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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01

Yet the Giants came back and won
two shutout games and had q lead of
to l in the sixth inning of the fifth
game when the poor pitching by Sallee.
a collapse in NewfYork's fielding ard
some questionable mana gef1al judgment
by McGraw ia keeping Sallee in the box
enabled Chicago to pull the game out of
the fire. The Sox then won the sixth
game on New York's poor fielding. But
II was narrow escape for the Sox. and
/: is doubtful II any member of that 1917
team ever will start TO celebrate before
the deciding game is In cold storage.
That may be bne reason why one OBJ
serves no cockinsss or hears the 1--WE
straight talk IN the Chicago camp.
The SoX expect TO win, but they do not
take 1t for granted that they will win.
They admit they will have a tough fight
on their handle and say they do not UNI
derestimate Cincinnati. Eddie Collins
for one puts the crusher on any youthful
White Sox who is inclined to be boast
full Eddie was in that series Of 1914
when the Athletics were overwhelmed.
frd 1t taught him valuable baseball
lesson never to underestimate a world
series rival. Before that 1914 series
Bender and some OF the old Athletics had
no more respect for the Braves than II
they had been a second division club IN
their own league.
Kid Gleason also has knocked around
too long 10 count his chickens before
they are Matched. The Kid has given
orders against too much talking. "we'll
win the series on the ball field" is his
battle cry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
BY FRED MITCHELL,
by BRANCH RICKEY,

MqnGger Of the Sc. Louis Cardinals.
The Reds have the punch to carry
them through the series to victory They
have the winning psychology, and psy-
chology plays no small part in the
worlds SERIES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
Reds Not overcoandent.

Among the Reds the spoken word was
mat Ruether or Salee pitching the Gin
einnati club could not be beaten In the
opening contest. But there was a seri-
spoke with confidence and they looked
confident, but there was no overbubbling
OF spirits that even bordered on over
confidence.
Among the White Sox there was a
oiuerent sort OF sentiment and more
Y'rlIe demonstration of feelings I'VE
may be beaten" said Eddie Collins. "but
we Reds will have to be better than
,,ney showed against the Cubs In their
Ihiia expression OF sentiments when COM
pared with the prognostications OF some
W the other members or Gleason's club.
s"ede Risberg. who did not take a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
BY ED BARROW,
BY HUGH JENNINGS,

Manager Of The Detroit Americans.
1.-THE Cincinnati Reds will soon dis
cover that the champions iof our league
are not easy picking. The Reds, no
doubt will put up stubborn fight, but
/ think the White Sox will win"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
HOW MUCH CASIN
OKLAHOMA AND
KANSASFIELDS?
This is Question the Kansas
Commission Hopes to Deter
mine in Rate Fight.

Topeka, Kans., An investigation
of the gas fields which supply the
product marketed to the natural gas
distributing companies of Kansas in
all probability will follow the hear
ing by the state utilities commission,
members of the commission declare.
BY placing experts in the field, the
commission expects to ascertain the
real status of the gas situation, which
reduced to its lowest terms, it is said,
is largely one Of supply at tn source.
Considerable evidence Mas been pre-
scented to the commission in former
hearings relative to the reduction in
the supply of gas in the Oklahoma
and Kansas field, utilized by both the
Wichita Natural Gas company and
and the Kansas Natural Gas company.
On the other hand, consumers are are
not making use of the full supply
available and are alleging shortage
Of supply in order to maintain higher
prices.
For the first time in the history
Of the controversy over the rates for
Kansas Natural Gas company pro-
duct, which runs back over period
Of ten years, the fight has developed
into a three-cornered bout. For the
first time the distributing and the pro
duclng companies are opponents,
with the consumers occupying the
third corner. The case opens with
the commission sitting as a court; the
Kansas Natural company demanding
a 35 cent rate to the distributing
company; the distributing companies
contending that 35 cent basis would
mean 81 gas to the consumer and that
to keep the rates where they are now
so cents, and 70 cents for the cities
south of an east an west line through
Pittsburgh--the distributing compon-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
BRAIOS OIL CORPORATION.

The latest addition to the oil is
sues upon the curb is Brazos OIL
which made its debut on Monday of
last week at an initial price of about
$29 a share. 1t is said that the is
sue was heavily oversubscribed and
that applications for underwriting
exceeded many times the amount of
stock offered. The corporation owns
upward of $4,000 acres of oil leases
in Stephens, Shackelford, Palo Pinto,
Brown and Sutton Counties, Texas,
where it is understood to have a daily
production of 1900 barrels. Ex-
tenslve drilling operations are also
said to be now under way upon the
company's Denison lease, just north
of the Ranger field. Earnings for the
current year are estimated to be ST.
100000, or equivalent to 81 per
share on the 100000 shares outstand-
ing, the company being capitalized
at 100000 shares of no par value. 1t
is reported that the stock will be
placed upon a So annual dividend
basis early in Superintendent
Worth Oil Critic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

drilling on the land If the drilling
is not started WITHIN a specified time
the lease is to be cancelled or rentals
are to De pad at the rate of 81 or
more per acre per annum.
Demand for Oil-The demand for
oil is "legitmate.' More than chat,
1t Is permanent, and is likely to IN
crease. There is consumed today ten
times the quantity consumed ten years
ago. Automobiles, auto trucks, rail
roads, airplancs, farm tractors,
steamships, etc, is the answer. In
another zen years there should be de-
manded ten times what it is today.
Sea carriers have only recently be-
gun to discard coal as fuel. 1t has
every advantage. 1t is said that the
steamships of the world alone could
use every barrel of oil produced to
day. Oil is surely coming into its
own.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

ches IN diameter. The 2O-foot Joints
are fastened together as they arc
lowered into the well. Casing bepins
from the top of the ground and each
.lne a string Of casing goes into The
wen the size Of the drill bit mist ba
reduced, to go inside of the casino
Each string of casing must staTt
from the top of the well. From thrae
to a half dozen or more differant
sizes OF casing are used in each wall
nohe string inside of the other
About 5000 feet of casing is neces.
sary to properly case an average
wei OF 1000 feet depth.
II the well is a producer. the inside
string OF casing is left in the well and
the other casing removed. If the we'll
IS producer, all of the casino
again. gnu u'e''
Drilling crew--A drilling crew con-
slsts CT four men, the driller. the
engineer, helper and tool dresser
lhese crews work in 12-hour shifts
called towers. Two crews are used
IN drilling each we'll, and drilling
operations seldom cease from the
time the well is started until it is
completed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

les cannot possibly pay mere than 20
cents to the Kansas Natural.
However, the commission has no
power to regulate, the price chlrged
by the producing company, that beng
under Interstate commerce in KEEN
ing with a recent ruling of the United
States supreme court, and under the
subject to the rulings of Judge Wilbur
Booth Of the United States district
court because of the fact that the
company is operated under a federal
recelvership. The purpose of tha
hearing IS to fix a price to be paid
by the consumer In doing this 1t is
not necessary that the commission
take into consideration the price fixed
by Judge Booth, or the fact that the
distributing companies have fixed Il
protest with Judge Booth against the
35-cent rate. Prior to the fixing Of
the 35 cent rate by Judge Booth it
was announced by Fred s. jackson,
attorney for the utility commission,
that the rate to be consumers pro-
badly would be reduced,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

times only a few acres, sometimes
several hundred acres, on which are
erected the large steel storage tanks
used by the oil refinerics and the big
producing corporations.
Value of a Wen.
Value Of an oil well-A producing
oil well sells on the basis of about
$4,000 per day, for each barrel set
Tied production-some claim $4,000
per day. For eXample--If one owned
a well, with settled production of
l,000 barrels per day, one should be
able to sell same for Approximately
S2,000,00o to $2,500,000
Life Of an oil well-No man can
tell positively how long a given well
Will produce a given production. Oil
men usually say that d fair produc
ton will be kept up for ten years.
There are many wells that have been
producing for forty years or more.
Oil foyalty--An Individual owns a
piece of land, usually farm land. For
certain sum, he gives the lease for
the oil and gas rights on this land to
some oll-producing company. The
producing company agrees to pay
him cash rental per acre per year,
until oil is brought in in paying
qualities. When the producing com
pany drills we'll and gets oil in
paying quantities, the cash rental for
the lease ceases, but in place thereof,
the owner of the land gets one-eighth
EASTLAN COUNTY GAL TWO
of the oil produced on his land; the
producing company gets seven
eighths. The pipe line companies,
take the oil from the land and settle
with the owner of the land and the
producing company twice every
month. The pipe line companies send
a check for one-eighth of the oil,
which is the oil royalty, to the owner
Of the land, and send check for
seven-eighths of the oil to the pro-
ducing company, who own the lease
The owner Of the land has no ex-
pense of drilling or operation, but
gets his ''royalty" as rental for his
land.
Bonus money-If a land owner has
a piece Of land in location highly
approved by biologists or close to
producing oil wells, he requires the
lessee to pay him, in addition to one
eighth royalty, a bonus as high as
$4,000 per acre has been paid for
the privilege of securing a lease. 1t
has been said that oil companies have
offered a million dollars for the acre
cemetery Of the Merriam church in
Ranger. This bonus money gives the
lessee one year in which to begin
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Cost of Drilling.

~, Cost Of drilling 400O-foot we'll
Inc casing for a 4,O00-foot well costs
around $4,000, according to the
quality and kind used. The contrac-
Tor receives about the same amount
Tor the use of his tools and labor.
contractors are in great demand in
the OIL fields and receive high prices
and large profits for the drilling of a
we'll.
Initial production--Initial produc-
zion means the early first production
the maximum production. This
usually settles down in the ordinary
well, though in some cases the pro-
ductlon increases. A we'll that was
shot and brought in 10000 bar
rel initial production will usually set
tie down in matter of thirty or
ninety days to about 5000 barrels
per day, Settled production"
Settled production-The average
total daily production from all of the
wells on any oil lease where the wells
have been producing for four months
to year or more. A ten-day gauge
for all the wells on the property is
usually taken in order to determine
the actual average settled production
per day so as to arrive at a settled
price.
Tank farm-A tract of land some
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
49, 9NAllC PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS, AUGUST 3 1919
Pennsylvania oil field about the year

Pennsylvania oil field about the year
1889.
Crude Oil--The raw product as it
comes from the ground.
Fuel Oll-Ihe residue from the
crude oil after the gasoline has been
extracted. Used as fuel by railroads
steamships, factories and heating,
plants.
Oil Sand-This term refers to the
thick layers Of porous rock found at
various depths below the surface of
the earth. This oil sand, or porous
sandstone, is natures storehouse for
crude Oil. Usually the thicker these
layers of sand the greater the pro-
duction and the longer the life of the
oil we'll.
Derrick - The tall framework
which must be constructed before the
drilling of q we'll can start. The
average height of the standard der
rick is IS feet. The great height is
necessary on account of the length of
the drilling tools which must be low
cred into and hoisted out of the wells.
String Of tools-The boiler, sew
eral heavy cables, Of different lengths
bits from five to twenty inches in d.
ameter, bailer, gasoline engine, pull
lies, sand line. Standard tools cost
from $4,000 to $4,000 at the pres
ent market, depending upon the COM
pleteness of the outfit.
Bits--The steel bit about six feet
long, the steel beam about thirty
feet long and the steel jars about six
feet long, which are all firmly fasten-
ed together and attached to the end
of the drilling cable. The combined
weight of these toools is from 1000
to 5000 pounds, depending upon the
length and diameter of the stem.
Bailer-This is a long bucket, usu-
ally about thirty feet long and from
five to eight inches in diameter. 1t
Is used in bailing out water and gray
ell produced by the drill. The bailer
has a false bottom, which is raised to
fill up with water, sand and gravel
and Immediately closed when the
bailer is lifted. This mud, water and
sand is emptied into pond at the
side of the rig or derrick. The small
particles Of sand and gravel which
come up to the bailer are carefully
examined by the driller, who keeps
an exact record Of the formation
found at every foot of the Wells
depth.
Casing-Twenty-foo joints of
steel pipe which is used to case out
water and prevent caving of the wells
in drilling. This casing is used in all
sizes from 16-inch down to four in
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
dred and seyenty-T Three
Wells Have Been
Drilled.
L,1 PRODUCTION
'D $4,000 BARRELS
|.,sent Daily Production OF the
:. &c Now About $4,000
Barrels.

s e, I'll Gs1s Z Gas A"s started in East,
p, 10, W. eighteen months ago a
E sf 45s T namb er' 13s are prodac-
y 'l and IS are dry holes. me me
Felis s;. sIi'' production Of the 1873
a li,,slA wells was $4,000 barrels
, mbilc the present production
t Mn'4 come wells is a little short
t mn barr barrels daily. This grade
FIN finds a ready market at S2.29
ar avcrage initial production of
te,ls was 1860 barrels daily. me ne
HI yt'' daily ally; average Of the 1873
\; i ' little more than 685 barrels:
4 Texas and Pacific Coal and
cmnany who brought in the Nc
T. E1A r veil. the original discovery
r the Ranger field are the larg-
rnarators in the country. This
'apnv has drilled a total OF 6O
'''. i6 of which are large pro-
! Prairie Oil & Gas company
: second with a total of "a wells
Iatad. q of which are producers.
Oil Terms Explained.
. first oil well in America was
j BY John H. Galley, who died
Min, Mo-, April IL of last year.
Saley drilled the first we'll in the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
70 COMPANIES IN
BURkBU EFT FIELD
PAYING DIVIDENDS


Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug.
4.-Reports show that 70 oil
companies operating in the
Wichita Falls and Burkburnett
fields have paid dividends.
Practically every one of these
companies has been organized
and started operations within
the past year, or since the dis
covery of the Burkburnett
townsite pool.
The total capitalization of
the seventy-nine companies is
So, 430, 900 and the total amount
paid out in dividends is $2,341,-
928, or about 60 per cent of
the total capitalization.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
5000 BARREL GUSHER.

Ranger.-The Balentine well drill-
ing on the small tract off setting the
big Perkins we'll blew in and went
over the top of the derrick. This is
the advice received from Count de
Beauford, a director of the company
IN charge of operations. The well is
located seven miles west and little
north of Ranger. The we'll is good
for over 5000 barerls, according to
Count de Beauford's telegram.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
BUILDING PUMPING STATION.

Weatherford, Aug 1.-The Produc-
ers Oil company, building a pipe line
from Fort Worth to Ranger, has pur-
chased forty acres of land from H..
G. Coffman, six miles south of the
city, for $4,000. The company will
build a pumping station on this laca-
ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
ELECTED MAYOR
TO FURTHER ENDS
Fake Fight Swindle Gangs
Methods Revealed by
Authorities.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind July 2S.-The
Muncie fake fght swindle gang re-
Gently arraigned in federal court here.
before making Nunoie the headquar-
ters for their operations picked upon
Logansport a s likely place for their
scheme and went so FAR as to attempt
10 elect as mayor man who has
since pleaded guilty to being one Of
their number
This was revealed here today by H
II Wasson. postofice inspector. in
charge of the investigation. who de-
clared he had positive evidence Of the
political scheme
The candidate for mayor referred to
is Ed Bliss Of Logansport who was
indicted by the federal srand Jury.
He is at liberty under bond. following
his plea of guilty a week ago The
attempted alection was gned. In
spectcr Wasson said to give the gang
a free hand in its swindles
SPECIFIC dates were not made pub
lie by the federal authorities but Bliss
was defeated for the democratic nom
ination at Logansport in 1909
The recent expose Of the gangs op-
erations involved Mayor Rollin H.
Bunch and Prosecutor Horace G
Murphy Of Muncie-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
INDIANA EX-MRYOR.
CAUGHT WITH GOODS
Evansville Politician Found
in an Embarrassing
Predicament. -

EVANSVILLE Ind. July "a
Charles f Heilman. former mayor OF
Evansville and one Of the best known
Republicans in this city was arrested
early yesterday as he was coming in
from Henderson. Ky. twelve miles be-
low here. and was found to have thirty
gallons Of whisky in his automobile.
which he said was for his own use
He was released without bond and
his case viii come UP before United
states Commissioner Hull as soon as
the latter returns from his vacation
Heilman is the son of tn late VII
liam Heilman wealthy plow manu-
facturer who represented the First In
diana district in congress for number
of years Heilman. since retiring from
tha mayors office. has made two races
for sheriff of Vanderburg county on the
Republican ticket. and in 1918 he sought
the Republican nomination for Con-
gress from the First district.
He is charged with violating the fed
eraI liquor laws and in the event that
he IS bound over by Commissioner Hull
his case will come UP before Federal
Judge Anderson at Indianapolis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
DEMAND
PRESENCE
OF BANDITS
The Death Quartette Will
Be Brought From State
Penitentiary to Criminal
Court.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE


CROWN POINT, Ind. July 23-De-
clining to argue the motion to set aside
the Judgment in the death sentence of
the four Tolleston bank bandits unless
their clients were present. lawyers for
the men filed a petition asking that the
bodies of the men be brought into court
during the hearing. Judge Smith grant
cd the petition and ordered Sheriff
Barnes to bring the four highway pi-
rates from Michigan city prison 70
crown Point and have them in court at
nine O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Sheriff Barnes viii so TO Michigan
City tonight.
Attorney Darrow whose presence In
the case has been eagerly anticipated by
the court fans did not put in an appear
ance today Attorney Hershman, his
associate. filed the petition. II is said
that Darrow will only appear in the
case in an advisory capacity and that
Grown Point lawyers viii really do the
arguing
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
OWNERS ARE
EXONERATED
LINTERNArIoNAL NEWs sERvIcEI

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO. July 23.-Owners Of the
dirlgible. Wingfoot Express. which
exploded above the business district Of
Chicago Monday and fell through the
roof Of the Illinois Trust x Savings
Bank. killing twelve people and injurins
more than score. were cleared Of blame
for the disaster today by Col. Joseph g..
Morrow. chief Of aviation for the Central
department Of the United states army.
Col Morrow, called al q witness be
fore the coroner's jury. testified thae
officials Of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
60. could not be held responsible. lie
made trip in the dirigible a short time
before il started its fatal flight.
You may be sure that I made a
thorough inspection of the dirigible be
fore / went up in her" said Col Nor
row. and 1 wish to state most firmly
that l found everything in excellent or
der. There seemed nothing wrong with
the bag or the engines at the time the
trip started As for Jack Boettner the
piolet. he is most competent and l OBJ
served nothing wrong with his hand
ling of the dirigible The engines.
which have been harshly criticized, were
loaned to the Goodyear firm By the
United states government.
Col Morrovs testimony was directly
opposite TO that Of Capt Benz. L. Lips
ner. who appeared before the coroner's s
iurv and told the inside story" Of the
disaster as related to him by Harry
lSacler Of Cleveland. j mechanic who is
near death from injuries sustained when
the blimp fell,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
BRIDGE IS IN
PER|LOUS
CONDITION

Just as there Is big investigator
going on in the "blimp" horror in Chi
cago after it IS over. Just so there will
be one in Hammond one of these days
Numerous complaints are being
made about the condition of the Hon
man street bridge in Hammond Ere
juent calls are received by the police
from people who have been bothered By
misplaced planks or who narrowly es-
capped falling through some OF the
holes. Some Of these days. Ford IS
going to drop right into the river
through one of those cracks" said one
man yesterday.
The county commissioners had prom
ised to give the bridge a new creosote
block flooring but other matters
crowded ahead of the Job so there Is
no knowing when they will get TO 4.
In order to afford safety it was decid
ed at the last meeting Of re city
council to go ahead and give the
bridge a plank floor but as yet Moth
ing has been done.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
WILL Be
BASIS FOR
CONFERENCE
Street Cars Will Be Allowed
to Increase Fare to
Six Cents.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE


CHICAGO, July 23.-As a basis
for averting the threatened strike
of surface and elevated street rail
way employees in Chicago, execu-
tives of the railway lines and mem
bers of the state public utilities
commission have decided to submit
the following proposals to the en-
ployes, it became known today:
Wage Increases of II cents an hour
making the minimum wage 60 cents ar
hour instead Of the present scale OF As
cents.
SUGGEST 9 HOUR DAY.
4 nine hour day. instead OF ten hours
as at present. with time and a half for
over time.
If these proposals are accepted the
surface lines viii be allowed to increase
their fare to six cents and the elevated
roads to seven cents 10 care for the
wage increases.
The original demands Of the carmen
were IS cents an hour an eight hour
day and time and a half for over-tini7