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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28

! ers will be drilled in Pecos at 1000
feet. He and his associates have
10000 acres in the field finally
showed the writer a letter from
the Dutch Shell company, the stan
dard's competitor asking for an
option on acreage in the Pecos
field at $40 an acre
THAT letter came too late" sal
finally. Il AM now holding the
acreage at $500"
FT. WORTH, DALLAS, Ell PASO
OPERATORS LOOK AT PECOS.
Pecos, March 20.-Pecos tomor-
row will be host to $50 business
men of Fort Worth and Dallas,
headed by j. S. Bonner, and a party
of fifty from Eel Paso, who made
the trip here in special cars to visit
the new Pecos valley oil fields.
Abner Davis, Fort Worth and
Wichita Falls refiner, has am
nounced two new locations. One is
in section s of block 55 and the
other is in section of block 54,
being located five and four miles
respectively south of the Bell we'll
THE CREAM.
Since my phenomenal success
lraising money and saving for
tune in leases that were in escrow
in bank and about to be lost, there
| has come to me, clients by the doz-
EN- who have property purchased or
| optioned on which from so to 10
per cent has been paid-but who
are unable 10 raise the balance in
time to protect themselves.
| | have selected ten of the cream
at these propositions, put them all
into one consolidated syndicate. |
have protected ourselves against
loss by having the right to take up
any one or all of these propositions
| depending on the exact amount of
money we have on hand at the
time. There is only one of these
deals that has to be closed this
week. and that only requires $25,
600. / will be glad to have my per-
sonal friends wire me stating the
amount they will furnish me-but
| it is not necessary to send the
money by telegraph. Just wire me
what amount you can furnish and
send it on by mail Your pledge will
be sufficient guarantee. | will put
up the cash if your remittance does
not reach me in time. but share
with you just the same.s.
ACTION ABONE WINS.
The oil business is one of action.
1t, is business of today and no
man can play this game who must
wait until tomorrow when oppor-
tunity knocks today. There have
been many successes and very
many failures. My success is easily
the most remarkable because of its
spectacular features due to the big
things have done with the help of
a big lot of loyal hackers through
out every state in the Union. 1t is
this success and the reputation I
have gained for always going over
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28
By DICK COLLINS, OIL EDITOR
OF FORT WORTH RECORD.

PECOS, March 20.-Ira j. Bell,
who drilled in the first producing
oil well in Pecos, served as deputy
insurance commissioner of Illinois
before he located in Pecos ten
years ago. The Bell well was
financed by Springfield,s ILL.,, Chi
cago and Mississippi people. The
DiSieland syndicate, operating
name Of the company that brought
in the Bell well, controls all of sec
ton 80 and the southwest quarter
of section 20, where the Bell was
drilled.
Bell sold shares In the Dixieland
syndicate for $50, which called eor
oDe-tenth of an acre in section 80
ard a shareholders pro-rata in the
syndicate's well and holdings in
section 20.
Eightyfour locations have been
made around the Bell well. The
new town of Irabell, on the Santa
Fe line, has been established.
Chester R. Bunker, of Fort Worth
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28


The Abner Davis Refinery at
Wichita Falls has sold 100 cars
of Fuel Oil, every barrel OF
which is to be shipped to Pecos
for drilling purposes in that
new field.
The Abner Davis Refinery at
Fort Worth will also ship every
available barrel of fuel and gas
oline to the Pecos field.
To further take care of the
unheard of activities in the new
Pecos Valley oil country, an
other Abner Davis Refinery is
already being assembled on the
cars for shipment to Irabell,
the new town on the Santa Fe
in the heart of the field.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28
By DICK COLLINS. OH
EDITOR OF THE FORT
WORTH RECORD.

Abner Davis corralled the
best acreage around the Ira ].
Bell or Dixieland Syndicate
well this week. He seems to
have gotten about everything
good marketed during the week.
Davis beat the Dutch Shell and
other big companies to the field.
| saw a wire from one big
company asking for acreage up
against land that Davis leased.
] believe that the field will
get tremendous play, if the
Bell well becomes a consistent
producer on the pump. This
fact will be definitely ascertain
as soon as the machinery to
pump the well can be moved in
to the Pecos field and installed.
Many rigs are being rushed to
the field,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28
Great Pecos Valley-Win Millions Now
In This Virgin Oil Field

this Syndicate will be the biggest accumulation of wealth POSSIBLE
ties that has been assembled with little It will be the
reaching it embraces all of the essentials for quick
money making big scale the oil business This is million
dollar per In other words those who
furnish the get for their the hundred shot hold
the usually takes charges the public the
hundred given The plan profit
sharing contempes hundred thousand dollars
distributing millions among
those who furnish the and whether they furnish 500 $1,000
they receive the sam pro-rata share.
In the Inside Syndicate deal share of onehrd went to the
Abner Davis Tsteesp the profit of those represent not
individually this Consolidated Syndicate DEAL because of its gil
proportions $3.50 will for investors and
the 75% will those who in and form this Syndicate
You money for the Consolidated Syndicate direct
the First Bank Peco the National Bank of Commerce.
National Worth
Davis Trustee Syndicate
Worth, Texas. .ve..
You buying stock becoming Syndicate member
all which
be formed, be operated syndicate under pan
prefer.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28

from the moment we start drilling.
Proven leases are mighty good in
vestments. Offset wells are the only
cinch drilling investment in the
game. When the other fellow
drills. gets the oil and proves the
adjoining lease, that Is where the
velvet or big easy profit comes in
to the lease-holder, but the law
and all the rules require the adj
Joining lease-holder to drill at once
to protect the land owner or royal
ty holder against loss of oil. This
is the proposition now up to US
we profit by drilling for the people
who own the offset locations, but
have not the cash to work with
quickly. ..
$1,000 TO 81. ,
Options to take over 900 acres
of leases in great new oil field
where every dollar invested cai
easily return $1,000 to one and
these profits if they materiallze at
all will be cashable in very short
time.
PLAY WITH OIL MEN-LIKE
OIL MIN TIIA1.
You buy and pay for the Syndi-
cate interest which shares in all the
best surest money makers and in
addition and on top of all of this,
YOU become an absolute lease own
er to do with as you please, and five
or ten acres is enough to make you
all the money you will ever want.
800 to $1,000 now will give you
the greatest holdings ever offered,
and You get holdings big enough
to put you in the oil business as oil
men play it Scattered interest
partly invested in oil wells, refin-
cry and productive lines with leases
acquired at the low figure to grow
into the big fortune.
81 90 Today, $1,000 In 30 Days, is
the Way leases Jump in Value.
This is the secret:
Oil and gas leases are in the bank
dated and put in escrow some
months ago, the chance to buy
came to me through a close friend.
Some of this property | am buying
lat $1.00 per acre, can, in 30 days,
jump to the price of $1,nH0 per
acre just the same as Dil some
other acreage l am buying today.
| am buying leases now at $50,
500. $500 and $1,000 per acre. The
$1,000 acre leases were offered a
few weeks ago at dollar, This
is the reason | tell you this is a
thousand to one shot, because VAL
ues have jumped from $500 to a
thousand and even to ten thou
sand. They can do it again, and
am confident the leases am giving
you as a bonus on this property will
do this for you and for me.
/ have waited a long time to get
in at the right time and in way
big enough to make us all rich.
Now when the time is at hand. |
am able to do the big things we all
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28

pipe line and oil gathering facilities to be
tablished in the Pecos field
Half interest in large block of checker boarded leases in
the oil fields Judgment that will be
This what be classed wildcat territory
These properties held development by other
panes
Half interest the contract for supply of crude oil and the
keng arrangement This contract should immensely profitable
without outlay whatever to
In addition all of these extremely valuable and large properties
outright direct each
furnished, 100000 This
will be the addition all the other
terests which each Syndicate member share pro-rata.
You because have protected myself
due to the knowledge gained from previous
Getting in right at the start and hedging cnch there
have buy the whole of each and
that working
get the proportion and forfeit Of We
the other fellow whatever portion can't
before contracts expire.
FORTUNE FROM ACRES OF OIL
Suppose you forty all paid for and all that is
each until it is drilled
other wells drilled that and
the values begin to jump
Then simply sit steady in the boat and let the fellow
along drill we'll basis, work
for you and pay you the royalty.
You simply let the other felowpay the cost of drilling and
take half the OIL Now this thing being done day and will
be done thousand times
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28
Here are some of the big things you share in

You are invited TO put your money with me share the
results.
Here some of the big things share in
Half interest 20 Drilling Contract the Bell
discovery well This without doubt sure shot for good wells
from the $50 foot Bell sand This lease occupies the relative
position the antne the Bell WELL The oil this
should easily all the invested
from month to month. ~~a~mass
Half interest the Refinery and the land fee that being built
the rabel the Bell WELL The
Railway through this property The first unit of this refinery
complete and
making gasoline within 80 days The profits this refinery the
of the crude supply where there ready the
products above the should thing
investors This will be the only refinery for hundreds Of miles all
directions and products will big
saving freight both the crude and refined product
This refinery will be operated under the Abnr System
making Pyramid going
Syndicate
Half interest another drilling contract also the Bell Ancne
Half interest 80 in fee simple carrying the oil and mineral
rights the section adjoining the Citizens we'll which
shot from the standpoint location the
Half interest 100 simple
in the Zone we'll district which regarded
big deep wells.
Half interest another tract of 1000 also drilling
operations in Peco County immensely
tenta oil possibilities
Half interest in certain other properties option
tails about which cannot be made public at this time.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28

want by gaining some assistance
from my friends.
SOME SECRETS NECESSARY.
If | could tell you exactly what
| am preparing to do, or If | could
go into the details of the great and
far reaching inside information
have, you would be amazed, and
know / could get ten times the
money | need from this one adver-
tisemert.
There are some things that I
cannot afford TO make public at
this time for the reason | might
never be able to hold the great OPP
portunity | have. before me now,
long enough to raise the money.
Unfortunately for me, there are
some people who have all the ready
cash they need to work with, while
| have to so out and raise the
money | use-this gives you the
real opportunity to get in and profit
with me-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28
BONUS or 5 ACRES WITH EACH
500

This Consolidated Syndicate deal
will give you 5 acres Of OIL gas and
mineral rights for each hundred
dollars you invest. This lease will
be made in your name, properly
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28
YOU AND I MUST WORK
TOGETHER.

You cannot win alone--I could
not win alone. We need each other
to get the best results. | am at your
service as a partner, as you Trus-
tee, man to man. | can win with my
knowledge and eXperience-wlth
your dollars and your support.
You can. feel sure, sell one-half
interest in the lease / give you now
for five or ten, or even n hundred,
times what you invest, little later
II developments show the fabulous
results we look for-and still you
hold the other sure interest to bring
you profits from the entire com
bination offered.
You must risk--you must move
forward and take a chance. you
must pioneer if you want the big
rich reward.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-28

the ground when the famous Bell well went the top
have the big and the rich properties make mil
lions but takes handle these big opportunities though
get in the ground floor
have picked the choice pums from the Tree of Fortunew
enjoy the fruits with me?
1t not officers of companies
bonuses valuable other fat graft brbe but
decidedly unusual and unhea of for the promoter
to turn the bonus his who furnish the
This is of the kind of deals that
much wonderful property should brought together exceptional
in its splendid quick action possibilities but above ALL it
in that the worth of his money the
ment with additional bonus worth dollar all of which has
that exceptional 1000 shot potential possibilities for returns where
few dollars grow into a real competency
When started in the Texas oil fields in 1918
the Abner Davis laughed
the wise professional grating promoters When became evident
going succeed became object rdue and the subject
of abuse than hapd When
ceeded bringing 5000 people into organizations with the
hundreds of thousands of dollars these people furnished succeed
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-05-11
Reports of Rain
Hold Cotton Steady

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too much ran boz Hour HDoiluna of iho
nnutlWDst Win DHu iliiiu BOO oihelH 1nd
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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-05-11

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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Insist John Shell is 1911.

Louisville, April 1.-"Uncle" JOHN
Shells claim to 1871 years is based
chiefly on the records of his county
which officials there declared showed
he first paid taxes February IL, 1900
Lincoln's birthday. His own birth
day is said to have been September
9, 1888, but records are lacking.
His Oldest child is IS Yeas, old, &C
cording to reputable citizefaorn his
county, and report has it, as,ougil
not confirmed, that his whfst by
whom he had eleven children, WAS, ny
years old when she died. He has a
Observation-Disclosures, grown
man, living.
Only three times has he undergone
the ordeal of haircut. He never has
Used tobacco, but does-or did-up to
July 1, use liquor. He always has
lived out of doors and bacon, eggs,
most all kinds of vegetables, coffee
and good milk are his recipe for a
long life.
His second wife, whom he married
seven years ago, bore a son, now s
years old.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Hutton Auto Company
Butler, Mo.
KANSAS MINERS OUT
Two Thousand Coal Workers in Ten
Mines Are On Strike.

pittsburg, Kas., April 5.-Two
thousand miners employed at ten
mines in the Kansas coal field are
ON strike today, it was announced
this afternoon.
The miners are said to be dlssatls-
lied with the award of the commits
sion on dead work. day wages, auto
matte penalty, cost OF supplies and
working conditions.
Announcement of the idleness of
the large number OF miners CAME
while the new Kansas court Of indus
trail relations was holding a hearing
i'll a wage increase case started by the
employees of the Joplin & Pittsburg
Railway Company, the street and III
terurban line operating through n
Southeastern Kansas. The court is
scheduled to begin a general investi-
CATION of the mine situation here to-
morrow morning.
Dissatisfaction with the awards t
the national coal commission is given
b. Union officials as-the cause for
the extensive idleness of miners to-
day.
In recent speech before Illinois
miners Alexander Howat, president
of the Kansas district, boosted there
would be strike in the Kansas fields
April 1. He asserted that the strike
would be in defiance of the indus
trial court law and Governor Allen.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Topnotch Prices for Shoes Are Due
to Hit the Toboggan.

Washington, April 2.-Top notch
price for shoes are due to hit the
toboggan. Government experts, in
survey completed Friday, declared
market conditions do not warrant
present quotations. They predict d
gradual recession that will be pro-
.nounced in the next few months.
Slackcnirs demand has affected.
hides, leather and shoes the survey
revealed. Large accumulations o,
stocks of hides are reported. In some
districts reports show that a check
upon the finished product may have
been influenced by desire to pre-
vent sharp reduction in retail price,.
= Shoe retailers ar holding back i'll
orders for fall trade, expecting a re-
ducticn in prices. Many manufac-
turers, as result, have all over sup
ply Of manufactured goods. The ten
dency among consumers to refuse to
buy higher priced shoes is observed
by the experts.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
"Iink" Ellis is to Manage a Kansas
.e City Baseball Team.

According to the following clipping
from the. Kansas City Times Harry
Think Ellis, 81 this city, has bean
employed to manage the Sunme
Dairy team OF that city 70, the. pres
ent season The Summes WOE tic
championship of their city, last year,
but lost to the teams representing ST
Louis and Chicago.
Ellis started as pitcher and was
with the Springfield, Mo-, club when
the Spanish-American war broke. He
joined the army and was one of the
boys that charged up San Juan hill.
He was sent on to the Philippines
and later took part in the Boxer up
rising in China. Returning to the
United States Ellis joined the At
lanta team of the Southern League.
Since then he has pastimed in the
Western Association Pacific Coast
Association, Three l, and a number
of other leagues. Think" was a men,
Der of a pennant winner with "Ike'
McAuley who vas later favorite
with the Blue fans.
|. During his career in professional
ball he made two trips to the big
show but was sent back both times,
the White Sox tried him in 1906 and
he sat on the bench and watched them
win a worlds championship from the
Cubs and was later tried out by the
Cardinals of the National League.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Congress to Drop Anti-Sedition
Laws.

Washington, April 2-Congress
may abandon Tor this session all at
tempts to enact anti-sedition legisla-
ton. Although the house judiciary
committee has before it a number of
bills to punish for seditious acts aud
utterances, there is no present move
en- the part of the committee to- call
up the legislation for consideration.
Senator Sterling, father of an anti.
sedition bill that caused storm Of
protest and was killed after it had
passed the senate is understood to be
preparing another bill which he will
present to the senate.
Chairman No!stead of thu house
judiciary committe said Friday that
no movement was now on in his com
mittee to take up sedition leg station.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Hoover Puts up Bars for Third Party
And Democrats.

New York, April 3.-Herbcrt
Hoover does not expect to head a
third party ticket or to accept DEM
ocratic nomination in the event that
the Republicans fail to nominate him
at Chicago and he does not want his
friends to consider a bolt or rump
convention as a possibility.
In statement sent out Saturday
to all Hoover clubs, Hoover said he
would not consider a presidential
nomination from. any other party ex-
cept the Republican.
He also said that he did not uant
any Hoover booster to spend amy
money except that necessary for in
cidental expenses. He said he would
not make a personal campaign for the
nomination.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
THREE MEXICAN SMUGGLERS
SLAIN BY u. S. OFFICERS

Four Texas Officers Surprise Garg
Near Laredo and Pitched Bat
tie RACES Until Yankee Bull
let's Drop Outlaws; Posse
in Hot Pursuit Of Es-
&. capped Band.
San Antonio, Tex, April 2.-In a
pitchcd battle -hetMeen- four Texas
customs guards and seven Mexican
smugglers, three of the latter were
killed and the other four escaped
toward the Mexican border. 40 miles
southeast of Laredo, Thursday aftel-
noon, it was learned Friday.
The smugglers were encountered
six miles from Bruni by the river
guards, the former opening fire on
the Americans at close range.
Surprised by the inspectors three
of the Mexicans dismounted from
their horses and opened fire, none Of
the bullets taking effect. A mounted
raider also fired upon the Texans,
who answered with several volleys,
killing two dismounted men and ore
on horseback. The other Mexican
grabbed his horse and the four es-
capped, pursued by posse, which was
organized at Bruni.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
fore his honor charged with plain
| drrnkenneSS

fore his honor charged with plain
drunkenness.
Albert Sells, prominent young
photographer of Appleton City, and
Miss Della WEIGH, daughter of Sam
WEIGH, were married at the home OF
the brides parents on Ohio street
Tuesday evening.
The Lake & Park company have let
the contract for buildings at the lake.
W. ". EIdridge has the contract.
The Butler ball club was organized
last week with J. A. Norton as pres
ident; Fl. H. Piggott, treasurer, and It
is probable that Lewis Hoffman will
be elected manager.
]. M. Steele, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of our city died at his
home Monday of complication OF
diseases.
Mrs. Sarah Belle Taylor, wife OF
James Taylor and daughter of F. K:
Berry, of West Boone township. died
at her fathers residence March II,
1890.