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Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-09
Bargains
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how it pays you to pay cash at Varney Bros
HAIR NETS in all shades 3 for 4c.
'-CHILDREN'S FINE Isle HOSE in black white at l.
pair-all sizes.
-s6 IN FANCY voII.Es 1sc in light grounds with color
stripes.
-ss IN FANCY voILEs 2sc in handsome floral and pa
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EACH
-3S IN PONGEE SILK S9c-in natural color only.
SO IN. FANCY CREPE SUITINGS 37c-prey stripe
'ects
LADIES FANCY FIBRE SILK BOOT HOSE 59c--lig
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maApIEs .oAd WHITE AND BLACK hose at l9c pair
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-09

Ask About TROyAl Cords"
e VERY "RoYAD CORD" TIRE is an
l. er-size and every tire os able to del
greater service than is expected of 1.-THE
vestment on this basis is less than on t
that are not nearly so strong.
Autoin0ble Accessories
-BETHLEHEM spark plugs in 1-2 and rs in. sizes at
FORD RADIATOR HOSE are 13c each.
-KOLD PATCH in two sizes at 47c and 96c.
-JOHNSON'S carbon remover at Csc.
-OLD SOL spot light at
$495.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

| operators have installed plants ant
are using the process in defiance OF
the patentee.
Small Amount OF Recovery.
The recovery Of gasoline from
dry" gas by the absorption method is
comparatively small and depends
somewhat on the quality Of the gas
but is usually about one pint for each
1000 cubic feet.
Absorption plants are usually in
stalled where large volumes OF gas
can be treated-in some cases from
4O,OOO,OOO to 5O.OOO,OOO cubic feet for
each twenty-four hours.
The term "condensate" is a more
suitable name for the liquid obtained
from natural gas by either process,
for some Of the liquid obtained is 50
volatile that it does not come with.
in the meaning Of the trade name
gasoline.
At present practically all natural
gas condensate is mixed with low.
grade naphtha-a refinery product
before it is marketed This process is
called blending"
In the early days Of the industry,
Teathering for evaporation Of the
light yapors Of the condensate was
necessary for safety in shipping and
use, The process Of "wedthering"
frequently caused a loss of from so to
70 per cent. by blending, a product
is obtained that has a much slower
rate Of evaporation than the natural
gas condensate, and can be shipped
and used with safety Several meth
DDS Of blending are in use. The one
in most favor now in the Mid-Conti.
nent field is that of spraying the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

Total inc. 1O3 nitrogen 1000 percent
The dry" gases are usually very
/ high i'm methane, sometimes as much
as 90 per cent. Methane cannot be
iluifiod by ordinary commercial
methods consequently the gasoline
content Of natural gas is recovered
from the lower hydrocarbons, etnane,
| |uropane. butane, etc
Methods Of Recovering COndensates.
There are two general methods of
recovering condensates from natural
gas Briefly they may be described
as follows:
W Compressing the gas by means
Of an air compressor adapted to the
purpose. Cooling the compressed gas
by means Of coudensing coils, by use
of water, air or artificial refrigera-
lion.
The Absorption Method
bl Passing the gas through towers,
or recepacIes, in contact with heavy
oils used as a menstruum), then heat
ing the OIL in ordinary stills to a point
whore the light vapors absorbed by
the mensuuum pass Off as vapors,
which yapors are reduced to conden.
safes by the usual methods Of con
densaton.
The first method, used only with
wet gas has many variations, EN-.
bodyiug the ideas of many inventive
men. Although patents are extant
..T..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

were extracted gain Of SO per
over the year 1914. An average ?
Of 10 cents per gallon was rece
for the unblended product, the VI
Of the years output being $515
1t is estimated that 24,0000O0
cubic feet Of natural gas was util
in the manufacture, with an aver
recovery Of 2.57 gallons OF gaso
per thousand cubic feet.
1t is estimated that the produc
Of 1916 was approximately 1901
600 gallons, yielding = revenue of {
$l2,5OOOOO.
Future of the Industry.
While every gas well is a potter
producer of gasoline, there are m
reasons why they will not be util
for the manufacture Of gasol
Among these reasons are;
% insufficient yield OF gas
(2) Unfayorable location.
CD Poor quality Of gas.
Yet there are many millions
casing-head gas now going to W.
that will be utilized. The time
near where a gasoline plant will
as much part of a well-equip
oil lease as the power plant for pu
ing the wells now is The bushes
profitable, under proper conditiC
and conservation is always popt
when it is profitable
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

heavy naphtha into the hot com
pressed gases as they leave the com
pressor Both the naphtha introduced
mostly gasified by heat of the com
pressed gas-and the compressed gas
are then passed into the condensers'
and the resultant gravity reduced to
comparatively stable product.
This method seems broadly covered
by the Tait-McArthur patent, and its
use results in recovery Of 2j to so
per rent more merchantable produrt
than when the blending is done sim
ply by mixing the condensate and low
grade refinery naphtha.
1t is customary to test the gas pro
posed to be used to determine its gaso-
line contents before installing plant,
and close determination of the true
result can be arrived at by such tests.
The average compression plant is
small, in some instances a plant han
ding 100, 900 cubic feet in twenty-four
hours is profitable. A plant passing
100000 cubic feet is considered a
large one The installation of a plant
involves connecting up all the wells,
from which gas is to be used by a
pipe line system to convey the cas-
ing-head gas to the compression plant,
as well as suitable tankage and ship
ping facilities. Several hundred oil
wells are sometimes connected in one
pipe line system.
Growth of the Industry.
The production Of gasoline from
natural gas increased from about 400.
900 gallons in 1904 to 100000 gallons
in 1915. The increase for the year
1913 over 1912 was 100 per cent. Dur
ing the year 1915 65.364,665 gallons
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

regulator, the rubber coupler joint
| permitting the use Of pipe Of larg,
! diameter, and consequent capacity
| the gas compressor, and improved
methods Of combustion, soon greatly
enlarged the area of its profitable dis
| tribuuon, the cost of transportation
and safety of its use, At the present
| time it is one OF the great industries
Of the United States and Canada, with
an investment exceeding $35O,OOOOOO
and an annual income Of over S1OO.
600 1000 II has grown with acceI
Grated speed the year 1916 being the
year of maximum production and
earnings.
Natural Gas Gasoline.
Although il has been known from
the early period Of the oil industry
that under some conditions light.
gravity condensates were recoverable
from natural gas, it is within the past
few years, since gasoline became OF
great commercial consequent, that
this branch of the petroleum and nat.
ural gas industry began to be de-
yeloped
iu the gasoline industry, natural
gas is classified i'm two divisions.
"wet" gas and dry" gas. Gas pro-
ducad from the same sand as oil is
known as wet gas while gas pro-
duced from strata Sands that pro.
lucc gas only is termed "dry" gas
NDf fNuTa Beg rn aIn,r Itra .f J.y,1 -,a. .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

The condensate dripping into a wood
en- barrel The product, when frs
obtained, had a gravity Of so to 81
degrees, Baume scale, and the los!
from evaporation was large. Othel
plants were installed in that locality
soon thereafter.
These ventures proving a CONNER
cial success, plants of better design,
and equipment were installed in other
/ oil regions. At first ordinary gas
/ pumps at pressures Of so pounds
We're used; at present compressors-
usually two stage-of modern design
are installed, and The gas is com
pressed to from 100 to $50 pounds per
square inch, depending upon the quail
| ity Of the gas and the resultant gray
ity Of the condensate Speaking gen
orally the higher the gas is com
pressed the higher the resultant con.
densate. At above 50 degrees Baume
the evaporation Of the product ut at.
mosphere is very rapid.
The quantity Of gas consumed, or
utilized, in the recovery OF the gaso.
limo 10 bu+ , ,,,.,li ,,,,,,,,,o,,, 80 a.,
total yoIpr,a on,,nrassoa ,rho n.o.to
gae mr. ,,., from, ,,.ri,.b l,o ,.o.,Ii,,o
has been recovered, can bee used for
fuel and internal combustion engines.
,rb. recoyo,,, ~ ,,,soii,,, er,r, ,a',.i,,.,
be,d COS il, from, ,,,, a.. ,i,,ht H..
nor tborsord .utio foo, - ,,.. ,1a
nanding ,,ror tho o,,li,,,. ~ t,, ,,,.
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l1''''' ''uoPt'o" nam '''e coi'Ip' e9S'o''
''',' '''''',.' "'"'',!' ~
'.,'''S i'"''l "IF gas
transported 'I,ouSi' pipe HheS 10
nv VI ''s' INSTANT man Ne'9' ne
Vp'.' .,'' ''''0'' VI '''e p''I'' 10 'SSe'''iaI'S
~,
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I'M 0',o' '''''''.'' 10y SuI'ap'e '"'''
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- ,,'o 49, D'i' t"' l'o" VI gas
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~ Wv s"5 p's,'a il'Io 'l' Do''o'" oL
Wv Wv, 'l','o, D'' - up ','' oi5' ''e o.'' anu
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
OKMULGEE COUNTY AWAI
CONTRACT FOR SO MILES
OF HIGHWAYS.

About a year ago Okmulgee CO
ty, Oklahoma. voted 100000 in DO
for building good roads. These bo
were sold at a premium Of SAC,
and, together with other funds av
able, gave the county approximat
S1oo0,OOO available for improved hi
ways.
The county commissioners selec
Harrington, Howard & Ash, cons
ing engineers, Kansas City, Mo.
prepare the necessary plans and sp
fcations, which We're later appro,
by State Highway Commissio
George b. Noble and State Highv
Engineer Max l.. Cunningham.
After bids We're received on
rious types Of roads, recommended,
were made that the entire ffty-t
miles be constructed Of Warren
and contract covering this v
awarded to the Western Paw
Company Oklahoma City. Separ
contracts were awarded to the Ha
son Construction Company, Hen
eta. Okla, for the necessary grad
and draining
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
In General Charges Of Natural Gas
and Oil interests Of the Doherty
Organization
BY ]. c. MCDOWELL.

In General Charges Of Natural Gas
and oil interests Of the Doherty
Organization.
The petroleum industry is a deveI
tpmeut Of the present generation.
The man is yet living in Pittsburgh
who purchased the first tract Of land
on which to drill for petroleum
Upon the completion OF the Drake
well, near Titusvile, Pa, in 1853; a
small refinery was in operation in
Pittsburgh prior to the completion of
the Drake well, however, running on
crude oil obtained from wells drilled
and operating for salt near Tarentum,
Pa. The Drake well has been recog-
nized as the pioneer well, probably
because it was the initial venture un-
dertaken solely for petroleum.
From the small beginnings Of oil
creek days in the SOS, the business
has grown until its magnitude and
importance attracts general attention
and increasing popular interest The
wide geographical range Of its deposit.
the element Of risk ana romance i'm
its discovery interesting tales of fab
ulous fortunes grasped in u day of
hopes deferred, hearts made sick, and
final financial ruin In the quest for
oil, are some Of the features causing
the public interest. But the real rea.
son of the popular interest i'm the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

ATTORNEY and oil producer, Tulsa Okla Senior member of
the l0~ firm Of Blacb adams Smith, president of The Pilgrim
Petroleum Company The Metropolitan Petroleum Companu The
Connecticut Petroleum Company and The Budget Oil Company
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
GERMANS BARRACE
FAILS AS SUPPORT

LONDON. Sept 24.-'Iast night the
enemy attacked our new positions
southeast Of Gavrelle. supporting their
assault by q heavy. barrage." Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
This attack was completely re
pulsed, and our line remained intact.
I'VE improved our position slight
II north OF Moeuvres by. a successful
minor operation last night.
I'VE regained q portion OF the old
British line southeast of Voormeselo
Tin Flanders).
Hostile raiding parties were driven
OF last night in fighting west of Bel
ienglfse and east of Neuve-Chapelle.
Fighting resulting to our advant-
age occurred in the sector east OF
Vermand, where some progress was
reported.
"A local attack by the enemy yes
terday north of Little Priel farm
was successfully repulsed. leaving
prisoners in our hands"
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
SENATOR ATTACKS
BAKERS CRITICS

Senators who criticised Secretary
of War Baker last January for his
assertion that he would have !. 0oo,-
900 men In France by July I were
called upon today TO apologize be-
fore the public" by Senator ThomD-
son Of Kansas, who has Just returned
from the battle front.
I'VE have 1,75O 900 men In France
and have the foundation laid for
many millions more II necessary"
Thompson said. Bakers estimate
has been increased more than one
half. Those pretended military
critics should admit for once that
Secretary Baker was right and they
were wrong. The final success of the
war resolves itself into a question of
man power. which the United States
Is fortunately able to furnish"
Thompson said many leaders In the
political and economic life of Europe
believed that the war would end this
year. It was his opinion, however,
that there would be. at least one
more full year OF lighting.
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
BRITISH NOW FACE
STRONG DEFENSES

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. Sept 24-The British front
seems about to become the scene OF
trench warfare again.
II the British succeed in their gen.
eraI advance 1t will reflect greater
credit than any OF their remarkable
successes in the past several weeks.
They are now fairly up against the
HindenburE. line from st. Quentin to
beyond Cambria, and while the line
itself Is pierced on the front before
Cambria. there Is yet such = wilder
ness of defenses barring their path
as only the methodIcal, patient, ma
chine-like Huns are capable of con-
structing.
Thess maZes are from q mile to
two miles deep. Part OF the way
there Sc q canal seventy feet wide
and probably fifty feet deep In some
places. with deep spread trenches
before and behind IL. II this ma
chiRe-like barricade could save him.
Won Hindenburg. should feel safe.
but the Germans Internationally re-
gard the situation nervously With
their FIRST line from Hayrincourt to
Moeuvres cracked, and with the Aus
tralians perched on ridge where
the German outpost system lies be-
tween Bel1ieourt and Bellenglise. In
the latter strip the Germans will re-
tain an enormous advantage, how
ever. as the dry bed Of the canal
stretches for three miles there
But recent demonstrations OF what
tanks and instantaneous fuse shells
are able to do to ordinary defenses
argue against impregnability ofsany
lines.
The Germans IN this section have
the opportunity to resume their
favorite trench warfare, and they
hope to revitalize. or rather redis-
ciplIne their demoralized forces into
making a stand.
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
ROY REED MISSING"

Private Roy C. Reed, twenty-five
years old, 2722 Ontario road north
west. who has been serving in France
with the marines since March. Il re-
ported in today's casualty list a.
missing in action"
Reed was gassed during the frSt
fighting in the Chateau Theory sec
tor and lay for two days on No
Mans Land until he was picked IN
by stretcher bearers. II was when
he was separated from his company,
when they were relieved, that he was
reported missing. His mother, Mrs.
Wendall Reed, received Official notfi-
cation from the War Department
only i've days ago. She had pre-
viously heard from her son that he
was feeling hne" and none the
worse for his experience.
Reed was graduated in 1915 from
the Mckinley Manual Training
School He was q sophomore at the
University OF Illinois when he en-
listed In December. His parents
came to Washington seven years ago
from New Mexico. where he was
born His father Is chief engineer
OF the Inland Navigation Bureau.
Three of Reeds cousins are serving
in the army overseas.
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
SCHOOLS
ENROLL A,253

Public schools Of the District
which opened yesterday, today re-
ported . slight increase In ENROLL
ment over that Of last year. This in.
crease Is only In the graded scho9la
Enrolment in the high schools, both
colored and white. the normal
schools and coiored graded schools
showed a slight decrease over last
year.
Figures complied by school OH
cials give the total enrolment a.
47.523; graded schools, Al sol: high
schools 6.616. and normal schools,
log. The number enrolled the frst
day last year was $500.
Immediate danger OF closing any
OF the schools because OF an Insult
ncient number Of teachers were set
aside when these figures were iksued.
Members Of the Board Of Education
are confident that the present force
Of teachers can accommodate the en-
roilment at this time.
The entire eighth semester OF Bust
ness High School win take the In
tensive study course, Witch win
graduate them In December Eastern
and Central high schools expect to
form classes for this course within
the week.
Formation of the high school cadet
corps will Begin this week.
The maximum enrolment In the
public schools of the District does
not come until near January. Hun
dreds Of pupils do not return to their
classes until after October. ]. Last
year about 81 900 students were en-
rolled This showed an increase Of
about $1,000 over the nrst days en-
rollment
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
ANOTHER D. c. MAN
DIES OF INFLUENZA
Another w.shinEtonisn has died .

Another wsshingtonian has died .
victim Of Spanish influenza.
John AleXius Doyle, twenty-four
years old son OF MIRA Mary v. Doyle,
OF 81 Tenth street northeast, died
OF Spanish influenza early this morn
ing In the army hospital at New
Haven, Conn
Doyle was only sick q short time
and his mother was notified last night
that he was suffering from Spanish
influenza A telephone call today
from the hospital where Doyle was
staying in New Haven told of the
death
About q week ago he was taken
sick In Philadelphia At the time II
was not known that he was suffering
from Spanish Influenza He was re-
moved to the army hospital in Connec-
ticut last week
Doyle was employed by the Gov
eminent as an architect and has been.
working in New Haven since last
June. Nc Is married and has one
child five years old.
Funeral services WIN probably be
held in this city.
James N. Doyle. reporter for The
Times. who Is q brother Of. John
Doyle, left this city today for New
Haven
John Doyle Is wen known in wash
ington, having spent most OF his life
here.
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
PASTORS PENSIONS
: ON SERVICE BASIS

Twenty dollars q year for every
year OF active service is the pension
planned by the Methodist Episcopal
conference in session here for aged
and INDECENT ministers, according to
the Rev. J. B. T. Smith, OF Chicago,
campaign manager.
THE average salary of the Protes-
tant minister Is barely 81 900 q year"
he said today. practically every
Protestant church in America Is max
ing strenuous efforts to provide pen
sions for WORKOUT preachers and
adequate care for the widows and or
phans Of deceased ministers. The
plan of the Methodist Episcopal
Church is to give each minister $50
for every year OF active service. Thus.
IL a minister had served 40 years, he
would draw q pension OF $500 a year.
I'VE are planning to raise $4,000
toward this plan in Washington,
which Is a part of the Baltimore con-
ference. The total OF the fund Is to
reach 81, 900. 900. we hope"
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
LARGE PRUNE HARVEST

EUGENE. Ore. Sept. A-LAne county
this year win produce q total Of 4y5Oo.-
900 pounds Of dried prunes which will
be sold at an average Of H. cents q
pound, according to an estimate made
by C. z. Stewart. horticultural inspee-
tor for the county.
Mr.. Stewart reported sufficient labor
available a. q result Of the late open
Ing OF schools in various orchard dis
tricts and that the entire yield would
be saved IL weather conditions are fav-
orable. The harvest 10 wen under way.
The Washington times., 1918-09-24

w TE found Marine Gunner LaMonFs
" test so interesting that we asked him
w for permission to tell about it.
LaMond is the flying camera man of the US.
Marine Corps. He is making everyday work
of taking motion pictures while flying upside
down at the rate of 90 miles an hour.
The experiment which LaMond tried is to
wear two pairs of shoes on alternate weeks.
He put OSullivan's Heels on one pair, and
kept leather heels on the other. The first
week he wore the pair with O'SuIlivan's;
then he went a week with the leather heels.
The third week brought the turn of the
O'Sullivan's again, but the test ended right
there. The O'Sullivan's produced such well
come relief after a week of pounding on
leather heels that he found nail studded
leather heels, with their constant jar on the
nervous system, intolerable.
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
U.S.. INDIAN SCOUTS
DOING GREAT WORK
ny NEWTON C. FARKE

InteFnatIOnaI News Service StaR Cor.
respondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT. Sept "a
Sxirmishing between patrols eontin-
ues actively along the Lorraine front,
particularly in the territory before
Laumont Otherwise there 10 little
activity on the part Of infantry de,
taehments in this sector. although pa
troll engagements and raids are con.
tinuing in Alsace-
The American Indian scouts are DO
ing great work. One big fellow. six
feet six inches tall. has won particu-
lar laurels west Of the Moselle. He
undertook q perflous mission at night
Ia which he succeeded In locating ma
chine gun posts OF the enemy. Upon
his return he was unable TO calcu-
late the exact distance to the enemy
positions, but officers were able to
figure It from his cultural statement
six Yourselves going-three re-
turning"
Some of the men who scout with
this big Indian declare that he is q
marvel He Is never known to sleep
and Is unusually clever in discover
ing dummy trees in which the Ger
mans have planted machine gun posts
e. Without leaving the trenches he is
able to distinguish the dummies from
the req trees.
There is a story going the rounds
OF the regiment, that the Indians
brother was killed by the Boches and
that he determined to get,a scalp"
for every year of his slain brothers
age. The brother was twenty-six
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
AMERICAN RAIDERS
CAPTURE PRISONERS
By FRED 5. FERGUSON.

UNITED Press STAG COrreEpondentD
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
METZ FRONT, Sept 24.-Aside from
artillery bombardment Of important
German centers. with counte--shelling
Of American positions the Woevre
front is quiet
An American raid on the left center
yesterday melted some prisoners. The
enemy laid down a barrage on the adj
Joining sectors. but their infantry failed
to come over to face our counter-fre.
Near St Milaire another American
raid resulted in the taking Of fourteen
prisoners
Scarcely an sirplane or balloon was
seen in the sky all day yesterday, the
rain stopping aerial activity. The. en-
tire front II largely mud locked.
The Washington times., 1918-09-24
ASKED TO BE ARRESTED

EUGENE, Ore. Sept "A B. Ma
thews. OF Thurston. recently killed =
ballxy horse. had q complaint issued for
his own arrest on q charge Of cruelty
to animals and paid a fine Of 80 in
Justice Wells court
II was hauling hay he told District
Attorney L L Ray. The horse baked
and picked up a board and struck
him over the head. He laid down and
died. I know the humane society will
be after me and want to get this thing
Strengthened out"