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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
Short Selling Develops.

Immediately following the opening
fresh short selling developed in large
orders and further weakness followed.
In the case of the speculative leader.
Steel common, the flrst sales were at
full point loss, 1854 to 1868. drpoped
to 1875 and. on a rally that developed
before the end of the first hour. rose
again to 1876
Like recessions attended the general
list of industrials. the most important
drop being in Atlantic, Gulf and West
Indies, where as y points loss was sus-
tanned in the initial trading.
Mercantile Marine preferred lost
about points, the severe arrangement
of the shipping interests by the Presi-
dent being wholly responsible. Here.
too. there was a sharp recovery, to
3 points. Practically everything on
the industrial list lost points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
Boy Placed in Vocational School.

Later he begged off on financial
grounds and the boy was placed in one
Of the public vocational schools here.
Very soon he made trouble in this
school, but through the Intervention of
the probation officer the principal was
considering allowing him to return
when the parents concluded to place
him at the Junior Republic, near An
rfapolis Junction, with which school
they entered into a contract that he
should remain for at least one year.
HE had been there but a short time
when his fellow-students, under the
authority Of their student government,
placed him in confinement for his mis-
conduct at that place. Whereupon the
father promptly removed him, going to
the school In the absence of the SUPER
intendent and taking him away with
out the. permission Of the person in
charge and without communicating
with the court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
SHARP LOSSES EARLY,
WITH GOOD RECOVER|ES

NEW YORK. July 12.-1mmediately
on the opening the market made very
serious drops as compared with the
final figures prevalent yesterday.
This was directly due to the demands
of the President that prices be made
more reasonable-that heavy profits be
reduced. Naturally such action would
mean material decreases in net earn
ings and is not to the liking of share
holders. despite the evident necessity of
acauiescence to the program of the ad-
in large degree.
That yesterdays developments were
important, In the direction indicated, is
shown by the fact that it was the great
Steel Corporation that was represented
on the carpet in the person of Judge
Gary and other leading officials of the
billion dollar company
The technical position of the market
has been weakened in the last few days
by the covering of large short inter-
est and conditions were more favorable
for the sharp reaction that attended the
oppninO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
THREE GREAT SHIPYARDS
FOR GOVERNMENT WILL
CONSTRUCT 250 VESSEL s

Washington, Aug. 27.-Contracts for
construction Of three government-owned
ship yards and for building in them a
great fleet Of steel vessels will be let
this week by the federal emergency
fleet corporation The yards are 10
cost $S5,OO0,O00 and work on them win
begin Immediately.
The contracts will go to the Subma.
rine Boat Corporation to build a plant
at Newark, N. j., TO the American In.
ternational Corporation for a plant at
Hog Island, Penn, and the Merchants
Shipbuilding company for a plant at
Chester, Pa.
out OF the money available, the fleet
corporation will contract for construc-
ton Of not less than 100 ships in gov.
ernment yards. obligating itself to build
probably $50 more as soon as the new
billion dollars recently appropriated has
been obtained The total cost OF this
construction will be between $500 .OO0,-
600 and 400, 100000.
After this tonnage IS built only the
appropriation Of more money will be
needed TO continue to turn out vessels at
a fast rate
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
All Traces of Scrofula
Eradicated from the system

with highly satisfactory results for
Serofula. Being made OF the roots
and herbs OF the forest. Il is guaran.
teed purely vegetable, and absolutely
free from all mineral ingredients.
You can obtain S. S. s. from any
drugstore. Our ehiet medical adviser
is an expert on all blood disorders.
and will ehcerfully give you full
advice as to the treatment OF your
own case. Address Swift Speeihe
Co, Dept. F Atlanta, Ga.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
RECEPTION FOR MURRAY
COUNTY'S SELECTED NF,N

sulphur Okla, Aug. 27-(Special-
Mayor @. w. Stevenson is arranging
for public reception in honor Of the
Murray county boys who leave Septem.
Der for service to their country. The
reception will be held in the new city
hall and the women of the Civic league
and the Red Cross will arrange the dec
orations and serve the refreshments.
Among the Sulphur young men who
VIII leave is Paul G. Lehman, presi-
dent OF the Chamber Of Commerce.
Mr. Liebmann is manager Of the Light.
Power & Ice plant of this city. has
business interests at Ardmore. McAles-
ter and Hugo and is a man of unusual
business ability. He is known as a
live wire Of the livest type, and has al.
ways been ready to give his time and
money for the advancement and up-
building Of sulphur
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
ARMY RIBBONS.
Meaning Of Decorations Worn by Fight.
ing Men.

New Haven Register From time to
time there comes 10 every newspaper
office inquiring as to the meaning Of
the paIti-colored ribbons worn on the
left breast Of the officers and enlisted
men IN the army The great increase
in the number Of uniforms worn now
has resulted IN some curiosity about
the insignia aside from those Of rank,
and the war department has been ap-
pealed to many times.
The ribbons are service ribbons OF a
prescribed length Of one and three,
eights inches, and are symbols for med.
ais and campaign badges which the
bearer Ia entitled to wear. There are
ten recognized today by the army-two
medals Of honor. one certificate OF
merit and the remainder OF historic
campaigns. which include those OF
Cuban occupation and pacificaton. the
China campaign, the spanish campaign
and the civil and Indian wars.
The ribbons are as follows
Congressional Medal OF Honor
White stars on field Of light blue silk.
This medal is awarded only by con.
gress for some particular deed OF gal
lantry in action. II is the most
coveted Of all army honors.
Certificate Of Merit Badre-Two red.
white and blue bands separated by
thin band OF white, the blue being out.
ermost In each instance. The honor f.
conferred hy the president.
Philippines Congressional Medal
Blue band In center flankcd By stripes
of white, red, white and blue. the blue
on the outermast edges OF the ribbon
This ribbon is worn by those men who
stayed IN the service after the cor
clusion Of the Spanish.Amor.can way
TO put down the Philippine insurrec.
ton
Civil War-Campaign ribbon OF equal
sized bands OF blue and gray.
Indian Wars-Brght red. with mar.
row edges Of deeper red.
Spanish Campaign - Alternating
stripes OF yellow and blue. the most
familiar OF all campaign ribbons.
Philippine Campaign-Blue band in
center. flanked by narrower bands Of
red, blue edges.
Cuban Occupation Uime OF Spanish
war and several years thereafter,
Blue in center, flanked by narrow
yellow stripes, then broader red stripes
and finally blue borders.
Cuban Pacification Indicating serv.
ice In Cuba during the period OF 1906.
1909, when the United States straight.
ened out governmental affairs for the
new republic-Broad olive drab center
flanktd by three narrow stripes OF red.
white and blue, the red on the outer.
most edges.
China Campaign Indicating service
in the march 10 Pekingl-Broad band
OF yehow with narrow borders OF blue.
Ribbons for gallantry in action are
worn farthest TO the left. followed by
campaign ribbons in chronological
order.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP
OPENS AT FIT. OGLETHORPE

Chattanooga. Tenn, Aug. 27.-The
second officers training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe opened today for three
months training Of young men candi-
dates for officers commissions. The
actual course Of study viii begin Wed.
nesday. This camp will be conducted
along the same lines as the May camp,
with the additional instruction in trench
warfare by observers on the French
front, who will be brought here from
time to time. When the camp opens
there will be $500 on the roll. approx.
mately 200 more than were in the May
camp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
DAILY ARDMoREITE

ed lands Of the Indians in the Loco field
insures early and extensive drilling in
that field. The Lone Star company has
been holding this acreage under con-
tract for two or three years. The com.
pany now has under construction a six
teen inch pipe, line to Gainesville where
It viii connect with the main line lead
ing to Dallas and Fort Worth.
The Gypsy Oil company is developing
q shallow field in section -, south, 4
west. Other companies are entering
that area and spirited drilling cam.
paign is anticipated
Five new locations have been made
in the Cruce field and interest in this
section is at fever heat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27

about patriotically conserving gasoline
as the price remains down. but little
has been said about economlzing on
iubricating oils as the price continues
10 soar. One is ~as essential TO the
prosecution of the war as the other
From all that could be learned by
visiting the White House, the bureau of
mines and talking with several men
connected with the federal trades com.
mission and others, there is not exist.
ing at this time any decided plan of the
government to control prices of fuel
OIL based on the present prices of crude.
On the other hand. there need be no
surprise If government control is exer.
cised any time, by order Of the presi-
dent, but so far he has not intimated
to either the federal trade commission
or Secretary Tumulty that he intends
to do So
But there are officials in Washing
ton who contend that the president is
obsessed with the idea Of price control,
and that he intends to extend admins.
tration and price.fixing to steel. lumber
and oil, now that food, feeds and coal
are under federal supervision. If what
seems to be a threat on the part Of the
federal trades commission is carried
cut, there is no doubt that the arm of
the government will step in and fix the
prices if there are further advances in
crude, according to Doctor Haney.
Just how far the trades commission
viii go in fixing prices, nobody seems
to know, but according to the strict
conception of the law by able and well
Informed lawyers, nothing but fuel oil
could be controlled under the food bill
and as this is a very small item com.
pared with the total Of refined products
of crude it would not be considered at
all serious.
So far as the fuel oil requirements Of
the government are concerned the /
industry as a whole would be very
slightly affected if its entire needs
were commandeered with a fixed price.
With all the increased shipping, the
government including the navy. is
using less than fourteen thousand bar.
rels day, a small per cent Of the out
put Of an ordinary termnalpoint re.
fnery As Secretary Daniels has served
notice to commander all he requires at
prices to be fixed by the federal t. des
commission this Is not considered in
any way serious.
There is no question that the federal
trades commission would like 70 step in
and control the oil situation, but Just
how far II viii go. or when II will take
Fction de"ends largely upon changes in
price conditions. and the change Of mind
of some Of the members Of the commits
sion.
The best forecast for oil control Is to
watch the posted price coming from In.
'ependence, and then turn your atten.
ton to the federal trades commission in
Washington and await developments
nd in the meantime saw wood and dis.
count all rumors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
OIL AND GAS NEWS

ome orill entered another lime stone
rock. ''" '"e
Additional oil showings have beor
,oU''u IN the well on the Bennett farm.
IN section 81 2s2w, in the Graham dis
'rict' Other wells are likely to be start.
eu III that vicinity within a short time
rreu L. Coogan, Of the Continental
supply company, has returned from a
Visit of two weeks to Cleveland and
otner cities in the east.
Hoy Potter was here from Gainesville
Yesterday and visited the Kirk well at
Graham.
Judge and Mrs. r. A. Hefner are At
nome after an auto tour Of Colorado.
wyoming and other states in the north.
west.
Charles l.. Dittman was here yester.
day from the fields en- route to Nc.
Alester' where he was going to take
some special Masonic work.
y r. Sykes and DR. George E. Good.
win are now en- route in their car from
Landers to Circle, Wyo At the latter
place they will take out hunting licenses
ana 60 to the mountains for a hunt for
big game. They expect to spend a
month on the hunt and will return here
about the middle Of October
Z. c. Dings and lRobert Poland are
.at Saratoga this week fishing rainbow
trout from a mountain stream.
}. A. Heenan and family returned
today from an auto trip Of a month to
Colorado and Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. French we're here
yesterday from Oklahoma City and Wis
tied the fields Mr. French is presi
dent Of the American Industrial OIL
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Bell returned
yesterday from a visit Of two weeks at
Eureka Springs, Ark.
b. X. Johnson, Of New York City.
Is here looking over the fields and
spending a few days with Edward f.
Ertel.
Harry Scott of Dallas. Texas. is here
on a brief visit with his brother, r. b.
'cottI
Frank NJ. Head has returned from
Abilene, Texas, where he closed a deal
with contractor to drill for the Plains
Oil & Gas company near Mineral Wells.
j. G. Adkins left here today for Ell
Dorado, Okla, and from there he will
go TO CARRIER, where his company is
drilling
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
TO CONFER SCOTTISH RITE
On ARMY DRAFTED MASONS

McAlester, Okla, Aug. 27.-The Scot.
tish Rite Masons of the McAlester val
ley will hold a special convocation at
the temple Monday to confer degrees
from the fourth to the thirty-second
on men called into the army service.
Invitations have been extended to 200
who are eligible. Frank Craig, who
is in charge of the function, expects
about twenty-five men to respond. This
session is for the special benefit Of
boys in the guard and those who have
been drafted. Men who expect to be
called may take advantage of the op.
pOrtunity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
They Are After "Kaiser Bill"

Rantoul, H., Aug 27.-With declara.
ton IF Kaiser Bill Etill is alive wen get
him. printed in large letters on the
side Of their train, members of the
Thirty-ninth aero squadron arrived here
from Camp Kelly, San Antonio. Texas,
to begin training at Chanute field. 10.
Gated near this city The new arrivals
were given a great ovation by the towns
people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
COMANCHE COUNTY OIL NEWS.

Chattanooga News: Material for an
other oil rig has been shipped here and
is now being hauled TO the location. one
mile north and eight miles west Of
town, on the Voyles farm. We under.
stand that this well is to be put down
by the Carter oil Company.
The well being put down by the Car.
ter company on the Joe Gebhort farm
was spuddel in on Tuesday OF this
week. \ night and day shift viii be
added And the work pushed as rapidly
as possible.
Work at the Douglas well is going
right along.
Webb.Hill and Moss are drilling right
along.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
NO DOLLAR BUTTER, BUT
WILL COST 80 CENTS

Chicago, Aug 27.-There will be no
dollar butter" nor "dollart next
winter, according to s. Edward Davis,
president of the Chicago butte and
egg board. Butter, wholesale, next
winter may cost from 43 to As cents a
pound, and eggs 40 cents dozen, if my
judgment is correct" he said toiay
Butter at 45 cents wholesale means
that it will retail for So to SO cents a
nound 4"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27

The Fox district looks more encour.
aging today than it has for some time.
Plains oil & Gas company, on the Nc.
Corn farm in section 20 2s3w. found
a gas sand at 1906 feet. With one
screw i'm the sand the well made from
three to five million feet of gas and
the water which the well was carving
was thrown to the top Of the derrick
A water sand was passed through Just
above the gas sand The casing is
now being underreamed and will be set
on top Of the shell above the gas sand.
and the company is OF the opinion that
this will shut out the water The loca.
ton Of this well is the southwest corner
OF the southeast Of the southwest OF the
section and is onequarter OF mile
west Of the McMan.Savoy well, in the
same section. which is making oil. and
was the first oil well in that district.
The McMan-Savoy well had a gas show
ing at 1867 and found the oil at 1910.
The Plains is -fifty feet higher and
reached the gas sand 38 feet deeper
The company has a good chance to
enter an oil sand at about 1000 feet.
The second encouraging report from
the same district comes from Gypsy Oil
company NJ. l Lindersmith in the
northwest corner Of section 1923. This
well at 2l7O feet lis making some oil
and shut down. The Moncrief aban-
doned well is a half mile to the south
and west Of the Lindersmith and the
abandoned Williams we'll is one mile
west.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
STEPHENS COUNTY OIL NEWS.

Duncan Banner; Interest in the some
Fifteen or twenty oil and gas wells be.
ing drilled in the county continues to
grow In addition TO the large number
OF wells that are drilling hardly a week
passes without new locations being
made, While the territory between Loco
and the shallow well recently drilled
in section sc, south, s west is attract.
ing the most attention at present. there
Is not community in the county hut
what is receiving attention at the
hands OF oil men.
The action OF the Interior department
In approving the leases on the restrict.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
Spanish King Saves Belgium.

Madrid, August 25.-Premier Dato
announces that thanks to the lnterven.
ton Of King Alfonso. Count D'Oultre-
mont a Belgian official who was re.
Gently sentenced to death, has been par
doned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
TANK WAGON PRICE ADVANCED.


Tulsa World: The tank wagon price
in the eight or ten states controlled
by the Standard of Indiana advanced
Friday l cent per gallon on gasoline
and / cent on kerosene. The news was
most welcome to the refiners in the
mi1continent field. II viii be possible
for the great number of independent
refiners to pay the 3O.cent advance
in crude and break even. 1t is better
in some respects than a 2-cent ad-
vance IN gasoline as much Of the
oil produced in the mid-continent
field is not rich in gasoline. but car.
ries great amount of kerosene.
The Standard has recently been
buying large quantities Of kerosene
in this market and has boosted the
price l IL cents per gallon so that
the refiner has been expecting an ad.
varce, which came at least two DAYS
earlier than expected.
The price has been so low in these
states as to demonstrate plainly that
the Independent refiners ia the west
were being Disseminated against. and
now that oil is 80 cents per barrel
higher tho new price * not only
Just, but was imperativeiy necessary
that the refiners here might live
As showing the discrimination, the
following tank wagon prices are
eiven Atlanta, %; Boston. 25: Dal.
las %; Columbus, "a; New York. 24:
Pittsburg. 23+; st. Louis, 1914: Chi.
cago, 90; St Paul, 20; Detroit. 20;
Omaha, 20; Minneapolis. 20
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27

The OIL City district has two compile
tions today. Black Eagle on company
40. Ledbetter, in 22-32, reached the
top Of the sand at 92S. The sand was
forty feet thick and the well baiel oil
at the rate of about five barrels an hour
the company states The second com
pletion is Colhoma Oil company No. 2,
on the Cobb farm, in 2S.3.2. The top
of the sand was found at $40 AM the
sand was twenty.eight feet thick The
company believes IL IS a better well
than No. /, but il has no tauklge and
dill not test the production. Colhomc
Viii start well No. 9 at once.
Nyanza Refining company WI have
i.s refinery at wilson completed within
ten days. The plant win have a capac-
i,y OF 1909 barrels.
The Wilson refinery IS starting con-
s,ructiln work on thrceioch line from
i.s refinery site at Wilson 90 the prop
er;y o. the Humble Oil company in
section 2i-4-3.
Heal oil company No. C. in section
$685. which has been producing for
The past month, ii making l2O barrels
day which was the initial production.
80 Z. on the same lease, Is drilling at
400 feet.
Hoallton on & Gas company, COM
posed 81 NARROW people who cleaned up
O. fortune IN the Hclllton field have
entered the CARRIER district and have
made another million dollars. The same
people are drilling at Cement in Caddo
county ana are also drilling near Min
netah, in Grady county.
The American Industrial oil COM
pany in the CARRIER district. Is drillinr
Us first well there at a depth OF 300
feet IN section &c 22n3w. The Hoy sano
Is found IN that district at from 100
10 lliO feet, and the Hooker sand f.
found az about 2l4O feet.
The Rau Oh & Development com
pany, In 30 3slw. at the last report
was drilling In a barren sand at 1899.
Ch'rles j. Wriyhtsman. In section
fsIw. east Of Addlngton. jefferson
county. Is drilling, at about eOoo feet,
Gynsy on company No. W. 4. John
son, In 2S.2.9, is drilling az GOO feet.
The 'nii'n Chief well. In section 10
use in Marshall county, IS little
below 1900 feet. A ten.foot hard lime
stone has been. drilled through, two
Feet Of brown shale was beneath II and