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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
WATER DELAYS
COLUMBUS WELL
Much Of It has Now Been
Removed and Drilling
To Be Resumed

The news from the Valley OIL com
pany's ven at Columbus. n. II. on
Tuesday was that the water had been
taken out Of the hole: that no more
than so feet Of it remained and that
drilling was started again This has
caused some delay and the opinion
seems to be that drilling viii g %
now 70 prove out the wen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
LODGE UPHOLDS ITALYS
CLAIM TO PORT OF FIUME

Washington d. C, April S0--De-
mands Of italy for the port Of Fiume.
denial Of which led 10 the Withdrawal
Of the Italian pienipotentiaries from
the peace conference. were upheld last
night BIZ senator Lodge, OF MaEsachu-
sets. Republican floor leader. IN a
telegram sent 10 italian societies Of
Boston.
Senator Lodge declared that Italy's
demands rested on the ground OF her
national safety and protection, where
rs reasons which had been advanced
for turning the port over the the
JuEo-Slavs were 'purely commercial
and economic"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Says Operators
Pay Too Much
For Their Wells
Waste and extravaganza
Is Partly Due To The
Offset System.

Il have just been over in the Ranger
and other oil fields OF Texas and
while the development is wonderful,
was deeply impressed by the Wasteful-
ness and extvagsnce IN drilling oper-
atoms, all OF which is charged up
against the value OF the product. very
naturally said C. e. smith OF e
Paso.
Zach company PUSHES msdIy 10
bring in a well and has to pay all
sorts Of prices for machinery and by
having 10 drill off SETS many need
less and expensive wells are drilled
As an illustration. we viii say that
four men own 40 acre piece in the
FORM OF square and each owns ten
acres OF this piece. Now in some oil
fields in the United States such own
ers combine and buy one rig and drill
on each mans property In turn and IN
relatively the same place in esch ten
acres so as not 20 be pumping from
each others ground
In Ranger ano other Texas fields
when company puts down q well il
gets as close 10 someone's line as pos
sible, forcing the latter 20 offset 10
get his share OF the oil and thus
ooliging him 20 pay, TO get hurryup
JOB. an unreasonable price r0r a rig
or 20 some drilling contractor
I'm other words, in the Illustration
gave Of ths four owners each buys
a rig when one would suffice and the
oil well supply houses are the ones
who get the benefit Over in Ranger
the number OF oil well supply houses
do not need statesmen; their goods sell
themselves.
some Of the big oil concerns in the
Ranger and other fields are not drill
ing on their acreage except as they
have 10 TO protect leases. nor DO they
produce II they can help il OF as they
actually need the oil They are look
ing TO the future needs. for one thing,
and they are not anxious 10 pay eE-
cess profit and income taxes. The
oil in the ground ready 10 be tapped
is money in bank, so TO speak
Another thing I noticed in those
principal Texas fields is that the re-
dnery and pipe line men are figur-
ing on eight years as the life Of q
field Of course If II turns out better
than that so much velvet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
GREATER TEXAS TO START
DRILLING ON BLOCK Y

The Greater Texas OIL company
VIII be drilling IN a Few days on it's
block - fin the neighborhoOd Of the
Burk WaEgouer we'll near Burknur-
nett. according 10 Dr. George Carlisle,
vice president OF that concern, just
from here. and now in Fl Paso. ]. r
Carlisle win be in charge OF the drill
Ing. Dr.. Carlisle has stated that two
drills viii soon be dropping on this
block Of five acres. The derriczs are
being completed
ne company has $50 acres in
Reeves county and $40 acres IN
Grimes county. Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
EXAMINATION OF MEMORIAL
PARK SOIL WILL BE MADE

An examination OF the soil on the
site Of the soldiers memorial park Is
20 be made by the agricultural de-
partment OF the chamber OF commerce
az the request OF the Memorial Park
committee The report when made. as
wen as the data collected in regard
20 the gardening possibilities. win be
sent 70 a prominent landscape gar
de1er for use In determnining the va
rieties Of plant life to be grown on
the grounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Woman Gets Judgment
For SI,20O,000 After
Oils Found OnLa1d

Los Angeles. Calf. April so
judgment Of s1.20O,000 the largest
ever given in the Los Angeles county
courts, was on record here today. II
was entered by agreement in favor OF
the plaintiff in a suit brought BY
Mrs. Maria Bastsnchury against the
Murphy Oil company and Edmund "A.
Bacon.
Mrs Bsstanchury brought suit as
administrative OF the estate Of her
husband. She alleged her husband
leased 2240 acres OF land 10 S. J.
Murphy for % years. who in turn or
ganized the Murphy Oil company. The
concern struck OIL but concealed the
fact from her husband. Mrs. Bastau-
chury charged. and by misrepresenta-
ton bought the land for SIS an acre.
IL is alleged.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
STUFFED UP WITH
"A BAD COLD"
Get busy with a bottle Of Dr.. kings
New Discovery at
once

Coughs. colds and bronchial attacks
they are all Hkely to result IN da--
gerous aftarmaths unless checked y
time.
And how effectively and quickly
Dr.. Kings New Discovery helps 70 %
the checking work. Inflaned. IT,
ritated membranes are soothed. IRE
mucous phlegm loosened freely. and
quiet, restful sleep follows
Al druggists have e. sold sincs
1853. soc and $50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
DEMING AND BISBEE MEN
FORM OIL CORPORATION

Santa Fe, n. N, April s0.-The state
corporation commission this morning
approved the articles Of the Deminc-
Bishes on and Production company
OF DeminE, a ". Pollard. statutory
agent, with an authorized capltaliza-
ton OF $500. 900, $500 Of which Is paid
in by Frank ". Taylor and 3. z. Nc
Reyes, both OF Deming. and Thomas
". Davis, Bisbee. Ariz.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
PITTSBURG MEN PAYING
SI,O00,OO0 FOR LEASE

Charles n Watson. president and
general manager Of the West Colum-
bia Trans-Pecos oil company. which
Is operating near Pecos, Reeves
county. Tex. Is back from Ranger.
Texas he stated that he negotiated
a deal whereby Pittsburg men
acquired 2 lease on $500 acres IN East
land and Stephens counties, the con-
slderation being 81 .o0o.1n1.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

Horseshoe Bend OF Association has
~ acres I'm the Burk-W aggoner terri
tory Drilling begins next week. Then
shares VIII be advanced Buy now at
par. $4,000. Capital S75,ooooo Office
Campbell HoteL-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

e Leonard BAH and Thomas Don
nelly, Two mining engineers represent
ing the Suffern company, are guests
q the Paso del Norte hotel They are
investigating mining possibilities in
the section tributary TO Fl Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Horseshoe Bend on Association stock
Nay BE OFF the Market Next Week.

aNaA4 Al4l1 AG4EEEAla-
Wichita Falls. Tex, 4-2s-I9.
Efr- = F. Duncan, Jr-
Nice-President Horseshoe Bend OIL
Association.
Campbell Hotel. Fl Paso. Tex;
Thrift No 2 in. DEVELOPMENTS an
around our holdings. Driu will move
on this week. Stock selling fast May
have 10 cali you in next week
fSigned) r. A. Long,
ADV Sec--Treas-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
A. S. &R. co. HANDLES
HALF OF COPPER OUTPORT

The Boston News Bureau says that
the American Smelling and Refining
company Is handling not far from one
half OF the country's monthly produc-
ton OF copper. The statement IS also
made that the A s. & r. has near
half billion pounds Of copper unsold-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

Get IN the z-Vaegoner terrific
~. Horseshoe Bend OH Association
has forty-tvTo acres within about two
miles Of this ven. Shares now al
mar. $50. viii undoubtedly be ad-
vancsd when drilling begins next
week. office. Campbels HoteL--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Constipation Emaneipafon

No more lazy bowels, yellow con-
plexion, sick headache. indigestioa.
embarrassing breath, when you use Is
a corrective Or. kings New LIE Prls
1hey systemstizs the system and keen
me world looking cheerful. 35e.-Adr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

L IS reported that J. II. 1latlsas. OF
Ardmore. Okla. is soon 20 commence
drilling on $1,000 acres OF school and
university land. on which he had
leased The oil rights in Cul5erson
county. Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
4 AUSTRALIA WILL DEPORT
NTERNED GERMANS SOON

Melbourne, Australia. April 90
The commonwealth OF Australia plans
10 deport incerned Germans, beginning
in May. 10 was announced today. The
internees VIII have the privilege Of
showing cause why they do not wish
u be raturred 10 Germany.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

IN ARCHER COUNTY TEST
There is said to be much interest in
the silk LanEford and other tests 60
ing down on the Scott land IN Archer
county, near the Clay county line, in
Texas II IS claimed that the log OF
the wen shows some very favorable
formations for 1900 feet II IS sup
posed that this test is nearing the
contract between the Permian and
Pennsylvania formations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

Peptiron happily meets
the requirements Of those
worn out by worry and excite
ment over the war, and the pros
tration following the grip,
iuhuenzas etc. II combines the
great ozidizers and vitalizers Of
the blood iron and Manganese,
with uuz pepsin and other nerve
tonics and diEestives- Peptiron
Is in the form OF chocolate-coated
pills, pleasant to take, and
promptly effective.
80 L. = u..n "a III H.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

Don't lose the spizzerml ztunn you
got IN the army. The ''Y7' sells 10. See
WilliamE--AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
SELLS BIG RANCH IN
CnNrHn COI-NTE Lob OH.

Prem san Angelo. Texas. comes
the news that Arch Benge, OF
Paint Rock has sold his ranch OF 800
acres in Concho county. Texas. for 81
an acre TO Houston brothers. OF Breck-
euridge, Texas, for oil exploitation
The land IS located between the Sh1ltz
Oh company's we'll in Concho county
and the Gulf Production company S
Russell vel. south Of BauinEer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

UOTEs OIL INSPECTOR
z G. Doty. Of Pecos. Reeves county,
Texas. has been appointed state oil in
spector.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

A few cents buys a tiny bottle Of
the magic Freezone at any drug store.
Apply a Few drops OF Freezone upon
q tender achiub corn or a caIlus IN
stantly that Troublesome corn or cal
lus stops hurting, then shortly you
lift Il out. root and all. without any
pain, soreness OF irritation These
little bottles OF Freezone contain Just
enough to rid the feet OF every hard
corn. soft corn. corn between the toes
and the calluses on bottom Of feet
SO easyl So simple. why waltz No
humbuE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

interest and activity n OCEAN the FL PzG
STOCK EXCHANGE its organization led 70 make personal
investigation O tbs OCEAN AFFAIR."
owned By It's stockholders owned by the public
body Of who control
majority Of the stockholders here IN e Paso New
Mexico Arizona
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
m,Hs COMPANY WINS su,T

CLIFTON. June 1s.-The May jury session came to an end on last Sat. urday night about o'clock. when the jury empaneled in the case of Enri. que Burciago vs. The Arizona Copper Co, Ltd. corporation. returned a verdict for the defendant. The plain tiff herein asked for damages in the sum of s50.00O for injuries received while in the employ of the defendant company's mine as sampler.
 This is the second trial of this case, a verdict of s700O having been ren. dered for the plaintiff by jury in 1916. The case was appealed to the supreme court of the state. where the judgment was reversed and remand ed for a new trial.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
WcMAH's FIRST HUSBAND
 WINS CUSTODY OF CHILL

PHOENIX, June Is.-Tne applica. ton of the former Mrs. Ethel Blacks second husband. V. Holsinger. for per. mission to adopt her six year old daughter. Thelma Black. aroused the woman's first husband, Leo. Black, who star'ed stif legal battle for possession Of the child which ne won Tuesday.
 Mrs. Black obtained a divorce from Black last March on rhe ground of cruelty. at which time the child was placed in the custody of the probation department. When Holsinger made application in the superior court 10 adopt the child Black entered the sui, with the contention that he was the proper person 'to care for the littIs girl
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
GOOD FOR LOCAL INVESTORS.

(. II. Tuckwood today received a telegram dated the 17th from the Dia. mond D Oil company. of Wichita Falls, Tex, which was wired as far as Tue. son and mailed from there. As num- Der of local people have stock in the Diamond D. the information will no doub; prove of benefit since the stock bought al s1.0o is now scheduled to 20 up to s1o per share. The wire fol. lows
 Deal on to sell Gray GanGer for eight hundred fifty thousand. One well and five acres. As we aIjoin theirs this would make our stock worth ten dollars per share. Some acreage changed hands yesterday on a basis of sixty thousand for one scre.
 Diamond D Oil Co"
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
ASK TUNGSTEN PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Twenty- one Colorado tungsten producing com panies informed the House Ways and Means Committee today that they could not resume production unless granted a tariff of sIO a unit on their product
 The tungsten industry is in a cri- tical condition" declared their tele- gram, read by Representative Timber lake, Republican, of Colorado. I'm mediate relief is imperative. for all mills are closed down and the mines are filling with water"
 Representative Kahn of California, declared the development of tungsten mining, begun as war necessity. would make the United States inde- pendent if Austrian competition, with its low mining cost, was prevented.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
BRIGHT SILVER OUTLOOK

DENVER, June l5.-Accoriing to President John D. Ryan of the Ana. conda Company. which produced H.. oo9.000 ounces of silver in 1918. the price Of white metal will remain high for several years and has not as ye, reached the peak.
 London reports ;ha, Shanghai ex. change has risen 10 s12l an ounce for silver. Owing to renewed activity in the Indian export trade. the Indian council, which controls silver iii Lon. don. has recommended offering re. mittances for tender. Dealings on May reached s1.s2O,O00. with a si. miiar amount to follow in a week.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
AJo PROBABLY "sUNsHIN-
 IEST- ARIZONA peAk

PHOENIX, June 1S.-Ajo peak. in southern Arizona. appears to measure up to nearly all the requirements de- manded on the mountain which will furnish a site for the Smithsonian in- stitute's solar observatory. This vas the word received today from Edgar F. Fletcher. of the Phoenix weather bureau. who is on pilgrimage through the state hunting for the "sunshiniest" mountain top.
 Fletcher will continue his tour un. til he will have investigated practi- cally all promising peaks in Arizona. after which he will make his report to the Smithsonian institute. Among the requirements demanded by the in- siitute are accessibility. maximum of sunshine, minimum of dust and ele- vation above the plain of 1900 feet
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
FL PRoGREso MINE LooTep

MORALES, Ariz.. June lS.-The re- port of the footing by Yaquis of Fl Prosreso mine. near Yaqui Batuc, last Saturday, was confirmed today by tel egraphic advices received here from Hermosillo. The mine is owned by J. F. McFarlane. who is now in Chica- go. His brother. Andrew McEarlane. foreman at Fl Progreso, said no one was killed. C. W. P. Tovote, mining engineer of Tucson, was killed near the mine two weeks ago.
 The advices received today said the mining machinery had ben smashed with sledge hammers. trucks and wa gons burned and the commssary ran- sacked
 Mexican federal troops from San Xavier are reported to have been rushed to the district in motor trucks to take up the pursuit of the bandits.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
ENGINEER TELLS OF VISIT
 TO GREAT METZ FORTRESS

DOUGLAS, June ls.-H. w. White IS back at the throttle of an Fl Paso < Southwestern locomotive. after a years service in France, a part of the time spent in the cab of an American locomotive at the front.
 One experience valued by him ve,v highly. was when he pulled into Metz, on Nov. ls. 1918, with a train of nine coaches filled with French officers for grand review of Gen. Petain's division that garrisoned the great for. tress- There he saw where an i'm. mense equestrian statue of the kaiser had been pulled from its pedestal bv an American motor truck and he ,es. tines to the joy felt by the civilian population over the return of French rule.
 For months before the armis,;c. was signed he hauled along the front trains loaded with soldiers, supplies and ammunition. occasionally getting within sunfire distance in the Ar. gonne, verdun. TouI and Nancy s.c. tors.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
cocHisE SHERIFF ARRESTS
 eiseeE POLICE CHIEF

BISBEE, June 1e.-Chief of Police J. A. Kempton was placed under ar rest yesterday by representatives of the sherifY's office on a charge of talk ing property without due process of law The arrest grew out of the seizure by the chief of police of suit case filed with l. W. w. literature from John Harvey on Sunday last
 After the suit case had been taken charge of by the chief, he reported the matter to the United States au- thorities and he was ordered by them to hold it.
 He held it until two representatives of the Department of Justice arrived in the city and they took possession of he suit case and are now holding it. It contained a number of copies Of the constitution and bylaws of the I. W. W.'s besides various other cir culars and pamphlets, Little Red Books" and membership buttons.
 Kempton was taken before Judge Allison and his hearing was set for next Tuesday. He was released on his own recognizance
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
U. s. SUIT AGAINST
 CATTLE co. IS BEGUN

TUCSON. June ls.-The suit of the government against the Arivaca Land and Cattle Co.,. and a number of prom. inent citizens of Tucson by which the government seeks to cncei cer- tain patented tracts on the ground of fraud and misrepresentation of en- try. was begun yesterday before Uni ted States Commissioner Jones, after being in the courts two years or more.
 In its action the government alleg- es an entire township disappeared mysteriously to alter re.ppear as par. of the Arivaca Land & Cttle Co. hold ings through transfer from other peo- pie. It is alleged certain tracts were entered on illegally and were illegally transferred
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
GOVERNOR APPOINTS THREE MEMBERS OF
 NEW COMMISSION

PHOENIX. June ls.-The person mel Of the new Arizona commission of agriculture. as provided under the au- thority of house bill III, passed by the last legislature and now in ef- feet. Was announced yesterday Sy Governor Thomas E. Campbell.
 Andrew Kimball. of Graham county. will be the short term member. his present term being extended one year by re-appoin,ment
 E. ". Hudson, of Maricopa county. will draw the three-year term. sue. ceeding w H. Robinson on the board Mir Hudson is a well known rancher and cotton expert
 The third member will be A. Y. Greer of Yuma county, residing on his ranch between Yuma and Somerton. He is aa old time resident and a cot. ton man also. His term will be five years.
 Within two weeks the new board will meet in Phoenix for organization and to selec; the chairman and secre- tary for the first year The appoint ments 10 this board are so arranged by the new law that each man ap- pointed. after the first of these new appointments runs out. will have a term of six years, with on mans term expiring each term of the governor.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
OR. MAcooucAl ooEs TO
 MEETING or SCIENTIST

TUCSON. June 1s-Dr MacDougal. head of the Carnegie Desert Labora- tory here. has bone to Pasadena to preside over the meeting of the Pa. ciic division of the American asso- ciation for the Development of Sci ence being held this week at Throop College of Technology. Pasadena.
 simon Flexner. of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. New York. is president of the American as. sociation. and Dr. MacDougal is pres. ident of the Pacific section. The sci entifc sessions of the various groups or scientific societies composing the association will be held in the class rooms of Throop college, with side trips to Mt. Wilson. where the lab oratories will be inspected: the ex cavations at La Brea. the caves up on Catalina Island. the Southwest Mu scum. and the oil fields at Monte bello and Whittier
 Dr. MacDougal will deliver an ad dress Thursday afternoon on "Ths Growth of Organisms"
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
BOY LOCATES s,soo PACKAGE

PHOENIX, June 1S.-A suit case said to contain $500 in jewelry and other goods was reported to the DO lice by a small boy and returned to the officers intact. The little fellows name was not obtained and the owner of the suit case is seeking him to pay over the S100 reward he had offered for the recovery of his property.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
BOlSHEvikI WILL BE PUT TO WORK IN SONORA
 SAYS GENERAL GALES

NOGALES. June ls-I. W. w. agi- tators. radical propagandists and va grants are to be arrested wherever found in the state of Sonora, Mex and put to work in chain gangs on the roads. Illicit whiskey perrers will be shot
 This is the announcement made by General P. Elias Gales, secretary of commerce and industry in the Car ranza cabinet. who. on leave of ab. sence. has re-assumed his former post of governor of Sonora until the in- stallation of governor-elect de la Hu- erta. September |
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
ATTORNEYS IN SPARKS
 ACTION FILE APPEAL

The divorce case of AureIa B. Sparks vs. J. NJ. Sparks of Douglas. one of the members of the board Of supervisors of Cochise county. has again come to life according to the following story that has been sent ou; from Phoenix.
 Bringing charges of collision be- tween the plaintiff and defendant in a divorce action. attorneys for Aurel. ia B. Sparks, have appealed from the decision denying the motion of the plaintiff 10 set aside the satisfaction of judgment
 U. T. Kingsbury. o. Gibson and Homer c. Millsap. as the attorneys for the plaintiff filled the record of the case in the supreme court. Their claim is that the satisfaction was filed without their consent or knowl. edge and that the effect is to de. fraud hem out of $25O0 attorneys fees"
 The divorce action was brought in the superior court of Cochise county in 1912 by Mrs. Sparks and decree Of divorce given and a certain amount Of money allowed for the community property that had been accumulated The case was appealed to the su. preme court anf new trial ordered. It was after this action had been taken that the alleged compromise was made for hioh the attorneys are now asking for fees alleged to be due
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-22
ONE VICTIM OF PHOENIX
 THEATER CRASH MAY DIE

PHOENIX, June 1S.-Virgil Axtel. of Phoenix, who, with seven others was injured late yesterday when a theater ceiling collapsed was report ed today to be in a precarious condi- tion. The other injured are reported to be doing we'll.
 N The building inspector is holding an investigation into the causes of the collapse of the plaster and metal lath ceiling. He expects to have a report ready tomorrow.