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ly In the last ditch. The stock has
slumped to forty and worse; Shaffer.
the general manager and the only
able man we have had for years. has
resigned In disgust; and If something
isn't done tomorrow morning in Portal
City, | know of at least one minority
stakeholder who is going to throw the
whole mess into the courts and try
for a receivership."
Mr.. Norcross looked up quickly.
Are you the minority stockholder,
Uncle John?" he asked. letting him
self use the name by which Mr. Chad
wick was best known in the wheat pit.
II am-more's the pity. 1 had
little lapse of sanity one fine morning
few years ago and bought in for an
investment I've done everything l
could think of, Graham. to persuade
Breck Dunton and his Wall Street ac-
completes TO spend just one dollar in
ten of their reorganization and re-
capitalization stealings on the road
itself, but it's no good. Dunton has
been making an inspection "trip over
the system with a dozen or so of his
New York cronies It's a junketing
excursion, pure and simple. but while
they're here they'll get together and
go through the form of picking out
new general manager. I'm on the
board and they had to send me notice.
though it's an even bet they hoped
I'd stay away"
Are you really going to spring the
morrow
I'm going to give Dunton his
chance. He can appoint the man I
want appointed as general manager,
with full power to act. and ratify a
little plan I've got up my sleeve for
providing a bit of working capital for
the road. or-he can turn me down"
And il he does turn you DOWN."
Then. by George. I'll see If can't
persuade the courts to put the prop
erty into bankruptcy and install my
man as receIver!"
II don't envy your man his Job,
either way around; not the least little
mOrsel in the world" said the boss,
quietly. And then: who Is he,
Uncle John?"
The wheat king gave great laugh.
Don't tell me you haven't guessed
It," he chuckled. You're the man.
Graham"
But now Mr. Norcross had some
thing to say for himself, sitting mp
straight and shaking his head sort Of
sorrowful'y At the big man in the
padded chair.
'sNo. ron don't. ny good old friend /;
not - : tI,oqsdnd yeaf1i You'd loee
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SLOW
DEATH.

bring quiek rsisf and casch =. 80,
deadly Diseases. knpwn = 49, =
remedy a Holland for r,oa.. 49, ~
ysars. All druggists. V 80
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ment in all the decalogues Of bust
ness; of fair-dealing with its EN-
ployees; of common honesty with
everybody"
Mr.. Chadwick nodded. That is about
the size of it," he said.
Il wouldn't say that 1t can't be
done" the boss went on. Perhaps
II is possible, for the right man. But
I'm not the right man. You need some
body who can combine the qualities
of a pretty brutal slugger with those
of fine-haired all-thngs-to-all-men
diplomatic peacemaker. | can do the
slugging: I've proved it time or two
in the past. But I'm no good at the
other end of the game When it comes
to handling the fellow with pull,
I've either got to smash him or quit
/ am too heavy-handed for this job
of yours. And as for the other thing
the industrial side of it: that's large
order; whaling big order. I'm not
even prepared TO say. off-hand, that
it's the right thing to do"
Right or wrong, it's a thing that
is coming, Graham" was the sober
reply. IF we don't meet it half
way-well. the time will come when
we of the hiring-and-firing side won't
be given any option in the matter
You may call it Utopian if you please.
and add that I'm growing old and
losing my grip. But that doesn't OBJ
literate the fact that the days of the
present master-and-man relations in
the industries are numbered.
Wen let it rest until morning and
give you a chance to sleep on it You
have spoken only OF the difficulties
and the responsibilities. Graham; but
there is another side to it. In a way,
it's an opportunity, carrying with it
the promise of the biggest kind of
reward"
81 don't see it," said the boss,
briefly.
Don't you? I do. have an idea
rambling around in my head that ii
IS about time some bright young fell
low was showing the people of the
United States that railroad needn't
be regarded as an outlaw among the
industries; needn't have the enmity
of everybody it serves; needn't be the
prey of a lot of dislOyal and dissatis-
fled employees who are interested only
in the figure of the payday check ;
needn't be shot at as wolf with
bounty on its scalp. Let 1t rest at
that for the present. Get your hat
and We'll walk uptown to the hotel"
When we got out of the car, Mr..
Norcross told me to so by the station
and have our luggage sent to the ho-
tel.
1t was some time after eleven o'clock
when l got around to the hotel with
the traps. Mr.. Chadwick had disap-
peared. but l saw the boss at the
counter waiting for his chance at the
clerk. The people melted away at
last. all but one-a young swell who
would have been handsome If he hadn't
had the eyes of a maniac and a color
that was sort of corpse-like with the
pallor of booze-fighter. He had his
hat on the back of his head. and he
was ripping it Off at the clerk like a
drunken hobo.
1t seemed that he had caught a
glimpse of somebody he knew-a wo-
man. took it. because he said She
looking down from the rail of the
mezzanine, and he wanted to go up to
her. And 1t appeared that the clerk
had told the elevator man not to take
him up in his present condition.
The boss was growing sort of i'm
patient; l could tell 1t by the way
the little side muscles on his jaw
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ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuip.

Take Aspirin only as told in cad
package Of genuine Bayer Tablets u
Aspirin. Then you will be folOvll,
the directions and dosage worked o.,
by physicians during 81 years sni
proved safe by millions. Take ~
chances with substitutes. II you M
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you ui
take them without fear for Codi
Headache, Neuralgia. Rheumatisa
Earache. Toothache, Lumbago lM
for Pain. Handy tin boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists als
sell larger packages. Aspirin Is tSs
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture 4
Observation-Disclosures of Salicyllcadd-
Adv.
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"Lazy lovery."

Sir John Lovery of England tie
eminent portrait painter, has been
called Lazy Lovery," because on I
pretty society woman coming to a
studio for her portrait he seated ns
in the position desired and then s'ae
led her features, planning his WORK sM
looking hard and long at her. Als
he had studied her for some time Ss
said:
Don't you think It's about time wv
started your work ?"-BostOn Post
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"Now let's 90 and 20. our
fighting clothes on"
cro BE CONTINUED
How Spider Span. sn.e.

TOW sp'oer Spans Space.
by trailing thread behind him =
spider Is able to drop from any height
to the ground. or any solid substan ance.
and retrace his steps with q certaintv
70 particular spot. Having once re.
traced his steps. he can drop N m
Ctner direction. returning along the
tnread spun on the second trip. This
VIII continue indefinitely, during
winch operation the spider Il Con.
tnua''y spanning Z space win ~
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Natural Aptitude

what in your opinion makes a.
true diplomatist?" ~'
"A true diplomatist has to tblDt >,
quick and see so many different ~.
sibilities," said Senator Sorghum ath,.
l wouldn't undertake to define Nj,
qualities. You might as well ask !.
what makes a good poker playerr
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OF the clerk for a second or SO be-
tween cusses, he asked what was the
matter with the lunatic. I caught
only broken bits Of the clerks half
whisper: Young Collingwood !.
President Dunton's nephew saw
lady mezzanine wants to 60
up to her."
The boss scowled at the young fel.
low, who was now handing himself
around the corner Of the counter to.
Get It ths clerk again. and said: swhy
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.w4o-s4ElLA MAcRAer SHE'S WIDOW"

-Gaham
intend
with him
Portal The
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

A total of 9401 Illicit stills were cap
tured and 1928 arrests were made dur
ing the year 1920 in the Southern pro-
hibition district, which comprises the
States of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Kentucky and Ten
nessee, according to figures made pub
lie Saturday by S. R. Brame, super
vising agent Of the district.
In the North Louisiana oil fields
during the. last week there were 26
completions, including two gassers
and 13 producers, yielding 6,797 bar
rels initial production. The total daily
average production was $4,000 barrels.
The Humble Oil and Refining Com
pany's No. % Japhet at West Column
bia, Texas, came in flowing 1000 bar
rels at $500 feet
Miss Belle Skinner of Holyoke,
Mass, who adopted and undertook re-
construction of Hatton-C -Chatel, vii
lage in the Meuse valley of France,
ruined in the war, was decorated in
New York City, Thursday, with the
cross of a chevaGer of the legion of
honor. The new Hatton- Chatel is near
ing completion.
Henry Lowry. negro, alleged slayer
of O. T. Craig, Mississippi County
plantation owner, and Craig's daugh-
ter, Mrs. o. C. Williamson, who were
shot to death at the Craig plantation
home on Christmas day, was burned
at the stake Wednesday by a mob
near Nodena, short distance from
the scene of the double crime.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05
RANSDELL AND WILSON DISCUSS
PLANS WITH GENERAL
BOARD.
EXTENSIONS RECOMMENDED
Portion Requesting Another Engineer
to Study AtchafaIaya Basin Can
Not Be Undertaken Without
Legislation.

Washington.-Step to put into eff
feet the resolution of the flood con
troll convention, held in New Orleans,
November Is and 16. were discussed
by Senator Ransdell and Representa-
tive Wilson with General Lansing II.
Beach, chief of engineers. General
Beach conceded that the Mississippi
River Commission already has author
ity to extend the Fifth District levee
from Point Breeze, in Concordia par
ish, to Old River, distance OF some
five miles. The matter has been be-
fore the Mississippi River Commits
sion since the convention, but no an
nouncement as to its intention in that
regard has been made.
That portion Of the resolution which
requests another engineer study OF the
Atchafalaya Basin can not be under
taken without legislation, General
Beach declared Representative Will
son will introduce bill in the near
future providing for an additional ex-
animation in connection with the
possibilities for protecting lands in the
Atchafalaya, Red and Black river
basins from overflowing.
While all interests concurred at New
Orleans in recommending the exten-
sion of the Fifth District levee to Old
River, the attitude Of the corps Of en-
gineers is in doubt. The extension of
that levee would leave an opening one
mile wide at Old River, but 1t is be-
lieved that five additional miles OF
levee would tend to increase the stage
Of the Mississippi below that point.
This would add materially to the vol
ume of silt and for that reason it is
possible that the engineers will be
averse to the increasing Of their diff
ficulties at the passes of the Missis-
sippi river.
Speaking on the floor Of the House
in commemoratiOn Of the anniversary
of the Battle of New Orleans, Repre-
sentative O'Connor of the First Louisi-
ana District, said in part:
"One of the most important events
in the history of this world was writ
ten by the hand of fate when the Bat
tie Of New Orleans was fought on the
plains of Chalmette, on the never-to-
be-forgotten eighth Of January, 1915.
Judged by the results that flowed
from it and their tremendous influ-
ences in the making Of country that
now stretches from ocean to ocean, it
may be deemed one of the notable
victories obtained by American arms
in all of the history Of this great
republic. The flower Of the British
army, which had withstood on many
battlefield in the peninsula wars,
the shock of Napoleon's legions went
down in disastrous defeat on the
banks of the Father of Waters below
New Orleans before the dauntless
courage of American manhood from
Tennessee, Kentucky, and what is now
Mississippi and Louisiana.
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FOR HURRIED READERS.

lexandria.-Leander Smith, for.
merly of Ball, who now holds the
position Of night clerk at the Stone
wall Hotel here, was assaulted, rem
dered unconscious and robbed Of a
small sum of money at TiOga.
Basile.-At the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the bank of Basile,
officers were reelected as follows
Walton Mccain, president; Sullivan
Fruge, vice-president; Pollux Guillory,
vice-president; Y L. Fontenot, cashier.
Alexandria-James Welch Evans,
two and half years old, son of J. L.
Evans, an Alexandria merchant, mar
rowly escaped death by drowning
when he fell into a hole at the corner
of Seventh and Scott streets. The
hole is nine feet deep, and had four
feet of water in it. The child sank
but was finally rescued and resusci.
tated.
DeRidder.-Committees selling stock
for the canning factory to be located
in DeRidder are meeting with success,
as over $4,000 has been subscribed for
the proposition up to the present time.
The charter is now being drawn and a
meeting of the stockholders will be
called In the near future in order to
elect a board of directors. This can.
ming factory is expected to can at
least 10000 cans OF sweet potatoes q
day
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05
HOME AND ABROAD
Condensed Items of Interest
to Our Readers.
GLOBE ENTIRELY CIRCLED
Important News of the Week
Gathered for Busy Reader
State, Domestic, Foreign.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

President Wilson and Secretary
Colby are to decide within 1e" days
whether to receive formally the report
of Roland S. Morris, American amDdS-
sadOr to Japan, embodying recommen-
datiOns for settlement Of outstanding
controversies with the japanese gov
ernment. These controversies felate
principally to Japanese civilian rights
in this country and japanese ImmiSfa-
tion 70 the United States and Hawaii.
A net gain of 1912 votes was record
ed for Henry Ford Friday by the SEN
ate committee recounting the ballotS
cast in his 1918 senatorial contest
against Senator NeWberry Of Michl-
gan. whose plurality was about 1,5oO-
At the close of the work Friday 1865
of the 2232 precincts in the state had
been recounted. including the mntn
ward of Detroit.
Enrope's debt to the United States
will be increased to S20,O00,O ,OOO,OVO by
1924, George +. Warren. president OF
economics of Cornell university de-
clared Monday at tariff revision hear
ings by the house ways and means
committee. This sum, he said, VIII
include the $4,000, 100000 war time bor-
rowings from the American treausry-
Assurances that the state depart
ment would not give its approval TO
the proposed new treaty between the
United States and Japan until oppor-
tunity had been afforded members OF
the senate and others interested to
place before the department their ar
guments, were given Senator Phelan
of California Friday by Secretary
Colby.
The number of persons employed in
industry in this country on Jan. L,
1921, numbered 3.473,46 less than the
number employed year ago, the de-
partment of labor's employment serv-
ice announced Friday on the basis OF
a first nationwide survey just com
pleted by special staff of investiga-
tors.
Oil production in the United States
in 1920 totaled 443,402,0OQ barrels,
while consumption of oil in the Unit
ed States reached the unprecedented
total of 531 10000 barrels. Despite the
excess of consumption over produc-
tion the end of the year showed a net
increase in petroleum stocks OF more
than 100000 barrels. The figures on
oil for the year of 1920 were announc-
ed Friday by the geological survey in
a preliminary survey.
Cotton exports last year exceeded
those of any other commodity, accord
ing to a review of foreign trade for
that period made public Friday by the
department of commerce. Shipments
of the white staple were valued at
$1,136,4OS,916 as compared with ST.
1881 1852 the year before.
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Pays to Be Pruden,

a certain motion picture Draau,
declares that one of the funnieS
cidents in his experience hanna.
during the production of a recpr, j
ture.
The night Watchman at tbe GINA
i'll Culver City. advertised in all IN
newspapers to trade his big puD i
any kind of a small dog.
whats the matter with that bIy
asked Lloyd Hamilton.
II tell YOU said the watcbm
MY dog-he fights all the time h,
day he lick Mr.. Lehrmans dog n
then | get fired"
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05

EASY TO BE BEAUTIFUL F,s,.,,
'-oFed. skin made soft and smno,h .diais ,
-3c coin. Bon 54, OPLIN, TEXls
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05
"Ware'S Baby Powder
Relieved My Twins
of Stomach Trouble"
"After other remedies failed this
medicine brought quick and last
ing relief says Louisiana woman.

Mrs. P. D. Morgan Of Winnsboro, La.
Is now firm believer in Wares Baby Pow
der. She writes, on May 9th, 1920, My
twin boys suffered from stomach and bowel
trouble, and nothing would agree with them.
I was nearly frantic, and consulted varou:
physicians without result. Then | tried
Wares Baby Powder and was gratified to
see almost instant relief, and shortly my
they would have lived had it not been for
Wares Baby Powder"
This simple, harmless remedy is equally
effective in cases of teething and summer
complaint. Given to babies in liquid torm
mixed with sugar and water, they love to
take it. At ali druggists for 60c and $l.2o
the package.
THE WARE CHEMICAL CO.. Dallas.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05
Improvement Noted.

81 think our son Josh is shgs
more respect for parental authet
than he used to-" remarked Fam
COrntOSSel.
"But he doesn't do thing We
him to- said Josh's mother.
"Not yet. But you can't exp
everything at once. He has at ID
got to where he's sufficiently Old
dignified not to talk back"
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

Soviet troops at Opotshka, near the
Lettish frontier, have mutinied and
killed several commissaries. The up
Using is said to have it's background
n the fact that the soldiers are hun
,ry and ill-clad.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05

Columbia.-The crime wave evil
IDENTIFY has not reached Caldwell par
ish, for at a session Of the grand jury
last week there were but three true
bills found, and none of them were
for serious violations of the law.
Observation-Disclosures H. Gay, pres
ident of the A. H. Gay Planting Com
pany, has been selected by the State
Board of Affairs and W. B. Middleton,
cashier Of the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company of Plaquemine, and
Charles w. Row Of Rosedale, a sugar
planter and merchant, have been Sc
lected by the police jury Of Iberville
parish as board of equalization un.
der Act 231 of 1920.
Plaequemine.-The police jury, at
it's last meeting, withdrew the appro-
priation of. $50 per month to Parish
Agent H. Lesseps, and $25 per month
to Mrs. L. G. Kirk, home demonstra.
ton agent. The two agents receive
the majority Of their salary from the
State and Federal government, and it
is not known what view the State will
take of the police jury's action in the
matter.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-05

DeRidder.-The farmers OF Rose
pine will hold a mass meeting for
lining upon the cooperative work Tor
the coming year.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-06
In the Gushing District

The 40. ! Harris Of the Home oil
& Gas CO., located in tho southeast
corner OF 9-1S-5 found sand from
2,I26 to 3,7i7 feet. which was fun
OF salt water II is reported the test
viii be drilled deeper.
The Cosden oil & Gas Co.'s No. 3
McLawry, located in the center OF
the north line OF the southeast or
the northwest Of 29-lS-j, found sand
from ARA to 3,2S6 feet and started
out making li0 barrels.
Several very deep tests are now
drilling in this part Of the country,
which should certainly furnish test
for the deeper formations. The well
of the Oklahoma Natural Gas com
pany located in the northwest cor
ner OF the southwest OF 2J-19-5 "a
now fishing at a total depth OF 3,SGO
feet. The No. Carson OF the Mag
nolia Petroleum company. located in
the northeast corner OF the north
west OF T-l9-5 IL now drilling at
3.7Sj feet. The No. / Sturgill or
T. y. Slick. located in the northeast
corner of the northwest OF 23-19-4 Is
now shut down at a total depth OF
$50 feet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-06
Several Big Wells Completed
in Duncan Field

The so. . well OF Harry Failing
and others located in the southeast
corner Of section 29-1s-Sw yestcr-
day was drilled feet in the deep
pay topped at 2,eo3 feet, and is
good for an estimated initial pro.
duction Of 1000 barrels.
The Planet oil n Gas Co has a
2O0-harrol well in the deep pay in
It's No. 3 Mckinney. located IN the
southwet corner Of the northwest
of 3O-ls-Sw. Sand was found
from c,265 30 2.266 feet. The new
well is one Of the first to be COM
pleted In section 30 In the deeper
pay. and is quite an extension OF the
pool
In tho northwest corner OF the
northeast Of southeast OF 30-ls-Sw,
the No. 4 well OF the Empire Gas
u Fuel Co, u twin TO It's No. ?, is
reported 10 have started off good for
500 barrels. sand was found from
2,l66 to 2,t73 feet. The new well
is tho farthcst south in the deep
sand pool IN cction 20, and certain
ly makes the north half of the En-
pirc lease ON which there are sev-
eral dry holes look good for the deep
pay,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-06

the southeast Of the southeast Of 90
l6-S found the butcher sand fun Of
salt water and will bc abandoned.
sand was topped at G12S feet. and
the hole abandoned at G.18I feet
South of Bristow. tho 30 { well
OF the Graham OH y Gas Co. has
been finally completed good for SO
barrels, after a 42O-quart shot q
Is located In the southwest corner OF
the southeast Of the northeast of 35-
los, ana Is now the center Of a
great deal Of new activity. The
Peru sand was found from 2AI2 to
2.53O feet
Northwest Of Bristow there were a
a number ot important competitions
as follows.
The TeNolean oil company's 30. 4
Fixico, located i'm the northeast or
the northwest OF the northeast Of
lb-l6-S, which had hole fun of
water In the Wilcox sand found at
, 3,592 feet, has been plugged back 10
the Tucker sand from 2,7gG to ISIS
teet, and 10 making % barrels per
day.
II is reported that there are q
number of new locations for tests
around the recently completed we'll
OF the Ncwblock OH company lucai
ed in the northwest corner OF the
northeast OF 5-lt-S, which started
out At - barrels In sand from 2.3O6
to 2,326 feet. There is little doubt
that "A good pool will be uncovered
| in this district, as the geology Is very
good, and the NcwbloCk test also
had "A very good showing for a
small well in sand found at about
500 feet
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-06
Keystone Wildcat Nearing
Interesting Depth

The No. ! well OF the Dclco Oil
company. located in the northeast
corner OF the southeast of the south
cast OF 3i-19-l0 is now drilling at
2,lS0 feet, and Is nearing the depth
where the butcher sand should be
picked up. This well is wildcat
test, and is located three miles
northeast Of the new Wilcox pro-
ducer. in 20-ls-i0 and is in a very
likely looking territory.
Smith and others arc moving in
timbcrs for "A semi-wildcat test To-
Gated in the southeast corner OF the
northwest OF 1l-lS-lO. This is To-
Gated about mile cast of the Sin
clair well in section 10.