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Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18
MEXICAN OIL LAND
IS NOW PRICELESS
Investment by Capitalists Has
Reached s2OO,OOO,OOO and
Continues to Grow

Mexico City, Sept. 10-(Correspond-
ence of The Associated Press The
vast petroleum deposits in Mexico, veri-
table rivers of gold to their owners,
have within the past few years attract
ed the attention Of the world; first, be-
cause their exhaustless supplies filled
a demand in the commercial world which
was emphasized during the war, and
secondly, because of late they have
of misunderstanding between the gov
ernmentb Of Mexico and the United
States.
The development of this industry by
foreign capital has reached !. the point
where dividends are declared Yin millions
of dollars and production runs into mil
lions Of barrels.
Cause of III Feeling.
Legislation designed by the Mexican
government to divert what it terms its
just share of profit into the national
treasury has been met by charges OF
confiscation on the part of the foreign
interests whose opposition has become
so vigorous that President Carranza re-
Gently stated in an interview that the
petroleum companies were deliberately
engepdering ill-feeling between the In
tied States and Mexico.
EXpiOltaLloH OK petroleum III We tito
for commercial purposes is confined to
the past eighteen years. according to
statement recently furnished to The As
sociated Press by the department Of
commerce and industry.
Exploration of the oil fields began
about 1900 and has been conducted by
the Mexican Petroleum company of Cal
ifornia. the British firm Of Pearson 4
Son, the Hausteca Petroleum company,
the East Oil company, the Oil Company
of Tepetate and others.
Vessels now available to convey Mexi-
can oil have approximately 100000 tons
capacity and are worth S90,000,0O0. In
addition it is stated that the value Of
pipe lines is estimated at $4,000 600
and storage depots at S6O,oO0,000; bring
ing the total of such investment to $500. !
100000 The pipe line system is $50
miles long and the steel tanks for the
storage of oil have. a capacity Of 26,-
OOO, 900 barrels.
Commenting upon these figures the
statement says that the Mexican oil
industry has not yet equalled the Ameri-
can because of the lack of means of
transportation and of storing which are
not equal to the production Of the oil
lands" 1t is asserted that the potential
production of the fields is ninefold
greater than that registered at the
present time.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18
WOUNDED VETERANS.
INSPECT I B|G BEN
Is Huge Timepiede on Tower is
of House Of Commons
at Londbn :

London, Sept. 3.-(dorrespondence OF
The Associated Press I.-Fifty disabled
soldiers, many of whom had lost q leg
in the war and wore an artificial one
in its place, climbed the 800 steps Of the
House of Commons tower the other af-
ternoon to study the mechanism of Big
Ben" the giant timepiece. The soldiers
are being trained by the ministry Of la
Dor in watch and clock repairing.
One, spying the clock mechanism, ex
claimed: rs this the works? It looks
more like blinking printing machine
A guide told the party that the clock
was designed by Lord Grimthorp and
was placed in the tower in 1859. 1t has
been working go years and is still re-
garded as one of the best timekeepe-s
in the world
The minute hand is IA feet long and
weighs 224 pounds, and the pendulum,
which requires two seconds to complete
each swing. weighs 700 pounds. The bell
which sounds the hours has a diameter
Of nine feet and weighs II tons, the
weight of the striking hammers being 766
pounds.
An electric motor now winds the clock
in 20 minutes. Formerly it took two
men working three afternoons a week
to complete the task
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18
Suicide Permits
Are Issued Here

Juneau. Alaska. Sept. 17.-Mere man
has little voice in governing affairs on
Eskimo inhabited Little Diomede, one OF
the Diomedes islands that are cut in two
by the international boundary line across
the Bering sea between Alaska and ST
IBERIA Women and children do most OF
the ruling, according to reports reaching
the Alaska territorial bureau of pub
Iicity here. Before man can make a
purchase he must get his wife's consent
II mother is living with married son
or daughter her consent must be OBJ
tanned Wealth is estimated in skins
and the rich provide for the poor.
Official suicide is provided for. When
one Of the natives tires Of hunting seals
and fishing and trapping and desires TO
end his existence he makes formal ap-
plication to the governing body for per-
mission to take his life.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18
DROP ROYAL JEWELS FROM AIR.
Germans Try to Smuggle Gems Into
Sweden by Seaplane.

4 remarkable attempt to smuggle jew
els and bonds out of Germany was dis
covered recently in Sweden. A seaplane
was observed off the south coast of
Sweden, and when it had reached a
height of GOO feet two large parcels
were thrown down. They were picked
up by two Germans, a lady and q gen
tleman. who had been seen walking ner-
vously around the spot for some hours
The Swedish police arrested the two
Germans, and when the parcels were
opened they were found to contain very
valuable jewels. gold and silver orna-
ments and bonds. The Germans told
the police the smuggling had been ar
ranged by the Prince of Wied. and that
the jewels and other valuable articles
belonged to the Royal House Of SaSony
The Prince himself was on board the
seaplane. The parcels We're seized by
the Swedish police. Prom the Mancnes-
ter Guardian.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18
GREAT FALLS DAILY TRIBUNE >.

break of the present war are most unpopular IN
Germany we are told. The theory OF this book
was that war not only benefited nation NOR
ally but financially, and that it was the duty OF
the state to extend its power over all weaker
nations by conquest. The minister Of education
in Berlin gave out an interview the other day
in which he stated that in all German schools
and combatted Some will think that a people
cannot change the ideas taught their children
for half century in few years and that with
recovered strength economically Germany will
revert to her old military ideas. But we do not
think this will be the result. The present war
has wrecked the old military philosophy beyond
repair. If Germany recovers by hard work her
economic philosophy we do not think her people
will ever again be willing to risk its loss by try
ing to conquer other peoples And the demon
stration and conviction of this fact will after war
passions and hates have grown cold serve to re-
instate Germany in the good opinion Of the world
It is long and weary road to travel for the
German people, but not hopeless one Whether
the hatred of the Germans for the allies or the
hatred of the allies for the Germans will be the
first to fade out we do not know. Usually the
victors are the first to forget such hatreds. At
the end of the civil war the hatred between the
north and south in this country was deep and
wide as it could well be, yet in fifty years it
was completely obliterated by mutual inter-
course and mutual interests.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18
Said He Paid $1.8O
for Real Rembrandt

Johannesburg South Africa. Sept. /.
-tCorrespondence Of the Associated
Press).-A British army officer recently
purchased for seven and one-balf shill-
ings fS1.S0l, in a Pretoria auction room
picture which art critics believe to he
missing Rembrandt--a work of price
less value. The picture, portraying the
Crucifixion. has been sent to advisors Of
the great art gallery at the Hague for
examination. The theory is that the
picture was brought to South Africa by
member of a family of Dutch noblel
men who were patrons of Rembrandt
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18
LEAVES FOR COLLEGE.

Special to The Daily Tribune.
Eureka. Sept. 17.-Miss Edith Shene-
felt left here last week to visit her
brother. the Rev. O. r, Shenefelt in
Malta. after which she viii go TO Helena
where she will take up her studies in
the Montana Wesleyan college.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18
HOLD FUNERAL THURSDAY.

SpeciaI to TIE Daily Tribune.
kalispell, Sept. 17.-The funeral of
Mrs: II. T. Turner, who died recently AT
the Mayo hospital Rochester. Mimi, will
be held at the Presbyterian church at 8
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. The serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. T.. L.
Totten, and interment will be made in
the Conrad Memorial cemetery.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-18

Judge Ebert IT, Gary, head of the
United States Steel Corporation, has
refused to confer with members of the
AmaIgamated Iron and Steel Workers
union on the demands made recently in
regard to new wage scales and working
conditions. Judge Gary says the direct
ors Of the steel industry believe in the
open shop, and will deal only with indi-
yidual employees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10

overbore II. And as he lay and sweat
ed from every pore and shook and was
afraid, he heard some one laugh little
way away, and at once all his fcnr
departed and left him utterly.
The laugh had been low and bestial
and very horrid, but at least it was
something real, tangible, human per
haps, something familiar and known.
lie lay quiet and listened, and when
1t was not repeated he got to his feet
and went on cautiously and carefully.
but taking less elaborate precaution
than he had done before. For now he
was persuaded his presence there was
known.
All Mt once he came TO the edge of
the wood before he was aware, and
stepping from under the trees he fc!t
the fresh night breeze upon his brow
and found the surrounding darkness less
intense. Over his head. too, shone now
tho blessed stars. and the young moon
rode high toward the west. And in
front of him was the house that he nr;l
Esmc had left carefully locked up. with
every door ana window shuttcrcd and
barred and bolted. but that now was n
blaze of light from roof to ground.
with every door and window wide open
to the night
GRO BE CONTINUED
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
BRUNODUKE,S Solver OfBusi1ess Problems
BY HAROLD WHITEHEAD Atho of % Flint" etc.

Now it seems to mo that-cr-we could
charge $50 each and make big thing
out of it
''Of course. Mr.. jackson. but We
must remember that the profit on this
one line is only incidental to our plan. "
"Well. what do you suggest"
TEL me, what percentage of profit
do you plan to make and what percent
age of sales arc your cXpcnscs?'
'M-m-m' he mused. 80 far as
figure it my expenses all told arc 2i per
cent of sales, but | figure that the
cr-womcn's wear department costs
more to run. I'd say 30 per cent OK =
pepsc at least. | always reckon that il
n dress costs say 500 l should sell it
for $50. Of course. on the high priced
stuff ! have to charge more because of
the heavy mark down | have to take
it's often 10 per cent The last two
years. on account of Eastcrly's butting
in, it's been higher.
Rather vague. Mr. Jackson. but
presume we'll be safe in saying that
with normal sales. if dress costs SOC
we must put so per cent on cost, and
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Gus blows upon the door. The Genie
looked anxiously at the wooden panels.
They were shaking under the attack
upon them.
"Those Turks will break through in
minute" muttcrcd the Genie.
Peggy thought the same thing and
she quickly began TO figure out-a way
to escape.
They'll catch MS like rats in a
trap" declared Billy.
UNLESS we catch them" exclaimed
Peggy, her eyes lighting up. Then she
explained a scheme that had popped into
her head. Acting upon it Billy and the
Genie broke open -ans and casks.
spreading the sticky flypapcr ''stickum'
on the concrete floor. They worked
fast, being urged on by the blows that
were rapidly breaking down the door.
Soon they had large space covered
with the 'stickum." and they rctreated
to the window at the opposite end to
see wh2t would happen.
Crash - the door broke in.
Clank. Whish. went Red Beard S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10

WHEN Tom Bradley, the general
w manager. returned to the once
,ftor his wear of service with the SOL
dicrs Of Uncle Sam he began Immediate
ly to put the business on n new ci-
fciep1v basis. Ills military training
had taught him that for success in any
branch of modern life organization and
hard work arc essential.
He shook hands all around and had
n friendly word for all. but his old
cheery laugh was replaced by tight =
l;nned smile and his merry gray eyes
had new. cold glcam. lie was pleas =
ant cuongh but strangely brusquc aud
husincsslikc. lie told the Office force
that he WIS glad to be back with them
and that now he was going to try TO
speed up the business. lie left them
shortly aud :hcy stared at each other
in amazement. This was not the Tom
Bradley that they used to know. Ills
army life had affected him very vitality.
it seemed.
Almost Immediately he sent for Jiggs.
the Office boy. Just what was said
was never divulged, but it must have
been to the point. for when Jiggs re
turned to his post his face was almost
as red as his hair and he began to re
form his young life forthwith.
'IIe thinks he's still in the army
| guess" he told his idol, Miss Hartly
as he passed her desk.
Then jenkins. the Office head, re
ceived summons to come to the pri-
vatc Office. That worthy was talking
baseball prospects with some of his
cronies at the time and was very
leisurely in responding. He returned il
about five minutes. His friends were
still talking baseball,
What's up, Jim?" asked one oI
them.
| "Gr-r-r-r," jenkins growled. "Gct
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played her small feet and slim. we'll
shaped ankles. He had on now Il wool
en- jersey that was anything but clean.
trousers that had been mcndCd i'll moro
places than one, and clumsy, badly worn
boots. He was barchcadcd. too, for his
cap had seemed to him SO filthy that hr
had thrown it away. and she thought
that in this rough working attire he
showed to better advantage than oyer
she had seen him before.
He looked vigorous and capable. his
form athletic, his face frank and keen.
his eyes very clear, bright and steady.
But now he was shaved and washed and
tidy. Had she seen him in that dress
covered with dust from the road and
with three days growth of stubblc on
cheeks that had not been washed for
nearly as long, her impression might
have been different.
"Wcll?" he said, with little
nervous laugh.
II like you better now," she said,
holding ont her hand you are really
you now.
He had mendcd her bicycle as best
he could. though very impcrfcctly, ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10

The darkness here was intense, the
silence complete. Even the faint and
distant rustlings that sometimes mad
told him of little wild things slipping
away before him were not audible here.
and the very breeze that hitherto had
sometimes stirred the branches of the
trees did not seem to penetrate so far.
lie stood still, and there came to him
II very strong conviction that he was
no longer alone. but that some one or
something was very close at hand. some
thing strange and evil, watching him
intcntly. So strong was this idea that
he stopped little and waited. expecting
to be attacked. and he thought he saw
something in the darkness close at his
right hand. But when he put out his
hand it touched only II tree trunk. and
when he listened hc heard nothing. For
Il long time he waited so. and still that
impression remained that he was not
alone. At last on his hands and knees
h" began to crawl forward, and when he
did so he was sure that he heard a
movement on his left.
But what it was he could not tell
and when he waited and listened he
could hear nothing, nothing save the
beating of his heart, for he was
afraid.
Fear had come upon himfn the dark
ness and the silence, and he wrcstled
against it with all his strength. Again
and again he was on the point of spring
| ing to his feet and running madIy away.
never to return; again and again he
fought down the impulse. and ever il
came back once more. Yet he did not
know what it was he feared it was the
kind Of shrinking terror little child
may have in the dark; it was as though
memory of all the horrors our fore
fathers have suffered in dark wood,
came flooding back into his soul and
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Father knickerbocker Smiles
When the poet of the breakfast table

When the poet of the breakfast table
sang that
There's nothing in this world that keeps its
So far as know but a tree and truth.
he overlooked Father Knickerbockrr.
who POSSESSES the secret of perennial
youth.
Within stones throw of the Office
Of this paper-pcrhaps baseball's
throw would be more popular simile--
there stands on William street n house
built of quaint, narrow bricks that were
brought from Holland. The building
was at one time the Golden Hill Inn, {"
which as such long since lapscd into
desuetude. A venerable house, full of
cracks and crcvices. carved mantels.
open frcplaces. wide doorways. Painted,
matched and made over TO conform to
modern business ideas. its Holland
bricks and Colonial hallmarks bctray
it for what it is.
1t is far cry from those i'm
portcd Holland bricks to the Woolworth
Ruilding. a few blocks away. yet but n
century separates the two types of New
York architecture.
The youthful Father Knickcrbocker
is precocious. He grows apacc. but
docs not belong in the category of
freaks. lie is acquisitive. lie adds to
his bulk what would be called sizablc
town every week. One of the charms
T of the young giant is that, while he pur
ycys every conceivable form of attrac =
tion to his children, he, like charity, is
not puffed up. But he has right to
view his metropolis with certain de
gree of complaceucy.-New York Com
mercial.
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seventy foot boots and he bounded out
into the middle of the floor. Squash
he landed in the "stickum." The effect
was surprising, for the springs in the
boot threw Red Beard into the air
while the boot itself stuck to the. floor.
Red Beard bounded few feet and
landed the other foot in the ''stickum."
Again he bounded up while the second
boot remained behind then down he
came in his stocking feet in the stickum.
The shock was so great that Red Beard
lost his. balance and sat down. And he
stuck fast. He put his hands behind
him TO lift himself and they stuck, too.
There he was stuck hands, feet, and
seat. just ike fly on sticky fiypapcr.
And the other Turks and the bandits
rushing in were caught the same way.
The harder they struggled to get loose
the more they got stuck.
''1Io, no, no. There you are and
that's good place to leave you !"
roarcd the Genie. lifting Peggy high
above his head. Looking down Peggy
saw where the tears of laughter had
washed burrows in his cheeks. There
was ? twinkle in his eye. twinkle
u
''Bronze Genie. You're an old
fraud!' she cried delghtedly. You're
my own Giant of the Woods"
The Genie winked at her, then to
Peggy's intense astonishment he drew
her back and hurled her with all his
strength at the white wall of the fac
tory. But instead of being smashed
fiat. she went right through the wall
as though it were paper. There was a
binding flash of light that made her
shut her eyes, and then when she opened
them. there she was back in her scat
in tho movie theatre.
my, but that was funny and
thrifty picturc.' declared Peggy's
mother. And Peggy. her nerves still
tingling over the exciting chase, fully
agreed with her.
I'm the nert story Peggy again
a AmccfS CmdcrelIa.)
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THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
Il II LII LIEs
Ry MARY f.. TAYLOR

busy quick" The interview evidently
had not been overpleasant.
Charlie Ryder, the firms star sales
man. was in town, and unwisely
dropped in to see his old pal. Bradley.
Ills assurance and nonchalance received
severe jolt by The chilly reception he
was accorded. And when Bradley un-
earthed Charles rather slim sales re-
port of the preceding month ard told
him to hustle and either look for new
business or new job. Charlie almost
collapsed with surprise. lie did not
stay long. lie stopped in the outer of -
ice Just long cnohgh to christen the
boss 'the Bear"
Ah was strained industry. Pens
scratched busly. Typewritcrs clicked
as they had never clicked before. Brad
| ley new personality pervaded the
place. Even Jiggs, the Office boy, was
doing something useful. Behind the pro-
tectlng walls of his sanctum the general
manager was laughing silently, but
,, very heartily.
| inc buzzcr on Marion Hartly's desk
suddenly warned her that her turn had
come. Every one looked at her pityipplv
ana Jiggs began to murmur sundrv dir.
threats. Marion had been Bradlev,s nri
vate secretary for year before be had
enlisted, and now with old conditions
'esuiIed she was to continue her work
WIN him' She used TO look forward to
her Work-he was always so courteous
ana thoughtful; but now that he was
so dlferent, she almost dreaded IL
Nevertheless. she took her notebook
ana pencil. and hurried to the private
once. Her heart was beating strangely.
SIT down--ah-Aliss Hartly." Brad
IeS sald shortly as she entered the room.
How he had changed. Before she had
always been Marion" to him.
want you TO send an advertisement
TO all the evening papers for stem
ographer for secretarial work. She must
be accurate, faithful and so forth, and
must have good references.
And after this week, he continued
seriously, I'VE will not need your sery.
ices here. 1t is my aim to set high,
standard of efficiency, and but
Marion did not hear the rest.
She could not understand. She knew
that her work had, always been of a
!. high order. What could have happened?
She did not look ut him, but bowed
and rose to leave. @Sts3
Wait, Marion!'i
She stopped and looked up, for that
was the voice of Tom Bradley of old.
Don't you understand, Marion?'' he
said, coming nearer to her. Don't YOU
understand how l have missed you
while have been away? never real :,
lied until | left here how much yo,,
/ A A,,I
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RENTS CHEAP IN CHINA
For a "SmaU Sum-" a House
and Many SERVANTS Can
Be Had

TF RENTS and the cost or sorv,nt.
ar" getting too high go live in Pckin.
ihcrc you can get what is called a
house. though it is whole series
OF houses and large group of scrv-
ants for ridiculously small sum. And
inc masters house is likely to be fur
nlshcd with ancient furnishing Of OK
'raordinary charm. You employ and
pay one servant: he employs and pays.
according TO complicated ARA ngemcnt
of his own. all the others.
These Chinese houses arc charming
from the outside. You wind YOUR wav
along narrow, unpaved street or
hutung-a street fun of little open
air shops. cook shops, stalls of various
kinds and then come upon high, blank
wall. with pair of stone lions at the
gateway and an enormous red lacquer
gate heavily barred and that's YOUR
house. The gatcman opens to your
ring and as the big doors swing back
you see nothing of the courtyard or of
the houses within the iuclosurc; Won
arc confronted by the devil screen. n
! high stone wall about fifteen feet long
and ten feet high. This devil screen
blocks the evil spirits that fly in when
the compound gates are opcncd-thc
blind evil spirits that can fly only in
straight paths and hence crash against
the devil screen when they enter. As
to yourself the gateman leads you round
the screen and across the compound to
the masters house.
Along the compound wall that gives
on the street are the servants quar-
tcrs. the house for the rickshaws. the
stables for the big mules and the Pekin
carts and the house of the gatcman.
Life is none too secure in these com
pounds. Robbers abound and scale
/ the walls and slip from the roofs of
adjacent buildings into the compounds
Every household is in n constant state
of alcrtncss of defense. Broken glass
covers the tops of the walls aud in the
court yards Mongolian watchdogs guard
the premises fierce. long haired
creatures. like woOlly mastiffs. Through
the day they are chained, but at night
they are unloosed. Oh. there is not
only style but excitement in living in
native house in Pekin Ellen y. La
Motto in Pckin Dust.