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WOMAN.
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for some 20 years.
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because with il |
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
OIL MARKET QUOTATIONS..
LIKE RATS LEAVE
A SINKING SHIP
lHv LnIlN MI. rLENNEn-

WASlIINGTON. u. G.. April IS
Instead ot saying. "fhc Eohlins viii
get YOU If You don't Watch out" the
song they sing these days around the
Indian office Is. THE standard will
get YOU II lou don't watch OUT" Sine,
the advent of cato Sells as commits
sloncr uf Indian affairs IN, Standard
OIL company has almost dcmOra lied
the Indian service by including en-
Iloycs To quit their government Jobs
for better pay with the ol trust Up
ON capitol hlll some statesmen are
even mean enough to intimate that
the Standard may already nave some
Cf them that are still In the govern
mcut service. BE that Hs IT may, how
ever, there has been wild scramble
ON the part ui Indian bureau folk to
get out of the service since cato Sells
came to town.
Tho latest Indian office clcrk to
hcarkcn TO the cry of the Standard is
Robert ] Han, chlci clcrl, OF the land
division of the Usage department at
the Indian office. considered by many
as one of the best men In the scrv-
ice Mr. Hall has resigned an 81, ,SO0
Clcrkshlp To accept employment MS
general lease man with the Prairie on
X Gas 60. I'm oklahoma Mr. Hail is
native Of Baltimore and has been
in the Indian service many years.
within the last year or tWo. Indian
office employees have beer scampcring
like rats from sinking ship To Sc
cure employment outside the govern
nent service, until today tho Indian
service is woil-nlgh 1cmorahzcd,
which may 10 some degree account
for the lclave in handling affairs in
eastern oklahoma
Among the We'll known employees
oi the Indian service who have re
signed to accept better positions with
the Prairie on y Gas 60. within the
past yea" or sp were Dana II. Kelsey,
former superintendent Of the union
agency at Nuskogce, former Super
intcndcut James y carroll Of the
Csage agency. Fred Cook OF Musko-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29

ton field and 1t Is likely that other
purchases will follow.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
At PI\CkWIIl.L.

special to The World.
BLACKWELL, Okla. April Is
The Symbolecr oil & Gas Co. was
drilling at 800 feet in the test well
on the Pcckham rancn, ?7-27-l west
a shallow gas proved a small producer
in this test
The Lncky Leaf OH " Gas Co. is
trying TO pun the 5-inch pipe II ON the
test well on the SHELTON farm. 1t is
inc intention also to pull the 6-inch
ripc and rcam it on down to the pres
cnt levcl of the small pipe, 3,540 feet.
To shut off u water flow
The Carter oil compauv was driU.
ing Just Off the Blacky>e sand in the
test well on the Borsche farm, south
east quarter of section 427-1 east
Ihc same company has decided to
Keep the Bllyeu test, northwest quar-
ter of section 3227-1 east, FOR gas
wen and 1t has been shut in at .O60
feet
The Continent Petroleum com.
panv was drilling at 1850 feet in the
test well on the Larrabce farm, north
cast quarter of section 24-2S-1 west,
with slight showing at $3.50 feet
The same company was drilling at
2.2l1 tect in the test we'll on the
hampton farm, southeast quarter of
section l-2S-l west. The same SHOW
in2 has been found In this well as in
tnc laffaDcc test, the TWO being but
two miles apart southwest of the AL
bcrt
The Duluth Oklahoma oil company
has eight million feet of gas at 3.1gO
feet in the test well on the Myers farm,
northeast quarter of section 1-2S-l
west and was drilling below the for
ination, the gas having been mudded
off
The Sinclair Oil company and
Markham are drilling at 400 feet in
the test well on the rickel farm,
southeast quarter of section 20 2yl
west
The Dclmar Oh company is drilling
at $40 feet in the test we'll on the
Hartman farm, southeast quarter OF
section 35-29-l west.
The Rceford oil company is under
roaming at 1900 feet in the test well
on the Love farm, northwest quarter
of section 2o-2I-2 east.
the Gypsy oil company has fish
| ing job at $50 feet in the No 4 well on
| the Albert farm. southeast quarter OF
section 32-29-l east The No. well
on this farm was drilling at 900 feet
| rnc Spencer oil company was drill
| ing at $40 feet in the No. well ON
| the south Foster farm, north half Of
| the southwest quarter OF section
;3-29-l east The No. 1 well drilling
at 500 feet and the No. well has a
! fishing job at $50 feet, with two
strings ot tools IN the hole.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
MORE SMALL SALES
IN THE SOUTH END

The Midnight oil company's eighty
acres in the southeast Of section 2S-
l4-li with 10 wells and 100 barrels
daily production has been sold to the
MuSEogee Refining cOmpanys pro-
ducinE subsidiary for price of about
$4,000.
The Annie Tugglo oil company's so
in the southwest Of section 2S-l4-14
with 30 barrels from nine wells has
been sold to the same for about the
same price.
The Cosdcn CIl Il Gas Co. has
purchased the Alexander and Sheedy
40 acres in the northeast of section
l-l'. containing wells with 40
barrels daily production. for about
$4,000.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
ROOCU SAND DISTRICT.

The Preston well in the northwest
corner of Si-14-li which started of
Gt $50 barrels las. Saturday has beer
increasing right along and was max
ing 600 barrels a day yesterday. the
best Booch sanl well in many day
Whyte and others are starting an
offset to the north in the southwest
corner of 21-l4-1i.
The GYPSY oil company is starting
n diagonal offset in the southeast cor
ror of 2S-ti-ti.
The Muncie oil company's No. Q in
the west half of the southwest of 2S-
1i-ll is good fer 100 barrels.
Moore and others No : on the
Adams farm in the southwest of l2-
1i-lI is good for 10 barrels.
The Booch oil companv's No. in
the southeast OF the northeast of .
1i-1i is good for Is barrels and No.
is tsarting up.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
IN ARKANSAS

Fort SMITH, Ark, April 2?.-The
wildcat No . on the Wallace farm In
lh-'-3O Is maKing about 250,O00 feet
ol Eas dailH The well was lrillIng at
1000 feet last night IRE sand was
found ut l,130 feet ana continued
unoil lSO5 feet At l,77G feet 1t be-
gan producing gas This SAND s be
heNed to be "A new one entirely, as
none OF tn logs of the other wells in
the field show any gas at this depth
or anything near IT.
The Grove and Clear Creek wells
IN the same neighbornood made gas
at 400 feet but neither the Wildcat
no. !, the biggest gasscr in the field
nor the Wildcat No. 2 produced any
taS at this depth. although they did
find the same sand
From Monday noon to Tuesday
night the Wildcat drllcrs made 224
ieet, ncw record for the field.
Wildcat No 3 in 26-9-30, Crawford
county is drilling at soc feet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29

The little boy twisting ha hat n his hand askng for work
seeks to advertise biz qualities Office boy
The young IN his eouns tremendous advertisinx
agent hoping that he viii fsvoraby impress who
public him and psesuas her what he has
To every advertiser Of every knd these things ass of vital
importance IN bringing
Know exactly what II 10 that you have say.
Know that telling truth which useful public
Express yourself with SIMPLICITY. hs greatest
u literary At
There no literary discipline valuable advertisement
writing. ths work u underwood
You must avoid drynsss which dscourasss reader
You must avoid words eosts
money surplus word discour.ges drives lin
sway from your Advertisement
You must know whore to begs whore your readers IN
tsres begne You know where stop He
would stop Il you did
You avoid the Of preaching psop,, sos
the people get al the preaching they Sunday
YOU must write exactly though you TALKING -
the reader for advertisement writer 10 q salesman.
You mss manage public And your INTO hsir iud
and client Often for the beginning
advertising &seou,asng dollars g out and do
Manya 10 business wait patiently while factory
going up bsek By he-owng bricks must be borsht
and laid Ars Bot be wait patiently while bis reputation
being built bsck BY brick through Advertising He vnnta N
get ths as load Of on the vacant lot
To keep him while he tsschss the public % deult-buf d
euju b what makes advertising Interesting
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
RICHARDS FEE SOLD
TO COSDEN COMPANY

The Cosden oil & Gas Co. yes
torday announced the purchase of tho
w. r Richards fee IN tho Healdton
field. the lease on which is held by
the Mc-Nlan oil company OF this city.
The lease contains 2l0 acres with
about 5000 barrels of production per
day. The purchase price reported to
be about 5000 900. making clean
Sl.CO0.0O0 T.. L richards. n former
miner of McAl"ster, has made from
his allotment.
This purchase marks the entrance
e the Cosdcn interests into the lIeald-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
Advertising Is the. Great
National Business Science

In that Science the Nations of the World VIII
Now, and the Advertisers of eAmerica V
BY Arthur Bnsbans Editor Nsw
Advertising Is the transferring an idea from your mind
to the minds OF Others ~
The advertisers task thing clearly, DESCRIBE
SIMPLY and convincinay "
The great mistake Of the professional advertising
Of simplicity.
The idiotic Of has some.
thing advertise the THAT CAN DO 1T HIM.
SELF BETTER THAN A PROFESSIONAL.
The picture above by humorous genius Tad illustrates
the folly of
cannot Be at the the DYNAMO
grinding the brilliant light
and tells what the dynamo is doing.
The business the DYNAMO advertising man m the
electric BULB tells of the dynamo's work
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29

gee. formerly one of the most trusted
special agents of the bureau. and now
liob Han, who for years has handled
all matters pertaining to the Usage
nation.
From the way they are quitting the
indian service II may not he many
moons until cato Sells is monarch of
all he surveys commissioner. clerk.
division chief ana Jauitor. And in the
meantime, poor Lo IS permitted TO
hopelcssly drift
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
Al YALE.

The Chanute Refining company
test in the southeast of the northwest
OF 1915 got the top of the sand at
2,SS6 feet and six feet in was making
100000 600 feet of gas.
The Carter oil company's test In
the northeast of 14-19-5 is drilling at
2,S90 feet after being shut down with
a fishing job.
The Fortuna OH company's test in
the northwest of the northeast OF 49,
1875 is drilling at 600 feet
The Harry Jones test in the south.
west corner of 6-19-6 is drilling at
2,200 feet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29
AT BOYNTON.

Niles and Wincmjller's No. s in the
east half of the southeast OF 21-l4-16
is good for 150 barrels.
The Gladys Belle Gypsy -McClintocls
big we'll in 17-14-l6 Is still holding
up around so barrels an hour only
partially drilled In.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-29

To advertise inform" The intelligent business
and have produced such product such
price But the world 10 INFORMED and does know
what I have to offer"
The advertising man. and alert says Il h.
TO PRODUCTION will devote mine DISTRIBUTION b
telling your story
Foolish the who build and thinks hs
architect broken leg sends
DOCTOR trebly something worth
selling who does of WHO KNOWS
THE ART OF TELLING what the business has
Long since things
do or fall
HE make the public SEE his sdvsrtssmsnG
2-He make the public READ It.
She must make the public UNDERSTAND Il
4-He must make the public BELIEVE It,
Is advertising dfeult1 1t indeed It would easier
religion successful the United
THAN TO START NEW BRAND OF SOAP.
Get the Of clients thoroughly In
public brain that product and the advertise become
synonymous
in the United States you say Tiffany" }swelry
you say "Delmonco" it means food
Advertising genius properly encouraged actually
meaning from word old the language and transfer
word, to .
How \ this done' First Of all BY REPETITION.
"Repstihon 10 Reputation"
The srs.: French revolutions: said that called ssA
Advertising calls for REPETITION. REPETITION.
MORE REPETITION
Thsrs advertising IN OF the human beings liz
The newborn baby sdvestises ID Of food bath with
pitfu sQuarNnG
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-04
Stories of Stories

Plots of Fiction
Masterpieces
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.

place. lie had, come, he said, 10 beg
the priest to celebrate a mass. then and
there. for the repose Of King Louis
soul. ....
Nonderingly the priest consented.
two nuns. At the chanted words: And
forgive the crime of King-murder. even
as Louis himself forgave IT," they saw
the visitor was weeping bitterly,
After the service .he stranger drew
the priest aside and handed him a little
box. saying:
81 can offer you no payment In money
for performing this service for the
Kings repose OF soul and for my own
consciences relief. But in that box is
something l beg you to guard as a, holy
relic. Also. have no more fear for
your safety so long as you remain in
this house. None will modest you here
and food and clothing will be provided
for you. One year from tonight l shall
come back here to celebrate again the
explatory mass with you"
When he had gone they opened the
box he had left. II contained only a
blood stained handkerchief with royal
crown embroidered in one corner. None
of the three could understand why he
had spoken of II as n holy relic"
From that hour they found themselves
mysteriously supplied with provisions
and clothes. Nor did any terrorist spy
track them down.
They grew to regard the stranger as
ar all-powerful protector. and they
spent many hours in specializing as to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-04
Thoughts Of
A Broken
Shoe String
Being Musings of a Power
full Weakling-Why the
Shoe String Does Not Al
ways Come Out Even-A
Bona Eide Revelation.
r WAS a shoe string.
held the fate Of one man in my

y WAS shoe string.
Iheld the fate Of one man in my
grasp.
He did not know II. but in the
long days when he thought that he was
a lord OF creation.
I waited.
IN the mornings.
when he arose hastily and thought
ieRsly ierked me in and out,
OF my lacings,
] submitted
hut not for long.
Every other morning or so I would
Just show him.
lie thought that I was always true
and even like the old-fashioned poetry
which rhymes:
And in and out and round about
He wOVe the slender string,
Which tied his shoes upon his feet.
Nor did he know thing
About vers libre. or that I was at
all like it,
tried to show him,
And once In while
l would slip out Of his hand and skip
whereupon he would call upon strange
gods and remind me or my obscure
parentage.
At least he thought IL was OBSCURE,
but az a matter of fact 1 was
But what's the use? -
/ waited.
One day he fell upon me with extreme
haste.
lie used his Understandable! On
me!
He was in hurry. and his necktie
kept falling down
And hiding the eyelets as he bent over.
He murmured Gosh! It's ten min
utes Of"
wanted to know OF what, but didn't
care muCh.
Whatever of was. 1t was important
He jerked, and pulled, and then,
Just to show him that / was master
OF my own soul, and of his fate, too,
II wanted,
! proved to him once and for all that
/ was not old-fashioned poetry.
Hut vers librc,
And broke or short right when
darned pleased.
Like this:
Whoop! THE CONDUCTOR.
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Double Chins VS.. Gravy.

Dear Conductor:
/ note that DR.. HirshberR advises alb
stinence from gravy as a cure for a
double chin. have spent much time in
taking measurements and making OBJ
servatlons. with the following Goldberg
ian result.
Under normal conditions the chin OF
the gravy bum acts as a natural ditch
for the surplus. In this way the muscles
OF the chin are stimulated and grow,
forming the so-called double chin.
Imagine the desolate condition of this
portion of tho physiognomy when no
more gravy drips thereon! The muscles
shrink and die OF sheer hamilton.
Bot how did DR.. Hirshberg happen to
know all this? thought the only person
who could reason thus brilliantly was,
Yours. deceptively,
BETHIAH NUTMINSTER.
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and charm, a smile upon her lips. A
thrill pervaded the man, a sense of
warmth stole about the region of his
heart. 1t was soon dispelled.
siren spoke. "Oh, Mr.. Brown-lt Is
Mr.. Brown. isn't it'll just know you
want to give to our missionary fund for
crlpples. Don't you. now?" Her smile
deepened. expectantly she waited.
The light was dim. the hall deserted;
the man yielded to the inevitable. Slow
ly he sank a reluctant hand into his
pants pocket. slowly he drew forth
the five-dollar bill and deposited II In
the waiting hand: slowly he turned
and passed out into the night.
History keeps repeating ITSELF" he
murmured to himself as he strobe down
the street.
Elizabeth II. In collaboration.
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who he might be. They looked forward
with keen excitement to the date OF his
promised return.
A Face In the Crowd.
On the same night, next year. he came
back. and knelt reverently during the
celebration OF the mas. But he left
the attic Immediately afterward. And SO
stern ana reserved was his manner that
none OF them dared question him.
At last the Reign of Terror ended.
Once more II was safe for the fugitives
to stir from their hiding place. One
day, at a shop door. the priest saw the
stranger passing along the Rue ST.
Honore ana pointed him out TO the shop
keeper The latter shuddered at the
sight and said:
THAT Is the public executioner! The
man who beheaded the King!'
The priest stared after the departing
headsman in unbelieving wonder. then
gasped incoherently:
"He-he must have given me the hand
kerchief the royal martyr carried to
the scaffold! Poor wretch! He alone In
all France dared to love the King. And
re was forced TO STAY him!
Copyright. 1850
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describe accurately the setting OF a
school play; but are either of them
able to tell graphically any incident
OF the days ha3rhr:HGs? Do they
know whether the phnsy beds in the
park are bursting into bloom or
whether there are seven or Ave
stems at the threshold OF their own
Goor2
And by this do not mean that
child's mind should become a store
house OF dry facts and figures. but
that he may add so greatly To the
JOY of living, may gain such pleas
ure no matter where he may he. by
the unconscious habit of seeing the
life which goes on around him. that
those who have the forming OF his
mental habits should ses 10 1t that
lie really uses his eyes!
Some Ways 70 Help.
A single question put now and then
as to what he has seen during the
day will help a great deal; the re-
cital by an older child OF things he
may nave seen, the pointing out by
the mother OF some hitherto I'M
noticed bit of nature, all will cult
vate this gift of observation In the
younger children.
Encourage the children to ask in
telligent questions as to the things
they see day by day, and see that tho
information they obtain Is as accu-
rate as possible. know their little
minds are full enough of questions,
and it's hard enough to answer the
tenth of them. but 1t can be done
with time and patience.
Point out to them as you go along
the thousand and one things of their
surroundings which are beautiful ana
wonderful. and 1t will be the most
dlffident child who Is not soon out
stripping his teacher in the art OF
observing accurately the world
about himl
Copyright. 1916, by Laura clawson.)
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Held Up, Or, Her Way.
A Tragedy.
The Crime.

your money or your life" Kissed the
voice behind the black mask. The man
felt the cold steel of a revolver press
ing against his temple. The night
was dark. the street silent and de-
serted. Yielding to the inevitable. the
man surrendered his last five-dollar bill.
Later.
The thief never knew just what made
him enter TIE church. He had sat
through prayer meeting, regular
Thursday night prayer meeting. The
lights were turned low. The meeting
was adJourning. He rose to his feet.
buttoning up his coat He was a very
successful thief, and dressed well He
had only taken that 'five-dollar note on
impulse. 1t was in his pocket now. He
had gained the door when some one
stopped him. A woman. fur clad.
beautiful.
She leaned toward him all sweetness
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-04
No Age Limit.

used to slam those gay short skirts
Which showed OF calf a yard
thought thew were the limit, and
dealt in language hard.
used to see 'em on the street,
And shameless things they We're;
/ nut on binders like a horse,
And turned aside, yes, sir.
cannot roast them any more,
Their use | must allow:
NV lips are sealed, am resigned
For grandma wears them now.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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Dollars and Sense
By H. ]. BARRETT.

/ITF our customers would carry their
parcels with them instead or
having them delivered 1t would
save us S23O,OOO annually" said
the superintendent of large depart
ment store. Figure II out for yourself
We make about $4,000 sales per day. and
about 40 per cent OF the goods are de-
livered. Deliveries average two or three
items to a customer, making about $500
deliveries daily. Each package costs us
about cents to deliver. Multiply these
items by each working day and you
strike close to 900 for the year
'All lost motion and waste effort in
deliveries are reduced to minimum.
Each package is as carefully routed as
though II were carload bound for
the Orient.
Hence little Is left to the drivers
initiGtive. lie receives only packages
destined for his territory. As in scien-
tihc management in a factory, the
planning has been done previously"
Copyright, 1861