El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

I disagreement, Alabama Is now trying
to get the western part VI 4OLllAs III
order to have lonseI - Llo- l
Michigan and Wisconsin allu Al - "a ISIS
and Tennessee have had lnelI SonIIo-
versies. while, to 20 further PACK, IN
einia and MARYLAND were al swords
points for century over Wno should
use the Potomac river. Ihese are
random few OF the boundary SQUAD
bles. and there is new ana more
complicated one every YER. 49,.
The Alabama-F Florida case Is inter
esting. though it has small chance OF
ever getting beyond the stage OF diS-
cussfOn. The Alabama leglsl ature now
proposes TO send q commission 20
Florida to discuss means o. oDld4nlllE
that part of Florida west OF the APP
palachicOla river. This strip or lanu
Alabama long ago decided was logical
" her property. but the oratory OF
previous Alabama COMMISSIONS mas
never been sufficient to convince the
wary Florida legislature
Florida May Sell
While a proposal to sell or eede any
land would be a signal for Wild com
motion in most states, Florida is re-
ported as being partly in favor OF the
transfer. This Is probably due to the
fact that a bill is introduced into the
Florida legislature at almost every
session to divide Florida into north
and south or west and south Florida,
so that the Floridians have become
rather used to the idea Of talking
about changes in their state lines
Whether they would actually vote
avvav mart Of their state, II the natter
ever got far enough TO be put M to
the people, is another question en-
tirely.
The Texas-O klahoma situation IS
more exciting and intense than the
Iefsurely Florida affair Texas and
Oklahoma are stirred up over an oil
field The ownership Of the bed Of
Red river has always been doubtful,
but until recently everybody ton
cerned was satisfied 10 let the nat
ter 90 at that Last year. hoWeTer,
oil was discovered there and since
then the courts have been trying 10
pick out the rightful owner from a
host Of claimants.
United states May Get II.
Both Texas and Oklahoma claim the
right to lease the land; the United
States land office leans TO the opinion
that the land belongs TO oklahoma :.
people who live along the Red river
banks demand riparian rights. Ap-
plicants for claims buzz excitedly
around and Uncle sam may eventually
be declared the owner OF the contested
The foundation for the Red river
miLup was laid years ago, when the
river flowed over this now deserted
bed At that time it was decided that
all land north Of the south bank Of
Red river should go to the United
States government Later. when the
United States ceded this section to
the Indians, the patent simply said
all land north Of the north bank
After a while the Indians ceded it
back. leaving the ownership OF the
river bed undetermined.
Pig Causes Boundary Fight.
Texas and Oklahoma are fighting
over a fortune in Oil. but sometimes
It is a little thing that starts a boun-
dairy controversy. Is is on record that
d boundary argument between the
United States and Great Britain arose
through the shooting Of a pig. The
pig in question met death at the hands
OF an American on the island Of san
Juan, off the coast OF Vancouver A
British sheriff arrested the American,
who protested that he was on United
States soil The case went TO court,
and, after weighty diplomatic and Ju-
dicial proceedings and long searches
OF musty records. the island Of san
Juan was awarded to the United
States. Whether the pig was avenged
by his assassin being fined, the rec
ords neglect to state
Besides those started by accident,
boundary contests can be traced back
to lost landmarks; changes in glaciers,
rivers and other natural boundaries:
documents that admit Of two or more