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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07
OIL REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN
STRUCK NEAR BIG SPRING

Much excitement has been created
in the Big Spring country here of
late over the apparent existence Of
oil in that country, which has been
brought more forcibly to the eyes Of
the public, through number Of large
oil companies which have leased hold
ings and are drilling wells Oh in
paying quantities is thought viii be
found. From a letter Of gentleman
in Big Spring this week we repro
duce part. showing the prospects Of
oil findings in that country;
"The oil business is getting good.
They have struck oil in the Brunson
well. ] don't think there is any
doubt about il. Several men here
went down to the well yesterday and
one man brought back bottle Of the
oil and water. They struck i right
under rock, and as they had not
cased off the water which was above
the rock, it got mixed. They sent a
car to San Angelo this afternoon to
get implements. needed to do the
work, so that it may be ten days be-
fore they really know what they
struck They made this strike, ex-
actly where the geologist said they
should find something, about $50
feet"
The Brunson well is located about
2l miles southwest of the town Of Big
Spring. and about fifteen miles north
west of Garden City. II is one Of the
first wells to have been started in
that country, and is owned by the
Texas Producers oil Co.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07
NEWS ITEMS FROM
UNION commUNIry

summer hns come with al l,a heat,
and watermelons are ripe and peaches
are ready 10 can. West Texas il q
fine place % live.
The Union farmers are all about
up with their work and ready 10 have
few days vacation. but Il viii not be
for long ~ maize will soon be ready
TO head and then work will begin in
earnest.
Sunday school met az Union Sun
day with u nice little crowd and Bro.
Pollard from Lubbock, preached a
good sermon in the afternoon.
Miss Vera Shlpman has been sick
the past week.
Little Ralph Murchant and Irene
Mcdonald are sick with catarrhal
fever
Mrs. Joe Bentley and daughter,
Vera, from Walton. Okla, are visiting
her mother, Mrs. 4. p. Copp, and says
she will stay a month il she don't get
too homesick.
The young people enjoyed party
at Mr.. Russell's Saturday night.
Mr.. Bud Copp and family went to
Slaton Saturday night to the ice
cream supper. They report fine
time and a very large crowd.
Mrs. Griffin's mother and brother,
who have been visiting her from east
Texas, returned nome last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Griffin, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. h. Mcdonald and Mr.. Pounds were
visitors at Mr. Bud Copp's Sunday,
and all enjoyed the good watermelon
they could eat in the afternoon.
Bro. Ross meeting started at Joe
Stokes Sunday. They are expecting
to have a good meeting over there
The meeting was put off at Wood
row until the fifth Sunday
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. a. they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease
Catarrh IL local disease greatly In.
nucnced BY constitutional conditions, ana
In order 10 cure n you must take an
internal remedy Halls Cafarrh Medi-
cine "a taken internally ana acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF the
System. Halls Catarrh Medicine WA
prescribed by one of the best physicians
IN this country for years. II Is com
posed OF some % the best tonics known
combined with some OF the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination OF
the ingredients IN Halls Catarrh Med.
cine ia what produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal conditions send for
testimonials. free
r. j. CHENEY q co. Props. Toledo O
All Druggists. Toe
Halls Family pills for constipation.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

lobe Marcy and father were in
town last Saturday from their Mead
ow farm. Mr.. Marcy is showing that
he is a real farmer. besides raising
the regular field crops, he also raises
fine vegetables. This we know to be
fact for in his car when he arrived
here, were about one hundred or
more pounds of the incest looking
onions we have ever seen, that he had
brought 10 market.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

j. II. Marler Of Hardeman county
arrived here Tuesday morning for a
few days visiting with acquaintance
and prospecting. Mr.. Harler says
that in his county. they will make
their best crop for many seasons this
year
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

Mrs. c. +. Scales, mother Of Mrs.
j. A. Hodges and her daughter, Mrs.
C. W. Dixon. are here this week, Wis
ting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. Hodges.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

W. l. Johnson and wife left Tues
day morning for Plainview where
they will spend few days visiting
with their children.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

and let him
hunt, therefore
be dug popoose
root for her, for
that was their
great remedy for
female weak
nesse5.
DR.. Pierce uses
the same root
called Blue Co
hosh his
"Favorite Pre-
scription" skill
fully combined
with other
agentsthatmake
it more effective.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

W. G. Sherrod is in a local santar-
ium suffering from a relapse Of a
spell Of sickness that he has suffer
ed a few weeks
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

N. II. Wright returned Wednesday
morning from breckenridge, where
he has been for some time attending
to business matters.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

W l.. Rutherford. Of Southland,
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis last Sunday in local sanitar-
ium
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

Percy Spencer made short bust
ness trip to Post City this week, go
ing Monday night and returning
Tuesday morning.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

r. d. Dodd and wife returned home
the latter part Of last week from a
few weeks visit and vacation in East
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

Mrs. j. +. Appling of Mount Blan-
co, is in a local sanitarium receiving
medical treatment.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

W. c. Rylandcr left wednesday
morning for y short business trip 10
Tnhokn. he will probably return home
Saturday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

J. G. Thompson Of Lorenzo, was n
business visitor here last Friday. re-
turning home Saturday morning.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

Chas ofrnn. inspector and repre-
sentative Tor the Temple Trust com
pnny. ~ Temple. Texas, j. here his
wesk attending 10 business matters
for the company.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

Mrs. Isabelle Shaver, of Alternately.
is now in a local sanitarium receiving
medical treatment
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

Mrs. J. NJ Lupton and children, Of
Cameron, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lula Cone.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

Texas. Mr. Dodd is operator at the
local railroad station.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07

Read the date on the label. II tells
when your subscription expires!
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-07
Nature and
the Indian

Tho Indian never liked work but he
wanted his squaw to get well as soon as
possible so that she could do the work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
800 ATTEND MEETING
Of TENNESSEE SOCIETY
Listen to an Interesting Program,
After Which Dancing
Takes Place,

Fully 300 Tennesseans attended the
first of the winter meetings OF the
Tennessee Society, held last night in
the crystal room Of the Ebbitt Hotel
and, after listening to an entertain
ing program, arranged by Rufus Pear
son of Shelbyville, Tenn, who acted
as POSTMASTER, devoted the remain
der of the evening to dancing.
Roe Fulkerson caused great laugh
ter in what he termed IAN old-fash-
toned Tennessee heart-to-heart talk.
He was followed by Miss Marie h.
Coffman, who sang II Love YOU
REGULATIONS from kipling and Bret
Harte. given by Theodore Hardy, and
Miss Wanda Pearson's singing Of the
old southern song, Nanny of Mine,
touched the hearts of all present.
Richard Backing sang '"The Road to
Mandalay" and Bowl of Roses" Miss
Estelle Murray sang The Rose of
Picardy" and "Oh, You Don't Know
What You Are Missing"
After some graceful rhythmic dane
ing by Miss Belcher, Miss Frances
Scherger. accompanied by Mrs. Il. w.
Alderman, delighted her audience with
a number from Mime. Butterfly
and responded to encores by singing
will o the Wisp" and Mighty LAX
Rose"
Mr.. Pearson announced that the So
ciety would hold a business meeting
in the white parlor of the Ebbitt on
December s, when plans for the COM
pletion of the society in Washington
will be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
N.BLACK URGES COAST
DEFENSE MAINTENANCE
Annual Report of Chief of Engi.
neers States They Are as Neces-
sary as Before the War.

Necessity for the maintenance OF
defensive works at important and
strategic points along the coasts of
the United States is no less patent to-
day than before the war with Ger
many, in the opinion of Maj. Gen
William NJ. Black, chief Of engineers.
In his annual report published yester-
day Gen. Black declared that "seacoas st
defenses had lost nothing in import
ance from the lessons of the war;
adding:
Rather was the extreme value of
such works demonstrated The Turk
ish forts at Dardanelles served to
prevent the taking of Constantinople
and the opening of a line of supply
for Russia. This instance alone, in its
far-reaching consequences. proved
the worth of seacoast defenses"
Gen. Black expressed the opinion
that heavy ordnance on railway
mounts must be considered simply
as auxiliary defenses'. to the fixed
and permanent works. He recommended
the empacement of heavier guns to Offset
the greatly increased range Of naval
a projectile twenty-eight and a half
miles. The work of undermining the
coast defenses is being continued, the
report showed, many recent innova-
tons in the science of warfare hav-
ing been adopted. Not the least i'm
pOrtant OF tneSe was a disappearing
searchlight tower. the fixed type hav-
ing proven of great value to the en-
envy as a ranging point" for their
fire.
The report included a detailed sum-
mary of the work done during the
fiscal year under the rivers and har-
bors project. The commission now
has under preparation a report on
water terminal and transfer facili-
ties of the United States" which is to
re the most complete document of its
kind ever published.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
ECONOMY IS AIM
F.. OF c. 0. P. IN HOUSE
Leader MondeIl Declares
Scrutiny Essential for
Every Estimate.

ECONOMY" is to be the watchword
of the republican majority in the first
regular session of the Sixty sixth Con-
gress which opens tomorrow, according
to statement issued by House Leader
Mondell last night.
The annual supply bills will have
right of way as fast as they have been
prepared by the committee from the
book of estimates, which is to be sent
to the House by the Secretary of the
Treasury tomorrow morning.
There was a tentative arrangement
made by the leaders for a Christina
recess from December 20 to January 5.
Leaders pointed out that the kaleido-
scopic sessions which now practically
run into each other emphasize the
contention that Congress will soon be
in practically continuous session. The
extra session lasted six months, and
many of the leaders disagree with
Speaker Gillett that the incoming ses-
sion should be adjourned by June.
Some of the usually aStute political
and legislative prophets say that the
regular session will probably run
along into October.
Session Is Momentous.
The incoming session is momentous
because it is the last before the presi-
Dental campai gn, and both parties
will give greater care to sentiment
as expressed in the chambers with
the 1920 campaign in mind. This
should prove a strenuous session for
political sparring.
Mr.. Mondell's statement is as fol-
lows:
The watchword of the session of
congress which begins December 1
should be economy and it's aim the
most expeditions dispatch of the pub
lie business consistent with the care
full consideration of the questions
md ,rr1, II hot
Il place economy first because in
my opinion the lack of the practice
of economy in private and public life
is at the bottom of many of our pres
ent-day difficulties. and the govern
ment should set an example Of the
or useless expenditure. Do the best
we can and limit appropriations as
we may. the aggregate of expendi-
ture will necessarily be huge and the
burden upon the taxpayer heavy.
Economy Essential.
The exercise of sound judgment
and wise discretion in the practice of
economy will be essential to. avoid
RIGHTEOUSNESS. or the hampering of
essential federal activities. We must,
however, prepare to give the most
careful scrutiny to every item of
estimate, and particularly to the
many demands that will be made for
increased expenditure.
we should adhere to and advance
a constructive legislative R~ogram
based on sane and sober judgment
and rejecting the best thought born
of the lessons and experience of the
strenuous days of war and the still
continuing period of readjustment.
There should be a strengthening of
the forces and nstrumentalities
necessary to the maintenance of con-
ditions essential for the universal en-
joyment of the blessings of ordered
liberty and freedom under law.
Rigid economy, avoiding parsi-
mony; constructive legislation along
sane and progressive lines the main
tenance of conditions of orderly pros
perity. and sound and traditional
Observation-Disclosures should he and
undoubtedly will be the aims and pur-
poses of the Congress-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
|PO|NDEXTER--MORROW
FOR THE 1920 RACE
Senator Jones Proposes Washing
ton and Kentucky Combination.
Would Break "Solid South"

senator Poindexter Of Washington
and GoV-elect Morrow of Kentucky
as the republican ticket for President
ana vice President was proposed by
senator Jones of Washington in
statement issued last night. He said
that the republicans should make an
e!ort to break up the solid SOUTH"
winch has for years stood behind the
democratic nominees.
topography should not alone de-
termine the choice of candidates"
SAID Senator Jones' ut has had much
have less hereafter. When geography.
however, leads to good man, to
party successes, and also to the con-
summation of really great and good
reform, it is entitled to much weight
For sixty years the democratic party,
with most of its strength from one
section of the country, has taken it's
candidates from another section. The
republican party had most Of it's
strength in another section and has
uniformly taken it's candidates from
that section. The o-called south and
west elected a President in 1916.
we have no solid north Our
country will be better and stronger
when we have no solid south. Let's
break up the south politically, as we'll
as the north. We can help do it by
selecting our candidates in such a
way as to show that politically, at any
rate, there is no longer a solid south,
The republican party can lead in this
as it always leads in great things. The
time Is oppoftune; the conditions are
favorable; the men are here. What's
wrong with this ticket? Poindexter
Of Washington for President and
Gov.-elect Morrow of Kentucky for
Vice President? I have not talked
with Poindexter about it. It is my
own idea"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
RAINBOW" VETERANS
TO HOLD SMOKER DEC. 3
Gen. Menoher and Col. bravo to
Speak at Commemoration of Divi-
sion's Entry Into Germany,

The two principal speakers at the
smoker to be given Wednesday night.
December 3. at the Potomac Boat
Club by the Rainbow Veterans AS
ISOLATION of Washington, in commem-
Grafton of the crossing of the division
into Germany on that date. one year
ago, will be Gen. c. T. Menother, chief
of the air service division, and Lieut..
Col. Charles bravo. now director of
purchase. War Department.
Gen. Menoher was placed in COM
mand of the Rainbow t42d) Division
December 10. 1917, while tie division
was in the training area at La
Fouche. He commanded the division
through the sector operations in the
Lorraine sector and through its fights
at Champagne, where the division was
largely responsible for breaking the
backbone of the last great German
offensive of July Is, 1918. through the
Chateau Thierry fight, the st. Mihiel
and Argonne offensives.
1t was while under his command
that the division was published in or
ders from the German general head
to be reckoned with as such, and that
during the memorable dash for Sedan
this division led in the race for that
goal.
Gen. Menoher turned over to the
10th French Division, which relieved
o,
the positions around Wadelaincourt,
which marked the high-water mark Of
the allied advance to the north prior
to November II, when the armistice
went into effect. November 10 Gen.
Menoher was given command Of the
9Th Corps as recognition of the bril-
liant manner in which the operations
of the division had been handled since
the day he took command.
Lieut.. Col. Charles A. bravo was the
Divisional Machine Gun Officer of the
Rainbow Division and commanded the
165th Infantry (old New York 69th)
through the Argonne and in the dash
to Sedan. 1t was this regiment that
smashed its way through the Ger
man defense in front of Sedan and
reached the furtherest point north at
tame by the American troops at
Wadelaincourt, which is just across
the River Meuse from Sedan.
The local chapter of the Rainbow
Veterans Association is composed of
Washington men who served in the
,65th Field Hospital of the Rainbow
Division. At the smoker Wednesday
night there will be present also the
wounded members of the division who
are now at Walter Rec Hospital. Nov
ing pictures by the Signal Corps de-
netting the operations of the division
and one or two vaudeville acts pre-
scented by the Potomac Boat Club will
be among the features. Refreshments
will be served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
PLIGHT OF SYRIANS AND
ARMENIANS TO BE TOPIC
Henry g.. Morgenthau to Speak
Here in Behalf of Campaign to
Relieve Conditions.

The plight of the people of Syria
and Armenia, who are on the verge
of starvation, will be discussed Tues
day night in Memorial Continental
Hall by those identified with the locaI
campaign being conducted by the near
east committee to relieve conditions in
this part of the globe.
Henry G. Morgenthau, former am
bassador to Turkey, will speak. Mrs
cabot stevens. who is in charge of the
work in Washington. is making ar
engagements for the meeting.
4 meeting was held yesterday in the
office of DIR. Harvey ". Wiley in the
Woodward building. and officers of tn,
citizens committee in charge of the
local near east relief work were
elected.
The following officers were chosen
Permanent chairman, DIR. Harvey W
Wiley: treasurer, John r. Larner: vice
chairmen, Rudolph Jose, Henry n
Bush Brown, Hermon Metcalf Charles
w. Semmes. Chauncey c. Williams. II
Clifford Bangs. Rev. DIR. j. II. Taylor
and Carl Droop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
WOULD AID SHEEP-RAISING.
Experts in Conference in Chicago
Discuss Rehabilitation of Industry.

CHICAGO, November 29.--Rehabili-
tation of tho Sheep-raisinc industry
said to be in a sad plight AS "A result
of the war, was planned at a confer
ence here today. Eighteen experts ia
sheep raising and wool culture. repre-
seutinG the industry's interests in the
same number of states. comprise the
assembly.
Important recommendations are eN-
pected from the meeting to the De
partment of Agriculture on the wool
industry as il affects clothing prices.
NJ. Il. Marshall. chief, and J. III. Be o
dell, in charge of extension work, Of
the bureau OF animal industries al
tended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
ARMY STRENGTH, 225,ss7.
War Department Reports Number
of Officers Resigned.

According to War Department bull
1etin, the estimated strength Of the Army
is 225,9S7. not including nurses and
Army field clerks. OF that number H.
916 are in the United States, 1886 in
Europe and 1,451 at sea.
Since the signing Of the armistice
zoos designations of regular Army Of
ficers have been accepted. OF the total
resigned Sc per cent were officers COM
missioned in line services and IA Der
cent were commissioned in the STAFF
corps and departments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30

stick of Baltimore, with the larceny of
a bay gelding, named Golden Glow,
the property of Pappas.
The horse is alleged to have been
stolen from the race track at Bowie
and is said to be valued at SLIGO.
Justice Joyce turned the warrant
over to Constable Howard Payne Tor
service. Payne went to Baltimore,
where it is believed the alleged stolen
horse was taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
q. S. GOLD DOLLAR DROPS.
Purchasing Power in Tientsin
China, 76 Cents, Is Report.

The purchasing power Of an Ameri-
can gold dollar in Tientsin, China, is
only rs cents. American Army officers
reported yesterday to the War Depart
ment. Tientsin bankers were said to
be disposing Of American gold coin as
rapidly as possible for fear of further
depreciation in local value by Christ
mas.
Army ofifcers in China are paid in
gold. and they reported that q fye.
dollar gold piece now brings only
$3.S0 on the exchange which formerly
brought $3.50 in Chinese money,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
Col. Samuel Reher Ratired.

Col. Samuel Reber. Signal Corps,
in Europe. has been placed on the re-
tired list on his own application, aft
er moro than thirty-seven years of
service. He 10 a son-in-law Of Lieut..
Gen. Nelson Il. Miles and was station
present station is Chicago A native
Of Missouri, he was graduated from
the Military Academy in July, 1885.
After eight years of service in the
cavalry, he was transferred to tho
Signal Corps in which he reached the
grade of colonel in July, 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
PROVIDES FOR CONSERVATIVES
Sale of Christmas Seals viii Over
come Lack O" Facilities.

TN some communities q person must
be a criminal, q pauper or insane to
get into an institution where he may
receive medical treatment for tuber-
culosis," reads q statement issues yes
terday by the National Tuberculosis
Association. The association reports a
general lack Of hospital beds for con-
sumptives. In some places. II IL said,
not only is there . shortage Of hos
pital facilities. but there are no beds
at all for tubercular patients.
Christmas seals VIII DO big factor
in solving the problem Of adequate
care of tubefcular persona, tho report
adds. Tho money raised through the
sale Of the seals wifi provide the neo-
essary beds directly. Two million
seals will be placed on sale in Wash
ington, and virtually all the money re-
ceived will be spent locally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
New Post for C. H. Birdseye.

c. II. Birdseyc has been appointed
chief topographic engineer to the
United States geological survey to
succeed X. Il. Marshall. who recently
resigned as chief geographer.
Mr.. Birdseye was formerly chief of
one of the divisions of Topographic
mapping. and during the war served
in France as lieutenant colonel Of
coast artillery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
Health Department In Red Cross.

Creation of a special health depart
ment of the American Red Cross to d.
rect certain phases of the ofganiza-
tons health conservation campaign
was announced yesterday. Dr., Erwin
A. Peterson of Cleveland, Ohio, was
named as director.