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, 1935-09-16
Bit and Drill Lost In Wen

The fields eastern OUTPOST. X. I'd.
Harrison-D Double ID Oil COmpany's
No. 4 Mrs. Lula George. 1900 feet
east Of discovery. is fishing for
drill collar and bit lost in the hole
while roaming down al 2.766 feet
for drill stem test. The hole had
shown the upper gas at 2.698-2.725
feet. shale az 2.725-49 feet, gas sand
ct 2,749-63 feet and oil sand at
2.763-66 feet. Drill stem tests Of
sand at 2,749-54 feet and 2.754-58
feet had shown 400 pounds gas
pressure in four minutes and 400
pounds gas pressure In six minutes.
respectively, with no oil. When the
fishing job is completed. the hole
will be reamed to bottom and an
other drill stem test made.
The northernmost test. Mundy-
Stephens No. l Francisco Guerra.
$500 feet northeast Of discovery
and 2,l00 feet north Of production.
IL still rotating and circulating while
awaiting arrival Of casing. for which
preparations are reported to have
been made for cementiTiz around
1880 feet, the Samfordyce sand.
Total depth is $3.50 feet in blue
shale.
Two tests are still waiting on per-
mits: Ralph r. Fair. Inc, king
Woods) No. z Francisco Guerra. 900
feet north OF discovery. rugged up:
and Ernest Powell's No. 2 Mrs. Lula
George, 1900 feet east Of discovery,
rugged up.
Rogers Oil a. Gas company's No.
b. Francisco Guerra, $500 feet
east Of discovery. spudded in Sat-
urday.
In the Mercedes deep pool Of
eastern Hidalgo county, Union Sui
phur company has two wells below
1900 feet and Ben q. Barnett, Ok
lahoma City and Houston indie
pendent operator. has contracted
to start at 7.5c0-foot test within so
days.
Unions No 4 American : Rio
Grande. lot l. block 80, North Capt.
Salic Dist, one and a half miles
southwest Of discovery. Is drilling
plugs at 1857 feet preparatory to
Eun-perforating at an unannounced
depth. III this test Is successfully
completed. the Mercedes deep srea
viii be extended a mile and q half
20 the southwest and the field will be
given a length OF nearly three miles
from southwest to northeast.
About 900 feet northwest Of dis
, 1935-09-16

Ato ivy OOuC Au08n
SALMON. Idaho.-Salmnn has
dog catchers but no dog pound,
so the business Of dog catching
has been rather a flop.
The first days catch OF IN dogs
was fastened, but not locked Up.
The next morning the gate was
open. the dogs gone. When the
lumber yard was used next as O
pound a board was found pried
loose. and the dogs done. IL hap
pened the third day. toe. SO the
catchers now are keeping the
dogs I'm "a cement coal bin back
OF city jail.
The kids don't know what TO do
about IL.
, 1935-09-16
CROSS CHILDREN
May HAVE WORMS

Weteh res upset Ac1e scoueechs. bad breath.
~frsfuinesss loss at weight. isrhing around
nose end arms. They may have pin o. rouad
wcrma Whites Cream Nermifuge has safely
a2d for years, reliably expelled the ~ornas
apd toned the delicate tract. Whites Cream
Vsrmifunn ssenmmsndsd BY druggists.
ALI VALLEY DRUGGISTS
, 1935-09-16

BURLINGTON. Kas.-Fifty-one
years ago j. L. Evans married a
16-year old girl here and their
honeymoon conceded with the
Coffey County Fair being held In
Burlington.
Wednesday Evans and his bride
Of long ago viii come here from
Kansas City. where they now live.
to take the wedding vows again
and attend The 1885 Coffey Coun-
ty Fair. being held In Burlington.
, 1935-09-16
Flashes of Life

(By The Associated Press)
An, Sweet Revenge
NEW YORK. - The school
teachers Of New York have been
given a list Of ia books on pro-
gressive teaching methods-which
they must read at hOmel
, 1935-09-16
2 PRODUCERS
REGISTERED
over WEEKEND
Hidalgo County
Pool Extended 600
Feet Southwest BY
New Well

MISSION, Sept. 16.-Samfordyce
field Of southwestern Hidalgo coun-
ty added two new producers this
weekend. one OF which extended
production 500 feet northwest. The
Mercedes deep pool CT eastern Hi
dalgo has two tests below 1900
feet and another new test TO get
under way shortly. Validating in
the entire Valley area increased.
Another new completion was re-
ported In the Rio Grande City pool
OF southern 81 rr.
Samfordyce got most Of the at
Alention during the past three days,
five tests being on the stand and in
various stages OF completion.
The new northwest extension Is
Phillips Barnsdall's No. / Yturria
Land & Livestock Co.. porcion 100,
Starr Co., 500 feet beyond produc-
ton and $500 feet northwest Of
discovery. Brought in Saturday. il
gagged $50 barrels In "a hours on
quarterback tubing choke with 200
pounds tubing working pressure
and 500 pounds closed-in casing
pressure through easing p~erforations
at 2,798-2.805 feet. On brief test
through open Pinch tubing. the
well indicated a potential produc-
ton OF $500 barrels daily. or slight
" less than $50 barrels hourly.
The No. ? Yturria Is expected TO
be located $50 feet north OF the
present well. or 900 feet from the
south and $50 feet from the east
lines of the Phillips Barnsdall no.
acre tract OF porcion 100.
Field Goes Into Starr
In addition to extending the
Eamfordyce producing area, the
new well pushed the Samfordvce
field cross the Hidalgo- Starr coun-
ties line into Starr county and its
location indicates a considerable
play along the northwest trend
through southeastern Starr. 1t was
the fields 85th producing well.
The second new producer of the
weekend was Henshaw a. Rothert's
No. ? Seabury ct al. tract 256, por-
cion 80, Hidalgo Co. $500 feet
northwest OF discovery. Its esti-
mated initial production was SO
barrels daily on 3-32-inch tubing
choke with tubing working pressure
OF 100 pounds and closed-in casing
pressure Of i25 pounds from sand
at 2.804-09 feet.
Location for the Henshaw-Roth-
ert Nc. 3 Seabury ct al has already
been staked south Of the new pro-
AsfmGN aud a. fhn $3.50 ~ 49,
but it is not known when machin-
cry will be moved in.
Al-o about $500 feet northwest of
discovery. Sicily Oil company's No.
5 Seabury Ell al. started coring Mon
cay night at 2,790 feet on an off
bet 10 the new producers.
Two new tests in the southeast
section OF the field are preparing
20 drill In, another Is fishing and
the fields nOrthernmost test Is
awaiting arrival Of casing.
About 6.400 feet east of discovery.
CcTtez Oil Company's No. l Fran
cisco Guerra, cored the upper gas
at 2,706-53 feet, shale at 2.753-6O
feet and oil SAND at 2.760-65 feet.
Drill stem test of s~aturation showed
Is threbles Of oil in Is minutes and
casing 5a-inch o. d. was set and
cemented atop the sand.
Harrison-DaviS = Bishops No. 4
Francisco Guerra, $500 feet east of
discovery, Is preparing 70 drill plug
and complete after coring the up
per gas at 2,726-40 feet and oil sand
at 2.740-56 feet. Casing G-inch
o. d. was set and cemented at
7Ef feat
, 1935-09-16
He 'sIlnEs' IL Vow

He 'SIingB 10 Now
DALLAS-G. r. Underwood.
Is. waved his arm at a friend.
but a moment later the arm just
dangled.
@. r. waved It from the win
dow Of q street car, and at the
moment another car passed going
the opposite direction.
The arm was broken.
, 1935-09-16

Every 40 minutes IN murder M COM
mltted in the United states.
The Washington times., 1935-12-28

already have won their way into
the hearts of most Washing.
tonians. Bill Strickland and his
Capitolians supply the music.
Lou Hurwitz dropped in to say
that everything Is in readiness for
Continued on Page -
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language, no cover or minimum.
Headlining the entertainment will
be the Paradise Islanders, and
supporting them will be the very
pretty Jean Dawson, former vocal
ist, with Oliver Naylor at Virginia
Beach: Larry Hendrick, versatile
accordioniSt, and Horace Hunni.
cut, the Doctor of the Blues. This
is one spot that your correspon.
dent guarantees will be filled to
capacity.
Another nook that is looking
forward to a great Tuesday is
Pete Macias' Heigh,Ho Club. Ra-
mon reports brisk reservations
and that always means a swell
time. The club is really beauti-
fully decorated with autumn
leaves and green and red bulbs
creating an effect that you have
The Washington times., 1935-12-28

to see to appreciate. And Pete
himself supervised the whole job.
AS was the case last year the
breakfast at this smart spot will
be served any time the guests de-
sire it, and what breakfast you
will get. Lincoln Scott and Doro-
thy Douglass will conclude their
very successful Washington en-
gagement on this big night.
A La Duchin
A bit of Eddie Duchin is in
town. Yes. an orchestra that is
patterned directly after this ma
tionally known bandleader swings
forth nightly at the Dude Ranch.
Phil Barrett is the conductor and
Dick Hummer the ace in the
hole. This latter youngster plays
one of the finest pianos in the
city and 1 have heard them all.
This lad also does the arranging
The Washington times., 1935-12-28

If advance reports mean any
thing the Shoreham Hotel will
really feel proud of its New Year
eve celebration. Exquisite favorS
Il saw them) are one of the high
lights of the evening and If moth.
ing else hits your fancy these gifts
will. Then there will be line of
New York'S swelleSt girls to dance
for you in addition to a long list of
principals headed by Marion Will.
kins and Jack Myers, the Bonners,
and Kirk and Lawrence with their
wild and woolly West stuff. And
to top off all the above, Prince
Mogul will be in the Cocktail
Lounge to read your mind. And
how he does it!
George Stein is a lucky man.
Yes, this eminent pianist who
controls the destinies of the Dave
McWilliams' Orchestra at the
popular River Bend on the Mount
Vernon Boulevard, is blessed with
q trio of good vocaistS. First and
foremost is Ralph Cannon, whose
The Washington times., 1935-12-28

worked up several special arrange
mentS for the big night.
The Mayflower's plans for the
big celebration Tuesday evening
involves just about everyone in the
hotel from the manager down to
the bell captain. Following are
few of the chores being done by
the officials: Ralph Polio, the
manager. is overseeing the whole
job; Fred, the maitre d'hotel, is
working on the evening menu:
Marchitelli, the chef, is busy con-
cocting the supper m en- u; Mr..
Mullen is taking charge Of the
decorations, Buddy Harmon is re-
hearsing the band, Mr.. Sherman
is securing the favors and last,
but not least, Mr.. Roberts is tell
ing the world about it.
Brilliant Premiere
With the premiere of the Cafe
Samovar having taken place in
grand style last night, they have
now turned their attention to
Tuesday at 1890 Vermont Ave. 1t
looks like a gala affair with every
thing in the Continental manner,
including the dinner and the
breakfast, which are both covered
by the tariff. Yes. and there is en-
tertainment of all kinds with
Yascha and his violins, the Poyal
PerSianS. that Nautch dancer and
many others. The drinks will fea-
ture both American and foreign
libations.
This season Washington has
been blessed with a wealth of
nationally known dance teams.
Each spot has had their share
and now it is Club Habana'S turn
to brag as it presents Chester
Towne and Helen Knott, who are
known for their original routines.
one of which was prompted by
the hitch-hiking scene in 1T Hap
pened One Night" This team has
played the Waldorf-Astoria. Yer.
Sailles Restaurant and the Weylin
Caprice room in New York and
the Castle Harbor Hotel in Ber.
muda of late. and this alone
shows what kind of a team they
are. Moe Baer likes them and
that Is something better.
Something different in the way
Of New Year Eve parties has
been arranged in the AmbaSSa-
doris Hi Hat for Tuesday night.
Manager Russell Conn comes up
with the idea of plenty of enter
tainment, favorS and souvenirs.
food and beverages at no extra
cost, which means, in simpler
The Washington times., 1935-12-28

for the band. Milt Barrett Is as
hard to get hold of as an eel
these days due to his preparing
for New Year Eve which, from
all advance notices, looks to be a
gala event.
Powerful news emanates from
the Lotus when New Year Eve
is being discussed. Brought down
especially from New York is the
worldfamouS adagio trio, the De
Espy'S, whose dance routines are
the talk of the big city. Walter
Wincheu and Paul Yawitz recent
ly cited them as being the tops.
This trio will headline a SenSa.
tional revue which also includes
Cunningham and Clements, mu-
sical comedy team, and the Lady
Mel Mannikins, eight attractive
and well.groomed chorus girls who
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
RESERVATIONS POURING IN
Clubs Are Ready for Gayest
New Year Eve Celebration
In Eighteen Years
By THE NIGHT CLUB EDITOR

With Christmas over Washington has definitely turned to-
ward New Year Eve Plans practically complete in every
spot and everything points the gala celebration since
prohibition dropped o the Capital Is years ago.
According most of the supper club reservations
are pouring in much faster than they expected and all those
seeking diversion this memorable night urged to do
something right away about securing place to sit
The Washington times., 1935-12-28

name is already carved in the hall
of fame. And just in case he has
a bit of bronchitis, either Paul
Dawson or Ray Richardson can
step into a singing role. AS a mat
ter of fact, quite often a1f three
sing together and they have
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Laughing Gas
Continued from, page twelve

my mother lives in Chillicothe,
Ohio
''Then what We must do Is get you
there at once. You wait here. and III
drive to the nearest garage and tell
them to send q car to take you to
Chillioothe, Ohio. Have you any
money!"
NO"
Nor have I. I'm afraid. Not
enough, anyway. Oh. we'll, your
mother can pay when you arrive. viii
explain to them. All right. then. III be
of. Coodby."
''Coodby." =
let me know how you get On.
won't you? You can write to me at
that place where you had your tooth
out. You won't forget the name?
I. J. Zizzbaum."
! told her I would not forget the
name. I might have added that when
Evening star., 1935-04-21

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Evening star., 1935-04-21

evidently q very practical alchemisti
The Royal Society asked him to &c
If the strange new American maise
would produce bees. Winthrop tried Il
and brewed . 'pale. well-t1sted middle
beer" He even did some research On
coenstalks and found that they yielded
syrup sweet - sugar" foretaste
Of today's oorn-syrup industry.
Winthrop's projects Were small and
primitive. but they were the planting
out Of which has grown this great
science with its many rami6catios of
industry. There Wa, in the ye~ of
his commission. not . college q uni-
versity. not . scientific institute q
laboratory On these shores and of
course. only the most primitive ap-
proaches to science in Europe. The
chemists do wen to celebrate winthrop
for he y the father Of their oaft.
Evening star., 1935-04-21

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Evening star., 1935-04-21

''But it's not. dash it. You've lost
your job"
''Oh. we'll. let's not talk about It.
Let's turn ow minds to what's to BE-
come Of you."
'Mer'
why, yes, my poor lamb. You
can't possibly 60 back to Mr.. Brink
meyer"
I started. Until this moment, the
mental anguish Of sitting tied up in a
chair with Hazel June bearing down
upon me had rather taken my mind Of
that aspect Of the matter. saw what
she meant, of course. After what had
occurred. it would be madness to re-
turn to headquarters. Old Brinkmeyer
would probably lynch me. even If
those Californian mothers didn't.
II see," ! said.
''Have you got home anywhereF
thought for a moment.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Magicians of Science
Continued from psEe ten

pressing the merger Of physics and
chemistry closer and closer with their
application Of the new-found physical
principles to the practice Of chemistry.
The dear delight" Of discovery b
reward enough for the discoverers,
but you may be sure that what b
turned up in the laboratory today viii
be On the way to useful application
in the factory tomorrow.
It Wa IN 1895 that all these devel-
opments started - % far - America
i concerned. That was the year in
which John Winthrop. Jr.. . young
alchemist Of the Massachusetts Bay
Colony. visited England and obtained
from the Crown . commission to de-
velop certain native mineral resources.
He was interested in the production of
copper. giass, iron. lead. tar and other
Chemicals" including medicines -
Evening star., 1935-04-21

to hep me out On this. She just pre-
tended to be csmjered - KNOWN
good an well that II her paw va to
skeer Cumbo Saba bod enough that or
black fake would give hisse'f away.
She done It fo' me an done It to
save all my good friends IN Bummin'-
ham FUN losin' their money"
Semore Mashby pressed forward
and showed . purse into Mr.. Slappey's
not unwilling hands- us b mighty
grateful. Florian, an We decided you
can use that money IN 20 new night
club"
Mr.. slappey said. ''Hot sissity
dam!'
Once again Florian Slappey was .
hero. He had plumbed depths of
degradation and had emerged more
resplendent than ever. The crowd
cheered and patted him On the
shoulder. and somebody voiced .
question.
"Where's that lake Cap'n Twitty,
Florian? Where's be soneT
Florian Slappey beamed upon his
friends and allies. He gestmed for
silence, and made his report quietly
and impressively.
Captain ]. Arthur Twitty." m,
nounced Mr.. Slappey. ''has gone On
safari. In fact, Brethren an Sistnn.
he's gone safari'l never come back"
Evening star., 1935-04-21

workin' boy FUN Knoxville, Ten
neseee."
At first the enormity Of Gumbo
Saba's disclosure did not penetrate,
then there was an angry muttering
"Ain't no savage. =" Fake. :"
Talks good English. :" Him an
Twitty. crooks. 80"
The muttering grew into 4 roar. The
crowd snsed forward. With 4 yell Of
horror. Gumbo Saba leaped for the
nearest window. He went through it
head first and landed running.
Captain Twitty needed no further
hint. He realized that Gumbo Saba
had betrayed him. and he entertained
aprofound hunch that the lodge rooms
were no longer very healthy for Afri-
can big game hunters. Captain Twitty
made a speedy. if undigniied. exit.
He, too. landed in the alley and
streaked into the night. And right BE-
hind him came Julius Creech. still
brandishing his knife.
Another person joined in the chase
-Florian Slappey. Mr.. Slappey
called upon Julius to halt. but Mr..
Creech paid him no heed. Far ahead
Messrs- Twitty and Saba were still
disappearing into a distance from
which they would never return. Mr..
Slappey dived through the air and
executed . perfect flying tackle.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Jungle Bells
Continued from page eleven

JULIUS knife tinkled into the gutter
and the large man asked the smaller
one why he had thus interfered.
Because you amt never gwine
catch them fellers nohow." grated
Florian. AN cause if the law seen
you chasin' up the street wavin' 4
knife. you'd git th'owed IN the Big
Rock"
Gfumbling. and unconvinced. Julius
trailed Florian Slappey back to the
lodge rooms. There they found the
dusky populace Of Birmingham dis-
elssing the affair with vast excitement.
Mr.. Slappey edged through the crowd
and sprang upon 4 chair.
''Folks," he said loudly. II reckon
you-all 10 now convinced that them
fellezs ID fake"
They shouted agreement. But
Julius Creech said. "Just the same I'se
worried bout my daughter. Stanza's
cunjered."
Florian smiled in superior fashion.
Cease FUN wosryin'. Brother
Creech. There amt nothin' wrong
with Stanza. Didn't you hear Gumbo
Saba say he couldn't cunjer nobody?"
'Wait till you zee Stanza."
Il don't have to sc her. Listen,
Brethren. All my life. me m Stanxa
Creech has been friends. an she greed
Evening star., 1935-04-21

There was a pancake left On the dish.
I ate it moodily. Then. wandering out
Of the house, I started to walk up the
lane, kicking stones.
more I contemplated my posish,
the ballier it seemed. I mean to say,
apart from the fact that hopeless love
Evening star., 1935-04-21

industries. Factories have discovered
that the heavier q crane 10 in proper
ton to its strength. the less load it
can cany-so they are making giant
cranes Of aluminium alloy.
And those swift streamlined pas
senser trainsl They can be credited to
the chemists crucible quite ~ much
- to the mechanical engineers slide
rule, for there 10 hardly q material in
the new trains that did not come out of
recent research. Even locomotive
parts are being made Of lightweight
alloys. One train Of three cars weighs
no more than . single pullman car Of
all-steel construction.
Alloys Of bewildering variety are
On the horizon. and metals that were
laboratory csriosities few years ago
are now coming into useful service.
Cadmium is threatening the suprem-
acy Of zinc. Titanium pigments are
taking the place Of the familiar xinc in
paints and rubber. The little-known
indium is substituting for eilves ~
plating material. TantAlum. gallium
and ge1manium are making important
besmnings in Industrial applications
and in another ten years probably viii
be commonplace. The metal sodium
(an ingredient Of common salty d .
better conductor Of electricity than
copper and the electro chemists
are playing with that faet in re-
searches that may prove revolutionary.
Spectacular and exciting are the
industrial applications Of chemistry.
but even more brilliant and srresting
are the recent records Of fundamental
research in the pure science labo-
ratories. The achievements here are
not % obvious and are not expressible
IN terms Of added conveniences Or
lowered costs, but can assure you
that they are pre- ezninently important
to the future Of the human race -
that n, if We may judge the present by
the past.
The very foundations Of thought
are in process Of change. due to recent
discoveries in the laboratory. And
America is contributing ito share to
this revolution; twice within the last
three years the Nobel Prize in Chem
istry has been awarded to citizen
of the United States.
Heavy hydrogen and its conse-
quence, heavy water. are only the
headlinezs among many new entities
recently turned up in the pursuit d
knowledge for its own sake. And these
pioneering chemists - many Of them
mere Youths in their tVenties - are
Evening star., 1935-04-21

Wa gnawing at my heart and would
undoubtedly continue to gnaw-
apart from the fact that the gRi !
loved and I were sundered for al
eternity - apart. I say. from m thin.
where did get Oft
(Te - CsaeisAs1 Ness Wssk)