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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Japanese Battleships
Hold Mexican Bay

Los ANGELES, Cal, April Is
Three Japanese warships under COM
mand of Admiral Nakayama. with six
golfers and supply ships manned alto
gether by about 1000 men, yer re-
Gently in Turtle bay, Lower Califor-
MIA, Mexico, standing by the stranded
Japanese cruiser Asama, according to
a staff correspondent of then Los An
geles Times" who has just returned
from a trip of investigation.
Turtle bay is 400 miles south of
best harbor south of M~agdalena bay.
the west coast rendezvous of the Uni
ted States navy.
Meanwhile. the correspondent as
serted, Turtle bay has been mined by
the Japanese, ammunition has been
landed and a large camp established
ashore. The mines were laid, the cor
respondent was told, as a precaution
against attack by German naval YES
sells.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Grafton Odd Fellows
Plan Celebration

GRAFTON, w. Va, April 15.-Graf.
ton Lodge No. 81, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, will hold a celebration
of the n~inety-sixth anniversary of the
formation of the order at the Odd Fell
lows Hall on the evening of Tuesday,
April p. The celebration of this ami
versary will be general and the yari-
BUS lodges Of West Virginia and all
other states will have services on or
near the same date. The Grafton
lodge is looking forward to n of the
biggest times in its history at the af.
fair on April 81. The various lodge
members in this section have been no.
tilted, but visitors will also be wei.
coined. The services will be open to
every n and the lodge and its off,
GERS will be glad to have many out
sfders meet with them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
B, & NJ Taking Away
Construction Tools

That the construction work along
the lev line of the Buckhannon and
Northern railroad is completed, is
shown at the present time by the re-
moval of all construction equipment
to other points.
The engines. tools. cars and der
ricks will be taken to Morgantown
this week and shipped from there to
Brownsville, Pa.
The large steam shovel that for the
past month has been excavating the
Arnett and Boyers property al the end
of Morgantown avenue and Merchant
street, has completed its work and
was transferred to the railroad track
to be taken to Brownsville, Pa. Many
car loads of Stag are expected next
week to finish the foundation for the
tracks at the extreme end of Mer-
chant street and will be brought "
Fairmpnt byra Monongahela railroad
engine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15

The war news received on the Board
of Trade today was less encouraging
than recently. 1t was said that the
talk OF propositions of the allies to
end the war would be scoffed at by the
Germans and considered impossible.
Millers in Italy are absorbing all the
wheat available and receipts there are
somewhat lighter. That country has
made large purchases of wheat in Ar
gentine Republic, but shipping is diff
ficult, and the Argentine wheat is un-
desirable n considerable Of that
grain is being reshipped.
Following the big export transac-
tons in wheat on Tuesday, word was
received from Duluth, as well as Min
neapolis, that there were further
heavy transactions in the ash article,
that the buying was largely by New
York, and hat the people who made
the sales Tuesday wer sellers again
today. May wheat sold between $1.57
and $1.63; July between $1.23M and
$1.33, and September. $1:1o% and
$1.1Sk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Business Suspended
In Honor Of Lincoln
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 15.-
Business of the United States Govern
ment virtually was suspended today
in recognition of the 50th anniversary
of the death of Abraham Lincoln.
In the National Capital, as elsewhere
throughout the country and in foreign
lands wherever the American Govern.
ment is represented. the event was
being observed in accordance with
President Wilson's executive order.
The President himself laid aside tho
cares of office, as did other officials OF
the government, to pay silent tribute
to the memory of the Martyred Pres:.
dent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Medicine Along the Nile.

All children-and most grownups-
object to medicines in general, and
b~ad-tasting doses in particular. I'm.
agine the feelings of the little Egyp.
tian boy in the yea 800 B. c., who
had to swallow this favorite prescrip.
ton of the physicians along the Nile:
Take a great scarabaeus beetle, cut
on his head and wings, and boil him;
put him in oil and lay him out; then
cook his head and wings, put them in
snake fat. boil and let the patient
drink the mixture" The modern
Egyptian Uses almost precisely the
same recipe, excepting that the snake
fat is replaced by modern oil.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Bees Made a New Potato.

The busy little bee Is responsible
for a new variety Of Spokane county
potato, according to Henry K. Brand
ley. The new tuber has been named
the Bradley" potato. in view Of the
fact that 1t was developed on his
farm. The potato is a cross between
the Burbank and Million Dollar vari.
ETY., he says. The origin was accident
al. The credit must go to the bees,
which carried the pollen from the
blossom of one and deposited 1t in
the blossom of the other.-Spokano
(Wash.) Dispatch to New York
World.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Patlent creaItor

You all time growlin' bout de,
devil ter pay" said Brother Williams.
I'm der name er goodness an boss
sense why don you pay him an. call
it quits? Wouldn't dat be much bet
tern waitin' ter have a full settIe-
ment hereafter? When dat time
comes he'll han you yo' change in.
birthstone what1l hurn yo' pocket
mon what 20 money does now.
Pears ter mo dat's with studyins
bout. De devil 10 de only CREDITOR
knows on. what's willfn, ter waitNa
lifetime. but it's only de fool what
takes advantage of his %wfllfn.ness.
You better write dat on de wall an
de ceilin' Whist amt got no cracks In
it!"-F. L. Stanton. Ia the Atlanta
Constitution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Grain and Produce,

>CHICAGo, April 14.-Shorts bid the
price of July wheat upward 9Ac today
In an endeavor to even up their posi-
ton. The general belief in. specula-
tive breadstuffs circles hat the con-
fict abroad will be long-drawn-out
was one of the potential bullish ac-
tors of the day. Expressions of opin-
ion by some of the leading grain men,
as welI-as mi1lers, Is that every pound
of breadstuffs now held in this coun-
try will be wanted unless there is a
way.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-15
Deeds Filed.

Deeds Filed.
The following deeds have been filed
with the county clerk for recording:
Mary NJ. Bremen to G. F. E. Davis,
a parcel of land in the J. Fay Watson
addition to the city OF Fairmont; con-
sideration $475.
Andrew Ice and wife to Charles /.
Ice, a parcel of land in the Ice addi-
ton to the town of Barrackville; con-
sideration $500.
Andrew Ice and wife to Charles 1.
Ice, a parcel of land in the Ice addi-
ton to the town of Barrackville; con-
sideration $4,000.
Fourteen oil and a leases for
lands in Lincoln district were yester-
day filed with the county clerk for re-
cording by Don NJ. Arnett.
Umbrella Found.
A ladies' umbrella was left at the
court house recently and is 10 at the
office of County Clerk Martin. The
owner can have the same by calling
there or seeing MI. Harr at the court
house.
Licenses Issued.
William H. Rudy, 20, and Gotha
yangilder. %, both of Hammond.
Elihu Stephens, 81, and Katherine
Swank, 20, both of Fairmonr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
RARE GREC|AN
RELICS FOUND
IN TRENCHES
EXCAVATIONS BY BRITISH SOL
DlERS IN THE OARDANEllES
HAVE UNCOVERED SOME AN.
GENT GREEK RELICS.

London, Aug. 26.-English soldiers
in the Dardanelles have uncovered
some ancient Greek relics of great
interest in the course of their trench
digging. A soldier who vas connect
ed with the British museum before
the war described his excavation in
a letter just received here.
1--WE were fighting above a Greek
cemetery of great antiquity, and in
digging our latest line Of trenches
we found stone sarcophagi which Ger.
tainly are more than 1000 years old
probably nearer $500 years. The
walls are thick and the ccffins very
big. They are filled with fine earth
which has slowly intruded through
the cracks of the lid. With great
care we sift out from this the skele-
tons, more or less preserved, and in
the bottom we find vases, bowls,
lamps and sometimes statues. The
potteries, decorated with the faces of
men and women, are If exquisite
form.
Il have before me now a delicate
cup which the slightest shock would
break. 1t symbolizes that particular
and characteristic beauty of form
which Greece revealed to us. Its long
handles, ethereal in their delicacy,
give to this little thing the palpita-
tions of wings. Send me a copy Of
the Iliad OF Homer by the next mail.
II will be interesting to read the
Iliad' with the country of the poem
before me-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

ed out quite a lot of nice fruit and
tomatoes, which has turned loose
considerable sum OF money that has
not heretofore reached this communf-
ty. The merchants of this place viii
buy their stock of canned goods here,
as the goods, we think. are just as
good and can be purchased for less
money, besides helping our own farm
ers out.
Our public school starts September
6, and we predict for the teachers a
very successful year under the direc-
tion of our able superintendent G. l..
James, and the teachers, Miss Bell,
Miss Jones, Miss White and Miss Carr.
We have high school this term, and
here's hoping for the best.
Uncle George Michael, pioneer cit
izen of Love County passed away last
Tuesday after a lingering illness OF
about year, with tuberculosis. He
was buried at Marietta Wednesday, No
better citizen ever lived around Thack-
ervile. He is survived by several chill
dren, his wife having died about a
year ago
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
Building Character.

When an architect plans great
building, and specifies the dimensions
of pillars, arches and walls, he has to
be guided by a knowledge of the
strength of the material he is to use.
Bricks and floor tile must be tested
as to the pressure they will bear, for
crumbling stone and defective iron
may bring loss and disaster later. But
we are not so careful in the building
of character. We fancy that weak
ness in one place may be counterbal'
anced by strength in another; that a
few good habits set over against some
bad habits average up pretty WELL and
that the days of careless building,
when we are in no mood to do our
best, may be atoned for by extra
good work further on. Many a life
goes down in ruin before some sudden
temptation just because of this build
ing into it of poor material unfit to
stand a strain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
Polite Conversation.

Two boys from Germany are at our
table. Fritz has been in America for
a year, but Carl has just arrived. He
is first and last a scholar. Fritz told
him, however, that in learning our
language he must not study with a
grammar. What ne needed, in fact
was to master our colloquial speech
So lie began to learn American slang
One morning an exceedingly dignified
gentlewoman, long past middle age
asked Carl very politely to pass the
salt. Much to her horror and to ouI
delight, he responded stolidly, Sure
Mike,"-New York Evening Post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
BERLIN BARRIERS ARE
CALLED INTO SERVICE

Berlin, Aug. 26.-More than one
quarter of the BARRIERS and wig max
ers of Berlin have been called into
the army, with the result that no less
than 1O4 barber shops in the capital
have had to close.
For time women whose barber
husbands went to the war last year
attempted to keep the shops running
with the employees who were left,
but as these have gone ore by one
the women have had to close the
doors and suffer accordingly the loss
Of their income. Only older men who
were ineligible for service have been
untouched by the war, but even they
have had to work from early morning
until late at night to make up for
lack OF employees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
100000 FROM PEACH CROP
More Than 5000 Carloads Shipped
from Near Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Aug. 26.-More
than 100000 has been realized by
the farmers of this vicinity from the
sale of the Elberta peach crop this
season Reports show that in excess
of 5000 carloads of these peaches
have been shipped from the terri
tory within a radius of twenty-five
miles from this city. The average
price paid to the producer on the
tracks in this territory has been SOC
bushel. The 1915 peach crop was
the largest that has been grown in
this section and the quality was the
best.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
NOTES FROM THACkERvILLE
WHERE ALL FEEL PROSPERITY

Thackerville, Okla Aug. 27.-Last
Monday the writer had the pleasure of
accepting the kind hospitality of Mr..
c. j. and r. ID. Ward, three miles west
OF Thackerville on Red River in the
way of picnic. These gentlemen had
spent two days and nights barbecuing
very fat yearling, and to say that
we enjoyed ourselves does not half
way express it. We had all we could
eat as well as about 60 other guests
that were there. We ate of the many
good things till they no longer tasted
good. Then we put on neckties, at the
suggestion of Mr.. C. j. Ward, and went
in bathing for about two hours.
We have had plenty of rain the past
few days and everyone feels as if we
would have prosperous times soon,
though the price of cotton does not
look good just now, we are hoping to
see it get better.
Our farmers have plenty of feed
stuff for another year
If we can get a goJd price for our
cotton, We will all be very happy.
Our cannery at this place has turn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
To ORGANIZE
NEW CHURCH
At WILSON
REV j. w. BURNS OF THE FIRST
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF THIS
CITY HAS CONDUCTED SUC-
CESSFUL REVIVAL THERE.

Rev. j. w. Burns of the First Chris
tian church of this city has conducted
very successful revival meeting at
New Wilson and writes that ne will
be able to organize a new church there
with the very best citizens OF that To-
cality. He makes this announcement
in the following letter:
EDITOR ARDMOREITE:
! must send you my announcement
for next Lords Day. | am still at
Wilson and having a good meeting
have rallied about 25 to the cause and
will have no trouble getting several
more. Also, | shall be able to organ
ize a new church here. We have ar
ranged to build a new house of wor-
ship. My members are of the best type
of citizenship here. | shall probably
close my meeting this week, but will
return here next week to baptize the
new converts and to perfect my or
ganization.
81 noticed the attention you have
given my meeting in the Ardmoreite
Please accept my thanks. Enclosed
find my announcements. shall preach
to my Ardmore congregation next
Lords Day morning | shall appre-
ciate special mention by you of this
fact. Your friend,
a. w, BURNS"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
One week only, $500 Slippers $3.50.
Hamilton's Big Shoe Sale. 27-2
Regrets Teddy's Speech

Washington, Aug. 26.-Secretary
Garrison today telegraphed Major
General Wood, expressing his depre-
citation that opportunity was given at
the citizen soldiery camp at Plattsburg
n. Y, for Col Roosevelt's sensation
al speech of yesterday and directing
nothing similar should be permitted
at any of the other camps.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Gates Oil company in section Is,
in the big gas area, has set the eight
inch casing at 1,040 feet, and the well
is ready to drill deeper A gas sand
was found at 967 and was 73 feet
thick. Although the pressure of
gas was equal to the pressure in the
other wells drilled in that area, not
an ounce of the gas was lost. The
well promises to be as good a gasser
as the others in the same section.
The biggest gas sand is yet below
and the drill is going down to it.
Whether the gas will be shut off
and an oil test drilled, the company
does not state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

No flower of the field or forest can
survive long unless it learns to adjust
itself to its environment. 1t is only
the cultivated plant that cannot do
this. Years of reliance upon man to
fight its battles for it have taken from
the cultivated plant all ability to fight
its own battle of existence. Who
ever heard of lettuce being able to
flourish outside of the gaCden? Or
the bean Or the beet? Or the cab
bage? Their resourcefulness have
been bred out of them, and they must
have their homes prepared for them.
Not so with weed and wild flower.
With no hand to help them, they fight
their own battle for the survival of the
fttest with their own generalship and
their own forces.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

The well southwest of Duncan in
section 2S, township l south and
range west has resumed drilling
and is now at depth oi about 1140
feet, At 1000 feet the well made four
and three-fourths million feet of gas.
The owners have made another loca-
ton one and half miles west of
their first well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
Screwdriver for Any Screw.

The simple idea that makes the in.
ventor successful is Illustrated by a
new vest pocket screwdriver capable
of fitting screws of any size. 1t is
nothing but a disk of metal about the
size of large coin. The edge of the
disk is put into the slot of a screw
like the blade of an ordinary screw
driver One edge is thin, for small
screws, and another is thick, with a
graduated thickness between the two
extremes for the purpose Of having an
edge that will fit any slot. A hole in
the middle of the disk gives a chance
to slip in a nail or pocket knife, or
anything else handy, to be used as
lever on tight Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Don't fail to see our big bargain
tables, at Csc, SOC, 75c., and CSC.
IHamiltons Big Shoe Sale 27-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Try the famous milk shakes at Ber-
ry's Fountain. 6tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

The well in 27-3-3, east of Berwyn,
has been abandoned. The total depth
is approximately 1,175 feet. c. E.
Sykes, oil and gas inspector. has been
requested to plug the well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Drink pure distilled water, delivered
anywhere in city. Phone orders to 615.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

A report from Wildcat Jim in 1922
says the well makes frequent flows
and during one day the we'll made
as much as $50 barrels.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Mrs R. w. Coe has returned to her
home in this city from Denison,
where she has been visiting with her
mother.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Liven up your ouslness-try tn
Want AcS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

B. A. Simpson of the Gates com
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Try tho best for the rnoney-Hoo'
Hoo-DeWitt's Scent Cigar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
OIL and GAS NEWS

pany went to the field Thursday and
will remain there while the company's
well in section 10 is being drilled in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Louis Campbell of the Corsicana
Petroleum company was an Ardmore
visitor yesterday from Tulsa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Hoo-Hoo, the new cigar. q cef is, al
your Dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

Don Russell has returned from an
oil trip to the country about Fox.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27

The Amalco well in S-5-S, near
Waurika, is underreaming at 1900
feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
MOLINE PLOW TO
BUILD TRACTORS
Purchases Patents and Machinery o
Columbus, Ohio, Concern
Move Plant to Moline.

Announcement was made today by
Frank G. Allen, vice president and
general manager of the Moline Pillow
company, that his concern will under
take the manufacture of tractors in
Moline.
The Moline concern has purchased
outright the machinery, tools, patents
and patterns Of the Universal Tractor
company of Columbus. Ohio.
Everything necessary to the manu-
facture of tractors will be transferred
in the near future from Columbus to
Moline. The pillow company intends to
make use of the old carpenter shop on
Fifteenth street between Second and
Third avenues. Moline, in producing Its
new line.
A material increase in the working
force employed by the Piow company
is sure to result from the new under
taking Of the Moline concern.
The manufacture of tractors is
something the Pillow company has new
er before undertaken. The Universe
machines. however. are of a recog-
nized standard and by purchasing
patents and patterns outright the Mo
line concern has obviated the necessity
OF experimentation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
SEVEN MILES WALKS
rs MOLINE PROGRAM

According to an estimate submitted
to Mayor NJ. r. Carlson by City Engi-
neer Lyle Payton today, seven miles
of sidewalks, many blocks Of brick and
asphalt pavements and a number of
important watermains that will virtu-
ally perfect the city's water distribu-
ton system will be laid in Moline dur
ig 1916.
Already there are on file petitions
for seven miles @ sidewalks and it is
not improbable that before the sum
mer OF 1916 draws to IN end the miles
of walk laid may exceed seven. Petit
tons already on file are being consid-
cred by the board of local improve
ments, composed of Mayor Carlson,
Commissioner Ericsson and Engineer
Payton.
Mayor Carson requested that If any
sidewalk petitions are contemplated
which have not already been filed with
the board they be filed as soon as pos
sihle. as the board is now making up
! its complete plan for public improve
ments for the coming year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-07
COUNCIL Is ASKING
LOWER RATE ON ICE

East Moline city council went on
record last evening by taking steps
to assist the Moline Ice company Sc
cure better switching rates between
Watertown and Moline and Rock Is
land from the Milwaukee railroad
Upon motion of Alderman Ryan, a
committee of five, consisting of the
mayor, city attorney and three alder
men, will act with the East Moline
Commercial club in the matter. AID
ermen Ryan, Allsbrow and Lundeen
were appointed by the mayor on the
committee.
H D. Mack of the ice concern per
sonally appeared before the council
and asked help from that body in Sc
curing a better tariff. The ice houses
in question are situated In Watertown,
just where the car line turns to cross
Campbell's island The charge from
Watertown to Rock Island is 30 cents
a ton. it was explained, while that to
East Moline is "a cents a ton.
A communication from Jean Pope,
asking the council to take action to
secure lights on Twelfth street he
eween Second and Fourth avenues. be-
tween the same avenues on Eleventh
street, and also for one block on
Twentyfourth street. was referred to