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Brown, has led in the effort to have a
colored man named on the Industrial
Commission, which is about TO confer
with President Wilson on the vital eco
nOmic problems of the hour, and 1t is
expected that a member Of this Com
mission Will address the Congress. An
opportunity Will be given to hear from
representatives of the Negro press,
which has stood so loyalty by the race
at every turn and contributed so gen
erously to the success of every move
ment designed to promote its morale.
Captain Edward L. Snyder, of Phil
adelphia, who rendered efficient ser
vice overseas with a fighting regiment
Of the A. E. F., will present photo
graphs of great historical value
through IN illustrated lecture on The
Accomplishments of the Negro Soldier
Abroad" and as a tribute to the Con
gress will give six lines on the screen,
from President Jemigan' 5 advice to
his people at the Newark session Of
the National Baptist Convention.
The Washington churches, fraterni-
ties and civic organizations are taking
lively interest in the Congress and
will turn out en- masse.
An "open door" is offered to all
who believe in 100 per cent Amer
lean citizenship for the Negro and that
the BALLOT Is the basic guarantee
Of its fullest enjoyment.
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fuller skirts; to something very like
what Paul Tribe has called 'the barrel
outline And this, when free from ex'
aggeratiOn, is really charming.
Full skirts, made of the most supple
stuffs and gathered at the waist, are
very comfortable and becoming; also
they are easily made. Many Of the new
casaque-blouses have frills at the sides,
over the hips, to give the wide effect;
they are quaint and Ia many cases very
pretty.
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Stocks and JabotG

High lace or net stocks are no long
er a novelty, but are more varie' d
numerous than ever. Apd there re
many high models, also In embroider-
ed linen, with cravat and jabOt or
yoke-like sections. Few Of these, how
ever, are really practical or becoming.
There are new high stocks Of white
washable satin, with yestees attach
ed, which button straight down the
front, with q single row Of small.
white satin buttons. Lace OF the
coarse mesh variety, such as ilet auh
Cluny, make charming little ." .a~>
usually In sailors shape, fei ). v,.al
o. square neck.
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PERSONALS

DR.. and Mrs. ". II. Davis, 3IOl In
diana Ave, entertained seventeen OF
the Phyllis wheatley Home Girls at
their residence Saturday night, Sept.
p. They had music, Rotations and
short talks. They represented Ala
bama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Iowa, Ne"
York and Oklahoma.
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PHYLLIS WHEATLEY CLUB
NOTES.

At the regular meeting Of the Phyllis
Wheatlev Club Wednesday Mrs. Villa
Webb was elected recording secretary
end Mrs. Edith White, 4732 Evans
Ave, corresponding secretary. All
other officers were reelected. The club
assumed the responsibility of wiring
the Phyllis Wheatley Home, and soon
electric lights will be installed TO take
the place of the poor gas.
Mrs. Georgia De Baptist Ashborn
gave a very interesting account Of her
trip to Norfolk and the National BaP-
tisy convention. Mrs. Ohpie Brown
Wells presided at the piano.
Business meetings are held the first
Wednesday in each month, program
and social meeting the third Wednes-
dav. Visitors are always welcome
F L. Davis, President; Villa Webb,
Corresponding Secretary.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Phyllis
Wbeatlev Home will be held at 1886
Rhodes Ave, Saturday, Oct. II, at !
.. m. Annual reports will be read OF
the work accomplished during the
wear. Election Of officers will be held
The public is cordially invited TO be
present.
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evening Rlousea.

BIouses specially designed for eve
ming wear are in pastel cOlOrings Of
georgette and chiffon, and hair net
lace Is an effective form Of trimming.
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rDLEwILD NOTES.

The Idlewild is now undergoing
complete repairs, Mr.. Delbert Lee the
well known artist and decorator is IN
charge and Mr.. Beauregard F. Nose
lev the owner promises to give the
public one of the most up to date
hostelries in the country.
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Mr.. c. c. Milton and wife of Ridge
wood, n. J. a newly wed are enjoy
ing their honeymoon in the bridal suite
Of the Idlewild.
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NATIONAL RACE CONGRESS
BRINGING NEGRo's CASE
INTO COURT.

Plans Perfected for Great Conference
Of Colored Americans in Wash
ington Next Week-Work-
able Program for Race
Protection to be
Adopted.
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Mrs. Allen the famous Southern
Chef Is now in charge of the prelim-
mary Department of the Idlewild and
her Cuisine is the best in the city.
Don't fail to take your meals at the
Idlewild if you want real home cooked
food, prices most reasonable, Sunday
dinners especially from 2:3O to $3.50
.. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
BATTLE
 ENDS IN A DRAW TOrkelsOn and Roberts Fight It Out for Sixteen
 Innings

Atlanta, May 2.-New Orleans and At lanta fought 2 to ? tie game here to- day that ended with the umpire calling it off on account of darkness in the sec ond half of the sixteenth. Torkelson, the Pelican pitcher, and Roberts for the Crackers fought out wonderful pitchers battle. There were men on bases in numbers or innings beside those in which runs were made. but the pitcher always frightened up and pre- vented a score.
 Seventeen Crackers and F Pelicans were left on bases.
 New Orleans scored first. making a run in the second inning on base on balls, sacrifice, and a fielders' choice.
 In the thirteenth Kings error gave Knaupp life at first. Stansbury sacri- feed him to second. He went to third on Sullivans' single and tallied on a single by Deberry.
 Christenbury started the scoring for Atlanta in the sixth by singling and stealing second and third. Gooch's sin gle scored him.
 After the Pelicans had tallied in the thirteenth the Crackers came back and tied it up. Bratchi was hit by the pitch CT, took second on a long fly to right and ran home when Mayer rapped one out for one bag. Score:
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The Mdkin's of Home

Every day some good ship brings thousands of our soldiers from France.
 The boys are fast coming back. Whats more, they're coming back te homes of their own. For many will marry "the girl they left behind" and set up housekeeping on their own &C., count. Many more will start again homes broken up when Johnny went marching away And now that the building bans are all removed, thou sands of cute little cottages and cosy apartments are springing up all over town just waiting for someone to live in them.
 All of which means that someone is going to need lot of furniture-and
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need it soon. For no home's a home until it's furnished.
 Fortunately for someone, the furni- ture is all ready. Despite the war, the manufacturers have gone on making the makin's of home, and Birmingham fur niture stores and departments are show ing "as usual" variety of home furnish ings, new, clever and convenient.
 Though wages are still happily high and materials were purchased when the only furniture that counted was hunks and benches for transports and train ing camps, unusual values are "on sale."
 Almost every day Birmingham mer- chants are offering furniture at reduc- tions. To secure first choice of these makin's of home, you need only
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Senators Down Athletics

Philadelphia, May 2.-Washington beat Philadelphia to ? in the opening game of the 4Americ~n league here today. A re- ception to Adminll Sims in connection with the Liberty Loan campaign caused the cancellation of the exercises origin ally intended to open the local season. Shaw was largely responsible for the Senators triumph. In his first two times at bat he sent the ball in the left field bleachers for home runs. i1e held the Athletics to a single hit up to the fifth inning but in the sixth they punched four singles and with Dugan's hit to center the Ath!eTcs scored two runs. Johnson was then substituted and held the locals
 The score: R. H. E. Washington ........., ,0Q2 oil O21-7 Philadelphia ......... GOO 002 0O0--2 5 Batteries: Shaw, Johnson and Picinich; Kinney, Seibold. Anderson and Perkins. McAvoy.
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Central High Romps
 on Sidney Lanier Team

Yesterday afternoon at Smiths field the c. H. S. ball team defeated Sidney Lanier by a score of 10 to 2. Central had the game on ice from the third ln- ming on. Sidney Lanier never taking the lend. Afford, Levy and Robinson were the star hammer men of the Central line up. while Bailey of Sidney Lanier swatted the pill for a circuit trot.
 Both pitchers tossed fair ball, although Levy failed to come up to his usual form. striking out only 10 men. Hudson of Sid ney Lanier allowed his shoots to be con- nected with 12 times for fair hits. while Levy only allowed hits.
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CROWD CHEERS CREWS
 THROUGHOUT THE GAME

In the third Crews walked Brown, but the Barons pulled another of their lightning double plays and it was three up and three down again. Four enemy tatsmen drew free passes to first and one was plucked in the ribs, but only once did the visitorsOeally threaten to score. In the eighth Coleman was hit and Brown walked. Benedict forced Brown, but Coleman advanced to third with only one out Sumna's best ef- fort was pop up to Peters and Myers grounded out while 2000 fans cheered Moleys kid pitcher
 Pat Duncan hit his first triple in the third but the Barons left Pat on base
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VOLS HAMMER OUT
 WIN OVER CHICKS |Griffin's Homer With Bases Full Drives Foster to the Cooler

Memphis, May 2.-Nashville's batting rally in the first inning not only retired Foster, who was replaced by Barger, but won the game for the visitors Grif. fin. who hit home run for the locals in he third inning with two out and bases full, was responsible for Memphis only runs the score ending to 4. The hard hitting of Street for Nashville, who made four hits out of five times up, and scored on a home run, featured the visitors nla yiDr Score:
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K TwoB Base Hits-Bernsen, Crews. Three-Base Hits-Duncan ?, Stew erison Crews
 Home Runs-Webb 2. Stolen Bases-McDonald 2, Schepnsr. Base on Balls-Crews 4, Ellis 5, Brown B.
 Struck Out-Crews ?, Brown 2 Hit By Pitched Ball-Coleman by Crews.
 Wild Pitch-Brown Double Plays-Steverrso to McDon- aid to Bernsen; schepner to Coleman umpires-Blackburne and Schafer 9' Time of Game-2: :0o
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Ran for Neiderkorn in sixteenth. Score by innings:
 New Orleans ..010 900 GOO 900 100 0--2 Atlanta 900 001 900 900 100 0---2 Summary: Two-base hits, Torkelson Herndon Three-base hit. King. Double plays, Knaupp to Stansbury to DeBerry; Moore to Mayer to Moore. Struck out, by Torkelson G. by Roberts 3. Bases on balls, off Tarkelson 6, off Roberts 4, Sacrifice hits, Daubert, Knaupp, Mayer, Gooch, Herndon. Stolen bases. Gilbert, Christenbury 2. Passed ball, Kitchens.
 Hit by pitched ball. by Torkelscon, Bratchi 2. Left on bases, New Orleans l2, Atlanta IT. Empires, Pfenninger and Shilbley. Time, BIO
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SPORTS
 BY non McDAxJD
Crews Pitches No-Hit Game
 While the Barons Slaughter
 Three Mobile Moundsmen
Billie Webb Drives Out Two Home Runs Duncan Spanks the Onion for Two Triples and Single and Sam Crews Shows Cunning With Wiow-Bernsen,
 Peters and Stevenson Continue Great Work
BY BOD McDAXID

Samuel Crews entered the hall of fame yesterday afternoon by letting the hitting Bears down without the sembance of bngle while his teammates hammered three Mobile pitch for total of 3 the Baron wrecked fearful by the IA to The visiting players cred tied with only 26 times at bat being made by Mo]ox
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Browns Defeat Sox

Chicago. May 2.-St Louis inaugurated the American league senson here today with an Il to victory over the White Sox. Gallia held the home team to five hits while the Browns batted three Sox pitchers for Is safeties, seven of them tor two bases. The opening day ceremonies were featured by the presence of squad of marines who hoisted a new United States flag. assisted by Eddie Collins. captain of the White SoX, who enlisted in the Marine corps at the end of last season
 The score: R. H. E. St. Louis ........... 151 101 101--11 Il Q Chicago ...... .Ol0 COZ Ol0-- $
 Batteries: Gallia and Severeid; c. Will Hams, Danforth, Benz and Schalk, Lynn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
LOOKOUTS BUNCH
 b|NG[ES AND WIN Noel Allows Two Scores ill First, But Tightens in
 Last Eight

Little Rock, May 2-Chattanooga play CTS punched their six hits with Little Rocks seven errors today and won to Z
 In the first inning, Walsh and Kinse-la of Little Rock each got two tase hits after Frierson had walked. During the remaining eight innings, however, Littla Rock got only two singles off Pitcher Noel of Chattanooga. Score:
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and decided to wait another frame in order to catch their second wind. In the fourth Bernsen singled past first late to second on his grounder. Hairs ton grounded out advancing both run ners. Peters singled to center, SCOT ing Bernsen and Wetb Crews drove long triple against the centerfield fence, scoring Peters.
 Bob Coleman became groggy and halted the game long enough to send First Baseman Brown into the box, Benedict behind the bat and himself to first. Brown walked Mcdonald and Stevenson, but Duncan hit into a dou- hle play, being too tired to run any
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SPORTS
LOCAL-BY WIRE

Stolen bases-Demoe. Left on bases-Lit- tie Rock $; Chattanooga 8. Earned runs Off Stone 8; off Noel 2; off Hengevild 0. Hits-Off Stone with five runs in seven innings Struck out-By Stone g. by Noel 3; by Hengevifd L Bases on balls-Or Noel 5; off Stone ?. Hit by pitcher Gleason by Stone. Passed balls-Htggins. Time 155 empires Johnson and Camp bell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
GAMES TO-DAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY Brooklyn 8. Boston 0. New York 14. Philadelphia 2. Chicago 4, Pittsburg 2 St. Louis s, Cincinnati l.
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The magnificent performance of Crews, who was at all times q com only significant, because it is the first no-hit game of the season, but more so because of the fact that no spectacular support was necessary feat. Not once during the entire game did Mobile batsman hit anything that even promised to be a hit, all outs being greunders to the infield, easy flies to the gar
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Three-ba hit, Ellam. Home runs, Grit- fin, Street Double play, Lewis to Cook to Griffin. Hits, off Foster 1, with run (none down when relieved in flrst inning). Bases on balls, eff Foster 3, off Barger 1, off Jonnard ?. Struck out, by Barger 2, by Jonnard 4. Hit by pitcher, Wickham. by Barger. Time, 1:4O Um- pires, Brennan and Collins.
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Summary: Two base hits-Alford, J. Levy. Three base hits-Robinson. Home runs-Railey. Double play-H Goldstein to c. Goldstein. Struck out-By Levy 10: by Hudson g. Base on balls--None. Hit by pitcher-H. Goldstein (by Hudson.) Wild pitch-J. Levy. Sacrifice fly-Manly. Umpire Stlnford.
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P PATRICIA CLOUTS HER
 SECOND THREE BAGGER

The Barops then went hitless two innings and scored their final run in the seventh on Stevenson's triple fol lowed by DunSan's drive for the same number of bases.
 Slapnicka is slated to oppose Fulton, the Mobile star. in the final battle of the series this afternoon and the game should be worth going miles to see.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
GAMES TO-DAY

Boston at Brooklyn. Philadelphia at New York. Chicago at Pittsburg. Cincinnati at St. Louis.
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BARONS PUNISH THE
 AGATE IN FIRST FRAME

Eddie Mcdonald worked Ellis Tor a base on balls and Stevenson and Duncan followed with singles, filling the sacks, Ellis popped up to Gntz and the fans moaned. Eerasen walked. forcing in Mcdonald Billy Webb crashed into one of Ellis fast ones for a terrific clout that sped far over Du cote's head and rolled to the left field bleachers for a clean home run, The fans went wild, and Bill was roundly cheered as he came in panting.
 Hairston single dover second and Big Pete followed with hit to lief, At this juncture Ellis was taken out and Red Day substituted. Crews greet ed the handsome hurler with dou ble to right field that brought in Eairston and Peters. This ended the Baron scoring for the first frame. Five local players faced the Mobile mounds men twice in the opening stanza.
 Crews retired the Bears in order in the second, but the Barons would trust no errors and kept right on scoring Bernsen rocked the right field fence with a screaming double and as Webb came to hat the fans again applauded Once more Billie became hero, this time driving a home run just little farther down the groove than before Day. settled down and retired the side after these two runs had been scored
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Richards Publicity
 Agents Are on the Job

Minneapolis, Minn., May 2.-Mike Col lins, a boxing promoter, today telegraphed Tex Rickard an offer of S135,000 for per- mission to promote the Willard-D Dempsey fight, proposed for July A. Collins aQ- nouneed he had received $100,006 backing in Minneapolis and that the fighters would be brought here for ten-round contest if Rickard accepts she proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03

Practically 50 per cent of the total number of vessels launched in 1918 were built in the United States.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers Bat Out Victory

Cleveland, May 2.--Detroit defes ted Cleveland again today, the score being l4 to 6. Pitcher Ragby was forced to re- tire with q strained side when in the lead and each of his successors had a bad inning. Cleveland drove James from the box but could not overcome Detroit q lead. Vetach returned to the Detroit team and made two singles, a double and a triple in four times at bat, driving in three runs and scoring two.
 Score by innings: R. H. T. Detroit ..................1O 100 o30 5o5-14 Is q Cleveland ................2 200 03l 010-- 6 F }
 James, Dause, Cunningham; -Bagby, Epznan, Coumbe, Engle, Uhe and Nuna- maker.
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UT BILLIE WEBB HITS TWO SUCCESSIVE HOME RUNS

On the other hand the Baron slug gers unlimbered their mightiest mus cles and, led by Billie Webb, who hit two successive homers, and Pat Dun can, who clouted three drives for 2 total of nine bases. hung up a record that will stand for sometime to come
 Fans who had expected to see Slap ricka work were a little uneasy when and Peters as the battery for the home team. The first two Mobile players were easy outs then Shepner walked and stole seconu. but Duoote famed.
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GAMES TODAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

RESULTS YESTERDAY Detroit IA, Cleveland 6. St. Louis Ii. Chicago 4. Washington ', Philadelphia 2. New York 3, Boston 1.
 GAMES TODAY St. Louis at Chicago. Detroit at Cleveland. Washing gton at Philadelphia. New York at Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03

By decreasing the weekly hours in the Lancashire (England spinning mills, more work has been found for 30o.OO0 people,
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

RESULTS YESTERDAY Birmingham 14, Mobile 0. Nashville e9 Memphis f. Chattanooga ,, Little Rock 2 New Orleans g. Atlanta 16 ln- nings, game called, dark).
 GAMES TODAY Mobile at Birmingham. New Orleans at Atlanta. Nashville at Memphis fCha ttanooga~ a t Little Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
an, Creus Enters 7he Hall of Fame

X tatted for Stone in the seventh. XIX batted for Peterson in the ninth.
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~ Russell Holds Red Sox

Boston, May 2.-Russell kept Roston's
 hits scattered and led New York to
 to 1 victory today. A wild throw by
 Jones was responsible for run. Scott's hitting was a feature. Bostons only run
 came after Fuels bad throw to catch
 Scott off third.
 The score; R. H. E.
 New York ........... .11o eco 010-3 Boston .oo0 GOO 100--1 1 Batteries: Russell and Ruel; Jones and Walters.
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TotaIs ...,....54 2 14 4S 2y
 Ran for Neiderkorn in sixteenth.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-26

Of chiefs was Of his mother, who he
named as the beneficiary in his siO,-
900 Government War Risk Insurance
policy.
The mothers name is Susan
loves-the-war aud she lives at Wax
pola, South Dakota. She was proud
that her son was among the first 10
respond 10 the call Of the United
states for soldiers TO fight for their
country; she was glad when he came
back, unframed. full OF wonderful
stories Of great adventure through
which he had passed. And she real
ized that he had by allotment OF pay
and by his insurance policy remon-
stratcd that oil he had was hers, as
Everything he was he owed 10 her.
Wounded-with-ma may
also be called ndian-sood-to-his.
mother.
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aud maybe an apple o III once In q
while. The infanlryman has such
a respect for his rifle. lie names Il,
fondles H. learns the feel Of II,
loves II like he does the puppy
which follows him down the camp
street aud hack 10 barracks. And
even the army mule skinner learns
10 have some use for the mules he
handles. But not 50 the chauffeur
or the automobile mechanic. They
never give a car a name and pet Il
And 4 truck is only a truck.
This Is one Of the seemingly un-
important, but possibly very impor.
tant details which ought 10 be con
sidered thoroughly, with a Wow &
remedying n, before a final determ'
nation as 10 the character Of trans
~poriation best suited 10 cavalry regi.
menls is made. Colonel Rivers say
And TO the end OF working out sucl
details rs could not be determines
In q tast OF eighteen days, the boar
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-26
PHOENIx MAN ACCUSED
or SUGAR PROFITEERINi,

Phoenix. Arik, Dee. as. A..
.spitaling. proprietor Of a largely
patromked grocery store here. We.
arrested late today on a warrant
charging him with engaging in un
fair practices in the sale Of sugar
ON the federal food control law. Thu
warrant was sworn 20 by Assistant
United States Attorney !. H. Lanes
ton. eftcr customers Of the store hal
complained that Spitaling refused u
sell sugar In one pound lots except
in connection with sales OF other
groceries, mounting 10 -. The geo
Ger was arranged before United
States Commissioners J. II. lleukc
and his examination set for next
Wednesday. lie vas released on
5000 bail.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-26
DERRICK READY ron
DIS MONIES TEST WELL.

Dies Moines. n. NJ. Dec. 2i-The
Dies Moines OIL a Refining company
completed ~ OIL derrick last Mon
day and Il Is a splendid monument
10 the push Of the promoters Of the
company. The big derrick reaches
|si feet into the air and citizens ~
the town feel that the Ions talked Of
test well will oon be a reality. Tn
derrick Is built Of the very best
material and the tools will be a
standard rig which Will go 10 any
depth desired 10 give the field a
thorough test While the contract
calls for a we'll 1900 feet deer. Il b.
thought by the BIOLOGISTS who went
over the ground that oil win b.
found at much less depth than this.
The effect on realty values has al
ready been felt and this week two
deals we're made which involved
over $1,000 and many others will
be completed In the next week.