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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
MEET over
American Delegation Intends
To Leave France in December.
Think Conference VIII Con-
cIude Work This Month.

Paris, Nov 12.-The American dele
cation to the peace conference has in
formed the supreme council of its in
tention to leave France during the
first days of December, according to
semi information from the
French foreign office.
The British peace delegation has
also expressed the same desire and the
general impression in French confer
ence circles is that the conference will
conclude its work by the end of this
month
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
FOUND IN BEDROOM
Undershcriff Talked to Wife While
Larimer Soug 1T Ray Asher.

While Mrs. Ray Asher, 1413 North
Monroe street. was emphatically tell
ing Bob Miller, undersheriff. at the
front door that her husband wasn't at
home, Hugh Larimer, sheriff. who
went in the rear door. was in the bed
room talking with the missing man"
'I guess I'd better look thru the
house." said Miller.
AS Mrs. Asher opened the bedroom
door. she saw Larimer talking to her
husband.
why he is here after ALL" she ex-
claimed, turning to Miller.
Asher was taken to the county Jail.
where he will be held awaiting the ar
rival of the Smith county sheriff. who
wired to Larimer telling him to arrest
Asher because he was wanted there on
a forgery charge
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
URGE GERMAN TRADE
New York Banker Says 1t Is Unneces-
sary To Await Treaty.

New York, Nov. 12.-Immediate re-
sumption of trade with Germany by
export from the United States of food
StuffS and raw materials urgently
needed by that country was urged last
night by Otto H. Kahn. banker, at a
dinner of the council of foreign rela-
tionS.
Kahn declared it unnecessary to
await ratification of the peace treaty
and said self-interest should direct
American industry toward this course.
Other speakers advocating the same
action were Frank A. Vanderlip and
Frederick r. Coudert
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
STAY OUT IN STATE
No Kansas Coal Mines in Oper-
alton Today.
Feeling Against Leaders Action
Growing More Intense.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 12-No Kan
saS coal mines were in operation to-
day and no preparations apparently
were being made to resume operations.
Officials of the United Mine Workers
in charge of this district in the ab-
sence of Alexander Howat, district
president, had no official instruction
that the strike order had been de-
scinded.
Feeling against the cancellation of
the strike order is intense in the min
ing camps and is growing.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
SETTLE FIUME AFFAIR
Italian Premier Says Satisfactory Ar
rangement Will Be Made.

Paris, Nov. 12.-Francesco Nitti,
Italian premier. has received from
Premier Lloyd George a pledge that a
settlement of the Adriatic question
consistent with the honor of Italy and
the interests of all the allies, will be
reached according to an interview with
Nitti publishedby the Presse de Paris,
the combined Paris newspapers. Nitti
says he considered the plan for the
solution of the Fiume problem drawn
up by Foreign Minister Tittoni as
quite moderate in character.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
BLACKS DEMAND DAMAGES
Hold Four Negroes; Call on Q. S. To
Pay $4,000 Riot Death.

st. Louis, Nov. 12-Three negro
men and one woman are being held
here suspected of attempting to incite
negroes against the whites One of the
negroes who says he is Nose Madden
of Wagner, Okla, in a speech last
night, asserted negroes should demand
$40, 900 from the government for every
negro killed in race riots in this coun-
try, police say. The others. police say,
said they came here from Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
belgian rulers Reach Brest.

Brest, Nov. liking Albert and
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium arrived
from America on the George Wash
ington at o'clock this morning and
departed for Brussels at 11:20-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
TO ENFORCE DRY LAW
John +. Kramer of Ohio Appointed
q. S. Prohibition Commissioners

Washington. Nov. John p.
Kramer, an attorney of Mansfield,
Ohio, has been appointed federal pro-
hibition commissioner in direct charge
! of the enforcement of war time and
constitutional nrohibition-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
SUSPEND SCHOOL STRIKERS

Waco, Tex, Students Walked Out
When ArmIstice Day Holiday Refused.
Waco, Tex, Nov. 12.-Three hum
dred Waco high school students, boys
and girls, were suspended indefinitely
today for quitting school yesterday
and staying out all day because they
were not allowed an Armistice Day
holiday.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
Brazil Senate o. KS Treaty.

Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 1.-THE Bra
lillian senate ratified the peace treaty
late Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12
COLD AGAIN TONIGHT
Warmer Tomorrow, However, Is
Weather Forecaster's Prediction.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS: !:
Fair and continued cold tonight; Thursday
fair with rising temperat
The shippers forecast warns to protect
3G-hour shipments north and west against
a temperature of zero; east and south
against 10 degrees.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
WELL IN LOUISIANA
MAKES 1000 BARRELS

Shreveport. La, May 8--The Arkan-
sas Natural Gas compauy's Shaw No.
So has brought with its completion,
a new interest in the Claiborne Parish
oil field This wen IS located on the
company's shaw lease in section 30
21-7. II IS not very far from the dis
covery ven Of Claiborne Parish. and
Is making nearly 1000 barrels per
day. The well is flowing by heads.
making a head every 10 minutes
has been abandoned, but those in
charge are moving the riE 20 a new
location, in section 5-21-l. two miles
south OF the discovery we'll
The Consolidated Progressive OIL
company Of New York, which brought
in the discovery Wel, is bailing on
its Shaw No. ., IN section 30-21-7- Il
may drill the well deeper, II tests do
not warrant stopping al the present
depth.
The Gulf well. IN section 2s-21-7.
has been bailed dry AZ a depth Of
1880 feet and drilling has been re-
The Bame oil company has a der
rick on the KinnebreW lease, two
miles south Of the Shaw No ], drill
ing is 20 start as soon as a rig can
be placed and other preliminaries at
tended to-
The Consolidated Progressive com
pany's well on the Bullock lease. sec
tion e-21-7. is down about 1125 feet
The Parker Complny's wei on the
Harmon lease. in section 16-2l-ls IS
down about 1890 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
thin, FRAIL
FOLKS need
PHOSPHATE
NothfaE Ike Plain BItr0-Phosphate
TO Put On Firm, Healthy Flesh ane
to Increase Strength, FtEoE
and Nerve Force

Judging from ths countless prepa-
IaEions and treatments which are con-
tinually being advertised for the pur-
pose OF making thin people fleany,
developing arms. neck and bust and
replacing ugly h0llows AID angles b.
the soft curved lines OF health and
beauty. there are evidently thous-
andE OF men and women who keeEly
feel their excessive thinnesA
Thinness and weakness are usually
due 20 starved nerves Our bodies
need more phosphate than Is con-
tanned IN modern foods Physicians
claim there is nothing that VIII sup
ply this deficiency so well as the or
Eanic phosphate known among drug
Eists as bitro-phosphate, which Is In
expensive and IS sold BY most all
druggists under a guarantee OF saas-
faction or money back By feeding
the nerves directly and By supplying
the body cells with the necessary
phosphoric food elements. bitro-phoH-
phate quickly produces a welcome
transformation IN the appearance,
the increase in weight frequently be-
ing astonishing.
This increase n weight also car
ries with IL q general Improvement
in the health. Nervousness. sleepless-
ness and lack Of energy. which nearly
always accompany excessive tniunee1,
soon disappear, dun eyes become
bright, and pale cheeks glow with
the bloom OF perfect health
plate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness, sleeplessness and gen
eral weakness. II should not owing to
its remarkable flesh grow ing prop
critics. be used by anyone who does
not desire - put on flash--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
To Build Big
Oil Refinery
At EaStLand
Company With Capital Of
100000 Buys Size
For Big Plant.

Eastiand. Tex, May s-The Alamo
OIL * Refining company. with a capt.
tai Of 100000, is TO be the organizer
Of a large refinery near Eastland
The plans OF this refinery have been
completed To the north Of the town
and about a mile east Of the depot
the company has secured q tract Of
land adjoining the Texas O. Pacific
railroad. upon which 10 build the re-
fiuery.
Nothing but experts are TO be in
active charge Of the work OF this re
finery- George J. Dartois, who has
had Is years experience in the oil
refining business. is chief engineer
and general superintendent OF the
Alamo OIL & Refining company
The tests made by this company Of
the Eastland crude oil proves it equal
in all respects TO the Pennsy lvania
crude oil that is now selling for 81
per barrel
Work viii be started on this refin-
cry within the next 80 days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
BRADY REPORTS
MANY DRILLING
McCulloch County's Many
Rigs at Work on Very
Promising Territory.

Brady. Tex. Nay s.-The main items
Of development during the latter part
OF last week. in McCuuoch county
field consists Of the arrival OF two
new drilling rigs; the sDudding in Of
new 109O-foot vel, and the letting
OF another drilling contract
The Parkersnurg rig for the J. T
Hare vel in the northwest part OF
the county went TO Melvin on Tues
day Of last week. Ii is now being put
on the ground. Hare viii drill one
deep and three shallow tests.
smith & Jergins are going 20 drill
a deep test on the northwest corner
Of survey No ~. This test viii be
on the same structure as the Prairie
and C. s. Thomas salt Gap wells The
rig went through Brady last week
The derrick has been up for a couple
Of months and operations viii no
doubt begin within the next week
The Wen is TO be drilled at Way
mire-
At Alvarado last Monday week the
Lohn Oil d Gas company spudded in
a new hole on what is known as the
Claud Ledbetter farm. This company
has a contract TO drill a 1000-foot
hole
]. r. Clark and r. O. Clark have
the drilling contract for a shallow
well to be drilled on the Beckham
q
10. 1853. This contract was closed
By representatfves OF the Lucky oil
& Gas company, q half-million-dOl
corporation Of Mckinney, Tex Op-
erations viii begin on or before the
18th Of May.
The Wood-CObb & Lowry well on
survey 1905 caved Ga at f39 feet with
the tools in the hole. As soon as
the tools are recovered the hole VIII
be cleaned out and drilling resumed
OIL sand is expected before the drill
ing reaches 525 feet
The Turner-Wlckham well on sur
vey SO IS drilling at 3I5 feet
At Whiteland the g. s Inomas Wen
IS understanding The Thomas ven
at Salt Gap is drilling at 1880 feet
The Prairie OIL a. Gas company wen
on survey 50 IS drilling
The Texas Eastern wen on survey
500 IS drilling with a 10-inch hole al
1850 feet Repairs on the derrick have
slowed up work on this vel. Dut
rapid progress is now expected
The j. f. Morgan well Two miles
north Of Brady. IS drilling at 100
feet
Various delays and accidents have
been the cause Of a temporary smut
down on the Douglas, Texas on e
Gas company, King and Cooper shields
wells. all Of which are expected to be
drilling again this week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
ARIZONA FEELS
ENLIGHTENMENT
10000 Acres Leased Near
Taylor; Yuma Is to
Drill This Month.

Phoenix. Ariz-. May g.-From all
parts OF Arizona are coming reports
Of activity in the exploitation Of pros
pective oil fields A local company
g negotiating a lease and bond on
sbout 10000 acres controlled by Fred
7. Golfer. on Silver creek near Taylor.
SO miles south Of Holbrook On the
tract is said 20 be a deep wen that
carries water so befOuled with oil
chat cattle VIII not drink It. This
tract IS entirely distinct from the oil
field near Holbrook. where three com
panies are drilling In both sections
prospecting is being cone manly upon
state lands, leased at 500 q square
mile Tor a tWo-year period, with an
add tional per cent royalty, in the
event oil be struck Thus far the rev
enue to the state from such leases has
passed $4,000
The Chino field, west Of Jerome.
appears 20 have been abandoned,
after several years Of stock sales and
with only two wells started
In Yuma a local company is rais-
ing $4,000 for a standard rig and its
operation, 20 explore a section east
Of the city where experts asree there
are good oil indications Drilling Is TO
start within the month.
Fifteen miles from Bowie, the Unit
ed States oil & Refining company e
local concern last year drilled wei
200 feet deep and then concluded TO
change its location After the rig was
removed, the old well was torpedOed,
with the result that both oil and gas
were developed in small quantity a
new rig, to driu TO 1000 feet, If oil be
not struck sooner has been installed
For a dozen miles around the well the
plain has been located.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
WATCH WELLS TO SHOW
NEW DISTRICTS OPENING

A showing of oil in the Frit-s
wen OF Maxwell and ErtelL eight
miles southeast Of DeLeon. Comanche
county. Texas. IS the result announced
at 2gSo feet The sand IS not yet de-
veloDed. The Fritts vel OF the same
firm has a showing OF oil around ESQ
feet. II is two and a half miles north
east OF the Tippect wen on the Arm
strong lease four miles north OF the
town OF Couanche.
These wells are being eagerly
watched because they mean the open
ing up OF an entirely new district and
apparently a large one Il they all
come In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
WOULD LEASE
SCHOOL LANDS
University Has 100000
Acres of Possible
Oil Fields.

Austin, Tex, May S.-1Iany appIf-
cations have recently come into the
land office at Austin. The appIica-
tious have been for permits to drill
for oil and gas on state lands. These
must first be sent TO the county clerk
and then, within the 30 days follow
ing, they are sent 10 the land office
Each application is accompanied with
10 cents per acre. 81 filing fee. and
the personal affidavit OF the applicant.
showing what interest he has in other
permits. mineral patents, or mineral
leases issued by the state
There have been q number OF appli-
cations received for leases OF sections
OF the university land during the past
two months One-eighth Of the value
Of all oil found and one-tenth Of the
value OF all gas must 60 to the uni
versity.
The University Of Texas today owns
2.009942.8 acres OF land Most Of this
land has been leased for periods Of
short number Of years This land was
given the university through grants
While Texas was still a republic, the
first grant was made amounting to
221. 400 acres. which was for the estab-
lishmenr Of two schools The survey
gave land in Hunt, Fannin, GraysOn,
Cooke, Shackleford. Callahan. AcLen-
nan and Collins counties, amounting
10 213.726 acres. All Of this land was
sold TO actual settlers. who have since
built homes on it and cultivated it.
In 1876 the constitution provided
for 100000 acres to be set aside Tor
the SCHOOL, but because Of conflicts
with the early survey, $1,000 acres
were lost. Under the act OF 1883 the
last I.1OS.6S2-S acres were obtained
This made a total Of 2.406,409-5 acres
Only a very small portion Of the last
grants have been disposed Of, The
University now owns lands in all por-
tons Of the state. IL being located in
the counties Of Culberson. Terrell
UPTON. Tom Green. Schleicher, Pecos,
Wfnlzler. Ward. Martin. Loving, Irion-
Gaines. Dawson. El Paso, Hudspeth,
Crockett. Reagan. Crane and Andrews
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
STEPHENS COUNTY OUTPUT
IS SET AT $4,000 DAILY

IS estimated at 1900 barrels a day
from a. wells. The Texas company has
20 OF these with an output OF about
1000 barrels; the Gulf company has
seven wells with $500 barrels; Mid
Kansas OH and Gas company. four
wells with 1900 barrels Sinclair com
nauv. two wells yielding 500 barrels;
Texas Pacific Coal and OIL com
nany. seven wells with 1850 barrels;
Oklahoma Producing and Refining
company. one well with 500 barrels,
and all other concerns. 500 barrels
The production by districts in
stephens county IS given as follows
Breckenridge. with 90 wells. $500
barrels. Caddo. with IS wells, 1900
barrels, LaCass. with seven wells.
1000 larrels.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
.BURKBURNETT
I5AGAIN IN LEAD
Production of High Gravity
Petroleum Is Multi
piled Six Times.

Dallas, Tex, Nay s.-By the end
OF this summer high gravity crude
petroleum production daily viii in
crease TO 100000 barrels, according
70 authoritative officials who base
their prediction on the Burkburnett
pool, provided the deep sands Of north
central Texas hold their own For
last two months the output has been
approximately 10000 barrels daily.
output OF high gravity crude Detro-
1eum was multiplied six times ia the
10 months preceding March Is.
Two or three square miles recently
added TO the Burkburnett territory
has some Of the biggest wells OF thar
section and others in all probability
VIII come in from time to time
burkburnert pool resembles a fat
chunky cucumber, stretching about
three miles from west to east and its
widest points are & mile across. The
middle OF the producing area is the
Burkburnett tOWnsite. This territory
produces now 10000 barrels daily
from 800 wells. The old Burkburnett
pool is producing 10000 barrels daily
from several hundred wells.
Three OF the biggest wells brought
IN recently are the Golden Cycle,
Thrift OIL cOmpany's No. ! Brannon
and the Waggoner. A queer
thing about these three wells is that
they are in q str-ight line one mile
long pointing away from the Burk-
burnett toWnsite. Unlimited territory
abounds north and west OF this line.
Another peculiar thing about these
wells is. south OF them and in be-
tween them and the Burkburnett dis
trict there are so many dry holes
that there seems little possibility OF
any connection with the original pool
drilled up years ago.
It viii be remembered that these
three wells came in but a few days
ago. The writer visited the Burz-
burnett pool Sunday and saw that
81 wells have been started around and
among these three gushers in the
northwest extension All through the
night rig builders work and they are
being offered hugo sums OF money for
quick work The territory viii be
drilled like a honey comb IN two
months.
once Burkburnett led in produc-
tion. then Ranger came to the front
and surpassed It. But again Burk-
burnett is surprising Ranger II is
probable that before the end Of the
sumner the four or five square miles
Of Burkburnett, heretofore a PROPOSE
ton held TO be beneath the notice Of
a big oil company, viii be producing
more crude oil than the several hun
bred square miles Of the deep sands
OF the Ranger pool and adjoining
pools backed by more millions than
were ever before thrown into an oil
country at one time.
Differences exist between the Burk-
burnett and Ranger pools, Burkbur
nett gets its oil from 1900 feet and
produces it from a regular sand. but
Ranger gets its oil from about $500
feet and produces II from an irregular
lime formation. This is detrimental
to the Ranger pool for the necessity
Of drilling 70 so great a depth has
thrown back the Ranger pool con-
siderably-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
FOR
HUEC0BA5INC0.
County Surveyor and Assis-
tants Leave for the Oil
Field With Supplies.

County surveyor J. W. Carter. ac-
companied by six assistants. left
Wednesday for Hueco Basin TO begin
surveying the property Of the Hueco
Basin OIL company.
AIT. Carter took along a truckload
OF instruments and supplies and he
and his assistants viii remain on the
JOB until the surveying has been COM
pleted-
The property Of the Hueco Basin
company lies east Of Hueco Tanks in
Fl Faso and Hudspeth counties. most
~ in Hudspeth county.
Arrangements have been made for
water for the drilling, which is ex-
pected to begin soon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
COMANCHE COUNTY IS STILL
SHOWING NEW DEVELOPMENT

Comanehe county, Texas, continues
to show much new development with a
number Of new wells having been
started. A number or new locations
have been made in various parts and
riss are said 10 be going up by dozens.
almost Among the latest Knight
and associates were to have spudded
in this week on the Tuteville farm a
mile northeast Of Cuisine
The Humble oil and Refining com
pany has the rig completed for its
GOss No. 2 in the extreme northwest
ern part Of the county. The same con-
Germs Goss No. I in the same tract
Is said to be showing some oil with
considerable salt water
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
KEEN AGTIVITYIN
BROWN COUNTY
New Wells Going Down.
The Old Ones Are Being
Cleaned and Pumped.

Brentwood. Tex Nay Sew
wells are going down. old ones are
being cleaned out, drilling is continu-
ing in the wells not finished, and in
whole Brown county's oil develop
ments are increasing every day.
The southwestern part OF the coun-
" during the last three weeks has
been undergoing considerable activ-
iry due to the 1Iagee and Fuller Boe-
nicke No. 1 which came in as a gasser
at 1900 feet
Eighty acres went TO the Humble
oil & Refining company this week
sold for $4,000. which is S3oo per
acre. While this IS not high con-
pared with other prices in Texas, Il IS
high compared with not long ago,
when acreage sold for almost MOTH
ing. The Humble OIL company is &C
cumulating hundreds OF thousands OF
acres here
Pumping Fourth Well
The United Petroleum company ALI
man tract, has put its fourth well on
6. :. Norris ct al completed their
seventh well on the Hoffman tract
and let a contract for "A other wells
TO be drilled into the shalloW sS 1!lL-.,
The Texas Eastern company. Cappss
No. 8, set casing at 1850 leet ana VIII
driu in
NE Great western oil company VIII
driu % wells in and around the
Charles Taylor tract The produelns
sand is found in this particular tlel 80
NJ $40 10 46o feet and every vel tnls
FAR brought in has been classed as
good shallow well
IN the extreme southern part OF
Brown county developments are un-
derway TO get a number OF snal-o"
TTro compauies are being organized
for the purpose Of making extensive
deveTopments in what IS known as
the Gearing sands