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duction. the percentage of dry wells
as compared with productive wells.
This chapter was prepared by Albert
H. Fay. present chief Of the Natural
Resources Subdivision, Bureau Of
Internal Revenue.
Part S. is a short chapter on the
oil industry of Mexico and contains
notes on geology. production and
markets. This chapter vas prepared
by Oscar H. Reinholt.
The Investigations leading to the
revision OF the Manual and its pub
LEGATION were made under the general
supervision of c. F. Powell, former
Chief of the Natural Resources Sub
division. The assembling and editing
Of the material submitted was done
by Mr.. Fay. Others who either con-
tributed to, or reviewed the work
were Norval White. chief Of the Oil
and Gas Section: w. S. Clute. Percy
l.. POrtes and Burr McWhirt. all of
the Oil and Gas Section. Bureau of
Internal Revenue, and J. O. Lewis,
former chief, Petroleum Technolo-
gist. L. s. Bureau of Mines. The
hearty support OF the United States
Geological Survey and the United
States Bureau Of Mines was given at
all times.
Copies may be obtained from the
Superintendent OF Documents, Gov
eminent Printing Office, Washing
ton. d. c., for IS cents.
, 1921-10-27
4 Start Will BE Made

The country does not expect the
conference on limitation of arma-
ments to accomplish everything that
might be desired in an ideal world.
nor very much that might he desired.
but it does expect that a start will
be made. The country is also conf
dent that if there is failure of coon
plishment. that outcome will not be
due 20 the readiness of the spokes-
men for the United States to meet
n and all other nations half way
in an effort to reduce the cost OF
military establishments.
, 1921-10-27
WORD FROM
WASHINGTON
The German Trade Drive

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.--(Special
correspOndence.)- According to Of
fetal reports received by the Depart
ment of Commerce and corroborated
by the Scandinavian press, Western
European industries are suffering
from the steady foreign competition
to which they are now being sub
jected. BY the existing low wages
and low rates of exchange this for
eign competition. Of which the Ger
man is the most serious. Is enabled
to underbid wen the lowest Scandi-
navian offers. 1t has created a situa-
ton which will undoubtedly provo
fatal to many Scandinavian in
dustries unless some remedy is found
DON The seriousness of conditions
is best illustrated by the widespread
unemployment which prevails thru
out Scandinavia and which in Den
mark especially has taken on a grave
aspect.
The Danish Chamber of Commerce
recently reported that German COM
petition operates in we ways against
Danish industry. In the first place.
this competition. favored by the low
exchange. forces Danish industry n
sell at prices below cost of prOduc-
ton, thereby driving it into a posi-
ton which is bound to result in the
weakening of its capital. 1t is
claimed that this particular result of
German competition is making itself
felt YER strongly as many Danish in
dustries are operating at a loss in
order to hold their customers, rather
than closing down. Secondly. the
closing down, in part or whole. Of
Danish industries is naturally caus-
ing an increase in the number of I'M
employed. which in turn decreases
the purchasing power of the public.
The Danish paper industry is reduced
o%ne-third in productions; shoe in
dustry eve so per cent; and only 80
to so per cent Of the textile labOrers
have been employed during the pres
ent year, while rs per cent of the
glassworkers are out of employment.
German competition is chiefly re-
sponsible for these conditions.
During the eight months ended
August, last, we exported s263.000.-
coo worth of American goods to
Germany. and 100000. 900 worth
for the similar period Of 1920. Our
imports for the two periods averaged
about $50. 900, 900 from that coun-
try. The bulk of our exports are raw
materials which Germany is making
up and selling in European and
South American markets at ruinous
low prices. 1t is a situation which
We must soon meet and which calls
for tariff protection.
, 1921-10-27
A PROCLAMATION
THE STATE OF WYOMING
Executive Department


Cheyenne
To the People of Wyoming:
The week commencing November
9Th and ending November 18th has
been designated National Father
and Son Week. and during that
week special meetings will be held.
the purpose of which is to promote
a deeper feeling of respect between
father and son and to demonstrate
the mutual happiness which results
from their intimate companionship.
A noble character is a fathers
best gift to his son. and a son of
whom a father can be justly proud
is the fulfillment of that fathers
obligation to the community in which
he lives.
Only be perfect understanding, eff
fective guidance and u~nresented
control can a father develop traits
in his son which characterize the
leaders among men,.
therefore call upon the fathers
of this state and request their CO.
in this important move
ment by attending, with their sons.
at least m Of the meetings to be
held during the National Father
and Son Week" I hope the men
who have sons will befriend the boys
who have no fathers for such boys
a real need of a fathers COM
partnership.
(signed) ROBERT D. CAREY,
Governor,
, 1921-10-27
FOR MOTtIERS!
THIS ADVICE IS VITsL-TO Y0l]

Council Bluffs, lcwa-"Dr. ~'lcrce's
Fhv"ri,c Prescription was a wonderful
help u me during expectancy. At these
times | have always relic0 on it % keep
ne healthy and strong. / am the
nothe- of clever: healthy children and |
took 'savorite Prescription with all of
them with perhaps one cxceptionl and
IN addition to their being healthy. my
suffering was very slight, doc / an sun.
to the use Of the Prescription. Women
who take it during this time viii find il q
very helpful medicine in every way."
Mrs. W. M. Stats, 2lll Ave. D.
Get this Prescription now in tablets or
liquid from your druggist. Also write
in all confidence to DR.. Pierce, President
oil the lnvalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y,
and get FREE MEDICAL ADVICE in
return. Send him lOc if you wish a
trial pkg. of the Prescription tablets.
, 1921-10-27
The Abbott Programs.

1t is the belief Of Miss Grace Alb
b0tt, chief of the Children's Bureau,
that all programs for the care. of
Immigrants who arrive in the United
States should be planned with their
racial customs constantly in mind,
Those working for them should be
familiar with their specific needs and
their native customs so that they
may be brought to an earlier under
standing Of American laws and man.
ners. Workers must be constantly
on the alert against INSCRIPTIONS
people who seek to exploit the i'm
migrants for their W gain. Miss
Abbott is closely aligned with the
characterization work now being CO"
Quoted throughout the country.
, 1921-10-27
Two Billion in Claims,

1t is estimated that suits amount
ing to more than $4,000. 900, 200
will be filed in the United States
Court of Claims as the result of the
world war. Probably a large pro-
portion of hen will be adjudged
adversely to the claimants. indicating
hat their bills against the Govern
ment were not valid. But the major
ity of the claims are likely to be ad-
mitted and payment recommended.
They will bear fresh evidence Of the
incapability OF the Wilson admins
tration to conduct business opera
tons.
, 1921-10-27
NOTICE
THE STATE OF

County of Carbon
In District Court Second Judicial
District.
Clara kear. Plaintiff. VS.. Ed. S
kear, Defendant.
To Ed. S. kear. whose residence
is unknown: You are hereby not
flied that Clara kear on the 18th
day OF July. 1921. filed her verified
Petition in the District Court OF
Carbon County. Wyoming, praying
TO" a divorce from you on the
grounds OF non-support.
You are required to answer OF
otherwise plead to same on or be.
fore the 10th day OF December. 1921
or judgment will be entered against
you as prayed for in said petition.
Dated at Rawlins. Wyoming. this
goth day of October. 1921.
STELLA JUNGQUIST.
Clerk of Court.
L. E. ARMSTRONG,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First Pub. Oct. 20, 1921.
Sixth Pub. Nov. "a, 1921.
, 1921-10-27
Cost OF II, X. Regulation.

1.-The cost of regulation is the
title of an editorial in the Boston
News Bureau. discussing the cost OF
regulating the railroads. But the
lash cost is only part OF the cost.
One trouble with any sort OF gov
eminent regulation is that the regu-
lating must be lone chiefly by men
who never ran a railroad themselves
They arc the kind of theorists OF
whom MI. Harding spoke when in a
pre-convention address, he depre-
Gated the interference Of men who
had never had to meet payrolIs.
There are a lot Of people who could
tell how to run a newspaper but who
never met the p~ayrolls every Satur-
day night.
, 1921-10-27
NOTICE

Rawlins, Wyo., Oct. II, 1921.
Notice is hereby given BY. publica-
ton in The Rawlins Republican,
and by a copy Of this notice also
mailed to all stockholders and men,
bers Of the Rawlins Royalty Co.. a
corporation organized under the
laws Of the State of Wyoming, that
a special meeting will be held at
$500 P. M, November 21st, 1921,
at 1913 4th street, Rawlins, Wyo., for
the purpose of taking action towards
dissolving said corporation and
winding up its affairs.
RAWLINS ROYALTY co.
By r. Zingsheim. President.
First Pub. Oct. 20, 1921.
Fifth Pub. Nov. II, 1921. -
, 1921-10-27

1t is up to the United States to feed
the teeming millions OF Russia ought
to be somewhat revised. The United
States is sending many thousands OF
tons of foodstuffs to the hungry Rus
slams. and is doing about all that
could reasonably be expected Of It.
, 1921-10-27
CLERK-CARRIER
EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission that a Clerk
Carrier educational examination will
be held on Nov. 10. 1921 for the
purpose of filling a vacancy in the
position of carrier in the postoffice
service at Rawlins, Wyoming.
Application blanks and further in
formation may be obtained from the
Local Secretary, Board Of Civil Serv-
ice Examiners at the Rawlins post
office.
, 1921-10-27
Answer Enough.

A number of Democratic editors
are addressing to their Republican
congressman a series of questions.
one of which asks the Representative
why he voted to repeal the excess
profits tax. A sufficient answer is
that the platforms of both political
parties and the candidates Of both
political parties pledged it in the last
campaign. That is answer enough.
, 1921-10-27
RcIiyiyuS

William C.. Redfield, Secretary Of
Commerce in the Wilson administra-
ton, is the latest expert" on Rus
sian troubles to offer advice to
President Harding. He thinks a
special commission ought to be APP
pointed to look after Russian relief.
and believes that the relief forces
now carrying aid into the country
are totally inadequate to handle the
famine situation. Maybe Mr.. Red
held is right, but his assumption that
, 1921-10-27
CONSISTORY REUNION
DECEMBER 9TH TO 8TH

Wyoming Consistory No. l and
coordinate bodies of the rite will
hold their forty-first reunion in the
Scottish Rite temple, Cheyenne.
December s.. s. 7. and 8. when the
degrees of the rite, from the Fourth
to the Th~irty-second, will be con-
ferred in full form and ceremony of
candidates from all parts Of the
state.
, 1921-10-27

The man who is dissatisfied with
his station in life is taking the wrong
road toward a better one.
, 1921-10-27

The person whose thoughts run
in the right channel has no reason
to fear the words that slip out I'M
| wares.
, 1921-10-27
We SympathiZa

Lord N~orthcliffe warns the Aus
tralians against the danger from the
millions OF %Irientals to the north. and
prophesies that unless they take
steps to preserve Australia as a
white mans country, through a
proper immigration policy. 1t Is liza able
to be overrun by an Asiatic tide. The
advice is most timely. Australia
should be prepared to meet Japanese
territorial ambition in the not distant
future. Her Pacific problem is very
like the n faced country by this
country and both Australians and
Americans should be found side b,
side in opposition to the colonization
schemes of the Japs.
, 1921-10-27

The indications are that there will
be very little delay after the ratifica-
ton of the German treaty before our
troops on the Rhine are brought
home.
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THESE BUILDINGS SLATED
FOR JUNK Is YEARS AGO
house Commission February as 1908: =
Building Year


Poto 91s., School 6, S.,v..n Ma, I've. 1870
and z SITS. s. W.
Mccormick School. 1910
(3d st. between NJ and N
SITS s. Ed
Thompson, Strong John. School 1877
oath and L SITS, N. W.
Cook. John F. School. .....s. .18ss
20 st. near 5th St.. N.
Threixeld School. .1sss
(s5th st. and Prospect
St.. n. W)
High Street School. 1850
wisconsin Ave. and 33d
st.. N. WI
Hillsdale School. ISL
(Nichols Ave-, s. Ed
Bunker Hill School. :. ........ 1883
Bunker Hill Road between
1ith and 18th SITS, N. E.
Garfield School. Northumberland 1887
alabama Ave. and 25th
St., s. E.).
Johnson Annex School. ....... 1871
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Will Widen Sale
OF Food Drafts
U. S.-Russian Relief Reports
Doubling of Original
Program.

RIGA. Nov. 24.-Following an all
day conference with Col. Haskell
and other officials of the American
Relief Administration. Walter Ly-
man Brown, the European director
OF the organization, announced that
food drafts had proved so success
full and necessary that the admin
fstration would sell food drafts
throughout Europe. Mr.. Brown ex-
poets the largest sale Of drafts In
Paris, London, Prague and Riga TO
refugees desiring to send food to
their families in Russia
Complimenting Col. Haskell on
his wonderful work, Mr.. Brown
said that he was trying to arrange
a visit to Moscow to inspect per-
sonauy the organization which sue
ceeded in feeding approximately
100000 children in two months. MI.
Brown also declared that the Amer
lean Relief Administration has al
most doubled its original program
Of feeding 100000 children for six
months by its new program of
feeding 100000 until the next har-
vest. September. This plan calls
for an expenditure OF $4,000, 900.
Col Haskell said there is enough
food now in the volga to feed
100000 persons. He stated that
the Soviet is doing all possible TO
help, but its inefficiency is hamper
ing the speed Of the feeding pro-
gram.
Copyright 1911
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ings the lighting is very poor. Win
dows placed only on one side of
school room can furnish adequate
light to the children of the first
two rows from the windows. On a
dark day the children in such rooms
were found trying to study by the
Pickering light of few gas jets.
Only in the Force School were the
children in dark rooms protected
from eye strain by electric lights.
1t must be remembered that these
schools are not only on the con-
demned list. but they generally car
ry the double iniquity OF being
overcrowded. They belong on both
lists. Yet overcrowding is another
story, the one we will tell tomor-
row, but in reading 1t remember
this of today and bear in mind also
that these buildings. nearly all of
which should have been abandoned
long ago, are SO located as to have
their sins of omission and commits
sion-fre menace. bad sanitation
poor lighting etc.-vastly increased
by overcrowding.
"The Orercrotcded Schoolsy ,uiU
be discussed toniorrop.
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room on this damp side Of the
able. Grammar grade rooms were
fitted with primary seats and desks
forcing these growing children to
sit in unhealthful positions. When
modern school hygiene has reached
the point Of fitting each grade room
wie1F different -sizes of seats and
measuring the children to see that
they are properly adjusted to the
seats to which they are assigned.
II seems impossible that in the
Capital of the United States sew
enth-grade children should be
forced to sit in third or fourth
grade seats. One seventh-grad
boy was called upon to recite, and
in trying to rise from between the
desk and the seat where he had
been folded up like a jack-knife he
brought the desk along with him.
Then II was noticed that the floor
was so old and rotted that the
screws of the desk would not hold
Coal Dust in Air.
The Jefferson School, Sixth and
d streets southwest, was the TWEEN
ty-third school building to be erect
ed in Washington. Since then II
has been remodeled and additions
built which make its architecture a
series of after-thoughts. 1t has
many of the faults of the other con-
demned buildings, but its worst
feature is location. The dirt and
noise from the railroad yards just
behind the building are a great
handicap to teachers and pupils,
recitations frequently having to be
stopped until a train passes. On
the day this building was visited
one of the teachers had just been
compelled to give up her work for
month because of throat trouble
brought on by talking above the
noise. The air famed into the
building for ventilating purposes is
saturated with soft coal dust, max
ing the walls very dark. An air
wash system would overcome this
difficulty. Fire-escape provisions
are more modern on the Jefferson,
as freproof towers inclosing stair
ways are at each end of the build
ing.
In all these condemned buildings
toilet facilities are Inadequate and
toilet rooms are improperly venti-
lated No provision is made for a
teachers room of any kind and fire.
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X-RAY

Examinatasu fer - Of HEAD,
LUNGS, heart, stomach. uS.
or, kidneys, bones. joints,
eaaosr. tumors. bladder. bow
sis Or appendix a. seen viii
your svn eyes. Our sxpsr
spsrator II . physician and
sWrsss. VIII show ysu sx.
actly wha. 10 wrong. Consul.
tation free. DR.. wRIGHTf
x-SAY PLANT, kS7 til
street INV.
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MUST CUT PRICES
OF COAL, HE SAYS

NEW YORK, Nov. "a. - America
mist cut down the cost of coal pro-
duction or lose the market to Euro
pean PRODUCERS. This was the state
ment today of f. J. Befwin, reputed
third richest man in America and a
leading coal baron, in the first in
terview he has given n twenty-five
years. perwin arrived from Europe
on the White Star liner AdriatIc.
ITO compete with the foreign coal
markets we must take the example
of the other countries and reduce
the price of production" he said.
Coal in Europe is lower in price
than it is here. and is going down
all the time. In order to compete
we must lower our coal prices. In
England. for example, coal is down
TO half the war advance"
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quently one finds the teachers fore
ed to hang their wraps in the prin-
cipafs office. If a teacher is i'll. as
happened in one building visited. a
hard wooden bench rs used with a
coat for a pillow. The only toilet
room provided for the teachers o,
these buildings rs in the basement.
and usually unlighted and unyenti-
lated.
The Ohio Building Code, the rules
of the Indiana State Board of
Health and rules of the Commits
sioner of Education of New York
State require as q minimum of ac-
commodations for indoor toilets one
seat for every fifteen girls. one
urinal for every fifteen boys and
one seat for every twenty-five boys.
About the best provision found in
these condemned buildings was ten
toilet seats for 357 girls and eight
urinals and ten seats for $50 boys.
1t was also found that toilet
equipment is not installed SO that
sunlight and proper ventilation can
act as disinfectants. Floors are not
slanting and provided with drains
SO that they can be washed fire.
quently with the hose. All these
defects combined with individual
cases of defective plumbing and a
lack of disinfectants have produced
very unwholesome conditions. In
most of these buildings there were
not enough drinking fountains or
lavatories. As none of the lava
tories have hot water and as jan
itors have not been supplied with
'cleansers since the war, the Laval
tories. as well as the enamel arou1y
the drinking fountains, were dirty.
unless, as in a few cases, the prin-
cipals or janitors had supplied these
necessities at their own expense.
In many rooms of these old build
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ground and also the fire escape
which is one of the Anticipated iron
ladder variety long condemned as
unsafe Tor the use of school chill
dren. 1t can also be seen in the
illustration that this iron ladder
is near the wall and ends about
seven feet from the ground An ex-
pert on fire protection for schools
says: Metal ladders are almost no
use and should never be placed on
school buildings" The Ohio laws
require a metal stairway with a
good width tread and placed at
least fifteen feet from the walls of
the building.
Playground Is Mudhole.
When the Abbott School on New
York avenue and Fifth street was
condemned thirteen years ago 1t
was considered in dangerous con-
dition. At that time pupils having
physical exercises on the third floor
would cause the building to sway
until the janitor ran from the base
ment for safety. But after tse
building was condemned a goodly
sum of money was spent putting in
iron Orders, Strengthening the
walls and adding beaverboard CELL
ings SO that plaster would not be
constantly dropping on the pupils.
But at the present time there are
wide cracks in the outside walls
that at least give the appearance
of unsafety. The building is kept
remarkably clean considering it's
age and the fact that 1t is entirely
surrounded with an unsurfaced
playground. = While the playground
is small II Is so utilized by the
principal of the building that each
group of children have their special
activity for special days, the play
Is carefully supervised so that ev-
cry square inch of space is used to
the best advantage. But for lack
of surfacing the children's feet
raise a terrific dust. and when the
principal dusts the gritty substance
from her desk she is worried about
the children's lungs after breath
ing in such a cloud of dust After
"a rain the playground is a mud
hole and much dirt is carried into
the building on the pupils feet
The Abbott building has only one
fire escape with treads too narrow
for safety though they reach to the
ground. Frequent fire drills are
given and the building was emptied
in one minute and a half, after
which the accompanying picture
was taken.
Rain Falls Through Rosf.
The Bradley School, on Thirteen
and-a-half street southwest, shares
most Of the faults Of the other
condemned buildings with a few
distinctive features of its own.
After several years of damage
caused by a leaky roof extensive
patching was done the past sum-
mer. but the day, this school was
visited the rain was falling through
the newly patched roof and discol-
oring an already dilapidated CELL
ing. A wall running along one side
of the building interfered with the
drainage, making the rooms on
that side damp. The girls toilet
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BARUCH'S MOTHER
DIES IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-Mrs. lisa
bella Wolf Baruch. 70. widow OF
DR.. Simon Baruch. eminent physician
and mother of Bernard NJ Baruch.
the banker. is dead at the home Of
another son. Sailing w. Baruch.
Ever since her husbands death
last June. Mrs. Baruch had been
in failing health. She was the daugh-
ter of Sailing Wolf, a South Caro-
lima planter. and was the moving
spirit of many clubs. She gave
much attention to aiding promising
young artists.
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MILLIONS OF FISH
VISIT CONEY ISLAND

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-Millions OF
fish averaging about one and one
half pounds are running in the waters
of Coney Island. venturing into the
surf so close inshore that many are
being cast on the beach. where fish
ermen scoop them up without the
trouble Of batting hooks.
Whiting and ling are selling on
the streets of Coney Island for the
unprecedently low price of cents
each. There are so many fishermen
men present that the police are fore
ed 10 patrol the beach to prevent
accidents.