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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

New York, April l6. The cotton
market was comparatively quiet early
today The presidents proclamation
naturally attracted general attention
and that section urging southern far
mers TO plant increased food stufts
was discussed in some quarters as a
buIlish feature. Business. however.
was considered chiefly in the way of
evening mp accounts pending fresh
Developments and after opening six
points higher to eleven points lower,
the market eased off under scattering
liquidation. May contracts declined
TO 2025 and October to 1875 before
the end Of the first hour or II TO q
points net lower. No rain was report
ed IN the southwest but the weather
east Of the river was considered ia.
yorable Private cables reported a
very small market in Liverpool with
prices steady on trade calling and con.
tinental buying
The market was very quiet later In
the morning, with fluctuations com.
paratiyely narrow May sold up to
2O.3O and October to 1850 on cover
ing but the bulge was maintained
with active months ruling about - to
20 points under Saturdays closing fig.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
GRAIN.
Kansas City Markets.

Chicago. April 16.-Julv wheat sold
at 50 Just before the close of the mar.
ket today. an advance from SATURDAY.
of 81 cents. May Jumped 12a, cents
to 2.37%.
May continued its record-breakina
upward course and reached &237a,. an
ascent Of 12& cents to 14lf cents:
late months also made a sensational
rise. Foreigners we're credited with
buying May.
Highest prices came after the an
nouncement Of a huge falling off in
the United States visible supply to-
tal The close was to31, net higher
with May 2.35 to 2.3G15.
Scarcity Of offerings and the eager
ness with which they were snapped
up az the opening hested wheat prices
today far above previous records. The
May delivery. which was esppciallv IN
demand, Went TO $3.50 bushel. as
against $2241a to 225 al Saturday.
finish. New crop futures at first show.
ed downward tendency on account Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
TOOK COURT CLERK
FROM CHURCH TO GET
MARRIAGE LICENSE

o. d. Thomas OF Berwyn. and Miss
L1ttie West OF Krebs. were eager TO
be married last night They tcle.
phoned the home of b. W Duke. clerk
of the courts, eIiciting the informa.
tlon that Mr. Duke was at church.
So they hied themselves. by motor.
to the Broadway Methodist church.
picked Mr. Duke up and took him 10
his Office in the court house and were
rewarded for their activities by recriv.
ing their license TO he we'd.
Ihey took Mr. Duke back TO church.
and then disappeared Mr. Duke said
he didn't know whether they were
married last night.
a license this forenoon was issued
to j. E. Logan of Woodford. and Miss
Annie Threshcr Of Glenn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

There IS more Catarrn in this sec.
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years it
was supposed to be incurable Doctors
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling to cure by local treat
ment, pronounced It incurable. Catarrh
is a local disease, greatly Influenced
by constitutional conditions, and there.
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a
constitutional remedy, is taken inter-
nally and acts through the blood on
the mucous surf3ces Of the system.
One Hundred Dollars reward Is of
fered for any case that Halls Catarrh
Cure fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
COTTON
New ORLEANS Market.

New Orleans, April 10 Better
weather in the eastern belt, promise
Of showers in the western and the be-
Lief that President Wilson's message
TO the American people indicated the
government would take stand
against further strong rises in the
prices Of any commodity, caused rath-
err general selling OF cotton today In
the first half hour OF business prices
lost 10 to % points
Further selling made It's appearance
after the noon hour and stop loss or
ders were on the long size. At 1870
the trading months We're at net loss
of 33 to SO points.
The close was steady at a decline
pF % tn ., npintgs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
NOTICE TO 5LOTTER
ADVERTISERS.

All business concerns who recently
purchased and paid for pace IN desk
1iotter should dle copy for advertise.
ment with The Ardmoreite at once.
The solicitor sold II spaces and de-
posted the money IN bank for printing
the job, but failed to leave any copv
with the printer before leaving town.
-Four advertisers have furnished COPY
and as soon as the remainder OF the
copy is furnished the job will be-
printed and delivered. Kindly mail
in copy without delay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
For Sale.

100 acres in fee, Sec. &c, south,
3 west, in Fox field. Also 5000 acres
favorable oil territory, located within
3 miles of Petrolia, Texas, oil field.
viii give same for test we'll. Also
have 5000 acres commercial oil and
gas leases located in Jefferson and
Cotton counties for sale. l.. W. Tar.
kenton, Waurika, Okla. 1l-6t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
SPOT COTTON.
Llverpool Market.

Liverpool, April &c. Cotton spot
easy; good middling 1907; middling,
1897; low middling, 1919 Sales 1000
including 500 for speculation and ex-
port Exports 10000, futures April,
1858; May-June, 1242; July-August.
1928; August-September, 1912; Octo.
ber-November, 1179; December-Janua-
ry HI; January-February, 11.G9.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

n. b. Feagin has gone to Tulsa on
business trip.
a. 4. Morris, Of the New Wilson
State Bank was an Ardmore visitor
yesterday
Howard Fige, Of the Ruff OH com.
pany, has returned from a business
trip to Kansas City.
/. s. Dolman, his brother, and Les
Kearney and p T. Sipes made a trip
yesterday through Healdton and Fox
j. S. Daniels visited the town Of
Healdton yesterday and drove through
the fields He expressed surprise at
the growth Of Healdton.
Prairie oil and Gas company. in sec.
ton S-2-3. is still shut down. The
trouble will not cause a long delay
however.
Bob Stonesiier, with the Empire
Pipe Line company, has been trans.
ferred to the scouting department, and
assumed his new duties today.
Tom Mason. formerly OF Nowata,
has transferred his office to this place
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
SARAH BERNHARDT
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

New York, April 16.-Sarah Bern
Aardt has been removed from her no.
tel here TO @ hospital, 1t was learned
today. Her condition is not serious,
physicians said and denials were made
of rep-.t that She was to be oper.
ated on The nature Of her illness was
not disclosed. The actress has been
Ill for several weeks. She Is II years
old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

A cavalry troop is being organized
at McAlester and its first lieutenant
Is Tom McMurray. a brother to Jack
McMurray of the Magnolia Petroleum
company. The second lieutenant is
Melvin Cornish, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Melvin Cornish Both of these young
men have had military training in the
New Mexico Military Institute, at Ros-
well, New Mexico.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
Fort Worth Market.

Fort Worth Texas, April 1G-
CATTLE - Receipts $500; steady;
steers 55O0l1OO.
HOGS-Receipts 5000; sc lower.
Bulk 15O0G15.5O.
SHEEP Receipts 200: steady.
lambs 1400G160O.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
MARKET REPORTS
LIVESTOCK.
Kansas City Market.

Kansas City Market.
Kansas City, Mo. April l6.--HOCS
Receipts 5000; steady to . lower;
bulk 157001615; heavy 1610@l6.25;
packers and butchers l5.95d16.20;
light 15.4O&l595, pigs 12.500l475.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000; steady t.
10 lower; prime led steers 12.io
@13.0O; dressed beef steers 1000
@12.25; southern steers S.5Od1l5O;
COWS 6.5OG1O.75; heifers 9OOdl2.OO;
stockers 1756ll.OO
SHEEP-Receipts 7OOO; steady;
lambs 1250Ql5.7O; yearlings 1890
q14.25; wethers 120OQ13.25; ewes
11O0@l3.00.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

ed steady Opening bid, May. 1913;
July, 1925; October, 1888; December,
lN4O asked; January. lS47.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
OIL and GAS NEWS

and will engage in the lease brokerage
business. He and Joe Lathrop have
returned from a visit to the Electra
fields in north Texas
The Roumania Oil company. in
section 1888, reached a sand yes
terday and the well is showing up in
a manner that leads the owners to be-
lieve it will be good producer.
Michorn Oil and Gas company, in
section l3-4.3, has drilled by the level
OF the shallow sands in that section
and may be = failure unless a deeper
sand is picked up.
Magnolia Petroleum company has
completed a four-inch pipe line from
Healdton to Loco, but has not begun
making oil runs. That field at this
time will not produce more than from
100 to 12j barrels.
The McMan-Sayoy well, in section
20-2-3 in the Fox district is getting
ready to drill deeper, but the drill will
probably not be started before We'd
.nesday
Southwestern Petroleum company
No. Har,grove in the northwest cor.
ner OF 19.4-2, olfsetting Carter Oil com.
pany on the Pugh farm. has reached 4
depth of 20G0 tegt and has a fishing
job. The formation at this depth is
white lime.
Some of the contractors in the Fox
district claim that the wear on under
reamer Jugs alone costs 81 a foot
through the fine hard sands that are
found there On account Of the diff.
cult drilling, that field Is bound to be
slow in developing
Magnolia Petroleum. company has re.
ceiyed pipe fer the looping of ten
miles of one of its siX-inch lines out
of Healdton to Addngton. The line
will be looped between Arlington and
Mud Creek station and will give the
companys lines more capacity
Gypsy Oil company. on the Feagin
farm in section 32-2.3, has drilled
through the salt water sand and is
now at 1855, in blue shale. It is
stated that this well is running with
the same companys we'll in section %
and some Of those who are watching il
would not be surprised to learn that
1t proves to be in the heavy gas area.
Walter S. Critchlow, who has had
a rig up and tools moved in for sew
eral weeks in S.5.2, south of Wilson.
has decided not to wait longer for rain
to fill the water ponds but will begin
at cnce to drill a water well and be.
fore the end Of the week will be ready
to spud. c. NJ. Hapgood has the drill.
l..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16
COTTON FUTURES.
New Ynrk Market

New York, April 49, Cotton futures
opened steady. May, 2O45; July, 2OO3;
October, 1855; December 1883; Jan
uary, 1894.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

New UrIeans Market.
New Orleans, April l6-Cotton open.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

Southwestern Petroleum company
No. / Feagin & Simpson, southwest of
the center OF 1912 has drilled to "a
depth of 1900 feet The well appears
to have missed the shallow sands OF
the southeast extension The hole is
dry, the formation is blue shale and
1t looks favorable for a deeper sand.
The redbeds were little deeper here
and the Mater allas wore little low.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

er The formations are not running
exactly with the producing area c.
the field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

Magnolia Petroleum. company has re
ceived pipe fer the looping of ten
miles of one of its siXinch lines out
.of Healdton to Addington The line
will be looped between Addington and
Mud Creek station and will give the
companys lines more capacity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

Tom Mason, formerly OF Nowata,
has transferred his office to this place
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-16

Some of the contractors in the Fox
district claim that the wear on under
reamer Jugs alone costs 81 foot
through the fine hard sands that are
found there. On account Of the diff.
cult drilling, that field is bound to be
slow in developing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-18
PLAYING INTO GERMANH'S
 HANDS

Notification to the world that the armistice between the bolsneviki and Germany has been signed creates no uew situation. Ever since it was evident that such plans were under way and the announcement was made that steps had been taken to bring it about it was evident tha- it would have such an ending.
 It is interesting to note. however, that the leaders of the boisheviki de- clare that it will have no serious ef- feet upon the entente nations. The reason for this claim IS that the bol- sheviki have insisted that there shall be no withdrawal Of troops from the eastern front other than those who are already departing That of course may be sufficient to fool those who are supporting the bolshev;ki but to others it cannot be viewed otherwise than a feeble attempt to justify the withdrawal of the Russian forces from ;he war, and this is particularly true when it is declared that ple ns are al ready being made for the arranging Of terms of peace
 \ The claim <that no more German troops 1iu be withdrawn from the Russian front mounts to nothing. Ger many has already withdrawn large numbers, possibly as many as it con- siders wise at this time and they have been shifted eitler to the west ern or Italian fronts. and Austria has done the same that the agreement to withdraw no more for the four weeks the armistice covers is TO con cession. The bolsheyiki have thus far met all the German demands and the same can be expected wEer peace terms are considered, while tlo very fact that Germany is already getting much needed supplies from that co0n try makes it evident how useful the boIsheviki plan is going to be to the kaiser and how much of q handicap it is placing in the way Of the entente.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-18

from this letter of an American boy who volunteered for the Ambulance Service in France and was at the Bat tie oi Verdun on his twenty first Spirit and l will leave comment to you who read this.
 Dear Mother and Father: = Your letters came to me yesterday, and now 1 wish I had said nothing about aviation until nearer the end of my ambulance service. l am sorry you take aviation so hard, for tEe mortal ity is only eight per cent. more than that Of the infantry. The whole ar gument amounts to this: I am first of all of military age and must take up some service. now that we are at war, am physically fit for aviation while there are millions over here and un der age available for ambuianciers and camions. Do you wish me to be called an ambuscade when I come home? And that is what they call us here, now that America is at war. The air life is a bit more dangerous, but death comes from a little bullet and is quick and clean. One is not blown into in finity by marnlite or other high eE- plesives, which leave unbeIievasr::e holes in ones body. One fights man to man in the air.
 T must do some military duty, and my six months experience and my knowledge of French are of value to those whom I am trying to help
 
 war, what difference does it make how I go about itc No one wants to come home more than I do. No one is more fed up on this war, than I am. but my wishes and your wishes are almost nothing. Our sorrow is like sunshine when you think of the sorrow caueed ty the death of 100000 men who have died since August 1914. One learns to feel that death is easy after watching these Ffrenchmen die. And are you, my mother and my father, going to refuse to sacrifice one son, when millions of others have done. far more? ' Perhaps l am wrong to urge you to jet me go on. but l have all the papers , made out and take the medical exar,;- that ones country comes first, and am I now to throw over the legacy of the Revolution? In France an aviator is considered worth a thousand men. ! Can you imagine my being worth a thousand men? However, this is no millions who have lost more than I can ever be. Of mothers who have lost several sons, as well as their hus- bands. and their daughters. ruined by German officers: of husbands fghting, never knowing the fate of their sons, wives and daughters. God is watch I ing me, and if anything should go wrong, sorrow a little and thank God 1 that you could sacrifice one so dear to you in the cause of right. When you i have decided, write to me at once All l my plans shall stop until hear again. 1* Once more let me assure you l that I realize how much I owe to you 1 and Dad, and will come home at per ] mission: come home only to return, l for I could never stay away from this l war now until it ends.''
 1 The permission he asked was given.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-18

address was possessed by ;he sender, the directing of letters to wrong places is another common occurrence and it is not infrequent in large cities es- pecially that no street address is given and under such conditions it Is like trying to find needle in hay stack. But it is impossible to 'ever- look the part which carelessness plays in the sending of letters with wrong addresses.
 If greater care was taken in giving attention to the small details in such matters considerable aid would be given to the postal service. but re- gardless of what the reasons may be for the Inability to deliver millions of letters, the fact cannot be lost sight of that all of them could be re- turned to the sender if he made it a point to place his name and address in the corner or on the back thereof,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-18
MIspIREcrEp LETTERS.

Carelessness prevails.i in doing small as well big things, and this is per eaps no better shown than by the statement of Postmaster General Burleson to the effect that there were 13y000. 900 misdirected letters which
 could not be delivered during the de- partments year That many of these letters were very important is prob able. Others were less important and there were some which it was possi- bly, just as well that the persons they were intended for didn't receive them.
 This number does not include of course those where the proper address was supplied by the postoflce en- pioyes or the carriers. which must nave exceeded those unbelievable by 9 good margin. There are several reasons which might be assigned for the misdirected letters. There is of enurse the likelihood that the wrong
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-18
THE RED CROSS CAMPAIGN.

During this week and until Christ mas eve the American Red Cross will wage a nationwide campaign for the purpose of bringing into it's mem bership the millions of people who are interested in the welfare of the sol- iiers and humanity in general. This great organization is now endeavor- ing to secure ten million more mem bers than it has at the present time which would bring it's total member ship up to 15.Ooo, 900, or about one seventh of the population Of this coun - try.
 Membership in this organization means the payment of the annual dues and your faith in it's great work. As President Wilson we'll says in his proclamation in behalf of a Red Cross Christmas: "The times require that every branch of our great national effort shall be Loyalty upheld and it is peculiarly fitting that at the Christ the branch through which your will ingness to help is expresscd.''s
 In view of the magnificent service which the Red Cross is performing and that which it stands ready to do. there ought to be an earnest desire on the part of the people of this country to give it their utmost sup eort- The country has responded loy ally to the appeals which this organi- zation has made for assistance in car rying on it's work because the cause is most worthy one and the service which it is rendering deserves sup port, but the chance to make it stronger and more effective ought not to be overlooked and it is confidently believed that the people Cf Norwich as we'll as those throughout the coun- Try will push the membership far be- yond the desired goal.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-18
THE DANGEROUS CLUB LICENSE

No better demonstratiaR of the evil of the club license could N furnished than that which comes from Bridge port where the keeper of q black and tan dive, a club licensed to sell liqucr proved to be the leader Of a gang of eunmen who not only defied all law and order but resisted police super vision to the point where several deat1s may occur as the result.
 From all indications the authorities. have known of the existence of this place fer q long time. .The proprietor has been frequently before the police court on various charges and yet in spite of that he was able to carry on a disreputable resort and sell liquor seven days in the week. Through some subtle power which he possessed, political or otherwise, he had gotten The impression that he was beyond the reach of the law. He was keep Ing a place which was a decided men ace to any city and one which should have been cleared out long ago but it was also one which should never have received the license under which it was being operated. --,
 To the Bridgeport police when they decided to tackle the job, belongs much credit for making it thorough. They have rendered a service to DfAnseporL even thoush IL may nave come late. but it is lime for that city 10 ascertain if it is tolerating any more such dives and if it is to wipe cut every place of the kind within it's confines and see that no more spring up. while the proprietor and those who were responsible for this resort should be made to feel the full penal ty of the law. It brings to light con- dition which is a disgrace to any com munity.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-18
AN UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION.

As the result Of the manner in which he criticised the federal fuel admins tration the effort which he made to upset it's plans in his own state and the demand made upon him by the fuel administrator that he refrain from interfering with his orders as carried out by subordinates, Governor Cox of Ohio has made 1t plain that state authority ought not to be antaeonistic 10 the government when 1.e declares ''the federal plan of fuel administra- ton is Hnquestionably Sneeessary," but he is still of the opinion flat the ad- ninistration should have s;pen more consideration to sections of the coun- try which are in just as great need of fuel as the northwest He believes that the sending of coal to the north west should have been stopped weeks before it was and that if such had been done there would n.st new be the shortage which many states are cxpeFienc cling.
 In other words while he bows to federal authority and believes that such an administration was required by conditions he does not sanction the manner in which 1t has handled the task for which it was named When one section is favored to the detri- rnent of others this feeling is bound to prevail and there is reason for it. Had the needs Of other sections been catered to even as the relief which has been sought and recognized Was promised the fuel situation might have been far different than it is tp- day. Whatever Justification the ad- ministration may put forth for it's ac- ton, it is impossible to overlook the fact that industries are shutting down and homes are without coal because the fuel has been sent elsewhere.