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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29
HARDING REMAINS
AT WHITE HOUSE
DURING HOLIDAYS

WASHINGTON.--W there wa
no official statement, indications "a
the White House today were lha'
President Harding had abandoned M
tentative plan TO spend portion OIL
the holidays at Pnehurst, n. G
The president had full list OF Ell
gagements for today and one or Inv
members OF the cabinet was authoi
ity for the statement that the eau
net would meet Tuesday AZ usual
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29
HOward-FOster Test
Drilling Out Plug

Miller Brothers contractors are
ryglne uD The star machine 10 drill
out the plug in the Howard ell ~ test
ON the Elevns farm. in the south
W~,. corner o. the northwest quarter
oi the southwest quarter OF section
~ 9n.3W. near the town VI Foster
"q.Ch Wgs ctmented ~ a depth Oi
1913 feet. Top ot gas sand with a
very good showing w4s encountered 10
.hs test % l54; feet and raItalet
lo 1886 feet The test was drilled
~.,h ID. rotary touls. and the -. inch
u4sirg was cemcntVd
The Crime well ir section I m.
sW. which encountered GOOD on
snow.ug at et.0 feet. was oaillng last
nign. anI .g Jle tu De drilled in TO
dlS. The casing vas ccmented about
tNo weeks ago. This test ls located
.roJ1 four miles northeast q fillmore.
T.. r. Howard st al On the Riley
Otn. In the yeuthwegt % the north.
west Quarter of the southwest quar-.
let of section /. assw. north ~ ule
kOpocrsUn pool. " uuderreaminy the
i't. Inch casing below 30 feet. Total
depth " the hole ls 800 fr,t just
through q water saht.
kstoh.BinFllnR test on the Garrison
fstm 10 the southeast corner of ~,
t'Vn =. ln3W, north of production IN
me Robsvrson field of CsDin county
10 drifting With Zoe rotary tools at .
depth of 1855 feet 4 dry sand "a.
drilled through al lti01G feet. To,
iss, vii probably bs drilled tu toia
depth " 1850 feyt according " N,
Operators
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29
Hewitt Southeast Area
Extended to the North

Hudson. c. liam -Coline No. 3. on the
Harts farm, in the center OF the west
line Of the southwest quarter Of the
southwest quarter Of section %, As
w. one.eighth mile north Of produc-
lion in the Hewitt southeast extension
has reached the TOP Of the oil sand at
. depth Of 22sO feet and Is now drill
ing in. The sand in this test was
reached al shallower depth than
hat found in the No. ! on the same
farm discovery welD which reached
the sand at q depth OF 230e-32 feet.
Finding OF the pay in No. extends
the extension TO the north.
Humble Oil and Refining Company
No. ,, on the Gill farm, in the center
of the east line Of the southeast quar-
Ter OF the southeast quarter Of section
&c. 4s-9w. west offset 10 the Hudson
Gillam,Coline No. 3. is drilling a. 1855
feet.
No. on the same farm. passed
through sand which was topped at
y depth Of 2gGs feet and is now Grill
!ns In shale.
geau.Ard on Company is drilling
out the plug In Us No. ! on the NJ.
D. Smith farm. In the northeast cor.
ner OF the southeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter or section &c. -.
Nv, and IS nov az depth Of 23GO
feet. Casing In this test was ce.
mented AZ 1890 feet
Texas Company No on the
Denny e farm in the southeast cor
ner Of the southeast quarter Of the
northeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter OF section 81. fs.9w Is report.
ed IS flowing l40 barrels
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K,ich.Mallnr. No. /. N Ln. D
Operations Resumed OH
Magnolia.McCarty Test

BAlllng preparatory to drilling Uut
The plug l. taxing psAce on the Mag
uUlls Pe;rolrurn cornrany's test on the
Mcrarty farm In the southeast cOrner
u the northeast quartet Of the north.
west quarter Of section zs. 1slr. Ons
end che half nile moth VI ~. soft
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29

BENEFIT DANCE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. CONVENTION HALL. $3.50;
Sl.5O COUPLE: AUSPICES EPlSCO.
PAL GUILD.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29
Monster Duncan Gasser
Is Now Under Control

Holmes-Fawcett No. 3. on the Ed
mondson fam. in the southeast cor
ner Of the northwest quarter Of the
northeast quarter of section 25. 1c-
sw. the largest gasser yet brought
in in the Duncan field. and which
was blowing wild. has been brought
under control and connected with III.
lines. Gauge on the production show
ed $4,000 900 feet with q rock pre-.
sure OF 7SJ pounds. Sand in the
well was found OF depth OF $780,
60 feet. When the well first blew
in il destroyed the rig.
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT.
THE ARDMORE BUSINESS COL
IEGE CAN TELL YOU HOW.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29

The 12l2 inch casing was cemented
in this test at depth Of 1852 feet.
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found soon after Benton had geologic
ed the structures there--here's hoping
his arrival here is forerunner OF
similar events in Carter county
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29
IlswAt opsailon,

Rocklahd oil Company is de-psfins
Is NJ. on The Dillut fafTa. In
section %. .s2~. aud IS nov drilling
at 1895 feet.
No. on the ssns farm. has cleaned
out the hole and is nov drilling at
iis0 feet. The ven Il icing deepened
from the iio0 foot sand
K.tch. Wallace No. On the Dalard
farm. IN section %. 4s.2w. is running
The c.. Inch casing preparatory 10
drilling deeper. Present depth is 2osl
feet
No 1 on the same farm. e fishing
fof %, isch easing STUCK in the hole
al 8 depth u 1880 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29

c. r. Ragsdale. with the Hudson
Drilling Company. has returned from
holiday trip during which he visit
ed Oklahoma City and Colllnsville.
Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29

Judge J. Z. Dudley, prominent mem
Der of the Oklahoma bar, with offices
at Oklahoma City, was an Ardmore
business visitor Wednesday. In ad'
dition 10 his regular routine. Judge
Dudley is The attorney for the Okla
homa Railway Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29

o. II. McCarty, yice.president and
general manager OF the Ringing Rail
way lines. accompanied by his wife,
has returned from o two-weeks ulp
TO Eagle Grove. Iowa, where the hol'
days were spent with w. A. son OF
Mr.. McCarty who is a prominent
member OF the Eagle Grove CONNER
cal fraternity. Mr.. McCarty states
that genuine wintry weather exists
in Iowa. with snow covering the
ground.
In addition 10 his duties with the
Ringling lines, Mr.. McCArty has re-
Gently taken over the management
OF the Wichita Falls, Ranger aud
Ft. Worth Railway company. Head
quarters for all the roads over which
ne has supervision are maintained IN
Ardmore by Mr.. McCGrty.
George Henshaw, OF Oklahoma City
former member OF the state cor
poration commission. and now prom
inent attorney, vas in this city on
business visit Wednesday.
T.. II. Rouse, OF Lawton. with the
Oil Well Supply Company, is here
for the week on business trip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-29

l.. S. Dillingham;, OF Madill, is here
visiting his brother, Cecil Dillins'
ham, local lease man.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
new
APPORT|ONMEhT
OF THE HOUSE
Bill Would Increase Electoral
College to Total
of 579

Washington, D. c., Jan. 6.-Members
of the house would be increased to 4SS
under a bill to be reported tomorrow
by Chairman Siegel of the census COM
mtttee TO fix the reapportionment for,
ten years under the 1920 censCs. The
bill would mean an increase of 4S over
the present membership. No state
would lose and representation.
Representative Siegel also will intro
duce a CONSTITUTIONAL amendment to
limit the size of future houses to 500.
Adoption of the measure would result
In an increase in the total vote of the
electoral college to 579, making 2Sa
necessary for the election of a presi-
dent and vice president. The present
vote is 5sl. making 266 necessary for a
choice.
California would make the largest
gain OF new members five. bringing her
total to 16. Michigan. New York, Ohio
and Pennsylvania. would gain four
each.
Illinois and Texas. three: Massa-
chusetts. New Jersey and North Caro-
Ina. two each. while Alabama, Arkan-
sas. Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland.
Minnesota. New Mexico. Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia. Washington. West Virginia.
and Wisconsin. would gain one each.
The basis of representation is fixed
in the committees bill. at one member
for each 21s.979 inhabitants as COM
pared to 1873. as at present Members
of the committee were said to have
been practically unanimous in support
of the bill after an effort to fix the
membership at 4s0. had failed.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
TARIFF SUPPORTERS ARE GIVEN
ENCOURAGEMENT BY COMMITTEE

expressed confidence that the story of
the other side would carry sufficient
weight to make passage difficult, IL
possible. at all. They added that they
hoped to annex so many amendments
that the house would reject 1t in
conference.
The house ways and means COM
mittce today heard more than twenty
witnesses on revision OF the Under
wood tariff act. 1t took up Schedule
A. and tho witnesses discussed higher
import duties onN chemicals, paints and
oils,
Hearings win continue indefinitely.
Conditions in the agricultural indus
try. described as deplorable and for
which remedy was declared to exist
in the Fordncy bill were portrayed in
testimony before the senate comittee
by f. j. Hngcnbarth, president Of the
National Wool Growers association;
George Nj. Thurrnond, secretary of the
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' asso-
citation. and w. f. Schilling. st. Paul.
president OF the Twin City milk pro-
ducers' association.
Mr.. Schilling asked that a duty on
butter and cheese, be included.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07

Madison. Wis, Jan. ga warrant
charging grand larceny against Pierre
Paul Authcr. Highland Park, Ill.
chemist. reported missing since Janu-
airy J., was issued today after Philip
Eran1cu. University of Wisconsin
cnployo, told tho police Authcr had
stolen his wife, At the point of pts-
tu and forced him to furnish $40 for
"a honeymoon which huther and Mrs.
frtnzcu wcrc quoted is saying they
wCro going to take,
F'rauzou said his wife left their baby
with him.
F'renzcn, in a statement told OF a
urnts and made charges of double big
his wifc in Highland Park Franzcn
and his wife. who, he Says, left his
l'0mc with Authcr. after telling him
that she had married Authcr thirteen
Years ago. ip Australia. were ctH rae
t"Fes ia She story told 10 the police.
II came home last Tuesday said
Franzcn. according 10 the police. and
ms wife, Charlotte met mo. She asked
mo n | had had good time. Before
I could answer Authcr came out or tho
living room and with a gun in his
band. forced mo to go into the living
room. ThCr,' he told me. he had mar
Australia Two years later they worn
separated, Authcr told me, and ever
since h" had been looking for her. He
said that now that he had found her
h" did not intend to lose her.
He told mo he had changed his
ramc tu Authcr and that his real name
vas Pierre Paul he Noy.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
IMMIGRATION MEN
GRANT PAROLE TO
DANIEL 0'CALlAGHAN

Newport News, Va. Jan. 6.-Upon
notice of parole being received. Dam
iel J. O'Callaghan. lord mayor of Cork,
grafton authorities here since his ar
rival from an Irish port, left today for
Norfolk. He was accompnied by Peter
MacSwiney and by j. l.. Faucet of
New York, consul general of the Irish
republic"
Before leaving Lord Mayor oCal-
laghan, and MacSwiney received hum
dreds OF Irish synpathzers. A deluge
of kilograms also poured in, many ex-
tending invitations to visit various
cities. MIR. Faucet stated that Lord
Mayor O'Callaghan expected to speak
in New York, within n day or two
and then he will probably go to
Boston.
A message was also received from
the commission Of the Committee of
100 investigating Irish conditions, ask
ing the lord mayor to appear January
II.
Friends accompanied the lord mayor
and Mr.. MacSwiney on an automobile
trip thru military camps near New
port News. Both gave out statements
thanking the people for the reception
extended them.
j. j. Hurley, immigration inspector,
made the following statement:
1t is the proudest moment of my
life when in carrying out the orders
of Secretary Wilson. l parole Daniel
O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork. the
birthplace of my father and mother"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07

Washington. u. G.. jan. support
crs oC the Fordncy emergency tariff
were given oncoura cement today by
tho announcement OF Chairman Pen
rose of tho senate finance committee
that ho would use influence to obtain
passage OF the bill. In a statement,
issued after his committee opened
hearings on tic measure. he assured
his Republican colleagues he would
join thom I'm pushing the legislation,
but declared for modification OF the
rates in the bill, as passed by the
house.
senate opponents OF the bill however,
were not disholrtcncd by the an
nounccmcnt. They were inclined to
accept tho public definition OF his atti-
tudc as political move. while Demo-
cratic opponents asserted the state
mcnt was issued ns reply to Repub-
lean senators on tho committee who
had demanded MIR. Penrose say in cf-
feet where he would stand with or
against thom.
Democratic opponents pointed out
that they, with the aid of Senator PEN
rose. had obtallcd open hearings and
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
FIRST BILL -PR0FITEERINC::
EL PAS0 COUNTY GOING STRONG
Special to Tho chieftain.

Special to Tho Chieftain.
Denver, Jan. 6.-Senatc Bill No. /.
the first to be introduced in this ses-
sion OF the Legislature, was fathercd
by Senator Booth. ana is an anti-pro-
fiteerinE bill. The senator presented
It at this mornings session, and after
wards explained that 1t can be used,
II enacted into law, through the civil
courts. The bill provides that anyone
feeling that he has been over-charged
for an article. may go into court and
bring suit for refund, the case to be
tried under tho civil statute before a
jury. Tho bill provides that the mcr-
chant must bring his books. cost
sheets, overhead costs, etc, into court
and show the actual cost of the article.
If the Jury decides that the plaintiff
has been overcharged it so renders a
verdict and allows n retand In such
case the defendant must pay all the
costs in the court. If the jury decides
that the plaintiff has not been over
charged, then the plaintiff pay the
costs. In discussing his bill Senator
Booth said that his object was to Sc
cure publicity: that one or two cases
do more to put an end to profiteeriug
than anything else.
Ell Paso county is certainly on the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
SENATE CONTINUES INVESTIGATION Of COAL COST

so because of tho falling market
Senator Edge. Republican of New
Jersey, told tho witness his conduct
had been very fair to the govern
ment, much better than your contract
required
Senator Kenyon, Republican of
Iowa brought UP specific items in
Colonel WentZ sales schedule, under
which, on September 25, and "a,
seven cars we're sold by the Watkins
Coal company. Pennsylvania, to the
war department for 1925 a ton. That
company reported to tho coal associa-
ton, he said, its September mining
costs were S325 q ton.
What became of this six dollars
profit?" Senator Kenyon demanded.
who got il? Isn't it in your opin-
ion more than fair profit?''
Colonel Wentz answered that his
responsibility ended in getting the coal
at the market price but said the profit
indicated was moro than | should al
low at mines under my control"
't realize It's not your business, but
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
fRY MAEk SULLIVAN

Washington, d C., Jan. 6.-Hcre is
the way the probable cabinet lies to-
day.
1t can be taken as practically post
tive that the secretary Of state will be
cx-justicc Hughes of New York, and
that the seCrctarJ of the treasury will
be Charles g. Dawes, the Chicago
banker these two selects are prac-
tically made. only some extraordinary
unforeseen complication could change
them. and the public announcement
OF them can be expected at almost
any time
No other appointment is so nearly
fixed as these. but tho following
things can be said
For secretary OF the Interior, Hard
ing is seriously considering Herbert
Hoover. II HardinE's mind continues
TO run as it has run, more and more
in the direction of excluding men
whose recommendations arc political
only, and more aud more in the direc-
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
SIX DENVER MEN
INCLUDED FOR LIST
GENERAL STAFF DUTY
Special to Chieftain.

Special to Chieftain.
Denver, Jan. 6-The names of sig
Denver men were included in a list of
three hundred and FIVE officers from
the regular army, and 297 officers of
the National guard, officers reserve
corps, and former officers of tho regu-
lar army, selected as eligible for gen.
eral staff duty. by Il committee under
Gen. John ]. Pershing, in Washington.
on Dec. 10. 1920. according to word re-
ccived here yesterday.
Those selected from Denver include
Lieut.-Col. Philip S. Van Cise. district
attorncy-elect: Maj. Earl o. kistlcr,
Maj. Paul Loughridge. Lieut.-Col. Eu-
gene Mill!ken. Mai. John d. Goodman
and Mai. Il. r. Ward.
All of those selected from Denver.
with the exception of Major Ward.
were taken from n list of approx
imately eight thousand officers in the
National guard. officers reserve corps
and former officers in the regular
army. Major Ward was selected from
"A similar list of officers in the regular
army.
The list was selected by committee
of six army officers under General Per-
shing. and was approved by Secretary
OF War Newton ID. Baker. Only those
officers whose names appear on the list
are allowed to be assigned to the War
Department general staff.
New names will not be added to tho
list unless the applicant has been
graduated from the general staff school
and has been specifically recommended
as qualified for general staff duty.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH.
OF ROOSEVELT OBSERVED IN N. Y

New York. Jan, s.-Thc second ami
vcrsary OF the death of Theo. Roose-
vclt was observed today by tho laying
of the corner stone OF the Roosevelt
house, This building Will be erected
on the site of the Roosevelt homestead.
No. IS East Twenty-eiyhth street, the
former presidents birthplace, by tho
Woman's Roosevelt Memorial associI-
tiou
Tho movement is sponsored by tho
association to pcrpetuatc Theodore
Enosevelts memory and as an in
centivo for American youth to incul-
cato tho ideals OF good citizenship.
In tho presence of Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. tho widow, Theodore Roose-
welt n son and Mrs. Douglas Robinson.
a sister. General Leonard Wood,
placed the corner stone in position.
Among others who were present wero
Ambassadors Jucsscrand of France, Dc
Marchiennc of Belgium aud DE Alcn-
ear of Brazil. and General Robert
Georges Nivcllc of France.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07

Washington, u. G. Jan. 6.-The
senate committee inquirinE into tho
high cost of coal last year. was in
formed today that while tho bureau
of mines was buying coal at sA.7O "A
ton. thru an arrangement with the
National Coal Association, which re-
CURED no fees, tho war department
was buying coal at more than 81 n
ton thru Colonel n. Il. Wentz, pres
ident of the association on commis-
sion basis. The stntcmeu. concerning
tho arrangement OF the bureau of
mines was msdo by Chairman Calder
of New York, when Colonel Wentz
was testifying as to his services for
the war department during last year, S
shortage. The latter said nc had pur-
chased aad delivered to tho depart
nent 10000 tons of coal at slightly
above 81 ton for which he had re-
oeived commissions aggrcgating SOL
600. His contract, he added. would
have allowed him to purchase 2T5,oo0
tons and earn additional commission
OF stol,oOO but he had refused to do
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07

In the conferences with the repre-
sentatives of the employees, officials
of tho company state that they en-
mind. Once the employees clearly un-
derstood the proposition, they were
willing to cooperate in furtherinG tho
mutual interests of themselves and the
company. officials stated yesterday.
Following a IL per cent wage rcduc-
tion compromise reached by rcpresen-
tatives of the employees of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company and COM
pany officials. January 6. the Mime
qua plant will resume operation of de-
partments now idle on approximately
half-time basis within a week or ton
days. At a meeting of representative
workmen of the various departments
of the plant and of company limestone
quarries, and C. F. and /. officials,
Tuesday night, general market condi-
tions were explained to the men. The
officials proposed a reduction in wages
of 20 per cent. The representatives
took the proposition under considera-
ton, and yesterday morning. at joint
meeting of employees and officials, the
officials heard a resolution passed by
a meeting of forty-fiVe representative
employees. This resolution offered q
compromise reduction of Is per cent
for the steel plant and the quarries.
to take effect January is. The me1
asked that the plant be re-opened on
full time basis. The employers agreed
to accept the proposal. but compro-
missed on the full-time. changing 1t to
-half-time for the immediate furure-
Employees of the iron mines at Sum
rise, Wyo., had previously expressed
Willingness to accept whatever reduc-
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07

map. so far as the state government
is concerned. At present it has the
governor, the chairman of the rcpub-
lican state central committee, the
ranking member of the Industrial rela-
tion committee, the speaker OF the
house, some twenty-five or thirty
minor places, and in the makeup OF
the standing committees, it will be
given the craftsmanship of the appro-
priation committees in the house, and
the Craftsmanship OF the finance COM
mittee in the senate. Representative
Wilson will be chairman of the ap-
preparations committee, and Senator
Puffer will be chairman of the finance
committee in the senate.
No county, not even Denver. ever
had as great u representation in the
official life of Colorado, as F'l Paso
county will have during this session of
the general assembly.
Tho second day of the session moved
very smoothly. The two houses were
only in session "A short time as tho
officials Wore completing the commit
tee reports.
Governor Shoup will deliver his BIZ
onnial message to the joint session OF
the two houses Friday morning at II
o'clock.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-07
CROWOER At HAVANA;
WILL CONFER WITH
PRESIDENT OF CUBA

Havana, Jan. 6.-The United States
cruiser Minnesota having on board
General Enoch Crowder. delegated by
President Wilson to confer with Presi-
dent Mcnocal on subjects affecting tho
interests of the United States and
Cuba, entered tho naroor this morning.
The vessel exchanged salutes with
Moro Castle.
Boaz w. Long. United States minis
ter to Cuba, with the first secretary
and military attache of tho legation.
won't aboard the Minnesota. Minister
Long, on his return to shore, stated
that General Crowdcr would remain
on the Minnesota awaiting notifica-
ton from the Cuban secretary of state
regarding the hour of his visit to Pres
ident Monocal at the palace.
At II o'clock u. Pablo Desverninc,
the secretary OF state accompanied by
Minister Long, boarded the Minnesota.
Landing shortly afterward they went
to the palace and arranged for con-
ference between President Menocal and
General Crowder at three o'clock this
afternoon.