davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

with that, motion, the force Of the par
ticles is diverted from circular to some
other kind Of motion,
That ID why the waves dash and spray
when they meet the aide Of ship or
wharf. The energy that has been merely
revolving Is broken up and expends itself
in shooting the water upward. That 10
the explanation ofsurf, also. The revolv-
ing particles have net with bottom 20
shallow that the particles cannot continue
on their circular way. and shoot forward
instead. II ID also the reason that when q
boat enters shallow water it's stern sends
up higher wake than it would In deep
water.
It 10 because the trawlers are small and
comparatively light that they ride the
waves better than the liners Like chin
or bottle. they ride with the wave ani
fall with II. They are short enough 10
slide up on the crest 6f roller and coast
down its further slope without pIunsins
headlong into II,
But the liner d much longer than the
trough of any wsve---ths distance between
the crests of two waves, No wave is SO
big that one Of its slopes can hold the
liners whole length, 30 the liner. plung-
ing ahssd, buFies her nose in the waves
instead cf riding ever them.
PlunsinE into the waves disturbs the
circular nsctlon Of the particles much
more than riding over them. All the
energy that hes been undulating the waves
Is now transformed into somewhat
horizontal motion and force. The result
Is the smashing and buffeting that the
liner sustains.
OF course, liners have to be large. Not
only do they have to hold large number
Of passengers and freight in order to make
each voyage profitable, but the passengers
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

passenger on the Presidente Wilson, and
was at the port telegraph in, the chart
house with Captain Roberto Stuparich, her
master. Flying splinters from the chart
house windows cut Captain Ear severely
and the ,hurtling masses Of water flung
him against the railing, inAicting
bruises.
Almost sixty feet from the water line
the wave was strong enough to do this
much damage! Except for Captain
Stuparich's ready sesmanship. the Presi-
dente Wilson might have suffered mucn
more damage from the succeeding waves,
which were equally high. He turned the
ship, however, so as to head into the wind
and meet the waves head on instead of
abeam.
In the Aquitania's case the waves did
damage at even greater heights. Her
commander also headed into the sea, and
slowed down until he merely had steerage
way BY SO doing, his vessel interrupted
the waves progress less and was better
able to climb them.
The aength of waves depends greatly
on what part of the ocean they occur in.
South'of Cape Horn and the Cape of Good
Hope, where there is an uninterrupted
stretch of water for many miles, rollers
1900 feet long have been seen. But these
are exceptional.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Diayram Showing How : Heavily
Freightsd Vessel With High SA-
peFs(Fucturs Does Not Rise to Meet
IN OnEnshing Wave Which Trav-
els Over the Bow, Strikes the
Superstructurs and Rises Perhaps
20 Feet in The Air, Smashing in
Windows,
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Photograph in a Recent
Storm, Taken from the
Stern of the Presidente
Wilson, Which Was Re.
Gently Boarded by a
Wave Which Did Dam.
age to Pilot House and
Boat Deck.
into a circular or cyclonic
wind. The wind and the
waves were coming toward the
ship from the port side. One
of them caught her just at the
break of the superstructure,
and as the ship plunged for
ward, climbed aft and up
ward, on the port side.
At the saloon deck, some
thirty-nine feet above the
water line, several of the sun
parlor windows, two inches
thick, were splinter d.
Through these holes the water
rushed, across a twelve-foot
deck, burst open a door lead
ing to the saloon, and hurled
down the saloon companion
way or grand staircase. three
passengers who had been sit
ting on a lounge.
On the promenade deck,
some forty-nine feet above the
water line, a door was
smashed, and the stairway to
the commanders bridge was
torn away. Ten feet higher,
on the boat deck, a lifeboat
was badly damaged, and the
port windows of the chart
house ken. Captain
Ettore Ear, commander of the
Martha Washington, was a
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Diagram Showing How the Wind Produces Waves and
the Rotary Motion of the Particles Of Water
Which Do Not Travel With the Waves.
The Arrows Show Direction the
Wind ID Blowing.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Doors and
Life-Boats
in the Pilot
House and
Hurricane Deck.

Hew : Smaller
and Lighter
Vessel Like .
lS0foot Steam
Trawler. or Small
Frsilhtsr, Rises
and Travsls Over
the Top Of the
Waves Instead of
Taking Them on
Board
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

feet high, but these were probably tidal
waves caused by earthquake shocks under
TIE ocean bottom. The famous old Lusi-
tania encountered hundred-foot wave on
ope, trip, which nearly reached to the top
Of. her smoke stack.
Science explains the action Of ocean
waves as shown in the diagrams on this
page. The waves travel, of course, In the
direction the wind pushes them.
If you blow upon basin Of water you
can, produce small waves. But the actual
drops Of water you blow upon do not
travel with the waves. II you blow upon
a,-basin of feathers you will drive the
feathers on and out of the basin, but IL
YOU produce waves in a basin Of water,
The; actual drops of water do not travel
with the waves.
Waves do not move horizontally: What
looks like succession of waves rolling
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

tcj isss Great britain REsb
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Storage Figures
in Burbank Pool

On October there Were l,2i6,l
barrels OF oil In storage il the Burbank
pool with the largest amount held by
the skelly-Phlllips interests, their to-
tai being 2.492 barrels on that date
and only 1868 barrels Of available stor.
age. The Skelly-Phlllips interests have
Leen running 1900 barrels TO storage
daily, indicating that their capacity
was fuled last week Their runs 10
the pipe line. however, is expected 10
cease soon, following completion OF a
tank farm which they are construo
ing. On October c the Gypsy oil com
pany had 62,57l barrels in storage and
had 279.S0 barrels OF empty storage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
CADDO STREET SCENE
OF MUCH ACTIVITY

Days Of barter and trade have been
returned
Caddo street was the scene OF much
activity all day Saturday. following the
light norther that brought many far.
mers TO the city TO trade buy supplies
and sell what available stuff they had
on hand.
At the wagon yards, near the Santa
Fe station. lot OF five calves was
put up for sale OF trade. They brought
q load OF wood. several bushels Of corn
sack or feed and = small cash consid.
eratlon.
such trades are frequent on Caddo
street nov, il is said. Merchants are
the greatest traders or the lot. the far.
iuers say, since It Is an easy matter 10
trade or eggs and chickens for gro.
ceriss
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

With n stock OF liquor aooart vai-
ued at $4,000 passens, = of the
President Cleveland id the tradi
tons were respected
About / o'clock in the morning,
when the revslry was at its highest
pitch the Lasker message came as
follows:
Eliminate sale Of liquor On all
shipping board liners: consiCn al
stocks on beard for delivery AT he
nearest port
Ships officers posted placards
bearing The orders. Then. the story
goes. many of the $50 passengers.
taken by surprise, we're 50 sadden.
ed BY the nows lha. not even the
more ardent spirits could cheer
them.
Others. il was said, merely saw
in the notices necessity for fas-
ter work.
Advised that the three mile lin
il was social as well as geographical
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Another Gusher
On Teapoi Dome

, Telsgrapb.c reports from wyoming
tear the information that the Mammoth
OH company has brought iu a second
Uusher in the Teapo, Dome, designated
ss No ll in 2.3s5s. which IS In The
same section ss the initial we'll brought
IN last week The control head has
been put on the well and tankage Sc
erected. The report states that pro.
ducton oi thc so. II may be larger
Than that .n The FIRST we'll which was
reported as coming m Tor 10000 barrel.
Both wells are Producing from pay at
around l4ai feet. where ,here s. te.
heved TO exist nssure connected with
he second Wall Greek sand
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
REGISTER Time
OCT, IS TO z
All Precinct Registrars viii
Be Supplied With Proper
Blanks and Necessary
Instructions.

Registration period for the fall elec.
ton is from October Is 10 q. both
dates inclusive. Arch Clark. county reg.
istrar. said saturday. Before the open
ing date all precinct registrars win be
supplied with proper blanks and in.
structions. There viii be no change in
registrars or in the precinct houndar.
les.
Those who should register now are
those who have reached majority since
the August primary, those who have
moved TO new precincts within the
county and those who neglected to reg.
lister before the primary. One must
live within precinct 80 days before
being allowed voting privileges. accord
ing 10 law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Garvin Gusher
Offset Clements

Humble oil and Refining com
pany has cemented the Si4 inch cas-
ing In its No. on the Wyatt farm
in the southeast of the southeast
Of the southeast Of the northwest
quarter Of section 1S, ln-Sw, at 1907
feet and is standardi2ing the rig
preparatory TO drilling out the plug.
This well is u north offset TO the
TIP Coal and OH company's No.
on the Pearce farm. which came in
Tor more than 100 barrels several
weeks ago, in sand topped AZ 1913
feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
In Hard Lines

IL could not work at all and had to
take TO my bed with u high fever due
to intestinal Indigestion. gases In my
stomach and pain in my right side.
had spent my last cent for doctors and
medicine. which gave me no relief.
was In despair. A lodge brother gave
me q bottle OF Mayrs' Wonderful Rem.
edy ana the first dose relieved me
Thanks to this medicine. am now In
the best OF health II IL 4 simple,
harmless preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the Inflammation which
causes practically all stomach. liver
and intestinal ailments. including ap.
pondIcitIs. One dose win convince or
money refunded
Frame Drug Co, and druggists every.
where.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
GYPSY GETS 4O0-BBl.
WELL BAYOU DISTRICT

Another good producer has been
brought in in the Bayou district south
east Of the Hewitt field with the top
ping OF pay in the GYPSY Oil company's
No. | on the Tubbi farm, in the north
east ct the northwest of the northeast
quarter of section 50. 4s.2w. The sand
was found at ?90l feet. and with the
drill 81 feet in and still in it, flowed
800 barrels during the first "A hours.
This well is diagonal southwes! off
set OF the southeast OF the southeast
quarter Of section 26. 4s.2w, which came
IN for $50 barrels in sand a, 1913 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Atlantic Abandons
Mexican Operations

The Atlantis Refining company has
followed the action OK the STANDARD oil
company OF New Jersey aud has aban
doned operations la the southern light
OIL fields OF Mexico. because OF failure
10 operate proftably Both companies
have lost heavily In operations ia the
southern republic and officials Of the
concerns express the viewpoint that al.
duouol Investments there are unad.
ylsabls
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
CARRIER May Have
Name on BlalOt
Judge Declares

ENID - Petitlon u the state and
attorneys for NJ g. CARRIER 10 dissolve
the motion restraining the state elec.
ton board from placing CARRIERS name
On the ballot was granted b. District
Judge j. B Culllson. following a hea>
rs held At Woodward Tuesday. accord.
lEg TO q telephone message to r. g.
Dunlap, manager OF the Enid Daily
News. from dafeer at o'clock Tues.
DAY afternoon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Pure Oil Deep
Healdton Test

with the completion Of the Gilmer
oil company's test No. on the center
Of the northeast OF the northwest OF
the southwest quarter Of section I, As
3w as a small producer in the 1900 foot
pay the attention of the fraternity in
terested IN the deep pay prospects,
C27OO $500 feeD in the Healdton pool,
is directed TO the Pure oil company's
test no. 80 on the Lowery farm in the
northeast of the southwest OF the
southeast quarter Of section ,4s-Sw'
which is now drilling in hard lime at
ZOO feet. Ii will also be interesting to
note whether or not the Pure Oil test
encountered the 22OO foot producing
horizon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Counterpart Of
Famous Feast Is
Enacted on Ship

SEATTLE.--A modern counter.
part OF the handwriting on the wan
credited with having spoiled fam.
Gus party given by Belshazzar, Wis
tied the Pacific Mail liner President
Cleveland the o:her night at sea
in the form OF wireless message
from A. ID. Laslier, chairman of the
shipping board, according TO stories
told today by passengers of the
ship which docked here yesterday.
Old traditions Of passenger travel
AT sea call for general levity on the
last night before port is reached.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
FIGURES
FOR CARTER COUNTY

During the month OF September there
We're 3S wells completed in the fields
of Carter county, including % produc-
ers, three gassers and six dry holes.
New flush production added during the
month totalled 1876 barrels. Operations
during the month Of September in the
local fields showed ten rigs up and
building and los wells drilling
As compared with August, compile.
of p producers were less by %, dry
holes were less by one, and gassers
were the same. There were five rigs
less up in the local fields during Sep
tember as compared with August and
10 wells less drilling.
Com 10 ~ lnn La ~ hlA II 10 fnllnu.r.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Petroleum Session
Now on in Chicago

Petroleum refiners and marketers
from all sections OF the country are In
session at Chicago at the convention
of the National Petroleum Marketers
association at the Congress hotel, which
opened Tuesday II will continue until
Friday Many exhibits are on display
and predictions OF those in charge state
that the convention Is expected TO he
q reeord.breaksr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
IS compared with August.
Oklahoma

, Fields OF the state of Oklahoma dur
ing the month of September had 5S3
compilations, yielding initial daily pro-
duction OF 81. $40 barrels, and including
1913 dry holes and 81 gassers. Compared
with August September shows AZ less
competitions and drop in initial produc.
ton of G.05O barrels. 90 less dry holes
and five more gassers. New operations
In Oklahoma during September showed
l.21G wells drilling and 25s rigs which
compared with August. shows a de.
crease of 266 wells drilling and Sc rigs
less.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Garter Gets Gas
Well AT Chickasha

Carter OIL company Nc Z Vn tne
McoAughtry farm, ia the goatneost
oi the northeast Ok the northwest quAl.
ter OF section -t.5n.Sw, ia the gus area
southwest of Chickasha Grady county.
west offset ~ the Nicholas discovery
well. Ia reported as having blown ia
Tuesday Wlth signs Of big production
IN the lsQo.fogt sand
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Paige Completes
Gasser Fox Field

Paige on Syndicate has tompor1FlI!
completed its No. a on the Johnson
farm in the northeast Of the southeast
Of the northwest quarter of section ~,
9s-3w, with production OF lO'OOO'Voe
feet Of gas in sand at 2OOO.2loO teet'
Rock pressure is 800 pounds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
STONEBURNER PASSES
CRITICAL STAGE, SAID

w j. Stoneburner. owner of the Ard.
more Paint company, who was so bad
ly burned in an explosion a week ago.
has passed the danger period. il was
announced this morning at Hardy san
itarum.
An investigation Of the ruins of the
plant which was enveloped in flames
following the explosion OF u vat Of
paint, has failed TO reveal any cause
for the blast Theories of spontaneous
combustion have been laid aside.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
WITH THE OIL MEN

g r. Blair OF Clarinda, Iowa, secre-
tary of the Paige oil Syndicate. which
is operating several valuable properties
in the Fox pool is here on II business
visit. II is interesting TO note that the
Paige syndicate derives i,s name from
Paige county, Iowa, in which Clarinda,
is located
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Usage

Usage county, busiest area in the mid
continent field, showed a big increase
in its operations during September as
compared with August. In September
there were 12S competitions. including
ll2 producers. 10 dry holes and one gas
ser. New flush production was 43,937
barrels. Drilling wells were 1872 and
rigs numbered 81.
As compared with Aueust.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

Speaking OF drilling in foreign cllmes
tale is told OF wildcat drilling in
Brazil. Cocoanuts were used as fuel and
the boiler was filled with the monkey
baseballs. 1t was fired and the crew
left for a nearby town after getting
the drill started. They returned several
days later and found the cocoanuts
burned TO ashes and the boiler cold. But
to their amazement. they found the
drill still going. Investigation revealed
that they had struck rubber rock
formation and the bit was stlll bounc'
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
Comparison by table IS as follows

Stephens. Cotton counties during the
month of September had so completions
including 80 oil wells, 10 dry holes and
five gassers New flush production was
,OSO barrels. During the month there
were Ii rigs up and l03 wells drilling
AS compared with August by table:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

some passengers postponed sieeI
entirely un.n they reached shore
The President Cleveland was tn(
flrst sh piping board vessel to rsad
this non. since the psugherty ~
iuy ordering lntoxicants OH ny
American vess Is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
LOST

LADIES' HANDBAG ON ROAD he.
TWEEN HEAlDTON AND DUNDEE
OR IN HEAIDTON; $40 REV ARD
FOR RETURN TO SECURITY STATE
BANK. HEALDTON. 100
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

A good one is told about the officials
Of one OF the larger companies who
were directing operations from London
on a wildcat which was being drilled in
South America. The wildcat developed
fishing job. and the cable reports
which arrived at the London office
continued for a period Of several months
as fishing, fishing. fishing" Finally
the drillers at the well received the fol
lowing instructions from the London of
flee: stop fishing and start drilling at
once
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

Well even II your team lost IN
orener in the world series. the Chicl
asha Daily Express says. IT'S nott
ing 10 interfere with operations In y
Chlckasha oil field. M
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

About the only difference between the
girl OF 1900 and the girl OF 1899 Is %
years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

D. d Hedberg of oklahoma City with
the Crane company is in Ardmore for
q week
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
DkSP0NDENCN THOUGHT 10
BIZ CAUSE HOFFMAN DEATH

PAWlluskA -- The body ot W. IL.
(Siiml Hoffman. formerly 4 member
OF the local and Bartlesyille police
departments, was found near here To-
DAY. lie had been shot through tn.
head. Dependency over the loss ot
his position here ana financial trou.
bles are bcliyed by friends to have
caused him 10 take his own life.
About The hardest thing to cure Is
injured feelings
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

Walter Noigtlander of Plainfeld, N
j.. engineer with the Lucey Manufac-
turing company, is her, on a "trip of in.
spection in the local fields looking over
the wire situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11
DOD6e Brothers
business COUPE

The approach of winter emphasizes the alyear use
funess Of the
Wind and seet beat in vain against the weather.
stripped doors and windows. A floor radiator keeps
the interior as warm as room The windows are
readily adjusted for ventilation.
Underlying these seasonal comforts is the satsfac-
ton owners feel in the cars exceptional sturdness.
The body proper is hand-Weded steel unit. 1t
is now generally known that this novel construc-
tion has made possible Dodge Brothers enamel I'm
ish (nstead of painC which is baked at high tenn
perature on the surface of the steel.
The trimness and grace of the body lines are en-.
HANGED by rumble fabric top and rear quarters
fashioned in the present attractive mode.
Genuine Spanish blue leather upholstery, wide snug
fitting doors and roomy luggage Quarters heghten
the impression you instantly get of the cars distinc-
tive fitness for service either business or social
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

j. l.. Penny, peppiest supply man
who ever hoped over the ruts in the
Carter county oil field roads, and who
was transferred TO Tulsa by the Lucey
Manufacturing company some time ago
visited Ardmore Tuesday, bringing his
famous smile and good nature with him.
lie is as poppy as ever and his pres
ence made the members of the local
fraternity forget the price of oil and
everything else which has ben trying
TO bring gloom into local oil circles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-11

Earl L Halliburton, Of Duncan, ce-
menting contractor. was in this city
Tuesday. Mr. Halliburton recently Wis.
tied the Smackover field in Arkansas
- miles north of El Dorado which was
recently opened. finding s'luls Welding
2000-4000 barrels at around 1900 feet.
The oil is being shipped by tank cars
no pipe lire facilities being available. as
yet. Production in the field is bringing
IS cents barrel. MIR. Halliburton de
scrlbes in an interesting way the man
ner in which "Smackover" got its name.
"A father and son were travelling over
the country" he says, and arrived at
a point north of El Dorado where their
progress was hindefed by q swollen
stream. The two men matched TO see
who would swim across first. The son
lost and made a dive into the water. He
successfully negotiated the distance by
hard swimming. and after climbing
up on the opposite bank. shouted back
TO his father, Dad, I'm smacl; overt"
PJ 5. Armor, of Oklahoma City. with
the Gypsy oil company, is an Ardmore
business visitor.
Gabe Long of Tulsa, with the land de-
partment OF the Gypsy OH company, is
In Ardmore
d. Washabaugh Of Wichita, Kansas,
lease man. is here on a business visit.
c. f. McCaughey OF Lindsey, lease
man, is in Ardmore.