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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

100 feet on down to | 900 feet which
shows that their formations are very
irregular and split up so that as yet,
they have been unable to encounter
either a solid body of shale or oil
sand, hence their failure to strike a
solid body of Gil.
p. C. Mattox, the original locator
and president of the company, de-
serves much credit for what he has
done and is doing toward the devel-
opment of the country and to all ap-
pearances is just about to reap his
reward. He has met with many OBJ
stacles but has overcome them all and
it seems now as ii there is nothing but
clear sailing ahead The latest and
probably the worst mishap since they
started to drill was the breaking of
their steel cable 260 feet above the
tools which happened about a week
ago This left their tools which weigh
ed about $500 pounds, together with
about 260 feet of broken cable in the
bottom of the well. While this would
have meant encouragement and aban
donment of the well for some people
it meant only expense and loss of time
to these men for they succeeded in
graphing the tools and getting them
safely out of the we'll They imme-
diately wired for a new cable and
within a few days will be at work
again with day and night shift as
they were before the accident hap
pened.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25
Special to The Herald.
DRILLING FOR OIL.


IN SAN JUAN COUNTY
FARMINGTON, N. NJ, May a.
Those who are in touch with what the
Little Standard Oil & Land company
is doing in the development of their
oil field near Fruitland, San Juan
county. New Mexico, and are posted
on the geology Of other oil producing
sections predict that the Little Stand
ard company will open up one of the
best fields of recent years. Tests ON
oil taken from seeps near the present
derrick show the oil to be of very
high gravity and entirely free from
any trace of asphaltum.
Something in the nature of de-
scription of what this prospect hole
has revealed as to the geology of this
section may be of interest to your
readers at this time. When they were
about 200 feet deep they struck very
fine quality of brown shale. They
drilled thirty feet into this to be as
sured that it was real body of shale
and then put in eight-inch casing to
shut off the water which had been
encountered before this. Up to this
point it had been a ten-inch hole. They
struck flow If salt water at seventy.
six feet, just ten feet below the six.
teen foot vein of coal. At eighty-fivs
feet they struck vein Of pure water
which had volume enough to overcome
the salty taste in the other water anC
would have made an excellent vel
for stock purposes.
The casing was put in to keep thi,
water out of the oil sand which ac
cording to the best geological advicei
obtainable and previous experiences il
oil fields, directly underlies this shsl.
formation. Not knowing the depth ol
the shale body at this point it wa!
imperative that the water be shut of
before they drilled through it. Sine,
then they have drilled to a total deptl
of TAO feet and are still in exactly tn,
same ,shale struck at 200 feet. Thil
exceptionally large body Of shal,
proves that the formations in this dis
tiict are all lying flat and level an,
will give great pressure to the oil bod!
which invariably underlies this forma
toin.
The sixteen-foot vein of coal strucl
at sixty-six feet is Of excellent qualit!
and is believed to be the same veil
which Mr.. Charles Blanchard of Fruit
land has opened up three quarters Of ,
mile east Of this well According II
Field Manager G.. F.. Mattox who ha
made a thorough AMI personal investi
cation of several iii fields, and ais
of all data obtainab. on the subjec
the indications IN ths Fruitland oi
fields are as good as the best in an.
field and the formation of this shale
its great thickness, and the way
lays leads him to believe the Fruitlan
fields will surpass in every way ou
near neighbors, the Bluff oil fields Il
Utah. As they have struck numerou
small stratas Of shale and oil sand .
all depths In the Bluff hslds st frou
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25
GOVERNOR WILSON TALKS
TO MINNEAPOLIS CLUB

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May a.
Governor Woodrow Wilson addressed
the Publicity club of this city at a
luncheon today. Governor Wilson de-
voted the most of his address to the
discussion of connections between bus
mess and legislation, speaking par
ticularly about the business interfer-
ence with legislation which has Gre
ated some of the worst influences in
our recent politics.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25
LAs'Sae.s,SlsG IN KENTUCKY

FRANKFORT, KY, May 2A.-The
execution of Roger Warren here to-
morrow will probably be the last legal
hanging in Kentucky, as the law now
requires all men condemned to death
to be electrocuted, provided the crime
was committed after the electrocution
law came into effect. Warren is a
negro convict sent up from Jefferson
county. After this arrival at the
state penitentiary he killed another
negro convict, the crime being COM
mitted just before the electrocution
law went into effect.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

The dedication exercises commenced
at z o'clock this afternoon and occu-
pied about an hour and half. At
their conclusion the general public
was admitted to the building and CIV
en- the first opportunity to view and
admire its architectural beauties, the
megnifcence of Its interior decoration
and furnishings and the completeness
of its equipment.
The library thus formally dedicated
to the use of the public represents
the results of ten years Of construc-
tion work and an expenditure of near
ly $10,000,000. The great marble
structure occupies two city blocks ex-
tending along Fifth avenue from For
ty-second street to Fortieth street
1t contains four stories and basement.
The architectural style Of the building
is modern Renaissance, more or less
of the Louis XVI. period, with such
notifications as conditions and twen-
tieth century needs have suggested.
In general, the building is rectangular,
with two interior courts.
The main stackroom occupies the
greater part of the rear of the build
ing. This room is 297 feet long and
78 feet wide and contains seven Hoors.
Altogether, there are about 7b miles
of linear shelving, With . tctal -
pacity of s193 a ~ - a "
ze4iAf ) y n I lSQelAu W
having practically tks same dlnstfs
sions. ia the great reading room
In addition to the stackroom and
the reading room the building cor
tains complete printing office and
binding plant, the delivery room, ths
catalogue room, a technical science
reading room, reading room for the
blind, the periodical room, and = num-
ber of special reading rooms, rafsr-
ence rooms, reception halls snd art
galleries.
Contrary TO an impression In some
quarters, not dollar of Andrew Car
negie's money has gone into the eree-
ton of the new building, and not g
dollar Of his is to be spent In its
maintenance. Mr.. Carnegie's dona-
tions for libraries in New York City
amount to several million dollars, but
in accordance with his wishes all Of
this has been used for the construc-
tion and maintenance of branch librar-
ien in various parts Of the metropolis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25
SAINTS
SQUABBLE
Minnesota Christian Sci
entiStS SeCede From
Mother Church

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 24.---
The members of the Fourth church of
Christ, Scientist, of this city, by a
vote of 93 to 8, yesterday withdrew
from the domination of the mother
church in Boston.
They declare that since the death of
Mrs. Mary Eddy, the directors of the
church in Boston have had authority
to control the teachings Of Christian
Science and that they have condemn
ed the teachings of A. E. Smith of
the local Scientist church
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

National League
Boston 4, Chicago 6.
Philadelphia 4, st. Louis IL.
New York 4, Cincinnati 2.
New York d, Cincinnati 2.
Brooklyn 4, Pittsbur 3.
American League
Clevland !, Philadelphia 8.
st. Louis 8, Boston 2 Ul innings)
Detroit 8, Washington 8.
Chicago 3, New York (12 innings)
American Association
Indianapolis 3-5, st. Paul 90.
Louisville 3, Kansas City 8.
Columbus Z, Milwaukee s.
Toledo 10, Minneapolis s.
Western League
Des Moines 8, Pueblo IL.
Sioux City 2, Topeka I.
Omaha 4, Lincoln 9.
st. Joseph s, Denver Z
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25
STATEHOOD
|SASSURfD
House of Representatives
Passes SArizOna and New
Mexico Resolution

WASHINGTON, d. c., May a.
The joint resolution admitting Ari.
zona and New Mexico to immediate
statehood, but Withholding approval Of
the constitutions of both until the peo-
pie have voted on the proposed amend
ments, passed the house of representa-
tives yesterday afternoon late by
viva voce vote. No roll call was de-
man1ed on final vote.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25
CAR CREW
ROBBED
Denver Bandits Hold Up
Crew Of Street Car
and Get $36

DENVER, May 24.-Conductor
Smith and John Lowther, a motorman
on the Argo line Of the tramway COM
pany, were held up by two masked
men at the north end Of their run
last night. Smith was relieved Of $33
and Lowther handed over So. The
highwaymen escaped.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

William Francis Murray Of the
Ninth Massachusetts, district II the
youngest member Of the national
house of representatives.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

Judge j. e. Dodge of Milwaukee,
for many years justice of the state
supreme court, may be the next DEM
ocratic candidate for governor of Wis
consin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

Mrs. Rosy r. Cordova and Mrs. MI
quitina Cordova registered last night
at the Palace hotel from Singapore
and Borneo. Not being familiar with
the language we were unable to gathsr
whether the ladies came from thoss
faraway places or not. We did un-
derstand however that they were on
their way To join their husbands At
Arloa. They certainly went out on
the Southern this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE.

On Thursday evening, May rs.
Francis ]. Funo. NJ. D., Of Oakland,
Cal, and = member Of ths board Of
lectursship Of Tho First Church Of
Christ. Scientist. in Boston, Mass, will
deliver'a lecture on Christian 6cienee.
In the Christian church at . Sdslock.
A cordial invitation = sxtsndsd 10
the general public 10 o1oana Ad-
u3AQ2en m
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

Col. d. f. Day was passenger
on the D. & r. G. from Trimble this
morning. Said it might be slow trav-
cling, but it was fast enough for him,
not being either flying machine or
an angel, yet. We understand that
one of the ladies of the Reading club,
who hold their annual festivities to-
morrow at Trimble, made generous
offer for some of the colonel's gray
matter, the same TO be uaed in pres
pairing number for the program. He
said she could have his brains for
nothing, when first intersogated on
the subject, but learning that il was
for the Reading club backed out, say
ing, Lord, anythjng's good onoul \
for that" Now, do you suppose ne
meant it? If he did, ,'Os Inc loke
on?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

The star pitchers of the Athletics
are not working - smooth this year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

Mrs. Ward Wilson returned last
evening from visit to her former
home in Boston, Mass, and continued
to Aztec this morning. Mr.. Wilson is
one of the owners of the Aztec Light
& Power company.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

DIR. w. w McEwen came in on the
eastern last night from Arboles where
he spent the past week at his ranch.
The doctor had proved his right to
be enrolled AZ "A laboring man, or a
horny-handed sen of toll, If that is
preferable. He bore the marks of
his hard labor plainly stamped on the
palms of his hands. Digging bitches
and repairing fences and excavating
is all very necessary and an import
ant part of the farmers work. DR..
McEwen has put out some two thou
sand trees on his ranches at Arboles
and Cedar Hill, this spring.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

w. A. Perry left for his ranch at
Cedar Hill this morning, after brief
stay in this metropolis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25
YESTERDAYS
BASEBALL RESULTS

n Il u II II n n n II II n a n u
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
HEAD PROBATION OFFICER OUT.
Joseph e. Graveur Removed After Ten
Years Of Service.

Joseph c. Graveur. chief probation
officer Of the Court OF Special Sessions.
was removed from Office yesterday after
n meeting of the Justices OF Special
Sessions, which was held in the New York
Life Building and took up the entire
afternoon.
Chief Justice Russell refused to discuss
the matter. except to say that Graveur
was remov ed by the power v vested by law
in the Chief Justice. He refused TO say
whether charges had been brought. but
said the whole story would come out
later.
None of the other Justices would say
whether charges had been brought
a against Graveur. The story will come out
this week. they said.
Graveur has held the job, which put him
in charge of all the probation officers in
Special Sessions and the Children's courts
in the city, since September. 1901. His
sa larry was 81 900 year until last Septem-
Der. when the bill that created the position
Of Chief Justice and provided for two new
Justices raised his salary TO 5000.
The chief probation officer has con-
siderable power over the lives and for
tunes OF such offenders as are turned over
TO his care and his reports to the Justices
determine the disposition Of many casee
The probation officers are required to
keep the records Of the persons on proba-
ton and upon the correctness OF these
records much depends
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
e. r. DEANS CAR KILLS 4 BOY.
The Chauffeur Completely unnerv ed
Women in the Machine

A man hatless and frightened ran
into the West 152d street police station
yesterday afternoon and stopped before
Lieut.. Ward at the desk.
"For Gods sake give me some help.
I've just killed a boy with my automobile. :"
Policeman Huzzy went in the waiting
automobile to st. Nicholas place and
i52d street. A nine year old boy lay
unconscious on the pavement.
The automobile. owned by Charles F.
Dean Of a Fifth avenue and run by Carl
ton T. Bradley. his chauffeur, was going
north on st. Nicholas place when the
boy, Richard A. Bernhard. a son OF A. +.
Bernhard, an architect Of 81 ST. Nicholas
place. ran in front of the machine. Brad
lev swerved the automobile and it struck
a builders shack.
In the automobile were Mrs. Fiske
Mr.. Deans mother-in-law. and his
daughter. Miss Shirley Dean. While the
chauffeur ran his car to the police station
Mrs. Fiske and the Bernhard q boy mother
worked over the boy. and when the car
got back they all got into it and hurried
TO Washington Heights Hospital. where
Or. Kilburn said death came from frac-
tured skull. Mrs. Fiske again went &c
the police station. She was told to ap'
pear with Bradley. the chauffeur, before
Coroner Feinberg tomorrow. Bradley
was NO unnerved that another chauffeur
had TO take the machine home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
Police GrARD M'LEAN'S HOUSE
Threats 10 kiinap the Baby Who Will
Inherit Millions.

WASHINGTON. April ga detail OF
Washington policemen are guarding the
house of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mclean
to prevent the kidnapping Of their baby.
who will inherit the combined Mclean
Walsh fortunes, and IL he lives, will be
one of he richest individuals in theUnited
States.
Repeated threats to kidnap the Mclean
baby have been made. At Newport last
year corps of private detectives sur
rounded the house occupied by the
McIeans. On their return to Washing
ton their fears that u plot to steal the
child was on foot seemed to have been
allayed but yesterday there came
hurry call to Major Sylvester. chief OF the
ocal police department, who Immediately
sent one or two of his men to the Mclean
mansion with orders to guard the house
and stay there unit further orders.
Although only years old the Mclean
baby has been in the newspapers a good
deal. King Leopold Of Belgium gave the
baby a birth gift of a solid gold cradle.
Then when the child was year old II
was learned that German nurse.
Spanish nurse and French nurse had
been engaged to superintend the educa.
ton Of the baby and see that it learned
these three languages as we'll as English.
Then came the kidnapping plot OF last
summer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
IRPRISED THEIR PARENTS.
r.. u. herman and Miss Charlotte Rey Ol
baltimore We'd In New Rochelle.

NEW ROCHELLE. \. V. April % Mar
ried. Jean" This telegram, sent to James
l.. Herman of Baltimore tonight was the
first intimation he had that his son. Eugene
ID. Herman. was engaged,
The bride was Miss Charlotte Virginia
Rev. daughter Of Mrs William +. Steele
of Baltimore They were married by the
Rev. Benjamin 7. Marshall, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church, New Rochelle
at Stonecrest. the residence Of the bride q
sister, Mrs Reed A. Albee, in Stoneley
Park al clock this evening. The rela-
tives Of the bride and few neighbors
were present.
The bride was attended by her sister
Mrs. Albee Mr.. Albee was the best man
The couple will spend their honeymoon
in the South
Mr.. Kernan's father ia the founder OF
the Million Dollar" enterprise Of Balti.
more, which includes the Maryland
Theatre and the Maryland Hotel and
Auditorium The bridegroom. who il
connected with Bradstreet's Newark
office. was formerly manager of the
Auditorium. He was educated at Yale
and is member Of the Potomac Boat Club
of Washington and the Ariel Rowing
Club of Baltimore, He gave up his for
mer job to he near Miss Rey.
They met two years ago when ht
stepped from his single scull after winning
his event in q regatta.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
sULLY SAFE ~ NEW YORK.
His wife Gets q writ Of Protection So
That Hc Can Testify Here.

Mrs. Emma +. Sully got writ Of pro-
lection yesterday from Supreme Court
Justice Blanchard to enable her hus-
band. Daniel }. Sully. to come here from
Washington. u. c.. tomorrow to testify
in her behalf in a suit brought by Peter
II. Corr 10 recover S2O.OOo. Mrs. Sully
said in her petition that several orders
were outstanding against her husband
that might cause him to be committed
II served on him when he came here TO
testify. The writ protects Sully any
where in the State and covers the period
Of the trial.
Mrs. Sully is having her husband come
to testify that the $4,000 for which she
is being sued is on a promissory note
which Mrs. Sully indorsed and that Corr
told him he would hold both Mr.. and Mrs.
Sully harmless on the note. Corr insists
that the suit is for loan and that the
note was involved in another transaction.
Mrs Sully tried to get n court order TO
take her husbands testimony in Wash
ington by commission. but her motion
was denied because the case is to he tried
to-morrow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
HOFFSTOT OFFERS TO GIVE UP.
District Attorney Refuses 10 Make Terms
in Bribery Case.

PrrrsBURu. April 2s.--Frank n. Hoff-
stot, who IL under indictment charged
with handling the money in the council
manic bribery cases. made an offer TO
the District Attorneys Office to-day
through his attorneys to stop fighting
the extradition proceedings from New
York and surrender for trial next week
without further litigation il the District
Attorney would guarantee not to take
him before the Grand Jury.
Hoffstot's personal friends are respon-
sble for the statement that he breads the
Grand Jury probe more than the trial
on the indictment for bribe giving on
account OF the number of business friends
involved in the bribery scandal.
District Attorney Blakeley refused to
give Hoffstot any assurance and demanded
that he surrender on Monday. the day for
which his case is set The Grand Jury
also meets on Monday and the prosecutor
has planned to have Hoffstot for a wit
ness some time in the week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
THE DEMOCRATIC ANE FALLS.
Three Hundred Republican House FIN.
plOyees 10 Give Place to Democrats.

plOytVS W SNC w IVbuOVUuta.
WASHINGTON. April 2s-The House
end of the Capitol almost dripped gloom
to-day The Democratic axe had fallen
and 400 employees. many of whom had
been attached to the Government pay
roll for the last sixteen years and some
OF whom had seen a quarter OF century
of service found themselves without
jobs.
The fateful blue envelopes were sent
out to-day by the clerk and doorkeeper
and other high Democratic officials OF
the House. The discharges went into
effect at once. That is, half a hundred
Democrats will replace half hundred
Republicans on Monday a like number
on Tuesday and 40 on until by the end
OF the week there will be very few familiar
faces among the rank and file Of House
employees.
Some of the displaced employees have
saved money, others have studied law
or medicine or the patent business and
intend to start all over again in Wash
ington or elsewhere. and still others have
something in view back home" but a
good many-some Of them OF advanced
age thrown out on the world with
months salary in their pockets. no
prospects and no special training for. any
particular job under the sun.
The Committee on Organization has
had troublesome time trying to allot
patronage among the Democrats with
the least possible amount of friction
They think they have succeeded in a
measure. but there ia. not one OF the
patronage dispensers who isn't thinner
and grayer than when he started to slice
the pie on tho majority counter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
INDEPENDENTS CONTROL.
Anti.Nlacisine v0ters Expected 10 Deesds
baltimore City Election.

BALTIMORE. April 20. twenty-five hun
dred independent voters. mostly Demo-
Gratis opposed to the machine organization
will hold the balance Of power in the
municipal election next Tuesday and
upon their vote will depend the election
of either James II. Preston, Democrat, fol
Mayor or D. Clay Timanus. Republican.
Candidates for Comptroller and Presi-
dent of second branch of Council viii
also be elected.
The bitter fight in the recent Demo-
cratic primaries for the nomination oi
Nayor Mahool has left its scars. Mahoolt
supporters in the primaries will fine
voting for Preston, the organization
candidate. a bitter pill. Most OF them
will swallow it and chow their party
fealty, but the Republicans count upon
the 2. 800 real anti-machine Democrats &c
vote for Timanus. Some OF these inde-
pendents. however. balk on Timanus
They know that he too is a machine can
didate.
Taxes and the negro question have
been leading issues Of the campaign
Under Mayor Mahool the tax rate was II
the neighborhood of 81 on the 500
Timanus promises to cut it to 81 50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
CAPT. HODGINS ALMOST jailed.
Committing Papers Being Drawn When
CrOpsey Sends ReprievlnG Word.

Capt. Big Bill Hodgins Of the Elizabeth
street station nearly went to jail yesterday
Magistrate krotel in the Tombs police
court had just ordered the papers COM
mitting Big Bill for oppression when a
young Assistant Corporation Counsel came
into the court and said the grounds on
which the charge was made had been re-
moved by Commissioner Cropsey.
Some days ago Deputy Commissioner
Driscoll raided a house at 8 Mulberry
street and got three men and five women.
Two Of the men were held for trial and
since thcn Hodgins has kept two .poiice-
men on the premises. The owner OF the
house. Pietro Fieretti. objected to this,
and his lawyer got summons for the
police captain, charging oppression.
Big Bill in defending his action in keep
ing the policemen there said that he was
acting on Cropsey's orders. The Magis-
trate told him he'd have to 60 to trial in
Special Sessions and committing papers
were being drawn when the word came
that Cropsey had ordered the men away.