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The Washington times., 1924-02-13

barrels Of royalty oil, estimated to
be worth $243,0O0. About one-fourth
the oil produced goes to the Govern.
ment as a royalty" under the
terms of the leases. That does not
figure in the Doheny or Sinclair
profits.
1t is estimated there are 175,0O0,.
900 barrels of oil in Reserve No. 2,
exclusive of the Southern Pacific
tract, in which Mr.. Palmer is csti.
mated to have yielded up 500, ,OOO,.
600 worth of oil without fight.
Those estimates total in excess
Of 660,000,000 barrels Of oil. Any
person who reads can write his
own figures on Mr.. Doheny's esti
mates and make even a billion do
'ars look like piker in this entire
deal.
Doheny said his organization will
be taking oil out of the Naval
reserves at least thirty years from
now, "after have gone"
Sinclair said he will spend pt
least $50, ,000,OO on equipment and
materials necessary to get out the
oil. Doheny said he had already
spent $22 100000 and that he ulti-
nately will have 5000 wells spout
ing, the drilling cost alone Of which
will be 500, ,OO0, 900.
None of those sums is said to
include the $1,O00,00O paid by Sin.
clair to the Standard Oil Company,
the $1,0OO,000 paid to the Bonfils
crowd. or the $1,00O,000 said to
have been paid by Doheny to
another group, all the payments
being made to persons, firms, or
corporations for some sort of
claims made on the oil properties
which Doheny and Sinclair are now
using.
1t has been said to justify the
leases that oil was leaking out to
adjacent reserves. In one reserve,
where there are believed to be a
potential $4,000, 900 barrels, it was
estimated there would be a leak.
age of 100000 barrels. The gov.
ernment is to get 1.660,000 barrels
Of royalty" oil for permitting the
leases to take out the remainder
there. Senator Walsh replied II
would be much better for the coun,
try to have 22,O00,000 barrels in
the ground than mere 1,660,0 in
tanks.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
U. D. c. CHAPTER PRAISES
LIFE WORK OF WILSON

The United Daughters OF the
Confederacy last night, at a meet
ing Of the District Of Columbia Divi-
sion, adopted resolutions Of respect
to the late President Woodrow VII
son in which they praised the serv'
ices Of "the late President to man
kind in his efforts to bring about
closer and friendlier relations among
the nations of the world"
A committee composed Of Mrs.
Lucy Rooe Boggs, chairman; Mrs.
Harriet Bennett, and Mrs. Maude
Howell Smith \drafted the resolu-
tions. Mrs. Albion D. Tuck pre-
sided.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
SENATE HEARING LISTED
ON CHRISTIANS NEW JOB

It was announced today that the
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittce would open hearings on Sat
urday on the nomination of George
B Christian, jr., secretary to the
late President Harding, as a mem
ber of the Federal Trade Commits
sion.
Christian is opposed by farm or
ganizations and the progressive
group in the Senate.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
SINCLAIR s
FIGURES
Low
Statistics Show Estimates Of
Z Profits Expected Are Far
From Exact.
BY JOHN T. LAMBERT,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

Teapot Dome is a billion dollar
scandal.
2 That estimate has been placed
upon the stupendous value Of its
r,oil worth by Senator Thomas J.
Walsh Of Montana.
/ The same deduction of value
may be drawn from the labyrinth
Of official figures and estimates
!. already submitted to the probe
committee. Those figures show
that Messrs. Doheny, Fall, Sim
clair, ct al, were playing with
q deal that makes the ancient
conception of the ransom Of an
empire" look ridiculously low.
Some Of those interesting figures
are here told to show the 1nagni-
stude of the venture.
77,791 Acres in Reserves.
The three oil reserves contain IT,
s792 acres Of land. Reserve No. i
q in Elk Hills, CAL, and contains
JaSS,96Y acres. That Is the reserve
which Secretary Fall leased to
sDoheny.
Reserve No. 2 is in the Buena
Vista Hills of California. 1t has
29, ,341 acres. That reserve was cut
up into a number of leases, and the
largest tract went in complete own.
iOrship to the Southern Pacific rail.
road after Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer refused to bring
suit for Uncle Sam to keep the
property The Honolulu Oil Com.
pany also got an enormous tract Of
It when Secretary Fall granted to it
q "claim" which Secretary John
Barton Payne had held to be value
less.
: Reserve No. 8 is the famous Tea
pot Dome. 1t is situated in Teapot
Dome, Wyo., and while containing
o relatively small 9,841 acres, Sin
clair has estimated that he win
clean up $100,000,000 >on it, or as
much as Doheny says he will get
from the $4,000 acres.
Hardly anyone here takes any
stock in the public estimates made
by Sinclair and Doheny. 1t is felt
they both will realize a much
vaster sum.
Basis for DOheny Figures.
When Doheny was on the witness
stand, Senator Lenroot asked him
how he based his estimate of $780,.
100000 profit. Doheny replied:
II am basing it on the fact that
we ought to get about 250,000, ,0GO
barrels of oil from it, and that We
ought to make approximately a dol
lar barrel profit out Of the whole
thing"
Lenroot: "That would be $780,.
OOO, ,OOO."
Doheny: IT mean half of the sell.
ing price ought to be profit. / AM
basing that estimate on our expert
ence in Mexico. We produced there
somewhere in the neighborhood OF
4OO, 900, 900 barrels of oil, and our
profits have always been approx
mately one-half the selling price,"
Assistant Director Ambrose, Of the
Bureau Of Mines, estimated that
135, 10000 barrels Of oil will be pro
duced from Teapot Dome. Up to
last September, $4,000 barrels had
been taken out Of there and the
Government had received 10000
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
PROBATION REVOKED,
MUST SERVE 80 DAYS

Put on probation in October for
intoxication and said to have been
arrested once since. when he gave
"a fictitious name, Floyd J. Inscoo
pleaded guilty when arraigned be.
fore Judge John p. Mcmahon, in
the District Of Columbia branch Of
Police Court today.
His previous record caused the
probation to be revoked, carrying
with it a straight Jail sentence of
thirty days, and he was sentenced
to pay a fine Of SIS or serve an ed
ditional fifteen days in Jail.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13

These guarantors are supporting
o be held February 20 and March 1,
2 and 3, in the armory Of Company
F., Hyattsville unit of the Maryland
National Guard: J. A. Crawford.
Miss Flora e. Davis, H. H. Moler.
I. Ray Stanton, A. B. Graham,
Louis Dashiell, B. M. McQuin, c. H.
Cannon, Mrs. James Severe, M. H.
B. Hoffman, Frank M. Stephen, w.
Y. Ballard, s. w. Crosthweit, War
rem w. Cole, r. K. Morris, Maury
Brown Mrs. H. M. Sturgis. A. G..
Moon, George N. Bowen, G. W.
Reeley, o. G. Dudrow, William d
Iampbell, Robert H. Kerr, w. Pierre
Denger and Mrs. Judith A. Shaw, all
If Hyattsville; H. w. Gilbertson, De-
atur Heights; Ira K. Gruver, Brook.
and, D. c.; Carl H. Frey, Beltsville
H. c. Weeks, c. A. Magoon, r. Fl
Meredith and w. A. Goodman, River.
dale, and c. p. Close, College Park
Mr.. Crawford is president of the
guarantors' organization with Mr.,
Dashiell, secretary, and Mr.. Kerr
treasurer.
A. B. Graham is chairman of the
publicity committee, others on this
ommittee being Messrs. Denger
Tilbertson, Stanton, Brown, Nc
Quin, Magoon, Moon and Frey.
Perhaps the most notable fea
ture Of the chautauqua will be a
lecture, "How America Can Help
The World" by George Henry Brad
sord, well-known educator. This is
scheduled for the evening of March
Q. AS concluding features of the
fternoon programs on February
20 and March Q junior chautau
quas will be held. A children's
entertainment will be given the
afternoon of March 3 by Frederick
G. Trappe. A suitable program will
he arranged for Sunday, March 1
'etails Of which will be announced
ter.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
MEXICO.

Obregon established government which is stable and
effective disposed observe international obligations
To refuse Obregon purchase and ammunition in
the United States appeared to be equivalent de-
Gliding that friendly government which had recognized ought
not to be permitted protect itself The supremacy Of the
Obregon government appears to be hopeful.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
CLUBWOMEN Of
MONTGOMERY
MEET
Democratic Organization Picks
Candidate for Demo-
cratic Committee.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Feb. 13.-The
Women's Democratic Club Of Mont
gomery county. has decided to put
forward one Of their number-Mrs.
Jesse w. Nicholson, Of Chevy Chase
for Democratic national commit
woman from aryland to succeed
Mrs. Briscoe, of Hagerstown.
At a meeting of the executive
board Of the country club, held yes
terday at the home of Mrs. E.
Brooke Lee and attended by rep
resentatives from the numerous
branches Of the organization, 1t was
unanimously voted to back Mrs.
Nicholson at the meeting OF the
Democratic club women Of Mary
land, in Baltimore, March 21. AT
this meeting the organization OF q
State liberation Of women's DEM
ocratic clubs will be completed and
women candidates for membership on
the national committee and for del.
egates to the Democratic national
convention will be named.
Robert A. Coe, sixty.three, travel.
ing salesman for many years and
well known throughout the county,
died Sunday evening in a Washing
ton hospital. He had been i'll only
few days, death being due to
acute Indigestion and other troubles.
Surviving him are his wife and sew
eral children. The funeral Will
take place this afternoon from
Humphreys chapel, Rockville, burial
to be in Rockville Union Cemetery.
Mr.. Coe was a native Of Virginia,
resident Of Rockville for q num-
Der of years, but for the last fifteen
years had made his home at Ken
sington.
Deputy Game Warden Clyde Har.
ris OF this county, has received
from E. L. LeCompte, State game
w' rden, four hundred Missouri RAD
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
Would Issue Bonds.

The Chicago Great Western Rail.
road today asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission for author.
ity to issue $2.000,0 900 of first mort.
gage bonds.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL

bits for liberation in this county
for propagating purposes. They are
being sent in small numbers to Sec
tions Of the county where cotton
tails are scarce and good results
are looked for. About as many
more will be furnished this county
in the near future.
Several days ago, Frank ]. Brod.
erick, Of Baltimore. visited Rock
Vile and obtained a license to
marry Miss Freida M. Allison, also
Of the monumental city. Yesterday
friend Of the young man dropped
in on the license clerk and returned
the license unused, his only com
ment being that ''it will not be
needed"
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
INTERNATIONAL DEBTS.

Every reasonable effort has been made obtain liquidation Of
our national debts The funding of the British debt
the determination Of great empire faithfully discharge its
obligations showed that the moral standards Of the world
going to be maintained.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
THE BUDGET SYSTEM.

the wau Of the budget system department
constantly striving eliminate all and discard
unnecessary expense.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
THE SOLDIERS BONUS.

II is of the utmost importance that keep business good and
eyen depression debt and keep expenditures
low possible the economic why the grant
ING of bonus would eoparde the welfare of the whole country
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
INTERNATIONAL POLICY.

Our government anywhere 1t wants
everywhere The United States stands ready join with the
other there appears be reasonable prospect
The Washington times., 1924-02-13

A license has been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage Of Everett E. Thorn
son and Miss Jeanette Thomas,
both Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
7 A X OFFICIALS
SOON To VISIT:
COUNTY
Internal Revenue Deputies to
Help Prince Georges Fill
Out Returns.

HYATTSVILLE, Nd, Feb. 49,
To assist taxpayers in filing income
tax returns, Galen L. TAFT. collector
Of internal revenue for the District
Of Maryland, announces that deputy
collectors will be in Prince Georges
county as follows: Upper Marlboro,
February 1927; Hyattsville, Febru-
ary 28-March 1; Laurel. March 3-5.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13

Tomorrow night a special reor-
yanization meeting of the Hyatts-
vile volunteer fire department is to
be held in the Municipal building.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
NATIONAL TAXATION.
AGRICULTURE.

It has only partially revived The returns for the
nearly 80 per cent in excess Of two years ago.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13

The successful part Of the country should be willing to sacrifice
for the unsuccessful part do not by that unsound
device price fixing, which oppose because would not be
successful.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13

FLOWER VALENTINES.
or lie or sweetheart. Make sure
they come from GUIDE. 1919 F.-Adyt.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13
1Ou SCANDAL INVOL YES BILLION DOLLARS SAYS SENATOR
Salient Sentences in
COolidge's Address

President Coolidge speech night before the National
Republican Club NeSO York discussed the principal political
issues fOLOWs
OH. SCANDALS.
At the revelation Of greed making It's subtle approaches
public Officers prostitution Of high place private profit
we are filled with and indignation.
There will be IMMEDIATE, ADEQUATE, UNSHRINKING
PROSECUTION, CRIMINAL and CIVIL to punish the guilty
protect every national interest There will be NO politics.
NO partisanship.
shield anyone because he Republican, cannot
that because Republican, prosecute anyone
because he is Democrat. -
NATIONAL TAXATION.
the simple proposition that the country entitled
all relief from the burden Of taxation is possible to give
The proposed he Mellon tax billy gives such relief
Other brought forward do not this requirement
It he Democratic pan) is indirect attempt to
defeat q good with bad measure.
am (he Mellon BILLY because is economically socially
and morally sound
The war cost Of than already nearly
half paid.
The Washington times., 1924-02-13

President Coolidge, IN his speech last night before
Republican Club in NesO York. discussed the prime
issues as fOlLOIOs:
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shattered roma ance with the beautiful chorus girl, Evelyn Nesbit on whose account he had shot and killed Stanford White the famous architect.
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, 1924-07-09
HOW AND WHEN STATE
LANDS MAY BE LEASED

The state of Wyoming has ap-
proXimately four million acres Of
land for lease, scattered all over
the state. Applications for lands
already held under lease will not
be filed until 60 days prior to date
of the expiration of the present
lease and will not be considered
until the date of expiration. Ap-
plications for vacant lands will b e
considered in the order received. If
there is no conflicting application
the lease is granted by the Commits
sioner, but conflicting applications
are presented to the board for their
consideration.
A list of vacan state lands in
Park county may be obtained at the
county assessors office. Also terms
and application blanks.
, 1924-07-09
CHIEF FORESTER Is
WELL PLEASED WITH
FORESTRY PUBLICITY

District Forester A. S. Peck of
the Denver office this week for
warded a letter to the local forestry
office received by him from Mr..
Sherman at Washington, highly
complimenting the character of pub
licity given the national forests by
The Herald, and the activity of
Margaret Hayden in securing this
good publicity.
Mr.. Sherman's letter reads as fol-
lows in part:
Il should be very grateful if you
will convey my heartiest congratu-
lations to the force of the Shoshone
forest for the excellent display of
Forest Protection week material in
the April % issue of the Park
County Herald. A copy of this
paper just came to my attention.
l am informed that Mrs. Margaret
Hayden, forest clerk, was very ac-
tive in securing this good publicity.
If this be true, please convey my
compliments especially to her"
Mr.. Peck added that District No.
2 also heartily is in accord with the
publicity work of the Cody office
and is greatly pleased that the SER
vice should receive the recognition
of the chief forester.
, 1924-07-09
STETSON GIVEN THRU
EFFORTS DAVE JONES

Credit where Credit is Due" 1t
is only fair and Just that credit for
the making available of the $50
Stetson hat as a prize to the best
rider at the Stampede should go
to Dave Jones. thru whose efforts
this valuable prize was secured for
the local celebration. In the STAN
pede program the credit was given
to the president of the Stetson Hat
company, who, in fact, knew moth
ing of the gift OF the company. al
though the donation was made by
his concern.
Several months g Mr.. Jones of
the Dave Jones store took the mat
ter up with the salesman of the
Stetson Hat company and secured
the prize through the sales depart
ment. Mr.. Jones is a good booster
for the Stampede and stands ready
at all times to do his part in max
ing this annual event a success.
, 1924-07-09
PARK COUNTY HISTORICAL
MEETING HERE SATURDAY

A meeting of the Park County
Historical society was held in Cody
Saturday morning with a very rep
resentative attendance from over
the county. This local organization
is a branch of the state organization
and is functioning to the extent of
furnishing some very valuable data
for the state society.
Harry Cheeseman came all the
way down from Sunshine to attend
the meeting and Josh" Deane, who
claims a residence of fifty-two
years in the state, was also there
to greet the est of the old timers.
Mrs. Minnie Williams is president
of the Park County society, with
c. E. Hayden vice president and
Mrs. G. E. Eldred secretary.
A very good program was worked
out. whereby the local people will
furnish some very valuable data
during the next few months.
, 1924-07-09
PEOPLE VISIT
HOME OF COOLIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Blood, for
merly of Southfork, write from their
home at Springfield, Vermont, that
they recently enjoyed a trip to the
old home of Calvin Coolidge. stood
in the same place where he stood
when he took the oath of office
as president of the United States,
and sat in the same chair which he
enjoyed SO much when at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blood had their pic
lures taken with the elder Mr..
Coolidge, father of the president,
who made their visit a pleasant one
at the old Coolidge home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blood, who went
east last year, are ready to return
to the west, and their friends may
look for them at any time, altho
they have no plans for returning
just at present.
, 1924-07-09

Both the Cody Club and the
Lions clubs have passed resolutions
to this point, and advise that if
necessary an expert be secured to
go into the details of the problem
and determine what would be to
the pest interests of the town. The
%concensus of opinion seems to be
that a solution of the matter should
be reached which would be fair to
all parties concerned and that it is
at all possible for the town to
secure current through the old
company at rates comparable to
those which would be possible by
THE use of the government current,
continue to do business with Mr..
Beck and his company.
Notwithstanding statements to
the contrary, the Public Utilities
board does not necessarily fix
electric light rates, except where
there is a difference of opinion be-
tween the producers and consumers.
A few years age the utilities board
was called to Cody for a hearing.
At the meeting, through a lack of
cooperation and interest on the part
of the townspeople and consumers
only the Shoshone Electric company
side of the question was presented,
with the result that a slight in
crease in rates was ordered at that
time. Mayor Trueblood has wired
the utilities board for another hear
ing and if one can be secured, it
is possible hat it will result in a
lowering of the rates to a basis
more in keeping with those of
Powell and other towns where
water power is used. The rates at
Powell nave the approval of the
utility board, and a reduction here
it is felt, would not meet with their
disapproval, should the local COM
pany see fit to make a reduction.
If the town is in such financial
straits that it can not possibly
, 1924-07-09
BELL NAMED ENGINEER
In CHARGE OF CODY
SEWER CONSTRUCTION

Engineer Howard f. Bell has
been designated by the town council
as the engineer in charge of the
proposed sewer trunk line and al
ready has started operations for the
early completion of this project.
The time set for property owners
in the proposed sewer district to
enter objections to its construction
expired with July 5th, and nothing
is likely to come up which will
retard the improvement contem-
plated.
The new district comprises those
blocks in the town of Cody be-
tween Second street and Fourth
street. from the north limits of the
town to the south limits, and is
definitely described as Blocks
2 and 3 of Cody's first addition,
and Blacks 49,, 3, "a, 4, 9, 20,
10. % and Is of the Original Town
site of Cody.
, 1924-07-09
FIRE ON NORTHFORK
THREATENED FORESTS

Two fires occurred within the
Shoshone Forest this week. Both
were promptly discovered and ex-
tinguished. One, a lightning fire
on Clarks Fork, was handled by
Ranger MeGrew, with no loss of
timber. The other, while doing no
damage. illustrates the utter
irresponsibility Cor cussedness) of
some of the tourists who travel the
Cody Road. Between Pahaska and
Sylvan Pass Ranger Station a party
of tourists climbed up the hill
side and kindled a large fire in a
dangerous place. This party left
this fire burning in one of our most
beautiful pieces of woodland. Had
it not been for favorable weather
conditions a most disastrous fire
would have resulted and doubtless
Pahaska and the Cody Lunch Sta
ton along with a beautiful section
of the Cody Road wiped out. This
fire was promptly reported to
Ranger Spencer and it was extin-
guished. 1t is needless to say had
it been possible to apprehend the
authors of this fire they would
have faced trial on a most serious
charge.
, 1924-07-09
PROTECT MONUMENT
FROM DETACHMENT

A movement is on foot by mem
bers of the Memorial committe and
the Cody club to give adequate
protection to the Buffalo Bill mem
orial. Already several little in
stances have occurred which have a
tendency to deface the monument
and its base, and steps are being
taken which will bring into court
any and all of those persons who
have so little respect for public
property and art that they will lend
their aid to the mutilation of same.
The monument which was IN
yelled last week is said already to
have a n initial inscribed on a part
of it. Efforts are being made to
locate the person who did the work
and 800 dollars reward is offered
for information which will lead to
his arrest and conviction. The base
and plinth on which the monument
rests is still in the making. The
grass which has been sowed is just
appearing and the surface of the
soil is very soft. Last Sunday some
careless horsemen rode over this
great plinth and did a great deal
to MAI it's beauty and attractive
ness.
The people of Cody are urged to
cooperate in caring for this great
work of art which has been brought
to their d~oorsteps.