The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1902, Page 23

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1902. SCRIPPERS \EET WiTH NEW DEFENT Secretary of Interior De- cides California Cases, Question of Forest and Min- eral Land Location Settled. Judgment Rendered a Year Ago in the Oil Company Controversy Adhered To by the Wash- ington Authorities. Dl s, Epecial Dispatch to The Call. BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. WASHINGTON, April 12—The lieu X selectors, or “‘scrippers,” are again unsuccess{: for the Secretary of the In- terior to-d decided against them. The the Kern Oil Company Clarke and the Gray Eagle Oil | LI CA w nuRwey in the Visalia land district in , were decided by the Secretary | t the lieu land selectors almost a | ago. Upon the one hand the lands | troversy were clatmed by Clarke | a forest reserve lieu land selection, | nd on the other they were claimed by | the two companies named under placer | ng locations made to secure mineral oils in the lands. ’ er the principal decisions almost a | year ago the lieu land selectors filed a motion for review in each case, accom- extended printed briefs. it of the value of the land in versy and of the general importance re questions presented Assistant Ai- General Van Devanter permitted oral arguments upon the motions for re- view and granted to the opposing parties t in which to file further briefs. the pendency of a somewhat the United States Court San Francisco further nterior Department two or three montks whole gquestion has | carefully by the Assistant 1, with the result that a € motion for review in e has been prepared and | oved by the Secretary of adhering to the former RRRRRNRRE RRRRR RRRARY RRRRRE ¥ RRRRRE RRRRRRRE RN R RRRERE RRRERRERERENE RIRRR RRRRRE RERRRT AR RENRR KRR RN KRR RRERRRRY, RN RN RN, Rnnni Rk RN RRRRRrRRERRs KRR RRRnnt will be taken in the Gray soon as the will be Mon K nounced to-day adheres to the one heretofors the discussion of additional authori- sses and refutes as were presented in for review. | on which has been | & tion of authorities cases, and the elaborate the Interior ow considered as ovision of the stat- forest reserve lieu e made on_vacant ical condition of nts the selection of occupied for mining or ev though no entry de at the local land FRESIDENT NOMINATES MORE FEDERAL OFFICERS of Wynne for First Assistan Postmaster Generalship Sent to Senate. =3 12.—-The Presi- to the Senate the follow- m L. Kessinger, Sur-| for the port of Kansas stice—Walter T. Burn T Southern W. Ownby, U District of Texas. gisters of land offices—An- nk, at Los Angeles, Cal.; t of Columbia, at Receiver _of Public M. Mullen, Nebraska, at United States ! District e of Pennéylvania, First master General. METHODIST PREACHER CANNOT MAKE APPEAL Rev. Granville Lowther, Convicted | of Heresy, Is Denied the | Privilege. w ITA, Kans., April 12—The Rev. er, who was convicted | the recent session of the | as Conference of the | and who has announced | > W or Lowther during | pastor of the church lately served by the de- ster. Rose paid: T the law of the church Lowther | rfeited his right to appeal by con- | Uinuing to preach after he had been con- | victed and expelled from the ministry. H'f is still & member of the Methodist | chur ] d has no authority t a or exercise ministerial funclmns,('" pre«xch; —— | Railroad Building in Humboldt, | EUREKA, April 12—From Burnells | comes word that a crew is already at work that point clearing the right of the extension of the Eel Riy, ureka Railroad. As yet the plafx.: o he company are not known. but the | Teport is current that the road will at once be extended eight miles up Van Du- zen River, opening a magnificent redwood fct. It i= believed this company will the c Lumber Company's line | oad into Scotia ADVERTISEMENTS. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, Try a few doses of this won- derful medicine in the spring when ycu feel run-down, tired nervous. It is the best spring medicine known to sci. ence, and will purify the blood, and build up the system. It also cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, La Grippe, Mealaria, Fever and Ague. Den’t fail to try it. Our Private Stamp is over the neck of the bottle, THE EMPORIUM. | e ‘ Zephir Grngham Sale Commences Tuesday. | BiankeiValues We have closed our zoco pairs of white and cclored California Blankets, from cne of our local miils, at less than to-day’s cost of manufacture., The: are the finest wool and best make, and are priced to sell at retail at less than we could buy them for to-day. 10-4 Gray Blankets (cotton warp), pair - . . 11-4 White Bankets, 5-lb. weight $2,88 Best Wool Gray Blankets, 5 lbs, weight . . . Fine White Blankets, 6 Ibs. weight $5.95 8-b. Gray All-wool Blankets, pair $6.510 Extra White Lamb’s Wool Blankets, 8 lbs. Weight . . 2 s s 2 0o oo - 8745 Newest Silks At Popu’ar Prices. Crepe de Chine—24-inches wide, extra heavy quality, soft rich crepe effect, complete line of colors and an exceptional va'ue, at, yard . Guaranteed Taffetas—Our celebrated guaran- teed black Taffetas have the finish of silks that sell at twice the prices; positively the best values in the market; our guarantee woven in selvedge of every yard. 21-inches wide, 865G+ 23-inches wide, $7.80s Silk Greradines—46-inch all silk black Grena- dine, plain and striped effects, in many differ- ent designs, peryard . . . . . . $1.00 Wash Silks—This is the season that wash silks has the greatest demand. A new importa- tion that arrived Jast week came at a most opportune time; entire'y new desgns in white and colors, a very choice assortment, in the best qualities for summer cu ing waists, per yard. . Oc . Monday Sale of Rogers Tableware. Another sale of the celebrated Wm. A. Rogers Spoons, Forks and Knives, guaranteed full standard plate of silver, on 21 per cent nicke! si ver base, and warranted to give entire satisfaction. 200 sets Teaspoons (six), at. . . . . 83¢c 200 sets Tabie Kuives (six), at. . . $7.66 200 sets Table Forks (six), at . 1.66 12 dwt. Table Knives (sct of six) . . $1.33 SETE | Fishing Tackle. Trout Rod—Spit bamboo, for fly or bal, | nickel mourting, slk wrapped, cork grip, with extra tip, two sizs (10 and 1034 fget), | put up with wooden fcrm and bag . - 850 | Striped Bass Rod . . $1.25 and $2,50 Erass Click Reels— Yards. . .25 42 60 _ 8% 100 Each. .W0c 15c. 20c 23 3dc Vom Hcffe Bass Reels. £$2,.58 204 § 3.00 Silk ‘Trout Lines—Coil 25 yards. . . ..250, 40e, Water-proof B aided Silk Lines . . . ........660,708¢, 756¢ Bass Lines—On 5o-yard block— 85¢ Thread 21 Price. . 60c Three-foot Single Gut Leaders—3 for 5c, Sc Fish Easkets —756 to $2,50; Siraps . | D% Ra AT . ..28¢.5Jc Landing Net—285@y Bass Sprozs. . . . . ,,,,,,, ....80c, 76¢ Leader Boxes—§ 5@, 7555 Bait Boxs ., ... " 159, 260 Groceries--Liguors Monday's big bargsins in the pure food section of the big department store: Lenncx Soap—Monday, g tars .. . . 25¢ Pearline—1-lb. packages, Monday 3 packages .- 25¢ Fels N: ptha Soap—Monéay, 5 bars . -25¢ Sapalig—Enoch Morgan Sons', Monday, o e R ey Y Maple Syrup—Log Cabin, pint tins, Morday Victory ‘Mush—The- popu'ar breakfast food, Monday, 4 packages . . . . .25¢ Extra fancy Apricots, Moorparks, 10-1b. box $1.4u; b. 150, Sago or Paarl Tapioca, lbs. .. ... 25¢ Comb Heney —White, best qua 2 combs Port ar Sherry—Good sound wines, Monday on'y, gallon . . . . . . . 5856 McBrayer Whi key—Guarantzed bottled at the dictillery, high grade, full qu'rs, Monday only, botte . . . . . ..78¢c 0ld Sonoma Ciaret, extra guality, gallon 406 A. B. C. Beer, pints, dozen . . . . $4. 40 Burke's Ale or Porter, dozen. . . . $2.15 Manhattan .- .- 200 THE EMPORIUM. | REEREERRRIIY. RUVEYARY RRRRY RYREY ARV ERRY. RRRRRRR RERRE RRRRR RRRRRRR THE EMPORIUM. | THE EMPORIUM. 23 | THE EMPORIUM. The large sales of ths past three montks, especially those just preceding Easter, have greatly decimated many lines of men’s and boys clothing, farnishing gods and hats. To these assortments of o d =s and brok:n lots hive been addel several large special purchases, all of which will be p'aced on sale this week at prices so ridiculously low as to in- sure their clearance before closing time next Satarday night. -Q5 Boys’ Vest Suifs—Forages 3t 15 years; ccat, vest and knee pants; blue cheviot and bandsome m'xtures; our regular $5.00 values; Monday and curing the continuance of this sale your choice BUTIO $3.48 Boys’ Two-Piece Suits—For ages 7 to 15 years, double breasted jacket and knee pants, all-wool fabrics, new spring and summer patterns, regulas 3.50 and £4.00; Monday and while this saie continues your et $2.68 Boys’ Laun-~ dersd Waists —Fast coler Percales, extra well made, szss for boys 5 to 13 years; the regular sec vaues, Monday 2O Hats and $10 (o $17.50 Suits for $7.40. Your unreserved choice of many hundreds of Men’s Suits, worth $10.00, — $12.50, $15.00 and $17.50 each, ' =) irrespective of cost and value beginning Monday and dur- ing this sale $ 7.40 (5 These suits are the balance of a very large purchase—Spring and Summer goods—made of strictly all-wool Worsteds, Tweeds and Vicunas. in the most fashionable pattern, broad shoulders and shape retaining fronts; new nobby striped cffects, overplaids, checks and mixtures. double breasted coats among them; not a suit in the lot but what is good value at $10.00— dozzns upon dczens of them worth $15.00 and $17.50 — choice to-morrow and during this sale Cut Some $7.40 Youths’ Suifs $4.65. All small and odd lots left over from the Easter business, for young men 13 to 19 years of age; blue cheviots, nobby stripes in blue and green; regu'ar $6.50 values; while this sa'e continues. , . Monday and $4.65 Sailor Suits Cut to $2.19, Thess pretty - Sailor Suits for ¢ boys 3 to .10 years of age, in either blu- cheviot or blue serge; strict’y all wool, co'- lars braided with either black or white soutache; em- broidered shields; werth regulariy §3; tke sale price beg.....; M.nday and during this szl'e sz. '9 Shoes. Men’s Unlaundered 75¢c Shirts 53c¢. 250 dozen Heavy Mus- “Jin Shirts, the best ‘wearing grade; 2100 fine Linen Bosoms, re-enforced back and front and bosom, gusseted s'ceves and back and patent pro- tector and back; bet- ter shirts cannot be produced; would be an unsually good value at 75c, the sale price, beginning Monday . . el 53¢ Boys’ Golf Shirts. Good quality Percale, with cuffs to match, in striped effects and p'ain tan; on spe- cial sale, beginning Monday, each... 4F & € Boys’ Overalis 18c. Boys' Overalls—Sizes 3 and 4 only, of a geod quailty brown duck and we'l made and fia- ished, on special sale Monday and while quintity lasts (sizes 3 and 4 only, remember), per PR LEA T fBe Men’s Hosiery. Men's Fancy Hosiery— In, blues and blacks, in polka dots, drop st'tch and open work effects, on special sa'e beginning Monday, {" per pair. Rl vandini) In sold cclor, blacks and tans, go>d weight, seamless ard fast colors, on special sale, beginning Monday, per pait . . . §8€ Men’s Fianoclette Night & B P #8—Nize quaity flanne’ette, medium weight, cut full size and well made, a sample line in size 15 only, on special sa'e to-morrow, each . . . .. gfc Men’s Initial Handker- ©hi@f§—Nice sot fin'sh Japanot with sk embroidered initia's, on special sale be- sihing Mondsy; caehe 2. i i RO Men’s Silk Handkerchiefs — Good quality Japaness silk, large size, hemst'tchel border, g0od weigh- of silk, two grads on special sale beginning Monday each . . . . . - . 27034 32720 The clothing is all new, desirable spring and summer patterns and styles. Even if you have a'ready bought 2 summer suit, you will want anotker when you see thess beau- ties—g15 worth for §7.40. Ivis the time to buy the boy’s vacation svit— fully cne-third off now if we have his siz2, and we are surs to have it in some one or another of the numercus offer- ings.- The hats and furnishing goods are equa'ly as desirable bargains. Read on. Hats and Caps. Commercing Mon- day and -during the week a very large as- sortment of ocd sizes and broken lots in Men's Seiff and Soft Hats and Boys' Golf Caps have been re- duced to quick-selling prices. Stiff and Soft Hats— The Stff Hats in black only, the Fedo- rasin blacks, browns, pear’s and -mixtures, new and staple styles, not all sizes in cach style, but your size in some of them— Regular §3.35 Hats, on sale . . .$2.55 Regular $2.35 Hats, on sale. . . .$1.87 $1.85 Black Fedoras—Medium width of brim, odd sizes, marked for this sale. . . . 98¢ Eoys® Golf Caps—Sizes 6 to 63(, phin and fancy patterns, cut from z25c to . . 6@ Men’s Underwear. Men’s Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers, good weight, nicely made and finished, nice sightly excellent wearing $1.00 garments, on special sale beginning Monday, each . . 69c . Men’s light weight Balbriggan Urderwear, ecru color, nicely made and finished 50z garments, on special sale beginning Monday, 28¢ sachip' S o et eia \ Men’s Shoes $2.22. q R "We have gathered to- gether the odds and ends of moge than a dozen different lines of Shoes, together with the balance of a largs simple purchased early this year, of which the only s'zes we have left in stock are 614, 5 7) 7% 9%, 10 and 1014, shoes worth up to $6.00 per pair, and offer you your choice, if you can wear any of 22 onda; boxfec it sceamll T 4 7 These Shoes inciuds vici kid, box calf, tan Some of them on the new modern toes, some plain French toss, all have the Goodyear welted extension soles; any pair of them an urusually good bargain at the special sale price. calf and patent leathers. every-day prices. , 18x18 inch for 20x20 inch for.. 22x22 inch for, . Astonishing Offering of Best Floss ¢ ushions. On Monday only—1500 of the best, purest, clean- est Fioss Cushions, in five different s'zes, will be off:red at ‘special sale for fully a quarter less than the ordinary This is the biggest and best Cushion offer'ng we have ever yet made: 24x24 inches, for. Gie. 26x26 inches, for..4 9 3 .34¢c 232 292 For Home Gasrdens. A list of some of the most ntcessary articles for planting and car- ing for the flower beds and home gar- dens_at Emporium Caut Prices: Large Shovels and Spadss . . $1.00 10-nch Lawn Mowers.. $3.00 Rakes. . > & - -40¢, 50¢ Solid Steel Trow- e's . 255 Forks. . Weeding Heoks- . . +..10e Haod Trowes. . . . s o i o B00 High-grade Double-Hand'ed Spade, for boys' ard ladies’ use; light work, a new article: . Spading Garden Hose, fer oot . . 80, 9z, 122 Trv our Carabao High-Pressur: Ho.e, per M S T e i S RE e Ribber Plant Sprays, metal tips . . . 28g Terra Cotta Hanging Baskets—Fancy decor- orated, with chains . 50@, 7506, 90c Flower Fot—From 3 to 12 e 3¢ o 42¢ Fach i $.inch Jardinieres, h'ghly glazed, shaded tints, Yok, . 78e¢ Homespuns 47c Anothegr Big Dress Gocods Bargain CommencingMon- day. 47-inch Striped Homespuns, made of excel'ent worsted yarn, a popular, much-in-demand fabric for street and cuting suits and separate skirts; a great dust repellant; the assort- ment comprises cight stylish mix- tures—grays, tans, browns, etc.; the stripes are atout half an inch apart; regularly 75¢ a yard, and good value at that price; on special sale Monday 47c Astonishing Offering of Pigue Giace Kid Gloves. On Monday cn'y—12c0 Pairs of the $1.25 Quality Glace Kid Glcves for 79¢c; a fac-simile of the original «Derby’” Gloves; mzde to outwear the ordinary $1.50 cable-sewn kid gloves; thumbs are doub'e stitched, fingers pique sepn; every pair hes an extra piccs of leather sewn in palm on inside of gloves; the colors are tans, reds, modes, white and fast black; made in latest style, with fine embro¢- ers; an extraordinary grays, browns, ery and two patent fas bargain at Monday’s price, per pair. . . the 79¢ Cushion Tops, Tassels, Silks, Efc. We quote a few of the new strictly up-to- date Cushion Tops and Backs to c.ver the cushions offered at Monday's Big Sale: “‘Front Row at the Opera™ . . . . . 856 “The Famous Cat Cushions” . . . . 86¢ ¢“The Darktown Lovers'® (new) .85> “Printed Cushion Tops,” sx sutjecss . 35¢ ¢Printed Cushion Tops,” extra fine . . ST @ Stamped Sofa Pillow Toys, in th= newest floral and conventional designs, pretty figured ef- fects, ete. . . . . 250 and 58¢ Birthday Cuchion Tops— The very latest, each ope representing the month of the year by the sign of the zodiac, the bi-thstone and the plant,each . . . . . . . . . 75¢ Tassels—Embroidery Silk and all materials necessary for making and finishing cushions at Department Store Prices. "CALIFORNIA'S ‘LARGEST- Extra £pocial Sale Spachtel Goods. About 300 Eegent Bureau Scarfs—18xs4 inches, not one of them worth less than 75¢ and many of them the $1.00 and $1.25 qualities, on sale Monday only, ech . 526 About 350 Squares in brautiful patterns— 32x32 inches, suitable for tab'e covers, pillow shams, etc., werth from 75< to $1.25 each, onsile Monday. . . « +-. « . .. B20 Go-Carts—Carriagess 115 styles to = choose fromin this store. A car- riage like picture, reed body, hocd top, padded and fully upho's-ered in colored figured tapsstry, plush roil, tin stwel wheels, patent dust-proof hubsand foot-brake, complete for . . . $6.50 | Baby Carrlages—With rubber tires, from. . . Lo ... $7.50 0 8$35.00 Go-Carts—With rubber-tired wheels, patent dust proof hubs and foot-brakes, $3.75 to ERRE RERRE RRRRERE REREERRE RERER RERRE RRRRE AR RARRRERR EERREE RERRERRE RRREE RERRR RRRRRNR RRRERRERY Walch th: ““Talking Sign’’—a great electrical novelly—new facls evzry night. Sizes andBrokenlLotsSale Clothing, Furnishinds, Ccektails—Crown brand, or Whiskey, bottle . . ... . - §1.00 50 dfi'nm} style's up to. . $7 - . 60¢ SO E ¢! AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE. Folding Go-Carts—$3.00 to. . ..$5 &2 . .$32.00 | THE EMPORIUM. g— 0 Big Summer Catalogue ! L Sent Free to Country. Wash Fabrics The lowest quotations in the city for four of the most expensive and beauti‘ul weavss in novzlty wash dress gocds. New Grenad:n:s—The real English make, in all black, b'ack and white, black and colored stripes. A charmiag line; extra value; per RS, 5 Ao PSRN New Zephyrs— Lace weave, effects created for Spring and Summer 1992, rich colorings, 32 inches wide, yard . A Y™ Revare Waistings—Double fo'd Engish open- work waistings, cream and white, a fall as- sortment from. . 5@ tno 85¢ yard Si'’k .and Linen Batiste—The real imported make, phin linen color, very sheer, from «++ «..30¢ to 75¢ yard Bedding Specials. To-morrow only, a sale of the better class bleachsd sheets, well made, serviceab'e goods, at less than miil cost of material. S4-inch Bleached Sheefs (sing'e beds), each . 45-inch Bleached Pillow Cases, each . §2% 45-inch Bleached Hemstitched Cases, cach - . s s sesccace oo -17%0 Rare Values in Tablieware. Replenish your china closet this week. Every heusekesper in this city and vicinity who is not the owner of a fine dinner set must be inter- ested in this exceptional offering, which clever buying enables us to make for Monday and the week. Dinner Set of the ce'ebrated American Beauty semi-porcelain (as white and thin a3 china), 52 pieces, enough for six people, not the small s'ze pieces that many dealers will show you, but 2 sufficiency of platters, large vege- table dishes, soup toureen, etc., a daintily decorated set (colors and gold), that your guests will think is oyt 2 $11.00 Same set, in plain white, for six . . $6,00 Perhaps you have broken pieces in your pres- ent set that should be replaced. Here are some price hiats on separate pieces: 10-inch Dinner Plates, per dozen . . $7.30 9%4-inch Breakfast Plates, per dozen . $1.20 8-inch Dessert Plates, per dozen. . . $7,00 13-inch Meat Platters, each . . . . . 30¢ 1734-inch Meat Platters, exch . . . . 650 SaladdBowls. . ... v v . ... . 250 Sauce Plates, dozen . . ... . . . . 600 Etc., Etc., Ete, “The Congqueror’’ and Other N:w Books. We have large stocks of these five recent successful books. Nots the cut prices. All publications as soon as issu=d at a big reduction from publishers” prices. Pub. Our Price. Price. “The_ Conqueror” trude Atherton $1.20 “The Fifth St By Sousa .... s 1.00 “In the Fog"—By R. H. is 150 1.20 1.20 Chambers . 150 1.20 A Good Brass Bird Cage $1.00. A Heavy Gauge Brass Wire Bird Cage—si ,1; 634 x 123 &fin%— fitted with opal seed cups, brass tpped perches, movable tin bottoms — com- plete for . . . Other sizes Imported Brass Cages . % . . .31.25, Serviceable Paint-d Cages s e s GO TO - . $1.00 """ 800 The Big Store Offers Two Great Cigar Specials For All This Week. The Owl Cigars 8 for 25c. James Lick Cigars 4 for 25c. By the Box, if you wish, at Same Price. FIRES STARTLE THE CITIZENS Incendiary Begins Reign of Terror in South Chicago. CHICAGO, April 12—After extinguish- ing ten fires yesterday, most of them close together and apparently of incen- diary origin, the firemen of South Chi- cago at daybreak to-day were called upon to contend with the most serious of the large number of blazes. The first of this morning’s fires con- sumed a barn containing several horses. St. Patrick's Church came next and was destroyed before the firemen could reach it. Secarcely had they reached the church when they were called to fight a danger- cus-looking fire at Willard Sons’ and Bell Forge Works. After a hard fight here the flames were checked. Meanwhile the warehouse of the Wash- ington Ice Company had ceught fire and before the flames were subdued $5000 dam- age had been done. The Calumet Thea- ter eame next, sustaining $10,000 damage before the fire was extinguished. A four- story structure having a feed store on the ground floor and dwelling above was discovered to be burning before the thea- ter fire was put out. Two familles es- caped in their night clothes. The build- ing was destroyed. During this interval Nicholas Schroeder’s saloon had burned down. The tcial loss of this morning’s fires is put at $50,000. As the buildings were not near each other the firemen declare that the fires were the work of an incendiary. The people of South Chicago were great{y alarmed by the rapid work of the fire- bug and a careful watch is being kept to-day. The financial loss in the fires of yester- day aggregated $20,000. Evidence of incen- diarism was so convincing that citizens joined the police in patrolling the streets in an effort to guard property and cap- ture the firebugs. In spite of the extra precautions, howaver, to-day’s fires were started. Citizens were bewildered at the attack and daylight was welcomed -with great relief. A demented boy, supposed to be a pyro- maniac, is sald by several resldzmu to have been seen at all the fires. He is about 17 years old and wears a red sweater and derby hat. Three residents say that they could identify him if they see him again. Their description tallies in each case and the poli B police are looking Big Sale of Harness. All goods marked in plain figures, Spe- clal 10 per cent discount Wednesday: Suturdays. Leibold Harness (Co., 211 Larkin street. . DIL GOMPANIES SHOW AGTIITY Combine Adds Some More Large Concerns to Its Holdings. The oil situation continues to be full of Interest. The Standard Oil Company has now more than twenty-five miles of its eight-inch pipe for the line between Bakersfield and Point Richmond strung out in the Intervening country and more than sixty miles of the pipe has been received from the East. The work on the line is progressing rapidly. The general estimate of the time needed to lay all | 000 -ard Some | the pipe is about four months, but the refinery at Point Richmond will not be complcted until some time later. additional fdea of the extent of the Stand- ard’s_operatfons in the California field may be gained from the statement that fifteen 50,000 barrel storage tanks are be- ing constructed at Point Ruihmoud. ge pipe line will be about 276 miles long. e machinery for the pumping stations to placed at twenty-five-mile intervals alon, the entire route has been constructed and is cn the way here from the East. Adds to Its Strength. No less interest attaches to the progress” of the Associated Oil Company. Despite the attacks of its enemies and of somg who stcod to benefit under the old con- ditions, the Associated Oil Company con- tinues ‘to_gather in the individual com- panies, which are fused with it and lose their identity in the great $40,000,000 home corporation. The company is reaching out for contracts and is getting them. Among the companies more recently com- ing in with the Associated Oil Company are the Red Bank, Missouri, Cortez and Kansas City companles. The general situation continues to show signs of great improvement. In the south the conditions are decidedly better than they were a few months ago. For a time surplus oil, accumulating at Los Angslcs, sobered the eXpectations of the weli- owners very decidedly. Curtailment of drflm:g operations naturally 'resulted. Had this not happened there would prob- ably have been a surplus of at least 150,000 barrels of oil in Los Angeles by the 1st of June, 1902. There is probably something like 100,000 barrels on storage in the south- ern metropolis. The Oil Storage and Transportation Company has 80, barrels stored. The Los Angcles Hi rts that of this amount the Stand- | Company has bought about 50,000 barrels, ing 35 cents for it, to ship to Arizona under contracts to supply min- ing plants with the cheap fuel. So there is hope at Angeles that, with the Standard Oll Company's purchase taken out, the remaining surplus can be mar- keted during the summer. Another matter of interest to the own- ers of oil properties north of Tehachapi is the proposition made by the Aroostook Crude Oil Company to determine whether the oil belts of McXittrick and the Sun- set-Midway are identical. The company has bought the De Groot outfit at Tem- blor and will proceed to operate with this. The Bakersfleld Californian says: Heretofore it has been considered that the developments at McKittrick, Midway and Sun- set are on a line, encountered In the effort to carry out this theory has shown that there is = something wrong iIn the calculations that have hereto- fore been made. It is evident that the Sun- set and Midway formation Is continuous, but it is equally certain that the McKittrick devel- opment is on an entirely different formation. It is shown, however, that the oil stratum at McKittrick is not confined to the territory al- ready developed and the extension is being proven by the Belgium, the Monarch of Cali- fornia and the “1001,” and it is now theory of those who have given the subject the most thought that the McKittrick forma- tion parallels the Sunset-Midway belt, thers belng a_distance betwen them of about six miles, The A is to test this theory, its location on section 2 fs some twelve McKittrick and nine miles from . The company will put down a well to a considerable depth if necessary. There is a Dblowout on section 11 that is one of tie largest in the county, and the gas that es- capes from it is in such quantities as to ren- d:{ existence in the vicinity very uncomfort- able. - Embassador White Plans Visit. BERLIN, April 12—Andrew D. White, the United States Embassador to Ger- many, will return here from the Riviera April 19 and has planned to visit the United States in August. Charlemagne Tower, the United States Embassador to {cum:. has arrived here from St. Peters- urg. " P but_the dusters that were | Missouri Pacific Limited The Finest Service to the East via Scenic Route and Missouri Pacific Railway. Through Slespers Daily, San Francisco to St. Louis. Persovally conducted excursions via soute to Chicago, New York, Boston and Eastern points. For berth reservation and information L. M. FLETCHER, Pacific Coast Agent, 126 Californla st.. San Francisco. Cal visir DR. 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