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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
Where to Enlist

United State, Navy-Nl Culber,.
son building, Grand avenue and
Broadway.
United States Atmy-10ih Wes,
Main street The Oklahoman build.
ing, Fourth and Broadway
Oklahoma National Guatd-Adiu-
tant generals office, Is West Grand
avenue
United State, Marine Corp, See
Postmaster Weaver a, federal build.
ing
Red Ctos,-Mrs {. l.. Dsughefty.
no East Ninth street
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

ROME, April A-frederick Thaw
It's, former member Of the American
commission for relief in Belgium in
Brussels, arrived here yesterday. Mr.
Thawits came as an emissary from Her
bert {. Hoover, chairman OF the new
American food board, with a view OF
building up proper cooperation with
the United States.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
Balfour TO vislt Phiiadslpbia

PHILADELPHIA, April 2t-Mayor
Smith OF Philadelphia announced to-
day that Foreign Secretary Balfour.
head of the British war commission,
and Minister of Justice Viviani OF the
French commission, with members Of
their parties, had accepted his invita-
,ion to visit Philadelphia during their
stay in this country. The date OF their
visit was not announced.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
MOTHER VISITS MAIL
BOX; RETURNS, HOME
IS BURNED, SON DEAD

U TILLWATER, Okla, April a.
y Especial When Mrs. Jo-
~ seph C. Hover. living two
miles west Of Mehan, returned from
visit to rural mail box this aft
ernoon. she found the home in
flames and her l8-mon,hs old son,
James. burned to death No one
knows how the fire started as no
stoves were lighted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

CITY, two.Nnsc hits, Newashe, ?, lipps,
first on balls. of Billings, O. struck out
by uglc. 2 left on bases. Oklahoma city,
Z Fort Smith, T. hit by pitcher hN Oglc,
nlue Time of game, one hour and
thlrty.fve minutes Attendance, $50
Umpire -pontiuS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

Revised Again.
!, IA easy enough TO be pleasant
When life moves on In tho rut.
But the hloke worth while
Is the one who can smile
After blowing l2-inCh putt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
Ladies' Day

Today and every Tuesday and Fri
day i4 designated as Ladies' lays
Games called at 40 until MAY Ii.
when I O'Clock Will be set as the time
for opening Of hOEtilitics
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

Don't miss the Special Train to
Marion, Thursday morning, 9 o'clock.
They'll be there from five s,ates-Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
Frederick Thswits Arrives in Italy.

Trucking, fruit, poultry and pigs will
make Marion famous and rich.-Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
TopAV'S oAM -.

Western Association.
Paris at Oklahoma City.
Fort Smith 81 Denison.
McAlestsr at Tulsa
hushoGss o. Sherman
National League
Boston At New York.
Chicago at Cincinnati
Pittsbur gh at 81 Louis
Brooklyn Phiiadsl lphia Game postponsdI
vet grounds
American League.
1t Louis at Detroit
Cleveland at Chicago,
Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

CNeersO Op SUM.
In thep dark days and times OF trou-
Bile" writes bystnndcr. why don't
YOU give us some cheer up stuff Thata
what We need now" Cheer-up STUFF
Certainly. why not2
Is your head about TO splt? Laugh It OF.
has your daughter thrown M Laugh
Arc you broke. without a penny,
Nhile your hllH ARE more than many
Don't you fret or worry any-laugh It
of
II your tooth begins to Nche-laush It
II an arm or leg YOU break laugh II of
y you find that YOU are dying.
what's the use, pray tell me ot signing
Don't waste any time In crying laugh It
II you lolse thousand dollars laugh Il
II the laundry ruins your clothes-laugh
II or
II the cook decides 10 leaye YOU
Don't you ever let II Rricve you
But won't try TO deceive you, II YOU
laugh II Off don't yet your wife. who
has to do the cooking. hear any Of your
outlaws.
II the Giants can overcome one deadly
handicap they have the National league
race srwed up THIS handicap In the
TACT that the GrandoldOpc hacked up by
popular acclsmauon, pitRB tnem TO win.
Tho Army Game.
II lis easily conceivable that war con
ditlons might arise which would practl-
cally wipe out golf and tennis, football
and track
lt is easily conceivable qa, such con
I III NNs.s.
hut II In not conceivabl-Jthat any con
ditions wou0Cend baseball playing, even
for an Interim
For baseball Ia the army game II Is
thr one game which appeals more 20 the
| soldier than all others combined.
Being an American, he takes n 10 the
Philippines or 10 Mexico. where during
the late scramble six club league was
formed and u fun schedule was PLAYED.
suppose he isn't an American? We'll,
over tlb0.000 worth NJ baseball supplies
have been sent 20 tho European front
| for use back OF IN. lines Mr. Lane,
editor OF The Baseball Magazine" tells
US that the proportion OF his suhscrib-
efH among army people is FAR beyond that
! OF any other class. The army takes To
baseball as its game SO does the navy
| In the first place Il requires no such
stretch OF territory as golf does. nor any
I such smooth surface as tennis
Given an open field OF average dimen-
/ Hions. that Isn't too hllly and too rough.
and ball bat sud four rocks Tor
! bases can complete the equipment for
| play The field may not he ~ smooth as
! the diamond at the Polo Grounds, but
! this part Ot N is soon forgotten II the
! ficld Is only fairly level
| Baseball In encouraged by army author
tiles because II is not only fine train
| Ing. but IL also recreation and d.
| Version from the routine OF camp life.
War may reach degree where n Will
stop professional baseball. Hut u would
have TO he almost totally annihilated 10
| check the game Itself
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

who says the Force OF Haiti, IL not n
controlling factor Jack Coombs vas \
member ~ the Mnckmen when they could
beat the Giants without batting an eve
lash Since revertlng to the National
league Jack has maintained tho old or
der. iiy tossing his glove into the ball
yard victory IA assured. SO far he has
only beaten them nine straight times
while wearing Brookyn harness. but the
Colby Carbipe Is ,till far from being out
Of ammunition
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

After n. L. s.
The little putt, that glides down hill.
hate with all my heart
And when | miss. the words | spill.
Might give you quite start
Sometimes It's hut foot or two.
Sometimes It's but a yard
But when the line | pick amt trus
| take II awful hard
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

the thrills of IN" firing line to lite back
% tho cOunter-,-'o an indoor existence
This existence can then only be huoysd
up by fomt form Of sport and as the In
tcrnhuoual brnud develops the greatest
interest and the greatest excitement. n
VIII he even more popular than n was
before Angnsi. lNli
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
Farrasut's Grandson Lnlists.

MOBILE, Ala. April A.-Wsllacs
Leonce Farragut, great grandson Of
Admiral FarAgut, was among the five
recruits here today for service in the
United States army.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

There are occasions whrn three years
might easily be a lifetime Some one
recently spoke TO an English golfer m the
trenches about n certain tournament held
back In peace times Peace time 7''
no queried with IA puzzled look when
was thatr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

IAN the Detroit Tigers need" an
nounces an exchange, ''is pitchers" And
NIL Getmant needed was n bigger and bet q
ter navy than Englaud's
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

II the Giants can overcome one deadly
handicap they have the National league
race s"wed up THIS handicap In the
tact that the Grandold0pc hacked up by
popular acclsmation, pitRB mem TO win.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

But won't try TO decelv. YOU II YOU
laugh II Off don't yet your wife. who
has to do the cooking. hear any OF your
OUTLAWS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

Lots and acreage at Marion will
likely double IN value before your sec.
ond payment becomes due ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
The Big -Four
National League
h..SPoft11igl,t ::
OJ (ELW
ORANTLAMD RICE 10y

Cheer. Up stuff
"ln theN dark days and times Of trou-
Bile, writes a bystandcr. why don't
y ou give us some cheer up stuff That's
what We need now" Cheer-up STUFF
Certainly. why not
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
Personals.


]. E. Hager has removed his family
to S. ]. Sturm's new building on lower
Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed C. Cunningham,
Of Bingamon, were visiting Mrs. Gun
ningham's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
NJ. Billingslea on Sunday.
George Murray, of Akron, Ohio, has
been. visiting relatives here for the
past several days.
Anthony l.. Mason returned on Sat.
urday evening from several days
visit with relatives in Roane county.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Kuhn and Clarence Kuhn,
of Monongah, were calling on Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Mcdaniel on Sunday after
noon.
j. f. Stewart, of Williamsburg, Pa,
who held responsible position with
A. l.. Anderson & Bros, contractors for
the Fairmont.Helens run railroad, has
returned here for work on the branch
for the Bethlehem Coal company.
S. ]. Sturm was business visitor in
Fairmont on Monday.
Mrs. Howard Smith has been very
sick for several days and her condi.
lion became such that 1t was necessary
to undergo surgical operation on last
Sunday.
z. C. Talkington will leave in few
days for Eldorado, Kansas, to work III
the oil field for Jas. l. Michaels.
iShmAM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
'THOUSAND-DOLLAR-A-D SPENDS
TWO MONTHS UNDER FIRE BENEATH VERDUN

SAN FRANCISCO. Ca, A7r;i ga
Living two months in the underground
quarters of French troops beneath the
ruins of Verdun:
An adventure enjoyed by Miss Kath.
leen Burke. Scottish girl, who has
gone from one thrilling war time ex,
perience 0 another since the begin.
ming of the world combat.
She was in Belgium when the war
broke out, was arrested as German
spy while on mission of mercy and
later was forced to flee in rags from
Antwerp at the approach of the leu
ton invader
Later she went to Serbia and or
gantzed 400 Scottish girl nurses to care
for the hundreds suffering from the
dread typhus.
She is known as "The.Thousand.D Dol.
lar-a-Day-Girl" from her success in
raising war relief funds. On a previ-
Gus trip TO the United States she Sc
cured 100000 for war sufferers and
as result was accorded the unusual
honor of visiting the French front,
In spite of the grave warning of Gen.
eral Petain, she chose the subterran.
can city under Verdun, built by Van.
ban in the time of Louis NV. Here
she says French soldiers are living
300 feet underground, scorning the
German artillery.
In this shelter the troops have their
homes, little shops and even movie
shows, where the poilu spends his
days wages on a single show. The re-
ceipts of the film shows go to buy
wreaths for the dead.
With General Nivelle, Miss Burke
said. her menu frequently included
champagne and ice cream. A hasty
luncheon with General Foch on an.
other front, however. brought different
bill of fare. Invited to luncheon with
the general. she was conducted to u
cellar where the commander sat on
beer key, surrounded by aides on
similar seats. From his great coat
the general drew cooked chicken.
and detached leg by the use OF his
hands. An aide fished a loaf of bread
out of his pocket and broke piece
for the guest. who found another keg
and sat down 10 the luncheon.
Miss Burke wears white uniform,
decorated with the Gordon tartan and
the thistles of Scotland. She also
wears four medals of honor given her
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
What More is There to be Said?
mr.. Moderate or Excessive Drinker

More than $500 men and women's
struggles against liquor have been end
ed by this simple Neal Way"
You should share in our progress,
We have made progress in the curing
Of the Alcoholic. You know it to be
true; you know the Neal is criterion
wherever institutes for the liquor habit
are discussed. All over the world Neal
Institutes are producing results, and
are changing the slaves of drink to
masters of self.
Every man and woman knows that
liquor causes more financial loss,
crime, misery, disgrace, suffering and
death than all else combined. Why not
graduate from the class of which King
Booze is Professor and join the Alum
nj OF clean living and clear minded
men? commandments are being held
at all the East Central Division of Neal
Institutes each day; men are being sent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

out to face their business and profess
sional problems with the craving and
appetite for liquor gone.
We neutralize and eliminate all alco.
holic poisoning, which causes the crav.
ing, in but just three days with pure
ly harmless vegetable remedy taken
Internally without the aid of single
hypodermic injection.
You are welcome to investigate our
treatment, to visit us and be shown
through our institute at any time.
Names of patients are never revealed.
Join the class before it is too late.
What more is there to be said?
Write or send for booklet, Neal In.
stitute, COL Maple Avenue, Avondale,
Cincinnati, Ohio Phone Avon 1920.
Open day and night. Other Neal Insti-
tutes located at Cleveland, Columbus,
Pittsburgh and Detroit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

"Satanas," which the Nelson is show.
ing today is another of the Vampire"
series portraying startling operations
of the arch criminals OF Paris. 1t is
full Of surprises and good detective
story holds the piece together, and also
rivets the interest of the audience
from beginning to end.
George Ovey in "Jerry's Triple Ali.
ance," Mutual supplies the comedy
of today's excellent bill.
The Mutual Weekly News furnishes
a lot of interesting war preparation
pictures.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
WEST VIRGINIA PATENTS.

AS reported by H. e. Dunlap, patent
lawyer, of Wheeling, W. Va, the Pat
ent Office recordsh show the recent
issue of the following patents to West
Virginia inventors: Thomas ]. Os
borne, assignor to 1-2 to L. D. Rife
Premier, automatic mine-gate; John A
Sharps, Bablin, Stakeholder support.
Mr.. Dunlap also reports the issue Of
the following trademark registrations:
Barley Foods Co., Morgantown, special
ly-prepared barley; also buckwheat
flour.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
Sold All His Stock.

Jas. l. Michaels disposed of all his
registered Jersey cattle at his sale at
the Gore farm on Saturday afternoon.
Fifteen head brought something over
$500. The prices realized were
somewhat under those Of former sales,
due to the war condition and probably
also to the high cost Of food stuffs.
MIR. Michaels shipped another car load
OF tools to Eldorado, Kansas, on Mon
Gay and will depart for that place him
self within the next few days and will
give his entire attention to oil well
drilling business. We are sorry to lose
Mr.. Michaels from West Virginia as
he was one Of the most public spirited
citizens of this section giving employ.
ment to large number of people. He
will be missed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
BOY FARMERS Will HELp.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 3d.
Gov. Cornwell has been advised by
Secretary of Labor Wilson that the
of boys in West Virginia
for farm work would be an important
feature to be discussed at the meeting
of governors to be held in Washington
soon. The object is to secure maxi
mum food production in West Virginia
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

III recognition of her services. They
include the Knight of st. Sava, Order
of the Misercorde. Serbia; Officer de
lInstruction ct Beaux Arts, France,
and the French Red Cross Military
Medal of this war.
She is again in the United States
on lecture tour in the interests %
the Scottish Women's Hospitals for
foreign service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
Rridne Work susnended.

On account of the inability to get
steel the work on the bridges on the
Fairmont. Bingamon railroad has been
suspended for the present and ma.
iority of the workmen are leaving for
their homes or going to other jobs.
r. o. Toms, the superintendent, will go
with his family to his farm at Burns.
vile, Braxton county. Lee Baer and
family left on Monday for Sciotoville,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

Ohio, whore the bridge company has
a contract We are sorry to lose these
good people from our midst for they
are indeed good class OF people and
while here have been valuable add.
ton to the populace Of the town.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

In "Princess of the Dark" at the
Dixie, we are shown a tragedy of child
hood, poignantly touching in many Of
its scenes, but with its gloom so I'M
relieved that 1t is often more painful
than appealing. The little heorine is
blind, her father is slowly dying Of
consumption and her constant COM
panion, chore boy is hopelessly de:
formed. These two are hardly more
than children ad are happy in their
way, telling each other fairy stories
In which he is always her Prince
Charming. But when an operation sud
denly restores her sight and she be.
holds the boy as the misshapen crea-
ture that he is, she turns from him in
horror to the arms of the man who
has befriended her and who she in.
sists is her prince. With her sight
restored. she is wandering with her
lover under the stars when they stun.
BILE on the dead body of the cripple
lying on the floor of the cave where
he and the little blind girl used to
tell each other fairy tales.
Z Enid Bennett as the blind child is
"a lovely and pathetic figure and does
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

and throughout the nation. Gov. Corn.
well will leave Charleston Tuesday
for Washington, having been directed
by the State Council OF National De.
Tense to attend. and will tell the Ma.
tional Defense Board that 10000 boys
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

A peoples theatre for everybody has
deem established by the Peoples play
srs OF Evansville, Ind, and the best
If plays are given by amateurs at
prices as low as 10 and 20 cents.
When war was declared Miss Grace
kiocille, the director. ordered that
III proceeds be given to the Red Crosse
ind the fund for soldiers' dependents.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
WORTHINGToN.
Chicken Thieves Abroad.

The chicken thieves broke into Geo.
W. Martins poultry house on Saturday
night and carried off three good fat
fowls They gained an entrance by
tearing off board in the rear of the
building.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

her best to be consistently mournful,
but her eyes show an irresistible temp.
tation to twinkle even while obedient-
ly being blind. Jack Gilbert plays the
cripple boy with heartrendtng sim
cerity, and the direction and staging
are excellent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

Watch the women cut coupons in
Our Busy Ladies Aid" tomorrow, Mil.
Ter school.-AGv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

John Sawyer and Stuart Holmes, in
a Fox production Of Loves Law" are
at the Grand today.
OLD STAGER.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
oisOrdcrIy Action of Boys Causes Com.
plant.

There has been considerable com
plant on account of the actions of a
lot OF young boys who gather on Sun
day in front of the Lyric theatre build.
ing and keep up a continual racket ali
day and late into the night. 1t is hoped
they will take warning and cease to
annoy people before the officials are
compelled to take action to break it
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

See DIR. E. w. Howard as the piano
salesman in our Busy Ladies Aid" to,
morrow Miller school.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

Margarita Fischer in "The Pearl Of
Paradise" is at the Princess today.
1t is Mutual desert island drama
with strong Robert Louis Steven
son flavor and some of the most won
derful scenery ever put on a screen.
Miss Fischer is apparently destined
to be more popular than any of her
predecessors who have essayed the
role Of "the castaway."
Yulita, the Spanish-American beauty,
has grown up like wild flower in the
tropic isle to which her father, Man
ual Gomez, has taken his bride, after
fight in which the mother of Yulita
was rescued from a brutal husband,
afterwards marrying her rescuer.
Miss Fischer is given an opportunity
for clever acting, to which she re-
spends satisfactorily.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

in West Virginia will be modified to
wards greater food production.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEADLlNERs TONIGHT
Musical Comedy

THE management Of the Hippo.
drome theatre at Parkersburg
4 wrote to Sol Burka, manager OF
the Hippodrome here that he could
not. be too extravagant in his praise
OF the American Girl" company,
which is booked here for week start
ing today. The company is one OF
string conducted by H. D. Zarrow,
most successful musical comedy pro
moter. It had a highly successful run
at Parkersburg last week, and pleased
SO well that Manager Heilie went out
OF his way to tell US about 1t.
Several Of Zarrow's shows have been
here this season and each proved top
notch in quality. They were uniform
" good and as rule were greeted with
big attendance. 1t is claimed that
AThe American Girl is even better
than its predecessors, an diff it proves
10 be fact Hippodrome patrons will
surely enjoy treat. The Lewis "
Root team is featured as the star per
formers, but number of other known
high class artists are on the roster,
among which are the Ziegler sisters,
Pauline GIenmar and Murrel Osbourne.
The chorus is said to be above par. The
first bill of the week is called "Follies
Of an Evening"" and offers a splendid
opportunity for the introduction OF
some rare talent possessed by this
group of musical comedy artists.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

Enid Bennett, the Triangle.Ince-Kay
Bee star, who is at the Dixie today in
Princess Of the Dark" is perfectly
assured that so simple an operation as
.scrubbing clothes must be acquired
with considerable patience and skill.
One of her own pictures calls for some
exercise of this character, and her
skinned knuckles attest to the lack
of proficiency in her first venture.
4 BY way of contrast, for two hours
and a half one morning she devoted
her energies to eating pink ice cream,
the scene being that of clandestine
midnight party in a fashionable girls
boarding shcool.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

The Mountain City Amusement com,
Ipany completed its picture OF Camp
Cornwell yesterday. 1t will now be
rushed to the laboratories and made
ready for its first showing at the Grand
theatre probably within the next ten
days. An expert cameraman from the
Universal Film Corporation took all
the pictures and predicts the best re-
suits as all the conditions attending
the filming were unusually favorable.
A feature of its first showing will be
the presence OF the First Regiment
band which will discourse appropriate
music. The band is to share in the
proceeds of its production.