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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-30

Thieves at Starkweather stole 500
| gallons Of gasoline. It Is q wise rob-
; Eel who takes something that will
curry him out Of the country rather
than something that he has to carry
! out Of the country.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-30

The Devils Lake Journal tells The
the dickens docs my editor kaeN;
about finances Of Any KIND?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-30

Plumbers are now charging Si.80
per hour. The season is well ad-
vanced, but let's all go. plummtnE!
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-30

tario border Many Of the fires in this
part of the country were caused ty
lightning" Mr.. Herchner said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-30

name be put on the ballot. The pes
,titions were received from every part
of the state. d
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-30
ADVERTISEMENT.
- ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT.
"A Woman Likes To Be Admired,
No Matter How Old She May Be

Nature undoubtedly,
made woman to b adj
mired, and man to adj
miro her. No woman
ever gets SO old that she
doesn't want admira-
ton, and no man ever
gets beyond admiring
her. Good looks in
woman do not depend
upon age, but upon
health. A woman's
health depends more
upon the distinctly fem
inine organism than
upon anything else. Be-
tween that organism
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-30

and her beauty there is the closest connection. You never SEQ q
goodlopking woman who is weak, run down, irritable, out Of sorts,
6dgety and nervous. Headaches, ~backaches, dragging-down pains,
Irregularities and troubles Of that sort arc all destroyers of beauty.
Men do not admire sickness.
1t is within the reach of every woman to be well, healthy and
strong if she will take DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t is
the safest woman's tonic because it is made entirely Of roots and
herbs, without alcohol. ingredients on labelL) 1t is 50 years old,
and its age testi6es to its goodness. A medicine that has made
sick women well for half a century is surely good to take. Women
from every part Of America testify to its merits.
.s Send 10c to DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, n. T.,
for a trial package and confidential medical advice, or booklet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
FALIAACY SHATTERED
Erroneous Public Conception About
Railway Mounted Heavy
Artillery

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. conception Of
the railway mount for the heavy ar.
tillery SUCH as the l4-inch naval guns
used by the Americans in France is
that these big guns can be fired as
they move along the tracks Major
General w. f. Coe Of the coast ar.
tillery explains that this is erroneous.
Essentially a concrete block is
necessary" he says. "Over II the
gun is. ru non its trucks and then
placed upon the block. We actually
take the trucks out from under the
gun is run on its trucks and then
on a carriage with an arc Of fire or
$50 degrees The gun can be taken
from bne position TO similarly pre-.
pared position. The real thing is YOU
can send the guns to strategic
points"
For the defense of the country
from a navel attack, General Coe de.
clares 1t IL well known where the
blocks will be needed and that pre.
parations can be made long ahead of
ticse as part Of the regular fortifl.
cation program.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30

over owens by Sheriff Woolley and
the courthouse elevator had been
stopped at the top floor in anticipa'
tion OF trouble.
Saturday night August 81, Midas
cab was hired by two men and
woman and after a drive about Tulsa
Nida was told to drive toward Sapui'
pa, a nearby town. At a lonely point
in the road he was dubbed over the
head from behind. Jumping from the
car he put up his hands and begged
for mercy, but was shot, the bullet
lodging in his abdomen.
The three in the car then drove hur'
riedly away. Nida was found by Il
motorist. The alleged "hi-jackers
later encountered barb wire fence
which stopped their flight TO Texas.
owens and Marie Harmon were
captured Monday afternoon. Later
Raymond Sharp was taken ipto Gus
tody. admitted having known Of the
plot and implicated Owens. owens
denied the charge at first, then con
fessed when confronted with state
ments by the Harmon woman, but to-
night said he was under influence
of dope at the time Of the alleged
confession. George Moore, implicated
by the other three, is still at large
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
COMMUNITY EFFORT BEST
MEANS FOR SUCCESSFUL
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
SAYS JAMES BA RR0 \

James Barron, secretary Ardmore
Chamber of Commerce, has returned
from Madison, Wis, where he attend.
ed the sixth annual session summer
school of Community Leadership"
conducted by the American City Blu.
reau.
The American City Bureau is the
same organization which reorganized
the local Chamber Of Commerce some
time ago. The school was attended
by 800 secretaries Of the Chambers
of Commerce and Community workers
from practically every state in the
union. including representatives from
Canada, Mexico and the West Indies.
Every phase of community work and
city government were taken up MT
Barron said. The meetings were
conducted along regular school lines,
classes convening each morning at
$40 o'clock, and continuing until
4 o'clock in the afternoon, Frequent
ly lectures were delivered in the
evening, by men eminent in some par
ticular phase of the work.
students, Mr.. Barron explained, was
that a successful Chamber Of Com
merce is a community effort and not
work carried on by an employed
secretary or board OF directors. Cham
bers of Commerce are successful" he
said, lin proportion to the degree in
which the whole community is inter-
ested in their work of developing the
community"
Mr.. Barron. states that Ardmore has
many problems to solve, but that
other cities have just as many. These
problems, he explains, will be solved
by getting together, working in uni
son, and getting something accom-
plished EACH day.
Col j. +. c. Foster, Walter Par
celle and other men who conducted
the reorganization of the Ardmore
Chamber of Commerce were to take
part in the programs, Mr.. Barron
stated, adding that the degree Of pub
licity these men gave Ardmore was
especially gratifying.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
MAY CALL cox TO
TESTIFY BEFORE COMMIT
TEE WHICH Is PROBING
THE CAMPAIGN EXPENSE

0Continued from page ~
mittee, said last week that 1t was
possible that Governor Cox would be
subpoenaed if he did not come to
Chicago voluntarily. Possibility OF
the committee subpoenaing Governor
Cox so as not to interrupt his cam
paign itinerary was a'so mentioned
The senatorial investigation commit
tee is composed of Senators Kenyon,
chairman. Pomerene, Spencer, Reed
and Edge. Senator Edge reached here
last night Today's session was the
first he had attended since before the
conventions, as he had been in Eu.
rope for some time.
Investigate "Civil Service"
Outlining the scope of the inquiry
into the presidential campaign Sen
ator Kenyon announced that the m
vestigation not only would delve into
collection of money to finance the
campaign. but would seek to reveal
whether promises of federal patron
age We're being exchanged for cam.
latgn assistance. He also promised
an inquiry into charges that federal
OFFICE holders were campaigning for
Governor Cox, with their expenses
paid out of government funds.
Examination of the witnesses already
summoned viii take at least three
days, Mr.. Kenyon estimated Their
testimony is expected TO "eveai many
angles which the committee wish 70
follow and persons mentioned in their
testimony as having knowle1g. Of
campaign financial affairs will be
subpoenaed committeeman saw.
Missouri; Then Oklahoma
The senate committee has dropped
its investigation of convention
state and congressional expenditure;
but will reopen that phase of It's
task after completing the inquiry
evoked by the charges Of Governor
Cox and Mr. Roosevelt No definite
plans have been made beyond the
hearing opening here today. but Sen
ator Kenyon expects TO hold sessions
today in Missouri When Edward +. Go!
ira, Democratic nationa. committee
man, is to be heard in connection with
the campaign in behalf 0. Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer for th-
Democratic nomination for president
Hearings may also be held in Kansas
Oklahoma and several other states.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30

in a great measure. At best this
will be but make shift proposition
according to members Of the party
and every one urges that bond issue
be voted of at least half million
dollars to construct a dam, and pay
for land on Hickory creek that viii
settle the water proposition OF tins
city for the next % years.
No Time for Quibbling
Water rights and dam at Hick-
ory creek as designated by engineers
would involve quite an expense, but
the committee stated today that the
time had passed for quibbling over
expense, that the city must be sup
piled with water at any cost ana
the sooner the matter was begun and
finished the better. The committee
will probably begin to formulate plans
for an immediate bond issue as soon
as the legal phazes of their position
can be determined
If the test OF Blue Hole is found 10
be satisfactory, Commissioners Car
ter stated that he would gather up
the pipe, which the city already owns.
and which is scattered along the right
Of way, and have it ready TO place
without further delay.
c. w. Clay, county surveyor, stated
that in his opinion there was a ~
day supply Of water in Blue Hole al
present, and further stated that he
was of the opinion that it would
solve in u great measure the present
water situation.
Urges Conservation
Members of the committee were
unanimous in their opinion that
conservation campaign must be in
augurated at once, and the matter
kept continually before the people
urging them to use as little water
as possible, too see that no useless
leaks were permitted about their prem
ises, and to assist in every way pos
sible TO conserve the present water
supply until such time as the situa
ton could be relieved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
CHANGE NOTION
ABOUT CALOMEL;;
NOW DELIGHTFUL
0ld.Style Calomel Gives Place to the
Denauseated Tablets Known as
Enthusiastically Safe

With all of the liver-cleansing and
system.purifying qualities of the old
style calomel but robbed Of its
nausea and danger, Calotabs is des
tined to become the most popular
as well as the most useful of all home
remedies. For billiousness, headaches,
constipation and indigestion It is in
dlspensable, for nothing but calomel
will straighten out a disordered liver.
One Calotab at bedtime with
swallow Of water-thats' all--no taste.
no gripping, no nausea. no salts. Next
morning your liver is active, your
system purified, and you are feeling
fine. with a hearty appetite for break
fast Eat what you please,-no
danger.
Genuine Calotabs are never sold in
bulk. Ask for the original, sealed
package. Price thirty-five cents If
you are not thoroughly delighted
your druggist is authorized to refund
your money.-adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
HOllOway-SOuth

Miss Ara Holloway and Mr.. Leo
South were quietly married Monday
morning at o'clock by Rev. r. l..
Jackson.
The bride wore becoming suit OF
blue
Miss Holloway Is the charming
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Hol'
loway, 302 i street, northeast
Mr. South Is son of Mr. and
Mrs. y. s. South. 707 Carter avenue,
southeast. He Is q business man
OF Healdton and has host of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. South will make theii
home In Healdton, after Il months
trip through the east.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
ARDM0RE WATER SUPPLY
AT Low EBB. AND THE
SITUATION is CRITICAL

Continued From Page One)
expected until such time as fall rains
increase the flow
After inspecting Hickory creek the
party went to Henry House creek
on the Alverson ranch to inspect two
large springs, near that place Con.
siderable water is flowing from the
springs and the creek at present.
Blue Hole" Possibilities
OF special interest to the party
was the big blue Hole" in Hickory
creek. which Mr.. Alverson maintains
would supply Ardmore with suffi-
cient water. Following a discussion
of the different suggestions on the
matter Mr.. Alverson agreed TO let
the committee make test Of the hole
for 36 hours by ditching and INSTALL
ing ~ inch pipe to see If the flow
would drain the hole. or whether
the flow from above, and the springs
which are said to abound there, would
keep II up to normal condition. Com.
missioner Carter will begin this work
Immediately, and after the test. II ii
is found that the blue Hole" is not
drained by the draft made upon II
by the ~ inch pipe, the pipe line
will be extended from It's present in.
take on the JONES property TO the
Blue Hole, and connected cirect.
II is 337 steps from the present
intake 70 Blue Hole, and owing to the
formation of the creek bed, lot
Of water would be lost between that
point and the intake, for that reason
the pipe will be extended direct TO
Blue Hole IL conditions warrant
Question Settled Soon
The question as to the permanency
Of the water supply at Blue Hole
will be settled within the next 4s
hours. and Il found that II maintains
steady flow, sufficient to fiji tho
pipe line, the water situation Of Ard
more for the present will be solved
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
OUTRAGED CITIZENS TAKE
NEGRO FROM COUNTY JAIL
AT OKLAHOMA CITY

Of Claude Chandler, negro, who last
night was taken from the Jail here
by a group of 80 masked men, was
found early today hanging from a
tree near Council Grove, about 8
miles west Of Oklahoma City, accord
ing to telephone message from q
farmer near the scene, to the sheriff $
office here. Chandler was arrested and
lodged in Jail here Saturday in con-
nection with the shooting of two
officers who attempted 10 raid an a.
legged moonshine still near Arcadia,
90 miles northeast of here.
County Attorney Q. A. Cargill and
Sheriff G.. E. Johnson left their Of
fices here for the place where the
body OF the negro was reported TO
have been found suspended from a
tree Immediately after receipt of
the information. Other than the news
that the negro had been located no
details were given.
Council Grove is small town d.
rectly west of Oklahoma City on
Reno avenue.
Unable TO Trace Lynchers
Efforts to trace the whereabouts
of Chandler after he had been spirited
away by a band of men who Il ok
him from Jill last night hal teen
fruitless up until the message received
this morning. Reports that he had
been taken to Norman, Guthrie and
other nearby cities for safe lodging
in fear of mob violence were dispelled
after communication with the sheriffs
offices OF those places, who reported
no knowledge either of Chandler OF
of an alleged lynching.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
BETTER BABIES

The crusade for better babies has
spread from coast 10 coast, and taken
firm hold of American Mothers. Few
women realize how much the Ill
health OF the mother influences the
unborn child, both physically and
mentally Women who suffer from
mysterious pains. backache, nervous
ness, mental depression, headaches
etc, should rely on Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, which for near
ly forty years has been the standard
remedy for these ailments.--adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
Will Probe Lynching

Governor j. b. A. Robertson, after
conference with Thomas |. Monroe
county attorney for Tulsa county
here today, ordered special investi'
cation to be conducted through the
attorney generals office, Of the lynch
ing at Tulsa Saturday night of Roy
Bolton, alias T. NJ. owens, l9-year
old youth charged with the murder
of a taxicab driver C. W. King
was appointed special investigator by
Governor Robertson, and is expected
to leave for Tulsa to begin the in
vestigation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30

tor of Oklahoma City. is starting two
strings Of tools in the Hewitt field
They are in charge OF Mr. Fuller.
Mr.. Barnes is one Of the Oldest
drilling contractors in the game, hav'
inc followed all the oil fields Of Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Kansas, OKLA
homa and Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30

No. 2 on the Shelenberger farm,
in section 16, 4s-2w, is drilling at
1875 feet. No. is drilling al 1860
feet. No. is drilling at $40 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
COUNTY ATTORNEY CHARGES
SHERIFF WITH THE DERE-
LECTION OF HIS DUTY
Continued From Page OneJ

release. The men took the keys,
mounted 10 the top story of the Jail
where Belton was lodged, and there
forced the jailor to turn Belton over
to them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
Story In Detail

Tulsa, Aug. 3O.-Mob spirit here fol-
lowing the lynching Of Tom o. owens,
l9 year old, accused of the killing
of Homer Nida, taxicab driver, accord.
ing TO the sheriff's office.
Efforts of the mob following the
lynching to get Raymond Sharp and
Marie Harmon, alleged to be impli-
Gated in the Nida killing, were thwart-
ed by officers spiriting the couple
out Of the county. No further trouble
is feared.
AS Sheriff John Wooley. from whom
Owens was taken by force could not
identify any of the masked mob, and
no other information could be learned
concerning the members, efforts for
immediate prosecution are without
avail although officers will continue
to work on tho case, the sheriff's
office said
mated at 1000 persons Saturday night
from the county Jail by covering"
Sheriff Woolley with sawed.off shot
guns and pistols and taking his keys.
Over 100 Cars in Line
owens arms were bound and he
was escorted 10 waiting automobiles.
During the interim the mob had in.
creased in numbers and more than
hundred cars formed for the grim
parade headed by the automobile
bearing Owens and his captors,
Through the residential district ,he
cars passed and more machines Joined,
The leading car headed for West Tul-
sa, suburb. Passing through West
Tulsa the leader stopped, Owens was
harshly jerked TO the ground and told
that he was to be strung up near
the scene of his alleged premeditated
crime.
Boy Pleads Innocence
owens protested his innocence, stat
| ing that he did not shoot Nida and
blaming Marie Harmon, woman, for
the crime. He was again taken into
the car and the procession started on
After circling about. the leading cal
stopped near Gardeh City, another
suburb, where Owens was again taken
from the car.
You're Going to Die"
You're going to die now" one OF
his captors is reported TO have said
rs there anything you want TO say
for YOURSELF"
Owens reiterated that he did no
shoot Nida. He asked for cigarette
and his hands were loosened while
he rolled the tobacco. After beinl
allowed few inhalations he wa
again manacled, a small rope wa
twisted about his neck and he wa
told to say has last.
II didn't do it," he said Asked 4
he cared to send any messages, owens
replied in the affirmative and on
Of the mob wrote down communi
cation which Owens asked that
morning newspaper forward to hi
mother. 1t said
Wire TO Mother
Mrs. c. o. Belton, 400 Burewel
Knoxville. Tenn.--Your son, Tom
lynched tonight by mob as allege
, murderer Of Homer Nido. He aske
that YOU arrange for burial"
The moose was drawn tight aroun
Owens neck, the end of the rop
was thrown over road sign and h
was drawn up. owens made no ou'
cry or struggle One Of the tw
ambulances which accompanied tn
parade Of automobiles brought tn
body to a Tulsa undertaking establish
, ment.
Story Of the Crime
Following the death Of Nida earl
Friday morning rumors OF mob VIZ
lence persisted on the streets
Tulsa. According to these the mo
} was to have congregated at midnigh
but 1t got started before IL oclocl
Two extra guards had been place
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
OIL NE WS
(From Local and South Oklahoma Fields)

drilling. Total daily production l5V
barrels
Planet Petroleum company on the
Burkleo farm in section 4. 2s-Sw has
wells producing new wells drill
ing and rig up and building. Total
daily production 253 barrels.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
NOTICE o. f. S.

All members of the o. f. S., are
urged to attend the picnic at Whit
tington Park Tuesday from to 5 p.
m,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30

No. u on the A II. Ward farm in
section 16, 4s-2w, is drilling at l735
feet; No. 13 is drilling at 1865 feet
No. IA is drilling at 1875 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30
STORIES OF THE STREET

Shade trees may be beautiful and
all that, but let me have the rays
Of good old SOL" so said Jim Barron
secretary of the Ardmore Chamber Of
Commerce, upon his return TO this
city from Madison, Wis.
Mr. Barron said he had a splendid
trip. One of the most noticeable fea.
lures in Madison which attracted his
attention were the number Of shade
trees which extended over the entire
city. The weather in that part Of the
country is very cool, he said.
Mr.. Barron was delighted to get
back to Ardmore and is still firm in
his justified conviction that Ard
more is the best Of them ALL"
Judge Summers Hardy of Tulsa,
general attorney for the Sinclair Oil
company spent Sunday with relatives
in the city.
Scott Parks of Graham was trans,
acting business in the city today
K. +. Grisham, county registrar.
has sent out a call to all precinct
registrars to return their records to
his office. This must be done in order
that he may establish a permanent
record for future use. Mr.. Grishan
| stated.