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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-16
Turns the Light On.

Now. my friends, there is nothing
so clarifying and purifying as sun.
light, anu | have taken the pains to
have before me facsimile copies and
photographs taken from the originals
Of all of these illegal acts.
need not refer to the fact that
Mr.. Morrow has himself admitted his
false statement and error in regard to
the balance that he alleged to have
existed in the school fund of 1914 Of
S6SS,0OO, and that the per capita was
kept at $500, He has apologized al.
ready to the public for making such
a statement.
Secured Seven Month School Term.
l would like to add here, however,
that on account Of this S63S,OOO ac-
cumulated by conservative business
management OF the school funds, 1
did, arbitrarily, on account of what
conceived to be my authority as execu-
tive, state that | would declare a seven
months school term. l was immedi-
ately advised by the proper legal au-
thorities Of the State that this could
not be done without Legislative enact.
ment. Then l did declare a $3.50 per
capita, the largest that had ever been
declared before in the history Of Ken.
lucky, and every teacher In Kentucky
knows that the salaries were paid
promptly every month. then drafted
a bill for the following Legislature,
which was passed. and the result OF
which was the establishment OF the
seven months scAool term whioh We
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-16
More @. o. p. Extravasanee.

want to speak briefly of some lit.
tie expense matters incurred under the
Republican Administration. In 1910
there was passed an Act at the instance
OF the Republican Governor. allowing
this Governor $4,000 for the entertain.
ment OF a National Governors Confer.
ence at Frankfort. but on account of
some joker left In the bill, this ex.
pense was decided to be a permanent
appropriation. However, I believe that
that Is all right and have no criticism
TO make of It, but let us see how the
funds were expended by Republicans:
On June 2S, 1910, there was charged
to the State 500 90 for one trip to
Lexington and return; June 20. S57.12
for trip to see Mr.. Roosevelt In Louis
Vile, and there Is an item OF $23. 40
for meals on car, baggage. cab. porter
age and an item OF one five cent street
car fare l find on October 20 an item
Of S21.62 for trip from Louisville TO
Bowling Green, for the purpose of max.
ing a speech before the Normal School.
notice in this same item of the Bowl
ing Green trip that this Republican
Governor paid SO for one lunch and
that he paid $3.50 for one supper.
| pass over many items similar 10
this. including some large sums, all
OF which were paid ON what | con-
ceive and what | feel the present Gov
ernor James y. McCreary would con-
eeise 30 be business Of . psreiy per-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-16
From Forty-thIrd 70 Near ZOE.
Schools Increased 45qS.

We have not only increased the at
tendance in our public schools forty
five per cent within three years. but
we have added to the revenues for
school purposes. directly and indirect
Iy. more than three millions OF dollars.
We have increased the school term In
every rural district from six months
TO seven months. Increasing at the
sHne time In the aggregate all teach
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-16

have In my hands the photograph
OF a transaction that should bring
Iron tears" to Pluto's cheeks, and
make the angels in Heaven blush.
hold here the photograph of the rape"
Of Kentucky's childhoods opportunity.
the embezzlement of childhood's sacred
heritage I have here and present as
an exhibit. the picture of a warrant
for 81 800. payable to an undertaken
out OF the school fund OF Kentucky,
and charged to the school fund of Ken.
lucky for materials furnished In the
erection Of the State Capitol building
have before me IN my hands a photo
graph Of an agreement under the
terms Of which 1871 20 was to be
paid. and was paid out of the school
fund OF Kentucky for work done in
various Offices, including that Of the
Office OF Superintendent Of Public In
struction, Attorney General. Adjutant
General. and for the Office Of the Clerk
OF the House, Senate, and for other
work done on the third floor In the
new Capitol. This was payable to an
undertaken and paid out of the school
fund of Kentucky. which the Consti-
tuition and the statutory law both re-
Quire TO be "lnvioiate" and sacred"
] have . photograph Of q document
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01
FAMOUS RESEARCH CHEMIST
EXPERIMENTS WITH OIL

Gushing. Okla, Feb. 2S.-Prof. c.
T. Wood, CO. worker with DR.. Walter
c. Smelling, the famous research
chemist of Pittsburg, says the re-
ming of crude petroleum is yet in its
infancy and predicts that ere long
more than 400 different by-products
can be extracted that now so into
fuel oil and burned. He says DR..
Smelling has proven beyond doubt
that by a system of high pressure
and the exact number of heat units,
gasoline and other high grade oils
can be made at a much lower rate
of cost.
My visit to Cushing is at the
request of John T. Milliken, who
owns valuable oil interests here, TO
carry on a series of experiments with
oil direct from the mouth Of the
well. | shall also make tests OF
heat units contained in natural gas
as it leaves the well. 1t is not gem
orally understood that natural gas as
a fuel varies widely in heat units, as
coal. and my aim is to taNe samples
in different sections Of Oklahoma
for chemical tests.
"Dr. Smelling had made some
wonderful discoveries recently in
the matter of refining crude oil
While his discoveries are marvellous,
and exceedingly valuable to the re-
hning industry. yet bis experiments
have not proven the commercial val
ne of synthetic treatment. The cost
of equipment at present would be too
great to compete with the usual
methods Of refining, but the time
is not far distant when large plants
will be established here to take
care of the several hundred by
products of crude petroleum.
Science is slowly, but surely un-
folding many secrets which man
has been seeking, and in no line OF
more successful than in chemistry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01
OIL, and GAS NEWS

troduced into the legislature by Sen
ator Robert L. Davidson of Tulsa and
Representative Wash Hudson of Tul-
sa county 1t was passed by both
houses after strong opposition had
been overcome. A big fight to cause
Governor II. l.. Williams to veto the
measure resulted in nothing, the
governor signing it after few days
of consideration.
Factions opposing the bill claim
that the two most important sec
tions of the measure are uncon-
stitutional In the attempt to have
it vetoed they centered their fight
on the provision giving the corpo-
ration commission the power to
fix minimum price for crude oil,
and on the clause relating to the
definition of waste"
The corporation commission has
made no effort to enforce the law,
electing to reserve action until called
upon by the oil men.-Oklahoman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01
MAN BEATEN
To DEATH|N
A AR A t
SUSPECT RUSHED FROM WAxA-
HACHlE TO DALLAS JAIl-AT'
TEMPT MADE TO LYNCH Me-
GRo-oFFlcERS ALERT.

WaXahachie. Texas, Feb. 2S.-Run-
ming the gauntlet of an excited crowd
that filled the streets in the vicinity
of the county Jail late this afternoon,
an automobile containing Joe Lock
EFT, a negro arrested on charge of
murder heavily guarded by officers,
dashed out of city in the direction
of Dallas. A number of shots were
fired at the wheels of the speeding au-
tomobile, evidently intended to Grip
pie the machine.
The arrest of Lockett followed a
man hunt which lasted nearly all day,
as the result of the killing of Jack
Jones, aged about %, in his bedroom
at the b. w. Jackson garage, some
time during the night.
Investigation showed that the office
of the garage had been broken open
and the cash register rifled of about
5000 in cash. 1t is believed that Jones
who slept at the garage at night heard
the robbers and started to the office
to make an investigation. Blood
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

Following a conference with the
advisory board of the Independent
Oil Producers association, Assistant
ATTORNEY General j. II. Miley an
nounced Saturday that the corpora
ton commission next week will be
instructed to prepare rules providing
strict enforcement of the recently
enacted oil conservation law.
"The Independent producers claim
Assistant Miley said, that they VIII
be protected from the power of larger
interests if the provisions of the bili
are enacted. What they desire to
do at this time, they told me, is to
prevent the big operators from pro-
ducng oil for which there is no
ready market, storing up large guam
titles of oil in tanks. This. they
say. is one of the principal purpos-
es of the act
Mr.. Miley said the attorney gen.
erals office will take the matter up
with the corporation commission I'M
mediately after receiving a formal
written request from the oil pro-
ducers. This he expects to get
Monday or Tuesday. The confer
ence was preliminary step.
The oil conservation bill was in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

splotches on the cement floor near the
main entrance to the building indi-
Gated that Jones was first attacked
there 1t is believed that in the fight
with his assailants, Jones broke away
and sought refuge in his bedroom.
Tried to Use Telephone.
There are indications that he might
have tried to use one of the telephones
in his room to call for help. The two
phones were found torn loose from the
wall and the pieces scattered about
the floor. An operator in one of the
exchanges states that when removal
of the receiver caused the light on the
switchboard to flash, she heard what
she thought was the groans of some
one in agony. This was about 11:20
last night
The body of Jones was found about
s o'clock this morning by a negro
helper at the garage. The body was,
lying in puddle of blood on the floor,
and was covered by the bed clothing
which had been stripped from the bed
Blood spotches which covered the
floor and walls indicated that a terrif-
ic struggle took place in the little
sleeping room Everything was turned
upside down in the room.
The pockets of Jones' clothing had
been rifled and a thorough search of
his suitcase had been made. Whether
the robbers secured any money or
valuables in this search is not known
as no one appeared to know whether
the victim of the tragedy had any
money in his possession.
Jones was about 22 years old and
was raised near Waxahachie. He had
been working for the w. B. Jackson
Motor Car company several months,
and bore fine reputation.
Ardmoraita Want Ada VIII find IT,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01
New Texas Field.

Some of the oil companies here
have sent representatil es to the new
well at Taylor in Williamson county,
Tex, to investigate the oil find there.
Reports sent out from Taylor were
that the well was making 1000
barrels of oil a day. One scout who
returned said that the well flowed
every twenty-five minutes, at each
flow it made a barrel or a little more
and he estimated the production at
10 barrels day. Another scout
said the well flowed every twenty
minutes and estimated the produc-
ton at 200 barrels a day. Both re-
ported that the leasing was active,
but the best prices paid were in
mart cash and the balance in oil,
which is a safer deal than paying all
cash. The well is between 500 and
900 feet deep and has the appearance
of being a freak well.
The indications are similar to the
Arbuckle. the Corsicarh and the
Mexia fields, which were all very
light producers. 1t is reasonable
that the producers will not expect
the new frcid to further paralyze the
oil business. The greatest fear of
another over production lies in the
paden district. where the one well
drilled to the oil sand, has every
earmark of being really big well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

The Oklahoma oil fields will some
day supply valuable products which
today are being thrown away.
Economy and science walk shoulder
to shoulder and man is ever ready
to welcome them concluded the
professor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

Oil maps for sale in typographical
and ownership surroundings of Ard
more and Healdton. Okla. also nave
electric blue print machine, and can
do your blue printing.
]. B. WHITE,
Office over Ardmore Nat Blk.
1S.tm Ardmore, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01
THE DUSTER.

The beam is standing on its end,
The derrick's warped and bent;
The engine has no power to send,
For the boilers day is spent
The wind howls thru the loosened
grt,
The bandwheel's rent and drawn,
The bull wheels grooves are filled
with dirt,
The bull-rope's frayed and worn,
The engines still and red with rust,
The crown wheels ceased to scream,
The driller's gone and left his trust,
It's another shattered dream.
Yet saw that rig when all was
bright,
And the driller stood at the wheel,
And thru the stiffness of the night
| heard the sand sheave sQueal;
No sweeter music could one hear;
No golden tinted sky
Was half so bright or half so dear
As the flare of the lamps and the
wheels wild cry.
1t brought rest to the tired mind:
1t sang me to sleep with its screch.
1t renewed fond hope that was left
behind.
And brought it within my reach.
Now darkness deep and silence drear
Surround that spire of hope,
The hum of the wheels we never hear
Or the creak of the drllers' rope.
We played the hand, dealt from the
face,
Aboveboard and on the square;
We followed the old and beaten track
With the gamblers reckless air;
We washed the slush for its hidden
sign,
While our hopes were running high;
We applied the glass to the oozing
slime
In vain-FOR THE SAND WAS DRY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01
Shartei Testifies.

John w. Shartel, vice president
of the Oklahoma Railway company,
testified that Commissioner Watson
had tried on several occasions to
negotiate loan with him, but with
out success. He testified that early
in 1912 Mr.. Watson asked him for
a loan of 5000 or $500, which was
refused. In the fall of 1913 Mr..
Shartel said, Mr.. Watson again ap-
preached him and asked for loan
of 1880. At that time, Mr.. SEartel
said. he told the commissioner that
he represented a company which
had business before the corporation
commission, of which Mr.. Watson
was a member, and that he thought
it highly improper" for any official
of his company to lend money TO
member of the corporation com
mission. He said Watson agreed with
him.
Chairman c. L. Pinkham of the
committee stated Saturday that he
thought the committee would soon be
able to produce the mysterious man
who directed the Garrison Coal COM
pany to deliver ten tons of coal to
Mr.. Watson which was characterized
by bookkeeper at the coal COM
pany as donation"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01
FOR SALE

String of cable tools in Healdton
field: cheap and in good condition. Ad-
dress Call. Box S52, Drumright, Okla.
24-6t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

Doc Cook is at home from a busi-
ness trip to Electra and. other Texas
oil fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

The head of new thumb tack Is
a clip to hold paper without pune
turing il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

The following was written by a
stakeholder in the Safe Oil company
which drilled hole in the ground
south of this city last summer. The
author, f. l.. Hunnicut, lives at Mil
burn. and is evidently "some" poet
He addressed the effusion to John
Owens, the promoter of the com
pany:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

]. NJ. Critchlow of the Dundee
company, who has been at his WIN
ter home in Florida, is expected TO
arrive here this week to remain for
some time in the Ilealdton field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

j. r. Svalls, tank builaet and OH
man from the Healdton field, has
returned from trip to Tulsa. lie
went to bid on an SO-acre lease
near Haskell in Okmulgee county
but another, who bid $375OO, took
the lease. Mr.. Sivalls is convinced
that it takes bit of courage to
get in the oil game in the north side
of the state. Mr. Sivalls was the
first man to put a shop in the Head
ton field to build tanks for the pro-
duCers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

Samoset company in the Cushihg
field has three wells producing, wei
No. is drilling, and a RIG IS up
for No. D.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01
FINANCES FIGURE
IN WATSON PROBE

Oklahoma City, Feb. 28.-F. w.
Fischer, Oklahoma city attorney, on
the witness stand Saturday morning
before the house committee, which
is investigating charges against Cor
poration Commissioner A. p. Watson,
denied that he had told r. G. Me
Adams that he had lent Mr.. Watson
$500.
McAdams testified before the com
mittee Friday night that Fischer
had told him during a conversation
in a downtown hotel lobby that he
had lent Commissioner Watson $500,
which had not been paid Fischer
testified that he did not say this,
but did say that he had gone on a
note for $500 for Tom Watson,
son of the commissioner.
Mr.. McAdams stated Saturday
night that he would ask the com
mittee to subpoena another person,
who he declares heard the conversa-
tion between him. and Fischer. This
other person, Mr. McAdams said, will
testify that Fischer made the state
ment that he had lent the commits
sioner $500.
Influence Sought, He Says.
Fischer told the committee Satur-
day that McAdams had requested him
to use his influence to secure his
McAdams) employment by a local
law firm to represent it in the leg
islative probe. This is characterized
by McAdames as "preposterous."
The investigation Saturday was
devoted largely to an Investigation
of the financial affairs of Commits
sioner Watson. Judge C. B. Ames,
formerly a member of the supreme
court commission, told the commit
tee that while he was employed as
local attorney for the Frisco Rail
road company in the fall of 1908,
he lent Commissioner Watson $500,
Of which only $50 had been paid
back. He said Mr.. Watson had
asked for the money in order to
enable his son to complete his course
in Vanderbilt university Judge Ames
said he had asked for the money
several times but had been unable
to collect it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

Bay City Oil and Gas company
has begun drilling This well is To-
Gated Just southwest of Ardmore' in
33-4-1.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-01

(Read slowly, and with great
emotion).
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

E 1AC1 JO0ICIQdsS II LAAC " ASAO1A4 u OOGr1y
Kansas has been the pioneer in many
unpopular ideas, but those that were
good and useful have been adopted, and
those that were otherwise have been re-
jected. Kansas is not always right, but
most of the time she is.-Lawrence Ga
zette.
We understand that our city dads are
negotiating for another $4,000 gallon
water tank similar to the one now in
use, to be placed by its side, for the
purpose of supplying our people with an
ample supply of good water next sum-
mer. This is a splendid move and de-
monstrates clearly that the administra-
ton is making the best use Of the money
at its disposal, for thegood of the town.
The task these men assumed when TAX
ing office, is far from light one. The
burdens are heavy, the responsibility
great. 1t matters not how hard and
how honestly our city council strives to
do its duty, there are always kickers,
and as a general rule these kickers are
irresponsible and short sighted people.
But up to date we can find no fault to
register, neither can we see why in any
material respect the administration
should be changed. They have done
well-have done their duty honestly and
gratuitously; therefore we feel that as
a mark of appreciation for their faith
full and honest endeavors, they should
be continued in Office for another two
years. This is reward little enough for
hard service honestly performed.
A Salina architect, C. A. Smith, has
just completed plans for three buildings
in Western Kansas which will be built
in the spring. The buildings are locat-
ed at Hoisington, Hays and Victoria
Mr.. Smith has completed plans for a
public garage to be built at Hoisington.
The building will be owned by the. Hois-
Ington Motor Car company. 1t will be
a one story building of paving blocks
with the usual plate glass store front.
The garage will be so feet wide and 40
feet in length. The owners will request
and receive bids for the construction. A
new hotel building to be built at Vic
toria has also been designed by Mr..
Smith. It is owned by Fred Toepfer of
that town. The building will be So feet
wide and go feet in length, two stories
in height and will have basement and
steam heating plant. The building will
also be electrically lighted and the Office
and dining room win have steel ceilings.
The front of the building will have some
architectural establishment on the sec
ond story and the ground floor will also
have a plate glass front. Plans have
also been sent by Mr.. Smith to Father
Jerome at Hays for an addition to a
monastery building. The monastery
belongs to the Order of Capucian Monks.
It will be of stone with large amount
of plumbing. -Salina Journal.
Get = metal cutting hand saw at
Winters. m9tf
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
An Interpretation.

The Passing of the Third Floor
Back breaches without being
''preachy.' 1t repeats well-known
truths, oft-forgotten truths, certainly
little-practiced truths, without a sus-
picion of being platitudinous 1t pre-
sents our crude human nature in its in
finite variety as it is actually found with
all its shortcomings in this world,
throwing the homogeneous, concrete
specimens promiscuously together in
the more contracted world of board
ing-house. Here they helplessly jostle
primitive savage instincts of the. race,
unrecognized and uncontrolled, cause
these unfortunate individuals to be at
continual war with one another, living
as they do under mere veneer of civil
ization, in which art, music, business,
social position, etc. are conspicuous.
However, no one knows the real value
of these rare and chastened products of
civilization until the stranger logically,
but unaffectedly, reveals them. Then
art becomes sincere, music resolves it
self into a benevolent mission, business
grows honest and social relationships
appear as opportunities for service.
The various characters all show their
worst side. The Stranger must provi-
dentiaIly appear, live with them for a
season and naturally and normally and
without affectation show them their
better side. There is better side. No
one had thought of it until the Stranger
showed tits beauty, its utility, its de-
STABILITY, its satisfaction. There was
an empty, undesirable room to let; the
Stranger occupied it. He found empty
human hearts, hungry for Him and His
doctrine, without knowing of their own
hunger. He took up His abode in them
more really than He did in the ''Third
Floor Back" He communicated His
heart to them, a miracle which fire.
quently happens in the alembic of ser
vice He became a part of each one of
them. Now they share His exalted
view of life and, as if it had become
second nature, endeavor to practice His
virtues.
This unknown Stranger taught and
lived as the Master might have taught
and lived, patiently, simply, for thevery
love of it. Whether passerby on a