole, but
1t Is not certain that the line through
the poles is the smallest diameter, be-
cause the south pole is on a high
plateau. Il might be found that
line little distant from the poles.
which would emerge at sea level at
each end, would be even shorter than
the polar diameter. Such line would
be found at a point in the Arctic
ocean between Spitzbergen and Green
land to point just off the coast of
the Antarctic continent in the big bay