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The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12
ROCKING CHAIR GAMBLERS

The opening of a new oil field is usually fraught with considerable grief to those who are responsible for the inception of interest and the actual exploration thereof. Figuratively, and sometimes literally, it is by the ''sweat of their brow" alone that successful results are obtain ed. Meeting obstacle after obstacle with a sticktoitive- ness that commands admira- tion and respect these diff entities are surmounted one by one until the final an- nouncement of victory These men are conscientious gamblers; men to whom the taking of a chance means work to make that chance a men who are willing to put their shoulders to the  wheel no matter what mired condition of road the vehicle of promotion may be in. One thing they have to contend with is the rocking chair gambler
 Trailing along in the path we'll worn by the pioneers of the fe4d, these rocking chair gamblers see their chance to "get in" without soiling a collar, and the method is by purchasing claims-letN t he other follow do the work to make them valuable. We have no quarrel with the seller of claims, who in good faith offers land which is be- lieved to be we'll located; neither have we any quarrel with the purchaser of these claims. The point,in this that unless the drill actually brings in an oil field---this land so sold and. purchased is worth nothing at all. To the end that their invest ment may prove profitable, it is a moral obligation on the part of these land invest DTS to assist in some manner the efforts of drilling com panies to prove the field. There is no argument but that if the land sellers and the land purchasers would invest to assist some drilling company of their choice, that. they would in fact be more deserving of any re- muneration that might en- sue through the productive ness of the district. They not be open to the charge that they were riding on the other mans shoulders.
 As to the merits of stock and claim buying,
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12

no brief for either endeavor, but we do claim that it is the moral duty of all land own CTS to become interested in exploration of the field by investments wit h drilling companies.
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12
NOTICE

Mrs. L. Reynolds has at her home four aprons be- longing to members of the Red Cross society, and she urges the ladies to whom they belong to come and get them.
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12
CLAUDE FLANAGAN VISITS
 MANY FOREIGN PORTS

After serving his country in the navy for two years
 and a half, and at the time
 he enlisted being only six
 teen wears old, this young
 man during t h e thirty
 months of service was a
 great traveller, darting about at wars call. He doubtless
 holds the record for visiting more foreign ports than any one in this part of the state.
 Young Flanigan took his training at San Diego, and sailed from there on the Gal weston going through the Panama Canal and when asked by a News reporter how many trips he had made back and forth. across the Atlantic he said he did not know that he had made so many he stopped counting them. He has visited all the principal ports in his own country and in Nova Scotia, has called at Halifax and Sidney, and at Ponta Delgarda, Azores Island. In England his ship has an chored at Plymouth, Har- wich and South End and while in England wis t London.
 In Russia the port they made was Murmansk, and in Germany, Hamburg. In France, Brest, and on 9 fur Tough he spent several days in Paris. At the north western coast of Spain Vigo was the port visited then sailing on around through the Str. of Gibralter into the Mediterranean Sea a stop was made at the port of Gibralter in Spain and at Valetta on the Island of Malta, then on to Taranto in Italy.
 Sailing through the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece and on through the Gulf of Corinth into the Ae- gean Sea on the east of the Gre e e a n peninsula, on through t h e Dardanelles which connects this sea with the sea of .Marmora and through the Bosphorus he reached the large and i'm portant harbor Golden Horn at Constantinople in t h e Black Sea.
 He has cruised from the frigid waters of the Arctic Ocean, through the North Sea into the Baltic and on down through the Bay of Biscay into the blue Mediter- ranean. At Constantinople Claude was informed he would be discharged from service as soon as he reached the states. Leaving the Galveston he boarded the destroyer McLanahan and arrived in New York about a month ago.
 MT. Flanigan is in excel lent health and while he greatly enjoyed this remark able trip is glad to be at home once more with his re- latives and friends.
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12

is in itself very encouraging
 news. The interests who
 have announced their inten- tion of entering the field, from all late accounts, are making preparations and in this respect, at this stage of the game, it is obviously ab- surd to expect the announce ment of a new interest each week. This explanation is in no wise to be construed as an apology for lack of start lingp news, but is merely to call the attention of the seeker for thrills, and the impatient, prospective, ben eiciary of successful devel- opment, that in itself, the statement that i've are drill ling" is of paramount i'm portance.
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12
AFTER THE WAR EVERYTHING IS
 DIFFERENT

wars, all were agreed that when it was over "every- thing will be different. " But there was only a hay idea as to what the difference would be. Already the smoke of the gigantic con- fiict has sufficiently cleared to reveal the fundamental difference. It is that the age of steam is to be sup planted by the age of oil.
 Unnoticed and unconscious preparations for this tre- mendous change, destined to accelerate the development of civilization, were in pro- gross when the war began. 'The masses of the people did not dream of the magnitude of the pending revolution. Even the leaders of the oil business were asleep to the momentous forecast of the future of the oil industry then dimly discernable. At first, they lamented the cut ting off of their incipient oil export trade. As peace ap- preached, they exaggerated the coming loss of the war demand and ignored the ten fold more important demand that peace was sure to bring.
 When the war began, there was no important underline sea, on-the-sea, and over the-sea demand for gasoline. The war fleets and commer-| cial marines of all nationsI had not eagerly sought for fuel oil as a substitute for coal. The truck had only begun to rival the railway. The blow horse was supreme in the fields, only vaguely aware of the present cer- tainty that he will be SUD- planted all over the world by the farm tractor. And the power plants in all in- dustries were only commenc- ing, in a half-hearted way, to investigate the profit of displacing coal with gasolineI and fuel oil.
 Things now are different.
 Everybody can now see that every vehicle on land, every vessel on the sea, and every stationary or portable engine everywhere, is des- tined to use oil as soon as sufficient oil can be had.
 Therefore, oil is the com- ing industry. In the imme- diate future, it's development will outshine the develop ment of all other industries, as the sun outshine the stars.
 Colorado's famous School of Mines is to be converted, as rapidly as possible, into the foremost oil university of the world. No mining engineer in the future will dare to go forth without a diploma that certifies that he has completed the most scientific course in oil geol- ogy.
 Mining is limited. But oil may be found all over the world. Yet for every barrel that can possibly be found there will be waiting an anxious demand for two bar rels.
 Bankers and capitalists everywhere are turning to oil investments, just as they did to steamboat and steam chin and c0a1 investments a
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12


 Aside from steady plug ing in drilling operations, the news of the field for the past week has not been materially different than the week pre- vious. In one of our former issues we took occasion to state that in the drilling of an oil we'll it is futile to ex7 pect, each week, news of a startling nature. The mere fact that four companies are drilling toward the oil sands
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12
FIELD NOTES

The breaking of the crank
 shaft on the engine of the
 Adamana Oil company's rig
 necessitated a shut down
 of brief duration. In order
 to avoid long delay in repair
 and transportation, Senator
 Mayfeld has loaned to the
 Adamana company the en- zine previously used by the
 Hopi company, and it is ex- pected that this new engine will be in place and opera tions resumed by Saturday at the latest. Drilling in this we'll is still in brown shale and the management reports a depth of 1900 feet and over. Superintendent Carl reports conditions very encouraging and it is thought the present drilling may be preliminary to entering a cap rock as it is getting harder and more. difficult.
 Work at the we'll of the Holbrook Oil company is be- ing pushed rapidly, Superin- tendent Hastings drilling every day and leaving noth- ing undone toward making hole rapidly as may be through the hard drilling. The depth of the Coconino sandstone, in which drilling is at present, is somewhat problematical. but it is the hope that another weeks drilling will get to softer formation which will enable more rapid progress. Every thing is moving along very satisfactorily, the rig easily handling the especially heavy string of tools. The recent heavy rains retarded drilling but very little. The man. agement anticipates placing an additional crew at work shortly, running towers.
 The derrick of the Zgni company was rapidly near ing completion the middle of the present week and by this writing should be entirely erected. Material and SUD- l plies are being hauled to the we'll site daily and the antic- ipation of early operation of this rig is surely well found ed.
 The Black Canyon Syndi- cate management reports that work is progressing at the we'll of their company, and that more rapid progress may be ex- pected from now on.
 Fred A. Craise, Geologist for the Allen Oil company, has spent some ten days inI further examination of the field, and will return within a few days for detailed work in laying out of acreage for his company.
 Aside from steady plug ing in drilling operations, the news of the field for the past week has not been materially different than the week pre- vious. In one of our former issues we took occasion to
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12

Drilling operations have been resumed at the Hopi- Wind River well. The pres ent progress is confined to cleaning out the 1896 foot hole and placing eight-inch casing, which is being done as rapidly as possible. No drilling having been done the past four or five weeks, pend ing renewal of contract; slight cave-ins of no mater ial consequence, but never theless bothersome, have to be taken care of before further hole can be made. MT. H. c. Glosser is in charge of drilling operations and is using one crew in prelimin- ary,work, an additional crew being expected in the next day or two.
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12

Fred A. Craise, Geologist for the Allen Oil company, has spent some ten days in further examination of the field, and will return within a few days for detailed work in laying out of acreage for his company.
The Holbrook news., 1919-09-12

The Black Canyon Syndi- cate management reports that work is progressing steadily at the we'll of their company, and that more rapid progress may be ex- pected from now on.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-28

most stranglc me and | would be II
40 much misery that would 30 al
most distracted. My head aChcd Ike
Il would split and my back hurt Ike
II was going to break In two. lost
over forty pounds and vas 80 wclI
aud felt so worn ont that | wuH bare
~ able to sct around,
One of my friends told mo about
Tanlac. so got me y bottle. Nv Ur.
petite IL so great now that facl
ashamed To eat enough to satisfy nv
self. snd my stomach ls In fine G n,
dItion. | haven't suffered 4 particle
from asthma since | have been taNilg
Tanlac. felt 80 fine on finishing my
first bottle that just couldn't an
one quick enough, | never
know what hcldachc h. those - ~
ul pains In my back are all gone,
have already gained several |. uuis
aud am gaining IN weight and
strength every day, can do amy
amount OF hard work without getting
tired, and can't remember the tine
when | felt as fine as do today"
Tanlac IL sold In klamath Falls by
he Star Drug Co, and IN Lorclla by
he James Mere, Co,--Adv.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-28
HER TROUBLES
\ A D { D : I
THOUSANDS
MRS. WHITE SAYS TANLiC OYER
CAME TROUBLES AFTER
EVERYTHING ELSE FAILED
SUFFERED FIFTEEN YEARS

Actually. few bottles OF TanlaC
did more for me than medicines and
treatments that have cost me thous-
ands OF dollars" said Mrs. Klttie
White, who lives ut 1912 Forty-sec-
ond street, East. Seattle, Wash.
Fifteen years ago" she continued.
Il was a strong and healthy woman
weighing a hundred and seventy
pounds. contracted asthma. which
got so bad that many a time ! have
had &c sit up night after night hard.
ly able TO get breath and suffering
terribly. My stomach went back on
me. my food would sour and the gas
that rise up in my throat would al
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-28

the 1919 publicity campaign OF III,
Pacific Northwest Tourist associa
tion.
The association has available for
expenditure during the year. S62,.
500. or half of the $50, 600 approp.
rated BY Oregon. $50, goo by Wash
ington aud $25.0 900 by British Col.
umbia for the Joint campaign Of 1919
and 1920. The program ofexpendi-
lures submitted By Herbert Gu ,hbert
executive secretary OF the. Crganiza.
tion, at the annual meeting held at
Belliughsm, April IL, was adopted
by the directors with slight modifica-
tions and includes the following IL
ems:
Newspaper and magazine advertis-
ing s33.295: literature and general
printing. S4200; illustrated lectures.
$4,000; billboards, $1,000; distribu-
ton OF literature. $4,000; illustrated
articles, etc. $500; administration.
sl0,s00; contingencies and not ap-
propriated, s41o5.
Illustrated lectures on the scenic
attractions of the Pacific Northwest.
as delivered by Frank Branch Riley,
of Portland, have proven very popu-
lar and effective during the past two
years in Eastern and Middle Western
cities, and $4,000 was appropriated
to continue them.
The $1,000 for billboards covers
the expense of erecting and maintain
ing a series of large billboards To-
Gated at strategic points along the
National Parks highway. inviting au-
to tourists On their way to the Yel-
lowstone and Glacier National parks
to continue on and visit the Pacific
Northwest.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-28
HOMECOMING LADS
ARE FED ENROL III

SEATTLE. April aS-Tanucd vct
eraus uf the Argonne, Oregon pnd
Washington men OF the S6iSt rcEi-
ment OF the 9lst Division. who have
arrived here enroutc To Camp Lewis
said that they had been eating over
since they left Spokane. Tho people
brought them food every tImc troir
train stopped
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-28
BIC PUBLICITY
MOVE To SHOW
UP NORTHWEST

PORTLAND, April 2S.-Newspap-
er advertising. distributed through
out the United States so as tc supple
ment to the best advantage the heavy
tourist advertising campaign Of the
United States railway administra-
ton, will be the principal feature OF
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-28

Weather conditions have held up
the start in the first attempt to make
an airplane flight from America. IL
Europe. Harry G. Hawker, who Is 10
pilot a Sopwith machine, has been
waiting for several days at ST. Johns,
n, F.. with Lieutenant-Commander
Mackenzie Grieve. his observer, for
word from the Canadian and English
weather men that the barometer pro-
missed good flying. Both Hawker ana
Grieve say the plane is capable OF
making the flight and they have been
chatting under the delay.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-28

SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE VIC
TORY LIBERTY LOAN WHAT YOU
WOULD HAVE PAID FOR VIC
TORY THEN.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-28
. TULE LAKE NOTES .

. . 80 - . Q
Mrs. Caten and Son, Ernest are On
the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brambau and daugh-
I'ter Faith of Portland are spending
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Crandall.
They are expecting to move into the
lake land Mr.. Brambau has rented.
Mrs. Crandall. son Russell, Miss
Hatch and Mr.. Click we're among the
klamath Falls visitors the past week.
The roads are much improved
since the road supervisor has repair
ed them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory we're Merrill
visitors Thursday.
The gathering at the School House
was largely attended Friday Evening
An interesting program was given
By the school children. Mr.. Sexton
spoke on the Boys and Girls Club
work and County Agriculturist, E. II.
Thomas spoke on the subject OF far
ming in High altitude. illustrating
with lantern slides.
Mr.. Elliott and daughter spent the
week end with Mrs. Elliott and child
Zen at the homestead.
Although 1t is a late spring the
planting OF grain goes on comfort
ably. The numerous tractors In the
neighborhood are making progress
Mr.. Book and Mr.. Taught have been
running a Fordson both day and
night on their places.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
.MooSeheart Frolie at
ClarSburg Saturday

Monongahela Valley Legion, 81,
Moose Heart Legion, viii hold a frolIc
in Moose Temple. Clarksburg, next
Saturday evening. A street parade
beaded by a band, will be held com.
menCing at o'clock in the evening.
The initiation OF candidates will starr
at 8 o'clock sharp and it IL expected
that the candidates will number be-
tween 100 and 100. A number will be
among them from Fairmont. The To-
cal "HOWdy Paps" will leave this city
for Clarksburg at 6 o'clock. This will
be the last froliC to be held for prob.
ably sixty or ninety days.
At last nights meeting of Fair
mont Lodge, =, Loyal Order Of Moose,
three applications for membership
were received. Next Wednesday even.
ing a class OF candidates will be in
iuated. The lodge at the present time
has q applications on hand. The
members are highly pleased with the
dispensatiop, which Will be open thir.
ty days. All Moose are urged to take
advantage of this arrangement and
secure applications.
Thirty musicians attended the re.
hearsal of the Moose band last even
ing. Six clarionets were received by
the lodge yesterday. The band will
hold its next rehearsal on Sunday ait
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
Aged People
Suffer
And Weaken Their Vitality by constl-
patton, Liver, Kidney and
other Irregularities.
suIpherb Tablets, a. Mild, Efficient
Formula, Gains Wide Popu.
larlty In Recent Years

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pher Tablets and 1 thinK they are a
splend(d remedy for cg6 stipation. l
am seNenty-sGven year, d d and have
tried M ny Iemedies/ but ave found
none as effective rs jthis. / N recon,
mending them to al lmy tril pds sui
fering fro d the eff tets of const, patiQl
They are pot onlytlaxative, butk HE
tonic also l fsA much bettef and
stronger 81 pee I began to take Fm.
Sincerely d pd gratefully yours
"(Mrs.) ELLEN A. BENNJGK,
Cambridge Mass.
sulpherb tablets (uot sulphur tab.
lets) are conp osed of sui blur, cream
of tartar and he fine ext acts of roots
and herbs, and are SUI BLY, suited for
children or adults to a tercome the Ills
that follow a dorm Iht liver, constl.
pated bowels and inactive kidneys.
Headaches, backsl hes, dizzy spells,
pimples, rash, boils, nervousness, all
follow the train of irregular elimina.
ton Of impurities, A weeks treat
ment will please and crafty the most
skeptical, Sold by leading druggists
everywhere at Soc per tube.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
WAS. ADVISED TO
USE WENTWORTH
BY TWO DOCTORS
Charles F. Johnson Makes
Significant Signed
Statement.

Mr. Johnson says that when adviS-
ing himself and wife to take Nery.
Worth the doctors spoke Of It as ''tlne
medicine" Here is the story as given
to the Columbus NerV'Worth druggist
A few days ago:
Vhe MykrantE Co.v-My wife and
have used Nerv-Worth with wopAer-
fully bere ficial results. She had been
troublP flor years with sever nerv-
pusneS Pains in the bacl of her
heck. a tomach and digestib9 in bad
shape Restless at night end very
much run down.
1 had Sserious -nrus tJouble.
Tossed add pit the bed. 7 night long
.and worn o. u ny meE4 ag and it was
pulling me q Wnjiu str myth md some
thing had to Ps donefto get relief, as
it was affecti1 my q esigAt. We both
found in Nefv.Wdfth, Which put Us
in food shape Ind did itsoniek. It is
q wonderful midi Inc and tonic and
rid US OF all ouTsne FvouS troubles. We
both eat and slee we'll and enjoy good
health. We reed mmend Nerv,Worth
to all. 1t was recommended to~us by
tEo doctors
CHARLES F. JOHNSON
$50 West Third Ave, Columbus.
Your dollar back ~ Cranes drug
store, FairmontA - Nerv.Worth does
mot help you. x
Neighborin agents: H. ]. Mathews
& Co., Washington; W. P. Moran,
Farmingt6n; F. N Yost, Fairview;
Windsor Drug Co., q I'd the Honaker
Pharmacy. } Monongah; Johnson's
Pharmacy, Shinnston; Grant Graham,
Beitngton; W. o. DaviS, Philippi.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
I'M THE
FRONT ROW
HEApLlRERs TONIGHT,
Musical Comedy.

Ilppodrome $780,. May Time Follies
PhotepiayS.
Nelson ............. me Goose Girl
pixie ........,.lThe Heart OF Wetona
PRINCESS !. The Unchastened Woman
Grand $50. Enlighten Thy Daughter
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
goose Girl" at the Nelson

One Of the good sellers few years
ago was Harold McGrath's novel 1.-THE
Goose Girl" which added no little to
the reputation as we'll as to the bank
account Of the author. Paramount
pictures seized the story and put 1t in
screen form. with pretty Marguerite
Clark In the leading role, and the eff.
feet was good. OF course, the story
Of q king In this day Of no kings who
maFFies q goose girl" really prin.
cess who has been abduced during in
fancy By stage gypsies, has a decided
" theatrical and artificial aspect in
this day Of splendid readiness. The
subject matter is out of tune with the
spirit OF our own people, who are look
Ing forward rather than backward and
no challenge to present ds| intelli-
geace at that, The clay is remarkable
Tor Its artistic beauty, more than it's
appealing story. There are several
scenes that might be worthy of special
mont'on in the play. For instance
the meeting of the disguised king
and the goose girl at the foot of the
rude country bridge, and the courtship
sH""e In the vineyard in which the
Tn cd effects are superb. An addition
2 '"'T-c today at The Nelson that is
almost equal to the Pickford picture
y ~ Sunshine Comedy, THE Fatal
w ding" The Sunshine comedies
are coming TO be known as the best
comedy feature on the market.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
N. n, Z, Dividend Oh
Preferred Stock

BALTIMORE, March ga meet.
Ing 81 directors Of the Mopeagahela
Valley Traction company was held n
this city yesterday at which the pre-
ferred dividend Of Ia per cent was
declared, payable April Z, to share
holders OF record March 81.
Those present were James D. Wat
son, president; Walton Miller, seeEe-
tary and treasurer; s. D. Camden,
chairman Of the finance committee;
8. L. Watson, N. L. Hutchinson,
Brooks Fleming, Jr., and George T,
Watson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20

weather was % hot when the scene
vas put on tha4 Miss Talmadge almost
tainted, but she rallied her nerve and
kept on the Job. Later in the day,
during the sensational OK chase oHe
Of the Indians horses stumbled, ptling
ten redskins and as many horses in
heap. Five OF the Indians were Sc
riously injured and one was so severely
cut that only Miss Talmadge's knowl.
edge of bandaging and presence Of
mind kept him from bleeding to death.
The story is David Belasco success,
and is reviewed as one Of the best
productions in which Norma Talmadge
has been seen.