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HiLed Through Blizzard.

He crossed two avenues before he
sighted a taxi. He charged after this.
sprang to the running board, and
shouted into the drivers muffled ear.
Drive like sinful speed and more
up Fifth avenue, I'll tell you when
to stop, The devils are not going to
kill that little lady il l can help it
he added. as he opened the door and
climbed inside the taxi.
CHAPTER NT.
The Closing Net"
Night was falling. upon the greatest
city in the world. After night would
come the myriads OF electric lights
in the huge Broadway siEns-the sur
face cars creeping through the snow
fall like glowworms-the mufleo
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
DISTRICT HOSPITAL UNIT
BOMBED BY HUN AVLATORS
Private James Mulford Tells of Capt Hud-
sons Death and Casing" of Six Others.
Saw Fourteen Months Service

The first story of the part played
infhe~yar by the Is5th Field Hos
pital Company, composed OF eighty
two National Guardsmen Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, whose command
ing officer. Capt. william B. Hud-
son. was killed by shrapnel while
on duty at a first-aid station, in
August. 1918. was told a Herald re-
porter last night by Private James
BENTLEY Mulford. a member Of the
company, who has just arrived in
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Killed In Action.

Killed In Action.
Lieut.. ]. b. Egan. Brooklyn. y. Y.
Lieut.. r. c. Martin, Brooklyn. y. y,
CoRPoRALs.
Edward Bell. Schenectady. y. Y.
Cornelius Neufeldt. Chicago. lll
Earl f. Roberts, Muskegon. Mich.
Joseph Scharfer. Freedom. Pa.
Fred II. Starkey. Clitherall MINI.
Myron Watt. Youngstown. Ohio
II. A. Wright Springfield. Mass.
PRIrATES.
O C. Breyfogle. st. Louis. Mo.
John T. Burke. Elk Point. :. Oak.
Perley O. Butler Waterville. Me.
Coy Dick. Indianapolis, Ind.
Bent. F. Dunn. Toledo. Ohio.
Humbert Florio. Philadelphia. Pa,
William J. Hill. Tecumseh. Okla.
Geo. s. johnson. Big Springs. Nebr.
Rocco Mariani. New London. Conn.
James c. Miller. Hemlock. Ohio.
Horace r. Nixon. Hermitage, Tenn.
Thomas w. Peters. Pomona. Cal.
Geo A. Peterson. Toledo. Ohio.
Ira L. Pitzer. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Louis F. Psencik. Smithville. Tex.
Charles f. Reed. Mckee City. Wash.
I r Rickenbach. West Leesport, Pa.
John Reister. jr. Brooklyn. y. Y.
r. c. Schopwetter. Reeseville, Wis.
oliver ]. Stedman. Modesto. Cal
Charles L. Steinman. Nisalis. Cal
Floyd A. Studebaker. Berkeley. Cal
Ross r. V. Ward. Dsdeville. Ala.
g. w. Wolf. Berkeley Springs, w.
Va.
Died from Accident and Other
Corp. F. A. Kresan. Williston, n.
Oak.
PRIVATES.
Bert Anderson. Williamson. s c.
Adolph Blsnchette, New Bedford.
Mass.
Archie B. Green. Shamrock. Okla.
George Hayhurst. Eddyston. Ohio.
Roy II. Howard, San Francisco. Cal.
Wallace c. Reager. Sallisaw. Okla.
George Richard. Hackensack. n. ].
VIM. p. Schwiekert. st. Louis, Mo.
Jos. D. Wright, Columbus. Ohio.
Died of Disease.
Lieut.. l. r. Davies. Rochester. Mich.
Lieut. G. P. Pratt. Macedonia, Iowa.
sERGEANTs.
Jas. B. Crutchfield. Francis, Okla.
William H. Kroh. Baltimore, Md.
Il. F. Kuhiman, Sweet Springs. Mo.
Jno. NJ. Mccarthy, Dubuque. Iowa.
r. e. Peterson. Phillipsburg, Pa
CoRPoBALs
John X. Furch. Omaha, Nebr.
W. +. jackson. Mount Juliet. Tenn.
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Washington. after having been in
vaIided home on account OF pneu-
monia.
Private Mulford. who was former
ly employed in the copyright office
of the Library OF Congress. resides
at 1871 Columbia road northwest,
and saw fourteen months service IN
France
In Rainbow Division.
The eighty-four men in the l65th
Field Hospital represent the District
of Columbia's contribution to the
famous Forty-second or Rainbow
Division, which was the FIRST Nation
al Guard division to go across and
suffered more casualties than prob
ably any other unit
This unit is now commanded by
Capt Henry F. SawteIle. formerly
police surgeon OF the District
Metropolitan Police Department.
who succeeded TO the command upon
the death of Capt Hudson.
The l65th trained at Camp Mills,
l. l.. under Mai. Gen. William A.
Mann. formerly chief Of the Military
Bureau OF the War Department. 1t
sailed with units from some forty
OlntF states Andl DDdue UP lut ram -
bow Division. from Hoboken. Oc-
tober IS on the transport Covington.
This transport. which was later
sunk by q submarine. dOcked at st.
Nazsire. France. on November l.
1917. AT St. Nszaire the lG5th was
loaded onto box cars and shunted
across France to Msubages. a small
town OF 800 inhabitants.
Hiked Through Blizzard.
The District men had the job OF
cleaning up the town and making it
sanitary. They were very much
surprised TO find that the villager
in France uses his front yard like
an American usHs his back yard.
All the manure trash was piled up
in the front yards. They had a
rough time doing police work for
about one month during which 1t
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|, rsined almost all the time. Privst,
Muiford states
He says:
From Maubases. the District men
hiked through a blizzard OF snow and
sleet for four days TO st Bin Here
they spent Christmas. 1917. with no to-
bacco, no mail Here we stayed unit!
December q.
Then we took another hike "a
Donglan. arriving there January 2 We
stayed in the French barracks. Some
OF them had wooden floors, others only
mud, and decidedly too much ventils-
ton and filed with cooties.
why actually on cold winter morn
ings. after sleeping all night in the
mud. we would have to take straw or
a candle and build fires in our shoes 10
thaw them out and melt the ice that
had frozen them stin.
Most OF the time In the feld W.
used only tent hospitals near the fir-
ing lines. Sometimes we were entirely
without water. In which case on
hikes we only had canned goods 10
eat-cold Willie" Ccorned beef,
beans and bareback
IF we had lost our csn-openers. We
would not have been able TO eat most
all the time on timed stuff
February !. we went to the historic
town OF Bangres, where President
Wilson recently spent Christmas with
the American soldiers. II was a beau
tiful town and quito a place for tour
lists before the war.
We established a camp hospital
there, which we ran until the middle
! OF March. From there We went to
Humes. where We helped the Engt-
neers build roads.
I'VE then went on a four-day trip
by trucks to Baccarat. where we es-
tablished another hospital. There We
received our first seriously wounded
and ''gassed" soldiers OF our division.
| the FOrty-second.
Six Men Gsssed.
six Of our men. while on the way
\ from Mont Sec to the Verdun front
were "gassed." but have since en-
l-tirely recovered. They were serg,-
James Mssone, Privates George Bur-
dette. Harry Ford, James Moran ana
Franklin Butler.
On the night OF the 18th OF july
| our hospital at Busy le Chateau was
4 rsided by German bombing squadrons
and several patients killed while
/ our men were engaged IN removing
I them from the wards to the duE0uts.
| Ten bombs struck the center OF Iho
| ward. our District boys only escaping
| because they were carrying out the
I patients at the other ends OF the uIi'd-
: ing
We were also Taided by bommns
| planes at Chalons. one OF the ouJsci-
! ives OF the Germans in their last drive
! One OF the German aviators was
| brought down by our Planes and We
had TO take care OF him in our hoo
4 rital
He claimed that he had orders IN
bomb hospitals and that q was =
| case OF life or death. But don
( believe they ever missed their target
/ Intentionally. The only times they
missed were when they were driven
away by our planes.
'All the District boys, by reason %
| their long service IN France. now
know cafe or restaurant French ~
I from drinking red or white wine but
were not allowed to Ee; anything
/ stronger. like coCnac or rum
The French girls treated US fine
I They were very hospitable and in
vited the boys TO their homes when
ever they had anything special jo
eat. They did our mending and Inc
/ like. look for several OF the boys
TO come back with French wives.
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Weundes Severely.

PR1NATES.
HENRY Q. BROOKS. s7ss TWELFTH
STREET NORTHEAST. WASH
INGToN. ID. c.
Winnie ID. Clark. Richmond, Va.
Hugh Jett Stafford, Va.
Millard II. Bounds. Eden. Nd
Thomas c. Cssseil. Sayersville. Va.
Willis Z. Drummond. Baltimore, Ma
Charles c. Liptrap. Green Valley, Va
Raymond V. Taylor. Petersburg, Va
William Turley, Asberr!, Va
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Ambassador from Fill Islands.

During a lull in the noisy proceed
ings on the balcony. one of the Dis
trict Democrats announced the ar
rival of a distinguished diplomat. as
little fellow crowned with a high
silk hat and enyoloped in a cavalry
cape. with vivid yellow lining. was
led forward.
Col. Morris Pinchover gentlemen.
Ambassador Extraordinary from the
Fiji Islands was the announcement.
To the out-of-towners the introduc-
ton was the real thing. The WASH
ingtonians. however, recognized in the
Ambassador a local character who
imagined himself chief of a great in
ternational detective concern and
who believed he had been elected in
dependent Congressman from Balti-
more by something like 1900, 200 ma
jority.
While the crowd was listening to
the vagaries OF "Col." Pinchover,
there was a ripple of excitement at
the south door and the report went
about like wildfire that a society bud
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"collared" two OF the specials, both
Of whom were under the influence of
liquor, and sent them to No. 6 police
station. Just how the question of the
ownership of the opera hat was de-
cided I do not recall. But. Lieut.
John Kelly, in whose precinct the PEN
sion Building is located, took a hand
in the matter. and 1t was his practice
always to settle all matters right. /
do know that Lieut.. Kelly fired on
the spot several of the tipsy specials
and commanded them to clear OUT
before they were placed under lock
and key.
There wns "Booseo Galore.
At several points about the gallery
were booze supply stations, and to
use a homely. threadbare saying
Wine flowed like water" Even in
the press room, so-called. l found
more wine than facilities for prepar-
ing copy. In one corner was a huge
metal tub filled with cracked ice,
while floating in this miniature Arc
tic sea was nearly every kind OF
booze" from gin to Mumm's extra
dry. Invitations to take a drink,
when given in the presence of a lady,
were framed something like this
Let's take trip to the North Pole "
A Chicago Democrat, well charged
with mid-Western enthusiasm and
other things, asked if all Inaugural
ton balls were as gladsome and jolly
as this one.
This is bird OF ball." he said.
and well worth a trip from the Pa
cific coast"
Many of the society men who went
to the function to see and be seen
in the limelight with fair femininity
and under the inspiring influence of
music, suddenly lost all interest in the
ball feature. They heard the royster-
GUS revelry above and correctly con-
cluded that a sort of national cabaret
was being staged with every man his
own actor. Many a dignified man OF
affairs made an excuse to his fair
companion and repaired to the upper
regions of fun and frolic.
"Begorra, is this a dance or a
wake?" demanded a member of the
Grover Club. of Jersey City.
It's nayther." his New York bud
dy responded; It's the resurrection
of the Democratic partly after a
dOm'd long slape"
Along toward midnight things began
to happen thick and fast. Fantastic
parades were formed and marched
around the balcony singing campaign
songs. The song that was most pop
ular and was given with hearty ana
ringing emphasis began:
We'll turn the Republican rascals
out"
Indeed in their alcoholic enthusia SIN
and optimism many of the politicians
on the balcony OF the Pension Build
ing thirtyfo years ago celebrating
the return to power of the Democracy.
picked for themselves or their friends
every job in the government from
messenger to Cabinet officer. and
noisily predicted a clean sweep OF the
FRA seals 4"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Today S Casualty List

J. Z. johnson. Highland Falls. y. 2.
Master Engineer Dew L Russ 10.
Portland. Greg
RuEIer NJ. C. Bradley. Tshoks. Tex.
wa=oner Q. c. Carlson. Duluth.
Cook O. NJ. Swestmsn. Elmira. Mo
Cook c. +. Wiseman. Michigan Ctll.
Ind.
FRIVATES
Ed. Batiste. NGretna. la.
John c. BrediEer. Akron, Ohio.
Abraham BurdeU. Nichols. Ca
Noah r. Card. DsIeville. Ind.
VIM. CRrlin. jr. GstewoOd. ". "a
William c. Colby. Shabons. III
VIM A. Daniels. New Haven, Conn.
Paronag Davidisn. New York. y. Y.
Ray NJ Duncan. Waco. Tex.
A. A. Fredericton. Lamberton. M'nn.
Arthur A. Furst. New York. n Y.
ZeIIan HauEht. Fairview. W. Va.
Harry Herne. Detroit. MINI.
Silas Hin. St. Louis. No.
Cecil Hughes. Kingston Springs. Tenn.
Herbert NJ lnschc. Phillipsburg. y. J.
Clarence r. Jsrvis. MUskeEon. Mich
Walter A. JohRnsen. Geneva. H.
Harrison Johns, Meherrin. Va
Robert Kane. Hopewell. y. J
James J. Klims, Baltimore. Nd.
Elmer c. 1kndstrum. Justin. Mich.
Joseph ]. Leonard. HollandslC. Wis
Alex Levy, Brooklyn, n. Y
Leo r. Lincoln, Cortland, y. Y.
Alonzo w. LukeT. Lyons. Hans.
Joseph NJ. McNiChols, Chicago. I'll
Eugenio Monacells- Avoca. Pa.
Lloyd ID. Phillips, Cedar Rapids. lows
Raymond A. Pike. Fairfax. s. Dsk.
Floyd ]. Pound, Terre Hsute. Ind.
Michael Rampulla. Lancaster, Pa
Edward ]. Rice. New York. y. y
Rasho Robbins. Step Rock. ARK.
Aaron James Bucker. Lancaster. Pa
Charles J. Sanches, Baton Rouge, IA
Daniel ]. Shay. Mathematics. Me.
Frank J. Sittermann. Leslie Mo.
William W. Smyth. Valley Head. Ala
William Thompson. RoweIl. Ark
John Anthony Nogel. st. Louis No
Otto VoEl, st. Henry. Ind
James Z. Wall, PsscoaE, R l.
Watson Williamson. Newington. Ca
Delina Wilson. Fsubush, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05
36-inch Mercerized Poplin at 35c

50 pieces of 36 in. mercer ized white poplin, used for suits. waists and children's white dresses. Just price 36 in. white poplins around town and compare this number with ether stores 5Ac and 59c values, 0E
 special. yd. .... OOC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05

We have a few outing kimonos left from our Xmas stock for infants that are slightly soiled. These are valued at $1.25. We are going to sell them ss,e sn euF for Rummase 89c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05

We have, a few damaged raincoats for boys that for merly sold for S3.9S. Sizes to IA. In our Rummage ssangss saas, ns e.- $1.98
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-11
Humble OiICO.
Well Is Making
$500 Barrels
Operators IN the Desdemona
Field Show Increased
Production.

Ranger, Texas. Sept. lin the
Desdemona field the Ellison No. Of
the Humble OIL and Refining company
is making $500 barrels Of oil with the
drill IS feet in the black lime forma-
ton. The No. 1 on this tract made
5000 barrels when first completed The
No. is now at a depth Of 275o feet.
The Vaughn No. l. three miles
southwest Of Caddo is making 1000
barrels from the black lime at q depth
Of 3175 feet. This well is owned by
the Phillips Petroleum company
The Swenson Dale Oil company's
Swenson No. . in Stephens county is
good for 1000 barrels according 20 re-
liable parties. This well was reported
as making 200 barrels per day The
well is producing from black lime
topped at 3154 feet. The total depth
Of the hole is S175 feet
The Mid-kansas oil and Gas COM
pany's No. / E. S Graham in this
same county is on top OF the lime al
$3.50 feet and is making 1000, 900 cubic
feet OF gas with a showing for some
oil The drillers are still drilling The
hole is standing with geo feet Of fluid
in the bottom
The Texas company's Hise well viii
be drilled in with company tools At
present it is making around 200 bar
rels.
Humble company shot its Dick Grey
No 8 with 40 quarts II is now
making IS barrels from depth OF
1920 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-11
WELLS BROUGHT
IN EVERY DAY
Large Number of Compile.
tions Reported in the
Burkburnett Field.

Wichita Falls. Txas, Sept. IL
many were the competitions Of the
Burkburnett field during the last 10
days despite the fact that pipe line
service continued poor and the water
supply gave ever increasing trouble
Texas company's No. Morgan. o
$500 barrel well. was the biggest
gusher Of the last 10 days.
The No. Powell. an 500 barrel
well. was brought in at che extra
ordinary shallow depth OF 1900 feet,
in the shallow field south OF Burk-
burnett It is one of the best shallow
sand producers
Pools May Be Connected.
A possibility exists that the town
site pool will be connected with the
northwest pool It is found on the
Burk-Dalton No. Carl. block 81 hit
ting production at 1900 feet
COMPETITIONS in the Burkburnett
district during the last 10 days fol-
low:
Margay OIL company. No. l Wag-
goner, 100 barrels
Nargay oil company. No Wag
goner, 1880 barrels
Margay Oil company, No. Wag-
goner. 1900 barrels.
New Pool Oil company, No. ,, No.
Evans. 100 barrels
Healdton Oil and Gas company, No.
. 400 barrels at 1850 ftet-
Healdton Oil and Gas company. No
Evans. 500 barrels at 1880 feet
Healdton OIL and Gas company, No
Evans, 500 barrels at 1910 feet
Ranger Burkburnett Oil company.
No. ] Waggoner, 500 barrels at 1850
feet
Ranger Burkburnett OIL company.
No. 2 Waggoner. 1000 barrels at 1872
feet
Langford Staley and Chenault. No.
! Vogel. 1900 barrels.
Well Brings 1900 Barrels.
EIkins OIL company. and Clint
Wood, No. Morgan, 1900 barrels
Elkins Oil company. and Clint
Wood. No. Morgan. 1900 barrels.
Bass and billiard. No. 1 Evans. 1909
proven Field OIL company. No.
Chensult. temporarily abandoned at
Bell OIL company. No l Huebner.
Temporarily abandoned at depth OF
1855 feet
Ajax OIL company. No. l Elsea. 1900
Texas company. No. u Ruyle. so
barrels at 1880 feet
Texas company, No y Fowler,
flowing 1900 barrels at 17l0 feet
Texas company, No. 10 Fowler.
flowing 400 barrels at 722 feet.
Texas company. No Morgan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-11
WELL FLOWING
900 BARRELS
Oil Is Encountered at
Depth of 1850 Feet on
Ton of Sand.

Eastland, Texas, Sept 1.-THE
Leon oil company's No. 4 Allen. four
miles northeast Of Eastland. is flow
ing 500 barrels Of oil from the top
OF the lime formation encountered at
a depth OF $3.50 feet.
The No. 1 Barnes Of the Mcdonald
OIL company is making 500 barrels Of
oil from the top Of lime formation.
The six inch casing has been set
in the Pleasant Grove Church well
No . according to Baxlentine.
The Caldwell OIL company's well on
the Diner tract is drilling at around
$40 feet The drillers state that they
VIII drill the well 10 feet further.
but should no oil bearing strata be
found, they will plug the hole back
to the $3.50 foot level and give the
wen a shot
The Empire oil and Fuel company
is fishing for a string of tools lost
in its well on the Peoples tract Satur-
day morning. This well began flow
ing Friday from the top = the lime
formation The wei is situated three
miles northeast Of Eastland
On the Turner tract Barclay and
Associates expect 10 complete their
well the early part OF the week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-11
Ranger Is Yet
Good For Long
Period, He Says
Lee H. Omdorff Believes
Development Will Go
On for Ten Years.

1T will take 10 years to complete
the developments Of the Ranger oil
fields which are now in progress, %
said Lee Orndorff. who has returned
from Ranger. wnere he has been for
the past week ate ndiuE 10 business
interests Developments are Eradu-
ally taking on Al aspect OF perma-
nence and capital is being attracted
TO the oil fields from all over the
United States"
Mr.. Orndorff is interested in the
real estate, banking and hotel busl-
ness in Ra1cer and states that the
"ou ltry Is growing rapidly. and that
three railroads arc beng built from
outlying points to the oil fields.
The Ocean OIL and Refining com
pany. one OF the Ell PasO companies"
he said, brought in a large wei on
the Brooks tract this week which is
making approximately 1900 barrels
from the top OF the black lime.
This is the largest showing made
by any well iu the field at this depth.
and oil men are Of the opinion that
the Ocean will be one Of the largest
producers at Ranger when completed
The FL PasO RaI ger company has
erected their derrick and have some
o. their machinery On the ground. and
expect % start drilling within the next
few days
The Southwestern OIL and Devel-
orment company on the Brooks tract
adjoining the Ocean well, Will reach
;he ;op Fine showing where the Ocean
got its flow in the next few DAYS. The
Ranger Central is drilling at 300
feet" Mr.. Orndorff stated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-11
RANGER BURK'S
WELLS ON SAND
No. I Producing $500 Bar
rels and Two Others
viii Be in Soon.

F. J. Garrett, secretary OF the
Ranger Burk Consolidated Oil COM
pany, who is back from there and a
half months stay in the Burk5urnett
oil fields in Wichita county. Tex.
looking after his concerns operations,
stated Wednesday that his concerns
No 1 well in lot II. block SIS in
northwest Burkburnett pool. was es-
timated as a $500 barrel producer It
was drilled only two feet into the
sand
The company has two 10000 barrel
tanks on the lease and has just built
two 500 barrel ones to get gravity
line with the Texas company's pipe
line which should have been con-
nected up with the tanks and well on
Wednesday Of this week Mr.. Garrett
expressed the opinion that in Is days
his company would be able to run all
the oil it can produce.
Mr.. Garrett said the Ranger Burk
company's No. well is on the sand
and is expected to be drilled in this
week No. has struck pay and will
probably drill in within ten days All
three Of this company's wells are on
lot Il. block SIS in northwest Burk-
burnett.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-11
Holders Of SiIUer
Cycle Stock Growing
Tubilant: Tmo Well

Silver Cycle stockholders are Jubfl-
ant over the news from Burkburnett,
received this week
The news IS that the first Silver
Cycle well, which was supposed to be
choked b. a cavein. has been cleaned
out and Is proving an even better
well than the second. which is also
producing.
III luck has attended the develop
ment OF the Silver Cycle property.
much Of which stock was sold in Fl
Paso- When the first well came in,
there was difficulty, first in getting
pipe line connections. Then came
trouble with a caveln.
The promoters. who were sinking a
private well on 21k acres, adjoin-
ing Silver Cycle, then turned over
their ~ acres 20 the company and
the well came in good. Now, with the
original well reported as making a
better flow than the second well. the
outlook IS such as warrants the stock
holders Jubilation. IL is said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-11
ARIZONANS ARE TO LET
CONTRACTS For s WELLS.

". G Bowman. :. u. Pauiis. A An
chitlas, jr-; c. Alvares, j. LeBrun, T
4. Salido, Bracey Curtis, L c. Hardy
Joe Polin, N T. Otelora and Col Al
len 7. Bird, constituted a party OF
Nogales business men who arrived al
the Paso del Norte hotel Wednesday
and were in FL Paso and Juarez a few
hours between trains They left on
the o. m Texas q Pacific train for
Desdemoua, Tex They are all inter
ested in the Arizona Mexican Oil COM
pany. a NoEales concern which owne
so acres in the Desdemona field Col
Bird. veteran editor Of the Nogales
Oasis. the pioneer newspaper Of that
border city, said he was going along
TO make a report on the company S
property. ". G. Bowman, president
OF the company. said his compaE-- had
one oil well on its Desdemona prop
erty and added: we are going 10 Des-
demona TO let contracts for drilling
eight more wells"