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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-30
OIL AND GAS NEWS

No. 81 Mobley, in 24-4-3, has a rig com
pleted, No. 80 is drilling at 500 feet and
No, 33 is drilling at $40 feet
Gates Oil Company No. / Simpson, in
1928, which is being made a deep test,
is drilling at 1850 feet The same com
pany, No. p Carnes in 15-4-3, is a rig
and No. G, in 2S-4-3, is ready for the
tools.
Geneva Pearl Oil Company No. s, in
4-4.3, is drilling at 1925 feet.
J. L. Hamon No 10 Mary jefferson,
in 3O.3.3 is moving in tools.
Hexagon Oil Company No. 5, in II.
4-3, is drilling at 22O feet.
Hivick & Slack No. 3, on the Mobley
in 134-3, was completed at 1900 feet.
II had $50 feet of sand and is good for
fifty barrels No. G, on the same farm.
has a rig up.
international Oil & Gas, on the cot
fee farm in the northeast of the north.
west Of -5-43, is delayed on account Of
lost lugs at 1856.
f. T.. Watkins No II, on fee lands
in 2i-4-3, is drilling at $50 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-30

Extension oil Company No 2 Mob.
ley, in l3.4.3, is shut down at 1900 feet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
MARINES NEED SOCKS
AND COMFORT BAGS;
KNITTERS WANTED

The comfort committee. which is
engag ed in making comfort bags and
articles OF wear for the enlisted men
of the navy and the marine corps,
yeterday received word that Ameri-
can marines in France are in urgent
need of warmer clothing. The mes
sage said that 5000 Of the heaviest
possible gray woolen socks. size IL or
Whereabouts. and 5000 comfort bags
are needed Immediately.
Instructions for making the socks
and bags may be obtained by any
Richmond woman who wishes 10 help
I'm this important work by application
10 the comfort committee at its head
quarters. No. IS North Seventh street.
when finished. the articles destined
for the marines will be forwarded
personally by Mrs. Gay Wexford. who.
as head OF the society of sponsors
for the L. 8. 8. Virginia. has been &C
tive In providing the enlisted men or
that warshtp with similar comforts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
CONTEST VALUATIONS
ON RAILROAD PROPERTY
Many Communities Asking That High
er Valuations BE Fixed for Pur-
poses of Local Taxation.

Hearings on the re-assesment of
railroad property in Virginia will DO
held this week by the state corpora
ton commission. The first case to
come UP affects the city of Richmond,
which ts contcsting the valuations
pltced by the railroads on their pro-
perty here.
Nearly thirty localities In the state
have indicated that they will contest
the railroads valuations. AS many as
fifteen counties, however. are satisfied
that they with receive all that is
coming to them in taxes from the
common carriers.
The state is directly interested in
each case, as 10 per cent OF the taxes
collected in the various localities goes
into the school fund. Localities wifi
benefit from ninety cents to S1.s5 on
each 800 added to the valuation of
taxable property.
II Is probable that the commission
will remain in session TO rtwo or three
weeks In order to hear all OF the
eases-~ Every locality has ben given
an opportunity to contest and many
are yet to be heard from. The hear
ing will be In the courtroom of the
state corporation commission and will
be public. !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
TEXAS SENATE
GUSTS GOVERNOR

Austin, Tex. Sept. 22.-Governor
James r. Ferguson was today found
guilty on bill Of Impeachment by
the high court OF the senate The
vote was 81 TO A.
One charge against him was profit
ing Tom deposits for the Canyon City
normal funds. The charge was sus-
tnined by vote of 20 to 3.
The house OF representatives had
brought twenty-one articles OF inn
pe0clf.SNent against the governor and
on these he WINS tried before the SEN
a1e high court. Ten of the articles
were sustained.
Striving unavailingly to have him.
self declared Innocent, the governor Mt
the close OF an impassioned address
lasting two hours declared that: II
started out as a poor boy, washing
dalhee ut $40 a month. It looks like
I'm going to he poor again. But I
have not broken my word. In part,
~ least. my private affairs arr ssill
my own"
m his last statement reference was
haA to the fact. that be had stead.
.1not1v refused 10 tell who had loaned
M 11gA 900 u cnrrcncy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
MEANS ARRESTED ON
CHARGE Of HOMICIDE
Financial Adviser to Mrs. King Held
After Consultation Of Manhattan
and Carolina Officials.
HAS NO STATEMENT TO MAKE
Accused Man Takes Arrest Calmly.
Dooling Asserts That He Has Evil
dence Enough to Hold Means for
Murder.

Concord, y. c.. September 22.-Gas-
Maude A. King. who was mysteriously
shot here August 20. was arrested late
this afternoon II warrant charging
him with homicide IN connection with
Mrs. Kings death. The warrant calls
for the appearance of Means before
"a police magistrate Monday morning.
After the warrant was served it was
learned that the action against Means
produce for the coroner's hearing the
revolver with which Mrs. King was
killed or her wearing apparel
Means was upon the street when
he learned the warrant was out for
his arrest He went to the office OF
his father. Attorney w g. Means.
There the warrant was served by
Sheriff Caldwell. Following Means
arrest Solicitor Clement made the fol-
lowing statement:
After an investigation of law, I
find that some of the courts hold that
a second inquest on the same body
may not be held by a coroner except
In the event the verdict rendered
upon the first inquest is set aside or
Quashed.
II the coroner and his party were
20 hold the defendant at the second
inquest the defendant would imme-
diately begin habeas corpus proceed
ings and allege that the second in
quest was invalid on this ground.
Therefore. in order to avoid all
technicalities and complications, /
have called of the second inquest OF
the coroner and have notified him
that 1t would not be necessary for
him and his jury to attend. as | have
sufficient evidence to hold CASTOR h.
Means for the murder OF Mrs. King.
Would Prefer Inquest.
Il would have preferred holding the
second inquest. as II would have given
me an opportunity to examine CASTOR
B. Means about certain matters that
were both pertinent and relative to
the death of Mrs. King. also de-
sired to give the coroner's jury an OPP
portunity to correct Its former YER
Dict
With Assistan. District Attorney
Dooling when ne arrived here were
Captain w NJ. Jones and Detective
John Cuniff, both of whom lent mate
rial assistance in investigating the
contents OF the Means apartment In
New York. and DIR. Otto Schultz,
pathologist, connected with District
Attorney Swann's office in New York.
All of these, State Solicitor Clement
and federal agents held a lengthy
conference during which the adv1s-
ability OF proceeding with the pro-
posed second inquest was the up
permost question. There was no dis
agreement. IT was stated later re-
garding the probable outcome of the
Inquest.
CASTOR B. Means who maintained a
SEEMING indifference to the tense
atmosphere, pregnant with possible
ties drove about town during the con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
WILL OFFER PRAYERS
In CHURCH EACH DAY
FOR WAR SUFFERERS

The Episcopal ministers OF Rich
mond have completed plans by which
special services of prayer will be held
in st. Paurs church each day, on be-
half of all those affected by the per-
lis of the war. On every week day
she church is open from II to 4. in
order that individuals may go and
kneel there for their own private
meditation and prayer. At noon there
will be a special service, conducted
by some one of the Episcopal minis
tiers of the city. lasting from fifteen
10 twenty minutes. and made UP
chiefly of prayers. On Monday the
service will be conducted by the Rev.
W. Russell Bowie. D. D., rector Of
St Paul's, and the Rev. G. r. Craig
hill. president of the Richmond
clericus.
In front of the church. on Grace
street, there will be placed on Mon
day a large painted invitation read
ing as follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23

ference. He used the same auto
mobile in which Mrs, King rode tho
evening of August 20 when she went
to her death.
Liter after his arrest Castor B.
Means formed one of aparty which
revisited the scene of the shooting
at Blackwod Spring. His lawyer ac-
coupanted. him In the, party were
Sheriff Caldwell, State Solicitor Gle
ment and the New York men.
The purpose of this visit was to re-
construct the incident OF the shoot
ing. Means was taken along TO ex-
plain. IL he could or wiuId. certain
phases. S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
.PR|M|NGS PRICES
ARE WE'LL MAINTAINED


Sales of prinings on the Richmond
tobacco market were rather heavier
the past week than they had been
the week before. total transactions
having been about $4,000 pounds as
against $4,000. Prices averaged AT
the several sales warehouses twelve
and one-quarter cents the pound. a
figure which gives tire farmer a very
generous return on this class of the
weed.
The weather of the past week has
been very favorable for the maturity
OF the crop and all indications now
are for a good out-turn.
As many farmers still rely largely
on tobacco as their money crop. a
good yield and the prices Indicated
will spell prosperity to hundreds of
farm homes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
CURIOUS CHAPTER OF
WARS DIPLOMATIC HISTORY

Such of these documents as were
essential to legal proceedings brought
against the Germans have been pub
!iished. Others are here made public
ffor the first time. They form a Curl
GUS. II distointed chapter in the dip
lcmatic history OF the war.
In the fall Of 1914, when the Ger
man plots against Canada were
.fomenting in this country. there was
established. AT 80 Wall street. an "ad-
vertising office presided over by a
big. suave man OF Teutonic aspect
manned Wolf Won Igcl There were
1.-TWO peculiar features about this Of
foe. One WAS that II was frequented
tduring two years Of singularly quiet
and unbusinesslke existence chiefly
sby Germans who had nothing what
seoever TO do with advertising. The
iother was a large safe, bearing the
insignia OF the German Imperial Gov
iArnment To this office there came
lone morning in April. 1919, while Won
1gel WAS preparing mass of papers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
DAUGHTER
DEFENDS PICkErISG

Suffrage picketing of the White
House has an able defender in Miss
Rebecca Hourwick, of New York, now
in Richmond as press representative
OF Miss Maude Younger. who is SEIZED
uled to speak here on October in
the interests OF the National Woman
party, of Washington. Miss Hourwick
who is the daughter of Russian
revolutionist. is an interesting talker
and for more than an hour last night
held the attention of a large audience
with an open air address at Sixth
and Broad streets,
While defending the picketing, Miss
Hourwick made IL plain that no in
suit to the president was intended by
the banners displayed by the women.
who so aroused the ire of large
crowd that they were attacked and
roughly used.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
Argentina Sends Ulti1naturn;
War Declaration Expected


if
obtained
relations The
senators andma
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
GERMAN NEWSPAPER
SNEESS At AMERICA

within a few DAYS a German news
paper published In this country EN-
ploycd as the headline to an article
dealing with a rumor of German
American dtaa lection in this country
the derisive leeand. "Lieb' Washing
ton. masst rohig seiu."
This Is. Of course parody on the
refrain % "pie Wacht am Rhefn,"
the German national hymn:
Itch Fatsrlsnd. u,agst ruhig sein :
Loved fatherland be restful Cor
undiSturhed1."
In the parody II carries q sneer coma
prehensihIe only to one who under
stands the German mode of speech
and thought,
or itself the instance ls slight But
It typsaes n certain important phase
OF the German propa canda which sub
thy bat peraistentlv seeks TO present
Ceri1s ny's course In America In the
most favorable light, even To the ex-
tart Of defending the improper actsvs-
yties Of the Teutonic diplomatic repre-
sentatfves before their pass ports were
given them Because Of this continu-
ing nropaea nda certain documents In
the possession OF the Department Of
Justice now assume peculiar impor-
fance. IN that they prove undeniahiy
the intimate relations between the
accredited representatives OF tho
Kaiser In the United States and plot
ters against the laws and the security
lof this country, whose enterprise did
rot fall short of projected wholesale
kdestruction OF lie and property
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
THE WAR
4 Gall to Prayer.

This church is open each
day from 10 TO 4 for prayer
and intercession for the
President OF the United States
and all in authority. for our
sailors. soldiers and airnen,
for our allies. for doctors and
nurses, for our enemies, for
the wounded and the dying.
for the prisoners and cap
tives, for the anxious and the
sorrowful, and for a Just and
i. righteous peace.
And He said unto me, My
grace Ia sufficient for thee
Cor. 1879.
At the II o'clock service today I
eclor will preach on The War a
Prayer"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
DOES LARGE BUSINESS

The Richmond Federal Reserve
bank did a record breaking business
last week, the total amount of bills
ending September n having bean ST.
473. 900.
The hank no whas total resources
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23

OF $s7.413,ooo. and a total gold re-
serve OF $45,5ss.0o0. Its total earn
ing assets are $23,4es.000 1t has OUT
standing $27.4s7,o00 OF federal re-
serve notes,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23

The federal governments committee public information
this morning permits the newspapers of America to lay bare
another chapter showing the activities of the German spy sys
tenn in this country from the early days of the world The
of facts presented below based documentary evidence
in the possession of the government constitutes the most I'M
porant revelation of Germany awless depredatons and
ing operations this country made the beginning of the
Names called with that freedom from restraint only
possible when there doubt Of having the goods on the
offenders.
The exposure shows that the imperial German government
although ouwardy processing the greatest friendship for this
country carrying active propaganda for the violation
the of the United States the destruction of the lives
property citizens the high the fomentng OF
plots calculated to involve this country in with Mexico
The sbornaon American writers and lecturers the main
enance of spy system under the guise Of commercial IN
vesgaon bureau the substituting OF bureau for the purpose
of stirring up strikes and for the of the bomb and
related activities The startling story in full follows
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
GERMAN INTR|GUE'S DEVIOUS WAYS
LAID BARE BY PUBLICATION Of PAPERS
IN UNITED UNITED STATES STATES GOVERNMENTS HANDS

Documents Captured When Won Igers Office Was Raided
Vetable Mine of Information of Spy Activity Proving
Unescapaby Intimate Relations Between Kasers Accred-
tied Agents and Plotes Against the Laws Of This Coun-
try and Lives of Its Citzens-Names Called With Perfect
Freedom by Bureau of Public Information
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23

CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23

is writing OF his experi-
ence in Germany for This
Richmond virginian. It's
worth reading. Tell your
friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23

A fsature extraordinary.
Something spanking new.
clean and clever Don't
let your neighborx get the
hop on you. Get YOUR
earful every Sunday.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09

out of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
lilies. In some OF the big camps the
Y. M. c. A. is providing" banking facil.
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Bit With a Tenner.
This month (November) the Y. NJ.
c. A. must raise $4,000, 900 to carry
on Its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. or this
$35,000,000 about s24.000,000 will be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about $40 for every man In Uncle
Sans uniform. Il everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail
ors were to contribute $40 the task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth
$40 to you?
Your town mayor, your pastor, your
school superintendent will know who
Is the treasurer Of the campaign COM
mittee IN your county or town. Other
wise send check or money order to
Cleveland H. Dodge. treasurer, 124
East Twenty eighth street, New York
city.
Only sacridcial giving by millions OF
g1vers will make possible the contin-
uance {; this vast work for American
soldiers and for those Of our alHes
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
ARCADE TONIGHT

| After Skinner sees the utter joy
Of the head bookkeeper in the Of
flee, who has just become proud
father, he realizes that he is missing
life's greatest pleasure. This real
ization deepens on his way home
that evening as he sees other peo-
pie joyously founding their babies.
and even an old hen happily cluck-
ing to her young. He talks the mat
ter over with Honey. Some time
later the odoring little Honey con-
fides her great secret to her wonder
full boy. who goes into an ecstacy of
delight. Immediately they begin
elaborate plans for him, for, of
course it will be boy. The day
of the great event, Skinner gets
first news of the little strangers
arrival via telephone and proudly
announces the arrival Of William
Manning Skinner, Jr., to the office.
Everybody rushes out to buy pres
ents and gets 20 the house AS quick
" az the new father himself with
toy guns, hobby horses and every
thing else baby boy could wish.
Alas, though, it is a baby girl. But
Honey and Skinner happily decide
that a girl should be the first horn
anyway.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09

In each Of these soldier was strum
ming on riaao, others were reading
books and rlags zines; hundreds were
writing letters iioTae Behind thu
raised counter at orc end three or foul
Young men were busy passing ou
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and weighing parcels. which
the men we're sending home. One 0,
the soldiers said to me as l stood II
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines, and we were mighty
lonely. Then we found this Y. NJ. c.
A. on the Job, and it's been a home
and more than a home to US. It gave
rs what we wanted when we needed
it most Wen never forget it. The
boys best friend is the Y. M. c. A."
Fine, ciean-cut, Outstanding FeIIows.
How close those benches were pack
ed with men, bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writingl
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups Of soldiers make!
Fine, clean-cut, outstanding fellows,
some Of them mere boys, one thinks
Immediately Of the sacrifice they have
made for the rest of US and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere. in far of farm or village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give al
they possess for one glimpse Of those
sunburned faces as you and see
them on their hast night before going
across. And It was with a throb Of
the heart that l watched them, bent
over their letter paper, in one after
another of those seven big tents.
These were the tents of the Y. NJ. c.
A. On that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
ia the best OF all ways-giving them
an opportunity to write home. On
previous nights they had enjoyed box.
ing bouts, movies, concerts, dramatics
and score of healthy entertainments
as well as religious meetings But on
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that is the keynote
Of the splendid work the Y. M. G. A.
Is doing among our men in Uniform
keeping them in touch with home
Magic Words, "With the .coIors."
In these times there are some let
ters that mean more to Us than any |
We have ever read before They are
written on sheets of paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y. NJ C.. A.. and |
they bear the magic words. with the
Colors." There are many more than
} million such letters IN the mails now
while you read this. Perhaps one at
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09

least is on its way to you. Each one
Of our 16 cantonments, where tho new
national army is being trained. Is
using more than a million sheets OF
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means 100000 fila.
ments OF love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
creates: army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding them to the
hearts at home. Multiply that by
thinking of all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the flag-in
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
mas and officers training camps and
lover There" In France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets of notepaper
gladden. millions Of hearts a day
They transfer more love from one