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The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-10
SHAKEN
 BY AN EARTHQUAKE
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

(From Tuesdays Daily Press)
 Imagine, if you can, that some where deep beneath the earth's sur face under Eastern Arkansas, there existed until today a cave of vast proportions, measuring, perhaps miles across-a flaw left by the Maker when the world was shot from the crucible in molten form and sent gyrating through space a few million miles from the sun to hang in midair and form a place of abode for mankind throughout all the ages that have gone, and dur ing all the years that are still to come! Picture this giant cave di- rectiy under Paragould, with its roof of mountain boulders and it's pit seething caldron of molten metals, still liquid from the terrific heat which gave it birth.
 And suddenly the roof caves in. Thousands upon millions of pounds of slag and half-baked granite, limestone and sandstone fall with an awful crash into the very midst of this pit-or, maybe, the wall to this cave is pierced by a branch of some subterranean river, and suddenly the waters of the roaring torrent come into contact with lava at several thousand degrees of heat, and mighty explosion takes places SO far down toward the center of
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-10
Turks Win in Asia.
Constantinople, Dec. g

Constantinople, Dec. 9.-(Special to The Press) s).-Constant clashes between retreating British troops and Turkish advance divisions are occurring near Bagdad, west of Persia. Turkish forces have reach ed Sheihk Saad, few miles from the British base at Kutelamara Three hundred additional prisoners have been taken.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-10

tion he had decided to favor a mill age tax for the agricultural schools and indicated he would support a millage tax for the uni versity if certain restrictions were thrown about the fund. He want ed the general assembly to have the power to state how the funds should be used instead of turning the lump sum over to the univer- sity authorities to use as they pleas ed.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-10

]. H. McPherson is having two new houses erected on his farm ! southeast of Paragould.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Raley, re- siding on East Poplar street, are the parents of a new girl baby.
 Fourteen nice mackerel in our buckets at S5 cents. Newsom's. 1t .ssSelect your furniture for Christ hpas at Bertig's Store. It
 | MT. and Mrs. John B. Gruber, residing on North Pruet street, are the parents of new girl baby.
 Still selling Cream of the Val ley" and "Snow White" flour at s1.45 and $1.6O per big bag. Bring us your eggs. Newsom's. 1t
 Great selection of the finest fur niture and hous furnishings ready for your Christmas choosing. Ber- tig's. It
 Clarence Wood is making ar engagements to open a grocery store in the Staudt building, one door west of The Press office.
 Still selling Cream of the Val ley" and "Snow White flour at s1.45 and $1.6O per big bag. Bring us your eggs. Newsom's. 1t
 Iron bed special-4 inch post extra fine and pretty grade, very special at $4.95. Bertig's Furni- ture Department. It
 Miss Ellie Lowe of Chicago ar rived in Paragould this morning to spend the holidays as the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. M. Lowe.
 One lot of Mayfield jean pants, extra good value at, pair, $1.00. Kimbrough's. It
 Pure lard per pound 12 1-2c. Jowl butts, per pound 10 1-2c. Dry salt fat per pound 13c. Dry salt lean per pound 14c. Newsoms. It
 John Brawner of Piggott, candi- date for prosecuting attorney of this district, is spending the day here looking after legal matters.
 Entire line of women's and miss es' hats, closing out at 50 cents on the dollar. Kimbrough's. It
 Rev. Swift Anderson who mas been at Ash Flat for three years, has returned to Greene county, much to the delight of his many friends.
 Entire line of womer's and miss es' and chidlren's coats at or be- low cost Kimbrough's. 1tI Dr. c. V. Scott of Little Rock, is here on a visit to relatives and friends. Dr. Scott is an old Greene county boy. He was raised at Gainesville, and is kin to the Stedmans. Jacksons and Markhams.
 Get one for Christmas. Get what? See McHaneys Studio ad- vertisement in this issue. It will tell you about it. It
 Dr. G. R. Bristol returned this morning from Kimmswick, Mo-, where he was called two weeks
 
 A scn. The lad had a severe ease of membraneous croup and for sev- eral days physicians despaired Of saving his life. However, the boy recovered, but has lost his speech
 One lot of ten dozen boys 25c, soc and 75c hats and caps, variety i of styles, good grades, special at Ice Kimbrough's. It
 Rev. r. c. Laslette, pastor of the First Christian church of Para gould. will preach at the Eight Mile school house Sunday, Decem- Der 12, at 2:30. Everybody invit- ed.
 Pure lard per pound 12 l-2c. Jowi butts, per pound 10 1-2c. Dry salt fat per pound 13c. Dry salt lean per pound 14c. Newsom's. It
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-10

Many a girl who intends to mar Ery a millionaire is lucky if she | gets husband who can provide
 her with a regular meal ticket.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

tax will keep it up and all lots will
hereafter be kept in good order,
without any expense to the private
individual. This includes roadway,
fence, houses and lots He also
talked with Morris Sass, who is man
ager Of the Globe Laundry, and Mr..
Sass has agreed to give fifteen per
cent of all coupon books sold. In
other words, il he should sell two
hundred dollars per week this would
give to the cemetery board thirty dol
lars per week, which would employ
two men regularly. Now, with other
enterprises doing likewise, we can
keep four or five men at work until
the grounds are finally cleaned. Then,
there are the picture shows. any one
OF which would give a benefit for
this purpose Some of the soda fount-
aims might give a per cent every
Saturday, or certain days. This, with
money collected or contributed from
those who own lots, or even those
who expect to have lots there, will
assist very materially in getting the
grounds in shape.
1T will take several thousand dol
lars to do this, and it seems a shame
that those of our relatives who have
gone to the great beyond should at
least have their last resting place kept
in better shape than most of the lots
are at Rose Hill" said the mayor.
The cemetery board or the mayor
would be glad to have any sugges-
tions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26
Wildcat Jim.

K. l.. Davis, a prominent merchant
Of Fox, is in the city attending tC
some oil business.
Mr.. Davis says that the wildcat
Jim well at Fox will surprise the c.ti-
zens of the county when it is opened
up. He was present and saw the oil
shoot fifteen feet into the air be
fore it could be capped. Mr. Davis
has leases on over 500 acres Of land
near the well, and has paid hand
some bonuses for it, He owns con-
siderable other real estate in that
vicinity, which he absolutely refuses
TO lease. He says he has nothing to
offer for sale, but viii buy anything
that is offered at a reasonable price.
He is representing Cnly himself and
is a heavy. stockholder in the Wildcat
Jim. He says the people living in
that community, knowing the true
conditions Of the we'll are greatly
surprised that The Ardmoreite has
had no more to say about it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

Lincoln McKinlay, former chief of
police, was in town this morning en-
route from White Cloud, Kan, where
a daughter resides, to Ardmore, Okla.
Mr., McKinlay is now in charge OF oil
wells producing 900 barrels per day,
west Of Ardmore, and looks mighty
stout and healthy. at is the oil
grease" he said "Oil grease is the
healthiest thing imaginable. You
ought to see the men working in
the oil fields; they are the health
fest people | have ever seen We
are not selling more than about 70
per cent Of the oil we produce There
is something in the conditions. The
Gushing field has affected us The
oil in that field has greater gravity
than ours, and the Standard is TAX
ing more of it."-Wichita Bescon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26
|NAYOR PLANS
7 D R A|SE
MORE FUNDS
TO AID IN sEAuTlFYING ROSE
HILL CEMETERY SUGGESTS
THAT LOT OWNERS MAKE
SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS.

Ii every one interested in Rose Hill
cemetery would only go out there
and see how the weeds, grass, fence,
and in fact, the whole cemetery needs
a general overhauling, there would be
different cemeterE in the next
month or two.
Sunday is national decoration day,
and there will be many out there.
Mayor Mullen and the cemetery board
expect to have something to say to
the citizens OF Ardmore in the Sun
day issue Of The Ardmoreite, rela
tive to raising money with which to
keep the work moving until the Gem
etery board will be able to realize
from taxes which they will be en-
titled to by reason of the bill which
recently passed the state legislature
Mayor Mullen in talking the mat
ter over with several citizens yester-
day. suggested that each person who
has a lot out there contribute one
dollar, and those who are able con
tribute more, and after the premises
are once placed in good shape, the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26
TNO Ill TANKS
SWEPT AWAY BY
HIGH WATER
AND ARE RAPIDLY FLOATING
DOWN ARKANSAS RlVER-FEAR
EXPRESSED FOR BRIDGES
FLOOD INCIDENTS.

Tulsa, Okla, May 25.-Two 5000
barrel oil tanks are reported to have
been swept from the Prairie Oil and
Gas Company's tank farm at Cleye-
land, Okla, by the high waters of the
Arkansas river aud TO be floating
rapidly down the river. 1t is feared
that the heavy tanks will carry with
them both the railroad and wagon
bridges here.
A wagon bridge several miles up.
stream, was washed away at $50 to.
night by the gradually rising water,
and man and team swept into the
current. The man was seen three
miles up the river from Tulsa on
floating log. RescTers. with ropes,
have been stationed on bridges here to
attempt to save him.
A message from The weather bureau
at Washington this afternoon gave
warning of an impending flood of the
Arkansas river as the result of burst.
ed dams along the head waters, releas.
ing great torrents of water. which are
sweeping this way. The police this
afternoon notified persons living along
the river to prepare to seek a place
of safety by night. The river bridge
here will be picketed during the night.
as it is feared it will give way under
flood stage pressure of water.
An unknown boy fell off the Arkan-
sas bridge into the river and drowned
today. His body has not been recov-
cred.
\ baby was swept off the river bank
and drowned, and last night an TN.
known man, seated on a tree. floated
down the river and under the bridge.
a daring boatman put out after him.
a mile and a quarter downstream he
caught the tree, but the man had dis.
appeared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

orn and Critchlow companies have
contracted with c. NJ. Hapgood 10
drill seven wells, and that work is TO
begin Immediately 1t is believed now
that the field will be turned loose and
the producers will find market
wherever they can and will make
sales at any price they are willing to
accept
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

Some time ago | began systematic
ally setting aside my tithes, and found
the plan so helpful that l wish to
urge it upon those other persons who
conscientiously try to give the Lord
his due in worldly goods as well as
in service. Whatever money comes 70
me for my personal use l divide, and
set apart one-tenth Then if demand
arises for any benevolent purpose it
finds me going to my tithe-box to see
what its contents are. always know
what | can afford. and | find that |
feel much freer to give now that
have this sum regularly devoted to
the one purpose.-Good Housekeeping
Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26
Governor Makes Two Appointments

Oklahoma City, May Ex-Governor
Williams has appointed Thomas D.
Bard of Bushyhead to be a member
of the Confederate pension commits
sion in place of ]. G. Street of this
city, resigned.
Henry Stuffacher of Blackwell has
been re-appointed by the governor
to be the chief inspector of grain for
Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

Since the prospects are good that
will dispose of their oil on a big CON
tract there is much activity among
the producers to find a market for
their oil. Some who have heretofore
hesitated in accepting SOC announce
that they are ready to sell all they
can produce at that price. \ report
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26
Bio Gas and Oil Well.

Ada Okla, May 25.-The Ada gas
fields were extended one mile north
OF the original well here this after
noon when the Rex company brought
in by far the greatest gas and oil
well in the field in section 4O-4-6.
It is at least 2O,OO0,O0O-foot gas well
and is blowing oil heavily. 1t is To-
Gated about two miles north OF the
city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26
GIBSON BILL DEFEATED.
Texas Senate Refuses Right-of Way
TO Appropriations

Austin. Tex. May 26.-The senate
defeated the Gibson bill last night.
The senate today refused to give the
appropriation bills the right of way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

l.. C.. Hivick who has been in the
Strawn field for several days, rep
rescnting the Big Seven Oil company,
has returned home
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

George B. Orr IS here rom Okla
homa City whore he has been re-
siding for some months Mr.. Orr is
on some deals in this portion OF the
country and if they are closed he and
Mrs orr will move back to Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

Indications are that the Lone Star
Gas Co. will soon begin operations
in the Loco fed. Coz. Geo5s- Greer,
attorney for the Lone Star people,
is in Washington on matters con
nected with the Loco field, and the
statement has been made that the
company will soon begin to develop
that gas and oil area. The Loco
field is ten miles northwest Of Ring
ling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

Ardmoreite Want Ads bring results
Try them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

The Wrightsman & Foster common
carrier shipment OF 10000 barrels
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26
OIL and GAS NEWS

has been run, and the pipe line people
ordered a pro rata run yesterday OF
ten thousand barrels. The full order
was not filled because shipments
were not delivered. Pro rata runs
will be taken until the Samoset and
Dundee common carrier shipment is
ready At least, that is what the
producers are expecting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

II. Clay Pierce of ST. L.uIs, a prom
inent official of the Pierce. Fordyce
OIL association, the Wapers Pierce
Oh company and the Pierce Oil cor
poraton, arrived here ;his mo;ning
in his private car The car was trans
ferred to the Ringing road and taken
to Ringlng this morning, where Mr.
Pierce will visit tha OIL field J..
L. Hamon accompanied the Pierce
party from this city TO the oil field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-26

Art Walker, oil conservation officer
o. the Healdton field. ma gone today
TO Oklahoma City to coo'er I.tu the
corporation commission. Judge Hen
shaw has returned froM an absence
of a month, and Mr. Wa.ser, it Ig
understood will insist upou an order
keeping the oil in the ground, or
the absence of any order which vii
turn the field lose.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
Tho Heroines of Novels.

II were his Satanic majesty and
a novelist came to me for judgment l
should beetle my brows In horrible
manner and quiz him thus: .5 e..
did you ever make your heroine
eighteen years old? Did you ever en-
dow a maiden with the repartee OF
Pinero. the intuition Of Blavatsky, the
carriage Of Garden, the hauteur Of the
Medici, the beauty of Aphrodite and
the wisdom Of Athene-all at the age
Of eighteen years?" .<.-.~ 3d.
IF the novelist answered me Ger
tainly not!' l should say, ITO heaven
with your But II he answered, "Sure,
did!' I would blast him where he
stood. . a., f.-.>.s..-s:. -. ..,:.sz>
For Of all the Ubiquitous, fallacious,
unfair and dangerous doctrines this
takes the icing of the cake-that the
female species reaches her apogee at
the immature age Of eighteen.-George
Weston in Saturday Evening Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
TEcHNIc OF PAINTING.
Modern Color Methods. and Those o
tho Old Masters. 4

tho Old Masters.
Many persons think that the paint.
ings by the old masters owe their per-
esses now lost In the Journal Of the
Franklin institute DR.. Macmillan Toch
points out that as matter Of fact the
old masters used only those few colors
(madder, for example) the permanency
of which was we'll established. and
that they avoided mixing colors known
to have q bad chemical effect on one
another. - t.As'4 ~
Incidentally he describes the scien
titic methods of detecting later day
copies. Zinc white. where fake white
would have been used, protoplasmic re
mains in the cells of the wood used for
the picture and the transparency Of
the bitumen in the shadows are proofs
that picture is not genuine anti
tique. In respect to deteriOra ton the
author mentions the bad effects of
smoke and modern gas fumes and. aft
er saying that either light or darkness
may bleach a picture. points out that
some pictures that have been kept in
the dark can be restored by placing
them in bright sunlight t.
Finally DR.. Toch condemns those
modern painters who substitute the
collapsible tube or palette knife for the
brush on the ground that the fakes of
color thus attached to the canvas will
crack of and become detached. If
that method had been used by the an
clients no trace Of their work would
now exist 80:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
HIS SPEECH WAS SHORT.

Il Was Also Right 70 the Point, and the
Jury Did the Rest.
A Chicago lawyer tells Of prosecut-
ing attorney In circuit court OF an IL
linois county some years ago whose
early education had been defective, but
who was SO shrewd and ''l0ng headed.
that few more dangerous antagonists
could be found at the bar in that re-
gion.
At one time he had procured the In
lictment Of man for theft. The
amount alleged to have been stolen
was s., and at that time the penalty
for stealing s. or more was imprison-
ment at hard labor In the penitentiary.
For stealing less than that amount the
punishment was confinement In the
county jail without labor.
The evidence proved beyond dispute
the theft of five dollar note Of the
State Bank of Illinois, but the pris-
oner's counsel brought several bust
ness men to swear that 1t was not
worth its face value In gold. but all
agreed that in ordinary transactions it
would pass for S.. -
Over this testimony the prisoners
counsel dubbed for two hours while
the prosecuting attorney listened In
patience. s.s
When his turn came he arose and de-
nvered himself as follows:
"Gentlemen, I hope the learned coun.
sci won't get offended IL don't talk
but just one minute. All I've got to
say is this: The prisoner don't pretend
to deny that he stole our money, and
all he asks of you is just to give him
the privilege of stealin' it at dis
cOunt?'
He sat down, and the jury sent the
thief to the penitehtiary.-Case and
Comment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
Bjornson's Advice.

There is story told of Bjornstjernc
Bjornson that, arriving at late hour
at the town Of Bergen. which was en-
ifete to receive him. he vouchsafed to
the expectant people no finer words Of
wisdom than general recommends
ton to 60 to bed.
In vain they appealed to him for
""song or sentiment" The great Bis
marck, said he, gave the same advice
under conditions all similar, and what
was good enough for Berlin must suf-
fee for Bergen.
Three years later, on visiting the
town for the second time, the master
novelist found deserted city. Not
light burned In the dismal railway sta
ton, no banners waved, no addresses
were read by portly burgomasters. In
vain BjOrnsOn asked for cab.
'They have all gone to bed," was the
reply. And so Bergen remembered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
First 'European Railway.

The first carriages that ran Oh rails
in Europe were those of horse rail.
way between Linz and Budweis. in
Austria: This was in working order
in 1927 Locomotive railways were
much longer coming. The first line in
modern sense was opened from Paris
to st. German in 1885, but railway de-
velopment was greatly hindered by a
terrible accident on the Paris Versailles
line in 1912. The next was the Brus-
sels-Malines line in Belgium. Belgium
was also the first country to begin, in
1880, systematic plans for national
network of railways. Prussia followed
in 1885 and Austria Hungary in 1888
The first great trunk line in Europe
was from Paris to Rouen, opened in
May, 1843.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
Ixnes Of Feet.

Among the various races of men,
three types of feet occur. Certain pure
races have one type Of toe which is
characteristic Of each race. Thus, the
Zulus. the Basques and probably most
pure Celts have the even toed foot,
while the Papuans, the Boschmen and
a number of African tribes. as well as
both ancient and modern Egyptians,
have the arch .toed foot. Many Euro
pean nations, however, have mixture
of the three types. But it is certain
that among the English. and probably
among the Germans. French and
Greeks, the even toed foot is the com
monest. Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
Distress in the Stomach.

7 Distress in the stomach after meals.
accompanied by. headache and
other annoying symptoms is due to
indigestion and easily remedied by
taking Chamberlain's Tablets. Mrs.
Henry Padghan, Victor, N. Y, writes,
For some time I was troubled with
headache and distress in my stomach
after eating, also with constipation.
About six months ago I began taking
Chamberlain's Tablets. They regu-
lated the action Of my bowels and
the headache and other annoyances
ceased in a short time" Obtainable
everywhere.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
POLITICAL PRAYER MEETINGS

It is a sad day for Christianity when
the church bells call the communicates
together for a political prayer meet
ing. Such gatherings mark the high
tide of religious political fanaticism,
put bitterness into the lives of men;
fan the flames of class hatred and de-
stroy Christian influence in the COM
,nunity. The spirit actuating such
meetings is anarchistic, un-Christlike
and dangerous to both church and
state. ~. >. FL
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
Reward Of Writers.

Writer'S of nonfiction today seldom
fare more handsomely than did Chief
Justice John Marshall. who. 10 years
ago, received $4,000 for his life Of
Washington. After Stevenson's death
the royalties on his books amounted
every year to ten times the sum he
had received a few years before
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29

Get Rid of Your Rheumatism.
Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. Chamberlain's Lini-
ment properly applied will help you
very much. Remember that chronic
and muscular rheumatism require no
internal treatment. Obtainable ev-
eryWhere.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29

A talking machine using the usual
records that an Englishman has in
vented has specially designed horn
and compressed air is utilized to am
plify the sounds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-29
The cos.ack..

No matter how old Cossack Is he
belongs to the reserve forces of the
national defense" In Russia and. If re-
.quired, accompanies his sons and grand
SONS to battle.