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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS.

Homer Boyd is in Kansas City OIL
business.
VIII Paschall, Of Berwyn. was a bust
ness visitor in the city today.
Alva Mcdonald left today for his
home in FL Reno.
Lieut. L. l.. Tarver is spending few
days in Saltwater.
Moman Pruitt has returned. to Okla.
homa City after short visit here.
J. A. Bass left this noon for Okla
ioma City.
W. l. Cruce is in Oklahoma City on
business.
T. L. Evans, Santa Fe agent, left
this afternoon for Galveston, Texas.
w. l.. McWhirter. Of Fort Worth,
Texas, division freight agent for the
Santa Fe, was here today on business.
j. b. French has returned to Oklaho-
ma City after a short business visit
here.
T. NJ Kerbo has returned to bis
home in Greenville Texas, after a short
business trip here.
Lieut. Leo Sinclair. of Fort Riley,
Kansas, is here the guest Of his mother
Mrs. Guy =. Cobb.
Mrs. j. II. Tucker, at the Columbia
apartments, has as guests Mrs Charlie
Paredn and Mrs. Grover c. Nichols OF
Gainesville, Texas.
Mrs. X. c. Serber and daughter. Dor
othy, returned yesterday to their home
in Berwyn after visit here with rela.
tives.
Reese Evans will return here within
the next few days from Muskogee to
make this city his future home.
Mrs. f. Tucker and daughter. jamie.
OF Vinita, arrived Tuesday to visit with
Mr.. fuckers mother, Mrs. N. NJ. Tucker.
Associated Bible students meet at 8
O'Clock tonight at 1913 Tenth avenue, n.
w.
Hubert Young, Of Dallas, Texas. ar
rived here today to spend several days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.
Young
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Simon and daugh.
ter, Maxine, left today for Guthrie.
where they viii spend several days with
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ledbetter and
Of Idabel. We're guests in the
city today, en- route to Oklahoma City.
where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Ledbetter.
-hAHs 4 itAlAh ~ lAlA anu NllllNIAils vi
Tucson, Arizona, are guests in the city
of Mr. and Mrs. c. Boone Taliaferro.
Miss Ruth Roach Of Dallas. Texas.
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs
J. A. Lowrance. PA Eighth avenue. left
this morning for Durant to visit her
brother, Rev. w. a. Roach
Mrs Katherine Scott OF Pauls Val
ley who has been visiting her sisters.
Mrs. /. A. Biyens, OF Ardmore. and Mrs
Dow Taylor, at Woodford, has returned
home.
Clarence Bivens and Milton Hardy re.
turned last night from an automobile
trip to Portales New Mexico. where they
visited their grandfather. r. Hardy for
three weeks. They We're accompanied
home by their cousin, Victor Crowell.
Of Portales.
Mrs. Henry Carpenter Of Healdton. re-
turned yesterday after a visit with Mrs.
Arthur Carpenter and with her par.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Cook. j32 d street
southeast.
Mrs T. II. Symonds. who has been
the guest Of her daughter. Mrs. j. ;.
Daniels. for the past two months. left
yesterday for her home in Philadelphia.
En- route she will spend some time in
Pittsburg and Allentown. Pa.
Mrs. c, l.. Smith and Misses Ida and
Ora Hamilton, OF Fort Worth. who have
Observation-Disclosures yHHnIHI
WI
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Colhoma Oil company No. >. on the
Cobb farm in 2S.3-2, is drilling at $50
feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Adams oil and Development company,
in section 20.3-2, has recovered the tools
and is drilling at 500 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Frank Peabody, who was arrested in
Coalgate charged with the theft Of car.
penters' tools from Jim Parlier. was
fined $40 and committed to jail in de-
fault of payment When arrested Pea.
body had assumed the name Of Rogers.
He confessed to the theft and told the
officers that he had pawned them 10
II. Levy. After selling the tools and
spending the money for groceries and
other articles for a camping trip. he
declared his conscience began TO hurt
him and he was at the time Of arrest
working in order to pay for them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Luke Satwhite. negro, filed complaint
in the justice Of the peace court this
morning against his wife, charging her
with leaving here last night, taking
with her the funds Of the Hod Carriere
Union, Of which he is secretary and
treasurer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Carl Russell has just returned from
Madill, where he took ten Carter county
boys TO attend the two-day short course
Of poultry club members. Carter coun.
ty had the banner attendance and a
considerable amount OF work was ac
complished in preparation for the poul-
try judging contests which are TO be
held during the year Carter county
boys in attendance were Paul Heartsill.
Vernon Hickman. John Hendricks.
Aurey johnson, Springer; Sayers Lynch.
Nolney Riner. Ardmore; Fred Wall. elf.
ford Howard, Claud Howard, Lester
Clifton, Provence.
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Near Oil City.

Black Eagle Oil company on the
Ledbetter farm in section 22.3-2. is drill
ing well No 2 at $50 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

The thirty-fye comfort bags needed to
complete the required number for the
Engineer company are ready and will
he delivered tomorrow. Miss Flora New
man, who has mad charge Of the work.
has been untiring in her efforts to get
the bags ready for the boys, and IS
gratifed with the result
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

been guests in the city Of Mr.. and Mrs.
7. L. Smith, left yesterday afternoon
for oklahoma City to visit Mrs. w. B.
McCombe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Lon Frame, Of Oklahoma City, and
W. c. Endicott, Of New York, were
business visitors to the city yesterday
and today. They went to Oklahoma
City at noon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Claude Anderton, OF Chattanooga.
Tenn. is here the guest Of his brother,
Ollie Anderton. Mr.. Anderton is a
member Of Battery b First Tennessee
field artillery and is here to bid fare
well to his brother before his departure
to France sometime within the next
few weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Mrs. 7. II. Symonds, who has been
the guest Of her daughter. Mrs. j. $.
Daniels, for the past two months. left
yesterday for her home in Philadelphia.
En- route she will spend some time in
Pittsburg and Allentown. Pa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

deal was consummated yesterday
by which the American Industrial Oil
company becomes the principal holder
Of the stock Of the Stockmans Oil com.
pany, which has production in section
l5-4-3 in a prolific portion OF the Heald.
ton field. The lease has seven produc.
ing wells and about five more locations
to drill. The company will begin at
once 70 clean out the wells and to do
deeper drilling to the Simpson sand.
which has been found in that section.
Should this lease be underlaid by the
Simpson sand, twin wells will be drilled
by all the producing wells. The lease
is free of all encumbrances Of every
nature. The purchase was made from
c. NJ Hapgood by j. b. French. presi.
dent Of the American Industrial. The
American Industrial has been organ
lied one year and owns a large acreage
in all portions of the state
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-Seven.room house on
Seventh avenue between A and b
streets northwest, $4,000 90; $500 down,
balance monthly payments Phone
l6S or 1921. 24-7
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

WANTED TO RENT 6 or room mod.
ern house. close In. Phone white 4Sg.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Mrs. Max Westheimer and Miss Doris
Westheimer left this noon for Oklahoma
City, where they will meet Mr.. West
heimer, who will arrive there this eve.
ming from New York. The trip home
will be made overland.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
WANTED TO BUY

Healdton oil production. Give
full particulars in first letter.
Box S94, Ardmore, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

The Observation-Disclosures well, in see
tion "a ln2w, has the tools out of the
hole, new material has arrived and the
owners are ready to resume drilling at
depth below 1900 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Mrs. A. b. Anderson, who has been
the guest Of her sister. Mrs Arch Ran.
dol, returned to her home in Oklahoma
City today She was accompanied home
by Lucille Randol, who will spend sew.
eral days there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Mrs. c, l.. Smith and Misses Ida and
Ora Hamilton. OF Fort Worth. who have
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
OIL AND GAS NEWS

deal has been closed i'm Houston
whereby the Humble Oil & Refining
company takes over one-half of the
stock of the New Wilson Refining com.
pany at Wilson William A. Rogers.
who is to be the chief executive officer
of the company, and w. b. Gill, secre-
tary and treasurer returned from there
last night, where they closed the deal
with the Humble company. Under the
terms of the deal the Humble is to
supply the refinery with oil as long as il
has production in the field and Charles
b. Goddard, who has charge of the
Humble production at Healdton, is to
be on the board of directors The CAPT.
tai stock of the refinery will be en-.
larged until it will have a working capi.
tai Of not less than $15O,OOO A three.
inch line will be built into the field at
once. The plant has been completed
and has made some test runs which
show Healdton crude to contain Is per
cent of gasoline
The Humble company was operating
in the Oil City district of Carter county
when Healdton was discovered and the
company was on the ground when the
first well was drilled. 1t has large
production and its entry into the refn.
ing end Of the game shows its conf.
dence in Healdton crude and opens up
a new market that the field has not
had before The present capacity Of the
plant is 1900 barrels, but other units
will be added until it is made one Of
the big concerns Of the field About
the first Of the month the announce
ment will be made that another big
producing company is to build a refn-
cry. The prospects are that there will
be scramble for Healdton crude that
will result in better prices and that win
bring a premium to producers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Complimentary to the Engineer com
pany, the b. Y p T. Of the South Ard.
more Baptist church will entertain with
a lawn social this evening at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. WalteR Archer. 4Os c
street. southeast
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

American Industrial Oil company. on
the Thompson farm in section 3O-3-S. is
drilling at 1860 feet. The formation
is redbeds. the last water sand was at
1880 feet and the well is not looking
good.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs w. L. Robinson are
in the city from Healdton looking for a
suitable location. They expect to move
here within the next few days and as
soon as house is secured will move
their household goods from Nowata.
where they formerly resided. A daugh-
ter will enter the eighth grade in the
city schools.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

WANTED-Ten or twelve silver Lace
Wyandotte hens. Phone white 4s9.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Find it in the want ads.
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FOR RENT-Two nice large modern
light housekeeping rooms No chill.
dren. Phone 1919. 24.3
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Mrs. Henry Carpenter Of Healdton. re.
turned yesterday after a visit with Mrs.
Arthur Carpenter and with her par.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Cook, 532 d street
southeast.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

HUDSON Super.Six n real bargain. IL
has Goodyear cord tires, 81 800 co.
a Big Six Buick, almost new. seat GOV.
ers, bargain for Si.1OO. Look lit.
tie six roadster, $3.50. Also Buick 25
roadster with electric starter all In
good shape. new battery and good
tires Tor $4,000. one Elgin Six dem
onstrator, firstclass shape. $3.50. Bert
Estes Auto Co, Oldsmobiles. Elgins
Marmons. Phone 923. 24.7
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

WANT TO CORRESPOND with lady
between the ages OF 80 and As. Ad.
dress Geo. II. Morgan. box No. s, vii.
son. Okla. 2i-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

GOOD DRESsMAKING DoNE-In.
fants' outfits a speciality, both plain
and handmade. Phone 1908. 2i.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for sale at
sacrifice, parties leaving the city
Consists five rooms complete all prac.
tically new. Az Second ave, N. W.
O. II. Deel Phone red sac. 24.5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Clarence Bivens and Milton Hardy re.
turned last night from an automobile
trip to Portales New Mexico. where they
visited their grandfather r. Hardy for
three weeks They We're accompanied
home by their cousin, Victor CroweI.
of Portales
The Washington times., 1917-10-18

The Right and Reason of Civil Pensions

service Of the enormously rich United States
of America, which Is able to pour out thou
sands Of millions Of dollars to maintain the
surviving relatives and beneheiaries OF dead
soldiers and sailors?
Any private employer would scorn to risk
his business interests in that way. II he were
a brute (as some undoubtedly are) he would
turn his worn-out servants forth to fnd the
way to the poor houses and the paupers grave
yards. II he were wise, generous hearted.
fair-t thinking man las many unquest1onaoiy
are) he would find means to keep them IN COM
fort during their few remaining years, knowing
full we'll that that is the way to make his busi-
ness prosper. through the goodwill, the con-
hdence, the encouragement, the zeal which such
conduct on his part would breed IN all who
The same principle applies to the Govern
ment, of course. When the soldier faces
wounds and death he can feel that he, disabled,
OF his-wife, widowed, and his children orphan
are small, and he fights all the better for that
feeling. $50
From the days when Pericles declared con-
eerning the slain defenders of Athens: "The
state will bring up their sons at the public
expense" adding: "For where the greatest
prizes for virtue are given there also the most
virtuous men are found among the citizens'-
from those days the military defenders Of no
responsible state have lacked generous as well
as just treatment, and why should it be differ
ent with those who serve the commonwealth
with equal devotion and more continuous labors
IN the ways Of peaee7
It is easy to preach about the duty Of
laying up something for old age" and about
the folly Of improvidence. The texts are un-
challengeable, but how about their application
to men and women (many Of whom are fathers
and mothers) whose wages would not enable
them N fifty years to Law by enough to furnish
living ineomef As Mr.. Mcconnell told a
committee Of Senators, the Government en-
pleye, who receives from $1,000 to $1,400 a
year (and ne represents the great majority
and who has to live in Washington and Be-
respectable, "n he does all he should for his
children and family and discharges his citizen
ship duties, can very we1 spend all that money
and not waste penny Of it" All that money!
The Washington times., 1917-10-18

dreds Of other ways serving his country and
his feIlow-citizens in their deepest interests,
and all for q stipend which, in many cases, lit
erally,' hardly serves to keep soul and body to-
gether. . 5-.
But the moral law side is not the only side
to look at. In one of the hearings given by q
Senate committee to representatives Of the
Federal employees woman, seventy-two years
Of age, who has been in the Government civil
service during forty-two Of those years. testi-
fed that she had worked twenty-eight years in
the Treasury Department before she received
the wages she had previously earned in private
known admirable, efficient women who received
their first advance in salary at eighty years Of
age. ~
What miracles Of inborn efficiency must such
women be, facing starvation when they can no
longer work. But why is any. woman at eighty
years still laboring for her daily pttance in the
The Washington times., 1917-10-18
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
SYNOPSIS OF STORY
BY BRAN STOKER.

Count to tell Of his estate and Of
the history Of his family. Later
the Count orders him to write his
employer he In to stay at the
castle for a month. That night he
sees the Count crawl down the
castle wall like n lizard. A series
of mysterious Incidents fellow
and Harker gains nm Idea Of the
strange character of his hest.
One night three wonen appear In
his room but are driven awsy ey
the Count In fury. RecOgntxing
his danger he seeks to eseape, sut
Ands all avenues Of esrape closed
Harker discovers the Count wound.
ed and believes him dead. Thea
the strange developments are told
In n series OF letters which threw
new Hight on the Counts wierd
personality.
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disappear through the window, and
at once sent up for me. He was only
in his night-gear, and cannot be far
OF. The attendant thought It would
be more useful to watch where he
should go than to follow him, as he
might lose sight OF him whilst get
ting out OF the building by the door.
He is bulky man. and couldn't get
through the window.
am thin, SO, with his aid, I got
out, but feet foremost, and, as we
were only q few feet above ground,
landed unhurt. The attendant told
me the patient had gone to the left.
and had taken q straight line, so I
ran as quickly as I could. As I got
through the belt Of trees saw q
white figure scale the high wall
which separates our grounds from
those Of the deserted house.
I ran back at once, told the watch
man to get three or four men imme-
diately and follow me into the
grounds at Carfax. in case our friend
might be dangerous. ! got q ladder
myself, and crossing the wall,
dropped down on the other side. 1
could see Remedies ngure Just dIsap-
peartng behind the angle Of the
house. SO ran after him. On the far
side Of the house found him pressed
close against the old iron-bound oak
door OF the chapel.
THE @LUNATIC1 TALKS
TO AN UNSEEN MASTER.
He was talking. apparently to
some one. but was afraid to go near
enough to hear what he was saying.
lest I might frighten him, and he
should run ON Chasing an errant
swarm OF bees is nothing to follow.
ing naked lunatic, when the At OF
escaping Is upon him! After few
minutes, however, could see that he
did not take note of anything around
him, and 80 ventured to draw nearer
to him-the more so as my men had
now crossed the wall and were clos.
ing k:m in. heard him say:
II am here to do Your bidding,
Master. I am Your slave, and You
will reward me, for shall be faith.
full I have worshiped You long and
afar on. Now that You are near, I
await Your commands, and You will
not pass me by, will You, dear Mas
ter. In Your distribution Of good
things?"
He is a selfish old beggar anyhow.
He thinks OF the loaves and fishes
even when he believes he Is in a Real
Presence. HIS manias make a start
ling combination. When we closed in
on him he fought like q tiger. He 10
immensely strong, and he was more
like a wild beast than a man. !
never saw a Iunatic In such a par
oxysm of rage before: and !
hope shall not again. 1t IL a
mercy that we have found out his
strength and his danger in good time.
CTO BE Continued TomorrowJ
tCopyriChtsdl
The Washington times., 1917-10-18

Jonathan Harker. 4 London So
neitOr's clerk, takes long
Journey to BukoyEina to see Count
DraeuIa and arrange for the
transfer Of an EngIish estate TO
the Count. In his diary, kept In
shorthand, he gives the details Of
Ais strange trip the latter part
alled with mysterious and thrill.
lag happenlngs- Upon his arrival
at Castle Draeula he In met By
the Count and nnds himself Vir-
tUally q prisoner. The castle IT,
self Il . place Of mystery with
dOOrs all barred. and no servants
10 be seen. The Count Ereets him
warmly, but his strange person
ueity and odd behavior cause Har-
keR much alarm In order not TO
arouse suspicion Harker leads the
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PART oNE-tCoutinued)

PART ONE-fCOn1nueoD
- OR half an hour or more Rem
L. field kept getting excited in
greater and greater degree.
= did not pretend to be
watching him, but kept strict
observation all the same. All At once
that shifty lock came into his eyes
which we always see when q mad
man has seized an idea, and with IT
the shifty movement OF the head and
back whichkasylum attendants come
to know SO well.
REDFIELD's DISPOSITION
UNDERGoEs A CHANGE.
He became quite quiet. and went
and sat on the edge of his bed re-
Signedly, and looked into space with
Iaek-lustre eyes. I thought 1 would
nnd out II his apathy were real or
only assumed. and tried to lead him
to tank Of his pets, a theme which
had never failed to excite his atten-
tion. At frst he made no reply but
at length said testify:
.sBother them all! I don't care a
pin about them"
aWhatg' I said. ''You don't mean
to tell me you don't care about
spidersP (spIders at present are his
hobby, and the note book Is nlling
M with columns of small fgures.l
To this he answered enigmatically:
aThe brids-maidens rejoice the eyes
that wait the coming Of the bride;
but when the bride draweth nigh,
then the naaidens shine not to the
eyes that are nlled."
He would not explain himself, but
remained obstinateIy seated on his
bed all the time I remained with
him
/ am weary tonight and low in
epirits. I cannot but think of Lucy.
and how different things might have
been. II don't sleep at once, chic
raj, the modern Morpheus-c-2 HCl3
o. H-2 o! I must be careful not to
let It grow into a habit No, 1 she"
take none tonight! have th-dght
of Lucy, and shall not di-honor her
by mixing the two. zf need be, to-
night shall be sIeepless.
LAter.-Glad made the resolution;
Eladder that kept TO II. had lain
tossing about, and had heard the
clock strike only twice, when the
night watchman came to me. sent up
from the ward, to say that Renfeld
had escaped. I threw on my clothes
and ran down at once: my patient Is
too dangerous a person to be roam
ing about. Those ideas of his might
work out dangerously with strangers.
The attendant was waiting for me.
He said he had seen him not ten min
utes before. seemingly asleep in his
bed, when he had looked through the
observation trap in the door.
His attention was called by the
sound of the window being wrenehed
out He ran back and saw his feet
The Washington times., 1917-10-18

Well it isn't pride that most bursts the buckle
her jacket above heart is bigger whittier pride than
It's the feel that swels the little round chest
of the overed of boyhood who stands straight
that little back is like the Scurve that
automobile sign-hrst in and then ou-when he stands
beside strides beside the outstanding figure Of boy
in blue or khaki His little hels kissing his mouth
sombre his eyes huge with deVouring love when he
stands with luck close against the leg Of Jackie,
knight Of the sea- whose hold something Of its gm
and change; close against the leg Of that the
French CALL In affection, "Samme-or, rather, Sahmee"