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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF
CARTER COUNTY:

Gentlemen:
| want to thank you very kindly
for the warm support yon gave me
in the sheriff's race.
| also think there was some irreg-
ularity in some precincts that would
materially change the vote in my ia
vor, hence l am today filing con-
test to thrash this matter out.
If am right, | am entitled to the
office and shall stand on my con-
stitutional rights through all the
courts or get justice; on the other
hand, if | see that everything is reg
ular and | am honestly beaten, |
shall courteously acknowledge the
same and get behind the admlnistra-
ton with all my power to help make
it success.
Yours for justice and right,
ADV. ANDY HUICHlNS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
Mrs. Henry M. Furman
Dies in Oklahoma City

A message was received this morn
ing BY James II. Mathers, stating
that his aunt, Mrs. Henry M. Fur
man. had died at 9 o'clock this
morning at her home in Oklahoma
City. Mrs. Furman was the widow
OF the late Judge Furman, who
served several years as chief justice
of the criminal court OF appeals.
They made their home in Ardmore
prior to statehood, moving to Okla
homa City the following year. Mrs.
Furman is survived by two children,
a daughter, Florence Furman, who
makes her home in Oklahoma City,
and a son, Lieut.. Henry Marshall
Furman, of the United States army,
who is now en- route for overseas
duty.
Mr.. Mathers. accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Edwards, went
to Oklahoma City today. Funeral
arrangements had not been made at
the hour Mr.. Mathers received the
message.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13

securing material. The roof is on
the factory building and the work
is going on as fast as can be ex-
pected under prevailing conditions.
The BeSaw factory is practically
completed and machinery ready to
be moved in as soon as the war in
dustries board will permit.
The Peerless Steel company's
plant is nearly completed and is ex-
pected to be in operation within the
next fortnight. Field work is go
ing on all the time, and the COM
pany has weekly payroll of about
$500.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13

The Bayou-l9ll has another vel
on top the sand at sos feet in sec
ton "a 4s2w. This is the we'll on
location No. 4. 1t is expected to be
drilled in today.
The Beeline Oil Company, in the
northwest Of the northeast quarter
of section 25 4s2w, has let drilling
contract to NJ. T. Smith, and Ma
tional machine will be moved in at
once.
The Texas Company, in section "A
4s2w, is underreaming at 900 feet
The same company, in section SC
1s5w, is drilling at 1000 feet.
The Lomore Oil Company, in sec
tion SO ls5w, has bit hung in the
hole at $40 feet. The formations in
this test are running regular with
those of the Producers well in the
same section.
The Plains Oil and Gas Company,
No. Harding, in section 9 lsSw,
is drilling at $50 feet. Same COM
pany, has a dry hole in the Boy
sen No. A. Brentwood, Texas, at
400 feet, and will abandon.
George Chaffee, in section 2 3s3w,
is pulling casing and preparing to
move to the Guy p. Cobb tract in
section 5s5w. The abandoned
test in section 2 will be plugged back
to strong water sand and convert
ed into a water well which will pro-
vide water for other drilling opera
tions in that region.
The Magnolia, in section s., near
the center OF the west line OF 50,
2s2w, is waiting on water.
s. J. Culinan, of the Roy M. ohm
son offices, made a trip to the Kan
ger. Texas, field yesterday.
c. l.. Mayhall is in Tulsa this
week on business for the Imperial
Refining Company.
f. O. Dulaney, of the Fort Ring
Oil Company, returned yesterday
from Colorado on a short business
trip. He will Immediately return
to Colorado, where he is spending
his vacation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
Advance Marine Risk Rates.

New York, Aug. l3.--Marine un-
derwriters have advanced war risk
rates on sailing vessls both for coast
wise and trans-occan routes because
of the continued activity of U-boa.s
in coastal waters. Rates jumped to
3 per cent and in some cases to
4 per cent for sailing between Amer
lean coasts while trans-ocean rate;
were advanced to 10 per cent by
some underwriters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13

the chairman of the Confederate
Home Board and the father of Mrs.
Arthur Walcott of this city, whom
he visits frequently.
Other appointments for the re-
union include:
Matron of honor, Miss Mary B.
Poppenheim Charleston, S. c.
Sponsor for the south, Miss Vir-
ginia Saunders, Sumter, S. C.
Maids of honor, Miss Bessie Shat
ter Madison, Tulsa, Okla, and Miss
Mary Corinne Smith. Opclika, Ala.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
DAILY ARDMOKEITE

rison and Day investigated and dis
covered no evidence as to the man
ner in which any person had entered
the room. The money was pinned to
a skirt under the pillow. Mrs. Whit
ford's husband was away from home
and she heard no one in the room,
according to the report made by the
officers,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
GENERAL HALEY
CHIEF MARSHAL
President Confederate Home Board
to Lead Re-Union March.

Ardmore is especially interested
and honored in the selection made
bv Adutant General William Micklc
OF the United Confederate Veterans,
OF Gen. D. NJ. Haley as chief mar
shall of the parade at the annual re-
union to be held in Tulsa.
General Haley, while living at
Haileyville, is looked upon here as
almost an Ardmore citizen, being
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
Claims Burglar Stole
$500 From Under Her Pillow

Mrs. w. n. Whitford, who lives in
the 400 block on West Broadway,
notified the police this morning that
sometime during last night, $500, all
in $50 bills, had been stolen from be-
meath her pillow. Policemen Har-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
ATTENTION ELKS

Regular meeting tonight. lnitia-
tion and smoker. Be on hand.
s. s. TOLSON, Secy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
Cleaning Up Fair Grounds

Carl Russell, secretary of the Car
ter County Free Fair Association,
said today that the work OF cleaning
up the grounds and buildings in pre-
paration for the fair, Sept. lila,
will be begun tomorrow morning.
The track will also be put in excel
lent shape. Mr.. Russell says that not
withstanding the drought, the out
look for successful fair is flatter-
ing. He said there is going to be
much livestock, far more than there
vast last year and that it will be OF
better class. The association has
rented tent, 1890 feet, and this,
iii addition to the buildings will give
them more than 200 stalls, individual
and box stalls, for livestock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
BAILEY HEARING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The preliminary hearing OF o. S:
Bailey, charged with the murder OF
Joe Duane, has been set for tomor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13
NOTICE

NOTICE
Beginning on August 10, will
charge 10 cents on all deliveries un-
der $500.
rs DAVIS MEAT MARKET.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-13

There is more cAtarrt Ill this Sec
ton OF the country than all other
diseases put together, and for years
it was supposed to be incurable.
Doctors prescribed local remedies.
and by constantly failing to cure by
local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Catarrh is local disease
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a
constitutional remedy, is taken in
ternally and acts through the blood
on the mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that
Halls Catarrh Cure fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Halls Family Pills for constipa.
non.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
FATALITIES AMONG AvIATORS.

Many of the tragic falls Of aIrmen,
particularly at the aviation camps in
the United States, have appeared as
mysteries To the general public. Whether
they have been as puzzling to the doc
tors aud other experts Of the flying scr
vice we cannot say. but the observations
Of British surgeon, \ + Painter. who
writes In tho Journal of the ROYAL Naval
Medical Service, Indicate that the peculiar
tragedies are not confined to America
The obvious suggestion, generally ac-
ceptrd in America. that loss Of conscious
ness hv the pilot is the immediate cause
of many falls, Is also accepted by DIR
Painter In some cases, after conscious
ness departs, The aviator makes sub
conscious effort 10 land, not always with
ont success In other cases The flying
man rcgaincd his senses, recovered the
control Of has machine and landed safely
but WAS found 10 bc III
Lack of oxygen, the cause TO which all
sudden prostrations Of airmcn was once
attributed, is no longer found guilty Of
itself alone. Among hiers whose patrol
duty took them rs high rs 1900 feet
Surgeon Painter found few symptoms
attributable TO lack of oxygen, and he
believes that tho body finds factors which
ttgllfWHSAAt'. uNtlttlA it'f tfit bfttFsANS isf
atmosphere pressure The quality Of the
brcsthed air detcriorates. but the guam
tity taken in is larger
What Or Painter makes most Of
and our own aviation surgeons are
probably observing the same thing 4
IS the fact that In mast cases ficrs who
were overcome on high and lived to tell
Of il. admitted that they had been feel.
ing out Of sorts before they went up.
The slightest disability becomes. in the
clouds, a distressful Mlment 4 common
cold will turn into sufTocation, perhaps
with noschlecd An indigestion scarcely
noticed on the earth becomes scasick-
ness two or three miles up.
Ii may he that the lamentahly large
number of deaths in our aviation camps
will be reduced by closer watching Of the
general health Of the flying men All
enthusiasts, they may be too keen 10 fly
when only minor malady alficts them
Yet il is evident from the observations
Of the British surgeon that Il trivial
illness. transported aloft, Is likely to be-
come overwhelming New York Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
Paying n Terrible Cost.

Germany is paying terrible cost for
the great drive against the forces of the
Entente Allies on the western front, and
that, too. without any probability of
gaining military advantage II was estl-
mated, At the close of last week, that her
casualties had reached total of more
than three hundred thousand.
This is an enormous sacrifice OF human
life. to say nothing Of the tremendous
money waste involved II ought to inn
press even the war lords Of Germany, who
forced their people into this dreadful war.
Of the folly of their conduct, and of the
folly of war
When beaten 10 her knees, and her
enormous military power broken, as surely
viii be the case. even Germany, in the
future, should recognize the folly of war.
There is no occasion for nations fighting
each other, and this war would not have
been had not Germany forced it by the
ambition Of the Kaiser and his war lords
for world domination For this they will
suffer. and so viii the German people.
But the lessons that will be learned may
bring benefit TO all the world hereafter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
THE CAMPAIGN IN ASIA.

While attention has been centercd
on the German thrust in France, Eng
land has been busy in Mesopotama
and Palestine, administering servere de-
feats to the kaiscrs allies, the Turks
Simultaneous advances are reported in
the two areas, British troops taking posi-
tions northeast of Jerusalem and north
west Of Bagdad. In the latter operation
a heavy blow was gwen to the Turks,
over 5000 being captured with many
guns The purpose OF these movements
may be 10 unite the two columns north of
the Svrlan desert, which comprises the
nor Aern end OF Arabs
Damascus Is the obvious objective of an
advance north Of Jerusalem Ii lies
about 120 miles beyond Is Salt, the cap
ture of which was reported the other dav.
II Damascus is taken the seaport of Bel
nut becQmes untenable for the Turks.
Its seizure would give the British COM
mand OF half OF the eastern coast Of the
Mediterranean. In pursuing the beaten
Turks northwest OF Hit, the British are
advancing up the Euphrates Valley,
which is fanked on the south by the
Syrian desert and on the north by ''the
Island" or Desert of +. Jezireh. II these
are cooperating movements important
developments are soon to be expected -
" ashIngtoD Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
kent's Good Work Goes On.

At the meeting Of the Kent county
Levy Court, yesterday, official report was
made by the comptroller that all but one
of the ten collectors of county taxes had
settled in full for their duplicates Of
19l7-lS. The exception was the collector
for Milford hundred, the Tenth Rep
resentativc district, which includes the
northern part Of the town Of Milford.
Thus. Kent county is maintaining lis
surprising record OF efficiency IN collect
ing a wears taxes within the year, This Is
the third year, in succession, this pleasing
result has been accomplished, assuming
that the Tenth district collector will
complete bis work by the end Of the cur
rent fiscal year, June 80
What q contrast TO the situation IN
New Castle county, where taxes are left
uncollected for several years. There is no
reason why kent's example should not be
followed by New Castle, except that the
people OF Kent county, several years ago,
elected q real reform administration and
have kept it in power ever since. There
is no reason why the voters of New Castle
county should not do likewise
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
JUST FOLKS
TO A LITTLE GIRL.
BY Edgar A. Guest.

A rosebud meath the gentle sun
VIII he n rose ere June is done.
The tiny song bird in the nest
In tirnaswll ! sing ts prcttiest
And fly away when summers through
The way the old birds always do,
But dainty little girl Of three
Your future no one may foresee.
! look at you sometimes and try
10 penetrate the by and by,
wonder just what beauty lies
Behind the laughter in your eyes
What gentle deeds those hands will do
W hen all your girlhood days are through
What wondrous beauties ! shall find
When YOU have left these charms behind
oh, little girl upon my knee.
How many charms | cannot see
Are hidden deep within your heart?
How many smiles are there TO start.
When awakened by the coming Year,?
And oh, pray not many tears
Must dim the beauty of those eyes
Now dancing with child's surprise.
You're just dainty bud and small,
And vet within your soul lies all
The beauty that shall blossom soon
When YOU shall come 10 girlhood's s june.
And I'm the plant May be strong
And guard YOU we'll from hurt and wrong,
Remembering in my daily care
That YOU must bloom IN beauty rare.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
ESTIMATES AND EXPENSES.

1t is said that the actual expenditures
Of government have been below the esti-
mates in many cases. This shows what an
active agent the imagination is. 1t secs
things bigger than they arc merely as a
psychological venture, calculated to please
the people, who arc always glad to learn
that the whole appropriation is not spent
There is, however, danger here, for
there be many unfaithful public agents.
who think the appropriation should be all
spent That was the purpose Of the
legislation In Congress when they ap-
proprated the money-that il should
all be spent We have heard that argI-
ment used.
There have been men most willfully
extravagant because the appropriation
was in excess of the actual expenses,
and that is the usual tendency The only
way we know of to correct this abuse
is to probe closely and if it is found that
a dollar is spent not absolutely required
to carry out the original purpose, the main
who is guilty should be indicted for the
unlawful conversion OF public funds
Ohio State Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
THE EVENING SMILE.
A GRATEFUL SERPENT.

group of soldiers were telling stories
round the table of Y NJ G. A. hut
The turn OF n colonial came round
~ have at home. he said, ''a pet rat
tlesnake. | saved its life once and II
seems TO realize IT, One night | was
awakened bv my wife, who had heard q
noise downstairs. | pripped my revolver
and stole down ! heard struggle go
ing on in the diningroom Imagine my
surprise when, in the dim light from the
street, | saw my rattlesnake with It's
body tightly wound round burglar and
It's tail sticking out Of the window rat
Ting for a policeman Chicago News.
How did IIodgaon ret his reputation MS
an authority on finance BY never
talking for publication Life.
You don't seem to take much interest
in history "I'm afraid I'm too busy"
replied Senator Sorghum. ''You sec his
tory IS publicity that comes too late to be
any good IN d campaign. W ashlngton
Star
Too bad about Tom and the girl he's
engaged 10. Neither ono of them is good
enough for the other Where did YOU
get that idea I've been talking the
matter over with both families. -Bos-
ton Transcript.
Two Canadian soldiers were talking
One said, Il hear the Australians were in
Jerusalem on Christmas Day To which
the other replied. "Betcher the shepherds
watched their fiocks that night Lon
don Chronicle
81 thought knew what IT was to have
responsibilities said the head of a large
concern. But you found yourself mis-
taken" Yes NV wife went away,
leaving a poodle. a Maltese cat, and
bowl Of goldfish IN my care -Birming-
ham Age-Herald
What is your ideal OF an orator. "A
neal, natural-born orator, answered Sen
ator Sorghum, "is man who can put
up such good monologue that YOU for
get to notice whether his arguments are
any good. Washington Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
PRESS COMMENT.
MERE SAVAGERY.

The bombardmcnt of Paris from n
distance of rs miles is merely an act
of terrorism. IL does not help them
TO capture the French capital. The
nearest body of German troops to Paris
is So miles away The destruction Of
n church, the slaughter OF rs worship
pers and the mutiation of many others,
contributes nothing TO the success OF
the German armies. H. il designed To
terrorize the French. Nearly four years
of frightfulness have had no effect upon
the allies except TO convince them that
there can be no compromise with Ger
many, no peace by arrangement; no
negotiations with a, Germany that is
still able To practice its diabollcal methods.
The murder of Miss Cavcll and
Captain Fryatt had no effect except to
increase enlstments in the British army
and stiffen the determination OF Great
Britain To fight till Germany is crushed
because there is no safety for any other
nation so long AS Germany possesses the
power to do it harm.
This futile shclling of Paris from dis
tance Of rs miles does not impair the
ability of France to fight for It's life, IL
only intcnsifies the conviction of all the
allies that Germany has got 10 bo treated
like a mad dog: il must be disabled from
biting
The Germans profess TO deplorc the
destruction of church in Paris and
explain that every church in fortified
town is liable to be hit by chance shot.
That explanation might pass If a German
army were besieging the city. But
Germans are not attacking its fortiii-
cations They arc not shelling the forts
with the incidental result of an occasional
shell hitting church They are merely
infiicting wanton damage that can have
no effect upon the ability Of Paris to re-
sist German army This is not civil
izcd war il is mere savaPcry .~Philadel-
phia Record
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARKEN HAIR
Look years younger! Use the Old-time
Sage Tea and Sulphur and
nobody will know.

You can trum gray, faded hair beauti-
fully dark and lustrous almost over night
if You'll get bottle of 'Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound at anv drug
store. Millions OF bottles of this old
famous Sage Tea Recipe, improved bv
the addition of other ingredients. are sold
annually, says well-known druggist here.
because it darkens the haIr so naturally
and evenly that no one can tell it has been
applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray or be
coming faded have surprise awaiting
them, because after one or two appli-
cations the gray hair vanishes and your
locks become fuxur antly dark and beau
tiful
This is the age of youth Gray-haired,
unattractive folks aren't wanted around,
so get busy with Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Compound tonight and You'll be
delighted with your dark, handsome hair
and your youthful appearance within a
few days.
This preparation is toilet requisite
and is not intended for the cure, miti-
CATION or prevention OF disease.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
Move for Republican Harmony.

A meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee has been called for
Wednesday next, April TO- Mt Dover, to
give consideration to the pending State
campaign. The purpose of the call is TO
consider At this meeting whether arrange
ments may not be adopted TO bring about
thorough harmonization of the two
fighting factions of the Republican party.
1t is significant that the overtures for
this harmony meeting of the State COM
mittee. with view TO bringing the factions
together in united action and common
purpose, came from the old Republican
Organization faction. No intimation OF
such move came from the independent
faction. The latter has done nothing but
give public notice that the disreputable
tactics. including frauds ut primary cleo
ton, by which the Organization retained
control of the party in the 1916 campaign,
must not be repeated, or even attempted,
this year. All the independents ask for is a
fair and open primary, honestly conducted
and they express Willingness to abide by
the results of such primary contests.
In this situation, the fact that the old
Organization influences are now making
ovcrturcs for harmony must mean they
arc scared, and are afraid 10 enter into
fair and honest primaries of the Republican
party without previous understand
ing for division of the results They fear,
and with good reason. that at a fair prl-
mary contest they would be beaten by the
independent faction, which has grown
wonderfully in following during the past
year.
And 50 The old Organization leaders
merely hope to save their faces, and
also save something from the wreck of
their former arbitrary and insolent con-
troll of the Republican party. But that
hey will succeed in this manifest purpose
S very doubtful