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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05
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There - usually considerable ex-
element in the homo when = new
baby arrives. Even M old men well
remember the proud feeling that
Welied up In our hearts when We first
looked upon our first-born. So little.
90 helpless. but what possibilities We
could see in tho little bit OF humanity
presented for our inspection. The man
or woman who have never had this
privilege have been denied one Of the
greatest blessings that come to people
in this world Of trouble and hardships
The child has no choice in the matter
but ts ushered into the home and we
are glad to say that in the great ma
5ortty OF cases the little stranger IL
perfectly welcome and even IL the
big enough to sit in its high chair tho
others will sit . little closer together
and the baby will have ito place just
as well al the oldest ono OF the family.
sometimes however, there IL q case
feeling that the little one Il unwel-
come: How we pity . babe in sur
roundings Of this kind. The English
language utterly fails to express our
contempt for q parent that considers
would gladly be rid Of. There ought
not to be- any punishment too great
for such parents. To abandon q little
helpless infant 10 the one great crime
tof the age. Kind women in every city
, of the land have established homes
for these little waits and no nobler
charity was ever arranged. To the
| kind parent there IL no more pleasing
duty to perform than to provide the
needed things for the baby and watch
it develop into the strong healthy
young person. We never meet the lit
tie folks going to school but we
enjoy seeing their bright faces and
their active little ways. And after
| they have attained to young man and
they attain prominence In any of the
| walks Of life. Then let us give the
baby a chance for in 20 years 1t will
be a high school student. and In 40
years Will be the leading man and wo-
man in the community.-Oberlin Her
aid.
A GOOD DOCTRINE FOR ALL.
The railways are now setting ex-
amples of politeness to the commune
| ity. A Campaign Of politeness'' on the
Southern Pacific includes little placards
attached to the telephone stands in the
| offices of the company. These re
minders" convey the following advice:
when you answer the telephone be
pleasant. It costs you nothing and in
your heart you want to be liked. AS
you take of the receiver. ssy, South
ern Pacific and then give your name
or department. 1t saves time. Said
pleasantly. it is a good advertisement
the man who helps you or gives you in
i formation-he likes 1t. Remember, on
!, the telephone, the voice Is everything.
| See that it is friendly 1t is q good
doctrine for others besides railroads.
Abilene Reflector.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05

Present indications are that that
old standby of a player. Mr.. In5unc-
ton, always held in reserve. will fig
ure prominently this year in major
league baseball circles.-~
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05

Bachelor uncles are likely to view
with alarm the new practice Of send
lng babies by parcel post.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05

Congress should think well before
eliminating all Asiatic exclusion feat
ures from the immigration bill Cali
8ornia might secede.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05

At least the now tariff seems e
have provided the right kind Of greass
to send the butter craft sliding dowr
Hho vaya
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05

s'on't take that job that's offered you,
my girl Take q good mans love instead -
'What does the job pay?" Sixty dol
lars, think" What does the good man
make?'' Forty dollars" I'm take the
job."-Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05

Again hes the unexpected happened.
Chicago women are not bit reluctant
to tell their age 20 ~ to quality to
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05
I'm the wake of the Times.

An evangelist says there are thirteen
tango, but what are the twelve others!
Hetty Green says eating onions IL the
secret of health. But who can keep the
A man hunting rabbits says he shot a
pink-eyed skunk. Hope it was a long dis
An astronomer claims that the sun win
be cold in Is. 600 900 years. Well. there will
be no ice famine then.
women who want shapely arms. OF
course they needn't hit any pins in order
Eastern man has divorced his wife be-
cause she drank a dozen bottles OF beer
every day. It beats all what tightwads
some men are.
Hickeyville Happenings.
The Silver Cornet band threatens
to give q popular concert, but they
have never given a concert yet that
has been 30 very popular. A move
ment is on foot to steal the uniforms
out of the town hall before the con-
the uniforms.
The ladies' aid gave a minstrel
show at Tibbitts' opry house last
week and borrowed old Cap Whfpple's
cork leg to black up with. They burn
ed about four inches off'n 1t and old
Cap il walking some lopsided at pres
ent. He has been pinched three times
for intoxication. but the ladies' aid
has come to the rescue and explained
tho matter each time.
The culpret who broke into this
office night before last and stole Ye
Editors trousers IL requested in the
name Of humanity to return same and
there will be no prosecution. The
Clarion will not be much of paper
| IL we cannot get out and get the news
and we can't do it wrapped up in q
horse blanket.
Signs of the Times.
| Now the government is going to try
| to tie a can to the can trust.
| Lillian Russell says too much k1ssine
| il dangerous. But how much is too much
The Mexican envoy was given q fine
know that q Mexican is welcome some
Travellers are no longer allowed to carry
whisky in Texas, But there Is no run
An Atlantic line has made q rule that
| all dogs on board must be left with the
ships butcher. Sausage for breakfast
In the Wake Of the News
A man dropped q $1,000 bill in New
York and has gone back to look for
it. He has more faith than Christie
pher Columbus. but not m much OF q
chance of success.
Mr.. Bryan says: 'All my life ]
have followed my conscience" Well,
It has certainly led him q merry
chase. Maybe some day he will catch
up with it.
New Jersey high school girl has
raised $4,000 pounds of tomatoes on
one acre of ground Probably the
poor girl hasn't had time to learn the
scientist says birds know how ia
make love. So do chickens.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-05

Canned chicken should be cheaper
now. They killed 500 jackrabbits on
at Greensburg t'other day.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-20
JUDGE GIVES REASONS WHY PEOPLE SHOULD
DEFEAT PROPOSED MUNICIPAL COURT ACT


following reasons why the people
should defeat the proposed Municipal
Court act at the polls on April Z:
Editor Day Book:-The proposed
Municipal Court Act, which will be
voted on April Z, is, in my judgment,
the most dangerous piece of careless
legislation which has been passed for
many years, a view which is shared
by large number of the most ex-
perienced judges and lawyers in Chi
cago. Its adoption by the voters will
mean that there will be no longer
poor mans court" in Chicago. 1t
will mean that the difficulty of col
lecting honest claims will be ire
mendously increased-a situation
which can only benefit ,rascals and
deadbeats.
l enclose a brief statement of the
objections to this act and trust you
will arouse your readers to sense of
the danger which turks in this unwise
piece of legislation. (Signed)
Mckenzie CIeland.
JUDGE CLELAND'S REASONS
pSdSOHo why NOCClS oHOulu NOIC Oh
April against the adoption of the
proposed Municipal Court Act, the
purpose of which is:
Ito enlarge the jurisdiction of
the Municipal Court so as to enable
it to take over about 80 per cent of
the business of the Criminal Court of
Cook county.
2-To increase the salaries of the
chief justice, and of the bailiffs and
clerks to the extent of about STE, 1000
per annum.
3-To increase the powers of the
Municipal Court judges over that of
the judges of any other court in the
state, as for example: Enabling one
Municipal Court judge to issue search
warrants to search residences at
night, whereas such writ can now
be issued only when signed by two
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-20

about 10000 cases behind in its bust
ness. A poor man who tries to col
lect a bill by bringing suit in this
court may have to wait a year for
trial. If he then gets a judgment, the
defendant may appeal to the Appel
late Court, which is about two years
behind in it's business. If this act
should be adopted and the Municipal
Court takes over the business of the
Criminal Court, it will of course get
very much further behind in its bust
ness, and it would soon be next to i'm
possible to collect a claim through
that court.
2-The Municipal Court already
has more criminal business than it
can properly dispose of. Last year it
disposed of 121, 900 criminal and
quasi-criminal cases, which was at
the rate of one every seven minutes
for the ten judges trying such cases.
The ones who suffer from this haste
are the poor and unfortunate, who
cannot hire lawyers or secure delays.
To give more business to a court,
which is already obliged to dispose of
its criminal business with such rapid
ity, would amount to crime.
3-The adoption Of such act will
do away with preliminary hearings"
of persons charged with felonies.
Under the present practice, all per-
sons charged with felonies are given
speedy preliminary hearing before
the court without a jury, and about
one-half of such persons are dis
charged as having been improperly
arrested. If this act is adopted it
will necessitate jury trial in every
felony case, thereby causing thou
sands of innocent persons to be lock-
ed up in our filthy jails until their
cases can be reached for jury trial, at
enormous cost to the taxpayer and
great suffering to the innocent and
helpless.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15
Farmers Are Favored.

1T gives peculiar privileges to the
agricultural interests by extending the
maturity of notes and bills for agri-
cultural purposes to six months, in
contradistinction to the ninety days
maturity as applied to commercial and
Industrial paper.
Il think there will be supplemental
rural credits legislation by this con
gress. but. in my belief. this cannot
he readily'or or intelligently enacted un-
til the federal reserve act has already
been tested in a practical way as to
SIS scope and the exact nature of its
facilities"
Chairman Henry announced during
the day that the rules committee was
closed to all but antitrust legislation
matters for the rest of the session, Un-
! less another caucus should be con
vened and give contrary directions.
Consideration of the diplomatic ap-
/ preparation bill will be resumed to.
morrow, and If passed by tomorrow
night. viii be followed probably by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15
NOTED DIVINE At
METHODIST CHURCH
WILL OCCUPY PULPIT SUNDAY
MORNING IN PLACE OF REV.
C. R. GRAY.

Word has been received here from
Rev. {. r. Gray, who is attending the
Methodist conference at Oklahoma
City, that DR.. II. A. Boaz of Fort
Worth, Texas, will occupy the pulpit
of the church Sunday morning.
DR.. Boaz is one of the most brilli-
ant pulpit orators among the younger
preachers of that denomination today.
He is a deep student, of remarkable
spiritual insight, and it is freely pre-
dicted that he will some day be
bishop of the Methodist church
Dr. Gray in his letter asked that
publicity be given the fact of DR..
Boaz's coming and urged that the
church be filled to hear him preach.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15
Another Oil Showing South of City.

a large number of Ardmore people
went down to the Safe Oil well south
of the city yesterday afternoon to in
vestigate some rumors that were
afoat The drillers were working in
lime stone that had a fine show
ing of oil and a strong odor of gaso-
line gas. When the bailer was emp
tied the odor of gas was most pun
gent and the oil showed very plainly
on the surface of the slush. This be-
came more pronounced with each
screw. A number of people brought
back samples of the crushed rock with
them and were showing it to their
friends this morning, although the
rock had been worked out several
times and had stood over night, the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

rich smell of gasoline is still very
noticeable. This, in the estimation of
experienced oil men, indicates the
near presence of high grade oil An
old Illinois oil man when shown the
sample of said, stated that it looked
like the rock in the wells in Illinois
that produced the As per cent oil.
The Ardmore Citizens well one mile
this side of the Safe well, was spudded
in yesterday, and drilling is being
pushed night and day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

Crystal Company Million q Thomas
No. s in section reached the first
sand at 500 feet, and is drilling now
at depth of 975 feet The upper sand
strata measured rs feet in thickness
and made 400 barrels a day, and the
second sand is expected now. This
wel made two or three very pretty
flows yesterday afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

The Ardmoreite reported the Dia-
mond COS. well near Loco yesterday
and received another report last night
which came direct from the company.
This report gives the location Of the
we'll in the NV, NV, of section 1888.
At 25O feet 2O-barrel well was found
and at 400 feet a gas sand that will
produce from four to five millions OF
feet OF gas was found. This we'll is
about two miles west OF Loco and
makes that country look very attract
i've.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15
HOUSE WILL HURRY
ANTITRUST BILLS
EMERGENCY MEASURE UP-WAR
DEPARTMENT TO BE FURNISH.
ED $30oO,ooo.

Washington, May 14.-The house
today began adjusting itself to the
new legislative program of concentra-
ton on antitrust bills and appropria-
tions measures, with adjournment in
contemplation by July 10. The date is
tentative, but administration leaders
hope to adjourn by that time,
House leaders under the caucus
bound programe, will insist that the
Coyington antitrust bill, the Clayton
antitrust bill and the Rayburn bill
for federal regulation of railroad
stocks and bonds, be passed in the
order named, or at least voted upon
and sent over to the senate.
This is the fixed program, at the
insistence of President Wilson, but it
will not necessarily preclude consider
alton of other matters that may be
deemed urgent if there is sufficient
time before the tentative adjournment
date Majority Leader Underwood
made it clear today that the action of
the caucus means that the antitrust
measures must be passed, but that it
does not necessarily preclude 9TH
er things Appropriation bills will be
expedited, but will give right OF way to
the antitrust bills.
To Provide War" Funds.
The appropriations committee today
! framed an emergency deficiency bill
to provide funds to meet the estimates
recently submitted by the war depart
ment, aggregating almost $30O0,OO0
/ for expenses past and Immediately III
| the future, on account of activities in
/ Mexico and on the border. This also
will not be interfered with and the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill probably will be disposed of TO-
morrow
1t was declared in some quarters to-
/ day that efforts would be made later
( to bring up the resolution FOR ma
tion-wide prohibition amendment to
the constitution.
Representative Glass of Virginia,
chairman OF the house committee on
banking and currency, talked with the
president today and later said he be
lieyed this congress would enact some
supplemental rural credits legislation
but would wait until the federal act
had been tried out
1T is my Judgment" he said that
! the federal reserve act responds in
very large measure to the suggestion
made by the president for rural cred.
its legislation. In its farm mortgage
provision alone it affords credit facili-
ties amounting to more than S359,000,-
OOO, while in his rediscount provisions
it gives unlimited rural credit facili-
ties
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

f.. l.. Orr and Ed. Harmon are here
from Tulsa accompanied by John s.
Harvey of st. Louis. These gentlemen
own acreage property at Caddo, Hugo
and Madill and have some scattered
wild cat holdings in the Healdton field
They are drilling now at Caddo and
will start other rigs at Hugo and at
Madin. 1t is reported here that new
well has been brought in in the Ar
buckle field at Madill which adds
new interest to that section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

pleased with the showing there, 1t is
stated that the drill has gone to a
depth of about 1910 feet The forma-
ton is limestone saturated with oil.
Samples of sand and limestone were
brought to the city today and it has
the appearance of being close to the
oil sands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15
Cotton Bills, Too.

Representative Lever of South Caro-
lima, chairman of the agricultural
committee, said today that in spite of
the caucus program bill to regulate
futures transactions in cotton and the
bill to provide for grading Of cotton
would be passed by the house before
adjournment.
Representative Wingo of Arkansas
and others dissatisfied with the pro
gram demanded roll calls number
of times during the day, and it was
reported that a group of members had
agreed to insist upon the presence Of
a quorum during the remainder Of
the session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

the special urgent deficiency appro
prlation measure reported today. Then
the rules committee, either Saturday
or Monday, expects to meet and re-
port the rule under which the anti
trust legislation will be taken to the
floor of the house
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

company had made no such purchase
and neither were they considering
such a purchase. Just where the re-
port originated, could not be ascer-
tanned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15
OIL and GAS NEWS

Twin state No. on the Mullen
lease in section on straight "a
houi gauge made rs barrels an hour.
The production is making close to the
1000 barrel mark, and it is among the
best wells in the field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15
For SALE

Two shares Healdton Oil & Gas
stock in 1888. also several shares in
New Healdton Oil and Gas company
On market only few days. Make of
fer to Booster Office, Geary, Okla.
1l-4t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

j. H. Franklin of Lawton is here
visiting the family of his son, Writ
Franklin of the Crystal Oil Company,
His son Harry who was hurt in the
fields and was brought here to the
sanitarum is doing nicely and is on
the road to permanent recovery. Mr..
Franklin will remain here several
days before returning to his home at
Lawton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

Want drilling contract IN Healdton
field. Rig now ready for work. II.
W. Sanderson, Care Wilmington Ho-
tel or 81 Juani.a Bldg, Dallas, Tex.
1l-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

So many persons made inquiries
yesteuay concerning the rumor that
the torsioana Petroleum Company
haI purchased the Bynum we'll that
the home Offices We're communicated
with and it was learned that the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

The Producers Company are drill
ing in the NE, NE, of section 3-4-3
on the Combs lease. This well has
reached depth of 45O feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15
Drillers

Wanted to make a drilling contract
on 10 acres in Section II, 4s4w. r.
A. Fox. 15-5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

c. d. Webster is here from Coal
ton, Okla He is an oil refner and
has a proposition on here with the
producers in the Healdton field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

Alma Oil Co. No. 4 on the Roy NJ.
Johnson lease in section 4, has reach
ed the sand at 500 feet. The well is
bong drilled IN today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

Crystal Company Million 4 Thomas
No . has started to drilling. Same
companys No. , Keck. in section 5
is drilling at 400 feet Their Apple 4
Franklin No. 3 in section has started
to drilling. Their Richards No. | in
same section is drilling at 500 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

j. b. Ferguson is in the fields again
from Enid. He spent several weeks
here earlier in the life of the field
and owns some acreage in the western
portion of the county and in Jefferson
county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

There are 73 rigs drilling in the
Healdton field and vicinity, 80 rigs
are up ready for the tools to be NOV
ed in, and 20 wells have been com
pleted within the last ten days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

l. d. Majors is in the city from
Ryan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

Reconsideration Co. in section
2-4-3 We're reported last night to be
at a depth of 1870, the drill was il
blue shale
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

Posons who visited the Safe well
which is drilling near Ardmore, were
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

The we'll at Bromide, Okla, is rc
ported to be drilling at depth c
1890 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

II. w. Coe of the Gypsy Co, left
here last night to visit the Tulsa Of
fees and will be back in the fields
Monday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-28
O'BRlEN OUTLINES CASE
County Attorney Makes Opening
Statement in st. Paul Police Graft
Trial-Alleges Conspiracy
WITNESSES WILL TELL OF PLAN

st. Paul, Jan. 2S.-County Attorney
O'Brien, in his opening statement to
the jury in the trial of Martin F'lana.
gan, former chief Of police, and Fred
Turner, former city detective, charged
with bribery in the third degree, said
the state will show that Flanagan,
Turner, Willie Wolff and May Burke.
a former resortkeeper, entered into a
conspiracy to collect graft money"
in the spring Of 1918 and that under
the terms Of the alleged agreement
Willie Wolff was to get one.half of
the total collection and turn over to
Flanagan, then acting chief of police,
one-half of his share. May Burke
according to O'Brien, was to receive
one-half of the total proceeds and turn
over to Detective Turner one-half Of
her share.
In the case at trial the county at
torney said the state would prove that
Dorothy Hazard, a former resort.
keeper, on March 90, paid to William
Wolff in the reception room at the
Ryan hotel the sum of $1,000 to per-
nit her to reopen resort, and that
Wolff sent $3.50 of this amount to May
Burke, $3.50 to Fred Turner, $3.50 to
Martin J. Flanagan and kept $3.50 for
himself, and that on the night of
March 20 Dorothy Hazard was per.
mitted to reopen the resort.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Several Features On Pragram Which
Will Include Quartette And Clari-
net Sole By H. E. Anderson
DANCE WILL FOLLOW MUSICAL

Alden Remfrey, director of the Be-
midi band, announces that the pro-
grom for the second indoor concert
of the season, which will be given
tomorrow night is now complete and
all is in readiness for the affair.
Several features for the concert
have been arranged, one of which
will be clarinet solo by H. E. An
derson, one of Bemidji's leading mu-
sicians. A quarette, entirely COM
prised of boys who play in the band
will sing. This quarette is made up
of Elmer Kittleson, Axel Kittleson,
Dick Fenton and Alden Remfrey.
Many new pieces will be played to-
morrow night, and as the band Is
better than ever packed house is
expected.
A dance will be given following
the concert. There will be no charge
for the concert, but small admis-
sion fee will be collected at the
dance. The affair will be given in
the city hall.