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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21

l. ''''.'' '''' ''.'' Camden and Glou
c"Stcr have been asked to join in the
search. The child'S father is James
MrCl"avc. foreman Of rarp"ntors nt the
Pennsylvania yard Of the Pusry 4
Jones Company. Glouccstrr city.
On Saturday afternoon shortly after
; O'Clock the child left her home to
attend pirnic When she did not
return home by q O'clock the parents
became frightened and began search.
The mother of the child collapsed
shortly before midnight The posse
learned that "A woman saw man talk
ing to child shortly after & o'clock
and Offering it candy. II is feared that
she has been carried off by some ono
who was at the picnic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
DEATHS

SMITH.-July 90 at the Tracy 38th and
Chestnut SITS. MARGARET TAYLOR tnee
OF funeral later,
FELDSTEAN.-July 90. at Atlantic CITY.
N. j., SYLVESTER, husband OF Selma Field.
stean nee Lowenstein). Due notice OF fu-
neT2 BAERLguls Ttll ge s'ETh -. GEORGE NJ husband
of Marian l.. Daer Relatives and frlends
also Crescent Lodge. No. 403. r. and *
NJ, invited to funeral services, Tues 2 o.
m, at 5140 HsYel ave Int private. Friends
may call Monday eve,
KERiGAN. : At Wayne, Pa, July IS
1919, MILDRED ANDERSON POST, wife
of Lieutenant a, NJ. Kerigan. Jr., and
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs William Post
Services and int. private at parents resi-.
denoe at convenience of the family.
WEIDMANN.--July ls. in New York city,
Relatives and friends invited TO funeral
Mr. j. II Brown, II 8 s4th st Int. priys,s.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
Frederick Montague, Actor, Dead

Frederick Montague, Actor, Dead
New York. July 21.-The death of
Frederick Montague, we'll known ac-
tor on the American stage. occurred re
Gently in Los Angeles, Calf, according
to information received here yesterday.
Mr.. Montague was born in England
fifty two years ago. Shortly after a
successful debut on the dramatic
stage there he came to America and
for many years was seen in repertoire
and in support of the elder Kcene. At
the time of his death Mr.. Montague
was working on picture for the Fox
Film Corporation.
His wife. known as Maurine Ras-
mussen before her marriage, is the
girl whose great beauty was immor-
talized by Harrison Fisher. famous
painter of American women, when he
termed her "slashingly handsome.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
That's Why Attendance at SWIM
nina Pools Dropped About $4,000

Folks had enough water in their own
back yards last week and didn't seem
to see the need of frequenting the city's
swimming pools.
That's why the attendance at the
pools for the week ending July 10
dropped about $4,000 from the attend
ance of the week before.
According to statistics. 212 ,62S men.
women and children splashed in the
bath houses last week. There were
A .3O2 men. 125.034 boys, 12,4S2
women and 20,010 girls. The week
before the total exceeded 100000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
One City Man Wounded

One Philadelphia is named in a
casualty list containing a total Of 6S
names made public by the War De
partment today. lie is private James
j. Sullivan, 2ll0 North Third street.
He has been wounded, degree undeter,
mined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
Stranger SIaYs Farmer

Union, Conn, July 21.-While seated
in front of his home with his wife and
children, Iory Wells, farmer, was
shot and killed here yesterday by man,
who. walking down the road, suddenly
unslung rifle and opened fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21

nurr of fy"-ycar-
old Et hcI Me-
t'I"avc, for whorl Il
search has bee IL
romduct"d sine G
Saturday night.
Tho Ia k - at
Highland Park was
dragged again to-
day without avail.
and authorities are
ci the opinion the
e hild was kid e
mapped. The police
q { philadclphia ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
Transport Due Here July rs

Another troopship is due to arrive at
this port July %. The American steam
er Santa Barbara, which brought troops
to Philadelphia last month, left st.
Nazaire, France, July II with 1865
returning soldiers on board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
AIrmen Hit FIaspoIe; One Dead

Bloomington. ILL.,, July 21.-By A.
=. P.)---Michael Il. SerO, of Chanute field,
Rantoul. was killed and Lieutenant
William 7. Slade, also of Cbanute
he;d. was injured when an airplane in
which they were riding crashed into a
6ss pole In the town Of Fisher, near
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
MOyer Visits Penn
Bank Under Guard


On'Inucd FROM rage One
hiiitoS. assets and all. have been made
to Governor SprOul. it is said. The in
trntiuu. it was stated from first hand
sources. is to put the bank on its feet
and operate il as an uptown branch Of
tn" centrally located concern which is
allowed TO take it over. If either of the
offers proves acceptable in every way
and is closed with. the dcuOSitnrs will
get every cent of the money they have
invested. aS this action has resulted
in number of similar instances in
which banks which had been closed
wcro taken over by other concerns.
While the nam"s "f th" banks that
made the propositions wcrc not revealed
the offers are uuOucstioncd, it is re-
ported. Tho president of one of tho
banks. hearing of the difficulties of
his vacation to Governor SprOul re-
qu"Sting him to grant permission %
take it over. it is said.
Full CO-CprratiOn IN dIscntangiing the
affairs Of tho bank and complete OK
PLANTATION of the OvprcXtcnSion of loans.
which caused tn" state authorities to
close the bank on Friday morning. were
promised yesterday by Mr.. Meyer.
No statement was made this morning
as to where the money which had
caused what John s. Fisher. state COM
missioner of banking. called IAN over
extension of loans. which made the
bank unable to meet demands being
made had gone. r. &. Cameron.
deputy bank commissioner. said. how
ever, that there wcrc quite a fcw big
loans that could not he met. and that
these were the ones which had caused
the difficulty.
VIII Take Few Days
'It will tax" three or four DAYS TO
find ont Just what the exact status of
tn" bank is" said Mr. Cameron. eve
shall have To get Mr.. Meyer and ask
him to tell us all about the loans he
mado
The affairs of the bank. Mr.. Cam
eron said, have been under the sur
vcilancr of the state ever since Mr..
Fisher was appointed banking commits -
siCncr.
"Thiug~ did not look all together as
they should" said Mr.. Cameron.
When questioned as TO why William
T.. Gabcli. director of the bank. was
employed about year ago as a clerk in
til" bank. Mr. Cameron at first said
that No particular significanr" was at
tarhcd to the fact. When pressed fur
ther, however. Mr.. Cameron said that
Mr.. Gabell had been employed with a
purpose.
did you not have some one to keep
check on Mr.. Moyer?" Mr.. Cameron
was asked
"That was what Mr.. GabelI was for.
but he failed in his task" was the
reply.
Mr.. Fisher said that the investigation
Of the bank up to tho present time had
disclosed nothing except that the money
was tied up with loans beyond the
reach of bank of the size of the Mort h
Penn. 4 considerable sum Of money
which had been in the bank had been
taken cut for safekcPpng Mr.. Fisher
said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
'1-2 OF | PER CENT
ALCOHOL ILLEGAL
Kane Receives instructions to
Prosecute Beer Cases Of
Brewers and Dealers
WHOLESALE ARRESTS SOON

Prosecution of all brewers who make,
and dealers who sell beer containing as
much as one-half Of I per cent alco-
holic content has been authorized by
Washington.
Proceeding on these instructions. Dis
trict Attorney Francis F. Kane is get
ting ready to issue warrants by the
wholesale.
AS soon as one hundred Of the sam e
Piles of beer taken by Department of
Justice agents since July I have been
analyzed, arrests will be made on the
story told by their chemical contents
In other words, the test report Of the
chemist will be the principal witness
against the dealers, ms well as against
the brewers.
The authorization to go ahead and
prosecute was received this morning in
letter from Assistant Attorney
General William Fricrson, who argued
the demurrer for the government in the
Bergner & Engcl Brewing Compnnv'>
test case. He has been placed in charge
of the liquor law enforcement campaign.
Near. Beer Illegal
A quotation from the letter reads:
You may publicly state that Won
are instructed to prosecute all persons
who manufacture and sell beer contain
ing as much as oue-half of per cent
Of alcohol"
This, it is Contonded, knocks the
legality of sale Of even near beer.
Evidently with view of offering the
public and the federal authorities some
explanation of the determination Of the
beer sellers of the city to naunt their
defiance Of the law in the face of recog-
nized authority. Neil Bonner, in paIIi .
tion of the action of the Phladrphia
Retail Liquor Dealers Association. do
clares the government should diSron-
tinue the sale of revenue stamps if it
desired to stop the brewing of beer.
Bars Poorly Patronized
Judging from the small sales made by
Philadelphia saIoonkccpcrs on Satur-
day, when it is cstimntcd there were
1000 saloons open offering 275 per cent
beer for sale, the vending of tho inferior
product will not appeal Indefinitely to
the masses. On Friday the official record
of saloons open in the city was 1910.
Saturday, night most of the saloons were
strangely empty or lacking in the mum
Der of customers and bartcndcrs, wear
ing bored expressions. leaned across tho
Al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
Chief Clerks Job
GiUen PenrOse Man

Continued From Page One
tlonS expired at midnight last night,
after the commission had sat all day
Sunday, but additional time was grant
'd for the filing today upon appeals of
the Democrats.
r. l.. ID. Roach, of the committee of
seventy. conferred with Thomas Rae
burn White today. and then announced
that the committee would meet tomor-
row to decide whether any action will
be taken on the 1000 individual strike
off petitions already filed.
IN" registration commission is OK
perted to decide tomorrow whether the
names of men who are not naturalizcd
but who have declared their intention
OF becoming citizens shall be stricken
from the assessment lists. The Re
publican city committee insists that the
names be kept on the lists.
Content with having gotten the omni-
bus scratch out" petition of the com
mittee of seventy ruled out by the new
Registration Board. and believing that
three cOuncilmon are now assured for
the First district. the Republican city
committee will not make a particularly
strenuous fight to add another represen-
tntive from the Third district.
The law is. under the new charter.
that there shall be one councilman to
each 10000 assessed voters, and one
for each additional number of more
than 30 per cent of 1000, i. C., 10, ,OO1
or more
The Third district was, for a time,
the Republican committees "acc in the
hole.' Had the fight against the omni-
bus scratch OUT failed it was plan
ned, so it was reported in political cir
clcs, to register enough frceholders to
bring the Third district up one. thus
keeping the councilmanic total at twcn-
ty-One.
Only Few Are Expected
Of the thousands who might have come
forward tomorrow to register on this ac-
count, it is anticipated that small
minority will show. as the supremacy of
the downtown representation in Coun-
ellis still holds. Tomorrow is the day
which was set aside for personal ap-
pcaranccs by the board
The Third district embraces wards :,
6. 10, II. y, 13. II. 1G and IS. Only
II and 16 are of any size. Twenty eight
thousand eligibles are now claimed. but
it had been planned to produce from
1900 to 2000 more if necessary.
The fight by rival political orGani-
cations over the selection of division
registrars will begin July 26 when the
board of registration commissioners
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
FAIL TO FIND LOST CHILD
Ethel McCIeave Still Missing From
Home in Highland Park, N. J.

Mrs. lanes Met leave is prostrutrG
with grief. and Highland Park. y. j..
u rnMsnl uNnr l-n MNstnrinms disnMnnnr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Get S52,65L935
From Texas Oil
In Six Months
Ranger Leads In Yield
With Burkburnett Second
By Million Barrels.

The production OF oil from January
! to June 90. Of this year, in the north
central Texas oil fields. including the
light oil districts Of Thrall and Cersi-
cana, is given at 2s,4oe.oOO barrels.
At S2.25 a barrel. which IS the market
price OF the crude at the wells. the
value OF this six months production
amounts to s5z,651.s35.
The Ranger field was the biggest
producer, with 100000 barrels. or
more than one-third OF the light oil
produced during that time in the en-
TIRE state or Texas. Burkburnett was
second. with S,500,o00 barrels The
increase from month to month has
been regular, yet rapid. The January
output is given at 2,2S7,195 barrels,
while that OF June was 5,049,S40 bar
rels. Ranger and Burkburnett kept
up consistent increase. while produc-
ton in some of the other districts
from month to Month.
The production by districts for this
six months period follow: Ranger.
9,62l115 barrels: Burkburnett. $780,
10 barrels; Corsicana, l05.975: Elec-
ira. ,, 1865; Iowa Park. $3.50; Hol-
liday. $3.50; Petrolia, 1850; Ste
phens county, 1.505.z70 Desdemona
district, z0.910; Moran. 2z.5S5; Strawn,
1895: BroWnwood. 1873: ThraA,
1906, and miscellaneous, including
some production from Coleman, Young
and other counties. 9o.165 barrels
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
LAWSUITS HALT DRILLS
TN COKE COUNTY FIELD

According to a San Angelo. Tex. re-
port, drilling for oil in Coke county
is in bad luck as litigation about
leases has halted the drilling OF two
wells and other causes have done the
same with four others Those halted
by lease litigation are the well OF the
Robert Lee Oil and Gas company on
the Stroud farm and Skinner & Evans
well on the McCabe place. The Tucker
Oil company Of Dallas Is in for a
fishing job IN its 1900 foot hole on
Harris brothers ranch The West
Texas Production company has aban-
doned a hole down $50 feet on the
farm OF Mrs. G. A. wilkins and is
moving to a new site 40 feet distant
This company has halted work on its
well down 1850 feet on the J. T Ham
ilton place, near Blackwell It Is said
that Allen & Chaffin would resume
drilling on its Arledge ranch wei.
which is down $40 feet The only wei
IN Coke county which was drilling
was that OF K. J. Schumacher & co.
on the Westbrook ranch. near Tenny-
son It was down 500 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
SIX WELLS IN
PY0TE REGION
Sunshine Company to Drill
Two; Four Other Con
tracts Are Made.

Pyote. Tex. July 12.-Contracts
have just been closed for the drilling
OF two wells for oil on the Beckham
Bros. ranch and two on the Brook
field ranch northwest OF Pyote.
a New York concern. which is un-
derstood TO be a subsidiary of the
Standard Oil company, made the con-
tract.
This. with the contract made on the
Jeeman ranch the first Of the week
and the Victory wei eight miles
southwest Of Pyote makes six wells
contracted for in the Pyote territory.
five Of which were closed this week
It is currently reported but not Of
ficially confirmed that leasers Of
state university land adjoining the
Pycte townsite viii drill two wells.
Representative OF the Sunshine oil
corporation closed the deal for oil on
the Leeman ranch
They We're making inquiries con-
corning having their material hauled
from Pyote 10 the proposed location
but it was not learned just Wheneoper-
atoms would start
This VIII be the second well the
Sunshine people have located in the
Pyote territory The Victory well Of
this company IS about ready to start
operations The derrick is completed
and machinery practically all in
stalled. The Victory well Is located
about eight miles southwest OF
Pyote.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Oil Operations
ConStantlyGrO70
AboutShreUeport
Large Numbers Of Wells
Being Drilled In West
ern Louisiana.

Shreveport, La. July 12.-On op-
erations in the northern Louisiana oil
fields continue encouraging. A daily
average Of $4,000 barrels is being pro-
duced from the several fields in that
section Of the state It is likely that
the interesting stage viii continue
through the summer, as there are now
n large number Of wells being drilled
and a number Of new tests under way.
The production from the various
fields for this week was as follows.
Caddo, light oil. 9I14 barrels; Caddo.
heavy oil, including Pine Island, 1880
barrels. Claiborne parish. light OIL,
1900 barrels; Red river, light, 5000
barrels. and De Soto, light oil. $500
barrels.
The Dixie OIL company is producing
all except 30 barrels OF the 100 bar
rels Of the new production in the
Caddo field. in its three big pro-
ducers, which it has Just brought in.
Nos. 10. Il and Is. Robert S. Shaw
wells.
The Cotton Valley oil company has
made a location in section 5-21-lo.
Webster parish. about two and one
half miles south OF Shreveport
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
50.NEN WELLS
At 5TANDSTILL
Can't Store Oil; Refineries
Needed; Price of Crude
Oil Is Stunning Fast.

Wichita Falls, Texas July 12.-Be-
cause operators know that to drill
wells in now means a great waste Of
production, due TO the shortage of
suitable pipe line connections. stor-
age tanks and tank cars. more than
so wells in the Waggoner pool have
been brought to a standstill just as
the drills struck the top Of the pay
sand. There is always more oil being
produced than can be run to refineries.
and the owners Of other wells are re-
alizing that completion at the present
time means that their production
would have to be stored in earthen
very unsatisfactory causing much
waste. especially during the rainy
season
One refinery is making plans to
erect a 1900. 600 barrel tank at Burk-
burnett This company has refused TO
sign a contract at cut rates, but it IS
not expected TO fiji its tanks with
S2.25 oil. 1t has no intention OF fore
ing the market down. but is preparing
for the inevitable
4 slack in the export demand for
petroleum products will also tend to
draw the price of crude oil down. The
general petroleum market IS now get
ting into such shape that lowering OF
prices Of crude oil is advisable.
There has been drop in the large
prices Of leases in the BurkDurnett
field. which is believed caused by
shortage OF storing facilities and pipe
line connections A tract which was
offered for $4,000 one day dropped to
$4,000 by the next morning.
Largely due TO the American iniu-
alive the oil interests in the United
States are further advanced than in
any other country The total petro-
leun output OF the world last year
was 1000, 00o, 600 barrels Of AZ gallons
each. OF this the United States pro-
duced 5000. 100000 barrels. or 81 per-
cent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
INQUIRY ABOUT PETROLEUM
LAW OF TEXAS ANSWERED

Inquiries have been made OF The
Herald regarding the length OF time
leasers of Texas petroleum and gas
claims will have for operations under
the compromise bill now before the
Texas house and senate.
There is no change from the pres
eut law IN this respect All holders OF
such claims have ten years for opera
lions after developing oil with the
privilege OF renewing the lease for ten
years. That IS the present law and
no change is made in the new meas
ure-
The new measure merely gives
holders IS months in which to be-
gin development and two years IN
which to continue the Developments
The present law only gives years
time IN which TO develop.
The present law does not give sur
face rights owners anything The new
law would give such holders l-l6th
royalty on AL oil or gas found by
those prospecting under the oil and
gas claims
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
A RANGER BURK
BULLETIN

WKY HEN 1.-THE officers Of RAN
w GER BURK purchased the
10 acres on which they are
now drilling northwest Of Burkour-
nett at $500 per acre. they be-
lieved that they had splendid bar
Ba ia even they could rot realize
then that within two months this
particular 10 acres would be among
the choicest in the field As It
stands NOW this acreage Is worth
no less than y2o.oeo per acre
though the Trustees OF RANGER
BURK would not for a moment
think Of selling It There are ten
no) acres IN the plot and THAT
means BIG ACREAGE
Ranger Burk's FIRST well Is down
about 1900 yet and should reach
the SAND in a few days Storage Is
being buiif-pipe lines are being
brought up close 10 the property
The RIG is up fer the No : well
and the machinery viii be moved
over Just as soon as the sand Is
struck on No. 1. The location has
been made for No. 8 It IS planned
to driu wells on this tract
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
NEW DESDEMONA WELL
YIELDS $500 BARRELS

Ranger. Tex July III lew days
ago when the sun company brought in
its wen on the Shuler tract in the
.Desdemona field. it was estimated as
producing 1000 barrels. but when al
lowed full sway it produced $500 bar
reis
be brought in within a few days IN
this section. among them are The
Magnolia's Connelles No. 3. which IS
now setting the six inch casing at
3225 feet: the Sinclair Gulf and Re
filming compauy's W. T. Davis, which
has a showing az 530S feet; the Mag
nolia's ". A Harris. drilling at 5000
feet: Nash No. Z, three miles west OF
Ranger, setting six inch casing, and
the Sinclair Cuffs Cody No. in the
Caddo district. which IS drilling at
$3.50 feet on top Of the black line and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

Many wells are drilling On ALL
sIDEs-ths Roberts & Hi well re-
Gently IN. just $40 feet south Kew
Pool Is about zoo feet northeast
The two Parker wells are about SOC
feet southeast-an BIG PRoDUc-
ERs. Between the TEXAS CHEF
and Ranger Burk three wells havs
come in
II any company EVER had won
derfuny good fortune and brilliant
prospects, certainly that company
is RANGER BURK. without count
ing its other v.-luabls acreage. but
taking into consideration only the
20 acres referred 70 here. and the
MONEY IN THE BANK every
share OF RANGER BURK stock IL
actually WORTH MORE THAN
PAR
Ranger Burk stock on the market
has rot commanded big fictitious
prices because its officers have NOT
INDUCED N JUGGLING Ran
ger Burk stock win make its own
market on MERIT. wise stock
holders VIII continue to hold their
SOCKETS worth holding.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
THE Ell PASO-RANGER co.
WILL PUT DOWN A WELL

Robert Krakauer. President Of the
FL Paso Ranger Oil company. leaves
today for Ranger to make a contract
for drilling on the company's prop
erty, being convinced by developments
in that vicinity that the company
property is in oil territory and thal
indications warrant drilling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Verified Assets

Before offering a single share Of stock
to the investing public, the technical ex-
perts Of the Royal Duke Refining Com
pany determined definitely that the
product Of the Royal Duke OIL Company
alone would maintain one refining unit
With other producing wells in urgent need
of refining facilities and constantly in
portuning the management Of Royal Duke
Refining to get under way. the prospect
Is one which must appeal to even the
most conservative investor. These are
the reasons for the organization Of this
company-reasons founded upon expert
analysis of known condihons-and they
are reasons which must strike you. if you
are a person who thinks carefully. with
the desirability Of buying Royal Duke
Refining NOW.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Come Again Monday.

Women who want the best summer
footwear values Of the season should
attend our Clean Up Sale Lots OF
good values for Monday
I,erner shoe Co-229 San Antonio st.
FL Paso's Foot Comfort Store--Aov.