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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
BIG RANCHES SOLD
TO OIL SYNDICATES
Senator Perkins Parts With His
Guyana Property for
Half a Million

Several sales have been recorded of
large ranch properties lying to the
south and west of the big oil belt
opened in the Midway The largest sin
gle sale is that of the Guyana ranch
of Senator George c. Perkins to the
west of Sunset -Maricopa oil fields.
The ranch extends from the north
eastern section of Santa Barbara
county over to the borders of Kern,
San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties.
1t contains 2S,760 acres. The price is
given as $500,O00.
The Guyana has been used as a cat
tie range. although some portions were
placed under irrigation and yielded
abundant crops of alfalfa. One section
was under lease to Miller & Lux for
grazing purposes.
The Guyana stretches for a distance
between the Santa Maria and Sunset
oil fields. 1t is regarded as good ter
ritory. 1t is to be developed by a local
syndicate.
There have been reports that the
Nacimiento in San Luis Obispo and
Monterey counties, which was pur-
chased from Baron Won Schroeder by
|. w. Hellman. was to be held as an oil
speculation. Hellman, however has not
divufged his plans.
The Las Yuegas ranch on the Car
risa plains in the eastern part of San
Luis Obispo county was recently sold
to M. V. McQuigg and associates of
Los Angeles. 1t contains 1900 acres
and went for $50 900 1t is in the line
of prospective oil development
The Chimeneas ranch. embracing
$4,000 acres, located on the Carrisa
plains, was recently acquired by a syn
dicate of Los Angeles and Bakersfield
oilmen for $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
MARCH OIL FLOW
100000 BARRELS
Consumption for the Month
Falls Somewhat Short of
Production

According to figures compiled by the
Bakersfield Oil Journal, the month of
March showed a production of more
than 100000 barrels for all the fields
of the state. The consumption fell
somewhat short of this amount. The
increase in production was due largely
to the remarkable performance of the
Lakevlew gusher and the bringing in
of big producers in the Midway.
The total production for the month
OF March, says the Oil Journal was
6.O22.624 barrels, an increase of 1,146,913
barrels over February, for which month
the production was 4,S75,711 barrels
The daily production for March was
194,27S barrels against 174,1S3 barrels
for February, or an average increase of
20,145 barrels.
CONSUMPTION FALLS OFF
The consumption, however, failed to
increase and on the contrary. the short
month of February consumed more oil
per day than March, although the heavy
end of the figures for the two months
rests with March. The consumption for
March was 5,679.479 barrels and for
February 5,434.123 barrels or daily
average of 183,209 for March and 1884,
076 for February.
The Sunset field, on account of the
/
largest increase in production, but Goa
linga is close behind, the Mohawk, W.
K. and California oilfields wells helping
to make the production of the field the
largest in its history for any single
month
The increase in the Sunset field was
almost 425,000 barrels, supplied almost
entirely by the Lakeview WELL which
was brought in March 15 The field
produced 203,153 barrels In February
and 626.439 barrels in March Six
wells were completed during the month
and sixteen new wells were begun.
COALINGA IS SECOND
The second largest gain was in Goa
linga, which field produced more oil in
February than it had in any previous
month. The total production for March
was 1,603,902 barrels as against 1231,-
161 for February. This production came
from 624 wells as against 573 wells for
the previous month. The large increase
in producing wells is due, in addition
to the completion of the new wells, to
the resumption of pumping activities
made possible by the operation of the
pipe lines and relieving of the storage
congestion. However. less new wells
were completed during March than in
February, there being "a last month as
against 34 for February. Drilling ac-
tivities showed an increase, there being
eight more wells drilling.
The Midway field shows an increase
in production of almost zoo, 900 barrels.
Sixteen wells were completed during
the month while IL were completed in
February. The total number of pro-
ducing wells in March was 153 as
against 139 in February. The new oper-
ations show big increase. Seventy
two new rigs were completed in March
while 81 were erected the previous
month One hundred and twenty three
wells were drilling the last day of
March while the corresponding day in
February there were 102
PRODUCTION HEAVIER
In the southern part of the state the
March production was heavier for each
field, but the average daily production
remained practically the same.
The tabulated report of the field
operations and production for March
follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
NOW MOVING MATERIAL
INTO COALINGA FIELD
w Companies Formed by
Parkside Operators

w. S. Herring and E. A. Nickerson,
operators in the Parkfield territory and
members of the companies which re-
Gently disbanded and are moving ma
terials to the Coalinga and Midway
fields. have closed deal with S. A.
Johnson for SO acres in the northwest
quarter of section 2431-22 in Midway
for $4,000 which is at the rate of
$1,250 an acre. The Parkfield operators
have formed the Coalinga Midway and
Coalinga Monterey companies. the for
mer for operations in the Midway and
the latter in the CoaIinga district.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
NEW RECORD is MADE
FOR SPEED DRILLING
Five Wells Practically Conn
pleted in Six Weeks

W. S. Boggs. manager of the Boston
petroleum company, has made a new
record for speedy drilling. In six
weeks time he has. practically COM
pleted five wells. The company began
operations on section 2O-2S-2S in the
Kern river field March r. The COM
pany is running three strings of tools
Nos. 1, 8 and s have been drilled into
oil sand and cemented off and Nos. 7
and 9 will be cemented this week. No
was spudded in last Friday. The first
three wells cemented will soon be I'm
ished
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
MANHATTAN MIDWAY
COMPANY ORGANIZED
President of Mays Oil Company
Turns Over Lease

F. B. Chaplin, president of the Mays
oil company. has organized the Man
haitian Midway and has turned into
the company a lease, with one-eighth
royalty, on the southeast quarter of
the southeast quarter of section 80
adjoining the big well of the Mays oil
company, and 160 acres in section
2S-31-23.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
ROTARY DRILL PROVES
USEFUL IN MIDWAY

The latest company to make use OF
the rotary drill is the Luxor, located
in the Midway. 1t is situated near the
Honolulu. which has made great prog
ress with the improved appliance. The
success of the Honolulu prompted the
directors Of the Luxor to make the
change.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
u. S. DIRECTORY SHOWS
USE OF WIRELESS WIDE
More Tran 500 Stations Are Main
tanned on Land and Amer-
can Vessels.

WaShington.-Som idea of the ex-
tent to which wireless biography is
now ut1lizese can be CLEANED from the
governments wireless directory Just
published.
In this directory, perhaps the most
extensive In existence, are listed l $50
stations. This includes shore stations
and ships, but does not take into con-
siderat1on warships of foreign govern
ments, nor the hundreds OF stations
equipped and operated by amateurs,
which are the cause of considera BILE
annoyance to regular stations
The directory is the work of the
bureau of steam engineering Of the
United States navy. Il is most com
prehensive. First are listed the wire
less telegraph shore stations through
out the world, according to country,
giving call letters. wave length, power,
range and character of station
There are about 700 shore stations
scattered about the globe. Eighty
eight are on the Atlantic and gulf
coasts OF the United States, three in
the interior, forty-eight on the great
lakes, ffty-one on the Pacific coast
and SIXTEEN in Alaska.
A separate list shows the forty seven
shore stations of the United States
navy and another the 344 ships of the
navy.
In the list of merchant vessels, such
as steamships, tugs, yachts, ETC., S21
stations are listed. The vessels call
letters and owners and the apparatus
wave lengths, power and range in
miles are noted. These vessels are
scattered over the entire world.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
BIG EXPRESS STRIKE
SPREADS TO NEWARK
But Little Progress Is Made in Effort,
to Settle the TroubIe-Riots
Continue.

New York-There was but little
progress made looking to the settle
ment Of the strike of the express
companies employees, which has con-
gested express traffic in this city and
Jersey City, n. J., for nearly a week.
The strike has extended to Newark.
willie in this city the wagon employees
of several big department stores have
Joined in the movement. The leaders
say unless the trouble is speedily ad-
justed they will call out 10000 drivers
of all classes Of vehicles. They say
more than 10000 men are involved in
the demands for recognition of the
union, better wages and shorter hours.
There was rioting in many parts of
Jersey City and in Manhattan. Ar
rests were made in nearly every in
stance, and the arrangement of the
prisoners called forth notice to rioters
that more workhouse penalties will be
dealt out in the future. Hitherto most
of the magistrates have been content
to inlet small fines ON such offend
ers.
steps looking toward the restora-
ton of express service were taken by
the Merchants association, acting on
the complaint Of members that the
strike has caused disorganization and
great inconvenience. The committee
urged the police to afford the neces-
sary protection to permit the opera
tiol Of all express wagons.
John Mitchell, a member Of the ex-
ecutive committee, came to this city
ard held long conference with sew
eral Of the federation officers, discuss
ing at length the strike troubles
Possible results were looked FOR
also from conferences held by Gov
ernor Fort of New Jersey with repre-
sentatives of the strikers in Jersey
City and later with express company
officials in Manhattan
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
One Of the Best Rest Cures.

is a good story.
To many women 1t is as good as a.
trip away from home.
When you are tired out and your
nerves are on edge, try going off by
yourself and losing yourself in some
good story. You will, in nine cases
out of ten, come back rested and in
vigorated.
One woman who has passed serene
ly through many years Of hard work
and worry that go with the managing.
of a house and bringing up of a large
family of children, said that she con-
sidered it the duty of every busy
housekeeper to read a certain amount
of trash" light fiction, for the rest
and change to the mind that it would
give
Try it, you who lead a strenuous
life, and who sometimes grow exceed,
ingly weary of the same
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04

Statistics are always more or less
interesting and especially is this true
Of those statistics based upon the fig
ures now being given out by census
estimators and the government census
bureau, says the Manchester Union
Aside from speculations as to the pos
slble growth Of one municipality or
another, it is interesting to note the
status of the native-born American in
connection with the birth and death
rates and even a most casual investi-
CATION will disclose figures little short
or alarming. According to the esti-
mates of competent authorities the
population of the United States should
be found this year to be in the vicini-
fy or 100000 souls. Deduct from
this the immense flood of immigration
which, since 1900 has closely approx
mated 100000, and the increase in
population meanwhile to have been
something like 100000, as far as ma
uve-born Americans are concerned.
This is an increase of but six per
cent. over the figures of the former
decade, as against 81 per cent. for
that just preceding Thus it is seen
that the rate of internal increase has
fallen off fully fifty per cent
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
TRAP BRIDE TAKEP.
Juryman in New York Murder Case
Accused of Accepting $500.

New York.-George w. Yeandle, an
architect, drawn as juror in the
trial Of Edward T. Rosenheimer, a
wealthy manufacturer, charged with
the murder of Grace Hough by run
ming her down with his automobile,
was arrested, charged with accepting
$500 to acquit Rosenheimer, and talk
en- before Chief Justice O'Gorman.
The $500, it is charged, formed a
part Of $4,000 which was asked, and
was paid by one of Rosenheimer's at
torneys on the advice of Justice O'Gor-
man, who had been advised OF the al
legged bride demand and arranged for
the payment of the money and the
arrest of the Juror. Dagelbert Tie
mendorfer, alleged to be the "go-be-
tween in the case, also was arrested.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04

We are beginning to hear stories
about mistakes In the census Down
east an old maid, in a moment of irri-
tation. gave to the enumeration the
name, age and color of her tomcat
and the cats description has gone to
Washington to be included In the cen
sus alongside the Adamses and
Quincys Out in Indiana sensitive
woman has hanged herself because she
misinformed the census man, as to
the company with which her husband
is connected. If every bit of misinfor-
mation which gets into the census
should lead to somebody's death, how
busy the undertakers would be- And
If Uncle Sam does include a few tom
cats in his totals, nobody need COM
plain except those who do not like
cats.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04

The octopus is a creature of more
Or less dreadful reputation And now
n gentleman who modestly describes
himself as "a genius and an inventor"
comes forward in a letter to Major
General Wood, chief of staff Of the
army, proposing to put. the octopus
idea into effect as a method of destroy
ing an enemy's warships. He says he
can construct diving boat with
wings or extensions on the octopus
principle. In a battle the boat would
dive under an opposing vessel, come
np underneath, wrap the wings around
the craft, octopus fashion, and then,
sink again, carrying down the ship and
drowning all hands. 1t seems delight
fully. not to say tragically, simple.
But the probability is that the scheme
is much more likely to go up than,
the invention is to take warships'
down.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
GARMENT WORKERS
RENEW OUTBREAKS
Police Fight Mob of Strikers at
Chicago.
STONES HURLED AT SHOPS
One Thousand More Employees Walk
Out from Various Tailoring Es-
tabIishments-Socie Women
Offered Aid as Pickets

Chicago. and girls played
the Leading roles in the most exciting
incidents Of the garment workers
strike. The whole program of the
strikers activity was gone through
with, from picket duty TO assaultins
policemen and hurting missiles. While
none of the volunteer women pickets
was arrested, they defantly braved the
threats of the police and led parades
Of strikers by the shops in an effort
to make the workers walk out. RIOT
ing continued In the vicinity Of the
shops of the larger clothing firms and
even some of the smaller establish
ments were sought out by the strik-
erS.
Policeman Edward Engelmeyer was
injured and six men and seventeen
year-old girl were arrested in riot OF
striking garment workers in front Of
Tieson & Co.'s tailor shop in West
Division street
Bricks were thrown by the crowd,
which numbered over thousand men
and women, and windows in the first
floor of the tailoring plant and in adj
jacent dwellings were shattered.
Strikers appeared in front Of the
Tieson plant and at signal are said
to have thrown stones at the build
ing Many Of the windows on the first
floor were broken and q large plate
glass window in the front of an ad-
joining store was shattered causing
excitement among patrons Of the
place. A wagOnload Of police arrived
when the riot was at its height.
The demonstration was not quelled
for more than half an hour and the
neighborhood was thrown into excite
ment
Another mob visited the shop Of
John F. Johnson, 1929 Gault court, and
after an attempt to persuade the work
men to leave stoned the building, but
fed before the police arrived.
A short time later the men reas-
sembled at the Barney Carlson fac
tory, 1890 Gault court, and a repre-
sentative was invited in by Mr. Carl
son to talk to the workmen The in
vitation was accepted, but after the
representative Of the union men had
met with failure in his effort to get
the strike breakers to leave their
work the building was stoned and the
mob was dispersed by the police.
Another riot occurred in Market
street, near Adams, when a band of
500 strikers invaded the loop district.
Mounted policemen, caring not where
;hey drove, spurred their horses upon
the sidewalk and into the crowd The
action was greeted with Kisses from
crowds thronging the street and in
windows.
For time a clash between the
workers and the uniformed men was
imminent, but the appearance of more
policemen on foot, who forced the
marchers to dispense, prevented more
serious trouble.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When Baby.

II parents realized the fact that cot
fee contains g-cafeine-which is
especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
the babies coffee to drink.
when | was a child in my moth
er's arms and first began to nibble
things at the. table, mother used to
give me sips of coffee. AS my parents
used coffee exclusively at meals |
never knew there was anything to
drink but coffee and water
And so | contracted the coffee
habit early. | remember when quite
young the continual use of coffee so
affected my parents that they tried
roasting wheat and barley, then
ground it in the coffee mill, as a sub
stitute for coffee.
But it did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again, That was
long before Postum was ever heard
of. I continued to use coffee until
was 81, and when / got into office
work, / began to have nervous spells.
Especially after breakfast | was so
nervous l could scarcely attend to my
correspondence.
"At night, after having coffee for
supper, could hardly sleep, and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"a friend persuaded me to try
Postum My wife and | did not like.
it at first, but later when boiled good
and strong it was fine. Now we would
not give up Postum for the best coffee.
we ever tasted.
Il can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches. |
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ers."
Read "TLe Road to Wellville," in.
pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
ONE appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of humss
iAterest.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
THAT First Invented Sleep

Now blessings light on him that
first invented this same sleep! 1t COW
ers man all over, thoughts, and al,
like cloak; it is meat for the hungry.
drink for the thirsty, heat for the
cold, and cold for the hot. 1t is the
current coin that purchases all the
pleasures of the world cheap; and the
balance that sets the king and the
shepherd, the fool and the wise man
even. There is only one thing, which
somebody once put into my head.
that | dislike in sleep-it is that it re-
sembles death. There is very little
difference between man in his first
sleep and a man in his last sleep
From Cervantes.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
YIELDS TO PUBLIC.
Chinese Throne to Grant Parliament
in Response to Demand

Peking-Prospects for an early con-
vocation of a popular parliament look
very bright as it is believed that the
throne has decided to accede to the
demands of the senate and provincial
delegates.
In the senate and in the presence CT
the leading grand councillors, Prince
Yu LANG, member Of the grand
council, stated that the entire nation
from the highest to the lowest WAC
agreed on the necessity of the early
establishment Of general parliament.
The senators, who understood this
to mean that their memorial would be
granted, received the declaration of
the prince with loud and prolonged
cheering.
The Importance of this concession
on the part Of the government can
scarcely be overestimated IN view OF
it's recent refusal to entertain a SINH
lar request made by delegation from
the provincial assemblies last june.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
RUSSIA WiDENS JEWS RIGHTS
Gar Approves Measure to Open Up
New Sections of Country.

ST. Petersburg. emperor Nicholas
has approved a resolution adopted by
the cabinet opening up new sections
for the residence of Jews Heretofore
legal residence of Jews has been re-
stricted to that section Of the Polish
provinces and the Ukraine limited by
the original Jewish segregation law
and known as 'the Pale"
Imperial consent is now given to
unrestricted residence Of Jews in
twelve districts in the provinces OF
Vitebsk, Volhynia, Mohilev, Poltava,
and Kherson. and the town of Yekat-
erinodar, the capital Of Kuban.
The places affected are suburbs of
towns within which Jews have already
been permitted to live.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
What About Him2

The talk had gone back and fro, aud
the youthful socialist had been an
nouncing that no man ought to get his
living by cheating, and we all listened
to him, and agreed that it was dread
full when men and women did not tell
ire truth, but tried to make their liv-
landowners, financier3, we scarified all
OF them who cheat the public. mo
one should make a living by decep-
tion, said the young man. Then a
quiet voice from "a woman came from
the corner of the sofa, What about
the conjurer ?"-LOndon Chronicle.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
AN EASILY CONQUERED DISEASE

When cholera was last In Europe,
nothing very definite had been learned
as to it's real nature. It was still re-
garded az a contagious disease, which
was-and OF any disease still is-the
same thing as confessing ignorance as
to how its infection passes from the
sick to the well, and against 1t there
could be used only general measures
OF sanitation and isolation. Even
these were enough to keep the raw
ages Of the epidemic, except in few
special centers of filth and ignorance,
within limits small indeed in compari
son with the dreadful mortality that
used to follow the appearance of
cholera anywhere. Now the malady is
among those most thoroughly under
stood, and though not much progress
has been made as to the curing OF vic
TINS once stricken, the Infection agent
and the avenues of infection have
been found, and the latter can all be.
be easily and effectively closed TO any
body who knows and will use few
simple measures of prevention, says
the New York Times. He who eats
and drinks nothing that has not been
nbjected for some time, at least. to
the heat at which water boils-and
nothing that has been contaminated
between consumption and the applica-
tor OF the heat-will not have the
cholera, even though people are dying
of 1T all around him
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-04
COURT WILL Define "NEG2O"
Girl Barred From Washington white"
Schools Appeals Case.

Washington.-The question what
constitutes negro" under the law
was argued before the court of ap-
peals of the District of Columbia
In the case of Isabel Wall, the child
of Stephen Wall, who was recently eE-
Guided as a negro from the white
schools here Isabel has but litti:
negro blood. The school board ruled,
eight to five, that one-sixteenth Of
African blood made q negro, from the
school standpoint. Justice Wright in
the lower court sustained the school
board