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lO. Om Tee fhe Casper Daiip Cribune DAVID STREET HOLDUPS William Mannigan and T. J. Fow-| lew, who plead guilty in justice court to the charge of holding up a David street rooming house, were bound over to the district court for trial by Judge W. S. Tubbs. Their bonds were fixed at $1,000, but neither of the men has yet been able to pro- cure the release money. They are charged with entering | A CHILD 1s CUT IT’S A GREAT LIFE IF YOU DON’ BOUND OVER T0 COURT) {TS A SIMPLE MATTER “To TELL WHA “O BE IF You ONLY SERNE THEIR. NRPORAL INCLINATIONS the resort and at the point of heavy | calibre guns forcing the inmates of | the house to turn over their posses- | sions. They secured a comparatively small sum, less than $50 and in their hurry overlooked several hundred dollars’ worth of jewelry. ‘he men| were apprehended by members of the} police force in a local hotel, where | they sought refuge less than an hour after their bold holdup. SAF WITA NATL! Bvt | states and the surface of so much of; combining their several interests so Wi FOR, NoeANce— MY BOX {S BUILDING ALL DAY - HES & His BLOCKS RAL Bord LoER, ste* WELL AccoRDING “TO THAT MY XOUNGSTER IS A NATURAL BoRN FARMER— HE HAS ODN iN TRE ee oP aT Five IN THE MORMING LEASING MEASURE INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE BY SMOOT OF UTAH (continued from Page Four) than 25 per centum, as may be fixed by the secretary of the interior, for such periods and under such other conditions as are fixed for oil and gas Teases in this act. Sec. 15. That until the permittee shall apply for lease to the one-half of the permit area heretofore pro- vided for he shall pay to the United States 20 per centum of the gross value of all oil or gas secured by him from the lands embraced within his permit and sold or o.herwise disposed of or held by him for sale or other disposition. Sec. 16. That all permits and leases of lands containing oi] or gas, made or issued under the of this act, shall be subject to the condition that no wells shall be drill- ed within two hundred feet of. any of the outer boundaries of the lands} sc locsted, leased, entered, or patent- ed, unless the adjoining lands have been patented or the title thereto otherwise vested in private owners, or leased hereunder, and to the fur- ther condition that the locator, les- see, entryman, or patentee will, in} conducting his explorations and min- ing operations, use all reasonable precautions to prevent waste of oil or gas developed in the land, or the entrance of water through wells drilled by him to the oil sands or oil- bearing strata, to the destruction or injury of the oil deposits. Violations of the provisions of this section shall constitute grounds for the forfeiture of the location, entry, lease, or pat- ent, to be enforced through appro- priate proceedings in courts of com- petent jurisdiction. Sec. 17. That all unappropriated deposits of oil or gas situated within known geologic structure of a pro- ducing oil or gas field and the uren- tered lands containing the same, ex- cept, however, those embraced in any Prospecting permit during the life of the same, may be leased by the Sec- retary of the Interior under general regulations to qualified applicants, with preference in order of applica- tion, in areas not exceeding six hun- dred and forty acres in tracts which shall not exceed in length two and one-half times their width, such ¥o select and receive the lease as in| this section provided for that por-} ithe public lands containing such de-| far as may be necessary for the pur- |posits, or land adjacent thereto, as| poses of constructing and carrying on jmay be required for the extraction|the business of a refinery, or of es- |and reduction of the leased miner-!tablishing and constructing as a com- als, under such rules and regulations,| mon carrier a pipe line or lines oF not inconsistent with this act, as he| railroads to be operated and used by may prescribe; that no lease here-|thcii jointly in the transportation of under shall exceed five thousand one hundred and twenty acres of land, to be described by the legal subdivisions of the public-land sur- provisions | | drilled, and in the event of such leas- subject to readjustment at the end| jtion of his claim or claims equal to,| |but not in excess of, said one-half | of the area of such geologic oil struc- | ture. | _ All such jeases shall be made and the amount to be paid yor oil andjed by the secretary of the interior. gas produced after the execution of Leases may be for indeterminate such lease shall be fixed by the sec-| periods, upon such conditions as may retary of the interior under appro-|be imposed by the secretary of the priate rules and regulations: Provid-|interior, including covenants rela- ed, however, that as to ‘all such tive to methods of mining, preven- claims situate within naval petrole-|tion of waste, and productive devel- um reserve the producing wells there-|opment. For the privilege of min- on only shall be leased, together with jing, extracting, and disposing of the jan area of land sufficient for the op-|oil or other minerals covered by a |pretion thereof, upon the terms and lease under this section the lessee payment of royalties for past and fu-|shall pey to the United States such |¢ure production as herein provided royalties as shall be specified in the for in the leasing of claims: No lease—not less than 5 per centum wells shall be drilled in the land sub-!nor more than 25 per centum—and ject te this provision within six hun-/an annual rental, payable at the be- red and sixty feet of any such: leas-| ginning of each year, at the rate of ed well without the consent of the/50 cents per acre per annum, for the lessee: Provided, however, that the|lands included in the lease, the ren- president may, {in his disaretion, | tal paid for any one year to be cred-| lease the remainder of any such claim |ited against the royalties accruing} upon which such wells have been|for that'year; such royalties to be| veys, or if unsurveyed, to be sur- veyed by the United States at the expense of the applicant, in accord- ance with regulations to be prescrib- ing seid claimant or his successor | of each twenty-year period by the| shall have a preference right to such;secretary of the ‘interior: Provided,| lease: And provided further, that|that for the purpose of encourag- he may permit the drilling of addi-|ing the production of petroleum Pro-| tional wells by the claimant or his|ducts from shales the secretary may} successor within the limited area of |in his discretion, waive the payment| six hundred and sixty feet thereto- of any royalty and rental during the| fore provided for upon such terms first five years of any lease: Pro- and conditions as he may prescribe.| vided, that any person having a| No fradulent claimant shall be en-|valid location to such minerals under! titled to any lease provided for in|existing laws on January 1, 1919,! this section, but the successor in in-|shall upon the relinquishment of terest of such claimant without no-|puch location, be entitled to a lease tice of the fraud at the time such| under the provisions of this section, interest was acquired shall not be|for such area of the land relinquish- chargeable therewith. ed as shall not exceed the maximum Upon the delivery and acceptance |area authorized by this section to be of the lease, as in this section pro-jleased to an individual or corpora- vided, all suits brought by the gov-|tion: Provided, however, that no ernment affecting such lands may be.;claimant who has been guilty of settled and adjusted in zecordance fraud in the location of any oil-shale herewith and all moneys impounded | bearing lands shall be entitled to in such suits or under the act of|2ny of the benefits of this section: j}August 25, 1914, (Thirty-eight | Provided further, that not more Statutes at Large, page 708), shall|than one lease shall be granted undér be paid over to the parties entitled | this section to any one person, as- Serie: 5 case of conflicting claim-| sociation, or corporation. ants for leases under this section, General Provisions. ‘the secretary of the interior is au-| Sec. 25. That the secretary of the leases to be conditioned upon the| thorized to grant leases to one or| payment by the leasee of fae royal-|™more of them as shall be deemed! ies may be fixed m the lease, /Just. | Qos Bete which shall not be 1 than 5 . 19.— that any person who, ai seg) are the time of any withdrawal order, centum nor more than 25 per cent- um in amount of value of the pro-|OF OD January 1, 1919, was a bona | duction, which royalty on demand of fide occupant or claimant of oil or| the Secretary of the Interior shall|&#8 lands not withdrawn from entry, | be paid in oil or gas, and the pay- | and who had previously performed | ment in advance of a rental of not|#ll acts under then existing laws) less than $1 per acre per annum |Decessary to valid locations thereof | thereafter during the continuance of |¢*ePt to make discovery, and upon} the lease, the rental paid for any which discovery had not been made! interior shall reserve and may exer- cise the authority to cancel any pros- pecting permit upon failure by the permittee to exercise due diligence in the prosecution of the prospecting work in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the permit, and shall insert in every such permit issued under the provisions of this act appropriate provisions for its cancel- lation by him. oil from their several wells, or from the wells of other lessees under this act, or the transportation of coal: Provided further, That any combina- tion for such purpose or purposes shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of the interior on applica- tion to him for permission to form the same. Sec. 27. That rights of way thrv the public lands, including the forest reserves, of the. United States are hereby granted for pipeline purposer for the transportation of oil or natural gas to any applicant possess- ing the qualifications provided in sec- tion 1 of this act to the extent of the ground occupied by the said pipe line and 25 feet on each side of the same under such regulations as to survey location, application, and use as may be prescribed by the secretary of thr interior, and upon the express con dition that such pipe lines shall be constructed, operated, and maintaine? as common carriers: Provided, Tha’ no right of way shall hereafter be granted over said lands for the trans portation of oi] or natural gas excep’ under and subject to the provisions limitations, and conditions of this sec tion. Failure to comply with the pro visions of this section of the regula tions prescribed by the secretary of the interior shall be ground for for feiture of the grant by the Unite? States district court for the distric’ in which the property, or some par’ thereof, is located in an appropriat’ proceeding. igs hs Sec. 28. That any permit, sease occupation, or use permitted ande~ this act shall reserve to the secretar” of the’ interior the right to permi’ upon such terms as he may determine to be just, for joint or several us¢ such easements of rights of way, in cluding casements in tunnels upon through, or in the lands leased, occu pied, or used as may be necessary 0” appropriate to the working of th: same, or of other lands containinr the deposits described in this act, an” the treatment and shipment of thr products therof by or under the av thority of the government, its lesseer or permittees, and for other publi- purposes: Provided, That said secre tary, in his discretion, in making an‘ lease under this act may reserve tr the United States the right to lease sell, or otherwise dispose of the sur- face of the lands embraced withir such lease under existing law or laws hereafter enacted, in so far as saic surface is not necessary for use of the lessee in extracting and removinr the deposits therein: Provided fur- ther, That if such reservation is niapd- it shall be so determined before the chase, requiring the payment of wages at least twice a month in law- ful money of the United States and providing proper rules and regula- tions to insure the fair and just weigh- ing or measurement of the coal mined by each miner, and such other provis- ions as he may deem necessary for the protection of the interests of the United States, for the prevention of monopoly, and for the safeguarding of the public welfare: Provided, That MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1919 TWEAKEN— 5 . : —By Jack Rabbit | I i oF Seats Rupeer Stanes TRE An Honor of Peace “What are your impressions of Man’s Land?” “I didn’t get into the war,” an- Swered the morose citizen. “My only vivid idea of No Man’s Land is, home while spring housecleaning is .going on.”—Washington Ster. o none of such provisions shall be in conflict with the laws of the State in which the leased property is situated. Sec. 30 That any lease issued un- der the provisions of this act may be forfeited and canceled by an appro- nriate proceeding in the United States district court for the district in which the property, or some part thereof, is located whenever the lessee fails to comply with any of the provisions} of this act, of the lease or of the gen- eral regulations promulgated under ‘his act and in force at the date of *he lease; and the lease may provide for resort to appropriate methods for ‘he settlement of disputes or for -emedies for breach of specified con- jitions thereof. Sec. 31. That the secretary of the ‘nterior is authorized to prescribe >ecessary and proper rules and regu- ‘ations and to do any and all things necessary to carry out and accom- lish the purposes of this act: Pro- sided, That nothing in this act shall’ Se construed or held to affect the -ights of the states or other local au- ‘hority to exercise any right which ‘hey may have, including the right to ‘evy and collect taxes upon improve- ments, output of mines, or er - _ = F ~ights, property. or assets of any ‘essee of the United States. Dutton, Staley & Company Brokers Daily accurate quotations from New York and Denver markets, over private telegraph wires. Instant ser- viee. We furnish quotations on any stock listed on any exchange in the country. List your stocks with us, we will get you the highest possible price. Ask for our market letter. Two Casper, Wyo., 411 Oil Exchange Bldg., Phone 1134 Lusk, Wyo., Henry Hotel J. J. GIBLIN All Local Oil Stocks Bought and Sold We represent the Equitable Life Insurance company of New York and several excellent Fire and Automobile Insurance companies. If interested call at the office and talk it over. Rooms 312-313 Oil Exchange Building. Phone 1176 COMPUTATIONS Sec, 82. That all statements, rep- INVOICES TIME SHEETS INVENTORIES -esentations, or reports required by Estimates on Job Woik “he secretary of the interior under’ Comptometer Operators ‘his. act shall be upon oath, unless Furnished by the stherwise. specified by him, and in), CASPER BUSINESS COLLEGE, Inc. he secretary of the interior may re- wuire. = aosits of coal, phosphate,'sodium, oil, AMERI Cc AN CAFE : Serves You Right CREAM WAFFLES ai] shale. or gas in the lands of the Served 5:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. ‘Inited States, which lands may have Seen or may be disposed of under ‘aws reserving to the United, States -nch deposits, with the right to pros- rect for, mine, and remove the same, subject to such conditions as are or ay hereafter be provided Joby such ‘aws reserving such deposits. Sec. 34. That 50 per centum of all | offering of such lease: And providee Sec. 26. That no person, associa-| further, That the said secretary, dur- tion, or corporation, except as herein one year to be credited against the prior to the passage of this act, and| royalties as they accrue for that year. | who has performed work or expend-| | provided, shall take or hold more than Leases shall be for a period of twen.|¢d on or for the benefit of such lo-| during the life of such lease in any ty years, with the preferential right in the lessee to renew the same for successive periods of ten years upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the secre- tary of the interior, unless otherwise provided by law at the time of the expiration of such periods. Sec. 18. Upon relinquishment to the United States, filed in the gen- eral land office within six months after the epproval of this act, of all right, title, and interest claimed and poszessed since prior to July 3, 1910, by the claimant hereunder or his predecexsor in interest under the pre- existing pstroleum placer law to any oil or gas bearing land embraced in any executive order of withdrawal made prior to July 3, 1910, and not within any naval petroleum reserve, and upon payment to the United States of an amount equal to the value at the time of production of one-eighth of all the oil or gas al- ready produced and saved from such and, the claimant, or his successor, if in undisputed possession of such land, shall be entitled to a lease there- on from the United States for a per- iod of twenty years, at a royalty of not less than 5 per centum nor more than 25 per centum of all the pro- ceeds of oil or gas produced: Provid- ed, that not more than one-half of the area within the geologic oi) or gas structure of a producing oil or} gas field shall be leased to any one)! claimant under the provisions of this ‘section when the area of such geo-} logical oil structure exceeds six hun- dred and forty acres. Any claimant) or his successor, subject to this limi-| tation, shall, however, have the right jcations an amount equel in the ag- gregate of $260 for each location if application therefor shall be made within six months from the passage of this act shall be entitled to pros- pecting permits thereon upon the heame terms and conditions as other permits provided for in this act, or where any such person has hereto- fore made discovery he shall be en- titled to a lease thereon under such terms as the secretary of the interior may prescribe unless otherwise pro- ‘vided for in section 18 hereof: Pro vided, that such lands are not re {served for the use of the navy: Pro tvided, however, that no claiman |who has been guilty of any frau jor who has not acted honestly anc in good faith shall be entitled to an: of the benefits of this section: An: |provided further, that within on year efter the passage of this ac jwhere any land has been include |within an oil withdrawal or classi- |fication heretofore made after bon: |fide entry upon the same by a quali- fied homestead or desert-land entry. |man, and where said entryman he: |complied with the requirements of |the law relating to such entries uy to the time when said withdrawa ‘was made, said entryman or the pat entee under such entry, shall be giv en a preference right to a prospect ing permit for the same under thc same terms and conditions as pre- |seribed in this ect. Oil Shale Sec. 20. That the secretary of the interior is hereby authorized to lease te amy person or corporation quali- fied under this act any deposits of. oil shale belonging to the United one coal, phosphate, or sodium lease |one state; no person, association, or corporation shall take or hold, at one time, more than three oil or gas leases granted hereunder in any one state, and not more than one lease within the geologic structure of a producing oil or gas field; no corpora- tion shall hold any .interest as a | stockholder of another corporation in | more than such number of leases; and no person cr corporation shal] take or hold any interest or interests as a member of an association or associa- ‘ons as as a stockholder of a corpora-| fon or corporations holding a lease| nder the provisions hereof, which, to- “ether with the area embraced in any lirect holding of a lease under this vet, or which, together with any other nterest or interests as a member of ing the life of the lease is authorizec to issue such permits for easements herein provided to be reserved. Sec, 29. That no lease issued un- der the authority of this act shall be assigned or sublet, except with the consent of the sécretary of the in- terior. The lessee may, in the dis- cretion of the secretary of the inter- ior, be permitted at any time to make written relinquishment of all rights under such a lease, and upon accept- ance thereof be thereby relieved of all future obligations under said lease, and may with like consent, surrender | any legal subdivision of the area in- | cluded within the lease. Each lease | shall contain provisions fer the pur- pose of insuring the exereise of rea- sonable diligence, skill, amd care in the operation of said property; a provision that such rules for the safety and welfare of the miners and ‘n association or associations or as a for the prevention of undtie waste as | may be prescribed by said secretary tockholder of a corporation or cor-| ¢hall be observed, including a restric- erations holding a lease under the ~rovisions hereof, exceed in the aggre-| vate an amount equivalent to the naximum number of acres allowed! he interests held in violation of this| yrovision shall, be’ forfeited to the "Inited States by appropriate proceed-| ‘ngs instituted by the attorney gen-| ‘ral for that purpose in the United States district court for the district ‘n which the property, or some part | hereof, is located, except that any} such ownership or interest hereby for-| bidden which may be acquired by de-| scent, will, judgment, or de¢ree may| be held for two years and not longer | after its acquisition: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be com | strued to limit sections 18 and 19 or} to prevent any number of lessees un- der the provisions of this act sre | © any one lessee under this act, and workmen complete freedom of pur- A Tribune Want Ad Will Sell 2 , Fiery Itching and Burning sare Speedy AEP HG @ MostCruel Torture / tion of the workday to not exceeding | eight hours in any one day for un- | derground workers except in cases of emergency, provisions securing the noney re¢eived from sales, royalties, and rentals under the provisions of *his ‘act, excepting those from Alaska, shall be paid into, reserved, and ap- ~ropriated as a part of the reclama-| * ‘ton fund created by the act of con- ress approved June 17, 1902, known as the Reclamation Act, and 50 per -entum of the amounts derived from such royalties and rentals shall be maid by the secretary of the treasury after the expiration of each fiscal vear to the state within the boundar- tes of which the leased lands of de- nosits are or were located, said moneys to be used by such state or subdivisions thereof for the construc- tion and maintenance of public roads or for the support of public schools or other public educational institu- tions, as the legislature of the state may direct: Provided, That any moneys which may accrue to the United States under the provisions of |ff this act from lands within the naval petroleum teserves shall be deposited } in the treasury as “miscellaneous re- ceipts.” Sec. 35. 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