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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
Burning Money.
(WaShington Post. ]
performance.

Washington PoSt)
 The facts in connection with the War Depart ments wasteful purchases of coal at profteering prices being developed by Calder Investiga Committee. From the testimony Of Quartermast CT officers it is shown that the War Department con tracted for total of 765 tons of bitumnous coal at an average price of $7.12 ton The coal bought by Colonel D. B. Wentz President of the National ing agent for the department by Secretary Baker cost according to the evidence aduced an average off $9.59 a ton, $2.47 more than the average or all purchases On top of this Colonel Wentz ceved commission of 50 cents for his services
 Statistics gathered by the Calder Committee show coal for which the War Department paid an average Of $7.l2. Also it is stated that the Navy Depart heht at the same time paying from $425 ol s475 ton for it's coal Assuming that the navy paid top prices, or $475, for its entire supply it would still have been $2.37 ton under the average War sumed that the wastefulness of the latter cost the people Of the United States at least $1S13.647.24
 It is impossible to conceive an explanation that Will justify this transaction. The purchasing agent great business corporation who had been guilty ot such gross neglect of his employers interests would have been discharged summariIy There was pIent or coal in the country, and if had been found i'm possible to arrive at reasonable price for if the law gave the Secretary of War the authority to com mandeer it. There was necessity for yielding tol the demands of the profteers. Nor was there any reason for paying purchasing agent commission of SO cents ton top of extortionate prices merely Tor the doubtful service locating a suppIv and securing it's shipment to the points where it was needed
 The Calder Commitete is rendering a real service To the people Tn uncoverng these facts but it should not stop here IL should probe to the very bottom eud get all the information obtainabe so inc nubltcI may know exactly to what extent it has been muIctod and by whom.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
AN UNFORTUNATE QUARREL.

It Is pity that personal quarrel has deveo ed among the lost balloonists who made such a br ve and successful fight for their lives in Northern C IT, ada To quote the famous despatch which did SO much to confirm the countrys verdict that Admi al ScAley had performed heros part Santiago th re Is glory enough for all" in their adventures l. is all the more pity because the injury that Ii. 1t. Hinton had caused the others. particularly Lie t. Farrel who in righteous anger struck the former l. i'd knocked him down, probably not calculated
 The quarrel resulted from the publication by tre New York World of letters from Lieut. Hinton to his wife and warm personal friend. Peter Talb t. ho with his wife shared the home of Lieut.. nd Mrs. Hinton, in which the latter made stateme Is that were resented by Lieut. Farrell The accou. Is disclose that when Lieut.. Hinton. Lieut. Farrell { d Lieut. kloor had reached the Canadian tradine. D s alter four days Of battling with the elements in t,e northern wilderness each of them wrote letters nome. Lieut.. Hinton requested that all of them indicate that their letters were not 10 be publish The letters of the former were published and wl n coples or the papers shown the others Lie Farrell became very angry and the fight ensu Lieut. Hinton said that his letters were not meant IF publication and he had had idea that they would be published He admitted to Lieut. Farrell tr fl the facts may have been exaggerated in the letters
 The portions of the published letters complain il ot which caused the ructon. as follows:
 From Lieut. Hinton 10 his wife.
 didn't fear death but felt SO sorry for
 you, and my only hope that you would
 some day find ont what had really hap
 pened and how much really thought and
 felt for you
 L. Nil. Farrell. fell from exhaustion several
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS PROFITABLE.

The Federal Reserve Banks have proved among tNeir other virtues that they money makers
 ithstanding that it the intention when they established, that they should produce revenue fnr the Government. It intended that they should pay the stockholding banks six per CT Ou heir investments and produce surplus with "lc' 70 care for growing business To provide for l"@s blity of too great surplus it provi led Nat anything earned in addition to that requ .ed for the purposes mentioned should be covered into he Federal Treasury. The possibility has becoma a la". tnd the banks will turn a tidy sum into he Gc rAments money chest.
 The New York Federal Reserve Bank last y ar Arn"d profit of 21o per cent.-a gain the l29 ger cent. earned the year before In addition to lying all the employees, whose salaries were LII Ter 325oo year, bonus equal to three months pay and adding $11000,000 to its surplus, this branch of the Federal Reserve System will turn into the Fed,a Treasury on account of last years profits the m of $39 ,000 00O
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
Luke McLuke Says

A man often has better hat 1t home than the one he is wearing down town. But it is different with woman
 You could argue all day. But you couldn't get a woman to believe that anything that is Cheap isn't Bar gain.
 Palmistry may be all right for young folks But the wrinkles in the face will tell more than the lines in the hands
 Any old time a man goes home and sees a cloud on his wife brow, he knows there is going to he a storm.
 Barbers are smart men and know the value of flattery. That is why they ask a girl faced youth if lie
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28

wants a shave and ask a bald-headed man if he wants haircut.
 After a man has raised a half dozen of them he finds out that the best way to train your children IS to let your wife do it for you
 Once in a while you will run into a male thing who is such Perfect Lady that you wonder why he 1sn accompanied by a Chaperone,
 Every now and then a man de cides to take better care of himself. and he sticks to his resolution until breakfast next morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28

The Washington State Legislature has gran ed salmon trapsite the right to hold their IDS and trapsites without using them during the y gar 1921. It is represented that Puget Sound, in Alaska, there a lot of canneries that will not operate during the present year, and that it would be useless to require that trapses should be used forfeited
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
Bless Her Heart!

We pay our school teachers such princely salaries that few of them can afford to keep servants. But what we started to tell you was that Iona Cook is teacher in Public School 29, Brooklyn, N. '.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
Firms Is Firms

Rev. Henry Graham, of Brooklyn N r., informs us that he saw thi sign in Edinburg, Scotland:
 Hogg & Hogg, sausage makers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
BITS OF BY.PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Then 1t Ha opened!

Then 1t Happened!
 Il wonder if yod cCuld?' mV5ea the Cheerful Idiot.
 You wonder if you could what%' demanded the Wise Guy.
 Why, I wonder if you could refer to a contented dogs tail as happy ending?" replied the Cheerful Idiot.
 He Knew
 T hope my baby didn't disturb you last night" said the Woman who had Flat A in the Thinwall Apartments. "I don't know what he little darling cried about"
 'I know" growled the man who had Flat B. Ut cried about eight hours"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28

The best of job work, of all kinds, is done by the Empire. Cal. us up for quotations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28

times Wanted us to cut his throat and take
 his body for food and asked to go on and let him die, but decided to stick and die together. was the only that did not express my feelings and kept them cheered up.
 The third day, after Farrell had offered up prayer and apologizing for his sins, l smiled to the kid and said, Just think what all you will have to tell your little kids day, Kloor." Farrell said. For Gods sake, Hinton what shall we do?" said, You heard a dog bark, didt you?'
 (Answer) Yes" Well, following a stream aren't we,'' ('Yes.') Why 1 haven't even started to take it serious yet.
 But if you don't stop your damn foolishness, brace up and keep your troubles to your self it will be serious.-'
 Wait till you hear them sing my praise. l am given the credit for pulling the party through.
 From fieut Hinton to Peter Talbot:
 We had q box of matches and would build fire when Steve would give out and pass out, due to exhaustion H. wanted to com init suicide and wanted us to leave him; but, of course, couldn't see that. I red his flying suit and the compass and led the party I discarded my suit to carry Steve's, and at night Steve and Kloor had something to sleep in and did not. In the daytime l made him travel in his underwear, so he had to travel hard or freeze.
 If Lieut.. Hinton had intended these letters fc of course he is censureable for tn )raggng and the unfavorable light in which h tainted the others, particularly Lieut. Farrell If vas doing little bragging to his wife to hi riend without any idea of it's being made public { ought not to be hard to forgive him, even if h lid he admitted that he may have done exaggerat he facts little. The circumstance that in his lettt o his wife he asked her to wait until you hear the sing my praise" and told her, T given cred or pulling the party through would indicate ths le thought not only that he the hero of tn )arty but that the others regarded him., that vas friendly terms with his companions expecte hem to sing his praises, and that he was willing Vait for their expressed verdict for any persona ;lory that might be forthcoming rather than try.n 0 rush into print.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
Yes. and sooze Eiohter. Tool

Dear Luke; Would you call pro- hibition enforcement agent a rum hound Mac McMack.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
AW, GWan!

Charley Hadley wonders why il i so hard to get a wooden headed gu. to spruce up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
Oh, Joy!

Did Mrs Calder get her divorce ?' asked Mrs Puffer
 "Oh, my, yes" replied Mrs, Round CT. The court also awarded her alimony and the custody of the automobile"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
Notice

If you want your Income Tax has, unscrambled, call up the Hash In come Tax Service Bureau, Knoxville Tenn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28
Hooray!

The Lades Auxiliary of the Names Is Names Club has appointed the following house committee for Jan uary:
 Iduma Best, Louisville, Ky
 Gladys Panceroff Homestead, Pa. Lena Genster, Troy, Ohio
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-28

Our Daily Special Long Stories Produce Short Laughs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
oil Market Quotations
HERBERT WELL IN SECTION -
FLOWING 500 BBLS.-DRlLLlNG
DEEPER-PRAIRIE TO RUN OIL

The Herbert Oil Company well in the
southeast corner of the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter oil
section 81, 4s-2w, is flowing olo-
600 barrels with the drill but four
feet in the sand. The well Is being
drilled deeper today. The pay was
found at a depth of 2546 feet. went
through a 5.foot gas sand and then four
feet into the oil sand.
Pipe line connections are being lald
TO the well by the Prairie Pipe Line
Company. There are three tanks on
the ground. one 100-barrel, two 2OO-
barrel, and three 250-barrel.
Mr.. Herbert states that the sand
found in the we'll is not similar to any
found yet in the Hewitt field. and that
il IS of chalky formation much ike
that discovered in the Bartlesville ter
ritory. II the sand proves to be oil
reasonable thickness. it will be of very
long life.
About one fourth mile east Of the
Herbert well is the Chickasaw in the
northwest corner Of the northwest
quarter OF the southwest quarter of sec
ton %. 4s-2w, which was abandoned
some time ago as "a hole with water
at producing horizons" Reports as TO
the depth to which this well was drilled
vary. some stating that it reached a
depth Of 2345 feet, while others say
that II was drilled to but 2OS5 feet
Many are Of the opinion that II this
well is drilled deeper it will find pro
duclng sand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
MALARIA AND
AGUE BROKEN Up
In Three days
Swamp Chill and Fever
Tonic Brings Relief
to Thousands

Don't keep on suffering from those
awful chills-that horrible shivering
and shaking-'hat burning fever.
Go to your druggist or general store
this very day and get a bottle OF
Swamp Chill and Fever Tonic-the
famous, never.failing remedy that's
been relieving the suffering for years
and years.
For the small sum Of 60 cents you
get a sure-shot remedy that quickly
drives out all the malaria-and drives
1t away TO stayl That's why so many
leading physicians prescribe Swamp
Chill Tonic as the best malaria rum
edy there is.
Swamp Chill Tonic contains no
calomel. II is tasteless, easy to take,
and has no unpleasant aflereifeets.
No purgative has TO be taken with
1.-THE medicine itself acts gently and
agreeably upon the liver and bowels.
Get well Immediately, by getting a
bottle Of Swamp Chill Tonic today.
D9o1
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
LOCAL DRILLER WOULD HAVE
REGULATIONS REQUIRING FIELD
WORKER TO PASS EXAMINATION

w. Z. Lauderbaugh, driller, Of ia e
street, southwest, is advocating a plan
whereby drillers and other field work
ers would be required to pass eXamina-
tion by state or federal authorities be
fore they would be permitted to work
at the various positions.
In a letter Mr.. Lauderbaugh speaks
of his proposition as follows:
For the betterment of the oil and
gas industry, why not put the oil and
gas industry on a more determinable
basis by licensing drilers and tool
pushers and all who have jurisdiction
pertinent to the drilling of wells? Put
the industry on a basis with other
great industries where experience rules.
Is it not n settled fact that you or |
cannot go to a railroad and get a job
as fireman, work six months or year,
then be promoted TO engineer? No.
Three years experience as fireman, and
not then, if you cannot pass the re-
quired examination. Not only railroad
use this system, but thousands of in-
dustries as well. If not applied by the
industries, il is done through the un-
ions of different trades. ! do not know
of another industry that the work per-
formed is done in such n haphazard
way as il is done around drilling wells
today. / am not condemnng all for
know of men who are drilling today
who are far ahead Of men in experience
who have jurisdiction over them.
Would not such a scheme bring bet
ter working relations among the mer
concerned? Would It not be better fol
the companies? Are they not trying
TO conserve? Both in money and pro-
duction. do not know of any col
lege where man could go to learn tC
drill well or save a barrel Of pro
duction. Experience alone is our teach
er in this industry. so why not have
more of It?
II also think that drillers shoul'
have more knowledge Of water bear
ing sands which would be u great ad
vantage. II would save many a bar
rel OF production from watery grave
This scheme can be worked ou
through a state or federal law, and
am sure would help all concerned"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
TURN DARK HAIR
With sage TEA
II Mixed with Sulphur Ii Darkens So
Naturally Nobody Can Eel

The old-time mixture Of Sage Tea and
Sulphur for darkenine gray, streakei
and faded hair is grandmother's recipe,
and folks are again using it to keep
their hair 4 good even color, which is
quite sensible, as we are living in an
age when a youthful appearance is of
the greatest advantage.
Nowadays though we don't have the
troublesome task OF gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home. All drug
stores sell the ready-touse product, inn
proved by the addition of other ingred-
tents, called "Wyeth's Sage and sulphur
Compound 1t is very popular because
nobody can discover it has been applied
Simply moisten your comb or a soft
brush with it, and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at a
time; by morning the gray hair disap-
pears. but what delights the ladies with
Wyeth's Sage ana sulphur Compound
is that besides beautifully darkenins
the hair after a few applications, it also
produces that soft lustre and appearance
of abundance, which is so attractive
| Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
ELABORATE COSTUMES
FOR "BETTY WHO' AT
PALACE, APRIL 26-27

Elaborate costumes for Betty Who, y
musical comedy to be staged ut the
Palace Theatre by the ladies of the
Guild Society of st, Phillips Episco-
pal Church, April 26 and q will be
worn by the entire cast.
The costumes were especially de-
signed by Eaves and Tams of New York
City for Betty Who" and are said to
be very beautiful.
"Thc latest scenery from Sosman and
lands, the same scenery as was used
in Zigfield Follies," Madame Chenault
says, will be used in the produc-
ton"
The comedy is under the personal
direction of Madame Chenault of New
York More than two hundred and
fifty girls and boys will take part
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22

Miami, Fla, April 22.-Seaplanes
and boats left Miami at daybreak to-
day to search the waters between here
and the Bahama Islands for Webb jay,
wealthy Chicago broker and party OF
four who are believed to be missing at
sea in u small speed boat.
The craft left Bemini in the Bahamas
Sunday for Miami and was last seen
Sunday afternoon between the islands
and Miami in rough sea.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
ARRANGEMENTS BEING COM.
PLETED FOR EXHIBITION OF
THE STORY OF PETROLEUM

Unless unforeseen cause Of delay
sets in, the first copies Of the Unit.
ed States Bureau OF Mines report
on the Hewitt field will be ready
for distribution to the public at
the moving picture exhibition Of
"The story, OF Petroleum" which
will be exhibited at the Princess
Theatre on April 27th. ut 1900 a.
IN.
Judging by the great number Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
sKELLy REPORTED As STARTING
EXTENSIVE DRILLING CAMPAIGN

Reports have II that the Skelly OIL
Company Is starting an extensive drill
ing campaign in section 10, 4s-2w, drilI'
ing twin wells on all locations offset
ting tho Carter on the Woodruff farm,
M wcsthcimer and Daube on the
woodruff farm. The skely leases are
r.r, -nl locations from the most proli.
flc sand Yet found in the Hewitt field
anl rror which three wells Of the
Cartcr on Company on the Woodruif
farm a- producing S00-lO0o barrels.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
ADN vrrI. FLOWS e5 BARRELS
N 8 INrrFS-OFFSET TO DRILL

TNIo rnrt Honce-TaSalle well near
tl. .r -...r 1885. was opened for
f.. minute. s'storday and flowed 20
H.fr.i. .... ding 20 the statement OF
a Io,u oI man who returned to Aru-
u.f. I... ight.
49, H Lirvin. Of Oklahoma City. Is
reported hauling machinery TO sec
t.n is for the purpose OF drilling
An ,lfsct to the Carter-Nance-laSalle
u,l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
Important Meetings
Scheduled For Week
Saturday

American Legion: The first Of regu
lar weekly luncheon sessions will be
held by the George r. Anderson Post
of the American Legion, Saturday noon
Chamber of Commerce.
Truck Growers Association: Regu-
lar weekly session of the Truck Grow
ers' Association will be held at o'clock
Saturday afternoon at the Chamber Of
Commerce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22

oil men Of Ardrnore and surround
ing territory who have signified
their intention Of attending the eN-
hibition, u capacity attendance is
expected to be present. Tickets to
the performance. which VIII be
free are now being printed and will
be in the bands Of the local banks
for distribution within the next few
days.
The Chamber Of Commerce oil
and refining committee, consisting
of Erret Dunlap, chairman, X. A.
Hefner, Mark Kirkpatrick, and l..
S. Dolman, is completing arrange
ments for the movie exhibition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
TWO OFFSETS TO HUDSON
GILLIAN. .COLINE READY
TO DRILL OUT PLUGS

The Humble Oil and Refining Com
pany well No. !, on the Gil farm, in
the southeast corner Of the southeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter OF
section 90, 4s-2w, offsetting the Hudson
Gllam-Coline in section 25. may drill
out the plug and into the sand today,
Another offset which is ready to drill
out the plug near the top Of the sand
Is the Coline-Cooner-Cheek in the
northwest corner OF the northwest quar-
ter Of the northwest quarter Of section
&c, 4s-2w.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
{ NRTER RIG IN HEWITT
BIONN down. DURING STORM

The rig OF the Carter oil Company
A No. on the Woodruff farm. IN
..uthwest corner Of tho southwest
quarter cf the northwest quarter OF
section 10. 4s-2w, was blown down dur
ing the hail and wind storm last night.
The roads are In very bad condition
on account of the storm and pracu-
caitv imnagsihlp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
WITH THE GIL MEN

r. II. Van Dyne scout for the Pure
Oil Company and Frank kuntz, with
the Prairie Oil and Gas Company have
returned from a three day trip through
AIadill, Durant, Ada and other points
along the route.
V. C. Campbell and T. w. Sullivan,
gaugers with the Prairie Pipe Line
Company at the Hewitt station were
Ardmore visitors yesterday.
Walter Young has returned from Ada
where he went on account of the eX-
citement caused by the bringing in Of
new we'll near Stratford in Pontotoc
county. He states that the hotels are
running over, store buildings are be-
ing used for office spaces and small
tracts of lands are being sold some
what after the plans followed in many
OF the boost towns of Texas. Acreage
is selling for $3.50 to 5000 an acre and
small tract of three acres in the town
of Bebee is reported to have sold for
| $4,000 which is the highest price lands
there have brought.
s. G.. Lockwood OF Tulsa is an Ard
more visitor. Mr.. Lockwood promoted
the drilling of the well in section Cos
3w near the town Of Ringing and in
the township south of the Healdton
field This we'll has been drilled to
depth of 1869 feet and is being stan
dardized. Interest is being manifested
in this location for the reason that the
Blackhawk Company first drilled there
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
no YOU WANT
~ Some Extra Money?

Women and girls. here is an excellent
opportunity TO earn $50 to $50 a month
In your spare time at home making In.
dian beaded watch fobs, neck chains and
other things Demand for these novel
ties is great. We tell you how and
where to sell it at profit to Your ad-
vantage. Just send us one dollar and
we will ship at once by parcel post, pre-
paid. one simplex" bead work loom,
beads for trial work. instructions and
beautiful designs in colors. 1t is so easy
and simple that child can do it. Your
money back If not satisfied. Don't delay!
Send your order at once Cut this adver-
tisement out. pin one dollar bill or
money order and send it today to Nov
city Manufacturing Co., Room ls, South
ern Bidg., Dept. II. Tampa, Fla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
NEW PASTOR EMMANUEL
BAPTIST CHURCH ASSUMES
DUTIES SUNDAY MORNING

DR.. j. C. Vandiver of Fort Worth,
Texas, will take over the pastorate oil
the Emmanuel Baptist Church Sunday
morning, April 2ith. DIR. Nandiver Will
occupy the pulpit which was held by
DR.. f.. l.. Averett for u number OF
years. DR.. Averett is now pastor oil
the Baptist Church at Plano. Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-22
Ano,ber Producer In Duncan

All American oil and Gns Company
we'll on the Brown farm. in the north
west Of the northeast of section 30. Is
sw. In the Duncan field, was complet-
~d yesterday and Is producing 900 bar
rpls. Reports as to the depth OF the
sand we're not available.