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The Globe-republican., 1909-12-16
SAYS PROSPECT.
State Geologist Be ieves Oil
Supply on Saw Log Should
Be Tested at Once
ONLY A FEW DOLLARS
alaht Reveal Good Deal at wsIl Whore
Quantities Of Oil has Been Found. =

FrOf. d0wOrtn VINO was "o'o
couple Of months ago to examine the
Saw Log country for the purpose 81
giving an opinion the oil pro-
spects has written letter to Hale q
English which is printed below. 1t
is not the detailed report expected,
and tits probable that for lack OF
time the matter was not gone Into
like he had intended when he left
Dodge City. The report or rather
the letter, advises sinking a we'll to
examine the formotion at the drilled
stock we'll where quite a quantity OF
oil has been found. It was talked Of
doing this at the time Prof. Haworth
was here. A good deal Of time has
beer lost and il is to be hoped that
the matter will be pushed at once.
Prof. Haworth's letter follows:
Dec. II, 1909.
Nessrs. Hale q English,
Dodge City, Kansas.
Gentlemen:
In pursuance with your request
I have recently visited and .'e-examin-
cd the territory adjacent to Dodge
City On the north, with a view to de-
terminine, il possible, whether or not
said territory is likely to produce oil
or gas in commercial quantities.
should it be properly prospected.
My first examinations Of the territory
was during the summers Of 1895 and
and 1896 at which time I made de-
tailed study Of the stratigraphy OF
the entire arsa 10 connection with the
State Geological Survey work then
under way. Since that time l have
recurred to that examination many
times and have had the matter con.
stantly in mind and have watched all
developements in similar territories
which might throw any light what.
ever upon the area above named.
The surface OF the country about
Dodge City and to the north fol
many miles is covered with thin
mantel Of Tertiary soil, sand and
gravel which mantel in places is two
hundred feet or more in thickness,
and elsewhere does not exist at all
leaving the underlying strati6ed
rocks exposed at the surface. These
stratiRed rocks are cretaceous in age
and belong to the division commonly
known as the Benton, with the Mo
bara overlying them q little farther
west. They consist essentially Of
The Globe-republican., 1909-12-16

/, VIII give s1O reward for any evidence
to convict the party or parties who thot
and killed our Pol.nd China male hog,
on or about the frat day Of december,
between sections IA and lb In Royal
township. .--Erskln Brothers.
The Globe-republican., 1909-12-16
Weather Bad and the Attend
ance was not Large at
the Farmers !nsti-
tute This Week
Jan INTERESTING MEETING
New Officers Elected az Tuesdays Meeting
and Each Township VIII Have
Vice President

One Of the first Of the great ques-
tions Of the world is the question OF
scientific farming and every agrl-
cultur meeting should be made an
important eve It in the community in
which il is held. The fact is evident
in this country that the population is
increasing much faster than our agri-
cultural products Many are alarm
ed for the future fearing even that
the time may come when food will be
80 scarce and SO high that all Can
not be supplied. At least one can
not doubt that period in our history
is approaching when farming will be
very profitable. No one expects corn
and wheat to be cheap again, as it
has been 10 the past. States and ma
tions are taking a great interest in
the study Of scientific farming. 81
far Ford county, while as individuals
the farmers have been making rapid
strides ahead in improving their
methods, has shown no general In
terest in keeping up Institute work.
In fact most OF the counties 10 the
state have shown a great deal more
interest. This paper believes from
now on the Farmers Institute will
receive more attention.
The two days meeting held at the
court house on Monday and Tuesday
Of this week were exceptionally in
teresting sessions and would have
had fair attendance il the weather
| had been better. Those who at
tended seem to feel that the time was
very proftably spent. Monday the
! first session held was afternoon. Mr..
T. H. Nelson, of Abilene, who is one
of the men who helps conduct the
Farmers Institutes for that depart
ment of the State Agricultural Col
lege, gave most instructive talk on
breeding corn for western Kansas.
Such talks ss this are very valuable
to a farming community.
Chas Kinkade, Of this county,
spoke on "More hogs and better
hogs" and discussion by those pre-
sent followed.
TT. Garner gave apractical talk
on "The Farm Horse"
Mr.. G.. @. Wheeler, of the State
Agricultural College, made a gener
al talk covering the different topics
Of the speakers preceding. Mr..
Wheeler is the feeding expert Of the
| X. s. A. q.
| On Tuesday afternoon there was q
good talk on starting alfalfa by Fl.
D. Chambliss, general talk on i'm.
proving forage by Mr.. Nelson and
others; "Better Farm Management
by Mr.. Wheeler and talk on "Tree
Planting in Western Kansas" by Mr.,
Jensen Of the State Forestry station
Richard Bodyfeld was elected to
represent the county at the State
Farmers Institute which is to be
held at Manhattan December 27 to
January a.
The following officers were elected
! President, @. A. Kinkaid; secretaly )
and treasurer, Richard Body6eld
vice presidents, Dodge township, r
q. Hazleton: Wheatland, Geo. NJ
Curtis; Richland, Geo. J. Stauth
Grandview, J. h. Bullock; Enter
prise, Elmer Riley; Fairview. Iryir
Streiff; Sodville, Roy Cobb; Spear
vile, D. 0. Rinehart; Pleasant Val
Icy, W. @. Duncker; Ford. II. M
Gearhart; Royal, Ben Raines; Con
cord, Louis Reinert; Wilbur, Franl
Wan Riper; Bucklin. F. A. Gresham
The Globe-republican., 1909-12-16
Clear. wide red wood.

Clear, wide red wood. ............ 20 W
The above prices are the present retail
marker. and should enable any person to
figure their lumber bill Twill, however,
be pleased TO figure your bills on the
above basis at any time.
q. JUNEAU.
The Globe-republican., 1909-12-16

tn'n pH''s " inio'''
and very thick heavy beds Of black
shale, with occasional sandstone beds
irregularly Distributed through them
The sh4les generally are black, tine
grained and 10 numerous places to
the north and northeast are known
to Garry considerable quantities OF
oil More than twelve years ago Tor
example, I learned that about Ness
City these Benton shales had sutfi
cient oil in places to burn.
During alf these years I have 10
lisved that there was quite q proba-
bility Of their becoming productive,
particularly should heavy sandstone
beds be found within them which
might serve for receptacle for OIL
or gas. This belief is strengthened
by the recurrence Of large bodies Of
oil in Cretaceous rocks at many
other places in America. The oil
beds Of Corsicans, Texas, are Of this
same general geological age. So al
80 are some Of the oil bearing forma-
lions Of Wyoming, while those Of
Florence, Colorado, and those Of
Boulder, Colorado, are Cretaceous in
sge although little younger than
the rocks in question near Dodge
City, On my recent visit t6 Doige
City I was shown we'll few miles
north Of town which at a depth OF
thirty feet seems to have had a con-
siderable amount Of natural petro
leum come into it. This is encourag-
ing and should be followed up with
further investigation. I was not
present when the we'll was drilled
and it was so small I could not look
down into it with sufficient clearness
to Judge Of the character Of its walls.
From what I was told Of it I assume
that there is no doubt but that the
oil in it was genuine rock oil occur
ring in the wall rocks Of the we'll. In
order to make sure that the we'll had
not been tampered with and also that
you may see clearly the character Of
the wall rocks I would recommend
that you sink dug we'll near the old
we'll As the depth was not great
and as labor is cheap this time in the
year, this could be done for small
traction Of the cost necessary to pay
the freight even on q drilling outht
for deeper prospecting. When this
is done; should you find that the
wall rocks are saturated with oil,
then by. all means you should drill
deeper.
With the fuel the price il is in
your part Of the state; ! am inclined
to believe that a real oily shale might
become commercially important for
the purpose Of distilling the oil as is
80 extensively done in Scotland and
other parts Of Europe.
When the investigations above
outlined are made you will be better
prepared what to do next. Should
they in general prove encouraging,
I certainly would recommend that
further steps be taken to prosp' c'
your country on q more elaborate
scale. Yours very sincerely
Erasmus Haworth, State Geologis'
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
The Ring and the Man

Il am none Of these things, SAID the man
quickly " If you had SAID yes, | should have
been compelled to show you that ! was not
But that Is neither here nor there You have
gwen me my answer, and | take 1t like man
i am very sorry SAID the girl And now
what have YOU 10 say to me'"
This" responded Gormly, handing her a
few typewriter sheets of paper
Am | 10 read this?" she asked, taking It
from HIM and looking very straight at him
He was very pale now, and she was scarcely
less white Wait 20 said the man aS she lifted
the paper and bent her head Perhaps It
would be more nerciful TO tell you
lust as you think best ! am strong
woman can bear anything Is It about,
there was a long pause" my father,
He nodded his head
What has he done,
CIOrmly hesitated. tTembled, would have
been lost. " Give me back the paper he cried
hoarsely.
NO" SAID the woman, thrusting II behind
her. " / must know what you have to tell me.
She stood very straight. She faced hIm very
boldly
MISS HALDANE - he began, '' / say to you
A'A quite simply that ! would rather be dead
than stand here as do now with the burden OF
telling you that your father IS the head and
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

M s..la< MAKE any difference; that had placed
w. my lie. Eny future, IN your hands Do
e5ess,s should aDvthIng make anv differ
,sis - 'isked the glrI Why should you make
ctfslF F.c-esslon / me now rather than at some
lliie, Nhat Is gong 10 happen;"
=. -eH Scarcely bear 10 tell YOU"
sv.- ,, : hot like you 10 hesitate over your
"A Was the quick answer
a. - D'-t when duty involves us IN differ
Eor.ls I'm y. those We love, when the hand that
81 IAN support mus: strike the blow. i
g;,l ~. % alarm me beyond measure" cried the
siT pressing her hands 10 her breast as # 10
y - Wild throbhing. You must not keep
pp = pense any longer What Is II that
. lave 1--we 10 tel me, What IS i that Is likely
-ple between US"
De ~ S-e-e &c. tel you anything. VIII you give
answer u my question: 80
Al are entitled 10 II. and you shall have
csre = sad. like you, / respect you, believe
don,..1 uric lor you than any man know; but
yo,r yo', - : DFe you yet. i can't promise 10 be
sre s..l.e VIC II wouldn't be fair 10 you You
dsv NIltied l. more than ! can give. Some
Pe'hals, don't know; but now / must
thsH i admire you, as / have said, more
srec, man ever saw / think YOU are the
itfIe..Hl man II the United States to-day, the
Tie best, the truest; but"
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

II cur next SUNDAY MAGAZINE Is an
L article on The Gyrarions Of a ] liner, -
by Burritt Hamilton. Executor, which IS
funny as the traditional goat; in fact,
i;revolves about that particular goat. OF
course. anvthing that rrovokes a good.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

Johnson is that and also because
VN well
~ the greatest in America history
HERBERT KAUFMAN. who a dynamic
IL of optm has poem called The Accoade The
Ring Tuues and The Winsome
@lc nd more wIimscally
the particular SUNDAY MAGAZINE even little
than esaIlit
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
The Benefits of ''J'ining''

Down 10 Gehenna OF up 10 the throne,
He travels the fastest who travels alone
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

The get together oon what acc0mlishes things that
e really worth le: and this is Of the home Of
politics pleasure seeking well IN business We
must help ore another whether do It for fun for pay
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

Il
well. but Anyone who thinks he
either direction If he persists
the class with the authors Tom
wandered Dark because he neither place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-20
RATTLED PREMIER FORCED TO SHELTER

crowd at the base of the monument. each bearing aIoft a petition which each tried at once at the same time to. press into the hands of the Premier.
 Simultaneously a monster balloon, in, the basket Of which were a number ofi suffragettes, each armed with thou sands of circulars bearing the words.
 Votes for women," was unleashed, from a neighboring park and doatedi directly over the monument while tho suffragettes poured down their wrath. and their hand-bf11s on the heads Of the Premier and the assembled gueeta
 The police were summoned and dashed through the crowd in the gardens placing a cordon about the Premier ana preventing the suffragettes from] reaching him with their claims Butt they were without 8 dfrigibIe balloon and could not touch the aerial souads or the suffragettes who hurlef down
 thousands of posters demanding thai right to vote and at the same time shouting from the ear of the balloon encouraging their sisters on the srouh q and their shouting sisters on the roofs
 The Premier was rattled so badly he7 could hardly conclude and the cers-
 monies were cut short while Asuufth. gathering his long coat about him as,d holding tight to his high hat. ded tol shelter from the lady suffraeettes
 To-day's affair, coupled with an nouncement that the sufrragettes a1- ready in jail would starve themsAlve.| to death rather than eat in prrfsor1 ha .l created nationwide sensation. andi the fact that the suffragettes arona ,,y,l the ceremonies about the unyefIinr ofl the monument has lost them manvl friends who believe they shoI1Id have cnosen some other day to attack tf1e Premier. e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-20
IMPROVED AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
 FOR VOTERS OF CONNECTICUT
Name of a. Candidate for Office Votes the Name Governor Hughes Said to Have Called New Vot-
 ing Device the ''Best'' In Existence.
THE LATE GOVERNOR LlLLEY FAVORED IT

Hartford, Conn, July 20.-Connecti- ut is about to adopt an Australian ballot which will do much to revolu- tioni.e voting in this state, and which is regarded by experts as the best Australian ballot in existence. On Wednesday the Judiciary Committee will report the Bennett bill covering the details of this ballot. which have been worked out by Representative Bennett of Norwalk and a sub-com- rnittee of the Judiciary Committee consisting of Senator Sear1s and Rep resentative Higgins.
 The new ballot is about 15x11 inches in size and has the names of candi- dates in vertical columns, beginning with the Republican ticket, with spa ces at the left of the names in which the voter is to check his choice and the party name at the top. The par ty names are separated by heavy black type and above each is a blank circle, but there is no emblem such as is used on the New York ballot to distinguish the party column. Above the row of circles there are only the words "Omcial Ballot" Flown of
 and the consecutive number, which make three lines and the part of the ballot on which they are is di- vided from the remainder by per forated line.
 Because of the simplicity of the de- sign, Governor Hughes of New York saws he considers the new Connecti- cut ballot the best Australian ballot in existence.
 To vote straight ticket the voter simply makes a check in the circle above the party name. To split it in favor of a candidate on another tick ct he simply makes a check against the candidates name. The ballot is folded once lengthwise and in three folds across and folded on the perfo- rated line, so that the portion above 111 h H. consecutive number. This is torn off by the moderator before the. ballot is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-20
SMITHS MUST PAY
 PAVING BENEFITS
Judge Scott Makes Decision Against Them In Appeal
 from Board of Appraisal
PROCEEDINGS ARE VALID

Judge Scott in the Common Pleas court, civil side, has decided against Friend W. Smith and wife of this city who brought suit against the City of Bridgeport. The suit grew out of the laying of wooden block on Fairfield avenue, on which street MT. and Mrs. Smith reside, and for which the plain tiffS were assessed by the Board of Benefits and Damages to the amount of $17.24. The plaintiffs set up the claim that the amount of benefits to be assessed should be fixed by com pariSon between the new pavement and the macadam road in perfected condi- tion. Fairfield avenue before it was laid with wooden block had been ma macadized. The Common Council de- cided at a regular meeting that it was better to have wooden blocks on the read than it was to repair macadam. Judge Scott finds that the issues are in favor of the defendant. That the amount of special benefits received by the plaintiff is found to be and as sessed against them to the amount of $17.24. Costs are allowed the defendant
 The plaintiffs in their allegation de- nied that the city had any right to make any assessment of benefits for paving because as they claim Section 67 of the charter is unconstitutional in that it does not limit the amount of benefits that may be assessed against a person to the amount of special
  This claim, the judge states cannot be entertained. Section 60 of the charter confers upon a Board of Appraisers the exclusive Jurisdiction of applying benefits accruing from any public im- provement. Judge Scott finds that the plaintiff has received special benefits to the amount assessed against them from the laying of the pavement in question. In his memorandum Judge Scott says: ''The city owes the public the duty of keeping highway in safe condition for public travel; it did not appear in the trial that it had not per- formed it's duty as to the road. I think that it must be left to the proper municipal authorities to determine when it is best to lay a new pavement instead of attempting to repair an old one. A full opportunity was given to the plaintiff to show any invalidity in the proceedings upon which the as sessment was based, but they failed to show any"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-20

deposited in the box and serves to make the voter responsible for that one ballot while it is in his posses sion.
 At each polling place there will be two ballot clerks. The voter gets a ballot from one of these and as he ooes he gives his name, which, with the number of the ballot is called to the checkers, who check it and the number against it. Upon leaving the booth the name and the number are again called and when the modera- tor has verified the number and torn oH the stub, the ballot is deposited
 The new ballot does away entirely with any and every form of paster and for anyone to print an imitation or to have an imitation or original in his possession outside a polling place IS to subject himself to a fine of s1.- 900. The ballots are prepared at the instance of the secretary of state and reach him in sealed packages he sends them to the town clerks, who have pre- reTiously made requisition for the required number, at least AS hours be- fore the polls open; they turn them over to the ballot clerks at least thirty minutes before. There is in the law a. $1,000 fine for breaking the seal before the ballot clerks get the ballots.
 The late Governor LilIey was the first convert to the Bennett Ballot. which did not strike the party leaders eaVorabIy at first. He interested ex- State Chairman Fyler in it and the latter spoke for it at the hearing. All the leaders in both parties are in fla Vor Of it now and only one member of the House is opposed so that it's adoption seems certain Its use should do away with defective ballots very largely. Last fall there were cast in New York state considerably more than a million and a half Aus tralian ballots and less than 200 were found defective. In Representative Bennett's home town of NorwaIl< alone, at the same election. nearly 400 defective ballots were cast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-20
Special from United stateso

Special from United States)
 Hartford, July 20.-A minority re-
 port from the special committee on public utilities is to be signed by Rep lresentatives Chandler of Rocky Hill and Whiton of New London and their bill will be reported at the same time as the Barnum measure. The bill is of a very radical nature when compar- ed with the Barnum measure and elim- mates the present railroad commits sion, places railroad and street car companies under the supervision Of five commissioners who are to be ap- pointed by the General Assembly at salary of $4,O00 a year and gives them authority over rate making.
 The bill in substance provides for the following:
 commission of a non-political commits sion of five members at a salary Of $4, 900 a. year each with supervisory powers over all forms of public ser vice corporations,at least one of whom must be a lawyer and another civil engineer. The publication of annual reports of gas, electric and water companies as well as of railroad and street railway companies; adequate auditing powers in the commission; adequate supervision of the issue of stock and bonds by public service cor porations, but with due regard for struggling companies; SuperVlSlon or service rendered by public service cor porations, supervision of their rate and the power to order repairs neces- sary fAr.puolic safety.
 The minority of the special commits
 sion has prepared statement in
 which it declares that the Barnum bill makes no adequate provision for any of the above matters and goes into a detailed comparison between kthe two. It calls the minority bill Fmore moderate and conservative than the 1907 commission bill or the New York or Massachusetts laws, because lit leaves all power of granting fran chises with the legislature. It leaves the power of eminent domain as at present, eliminates the recodifcatfon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-20
,BARNUM BILL A COMPLETE FAILURE

of existing laws, does not require the disclosure in advance of business plans, permits established companies when in financial embarrassment to limit and does not disqualify stock holders in these corporations from membership on the commission.
 The minority claims it's bill to be stronger than the 1907 commission bill because it includes supervision of con- struction companies and holding com panies. It aims to keep the proposed commission out of politics by making undue political activity one of the grounds of removal raises the num- five and adds the power to prescribe what shall be reasonable services. Among the comparisons with the Ba-nurn bill is noted the necessity for confirming of appointments by the General Assembly instead of by the Senate, including street railway com pauies and railroads in the commits sion's jurisdfctionN giving powers over rates. and service, giving the right to investigate the books and plant of the company and ascertain it's returns, giving the power to order changes of equipment for the safety of the pub concerning ali lighting plants where the Barnum biii exempts/ lighting plants owned by railroads and adding no material rights or powers to any public service commission beyond Shose now existing.
 The minority claims the Barnum bill to be objectionable because it re- moves all 1imita tions as to the ann ounI of capital stock, the commission power to authorize any amount of bonds, makes franchises the basis for the issuance of securities, grants rights of mefgers and combination and takes from the courts the power to fix damages for the loca tion of fix lures in the tighways and on public land.
 The statement concludes with the remark that Ite minority bill affords a kind of prevention and the major ity bill an ounce of cure.
 t Both reports will come in this week.