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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-15

first day-they were enthusiastic and
on the job.
Now. when the first momentum OF
the drive is spent, and it becomes
more difficult to carry on the drive,
will they stopaand let it go at that?
Not Americans That isn't the way
they do things There will be
;marshalling Of reserves. and the word
is going to be passed throughout the
organization I'VE will redouble our
efforts" and they are going to carry
this drive through to the greatest sue
cess that has ever attended Red
Cross Roll Call.
Sumter County'S quota in this Third
Roll Call is 1855 members. Up to
date only 200 memberships have
come in. Are we going to become dis
couraged and quit Never! We are
Am ericans. Sumter County has never
failed vet in all the drives and cam
paigns during the war and since the
| Arnlistice. We will not fail now. The
campaign for the Red Cross will be
carried on until the full quota OF mem
berships has been secured.
The teams that have been working
so faithfully and well during the past
| ten days will visit all the homes
! where memberships have not as yet
been secured. Everyone who has not
vet Joined the Red Cross will be given
an opportunity to do so. Don't wait
for some member of the Red Cross
! Working Teams to call on you. but IT
YOU have not yet joined for 1920,
! either mail your membership fee Of
s1.0O. or take it to Miss Mamie }.
Chandler. 402 City National Bank
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THE RANsoMED CONSUL.

The case of William o. jenkins
American consular agent at Puebla
Mexico, is of a sort to make the av.
erage American do some serious
thinking about this Mexican bandit
business.
Jenkins was kidnapped and hello
{ fer $4,000 ransom. This was by
far the biggest demand of the kino
that any Mexican outlaws have ven
tursa to make. Apparently the value
OF Americans for ransom purposes is
rising.
So The bandits got the money, too
some IN cash ssnd the rest in notes
which apparently are to be met hon
orably, though such forced pledges
presumably have no standing in Mex,
s. lean law. To honorable men prom
ise is sacred, even when made to men
without honor
It develops further that this big e1-
pense IS to be l.,et personally by Mr.
jenkins and his relatives. The United
States government has disclaimed any
intention of asking Mexico TO pay it
The Mexican government is held
blameless and there IS no warrant in
international law for such a claim. 1t
is said to have lie more legal standing
than there would be in the demand OF
any foreign government for repay
ment by the United States government
of ransom paiG by one Of its sub
jects to American kidnappers, if such
case were to arise.
Maybe it is all strictly legal, con-
formable to international procedure,
etc. But it is humiliating to every
American TO have this kind Of thing
happening all the time, with an ever
growing audacity on the part Of the
Afexicans. It 1nay De granted that
the offenders are outlaws. whom the
Carranza government would gladly
hang and whom he is trying his best
TO suppress. bu. that does not help
the case much.
Every such occurrence adds to the
shame felt by the American public,
and doubtless to the scorn which the
ignorant and insolent Mexican popu-
lace feels for Americans. The Of
fense is all the greater when, as in
this case and several previous cases,
the victim is an official representative
of the United States.
The nation cannot continue to stand
for this sort of thing much longer.
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time in an average year, is one of

time in an average year, is one Of
their worst evils.
Regular work with shorter hours
would be preferable to the present
system. if it We're possible. AS for
wages, il seems clear that they have
not been paid enough 20 meet the
new cost Of living, which seems to
have risen more in mining camps than
in most other places.
If the miners had had these facts
property presented to the public. and
had made demands. based on them.
Of such natur, as seemed reason
able, they might have got what they
wanted without much difficulty. The
public and the government would have
championed their cause. Unfortunately
they were persuaded by wrong head
ed leaders to commit two great mis-
takes: First, to demand the 30-hour
week, and with It a so per cent. raise
in pay; second, to start negotiations
with the ultimatum that they would
strike unless these impossible demands
had been met BY November /.
Such combination Of extravasint
terms and public menace could not be
tolerated. 1t swung public sentiment
and governmental: support away from
the miners and prejudiced their legiti-
mate grievances.
The miners may still regain some
Of their lost ground BY facing about
and giving the nation square DEAL
they may get square deal themselves
But they can hardly expect as much
as they would have got in the way 81
either public approval or material
gains if they md not permitted their
leaders, in their name, to defy public
opinion and menace the national well
fare at critical time.
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WISE IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

The new immigration bill reported
to the House provides that immigrants
hereafter must furnish evidence Of
ability to speak and read the English
language. and also of attachment to
the principles OF the Constitution Of
the United States.
This it may be presumed. will free
the Unlted States government in the
future from the disa2reeable duty 1t
is now performing. Of rounding up
hundreds of aliens or enemies OF
America and shipping them back
where they came from. Under such
legislation as that which is being en-
acted. they would not get into the
country in the first place.
The bill also provides that the wives
and children Of aliens. in order to ac-
quire citizenship, must take the oath
of allegiance Our recent war eXpe-
rience has shown the desrability Of
this regulation. 1t has been demon
strated that Il woman can be an alien
enemy as dangerous as man. AS
for children th"y cannot be taught
and turned into the right course too
early.
A particularI: pleasing clause OF
this bill grants citizenship TO severo.
thousand aliens who refused to claim
exemption from military service on ac-
count of alien birth. even though .hese
men were not finally accepted for the
army. There is also an admirable pro
vision declaring that aliens who have
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announced their intention Of becon>-
ing citizens. and who fought in the
allied armies, will be credited for the
time they served as part of the re-
quired five years residence in the
United states. This is a becoming
recognition for service rendered. It
points TO the moral that Americanisnl
is state of mind rather than legal
technicality. and is in itself a power
full lesson in gooc citizenship.
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ecomes perpleAing and battling.

Never theless. nr. Batten, on the big
moral issue. is more than half right.
Profteers are indeed, as he says, the
meanest kind Of thieves And the
church must make The will OF God
very plain on this subject The
church is the vehicle for expressing
public opinion in the matter of morals.
If profiteering is held in abhorrence
by every church member the country
over. if every man sticks closely in his
business dealings to the letter and
spirit Of the golden rule, profiteering
will die suden and unprovided death.
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pointer, liver colored
with white specks and bobtaii.
Small head but large body and fat.
Answers to the name Of Beulaf1.
Finder will please notify +. Il.
Creech, City National Bank Bldg.
Sumter, S. c., Phone 293, and re-.
ceiye reward.
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The case of William o. Jenkins,
American consular agent at Puebla,
Mexico. is of a sort to make the av-
erage American do some serious
thinking about this Mexican bandit
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Marriage License.

Colored-A. ID. Witherspoon,
Sumter. and Eliza Wilson, Sumter.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
WELLSCLOSEDAT
BURkBURNET TT
Lack Of Storage and Danger
of Fire Causes a Gen
eral Shutdown.


Wichita Falls, Texas July 12.-Pro-
duction in the northwest extension
Of Burkburnett was curtailed today as
a result OF the Texas railroad COM
mission passing an order Friday pro-
hibiting wells being completed il the
extension
Wells which were drilling before
Friday may go to the sand. No new
wells may be begun. The order be-
came effective Friday at midnight and
Will continue for five days.
A hearing viii be held Wednesday,
when the commission viii decide
whether to close the wells for 80 days
Two factions are at work One wants
the wells closed down for so days and
the other wants operations continued.
Production this week at Burkbur-
nett was 10000 barrels greater than
last week and only 1000 barrels of
the extra production could be han
died The situation is growing more
serious daily.
The commission has been told that
within 80 days the new field win have
rels capacity and new pipe lines with
$4,000 barrels capacity
The commission was also told that
unless production Is stopped oil viii
not only be wasted in thousands OF
barrels. but the fire hazard viii be
great and the market viii be shot
10 pieces.
fighting against closing down the
wells They are selling drilling sites
IN large numbers now and the closing
down would close uD their business. as
the order would prohibit new wells
being started during the next 80 days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
FLOWERS SENT
OIL EXCHANGE
Many Floral Tributes Mark
Its Opening in Ell
Paso.

Beautiful floral offerings help TO
make attractive the new Central
Stock and Oil exchange. just opened
in the old s P. ticket office on North
Oregon street. next to the postoffice.
These flowers were sent by friends Of
the management. in the way OF felici-
tations upon the opening.
The new exchange has daily calls at
1890, ESQ and 1880 and lists stocks Of
all characters. including mining. oil.
bank, municipal and Liberty bonds.
The officers are Robert Mcintyre.
president; James L. Stephens. vice
president: Chas H. Walker. secretary
and treasurer. and J. L Nysewander,
trustee.
Flowers were sent on the occasion
Of the opening by ". L. Barnard. Vic
tor Carruso. Hotel sheldon. C. c. Dues.
Geo. l. Wilson s Co. Miss Z. McPher-
son ana = r Exams d CO.
z. R Long, vel known in the city.
who was with the First National Bank
seven years, is cashier
Robert Mcintyre, the president and
organizer. comes from Arizona There
he was dealing in cattle. He was the
promoter and manager OF the Miami
Stampede frontier day celebration last
Labor day at Miami. Ariz. IN 1912
1915 he was the next largest oil lease
holder in the southern Alberta, Can
ada. oil rush
The concern is installing private
wire quotations on all stocks at Ran
ger, Burkburnett. Wichita Falls Fort
Worth and all eastern markets, as
well as san Francisco.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Shallow WELLS
FIND PAY SAND
Moderate Producers Null
tiply in Several Coun-
ties in Oklahoma.

Tulsa, Okla. July 1z.-Frank Gil
lespie and associates have 50 barrel
well in test on the Jeff Poorboy
land. the southwest quarter Of sec
ton 2s-2O-14, Owasso district
The Gypsy Oil company and others
have completed a wei in the north
west quarter of section s-24-1o. Usage
county. which is making 200 barrels.
This is the fifth completion on the
property.
W. D. Hall and associates have COM
pleted their test in section s-14-12.
west Of Okmulgee. in Okmulgee coun-
ty- This tets is producing 72o barrels
Of oil daily and is an offset to a big
well recently competed by the Cos
mos Oil company.
The Minnehoma Oil company has
completed its initial test in the north
east quarter Of section 12-2S-S. Usage
county This well Is producing co
barrels OF oil
The Walker Valley has its two wells
on the pump in section 4-2s-i0w.
$50 barrels per day. but thorough
test has not yet been made and it is
the belief OF the promoters that at a
lower depth better sand VIII be en-
counered.
The Magnolia company IS getting
ready to drill several wells in section
11-2s-5w. Stephens county, Oklahomt.
Douthitt and Melton have a nice
well IN section 23-2s-sw that is max
ing Is barrels OF oil daily at a depth
Of 532 feet The production will no
doubt settle down to Is barrels per
day
The Texas company is getting ready
for its deep test TO be sunk in section
1-2s-5w. Stephens county.
The Peace oil company IS drilling
at 500 feet IN its test in section
2-2s-5w. Stephens county
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
GREAT RUSH ON
To NEW FIELD
Pool Northwest of Burk
burnett Is Now Develop
ing Very Rapidly.

The great new pool developing and
extending northwest from the town
site Of Burkburnett. Wichita county.
Tex, will produce more excitement
and more oil than any field in Texas,
according to Carl S Reeves. Of the
Ranger Burk Consolidated oil Co.
who has returned from that field Of
great gushers.
People are running wild TO get
something befoEe the other fellow"
said Mr.. Reeves. Acreage which
could have been bought 80 days ago
for $4,000 is now hard to get At
$4,000 The pipe lines are unable TO
handle the rapidly increasing produc-
ton and for that reason many wells
are drilled to the sand and held there
until storage tanks and pipe line con-
necuons can be made Many of these
wells blow themselves in. which is q
beautiful Sight"
The Ranger Burk Consolidated Oil
Co.'S well No 1 is down 1900 feet on
thar concerns ten acre tract, Just $40
feet northwest of the Roberts & Hill
gusher. The company is building its
derrick for well no. 2 and intends TO
put down six wells on this tract
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Hold Big Well
For Building
OfPipe Line
Huge Gassers Indicate
Heavy Producers In
Eastland Field.


Eastland, Texas. July 12.-In its
unfinished state, the States Oil cor
porations. n. Z. Turner well, two and
one half miles northeast OF Eastland,
is making 1000 barrels Of oil daily.
The well reached the pay sand at
$3.50 feet this week and was shut
down until suitable pipe line connec-
lions and storage tanks could be
made.
The Albers Oil company's well, on
the J. ". Turner tract, is making 49,
100000 cubic feet of wet gas WITH tie
bit four feet from the paw sand This
well is situated about four miles north
Of Eastland and 600 feet from Balen-
well
The Ranger Rock Island Oil com
pany and the West Virginia Coal and
Gas company have showings OF oil
and gas on top Of the lime encoun-
tered at a depth OF 3240 feet on the
Wright and Cotton tracts, respect
lively. These wells are situated in the
same neighborhood four miles north
east Of Eastland.
The Great Southern Oil company has
z fishing job in its No. 1 on the
Baumgarner tract It is flowing by
heads at 3497 feet in hard gray lime.
The Ranger Texas gasser. on the c.
J, Harreu tract. is shooting out one
fifth Of its 75.000.000 cubic feet OF gas
through 2 hole in the ground ten feet
in diameter.
The Hueco Ranger company's wei.
on the J. c Holleman tract. which
began with 4 production OF 1000 bar
rels. is now producing about 1900 bar
rels.
The Arkansas Natural Gas company
brought in its Mrs. Tullev Connellee
we'll. three miles east Of Eastland,
with a flow Of so barrels an hour this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
BaLentine Has
10000 Barrel
Gushing Well
F omer Ell Pasoan's First
Well AT Eastland Is Big
Proposition.

Eastland. Tex July 12.-s. z. Bal
entine's Pleasant Grove Charch well,
about 200 feet from the Perkins gush-
er. is making 10000 barrels a day.
It came in Friday The gas pressure
is heavier than in any of the adjoin-
ing wells. It is four miles north of
Eastland IN the center OF a district.
the northern limit Of which is marked
by the Holleman wei, producing 1900
barrels. one mile south OF the steph-
ems county line,
Many FL Pasoans are interested IN
the Balentine well. as Air. Balentine is
a former FL Paso man He was in the
brokerage business there until a short
time before oil was discovered in the
Ranger field He came here and made
some money in buying and selling
leases, finally acquiring the land on
which the gusher has just come in
He also has other interests in the dis
trict-
The Texas company got 10000. 600
feet Of gas in its Exall well late Fri
day. eight miles northwest OF East
land
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
WELLS COMING
IN FROM SAND
Find Oil in Sand Instead Of
Black Lime or Shale in
Eastland County.

a number of comparatively shallow
wells are being struck north OF East
land and in northern Eastland county.
Tex They are attracting much in
terest, as the oil is coming from =
sand instead Of the black line or
shale as in the deeper wells.
The latest Of these wells Is Her
cules-Huecc Ranger. in the northern
part Of Eastland county. The oil was
struck in a sand at 1900 feet and it
is reported flowing in three minute
heads at an estimated rate OF 1000
barrels from only II feet in the sand
This sand is believed 10 be the same
as that struck in the Mother Pool Oil
Cos well at about 1900 feet. on the
Miller tract It is believed to be the
StraWn sand
The Straub Oil Co, has a $50 barrel
Wen on the D. 2. Pierce place. This
well is three miles east of the Her
cules well The former is 1880 feet
deep. The Ranger Texas Co.'S well,
on the Harrel tract, Is about the same
depth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

Urban well. five miles southeast OF
that place. began last Monday to flow
by heads and was making from two TO
eight barrels Of oil per hour through
salt water. The wei has not been
entirely cleaned since being shot The
five inch casing was being set 20
case off the salt water, when the pro-
duction was to be gagged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
TREASURER PAYS SCI, 500
ON COUNTS LIBERTY BONDS

County treasurer \ r. webb. on
Friday afternoon. paid $62,500, which
was due on victory loan bonds, which
are held by the county This was the
final payment on the bonds, leaving
the county now in possession of 1928
600 worth Of government paper paid
up.
4 total Of s12.500 already had been
paid on the victory bonds, making
the county's holdings in that issue
$4,000. Liberty bonds to the sum Of
$4,000 already were held BY the
county.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
OIL PRODUCTION SUSPENDED
BY BIG RAILROAD COMMISSION

Austin, Tex, July 12--Production Of
oil and bringing in Of wells IN the
northwest extension OF Burkburnett
oil field. in Wichita county. is sus-
pended for five days by an order OF
the railroad commission This shut
down is made pending a hearing to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Judge Tastes ''WIhisky";;
Fines Negro 200 Daus

Willie Terrell. negro. alleged to
have sold tea for whisky at SIS
bottle. was sentenced Friday after
noon by judge Charles E. Pollock, to
serve 200 days in Jail The charge
against Terrell was vagrancy, but it
was brought out in court, according
to the testimony that Terrell sold the
tea The judge and attorneys tasted
the tea and swore it was not whisky.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

After the big fire we are again pre-
pared 10 care for our customers with
entirely new stock of seeds, bird, dog,
poultry supplies, etc, at our new
Quarters. old location II Paso seed
Co., 52s E. san Antonio St. Just East
Of Court House.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Senate Passes Dudley
Bill To Liberalize
Prospector Permits

Austin. Tex, July 1.-THE Dudley
bill. designed to iiberalize the present
law authorizing the land commits
sioner to issue permits to prospectors
for OIL gas and other minerals. was
finally passed by the senate Friday
by a vote Of IS to 4. This bill extends
the time from one year to IS months
in which prosDectors shall begin bor-
ing for oil or other minerals and also
permits grouping leases by one lessor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
APPORTIONMENT MUST BE
BASED ON FEDERAL CENSUS

Austin, Texas. july 1.-THE legis-
iature having once apportioned the
state, following federal census. can
not again apportion the state into
legislative districts until after the
next federal census, the attorney gem
erals department holds in an opinion. /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

The Pullman OIL and Refining
Company is one Of the larger
independent oil companies op-
Grating in the Texas fields.
II is not a promotion, but q
So bstautial company organ
lied by men OF integrity and
ability, who themselves are
heavily interested financially.
and are depending upon the
success Of the company as a
dividend Garner TO insure their
own personal fortunes 1t is
the kind OF an organization
in which you want 10 be in
terested, and one that offers
a sane, reasonable opportunity
for tremendous returns on
your investment as made.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

Means a greater Fl Paso. Buy a
tenement I have two good buys
Lee Newman, Tenement Specialist.
s05 S. Fl Paso st. Phone 4604.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

Our Drilling Well No. l within some
500 feet of the Warren Wagner, a
$1,000 barrel producer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

Well I

(On Desdemona Towwnsite Now drilling at
better than 400 feet.
Some 500 feet from the Warren Wagner well,
on the Terry Tract, reported in, ON July 9th,
for 10000 barrels of oil a day.
Located some 1900 feet from the Magnolia Pc
troleum's Eehols well. Reported in at 10000
barrels daily and with settled production of.
1000 barrels
The distance from the C. T. Terrell wei with reported
initial production Of around 1000 barrels
Three hundred feet from the Union Oil COmpanys well No
reported the sands for 100 barrels with prospects for much
larger production when completed
One hundred and twenty-five feet from the E Riley Drilling
Company well reported the sands Tuesday July Sh for
400 barrels with every indication Of tremendous well when
completed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

determine whether the order shall be
extended for 30 days because OF in
ability Of pipe lines 70 handle pro-
ductlon.
OIL is FLOWING BY HEADS
FROM THE ANDY URBAN WELL
Tie latest report from Abilene,
Tex. is 10 the effect that the Andy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

An issue Of 100000 shares
Of stock is now offered at
Sl.O0 (par value), the BAL
ance Of such stock as may
remain at any time being sub
ject to an advance IN price.
or withdrawal. without no
hce.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Wonder Gnsher
Opens Nez0 Pool
Near DeSden0na
The Warren Wagner Is
Making 10000 Barrels
Of Oil A Day

De Leon. Texas, July 9.--The most
wonderful OF all wonder tushers Is
the Warren Wagner well. on the Terry
tract. making 5000 barrels OF oil a
day, while still in a state OF incom-
pletion. The well came in Tuesday
night and made 1000 barrels the first
three hours, while the tools were in
the wei stin drilling.
The well is situated across the road
from the cemetery, south OF Desde-
mona