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New-York tribune., 1919-09-23
ance of membership, become subject

ance of membership, become subject
to it's governing control.
"Second-That it has the power of
self extension both as to its member
ship and itaf jurisdiction.
"Third-That it possesses a supreme
jurisdiction over all matters interna-
tionnl and over many purely national
rights and policies.
"Fourth-That member nations may
be deprived Of their sacred rights IN
defiance Of the will Of their people or
governments.
"Fifth--That non member states may
be forced to obey the mandates Of the
superstate, even though their lnhabit-
ants unanimously protest.
"Sixth-That the bodies authorized
to decide these important questions are
purely political, controlled by clf-in-
terests, and lack every essential of
courts or tribunals of justice.
'The league when consummated will
constitute a distinct entity with every
element Of an independent and SOW
erelgn power or state.
ut Will possess a permanent capital
or seat of government, flag, men,
bership composed of colonies, depcn-
com posed of the epresentatives of the
members; permanent organized body,
called secre tariat; authority of con-
troll or command over matters en-
braced within a broad jurisdiction eX-
pressly granted; force to execute its
comands, judgments and DEGREES.
'An examination of the table dis
closes certain outstanding facts, that:
Counting Cuba. a majority Of our
partners belong to the dark skinned
races. 1t is therefore perfectly appar-
ent that from the first Il ajority Of
the league will always vote for race
equality
Approximately there are three dark
skinned men for each white man in
the league.
Power Of Sell-Extension
"The assembly possesses the abso-
lutte power Of self-cxtension. BY q
twothirds vote it can admit or by q
one-third vote exclude from member
snip more than one-half Of the total
white population Of the earth.
'lt has been frequently asserted
possesses no power of Importance !;
that it is, in fact, little more than an
international debating society,"; and
that therefore its membership is Of
little consequence.
"This is the special defence offered
to the protest against the six votes al
lowed the British Empire, it being as
serted that the five votes allowed the
British dominions and colonies will
not count for anything Of Importance
because according to the claim they
are votes only to be cast in the as
sembly.
81 shall later show that the asscm-
bly, possesses a very wide jurisdiction
but FOR the present | challenge atten-
ton to the fact that the present mem
bership of the assembly has the power
by two thirds vote TO admit into the
league or by a third vote exclude
from membership of the league any
of the following states:
Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ger
many and Russia. These states are
all populated by white peoples. Their
Importance and power is well under
stood. Their inhabitants number 301.
025,17S. The question whether they
should be admitted or not may be vital
not only to the stability of the league
but 10 the peace and safety OF the
world.
This power 70 admit into the league
New-York tribune., 1919-09-23

, The league must be lodged in the coun-
Gil. from the membership of which the
weake rorations are lawfully excluded.
said Senator Reed, who added, "If such
view is to be entertained, then it Is
an o}igarchy Of nine nations control
Ing the world"
in controversy between the United
states and Great Britain, where neither
would be permitted to SIT in judgment
tnc Senator declared Che latter would
save a tremendous advantage through
the votes cast as independent states
nY It's five colonies and dominions.
whose king is in the pay Of the Brit
lsh Empire" he said, and Siam and
Persia, while in all other controversies
coming before the assembly Great
Britain would command six times the
power Of the United States.
LET q question ever arise in which
The interests Of Great Britain arc
strongly opposed to thoseof the United
States,' said Senator Reed, "thc six
Doles ' Of Great Britain can be cast to
our detrlment or destruction, while we
sitting at the bar Of packed court,
are denied the privilege Of casting a
single vote"
Continuing, Senator Reed said in
part:
The President has spent eight
months in Europe helping frame this
document. lie has, or he should have,
intimate knowledge OF all ita terms
and ought to be capable Of delnonstrat
ing by cool reason and by the citation
Of the terms Of the instrument that it
Will benefit mankind
People Expected But
"The people had the right to evnact
that in his tour acros the continont
he would convey to them an intimate
and concise knowledge of the contract
into which he proposes TO force the
. country and that he would make plain
to them evly doubtful proposition
but t-
"lf citizen refuses to repudate the
pollcles under which our country has
become great, The President charucter-
ICES him as 'pygmy minded
'lf he declines to turn his back upon
Washington and Jefferson he is de-
scribed as afflicted with curious aber-
rations of thinking
"lf he refuses to surrender with the
pen what Washington gained with the
sword he is politely described as a
'contemptible GUTTER
IF he cannot see his way clear to
embroll America in the wars of every
cou'!NIE ana 10 plunge her INTO contrO-
vcrsies of every kind. he sees with
'jaundiced eyes
"lf he venture TO point out that Arti-
+ Gle \ binds us TO send our soldiers to
defend the frontiers OF every land in
every quarter Of the globe, he is 'af-
h'ctcd with amazing ignorance.'
"If he looks with pride upon the
glorious achievements of America
past and refuses to abandon the poli-
cics which have brought us to the
heights of prosperity, he ia "a dresmer
living in the forgotten age
If after studying the league cove
nant lawyers and statesmen reach the
conclusion that ii is inimical to the
/ public veal, they are classified as men
whose heads are only fit to serve
as knots to prevent their bodies from
unravohng'
III Senators OF the United States
sworn to defend the constitution and
10 protect the republic in strict &C.
cordance with the terms of their oaths.
( study the proposed covenant and reach
the conclusion That it is their duty
not TO advise or consent to its ratifi-
New-York tribune., 1919-09-23

The Missouri Senator took the Prcsi-
dent sharply to task for assailng SEN
ators who failed to subscribe TO his
views on tho league. saying the man
who refused "to surrender with the
pen what Washington gained with the
sword is politely described as "a CON
toMntible Ouittrr'n
New-York tribune., 1919-09-23

Even as we form the league and
while the respective nations are pro-
claiming amity, good viii, generosity
and disinteres tedncss with their lips"
said the Senator, each is grabbing
with both hands territories, peoples and
irlaipnni 1t ins p
New-York tribune., 1919-09-23
Six Propositions

II shall undertake to demonstrate
six propositions:
"First-That whether the entity now
sought to be created be described rs
league. a confederation or an EN-
pire,' it nevertheless sets up a super
state, With rights. powers and au
thorities superior to those Of its con-
stituent members who, upon accept
New-York tribune., 1919-09-23
THE PACE ISL
Miles I'm Nine Hours
Six Ton Loads
Yet the | Tres Keen
Stepfor ,000Miles

A daily trip from Albany to New York
City by a six-ton truck-a six-ton load
atop the body-the Isl mile run made
in nine hours, or at an average OF seven-
teen miles or, hour
Put your truck in this ones place
then ask yourself how much tire mileage
you would expect. Hardly the adjust
ment mileage, would you?
Yet Goodrich De Luxe Truck Tires on
this huge carrier operated by the Sterling
Motor Freight Corporation, New York
and Albany, have amassed the amazing
mileage total Of 33 900 miles per tire.
''No other tire make made has been sst.e to come
within 10000 miles of this figure, rites the
president Of the corporation-'Ever .ntard
make has been tried. Needless to say, Goodrich
De Luxe have won OUT
And they'll win out" for you, once on
your trucks. Try Them!
New-York tribune., 1919-09-23
Cross VeEoet Bog

Black or colorcd chiffon vcluet. at
frantiue six Things, SILK lsned com
com partrtent IN centre attached ,,,ir-
ror- Designed metal t,ane. taco
shsrred pockets outside. Edo o
hc'es ceep. ..--...........- $2S.65
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
Company AwaitS
Tankage Before
Bringing In We'll
Eastland Eyes Are Turned
Upon Great Southern
Company's Hole.

Eastiand, Tex, July S--All eyes are
now turned upon the Great Southern
oil company's well On the Baumgart-
ner tract. This wen has been cleaned
out and the company is preparing TO
drill in as soon as sufficient tankage
is in readiness. The well is now stand
ing with 1900 feet of oil and Is down
3f75 feet There is a heavy flow OF
smoky and damp gas
The Gulf Production company has a
fishing job in its J. ". Ray well. sew
en- miles northwest of East1and. a
five inch bailer was lost in the hole
Friday This is the second fishing
job in this well recently.
The West Virginia Coal and oil
company is setting the six and five
eighths inch casing at 300 feet in its
well on the B. +. Cotton tract. five
miles northeast Of Eastland-
The Richard Texas Oil company's
well on the Dee Moss lease. is attract
ing much attention at present II is
situated five miles northeast Of East
land and a short distance south OF
the Magnolia company's Julia Davis
lease. and Is setting the six and five
eighths inch casing at 300 feet.
The Arkansas Natural Gas COM
pany's well on the Connellee tract.
three miles northeast Of Eastland Is
shut down waiting for tankage and
pipe line connection. It has a flow
Of 500 barrels and is not yet COM
pleted.
The Hueco- Ranger Oil company's
test on the Hoileman tract. north OF
Eastland. is setting the eight inch
casing in the shallow sand which the
drillers unexpectedly encountered at
1895 feet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
.BATTA COMPANY
BRINGS IN WELL
Number of Competitions Are
Made in the Okla
homa Fields.

Tuls=. okla. July She following
compilations were made the last OF
the past week in the Oklahoma fields;
The Beta OIL company has com
pIeted its fifth well on the Ragen
land. in the southeast quarter Of
section 24-14-Is. Bixby district Tulsa
county. This test is making IS bar
rels OF oil daily.
The Middle States Petroleum COM
pany has a 70 barrel wei at a depth
OF $500 feet after deepening an old
gasser in section 2-1s-5, Yale dis
trict.
D. ". Franchot has a 20 barrel well
in his No. 10 on the Stanwaite land,
the southwest quarter Of section Is
1919. Glenn pool
The White Rose Oil company has
completed a third test on a river bad
lease in the southeast quarter OF
section 24-17-12, Leonard district.
Tulsa county. The well is producing
90 barrels a day.
f. R. Minshall and associates have
a $50 barrel well in their test on the
Berryhili land. in the northwest quar-
ter Of section 21-19-i1. Fisher dis
trict. Tulsa county. This is thei7
fourth completion on this property
They have completed their first com
pletion on the Cooper land in the
same section and it is producing 100
barrels
The Tuxedo Oil company has a 500
barrel well in its third completion on
the Harry land. the northeast quarter
Of section 2S-16-15, Bixby district.
Tulsa county
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
Ready To Drill
Deep Test Vel
Near San Angelo
Ryan Petroleum Corpora
ton to Start Work on
Henderson Ranch.

san Angelo. Tex. July s.-Naterials
for a derrick have been received by
the Ryan Petroleum corporation.
which is to start drilling on its loca-
ton on the Roy Henderson ranch at
once. A heavy rig is being shipped
in from Oklahoma, and the well will
be started with a 20 inch casing
This test viii be sunk to a depth Of
1900 feet unless production is reached
sooner.
Rigs have been shipped across the
country from 8Ienard for the test on
the Afassie ranch which Eddy. Ludlow
& Thomas are preparing TO drill This
same firm made locations for wells
on the Davidson ranch. south Of
Ozona, and on the John Canon ranch,
on the Pecos-
The derrick and tower for the deep
test well that win be sunk on the
Blake Maulding ranch, in Crockett
county. have been completed The
wei viii be spudded in this present
week
The Central Oil and Development
Co. is now moving its rig to the saul
ranch, in Coke county, where Il in
tends to sink a 1000 foot we'll The
location is II miles northwest Of Rob
ert Lee.
Heavy gas pressure has developed
in the Robert Lee oil well No ,. which
was capped at 2200 feet Gas and
water are shooting from the threads
around the plug.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
Surrey Shows Texas
Chief Is In Oklahoma

Frederick. Okla. July s.-The Texas
Chief is located in Tillman County.
Okla, according 10 the recent survey
made By the state OF oklahoma The
survey shows that the Texas CHIEF
is situated in township 5, south, range
Il. west Of the Indian meridian Okla
homa claims all the 20 acre tracts
claimed by Texas affected by this
survey and declares them 70 be part
Tillman county now has its first oil
well.
This is the result Of the contro-
versy over the ownership OF the lands
lying in the Red river bed, between
Texas and Oklahoma The claim was
filed By r. A. Caldwell. attorney.
Tor an association formed by eight
men and known as the Calumet Placer
Mining association
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
OIL INDICATIONS ARE FOUND
ON RANCH NEAR TUCSON

Tucson, Ariz, July Considerable
excitement prevails locally over The
discovery OF indications Of oil and gas
on the old Tom Bullock ranch 20
miles from this city. The ranch IS
owned by \. J. Simons. local fruit
vendor, who has for some wears past
reported oil indications OF his hold
ings. More recently samples Of oil
have been taken from EnalioS wells
dug on the property by representa-
tives OF the Texas company, ar1 last
week the Mexican foreman in charge
OF the ranch reported to Simons that
water coming from a Il foot irriga-
ton well was unfit for crops owing
to its high oil content. Invest. zation
showed that the water coming from
the well would kill any crop
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
GUSHERS
IN OKNULGEE
Tulsa District Has Four
Producers Developed in
Single Week.

Tulsa. Okla, July s.-Two gushers
were credited TO Okumulgee county
last week and two other wells of
smaller production were brought IN.
The Texas company has a 80 barrel
well in a test on the Nancy Coleman
land, in the southeast quarter Of sec
ton ss-15-11. Beggs district.
a 400 barrel well developed in the
fifth test on the Teal land Of the Sc
quoyah Oil and Gas company in the
Youngstown pool, six miles south Of
the Beggs district.
Another test Of the same company
in section SI-15-15. developed into an
100000 foot gasser.
\ 125 barrel wen has been brought
in by the sapulpa Refining company
on the Marshal land in section 35-15-
II. Beggs district
Sinclair OIL and Gas company have
125 barrel wen in its No. on the
Dinker land. northwest quarter Of
1921.
A so barrel well. the third compile
ton on the Warshborn land, section
1882. has been brought in by E. y
PIE
In Kay county. in the Blackwell dis
trict a 1850 barrel well has been
brought in by the National Union Oil
company on the Nix land.
The Big Four OIL company has A
80 barrel well in the Kerzer land sec
ton 1897. clifton district
Caney River Gas company has a 80
barrel well in its No 5 on the Jeffer-
son land section 9-14-15s Muskogee
county. Boynton district.
Landon and Mcmahon have a so
barrel well in their completion in the
southeast quarter section 26-2S-S.
Usage county. This is their third
completion on this property
A SO barrel well has been brought
In by the Manhattan Oil company.
section 20-25-11. Osa &c county. In
this same county, section 1910 the
Test Log OIL company has a 80 barrel
vel and the Standish Oh company has
. 50 barrel well in its seventh com
pletion, section i5-2571l-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
NEW REFINERY
FOR OIL FIELD
Royal Duke Company to
Build a Plant in West
ern Texas.

John E. Phillips. OF Fort Worth.
who marketed the Royal Duke Oil
company stock in El Paso. is here TO
put the stock OF the Royal Duke Re-
filming company on the market in FL
Paso. This company is being pro-
NOTED by the same men VINO promoted
the Royal Duke oil company and Mr..
Phillips is one of the vice presidents.
The company is capitalized for
$4,000.
I'VE found it necessary" said Mr..
Phillips. to establish a refinery be-
cause of the lack Of pipe line accom-
rnodations when our Desdemona well
came in. We are going to erect the
refinery In the west Texas field some
where and we already have a contract
TO handle the entire output OF the
Royal Duke Oil company. Il has one
completed well and IS drilling two
others We viii also handle the out
put of other wells. We see a big field
for such a refinery and are planning to
Construct il as soon as possible
Mr. Phillips is establishing his Of
flee at 220 East san Antonio street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08

According 10 the Wall Street Jour
nal. the Sinclair Consolidated Oil cor
poration. which is the anal gsmation
or controlling concern of all the great
Sinclair companies, will own and con-
troll 1890, 900 acres OF oil lands
throughout the world. about 1000
miles OF trunk and gathering pipe
lines. Il refineries now aggregating
in capacity $4,000 barrels daily and
more than 1000 tank cars The paper
referred 70 states that this is the be-
ginning OF one OF the most extensive
plans for the development Of a pc
tr0leun1 company since the organiza-
ton of the old Standard OIL Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
RANGER WELLS
IN BLACK LINE
Many Drills Reach Stratum
Bearing Oil at Depth
of $500 Feet.

Ranger. Tex. July S.-The follow
ing is the status OF wells operating
in the Ranger field and which are in
or near the black lime:
Heenan ct Al, No. 1 Barker, $40
black lime.
John Markham, IT.. No. / Copeland
shut down at $3.50 feet. The No. s
Copeland is cleaning out at 1928 feet
after being shot. No. IL Copeland is
shut down at 1850 feet and the No.
10 is preparing TO shoot at $3.50 feet.
Prairie Oil and Gas company. No.
S Slayden. preparing to shoot at s505
feet. No. Whitson. fishing for cas-
ing at 1895 feet: No. 1 Barnes down
in the white lime and preparing TO
abandon: No. 5 Howard. pulling up
the six inch casing a. S3sS feet: No.
Keaghey cayinE in at around 350e
feet; No. / Roper caying In at $500
feet; No. Myers flowing at 1890 feet
Westheimer oil company. No. l
Griffin, shut down at $3.50 feet. No ?
down at $500 feet; No. s caving in at
$3.50 feet: No. 5 caving in at 1925 feet
Westheimer ct al, No. 1 Brasher,
shut down at 347O feet
Gladstone Oil and Refining COM
pany. No. Barton. shut down at 1898
feet. The No. Barton shut down at
Albers ct al. No. ! Turner in the
black lime at 1880 feet
Benedum and Trees, No. I Latserty.
building storage. in the top OF the
sand at 545O feet
Balentine et al, No. 1 Methodist
church, setting six inch casing. show
ing Of oil in the black lime at s55v
feet
Gates Oil company No. Barker.
caving in at 34o0 feet
Jake Hamon No. ! Hamilton shut
down at 3420 feet. No 1 Christmas.
cleaning out at $3.50 feet.
Eclipse OIL company No. l Cotton,
crooked hole. down TO a depth OF 500
feet.
Crosby and Davis. No. 6 Crosby.
shut down at 3210 feet
ri o. Harvey ct al, No. ! Cotton.
shut down for men at 1920 feet
Dunlay ct al. No Rock. IN the
down for crew at $500 feet; No.
in the black lime at 1915 feet.
Texas company, No I HightoWer,
repairing rig at 1910 feet; No. ! Crook.
shut down for tools at 1856 feets No.
Z Butler, flowing 1900 barrels at 34l6
feet: No. 5 Butler, flowing 5000 bar
rels at 3445 feet. No. ? Hodges IN
black lime at 1926 feet: No. Rey-
nolds cleaning at a depth of 3430 feet;
No. 5 McCloskey Heirs connecting up
at 1856. feets No. IS Brewer Iisnin e
grav lime az $500 feet; No. 2 Myers,
swabbing at 3f00 feet
AIcKinsey ct al, No. Griffin. $40
feet, cleaning out
Magnolia Petroleum company. No
1 Davis. waiting on tools at $3.50 feet
Kansas Oil and Gas company.
No. / Johnson. viii pull packer now
81 depth OF 3320 feet making 70
barrels OF oil
Sinclair Gulf company. No } Har-
pool. cleaning out al 1888 teet; No 4
F5arpooi cleaning ont at 800 feet
States OIL corporation No Turner,
hole caving in at 3400 feet.
sun company, No Blackwell VIII
set packer at depth Of 1890 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
RANGER KEEPS
REPRODUCTION
No New Wells Brought in
But One Expected at
ANY Time.

Ranger. Tex, July S.-Although no
competitions were made the last Of the
past week. interest has not Jagged in
his section Much attention is being
given the T. W conneuee No. 8
which the Magnolia Petroleum Co. is
expecting in at any time This test
Is nearing the black line at $3.50 feet
It is situated one mile north of the
Magnolia's. r. S. Harris, which has
settled down to 5000 barrels daily
production. The No. / Connellee is
making about zoe barrels and the No
? is making near 1000 barrels
The company's Nos. 9 ard 10 on this
tract are new locations A number OF
other new locations are being made
In this section and the rigs are under
construction.
The Sinclair Gulf company has re-
covered its tools in the No 1 Satter-
Held and the crew is now working
on the bridge at S540 feet Cody
No > is fishing Vaughan. in Caddo
district, is shut down on account Of
not having sufficient men to continue
the drilling
Ray No. / Of the Gulf Production
company is standing with its hole 900
feet in oil at depth of S4G0 feet
Imperial Oh ana Development Co s
well in the toWnsite has resumed
drilling. after being shut down for
four days because Of the high gas
pressure The company IS expecting
this well 10 flow in at any time and
expect TO have a good producer in II.
States OIL corporations \. i. Tur-
ner No. / is drilling at 5z2e feet and
is making around 200 barrels II is
expected that a better production viii
be reached when the well is carried
10 a greater depth.
Hercules Petroleum Co.'S J.,Y. Hou-
man No 1 is down 10 1900 feet. Oil
shot out Of the ten inch hole with
enough force to take the top off the
derrick The well is estimated as
making 500 barrels day and it is
flowing by heads.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
IANE AnYIsEs EcnNnlIY.

According to the OIL Trade Journal.
Franklin x. Lane, secretary of the in
lation permitting the leasing Of pub
lie oil lands viii be passed at this
session Of congress. He is quoted as
giving the public conception of
wildcatter as wild man prospecting
wildly for oil and drilling with the
one idea to get the oil while it is
still there, no matter what the waste
in doing So To correct this concep-
ton, he advises the institution Of
every saving and the announcement
Of these saving methods 70 the public
as the very best propaganda for the
oil Industry. He believes the newly
formed petroleum institute can exer-
else a good influence in encouraging
these economies OF this great natural
resource OF the nation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
SAILORS OIL INTERESTS
BRING $500 PER DAY

States navy, has an income estimated
at $500 a day. He owns one-haif in
terest in the royalty from the Per-
ilins so acre tract in Eastland county,
Tex On this tract is the Perkins No
! well. 10000 barrel gusher.
Eli Perkins enlisted IN the navy two
years ago. His father leased the
farm TO Root, Hupp & Duff. who
brought in the gusher mentioned It
was reported two weeks ago that 20
acres OF the tract, including the well
mentioned. was sold TO Porter Vert
syndicate, of, Cleveland. for $1,000. 900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
QUAY COUNTY OIL AND GAS
COMPANY Is INCORPORATED

santa re, X. NJ. July S.-The Quay
County Oil and Gas company has been
Incorporated with capitalization Of
$4,000 divided into $4,000 shares. The
incorporators Subscribed to lea shares
each They are W J. Eitzen. ". B.
Rector D E Bent. c. B. Hamilton,
~. D. HUMPHREYS, IT., Elmer Edwards,
II B. Goldenburg, ". z. Horn, 7. n.
Lawson. S. L. Lehman, r E. L. Mont
ague. w. F. Kirby, Adam Long. Bas-
seett Collins. ]. A. Atkins, John NJ
Eager, 3. /. Francis Il. Z Stansbury,
+. A C0rbin. James ConWell. J. 5.
Taylor, @. NJ Stanfill. G. A. Eager. Ira
J. Briscoe. T. c. Hannah, J. W Cora
and Q. S. Devor.