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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

eral are due for stock distributions of
some kind.
Continental Oil is reported will in
crease it's capital and make a stock dis
tribution or rights to its stockholders.
Ohio Oil is building up a fine pro-
ducing plant in Wyoming, and has be
come interested in a large acreage in
that field as we'll as having a nice pro-
duction in the Kansas field.
Standard Oil Of New Jersey is again
tipped for higher prices, and Vacuum
Oil we believe is purchase.
Penn-Mex Fuel Oil Company, a sub
sidiary Of South Penn Oil are nearing
the sand with two important wells in
Mexico. one is within ZOO feet Of a well
producing 5000 to 5000 barrels.
Junior Oils.
The Junior Oils held firm on moder-
ate trading, Cosden Company selling
from 10 3-4 to II 3-S. Many who are
familiar with this property believe the
stock on the present basis Of valuations
would be worth more than $4,000 per
share. The statement for the six
months shows earnings at the rate of
100 percent per annum and the surplus
is equal to 80 percent on the outstand-
ing stock.
Sapulpa Refining is increasing its
business rapidly, and will probably do
some new financing, which will be Of
fered to the stockholders in the shape
of rights. The company is netting bet
ter than 10 percent at the present
prices.
Oklahoma Producing & Refining held
firm around 10 to 10 3-4. The com
pany's earnings warrant an extra divi-
dend
Osage-Hominy Oil shows earnings at
the rate of $225,O0 net for July, are
expected to increase the same to $250,O00
net in August This would be equival-
ent to so percent net on the company's
capital
Merritt Oil sold from II 3.4 high to 80
l-2 low. There are several wells near
ing the deep Well Creek Sand, which
should be completed in the next 10 days
If not delayed.
Midwest Refining increased its stock
to s5OOOOo0O. The directors will an
nounce what will be done with the in
crease. There are a number Of rumors
afloat of consolidation among the differ
ent companies, which will be controlled
by the Midwest Refining Company
which is already interested in a large
number of the best leases and produc-
ing companies in that section. Parties
who just returned from Wyoming are
very bullish in Midwest Refining
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
LIVESTOCK.
Kansas City Market.

AhtAh 10 NHtF -NAaAl htks
Kansas City, aug. 21.-Hogs: Re.
ceipts 1000, 25 TO SOC higher; bulk
1SS0@19.5O; heavy 192OG19.G0; light
1S.jO019.3O; pigs lto0@1725.
Cattle; Receipts $4,000, including 800
southerns Steady Prime fed steers,
1+.0ONl4GO; dressed beef steers 1000
1850; southern steers 70O@11.25: cows
5.75G9.50; heifers 750012.5O; stockers
6.50412OO; calves 7OO012.5O.
Sheep: Receipts 1000; % higher.
lambs 15.25@16.25; yearlings 10000
1900; wethers 9.OOGl1OO; ewes $500
1000; stockers 6.5OG1G.5O.
Hogs Reach $50 at Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 21-Hogs: Receipts
1000, strong, 25 to 35 higher, top $40.
a new high price record; bulk 1850
1855; light 1815m199O: mixed 1880
1000; heavy 1S.0OG19SO rough $4,000
1920; pigs 13OO9l725.
Hogs sl9.S5 at st. Louis.
st. Louis, Aug. 2l.-Hogs: Receipts
5000; prospects, 25@jOc higher. Lights
l9.OO@19.5O; pigs 145O@1S.5O; mixed
and butchers, 19.OO0195O; good heavy
l9.5O@19.85; bulk 19OO@1975.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
COTTON
New Orleans Market.

New Orleans. Aug. PA continual
ton Of the selling movement Of yester-
day carried the price Of cotton II to 13
points off around the opening here To-.
day but good support was soon met
based on the failure Of expected rains
in Texas TO appear. At the end Of the
first half hour Of business, the most
active months were 9 TO II points over
yesterdays close.
The market acted short and a moder.
ate demand served to keep the advance
going In the trading up to noon. the
most active months went 10 a net rise
Of 81 to II points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

ders were uncovered on the rally to
24.05 for October and 24.01 for Janu.
airy or about 25 to sc points from the
low level of the morning and some Is
to 20 points above last nights closing
figures. Reports that the pope's peace
proposals were being seriously consid-
cred abroad, helped the rally, but buy
ing was checked by reports Of an cas-
ing spot basis in the south and prices
were a few points off from the best ear
ly in the afternoon.
The large exports, amounting 70 S.
274 bales for the day, ran the market
up at the close with December at 2403.
or 40 to so points from the lowest and
some 25 to 80 points from last nights
closing figures. The bulk Of the buy
ing was attributed to covering.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
AUSTRIANS Is QUITTING CHINA
GO HOME ACROSS AMERICA

Peking, Aug. IS Delayedp-The Aus.
tro-Hungarian minister, his staff and
consuls, whose departure was made nee
essary by China's declaration Of war,
probably will take a Dutch boat from
Shanghai 10 san Francisco, crossing
the United States en- route TO Vienna.
The Dutch minister is arranging the
departure
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
Drilling Machlne For Sale.

No, 80, the largest Star machine man.
ufactured. ten months old, in firstolass
condition, just as good as new. Can
be used for new drilling or cleaning
out. WIN sell machine. boiler and tools
for zoe on the dollar. 10y Childress,
Phone No. /, Writ, Okla. lost
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
Cotton Pickers Get 81 Hundred.

Shreveport, La, Aug. 21.-North
Louisiana farmers are paying as much
as one dollar per hundred pounds for
cotton picking. Formerly fifty cents
per hundred was the average price paid
cotton pickers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
OIL! OIL! OIL!

1 am owner in fee north half south.
east quarter, Sec. 2s 4w, near Loco"
and desire TO lease for short term. all
the bonus I can get. It's located on
crest Of structure by government geolo.
gist. the shorter terra the less bonus.
Neal Smith, Box s. Lexington, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago Market.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Light offerings and
a continued desire Of shorts to cover
lifted corn prices early in the session
today figures going about 1c-above yes.
terday's close and then receding some
what
Present high prices for livestock gave
ground for belief that corn values
might not be materially lessened by
big yield. Opening prices ranged from
S-Sc lower to 3-Sc higher, with December
at 1.OS 1-2 to 1.O9 Is, and May at 1.O7
to 107 Ia
The early bulge took December TO
l.O9 7-s and May to los, from which
points they settled back TO about the
opening figures.
Heavy offerings on the bulge caused
reaction from the early advances. Most
of the trading was at about the opening
figures. The close was steady. 1.sc
lower to 1-Sc higher with December
at los to los is.
Wheat Little Higher.
There was little trading in wheat at
the opening, with September 2 cents
higher than the final figures yesterday.
Desire to sell was in evidence and sub.
sequent deals carried the figure to $40.
Wheat trading was without signih.
canoe and the prices paid reflected the
desire to replenish holdings. The close
was steady at an advance Of 3 cents.
Oats Rise and Fall.
Oats, which opened easy, advanced
and receded with corn prices the vari.
alton being on a lesser scale.
Provisions Continue to Rise.
Provisions continued responsive to the
live hog advance and made moderate
gains. October pork made the sharpest
increase at the outset.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

Hogs grunt because their feeding
grounds We're thick woods. where they
could not see one another. and sound
was necessary to keep them together.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

The most encouraging report today
comes from the Graham district where
the Kirk Oil & Gas Company is drill
ing on the j. f. Bennett farm. in the
northeast quarter of section 31.2s-2w. At
Psi feet the drill passed through one
foot of sand and at 27O feet the top Of
fifteen foot sand was reached. The
production of this sand is estimated at
ten barrels of a better grade Of oil than
that in the Wildcat Jim or Oklahoma.
Louisiana wells in the same district
The sands had no water. Several oil men
left here this morning to see the we'll
This sand has never been found before
and 1t gives much encouragement to
owners in the Graham country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
PRODUCE.
Kansas City Market.

Kansas City, Aug. 21.-BUTTER.
eggs poultry: Unchanged. POTATOES:
Easier, S1.35.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

Vern NJ Clopton. who was formerly in
tht fields here as a representative Of
the Sinclair oil company, is a Healdton
field visitor, but this time. he is not
with any company, but is playing the
game himself Mrs. Clopton is In Ada.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

w. J. Schoonmaker. who has been
looking after his oil interests in Pom.
totoc county, has returned here. He is
to start drilling soon in sec.
tion 80 ls2w. near Milo, in this county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

Mr. and Mrs. S. j. Cullinan and chill.
dren, accompanied by DIR. NJ f. Cullinan
and j, +. Mulqueen. left here today for
Bradford, Pa. They will he away about
two weeks, and Mrs. Cullinan will re.
main for a longer period
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
WANTED TO BUY

Healdton oil production. Give
full particulars in first letter.
Box 894, Ardmore, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

Producers Oil company on the Frens.
ley farm. in section 35.1s.5w, 10 at
depth OF $50 feet and bottom Of a
bailer is in the hole which makes a
bad fishing job The water well drilled
at this well is making a small amount
of heavy oil, which has been reported
better than It is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

Crowell, Feagin 4 Cant have an off.
set due to be drilled at once on acreage
they own In the Culbertson field, In
North Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

MI Desperandum Never Despair on
Company is making preparations to
drill In township north, and 3 west in
McClain county The company asserts
that a good acreage has been blocked
and that a deep test will be drilled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

The Burkburnett field has two new
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

II is said that the deepest known
gas sand has been found at depth
below 400 feet near Mineral Wells,
Texas, by the Empire Gas & Fuel com.
pany. The we'll makes 10000 900 feet
OF gas that is very rich in gasoline.
The thickest gas sand ever found is
more than 200 feet thick and was found
on the Matte Morris farm in the Fox
district in Carter county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

The scarcity Of labor and hard ditch.
ing are the two causes that account
for slow progress in the laying of the
eightinch oil pipe line of the Pierce
Pipe Line Company from Fort Worth
TO Healdton. A large number Of men
haye left the line to the cantonements
where they hear that better wages are
being paid The company, however,
hopes to have the line completed by
the first Of October.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

c. $. wilkins, with the Frick-Reid
Supply company, has returned from ok.
lahoma City. where he went 10 visit
with his son just before the young man
goes away with the army. His son has
had several months Of training and was
with the boys on the Mexican border
the past summer. He is only seventeen
years OF age.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

What is said to be a bona fide offer
of $3.50 has been made here for storage
oil, including the steel Producers are
Of the opinion that oil. including steel
viii go as high as s. before the tend.
ency toward better prices Is checked
Pennsylvania oil has gone 20 $3.50. the
highest price for more than a quarter
OF century. Oklahoma and Kansas
crude keeps advancing and the price
of Healdton crude is certain TO go high.
er than the present price OF s1.2O.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association, on the
Lanwley farm in section 13s-3w is fish.
ing for underreamer lugs at below 22O0
feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

The Texas Company has purchased
$4,000 barrels Of storage oil from j. S
Mullen. The oil sold at about two cents
above the price that is being paid for
daily runs In the fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

The Nicholson 4 Mortimer well, west
Of Wynnewood in Garvin county. in
section 24.2s.1w has a shoe lost in hole
at below 1900 feet. The owners also
state that they have been delayed by
the scarcity Of drilling supplies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

Harry S. Gwynne forrherly with the
Carter Oil Company who has been at
Fort sill where he created excitement
among the soldier boys by wearing pink
pajamas, bade farewell to Ardmore to-
day and left for Leon Springs. Texas,
where he will enter the officers reserve
training camp. This morning when he
and Frank NJ. Adams were fishing at
the Chickasaw Lake. Mr.. Gwynne
caught a seven-pound bass. one OF the
largest that has been taken from the
local lakes this year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21

extensions, one east Of the old field and
one to the northwest Wells in these
extensions are making 100 barrels to
1000 barrels. The posted price there is
$40, but the oil is selling at a premium
of soc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
MNICHOL TO TELL HOW MAYOR
BROKE AGREEMENT IN FIFTH WARD

hes is indicated by the open participation
or his followers in the Anti-Contractors'
party movement which was launched TO
unseat the Mayor and the Wares from the
political leadership in the city.
The friends of Carey who are directing
the prosecution of the cases against the
Mayor Deutsch and Bennett expect Nc
Nlchol to tell all about several conferences
he held with the Mayor while the thug
gerry i'm the Fifth ward was being planned.
McNichol held a series of conferences
with the Mayor up to and including the
day before primary election. Ie warned
the Mayor Of the rioting that was being
prepared for. and, on behalf Of Carey and
Carey's followers in the ward demanded
that the police be llepl out of the factional
fight and that protection be given the
Carey men.
According 10 McNichols principal lieu
tenants, the Mayor "solemnly" promised
to keep hands off" in the factional fight,
and TO permit the police to go into the ward
only for the purpose of maintaining order
at the polls.
one of the facts that McNichol probably
VIII bring out on the stand will he how
the Mayors hands OFF, promise was taken
at face value and some of McNchol's plans
TO fight the Mayor in other wards Of the
city were dropped on election day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
CAREY BETTER;
Is KEPT QUIET
DR.. Da Costa Refuses Re-
porters Interviews With
Assaulted Leader
IMPROVED SINCE HOME

"Carcy's condition is greatly improved
today. This is the first time he has shown
any marked Improvement since he went Ia
his home on Wednesday night" said DR. J
Chalmers DaCosta, OF the jefferson Hos
pital this morning after dressing Careys
head
Doctor DaCosta then detailed that the
outer table OF his patients skull had been
fractured, but that the inner table had not
broken under the blows Of his assaiant
II am not going to let You fellows sec
Carey until he is greatly improved" said
DR. DaCosta when he was asked II he
would take the EVENING LEDGER repre-
sentative before the ward leader ''In fact
J want two or three other people to tall,
TO Carey before he talks to newspaper men.
When he Is able to see them I will let him
see newspaper men. Now am not letting
even his most intimate friends talk to him.
tie mas been dull and heavy. as IL drugged.
ana ne mas the appearance of one who
needs sleep We have had TO talk very
loud TO make him hear us"
IL is recalled that throughout the politica,
campaign Carey seemed TO have become
slightly hard of hearing, as on every occa
SION when he was interviewed he leaned
forward and asked that questions be re
peated. II is probable however, that tn
condition has been aggravated by the bea
ing he received
Doctor DaCosta said that Carey had evi.
IDENTIFY not received internal injuries from
the Kicking, as was feared Saturday. He
SAID his patients stomach and side muscles
Rro Still sore, but that this condition was
improved this morning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
THIERICHENS TRIAL
SET FOR THURSDAY
cases Based on Three Indictments 20
Be Given Juries in Quick
Succession

Captain Max Thierchens, former COM
.n1iander Of the German sea raider Prnz
E.itel Friedrich, who has been indicted on
pIee charges by the Federal Grand Jury,
"hl De placed on trial in the Federal Court
mere on Thursday to face the first of his
Thierchens has been indicted on the
charges of violation OF the Mann white
save act, In bringing Marie Funk, a young
herman girl from Ithaca. ~ Y, to this
SSity OF writing obscene letters TO Miss Anna
Norndram, kindergarten teacher of Sagi-
nav, Mich, and Of smuggling nineteen
e,nroometers from the Eitel Friedrich whils
Yard -'"''
The cases will be tried IN the order
named As soon as one case has been
turned over TO the jury for a verdict. the
next case will be presented TO another Jury
lor decision. The evidence relating to tIs
nrSt two charges is expected to be the
most most sordid ever given in a trial in tho
Federal Court.
IN connection with the third charge Adal-
pert \. Fischer. president OF Schultz &
AoerunE engineers and machinists OF
tnlrteenth aud Thompson streets. his vile
tno Henry X, Rohner, president OF Henry
tnhner Company. Grocers and Importers.
2tF1ttn ana faee streets, are Indicted with
riehenq Tor consplfos1 b smnerle The
|nIAnomeltfs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
RECOUNT Is ORDERED
OF FIFTH WARD VOTES
Judge Davis Grants Petition for
: Several Divisions of Primary
battle-ground

Judge Davis in Common Pleas Court No.
, today granted the petition of Julia j.
Lewis an attorney, for a recount of the
primary election vote in the First, Third,
fsurth, Thirteenth and Seventeenth Divi-
sons of the Fifth Ward where the fol-
lowers Of Isaac Deutsch, Ware candidates
are still contesting the victory of Mercan-
ule appraiser James A Carey, McNichol
candidate for the, nomination to Select
Council
The County Commissioners will open the
ballot boxes and recount the votes at 10
CLOCK tomorrow morning. Lewis asserted
10 MS petition that the returns from these
DIVISIONS showed palpable fraud or error.
me order for recount was given this
AFTERNOON Just after the County Commits
sloners had completed the official county
returns.
The returns as announced after the Of
hcial count today gave Carey majority
OF an even hundred votes over Deutsch.
me ballot box of the First Division is still
missing, but it is not expected that returns
from this precinct will change the result.
Whle the official count was under way
JULIUS j. Lewis an attorney representing
Deutsch and the Ware faction in the ward
nled petition in Common Pleas Court. No
. asking that the ballot-boXes in the First
Ihird, Fourth. Thirteenth and Seventeenth
DIVISIONS OF the ward be opened and a re-
count made. 1t was asserted in his petition
mat the returns from these divisions show
paipable fraud or mistake.
When the County Commissioners sitting
IN their City Hall offices began the official
count OF the Fifth Wards vote this after
noon large delegations from both factions
IN the ward were present Each faction
Kept strictly aloof from the other. however
. .ha from the looks exchanged It was plain
mat the riot and thuggery of last Wednes.
osy will not be forgotten soon by the vic.
'orlous Carey followers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24

The murder OF Detective George A. Epp-
ley and the beating Of Mercantile APP
praiser James \. Carey, Assistant District
Attorney John H. Maurer and others in the
Bloody Fifth" ward on primary election
day have launched bitter warfare between
the two factions of the Republican Organi-
zation.
The announced intention to place State
Senator James +. McNchol on the witness
stand at the hearing of Mayor Smith, Police
Lieutenant Bennett and Isaac Deutsch,
Ware leader in the Bloody Fifth" is the
first step toward revealing to the voters Of
the city the so-called harmony" negotia-
tions between the Organization leaders that
led up to the bloodshed in the Fifth Ward
last Wednesday
McNichoI will be called. according to
former Judge James Gay Gordon. who Is
chief counsel for Carey and the other Nc
Nichol men in the Fifth in order to tell
how he warned the Mayor that there would
be rlotng and civil warfare in the down
town ward on election day
McNichol also will he called upon 10 tell
Of the result of his warning to the Mayor
which followed the Mayors refusal to carry
out a harmony agreement in the Fifth
ward.
During the Atlantic City conferences,
when Senators Penrose and McNichol
talked over the primary election with
Mayor Smith, and the harmony" slate Of
the Organization was prepared, McNichol
proposed that Carey be indorsed for Select
Council and Deutsch indorsed for reelection
to Common Council. This apparently was
the agreement reached by the heads OF
the political machine until three weeks be-
fore the primary
Then, according TO Carey followers, the
Mayor threw the power Of the police into
the ward against Carey, and the arrange
ments were made for importing the gunmen.
The Carey followers in the ward expect
that McNichol's testimony at the arraign-
ment of the Mayor will be interesting.
That the Tenth Ward Senator does not in
tend TO spare the Mayor when he testi-