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very much pleased with the strike.
Many Of the officers and stock
holders OF the Producers Oil 4 Gas
company were present at the we'll
when the gasaer was s'rucK. DRILL
ing was stopped wher the hi, h. 4
penetrated ;.rr sand to a depth of
2S feet.
Among those who were present a,
the well yesterday were J. e Van
Ripper OF Denver. president. Fred 7.
Henry OF Denver, the secretary. and
o. C. Nelson OF Laramie. X. ,. Keys
OF Denver and c. Il. Bivens of Raw
Inns. directors OF the company.
Among the stockholders present
were Frank Molander and Dennis
O'Melia of this city. Messrs. Simpson
Ingram, and Derringer OF Laramie.
Mr.. Spondan OF Buffalo. Mr.. Gauss
OF Colorado Springs. Judge Smith
and Geo. w. o'Shaughnessy OF Den
YER
workmcn are now engaged at the
well in Gaping the gas flow.
President VanRipcr has been en-
gagged for some time In making n
contract for the disposition OF the
gas which was expected In this well
and he reports that prospects OF So
curing n market are exceptionally
favorable.
In addition to the well brought
In yesterday in Mahonoy Dome the
Producers OIL a. Gas company has n
one-half interest In I'VE test wells
which are being put down In four
structures in western Kansas. These
wells will be drilled in Trcgo. Cove.
Graham and Sheridan counties. Each
well will DO drilled on 100 acres. The
geology for these structures have
been worked out by Mcssrs. kindcl.
Grow and Lupton.
A report received by Mr.. Bivens
this morning regarding test No. 1
which was spuddcd In on tho voda
structure April 18th and which ~
being drilled by Ty Cobb OF this
city, states that on April 2sth the
we'll was down $50 feet with n
strong gas odor. and that tho geo
loxy il running higher In this we'll
than in any other we'll In that sec
ton. within 40 miles from this
test we'll there are now being drill
, 1924-05-01
WILL RAWLINS
HAVE BASEBALL
THIS SEASON?

Will Rawlins have a BASEBALL team
this season or will we go along the
same as Tor the last uple seasons
without a team?
At Parco there will be two teams
this summer; one team representing
the p. & II. and one team represent
ing the ]. G. White Engineering Co.
There will be a team at Rock Springs
Green River, Hanna, and Laramie.
Rawlins is the only city between Lar
annie and Green River where active
practice for the season has not been
started.
In this city there are a large num-
Der of baseball players OF exception
al ability and a team could be form
ed without going out of the city for
players. These boys are all willing
and anxious to play ball but they do
not desire to start a team unless
they are assured that the public will
be behind them.
1t will require q certain amount of
financial backing to make a base
ball team a success in r Wins. Will
the people of Rawlins guarantee
this backing.
The Republican is confident that
the people OF Rawlins will not only
back a team financially but will also
attend games and give the team
their personal backing as well as
financial.
A start has been made towards
the formation OF a team In Rawlins
and n proposition has been made to
the Rotary and Lions clubs whereby
those two organizations will be back
ers OF the team.
Rawlins annot afford to be with
out a good. live baseball team this
eason All surrounding towns have
teams and this city should certainly
be In the running.
, 1924-05-01
LEGION WILL
CARRY ON PUBLIC
ITY CAMPAIGN

The department publicity com
mittee OF the American Legion com
prised OF Il. II. Alcorn OF Rawlins.
Jas. Milota OF Rivorton and DR.. Fitz-
gerald OF ~Torrington. met at Chey-
ennc Saturday last with State Com
mander Marshall Reynolds and State
AdJutant Howard Chambers.
At this meeting the matter OF
proper publicity for the American
Legion was discussed and II was de-
cidcd that during tho ensuing yoar
an intensive publicity campaign
would be carried on In wyoming.
The purpose OF this campaign will
be to acquaint the public as well
as cx-scrvicc men who are not mem
bers OF the Legion. with the aims
and purposes OF the organization.
Since It's organization tho Amcri-
can Legion has done much for the OK
service men. especially for the dis
abled comradc. In addition to this
many things Of public nature have
been carried out.
Heretofore Legion Posts in
Wyoming have made no effort 20
~acauaint the public with the activ-
files OF the organization. II Is be-
licvcd that much greater good will
result TO all concerned by having
more publicity accorded TO these
activities.
Tho publicity committee has an
intensive campaign lined out which
Il 10 believed can be accomplished
with the corporation of the various
ports In the state.
, 1924-05-01
COUNTY CON-
VENTION TO BE
WELL ATTENDED

Reports which DR.. Il. A. Kell,
chairman Of the Republican County
Central Committee OF Carbon conn
ty Is receiving are to the effect that
the county convention which will be
held here on May 9Th, will be ex-
~ceptioually well attended.
II is believed that practically all
precincts in the county will be rep
resented by the precinct committee
men being present in person.
In several sections OF the county
there are candidates for delegates
to the state convention. which will
be held in Lander on May 18th.
Prospects are that Carbon county
will be represented at the state ON
veution with a delegation OF nine
delegates and nine ~alternates. In
addition TO the delegates and alter
mates who viii attend the convention
several others Will go to Lander
from this section.
DE-. Kell states that the county
convention viii be called to- order
at two o'clock in the afternoon. May
9th. and, that II is planned to m
terrain the delegates at a dinner
at six o'clock.
, 1924-05-01

But this seeming lack OF advance
ment was merely the fallacy OF hasty
observation: for work upon the many
rich details OF the building has gone
steadily forward until now. nearly n
year after the foundation went in.
tho building stands complete inside
and out. and from commodiouA base
mcnt to roof peak.
Tho opening reception OF the bank
viii be held during the afternoon
from the hour of three until ak. and
again In the evening from olght to
ten. Every effort Is being, and Will
be made which Will in any way add
"a the enjoyment OF tho reception by
the guests. Flowers will be used I'm
an effective manner with tho rich
walls and fixtures M background.
and music and light refreshments
will BIO featured in tho community
room in tho basement.
SIR. ]. y. Coagriff. formerly active
In Carbon County banking and stock
raising circles and now president OF
the Continental National Bank of
Salt Lake City and other banks In
Guiding tho local institution. will be
present nj the reception one week
from next Saturday.
A large party OF prominent bank
ors OF tho Rocky Mountain West.
each OF whom command high honor
in his " field. will accompany Mr..
Cosgrin upon his yisi, TO this new
bank These bankers ara as follows:
w. - Lyon. cashier of the FIrst Ma
,ional Bank OF Caldwell. Idaho. A.
W. Ensign. cashier OF the HALEY Ma
tional bank at HALEY. Idaho: r.. A.
Culbcrtson. v~icc-Presidont OF tho
Continental National Bank Of sait
, 1924-05-01
VAGABONDS
PUNISHED BY
JAIL SENTENCE

Two Migrants received Jail sent
onces NJ the hands OF Police MnEis-
trnte n. Il. Watson last Saturday
ttornoon. and one fined $50 and SIS
court costs. all arrests having been
made the day before. Jesus Borago
drew the heavy fine. and Rifle Fun
dus and n man by the name OF Sal
aznro were fined SIS apiece and 80
days In the city fail. Those knowing
OF the case are hoping that the two
later men will spend some little time
at work upon the clty's streets since
work IL about the scvorcst sort OF
punishment for this type OF individ-
unl.
, 1924-05-01
erosion Spent Day
In City Last Week

Maurice Groshon, chairman of the
State Board of Equalization, arrived
in Rawlins Thursday morning last
and spent the day here comforting
with County Assessor w. F.. Daley
regarding taxation matters.
Mr.. erosion looked over schedules
in the county assessors office which
have been turned in so far this year
and in other ways familiarized him
self with conditions here.
Mr.. erosion has been visiting the
southwestern portion Of the county,
stopping off in Rawlins en- route to
his home at Cheyenne.
, 1924-05-01

it will not take hat long before
Rawlins sees the full advantage of
such a system because of the album
dant use of trees. lawns, shrubs.
clearer streets and a more whole
sor own in general. This day is
a different day; look upon it well:
it marks history!
The Rawlins public was not I'M
m'n'ful of the importance of that Of
fetal act on the part of the retiring
L.cyor. Large delegations from the
Board of Trade, Rotary. Lions, Wo-
mans and Delphian clubs were very
much in evidence at the valve turn
ing ceremony, and n parade by the
school children as an event which
they, especially. will not forget. The
Rawlins band was at It's pest and
contributed much to the general sue
cess of the ceremony. Not the least
spectacular event of the day was the
firing of the famous canon belonging
to Messers Pappas and Chiolis, joint
owners of the Palace Cafe. This
cannon is rapidly becoming known
throughout Rawlins, and puts in fits
appearance and let's its voice be
heard regularly upon days of public
interest.
Addresses were delivered by the
three men who are most in the pub,
lie eye in connection with the new
water system: DR.. Il. A Kell, who,
rs Mayor of Rawlins during the year
Of 1923, got the water project under
actual operation after more than
twenty years of street-corner con.
%vorsation about It; Mayor Robert II.
HOPKINS. who turned the main valve
in his official capacity as Mayor; and
Henry Perrett. who Is to be indicted
into office as Mayor Of Rawlins next
Wednesday for the year 1924.
, 1924-05-01
MEN IMPLICATED
IN COAL THEFT
ARE SUSPENDED

Joe Lascano. Carmen Luscnno. and
Joe Lascano. all brothers and natives
OF Old Mexico. were given n Jail
sentence OF thirty days last Monday
after having been convicted before
Justice OF tho Peace u. X. Watson,
OF stealing coal from the Union
Pacific.
These sentences were then suB-
pended. since II was learned that tho
three brothers were each heads OF
IA milies without other means OF sup
port. A severe warning was given
to each. and II il felt that the Shcr-
IFS office, which made the arrests.
will not be troubled further by
these men.
, 1924-05-01
FAST PROGRESS
BEING MADE ON
NORTH HIGHWAY

Engineer Geo. w. Marks reports
that exceptionally fast progress Is be-
ing made on the new highway north
from this city to Muddy Gap and that
crews are now working on both ends
of the road.
At the north end there is n large
crew of mon with co horses working
while at the south end over o hor-
scs are being worked and many men
are working there also.
Two engineering crews are Mt work
on this stretch OF highway and Engi-
neer Marks states that these two
crews are hard pressed TO keep ahead
OF the grading outfits.
Present indications are that this
stretch OF road will be completed
within tho near future and that be-
forc the season Is over II will be pos
siblc to get tho entire stretch grav-
clled.
, 1924-05-01
NATIONAL GUARD
TROOP POSSIBLE
@ THIS CITY

Walter Davis. adjutnnt general OF
the state OF Wyoming. has notified
tho people OF Rawiins TO the effect
that thcrc II = troop OF tho National
Guard available for Rawlins should
Il be desired here.
This troop Is \ cavalry troop and
will comprise 80 men with 81 horses.
Under the present laws tho Ma
tional Guard IL branch Of the
Federal Army and In consequence
much Of the disfavor In which the
National Guard has been held In
some sections has been done away
with.
Adjutant General Davis will take
this matter up further with the peo-
pie OF Rawlins and ascertain definite.
y whether such . troop Il desired
for the city.
, 1924-05-01

plan will be agreed upon which will
relieve the situation.
The report of the school board
will show that practically every
room in the city Is o~vercrowded and
that pupils cannot be properly taken
care of under present conditions.
The situation in the high school
is especially serious with almost
double the number Of pupils in at
tendance there as the rooms we're
originally intended for.
1t looks as II the only relief that
can be secured for this district is
the erection Of a large modern high
school and the use of the present
high school building for the Junior
high school.
Rawlins is growing rapidly and it
is absolutely necessary that the
school needs of the youngsters here
be taken care of.
The school board desires to see
this matter thoroughly t. scussed and
it is hoped that there will be a large
crowd present at the meeting Mon
day night. In order to build a new
high school it will be necessary to
pass a bond issue. At this meeting
this question will be decided upon.
, 1924-05-01
Assessor Will Attend
Meeting at Cheyenne

County Assessor w. f. Daley ex-
poets to SO to Cheyenne Tuesday
next at which time a hearing will be
held before the state board Of equal
ization in connection with the assess
ing of pipe lines within the state.
Carbon county has hundreds of
miles of pipe line within her borders
and this meeting at Cheyenne will
be of special interest to taxpayers
here.
While In Cheyenne Mr.. Daley will
also confer with the chief tax agent
of the Prairie Oil & Gas company
who will be in Cheyenne on that
date. At this conference it is hoped
that the assessed value for Parco
viii be agreed upon.
, 1924-05-01

Lake City; j. II. Grut, cashier OF the
Continental National Bank, and o..
r. Bradbury. cashier OF the First Ma
tional Bank OF Evanston, Wyoming.
II II the desire OF the home bank
that everyone feel most welcome at
the opening reception, according to
Mr.. Bible, cashier OF the First Ma
tional Bank. This thought IS ex-
pressed in an advertisement appear
ing on another page Of this issue.
Further announcement concerning
this noteworthy event will be made
next week.
, 1924-05-01
BALL
NEXT TUESDAY

That the Eleventh Annual Ball
of Summit Lodge No. 81, b. of l..
f. & a., which will be held at the
Masonic Hall next Tuesday is going
to h. the big event of the season is
a f~orGsone conclusion.
Roy Thurman, chairman of the ar
'rangement committee. states hal the
start to Green River will be made
promptly at 8 O'Clock and thai the
following schedule will be adhered
to exactly:
, 1924-05-01
does RAWLINS need new
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
President |. ]. RENDLE OF SCHOOL BOARD HAS
CALLED Meeting Of TAXPAYERS To
DISCUSS THE SITUATION

At eight O'Clock Monday evening, May 4th, there will be
held at the high school auditorium in this city a mass meet
ing of the taxpayers of the district for the purpose of dis
cussing the school situation in this city.
The situation as affects the High School, especially, will
be discussed and an effort will be made to determine what
the district.
The school board will present to those present the actual
situation as regards the schools here and hope that some
, 1924-05-01
new FIRST NATIONAL
BANK TO OPEN MAY 10
RECEPTION ATTENDED BY J. {. C0SGRIFF AND
WESTERN BANK HEADS To Be He'll DUR
ING AFTERNOON and EVENING

An event of deep significance to the entire county will
place in Rawlins May 10th, when the new building Just
completed by the First National Bank will be officially opened.
For many months-little short of a year, in fact-this fine
building has been intriguing the interest of local people and
of bankers throughout this and neighboring states. This in
terest was intensified as the structure grew to an outline of
its permanent self, then grew somewhat less as the weeks and
months passed without any apparent advance being made.
, 1924-05-01
40,000,000 Gu. FOOT
GASSER MAH0NEY Dome
PRODUCERS OIL and GAS COMPANY YESTERDAY
STRUCK Big GASSER ON PROPERTY IN
MAH0NEY dome AT 229O Fl.

Yesterday the Producers Oil & Gas company, drilling on
the NWH of section 80, township 26 in the Mahoney Dome
brought in an enormous gas well at a depth of 1920
feet. Although this well has not been tested as yet it is est
mated that the gas is flowing at the rate of at least 40,OOO,OOO
cubic feet per day.
This well was spuddel in early this year and has been
drilled by E. r. Good of this city. Many Rawlins people are
in the company which brought in this well and are
, 1924-05-01
MASONIC DANCE TO HE
HELD THURSDAY. MAY \

Rawllns Lodge No. 8 A. +. & A. NJ.
is making arrangements for a biz
dance to be held ut the Temple on
Thursday evening. May Sth.
All Masons. members OF the EAST
ern Star and DeMolay members nrc
cordially invited to attend this dance
, 1924-05-01
|SAGE CREEK WATER
TURNED into Mains
MAYOR HOPKINS FORMALLY OPENS VALVE GIVING
PEOPLE WATER L0NGED FOR DURING ENTIRE
WINTER. GALA DAY MARKS OCCASION

Outside the window there shines a day which is much the
sa me as other days; but which, in its Importance to the
commonwealth of Rawlins, is totally different. For ON this
day water from the Sage Greek Springs thirty some miles
south of Rawlins was turned into the city mains-an act which
brings to a close the development of a $630,000 water system
destined to make a changed city of Rawlins.
1t took two decades for this city to develop sufficiently
to need. SPONSOR, and put through a project Of this magnitude;
, 1924-05-01

ed 81 wells.
Mr.. Il. X. Good OF this city expects
TO leave the first OF next week for
Kansas where he will start test well
No. . on the Penolsee structure in
Graham county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-05
SCIENTISTS LEAVE IN
SEARCH FOR SURVIVAL
OF PREHISTORIC AGE

NORFOLK. VA. April ! 4 search
for the hoatzen. a rcpiilian bird dies
cribed by scientists a. Il survival from
prehistoric ages. was begun today 10y i
party of nrnthnlogistS who left h.it
aboard The steamer StnphcnS for ~.
lhora;ion in the juugicS of the upp
Amazon River. where Ning specimens
of the strange creature are reportcd
10 have been seen.
The huatzcn. according ~ the ornith-
oloei>t>. began life aS fish padding
about in the miasmc ooze. In the pro-
cess of time. they Say. /; developed
wings and feathers and Shed many ~
the aquatic charactcri~ii : of it> clrlcf
stages. Il is regarded by some a. M
example of arrested evolution.
The PARTY IN headed ~ l;"dolphc ,lc
Schaucur>Sc. Il son NJ Baroness ~
Sghaucncs>c and owner of an i larry
containing many rare birds ~ his nome
in Ihiladclphia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-05
RELATIVES PRAYED
WHILE JURY DECIDED
THE FATE OF WOMAN
CBy The Associated Press)

NEW YORK. April 1.--MrS. Essie
Gross. -. wa> acquitted II the murder
of her husband. Irving. laSi night. IN 4
few minutes more than an hour after the
ease had been given 10 the general
sessions jury.
The n quitial came rs rival groups ~
relatives prayed for release or conylc-
tion of the woman. and was followed
bv demonstration of her friends that
could only be StilIcd ~ interference -
the police. who escorted shouting crlr-
brants from the criminal courts building.
While the jury dclibcrated. friends
and relatives of the accused woman held
A Jewish religious service N an al
Joining room. while relatives Of the siam
man prayed fer her convection III the
corridor.
Gross was killed in his Er"nN apart i
mcnt last December. The wifc'S defcnS'
was that her husband was accid'n'ailN
shot a. they struggled for possession oi
Il gun after n quarrel over Gross alleged
matrcatm,nt Of her
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-05
five YEARS Time
Limit ON HARbOR
WORK DEMANDED
Er The Aesoc,arod Press,

WASHINGTON April ,. The hons"
rivers and harborS Committee today
adopted resolution by Representative"
Newton republican. Missouri. declaring
a general policy that al river and har-
bor improvements should ~ completed
within five years of their authorization.
unless the secretary If war shall deem
such course impracii able.
The committee approved a project 70
deepen the Mississippi to eight feet
from the mouth of the Ohio 10 -. Louis
and to six feet from ST. Louis to Mime
apolS The Ohio would be improved
from Pittsburgh 10 Cairo and permd \
ncnt chaneel six feet deep would be pro-
vided in the Missouri River.
The total cost would be S1:;.Ooo.ouo TO
stretch over five years.
Control over Improvement work ~
the Mississippi River. now vested ~ ia"
Mississippi River commission. would De
transferred to the secretary "f war
under a resolution adopted today by th''
house rivers and harb"r> committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-05
ARMED MINERS
GATHERINCAT
PINEVILLE, KY
(Bv The Associated Pressl

UINENlLLE, Ky. April An invita-
tion from Governor william j. Fields 70
submit their differences TO arbitration
was tefore leaders Of opposing forces
in the labor trouble nj the mining camp
cf the Liberty Coal and Coke Com
pany on Straight creek today.
A ten-e situation DEVELOPED at the
camp Thursday after riflemcn hiddcn
on mountainsidc fired on non-union
employees Of the company. killing one
man and wounding another. Reports
were current here today that armed men
were gathering in large numbers on
wooded slopes cf mountains surrounding
the camp.
State officials in Frankfort declared
list night that no order had been issued
sending national guardsmen To the
scene Adjutant Genera James a. ke-
roe. however. was reported to have term
ed the situation very serious" and
have decided should the guard be called
out il would be under secret orders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-05
FURORE OVER
NEGRO STUDENT
STILL UNABATED
fRr The Assnciatea Pre.sl

NEW YORK. April 5.-FuInald Hall.
fes idcntial hall al Columbia universi-
IL. room which is occupied ty Freder.
lex W. Wells. negro law student Of
Union City, Tenn. continues TO be o
storm center. Wells has received two
letters threatening death purporting 20
have been sent ly ku klux klansmen.
The negro whose re idence at Furnald
has been the bone Of contention between
two factions at the hall, eliminating
Thursday in the burning by unknown
persons Of a flaming cross on the cam
pus reiterated his determination 70
stay.
One of the letters was sc.awlod in
pen. enclosed in plain envelope. which
Wells found under his door. The sec
ond. typtwii itten. reached him by mail.
As three mem ers Of the police bomb
squad kept guard in the dormi,ory last
night. two factions in the dispute fur
their ergthcned their lines. J. u.
Rucker. chairman Of the hail commit
tee. presented TO Decn Hawkes., a res
Clution OF the committee asking Wells
removal from the building. A counter
resolution urging that Wells b. allow
ed to stay was signed ty 100 re idents.
mere than half of those in the build
ing. D.. G. NJ. Mantell. one 0. the ten
members Of the hail committee resign
"a. lie was the second To 20 during the
week
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-05
Rum Running Navy to be
Augmented by Addition of
800 We'll Equipped Vessels
Iv The Associated Prcss.l J

WASHINGTON. April 5.--The first
units of the coast guard new prohibi-
ticn navy. probably will he ready to put
to sea within few weeks.
With an additional $lS.OOO.000 avail
able under recent congressional ap-
preparation coast guard officials have
drawn up detailed plans for the acqui-
sition Of some 800 els equipped 20
chase rum runners away from American
shores and for an enlarged personnel
20 man them.
The nucleus of the force will be 20
destroyers. which congre authorized
the coastguard to purchase from the
navy. The present intention Is to Sc
leet twenty ships from the destroyer
squadron now lying out Of commission
1T Philadelphia Coast guard officials
have inspected these ships and are
drawing Up specifications for their re-
conditioning.
A date for receiving bids for con-
.struction Of patrol boats probably will
be fixed within few days. II is the
hope o. those in charge of the work
than many of the $50 or more vessels
Of this type can be purchased ready
made and put into uEe after minor al
terations.
A plan to provide sufficient person
mel contemplates an active recruiting
campaign and graduation this fall Of
next years class Of officers at the coast
gus rd academy at New Londcn. In all
nearly 5000 additional officers and men
will be required to man the fleet.