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The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

In view Of changes made in the TAX
laws by the Forty-hrst General Assem-
bly,, the State Tax Commission Is pre-.
pairing a letter OF explanation TO be
sent 10 all tax officials in the state,
which presents, in brief, the purposes
of the recent acts. Copies of the bills,
also, will be sent.
The bills which materially change
the tax and assessment laws are
House Bills Nos 32, rs and 3S6.
Bill No 3S6, which abolishes the
county equalization boards and substi-
tutes township boards, was introduc-
cd by Representative Ren f. Allen OF
Heber Springs. and passed each house
by large majority.
House Bill No 32 provides for the
assessment Of all domestic insurance
companies OF every kind and the as
sessment of every domestic company
doing an investment, loan or trust
business, or security, guaranty and
bonding. indemnity business, and re-
quires the principal officer TO file with
the assessor sworn statements, as pro-
vided by the act, for the assessors in.
formation in making the assessments.
House Eill No. Is makes it the duty
of the Tax Commission to certify 10
the county clerk and assessor the per
cenMm of market value to be assessed
Of all property; which basis must be
used by the township assessment
boards in making their assessment az
ter they have arrived AT the true mar
ket value of the property assessed.
This certificate shall be filed not IA
ter than 10 days before the time for
the assessor TO begin his assessment
for the county.
House Bill No. 3S6 abolishes the
Equalization Board and creates the
Township Boards for the assessment
and valuation OF all property The
hoard will assess, value and equalize,
all property at the time it is assessed
ana IN the presence or the toWner 70
litical townships are subdivisions Of a
county governing in this assessment,
and assessors should make their dates
with this fact in view. The county
court, 80 days prior to the beginning
of the assessment, shall appoint two
citizens and tax payers, who have
been five years resident Of the town
ship, and shall be the justices Of the
peace when practical, who shall serve
with the assessor in their respective
ownships for the purpose Of assess
ment and valuation of all property ac-
cording to its true market value, and,
on the percentum basis as certified
by the Tax Commission.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Pulaski May Refund Warrants.

Two bills by Senator Jones, in
which local officials were very much
interested, were passed. One allows
cities having population of 10000
or more to refund their city warrants,
and the other permits Pulaski county
to refund It's county warrants. A bill
by Senator Brown was passed which
gives cities and incorporated towns
the right to suppress as well as %
regulate and license poolrooms, BIZ
Hard halls, bowling alleys and similar
places Of amusement.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Mann Act Verdict Stands.

WashingtOn.-The Supreme Court
refused to reconsider its recent ruling
in the so-called Digest -Camineti white
slave" cases, in which it held that
the Mann white slave law applies 10
private, personal escapades as well as
commercialized vice. The court de-
MED the application of Drew Can't
netti for rehearing
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Food Control Bill Passed.

Washington. Congress passed the
food control bill when the House
agreed to minor Senate amendments
and sent the measure TO the presi'
dent for his singature, II carries S45,'
600 600 for the Mississippi river and
IS 500, 900 for the Sacramento, to be
spent on continuing program Of
food prevention,
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Cummins Is Anury.

Washington. Senator Cummns,
Republican. one OF the ~ men who
failed to sign the Senate manifesto
fayoring passage Of the armed neutral
ity bill, declared In the Senate that
"any man IN the Senate or out of It,
Of high or low degree, who said he
conspired to defeat the bill "delibe-
rately falsifes"
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
More officers Sought

Washington.-To speed up the oh
taining Of second lieutenants for the
regular army Secretary Baker IN an
order made public directs that dis
tingulshed colleges" designate ten
honor graduates from the 1917 class
and ten from the 1916 class to be ex-
amined in April for provisional com
missions.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

were useless and only an operation
would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has proved it
otherwise. / EN- now perfectly weIl
and can do any kind of work. '-Mrs
NELLIE PHELPS, care of r. A. Rider,
RID. No. 5, Fulton, N. Y.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
ters written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
If you have bad symptoms and do not
understand the cause, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass, for helpful advice given free+
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Bought Their Promotions.

Chicago. Eight police lieutenants
admitted to Chef Of Police scnuettler
and States Attorney Hoyne that they
each paid 5000 for promotion to their
positions, They said they believe the
money went to former Chief of Police
Healey, who is under indictment for
graft,
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Mine Their Own Coal

Chicago.-Chicago fiat owners are
going to mine their own coal. Plans
were announced for the formation Of
a 100000 cooperative corporation.
Options have been obtained on Vir.
ginia mining property. Four storage
yards will be constructed and coal will
be sold to Chicago fat owners at cost,
minus the cost Of operation and pro.
duction.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Mrs. Gait Is Rebuked.

New York.-Members Of the Wo.
mems Peace Party said that Mrs, Car
rie Chapman Gait, chairman Of the M
tional Women's Suffrage party, was
not reelected an honorary vice chair
man Of the peace party because she
had offered President Wilson the SER
vices OF the suffrafists Of the country
In case OF war.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Bullion Names Deputies.

Bruce Y Bullion, recently appoint
ed insurance commissioner and fire
marshal by Governor Brough, named
Felix G. Lindsay, an attorney of Ben
tonVille, assistant fire marshal, and
w. B. Hollingsworth of Hampton, as
sistant insurance commissioner. For
several years Mr.. Hollingsworth has
been state manager for the Colum-
bian Woodmen Of Atlanta, Ga.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Slayer of Nine insane.

Lexington, Ky.-Alexander Messer
81 years old, who has killed nine mer
during his life, was placed in an in
sane asylum. He is a native of the
Rowan county mountains and whei
officers came to get him he attempted
to shoot them up" Messer is the
oldest inmate of the institution. He
is believed to have brooded over the
men he killed until he went insane
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
New Law In Effect.

Washington, Means viii be provid.
ed Immediately for extending Ameri.
can citizenship to those Of the million
and quarter inhabitants of Porto
Rico who care to avail themselves OF
the privilege granted under the new
Pori Rican citizenship law.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
To Farm Vacant Lots.

Chicago,--ln an effort to help com.
bat the hiah cost of foodstuffs, the
City CounciNpf Evanston, llle has ap.
propriated 100000 for the cultivation
of vacant lots in the city.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
More Condemnation.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Both the
Senate and House OF the Oklahoma
Legislature adopted resolutions con.
demning the ~ flibustering United
States senators who defeated Presi-
dent Wilson's armed neutrality bill.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Admit Senators To Bar.

Senators John l., Carter Of Eudora
and r. Hill Carruth of Warren took
the examination for license to prac-
tice in the Supreme Court, and were
admitted to the Supreme Court bar,
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

GOOD HoUsEKEEPERs WONDER
How they ever got along without Red
Cross Ball Blue. This really wonder
full blue makes clothes whittier than
snow. Get the genuine Red Cross Ball
Blue at your grocers.-Adv.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Commission To Examiner.

w. II. Mordon Of Alexander was
commissioned by ]. l.. Bond, state su-
perintendent of public instruction, eX-
aminer for Saline county to succeed
C. d. McCarvey, who died recently.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Do Tell!

He-SO you let Lieutenant TOppis
kiss you?
She-Yes. How do you know?
He-I heard him brag he'd Smelt
powder.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
stenoorapher Appointed.

Miss Ida Rroadley Of Wynne was
appointed stenographer for the State
Auditorial Department, created by the
last Legislature
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Here's A Baby" U.Boat,

New York,--Onlcers Of the Dutch
freighter Boomberg in from Wales,
told Of meeting baby German sub.
marine, so small that there was
hardly deck space on which o stand,
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Japs Congratulate.

Washington Aimaro Sato, the
Japanese ambassador and Jules I.
.Iusserand, the French ambassador,
called separately at the White House
to congratulate President Wilson On
his Inauguration for a second term.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Censurn For the IMnlun

Nashville, Tenn,--rhe state Senate
adopted q resolution censurIng the
minority IN the national Senate that
defeated the armed neutrality bill
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Pass Medical School Bill.

The Medical School bill, carrying a
total Of s52,70710 for support and
maintenance, was passed with four
votes against IT,
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

receive no benefit
when so many have
proved that Lydia
Z. PinkhaIn S Vege-
table Com pound
will make them
well? For over O
year ! suffered %
from female weak
ness | could hardly
stand s and ar
afraid 70 60 on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Names Tax Collector.

Governor Brough appointed Gordon
Huffmaster of Bonneville state inher-
itance tax collector The Office was
created by the recent Legislature.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Where lin Comes From

More than twO-thirds Of the worlds
supply of tin is mined in the Malay
peninsula.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

Don't prolong a quarrel Make one
hard fight and then quit.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the org
inal little liver pills put up 40 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

1t is easier to renew good resolu-
tiOn than a 90-day note.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY Stand
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. .Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Fulton, N. Y. - why win women
nav out their money for treatment and
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

Weak, Fainty Heart, and Mysteries
can be rectihed by taking Removing"
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and 81. ns-
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

secreta ry ~aroved by Governor Brough.
pp.s,stat15 pp.ss,shrsrs simms, present executive
Miiitary nepar4 governors Office, was ap.
gupt Public Instant comptroller Both
will be for 6-year pc
,, ACT Nroller to receive $4,000
Act to raise tax ,he assistant s2,4OO.
Eonies, 20 create q Legislature has ad-
Act creates foyes in the political, COM
ths oiIiee price md professional life Of Ar
kansas, will turn to the selection OF
delegates to the constitutional con-
vention, which will meet in Little
Rock November IL, to frame new
organic law for the state.
All of the important appropriation
bills passed by the late Legislature
will be submitted to Governor Brough
during the next few days for review.
The governor, with the aid of Chair
man Harrison Of the budget commit
tee and several other members of the
Legislature will make careful estt-
mate of the receipts for the next two
y, ms 5o rn on pnsider the Appropriation
county general fuhat standpoint Parties
Act also provid,on tho noattar consider.
gued thereafter sNoh 'io iii'''''i
secutlvely and shay while the Legislature
nrS.y nrSnTy Pl nm SG Tnf its predecessors in the
their issue. Also pBing appropriation bills,
th9b T,tb are re not . ptf ample funds on hand to
city, and inc, expenses. The Legislature
ther tbeD o%muctced several measures, notably the
ThiScrease in taxes of insurance com
Sonr SOn panies that will make up for the in
head, reased appropriations. The seven
isS, isSd dpdred and fifty thousand dollar bond
Spring, Htassed early in the sessions will
seVier ,5I, s0 sharpe of all outstanding warrants
nofe, Madison claims against the state.
Perry PgP! 4SIHgs Philips. fGre with one exception
Saline, Scott, sebai the constructive meas
Ing ,nstoP; PolE WoGdrn5m %ss 5mmendeG by Governor
Randolph andln his inaugural address, The
option was the advisory pardonins
Approsrd which was designed TO relieve
the governor of much detail work in
examining applications for pardons.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16

v.-....- Gcid'Tall and Drake controversy.
y1sons OF iIso XII , or nTI dn (Emory)-Amending
rooming bouses and restg to the operation OF
e s{o.S ,at nt1 aenneS SJanitarums in Arkan
and restaurants, Pr
owner or Conductor oti0 (Harrison) Making
fxes the license fee TO cover DEFICIENCIES n
Act provides that optate departments.
each month the secreoo ,,,..,.. 80, ,,.>
of Health and chief w (Ndrter anu others)-
with the state Tire qualified electors TO vote
hotels roomlng hous, From, bor,o
entitled TO receive A. Hon "onV'
certificate OF the So. s (Josephs) providing
said fees have betstitution for tho cora ard
OF Health to issL Wa"
anoe with this Al the feeble'mnded.
Inspector and pref orc fprooLsl A,tho,i.
lpalities TO levy an occupa
.. 357 (Hester)-To con.
natural gas resources OF the
rkansas.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
REYNOLDS BECOMES
sTAT.EC0MPTRO
-ARKANsANs NOW SPECULATIVE
HHi ON CONSTITUTIONAL CON-
enc. vENTlON.
POUCH RF VIEWS BILLS
i.sisIa 49, iGl tiys rtant Measures Passed BY Re-
mittee legislature Will Be Put Be-
STt-.7 S,.-sy.1t - Governor-Revenues Meas
M ures To Be Most important.

Nj Little Rock
Al W. T. Reynolds, formerly of Cam
Eilren. a state bank examiner, will be
fsE omptroller OF state under the bill
stat4ssed by the Legislature and which
sscreta fy ~pGoved by Governor Brough.
Ires,surers Simms, present executive
Niiitary neparq. governors Office, was ap-
SuPt Public instant comptroller Both
will be for 6-year pc
The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
Bills Signed BY Governor.

s. b. No. 161 (King)-Authorizing
the Commissioner Of Labor to Ale in
formation with any justice of the
peace, mayor or Judge Of municipal
court for violation OF the labor laws,
S. B. No. 12O (Edmondson)-Em.
powering the United States to acquire
lands In the state by purchase, or
otherwise, for consolidating and ex-
tending national forests.
S. r. No. 145 (Smead)-MaRmg the
secretary Of state the custodian Of the
new state Capitol,
H. b. No. II (BurnetO-Providinc
for the cremation OF the bodies Of ami.
mails dead from contagious diseases
II. B. No. 5S (Brooks)--For the pro-
lection OF street railway employees
by requiring the screening OF the front
ends OF cars.
S. B. No. 147 (Slaughter) )-Appro-
priating $4,000 to pay Court Of Arbi.
tratiou and states attorneys in the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13
REJUvENATING ARDMORE.

American oil Journal: Ardmore
which is kicking off its swaddling
clothes, is preparing 20 walk. II is
time. The town has crawlcd long
enough No other oil center with the
prodigious production Of which Ardmore
Is the center has failed TO become a
metropolis In the truest sense. This
has been true. even though the growth
OF the cities has not been i'm keeping
with their wealth. The fortunes that
are coming into the hands of It's oil
operators indubitibly VIII seek paying
outlets right In Ardmore
With the activity at the borders OF
Ardmoro II cannot fail TO become a
great retail and wholesale center. It's
new chamber OF commerce will make
its dreams come true. Already Ardmore
has established the germ OF n manu-.
featuring center As long as it's cham.
ber of commerce Is active, the trade.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13

too, of an immense territory is within
its grasp.
The city's railroad situation is ad-
mirable, as contrasted with any other
town in lower Oklahoma. II has i'm.
mense oil and gas resources at its elbow.
The country nearby is filling with new
faces, with workers who command un.
usual wages. They must buy. And
Ardmore should sell what they want. If
II doesn't il the towns own fault. No
other city of it's size has the natural
advantages for trade opportunities that
Ardmore possesses. Its merchants. its
bankers, its professional men, have IL
in the hollow of their hands to make
their own city great and powerful. dom.
mating not only the oil and commercial
phases of the great region Of which Il is
the inherent capital, but also its ship.
ping, its agriculture, manufacturing and
financial possibilities.
No one who has seen the present re.
tuvenation of the towns appearance
through the Improvement of buildings
and the addition Of big stores. can help
but have implicit belief that colony
of business men and financiers who
have started out on the invigorating
program they have launched viii see
the entire matter through.
Ardmore wants wealth and position.
And 1t won't be satisfied until it gets
EN-"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13
DIRECT ACTION AT HEALDroN.

American oil journal: The benefit
which has followed direct action" by
Heaidtou producers, not only in the in.
creased prices paid for Healdton crude
oil, but also from the better tone which
will have an aftermath I'm stm higher
prices, should not be lost on the oil fra.
ternity OF the midconunent field.
Folded hands are for the dead. sRed.
blooded men in every capacity fight for
their rights The siavish subserviency
20 the standard oil company which has
marked the business conduct OF mid.
continent producers should give way to
conscious effort to get every penny OF
value possible from their oil.
The Healdton field was dominated for
more than two years by one pipe line.
When It's producers awoke 10 a realiza.
tIon that they were Isolated and victims
Of misrepresentation as far as the real
refining values Of their product was
concerned, they found means to end
those conditions
Heald,on IS TO be congratulated on
the number Of pipe lines 1t now has
and building and on the unusual future
pointed by the additiong Of refineries
and other plants which will use the
yield OF the field. Further publicity
of the really fine constituents OF Heald.
ton oils viii have the effect OF adding
TO the facilities for using the oil with.
out Transporting Il in the crude state.
This is the desirable condition. Of course.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13
VACUUM PUMP DECISION.
state Corporation Commission Give,
Ruling On ROXana Request

WI AhNAdHN AAfAuNNl.
The state corporation commission has
promulgated the following decision on
the application Of the Roxana Petrol.
cum company to install vacuum pumpg
in the Healdton field:
Notice Of the application and hearing
was regularly served on adjoining lease
and property owners and other persons
Interested Were generally notified.
Formal protests were filed by tho
Twin state oil Company. Thelma OH
Company; Producers OH COMPANY.
Ideal OIL q Gas Company: sand on A.
Gas Company; c. h. smith: A. G. Cruco
and w. !. Cruce Protectants appearing
at the hearing We're Twin state ON
Company by II. ID, Mason: Ideal on q
Gas Company; 32nd oil and Gas Com.
pany' Merrill, Schermerhorn a Merrill
by w l. Cruce. G. r. Smith. 4. C.
Cruce and W. l. Cruce, by Cruce q
Cruce' Producers oil Company. by Yorl,
y Murray; the kewRnee OIL d Gas Com.
pany by 7. II. Steele: Bayou OH a Gas
company and the 1911 on a Gas Com.
pany. by Byron Drew. Geneva Pearl on
Company, Harris-Strawn OH Companv
and Jake l., Hamon, by Henshaw &
Hough; Homa. Okla OH Company. by A.
c. Cruce. w n Randolph. appeared for
the applicant.
Nhile not formally amending applica.
tion' attorney for applicant. the Roy
ana Petroleum Company. stated that
applicant had no desire 60 put vacuum
on wells or to install vacuum pump.,
as such, but that ARRANGEMENTS had
been made TO install so.called com.
pressor plant FOR the manufacture M
casing head gasoline from gas produced
from wells on leases operated bv the nm.
phcant, and that in no case would n
vacuum In excess OF four ounces be
placed on any well.
IL Is possible that had the application
been drawn 20 state just what the annli
cant Intends TO do. that there would
nave been little or no protest. The com.
mission has heretofore denied the appll
cation Of the Magnolia Petroleum Com
pany FOR permission TO install vacuum
pumps In the Healdton field but has
granted that company permission TO op
crate casinghead gasoline plant.
Some OF the producers appeared Ia
mlstrust the good faith OF companies
now making preparations to install com
pressor plants They seem to fear tha,
the operation OF these plants win give
opportunity TO apply vacuum on some
OF the wells and that the operators
thereof VIII therefore secure an advan
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13

Gypsy Oil Company No. 1 Lirder
smith, in the northwest corner 1923
in the Fox district, stands 1900 feet in
oil. The company has one jO0.barrel
tank up and material on the ground
for two l600-barre tanks and two G.
inch flow lines are being laid to the
well. The company is making every
preparation for bringing in big well
when deeper drilling is done. The out
side casing will be pulled and the well
should be ready for deeper drilling by
Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13
LUNCHEON FOR THE
MISSES GORMAN AND DYER

luncheon was given at noon today
at Dornick Hills Country club in com.
pliment to Misses Frances German and
Cora Dyer who will leave in a few days
for Norman to enter the Oklahoma Uni.
versity. The luncheon was given by the
following Ardmore members of the Pi
Beta Phi Sorority Mrs. Gaylord Nelson,
Mrs. Don Bretch, Mrs. Williams Fort,
Mrs. Edward Gait, Mrs. Mort Woods
and Misses Jewel Paschal Eloise Pot.
teri and Gladys Scivally. The Pi Beta
Phi is the oldest woman's fraternity. 1t
numbers among its membership many
Of the noted women of the United
States.