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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
Hound to Find oil.

az I've have got the gas. We are
hound 20 find OIL" has been rerea;-
Cd 80 often that every one believes
n. No one will he surprised n this
country produced the greatest al
gusher In America as u has prodnc-
"a the creates; gasser. n l. rot alone
the uniniiiated person who has faith
IN tn ultimate discovery n large
oil field. Some ~ the greatest com.
ranles In oil production In America
ere betting" that there Is oil some
where around here The Prairie OIL
and Gas Company has contracts for
drilling nine wells In Hartley CouAtv
The Magnolia Petroleum COMPANY Is
becoming Interested IN leases The
Empire comnany has the country
spotted with leases covering several
counties. The Texas Pacific Company
not only has leases amounting 10
thousands ~ acres. hut Is making
locations In addition 10 these com
psnies and many so-called independ.
ent companies. seventeen STANDARD
OH organizations are leasing and To-
eating.
There now ara thiTty-flve wells
drilling In the Panhandle and sixty.
five positive locations preDarations
for drilling are being made. while
oil well supply houses are purchas.
ing sites and preparing 90 erect
warehouses 20 handle a large bust.
ness with the active drilling plan.
ned for spring.
Not Confined 20 Potter County.
The activities Of oil companies are
not eorfinde 10 Potter County. where
the gas was discovered. but Is GOV
ering a wide territory where sur
yeys have uncovered pronounced
sntlclines and structure Favorable
for the production Of oil and gas
Those surveys include the easter
counties Of New Mexico where drill
ing IL active. especially In the vicin
ity Of Tucumcari. J o. WhitiinRior
promlnent In Amarillo as bushes
man. nov interested In oil. Is drill
ing q deep test In this section. a
present he T. on a fishing exped
ton IN the we'll which Is known q
the Niece we'll. seven miles south
east Of that city According 10 W
nhitingion. there are seven well
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
SUBSCRIPTIONS Or CERTIFICATES
Of INDEBTEDNESS To MEET WAR
DEBTS CLOSE; BOND LOAN AVOIDED

rdncss as they mature and without
further issues OF saort term paper
The certificate issue ON which
subscriptions closed tonight bears
date Of February and viii mature
March ~. coincideni with the first
siN tax installmenl payments. While
reports as 10 the sales were not fully
complete tonight. secretary Houston
said they exceeded 100000 .OOo.
This briggs to a successful con.
| clusiOn said secretary Houston.
the very interesting aud important
operation initiated last september
looking To financing the funding "
the war debt In such q way as toayold
the necessity OF great funding Opera.
lions. by spreading maturitieS and
meeting them. 50 Tar as may he, out
Of tax receipts and salvage. IA
Guiding the Pittman act aud special
1 certificates held by federal reserve
banks and the war finance CORPORA
ton. aud about 100000. certi'
ncatcs maturing this month tpay-
merit Of which has already been pro.
yided forl the unfundod debt of the
government nov conists wholly o;
tax certificates The amount Of these
tax certificates maturaing on any one
date does NOT IN any ease exceed the
estimated amount of the income and
profits instivlmcut paybale on such
date. The aggregate amount Of tax
certificates now outstanding is az
prnNimately $3.50. 70i.je0. Of
which over Sst2. O0O. 900 mature aud
will be paid ON March -. 1920. out
Of the income and profits installment
] made To the government ON that
date.
THE current deficit. excess Of dis
bursements over receipts. exclusive
OF principle Of public debt for the
month OF January. 1920, amounted 10
only s92 1856. G6q.77 the lowest fig-
ure since March 1917. texcluding
months in which the income and pro-
fits tax installmsn,s we're paid
while the current surplus texcess Of
receipts over disbursements. eXclu-
siye OF principal of public debit for
the preceding month OF December
amounted to 5000. ss0.932.Gl which
is the hig. est figure In the history OF
the government. with the exception
OF June. 1915"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07

Ell PASO. Feb. 6-Conditions In
Mexico were described as "intoler'
able" by General Robert Lee Howe,
commander OF the district. when he
/, stuffed today before the senate sub
committee. investiga ing the McA
can situation
Briefly aud without palliation he
EXPRESSED the opinion that affairs 90
tnat country had grown steadily
worse In the past ten years and ,hai
80, IL solely In the control I me
M,Aicans." tnr future OF thu 90 n
,ry was hopeless.
The appearance q Genera Howe
was with the approval OF tie var
department. lis publicity made
sta,rlaent va, supplemented b. one
mace In executive session, which was
MI made public.
The conclusions OF General Howe
we're contained ma short statement
he made to the committee but u,
presentation vas preceded by a SUM-
mary OF the reports he had gathered
of American casualties on the Amer
lean tlut NltiluAAaht' w eANefN@h'
since 1911. II accounted for eleven
killed and II wounded.
Following is General How're
statement:
"Off and one during the last tou'
years I have had peculiar advantag
Is OF being able TO see and know
things. so far as concerns American
and foreign owned property. whicl
have happened on this side OF ,h'
Rio Grande and In Mexico.
Il shall not undertake TO describ
them-they are too numerous an
already well known. My conclusion
ought 10 be- sufficient The iniol
cradle conditions which have coyere'
a period Of nearly ten years hay
continually grown worse and ! an
convinced the apex OF palnfulnes
and horror as viewed from the Amer
lean conception OF justice and DE-
cency was reached last fall. a cor
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07

first. then oil and then probably salt
water ~ nothing. Operators who have
tested IN. gas coming from the wells
agree that II Is petroleum gas. that
coming from tho deeper sands being
known a. vet because OF Us IasO-
line contents Such being the case.
they reason that there IL oil either
10 The side ~ the Eas or under. II
under. u means deep drilling. II OFF
10 the side. II may be- found by
drilling some distance below the
apex
Down In Randall County location
was made IN the paloduro Canyon,
500 feet belo wthe level of the sur
rounding country. After drilling l.
400 feet. tremendous pressure de-
yrloped which blew q i000-pound
hlt attached 10 a heavy cable out Of
he hole. over the derrick and land.
I'd II 100 feet away. The gas. which
nearly wrecked the we'll, Was ador-
less and would not burn. II was first
believed that a valuable deposit OF
hellium had been found. hut II is
reported that n Is not hellium and
The theory Is now advanced that u
was compressed air confined in the
eirth through some upheaNal or
other freak ~ nature The we'll has
been drilled to 2.G00 feet without
the discovery OF more than slight
races Of petroleum gas and oil.
Work has been temporarily suspend
ed.
Active drilling operations in many
Panhandle counties. hut more psrti-
oularly In the defined territory re-
ferred TO. will begin with the open
Ing OF spring. Material Is now ar
irving for many derricks and well,
and supply houses are gathering
stock TO meet the demand assured
for this class OF merchandise later
In the year Dallas News.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
GENERAL HOWE. B ORDER DISTRICT
COMMANDER. DECLARES CONDITIONS
N MEXICAN NATION ARE |NT0LERABLE
BY the ASSOCIATED pREss.

diiion which still exists.
The Mexican government during
this ten wears NJ critical time, have
never done one singly friendly thing
toward our government. ON the
other hand the Mexican government
or ~ people. has done no ned OF dis
courteous cOntemptuous and often
sye things 81 large importance to-
ward our government and our poo-
pie. The result has been an in
creased ostrangcmcnt and AN in
creased hatred against the people OF
1.-THE United states, There Is no end
OF reports showing that Americans
are being murdered or captured aud
released on payment OF ransom.
Foreign owned properties are being
coufisoaicd or practically destroyed
Mexican bands are committing hOr-
rible crimes and In insulated places.
continue 10 make raids upon the per-
sons and property OF American citi-
Sens located on our side of the bor-
der Everywhere In Mexico rs far
Is can he observed there Is lack
OF progress. murder. rapine. and des-
ltruCtIuH prevail. From our point 90
view there Is no evidence OF con
structiye craftsmanship.
I'VE who closely observe believe
the future Of Mexico ofar as II
affects us Is utterly hopeless II left
solely In the control ~ Mexicans"
| Colonel Francis Glover. General
Ilowze's chief Of staff ais owas q
witness. lie was asked regarding
lihe fighiIng In luarez June l5-l6
1910. when Villas men captured tac
city and the situation that resulted
in American troops crossing the IN
tcrnaiional boundary. Colonel
! Glover testified that the bullets that
) f,li IN ~ Paso were from both Mex
EAR armies hut that the majority
! were those fired by Carranaa sol
: di"fs. lie explained tho manner In
= which h. had arrived 40 that conclu
q ion
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
BY Associs,edrre,

b. Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Feb q CLOSING
OF subscriptions to the last series OF
certificates Of Indebtedness tonight
concluded the troasury'~ program oi
financing immediate postwar de-
mands OF the nation This operation
was initiated last september and
primarily wss designed 10 avoid IN"
flotaiion OF another popular loan.
Theoretically The government
nov stands with accounts balanced.
with the exception. oi course. OF the
bonded indebtedness. The approNl-
matek $4,000 100000 In liberty
bonds and victory notes now out.
standing will be- retired under the
sinking fund provisions Of the war
loan act. operations Of which al
ready have been started.
They were issued IN direct antici.
ration ~ the payment ~ income and
excess profit tax installments. Esti'
mates ~ the tax payments show
every indication ~ being lower than
the amount of revenue which will I'D
received. thus assuring prompt re-
iiremcnl NJ all certificates Of indehi'
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
drilling N that section
Collinrswor,h and Hall Countie.


There l. active drilling In Hall
County. one we'll near Memphis be-
Ing down TO IN interesting depth and
attracting great deal OF attention
because 81 the favorable showing
found. Three locations have been
made In Collingsworth County.
where there Is said TO be several fav-
orahle structures There are many
who believe that Collingsworth
County will bcome one Of the great
oil producers in Texas. This Is fur
Their In evidence by the appearance
OF a map 81 the county after big COM
rany leases have been marked IN
colors. Such a map looks like a
atchvork quilt 81 early DAYS. The
same might be said OF Wheeler and
several other counties in the Pan
handle section.
Tho Shamrock oil Company is
drifting In Moore County, just north
OF Potter County. The location Is
fourteen miles north OF the Amarillo
OH Company gasser No. |. This well
Is known as Masterson No. /. This
lease has attracted attention and
several locations in adjoining terri
tory will he made in the near future
5. J. slade Of Amarillo and n. W
Owens and ]. G. Buchanan OF Fort
Worth are down 900 feet on iheii
well seven miles southeast OF Can
adiaA.
, The most prominent structure fav'
orable 10 oil and gas seems 10 extent
along both sides of the various
streams. That along the Canadian
River has already been pronounced
| ~ Or udder TO he similar 10 th'
Ranger Eastland structure Tn
structure along the Salt Fork Of th'
Red River through Donley and Col
ingsvorih Counties u much the SANE
a. along the Canadian. These anti
clines extend back several miles OF
each side Of the streams and almOs
| Join other structures farther away.
| Drilling an Sides ~ Bones.
In search fCr oil. operators ar
making their locations along N,
/ aides nj tho dnue ctruffureg II ha
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER CARES
FOR LAMPS WITH MOTORCYCLE
lrr International N.~. s.rI.e.N

SOUTH NORWALK. Conn. Feb.
performing feat without
precedent in Governmen, annals
here, Captain Richard G. Hendricks
supervisor OF United States lights in
this portion Of Long Island Sound.
has been making his rounds for the
last three days on his motorcycle.
taking supply Of oil In the side car.
The ice has been so thick that he
could not get to them with boat
nor could he. on foot, carry suf.
ficient supply OF oil II Is the first
time in this State that a motorcycle
has been used FOR such purpose
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
F,A, BRIGGS Of DALLAS NEWS HAS
STRONG FAITH IN Possibilities
, FOR OIL IN PANHANDLE DISTRICT
BY FRANK A. BRIGGS

The old saying that Where there
Is smoke there Is fire" Il not te-
ing applied literally by oil men as
regards the Panhandle section. They
have modified II TO Where there
Is 90 much petroleum gas. there pro-
baby Is oil not RAINY miles sway.
As early surveys Of the Panhandle
Plains section led to reversals OF
conclusions as TO he water supply
and the general conditions as relat-
ed 10 the possibilities OF the country
TO sustain human life. so have sew
eral geological reports as 20 the bro
liabilities OF oil and gas In this sec
tion been reversed. Biologists who
inspected the formations In this
country and issued maps and reports
hurried back when they heard OF the
first big gaSser. and by careful study
have announced the location Of sons
of the most attractive structure e,ei
nofed-a structure. or several o
them. covering very large area o
country.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
Many Pine Structures.

A recent repor thy Or. Cddcr 81
the Department; OF Geology. Austin.
announces a structure similar 10 that
Of the Ranger astland field. having
n width OF ten to twenty-five miles.
Other biologists. after close inspec-
ton. announce a series OF folds and
nntielines covering this same sec
ton. the most OF them covering
large areas. phrouehout the Pan.
handle are many other similar siruc-
lures Of smaller area.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
Drilling an Side. OF pomc..

In search fGr oil. operators are
making their locations along the
sides OF the dome structures. u has
often been demon strated that II oil
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-15

E. c. Iceland was over from Colman
saturday arranging for sale on Janu-
airy 21. Mr.. Iceland has gone into the
/ garage business and is trying to unload
some of his farming interests.
! Mrs. J. B. Phillips of Howar, has
received letter telling of the safe
arrival in Java of her daughter, Miss
Alice Bielski, who will have charge
of Methodist hospital at mission
station in the interior of the island.
The daughter writes that she thinks
she will like her work in that distant
land even il it is 10000 miles from
home, relatives and friends. Miss
BleIsK was former resident Of
Brookings.
The stockholders Of the First Ma
tional Bank Farm Loan Association
held their annual meeting at the First
National bank last Tuesday. A report
from the Federal Land bank of Oma-
ha was read, which showed the growth
and progress of the bank. A dividend
Of 10 per cent was distributed among
the stockholders. After the election
of officers and directors for the ensu-
ing year, all members expressed their
general satisfaction relative to their
loans and dividends received from the
Federal Land bank.
On Saturday Brookings Commandely
held special conclave for the purpose
or conferring the degrees Of knight
hood upon two candidates from Arling-
ton, Messrs. c. p. Swift and NJ. f.
Maxwell. Work STARTED at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon and continued unuil
near midnight, the members stopping
only for supper at the Leon Hotel.
Among those present from out of town
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-15

Fresh Flowers at the Brookngs
Greenhouse.
A. B. Chase went to Parker on bust
ness Monday.
Be sure and look up Duroc Meadows
ad. in this issue.
H. E. Jennings went to Elkton last
Saturday on business.
H. II. Jennings was in Watertown
Saturday on business.
Mrs. N. Zimmerman and daughter
Miss Lucille Of Elkton, were in Brook
ings Monday on shopping trip.
! We have four New Majestic Ranges
| to sell at a bargain-a S135.0O stove
for $11500.-Heywood Hardware Co.
The State College freshmen won
the interclass championship Monday
evening by beating the seniors, 19 to 9.
E. l.. Jones of Miller, was in Brook
ings last Friday visiting number of
his former schoolmates who live here.
Miss Florence Sampson, nurse at
the Deaconess hospital, went to Elk
ton Monday for short visit with
friends.
Barnett & Maher will have a pure
bred hog sale at the sale pavilion,
Brookings, on February End, afternoon
and evening.
We have the machinery and the
workmen to give you the best of SER
vice, if your car needs any repairing.
Woodward's Garage
Five pounds does twenty washings.
Try a package of this wonderful soap
powder made by Thor Washing Co.
Cornell Electric Co. has it.
A. H. Mahon, who lives between
Brookings and Bruce, left Monday for
Cedar Rapids, Ia, where he will visit
his sister, Mrs Will Fishell.
High-priced land, high-priced feed
make the best breeding stock neceS-
sary. Come to Duroc Meadows, Het-
land, S. D., on Jan oath, 1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Poole of Turner,
Mimi, arrived in Brookings last Fri
day for visit with the family of Zenas
Poole, uncle of the Minnesota man.
Mrs. B. NitzkowsKi and son, Leland,
of Tuttle, N. D., returned Monday to
their home after having spent about
three weeks here visiting the family
of Mrs. Nitzkowski's brother, Henry
Schmidt, and friends in Sterling town
ship.
Mrs. S. d. Cochran and Mrs. Mae
Connolly went last Saturday for Mime
apolis and st. Paul, the former to visit
friends and the latter with the inten-
ton of studying the latest styles and
methods in millinery work before re-
turning home.
Mr.. and Mrs T. II. Jennings will
spend the remainder Of the winter
under the balmy skies of Palm Beach.
They left Brookings last Friday, going
from here to Huron, where they
planned to visit until Monday with the
family Of their son, A. T. Jennings, be-
fore starting on their longer journey.
H. e. Reynolds is a recent addition
to the clerical force of the Columbia
Clothing Store. Mrs. Reynolds, before
her marriage, was Miss Mabel Void,
will be welcomed back to Brookings
by her many trends. Since their mar
riage several months ago, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds have been living in Mime,
apolis where Mr. Reynolds was EN-.
ployed in big clothing store. For
the present they are living in the home
of Mrs. Reynolds's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Void.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-15
Local and Personal

Dr. B. H. Sayre, local veterinarian
See the Haywood Hardware Com
pany for Oyster Shells and Grit
Send to Duroc Meadows, Hetland
S. d., for the catalog of their Jan. "a
1920, bred SOW sale.
Louis Dennison in "Hieh Pockets,
at the Fad Saturday. also two-reel
comedy. Matinee at 2:30.
George Hepner, who has been i'll for
some weeks with pleurisy, is reported
to be recovering in nice shape.
II your car needs repairing bring il
in and have it done thoroughly and
promptly. Woodward's Garage.
Life insurance is the only mint
where sympathy for the widow is
coined into cash.-Theo. c. Akin.
A costume party was given last
evening at the Opera House dance hail
by number Of the young married set
Ray Atkinson, class of 10, State Col
lege, and who is now residing at
Huron, was a Brookings visitor on
Saturday.
Harold Stafford, associate editor OF
the Industrial Collegian, was attend
ing to business matters in Huron on
Tuesday
Barnett & Maher will have a pure
bred hog sale at the sale pavilion,
Brookings, on February 2nd, afternoon
and evening.
DR.. c. c. Lipp was at Mitchell Tues
day where he delivered an address be-
fore the South Dakota Veterinary Med
ical Assoc alton.
Pig Club boys, attention. Buy your
bred SOW at Duroc Meadows, Hetland,
S. D.. and raise the best litter in your
Club. Bred SOW sale, Jan. "a, 1920.
The second inter-society contest in
the form of a triangular debate, re-
suit of which will help to determine
society supremacy at State college,
will be given tomorrow evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Cornell left
Wednesday night for Des Moines and
Chicago to attend the conventions and
banquets for district managers for the
Thor Washing Machine Company.
James w. Wilson left Sunday even
ing for Mitchell to be present at the
annual meeting of the South Dakota
Improved Live Stock Association and
sale, of which he is the secretary.
The Military Band of State College
is preparing some real music for the
coming concerts and trips contem-
plated to all parts OF the state. A
special rehearsal was cllaed by Prof.
Christensen for Sunday afternoon.
Elmer Rowley returned to his home
at Goldfeld, Ia. Tuesday, after spend
ing a couple of weeks at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Row
ley. He was accompanied by his sis
ter, Miss Leila, who will make short
visit at Goldfield.
The Hobo Day advertising as car
ried on at State College last fall
through the instrumentality of Prof.
G. A. Starring, head Of the publicity
department, has been given a writeup
in the December issue Of Judicious Ad-
vertising, one of the national maga-
zines bearing upon this subject.
Tis Office is in receipt OF card from
Watertown announcing the formation
of the partnership of Mcfarland &.
Kremer. AS announced by the Reg
lister a couple of weeks ago, Frank
Kremer, Jr., has associated himself
with ]. G. Mcfarland in the practice
of law. The Register wishes the new
Arm abundant success.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-15
exingtOn
Minute Man Six
he Perfected "Six"

In order to fully appreciate the
success Lexington has achieved in
perfeCting the dependable 6-cylin-
der type of car; one must take
the wheel and OBSERVE
The smooth, silent starting; the quick
getaway; the rhythmic flow and ebb of
power. highly responsive to your wish;
the emergency brake that operates
with one finger; the complete conf
dence and restfulness one enjoys wheth-
er taking hill on high or inching
thruogh traffic.
Let us demonstrate this remarkably
good cart is a sound investment.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-15

were A. H. Hewitt, Geo. p. Reed, W.
F. Schconmaker, F. M. Story and w.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-15

M. Rumple of Arlington; F. J. Snyder
and A. B. Peterson, Bruce. x,@
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-18
DANIELS DENIES
HARDING'S CHARGE
Says Navy Department Has Not
Waged Unconstitutional
Warfare"

Washington. Sept. 1S.-(By A.. P.)
Replying to Senator Harding's charge
that the administration was carrying on
unconstitutional warfare against
Haiti and Santo Domingo. Secretary
Daniels declared in n statement today
that the United States was administer
ing affairs in those islands "in pursu-
snce OF treaty obligations"
The single end sought In the naval
administration Of the countries, the sec :
retnry added. has been stability and
safety for the Inhabitants" who. hc
declared, have heretofore been ruled by
bandits who made government a
The secretary expressed "surprise''
that United States senator should
give currency to so unjust a reflection
upon the members Of the marine corps
on duty in Haiti.
Mr.. Daniels announced that he
has directed Major General Iejune,
the new commandant of the marine
corps, to make an inspection trim TO
Haiti and Santo Domingo; to 90 thor =
oughly into any allegations or state
ments refecting upon the actions of ma :
rines; to take action against any who
might have violated the letter or spirit
OF the instructions from the Navy De
partment, and to make full report.