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The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-24
MALMEDY: WALLOON ISLE
RELINQUISHED BY
PRUSSIA

In patching together the picture puz-
Gle Of European nations to at more
nearly racial and historical units the
peace conference commission on Bel
gian claims approved BelgIum's de-
mand for Malmedy.
Malmedy long formed one Of those
slien racial clusters that seem to cling
like barnacles to many a European
boundary line.
In the case Of Malmedy and the
region about that town a group or
Wallo0ns was left In Rhenish Prus-
STA when the historic Benedictine Alb
hey Of Stavelot- Malmedy was cut In
two In 1916. Malmedy fell to Prus-
sla, while six miles to the west, across
the pre-war Belgian border, Is Stave-
lot.
The latter town was the seat Of the
abbey which was independent until
the Luneville peace Of 1901. The alb
hey fell to France until Its partition
IA years later. The abbey was found
ed In the Seventh century and later
It's abbots ranked as princes. They
ruled many small villages along the
Ambleve, on which Stavelot Is stu
ated, and along the Warche, which
flows through Malmedy.
Charles Martel. grandfather Of Char
lemagne, who ruled the Franks while
he let their kings reign on, won de-
cisive victory over Neustria at Stave.
lot 1900 years ago.
Malmedy lies in a pretty valley Of
the aforementioned river, 20 miles
south Of Aix-la-C hapelle. The town
had less than 5000 population before
the war. Dyeing, paper-making and
tanning were its industries.
The term Walloon IL used to desig.
nate those Belgians who speak either
French or q French dialect. The Wal.
looms Of Belgium desired Malmedy's
restoration for lingual a. well as for
sentimental reasons. In Liege and Ma
muir q movement for the revival Of Wal.
loon % literary language II had
been 20 used until about the fifteenth
century-was we'll under way when the
war began. In the midst Of German
speaking nelghbors Malmedy and Its
environs preserved the old Walloon
dialect. whereas among many Belgian
Walloons It has been supplanted by
pure French.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-24
LOWER CALIFORNIA

Communication makes for civtliEa-
ton. The airplane promises to make
accessible many hitherto obscure re-
gions, not along main lines Of steamer
Or railway travel.
For example, the average American
had little reason heretofore to 90 to
Lower California. Recently, however.
this peninsula has been the resting
place for alrplanes In flights from the
Pacific coast Of the United States to
the Panama Canal.
Frederick SImpich writes to the Ma.
tional Geographic society as follows:
THE long, b0ot-shaped peninsula
that swings down of the left.hand cor
ner Of the United States belongs to
Mexico and Is known on Mexican maps
as 'Baja,' or Lower California. Early
Spanish maps Of America showed Cal
ifornia as an island, due. no doubt,
to limited explorations Of this PENN
sula.
"Scantily known as It Is to the av-
erage American. this 60Omile.long
strip Of rocks, peaks. brush-grown
mesas, and rare, fertile little valleys
is favorite haunt for many Yankee
naturalists, fishermen, and big.game
hunters; and here and there, 10 thu
mcre-favored, well-watered, grassy
spots Of the higher ranges, hardy
American cattlemen have built their
adobe homes. where they enjoy the
limitless freedom Of vast unfenced
areas. The Circle Bar company Of
Ojos Negroes Ranch runs cattle over a
leased territory Of two and half mil
lion acres, and a British corporation
holds title to something like fifteen
million acres.
away down at peaceful. picturesque
La Paz. where Cortez repaired his
schooners and where. centuries later.
Walker. the Yankee 6libuster, raised
his flag. another Yankee today runs
busy little tannery, turning out 600
sides Of good leather every day, for
an American shoe factory. Here and
there, In hill and valley, Americans
are delving for metals or growing the
staple frijole.
But the country as whole. owing
to Its many desert. waterless areas.
Is but sparsely settled, and, as one
writer says, In all Its turbulent, ro-
mantle history, since the halcyon days
when Sir Francis Drake dropped his
pirate anchor In Magdalena Bay. no
wheeled vehicle has traversed Its rough
and tortuous length
"Rich as are its mines and fat as
are Its herds Of cattle, its chief
source Of wealth lies In the cotton
growing regions around Mexicali.
AT the Colorado delta, at the head
Of the Gulf Of California, which sep
arates the Lower California peninsula
from Sonora, more than at any other
point on the whole border, the interests
Of the United States and Of Mexico
are closely Joined. This Is due to the
singular topography Of that region
(part Of II Is below sea.level) and
to the diversion Of water from the
Colorado river. In the opinion Of many
irrigation engineers and political stu.
dents. this peculiarly delicate problem
of irrigation and water rights, az be-
tween plnnters on the American and
Mexican sides Of the line, respective
ly, can be solved satisfactorily only
by some Joint treaty between the two
republics, involving either the fixing
Of a neutral zone or the sale Of a
small strip Of territory"
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-24

wrestling with the aftermath OF court
house building, which was to have
been done without going In debt for
1t. our public school teachers were
working for salaries that were ap-
proximately half as high az they have
been receiving during the past year.
Our contingent fund was called up.
on to pay for coal that cost only half
as much, and all other expenses at
tending the maintaining OF our pub
lie schools were relatively low,
Everybody is familiar with the
near famine in the employee class that
grew out Of our participation In the
war, and everybody who has taken
even a nominal interest In our pub
lie shoots knows that the most SER
ious question confronting our school
boards, a question that threatened
our very public school system, was
the impossibility Of getting compe-
tent teachers enough at double the
salaries that had previously been paid
them.
In the face Of these facts isn't
there some danger that some one
may believe that Mr.. Hanna and Mr..
Peters are bidding for little cheap
glory when they say that they will
not approve any increase In any
school budget OF more than the regu-
lar five per cent annual increase per-
mitted without their approval and
through them the approval OF the
state tax commission? II men who
were legally endowed with such dis
cretionary powers as they possess In
such matters had assumed such an
attitude during the latter years of
the war our public schools could not
have operated, and no one knows It
better than some of our county off,
GERS.
Mr.. Hanna is quoted as saying that
he believes that "a very considerable
reduction In school taxes can be
made without reducing the efficien-
OF the consolidated school systems
which are largely responsible for the
big jump in 1.-THE totals OF the coun-
tvs school taxes Granting that
maintenance and operating cost Of
our shoots may be reduced, as the
expenses Of all other lines OF busi-
ness activity are being reduced, 1t
Is not out Of place here TO cite Mr.
Hanna to some facts that he has
caused to be published In a recent
abstract Of Assessment. wherein It
Is shown that not only Is the rate
OF school taxation In the Greeley
district approximately as high as
the average In all consolidated dis
tricts, but also that the rate In many
OF the rural districts where they
have nothing better than the old
fashioned methods and equipment
which the Greeley paper appears to
think are plenty good enough for
rural people, is far higher than the
average In the consolidated districts
in some instances exceeding It by
almost one hundred per cent.
sympathy for the heavy taxpay-
er may not be inspired by dis
Greet respect for the supposed polit-
ical influence OF some Of that class,
and II not why is there discrimina-
ton in handing out the sympathy,
between him and the nominal tax
payer, who probably finds 1t az much
n burden to meet the payment Of his
taxes as does his neighbor who owns
hundreds Of acres OF Weld county's
best land and who is educating his
children to be an asset to the coun-
try Of immeasurable more value
than the heavy taxpayers house and
lands?---Ault Advertiser
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-24
THE STRAITS OF MEssINA

Between the rocky masses Of Sicily
and the "toe" Of the italian penin-
sula, there ID but narrow lane Of
sea, known a. the Straits Of Messlna.
Yet this ribbon Of water might be
ocean-wide, Judged by the diverse civ.
ilizations Of italy and Its island neigh
bor..
The Sicilian and italian banks, which
border the Straits Of Messina for near.
y Is miles to the east and west, are
among the most luxurtant to be found
in q cruise Of the Mediterranean. Mag.
niicent golden groves Of lemon and
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-24
Tie Game Goes to Cheyenne

The tie between Grover and Ray
mer basket ball teams will probably
be played at Cheyenn tomorrow ev-
ening
Raymer made several proposals to
avoid the useless expense Of going
sc far from home, but none OF them
were acceptable. to our friends up
the line. Grover won the toss and
the game goes as stated.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-24
Aermotor Windmills

Gearing runs in oil. Replace oil
once year Sold by Denny Mill.
ing Company.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12
Development in Lincoln
County

The Magnolia Petroleum COM
panys so. 1 Ions, located In the
northeast coruur OF the southeast of
6-lG-t,, is drilling at 1898 feet
Tho NO. 4 Luudsay ot the Cueden
on a. Gas Co, located tn the contcr
of tho northeast Of the northeast OF
6-l6-t. Is drilling at tS20 feet
Tho RoNauA Petroleum company
is fishing for tools at 1890 foot in
It's SO, / Randolph, located in the
southwest corner ut tho southeast
OF the southwest Of l7-l6-l.
Tho No. / Hoffman of tho Mas
uolia Petroleum company is drilling
at 500 feet. This test is located ia
tho northwest corner OF tho south
east Of lg-ll.5.
r. G. Riley has a rig up for No. |
Brooks, located In the northeast cor
nor OF the southeast OF 2-lt-6.
The Stround OH n GAS co.'s No, ]
schciff. located In the southwest
corner OF 2l-l4-6, is shut down AT
.IS0 feet.
The Nul jamie Johnson Ot tho Sa-
Noy on company, located In the
southeast corner OF the northeast OF
85-i2-6. Ia drilling at 2,GiO feet,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12
Refinery Statistics for 1920

A census Of the rofinerics by the
United states bureau of mines shows
that on January /, 1921, AIS plants
were completed with daily capa-
city OF 1.SSS,S00 barrels. while ON
December 81, 1919, there were only
32S retineries operating with a daily
capacity OF l,7l4.395 barrels Of
crude oil The United states geo
logical survey reports the estimated
production of crude oil In the Unit
ed states for 1920 as d43,4O2,OO0
barrels, this being a daily average
OF 1,21L4Sl barrels. 1t Is interest
ing to noto that the daily average
refinery capacity exceeds the doNO es-
tic production Of petroleum by 677.-
600 barrels.
During the year 1920 the pctro-
leum refinerles OF the United States
ran 6l,136,210 barrels OF Mexican
crude oil and 2.513,O74 barrels Of
Mexican tops through the stills
The daily average production Of
gasoline during 1920 was 13,340,2gl
gallons, an increase OF approximate
ly 100000 gallons daily over the
production OF 1919. Exports and
shipments OF gasoline for 1920
OF 1900, 900 gallons, this being ~
Iti itHN ldl XII Ahiu llN udll1 aver 20
age for 1919 and an increase OF IS "a
over 1918. Domestic consumption
of gasoline for 1920 exceeded 1919
by SlS,0OO.000 gallons, an increase
Of "a per cent. Stocks OF gasoline
at the refineries are approximately
100000 gallons more than those
Of December 81, 1919.
The daily average production OF
Kerosene for 1920 was 10000 gallons
less than tho production of 1919.
Daily average OF exports and ship
ments of Kerosene for 1920 was 1923,
900 gallons less than those Of 1919.
Domestic consumption of Kerosene
was approximately the same as 1919.
Stocks of Kerosene on December 81,
1920, were about 100000 gallons
larger than the stocks OF December
81, 1919.
Gas and fuel oil production for
1920 shows an increase I'm the daily
average Of 100000 gallons more
than in 1919. Exports and ship
ments for 1920 were increased p
| 600 900 gallons daily over those OF
1919. The daily average domestic
| consumption OF gag and fuel oils
| for 1920 was 1,0S5,15S gallons more
| than for 1919. The use of fuel oil
| for bunkering vessels engaged in for
eign trade during 1920 was SS per
cent larger than the amount used
| in 1919. Stocks of fuel oil at the
| end OF December were 123,00O,0O
gallons larger than the stocks at the
| first of the year.
The daily average production OF
/ lubricatlng oils was increased by
| $40. coo gallons. for the yea. 1920
| The daily average of exports and
| shipments of lubricating oils were
increased by 365,69l gallons. Do
nestle consumption of lubricatine
oils increased l13,026 daily. Stocks
| OF these oily we're Increased 23,O00,'
600 gallons since the first OF th'
year,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12

in the vicinity of Deer Greek ip
eastern Grant county, was made this
week by George B. Hogan, general
manager. and H. E Myers, general
superintendent OF tho oklahoma Ma
tural Gas co. Of Tulsa. The com
pany has extensive Interests in the
district and is buying the gas pro
ductiou for It's line into Enid. This
district is also being connected with
blackwell 10y a pipe line now be-
INK laid by the blackwell oil n Gas
co.
\ now tcst In the eastern portion
or tho Deer Crock district is be-
ing started by ward a WcIhait, ot
lc0body. Kan, in the southwest ~
29-2S-y west. at a point four miles
north of Nardu. Material for the
rig has been unloadcd ut Nardiu
and the tools are In trau-i,
In the OtOc Country,
In the Otoo Indian country, north
of Morrison. the Matchorn interests
are getting ready 40 spud I'm their
new test in J5--3.J east and tho
same company has set tho fivo-iuch
casing ana started drilling again In
5-12-3. Tho Magnolia Is ready ia
start work again on the Wolfe No
J. whore the rig was destroyed by
fire about a month ago.
The Prairie Pipe Line Co. is
building an extension to the Hick.
man and Carter pools Ia western
Usage county, In order To take the
oil from the National Exploration
CO.'S we'll and others In that local.
ity. Several wells are on top OF
the sand waiting the completion OF
the line.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12
HeUitt Wen Gets Shouting
in Deep Sand

The No. / well Of tho Carter on
company located I'm tho northwest
corner Of the southwest Of the
northeast OF 2G-is-2w. about n
quarter mile southeast OF the pro-
duction IN the Hewitt pool, Is re-
ported to have 1000 feet Of oil in
the hole coming from sand found
at 2902 feet. This IN a new deep
pay for this district, as the Hewitt
production is coming from a shall
lower sand
Tho Colino OH company's well, To-
Gated in the southwest corner OF
25-is-2w, which made about $50
barrels from sand at about 2.3OO
feet. is reported fallen off consider
ably In production. and that IL will
be drilled deeper. Tho Collnc well
is about three quarters OF mile
southeast Of the new Carter pro-
duCCr
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12
All in a Days Trip

With the roads in perfect condi-
tion, a days trip from fulsa 10 Bris-
tow and back by way of Slick and
Beggs, is certainly an enjoyable one,
and OF the greatest interest to a
man who is interested in tho oil
game.
The road south from the city lin
It's OF Tulsa is In as bad condition
as Il was before n was built up by
the subscription OF Tulsa oil men
ana is sadly in need OF repairs II
il the worst piece OF road encounter
ed, and needs an application OF a
good old-fashioned road drag after
the first rain.
The road, too, as far as the Creek
county line, Is getting fun OF holes
and II is a great relief TO strike the
chat surfaced roads looked after by
Sapulpa engineers; and beyond Sa-
pulpa the drive is magnificent and
everybody one meets is trying to
break all speed limits.
The Polar Refining company's
plant, owned by Tulsa people across
the Frisco from the Sapulpa Refin-
ing company's plant, Is most
unique affair, and is said 10 be turn
ing out gasoline OF exceptional quaI-
ity. II has been a money maker
from tho start, but is deserving In
d story OF itself
The Sapulpa Refining company
with its new lubricating plant in full
operation, certainly looms large, ana
is a magnificent monument TO the
genius OF its builders. There Is no
question as TO the quality OF the out-
put Of librlcation oils, and there II
no fuel oil TO set back the profits
made from gasoline.
Bristog Is booming. 1t Is evident
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12
Operations North of Slick

IL. G. Wilson has a rig up Tor No.
Self, located In the southeast cor
ner of G-l6-lO.
The Carter oil company's No. !
carey. located in the northwest cor
ucr OF the northeast OF the south
west OF 7-1G-l0, W drilling at 800
feet.
IT.. G.. wilson has spudded In and
shut down on No, Stewart, located
In the northwest corner OF the north
east Of s-16-10.
Tho No. 1 Pee OF the Alladin oil
company, located In tho northwes
corner Of the northeast of the north
COST OF 9-l6-10. IN shut down al
900 feet.
$. W. Scotrs No. ? Brown. located
IN the southwest corner Of the north
east OF the southeast OF 10-l6-l0. Is
shut down at 2,465 feet
The Joe Mac oil company's No.
Garrct. located In the southwest cor
ner OF the southeast OF l7-i6-10. IL
shut down at 3,372 feet
The No. I Bruner OF tho Wilcox
on a. Gas Co, located In the south
west corner OF the northwest OF IS
1910, IS rigged up and shut down
The Wilcox oil Il Gas Co. has n
hole fun Of water In it's No. . Price
located In the southwest Garner OF
tho northwest OF the southwest OF
lS-l6-1O.
Tho Phillips Petroleum company
No. Price, located In the south
east corner OF the northwest OF 10
1910. topped a sand at 2,S62 feet
and is shut down at 2.s67 feet with
a small show.
waite Phillips No. 1 Dobie. To-
Gated in the northwest corner OF the
southeast OF the southwest OF 20-l6.
10, an old well drilled deeper. II
nhnt down at 2.Sb2 feet In sanh top.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12
NeW COMPETITIONS in the
Osaqe

The No. 2 well OF the Guffey-Gil-
llspie oil company, located I'm the
northwest corner of 25-24-s. found
sand from 2.227 to 2.267 feet and is
good for 100 barrels. II was shot
with 100 quarts.
The Usage oil e. Refining Co. s
No. s well, located in the center OF
the north line OF tho south half OF
the northeast OF 23-22-10. found the
Bartlesvile sand from LIS TO 1.741
feet, was drilled to a total depth Of
1,752 feet and started OFF good for
l75 barrels after ls0-quart shot,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12
Important Developments
Around BriStOU

In the pool about five miles
northeast of Bristow, the No. 3
Price Of the Wilcox OIL 81 Gas co.
has a hole run OF water at 2S2O
feet, and is shut down. This well
- located in the southwest corner
OF the northwest of the southwest
Of 16-lS-lO, about "a quarter mile
south Of the three offset wells OF
the Wilcox company, whioh were
first large gas9crs and then went
into oil from this 2,SO0-foot pay.
Owing to the dry hole in the north
west quarter OF the northeast OF
l3-t6-9, and this new salt water
showing, II looks as though this
pool is going TO be OF n very small
proportions.
Joe Abraham F9a n 5000, 600
Easscr in his No. Rogers, located
In the northwest corner OF the north
east Of the southeast OF 3I-lG-g,
In sand from 2,501 TO 2,5O6 feet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12

ped at 2,sS6 feet with a show OF oil
and gas.
Tho Gypsy oil company's No.
Terry. located I'm the southeast cor
ncr " the southwest OF the south.
west OF 2l-l6-l0, Is In sand from
2,7SO to 2,S2b feet and shut down.
Tho we'll Is making 25 barrels,
The No. II Robinson of mo tartot
oil company, located I'm tho north
east Coru.r of the southwoet OF ln'
southeast of 2i-lG-lO, is fishing al
2.5qi foot.
Tho carter OH compauys No. !
GrhNsou. located In the southouf'
corner OF the southwest W the
northeast OF 2l-16-l0, ia drilling a..
2,790 fcct.
The Tidal OH companys No. .
sheppard. located I'm the norihwc"
corner Of the southeast uf the soulh
east ~ 2t-16-l0. is dry and ahan
doncd AZ 2.S1i feet.
40. sheppard of IN" same com
pany. located in mo southeast cor
ncr Of "A. * a rig.
owen Williams & Bnrnea No. ]
Barnes. located I'm thu southeast cor
ncr Of the southwest of the south
cast Of tho northeast Of 26-lb ] d.
irillcd 20 total depth or 2.Gb0 frct
shot with 90 quarts, and is drillinl
up bhiler,
The Laurel oil 4 Gas CO.'S No. .
Potcls. located In the suuthwoM
,uruor " 21-t6-1O, Is drilling
1850 feet.
Tho Foster oil company's No. 2
Miller. located I'm tho northwest cor
ncr OF the northeast ~ the south
west OF 2S-i6-1O, is drilling at 1850
toet.
Same company's No. 2 Miller, In
the southeast corner ~ the north
east Of the southwest OF 2S In drill
/ ing AT 29SO feet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-12
Include Burbank Acreage in
Next Usage Lease Sale

BURBANK, okla, March IL
The next auction sale or oil ana
gas leases OF Usage Indian lands
will include n considerable acreage
in the Burbank locality, according
to LEGAL oil men. and because of the
big pools opened here by the Car
ter Oil company and the Marland
OIL company this acreage will no
doubt he of great interest to the big
concerns. None OF the stuff, to the
east Of Burbank, has yet been
leased by the Indian department,
but with. the Usage trust period eN-
tended for Is years from 1881, or
until 1916, the indications ar that
tho bidding will again he brisk, when
this stuff is offered under the ham
mer.
The two pools, adjacent to Bur
bank, now have n total Of Is pro-
ducing wells, with a total produc-
tion OF 5000 barrels, and with "a
wells either drilling or rigs up ready
for spudding in. There are also six
gas wells in this locality. Tho gas
production from the deem sand
shows from 5000, 600 to 2O,000,0 900
cubic feet per well and from the
more shallow sand from $50. 900 to
.l2,O00,00O cubic feet, The oil trend,
at the present time, is paralleling
the santa Fe railroad into Bur
bank, south and southeast toward
this town.
II Ia estimated that the average
cost of drilling a well. at the pres
ent time, in this locality is around
$4,000. The 90 wells now drill
ing, therefore, means an outlay of
s1,70G,OO0, and in the proven area
OF the field, thus far leased, there
are something like $50 wells TO be
drilled, or an additional expenditure
in this neighhorhood OF s7,500,000
for the drilling alone, These fig
ures show something Of tho activity
In the new western Osge district.