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New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
Pan-American Pliers
 Again Start Journey

Tampico, Mexico, Dec. 30 M- The United States Pan-American fliers, delayed here several days be- cause of engine difficulties today resumed their 10000 mile good will journey. hopping off for their next stop, Vera Cruz, at II o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
CHANGE MAIL RATES

Postmaster H. F.. Erwin today re- ceived a notice from the U. s. postal department at Washington that a re- duction has been made in the air mail rates. Rates after Feb. 1, 1927, will be 10 cents half ounce, re- gardless of distance.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
STRICKEN AT PARADE,

Trenton, N. J., Dec. 90 Rl-Strick- en with apeplexy as he was leading the 112th field artillery. National Guard of New Jersey, in the Sesqui centennial parade here yesterday Major Gurney Williams of Nentnor, died before arrival at Mercer hos pital
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
SUES FOR S1OO,OOO

Los Angeles, Dec. 30 P@A breach of promise suit asking S1oo.- 900, was filed here today by Mrs Lenora F. Mcbride against James Duncan Mcbride. her divorced hus- band, charging him with failins to keep a promise to ro-marry her.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
COOLIDGE BACK HOME

Washington, Dec. S0.-lPt- Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge arrived home early today from Trenton. N. J., where the president spoke last night at the battle of Trenton celebration. and were driven immediately to the White House.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
Mrs Casimiro Coscina.

Funeral services for Mrs. Angel ina Coscina. wife of Casimiro Cos cina of fl Hawkins street, will be held at the late home tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock and 9 o'clock at St. Josephs church. In- terment will be in St. Mary's ceme- tery
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
Deaths
Evelyn Sposato

Evelyn, four year old daughter of last night at her home, S5 Ellis street.
 Funeral arrangements, in charge of Laraia & Sagarino, are incom- plete.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
JEWISH MASS MEETING

New Haven. Dec. 3o.-tP,--A mo- ties was given today for a public ,,aca;ing of citizens on Sunday night next "to consider eycesses being per- pc;rated against the Jewish popula- ton in Rumania.'
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
TRAPPED BY PLANTED BILL
Youth Suspected Of Stealing Camera
 Is Arrested for Taking $1 Left as

A planted" dollar bill caused the arrest this afternoon of Joseph Ochankowski, aged IT, of Jerome street on the charge of theft. kon- stanty Fabretti of 61 Main street missed a kodak ~alued at $5 recent ly and suspected Oehankewski. Lacking proof he could not accuse the young man. so he placed tho money where 1t could be found cas- fly, and when it was missing after another visit by OchankowsN he felt justified in complaining to the police. Officer Feeney made the ar- rest.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30

Wenatchee, Wash, Dec. 80 (Pl-A pronounced earthquake was felt at 10:05 a. m. here today. Buildings shook and many occupants ran into the streets One old citizen. who has felt them before, said it was the most pronounced in the IT years he has lived here.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
State of Washington
 RepOrts an EarthQuake

Spokane, Wash. Dec. 80 Rl-An earth shock violent enough to be felt without a seismograph and To- cated within 500 miles of this city was recorded at the Gonzaga Uni versity observatory here, the dtrec- tor reported today. The trcmor started at 9:57 a. m., and continued for two minutes, he said.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
Public Utilities Stocks.
TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance, $26, ,oS4,3O3.
Boston--Exchanges SSS,00o, ,ooo; Balances s4o00,00o.

New York-Clearing House. eX- changes $1,o96,o00; balances $115,- 000, 900.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
BIG TURKEY BANQUET
 FOR HERALD CARRIERS
(Continued from First Page)

last piece of pie was eaten The management of the Herald extends an invitation to any of the old news boys or anybody interested in the youngsters to drop around and see the kids" enjoy themselves.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
SUE FOR $6 X DAY
Lowell Police Department Members Institute Action to Get Higher Wages,

Lowell, Mass, Dec. 90 LF-The Lowell police today instituted civil action in an attempt to force the city treasurer to pay the officers wages at the rate uf S6 day as recommended by the superintendent and approved by Mayon Donovan early in December.
 The writs are returnable in su- perior court, East Cambridge on Monday. February '. 1927 which means that the members of the de- partment face at least five more un- productive pay days before the case is called.
 All police payrolls since December have been held up by the finance commission.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
WaN Street Briefs

Standard furnace coke Is down to $3.3S . ton in the Pittsburgh dis trict contracts for first quarter de- livery being made at quotations varying from $a.2S to $3.50 with c clause providing for an additional 77 cents a ton If wages are main tained at present levels.
 Net earnings of the Western United Gas and Electric company for the year ended November 30 were S3,057.SS1 an increase of $456,- GS6 over the preceding year, or at the rate of 2.29 times the annual interest rate on its F per cent first mortgage bonds.
 Gross sales of Baldwin Locomo- tive Works for 1926 are estimated at SAT, ,000.000 against $27,876.064. in 1925. Samuel NJ. Vauclain. presi- dent, looks for modest business in 1927 with operations around 50 per cent of capacity. He expects nearly all departments will be moved to Eddystone by the end of 1927 and again denies reports that negotia- tions are under way for the sale of the Philadelphia property.
 An increase in the no par value stock of the California Eastern Oil 900 shares has been authorized by stockholders who also have approv- ed creation of s47,500.000 first mortgage convertible sinking fund 6 F per cent bonded debt for an expansion program in Wyoming. Texas and other mid-continent fields.
 Common stockholders of the United States Steel corporation to- tailed S6,03A when the books were closed for payment of the Decem- Der dividend, 1775 more than the quarter before. At the end of De- cember last year there were 90,576 common shareholders. Preferred stockholdrs eligible for the No- vember dividend were 73,421, a de- crease of 530 from the preceding quarter.
 An offer for q minority interest in United Cigar Stores company of America is expected to be the next move in the organization Of the Union and United Tobacco con- pany as soon as sufficient shares Of Schulte retail stores corporation have been exchanged under the of fer of one half share of Union and of Schulte. Plans are said to tn- clude acquisition of other compan- ies.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
TESTS ARE
FEATURE Of
ACTIVITY

STERLING CITY, Tex. Jan. 23.-
The Deep Rock Oil company is placing
material on the ground for test well
on the ground for a test well on sec
ton II, block Is, n. & T. c. Ry. Co..
eight miles southeast OF here.
The Hyer well on section 139, block
%, w. & n. W. Ry. Co., is pump
ing around 35 barrels of oil daily.
Drilling at the White Eagle Mills
well on section SO, block %, I'll. 4 Il
c. Ry Co.. IL miles southwest OF
here, continues around 300 feet.
The drill at Cedar Hill well or
section SO, block ., II. & T. c. Ry. Co.
Is miles northeast Of here, is goine
around 960 feet.
Wrightman's Collins No. 1 on sec
ton 8, block wv" r. & p. Ry Co.
6 miles east of here. is reported down
100 feet. This well shut down fol
the holidays.
Drilling continues at Durham No
1. one and half miles south of here
past 1900 feet. Durham No. 2 is still
pumping.
DTllluS III luc hOAdud . SidIh INO.
on section 8, G. G. & S. f. Ry. Co.
has been resumed. The hole is in 6
new oil bearing sand past 100 fee
and the drillers are testing out as they
slowly feel their way into the sand
While contract depth of this well i
$500 feet, it is learned that the drill
ers are obliged to test out each SANE
as it is encountered and report thu
finding to the company.
The Cooperative Development
Company's Douthitt No. 2 on section
173, block 80, W. & n. w. Ry. Co.
IS mines northwest of here, is drill
ing in lime past 1910. Ten-inch cas-
ing has been set and everything j
ready to test out an oil sand that il
expected to be encountered arount
$1,000 feet. This well is abount five
miles from the Hyman well, and si1
miles southeast of the Hyer well.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
HOLDEN WILL DRILL
NO. z ON Jones TRACT

MIRANDA CITY, Tex, Jan. 20
l.. NJ. Holden is getting ready to start
n second well on the Jones ranch,
few miles east Of Hebbronvills. The
well will be located about one mile
north of the well he is now drilling
and a string Of rotary tools will be
used. The new location was made by
w. T.. Richards, Laredo geologist.
The well now drilling is using cable
tools and it is about 200 feet and
showing both oil and gas. The water
is giving so much trouble that 1t is a
question Of doubt as to whether the
well can be brought in successfully. AT
the present time there are about four
strings of pipe set at different depths
and to add to the difficulties Q fish
ing job is giving much worry. 1t Is
the opinion of many oil men that the
showing is sufficient to make q well.
The second well will be started as
soon as possible and heavy string OF
rotary tools will be used as the test
will be a deep one should the 2700-foot
stratum fail to make q commercial
well.
The Richards report shows o favor
aDle cOuOlIlOu anu IL MS toShIAOn hcio
keeps pace with others, another oil
field will be added TO the Laredo dis
trict. Mr.. Richards has picked loca-
tons in several of the fields in this
district which turned out to be the
discovery wells and his luck has never
left him up TO this time.
l.. NJ. Holden has been drilling on
the Jones ranch for the past four
years and he has never yet lost faith
in the ultimate discovery of oil. Now
that he has made complete log with
cable tools Of the district to a depth
of 2700 feet, he places a rotary in OPP
Grafton and has every reason 10 believe
that he is going TO open new field.
IL the most recent dope on the new
Benavides field can be relied upon
then Holden stands a real chance Of
proving that the deep sand at Bena-
vides is that which is feeding the es-
carpments pools. His recent showing
proves that there is oil around 200
fppf
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
,eismogr Finds Second Gulf Coast Salt Dome
COUNTIES OF WEST TEXAS
GETTING TESTS FOR OIL

ing Of oil from johnson No. / OF Lock.
hart Brothers ct al, in the center OF
the north half Of section II, block 81
Il. and p. Railway Company survey
The pay was topped at 3145 feet anC
was entered one foot, the oil being
found in Delamare Mountain sand
stone, gray in color and containing
fine bands Of dark shale.
GET OIL SHOW.
A showing of oil in Penn and Wind
sor's No. 1 Harley Turner, from 931
to $40 feet, was the second recently in
northwestern Tom Green County. Il
was passed up, drilling being under
way at 900 feet at the last report
Earlier, the Roxana Petroleum Com
pany bailed 10 barrels of oil from it:
No. 1 Clark at 1893 feet. This vel
was down 1850 feet. The NJ. d. Bry
ant-Marland test, spudded January
on Llano County school land, Mint
miles north of San Angelo, was report
ed making good progress. On the Lee
Williams ranch below Christoval
Church-Fields set IL 1-2-inch pipe a
635 feet. o. S. Cashdollar of Pitts
burgh, Pa, during the week LEASED
$4,000 acres ont Of the Abe Mayer
ranch in Western Tom Green AM
Eastern Irion County at 81 an acre
Twice this sum recently was paid b,
the World Oil Company, Inc, and tn,
Frank NJ. Green Oil Company, Inc.
for $4,000 acres out of the NJ. Il
Pulliam and Mrs. n. NJ. Marcl
ranches west Of San Angelo. A wei
soon will be started on this tract.
In Sutton County, J. W. Sorrels o
Breckenridge has leased over $4,000
acres out of the ranches of w. A
Niers, d. Wallace, LIB Wallace, j
w. Wilson, j. n. Ross and Arthur
Stuart, at 80 cents an acre and z
cents annual rental. Tho block lie
% to so miles south Of Sonora. Min
miles east of Sonora, the Chesapeake
Oil Company is drilling Sutton Coun
tyls first well on the George Allison
ranch, 1920 feet from the north an
east line sof section II, block 40
Georgetown Railway Company survey
A depth Of around 500 feet has beel
attained,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
MEXICO OIL OUTPUT
SHOWS BIG INCREASE

TAMPICO,. Mex, Jan. 23.-Due
mainly to increased Withdrawals on
the part of the Pan American Petro.
leum and the National Railways.
production of light and heavy Mexican
crude for November, totalling S,5S1,-
81 barrels was an increase Of &c.
142 barrels from the amount produced
in October. Light oil increased 139,
800 barrels with heavy crude 1885,
6S7 barrels.
Pan American Petroleum led in
Withdrawals with 1,40S,797 barrels of
light oil, 56 per cent of the total and
1,267,214 barrels of heavy crude.
When government figures are released
for December, it is known that a con-
siderable increase over these figures
will be shown. The National Rail
ways took out 693,651 barrels of oil
from wells, offsetting for the greater
part, production of the Pan Ameri-
can. This was about double Octo'
bor's production and as soon as a ten
inch pipe line now being laid is com
pleted, production should double az
the railways has potential closed
in flow of 10000 barrels daily.
While the Transcontinental Petro-
leum company STANDARD of New Jer-
sey) was the next largest producer
to the Pan American with 1,240,743
barrels, it showed a loss of liz, 704
barrels from the month previous be-
cause of salt water intrusion in wells
in Cacalilao and Paciencia. De-
creases were also shown by the Dutch
Shell, Mexican Seaboard, Sinclair,
Mexican Eagle, Agwi, East Coast
(Southern Pacific), Marland and
Pierce while the Mexican Gulf, Tex.
as Company, Penn Mex Fuel and the
miscellaneous group showed increases.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
HUMBLE MAKING
Tests WITH
BALANCER
New Machine Is Used
to Locate Structures
Near San Antonio.

LOCKHART, Tex, Jan. 23.-The
torcion balance machines that the
Humble Oil and Refining company
has been using in Caldwell county
were sent to Lytton Springs to be
used in that section OF the county for
some weeks.
This company began using The
Hungary machines in this county in
October and has made more than 100
stations where the machine will be
used. Three parallel lines have been
run from the northern edge Of the
county and west Of the oil field south
to the United North and South CAL
lahan well. Two lines have been run
east and west from the Callahan TO
McMahan leases and for the next 80
days, the line will be run north and
south and on the east side OF Lock
hart, starting from the field and will
run to the Callahan well.
The Humble will have what ID said
10 be the most complete geological
map in existence OF aldwell county
when their work is finished with the
torcion balance machines.
Six rigs are running in the east
edge Of the field, two on the Card
we'll. two on the Palmer and one on
the WitherspoOn and one on the Allen
Most of the drillers state that weather
conditions are too uncertain and they
will wait for spring to launch COM
paigns.
The rig on the Foster and Reiter
Brown No. l is up and it is though
that machinery will be placed next
week.
Gulf Production company No. |
Canady is drilling at 2050 feet. Ii
is near the Callahan producer Of The
United.
Thomas-Jordan No. ! Of Pat Arm
strong is bailing ut 1850 with 6O-foot
bailer.
Swabbinr Of the Harry Lynch ct
100 feet is well under way.
Payne and Bond Schawe No. : IS
not drilling at present.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
CONTINENT HAS
SLACK IN DRILLING

TULSA, Okla, Jan. ga total
Of 26S1 drilling operations in the Mid
Continent field were reported for week
ending January Z. as compared with
2I20 operations the last week in De
cember. Cold weather in Oklahoma
and Kansas causing a shutdown of So
wells over the previous period, was
mainly responsible for the decrease.
There were 410 new rigs started in
the latter period. against 3S3 rigs
previously, an increase of ~ new
rigs. New locations made numherc1
142 as compared with $50 the preyi
Gus week. Completed wells were few
er, only 1876 being completed the first
week in January as against 1SS pre0i-
ously. There was loss Of 7S drilling
wells, 1884 wells were drilling the lat
ter period as compared with 14O2
wells the earlier week.
An increase in new drilling was
notable in Kansas and Texas, the foi'-
mer state reporting eleven new rigs
and the latter eighteen new rigs ana
drilling wells. Except for n gain of
eight new rigs, Oklahoma operations
showed a decrease in all lines.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
LARGER GASSER
EXPECTED IN
At LAREDO

MIRANDA CITY, Tex, Jan. %
The Cole Petroleum Company is pre-
pairing to drill in No. Is we'll. Casing
was set in this test at 1918 feet. 1t is
located south of the No. IL, which
came in recently making 60,000,OO0
cubic feet of dry gas, the largest
amount that can be taken from this
size hole.
The biologists Of the Houston Oil
Company in making the selection Of
acreage in the Cole holdings for wells
TO be drilled by Cole Petroleum Com
pany to supply gas for their account
went to the south of the producing
gassers in the field and remarked that
the top of the structure would he To-
Gated in this direction and that bigger
wells would be brought in. This
theory has been proven already in so
far as the No. II well is concerned
and working on the same theory the
No. IS slikely to make another MAN.
moth gasser.
The Newton Drilling Company is
the contracting driller on the No. IL
well,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
MAGNOLIA SHIPMENTS
LOWER In DECEMBER

TULSA, Okla, Jan. 23.-Magnolia
Petroleum Company crude oil ship
ments for month Of December, 1929,
were 1,55S,221 barrels as compared
with 1,695,590 barrels in November.
Runs were reported as 1,942.134 bar
rels in December as against 1,S73,720
barrels previous month. Stocks of
crude oil increased from S,627 $3.50 ba.-
rcls on November 80 to 9,043,5S4 bar
rels on December 81. Bad marketing
conditions in December caused the
slack in the company's business and
subsequent increase in stocks which
viii however be absorbed in the rising
market shortly expected.
Refined oil shipments by water dur
ing December aggregated 51,917,24S
ballo1s as compared with 79,S10,39S
gallons in November. Water ship
ments Of fuel oils were G.S97 600 gol
Ions in December as against 1850.
237 gallons the previous month,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
MEXICO MAKES FIRST
|. CHECK ON PRODUCTION

TAMPICO, Mexico, Jan. 23.-The
first of a series OF tests to be made
under the recent decree of the depart
ment of industry commerce and labor,
regulating the amount OF oil which
may be withdrawn from a well, have
been started, covering wells of the
Mexican Petroleum Corporation and
the National Railways of Mexico in
the pool in Chapacao, along the right
of-way on the San Luis Potosi di-
vision west of Tampico.
Three wells of each organization
have been tested by the Inspection
TechinicO in the presence of engineers
of each company. The wells were al
lowed to flow into a stump to great
est capacity with a minimum back
pressure of 100 pounds. Under the
tests, the Railways might be con-
strued to be winner. Well No. Is
was rated at a 19,500-barrel pro-
Queer or permitted to withdraw not
to exceed $3.50 barrels daily. For the
seven days preceding, Withdrawals had
been but 1000 barrels daily. Rail
ways No. 20. was rated at 40,412 bar
rels or 12,16J barrels daily with
drawals but had been making about
10000 barrels, while well No. 23, rated
ut $3.50 barrels or a withdrawal Of
1905 barrels, has been making but
1900.
Considerable loss is suffered by the
Mexican Pete especially in well Ne.
II. actually making 1860 barrels
daily. 1t must be pinched to $500
barrels under a 21.250-barrel rating.
No. 43, making 10000 barrels must
be pinched to 1850 barrels under n
14,500-barrel rating, while No. 46.
making $50 barrels. must be pinched
to $500 barrels under a G050-barrel
rating.
Tests will be continued as rapidly
as possible and as soon as work in
this pool is completed, it is probable
that work will be started on competi-
tive wells along the same right-of-
way between the Railways and the
Trans-Continental Petroleum Com
pany, Is. o. n. j.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
RANDADO TEST MAY
GO TO 1000 FEET

MIRANDA CITY, Tex, Jan. %
An important deep test was started
this week in Jim Hogg County in the
Randado Basin by Sims and e. l..
Smith. The well will be a 4000-foot
test unless oil in paying quantities is
found at a lesser depth. The tools
are being set up and the well will be
drilling at the earliest time possible.
The well is located $50 each way from
the northwest corner of survey 2;3t3
of Jim Hogg County. This is about
two miles southeast of production in
the Pippin field. Smith and Sims re-
Gently acquired big lease in Ran
dado Basin by award from a trial in
the District Court of Jim Hogg
County, where the title was disputed
by former lease holders.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
MORE ACTIVITY
IN FIELD At
BROWNW00D

BROWNWOOD, Tex, Jan. %
With the beginning of a new year oil
operations are speeding up. In adj
dition to work in the five or six fields
in Brown County, wildcatters arc
drilling or setting up throughout more
than half of the country. Reports
reaching here from the Cross Cut field
are that the Douglas test on the
Ellington tract, two and half miles
southwest Of any production, has n
good showing Of oil. When the hole is
deepened to the usual depth it is ex-
pected that the new well will be n
good producer.
Hill and West, offsetting the Will
hanson, have struck flow of gas es'
timated at 100000 cubic feet al
1905 feet, the same depth that the
heavy flow Of gas was found in the
Williamson, which developed into 8
good producer when the oil sand was
reached 200 feet deeper. The logs OF
the two wells are very similar. Will
hanson No. 2 spudded in on thu
Kellar tract, 4 mile and a half fur
Their east.
Wagley and associates have moved
a rig to the i. l.. Childress farm west
Of Clear Creek and will begin a deep
test, the first in that immediate vicin-
ity. II. p. Evans is drilling at 300
feet in his new wildcat ] IA miles
west of production. The company ex-
poets to drill through the 600-fOot
Clear Greek sand and reach a new
sand Mt 500 feet.
In the Richardson field, Thompson
and Green are cleaning their hole that
was shot at 1000 feet. The Boysen
test on the Jack Smith lease is drill
ing at 1000 feet.