How Schemers
Fleeced Public
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deep and over lands that hnd been CHIEF JUSTICE RECOVERS
C A N T JUMP OUT OF CAR TO CHASE CATS
taken as grazing homesteads or the
mineral rights withheld. The parties
who had obtained the permits were
boomers, men without any knowledge
or experience In oil structures or lands,
Farm Relief Measure May
without any money or backing or
standing to obtain any and whose sole
Be in Effect by July.
object was to get one to try It out for
a little cash and agreement to get a
Washington.—President Hoover won
share of the royalties. They would
the support of the house In bis fight
•vldence
of
containing
oil
and
gas.
Oil Trick*, Stopped by New
hold the permits as long as they
to defeat the debenture plnn of furtu
“These applications were filed In could and then come bask for re
relief when that body rejected the sub
Policy, Described by In
many Instances without geological newal without even so much as dig
sidy scheme by a vote of 250 to 113.
examination and by Individuals with ging a five-foot hole on them.
terior Department.
While the two brunches of congress
out financial means of complying with
“ In one Instance an attorney pre
are now technically at odds on the Is
Washington.—“ What,"
aslta
the the drilling requirements of the law. pared applications In blank or bad
sue. enough senators have indicated
Department of Interior In a recent They had no special reason to be them signed by people scattered
their readiness to drop the flglit for
press memorandum, “ Is behind the lieve that oil was present. Actual through several states and forward
the debenture to assure a reversal of
was
not
84,000 permits. Involving millions of development, obviously,
ed to him. He held them until such
the senate's action In support of the
acres of land, Issued to Individuals their purpose. Apparently, the hope time as he could discover from the
bounty.
and companies to prospect for oil and was to obtain permits and hold them district Innd oftlce records lands which
The house voted directly on the de
gas on the public domain since the until some one had tested land for were subject to filing and then In
benture. when Representative Tilson,
general teasing law was passed by oil and gas In the vicinity, which serted the description of the land
Connecticut, Republican floor lender,
congress Dine years ago? Why have would enable them to sell out at a In the application. If the application
moved the conferees be Instructed to
Urge
profit
or
secure
a
royalty
on
these permits ripened Into only fifty
had been executed some time In ad
insist that tills amendment by the
any
oil
thnt
might
be
produced
on
Blx leases? Why have 15,000 permit
vance the date would be changed so
senate be struck from tlie bill.
tees, whose rights have already been their own area by others.
as to conform more nearly to the
Thirty-four Democrats voted against
"‘ When these permits were can time of the filing of the application.
canceled for nnncompllance with the
the debenture plan, thirteen Repub
law, allowed their claims to lapse? celed for lack of development work, Usually these applications were ac
licans for It. Eighteen pairs were an
And how will the new federal oil the Innds would be filed upon again. companied by a power of attorney
nounced, showing five Democrats
Upon the failure of the second per given to him by the applicant In
conservation policy curb the specu
W. H. Taft.
against debenture and two Repub
latlon In the potential oil lands of mittee to do the necessary prospect eneb Instance the attorney would re
licans for It, with the Farmer-Labor-
ing work to hold the land, a third tain for himself a certain royalty In
the country?
Washington.—Fully recovered from Ites also In fuvor of the bounty.
“ These," the bulletin continues, crop of applications might be filed, terest and the holder of the applica the ailment which sent him to a hospi
The Tammany Democrats from New
“ are some of the questions that have thus holding the land Indefinitely with tion would have little to say as to tal recently, Chief Justice Taft ar
How the owner of the Irish Setter, Pat, manages to keep the pup from
York went overwhelmingly against de
caused the Department of the In out development.
rived
at
his
summer
home
at
Murray
the operations under the application
benture.
risking his life Jumping from the moving car to chase cats. The UttU covered
“
In
the
early
days,
when
permits
terior to Issue a statement describ
or permit Thus one man might con Bay, Canada. The chief Justice is look
Democrats who voted against the wagon keeps the dog safe. He's a Los Angeles dog.
ing the speculation In the public do were canceled, the land became sub trol thousands of acres embraced in ing forward to a restful vuentlon dur subsidy w ere:
main and the methods by which pro ject to another filing by the first the applications and permits. The pur ing which, however, he will not be
Atwell, Louisiana; Black, Bloom,
j d "H - H "l"l"l I I I I I I I 1 -H -l-H -H -I-t
moters have been able to turn the qualified applicant at the district land pose of the law, that of giving In free o f the cares of his high office.
Boylun, Carley, Cullen, Dlckstein.
The practice was criticized dividual citizens a chance to acquire He will undertake, before his return
lure of oil to their own profit and oftlce.
Fitzpatrick, Griffin, Lindsay, Mead,
•
■ White Crosses Too
to the disadvantage of the public In because certain people might obtain valuable land, was thus Interfered to Washington, a review of a number
Quayle, Somers and Sullivnn of New
o f cases now before the court and will
advance Information a» to when the with.
exploiting the national resources.
Depressing in Ohio -
Y ork; Cochran, Missouri; Crosser and
give attention to other court business
“ Many letters are on file at the permit was to be canceled and thus
“ Interest” In Associations.
Motorists In Ohio have start
Mooney of Ohio; Douglas, Arizona;
wide enjoying the friendships he has
department which reveal the meth have an advantage over others. Later,
ed a movement for the repeal
Drune, Green, Yon, Florida; Kinche-
“ Another group of persons adver built up at Murray Bay.
ods by which Individuals have been the General Land Office allowed all
of the law which requires the
loe, Kentucky; Lea, California; Lud
tised
extensively
that
government
oil
Imposed upon In the matter of these Interested parties to file on a can
erection of a white cross at ev
low, Indiana; McCormack, Douglass,
celed area, awarding the Innd to the land might be had at a nominal cost
oil lands.
Wear and In
ery spot along a highway where
Massachusetts;
Montague,
Moore, Minimize
that every citizen had a right to claim IMPORTS INCREASE
Individual
whose
number
was
first
“ ‘I subscribed for twenty-five acres
there has been a traffic fatality. '
Woodrum, Virginia; O’Connell, Rhode
his share, that the promoters would
crease Life of Automo
of oil land,' wrote an enlisted man drawn.
To pass these crosses contlnu- 1
OVER U. S. EXPORTS Island; Palmlsano, Maryland; Smith,
show the way to great profits through
“ To take advantage of this situa
In the army, 'to be filed on at $!i per
bile Engine.
ousl.v stimulates more careful
West Virginia; Whittington, Mississip
these rights. They cited outstanding
acre. I hove already paid $10 and will tion Interested persons or companies successes of others on government
driving, it Is said, but It also ■
pi ; Auf Der Heide, New Jersey.—34.
pay $10 more this pay day. The land obtained the applications of hundreds land. They proposed to organize as Former Totaled $401,000,000;
The three devices that minimize
has a depressing effect on trav-
Republicans voting for debenture
Is supposed to be United States gov of people whom they could control. sociations, which they Induced hun
wear and Increase the automobile en
Latter Only $387,000,000.
elers. One 75-mile stretch of ;
were:
It was like buying a multitude of
ernment land.'
highway has 69 crosses along !
Browne, Hull, Lampert, Nelson, gine's life are air cleaners, oil filters
dreds of people throughout the Unit
“ Another correspondent who had chances In a lottery. The greater the ed States to Join. Interest In these
Its sides, nearly one to a mile, j
Washington.—For the first time since Schneider, Wisconsin; Campbell, Iowa; and crankcase ventilator, students of
begun to become suspicious of an oil number of controlled applicants at the associations were sold for $2 an acre, April, 1920, Imports of American Christgnu, Selvlg, Minnesota; James, General Motors Institute of Technol
time of drawing the better would be
l„l„l | | | | | | | 1.1. 1. 1 i - h
development scheme wrote:
not more than 1(10 acres going to any products last month exceeded exports Michigan; Johnson, Williamson, South ogy were told in an address by Sum
'"W hat steps would I take to get the chances of an Individual or com one person. They advertised that the of foreign goods with the result that Dakota; Lambertson, Kansas; Sinclair, ner S. Howard, a director of service.
my money back?
My wife and I pany getting the land. In one draw Interest holders would have nothing an unfavorable balance was created North Dakota.—13.
"The air cleaner prevents road dust
Instrument Will Tell
have paid In $120 and we cannot lose ing there were 7,000 applications filed to do except to draw the royalties In May. Exports, according to the De
Democrats paired against debenture from being brenthed Into the engine
it.
As the association claimed the for a single tract o f Innd—another when oil was discovered, the bnck- partment of Commerce, aggregated
through the carburetor and causing
were:
Needs o f Auto Battery
government hnd granted It the per- evidence of pure speculation on behalf ers of the association attending to all only
$,‘187,000,000,
while
Imports
O'Connell and Corning, New York; excessive wear to cylinder walls, pis
mlt to develop, I cannot see why of the applicants. To circumvent this the details looking toward compliance reached an aggregate of $401,000,000. Mrs. Norton, New Jersey; Connery, ton rings, etc.” Mr. Howard said.
the government Is not liable to be a $10 filing fee was required of ench with the terms of the permit.
surplus of Imports amounting to Massachusetts, and De Rouen, Louisi “ There are two types of air cleaners,
obliged to refund the money. As It applicant at drawings In recent years,
each having their respective merits.
“ The filing of an oil and gas appli $14,000,000 was left. In April, 1920, ana.
has been some time since the filing, which materially reduced the number.
One Is the centrifugal type, which re
the unfavorable balance was $10,-
Republicans paired for debenture:
cation
for
permit
for
2,500
acres
cost
possibly the association has beguii
Efforts to Safeguard the Public,
Chrlstopherson, South Dakota, and quires no cleaning, and the other the
$32 In fees.
The association under 000 , 000 .
jpperatjgos, and If so all Is well How
‘oll-wqjted’ type, which Is enslly
In the corresponding period of last Frear. Wisconsin.
“¿•hat the general leasing law has this scheme would thus make a profit
ever, I can get no communication been
en used by many uKscrupulous of $5,088 on each application tHej year, exports totaled $4lSi ,070,00&,
The majority of 137 against putting cleaned By plunging It up nnd down
from them.’
r
persons qnd association^ ^¡¿r tlndr The evidence Is that fiiise associa while Imports reached only $354,715,- the debenture plan in the farm relief in a citn of gasoline and then re-olling
-¿an-..
own special benefit and to the delri- tions have done little more than file 000, tills creating a favorable balance bill came as a surprise to opponents for use again. It should be cleaned
Explains Permit.
of the bounty. It was equally sur according to recommendations I d the
' “ An oil and gas application Is the ment of those Induced to enter Into the applications. Their purpose, evi of $08,570,000 for May, 1928.
Various reasons were offered for prising to the southern Democrats in car owners’ instruction book.
holder’s claim to the right to pros their schemes has long been appar dently, has not been oil development.
Work of Oil Filter.
pect on 2,500 acres of public Innd. ent to the Department of the Inter The Investors In their associations the reversal of American foreign trade favor of It.
“The air cleaner’s ‘twin brother,’ the
That tlie house Is dend set ngninst
This Is filed In the local land oftlce ior, and every means possible has have tnken long chances of getting In May. One was the rush of foreign
with a description of the land.
A been taken to safeguard the public. any return on their Investments, even Imports to avoid a prospective In the debenture plan was the construc oil filter, removes the foreign matter
permit Is his right to prospect which Some of the schemes violate the gen where the associations have carried crease In American import tariffs, It tion placed upon the overwhelming de from the crank-case oil, thus reducing
grows out of the application.
The eral laws aguinst fraud rather than on development work, for nil such was sahl. Another explanation was feat. Once tlie conferees report an engine wear nnd making the oil last
lnw requires that drilling be done the public land laws. They mny In applications have been filed on Innds the high money rates in the United agreement with tlie sennte leaders In longer. It filters the oil at the rate
States, which depressed foreign cur favor of eliminating tlie Item another of about a quart a minute so thnt the
progressively
within
time limits. volve an Improper use of the malls within strictly wildcat territory.
rencies. Attention was called to the overwhelming vote In favor of that entire contents of the crankcase are
Upon discovery of oil, the permittee and so need to be prosecuted by the
The exploitation of the public
They ore through these permits to prospect will fact that Imports for May were larger course undoubtedly will follow in tlie filtered about every ten minutes.
Is entitled to a lease, paying the gov I’ost Oftlce Department.
“ The oil filter is nn excellent de
ernment a royalty on all oil produced. carefully watched by the authorities be automatically stopped by the ap In value than any May in the last six house.
It wns predicted thnt the farm re vice, but It must be kept so. In the
“ It Is admitted thnt many permits who enforce the various state nnd plication of President Hoover's oil con years.
On the other hand, exports dropped lief measure mny be In effect by July. most commonly used filter devices, the
have been acquired by legitimate de federal laws with which they come servation policy. Under that policy
cartridge or straining element Is good
velopers and the government has re Into conflict.
permits to prospect are not to be In comparison with last year. E.
for about 10,000 miles as It then be
A correspondent who Is a mining granted.
ceived millions of dollars In royalty
Since they are not to be Dana Durand, of the statistical re Austrian Girl Winner
comes clogged nnd the oil Is by-passed
from their efforts.
No censure Is engineer nnd geologist wrote the de granted promoters will not be able to search division of the Department of
Inventor Holding New Device.
partment as follows:
in W orld Beauty Show without straining. It Is the snme ns
attached to them. But upon the puss
profit because of any alleged pros Commerce, said the decline was due
age of the general leasing art, thou
1 found that every available pects of wenlth thnt might lie In them. to the decrease In the value of cotton
Galveston, Texas.—Miss Lisl Gold- having no filter, and this Is why the ■ The “ Uno,” an Instrument Invented
sands of applications for prospecting acre of public land which was wltji- One element of speculation thnt Is exports. Exports of c< tton last month arbelter of Austria was crowned oil filter should be serviced after 10,-
by C. W. Ward, of Los Angeles, by
permits were filed for Innd In so- In ten miles hnd been tied up with likely to be a pnrt of the development totaled only $43,000,000, while In the
Miss Universe” at the International 000 miles operation.
which the motorist can tell whether
Crankcase Ventilator.
called •wildcat' territory, which, by perriilts overlapping one another so of oil nnd mining areas will have corresponding period of last year they Pageant of Pulchritude here. It wns
aggregated $05,000,000 or $22,000,000 the first time in the history of the
“An ally of the oil filter and air his battery needs charging and also
the way, Is land that has no visible thnt In places they were two or three been removed"'
If It has sufficient water. The device
more.
pngeunt a foreign beauty captured the cleaner In preventing wear is crank is a galvonometer acting as a volt
case
ventilation,
which
removes
or
For the five months ended with
¡tie of beauty queen of the universe.
May the trade balance was in favor of In the final count she received six minimizes water and fuel that would meter and Is connected with the bat
the United States by $298,632,000. In votes to one for Miss Magda Demet- contaminate the oil. Crankcase ven tery by means of a lead electrode with
thnt period, exports aggregated $2,- rescue, representing Rumania.
tilation, which Is In quite general use, another insulated wire running to ihe
starter switch. The Inventor Is hold
232,449,IKK), while imports totaled $1,-
’Miss Universe" was awarded $2,000 Is usunlly accomplished In two ways. ing the new device.
&
933.817.000. Thnt favorable balance In gold and a silver plaque. Miss Ahl- One Is to pass a blast of air from a
was greater than in the corresponding berg was voted the second prize of fan through a tube, causing a suction
1928 period when exports of $1,989,- ‘ 1,000.
from the crankcase, which carries with Clever Job in Freeing
328.000,
compared with Imports of Six of the eight other beauties who It any vapors that may be present
Sticking Accelerator
$1,768,083,000, leaving a favorable finished in the money were North In the crankcase. The other method
Experienced motorists do not get
balance of hut $220,645,000. Both ex American girls. “ Miss Ohio,” Dorothy Is to take a certain portion of air
ports and Imports foi the first five Jean Davis of Massillon, was ranked across the surface of the crankcase alarmed when the accelerator, under-
months of the current year were third and wns awarded a $500 prize.
and Into the Intake of the carburetor, lubricated at its various points o f
anchorage or suffering from a defi
larger than for the corresponding five
“ Miss Greater New York," Miss carrying with It the water moisture cient spring tension, begins to stick
months of 1928.
Irene Alillierg, wns the North Ameri and fuel vapors.”
slightly. They merely pull It up with
can hope for the first award. The
the sides of their shoes. Sometimes
e'ghteen-.venr-old blonde stenographer Trains Now Halted at
Retrial Is Denied to
It becomes second nature for them
had been chosen “Miss United States"
Kentucky Dry Slayers In a field of 34 contestants.
Unprotected Crossings to resort to this practice. That Is
No matter how skillful one
Louisville, K.v.—Two officers who
Grade crossings at towns on some of wrong.
Is In freeing a sticking accelerator,
killed in u prohibition raid were held
the less active branch lines of rail
there are times when failure Is In
to have been rightfully convicted when Census Report Is to
Joe I.epplch of Bronson, Mich, (left), aboard his homemade steel boat In which he will attempt to cross
roads In Massachusetts and New
evitable nnd the punishment Is Inflict
they appeared before Judge Charles I.
(lie Atlantic ocean. He will sail from Toledo through Lakes Erie nnd Ontario, the St. Lawrence river to SL Johns,
Hampshire
are
now
unguarded
with
Be Made by Districts
Dawson In Federal court nnd naked
Newfoundland, nnd then over to Hamburg, Germany. The ship Is 2(1 feet long nnd has already withstood a tierce
out violation of rather strict laws gov ed upon the transmission gears. When
Washington.—Population statistics erning the protection of Intersections the accelerator sticks, have It freed at
for n retrial of their case. In the first
storm on Lake Michigan, i.epplch will have four companions—Conrad Kubatko, lludy Bentler and Henry Schnitt-
ger of Germany, nnd Arlo Sowers of Bronson.
trial each was convicted nnd sentenced of the 1930 decennial census will he of roadways and railways. Until re once.
announced publicly in each of 500 dis cently pensioned employees served as
to two years’ Imprisonment.
The officers, Roy Miller, prohibition tricts immediately after they are gath gatemen and flagmen at such cross
AUTOMOBILE FACTS
soon In hire n contest. It adds fuel to agent, nnd Clarence Gossett, deputy ered, instead of being tuhuluted first ings.
supply bodily power, It Is found. But sheriff, both of Hopkinsville, Ky„ were In Washington.
Pedestrians and vehicles no long
The public has averaged an Invest
If enti-ii before meals the result Is said t o ’lie the first ever convicted of
William SI. Steunrt, director of the er need “beware of the locomotive.”
ment of $1,000.000,000 a year for the"
discomforting because the chemical killing a citizen when a case of thnt census, explains that this procedure The locomotive now "bewares” and
past ten years In good roads.
notion of the sugar has retarded the nature was transferred from a state would be followed for the first time comes to a full stop before rolling
• • •
flow ol gastric Juices.
with
the
forthcoming
census,
in
order
to n United Stntes court.
over the crossing.
Sweets Can Add Energy If Wisely erngo healthy adult can consume three
Happening to be on a motor high
"Suppose we dump a lot of sugar
that innccurncles may he detected be
This practice may cause a few sec way Is probably a modern town’s
Used, But Excess Is Danger
to four ounces a day without dim
Into the stomach Just before dinner,”
fore tlie figures are tabulated for tlie onds’ delay to passengers, but It saves easiest way of getting on the map.
Give SOS Cells Right o f W ey
ous, Says Expert.
cutty or III elTects, It Is estimated.
says the Good Housekeeping article.
*
• •
Washington.-—All broadcasting sta permanent record.
the railroads a considerable amount
The amount consumed hy any In
“ In the first place It tends to destroy tions were ordered by the federal ra
At least 100,000 enumerators will be by relieving them of the necessity of
New York.—Americans today are dividual depends largely, however, on
Something else the old-timers did
our appetite for less strongly flavored dio commission to cease sending when needed to canvas the nation's homes stationing crossing men at points
Consuming more than 115 pounds of the Individual's degree of physical ac
not receive when they hought a new
food. If we sit down to dinner and ever their operations might Interfere for the census, he says, nnd between where there are but four or six trains
sugar per cnplta each year, or 85 tlvfty. Doctor Eddy points out.
horse was free service for six months
consume our beefsteak, the steak with SOS calls from ships or air 6,000 and 8.000 more will be employed a day.
or a year.
pounds a year more than In 1010. What
For example, since sugar Is a fuel, finds no gastric Juice to digest It. It
here
later.
• • •
planes.
Is thnt ndded 85 pounds doing to a hoy who spends several hours a day
has to remain there until the sugar Is
American health?
The nation rejoices happily In the
In strenuous outdoor gaaies can con
Spring
Clearances
Are
digested nnd the add begins to flow,
Five o f Family Drown
Give $1,000,000 to Hospitel
The rise of pro-sugar nnd anti-sugar stime more than the average amount or It Is sent on only partly digested.
possession of an ex-PresIdent who Is
Randolph, Vt.—Five members of one
Lessened by Usual Use not afraid to use a little old last
Chicago.—Dr. Arthur Denn Be van
diet faddists over the country tins nnd find It advantageous, since It
You see then the wisdom In placing
led Dr. Walter II. Eddy, widely adds to his energy. Ills sister who
During the Inspection of the new year's car.
nnd his wife announce a gift of family were drowned here, four of
desserts nt the end of the meal."
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them In attempting to rescue an
known dietary expert of Columbia uni
spends the nfternoon curled up with
Doctor Eddy disputes the claim that $1,000 000 to the Presbyterian hospi other. The victims were: Mr. nnd car while one Is Jotting down the vari
verslty, to olTer a comprehensive an a book will quickly grow fat and glow candy causes tooth decay. "Sugar Is tal for a large extension program. The
ous Identification marks and numbers.
Do not have the valve clearance set
swer to thnt question In the Good of mind nnd body If she tried to eat a good germ food, hut It Is hard to hospital expects to raise $0,000,000 for Mrs. Henry Bonnlman, their son Har It Is a good plan to measure the clear closer than the factory directions call
ry. and two daughters, Iona and Bea ance between the centers of the springs for. When set too close the valves
Housekeeping Magazine
the snme amount of sugar In candy see how much of It could remain In lts project.
trice.
and the frame Just above.
will not seat properly when the en
"Harmful eflfects of sugar are trace form. The snme comparison applies the crevices of the teeth, since It Is
able to excesses In Its use, rather than to the office worker, who spends his remtlly soluble In saliva and hence
Later on, when the car has been gine Is hot.
Sign* to Fight Hoonoy
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sny harm In the sugar Itself, which Is days at his desk, and the laborer would be steadily diluted." he points
given a season or so of hard work,
Chicago to Graduate 29,768
Charleroi, Pa.—Harry Fay, heavy
an essential food." he points out. add
The state of Texas, largest state It*
it will be found that the clearances
whose body Is being exercised through out
Chicago.—Chicago
public
schools,
weight boxer of Charleroi, signed a
Ing that the excess mny he represent the day.
are less. If springs have settled more the Union, has the largest highway
contract to fight Tom Heeney, Aus Including senior and Junior high
ed as often hy the way sugar Is used
Candy Itselt mny supply needed en
Many new railway lines ure being tralian heavyweight, at Miami, Fla., schools, will graduate 29.763 pupils than a quarter of an Inch as Indicated mileage of all the states In the coun
as by the amouni consumed. The sv
ergy at limes. With aihit-ten, If euten eonsi ruvied in Lat'la.
—an Increase of 1,565 over last year. by the vtrlatlom In clearance meas try. It has 180.000 miles af roadw
on July 4.
urements, the car will not ride easily. within Its borders.
D EB EN TU R E PLAN IS
D EFEA T ED BY HOUSE
THREE DEVICES
WILLSAVE CARS
Small Boat for Trip Across Atlantic Ocean
KARF-/f-35l4
AMERICANS EAT 35 LBS. MORE
SUGAR EACH THAN IN 1910