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On account of the Cotton Belt shops being closed and the general res pressed condition of business, the dance to have been given by c. B. Lodge No. 51, I. A. of M, at Labor Temple, upon April 9th, has been in- definitely postponed. .3-4-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-04

.lmself smiling at her enthusi- asm. Then he thought differently about it and scowled. But still he fingered watching the child. Some. thing about her went to his lonely. scared heart. At last he spoke. So
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-04

heW let the beavens be Joyful.
 Let earth her song begin. Let the round world keep triumph, Hnd all that i$ tberein. Invisible and visible,
 Cheir notes let an things blend, For Christ the Ford batb risen, Our joy that batb no end.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-04
l3OWCBY'S  
 CfSL|e G.SnANN0N

B stood on the outskirts of a crowd surround ing a group of Salva- tion Army people. No one paid the slightest heed to this man with the livid face and ashamed eyes. Every one was craning his
 neck to gape at the girl in the blue poke
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-17
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does not vest present interest, but
only a right to go upon the land and
prospect for oil and gas, and until
the oil and gas is brought to the sdr-
face and reduced to possession, the
lessee has no vested right therein.
The case of Roy NJ. Johnson VS.. W.
r. Ingram ct al, was tried by our
district court in the fall of 1913, and
it is set for oral argument before the
month. In this case, the. original
lease to Johnson and others contained
surrender clause, but the lessees,
before the trial of the case, had taken
possession OF the land and were drill
ing oil and gas wells on the prem
ises, and had also accepted the rent
ais due under the lease up to and
past the time the case was tried, and
under this state of facts, The district
court held that specific performance
could be enforced and entered a de-
cree accordingly, and the defendants
were enjoined from leasing or at
tempting to lease their property to
any other individuals.
The effect of the Hill-White de-
cision cannot be wholesome for the
oil business. 1t will keep many thou
sands of dollars out of the hands Of
the farmers, who have been leasing
their lands to oil companies 1t VIII
have a tendency to confine the gath
erng Of wildcat acreages to persons
who are not financially responsible.
The matter ought to be cured by n
legislative act when the law-maklnS
body assemblies again.
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Asks $4,000 Commission

Claiming that it was through his ef-
forts that the properties of the Mutual
Benefit Oil company in the Healdton
field were disposed of to the Corsicana
Petroleum company last summer for
$4,000, and that he had been en-
ployed to effect the sale, James o. Gal
loway, a broker, Friday filed in the
district court suit for $4,000 damages.
Aside from the Mutual company and
the Corsicana company, w. NJ Bonner
Kay Dawson, r. j. Williams, J. n. Dyer
A. p. Crockett and H. A. Craycroft are
named defendants. Galloway alleges
that it was understood before he ac-
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event he secured a purchaser at a
price as high as $4,000, he was to
receive $4,000 for his work.
He claims that after the sale fas eff.
fected the defendants entered con.
spiracy to defraud him of his commits
sion. He claims that the Corsicana
company is responsible for the reason
it paid the $4,000 knowing at the
time that an attempt would be made to
keep him from getting his commission.
1t is alleged further that all the as
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the same on its part The case was
of such importance to the oil produc-
ers OF the state that a motion for a
re-hearing was filed, which motion
was heard by the supreme court
proper, and on last Tuesday, Justice
Hardy, for the supreme court, de-
livered the opinion of the court
wherein he denied the motion for re
hearing, and sustained Commissioner
Rittenhouse in his original opinion.
In this case, however, the oil aad
gas lease had never been executed,
but the parties had entered into a
written contract whereby the land
owner agreed to execute the oil and
gas lease copy OF which lease was
attached to the contract. Among
other things, the lease contained Il
surrender clause that FOR and in con
sideration of one dollar, the lease
could be terminated, and because OF
this stipulation, the supreme court
would not require the landowner 10
execute the lease, for the reason that
if Judgment should be entered re-
quiring the execution of the lease
by the landowner, the lessee could
Immediately nullify the judgment OF
the court by paying the 81 and sur
rendering the lease.
1t was not held that the lease was
void, but on the other hand, It IS
held by implication that the lease is
valid at law, but cannot be specifically
enforced in a court of equity. In Ill
probability, if lessor should refuse
to carry out an oil and gas lease,
the lessee could sue him at law for
a breach of his contract and recover
whatever damages were caused the
lessee by the refusal of the lessor
to specifically perform the contract.
The supreme court of the United
States, in the case of Guffy ct al, VS.
Smith ct al, has recently upheld an
oil and gas lease containing the sur
render clause, but the supreme court
of our state refused to follow the su-
preme court of the United States in
the Guffy case for the reason that 'tI
dealt with the subject of an oil and
gas lease as construed by the supreme
court OF the state of Illinois, and that
it had no application to an oil and gas
lease in this state, the supreme court
Of Illinois having held that an oil and
gas lease passes present vested
leasehold amounting to a freehold IN
terest. whereas our supreme count
has held that an oil and gas lease
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Washington.-The United States Is
taking over the orders of Russia sup
plying fuel oils and lubricating oils to
Scandinavian countries, according to
Curt Ebsten, representative of a large
oil importer from Copenhagen. Mr.,
Ebsten said he came here to close
charters on two oil steamships of 5000
net tons each, which are to run on
regular schedule, possibly from Port
Arthur, Texas. He will also close con-
tracts for oil supply from the Penn
sylvania fields.
Russia is not exporting oil now"
said Mr. Ebsten, "and even if she were,
it would be uncertain whether we
could get it through. The fields in Cali
cia captured by the Germans in their
last drive are, | understand, being
worked to almost full capacity, the out
put going to supply military needs"
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viii Keep Vast Sums Of Money Out
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Some time ago, Commissioner Rit-
tenhouse, in the case of the Hill OH
& Gas company VS.. J. NJ. White, 1T
al. held that a surrender clause in an
oil and gas lease which gives to the
lessee an option to terminate such
lease at any time, deprives the lessee
of the right to specific performance
until it has performed the contract
or placed itself in such a position
that 1t might be compelled to perform
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-17
"ARDM &" ORE 4"
(By Miss Marie WesD

(By Miss Marie West
1t was day in late September
A day that we will e'er remember.
The sun was shining,
The world was gay,
With little children out at play.
Soon a shock came to our mirth,
A sound that shook the very eartn.
We saw a blaze of fire,
Some thought of war,
Or something they had never seen
before.
Women gathered all around,
To find the meaning of such sound.
Men came home from work,
Cars sped past
The truth came to us at last.
In the business part of town,
Five or six buildings had fallen down.
Main street was a wreck,
And round about they all did shout,
Another explosion Look out! Look
out"
People were killed at wholesale,
The mighty were taken the same As
the frail.
We wonder why this must be!
None Of us can understand,
Is it the hand of God, or that of man?
To his duty the fireman flew,
TO his mission each one was true,
They worked with vim
While the lives they tried to save
From such horrible grave.
At her chair the "hello" girl,
Answered calls It'll her head was
awhir
The building unsafe,
Her mission was holy one
And it was so nobly done!
Here and there a mothers cry,
Calling to passers-by
Rang out clear:
Save my girl! She's down town
Where the buildings are falling down "
The sound was dying in our ears,
We had tried to calm our fears.
A message came to all!
And the horror was just begun,
They said there'd be another one
And our editor worked both day and
night
To publish The Daily Ardmoreite.
He did slave.
And every evening just the same,
To our door the paper came.
Night came on with not a sound,
Many bodies had not been found.
The city mourned.
All night long the search went on,
All night long It'll early dawn.
Visitors came into our city,
Murmuring "Oh! What a pity!
Ardmore is wreck"
Think of the lives we lost,
Forty-two souls was what it cost!
Through the glimmer of our sorrow,
We see the dawning of tomorrow,
Ardmores re-birth!
Gayly shining with bright light
Through the hours of the night.
Wait a month or so,-youll see
What Ardmore was meant to be,
1t must be,
1t WILL be a city great,
This. we think, is Ardmore's fate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-17
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The citizen., 1915-07-15
Toodles and
His Grandpa
i
By II. M. EG BERT



Copyright. 1915. by W. O. Chapman.)
How Toodles got acquainted with
his grandfather In the first place was
always a mystery in the town. II
was Mrs Clay, who lived next door
to the old recluse, who brought the
news that Toodles and the old man
were hobnobblng upon the doorstep.
Toodles was Ave and Henry Pentland
seventy-five.
what a pity II is" said Toodles.
swinging backward and forward in the
rocking chair. that you didn't like
my papa as well as you like Uncle
George"
Why" rasped the old man. speak
ing as II to a man Of his own years.
Because then you wouldn't have
been 50 lonesome and miserable In
your old age" said Toodles.
The shot went home. With a snarl
old Henry Pentland was upon his feet.
What do you mean. sir7" he demand
ed. Il am anything but miserable. /"
He went on IN a soliloquy. apparently.
Charles and George we're both dear
to me. George had the brains. lie
made a success OF his life in the city.
where he is honored and feared
Charles was content to plod along In
a country store. He married a non.
entity He did nothing toward ele-
waiting the family. Why shouldn't !
prefer George?"
Because papa's your son. too" de-
clared Toodles. looking up earnestly
into the old mans face. And nam
ma says you've never set eyes on papa
since he was married" he added. wist
fully.
Tell me this. SIR" insisted the old
man. who put you up to this game?
Who sent you here!"
Il sent myself here" answered
Toodles.
"A likely story. why7'
Cos mother said you must be so
badly punished for being SO unkind.
The citizen., 1915-07-15

any mother. and she cannot say a word
to her dear sister. aud she's going
away to be married TO you, that's al
most stranger, and she isn't eighteen
and doesn't know what's coming to
her nor what II means 10 be married
She breads her fathers anger. and she
cannot rest till she knows whether
your family will love her and take her
In. and. oh. she's miserable. worried
girl, not a bit like the old Pattyr
Mark held her close and smoothed
the curls under the loose brown hood.
"Don't you fret, Patty darling. I'm
not the boy I was last week Every
word you say makes me more OF a
man. wish the road TO New Hamp-
shire was full Of lions and ! could fight
my way through them Just to show
you how strong ! feel"
"Therell be lions enough" smiled
Patty through her tears, though they
won't have names and tails. But
can imagine how father will roar and
how my courage will ooze out OF the
heels Of my boots"
"Just let me catch the deacon roar
ing at my wife, exclaimed Mark. with
swelling chest. "Now, run along
home, Patty. dear, for | don't want
you scolded on my account. I'll sound
Ellen and see II she's brave enough to
be one OF the clipping party. Good
night Good nightr'
(To be Continued)
The citizen., 1915-07-15
CHAPTER XXI.
Loves Young Dream.

-T was not an afternoon for day
dreams, for there was chill In
the air and a gray sky. Only
week before the hills along the
river might have been the walls OF the
New Jerusalem, shining like red gold.
Now the glory had departed, and II
was a naked world. with empty nests
hanging to boughs that not long ago
had been green with summer.
Young love thought little OF natures
miracles, and hearts that beat high and
fast were warm enough TO forget the
bleak wind and gathering clouds. lf
there were naked trees were there not
full barrels Of apples i'm every cellarf
II there was nothing but stubble In
the frozen fields. why there was plenty
of wheat and corn at the mill all
ready for grinding The cold air made
one long for CHEEKY home and fire
side, the crackle Of hearth log, the
bubbling OF a steaming kettle. and
Patty and Mark clung together as they
walked along. making bright images
Of a life together. sung. warm aud
happy.
Patty was a capricious creature, but
all her changes were sudden and en-
dearing ones, captivating those who
loved her more than a monotonous and
unchanging virtue. Any little shower
with Patty always ended with rain
bow, that made the landscape more
enchanting than before. OF late her
little coquetries and petulances had
disappeared as II by magic. She had
been melted somehow from irresponsi-
BILE gfrlhood into womanhood and that.
TOO, by the ardent affection of very
ordinary young man who had no great
gift save that of loving Patty greatly.
The love had served its purpose in an
other way, too, for under its influence
Marks own manhood had brOadened
and deepened. He longed to bind Pat
ty to him for good and all. to capture
the bright bird whose fiuttering wings
and FURNISHED plumage so captured his
senses and stirred his heart, but his
longings had changed with the quality
of his love, and he glowed at the
thought Of delivering the girl from her
dreary surroundings and giving her the
tenderness, the ease and comfort. the
innocent gayety, that her nature
craved.
"You won't fail me, Patty darlingf'
he was saying at this moment. NOW
that our plans are finally made, with
never weak point anywhere as far
as l can see, my heart is so set upon
carrying them out that every hour of
waiting seems an age!"
"No, l won't fail, Mark; but 1 new
er know the day that father will go to
town until the night before / can
always hear him making his prepara-
The citizen., 1915-07-15

and I wanted to see what you looked
like" Toodles declared. scampering
away. "Good.by. grandpa" And he
was gone
ALI that Toodles had said was true.
George Pentland. financier. had In
weighed the old man into bestowing
upon him his entire fortune. which
he had invested IN his dubious
schemes. paying his father 10 per cent
per annum. However. he had only
paid two years income. and In reality
this had come out of the principle.
Henry Pentland had dotted upon his
second son when he was a boy. But
Charles was not smart, like George.
and when he married pretty. but com
monplace. Ida Gray. the angry old
man. who had dreamed Of seeing both
his children wealthy and honored. re-
fused to go TO the wedding. He had
never spoken to Charles since the
marriage, nor held communication
with any member OF his family except
George. who. having wheedled the old
man out OF his eighteen thousand dol
lars. under promise of eighteen hun
dred year for life. now began to find
his father something OF an embar-
rasAment.
Old Henry Pentland wrote to his
son every week. His solicitude for
his sons health did not touch George.
and his twice a year visits to him at
his bachelor quarters In town were
an event Of horror. for George was
sensitive to the opinions Of his friends.
and dreaded that one Of them would
moet him in the company Of the shah
by old man who clung to his arm and
gesticulated with his cane.
"Grandps's going to town Monday"
said Toodles.
Ida and Charles exchanged giances.
They knew Of Toodles' visits and had
not discouraged them. hoping that the
old man would soften toward the child.
and, through him. toward them.
How do you knowr" inquired
Toodles' father.
II heard him telling Mis- servant"
answered Toodles. Hes going TO
see Uncle George"
Charles drew his wiSs aside. Dear.
wonder whether we osa't do any
thins to save his money" he said.
The citizen., 1915-07-15
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Moral energy grows with the
obstacles against which IL IL
measured. and the putting forth
OF moral energy as the purpose
Of our lives IL the highest exem-
plification OF humanity. When
we put forth the highest moral
energy. then we touch the stars
Of life.-Felix Adler.
Begin your web. and God will
supply you with thread.-ltalian
Proverb.
This church Of all the saints
Is great power In the world.
Every true servant OF God must
belong with this mighty service
OF God, must get his strength
through II and contribute his
strength to it.-Phillips Brooks.
let not thy peace depend on
the tongues of men.-Thomas n
Kempis.
The citizen., 1915-07-15
SHORT SERMONS.

As a simple naturalism takes
the place of the old pessimtstic
supernaturalism. the faith OF the
world-that In every man which
helps him to realize his aspira-
tions-has an optimistic glow
T.. +. Newbert.
1t is u grand thing to find Joy
In ones work. IL you have
found that, you have found the
heart OF life. Glad service Is
better than great service unless
that be glad too.-James Buck
ham.
or course we have duty to
distinguish between the good
and the bad, but we have n duty
to discriminate also among the
things that are good. We are
made not for the good only, but
for the best.-Robert Speer.
The citizen., 1915-07-15

tions In the barn and the shed. and Or
dering Waitstill here and there. He
Is as excited as II he was going to
Boston instead of Midtown"
"The night before will do. l win
watch the house every evening till you
hang a white signal from your win.
dow"
cit won't be white" said Patty. who
would be mischievous on her deathbed.
my Sunday go o-meetin' petticoat is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-28
THE zoELLnER ouARTETTE.

The unsteady inclined people OF
Fairmont are greatly interested in the
concert to be held at the Grand Opera
House on the evening of May 3, by the
Zoellner quartette, as the last num-
Der of the Normal school lecture
course. This event promises TO be
one of the best musical numbers OF
the year in Fairmont, and from pres
ent indications there will be a large
patronage. The Normal school lee
hire course has been of very high
standard this year, and it has received
hearty support. The program for the
concert will be as follows:
Antoinette Zoellner, Violin.
Amandus Zoellner. Violin.
Joseph zoellner, Sr., Viola.
Joseph Zoellner, Jr., Violincello.
Quartet, OPP. 10, No. 2--Beethoven
Allegro
Adagio cantabile
: Scherzo Allegro
Allegro Motto Quasi Presto.
Quartet, No. Is. .............. Iwanow
Humoresca Scherzando
Intermezzo
Violin Solo-"Canzonetta from Coner-
to OPP. 35". ..... .Tschaikowsky
Amandus Zoellner
{ Quartette in D.. .Gustave .Samazeuilh
Lent ct soutenu
Decide. Gaiement ct pas trop
yite.
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How Mnrth Startna

The noted Partisan Gressmakcr,
Worth. owed his early success TO the
patronage OF that famous parsonage Of
the third empire. Princess Pauline de
Metternich. the wife OF the Austrian
ambassador TO France. BY her vii
and numerous vnGaries Of dress and
manner she created Il sensation MT the
court OF Napoleon III. and Eugene.
Therefore 1t was easy for Worth 10
become the most sought OF the worlds
dressmakers when the princess approx.
ed his styles. Charles Worth. while
so long the creator of French fashions.
was an EnSlishmnn. born In Bourne,
England. in 1925 and died in Paris IN
1S95.-BaltiEnore Star.