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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
At Ncwkirk

A strong low of gas was struck on
the c. r.. DIlworth place three miles
north of Peckham. We are reliably
Informed drilling for oil VIII I've abau-
doued ON this place until the price Of
oil is materially advanced.
The Davis we'll is down 3,465 feet
Drillrrs are undermining the Olson
well at 3,4O0 feet
The drilling outfit from the Hou-
dak we'll was shipped Tuesday to
Nerrimac, okla
Drilling operations in the southeast
field nave been stopped this week
on account Of the extreme cold.
The Peoples Fuel supply company
is laying i-inch pipe line from
oklahoma TO the Jones' Buell. gas
wells and ma,ing connection with the
line serving tho Wichita Natural Gas
company.
the Horton we'll to the northwest
= down $50 feet The drillcrs are
fishing fer tools
Mr. Flanagan, tho oil man, is back
from Bartlesville He is drilling in
the southeast field
There are five strings of tools at
work I'm the oil fields west OF New
kirk
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
Fast OF lSr1Stow,

There seems to be something doing
east of BriStow. several OF the big
fellows have been recording leases in
l5-9 and it is reported that the Nc
Man oil company has made location
in section 10 or II. The Dr. Scott pool
near Kollyyillc has prompted the
"Geologl" to predict that another big
field will be found between the Glenn
Pool and Gushing and as many leases
are hCtnE taken both north and south
of kellyNille there seems To bo a well
defined hope that it viii follow the
general trend OF the other pools.
The New York oil company. known
as the Dutch-She crowd. have big
block OF leases in 1910 and . and
have had rig up for several weeks
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

The Beaver oil Il Gas Co.'S No. 10
on the Peggy jefferson, 23-lj-14, is
showing for more than two hundred
barrels a day,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
Broken Arrow and pcrryman Pool.

Williams and others on their No.
ON the j. Fnppin, 2S-1S-14. Is dry and
abandoned at a total depth OF 1,9S-
feet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
At Inola.

Fenton ar.i others on their No.
T.. Harrison, 1+-19-lj has been shut
I'm with a two million gasser
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
At Glenn Pool and North Extension

The ~. Louis on company's No. 4
Sarkache s-1s-l2. is showing for 100
barrels natural.
The Producers oil compsny's No .
Tahladge. e-lS-ll, is completed and
is dry at total depth OF 2,27< feet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

W S Turman's No. 6, 22l2-13.
is reported to he good for % barrels
after 4 shot of 100 quarts
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
Late News from Boynton.

The Caney River Gas company. on
its No. u. Smith. 3-14-l5. has been
shut In as a five million gasser.
McClain & Anderson's No. ! on the
Fred Lewis, 32-14-16, is dry and
abandoned at a depth OF 1920 feet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

c. d. Heminger, district superin.
tendent OF the Prairie, headquarters
at Drumright. is here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

S A. Kelsey is in tho city from
Chelsea.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

Fl II. Tucker. jr., president ot the
Uncle Sam company. of Kansas City,
Kan, Is at Hotel Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
Albert +. Patrick Petroleum Ex-

NIUVTI T. THIrIVk FttrOIcum Exc
chanRe-Oil and gas properties, any
kind and size. crude oil and products:
wells drilled and properties developed
for cash or interest. petroleum propo-
sitions promoted; money invested: ex-
aminations made legal controversies
adjusted. Hotel Tulsa. Phone 27-
Adv,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

f. C. Glynn of Gushing is here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

A. F. Peterson OF oil City. Pa, is
a guest of Hotel Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
PERSON AIS.

John owen is I'm the city from
Okmulgee.
George II. Taber OF Pittsburg ar
rived in the city last evening.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

IL. +. Carr. r. L. HoMs and c. n.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
Robinson were here Friday from In
dependence

c. j. Baush of Sapulpa oil man. is
here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

Joe A. Bartles OF Dewey, ranchman
and Snowman. is In the city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

N |'T0 U0T WUN0UUB UIf0I any
ucN contracts" added Mr. McrUlu
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
GULLATT'S NAME REJECTED
Senate Refuses to Confirm Man Ap-
pointed to Ruston Postoffce.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Observation-Disclosures chaper in the
Ruston, La. postoffice row was writ
ten here when the Senate rejected the
nomination of S. l. Gullatt for post
master at that place. Mr.. Gullatt was
first nominated during the extra ses-
sion of Congress through the efforts
of his brother.in-law, Congressman
Aswell The appointment was oppos-
ed by Congressman Elder of the Rus.
ton district and Senators Ransdell and
Thornton and the Senate failed to
confirm the nomination
President Wilson again sent Mr.,
Gullatts name to the Senate when
the regular session of Congress open.
ed and the Louisiana senators and
Congressman Elder again strongly op-
posed the appointment. The result was
the formal rejection Of the appoint
ment by the Senate.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
WALTERS READY FOR TRIAL
Accused kidnapper Is Turned Over to
Louisiana Authorities.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Columbia, Miss.-W. c. Walters, al.
legged kidnaper of Robert Dunbar, is
ready to face trial in Louisiana and
will not take an appeal from the de.
cislon given by the Mississippi Su-
preme Court, turning him over to the
Louisiana authorities.
Attorney H. c. Rawls, representing
Walters, said that should an appeal be
taken to the United States Supreme
Court 1t would result in a delay of one
or two years, and that by that time,
should the court decide adversely to
Walters. Bruce Anderson, being SO
young would probably have forgotten
the witnesses for Walters. 1t is claim
ed by Walters that the boy now in
the custody of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P.
Dunbar at Opelousas, and whom they
claim as their son, is Bruce Anderson,
a lad turned over to him by woman
IN North Carolina.
Attorney Rawls wrote to the dis.
trict attorney at Opelousas asking
when the next term of court convenes
and stating that the defense only
wants time to get it's witnesses to-
gether. Mr.. Rawls stated that wit
nesses would come from Mississippi,
Louisiana, Georgia and North Carolina.
III Walters must be tried in Lou
isiana," declared Attorney Rawls,
"Opelousas is the place We prefer. 1t
is there that the people know Robert
Dunbar, and we believe that they know
that the boy now held by Mr.. Dunbar
is not the real Robert Dunbar"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
JAPAN IS SHAKEN;
Death TOLL LARGE
EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANIC
ERUPTlONS SPREAD RUIN
OVER BIG AREA.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Tokio.-Japan is facing further dis
aster. Hard upon reports that ten
million people are n need of food
III northern Hondu and Hokkoido and
that many are dying from starvation,
comes the news that earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions are spreading death
and ruin in the South.
The islands of Kishiu AMI Shikohu,
to the South, were the victims of sizes.
mic disturbances. Craters suddenly
discharged great volumes of flaming
rocks and ashes, spreading terror over
the Southern empire. Ashes are fall
ing as far north as Osaka.
First reports were that untold thous.
ands of persons had persisted but
later news has led officials to be.
lieve that these reports were greatly
exaggerated. There is no way in
which the loss of life can be deter.
mined as yet.
Official reports of the disaster
brought out.the following general fea
lures:
The small Island of Sakuri is cover
Ell with layer of lava and ashes in
places several feet deep. Beneath this
lie many corpses, whose number will
probably never be known.
Any estimate of the dead must In
clude large number of refugees who
were drowned while trying to swim
from Sakura to the City of Kagoshima
Kagoshima, last week a prosperous
town of $4,000, is in ruins. Even stone
buildings collapsed under the weight
of the hot ashes.
An official dispatch from Miyakono
jo says that another volcano, locate al
kirshima, to the northeast of Kagoshi
ma, broke out into eruption on JanuarS
II, throwing the vicinity into complete
darkness. No great damake was done
All Americans who were in the vi
entity are safe. Information to this
effect has been received here from
Carl F. Deichman, the American con
sui at Nagasaki, who telegraphed as
follows:
"A private telegram states tina
Americans in Kagoshma fled TO Sen
dial. near Kagoshima. All safe"
Several American missionaries were
stationed at Kagoshima.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
ARMY ENGINEERS
ENDORSE CANAL
MAKE FAVORABLE REPORT on
PROPOSED lNTERcoAsTAL
WATERWAY.
OUTLINE LOUISIANA ROUTE
Cost OF Seven.Foot Channel From New
Orleans to Sabine River $4,712,000,
Is Estimate.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washlngton.-The board of army
engineers has submitted a favorable
report to Congress upon the proposed
intercoastal canal from Choctawhat-
chez Bay, Fla, to the Rio Grande in
Texas, which will be constructed prin.
cipally in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama
and Florida. Congress will be called
upon to appropriate from $685., 1000 to
$23, 7S6,OOO for a canal either five
feet in depth and forty feet wide or
nire feet in depth and one hundred
feet wide.
The most interesting part of the
report to Louisianians is the section
devoted to- the proposed waterway
from New Orleans to the Sabine river.
The engineers have divided this por-
ton of9the proposed canal into three
parts, f0r purposes of recommendation
as follows:
The first part extends from the Mis-
sissippi liver to Bayou Teche. For a
channel tive feet deep and forty feet
wide $4,000 is asked; seven feet
deep and seventy.five feet wide, ST..
-655 500, and for a channel nine feet
deep and one hundred feet wide 49,.
"a, 900 Is needed. The engineers rec.
ommena seven-foot channel, and say
that the Harvey canal route might be
& t I'd part extends from the
Techp the Mermentau. The engt
neers RECOMMEND the Hanson Canal
route in this section, with the Center
vile route as an alternative.
The third part extends from the
Mermentau to the Sabine river. The
engineers recommend the route lying
north Of Lacassine and Sweet Lakes
The total cost Of the project from
New Orleans to the Sabine on the
seven-foot basis, as recommended
will be s4,7l2,O00, out of a grand total
of SIS, 723,O0O for the whole project.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
PLANTER TAKES OWN LIFE
Will 3. Graham Leaves Letter BIan.
ming Financial Troubles for Act.

Western Newspaper urion News Service.
Shreveport-After writing letters
to his wife and son, in which he ex.
planned that on account of financial
troubles he planned the tragedy some
TIME ago, and would have enacted it
sooner had it not been for his desire
for the family to pass the holidays
happily, Will B. Graham, aged about
80 years, one of the best-known Red
River planters, residing at Red Chute,
Bossier parish, lay down on a hotel
bed while fully dressed, placed a pis.
toll at his right temple and pulled the
trigger. The bullet emerged through
the left temple, causing death almost
instantly.
Graham was prominently connected
In Caddo and Bossier parishes
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
MIDWlNTER FAIR SUCCESS
Large Crowds See the Exhibits at
Baton Rouge.
tern Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton ROuge-The Midwinter Fair
held here for two days was more sue
cessful than even hoped for. Great
crowds attended, including many from
out of town. The pavilion was pack
ed with agricultural, health and other
exhibits, while the temporary stock
buildings were filled with fine horses,
cattle. swine and agricultural displays.
The last days program included
athletic sports and a live stock parade.
The fine specimens filed by the review
stand and were made the subject Of
moving picture films.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
TO SAVE COTTON
GROWERS MILLIONS
THIS is OBJECT OF BILL INTRO
DUCED I'M HOUSE BY CON-
GRESHAM LEVER.
WOULD DETERMINE GRADES
Appropriation Asked to Provide for
Investigation and Spreading of
information Among Farmers.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-The saving of mil
lions of dollars now lost annually by
cotton farmers and small manufactur-
ers is the object of bill which Rep
resentative Lever of South Carolina,
chairman of the house committee on
agriculture, has introduced. The
measure would appropriate $4,000 to
be used by the secretary of agricul-
ture in determining relative spinning
values of the different grades of cot.
ton as already standardized by law,
and for demonstrating the results Of
this work to producers and consumers
of cotton.
The department of agriculture al
ready has standardized the nine grades
OF cotton and is concluding its first
Investigation for testing the waste,
tensile strength and bleaching quail
ties of these grades.
The house committee on agriculture
has been advised that Texas alone is
losing $4O,000,00O because neither buy
ers nor sellers have any appreciation
of the value of this years off-color
cotton in that state. Buyers from the
gulf ports were said to be going into
the interior and buying up low grade
cotton at abort cents pound, ship
ping 1t to Galveston and then revamp-
ing it and selling 1t for IA cents a
pound.
This condition Of affairs, Mr.. Lever
said exists to an extent in every cit
ton-producing state.
1.-THE cotton farmer in the sale of
his cotton is absolutely at the mercy
of the local buyer in the matter of
grades in SO cases out of 10O," said
MIR. Lever. Except for the determin-
Ing factors of dirt, trash and stains
the farmer has no way of knowing
what grade of cotton he is about to
sell, and is forced to sell at the grade
determined by the buyer, and many
Of the buyers are almost as lacking
in information as the farmer himself.
Some action must be taken to secure
the sale of the South's cotton crop
for its intrinsic value"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
WILL AID SUGAR GROWERS
Charles Godchaux Quits Bank Presi.
dency to Enter Fight.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-Charles Godchaux,
who resigned the presidency of the
Whitney Central banks to take up the
fight to make sugar production pay
in this state, has announced that he
has plans for the organization of
large company among the sugar peo-
pie. the objects of which will be to CO.
operate in the selling of sugar and en-
able the sugar people to hold their
sugar and sell it to the best advan-
tage, instead of putting it all on the
market in about a month.
Mr.. Godchaux said that the sugar
situation was demoralized and the
planters were alarmed and discourag-
ed, and he believed that some steps
ought to be taken to encourage them
and to devise plans to develop the
planting and handling of the crops on
the most economic basis. He gave
up his brilliant banking situation to do
this, and hopes to be able to lead the
sugar people into success. The COM
pany will, besides helping to market
sugar profitably, encourage the pro-
duction of other crops and stock and
aim to help the planters generally.
Mr.. Godchaux said that the plan so
far was tentative and no definite or.
ganization had been arranged, but he
hoped to be able to develop a strong
working organization. The plan will
include canning factories and all agen-
cies that will enable the planters to
handle and sell their crops.
1t is expected that every sugar plant
er in the state will participate in the
organization.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
HOWELL FREED Of
POISONING CHARGE
MAN HELD FOR DEATH OF STEP.
DAUGHTER ORDERED RE-
LEASED BY COURT.
JUDGE FINDS NO EVIDENCE
States, However, That He Will In
struct Grand Jury to Make In
quiry Into Charge.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
RustOn.-Casper Powell, the 2l-year-
old white man, who was charged with
giving poison to his S-yearold step
daughter, Mary Long, on December q,
from the effects of which she was al
legged to have died in commissions, has
been released. Judge Holstead order
ed that Howell be released, ruling that
the evidence adduced was insufficient
to variant even OBTAINING the accused
for grand jury action. The judge ad-
ded, however, that he would instruct
the grand jury to investigate, How
ell not to be in custody pending the
inquiry.
The strongest witness for the de-
Tense proved to be DR.. c. H. Carson,
Jr., chemist of the Louisiana Industrial
institute, placed on the stand by the
state. He stated that careful examin-
alton failed to reveal the presence of
any slkaloid poison in the girls stor-
ach. The defense offered many char
acter witnesses. Mrs. H. B. Trissell
testified that the child was critically
i'll the day before it died, suffering
from a collapse from the effect of a
crushed foot received by being run
over by train December 10. DR.. A. J..
Adams, a Simmsboro physician, said
the. child's liver and spinal cord were
enlarged by strain and shock from the
accident.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
STEAMER LOST, SO PERISH
No Doubt Remains as to Fate of Ger
man Boat.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Hamburg, Germany.-No doubt re.
mains that the German steamer Acilia
Is lost with its crew of 48 and so mas.
sengers.
A telegram from Punta Arenas,
Chile, received here says the bodies
Of two of her officers were picked up
among mass of wreckage in Moat
Chanel, north of Picton Island, TERRA
Del Fuego. Indians in the vicinity de.
clare that big steamer sank there
some time ago.
The Acilia was a vessel of $500 tons
net, built in 1900 and chartered by the
Kosmos line. She left Corral, Chile
on October 81, for Hamburg.
A telegram from Valparaiso reported
finding two of the Acilia's boats in
Aguirre bay, Tierre Del Fuego, con
tanning the bodies of her second mate
and two seamen.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
BlCKHAM GOES TO PRISON
Banker Is Convicted and Given Ten.
Year Sentence.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Franklinton.-HOuston d. Bickham,
former president of the Commercial
Bank of Bosalusa, wss convicted of
wrecking that institution and given
the maximum sentence of ten years
in the penitentiary.
A few hours later, Bickham was on
his way to Baton Rouge to begin serv-
ing the sentence, having decided to
make no further fight.
Bickham asked to be taken away at
once. Remaining in Jail in a parish
where he had spent lifetime and
knew every inhabitant was unbearable,
he said. In Sheriff Simmons peni-
Tertiary party, besides Bickham, were
four negroes, shackled together Bick-
ham was free of handouts, a privilege
extended by the sheriff on account of
faith and long friendship. Accom-
panying them were his two brothers.
Hamp and Dewitt Bickham. Hamp
| Blckham carried loaded shotgun,
fearing a second attempt would be
made on the prisoners life.
Bickham betrayed no emotion when
the verdict of the jury was read. Mrs.
Bickham, who had remained at her
husbands side throughout the trial,
did not at once give way to her emo
tons but as she walked from the court
room a few minutes later she burst
into tears.
! A few minutes later the convicted
bankers, members of his family and his
attorneys were in conference. District
Attorney Brock was then called in and
the latter informed Bickham that if he
would accept the maximum sentence
of ten years and agree not to fight
the cases further, he would nolle pros.
sc the remainder of the cases pending
against Bickham. Otherwise, he de-
clared, he would press the other cases
to trial. Bickham agreed to accept the
sentence of ten years and few min
utes later sentence was imposed by
the court.
A few hours later Bickham was on
his way to the penitentiary. Half the
population of Franklinton was at the
depot to witness his departure and be.
fore he boarded the train District At.
torney Brock and many others in the
crowd grasped his hand in farewell.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
WOULD LOAN ON FARM LAND
Government Would Aid Farmers I'm.
der Bills Just Introduced.
Western Newspaper Union News Service,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, D. C.-Senator Norris
has introduced bill for a bureau in
the Department of Agriculture to lend
money on farm land at four per cent
for period of five years, to be repaid
at the rate of one-fifth each year.
Money would be loaned for the pur-
chase of land, to pay debts or for
farm buildings. The bureau would
get Its funds by issuing three and one
half per cent United States bonds.
A farm credit bill was also intro
duced in the house by Representative
Bathrick of Ohio. Under this meas
ure new bureau in the Treasury De-
partment would lend 60 per cent Of
the value of farms on mortgages at
four per cent. The money would be
obtained by issuing three per cent
government bonds.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
Suffragettes Threaten King.

London.-''The king has got to see
us, or we shall know the reason why
Mrs. Darce.Fox told the militant suf.
fragette leaders in London. 1t was at
a meeting called to reopen the cam.
paign for equal suffrage after the re,
cent lull, and the women showed plen-
ty of fighting spirit. "The suffragettes
had not anticipated that his majesty
would refuse to see a deputation of
women on January o." declared Mrs.
Darce-Fox. 1.-The next deputation will
go to buckingham palace prepared for
all emergencies.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23

Chicago.-Members of the Congress
sional Committee of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
will begin a canvass at Washington
10 determine the view of each member
of Congress on the proposed Federal
amendment for votes for women. This
was made known by Mrs. Medill Nc
Cormick, chairman of the Congress.
sional Committee, who came to Wash
ington to assist in beginning the work,
which will be under the supervision
of Mrs. Sherman NJ. Booth of Chicago,
a member of the committee.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-23
Williams Confirmed by Senate,

Washington The nomination of
John Shelton Williams, now assistant
secretary of the treasury, to be con.
troller of the currency and as such
ex-officio member of the federal re-
serve board, was confirmed by the
Senate in executive session. The only
opposition 10 the confirmation of Mir.
Williams was voiced by Senators Bris.
tow of Kansas and VIM. Alden Smith
of Michigan. Senator Bristow alone
voted against Williams.