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Evening star., 1919-03-03
WOULD MAKE FOES
PAY 120 BILLIONS
Committee on Reparations'
Estimate-France Wants
Some of 1t at Once.

PARIS. March 3.-The peace confer
ence committee on reparation has es-
timated that $4,000 100000 is the
amount which the enemy countries
ought to pay the allied and associated
powers, says a Havas agency state
ment today.
France, the statement adds, demands
immediate payment by the enemy Of
Il .Ooo, ,000,0 900, part in gold, part in
materials and part in foreign securi-
ties, recommending that the remainder
of the amount be payable in a period
of from twenty-five to thirty five
years.
All Anxious for Peace.
PARIS, March 2 (by the Associated
Press).-The eighth week of the
peace conference opens with in
creased effort by the working COM
missions to get their projects ready
for consideration when President
Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and
Premier Orlando return to Paris.
No one is more anxious for prompt
action than the French commission
ers. who want to hasten not only the
completion of the peace treaty. but
the adoption of the league of nations
nIan as an integral part of it. An
nnenine for a revision of the plan that
will not threaten the integrity of the
league appears to be broadening. M.
picon. French foreign minister, has in
dicated that he will offer amendments
relatine to an international force.
II is thought that the conference
| nav consider other amendments, such
as may be regarded in America as
Decessary to remove the ambiguity of
| clauses that might affect the Monroe
doctrine, the right of secession from the
league and the methods of using force
| .oainst recalcitrant nations. The
American delegates. it is said may
| consider the presentation of such
anendments but are awaiting the re-
| tlrn of the President before defining
| their attitude
Fear Anarchy in Germany.
French apprehension is growing
over the danger of anarchy in Ger
many, and the French delegates,
therefore, desire to hasten the con-
cIusion of the peace treaty. and in
corporate in it measures for the pro-
lection which they have expected from
the league OF nations. NJ. Pichon. re-
lContinued on Second Page.l
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Too Late Now to Change Date.


There would be no time between
now and the end of the present ses-
sion for Congress to pass a law
changing the date of the beginning
of the next session of Congress. it
was pointed out, and it is certain
the President would veto such a
measure.
THE senators opposed to the league
of nations felt today that the Presi-
dent would persist in his determina-
tion not to call an early extra session.
now that the victory loan bond bill
has been put through.
With the victory liberty loan bill
ont of the way passage of which
early yesterday practically ended an
effort to force an extra session OF
Congress in advance of the Presi-
dents return from France both
branches of Congress went to work
today with the hope of clearing up
mass of bills. few of which leaders
thought would be put through.
Democratic leaders predicted that
while the Army and Navy appropria-
ton measures would not be passed
this session, they were certain tne
billion dollar wheat guarantee bill
and the general deficiency appropria-
ton measure, carrying s750.0o0. 900
additional for the railroad admins
tr7ation. would be enacted before sine
die adjournment at noon tomorrow
Nearly Dozen Bills VIII Fail.
There seemed little chance of get
ting through nearly dozen bills. in
cluding the agricultural bill, with a
rider to repeal the daylight saving
act; the sundry civil bill carrying
$500. 900. 900 for the shipping board,
omnibus building bills, and the meas
,1re providing for a federal control
and regulation of the meat-packing
Industry. These are only a few of
the measures that are expected to
die on the calendar
Hope virtually was abandoned by
suffrage leaders of preventing a fill
buster on the equal suffrage consti-
tutional amendment, which Senator
Jones of New Mexico, expected to call
I'D if opportunity offered.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
PLANNING TO FORCE
AN EARLY SESSION
Senators Seeking Means to
Meet for Discussion of
League of Nations.
CONGRESS SPEEDS WORK

Senator's who believe that Congress
Should be in session, and particularly
the Senate, as a forum in which the
proposed league of nations may he
discussed, without waiting for the re
turn of the President from Europe, to-
day were considering ways and means
of bringing this about if the -Presi-
dent persists in his determination not
to call Congress in extra session at
an early date.
The suggestion was made that the
Senate might meet without waiting
to be called by the President. in an
informal session. No public business
would be in order. of course. but ii
would be possible to make addresses
that undoubtedly would reach the
country through the press, and to
keep the discussion OF the league of
nations prominently before the people.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Dose Despite Greater Business.

This loss has been sustained, It
says, notwithsta nding the fact that
during the past six months the COM
pany has had by far the greatest vol
ume of business in its history.
Concerning the litigation now pend
ing over the commissions eight-cent
rate the company says: The In
crease herein asked will, of course.
not be retroactive, and will not be
regarded or treated by the company
as in any way relieving it of its OBJ
legation to maintain, in case of the.
valuation of its property heretofore
made by the commission, shall be sus-
tained by the court, the fund which
pursuant to the courts interlocutory
decree in the valuation case it has
heretofore reserved for the benefit Of
consumers.
In concluding. the company states
that since the beginning of the war
rates of electric light and power COM
panies have been generally increased.
while this company is only petition
ing for the restoration of rates which
existed prior to the war"
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Cooperation With States.

Secretary of War Baker declared
that cooperation between the states
and the federal government had been
sully established during the conflict.
and IL this had not been done it would
have been impossible to conduct to u
= ictorious close SO colossal an enter
prise.
When the war closed we had con-
tracts with our citizens and with cit
jzens in other countries aggregating
more than seven billion dollars" said
Secretary Baker. Then the problem
of canceiing these contracts had to
be taken up. So far we have sus-
,sended work on contracts which would
have cost, had they been completed,
s5,3Sa, ,o00, ,009.
I'VE had $4,000 separate contracts
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Su bmits Three Methods.

No specific street railway fare is
recommended in the petition submit
ted by the railway concern, ii propos-
ing merely three methods by which
revenue may be increased and recon-
mending that these methods be con-
sidered by the commission.
They are:
/. Increase in the initial rate of
fare in the District -
=. Establishment of a zone system
in the District, with the initial charge
in one zone and an additional lesser
charge in the second zone
3. A charge for transfers issued by
the company to it's own lines and q
charge for intercompany transfers is
sued to and received from the Capital
Traction Company, the latter charge
for intercompany transfers represent-
ing differential in favor of the conn
pany in lieu of the establishment Of
joint rates between said companies
arising out of the issuance of inter-
cOfnpany tranSferS >
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Company Alleges Decrease.

''The net results from railway oper-
alton for the month of Decernber.
1873 states the petition. I'VE esti-
mated would show decrease in opcr-
ating income of $33,SS3I3 compared
with the pre-war period. Since then
our actual figures for December show
this decrease to be $37, 7,103.41; and for
January, 1919, a decrease in operating
income of s41,139.7s, compared with
the pre-war period. a loss further In
creased by additional interest charges
of ss,144.50, making a total of $780,
2S42S." .5s.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Petition Presents Figures.

The petition then sets forth detailed
figures for the months Of Novembef,
December and January under the g.
cent fare showing that, out of its own
earnings, it has failed to meet operatA
ing expenses, taxes and interest
charges by s65,911.69, in comparison
with a surplus above such charges In
the prewar period. From which II
appears the decrease in net income
would amount to S550,1S3.08 annually
the petition AYERS.
I'VE cannot press too strongly upon the
commission the urgent need of imme-
diate relief" the company says in con-
cluding. 1T is imperative that this
company be provided with sufficient
revenue to meet it's necessary costs
and obligations, and in order that there
may be no impairment of its credit
and its ability to furnish adequate
service, to properly maintain its prop
erty and to provide for extensions, i'm
provements and equipment that may
be required by order of the commits
sion or otherwise"
Increased costs of operation that
have developed since the commissions
decision of July 13, 1917, reducing the
price of electric current are reviewed
in the petition fled by that company.
Figures are given showing that the
net income of the company during the
six months ended with last January,
as compared with a similar period for
the preceding year, fell of e2,181.50.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
No Time Set for Hearing.

The two applications reached the
commission shortly after noon. No
time has been set for a hearing upon
them. The relief sought by the Poto-
mac Electric Power Company had not
been anticipated. although the railL
way company, at the time the S-csnt
fare was applied for. intimated that
such relief might not be sufficient to
enable it to meet increased costs Of
operation resulting from war condi-
tfons. u e.
The company says that the Increased
gross receipts resulting from the In
creased fares in the District and Mary
land have been more than absorbed
by operating expenses.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
UP to Individual Senators.

1t was admitted that the success of
such d plan, if it could be legally put
through. would depend entirely upon
the cooperation of the individual
senator's. The republicans viii have
control of the next Senate, and 1t was
suggested today that they might meet
here in caucus, select their candidate
for president pro temHore to preside
and proceed to hold session, which
the democrats also would be invited
to attend. Whether the senators
could make use of the Senate chamber
for such a proceeding, however. is ex-
ceedingly doubtful. according to some
of the senators. There are stringent
rules regarding the use of the Senate
chamber and that senators them
selves could avail themselves of its
use for informal sessions is a qGes-
ton that must be solved.
The Constitution of the United
States makes 1t mandatory upon Con-
gress to meet at least once in each
year, and sets the date upon which
the meetings shall be held But II
also gives Congress the power to
change the date of the meetings of
Congress il il desires, the language OF
the Constitution being:
THAT Congress shall assemble at
least once in every year. and such
meeting shall be on the first Monday
in December, unless they shall by law
appoint a different day"
Evening star., 1919-03-03
WEATHER.

Fair tonight: tomorrow increasing
cloudiness. becoming unsettled by to-
morrow night.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest. 56. at
at pm. today, lowest, 36, at Z am.
today.
Full report on page IS.
Evening star., 1919-03-03

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Evening star., 1919-03-03

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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
Happenings Of e Week
 From Texas Oil Fields
Investment of S1 Brings Texas
 Farmer $292

Desdemona Texas.-Z. w. Par mer, farmer living near Desde- mona, has reaped higher profit from one dollar invested in oil land that any other man in the district. Several years ago per sons living near in and around Desdemona purchased a small tract of land in Desdemona on which to hold picnics.
 When the subscription list was presented tc Farmer he sub scribed one dollar, and then dis missed the investment from his mind, depending entirely upon the board of trustees to look after his investment.
 About six months ago an oil company paid large bonus for the oil rights on the picnic grounds, and Farmers share was $2s2.96.
 Several oil wells are being drilled on the tract and Farmer has re- fused $1,O0O for his interest in the oil royalty.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
TEXAS LARGEST O|L PRODUCING
 STATE IN J. 5.

By turning out a total of more than 10,000,000 barrels of petroleum last month values at approximately $2O,000,000, Texas has now establish ed her claim to being the foremost oil producinug state in the union.
 Texas now produces more oil than Oklahoma, Kansas and Kentucky and it's chief gains in output are now coming from the North and Central West fields where the crude is worth $2.25 barrel or more.
 For July, the output of the oil fields of Texas were valued at $19,- 065,151 and that for June at about $14,000,000. In August 10,O53, ,271 bar rels were produced in the face of the congestion in the pools in north and a portion of central west Texas.
 Pipe line and railroad facilities are still inadequate in several fields and hundreds of wells are either shut down entirely or pinched because there is no means at hand to move the oil as fast as it could be produced
 In August there were 59S compile tions iii Texas, 465 of which were pro- ducers and 133 failures.
 An increase of II, 900 barrels id the daily average of the fields of the state, with a daily average produc- tion of around 324,OOO barrels was noted. The total production for the month showed an increase of 341, ,991 barrels over that-for July. The total production for June was S,057,45O bar rels, showing an increase of about 100000 barrels for the state in sixty days.
 The gulf coast fields in Louisiana produced 193,75O barrels in August against 19O,0OO barrels in July, a. small increase being noted.
 The activity in the Desdemona field in central west Texas, fast becoming a big town lot drilling proposition, and the Northwest extension of the Burkburnett field, in North Texas. claimed attention of oil men of the Southwest. The possible production in both fields is much larger than the total amounts foil moved, but bet ter conditions are looked for at both fields. Tankage is being built, pipe lines are fast being laid and the rail- roads are soon to complete improve ments under way.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28

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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
O|L FIELDS IN
 Fl PASO LOOK r LIKE WINNERS

With the next few months the dice will turn and Fl Paso will know if it is to become the center of great oil field or not
 Never were the prospects brighter for a new field than are those sur rounding Fl Paso. On all sides the geological formations are there; in many instances very pronounced. Ge- ologists of experience have grown en- thusiastic over some of the fields, even to declaring them the best from a surface indication of any unproven territory in the country.
 Geological surveys by the federal government and by the states have shown strong indications of oil in sev- eral locations in the vicinity of Fl Paso.
 Drills Going Down
 Wells are either in process of sink ing or derricks are being erected for drilling in all the fields where oil in- dications exist. By Christmas many of these wells should have reached the proper depth to determine wheth. CT the oil IS there or not.
 Wells are either drilling or rigs are being erected at Pecos, Marathon, near Van Horn, in Hueco Basin, 40 miles east of Fl Paso; in the Fl Paso valley, near the city limits; in Hueco Edison and Tularosa Basin, north of E1 Paso; in the Columbus field, west of Fl Paso; in the cap rock country near Tucumcari; on the plains near Clovis, N. M; in the Pecos valley near Roswell and Carload, and in the vicinity of Toyah, all within the i'm. mediate trade radius of Fl Paso. h. dications have been pronounced good in all these localities and capitalists willing to back their judgment with their money are drilling. Fl Paso either Is going to become an oil met ropo1is or it will have settled for all time the fact that there is no oil hereabouts, within the next few months. Millions of dollars are be- ing bet that Fl Paso will become an oil metropolis, for millions are being spent to prove or disprove the field, and those putting it in believe the oil is there or they would not be invest ing.
 It will probably be Christmas time before the first wells reach a suffi- cient depth to establish anything to a certainty, and from that time for ward the next few weeks will be i'm portant ones for Fl Paso-El Paso Herald.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
B|G DIVIDENDS PAID TO TEXAS
 O|[ INVESTORS

FL PASO, Sept. 27.-Fat dividends are pouring into Fl Paso from wells in the Ranger and other fields, and the stockholders of Fl Paso are feel ing joyous. w. L. Gaines, Vicepresi- dent ofS the Security Bank, has re- ceived the second check of the Prairie OH and Gas company, on the National City Bank of New York, payable to the Hueco-Ranger Oil company, for the sum of $23 ,35104, being check for production during August for well No. 1 on the Holleman tract, north of Ranger. This well was drilled for the Hueco-Ranger on 50-50 contract and is producing 900 barrels daily Of which the Hueco-Ranger company gets 450 barrels. This is the second production check, the first one for the month of July, having been $22,- 72293 on which a dividend of five per cent has already been declared.
 The Hueco-Ranger company has another we'll producing 500 barrels daily on the same Policeman tract, which is owns the production ex- clusively. This is known as well No. 2. The two wells. Nos. and 3 are yielding the company $50 barrels a day The company is also drilling it's third well, called No. 3. on the same tract, which is down 150 feet and this will be completed, barring delays, by October 10. It is also drilling another we'll on its ten-acre tract in the Cad do field in Stephens county on a 50- 50 contract.
 The Hueco-Ranger oil company stock is owned almost exclusively by Fl Paso business men, of which c, M. Harvey is president and B. L. Far rar and G. P. Putnam are vice-presi' dents and c. L. Ezell. secretary and treasurer. It's holdings are: 125,O0C acres in the Hueco-Tularosa basin near Fl Paso; ten acres in Stephens and Eastland counties in the Caddo field, and 40 acres five and a half miles northwest of the town of Ran ger. the two last tracts being in the heart of big production.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
GOOD POSPECT FUR O|[ WELLS AT HOLbROOK

Oil excitement in Holbrook, Navajo county, Arizona, is unabated. accord ing to reports from there.
 The Adamana Oil and Land com pany, drilling south of Holbrook, had made 500 feet in depth in the month previous and had reached brown sand stone and shale.
 Sidney Boutelle, of St. Louis, has purchased a lease on a section of land near Holbrook for the Mozona oil company. The Holbrook Oil com pany has commenced work on it's well, about three miles west of the Hopi we'll
 The Wind River Producing and Re fining company had received a new cable capable of permitting the drill to go to depth of $500 feet. This company is drilling what is known as the Hopi we'll, in the Holbrook section.
 The Chevelon Oil company, with a holding of $40 acres in the Holbrook section, has been taking steps for reorganization looking to the develop. ment of It's holdings.
 The Zuni oil company has built a house for its employees at its drilling site northeast of Holbrook and was getting in materials preparatory for actual drilling.
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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28

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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28
CONFIRM DEATH.

GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 26.- Official confirmation of reports that Martin Lopez, right hand man of Francisco Villa, had died on Saptem- Der 13. at San Juan del Rio, Durango, Mexico, was received today by Meade Fierro, Mexican consul at Galveston.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-28

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