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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-24
Can Catarrh Be Cured?
Does IL Cause tuberculosis, Pneu.
monla, Influenza to be Contraeted7
Free Examination and Lee

Free Examination and Lee
ture BY Catarrh Specialist
The medical director OF the Indiana
Catarrh Institute, 1895 North Illinois
Street, Indianapolis, Ind, Is going to
be In this city for one day. He will
give, privately, a free examination
and consultation to everybody that
goes to see him, as we'll al a very in.
teresting and instructive lecture on
just what catarrh is: what it will do
to a person afflicted with It and give
proof that catarrh has been cured and
Is now being cured every day right in
this city.
This expert specialist has spent
seventeen years in the special study
and treatment of chronic catarrh;
has seen thousands of cures and posi-
lively pays no attention to any other
disease than catarrh. He Is at the
head Of large institution at Indian
apolis. which is devoted exclusively
to the treatment of this one disease.
He has an entirely new and different
system Of successfully treating this
demonstrate to all who call on him.
This pleasant and successful sys-
tenn can be used at home, at very
hidh CARCAoC, "AthouL dAJ Aobo VI
time or inconvenience. 1t works sue
cessfully on the worst old cases OF
catarrh of the Nose, Throat and
Bronchial tubes. Chronic Cough and
bronchitis, dropping mucous in the
throat, pains in the chest, shortness
Of breath, clogged up head and nos.
trils. head noises and catarrhal deaf.
ness. hawking and splitting. frequent
severe colds, asthma, hay fever,
chronic catarrh Of the stomach and
bowels and all old run down" condi-
tions due to catarrh.
Chronic catarrh Is often the fore.
runner Of tuberculosis, Influenza,
Pneumonia and other fatal diseases.
Stop wasting time and money on
sprays, douches. salves, appliances
and the methods Of ordinary doctors.
Go and consult real specialist on the
disease. 1t does not put you under
obligation in any way. He Is glad to
advise you freely.
He will be at the Arlington Hotel,
Monday, from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m, and
every twenty-eight days thereafter.
If it is impossible for you to call on
him in person, you should write to find
out all about this new system that is
curing people. Just address a card OF
letter to The Indiana Catarrhal Insti
tute, 1436 North Illinois Street, In.
dianapolis, Ind.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-24
Extension Work, With $500
Pupils, IN Many Of the TOWNS

Over 1880 students in Indiana are
enrolled In some phase Of work Of
fered by the Indiana universities ex-
tension department. Professors. not
only from Indiana but from Chicago
university, Earlham, DePauw, Purdue,
Franklin. the State Normal school,
are on the teaching staff
Glasses are in progress in the fol-
lowing towns: Richmond, South Bend,
Michigan City, Winamac, Logansport,
Kokomo. New Albany, Greenfield,
Newcastle, Huntington, Marion and
FIT. Wayne. Two extension centers
are located in Indianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-24
TOOK OUT DREADFUL SORENESS

When the kidneys are week or over
worked so that they fail to filter and
throw all impurities out of the blood,
the poison remains in the system and
backache, soreness and rheumatic pains
are likely to develop Mrs. David Hen
nv, 65 s. Lincoln Ave. Washington. N
T.. writes: Foley Kidney Pills are
doing me much good. both my kidneys
and the rheumatism. They took all the
yareadfuI soreness out of my limbs"
For Sale byA. G. Luken & Co. ADV.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-24
suNTELEGRAn

Warren T. McCray, are united in
their determination to elect thoir fell
low townsman governor Of Indiana.
In an open letter to the citizenship
of the state, che clergy of Kentland
pay high tribute to the splendid quail
fications of Mr.. McCray.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-24

EVANSVILLE COURIER SOLD
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 24.-Hen-
ry G. Murphy, for 20 years publisher
of the Evansville Courier, has dispos-
ed OF his interest in the paper to
Henry w. Marshall of Lafayette, an
nouncement was made yesterday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-24
BossE PROPOSES

UVu oO00E TuOTO0ES
NEW AID FOR UTILITIES
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 24-Mayor
Benjamin Bosse threw a bomb into
the hearing of the Evansville Public
Utilities company's petition before the
Indiana Public Service Commission,
for increased revenue here Friday, by
advocating that the city pay for the
street improvement Of the Public Util
tiles company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-24

cLERGYMEN OF KENTLAND
PRAISE WARREN r. MecRAY
KENTLAND. Ind, Jan. 23.-The
greater part of the citizens of Kent
land and Newton county, the home of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
High Official Of
Salvation Army
Nay Visit Memphis

Col William Evans, one Of the high
est ranking officers of the Salvation
army, for 80 years on the executive
staff Of Commander Evangeline Booth
IS now in Tennessee on a special mis-
sion connected with the purchase of
property for industrial relief homes, as
provided for by the funds raised in the
salvation Army campaign last year.
It is planned to build industrial re-
lief homes in several of the larger
cities Of TENNESSEE including Mem
nhis, Col. Evans arrived in Nashville
Friday and will probably visit Memphis
soon.
As typical of the high character and
ability Of the personnel of the Saliva
ton army organization, and the sacri-
flee they make for the work. Col. Ev-
ans recently refused position with
one Of the leading corporations of the
country at a salary of $50, 900, while
his salary with the Salvation army does
not permit the government to deduct
an income tax. t..
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27

bees, marketing leases. Probably
hundred other brokers are operating
up and down Oak street. the trading
'thoroughfare of Pecos.
j. o. Stewart, of the New York Brok-
erage company Shreveport. New
York operator, has just started another
Shreveport, Fort Worth and New York
brokers, who are headed for the
scene.
The New York Brokerage company
handled over Sc, 000, 900 worth of trades
in the North Louisiana fields and ranks
with the great oil leasing organizations
of the midcontinent, Texas and Louisi-
ana fields. Stewart Is an expert in the
business and promises to build up a
tremendous trade in the Pecos field.
THE Bell is an oil well; how much
it will make on the pump is some
thing l wouldn't care to estimate be-
yond Venturing an opinion that it looks
like a good bet at $50 feet"
The Sunshine Oil corporation, one Of
the pioneer drillers of the field, Will
build an office building at Cedar and
Oak streets, Pecos and lay out sun
shine City on a spur from the Santa
Re railroad to the corporations Laura
well.
AHfeu IlndHy is pTtsiutIl VI INC
Sunshine Oil corporation, and the first
man to initiate y deep test in the Pc
cos field proper finally cut his eye
teeth in the oil game in the Ru-
manan field, where some great gushers
wete drilled He prospected Mexico
for oil and came to Pecos to mine sui
phur. found surface indications of oil
and shifted from sulphur to the oil
business, finally "eht .oyef the Rang
er field before 1t was brought in and
reported favorably on the field. He
was anchored in Reeves county at the
time and has stuck to his knitting here
ever since.
finally predicts that large gushers
will be drilled in Pecos az 1000 feet.
He and his associates have 10000 acres
in the field, finally showed the writer
a letter from the Dutch Shell company,
the Standard $ competitor, asking for an
option on acreage IN Che Pecos sesa
at $40 an acre.
That letter COVE TOO late said Gin
aIlS = am noe holding she acreage at
S'00"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
BY DICK COLLINS, OIL EDITOR OF
FORT WORTH RECORD

PECOS, March 20--Ira =. Bell, who
drilled in the first producing oily we'll
in Pecoss served as deputy insurance
commissioner Os Illinois, before he lOe
Gated in Pecos 10 years ago. The Bell
well was financed by Springfield I'LL.
Chicago and Mississippi people. The
Dixieland syndicate, operating name of
the company that brought in che Bell
well, controls all of section 80 and
the southwest quarter of section 90,
where che Bel @as drilled.
Bell sold shares in che DiSieiaNo
syndicate FOR $500 which called Cor
one-tenth Of SN acre in section 80 agGl
a shareholders prosrats lR the syndis
Gates well end holdings in section 30,
Eighty-four locations have Seen made
around the Ben welt, The new town
Of tIrabell on the Santa Fee line. has
been established. Chester R. Bunker.
of Fort Worth, will sub divide the
town for Bell and associates.
The new oil field is situated near the
Pecos river, the base of a slope col
lection that reminds oil men of the
Tampico field,
The great oil fled of Mexico is To-
Gated at the slope of great chain of
hills.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
PLUNGE WITH ME
In the Great Pecos Va|Iey---Win Millions
Now In THIS VIRGIN OIL FIELD

most hated individual Texas by these socseng
When my oil wells really proved producers and when my peres
began after refined products the lines
continued fill with crude and crowned every effort
knocking changed the feeling
of and confidence So today when the
Texas ndst those who have good properties but unable
finance them the where ready
raised for legitimate property and progressive Development
My last and remarkable Inside Syndicate money raising
has spread like wild fire When became known that advertisement
the five great Of Texas
bu New York Los Angeles and San Francisco brought money
hundred and fifty people and that by telegraph enabling
$4,000 protect leases held bank within seventy
hours has established basis for respect
of the public but also brings the real that be had
the oil fields of Texas but Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma and
Kentucky.
There has hardly been the Inside
that have received from 500 $1,000
friends begging that deal have my possession
money letters and kilograms pegng half money
pete this Consolidated Syndicate offer makngand this Synd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27

Half interest in large block of checker boarded
greatest oil fields judgment that will be found Texas
This lease what be cassed wild territory These
properties be held development by companies
Half interest the for supply crude oil and the market
ing arrangement This should immensely profitable with
any outlay whatever to
In addition all of these extremely valuable and large properties,
prepared lease outright direct each investor for
$1,000 furnished five for $1,000 This acreage will
given the addition all the other
in which each syndicate member shares pro
You take risk because have protected myself from every angle
due o the knowledge gained from previous experience
Getting right the and hedging gives the cnch there
ever
buy the whole part of each
working
and forfeit of We
simply let the other fellow take whatever portion can't for before
expire
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27

the ground when the famous Bell the top
have big acreage properteso many millions
ut takes money to handle these big opportunities even though get
in on the ground floor
picked choice plums the Fortune-l you
enjoy the fruits with me?
1t is for promoters and officers companies
ceye large bonus valuable leases other fat graft brbes
to the bonus his who furnish the money
This the kind of deals
splendid quick action possibilities that
5on bss Ro o OF a % ii main s o
1000 shot potential possibilities for where few dollars
grow into a real competency.
@ ADne Davis man man plan was laughed BY the
going succeed became the Object of ce and the subject of m
abuse than heaped When succeeded
Thousands dollars these people furnished me succeed WITH was the
You invited to your money in with and
Here some of the big things you share in
Half interest in 2oacre Drilling Contract the Bell
discovery Te lR5 whop doubt urehot Tor many good wells
ton the ancne the Bell we'll The oil from this lease alone
should easily all the invested and also good dividends
Half Refinery fee being
Railway through this property The first unit of this refinery
all complete and ready for operation under contract
making gasoline within 80 days The profits from this refinery the
Of the crude supply where there ready market for all the
Investors This will be the only refinery all
directions and products will command big premium because of
SAVING eey will be- opersted nd the Hbner Davis System max
ing Pyramid brands Onea interest going this syn
dicate
Half interest another drilling also the Bell Antne
Hall interest 80 fee simple carrying the oil and mineral
rights the section adjoining the Citizens well tract which
the standpoint location the known
Half simple carrying the oil rights
we'll district which regarded excellent location tor
big deep wells.
Half 900 also drilling
County regarded immensely valuable for its potential
oil possibilities.
other properties under option the de-
tails about which be made public at this time
the pipe line oil gathering facilities be es-
in the Pecos field.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27

BONUS or S ACRES WITH EACH
500.
This Consolidated Syndicate deal will
give you ) acres of oil. gas and mineral
rights for each hundred dollars you
invest. This lease will be made In your
name, properly assigned so you can
place the same on record and handle 1t
In the future just as you would any
other property, The only expense to
you hereafter will be $1,00 per acre per
year for the life Of the lease. until oil
liz produced, then, Of course, there viii
be no further rental to pay.
I SHARE WITH YOU.
The owner Of large ranch. on which
believe is located a great Oil anti-
cline, has contracted with me whereby
| can select 10000 acres Of his holdings
to use as | see proper. Ii | will co-op~
crate In drilling test well.
can take this 10000 acres, keep Ii.
sell ii, give II away, or do as / please
with It. This is deal ! know | arm
going to carry through regardless of
anything. else. or anybody else, for I
can furnish the money required so this
deal Is cinched and | am going to usa
II for the benefit of my friends, just
as | have been doing.
This deal will make the profit that
enables me to carry out certain prom
Uses OF mine that have been outstand~
ing sometime, and with the clearing Of
the decks on my obligations, | Will be
free TO devote all my time to the par
ticular matters in hand.
The leases and drilling to be finished,
now held by the Inside Syndicate and
the leases, oil and drilling bought under
this Consolidated Syndicate insures all
the oil and all the expansion | shall
require for the Abner Davis Refineries
for a long time. | shall devote myself
to this development and TO this ex-
panson entirely.
The success OF this mammoth Consoli-
dated Syndicate is assured. 1t will go
over and no doubt be largely oyer-sub-
scribed, just as was the Inside Syndi-
cate II your money can not be used
it will be promptly returned. Wire me
the amount to put you down for--send
the money by wire, draft or money
order
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27

will be the biggest accumulation wealth possibilities that has
been assembled money will
ing because embraces all Of the essentials for quick money making
big scale the oil business This million dollar deal per
money the hundred shot holdings that the usually takes
d thousand dollars to ACQUIRE % millions e ad 6 u tat
ten millions those who furnish the and whether they furnish
500 or $1,000 they receive the same pro-rata share.
In the Inside Syndicate deal share Of onethird the Abner
dydua IN this Consolidated Syndicate DEAL OF its gigantic
will go to those who in and form this Syndicate,
the @ f Nao %f Ban Ter % & Saaas Bn S om ss
Wichita Falls Texas to the National Bank OF Commerce Fort WORTH
Worth Texas -
on 9 Are 4 SGy"s soo yGa are becoming Syndicate member and
can be operated syndicate under my pan you prefer
you have represent you or do it yourself
Do you know what means have foracre producing oil ease
Well. here is a conservative estimate
In the territory are known to be good
producers and I'd where the deeper sands give big guers there should
We will suppose so per day That wogd
900 bb oil and your half would be 500 present price,
$3.50 per bbl this would give you income of $l750 per day
deep drilled they produced
proportion your income might easily become $oo per day
In fact there no limit place the from good lease
sized lease for few dollars cash and only dollar
and divide the oil because you have the lease
this you will opportunity get
get because the last shall take my
shoulders handle 1t all want for interests It
plenty for drilling operations plenty oil
Abner Davis rnees and as these enes are now in operation and
require time shall not again undertake further promotion or drill
enabled bring together the most choice
Of big live growing wildcats big drilling deep tests soon
be finished down and offsets TO be drilled
right down actual oil and tank cars to handle the oil game
smallest initial cost with potential profits certainly big enough to satisfy
anybody on earth Id.
promptly showing the received from each member and will
be kept posted from time time developments progress
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
OPEN AIR REVIVAL
SERVICE SATURDAY
Dr.. Z. z. Hendriok to Preach
at Court Square.

an open-air revival service will be
nela ~ Court square Saturday night at
tanaous revival eampaign. Il vas an
naunced Saturday.
None Of the 81 churches engaged in
the concerted evangelistic effort hold
services on Saturday night. 30 thaa the
uptown meeting win not interfere with
any o. the OTHER meetings, but viii pro .
VIDE means II Is thought, Of reach
ing many people who have not been
attending the regular services.
Or. Z. u. Hendrick, evangelist at
Court Avenue. church, will deliver =
short sermon, and the song evangelists
and choir directors of the various
churches viii unite in making the song
service one long Ito BE remembered
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
FORTUNE FROM S ACRES OF OIL.

Suppose you lease all paid for and all that
for do pay 81 per each until is drilled
wells drilled that help lease and
the values begin to jump.
Then suppose you simply steady the boat and let the fellow
who along and drill well $3.50 basis work for
you and pay you the royalty.
simply let the other fellow the OF drilling and take
half the oil Now this thing being done day and will be
done thousand times
am going with all operations and will look
handle these to do
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
NC AeY saoNsY mAKesa

Bunch Of sank cars about to be taken
away from present owners by makers,
can be hadl so as TO give us splendid
profit ard also enable Us 10 market our
products promptly Also contract on
crude oil offered Abner Davis Refiner-
les, SO we can refine and dispose of
products n these cars to great advan
tage, Profit from this source alone
can guarantee through operating con
tract with our refineries. will pa.
handsome interest on every dollar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27

Goodloe and Sallaska, of Wichita Faas;
E. P. Howard Of Fort Worth; Camp
bell, Burris & Sims, of Fort Worth; I.
r. Palmer, of Dallas, and Henry Hutch
ings of Fort Worth, plan extensive OPP
erations in the field.
AsNER DAVIS BUSY.
Abner Davis, of Fort Worth, will
drill forty acres adjoining the Bell we'll
Davis has star rig en- route to the
field. He also closed for twenty acres
on the Santa Fe, where he will erect
refinery.
Davis was the busiest operator in the
field last week, securing approximately
1000 acres He leased all of section 8,
block "a, township 4, T. P, survey, con-
sistng of $40 acres; also 473 acres in
section s, block So, township 4, 7. & P
survey. This total of / ,113 acres is To-
Gated south and west Of the Bell we'll
and takes in territory on both sides OF
the Citizens well. now drilling. Davis
it is said paid an average of 5000 an
acre for this land
Davis also leased 5000 acres sur
rounding the Zone well. which spudded
in last week. This acreage is northeast
of Pecos. The Fort Worth operator
says he paid $50 to $50 for acreage
around the Zone.
The Fort Worth plunger also. bought
subdivision. consisting of sixty one
lots, north of town, located 200 yards
from the Orient hotel, the Waldorf-As-
toria of PecoS. Davis believes that II
the Bell field stands the acid test. the
town of Pecos will spread northWard
He Intends to start one Of his one man
rafneries on this subdivision imme-
dately.
Davis wound ur his Pecos campaign
- leasing the home of banker named
Parker for three months, with an OPP
zion to buy, Abner has great confi-
dence in che field, and expects 70 make
PeCos his operating headquarters. Ne
Informed the writer that he had tn.
vested approximately sSCO coo IN PecVs
realty and oil property during the
week.
ut 7 had mad that iSini cG money
when Ranger and BurkbuYNett fields
were discovered ] would have mad
s1O0, 600 0Oe" said The optimistic Ab-
Aer
Pecos is busting iissle town, sUfl OF
eNterprising business men. merchants,
SdhClteISt SlI-s anu she 80 petShSsS w 'ieN
roof now with oil operators. scouts,
lease brokers aH9 roaming traders ~ho
9ollo@ oil field booms The town mas
tW0 hotels end tao good eating houses,
A floating SPECULATION OF $500 10 noN
ebowing eaca other theve, SatUsaAy
conditions are SbncrMal
She writee had 70 stand in Zine 90
gee something &c cat theee Simes q
day. We were fortunate in having ac-
cess 10 f. P. Towards room in che
Orient Mr. Howard has this room
engaged for the year He Is now in
New York exploiting the Pecos field. |
didn't have to worry about bed,
which | shared with friend. You
have to be accommodating in BOOM
ing oil field
Pecos has one oil exchange. the Rex,
whure a dozen brokers are buster than
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
COURTNEY IN CHARGE
OF SUNDAY PAPER

q tow to making the Memphis
Bee, Sunday newspaper, brighter and
a..4ller and toward re-entering the
aai'v field sonn Ned Courtney for.
r'e~lE cf The News Scimitar CONNER
cial Appeal and other Southern papers
ume charge of the paper with
a. ',rt- " = t~~i' rhe Sunday col
ored supplement will be kept, amuse-
.it. leeeCu4es Wal be add
ed to or enlarged.