The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-11-06

An official statement tells about the
Spacing OF oil wells" In the Burk-
burnette townsite pool in Texas there
is an oil we'll in an average spacing
OF less than one acre. The lucky in
dividual who put down the first well
got 1000 barrels of oil day. Within
six months the surrounding territory
was "all wells and his production
dropped to 800 barrels a day. And
still the ambitious seeks for oil con-
tinued to tap the poor stream OF
wealth that flowed beneath the surface
until within year the initial produc-
ton was only thirty-eight barrels a
day. The spacing of wells is an econ
omic problem governed by many fac
tors, but one OF the serious conse-
quences of town lot drilling" is that
the decreased production steady
drains all the dividends out OF the
stockholders engraved certificates.
The Interior Department at Washing
ton is advising that lessees of oil
well properties adopt a normal and
reasonable drilling campaign in order ,
that an economic balance may be ,
found whereby the cost of recovery
is not excessive with respect to the :
value OF the oil recovered"
Veterans Bureau Scandal
Newspaper headlines have been tell G
ing the news of the scandal in the s
Veterans Bureau at Washington.
Charles E. Forbes. former director OF
the Bureau. has been accused of COM $
mon forms of abuse of his powers in q
order to enrich himself at the expense Il
of the public he was serving. Wheth- d
er these charges will be sustained does n
not appear definite at this writing. a
as are the circumstances h
this matter the public {,
should find in the incident cause to o,
that Forbes is the first head O.
Of Government Bureau who has been h
charged with corruption in many Ii
years. So after all Government is /;
lean and straight, even though there 6
s a bad black spot on the record once T
n decade. K
Lloyd George in Washington S,
Lloyd George. who served through k,
he war as the coalition" leader of as
Britain. was still wearing his com CT
'ination" manners when he visited ed
Europe has sent most to
4 its great and mighty people. in
luding a King and Queen. Prince. ct
'otcntate, and Prime Ministers, Pro- tn
agandists, Tigers, Field Marshals. tn
nd numerous what-nots. But it took pr
he little Welshman to lift the lid of CO
and please all classes when is
c was in the National Capital. Just tn
hat Lloyd George was doing here ha
esides having a good time is not bu
lear but it is certain that he tied an
mother knot in the link OF friendship wa
etween America and the Mother tol
,untry, and bow-knots in the coal by
ion between present and past Am to
-ican statesmen and himself. In fact art
lloyd George proved to be the Candy tn,
id" of all the foreign visitors who ca,
i've been guests of the Secretary of car
&c United States Treasury. the
Valuable Public Discussion
Governor Pinchot wrote letter to toe
,cretary of the Treasury Mellon say an,
g that the latter's control over the pc,
'uance of permits gave him the big hol
st chance ever to stop the illegal 00O
afic in liquor. To this Secretary the
ellon replied with a positive retort wit
at the difficulties were not at all of no,
) making. and that he was not to str,
anne. II Governor Pinchot will only ma
ep it up the denials will be unani- eco
BUS. ma
Freight Rates and Wheat Farmers inst
In response to a suggestion from the
esident Coolidge the organized rail- res,
I'd executives of the country have met
empted m mt tho t.Lo.k 81. ,l,a To-.