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Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30
Observation-Disclosures,
Mary PickfOrd in Court.

Los Angeles, April 30.-Mary Pick
ford, motion picture star, won a tech
nical victory in court today in a case
brought by Mrs. Florence Porter in
an effort to collect Sill for rent,
alleged to be due for rented house.
The court ruled that since Mrs. aPor-
ter herself had moved into the house
when the Pickfords left, before the
lease expired, that automatically re-
lieved the tenants of paying the last
months rent. The court ordered the
Pickfords to pay S6 water bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30
MAINLY PERSONAL

Attorney Guy Rockwell of Braw.
ley was visitor in FL Centre to.
day.
Trustees Balcomb and Hoffer, OF
the Elm school district, were visitors
at the office of the county superin-
tendent of schools yesterday.
Mrs. L.. M. Bryant will leave for
Los Angeles tonight, where she has
been called because of the illness of
her mother.
A. P. Shibley, county superintendent
of schools, who is on tour of in
spection in the Bard district, is ex-
pected to return tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30

tro. Aside from the right observ-
ance of the day, it will bring out the
relative strength of the various denom-
nations in our town. 1t is to be hoped
that all the people will find their way
to the church of their choice. All
the pastors and members of these
churches extend to you warm invi-
tation. Don't forget the day.
X x x
Honor Miss Kirkpatrick-Joy and
mirth reigned instead of staid decor
um when the library staff surprised
Miss Velma Kirkpatrick with a dainty
luncheon Thursday at noon. The
bindery in the basement was beauti-
full with decorations Of eucalyptus
boughs and Cecil Brunner roses sent
from Los Angeles for the occasion.
A blue and white Japanese china
luncheon set graced the table and was
presented to the bride-elect. Cleverly-
worded place cards marked places for
Miss Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Beeman, and
the Misses Wilson, Kelsey, Brown,
He'll, Thompson and Ferris.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30
Why Pay More?

One way fare between FL Centre
and Holtvlle, 35c; round trip, 6Oc
Ride in comfortable motor cars on 4
good roadbed.
Leave FL Centre, 1880 a. m., 1900
H., 100, $40 and 6:30 p. m.
Leave Holtville, 700 and 900 a.
M; 1:30, 4 :45 and 7:15 p. m.
HOLTON INTERURBAN RAILWAY
COMPANY.-Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Two mixers, | married
man preferred, whose wife can cook,
Call today. d. A. Decker, Princess
hotel. f3O9
WANTED--At once, lady steno-
grapher with experience. Varney
Bros. & Co. General Office.
FOR RENT-Two milo maize plant
ers. C. o. Barnett, Imperial. Tele-
phone 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30
More l.. A. l. Indictments.

Los Angeles, April 30.-Nine de-
PENDANTS in new indictments returned
by the county grand jury last night
against ex-officers and directors OF
the Los Angeles Investment Company
appeared before Judge Wood this
morning. Their arraignment was post
poned a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30

Tepary and Black-eyed Beans-the
! last 10 be had this season at kelly's
Nursery and Seed House. FL Centro.-
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30

poned a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-04-30
Auto Tires.

Four good secondhand tires, 33x4
See Imperial Valley Hardware Co.
Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
OFFERS $4,000 FOR
vlCTORlANO HUERTA

Laredo, Tex, April 27.-When Dis
trict Attorney Walls communicated
with a Carranza military commander
OF Nuevo Laredo and asked that
William Bridgeforth, negro, wanted
in Zavalia county on a charge OF
murder in connection with the death
of John Joy. be turned over to T"vas
officers. who would pay a reward OF
$500, the military commander respond
ed that he did not want the reward
but would surrender the negro il
District Attorney Walls would recip-
rocate. The reciprocation referred to
was that United States authorities
surrender to Mexican government
victoriano Huerta. for whom the
Mexican government would pay a re-
ward OF $4,000 Mr.. Walls has re-
ported the matter to Governor Fer
guson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
WHO PAYS7

Fire protection will never be taken
seriously until the property holder can
be made to realize that the insurance q
companies do not pay the losses
Were every fire insurance company 10
be legislated out OF existence tomor-
row. our citizens would Immediately
undergo an almost inconceivabls
change of heart. Every lawmaking
body would busy itself with fire pre-
vention measures and the property
holder would be insistent In his de-
mand for prevention measures. The
only difference between such a condr
tion and that under which we are no.
living is that in the former case
the individual would bear his own
loss. while as matters now stand, the
community bears 1t for him; the in
surance company acting as the col
Iector and redistributer of the assess
ment. and every act OF carelessness
and every criminal act resulting in a
tre is paid for by the community at
large. Let the chiefs in their fire pre-
vention work help drive this home
% the people. and when II really dawns
on them as an incontrovertible truth.
great headway will be made in tho
desired direction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
GOLD IN KAY COUNTY
WILL DEVELOP LEASES

Blackwell, Okla, April pr. L.
Lunsford, an expert geolosist in the
employ of the state school land COM
mission. has been in Kay county for
the past week or two investigating
the development made on school land
quarters for oil and gas. This was
made because the land will be sold
at auction in the near future. A
recent report of Mr.. Lunsford to
the commission of land in the Wich-
ita mountains showed that certain
portions of it gave up gold to the
amount of $3.50 ton and this caused
the commission to decide to lease o.
900 acres of it for development pur-
poses There are forty thousand
acres of land in the Wichita noun
tains owned by the state. Approx
mately twenty five thousand acres of
private owned land is under lease for
mining purposes. The school land
which is leased for the development
of its gold possibilities will be IN the
same condition as the land in this
county covered by oil and gas leases
that is. it will not be salable until
the lease runs out; but the com
mission felt that the. richness of the
land in gold ore was sufficient to
keep it under control for long enough
time to develop the gold possibilities.
This decision has caused renewed &C
tivites of the prospectors in the
Wichita mountains.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
Alleged Slayer Surrenders.

Little Rock, Ark. April 27.-Sam
uel Bell. alleged slayer of four mem
bers of his wife's family. near Nor
rillton, last night. surrendered to
Conway county officials early Tues
day and was rushed to the state
penirentiary here for safe keeping
the officers fearing mob violence
The victims were Dick Fryer and
brother in law. respectively. Mrs
Earl Bearden. his sister in law and
the latter's husband. Bell is said to
have blamed the family for the es-
arrangement of his wife. from whom
he is divorced
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
PLACES BLAME ON sToRsTAO
Admiralty Announces Decision in En-
press Of Ireland Disaster

Montreal April 27.-The admiralty
court handed down a decision today
holding the collier Storstad response
BILE for the collision with the liner En-
press of Ireland IN the st. Lawrence
River, May 20, 1914, an accident which
cost approximately one thousand lives
in the sinking of tie liner with nearly
all aboard No blame IS attached 20 the
captain or crew of the line:' by tie
court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
FIRE DON Is FOR FARMERS
Pennsylvania Fire Marshal Talks
Right Out in Meeting.

Fire Marshal Baldwin OF Pennsyl-
vania, in his recent Bulletin. has this
to say:
Remember that many a good far
mer has been put down and out by a
fire loss which little judgment and
care could have prevented. Use the
same precaution TO prevent fire as
you would take if you expected one
Put up notices about the barn and
other buildings prohibiting smoking in
or near barn, haymows, or other out
buildings and see that they are com
piled with.
Don't go into barns or other build.
ings with an open light.
Don't fail to burn all rubbish. but
don't do it near buildings.
Don't keep matches in other than
children.
Don't keep gasoline engines or gas
oline in barns. Put them In separate
buildings made OF galvanized iron,
stone, or brick
Keep at least six (6) buckets Of
water in passageway of barn. Mark
For Fire Purposes Only and see that
they are always kept filled.
Keep fire extinguishers both in
house and barn.
Keep ladder Of sufficient length
hanging on side of barn for emer'
gency and have footholds placed on
roof Of barn.
Watch electric wires in house and
barn; have them frequently inspected.
Build a cistern near barn with a
good force pump and hose attached.
"If you have no fire-fghting force
near you, form one amongst yous
neighbors, and don't hesitate to call
them when services are needed nor TO
promptly respond when they call you
BE sure your property, crops i'm
plements, and household goods are ful.
ly injured; but don't overinsure.
Fire insurance does not replace lost
! property. It only helps to pay the loss
and is paid By all the people. Insur'
ance is collected from all and paid to
him who has a fire. Hence, the man
who has a fire, Intentionally or unin'
| tentionally, takes money from the
pockets in his neighbors Fire insur'
ance is an assessment upon all to pay
one"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
BURNING UP MILLIONS.

The fire loss of 1914 has been ex'
tory of the country. The losses Of
1914 in the aggregate were larger than
in any other year except the three no.
table conflagration years-l904, when
the Baltimore fire occurred 1906, the
year of San Francisco calamity, and
1908, when Chelsea, Mass, was almost
wiped off the face OF the earth
Last years fire loss amounted 10
1921, ,591 $50, which Is about sl1,00O,,
600 more than the loss of 1918. Fig
ures compiled by {. NJ. Cartwright for
the Chicago Tribune show that dur
ing the last thirty eight years the fire
losses of this country have totaled
1896, ,9S1 OPS. The heaviest loss year
during this period was 1906, when the
insurance companies paid out such 4
vast amount in San Francisco. The
year of the Baltimore nre the losses
amounted to 1852 ,554 O5O. The low
est year during all this period was in
1878, when the figure was S34,3l5,9 800.
Despite the fact that an active cam.
paign for fire prevention has bean
carried on for several years the an
nual fire loss has increased. In the
meanwhile, to be sure, there has been
a tremendous increase in property
values. If, as is probably the case,
the fire losses have not increased in
the same proportion there is some
thing to show for the activities OF the
organizations that have been striving
to reduce the fire waste. But the
showing is not as good as it should be.
for the fire losses in the United States
are much larger than those in for
eign countries. Ths per capita fire
loss in some of the leading cities in
the old world is insignificant when
compared with that OF American cit,
les.
The burning OF property represents
an absolute waste OF resources. As.
suming that half the money lost in
fires last year had been saved the
country would have been better of
financially, industrially and in every
other way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
Corpse Speaks to Barber.

After John Keating of GulfpOrt
Miss. had been dead for six hours
and his obituary had been published
in a local newspaper, a barber was
called in to shave his corpse. As the
razor scraped the mans cheek his
eyes opened his lips parted and he
said.
Don't cut me, kid"
The barber diVed through a win
dow 4 panic in the neighborhood
followed Physicians who were called
were unable 10 understand the case
Although now Heating is alive and
we'll they declared he was actually
dead for six hours.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
Two Children Drowned.

Idabel, Okla, April 27.-While en-
deavoring to escape the flood waters
that inundated the bottom lands near
here Monday the boat in which Mr..
and Mrs. Turner with their two chill
dren were fleeing overturned and
two children, aged s and 9 years.
were drowned. All streams here are
bank full and considerable damage
has been done to crops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
GETTING READY FOR
COMING WHEAT CROP

Chickasha, Okla, April FIT was
announced Tuesday that the Rock
Island shops in this city will put
on a full force of men on full time
on May |. This will give employ
ment to an additional 300 men here
The shops have not operated on
full time with a complete force dur
ing the past six months. The force
is to be increased in order to get the
rolling equipment in condition to
handle the coming wheat crop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
GERMANY PREPARING
FOR FOUR-YEAR WAR

London, April PA telegram from
Copenhagen quotes the German Coun'
cillor of State, Herr Gottschalk, as
saying, systematic efforts were being
inaugurated in Germany to purchase
sufficient foodstuffs for a four-year
supply. This is being done, it is said
on instructions of German chambers
of commerce from Dr. Won Bethmann
Hollweg. the imperial chancellor, on
the ground that Germany must be
prepared for a war of at least this
length.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
TULSA MEN OFFERING
CHEAP GAS FOR ADA

Ada, Oklahoma, April 27.-An elec'
ton has been called by the officials
of Ada to be held on May IS, for the
purpose of voting on proposed fran
chise to the Ada Oil and Gas company,
corporation composed of Tulsa oil
men. The company asking for the fran
chise, promise to furnish gas at a
rate not to exceed cents for each
1000 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
BIG OIL SALE
Snowden Bros. Paid s2i2,5oo for the
Rex Holdings in Section g.

Snowden Bros. Paid s2I2.5oo for the
Rex Holdings in Section 9.
The Rex Oil and Refining Company
has sold its Healdton field holdings to
the Lawrence Gas Company, sub
sdiary company owned by Snowden
Brothers. The price paid was s2l2.5OO
The consideration is said to be cash.
The property consists OF 80 acres in
the northeast quarter of 9-4-3 and 20
acres in the southeast of the same
section. The lease has s producing
wells, production of approximately
1900 barrels and more than 100000
barrels in storage. The storage CON
sists of one 55,00O-barrel steel tank
full and the balance is in earthen stor-
age. The Rex people owned but
three.fourths of the lease. Two-thirds
of the other One-fourth are owned by
Apple x Franklin, and the other third
of the fourth is owned by j. w. Har-
reid, w. T. Ward and Miss Helen
Ward The Rex company is composed
of W. B. Skirvin, c. j. Skirvin and r.
S. Rowland of Oklahoma City and j.
McYoung of New York.
Snowden Bros are big oil operators
and are well known among the frater-
nity
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
0SAGE OIL
MEN REMAIN IN
WASHINGTON
AWAITING DECISION OF SECRE-
TARY LANE IN MATTER OF
THE FOSTER BLANKET OIL
LEASE.

Washington, April 27.-Secretary OF
the Interior Lane has the "oil tai
ent" guessing as to what disposition
will be made in the Foster blanket
oil lease in the Usage nation which
expires in March of next year. Like
grim death, a bunch of the faithful
sub-lessees and representatives of the
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil
company have been holding on and
playing a watchful waiting game in
Washington. Superintendent Wright
of the Usage reservation, who has
been here practically ever since
named 10 succeed Superintendent
Carroll, is still in Washington work
ing on the Usage leasing plans-but
what they are could not be ''jimmied
out of Mr.. Wright with crow bar.
The only information that is per
mitted to leak out of the office of
Secretary Lane is that the secretary
is still considering the various phases
of the Usage lease but no intima-
tion is given as to whether a decision
will be reached in a week or a month,
or if ever. From the best informa-
tion obtainable, the Osages them
selves are the stumbling block in
the way of the settlement of the
question, which in one way or an
other has been before the depart
ment for determination COR nearly
two years now. 1t is not thought
that Indian Commissioner Sells is be-
ing consult ed with as to the renewal
of the big lease. although Secretary
Lane occasionally goes through the
motions of comforting with Mr.. Sells.
Mr.. Sells it is understood, is OPP
posed to a renewal of the lease. He
is also opposed to raising the acre
age limit on departmental oil leases,
although it is now practically ad
mitted, even by those who opposed
the movement started last fall to
increase the acreage which one COM
pany could lease, that by granting
such concession the department would
pave the way for the building OF
additional pipe line facilities from
the Mid Continent field to the Gulf
thus relieving to a great extent the
present unsatisfactory marketing con-
ditions to which is attributed the
ridiculously low price at which crude
oil is today being sold in Oklahoma
News have reached here that the
Osages, backed by certain Oklahoma
and foreign influences are opposing
anything the department may suggest
in the way of working out a plan for
the leasing of the east half of the
Usage nation. 1t is not known what
actuates the interests behind the
Osages unless certain interests an
tagonistic to the Foster interests are
themselves trying to gobble up these
valuable oil lands for exploitation
1t may be this, or it may be that
there are mercenary motives behind
the movement. Still, on the other
hand. when the Usage council was
in Washington recently and met with
Indian Commissioner Sells, they left
the conference very much dissatisfied
with the departmental efforts to force
them into an agreement to stand be-
hind any action the department might
take in reference to the renewal OF
the Foster lease.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28

Oscar Scott and Joe Allen left this
morning for Ardmore, Okla, where
they 90 to close up deal in which
they will lease some 10000 acres OF
oil land near that city They expect
to drill four wild cat wells on this
land Further particulars will be Civ
en- out concerning this oil company at
the oil exchange on Commerce street
tomorrow. Gainesville Register.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
ENDS CROSS EXAMINATION.
Roosevelt Told Today About Speeches
and Travelling Expenses.

Syracuse, N. Y, April 2S.-The
cross examination of Roosevelt ended
today, after he had testified about the
speeches he made and travelling eX-
penses received while president of
the United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28

]. l.. Thompson, superintendent for
the Gates Oil Company was here last
night. and left today on a brief busl-
ness trip to Tulsa. During the absence
of c. T.. Sykes, Mr.. Thompson is also
acting as oil and gas inspector for the
state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28

The Samoset well in ll-5-3, south OF
Joiner City is being abandoned. The
test was drilled to a depth of about
1875 feet. The drill had passed through
the red beds but the company thought
probably that deeper drilling was use
less.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28

G. w. Strawn who attended the oil
hearing in Oklahoma City returned
here last night, and left this morning
for his home at Ringing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28

c. E. Sykes has returned from a
stay of three weeks spent in Oklaho-
ma and Texas oil fields. He also spent
a portion of the time at Mineral Wells.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
The Want Ads Pay.

New York White Goods Workers
Union has obtained agreements for the
coming season from the manufactur-
ers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28

r. ]. Woulfe who has holdings near
the field, is here from ms NOME d.
Newton, Kansas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28

S. ]. Hernstadt returned last night
from brief business trip to sherman
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28
line, +, and GAS NEWS

'ltR l.. Russell is here from Tulsa and
will spend several days in the heIu'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-28

Ardmoreite Want Ads bring results
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-08-20
SYNOPSIS.

After the finding of WI Fang's body and
kennedy's disappearance a submarine ap-
pears the following morning on the bay
man plunges overheard from II and
swims ashore. 1t is the entrance of Mar
cius Del Mar into America. At the Dodge
home one of WI Fang's men is trying to
obtain Information of Kennedy and the
lost torpedo. His plan is blocked by Del
Mars arrival who also succeeds in win
ming Elaine's confidence. Later she is
warned by a little old man to be careful
Del Mars mission at the Dodge house was
10 locate and recover the torpedo He
would have been successful had II not
been for Elaines dog. Rusty who dug 1T
from the flower pot while Del Mar and
Elaine were talking only a few feet away
Rusty carried the torpedo to the attic
The little old man meets Del Mar at the
Dodge home. They draw guns together
gases from the exploded shells of the old
mans revolver overcome Del Mar and
Elaine, and the old man of mystery es-
capes. Shortly after this affair Elaine
gives a masquerade ball. Del Mar at
tends. Neither he nor mis- domino girl
can locate the torpedo. gray friar
warns Elaine and Jameson OF Del Mars
purpose, and his plans are upset Del
Mar succeeds in getting this girl in
Elaine's home as a maid. She finds the
torpedo in the attic. places II in a trunk,
which with others is sent to Elaine's
country home. A holdup on the train
takes place. Del Mars men carry the
trunk away only to find on opening 1t
that they have the wrong one.