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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
Officers & Directors:

President !. NJ Hickey
Experienced oil man and former Secretary and
Treasurer of the Pease River Oil Co. Residence,
Comanche, Texas.
Gen. Attorney for the Company NJ Shelton.
Successful business man. Residence, Cisco,
Texas.
Treasurer Morgan E. Hail.
Successful business man and former Assessor
Of Comanche County. Residence, Comanche,
Texas.
Trustees:
J. F. Tate, Comanche, Texas Wholesale
and Retail Merchant
w. D. Mum, Moran, Texas. Experienced
oil man with extensive holdings In Burk Burnett
fields, where he Is now drilling for production.
Morgan E. Hall Comanche, Texas.
References. any bank IN the town they re-
side in.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

455 acres in different tracts. Look at the
surrounded by driIlings uOelLs. # geology
and experience means anything tOe haze reason TO
believe that all of these tracts tOal bring forth
gusher
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

our opportunity 81 PaSo and my friends of the
spending eight months in this wonderful field this is
position that to you with and indorSe without
Ny home is here and my business here and can't a
you to place your money if did believe it would
g returns. The men who will manage this company
1en fair minded and successful business men and they
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

Programme laid down for the seaplanes.
The fight was to end at Plymouth.
England, where the machines were to
be dismantled and shipped back to
America.
The first day following her arrival
at Lisbon was spent overhauling the
engines. 1t had been planned to Z
from Lisbon to Plymouth on Thursday,
but adverse weather conditions caused
postponement until yesterday.
When the NC-4 reached Lisbon she
had travelled since leaving Rockaway
Point distance of S,15o nautical miles.
having been in the air 4S hours and
80 minutes. With the 343 miles cover
ed yesterday she has made a 3,493-mi!.s
journey. Her average speed had been
Y sea miles per hour for the whole
Journey. although her speed from
Trepassey, Nwfoundland, to Horta.
Azores, and from Ponta Delgada to
Lisbon averaged far above that figure.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

Of the parachute. William J. Donnelly
227h North Montpelier Avenue, At
lantic City. former beach life guard.
saw him plunge into the water, and
without removing his clothes took a
running dive. Swimming to Goodwin he
managed to clear him of the ropes and
hold him up until boat arrived from
the port and picked him up. He was
dazed when brought ashore, but soon
revived and was presented to the
cheering crowds in the grandstand
Werner Genot, a Belgian, made a
beautiful drop with another parachute
invention from 10000 feet in the air
in leap from a st lson chariot, scoot-
ing over the airport little later He
made the descent in i minute IL
seconds. This parachute had him
fastened under the fuselage of The
airplanc.
George Weiss, of Pittsburgh, for
mer naval balloon jumper, operating
under the same conditions, dropped
10000 feet in l minute 36 2-5 seconds. |
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
Has Made Trip
OF 3,493 Miles at
Speed OF y an Hour

The seaplane NC-4 that started from
Lisbon for Plymouth yesterday, won
the glory of the first transatlantic
flight for America when she alighted
upon the waters of the River Tagus at
Lisbon at 500 o'clock (4.o2 D. m. New
York time) Tuesday evening, May 27.
She had just completed the last leg
OF her flight across the Atlantic from
Ponta Delgada, Azores, distance of
500 nautical miles.
Sole survivor of the three giant sea-
planes which left Rockaway Point. L.
|. May 8 on the epoch of making at
Tempt to fly across the Atlantic, she
yesterday attempted to complete the
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

happened to be doing at the time. Ed
die Stinson, the driver, tipped the
plane over on its back and started it
swooping along upside down at 1000
foot altitude, and Goodwin leaped.
The sudden weight on a trigger rope
running from strut alongside the
cockpit to the bag containing the para
chute, snapped it before the rope had
performed its function of unfastening
the strings laced through the sides of
the container, and Goodwin came hurl-
ing toward the earth like a comet. Af-
ter dropping 800 feet in five and one
half seconds the friction on the edges
of the folds of the container snapped
the strings, releasing the parachute
within and checking his fall This
saved his life the first time.
The parachute topped INTO the
waters of the thoroughfare adjacent to
the airport thirty seconds later and
Goodwin was in the second struggle for
MS life. He was unable to swim and
soon was tangled up in the equipment
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
Pilot Wrecks His plane
To AUoid Hitting Man
Crash Into Fence May Be
Fatal 10 Ariator, While His
Passenger A!So Is iured

Robert ]. Wilde, a professional avi-
ator, received injuries which may prove
1atal when he wrecked his machine at
the brighton Beach racetrack yester-
day IN an effort to avoid man who
had walked out into his course.
AT the time of the accident Wilde
was plotting William L. Rice. q. Of
ll9 Home Avenue. Rutherford. n. J..
as a passenger. Rice was also injured.
Both men were taken to the Conev
island Hospital, where it was said Rice
would be able to go home, possibly
to-day.
Wilde was taking Rice into the air
TOR an exhibition flight for a considera
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

John H. Towers, admiral Of the trans
atlantic air feet" was asked what he
thought of Hawker and his chances.
He replied:
Il know Hawker we'll am sorry to
see the attitude Of some people who
think he is faker because of his wait
for favorable weather conditions
Hawker knows no fear, and is an ex-
ceedingly good pilot. The chances are
heavy against him, but if any one will
succeed under those conditions think
he will. wish him the best of luck"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

tion. A big crowd pressed round the
machine as it started, and when Wilde
had reached the edge of the field, man
darted across the nath OF the machine.
The pilot attempted to take off from
the ground to evade the man. but did
not have sufficient speed. Failing to rise,
the airplane crashed straicht into the
fence, carrying away 80 feet o. the
boarding, which fell on top of the de-
molished airpiane
Both men were strapped in the ma
chine, and were unconscious when
reached. Wilde, who was recently dis
charged from the army, lived ot 52s
North Curly Street, Baltimore. He was
tWenty-siX years old.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
9vtofors s Life Is Saued
Twice i'm One Minute
''shnP in Parachute Leap at
atlantic Gity Is Foilo,ced BY
DfDicuA Rescuc in The Water

- 8DertM TDrreepondence.
.<,sl ~ lAATic CITY, May so.~T. II.
ss,ep~'h' aged twenty-2ix, Of Extra,
80 - q chief 9uarsermaater Of the
1880 states navy, had hix life saved
sssa'se ~ lees than minute here this
sssnoon during test Of aeyia, tlfn
heritle4. % ~'
.sabsf making a fine descent ~ith
s~.a1nuee from an airpiane speeding ut
ss1hSg miles an hour n thouzaud fees
.ls ssD'e 1ne port, Goodwin went up the
sSed time 10 ehow that the life pye.
,s,tsr ,.,s could be operated from ANY
''''a' 40 matter what the airplane
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
New Air Passenger Service

MADRID, May 3o.-A company has
been formed with Spanish capital to IN
augurate passenger, mail and mer-
chandise aerial service between Madrid
and several of the provincial capitals
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
High Tribute Was
Paid to Hacker by
Commander of NCs

Just before the thee giant naval NC
eaplanes left Rockaway, Commander
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
Road Hogs Will Get Theirs, Too.

Road Hogs Will Get Theirs, Too.
We hear a good deal of complaint
of late. about road hogs, drivers Of
automobiles who are either too care
less or Indifferent about turning out
properly and giving the other car a
proper share of the road IN meeting
or passing. This is a subject that
has not been agitated so much as
the cut-out nuisance and slow driv-
ing on the streets of cities and towns
as it is an experience met on the
country roads, but it is one never
theless which is important and needs
attention. Of course one meets all
kinds of people on the roads, some
you recognize at once as considerate
and courteous, but there are on the
other hand too many of a different
sort, drivers who deliberately crowd
another off the road. The road hog
is little short of a despicable Great
ure.-Mount Vernon Hawkeye.
During the past couple of weeks
there has been two instances with
in few miles of Waukon wherein.
PARTIES have narrowly escaped fatal
injuries at the hands of road hogs.
On both occasions the hog" drove
on at a high speed without stopping
to ascertain how seriously his vic
tim was injured. Some time one Of
these pernicious drivers will be
caught at this work and will pay the
penalty behind the bars where he
rightfully belongs. Re-
publican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
ONE DEAD, SEVEN INJURED.
Members of Whole Family Hurt in
Accident Near West Union, La.

west Union, Ia.-Eyelyn Hurley,
3 years old, was instantly killed and
seven others We're injured, one pro-
badly fatally, when their automobile
turned over twice near here today.
The dead and injured are:
Evelyn Hurley, years old, killed.
Mrs. John Hurley still uncon.
scious.
Irene Hurley, 13 years old, in
jured internally.
Myrtle Hurley, IL years old, bad
ly injured.
Hazel Hurley, years old, leg
bruised.
John J. Hurley, 40 years old
bruised.
Mrs. Shea of Volga, slightly hurt.
Miss Ruth Miller, of Clermont.
slightly hurt.
The car was owned by John J..
Hurley, of near this city and the
party was driving to the West Union
fair.
Five miles southeast Of here, on
steep hill which the car was de-
scending, Hurley turned the car out
to avoid another machine. Owing to
the dust he got off the road.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
TWO FARMERS BUY LAND BACK
AT BIG PREMIUM.
farfagut Men Could Not Find Any
thing Better or Cheaper, So
Pays Bonus.

Farragut, Ia.-George Baker and
Charles Long, farmers of this vicin
ity, recently were led by the high
price of land to sell their farms. ex-
pecting to secure farms at a lower
price.
They have secured the country
and discouraged over their failure
to find farms for sale anywhere
near the price received for the land
they sold, both men paid visit to
the men who had bought their homes
and farm land, and paying them a
good-sized premium bought their
places back.
Another land deal near here re-
Gently that has attracted consider
able attention was made by Frank
Allen, who purchased farm of Har-
vey Hoppock, paying 1926 an acre
for it. Mr.. Hoppock had owned the
farm for three weeks and had
bought it for s27O an acre. The same
farm sold last winter for $3.50 an
acre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
PROMISE FIXED SHOE PRICES.
Manufacturers Give Assurance t
Department of Justice.

Washington, D. C.-Belief that de-
finite progress has been made in the
governments campaign against the
high cost of living is expressed by
Attorney General Palmer in an
nouncing last night the department
of justice is meeting with success
in obtaining from shoe manufactur-
ers promises as to fixing a maximum
price on shoes.
With reports to the department
indicating that a slight downward
trend in prices already has set in,
although it is not yet sufficient to
be reflected in spot purchases on the
retail market, Mr.. Palmer declared
that given fair chance efforts of
the government to squeeze the in
fation cut prices will soon Show SUBJ
stantial results.
Efforts of retail merchants to
stimulate buying by predicting high
er prices next season on clothing
and other nonperishable articles
were condemned by Mr.. Palmer, who
warned the public not to be stamp
ed by this propaganda into a buy
ing hysteIia." Extensive purchasing
now, he said, would make such pre-
dictions come true.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
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YOU ARE THE JURY.
Hear the Testimony of DEBORAH Peo-
pie and Decide the Case.

Doan's Kidney Pills are on trial
are being tried every day for weak
kidneys-for exhausting kidney
backaches. What is the verdict
Read DEBORAH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
experiences of DEBORAH witnesses.
There can be only one verdict--a
chorus of approval.
w. Bloomingdale, farmer, Route
No. 6, DEBORAH, says: My kidneys
acted too frequently and the secre-
tons were unnatural. | suffered from
rheumatic pains and backache.
could hardly get dressed mornings.
because when l stopped over, sharp
pains caught me in the small of my
back. l also had dizzy spells and
would nearly fall over. / used two
boxes OF Doal's Kidney Pills, getting
them at r. j. Parman's Drug Store
and they gave me wonderful re'ie!."
Price sec at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-se
toan's Il dncy Pills---tha same that
lnoni la'e had Foster Nil
@oiO y Y,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
Iowa Farmer Raises Elk as Well as
Cattle.
Contract marriaues.

Contract marriage is now the COM
monty accepted doctrine that marriage
is civil contract requiring only the
free and intelligent consent of parties
capable of contracting. A contract of
this sort, drawn up and signed, is
marriage in the eyes of the law in all
tho states.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
What Is Man?

Break, the shells of 1000 eggs into a
huge pan or basin, and you have the
contents to make a man from his toe
nails to the most delicate tissues of
his brain. And this is the scientific
answer to the question, "What is
manT
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
The Candid CobbIer.

Advertisement in English paper
"All plain work, such as soling and
heeling, returned in one or two days.
Toe-capping and vamping will take
longer, as we do them property
Boston Transcript.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
Freedom,

Freedom may come quickly in robes
Of peace, or after ages of conflict and
war; but come it will, and abide 1t
will, so long as the principles by which
1t was acquired are held sacred.-Ed.
ward Everett.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
AGED MAN Is ARRESTED.
Corn Doctor at Seventy Charged
With Assault.

Bellvue, Ia.-William Henneger,
marshal of the city OF Bellvue, re-
ceived telegram from the mayor
of Sabula, down river city, Satur-
day asking him to arrest a travelling
corn doctor, who was wanted for
committing assault on a Sabula wom-
an.
Marshal Henneger took the man
up near the postoffice, and he was
taken to JAIL
He was man past 70 years of,
age, said he had committed no
crime, and had only been in Jail
once before. He was taken to Sabula
on the evening train, and turned
over to the authorities at that place.
Iowa Farmer Raises Elk as Well as
Cattle.
Iowa has many scientific farmers
and expert cattle breeders. But the
possibilities are that she has only
enc breeder of the elk.
D. B. Neifert, we'll known farmer
of Casey, Iowa, is making a side
line of breeding elk. In his thirty
acre corral north of Casey he has
ten elk, including four calves, four
cows and two bulls,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-14
PASSENGER PIGEON BACK,
VARIETY NOT EXTINCT
Several Reported TO Have Been
Seen Recently; Formerly Flock
cd in Millions.

The reported return Of tie north
American wild pigeon, commonly btown
as the passenger pigeon, may /" 2 iact
OF Importance in connection with cur
future food supply Tho American fiamc
Protective Association tppeaTs ~ credit
the testimony of sportsman. II 'ice-
president OF the CcnncCticut - n tfgnc
Board, that he hsa seen scys.t .peci-
mems Of this once plentiful irt II
is only few years since i e9aid of
$4,000 was offered for one uadis'urbod
nest Of this bird and vgs unclaimed
II has been commonly supposed that
when the last known lnditlsiue of the
species died IN captivity IN thc 6incIn-
natl Zoologicsl Gardens on sept ! the
passenger pigeon had become extinct
There are persons still living who can
remember tho great fights II pigeons
which in their time literally dnrkened
the sun Dense columns eight or ten
miles long were not uncomn nn, and
calculations made by careful ,heervers
agreed that in some of their i l2ratione
the column. mile wide, was 80 miles
long. Audubon estimated that the av-
erage flock contained $50, 900 CnO birds
and that they consumed moro than
s. 10000 bushels Of mast IN day
feeding Their habit Of setting ~ roost-
ing time in great bodies as big az hogs-
heads on limbs of trees made them easy
To kill and the slaughter wss enormous
Even this, however, could hardly have
accounted for the complete disappear
ance of the species, the last previous
appearance Of which In the wild state
has been set by naturalists as April,
1906 Ono great nesting ground four liy
twenty-eight miles, Is reported to have
existed in Michigan as late az 1886.
The complete and sudden disappear
ance OF whole species, formerly 90 pro-
lific, gave an almost romantic tinge 10
scientific spe ulatlon upon the subject
One theory was advanced that this was
due 10 an epidemic; another was that
storm had driven the birds far out to
sea during a migration and that they
had persisted en- masse These we're
mere glesses. and no proof was ever
adduced.
Rediscoyerv Of the bird, therefore,
possesses exceptional interest TO lovers
Of wild game. The assistant orator
OF birds at the New York Geological
Gardens Is authority for the statement
that it can be bred in captivity with COM
parativc ease. There Is hope that it may
be rc-established on the continent by
setting newly raised specimens free and
protecting their breeding grounds. From
the point Of view Of the true sportsman,
hfJuffnU tho r9aSsonuer rllpaor lacks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-14
BIC G''N FIRING HARD
ON NERVES OF THE MEN
Man Behind the Piece Must Keep
All Senses Alert All
the Time.

There is general impression among
civilians that the man behind the gun"
is safer than tho infan'ryman who goes
over the top" Let us take peep at
NO - behind those long lines Of guns
on the western front
Night and day lac stands by his guns,
ears aching, eyes blcodshot, hands
bleeding Standing close to the hrceoh
when others leap aside he pulls the
lanyard and sends the projeotile hur-
Ting on its mission Of destruction. Grimed
and almost chokcd by the spent gasses
which follow upon the discharge Of the gun,
IL is ne who bears the brtmt of the dcadcn-
ing explosion.
Shell after shell is rammed in, tho
cartridge follows, and mo ." closes
the breech The muzzlo slowly rise to It's
elevation, the "friction-tubc' is inserted,
the lanyard is hooked in This is All the
work of No ." Holding the lanyard
across his chest, with curious turn ot tho
shoulders he tautcns II The gun Is fired
For All instant the darkness of tho
night Is cleft by binding flash; for
an instant tho shock of the discharge
numbs the senses of the gunner, yet
even while the piece, recovering from
the rccoil. slides slowly back IN us normal
position there Is a figure working auto
| maticallv on the right of the brcech
Bhrdly his hand seeks the "frIction-tube,
and ere the piece" finally comes to rest,
| his thumb with pressure TO the loft, has
elected the nowspent tude No has
| completed the operation
Pre-"
No ," throws his weight upon tho
LANYARD the ''friction-tuhc' sends its
spark to the cartridge spurt Of smoke
is emitted from the vent. the gunners
wait with tauntened nerves, but there is
no shock of discharge NO. 2 pauses
then with infinite caution, he rem owes
the tube and another is inserted
Again the Fire" is given, and again
the cartridge fails 10 do its work.
Now there is longer pause. stream
Of smoke is pouring from the vent.
the cambric containing the crodito is
smouldering: At any moment the gun
NAV FIRE No 2 us impatient; he will
tr, lust one more tube, his hand
reaches 10 the back Of tho brceeh crash
He's flung violently TO the ground.
moan escapes his lips. Two Of his
team bend over him in the darkness:
burriedly they handagc his hand and
ann. now smashed 10 a bloody pulp:
and even as he is being helped 10 te
dressing station the gun thundcrs
Another No - has stepped to the
hrecch London Mail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-14
BALL LEAGUE OFFICIALS
CONSIDER new PACT
Minor Club Heads Consider
Present Agreement Unfair
20 Smaller Clubs.
Nv sS.o-,ated Press 10 avery Evco'ns

New York. Jan IA meeting oi
the International League officials. ana
another oi the National Association oi
urolcssional baseball leagues, nt when 'he
question al obtaining for the minor
lcnu,cs relief from the present draft feeu-
lations was considered ushercd III mere
today the most important week oi ohse-
ball conferences held IN many years;
Some MINOR league oihcial ls intimated
that unless the demands of the minors
were granted they would break with the
major organizations.
SINCE the national agreement was signed
wears ago the major leagues nave en-
,uycd the privilege of drafting players
rom the smaller organizations. ms
practice, minor league olhcials nam
tam. was unfair in that when one oi The
small clubs developed good players,
they were taken hy the major circuits
at the end Of the season.
loo Tinker of the Columbus American
Association Club, who with Al Tcarney
of the Three League and Ed. llanlon
ol the II. Joseph Western League Club
makes up the minor league committee
appointed 10 confer with the major
Ieagucs upon the question oi recon-
structlon ui tho minors was emphatic
IN h,s declaration that tho requests oi
the smaller clubs must be granted. Here
totorc the minor leagues have asked,
he said This time we will ask and II
the request is turned down we will dc
mand. :,
John J Farrell secretary OF the, Na-
tinnal Association of professional base
ball leagues, discussed the situation
with several Of the delegates ana y was
saId that he was not one oi those VINO
advocated radical measures IN dealing
with the majors II was asserted. however,
that whatever action was taken hv the
minors would bc supported hy all OF
them.
Wh,l, MINOR league officials admitted
that thc major leagues have shown a
concilIatory attitude toward the demand
ol the minors, no major league official
would discuss the requests. The minor
league committee Is 10 present MS case
to Iolnt committees OF the national and
American leagues and the national COM
MISSION, probably on next Friday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-14
TO FLY ACROSS ATLANTIC.
New Air Minister Planning Great
Dirigible for Over
Ocean Trip

London, Jan. l4.-Goneral Brancker
who il giving up his post rs master
general Of personnel IN the air ministry
to devote his time 70 commercial avn
sion, in an interview with The DAILY
Express yesterday asserted that a flight
across the Atlantic probably would be
accomplished in May lie added that
the trip was feasible az the present
moment, as there were three or -four
types of alrplanes available which were
capable Of making the flight.
General Branckcr said the time was
not far distant when airplaues would bs
owned and driven as automobiles were
today. lie said il probably would be
necessary to establish an aerial police
force, the duty Of which would he Ia
watch over air routes and frontiers.
The Evening News today SAYS that II
has been officially informed that the
British Admiralty is embarking on big
program Of airship construction. Air
shpis are being built with gas ca
pacity of $500, 900 cubic feet The air
craft will have large lifting cappc city
and will be able to make between sixty
and seventy miles an hour They will
carry crews Of twenty-five men.
Still larger alrships are projected, and
flights with passengers arc predicted for
the near future. Several airships, which
will be equal in size and capacity to the
largest Zeppclins and which arc Of q
similar rigid type, arc being built. PR.
marily they are being constructed for
sea work and general observation duty
for the navy These airships, it is said
will be capable Of remaining in the All
for week.
The newspaper says regular airshiT
United States during the summer oi
1920 is regarded as certain by airshir
builders.