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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10

Representative Leuroot of Wisconsin.
III connection with the appropriation
Of Si3,0aH for the Duluth- SUPERIOR har
Dor. said that there was more com
merce Ill n day in that harhor than in
the majority of ports provided for in
n" hlll in Il Year. 1t is tn" largest
Interior port in the United states, h"
said. and is second only to New York
as the largest port in the United states.
with a commerce of $4,000 tons per
day. three times as much as the an
nnal commerce of most OF the ports
embraced in the bill
In rapid succession and without ma
terlai change. the various items in the
S4t.ohhnOo bill were discussed and
adopted, including the $f00.0 900 for In
diana harbor. Indiana: S1l4.30o for an
outer harbor breakwater at Chicago,
$4,000 Tor Chicago river. $4,000 for the
Calumet and $4,000 for Illinois river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
CIVIC BODIES TO CONFER.
Plan to Discuss Bringing 1917 Con,
federate Reunion to Capital.

\ special committee Of the Board Of
Trade is {" confer with tn" chamber -
Commerce. Retail Merchants .issocia-
tion and the joint conventions commit 4
tee with view OF aScertatning th9'
amount of money deemed necessary I'D
bring to this city the 1871. convention
of the Confederate veterans.
At a meeting of the executive ,-o,,t-
mittee of the hpar this afternoon ne
appointments of such a committee was
authorized. The executive committee
elected to membership in the Board of
Trade Edwin II. Duff. George kearucy,
Roy l.. NeuhauS"r aud X. NJ. tIcnden-
ing. Reports on the progress of work
now under way were received from the
committees ON Public Library. trans
nortation. industrial interests. public
schools. sewerage. universities and
streets and avenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
AWARDED $4,000 DAMAGES.
S. K. Upperman Estate Receivers for
He heath

a jury in Circuit Division ! before
Justice Gould today returned verdict
for $500 damages against the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
for the death of Horace Upperman, who
was killed as the result of being struck
by a car at 9th and r. streets north
brought ny his son, Samuel X. Upper
man. as administrator. Attorneys Al
vim j.. Newmyer and Lyon d Lyon ap-
peared for the administrator. while thu.
company was represented by Attorney
John s Barbour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Suggestion of War Department.

Mr.. Roper madr II" direct reply TO tits
quei,. merely repeating; that h. WAS pr.
s"nting tue matter ~ the suggestion of
the War Department.
/: You wan- this bill L. pass before
July !. lCH had bei-,r not brlIg that
maiter up here. said Senator Weeks Of
NaSSstchuSet smiling
AR. Roper also asked the committee 10
%l!" consideration 10 the l,'an Io: the
establishment c' s.. SittIl OF l,onGips
government officials through the e,tati-
ESahlent of Il government tund for this
purpose -Nn attempt AIS mad. {" !,!g.-e
S'ich - provision in th. pll ia III :1"..so d,
hi!L it failed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Tank Wagon Prices Shown.

One table submitted with the report
shows that tank wagon prices. higher
were in the east. were higher year
later in the east. The same relation
was shown between prices in the east
and west after freight was deducted
No mention was made of differences in
marketing conditions in the two sec
lions.
Suggestions that increasing exports
have been partly to blame for higher
prices are considered in a table that
shows 1915 exports amounted to Is per
cent of the entire gasoline content of
all the crude petroleum produced in
the United States within the year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Patterning After America.

1T has been different with us in
America. said one of the leaders in
the work of the Franco-American
committee for men blinded in battle
Every man who paddles a canoe or
rows skiff knows of Herreschoff, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
At WORK ON NAVAL BILL
House Chairman Padgett Hopes to
Report Measure by
April rs.

Preparation of the annual naval appro-
priation BILL which includes the admins
tration's five-year building program, was
begun today by the House naval subcom-
mttee on appropriations Chairman Pad
gett hopes to have the measure ready
for the House by April %.
Prospects are that the big fight will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10

Fatimas are sold than any other
cigarette in the world costing
over Sc.
But the taste isn't all.
If you do like Fatimas' taste
as. well as these thousands and
thousands ofother men do, you'll
find a second reason for sticking
to them for good. And thatreason
is that Fatimas will give you
cigarette con1fort at all times.
This is why they have won the
name of being as SENSIBLE a
cigarette as a man can find any,
where.
They are comfortable to the
throat and tongue. You'll never
experience any "sandpaper
tickle" or holiness in the cool
smoking Turkish blend of
Fatimas.
And Fatimas can be smoked
more freely than any other ciga-
rette we nowof withoutleaving
any mean after-feeling, as some
less skilfully blendedcigarettesdo.
If you have never smoked
Fatimas-you should try them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Der of Many Organizations.

Prof. Davis was "A fellow of the Geo
logical Society of America. a member
of the American Association for the
Academy of Sciences. Washington Geo
logical Society. Washington Botanical
Society. Washington Biological So
ciety, Association of American Geogra-
pliers. National Geographic Society.
Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Phi Beta
Kappa Society. Cosmos Club and of the
New England Botanical club. He was
editor of the journal Of the American
Peat Society.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Frances NJ. Fl. Davis: his mother, Mrs.
l.. 6. Davis, Of Portsmouth, \. H; two
sisters Mrs. Robert Sueden of Ports
mouth and Mrs. Arthur w. +. Brown
of E'itcnburg. Mass. and his brother.
Percy Davis. of Waltham, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10

to the four he speaks. and when he is
thoroughly grounded in the Braille
system he will return to take his Tor
mer position. A sous lieutenant who
was shot four times at Charleroi and
was for four months prisoner in
Germany is perfecting machine for
writing and reading in Braille char
acters Such tales might be indefinite
ly multiplied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Became Teacher of Science.

Immediately after his graduation
from EoW6oin College he became y
teacher of science. first ut liyde Park
GllinoiS) High School. 1SS6-1S96, and
then as profc&So: Of biology and Seol-
o2r at Nina College. tlma Mich. 1896
1o1n. He was an instructor in forestry
at the University of Michigan 1900
1908. While acting a field agent OF
the Michigan geological survey Prof.
Davis gave especial attention to the
peat deuosits of the state and in 1907.
when the technologic branch Of the
United States geological survey began
invest i2ationS of the origin and use of
peat, he b""ann" u member of its staff
as peat expert. He served in this ca
pacity with the survey from 1901 to
1910. and with the bureau of mines
from 1910 to l9lo He was appointed
fuel iechnoloGist in the bureau OF
miuc4 1917 and gcolosist in 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Show Crude Oil Production

The tables take up first crude oil pro-
duction for 1915 and show that while pro-
duction virtually was unchanged through
out the twelve months the production in
the Gushing field, whose oil shows the
highest gasoline content of all, dropped
from more than 5000 900 barrels in April.
1915. to 100000 in December Increa Sc
III production in the Healdton field, which
produces small percentage of gasoline.
kept the total crude production up to nor
NAL.
The effect of decreased production in
the Gushing field in gasoline terms is
given in footnote. which says the
gasoline content of oil from the Cush-
ing field fell from $4,000 900 gallons in
April to :'6,dm.000 in December. The
gasoline content of all the oil pro-
duced in the United States decrea sed
during the year. The estimate of The
years total gasoline content for all the
oil in the country was 1892 800. 900 gal
Ions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Independents Prices Higher

Price ranges show that the price
charged by the Independents averages
about / cent higher than Standard Oil
prices.
The Standard was selling gasoline
f. o. b. it's refineries at 1882 cents a
gallon January l. 1915. and the indie
same grade. There was little change
until August, when the Standard price
went to 7.SS and the independent price
dropped to 500. Four months later, in
December, the Standard was charging
1884 and the Independents 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Stocks Increased During Year.

Crude oil stocks increased during the
year from 69.00o.0O0 barrels in January
1915. to 1oo,ooo,ooo in January, 1916. or
this, refineries held about one-half the
supply year ago and not quite that per-
centage in January of this year, though
holding some 100000 barrels more last
January than year ago
Standard Oil companies. the tables show,
produced about so per cent of the years
gasoline output. Their total was 6S1.-
100000 gallons and that of the independ
ents 400,000,000. in round figures.
Gasoline stock held by refineries de-
creased steadily from last May, when the
total is put at 2s2 900, 900 gallons. to De-
cember, with total OF only 1872, 900, 900.
Stocks increased from the first of the
year to May.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-29
The Man Of the Hour.

President Wilson, viewed through
European eyes, appears as a cham
plan Of international righteousness,
says Major Wallace Wlnchell. a lead
cr oi the salvation Army, who has
recently returned from the war zone
where ne distributed a fund for the
relief of sufferers.
"To the solouruer In Europe these
days." says Major Winchell, zone Of
tHe most interesting studies IS that
o' the attitude Of the people toward
America and the administration OF
Pre- llont Wilson. Throughout the
appalling crisis which has over
ubelmcd Europe and threatened re
neatpdly 10 disturb the serenity Of
The rest OF tho world, our president
bias appeared not so much for peace
no amy price. but for righteousness
~ all hazards. Ills brave interpre-
afi5n OF international law has been
model for mankind and his demon
a'rauon OF irs intricacies IN under
taking 20 force the observance Of
such have stamped him pre-eminent-
Iy as the man OF the hour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-29

an element Of chance. II So like the
show buslness--lt f. spectacular, and
requires many "propa' and attracts
much attention.
But, Ike the circus or show business
IN general. there is speculative side
n H. and there Is always chance %
lose az well as 70 win.
All that glitters is not gold, and ey'
cry rig does not mean OIL However, the
tax man Is always bugy-and he has
been very busy In Oklahoma. In fact
he has been 20 busy that some Of the
big interests are leaving the state ~
protect their stockholders from unjust
taxation which certain political lights
have seen IL 10 encourage.
a word 10 the wise, etc There IS a
state which lies less than a thousand
miles TO the north Of Oklahoma which
has gone through the process Of be
ing educated" and iB waiting with
open arms for the corporations %
step over the line, and this state win
bid them welcome and make them feel
at home. Bear this IN mind, and see
that the man 10 whom you give your
vote this fall election, pledges himself
10 play fair with the interests which
have made Oklahoma and are making
Oklahoma more famous and wealthy
every day.
There also e. food for thought in
the fact that a judicious distribution
Of taxes that may be collected is a
point which is Of perhaps more I'm
portancc than strenuous effort 10 eX-
tort more money from an institution
which has already gone the limit
Let us keep the big intcrests-the
Oklahoma men and women whom they
employ, the power that they bring us,
the prosperity and profits they bring
us. in Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-29
MISTAKEN IDEA

There Is a popular. but mistaken BE-
lief among certain people who DO not
live In the oil country, and who DO not
como in contact with the oil business
direct, that the oil game az a whole
Is one in which the profits are BE-
yond the widest dreams, and the
losses hardly 10 be- considered.
All one has 10 do 10 become a NIL
lIonalre over night, Is 70 drill hole
in the ground The oil Gpouu forth,
and there you are. Anybody can do
-pcrhapB-and then again there
might be a slip.
Vow many who do not live in the oil
country have ever given a kindly
thought to the big Interests, the
builders OF Oklahoma big oil intere8tag
In the oil game II takes money, and
a whole lot Of II. ~ even drlll one
well, and therefore the oh interests
must be heavily capitalized In order
to bring their oblect-that Of locat.
ing. refining. and marketing oil 10 a
successful elimination.
Let us take for Instance an oil cor
poration which IS about 10 make a
tost OF "A new field. Tie ge0l0giat has
passed on the location, and Lls opinion
although not inallib.e-B B good
bet"
The agent Of the Oh corporation
goes into the field and leases up a
large tract Of land paying the farmers
hundreds Of dollars ga arh bonuses.
Then the drillcrs comc-and cot up the
rig and the hole 10 test The field is put
down. II the drillar8 get oil, the farm
ers' land has increased ten, q hundred,
and a thousand-fold In yaluc-and the
farmer on whose land tho wells are
drilled gets onc-elghth Of the product,
and without turning over bis hand.
On the other hand. n the test g.
"A failure, the farmer has had his
bonus moncy-which iu most cases
amounts 10 as much as a years crop
and has not stakod penny or taken
a losing chance. Aside from that some
Of the farmers have been kept buy
hauling casing and supplies.
II the oil IS found. then there is
prosperity. There is also work Tor
the farmers sons at heretofore uu.
heard OF wages.
And then again. 70 the well l8 q
failure. and II the signs warrauttho
drllIors will put down another test
well and yet anothors until success
crowns their effort There is a record
in Oklahoma where one company
drilled g. test wells before success
crowned their efforts. But they knew
g. vas there. and they had the money
o. r'ay with tho game until thoy won.
would stay With the game until two
much lea g. wells were drilled in as
"dry lolerg'
And now we Gee that the oil game
g. not aIl a sure thing. II s. a fact
that 80 is profitable 30 successful, and
many engage Ia Il because there IS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-29
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rat.or ~ ruin and Rrief he stops and
think: when il Is a step toward
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lightning. II be just lacked one
thing that he's got he would be an
easy man u beat. Joe; but he's got
IL"
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brains" said the Big Cop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-29

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continued thogghtf1lly, that 0h4t
Abraham Lincoln sai1 wa: 'BJ 81
means change horBss whiizt erp1ain2
the stream Do yOg krOV, JDe, ifsfe
are times when ! ainolt Ml.k Ms
Republicans are hard p.i - J, "
hunt up something - k.rk aDrg-
There are moments When ] rave q
feeling that. II they we're at Eep1D,--
Leans and there were 10 iota ~ ID.
and IL was not ~ close 10 s.eciol
time, they wollt be dang g-a4 ne
happen ~ have a man Ike WOODROW
In the White House Of course, mina
you, there are soua u our high-
minded captains u finance that have
q right % have a grOgch.
IL refer n the c9rpte qJeezEfb'
Joe; them financial maRlatHa nat
have had glad timeg In the past when
panic days came around Twas then
thew made the commerce and manu-
facture Of the nation howl b.Dpfy
murder. Twas then they had TIE
country BY the throat and ctD>ed he
last cent out of Il, since t@aa u
Evening star., 1916-08-20

ance of his insanity, and if the mountains
had suddenly turned over and balanced
themselves on their peaks their gym
nastics would not have frozen him into
more speechless stupidity than the girl
who rose before him, just then, not twenty
PAGES away.
SHE had appeared like an apparition
- from behind great boulder-a little
older, little taller, bit wilder than she
had seemed to him in the picture, but
with that same glorious hair sweeping
about her, and that same questioning look
in her eyes as she stared at him. Her
hands were in that same way at her side,
too, as if she was on the point of running
away from him.
He tried to speak. He believed after
ward that he even made an effort to hold
out his arms. But he was powerless.
And so they stood there, twenty PAGES
apart, staring. Something happened then
to whip David's reason back into its
place. He heard crunching, heavy,
slow. From around the other end of the
boulder came huge bear-a monster
ten, feet from the girl. The first cry
rushed out of his throat; and in the same
instant he flung his rifle to his shoulder.
The girl was quicker than he--like an
arrow, flash, a whirlwind of FURNISHED
tresses as she flew to the side of the great
beast. She stood with her back against
it, her two hands clutching its tawny
hair, her slim body quivering, her eyes
flashing at David. He felt weak. He
lowered his rife and advanced few steps.
"Who-what-' he managed to say,
and stopped. He was powerless to go on.
But she seemed to understand. Her body
stiffened.
a am Marge O'Doone,' she said de-
family, "and this is my bear!'
To be continued nert week
Evening star., 1916-08-20


day would settle his doubts-Tavish, the
girl, what he would find He went to
sleep late, and awoke with the dawn.
The stream grew narrower and the
country wilder as he progressed. 1t was
noon when Baree stopped dead in his
tracks, stiff-legged, the bristles of his spine
erect, low and ominous growl in his
throat. He was standing over patch of
white sand no larger than blanket.
"What is it, boy?" asked David
He went to him and stood for a moment
at the edge of the sand without looking
down, lighting his pipe.
What is it?"
THE next moment his heart seemed ris-
ing up into his throat He had been
expecting what his eyes looked upon now
and he had been watching for it, but he
had not anticipated such tremendous
shock. The imprint of moccasined foot
in the sand! There was no doubt of it
this time. A human foot had made it
one, two, three, four, five times in crossing
that patch OF sand! He stood with the
pipe in his mouth, staring down, appar-
emily without power to move or breathe.
1t was small footprint-Iike boys.
He noticed then, with slowly shifting eyes,
that Baree was bristling and growing
over another track-a bear track, huge
deeply impressed in the sand.
David's eyes followed the direction of
the two trails. A hundred yards upstream
he could see where gravel and rock were
replaced entirely by sand, quite wide,
unbroken sweep of it, across which those
clawed and moccasined feet must have
travelled if they had followed the creek.
He was not interested in the bear, and
Baree was not interested in the Indian
boy; so when they came to the sand one
followed the moccasin tracks and the
other the claw tracks. They were not at
any time more than ten feet apart. And
then, all at once, they came together, and
David saw that the bear had crossed the
sand last and that his huge paws had
obliterated part of the moccasin trail
This did not strike him as unusually sig
niticant until he came to point where
the moccasins turned sharply and circled
to the right. The bear followed. A little
farther on the moccasins swung back to
the left. The bear still followed-and
David's heart gave a sudden thump. At
first it might have been coincidence, a bit
of chance. 1t was chance no longer. 1t
was deliberate. The claws We're on the
trail of the moccasins.
David halted and pocketed his pipe, on
which he had not drawn a breath in sew
eral minutes. He looked at his rifle.
Without doubt the claws had overtaken
the moccasins by this time.
1t was grizzly. He guessed that much
by the size of the spoor. He followed it
across bar of gravel. Then they turned
a twist in the creek and came to other
sand A cry of amazement burst from
Davids lips when he looked closely at the
two trails again.
The moccasins were now following the
grizzly!
He stared, for a few moments disbe-
lieving his eyes. Here, too, there was no
room for doubt. The feet of the Indian boy
had trod in the tracks of the bear. The
eviden ,e was conclusive; the fact astonish-
ing. OF course, it was barely possible
Whatever the thought might have been
that was in David's mind, it never reached
a conclusion He did not cry out at what