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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

as an obstacle 10 your material sue
cess, as an obstacle TO any future bust
ness which it may be your lot to trans
act; because they may loom as bar
rier between you and the anticipated
pleasure Of dissipation or sin. Detach
yourself from grouped Christianity in
which yCu have found a false security,
gaze at the figure on the Cross and us
II energies from the tomb. You will put
these corrodng, despicable characteris-
ties behind you as the Lord did Satan
when tempted by him. You will cast
them from you as the deadly poison
they are and grasp your courage and
with a whole heart place tnese tco at
the feet of the Risen Lord, go to Him
with the same words That were on His
lips. Father, into Thy hands. He is
your loving. careful Saviour and YOU
never need fear the result Of your ac-
tion. From that time you will begin to
live. To live the life of Immortality
promised to you on the first great
Easter Day.
What do you do when difficulties
beset your path in the ordinary af-
fairs Of life? Your degree of success
or failure are visible indicators. II
you have met them, reasoned and
| fought, battled with them might and
main, then your efforts have been
crowned with true success Apply pre-
cisely the same principles when You
meet with spiritual difficulties, consult
your authorities as you have done in
your ordinary affairs, your church and
your God, and your spiritual success
will be as marked as your material
Again, you permit nothing to inter
rupt or divert your daily bread. This
is called by US an immediate concern, Q
vital matter. If it Is threatened it is
accepted as a challenge to fight, which
challenge is Immediately accepted I'm
til such time that you make the in
carnation and the atonement vitally
yours and view them from an isolated
and detached position, spiritual mat
ters will not assume the same proper
tons as those Of the daily bread. The
matters surrounding our material vel
fare.
"Why not then when anything /!
reared up as Il barrier between you dill
the bread Of life accept this as chal
lenge, an intimate and very vital con
cern as this after all is the greater mat
ter of moment in your life. 1t caDno
be put off until tomorrow even as wei
as those things concerning the dali.
bread. 1t Is not merely a question Of if
and death but a matter Of Eternal lit
Having then detached yourself from
; your Christian group and, standin'
alone facing the stupendous facts Of tn
incarnation and atonement. What d
you find in them. View it long and eaI
nestly in the knowledge that it wa
accomplished principally for you an
| am sure that if you can see it in thi
light it will not have been done in vair
Accept the challenge if its respoi
sbilties and duties as well as its inca
culable benefits and blessings.
1T Is the expression OF the carefl
loving Father for His children. 1t
the expression Of the love Of God e
! ward you and me. For God 50 love
+ me that he gave his only begotten Sc
Il that | should not die but have Iii
'' everlasting" D."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
TARIFF TAXATION
PLAN PROTESTED

Washington, March 30. - Protests
against the legislation agreed on by
Republican leaders to provide for tariff
taxation at American instead of foreign
valuations. are being received by mem.
bers Of the senate finance and house
and ways and means committee
That inequalities and injustices would
result, especially TO consumers Of i'm.
ported wares in the midle section OF
the u. $. is declared by business con-
Germs objecting 10 the new valuation
plan.
Those criticising the American valua.
ton system. adopted TO increase tariff
returns and also. in effect. to raise
tariff rates and provide more protec-
tion for American industry. contend
| that American values OF merchandise
differ ut Boston. New York, san Fran.
cisco. New Orleans and other ports of
entry and that no intleNiblc standards
of valuation are feasible. The price
difference, IL is contendcd, would b.
greater in the middle of the country
because of the transportation distances
from the seaboard.
Prominent Republicans Of the con
gressional taxation committees concedt
that there is some merit in the objec
tions to the valuation legislation. but
believe that its benefits would be much
greater than any harm which wuulC
result. Objections raised the Repub
llcan leaders say. can be met by pro
visions under consideration TO give IN,
treasury appraisers authority 10 equal
iZe valuation differences at the differ
ont American ports Of entry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
LEON NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. Lulu Harris, Correspondent

Four deaths occurred in the Leon
community during the past week. They
We're Cecil Hampton, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Hampton, Of appendicitis;
Mrs. Baccus, who resides near Jim
town. Mrs. Bollen, also Of near jim
town, and the infant son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Hall.
Miss Ida Rambo teacher in the New
Hope school. visited friends here the
last week end
Mrs. Evelyn Guthrie was in Ard
more last week.
Dr. and Mrs Newberry arrived here
last week and will make Leon their
home.
D. l.. Montgomery was a Leon Wis
itor this week.
j. w. Farkner. late Of Memphis
Texas. has returned to his old home,
here.
l.. d. Duke OF Wilson. was in Leon
this week
oscar Graves was Il Leon visitor
to Wilson this week
! The Cotton Growers Association
Leon branch. met Thursday evening
and elected officers for the coming
year. j. a. Breuggemeyer was elected
president, Albert Brown. vice president
and Sam Taliaierro. secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
SECRETARY BARRON
CHAMBER COMMERCE
URGES ARDMOREITES
TO OKLAHOMA CITY

I'VE want to make April "A in Okla
homa City real 'Ardmore' day
James Barron secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce, said commenting on
Oklahoma City setting aside that date
as "Ardmore Day at the big auto
mobile show.
The Automobile Dealers and mem-
bers Of the Kiwanis Club. have all
signified their Intention of going, but
we want others 10 go also" he con-
tinued
Oklahoma City is making big plans
to entertain Ardmore people on April IL
and Mr.. Barron Is anxious that Ard
more show her appreciation by send
ing Il large delegation. Members OF
the Kiwanis club have accepted an in
vtation from the Oklahoma City XII
wants club which holds its regular
weekly meeting ON that day, while the
Automobile Dealers will be guests of
the Oklahoma City dealers. In addi-
ton to this, however, Oklahoma City is
making arrangements to provide fea-
lures for others who attend.
Thus far two extra Pullmans have
been secured for the trip, and Mr.
Barron states that if more sign up TO
go, that more cars will be arranged
for. II is planned that the party leave
here midnight preceding the day and
leave Oklahoma City that night, maxi
ing only one day out Of Ardmore
Those who desire to go should noti-
fy Mr.. Barron at phone 7G5.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
oIOEFN" PET MULE or HEWITT
FIELD LAID TO RESI-

Queen" the pet animal of the
Hewitt field employees, who died a week
ago was recently laid to rest. Queen
was the largest mule in the field ana
was owned 10y the Humble Oil and Re-
fining Company. She weighed 2loo
hounds. and wore u "a inch horse col
lar. 1t Is said that she stood seven
feet from the tip of her shoes to the
top Of her head. She worked singly'
and pulled with ease loads which We're
great strains for two horses. queen
was more or less OF n curiosity at the
Humble camp, and was popular
throughout the field The Humble peo-
ple had to have special made harness
to outfit the animal, on account of her
immense size. queen" was three
yeari old when she first entered the
employ of the Humble company, ana
remained in The oil game for five years,
Death was caused by pneumonia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
Mexico Bars Foreign Labor

Washington, March 29.--An foreign
laborers. and particularly American Ia
borers. have been barred from Mexico
by a decree issued by President obre-
gon II copy of which was received To-
day at the state Department. The rel-
son assigned was that an influx OF Tor
eigners would prevent the full employ,
ment OF native labor during the period
of scarcity Of work.
The decree, 1t is understood. was ann
ed more directly ut the situation in th'
oil fields. where there has been an IN
oreasing use of American workmen' bu'
not specific reference to this was mad'
In the document.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Pttsburg Chronicle-Telegraph:
1t was a cold day when the English
auctionerr's clerk came to make the
sale inventory. lie was ushered into
the dining room by the butler. There
was u bottle of prime old port on The
table.
Masters compliments" said the butt
lcr. "llc thought you might Ike some.
THANK YOU. II is a cold day
"Then III leave you TO Il, as I've
got lot tu do.
Some hours later the butler looked
In and found the clerk asleep In an
armchair. His inventory was blank, cS.
copt for this line; "Onc revolving din
| ing room carpet"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
LOVES VALLEY NEWS

The news reporter is about frozen,
hence not much news at this time.
Chester Dorman. formerly Of this
section but now of Lynn county, Tex.
as. is visiting old friends here.
4. j. and l.. \. Ferris were bust
ness visitors at Marietta Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sim Lanford are the
parents Of brand new baby boy.
Prospects FOR good corn crop and
plenty Of friend chicken are fine.
Misses Joe McKenney and Nela Clark
are teaching in the Valley school.
Teachers from this place ATTENDED
the county teachers meeting At Mari
eta.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
Continental Oil Earnings

Tulsa. Okla, March 2S.-rhe Cont
mental Oil Co.. for 1920 reports net
earnings, after taxes, depreciation ana
operating expenses of s2,4s7,O25. com
pared with s1,563,6O9 in the previous
year. The profit and loss surplus ut
The close OF 1920. however, amounted to
only sl.Oil. .6s1. as compared with Vs.
eS7 4ss at the close Of 1919. due to the
declaration of stock dividend of So
600 900 paid during 1920, whiclf was
charged to surplus. Cash dividends paid
In 1920 amounted to s6i7,76i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
Important Meetings
Scheduled For Week

Loyal Order of Moose: Organization Of
the Loyal Order Of Moose will be in
stituted Wednesday night at o'clock
at the Chamber of Commerce.
THURSDAY
Lions Club; Regular weekly luncheon
session of the Lions Club will be held
Thursday noon at the Chamber Of
Commerce. o. c. Lasher, president.
Shrine Club: A get-to-getner meeting
of the members of the recently organ
lied Shrine club will be held Thursday
night at the Masonic Hall.
FRIDAY
Laymens Club: The Laymen's Club
of st. Philips Episcopal church will
hold the regular monthly session Friday
night at the Chamber Of Commerce.
Dinner at $50 o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
OIL n EWS
(Fr0m Local and South Oklahoma Fields)


on the drilling crews indicating when
and how long the rotary was shut
down
Mechanical devices TO aid in the
search for oil by the rotary method OF
drilling wells are almost daily coming
into use. A register giving the weight
of pipe resting on the bit is now being
perfected by experimental tests. 1t
is designed to enable the driller to de-
termine the amount of speed to use in
certain formation, with a view to les
sening twist offs" and thereby lessen
the number of fishing jobs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
ELECTRIC DRILLING OUTFITS
IN USE IN GULF COAST FIELD

Houston. Texas, March 2s--The
Humble oil 4 Refining Co, Is installing
AN electric plant In the West COLUMBIA
pool to pump wells with electric power.
Both the Humble and Gulf Production
Co.. are pumping their wells In the
Goose Creek pool from central electric
mower plants. The Gulf Production
Co.. has Just finished deep hole in
that pool which was drilled with nn
electrically driven rotary, one OF the
very few ever used in the Gulf Coast
region.
Another electric device keeps check
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
Sore Throat, Colds
Quickly Checked BY hamIIn's
Wizard Oil

Sore throat and chest colds
should never be neglected. Few
people realize how often they re-
suit seriously if not promptly
checked. Hamlin's Wizard Oil is
a safe, simple and effective treat
ment. Used as gargle for sore
throat it brings quick relief. Rubbed
on the chest it will often loosen up
a hard, deep seated cold in one
night. Keep a bottle on the shelf.
Wizard Oil is a good dependable prep
aration to have in the medicine chest for
first aid when the doctor may be far
away. How often sprains. bruises. cuts
and burns occur in every family, as well
as little troubles like earache. toothache.
cold Sores canker sores. stiff neck. and
tired aching feet. Soothing healing Wiz
ard Oil will always bring quick relief
Generous size bottle 35c.
II you are troubled with constipation
or sick headache try Hamlin's Wizard
Liver Whips. Just pleasant little pink
pills at druggists for 30c. Guaranteed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

out of the 5,154 questionnaires re-
turned hy editors to the Press Ser
the opinions of the people of their
vice Company of New York. SC per
cent, or 1896 claimed TO be voiclng
communities as being opposed to the
nation, state or city going into COM
petition with it's citizens In utility en-
terprises. This survey showed AN In
crease OF three per cent since a sim
liar questionnaire was returned the
preceding year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
Saved My Life
With Eatonic
Says New Jersey Woman

al was nearly dead until found
Eatonic and | can truly say Il saved
my life. II is the beat stomach
medicine ever made" writes Mrs.
Ella Smith.
Acid stomach causes awful misery
which Eatonic quickly gets rid Of
by taking up and carrying out the
acidity and gases which prevent good
digestion. A tablet taken after meals
brings quick relief. Keeps the etom.
Ach healthy and helps " prevent the
many ills 30 liable 20 arise from ex.
cess acid. Don't suffer from stomach
miseries when you can get big box
Of Eatonic for q triiis with your
druggiss's guarantee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Humble Oh and Refining Company
No. ., on the Bennett farm. in section
lG. 4s-2w. paised through an oil sand
ut a depth OF ls62-6j feet and is now
drilling ut 1870 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Humble Oil and Refining Company
No. .. on the Dillard farm, in section
%. 4s.2w. Is cleaning out the hole.
No Is building the rig.
No. 4 is location.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Carter Oh Company NJ. /, on the
Blackwell farm. in section 2G, 4s-2w'
Is cleaning ont the hole and pulling the
SIS inch casing at 2sO0 feet. The wei
was shot about a week ago with l6oo
feet Of oil in the hole.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Carter Oil Company No. 3, on the
Hamilton farm, in section 90, 4s-2w, is
preparing TO run the Us inch casing
ut a depth of 2300 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
Oil Market Quotations
HEWITT OPERATIONS

The Carter Oil Company No. !, on
the Dillard rarm. in section 10, +s-2w' IS
underreaming the G5-s inch casing AZ
2lO0 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Oklahoma Clty.-Fire causing s5Is,-
600 damage completely destroyed the
plant and office building OF the Inter
state Cotton Compress company here
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30
FOX DISTRICT

I'm the Fox District, the Humble Oil
and Refining Company No. 3. on the
Davis farm in section "a, 2s-3w, IS
drilling In lime shell at a depth oil
1904 feet. The well passed through an
oil sind at = depth of 2256-2SOS feet
Humble Franklin No. J. ON the WI
larns farm in section q, 2s-3w, Is drill
ing in gumbo at 1894 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Miss Virginia NJ. Murray
Detroit has chosen Miss Virginia Mae
Murray, secretary of the Travellers Aid
Society Of New York City, to organize
and train a force of policewomen. Her
work will be along the lines Of the
Travellers Aid Society. Miss Murray
will continue with the society, giving
three weeks of her time each month TO
her task in Detroit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Humble Oil and Refining Company
No. /. on the Gin farm, in section ~,
is-2w. is drilling in blue shale at l19o
feet. Ii 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Humble Oil and Refining Company
20. 3, on the Perkins farm, in section
l5. 4s-2w, is drilling in blue shaie at
20j0 feet
No. 1 Is drilling at 1880 feet.
No. : Is drilling in sandy shale al
226O feet,
ON the Walker Voorhees, farm, IN
section II. ts.aw, the humble oil and
Refining Company No. is drilling in
sand at l350-G5 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-30

Use Ardmorelte Want Ads for sure
results
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-14
Just Where DO We Stand2

sprciai ~ Tho world
WICHITA, KAN oct. l3--"W Whore
are we?"
Tho oil industry has hundreds of
wiHoacrcs. aagcH, wise men. pruphctn
aud prrdictprs These, both old and
young tn the oil game, always have
had a reason to Uscriho TO every de-
volopmcnt In the history OF tho oil
business r hoy always predict
truly, or make 1t appear that they
do Ana they always iiHvU their
reasons.
But the present situation In the
crude oil producing and marketing
industry has "stumred' 'om all
Some theories are advanced, hut
none have the ring OF conviction
| behind them,
The question OF the why OF the
encouraging crude oil advance is the
one bolhoring, most oil men. They
point TO the huge amount Of sfor-
age owned by the Prairie, Sinclair
and other large BUYERS OF oil. They
hold ny tho apparently true state
ment hat the Sinclair would
scarcely be building more big stor-
arc II Il had empty tAnkago, They
point out that winter is nearly here
and surely must bring decrease IN
the use of gasoline. They say with
truth that production has not de
cllnod to "a popt whore II might be
said that demand and supply are
equal, New fields are being opened
up In all oil producing states Rp-
parcntly with almost as much fire.
qucncy as before. Several world
beating pools appear open TO the
world. They ask why the big boys
should buy 81 SO and tl.75 oil when
they might bc buying 1t for 81,
Among tho rcaSons advanced for
the Increase, the main one appears
60 be that a big number Of Mcxican
oil wells hnve gone to water with
such unauimity that tho reports
formerly considered propaganda are
now admitted to hc the truth. An
other Is that the big interests fore
saw that the industry could not
stand 81 oil much longer and de-
Cidcd tn slNo It's own akin bY a slight
advance. Another In that the In
4 dependent OH producers organlza-
tlnns were "Eoulug to" the big fol
/ lows In somc timely acts. The the
/ ory OF 'hait' ia advanced by the
more pessimlstiC.
what Ia behind the increase, the
! Independent end OF the industry
! IL thankful for small fayors,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-14
Market Raises Benefiting
Whole oil Industry

During the past thrcc weeks, since
the first raises In tho Crude oil
market every division of the oil in
dustry reports an Improvement In
business, with most optimistic
outlood for the near future The
fact that the turning point has becn
reached. bringing with II a certain
psychological change In the public
mind. has probably has aa much TO
do with the turn of the vide than
amy thing else; Rs conservative oil
mon estimate that Il will tatn from
60 TO 90 days for any real benefits
from the raising of prices TO become
effective.
Probably the returning better
times in the oil business has nn'i-
tested itself more in the stouN mar
ket than any other place, as almost
every stock on the board has reg
istcred an increase. Cosden. ATTAIN
tiu petroleum company phiilipa. and
SEelly an have shown material gains
and the Sinclair, being the Produc-
ers and Refinors, and the Kansas
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-14
IN THE OIL FIELDS
Office. s24I VIII. PECK Residence 2442
Residence 2442

& CUR, both lcas than Two weeks IN
Tho trading. have hold their own
wcll and nro today solluR for more
than they were originally offered
ou tho board. Probably thorr is no
other factor which registers the
condition of tho oil buelnoFs ls docs
tho stock malcR, and tho past i'w
DAYS the trend has certainly been
encouraging.
Rcfncrs report a fair business lu
the crude products, EasI'ile r'p"ti-
ed 20 be bringing nbuut - i-3 cents
o. gallon, hcrpsino about Z ccniH fu'l
OH from 90 cents 90 81 90 mud gas
oil cents tncrclEoa iu tank wagon
prices equivalent TO the raiar8 lu
crude OH prices have hccn madr nl
most oil over 'he country which hha
served ns boon 10 tho independents
So far tho Standard of Indian has
failed 60 increase tho tank wagon
in ita territory but prominent rr.
flncrB nro anticipating thA COM
pauy maklE such a move within thr
next few days Considerable si"r-
age ~ refined products held by con.
Humcrs ovor the country filled dur
ing the period ~ low prices rs now
hoinR drawn upon, and it rs expected
that the refining business VIII STIR
tfN fbNNlu'l NNlN hf N''II 'A' ''''
stock OF privately owned refined
products is used up
Although producers have acted
very wisely in the mattor. ana re-
fused to become excited Wa any way,
Il viii doubtless not hr long before
r. number uf wildcat tests VIII DE
started A. Il tako9 from 3 months
tn yonr to drill n wildcat. and 10
the potential proven production ln
OSlHhomn ls less AT tho present Time
that u has been years, som" such
campaign is certainly necessary 20
insure nu adequate supply of crude
FOR 1892. The producers, however,
are stiu waiting for the big purchas.
Ing companies TO make the first
move, In tho way OF going into the
market for offset acreage, and many
OF tho operators hhvo stated that
they would not 0tart another well
until the price ut oil had at least
reached 81: and then, not until
they were assured that ~ would
be kept nt That level.
According 10 the present trend,
II docs not look as though those
producers will have 10 wait v"ty
long for their s. Oh, and then VIII
begin tho gradual return of the
"uld timc5' and genuine lasting ana
prosperity Ca the oil country.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-14
WOodsOn County, Kansas

The Travellers OH company has a
75-barrol producer after a i0-qunri
shot iu No. 3 iicadley In the north
half ~ tho southeast of 29-23-lA
sand was found from 1,705 TO l72o
fcot.
H. T. LaudcclS tcst on the Rhoa
farm I'm the south hair of the south
west of i3-24-t3, Is good for 30 bar
rcia natural No . IN the northeast
corner of tho northeast of l3-24-l3,
is u 25-barrcl well In the iG25-fo"'
pay.
Tho lola OH & Gas 60. No. G Nc
CIaskcv. i'm the southeast ~ the
eouthcnst OF 3O-23-li is good for
90 barrels.
y. q. Gillespie has a 70-hnrrel
well after the shot In No. 6 Dewey.
ln the 4outhcast Of the southwest OF
32-23-1I.
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIFTEEN
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-14
Big Producers
in the Lyons Pool

Wumutt and others have 1000
feeb OF oil In the hole at one foot
iu the sand which WAS topped az
2,S40 toct IN their test In the south
east corner OF tho southwest OF the
southwest OF 3S-l1-tl. They have
SOC feet OF open hole, and are un-
dorrcaming and expect to drill In
today
Tho Iudlahoma Refining COM
pauys two wells iu 25-ll-ll are
producing 2.4uO barrels uf oit daily,
while the pappoose OH company test
Ia the northwest corner OF the
southeast Of 25rll-ll Is making coo
barrels daily. Tho oklahoma Cen