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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
CALIFORNIA
oil MEN ARE
IN TROUBLE
CONDITIONS IN THE OIL FIELDS
ARE IN A CHAOTIC CONDITION,
SAYS PRESIDENT OF OIL IN
OUsTRY ASSOCIATION

Chicago, Nov IA paper fayoring
remedial national legislation in con-
uec'ion with hardships entailed on
western mining men by the withdraw
al from entry of more than three mill
ion acres in California and Wyoming
m september 1909, was read before
fnc tmcrican Mining Congress this
afternoon by Ray n. Bishop, president
or the oil Industry association, OF
California.
"A divided supreme court" said
Mr. Bishop. declared Illegal the with
drawal, authorized by act of congress
in February 1907 and he said this
came as blow to many men who had
placed their entire financial resources
i'm the western mining fields. They
were under the assumption that, al
though it was early realized that tho
law passed in 1897 could not properly
be applied to the prospecting and de-
velopment of petroleum lands, the
government would do no willful injus-
ticc in cases where actual prospecting
was in progress,
Ever since the withdrawal" said
the speaker, conditions in the oil
fields OF California have been chaotic.
No new work is being done, great
losses are being suffered and bank
ruptcy faces many who but a few
years ago went upon government land
in the best OF faith
What is going to be done Ior
these men? What relief should con.
gress give them in the oil leasing bill
now pending in the senate? Secretary
Lane in his report for 1915 says con-
gress should prevent an unnecessary
! injustice to those who have invested
many millions of dollars under mis-
take as to the law The house has
recognized these equities. The sen.
ate public lands committee favors a
like provision. Now comes opposition
! to the relief provisions of the bill
! from ultra cOnsorvatlonists, based on
the cry of wilful tresDassers and loot.
ers of the public domain. Two fed
eral judges have dealt with this as.
sertion Judge Bean in the case OF
the United States versus the Midway
Northern Oil company said: The do.
tenders were not wilful trespassers
but relief upon the law and were hon.
est in their belief that they were with.
in their rights Judge Bledsoe's de.
cision in the case against G. w. Mo.
Cutcheon was just as emphatic"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

To Rev Mrs. T. d. Barr, an Indian
apols woman, falls the unique title OF
"the only woman evangelist" now con-
ducting tabernacle campaigns and car
rying a working party of nine mem
bers As far as can be ascertained
the Rev. Mrs. Barr stands alone in
this particular phase of religious work.
Mrs. Barr holds a Sunday afternoon
"men only" meeting in each city
where she campaigns. She is a men,
ber of the western yearly meeting of
the Society of Friends. This is her
second year of endeavor in the evan
gelistic field, and she has met with
success. She is now conducting meet
ings in Indianapolis and will soon
start on a campaign in st. Louis un-
der the supervision of the women's
federation of that city. Mrs. Barr
has been Friends minister, having
held various charges in the yearly
meeting for the past fifteen years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
WEATHER WAN
CUT INTO THE
FESTIVITIES
BUT THE BRAVE-HEARTED DEMO
CRATS TOOK ISSUE WITH THE
ELEMENTS AND CELEBRATED
JUST THE SAME.

Notwithstanding the inclement wea-
ther last night, there was a big crowd
or the streets who brayed the ele-
meuts in order to participate in the
festivities celebrating the reelection
o. Woodrow Wilson
The band was over from Madll and
eu'tvcued matters until it got so cold
tia. it was impossible for them To-
play longer Red fire was burned, giant
frecrackers roared and :he big goa
that was to have been one of the
features of the parade also took "a
hand and kept matters going until a
late hour. Had the weather been
good there would have been thousands
in the city to help celebrate, but it
took a brave soul to parade the streets
last night in the face of the raging
blizzard. Several election bets were
paid off, the wheelbarrows were roll
ing and the propellers of the same
were making resolutions that never
again would they enter into fool bet
just because they happened to be
partisans.
The various committees did their
work well and had the weather man
been at all nice about the matter II
would have been a big event in the
history of the city
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
Force Of RAN In .he Desert.

The following description Of rain on
the desert is given by writer in Farm
and Fireside: "In desert lands when
it does rain" he says, ''it may come
with much more force than anywhere
else. In less than no time the whole
mountain side was sheet of water run
hing swiftly down. Soon u great tor
rent began to pour under the rock
where we were taking shelter, under
mining it and threatening to throw /;
down. We emerged from there and
made hurried run TO another hiding
place, more secure. Then came hail
and hailstones fell in such fury and OF
such incredible size that thought they
would kill old Barney, who stood ex-
posed to their fearful peltings. In a
little while the storm had passed away
and the water soon ceased to come
down the steep mountainside, and we
went on our way, leading our horse
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
AN IMP PORTANT
ROAD MEETING
FOR TONIGHT
EVERY MEMBER OF CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND EVERY clrl-
ZEN INTERESTED IN cITVs
WELFARE URGED TO COME.

Every citizen of the city is urged
to attend the meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce at the court house TO-
night at 1880 o'clock for the purpose OF
hearing the report OF the transporta-
ton committee on the road to the oil
field. This is considered to be the
most important issue before the peo-
pie of Ardmore at the present time,
and the directors of the Chamber of
Commerce desire the cooperation OF
every citizen. This roao will be built
if the people give it their support and
already preparations sc under way to
secure the right of way.
"The time has come when the citi-
zens of Ardmore mus, do something
to protect their interests, and this is
one of the most vital interests that
confronts us today" remarked f. X.
West. secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. THE people of this city
must unite and build this road and
build il now. There is no longer a
doubt of that. We have been talking
a road to the oil fields ror so long that
it has become nauscs,ing TO a large
number of our citizens, and now, un-
less we are prepared to do something
tangible, for one want to forget the
whole proposition and let things run
along in the future as they have in
the past, and do the best we can to-
ward getting over the road or staying
at home"
Every officer and member of the
Chamber of Commerce, and every citi-
zen who is interested in the welfare of
the city rs urgently requested by the
officers of the Chamber of Commerce
to be at the district court room tonignl
promptly at 1870 o'clock.
In speaking of the meeting tonight,
President Apple Of the Chamber of
Commerce said:
ATTEND the mass meeting at the
district court room tonight sure. Three
hundred notices OF the meeting to be
held tonight in the interest of the
road to the oil fields were mailed last
night, and want a large crowd to be
on hand to boost for it.
This road project is the most i'm.
portant ever brought before the people
of the city and will arect every man
in it. 1t means that with easy access
to the oil fields that scores of fami-
lies now compelled to live in the oil
fields will live in Ardmore. 1t means
that the products of the territory
which it will tap will be brought di.
rect to this city and It will be worth
million dollars to Ardmore before
the end OF the first year"
1t is being said than among the ben
efts which will accrue from the road
are: Cheaper transportation direct
from Ardmore to the heart of both
the Fox and Healdton relds. 1t will
bring the fields within an hour and
quarters drive from ArdmOre in
stead OF two and one-half hours. It
will assure a productive farming coun-
try direct easy travel to Ardmore and
will provide an elegant drive for
pleasure. Prominent oil men now max
ing other places their headquarters
say they will Immediately come to
Ardmore and locate"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

As tho band played 81 Love you
California" the banner of California
was held aloft by Mrs. Lille Oldham
of Los Angeles, Cal. This was one
Of the most inspiring scenes during
the entire parade Mrs. Oldham has
been attending the L. u. c. Conven-
ton at Dallas and was here on her
way home visiting with Judge and
Mrs John L. Gait.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
OIL and GAS NEWS

the lease oil or gas must have been
found in paying quantities or the lease
will be forfeited Mr. Orme is of the
opinion that drilling operations will be
begun at once. This ;ease is located
northeast Of the field and has been
considered as being in condemned ter
ritory
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
Northeast of Healdton.

j. w. Orme was in the city this
morning from Healdton. He has re-
Gently sold an S0-acre tract in section
34-33 to G. w. Strawn of the Harris
Strawn Oil company and has leased
100 acres to DIR. l.. II. Miller at Writ.
Under the terms of the lease drilling
operations must begin within one year
and within is months rrom the date Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
viii Drill on Townsite.

F. b. McElroy of Oklahoma City
and c. A. Shaeffer or Kansas City
arrived here this morning and left
early for Oil City. These gentlemen
are preparing to drill two oil wells
on the townsite of Oil City and they
expect to begin operations at once.
Mr.. McElroy founded Oil City, and he
has been devoted to its interests since
that time. He is interested in the
railroad activity here, and thinks that
his town will be one of the building
lines before competitions are made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
Shut Down Work.

On account of the unusual blizzard
which was blowing yesterday the field
was practically shut down. The north
wind was accompanied by rain and
sleet and it was almost impossible to
do work in the open. Because of the
storm Harmon & Colcord did not shoot
their two wells in section Is, which
they had planned to shoot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
Chance for a Good Living.

II you are not particular about the
way you get It, good living can be
made off those whom the doctors have
failed TO cure.-Topeka Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

Hughes and Fairbanks were very
docile but Hutchins and Harreld alb
solutely refuse to admit that they were
politically dead In fact Mr.. Hutchins
insisted that he was Ardmore's chief
of police and would be reelected next
spring.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
DOCTOR LOWELL is DEAD
Prominent Astronomer Died at Flag
staff, Arizona Last Night

Flagstaff, Ariz., Nov. 13.-Dr.
Percival Lowell. founder and director
of the Lowell Observatory here and
an astronomer of international repu-
tation, died here last night follow
ing a stroke of appoplexy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

The Madil band is made up of a
game bunch Of good musicians. But
Ardmore resolved that by the time
the buds swell next spring 1t will
have band of its own.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14
Parade Notes

Because Chas. Won Weisce showed
he was good loser in contributing
10 the celebration he was given three
rOusing cheers. Everybody likes a
good fellow and never questions his
politics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

Bose Johnson Of Dougherty gather
clan at Dougherty and brought them
to the Ardmore celebration. Mr..
Johnson was one of the most enthus-
iastic Democrats in the entire city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

c. o. p. FUNERAL NOTICES FOR
SALE AT THE ARDMoREITE, TWO
FOR FIVE CENTS. IA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

The cold north wind was responsible
for the absence of one certain accor-
deon in the parade.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

Ardmoreite want ads pay big re.
turns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

The sexton at Oblivion cemetery
called for help this morning. He said
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

G. o. p. FUNERAL NOTICES FOR
SALE AT THE ARDMoREITE TWO
FOR FIVE CENTS. 14-1
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-14

California and Utah have won the
right TO play Dixie hut it will not
sound quite SO good out there as il
did here last night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-18
DRIVE STARTED
BY AUSTR0 ARMY
THREE THOUSAND ITALIANS CAP
TURED IN MOUNTAINS.
FIRST-LINE TRENCHES ARE TAKEN
100000 Troops Concentrated In the
Trentine.TyreI Sector - Foes
Position Rushed and o.
cupants Killed.

Vienna, May 17.-Austria, after
months of preparation, has assumed
the offensive on the Italian front.
Three hundred thousand troops have
bee concentrated in the Trentino-Ty-
rol sector. The start of the great
drive through the mountain positions
is reported by the war Office in an of
fetal statement claiming the capture
of nearly three thousand prisoners,
numerous machine guns and several
cannon. Italian trenches were rushed
and the occupants killed or made pris-
oners.
The greatest activity is being dis
played south, of Tyrol, on Dolgarone
plateau, and on Doberdo plateau. The
official statement describes how the
Austrian troops eagerly" entered the
Italian trenches.
Considered Augury of Victory.
That nearly three thousand prison
ers were captured in the initiative of
the drive on the Italian positions is
considered an augury of final victory,
for in the past two months of noun.
tain and trench fighting the Austrians
are reported to have lost less than two
thousand prisoners altogether, al
though the Italians have been on the
offensive and constantly rushing
trenches and mountain positions.
First-Line Trenches Taken.
The official statement describes the
fighting as follows:
South of Tyrol, Austro-Hungarian
troops, assisted by an overwhelming
artillery fire, conquered the first posi-
tions of the enemy on Armentara
ridge, south of the Sugena valley, on
Dolgerone plateau, north of Cagnola
valley and south of Reverto.
In these combats 65 officers, one
of whom was q colonel, and more than
$500 soldiers were taken prisoners
We also captured II machine guns
and seven cannon.
AN enemy aeroplane was shot
down.
Artillery Combats, increasing in in
tensity at several places. have extend
ed along the whole front.
con DOberdo plateau our troops,
fighting eagerly, entered the enemy's
trenches east of MOnfalcOn and cap
tured five officers and $50 soldiers be-
longing to five Italian cavalry regi-
ments. We also took one machine
gun"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-18
SALESMAN IS THREATENED
Warned Not to Sell Any More Penl-
Tertiary Made Brooms. i

Des Moines May Id. T. Slisgard,
salesman employed by the state
board OF control. received a letter adj
dressed to him at a local hotel warn
ing him against further sales of
broOms manufactured by convict la
Dor in Fort Madison 1t was signed
"A Union Worker" Tho letter fol
lows:
I'VE understand you are selling
krCOms from the Iowa state Penton-
tiary at Fort Madison to our mer-
chants here. We warn you not to
sell another broom and if we catch
you we will make it hot for you"
Manufacturers outside the state
prnit entiary are cOmplainin gagainst
the board and hearing is set for May
90 Chairman Dickson said that the
letter was turned over to federal au-
thorities and no effort or expense will
stand in the way OF finding the writ
err. The letter was written on the
There are only eighteen
employed in the broom factory, and
only a few brooms are sold outside of
state institutions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-18
MANYIOWA WOMENARE GOING
Hawkeyc State to be Well Represent.
ed at Federated Clubs 5ien-
NAL Convention

Webster City, May 17.--Mrs. Fran.
els f. Whitley, president of the Iowa
Federation Of Women's Clubs, reports
that Iowa will send a large delegation
to the biennial convention of the gen
eral federation to be held in New York
City, MAY % to June 2.
The Iowa headquarters are to be at
Hotel Manhattan, where delegates
will call on reaching the city to re-
ceive their credential cards.
The delegates from Iowa, Nebraska
and Wisconsin will quite generally go
on the special train which will leave
Chicago at $50 p. m, May 81, going
to Michigan Central and New York
Central with a day en- route at Mag
ara Falls.
, The program for this convention
which will represent 100000 club
women, has been prepared with the
greatest care and presents many speak
er5 Of International fame.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-18
THE DELINQUENT AUTOIST
County Attorneys Are Required to
Begin Action For Collection
For 1916 Licenses.

Des Moines, May 17,--County at
torneys in many of the Iowa counties
are using the big stick on automo-
bile owners who are operating cars
without 1916 number plates. One
official has reported to the state de-
partment the collection of fees from
ten delinquent car owners. The
county attorney is entitled to 10 per
cent OF the delinquent fees collect
ed.
In every county there are a few
owners who have failed to register
their machines for 1916 and are still
operating with 1915 number plates
1t is the duty of the county attorney
to begin action against these car
owners, the officials say.
On April /, the law placed a pen
atty of 10 per cent on car owners
who failed to register cars for this
year before that date. On May 1 an
additional penalty of 5 per cent was
added and on the first of every month
hereafter 5 per cent additional will
be taxed. On Ford car the pen
atty now amounts to $1.35. On June
] it will go to $3.50. "..s .51.E..-. r..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-18
A DOZEN CHINESE
SHOT BY BANDITS.
SLAUGHTER FOLLOWS WITH.
DRAWAL OF AMERICAN FORCES
TYPHUS AMONG THE MExlCANS
Oregon Reports to carranza.--War
Minister Declares Absolute Con-
fidence President Wilson Con-
templates no Invasion.

Columbus, May 17-Withdrawal of
American forces from San Antonio,
Mexico, advance base of Pershings
force into Mexico was followed by
the slaughter of dozen Chinese mer
by truck drivers.
Hardly had the American troops
left the city, said the truck drivers,
than band raided the place. They
apparently had been waiting the with
drawal of the troops. The Chinese were
shot down and their stores looted. The
American command had not been adj
vised of any bands in that vicinity. 1t
had been known that Villa forces had
threatened death of any person who
sold goods to the United States for
the army or helped them in any way.
When friendly Mexicans heard of
the withdrawal from San Antonio
many fed with the troops north, de-
sorting their homes and property.
Mexican laborers working on the en-
gineer corps also fed north Special
threats had been made against them.
Because of an epidemic of typhus
among the natives of Casas Grandes,
the nearest point to the main Ameri-
can base at Dublin, the American sol
diers had been ordered not to enter
the town. No case has been reported
among the soldiers but the greatest
precautions have been taken to pre-
vent the disease from gaining a foot
hold in the American army.
Obreoon Has Confidence.
Mexico City, May 17.-War minister
Oregon in a statement to newspaper
men today upon his return from Ell
Paso declared absolute confidence that
President Wilson contemplates no war
with Mexico, He has SO reported to
Carranza
Obregon said his conferences with
General Scott and Funston had been
highly satisfactory. He is satisfied. he
said, that both army officers favor the
withdrawal of American troops as soon
as they are. convinced the danger OF
border raids has been eliminated
For that reason he is sending north
body of picked troops to cooperate
with the Americal forces in patroling
the border.
As to Villa himself, neither Ameri-
can nor Mexican officials here seem to
have any knownedge of his present
whereabouts, or anything positive to
show that he is still alive. General OBJ
RECON believes him dead,
Americans are Rescued.
Marathon, Tex, May II. - Jesse
Deemer, ranchman and store keeper
and Monroe Payne, negro, captured
by the Glen Springs raiders have been
rescued by American troops in town
in Mexico, according to unconfirmed
reports reaching here.
The advices stated that the Mara
thon expedition has penetrated 200
miles below the border. The troops
dashed into small town sur
prising the raiders, who fed, leaving
their captives. A detachment is re-
norted on their way to the border with
D >ener and Payne. ...r.o
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-18
ADDRESS NOTE
TO THE NEUTRALS
AUSTRIA PROTESTS ATTACKS ON
PEACEA5LE VESSELS.
NO WARNING WAS GIVEN SHIPS
Specific Instances Cited of Attempts
to Torpedo Hungarian Steamers
Events Have Not Hther-
. to Been Published.

Vienna, via Berlin to London, May
1.-THE foreign ministry has deliver.
ed the following note to the represen-
tatives of all the allied and neutral
powers accredited to the Vienna court
an energetic protest against the tor.
pedoing of the hospital ship Electra
by an enemy submarine. This, how
ever was in nowise the first case
where an enemy submarine attacked
peaceable ships in 3Aastftan waters.
As early. as February 2 submar.
line fired torpedo llearEtaunta pIanka
without advance Warming, at the
steamer Daniel Emo, OF the Hungar-
CToatic line, which escaped destruc.
ton only by a clever maneuVer. The
steamers captain, according to his
sworn statement, which is confirmed
by numerous witnesses, saw plainly
the submarines pcriscOpc and tOrpc.
dos wake.
con February % a submarine whose
periSCOpc was not even seen, fired al,
so in the vicinity OF punta Planka, a
torpedo at the steamer Zagreb, Of the
same company. The ship was able by
a quick turn to dodge the torpedo,
whose wake was seen by numerous
persons aboard.
"On April 5, torpedo was fired by
a submarine again at the DanielErnO,
this time also without warning. II eX-
ploded on the nearby rocky coast.
THE Austro- Hungarian government
has not hitherto published these
events, which fortunately were attend
ed with no damage 1t limited itself to
giving notice of the attempts of Feb
ruary 2S on local steamships to the
United States, which has repeatedly
made questions arising out of the sub
marine warfare the subject of repre-
sensations to the central powers.
in view Of this accumulation of at
tacks by enemy submarines on harm
less vessels, which are especially pro-
teCted bv the Hague convention, and
III view of the circumstances that the
enemy states are nOW-like the cen
trail pOWerS-forced to defend them
selves against a notorious plan to
starve out whole nations, the destruc.
ton of a peaceful ship, which cannot
serve in the war without opponents
in any manner, can only be aSCribed
to blind lust for destruction. This in.
depreciation is now fully confirmed by
the most recent barbaric attempt on
the Austrian steamer Dubrovnik. This
ship, belonging TO Navigazione A. Va
Lore Ragusea, was destroyed on May
9. in the Narenta canal, between San
Giorgone, Island of Lesina, and Cape
Gomena. on the peninsula of Sabion~
cello" (Adriatic. sea-