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, 1921-11-17
GOOD FAITH Of THE MIDWEST
REFINING COMPANY IS ASsA|LED

to make a killing" It should have
taken all OF the oil which the indie.
pendents could produce. at a low fig
ure- The answer is that the low fig
ure had to be justified upon the basis
Of inability to sell refined products,
and upon the ground that crude oil
was a drug upon tho market. Other.
wise. the government might have in
terferred. The advantage of the flush
production n gas pressure tended to
deliver the oil OF the independents to
h Midwest. without cost
4. State tnxes on crude oil are
based upon values. The state loses
through price fixing and excessive pro-
duction on n low market.
8. The government royalty oil is
sold TO The Midwest Refining company
at h market. Hence the federal re-
clamation service loses-the wyoming
schools lose-the Wyoming highway
fund loses-all as the result of price
fixing and excess production on a low
market.
GEORGE E. BRIMMER.
, 1921-11-17

lack faith fl their own convictions.
This is characteristic OF them. and,
can be truthfully said to prolong the
reward awaiting their search. Thou.
sands OF these folks are learning
every day hat the one reliable way
TO revive their iost health and run
down systems Is to take n comblna.
ton Of Natures herbs. roots and
barkx known to druggists az Gar.
rcn's Tonic. II puts those vitamines
into their blood which nourishes with.
cred tissue. starving nerves and fab
by muscles. Consequently they be-
gin almost Immediately to feel strong
or. have greater endurance. look
brighter n show tho change which
Is taking place in their body by their
ohecrfulness.
Garren's Tonic IS sold in Casper
by the Casper Pharmacy.-Adv.
, 1921-11-17
WHEAT IS FIRM
ON EARLY SALES
Reduced Receipts and Dimin-
ishing Stocks Support
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1T.-wheat showed
considerable frmness today in the
early trading. Absence Of any ag-
Eresslve selling was largely respon-
sible.
receipts and diminishing stocks. grain
prices would look cheap should there
be any sembiance OF improvement in
economic condition. Initial quota.
tons. which varied from unchanged
figures TO &C higher with December
si.Osa to s1.OTA and May Si-0eh to
sI.0s@, were followed by something
OF a setback. but hen by a decided
upturn all around
Subsequently the market declined
owing moro or les to reports of rain
in Kansas and to lack OF European
demand notwithstanding strength in
foreign exchange. The close was
weak, III to ISc net lower, with De
cember Io5E to s1.05S am May
s1.osis 10 s1.0sA.
Corn and oats hardened with wheat.
After opening n shade TO &c higher.
May 53hc to 53Ac. the cor mar
ket sagged n little but hen scored
slight general gains.
Seaboard call for cash corn counted
close was steady al n shade to Bc net
advance. with May SO TO 5sh.
Oats started &c to sc UP. May
s7Nc TO s7Hc and continued relative
~ firm.
Provisions were easier. rejecting a
downturn in hog values.
, 1921-11-17
COMMENT upon
ENCOURAGING TO
FINAL DECISION
Great Gain for Peace Is
Seen in Expressions Of
Approval Voiced by All
Powers at Washington

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE
Daily Mail declares there is
everything to be said for Mr..
Balfour's suggestions before
the Washington conference,
as submarine warfare is most
inhuman. adding
1t Is a great gain for world peace
That England. America and Japan
arc anxious TO end naval competi-
uon."
The Mail secs the chief difficulty
IN the practical execution in the
plans. but presumes hat the Ameri-
can naval stan mas worked out he
necessary practical relations.
The Exchange Telegraph strongly
favors the idea mentioned by Mir.
Saifour of banning submarines but
thinks 1t a point for Consideration
whether tho matter should be pressec
at the present stage,
Tho Daily Telegraph takes the
view that IL England. America anu
Japan roach an agreement 1t matters
little what freedom in certain re
spects other governments may as
sert. and expresses the opinion that
she whole moral impulse OF the
American people is behind Mr..
hughes proposals.
, 1921-11-17

world WI acclaim the proposition.
out the limitation Of armamcnts 10
worthless and might wen be mad
fis.oie unless the great sea powers
MAKE a covenant TO observe fnterna-
uonal equity In the Pacific"
secretary Hughes. says the Sydney
Morning Herald. has revived In .
new form h iongdisputed subject
the freedom OF the seas and II pro-
pounds h question OF the Brfush
navy as hxed by he proposals. VIII
be adequate to protect Australia.
, 1921-11-17

The Kasoming oil company com.
pleted a 63o-barrel well during tho
past week on section l1-5s-7s nj n
depth of 1901 feet. Tho first test OF
the well was taken before It n been
drilled into the sand. The well is now
being drilled Deeper and the flush pro
duction is Increasing constantly as
the work progresses.
. The new producer is located on
what is known as lease "B" acquired
by the company at tho government
auction ut Douglas under the terms
OF the leasing bill.
, 1921-11-17
Gasser Bursts
Through Casing
And Is Set Fire

LONG BEACH. Cal. Nov. 17.-Gas,
which was said to be flowing at the
rate of loo. ooo. 900 cubic feet a day.
broke through the casing Of n wen
Of h Royal Dutch.Shell OIL
at Signal Hill. near here. early last
night and shortly after midnight burst
into flames. The. cause of the blaze
was undetermined. but 1t was believed
to nave been from friction on the
cement casing. In a short time dam
age estimated at $3.50. 900 had been
done.
, 1921-11-17
Preacher Held
For Perjury
Escapes Jail

MERIDIAN. Miss. Nov. 17.-Rev.
W. E. Bennett, preacher. charged
With perjury. was one of three men
who yesterday sawed their way to
freedom from the jail e The other
5aiIbreakers We're Dock Shackleford
aad Charles Hoffman. charged with
highway robbery. All three werc
white
Other prisoners say they refused to
Join n Tire escape. and said it was
affected ~ mems o. sawo sn-asgled
70 { prisoners In q box OF candy.
, 1921-11-17

sions on the American proposals &c
n Italian delegation In Washington
point b dual name Angio-American
which Is the key to h conference
viii manifest Itself" Eays the Gior.
Esle d'Ttaiia; '.aiso to what limits ia,
pan VIII attempt TO react against the
delegates who would destroy her hid
Cen ocean h~egemony-"
The Tribune says.
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes have given the verdict and
passed the sentence Mr.. Hughcs'
carries out In his proposals the Eooc
sense Of Mr.. Harding
There l. need now to pass to this
question OF land disarmament Thai
- the real European problem"
, 1921-11-17
YOUNG PEOPLE CONDUCT
NJ. {. REVIVAL SERVICE

The service conducted last night in
the Methodist church by the gospel
team of the Epworth League was well
attended and ably carried out by the
young people in charge. Miss Bernice
Davis acted as leader. Fred Holland
sang. 1.-THE Way to Test Christianity
Special music and rousing congrega-
tional singing Will be features of the
service.
, 1921-11-17
POTATOES.

CHICAGO. Nov. 17.-Potatoes-
Weaker; receipts 129 airs: total
United States shipments 75e; Wiscon-
sin bulk round white 1.s592.0o cwt;
sacked round white 1.75G1.eo cwt:
Minnesota and Michigan bulk round
white 1.s062.o0 cwt; sacked round
white 1.7561.90 VT; Minnesota and
North Dakota sacked and bulk Red
River Ohio's 1904 also cwt; Dakota
sacked and bulk round white 1.404
1865 cwt; Idaho sacked russets 2.4o
cwt.
, 1921-11-17
Ohio Official Returns.

r. z. Hurley. vice president of the
Ohio OH company. who has been at
the company's headquarters here for
the past month has returned to Find
lay. Ohio. headquarters where he will
remain for the winter months. Be-
fore leaving the Wyoming field he
made a complete survey OF inspection
OF the holdings OF the Ohio company
in the Montana and Wyoming fields.
, 1921-11-17
MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD NEWS
FOUR NEW WELLS IN SALT Greek
Midwest Drills In Three Wells and Kasoming One
During Last Week.; Two VII Rank Among Best;
Mahoney Dome Operations are Suspended

Three completed oil wells, two of which are larger than
the average Salt Creek we'll, were reported by the Midwest
Refining company for the past week. These wells together
with the temporary abandonment of an important oil test in
the Mahoney dome field are the outstanding features of the
Midwest report of operations for the past week.
, 1921-11-17
PACIFIC UNDERSTANDING
ARGUED IN AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE. Nov. II. = Argu-
ment for an understanding In the Pa
cIhc as Indispensable In connection
with drastic naval limitations is ad-
vanced by the Sydney Evening News
in commenting on the Washington
conference proposals.
America has taken q strongly popu-
, 1921-11-17

NEW YORK. Nov. 17-Can money.
steady; high. "A; low. AZ: ruling rate.
Az; closing bid. a; offered at Az; last
loan. Al.
Time loans. steady; 60 days. so
5A: 90 days. 5H05h; six months,
5A@5H. .
Prime mercantile paper, 5A95M.
, 1921-11-17
Butter and Eggs.

CHICAGO. Nov. 17.-Butter-Mar-
Iet lower; creamery extras. 44c; firsts,
s594ec; seconds. a24 SAC; standards,
SIC.
Eggs-Lower; receipts, $500 cases;
frsts, 5o954c: ordinary firsts, 433
&c; miscellaneous, 5o@52c; refriger-
stor extras. sac; refrigerator. hrsts.
53c,
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Poultry.
CHCAc

CHICAGO, Nov. 1T.-Poultry--
Alive. lower; fowls. 1291sMc; springs.
1ec; turkeys, 35c; ROSTERS. 13c.
, 1921-11-17

Highest prices paid for diamonds
old gold and silver. H B. Kline.
Jeweier. OIL Exchange building.
s-is-ti
, 1921-11-17

Norway-Demand 1888.
Sweden-Demand 23.25.
Denmark-Demand 1910.
Switzerland-Demand 1880.
Spain-Demand 1870.
-Greece-Demand 4.1e.
Northumberland $500.
-Brazii-Dcmand 1912.
Montreal 91S.
, 1921-11-17
oils CONTINUE
GAINS IN MART
Equipments, Shippings and
Specialties Higher; Rails
Are Unchanged.

NEW YORK. Nov. i7.-Overnight
announcement Of an immediate cut In
freight rates on agricultural products
was without material influence on
railway shares at the opening OF to-
days stock market. Changes in that
group were mainly. although moder-
ateiy. toward higher levels. Strength
again was shown by oils. equipments.
s~hippings and the various chemical
and fertilizer specialties- Mexican
Petroleum rose Is. Railway Steel
Spring 1 point INK American Agri-
cultural Chemical preferred, Mercan-
tile Marine preferred and American
Ice were higher by 1 to almost 2
points Royal Dutch was III only
active stock to show a r~eactionnry
tendency in connection with forth
coming dividend rumors. losing 1x
points Exchange on London again
was strong.
which are expected to nou their
merger todayf wcre anon the strong
est stocks OF the active forenoon.
Pullman rising AZ points. Oils. rails
and various speciaities also extended
their early gains but the advance was
checked before noon by selling of
stecls. tobaccos and miscellaneous is
sues. Crucibie Steel fell Ia, SUNNI
ira Tobacco common and preferred.
II and tx. respectively. and Indus |
trial Alcohol broke sharply on ru-
mors of u~nfavorably dividend action
by the directors after the close of the
session. Call money was plentiful at
yesterdays fixed rate OF AZ per cent.
Silver.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1T.-Foreign bar |
silver. esEcs Mexican dollars. 52Rc.
Metals.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Copper-l
Market steady; ciectroiytic spot and
near by. 1919 91shc; later. 1870
1880.
Tin-steady: spot and near by,
s29.25: futures, $3.50.
Iron-Steady; unchanged.
Lead-steady: spot. s4.7o.
zinc@ouiet; East st. Louis deliv-
Try spot. s4.75.
Antimony-spot, s4.7b@5.
Foreign Exchange Irregular.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Great Bril-
tain-pemand s.s9S. cables 4.ooH.
France-Demand 1881. cables T.24.
{ Itaiy-Demand AIT. cables 4.17h.
Belgium Demand 7.ootA, cables
7.o1.
Germany Demand .ssM. cables
SO.
Holland = Demand $50. cables
35.1e.
Norway-Demand 1888.
Sweden-Demand 23.25.
Denmark-Demand 1910.
Observation-Disclosures 1880.
Spain-Demand 1870.
Greece-Demand 4.1e.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 33.0o.
Brazii-Dcmand 1912.
Montreal Q1A |
, 1921-11-17
Silver.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1T.-Foreign bar
silver. 6s&c. Mexican dollars. 52Hc.
, 1921-11-17
Metals,
Foreign Exchange Irregular.

TUfeasH ExcHfBo HfoEnIHfs
NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Great Bril-
tain-Demand 3.e9S. cables 4.o0h.
France-Demand 7.23H. cables T.24.
Italy-Demand AT. cables 4.171t.
Belgium - Demand 1.ooh, cables
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FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4. 1921.
EVERY MAN A KING

y F there is any place earth where labor has the
full sympathy and utmost good wishes of the peo-
pie generally such place the United States Here
We have no arstocracy Of wealth We have, is true
a few families whose accumulations have been so
ganized as to insure their being handed down from
generation TO generation, but these could be counted
the 6ngcrs-pcrhaps on the fingers Of one hand As a
rule each generation makes its foltunecarYeS It's
own destiny. Those who live and conduct their bust
ness upon inherited wealth few and their wealth
SO relatively small that they need not be taken into
sidcration in dealing with the large problems Of labor
in America.
The American people arc workers and always have
been A ono period in our history, it may be admitted
system of slavery existed part Of the United States
and there was disposition to look upon manual labor
BY white man as degrading placing the aborcr III
caste beneath that Of the large slave owner But that
period has long since passed and the South today real
ICES as much as does the North The evils Of the slave
system and the benefits OF system that makes all
.flll occupation honorsbic The door of opportunity
now stands side ope9nd The lowest laborcr Of today
may be the captain Of industry in as short time as he
can demonstrate his ability
While there may be exceptions TO the rule, il is
generally true that men who have worked their way
up to financial success forget the conditions under
which they laborcd and lose their understanding
Of the difficulties, the burdens and the needs OF those
who sill toll as they tolcd in days that gone The
man who has suddenly inherited wealth or has acqulr-
ed fortune through unusual good luck may with equal
rapidly lose his feeling Of fellowship for his less for
unatc associate but instances Of this kind too few
10 be worth more than a passing expression Of con-
tempt Ttsc vast majority Of Americans, whatever
their status today have passed through their period Of
exacting labor, Of alternate success and failure, Of
qualification and disappointment, Of sclsacnfce and
Of long-dclaycd reward
President Harding, who ill be by some considered
the most successful American today and BY others re-
garded merely as greatest burden bearer: can
never forget HE days when he did every form Of work
in small printing Office or the later days when he
sweat blood on Saturday morning thing to figure out
how he would meet the payroll on Saturday night.
Henry Ford began as a mechanic at the bench;
Howard Elliott carried rod and answered the beck
oning Of a surveyor on railroad; c; II; Markham
pounded gravel under railroad ties; John Wauamaker
began as Grand boy in book store-bu, there is no
need to prolong tbslis Mention Of names Of national
repute is but repetition Of what could be done in
every community concerning successful! men in more
limited field The point is that the EMPLOYERS Of TO-
day were employees Of few years aso-thc supervi-
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PuBLLc scHooLs AWAKE

HE ''Belated Revolution m the Public Schools"
! is the caption for an article in the Worlds Work
which comments upon the climbing out of a nut by the
public school systems over the country. he article
is hne II points out truth that cannot be evaded when
declares that education as it should be is only just
awakening Jefferson declared the duty of the school
was to enable the people to understand what going
on In the world and to keep their part of it going
nsht."
What more clear and applicable statement could be
made9 What had the old grind of readin', wridn'
and 'rthmete to do with Jeffersons demand2 OF
course there is no contradiction Of tie necessity Of
knowledge of reading and mathematics, for the ilit-
crate stands but little chance in the game of life, but
there remains the fact that the nauowest most useless
most hanpenng citizen in community, can read and
SPELL This is the point where education has failed to
make good IN the past and this is where the schools Of
the present ccntering their force.
The graduating essays of thousands of students have
emphasized lamentable almost inexcusable gnor-
ance of the FIRST principles Of true citizenship. What
they understood Of what was going in the world,
and what they knew inclligenty Of how to keep their
part of right was not visible to the most discerning
eyesight There is great hullabaoo these days
about the young people knowing too much, with the
stress laid upon line of knowledge morbid and IN
desirable. The truth about the matter is, that the
pupils awakened too quickly to desire to get out of
the dust heap past training methods and great know
edge to tackle Ifc's problems in reality, before the
educational forces were quite ready to direct and TO
satisfy the demand,
There is no more dronns over the hours Of educa-
ton now Teachers and professors rushing to keep
in the forefront supported not only by tie demands
Of youth for modern training. but by the press and the
pulpit and the public, The thousands of instructors
hurrying away through the summer months to absorb
like sponge the experienced training of the best in tic
nation the chance to get an outlook upon the things
that are going to count in the future Of The boys and
girls who are awaiting their return in hundreds Of
communities show cducation's response to tic call
Shaking The accumulated dust of generations of its
back the public schools fitting the pupils Of today
with an intelligent knowledge Of what is going on IN the
world and, when the foundation has been firmly laid
how to keep their part Of it goinS right.
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DECLARES He is IN
PINK OF CONDITION
West Virginian Had Been
Going Down Hill Two
Years-Finds w hat
He Needed

Il had been going down hill for
two years at the time began TAX
ing Tanlac. but it turned me right
around and 7 am IN the pink of con
dltion now" aaid ]. E. Hurst, States
bury, ". va.
II don't believe anybody ever
suffered any worse from indigestion
than did, and finally my whole
system just seemed to be going to
pieces. I lost 70 much weight ana
became so weak that was ready
to. give up and was convinced !
would not be able to do a hard
days work again,
"Tanlac WAS certainly what
needed. l eat anything want now
and feel as strong as an OK. | have
gained twelve pounds in weight,
too. and am In better shape than !
have been in many years. Tanlac
is simply great and I am glad to en-
dorse It.
Tanlac is sold in Fatrmont bT
Cranes Drug Co. and druggists
everywhere.
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+ i ~ :
snected order wtthdraW wing federal
troops The men comprise Com
pany b. one Of the largest COM
pantes OF state police organized
since the march on Logan.
The constabulary will occupy
sharples. Clothier, Blair aHd other
regions in the Little Coal i"Scr
valley, according TO Colonel Jack
son Arnold, head OF the depart
ment Of public safety. Movement
of the men to this section has
been rumored for some time. 1t lie
understood that small detail Of
state troopers was asked for re.
Gently by Colonel w. NJ. Wiley Of
the Boone County Coal Corpora.
ton, but that Colonel Arnold IA
vored sending the men into the
section In strength to avoid any
trouble. Hence the sending OF an
entire company into the field.
According to military intelu-
gence officers with the federal
troops, the latter are expected TO
be recalled about the middle Of
November. Adjutant-G General John
H. Charnock Of Charleston. who is
preparing units OF the new West
Virginia national guard for field
service, found that owing tc lack
of equipment no single unit was
prepared for duty. Since that
time some equipment mas been for
warded by the var department,
however. and it is considered like.
ly that the national guard may be
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used to preserve order later on.
Occupation Of the region aboat
|sharp1es and Clothier Is q delicate
task especially 80 for the State
Police. 1t was at Sharples that
two state troopers, a short time
before the armed march, WeTu
disarmed by a large body Of arm
ed men. When Captain Brockus
and so men Of bis company al
yanced toward Sharples severa'
days later with warrants for men
who took part in The dIsarming
he was fired upon and in the re
sultant counter.fire three miners
we're killed and others wounded.
One Of the latter was Cecil Clarks.
recently a patient in the Kanawha
Valley Hospital, who escaped after
having been placed under techntc-
al arrest by the state police.
Threats against the constabu'
larry have been frequent in the val
ley OF the LittIe"Coal river and 1t
Is expected that in order to pre-.
vent bloodBhed the troopers will
have to use all the discretion at
their command.
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RUFF STUFF

Jim Nazium's class at the "Y"
had quite party last night, and
Carter Fleming looks right
smart keen in boxing outfit
Bill Bailey refused to box sam
RrRdy, which
was surprising, because
we thought Bill took on all
comers, however
He claimed Sam was not in his
class and should box
81 D. Robinson first and get
reputation.
of}course Fill knows aud We
would not dispute his word, be
e si' he thinBS-
Pitt viii bat Wash. jeff, Of
eieh I.
we Esrt very glad to hear
about.
But Wilxoum says watch Penn
State on Turkey Day, and
we would like to watcn them,
but we have date with
t'Fatsp Stansbury and Adam
Spears to see Wash,-Jeff, get
RSlloped By West Virginia on the
,sspe date.
ff they could arfange to play
die West Yirginie!SFaah.Jef game
ID relimiaary- te the state.Pitt,
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Something. In me seems to say
Get Blue Devil this very day
Adv.
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George Harvey addressing the Liverpool Chamber
of Commerce definitely set aside all hopes for Eng
land which might have been cherished regarding an
alliance with the United states. What ever may
happen in the future alter the policies Of this
couptry. that of alliances with foreign nations will
probably be one of the last to change The belief in
adherence to this particular policy is apparently as
persistent as it has ever been and any suggestion OF
such a move would meet with storm of popular
dsapproyal Conditions would have to greatly
change if the public would accept with favor Sucn an
alliance as England would like with this country and
France.
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going between that point and Man.

going between that point and Man
nington.
What happened Monday only en-
phasized the need Of what Barrack-
Vile is contending for-an II
O'Clock last car to Warrington
which would enable attendance at
Fairmont Of shows, lectures, and all
other forms Of amusements and en-.
northumberland though Barrack.
Vile, as a suburb Of Fairmont, is
making her own determined fight
for these advantages both OF a So
cial and OF an educational nature
all the other towns served by the
Warrington line are equally de-
prtved OF participation in them, and
all these towns are exposed in even
a greater measure than Barrack-
VILE to absolute suspension Of ser.
vice whenever one Of the NJ. P. &
r. company's cars ia deraiied.
BARRACKVILLE INSURGENTS