Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 201, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 19, 1921 Page: 1 of 4
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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
IIEECKENEIDGE. STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 1931
PRICE FIVE CENTS
mii.imi: i. mmree 2in
OLDS ABOVE 10
DAILY
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PHENOMENAL SHOWING HERE
IN SUSTAINED OUTPUT; All
PIPE LINES
CLEAN OIL UP
ON NORTH SIDE
OF NEW WELLS COMES AGAIN :r. :r
SUES FOR $37(MM) DAMAGES
AS RESl ET OF ACCIDENT
W ilh
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tunny welts sfr ulna; in loj
ami awaiting furtii. r i.-tilo;-
' an t lrif n.l accept h-h-v f
-xieptwiw rouiity m-vei-thclr-M t.xx
w fli KM " m i..uri i- ' ".it r lny fr
tin ; i Miumn I with HIS 110
lurr-elx in tin' ir. t iiint work a tUflln'
.f ii Hit i. less than 1.000 barrels mi
thill' TV i
I lie remrd i.iir iwn with e-.in.ta-
li "' tvl 'i Im- 'nnlfcl irl after
wi - . '!i itirtii-xt l Kirwiiiu f
l"ltlllll I I -tips 111 l)fx.x "i'kT Mint the
S itin . " tt ilitllv ru i-. tliprlvrd
l tin- 'i m .x-d pr.xlti. 11. i troin the
f l !l 111 litt Wells 11 ; I g Hi WOtlllt
fall Ix't.ivv flu llKI.OtUi ngurt
niil to -onmi Uirn l nr I -ln-
us i .1 i nr na) muitmi
tfltlnn.
Calculations I psrt.
That ' hnx not txx-n nilisMl. upset-
nil nik'iii turns prior tii Iiiwralxr mm
try Hie rn of decline in Stephens
niity f In ! It wan pomihle before
iirt.nliii.'iix to tunki' the -tiite-
pr.tf-
Tbat
cxpss
low for rat svs mi' li -i tt r rearing
iii hi th irix Imix with tin- nutti I.
cold wrath r was the iu-o tiunuK
the pifrnh'tH-e of the cold prio 1 n.n
xnmers of icas are remind d t'ui it
la highly nrvptwiry a a toatttr' of
kb My to doubly tareftil iiliout
turning sow off npun leaving If. with
plenty of exerciss-il upon return
pZ to rooms of boHer-i to n light tin'
(fires. Ttoar Us at" toe danger of
VHPylne pressm- from inlnnte to min-
ute in tin' service Hues during tin1
pr. mi!. !! i of partially rhoUwl M-r.
fro A fin- hurnltiK with tin- llni1
Hn'tiil lnf ma Jump at nny uiiuiit.
lulu a muik Mil. i n'l I lim i.
Wit it. MT lll.'l) l I' I P 1 li
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till'
mi-tit ninl hi- it tlk tliHt fxiipt for
tin- Ktwln rx ix-hiK pnllixl in ntmiMt
ilnily tliiTi' oiili lx- prnnipt full of
tin- Sti'pJHtix i-oiiiit.v fit IiN to Imlf r
tin- flnxli of on r Un00O ImrnlK No-
luxKy vrnn In poxltloti to ili-nj nmi !tk
tii'tiial tip. Ii wax not kn.nMi. Mu-it
ix I iiiitunil! Nlltixt that thf
ciati'iui-nt .tx niiar dirn 1 1
Dpclhtf NVclicililc.
The facts an- widely .llffi-ri-it With
'n. ticiilly i fl hriiic'.t In fur a
pi 'liI of u month ami m ln-ny pro-
ilunrx In ttint tmif at all until ilmrx-
I'M itljS J rlilny of thix uri-K. tin- ilinlv
mux .r ti. f ii til lip(Ml linnlU at nil
in tin' lir-t . niiplc of wi i k ninl in nil
kiiiii tli I i.-li ni'nnl In I i-cihIht of
nr..iinil 1 1 mm tmrrvbi Imx liwt Ii-x.s
tl i-: l"!"' l.-'r-l-.
I'lit'iimnenal SlwuIIncxs.
Hnwii r. tli plix Uiio figiin-x ilo not
lllw ai'ur. fih wlust On fichl i do-
lus for tin - t-nl th3 -III- r the High
n-ruf-i' .n ttii-ir i-arrtegf Imsiuc of
1.1 thX) l.nrii-l tlion Iiiih Ixx'ii tm n-
i 4 Him" i '- of nil fwltii: iiih uwk
lulu xbipi ii-uix hy rail and into thi
fn M xtra; of operators which hu
linr. ii-xii ciinrtiinUHly and of which no
a iiinnt ih t.iki-n in tlu pipt' litu fls-u-t
x. As a matter of fact It Is proli-
iilm tlmt it en refill analysis would
rtiow that there has Iksij pna'tlcnlly
in hus friuu tho lileh of vht actual
ilally prixltictliui of the field by nii-on
of coke downs ciirtnllnictit'- of out-
put and the yractlilil eev-atlon. tmttl
t)u end if the week of ilrlllliiR In
phenomenal us that may mvw.
Murli Brighter.
Tlii- N'venil welU drilled Into tin-
top of the Mtuxl yextenjjiy with result
of hliowlii for cuihi'r production on
the lowuxlte and all aliout It. had
markixl intlueuee uihiu puhlU' M'litl
(iineiit of
that pr.irtle-
ulh i'l ml on IiiihI mi Ihc nurlii -Ide
nf ii'itii !ii- Imx'h iln.Mi from the
-tm it: t.it.kx nnd taken nwi by the
liiu lines in tin luxt few dlx I'rtil-
ru ii nil Gulf lines have handled most
of thin.
Another Import nit den lopmeiit In lit
the a'th.' -tart of ttiuxtructloit of
l'rilile extensions In the uorthwest
territory' It will tarrj Its tntitit Uiip
on to the Ytnmuii -urey wherein
John-on Oil t'o anil others ure lUHl-
n::. bi tbe west It v III shove ont
line from the Itox.itm Hall to the Tro-
. I in on the ent is puttine aliviiidaiit
lHIe line f.ieIU;le to the Can ratify.
Merit m. St ran ton I'ittston. Sioux Oil
nipiir tn i in i other development lu
' tin i i uie fokei luise aren. the act
jit it rt'i-n -i ntniK i coiixldenble illa-
i lay of eontlt'eii'-e tint the arint will
have mue'i nit to Imndle. Current re-
'vert i. that the Uoxann Is preiwrliiK
Kexullatit ttiMiu frecklntf of his ear
ami the severe Injury of Mrs Wood.
Dr. (i. C. Wootl litis fllttl -ult for 27-
1HHI tttiliiufuw tiKiiliixl the C. . N. K.
fit the amount. ?L'.".000 Is for Injury
Plistnllusl by .Mrs. Wood who is recov-
ering slowly from t-eveie shock ami a
number of bodily injuries at tlte Emer-
Keney hospital and $2.(H)() for diimiip'
to IiIh car and toss of.a dlaiuoiid -lick
pin ns a reoiilt of tho wreck.
The accident uccurrvil Saturday
ilsht last when a train backing lulo
the deiHit caught Dr. Wood's car on
the Walker street cro-slui. Dr. WootK
afflrms there was no lijrht on tin
train or oilier warning extended. The
train erew reported to the railroad
that the accident apparentjy was due
to failure of the auto's brake to .ork.
IIUGIIES TAKES
CABINET POST
HARDING SAYS
Br Tho Avoclated Press
St. AtiKU-tlne. Flu. Feb 1! I'resl-ilent-Elept
W. (5. IlnrilliiK deflnllely
announced the appointment of Ch.irle-
Evans Hughes of New York as -eere-tary
of stab. Hitches ha- accepted.
NEFF VETOES
$200000 BILL
FOR BOUNTIES
VISITING CONGRESSMAN SAYS
OIL CONCERNS MAY BE EDGING
UPON FATE OF THE PACKERS
ARE TO FIG LIT
HIGH FREIGHT
RATE AT ONCE
FIDELITY H S ANOTHER
Fidelity I til of .V w lei -in N-eitina
" lilt h i .iittj; o:i ii- W lt Andrew'-
!-. where Own are d.iwn .'tl.W and ' to put Its own pipe line In to serve
xiicrtltiK to drul In -iiorth The the considerable at rwijs It hits umlel
IiIik k 4! well of Hit- tiiu.itil-'.iii.iii 1-tleeltiptnelll ami that It will also bill
holtllnc up extfll'iitl' with its prodm ' t'.r other Imslne" In the lw.ility.
tlon. Ix'lms repoititl rO j in ilntHlutjii;
urouiiil bHl Imrri I-
TIFLLS TAKEN;
TANKS FILE I I I
The pt-cTnUtnit -jiuni hi- ittldt .1 t..
the liiipri..etl fix Inn; n iti. lit a g
i il' Im tt. r xi'iiitim iluiitij ii
t k Tinks at n i im: m tin l
Irom t'i" -urr iiiii'Hng ."Mtr .1
-nine . sumption t uMlliug I. a- . 1
riililt been Mi-Ibe ill n.ltlM'tg t-ri I
tt.r where t inks ue i -'Mi i- i
nitili nil of the mtii-tuiT th ' w 'i- ru.i
niiiK A t " uioie il.i- ..f rain ri I
Hie t.ink water will hoe ! n n -.tiut !
In -i t rj mater!.. 1 uie-i-ur" A wx v
or two of the sort ol -toitu .tu t kih
ernment fotwaxt- nidi ate a- 'ir i
aide and the water trouble will ' t" '
Inltt ly oer ami Uie rl- Komii eei
where for piohal'li the lemani'hv
the year.
1.
MUCH INCitEASKD stokaob
There an tew operators lu the Bel I
who have not In the last couple nf
months (iiiisliWretl tin dry weu'it r
poSidMUtleK and the example t.l '
nelgi.bors with nxtffnlent lioerest n j
cau-e them to miike use of flu- kbo.i. I
they had that would allow of ma '114
tankage for wah r storas In vons-
queiii e there are hundreds of 1.1 w I
IKiials reei'UinK wutei from the pi - 1
kJ
SOVIETS REACH
ON FOR PERSIA
2 Tho AMoctated friiu
i'"-TM'IMillK. Feb 111 So-
i ti.np- lim oeeuiH. 1! the iiy of
1 .111- tnpltal of tb' republic of l'.eor-
j mi the soiilheiii -loot x of the C.lll-
I . I lllltl'llX
ihlii-x liitlbiitf that thrH Kus
-t m ilh'.iiens miuvheil eiiht fnim the
'1 nl .t.. fiozeii pi tins er Armenia.
1 il othe- fon-es entered the eastern
-in. i!der of file uioiintaiu ranpe.
!'.. lief is exptwwwl here that the
o t ?)iei.nient desires to hold Tlflls
.s 1 lmi.' Irom which (o tiirect an ait-
in. e thntih IVrsla.
WRECK iVND FIRE
THRILL TRAVEL
ON SUNSHINE
r'r
UANdEi:. Feb. 111. (Special)
Hutmlug into two runaway oil tank
cars blown from a ldlng at Olden
during .tho heay wind la-t evening
the Sunshine Limited of the Texas &
l'aclfle was wrecked about two miles
we-t of the city.
The tank cars caught fire from the
locomotive which they rotle partly
over. The flames spread to the bag-
gage car bihlmt the engine and to the
loaded tank car- on a -iiling the flit
-pilckly becoming of such Intensity
that truvcierv. were driven from the
through train. The latter was un-
coupled batk of the luggage car and
shoved out of danger.
The baggage car was de.-troyed with
its contents. The hitter are said to
-have included some mall thiough
pouches being carried on this train.
The engineer ami the fireman of the
train both -u-taincd severe bruises
and burns their Injuries not being re
ported a- serious. Kumar that two
men riding the blind baggage were
burned to death have nut been confirmed.
Br Tha Associated Press
AUSTIN Feb. 1!). Governor Neff
inlay etoetl his second mea-ure stme
taking office when he refused to ap
prove the bill introduced by Jones of
Vul Verde appropriating if'JtMUM't) as
bounties for tho scalps of predatory
animals.
lb sattl that the bill propo-ed a
bounty on scalps tlf which the county
was to pay half without the commis-
sioners' court of that county.
Bjr The Associated Press
J'OItT WORTH. Feb lai'omplahlt
will he filed bei-e before the tuter-tute
t'otnmeice I'ommis-lon In Wtixbii'ton
next week against '." different rail
roads alleging discriminatory rates
agaiu-t Tixas grain dealers. It was
aminuiiccd lieu today.
OUTLAW STARR
FIGHTS DEATH;
PALS ESCAPED
FIRES GASSER
AND TANKS 3
MILES APART
wr
Ki
ANSAS VOTES
ON PROPOSAL '
OF PAY BONUS
ineiit of the olt vnriety last night amljenr siorm which w.ie unknown prim
toflav Hverythlng nnd evurybotly
lixikixl brighter. For one thing the
iie-a was ii:-hii:itlixl that the townsUc
Ii. I not have wells drilling In ami on
tup of the sand us good us the run of
tlii'tu that mnde every one take a look
at the fluid going over the top of some
rig or other dally prior to the shortage
of water and enforced cloe downa
Towu.-lle Is Solid.
The townslte htm a numlier of good
miex to bring In yet. and will Is busy
nlxiut It Jiu-t as soon us the water la
available which the storm ihtIimI may
fix In much shorter time than appear-
ed at nil probible the middle of hurt
iik Al-o there are who town
block left to drill and they will bo
drilled just bm six ill ns the sltllllthtU
clears in me water miner
The price of oil bt not a tllsturblajr
factor or one of 1I3nMit in thia mut-
ter. Inx-ause it lu felt generally that
the Isittoui of that tm-iliit-x ha Ix-eo
renrliitl. Vteslde wblrh there Ik alo
reatinitJiNi after the first ti-nib-iH-y to
gliMitn following the heavy xtyshe.
that oil t.is lxx-ii prixluiixl with pVnty
of profit mi n much lfwi r watt prl
than the pri - nt "Jft trwnt fit Ul where
iti-ts were nu lesw than In this one
No lVxshnlMii .lusttficii.
The townsite is lit n.. i-i through
nor It l In tiny ilatigi r nf raitim; to
pay out iiivi-tiuent iluit hns Iwcn
made In it The only point- in oon-
tvtlon with tint featurt arc tho-e of
waiting a little longer with oil at the
present price ami of props-r nmnnce-
ment. Time Is reitul-lte in all things and
so l mamigt meiit Without the latter
no oroiKi-Ition. no a' i r how good.
can sutvixl In the L imlu-rrv or any
other. On the who- time has Wu
very fnlr luanacuni .t mi tiie tow unite
tlriiltng. As U matter t t fat t. in view
of nil tho ro-h with whuh it ivas ir-
rieil ou. nnd which Investor demand-
ed rcgsrillc. of co-t the mnuageiueut
results and general -nutliut of affairs
has been idieu.Heinl In lu high per-
ivntage of sueivs-es and eleajine.
l'i-lmlst.H are always present Ib
loudy wenther iiwl are not lucking m
tin. mwiixite. twit ttev are flmt eery
time In tin rnnts of the optimist
v-..i tin Kim hines. and the t.touteit
I. .tenhiu of ever having wUertaluI
unythliiK but optimism.
North Central I'roductloiu
t'nxiuction figua for the week
the-North Central Texas tlgur.-s are
In nltx line ruus u iuua.
to the pteent stnr:n Tin eo'ii'iin d
storage of tlM-x- will inn high im
tie liiinilrctl- nf tliniix nut- of bur i I-
ami will repriM.it u tlix idi'il Im re i -i
ill tt'ller MilhlliIe over llihl .lis it
that lottuerl.v st.rt!
By Th Anodattd Pnas
TOI'EKA. Fel. UK The Kansas
House of Uepnutativ5 tothiy punfHl
a -t Idier Ixmus resolution culling for
i ri'tereiubim vote on a proposal to
i- ii" IniuiU in the sum of 'in.(K)t.nH)
to jut a bonus to world war veterans.
The bonus plan Is $1 for every day of
-i rvhe In ilther the army navy or uia-
Min mrpx
The St-iui t bus reported out a shn-
ilu measure already.
Persons arriving in tiie city thi-
niornlng who were aboard the wrecked
train siate that pns-engers receivetl a
severe shock when the colll-Ioti oc-
curred but that none except the train
crew were teportcd hurt. The sky-
line was made lurid by the burning oil
and railroad equipment ami for a
time It looked as If the entire ptien-
gvr train would burn. The fact that
the train was -lowing down for Olden
when the loaded tank cars were struck
staved a holocji'ist.
By The Associated Press
HARRISON' Ark.. Feb. Ill Henry
Starr Oklahoma's reformed bandit
who turned bank ruber again ye-ter-day
because of his debts lay fin a cot
in the Jail here today fighting deatli
which phjslcians thought he was
-teadily gaining an tipper hand.
Meantime poshes continued their
search of the county for traces of the
three men with whom Starr tried to
rob the People's State Hank at Harrl-
-onvllle and who escaped after Starr
had been shot by W. E. Myers an of
ficer of the bank from a vault where
he ami several other bank officials
had been forced by the bandits. No
trace of the men has been found.
Po ee leaders believe that they have
escaped. Mrs. Starr arrived here to-
day to be at the bedside of her husband.
WANT COMPANY
OF OH MEN IN
MONDAY MEET
ROAD MCE 01 T
Trtiffii over tin imul- into thi mil
Mug fields J pin rniillv yt .1 xfiti.l
-till. Trmks are I mi up fm tin Imie
beiiisj while the leaiu-tiTs tu-Kitati
l 'ulj Ih' hanliifi of aeto ilrlverx ni
rlskini: ouUltiV tilx and i:Ir putb-nr.-
Iet with tnany griefs Tin kuig
slrtt. h of open M!ier. tluriaa; whl.ti
the ruiU iHiauir tii.- Iw-xt that hail
Ih-11 autMVji lu 'le lift of tiie oil ii
duxtry In the uiit.v. eutbiVd iln-
tiioemi.i: ut Ii u-.tntU t tons trf sup-lJb-
to the mil 1 1- Mini tliere is uo ur
(fin at the pr. -i in time for tht'c in
lit tjuartir. ito k ..ii itrtii.t heiug vult
.llle.nl Hi pair lill-i.i -x . 4. i
in.iiiir nmi tho- -tiiinliug in mil nl
g. itiii txpiipnii ni in t.. tin -u..p i.i
nurrv al'tutiou .ire imifroiilixl witi
dil.l.t- Thi-i Will le lllitlergiilli tHUit
VRCI1DISIIOP TO ROME
TO RECEIVE RED'ILXT
B Ttf AHMtatod Pretf
I HlEADlSEl'tirA. Feh. ill. -Areli-bixhop
Dennis J. Dougherty left I'hll-
uli Iphia tot lay for Itouie. whep he
wilt rtwlvf the rtt hat rf thstenr-
illna! from lote lirtaMlK't XV.
ThuosanUM of Catholics from this d-
iHsnap marched from eptneonal n-meur
with the lanlitml to the designated
utation where the canllual honrdctl a
speiUsI t-ar for Nw York. Ilnudrcbt
of cNrliymen oml laymen Uieoittptiuied
him to N. w York to hid him farewell
whn he nulled from Hohokeu late to-ttay
INDICTMENT OF
FATHER AND SON
SERVICES MADE
iiiiiniiiilU) prTRftft in view i.t the gr.
ileal "f gtxxl tat t .tin i iirrjlng
u gi in ml vt.ij to i Ii. iiithi-trt
ii
McCElSKE HAS m RHU
'liie l'aiihniulli No o ib-t'lu-kiy i-
ttix.rtixl toilaj . i otip'iti ii .villi
'JKJ liurreU sett! i iirixlu. imi ... h
South Itentl poo' lu v.. i tii '
tarlht-t Milllll tile I t i ..t Mi. M t ill-
kit Weil- 11 ml is p. .le .(lie i.l In in
oiuiu.v to be It- t -r -i 'il. I i i
lion It .s loaning lis oil from the!
f tin Chnu-uud Imrrt-l pitKitii tiwu '
irom the ; f.xjt xuiid Teiuuui j
f t.n field in lot at' two s.jiiiIr au.l In i
tiV' 1i(i ii nt Mind has n -tills lotui
roui in it- pnxif of g.iui.r prodiii
tlon an iainil ui th Mm" 1 1. 1 -I '
ANOTHER KDMONDSON
Dtnuty sheriff Fi-mk Ktlmnuil-on
of this i ity tte-Jrex It known tlmt h" Is
atsother Ktlmnittlson than Deputy Sher-
iff Etlmonilxou of Kii-thiiiil county al-
ii g'xj to have piirtielpiiteit In shouting
up it Mexliaii tump near Ranger.
Thesi' Etlmomlxons are in uo way re-
I tied
Out of the T.l Indictments returned
hy the grand jury In fore adjournment
Thursday the following have lieen
served and are either under bond or
detjilnt'il in Jail:
A. C. Turner ami D. ( Turner fa-
ther and son charged with theft from
n box car.
T. W. Klmlley assault with intent
to murder.
UHl Dub-on. theft of property of
over $o0 vnlui.
RlchMiit Mays assault with Intent
to murder
Fnil riasby bigamy.
Iou A. Martin in three cases forg-
ery. 'Hie Turner were arrested last eve-
ning by Deputies White and Edmund-
Min at South Rend. They are alleged
to have broken Into a box car In the
ITunioii yards in December. They re-
sided here at that time.
The committee appointed to attend
the meeting of representatives of
Chambers of Commerce from oil cen
ters of Texas to be held lu Ft. Worth
Monday morning at 10 o'clock is meet-
ing at 4 this afternoon to complete
Its plans. It will leave tomorrow
night for Ft. Worth over the C. & N. E.
ami will lie glad to have the company
of all oil men anil others interested
in the Inilu-try the plan being that
the-e attend as active representatives
from llreckeuridge. (Jet aboard the
train and make yourself known if you
find you can spare Monday.
Ou the same train will be the com
mi t tec appointed to go to Dallas and
Interview the telephone company offi-
cials with regard to local service.
A single freak streak of lightning
last evening fired 2(1.00(1.000 reet of g.i-
flowing from the EyoiiH No. 1 well on
the .1. M. Waul tract nlxiut two m'los
t orthcast of town a flow tank on tt.e
Humble a mile to the east and a fmw
tat'k about a tulle nnd a half west on
the Texas.
Surveyor W. W. Flsk of the Taylor
bi'llilttig is responsible for the state
ment that the single flash of lightning
did It nil. Iucitleiitaily Mr Fi-k was
so close to Its line of travel thn its
passage across the groii'id puitiult.t
liliutietl him anil iitn-etl him .to -tuii'Me
back some distance from the aiil.ime
bile he was bending before the r.itti.itei
of. lie saw the flash ot flume a- the
great gasser ignited ti tit 1 looking be
yonil saw the Humble How tank break
Into flames while another membei m
the purl in tin in it li'ie inll'l t
tentlou at the instant to n I .u-iitiig
tank the lightning had mine from on
the west. Tin- statement of Mr Flsk
is that the lightning trnuied dose to
tiie ground in an almost direct e-ist
and west course.
The Uvons well Is -till lmi'iing
Preparation- are being untie to run in
steam lines and extinguish the fire
Several boilers have lx.en moved ou
Tomorrow or Monthly the counsel Ion-
will be made when It !s lietievett tin
fire will be bandied without great uit
flculty.
The Lyons Is a California orgnnU'i-
tiou of operators. Their well drilled
In only a few days ago. It Is In the
northeast gas belt and Its coming with
a big flow was considered very ticee'pt-
nble. the gas being needed In the field.
Their lease Is a sub-lease from -the
Gulf ami the hitter's line will take the
gas. The fire destroyed the rig audi
tools but it is nut indicated that dam
age will be done the well.
"If the pipe line o'.l purchas-
ing otguuialiotis are manipulat-
ing aiit'i'l.iiii'i's of nil ami through
Hits ami oilier artificial means
arliilr.iril directing the price of
crude ami the tide of Its develop-
ment regardless of oilier facltirs
Hi in (hose of profit for themselves.
as some (.barge t lit ii the are in-
viting the same sort of iWsaster
tli.it the put king liuuses pullitl
dim it upon (Iiini-tiMs.
'I do not know vhelhr tlicj
tire. I am giiing In do something
ahout finding out. I do Know ah-
Milliter Unit if tlicj are. then lllej
tire verj dose to certain grief
exaitlj a- it isitcd the parUerx
and tlu Texas Congressional del-
cRat'iiii will ilutihtlcss take an im-
pnrtuul part in lu-lpiug bring it
about."
The .dime was given the Vincr-
iriui todaj Ii) Congressman Eorcn
E. Win t!T (or llliimi-O rather as
a conversational statement tliau
an interview. He added that "the
Texas delegation is composed ou
tin whole of men of exception-
ally strong presence and capabil-
ity w lio stand v erj high In nation-
al counsel ami esteem."
OFFER BONDS OF
COUNTY; ROADS
TO GET MONEY
Very much more important to the
oil Industry than might appear at
fhst giant e is possibly the presence In
ill" tleld His week of Hon. l.oren E.
. I eh r of stpringfifld. 111. member
it i mi'." ess ftom the -tith Illinois dls-
tt't l
t'i ngre man Wheeler is chairman
t the i:iiroads and canals committee
ul rhe hoiiM of icpiVientatlves. Cu-
lm tiinatel.t . at least in the presence
iiisttme. this committee was relieved
a few veirs ago of control of pipe
hues as common earlier-. However
'c w is of the committee when it did
hive the pipe lines ami Is therefore
more eonvers'iiit with the attitude ot
the coveuhment toward them ami
moru familiar with the means of get-
ting facts before and action from
those In charge of pipe line affairs
than most members of congress might
be. The latter presumption Is strength-
ened by reason of the fact that Mr.
Wbeelei's railroad eouimltteu lias
ti-etty general touch with all matters
of traits'imrtathr regardless of the
fact that it is not dlrrctlly in control
The county commission rs bist eve-
ning instructed Ami toi ( oiihv to ml
vertlse for btd.s ou JfiotKHKin of the
5.'t."()()()00 county bomls votetl fur
highway liuiltling.
Tlii date fixed for passing ou tin
bids is Mtiteh 11. They arc to be sold
either as a whole or In -.-veral Mm ks
to suit the purchasers. The bonds
l Tl ...h.u..i. t..i..uif iimiI mm
TRADE COMMISSION TELlis !'""1 "r- 'l'""1 ""
OF LUMIIKK CUT ORDER tllrt- 'cir! r mori;
The auditor was instructed to pbiee
of this bond sate lu the
J tine Tin Hughes is more tlmti com-
!.ig up to the Ixst extHx tatitius enttr-
t.iiinxi wiiti it w.i- brought I in and
when ' ic general opinio i wis that It
would prove a fnak with the attentl-
iiiii of apnl dttliiii in outpnt. Never-
ihcless. rsxronl ttt il run for ilu last
wH'W shows a dally average of J0
Ih rt Is The Hughes lias now been in
i prixiui tiou rt r a couple of mouth.
STORM MOVES
NORTH; SNOW
COLD CONTINUE
Br The Associated Press
advertisement
WASHINGTON Feb. 111. The Fed- hical papers and also to wire the bond
-.... ... .. ". ...I-
cral Trada Commission today trans- "er to iiouu eompaniis in. .v i.i..
mlttetl further Information concerning I As a stlmul.uit for prosiM'ttlve mm-
the alleged activities of the Southern (resident purchasers the tomi.its-.ion-Plue
Association in maintaining high era have asked Secretary I.emh of the
nrlces f.ir vellow i-lne lumber to Itrcekeurldge Clmmlr of Comne r. e to
Chairman Calder of the Senate com- -gather for them statistics coviuiig the j .
mittee on housliw antl recon .miction. iMimber of miles of pll n- in the
The commission charges that In l'.Mll uiunty. and other projiertv -titi-ut-
i t..w.it... ..r.u.i . .a.. .iti..-tli:it would stimulate bond v.ilue. in
the rtsiuests of the fetleral Industrial Stephens utility.
hoard to reduce prices.
t
STORM WARNINGS
OUT ON TIIE COAST.
PREVENT
SLEEP SICKNESS
IIY CAREFI E I.IWM.
in
tl n It
Destlemoim SX) Hrown counij - ..
Coleman 145 Eastlaml-Uauger 1B.J0
Moran 115. Stephens '"'' ..V;'-1':'
Strawn Ua. Young i-ounty ?. .
100. Iowa llirfc. 4.-
.ii. -!'ji llolllilar
000 Rurkburuett 5S.700. Electra 1010.
fiAS LINES FREEZE
Iiw gas pressure was on Interfer-
ence last night and today with a good
many boilers. The. trouble reached In-
to the domestic oervice and fires were
OIL AND UAS VISITORS
Judge Sudbr. of the State Uailru.nl
Commission. iud in-met sm!x.rvisr
Woods of the Oil U'I Ijas illti-ioii ii-
rlvetl In the vltv th'.- nimn.ng il.it
will Iki here fur a tew dajs ui-pixtitif; i
the general situation.
COMES FROM KST
w l ix. prominent in New York
In. k. rage unli--. arrivi-tl In tUo fit'
iai. um ig from the east. Joining
J ltoiirt P. Mattbis and Ctag-'essman
I Uovti K Wheeler now lu the field ior
I nu iii'iiectiaii o Jthe sevenil drilling
(.;..p ititi- iii v'.uh they are luten-st
x- ninl .vith r-rereni to nirtner ex-
ixiuxio.i ot t'o !ivelupimut enterpriM's
t the Clmrxi ii Mnu-hc orgunUatiou.
Mr Mi i- asocttltetl wiUi tliee
Br Tho Associated Press
KANSAS CITY Feb. 10. A belated
of winter is upon Hio Southwest to-
day. Four to II inches of miovv Is re-
ported from various points lu Kansas
Oklahoma. Texas and Arkansas. The
storm Is steadily moving northward.
Horticulturists generally are appre-
hensive of the effects ef the storm as.
mild voutbr recently had started the
tree- building.
LOOKS LIKE f.OOD ONE
I T) c Pet k-x No I well of the Coursen-
-NORTUEAST CORNER ' Mat.-h interests K pn paring to drill
The i'mirle's Hughes vn-ll neilr the m ou lis lease this aftirmmu Coiinec-
Pnlt) Pinto county Hue is .mmi fi.g nmi with pip ltm- i Uing made Ex-
much attention to that area vvUrc in. mi at.on is that this vv.il vviU make
SENATE ACTS
Bj The Associated Press
' At STIX. Feb. 11). The Senate bill
lutriMluevil by Souator Rogers making
m ember 11 a legal holiday in the
..lute of Texas was eusrussed by the
Senate today.
Br The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS Feb. 1!). North
west storm warnings were ordcrcc1
displayed along the Texas coast am lfnt
small craft warnings along the Louis
iana coast by Dr. Cline district fore-
caster of tho local weather bureau.
Strong northerly winds was forecast
today and tonight along thu Texas
coast.
REV. .MORGAN TO DISCUSS
LAW AND ORDER TOMORROW
men are beginning to find that i. virv sati-f.n ton pruduitinn. indiea
hnvc lookixl for some good develonmclttltloiis ure indeed hlguly favorable Inri
ou the east edge of Uif field fur a long an exceptionally good one.
LOCAL
It Dlakcman Oklahoma City oil
iiuii. U In the city registered at the
t'rjsta!
Edwin Jerry Is among business vU-
Mr..- fi-rii I'.ilt.'or
All.? .0-..
Rev. A. J. Morgan announces that he
will discuss the relation of the home
school antl church to the enforcement
of law following out the suggestion
of Governor 'Neff that Sunday next
be dedicated to the observance of law-
enforcement duties.
flty Internatlunal Ni-tt s. rvli i
IiOSTOX Feb PJ '. n t n
fdenths and many ou the si. 1 1 -t in
Greater ISoston f rum .sleeping -nkif
Healtii Commissioner Worn I w ml g.ivt
the following rules to milow to
avoid the dreaded disease:
Get plenty of unturnl sbcp in a will
ventilated room anil you won i Ih- liki
ly to gQt the other kind.
Get plunty uf fresh air aitishuie and . Pi urt
exercise and iMithe fresjuetitlv
"Put nothing Into the mouth that l
not clean. Kat clean foud usu lei 1
plates cups sjMions aud foil.-
Keep the mouth throat aiul
clean and healthy.
"Don't coddle yourself."
LOCAL PERSONAL
Almost the first Ice of the entire
whiter formed tills morning. Rut two
other occurrences of ice have beeu
liad those being in December.
E. Y. Jennings one of the old
timers of both Ijj Casa anil Ranger
was in llreckenrldge today mingling
with his friends here.
LOCAE
For service car men antl tlicii pi-
sengers expresseil the opinion -ti i
day and today that an amcndim u to
thu city ordinaiue should 'm - n
providing u sliding scale with a mini-
mum charge In dry weather Just
looklu
in wet weather i- said to im !' th
'half dollar charge allowed un.l. I iw
of pii" lines ami also by the fact that
V has b en u member of several con-
gr sses tiiitl has had reelection to the
lit W oil".
lVison.il interest In pipe line con-
tint t ami pt rsonal touch with the busi-
ness in the oil fields comprise other
exi client icasoiis why Cougicssman
Win el i should be in better position
r it in the very large majority of people
to tin -nun tiling effective upon his re-
turn to Washington next week. In the
ij. iiitt ol ussi.siing tnrougii i-ctieriu
tl pittmiuH the research that has ro-
te'itlj beiu propo-ed by Texas Okla-
liotn i. Arkansas and Louisiana legis-
laturis in pipe line stnragu farm and
pine reductions made effective by the
large oil purchasing companies.
Cotigri ssinan Wheeler came here
with Robert Mutches of the Cour-en-Miitchis
interests with a well ready to
drill in mi the Peeks tract and another
Hearing th -ami ia the north side
in tin- vltlnit.v nt me liuaraniy
Sir Wh i b r had no guilt amount of
tuao to -pire bur he had con-ideiablc
law strum In the Peeks well ami ether
Invi -tun ni under consideration in the
Siipheu- i utility and South Mend
fulil- Ih expected that he would he
aid. to -' the Peck's well III view the
t i Id- ami leturn home within a week
II ha- be. n here more than a week
. ml ii-teid of the Peeks well drilling
In mi the iirst day of his visit. It N yet
to drill in Pipe Hue connections have
not In n ivailable. although the Peeks
with it- provtn ground and the I rat
'th tl tiis.ilnty ot a good well waiting
.unit r th I'ourseii Matches ilerrb k 1-
in .itiiiiihle tn-J of pipe lilies Gulf
Mnguolla and the re.st.
' I'its.uiuu Wheeler is said ny
tho-e vim know him tt) he an aggress-
ive .lampion of fairness anil right.
I witli a mal'iier of address that has a
uo-e ' i ow i i f ul kick hi it and gets things
i . . .. it ..
otei so mere is more imiii onitr
reason for the belief that when lie re-
tui-i- to Washington he will have the
wi-h to put things plainly and the
l.'li!' to do s0 before his colleagues
ul t i it then will be considerable
lung Immediately thereafter.
It i his visit to the Stephens eoun-
iv utll has bad the worries ot de
bit. Congressman Wheeler has never-
i tl less nut his time to good Use. He
at a trip of u. couple of Murks i iM i.i out dally and has co.creU
most of the important yrodu .ton lu
Sltphens c unity and in the -'outh
i; in pix.l ot southern Young county.
11 not im h. has also had the thrill of
tv.niiiig for tits well to come In .which
1 oik unit the most seasoned of opera-
tors never get fuUy heyuud enjoying.
SlKlill leads all the olu
laud.1 in the tutal yield of oil
p
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