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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
STRIKE ON OLD MAN
GOES S400 THE TON
Property Near Daggett, Owned
and Operated by Los Angeles
Men, Looks Promising

There has just been made rlch
strike on the Old Man claim in the ord
mountains, thirteen miles southeast or
Daggett, Cal. The ledge is said to be
thirty inches wide and the ore goes
from S1O0 to $400 a ton in gold, cop
per and silver.
The property is owned and operated
by a crowd of Los Angeles men, and
includes, beside the Old Man, the Bos-
ton-Pasadena group, there being eight
claims in the two groups.
There is five feet of ore in the Bos-
Pasadena that goes $40 ton. They
have a shaft down on the Old Man a
distance of seventy-five feet. No
cross-cutting has yet been made, but
now that the strike on the ledge has
occurred lateral work will begin.
Cross-cutting on the ledge has been
ordered. AS values improve with
depth, the shaft will be sunk deeper.
Engineers who have examined the
property say there is a richer ledge at
further depth. This is believed to be
the main ledge traversing that coun-
try. The Old Man people expect to cut
this ledge within a short time.
The Old Man adjoins the famous
properties of ]. B. Osborn, which have
shipped ore for some time. These
properties are held by their owners at
1,000 900.
The Boston Pasadena has done about
$1,000 work in tunnels and shafts. There
is a five-stamp mill right at hand to
treat the ore extracted.
S. J. Stidd of Los Angeles is presi-
dent of the company operating the Old
Man and Boston Pasadena properties.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
MIAMI CONCENTRATION

A well known local mining man, who
has recently returned from an extern
sive trip through the active copper
camps of Arizona, is authority for the
statement that the Miami management
expects to place it's concentration in
commission on January 1, 1911. opera
tions will be started on ore averaging
about "a per cent copper, and an ex-
traction of forty pounds to the ton is
expected.
This would mean a IS product, and
it is anticipated that the costs will not
run more than half of that sum, though
the management has made a more lib
eral estimate of $3 1t is estimated
that 100000 tons of such ore have
been blocked out, thus showing an ap-
parent net profit in sight of $2S,0OO,00O.
The capital stock of the company is
to be increased from 100000 to 100000
shares, $4,000 of the increase to be Of
fered to stockholders to provide funds
for the completion Of the construction
and further prosecution of development.
The company has 100000 shares out
standing and an issue of Sl,5OO,OOO
bonds convertible for stock at $17
share. Conversion will call for 6S,235
shares, leaving 11.765 in the treasury.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
POPULAR HosTELRY

The Hollenbeck is probably the most
popular hotel of Los Angeles. 1t is
the mecca for business and CONNER
cial' men as well as tourists and 1T
enjoys and deserves a large local pat
ronage.
It's corridors Just now present an in
teresting and lively scene, as the ad-
vance guard of the American Mining
congress fills the hotel to overfiowing
The Hollenbeck has always been the
favorite hotel of the mining and oil
people and has as guests now many
men prominent in the mining world.
1t is a finely equipped house of 500
rooms located at Spring and Second
streets and is a most desirable stop
ping place for persons visiting the city
on busines or pleasure. Within two
blocks are located the principal thea
ters, large retail stores, wholesale dis
trict and nearly all of the principal
banks. The Hollenbeck is the model
hotel of Southern California. Under
its present liberal management it has
been remodeled and refitted through
out. The hotel is conducted on the
European plan.
The sum of $4,000 was expended this
season for new elevators, new plumb
ing, refurnishing and fireproofing.
An excellent cafe, wherein the cul-
sine is remarkably good and prices
very liberal, is connected with the
house. All in all, the Hollenbeck is
as complete and comfortable hotel
as there is in the west and one in
which courtesy and attention to guests
have been the most marked features.
Not a little of the present popularity
of the Hollenbeck is due to it's mana
ger, John S. Mitchell Mr. Mitchell has
the enthusiastic friendship of large
personal following. He is a man or
pleasing, forceful personality and is q,
recognized authority in the hotel world
and we'll and favorably known all over
the country Mr.. Mitchell was re-
Gently elected president of the Nation
al Hotel Mems association.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

prevented an enormous. waste of oil.
He has recently put on an invention
of his own, changeable nipple which
regulates the flow of oil through diff
ferent sized pipes. With this appli-
ance, from 5000 to $4,000 barrels of oil
a day can be turned into the Standards
and the other pipe leading to the load
ing side track of the railroad.
At present the Consolidated Midway
is supplying the Standard Oil company
with 5000 barrels of oil day. and
about 1000 barrels a day to outside
contracts in California and Arizona.
Within a months time the Standard
will be taking $4,000 barrels, and there
is a steady increase in other sales
The management of the company state
that within three months it will he
paying excellent dividend. When the
wells on 10 and 80 come in, the produc-
tlo9 of the company viii be the larg-
est of any in the field.
The present officials of the COM
pany are: NJ. ]. Monette, vice presi-
dent of the Citizens National bank.
president; e. A. Wlltsee, Judge j. w.
Campbell, and R. P. Davie, vice presi-
dents: R. j. Shoemaker. secretary; Or
ro e. Monette, treasurer, and beside
these, Lee B. Durstine, G. G. Gillette,
Frank F. Peard, "A. e. Perris, and J.
M. Danziger are directors.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

Frank F. Peard, member of the
Baltimore stock exchange, who Is in
terested in the California oil fields,
more particularly the Consolidated
Midway Oil company, Of which he is
a director, after making personal
visit to Bakersfield heveral weeks ago,
is enthusiastic over the holdings Of
his company in the Midway field.
Mr.. Peard was accompanied on his
trip by former Congressman Nathan
w. Hale, member of the national
committee, who is president of the
e-McLeod Oil company. When
seen at the Alexandria Mr.. Peard said:
'T am amazed at the developments
that have been made in the Midway
and Kern river fields since my visit
here last March. was one Of the
first to see the Lakeview gusher at the
time it was brought in, and 1t seems
marvellous to me that this we'll should
still he producing. 1t seems to be the
opinion of experienced oil men that its
life will soon terminate, or at least
that it will develop into an orderly,
well regulated, modest producing we'll
of 1000 barrels day instead of the
present gigantic freak.
sURPAss EXPECTATIONS
"The properties of the Consolidated
Midway OIL company, which I went
especially to see, have surpassed my
expectations from a development point
of view, as we'll as production. The
Consolidated now has four producing
wells in its eighty acres in Kern river
field. One we'll, No. 2, is a 150-barrel
producer which is by far and away
the best we'll that has been brought in
in that section for many a day. Two
other wells are being drilled and it will
be only a matter of few months be-
fore the company has at least twenty
wells producing on this eighty acres.
"It is interesting to the novice to see
how quickly a we'll can be drilled and
production got in this territory. The
last two wells of the Consolidated Mid
way in the Kern river field have each
been drilled in a little over six days.
"In the Midway territory owned by
this company on section 80. which is
within quarters of mile from
the l4aKeVl0W BuSlloIi a SAOHAohNOuS
well has recently been brought in
which saw flowing at the rate of 1000
barrels an hour.
PREFERRED ABOVE .LAKEvIEw
GAS Congressman Hale has well
said, I prefer this we'll to the big one
of the Lakeview, as it is absolutely
under control and ought to be steady
producer for the next ten or fifteen
years.. This well holds the record in
the Midway field for having been
drilled with ten-inch casing it's whole
depth of 2165 feet. and its production
is remarkable when it Is considered
that the oil was struck after the drillers
had entered the oil sand but two feet,
whereas in the case Of the Lakeview.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
CAPITALIST SAYS CONSOLIDATED
MIDWAY WILL ECLIPSE LAKE VIEW
Prominent Baltimore Man, After Visit to Oil Fields with Experts
and Associates in Big Los Angeles Company Declares Well
Recently Brought in viii 0utproduce MariCOpa Neighbor

I understand, they entered the oil sand
sixteen feet before the big production
came about.
drilling two wells on the forty and
sixty acres it owns in section 80. One
of these wells is down over 1900 feet
and will reach oil sand at about 1900
feet.
I'm section is, farther north in the
field, in which the company owns forty
acres, is a we'll down over 1900 feet and
will reach Oil within few weeks. This
will give the company five producing
wells; five more being under way, and
they will all be hrst-class wells-prob-
ably two or three in the gusher class.
These will all be brought in within the
next sixty days"
When asked about the question Of
overproduction Mr.. Peard said:
OvERPRODUCTIoN IMPOSSIBLE
"This bugaboo of overproduction
that is being so industriously circulat-
ed by those who may be honestly of
the conviction that such condition
exists, I can only say that from. my
limited information on the subject I
do not see as there is anything of
serious nature to fear in this connec-
ton. My opinion is, from talking with
many men who are in a position to
speak intelligently on the subject, that
we are passing through merely
period of readjustment and that there
is no real overproduction, as it is really
a blessing in disguise because it viii
enable the selling agency to convince
beyond a doubt the large consumers
that there is no fear Of shortage of
oil from the California fields. When
the progressive consumers really ap-
preciate this situation oil will sell
higher than ever.
"Of course, we have seen a number
of companies hurriedly organized that
are probably not on firm foundation.
and that sooner or later will be abb
sorbed by their stronger brothers.
When this is accomplished 1t will clar-
ify the situation greatly and will en-
able concerns that are founded on
business principles to put the entire
California oil situation on higher and
more permanent plane. That there is
market for oil is evidenced by the
fact that the present and prospective
production of the Consolidated Midway
OH company has already been mar
keted.'
Interest at present is centered upon
the section thirty 72OOO barrels day
gusher. It is the only we'll of its kind
that is under control, and that is due
to e. A. wiltsee. vice president and
managing director Of the company, Mr..
Wiltsee believed that the well would be
a gusher. and put two six hundred
pound gate valves on the pipe before
the drill entered the oil sand. The re-
suit was that he capped pressure Of
1900 pounds to the square inch, and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
rHE PROTECTING TREEs

Redd-It is said that the average an
nual death rate among all the armies
of the world in nine in each thousand.
Greene-That doesn't look as If the
trees were disappearing from the face
of the earth. does it?-Yonkers States
man
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26

- AlAAAAuatt NualLFt-I. 40
adglts are Instantly -
i.eved, and speedily
curcd. in the majority
q cases. BY warm baths
With Cuticrrs Soap. 10
cl-anse the skin q crusis
and scales rrnfic anoins-
ing With Cuticura ONT
ment. purezf and xwcxf
st - orunfIfn~,fa 4.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26

An orchestra located In the rear of
the building furnished music through
out the evening.
Mr.. Peyser- came to this city from
Petersburg In 1899 and established a
clothing store on Twenty-seventh
street. Four years later he moved
to his present loo tiCn in the First
National Bank building and he has
been doing business there since that
time. He has recently made num-
Der of improvements to his establish
ment and IL is now one of the best
ecu pped mems furnishing stores in
this section of the state
Among the new improvements
made was the installat on OF clothing
and hat cabinets of Iuartered oak.
These cabinets are the very latest
things OF their kind in rise today
Each one has he capacity Toy two
dozen suits Of clothes. each suit be
ing neatly arranged on separate racks
Sliding glass doors keep all dust from
the garments. The hat cabinets also
are unique and serviceabie.
In the center % the store az the
rear is a dcuble row OF shoe cabinets
and on the r ght band side Of he
store the mems furnishings are kept
Artistic displays Of suits. hats fur
rishings and shoes added much TO
the very attractive appearance Of the
store last night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
MAKE TRIP TO SUFFOLK
ON {. e. o. TUG ALICE
Thirty People Of This City ana Ramp
ton Attend Meetin9 OF PresDJ-
terrain Missic nary Union

A party OF about thirty people from
this city and Hampton went To sur
folk yesterday 20 attend the seml,ah-
nual session of the Presbyterian Mis-
sicnary Union. auxiliary to the Nor
folk Presbytery. which met at the
Presbyterian church in Suffolk. The
trip was made on the Chesapeake *
Ohio tug Alice. the vessel going up
the NansemCnd river The party left
here al s O'Clock in the morning and
returned at C:3O O'Clock in the even
Ing.
Mrs. r. r. Wexford. of this city
is the third vice president Of the
Union and she and Dr. Il. 7. Well
ford arranged for the trip on the tug
The delegates report largely at
tended and very successful session
at Suffolk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
PEYSER CELEBRATES
TWO ANNIVERSARIES
Popular Clothing Merchant
Called Upon by Large .
Number of FaiendS.

Elias Peyser, one of the leading
clothing merchants of his city. last
night celebrated the twenty-first an
u yersary of the founding of his store
in Newport News. Several hundred
people visited the store. 27l5 Wash
ington avenue. during the hours oil
receiving from & to 10 o'clock and
were received by Mr.. Peyser and his
corps of clerks. Each lady visitor
was presented with beautiful chry-
santhemrms and each man received
a metal match box as souvenirs CT the
occasion. -
Tho celebration was enc of the
most enjoy able and unique ever at
tempted by local merchant. The
store was art stically decorated with
palms and ferns. with a table of roses
and terms In he center of the store.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
CHARTERS ARE FORFEITED.
Many Local Companies Give Up Cor
porate Rights.

The State Corporation COmiliS-
sion has advertised long list of cor
porations which have forfeited their
charters through failure to pay the
fees for two years Among the New
port News deiinquents are the fol-
lowing:
American Wilton Furnace CO.; At
lantic Social Club: Cooperative Hotel
Corporat on: Double Whirl Amuse-
ment Corporation: Ellsworth Lumber
Co.: Esquima1x Village Co; Hampton
Roads bodybuilding CO; Hotel Annex
Corporation; Jamestown Automobile
Corporation: jamestown Captive Bal
loon Corporation: jamestown Ice Cor
poraticn; Kanawha Grain Company;
Newport News Trust and Savings
Bank Company: Old Dominion Brew
ing and Ice Co: Oldfield Brick and
Tile Co: Patton brokerage Corpora
ton: Peninsula Hotel Corporation;
Pocahontas Hospital Association;
Tidewater Hotel Association Young
Women's Christian Association Res
taurant.
Nearly all of these corporations
were organized IN connection with the
Jamestown Exposition.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
J. Z Thomas ordsined.

A; the proiracied meeting at
brakes Branch. which has been in
progress several weeks. : + Thomls
a respected negro OF this city. was
ordained by Rev T. p Daily and Rev.
r. L. RAIL. d. d the latter the pastor
Of the brakes Branch churches
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
SOCIAL-PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sinclair have
returned from their wedding trip
through Canada and are AT home Ia
their friends ON Twen'y-seVen'h
street.
Mrs. Joseph Reyner and daughter
Mis-, Bessie. are visiting in Baltimore.
Mrs. NJ. d. Putzel left yesterday for
Martinsburg. West Virginia. where
she viii visit her brother, f.. NJ. Dick
inson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Vaughan. who
have been visiting Mrs. Vaughan =
sister, Mrs. Masters. 81 twenty
ninth street. have returned TO their
home In Richmond.
Miss Mabel Lingren Ia visiting
friends and relatives in PlttsDurs'
pa.
Miss Mamie n. Dabney Is visiting
Mrs. William Hoofnagle in Richmond
Mrs A. NJ. Newbil is visiting in
Danville.
Miss Raye Wemple. CT Portsmouth,
Is the guest OF Mrs. Frank A. McMh-
Ian al the Colonial apartments III
North End.
Mrs. John Henry Lofland is visiting
in New York.
Miss Mabel Lindgren Is In PITTS
burg. Pa. Wis ting friends and rela-
tives, after spending week sight
seeing In Washington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26

w. j. Tignor was fined $3.50 in the
police court yesterday morning Tor
exceeding the automobile speed limit.
He was summoned TO court Monday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
SPECIAL MEETING OF
SCHOOL BOARD TONIGHT
Change in Jsnitor Force Looked FOR
Must Relieve Overflow IN
Central School.

At the reques; Of the committees
ON rules and regulations and on build
ings ana grounds. President Fred G.
Rivins. OF the board OF school trus-
tees. yesterday issued a call Tor d
special meeting OF the board LOT 10
night al $ O'Clock in the High school
buildinx. The two committees are TO
hold Special sessions at $50 O'Clock
To transact some matters which are
TO be presented to the board
II is understood that the committee
on buildings and grounds will ask Tor
some change IN the ianitor service.
but what that change will be oouic
not be ascertsined last night. The
committee on rules and regulations
will report TO the board the over
crowding OF the second A grade IN
the John W. Daniel school and ar
rangements for relieving the conges-
ton Will be made
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
ADJUSTMENTS

The Guy Johnson Stock Company's
popularity has been on the rise con
sianiiy since the beginning Of its en-
gagemcnt az the Academy Of Music
three weeks ago last Monday. Mon
day night and last night the Academy
was literally flied 10 OVERLOOKING.
hundreds Of people beiuE turned away
the fru night.
Nell the Ocean Wait IS the PLAY
for The hrsf half of sks week. Miss
Elsie Iohnsor and Harry Spangler
play The principal roles. and Guy
Johnson. whose negro imDcrsonetions
have made a distinct bit with the
Academy patrons. furnishes the com
cdy.
New vaudeville features and select
I'd moving picture programs make the
sho~ probably The biggest ever OFFER
% anywhere Tor the price
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
Nsrroes FINED for Assault.

In the police court yesterday morn
ing Justice Brown assessed lines Of
S22.7s against each Of JOhp Randall.
Richard Randall and John simpson.
the three negroes. who were mixed up
IN a cutting scrape IN Rockets two
weeks ago. The men core unable 20
pay the anes and went back.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26

promptly sliay itching. irritation. and
fnfammafion. and soothc and heal. and
mid Dos q Cuticsra Rcsoivent Piiis.
-. costing but one dollar. = cffen sun
Cent "a cure WHEN al elsr faiis. CuiiciIra
Ear1cdies are r1arantccd absolutely
pure and may b I'D fr1m the hour q
birth sold thrv1ghotf the vor.d PIT
tcr Drug 4 Cisrun. Corp. Sole Pres
Us CcluuDus Ava sa<toa
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
Judge Keith, President Of Vir-
GINA Suprdme Court, Mott
fes Plaintiffs Counsel.
MEETING OF DEPOSIT0RS
so Be HELD THIS WEEK
Record Of Case Has Been Made Up
and II Can Get Before Court With
out Delsy-Proceedings Have Been
Pending For the Past -Four Years.

Judge James Keith. president OF
the Virginia Supreme Court Of APP
peals. yesterday granted the plaintiffs
an appeal from that portion OF the
decree of Judge John ii. Ingram, OF
Richmond. releasing former City Ser
geant Z. w. Milstead, City Treasurer
J. NJ. Curtis, DR.. Noah Jackson and
Manley NJ. Barnes from liability as
directors in the case OF Vaughan
against the Savings Bank OF Newport
News for the recovery by the deposi-
tors of. the defunct bank of the full
amount of their deposits.
Captain Charles &. Berkeley. OF
counsel for the depositors. is now
arranging for a meeting of the deposit
tors to transact certain necessary bus
mess matters in connection with the
appeal. The meeting probably will be
held this week and the appeal will
be taken at once. The entire record
i'm the case has been made up and
there will be no delay in getting the
matter before the Supreme Court.
Gambled Banks Money Away.
This case has been in the courts
for the past four years. In May, 1906.
the Savings Bank of Newport News
closed its doors and Irwin Tucker its
president. whose gambling in bucket
shops caused the wreck of the bank.
blew his brains out Jew hours AFTER
the bank was closed and while OIL
GERS were searching for him TO arrest
him on the charge of embezzlement
A few months after the bank went
into the hands of a receiver, the de
positors, through Attorneys A. Caper'
ton Braxton. of Staunton. and 1, Z
Berkeley, of this city. brought suit IN
the Corporation Court TO recover their
deposits. aggregating $4,000.
judge Ingram Tries Case.
Owing to the fact that some OF the
parties TO the suit were close person
al friends of his. Judge I. J. Barham
requested Governor Swanson to ap
point Judge to try the case. Judge
John II. Ingram. of the Law anc
Chancery Court of Richmond was
named Immediately afterwards iha
taking of dispositions was begun ana
Judge Ingram rendered his decision III
the case several months ago.
He held that Messrs. Milstead, Cur
It's and Barnes and DR.. Jackson were
not directors of the bank and were
not liable. His decree held the di
rectors DR.. Clarence Porter Jones
DIR. Carter Perkins and A. T. Puliiam
liable 20 the depositors. At that time
IT was generally believed that the de-
positors would be unable 10 recover
cent from these men and subsequent
" all of them filed petitions in volun-
tary bankruptcy and were adjudged
bankrupts.
Receiver Allowed to Appeal.
However. before that was done,
counsel for the depositors sought 10
appeal the case to the Supreme Court
They applied to Judge Ingram n
permission to allow the receiver 10
appeal from his decision and permis-
sion was granted Application then
was made TO the Supreme Court foF
x.,rsf of arrOr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
SKINS ON FIRE
With Torturing. Disfiguring
Eczemas, Rashes.

And other itching. burning. blcciin-.
scaly. and crusted skin and scalp hsrnofs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26

NEW YORK. Oct. Election
night viii he dry after the regular
closing hours
More than 200 applications for All
night license 20 hotels and rcsizu-
rants were received by Mayor Cayuor
today. but he promptly announced
thar All such requests would be re
fused.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26

Jus, try c. B. 5. special,