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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Oil Discoveries in
Derbyshire, England

consul John M. Savage, Sheffield,
England, June 10, 1919; see also
Commerce Reports for Nov. IS, 1918,
and July II, 1919
On April 27, 1919, oil was discov-
cred at Hardstoft, Derbyshre, Eng
land, at depth of 3,077 feet. On
June 7, the oil reached the surface
and flowed at the rate of 25 to so
barrels per day. Certain machinery
is being installed, when further drill
ing will be undertaken. Only the top
of the oil-bearing sands has been
reached, and as this is penetrated the
flow is expected to increase. While
no official analysis has yet been
made public, the oil is said to be of a
very high quality. The great feature
is the establishment by conclusive
proof that oil of high grade exists in
England in paying quantities.
"a Besides the wells at Hardstoft, six
other borings are being made at diff
ferent places in Derbyshire, the pres
ent depth of these wells ranging from
$50 to 1880 feet. Two of them have
already given favorable indications
that oil will be found.
In addition, two wells are being
driven in Staffordshire, which have
reached depth of about $50 feet,
and two are being sunk in Scotland
in the vicinity of Edinburgh. One of
these latter wells is ready to drill
and the other to rig.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
ANOTHER PRODUCER IN NEW
SHALLOW FIELD NORTH OF
EASTLAND.

The Sammies Oil Corpn's. No. 1
Thorp, just across the line in Ste
phens county, and in the new shallow
field lying north Of Eastland. is maxi
ing about 100 bbls. day or better at
1850 feet.
This well lies west from the Holle-
man of the Hercules Petroleum Co.
about 6 miles, and may be regarded
as opening up shallow field of inn
portance in the northern part Of East
land county and along the Stephens
county line.
Just south of the Holleman, a 1000
Dbl. producer, initial, from the 1900
food sand in the big gas well on the
Harrell. Just what the new sand will
produce is yet to be established. The
Hercules we'll is the best production
vet obtained from it. South and east,
on the Pleasant Grove lot, the Baum
gartner and Norwood leases this sAme
horizon show water. On the lobe
Morton. the Exall and the Harrell
leases it shows gas. On the Holle-
man and Thorp is an oil producing
horizon. It's real commercial value is
yet to be established, as well as the
trend and limitations of it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Higher Prices for
Crude Oil Certain

Glooms that are always taking the
JOY out of life-especially the calam-
lty bowling class that have been w
in arms because they viewed with
alarm the possibility that the heavy
production in the Texas oil fields
would shut the market and send the
price of crude back to the lean
figures of few years ago are given
slap in the fact by Van Antwerp
writing in the Wall Street journal.
Van Antwerp is one of the leading
authorities in the country on matters
pertaining to the oil industry, max
ing speciality of the price end of the
game.
Here is what he has to say about
the oil demand and supply and the
matter of prices:
coil has become the most import
ant commodity in the world and the
worlds most valuable asset. The
country is at present face to face
with serious shortage of light oils;
crude stocks in storage are fast de-
creasing in Pennsylvania and the
Mid Continent fields. At the present
rate of consumption not barrel of
high-grade oil will be above ground
in storage at the end of three years.
Higher. prices for crude are newt
able; enormous profits for producers
are assured"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
FIRST PAYMENT
MADE ON LEASE
OF BIC TRACT
Millions Involved in Transaction
in Which Noted Men are
Interested.

Fort Worth, Texas. Aug. 4.-One
of the largest and most important
deals in Stephens county acreage was
contaminated in Fort Worth when
=: +. Howard of New York and Fort
Worth, trustee for the Considine-
Martin OIL syndicate, paid 100000
to Fred w. Frost of Breckenridge as
first payment on a transaction invol-
wing seven million dollars.
| Howard and associates have taken
over the 0. S. Martin tract of 2,1OO
acres north and west of Caddo,
Stephens county, and within one and
half miles of the Tullos No. / of
the Mid-Kansas. This we'll is show
ing for over 200 barrels at the cop
of the lime and will be shot immedi-
ately, when it is expected to show up
along with the Swenson-Dale, Carey
and othed big ones of the neighbor-
I! hood
Associated with Howard in this
transaction are Joseph W. Martin of
! San Francisco, John w. Considine of
Seattle and New York, L. f. Doan of
| Oklahoma and the Texas Oil Explora-
ton syndicate, composed of George
Wingfield, the Nevada mining king;
Moffatt and Humphreys of Reno;
Sutro Bros. bankers, of San Francis
co, and the Fleishackers of the Anglo
London-Paris Bank, San Francisco.
Some of the most important men of
! California are interested in this syn
dictate, which has a 20 per cent inter-
dictate.
Plans for the development of the
lease are going forward RAPIDLY.
From the Considine- Martin syndicate
a corporation of $4,000,000 will be
evolved to be known as the Considine-
Martin Petroleum company, with
Joseph w. Martin as president. The
proposed company will begin a cam
paign Of development. The original
outlay for four wells will be in ex-
cess of $250,00O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Too Busy Hunting
Oil to Name Town

Burkburnett, Tex, July 11.-Of
the many startling and strange
transformation wrought by the magi-
cal wand of oil, none is perhaps more
remarkable than that which has
taken place during the last six weeks
upon the open prairie about three
miles northwest of Burkburnett. In
the midst of derricks that are set
over drilling and producing wells, a
town of 5000 population has sprung
up during the brief time that has
elapsed since the bringing in of the
Burk- Waggoner well. This town has
not yet been named, although it al
ready has two banks, hotel, stores,
numerous restaurants and various
other enterprises that go to make up
a thriving, pulsing community. The
inhabitants of the town say that they
are too busy to give any thought to
naming it. Their mail for the most
part comes addressed to them at
Burkburnett. It is usually referred
to as "new town." and in the absence
of any formal action in the matter ON
the part of the citizens themselves,
it may be given that name by the
postoffice department. It is hurly-
burly sort of place, with the garish
evidence of newness sticking out
from every angle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
PAGE THREE
THIS WELL PRODUCES Case
LINE

Chickash, Okla, Aug. 4.--There is
mystery gasoline well at futile,
near here that is puzzling the ma
tives and everyone else who has in
vestigated it, It's discovery came
about when Mr.. Landrum, grain deal
err, drilled a water well and noticed
that after water from the well had
stood short time, an oily substance
covered the surface. This substance
was skinned off when tested was
So gravety. 1t burns readily and up
at futile they skinned a ballon of
it and used it successfully as fuel for
gasoline engine.
Fl. E. Sewers, a merchant of futile
states that the we'll is the deepest
we'll in the town, being SO feet deep.
All other wells in futile, he says are
from 20 to 35 feet deep The deeper
well was drillel by Mr.. Landrum with
the idea of procuring greater supply
of water with which to operate
small ice plant The product with
such heavy gasoline content is light
gallons is being skinned from the
water every day by curiousity seek
ers. Everybody in futile has bot
tie OF the SCuII ana many samples
have been brought to Chickasha.
A theory is advanced that there is
possibly heavy gas sand below this
/ strata and that it has found it's way
upward to this said, where through
some process, unexplained, a drip ga
soline is deposited in the layer Of
sand are clear and white, but is be-
come coarser deeper in the layer.
Thinking that there had been some
mistake, second we'll was drilled to
the same depth and with the same re-
suits. Excitement around futile is
increasing and leasing activity is be-
ginning to be pronounced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
PRODUCTION OF
N, ". EXTENSION
OF BURKbURNET7
Congestion Losing Part of Men.
ace Under PrO-Rating
Plan.

Possible production from the north
west extension of the Burkburnett
pool is now estimated at 10000 bar
re!s daily, on the basis of wells pro-
ducing and on the top of the sand
ready to be drilled in as soon as
storage or other facilities can be
provided for handling.
While congestion admittedly exists,
the single purchasing agency main
tanning gathering lines to loading
racks for tank car shipments that had
been credited with announcing it
would hereafter pay no more than
two dollars a barrel for Burkburnett
crude, has disavowed the statement.
None of the other purchasers have
bought crude below the posted mar
ket price of the trunk pipe lines,
which is 1925 barrel
Pipe Lines See Price Maintained
by PrO-Rating.
While the Texas railroad commits
sion's function stops with the con-
servation of resources, j. e., the pre-
vention of waste in the present case
it was brought out at the Austin
hearing that the pipe lines considered
the price of crude oil would be bet
ter maintained at Burkburnett thru
the pro-rating rather than by shut
ting wells down at the top of the
pay until facilities could be construct
ed to relieve the congestion.
The decline Of wells in the older
development, in and adjacent to the
Burkburnett townsite, has brought
about condition wherein the gravity
of the crude, it was testified at the
railroad commission hearing, aver
ages 1862 degrees Baume, as compar-
err with about 40 degrees early in the
life of the field. Crude from the
northwest extension is comparable
with that from the townsite pool in
its flush state.
Desdemona's Potential Production
$4,000 Barrels.
When wells on top of the sand in
the Desdemona district can be drilled
in, it is estimated that the daily pro-
duction of this division of the broad
Ranger territory will reach roundly
$4,000 barrels daily. Since this pro-
duction is at a depth of approximate
ly 2.700 feet, however, there will not
be the same fast drilling up of terri
tory that resulted at Burkburnett.
The Desdemona district being q
part of the black lime producing area
as distinguished from the sand coun.
try of which the Burkburnett pool is
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Pay Grease Stake in
Oil Field Crap Game

Desdemona, Texas.-"A barrel of
DILL" A minute later, two barrels of
OIL" Then silence, and then "five
barrels of OIL"
The reference to the barrels of oil
floated from an oil field derrick and
fell upon the uninitiated ears of an
oil field tourist who had never seen
we'll produce oil.
The tourist concluded that a gusher
had been struck and that the drill
crew was gauging the we'll. The
tourist sauntered toward the derrick,
and his ears were GREETED with the
statement, "shoot all the oil in
sight"
Clearly, thought the tourist, here
| is drill crew not only gauging an
oil we'll, but preparing to shoot the
well, a rare sight, in this field When
the tourist reached the opening which
;, serves as door to the derrick, he
| found the drill crew kneeling in a
circle. on the derrick floor and engag-
ed in the great American game Tin
dorsed by the army shooting
craps"
In keeping with the eternal fitness
Of things in the oil field the games
tiers were shooting craps for barrels
of oil, and $3.50 had been agreed
upon as the amount of money repre-
senting a barrel of oil. That price
had been filed to keep small change
from the game. One man pyramided
his bets until $50 was on the floor.
He "pas sed" and remarked, "that
, was a CASHIER" He stored" all but
one barrel and a minute later it was
"piped" to another mans tank.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

part will have something to do also
with more rapid decline in product
ion, safeguarding against sustained
congestion except through the con-
slant drilling in of new well. Ma
tional Petroleum News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

book in the house 1-2 price.
(bergs. 7-22-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
ASK REDUCED OIL RATES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oil men are
to have hearing before the railroad
administration on rates from the
Budkburnett and Ranger oil fields
They conferred with the Oklahoma
congressional delegation at the CAPT
tol and prepared the evidence that is
to be submitted at the hearing.
Congressman Parrish, representing
the Texas oil district, and other mem
bers will join the Oklahomans in ask
ing more favorable rates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
HIGHER PRICES
FOR CRUDE OIL
ARE INEVITABLE

Texas Oil Ledger, July "a, 1919
Glooms that are always taking the
Joy out OF life especially the calam-
~ nowllng class that have been up
Y arms because they viewed with
a'arm the possibility that the heavy
PRODUCTION in the Texas oil fields
would glut the market and send the
pilce Of crude back to the lean fig
ules Of few years ago are given a
slap IN the face by Van Antwerp,
wiring in the Wall Street Journal.
.' van Antwerp is one Of the leading
au'norltles in the country on matters
STAINING to the oil industry making
: speciality Of the price end of the
I I Herssas what he has tos ID, 4. about,
m nls oll demand and supply and the
IA a. mas become the most import
~, commodity in the world and the
vs.. sOlos most valuable asset. The
v; tfy IS at present face to face
cr'a : serious shortage of light oils;
~ ~ q stocks in storage are fast de-
M aslng IN Pennsylvania and the
~ ontlnent fields. At the present
M M q consumption not 4 barrel Of
II ia sto saaae Oil will be above ground
Hichesa at the end Of three years.
az. prices for crude are newt
" ss snormous profits for producers
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
$4,000 A DAY FOR WELL.

Newcastle, Texas.-The Texas COM
pany's Arnold we'll, foud miles south
of Newcastle, came inF today, and is
estimated to be making about 5000
barrels. 1t flowed 200 barrels in
thirty minutes. The bringing in of
this we'll will open up the Newcastle
field, as this is the first of six wells
in a radius of five miles that are be-
ing drilled near the center Of Young
county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Burnett
HAMPERED
BY RAINFALL
|.,,s Drilling, But Com
al Affected by Lack OF
Storage.

IN, Texas, Aug. A.,
Fatis, for the past week <
Per saas,avdiicapped by, the .t bad
sa tbat they were almost I'm, i'm,
? 1 This ' condition has been
both la in the number OF CON- m,
j din IN the progress MADE oy
still drilling, -, offoo+
y. ,G1s Il storage facilities and
y "a secure &c pipe line connec-
!; q ss accounts for the large
'' waiting with pipe set or
rdizing. ,,oa,,o n+s in
" with til the order of the rail-
mission. ;,s;or
y S't to remain in the field to
the ~ D production is not wasted I'd
quite likely that there "i ~
tinued delay in bringing in
last s,t until the new pipe lines
sr construction are compile
Building Tank Farm.
,ff;ftv-fiye thousand barrel
on route to block 80, north
rkburnett, and within the
/ the tank farm of the
company will begin to look
Ink farm.
|officers Of the Bradley COM
was learned that twenty
II Of these monstrous tanks
N ordered and will be deliv-
! is rapidly as possible. They
only a short distance
! Wichita Falls Northwest
road and a side track and
rack are now being construc-
4 which oil may be loaded in
Tears from the tank farm.
The tanks. connected with the
the northwest field the wells
kept wide open regardless of
pipe line connections are
it'll them or not.
company well on
as well as the National and
are all practically shut down
the pipe lines with which
e connected are overloaded
E Of these wells are flowing
ity.
cally all other wells in the
It field are in a similar con-
look in the house 1-2 price.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
MOORE TROOPS TO RUSSIA.

London. July 31.-The British gov
eminent is arranging to send a naval
force to Russia to cover the evacua-
ton of the Archangel district by the
troops there, it was announced here
today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
HENRY LAWLER GETS
$4,000 FOR ROYALTY

Walters, Okla, Aug. 4.--One of
the biggest oil deals pulled off late
ly was closed when S. C. Coleman
completed a deal whereby Fisher and
Stewart Of Wichita Falls, Texas
bought of Henry Lawler the undivid-
ed half interest in royalties on the
northeast quarter of 33-1s-1Ow, for
the sum Of $4,000.
Fisher and Stewart are experienced
oil men and their paying this sum
for royalties would indicate that they
believe the big oil pool lies close to
Walters.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-10

LOUVE heard the birds ansng in the trees You've seen
the MONDAY a-glowins the skies You've watched
the little blades of grass their transition from dull brown things
to bright sparkling kissed by the morning dew You know
that Spring with all its hope its brightness its cheer and its
peace has Now, with equal interest you may the
exavagant presentations of Dame Fashion creations
the House of Berberch in
The Washington herald., 1919-03-10
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transports for brief back the slded days of
youh-day when thoughts of the beauty, of the JOY of living
uppemost Likewise, graceful. upeaivey
stylish LA FRANCE Shoes and have them fitted to the degree
of perfection and to them with absolute and positive COM
fort with the knowledge of their nexpenveness waving kisses
your feel altogether and ncontroverhby
transported the ecstacies of apous delight and overwhelming
satisfaction
To the House of Berberch-to Wahingtons Largest and
Most Progressive Shoe Sores-thn let and request your
visit that may expert knowledge lace upon your
feet the shoes that becoming and best fitted to your
personality Pumps and Oxfods for any ocasionPumps and
Oxods for any pue-Pmps and Oxords of any shade and
Pumps and Oxod less than other good shoe houses charge
Newark post., 1919-02-26

Phineas Morris.
Principal Of Schools,
Newark post., 1919-02-26
Advise Farmers to Buy
Fertilizers Now

The State Board of Agriculture
at Dover advises farmers to buy
their fertilizers without further
delay. 1t is not likely that fertil-
izers will be any cheaper than they
are now until too late in the sea-
son for spring crops. They will be
cheaper this fall. In view of the
high price of ali classes of fertil-
izers farmers should buy fish
scrap, tankage, and nitrate Of soda
as the sources of ammonia, and Is
per cent acid phosphate as the
cheapest source Of phosphoric
acid. These materials are easily
mixed in any proportion desired.
Potash is too high for general
crops, but can be purchased for
such special crops as potatoes, or
for any crop on land that requires
it. Information about formulas for
mixing fertilizers will be given
free Of charge by the Board upon
application to the Office at Dover.
Newark post., 1919-02-26
"The Crouch" Has Out
door Scenes of Great Beauty

The Crouch" the new World
Picture which on thursday 27, will
be shown at the theatre has some
outdoor scenes that are decidedly
unusual and Of great beauty.
These scenes were taken in North
Carolina, where the entire COM
pany went for the purpose Of Sc
curing them.
Montagu Love in rnis picture
has the role of q man who is an
outcast from society. He has been
divorced by his wife who has also
sent him 70 prison for a crime he
never committed. In a southern
prison camp he has been fogged
and the scars Of this whipping re-
main on his back. After his re-
lease from prison he becomes so
morose and moody that he is
known in the surveying party with
which he is working as The
Crouch" When it became known
to the members of the party that
he is an eX-convict, he is driven
away.
The Crouch" befriends Fleur-
cite, a girl of the swamps, who is
i,l-treated by the rough residents
Of the swamps who are lineal de-
scendants Of an old band of pirates
who made their home there in
I years gone by. The Crouch" is 50
much engrossed in his desire for
/ revenge on his ex-wife that he
pays but little attention to Fleur,
cite. The only way ne VIII permit
her to stay with him is by making
her don boys clothes.
This situation develops into &
thrilling drama, jammed full OF
surprises and interest. "Tht
Crouch" is a very good picture
and it will entertain all who see it
Newark post., 1919-02-26
Captain Carswell
on the Casualty Lis|

Captain Stuart Randall Carswe|
was reported in a recent casualt]
list as having been slightly wound
ed. Capt. Carswell is well konw1
in Newark. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. CarsWell received
word two weeks ago from the Wal
Department that their son had
been gassed on October y. PREV,
ious to their receiving this word
Captain Carswell had informed hi;
parents that 'he had been gassei
for the third time.
Captain Carswell mas been over
seas about a year with the Mint
Machine Gun Battalion, 30th In
fantry, Third Division.
He recently has been with th
general staff of the first army anI
in the last letter which his parent
received he stated he expected I
go back to his own staff soon.
Newark post., 1919-02-26

map shows all the small towns,
places and roads where the differ
ent companies and detachments
are located.
The Colonel further states that
they have been moving quite fire.
quently during the last two weeks.
Headquarters having been remov-
ed from Sorcy, Meuse Dept, Meuse
to Boucq, Dept. Merthe. The Sec
ond battalion headquarters is To-
Gated at Baulecourt, and the third
battalion headquarters is at Man
giennes, near Damvillers. He re-
ports that the men have good bill
lets and comfortable places to eat
Newark post., 1919-02-26

Hazen-Three Peace Congresses
Perry-The Present Conflict of
Ideals
Religion
Hopkins A History of Relig-
ions
Simpson-The Fact of Christ
Froude-The Council of Trent
Sociology
Adams-An Outline Sketch of
English Constitutional History
Giddings IT he Responsible
State
Alexander - History and Pro
ceedings of the House of Repre-
sentatives
Bingham-The Monroe Doctrine,
An Obsolete Shibboleth
Fischback Hall - Elementary
Law
Jones-Statute Law Making
Agger-Budget of the American
Commonwealth
Hunt-Department of State
Munroe-Government Of Ameri-
can Cities
Scott - Survey of international
Relations Between the United
States and Germany
Diplomatic Correspondence Be,
tween the L. S. and Belligerent
Governments Relating to Neutra
Rights and Commerce
Weyl-The End of the War
1Iillard-Our Eastern Question
Neeser-Our Many Sided Navy
FIeXner Bachman The Gary
Schools
Judd-Introduction to the Study
Of Education
Observation-Disclosures
Wilkinson-Rural School Man
agement
Monroe and 0thers-Educationa
Tests and Measurements
Science
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the His
tory of Science
ALiIler-Historical Introducatior
Newark post., 1919-02-26
w. S. Armstrong
Has Busy Month

Auctioneer William S. Arm
strong stated recently that sales
had been listed by him for every
day in February except one which
he left open in order that one date
might be available for postponed
sales. Uniformly good prices have
prevailed and attendance has been
unusually good. For the remain
der Of the month and for March,
Mr.. Armstrong has the following
sales scheduled:
February IL Herbert Frazer,
near Kemblesville, Pa, horses, cat
tie and farming implements.
March 4-Frank Pierce. admin
istrator's sale at Milford X Roads,
horses, cattle and farming imple-
ments.
March 6-Harry H. Knopf, near
Crouch Chapel, horses, cattle and
farm implements.
March 10 Frank Corridean.
near Elkton, horses, cattle and
farming implements.
March II - George B. Booker,
near Cooch's Bridge, Del, register
ed Holstein cattle.
March 20-Theodore Gail, near
Ruthby Station, horses, cattle and
farming implements.
March 21-Frank E. Williams,
near Elkton, cattle sale.