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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
MEN
DON 7 WANT THE
GRAND JURY
WHAT THEY DESIRE is A SPEEDY
SETTLEMENT WITH THE RAIL
ROAD COMPANY-BELIEVE LlTi-
CATION WILL CAUSE DELAY.

That a grand jury should not be
called is the general opinion of nine
ty per cent of the business and pro
fessional men of the city; all the law
yers express themselves as believing
that it is the wrong thing to do. What
the people of the city want is a set
tlement with the railroad company
and they believe that a grand jury
is the wrong way to go about ii. Most
everyone is in accord in believing that
the responsibility for the disaster
rests with the Santa Fe, but they al
so are practically assured that if a
grand jury would return true bill
in each individual count alleging Grim
inal carelessness that they would new
er get a conviction in the world.
Many of the business men were dis.
cussing the matter this morning and
are going to take the matter up with
Judge Freeman and see if he will not
recall his action. AS one business
man expressed it, and it is the feel
ing of all the afflicted ones, what
we want now is a quick settlement
that the city can be rebuilt. Taking
it to the courts would be hindering the
movement, and cause a long delay in
getting any kind of a settlement with
the railroad company, and many who
lost property, are not financially able
to rebuild unless they can effect a
speedy settlement If grand jury
is called, in my opinion, it will be a
bad stroke of business, and what we
Aeed right now is all the business
judgment at our command to rebuild
the city"
This man expresses the opinion of
all those who were vitally affected by
the explosion; they do not want a
grand jury, they want a settlement,
believing that the cOroner's jury will
serve the purpose as we'll and will
cause no delay in bringing about a
settlement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
ALLEGED PICK
POCKETS WERE
LANDED IN JAIL
TWO ARE NOW IN THE COUNTY
JAIL AND ONE OR PERHAPS
TWO MADE A GETAWAY WITH
THE LOOT.

Two alleged dips" or pickpockets
are in the county Jail and two or at
least one is at large as result of a
scramble by the police yesterday at-
ternoon when they caught them work
ing the passengers who were boarding
the nOrthbound Santa Fe train. Dow
Braziel and other officers were on
the scene and had two of them short
ly after they began operations. When
the third party who was having the
stuff passed to him in the usual man
ner, saw that his pals were up against
it, he hot-footed it down through the
railroad yards with police and popu-
lace in pursuit. He managed to elude
them all and is still at large. J. b.
McKibben was touched for forty dol
lars, and two or three others report
ed small losses.
The two who are in the county Jail
will be allowed to remain there until
such time as the county attorney can
get to their case which will be several
days, owing to press of other business
In the meantime a "fiXer" may be
looked for at any time, as the organi-
zation usually has on their pay roll a
smooth gent who tries to square things
with the law, in the meantime they
will have a little vacation in the coun-
ty Jail in hope that when the "fiXer"
does arrive, the officers will be able
to get a little more data.
All city and county officers have
been instructed to pick up any sus-
picious character, and every stranger
without visible means of support, and
they are enforcing that order to the
letter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
Some Narrow Escapes.

Mrs. Lasiter, who received serious
injuries last Monday, is reported to
be doing nicely. Mrs Lasiter was in
the Hardeman hotel when the exp'cc-
ion occurred. Mr. Colyar, telegrapher
at the Santa Fe station, was paying
his hotel bill and Mrs. Lasiter vas
receiving the money when the ho.el
collapsed Both were badly injurej
Mrs. Lasiter climbed out where it
seems impossible for any person TO
escape
Mrs. May Alexander was in the Joe
Weiss store and received slight in
juries, but had very narrow escape.
The building was badly torn, the fo1r
gave way, and she was precipi'ated
into a hole beneath the building She
cannot understand how she escaped
so well
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
SOME ONE WAS
CONSCIENCE
SM| 7 7 { n
DIAMOND RING HAS BEEN RE-
TURNED TO SHERIFF GARRETT
FROM ST. LOUIS WITHOUT A
MARK TO IDENTIFY OWNER

Saturday morning Sheriff Garrett
received package through the mai
bearing st. Louis postmark, con
tanning a diamond cluster ring, but
without a sign by which the serrder
could be identified.
The ring was probably stolen from
someone here who failed to report
the matter and the thief, if such was
the case, evidently had a change of
heart and wanted the ring restored,
thinking, of course, that the sheriff
had a description of it.
thorough search of the reco, ds
failed to reveal that any such ring
had even been reported to the sher-
ifs office, and the belief prevails
that whoever got it was consci nee
smitten, and wanted the ring returned
to its rightful owner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
ARDMQRE IS
UNHEAL LTHYF FOR
THE HOBO NOW
NOTHING BUT HARD WORK WITH
BALL AND CHAIN STARES THE
INVADING ARMY OF NEVER
SWEATS IN THE FACE.

Five dollars or five days" IS the
decision of the city judge when a
''vag" is hailed into his couJt AS a
result of the police dragnet Saturday
night and yesterday, thirty were be
fore the mayor this morning on var.
ious charges, but most of them were
strangers without visible means of
support and without a job in sight
until they got before the Judge, then
they got one--pronto!
With few exceptions, the vags are
without funds, and as a result there
will be a lot of work done on tie
street in the next few days. The
city commissioners have issued strict
orders against all kinds of ,io'ators,
and that some of the visitors have
rot been seriously injured is a mys
terry, as in times like these It is the
usual custom to shoot first and IN
vestigate afterwards but the officers
believe that the outside world has
had sufficient warning against dump
ing vags here, and are not looking
for many more. However. If they
persist in coming. they will be gl'en
an opportunity of working the st:scts
with a ball and chain ornament.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
Exclusive Passenger Service.

The Ringing road will establish
regular passenger service between
Ardmore and Ringling and interme-
diate points next Wednesday. Two
exclusive passenger trains will run
each way each day and the schedule
upon which the trains will run will
be announced tomorrow All the oil
men will appreciate the establishment
of the service as they will not he
DELAYED at the stations while freight
is being handled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
Two Men Injured.

When the Ardmore explosion occur
red last Monday DR.. Hardy was in
the fields, where he had gone to
render surgical aid to two men who
were suffering from broken legs Ar
thur Hyde, employed on the Keck
lease in section ), received broken
leg caused by a swab being blown
from a well by gas He was not
brought here and is doing we'll. The
other man was II. O. Tucker. He
was employed on the Hapgood in
section when a flywheel burst and
the fragments caused the breaking of
leg. He was brought to the hos
pital here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

The Elberta Oil and Gas company
which was organized by W. d. Clarke,
deceased, and which has as its stock
holders many of the best citizens of
Ardmore, is making preparations to
drill four wells in section 10. The
company owns ten acres in the
northeast of the northwest of the
section, and it is reported that four
wells will be drilled. Mike German
is managing the affairs of the com
pany. The Elberta property is joined
by the RoXana, the Gates, the Cor.
sicana and the Ardworth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

been making slow progress with the
deep test. A string of 3-lG-inch cas-
ing was set and the bottom joints
collapsed. The casing has been
drawn and put back in good condi-
ton. The well is now ready for
deeper drilling. The hole still has
much water in it and the owners
state that they cannot determine
what the results of deeper drilling
will be. The depth is reported at
$500 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
Molten Glass ExpIodes

Sapulpa, Okla, oct. "A small tank
of molten glass exploded at the Prem
uim glass plant Saturday afternoon
and set the machine room of the fac
tory in a blaze The roof of that sec
tion of the three-acre plant fell in be-
fore the firemen were able to reach
the place. The store rooms contain
ing about $4,000 worth of glassware
were saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

Friends of j. |. Dunn, who was
here in the early days of the field,
say that he will be back in Ardmore
now within a few weeks. Mr.. Dunn
went away from here almost two
years ago, and was in a very critical
condition when he left. He has re-
covered his health, and it is probable
that he will play at the oil game in
this section again. He sold his best
holdings in Healdton to Gunsburg &
Forman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
crosbie From Canada.

]. f. Crosbie of Tulsa, who has
large interests at Healdton, has re
turned from an extended stay in Can
ada, and will arrive in Ardmore Wed.
nesday night. He has some litigation
which is set for trial next Thursday,
and he will probably also be present
at the inquiry into the causes of
the Ardmore explosion which will
be held here Thursday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
To My Ardmore Friends.

We were badly wrecked IN the big
gas explosion last Monday, but we
expect to continue doing business,
and would appreciate your trade. If
you owe us a note, or have an ac-
count with us, you will be doing us
great favor by calling and paying
at least a part Of it as soon as POS
sible. Respectfully,
J. b. SPRACHNS HARDWARE 60.
We are located in the building with
Kennerly, Spragins & Lewis. 3-2t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

RoXana has completed well No. s
on the Hapgood lease in section 3-i-3
The total depth is 1860 feet and the
production is about 500 barrels and
may be more. No. on the same
lease is spudding today and No. 10
is being rigged up and will be drilling
within a short time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

We haven't grabbed jobs by making
bluff statements that we were the
only men in town who had a cpr-
load of supposed glass. We can fiji
your orders about as quick as the al
legged carload buyers" w. II. Be-
nit. 33
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
In Gas Area.

A. T. McGhee who is drilling north
of the center of section 15-4-3, has
reached a depth of about $50 feet.
Gas was found in the shallow sands
and the we'll has very much the lp-
pearance of the big gas wells which
have been drilled in that section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
Sad News For Field.

Reports have been received here
stating that David Gunsburg, of the
oil firm of Gunsburg e Forman, is
very sick at his home in Buffalo,
n. Y. Mr.. Gunsburg has frequently
visited Ardmore, and his firm gave
the stricken city $1,000 the past
week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
Oil Producers.

Farley Richmond is in the Healdton
fields with teams and is doing haul
ing and steel tank grading. He wants
your work and will do 1t well, and
will be prompt. Headquarters at John
Whiteman's store at Writ. 26-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
Pine Line Rumors.

There is reasonable chance that
the Texas company will build six
inch pipe line into the field. This
company has line from Tulsa south
which passes near Durant. and by
building a distance of 80 miles a
Healdton line could be connected with
the line to the south. The company
has given out no information con.
Cerning its plans, but runners keep
coming and the situation seems TO
favor the building of the proposed
line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
New Oil Maps.

New Oil Map of Healdton field Just
completed, consisting OF AZ sections,
8 inches to the mile, blueprints s1.oO
each. Mail orders promptly. filed.
]. B. White, Box So, Ardmore, Okla.
261Ot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

FOR SALE-String of cable tools
in good condition in Healdton tielj.
Address p o. Box S45, Coalgare,
Okla. S5t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
OIL and GAS NEWS

The RoXana in section 1913 be-
tween the Desada and the Rex No.
4 wells is drilling at $50 feet. Gas
was found in the shallow sands, aud
chances are good for a we'll.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

Guy W. MINIS, who has spent the
past week in the field working on
the Rex No. company's well IN
section 1913 has returned here and
will go to Cushing, where he is m.
terested in other production.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

RoXana No. on the Keck lease
in section 5-43 was completed Satur-
day at a total depth of 1902 feet.
The production is estimated at about
300 barrels.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

Drink pure Distilled waIer delivered
anywhere in city. Phone orders to els.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

G. w. Strawn No. 3 in section 1888
has been completed and has pro-
duction of about 100 barrels, and pos
sibly more. The total depth was not
learned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe P. Hivick have
returned from Oklahoma City. Mrs.
Hivick has been in the capital city
for the past two months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

NJ. w. Shriver, representing the
J. E. Crosbie interests in Oklahoma
was visitor here yesterday from
Tulsa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

Pete Lively, who is one of the pop
ular drilling contractors at Head
ton, was here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04

C. NJ. Hapgood was in the city 20
day from the fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
The Deep Test.

C. NJ. Hapgood in section 21-4-S has
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27

lief work over there, helping the
commission. No one need fear that
his gift will be lost. It will not
either in this world or the next, The
American ambassadors in London,
Berlin, Paris and Brussels are at the
head of this commission and in the
various stations doing everything in
their power to help.
And every penny given by North
Carolina will be spent there and the
food shipped to New York. In addi-
ton, if market conditions allow, the
New York Commission will purchase
here an amount equivalent to that
raised by us, SO that in helping others
we also help ourselves
Even though, as State Chairman, l
am seeing all the people I can, and
writing TO as many as possible, it is
hopelessly slow work. Will you not
form your committee, go to work and
write me? He gives twice who gives
quickly, and one dollar, they say,
means a days life for thirty, people
$3.45 means another months exist
ence for baby. 1t buys a box Of
food recommended by DR.. Wiley, the
food expert
And there is very good<motto for
us. even if it is taken from an old
tombstone:
What | spent, I had,
What [ kept [ lost,
What | gave, | have"
All of us have stod by open graves
This Easter week we stand in humble
faith by the open grave of Him who
is the Resurrection and the Life In
His name and for His sake shall we
not send across the seas our Easter
Offering, and SO commem crate as He
would have us. that Easter morn SO
long ago.
Winston Salem, n. c.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27
Starving Belgians
ans Section for Relief in Belgium

heart sick world is of many minds
nation that shall reap the whirlwlnd
of utter destruction, because sowing
the wind of hate she has turned the
sunny fields and pleasant towns of
Europe into a death shambles of un-
speakable horrors.
Surely evil will il be in that day
for this Cain among nations for whom
his brothers blood shall call for ven
geance.
From il all America turns, Shudder-
ing, knowing at least this that Bel
gium, heroic belgium, deserves to live.
And if she lives America must know
this also, that from her alone can
come the gift of life, and it must
come quickly or it need not come at
all, for the dead need nothing. Bel
gium is starving, literally starving.
1t isn't that she is only hungry-she
is starving. SO long ago as last Au-
gust her cattle and food stuffs were
taken by the invading armieS-her
factories and churches and homes
were battered into shapeless heaps of
ruins-her men-those who have not
filled nameless graves-are at the
front. OF her nine provinces seven
are held by the enemy; of her seven
million population still left, approXi-
mately two millions are old men and
helpless boys. The others are women
and children. There are no longer
rich or poor. All are destitute, be-
cause everything has been swept away
Nearly two million are in the bread
line-that pitiful line daily growing
longer, daily growing increasingingiy
difficult to provide even with the tiny
bun like loaf of bread and bowl Of
cabbage soup for each person.
Of the starving babies-eighty
thousand they say-one would be glad
not to think.
Months ago the milk COWS were
killed by the soldiers-the mothers
have no milk. for they themselves are
starving. The babies are dying, and
must continue to die, unless America
comes to the rescue. From what other
country can help come? France
England? They are but a ring OF
flame and sword through which nc
one may pass and live. Italy? Spain
Greece? China? Japan? The names
themselves are a hopeless negative
Yet God still sends His angels to oper
prison doors. North of Belgium is
the sea. now very DEVILS cauldror
OF merciless destruction and sudden
death for all ships save only those be.
longing to the American Commission
for Relief in Belgium. For them and
to them alone have the warning na.
tions pledged safety-a pledge they
have faithfully kept. And Ameri
cans are in charge Of the food from
the time it leaves New York until y
is distributed in Belgium. Two of oul
North Carolina Rhoades scholarship
boys, by the way, are doing fine re
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27
Alice'S Opinion.

New York Evening Journal
In his very, very early youth Mr.
Mumpser had been a pretty child His
friends did not believe this was pos
sible, and even he had forgotten all
about it until one day he unearthed
a painting Of himself at that period
from among the old lumber
This he handed to his wife as some
compensation for his present some
what worm eaten appearance.
There, Alice said Mrs. Mumpser,
proudly exhibiting the picture to the
servant THAT is a portrait of your
master. painted when he was a child"
Alice gazed open-mouthed at the
production.
Ior' num-" she said after some
moments. what pity it is we have to
grow up, amt it?''
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27
CATTLE RAISING IN THE SOUTH
49, AS AID TO COTTON PLANTER

Everv cotton planter in the South
sbould have a pasture for cattle' says
an article in the Memphis CoIhi
osal-Appeal. He should raise hoss
and poultry. He should raise MS OWN
mules and horses
conditions ready made, the inhabitants
of this territory have given SO Httie
attention and bestowed so slight Iapor
unOn the growing of live stock IneFe
are. however. two fairly good assign
able reasons. The first or tnese IS
that the very ease with when ll'e
stock may be grown here has initiated
y gainst any Improvement of natural
conditions. Humanity is sorely tempt
cd to things take their own way
when that way is a fairly bearable one
IF is a notorious fact that IN all coun-
tries mans enterprise has been an al
most inverse ratio to the 1aVoraple-
ness of the conditions with winch ma
ture surrounded him. The second rea-
son for this unfortunate dereHctlOn
lies in the unhappy conditions which
have in many other ways hindered the
develOpment of the entire South DUR
ing the past half century "A country
comDeIIed to battle against odds for
mere maintenance country DuTuen-
ed with the debts and disbursement,
and torn and SCARED with years OF
in ruins and her best brain and Drawn
dead and Gisabled-it is hardly to be
REGARDED as responsible for failure TO
rise to the summit of opportunity.
But the war long since has ended.
We have grown from year to year
since the days Of reconstruction to a
powerful section with increased wealth
and revived spirits, and the brain
and Drawn that was crushed by the
war has sprung exultantly to the front
| again.
The South has never really been
| prejudiced against cattle raising. Be
! fore the war the slave owners raised
all their cattle and hogs needed for
| food and horses and mules for the
cultivation Of crops. 1t was not until
| after the struggle that we of the South
| practically abandoned the practice OF
| raising the necessaries of life on the
| farm.
In recent years, however. we have
| come to understand that we must
bolster UP our fortunes again and re-
| turn, to a certain extent, to Old-time
methods-in vogue ''befo' de wah"-
and to this add the modern methods
! Of intensive farming.
| With the freeing Of the slaves the
trend Of thought Of the Southern
! farmer experienced a change. He be
came more ariStOcratic than he haC
been when his slaves produced the
necessaries Of life as we'll as the cot
ton bales. He dropped the necessaries
and stuck to the cotton. He aban.
doned the raising Of cattle and scorn.
ed the idea Of placing blooded stock
on his pastures. Scientific farrnine
he secuted as theoretical farming anC
declared that it was impracticable. HI
admitted that Greedy raised the fines
cabbages in the world, but pointed tt
the fact that each cabbage cost hin
more to raise than he could get 70,
! 1t IN the market. "He was convinced
that blooded cattle looked nice hn
doubted their practical value to tn.
farmer. Somehow they were associ
ated in his mind with patent leather.
and stiff-bOsOmed shirts For the life
OF him the honest hill farmer couIdn
bring the idea of pork and beans int