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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

scvE uscEETtlsTy IS 70 TIE
STATUS o. GROSS PRODUCTION
TsI-Jn Is FIELD UsCchsTL
TL-ICse-

Ok-z.o--z City. Ok-z- SEPT z9.-Ias
szte tos-1 q egzzlizzt.c1 tclzy a.
.esszc soozt t.irry-sve EElzl co-Dorsr
,5o-s. so-s 0. snica nzd not made re-
u.-1s. zrd z5out rs tank ca hnes-
TIE to.zI values thus placed o. the
ro.ls amount 70 zoout tl.Os5g,0tg.
Touor-os the omitted property Of
tae Prairie Oil & Gas Company, e re-
turned b. z. II Pittmzn, 1I fer
~, xll come before the bozTd- The
amount claimed to have been uacoy-
cred b. Mr. Pit,man is about $1,000
3d.
The board deferred several matters
until September y, thus indicating
that the TAX levy xiIl not be announced
before that date Il will be spprou-
nately the maximum Of 3lz mills.
Delay On the part Of the supreme
court in deciding the validity Of the &c
gross production tax On petroleum,
which case was advanced last spring
for early decision, has proved dis
appointment 10 the state board Of
equalization. There is more than 5000
900 in the state depository which can
not be used until the laT shall be up
held. On the other hand. If the Law
shall be declared invalid, the state
board will have 10 make assessment Of
the companies under the old Law which
will necessitate an ad yalorem taxation
On certain properties exempted By the
new law. and the collection o. a pro
ductiOn tax much less than that which
is under consideration. The supreme
court is not expected 70 decide the case
nov until the October term, which will
begin On the 18th Of next month, al
most a month in the future.
According to estimates made By
State Auditor Z. B. Howard, the total
valuation Of taxable property on an ad.
yalorem basis in this state this year
will be about 2l0,00o,0OO more than
last year
Public service corporations assessed
by the state board Of equalization to
date show total valuation Of S236,S69,- |
O36. This does not include the Prai. |
rie Pipe Line Company the Texas |
Company, the Gulf Pipe Line Company |
and the American Telegraph and Tele- /
phone Company. These companies will .
bring the total valuation Of the public
service corporations up to approx
mately 253,OOO,OO0. The total yalua-
tion Of counties as equalized by the
state board amounts 70 932760, ,230,
making a total valuation Of both the
counties and public service corpora.
tlons Of approximately sl1s5, 100000.
This is slO,0OO,OOO over the 1914 assess
ment. However. there was exempted
by the 1915 legislature from ad vaIor-
en- taxation, motorcycles. automobiles,
traction engines, machinery used in
and around operating oil and gas
wells, grain and cotton in its raw
state The amount Of the assessment |
Of that class Of property for the year
1914 was S2lOOOOOO. Owing to the .
lower price oil in storage is worth .
S17OOOOOO less for taxing purposes
than last year The showing is for very .
heavy increases in order to make the |
gain indicated despite these reduc.
tions
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

One Of the most popular ministers
n Oklahoma city has been fined 80
In police court for reckless diving.
But who would blame even a preach
er for fast driving in Oklahoma' TIE
air ls 30 refreshing, the perfume OF
the flowers 20 delightful, the sky Is
20 enchanting that even a deyoG' man
of the pulpit would forget to look at
his speedometer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20
coTToH DAMAGED so PER CENT
Boil Weevls and Worms Destroy
GraYson County Top Crop.

Van Alstyne, Tex, Sept. 19.-Farm-
ers from every section around this
place report that the condition of the
cotton crop is deteriorating every
day. The work of the weevils and
boil worms has destroyed all hopes
for a top crop, and there is some
thing at work on the grown bolls
that is causing them to rot and not
open up. The bolls first have the
appearance of having been stung by
an insect, the spot gradually spread
ing and penetrating to the cotton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

SHclllnPs Of the nesn caused by In
lammation, cold. fractures Of the bone
tOOthache, neuralgia. or rheumatism
can be relieved by applying BAL
LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT. It should
be well rubbed In over the part az
fected Its great healing ard pene-
trating power eases the pain. reduces
swelling and restores natural condi'
tons. Price 2jc, soc and }lOO per bot
tie. Sold by BOmar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20
10 the Public.

81 feel that owe the manufacturers
OF Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy a word Of graft
tude." writes Mrs T. n. Witherall, Co
wanda, n. Y. when | began taking
this medicine was in great pain and
feeling terribly sick, due TO an attack
OF summer complaint. After taking a
dose Of 1t | had not long TO wait for
relief as It benefited me almost imme.
diately. Obtainable everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20
At the Battle Of Tippecanoe.

The Indians returned to tha attack
with redoubled fury. An entrance into
the camp was effected, and for a few
minutes it looked as if the soldiers
might be overwhelmed.
Many officers went down under the
fire of the Indians. Harrison's horse
was killed. He mounted another and
quickly disposed his troops to better
advantage. When his lines were re-
established not an Indian that mad
reached the camp was alive.
A story is told that illustrates the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

winning one each. They meet again
tomorrow at Wheeler.
Mr.. Taliaferro, county commission
er, is here looking over the roads
]. II. Dillard and Ben Moberly OF
wilson were in our burg the fist
Of the week.
Miss Zan Orme is home after quite
visit in Ardmore.
Mrs. J. ". Orme Is in Ardmore to
spend the weekend.
Health remains fairly good.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

1t is pronounced by some as a rCst
or boil rot, The yield at this time
will not exceed so per cent Of what
the prospect was thirty days ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
RAILROADS.
NrsCTL.rANDOUs


@ All oaw Is. &A e;H 81 ~
100 K c, FITS an SO 8. :! 81
$50 su'rt a 20 to ~ ~ ~ SA
% Western Tel IS. 70 % 70 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
q. S. Treasury Finances

Washington, May l9.-The eon.,,ss
Of the United States Treasury |" =
close OF business to-day was
Net balance IN general nlnt So 80 a.
receipts. 81 .56s 500. total pSymen's. -
Tho ds,cit this ascal year Is sl9osslW' Us
q deecit o. sg092fssS asst year eicllh"
ANA Canal ard public debt ra.sAciiois
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20

Ne go sC.hile Copper 1slii iu III il2i
lis 900 Penn avs t.. slh TS s1A 81
sUnnusd tEel. eents pa shars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20

The best activity on the Consoli-
dated Exchange yesterday was early in
the session, when, after higher open
ing prices, moderate further improve
ment was recorded. Missouri Pacific
opened at i'm and declined to l0A.
United States Steel got as high 40 %.
Amalgsmsted Copper's low was 66%.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
WEDNESDAY. MAY 10. 1915.

Total stocks issoo against aofoo Iuesosy' 'V
lsTO From january 70 oae' '"'' S
Ynnrn mo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
OILS AND RUBBERS
BOUGHT IN LONDON
Market Shows Little Effect or
Cabinet Upheaval-Easy
Trend In Discounts.

London, May 1.-THE stock marse'
to-day showed little effect Of tho po-
litical crisis, and there was good
demand for short dated gilt-edged Sc
curlties and treasury bills. Oil and
rubber shares showed Increasing sctiY-
ity. Copper shares we're dull and Rus
SLAMS ruled easy.
The American section was fairly
,etiv. at a lower parity, but improved
in tho afternoon and finished steady
A number Of dealings we're made IN
Amalgamsted Copper rights around u
dollar. ca1L
A sale Of sI.O42,OO0 0f foreign coin
uyo, Tade by the Bank OF England. IL
"a believed that the gold will go TO
America, transferred from Ottawa:
cold bars TO the amount OF ElZO,oOV
was purchased, 100000 vas released
for miscellaneous purposes ana Soo'o0o
was earmarked for Argentina
Money and discount rates were easy
Money loaned at IA TO n per cent
Discount rates for short bills were
On to 2% per cent; Tor three months
2 1915 20 20.
Gold premium at Lisbon WAS 81.
Paris. May 1e.--Trading was heavy
on the Bourss to-day. Three per cent
renter closed ~ francs % csntlmes TOT
cash. Exchange on London 70 francs
rs centimes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following table gives the closing
bid and asked prices for stocks which
are listed but which were not dealt IN
on the Stock Exchange Wednesday;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
CHICAGO STOCKS.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Also a back dividend OF inS On N. pr.-
ferred stock. payable July 10 holders Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
Reorganization Plan Working.

The committee representing the Hrst
and refunding mortgage bonds, unse-
cured debts and the preferred and com
mon stock OF the New Orleans, Mobile
& Chicago Railroad has declared ef-
fectiye the reorganization plan dated
March %, 1915. over Sc per cent Of
the bonds and large majority Of tho
unsecured debts have sssented TO tho
plan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
CURB MARKET
TRANSACTIONS
Dull Days Trading, with Little
Done In Industrials or Oils
Mines Firm.

Trading WAS decidedly dull on the
Broad Stree. curb yesterday, especially
in the industrial and oil groups. Amer
lean Zinc went from Ss% up to S<%'
high FOR the day. an advance OF on
points. Tho Whelan issues held about
steady.
Little business wa, done In the petro-
lcum stocks, and price changes were
small Prairie OIL and Gas and stand
ard Of New Jersey each reoedod q
points and Illinois Pipe Line improved
point. Wabash preferred A and d
made declines of N points each. In
q few instances mining stocks were
more active and the general list proved
stronger. Booth. Goidfeld Merger and
West End Consol ldated all showed sub
stantisl gains. Bonds were less so'
tive but frmer. Chile Copper rs rose
point and Pennsylvania Ans advanced
& email fraction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
New Anaconda Directors.

Az the annual meeting OF the Ana
oonda Copper Mining Company Nicho las
T. Brady, !. Horace Harding and Andrew
J. Miller were elected directors. The
board was increased from seven 20
nino members, classified so that the
terms OF three expire each year. In
accordance with the plan for the disso-
luton Of the Amalgamated Copper
COMPANY. recently outlined by Presi-
d.nt John D. Ryan. OF increase in the
n,r value Of Anaconda stock from $25
10 sbO was authorized. thereby reduc-
inr the number % shares outstanding
from l,ee2. 800 10 2,S8I.260.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
INACTIVE YESTERDAY.
NDUSTRIALS.
RAILROADS.
~
MINING.
ON THE CONSOLIDATED.

.unIl.ted. fs,lIs e,nn p.r .hl..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
Doubt on o. @ o. Dividend.

Directors Of the Chesapeake L Ohio
Railway are scheduled 20 meet to-day
for dividend action, and there was
much speculation in Wall Street con-
corning what decision will be reached
The last payment. l per cent, was de-
clsred six months ago. decline OF
pa points IN the stock yesterday led
many In the financial district 10 be-
neye that no dividend will be declared
At to-day's meeting, despite tho fact
that the roads earnings are on the
upward trend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1918.
Trading In bonds o

York Stock Exchange Wednesday amocs
to against 6OOo Tuesday, S332lOO week and w
year ago Total from January m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
Dun's Report Optimistic.

As result OF an inquiry on business
conditions made through its branch
Offices, K. G. Dun & Co. say there is q
growing belief that business through
out the country is now showing i'm
provement, but while this feeling is
Endorsed by larger bank clearings, in
creased railroad earnings and reports
of greater activity from various
sources, enough contradictory state
ments are being made TO create con-
siderable uncertainty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
DAILY IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Daily imports and exports OF general
merchandise at the Port Of New York
were:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09
Business Is Entitled To
Closing of This Stub End

Detroit shippers want better service from the
Grand Trunk and that slow-moving corporation
has at last promised TO get busy on big new
freight house and team tracks il stub end OF
a street can be closed so that the freight house
can be built across 1t.
or course IL is the custom to get up and yell
when it is proposed to give any part of the
public's property To any kind of corporation.
With some II has become absolute habit to
yell. on general principles. and without regard
to the merits of the particular case. just because
1t is city property and railroad wants IL.
In this particular case. Hastings-st extends to
Atwater where it runs squarely up against rail.
road property which the railroad can fence of
any time 1t pleases.
The last block OF the street the one ii Is pro-
posed TO close. has never been but half width
for the greater part OF the way. Where now
II leads to Atwater street and stops there, at
railroad property. ii would IL the request to
close be granted. lead to Franklnst. and stop at
railroad property.
The interests of the whole city are vitality
concerned in whether Detroit business firms can
get their material in and their product Bust
ness men are much more interested in that mat
ter than they in the question OF whether a
blind alley ends few feet further north.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09

nection is the experience OF per-
sonal friend OF mine. can, at the
moment, recall nothing more i'm
pressively illustrative of the import
ance OF using spare time wisely.
Ny friend Is foreign-born citizen.
When he first came to this country
he was without money and without
acquaintances. Working as a farm
hand he contrived to save enough to
open a fruit and peanut stand in
city OF the middle west.
After a time he was able TO hire
boy TO assist him. This gave him
a certain amount Of liberty, OF
leisure TO do something else.
He did not waste his leisure In
idleness or in vicious ways. Instead
he began to haunt the public library.
where he improved his knowledge Of
English. and began the study Of
otter tongues.
Soon language study became a real
passion with him. He studied not
only the meaning. but the derivation
OF words. Text books and diction-
aries were his daily companions.
Today his peanut selling expert
ence Is a thins Of the remote past.
He has long since graduated from
the street into the faculty OF one OF
the greatest OF American univer.
stiles.
There, as professor OF languages.
the magnitude OF his learning and
the fertility of MS mind are constant
sources Of wonder to colleagues who
rank among tho best in American
scholarship.
Take care OF the moments. and
your life will take care Of itself
This is something every one OF us
will do well to take as a personal
axiom.
What use do we make OF our own
spare time? Do we massacre It In
frivolous or perhaps vicious amuse-
ments7 Or do We employ II to try
TO make a little more OF ourselves?
Questions, these, which all OF US
should ponder, and should answer
honestly.
The one way makes for incompe-
tency. ineficiepcy. unhappiness, and
failure. The other carries with Il a
guarantee OF a continuing and ever
greater success.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09
Pointed Paragraphs

A good liar is always considered
bad.
Stick TO your business with the
glue of industry.
A fertile imagination may pro-
duce rank thoughts.
II takes a wise man TO pick n
fool whose money he can spend.
Youth is going TO do things tomor-
row that old age didn't do yester-
day.
Whenever two women begin to
talk things over they are sure to
overtalk.
Love al FIRST sight often causes
the victims to wish they had con
suited an oculist.
No doubt most OF the happiness
in the world Is due ~ the fact that
ignorance is bliss.
A man seldom realizes the worth
lessness Of his earthly possessions
until he tries 10 pawn them.
The trouble with too many chill
dren Is that the education of their
parents has been neglected.
When a man once thoroughly un.
derstands the ins and outs OF poll
tics he may know enough to stay
out.
What may surprise a young widow
about n mans daring to kiss her is
that IL took him so long to get
around TO II.
II you will trace your bad luck a
few blocks back. the chances are
that you will discover IL is due 10
your own bad management.
II is decidedly rough on the lead
ing lady Of a theatrical aggregation
when she Is compelled to step of
the track 70 let train go by.
There's only one way TO acquire
wisdom, but when IL comes to max.
Ing fool OF yourself you have your
choice Of million different ways.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09
YOUR SPARE TIME
~ n. ADDIN0ToN BRUCE.
Personality" Psychology Parenthood" etc

Success in life depends to . far
greater extent than most people
suppose on the right use OF spare
time. What a man does outside OF
working hours may be OF decisive
importance TO his entire career.
1t Is not enough to avoid impair
ment OF efficiency by the wasting
of ones leisure moments In dissipa-
ton. Positive as well as negative
action Is necessary.
On the one hand there should be
a certain amount of time devoted to
healthful recreation and on the
other a certain amount devoted TO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09
A Poem a Day
THE SHEPHERD OF KING
ADMETUs.

THE SHEPHERD OF KING
ADMETUs.
There came a youth upon the earth.
some thousand years ago,
Whose slender hands were nothing
whether TO pillow. or reap or SOW.
Upon an empty tortoise-shell
He stretched some chords and
drew .
Fearless. or brimmed their eyes
with dew.
Then King Admetus. one who had
Pure taste by right divine,
Decreed his singing not too pad
To hear between the cups OF wine.
And so. we'll pleased with being
soothed
Three times his kingly beard he
smoothed.
And made him viceroy DER his
sheep.
And vet he used them so.
That what In other mouths was
rough
In his seemed musical and low.
Men called him but a shiftless youth.
In whom no good they saw:
And yet. unwittingiy. in truth.
They made his careless words
their law.
They knew not how he learned at
all.
For idly. hour by hour.
lie sat and watched the dead leaves
fall.
or mused upon common flower.
1t seemed the loneliness of things
Did teach him all their use.
For, I'm mere weeds, and stones. and
springs.
He found a healing power profuse.
Men granted that his speech was
wise.
But. when a glance they caught
OF his slim grace and woman's eyes.
They laughed. and called him good
for-naught.
Yet. after he was dead and gone,
And cen his memory dim.
Earth seemed more sweet TO live
upon.
More full Of love. because of him.
And day by day more DIV grew
Each spot where he had trod,
TIL after poets only knew
Their hrst-horn brother was a god.
James Russell Lowell.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09

serious mental occupation of a sort
different from that of the daily rou-
tine.
Rest Is not necessarily synon-
yInous with idloness. Change of oc-
cupation is itself exceedingly restful
And II gives opportunity for mental
growth such as the man who rests
by idling can never hope to obtain.
So true Is this that the wise use
Of spare time often enables man to
progress to heights OF achievement
from which the circumstances of his
life seemed utterly 10 debar him.
Strikingly to the point In this con-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09

The complications u modern life
are apt to result in our being forced
into a restricted sphere and II re.
quires thought and intelligence to
keep mind and body in good con.
dition.
To devote ones self 10 tasks
which require concentration and a
combined effort OF mind and body
stimulates a rational development
and goes far toward keeping us
sane and healthy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09
Making Pastel Col0rs

The lack OF permanency is pastel
pictures is largely due. according to
Birge Harrison. to the bad quality
Of the materials employed. I'm
scrupulous manufacturers dip sticks
of white chalk into liquid baths Of
brilliant. but ephemeral dyes, and
pictures produced with these soon
fade. Writing In Art and Progress.
Mr.. Harrison says artists should
make their own pastels. a process
that is very easy.
The materials used" he says.
ARE precipitated 'halk mixed with
the best dry pow red colors In the
proportions neces.--fy to produce the
various tints desired. This impai-
pable powder r. moistened TO the
consistency Of a thick paste by the
ADDITION VI an extrt mely dilute solu-
ton Of gHm trAeaeaHth and water.
II Is then very thoroughly kneaded
and finally pressed or rolled into
sticks OF the desired size."--New
York World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09
Upon Which .. the Joker

To the Editor Of The Times:
Henry Ford's efforts to bring In
ternational peace may be a world
wide Joke, but is not international
ignorance, superstition and selfish
ness a bigger joke on education,
Christianity and brothe-iy love?
Ford's efforts are In accordanc
with human intelligence, with hui
man energy. with personal expe-
rience and wisdom. and not with
the thoughts OF Ignorance. super
stition and selfshness. Ford is not
asking God to help him; he Is go.
ing out over the world asking men,
so-called educated men. to use their
reason and come TO an agreement
as educated people ought to do.
why don't those who think Ford's
efforts are 4 Joke. come out and
call education. Christianity, and
brotherly love a Joke?
Is II not about time TO call ignor'
ance. superstition sad selfshness n
Joke, when education, Christianity
and brotherly love have failed to
harmonic them?
We are all I'm intellectual slavery
We dare not think OF using wis
dom. Where are the educated peo'
pie who will stand mp for truth as
they see and know Il? Everybody
Is afraid he will lose his job II
ne entertains wisdom.
Every human being on this great
,ound world Ia suffering. more or
less, because he educated people
are III afraid to speak up and tell
What they koow n rue.
Let's give Ford credit for his IT.
forts. and shame those who will not
speak and stand up foe the inter
est Of wisdom.
Wisdom is tho only thing that
can not be bought and sold. When
wisdom In at work, ignorance. su'
perstition and selhshness work over
time In trying TO sell their commodi-
Ignorance. superstition and selfish
ness have a monopoly because thcN
teach fear and dish out punishment
TO those who dare TO become innu-
enced by wisdom
war NAV he heii--but ft's belt.
sure enough. when a man must how
down to the monopoly 81 Ignorance.
.upcr stition and low down selfish
ness.
wisdom weeps 10 see educated peos
PIE bound down 90 such an influence.
EDWARD MILLER. JR.
Evansville. Ind. Dec. 4. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-09
Detroit Streets Should
81 Be Safer BY Saturday

The Littlefield ordinance which COM
|polD automobiles approaching street cars
ring Ia the same direction to come to a
I'm stop, has been passed by the COM
non council and Mayor Marx says he
SNil sisn it.
Seventy-two hours from the time of
Eynoeage for notice Of consideration must
1pee before the mayor can affix his
IMMATURE.
~ = notice of reconsideration is not
~ the ordinance will become effective
cS1Ay Of this week, at which time the
- q Detroit should Immediately
G1e safer for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
III Ae ordinance means safe driving be-
$3.50 it viii compel the autoist to have
<1a err Under control at all times.
~ anto under control Is about as
80 : thing q could be imagined.
- ~ safety regulation