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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
OIL IN BLAINE COUNTY
FARMERS LEASING LAND
REATES CONSIDERABLE EX-
ciTEMENT, BUT OPINION
is DIVIDED.
HaIIex News Miner.

Many farmers IN the vicinity oil
Gannett and Picabo in this county
are wrestling with the temptation to
lease their land to an oil syndicate
Many others have already signed
leases.
j. +. James who claims Denver
Colorado, as his home and who claims
to be a geologist with special knowl-
edge of oil, and John Falk Of Sho-
shone, are at the head of the move
ment Their ambition is TO lease all
the land in the valley from the base
line north of Gannett to some point
south Of Picabo. 10000 acres or more.
Terms Of Lease.
Then leases enlitle them TO every
thing Of a mineral nature from one
foot TO the center of the earth-the
contracts do not interfere with farm
ing operations on the surface. The
promoters are to pay the land owners
a royalty of 121s per cent Of the out
put Of oil or other minerals The
leases are said to be good for 80 years.
Another important part of the plan
Us 10 organize Htock company anu
with the proceeds OF the sale of stock
explore for oil or other minerals, in
Guiding artesian water; and to develop
should anything of value be found.
Experienced Oil Men,
II is asserted that James, who
claims TO have operated in Mexico,
and other oil fields far south. Is satis-
fed that there is oil under the land
he is endeavoring to lease. He and
Fall have been working on the pro-
ject for three months; they have
goodly acreage of land tied mp on
contracts now. and are still at work
energetically
There is wide divergence of opin-
ion among the people of the district
over the project-some see millions
in it and are going in with enthusi-
asm: others are skeptcal and see In
it only stock -jobbing scheme
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20

And in accordance with law 50
many shares of each parcel Of such
stock as may be necessary will be
sold on the 22d day of December
1928. at 1000 o'clock a. m. of said
day. at the Office of the company
namely the Office of j. c. Allen, 124
Mckinley Ave. Kellogg, Idaho, to pay
the delinquent assessment thereon,
together with the costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
J. c. ALLEN,
Secretary Treasurer of the Body
Anderson Group Mining Company
124 Mckinley Ave, Kellogg, Idaho.
D6-20-3t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20

And IN accOruance Win law so MANY
shares of each parcel of such stock
as may be necessary will be sold on
the 21st day of November, 1928, at
10 o'clock n. m. of said day, at the
office of the company. at the Cham
bers of the District Judge in the
Court House Wallace, Idaho. to pay
the delinquent assessment thereon
together with the costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
A. IL. FEATHERSTONl1,
Secretary Treasurer, Wallace Idaho.
BY order and resolution of the board
of directors the above sale has been
continued to the 22d day OF Decem-
Der. 1928. at the same hour and place.
A. II. FEATHERSTONE,
Dc Post Secretary Treasurer.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
WALLACE. IDAHO, THURSDAY DECEMBER 20. 1923.

And in accordance with law so many
shares of each parcel of such stock
as may be necessary will be sold Oh
the 22d day of December, 1928, az
1880 p. m. of said day. at the Office
Of the company. 10 Hotel Street
Wallace Idaho, to pay the delinquent
assessment thereon together with the
costs Of advertising and expenses Of
sale.
HOMER G.. BROWN
Secretary Treasurer of the Imperial
Mining Company 10 Hotel Street
Wallace. Idaho D6-20-3t.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
Notice of Adjournment.

annual meeting OF the stockholders of
the Polaris Development & Mining
Company, called for December s, 1928.
at 1880 p. m of said day at the office
of the James f. Howartn Company,
in the Ryan Hotel Building, Wallace,
Idaho, met and adjourned until the
goth day of December, 1923 at the
same hour and place above described
l.. c. WILSON,
Secretary of the Polaris Development
& Mining Company. Wallace. Idaho
D13-2O-3t.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK
HOLDERS.

Office of the Imperial Mining Com
pany Wallace Idaho. December 6,
1928.
Notice is hereby given that there
is delinquent upon the following de-
scribed stock ON account OF an as
sessment of two and one half (2ls)
mills per share levied ON inc 22d day
of October. 1928, the several amounts
set opposite the names of the re-
spective shareholders as follows.
to- wit.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that l. the
undersigned. viii apply to the Hon
orable Board of Pardons at its regu-
lar meeting on the first Wednesday
of January. 1924. for a pardon from a
conviction Of murder in the first de-
gree rendered against me on the 18th
day of February, 1915, and from inn
prisonment Hereunder.
Dated this SOth day of November,
1928
D6-27-4t CHARLES GEORGE.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK
HOLDEdo.

Office OF the Alpena Copper Mining
Company Limited, Wallace, idaho,
December g. 1928.
Notice: There IS delinquent upon
the following described stock on ac-
count OF assessment levied on the I'd
day of October, A. -. 1928, the several
amounts set opposite the names of
the respective shareholders as follows:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
NOTICE.

To the Stockholders Of the Spokane
Mining & Milling Company, of Spo-
kane. Washington.
To Mary o. Brockman. T. r. Rob
ertson, Henry Richel. Alfred Ausman
p. J. Mcdonald. Geo. p. Britenstein
N. p. Campbell, G. J. Simpson, Amusa
b. loyal, j. O. Johnson, o. f. Chris
tenson, John F. Amrud, Thos Tan
quay Daniel McEachern, +. p Dahl.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

The regular annual meeting of the
shareholders of the First National
Bank of Wallace, Idaho. for the cleo
ton of a board of directors to serve
Tor the ensuing year, and the trans
action of such other business as NAV
be brought before it. will be held at
its banking house on Tuesday, January
S, 1924.
(Signed)
j. w WIMER,
D13-J3-4t Cashier
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20

Sixty five years ago 80 per cent
of all carpets and other floor cover
ings used in the United States We're
imported; today not per cent are
imported.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-20
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK.
HOLDERS.

Office of the Bobby Anderson Group
Mining Company. Kellogg, Idaho,
December >, 1928.
Notice is hereby given that there
is delinquent upon the following de-
scribed stock on account of an as
sessment of two and one half (2ls)
iniiis per snare levied on the 25th
day of September, 1928. the several
amounts set opposite the names of the.
respective shareholders as follows, to-
wit
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
FOUR CHILDREN
INJURED IN
TRAFFIC
Victims Cut and Bruised, but
None Is Seriously
Hurt.

Four children were injured in
traffic accidents, police reported to-
day. None of them was seriously
hurt.
Nine-year-old Doris Brooks, 113
Anacostia road northeast, was
knocked down by an automobile on
the Bennings bridge. The police
say the machine was driven by
Samuel Tyree, 1913 v street north
west. The girl was taken to the
Casualty Hospital, where she was
treated for cuts and bruises.
Leonard Porter, seven, of 1149
New Hampshire avenue northwest,
was stIuck by an automobile oper.
ated by John r. McCambridge, of
Carlisle courts, 14O1 Columbia road
northwest. The lad went to his
home for treatment.
Mitchell Wilson, fourteen years
old, of 1888 Third street northwest,
was struck by an automobile near
Eleventh and f streets northwest.
He said he was unhurt.
William Pearson, colored, 1928
North Capitol street, was knocked
down by an automobile near Han
over and o streets northwest. He
was bruised about the legs
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
AUTOS INCREASE
$4,000 HERE
IN Z YEARS
Inspector HeadIey, in Report,
Shows More Deaths and
Accidents for 1922.

Inspector Albert j. Headley, in
charge Of the traffic bureau, today
submitted his annual report to Major
Daniel Sullivan, superintendent OF
police.
Headley reports that during the
fiscal year 26,605 applications for
permits to operate motor vehicles
were made. OF this number, 19,74s
were approved and 6,857 disap
proved. The applications increased
by 5000 over the previous years.
Tourist cars totalling 2,156 were
registered at the bureau, the re-
port shows.
Inspector HeadIey says the mum.
Der of automobiles in Washington
increased about $4,000 in the past
two years. He says that during
the fiscal year Just ended there
were sixty-five persons killed and
seventy-three seriously inju
During the previous year sixty-two
were killed and fifty-four seriously
injured.
Permits Of 312 motorists were re-
voked during the year, most OF
them for driving an automobile
while drunk.
Nine thousand speeders were ar
rested during the year.
The report states that the hack
inspector issued 1853 licenses for
public vehicles during the year
Twenty Of them were for one, horse
vehicles.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
MERIT SYSTEM
IN POSTOFF|CE
ADVOCATED
Civil Service Reform League
Reports Coolidge Sympa-
thetic, After Visit.
TINES STAFF PAoTo

Recommending the issuance Of
executive orders which they believe
would remove from the domain Of
partisan politics the appointment Of
the four classes of postmasterS, rep.
resentatives of the National Civil
Service Reform League held a long
conference with President Coolidge
this morning.
I'VE found the President entirely
in sympathy with the merit sys-
tenn" the spokesman of the delega-
ton declared. Chairman William
c. Demming. OF the Civil Service
Commission, accompanied the group.
The recommendations, specifically,
were as follows:
That the President issue an order
providing for the appointment in
each case of the first man on civil
service eligible lists as Presidential
postmasters.
That a similar order issue cover
ing the fourth-class postmasters and
rural carriers, requiring the Post
office Department to choose the
first name on lists established by
competitive examination In each
case
The Presidential class comprises
postmasters of the first, second and
tnlrd classes. and numbers about
I2,OOO offices. OF these postmaster
commissions, 5000 expire each year.
me order recommended by the com
m1ttee. 1t was contended, would "es-
fectually dispose Of the patronage
disputes continually arising undcr
ne present system of awarding
these Offices
There are 81, 900 fourth class post
masters and $4,000 rural carriers. At
the present time the rule In effect
Is that one Of the first three eligibley
be awarded jobs, and that, in case
no one of the three is the man recon-
mended for appointment by the Con-
gressman of the district in which
he resides another examination shall
be held.
The detrimental practice of seek
ing recommendations Of candidates
for these offices from Congressman
ana local political leaders Of the
dominant party would he completely
abolished" declared the committee
men, land the postal service would
benefit through the appointment Of
men who would give their entire
time to the business of the Postoffice
Department."
1t was also urged by the commit
tee that steps be taken looking to
the classification of such offices,
none excepted. from Civil Service
rules, las might appropriately be
filled through competitive eXamiita
tons
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
LOCAL business
GROUPS HELP
JAP RELIEF
Board of Trade Donates
ST ,22$, While Chamber of
Commerce Gives 81 900. |

Two trade bodies OF Washington
have voted contributions of $1,000
each to the relief fund for the
devastated areas of Japan
Besides individual contributions
amounting to 1920, at a special
meeting this morning the board OF
directors of the Board Of Traie
allotted $1,000 from its treasury,
Edward F. Colladay, president OF
the organization, donated 500. A
like sum was given by Arthur Carr,
secretary, while $40 was added by
8. NJ. Colladay, father of the boards
head.
Members of the body will be
urged, Richard Connors. assistant
secretary, said, to contribute to
the general fund of the American
Red Cross.
The Washington Chamber of
Commerce last night gave 1000 to-
ward the National Capitals quota
of the fund being raised by the
dred and five dollars was sub
scribed by individual members.
While no accurate estimate OF the
money received at the various Red
Cross chapters throughout the coun-
try could be issued at the national
Red Cross headquarters today, it
was announced that at least 81 ,000..
900 has been donated.
The publicity department Of the
Red Cross stated that from New
York city alone sum aggregating
1921 900 had been contributed UP to
o'clock this morning. Hundreds
Of pieces of mail from various parts
of America were still unopened
when this announcement was made
The District Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross reported that about
5000 in small checks had reached
them.
The committee of governors of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association will meet at it's rooms
next Friday afternoon to discuss
plans for contributing to the Japan
csc relief fund.
Regular business will also be
taken up.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05

Commission Finds Rates Ex-
cessive-AlI Inspections Are
Completed in Hearings.

The District Rent Commission
today completed inspection of all
apartment houses in which suits
are pending and determinations
in all these outstanding cases will
probably be completed this week.
This will clear the decks for in
coming cases and for current
business, except for refund cases
pending before the Municipal
Court, in cases where landlords
have been ordered to refund ex-
cess rentals to tenants and the
case has been taken to court to
compel restitution.
500 Cases Pending.
There are between 500 and 900
of these cases pending and, in an
effort to clean them up, the com
mission will shortly engage an as.
sistant counsel who win be assigned
to these cases exclusively.
The commission today handed
down determinations in the cases
Of three large apartment houses.
Rentals at The Bradford, 1900 K
street northwest. were found "un'
fair and unreasonable" and the
commission established lower rent
ais in the sixty-one apartments.
After several complaints had been
made by tenants within the apart.
ment the commission took the in.
itiative in setting rates for the re-
mainder of the apartments.
The new rentals show consldera-
BILE reduction, the new rates rang
ing from $475O to $98 unfinished.
An allowance Of $40 is made for
furnished apartments above the al
lowance for the same apartment
unfurnished.
The commission fixed the value
Of the entire building at 1896, 200
and the value of furniture at $12,.
600. An allowance of $20,989.67 lie
made for maintenance, repairs,
taxes, service and depreciation.
The commission allows q net return
on the property of per cent.
Rentals Lowered.
Determinations were handed down
by the commission for sixteen apart
ments in the LaGrande Apartments,
6O7 Fourth street northwest and for
six apartments in the LaGrande
annex. Here, too, the commission
found the rates unfair and fixed
new rentals ranging from $3.50 to
$50 and in the annex from $50 to
$3.50. The value of the entire prop
critics was fixed at $08,500 and an
allowance Of $7,501.45 year was
made for maintenance and so forth.
A return Of IN per cent A allowed.
The third apartment for which de-
Examinations were made today iG
No. 1929 Fourteenth street north.
west. Rents ranging from $50 to
S85 are fixed. The value Of the
property is estimated at $4,000 and
an annual allowance of $4,000 is
made for maintenance, per cent be-
cent being fixed as fair rate of re-
turn
Complaint was received by the
commission that a rental Of $110 a
month for rooms at 1404 L street
northwest Is excessive and a hear
ing was asked. Mrs. Levers s..
Wilkinson, 47O1 Sixteenth street
northwest, Is named as the owner
The complaint states that the rental
for the property was as low as $50
a month from 1915 to 1918.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
THE RIDDLE AND
THE PROBLEM

Answering the riddle pro-
pounded last Friday by JAMES
r. NIMMO, Of Virginia, contribs
say that the man speaking was
pointing to his own son. Mrs.
w. B. COLBERT, Of Brentwood,
Nd. H. B. ROSSELL, and w. D.
PAYNE are among those who
send in clear answers. Here's the
riddle for those who do not
..Brothers and asisters have 4 none,
But Tint hOys& father Ii my fathers
What relation Il that boy to mef
Some of the maths were quite
interested in the problem printed
in q Sunday issue, that regard.
ing the fortune of Harriet. WILL
LIAM F.. ROESER, w. D.
PAYNE and GEORGE E.. HUD-
SON agree that the first daugh-
ter would receive $4,000; the Sec
ond $4,000; the third Harriet)
$4,000: the fourth $4,000; the
fifth $4,000"
We have never seen the ex.
pert maths who read this col
umn stumped on a problem. We
do not mind printing math prob
much space and are not too COM
plicated. but we haven't space
for those which require answers
that are long and involved and
which coptain algebraical or
other terms that are too techni-
cal for the average reader.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
D. c. LEGION DELEGATES
TO NAME LONG TRIP

Delegates appointed to the fifth
annual convention of the American
Legion In San Francisco. October
Is, will leave Washington at $3.50
o'clock Saturday afternoon October
6, on a special Pennsylvania train.
An extensive Sightseeing trip is
planned for Chicago. where an all.
day stop will be made Sunday Octo.
Der Z. There will be sightseeing
trips OF four hours at st. Paul.
Mimi. four hours at Banff, three
hours at Vancouver, one day at
Seattle. four hours ut Portland
Ore. one day ut Los Angeles, a
day at the Grand Canyon, and a
short stop at Albuquerque.
The party viii return to Wash
ingtOn, Thursday. October 26.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
MRS. BERNADETTE HAYES
APPLIES FOR DIVORCE

Alleging misconduct and naming
g. correspondent. Mrs. Bernadette
Hayes today filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court against John
Hayes for absolute divorce and ali
mony.
Plaintiff, represented by Attor-
neys George H. Lynch and Frank
e. Elder, alleges that defendant
threatened her life on different &C.
casions and told her he would leave
this city If she brought suit against
him.
The wife asks that defendant be
restrained from leaving Washing
ton pending settlement of this suit.
She also asks for the custody Of
their three children. The couple
were married in this city October 1 !,
1905. The defendant, according to
the wife, Is in the grocery and
provision business.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
BUG HOLLOW NOTES.

Mr.. Bean wishes to announces that
Thursday night. for one night only.
the famous OOgie WOOgie Girls Diet
ter known here as Misses BeuIah.
Prue and Cutie WOOgins) win appear
omong other things, their big hit a.
the Pat Shecdy's Pink Pansies Show
Of 1879, 'GIve Il To Mel" Buy your
Tickets early. boys!
Deck Tick has been saving up to
buy some of this new adrenaIln
stuff, % he can bring William snub-
grass hOme easier when he Reta
drunk; the kind Of stuff William
drinks nowadays damneaF kills him
every time. he says, but he 10 too
Miss Rattle Garrett and Hayes
Kedy was over to Wah0nkus to hear
the concert By the eolored band from
Galveston Sunday night, coming back
bee Maine Wimpus by MOONLIGHT.
They said IL was fine!
VIVIAN CRed) Armstrong win be
here for . couple Of weeks with stry-
keR Matchwell, demonstrating the
new line Of Turner Pl0ws. Red IL
married now and promises he will
bring the Mlssus with him on his
next trip. The girls do catch 'em!
Mrs. Alfalfa Hay and daughter,
Miss Bala, was in attending The
PtckOrdeOn last night, a. they are
both great admirers Of Ben Turpin.
Miss HOnkie TOnk's sister, Miss
KAplunlkie TOnk, from Skzx, Poland,
f. visiting her at the home Of Doc
Tick. The girls will leave next week
for . visit with their folks. DOminiek
Jazx and family, I'm ScarIatina, Iowa.
H0nkiei has been with Doc Tick for
seven years without q vacation, this
being her first one, and We hope she
has q real good time.
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
SEEKS $25, 900 DAMAGES
IN SUIT FOR ISLANDER

W. H. Gulick. real estate operator,
has filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court against F. Leland Hen
dry. for SIS, 200 damages, alleging
SANDER.
In q recent announcement of the
case the names were reversed max
ing Gulick appear as the defendan nj,
when he was the plaintiff. Attorney
Crandal Mackey appeared for Gu
lick
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
SILVER SPRING K. OF c.
CLOSE 4-DAY CARNIVAL

A record crowd last night at.
tended the closing Of the four-day
carnival held at Silver Spring, Md,
by the Forest Glen Council,
knights of Columbus.
The carnival was successful he
yond the expectations of the carni.
val committee. which was headed
by F. l.. Hewitt, chairman. The
feature Of the closing was the
awarding Of a gift OF 800 10 Miss
Carroll Essex. OF Chevy Chase.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05

disappointment Of Harriet @. Pope
az acting postrnaster ut West Falls
Church. Va. was announced today
by the Postofflce Department. The
appointment In for the second torn.
West Falls Church 10 q fourth ailass
office.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
Boy Hurt by Hydrant Stream,

SeVen-year-old David Jefferson,
Of 2462 Phillips court northwest,
was knocked down by Il stream of
water from IA fire hydrant at
Twenty-fifth and N streets north
west The hoy was taken to Elmer
gency Hospital for treatment for
bruises to hip head and body.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
D. c. RED CROSS MUS7ERS
FORCES FOR .LAPAN'S AID

Officials of the District chapter Of the Red Cross have
mustered its workers into service for the task Of raising
funds in Washington for relief OF the Japanese earth
quake sufferers.
Bank and chairman of the local chapter financial dis
aster relief committee sent forth call for funds from
Washington this morning
Subscriptions intended for the relief fund should be
marked For Japan and addressed to Victor Deyber,
chairman District chapter financial disaster relief COM
inittee Second National Bank, Washington.
No quota has been announced for Washington but the
local chapter is confident Of the response of the czen
It was announced that clothing foodstuffs could not
be accepted.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
Seek Odd Fellow Meet for D. c,

About $4,000 members Of the In
dependent Order OF Odd Fellows will
visit Washington for their annual
convention If the efforts of the
Chamber and the local branch Of
the Odd Fellows organization are re-
warded. w. II. Galiihor told the d.
rectoFA.
The Washington times., 1923-09-05
PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
The Presidents engagements

Today:
1000 a. m.-William d.
Foulke. president, National
civil Service Reform League:
IL. w. Marsh. secretary, Rich
ard II. Dana. former president.
Call OF Tespect-DaVid II.
Blair, internal revenue commits
Hioner (abort 1890 p. mi.
1890 y. m.-Representatives
OF Universal Negro Improve
ment Association.
100 y. m.~-Reception Of $500
70 1900 members of the United
National Association of Post
office Clerks. south portico.