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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-30
LATEST OIL NEWS

The best well brought in in the
Eastern Kentucky field this week
is No. 6 of the Roma Oil Company
on the Veitch & Evelyth tract in
ee county, which came in flowing
at the rate of IS barrels an hour
and is conservatively estimated
at 400 barrels.
The Old Dominion Oil Co. re-
ports the completion of two good
wells on its Lee county holdings.
One of these is No. 8, on the M. J.
Brandenburg tract. which is flow
ing, and while it has not yet been
put on the pump, it is believed
that it will make from 200 to ESQ
barrels. Its No. lo on the Liberty
Bryant lease is credited with 100
barrels.
On the Williams lease in Lee
county, the Fidelity Oil and Gas
Company, of Louisville, got SC
barrels producer in its initial well
which is just in.
| No. 2 of the Thraman Oil Co
on the Beatty heirs lease, did not
lprove as good a producer as No
ii, according to reports from the
| field. The well is said to be {
light well, being rated at only 2!
barrels.
The Petroleum Exploration Co
has drilled in No. 322 on the Well
heirs lease in Lee county, which
is showing for Is barrels.
On the Sparks lease in lie
county the Cumberland Petro
leum Co. has a nice well in it
No. II, which is good for Is bar
rels. The same company ha
shot No. 9 ON the Brack Comb
farm, which is showing for
good producer.
Stockholders of the Wright O
Co. on Wednesday received the
dividend for June of 5 per cen
and notice that beginning July
the company would pay 10 pc
cent monthly dividend until ful
ther notice. This is an increas
of 5 per cent in the monthly d
q
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-30
CoLoRED COLUMN
q. w. Cobb)


A series of meetings will be held in
the First Baptist church beginning on
May 2Sth, and closing with big rally
Sunday, June 1st. These meetings are
held for the benefit of the new church.
and given under the auspices of the
Church Aid Society Services conduct
ed by Rev. T. H. Smith, of Georgetown,
KY. Order of services are:
Friday evening-The Holy Spirit and
His Work,
Saturday evening = The Blood of
Jesus.
i Sunday, II a. m.-The' Divinity of
Sunday, p m.-The Gospel Found
alton.
Sunday, s p. m.-Paurs Message of
Repentance.
Services being each night at eight
lo'clock.-Miss Maggie e. Hall, presi-
dent
| The Richmond Browns before a good
sized crowd of cheering rooters, and
| Joyous base ball fans. brought home
the bacon by defeating the Richmond
White SoX, semi-professional white
team, at Pioneer Park. Wednesday, the
28th, to the tune of Is to 0.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-30

vidend w. P Wright is presi-
dent of the company and w. C..
Cockrell is secretary. The COM
pany is operating in the Big
Sinking district of Lee county,
and is incorporated for 100000.
The test well of Young and
Stevenson on the T. T. Roberts
farm in the Ross Creek section of
Estill county, was drilled thru
the second sand and is estimated
to be good for rs barrels.
On the Eureka lease in Lee
county, the Southwestern Petro-
leum Co. has completed its No
~, which is rated at so barrels
DR.. ]. H. Mahaffey is in Cincinnati
taking a post graduate course.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-30

Allen, as Dick Grannis, Tommy's
chum, and Edith Num- as his iancee,
played, very successfully their part as
lovers. Fannie Kellems, as Mrs.
Katherine Jasper as her young and
imnressionable daughter seemed much
at home i'm the role of millionaires.
Galen White played the part of a
gallant French fencing master, and
Rowena Coates, as Edith's chum
brought the play to successful
ending.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-30
MODEL SENIOR PLAY
PROVES DECIDED SUCCESS

The Senior play of Model High
School proved to be success. Due to
the untiring efforts of Miss Hanawalt
and the Senior class, the auditorium
was crowded, the audience. delighted
and about S110 realized. Mr.. Harvey
Smith made handsome artist and
lover Miss Frances English as
Tommy's wife, delighted the audience
with her charm and grace. Patrick
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-30

Tee the Big Annual Tire before we close Is
cash off the list We have Cord Tires
ju the fabric Let talk about putting
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-30

DIR. j. H. Mahaffey is in Cincinnati
taking a post graduate course.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-30

I'D IL Every housewife should have copy
k&AG Of the interesting So page Corn
- Products Book. Beautifully ilIustra-
ted and full of Information for good cooking. 1t
Is free. Write today for il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
CHURCH SEEKS 100000, 900.
Begin Drive for Home
and Foreign Mission Fund.

The opening OF the centenary drive So
the Methodist Episcopal church. 0E.--
is TO raise O.ooO, 900 for misslor7r.
and social service WORK at home AT
abroad. was announced n Grace Chu-'N
l2l West 104th street YESTERDAY 10y n
Christian r. Reisner.
The centenary is not simply MOI
dist movement" he said. "It is q patti
otto movement to make effective TIE " no.
done by our soldiers In Europ' l.r~'-
ness men are backing II because .''
realize it will take something more o.
soldiers and material power To save 81.
world They know It will require SPIT
ual power to stop Bolshevism and So
real republics. We must give E.~''
the Gospel if il is to he saved TIE d'r.
has been opened and II W do tot 'r''
there will he another war
Or. Resuer said it is proposed 70 So
missionaries to northern Africa. T."
and MALAYSIA to cOuut,rt,t N'EH-..
danism, Social service vort So.
doae in other countries The total ..
her Of workers needed Is $1,000. de- 81
Hospitals and educational CeH'--s 7-"
included in the programme. n ...-
posed 10 spend S3."o0,o0o In NeN Work
city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03

Anti-Aircraft Service, said his men hid
accounted for fifty-nine Boche planes.
Aviator silent.
Lieut.. +. w Spring of Lancaster,
s. G, an American ace, preferred to be
silent about his air battles, as did Lieut.
Hugh /. Fontaine of Memphis. Lieut..
Charles r. D. Olive OF Chicago. who
worked with the aerial pursuit group
under Col. Thaw. brings back the Dis
tingiished Service Cross.
The youngest officer in the Marine
Corps Henry Barbour, 81, Michigan. ar
rived by the battleship Connecticut with
casual company OF $50. under COM
mand OF Capt. e. +. Harmon. They
were the first batch to 20 to France.
Lieut.. Barbour Is a graduate OF the Uni
versity Of Michigan. He was wounded
In the hip and knee by shrapnel. ana
while being taken to a base hospital sit
ting In the rear Of an auto truck he saw
on the roadside Lieut. David Redford.
also Of Michigan and wounded.
He was taken aboard and lay across
Barbour's knees \ moment later a
she'll burst over the truck and blew Red
ford TO pieces. Barbour was hurled to
the ground with a fractured ankle. but
was otherwise uninjured.
II was found that the shell that killed
BEDFORD was directed by German OBJ
servers in the helfry OF a church nearby.
and vengeful Marines put dynamite un-
der the church and sent the observers up
with its fragments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
GETTING WORK FOR
ARMY AND NAVY MEN
Catholics to Aid Uncle Sans
Employment Service.

The soldiers, sailors and marines were
assured again yesterday that 1.-The Gov
eminent is standing squarely behind
them at the Manhattan Opera
House. +. T. Wood. assistant Federal
director OF the United States Employ
ment Service made a short talk to tho
men gathered for the usual Sunday af-
ternoon entertainment given by the War
Community Service. He said that all
men living outside OF New York should
go to their homes instead Of seeking EN-
ployment here. This should be done for
two reasons. First, that there Is not
suffic!ent employment for all of them
here. and. second. the folks at home ex-
pected them to return and take up their
old Jobs.
The National Catholic war Council Is
organising 5000 Catholic workers to give
practical support" to the United states
Employment Service. 1t is their inten
ton to "fnd the job for the man and TO
find the man for the job The consre-
cations will be asked by the pastors 10
help In this work. according to state
ment made by Edward 4. Arnold, spe-
cial representative of the War Council.
who said that 1t will be accomplished IL
It takes every Catholic in New York to
DO it,"
A number OF addresses % United states
employment bureaus that will aid SOL
diers In finding positions follow:
Manhattan--Room el7. Hall OF Records;
10 Pearl street, 10 East Forty second
street. professional workers only. 2s1 to 2S4
Lenox avenue. 1919 worth street. 1870 Gin
ton street. 2o3 Lexington avenue. Fifty
seventh street and Third xavenue. Eighty
sixth street and Lexington avenue. l1lth
stree and Lexington avenue, 90 Cooper
Square PHI Bcwery. I42 Howery. 24O West
Tventy-third stree. ll2 west Forty-siNth
street 438 IVES: Twentv-seventh street.
l24th street and LenoX avenue 1Sath street
and Seventh avenue
The Bronx--363 East 14pth street.
Brooklyn-3l0 Jay street. 2463 Atlantic
avenue Fifty-seCond street and Third ave-
nue. o2s Broadway.
Greenpoint-67 Manhattan avenue.
Long Island Cfty-1T1 Hunter avenue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
LEPER TEACHER VISITS HERE.
sister LeOTsOldtna Has Been in
NolOkai Colony 10 Years.

Sister NJ Lcopoldina Of the Franciscan
Order. an aunt OF George Burns. right
fielder IN the New York Giants ia on
vacation in this country after thirty-four
years In the lencr colony on the Island
of Molokai in the Southern Pacific. and
"a stopping at st James'S Hospital IN
Newark She will return in few
months and Will devote the remainder Of
her life to the care Of the le1erS.
This ia the nuns third trip from the
colony AT Molokai. Fifteen years after
she first went there she visited n dentist
IN Honolulu. and four years later she
repeated the trip to Honolulu
Sister Leopoldiua said that tho lcpcrs
live IN cottages on one edge Of the island
NJ the foot y steep mountain The
mountain separates them from The other
inhabitants, who are not permitted to
minClr with the lrpcrs once a week a
boat arrives with food and twice week
the mail boat arrives Franciscan sisters
are in charge Of the home for women
and girls afflicted with the disease
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
DR.. PORTER'S SCALP
DEMANDED BY HYLAN
Food Officials Acts Brought
Out in Milk Inquiry Arouse
Mayors Ire.

Mayor Hylan is after the official scalp
OF Dr. Eugene II. Porter. director OF
the Food and Markets Division Of the
State Food Commission. In letter to
District Attorney Swami concerning the
John Doe milk inquiry the Mayor says:
This man should he removed from Of
fee"
The Mayors letter follows in part:
The people OF this city are under
deep obligations TO you for the work you
are doing IN showing up the methods
resorted TO BY the milk distributors and
the Dairymen's League.
II understand that William Levy Of
the Levy Dairy Company is selling milk
proved by laboratory tests at 10 and IL
cents q quart. While Borden, sheffield
and other rivals exact - 70 is cents
a quart for tho same quality ~ milk.
II also understand that Chairman Eu-
gene II Porter 81 the state Food and
Markets Division threatened to retire
Mr. Levy from business unless he fur
II shed bond Of 100000. while the
Borden MIX company and the Sheffield
Farms MIX company. who were iieU-
ttfcd with the milk trust and charging
exorhitant prices for their milk. were
mot required to give a bond.
ia not Food Commissioner Porter
guilty Of violating Section 1857 Of the
penal Law?
~ he Is no. guilty of violating this
section or some other section OF the
penal law. then the Governors atten-
lion should be called to the testimony
Of the chairman Of the state Food and
Markets Commission. who took an oath
to investigate the cost Of food produC-
ton. distribution and prices This man
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
RED CROSS SENDS
RELIEF TO BALKANS
Rome Is Being Used as Base
of Commissions.

The American Red Cross is hog 49,
20 pour supplies into tho H..Nt.-
Greater distress exists in That veg
than anywhere in Europe EXCEPT Poe
land. possibly, according 20 "a s'G'ar''
issued Yesterday from the national r'o -
quarters of the Red Cross IT, Wash '--
ton.
Using Rome as a base. -" orGa
ton is sending relief commissions
Of the Balkan States. taking 'h-
after conference held 'r Rom" hr'N.'
H. L, Dawson and Llou'.-C0l. H".s W
Anderson of Richluoud "a who
head Of the Balkan CowWlss.
large force 81 Red cross WORKER 90
been recruited from stats that o't ''"
during the hostili;.es IN France a'H g..
\ great quantity Of supplies.
lated against possible needs B.
and Italy. viii be drawn urou for 3D.
relief.
The work In north Serbia VIII D."
trollei by ldeut.-Col Thomas " VA.
nam. who viii have under A.s 'a
a force of seventy persons u
quarters will I've in Belgrade Na'"'
L. Carey will take charge ~ ~" H.rN
south Serbia. with headquarters -
lonica, Greece. Lieut-Col EdNa
Capps of Princeton viii hc tho Yea
the Greek Commission, directing a .
Of seventy-fve persons. .N,'ud,rS =.
clans and nurses Tive rrugrEU'''r
Greece calls for a movement ~ 10 ''''
of supplies everv week 70, Nou''NrS'
the unit is forty persons, under Ma
Edwin Grant Dexter l..t"'.-'". ID
Gideon Well"s of Chicago, with stan
slX,y-nve and a supply equlpw'''
5000 tons. wlll tax. care ~ tine "''
, in Gumania, MAJOR - .. Boll,t 90. a
staff Of twenty II. ;. will WoiS in NllnP
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
Troopships Due To-day
HENRY r. MALLORY from

HENRY r. MALLORY from
Bordeaux, January 20, with
1,755 officers and men, including
the seth Field Artillery, one
casual company of Texans and
one Of Ohioans, and 100 i'll and
wounded, among whom are TWEEN
ty with mental disorders.
Cedric from Brest, January 26,
with 3,5O7 officers and men, in
GLIDING 90 officers and 3,191 men
of the Forty-fourth and Six;eth
Regiments, Regular Army; Cas-
ual Company 224. Illinois troops,
and II men of the Air Service.
Bremerton from Bordeaux,
January 20, with fifteen officers
of the S14th Pioneer Infantry.
Coast Artillery, Air and Medical
services, Field Artillery and
Quartermaster Department and
seven enlisted men.
Hampden from Bordeaux, jan
uary Z, with twenty-one officers
and men bound for Camp Mer-
rift.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
BIG JERSEY CAMP PLANNED.
War Department Considers Pur-
chase Of 100000 Acres.

The War Department is considering
the establishment Of n huge military
camp in the New Jersey pine belt. in
Guiding Camp Dix. near Wrightstown
Camp KendriCk and the artillery proving
grounds close by--a tract in all OF
100, 900 acres, According to Adult Gen.
Kilkysen of New Jersey 1t Is the nten-
ton OF the War Department to maintain
Camp Dix as a Regular Army post, and
the other camps are now being consid-
cred by army officials because OF their
advantages for artillery and chemical
tests.
This week a force OF title soarchers
will start work in the County Clerks
Office at Toms River and officials Will
inquire the estimated cost OF purchasing
the area between I.akehurst and
Wrightstown. II the proposed reserva-
ton is actually developed army officers
say. a force OF 100000 men would be
maintained there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
GYPSY WAR WAITS
HALT ON EAST SIDE
Family of Nine End Pilgrim
age Around the World.

The comings and goings OF the people
next door rarely interest East Slde.s.
There are too many people next door
and they shift too rapidly TO amount to
much as matters Of sidewalk discus
sion Yet yesterday at 647 East Ninth
street occurred a moving that ecl!psed
fight between pushcart men and came UP
TO a two alarm fire in the number OF
people who viewed it,
At sunrise yesterday sleepy horse
with a big enclosed wagon trailing be-
hind him drew up to SAT. stopped,
crossed his front legs and dropped off
TO sleep again. Out of the wagon, a
vehicle with a color scheme which would
dim a transatlantic liner In its most
camoufiagnous days. popped a woman
dressed in entire harmony with the
caravan. and fairly rafting with
jewelry, and eight children equally
wildly attired.
Hastily she and the man driving the
caravan organized the little rainbows
into bucket brigade. passing furri-
ture from hand to hand into the store
on the first floor OF the house.
Before the first broken stool had been
deposited in tine store the patrolman
on post was fighting the crowd back
with nightstlCk and threats OF terrible
happenings at Essex Market police
court II they didn't move on. In a
dozen languages children born in the
Ghetto asked the same question, What
are they" And In every language
elders born abroad answered the ques-
tion. "Gypsles'"
None OF the grown people In the poly
glot crowd was unable To answer the
question for the gypsy wanders in every
land, but never before in the memory
of the longest bearded elder had one
wandered to the East side.
Before the day was over the gypsies
had settled in the store, silent, intent
on their own affairs and ignoring the
crowds that led several policemen an
unhappy life all day. To no one would
they reveal their name Questioned
about their travels they answered
brokenly in the language In which they
were questioned that they had been In
western Europe before the great war
had moved on to Russia and from there
to China and Japan, then to San Fran
| cisco and from San Francisco here. How
| long would they stay? Till they decided
| to go. That was all.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
WOMEN FORCE ARMY
HOSPITAL REFORMS
Complaints Cause Changes at
Wiiiiomsbridge.

Representative +. II. La Guardia an
nounced yesterday that an Investigation
81 reported conditions existing at CEN
eral Hospital No. l. WillamshridEe, has
led to improvements in service for tho
wounded under care there The inquiry
was made by cot J. r. Clayton Of the
Surgeou-Geuerars office m complaint Of
the Wor'er's Council Of National De.
fence filed through Mr. La Guardia
"Col CLAYTON found that the COM
plants of tn" women We're JUSTIFIED. 3"
Mr. La Guardia said, "and he ordered
the following changes
workers in Ward % were transferred
to other duties, the issuance OF under.
clothing was ordered, cleansing OF un-
derclothipg was directed, bathing facili-
ties were improved and bath records are
now being kept. Steam heat for part OF
the wards in the hospital Will be avail
able about February -. Administra-
tive officers were directed to endeavor
by every means in their power to ser
that the patients have no cause for com
plant
THE members Of the women's commit
tee deserve credit for the thorough pa ms
taking way in which they prepared the
report OF their own observation, which
has resulted in the bctterments ndi-
Gated"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
CROUNDHOG'S GUESS
CALLED VALUELESS
Natures Perpendicular NoW
Dubbed Big PreDaricator.

The grounding can't rrognosticate.
according to the real forecasters, who,
as the records plainly state, make fore
casts that meet sore disasters When
told the grounding. also called the
woodchuck By the people rural. had seen
hts shadow. and appalled,. disguised
with his lean mock plural, had fed back
to his sunless cave to take another
snooze, very substantial nap. while
chill blasts rave ard zero freezes Febru-
airy. the master prophet merely made
this comment In his lofty tower:
I'VE have no woOdchuck here to aid
our skilful minds prophetic power and
II We had we'd prophecy out OF the win
dow we would chuck it. right out that
window next the sky in fight to make II
kick the bucket. Down with the wood
chuck Never yet has he been right rs
| storm foreteller: have faith In us, Sc
renely bet on this big borough's weather
Teller. We can't predict a month away.
we have no groundhOg's necromancy.
but seeing our shadow yesterday In
, clines us very much to fancy that the
calendr!c Johnny Reb, rebelious as an
Old time printer. the slash!ng winter
month Of Feb should bring US quite a
lot of winter"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
TWO TED AS PUZZLE POLICE.
Man With Elks Card Has Lost His
Name and Goes TO Bellevue.

A man who cannot recall his name
was found wandering near Greenwich
and Charlton streets last night by Pa
trolman Mcguire. A gold cigarette case
and gold penhnlf- found In his pockets
bore the facsimile signature Ted A.
smith" He could not recall whether
this is his name or where he lives. He
was taken To Bellevue for observation.
In the Macdougal street station where
Lieut.. Mills questioned him. he said.
Mother has gone South" He could not
recall where che had lived nor where he
did. An Elks card issued in 1917 to
tied A Mitchell" was found in his
pocket Another card bore the Mitchell
signature and the lines, The man who
put + In parcel post" At the Elks Club
= was said that membership card had
been issued TO Ted A Mitchell" but
nothing further Was known OF him per
sonally by any Of the stan present at
the time. Later some one recalled tina
Or Van Fassen had left word that II
Ted A Mitchell became Ill he was to
be notified. Or Van Fasseu could not
be reached last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
KILLS HIMSELF AS WIFE DIES.
Theory of suicide Pact of Ridge
wood Couple Is DispeIIed.

Investigation OF the deaths of Mr. and
Mrs. p. J. IaSsen Saturday afternoon in
their home. AZ South Maple avenue.
Ridsewood, y. j.. failed To establish the
theory Of a suicide pact Dr William F..
Ogden, county physician for Bergen
county. said that Mrs. Lasseu's death
was due to heart failure, and that MIR
Lassen had taken cyanide % otassium.
Miss Larsine I.assen. 20, their daugh-
ter. returning fnom work at the Irving
National Bank, Manhattan, Saturday af-
ternoon. found her mother dying and her
father. apparently mentally unbalanced
rushing Wildly about the rooms, She
summoned a physician. Mrs. Lassen died
within a few minutes and the dead body
of Mr.. Lassen was found ten minutes
later In hts bedroom. In his pocket was
a message directing details for his burial.
Mrs laser was SIS and her husband
was three years her senior.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
SOLDIERS RIGHT TO
STATE JOBS DEFINED
AttOrney-General Newton Rem
ders Opinion on Former
OfficehOlderS.
spectal De,patch 70 TER srx.

Albany. Feb. . -- Attorrey General
Charles n. Newton made public to-day
a blanket opinion defining the rights OF
returning soldiers who were State or
municipal officers or employees at the
time Of enlistment. This ruling Is de-
signed to furnish an answer to AL prob
able questions involving the rights OF
civil officers and employees who entered
the military service. II was prepared
BY the Attorney-General IN answer to
hundreds OF inquiries
New York city has thousands OF civil
employees. policemen, fremen and others
In the military service whose rights are
interpreted by the opinion
Under an amendment ~ section 245
OF the Military Law by the Legislature
OF 1917 II was provided that civil officers
and employees entering the military ser
vice should no, be prejudiced by reason
Of their absence from civil duty. that
the difference between their civil and
military pay should he paid ny the
State or cities and that promotions
and advancements should be accorded
them in the same way as If they never
had enlisted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF FUND.
Final Week of Drive Higgins To-
day with s3O.OOO.OOO Objective.

Starting the final week In the drive to
obtain a fund of $780, 900 to be used
by the Committee for Relief in the Near
East workers will begin an intensive
campaign to-day to boost New Yorks
contribution to 100000. II Is ex-
pected the city will pass the 81 1000. 900
mark with to-day's contributions.
Charles V. Nickery. secretary OF the
committee. announced that Newton u.
Baker. Secretary of War, had cabled 10
President Wilson requesting permission
to use an army transport for the ship
ment OF supplies, He said $50 workers
are awaiting opportunity 10 go 10 the
Holy Land to engage In the relief work