The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-11-18

their day in court" at Washington
and IL appears that the gas manufact
urers are still farther away from the
new cost Of living necessities than all
the utilities
Candles and sperm oil illumination
for five lights five hours at night, cost
our forecathers $22 year. Kerosene
gave 80 times more light Mt the same
cost. The average home rquires about
IS times as much light as was desired
a century ago and the cost per unit
il about 3 per cent OF what 1t was
then. For one cent we now purchase
enough electricity to operate 20
candle power lamp 5 hours
"The Petroleum Outlook"
A handsome brochure unGer the
above title has been issued by Arthur
d.. Little, Inc, of Cambridge Mass.
The expense entailed in the document
indicates that it Is paid for by some
one ''who knows" and therefore 1t may
be considered as containing some nrst-
hand information. The following Is
one Of its important revelations:
Fuel oil must shortly
follow the course already taken by
gas and oil. As a matter Of fact this
the second step In the program OF re-
, trenchment. is already in process. One,
at least, of the great refinery interests
which some months back Withdrew
gas oil from the market has now
arranged to discontinue the sale OF
fuel oil, as SUCH. entirely"
Cooperative Milk Distribution.
The Dairy Division Of the Depart
/ ment of Agriculture reports that the
dairymen of Dubois, Pa, are conduct
ing cooperative misunderstanding
plant with decided success"
Refuses to Review Peace Suit.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has refused to review suit
brought against the Secretary Of State
to bring to an end the technical state
Of war with Germany.
100000 Hunters.
There are 100000 hunters In the
United States; according to the Bio
logical Survey. The estimate wal
made from reports on the number o.
game licenses issued by the various
States.
MOOnshine Stamps.
Counterfeit revenue stamps are be
ing used by moonshiners to further tho
sale of counterfeit bonded whiskey
according to an official statment b,
Commissioners Williams.
Fine Lines Of Speech.
Edison is attempting 10 eclipse tn
performance. by which the telephon,
company used the Arlington wireless
station, near Washington, and carries
wireless telegraph message acros
the continent, by iDventing an instru
ment so sensitive that departed spirit
may use 1t to talk to living mortals.
Foreign.
Complete control has been assumes
by the German government OF the dis
tribution of raw materials for refin
ing coal tar. In official circles a
Washington the practical Specialization
! In This industry Is construed AS a
attempt of Germany to regain he
pre-war supremacy in dyestuffs
A report, to the Department of Com
merce. saws that German-made good
arc arriving at Leeds England, an
that dealers are stocking up with Their
for Christmas season. The BIRTHS
: toy trade viii ask their government {
stop the German importations !.
Denmark has set up machinery s
handle trade between Soviet Russi
] and the world. The plan insures pay
ment for goods, and the Department 0
Commerce of the United States In
the matter under consideration.
The Danish dairy DELEGATION now i
the United States. has announced tina
they wish to import 100000 pounds o
butter a week to this country.
FREIGHT and Passenger Train Costs.
According to bulletin OF the Ma
tional. Coal Association the averag
cost OF running a freight train on
mile ION the basis of July returns
Is 1.S97 while the cost OF running
passenger train Is 1.03.