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Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
LOCATOR'S RIGHT
TO OIL CLAIMS IS
FULLY planned
Prominent Attorney Says Lac
Vdliddtes Those Without Dis
c0Uery. LalU of 80 Years
Ago Not Otherwise Changed.
HEGltII2 .tliT!

The present interest manifest in I'M
mediate possibilities for petroleum
production here is causing an unusual
activity in the matter of filing appli
cations for permission to drill for oil
On government lands. Within the past
two years practically every available
foot of ground within the boundaries
of the unsettled portion of the coun ~
has been covered with some kind of \
lease.
With the enactment OF the new land
leasing bill, hundreds Of Imperial Val
lev people have wondered whether or
not leases previously taken up by them
were still legal Water c. Gayhart,
lawyer, geologist and former state
mineral surveyor of the state of Ne
vaaa, has written comprehensively on
the subject in recent issue of the
Los Angeles Times, and for the in
formation of Press readers it is here
with published:
All unappropriated land IN the Unit
ed States, except certain lands ac-
quiled by treaty, belongs to the Unit
cd States, and may certainly be dis
posed of as congress may enact with
in constitutional limitation.
Prior to the enactment of the "leas-
ing bill" of Feb. 25, 1920, the United
States disposed Of its lands only to
citizens OF the United States and in
essentially only one way.
1t sold its lands only.
The government lands were classi-
fed into various classes, and each
class oil land was sold in a particular
manner. We are concerned only with
that class of land known rs "oil plac-
ers.'
On July 9, 1870, congress enacted
a law defining placerS, as follows:
THAT claims, usually called placers,
including all Iorms of deposit, except
ing veins of quartz or other rock in
place, shall be subject to entry and
patent under this act"
This was embraced in the General
Mining Act of MAY 10, 1872, and has
remained in effect for so years, or ur
to Feb. %, 1920.
AS TO DISCOVERY
| The placer law did not mention
''discovery;" but it did provide that
placers were subject to entry, and pat
9nt ''under like circumstances and con
ditions and upon similar proceedings
as are provided for vein or lod;
claims f'tf''
Vein and lode claims by law re
ouired discovery of mineral bearing
vein. and the Supreme court of tn,
United States in Mining Company VS.
Tunnel Company, 1875 u. S. 337; de
cided that discovery was necessary t,
the validity of placer claim.
On Feb. II. 1897, congress enacte,
. law defining oil lands as placers, anC
provided that to be so classed the,
Continued on page Al
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
A. PERKINS NOTED
CEMENT EXPERT IS
DUE At BRAWLEY
Has Patented Process for Ce-
Mcnting Off Oil Wells. Is
Reported tn Receive $4,000
for D0y's Work Here.

A. A. Perkins, of Fullerton, Calf,
an Gil cement expert, is due TO arrive
by truck at Brawley today. Perkins
has been contracted by the directors
Of the Brawley association to cement
eff the well. According to latest re-
ports the work of bridging off was
completed Saturday and the well is
now in readiness for the cement.
The Brawley News states that in
preparation for the bringing in of the
well, the boiler is being moved by the
crew to point nearly 100 yards dis
tant. This is to prevent danger Of fire
if heavy gas pressure develops, such
as threatened several times during
the drilling. The operations at the
well proper have ceased until cement
ing begins.
Members cf the association are de-
ploring the exaggerated reports that
have been sent forth, due to the oil
following the baler to the surface
Wednesday and Thursday. While
they say the indications are much bet
ter than have appeared previously,
they declare that the oil would not be
permitted to flow freely at this time,
as the well has not yet been prepared
to handle flow Of oil. After the
cementing process is completed, a diff
ferent story may be told. A flow of
oil might easily endanger the well. AL
though only a small quantity Of water
in accordance with the state law be
fore the well is brought in. Further,
the expense of drilling has been too
great, now exceeding 100000, to per-
NIT any chances being taken>with the
well breaking loose.
Many transactions in lands adja-
cent to the well and in the whole
country west of the irrigation district,
have been made last week. One out
fit is reported in addition to have OBJ
tained leases on strip of land eX-
tending through the Imperial Valley
proper from the end OF the spur of
the Superstition Range southwest of
Brawley on line southeast to the
eastside mesa. Interest attaches to
this belt, due to the fact that at point $
along the southwest of Brawley, =
flow of gas was found in the pioneer
days of the valley. This gas woulC
bum easily for moment or more, but
ro tests were taken to ascertain its
character at that time. Some geolo
gists assert oil may be found in this
lbclt.
/ Most of the interest attaches to th'
land northwest of Brawiey, near tn,
wells of the Brawley company an,
the Diamond Bar, and the spot wher,
the Salton Basin association has de
veloped water in readiness for worl
with its new rotary rig ordered q few
days ago. Land anywhere in that dis
trict is bringing a premium and prop
erty has changed hands frequently a
increased prices. Close by this locali.
: ty a deposit of ancient oyster shells
were found q few days ago, TVS point
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10

ing further to the probability of oil
being found.
Oil men from the coast are watch
irg the local situation closely, and
emisaries are in the field or on the
ground acquiring available property.
Government land suitable for location
disappear long ago. and with the
question of the terms of the leasing
bill to be complied with, is not gen
orally held To hG so attractive as the
decided land.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
DELINQUENCY CASE
RE0PENED TODAY

The retrial of the case of A. V.
Woodland, charged with statutory
offense against his 16 year old daugh-
ter opened in Department /, of the
superior court this morning. The
man is charged with contributing to
the delinquency of his daughter. He
was brought before Judge Cole some
months ago and after a week of legal
battle the jury was unable to agree
and the man held for second trial.
According to o. p. Wilson, attor-
ney for the defendant, the man will
be freed of thee harge.
The daughter. who has been under
the care of physicians at the county
farm for the past few months, did
not appear in the court room until
noon. She is in the custody of Mrs.
Matlock, matron of the county iail
Deputy District Attorney Charles
F. Scott is handling the case for the
state and Wilson and Ellison are at"
j torneys for the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
REPORT GIVES
BIG INCREASE
/, FOR COTTON
bALESG|NEO
Figures Disclose Gain of
Nearly Is Per Cent. Hope
Expressed for Stability of
Market Increases. Market
Recovering.

While the cotton market has
played havoc throughout the
country this year because of the
exceedingingly low prices paid the
farmers, ginning has been heav-
ier this year than any year in
the past, according to the official
report issued By the department
of agriculture and received by
DAILY Brothers, cotton buyers in
this city today.
According to the report II ,559, ,22(
bales of cotton have been ginned this
season, dating from August l, 1926
to January /, 1921.
For the corresponding period last
year 9,017,0S9 bales were ginned max.
ing an increase of 2,542,141 bales
over the preceding year.
1t was stated that had prices beer
normal this year the increase woulc
have been much larger owing to the
of additional acres that
had been planted.
Along with this statement George
Daily pointed to the fact that the
market had recovered slightly oven
last Saturday and a m.re hopeful
outlook is anticipated by the farmers
within the next month. The New
York market closed today above the
16 cent mark for the first time il
more than a month.
Farmers in Ell Centre today ex.
pressed their belief that cotton would
be selling for 25 cents before the enc
Of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
WEST. UNION
SAYS CUBAN
GOVERNMENT
|. THREATENED
Newcomb Carlton, Foremost
Official of Company Ap-
pears before Senate Com
mittee. Charges Depart
ment with Persecution.
(By Associated Pressl


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 10
Charges that the department rs
making threats against the Cuban
government to prevent the issu-
ance of permits for Western Ur-
ion cable landings on the island
were made before the senate COM
mittee by Newcomb Carlton, pres
ident of the Western Union.
Carlton declared that the depart.
ment was pursuing to a point OF
persecution" its difference with the
over an attempt to land {
cable from Barbardoes. which he said
would establish new line of con!
municat;on with South America.
When questioned as to the alleged
supervision by the English authori.
ties of official dispatches from Wash.
ington to American diplomatic repre-
sentatives in Great Britain, Cartlor
refused to answer "categorically,'
because it would make trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
PASTOR ARRESTED
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
(By Associated Press

PASSAIC, N. j. Jan. 10.-Reverend
Cornelius Densel. former pastor OF
the First Netherlands Reformed
church here, was arrested on fed
eral warrant charging him with vio-
lation of the Mann white slave act
The arrest is the result of the alleged
elopement of the clergyman witt
Miss Trina Manneberg, of this city
and q former member of his church
during which, it was charged, they
visited New York, Buffalo and othel
places.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
u. S. DEPARTMENTS
QUARREL IN OPEN
(By Associated Press>

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The con-
flict between the state and labor de-
partments over jurisdiction in the
case of Lord Mayor O'Callaghan,
seeging admission into the country
without passports reached the open
today, when the labor officials denied
the earlier statements by Assistant
Secretary of State Smith and the
state was referred by Secretary Will
son to the state departments.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
IDENTIFY BODY OF
'' AUTO ACCIDENT
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10.-RaymOnC
c. Thorne, millionaire merchant of
Chicago was killed here by an auto
mobile accident. His body was found
under an overturned machine. 1t
was identified by his stepfather,
The man had apparently been the
only occupant of the machine. 1t is
the supposition of the police that the
car had skidded on the pavement
made dangerous by light showers and
had overturned pinning him beneath.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
SAYS RAILROADS
BROKEN FAITH
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Jain. 10.-The railroads
have broken their faith with the pub
lie, according to charges made at the
opening of the hearing by the rail
road labor board into the demands of
the railroad brotherhood that the ma
tional boards of adjustment be rees-
tablshed. The charges were made by
B. NJ. Jewel, president of the railway
employees department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
PRIZE FIGHTER
HELD AS RODBER
nv Associated preSs1

OAKLAND, Jan. 1O.-Larey Fitz-
gerald, 2S, years old. San Francis
co prize-fighter, is being held here
pending an investigation. He was
identified by the police inspectors as
one of the Alvarado Bank robbers
who escaped with $24, 1000 on October
l3, District Attorney Decoto an
nCunced.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
To Spend $4,000
For Inauguration
(By Associated Press)

/. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The sen.
ate resolution appropriating $4,000
for the expenses of the inauguration
of President Harding was adopted by
the house by an overwhelming major
ity. The amendment to cut the ap-
preparation to $4,000 was defeated
285 to 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
WILL PROSECUTE
VIOLATOR
(Ev Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.--The De-
partment of Justice is proceeding
vigorously and cxpeditiousiy against
the violators of the Sherman anti
trust act, in connection with certain
lines of important building materials"
Assistant Attorney General Nebckcr
annouced.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
HALF MILLION
FOR SAVING LIFE
(Rv Associa,ed Press

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 10. - John
Wagner, a moulder, has been noti-
fled that he has been left an estate
valued at $5OO,OO0 by the will of Mrs
Otto Burlingame, who died recently
at Buffalo, New York in return for
saving her from drowning at Rock
Island so years ago. Wagner said he
could not recall having saved anyone
from drowning.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
ASSASSINATION FAILS
AS DRIVER SPEEDS UP
(Ry Associated Press)

DUBLIN, Jan. 10.-A sensational
attempt was made this morning to
assassinate two officers, who with
the wife of one of them riding in a
touring car in the outskirts of Dublin.
The car was riddled with bullets but
the driver speeded up and escaped
with his passengers to Dublin castle.
One of the officers was wounded
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
FRENCH CENTER
PARTY GAINS
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Jan. 10.-The complete re-
turns fSunday's elections to the
French senate sho wgains for the
Ceuter or moderate parties, while
both the extreme right and the left
lost seats.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
Daily
Weather
Report

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - To-
night and Tuesday unsettled. Prob
ably rain. Continued cold with freez-
ing temperature tonight. Fresh north
erly and westerly winds.
AUTOMATICALLY rains in the
south. Unsettled in north.
IMPERIAL VALLEY - Slightly
colder. Probably rains tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10
CITIZENSHIP
RIGHTS FOR
0R|ENTALS
DENIED
Anti. Alien Land Law Will
Not Be Nullified. ResOlu-
ton Demands Proof of
Citizenship for StOckhOld-
ers in Japanese Corpora
tiOnS.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 1O.-The
assembly adopted Senator In
mans resolution asking that no
treaty be made with Japan,
granting them citizenship or null
lifying the new anti-alien land
law.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-A reso-
luton proposing that the Legislature
adjourn for the constitutional recess
January 81 and reconvene February %
for the final part of the session was
presented to the senate by President
pro term Breed. Assembly Kline was
ready with a similar resolution.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-10

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1O.-Senator
Inman, of Sacramento, offered bill
today designed to close the loop
holes in the alien land law. The meas
ure will require all corporations, do
mestic and foreign to file with the
state, statements, showing the citiz-
enship Of the stockholders, how they
acquired the stock, whether the
shares are owned outright or held in
trust.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
Women's Wool and Silk and
Wool Hose


SILK aud Wool Hose with fancy clock
pair YJsOO
Wool Hose with fancy clocks. pair. $3.50
Wool Plain Dropstitch Hose in heather mix.
lures at, pair ~ .35, $3.50, 91.85.
e1.75, $500, $3.50 and. $500
Wool Hose with fancy clock. paIr..... $3.50
silk and Wool Dropstitch Hose In plain
coiors. pair .----.---.-.--...-...-..S1 .75
Drop-stitch SILK and Wool Hose In heather
mixtures at, pair. 91.85
SILK and Wool Hose. fun fashioned and in
heather mixtures pair -
Wool and SILK Hose and Wool Hose full ~
fashioned, with fancy drop-stitch and in
heather mixtures pair. $3.50 q
silk and Wool Hose. fun fashioned, and in
heather mixtures pair. $500
Fancy Snk and Wool Hose. fun fashioned.
and in heather mixtures pair. e2.SS
Fancy sink and Wool Hose semifashioned,
and in heather mixtures. a pair. 1880
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
PRESIDENT ON
SPEAKING TOUR
lnvades Solid South on First
Trip He Has Made
ny RAYMOND CLAPPER

ABOARD PRESIDENT HARD.
ING's SPECIAL TRAIN. October -.
President Harding left Washington
at . o'clock today on four day
speaking trip into the heart OF the
Solid South
Birmingham and Atlanta were the
chief stops scheduled on this South.
crn swing. the first he has taken
since he entered the White HOUSE
He win drop Off nj Camp Benning.
Ga. 10 inspect tho infantry there
Thursday morning.
The presence Of two cabinet OF.
ficers Secretary OF War Weeks and
Secretary Of the Interior Fail. tndi.
Gated that important conferences will
be held on the train
President Harding Is experfed 70
20 over the Muscle Shoals situation
with Secretary Weeks. who has just
finished several conferences with en-.
gineers representing Henry Ford. one
OF the main bidders for tho project
Harding expects 20 keep In close
touch with the railroad strike aitua.
ton by telegraph
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
FIGHT ~" FEES
THRU0UT STATE
Campaign OF Education Is
Planned Among Voters

A statewide campaign Of education
and Information may DO the next
step in the protest OF university stu.
dents against the present high fees.
Realizing that no direct action may
be effected until the next session OF
tho legislature. the committee In
charge OF the campaign expects TO
advance the cause by letting the vot.
ers OF the state know the true condi-
tionA
No definite plans have been formu.
lated by tho committes. according to
Gunnar Mcrg. chairman Berg hopes
20 make tho fees political Issue at
the next state election. and TO this
end the committee Is preparing ad-
vance Information
Tho Zee protest may Be carried to
the Associated Students OF the Uni
yersity Of Washington this week. Ell
forts 10 gain the sanction OF the stu
dent body VIII be made. The com
mittoe win ask that a committee be
appointed TO represent the university
at large by the president OF the stu.
dent body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
CITY COUNCIL
RATIFIES BONDS

Ratifying the decision OF the
board OF public works awarding
tho contract for the Gorge creek
tunnel project. the city council
Monday afternoon adopted rcsoIn.
tons for the issuance and sale OF
ss.:o5 900 worth Of skagit bonds &c
pay for the work. r. H. Thomson
east the sole dissenting vote.
The council also adopted a reso-
luton authorizing the issuance CT
81. 500. 900 additional bonds TO be
purchased at par by the successful
bidder. r. c. storrie & Co. OF San
Francisco.
Councilman Lou Cohen's bill for
an Appropriation CT $4,000 10 the
park board TO divert fresh water
springs into Green Lake was re
ferrci 10 the harbor and public
grounds committee.
A bin abolishing four positions
In the public utilities department
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
Jap Boats Swarming
on Siberian Coast

Japanese boats In great numbers
along the coast OF Siberia and a new
kind Of sheep which he believes Is not
to be found In any museum along the
coast. are said by John Durham.
president OF the American Game Pro.
tective association. 20 have impressed
him most ON his last northern trip.
Durham arrived In Seattle Monday
from Alaska and siberia on his way
TO his home In New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
Reprieve Granted
to Sockeye Salmon

The sockeye salmon industry viii
not necessarily die down because Of
the depleted numbers Of fish In the
Fraser river. according to L H. Oar.
win. state fisheries supervisor. Oar,
win announced Monday that salmon
can be rehabilitated thru hatchery
methods. The experiment was begun
In 1915 and has just been completed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
Fifty Legionnaires
Off for Convention,

Fifty Seattle delegates to the
third annual national convention OF
the American Legion left Seattle
Tuesday for Kansas CITY. Mo-.
where the conventien will. convene
October a. The state delegation,
% In all. viii urge that the conven-
ten 80 on record favorIng q strict
Japanese exclusion law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
CREAM CLEARS A
STUFFED-UP HEAD
instantly opens Every Air
Passaoe-CIears Throat Too.

II your nostriis are clogged ana
your head Is stuffed because OF mas
~ catarrh or a cold, apply "A little
pure. antiscptic cream into your
nostrils. II ponetrates through
every air passage, soothing and
healing gwollcn. infinmed mem
branes and you get instant relief.
Try this. Get a small bottle of
Eiys Cream Balm at any drug
store. Your clogged nostrils open
right up: your head Is clear; no
more hawking or snuffling. Count
fifty. All the STIFFNESS. dryness.
struggling for breath is gone. You
feel ne.--Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25

Bills werc introduced appropriat.
ing $4,000 TO enable the city cngi-
neer to complete plans for the w.
Spokane st bridge and $4,000 to re
pair phnkinx In the downtown
Yesier way district
Request for an appropriation Of
81. 900 TO assist in the establishment
OF a wood yard TO furnish work for
the unemployed Was made by the
MiIlionair club and was referred
TO the public safety and finance
committees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-25
Physician Held on
Dope Charge Freed

TACOMA. Oct .s.--fIolding that
the government did not have suffi-
cient evidence TO convict DIR. WI
liam NJ. Brachyogel. Federal Judge
Cushman today dismissed the case
against the accused man. who IL
being tired for alleged violation Of
tho Harrison antinarcotic act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-10
IN AGREEMENT ON
 S|LES|AN BORDER
All Supreme Council Dele- gates Relieved That Thorny
 Entanglement Solved
By AssoclAtsa Press

Paris, August 9.--M. Briand, the French premier. announced to the su preme council this afternoon that the British Prime Minister, MT. Lloyd George and he were in agreement in principle upon the Silesian boun- dary and that 1t remained for the ex- perts to draw the exact line, which woulA be on basis of giving equsi value 10 the votes cast in tho recent plebisclte, whether Polish or German and whether in mining, industrial or rural townships
 If one examine tho result of the plebiscite in a general way" said M. Briand, indicating broadly the prin- ciples the experts must follow, there is no doubt that tho German mass is in the west and tho Polish mass in the east of Upper Silesia. Thus geographically speaking, the solu- ton Is easy to be seen, and even obs ligatofy.'
 The members of all the deleg cations fesl sense of relief tonight that the thorny entanglement which has been threatening to wreck the peace of Europe, has been solved by the spirit of mutual conciliation and good will which the Trench and British premiers displayed in their private meetings Sunday and Monday night
 The belief Is held here that Poland and Germany will accept the settle ment, although grumblingly, and that If disorders should break out they will be suppressed by the allies.
 Not to Send Troops
 In the meantime the council de- cided not to send allied reinforce ments to Upper Silesia France had desired to dispatch additional troops to that territory but when the ques- ton came before the council, the British and Italian delegates voted against it. General Lerond, head of the inter-allied commission in Upper Silesia, had urged endorsements as a precautionary measure.
 The experts and allied Nigh com missioners met before the afternoon session of the council began, to lay down the new boundary line. They are still at work upon 1t tonight, and may not be ready to report until late tomorrow
 With rapid progress made on the al all-important Silesian question, the conference was able to take up other business on the programme, begin ming with the Turko- Greek situ ation. MT. Lloyd George said he would put to the council two propositions:
 1. Whether the time had arrived for the allies to offer to arbitrate.
 ?. To what extent were the allies bound to be neutral, and where should the line be drawn on the ma. ter of supplying the combatants with fighting materials.
 These questions are to be taken under advisement at later session, when the Russian problem also will be discussed.
 The American ambassador. Mir. Harvey, showed much interest in MT. Lloyd Georges question, partic- ularly the second. which involved the trading rights of neutrals. Maj Gen. Henry T. Allen, with the consent of both the state and war depart ments, came from Coblenz, at the TO- quest of the ambassador. so that he might be on hand to supply him ith information when military questions were discussed including penalties and the subject of Upper Silesia.