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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08
FOR OIL
NEAR Cn|CKASHA
TO Be RESUMED
Fuel Shortage Overcome and
Work Has Been Started,

CHICKASHA, Okla. Dee. S-(Spe-
eial oil development in the Chick
asha district is practically where il was
week ago, with the exception that
several locations that were shut down
for several days during the past week
are again drilling. Several Of these
locations are at the interesting stage,
as Nhey are nearing production depth.
The deepest well In the county, and
one that has been watched with more
than ordinary interest, is that Of the
OIL State Petroleum company south.
east OF Chickasha in 2-S-7. For prac.
tically the entire week the rig has been
idle because OF q shortage OF fuel oil
This fuel arrived Saturday and work
was resumed Saturday afternoon The
drill Is down 2,SS0 feet. The we'll,
which is being drilled with a rotary is
contracted to 20 5000 feet They have
passed through a varied formation for
the last $50 feet For a time they were
in a blue shale formation, They have
drilled through this and the formation
at the present depth is still hard and
OF a black color, The company has
made arrangements with an Enid con-
cern TO furnish fuel oil ald no more
trouble from shortage is anticipated.
The well of the Unity Oil company
in 1855 has been at standstill for
the past week owing to a shortage OF
fuel. They have secured a car OF coal
and are again drilling around the 20OO
foot mark in formations that are re-
ported to be good, This we'll is con-
tracted to 60 $500 feet, but 1t is un-
derstood that il at that depth, nothing
has been encountered and the forma-
tions are yet good the we'll will be
drilled to at least 5000 feet. The hole
is In good condition and il Is thought
that the 5000 foot level can be attained
without any trouble.
Shortage Of Coal.
Chickasha we'll No. |, which Is on
tract "B" OF the Unity company's leases
in 1866 on the Ambrister farm is down
only a matter of a few hundred feet.
Considerable trouble has been expert
enced at this location from various
causes, principal among which is the
shortage of coal At this time the fuel
shortage has caused tie-up at this
location.
Seven and half miles northwest OF
Pocasset. the Area Oil and Gas COM
pany Is plugging away at that No, |
location. While they have experienced
the usual run Of trouble they have
drilled to 4 depth OF 6l2 feet and have
set their l2-inch casing. The hole Is
in good shape and they arc drilling.
Showing Of OIL.
Good reports come from the southern
end of Grady county at the location o.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

II constitutes about one-qusrtsr Of the
people Of Canada. Our French Cana
dians not only have, almost without ex'
ception, been themselves born In Cam
ada, but their grandfathers and their
great.brandfathers also were canadian
born; in fact they are the seventh and
eighth generations Of native sons who
ar today tilling the farms OF Quebec.
France is to thvm a myth, n story, a ia :.
bic, a name. not living fact with
which they hold personal contact.
Their ancestors did not even come from
democrat, France. Moreover, there has
come down to them q tradition OF re.
sentiment against France because at the
time Lower Canada came under the
British flag the French monarchy was
unwilling to pay the cost Of repatriating
tho' who wished TO return, and these
early settlers felt themselves deserted,
sold, and delivered over to an alien peo.
ple.-Atlantic,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08
The Function Of Criticism.

Criticism has an essential function TO
perform and no statesman can safely
dispense with il, If our war machine
is not working perfectly, somebody
ought to say it, say II so insistently
that the whole people will be forced
to take account not only OF this fact
but of the reasons for it. 1t will not
do to 60 on the supposition that the
official authorities will always antici-
pate the unofficial critics in the dis
covery of defects and will proceed
forthwith to their removal.
We have no official authority to
whom we can more safely impute in
fallibility than the British had in Lord
Kitchener. He was not a soldier
bureaucrat, tied up in red tape, but an
extraordinarily energetic, resourceful
master OF mtn. And yet he would not be-
lieve in high explosive shells. British
soldiers perished uselessly upon entan-
clements that shrapnel could not de-
stroy, yet Kitchener would not believe
until the Northcliife papers forced the
issue. In so great an undertaking as
our war there must inevitably be seri-
ous wastes and supdities, whose ex-
istence will never be made known TO
the president and the people, and
whose correction will not be under
taken at all, IL the voluntary criticism
repudates Its proper function,
Criticism founded upon expert
knowledge, criticism that takes into se-
count all difficulties TO be overcome
performs, as all will admit, a useful
function. But what is the gain from
captious, uniformed, often malicious
critieisml There is none. But even
such criticism cannot safely be sup
pressed. Let us bear IN mind that
there is not single hollow ruin Of
dead wood official who would not
protest that criticism directed against
him was captious, uniformed, mall
cious Criticism is like a windstorm
in forest II scatters some green
leaves, il breaks a few useful branches,
but the trunks it topples over are
trunks that diSfigure the living forest
and infest it with decay.--New Repub-
4.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08
The French Canadian Crisis,

Many fail to see that there exists no
such bond between the French h-Cana-
dians and France as tied the English
speaking provinces to the British Isles.
The Srench- Canadian Is rooted TO the
soil. He does not travel away from
his place Of birth. he lives his life within
sight OF the church spire OF his native
village, he does not think or speak OF
France as home In the same way that
Canadians OF English. Scotch, or Irish
ancestry think and speak Of the British
Isles as home. There Is no constant
tide Of immigration from, France -
keep the French blood and the French
spirit warm. IL Is only the extraordi-
nary fertility Of this blood on Canadian
soil that has caused II to increase until
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

the d.liea,s question Of baths vas dIs-'
eussed.
"Say. Freddie. DO you like to tie
bathsi"
See whir. mol Whyl"
well, | don't either, but I think
you have to-"
"0h. | take them when they make
ms, but would never take EN- II they
didn't make me-"
That's all right, but think yuu
have to take them even when they
don't make you"
Why
well, when you 90 to dancing school
you want the girls TO dance with you,
don't your Believe me, they wouldn',
u you hadn't had a bath. Women are
all that wayi"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08
LEGS LOST, BUT HEARTS
WON IN RAILROAD WRECK

CINCINNATI--A railroad wreck Mt
Royal City, Pa, eight months ago has
resulted in an exchange Of hearts.
The traders" are W. P. Murphy OF
New York City and woman whose
name Mr.. Murphy will not tell, other
than that it is May" She lives in
Pittsburgh. Each lost leg in the &C
cident
Today Mr.. Murphy sent May" the
following telegram;
IF you will marry me | will return
at once"
The answer was "Yes."
The couple met while convalescing
in Pittsburgh hospital. Mr.. Murphy
left tonight for Pittsburgh, where the
wedding will take place some time this
week at MAYS" home.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08
Then They All Laughed,

A young gentleman took his little
sister with him while calling the other
evening at a house where he is regu
lar visitor The little girl made her.
self quite at home and showed great
fondness for one Of the young ladies,
huPging her heartily.
Hoy very aiieetionate she isr said
the lady OF the house.
"Yes so like her brotherW respond.
ed the young lady unthinkingly.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

to Culver, Ind, to visit their son, Hall,
who is attending Culver Military acad-
emy, are now in New York City They
will spend several days in Washington
and st. Louis on their return.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph F. Schlanger OF
722 West Nineteenth street returned
yesterday from Kansas City, where they
went TO attend the wedding of Mrs.
Schlanger's brother, Lewis Solomon, of
Wichita, to Miss Charlotte Flohr.
n 4 n
Richard Griffiths, who has been Wis
iting DR.. and Mrs A. c. Enochs of 740
West Nineteenth street, returned to his
home in Vicksburg today Mrs. Crit
fiths will remain the guest of her pa
rents until after Christmas. Miss Ju-
Tia Enochs is up from the university
for the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Thompson of
Woodward, Okla, will come today for
a short visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Logan Bennett, and Mr., Bennett, w
West Thirteenth street
Sgt Mai. Paul Bennett, who is the
guest OF his parents, Mr., and Mrs. S. G.,
Bennett, h23 West Thirteenth street,
will return TO Camp Bowie Monday eve
ming.
The members OF the Wednesday
Bridge club sewed, as usual, at the
Red Cross rooms Thursday after
noon.
The Stoddard club will meet Monday
at the home OF Mrs. Joseph Mayer, 2l4
West Tenth street.
Mrs. N. X. Bishop Of Huntington,
Ind, who is the guest of Mr. and Mrs
Eugene X. Aufricht, 652 East Tentt
street, is spending the weekend in
Edmond
Mrs Maurice J. Baer of $50 West
Nineteenth street returned today from
visit in 81. Louis.
Mr.. Albert Lehr, 9Eo west seven
teenth street, is up from the university
to spend the week end
Mrs Ben Barnett, ~ West Eight
eenth street, returned today from Fort
Sill
n Y
The Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternities held dances last
night at their chapter houses in Nor
man. Miss Margaret Atwood, Miss
Nina Penn and Lieut. Edgar Van Cleei
we're among those who attended from
here.
n n y
Mrs King Fitzpatrick, 1923 North
Walker avenue, has gone to lndianap'
oils, Ind, for a visit Of several month,
with her sister, Mrs. +. II. Pinkerton
4
Mrs. s, Z. Clarkson, 1000 West Twen.
tieth street, had as her guests yesterda,
for a spend-the day party Mrs John W
Graves, Mrs. Samuel Krepps Of Cush
ing and Mrs. Arthur II. Geissler Mrs
kreppps returned home today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

the Langston Oil company on the Mil
wee farm In 52-J-d New machinery
has been added to the equipment and
with the tedious part Of the drilling
passed. the we'll Is in shape for rapid
completion. They are drilling at l,23S
feet and the formations have been
characterized as encouraging" II is
known that they have encountered sew
eral Shoyinps OF oil
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08
E22a C,o.; C. ozs ~ XA

N ERS PHILIP DESSAUER, army bride whose mar
WW riage to Captain Dessauer in San Diego last Sat
urday of interest to her many friends here.
Before her marriage Mrs Dessauer was Miss Florence
Heninger the daughter of Mr. and Mrs c. Heninger of
500 West Tenth street
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

Doctor--Your daughtei madam, is
suffering from constitutional inertia.
Fond Mother-There Poor thing
And her pa declared she was simply
larry.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08
The Saueamish Ssx.

Mrs. NJ. had asked two little boys for
luncheon their respective mothers be-
ing far from home. During luncheon
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

II Is OF interest to the friends OF
Charles Donald Boyle Of Camp Logan,
Houston, Texas, to learn that he has
been promoted property sergeant,
Twenty-fiith ambulance corps, Fifth
division. U. s. A. Sergeant BOYLE Is
the son Of Mr., and Mrs. c. A. Boyle
of lln North Mckinley avenue.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

Mr.. and Mrs W, Watkins Edwards
II zjl West Eighteenth street, who went
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

St. Johns guild will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
Herbert Huntington, 1909 West Twen-
y-fourth street.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

Judge aud Mrs. J. r. Martin Of 200
Ncsi Fourteenth street, who are now in
Deming N. N, are expected home De
eembsr IS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

The Safety First league will meet
December 10 with Mrs. w s. Morri-
son. jl2 East Seventh street.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

Miss Janet Stuart Miss Nina Penn,
Harry Thomas and Robert Bleakmore
we're among those who went from Ok
lahoma City yesterday to attend fra'
ternity dances at the university
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08

Miss Melrose Brown OF 1922 West
Seventeenth street, is up from the uni
versity for the weekend Miss Ruth
Case OF Maude is the guest OF Miss
Brown.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
At TER SUFFERING
FOR TWENTY YEARS
he REGA|NS HEALTH
Prominent Farmer and Con-
stable of Hardin County,
Tenn, Takes Tanlac and
Is Now Like New Man.

Eyes, sir. it's fact three bottles
of Tanlac did me more good than all
the other treatments. and medicin.
| had taken for the past twenty years
put together" said j. I. Banks, con-
stable of Hardin County, Tennessee,
and a prominent far,ndr, living just
out Of Savannah, Tenn, on r. F. D.
No. 4, a few days ago.
"I had suffered from stomach
trouble all this time" he continued,
'tand got in such a nervous, rundown
condition I could hardly sleep or
work. I had curious feelings can't
explain and, at times, gas would
press on my heart so 1 thought I was
going to die right out. / would often
wake up at night in misery and have
to get out of bed and walk the floor
for hours trying to get some ease.
1 had an awful soreness in my left
side and my kidneys were out of or
der and bothered me constantly.
81 paid out several hundred dol
lars trying to get well, but Tanlac is
the only thing that ever helped me.
Other medicines seemed to upset me
and get my stomach all out of order.
but Tanlac just seemed to soothe it
and I began feeling better with my
first few doses. l can eat most any
thing I want now without any suf-
fering afterwards. Why, l ate hearty
of turnip greens and fat aeon for
dinner today and had no trouble from
it. I sleep better every night, my
nerves are quiet and I can work
without getting tired like I did. I've
already walked three miles since
noon and still have three more to
walk, and / couldn't have begun to
IL s,,oL %bspor hoforo
lac. I think a medicine that will do
for suffering people what Tanlac has
done for me is we'll worth recon-
mending to the public and l am glad
to give it my Endorsement"
Tanlac is sold in Pensacola execlu-
sively by the Crystal pharmacy
adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
Letters Carriers Assist
In Selling Thrift Stamps

stamps you not merely make a pa
triotic loan to your government. but
also at the same time invest your
money in an absolutely safe and very
convenient savings investment.
| Each Thrift stamp sells for twen-
ty-five cents representing just that
much loaned to the government and
when you have bought Is Thrift
stamps, or $500 worth, you may ex-
change them for one interest bear
F, ing war saving stamps by adding IL
cents, or Is cents, or Ia cents, etc..
according to the value of the war
saving stamp in the month you make
the change.
, Each war saving stamp sells for
four and 12-100 dollars, (S4.12) from
now until January 81, 1913, after
which date it increases in value 1
cent per month until January, 1923.
when it natures and is redeemable
at any money order postoffice for
five dollars, (S5.0O) which represents
principal togeth< with compound in
terest at a per cent upon the amount
of your investment. The postoffice
will sell war saving stamps or re-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
THEFT OF WATCH IS
CHARGED TO NEGRO

Jim Hargis, colored, who has been
sought by the police for some weeks
on a charge of being a dangerous
and suspicious character, was caught
and arrested yesterday by Officer
Harper, but not without struggle.
for the negro is said have endeavored
t. elude the grasp of the policeman
He is wanted, it was stated, for the
alleged theft Of gold watch said to
be valued at $S5, the property of
Leo Anderson. who is employed by
the Pensacola Electric Company.
Some weeks ago Hargis was chased
by Officer Harper, eluding that po-
liceman after going over several
blocks. He is said to have been
hiding out since.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
CURFEW LAW MAY
Be PASSED SOON
By CONDO

Much interest has been manifested
in the ordinance now pending before
the city commissioners which is said
to be substitute for curfew law.
The measure prescribes that children
under sixteen years of age shall be
kept off the streets after 9 o'clock
at night from April to October, and
should any under that age be found
on the streets unattended. it will be
the duty of the police officers to
take their names and the youngsters
will be required to report to officials
named from time to time. 1t will be
unlawful for parents or guardians to
send their children out after the hour
named, under the proposed ordinance
The measure was read the first
time and now goes on second reading
at the next meeting of the city COM
missioners. At that time it will go
to the city aorney for opinion. and
will then come Shack for final pas
sage. 1t is understood the measure
has the endorsement of the probation
officer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
YOUNG STRANGER IS
IN LOT OF TROUBLE

Charlie Ross is the name of a
young white man who was taken into
custody on complaint yesterday, and
charged with being a dangerous
and suspicious character. Later in
the afternoon he was interviewed a,
the city Jail by the United States
marshal, but whether or not the gov
eminent desires CUSTODY Of him was
not announced last night.
The young stranger was arrested
when the theft of fine sweater and
glass was charged up to him. He
is said to have been a deserter from
one branch of the United States SER
vice, and this is a question which
the officers are investigating.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14

TERSELY TOLD.
Friends of c. P. Naish will be
pleased to learn that he is rapidly re-
covering.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
SIOEL|GHTS ON
ARMY NAVY GAME
At MAX{NT PARK

Football. live war, Is no respecter
of weather. Out at Fort Barrancas.
at least, the weather-man has failed
to clash with the army team for any
material gains. Gruelling scrimmage,
running down punts, and receiving
kick-offs and passes have received un-
abated attention, in the effect to turn
out a winning squad.
Again has been heard the sportive
thud of the oblate spheroid as it has
spiralled It's rocket ascent toward the
azure orb. gently propelled by the
well-meaning but none the less ag-
fressive toe of the South's champion
punter, Windy Arnold, of Texas
University fame; and time and again
has the same oblate paused in it's
flight like stag drinking his fill, only
to come hurting down. end over end.
between the uprights and thence
bounding in response to the kiss Of
Terra Firma, high as the spirits Of
the on1ookers.
In the last few days an unusual
amount of talent, due to the efforts of
the Y. NJ. G. A. coach, Schultz, and
his assistant, Sergeant Golfer, has
been uncovered at the fort. Men
whose Identity no one till now had
dreamed of, have been responsible for
various leaks" associating them with
various championship teams OF the
past.
Jack" Smith, the renowned little
quarter from Brown University has
been barking his snappy signals with
never a humble.
"Pat'' KinseIla, the beefy Irish
tackle of Missouri University, other
wise of collegiate baritone fame. has
fhrnuinC CT re
back for great losses. in spite of
faultless interference.
ALEX" Manta, q shoestring tackle Of
bulldog tenacity and hominy grit, has
been making holes where there
weren't any, in the doing of which he
stands alone. A former Pine Village
nan, incidentally, hailing from Whit
ing. Indiana
In open work Purdue's old end,
Hayward, has been making a basket
ball of the pigskin, and his opposite
Speedy Wright, Leland Stanford ID,
has been smashing away like Ell Toro
himself.
ROLAND, Kentucky University, do
do" Bingham, Wisconsin all-state and
Jack" Madeira, a poppy little streak
from Mexico City, have turned the G.
A. c. sword into plow-share and bid
fair to pillow their cleat-d path thru
the thorax of the entire South At
Iantic Division. In this they are
backed by a loyal gang of rooters, who
will be automatically pardoned in de-
string for them a victory, albeit with
annexations and a few indemnities.
Or course we have no axe to grind
and mean everything in fun: never
loud and boistrous, we desire merely
to show our true college spiri.
Among others ON the program, who
are veritable "Cup- gobblers" might be
mentioned: F1uke Arizona University
left end, sparkle" Sparkman, vir-
ginia University blue blood; Red"
Metz, Carlisle University. Backbone,
Wyoming bear-cats. There has, in
fact. been such a wealt hof material
that competition has been rife, thus
detracting in a measure from the in
herent childlil<e innocence of the
game.
Stewart d. Timmins, of the Fourth
Company, has been elected yell-lea der,
and will be obeyed and respected az
cordingly. God bless him; all Of us,
in fact.
(Signed)
A HOOSIER OAR HORSE,
(P. s. Very DARBY
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14

Under special directions from the
postmaster general mail carriers are
directed to assist in whatever way
possible in selling thrift stamps and
war saving certificates, and in car
rying out this plan, Postmaster Han
cock, director of the campaign in Es-
Gambia county, has sent out the fol-
lowing letter to all patrons of the
postoffice:
Announcement.
The United States government af-
fords your letter carrier an oppor-
tunity of doing his bit toward the
winning of the war. Letter carriers
now have for sale directly to you
both the Thrift stamps and the War
savings stamps. BY purchasing these
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
CONCRETE VESSEL
BE BUILT IN SOUTH

Washington, Dec. Reconstruction
at a southern port, probably at Sa-
vannah or Wilmington, of forty-five
hundred ton concrete steamship, large
~ as an experiment, may soon be
started by the shipp ng board and the
United States bureau of standards. If
it proves successful many more may
be turned out from southern ports
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
PARTY
SISTERS Of MERCY

Sisters of Mercy will give a chill
dren's party this afternoon at the
school building, corner of Chase and
Baylen streets, and the general pub
lie is cordially invited. Children's
games will be prominent features.
There will be a grab-bag, a fish-pond
and other attractions, and refresh
ments will be served. 1t is urged
that the children be on hand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14

deem any war savings stamps solI
according to a schedule of values in
creasing one cent each month after
January 1913.
B. S. HANDBOOK.
Post laster.