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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
KlL0 WATTS IS WINNER
OF ELKS $4,000 STAKE

Toledo, o., Aug. 3.-Over track
made heavy by rain. Grand circuit
horses today ran three races, a
fourth going over until tomorrow.
Today's races consisted of Tues
days card.
The feature event today, the
Elks $4,000 stake for 200 trotters.
went to Kilo Watts, driven by
ChiIds, in straight heats.
Brookeworthy, a Murphy entry
and a favorite in the betting. fin
ished second.
Kokomo George, handled by
Palm, was victor in the first two
heats of the 2:11 pace for a purse
of $1,000. Palm finished third in
the final heat. Predmore nosing in
at the wire with Dial Spencer.
Only five horses started in the
2:15 pace for $1,000. Carter June
won the first heat but Vic. Flem-
ing. who finished a close second,
captured the event by taking the
next two heats. Carter June fin
ished fifth in the second heat due
to a break and did not have the
steam to beat Fleming home in the
final.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
T|JERAS CANYON
ROAD To BARTON
To Be REPAIRED

The state highway road crew
which is repairing the Tijeras can
yon road between University
Heights and Tijeras canyon will
grade and repair the road through
the canyon to the Torrance county
line, it was announced yesterday
The decision to continue the re-
pair work through the canyon was
made after a thorough survey of
the road by Eugene Kempenich
and other road officials had shown
the necessity of an improved road
between Albuquerque and the Es-
tancia valley. The additional
work will probably require several
weeks for completion,
The road crew has been doing
no work on the highway east of
here since the heavy rains of last
week. Several of the bridges on
the roads south of here were dam
aged by the rains. and immediate
attention was given them. The
road crew will return to the Tijeras
highway within few days, it was
stated yesterday.
The promised repairs to the
Tijeras canyon road will cover
about twenty-six miles. beginning
from Yale avenue, University
Heights and extending to the Tor
rance county line. a short distance
the other side of Barton.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
Mrs. Bertha s. Harris.

Mrs. Bertha S. Harris of Seattle.
WASH, has rather reversed the
usual order of things and is 8
mans tailor. At the death of her
husband thirteen years ago Mrs.
Harris became proprietor Of a
small tailoring business which she
has built up to be one of the most
progressive on the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Harris is the only woman
member of the Pacific Coast MeH-
chant Tailors' Association.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
STATE ROADS IN
Good CONDITION
ALL DIRECTIONS

New Mexico roads are drying up
after the season Of heavy rains and
are reported by tourists ais being
in fair to fine condition. Ration
pass is in the best shape this year
and autoists are making good
time from the north to Las Vegas.
The Santa Fe-Las Vegas road is
in fair condition, having dried up
considerably. and is being worked.
The road from here to Santa Fe
is good and usual time is being
made by autoists between the two
cities. West from here to Arizona
both roads are in good shape. be-
ing equally travelled by tourists.
The tourist bureau at the Cham
Der of Commerce has been busy
during the past few days, as many
more cars are coming through
than has been the rule during the
earlier part of the season.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
OFFICE OF A KOREAN
LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER
IN HONOLULU WRECKED

Honolulu. T. H., Aug. S,-The
office Of the Pacific Times, Ko-
rean language newspaper, was
wrecked and five Koreans injured
today in two raids on the office.
The disorder started in an alterca-
ton between the staff of the news
paper and a group of women who
came to protest against an article
they considered an attack on the
Korean Women's Benevolent So
ciety. They were expelled from
the office, but later their husbands
took up the dispute and a second
disturbance ensued. Ten persons
were arrested as a result of the
first raid and 10 as result of the
second. S. X. Ham, 70, manager
of the Times, was the most severely
injured.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
AM ERlCAN PRISONERS
RELEASED BY RUSSIA

Riga, Aug. 8 (by the Associated
Press. )-American prisoners in
Russia already have been released
from confinement, according to
unofficial rep 7rts at the bolshevik
legation press bureau here today
but there was no word as to the
number released or when, how, or
where they will be delivered across
the border.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
PROFESSOR AT STATE
COLLEGE DIES AFTER
ILLNESS OF 8 MONTHS
ESPECIAL DISPATCH 70 noRmns JOURNAL,

State College, N. NJ, Aug. a.
George Hamilton Folk, professor
OF physics at the New Mexico state
college, died at his home in Mesilla
Park this afternoon after an eight
months illness. Mr.. Folk was a
graduate of Clemson college, class
of 1907. and had worked for sew
eral electrical companies over the
country. He is survived by his
wife and little son, Hamilton.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Mesilla Park Presbyterian
church.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
AMENDMENTSTO
FARMERS CREDIT
BILL ACCEPTED
Vote On a Passage Of Sub
stitute for the Norris Meas
ure, However, Is Post
poned BY Senate.
tBy The Associated Press)

washington, Aug. 3.-Disposi-
lion of amendments to the agricul-
tural credits bill was begun by the
senate today. put vote on tho
massage of the measure, which IS
framed by the administration as
pubstitute for the original Norris
bill. went over.
Two of score OF pending
amendments were adopted atter
hard fight. One, offered by Sena-
tor Smith, democrat, South Caro-
lima. would authorize loans by the
war finance corporation to asso-
Citations of agricultural producers
and the other, offered by Senator
Harrison, democrat, Mississippi
would authorize the corporation 10
take up 500, 100000 in bonds OF
the federal farm loan system.
Holly Contested.
The Smith amendment was con-
tested holly. Senators Harrison
and williams, both democrats OF
Mississippi; La Toilette, repuoll-
can, Wisconsin, and Ashurst' DEM
ocrat. Arizona, led the opposition
and fought for direct loans to In
diyidual producers. The amend
ment was adopted, AZ to %, with
part, lines divided.
Senator's Smith, Lenroot, re-
publican, Wisconsin; Smoot, re-
publican, Utah, and Simmons,
democrat, North Carolina, cham
pioned the Smith amendment, In
dividual loans to all farmers, they
declared. would "break down" the
nroposed legislation. Senator
Smoot said individual loans would
require the war finance corpora
tion to have 100000 employees for
Investigations. Senator Ashurst
said that the farmers would be
"torpedoed" and relief given main
ly to "banks gorged with improV-
ident loans"
The Harrison amendment was
adopted without a record vote or
particular opposition.
Senator Harrison said the farm
loan board had applications Tor
loans aggregating $150,O0O 600 and
only SIS, 100000 available Tor
them, due to inability to market
bonds.
Norris Part Praised.
Senator Norris part IN lIltlat"
ing the legislation was praised by
several senators.
Senator Kenyon, republican
Iowa, said he had started the ag--
ricultural legislation and worked
while other senator's were pursu-
ing the golf ball" Senator AS
hurst also praised Mr.. Norris,
who is on a sick bed after a COL
lapse during the fight for the leg
islation.
Senator Pittman, democrat. Ne
vada, offered an amendment,
which went over until tomorrow,
to amend the farm loan law to
permit loans to entrymen on gov
eminent reclamation projects, a
proposal similar to those pending
by Senators Borah. republican,
idaho, and Ashurst.
Chicago claims to be the great
est railroad center in the world.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
FORMER EMPEROR KARL
REPORTED IN HUNGARY

Geneva, Aug. (by the Asso-
ciated Press) .-Unconfirmed re-
ports still persist that the former
Emperor Charles Of Austria has
left Hertenstein secretly and now
is in Hungary. awaiting an oppor-
tunity to launch coup d'etat.
It is said Captain Workman, pri-
vate secretary to Charles. and sew
eral of the former monarchs serv-
ants have already left for Buda-
pest. 1t is stated in usually well
informed circles that Charles will
make an attempt to regain his
throne this month in spite of the
warnings of the allies.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
NATIONS HAY CROP.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-The nations
hay crop will be about rs per cent
of that gathered last year, r. M.
White Of Duluth, Mimi, said to-
day. He attributed the shortage
to drought and an extremely hot
spell Just before harvesting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04
APPEAL FOR PROTECTION.

oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. g.
Mexicans at Bartlesville, Okla,
have appealed for protection fol-
lowing the posting on their homes
of anonymous notices ordering
them to leave within twenty-four
hours or their homes would be
burned, Jose Montemayor, Mexi-
can consul here announced today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04

The greater part Of the scrap
leather from the New England
shoe factories is shipped to the
south, where 1t is used for fertil-
izer.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04

Coal is now being shipped from
the United States to such markets
as Adam, Uruguay, Ceylon, EGYPT,
India. Argentine, Mauritius and
Zanzibar.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-04

Chicago claims to be the great
est railroad center in the world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17

the southwest Of section l7-5n-Sw, also
have u well on the sand on the Lap
ham farm In section 1s-sn-sw. The
top Of the sand was picked up AT
about / $3.50 feet where they cemented.
Drilling into this formation they found
thirty five feet Of sand. but 1t was
practically barren. This fact is not
discouraging the operators. however,
for the reason that in the Wagner
well Of the Gorton trust in section
12-5n-9w, the first sand they struck
was dry with break and then the
production sand, Drillings is continu-
ing to what the operators believe is
second strata of sand.
In section 7-5n-Sw, on the Bushnell
farm, the Gorton trust in setting the
eight and a quarter casing at about
| 1850 feet on what Is believed to be
an oil sand They have drilled into
the top of it and were rewarded with
an oil showing. They will cement
the casing at this level and viii drill
in when 1t sets.
The Bushnell test is practically 7C
feet lower, as concerns surface Gle
vation than the test OF the Knox OF
the Lapham farm ana the operators
are pointing to this fact as = possible
explanation for the difference OF th'
depths in the sands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
OIL NEWS
(From Local and South Oklahoma Fields)
STANDARD OIL EARNINGS

Chicago March ia net profit
of s40,e73,4S4, after deducting income
taxes, making 20 per cent on an ac-
tual investment Of S203,S69 ,l23, was
earned by the Standard OIL Co., OF In
diana in 1920, according to the annual
report submitted today at the stock
holders annual meeting at Whiting,
Ind, Tax deductions were $40 ,31s.
OF the net profit s3,-ls3 ,569 was re-
ceived in royalties on the Burton and
other processes owned by the com
pany, but not included in the book
value Of the company's assets.
AS against a capital and surplus on
January /, 1920, OF S135, III ,256, the
company reports capital and surplus
on December ST. 1920, OF S203, ,S6s,l ,l23,
of which only s4,l36, 400 is in cash, the
remainder. in keeping with the com
panys policy Of using earnings to
expand the business, being invested
in properties, merchandise and securi-
ties. Outstanding capital stock Of
sSs, s,03S.512 is reported on December
81, 1920, as compared with $4,000, 900
on January l, 1920. Cash dividends
of S9,1l6,67s were paid during the
year.
The report shows the company has
s36 ,069 ,220 invested in other compan-
les.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
BIOLOGISTS TO MEET
THURSDAY AT TULSA

Tulsa, Okla, March 16.-Opemng
here Thursday for three-day session,
the American association OF petroleum
geologists has gathered for its annual
convention some OF the nations lead
ing geologists, representing the pro-
fession from practically every corner
Of the continent
Although most OF the convention
will be devoted to discussion Of for
nations found in the oil fields OF the
world, there will be technical talks
and discussions which will deal with
the more advanced points of geology
Among those present, representing the
United States survey, will be: L. &.
White, West Virginia; G. II. Ashley,
Pennsylvania; w. r. Jillson, Ken
lucky; w. A. Nelson, Tennessee; +. N.
Lowe, Mississippi; r. c. Moore, Kan
sas: ]. A. Udden, Texas, and Max W.
Ball, c. II. Wegemann, c. T. Wupton
and Wallace Lee, state geologists.
Some of CALIFORNIA; leading geologists
are expected TO be here before the
meeting ends and will present papers
On Thursdays program will be in
cluded: Addresses of welcome TO the
biologists by Frank II. Greer. rep
resenting the chamber of commerce,
and George c. Matson, president OF
the Tulsa chapter; response by Wal
lace T.. Pratt, national president;
twelve papers by members OF the mid
continent section at the afternoon ses-
sion: an evening discussion on kero-
sehe and oil shales, followed by a
smoker.
Regional sessions are to be held Fri
day morning and afternoon al
which most OF the members represent
ing the oil and gas producing states
will read pagers. The annual Sub
scription dinner is scheduled for Fri
day evening. when d. w. Ohern will
preside as toastmaster and Mayor I
ID. Evnns win welcome the geologists
to tho city.
A business session ls scheduled for
Saturday morning from s:30 to 10, and
a technical session is sot for from II
to 10 O'Clock Saturday, TO bc followed
by a tour OF one Of TulRs largest re-
fincries. Saturday afternoon will bs
devoted TO discussion Of foreign
questions and papers VIII be read
The CONVENTION clons Saturday even
ing.
Extensive arrangements ifor cnfer
tndnment OF tho visitors have beer
made by members Of tho Tulsa 80
ciety, the final to bc- a social event a.
the. Country, club Saturday night
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
OPTIMISTIC REPORT
OF CROP CONDITIONS

Oklahoma City, March 17.-An op'
tirnistic report Oh crop conditions in
Oklahoma is contained in the weekly
survey here by the weather bureau.
The weather was most favorable for
farm work and good progress was
made in all sections except the south
central and southeast portions where
the soil was too Woist, the survey
says.
Vegetation made rapid growth In
the week ending last night, according
10 the report. Pastures through out
the state are green and alfalfa Is four
to eight inches high. Early blooming
fruits are in full bloom to the north
ern boundary of the state. it was said.
Planting Of potatoes is practically
finished and corn planting is under
way in the southern and east CEN
trail parts Of the state. Wheat made
splendid growth and the crop con-
tinues generally in very promising
condition, the report continues. Green
bugs. 1t says, have appeared in all
sections except the extreme western
part, but have not materially inJur-
cd the wheat or oats crop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
HUMBLE OIL \ REFINING co.
SELLS ss5,O00,OOO NOTE ISSUE

Houston, Texas, March IL. - The
Humble Oil & Refining Co.. subsidi-
ary OF the Standard oil Co, OF New
Jersey, has sold TO J. p. Morgan q
Co, $4,000 900 2.year. Z per cent gold
notes, which are being offered by the
bankers for public subscription ut 20
and interest. The notes constitute the
company's sole funded debt and the
proceeds will be used In part to re-
duce It's current Indebtedness and TO
provide additional working capital.
The sale OF the issue will enable It
TO continue TO purchase current pro
duction OF oil from It's customers in
the various fields, thus insuring the
maintenance OF production by such
customers and regular supply Of
crudo for the company.
The Humble Oil a Refining Co.
operating In Texas and Oklahoma.
covers In its operations all phases OF
the oil business, including produc-
ton, transportation. refining and dis
tribution. The present production is
running Mt thosrate Of 10000 bbls. OF
oil q day. Tho company owns all
the stock OF tho Humble Pipe Line
Co, which OWN over 700 miles OF
pApe limo. In Southern and Western
Texas.
The nett earnings for tho year 1890,
as reportsirby the company, amounted
10 slightly under I'll .ooo. 900, out Of
which the cumpany charged for .cstt
mated depletion and Fcdcral taxes, ap.
ppuximateay s3,5oo,coo, leaving bal
sncs Of over S1.l00,oo0 applicable tc
the S3s 00O. 900 stock Tho minority IN
fsrsst In whichss-quOssd In eress'o'
~ s.4..s...- .4ss-l..-.--
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
EMPIRE WELL WILL
BE PUT ON PUMP TO
TEST PRODUCTION

The Empire well in section 6, 5s-1w,
southeast Of the Hewitt field, will
be put on the pump. The top Of the
sand was reached at depth Of 26l9
feet, and the sand drilled into seven
feet, The hole is standing in oil, and
water which was originally reported
as being III the hole, has been entirely
eliminated, states an official Of the
company 1t is estimated that the
production Will be between l0O-l5O
barrels, but exact figures will not be
obtainable until operations are COM
pleted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
CRAWFORD Is HEAD
OF LONE STAR GAS COMPANY

Dallas, March 17.-R. A. Crawford
was chosen to succeed Fred NJ Lege,
who resigned recently. as vice presi-
dent and general manager OF the
Lone Star Gas Company, ut the an
nual meeting of stockholders Tuesday
afternoon.
All the remaining officers of the
company were reelected. They in
clude L. 3. Denning. president; D.
l.. Cobb, secretary and treasurer
II. A. Jackson, assistant secretary;
o. M. Colstun, assistant secretary;
and treasurer, and II. G. Cornatzar,
assistant treasurer. Following com
poses the board of directors: l.. B.
Denning, Pittsburg. Pa; F. W. Craw-
ford, Columbus, Ohio; r. y. Crawford,
Dallas; NJ. W. Bahan. Fort Worth,
and F. L. Chase, Dallas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
MERRICK AND COE In
9 FLOWING 800 BBLS.

The Merrick 4 Coe we'll on the
Lowery farm In section 9-4s-2w reach
ed the top Of pay sand at 176S feet,
the total depth of the well now is
1855 feet. The well is flowing through
the s-inch pipe and Is making 800
barrels Guillot & Hall have an in
terest in this we'll and also own one
fourth of the royalty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
WITH THE OIL MEN
President Shamrock Company Here

G. Fl. Clark Of Wictita Falls, TcX-
as, who is president of the Shamrock
Oil Company was an Ardlnore visitor
today. He was accoIor1nied here
by the vice president OF his company
G. 5. Bays and also by .. Il, Rogers
who is contractor
Mr.. Clsrk for a number o3 months
was superintendent for tde McMan
Oil Company in the lIealdton and
Electra districts and IL well known
to the Gil fraternity of tfis city. He Is
a hard worker and is now one OF the
big producers of Texas. While he was
here with the McMan people he had
both oil and refining interests and
so we'll has he managed his business
that he has become u big man in the
oil business.
Mr.. Clark had not seen Ardmore for
four years prior to his trip here this
time and he Is delighted. He was
pleased with the Ardmore Hotel and
said that better accommodations could
not be had any where. He also visit
ed the Simpson building and the First
National Bank building and the new
churches that have been built since
he was here and said he had never
seen any city make more interest
ing growth than Ardmore has made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
GRADY TESTS DRILLING

Chickasha, March 16s-Opcradcns
arc progressing steadily twclvc milr
southeast of Chicltasha. in Grady 'coun-
ty, where tho Knox Petroleum COM
parry and the -Gorton Trust are testing
out pair of comparatively shallow
uznds.
Tho Knox~ people, owners of the
Shook prcducprs In the ssouthvot of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17

Mrs. J. A. Boiler has returned from
Niles, Michigan, where she had been
called on account Of the illness Of her
mother. Her sister, Miss Bohbie Dali
son, has accompanied Mrs. Boiler 10
Ardmore, and will make her home in
this city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
STREET STORIES

j. NJ. DePuy, vice president Of the
Wolverine Oil Company, was a re-
cent visitor here from Tulsa. Mr.. De-
Puy is one OF the active executives
Of this company and il was through
his activities that his company Sc
cured so large an acreage in the prov
en- area in the Hewitt district.
Col. Leslie P. Ross, whose home is
at Lawton is an Ardmore visitor. Col
onel Ross is well known lawyer and
politician Of the state. having made
the race at one time for governor. He
will remain here several days on busi-
ness.
c. Z. Smith has gone to Cisco,
Ranger and other points in the north
Texas Oil fields. He will be absent
about two weeks.
N. +. Kirkpatrick, sheriff Of Push
nataha, county is in the city today
visiting with Sheriff Buck Garrett.
DR.. c. A Thompson of Pushmataha
was in the city today en- route from
the meeting Of the State Dental AS
ISOLATION at Oklahoma City.
The community meeting at Wood
ford Tuesday night was an unquali-
fled success according to Mrs. Kate
Gait Zaneis, county superintendent
who attended the meeting. The people
OF Woodford are a unit for better
school in that district and are organ
izng to do accredited high school
work and for that reason are ready
to make necessary arrangements to
meet with all state requirements.
r. II Choyd, state high school in
spector, is expected here next week
to make further inspections of several
schools In the county that are pre-
pairing to do high school work. Great
interest is being manifested in nearly
every district In this movement ac-
cording to the county superintendent
U. ". Rexroat Of Rexroat was In
tine city today en- route to visit his
family Voc are living at Sulphur.
| A. r. Forster who is drilling wei
near Rush Springs was in the city
today visiting Bob Gillian. Mr.. Forst
er is Pennsylvanian and an exper
3 fenced oil man, he says that he ha!
/ discovered new formation in thii
section of the state that will oper
! up the biggest oil pool in the coun
r try.
2 c. w. Clay president, H. Harvey
secretary, and John Varnen treasurer
Of the "Dokey" club of Myrtle lodge
Knights of Pythias, went to Shermal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
He Had The Right Dopel

|. W. Williams of the Coline Oil
Company overheard two darkies to-
day discussing the new managerial
form OF government which had been
adopted by Ardmore. One darkey
said to the other, What do you
know about this Meningeetis form of
government which these Ardmore
people have just voted on us?" why,
| knows all about" said the darSey
accosted. 1T simply means just
what il says menigeetis,' it means
sah when you don't does right that
they just lays you out and that's the
last o. you"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17

today to be present at the big cere-
monial that is to take place there to-
morrow. The Sherman lodge win in
stitute a class Of 150 members at the
ceremonial and uae local members are
expecting great time. There are
1875 members Of this branch of the or
der in Myrtle lodge.
Jim Havens who looks after out
side business matters for Westheimer
and Daube states that the roads are
getting in pretty fair condition
throughout this section since the re-
cent rains.
Don A. Cochran stated this morn
ing that fish must be getting the
worst of 1t these pleasant days as the