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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

Among the young men in Ardmore
who have come to take advantage of
the wonderful opportunities which ex.
ist here, and which are at the grasp
Of those who possess ambition and
the desire to do bigger things is
Harry A. Miller
Mr.. Miller came. here from New
York about q year ago, and has since
been busily engaged working in the
fields, and participating in other oil
game ventures. 1t was through his
initiative that several local oil men
combined and financed the drilling Of
the we'll in section %. 4s.2w. south
east Of the Hewitt field. Should the
well prove to be a producer, Mr..
Miller will be we'll rewarded for his
earnest efforts. Should it prove 9TH
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

l.. y. Edgeu
In charge OF the plant In Hewitt IL
L. s. Edgett, chief engineer. Mr..
Edgett has had considerable expert
ence In his line OF work, having been
in the oil game all his life. He has
worked for the Carter people for the
past three years, all of which time
he has spent on Oklahoma. Prior
TO that time, he was with the Camel
Oil Company In Ohio.
A very interesting episode In the
life OF Mr.. Edgett is the fact that he
was born at oil Creek. Pa. about 100
yards from the Drake well. in west
ern Pennsylvania, the firs, well drilled
in this country. Mr.. Edgett COM
menced his work In the oil fields as n
pumper and has by hard and con-
scicntious efforts. gained his present
position.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19
SCENE AT THE CARTER CAMP IN HEWITT

The company has So producing
wells in the Hewitt field, four in the
Fox field and 1o5 in the Healdton
field. Besides there are 30 wells now
drilling in Hewitt, and one in Fox.
with many locations in both fields.
A. Il. Baird
A. +. Baird. district foreman of the
Carter Company in this territory has
been with the company for the past
five years. Previous to that time, he
worked in the Ohio oil fields, and has
been in the oil game for over 92
years. His first association with the
industry began in the Lima (Ohio)
field as n roustabout, and II was
through his conscientious and earnest
hard working efforts that ne has at
tanned the responsible position which
he now holds. Mr.. Baird was born in
Spencerville, Ohio, in 1880.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

FIRE, O.rKs CHRISTMAS.
FRESH DE LUX CAKES, NORRIS
GROCERY 60. is'e
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-22
R. L. MCDONALD, Sheriff.
Beaver Dam Township, White


W. Campbell Estate. 60 acres 552
Cure, $40
John Dargn gu acres 64S
Mrs Annie Dunn, 2S 329
Moan Hines gu acres
Hodgn 1915
~ H. hnsman town lou 1O4
W. W. Latham 80
r. Lovin 81
Miss Mary T. Lovin so
Miss Matte b. Lovn As acres 279
w L. Mcdonald, ITO
Mcleod Rosey $50
D. A. Mclean, 10
- b. Mcqueen lao
1880
v A. Purchman 245 acres 1858
Alex Russell IL acres &41
~ ~ Thompson Estate IL PSI
Walter Tyner, 30
M III Williams 96 acres =.
Beaver Township--coIored
Duncan Blue, IL
4s7
w NJ Bounds town
Y. ~ CAM 10 acres
Jonn Covlngton acres
II ZOs
j. @. Good Estate
Miles Guy 10 232
III n Haley 80 acres
Harrington, 4O8
AIole 81 500
Dorse Martin 80 acres 10O7
Harry mellow Estate n acres
Catherine Mckay "A acres 653
Charity Mckay 25 acres 487
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-22
NOTICE OF LAND SALE FOR TAXES

below
Carolina
at
May, MAY 3rd)
which default
April 1920
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-22
SALE Or Town PROPERTY ron TAXES

SALE or TOWN PROPERTY ron TAXES
Default having named the payment
Rockingham North Carolina for hs year sls q II
Rockingham A. G. on the hrs money IA
being purpose the said property IN when
been made
The below that costs amounting 70
SIS Gone added to the amount opposite
names.
This April Bird,
w covingon p value $3.50 co. Observation-Disclosures. Ss7
Mrs s W covington s24oooo saso
pocEey MeNai Co., value 1ooooooo 1850
value $4,000 ,Sot
j. r Bennett lSos s
R. P. value $295oo 9e
P, value $4,000 so
rector Little town lot $4,000. as
j B. Little $4,000 Sess
j. lots value 81 z'ss
Little tEate) town lots value $780, sSS
Stokes $4,000 200
H Mccraney $4,000. ez9
lot value $7S00O lo' aa
Newberry value $9O5OO 1883
$2O5OO o.a
T. T. lot, value $4,000 sS4s
Mrs lot value $4,000 Ill
W. F. Phillips $3.50 1879
Sanford value $1oS00Oo
L Sharpe value s1625oO S.......... SSoS
value 10000. oaO
y NJ smith town lot value 174o
Mrs M sansl s5oOoOo 7S5o
D stogn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. go
Terry town lot value s2ao $3.50 $3.50
Terry $4,000 1918
P, value $4,000 ozo
lot value $1,000 90 zOlV
w " Tboroas value
watkins yalue $40
Dr w webb town lot value 100000 ..........
$780, 4zO
J. B. $4,000. 44S
Mrs Matte c. sns lots value $4,000 ............ 71O5
James Stewart value
Smith value
McAulay town lots value $255OOO ..............
Moody at Page Garage value $50 A4s
$4,000 449
Richmond Garage P 1880
$295OO0 4653
lots value S6410. 1926
462
Rosana Allison .............
CHARLES
$4,000. 725
$4,000 449
449
Mandy Crump Observation-Disclosures.
Walt
$4,000 IA
r. D. Fletcher value $4,000 440
j.
$1,000
A. c. Hines lot $4,000 955
John Hines, lot $50
Caleb Leak town lot value $4,000
Charlie Leak town lots $500
Jim Little lot 100000.
Preston Little 1town lot $4,000
Louis McNen lot vau e$S000
Robert Rose $4,000
t. T. Taylor value 1890
Jane Wall CEs) $24OOO..............
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-22


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prank Dcswan I acres ~. .s .. IS. II. . .l 1853
Mo = R Rsacin d "a a'se Se !. \. - s7s
Iobn slosn 70 acres ~. ' ,S... , s ~ 217
nan smith ) acras " IN, .s - . 25S
Charley smith 100 acres 2o5i
Dinah Terry 8 acres
w n rninor % acras S44
wade Wilonpbby % acres - .! \. q. - .I .... ss7
Carolina Light ana rover Co' 400 *AV a $500 2ss
n Kelly
c lp pI,son 600 acres Sos
M Morrison Estate 90
d. Mcdonald M
s K pate town lots a.
nm Rainwaes So acres go
Mrs M seago a..
and Trust Co. 80 acres al
Mrs P M Whiock
o.s
Wolf Pit Townsn'p-oooeo ss4
Covington,
Nah david 1oS acres 300
Henry Dggs acre "a
~ Il, Is acre ~ Observation-Disclosures. a
Eliza Martin
I'M d. Murphy Estate ~ acres al
3 H. l Mchas, on aa.a. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sS
nlns Tor Eo aces ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1928
Rufus Taylor o. acres ii'''i'
Rockingham Townshp-Whie
W Bostk 10 II acres ASS
Mrs s. W. coVington Town o ''''.'''''..i'''' ~
Mrs N G. Hunter town iots' .''''.''''''''' 1o7
Lucy McLaurn 50 acres 200
N A. McNel 81 acres "a
R. NJ Person. town lots 1i2
b. r. ih0maS' 'o"n ~ '
Rockingham Tcwnsh'p-Cooreo s,eo
Edward cole ooe, % acres '' ........ rs
1pins rnvington town lot ................ 1O7
1;a rnvinson "a acres NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AZ
M Pat pee eerpstS' acres ns = acres
AI R peRerry town lot .4........... 1875
W 49,, ~ nsnor rst 4 town lots OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 46
rother,no Everett acre ....,................ 80
WIN II Eyeret 10 acres 1873
, wan a r. %' % acr r ............ is
M ssn tu uooaWn town i aaie 49,
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
BAKER SLOW 70
NAB SLACkERS
American Legion Charge War De-
partment With Neglecting PrCse-
cutions-150,OOO Are Said to
Be Involved.

Washington, Dec. 16.--Charges that
the War Department is taking no ac-
ton to the prosecution of draft evad-
ers and deserters were filed with the
House judiciary committee today by
representatives of service mems or
ganizations. The men were consider
ing a bill to extend the statute of linn
itations from three to six years for
prosecution of violators of the select
.,e service act.
William G.. Murdoch, department
adiutant of the American Legion for
Pennsylvania, and II. II. Raege, of the
egion's legislative committee, de-
Jared that the War Department 'shas
done nothing but promise prosecu-
.ions' of more than 10000 draft
svaders and deserters under the mill
.ary regulation. They also charged
that the department Of justice was
making little progress in dealing with
another 10000 men whom they
laimed had violated the service act.
MIR. Murdoch submitted letter
igned by Adjutant General Harris TO
former Provost Marshal General
'rowder, in which he said that the
War Department had records of 49,
003 deserters falling under military
regulations. Of these, the letter said
| SO, ,738 had been dealt with under mil
itary regulations prior to February
%, 1919.
There remained, however, 1891
individual cases, of which the War
Department had made no disposition
according to the letter.
Chairman voistead of the commit.
tee said he believed the war depart
ment should be called upon for infor.
nation concerning these cases. The
Committee left the matter in the
chairman's hands. He said later he
expected to ask Secretary Baker fol
the information.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
MENA's / NEGRO FOUND BOOZE
Albert johnson Then Filled Up and
Landed in Jail---Is Thru.

Mena's sole representative of the
eolored race, Albert Johnson, brought
disgrace not only upon himself but on
the many white people who have be-
friended him. by descending to a
beastly state of intoxication Sunday.
He was found in the road near the w.
Fiite he;ne in the Standing Rock
neighborhood and was brought to
Mena by Deputy Sheriff Hazel and
given berth at the county jail.
Monday the young negro was ar
raigned before Justice S. H. Smith
and was fined on two counts. one for
drunkenness and the other for dis
turbing the peace. The fines and
costs totaled more than $50 1t seems
that Albert INDUCED in language in
the. vicinity of the Fite home that was
entirely improper, and had it not been
for his drunken condition it is possi-
bic he would not have lived to be
taken to court. Albert declares he
is thru and his friends are willing to
give him another chance.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
VETERANS CALLED
TO CHECK crime
Wave Of Lawlessness Sweeping the
Country to Meet Opposition of the
American Legion--End All
Outlawry.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 2i.-Twen-
ty-five thousand members of the
American Legion in Missouri were
called upon today to assist public Of
ficials in suppressng the recent
crime wave" in statement issuea
by John F. Williams state legion com
mander.
The statement sent to all local posts
IN the state called attention to "the
increasing occurrences of lawlessness
thruout the country and to the an
parent inability of the properly ai1-
thorized public officials to at all times
cope with the problem"
1t is needless to repeat that the
American Legion stands pledged to
incuicate sense of individual obliga-
ton, and further that we stand to
maintain law and order,sp said the
statement. These words will he
backed by action, if necessary. Of the
entire $4,000 members of the legion
in Missouri. 80
"All posts in this department are
urged to take up without DELAY the
matter OF perfecting the post orpani-
zation for the utmost efficiency in co.
operating with the local officials when
properly called upon, to maintain law
and order, and to suppress crime and
guarantee to every citizen the pro-
lection pledged by law"
Legion officials were warned mot
to take action until called upon bv
proper officials in the proper way"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
CLEANING UP ON CRIME.
Constable Davis and Tom Heath
Bring in Two Suspects.


Constable +. e.. Davis and his deputy
Tom Heath, are still endeavoring to
keep up their work of cleaning up
crime in Big Fork township When
the two men were arrested some time
ago charged with operating an illicit
still they announced their intention Of
helping make their community law
abiding III the future. When the Big
Fork postoffice was robbed recently
Constable Davis and Deputy Heath
gave the attention to the affair and as
a result arrested Jesse Beck, going
over into Montgomery county after
their man. Beck is now in the Polk
county Jail and it is said that he free
ly admits participating in the robbery
of the postoffice. A revolver stolen
from the postoffice is said to have
been found in Beck's possession. The
Big Fork officers We're in Mena again
Friday, this time in charge of Earl
Fowler also charged with assisting in
the robbery of the postoffice. Fowler,
who was married only few days ago.
was found at the home of relative.
a revolver hidden in a stump near
the place he was stopping for the
night, is said to be another of the
stolen weapons. Fowler waived ex-
animation and was bound over to
await action by the grand Jury by
Justice S. II. Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
JOHN d. SUED FOR TAxEs-
Is Charged With Making False In
come Return.


New York, Dec. 20.-The govern
ment today brought suit against John
d. Rockefeller for 1922 ,67S, charging
that his income tax report was Gin
correct, misleading and false"
The complaint alleged that in his re-
turn filed on March 2S, 1916, Mr..
Rockefeller failed to include in it as
part of his income, 50,104 shares of
Illinois Pipeline Company and 67,176
shares of the Prairie Pipeline Com
pany."
The suit was brought in federal
court by Assistant Federal Attorney R.
s. Owens. A penalty of 5 per cent
and interest thereon at the rate Of /
per cent from June 80, 1916. and costs
also were sought
Mr.. Rockefeller is in the south but
his representatives here tonight is
sued a statement declaring the Pine
Line company shares mentioned were
acquired in 1915, as stock dividens,
which, under a rule of the United
States Supreme Court, they contend,
are untaxable.
The shares were included in the
1917 return under protest, the state
ment said, when the treasury depart
ment changed its ruling to make stock
dividends taxable A claim for re-
endorsement was filed by Mr.. Rookie
feller after the supreme court de-
cision, but this was disallowed, and he
now plans to ile suit to recover the
amount paid.
The additional amount sought in
the suit filed today, the statment adj
ded, Mr. Rockefeller believes is not
illegal taxation and declines to pay
pending a decision Of the courts
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
MAY REGULATE
DRUG TRAFFIC
Peace League Considers Plan to Con-
trol Worlds Illicit Dope Peddling
Difficulties Due to Absence Of
the United States.

Geneva, Dec. 15.-Proposal that the
League of Nations assume the duties
which heretofore have devolved upon
Holland, under the international opium
convention, regulating the traffic in
the drug was taken up by the assem-
bly, at this mornings session.
The committee which has been in
vestigating the subject recommended
that the secretariat of the league col
lect information from the interested
countries and that the subject be fur
ther Investigated by an advisory COM
mittees. including representatives
from the countries especially con-
cerned- Holland, Great Britain,
France, India, Japan, China, Siam and
Portugal.
Miss y. S. Representation.
Under the international opium con-
yention, various duties devolyed upon
the Dutch government. Among the
privisos was one that the contracting
parties should communicate with ore
another with regard to facts connect
ed with the subject, thru the Dutch
minister of foreign affairs. The rati-
fication machine also was placed in
the hands of The Netherlands foreign
office.
The committee report mentioned
the difficulty resulting from the alb
sence of the United States and Ger
many from the league and suggested
that if these governments could not
forward their information to the
league they might continue to COM
nlunicate with Holland on the subject.
During the discussion, DIR. Yelling
ton Koo. of the Chinese delegation,
reviewed the efforts made by China
during more than century to sup
press the opium habit. He recognized,
he said, the great debt Of gratitude
China owed the United States foi
Americas aid in this work.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
VOD WA' ACE
TAKES own LIFE
Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, Reno wned
Birdman, Estranged From Young
Wife, Shoots Self-"The Sweet
Adventure of Death"

Los Angeles, Dec 18.-Pcverty and
the refusal of his pretty wife to be-
come reconciled to him drove Lieut..
Pat O'Brien. renowned birdman, sol
der of fortune and hero of FIVE bloody
wars to seek what he termed "the
sweet adventure of DEATH" his friends
declared today.
Writing a note branding himself
"only coward-a bit Of clay, in spite
Of all my war records, the young
imam who had been decorated by two
kings and who served under five flags
sent bullet into his brain.
Shot Heard by Wife.
The shot was heard by his bride of
a year, formerly Miss Virginia Eliza
beth Allen, Washington beauty. She
was in room of the same hotel with
Mrs. Sarah Otis, whom O'Brien men,
toned in the note he left as "the
woman who broke up my home.n
Lying on cot in her room, over
come by the shock, Mrs. O'Brien TODAY
sobbed denial of the statement made
by her husband that Mrs. Otis was
responsible for their domestic trou-
bles.
"She had nothing whatever to do
with our difficulties. She only acted
as a friend to me when | needed one
sorely," said the widow.
Coming here from Oakland. Cal.
late last night. O'Brien went directly
to the Alexandria hotel and asked to
see his wife. She refused. then and
several times afterward to see him.
she said. Then he engaged 4 room
directly across from the one occupied
by her and fired a bullet into his brain,
UBrien was to have gone to San
rra,ncisco last night to be honored
with a decoration from the British
government
Esicted for Not Paying Rent.
In anticipation of reconciliation
he had rented house here weal,
ago, but was evicted, it was said he
cause of his inability to nav the rent
lie was without funds even 10 nav
a grocer's bill, it was said hv ! ypa,,
who had been 0'Brien's nal
Whilecfriends cared for the widow
Ine opinion was expressed that
'fBrien was mentally unbalanced ne
result of his battle experiences and
also because of threats and oppos;t;oT
that he encountered while starrin .
recently in an anti-Japanese picture
shadows of the Vest
Thls opposition was so great tbat
the film fell far short of the financ;a,
success that had been antic;natad H.,
0'Brien and his associates ~
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
TAX REVISION
is NECESSARY
If Prosperity is to Continue Laws
Must be Changed, View Of Otts
Kahn, Banker-Excess Profits
Levy Won't Work.

Washington, Dec 21.-Business sf
the country is demanding and msst
have revision of the tax laws, If IL
is to continue healthy growth, Otto
Kahn, New York banker, told ne
house ways and means committee 10
day in a statement in which he de-
nounced economic aspects of the
treaty of Versailles and declared for
continuation of income sur-taxes-
The excess profits tax must GO"
Mr.. Kahn said, adding that, while it
was Theoretically sound, its disad-
vantages unbalanced its advantages
Combination of the income sur-
taxes, Mr.. Kahn explained, was a So
cial and economic necessity, but he
warned against excessive leyies on
the higher incomes on the ground that
they did not produce the maximum
of revenue for which they were de-
signed. He said also that he opposed
any exemption under income tax pro-
visions.
About "Sales Tax"
"Your problem" Mr. Kahn contin-
ued, ''is to find out how to make the
sur-taxes economically sound. 1t is
question of finding how and what rates
can be made to produce the maximun.
But | think there is danger in ex-
cess levies Of sur-taxes and this
should be guarded against"
Before Mr.. Kahn was called, Chair
man Fordney stated that he and Other
members of the Committee were in
favor of some kind" of a sales tnx
as one of the means of raising the
| four billions of revenue needed a.
nually by the gvernment.
"It seems a sensible tax" said ne
chairman, "but we do not want sales
tax that will be multiplied and pyr-
Iamided into burden on the consun-
err. We want to avoid law which
will cause to be passed on to the cea-
sumner a levy which nets more proGt
to the merchant than tax to the gsv-
ernment.''
| Boost to Consumer.
The chairman added that under
some of the present taxes, merchants
were adding under the guise Of taxes,
much more to the price of articles
than the tax levy justified. He con-
tended that this was one of the preb-
lems which Congress must solve in
revising revenue laws.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
MENA FIRM HAS "PEP.r

In addition to demonstrating and
selling Edison monographs Hay
Brothers are demonstrating also that
just because business doesn't come to
you there's no reaon why you shouldn't
GO after the business. just now this
enterprising firm of youngsters is GO
ing after the Edison business at po-
teau and they're getting it too. Altho
the Oklahoma town is more conven-
lent to Fort Smith than is Mena. Hay
Brothers have gone into Poteau and
are making the Edison the popular
monograph. Gus Winter is acting as
salesman for the Mena firm and has
already place q dozen machines in the
neighboring town, with excellent pros
poets Of many more. He left Tuesday
with another Edison and a suitcase
full Of records. In al the firm has
sold since July as Edisons 1t 4 total
price Of $l1 427 so
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
STRANGE DECEMBER WEATHER
Thunder, Deluges of Rain and April
Temperatures.

Mena and vicinity experienced a va
rlety Of weather Monday night that
puzzled many of those residents who
observed the changes. What prom
lsed to be the forerunner of a real
blizzard late in the afternoon devel-
oped into mist early in the evening
and with an unusual accompaniment
on lightning Later the mist turned
INTO rain with quite a sharp exhibit
OF thunder and lightning, and before
morning the temperatures had risen
until It seemed more like April than
December. With the frequently re-
curing thunder came deluges of rain.
the total being 1.75 inches.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-23
BIGGEST TRUCK ARRIVES.
Machine Stalled Near Mount Ida, Int
Mena Before Big Rain.

Judge Finger went to Montgomery
county Monday, taking along Charles
Tate as mechanician and John Martin.
and they brought back the countv's
biggest truck, which had been halted
by bad roads on its trip from Little
Rock to Mena. No serious trouble
was encountered on the return trim
until near Dallas, when a soft place
IN the road let the big truck mira
down. With the aid Of Reuben Har-
rrison and another truck, Driver Tate
later got the machine out and Land.
ed safely in Mena before dark.