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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
SECOND
D|LLARD NUMBER
ONE THROWS OIL
OVER DERRICK TOP
DURING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
HOURS SECOND HEWITT WELL
STRIKES PAY SAND
By GEORGE II. WYATT

Again has the magic wand been waved
over Carter county; again has the won
derful lamp of Aladdin been touched;
again has the tabled genii responded
through showing the smiling side OF his
features TO this section of Oklahoma. !.
again has the buried treasure poured
forth from the bosom OF the earth;
again mas the confidence OF the oil man
H. Carter county borne fruit.
And rearer. ever nearer 70 Ardmore'
comes the production OF the oil which
has made 40 many milionaires and de-
veoped numberless industries,
Sunday morning., early. when the drill
cr's bit penetrated the pay sand in the
Dnlard No /, 400 feet east of the Dis
covery" well. at Hewitt, the last sem
blance of a doubt that an extension OF
the Healdton field had been discovered,
vanished.
And when the golden wealth poured
in q greasy stream over the derrick ana
inundated the surrounding territory, all
cries Of freak production, which had
arisen i'm the wake of the bringing in
Of the discovery well some months ago
died away. sunk from pessimistic shout
ings to mere eXhalations of breath TO
which none now lend a hearkening ear.
The pay sand was struck at less than
1000 feet: production. assured produc'
ton. came in at 1874 feet. At that
depth the oil, real oil. greasy oil, oil
each gallon OF which is pregnant with
good American dollars; oil, each gallon
of which mutters as it gurgles forth
from the bowels of the earth, whispers
l,n inu
sings as it rushes througs the pipe lines,
tells of hopes realized, of desires fruc-
tuated: of bcundless. fathomless lakes
of bottomless seas of crude oil sleeping
deep down in the earth's limltless
depths. there awaiting the caressing
kisses of the prospectors drills, ere
awakening to cast aside the ietharSlc
slurnber of ages and spring into the
light of the mondays sun. to do its
part toward attracting the attention OF
the oil men of the country, Carter coun'
tv. the coming greatest oil field in Okla
homa.
And with the bringing in OF Dillard
No. |. will be renewed drilling activities
all over this section of Oklahoma.
From the Red river in the south TO
the Arbuckles in the north; from Ma
dill. in the east, to the rolling plains
around Frederick and Hollis. in the
west: from Ardmore in every direction
north, south, east and west, radiatinS
as the spokes of a mighty wheel radiate
from the hub, will be drilled numberless
wells
Some of these wells will naturally
nrove hut busters; some of them Will
thp pptOmhinU place OF |
the hopes and dreams of wealth OF op
timistic prospectors, but others, many
others. will come in with assured pro
duction, will come in as corroboratlVe
witnesses establishing the fact that all
of Carter county is underiaid with TINS
LIQUID wealth and assuring the develop
ment of Ardmore into the metropolis OF
southern Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
ARCHDUKE JOSEPH IS
OUT OF POWER; NEW
CABINET IN HUN GARY

Paris, Aug. 25.-The resignation of
the Hungarian government of Arch
duke Joseph previouly reported in
press advices, was announced in mes
sages received by the supreme council
today The message indicated that
the resignation occurred at s o'clock
Saturday night and that the formation
OF a new cabinet had begun.
In the new cabinet, the dispatches
state Paul Garami, minister of justice
in the Pedill cabinet will be minister
of commerce, while former Premier
Jules Peidll. will be minister Of food.
Karl Payer, minister of home affairs
in the Pedill government is designated
as minister of labor in the reconstruct
ed ministry and Count Crany as min
lister of foreign affairs. The other
places have not yet been filled.
Rumanian forces still were requisi.
tioning goods at budapest on Satur-
day and paying no attention to the
warning from the supreme council, ac-
cording to advices reaching the council
today
The supreme council has decided to
request Rumania - keep an exact ac-
count of all he, acquisitions in Hun
gary The value Of these acquisitions
is to be dedu,,cd from the amount
Hungary is to surrender Rumania un-
der the terms e the peace treaty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
AV|ATORS A RE ORDERED
TO FIND LOST COMRADES
WHETHER DEAD OR ALIVE

san Diego, Cal, Aug. 25.-Army
aviators from Rockwell Field and
troops from Rosecrans resumed today
the search for Lieuts. Cecil Connolly
and Frederick Waterhouse, army av-
iators detailed to Mexican border pa
troll duty who have been missing since
last Wednesday, with orders to find
them dead or alive.
The aviators were expected to devote
their attention to the stretch of broken
desert lying between Camp, in San Die
go county, and san Felipe, near the
head of the Gulf of California, between
which points an American, employed at
a mine 40 miles south of Camp, re-
ported he had seen an airplane in
flight Wednesday.
Two detachments of troops, carrying
field equipment and six days
rations, have been ordered to prose
cute the search southwark from the
border. A third detachment under
command of Capt. G. o. Crank, medical
corps, equipped with motor trucks and
carrying gasoline and food for II
days proceeded southwark yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
Relieves Renteria Was Slain

Maria, Texas, Aug. 25.-Maj. James
p. Yancey, commander of the American
punitive expedition, told the Associated
Press over the army field telephone at
Ruidosa, today that he considered the
report authentic that Jesus Renteria.
bandit leader. had been shot and killed
from an American airplane last Tues
day. The bandit was slain at a point
Is miles south of Candelaria- he says.
I'VE got what we believed to be con
firmation of the reports of the killing OF
Jesus Renteria by Lieut.. X. II. Cooper"
Major Yancey said. "Mexicans on the
trail told us of the report and others
near Coyome confirmed it."
First reports of the killing of Renteria
were brought to the border last night
by Lieut.. Harold G.. Peterson. one of
the American aviators who were held
by the bandit for ransom.
Major Yancey also confirmed the
statement made by Lieutenant Peter
son that a night parol of American
troops came upon large patrol of Car
rama troops near Coyome Saturday
night while pursuing Apolino Renteria.
brother of the bandit leader, and the
pursuit was abandoned. The American
patrol returned to the camp of the ex-
peditionary troops for a conference. At
this conference, Major Yancey said, a
decision was reached to withdraw Sun
day. as the Americans had been un-
able to locate the hot trail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
PRE- ES|DENT OFFERS
s HOP N EN- RAISE Of
FOUR CENTS AN HOUR
SAYS ANY GREATER INCREASE
WOULD GREATLY INCREASE
COST OF LIVING

Washington, Aug. 25.-President VIII
son today submitted to representatives
of the six railroad shop craft pro
posal to pay shopmen about A cents an
hour increase on a basis of 10 hours
pay for eight hours work, retroactive to
May /.
The president told the committee of
100 representing the shop crafts that
any greater increase now would greatly
increase the cost of living and there
fore was inadvisable.
Certain classes of shopmen, car in
spectors and repair men who have been
receiving 63 cents and SO cents, respect
lively, would be paid 81 cents an hour,
under the proposed scale.
The shopmen's representatives told
the president they would submit the
proposition to their members, whose
original demands were for an advance
of % per cent. The president request
ed that the men now act on the original
proposition to have a congressional
committee pass on the wage demands.
A vote of the shopmen on this prop
ostion is being tabulated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
LOS ANGELES STILL IS
WITHOUT TRAIN SERVICE
AND SITUATION CRITICAL

Los Angeles Cal, Aug. 25-Traffic
on the four railroads entering Los An
geles virtually was paralyzed today
by the strike of trainmen who quit
their posts last week in sympathy with
the platform men of the Pacific Elec-
trio Company, which operated inter
urban systems in southern California.
The strike situation was complicated
further early today by the switchmen
and brakemen of the Southern Pacific
railroad, at Indio, Cal, walking out in
sympathy with the members of the
brotherhoods in other southern Cali
fornia cities. This action effectualiy
blocks all traffic to Texas and Arizona
points.
The Southern Pacifics Sunset Limit
ed train, which left here yesterday
afternoon, is reported to have reached
the Yuma, Ariz., division, which puts
it outside the zone of the strike. The
train carried only United States mail.
Railroad officials declared that the
situation is extremely critical.
The strike of the trainmen is under
stood to have been called by the va
rious local brotherhood lodges, without
the express sanction of the national
brotherhoods, but sympathy for the
strike was said by local leaders to
have been voiced by the eastern Off
GERS.
A large number of the 3,110 men
employed in the Southern Pacific shops
here Joined the strike of trainmen to-
day and started a parade through the
business district of the city. Railroad
officials said they could not tell for
an hour whether all of the men had
left
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN
"TELEGRAPHIC TRACK
MEET" THIS AFTERNOON

DE Moines, Iowa. Aug. 25.-Five Of
the largest reconstruction army hos
pitals in the United States were to par.
tticipate this afternoon in telegraphic
track meet, the first OF its kind in
the country. At each hospital, events
of the same kind were to be held and
the results Of each event telegraphed
to Surgeon General Ireland at Wash
ington, who was to act as judge.
Unusual contests are scheduled,
among them being 50-yard dash for
patients. 30yard hop for men with
single amputations, 50-yard wheel
chair race for men with double ampu
tations; and 30-yard crutch race for
men on crutches.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
GREAT BRITAIN IS
H|GHWAYMAN, FOLK
SAYS, As TO EGYPT
COUNSEL FOR EGYPTIAN PEACE
DELEGATION PLEADS FOR
SELF.DETERNIINAT

Washington, Aug. 20. Llkening
Great Britain's legal position in Egypt
TO that of a highwayman, Joseph w.
Folk, counsel for the Egyptian peace
delegation, told the senate foreign rela.
tions committee today that the Yer
sailles treaty proposed TO validate the
robbery" of Egyptian independence
Having occupied Egypt after the con.
struction of the Suez Canal under the
preteNt of protecting the Egyptians
from rebels, Mr. Folk said, Great Brit
ain in 1914 seized the Egyptian gov.
ernment and now proposed under the
treaty to reduce her to Il subject ma.
"rhe people of Egypt" the witness
The treaty, he said. would make
Egypt's grievance against Great Brit.
ain an internal question, SO that it
could not be dealt with by the League
of Nations.
ference by the Egyptian representative
declared. ask a League of Nations
which will protect their independence
and not destroy 1t. They ask you not to
deny them that self.determinatlon for
which more than Il million Egyptians
fought in the war Just ended"
The delegation sent to the Paris con.
ference by he Egyptian representative
assembly Mr. Folk said, were held in
virtual imprisonment" and were not
permitted to even send delegate to
the United States.
lie declared the protectorate claimed
by Great Britain over Egypt was the
same sort of protectorate that high
wayman would claim over your pocket.
book"
Great Britain repeatedly had pledged.
Mr.. Folk said, that her occupation
of Egypt would be temporary, and he
asked that clause be written into
the treaty giving Egypt the right to
appeal to the league council. Republi-
can members of the committee sug-
gested, however, that the league was to
be controlled by the same powers as
made the treaty, and that Great Brit
aims rights in Egypt already had been
recognized formally by the American
state department.
Referring to the outbreaks against
British rule in Egypt, Mr.. Folk said
Great Britain had suppressed" the
news of what was taking place and did
not want the United States especially
to learn the facts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
TREATY TO PROTECT
FRANCE IS APPROVED
BY SUBCOMMITTEE
ONLY FORCE KEEPS GERMANY
FROM SEEKING WORLD DOMI.
NATION AGAIN, IT'S SAID

Washington. Aug. 25-While Ger.
many has been vanuuished for the pres.
ent. nothing but force is likely to re.
strain her from seeking world domina-
tion at the earliest opportunity" in the
opinion of the senate judiciary sub.com
mittee appointed to report on the valid.
ity of the proposed treaty by which the
United States would 20 to the aid of
France in the event of an unprovoked
attack by Germany.
In holding that ratification of the
opecial defensive treaty is within the
constitutional powers of the treaty
making bodies of the American govern.
ment, the sub committee, in its report
submitted today to the fun committee,
said it was for the interest of the Unit
ed States that France should be allowed
to recuperate and recover her old.time
vigor.
she will then" said the report, "he
a great shield and protection to us
against the German menace in the flu
ture."
The report was written by Senator
Walsh, democrat, of Montana, in collab-
Grafton with Senators Nelson and Kel.
logg, both of Minnesota, and Fall of
New Mexico. republicans, and Senator
Overman of North Carolina. democrat,
constituting the subcommittee,
1T will be seen" the report said,
that the covenant only aims at protec-
ton against Germany and that it is of
a temporary character TO be merged in
and substituted by the authority of the
League of Nations when that is estab
lished and put into operation.
such a treaty is clearly warranted
by international law and usage and is
therefore within the scope Of the treaty
making power of the United States
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
j. s. CAVALRY RETURNS
To AMER RCAN SOIL AND
BANDIT CHASE IS ENDED

Maria, Texas, Aug. 25.-Three hun
dred and seventy-five American cav
alrymen who last Tuesday estered
Mexico in pursuit of the bandits who
held Lieutenants eterson and Davis
for ransom were back on American soil
today following abandonment of the
chase yesterday. The troops resumed
patrol Of the border.
Heavy rains yesterday, which oblit
Grated the trails of the bandits, brought
"A decision to abandon the chase after
contact had been made with Carranza
troops.
The troops, after riding for hours
in a heavy rainstorm. began at ii
O'Clock to cross the river at Rocky
Ford, seven miles from Ruidosa. The
main column was delayed for two
hours because of the hard rains.
The cavalry troops slept under roofs
last night for the first time since last
Monday, when the expedition was
formed.
During the six days that American
forces were below the border four
bandits were killed by the troops and
another by an airman, while nine ban
dts are reported to have been captured
at Coyame by Carranza soldiers. The
captured bandits are said to have been
members of the Jesus Renteria band
which captured Peterson and Davis.
Lieuts George X. Rice and U. l..
Bouquet, American army aviators VINO
were reported missing below the Rio
Grande yesterday after they had left
Royce Field for Mexico at daylight to
reconnoiter for the punitive expedi-
ton, were located last night at Ter
linqua, Texas. They had become lost
in the rainstorm and made a forced
landing. Neither flier was injured.
A report brought to the border by
Lieutenant Peterson that Jesus Ken
terra, leader of the bandits, was killed
by an American airman, could not be
confirmed.
The cavalry troops came out OF Mex
leo in excellent condition and without
casualties, after five days of hard rid
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
CARTER FARM LANDS ARE
REDUCED TO 60 PER CENT
RAISE IN NEW VAL LUAT|ON
Especial to The ArdmOreite)

Oklahoma City, Aug. 25.-The Carter
county board Of commissioners secured
a reduction in the assessment Of farm
lands and improvement upon appllca-
ton to the state board of equalization
today. In the tentative assessment this
class of property was to be raised 100
per cent and it has been changed to
60 per cent.
Town lots are also to be raised 60
per cent and the return of the assessor
is sent back to the county board of
equalization for adjustment of farm
lands and town lots
Other increases directed by the state
board stand.
Commissioners Young. Taylor and
Evans and John +. Easley and Robert
F. Scivally were in the Carter county
delegation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
DANIELS SAYS HIS
CANDIDACY IS FOR
PEOPLE To DECIDE

L. S. S. New York, Hilo, Hawiian
Islands, Aug. 25,-When asked re-
garding the outcome of a conference
of Honolulu democrats. Secretary of
the Navy Daniels remarked:
THE Wilson administration has no
candidate for president. That is for
the people to decide"
Asked regarding his own possible
candidacy, he said:
My candidacy is for the people to
decide"
Secretary Daniels went ashore on
arrival yesterday and was the guest,
with officers and men of the Pacific
fleet, at a native feast given by the
Hilo board of trade. In the afternoon
the party went to the kilauea volcano
From all over the Island of Hawaii
residents came to Hilo to view the
dreadnaught New York and the four
destroyers which accompanied her
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26

MEAT PRICES
TAKE DECIDED DROP
IN OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City, Aug. 25.
The "pitiless publicity"
and other elements of the
campaign to lower the cost
of living and to corner the
profiteer are bearing fruit,
at least in Oklahoma City.
About two weeks ago the
cheapest desirable cut of
beef was 20 cents or more a
pound at virtually every mar
ket in the capital city. Sir
loins, tenderloins, round and
other steaks were from 35 to
so cents a pound.
A daily paper Saturday
carried half a dozen butch
ers' ads in which the price
of all "short steaks" was 25
to 80 cents a pound. Roasts
which had been as high as 40
cents were 25 and under, UNI
til the consumer who was
satisfied with a chuck could
get it at 1212 cents.
A few weeks ago a butcher
was heard to say, There
amt no such thing as a 10
cent soup-bone." In the same
mans advertisement all soup
bones were priced at five
cents a pound.
Since the state board of
agriculture announced that
it had followed several
beeves from the producer to
the consumer and found that
the retail butcher was buying
carcasses, halves and quar-
ters at II to Is cents a pound
and retailing the same meat
at from 35 to 65 cents, a de-
cided drop in the price of
beef cuts has been noticed.
The car of sugar ordered
by the state board of agricul-
ture for distribution through
the marketing commission
arrived Friday afternoon.
This is to be sold in 100
pound quantities at $9.66 a
hundred, plus the actual cost
of handling. The sugar will
be dispatched over the state
on request. No community,
it was announced, will be fa-
vored in the distribution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
RETREATING FORCES IN
SIBERIA TO MAKE STAND

Vladivostok. Wednesday, Aug. 13-Si-
berian forces retreating on the east Rus
sian front have planned to make a stand
on the Ishim river. which crosses the
trans Siberian railroad about us miles
west of Omsk. Reports hitherto have
stated that the retreat would stop on
the line Of Tobolsk about 80 miles fur
ther west
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
1000 OKMUL GEE MEN TO
WEAR OLD CLOTHES TILL
PRICES ARE REASONABLE

Okmulgee, Okla, Aug. 25.-One
thousand men have signed pledge
here to wear their old clothes for
three months and as long thereaf-
ter as the old ones will hold out,
or until the price is reduced.
The pledge calls for old suits,
collars, shirts, socks, overcoats,
etc.
1t was signed after a campaign
against high cost of living
had been launched by the Morn.
ing Times and the city had placed
an order for four cars of surplus
army food.
Meat and sugar have been re-
duced in price by retailers since
the campaign was launched.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
NATIONAL DRUGGISTS BODY
DISCUSSING BOOZE SELLING

New York. Aug. 25.-The American
Pharmaceutical Association met here
today in it's sixty-seventh annual con-
vention. The question of dispensing
liquor under prohibition will make the
x-day session one of the most import
ant ever neld by the organization. Five
hundred delegates from all parts Of the
country are in attendance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
ESCAPED KENTUCKY SLAYER
RECAPTURED IN FRANKFORT

Frankfort. Ky. Aug. 25.-Prison Of
ficials today announced that Joseph
Vending. convicted slayer of Alma
Kellner i'm Louisville 10 years ago. who
escaped from the state reformatory here
Friday. was captured on the streets Of
Frankfort last night by a policeman.
He resisted arrest and was dubbed into
submission.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
Red Cross Explains Sales

Paris, Saturday, Aug. 23.-In a state.
ment which it is said is issued because
of many inaccurate reports concern.
ing large sales OF Red Cross merchan.
disc, the American Red Cross explains
that the only materials which have
been sold are certain perishable stuffs.
secaand hand equipment, surplus stocks
and articles which are no longer Of any
use in direct relief work in either
France or eastern Europe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
HINES EXPECTED TO MAKE
DECISION ON 81 JPNE! 5
HIGHER " .GE En- MD

Washington, Aug. 25.-Director-
General Hines decision OH wage de-
mands recently presented by railroad
shopmen was expected to be made and
announced today. Mr.. Hines was in
conference during the day with Off
cials of the railway employees depart
ment of the American federation OF
labor They asked for an advance of
% per cent.
Director General Hines was directed
to reaoh n decision on the wage con
troversy and it was indicated that 1t
would be communicated to the shop
mems representatives at the White
House conference.
President Wilson Cancelled several
engagements today i'm order to confer
with Director-General Hines and repre-
sentatives of the railroad shopmen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
CHICAGO SUGAR HOARDERS
SAID To BE SHIPPING
STOCK WEST FOR SAFETY

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Federal agents
today began investigating reports that
sugar dealers were shipping surplus
stocks TO Kansas City, Mo, Sioux City
Iowa, Omaha. Neb., and other western
cities to escape prosecution here.
1t was said that dealers were making
the shipments 10 other cities where
they roped the federal investigators
would be too busy looking into ottHs
phases Of food boarding and profitesr
ing to notice their sugar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
Both SUNDAY" Wells
FRISCO SHOPMEN'S VOTE
TO STRIKE ON SEPT.
is VIRTUALLY UNANIMOUS

Springfield, Mo, Aug. 25.-The Off
cial strike vote of members of the Fed
Grated Shop Crafts on the st. Louis
& San Francisco railroad has been
taken and the results forwarded to the
general chairman of the various crafts,
it was stated by union officials here
today.
1t was stated that the vote of the
men to quit work on September l un-
less the wage demands now before
Director General Hines for decision are
granted by that date was virtually
unanimous.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-26
Strike IsoIates Tucson

Tucson. Ariz., Aug. 25.-Tucson is vir-
tually isolated today as the result of a
three-days' absence of Southern Pacific
trains from Los Angeles, due to the
switchmens strike there.
Mayor Parker has cut the supply Of
gasoline allowed automobiles. and if the
situation continues for as hours he will
consider some method of rationing food
supplies. Troops sent here from Fort
Huachuca under sealed orders are to re-
turn today to the fort. The proposed
sympathetic strike of Tucson shopmen
has beer. called off.