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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic

destroys the malarial germs which
are transmitted to the blood by the
Malaria Mosquito. Price 6Oc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
Wynnewood Boy Safely Overseas

4 card has been received by Mrs
4. Z. Punderson of Wynnewood
stating that her son, c. NJ. Punder'
son, Co. /, lllth Engineers, has ar
rived safely overseas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
ENGLISH EXPEDITION LOST

London, Aug. l2.-The admiralty
announced today that six BRITISH
motor boats have failed to return
front a accommodating expedition
carried out on August IL along the
West Friesland coast of Holland.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
Ranger, Texas.

In The Ranger, Texas held. The HI
wick test on the Riddle l2-acre tract,
in wIich several Ardmore parties are
interested, among whom are George
Parton, William Farrel and Arthur
Adams, is showing for about I9
barrels after a shot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12

The Sykes -Dings No. 2 Bryant IS
drilling at 800 feet. Same company S
Riddle No. is rigging. Same com
pany's Rock No. | is spudding; NO.
2 is building a rig, and No. ) is a
RIG on the ground.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
The Johnson and Franklin test ii

section IA 2s4w is drilling at SIS
feet. From 428 to ABB feet there was
:. nice showing of oil with consider
able water in the hole.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
NOTICE

Beginning on August 10, l vii
charge 10 cents on all deliveries un
der 500.
IS DAVIS MEAT MARKET.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
Announcement is made that the

Announcement is made that the
Southwestern Life Insurance Com
pany has issued insurance amount
ing to a total OF $6,700,OOO, covering
5,645 employees OF the Magnolia Pc
troeum Company. The benehciaries
of those who have been in the EN-
ploy OF the company for one year,
receive, upon the death OF the EN-
ploye, a sum OF money equal to three
months salary, or a minimum OF
$500 where the three months salary
does not equal that amount. Those
in the employ of the company tor
two years received FIVE months sal
ary as a death benefit; three years,
eight months salary, and five years
or over, one years salary, or max
imum of $1,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12

The Wagner No. !, on 4 2-acre
school lot, offsctting the Brewer
tract, is making $500 barrels. No. Z
is on top the sand. An interesting
feature of the Wagner Wells, show
ing the attitude of some OF the big
companies toward the small oper-
ator. is the fact that the T. K +. COM
panv has erected 10 derrick sur
rounding this little 2-acre lease, but
il is reported that the government
has interfered with the T. x 7. in
this case that they will not be per
mitted to drill more than two Oft
sets TO each Wagner well. Another
feature Of the Wagner operations
is that three S-hour shifts were EN-
ploved in drilling, instead of the Gus
tomary two l2-hour shifts, and at the
completion of the well each drlllef
and tool dresser was given bonus
OF $1,000 and an automobile in eN-
cess of regular wages. The result
has been time gained in completion
and practically no mishaps in drill
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE OR TRADE-First
class rooming house, we'll furnish
ed; brick building. Apply Roy M.
Mobley, Mobley Hotel. New VIII
son, Okla. III
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12
CANADA WILL SEM
SOLDIERS TO SIBERIA

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. l2.-Canada
will be represented by military unit
of approximately 1000 men in the
expeditionary force which the allied
governments will sent to Siberia.
This was announced here last
night by the dominion government.
which promised more detailed
statement With ma short time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12

Read it in The Ardmoreite first
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12

FOR RENT-Y. NJ. c. A. dwelling,
corner Broadway and A streets.
northwest. Phone Fl, NJ. s. VOL
verton. lZ-S
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-12

of the old days, were vot so easily
discouraged, perhaps, when they un-
dertook to solve mystery OF the
same kind, but it is doubtful if they
would have succeeded in breaking
the Paden we'll deadlock under the
strict watch that was set up by the
mystifiers. AS matter of fact, the
we'll is as much of mystery today
as it was when the fence around ii
was first erected. A federal court
order is required to force solution
OF the mystery.
In the vicinity efforts to open an
oil pool have been made, but with
out success. Does the Paden well
have an oil supply OF its own, or is
it "A dry hole? This is the question
which is to be answered.
Oil and Gas Journal: f. B. How
ard. state auditor of Oklahoma, last
week received a check from the Prai-
rie Oil & Gas Company for $37,-
20865, in payment OF gross produc-
ton tax levy for the three months
ending June 80, 1913. Mr.. Howard
states that this is the largest check
ever received by him from any con
Germ in payment OF gross production
tax. 1t is said that the Prairie Oil
and Gas Company during the quar-
ter sold oil produced by it in Okla
homa valued at $2,642, 1921.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
STORY OF AN OLD
WILLOW TREE

II you had passed a farm In the
southern part Of Indiana one sum-
mer day, you would have noticed
that in the corner of front yard
was small round wire protection,
which was planted around me for
my protection. But if you were to
pass today, you would see instead
of the small tree, large wide and
spreading willow. You would also
take notice that visitors receive a
great deal of pleasure beneath my
large, beautiful branches.
In early spring, boys who have
strange ideas, como with large
jack knives, and cut off some of my
best branches, using them as ma
terial for their whistles. 1t is not
only human beings that seek me
for pleasure, but the birds of the
air; especially the robins, who
build their nests in my upper
branches. Oh! How glad ! am to
furnish shadee for the children!
The boys do make good use of me.
1t seems that | am first thought of
by them when shady place is
wanted for their circuses, which
last for whole afternoon, at least,
once each year.
| suppose | had better say a lit
tie about the girls. They are more
gentle and do not treat me as
roughly as the boys. Some little
girls have swell tea parties, Of
course; then they can not 81, idle;
therefore, they swing CT my
branches which are low enough to
the ground.
| remember one day, little girl
was swinging real high on one of
my limbs, and getting frightened,
she fell to the ground. don't think
she was hurt very badly, because
! still remain a popular resort for
her and all the children in the
neighbOrhOod
Contributed by Mthilda Schwen-
! demman, St Andrews School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
MY SHIP

They call me the great steamer.
| was built many years ago in the
shipyards at New Orleans by Mr.
Robert Z Lee and Co.
l started from New Orleans and
stopped at Mississippi where we
unloaded cotton, rye and wheat.
Here ! met a ship sailing for
Tennessee which was loaded with
lumber with which to make anOth-
er ship. After awhile storm
came up and the ship rocked SO
that the people were thrown from
one side to another.
Once a little girl fell from deck
and the men got boat-hooks and
pulled her up, but she was dead
After a while the storm ceased and
the ship sailed on until we reach
ed Duluth where we unloaded the
rest Of our freight. Afterwards
was sold to the navy department
of New York and so sailed the At
lantic until one day was torpedo
ed by a German submarine. The
women and children were saved by
lifebOats. There were a number of
people on the ship when it started.
The ship went down within an
hour. But the men had life-belts
and so they kept on water until
they reached land-J. Refs, st.
Andrews School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
TIE YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK

Yellowstone National Park is
about the size Of the state of Con-
necticut At its lowest point it
is about a mile above the sea,
and is surrounded by mountains,
which are more than two miles
in height. Parts of the surface are
covered with woods, high cliffs and
deep, yawning canyons. This part
is full of natural wonders. 1t is
region of geysers.
1t has springs which are al
ways boiling up water and
mud, containing diGerent miner
ais. AS the water falls back it
leaves sediments, which in time
build up structures of all cOlors of
the rainbow. There is one hot
spring which has thus far formed
a white hill, more than two hun
dred feet high. Another fountain
is always vomiting masses Of
green, Shiny mud mixed with sui
phur. The smell of this fountain
is very sickening.
The .geysers are hot springs,
which spout up large bodies of
boiling water and steam, high in
to the air; some spout every year
or so; others every few minutes.
THE Grand Geyser, the largest
in the world, spouts a volume of
water to the height OF three hun
dred feet; and odd Faithful"
sends up every hour a large vol
ume of water about as high as a
very high church steeple.
Another wonder of this park Is
the Yellowstone river and its can
yons. At one place the water has
a fall of about three hundred feet,
and it passes through a gorge far
more wonderful. The walls are
about one third of a mile high,
and the rocks which compose them
are Of such colors that the river
seems to flow between precious
stones. Half way down the wall
of this canyon are lodges, where
eagles build their nests. If we
look closely we can see the young
eagles in them.-Agnes Kutter, st.
Andrews School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
courtesy South Bend News Timcs)
THE ACORN

One cold wintry day in autumn,
little acorn was hanging from a
limb, far from the ground and was
wondering where it's sisters and
brothers had gone. Suddenly a
strong wind came and blew it off
the limb, and it fell to the ground
with such a crash that its little cap
came off and rolled down small
hill where it lodged beneath a large
tree.
The wind kept on blowing hard
and harder until at last it was en-
tirely covered with leaves warm
and snug and well prepared for the
winter months.
In spring, about the first of May,
a little sprOut came from this
acorn, and it soon began to grow
and by autumn had grown to a
small tree. When the cold winds
of winter began to blow again it
shed it's pretty green leaves like
the rest OF the trees and stood in
the forest looking like bare skele-
ton with the wind bowling through
its dry bones. And how glad it was
when spring came again for it be-
gan to receive small buds on its
branches and was soon covered
with a carpet Of green leaves.
If you should pass down a promi-
nent street in the town you would
now find large spreading oak
tree with many branches which Is
great source Of pleasure to the
people in summer time-Alma e.
Stro, Sth grade, st. Andrews
School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
HISTORY OF OUR FLAG

During the Revolutionary War
the Americans obeyed the law of
Great Britain and used the British
flag. After signing the Declaration
of Independence, July 4, 177G, we
declared ourselves independent and
refused to use the British flag.
The first flag was made by Betsy
Ross under the direction of George
Washington. Congress resolved the
flag be thirteen stripes, the red and
white representing the thirteen col
onies. The Union was to be thirteen
stars IN a blue Reld. A new star
added to the Union on the admis-
sion OF a new state. II now has
forty-eight stars.
The flag waves over all public
buildingc, on ships and on many
schools,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
THE NICKEL

My first recollection was when
little boy exclaimed, "Oh! what
beautiful piece Of money! and this
was myself, the nickel. He went
down the street with me, thinking
what wonderful things he would do
While he was contemplating me,
he dropped me. At this moment
an old tramp came by and picked
me up; he put me into his pocket
and then I found myself in bad
company. When l heard the places
he was going to take me, | tried to
escape, but in vain. Finally
made my way through a little hole
in his pocket and dropped through.
| rolled along for a time and then
lodged In a crack in the cement.
About an hour afterwards a little
boy, who was searching for his
lost top, saw me, picked me up and
ran away, his heart flied with JOY,
When he arrived at his home be
told his mother he was going to
put me in his bank with the rest
of his pennies and nickels and con.
tinue to buy Thrift Stamps. So
now am in his bank expecting my
new home to be in the government
bank, to be used for the soldiers
who are dying to defend our coun-
tdy,-Contributed by Mary Meiners,
eighth grade, st. Andrews School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
GEORGE WASHINGTON

When great and good George
Washington was a little boy like
me,
He took his little Ratchet and
chopped cherry tree,
And when his papa called him,
he then began to cry,
Il did it, oh, l did it; / can not
tell lie
His papa did not scOld at all
but SAID:
you noble youth, I'd gladly lose
ten cherry trees, and have you tell
the truth"
Bernard Habing, LIST grade. st.
Andrews School; South Fifth
street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
How We Can Help
Win the War

We can help win this terrible
war by making little sacrifices. We
can use less sugar, less wheat, less
meat and less fuel. We can use
more cereals, thereby helping our
poor, yet brave men who deserve
all they get. Instead Of buying can
dy we can buy Thrift Stamps. All
these little things will teach us to
become more saving little boys and
girls.-Marcella Herold 3rd grade,
st. Andrews School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
MY FRIEND

am little green Thrift Stamp.
| am worth twenty five cents. | am
going to help win the war by keep
ing my whcatless and meatless
days. Every Saturday l am going
to get myself a Thrift Stamp. In
the year ninteen twenty-three We
will receive our reward, which is
five dollars. ! hope all the child
rem will buy one and help win the
war.-Elizabeth Buening, 5th grade
St. Andrews School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09
MY FRIEND

Instead Of going to the shows.
and buying candy we ought to save
our pennies and buy Thrift Stamps
as our president wants US to do.
to help win the war We can do
this by observing wheatless and
porkless days. In place of wheat
bread We will eat rye bread and
some other things besides meat
Anetta Schneider, 9Th grade, St
Andrews School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-09

alone remained to tell of the great
tornado of Mothville. And when
l saw Mrs. Miller sitting on the
curtain l guess she thought there
was no use being where folks had
a vacuum cleaner.-Florence Muey,
st. Andrews School,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-11

will be held, however, on DR.. Fos-
ter's return from Chicago. Just
what attitude DIR. Foster will take
towards Davenport's closing order
and what he thinks Rock Island
should do. is as yet unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-11
CITIZENS WANT
TO CATCH GANG

Several men have applied to Po-
lice Chief Phil Miller for the posi-
ton of special officers during the
present crime wave, and in add
ton 10 these. the chief says, a large
number of citizens have volunteer
ed to serve as guardians of the law
without pay. They state that they
Will do all in their power to aid in
cleaning out the gangs of GRIMM
ais that are now terrorizing the
city, and that all citizens should
put forth efforts to aid the regu-
lar policemen in arresting the per
petTatorS of crimes before more
serious affairs take place.
Earl Shannon has been perman-
emily placed on the force by Chief
Miller, as patrOlman. Mr.. Shannon
was former motorcycle officer, re-
signing the force Sept. 8. He Will
take up his duties tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-11
EMPLOYERS SAY,
STRIKE is OFF
Union Painters are Taken Back On
Jobs On Request at Same
Wage Scale.
WERE TO HAVE OPEN SHOP
Assert Men We're to Be Given An
other Week-Stand of Work
men is Given.

Word from the master painters
! this morning is to the effect that
( they yesterday took back workmen
Z of the painters union at their own
request and at the same wage the
men were receiving under contract
I at the time they went out on strike
| several days ago in an effort to OBJ
tain an increase in wages from 10
TO 20 cents an hour.
1t is claimed that the trouble was
/ caused through painters on the
government housing project being
paid ) cent bonus per hour. and
( that whereupOn the union painters
decided that they should have an
increase.
The contractors further state
that they intend to wait one week
longer for their old employees to re
turn to work, and that they had OBJ
tanned other wOrkmen and would
have filled their contracts by the
employment of workmen under
open shop conditions if the union
Workmen had not requested to be
taken back under the old wage. 1t
is also claimed that contract be
tween contractors and workmen
entered into q year ago regarding
wage scale, does not expire until
/ May /.
Regarding statement of the
| bosses John ?. Rice, business agent
for the painters union, gives out
+ the following statement: There
/ are three contractors in Rock Is
land, Il in Davenport and three in
Moline making a total of II con-
tractors out of possible 50 in the
1 tri-Cities who have agreed to pay
| the rs cents an hour wage and who
I are paying this wage to their men
at this time The wage paid on the
( government housing projects is 20
( cents an hour and no part Of it is
a war bonus as the men were
J granted the increase from So cents
an hour to 70 cents through the ef-
forts of G. ". Harry, cOnciliator
( sent here TO adjust the matter after
the men asked for an increase to
| IS cents an hour on Nov. IS.
Aid Government
1.-THE men who are again at work
went back especially at the arsenal
and other government work for the
purpose of aiding the government
and for the additional reason that
the government viii not enter into
the matter of wage adjustments
while the men concerned are out
( on strike.
In addition to this the men will
not begin work on any contract
taken by the bosses after Nov. IS
on which date the increase was first
requested. They will complete all
jobs contracted for before Nov. IS
at the old scale Of wages, but all
contracts taken after Nov. IS will
not be taken up by the men unless
the IS cents an hour wage is forth
coming"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-11

FOR new YEAR
County Board OF Supervisors
Changes Sherif'S Appropriation
From $4,000 TO $4,000.
INCREASE OTHER ALLOTMENTS
Raise Sums Slightly for Rest of
Offices Expense
Report Adopted.

But few changes were made in
appropriations for the new year be-
ginning Dec. ,, 1918, by the Rock
Island county board of supervisors
in session at the court house this
morning, with the exception Of the
sheriff's allowance, which was de-
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 with
an additional allotment of 81 GOO for
livery hire and incidentals. 1t was
estimated that this sum would be
sufficient for the new sheriff, the
Office being operated within such
IN amount last year
The report Of the fees and sal
aries committee, composed of Fred
Grafund. ". II. SchilIinger, L II.
Young, John G. Powell and Emer
Mowry, which was adopted at this
mornings meeting of the board
made the following allowances %Jr
the year:
Circuit clerk, $4,000.
County clerk, $4,000, (this sum to
cover expenses for the extension of
taxes).
Probate clerk, $4,000.
Recorder of deeds, $500
County treasurer and county col
lectOr, $1,000, this sum to pay for
collection Of taXes).
Superintendent of schools, 81. $50.
Sheriff, 5000; livery hire and in
cidentals, $1,000.
Coroner, $500.
Nearly all Of these appropriations
are a slight increase over those Of
last year. with the exception Of that
to Sheriff J. S. Wigers
O. X. Election Expenses.
4 report on election expenses, IN
Guiding payment of judges and
clerks, was also adopted In order
to forestal an immediate rush Of
those TO whom remuneration is due
for work at the polls, County Clerk
Henry 3. Hubbard declared that
payment would not be made until
the latter part of next week.
ReappOint Court House Employees.
s. A LaVanway was reappOintcd
as court house janitor. his salary
being increased from $50 to 800
per month
". J. IT. Kerr was reinStaIled as
elevator conductor at the court
house. his salary also being in
creased so per month. His new
monthly earnings were fixed at $40
T. J. Mills was reappointed as
county mine inspector. The com
mittee on fees and salaries submit
ted a report specifying that for the
year beginning Dec. ., 1918, an al
lowance Of S. a day be made for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-11
DECLARES DRAFT
SHOWS NEED FOR
SCHOOL TRAINING

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE high per-
Centage of men rejected as physi-
cally unfit for military service is
taken as the basis for demand for
compulsory physical examination of
school children and their cOmpul-
sorry physical training, in an ad-
dress by G.. A. Nydegger of the
United States public health ser
vice.
An average of 70 per cent Of those
examined under selectiye service
regulation were rejected, according
10 his figures. and 60 per cent OF
those examined for the navy and
volunteers for the army were like
wise rejected.
An amendment to the assOcfa-
TONS constitution was proposed
and will be voted on later, to es-
tabIish a section for the promotion
of school hygiene, which viii work
for the more thorough protection
and education of the child, 10 con
serve the nations manpOwer, which
DR.. Nydegger declared, was the
nations greatest asset
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-11
GREEN BAY WORKS
TO MAKE VESSELS

Green Bay. Thirteen tugs,
eight Of steel and five of wood to
be delivered to the government soon
after the opening of navigation in
1919. will be built in Green Bay by
the Northwest Engineering works.
The first launching of an ocean
going tug here took place Aug. Is.
The boat was completely equipped
TO do towing and Tightening on the
other side of the Atlantic. No soon
er had the tug left its berth than
another keel was laid.
Two hundred and seventy-five
men are employed in the shipping
yards here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-11
DEVTSTNG PLANS
FOR TREATMENT
OF DRUG ADDICTS

Chicago. Dec. II Specialists
from other cities and city, county
and federal officials are in con
ference here in an effort to
devise a plan for caring for the IN
fOrtunates who are addicted TO the
use of drugs. Several Of the spec
ialists advanced the opinion that
the use Of drugs was not a habit,
as many asserted, but a. disease.
These experts held that eradication
of the evil was a health problem
and not a police problem.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-11

Viscount Kato is the leader of
Japan's delegation to the peace con-
ference. Japan, it is said, will de-
mand at the peace conference the
former German port of Tsingtau,
captured German islands in the Pa
Cifc, removal of race restrictions
in the United States and elsewhere
and continuation of her supremacy
en- the Pacific. These demands viii
meet with opposition and as a re-
suit the work Of Kato and his fell
low delegates will be watched with
interest