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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
LARGEST ACTUAL
MONEY APPROPRIATION
IN AMERICAS HISTORY

Washington, Sept. i9-Carrying ST..
00O,00O,O00, the war deficiency bin is in
the senate's hands following It's passage
yesterday by the house. The senate
probably will act promptly after its ap.
preparations committee reports.
The committee began hearings on the
bill with Secretary Baker appearing as
the first witness. The secretary was
expected to present new estimates for
the army, which, together with other
estimates. may bring the bills total TO
about sS,OOO.oOo,OOO, the biggest actual
money measure In American history.
The other big appropriations have been
In the form OF bond issues.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
INSPECTING VARIOUS SITES.

Washington, Sept. ia new site in
the south for an additional infantry
and machine gun firing school where
adequate ranges can be laid out for
rifle and machine gun practice work
is being sought by the war department.
A board OF officers is looking over var.
ious sites IN Texas and elsewhere, but
no recommendation have yet been
made.
The new range viii require between
fifteen and twenty square miles Of un,
inhabited territory. broken into level
lands and also into hill country so that
battle conditions OF an kinds can be
reproduced FOR the target practice work
There must be room for large can.
tonment at which the troops can be
housed; good rai facilities, an adjacent
city or town and an adequate supply Of
good water for camp purposes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
Wheatless Day In Boston.

Boston, Sept. i9.-This was the first
Of the two wheatless days a week pre-.
scribed by the state food administra.
ton. Responses to the appeal received
from hotels. restaurants and clubs
throughout the state indicated II would
be difficult to buy white bread today.
Thousands Of housekeepers have agreed
to Join the movement to save wheat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19

Col. NJ Mcfarland OF the general
staff corps, Maj. f. w. Lewis and Capt.
Paul c. Potter, members OF the board
to select the proposed rifle n, machine
gun training camp ana ca 70, 1t in
the southwest arrived in Ar, :
/ O'Clock this afternoon for the p,
OF personally inspecting a tract Of
z50OOO acres Of land in Carter county
which is being offered to the govern.
ment for this purpose. The officers
were met at the train by citizens
committee and We're at once taken to
the Dornick Hills Country Club. where
dinner was served to the party, follow.
ing which the party left at once for a
tour OF inspection of the tract of land
offered for the purposes Of the encamp.
ment.
When the word came to Ardmore
about ten days ago that the government
was to establish a camp of this sort
ana an invitation was extended TO the
city to compete for its establishment.
a committee Of citizens Immediately
took up the matter, ascertainng the
requirements OF the government. and
then proceeding to secure the tract Of
land needed and which would come up
to the demands Of the government from
every standpoint SO successful was
the work Of this committee that an
amount Of land in excess Of the require
ments was secured. being beautifully
situated, convenient to market and rail.
road facilities and being plentifuly sup
piled with water II will also be ac.
cessible to the electric and gas facili.
ties afforded to Ardmore
The members Of the board visited
Oklahoma City yesterday and went over
the proposition Of that city fully and
afterward met members Of the Ard.
more committee and gave them a def
mite idea of what they would wish 10
see and learn while inspecting this city.
They will remain here until noon 10.
morrow and will have ample opportun.
ity to verify every statement made to
them and to inform the committee
what further facilities may be required
If the enClmpment is given To Ard,
more
There is urgent need for the encamp.
ment, and as there are few competitors
for the location, it is probable that an
early decision may he reached Appar.
emily Ardmore has an even chance with
the others for securing this camp
which would be used to train 10000
soldiers and which would be OF ines
timable value TO the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
NEW ORLEANS
BIDS GOODBYE
TO DRAFTED MEN

New Orleans, Sept. 19-Cheering
crowds lining the city's principal streets
gave a rousing farewell to the second
Increment of drafted men from New
Orleans as they marched to the railroad
stations today to entrain for Camp Pike
near Little Rock, Ark.
approximately 1900 men departed to.
day that being about 200 more than 40
percent of the city's quota, the extra
men being sent to make up deficiencies
from other parishes in the state where
heavy negro population prevented send,
ing the required number Of white men
at this time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
Jury CONV|CTS
IN HENSON CASE

Wichita, Kan, Sept l9.-B, W. a.
Henson retired cattleman, was found
guilty OF murder in the second degree
for having killed his wife by shooting
her at the Henson residence in this city
two years ago.
Two previous trials resulted In hung
juries. The jury retired to deliberate
last night at 66l o'clock and agreed
on a verdict at o'clock this morning.
II was sealed and not opened until
court met at o'clock today
Henson also is charged with having
dubbed his stepson TO death at the
same time Mrs. Henson was killed.
Henson is SO years old. The woman
who was killed was his second wife.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
HALF MILLION
INCREASE IN
BANK DEPOSITS
MOST ASSURING EVIDENCE OF
CITY'S PROSPERITY SHOWN
IN NEW STATEMENTS.

Total deposits OF Ardmore banks
amount to S45SL7O7.66. This is more
than half million dollars increase
since the last statement. These deposits
are divided among the banks as fol.
lows:
First National, 81 sl.93S.6OS.67.
Guaranty state, sl.S5S,S77Gl.
State National, s763.Ol9.7o.
Ardmore National. SiS2,7Ol.65.
Bank deposits constitute the most as.
suring evidence Of the prosperity OF any
city, and to use this as criterion at
Ardmore, the showing is flattering.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
TO SUCCEED MALONE.

Washington, Sept. i9,-Byron r. New.
ton OF New York, was nominated by
President Wilson to be collector OF Gus.
toms az New York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
CANADIANS SLAY
WITH BAYONETS
FEATS BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
or DOMINION TROOPS SHOW
UNUSUAL BRAVERY.

Canadian Headquarters in France.
Sept Backwards stn being made for
heroic conduct indicate that Canadian
courage never reached "a higher point
than in the battle Of Lens. Repeated
cases arc found in the records. In which
Canadians performed feats of valor,
in order that their comrades might he
saved
A noncommissioned officer of a Brit
ish Columbia battalion led "a section
which had the difficult task of mop
ping up cellars. craters and machine
gun omplacemcnts In one cellar he
bayoueted three Germans and attack
ed, single-handed. seven others in era.
ter. killing all Of them.
on reaching his objective. a machine
gun was found holding up his right
flank. causing many casualties The OF
ficer rushed forward, entered the en-
placement, Killed the crew and brought
the gun back To our line. Today he
again attacked, slngle.handed. another
machine gun emplacement. killed three
Of the crew and destroyed the gun and
emplacement with a high explosive
charge He killed at least sixteen Ger.
mans and carried on" until wounded.
Another Canadian Killer.
Another hero member OF Saskatche.
wan battalion when his bombing party
was compelled by n superior force 10 re.
tire, having exhausted their supply of
bombs covered the withdrawal Of his
comrades by mounting the parapet of
a trench and bringing such rapid and
accurate rifle fire To bear ON the Ger.
mans that they were held back until
the withdrawal was completed.
Another British Columbia man after
three unsuccessful attacks had been
made against "A heavily wired machine
gun emplacement and a strong point,
organized fourth attack The wire
was penetrated by him personally. lie
bayonetted three Of the defenders and
killed a fourth with the butt OF his
rifle The machine gun was silenced
and the position captured. But for his
daring, the official record says. our at.
tack would not have succeeded
Rushes Ahead Alone.
Sergeant Flaville. Of Manitoba. when
his platoon was held up in the enemy
fire by a machine gun, rushed forward
alone, shot the gunner and disposed of
the rest Of the crew before the gun
could again be put In action.
Private Henry Carl Hansen. Of Mani
toba, a stretcher bearer several times
in daylight made trips In No Mans
Land. carrying water to the wounded
who could not be brought until dark
ness and no doubt saved the lives OF
many
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
MR.. BEDFORD HAS
BEEN CONVINCED

Ol JHe duureSS OF "A. y. BEDFORD,
president of the Standard Oil
Company, to the American
Chamber of Commerce, printed
in the adjoining column, is very
interesting to all oil men in
view of the wide variance be-
tween this expression and the
one he made in his report on
Friday, July 27, as chairman
of the committee on petroleum
of the National Council of De-
fense.
1t is very evident that The
Ardmoreite has convinced him
that he was grossly in error in
the position taken in the first
instance.
Today Mr.. Bedford says:
"There is not the slightest dam
ger of a deficiency in the sup
ply of crude oil or it's prod
uctS."
On July 27 Mr.. Bedford said:
"The demand for oil products
is greater than the supply. The
public will have to economize
in the use of gasoline. Not a
gallon should be used in the
present emergency except for
some needful purpose"
Today Mr.. Bedford puts the
production of crude oil at 312.-
100000 barrels and the actual
consumption at 330,000,000
barrels. On July 27 he said
the production was 100000
600 barrels a year and the con-
sumption 335,000,000. In 9TH
er words we are now within
18,O00,000 barrels of keeping
the supply up with the de-
mand while few weeks agowe
were just 35,O00,OO0 barrels
apart. If Mr.. Bedford will 90
over his morning reports again
in the next fortnight he may
find that the supply has be-
come equal to the demand.
Mr.. Bedford today shows
there are 164,000,000 barrels
of crude oil in storage, a falling
off of only about a million bar
rels since May /. 1t may be in
teresting to point out that
about half OF this storage oil
sold has been from the Heald-
ton field, which still has over
l3,OO0,000 barrels in storage,
but which responded with some
sales after the pipe line compa-
nies posted four increases in
price during August, bringing
the price of Healdton crude to
$1.20 from the soc where it had
stood for many months to the
great loss Of the producers and
the detriment of the field it.
self.
1t was at the time Mr.. Bed
ford made his alarming report
in July that The Ardmoreite
took up the fight for an in
crease in price, calling on the
government to commander the
immense amount Of oil in stor-
age and setting before the sec
retary of the navy the Oklaho-
ma delegation in congress, the
director of mines and the chair
man of the committee on petro-
leum the real facts.
1t was not until after this
was done that any increase in
the price was made and as the
possibility of government ac-
tion became more probable the
successive increases in price
took place. The price of Heald-
ton crude-the posted price
IS still less than it should be and
there should be no relaxation
on the part of producers in
standing out for their rights.
The Ardmoreite is proud of
the part that it has taken to-
ward securing the increased
prices and will continue una
bated its efforts to secure JUS
tlce to the producers in the
field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
Big Bridge Span Goes Up.

Quebec, Sept. l9.-The halfway mark
was reached here today at 955 a. m.
In raising the huge central span OF the
Quebec cantilover bridge across the st.
Lawrence river. The task was begun
Monday morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and Vicinity: Tonight
and Thursday generally fair
Oklahoma; Tonight and Thursday
generally fair.
East and West Texas; Tonight and
Thursday, partly cloudy, probably scat.
tered showers In south portion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
Committee Votes for Trial.
Bank Denies Payment.

Berne, Switzerland. Sept. 1S.-The
Swiss Telegraphic Agency has received
a telegram from Zurich relative to a
statement made 10y the French Deputy
Turmel that he received a sum OF mon.
ey from the Swiss Federal bank for le.
gal advice given. The directors of the
Swiss Federal bank, according to the
telegram. declare formally that they
never made any such mysterious pay.
ments TO anyone whatever and never
had any dealings with Turmel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
THE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
TAKES PAVING DISPUTE
TO DISTRICT COURT.
HEARING NOT SCI
Judge w. +. Freeman Grants ADplicy.
ton for Halt IL Effort to Improve
ThOroughfare Alleged Petitions
Were Illegal.

An injunction against paving c street
northwest served on the board of city
commissioners, restraining them from
taking any action in the paving of that
street, is the latest chapter added TO
Paving of street, northwest" The
injunction was granted the Ardmore
Railway company and other property
owners by w F. Freeman, judge of the
district court, on the grounds that the
q 'tions signed by the property owr.
Of which called for brick ana
the sphalt, are Illegal. It is con
tended ne application that the mn.
iority petition asking for brick pave.
ment has been changed since some, of
the names were secured Judge Free
man has not yet set date for a hear.
ing in the matter.
Nothing can now be done toward paw.
ing the street until the Injunction has
been disposed Of The commissioners
consider that their hands are tied until
the property owners on the street de-
eide what is to be done. J. A. Bass,
city attorney, was instructed to see
that the rights Of the city were respect.
ed in settling the dispute Beyond that
the city is considered to have nothing
to do with the matter in its present
state.
NO fight is to be made by the city
for asphalt, brick. or any other ma.
terial." Mayor w r. Roberts said THE
taxpayers can decide that among them.
selves. They can pave the street with
sand and gravel II they want to, pro.
vided the work is carried out according
to the law"
Only a few Of the property owners on
the street We're present at the meet
ing Of the commissioners last night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19

An Official statement issued by the
French chamber OF deputies on Sept. II
stated that an envelope containing 25..
600 francs In Swiss bank bills had been
found In that part Of locker room as.
signed to Deputy Turmel. In letter
to NJ Deschanel. president OF the cham.
Der, Deputy. Turmel wrote: Payment
was made by the Swiss Federal bank
for advice"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
VITAL PROBLEM or OIL INDUSTRY IS
TO INCREASE PRODUCTION, STANDARD
PRESIDENT TELLS AMERICAN BUSINESS
"PRICE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY ATTRACTIVE TO IN.
DUCE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TO DRILL WELLS"
HE EDECLARES-"WAR STOCKS SHOULD
ALWAYS BE FIRST"

Atlantic City, n. j.. Sept. 19.-There
is not the slightest danger of defic.
iency in the supply either Of crude oil
or its products, kerosene and gasoline
for the use Of the United States or its
allies in the opinion Of A. c. Bedford
Of New York, president OF the Standard
Oil Company Of New Jersey Mr.. Bed.
ford expressed the conviction here TO-
day before the war convention of the
American Chamber of Commerce.
America said Mr.. Bedford. 'is pro.
ducing and can produce all that will be
needed for these purposes" he added
however, that "our government should
receive the first call upon all petroleum
produced, either for itself or as it may
designate for the use Of our allies in
their conduct of the war"
Mr.. Bedford declared the vital prob.
lem confronting the petroleum indus.
try was to increase the production of
crude OIL
The price" he said. Should be suf
ficiently attractive to induce more and
more to drill wells, thus insuring a
steady supply and Offering always the
opportunity Of finding a great pool
which will make the whole situation
suddenly easy"
Demand and Supply.
While the oil refining capacity of the
country. Mr.. Bedford said. is greater
than the present demand. the United
States is consuming crude oil at the
rate Of more than 3OOOO.OOO barrels
year, while the annual production in
this country amounts to $4,000 900 bar.
rels. There was in storage in the Unit.
ed States on July last, however. 1914.
59O,942 barrels, Of petroleum.
1T will thus appear" added Mr.. Bed.
ford. that the stocks above ground
and given the present rate OF produc.
ton and consumption. the supply is suf.
ficient to insure us having enough oil
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
FRENCH DEPUTY
To FACE TRIAL
STATESMAN CAUGHT ACCIDENT.
ALLY WITH 25OOO FRANCS IN
SWISS BANK BILLS.

Paris. Tuesday Sept lS.-The procu.
rator general has addressed commun.
ication TO parliament asking for the
suspension OF immunity in tine case Of
Deputy Turmel The procurator gen.
eral points out that Deputy Tarmel
gave three different explanations con-
cerning the origin OF the money 25.0OO
francsl found in his locker. and further
remarked that Magistrate Giblet.
charged with investigation Of the case.
served "a subpoena on Turmcl yester.
day but the latter ignored the sum.
mons, under circumstances from
which 1t Is permissible 20 presume that
Tunnels dealings in switzerland, given
by him as the source from which he
drew the money that was found. were
Of "a quadralent nature under the law
prohibiting French citizens carrying ON
economic relations with enemy sub
iects"
Committee Votes for Trial.
The committee OF eleven elected by
the chamber OF deputies 10 report ON
the demand for the authorization Of
legal proceedings against Deputy Tur.
mel met after the chamber adjourned
today. The committee voted unani.
mously i'm favor Of authorizing the legal
proceedings which 10 held to be- the
best course even in the interest OF Turt
mel himself. II is expected that the
committees report viii be submitted to
the chamber al the uuening OF the sos.
sion tomorrow. and little doubt is ex.
pressed but that the required authori.
zation will be voted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19

for at least the next five years. pro.
vided production is fairly maintained.
So while the occasion is not one for
alarm, it is one for taking intelligent
measures toward adequate production
Of what we need"
The petroleum committee appointed
by the Council of National Defense to
cooperate with the government" Mr..
Bedford said "has recognized that the
government requirements should have
absolute precedence, and that no consid.
GRAFTON Of COSTS convenience or selfish
interests should interfere with our Civ
ing the government everything it ask.
ed of us"
TO emphasize his suggestion that the
production Of crude oil be increased.
Bedford said that this country will re-.
quire next year at least 5000 900 bar.
rels of gasoline. That amount" he de.
clared, Simply cannot be obtained from
the quantity of crude petroleum now
being produced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
Must Aid War in Air.

They tell us the war is to be won in
the air. Our country is said to be
building large numbers of airplanes.
Our allies are building flying machines
as fast as they know how. Vital to the
very existence of these airplanes is the
highest grade Of gasoline which can be
produced The prospect is that the
present year viii call for 5000. 900 bar.
rels of gasoline for the use Of our al.
lies"
Asserting that it would be a great
misfortune to adopt any policy that
would hamper or handicap the automo.
bile industry as manufacturing en-.
terprise or the use Of automobiles now
in possession Of the public. Mr.. Bed.
ford declared, there should be a cam.
paign Of education Of automobile users
showing them how to obtain the utmost
usefulness from their cars with a min.
imum consumption OF gasoline"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-19
MORE THAN 25O.OOO ACRES AVAIL,
ABLE FOR SCHOOL OF
FIRE LOCATION. =
OVER LAND TO-DAY
Trio OF Officers Arrived At Noon and
Were Taken At Once to View Loca-
tiOn for Training Ground to Accom-
modate 10000 Men.

Col NJ. Mcfarland OF the general
staff corps, Maj. f. w. Lewis and Capt.
Paul c. Potter, members OF the board
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-10
COLD STORAGE
PLANT SUCCESS

The enormous amount OF meat
and meat products shipped into
Georgia the past year is sufficient
argument for the need OF lust
such institutions as the cold stor-
age plant OF the Fitzgerald Ice
company and the projected pack
ms plants in q number OF Geor-
sia towns. Il is gratifying to see
the initial success OF the ice
plants experiment. Already
more than fifty thousand pounds
OF meat, hogs, have been brought
to the storage plant, either for
storage or lor sale to the owners
OF the plant, and placed on their
own account in storage.
Meat is meat to most people,
but there is difference. Cornfed
hogs are firm and bring a uluch
better price than hogs fed al
together on peanuts or beans. The
formers meat is firm and white.
the latter fabby and creamy. In
conversation with Mr.. Dorminy
at the plant, ave learned that FL
lshing hogs ca corn ior a short
period will rapidly improve their
meat and make them bring a
much better price. That Ben Hill
county will not likely raise
enough meat to overstock the
market is indicated by the follow
ing report just published by the
Agricultural Department OF the
meat shipped into Georgia for the
first eleven months of 1916:
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-10
SCHOOL BONDS
DEAL IS CLOSED

The projected election for
school bonds, called to be held on
January 18th, will not be pulled
off for the reason that the bond
commission succeeded in placing
the $4,000 ISSUE Of school bonds
rejected by Mr.. Harris, OF Ma
con, on account OF an alleged de-
feet, with Mr.. X. N. Berrien, OF
Atlanta, for a premium of $1,O58.
The Bond Commission his d
forfeiture of $500 on deposit from
the Macon firm, which will in ali
probability be applied to the pro
ceeds OF the sale OF the bonds. \
$500 certified check was demand
ed by all bidders at the first Of
fer Of this issue and number of
bidders had bid above the pres
ent amount received. Since a for
felt is to secure the city against
any loss in the event the bidder
fails to make good his bid, it is
expected that the Water, Light
and Bond Commission will see
that the city is reimbursed at
least to this amount for the loss
of larger premium and the adj
ditional cost for calling the cleo
ton, which is now being called
off, the bonds having been sold in
their original condition.