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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15

n
from the station / found an old ca
driver who thought he could take u
for the liberal bonus agreed TO pa
him. We had hardly got seated wheI
an officer tried TO force us out, am
only my wife's quick plea OF Hines
saved him black eye and me iror
bars or large fine.
After England declared war, the ef
forts to capture spies were doubled
and the mob had a new lot OF signs K
tear down. We were forbidden TO tall
English on the telephone or on the
street. We kept TO our homes rather
closely. Most OF the buses. taxicabs
and horses had been Communicated
| and the only signs OF life In Berlin
were furnished by the officers driving
madly about In high-powered cars
which exceeded all speed limits and
other traffic regulations.
After n few days. things began to re-
turn 10 normal again. The food sup
ply seemed ample and the headlines in
the newspapers were so encouraging
and the reports OF victories upon vic
tories so convincing that every one ex-
pected the war 10 be over within a
very short time and they began to eat
up the stores they had so excItedly
collected.
Bread cards were initiated, II is true,
but the amount allowed was more than
adequate for all except, perhaps, the
very poor who depend almost entirely
upon bread.
The press began advising the peo-
pie to conserve food but at the same
time said that II care was taken there
was no danger of there not being
enough for all. School teachers gave
daily talks to the children to eat every
thing on their plates. One went so far
as to announce; II always lick my
plate, children, and you should do the
samelp
The result Of these warnings was
merely to increase boarding and buy
Ing from food spectators. / never
knew Of single German who yolun-
tarlly deprived himself Of single
lriicle of food out of patriotic mo-
ives. The only sacrifice German is
willing to make for his country is the
me he cannot escape.
As time went on and England's
lockade became Increasingly effective,
he internal condition of Germany
'ent from bad to worse, and long be-
ore left Berlin, on January %, 1918,
'nditions had become well-nlgh I'M !
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15
WORTHY TO VEIL ROYALTY
Queen OF Siam the Possessor of Prob.
ably Most Magnificent Garment
In the World.

The queen OF Slam owns a toilet
article which is altogether calculated
to fill the hearts of all other ladies'
Of the kingdom with ardent desire and
envy. For the queen is the happy
possessor of veil capable of beau
tifying her face most wonderfully.
This veil 10 delicate tissue of the
finest threads, but woven so as to
have some resistance.
Part Of this three-meters-long veil
is intended to conceal the face, while
the remainder flows down over the fig
ure and closely nestles to the body.
The veil, which falls over the back,
is completely sown over with diamond
dust, while the part in front is less
busted, SO as not to impair the face
and the organs of sense. The lowest
ends of the veil are covered with bril-
liants.
The tissue of the veil is so prepared
as to cause changes in color when ex-
posed to the air. No sooner has the
wearer stepped into the street than
the veil assumes delicate rosy hue,
which deepens and, as it were, be-
comes animate the longer it remains
in the open. When the queen returns
to her abode the hue passes away and
the veil turns pale and dead as be-
fore.
The veil has been credited with pos
sessing the most wonderful powers.
For century it has been in the pos
session of the royal house of Siam,
and although constantly used and ex-
posed to all kinds Of influences Of the
weather 1t has not lost anything Of
its texture and beauty.
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CHAPTER XVI.
osrmanY b MartIme.

&NANfAtf4 W " ~ AftNNNs
While the German people have AL
ways been IN thorough accord with the
kaiser's ambitious project which Is so
significantly described by the popular
Slogan; Deutschland uber allies r.
when The great war which was 20
achieve Germany's aims. commenced,
Il came almost as much as surprise
70 the Germans as Il WAS TO the rest of
the world They knew Ii was inevi.
table aud they looked forward eagerly
20 "Def Tag" bat when II arrived the
hustle and excitement. not 10 say
panic. which developed throughout
Germany Was 80 pronounced that In
s0tae cases Il approached the ludicrons.
Obviously the people were kept In
Ignorance VI the plans Of their war
harons Ia order that hostilities might
ccme rs a complete surprise 60 them
aud give color 90 the governments
contention that the war was forced
apoE Germany.
SO little thought did we give 90 the
complexities Of the political situation
that on Friday. July 81. 1914. my wife
and started on on motor triE. We
had heard 40 nany rumors Of war
within the previous ten years that we
saw no reason Why an amicable sola.
ton should not again be found as Il
had always been before.
on our way out the ChavIottenburger
ChausSee we passed the kaiser and the
kaiEerin driving 70 Berlin from Pots
dam at shout sixty miles an hour, and
there we're other indications OF &c
tiyity, but we attached little impor'
lance 20 them.
When we reaehed Potsdam. how
ever, and saw thousands OF tons Of
coal heaped up between the railroad
tracks which were ordinarily kept
clear we realized that preparations fos
war We're being made IN earnest and
We -toFa-a 10 consider whether Il
wpnlT M be better after all 10 return
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cauaht on 70 Sailor, rrlo,e.

IL a mans hat blew overheard while
leaving port many British shippers
would turn back and delay sailing I'M
I'll the next day. 1t was an omen that
one OF the crew would be lost over the
SIDE during the trip. This sign, how
ever, became discredlted. as willy deck
hands, DESTROYS Of another day ashore
with their wives and families, con-
traeted the habit of going aloft and
assisting the wind to foretelI disaster.
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Copyright. 1918 BY the Mcclure Nswspa.
per eyndicatel
CRATER xv--consInusd.

The inbllation with which the news
81 the sinking Of the LpsItanIa was no.
eeiyed by the German people was gen.
erni. II was 30 significant that be-
sieye America would have declared war
Immediately Ind 1t been known. |
have failed 10 find single German
who did not exnlt over the dastardIy
crime. and the activity OF the Yep
pelins 10 their raids on open towns
EVOKED similar demonstrations.
That the views which the people
held regarding the conduct Of the war
were strongly Influenced by the public
press, which was absolutely controlled
by the government was only 70 be ex-
pec'ed, The fact that In peace time the
press Of Germany was perhapa the
mos, reliable IN the world, made OF It
q particularly valuable tool In the
hands Or the government III time Of
war.
The German newspaper II gospel to
fhe people. The last word In any arGn.
faent was always furnished by proof
supplied b some newspaper article
~ steht "a der zcitOng," literally 4
translated. "rhe paper says So" was
always final and conclusive. Nothing
the papers declared was TOO preposter.
ons 70 be believed
The press WIS used TO excellent adj.
vantage 70 conceal reyerses and 10
make the utmost capital out OF sue. ,
cesses. Right from The start the news. I
papers declared that Germany was /
fighting defensive war; thar the ma i
lions q the world had jumped on
Geunany'e neck because they were q
Jealous Of her growing power. nj
The Importance which the kaiser b
aud his leaders placed In public opin-
on among the German people Is clear. r,
y Illustrated by the announcements s
shex made and the sneamuren they re-A 4
sorted 20 from time TO time, for home
consumption. E
When III December. 1910. for m.
stance, the kniser realized that the re-
sumption d unrestricted submarine
warfare. which be had determined
upon. inighi bring neutral nations. in
eludlng the united States, into the
war, Ne felt that II was necessary to
DO something 70 uphold the spirit OF
his people. Il took the form Of d pro-
posni Of peace 70 the allies
This proposal WIS designed 20 ac-
eompiish tFa distinct purposes: First.
Il was 10 convince the German people
that their kaiser was really the peace
loving monarch he had always pro.
feNscd 20 be; second. Il was 10 demon |
aire the allies by dividing them
against themselves.
This much Is certain: The kaiser
never intended the allies TO accept the
proposal he made. lie admitted that
much 90 me. as did also the
Prince Won Pless. hls most Intimate
advisor. II was termed III such way
that the allies could not possibly ac-
eept Il. hut Il served one OF the pur-
poses which Il was intended 10 achieve.
and nearly accomplished the other.
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caterpIllars, Intelligence.

II caterpillars cannot actually think.
1t appears that they have a degree of
sense not generally recognized. In a
London institution lecture some time
ago Frederick Enoch, who has been
studying the insects for half CEN
fury, showed that they really seem to
be conscious Of their marking and col
Grafton and are able to use the knowl-
edge In protecting themselves from
birds, their natural enemies.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15
Jatln DerIvatIve

Corporal is derived from the same
latin word MS captain, but with adj
mixture of the meaning and spelling
of the English word corps. Caporalis
In medieval Latin meant a chief or
commander hence the French caporal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15
sIept on and Under Eeathsrs

Tho Dutch colonlsts In America
maaaged to fight the cold more sue
eessfully than any of the other colo
nlsts, and 1t was their custom to have
a feather mattress to sleep upon and
another to sleep under,
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Successful borrowers are the kind
who get credit for their efforts.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11
in THE OIL FIELDS
Offics, 03<i w. n. PECK Rssdsaes, 2<@3

10 Csddo ana on north. Tho plunse
northwArd IL rapid at first. beins
about 1900 feet In the first 10
moles. After that the average 10 not
more than 10 feet 10 the mile 80
that at Hanger The top 81 the blanh
IIms is about 1900 feet beneath the
surface or i,100 feet below sea Level.
Where the black lime outcfops IN
San Haba county seven distinct anu
oiinss are we'll exposed. some OF
which can be .aslly followed Tor sew
sraI miles northwArd. Thsse anu.
oIInss arc we'll shown In tho ovsriy'
Ins atrawn formation, although IN
thIs formation thu east dips ara not
so s,ronH m In tho underlying black
limo. These anticlines are all
roughly parallel 10 one another, Do
lns from slr 20 10 miles apart, and
are also parallel 10 and superifn-
posed upon the top Of and down
either flank Of the main slophE
fold. These antlciinea probably
were formed Al the same time ~ the
main structure and are simply
smaller folds on the top and flanks
OF this imms snss larger fold
This then aives us an understand. !.
Ing Al least of what may be sHpsctsd
In tho oil producing territory far
ther north. n 10 quite improbable
that those folds are contirSoous but
the forces and conditions which
contributed 10 this foNiins In San
saba county 30 ensrtsd thslv In
fluencs In brown. comAnohs. East
land and stephens counties and
would have there produced the sans
results. except that the struoture.
would not he 90 steep and We would
expect much cross-foldina running
east and west caused by forces sn-
svtsd from ths north ard south.
Aftsr plotting soms zoe we'll rec
ords. this seems 70 bc about the con
ditiop. The Duke we'll In Comanohs
county and the Allen we'll In East-
land eounty are In line With probably
one or more synciines between. THIS
Ranger - Caddo pools are In linz
The Bias6 we'll. near cryssal rAlls'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11

n J Clark and win c. Aliens No.
. on the w. v. Halsaii farm IN the
southeast corner OF the southeast
quarter OF a2.2+is Is n failure
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11

the breckenridge structure and good
structures farthsr south are In line.
All Of these structures are quite ap.
parent on the surface. except tho
Ranger structure which, although
folded, has no east or south dips on
ths surface. The black lime. how
ever shows an immenss structure
here. There are also structures In the
surface formations which are not
indicative OF structures In tho black
lime beneath and therefore do not
Indicate oil pools, Several OF these
structures have besn drilled on and
found dry. II IN therefore apparent
That where these structures In the
surface formations are located above
tho parallel fold In the Bend forma-
uon. particularly N they have a good
south or east dip. they are suffieien,
evidences Of cross.foIding In In the
black lime 10 warrant the drilling OF
q well. However, whore thsse struc-
tures In the surface formations are
between the parAilsi utructurss OF the
black lime beneath. they are value
lees and viii only produce dry holes
~ they would encounter q syncline
In the black lima
u is not 10 be expected, however.
that because these productive s,ruc.
tures are roughly parallel that the
Individual pools will he nearly all
ALIKE nor 10 II even likely that their
longer aIis will bs parallel. A study
Of tho deep well logs also showv that
very few, II any, OF the pools In north
central Texas have their best pro
duetion on the top Of the black lime
structures but well down the sides,
Therefore th- shape and area OF the
productive field depends on the form,
the sand conditions. the gas pressure
ana other characteristics OF each In
dlviduai field. These have to be
worked out for zach pool
The two oil sands In the black lime
are from 10 TO ab feet and from 200
10 gtO feet. respectively. Srom tho top
of that rock body. The deeper and
10 tho one from which the larHs
production comss ~ Ranger. Besides
these two lands there are two 9TH
ers above them IN the Btrawn forma-
tion at different levels. Those are
called the Bspwnwood sand. which ID
near tho top " the strawn formation
ana the strawn sand, which 10 about
hallway betwesn tho Brownwood
sand and the upper Ranger sand OF
the black lime. Then at tho baSe oi
the lover bend shaiss. about 200 feet
below the base OF the black lime. II
another sand from which the veals
we'll In stephens county In producing
several hundred barrsls daily At a,ss0
feet. This last sand has only been
drilled 20 In q very few cases on ac-
cosnt Of its depth and will probably
be big producer At certain points.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11
CuArTAuouA COUNTY, KAN

CUACTAuoUA COUNTY, KAN
A. W. Donneley and the baldwin OH
company have n sc-barrel we'll In
their test on the r, N. plodfetiea-
west quarter OF i0-st-ii.
Hubbard a sharple-- and Others
have n iS-barrrl producer In No. >
on tho MIRA q, r. Smith farm In the
northwest OF the southeast OF
76-ss-io.
The Prairie on a Gas company
No on the W. u. wintermute farm
In In. sou,hw--, ~ the southwes,
of section eNat-ii isa sc-barrel we'll
No, 9, drilled by the same COMPANY
ON the Mary r. Rrent farm In the
northeast OF the northeast OF
is-ss-ii, II good for five barrels.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11

CREEK COUNTY y-Two good
wells In the Drumright field were
brought In this week ~ followr' The
Monitor oil a Gas Co.'S No. . on
the Katie Fixico allotment IN the
northeast corner OF i-l1-T In a 10.
barrel well
The =. n. a q. Co.'S No. 10 on the
W NJ, steele farm In the northwest
corner ~ ss-is-7 Is also n To-barreI
producer
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11

II IL with more than usual pleas
urs that the oil editor presents q
prArtical geological talk on the
format tons In TEXAS. which are just
now attracting 90 much attention.
n n written by J. N. sands, who has
bean In tho TEXAS fields for tho last
eighteen months. and who has had
eight years sxperisnce In geological
work. besides the three years that
he has been with the McMAn on
mp~ny. who have led the process
siou ~ OIL producers In tle mid CON
eutstds work ~ . consulting Heolo-
slst. and his services are In great de-
mad.
n should be read with interest
The black limo Of this Psnnsyl-
vaaia ssriss In Texas Ia very interest
lns at present A. II 10. the rock body
from which both the upper and
isvsr oil comes At Ranger, TEXAS
To So the black lime one mus,
- 10 the outcrop In San Saba and
hoCulioch counties. II has there
been thrust up by the great series
Of movemsnts which produced the
liaao-burnstt mineral reGioh,
Prem he eutcrop u probably pltohss
~ N immsnss sloplnG arch ail tho
wav 70 the Red river The crest of
Shio arch runs approximately from
about The western border Of eAn
oAbA county through \ point . rev
miIss west Of Brewnvcod 70 Ranger,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11
NJ oattNsRt's Record.

No other area Of country, even In
Guiding the coal fields Of Pennsyl-
vaniA and West Virginia and the iron
region OF northern Michigan and
Minnesota. performed . more vital
sSrvics 10 the nation In its wur pro-
gram than those opulsnt sections OF
kansaA Oklahoma and northern
Tsxas. which are united under the
term, the mid -coNkipent oil fislds." I"
ror from the wsiih I'm thsss thrss
states last year we're produced ap-
prosimatsly i<o.eeo.oeo barrels Of
Oh. or about ~ per cent of the ss6.-
e6o,0oo barrels which representa-
the entire petroleum output OF the
United states. With Russia. Ru-
mania and 0alicia out Of the market.
india aud the Dutcht East Indies re-
stricted locally on aocount Of the
ship situation, only Msxicq remains
~ Z large producer Of pstroleum out
sids Of the United states.
fhsos countries produced In 1917;
United states. sss.elS.s0t barrels;
Msxtco, BB.sss.7T0 bArreis; Dutch
Ess Indies, ia.sss.ess barrels. and
India s,bo0.00O barrels, q total out
side Of the United States OF 1s.7ai,.
1SS barreh.
The three large producers % Pc
trolsum outside OF the United states
therefore. account for approximately
~ per cent Of the supply available ia
what ara still known as the neutral
and allied countries. which leaves ~
per cent to be provided BY the United
6tatss. OF the latter the rnid-conti'
nsnt fields produced ~ per cent N
bulk last year. Bknce the grade oN
mid continent oil Il distinctly higher
than the majority Of Uuif and Gall.
fornia crudeS, An that u contain,
larger proportions OF gasoline and
ksrossne, the part piaysd by th'
mid continent fisids In supplying the
allied countries with ESSENTIAL pstro'
isum pr6ducts II rendered still more
imprssuive.--''The Lamp" the off,
oial organ OF the standard OIL CON-
pany.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11

psierolsum produc" can be stand
ardixed.
Tho -. bureau of standards has
shown<ha interests In the efforts
put foftff~ by the various chemists
aud technical men connected with
the gasoline and refining interests.
who have been taking part In this
work,
This will he an open meeting to
all Interested parties. who are. In
vitsd To attend and hear the reports.
and who are also invited 10 express
their vtews on any subject rsln
10 this work.
Tugs Up In the Okmuiscc fYc'd.
Tho kinswood on company has a
rig up for No. . Griffin farm IN the
southwest corner Of the northeast
OF s.i2.it
The Carter OH company No. I test
on the I>ec jackson farm In tho
southeast corner Of the northeast OF
,-is-ii 10 n RIG
Waite Phillips and the Oypry com.
pany have rig timherr moved IN for
test on the Iirssic Hawkins farm
IN the northwest of tho northeast OF
S-ia-i7.
G. H. shsffer has a rig UP for No.
test on tho Joans farm In the
northeast Of the northeast Of s-i3-ia.
w. u. Pine No. 2 on the Ice farm
In tho northeAst OF s-Is-i7 ir u rtH
and has rig timhers moved In for
No, Z. same farm
". W. Kimbley ana others are RIG
Hins up on No. . on the o. Ham
mond Farm IN tho northeast NJ the
southwest Of ?i-is-i2 This we'll
wns located by Do vinna n McMa-
han, former owners, and later pur'
chased by Kimbley and others
n. Livingston and tho Cosdrn COM
pany have moved In n machine for
No. "a on the ". Atkins farm In tho
southwest OF 2s.ls-l7.
| u, l.. wiGton and others are rig
Ging up on tho Neilan farm In the
southwest Of s-ia-it. ana are also
rigging up on Binnrr farm In the
extreme southeast OF 71-is-i2 for a
fhAIlow test.
Terrell a Dixon and others gre
spuddlng In their test on the yarGer
farm IN tho northwest of the north
west Of si.is-i7.
waite Phillips has n rig on the
ground for No. 4 on the James Row
man farm IN tho northeast corner
of tho northwest OF 82-i3-is, Ills
Murrvil farm No. y In the southwest
of the northwest Of ss-it-ii In also
q rig.
The Number onS OF company has
q vig up for No. q on the Enbankr
farm In the northeast of i7-is.h,
Tho BadRer on company is spud'
ding In No. q on the Rayier faym In
the exact center of 20-i3.it.
Curtis a Aiken have rig mp for
No. 4 on the James Henry farm In
t-tt-ii.
Tho Tribes on company No. 4 on
the NJ. A. Clark farm In the north
west Of the southwest OF ss-it-ll u
rig.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11
Aib~vt Browu In Tuwn.

Albert brown, Vice president and
general nanaker OF the OIL Well
Supply company OF California. is In
the city after q year and n halfs
absence, and N meeting with . roynl
welcome from his numerous friends
He has made = careful estimate OF
the probable business In California,
during the spring. and says that be-
ginning January 4, business will be
better In that state than II ever has
been since oil was discovered. He
will remain In Tulsa till after Christ
mas visiting his daughter, Mrs c. y
Callahan. whose husband In con
nected with tho Texas company.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11
tInpossans Acssins Ts~isht

Th0r0 VIII be q mestInN OF INC
COMMITTEES Of which DIR. Charles X
Francis. chief chemist Of cosden q
Co. 10 chairman. In the rooms OF tho
Mid-C Continent OH q Gas Co, fifth
floor Cosden building. Wednesday
esening. December IL At . y. m.
Al this meeting different COM
mittses who have been working on
various tests will make their reports
on the results Of their efforts to-
wards arriving at q point whore all
instr umsnss and methods OF testing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11


". Constnntin ana Jim EEan are
Starting q test on q $4,000 acres
lease In Bosuue county. Teras, a
county that 10 traversed BY both the
Santa ~ and tho ~. X! q 7 rail-
roads. and lies west of tho Braros
river. They arc making tbs location
southeast % the Bsnedum q TSes
we'll at Walnut sprinsA which N nov
spudding on what is known ~ the
Henry Kestler survey. -
Mr.. Egan brought hack with him
the greatest aggregation Of sheHs
and petrified bones. including q
rams horn, q cows foot. and sepe-
ciaiiy oysters, oiAms and 0hell fish
In great numbers This 10 taken A.
evidence that At one time this county
was tho bottom OF q sait sea. and II
petroleum 10 produced, ~ many
claim II 10. from deoayed sea animals
and fish. Il may he found In great
quantities In this location. whom once
the we'll 10 put down.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-11
building Loading RacA NJ Du vii

Mensrn Constaatln. schock. the
Phoenix Refining company and Ed
die Crssin are buildi an extcnsive
loading rack at Du W, Okla, about
seven miles this side OF Burkbur.
nett and will be ready for business
In ten days
Ry piping the oil this far from the
Rurk rkburnett field. II will nve time,
and will relieve the congestion n,
purk burnett The loadius rack will
acr gmmQdatc 60 cars at n time. and
will thus keep the railroad busy de-
iiverinH oil TO the various refirerier
operated by the above. and Also Ia
their customers