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Evening star., 1922-02-14
DECLARES CAPITAL
IN NEED Of POLICE

Washington needs more police.
This was tho answer of Martin Nc
Quade. foreman of the grand jury, to
an inquiry yesterday afternoon by
Chief Justice Mccoy Of tho cause of
crime conditions in the National
Capital.
The foreman explained that he
meant no criticism of tho police, be.
cause he regards the force as one OF
the most capable in the country. but
the number OF officers Is too small.
MIR. McQuade pointed out that when
the officers were required to attend
the sessions OF the grand jury when
presenting evidence concerning ar
rests made by them. and when oblig.
ed to wait for their cases to be tried
in court. they are necessarily away
from their beats and lives and val
uabie property must go unGuarded.
Chief Justice Mccoy also praised
the work of the Washington police
and asked the citizens to cooperate
with the work OF the officers. mo
city" said the chief justice, Twill
ever have enough policemen In the
opinion of the person assaulted or
robbed. I want to say that we have,
in my opinion, as fine q lot Of police.
men. as clean-cut and Intelligent as
you will find in any city in the
country"
Bootlegging and gambling were As
signed by some ~ the grand Jurors
AS the direct indirect causes Of
many of the .,dictments reported
here.
Evening star., 1922-02-14

tho snbcoinmittee in support OF an
amendment offered by him providing
for the acquisition of q site and an
eixht-room school building and play
ground at the Intersection Of Rit-
tenhouse street and Blair road north
west. Tho rsSidents Of this COM
munity have repeatedly urged upon
the school authorities, the District
committee that the community where
establishment OF such a school.
Senator Oddie will point out to the
committee that the community. where
ii Is proposed to locate this school
is made up Of substantial homes, and
there is a continuing growth OF new
home construction.
The proposed school was not In
cluded in the recent estimates, but
Senator Odlie is convinced that
sufficient consideration was not given
the matter by the local ofhciaia The
children in this neighborhood must
walk from seyen to fifteen squares or
moro TO available schools
Evening star., 1922-02-14
SENATORS RESUME
WORK ON D. Chill
Commissioners and Other
Officials at Meeting OF
Subcommittee.

Consideration OF the District appro-
priation bill was continued today by
the Senate appropriations subcommittee
In charge Of that measure. The Dis
trict Commissioners, Chief Clerk Hesse
Of the police department and Fire Chief
Watson sat with the subcommittee and
discussed various items which they be-
lieved should be inserted IN the bill.
The hearings on the fire department
and the police department were con-
cluded before the subcommittee ad-
journed for lunch. This afternoon the
subcommittee will 60 ahead with hear
ings on the health department items.
The school items were passed over tenn
porarily and win be taken up when the
board of education appears.
VIII Support Amendment.
Senator Oddie viii appear before
Evening star., 1922-02-14
o. P. CUTS FARES WEST.

Announcement has just been made
by the Union Pacific railway system
that the company will place in effect
greatly reduced homeseekers' fares to
all points on their lines in Idaho.
Utah. Montana, eastern oregon and
eastern Washington. This action is
characterized as a step in the dfrec-
tion Of lower fares.
Tickets will be on sale the first and
third Tuesdays OF each month, from
March to November, inclusive, 1922.
on the basis Of one fare, plus 81 for
the round trip. Tickets will have a
final return limit Of twenty-one days.
Evening star., 1922-02-14

For work in delicate dye tests it
has been found that women are more
valuable thar men.
Evening star., 1922-02-14

Let u6 1ntSoduce Ml1S
Bowman to you. She is
q very important person
in our e est a blfs s hmept.
Should this young lady,
who Is in charge OF Dept
A, fail in her work 81
supervising this necessary
feature of our service,
our 100000 laundering
plant could not continue
to satisfy its thousands OF
customers. $
Thdfs schy WE think 81
her 1s the
$500, 900 Laundress
Evening star., 1922-02-14

Senator oddie will appear before
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24

Mammoth oil company were fisd
In Deleware on February 2s, 1872,
with an authorised capitalization OF
100000 shares OF no par value.
Article four shows that actual NUM-
hor OF shares with which II began
business was 10. The incorporators
were L, l.. Crotcau, NJ. A, Bruce
and c. " Rlaskc, all OF Wilmington.
one share each II Is understood these
men represented corporation en-
gagged In forming corporations under
the pelewsro laws as agents, An
amendment was subsequently filed
increasing the authorized shares to
2 0O5,00O and was signed by g.. e.
Wahlhorg. NiCo president and II. W.
kenwell secretary Wahlherg Is a
director In the sinclair Central
American oil corporation. The
2 GOO, 900 shares are class \ and
5 0O0 shares class u stock, Election
OF officers u vested cNclusiccly In
the holders " Glass u shares which
places the control In the hands OF
the holders ~ 5000 shares Value
ot siock Tor taxation purposes ts Si00
q share which makes the capitalize
tion for taxation purposes $500,
100000. Contract with government
was signed by II T.. Sinclair. Ms pres.
ident of the Mammoth Oil company,
The Inland OIL index
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24

There Are AlUaBs
ProDhets of EUI

Some OF the new beginners. or
perhaps strangers in the oil country
sre constantly worrying because
there are many who prophesy an
oytr.supply OF crude and conse-
ouently long era of low prices for
the oil producers. 1t has always
been thus and Just why no man has
ever been able 10 find out. II is
only accounted for by the natural
peryorsity OF human nature, mingled
with a desire 90 show off. and this
seems the easies. road to notoriety.
Everybody knows that the first
three months OF the year are always
counted as providing only Is per
cent OF the total consumption, which
means that the other s5 per cent 10
all ahead OF us, and ~ is consump-
tlon that counts In the market fot
both crude and refined. Evidently
the young men who are sending out
this mournful news should "culti-
vate the art of admiration" IL they
have it "in EN-"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24

west Of the northeast Of is-i2-1?.
Black Petroleum company has
rig on ground in the southeast OF
the southwest vt the southwest OF
3i-12-l2.
Wooster OF & French have
abandoned dry hole at 21s6 feet In
tho southwest OF the southeast OF
l2-il.ll
independent oil s Gas Co. with
e0.Uuart shot has 1000 barrels ~
2.Tl7 feet In sand a. 1905 feet IN
the center " the east line " the
southwest OF the southeast Of iS.
ll-ll,
French & Lyons has 0OO-barrcl
natural at g,d96 feet Ia sand a.
2.6Sb rect iu the northeast of the
southeaa of the northwest ot
l3.il-lt.
Gvpsv oil company has l5-harrel
natural at 2,696 feet in the south
east Of the northwest uf the south
west of i8-li-ll
Gypsv OH company haf tN-harrol
natural at 2,6S1 feet W ,,nter OF
the north Hue ~ the north halt oi
the southwest ct t3.ll-li.
peanor aud others have abou
douod dry hole at 2,7l3 feet with
hole fun Of water IN the center q,
the north line " the southwest q!
the northwest W id l-ll
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
VIII Oil Men Beat Last
DEFENDERS Total of
S7,2OO,OOO?

PoNCA CITY. May 23.-When
the oil men of the United States
assemble for the next sale at pub
lie auction OF Usage Indian land
leases on June 2s, will the total
amount paid in- bonus money for
these leases exceed the now high
mark OF s7,200,O00 which was paid
during the sale in December last :?
That the record may be broken Is
evident from the fact that 81 of the
leases to be sold In June are with
in or near the famous Hickman or
western Usage pool, which Is now
producing over $1,000 barrels daily.
The highest figure for single
lease was established at the sale
in March. this year. when the Skel-
ly-Phillips Petroleum company paid
si,335,000 bonus for a lease on tho
northwest quarter OF the same sec-
tion. The former high figure for
bonus for a single quarter. unde'
veloped, was that by the Empire
company of ssO0.000 for a 4O-acre
tract, last December. The GYPSY
on company astonished oildom in
1915 when II paid s2,lS5,139 to the
Usage Indians for the Boston farm
of $40 acres In the eastern Usage,
but the tract at that time had AZ
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
Kelly Brothers Sell
Manhattan Holdings for
$I,O25,OOO

The Manhattan Oil company
holdings in the Usage, which for
years have been veritable land
mark TO the oil men, have been sold
BY Walter Z. and Sherman d. Kelly,
sons of d. J. Kelley, deceased. to
the Harland oil company OF Pitts
burgh for a cash consideration OF
N,O25,000.
The Manhattan Oil company
property included in this sale are
not only among the best known but
also among the best equipped pro-
perties in the entire Usage nation
and there is 450 barrels OF we'll set
tied production from 173 wells and
1857 acres. The property Is near
Avant and has home well
equipped to make life Joyful and
situated on high point from
which there is a magnificent view
In all directions.
The new owners are oldtimers v
the business. w. w. Vensel being
President of the Harlan OIL com
pany; c. G. Loffland. vice presi
dent; J. NJ. Loffland. treasurer and
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
HenrRefta Operators Rusn

HENRY ETA, May 90 The
ll-lland 1t.l2 location ~ the
Hcnryctta oil field closed The week
ending SATURDAY, May 20. with
around 1000 barrels new prudur.
tion, aud very encouraging in.
crease of new location and drillingA
tho production 0Sems to he pretty
evenly divided between sections a
% aud l8-tl-ll with 13-ll-ll the
gamer iu new locations and acttvi.
ties generally The Eagle Pitcher
pool In 3-ll-ta which did So well
the previous week also comes iu Tor
a goodly share OF these new actlvi-
ties As does sections rs and 10 In
li-l2. The log for tho week reads
as follows
Barbara oil company spudde 4
and shut down IN the southeast OF
1he northeast OF the northeast OF .
1911.
q. Mccain ann others have 10.
cation In the southeast OF the south
west OF the northeast OF 27.lO-lt
Producers Refiners have rig In
the northeast Of the northwest oi
6-tl-l1
Deaner Jamlson has rig in center
of north line Of the northeast OF the
northwest OF 2T-ll-ll,
Lyons Petroleum company !,
drilling at 1850 feet In the south,
west OF the southeast OF 23-li-il
Barbara OH company has rig OF
ground In center OF north line oI
the northeast OF the northwest oI
S6.ll-1l,
Eagle Picher Is spudding in TN,
| cast line Of the north half OF IN,
northwest OF the northwest OF 3-ll'
~.
Eagle Picer is spudding In tn,
center of the north line of th'
northeast OF the southeast OF s. IL
IL.
w. r. Pine Is drilling old wei
| deeper in the northwest OF th'
northeast of the northwest Of 3
ll-l2.
Empire has rig IN the northwes
OF the southeast of the northweS
OF billie,
Gypsy oil company has location
In the center Of the west line OF III
northwest OF the southwest OF 10
1l-12,
Josey oil company is spuddug 4
the southeast OF the southwest Q
the northwest OF 33-1e-il.
Parshan and others have locs
tion In the southwest of the nortl
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
Roland Oil Company
Getting Another Gusher

The Roland OIL company cele-
brated .he return OF A. A. Rollstone
from an eastern trip to his home in
Brlstow by tapping the top OF the
sand in its test in the southwest OF
the northeast of 23-16-S, where they
have the butcher sand at $3.50 feet
The gas is SO strong as to indicate
smother well of the same size as
The same company's well In
s-l5-S. three miles to the south. II
is OF course, too soon to know just
how good the we'll is going to show
and isasmuch as the big we'll is still
making 1900 barrels. II is almost
too much TO expect the new ties. 10
as good as the big well to the south.
The Roland OIL company is I'm such
big luck, however, and Bristow is
such a prolific field that II seems
as though anything may happen
these days down there.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24

Belgians for the Joint defense OF
French and Belgian interests. Fur
ther, as the result OF negotiations
with the British government. he OBJ
tained extension TO Caucasus OF Art
vi OF the san Reno agreement,
which provided for equal distri-
button between France and Great
Britain of oil concessions In former
Russian empire. The third result
OF NJ. Eynac's negotiations, which
included informal discussions with
Ambassador Child, was his con-
clusion that Interests and policy OF
heslon to American policy OF the
open door. II Is believed, says
Martin. that the United states
government will soon make otficia !
communication of It's views and
wishes In this respect to the British
government New York Times.
Geona, MAY l0.-There Is Joy this
morning in some Italian journals
over the report that Italy will re-
CeiVe A share In the san Reno
petroleum. agreement OF April -,
1890, between France and England
That agreement II will he remem :
hcred arose out OF acquisitions OF
in the near east. Terms upon which
Italy Is to share In this agreement
are not yet divulged. ON the other
hand much interest, though little
surprise, has been caused Ivy the
publication NJ a statement on behalf
Of Uulted states Ambassador Child,
defining the attitude his government
takes towards eventual petroleum
agreements. MIR. child holds watch
| ing brief at Geoua on behalf of the
United states. Salient messaEe his
statement runs; AS to the netro-
! leum question, which has perhaps
been exaggerated In press contro.
Versies, America, as is her right aud
| her duty, protects In Europe and
| elsewhere American citizens who
| have properties or rights that re-
quire protection, nut the United
states will never consent that any
scheme whatever, national or inter-
national shalt he applied unless II
takes account OF the principle OF the
| open door for all and recognizes
| eqpal rights for - London
! Times.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
Mammoth TO Start
Work Upon Teapot

No time II to he lost by the Sin
clair interests In starting WORK on
the Teapot dome, Casper dealers In
oil well supplies and Casper lumber
companies have been asked for quo
tations on 20 complete standard
drilling rigs
Thomas white, chief engineer for
the Sinclair companies. ca me to Cas-
per Monday direct from the New
poration and spent the early part Of
the week In koink over the situation
with the local representative OF the
Sinclair interests, Il. Frank Algeo.
on Thursday they visited the Teapot
where iorce OF eeologists and engi-
neers were put 10 work running out
section lines and spotting locations
for the first series OF 20 wells as pro-
Nided for under the contract with
the government. They were preced
ed early In the month by a force of
men from the bureau of mines. de-
partment OF the interior, under the
direction Of the supervisor OF the
oil and gas division, T., 4. Tough.
Early next week n number of high
officials of the Sinclair organization
are expected In Denver and Casper
including w. l., (Billy) Connolly OF
Houston, Texas, who will be IN
charge of the Mammoth oil com.
pany operations on the Teapot
| dome. lie fill probably have hi.
general offices In Denver although
that point has not been definitel,
settled as Casper being nearer III,
field OF activity may be selected >
Whatever opinions may he held by
the people regarding the wisdom oi
the opening OF the Teapot at thi.
time no criticism will lodge against
the employees Of the Sinclair organ
izatlon as they are all hgh-class
men and are spending the money
for the development OF the structure
with Casper business firms. IL being
estimated that the initial outlay for
the completion OF the first series
OF 90 wells will not be less than
100000.
Mammoth OIL Company.
Articles of Incorporation of The
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
TrdnscontinentaL Operations

The Transcontinental oil company
has drilled in it's No. 9 Cook, In the
northwest OF the southwest OF ga
1873, which showed a production of
LOO barrels the first "a hours. The
top OF the sand was touched at 1906
feet and II was drilled feet into
the sand. This interesting well
is one In the Bristow district around
which the Transcontinental people
have made four locations,
Also i'm the Bristow district is the
same company No. Greenwood, in
the northeast of the northeast of
34-16-9 which sould be completed
in the butcher sand this week.
In the Waletka district the Trans
continental No. |. southeast of the
northeast of 10-10-11, the ton sand
was encountered at from 2.26b to
2,2S7 feet and the well shows n pro-
duction OF 100 barrels natural in a
10-ineh hole. The well was shot
yesterday and is being watched with
much interest.
This company No. 3 on the Lee
farm, located in the Haynesville
oistrict' Louisiana, has a production
or 500 barrels or more, reaching
the top sand at from 2,761 to 2,773
feet and is in 1895. .On the same
lease are three other wells, with 6.
inch casing set and cemented and
two others being drilled, making 81,
In all which look like good pro.
ducers.
In Palo Pinto county Texas. the
Transcontinentai company recently
completed its Nos. and on the
Lane farm, No. = was shot Monday
touching the top sand at from 3,2i4
TO S,273 feet in 20 feet of sand and
makes showing or being n nice
producer. No. is maxing 400 bar
Tels natural, reaching sand at 5000
feet. On the same lease Nos. s
and are being drilled and Nos. Z
and s are building rigs.
This company is drilling two Wild
cat wells, one in the Bristow district
on tho Elliot johnson lease, in IA
l7-s, which Is drilling at 3416 feet.
The other is in the Okemah district,
Emma Scott lease, which is drilling
at $500 feet and they are fishing
for tools. This is in 2o-10-lO.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
Wiih the oil Men

W &. BAKER, OF the firm of Baker
e Goldrick who operate as the PEN
nant OIL 81 Gas Co, 10 In the city
from Cross Plains. Texas, where
they have made grep strike In the
Pioneer field and SAYS. I'VE have
eight wells now drilling, including
three which we arc drilling In
partnership with Thomas slick and
three which wc are drilling In part
nership with Aaron kohn, he own
Ing quarter interest In l6S acres
and the pennant oil n Gas Co. the
other three quarters. We think that
both.of our partners are the best TO
he found anywhere. besides being
mighty lucky are high-cla oil men
and we viii have ono continual
round OF pleasure In operating with
them, Our big well which caused
30 much excitement made 22S bar
rels an hour and at eight days old
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
Ticker Dope

NEW YORK. MAY as Mexican
Seabuard on company has acquired
leases on approximately 10000
acres prospective Oh lands In state
uf Tahascu, Mexico. Mexican sea
board officials consider acquisition
AZ. great. II not greater IN value
than any Vf Companys holdings
with possible exception OF Toteco
and the Sala properties. In Chiahas
company IL drilling on two loca-
tions on Chlahas aud Is making other
locations on tho isthmus. In addl-
tion 10 the Tohasco acreage Just
acquired and It's 1000 acres Toteco
lease, Mexican Seahoard holds leases
ON approximately 100000 acres
located ia Aqua Nacida, Tancemc
west of Gonzales, Chiahas Csmpeche
territory Quintantaro, Tamaulipas
and Neuve Leon, kiuares.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
Newspaper Comment on
Oil Situation at Genoa
Conference

PARIS, May 1o.-As the result of
negotiations at Genoa. an agreement
is shortly to be signed between
France and Belgium for mutual de-
fense OF their oil interests In eau
casus. This accord is one of several
results which have developed from
perturbation caused by publication
of report that an agreement had
been signed by Shell oil company
with the soviet government.
NJ. Eynac returned to Paris yester-
day and reported to the government
on results of his mission. A soviet
agreement with the Shell company
he said had not been concluded, but
in accordance with his instructions,
he drafted an agreement with the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
First oil Shouting
In LOUe COunty

The Union Petroleum and Supply
company has a showing for a well
In the test which has just touched
the top of the sand at 1870 feet, in
g7-6s-2e. They are now baling nice
fresh, green oil. This location is six
miles southeast of the Brock-Ame-
rada pool in Carter county.
There were several gas sands
found at the following depths. from
435 TO 465 feet. showing 1000 900
feet OF gas; from 565 to $50 feet
showing 100000 feet OF gas; another
sand from S75 to 920 feet ana an.
other from 1855 TO 1885 feet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
IN THE OIL FIELDS
Office saIi, Residence aAAa. H. PECK. p O. Bo. sss

II. w. Vensel. secretary. II is said
that the casinghead plant alone will
pay Tor the property in time. which
would indicate that the new pur-
chasers have made an exceptional
ly good bargain.
The deal was put over by Harry
y. Zahniser, assisted by r.. J. Heald
OF Tulsa. The former has been as
sociated with Mr.. Vensel in various
ways for years.
The Harlan oil company will be
a strong addition to the business
Interests OF Tulsa.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
TrdnscontinentdI Company's
Texas Lubricdting Plant
NoW Being Constructed

The Transcontinental Oil com
pany's mbricating plant which is
now being constructed at Hodge,
Texas, four miles north of Fort
Worth will be completed within 90
days, II will be so equipped as 60
take care OF the lubricating stocks
from a b,000-barrel plant.
This plant will manufacture n
complete line OF viscous and non
viscous oils, filtered. bright and
steam refined stocks and also a full
line of general purpose and Mara.
thon brand motor oils.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24

Is making 1890 barrels OF 4s $40
gravity oil which will produce 90
per cent of gasoline, We are in the
sand only six feet and tho tools
are hanging I'm the, hole. but we are
IN with = = Inch casing and are COM
nected up bv some or the largest
pipeline companies and purchasers
In tho country namely; The Prairie
pipeline company. the Huble oil q
Refining Co. aud tho Western OH
corporation, the latter paying 25
ceuts over and above the market
price In the way of premium and
W. running 500 barrels day. There
Is ~ geology but there Is a creek
running through our property. which
runs from tho northwest to the
southeast and hence we are sure Of
being able to outline the production
or trend by simply following tho
creek Mt. Bakcr is receiving the
congratulations OF a large circle OF
friends and also OF his father who
came out from OH CITY, Pa. to see
how his son was getting along and
finds things much To his liking. lie
is i6 wears old but is golug to make
a trim TO Texas TO tho lease TO see it
with his own eyes, 10 win sco ~
largest high grade OIL Woll producing
anywhere in the country when he
arrives thcrc. This shows what a
lutu can d. when he keeps on
hustiirE, as Baker * Goidrl,S are
credited with Il dry holes In the last
three wears,
y r. PrBu Ia IN the city from
Ilenrvetta, where he Is associated
with paul burton In drllling several
wcls located TN i3-t2-tl. MIR. Pratt
says that they have lust completed
their No. well 10 the deep sand to
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
Distributing DiUision
at Musk0gee

The Transcontinental company
wiz open its distributing division at
Muskogee in the immediate future.
Tor marketing gasoline. kerosene
general purpose lubricating oils and
Marathon motor oils.