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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-17

Leonir, description same as above.
Guardians deed.
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VI. C. Burlington to Southwestern
Petroleum Co. sec. - is3w. Assn.
O. a G.. l..
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John Hoffman and wife Augusta to
Mary \. Harrison, lot t. block 427
Ardmore. Warranty deed.
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Mollie Baken guardian to J. E.
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B. /. Tindlcl to George A. Parton,
sec. 81 as3w. Assn. 0. 4 G. l..
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Union Savings Association to Il. E.
iuillot, the w of lot l in block i27
N Ardmore. Contract for deed.
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G.. W. Buchholtz guardian to W. 5.
Critchlow. sec Il 5s2w. q. a G. l..
by guardian
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-17

JU Carlock to J. 5. Mullen. sec.
% Gslw. . e. deed
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T.. NJ. Hutchinson and wife II. f..
to T.. :. WoNerton, sec - 2s2w. o..
4 q. L.
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y r. Fea-in to Orange oil com.
rauy. sec. B. 4--w. Assn. O. a C. L.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
MAY BE SOLVED

Jacksonville, Feb. 29.-It was
learned by the police Yesterday
morning, through telegram from
savannah, Ga, that Mrs. NJ. E.
Gerding, 50 years of age, of 155
west Fourth street. who mysterious
ly disappeared from her home last
saturday night, has been located in
that city 1t is stated by the Savan-
nan authorities that the woman an
sWers the description of the missing
person. relative left for Savannah
10 IDENTIFY the lady and bring her to
this city.
Mrs. Gerding left her home about
y o'clock Saturday afternoon. stating,
that she was going to visit Mrs. J
U Reardon, sick friend and new
er returned She was not missed IN
III Sunday morning, when city
wide search was started by the DO
lice.
Reason for the disappearance of
the elderly woman could not be Civ
en-. hut 1t was thought by relatives
that she had become temporarily de-
ranged. She is thought to have left
by train Saturday nieht.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
VISITOR IS MISSING
AND WIFE ALARMED

Miami, Feb. 29.-Report has been
made to the police of the strange
disappearance of Walter Grill, of
Pittsburg, Pa. who arrived in the
city last Tuesday night, accompanied
by his wife and child.
From the train they went direct
to the Seminole hotel. registered and
were assigned a room.
Mr.. Grill went down stairs to get
bill changed in order to pay the
hackman. shortly after midnight,
and has not been seen since.
The wife is apparently almost dis
tracted over his failure to return.
The police have theories regard
ing the case, one of which is that
the man may have gone out into the
city and been drugged and robbed.
He had several hundred dollars in
his pockets, according to his wife's
statements. His failure to return
left her without funds, practically,
and she left the hotel and is with a
private family while investigation Of
the case being made.
The man is said to be a member of
the Masonic fraternity.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
GERMANS RENEW ATTACK ON
VERDUN With TERRIFIC
FORCE; FRENCH LINES FIRM
LIVELY AVIATION
WEEK IN PENSACOLA

Pensacola, Feb -. Manufac-
turers of aeroplancs in use in the
navy are here today. coming down
to spend a week or ten days at the
United States aviation school so as
to familiarize themselves with the
manner in which the various types
of machines are working in actual
service and also to get information
on what the aviatorS really need
Amon2 those already here are w.
Starting Burgess and Clifford Web
ster, of the Burgess Dune Works,
near Boston. and Walter Brookins.
of the Curtiss factory at Hammonds-
port, n. Y, whose machines are
largely in use In the navy. Several
new types of flyers made by these
companies have just arrived here
Representatives of the Wright and
other companies are expected this
week. Aviation in the navy is being
developed so fast that manufacturers
are being pushed to keep pace with
the orders and the various types of
machines that are bcinl tested out
by the aviators. They want to learn
from the latter Just what types are
pro wing the most satisfactory
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
ALL ASSESSORS LIKELY TO
AGREE ON TAX BASIS OF
FIFTY PER CENT

Tallahassee, Feb 9-Some time
ago Governor Park Trammell wrote
TO the tax assessors throughout the
State asking them to assess their
taxes on a fifty per cent valuation
basis, rather than on valuation of
100 per cent. as recommended by
the State Tax Commission
The governor pointed out the fact
that assessing on a 100 per cent
basis would work a hardship on the
people of the State, because the gov
ernor could not authorize a reduction
of the millage which is fixed by law.
However, the various tax assessors
can make the assessments on what
ever basis they deem right and ex-
pedient.
Governor Trammel1 has received
replies from AZ of the - tax assess
ors in Florida and all of them have
agreed to accept his suggestion It
is expected that the other ten will
also comply with the request.
According to Governor Trammell,
the average basis throughout the
State upon which taxes are at pres
ent assessed is hardly fifty per cent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
NEW RULE ON SUBMARINE
WARFARE GOES INTO EFFECT
AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
BEGINNING Of CAMPAIGN
EXPECTED To RF
SPECTACULAR IA
MEET OF STATE FARM AGENTS
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION

Jacksonville. Feb 29-The meet
~ q the State agents in the farm
demonstration work to be held at the
Nomen's College in Tallahassee ha-
ginning Monday and lasting all the
Week, is attracting unusual atten-
ton throughout the State to those
ihefeSted in the canning club work
t has become known that O p
Martin, of Washington, special agent
IN charge of the boys and girls can
hlhS club work for the Southern
States, will be present and will de-
llVer lectures of interest to the fur
theranee Of the work
pr. Bradford Knapp. of Washing
ton, chief in the office of the farm
demonstration work Of the country.
has also asserted his willingness to
attend this conventional gathering.
He will also deliver lectures
MISS Agnes Ellen Harris, state
agent in charee of the girls canning
club work, will be present. as will
Mrs J II Wellington. in charge
of the same work in Duval county.
1t is the intention of the agents to
gather at Tallahassee and learn the
new classes of work which will fea-
ture in the productions this season
and next. 1t is said that there will
be few changes for the better in
the canning work.
The gathering is an annual affair
and il is the expectation that more
agents from all parts of the State
will be present and assist in the
work than ever before.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
GERMANS SHIFT
PRESSURE FROM
POINT TO POINT
LULL IN 0pERTIONS FOR FEW
HOURS INDICATED THAT NEW
DRIVE WAS DEVELOPING.
HEAVY FIRING IN PROGRESS
tBy Associated Press J

London, Feb. % The renewal
of the German drive on Verdun with
terrific force marking the initial at
tack may be forecast in the Paris
announcement that the lombard
ment of the north fortress is ass,lm-
ing greater intensity. The heaviest
infantry lighting seems to have been
Ill the Woevre district south of that
fortress where the Germans can
tured Manheulles. The French claim
that the village is still under their
hre comparative luH of several
hours before artillery fire was re-
sumed indicated that a new phase
might be developing The German
attacks appear less driving and the
pressure is shifted from point to
point, possibly to find the weakest
point The French are delivering
heavy county attacks, and their
lines are holding firm when attacked
The French admit that the Germans
occupied small portions of their
trenches in Lorraine, but claim to
have driven them out later.
The Russians are continuing the
Armenian campaign energetically.
British casualties during February:
739 officers, 1881 men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
CLOSE CALL FOR MULTI
MILLIONAIRE ASTOR

Palm Beach, Feb. 20 Vincent
Astor had "A narrow escape here. lie
was passing beneath "a skylight Is
feet above in the rotunda of his ho-
tel, when glass fell with tremen-
douS crash at his feet. 1t was a half
inch thick and some of the pieces
weighed more than u pound, having
velocity sufficiently to brain a man.
Mr.. Astor was walking across the
opening, and in second more would
have caught the full blow as the
glass passed not two feet in front
of his face. A cOcoanut that must
have been dropped accidently by
some sight-seer in high tower
above the roof, sent the heavy glass
crashing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
PERMITS GERMAN CAPITAL
TO EXPLOIT NEW OIL FIELDS

Budapest (via Lor dom, Feb. ".
The action of the Hungarian par
lament in consenting to bill per-
mittng German capital to exploit the
new oil fields in Pennsylvania has
aroused a flood of criticism The oil
fields, unexploited as yet, were dis
covered only three years ago but
| there has been a widespread public
belief that they would prove to be
a natural treasure worth untold mil
lions to Hungary. Concessions for
their exploitation have now been
turned over to the Deutsche Bank of
Berlin, in return for the latters
promise to invest $4,000, 900. in the
work of development. This is char
acterized by the opposition as Sell
ing our birthright for mess of pot
tage'
The center of each of the two
lIdHSy ltduldH COHolDtS vi a
group of oil springs gushing up
from the earth in quantity suffi-
cient to supply the whole of central
Europe with gas and oil not only for
lighting but also for industrial pur
poses.
Just how far the concessions to
the Deutsche Bank go Is not yet
clear, but there appears to be no
doubt that they will give German
capitalists clear advantage and
control in field where Hungarians
had long hoped to build up purely
national enterprise. When the bill
granting the concession was brought
up by Count Tisza, the independence
party raised its usual objections.
urging that "the oil fields should be
exploited and organized by the State
in order that they should serve as
national source of wealth, and thus
replace the dear coal, mostly import
ed from Germany" One of the speak
ers declared "this oil will now fall
to the Germans, who will take care
that the gas will not be any cheaper
than the coal. f"
One of the newspapers has since
eXDlained the transaction in an in
terview with Tisza, in which he says
that the transaction was necessary
because Hungary has not enough
money to develop the oil fields her
self
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
WILL BE FLORIDA'S
GREATEST STOCK FARM

Green Cove Springs, Feb. %
One can hardly appreciate the mag
nitude of the work contemplated
and being done by the Southern Cat
tie Feeding Company without visit
to the scene of operations.
Though the company began actual
work only few weeks ago it now
has more than thousand acres of
land cleared and has a catepiller
power plow working day and night
breaking up the ground and making
1t ready for cultivation In addition
to this twenty other plows will be
put into the land to push the work
with greater rapidity, so as to have
the ground ready when the plant
ing season arrives. To date some
corn and sugar cane has been plant
ed and of the latter fifty acres will
be put in but the largest acreage
will be planted to grass. Just as fast
as the ground is ready it is planted
with some crop
The plan Of the company is to put
sir thousand acres in one plantation,
and when it is considered that
number of counties in Florida have
that number of acres in the entire
county under cultivation the magni-
tude of the enterprise can be some
what appreciated
The general impression has pre-
vailed that it was the purpose of the
company to put these lands in cul-
tivation and sell them, but Mr.. T.
W. Stands. one of the directors, ad-
yises that this is not the purpose.
The large 6,0O0-acre farm will be re-
tanned by the Cattle Feeding Com
pany, and developed nto one of the
most approved, perfect and scienti-
fically conducted cattle and hog
ranches in the United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
England REFUSES
TO D|SARM HER
MERCHANT SHIPS
WASHINGTON EXPECTED TO
GIVE NO ASSISTANCE TOWARD
ENDING SUBMARINE WAR
FARE
(By Associated Press. J

Berlin, Feb. 29.-The Associated
Press is informed by Germanys
leading statesman that the new rule
Of submarine warfare, announced in
the German memorandum regarding
future treatment of armed mer-
chantmen, will positively be put in
effect at midnight, Feb. %.
The period of warning to neutrals
expires at midnight. For several
T DAYS there has been more than a pos
sbiity that Germany would propose
| at the last minute to discontinue
sinking merchantmen without exam
nation and placing the crew in safe
4 V if Great Britain would agree to
disarm them. But thousands of Eng
lishmen refused and neutrals might
be convinced that England did not
intend TO cease the use of armament
ofenively. This might enable Pres
ldent Wilson to reconcile two con-
ficting viewpoints regarding armed
ships and the impossibility of the
United States altering international
law.
The publication of President Will
sons letter to Senator Stone appar-
emily convinced leading statesmen
here that no assistance in ending
the submarine warfare rules situa-
ton was to be expected from Wash
hgton. At least the two highest
officials directly concerned appear
Fonvinced that Washington does not
iesire to embarrass the British in
onducting war or do anything per-
hitting Germany to use submarines
sainst commerce. The newspapers
md public generally are primed for
spectacular beginning of the cam
aisn. There will be no surprise,
aough, if it is some time before the
lnited States will be forced to act
his appears to be the hope of states
zen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
NOT PROSPEROUS

Berlin, Feb. 20. Although the
war has naturally caused a great in
crease in the reading of newspapers
this fact appears to have brought no
pecuniary advantage to the newspa-
pers themselves. This is evident
from statement just issued by the
society of German Newspaper Pub
llsners, given out at convention
held In Berlin This statement saws
that the public holds quite erron-
eons views about the prosperity of
The newspapers; that while they
nave, indeed, increased their sales
'eceipts from advertising-the larg-
est source OF income from all news
bai ers-have been sharply reduced.
In some cases by more than one-half
oh the other hand, the expenses in
the editorial departments have
greatly increased, and the cost of
paper has become such serious
matter as to cause the suspension of
a number of publications. The state
ment appeals to the government to
TX maximum prices for paper, in or
der to in nauIe the continued and reg
ular publication of the newspapers.
The government is also asked to
adopt measures. after consultation
with the Society OF Publishers, for
restricting the consumption of paper
as long as the war lasts
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
SWELL TO SUCCEED
BROWN AS U. S. MARSHALL

"ashington, d. c., Feb. ~
A, Rennolds, assistant Uniteu
a'es marshal for the Southern DIS
Of Florida, and others, who as
go to succeed J. C. Brown, re-
Eaed, will not have a bite at the
sry.
pon Investigation 1t was learhe1
that some time ago the de-
'nent of justice accepted MI
Rns resignation, but it was kept
ut until the two Florida sena-
agreed upon a successor, VINO
VIC be satisfactory to the govern
et.
'nia plan was carefully follower
1 &c the nomination OF \ n
vel will be sent to the senate
'onfrmation during the next fe"
according to what Senator y
fletcher said today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
RILEY WALKS IN AT
HIS OWN FUNERAL

Cincinnati. o.. Feb 80 Edward
Riley, of Detroit, walked into the
home OF his sister, Mrs. Charles
Becker. on East Fifth street, the
other day and put stop to his own
funeral
His weeping relatives at hrst
stared. Then followed embraces,
and the body of man killed in an
automobile accident in Detroit and
sent here as that of Riley was re-
moved to an undertaker's parlors
Riley declares that the stranger
whose burial as his came so near
banpening was Fred Ellis, dere-
,ict 10 whom he gave an old coat
not lang ago. At Detroit according
70 the police. Mrs Becker and her
prshand both recently identified the
remains of the man, and on TINS
Identification a check for Sl,3Oo
fror an insurance company was pre-
sontoa At the Becker home here IN
n.vo,ent Of their loss However the
~, ,,r Riley refused to let his Sis
tor cash the check
The Wayne county coroner at De-
,roit will be asked to direeb the DIS
aa.ttton oy the body that was turned
aside -. aaras
The presence ~ '''@ "a ~
-, vrs Becker 10 Riley found ~
,bo coat. if is said explained Riiey ;
story.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
LANE AFTER ALLEGED
WOMAN EMBEZZLER

Jae ksonville, Feb. 29.-Chief oil
kiectives Z. l.. Brennan, of Nor
|stown, n. j., arrived in the city
fturday night to take into custody
fks Margaret C. Buck, who mas
Fen held here under the alleged
farge of embezzling from her for
er employer to the amount OF
|li.oO0.
Miss Buck was arrested here We'd
Fsday by Detective C.. E. HOOKS
on information from the New Jer-
police. At the first the amount
lhe alleged embezzlement was
Ened at $4,000, but accordine 10
Il visiting officer the amount VIII
about $4,000.
The officer with his charge Will
&'e for Morristown some time To-
i.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
STATE DEPT HAS
AUTHORIZED NO
STATEMENTS ON
SUBMARINE
CONTROVERSY
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Feb. 29.-The Cabi-
net discussed the latest German sub
marine communication in detail and
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing conferred but reached no
conclusion Secretary Lansing stated
that there was no Justification for
statements purporting to give the
state department. views.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
STRINGENT MEANS TO BE
USED TO DETECT SPIES

london. Feb. 80 Following the
Zeppelin raid on the midland coun-
ties this notice was posted in a Lin
colnshire town:
In the future, any person seen
flashing a light or letting off any
sort of rocket or firework when hos
tile aircraft are present or expected
will be fired on without notice. :"
So much fable has grown up
around the Zeppelin raids that it is
impossible to tell whether or not
there is any basis of fact to the
stories of spies communicating with
the invaders by means of signal
lights. After every raid a crop of
stories appears about mysterious
motor cars with a brilliant upturned
light concealed in the body. These
stories are well vouched for but al
ways come by hearsay.
One arrest, however, did result in
Lincolnshire after the raid. Walter
John Bott, commercial traveller for
a mailing house. was brought before
the Lincoln police court on the
charge of displaying a light in such
manner as to serve as signal dur
ing the raid. Witnesses said that
Bott flashed powerful electric
torch in the street when the Zeppe-
Inns were heard. Bolts defense was
that he was treating some passers-
by to drink and used the light in
filling a glass. The authorities took
the view that to display a light of
any sort at such a time was seri-
Gus matter
Thousands of cases reported to the
police by well-meaning persons turn
out to be too absurd to investigate.
People who forget to pull their
blinds down after turning on lights
and then take dumb bell or Indian
club exercises in full view OF the
street are oftenest in trouble. The
fact that their movements could not
be seen a couple of hundred yards
away never occurs to the informers.
But regulations about keeping the
blinds down are closely enforced. In
the seacoast towns, not the sign of
light is allowed to escape from the
seaward side of house.
In the midland counties. lighting
is now much more strictly regulated
than before the raid. One large
manufacturing, town upon news of
Zepnelins shut off all street lights,
tied up the street car service and
closed all factories except two, which
refused to dismiss their night shifts.
After few hours, when all seemed
to be safe, the street cars resumd
running. and the flash from their
trolley poles evidently drew the
raiders, for number of bombs were
dropped on the town in quick sue
cession The only two factories to
suffer We're those that remained
open
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
(By Associated Press. J

Paris. Feb. 80. The German
lorces around Verdun exceed $50, 900
in the opinion of military critics
mere, and at the battles beginning
probably half million The "situ-
alton is decidedly better" Is the
phrase commonly used by the Paris
press this morning regarding the
struggle. The French countered
vigorously and the German attacks
are diminishing in energy. The fact
that the battle is now shifting is
taken as sign that the Ger
man general staff despairs Of max
ing real impression on the French.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
c1ArDE LENGLE GETS $4,000
'hAT VERDICT AGAINST THE
JACKSONVILLE METROPOLIS

7,o,,zopville. Feb. 29.-on trlal
for several days before Judge Danisl e
Loi -,.,n,oDs in the circuit court in
and for Duyal county, the jury II ia's :
,rsay ~. afternoon returned with a
sslu'o -,so 1,rpgle. who had sued Geo.
iauu. -I.,Ion editor Of the Florida
Metropolis. and the newspaper eF. 'olno, o,nu,
NE, - a,Iared damases in the sum
of 100000. ,.. .or alleged
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
JUDGE DROPS DEAD

De Funiak Springs. Feb. 90. -
County Judge w. E. Parish dropped
dead at his home here Sunday night.
judge Parish was evidently in good
health during the day. and the an
nouneement of his death here came
as a surprise and shock TO the COM
munity.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29

The wood consumed in the United
States in the manufacture of parer
amounts annually to 100000 cords,
and every year the demand for some
tstitute grows more urgent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
6 DEAD; 9 MISSING ). ]:
IN EXPLOSION At
HAMPTON, VIVA.
(By Associated Press. J

Hampton, w. Va, Feb. 30. Six
known dead and nine missing from
the explosion of mine Forty-two of
the Davis Coal and Coke Co, here
this morning. Fiftytwo were res
cued.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
D|Az::SA|LS FOR
Mex; MAY TRY
TO START ANOTHER
REVOLUTION
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Feb. 30 Felix
Dida sailed for Tampa Feb. Is for
TERRA, Vera Cruz, Mexico, the state
department learned today. 1t is be-
licveG he intends trying to start an
other revolution.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29

libel, an editorial which appeared in
the columns of the Metropolis, April
is. 1914 Quite a number of wit
nesses were on the stand. Mr.. L'Ene
gle was represented by Attorney
Thomas B Adams and the defend
ant was represented by Attorney
George c. Bedell. of Bisbee & Bedell.
The jury was out about one hour.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29
(By Associated Presa !

London, Feb. "a Central
News dispatch from Petrograd says
the Turks are hastily evacuating
Trebizend and neighboring towns ON
the Black Sea coast and in the Cau-
cas1s region.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-29

. Phenomenal industrial activity is
showing itself throughout the manu-
featuring sections of the country, ac-
cording TO official reports sent to
Washington.