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The Little River news., 1921-08-27
OIL AND GAS SHOWING
 AT HALE NO. 1 WELL
 JuSTlFIES MAKING TEST
Drilling Through Cap Rock Brought Up Showing That Drill Was Shut
 Off Early Thursday.
We'll Will Be Tested Before
 Drilling is Continued

Quite a bit of oil excitement was in evidence Thursday when the drill at Hale No. 1, which is being drilled in 22-13-29 by the Roberts Oil Corpor- ation, went through a six foot lime rock and entered the sand. Gas pe- gan to rise and the slush showed streaks of oil. When Driller DOCK O'Neal found he was through the rock and took one look at the gas rising he shut down the drill immediately. Russ Graham of the Graham Drilling Con- pany of Ell Dorado, the people from whom the rig has been leased, was nresent and also advised MT. ONeal that he had better stop, He is quoted as saving that it was as good snow ing as he had ever seen before well was brought in. It was decided by all the crew and MT. Robdrts that the showing was too good to pass through without a test The depth at whlch the, drill stopped was about 1884 feet MT. O'Neal said that he went only about a foot in the sand. Those who were observing stated that at hrst swarms of gas bubbles rose to the sur face through the quarter mile of water and mud. This would continue for moment and then the we'll would seem to heave and belch over the top of the easing. This was continued several times before the drill was taken out and the nipple screwed on. Streaks of oil also arose, but the gas predoml- mated.
 It is understood that the six-1nch casing has been ordered out together with packer and other tools with which to make test. MT. Roberts could not say Friday just what steps would be taken until he had received word from his associates. A test is rather expensive, and while it is the judgement of the operators that the showing iustifies a test, he was not ln a position to state just how soon It would be this time.
 In the meantime the fans are strong in the belief that Hale No, 1 is going to be an oil well.
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
AshdOwn Negro Killed By
 Watchman at Texafkana

Texakana, Aug. 24.-Disobeying an order to halt given by nightwatchman John Cotton, in the service of the Kan sas City Southern Railway, cost Alex Spencer negro, identified as living at Ashdown, his life last night at 11:3o o'clock in the local railroad yards of the company near Fourteenth street. Cotton was later technically placed under arrest by Constable E. T, Floyd, of the Texas side, with instructions to appear this morning before Justice J. w. HiIlman,
 According to the information given the officers last night after the shoot ling, Cotton stated that he had watched the negro for some time as he was acting suspiciously and, thinking that he had better question him, he start ed toward the negro with the inten- tion of stopping him and endeavoring to learn what his reason was for lott ering about the Kansas City South ern yard at that time OI nlSnI. AS he approached the negro, Spencer start ed to run and merely speeded up when the watchman called to him to halt. The officer then fired at him as he was running away and the negro fell after running a few more steps. Inves- tigation revealed that the shot had struck him in the back ut the head. A thorough investigation of this shooting. it is understood, will be made, as several questions have arls- en since last night that demand a per- tinent answer and there will probably he no hearing held in this case until further investigation has been made.
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
EXPLODES AND
 FORTY-FOUR ARE KILLED
But Five of the Crew of 49 Are Res cued; l7 Americans Were Kill
 When Ship Falls.

Hull, England, Aug. 24.-Seventeen States navy and 27 officers and men of the British navy met death today in the collapse of the great dirigible ZR-2 over the city of Hull
 Every one of the Americans on board of the ill-fated craft perished, as far as could be ascertained at midnight tonight.
 Only five men of the 49 who were making the trial trip in the dirigible prior to the vessel being turned over to the United States navy are known to have been saved.
 Had Been in Air 3f Hours. |, Starting from Howden Tuesday morning on a test tight to Pullman, the big aircraft had been afioat for 34 hours, at times in bad weather, and was returning to the Pullman airdrome at the time of the disaster which constitutes the most terrible of it's kind in peace times.
 While flying about 1000 feet over Hull, spectators saw the ZR-2 seem- ingly buckle amidships and plunge downward over the city and into the Humber river One theory of the cause of the disaster is that while the giant craft took a sharp turn which caused her framework to buckle and that the explosion of a gasoline tank completdd the tragedy, The actual cause, however. never may be known. A rumor had been afioat for some days that the ZR-2 was structurally weak. but this was stoutly denied by all in authorty.
 Tens of thousands of spectators saw several men climb outside the balloon and drop from the falling mass, which was enveloped in smoke, and others 1 jumped into the Humber as the crlp- pied craft came over the water. AS the dirigible struck the wreckage above water was burning and there was slight chance for any of the men caught inside to escape.
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
WORK ON NCURTAIN WE'LL
Believed That No Further Delay Will
 Occur on Account of Material.

Idabel, Okla, Aug. "A. - The Bel worth Oil Co.,, of Pleasant Hill, have received all of the, supplies necessary for drilling the Jack Burnett we'll and will begin operations at once.
 Work on this well has been at a standstil for more than four months on account of a shortage of material. but is is now expected that no further delay will be occasioned as the needed material has been secured
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
BOOZE GRANTED TRANSIT
Foreign Shipments May Cross U. S'
 Federal Judge Rules.

Detroit, Aug. 23.-United States District Judge Futile made permanent today a temporary injunction granted two weeks and restraining United States customs and internal revenue officials from interfering with ship ments of whiskey from Canada through the United States to destina- tions in foreign countries.
 Suit was brought by Hiram Walker & Sons, Ltd, Walkerville distillery firm, after customs officials in De- troit had seized liquor shipped through this port en route to Mexico, The case was appealed.
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
FUGITIVES RECAPTURED
Escapes From Boys Industrial School
 Are Caught at Texarkana.

Texarkana, Aug. 24.-Kenneth Pey- ton and Kenneth Knox, escapes from the Boys Industrial School at Pine Bluff, were arrested yesterday after noon and lodged in jail on the Texas side of town. They are being held for officers to take them back.
 Both young men were sent up from Fl Dorado about a year ago, Peyton for forgery and Knox for burglary. Their arrest was due to their being recognized in the outskirts of the city by a man who formerly knew them in Fl Dorado
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
"CAP, ROCK IS STRUCK
Operators at Hope May Set Eight
 Inch and Make Test.

Hope, Aug. 24,-Drilling operations were stopped early today at the Mitchell No. test, seven miles north east of Hope, when the drill went through what is believed to be the cap rock comparatively shallow oil sand. A conference is being held this afternoon to determine whether the e:ght-inch casing will be set on this rock
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
CHILD SMOTHERED
Three Months Old Baby SmOthered to
 Death at LOckeSburg.

Lockesburg, Aug. 2S.-Little Elsie May, the three months old baby of MT. and Mrs. Aaron Hilton, was smothered to death by an older child who was sleeping with the baby. Mrs. Hilton found the baby dead when she awoke about three o'clock in the morn ing. The funeral services were con- ducted by Rev. l.. J. Riding.
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
First Bale of Cotton Sold
 in AshdOWn Wednesday

Wm. DeLoney of Critten Ridge, south of Foreman, sold the first bale of this seasons cotton in this city Wednesday. The cotton brought 16 cents per pound and was bought by J. M. Sutton for the Lesser Goldman Cotton Company. A premium of $26.15 was made up by the business men.
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
LOCATE OIL WELL
Will Drill First Test on Dr. DOrmOn
 Hog Ranch.

Nashville, Aug. 25.-The Nashville Chamber of Commerce last week closed a deal with Mrs. J. c. Thomp- son, of Wichita Falls, Texas, a promi- nent oil operator, to drill test well in that community, the location being on the hog ranch of Dr, w. B. Dormon just west of Nashville.
The Little River news., 1921-08-27
Negro We'll Known Here.

Alex Spancer, the negro killed at Texarkana this week was well known here. and has been in the employ of the United Oil Mills.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
PRESIDENT MAY ATTEND.
Is Invited to Legion Post Pres
entation of Colors.

1t is considered likely that Presi-
dent Harding will attend the cere-
monies incident to the presentation
of the colors to- the newly-organized
McGrorarty- -O'Connell Post, No. z,
American Legion. to be held in the
auditorium of the Central High School
in October. Although the committee
has not yet received a definite ac-
ceptance, members of it feel assured.
after their visit to the White House
yesterday to extend the invitation,
, that the executive will attend the
services, If for only a few moments.
, The members of the committee on
arrangements who called at the White
House were E. j. Hibbs, chairman;
+. S. Howell and S. j. Solomon They
explained that this post, although
only few weeks old. has a member
ship of 1875, composed mostly of en-
! ployes in the Treasury Department.
The post was named in memory of
two former employees of that depart
ment. Lieut.. Stephen P. McGrorarty.
! who was killed in France. and James
OConnell, who died in this city from
gas poisoning received in France
The commander of the post is w. j.
Collins.
Besides President Harding the COM
mittee expects to have present at the
exercises Vice President Coolidge.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and
Chief Justice William Howard Taft.
The colors which are to be presented
TO the post will be given by the women
of the public debt division of the Treas
ury.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
WOMEN AID RlIRSUM.
Were in Field Early at New Mex
leo Senatorial FIGHT,

Credit is given to the women of
the republican national committee for
material assistance rendered by them
in the campaign for the United States
senatorship in New Mexico, which re-
suited in the election of the repub-
lican candidate, Senator Bursum. The
women were in the field early in the
campaign with their organization and
Among the organizers and cam
paigners were Miss Adelaide Thurs
ton of Duluth, Miss Betty Edwards of
Shelbyville. Ind; Mrs A. B. Stroup
of Albuquerque, Mrs. Frank Dodson
of Des Moines, Mrs. D. McCarter of
Topeka, Kan, and Mrs. O'Bryan of
New Mexico. who spoke to Spanish
audiences
Evening star., 1921-09-23
APPOINTED TO SENATE.

OTTAWA. September 23.-Premier
Meighen mas announced four appoint
ments to the senate. as follows: Sir
George Foster. formerly minister of
trade and commerce; ]. A. Calder, for
merly minister Of immigration and
colonization: ]. D. Reid. formerly
minister Of railways. and John Nc
Cormick of Sidney Mines, N. S.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
protected by watchmen."

protected by watchmen."
The chief sensation of the hearing
developed early in the day. when
Jules v. Behar. an official of the
rNavigazione Generate Italiana. told
of two payments of $500 each by his
nick Henry as "gratuities." This, he
said. was during May and June, 1920,
when Henry, who formerly had COM
manded the district in which the
company's piers are located, was un-
der. suspension awaiting trial on a
perjury charge.
Evening star., 1921-09-23

Withdrawing his resignation.
Foreign Minister Yen has been as
sured financial support for the Chinese
delegation to the Washingtcn armament
and far eastern conference. as 1t was
first organized. and rumors Of his I'M
pending resignation ~ head Of the dele
CATION have been silenced. v &;
The Chinese delegation is expected to
sail from Shanghai on the steamer
Hawkeye State on October 4.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
THIEF GUARD COSTS
EQUAL PIER RENTALS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 23.-Steam-
ship companies renting piers from
the city of New York are forced to
pay S7,500,000 annually sum equal
to their entire rental for special
police protection against thieves,
Elon r. Brown. committee counsel,
told the Meyer legislative committee
investigating Mayor Hylan's admin
istration.
Speaking of the specific cases in
which witnesses had been heard dur
ing the day. Mr. Brown declared that
these piers pay rental of 100000
for the purpose of having their goods
Evening star., 1921-09-23
CABINET CRISIS PASSED.
Chinese Delegation Sails for United
States on October 4.

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING, September 22.-The cabinet
crisis is reported to have been tided
over by Gen. Chin Yun-Peng, the pre-
mier, yielding to the persuasion of the
president and the military leaders and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22
Today S Events

Centenary of the birth of Coils z.
Huntington, founder of the Southern Pa
citic Railroad company.
Princeton university will hold exercises
today commemorative OF the 10th ami
versary of its founding
The California National Live Stock
show, one of the largest annual exhibitions
of its kind in the West, will be opened
today at San Francisco.
The city of Waco, Texas, viii enter
upon two weeks of festiyity today with
the formal opening of the annual Texas
Cotton Palace Exposition
The annual meeting of the Indiana
State Conference of Charities and Cor
rection will begin at Muncie today and
continue in session until Tuesday.
Representatives OF the leading women S
colleges are to meet at NasSar today to
draw up resolutions to be sent to the dis
armament conference in Washington, ex-
pressing the opinion of the college women
on the subject of disarmament.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22
AUTOMOBILE RUDENEss.

1t is fact of familiar observation that
people sitting behind steering wheels act
in way that they would be ashamed of
anywhere else. A man who would NOT
dream of crowding through the door
ahead of somebody else in his own office
or house, or in any place of social assem-
blage, will cut across in front of another
automobile without any compunctions.
Driver after driver will continue at full
speed along a main thoroughfare ignoring
the attempts of a car to emerge from
side street, though every one of them
would scorn such a display of discourtesy
under any other circumstances. There is
similar rudeness shown in passing other
cars unnecessarily, or in going slowly
along the middle of the road when other
cars want to pass, or in footing horns
to scare people out of the way Motorists
treat each other just as badly as they
treat pedestrians.
Here is the real ground for reform.
Ordinary courtesy is far more important
than technical traffic rules. Why should
a gentleman or lady drive like a boor?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22

Wakefield, Mass, may soon boast one
of the finest modern high schools in the
country. Its model building, as planned.
will contain unusually fine laboratories
for science study, small private confer
ence rooms for teachers and parents. a
joint gymnasium and assembly hall sep
arated by a sound-proof, movable parti-
ton, book room on each floor, a domes-
tic science equipment capable of use for
the preparation of banquets or refresh
ments for large affairs held in the assem-
bly, hall.
All the mistakes of large, crowded class
rooms, of laboratory groups too large for
good individual work, of jostling of one
department by another, are to be avoided
in erecting the model high school. Incl
dentally, the building may be readily
adapted to use as a community center
outside of school hours.
This is all very fine and is apparently
designed to give local taxpayers full value
for their money. Public school buildings
all over the country are showing great
improvement in architectural beauty and
efficiency. Yet Americans need to re-
member that with the best equipment
and housing, education can still fail if it
is not backed by public interest and sound
methods
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22
POISON.

Says J. NJ. Dorant, head of the chemi-
cal division of the federal prohibition bu-
reau: Il would quite as readily enter a
drug store or doctors Office and blind
folded drink the contents of bottles on the
shelves as sample the average specimens
of bootleg liquor that come to me Off
cially for analysis. Less than , per cent
is fit to drink
The truth is, he says, that there is
scarcely any real whiskey or gin being
peddled by bootleggers. All sorts of stuff
enter into the concoctions A very com
mon ingredient is wood alcohol-which.
as most people know, is a deadly poison,
though it smells and tastes somewhat like
the ordinary grain alcohol. This wood
alcohol may be used ignorantly by many
bootleggers, he says, but it is none the
less fatal to the drinkers From it come
blindness and death. And where there is
no such perilOus ingredient in the peddled
Installations and brews, there is usually
stuff which is ruinous to digestion.
Home brew, says this chemist, is making
Americans more than ever a nation of
dyspeptics.
For personal safety, the only rule now
IS to pass up everything alcoholic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22
In The Days News.

DIR. Frederick Starr, who has received
the highest honor conferred by the imper-
ial government of Japan in recognition
of his efforts in Interpreting the people
of Japan to America, is head of the de-
partment Of anthropology of the Uniyer-
Sity Of Chicago. He is regarded as a
foremost authority on the anthropology
of Japan and is especially well informed
in regard TO the Anus, the japanese alb
origines. During his several long So
journs in Japan he has lived the life
of investigation in Mexico, the Congo
Of a Japanese. He has also made tours
free state and the Philippine Islands and
is an authority on Liberia. DR.. Starr
was born at Auburn, \. Y, in 1858. and
received his education at Lafayette col
Iege. Before becoming associated with
in charge of the department OF othnology
in the American museum of Natural His
tory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22
Today's Anniversaries.

1740-Sir Philip Francis, reputed au-
thor of the Letters of Junius, born
in Dublin. Died in London, Dec.
-. 1918
1I90-Gen. Joseph Harmar's expedition
was partially defeated by the In
dians near the Miami villages in
Ohio.
1S37-Benjamin Butterw0rth. congress-
man and L. $. commissioner OF
patents. born in Warren county,
Ohio. Died at Townsville, Ca,
Jan. Is. 1898.
1S39-rhe Cincinnati chamber of com
merce was organized.
1S46-klDods throughout a large section
of Spain resulted in property dam
age IN excess of $4,000. 900
1SJ0-The Chicago city council uullifed
the Fugitive Slave law and re-
leased the police from obedience to
ii.
1S96-American Missionary association
held its jubilee convention in Bos-
ton.
1919-New York police fought mobs as
German opera was sung under
court protection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22
TO ERECT BIG POWER PLANT.
Hortonia Power Co. to Build on Otter
Creek Site at MiddIebury.

RUTLAND, Oct 22-The Hortonia
Power Co. which has headquarters in this
city, is soon to build one unit of q 1000
horsepower hydro electric plant on Otter
Greek at Middiebury by raising two dams
extending from either shore to an island
These dams were constructed many years
ago for a grist mill. the HOrtOnia inter
ests having owned the site for some years.
The generator which viii be pat in first,
on the island, will be of SEQ horsepower.
Later power house capable of producing
5000 horsepower viii be constructed on
the east side of the creek
The Hortonia company and its affiliated
concerns, the Eastern Vermont Public
Utilities Co. and the Port Henry Light,
Heat & Power Co. serves many towns
extending from AIineville n. Y, to
Woodsville. y. H., with light and power.
1t has II plants in New York and YER
mont. having secured the rights and de-
veloped all the principal water powers in
central Vermont, among others and two
other plants are under construction
The Weybridge plant is to be about
4i2 miles down stream from Middebury
The Hortonia already has three develop
ments between Middlebury and this point.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22
Little
Note Book
BY LEE pAPE.
THE PARK AVE. NEWS
BY LEE PAPE.

Weather. Verse insted of better.
Exter --latest Feud News The
Hunts are slitely ahed this week in the
big feud between the Hunts and the
.IonSins, on account of Sid Hunt volunteer
ing to sharpin Maud Jonsins new pencil
wen it broak during lesSin last Theirs
day, and Wen he passed it back to her
1t wassent hardly long enuff for a stump.
SpoartS. Puds Simkins got a ideer last
Satidday he wunted to be snake charm
er wen he grew up, so he went out in the
back yard and dug up , werms to see
wat he could make them do, being
nuthing.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Almost Perfeck.
My new Sundey shoes are bewtiful
As. everybody admits both friend and
Of wouldent have a single thing agenst
them
If they ony had more room GROUND
the toes.
.Sissiety. Miss Loretter Mincer is
thinking of writing a book about her tx
peI1ences in the country this summir
ware she Was chased by bull but not
cawt and pushed in crick but not
dro'wnded and poisoned by poison ivory
but not ware it showed
Interesting Facks About Interesting
People. Pubs Simkins is still taking 2
piano lessins a week but his father and
mother are getting discouraged by the
absents of result and Pubs hopes for the
best
Coal carried up from the cellar cents
n SHUTTLE level, 4 cents keeping. See
Reddy Merry. advertisement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22

At a recent medical convention in
Chicago one physician declared that he
believed radium had properties by which
life could be greatly prolonged, and did
not hesitate to predict that future gener-
ations would find that possibly 100 years
could be added to mans span of life by
its use. If this be so, and radium con
tinues to be almost priceless, the parents
of these future generations will have to
start a radium fund for every child at
its birth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22

four bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham S
Vegetable Compound, and now l am. in
the best of health and enjoy doing my
work every moment of the day, It
surely put life and pep into my sys-
tenn. Mrs. L. NJ. DARRAS, 46 Howard
ST., Detroit, Michigan.
1t is not always in business that a
woman is forced to give up her work on
account of i'll health. tits quite as often
the woman who does her own work at
home. When backaches and headaches
drive out all ambition, when that bear
ing-down sensation attacks you, when
you are nervous and blue, the one great
help for such ailments is Lydia E. Pink
hams Ve0ntahle Compound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-22
ASK CHARTER FOR NEW BANK.
New Institution to Succeed Barre Say
ings Bank and TrasT 80.

BARRE, Oct. 22-Application is t. be
made Immediately for a charter for new
bank in Barre. with the purpose in view
of taking over the closed Barre Savings
new institution. This was decided al a
meeting of those interested IN the project
held last evening in the city court room
At the same time 2 committee was APP
pointed to canvas The deposit0rs as to
their attitude toward taking hold and
helping out the new institution with their
deposits and their influence.
Application for a charter for a new
bank has TO be made TO the state bank
commissioner. who advertises the puBn-
cation for three weeks and then gives
hearing on the application. On his an
prevail of the request for n charter, ap-
plication is made to the secretary Of state
for Incorporation. This granted. books
viii then be opened for subscription to
the capital stock of the new bank