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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-02
Ranger, Texas

The Ranger Texas oil field was discovered January 14th, twenty-four months ago. Ran ger was a little village of but 250 people at that time. Now it is thriving city of about twenty thousand (2O,O00) peo- pie.
 This field, from DESDE- MONA ON THE SOUTH TO THE EXTREME NORTH END (twenty miles north of BRECKENRIDGE is about seventy miles long by an aver age of perhaps ten miles wide. Hundreds and hundreds of won derful gushers. An ocean of oil covering about 700 square miles.
 The Merriman churchyard, near Ranger, that consisted of about three acres, is reported to have sold for about $25,000 per acre, the church retaining the usual one-eighth royalty.
 When the first well was drilled it proved to be gusher and the congregation imme- diately voted to devote the pro- ceeds for charitable purposes, to be divided between the Bap- tist Seminary at Fort Worth, Baptist Sanitarium at Dallas, Buckner Orphans Home, Home Missions, Foreign Missions, etc.
 When the first money was distributed, one of the deacons, while personally delivering the money, lost a cashiers check for $20,000, payable to one of the institutions at Dallas, and it was some time before it could be found.
 Since that time two other wells have been drilled and it looks as if they will have hun dreds of thousands of dollars to distribute in the same way.
 It is reported they have been offered $1, ,0OO,0OO for a lease on the church cemetery. It covers about an acre of ground near the church and they have refused to lease it. Did not want to disturb the cemetery as they did not need the money.
 One party wanted to remove from his twenty-foot burial lot the body of his father, who had been buried for twenty years, so that . well could be drilled, but the deacons refused to per nit it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-02

A widow who washed for living let an oil company drill a we'll in her front yard, and within about sixty days time the oil was flowing out stream as big as your leg and within four months she is said to have had S125,000 in the bank with an income of about S250 a day, and living in $10,000 home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-02
Burkburnett,
 Texas

The discovery we'll at Burk- burnett was brought in July 12th, 1918, now about 20 months ago.
 It was found in the edge of the townsite.
 People went wild. Scores re- moved the front porch, the back porch or a room from their homes in order to make room for the derrick in the yard.
 There are about 1,500 wells in the Burkburnett district.
 Mid-Texas has in this district 31 acres, three gushers with initial flow at rate of about 2,500 barrels. And has two others drilling and a contract let for two more.
 Mid-Texas Petroleum Cor poration owns more than 5000 barrels of storage and has three pipe line connections and is able to market it's oil from day to day. The present market price plus premium is S3.75 per bar rel and all indications are that the price will be $500 a barrel before this year expires.
 Mid-Texas Petroleum Cor poration's properties are so ex- tensive and it's development work being pushed so rapidly that the company is having part of it's development work done on special contracts in some localities, while in other locali- ties it takes special contracts from others on percentage basis.
, 1920-02-21

Bolsheviki cannot organize a powerful
army. | believe that trading will bring
to an end the ferocity. rapine and cruel
ties of Bolshevism more surely than
any other method. Europe badly
needs what Russia is able to supply,
but cannot supply with contending ar
mics moving across her borders. The dan
gers are not all in Russia, they are here
at home. | speak with knowledge, with
apprehension and with responsibility and
| warn the House that, in the face of
things which may happen, we must use
every legitimate weapon; We must fight
anarchy with abundance.
Demerara, Feb. 18th. The delegates
from this colony for the forthcoming ses-
sion of the Associated Chamber of Com
merce to be held at Barbados sailed yes
terday by the R. NJ. s. 'Chignecto".
They are: Messrs. j. NJ. Reid, P. Ores
sail, M. Gonsalves, and A. R. Weber.
, 1920-02-21

little guy that rote all the time at
the meeting. made it clear after the pic
ture of Alexander Hamilton was unVail-
ed that the next speaker, being an Alex
ander and the next a Hamilton, that it
was not the picture that spoke? z. Is
it true that Klint is arresting persons
for letting their dogs fight? 2, and that he
is very interested roncernin automobile
numbers ? 8. Is the V. |. P. l.. really
going to buy seaside lots to build hotels
to envite tourists 2. 8. What are. the
NJ mes of the children buried around the
BANG Stand where those little signs are.
| will ajoin for lunch now, and axe you
some more questions another day. Some
body wants the Danish Anthem. Now;
| serpose they want a chance to take off
their hats; better late than never any
how.
Yours truly
TNTJATNTTn TTNT A 1NH
, 1920-02-21
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION

ST. CROlX STATION.
london, Feb. 1Oth.-After an adjourn
ment following the formal opening of
Parliament, both Houses re-assembled
for the debate on the Kings soeecn.
Before the debate began Mr.. Lloyd
George announced that he would, at an
early date, ask leave to introduce q Bill
"to amend the provisions for the Gov
eminent of Ireland. The Premier's
announcement Of the probable early ap-
paarance of Home Rule measure was
greeted with cheers. Replying to gener-
al criticisms of the Government -,.ade by
Mr.. Adamson, the Labonr leader, Sir
Donald MacLean and others who de-
manded especially a revision of the Yer
sailles Peace Treaty, Mr.. Llogd George
declared that it would be impossible IN a
single speec to deal with the question
, 1920-02-21
Football.

Afootball match will be played on Mon
day the 23rd. rstant 4 p. m. on the Hol-
ger DaLske Ground. between the Merry
juvenile F.. B. c.. and the Horse Whip
F. B. C. botn Of this town.
Persons interested in The game are
welcome to the Ground, and If it is a
favourable day we hope to have a good
time with this healthy game Of Football.
Communicated.
, 1920-02-21
Yours truly
JOHNNIE IGNATZ.
C~.soIx04
~4 8NnSSe

A cricket match will be played on the
Holger Danske Ground on Monday 23rd.
inst, between the Horse Whip C. c. and
the Wanderers .. c, both OF this town,
where the two Clubs will line mp against
each other.
Persons interested in the game are
at 10 a. m. precisely. Com.
, 1920-02-21
PLAN TO MAKE WHOLE WORLD
DRY.
w. c. T. u. Delegates Start for N. Y
Conference.

Twenty members of the Massachusetts
branch Of the Natinna! W0men's Chris
tan Temperance Union left the South STA
ton yesterday for New York, where thew
will attend rhe North Atlantic regional
conference OF the national association
The party was headed by Ella A. Gleason.
president Of the state branch. All officers
Ct the state branch are among the dele
gates.
We are going to New York to c0nsid-
er and make plans for carrying the tenn
perance effort into every nation on the
globo," said President Gleason. we
are going to put oct more missionaries
and Carry on the work with greater dill,
gence than ever before. AS a BEGINNING
in the new campaign we are ILLUSTRATING
our working ability by having three meet
ings a day while in New York"
The conference, which takes in Is states
in the North Atlantic region, will be at
tended by delegates from each state. Ac-
cording to President Gleason, the Mass9-
chusets party is by far the largest.
Meetings and luncheons OF the confer
ence, which will extend over jar. rs
and %, will be held at the Hotel Nc
Alpin Other meetings will he held in
churches and Y. M. C. A. building
throughout New York city.
The Massachusetts delegation Will take
a leading part in the program. Accord
ing to President Gleason, it is expected
the conference will have worldwide SIG.
nificance.
State officers in the party are Vice Pres
ident-at- Large Alice A. Ropes, Secretary
Ada B.. Fisher, Recording CORRESPONDENCE
Secretary Ada B. Fisher, Recording Sec,
raUary Helen H. Fisher. and assistant
Recording Secretary Myrtle A. .Spooner.
The Boston Herald Jan. 28th.
, 1920-02-21

aICof me excitement OF a great wal no
body could expect anything but a period
of reaction and discontentment and even
a certain measure of dissatisfaction. AL
luding to Ireland, the Premier asked
whether Mr.. hdamson meant by self
determination" that if the maj ority of
the Irish people demanded a republic he
would give it. Unless Mr.. AdAmson
meant that, the Premier said, the talk
of Self-determination was dishonest.
There were murders and assassinations
Of the most coWardly kind in ireland,
the Premier told his queStioner, and he
aske1 the member whether he thought
the Government should withdraw all the
troops and leave assassins in charge of
Ireland, declaring that the duty of the
Government was the maintenance of law
and order in Ireland. The Premier her
turnedt to the high cost of living, which,
he said was attributable to the deprecia-
ton of money, and not to urotiteering
and he declared that the only remedy
was the increase of production. Re
ferring to an enquiry from Sir Donald
Mclean, the Premier said he was glad to
be able to say that the coming budget
would balance and more than balance.
Dealing at length with the situation in
Russia, Mr.. Lloyd George said that he
agreed with the view that Europe could
not be restored without putting Russia
with all her strength and resources into
circulation. BolsheVism was possibly eff
cient, butt it was not democracy. and Russia
must be restored under an anti BolsheviM
regime. Bolshevism cannot be crushed
by force OF arms, and | held that opinion
a year ago, but my advice rendered on
that assumption to the warning fac ions,
was declined. 1t was necessary to give
the Anti Rolshevists a chance to recover
Russia, but they failed. The failure was
not due to lack of equipment, out the
more fundamental causes. The Premier
contended that the suggested Ring If
Fire" to crush the Bolsheviki was i'm
possible, because it was doubtful Whetn-
er Finland 5ould consent, and the Baltic
States. he pointed out, were making
peace with Russia, while Rumania was
2lready engaged in watching the Hun
garian front, and the japanese were
disincIined towards the idea. Moreover,
he, added, neither France. the United
States. Italy, nor Great Britain were
willing to provide the funds until, added
the Premier, rhey are assured that the
BoIsheviki have dropped the methods of
barbarism in favour of civilized Govern
ment. No civilized Government it, the
world is prepared 10 make peace with
them. Further. there is no established
Government possessing the right to
speak for the whole of European Russia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19

Calinfornia was believed by the
early Spanish explorers to be an Is
land Of Amazons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Manufactured Rubies

Reconstructed rubies are real
rubies made by taking mall real
rubies or particles of ruby dust and
melting them togeather, SO that they
crystalize into one larger gem.
Synthetic rubies are manufactured
by fusing and crystallizing togeather
the still more minute particles of OK
ide of aluminium, the matter of which
the ruby itself consists.
1t is not question of colors. To
reconstruct a pale ruby one begins
with little pale rubies and fuses them
togeather. To reconstruct a ful-col-
ored ruby one naturally begins with
the dust or fragments of full-colored
rubies. But wheather pale or full-cof'
ored the reconstructed ruby is I'M
questionably real ruby, fused to-
geather, it is true, in the laboratory
of the chemist, and not in the under
ground laboratory of nature. It is
equally hard, equally capable of TAX
ing a polish, and identical in crystal
line form.
The expert can distinguish it by
slight differences in the interior
flaws and miscroscope bubbles, for
the manufactured ruby has usually
fewer flaws than the natural ruby
and the microscopic bubbles in it
have a different shape from those OF
,, the natural ruby. The undoubted
fact that the dealers charge much
higher prices for the natural gem
than for manufactured one of equal
weight, color and clearness does not
touch the question of the genuineness
of the manufactured article.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Would Close Americas
Doors to Immigrants

Washington-The closing of Amer
ica's doors to immigrants for period
of several years will be urged upon
Congress when it convenes December
9Th, according to members of the
House immigration committee. Rep
resentative Johnson of Washington,
chairman of the committee, will ar
rive at the capital soon, according to
word received at his office today. He
plans to start committee machinery
to get early consideration of an i'm
migration restriction measure.
A bill restricting immigration al
ready is before Congress. 1t was in
troduced at the last session as well
as the session before, but the House
was unable to give it attention be-
cause of the press of other business.
Johnson wants it taken up at this ses-
sion soon after it convenes. Several
arguments for the passage of an i'm
migration restriction bill will be ad-
vanced by its sponsors. one Will De
that immigration already has reached
pre-war figures and is rapidly going
beyond them. Another will be that a
flood of Austrian and German 1mmi-
grants is expected to rush for Amer
lean shores as soon as peace with
those two countries is established.
The proposed restriction measure
will have the support of the American
Federation of Labor, whose officials
today declared that the flooding OF
this country with cheap European
labor will result in lower living stand
ards for the great mass of workers.
Organized labor also claims block
of fifty votes in the House which can
be counted in support of the measure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19

much construction work for several
months.
Myers has about four miles of his
grade yet to bring it up to an old
railroad grade that was built during
the boom days and has been aabn-
done 10 or IL years. 1t is what was
known as the old Nickel Plate Road,
which started to build northeast from
Garden City to Jetmore and thence up
through the great Kansas wheat fields
into the cornq country of Nebraska
and into the wheat sections of the Da-
kotas. 1t was also planned to build
a lien straight through Western Okla
homa and Texas to Brownsville, Tex,
where there would be an outlet to
tide water for the wheat.
Myers has not followed the old
survey Of this road. He has built his
line almost on straight line. He
did not dodge the hills and built fills
across the ravines. By continuing in
a straight line for practically four
miles he will cross the old railroad
grade.
The Santa Fe Railroad, which
owns a line at Jetmore and has it's
main line at Garden City, 40 miles
southwest of Jetmore, has disclaimed
any ownership or interest in the
property Meyers is constructing for
himself. The line might be a useful
link in that company's system.
Meyers has always said that no
railroad has any interest in his rail-
road He has always also declared
that it was no ones business why he
wanted to build the road but his own
and he proposed to keep right at
work. Incidentally he has frequently
made it plain that he wished folks
wouldn't bother him by asking too
pertinent questions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Social Life in
Washington

Washington.-Wi the little sea-
son" not yet started, and few officials
and less of smart society returned
to their winter homes, Washington
has little to interest society except
the many fair brides and the making
and unmaking of the plans of the
sprightly debutante. For as fast as
their plans are made, they are SEEM
ingly unmade, and as fast as one bud
is withdrawn to be held back until
next season, which promises a more
distinguished circle of debutantes.
All of this is due, not only to this
being an election year but to the fact
that it is the last winter of an admin
istration.
A change of administration brings
about changes all along the line from
the White House to the residential
circles and the only certain thing at
this time, is that everything is I'M
certain, no matter which way the
election goes. Official entertaining
therefore will be at low ebb for
each hostess feels that it is not at
all obligatory upon her to do any
but necessary entertaining, owing to
the short time which she may be in
Office" especially when there will be
no entertaining in the White House.
There is no one, probably who will
rise to the occasion and do more en-
tertaining because of the lack OF
White House affairs. By the major
ity. it is grabbed at, as an excuse for
emitting something which has been
imposed upon them, rather than as
sumed by them. This Democratic ad-
ministration will go down in history
as a gracious one socially, even aside
from the misfortune Of the war
years.
No sooner was charming bud in
ambassadorial Baron Romano Avez-
zana (known properly as Baron Ro-
Mano), than the baron is transferred
to another post, not named. One re-
ceives with regret the latter an
nouncement while rejoicing over the
first one. The Romano's have made
host of friends for themselves here,
where they were not strangers when
been a secretary of the embassy 20
years ago or more, and during that
time met Miss Jacquelin Taylor of st.
Louis, whom he married when trans
ferred to another post. He has crept
steadily up in the diplomatic service
of his country and returned here as
ambassador year ago. Naturally
the debut of their pretty young daugh-
ter was looked upon with great in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19

terest and enthusiasm by their old
friends here as well as the new ones
of their distinguished circle many of
the other buds are returning to their
school books for another and more
promising year for buds. This year
is really an off year for buds, with
no ambassadorial nor official bud of
the higher circle, so there is little
debu tantes.
The hunting season is on in Vir-
ginia and every available house in
the house in the section of Loudoun,
Fauquier and Fairfax counties has
been taken for the autumn, and every
country home is filled with guests.
The weather is ideal and never was
the Country Club more fourishing or
more delightful.
The martial affairs of the Chinese
Minister DR.. Wellington Koo, who is
about to leave for his new post of
duty as Minister of Great Britain, are
interesting society in several cities.
It has been repeatedly reported that
he was recently married to Countess
Nottingham, widow of a German of.
flcer, who is well known to the fam
ily and who has been at the same
hotel in Atlantic City with the minis.
ter's children throughout the summer
She sailed last week for England with
eth children, to await his coming
later in the month. Yet the minister's
secretary and all about the legation
.. staff deny knowledge of the MARI
age. The minister has been in Chi
cago this week and will return here
in a few days and sail October 23d
for England. The naval attache OF
the legation is enroute home for
vacation and is experimenting the
TRANSFORMATION of the body of the min
listers wife, picturesque little Nine
Koo. who was one of the first victims
of the flu in 1918 when it first ap'
| peared in Washington. She left lit
tie family of three children. Natur
ally when one is almost in the act
of burying the body of ones spouse
one would hesitate to announce ones
marriage to someone else. The
Countess Westingham is a Chinese
lady who has been in New York and
Atlantic Cityfor year or more
with her mother. Her mother sailed
also for Englandwith her this week
October 18th is the banner day fol
brides, number of girls in the same
set in Washington having chosen to
wed on that same day. Chief amoune
these brides is Miss Ursula Harrison
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fairfax
Harrison Of Virginia and Washington
who was married today to Charles
Julian Baird of The Plains, Va, a
native of Akron, o. The ceremony
| was performed in the beautiful coun
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Combines Role of
Teacher and Pupil

Corvallis, Ore-Teacher in the
morning and pupil in the afternoon
that is the double role which is being
played here by Miss Gladys Kies, Of
Vancouver, Wash, senior in the home
economies department at the Oregon
Agricultural college.
Miss Kies is an instructor in kinder
garter work during the forenoon and
goes to her sociology, bacteriology
and other "ology" classes at the col
lege after lunch. Being an expert
cook, Miss Kies assumes third role
whenever the cook at her sorority
house is ill, or on a strike.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Duchess of
Marlborough Gets
Divorce

London-The Duchess of Marlbor-
ough, formerly Miss Consuelo Wander
bilt, today was granted a divorce de-
cree nisi from the Duke.
Neither of the principals were pres
ent in court. Counsel informed the
court that the duke would refuse to
return to the duchess in compliance
with the decree of restitution of con-
rjugal rights obtained by her March %.
Attorneys for the duchess then Of
fered to show that since the duke was
ordered to resume his life with her,
secret agents had followed him to
Paris, where he is alleged to have
spent a night in the Hotel Claridge
with woman, they registering as
Monsieur and Madame Spencer. To
this the dukes representative entered
formal denial.
The court, however, granted the
decree of divorce and ordered the
duke to pay the costs Of the suit,
which was instituted in May.
The duchess, who was the daughter
of the late William X. Vanderbilt, was
married to the duke in New York in
1895. They have two children, the
Marquis of Blanford and Lord Ivor
Churchill. The former, who is heir
to his fathers title, married the Hon.
Mary Cadogan on February II.
The first rift in the marital life Of
the duke and duchess came in 1907
when they separated and lived apart
for two years. Ae reconciliation was
effected through the influence of the
late King Edward. They separated
again last spring, however, the duke
announcing it was impossible for
them to live together.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19

try place, Belvoir, which the Har-
risons have made famous for hos
pitality since they took possession of
it. 1t is pretty romance which
hangs around this marriage. The
bridegroom, It is said, went to Vir-
ginia to hunt several years ago.
There he met the fair Miss Harrison
and fell in love at first sight. He
proceeded to find a place nearby,
purchased it and set himself to win
her which he only succeeded indoing,
late this summer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
A Novelty

"I'm certainly worried" the great
politician confided to his friend. eff
l tell the people that my business con-
nections with the city administration
brought me in twice as much as they
did, they'll think I'm CRATER; and
if 1 say I got only half what I did
they'll think I'm dub for not grab
bling off what l might have. I don't
know what to do about it."
"Why not tell the TRUTH"
"Say!" the great politician ex-
claimed in delight. "That's the great
idea. Wonder why none of us thought
of it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Undecided

II almost hate to buy new Dress"
Mrs. Dubbs observed. Il am so torn
by conflicting desires"
"Quite proper feeling, I'm sure!"
Dubbs hastily agreed with hopeful
enthusiasm. "Just what"
"Well, when other women admire
a new frock of mine I can hardly de-
eide whether to tell them the price
was half what it really was, and make
them envy me for my wonderful bar
gain, or double the price and make
them envy me my ability to spend so
much money"