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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07
Written by
A-L. Gazssif !.
Gle Cil and Gas Field, of Oklaboll1a

|. The object in plugging the hole at
the bottom is to keep the water from
contaminating any oil that might be
anyhere in that vicinity. The method
used is as follows: They take dry
piece of wood and drive down into
the bottom of the hole below the
sand. The water swellS the wood and
prevents water from coming up from
below. They then fill the hole with
brocken rock up above the sand, drive
in another plug, and the trick Is done.
This is done under the supervision OF
a. state official who is called state
plugger. When we'll is pumped out,
or is abandoned for any reason, the
same process is repeated. ...
The prospectors will not abandon
their enterprise on account Of one
duster, that being what dry hole is
called. They will move the machine
to another location and yet another,
although they seldom go broke in try
ing to develop one field. If they strike
oil in paying quantities they can put
their nerve in cold storage and keep
it for further reference; it is easy
going from this on. They pull the
tools out of the we'll and send for the
j W6ll SlOOlSI. LID 10 es iihei 90 S-N
Governor Shaw said about old Uncle
Clarke Winans, peculiar unto himself,
he is engaged in a super hazardous oc-
cupation. He is not permitted to
bring his dangerous explosives inside
the corporate limits of a city, and
|while engaged in his occupation every
body gives him wide berth. He gets
$4,000 for placing a charge OF nitro
| H~ff nf
shooting it off. s
This is done to clean the sand out
of the bottom of the well, loosen ur
things generally and facilitate the flow
of the oil. They are now ready fol-
the pump. They usually build an en-
CINE house and install gasoline en-
gine of about twenty-five horse power
The next thing is some oil tanks
wooden slaves are used mostly.
If this we'll looks good they immedi
! ately drill six or eight more within
few hundred feet of it. The object ii
doing this is that it doesn't cost an!
more to pump out OF half a dozer
, wells than it does one. One puml
would drain the pool in time, but time
is the essence of this business and il
waits for no man. -t. .sa ~
Here is where the much talked o
, Standard Oil company shows itself
This little battery Of wells may bs
, miles away from a refinery or a rail
, road. This find is valueless II yol
, can not get it to market. 1t costs Ions
money to build a refinery, but thu
! Prairie Oil and Gas company, whicl
is Subsidiary of the Standard, will
, lay small pipe up to your little plant
furnish you with pump and whel
! you have got your tanks full they vii
' come and measure your oil, pay yo
! cash for it, and the game goes merrill
: on. 1t costs about fifteen cents bal
!, rel (44 gallons) to land this oil in tn
|Icompany's main line.
e These men would never have take
+ the chances they did to develop thi
S rroperty if they had not known 1t ha
$ a cash market value right at thei
g plant. The people here do not ours
e the Standard Oil company; they knoN
+ it takes millions upon millions t
a handle this product successfully.
Continued next week.
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! the money is to sell stocks and bonds.
People will not invest their money un-
less they are reasonably sure OF a
dividend. The railroads cannot pay
dividend, unless railroad commits
sion, clothed in common sense, and a
spirit of fairness will permit them,
the railroads, to charge enough Tor
their services so that after paying
operating expenses, certain percent
for wear and tear there is enough
left to pay the stockholder his divi-
dend. This is an abstract proposition
which the veriest tyro should be able
to comprehend.
I see the beginning of the develop
ment of the vast illimitable resources
of this country, upon scale the like
of which the world never before saw.
| There has been a new alightment
made, there is a new level of prices.
We sincerely hope that we never again
| will see the time when the farmer
of Nebraska is forced to build a fire
out of the corn to warm his bare foot
ed children, while the shoemaker S
children in New England were starV-
| ing. Ala the stuffed prophet Grover
| Cleveland.
l 1Ou may lllllN L dill SoCIStAAS, ~ AoANo
way from the oil and gas fields OF OK
lahoma and Kansas but l am not. II
is not very far from oil to grease. AS
we travel thru the labrythine maZes
which oil travels before it reaches the
ultimate consumer. the fine ltaEan
hand of the Standard Oil company
will be discernable. / hold no brlel
| for the Standard Oil company, but
| let me assure you it is at times a help
ing hand will be able to point this
A; out to you as we go along this lntrl
cate and devious pathway.
The first step in the oil game Is
some enterprising and visionary fello"
goes out and gets a lease on severa
hundred acres of land, which Is mo-
a difficult matter, unless there are
some paying wells in the immediate
vicinity, when he would have to pa!
bonus OF from one dollar per acre
up, owing to the propecsts. The rule
is, the land holder gets one-eighth o
what the oil brings at the refinery.
The rustler then manages to inter
est three or more daring spirits
which sometimes is not an easy mat
ter. It takes unlimited nerve to pla.
the oil game. Having succeeded il
interesting enough capital 10 1orln
company, it is not safe to launch tn
undertaking with less than $4,000; tn
next thing is driller. Having decid
j. ed upon the particular spot wher
D they will tempt fortune they start tn
, machine. They have to go from si
,thundred to two thousand feet, some
times deeper, although rarely over seN
: enteen hundred feet.
: The driller gets one dollar and tel
cents per foot, the prospector furnis!
| ing the necessary casing. A goo
, driller will drill 100 feet per day. The
go down to what is called Mississippi
limestone. If they strike this withou
| finding oil the we'll is duster. The
) pull the casing out and plug the hole
not at the top. but at the bottom. Tn
J law requires this. Therei is vein Q
: sand on top of the limestbne which
!, called oil bearing sand. The oil
t in what are called poolS, which ar
, evidently depressions irA the sufac
l of the limestone. Some aKeA grea
er depth than others and We Of
2 greater radius.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07
WARREN TEMPLE
: TELLS OF CHINA
Denison Young Man Acts As Travelling
Salesman in North China and
Tells Of Experiences.
TRAVEL HY BOATS AND CARTS
Cities and Towns Unkept and Sanitary
Conditions Of the Worst-phys-
icians Busy All the Time.
Pengpu, Tahwei Prov, Jan. 22, IT.
Editor of Denison Review,
DeniSOh Iowa.

Pengpu, Tahwei Prov, Jan. 22, II
Editor of Denison Review,
Denison, Iowa.
Dear Friend: noticed in one Of
YOUR papers some time ago, an article
saying that was discharged from the
navy and that l was now working II
Shanghai for the British-American TO
Dacco company. Ltd, and because you
said that l was located in Shanghai
and only made the larger towns,
will endeavor to tell you something
of my work in China and then let you
Judge for yourself as to whether
only make the large towns or not, ha
ha. ~.
II am now located in North China
in the southern part of the southern
division, and I make the small towns
as well as the large ones. The small
towns in China are all dirty and the
large cities are as clean as Chinese
cities go, and that is not saying very
much for the majority of all Chinese
cities.
I have been in Chinese cities where
there is so much dirt and so much
stagnant water around that all the
Chinese doctors and also the mission
ary doctors are kept busy night anc
day to save the lives of hundreds o.
people who have caught some contag
ious disease from being so dirty ant
living around so much stagnant water
and also from drinking this stagnan
water. .
And you talk about poor people II
the good old United States, why thf
people of the United States 40 no
know what poverty is. could tel
you about the poor people OF Chin;
for week and then never tell hal
of the real circumstances concernlnt
the many poor in China.
Now about the way We travel ant
the way we live in this great bil
country of China, the land of the phi
tails and the rising sun. When per
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143,629 as compared to $945,O61,5 sos

14S,6Z9 as compared to S945,O6l ,5U5
the previous year. .,.-5a
| City taxes show an increase of about
l,$8O0,000. The district school tax has
Increased about million and three.
quarters over a year ago. s. i, i
{ The total road taxes to be collected
[ in all of the counties of the state show
an increase of about 1925, 900 over the
previous. year. This year the total
road tax will amount to $5,72S,530 as
compared to $5,502,749 the previous
year.
The road taxes come under four
heads as follows: County road and per
manent road tax, county road building
tax, township road tax and road drag
ging tax. The taxes in each Of these
funds the past two years follow:
County road and permanent road
tax; 1916, sss6,1s379; 1917, s92l,'
9SO.03.
County road building tax: 1916, ST.
423,325.96; 1917, $1.440,O16.40.
Township road tax: 1916, $2,474,.
s14.31; 1917, $2,626954.50.
Road dragging tax: 1916, $718,627.90;
1917, s739,5s0.90.
The total state levy. including capi-
tol extension, is As mills. There will
be raised for capitol extension this
year s166,390. This tax is IT mills.
The state tax not Including capitol ex-
tension is ABB mills. AS was shown
in the first part of this article the en-
tire amount to be raised for state tax
es his year is $4,4O9,239.05, as COM
pared to s4,359,977.S4 last year.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07

independence, Kan, Mar. !, 1917.
Editor Review: ..ay.. &.
In riding over this half sterile coun-
try, where only a small per cent OF
the land, under normal conditions,
produces what might be called bum
per crop, my mind unconsciously
wanders back to the time, when the
original pioneer, the trail blazer, first
sought to carve out for himself, a
permanent abiding place, In this land
of many varying moods. 1t was no
child's play to conquer Kansas. II
required men and women who had
been steeled in the bitter school OF
adversity, to accomplish that Hercul-
can task. Only pure bred Anglo Sax
on Americans would have had the
nerve to stay on the job.
In vision | see these home seekers,
after having succeeded under the
most adverse conditions, in bringing
a full harvest almost to maturity,
barring the breast as it were, to the
blithering, whitening blistering simeon
of the desert, which In a few snort
hours had rendered his seasons labors
valueless, all his bright hope blasted
This was the early history OF Kansas
At least three years out OF fve reQulr'
ed real men and women to bear TINS
burden and still keep smiling.
These early pathfinders little dream
ed that down deep in the earth, be
meath their barren acres, for many
ages there had been stored In nature s
laboratory, millions upon millions, yea
billions of dollars worth OF what was
destined to become large percentage
of the motive power OF the word.T The
power that would plow their own and
their neighbor's fields, the power thai
would grind their feed and haul the
products of their labors to market the
power that would whirl them across
a continent in their own private cal
lat almost the speed Of the average
railroad train.
In vision l see wonderful future
for your country and mine. 1t is no
the pessimisttc vision Of the ami
hilation of the earth and all that is
including the rolling Of the scroll, ant
some thunnerous voice calling ou
that time shall be no more. To me
time always was and always will be
1t is not the fulfllment of the visiol
of the hOary headed prophet Balaan
who spoke thru the medium of hi
own; nor is it any of those other oil
prophets who spoke in riddles ant
rhymes, including the inspired luna
tic of the Isle of Patmos., tor re. .!
But let me prophesy. Il can do !
in language YOU can unddEerstand
and unless some musfOrtune5 shoul
overtake you, and you die a prema1
ure death, you will live to see the fu
Ifillment Of my prophesy; and the OF
and gas of Kansas and Oklahoma, an
their allied industries are going t
play a very essential and vital par
in the fulfllment of this prophesy.
behold an era of road building, an
the mud road governor Of Iowa
powerless to stop it, an era of railroa
building both of new lines and doubl
tracking, An enlargement of raj
road terminals. and almost doublin
of railroad equipment, and the defunc
Clifford Thorne will be powerless
stop this. 1t takes money to build an
equip vast railroad system.
4 The only known method of gettin
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Correct Way to Display the Flag

displaying the coors just to show
their allegiance during international troubles few notes
should be observed in correct conduct toward
the and stripes not be anss:
Holidays when flag displayed at full staff are
follows: ,,,,,.
Lncoln's birthday February 12th Washngtons birthday
22d battle of Lexington April 18TH Memorial Day
flag 14th; battle of Bunker Hill June
17h battle of Saratoga October 18th; surrender OF
Evacuation November 2oth
Other rules given as follows: -. .+.n 49,.
On should fly at half staff from sun
rise to fl from to sunset - 4 4 ~
the flag should not be hoisted before
sunrise allowed remain after sunset (
retreat sunset civilian spectators should STAND at a.
during the display OF the Nlntay
stand at attention and give the mill
tary salute During playing the national hymn at re-
lowered not allowed to touch the
ground.
national colors passing parade or IN re-
view spectator walking should halt and sitting rise
and attention and uncover.
national state other flags ny ogether he
national flag should be the right
When the is half staff sign of mourning
it should full staff at the conclusion of the run
eral ,.-..,..
the American flag from Dissertation
muaon improper has beeS passed by hryone states
territories. III
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07

Robert Fastie, who has been in
Chicago for the past few weeks, TAX,
ing a course in piano tuning, returned
home the first of the week. Robert
will be associated in the piano bust
ness with his father, John Fastje.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07

A great many people won't observe
lent as it interferes with their inalien-
able right to acquire Monday morn
ing headache.
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There is a feeling also among some
that Go to Church Sunday is klnt
OF Pay Up Week when you can keeI
God satisfied for one more year.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07

Many debtors now draw a long
breath and rejoice that Pay Up Week
does not como again for another year
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07

1t is perhaps natural that the bone
dry law should make many people
shiver to the marrow. a g.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07

Enormous sums Of money are asked
by the Investigating committees, but
then cigars and whitewash come high
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16
Regent Has
Variety Bill

Plenty of good entertainment is
provided on the new Regent bill.
The Four Kings present one OF
the most thrilling slack wire acts
ever seen in Tacoma and their
costumes add greatly to the pop
ularity of the act.
Bryan Lee and Mary Cranston
present an Irish skit, Molly
Bawn," In which Lee sings several
Irish ballads OF his own compost
tion and Miss Cranston gives her
own idea of an Irish Jig. The act
is immensely pleasing.
Rose and Rosana, man who
plays the harp and girl who
sings nicely, add to the bills pop
ularity. Rose also has some clever
tricks, which he mixes with his
music.
Arthur Barrett is a nut come
dian with some new kernels and a
good whistle. Fargo and Wells, as
italian street musicians, are orig
inal. Black and McCone are GEM
edy acrobats. THE Great Secret"
completes the bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16

With characteristic freshness and
vivid realism, the new Metro won
derplay In which Harold Lockwood
and May Allison delighted crowds
at the Apollo yesterday not only
tells delightful story with ex-
citing episodes and charming love
interest, but 1t presents a number
of very picturesque and admirably
photographed scenes amid which
the action Of the story takes place.
These include a college football
game, scenes of Broadway gaiety,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16
SOTHERN HAS DUAL
ROLE IN NEW FILM

"The Man of Mystery" the new
picture feature at the Colonial this
week. There is a reserve and a
poise about the work of this fam
Gus actor that stamps him as a true
artist. His characterization is
deft.
The role assigned to Mr.. Sothern
is rather difficult one. In the
first part of the picture he appears
as an ugly, bearded man, an object
OF ridicule, unable to hold his
wife's love. Later he Is seen as a
polished, suave man of the world
the same David Angelo, and yet
new Angelo.
"The Man of Mystery" deals
with a diplomats efforts to keep
his country out of war and win the
love of wife who has been swayed
by false friends. A thrilling vol
cano eruption figures in the story.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16
MILITARY
TRAINING
FOR BOYS
That's What Matty Is In
Favor Of; He Has Boy
Himself.

Perhaps there is no man in
baseball to whom the public turns
with so much confidence as to
Cristy Mathewson.
Mathewson is known to be we'll
Informed on many things outside
baseball, keeps up on current
topics and is a good business man.
For this reason Matty was ask
ed what he thought Of universal
military training, inasmuch as he
has a son of his own who will
soon be old enough to be includ-
ed.
What do ! think of military
training?" Matty unused a while,
and you could imagine his
thoughts travelling to his boy in
school.
II believe in it thoroughly If
handled right. But / believe the
instruction should start in the
schools. 1t would be a great
thing for boys physically and
would engender healthy spirit of
patriotism II every boy in school
should be given, say beginning at
the age of Ia, sound military
training.
"If this was done 1t would not
be necessary to take six months or
a year of young mans time at
10 years Of age, just when he was
getting into business or college.
"The school instruction might
be ended with two or three
months in a military camp when
the boy reached Is or 10, and by
that time he should have received
enough instruction to be good
soldier.
II do not believe any American
father would want to see his boys
60 to war unprepared, and II we
are to have wars our boys ought
to be trained to take care of
themselves.
"If we are to have universal
training, I hope it starts in the
public schools"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16

plified in the play Of Alexa Stirl-
ing, woman national champion;
Bobby Jones, 15-year-old phenom.
and Perry Adair.
Any one of the three will swear
by Maiden and will tell you far
more about his methods than he
will tell himself.
Maiden will not discuss himself
or his methods. He Is reticent
even for a Scotchman.
But he has succeeded in i'm
buing in his pupils the very
strokes which made him famous
In Scotland.
when Alexa Stirling was play
ing the finals In the match which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16
He'll Tackle
Heavy Boxers

Wearing a jaunty sailors uni
form and a round cap with the
name Of the battleship "Philadel-
phia" printed on 1t, Roscoe Tay-
lor, son of City Claim Agent A. B.
Taylor, dropped into Tacoma from
Bremerton Saturday afternoon.
Roscoe was one of the cleverest
boxers about the city few years
ago.
81 expect to do some boxing in
the navy as soon as l get acquaint-
ed" said Taylor. IF / find that
can still hit the pace, I'll do a
comeback and try for the navy
title"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16
Shooters To
Stage Tourney
Here Sunday

Trapshooters of the northwest
will flock to Tacoma this week
for the annual shoot to be staged
by the Northwest Washington
Trapshooters' league on the
Manitou Grove grounds of the
Tacoma Gun club. The shoot will
be held next Sunday.
There will be 100 16-yard tar
gets with eight events during the
day. Trophies and money awards
have been arranged by the Taco
ma club and the Interstate asso-
citation.
Twenty-three shooters braved
the elements and turned out for
yesterdays shoot. Carl Coon and
Val Eisenbeis tied with go each
r the Bales cup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16
NEWS OF THE STARS OF
TWO ORNAMENTS
Sports and
theatrical
Edward A. Peters, Main II
Sports Editor.
Oldfield Wants
Unique Record

LOS ANGELES, April 16.-To
settle a wager of several thou
sand dollars, Barney Oldfield left
Satul day in an attempt to reach
Indianapolis by automobile in ten
days. His progress is to be vert-
fled by telegraph. The wager
comes as the result of an argu-
ment between Oldfield, Frank
Chance, John Powers, owner of
the l os Angeles baseball club, and
Cliff Durant, millionaire racing
driver. Powers says Oldfield can't
do it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16
GIRL SHOW"
AT PANTAGES

Among the features of the new
bill at the Pantages theater today
will be 1.-THE Fe-Mail Clerks" a
musical comedy with a cast OF
clever principals and pretty girls.
1t is said to be an exceptionally
unique production. Thalero's COM
edy circus will be another nota-
BILE attraction of the bill and
Signor Alfonzo Zelaya, master
pianist, Is also heralded as an ar
list OF many entertaining talents
in comedy and music.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-16
$4,000 OR
BUST is
PLEDGE
Opening Game Only Week
Off; Fans Plan Big
Celebration.

A ROUSING CELEBRATION for
the opening of the Northwestern
league season in Tacoma is being
planned by local fans. The opener
will be staged in the Stadium,
and those who are boosting the
show have taken as their by-werd
Fifteen Thousand or Bust!'
AL Wheeler, Frank Jacobs,
Alex Fulton, f. P. Smith and Har-
ry O'Neill have organized a citi-
zens' committee to handle the
opening day festivities. They plan
a monster parade before the game
and are asking merchants and
others to turn out. Many stores
will close during the afternoon.
Last years opener in the Sta
dunn had to be postponed because
of rain, but 5000 persons witness
ed the game a day later.
The season this year opens one
week from tomorrow.
O o o
TWO PRACTICE games, with
McKenna Saturday and with the
Smelter Sunday, We're called off
because the weather man wouldn't
shut off the rain. The Tigers
haven't had chance to show yet
what they can do with fast teams,
and not more than so Tacomans
have sized up the local club yet.
o o
ARNO REDLICH, secretary IF
the Tigers, has returned. from his
tour of the state with the film
Purity" and is devoting all his
time to baseball. He is getting
the seasons score cards printed
this week.
FIFTEEN MEMBERS of the
team, wearing brand new uni
forms, will be in tonight's patri-
otto parade. They plan to car
ry huge flag, stretching half way
across the street as they march.
NEXT SUNDAYS exhibition
game-weather permitting, oil
course-will be with the Seattle
Drydock & Construction Co. team
The drydock boys will bring a 80
piece band and a whole boatload
of fans.
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} A LETTER FROM
, ANN ONOMOUS

o Mr.. Billy earns,
o Grand and exalted ink
= singer.
o Dear Sir:
= We take great pleasure In
= giving you an exclusive scoop
+ in the amateur sport line.
o Please use as much as pos
o sible. Here 1t is:
o Newt Hula" Mills, who
o plays centerfield for the Roy
@ al A. c., has went and done
o it. He HE'D himself over to
o Olympia and married one
g Miss Mable Johnson. All this
= occurred a week ago.
O Please run this under the
8 heading WAR Claims An
= other Victim"
9 Yours for q doughnut, also
O with love. THE GANG.
o p. S.-Say, Bill, is mar
9 riage a sport or an overt act?
@ @ @ 9 9 9 @ Q q o @ @ @ o o