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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
IRISH Freedom
iDV0GATEHERE
Representative of De Va
lera Pleads Cause Of
The Sim Fem.

svmpathizers with the cause OF
irish freedom in the United states
viii be asked to subscribe TO 49,
100000 irish loan. The money is to
be paid back when ireland becomes
republic and is recognized by the
leading nations. according TO Liam
1Eellows, member OF the Irish parlia-
ment. Mr.. Merows. who also repre-
sents Eamonn DE Valera, known as
president OF the Irish republic" ad-
dressed meeting on behalf Of Ire
land Monday night at the Knights OF
Columbus halL
1ir Mellows said that IN ireland
sim Feiu meant the same thing as
Americanism means here 1t means
Ireland for the Irish, he said. The
speaker is asking not only a loan but
recognition Of Irish independence by
the United States He opposes a
League Of nations which does not in
clude this recosui don-
The speaker denied that the Ameri-
can Legion opposed his cause Mr.
oIellows left Tuesday morning Tor san
Antonio.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
The Quick Veg 20
Stop a Cough
mis- hone-mads Eyru1 does -
work tn . hurry. Easily pre-
pared, and 1res abou 81

You might be surprised t. know
that the best thing you can use Tor
a severe cough. is a remedy which IS
easily prepared at hams in Just q few
moments. It's cheap. but for promp6
results it beats anything else y9u ever
tried. Usually stops the ordinary
cough or e1est cold u q hours. Tastes
pleasant, toC-chldren Ike it-and it
Is pure and good
Pour % ounces Of Pinez in q pint
bottle; then eli It up With plain Zrauu-
lated sugar syrup Or use clarified
molasses, honey, OF corn syrup, instead
OF sugar syrup, Il desired. thus you
make a full pint-a family supply
but costing no more than 2 small
bottle Of ready-mads cough syrup
And as a cough medicine, there IS
really nothing better to Be had at any
price II goes right 10 the spot and
gives quick lasting relief. It promptly
heals the inhamed membranes tla1
lire the throat and ar passages, stu7s
the annoying throat tickle, loOsens the
phlegu, and soon your cough stops en-
tirelV. Splendid Tor bronchitis, croIp.
hoarseness and bronchial asthma
Pinex Is q highly concentrated con-
pound Of Norway pms extract famous
for its healing effect On the mem
branes.
To avoid disappointment ssk your
druggist for -2is ounces Of PIneE
with directions and don't accept any
thing else Guaranteed to give Also
lute satisfaction OF money refunded.
The P-nex Co. f. Wayne Ind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
BALANCE
IN j. s. TRADE
Secretary of Commerce
Loses Technical Men;
Salaries Too Small.

Washington. D. C., Dec. s.-Ameri-
cas- trade balance for the fiscal year
ended last June 30 was s5.97S,1s4,947,
"a figure never approached in the
commerce OF any nation in the his
tory Of the world" said the annual
report today Of the secretary OF com
merce. New high marks were estaD-
lished in both exports and Imports
exports totalling s7.o74,0l1,52y and
imports S3,095. 876,582. Exports 10
Europe aggregated S4.634.S16S4l. to
North America, $1,291,932,342; to asia,
,924.54s, and to South America
$500, sol sol.
Despite war losses, the worlds
merchant tonnage is larger now than
at any other time IN history the re-
port said, the total tonnage being 3d.
91g, 600 gross, compared with IS. 08s.-
600 IN 1914. The present average et-
ficiency OF the worlds merchant ton
mage. however, Is below that Of 1914
because Of inherent reasons in con-
structiOn and for rextraueous reasons
such as port congestion, labor trou-
bles and management"
Net gain in steam tonnage. for the
world was placed at 100000 gross
tons, while that OF the United States
was 100000 gross tons. Merchant
tonnage now under construction Is
more than double the prewar output.
steel steam tonnage for the United
States at the close OF the past fiscal
year was over 100000 gross tons,
four times greater than 1914. and is
increasing at the rate Of $4,000 tons
monthly.
Shipyards Output.
The annual output Of our ship
yards" the report said, exceeds the
greatest annual output OF the world S
shipyards before 1914"
The total gross tonnage OF ships
flying the American flag on June 30,
1913. was 12,S07.S00, OF which $3.50,
72e tons were assigned TO foreign
trade 2.635.6S0 TO the Great Lakes
area and 5.601.S94 to sea and river
traffic
Fifty percent OF the technical staff
OF the bureau OF standards, one Of the
most important bureau Of the depart
meut. has been lost during the past
two years because OF the small sala-
ries paid government employees. the
report declared This applies TO all
grades OF trained scientific men. but
is especially true OF the leaders In
specific lines.
Among urgent needs Of the depart
meut for the coming year, as outlined
in the report, are included an addi-
tional assistant secretary. due TO in
creased work OF the department.
Additional appropriations for the
ensuing year Of S6.265,1I3 were asked.
the report pointing out that the cost
OF the fourteenth decenniai census
alone would amount to S6.215. 600.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
LARGE OIL COMPANY FORMED
DEVELOP CONSOLIDATED AREA

Cisco, Texas, Dee. 9.-A large oil
company has been formed to develop
the holdings of the Southern OIL com
pany, the New South OIL association
and the Rumph Oil company, which
have consolidated under the name Of
the Consolidated Oil company OF
Texas with a capitalization OF $4,000
COO
This concern is one Of the strong.
est companies in the Texas fields.
The company holds approximately
$4,000 acres in Texas, most OF which
is in proven o. semi-proven territory.
The company has several producers,
several wells drilling, and number
OF new Iocations.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
SO Producing
Oil Wells In
Homer Field
Potential Capacity 100000
Barrels Daily; Boom Cen
tiers IN Shreveport.

Shreveport, La, Dec. 9.-Shreveport
is the center OF one OF the greatest
oil booms which ever struck the
southwest Large companies operat-
ing in the north Louisiana oil fields
have established headquarters here
and have made Shreveport the finan-
cial center for great oil development
The Homer field is creating more
excitement than any other field in
the state, owing to the monster gush-
ers which have recently been com
pleted in that district
In the early days Of this field 1000
barrel wells were completed around
the 110O-foot level Since the com
pletion OF the Standard OIL compa-
ny's first deep test, which made 20
600 barrels Of oil daily at Zoo leet
deeper drilling predominates in that
One 3O.725 Barrel Well.
The largest well completed in the
Homer field is that OF the Foster q
Gilliland interests, which came in sew
eral months ago with an initial pro-
duction OF 30.T25 barrels daily At
present there are So producing wells
in the field, with a potential capacity
Of approximately 100000 barrels Of
oil daily.
on account OF insufficient pipe
line and storage facilities in the Ho-
TO be capped as soon as possible aT@
Tor that reason operators have not
had chance to learn how long one
OF the Homer gushers can hold up
six new pipe lines being constructed
to the field AT present not more
than 1900 barrels OF oil can be han
died in the pipe lines daily
o. Bull Bayou Producer
There are 95' producers in the Bull
Bayou district. In this field the oil
can be run regularly and operators
have learned that the wells through
out the parish hold up 20 their flush
production. Several months ago 5000
barrel wells were completed fin this
field These wells are stil flowing
3QQ0 barrels OF oil daily. Around the
producing district hundreds OF wells
are being drilled. New wells are
brought in daily.
Fresh from the excitement OF the
BurkDuruett and Ranger fields. such
operators as s. i. Balentine are set
ting a pace in Louisiana oil dealings.
Their constant influx is sending the
prices OF leases up. However. leas-
ing prices in the Louisiana fields, as
compared with those Of the Texas
fields. are still moderate
Is small Mans Field
Many farms throughout northern
~ A42ta-.a sun Ae-- VAST a--4 ease III
the neighb0rhood OF the proven
fields In a manner this district re-
sembles that Of the Burkburnett field.
for il is a small mans field Many
large companies are interested in this
section. but they do not hold all Of
the lands.
Lumber IS plentiful IN Louisiana.
and derricks which cost $1,000 in
Texas can be purchased for as little
as $3.50 In Louisiana IL is less ex-
rensive 70 drill a well in the Louisi-
ana fields than I'm Texas or Oklahoma.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
FIRE RAGING IN BIG GASSER
OF OHIO COMPANIES GRANT

Abilene. Texas, Dec 9.-A fire is
burning at the Ohio Cities oil cO1l-
pany's Grant vel. ten miles southeast
-of Baird, Callahan county. The well
is estimated making 100000 cubic
feet OF gas daily from depth OF 500
feet
The drfIlers were cleaning 7out the
hole and underreaming prepare tory
TO drilling into the 500 foot sand
when the fire was started by one
Of the crew striking a match.
The rig burned to the ground in
less than 80 minutes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
Sibe Springs Is
Making Friends
ROnndEaStLand
Many New Concerns Pre-
pare to Drill IN Shallow
Field Section.

sipe Springs. Tex, Dec. 9.-The
sipe Springs shallow field IS attract
ing much interest, especially among
Eastland county operators The pro
duction OF the Homer PEBBLES well is
Increasing. The flow is estimated at
so barrels daily on the pump at a
depth Of go feet This company has
a star rig up for its second test on
the Jackson tract
a number OF different concerns are
entering the Sipe Springs district ana
are preparing to drill in the vicinity
Of the Homer PEBBLES well. Among
these are Miller and others. on the
Boykiu lease, and Maxwell and En-
tell, on the Graham tract.
EoOd indication of oil have been
FOUND an the Humble Oil company's
Dunn and Small wells, both OF which
The former is three-fourths Of a mile
north Of Goss No. 1, the latter 1000
feet west Of Norman No. J.
The Goss we'll Is considered "a good
gaSser at $500 feet 1t made oil at
oopp Ieet hut salt water broke in
The Norman No. is making 200
barrels in its incomplete stage. Il is
two miles northeast Of the PEBBLES
shallow vel southwest Of town.
A line drawn through the PEBBLES
Jackson and Norman wells passes
through Slpe Springs, 50 it IS believed
pool lees beneath the townsite.
Much leasing is being done in this
district, due largely 20 the shallow
discovery and also TO the many sands
found in the field
Many new locations have been
made II this vicinity. The Beaver
Valley OIL and Refining company. the
Desdemona-Sipe Springs OIL company
and Lightfe0t and associates are
among the late concerns 10 enter the
field
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
BAD WEATHER
DELAYS WORK
Oil Operations In Wichita
Falls District Being
Retarded.

Wichita Falls. Tex, Dec. Dur
ing the past ten days operations
throughout the Wichita county oil
fields have been greatly hampered
by bad weather. According 10 pipe
line estimates the runs during this
time were but 110,S00 barrels daily.
approximately 1000 barrels less than
the previous week
A number Of new wells have been
completed. making noticeable diff
ference in the fields new production
Other weiis are shut down on the
sand and viii be completed as soon
as pipe line connections can be made
Little Roadway can be made on con-
structing the pipe lines. The Gulf
Production compauy's and the SIN
clair Pipe Line company's lines have
not been permitted to run full ca
To Complete New Line.
Completion Of the Prairie OIL and
Refining company's first 6-lnch line
from Burkburuett 70 Temple. Okla,
is due within the next 10 days. When
this line is completed il VIII have a
daily capacity OF 1000 barrels The
TeIas-E Empire OIL cOmpany's second
first line is not running fun ca
pacity.
A line is being constructed by the
Lone star Gas company to the new
F1e- oPeAe4 ~ ~ me N1sso cry "a
the sand in the General Oil compa-
uy's Sparks well and in the Burk
Senator well
VIII Complete Wei.
The Burk Senator well Is standard
king. Preparations are being made
10 bring in this well and complete IL
at once 1t has been shut down
since, it encountered the sand some
time ago.
The following -welis are recent
competitions in the Waggoner field;
King Eight Oh company, No.
King Eight Oil company No 2.
WaEgoner. lease 3, 500 barrels
Waggoner. lease B. 500 barrels.
King Eight Oil company. No.
WaEgoner. lease 3. 500 barrels.
King Eight Oil company. No.
Waggoner, lease B, SIS barrels.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
Pay DiDidends
In Form OF Liquor

Chicago. ILL.,. Dec. e.-Rumored pos
sibility that dividends OF the United
States Food Products company, legal
successor TO the former Distiuers
Securities corporation, would be dis
triouted in the form Of distilled
liquor instead Of currency caused
much comment here today
One broker estimated that such
action might release 100000 gai-
Ions Of bourbon whisky as dividends
on the s07.726 shares Of the corpo-
ration's stock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
Absolutely New Method
For Superfluous Hair

n (sure Way to Remove Roots and AM
f Goodbye. 20 depnatories the elect7-a
needle. and the razori Hsrs at last s.
method that removes supernuuus hair
completely. roots and all-eazily, harm
ieszly. quickly Nothing IKE Il ever head
Of before
II you'd IKE 20 t-y this wonderful pros
ass. just set a stick % p1elactlne from
your druggist. follow the simple instruc-
tlons-and with your oWu egea see mo
hair roots come outs See how periocI-y
smooth and halr-fres your akin VIII b.
PheIactlns IS nuu-irritatins. odorlesa, and
30 harmless you could eat ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
ANERCHIsTs LOSE FIGHT
TO AVERT DEPORTATIC

New YORK. Dec 9.-Federal judge
Mayer late Monday dismissed writs Of
habeas corpus obtained by Alexander
Berkman and Emma Goldman 10
prevent their deportation TO Russia
and refused to admit them TO bail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
BAD ROADS IN CORYFIL HOLD
BACK DRILLING OPERATIONS

Gatesville. Tex. Dec 9.-Al1 opera
lions in Coryeu county have been
suspended for a number OF days ow-
ing TO the impossibility OF hauling
supplies over the bad roads TO the
drilling sites
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09

Roswell \. NJ. Dec. ST has been
announced here by the National Ex-
ploratiou company that the machin-
cry for their second well viii soon be
unloaded at Roswell.
The machinery for the other two
Wells has been purchased in Califor-
MIA and VIII be shipped within q short
time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
II Years Ago Today


DEPORTs from Russia tel that pre-
N mier Witte has given his resigna-
lion TO the emperor. who has refused
10 accept it. Strike conditions con
TIME TO be terrible. Strikers are i'm
porting arms openly across the border
into Russia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09

A TLAS PECK this morning stated
n that his mind often goes back to
the good old days when the parents
had to catch their children and hold
them while they eOmbed their hair for
Sunday.
Clab Hancock says he biggest tr0u-
bic about making home brew drinks
with a kick is that If the person don't
watch out he viii keep tasting of It
until It is all gone by the time it is
made.
The children Of Jefferson Potioczs,
who have been shutting the doors all
summer, have started in on their task
Of leaving them open.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09

us |. - UaILU v LlIl7llL UIIlLl7
Washington. D. c.. Dec 9.-The
house Monday passed and sent 20 the
senate a bill establishing a standard
weight OF loo pounds for packages
containing flour, hominy. grits- meal
and all Commercial feedstuffs-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
SAGE TEA BEAUTIES
and DARKENS HAIR
Don't Stay Grayi 1t Darkens
So Naturally that No
body can Tell.

You can turn gray. faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night II you'll get a bottle Of "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" at any
drug store. Millions of bottles Of this
old famous Sage Tea Recipe, improved
by the addition of other ingredients,
are sold annually, says a well-knowp
druggist here, because IL darkens the
hair so naturally and evenly that no
one can tell IL has been applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray or
becoming faded have a surprise await
ing them, because after one or two
applications the gray hair vanishes
and your locks become luxuriantly
dark and beautiful.
This is the age OF youth. Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't
wanted around, so get busy with
wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
tonight and you'll be delighted with
your dark, handsome hair and your
youthful appearance within few
days. ~
This preparation Is a toilet requisite
and Is not Intended for the cure, miti-
CATION or prevention Of disease.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31

Anybody is stubborn who refuses to
take your advice.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31

II you never expect credit for the
right things you do and always expect
discredit for both the right and the
wrong things, you can never be dis
appointed except agreeably.
1t is getting SO that a quart of old
liquor attracts more attention than a
night -blooming cereus.
Prohibition is likely to be considered
successful as long as the wives of the
land don't change their minds on the
subject.
You can'thave "nerve" and too many
nerves.
What is more piffing than the indig-
nation of crook over being "wronged?"
If your children really are brighter
than anybody else's, somebody is going
to find it out besides yourself
A girl who is ga regular fellow,
makes big hit with the men but some
how they don't marry her. And maybe
she doesn't want them to.
The world only requires of liars that
their work be artistic.
There are a few men in every COM
munity whose single purposes is to lead
double life.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
RUB BACKACHE AND
LUMBAG0 RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
small bottle of old honest
st. Jacobs Lniment

When your back is sore and lame or
lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism has
you stiffened up, don't suffer- Get u
80 cent bottle of old, honest "St.
Jacobs Eminent" at any drug store,
pour a little In your hand and rub it
right into the pain OF ache, and by the
time you count fifty, the soreness and
lameness is gone.
Don't stay crippled This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. 1t takes the ache and pain right
out of your back and ends the misery.
md doesn't burn the skin ~
Nothing else stops lumbego, sciaticS
and lame back mi.ery SO promptly!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea at aRy pharmacy. Take
tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of
boiling water upon it, pour through a
sieve and drink a teacup full at any
time during the day or before retiring.
II is the most effective way'to break
cold and cure grip, as it opens the
pores of the skin, relieving congestion.
Also loosens the bowels, thus driving q
cold from the system.
Try it the next time you suffer from
gold or the grip. 1t is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
A MESSAGE FOR THE MIDDLE-AGED.

Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief
from kidney or bladder troubles that
have not reached chronic or bad stage.
They stop bladder irregularities,
strengthen the kidneys and tone up
the liver. Don't suffer when relief
can be had. Get rid of backache,
lameness, rheumatic pains, and stiff
joints.-Hite's Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
100000 WILL
QUIT GERMANY
To Abandon FatherIand as Soon
as Transportation Permits.
few FOR THE UNITED STATES

South America and Russia VIII A.
tract Most-Blg German Steamship
Companies Already Booking Pass
\ ages for Prospective Emigrants-
New Government Wants Its Emil
grants to Remain German-Exodus
Not Encouraged.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
"HaIf World Has Bad Temper"

bad temper is not ground for sep
aration-if 1t were, half the people
In the world would be separated"
declared Magistrate Lancaster in
Thames court, London, when a wom-
an applied for writ Of separation
from her husband declaring he had
IAN awful temper"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
Prison Guards Have Labor Union.

Deputies, guards and other attaches
of the New Jersey state prison, at
Trenton, have organized a-uhion and
applied for utilization with the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31

Contractor Inspected Roads by Plane.
Riding in the seat Of an airplane
over a new brick highway, Tom Fitz-
gerald of Ashtabula, o., gained the dis
tipction of being the first contractor
in the country to inspect his work
from the air.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-21
D. c. YANK STAGES
COMEDY IN PARIS

a Buck On Leave" a musical
comedy staged by Capt. Edward P.
Van Hise. a Washington man former
~ connected with the Belasco Thea
ter here, was presented before an
audience, including pace commission
ers and other diplomatic officials in
Paris recently, where a five-day en-
Eagement took place.
The cast was composed wholly of
members of the Motor Transport
Corps Reconstruction Park TT2, which
was stationed at Camp Meigs during
the early days of the war, and which
sailed for France as a unit January
Il. 1918.
The first performance of "a Buck
On Leave" was given at Nerneuil,
France, where the men were station
ed. 1t was presented in the "Y" thea
ter there. and scored such a decisive
hit that official cognizance was taken
by army authorities, who authorized
tour. The entertainers appeared
for five months in all the large cities
OF France, including base ports.
transportation and subsistence were
furnished the actors by the quar-
termasteT's department.
All proceeds of the play were turn
ed over 10 the relief fund for French
war orphans.