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Show BILL EXTENDS TIME ON OIL CLAIM WORK WASHINGTON, Jan 6. Senator lle. d Smoot secured the passage of the bill through tho si-nite tterda, already al-ready passed by tho house, extending the time In which development work may Ve done on oil claims. The hill virtually gives to the secretary of the Interior unlimited power to extend time to oil permittees where he Is ea-lsfled ea-lsfled that they art proceeding m good faith, it is expected thai tbp bill will bo signed by the president In a few days. oo |