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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

situated a little back from the coast
half way between Vera CRUZ and the Rlo
l;rande river. 1t lies near the mouths OIL
the Panuco and Tamesi rivers. and II mas
a harbor so deep that the biggest ocean
steamers can land. The wharves and Jet
ties and other harbor improvements were
designed and built for the Mexican gov
eminent by American engineers, and tneE
have cost millions. The port Is 2Wp
miles from New York 4,SO0 miles from
Liverpool. and a little more than On"
miles from Hamburg, and tank steamers
will soon be carrying oil from mere 10 aii
parts of the world.
The rivers. which join just above Tam
pico. flow through the oil fields. and DUR
ing the past year eighty steel tanks nave
been built on their banks. all being on
deem water. About thirty of these tanks
belong TO thSlgearson syndicate or MeSi-
can Eagle Oil Company, and the Same
company is putting up rehnerles mere
n is a British syndicate. backed by ihe
pAarsons which has also large interests
in Mexican railways. electric p.ants anu
mines. Its oil branch has paid ufs1Sapl-
taIization of So. 100000. and the mar
value of the stock is twice that amount
II has altogether more tnan nan ii'-
lion acres of oil land
The Waters-Pierce Company was un,
til lately branch of the standard On
Company 1t has large interests, including
storage tanks on the rivers. And then We
have the Mexican Petroleum Company.
which is largely controlled by California
oil men 1t has an authorized capital OF
$50 100000 and it owns something ike
100000 acres of land. much of which Is
still unexplored. One of the Mexican Pc
froleum Companys wells has been pro-
ducing for more than two years. and al
though only partially opened 1t turns out
a5ooO barrels of oil a day. This COM
pany is now erecting storage tanks near
Tampico. while the Texas Company Is
doing likewise on tract OF land of about
a thousand acres opposite this port. The
latter company has already constructed a
temporary wharf and is shipping oil to
the United States ports
In addition to these companies there are
others operating in the vicinity. and al
together there are over thirty different
organizati tons at work.
These new oil fields extend for hun
dreds of miles along the Mexican gulf.
The profitable wells are scattered all
the way from here to Vera Cruz and oil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

for architectural adornment and land
scapc planting. Every device should be
employed when working with small areas
of ground to give the lawn as great ex-
tent as possible. The buildings should be
well back. the foundation not too high
and the grading of the ground should be
slightly convex-that IS. a gently convex,
rolling surface from the base of the
foundation to the street line, rather than
concave.
Bricks. fat tins. boards. and other
coarse building debris found in nearly
all small lawns in the city are very
detrimental to the proper movement of
soil fluid. The downward movement of
water is not seriously impeded by such
materials and is probably facilitated. The
moisture moves downward until il en-
counters a brick. for instance. at a dis
tance nf or 4 inches below the soil
level The water meets with no difficulty
i'm getting To the edge of the brick and
then goes nearly straight downward. thus
leaving the soil Immediately below the
brick unsupplied from this new water
influx. Now, when the opposite move
ment of soil fluid begins the water moves
upward until it encounters the brick. and
the soil Immediately above the brick.
which has in the meantime dried out.
remains unsupplied with moisture. so that
the grass suffers and dries out during a
city lawns are more often than not found
TO be duo to some such impeachment to
the movement of capillary water.
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The GRrEr OIL AXE NEAR TAr1PIco W5l1cA CONTAINS
8 500 600 BARRELS Or OIL. c---1

has depth of sixty feet. Here the tank
steamers can catch UP the flexible pipes
and thus take on the OIL The pipes are
about one mile long. and they are con-
nected with ten. great tanks on the shore,
each of which holds 5000 barrels. These
tanks are filled from the big gusheF L
have already referred to. which is thirty
three miles away.
hear also report that the Hamburg
American Line will put on a fleet Of Oil
steamers to run to Tampico and that 1t
only awaits the building of enough tanks
to warran, it a constant supply of freight
of this character. 1t takes about a tank
full of oil to fill a ship. and a single
steamer will carry from 5000 to oo,.D
barrels It is rumored that a British
company has already been organized to
build fleet OF fifty tank steamers, each
10 hold 10000 barrels. the same to be en-
gagged in the Mexican trade. Connected
with the company will be also fifty tanks
of the same capacity and the scheme is
to carry this oil for the fuel trade to the
various points of the United Kingdom
and the continent.
As it is now. hundreds of thousands OF
barrels are being shipped from Tampico
and Tuxpan every month. In September
last one United States company alone
shipped 3oS 600 barrels of Mexican crude
oil from Tamp:co to Sabine, Tex. and in
October the Gulf Refining Company took
$1,000 barrels. The new German tank
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HIS viii soon he
the chief nil port
of the world. II
lies i'm the heart Of
oil lands which are
now producing 30
tso barrels of
petroleum a day,
and great oil tanks
are going up which
will hold a supply
Of millions of bar
rels. Tampico is
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@H HIS season of the year when
the residents of the cities and
suburbs are looking at their
lawns with a view of repair
ing them for the winter and
summer months, it is we'll TO examine the
soil TO depth OF from twelve TO twenty
four inches to see IL there are any bricks.
tin cans, boards and other coarse build
ing debris. The bureau of soils, Depart
ment Of Agriculture. says In farmers
bulletin that the reason that grass does
not thrive we'll ON the average city lawn
is that the majority OF them have a filler
OF this kind of rubbish and of course
grass will not grow on such infertile ma
teriaI.
"A lawn is the accompaniment of every
effort on the part of man TO beautify the
surroundings Of his abiding place. says
the bulletin. THE great increase of in
terest in suburban and rural life has
caused a corresponding increase of inter
est in matters pertaining to the making
and maintenance of lawns. Suburban
railways the extension OF electric lines
into the country and the return of man
to natural ways of living are all factors
contributing to the growing interest in
matters pertaining to lawnmaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

\ lawn soil should have a good supply
of moisture at all times. 1t should be
able TO take care of excess during the
wet season by drainage and during the
dry season he able to supply stored up
moisture from it's depths. This adequate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

has been found in paying Quantities "a :
Their south and on the isthmus OF Te-
huantepec. The exact width OF the Ter
ritory is not defined. but they are Strlk-
ing oil sixty miles back from the sea. and
the region in which the prospecting IS go
ing on is said to be about as large as
the state of Illinois and over distance
twice as large as the state of Massa-
chusetts wells have already been SUNK
In many places oil has been struck al
400 or 500 feet, but the best wells are
much deeper, and the great sGshers nave
come from depth of 1,Sto or 2.ND feei.
Take, for instance, gusher no. :, OF
the Potrero del Llano No. 4. which mas
a capacity of 10000 barrels a day. That
we'll belongs to the Pearson syndicate.
and l have just had a talk with one OF
the engineers who has TO do with us
working The hole was bored three years
ago When the oil was struck it burst
forth in a great stream which rose to
height of 100 feet. and it continued TO
spout for more than three months before
it could he controlled. During that time 1t
was pouring forth petroleum at the rate of
5000 barrels an hour, and it covered the
whole country with oil. 1t filed the
rivers and lakes and contaminated the
stream. Thousands of cattle We're lost
from the fact that the oil covered their
grazing places and they could not get
fresh water. Acres Of Oil flowed out to
the sea- and the Mexican gulf had coat
ing of oil for 800 miles along this part OF
it's coast.
In their efforts to save the oil the Pear
sons dug lake or reservoir covering sew
eral acres and ran the petroleum into it.
The lake had capacity of over 3,Nso.ooo
barrels, and it took just twenty-eight
DAYS to fill it. That lake is still full OF OIL
and there are guards who watch 1t day
and night for fear of fire. The vegetation
about the shores has been cut back to
distance of 300 feet. and electric lights
are kept burning every night TO aid IN
guarding the oil | am told that the OIL
is fast deteriorating. Some of it Is cak-
ing and 1t is questionable whether IT Will
be worth a great deal when the time
comes for 1t to be exported or sent TO
the refineries.
The great gusher is now under control.
The engineers succeeded in putting on
cans after this flow of three months, ana
II is now connected with a pipe line Wnlch
carries IT off to the tanks and the coast.
Another enormous gusher was the DOS
Bocas, near the mouth of the San Geroni-
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SIN general, a lawn should be beau
tiful and il should be useful. Its beauty
depends upon the contour of the land.
the color and texture Of the grass and
the uniformity of the turf. The use of
the lawn II to provide a suitable setting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

THE Worlds Biggest On
! Well-A Lake of Petro-
leum Which Holds 5000, 900
Barrels and Is Watched Day
and Night-The Dos Bocas
Gusher, and It's Two Thou
sand Feet of Oil Flames
Streams of Gold. or How the
Wells Pay-Fuel Oil for
Our Navy and the Panama
Canal-American Companies
Which Are Making Money.
eCopyrirhted. 1915, by Frank &. carpentcr.)
ereciaI Correspondence OF The Star.
TAMPICO
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am told that most of the new steam
ships now projected are contemplating
the use of fuel oil, and that at the
meeting of the naval architects in Lon
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All agreed that this was carrying the
thing too far, hence the recent petition
to the municipal big wigs of Stepney.
The solitary individual in Periwinkle
street who declined to sign the petition
is an old man, once a pedagogue, but now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

These new oil fields extend for hun
dreds of miles along the Mexican gulf
The profitable wells are scattered all
the way from here to Vera Cruz and oil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
EASY QUESTION
TO DECIDE
Evidence Greatest Value to tn.
Afflicted.

Many letters written by people who
we're once afflicted with stomach trou-
be or some other chronic disease
and now we'll and entirely free from
their old trouble are on file at the
medical experts Office. They are
worth much to the afflicted as they
are testimonials from very grateful
people. Those who are afflicted with
chronic diseases of which he makes
a speciality, have been afflicted for a
long time and have often tried many
doctors, only getting temporary relief
from the pain they suffer. while the
disease has constantly grown worse
until they find themselves wholly or
neasiy unable to do their work. At
tbs time many are told that their
use is incurable and that nothing can
5e done for them but to be given some
relief from the pain Of the disease or
to submit to a dangerous operation.
Ed. Hemingway says he was a sick
man for many years and had doctored
with Very doctor In the country, 1T
seemed until finally he read a testi-
esfinnial in the paper about the great
success Nof DR.. S. M. Wells. Part Of
the time could not work as / was too
SICK. Attn Y treating with the doctor
short time felt like new man and
Delieve that am we'll. recommend
the doctor Va |ry highly and certainly
ieel he has ss we'd me from a great
zeal Of sufferin The doctor has on
ME many suiA Il Meters praising him
lor his great work snd any sick per-
s son Is safe n going T. the medical
: uap e Ills esaminatiy IS free and
y i g :. does .'',,, not believe h can cure
ne Sss y ~ asn s J ses ss. Ms's
c'ire-this countrvss has every known
and may Be seen at his Offices between
the hours Of / to IL a. M, 2 to a 80
p. m. and I to p. m, Consultation
free.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
BROTHER OF HIRAM
STEBBINS Is DEAD
Thomas A. stebbins Of RI. Madison
Died Thursday Afternoon
Leaves Family.

The death of a Keokuk mans broth
er Is told of as follows in last even
ing's Fort Madison Democrat:
Thomas A. Stebbins passed away
at 2:30 p. m. today. Of heart trouble.
at the family residence, 429 Fourth
street, Fort Madison, Iowa; aged 81
years, months and II days.
Thomas A. Stebbins was born In
Salem. Henry county, Iowa, January
%, 1851. He came to Fort Madison
from Bonaparte, Van Buren, county,
some fourteen years ago and has
been resident here since, engaged
in hardware and agricultural imple-
ment business.
He is survived by his wife, one son,
Hiram, and three daughters. Mrs. Will
Appleton OF Lexington, KY, Miss
Kathryn Stebbins and little Dorothy
Iat home: also by two brothers and
four sisters, H. G. Stebbins of Keo-
kuk, C. S. Stebbins Of Bonaparte, Miss
Mary Stebbins of Bonaparte, Mrs
Alice Bennett of Decatur, ILL.,, Mrs
James Cantril of West Point, Iowa
and Miss Margaret stebbins Of Hobo
ken, N. ].
FL The remains are to be brought &c
Keokuk tomorrow afternoon at IL;
o'clock and will be placed in the
vault at Oakland cemetery until q
new vault can be erected in the Gene
i terry at Fort Madison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
BJSY DA1S IN DRY TOWNS

Waverly Republican:-W Waterloo has
no saloons, but we clip tho following
from Mondays issue of the Courier:
Saturday and Sunday were busy
days in police circles, twelve being
placed under arrest. Eleven of the
victims we're charged with being in
toxicated, while the twelfth was ar
raigned on q charge of disorderly
conduct. Six of the prisoners were
arraigned in court this morning,
while four forfeited bonds Only enc
of the prisoners was released from
custody, while the others will aid in
cleaning the streets of the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16

claimed that he was native Of Keo-
kuk, had been working there lately
and had months pay coming from
his last job. Several from the local
90 depot remember his arrival here
on the morning train. He is of short
and stocky build, and exceedingly
stout
Arrangements for the fling Of a
charge, probably of intent to kill
against Newman were being prepar-
ed this afternoon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Attemnt TO LYNCH.

1 United Press Leased Wire Service.
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 10
Two companies of militia are still on
guard at the county jail this morning
following several attempts last night
to break into the Jail and lynch Tom
Lee. slayer of Patrolman Ogletree,
Frank Soles and Will Moore. The
mob once used 80 pound railroad rails
in an effort to break in the windows
but policemen overpowered them at
ter sharp fighting. Lee, who at
tempted suicide. is reported to have
been taken to the Weatherford jail
for safety.
Negro stores and houses were raid
ed by the mob, causing property
damage estimated at $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
MaIne,s Needle Rock.

In Blue Hill Bay, Maine, there is a
pinnacle rock of emily six feet in diam
eter at its top, which projects to with
in seven feet of the surface of the wa
ter and rises nearly perpendicularly
out of depth of rs feet. The exist
ence Of this rock is an evidence Of the
difficulty, even In well-known waters,
Of demonstrating that no isolated
rocks are lying in wait for Needless
victims.-Harper's Weekly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
barrow Is Safe Now.

United Press Leased Wire Service
LOS ANGELES. Cal, May 49,
That Clarence S. barrow will never
again be tried on charges Of bribery
In connection with the trial OF the
Mcnamara murder case is the general
belief here today, following the action
of Assistant District Attorney Ford N
striking the Darrow indictment from
the court calendar. This leaves the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Freioht Rate HEARING.

WASHINGTON May 16.Represen-
tatives of railroads. boards of trade
and merchants associations from
many cities were here today to attend
the final hearing on the freight zone
delivery cases before the interstate
commerce commission. Final argu,
ments began this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
100 Cents Worth
for a Dollar.

Being better dressed or more
appropriately clothed, having
more attractive furniture in
your house, living in a better
apartment. or owning a better
automobile than your neighbor,
doesn't necessarily mean that
you have more money to spend
than he has. It might, and
probably does, mean that you
are more alive to the POSSIBLE
tiles and opportunities that sur
round you,
The same qualities of mind
and intellect which make one
merchant a shrewder purchaser
than another make you a bet
ter manager of your annual
expenditure.
The merchant or the purchas-
ing agent of any big organiza-
ton knows all there Is to know
about the things he buys. His
dollar is 100 per cent efficient.
If some large organizations
conducted their purchasing de-
partments as loosely and
thoughtlessly as some families
they would be bankrupt before
very long.
And yet there is really no
good reason why every individ-
ual should not get 100 cents
worth for every dollar he
spends for himself and his fam
lily,
GATE CITY advertisements
point the way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Don't Read Newspapers.

limited Press Leased Wire Service1
COLUMBIA, Mo-, May 16.-Gover-
nor Major of Missouri does not read
the newspapers for fear they would
influence him in executing his trust
to the people. That is what he COR
fided to newspaper men and students
attending journalism week at the
University of Missouri.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Called at White House.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, May 1e.-Repre-
sentative Stone Of Illinois called at
the white house today in the interest
of the candidacy of E. N. McCabe, for
appointment as collector Of internal
revenue at Peoria.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16

You will look O good while before
you find better medicine for coughs
and colds than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t not only gives relief-it
cures. Try it when you have cough
or cold, and you are certain to be
pleased with the prompt cure which
1t will effect. For sale by Wilkinson
& Co. Pharmacy and J. F. Kiedaisch
& Son.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16

My little son had very severe
cold. was recommended to try
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy, and be-
fore small hottie was finished he
was as well as ever" writes Mrs. H.
Silks. 80 Bowling street, Sydney.
Australia. This remedy Is for sale by
wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy and J. F.
Kiedaisch Il Son.---Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Mo- Telephones There.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, May 16.-The little village
of st. Martin D'ordon has no use for
tho telephone and refused to let one
be installed in the postoffice, the
town council saying they were not IN
such hurry
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
IN JAIL WHILE
INQUEST CONTINUES
Coroner is Trying TO Find Out Where
Folsom Which Killed, Was
Purchased.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. /
ABINGDON, Mass, May 16.-While
MIS- Jennie May Eaton sat in her cell
IN Plymouth jail, personally planning
her defense against the charge of
murder, the Inquest into the death OF
the late Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eat
on, y. $. NJ, retired, was resumed to-
day in an effort to learn where the
poison was purchased that ended the
sea fighters life.
Several important facts will be
cleared up now, was the brief state
ment OF District Attorney Barker of
brockton. as Judge Edward Pratt call
ca the hearing to order, hut tho
prosecutor refused to go into setails.
The presence as witness Of
Sharles L. Estes, Rockland druggist,
indicated an Inquiry as to whether he
sold the poison.
Previous testimony has been given
mat Admiral Eaton himself. as well
as members of his family, were seen
IN the Estes drug store before Eaton
was found dead.
Andrew f. Jacobs and his wife.
heighbors of the E..toEs in Assinippi:
JANE Thorn of bingham, former
Friend OF the family, end newspaper
man OF Rockland, were witnesses sum
moned with Estes for today's hearing.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16

Old Bob Jones says the world may
be growing worse for all he knows,
but he'll be burned if there are not
just as many hours in the day for
smoking as there ever were.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16

Impure blood runs you down-makes
you an easy victim for organic dis
eases. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies
the blood-cures the cause-builds
you up.-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
TELEGRAPH TABLOIDs
,~~~~@~ ~a~ees ~~~s

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, May 16.-"I would
rather die fighting the Japs than die
of starvation under Wall street
regime" Charles Cook, civil war
veteran. wrote President Wilson offer
ing to raise a regiment in case ca
war with Japan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Aeroplane Egg.

GILL, Colo, May 1s-The first
4aeroplane egg has been laid here
One of J. S. Harrison's hens produced
a freak egg that is an exact reprodut.
tion of an aeroplane, according to
those who have seen 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
|Cinton's Storage
Ainton's Transfer

Merchandise, Machinery, Furniture
etoves, Musical Instruments, Pictures
Rnd everything In the Storage Line.
Large, clean, safe warehouses. Prices
reasonable, Including Insurance.
TRANSFER LINE IN CONNECTION
office b25 BIondeau. Both phones 1al
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Celebrated Fathers, Day.

PUEBLO. Colo, May 16.-Austm
Carter celebrated Fathers day by
shooting holes in his mother-in-law's
Easter hat The saloon-keeper who
sold him the courage was fined $50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Landed in WRONG Lot.

LONDON, May 16.-Marcel G. Rrin-
dejon des Moulin. is. the French avia-
tor who landed at HendoE after a
fight from Bremen. was arrested and
held in $500 for landing ON British
territory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
A Long Wait.

NORTH YAKIMA, Washn., May is.
wait of so years, D. M. RAND
of this city has received a check for
$125 from the state Of Massachusetts
for services in the civil war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Her Eighteenth.

LOS ANGELES, May 16.-Although
she has seventeen living children 81
her own. Mrs. Mary G. Koch. widow,
has legally adopted Helen Shirley. 10
months of age. zone more will make
no difference" she told Judge Nc
Corm'ck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16

case without date for trial and 1,
is expected that later the district at
torney will quash the charges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16

A sensitive mind viii grow weary
o. long continued close contact with
any other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
Women's Meeting.

There will be women's meeting
Sunday at $3.50 which all women ano
girls interested in the association
are urged to attend.