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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
AT
KINCSVILLE IS
GROWING Big
Klerberg County Well Blows
Out With Strong Flow Of
Gas--Capped Successfully

KINGSVILLE, Tex, Feb. All
here is tingling with excitement over
the new turn taken in the oil situa-
ton in this section. At 1927 noon
Tuesday the test well No. l of the
Kleberg County Oil and Gas company
blew out with a strong flow of petro-
leum gas. The crew was gone, and
the fireman and one derrick man in
charge of the pumps, which were
running at the time, put out the fire
under the boiler and sprayed the
ground with water to prevent the well
from catching fire.
The well was successfully capped
at the casing head and the flow of
gas diverted through six-inch over
flow pipe and allowed to escape at the
side of the derrick. The well is in
very good shape and there is practi-
cally no danger of the blowout en-
dangering further drilling operations.
At the time it occurred the drill
was resting in brown clay at depth
of 2170 feet. 1t is estimated that the
well is flowing at the rate Of l5,000,-
900 cubic feet.
There is very little similarity in the
gas here to the gases which came in
at White Point near Corpus Christi
several years ago. While the forma-
tion all along the gulf coast is some
what the same, there is a great deal
of difference between the two wells.
No shell has been struck here, very
little sand and no heavy rock strata
have been encountered. At White
Point the well was capped under
ninety-one feet of rock.
The gas here is reported Of very
rood quality, is dry and has strong
petroleum odor, which gives rise to
he hope that this may blow itself
nto an oil well. The fact that the
we'll has blown steadily this length of
ime and still remains dry practically
eliminates the possibility Of its de-
yeloping into salt water well, it is
aid.
The Kleberg County Oil and Gas
company is home concern, practical
y all of the stock being owned by
mall stockholders in Kingsville and
-icinity. Ii is capitalized at $780,
100 and has 4.lS0 acres under lease
The test well i located on the Rosse
ract, lot 4. section Al, about six and
/ half miles southeast of here.
Hamil and Best have the contract
'or the drilling. Prof. w. +. Cum
nins of the Rio Bravo Oil company
# Houston is the consulting geologist
md ID. H. Cummins i the formation
nan Of the company ard representa-
i've on the ground A. B. Best is the
lriller in charge and H. L. Daughters
the driller in charge of the night
power.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
LERSNER QUITS
AFTER ENTENTE
TRIAL LDEMANDS
To Leave Paris--Says German
Officials Cannot Deliver
Officials Demanded

PARIS, Feb. 4.-Kurt Won Lcrsner,
German charge de'affaires here. has
returned to Premier Millerand the
list containing the names of those
Genmans whose extradition u de-
manded BY the allies, which was han
died him last night. and informed the
premier that he had resigned and ~
leaving for Berlin by the first train
Won Lersner told The Associated
Press that his decision was in line
with the attitude he maintained
throughout regarding the question Of
extradition He declared that no
German officials could be instru-
mental in carrying out the extradi-
ton clauses Of the treaty and conse-
quently there is nothing for him TO
do but resign and 20 home. The al
lied council Of ambassadors was call
ed into extraordinary session 70 dis
cuss the situation by Won Lersner's
resignation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
SUFFICIENT CARS FOR
TRANSPORTING VALLEY.
CROPS TO BE SUPPLIED

Fears of truck growers in the Low
er Rio Grande Valley Of a possible
car shortage TO move crops this win
ter and spring are allayed somewhat
in a letter to Congressman John N.
Garner Of Texas from w. G. Kendall
of the director general of railroads
offices at Washington, who says that
refrigerator cars are already being
worked into the Texas vegetable sec
tion 50 that they will be there in time
to protect the early movement from
that section, "and, barring any un-
usual conditions" he adds, would
say that the requirements will be met
with reasonable promptness.
Congressman Garner made fhe in
quiry Of the railroad administration
following the receipt Of letter from
r. G. Karle Of Mercedes. Mr.. Ken
dall's letter follows:
Referring to your letter of Jan
uary 26, addressed to Mr.. Claggett,
and returning letter written TO you
BY Mr.. r. G. Karle Of Mercedes. Tex,
about the prospective cabbage crop IN
the Rio Grande Valley.
"A copy Of Mr. Karle's letter has
been forwarded to Regional Director
Bush at St. Louis and to Mr.. w. l..
Barnes, manager of our refrigerator
department at Chirago. for their in
formation. Refrigerator cas- are al
ready being worked into the Texas
vegetable section so that they will
be there in time TO protect the early
movement from that Section, and
barring any unusual conditions,
would say that the requirements will
be met with reasonable promptness
"Ycu may assure Mr.. Karle that
the Texas refrigerator car require
ments will receive our continued at
tention."
G.. V. McNallie, travelling inspector
for the American Refrigerator Tran.
sit Company. who il making head
quarters az San Benito, Il quoted 'lr
the San Benito Light with the state
ment that lit will require 5000 re
frigeraor cars to move and market
the winter truck of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. However, il all vii
cooperate, we can market this croF
without much trouble. My company
j. in position TO furnish the cars, ans
believe we will be able to furnisf
them as needed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
SPECIAL VENIRES TO
TRY MURDER CASES
Large Number of Men Sum-
moned for Murder Cases to
Be Tried in District Court

The largest special venirc since the
bandit raids Of 1915 has been sum
moned for the present term of court,
according to Sheriff W. T. Vann. who
hes been instructed by Acting Dis
trict Judge Harbert Davenport TO
summon 100 men TO try murder cases
already on the docket. This venire,
Of course, has nothing to do with the
indictments the grand jury may bring
in, and it is known that several cases
are under investigation.
The first venire II summoned for
Thursday Of next week To try the
case Of Pedro Paz. PaZ IL charged
with the killing, on January ~,
1919, of Tiburcio Rodriguez. In May
of that year Paz was returned from
Mexico on eXtradition papers, and
has been in jail since then.
On Friday Of next week the venire
has been ordered for the case Of Ale
jio Arita, charged with the killing Of
Francisco Garcia, near the snake
farm, in May of 1919.
The case of Juan Guerrero and
others is set for trial on February l6.
Guerrero and his co-defendants in the
indictment are charged with the kill
ing Of Deputy Sheriff Frank Martin
in October of 1917. A venire IL also
ordered for the case of Alberto Es-
parza, from San Benito, for Feb. IT..
When the grand jury Tuesday af-
ternoon failed to return an indict-
ment in the ease Of Leon Gill, ar
rested Sunday for the killing Of Ben
c. Freeman, telegraph operator at
Harlingen, a formal complaint was
filed before Justice Of the Peace r..
l.. Kowalski. The defendant waived
examination and was released on
$4,000 bond. agreed between the state
and defendants attorney. Gill viii
remain in Brownsville until action -
taken in his case.
A report from the grand jury IS
expected this afternoon, and It y
probable that that body will complete
its labors by tomorrow afternoon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
DASH THROUGH
ice FOR TRIP
TOEABEL
Rio Grande Gulg Concerns
Ship Starts Journey From
New York to P. Isabel

With the thermometer registering
AZ degrees below zero, the 100000
passenger and express steamer to be
used between Point Isabel and Tam
pico, has made a dash through the
ice fields in Delaware Bay, and has
commenced its voyage to Browns
Vile This information was contain
ed in a telegram to ID. A. O'Brien,
president of the Rio Grande- Gulf
Steamship Co., from Captain f. F.
Miller, her commander
The boat was purchased some two
months ago by Mr.. 0'Brien. He plans
to use the boat between Point Isabel
and Tampico for the transportation
of passengers, mail and express.
First plans called for the arrival of
the boat at Point Isabel on February
15. Necessary changes in the boat
for its use in commercial lines. and
the heavy ice jam, has caused the
delay. The date Of its arrival will
be somewhat after that. as it will
stop at several ports en- route.
Mr.. O'Brien and those interested
with him in the enterprise have been
awaiting with much interest and no
little apprehension Captain Millers'
attempt to get through the ice field.
and were much relieved to hear he
had negotiated the bay. Neither Mr..
O'Brien or VIM. T. Burnett, traffic
monager for the concern, will hazard
a guess as to the date of arrival.
Weather conditions and the ice fields
are too uncertain at this time Of the
year, they say.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
WAR AMONG CHICAGO
GUNMEN MAYFOLLOW
.SLAYING OF ENRICHT

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Feb. 4.-The slay-
er Of Maurice Enright, Chicago's
most notorious gunman and labor
fuedist, is sought by the police today.
Two men trailed Enright through the
streets and fired eleven slugs from a
sawed-off shotgun into his body as
he sat at the wheel Of his automobile
in front Of his home last night. En-
rights wife and two sons and two
neighbor boys witnessed the killing.
The police declared Enright's muir
der was the outcome of labor con
troversy and presaged the opening Of
another gunman's war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
COMMISSION ON
LABORCENTERS
ON SOUTHWEST
Attention of Settlement Com
mission to Texas and
Oklahoma Fields

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Feb. A.
The coal strike settlement commits
sion today turned its attention to the
case of the bituminous operators in
Iowa. Texas and Oklahoma fields.
With completion Of evidence for the
central competitive fields, the COM
mission has taken under advisement
the demands of the workers for sixty
per cent wage increase and 30-hour
week. Under the agreement the same
terms the commission applied to the
central field would be applicable to
the Iowa, Texas and Oklahoma fields.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04

BILLEXPECTED,
SAYSR. MILLER
Says Committee Virtually AS
Sured That Senate Commit
tee Will Report Favorably

CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex, Feb. a.
Although the house committee has
turned down the Hudspeth resolution
providing for the lifting of restric-
tions on the immigration of Mexican
agricultural labor, Roy Miller, who
returned last night from Washington,
where he has attended committee
hearings on the resolution, said that
such action was anticipated before
he left the national capital.
y. V. Vandenberge of Victoria,
attorney for the Rural Land Owners
Association, Mr. Miller said, who
accompanied me and who has just re-
turned to his home. while in Wash
ington prepared and submitted to the
committee an amendment to the i'm
migration law which apparently met
with the approval Of the committee,
which would accomplish the same
purpose.
We are virtually assured that the
senate committee will report favor
ably on the labor question, and it
appears that ultimately the commit
tees from both houses will take ia
vorable action.
Mr.. Miller, who only returned last
night. was very busy and announced
that he would give out detailed
statement within the next few days
in regard TO the labor question,
which," he said, lis generally re-
cognized as the most important ques-
ton in which the public is interested
as regards farm labor, and cited the
recent statecent made by Edwin Il.
Meredith, new secretary of agricul-
ture, upon taking office Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
MARKET REPORT.
Especial to The Herald by the u. S.
Bureau Of Markets

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Feb. g.
LETTUCE-PITTSBURG: Demand
slow: market weak; California crates
50 to $3.50; Florida hampers. SIPS
to $1.50; poorer as low as so cents.
KANSAS CITY-l7 cars on track !;
market unchanged. CHICAGO: Sew
enty cars on hand; supply far ex-
ceeds the demand; market weak; Los
Angeles crates, Sl.25 to Sl.50; poor
er at so cents; Imperial Valley, 50 to
s2.25; Florida hampers, sl.25 to
$1.50; poorer so cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
$4,000 MOVIE HOUSE
FOR MISSION, REPORT

MISSION, Texas, Feb. A $780,
900 motion picture theatre is to be
built in Mission by A. G. Letson. The
building will be an entirely modern
structure with every convenience for
handling the audience and for show
ing the pictures. The building may
be changed to two-story construc-
ton, and the upper story used as an
apartment house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
SHERIFF WILL TEST THE
TEXAS FIRE ESCAPE LAW
(Ry The Associated Prcssl

FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. a.
The state fre-escape law will be test
ed as a result Of an injunction filed
yesterday by Sheriff Clark Of Tar
rant county, TO prevent equippage Of
the Jail with such exits. The sheriff
claims fire escapes would aid prison
ers in escaping.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
SENATE COMMITTEE
MAKES INQUIRY into
AFFAIRS in BIG BEND
(Ev TIE Associated Pressl

Ell PAS0, Tex, Feb. 4.-The
searchlight of the United States sem
ate Subcommittee investigating Mex
lean affairs was scheduled today to
be turned on the Big Bend district
and happenings there within recent
years. Persons living in that part Of
Texas were called as witnesses.
Among them is Mrs. James Carney,
whose husband was killed in Durango.
Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
6 MEXICAN AIRPLANES TO
AID MURGUIA In SEARCH
Hv The Associated Press. \

EAGLE PASS. Tex. Feb. six
airplanes to aid General Murguia,
Mexican commander, in his search
for Alberto Guajardo, leading $50
men somewhere in the Burro noun
tains south Of the border, have mr.
rived in Piedras Negras. Murguia
left yesterday for the mountains with
400 federal soldiers
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
WILSON SPENDS HOURS
ON PORTICO, IN SPITE
OF HAIL, SLEET, WIND

v WASHINGTON. p. c.. Feb. A.
Despite hail, sleet and a windstorm,
President Wilson spent some time to-
day on the south portico Of the White
House. He apparently had recover
ed from the effects Of slight cold
contracted several days ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
.THREEAMERICAN
RELIEF WORKERS
BANDIT VICTIMS
State Department Receives
Report Of Murders by
Syrian Brigands

WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. a
The murder Of three American relief
workers IN Syria was reported today
10 the state department. They were
part OF convoy for American relief
supplies and were killed by brigands
February ! near FL Mali, north OF
Aieppo. The names are not given in
the dispatch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
MEXICO TO PROTEST.
LANDING ON MEXICAN
SOIL BY u. S. FLYERS

MEXICO CITY, Feb. "details
concerning the landing at Nacozari,
Sonora, Of Major Walton and Lieu
tenant Wolf, American aviators. are
requested by the foreign office for
the purpose of framing and forward
ing energetic protests by the foreign
office to the United States govern
ment. Data has already been collect
ed regarding previous landings in
Guerrero, and it will be claimed they
have been in effect invasions of Mex
lean territory by armed American
forces.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
TO CANCEL OFFICIAL
NOTICE OF JENKINS;
'FORMALITIES BEGUN

MEXICO CITY. Feb. 4.-Formali-
ties necessary 70 cancel the official
recognition of William %. Jenkins,
United States consular agent at Pueb-
Ia, are being carried out BY the Mex
lean foreign office, according to a
report published in III Democratic yes
terday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
GOVERNORS OF STATES
In MEXICO WILL MEET

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4.-Govern-
ors of MexicaE Estates will meet in this
city February 5, which has been mace
a holiday. The assemblage is await
ed with great interest here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
COTTON MARKET.
IS DEMORALIzED
BY HEAVY SALES
Follows Extreme Weakness in
Foreign Exchange--Breaks
SO Bale, $50 Points
CBy The Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, n. T., Feb. 4.-The
cotton market was demoralized today
by heavy selling which followed eX-
treme weakness in foreign exchange
and an unconfirmed report that Eng
land had stopped the importation of
cotton. Prices broke $50 points, or
SO per bale under last nights quota
tions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
PAPAL CONSISTORY In
LENT is DECIDED UPON

ROME, Italy, Feb. Pope Bene-
dict has decided TO hold a consistory
during Lent. probably March /. but
il ~ asserted it will be secret and
only for the creation NJ bishops. "A
public consistory for the creation Of
new cardinals will occur in May.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
BOAT REPORTED SAFE

DUNKIRK. Ireland, FEB. A
boat answering the description Of the
steamer Hacket Iveagh, which left
Liverpool for this place Monday
night, but which had not yet arriv-
ed, is safe off the Welsh coast, ac-
cording to a report received here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
CATHOLIC CHURCH TO
NOT PARTICIPATE In
ELECTION in MEXICO

MEXICO CITY. Feb. Arch
bishop Del Rio. primate Of the Cath
olic church in Mexico, has issued a
formal denial that the church will
participate in the presidential cam
paign.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
BRoWNsVILE TEXAS WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON FEBRUARY4
FORESEES EXTINCTION
IN u. S. IN $50 YEARS
UNDER BIRTH CONTROL

MONTREAL. Canada, Feb. A.
Extinction within $50 years faces
the United States if birth control
continues. according to DR.. w. "A.
Styles, in an address before
the Montreal Women's Catholic
League. He said the number of
children under the age of five per
thousand women in the United
States has decreased fifty per cent
in the last century.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
ONE OF LAST QUANTRELL
SURVIVORS PASSES AWAY
CAPTAIN F. M. Hill Passes
Away at Mckinney, Texas
rRv The Associated Press. )

MCKINNEY, Texas, Feb. Capt.
F. M. Hill, 70. one of the last surviv-
ors of the Quantrell band and resi-
dent here for fifty years, died last
night. He was born in Missouri.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
OVER $3,OOO,OOO IS
PAID FOR LEASES ON
OKLAHOMA OIL LAND
lRy The Associated Pressl

PAWHUSKA, Okla. Feb. 4.-Oil
leaes on 200 tracts of Usage Indian
land, aggregating 3l,773 acres, sold
for $3,lO2,700 at the government
auction here yesterday. The tracts
were offered in 160-acre blocks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
WEATHER

Tonight and Thursday partly
cloudy, light to moderate northerly
TO easterly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
DoCKWoRKERs ON STRIKE
lRv The Assnclnted Pressl

NV w fNNf1I-IFIFfI ItNNI
GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 4.-Sev-
en- hundred dockworkers employed by
the Southern Pacific docks here
struck today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04
STERLING AT NEW Low LEVEL

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. A.
Sterling exchange reached new low
level today, being quoted at 3l9 at
noon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-04

BUY PUMPING MACHINERY
l5s TO Is III. P. Fairba nks- Morse and
Kruger Atlas Oil Engines i'm Stock.
Centrifugal Pumps.
w. II. PUTECNAT COMPANY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-15
The. MnrhetS

Grain: Wheat s1.50@1.60; feed
oats 55c; cheat hay $4,000 "a 22.00;
oat hay $21.00@23.00; clover hay
$4,000 @22.00; mill run $54.00.
Butterfat: Butterfat SIC; cream
cry butter 61@62c.
Pork. veal ana mutton. pork on
foot SLABS; veal fancy $4,000
1900; steers 6@8c; cows i@6c;
bulls &c; spring lambs 7c; sheep
yearling &c; ewes Sc.
Eggs and poultry: Hggs sAsf
73c; light hens 1903 zoe; heavy
hens 24c; old roosters 12c. broil-
ers 22c over two pounds,
Vegetables: Oregon onions S1.7t
per sack; California onions S2.4o
per cwt.: beets per sack S2.0O'
turnipB per sack $3.25; lettuce
$4.25; carrots per sack $3.50;
parsnip per sack 5000; cauliflow-
er $1.75 crate; potatoes $1.75;
sweet potatoes Az @5c; cabbage
SIPS cwt; head lettuce $1.25 doz;
tomatoes 90c; green peppers 15c;
carrots $3.50 sack.
Fruit: Oranges 5000; lemons
$500; bananas 13kc; hon
ey extinct zoe; emperor grapes
13Mc pound; cranberries $5.75
crate; huckeiberries eos; dates
use lb. H.,
Retail prices: Eggs SOC;
creamery butter 64@65c; country
butter 55c; flour. hard wheat
$3.20@3.30; soft wheat s2.75.
LIVESTOCK.
Portland, Or, Nov. 15.--Cattle
steady; receipts 216S; choice grass
$8.29@9.00; medium to good 1926
@7.75; fair to good $5.75 @6.25;
common to fair $5.00@5.75: choice
cows and heifers 1925 @6.75; me-
dunn to good $4.25@ 5.25; fair to
medium 1925 % 4.25; Gamers $3.50
@3.25; bulls 5.00@6,00: choice
dairy calves $13,00@15.o0: prime
light calves $11.00@13.00: medium
light $s.O0@11.O0; heavy $1,000
to good s5.75@6.75.
Hogs lower; receipts 1903; prime
mixed $13.75m14.25 smooth
heavy s13.25@1S.75; rough heavy
$1,000 @12.25; feeder pigs $ll %
1880.
Sheep steady; receipts 25S5;easi
of mountain lambs $3.50 q 1000;
valley lambs sS.50@9.00; culls
$5.O0@6.00; yearlings s6.5007.6o
vethers $6 % $50; ewes s2.2b . 500
Butter.
Portland, Or, Nov. 15.-Buttei
higher; cubes extra 53 a 55c; parcf
| ment wrapped box lots soc; car
tons soc; half boxes Nc more less
than II box lots 1c more.
No. l churning cream butterfa
| SIC o b Portland.
Poultry and Eggs
Portland, Or, Nov. 15.-Egg'
selling price, case count 72474c;
buying price 70@72c; selling price
candled 74076c; selected candled
J in cartons 78@s2c.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-15
l.. A. HAYFORD
REAL ESTATE
305 STATE SIT

room plastered house close in
on N 4th st. Modern except heat.
Price $4,000, terms.
room plastered bungalow, mod
ern except heat, " block to car.
Price $500, terms.
room house close in on paved
street and car line. Price $4,000,
half cash.
room p1astered house, large
lot. cheap at $1,000, good terms
room plastered house, base
ment, on paved street and cal
line. Price $4,000, terms.
room plastered house close in
on paved street and car line, mod
ern. $500, terms.
9 room plastered house on State
street, modern, good garage. Price
$4,000, part terms.
IS room furnished apartment
house, close in. Price S4S0G, good
terms.
If you are looking for good
home in the city we have it. If
you are looking for a home on
easy payments we have it. If you
are looking for any kind of farm
or fruit proposition we have 1t.
L. A. HAYFoRD
305 State street. ].
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