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Seret. Seaman, left, .and -,
serst .Da1rYmp1o, right

man is armed. If he is, special pains
are taken to prevent his drawing
the weapon when the fatal gate is
reached and he finds himself sur
rounded by half a dozen burly de-
tectives. Usually he is lifted into
The waiting automobile and is on
his way to his destination, wherever
it is, before he has had time to
say Jack Robin"
In the case of Mr. June Bug. he
was taken to st. Elizdbeths Hospital
and declared suffering from a dan
gerous form of dementia. He was
finally turned over 10 the authorities
of his home State, and, in due course
| of time, declared by them to be per-
| fectly sane. Scarcely had he been
released from the sanitarium before
he was back in Washington, renew
| ing his insistent demand for an in
terview with the President.
That settled the matter for the
White House authorities. They knew
| that he must be put away and kept
| there, or he would certainly do some
| damage. Once more he was coaxed
| into the headquarters automobile
| how, only the officers know, on that
occasion, and they will not tell-and
hustled off to ST. Elizabeth's Hos
| pital. Before agreeing to return him
|
| ever, officials here made certain that
he would not be turned loose again.
Had not such assurance been OBJ
| tanned, they would have contrived to
keep Mr.. June Bug safe and sound
| out in the Anacostia institution.
| A more recent caller whose mission
| at the White House was of a Ques-
/ tionable nature was a colored man,
who, after polite but insistent ques-
| odr ha
| to collect a bill for 100000 he said
the President owed him. Assured
that the President probably did not
have that much money in his pocket,
the man departed IN peace, with a
| strong suggestion not to return, after
the guards had satisfied themselves
that he was quite harmless.
| X x X
COME providers that might actually
~ have intended to harm the Pres
ident have been picked up by mem
| bers of the White House staff. Dur
ing the administr of the late
President Harding a Japanese youth
was arrested. The police took him
into custody when they noticed that
| apparently he was not walkin G
around merely for sightseeing pur-
poses, but acted as though he were
bent on another mission.
! When asked what he wanted, he
failed to give acceptable explanation
and was taken to room for ques-
| tioning. In his case diplomacy was
useless and he was quietly informed
that, if he did not submit to search
peaceably, force would be resorted
to. He submitted and loaded auto
matte pistol was taken from pocket
The japanese was sent to detec-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-18

| tiers, who refused point blank to pay
! him for the privilege.
| Once more the courteous, "Ah, I
| see" from Dalrymple and the next
| minute the stranger was being led
off to the little anteroom, ito see the
Presidents secretary"
There a tall, smooth, slim Secret
| Service man waited to give him a
| cordial reception. 1t was evident
| from the start that this case could
not be handled SO easily, and that
careful diplomacy must be used to
| prevent a scene" at least, and pos
sibly serious trouble.
! For the sake of convenience, let's
call the visitor MIR. June Bug" The
| conversation that followed went
something like this.
mfr Secretary, this is Mr.. June
Bug, who wishes to see the President
about some property he owns down
| in the State of Arkansas" said the
officer.
Mr.. June Bug, am delighted to
| meet you" replied the Secret Serv-
ice man, stepping forward to shake
hands most cordially. "Ah, Mr.. Dali
rymple, will you please tell the Presi-
dent that Mr.. June Bug is here"
Immediately Dalrymple disappears,
| and when he decides the Secret Serv-
ice man has had sufficient time to
| question his man, he returns with a
message something like this:
Mr.. Secretary, the President
wishes me to tell you that he is busy
with some of the members of his
cabinet now, but would like to have
; YOU show Mr.. June Bug around the
| White House, so that he might be en-
tertained while waiting for his in
terview."
1t is an old, well rehearsed Mr..
| Gallagher and Mr.. Shean act to those
master artists on the stage of real
life, and it never has failed to work.
They simply smother the bewildered
Mr. June Bug, or whoever he hap
pens to be, under a blanket of effer-
vescing attention, and soon, all I'M
consciously, he finds himself taking
his own part with them, trying to
deceive them into believing that was
lust the way he had expected to be
received.
And so it is that the gentleman
from the wide, open spaces of the
great Southwest begins his tramp
around the White House grounds on
the arm of the Presidents secre-
tary" With delicate care he is
shown all of the points of interest
and details are explained with minute
Professionally to give one of the
versatile sergeants at the door time
to call up police headquarters and
have an automobile waiting at one
of the gates to escort him either to
station house or to st. Elizabeth
Hospital.
IN the course of his walk with the
visitor the Secret Service man has
managed to find out whether the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-18
Deer's Diet.

a FTER tramping the hills in an
unsuccessful pursuit of deer,
Augustus Cebula of Ware returned to
his automobile and decided to take a
little nap before returning home In
the front seat was a cushion filled
with straw, and when Cebula. who
took his nap in the back seat. woke
up he said the straw had all been
eaten from the cushion and there
were numerous deer tracks about the
machine. He has decided to give up
deer hunting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-18
FICTION AND
HUMOR
Nearly 100000 Call at White House in Year to Greet Pre-

Charge p ealing Finest Develop Of 4prf
emn Have Beer mrg aF Nad heecd Cueus u1od|
II lENS k OF hd F mV EuueM N Queer
F Receipt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-18

IN the course of his walk with the
visitor the Secret Service man has
managed to find out whether the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-18

MOT all such callers fare so we'll.
One put in his appearance within
the memory of this administration
and insisted upon seeing the Presi-
dent. Politely pressed for an explana-
ton of his business, he persistently
refused to divulge it. On his third
visit, he finally confided to the officers
at the door that he was from South
western State and wanted the Presi-
dent to help him get hold of some
property.
1t seemed that he was laboring
under the delusion that he had in
herited one of the richest counties
of his State, and that all of the people
who lived in that county were squat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-18
By HAROLD X. PHILIPS.

" Wy HEN the clerk of that eter-
n nal tribunal which we are
NN told is to be convened one
fair day somewhere be-
yond the clouds carefully
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13
DESDE SAN GERMAN

rresponsal piensa, medita y actila
con el mas veridico conocimiento
de causa y que esta compenetrado
Gle todos los movimientos pdblicos
privados que Sc realizan pues
aun mas Sc nos entera hasta de
10 que Sc va a tratar antes de cfec
tuarse tai o cual reunion. Es mas,
Ell sabe que los Asambleistas NADIA
callan y que otros hablan tanlbi5n
por selios. Y pensamos mucho con
la calma debida antes de hablar de
SUI vida pdblica pues traemos a
nuestra memoria ell recuerdo de la
amistad que 1e uni6 a nuestro inol
vidable padre; pero don Juan al
tratar de exagerada Y al tratar a
la vez de ocnltar 10 que existe en-
esta locaIidad, pohticamente ha-
blando, nos obIga no guardian
reservas mentales de ningi,n gene
70 y decir La verdad sin rodeos.
IA que obedece Ia renuncia ines
perada de don Francisco AzIar, Sc
Auditor? senciIlamente a
cue ell candidate probable, segjn
los votos, era don Francisco Ser
vera Silva y desde luego Gu situa-
cion era insostenible, es mas IN
hecho manifestaciones pabucas que
al subir el sefor servera 6l baja-
ra. iHay malestar? GDesean los
Unionistas Sc vaya? Las. manifesto
clones de los Asamblelstas Le5n
y Palmer al reunirse para a@eptar-
10 Ia renuncia diciendc lllos estan
deseosos Sc vaya par1 traer al can
didato simparic9 Y sndosado por
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13

torio Local su endoso y lie creia
mos Sc llevaria la victoria pero a
ultima hora antes del seiior Tic sa-
lir para San Juan Sc dijo que en-
la reunion privada de un grupo
de republicanos tenido en- su OF.
Gina presento como candidate a
Davila dcjando a un lado Mon
talvo. En- esa misina reunion don
Abraham Toro Nazario, assnlbleis-
ia, dijo .'Que este no le compro-
meta el para votar esos candi-
datos 10 que Sc sabe de fusnte
fidedigna Qte el no votara Da-
villa hi a Montalvo. 5Y cuisines
votaran los respectivos canaidatos
repubicanos? La verdad. es, Sc
nor Tic, que ann no Sc saDs nj
Sc puede asegurar quien votara a
quien puos aqui todos en- Ia fanri-
liza republicana Sc odian cordial
mente. " don Francisco servera
silVa2 solalnente cuenta con nm
voto Que Sc cree frine en- la Asan
blea. Y publico es que nuestro can
dfdato indiscutible, al que presta-
renos nuestro entusiasmo desde las
columnas de Ell MUNDo es don
Francisco servera Silva para Al
calde, don Mario Delgado (rlnio-
nista), para secretario Auditor.
Y como Ultima hora suena ell doc
tor N6stor Rivera (unionista) pa
ra Alcalde y a don Julio Montalvo
(repubhcano) para secretario-Au
ditor. er II i5I
JY asi las cosas? louien sera oi
Alcalde? 81 no hubiera siete can
didatos aspirando : defendie,ldo
sus derechos seria mhy c6modo So
lucionar eli conhicto pero. nuestro
:. !. .-t. \ 4 tsfs &c -
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13

todos, nuestros particular amigo,
don Mario De-gado es lnica prre-
ba.
GCuantos can1idato3 hay? El doc
tor Nestor Rivera Porrata, don San
tiago R. Palne- y don Ramon La
garde del campo rnionistl.. Don Tu
lilo Montalvo, don, Manuel r. Davi-
la, don Abraham Toro Nazario Y
don Francisco servera silva del
ala. republicana jQui6n sera ell AL
calde? fl1
EI sabado Kisitamos en- compa-
iiia de nuestro hermano al A5am-
bleista don Santos Leon y al de-
cirie que el candidate psrtenecia
al campo republican, nos contest6
Que los unionistas no ostaban com
prometidos con nadic Y qRe ellos
votartan quien creyeran oportpno
sin imposiciones. GY que desean los
unionistas? La parte conservadora
del partido endosa a con Ramon
Lagarde, la parte popnlar a dcu
Santiago R. Palmer. Ascbos, ann
QUE en- la sombra, div1dido5 nada
hablan y otorgan. Pero sabe'nos Qne
los lideres para evitar cuAlQujer
desastre aceptan como candidate =
10 trabajan al doctor Nestor Rive
ra como candidate conciuadar, pues
6l esta en- la Administrator y
tiene Ell endoso de todo el partido
y aun dc varios republfcanos.
JY los reppblicanos? Tiempo ha
el senor Tio anpnci6 Que Sc rcti-
raba y don Julio Montalyo Ira
bajaba con los miembros del Direc
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13
RESOLUCIONES DE-
La COMISION DE
SERVICIO PUBLICO

La Comisi6n de Servicio PubIco
celebr6 session en- la tarde del dia
II del actual con as1stencia de los
Conisionados Butte, Esteyes, FL
gneroa, Kessinger, Ortiz y sire,
habiendo resueltp los 'siguientss
asuntos:
Sc adopt6 por unanimidad Ell in
forme del Comit6 de Porteadores
Pdblicos por vehiculos de Motor
sobre los distintos asuntos someti-
dos a su consideration.
Sc design6 al secretario de la
comision examinador especial para
que Sc traslade a Ponce y celebre
una vista pubhca en- los casos de
las solicitudes de Julio Santori y
otros para certificates de necesi-
dad y conveniencia para la expIo-
tacion de vehfculos de motor en- ell
transporte de pasajeros en- Ponce.
Sc endoso favorablemente la So
hcitud de Carlos A. Gual al Sc
cretario de la Guerra para que Sc
lie conceda un permiso para la cons
truccion de una caseta para lancha
en- la bahia del Condado, Santurce.
Sc aprobo Ell informe del inge-
Micro de la Comisi6n sobre las ta-
rifas del acueducto del Municipio
de Gpayanilla, estableciendo dichas
tarifas para regir durante el aho
economico en- curse con la condicion
de cue para Ell pr6ximo aiio Sc in
cluya ma partida en- el presupuesto
para la compra de contadores
Sc ordeno 'el archivo de la comu-
nicaci6n del secretario Ejecutivo
informando que ell dia 81 de julio
altimo Ell Gobernador aprob6 Ia or
denanza que concede authorization al
municipio de Las Piedrss para la
construction y exploitation del acue
ducto tonando aguas de la que
brada Constancia.
Sc pas6 al Comite de lTauqui-
elsa para su consideration en- re-
lGejln con las varias sohciSudes de
franquicia que tiene bajo estudio
para el aprovechamiento de aguas
con fines hidroelectricos, copia de
la Ley No.. go aprohada ultima
mente f.i05 81
Sc aprobaron los pianos presen-
tados lpor la Porto Rico Railway
Light and Power Co. de su distri-
buci6n, dc postes en- Santurce, con
la cOndicion de que 40 Sc coloque
ninghn poste en- Ell PHente7 de San
Antonio .fl7 81 eeL. .ls-3fsrrs sa
Sc paso al Attorney General pa
ra su informe la sohcitud de Ale
jandro Franceschi para que Sc
apruebe la cesion y traspaso IA
vor de Ia compsfiia Hidroelectrica
de Yauco- -Guayanilla de La Tranquil
cia No, 485.
Asinismo SO paso al comite de
Franquicias para estudio 9 informe
el asunto de Ia solicitHd de Vicen-
to Quilichini para que Sc le con-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13
Santiago igleSias re-
.tmd SuS dCuSdSiOneS.
contra Rowe

WILLIAMSTOWN, agosto IL.
Omitted Press.)-Santiago Igle-
sias Y Rowe Sc han carteado en-
relaci6n con Ia primera conferen-
cia de este. Rowe ha dicho que, los
reporters no publicaron sus pala-
bras exactas, hacienda asf que no
Sc refeiasen bien sus verdaderos
sentimientos. Iglesias, por 10 tan
to, retro su censura, diciendo que
estaba basada sobre una informa-
ci6n erronea. Todo Sc origin6 en-
la supuesta declaration de parte
de Rowe de que Inglaterra
debia intervenir en- los asuntos de
IIispano-Am6rica
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13

querido amigo, sefor Tic, la YER
dad es que la efervescencia pOlitica
es un hecho. -
Y como termino a este, TesposGo
samente le anunciamos que hasta Ia
misma Asamblea no Marcia de
acrierdo y Ie transcribo Las pala
bras tai como las prontlnciara cl
asambleista Juan B. Montalvo,
senior Presidente y senores Asam-
bleistas: veo con .pesar y pena
que cada vez que me he levanta-
do en- esta Asamblea a proponer
algo nj siquiera tengo (ror nicra
cortes1a) que Sc me seclnde, FL
mismo Iglesias en- ell Senado Ie
secundan aunque despues le dis
cutan su proposition y Sc Ia derro-
ten. Es Ia verdad Hemos assist
do a las distintas reunionos y nos
dabarnos cuenta de este E.aleStar,
aurlque el senor Montslvo cual-
quiera que fuere el Qus presen-
tare Ell proyecto lie secunaaba.
GQuien sera ell Alcalde, aehor :. o?
Esperamo8 nos ILUsTRE.
Justo BAREA.
San German, P. r.,
agosto 9 de 1925.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13
AcI.ARANDo coNcEPTos


Hemos sido sorprendidos con las
N manifestaciones del lider ahancista
sangermeiio ell noble, bueno, quito
y distinguido caballero don Jim
A. Tic, ex-alcalde de San Ger
man.
Don Juan le consta que este CO.
ceda una franquicia para la cons
trucci6n y exploitation de una plan
ia hidroelectrica utilizando las
aguas del rio Guanajibo en- ell sitio
denominado ''El salto'', en- Ell ba-
rrio Rincon del Municipio de Saba.
ma Grande.
Asimisno Sc paso dicho Comite
con igual fin la solicitud de fran
quicia de Jorge Silva para la cons
trucci6n y exploitation de un nue.
lie Y tinglado EN- el puerto de Aqua
dilla
Sc acordo enviar copias al Municipio
de Ciales de las oposiciones presen-
tadas por Ignacio Fernandez Las
Clotas y Agustin Lopetegui Colon a
que Sc conceda en- clertas condi-
clones la solicitud de dicho Mum
cipio para tomar 100 htros de aqua
For minute de la Quebrada "Los
Montes'' con destino al acuedueto
Fue referido al Attorney Gene
raj para su dictamen ell asunto de
la solicitud de franquicia de Tulio
Larrinaga para la construction lie
una planta hidroelectrica en- ell Rio
Lola en- ell sitio denominado el
"Pefion de las Aguilas'' Caguas
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13
Ell nNDo
A0TAS EDITORIALES
AL MARGEN DE Los NoMBRAMIENTos

Ell llustre morador de Santa Catalina cuya palabra
una soa ha manestado la franqueza que carace-
RIA que no p0dra hacer los nobramentos hasta que la
legislature haya termHado traba Jos defintyaen-
te rs muy plausible acud del Gobernador No es tan
Iac nacer acertado Para conseguro
necesar1o estudar detenidamente candidates. anazar
minucosamente las cuadades defecfos de caa uno ha-
Ger g eXamen c9pceudo de la preparation cada cua
luego reasumiendo II eco al candidate ideal nobrar-
10 cpando M combata ST tai deciros es poroue
veces Ell neor candidate aqueI que menos nuencias
quien mas combatido resulta es entonces Guam
30 necesta yerdadera atenc6n por pare del que nobra
para separar sabamente Ell trigo de la cizaiia
Entire los nOmbramientOs que e GObernador esta la
madO hacer gura las yacantes de la Ccmisi0n Hipca
Insular.
eporte hipco Sc a desarroIlado considerabemente
Puerto Rico La vida de los hp6dromos esta aseguada
economicamente porque miares millares de personas
juegan semanalmene dinero al ampare de una ley No
obstante los prOblemas que sugen al argen deporte
hlpco cada mas compicados, ifciles de re
solver eo Esos mllares de d6ares que uega ell pue
bio semanalmente, la segurdad de que amparado
las eye de Puerto Rico necestan adecuada protection
senior GobernadO Esas rudosas protestas que chas We
e nan en- mones es tempo va de que no Sc
Tepan la introduction de caballos purasangre que ue
go van n4esras psas 81 fuesen cabalIos
del pals perjuco los ntereses del pdblco
que dinerO es debdamente potegido hora
va de termne Ell abuse de cero jockeys que eecutan
una otra vez hazanas provocan la pfoesta mas do
parte del pdbic0 cuaic sgen cOrriendo tras
eve castigo nuestros hp6drons tamben es hora va
senior Gobernador, de que ternine para siempre.
u Il como cOnsegurlO Els muy sencl0. Este es ell mo-
menO oportuno para empezar del saneameno del
depOre hpicO nuestra isla para 0btener resuado
apetecdo GObernadOr necesario que
las vacanes puedan Ocurrr la Coms0n Hipca In
sular hombres preparados reconocd competenca
de yerdadera SOlvenca moral enthusiasts p0r Ell depOe
defender regular, dspuest0s a rOmper el
favOrtiSmO StOS para actuar uerte
saTio, anmadO pOr alto espiritu de ustica equdad
IS necesario leyar la COmsi6n Hpica Insular hOmbres
conOzcan fondO el depOrte hpicO que por aadidu
esten preparadOs nteectuamente para resover saba
prudentemente los probemas que presentandO
@ ahOra, sen0r G0bernadOr, tiene used exceente
opOrtunidad empezar reaIzar 0bra de
mentO NOsOrOs estamos SECURES de que ustedlo hara
asi 10 pde ell pueblo sed ha demostrado STEM
Escoja used ell candidate ideal, GobernadoF, eI
mas preparad0 ell mas eficiente e enthusiastic
Ereie vacaciones nngn g6nero etando protes
ten los interesadOs El ustre m0rad0r Santa
sabe que encma de las nuencias personaes esa los
ntereses del pueblo nosotres nesEa sabemos cue
ell GObernador ntereses sagTados esan 0r en
de todas las tcOSas. 80 asg-<e% 4osrs&
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F AR MACIA
SIERRA GARABIS
& CO., INC.

Imp0rtam0s siempre ar4lcu-
los de primera calidad y son
usados en- nuestrO despacho.
rNuestras merCancias Sc renue
van constantemente Y nuestra
clfentela ccmpra al mas baiO
preciO el mejor articuIO. =.
IelefOnO I7S7..tH Allen 81
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13
REPATRIEMOS Los PORT0RRIQUENOSs7 ae.tas-<t
e azv4a7 esesg QUE ESTAN EN- MEXICO

Por todos los que Hogan de MGco yienen mott
cas de la desesperada uac0n que atraviesan los porto
rriqueoS que ALI Su nica eSperanza
ba que gObierno les tienda amiga que
sus cOmpatriOtas tengan gestO de nobleza.
81 falla la memOTia fue ell representante Sa
batter quen hace mucho present0 la Camara pro-
ecto asgnano ciera candad para dgna Obra En- el
rio reyueltO del presupuesO arbitros Income taxi pa
reee haberse lido al fondo solo de tae rdc OF
hablar de ell - s 5a+ tssaap 3. .s@e#e& &a@@>
Este proyectO de earaeter sumamente ugente De-
ba haberse apr0badO seguda los pOrtOTfqehos de-
bian estar camnO de patra Con exeesia dila
c6n solo dos pueden resultaf fatae abas que e
pr0yectO apruebe demasado tarde cand0 va uesrOS
cOmpari0tas hayan sucumbidoen MecO ante las crcuns
tanciaS adyerSaS quey este 10 prObabela Le-
gislatura cierre anes de que lie legue tufno.
La legislature, decr la pare de goberhO que lego
puestOs vOo popular genuna representation de
nuestroS campOs ciudades debe salvar responsible
dad AprObad0 ell prOyectO queran demOsradOs buena
fe eorables deseO Habria cumpdo deber
c0ncenca, Ell pueblo tOdo 10 que ordena
esperaa actitud eevada de parte suya. 2,
Despues el prOyectO pasara FOrtaleza ahi, 81
la apr0bac0n de la ley de Income tax ha cambiado el
estrbO seria vedado muy probabemente por la sencla
de que mo hay dinerO 81 tai hicese "
directa terras eXtraas muriesen de
hambre angusa grupO de hermanOs nuestrOs la cul
pa, seria nuestra PodriamOs avarnOs las
nuesra interior seria perturbada
Que Sc hara? iRepatriaremos portorriqucnos
que en- nOsOtrOS confian La legislature ell Sabater
especiamene podrian hacer algunos concentrates estas
sprpguntas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-13

querido amigo, sehor Ti6, la YER
dad es que la efervescenc1a polftica
es un hecho. -
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18
COAST INDICATING
IS FAIRLY ACTIVE

validating in the Texas coast is
holding up fairly well. A check on
prospecting activity this week showed
20 outfits in operation. and during
the past two or three weeks encourage
ing shows have been reported from
n few of these tests. A big part of
the work is conferred in Fort Bend
and Harris counties. but other coun-
ties show n few rigs.
Operators throughout the coast say
that the season is very dull and that
nothing of any consequence is going
on. However, anyone acquainted with
the oil business knows that there are
season cycles just as in other lines
o. cndcavor. and at this time of the
year there is more or less slacken-
ing in activity.
However. it may be looked upon
as season of preparation for more
extensive operations next spring. and
if Gulf Coast history repeats itself,
the carly spring will see big cam
paign of drilling, with strong pos
SibilitieS Of new field about some
of the domcs which have as yet not
been productive.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18
ELECTRICITY FINDS
WATER IN OIL WELLS

The fact that water is good con-
ductor Of electricity is being employed
in an electrical method of locating the
source of water in oil wells near
Tonkawa. Okla. These wells of the
Mid-Contincnt have been producing
considerably less oil of late because
water has been sccping into them.
Two wires carrying electrical cur
rent nre lowered into n well and by
reading a re. stance meter it is pos
sible to ascertain ut what point water
is filtcring into the well. This known,
it is usually possible 10 divert the
flow of water and thus save the oil
from contamination.