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The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04
UP AND DOWN THE
ARKANSAS VALLEY.
Items of Interest From Leading Ex-
changes in the Arkansas Valley.

Lamar Wins From LaJunta, 20.
The Lamar Savages Defeated the
La Junta eleven in the contest held
this afternoon at the High School
grounds, 2 to Saturday Q. Lamar
Daily News.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04
"A GOOD PEov1DERa

When II comes to being "a good
prOvider." no man could pride him
self on furnishing trash for his fam
lily. The family is entitled to good,
wholesome food that helps growth.
1t is the same with reading.
Good reading pleases and creates
its own hunger for more good read
ing. The Youths Companion is
the best of reading for all-every
member-eyery age
And it comes every week-crOwd-
ed with the best. Let us prove
1t with a sample
The Youths Companion has long
since ceased to provide for Youth"
alone 1t has become the favorite
all-the-family weekly of America.
Its mare is misnomer, but it re-
tanned for the sentiment it has gen
Grated in American homes through
its service to every age.
Still $3.50 for a year of 50 issues,
but this price not guaranteed be-
yOnd January i next.
New subscribers for 1921 will re-
ceive:
l. The Youths Companion SO is.
sues in 1921.
Il. All remaining 1920 issues
3. The Companion Home Calendar
for 1921.
All the above for $3.50.
4. McCalfs Magazine for 1921, $l.5O
the monthly fashion authority.
Both publications for only $3.50.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION
Commonwealth Ave. & st. Paul st.
Boston, Mass.
New Subscriptions received at this
office
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04

Considering the way lot of auto.
mobile drivers behave, those horses
who some years ago used to jump
into the bitches at the sight of a
machine. showed very good judge
ment.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04

The chap who insists on thinking
that he is nobody, that the cards
are all stacked against him, that he
has no chance. usually falls down,
because his mental conditions has
worked on the falling lines.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04

ed TO rne Santa Fes list OF equip
ment cost approximately $4,000.
600. This is three times as much as
the company would have paid for
the same equipment the year before
United States entered the World
war.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04

west bound train. The injured man
was taken to the Lamar General
Hospital and was able to leave
there on Wednesday morning. =
Lamar Sparks.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04

Elections don't always seem to ac-
complish much, but anyway they
stop a lot of peoplefrom talking.
1t takes a search warrant the
day after election to find anyone
who voted for the losing candidate.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04
New Equipment on the Santa Fe

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway system is receiving 80
new refrigerator ears a day, and
delivery by the manufacturers at
that rate will be kept up until the
middle of January, 1921, when $500
ears will have been received.
The new equipment will relieve
the car shortage to a considerab BILE
degree, as the bulkheads and ice
bunkers are collapsible, making it
possible to increase the loading
space from 20 to 25 percent when the
cars are used for products which do
not require refrigeration.
Another new improvement in the
construction of the new refrigerator
ear is permanent floor rack six
inches high to keep the contents
off the floor, and to give better pro-
lection in winter and better circula.
tiOn in summer.
These $500 refrigerator ears with
500 new coal cars and 50 new loco
motives which have just been add
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04
Soldier Dies on Train

Captain Edward j. McGovern,
who was on his way from San Diego
California, to his home in Pueblo,
was taken suddenly iii on train No.
1, about 2 O'Clock last Sunday morn
ing and died as the train was 60
ing over Ration Pass. He had been
a patient for nearly a year in hos
pital in San Diego, suffering with
heart trouble, and it was believed
that the high altitude of the pass
caused the relapse which resulted
in his death. He was accompanied
on the train by his mother and
brother and they sent telegram
on to La Junta. The ambulance of
the King undertaking parlors met
the train at La Junta and they
took charge of the remains, ship
ping them to Pueblo.
Captain McGOvern was well
known by some La Junta citizens,
especially some of the soldiers, as
he had enlisted in the regiment
formed in Pueblo at the beginning
of the war, by Major A. Martin. He
saw overseas service and served II
months in the Fortieth division,
receiving the rank of captain In
July, 1919, he received his discharge
from the army. Four months later
he was taken i'll and declined
steadily until his death.-La Junta
Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-04

Success will come to you, if you
hold the thought and keep busy.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29
MONEY GOES UP

The advance in the rate of interest
on the United States Treasury GER
tificates of indebtedness to five and
one-quarter per cent reaches the high
water mark in interest paid by the
Government. A few weeks ago four
and three-quarter per cent tax GER
tificates were offered by the Treasury
but the public would not buy.
While Government obligations have
been selling at low interest rates,
commercial rates have been on a
basis of between six and eight per
cent in large number of cases.
There has been no end of keen
disappointment among holders of
Liberty Bonds due to the fact that
there has been steady decline
Of the market value Of these
Government pledges. Now of the
500 bonds are selling considerably
below $50, the initiated public that
had had no previous experience in the
raise and fall of prices and secur-
tiles, cannot figure it out satisfactor-
lily that the bonds which they were
told would always be good for every
cent they cost, are now down to so
low figure- Evidently Liberty
Bonds are under going a natural
readjustment to the mounting inter
est rates noted Throughout the in
dustrial market.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29
F ACTS
From Editorial in the
Gazette Times, January 20, 1920
CHANCES OF STRIKING OIL

CHANCES OF STRIKING OIL
The big producers are being found
by drillers in the Southwestern fields
of the United States but there is
more certainty of striking oiP' in
Pennsylvania, where the product COM
mands the highest price and the
wells last long. The country over,
the driller's chances are approxima-
tely four to one in favor of getting
oil; in Pennsylvania he has approx
mately nine chances of success to one
of failure. This we learn from the
Oil City Derriick's report of drilling
operations during 1919.
In the United. States as a whole
28,462 wells were completed, of
which 1851 were dry or non product
i've; in Pennsylvania the compilations
totaled 5,178, of which only 573 brot
total disappointment to the owners.
The chief reason for the discrepancy
is apparent In the newer fields
there is genuine validating; the oil
bearing acres of Pennsylvania are
we'll defined But the risk one runs
in drilling an oil well is not wholly
exposed by the figures quoted. 1t IS
not precise to say that there is . to
chance Of success jim Pennsylvania,
for if one fails his loss is virtually
total as to that well. eAnd SO it is
wherever che drills But if one gets
oil he may at present prices, have
the equivalent of fortune in COM
paratively small producer. 1t is an
alluring hazard. That is what the un
precedented prices offered for crude
are intended to make. Apparently
they are proving effective, but the
new production is not sufficient to bal
ance the demand, which is growing
at prodi ,ious rate. Therefore still
higher prices may be expected. The
prospective reward must balance the
risk that is taken in any form of
gambling, and drilling for oil, wher-
ever it is undertaken is a gamble.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29
FACTS
SYMES FARM OIL & GAS LEASE
ENTERPRISE is A CO-PARTNER-.
SHIP

Not corporation. This means that
every investor is an equal partner;
not like stockholder in corporations
who gets small dividends; but you
share and share alike with all other
shareholders in this enterprise; as
surfing big returns on your initial
outlay, 1900 shares totaiing $751;
900 is being raised-just enough to
drill wells. Act quick and get in
on our so per cent payment plan.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29
FOR CONSTABLE

l hereby announce myself can
didate on the Republican ticket for
the nomination of constable of Bar
ker district. submit my record of
eight years for your consideration
and solicit your vote ard influence
Primary May 25, 1920.
]. r. RAMSEY.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29
TWICE THE PRICE OF TEXAS
CRUDE
THIS is NOT A WILDCAT
PROPOSITION

There are Oil Wells all around oar
tract of IL IL acres
Wells around our acreage have been
producing 80 years. Think of the re-
turns. $4,000 BARRELS
Was the production daily of the last
Sewickley boom and no one went to
the Spcechley Sand.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29
Big REPUBLICAN COUNTIES
IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
FAVOR JUDGE {. +. MORGAN
Effective and Silencing Answer Given to Sec
tional Issue Raised By Opposition Glbbet
Ready for Party Wreckers

Charleston w ya-Con6dent his the Repub-
Virginia the Republican nomination for Cow
Judge F Morgan has returned head
quarters spending weeks in northern and counties
going from Wheeling the tip Of the panhandle nJefer-
county
1T trip have made this territory said Judge
Morgan sincerely grahed with the that has
been made my appeal for support Leaders OF the Republican
party young whom have given many val
Republican party supporting for the Gov
enohip with such unanm that the opposition has collapsed
number Of where efforts made rival
cations
This sentiment does stop with the leaders It reaches
the farm. the mine the mill and on the rail
road They have been impressed with the substantial endorsements
given candidacy by the Republican leaders the State and what
pleasing the general that
ddac has been responsible for wpng out factona lines in many
of the counties
This year Republicans together and the
who anything in effort disturb the harmony Nat
exists will himself political gbbe when the
have opportunity express themselves.
"he Of claims Of misrepresentation and
they the pao Boshev and his impractical theories
They demanding restoration of real practical Republican rule
of the character that happiness peo
od-fashoned honesty they will
their desire into reality through the fundamentally the
primary ballot
With developed strength northern and
that nures phenomenal vote Judge Morgan returned to Charles
70 find that the southern counties those big Republican counties
counties in pling up maories for him
The defeat Of the Cooper forces Mercer BY the party
Pack the biggest victory by the Morgan for several
weeks nasmuch nsre unusual majority for Judge Morgan
Mercer county and places Mercer alongside ayette
Raleigh Mcdowell Mngo contributing the
Judge Morgan.
These big southern counties with their organizations turned to-
the Morgan candidacy have given effective and encng
sectional raised against Judge Morgan by his
opponents claimed residence Kanawa
he should have the OF the Republicans Southern West Vr
gina
Hugh editor Of the Buefed Telegraph the sole Re
newspaper Of the State with ref
the Mercer situation THE meeting OF the Repub
an committee which appointed primary election officers
held during week and disclosed that Morgan adher
greatly that body but they did
tempt advantage the appointing partsan
predict the appointees will ia
the candidacy of the genial judge"
Colored Voters For Morgan
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29

Heres now some oil fortunes were
made and this when oil was not at a
premium like today $610 barrel or
commanding anywhere near the price
now paid for oil Of all kinds.
500 IN NEW YORK OIL co S 5000
$500 IN MONTE CRISTO OIL
co 1000
500 IN IMPERIAL OIL CO $500
500 IN KEEN OIL co $500. $500
500 IN SAN JOAQUIN co. $500
800 IN s. F. Nick. co -. $3.50
500 IN CARIBOU OIL co 6,400
$500 IN KERN RIVER co :. 8,400
500 IN PINOL OIL co -. 10000
500 IN LUCILLE OIL co :. 10000
500 IN HOME OIL co 49,. 10000
500 IN FARMERS PETRo-
LEUM co. ........... 10000
$500 IN PARAFFINE OIL co 1000
500 IN HOFFMAN OIL co 5000
$175 IN COLINE OIL co !. $4,000
$500 IN CENTRAL OIL co :. $4,000
500 IN FULLERTON OIL co 6,130
500 IN PEERLESS OIL co 1920
500 IN WINCHESTER OIL co
$4,000
500 IN HOME RUN OIL co
..,............... 10000 /.
$3.50 IN CLEVELAND OIL SOLD
FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1880
IN REALDTON OIL CO-$5o0
MADE .....a............. $4,000
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29
Colored Voters For Morgan.

The Mcdowell Times by T Whittico member Of the
and r. Edward HILL the largest coored newspaper
the Satca predicts Judge Morgan will sweep Mcdowell county
where the coored Of large proportions and editorial
party defeated this fall and the
Republican Governor West Virginia
the
and the Republican factions that have
Lilly Robinson campaign 1916 unite Judge
Morgan The leaders Of the former factions
gone record approving his Republcansm He the
the of the party stake He is the harmony
candidate and his nomination is settled 1t is already cinched
Another Issue Collapsed
When the sectional issue raised ii behalf Of Colonel Gosscup
collapsed carried with kindred issue the removal division
the present State University Morganown One Of Mr. Gross
public visited presenting this issue
with favor from the Grosscup side, the
the novelties Of tine campaign made against
Morgan the publication Of printed map attacking the location
Of the State University OF which Judge Morgan graduae but
the Inigenccr taking campaign
friends candidate DO let sectionasn
University when the people OF
beginning to be justly proud Of its achievements
Br S Stathers President of Morgan Governor
organized Weston Judge Linn Brannon president
Robert Chichester L. Topping clerk Of the
delegates spent three Lewis county reported
t. solid for Judge Morgan
Senator Davis Ekns, many of whose friends supporting
Morgan Governor, West Virginia
and interview Morganown
would personally interfere the gubernatoria
Sutherland who this Republican cam
ship Senator Ekins in his interview said
and free choice OF the candidates the Re-
ticket be the thing desirable in
ened rfere the shall have
convictions position to which the people
elevated behalf the candi
merely Of the voters when making this
nomination
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29
OUR PROSPECTS OF
GETTING OIL ARE so GOOD
WE OFFER

so per cent WITH ORDER AND
so per cent BAL. WHEN ONE
OF OUR FIRST 5 WELLS
PRODUCES
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-29

~ LOOK at this NOT TAKING A CHANCE scheme.
We know prospects getting big quantities
THAT WE OFFER TO-DAY
OF Order with subscription
so per cent when of wells producing.
CAPITALIZATION
For quick action your subscription in to-day
timbers on the ground
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-14
Release For Most
Of Espionage Act
ViOLGtOrs Forecast

WASHINGTON, Sept 14.-Labor
leaders, asking general amnesty for
political prisoners, We're told today BY
Attorney General Palmer that the gov
ernment would continue its policy Of
considering the cases Individually"
Replying to the appeals OF President
Gompers of the American Federation Of
Labor, and former Representative Lon
don Of New York, Socialist, Mr.. Palmer
recited the cases acted upon since the
cessation OF hostilities and predicted
that "at the end of three months. less
than 100 Of the persons convicted pure
ly of violation of the espionage act
will be left in jail"
Mr.. Palmer told the delegation, which
presented the resolution adopted by the
American Federation of Labor conven-
tion at Montreal in June, that he would
inform the president what they had
said, but further than that he could
do nothing. The delegation was told
that thus far 1870 cases both large
and small, and of varied Importance,
have been acted on by the department,
and have received favorable considera-
ton since the armistice."
Some of these, he said resulted in
paroles, some in pardons and some in
Communication of sentences. He added
emphatically that he could see no other
course to be taken in the face OF prob
lens with which the government had to
deal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-14
TRAIN HITS AUTO;
| KILLED, | WILL
DIE, ; INJURED

NEWPORT, Ark, Sept. Is. (Spl)-
Late Sunday Missouri Pacific passen-
ger train No. 3 struck the automobile
of C. L. Bonner, a prosperous farm
er living near Newport. killing his IL
year old son and injuring every mem
Der Of his family, including himself,
wife, two daughters and niece. Miss
Opal Alton Bradford, who with Miss
Pearl Bonner, aged is years, Is not
thought will live. The family in their
five passenger car was returning from
Tuckerman, this county, where they had
attended the funeral of a young man
whose body had just been returned from
France.
In front Of the Bonner family were
several cars, and from the dust and
obscure and heavy clouds,Cit was not
noticed that the passenger train was
coming down upon them, running 40
minutes late. Mr.. Bonner, who was
driving his car saw his danger. and at
tempted to speed up, but in his anxiety
was not able to do so. and the car
lacked about 25 inches in clearing the
track the train striking 1t, hurting 1t
into the air several feet, throwing ev-
ery member into the air. The little 12-
year-old son, Cloyce, was thrown to
the ground with such force he was
killed instantly The eldest daughter
Miss Pearl Bonner. was hurled into a
barbed wire fence, her jaw broken,
skull crushed, and will not recover. All
other members of the party were Sc
verely injured, but 1t is thought they
will recover. The train stopped and
with the aid OF the crew, the family
was placed on the train and brought
to Newport, where they are in hos
pital and receiving attention. The fu-
neral Of the little son was held Mon
day afternoon
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-14
Legislative Ticket
ReSentS Efforts OF
.1 Trouble BrelUers

A strong intimation has been given
OF purpose to select a second iegis-
iative ticket to make fight against
the Democratic nominees in the No
vember election IL the candidates Sc
lected by the Citizens league last spring
do not come through with satisfactory
pledges.
At a meeting of the Citizens league
leaders Monday committee was an
pointed to confer with the Legislative
nominees and discuss legislative pro-
grams, policy and other matters with
the view to assuring their election -
Just WHY there should be any appre-
hention over the election Of the Demo
cratic ticket is a hidden secret since
there Is no announced opposition To tine
ticket which has the Democratic nom
tnation and was selected by a commit
tee representing the Citizens league
and formally received the unanimous
Endorsement Of the league itself
Some Of the nominees have been put
on guard by interrogations from sources
that they believe have no other pur-
pose than to stir up trouble.
One member was approached and a
conversation something like the follow
ing ensued:
Which side are you going to take
when a break comes between the city
and other factions?"
There isn't going to be any break"
was the answer
But know there is and want to
know what you are going to do" was
the retort.
Then II you know there is going
thing about. maybe you know which
side I will take"
So far as the legislative nominees
are concerned they are in entire gnor-
ance Of any friction In any source.
They do not believe there Is any. aud
aWaI aNE EGsNr
meddlesome attempt 10 cause trouble
and induce an Independent ticket to
make the race against tho nominees
Nominees questioned Tuesday were
somewhat disconnected upon learning
that committee had been appointed
by the Citizens league to confer with
them with the view to 'Insuring their
election" They know of no difficulty
in the way and feel no apprehension
over the outcome. There Is no other
ticket in the field and they have not
only the Endorsement of the Citzens'
league but the Democratic nomination.
and are at loss to understand just
what is necessary to Ensure their cleo
ton" when they have no opposition.
However II there is to be an effort
to commit the delegation 10 a given
course Of conduct and n policy favor
able to one faction or element the nom
inees will resist IT,
They have not been elected They
haFn n"i hrrn inaia familiar wiih III.
irF'-ih'i.n ifsifri ~ .iGs saa ruYass
nfflr'HiH aud a'r standing ..'' li'a.. ,.....
any elements iu city pnli,i,s gu.r.B one
side or the other shuIii uu lsT'ak- u
h-cuI" r"i"- i.ni,;i".,i sjVrrtar- They
do not sliev" that anybody Is trying
iatatIon thai MnAll hs. nh.eGL Iaaa ~. L.s
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-14
RHnlOr r. T. GOLdSby,
Noted Negro Fence,
Has Been Killed

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. H. (Spl.) "A
Persistent report has been current here
for several days that r. T. Goldsby, the
noted Vicksburg criminal who escaped
from Parchman convict farm nearly
three weeks ago. had nearly $4,000 on
his person when he departed, and that
a few hours later he was lost" in one
of the swamps near the farm.
The prison board Of trustees con-
vened here in regular session. Members
Of the body admit that they heard the
rumor several times. but have been
unable to trace II OF collect authentic
evidence.
Hector York. the prison guard, who
confessed that he aided the escape Of
Goldsby, receiving $500 therefor. is now
being held in jail at Indianola awaiting
trial at the next court term.
When first placed under arrest a
charge OF aiding a prisoner to escape,
which carries with II comparatively
light punishment, was preferred by the
Parchman authorities. However,
Messrs. Thames and Stone, members Of
the prison board, have preferred the ad-
ditional charge Of accepting a bribe,
and, on his own confession that che ac-
tually got $3.50, a penitentiary term for
the former guard Is likely
Many persons who have closely fol-
lowed the Goldshv scandal firmly be-
lieve that Ee NlS bumped Off while
trying to cs,,at" cause he had talked
escape " $ framed with this end in
view