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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
FORMER SLEEPY VILLAGE is
NOW A BOOMING OIL CENTER

Desdemona, Tex. a sleepy village
with three stores, blacksmith shop,
church and postoffice and school house
during the past so years. is now a
booming little town, due to the Hog
creek oil boom The village is located
p miles west Of StephenvilIe on the
historic Stephenville and Fl Griffin
trail and was formerly known as
'HogtoWn" by the natives. The old
landmarks are said to have been torn
away and nice artistic buildings have
recently gone Up and a large hotel is
now being built
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
Price OfLand
ASCendS When
Oil Is Struck
Winters Oil Company Con-
tracts For Three Wells
At Winters. Texas.

The Winters OIL and Gas company
has contracted to have three test wells
drilled around Winters, Texas. Nate
rails for derrick and machinery have
arrived to driu one well three and q
half miles southeast Of Winters The
pit has been dug and operations are
expected TO be commenced on a sec
ond well seven miles northeast Of the
town on a third location. north Of
Winters. the contract has been let for
a derrick to be ready In so days and
drilling TO commence in 100 days. The
company has a block Of land six miles
west Of Winters and another u miles
east
Land Goes Up.
It is reported that wells already
drilling and geological reports have
stimulated much activity in leasing
and lease prices range from 81 to $50
per acre.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
TEXAS BOOM BIGGEST IN
HISTORY, SAYS BIOLOGIST

= T. POIlak, a vel known Eeolo-
gfSt O san Francisco. Cal. is quoted by
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as say
ing that the Texas oil boom is bigger
even now while in its embryo stage
than any he ever saw and he has
been in practically all the different
fields The crowds are Just begin
ming 10 come TO Texas Mr.. Polla5 is
quoted as asserting. IN the spring
when the weather clears up and the
roads are good the influx OF people
VIII commence in earnest"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
The Victory Garden
A GOOD HABIT. GARDENERS.

UTHY not get into the good habit Of
" growing many Of your own vege-
table seeds. asks today's bulletin from
the national war garden commission,
Washington Il IS only a little trou-
bic to grow many OF the different
vegetable seeds and you will have the
very best kind If you select the best
parent plants TO set out for this pur-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06

them. rub out the seeds and store.
Parsley. kale and chard may usually
be kept over winter in the garden BY
mulching them, and may be left 10 go
10 seed o the spring. II they were
taken Up and stored in the fail set
them out and handle them as YOU
would beets and cabbage. Label each
package Of seeds with name OF va
riety and date grown Be sure that
all seeds are thoroughly dry OF they
viii heat and spoil. Keep them in
tin box with holes punched in Il for
ventilation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06

DOG RIDGE IS LATEST TO
BE STRUCK BY OIL FEVER

Dos hldgel place a lew miles west
Of Bolton. Tex. is having an epidemic
Of oil fever which has been on for the
past Few weeks II is said that every
available acre has been leased and
some leases have changed hands at a
profit OIL men have been drifting into
that section leasing land Oil has been
found In water wells for a generation
and now with the fever spreading over
Texas Dog Ridge viii make some
-aaI tess
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
TEX RICHARD WILL ENTER
OIL GAME; OBTAINS LEASE

Tex Richard, boxing promoter, is in
the oil game in a practical way and
now has construction work com
menced on a rig on property which he
bought in the Ranger, Tex. field He
is located between the big producers
known as the Norwood and Harris
wells he has options on several
leases and is said TO have had many
of his friends to join him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
JESS WILLARD MAY ENTER
OIL FIELD AT SAN ANGEL o

A san Angelo, Tex, dispatch states
that it may have Jess willard who
licked the negro champion prize fight
er, Jack johnson, in the oil game now
developing in that section and in the
Pecos river country. The dispatch
mentioned gives as authority for VII
lard's possible oil venture Z. A. Reilly.
Of Wichita Kans-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
Las CRUCES HAS ATTACK
OF OIL FEVER; DRILLING

Las Cruces, y NJ. is getting the oil
fever bad Report states drilling is 20
commence on the Cox well east Of the
Organ mountains within 90 days. An
other company has been organized
there TO further oil develc pment The
trustees Of this concern are " o.
Llewellyn, F. II. Hayner and r. p.
Porter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
Many School Children Are SicsIy

Mothers who value their own comfort
and the welfare Of their children. should
never BE- without a box of Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. FOR use
throughout the season They Break up
Colds Relieve Fererishness. Constipation
Tcethiug Disorders. Headache and Stom-
ach Trouble Used By mothers for over
50 years. THESE POWDERS GIVE SAT
ISFACTION- An Drug Stores Don't ac-
cenl any sunsllIule.-al--
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06

Reports from Dallas are 70 the ef-
feet that bids are asked for on build
ing the grade Of the oil field railroad
between Eastland and lIangum. Tex
as. It is said construC ton is 10 be-
gin within 30 10 90 days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
WTTI sHOWe CAS-

The Ranger-Cisco oil company well
about five miles southeast OF Ranger.
Texas, which is reported as showing
about 1s0oo,0 600 cubic feet Of what S.
termed foggy gas The well is to be
drilled deeper
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06

D. c. Nelson and associates. who re-
Gently acquired oil rights in the Wich-
ita county roads, are to begin building
the derrick for the first wen this
week This wen site is located west
Of Burkburnett.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
KNIGHTS WILL
CONFER DEGREE
Make Plans For Giving
Fourth Degree On Some
Holiday This Year.

Knights OF Columbus Of e. Paso
are making preparations for an ex-
emplification Of the third degree i'm
mediately after Easter. Plans for this
degree VIII be made at the regular
meeting to be held Thursday night,
March 13.
Hold Fourth Also.
Fourth degree members viii also
mold a meeting on March Is following
The regular session and viii discuss
means OF providing for the giving OF
this degree on some patriotic holiday
during the present year.
II is probable that another class In
The first degree VIII be initiated some
time during the next three weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06

THE young lady across the way says
she's glad to see the classics are go
ing to be restored to the school cuTricu-
lum and personally she doesn't con-
slider anyone educated that hasn't read
Dickens and Thackeray.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06

salmon. snapper. halibut. crab. lob
.ster. Central Fish Co. Mkt House
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
WILL CONSTRUCT REFINERY
FOR BEAVER OIL AT CISCO

Cisco. Tex. Is to have a 1000 barrel
oil refinery, 10 be built BY the Beaver
Valley Oil and Refining company. The
plans are completed and IL is reported
that the contract is TO be let az once.
Il Is said that negotiations are IN
der way between this company and
The Liberty Refining company TO build
and Cisco.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06

Fl Paso Optical coos Texas St
Middle OF the Block. Established
1901-1s years in business. Need
GIassesf Ask seEau.=Adv.
The daily banner., 1919-07-15
Maryland Fraternal
Orders lndOrse Thrift

Baltimore, Md, July 14.-Nine-
teen Maryland fraternal orders with
more than $40 lodges and a mem
bership exceeding $4,000 have pledg-
ed their support to the thrift and
savings movement of the United
States Treasury, which is being con-
Quoted in the Fifth Federal Reserve
District by the War Loan Organiza-
tion, at Richmond, Va. Announce
ment was made sometime ago that a
number of orders were cooperating
on behalf of the movement. These
are: The Red Men, 10000 mem
bers; knights of Pythias, 800 mem
Tbers; Shield of Honor, 2,20Q mem
bers; Maceabees, 2,790 members;
Golden Eagle, 1900 members; Wood
men of the World, 2,17S members;
knights of Columbus, 1915 mem
bers; Foresters, 1,347 members.
Recent fraternal orders in Mary
land to fall in line are the Royal Ar
canum, with 33 lodges and some g.
900 members; the Eastern Star, haV-
ing 81 lodges and 1858 members;
Patriotic Sons of America, rs lodges
and $500 members; the Order of
Pocahontas, Is councils, 1897 mem
bers; the Eagles, 40 aeries and q
900 members; Fraternal Aid Union,
having 80 lodges and about 1,00G
members; the Independent Order of
Mechanics, 751odges, 1000 members;
the Masons, 1l6 lodges, 19,767
members; United Commercial Trav-
elers, including also those in the Dis
trict of Columbia, councile, 514
members; the Loyal Order of Moose,
10 lodges in Maryland and one in
the District of Columbia, with a com
bined membership of 6,375. The
lodges are not only investing treas
ury funds in War Savings Stamps,
but are organizing War Savings So
cieties among their members.
1t is the purpose of the United
States Treasury to make thrift ma
tional characteristic, as it has proved
to be one of the greatest lessons
which this country has learned from
the World War. Much work has al
ready been done in Maryland, which,
the records show, has splendidly sup
ported the government in all of its
campaigns, and it is believed that
by intoxicating thrift into the minds
and hearts of the people of Mary
land not only will the community at
large be benefited, but each individu-
al will be helped along the road to
financial independence aud happ1-
ness.
The daily banner., 1919-07-15

kgNEEMS -
The daily banner., 1919-07-15
|DRYS HAD 32 STATES
BEFORE WAR AMENDMENT

Statement Issued Shows That Thirty
Two States Were Bone-Dry Before
Enactment of War Prohibition.
Westerville, Ohio, July 14.-Just
how much of the United States was
affected by War Prohibition and how
much will be affected by constitu-
tional Prohibition?
The average man, it seems. thinks
of Prohibition as something that has
suddenly enveloped an entire nation.
But a statement of the Anti-Saloon
League points out that before War
Prohibition went into effect there
was only little portion of the
United States wet.
For instance, 80 States and the
District of Columbia were dry, eth
er by popular vote or legislation.
They were dry as to light wines and
beers, just the same as to spirituous
liquors. War Prohibition did not
affect them at all neither will con-
stitutional Prohibition affect their
status. 1t was illegal to ship liquor
into them from wet States.
Those 80 States represent the larg-
est area in the United States. or
the l6 wet States only two ar three
are of any size, as, for instance, New
The daily banner., 1919-07-15


York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Cali
fornia and Louisiana. The remain
ing wet States, such as Delaware,
Rhode Island, Maryland, Vermont,
ETC., are among the smaller of the
States in, area.
But even the 16 States are not
wholly wet. In fact, there is not
State in the Union that has not
dry spots in it. For instance, almost
half of New York State was dry. In
more than half of California sale of
all liquors was illegal. In kentucky,
107 of the 120 counties were dry.
More than half of Louisiana was dry.
There have been very few saloons in
Vermont, and Wilmington was the
Nonly wet spot in Delaware.
So, according to the drys. there
was mighty little of the country that
wasn't under Prohibition, anyhow,
and about so per cent. of the people
lived in arid territory.
Minnesota, it is pointed out,would
have been wholly dry except for the
State law which requires the drys to
get a majority of all votes cast at any
election. When Minnesota voted on
the wet and dry issue Prohibition had
a larger vote than the vets polled,
but not majority of all votes, by
about 500, cast in the election for
Governor. That means that many
voters ignored the wet and Dry issue
entirely.
Even if War Prohibition lasts only
a few months and not until constitu-
tional Prohibition comes in, the drys
do not anticipate any great gain to
the vets. They point out that only
a very few saloons and other liquor
establishments would find it profit
able to open up for such short time.
If, for instance, War Prohibition
should end October 1, there would be
but three months in which to sell
liquor. and the drys say most of the
men engaged in the traffic, knowing
that constitutional Prohibition is to
come January IL, will look about for
permanent engagements rather than
resume liquor selling for short
period.
The daily banner., 1919-07-15
DAYLIGHT LAW STANDS
House Fails to Pass Repeater Over
the Presidents Veto.


Washington, July 15-Repeal of the
daylight savings law became a dead
is sae for the present at least, by the
fa .ure of the house to pass the agri-
cultural appropriation bill over Presi-
dent Wilson'S veto.
The vote was 247 to 139, proponents
of repeal mastering twenty-three votes
less than the required two-thirds ma
Sority.
The agricultural bill will be passed
with the repeal rider eliminated, and
it was said that no effort will be made
to pass the repeal measure as sepa-
rate bill, as it undoubtedly would be
vetoed by the president. Under the
defeated rider, the law would have
been repealed on October 26
Speaker Gillett announced the re-
suit, amid the applause of supporters
of the daylight savings law.
Because of the house action, the
senate will not have the opportunity to
attempt passage of the bill over the
The daily banner., 1919-07-15
SPLENDID Farms for Sale

John Lerty Spedden farm, on shell
road, and salt water. 167 acres of
high, light, fertile land, in high
state of cultivation. Two splendid
dwellings. Tract can be divided into
two farms.
Fine chance for a young farmer
to own his own farm. Possession
January 1st, and liberal terms.
JOHN S. SKINNER.
Adv. 7-9-6t, B&R.
The daily banner., 1919-07-15
FOR SALE
FOR RENT

FOR SALE-Best grades Of hay. j.
H. Waller, phone 36. 6-2O-tf.
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UNIONTOWIN.

Sergeant Walter Devilbiss, station
ed in Michigan, received his dis
charge and has returned home.
Rev Mr. Mock, of Gettysburg
preached in the Lutheran church the
past Sunday morning and evening.
They expect to be supplied with
ministers and have their regular
preaching services from now until
the arrival Of the new pastor.
Miss Elizabeth Pagle, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Miss Dunie Sittig.
Miss Belle Cover and Mrs. Roscoe
Wheatley, Of Easton, are visiting
their sister, Mrs. Roy Singer, and
family, Of Clear Ridge.
Miss Sallie Yingling, who has
been spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. l.. II. Eckard, returned
to Baltimore on Tuesday.
Revival services are in progress at
the Bethel under the control of the
pastor, Rev. W X. Belts.
Mr. Edgar Myers is wiring the
Methodist Protestant parsonage for
electric lights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weaver return
ed ON Tuesday from visit to their
son and his family in Baltimore.
Mr.. George Stultz and family were
relieved to hear from their son, Ed
gar, the past week, who is i'm France
They had not heard from him since
September and were anxious about
him. Sickness was the cause of his
not writing but he is now better and
hopes soon to be on his way home.
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GAMER.

There will be preaching service, al
90 Sunday school at Providence
Methodist Protestant church this
Sunday afternoon. G. T.. service ir
the evening, beginning at 7.30 p. nj.
Private Roby X. Barnes received
his honorable discharge from the
list Infantry, Camp Meade, Friday
and is spending few days in Balti.
more with relatives.
Miss Bessie Barnes spent Sunday
afternoon with Misses Harriet and
Blanche Ward.
Miss Myrtle Caples spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Eva M Ford
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua L. Barnes and
daughter, Aileen, spent Sunday with
Mr.. Barnes parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jabez M Barnes.
Mrs. J. Worth Barnes is very Ill
at this writing with the flu.
Mr.. Upton Prugh, the oldest gentle
man in this vicinity, IL very I'LL al
this writing.
Miss Bessie Barnes spent Tuesday
evening with Misses Berline and
Mollie Phillips, df near Klee's Mill.
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CARROLLTON.

Protracted meeting il still in pro-
gress in the Bethel. The meeting is
very interesting. Come out and en-
Joy it.
Philip Hahn, who has been in
France for some time, got can OF
beans canned by X r. Taylor, OF this
place, and sent the label back nome
to one OF his friends. Philip Is well
known around Carrollton as he was
formerly employed by John Houck.
Jennings, son of Mr.. and MIS-.
Noah Long, has taken pity on MS
fathers horses and built tractor 70
do their blowing. 1t has been tried
and proves very satisfactory
Norval Green, who spent several
months i'm France has been mustered
out and is now at the home OF MS
parents, MIR and Mrs. Marion Green
Leroy Chew, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Chew, stationed at Camp Nc
Clellan, Ala, had the misfortune OF
breaking his arm. He is getting
along very nicely.
Mrs. Wilson Ebaugh is spending
some time i'm Westminster with her
son, Mr.. Benton Ebaugh, and family,
WnGTG Tile SLUIh lClI d 0PAChAA@ AA11A)
daughter recently.
Frank Houck, who has been I'm the
West for some time, has returned to
the home OF his brother, John HOuck.
Mr.. Daniel Bowen and Harry Biz
gard, OF Baltimore, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Taylor
Mrs. George Houck spent last week
i'm Baltimore visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. J. S. Miller.
We are glad to report that j. T..
Evans is able to be out again.
The H.. II. l.. will meet in the Beth
ell on Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
if the weather is favorable. Please
come out children, as we have some
business to attend to.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Miss Sallie Ebaugh on Sat
urday, February 1. We desire
good turnout as we want to talk
about our quilting party.
We are pleased to know that Mis- j.
II. Gonso, who underwent an opera
ton recently at the Maryland Uni
versity for goitre, is home again
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garnet Spencer en-
tertained at their home on Bethel
Heights on Sunday the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Allgire, Mrs.
Charles Spencer, Mr.. ALIVE Spencer,
Misses Margie and Frances Mann,
Mildred Ebaugh, Roland Dell and
Roy Mann.
Mr.. Nimrod Green is just recover
ing from a severe attack of the flu.
Harry Dutrow spent the weeks
end in Hagerstown where he visited
Mrs. John Cullison and family.
Mrs. Susanna Pickett and Mrs.
Annie Houck, who recently had the
misfortune of falling, are slowly i'm
proving.
I'm the Bethel on Sunday morning,
Sunday school at $50. Preaching
1O.45. l.. II. l.. at 200 p. m. Song
service at 700 and preaching 7.45 p.
IN. Everybody welcome.
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to see a striped snake one ass ,os
week. They killed it and perlar
is the first snake seen in Janu u,alls
TMb large gasoline tank ins- ,srA
in front of Mr.. Edward F. olei IAN
residence, Il patronized by ..1d
people since the new year s ,:o.as
and the many pure white 1919 n sSsvl
es are evidences on public nlsn HI
that winter weather docs
discourage the automobiles. ,,ut1
Mr.. william VI. Bankert reo rhcJ
slaughtered five porkers ~ n
weighed as follows: 367, $685. ~"
and 800 pounds respectively. ra
Mrs. Curtis Stambaugh WHY su,satl
seriously i'll with the fiji, y mn
improved at this writing. M
AEr. Harry Louey, Of nea. a+;sul
place, is suffering with Lns;iars5
Mrs. Jesse Frock and Gsarlg
Helen and Vernon, and MIS- yTalsJ
Thurman, of Bachman's ur spl
spent Sunday at the home o. -
Mrs. Ezra FrOck. NY pt
The stOrk visited the noms Nam
Charles Hersh and left
daughter.
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STATEHOOD.

Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Nv. Shauck, sons
Herman and William, and daughter,
Marie, OF Shauck Heights; Mrs. Mabel
A. G.. Shauck, Miss Maude Shauck,
Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett WV. Shauck, MIR.
and Mrs Warner Shauck, of State
wood, were Saturday evening guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin G. Bosom, of
Fowb1esburg.
Mr. Jinks Griffee, MIR. and Mrs.
Thomas Rockwell. son, Isidore, M.
B. F Henry, Mr. @. T.. Husan and "a.
w., Kries, or Baltimore, we're Sunday
guests of Lucretia Griffee.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. W. Lockard,
daughter. Naomi, and sons, George
and Gordon, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. VIM 0. Lncknrdy OH Small
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DETOUR.

p. d. Rooms, Jr., wife anu sps
tiers, Winifred and JeaneaIalS s,rrnuul
Sunday with relatives IN ! segss
Miss Vallie $horb spens
days last week in Baltimore dsu6
Mrs. Bertha Valentine 80 FctE
ter, Mrs. George Schaffer, -
Ridge, spent Tuesday I'm tow owl dl
Charles Albangh spent SEA- SEA- fisSs
this week with relatives an-
i'm Union Bridge. NaW Tias
Mrs. Lizzie Myerly, OIL r NY pu
sor, spent several days
with Mrs. James Warren roney9
Mrs. M. IA. Koohs, VI Mrs.
spent several days Viln g
|MmNh.
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BENNERSVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. David r. Miller and
son, Irwin, spent Sunday with Mr..
Edward Gilbert and family.
Miss Ruth Young spent Tuesday
with Miss Laura Ebaugh.
Miss Anna Little, Of Medford, was
the weeks end guest of her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Little.
MIR. Samuel o. Miller and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Millers
mother, Mrs Sarah A. Warehime, OF
Westminster.
Miss Mary Hively has returned to
Frederick Hospital where she is a
trained nurse.
Mrs. Edward Formwalt, of Union
town, spent Tuesday with Mr.. Kenner
.Bankart and family.