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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

in Difference TO the sergeant and
then turned TO the young man in
the chair. "You have the apartment
on the second floor, sir, just over
the shop"
The young man nodded without
lifting his head and replied with
muffled tones:
Yes. My name is Gordon Ladd.
II heard you making that racket,
you know, ind went down to the en-.
trance and let you in"
And that's all that lives in this
house?" Boyle looked from one TO
another Of them but his gaze finally
fastened Upon the professor and the
latter repaed:
"A lady ..yes on the top floor, the
one above mine. | do not know her.
or the shop ] can tell you nothing,
but there IL janitor or superin.
tendent VINO occupies the basement.
although i have never found him
there when he is wanted for sud.
den repairs or other emergencies.
There are lao other occupants Of the
building. 10 my knowledge"
Thanks, sir" Boyle turned again
10 the telephone and the municipal
machinery Of investigation into the
death ot Miriam Vane was set in
motion.
WELL" Boyle squared his shoul.
ders with a satisfied air. I'm get
what dope / can. III ask you, ser.
geant, TO see that these three gen.
telmen stay In this room. Don't lei
one OF Il ON pu. finger on the
corpse. cither."
He added the last In hoarse
whisper tnat must have been plain.
ly audible 10 the entire group for
even tho young man in the chair,
overcome with horror as he appeared
shuddered and as the policeman start.
ed up the stairw y with "a heavy
tread he raised haggard face.
1T can't ber'. he muttered as Il
to himself "Not NIlriaml must be
going madl"
so its Miriam Nane. the woman
painter. that's been murdered. n.
that police officer said?" Grlswolc
drew his dressing gown closer about
mis- lean form II should like e
know sIr, why you banged on my
door ~ dragged me into ~"
tie turE'd rasciblv to the profos
sor. whp shook back his name O,
bushy white hair and smiled with
suave drbrnlty.
My dor sir the sound ~ III,
shot came from below my room,
somewhere and my friend ana
could not toll whether Il came from
your apartment or this one"
II can tell when / hear u fIddl,
playing at ungodly hours over M,
head whether 1t comes from abov,
or the top floorl" the other retorted
u move down here, away from m,
club. aud my office. and my banker
In order TO get peace and quiet an,
l land in this sort OF thingr
\ scream shrill but subdued b,
distance floated down to them a
this junc,Lie aud the professor muir
Injured n ar aside to Barry,
" Evidently your excellent frien
OF the police has broken the new
OF the uagedy none too diplomatica'
~ to my neighbor In the skyllsh
apartment
Continued iu our next issusl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
South Hewitt
Test Rigging

Jones Bros. Drilling company is rig
ging up the Wallace test on the Dill.
lard farm, in the northeast corner Of
the southeast quarter Of the south.
west quarter Of the northwest quarter
of section q, 4s.2w. in preparation
for drilling deeper Present depth OF
the hole is 2,7lO feet in blue shale.
This test is located one-fourth mile
south of Hewitt production.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
Union Sets 15-Inch
In Love County Test

Union Petroleum ana Supply com.
pany has set tho Ia inch casing at
262 feet In It's test on the Draughon
farm, In the northwest OF the south.
west quarter Of the southwest quarter
of section 81. Gs.2e. Love county,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
Madill Test
Ready to Spud

Cole. Marshall are ready to spud in
their test on the Taliaferro farm. in
the southeast OF the southwest guar.
ter OF section 3S, 5s.5e, two miles
southeast OF Madlll, Marshall county.
National machine will be used, start.
ing with the 15.inch hole.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
Rigging Up In
Section %. 3s.lW

The Hudson Drilling company has
been awarded the contract on the Cole.
Marshall test on the Carel farm. IN
the center Of the west line OF the
northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter OF section 2s, 3s.1w. and Is
now moving in the rotary tools.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
Haskell Test
At 1900 Feet

Haskell ct al test on the w A. Clark
farm. in the center OF the southwest
quarter Of the southeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter OF section S5, 4s.2w.
one-half mile southwest OF the Mer.
rick'Cruce in the same section. is
drilling in blue shale at 1000 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
Cooperative Test
Drilling at 1910 Feet

Cooperative Oil and Gas company is
drilling IN blue shale at 1,04O feet in
its test on the Bean farm. in the
northwest Of the northwest quarter OF
the northeast quarter Of section ~.
ASIDE,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
OIL NEWS
FROM LOCAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA FIELDS
KRON
Ramsey-Dempsey
Tests Drilling

The RaInsey.Dempscy test on the j.
S Reed fam, in the northwest OF
the southwest quarter Of the north
west quartcr of section 20, 4s-lw Is
drilling at iS0 feet in blue shale,
after passing through lime shell at
l5O.l75 ielt. The lS-inch hole is now
being carried, and the operators ex-
pect to set the l5Ia inch casing at
between $50 and 400 feet.
Ramsey Dempsey test on the Emma
Thomas fal m. in the northeast of the
southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter % section /, 4s-9w. northeast
brown sha'2 al l045 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
Baker.Strawn
8-B at 20SO Feet

Baker.Strawn No. S.B on the Dill
lard farm,in the northwest corner OF
tha northeast quarter OF the north.
west quarter Of the northwest quarter
of section 2?, ls.2w, is drilling al ?,0so
feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
Continued ia our next issue)

Miss Hottie Bell wail. Ardmore
high school senior, was selected by
members Of her class to write the
class poem. which is q feature ot each
graduation. A committee was at the
safne tlm1 appointed to select n class
song which will br sung at several
occasions at the close of school.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
New Deep Hewitt Extension Sand $500 Feet Now Indicative Production
WITH The OIL MEN

Another new member is welcomed
TO the local oil fratclnity-by name,
Jack Irwin Potter. son ot Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas L. Potter, of this city.
The now n,cmbcr is two days old,
having arrived via the stork route
last Sunday morning. and weighing
in ut eight pounds Thomas Potter
IL sccrctary.trcasurer and general
manager with the Cooperative Oil and
Gas Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

r.. +. TAYLOR. superintendent OF this
district Of ile Santa Fe railroad with
headquarters at Cleburne, passed
through Ardmore yesterday on
business tIip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

Charles Won Weise. Homer Hinkle
and Max Westheimer left Monday
Tor Miami. OKLA. on short business
trip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

John J. (Jack) Dempsey, of Okla.
homa City, president Of the Dempsey
Oil Corporation, is here on n busi.
ness visit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

r. A. Ccnglng, OF ST. Louis, geo
logist wl.n the Roxana Petroleum
Company, IS here for several days
looking over the local territory. Mr..
Conkling made the trip by motor ac'
companied nv his wife. Theq stopped
at Oklahoma City to attend the an
nual meeting Of the American Asso'
citation Of Petroleum Biologists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

A. w. Thomas. OF McAlester, we'll
known banker, is here az receiver for
the state National Bank. Mr.. Thom
as is associated with T.. G. Million.
as big royalty holder in the Head
ton field and is also a director in the
Writ state Bank as well as in other
banking Institutions of the state. He
is very enthusiastic over the oil pos.
siblities of Carter county and the
progress wdich has been accomplished
here in the past. The long-lived
qualities of the sands in the local
fields an1 their prolific nature, are
the big features. states Mr.. Thomas.
Mr. Million is now touring Europe
on a pleasure trip, having sailed
from the states on February II en-
route to Palestine as the first stop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

The many friends of w. c. (Bill)
Morgan will be glad To learn that he
is now preparing to move back to
this cit yfi'om Wichita Falls. where
he has been during the past few
months a. district manager with the
Continental supply Company. Bill
has resigned his position with the
Continental people. and viii repre-
sent the Hughes Tool Company In
the local territories, and throughout
the mid-cOntinent area,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

kofsRoNzED YEAsr cold - Ding ssrss ef
complete 'sss'.a f'~ A' 's'kss' ''F."ss
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

Treatment Of Ironiisd Yeast fhep watch the results
Note how u Immediately increases yout appetite aud
how auichly puplss beads etc. dnspssr aud how
nsai newly seyu,red pep ossss hsFd wsst o. ols,
PssApt - tAks-wili not ,ause So is sny way w
"i the etousah special d1sctisss fof children. Mail
coupon koWt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

A striking eIsmpls-yet
by no means IN exceptional
one. For Il is not ut all un-
usual for thin. nervous, over
worked or run down folks
to gain Ave pounds and more
on the ssvy frst package Of
lronissd Ysosf!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
lronized Yeast Brings Amazing
Improvement in Movie Beauty

ANOTHER startling evidence Of lronised
"A Yeasts value ~ . weight builder! In a test
conducted under the supervision Of Q physician,
Miss Dorothy Byrne, pretty artists model aud
movie beauty, gains lok pounds-in only 81
days! Miss Byrns's measurements, taken before
aud sfter the test. ere given at the left.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14

Colonel Ell Murray OF Tishomlngo,
prominent throughout the southwest,
was here ,asi night Mr.. Murray IA
Well knowG rs a former member OF
the state legislature and other gov.
ernmentol odies He denies the re.
port that he viii enter the coming
race for governor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
BANK BURGLAR
REVIEWS CAREER
Member of Gang Who Broke Into New
fame Bank Gives Up Booze and
Becomes $4,000 Executive.

An illustrated story entitled Booze
Made Me Burglar, by one of the burg
lars who broke into the Windham
County Savings bank at Newfane in No
vember, 1907 is published in the Feb
ruary number of Physical Culture. 1t
IS the personal story of bank robber
who "sobered up, to quote from the
Ub-title. got clear head and a new
viewpoint, and worked his way up to be-
come a $4,000 executive" and it is in
tensely interesting. The point of the
story is that most of the underworld
men are either booze fends or drug adj
diets, and that the elimination of booze
and drugs would advance immeasurably
the suppression of crime.
Although the writer of the article.
which is one of several of special inter
est in the February number of Physical
who remember the Newfane bank burg
larry ease will recognize the author as
one who was sentenced to the state
prison, who later was pardoned. Joined
detective force but went wrong again
and got into the tolls in the South
The author mentions a romance that
started at the Jail in Newfane and which
started him on the road to better things
he mentions his pardon, subsequent eff
forts to 60 straight. each time letting
booze get the upper hands, of his escape
from the North Carolina state prison.
his final reformat ton six years ago. since
which time he has not taken a drink.
his difficulty in obtaining a position. and
various other incidents which led to Sc
curing $4,000 job.
The story and illustrations occupy
about four pages of the magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
REGULATE INCOME
TAX INSPECTIONS
New Rules Promulgated by Secretary
MellOn-Restriet Examination
of Returns.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. New
rtreasury regulations, approved by PreSi-
dent Harding and covering the inspec-
ton of income tax returns. were prom
lAgatCd Yesterday by Secretary Mellon
The regulations Rclate to returns Of in
diyiduals. partnerships. estates, trusts
corporations, associations, joint stock
companies and insurance companies.
The new regulations supersede rules
promulgated Jan. Z. 1920, by Secretary
Glass @ith the approval of President
Wilson.
Under the law all such income tax re-
turns are open to inspection only upon
order of the president under regulations
prescribed by the secretary of the treas
ury.
The rules set forth such persons as
may be permitted TO inspect income tax
returns, in general requiring them to be
of some formal connection with the
matter, aS in the case of the income tax
returns of a corporation which may be
inspected BY stakeholder of record
owning one per cent or more of the
shares of the outstanding stock of the
corporation.
Permission to inspect returns must he
from the internal revenue COM
missioner. except in the case of treasury
department officials whose duties require
the inspection of returns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
LOUD ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE
Jury Takes One Ballot - Wife Faints
When She Sees Her Hus-
band Free. -

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan 27.-Clar-
ence ". Loud, AIelrose shoe salesman.
was acquitted yesterday of tue murder of
Patrolman James A. Preston in Wakefield
on the night of April 8, last. A jury in
superior criminal court brought in ver-
diet at 3.15 yesterday afternoon. The
agreement by the jurors was reported on
the single ballot Prolonged applause
greeted the announcement Of the verdict
Preston. a World war veteran and pa
trolman on the Wakefield police force.
who had been assigned to patrol Lowell
street. was shot dead on his beat The
road is much frequentel by automobilists
and Preston had been active in bringing
about the prosecution of persons who
parked their cars by the roadside and
turned out the lights.
Loud was arrested a few hours after
the murder. His wife had previously told
the AGelrose police that he had been as
Saulted and robbed that night while on
the way to Lynnfeld in his automobile.
His car. which he had abandoned. was
found on a road in Wakefield.
When Loud went to the Jail Offices.
where his wife was waiting. and informed
her of the verdict, she tainted 1t was
half an hour before she was able to leave
the building with her husband for their
home. Loud's only comment was that he
was 'oyerjoyef' at the acquittal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
G. o. p. CAUCUs FOR BONUS.
House CoHsnittee VIII Begin Hearings
on Bill Next TueSsIay

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Early ae-
tion in the house on a soldiers bonus
bill was forecast last night when Re
publican smembers at a caucus adopted
n resolution instructing the ways and
means. committee to frame a bonus bill
and declaring that, once reported, the
measure should be the continuing order
of business until passed. No opposition
to the resolution developed. it was said.
Chairman Fordney of the ways and
means committee assured his colleagues
that his committee would act with des-
patch. Hearings, he said, would begin
with the prospect that they
would be brief and that the bill would
be reported soon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
FIND J. ERAT IN
NEW YORK HOTEL
Alleged He Attempted TO Defraud In
surance Company Prosecution
Is Planned

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 27.-Ac-
cording to Atty. Frank G.. Hodskins,
former register of probate and counsel
for the Massachusetts Mutual Life In
surance Co, criminal charges will be
brought against Julius Frat of East
hampton who, it Is alleged, disappeared,
after abandoning an automobile which
smashed into a bridge over the second
level canal in Holyoke recently. His
brother, Adolph Frat, will also have to
answer serious charges, Hodskins says.
Attorney Hodskins conferred with
Judge Heady of the district court today,
after which he said it was undecided
whether to proceed against the Erats
on the charge of conspiracy or to make
complaint Of attempting tos defraud
an insurance company.
Soon after his disappearance, detec-
tive Peter - Cullen of Holyoke and
Attorney Hodskins went to New York
and located Frat in a hotel. On their
way home Attorney Hodskins said Frat
confessed the plan by which he hoped
the insurance company would paw a
large sum OF money on his supposed
death.
Julius Frat carried policy for $4,000
with the insurance company. This was
made payable ju case ..Ofa death to the
brother, Adolph Frat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
GAIN IN SEED POTATOES.
Large Quantity Produced in Vermont
New HamDshire Starts

WASH tSrsTo3S ~ ,-Tali..' 2277..@-.S,eed pota.
toes, totaling H9,s50 bushels. show a
large increase in quantity in Vermont
New Hampshire, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, Michigan, Idaho and
Colorado, according to recent data sub
mtted by certified agencies to the bur
ecu of markets and crop estimates.
About three-fourths of this quantity is
surplus and is ayailable for shipment
out of the states IN which produced.
The prices in several instances are only
- cents TO % cents above those prevail
ing Tor No. table stock.
The 1921 production of certified Green
Mountains in Vermont Is conservatively
estimated to be 10000 bushels and of
Irish Gobblers 10000 bushels. on a to-
tai of go acres certified in 1920. Mnr-
dock 5 farm in Burlington VT, produced
a large percentage of the seed crop last
year. and it is expected that it will do
likewise this season. A large part of
the certified stock. probably rs per cent,
Is available for shipment to other states
Seed potatoes were certified in New
Hampshire for the first time this wear.
Only lis acres were certified but the
yleld per acre was high and the prodllc-
tion totaled 1000 bushels, all Green
Mountains
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
CONFERENCE HELD
IN BARRE TODAY
Mr. Buttrick of Twin State Co. to Meet
Mr.. Presbrey Relative to Conpany's
Vernon Street Land

W. \. Buttrick of Boston, vice presi-
dent of the Twin States Gas & Electric
Co.. and an engineer were here yes
terday and inspected the company's
land on Vernon street. occupied by
Snowflake canning factory, also other
land In that locality, to determine its
adaptability as site for a gas plant.
The land occupied by the canning factory
is owned by the Twin State Co. and is
held to meet possible future needs of the
company, but it is wanted by the Pres
brey-Leland Co. as a site for granite cut
ting sheds which it is planned to move
from Barre. Mr.. Buttriek went from
here TO Barre for conference with Mr.
Presbrey today. Until after the con-
ference no decision viii be reached as to
whether the Twin State Co. will dispose
of its Vernon street site The Twin State
Co. has not concluded any arrangements
for a new location for its Brattlebor9
office, but some negotiations are under
way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
FERTILIZER POOL
LARGER THAN 1921
This Years Order to Exceed That of
Last Year by 100 Tons-Contraets
Should Be in by Jan. 30.

1t is expected that when returns are all
in the Farm Bureau fertilizer pool for
1922 will exceed that for 1921 by at least
100 tons. Definite contracts have been
signed FOR carloads to come into the fol-
lowing stations: WardShoro. Newfane,
Nilliamsyille, Putney and Brattlcbaro.
Contracts to cover approximately seven
additional cars are in the hands of com
mitteemen. the fertilizer to be shipped to
Vernon. East PutRey and Westminster.
All contracts should be in by Monday.
Jan. 30, so that definite arrangements may
be made with the Eastern States Ex-
change, of whom the fertilizer is ordered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-27
TEACHERS MEET
HERE NEXT WEEK
Southeastern Vermont In
structors Planning
Conference
OF ABOUT
$50 is EXPECTED


Thursday EyeniRg-Speakers OF Prom
inenee Outside of State on Fridays
PrOgraRl-0ther Features.
The Southeastern Vermont Teachers
association will hold its annual meeting
in Brattleboro beginning Thursday eye
ming, Feb. 2, at s o'clock and continu-
ing through Friday. The sessions will
be held in the main room of the high
school building.
The evening program viii open with
music by the high school chorus and will
be followed by an address on Educational
Progress in Vermont by Clarence H.
Dempsey, state commissioner of education.
The evening program viii close with the
presentation by the junior English club
of the Brattlebero high school of Con-
stance Darcy Mackay's Ashes of Roses
and Gretna Green.
Friday mornings session will open at
. O'Clock and viii include an address by
Hugh s. Magin of Washington. d c.,
field secretary of the National Educa-
tional association, and an address on Vo-
catlOnal Guidance in the High School by
Prof. John NJ Brewer, director of voea-
tional guidance at the Harvard Univer-
sity School of Education. A high school
conference in charge of Principal Ernest
r. Caverly viii be held in room Z and an
elementary school conference will be held
in the main room in charge of Sl1Tt
Florence NJ Wellman This will include
demonstration by pupils of the 7th and
4th grades. 4 round table health con
ference, to be presided over by Mrs. Lucy
Isazell. r. y, also will be held and will
include a demonstration.
A business meeting viii be held in the
afternoon, the session opening at .
O'Clock There win be an address on
The Three Fundamentals of Teaching by
Frank s. Wright. deputy commissioner
of education Of Massachusetts, This will
be followed by high school conference
with Miss Wenona Shattuck OF Bellows
Falls as chairman, and an elementary
school conference with Supt Clayton S.
Erwin of Bellows Falls in charge The
high school conference win deal with
English, history and science, while the
elementary conference will deal with his.
tory and English
Dinner Friday noon will be served at
Masonic temple by Bingham chapter,
Eastern Star
1t is expected that the meeting will be
by 100 to 175 teachers.