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The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
BUREAU OF MINES SAVES
MANY LIVES DURING WAR

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. "a
Achievements OF the bureau OF mines
during the war In saving the lives OF
miners and promoting the mining In
dustry are described by Director Van
H. Manning la his annual report,
made public here today Contributions
OF the bureau 20 the military forces OF
the nation. as enumerated In the re-
port, included development OF the
chemical welfare service; designing OF
delicate instruments 20 detect enemy
tunneling operations and locate artil-
lery stations; increasing the efficiency
OF ship boilers; development 81 a
number Of new ana powerful eXplo-
sivea and an Increase In the production
OF minerals for war purposes.
The chemical warfare service, which
at the end of the last fiscal year in
oludod seventeen hundred chemists
modified here at the American uni
verslty and which was placed under
the Jurisdiction Of the war depart
ment, had is inception, the report
says, in an offer made In February,
1917, before war was declared. As d
result OF the work OF the bureau, In
development OF gases and gas masks,
the United States was months ahead
OF where Il otherwise would have
been.
The instruments developed 10 de-
tect mining and tunneling operations
and the location of artillery stations,
the bureau believes. viii be of great
use In the mining industry, by deter
mining the location OF men entombed
IN mines following disasters. Tests
conducted by experts OF the bureau OF
boilers resulted In a change In the
design Of tho boilers. 80 that the coal
heretofore necessary 20 send ships six
miles is quite sufficient TO carry them
seven miles.
New and deadly explosives. the ma
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
LOCAL COMPANY HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR
DAMAGE
WATER At MAMMOTH RTsER.
vOIR RAN MUCH TOO HIGu.
state Engineer McGonaglc Gives Full
Endorsement 20 Legislation In Con-
ncction With New Irrigation Laws
TO Come Up For Consideration BE-
fore Legislature Next Month.

Fun Enforcement Is given the new
water rights legislation proposed b.
tho Utah water rights commission in
the biennial report OF q. r. McGona-
sic. state engineer. filed In the gov
ernot's office last Monday. McGuna-
sic. although not a member OF the
commission. has been In close touch
with the work done by the newly
organized body. lie gives no details
o. 60 the legislation to be presented to
the next session Of the state lcgisia-
ture. but his mention OF the matter Is
the first official information that the
report 81 the water rights commits
sion Is about ready Tor the legislature.
The state engineer recommends that
Z, fund OF 10000 be appropriated for
the state land board FOR the strength.
ming Of the Piute dam. lie asks that
the legislature give the power 10 ox
tend the time In witch men that-havo
been IN tho service may complete thch
tights 10 state water. This appiics TO
those - no had filed on water. lut who
went into the military service and
we're Consequently unable to- fuinu
their bliKations An APPROPRIATED
FOR the ftete engineers office of tl2..
zoo IL asked.
Mc0onEEio goes into -ictnil regard.
lng the Mammoth dam break IN MAY
1917. lie quotes tho report made Co.
the governor at tho time IN which he
assigned four causes for tho dam Fo-
Ing out lie lays tho blame FOR the
disaster TO tile Price River trri-
sation company. and says that n the
" alter lad been kept four feet lower
the dam would stlii be intact
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
More coaI plscoxcred.

POCATELLO, Ida. Dec. 2i.--A
coal mine within ten miles Of Poca-
tcllo is the announcement made by ..
kimhail Of this city. who has just COM
pieted n lease on eleven hundred and
sixty acers OF land I'm tho Fort Hall
Indian reservation. The lease was ar
ranged with the officials IN charge OF
the reservation, l<imbail states that
he will form a company In the spring
to develop a coal prospect he has been
working ten miles west Of the city.
A twclve-foot vein OF coal has been
uncovered. states the promoter.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
NEW PROPERTY OPENING UP
DOWN ~ T1tONtpSONs CANYON

Last week several loads OF coal were
delivered Ia town from the new coal
mine recently opened ~ IN Thomp.
sons Canyon, says Moab'H indcpcn-
dent 81 the goth. Tho coal 10 stated
10 be OF excellent quality and Il finds
n ready market In Moab. Tho mine u
being developed hy u. q. Dcnaci. Or.
J. y. Reid and q. A. CLARK. The lattns
IL one Of the original diHcoyororn OF
the properly and considerable work
was done on q two years ago BY Den
yer. Colo. parties. but owing 10 lack
Of funds. this company rulinquishod
ne claim 20 tho mino 90 clark. Tho
property Nv situated about five miles
above the town Of rhompHona In the
main Thnmpaona Canyon. good
wagon read has boon built a. tho mine
and with only three miners working.
about twenty-five tons of coal are
mined a dny. The coal ln equal 70 any
found Ia this part OF the West ana
comes from the Same vein now being
worked by tho American Fuel COM
pany az 6eso. which camp n situated
within three miles OF the new mine.
IL n stated that classification OF the
ccnl land embraced within the prop.
orty should be- made by the govern
ment within two weeks After ciaaal-
fieation n received there will prob
ably be "a company formed 90 mine the
coal upon "a large scale.
The development work on the prop
orty consists 81 tunnel Of a hundred
and forty feet which follows tho
main vein into tho mountain. Five
feet OF good coal shows IN the face OF
the tunnel. and u h stated that tho
vein will reach six feet when the tun.
mel IL driven fifty feet further. The
report OF "A mining expert, who has
just completed thorough survey OF
the property. states that this II one OF
the best coal propositions In Utah.
There Is an abundance ~ timber and
water available Tor mining purposes
and arrangements have been cc:,'
pleted with the owners OF the Ballard
railroad. whereby a spurtraok can DO
huilt from the mine, distance Of less
than a mile. 10 connect with this
means OF outlet for their coal
There Is no information available ~
TO the plans OF the owners, but Il II
understood that several blk coal COM
panies are anxious a. take hold OF the
property. which II this II done, one
more big industry will be added 90
Grand county.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
UTAITS BUSINESS SHOWS UP
SPLENDIDLY FOR THE YEAR

Despite tho restrictions imposed by
var. trade In automobile tires and az
ceasorie3 throughout Utah increased
more markedly than any other line
during 1918. This Is indicated by IN :
Bradst'eet report last Monday.
The Increase Ia these lines over the
1917 business amounted from 3b 10
as per cent Business generally was
much improved over the previous
year.
department stores and general re-
.ail linen showed an increase OF 20 per
cent Along other lines the advances
ieportad In hardware are l6 to 20
Ter cents drugs, / per cent; packing
business generous but Understandable
advance; groceries, slight Manufao-
turing generally showed little change.
Tho increases In trade were largely
those IN value rather than Tonnage,
National banks throughout the United
states showed a. rs per cent Increase
IN earnings TOY the year ending Au-
guest Sist.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
RESTRICTIONS NOW OFF As
TO CouNTItY's ENEMY ALlENs

All restrictions ON German enemy
aliens except those applying TO entry
Into 1nd departure from the United
States rnd those affecting the p1wei
OF internment we're ordered removed
.ast Monday BY Attorney General Ore
cory. effective Christmas nay. This
!eiion was taken on c0bled lnstrue-
iions from President Wilson. and al
fects about five hundred thousand
German men and women. II was eN-
planned that tho department OF Justice
would continue 90 exercise the power
Of internment OF dangerous German
enemy aliens and that the order would
not affect such aliens already Intern
ed. Those OF Carbon county. who are
few In number when the foreign popu-
lation here Is taken into oonsidera-
ton. no longer win have 10 report 10
tho postmasters OF their c0mmuni
ties, In the larger cities aliens have
been required 10 appear often before
the chiefs OF police and others.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27

President Wilson last November
9Th signed an executive order elimi-
mating from the Sevier national forest
(Utah) five small areas comprising
IN all two thousand eight hundred and
five acres OF land. OF the lands ELI
minated one portion IL comprised OF
a strip five miles long and a half mile
wide. situated southeast OF Panguitoh.
the headquarters OF the Seyier forest,
The lands have been classified as
mainly agricultural. and the action
taken results from recommendation
submitted 10 the president by the sec
retarf Of agriculture, based on land
classification work carried on by the
forest service.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
AROUND THE COAL CAMPS,
PERSONAL AND OTHEItwISF

Al Hawaiian industries employing
moro than ten persons have boon
ordered 90 shut down from Decem-
Der $50 until January "a for the pur-
pose OF saving coal. All tho workers
viii receive 90 per cent of their ordin-
AIRY wages, OF which the employers
viii collect two-thirds from tile COM
munities IN which they are located.
An appeal 60 tho anthracite mine
workers 90 observe only Christmas
Day itself as holiday during the
present week and 10 work Industrious
~ the other live days we issued lag.
Saturday by the United States fuel adj
mihistration. A celebration OF greater
myth than Christmas Day itself II
viewed by tho fuel administration as
likely 20 have serious effect upon
the anthracite situation.
sim more strikes have broken out
IN tho Silesinn coal fields as a result
~ agitation carried on by agents OF
Dr. Llabksecht. radical socialist LEAD.
or. rhe agents succeeded In Undue
Ing the MIXERS 10 re! udiate the reeert
agreement with the mine owners
New demands. with the condition that
they be accepted az once, were re
fused by the owners and five OF the
leading mines shut down. The pres
ent silesiGn output In but half the nor
NAL yield. The Rheniseh Weatphalian
coal fields also are partly paralyzed
by q strike, which has cut down the
usual output a third, Tho eOciailsi
VoTyaerta declares that the entire M
uustrial activity OF SaX0ny viii be
crippled within fourteen dys unless
more coal 10 assured, In November
tho coal shortage IA saXony amounted
10 thirty thousand tons. Tile Decnm .
Der supply win show a greater d.
fTqaga
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
Good untn February.

WASHINGTON. u. G.. Dec. Ill
Fuel Administrators Garfield ANNOUNCE
ed today that maximum prices on coal
and zone regulations on fuel ship.
mcnts viii not be removed before
chruary I, 1919. There had been re
ports recently that all restrictions
would be removed about the first Of
the year.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27

Chamberlain Cough Remedy Is
splendid for Group" writes Mrs Ed
ward Hassett, Frankfort, N. Y. My
children have been quickly relieved OF
attacks OF this dreadful complaint by
its use" This remedy contains no
opium or other narcotic. and may be
given 10 a child as confidently as to
an adult.-AdVt.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27

ture OF which the government viii not
reveal, were developed nt the bu-
reau's explosive station and bomb
proof near Pittsburg. Pa. while steel
for cannon, material Tor cartridges
and wir several other ordnance uses
we're tested for flaws and weaknesses
at tho Pittsburg laboratory OF the
bnL ean.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
.. w. HAMMOND, LICENSED An
STRACrER OF TITLES.

Abstracts OF title furnished 10 any
piece or tract In Eastern Utah. Fire
Insurance written in the best com
panies doing business In the state.
Real estate, bonds, etc. Ground floor.
Golden Rule building.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27

Ira Xix is blind in one eye. A friend
undertook TO express sympathy for
his misfortune, Don't symDathize
with me-" said Ira. Il can see too
blamed much with this one lamp. /
don't know what l would do n l had
two"
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
Touching
Message

We have n message for vow
TO touch not your heart but your
financial welfare. There are no
bleeding hearts i'm IL, but ~
you'll only heed you'll be better
off. It's simply a message Of
invitation 60 our offices. where
when you wish 20 buy or sell
real estate. insure your prop
crty. o. Hist your trades, you'n
find ms right ON the job. Hest
there Is I'm fire Insurance. Many
real estate bargains. Conveyance
ing and abstracting and notary
work. We 60 your bonds.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27

Wool buttons are excellent trim
ming for dresses Of dnVetyn.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27

When the boys are home and back
into civilian garb we can cease work
ing for them. But not before.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
MINE TAX LITIGATION IS
COMING ON NEXT
MONTH
THREE FEDERAL JUDGES ARE
TO SIT IN CASE.

Some Six or Eight of the Producing
Companies of Carbon County In
observation-disclosures OF Zig PRODUCE
ing Coal Property out From Thomp-
sons-Around Camps OF County.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27
Talking to You

You man with good cor-you
va Mt 20 KEEP II good, don't your The
way 20 DO thar is alwsya 10 give It the
attention needs al the time II is
needed. We are ready at an times
day on night--to attend to your vui-
cGrizing We nave the moA COM
petent mechanics to be SECURED. and
guarantee that your car win never be
"ba.chered."
PRICE RUBBER WORKS
y. w. GOlding.
North Ninth Street. Price. Utah.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-27

Little children's party frocks are OF
net with tiny edges OF satin ribbon.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19
Mm nrln nccncr hi. Mcck

u IL proposed that the Magnolia
Petroleum company viii deepen It's
well In tho northeast corner ~ the
southWest or :2.1s-9w today. and
not later than "Wednesday but -
course this II not assured There hos
been some hesitation an the part ~
the production department uf the
Magnolia in drilling I'm the well ON
account ~ lack OF facilities 20 han
dle the oil,
There ~ much speculation ne 90
what win happen when this BelC3is
deepencd, but the most conservative
OF oil men figure that the well is
not u freak and that considerable
more sand will hc found as well az
more oil. The well ls already q
paying proposition ana Is averaging
from 90 to l25 barrels per ~ The
chances Tor real big we'll are
very favorable
II is now related that the we'll
was located wears ago by Mr Oli
phsnt. a groloEist who is said TO
have been responsible Tor HE Mag
uolia's large holdings tn the Electra
ricld lie In the same gculogist who
passed on West Virginia and whose
report kept the Standard ont ~ that
state FOR many years
I'm the meantime. the we'll is io.
Gated ON creek and this seems
about the easiest way 60 locate OFT
In oklahoma
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19
First DAYS Hearing on Price Of Case.
line.

MANY rrrrrrs and their attorneys
joururcd tu oklahoma city yester-
day io attend Aattorney General
trrclIurs hearing on the price OF
gasoline and at least two witnesses
were examined before the hearing
was adjourned until today
" one witness was an alleged e1-
pert frum Kansas city Dr ROY
'ruas who gave U bunch OF alleged
Figures us ln percentages and the
cost uf gasoline and was much al
sea when lt came 10 real facts and re
suits other than laboratory tests
There is uo chance Ia duplicate IN
actual refining laboratory test and
cvory r"finer In the crowd knew IL
Another witness was an adiuster
f"r AN insurance company. who test
field That refiners could put a
pric" on refined products when oh
u.nng Insurance nud he too proved
"a poor Witness for the attorney
general
That the hearing will be a farce
Eo"s without saying AS conditions are
continually changing over night and
ia" nnn who can give actual cost
figures can get hundred thousand
dollars Nrar from any of the hig
concerns with nothing else to ia but
give actual costs
While tho guyerument Is laying or
from the oil business Il certainly
looks absolutely malicious that any
one In oklahoma should be trying
TO harm the states largest industry
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19

property ~ the American Pipe line
company in 1868. This com
panys $50. ] In the northeast corn
cr Of lhr southwest of 23-2G-s
found sand from 81 TO 32s feet
ana bld 1000. O0O feet ~ gas. II
was drilled on 10 i2O0frrt and found
1000 600 feet more The win will
he dr'lIpb deeper
Ou, ~ The deepest ~ the dry
hol's loo -f-lO was completed last
wc"I, -a the Texas Comany IN the
center uf The northwest OF S2-26-
10. o. I~ dIv and aba ndOned at
. a21 zee, Another we'll will be
drilled Do, the same company In sec
ton Ha same township
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19

tONCrnnirut VIII Not Interfere,
Tho government uts uuuuuu'"l ]
thtu uiI uumllls.rNtut t.Wu thI' Do
Will absolutely not lutrrtore with th"
uil business rttH,r Iu brhiu ur li"
uU producers uu the 'u' hnnd, IA"
r"tn,fa un the other nor VIII 10 una
dcJtuko the pooling uf ull care, nor
allow ruusumrrs uI fucl uil ur Aar.
l.uc 10 influence lta action
.'hr following letters are Hclf-DN.
paultury Ib,N arr uf the greatest
importance at this particular time
ana should bee plainly underAiooh by
every dnc vino s intctostrd, Hll the
WY from the producer 10 the niu
mate consumer Mr. Markham is
chairman OF the sub comluitt"r on
production nud has sent tho iulloW.
ing 10 Ma Nrqun. whose response
rs also given
N L. kcquu director oil dNision
ut fuel administration Dear Sir
Atho the lmmodats problem Of fuel
oil distributors iB admitted "a hr on"
primarily OF transportation, YOU and
Nh Ohonuell have expressed to us
numbers ~ the subcommittee on
production OF the petroleum war
scr,ic committee. your 0ppiehcu.
g,un lest the industry ho confronted
In the near future with u serious
shortage OK crude oil, and have
asked our advice % to the ways aud
means Of relieving that threatened
Nltuatiou.
The demand for fuel Oh is very
greatly increased and Us growing
Iupidly from day 10 day MS new con
A"ns, engaged chiefly on war bust
~. heRin operation. On tnr other
Nud competitions VI new wells are
talling OFT
You are aware that the coat OF
drilling wells I'm this cOuntry has
enormously increased due 10 the
necessity OF going deeper for the oil
and 10 the higher cost ~ labor and
NJ al materials
Taking all ot these facts into con-
alteration, n ts our Judgment that
production IN Who United states has
reached the ma aNimum which may
reasonably be expected under the eN-
istng price conditions 70 our
minds, the problem resolves itself In
10 two separate and distinct
branches
First, Mexico has great produc-
ton Of crude oil available for use as
fuel oil aud the threatened shortage
IN this country may be relieved TO a
considerable extent by the TeatorR-
tion TO the Mexican trade Of tank
steamers which have been Withdrawn
by the shipping board from that
service and diverted to other husi-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19

Tho rrfiuers In tie mid continent
field are taclnk u rriyis ana no mis-
TAKE. Thgt iS To say the rcfincls
that are dsIcndent on daily
purchases At the tremendous pre-
inlums now prevailing aud this
means full,a a third of the r~finers
In the mid continent ficld VINO are
consuming daily At least fourth
OF the oil that II produced here
Contracts rro made, based on the
market price and unless the mnl
wagon price goes up In Indiana ter
rnory, which means the ten states
diam, they viii be up ngainsl tt
iirht
These r,flpcr- are paving sD' much
as three tunes the 80 cents which
tho Sinclair people advanced the
market yetscrd1y and In some in
stances are paying a dollar barrel
premium. They viii now have Ia
pay ta2S per bai1el mud that Ger
1inly ig going some for mid-cunt.
nent crude 80 far there has no re-
finer reftistu to come across with
his coin Just as often as the oil pro-
ducer demapSed It, They have not
waited even two weeks 10 settle In
many ins'nn e. the money is paid
over averv fivo days and lp many
more bonds have hecn given to In.
SINE the prompt payment OF these
high prices.
The lndep ndent refners have
led tho way la price making ana
have done more for the real wei
fare ot the mid continent field sine"
having obtained a footing hero, than
al the OAsuciationa organized, ana
an The pipe lines put together
There Ia q chance now for patriotic
citizens To show \ little patriotism
that IL patriotic ana help them out
IT, any emergency
l'irst the government demands
fuel OIL for the carrying on OF mupi-
tion factories. II ~ the one imptr-
Itlve demanl made and the tnde-
pendent reflners must furnish same,
Second gasoline for acroplanCs
pnd tho ordinary Kind that N used
in motor trucks is In demand above
all else except fuel oil eud II Is up
to the independent refipcrs t0 FUR
ilvh Same The burton process used
hy tn, Standard dpts not make the
gasoline that comes mp to the stand
ard REQUIRED los the government II
must he strnight-run and not blend
ed
when the history Of the oil man
IN the war ~ written therc viii he
some iuteroVing stories TO relate
1ui the man NhO stands hy the In
dependent trf,por In crisis IL sure
of having his patriotism cNtulled
To the limit
On the other hand the man who
obtains tho best OF II 0N reason OF
tho couuuys holng engageS fIr- war
is going tu have his history
thoroughly exploited llc viii get
what is coming 10 him sooner OF
later
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19
Good Wen Ofr.ct, old Onc.

Th0 ETN0' and NoVonian on c0m-
pany's No IN the northeast cor
ucr of the southwest NJ e3c6-9
been shot at total depth OF s.O52
feet and the well pumped 90 bar
rels the first - hours This is
pretty big production r~'s>anSld- ing
the fact ahat the well offsets a well
that has been pumped for 10 years.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19

ness In our uidgmeut. the most
VIGOROUS efforts ruouu uc iuade IA
th,s direction
SeCOnu. the hiFtUrg ~ the business
In thlr country has demonstrated
that IN such situations. the most CO
lective means az -umulhuug drilimg
SEPARATIONS aud the location amt av-
'ctcpmcut OF ueu sources ui pro-
ducuOn ~ "a pay tnc producers hgn-
81 pri,os fur tnr.r uii It"speeuuttS
srhmlttcd. J ~. NIaTthnu, g.. ,hui,-
man of sun- committee on production
Mr. kcgurs rrrly To hr. M~rK-
hams letter Iuli"Na
Mr., John MtrRhlm, chairman
committee ON production. pc roieuu
war scr'ic" committee, Sew YORK.
ny irar SIT ! um in receipt Of
N"'r letter ui Mtrch , replying TO
N'rl al questions from MI pbuunel
aud my cir uu IN" subject OF possiuiu
shortage Of crul" oil IN the United
rln"
an ais" In gene 'lpt ~ "A letter
dal'd March y rom Mi \. &, iien-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19
KELLENNIIII. -

on company and others nrc muy-
ing In tools 10 start 40 uu tho r.
Taylor farm In the center ~ the
north line Of the northwcg, pf the
northeast OF 3-l7-lO one location
enst OF 40. TO-
The Iommendab'o on company
has started spUdding No. : ou the
l.. Self farm In the southwest cor.
ner OF the northwest OF the north
west OF 2lI-l0
VI Muller has started drilling the
J.. Self No In tho southeast ruI.
ner of the southwest of the north
west ot 2-1I-IO.
CONTINUED ON NEXT pNDF
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-19

The Gult Coast News carries Il
STORY To th' fleet that the Texas a
'uhlf peorie have not received n cent
TO- fucl oil trpm the government
since the entrance of the United
states INTO the war Tor the reason
TINT " they accept any part ot the