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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
Burkburnett
and our
No.2Well
on Block So
will be drilling

Ask Tom B. Johnson. broker
IN the Sheldon Hotel. FL Paso.
He has been here and has seen
for himself our new No. 2 10
cation IN the S. E quarter Of
block No. s.. He viii also
tell you Of our No. ] location
where we are now finishing our
first well. Don't take our word
Ask a man that has been
your neighbor in the south
west for s. years. You all
know Tom B. johnson. Let
him tell you what he thinks Of
our proposition as an investment
He came here himself to mves-
tigate before he would recon-
mend It to his friends.
We now have one thousand
shares to sell at $500 per
share. When this allotment Is
sold stock will be taken off the
market and when you buy stock
IN this company you viii come
into a company that viii have
their first well Gaming you diyi-
dends while their second well Is
beng drilled down to the oil
sand.
Remember $500 per share is the
highest price set by the LULU
PEARL co. and when this 1000
shares are disposed Of, the few
remaining shares left for sale
viii be sold at the price the stock
exchanges set in accordance with
the amount Of production we
VIII get from our two wells.
What price this stock viii 90 to
when our wells come in, we can
not tell YOU in advance NOW
REASON FOR YOURSELF-is
this stock at $500 a share a
better buy with the development
at this stage and the work going
on than it was at SO per share
before we started operations.
WE ARE NOT TELLING YOU
WHAT WE EXPECT TO DO. We
are telling you WHAT WE ARE
ACTUALLY DOING. So If YOU
WANT TO BUY LULU PEARL
STOCK AT $500 You viii have
to take some Of this 1000 shares
Offered. When they are gone
there VIII be no more at this
price for sale. We are drilling
our two wells on q $3.50 basis
and we agree 10 equip both wells
ready TO run the oil into the pipe
line ont Of the sale Of the cap
ital stock. This VIII leave the
money secured from the sale Of
the oil to 20 into the dividend
fund for our stockholders.
Write in for your stock before It
is too late.
REMEMBER. in addition To our
two drill sites in BURKBUR-
NETT we have ten acres in Iowa
Park. This field is fast coming
to the front rs one Of the real
north west Texas fields
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
NeOS BreOitieS
Names Road Committee.

CAdvertisements.)

pointment Of a committee Of state
highway officials to cooperate with
the federal bureau Of public roads in
carrying out provisions Of the federal
aid road act and its amendments was
announced here today through the de-
Dartment Of agriculture.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

Washington. ID. c., May 17.-Making
457 consecutive loops during a flight
lasting one hour and 81 minutes, Lieut.
Ralph J.. Johnson and Mark r. Wood
ward set a new worlds record Friday
at Carlstrom field. Arcadia, Fla.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

Columbus. Ind. May 17.-Hezekiah
Griffith. president Of the First Ma
tiOnal bank OF Columbus. danced
Jig, a sort Of buck and wing eEhiol-
ton OF pioneer days on his Ssth birth
day. 10 show that the hand Of age had
not rested heavily upon him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

Paris France, May 17.-(By the As
ISOLATED Press) - The Stars and
Stripes. the official newspaper Of the
American eXpeditionary forces, will
suspend publication on June Is. it was
announced today. This indicates the
rapid evacuation OF the American
army.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

As to profits being all in the future, we
predict that ouI company viii be paying divi-
deuds sooner than any company now selling
stock In FL Paso. We are now building the
derrick for our first well and have every
reason to expect a big gusher within ninety
days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
Dr.. Eber:. Dentist. us lfllla Bldg.
DR.. Ann= Reum, Buckler Bldg. Phi. 81
Mai. Granger FurEveH Dies.

MnI. GrlnEer ElrWeII Dies.
Chicago, H., May 17.-Maj. Granger
FarWeu. retired banker and finance
officer in the office Of the quarter
master. central department, u. S A.,
died suddenly Friday Of embolism,
aged 81 years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

Your orders at the market for Jag
gers Wallace. Big -Four. Prudential
Petroleum. Leon River Royalty and
Texas Control filled with efficiency
and dispatch.
c. C. Dues, Mgr. Hotel savOy.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

There are two criticisms Of our company
that many inexperienced people make. The
first Is or large capital and the second Is
that the proposition VIII be slow and long
3raWn out.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

DR.. s. A. SehuSter. eye, ear. nose
ana throat Providence hospital build
ing. Phone 365.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

DrH. Irwin & Cray, Eye, Ear. Nose
and Throat go Martin Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
Do You Want TO Own Stock
In A Real Oil Company?

You getting BRK confused with the promotion schemes
you? There for BILLIE BURKE being the market today few
the SOuwe leading business the wonderful possibilities Of the
BmbmeH concluded that the people Of the Southwest entitled saO
the big profits being made IN the North Texas fields.
They made the dsey made careful determining
where the greatest opportunities They became convinced that BURKBURET
truly worthy Of Ie Wonder POOL They decided to buy the best
acreage be had this field organize company offering the stock the
the Southwest They selected TWO AND THIRD feeUm the school
house and within stones throw Of dozens Of big fortune makers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

OHteOpathE-Drs. Armstrong, as Rob
erts-Banner. Office Phi 1913: Res. 5965.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

C1lcagO, III, Nav 17.-WIU d Davi-
Cnltago's most widely known theatri-
cal manager prior TO his retirement in
1913. died at mis- home last night. aged
% years, after long period Of in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
For Your Own Sake Buy

Don't go through the greatest oil boom IN the his
tory of the world without making an attempt to get
a share Of the wonderful RICHES being lavished
upon the people who dare invest a few dollars.
Ninety-seven percent of all the Burkbumett COM
panies have been big dividend payers We are IN
the Heart of the BIGGEST productiOn-you'II
find more real PRODUCERS closer to BILLIE
BURK'S holdings than any company offering
stock for public subscnption.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

All afternoon and night trains sat
lrday were reported on time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

TPOTTRT r avoid trouble. Leave
Baggage Checks a.
LonEwelrs. Or Telephone No L
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
You Can Buy Billie Burk at Par

Every Buunet had beg Their aOckho invest then The
4On$ Ae day; before the TWO NIL LION Doll AR B Waggoe we'll
that 00
and ONLY ONE WELL BILLY BU<S holdings TWENTY
EIGHT TOWNLOTS.
pre-and prediction BURK
selling considerably above stock exchange drilling
Meani ateNilbe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
Their Money Into Proposition

The organizers have bought more than twelve thousand
dollars worth of stock In BILLIE BURK-and at
PAR too. They have paid their money out Just as you
are asked and they will get their money back just as you
will IN DIVIDENDS. There Is POSITIVELY no
watered stock IN the Billie Burk Oil Company. It's
simple, legitimate business proposition. through and
through. Any banker viii tell you that BILLIE BURK
is the RIGHT kind of company to invest IN And It
might be interesting to know that MANY bankers ARE
stockholders IN BILLIE BURK
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
An Opportunity

You now have real opportunity proper time
to buy OIL STOCK and MAKE MONEY Is
while the company Is being promoted. After the
well comes in-the price Is usually too high for
the ordinary man to buy. IF you want to make
some of the hundred -for-one money you
have to take a little chance. Buy IN BILLIE
BURK-(and this statement Is backed by stats
tics)-your chances for winning BIG are NINE
HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE. OUT
OF A THOUSAND.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
Southwestern Oil
Development CO.

Rooms y and q Sheldon Hotel FL Paso Tex Phone 2O50
Subscriptions also taken I. J. Overocks
Office, 323 San Antonio St
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
LITMUS PAPERS
TO TEST DEATH

as test for death by a French physi.
clan. Doctor Delagree. who proposed
In cases where death was doubtful to
introduce litmus paper into small In.
cisions in the muscular mass. But this
method u likely to be repugnant to the
family Of the subject-an objection
which Doctor Icard has overcome In
his experiments.
Litmus Paper Test.
The latter practitioner has made use
Of very simple method for procuring
few drops Of Serious matter from
the Tissues without mutilating
the body. He attaches 4 small pair Of
forceps to a fold Of skin and clamps
them In place, leaving them In position
for five or six minutes. At the end Of
this time the forceps are removed and
In the depressi0ns on each side Of the
''pleat" Of flesh made BY the combining
instrument are seen to oose several
drops of serum. The blue litmus Ii
placed in contact with this fluid, and
II 1t turns red there Ii no doubt that
the patient no longer lives, for the acid
test Is established. Sometimes It IL
necessary to walt as long a. ten min
utes for the change from blue to red
to take place. hut once apparent 1t 10
indisputable. 1t must be remembered
that this test Ii useless before the
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
TO MAKE MAPS FROM AIR

chimes will he employed for carrying
valuable freight. malls and passengers.
There Hre Immense rivers In Preach
Guiana. which. because IT she presence
IT many rnpid.. nre now only navi'
gable In canoes. which take ~ssks 10
transport freight over distances which
the hydroRirpiHnss eau cover In NJ
mnny hours. with always large
stretches of s,nooth water Offering u
suitable surface for landing md take.
OFFS
The freight charges nre said IN l'e
high. nnd the trmi'ic In expected IN ron.
sist mainly If gold. hsiato and essence
of rosewood. which are the principal
exports Of the colony. The I'ssrenssf
business In not expected to he heavy.
These hydroairplanes will also M
used for prospecting the forests fos
ba,sto trssS. which grow In groupA
% that the foliage cen. II n saId. b.
readily Distinguished BY avistors flying
low over the tops a The forest tress.
In ne past ~ securing q fsssA
ssurcss q hsjato has bsse Q west q
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
GAVE A BOOK; GOT A HUSBAND
New York oIrl Evidently was A.
Sweet - Pestry Volume
Che Donated.

New York.-when the "I30Oks foi
Soldiers" campaign was At its height
early last year. Miss Hazel Bell GU.
bert Of Shsep~head Ray. = daughter
Of Detective Sergeant George T.. GIL.
bert Of the bomb squad. turned IN .
volume Of IsOeMs.
The book. with her name an the ny.
leaf. found its way to q rest station
behind the firing lines. and there fell
into the hands Of Lieut.. william J.
Edwards Of the marine corps. who
wrote her letter asking her II she
were M sweet ~ the verses.
When he .rme home he called. and
apparently found her NO. for they
were married the other day At the
Grave~end Reformed church. After .
honeymoon In Bermuda. Lieutenant
Edwards and his bride will live In
Washington.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
Finnish Women Take Up All
Kinds Of Employment.
Even SSeve ~ Postees On otoeplNo
caes-oo once and Manual
Work.

Heisingforx.-An astonishing sight
for the stranger In Finland 10 the mum
Der Of women engaged In almost every
field Of employment. In England dur
ing the war one became accustomed
to the sight Of women performing var.
ious kinds Of work in which previous
~ only men were engaged. But In
Finland the visitor gets the impres.
sion that the women are doing every
thing.
Not only are they at heavy manual
work In fields and factories but they
have become skilled ~ mechanics and
have invaded business oeRlces to an ex.
tent that 10 probably undreasned Of In
any other country.
In banks the proportion OF women
employees to men appears to b about
ten to one. In the biggest financial
institutions In HelsinxfOrs women hold
positions involving great responsible.
~ and calling for exceptional ability.
At the Finnish foreign once the A.
ISOLATED Press correspondent noticed
that women were holding oa,ees that
would be entirely beyond the sspira.
lions Of their sisters In the state Do.
partment at Washington or the Bit.
ish foreign once.
This change has come about almost
overnight. FinIand's man power has
been greatly depleted, and large part
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
French Scientist Discovers Meth
cd to Prove II Life Is
Extinct.
PafulpEs BURIAL ALIVE
Test 10 Physiee- Chemical and Has 70
% Win Alkallnity Of the Dedy In
lefs-llt,mvs Paper Applied 70
Serum Taken From Body.

Paris.-The fear Of being buried
alive b perhaps an elemental fear
one Of the horrors that have haunted
mankind through the ages. Not only
the simple and ignorant have suffered
because OF It hut wise men AZ well,
and some Of our most gifted writer's
have employed the theme Of suspended
animation for the basis Of weird and
terrible tales and Of poems Of DAN
tesQue horror.
There has been some speculation
among medical men during the war
just over ~ to the possibility Of
considerable number OF ante-mOrtem
burials Of soldiers who received their
last attentions In villages where the
facilities for caring for desperately
wounded men were Ut the most priml-
tive kind.
preeodents at Hand.
Occasionally 4 newspaper carries r
story Of victim Of catalepsy or hys-
terra undergoing narrow escape from
premature burial. and recently an
English daily told Of nurse who was
found In q forest between Berlin and
Potsdam. apparently dead from an
Overdose Of veronal. and who was
placed In Q conn ready for burial.
Just before closing the conn the un-
destakss discovered to his horror that
her heart was beating and removed
her at once to a hospital. where she
was given electrical treatment, under
which she finally opened her eyes and
uttered q few inc0herent words. Such
authenticated incidents cause the
reader to ask II there IN not some In
fallible test OF death known to the
medical profession.
In the Review OF Comparative
Pathology" DR.. SEVERN Icsrd Of Mar
seilles gives the results Of his investi-
cations In progress during a long
period Into this subject. His test IL
physico- chemical and has to do with
the alkalinlty Of the body In life. In
other words, ~ long ~ life 10 present
In the human organism the fluids with
the exception VI the urine. the gastric
Juices and the sweat) are alkaline. On
the other hand, the tissues after death
are acid.
For q short period after death the
Tissues are both alkaline and acid. and
the lltmus paper test shows both blue
and red. But seven or eight hours AZ
ter death 10 supposed to have taken
place the test y positive; II life 10 a.
tinct the acid test u unmistakabis and
the blue papee becomes = deep wine
red.
This passage from alkalinity to acid
.ity 10 found 10 all the animal series,
and % far back ~ 1910 II was urged
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25

lapse Of six hours, as acidity does not
thoroughly establish Itself In dead
body under this time.
It IL interesting to recall In connec-
ton with Doctor Icard's test that one
Of the tests commonly employed under
such circumstances has long been that
Of graspinE 4 fold Of flesh with the
forceps and retaining 1t there for sew.
eral moments. In the case Of living
body the ''pleat" gradually returns to
normal, hut when life IL extinct the
compression Of the flesh persists. Doc.
tor Icarti's test (which has been
adopted In the Narseilles hospitals)
has q double value In that 1t includes
the physical test Of the compression Of
the skin and the chemical test which
establishes a state Of acidity. thus
making assurance dOubly sure" and
removing from the realm Of chance
the establishment Of death In cases
where doubt exists.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
Airplanes to Be Used to Chart
Amazon A'ea.
French Experts Plan - Survey Hsvss
o. River Frem Flying
MaehlNeo.

para. Brasil. -Airplanes may br en-
ploysd to map the valley of the great
Amazon river. II the French ARE sue
eessful In their effort 10 use aircraft
for Surveying the routes Of the rivers
~ French Guiana. u II understood
the Bsssilsan government Will npply
the same method to the survey 81 the
Awasoa and IL alluents.
A Preach company In said to have
bssu formed IN Caysnns. With hanenra
= ~ Narool rtves. and French avia.
eees WITH Ayisg s1pssisucs sainsd In
~ ves ass bs1Ag enpaoysd 10 run ths
= hglee-aisylaass satd to havs bsso
euailAel ~ ~ ODVsenoeoG
4 al1lt10 y oAh1ng 0aoA ths ~.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25

chiesso.--tox.-IuIk.. .li..soVis.7t.
i:p: siioea h:.yy eaHT;is;so me ...
Iishi light. 1is.O0a 1870. heavy pack
inx .ows. smooth. !,l7svia!s pack.
Sia.:SVi3?..
CstsTr-i,..f stesrs. Fnsdium ana
10. 80: medium and good, $1,000 is.oS.
common. is.to0ins iashs w.ixh,.
ana medium. tsooSiisk. butcher cat.
e. Hsifer,. te.!s|ik,oo: c"w' Ss.eenX
; \ ;s',s '7SSs''A' :'"si'' :'.'':. 800
g s": sam,ns. ,s,xs;s7 :x.. '. VI!
dun. good ard choice, %. 90 o 1918:
ruiis and common. e>.so6 7.7s.
Approximately 100000 autos have
i,csa made In the United States during
the last twenty yeara, according 10
statistics prepared by the NstiOnsI A..
sss.~s.''s ch"'n',ss - fS""m"~rs
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
Mvmhees 1er eena Diner.

Ssn Francisco. CHi.-So many Fons
Sings appeared 10 charges of violation
of the federal narcotic laws ihmt Fed.
erai Judge william Van Fleet ~ the
federal court here WIS forced to place
them In numbered chairs. such M
"FOng Sing No. !. Fong Sing No. ="
etc. down the line. Each was tread.
Ing IN the Others toes. ~ Ia speak.
and oil the attorneys md all the kinx's
men had = terrible time parting them
again. Forty.two Chinese fmrs,i tho
charge of selling narcotics withou, 4
license.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
THAT CHANGE IN
WoMAN'S LIFE
Mr.. Golden Tells How k
May b Passed in Safety
and Comfort
Fremont, Or WAS passing through
the critical period Of life, being forty.

NA yO@O VI 8O ou0
had oil the symp-
toms incident TO that
change-heat fash.
-, nervousnees, and
was Ia . general run
down condition, 20
Il was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E. Plnkhan's
Vegetable Com.
pound wss recon.
nended 70 me - the
best remedy for my
tHnaahlna Vhlch n
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
~ceaA Z. ~ naeE'

: =. :ss'. .s: :s, e N sS c:
y r.: h':s v;i pS ;s.s 81 s'' -
S0iit up .thS 1ystsra. clesns. ths 49,
Repeated attacks Of Acute CaaasTh 0ay
lead to Chronic Cetafrh.
HALNI CATARRH MEDICINE y TAI:
On Internally and acts through the Hloeo
Al DSvGgists 10. TsAtimoaials FREE
0eAo for aay case Of catarrh thai
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VIII ~
III. cAsssy 4 Co.. Te,sdo. OAis.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25

much danger and dimculty. Specially
trslned balato workers. well armed.
travelling In bands II IS or ~. have
been employed to explore the forests,
and they had 10 carry with them sun.
plies 10 cover many months.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25

,y Gs.scs so. 1.s. , s n.ss;;s No. :''
ss; iis!sS:*,s r.. quoted No. yellow
OetsNNo. . white. ssxOs7kc: No. J
white, 1<0g7r.
Kys-Ho. z. li.7(Qi.7S.
tiariey-oi.e30i.s7
Timothy 1a.I0Hli.L
clover R-ed-15 5000 6<s.OO.
pork-Non,iNsl.
i.Ard-9Z2 sou :1.00.
Rihs--flAsk
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
TAKING MEMS POSITIONS
( what is left is required for military

Of what Is left Is required for military
service.
The Finnish business woman Ii re-
markably keen and intelligent. She
has kind Of masculine interest and
absorption In her work that seems to
admit Of no margin for sentiment o.
frivOlity. She dresses simply and
smartiy. a. do the majority OF the city.
bred women Of this country. An
American walking through the prin.
cipsl streets Of HelsingfOrs might well
believe. judging from the costumes
and brisk walk Of the Finnish women.
that he vas In the heart Of Chicago.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
School Gardens Produce
N8, 00O,UO0 in Food Value

Washington Children enlist.
ed In home gardening under
school supervision in the United
States school garden army have
produced. In the little more than
q year the work has been In
operation, foodstuffs valued at
$4,000. 600. the bureau Of edu-
cation Of the department Of the
interior announced.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25

Chicago -Uutter--Creamery. 67OS7c.
Ewrs Firsts. 7te'Sc: ordinary
firsts, $50 Zoe. at mark. cases included
Gs& 7kc.
Poultry - Alive - HpVings. 3Skc.
Fowls. ibO 3Sc: turkeys. SEE.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
a.seh,nn CITY o, Fortune.

W"uld You r'nrn The city ~ Fnrtmm"f
''nirh the cpr nnrk'd perseverance,.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25

The soul thai II not strong In sol,.
tu,ic n mt strung In q crowd.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
A lIsht Razor.

Iletid-I sce nm English inventor
has mounted n tiny electric lamp In
the handle NJ safety raxOr.
Ureei,-1 tmke II that such device
only guarantees light shave.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
M ~ Train. csr,IsA = ssss.y On e,,.s.

Tusrslsroaa. is.-tiis by fast rss
ssnssr tFsls. carried eight miller IN
The pilot uhrDnsrioun. snd then falling
a BY side q the track. wns tho ~.
psetsscs NJ iA,uis ilnm'rAtf. WIN iivss
70 tell The ials.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
Position In LIE.

Your position IN ~" IL high ar law
o. your Ideals mr." high "r tOw.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-25
METAL, MAWkErs.

Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver. ei.3<.
Copper, pound. 1eOlec.
Lead. ts.76.
Hpclter. Sp.37. ~
Tungsten. per unit. tJ.boOl1.oS.