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The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Industry's Need Of OIL

"Industry's Need Of Oil" was the
subject Of an address by George Otis
Smith. Director. United States Geologi-
cal Survey Department Of the Interior
before the American Iron and Steel In
stitute recently. The following Ia an
abstract Of Director Smiths remarks:
The last ten years might he called
the petroleum decade. The world war
depended upon American oil wells for
motive power Gushers and oil booms
inrrraretl popular fnith- In an -inex-
haustible supply Of petroleum. Domes-
tic production doubled and consumP'
tion more than doubled. 80 that Mexi-
can oil has become an absolutely nee
essary part Of our supply. These ten
wears mark transition from overstip-
ply to overtlemand.
The ever-increasing demand FOR gas
olinc and fuel oil are the outstanding
oil needs. NO that the question Of prior
ity must soon arise. With nm estimate
of z billion barrels In the ground and
the 1920 consumption closely approach
ing a half billion barrels. this rapid
pace cannot long Ike maintained. Benzol
and alcohol from the coke ovens pro-
mise only enough motor fuel to meet
part Of the present increase In demand.
oil from oil shales will not he labor
cheap like the petroleum now flowing
from the wells Regard for the future
forces us both to plan to use less oil
and to import more.
Some restriction I'm gasoline consum-
ptton must soon come; fuel oil In loo
omotivc and stationary steam plants
must give way to the demand for this
fuel by the Navy and United States
merchant marine, which alone this
year require one-third Of the output OF
fuel oil. OIL as IA power-saver hns a
unique function and the demand for
fabrication oil must continue to In
crease as the use of machinery In
creases.
Pioneering for oil In foreign cO,ln-
tries by American capital will not help
secure the needed oil but will also fur
n:sh markets for American manufact-
ures especially Of steel products. Plan
ming for the future needs to include
more attention to supplies Of raw ma
terials to insure the country's indus
trial life.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Forest Census Shows Game Animals
In Need Of More Protection

The annual game census for the fif'
teen national forests OF Colorado indi-
Gates that greater protection Is neccs-
snry. and that deer are far fewer in
numbers than in some of the smaller
cnstcrn states. An accurate count Is
impossiblc: but since the work of the
forest Ringers requires that they spend
much of their time In the regions oc-
Innate Is possible.
Several years ago. elk were brought
in by the forest service. in conjunction
with the biological survey and with the
help of local organizations. and dis
tributcd to areas where only small
binds were in cXistnncc and to local
tiles where. many years ago, they were
abundant but had been entirely eNtcr-
minated. These bands have increased
until the count now shows 5.H4o AM
malS. The number on each forest var
les from ten ON the Lcadvilc and Tn
compnIlrrc forests to 1925 within the
White River forest.
The number Of ck-tnilcd or mule
deer is o1.7SO. and of whitc-tnilcd for
ty-two. The latter all within the san
Isabel forest. There are still II num-
her of antelope on the eastern plains
and on lone one In North Park. but
there nrc but twenty of which the for
est service has record. these being en-
tirely within the pixies Peak forest
Mountain sheep now number GEO
thirty-Hvc Beaver are decidedly on
the increase MS Il result Of many years
cf rigid closed season and now number
rs. 100.
The so-cnllcd predatory annals. In
spite of constant war made upon them,
are far too numerous for the increase
of game animals. Tie estimate gives
mountain lions 40; gray wolves 100:
lynx cats 60GJ: foxes 2ijJ and coyotes
2G.4S5.
During tile year just closed there
""ft klllei ny I'LN Nh''"'H '''' ''''' -
bcnrs and l32 beaver while those KILL
ed by predatory animals number oS:'
deer. 20 mountain sheep and ten elk.
The number of predatory animals
killed by all persons other than officers
OF the biological Survey was twenty
nine mountain lions. thirty wolves, 90
lynx cats and 4,O3G coyotes.
The number Of FISH fry placed IN I'M
stocked waters and In much depleted
streams thru the efforts Of forest Off
GERS. from both government and state
iatchcrics was I. 2o3.Im The results
Of such plants will never he what they
tablishcd along all streams.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
The Reaction

\ number of state legislatures now
IN session propose to abolish the direct
primary and return to the convention
system. Colorado is among the num-
tcr. 4 reaction has taken place. away
from direct legislation. For six years
there has been no progress along this
route: on the contrary the movement IL
backward toward representative gov
crnmrnt. Direct Legislation failed to
bring the millennium in Jig time: many
of the promises held out by enthusiasts
failed to matcrialiZe. No effort has
been made to include the recall section
of direct legislation In state constitu-
tons since 1914
In Colorado Democrats and Republic
ems have joined, to ci'hc> repeal the
direct primary laws or amend them In
order to reduce expenses to the state.
to the counties Of the state and to cnn-
didntcs. If this cannot he cffcctunlly
done direct primary elections Will be
abolished in favor Of n return to party
conventions.
A candidate for office under the pre-
sent laws may have to enter three con-
tests: he must prepare for the party
assembly: when that ndjourns he is In
the heat of the regular primary cleo
tion campaign If he is successful he
must enter II third time in the regular
election. A poor man Is deferred. A
wealthy candidate can stand the costs.
In n primary election party candi-
date is arrnycd against party candi-
and creation of factions. a candidate
to win must disparngc the cnndidncy or
his opponent in the party In the pri-
mary campaign. Following the pri-
mary election he Is expected to take
bnck everything that had been said.
lpar'icuInrly If his opponent secures
the nomination. and TO proclaim him
the acme of perfection during the reg
ulnr campaign. Party men maintain
that under the present primary system
no party can long remain intact In
/ ihis state II is the Democratic pnrtv.
which was rent asundcr In the 1918 pri-
mary election campaign; next time 1t
may he the other party.
The people have not responded to the
call of the direct primary ms the pro-
poucnts believed they would net.
fifty percent vote at primary election
can only be secured thru powerful par
Itv machine work.-Dcnvcr News.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Railroad R,ImOrs

Continue to he the Chief Topic or us
cussion when the Hot stove Lcngue
gets down to business.
Travelling men who have been Mt IN"
Meckcr hotel past week report thht
Mofrat Road employees are being pnid
with Burlington checks. That consid-
erable repair work is going on on the
Mofrat. and that the c. Il. 4 @. Is also
meeting this expense.
1t is nn old saying that where there
Is lots of smoke there is some iirc.
We ought to soon know something
about these various rumors.
Reports from Mt. Streetcr inform
us that the ADD. Co. has passed into
the hands of new owners. who have the
capital to push that enterprise.
Later--As we went to press yesterday
afternoon It was reported thnt MT.
streetcr was enrontc to Mcckcr to give
us some straight dope.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Farmers Forget That They Have
Competitors Over Entire World

The fact IL almost continually over
looked by the local producer who place
an article on the market. that II his
product is one that enters largely into
the supply of mems wants, he has COM
petitors In all parts OF the world, and
that the price he may expect to get will
he affected by conditions OF production
n section on the opposite side Of the
glOl,e.
The American producer Of wheat
puts his product of grain into world
market where Australia. India, Egypt,
Russia. and the Argentine are Offering
enormous quantities Of wheat for sale.
and the price will he determined by
many factors such as cost Of transpor-
tation, labor conditions. and values Of
exchange In the several countries. n
long with the factors Of total world
supply and total world demand for
wheat.
All production Is carried on with an
eye, not to the present needs or demand
In the producers market but with IL
view of the market ut some future
time when the product will be ready
for sale The farmer who goes largely
into the raising Of wheat this year be
cause there was shortage Of wheat
last year Is apt to find that In many
sections of the world farmers have
reasoned I'm the same way and the re-
suit will Ike such n largely Increased
production OF wheat this year az to
make n low price when the grain
rcnches the market. The wheat prOduc-
ing areas of the earth are so located
that there is n large difference In the
succession. Of their seasons. 1t being
autumn In one region when 1t is spring
In another. and at the time Of wheat
seeding In America 1t is possible to ar
rive Mt a pretty fair estimate Of the
amount OF wheat that will be on the
market when the American crop Il
harvested.
The American farmer by keeping
himself informed as to conditions In
other part Of the earth. may form
safe estimate Of the probable world
supply long enough in advance to work
with intelligence In determining his
own wheat area.
The same reasoning applies to every
product which arises from many wide
lyseparateti portions Of the earth.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Robert X. Knowles, jr.

At noon Wednesday,, January l?th
Denver dispatch was received nj inc
FIRST National Bank and addressed to
Mr.. Reuben Oldland, which read ms
follows:
Baby BOY arrived this morning. Both
doing well. Signed, Robert Il. Know
les.
Needless to say. Grandpa Reuben
cnllcd In the first vice president ana
took n dny OF. 1t Is also OF record
that. he celebrated as best he could
considering these degenerate grape
juicc times. The Herald tenders CON
grntulations all round. And so we
grow.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Weather Bulletin

Sutur,lay-Thnwing. warm and sun
shine.
Sundny-AbOut the same.
MOnday-Muddy streets and spring
like weather.
Tucsdny-Thnwing with n mixture
Of sunshine and clouds.
ednesdny-Tucstlny night heavy
rain. followed by n springlikc morning ::
sunshine and clouds. Rivers OF water
and an abundance of mud.
Thurslay-Cold and mostly cloudy
with occasional bursts Of sunshine.
Fridny-Thursday night frosty. Sun
came up In all his glory and held his
throne all dny. A regular White River
Day.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Don't Expect Too Much

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ih'ss'""c'S "."' III" "'"'. W. vs." f'
form Vi ei'ci'n'! """ i's'" e'.'
III 'Ie cohouc. Vi 'o"''' "'i"''e. i"'
we heiie'e i"e' ann u carry '"'' ""'
'h'S are going 10 IN i'"''"ie"pi"t ii'"'
inc start Ill 'hc Proer"' iof 0e''e'
rohuS'
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
A Little Beaver Party

The Little Beaver Sewing club. with
their husbands. met with Miss Bessie
WinslOw, Wednesday the 18th.
Everyone present enjoyed the day.
Dinner was served at noon. md the
men had card game after the rcpast.
while the ladies' worked with the nee
die
The next meeting OF the club will Ike
with Mrs. Irene Kenney, on Jan. 2Sth.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Few People Have Ever Seen R.diun

Radium IL metal that liz described
as having a white metallic luster. II
has been isolated only once or twice.
and few persons have seen 1t. 1t IL
ordinarily obtained from Its ores In
the form Of sulphate. chloride. or bro
mile. according to the United States
Geological Survey. Department Of the
Interior. and It is In the form OF these
salts that IL is usually sold and used
These are all white or nearly white
substances, whose appearance is no
more remarkable than that Of common
salt or backing powder. Tubes contain
ing radium salts glow mostly because
they include impurities which the ra-
diations from the radium cause to give
light. Radium minerals are very rare
~. II ever luminescent.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
They Came Back

When was little child. the SER
geant sweetly addressed his men Mt
the end Of an exhaustive hour of drill.
I had set of wooden soldiers. There
was a poor little hoy in the neighbOr-
hood and after has been to Sunday
School one day and listened to stir
ring talk on the beauties Of charity
was softencd enough to give them to
him Then / wanted them back and
cried. but my mother said. Don't cry,
BERTHE, some day you will get your
wooden soldiers back.
And, believe me. you lob-sided. NUT
ton-headed. goofus-brained set Of GER
titled roollng-pins. that day has come"
American Legion Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

It's good to know the origin Of things
In faco that Is what Philosophy rcnl--
Iy is: the study Of the origin and rca-
son for things that concern us In life.
Now taps. that bugie call which fills
us with II mysterious mingling Of feel
ings. has nn interesting origin. In
the month Of July 1862. the Army Of
the Potomac rested In camp at Har-
riaon's Landing. point Oh the James
River In Virginia. 1t was Immediate
ly nfter the seven days fighting before
Richmond The losses were very heavy
and the army was recruiting Its
strength after the long struggle. Day
and night the long winding valley and
the hills of either side echoed to the
bugle calls that marked the rhythm Of
camp life.
Now. General Butterflcld was In COM
mand Of a brigade and he was Inter
estcd In the invention Of buglc calls. He
dIsliked the old order for ligths out.
which has been inherited from the
enrliest West Point memories. 1t
sounded liscOrtlnnt and unsuitable to
the musical car Of the General. So he
began to turn over In his mind such
musical phrases as seemed to convey
the suggestion Of peace and quiet OF
rest nftcr labor Having settled upon
q combination of notes he sent for the
bIIglcr. boy named Norton. and begnn
to teach him the new call. That same
night Butterfield's old brigade wns the
first to hear the lingering refrain OF the
new call and the next morning the bug.
lers from other camps ncarby-for Its
music had carried far among the hills
began to inquire for Its meaning and
to ask permission to learn 1t.
It's use in the military burial service
In the Navy and Army has added to
the tenderness Of its associations.
Joyce Kilmer. n young American
poet who was killed In France. fight
ing with the Goth Of NcwYork. wrote
the following words for Taps ns an
ending to his poem, Rouge Bouquet
This poem was often recited at the
burials Of American heroes over there
Farwell!
Comrades true. born anew. peace ia
you!
Your souls shall he where the heroes
arc
And your memory shine like the
morning star
Brave and dear,
Shield us here
Farwell!
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
st. James Church
,gcsima Sunday, january 2ard.

James II. Cnrpendnlc. aged 03 years
celebrated last Thursday the 10Th an
niversary Of his enlistment In English
army. He served through the Crimchn
war and also on the Union side OF our
civil war He is active for one of his
age and talks most intelligently on bus
mess. political or social topics-lifie
Telegram.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Death Of B. r. Mullen

Word comes form Mnrvlne that II.
+. Mullen. Of HcyhO Colorado. dropped
dead when mt work last Tuesday morn
Ing. Cause OF death IL supposed to
nc heart failure.
-cccascd Ind many friends here and
In the upper country. He leaves wife
and two small boys to mourn his I'M
t;uply end.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22
Good For LsPoo,
An up-to-tlate piece of engraving
bearing the following inscription, has
reached the Herald 0f1cc:

Miss Ruth M. Brandon
Mr.. Albert l.. Strehlke, Jr.
The above IL not marriage announ-
cement. 1t is the correct form Of an
engagement. When the happy event
takes place Is not given.
Since leaving Harvard. LAPOOl has
been with big eastern rubber com
pany and doing well.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

Tho pool tournement which Is going
on at Balls pool hall Is now nearing
its finish. Mayor johnson and oscar
Shehorn are in the lead for high score.
Edward Finch hns the high run prize
so far with run of 10.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

Rangely had n big delegation Of cit
izcns in town early part OF the week
nIi on various lines Of business.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

Pioneer George Warren of Roseda'c
gave the town people the once over
during the week.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

Four calf shows were held In Pcttis
county last week. girl winning first
and second prizes in every instance but
one"
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

During the absence OF Cashier
Crraghc Director Clarence Mathes IL
helping out with the work at the First
State Bank.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

A negro was trying to saddle frac-
tious mule. when bystander- asked !:
Does that mule ever kick you Sam!
No. sub, hut be sometimes kicks
where Use jes' been.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

The thing Of interest the coming
week will be the cnvangclistic services
Mt the Methodist Church. In the he'"
of church work. Mr.. Elston is live
wire.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

Fat hogs brought $3.50 Mt Kansas
City last week. Top cattle brought
slO.25
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

The Denver Stock Show seems to be
hnving as much OF II success this year
ns It was In the boom days
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

American: Over In America we have
lilac bushes fifty feet high"
Frcnchman: I wish could lllnc that
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

A large delegation Of Axial people
registered at the Meeker hotel Sunday.
They report new life In Mt. Strcetcr.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

Teacher-Why did the Normans md
Snxons fight at Hastings? Pupil: That
Is where they happened to meet, ma
am.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-22

Ira Ward of lower White was
g,I, It at the Mcckcr hotel Sunday.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30

2. 1t grants to the United
States all the rights which were
given other powers under the
Versailles treaty.
5. 1t makes possible the nego.
tiation in the future of new COM
mercial treaties.
At contemplates The resump.
tion of diplomatic relations as
soon as the ratifications are ex.
changed.
SIT makes possible the issu-
ance of a peace proclamation ter.
minating all war legislation in
which the phrases duration OF
of the war" or until after peace
shall have been proclaimed
were used.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30

light of past experiences, that
there is no future to this indus
try if present methods of market
ing are continued why he should
hesitate and draw back from the
Sapiro plan is uneXplainable says
the Elizabethtown News.
He knows that the price of his
toll and investment is absolutely
determined by a conspiracy be-
tween the big buyers; that there
is only a pretended competition
upon the floors of the looseleaf
warehouse.
He is now at the mercy of
avaricious corporations who buy
at less than cost of production,
and sell at an enormous profit.
He knows that the Wall Street
Journal, a most reputable news
paper, recently published that
the tobacco buyers. the Big Four,
made out of the 1920 crop $107,-
600, 900. How much did the
grower make?
He knows that unless some
thing is done that the crop of
1921 will be handled like the
crop of 1920, and under the pres,
ent plan of marketing ne cannot
help himself.
1t is up to the growers to de-
termine whether they are going
to continue to work for the Big
Four so they can make millions
or whether they are going to de-
mand fair share of the profit
in tobacco.
The demand for cigarette to-
bacco is continually growing and
the hurley makes the best cigar
cites. Are the growers going to
share in the profits of increased
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30

The question has. ..been asked,
ss'When will the county canvass
open?" land will there be any
speeches made?" We do not
know what is in the minds of
the candidates, but they will ev-
identity use the most effective
means possible to reach the vot.
ers. Some candidates believe in
making speeches, others in driv-
ing a still hunt. There are only
three Democratic candidates,
Gordon Montgomery for County
Attorney, Evan Akin for Sher-
iff, Chas. F. Paxton for Circuit
Court Clerk. The Republican
candidates are all known, as
they recently won their nomina-
tions in a primary. We do not
believe there will be any mud
singing, and that decent races
will be run to a finish. .
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30
new PEACE TREATY.

Details of the peace treaty be-
tween the United States and
Germany were laid before Re-
publican members of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee by
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes at a conference held at
the White House.
Senator Lodge. of Massachu-
setts, chairman of the Foreign
Relations committee, announced
after the conference that he
would call a meeting of the COM
mittee at which time Secretary
Hughes would give more detail
ed information as to the treaty.
Terms of the treaty were said
to have met with no opposition
by any of the majority members
of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, and it was declared that
all gave to it their cordial ap-
proval.
The President, it was stated,
hopes for ratification of the pact
at an early date. 1t was explain
ed however, that he would not
ask the Senate to forego its thir-
ty-day recess as it was desired
that the German Reichstag and
the Senate consider the treaty
at the same time and German
legislative body does no convene
until September 20.
The following is the terms of
the treaty:
l. Establishes peace between
the United States and Germany
as soon as the pact is ratified by
the United States Senate and
the German Reichstag.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30

week has been spent in endeav-
oring to get a jury. Up to last
Thursday nine men had been &C.
cepted as qualified. The killing
occurred at Borbourville some
months ago, and a change venue
was asked, and the case sent to
Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle county
The trial Judge, fearing trouble,
asked the Governor for troops,
and part of a company is there
patrolling the streets. There is
much bitternest upon the part of
the friends of the dead man and
a large number of personal
friends are sticking to Bailey.
If gun should be fired at Mt.
Vernon the war would open. II
will take all this week to finish
the trial. Both the slayer and
the slain were popular men, with
plenty of money.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30

A Hodgenville writer has this
to say about one of Larue coun-
tvs most talked of citizens:
wild Bill" Skaggs is known
throughout Larue county as
king of the Moonshers," and
his leadership among the lawless
elements, especially in his neigh
borhood, is supreme. His word
is accepted as law. 1t is said
that when news reached him
Tuesday that revenue officers
had destroyed one of his stills,
he jumped in his automobile and
rode around among his clansmen
to sound the war cry, much af-
ter the fashion of the Kentucky
mounIaineer-feudist as pictured
by novelists. However, there is
blended with his dissolute char
acter a generous spirit that wins
him friends in spite of his Grim.
inal instincts. He would give
800 to a church as quickly as
any man in Larue county," said
a prominent citizen of Hodgen-
vile, yesterday, and when he
offered to take Ray in his own
autotomobile TO Hodgenville af-
ter the boy had been wounded
by his gang it was exactly typ
ical of the man."
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30
TUESD. AUG. 80. 1921.
SUBSCRIPTIoNHPRICE:
ATTENTION. DEMOCRATS.

Every member of the Demo.
cratic Committee of Adair coun.
ty is called to meet in the Para.
mount Theater. Columbia, KY,
Saturday afternoon I September
10, 1921. The object of the call
is to select election officers for
the November election, and to
transact some other important
business. Let every man and
woman who is member of the
Committee attend.
J. R. Garnett, Chairman
Miss Estelle Willis, 'Sec'y.