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, 1926-11-24


Men who have made a study of
the oil game, say that the Ohio
has at least three excellent chances
for oil by the time the well is drill
led to the $500 foot level. One of
the best wells of the Grass creek
field was found in the Sundace
sands. while the Chugwater forma-
ton at 5000 is a proven oil sand.
In the Embar sands, several grades
of fine oil have been encountered
in other fields, and there is little
doubt but that the. Oregon Basin
will become a producer in one or
the other of these known oil bear
ing sands.
1t was twenty years after the
first oil prospecting in, the Salt
Creek oil fields, before this great
oil section was really proven. 1t has
been the history of many of the
other oil fields hat it takes many
years to give them a thorough test
ing, and drill sufficient wells to
value. 1t was more thar
fourteen years ago that the oil de.
Ivelopment Of Oregon Basin was
commenced, and since that time,
despite most unfavorable conditions
some company or other has been
plugging away, endeavoring to give
the field a real test.
The first activity in the Basin in
1912 by a European syndicate head.
ed by a Capt. Lane, was brought tt
a standstill by the World War, not.
withstanding the fact that some
oil and considerable gas was found
in the first few wells drilled. Later
various companies spent huge sums
of money, battling natural condi
lions and the severe elements o.
, 1926-11-24
UNCLE SAM ASKS
BIDS FOR CODY'S
NEW POSTOFFICE
Chances for Cody's New Federal
Building Being Early 1927
Project Looks Good. Bids
to be Opened Decem-
Der 18th

y
November 10, 1926 4
+ Jacob NJ. schwoob. +
+ Cody. Wyoming, 4
Advertisement issued today :.
4 calling for bids for construc- 4
f ton Cody Federal Building Z
+ Bids to be opened in Super 4
+ vising architects office, three I
4 O'Clock afternoon, December 4
+ fifteenth. II satisfactory pro- :.
+ posals received contract will Z
f be awarded promptly. 4
F. E. WARREN. I
$3.50 + + + + + + + I. 4
With the receipt of this wire
from F. E. Warren. and a like one
by F. F. MCGEE from Senator Kend-
rick. things look unusually good
for the early construction of Cody's
e federal building. for which
there has been $4,000 appropriate
ed by Congress. and for which the
people of Cody and Park county
lave waited very patiently for
many years. With the opening OF
the bids on December 18th, it looks
as though the work would be under
way the first thing in the spring
and that the building would be
ready for occupancy the first of the
following year.
1t was more than ten years age
that the people of Cody first began
to figure in terms of a new post.
office, and with a concerted effort
at that time an appropriation OF
$4,000 was secured from Congress
Swiftly following in the wake of the
postoffice bill, came a rapid raise
In construction costs, with the eff.
feet that many of the business mer
Thought 1t would be impossible tc
build the kind of federal building
needed here for that mount OF
money.
The postoffice project was drop.
ped for the time being and with
the war coming on all government
building was suspended. However
h last session of congress in
cluded an additional appropriation
of $4,000 in its omnibus approp-
Ration bill, for the Cody building
and 1t is included among the first
government buildings to be con.
structed in the west. No details
of the plans of the building have
been received as yet in Cody, but
it is thought that the new federal
building will contain adequate roo
for all the federal offices as may be
located here.
, 1926-11-24
OREGON BASIN OIL FIELD MAY SOON !
= BECOME STATES BUSIEST CENTER
Ohio Oil Company Hopeful That It's Work of
Years Will Soon Prove Field. Rotary
Rig Down Better Than 22OO Feet

After four years of operation, and
with the expenditure of several hun
dred thousand dollars, the Ohio Oil
Company with its drilling operations
in Oregon Basin now seem to be near
Ing the actual proving of this vast oil
field, and indications are that the time
and effort has not been spent in vain.
With a rotary rig going steadily down.
ward, the Ohio is reported to be at the
2235 foot level, nearing the Sundance
sands.
The well was started with a twelve
inch bit, and casing of that size was
carried to about 1900 feet. AS the
hole is made smaller, the work will
progress with increased rapidity, and
, 1926-11-24

Mr.. Crouch, formerly of Billings.
but now the new manager and but
termaker at the Cody Creamery at
tended the Cody club Monday and
was introduced to the business men
gathered there. Mr.. Crouch comes
to Cody with the most excellent of
Recommendations, and is turning
out a very fine product at the local
creamery. He will be a welcome
addition to the club membership.
Messrs. Robt. A. Allan and w. T
Tucker of Powell were guests OF
the club and MT. Allen made q
short talk t. the Cody business mer
and ome He is representative
elect of the next state legislature
and is anxious that he become &C
quainted and familiar with the
needs of the entire county before
going to Cheyenne to take his seal
in the states body of lawmakers.
Mrs. l.. T. Cox of Cheyenne was
present at the club meeting and
gave a very interesting talk regard.
ing her work as representative Of
the Wyoming Children's Home 10
Gated at the capital city.
Messrs. J. M. Schwoob and FREQ
MCGEE both acknowledged tele-
grams from Mornings two sena
tors, J. B. Kendrick and f. E. War
rem. to the effect that bids are tc
be opened for the building of Cody'l
new federal building on December
18th, this year. This will be wei
come news to the people of Cody.
, 1926-11-24

If nothing good is struck in the next lew hundred feet, it is WI
hoped that the Embar sands at a depth of $500 feet will be of
penetrated by the first of the year. Sc
, 1926-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Swan who Wis
tied in Cody from Billings last
week, returned home Friday, max
ing the trip with DR.. R. s.. Moody,
who drove to Billings to attend the
Shrine ceremonial.
, 1926-11-24
Cody Club Notes

An unusually good attendance
was had at the weekly luncheon
of the Cody Club Monday, with
several out-of-town guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
APPLY POTATO
RATE IN STATE
Storage in Transit Pri-
vilege Extended To
Texas Shipments

Intrastate protection for Valley pota-
to shippers has been assured by word
received today at the Brownsville cham
Der of commerce to the effect that stor-
age in-transit privileges would apply
in Texas.
This action will go into effect within
the next thirty days. and potato ship
ments may be stored in transit within
the state. The original rate to the des-
ination may be paid to and from the
storage point without addition of local
rates from storage to destination.
A direct outcome of the interstate
ruling which goes into effect March Is,
this new intrastate protection will offer
the same advantages in shipments from
and to points within Texas as the for
mer does in shipments from Texas to
other parts of the country.
Thus shippers may store potatoes en-
route either to other parts of Texas or
any place in the United States, by sim
ply paying the original through rate.
This rate will take effect to the point
Of storage, and the shipments may be
sent on from there by paying the rest
of the original through rate from here
to their destination. Previously "a sep
arate local rate was charged from the
point of storage to the destination.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
GARNER TOASK
CANAL SURVEY
Channel toHarl-
ingen in Arroyo Colo
RADIO, He Writes
Especial To The Herald.)

HARLINGEN, Texas, Feb. 17-Con-
gresham John N. Garner will ask for
a survey of the intracoastal canal with
a view to increasing the tonnage of the
Valley in shipping out from Point Isa-
bel, according to a letter received by
the Chamber of Commerce here.
LAS | recall" wrote Congressman
Garner, " in the original survey the in
tracoastal canal from the Rio Grande to
the Mississippi included the Arroyo
Colorado up to near Harlingen, and the
report showed that the cost of securing
five feet of navigable water in the Ar
royo Colorado would be around $85,000. -
With this arrangement effe ted, ship
ments could be made in small boats to
the Gulf, where they could be trans
ferred to larger craft.
Congressman Garner also intends ask
ing for a survey of the intracoastal
canal from Corpus Christi to Point
Isabel.
He went on to say that unless some
good reason could be given he would
insist on the survey Of the intracoastal
canal anyway.
''It occurs to me that with the ad-
ditional survey of the Arroyo Colorado
to the bridge at Harlingen, the Valley
could make a better showing as tC
tonnage than with merely a canal tC
Point Isabel
He wrote the Harlingen chamber o.
commerce, asking for the opinion o.
that organization, and was assured tina
the project was entirely feasible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
WORKER HELDIN
HANCE Staying
Story Of Man in Prison
May Clear Wolfe,
Serving Life Term
(By The Associated Press.)

MUNCIE. Ind, Feb. 17.-Accused by
q former pal Of having participated in
the fatal shooting of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Hance near here last August, Harry
Knapp, %, laborer is being held by
police.
George Dutch" Anderson, who was
killed in Muskegon, Mich, several
months ago, and Charles "One Arm "
Wolfe, Of Muncie, were named in Han
ce's dying declaration as the men who
did the shooting. Wolfe is serving a
life sentence for the alleged murder.
Gerald Chapman, notorious gunman
sentenced to be executed next month,
lived with the Hance family a few
months prior to the shooting
Eddie Duffey of Muncie, serving a
sentence in state prison for robbery,
made the statement involving Knapp,
and man named Gobe. just before he
underwent an operation. He said Knapp
related some of the details and admit
ted having fired the shot that killed
Mrs. Hance. Gobe was said to have
killed Mr.. Hance.
Knapp has denied all allegations, de-
claring Duffey was trying to "frame !"
him for having turned states evidence
in robbery case involving both men.
Wolfe has maintained his innocence
throughout.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
Family of Five Rescued;
Scoville, Evangelist, Hero

2 IN. and had nearly reached their
destination when the evangelist heard
a faint cry coming from clump Of
bushes in the swamp nearby. The
party, headed by DR.. Scoville, follow
ed the sound and their trail led them
to the lonely home of the unfortunate
family where they found them near
death from the lack of food and shell
ter
The men took the family of five
and placed them in Rev. Williams car
and brought them to Donna last Mon
day night.
The latest report is that the mother
dog and her four little puppies
for such was the family rescued by
the party of fishermen-are doing
nicely. The dog and puppies appar-
emily had been taken to the swamp
and left to die. The mother and
puppies will be placed in good homes
and some little boy or girl will be
made happy by being the owner OF a
fine puppy found in the swamp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
THE WEATHER

brownsville and the Lower Rio
Valley: Cloudy, unsettled and
tonjsht and Thursday, probably
4; much colder by Friday morn
For East Texas: Rain and colder to-
night; Thursday unsettled, and much
colder; rain in east portion; cold wave
In north portion, with temperature 18 to
26 Thursday or Thursday night. Fresh
southerly winds on the coast, increas-
ing and becoming northerly Thursday.
General rains, mostly light, occurred
throughout eastern Texas and portions
of Louisiana and Arkansas within the
last "a hours in connection with dis
turbance of considerable intensity over
the immediate Northwest this morning,
while rain or snow occurred also in New
Mexico, the Plateau region, and in the
far northwestern states. Temperatures
were unseasonably mild this morning
practically throughout the great cen
trail valleys in Texas, but falling in the
Canadian Northwest and adjacent states
under high pressure influence develop
ing over that region.
The lowest temperature last night
at Texas stations ranged from A at
Amarillo. and El Paso to 6s at Browns
yills. sxe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17

DONNA, Texas, Feb. 17.-Rescuing
a little family Of five from the jaws
of death in a lonely swamp Monday
afternoon about a O'Clock near the
mouth of the Rio Grande River was
the thrillirg experience of Charles
Reign SEQ, lille, noted evangelist hold
ing revival in Donna.
Dr. Scoville, whose hobby is fish
ing and hunting, planned a fishing
party Monday for Point Isabel. The
evangelist, with his extension secre-
tary, Rev. James R. Axtell, and Rev.
Leon Williams, pastor of the Chris
tian church at Donna left early Mon
day morning. When they arrived at
Point Isabel they learned, that owing
to the heavy sea running, none of the
fishing boats would be going out that
da, DR.. Scoville then phoned Rev.
E. S. Baker, Christian church minis
ter at Brownsville and the four men
decided to go down near the mouth of
he Rio Grande.
The party left Brownsville about
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17

Primary destinations of Lower VAL
ley Texas shipments reported Tuesday,
Feb. 16: Cabbage-Sanford, N. c., i,
Birmingham 2, Memphis !, Houston 8,
Fl Worth /, Toronto 2, Little Rock q,
St. Louis J.. Chicago 4, New Bedford J..
Nashville /. Total 81.
Mixed vegetables: st. Louis s, Cleve-
land /, Chamberlain, Md. /. New York
2, Chicago 6, Escanaba, Mich. !. Total
16 by express Monday Feb. is. Phila-
delphia !, Jersey City !, Kansas City 1.
Total 8.
Carrots: Chicago 2.
Beets and Carrots: st. Louis 1, New
York /. -
Shipping point information for Tues
day, Feb. Is: Cabbage-Lower Rio
Grande Valley points of Texas: Warm
and cloudy, light showers late in after
noon. Good wire inquiry. demand and
trading good, market slightly stronger.
Carloads f. o. b. usual terms. Bulk per
ton, flat and round type. Mostly $50,
few $55. Wagonloads cash to growers,
$40, few $42.5O.
Carrots: Lower Rio Grande Valley
points Of Texas: Demand and trading
slow, market dull. In mixed cars 4. 0.
b. usual terms. Bushel baskets. punched
70-S0 cents, few higher. Growers In
the field receiving mostly around 15c.
Beets: Lower Rio Grande Valley
points Of Texas: Demand and trading
moderate, market steady. In mixed ears
+. o. b. usual terms. Bushel bpsketssi
bunched Sl E0 tn SIG5 faw lover
CONTINUED on Page Two.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
YECC SUSPECTS
NOT IDENTIFIED
Strawn Banker Fails To
Recognize Men Held
i'm Arkansas
(Ry The Associated Press }

CAMDEN, Ark, Feb. 17.-Sheriff Glib
Alternately of Palo Pinto, Texas. and
w. D. Stephens, cashier of the Strawn
State Bank. Strawn, Texas, have re
turned home after failing to identify
Fred Straton, Charlie Roberts and John
Roberts as members of gang that rob-
bed the Strawn bank.
The trio, held in jail here denied con-
nection with the robbery, officers said
They made statement in connection
with the robbery Of a bank at Lapan
Texas, on January s, however. The
men have indicated their willingness 20
return to Texas for trial, however
without requisition. They will not be
released to Texas officers unless the
usual reward for bank robbers is paid
Sheriff John Newton said, but will be
held here and tried on charges of au-
tomobile theft pending against them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
World FTieys Quit to
Join Polar Expedition
Wade and Ogden Ian to
Seek Land; Colleges
Finance Trip
(By The Associated Press J


NEW YORK, N. ", Feb. l7-Lieu-
tenants Leigh Wade and H. II. Ogden,
crack American fliers who circled the
globe Tor the army, now are to un-
dertake a civilian Trans Polar flight
seeking new territory to claim for
the United States.
Coincident with the resignation
from the army of Lieutenant Ogden
in Washington yesterday. Lieutenant
Wade in New York announced that
he too was about to resign, and that
the two Of them would make the
flight.
Lieut.. Wade will lead the expedi-
tion and Lieut.. Ogden will be his as
sistant. Other army flers are ex-
pected to join them but their names
are withheld until their resign1.:ons
become certain. Lieutenant Wade de-
MED that his own withdrawal from
the army was prompted by the sus-
pension of Colonel William Mitchell
The flight Is to be known as the
American University Alumni expedi-
tion and is backed by aiumni Of Har-
ward, Yale, Princeton and the Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania. 1t was sug-
gested by Robert Anderson Pope, New
York engineer and Harvard gradu
ate, who has spent five years in the
Arctic.
One of the primary objects will be
the location Of land near the pole as
possible airplane base for the Unit
ed States.
To some extent this object para
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
PROBING DEATH OF
NEGRO In DALLAS

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 1.-THE mys-
terious death last night of negro boy,
II, whose mother is among those charg-
ed with the murder of Clarence M. Is
bell, motorcycle officer, was investigat-
ed today by police.
The boy died at hospital from o
fractured skull without regaining con-
sciousness. He was brought to the
hospital by another negro who disap-
peared while physicians were examining
the lad. This negro told doctors the.
boy had struck his head against lamp
post in alighting from an automobile.
The boys mother, Agnes Williams,
is in jail with seven others charged
with Isbell's murder. The policeman
was shot to death several weeks ago
when he halted an automobile driven
by negroes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
Air Officers to be Reprimanded
For Support of New Legislation
Probe Ordered by Davis
Reports; Patrick is
Given Authority
(By The Associated Press. J

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 17-Ma.
jors H. H. Arnold and H. A. Dargue,
army air service, have been found re-
sponsible for objectionable" activities
in attempting to Influence air service
legislation and will be reprimanded.
The findings resulted from an in
vestigation ordered by Secretary of
War Davis, following distribution of
circulars urging support for air ser
vice Legislation favored by Major Gen
eral Mason NJ. Patrick, chief Of the ar
my air service.
Not Aimed at Patrick
Major Arnold is information officer
in General Patrick's office and the
general, who has been given authority
to administer the discipline, found him
most culpable and announced he would
be sent to duty outside of Washington.
Major Dargue is chief of the war plans
division of the air service
In announcing his findings. General
Patrick issued statement replying to
intimations in congress and elsewhere
that the investigation was really in
tended by the war department to force
him out Of the service. In his belief,
he said, "there was absolutely no foun-
dation of fact for any such nonsensi-
cal statements"
Davis Statement
General Patrick, who made the in
vestigation at the orders Of Secretary
Davis, submitted his findings to the
secretary, who ediately delegated to
him authority to take the proper steps.
This statement was issued by the
secretary:
General Patrick submitted to the
secretary Of war this morning the re-
port of the investigation undertaken to
determine thep arties responsible for
the unauthorized attempts to influence
legislation affecting the air service
"The matter of the necessary discip-
linary action has been left by the sec
retary of war in the hands of General
Patrick"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
CATHOLICS IN
MEXICO MUST
CLOSE SCHOOLS
"a Hours Given as Time
Limit, Says Pueblo
Report; Alien Priests
Ara Excluded

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
house was asked today by Repre-
sentative BOylan, democrat, New
York, to obtain from the state de-
jartment whatever information is
available with respect to the expul-
sion of American citizens from Mex
leo on account of their religious be-
Iiefs."
MEXICO CITY, Feb. IT,
Special dispatches received here
from Pueblo say that "a hours
has been given Catholic educa-
tional institutions to close. Most
of them are shutting up volun-
tarily.
Guadalajara dispatches say
that four Catholic colleges in
that state have been closed.
A riot broke out at Mixocoac, in the
federal district yesterday, when the au-
thorities closed the college of Teresi-
ana. The rioters were quelled without
casualties.
VERA CRUZ, Feb. 17.-Governor ia
Continued on Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
Texas Oil Output For
December Increased
(By The Associated Press.)

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17-Oil gather
ed by pipe lines in Texas in December
aggregated 1O,616,S61 barrels, compared
to 1O,428,sS4 in November. Reagan
county, in which the University Of Tex
as lands are located, led with 1,584,587
Wichita was second with 975,285 bar
rels.
The figures weer given out today by
the oil and gas division of the railroad
commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
PIT. ISABEL SCHOOL
HEAD dies TODAY

]. w. Parker, aged about so, princi-
pal of the Point Isabel school since last
September, died this morning at 2
o'clock. at the Red Arrow Inn, hotel at
Point Isabel where he lived.
Death was due to complications which
set in after an attack of heart disease.
Mr.. Parker came to the Valley from
Austin, where he has lived for several
years. He has taught school at Austin
and other points in Central Texas for
many years.
Relatives Of the. deceased were noti-
fled yesterday that Mr.. Parker was in
serious condition, and were notified
Of his death today. Funeral arrange
ments are being held up pending arriv-
al Of relatives.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
Would Check Breeding of
Unfit, British Bishop Says

this truth their objections to repres-
sive actions against degenerates
would cease.
Strong arguments could be sub
mitted, the bishop declared, for the
sterilization of mental detectives,
but religious sentiment was opposed
to it. This opposition, however,
might not be permanent.
The humane man." said the speak
er, as consequence of his religious
instinct desires good environment for
all born into the world, and he Is
learning that he cannot get this de-
sire unless his social organization is
such that degenerates leave no off
spring."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-17
rRv The Associated Press.)

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Rev. DR..
E. w. Barnes. bishop of Birmingham,
made an outspoken declaration last
night in advocation Of repressive
measures against breeding Of the un-
fit. Such repression he maintain
ed, would be sin accordance with
the plan by which God has brought
humanity thus far on its road"
The occasion for the address was
meeting of eugenics educational So
ciety. The bishop contended that the
socially unfit were an impediment to
the creation of what Christians terrl-
ed the kingdom Of God on earth and
that when religious people realizedl