The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 15, 1917, Page 6

as stn it aL a tal STAR—TUESDAY, MAY » 1917, PAGE 6 Would You Risk $10 on a Good Chanee to Make Thousands? Read—Here’s an Opportunity to Make Extraordinary Profits on a $10 Investment—or an Opportunity to Lose Your $10 —You Can’t Lose Much if You Do Lose—Get the Facts the Kind of Men Back of This Project—Then DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. The petroleum problem is setting the world agog. From statistics in regard to the future extent of oil production in the U. S., and from estimates of the annual con- sumption of fuel and lubricating oils in the years to come, it now seems that our pe- troleum supply will be exhausted in thirty years or less. The seriousness of this situation—as well as the increasing prices of oil—has resulted in intense activity in the known oil areas, as well as in efforts to locate new oil fields, While the general public is not as well acquainted with what is known as the | “Gulf Field” as it is with other oil sections, there have been unusual developments | in this field for some time, and the Gulf territory promises to become one of the big- age producers and profit-makers. Indeed, huge fortunes have already been made this field. Great Fortunes Are Made When Oil Is Struck And struck “big.” But oil isn't always struck ‘and until, of] ts struck on this property, {t is nothing but @peculation on your part, if your money goes Into a Of course, on the other hand, if this were if ofl were actually spouting mot in the speculative stage Wells on this property today- Opportunity—your money wouldn't be The situation ts the same with eve All the oil enterprises that have ‘wealth you've heard about were at first speculative, pure and simple—until they became real producers. and again of quick fortunes made in oil, but you @o much about those who have lost their | ii t way. deard in the same men prefer Bot use they has L é r 3 It is i to be perfectly frank with you in the only because of the moral consideration, but dalleve it pays. been amply demonstrated. there is every reason to believe your investment ormous returns, still this is only bellef—it & certainly—and we can not make any specific guarantee to that effect questions for you to decide are: it? And, can you afford to risk $107 will be no stories of men and women losing the earings of a lifetime—ro robbing of widows and orphans— tm connection with this proposition. on this does@o with his eyes open, knowing he ts taking Unless, wanted hole you wouldn't have this ded or acc similar proposition, ured forth the vast It fa @ clean, You've read be thoroughly tn Already the wisdom of this 7° “loroush $10. How good a asking for it. Any one who comes risk. If You Win, You Win You Lose, You Lose Little hf you can’t afford to lose $10 your money ten't tigated information you 4 which to make any investigation you care to. if not fully satisfied you have spent wisely, you can have your money back by merely for its oil possibilities, They all expect to make them—or to lose a ten dollar bill if they fail. strike it rich” here, Verify Them—See What Press and Authorities Say About It—Note Seven years ago several Eau Claire, Wis., people purchased, for agricultural pur- poses, a large tract in what has since proved to be the very heart of this rich field. After making certain important discoveries here they determined to develop the land Today they own outright 46,000 acres in the Gulf Oil Field. They invite you to share the riches—if they When you have read this advertisement through, no doubt you will feel that So far you will at leet admit that this proposition {a unique—quite different from the veual atock offor. legitimate, fair and square r where you have an opportunity of learning the whole truth—-where all investors are treated alike there Is a better than osual chance of earning big noney—or a chance to lose little. ‘The company's offices and books are open to all— thelr methods are rubject to the closest scrutiny— thetr organizaticn, their directors and officers may you may have whatever re before you part with your After remitting you will be given ten days in Then. your money The men behind this company—all men of standing in thetr respective communities —have put their own money tnto this enterprise. They are risking many thousands of dollare-—you are asked to take a §10 Thies map shows the location of the great gulf ol! area and of the property of the Continental Oil Industries Co. where there is only the remotest chance of failure here. pects may seem, the company wishes it understood that it has not yet produced any oil—though the rig for the first six wells h a purely speculative proposition. it you may never get a dollar back. Everybody has heard how Big; If (The following extracts from p tput of the Golf Coast pools x the fast half of December and the firet half of January is approximately 1,911,000 barrels, as compared with 1,620,- 000 barrels during the 30 days previous, or an increase of 291,000 barrela The figures for the various pools for 16 days of December and if days of January are ast arrels, Hows onnings 60 and the Hland tly average at 670 barrels, the T 1 pool ts ent or # total output for 30 days of 17,100 bar rels. Beaumont Enterprise, January 2 5,000-Barrel Well in Vinton Pool Among the features of the week also could be sidered the Vinton Petroleum Company s Harmony at h. which came in, makin 000 barrels a day Beaumont Bnterprise Note the proximity of this property to the Various localities where oil has recently been struck—where hundreds of wells have been brought tn, including gushers shooting up thousands of barrels a day (nee press reports here quoted). Note the of] pool in the Gult of Mexico, almost directly south of this land. Does {t not seem probable, from the location, that ot}— and plemty of it—will be produced on this company’s Jand? There are many other indications of immense oil rivers undor the surface of this land, 46,000 Acres in This Rich Field Offer Choice Lo- cations for Hundreds of Wells ‘The and is in southwestern Louisiana, in Cameron Parish, about miles from Port Arthur, Tex., where are two of the largest refineries in the country. It is about 20 miles south of Vinton, La, and Exgerly, La, big flelds—where many gushers from 5,000 to 15,000 barrels a day have been brought in. today producing gbout 1,200 barrels a day. m here. Goose Creek, a little farther west; —great gushers brought in at both localities. It is some 25 miles southeast of Spindle Top, which is Big Hill 1s directly west—big Sour Lake, northwest Part of this land runs down 12 distance west of us are the Humble and Goose Creek fields. On the north and northwest we have Sour Lake, Batson, Saratoga of! flelds, and on an al most direct Hne to Wichita Falls, Henrietta and all the Oklahoma flelda, all good producers and deeply submerged basin of valuable petroleum.” Most of the known oll field these lines, as indicated on the company (see black lines on the It is quite evident that all of those fields are feeders and are connected to and with some great hermetically or chemically sealed an inexhaustible supply of various grades of are located overn ment map) along straight map, cross the Two of of this Mnes property This company's land shows all the surface indications of ofl that Spin =~ ‘Guie, dle Top ever had. ‘There are numerous “blowouts” (gas escaping from ‘The famous Oi! Pool in the Gulf is but a short distance from shore. In ground), sulphur dirt, sour and sulphur waters and brine springs have been fan article on this pool, the writer says: “No doubt whatever there ts one of ‘ound, ete., etc. Expert Geologists and ofl men report that this land is under- the greatest hidden deposits of petroleum in this vicinity in the world, and laid with oll ft will be located before long. One of the greatest sulphur mines in the These are some of the reasona—without going Into geological or tech ‘world is located within a short distance of the gulf coast. A pura salt mine nical details—why the organizers of this company have such faith in this is in the same territory, and general oj! fields not far from them. A short property. i + ; “4 . * Ye Facts, Not Fairy Tales The Men Behind This Company ‘One of the Richest Oil Fields” You are invited to “look up" this company F 2 Aanong other big companies which have through any channel you may choose. The officers vr Johnsons Bayou, la, January 18, 1917 lands and wells scattered all over this section 84 directors, whose na 2 follow, are all he Continental O11 Industries Co, Chicago, 1 y und reep 1 heir re Gentleme: my reat pleasure to be informed throug a de Gate Company oné The Texas Com and respd ility (in thelr respective entiemen: It is my great p ure to be informed through reliable sources that » The latter (operating as The Pro ‘of them ri your Company anticipates the develop Geer Company), it is said, was organized or Bradatret to may about ar Ment of of] In this, which we believe to be, from the indica . . one of the richent oll flelds in the South yet undeveloped with « ital of $40,000, and not a dollar of neo yet undeveloped. : > costed Nas teas Ost jutines eaves rene ad, Bra We have here the same identical Indications to that existing dends of ever $60,000,000 have been paid to w u Vice-Vree—Hridge and Dam ¢ at Spindletop, Bour Lake, Vinton, Saratoga and elaewhere in date! The Farmers’ corning operations in sound almost “Bill” Lucas, Famous Expert, in Charge of the Drilling That Mr. Lucas has been engaged by the Petroleum Company bewan about three years ago, it in atated, capital of but $30,000, and-its assets nce grown to over $6,000,000. Average dividends of 490 per cont per an- num have been paid by the Paraffine Oll Co. These are samples of many this region "too good to be true structor (7 yearn’ experience in Oklahoma oll flelds a8 operator), Stevens Point, Win, Diatriet Hep. of Travelers’ endovi, Wis, a, Met stories con- which Kau Claire, Win, To enable the soon as possible, this popular tle—Schacttle Hros., erator amd contractor, 25 Cents a Share Now and Money Back in 10 Days if You Want It! company to carry subsoription has been adopted, and a moat unusual offer is made this section where rich fields have been dovelog 1 have the pleasure of h xpert of! man. who tell me that ¢ Udt, Judging from the best if indications, that we have oll here, and 1 wish to state that General Mer- should Lat any time be able to assist you in any way command. Port Wis, » Magadance—Owner of National Granite Ca, out ite plans plan Contin With best wishes for y Predicts “One of Greatest Oil Fields” Orange, Tex., Jan, 17, 1917 tal Ol Industries Co., Chi- 1 r muccess, I beg to Very respectfully, J. B. ERBELDING, State Representative from Cameron Parish be, been up some days. It is not a “sure thing,” and if you invest $10 in rrols, Spine. | Wheeler « the Fish The dally average production f the Tarver Oll Campany is around 3,600 barre teaumont Enterprise, January 14 Gusher at Sour Lake Spouts Great Wealth; Is Now Well Tears Loose Gate Va Production att Yet, however favorable the pros- is Therefore, t * reports will give some idea of recent remark- able developmenta in this wonderful Gulf ¢ Gulf Field Already Yields Barrels a Month at Ol Meld.) Nearly Two Million 20,000 Barrel Gusher A 20,06 in in ‘the Creek fle February neing In of @ well in the Sour {dally flow of 12,000 barrels efining Company has served to ettract new interest to that fleld.—Datly Mining Necord, January 17 600-Barrel Well at Dam Reports have beer r ted have been br but they ha the operators t iniform But during the the Texas Exploration Company Bryant, at Damon Mound ‘ » m bona fide of! well, and con reports on It by experten ert % well 4 600 bar ie partially shut prine. of oll per 4 n.—-Beaumont Gulf Company Closes Lease; Pays $1,500,000 What t# prob argest the Gulf » acre out of Well Brought in at Goose Creek Flowing 5,000 Barrels Daily One of the Diggest races ever witne in Gulf Coast of! drtiling won by Hucker Friday night when he brought In the second gusher of the ¢ Creek field, « Well that Saturday night was flowing between 6.000 and 6,000 barrein of .32 gravity ofl Since the firet gusher was brought tn ing the month of Auguat, a race € oF bailing in the Three wells reached the before the Rucker well did October 14, 1916. 14. atrike” Houston Half Million Paid For Big Oil Lease HOUSTON, Tex lard bas sold his If Prod. ording Millions of dollark indicating th future of the oll prive 2,000-Barrel Well is HOUSTON, Jan. 1 t Ente * New Oil Wells in on Humble Field HOUSTON x. Jun, 1 \ r % filde lease tu ft Margay O11 Company brought tn a barrel pump on its Foster lease. RB mont Enterprise. Thinks Indications “ Pa) Very Flattering’ PORT ARTHUR, Tex, Jan, 3, 191 ‘ and find indi : finttering { ould certainly induce development, and this in the view taken by all prospectors for oll when opening up new fields. They all go by surface indications, and with this in Your favor convinced you will succeed in’ fin 1 ry truly * Running Wild oe ¢ and OU Shi ed Continental Ot Industries Company to auper- to those who will act at ones, Par value of sharen . Not since the days when th intend the drilling of wells on this land iw $1.00, If you will remit promptly, you will pay Gentlemen: T have made an exam of wealth on Spindle Top has there been such means that this work will be done as expertly but i6 centa per share, ination of your lands in the Johnson Count ofl flelds aw there waa yesterday when th : and scientifically as possible to do it. $10 will b i) now. Send your money Bayou distriot, of Cameron tah pany’s well No. 15, on the Hardin county lease, in the Sour Lake f . Lacas 1s one of the best known and &nY conven order, check, bank La, with which lands I have been tore loowe the valve with which the driller was trying to control stul ofl-getters in this country, ‘raft o tered lotter—then look fanilliar for a number of years. {t and spout feot above the derrick 7” 1 who brought { irat well at UP the company or directors of property, and if not t have Aibbsa ld eeneninatinnd Ob This gusher was brought tn Friday afternoon about 1 o'clock, Vinton, and the first wel y. In 1916 perfectly na 8 or return of your money number of coastal ofl flelds, includ of the gusher teh this company brought in on De- [iy Vinton’ produced 1,75 Is’ of off, Within 10 days, and {t will be forwarded to you {ng sp Inton, Bdgerly th wells are about the same depth, tthe new gusher [ia Edgerly 1,509,912 barrels. pl ' thi te h ‘ 14 Humble d Goore which m to affect the first one, which ts dotr ) barrels a mia daaavied al kee ‘acts concerning this proposition have been told all in yane a Maatisn at tocacivke ter walle ea ta nes you in brief, without elaboration. What do you Witntut’ healt tne yt 6 thrown up about the derrick of « “ think ab: the prospecta of making your #10 In day, and practically all of the ofl is hetr ve ods of drilling, is a particularly valuable this venture grow many folat As K Denney the well it Is being drained int yy tate, SAG Sedlion, whee oe eae y eueee r iy SO Ea he we. eins ¢ ed into earthen an Geset in this section, where so many gushers you havent Leen told anywhere ne As tank it Is pumped into the storage. tare.” Font Of single wellenin some of Tha duit calue able things about this Imm id your 14 there are ainount which the pumps are handling and the way the ; J the Gu a ough here—and we ot forgetting t Hy an bol sulphur in the earthen reservoir, one of the ploy vf, flelds—that have cost probably less than $f. ' tor pockets, the maine oll Indi one of the employ ex a 000 to develop. 1s $2,600,000 A wpeculative proposition. P , the aa oll Indien that the production of ble wusher ts from 1 ‘ . es at this bargain price, fill tons that the above named oil flelds per day, There t# no accurate gauge on the well If you desire further information before A letter), with- had. Ing accurately what it Is doing.—leaumont | J 1 sending in your subscription, write for liter and send it with your $10—-before the I also know of a well drilled for 4 is shot iat isa Sa ia ature at once, Continental Oil Industries Suite 1221, Garland Building price goes up. Company CHICAGO, ILL. water near your lands which through 10% feet of limestone rock went and 17 feet of of] sand, and will stato Let Cor Po! Be i i positively that ofl from this mand was (Use tter Instead of upon low, if Desired) dipped from the #lush pit Daa teres tn enti as peta the amnion nyt Gh rete panie ai Taking into consideration the ) tace indfeaticns’ for git on your land SUBSCRIPTION COUPON \ almoat surrounded by devealoned Continental Ol Industries 1221 Garland Building, Chicago, DL fields, I predict that In your dev elop- Gentlemen I inclose § for 40 shares of treasur stock, full pald ment work you will put on the map {and non-assessable. of y company. If 1 dest @ return of my } one of the greatest ofl fields ever { money within 10 days, you are to forward same requeant, brought in tn the Bouth, Respectfully Yours, i pn ty Wey Hat i 6 Wate O11 Operator and Land Owner, without question F. J. PAVELL, Namo Address . 5 5 \ Ne Joined the RED CROSS? 20-cent all pure Linen Crash Toweling, 17 Inches wide, with red or blue border, Bale price, yard 16 2%¢ 16-cent Curtain Scrim, 26 ina. wide, with faney border; it comes ‘n white, cream and Arabian. Sale price, yd. .41¢ 20cent snow-white, flufty Cotton Bats; weigh 12 ounces to the roll, Sale price, per roll 10¢ $1.20 Sheets $1.00 Seamless Bleached Sheets; size 81x90; Pepperell brand, Don't miss this. Price..... eccebeceee Monarch Union Suits | for women; were tn railroad wreck, but only badly wrinkled Worth $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00. Bale price Te Young L patent odd sizes; black and colors; sold at 25c. Sale price, pr..10¢ Sale pri Sale Price... making CHOICE PICKING at our store this week, Bargains in all departments, and s Tomorrow Is Double Inducement Day $1.75 White Bed Spreads, Marseilles Patterns. $1 29 eee Aveecces vidas e ° $4.00 Ghoes $2.98 sola Blucher, with price .. $2.50 Shoes $1.19 O44 = Shirts and | Misses’ Lace Shoes Drawers for chil | of vict kid; sizes | 3¢ EACH dren; Nght, medium | 55 4, » ont is Individual Cream- and heavy weight; | )%% * only. Sale| erg sold at 60c. Sale| price ...... $1.19 | Pot Lid Holders price, each ....2%¢ | —————— | Wine Glasses Salt Shakers 25-cent ribbed cotton | 786 Oxtorde 65> | Salt Shakers sleeveless Vests for | Boys’ Tennis Ox- |) Wire Coat Hangers women. Sale price, | fords in black or ———— - each ..... “15¢ | white; sizes 2to6, Children’s Hair ie Bows in assorted 044 lot of children’s | Sale price ..-55¢ | colors, to close, ribbed Stockings, not | Same thing for lit- | each 15¢ and 25¢ damaged at all; only | 11, ¢eows who $$$ wear sizes 8 to 12. F. and H. Dollar Corsets, white and grey, The big stock secured from the railroad com. pany, combined with thousands of dollars’ worth of our own de. pendable merchandise, is 100 Ladies’ Waists bal. ance of F. & H. stock of Walsts. All white and white with colored figure or stripe; F. & H. price up to $1.00, Bale price... 19¢ Middies for little folks; 6, 6, 7, 8 and 10 years; white with striped sailor collar, cuffs and pockets; good quality; F. & H. price 69e, Sale price errr | One lot of House Dress 4 sizea 34, 36, 38 and 40 only in this lot; F. & sold them at $1.75, Sale TO CLOSE AT Adies’ Don- 5e EACH | Glass Toothpick . Holders tp. Sale| Giass Lemon $2.98 Squeezers Glass Sugar Bowls, TO CLOSE AT Hemstitched Hand- kerchiefa, size 12x ce 12, special, ea..5¢ 49¢ Representatives of the Trac- tlon Co. and city counciimen were scheduled to go Into con- ference late Tuesday afternoon in an effort to straighten out the conflict over use of the city’s new bridges crossing the Lake Washington canal. An open rupture exists be- tween the company and a ma jority of the council, who | charge that the corporation is trying to evade franchise obli- gations and “slip something over.” Another clash is expected to re- sult over the unanimous action of council! Monday, when mem- ‘8 passed resolutions restraining the company from operating one man cars without permission of the council The Traction the people had suc- ceeded in obtaining an order from the public service commission nting them permission to oper. ate more one-man cars. This, ac cording to the council resolution, is a matter for the councfl to de cide, and not the commission. [ was pointed out that the comumis- sion, In {ts recent Tacoma de cision, admitted it had ao right to abrogate franchises between utili- ty corporations and first-class cities, Over Head of Council This one-man car problem was one of the matters being consid- ered in the series of conferences ween the city and the company, when it was suddenly taken to Olympia and settled with the pub- lie service commission without knowledge of a majority of the council But the use of the bridges is the chief issue up at Tuesday's confer ence, The Traction company's fran- chise Bays it shall “contribute a just proportion of the cost and ex- pense of such a bridge.” Wants Fair Agreement “The Fremont bridge, for in- stance, cost the city $500,000." says Councilman Erickson, chairman of the utilities committee, who is try- ing to make the company make what he considers a fair agree- ment. “One-third of the cost has lways been considered a just pro- portion for use by street car com, But the Traction Co, sim panies ply wants to pay interest on the cost of the tracks put down for them for the use of this bridge, and a small depreciation cost.” Erickson says the company is plainly seeking to evade its fran- chise obligations. He points out that the company has already sought to get away from other fran- chise obligations, such as paying between tracks and paying its gross earning tax Caldwell Acts Their petition ts still before the public service commission, Cor- poration Counsel Caldwell said Tuesday he intended to tmmediate- ly move for its dismissal, as was the similar petition of the Tacoma Traction Co. The matter of forcing the com- pany to pave between its tracks, in accordance with its franchise, was carried to the courts by the city, and altho the case was tried March Judge Kenneth Mackintosh still the case under advisement, Wants Fair Concessions “LT believe the Traction Co., tn exchange for the privilege of using the new $500,000 Fremont bridge, BRIDGE CONFLICT UP | Traction and City Officials in Conference the new Latona bridge and the 16th ave. bridge, and a series of other concessions, should make fair |concessions in return,” says Erick- son. “I think they ought to meet |the city half way as the Renton line, a smaller concern, recently did.” Erickson is fighting for an ex- change of transfers between city and company lines, and an elimina tion of double fares for Lake | Burien car passengers. The council has already passed [resolutions asking that the Trac- tion Co. permit Lake Burien cars to come down First ave. and swing around the Jackson st. loop, instead of stopping out at Spokane ave. and Towa st., in exchange for use of the bridges. | Company Holds Fast The company, however, is hold- ing fast, seeking to obtain use of the new modern bridges without making concessions, and by paying what Erickson points out fs a ri- diculously low rental. That the council majority is aroused over the Traction com pany’s attitude was reflected Mon- day when they promptly voted to |make a fight on the one-man car | proposition, rather than let any- {thing be “slipped over. | Mayor Gill has declared that the | Fremont bridge will not be opened |for 30 days because the concrete is not ready to bear the strain. | This gives time for continued con- ferences and a possible settlement. NORWEGIANS HOLD ANNUAL FESTIVAL Under the auspices of the Nor wegian singing and Turner sock \eties, Norwegian-Americans of Se jattle will gather at the Masonit | temple, Harvard ave. and Pine st., | Thursday evening, at their annual | festival and grand ball. A percent- age of the receipts will go to the Red Cross. Ole Hanson will speak. (200 ACCEPTED TO HELP REGISTRATION Two hundred men have been | accepted as registrars for Uncie Sam's big Registration day. Only.g7 more are needed. The chief need now is plac where the enrollment may take place. William A. Gaines has arranged for rooms in 28 pre- cincts, which leaves a need in 149 precincts. NAB HOTEL GUEST Martin Presser, registered at the Savoy hotel, was arrested Monday | by the police on a charge of having robbed the cigar store of W. A. | Slater, at 815 Pike st, Thursday |night and pilfering $450. He de nies he took the money {Wants More Fighting “If I can't get to the firing ling in one capacity, I'll get there if another.” Thus spake William Clark Climie of the 39th Canadian battalion, aft- er 13 months in the trenches, in & talk to the American-British Relief society Monday night,