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New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

Scotch have been making use Of this process
ever since 1s4s, but it is in Australia, which
produces annually over three million gallons
of oil by this method, that It has reached its
highest development
Deposits Of oil shale are present In great
quantities in the United States, scattered
across the country from Colorado to Wes
Virginia, but it is in the West that the richest
beds lie. From the shales of Colorado and
Utah together it is probable that forty billion
barrels OF petroleum can be taken, and tie
estimate for the whole United States Is put q:
eighty billion barrels. Compared TO this, tha
nine billion barrels still available in oil wells
dwindles into insignifcance.
When it is considered that, in addition 10 is
oil, shale yields, in. the process of distillatioD
anywhere from thirty to a hundred pounds Of
ammonium sulphate, q valuable fertilizing ms
terial, per ton Of shale, one begins to wonder
why no great development in these fields has
taken place
The answer Is thst tho oil wells which are
comparatively so abundant in this country n'
only offer q much quicker and easier rcturu
but also appeal more to the American minS
They are highly speculative, and there is )
certain irresistible romance in the fact that
hole dug in the ground may bankrupt you, o.
make you millionaire over night. Yet muca
experimentation has been going on in the shas
fields, particularly in Colorado.
The extraction of oil from shale is a muca
more prosaic affair, but the time is coming
when We shall hsve to turn to this industry
for industry it will be, whether we want to OF
not. The ideal process for treating American
shale will be discovered. It will be muca
slower and more toilsome than the drilling q
wells, but it will be much surer. 1t VIII hO'
lend itself to the wildcat exploitation OF INV
get-rich-quick sharps, nor viii it make mllii0n.
aires out Of Chinese laundrymen and osas'
Indians, but it will provide a field for lss''r
mate Industrial development. For to p1oouSs
from the shale deposits as much eil as we as
now producing from wells will require an ~.
vestment Of capital and labor equal 70 'n''
now devoted to the mining Of coal.
A new basic industry will be born IN w, y,
land. And the voice Of the fifvver will be hes's :,
raised in thanks, not to the black skeletons y
clustering oil we'll towers blotting out the NV.
zon, but to the quarries, mines and stills ou..
at their task OF turning solid brown clay INV
gasoline
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

broken by streng-arm methods, s5.32. rr~
for March, $17.52.
These are only samples They are inn,,r,,.
able. We cannot locate them all, or even dot...
chem. but, like subtle poison, they are wort
ing in our veins and find their final res,,,+ :.
gradual defiation of our bank balance a s;oL
feeble, condition Of the wallet
Due to this enervating experience. the au..
age modern family swings violently betwso,
two extremes. They employ servants as lon.
as they can afford it and then dispense with
them and get along without. Next to the inv
Of getting servant, and often as a result Of i
comes the JOY of getting rid of her Thera j.
an amazing snapback of the moral spring wbsn
at times the distressful weight Of the servar4
problem is removed For a time there i. NJ
servant problem, because there are no servant,
1t is at such times as this that husband and
wife, in their recuperation, re-find each otber
Their faith is renewed their tenderest sent;.
ments revived amid the pots and pans.
know nothing more salutary and condnc-
i've to domestic happiness than a periodic
course in dishwashing, such as Mr.. Hopartb
has pictured in his second illustration. Small
aggravations are swallowed up in necesstv
for teamplay and harmony. How subtlv tba
artist has indicated the self-sacrihce Of .he
male who has donned the mob cap and apron
of servitude and chosen the harder hall ~
the sketch, In which his tougher hands must b.
plunged into the steaming suds Nor is there
a more perfect tribute to husband than to he
allowed to do the washing instead Of the mers
wiping and putting away. Not in second
does man learn to get the glasses crvstal
ola, kor {LcAk ! kbo,,
the tines of the fork. The art Of tipDinr
plate on its edge with the dishmop Is not ac
quired in an instant. But what q satisfaction
is his in this accomplishment! I shall neyer
forget the glow of satisfaction which 1 felt
when my wife and lowered the house record
held by ourselves, to twelve minutes fat for
complete after dinner cleanup, including mon
ping the sink and hanging up the dish towels
However, as I said in the beginning, these
domestic pastimes should not be INDUCED in
too often or for too long periods. There comes
a time in the self administered menage when
dirty dishes lose their charm and the thought
Of a greasy frying-pan to clean leaves one cold
Having proved beyond peradventure OF doubt
that we can successfully do for ourselves, there
is luxurious delight in slipping once more
into the exciting and kaleidoscope pastime Of
seeking a servant. And so our life goes with
its pendulum swing.
Somewhere back in the Dark Ages there used
to be an institution known as "the old family
servant" Dimly I can recall my mother say
ing, eyes, Maria has been with me for twenty
two years" twenty-five years! Ye gods
If they last twenty-five days now it is an
achievement
I cannot quite make out why this is so.
However, perhaps it is Just as well. Alter
listening for many years to snatches Of cor
versation overheard st ladies' tea parties
am moved to inquire, If it were not for the
servant problem what in the world would the
dear things talk about?
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
By BRIAN c. CURTIS

our consumption is increasing at even faster
rate. According to the best estimates, our
production curve will reach its peak in the
year 1925. whereas our consumption curve will
not nearly have reached its peak by that time
In other words, after 1925 will each year
produce less than the year before, while our
consumption will each year be greater. And
the only answer is that, not very long after
1925, we shall have to depend largely on
foreign sources for petroleum. Here we
are brought face to face with the rather un-
pleasant fact that, although about ten of the
twelve millions of automobiles in the world
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

rade the streets by day as an important
person. though he may lord it over stenog-
raphers and clerks at his Office let him but
enter the portals of a servantless home and
he becomes at once drudge. His mantle of
authority is replaced by gingham apron and
he is set to the most menial tasks. For we
cannot deny that in the home the wife is over
lord.
Woe betide the deluded husband who in the
absence of a cook or a housemaid plans for a
day of recreation in the country. Though he
spends the previous evening ostentatiously
polishing his golf clubs, it will be all in vain.
In the bright morning, as he is whistling gayly
to the accompaniment of filling tub, the great
She herself steals up behind him in padded
bath slippers and hamstrings his happy plans.
"There are just few things I'd like to have
done this morning, if you can spare the time"
Husbands heart sinks and his back arches.
There is a concealed claw in the plantive "f
you spare the time" Why shouldn't he
spare the time? He had vowed to start the
day pleasantly, curse it. So he grits his teeth
and murmurs What" through his lather
well I simply must get the laundry this
morning unless you want to pay Mrs. Reynolds
a dollar for bringing it over, and there's the
ice cream to freeze, the children count on it so,
and the screens ought to go in. You've prom
ised for the last three weeks you'd attend to
hem, and"
"Hen'
No, husband is not swearing at his wife. He
has cut half moon out of his nose; that is all
The day is ruined. He could have stalled
off the laundry trip for a mere dollar and
ranged to have bought ice cream, but those
accursed screens! 1t seems as if they were
forever either coming out going in. And
.hey have to be busted and hosed and sorted
and fitted and they stick and jam and run off
he slides and, oh, everything! 1t is a full
half days work, well he knows that
This is Just sample sort Of job that good
husky Finn would make naught Of. Conse
quently, husbands always particularly
keen on the scent of a servant, and may in
variaby be trusted to bring home the bacon.
When ] think Of the countless procession of
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

"She ia SO contented snd so kind TO :he chill
dren. She made us delicious cheese sou1ie
for luncheon.' The days pass week. two
weeks perhaps Olga does not seem to change.
She is the same vacant eyed, pink checked
stupid that she always was. But subtle poi
son is working in the relation between mistress
and maid. Little things begin to irrtate,
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

coy, charming creature who approaches with
such graceful timidity could develop into the
Haunting hussy whose very gait boasts Of the
new black house dress which she carts off
under her arm
Yes. We are inevitably forced to the con-
ly be compatible. That they are best apart;
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

that man should manage this Department. that
is, if he only had time Fortunately, perhaps,
for my theory, he hasn't
determine. They are like automobiles or white
flannel trousers; it is not much the initial
cost as the upkeep. The actual wages are
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

does the top Of the bottle go?" And then the
incidentals:
TO entertainment of Geska Olaf and Irms
III the kitchen, $3.50; to electric light left burn
ing while at MOVIES $270; to permanent coffee
pot never out or empty, $500; to long distance
calls to Cousin Karen, in Hoboken S180; to
china requirements and new coffee grinder,
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

servants which passes IN and out of the sub
urban dwellings and city apartments of our
great middle class l cannot but marvel at the
enormity of this tremendous floating popula-
ton. And the thought brings to mind diff
ference between husbands and wives in regard
to this vital phase of domesticity which has
often struck me.
Let George Do 1t
Husbands ought really to be in sole charge
Of the domestic help. There would be far
fewer changes, for Man is less exacting. His
mind floats serenely above such things as black
house-dresses and white caps. Indeed, moth
ing makes a husband wilder than to buy black
housc-dresses for maids who are on the point
Of departure, and yet there would be no use
in keeping the dresses, because the next maid
would be of entirely different size. Ny
neighbor Mckenzie, whose Scotch ancestry will
not allow him to give away anything while he
is conscious, has from the beginning of his
married life practiced the retaining of all
house-dresses purchased by him for transient
occupants of his third floor. He now has a
complete wardrobe of all known sizes, and no
maid can appear whom he cannot fit
When husband is intrusted with the Job
OF securing cook or maid have you ever
noticed how invariably he succeeds in locating
one? His wife has tried for week and has
told each evening the same discouraged story
"I'm simply worn out I've wandered from
one agency to another and such looking crea-
lures! Of course, you can't get cook for our
family for sixty dollars. When you say four
children, we'll, they simply throw up their
hands. Miss Flaherty says she may have a
girl in TO- omorrow; she's colored and has been
in q reform school, but, oh, dear, I'm so dis
couraged I'd take anything"
And then husband breezes into an agency
and hires the first cook he sees on sight a
pretty, pink-cheeked Swede, who only wants
fifteen dollars more than he had planned to
pay, but, there, the wife will be so delighted
He telephones her at once to convey the glad
tdings. OF course, he cannot answer any of
the questions on cross examination. How
much time out does she require? Will she wait
on table? Is she clean? These are things he
has neglected to ask. But the result in the
main is satisfactory. She is a cook and she is
arriving on the 11:12 tomorrow morning,
Allah be praised.
Coming and Going
Woman's fcleness was never more thor
oughly illustrated than in her attitude toward
the new servant. With what Joy she welcomes
her Olga seems such nice girl" she says.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

OR the average hus-
band the servant prob
lem is chiefly that Of
not being the servant
himself. Strange rs
it may seem, in the
absence of a "hired-
girl" Man, the glor-
ious Male, is almost
sure to become one.
Though he may pa
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

IL IS at such times as this that husband
and lv;fe refnd each other. Their fcifh
is renewed, their tc1deTest senfi-
n7ents reUiUed, amid the pots and pans
things which pass completely over husbands
head. For all he sees and feels, the domestic
arrangements would continue on indefinitely
without change. But one day the wife breaks
forth,
81 can't stand it any longer. Did you hear
that crash? Every bit Of my best china is
nicked And then she lies about it So And
do you know what time she came home last
night. Twelve thirty. Hmph.'~
Mr.. Hogarth shows US the sad story in his
inmitablc way. See the maid approaching
the charming cottage. The housewfe awaits
her in very abandon of JOY. There is to be
rest and relaxation. Welcome, O jewel,
perfect paragon of maids! But who is this
departing from the other door, this insolent
Haunting jade, who is pursued by final
anathema. Alas! it is the self lf-same person.
The two are one. Who would think that the
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
MORE DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

The Beatrice Creamery Company or
Chicago has received tho authority Of
its stockholders 10 pay a IS per cent.
stock dividend 10 holders of record De
comber 20 and 90 place tho common
stock on $50 par basis Ono share of
the old common will be exchanged for
two of the new.
The Inland Ofl and Refining Company,
a subsidiary 81 Continental OIL Company.
will change It's name TO tho Continental
OIL and Petroleum Company and increase
it's capital stock from $4,000, 600 90 So
100000. The new company viii continue
as the producing subsidiary Of the parent
company.
Lesslngs. Inc. has declared a. quar-
teriy dividend Of per cent. payable
January 10 20 stock OK record Janu-
airy 10.
General Tire 4 Rubber Company Of
Akron. has confirmed reports that ~
November a common stock dividend of
100 per cent. was declared on $500, 900
outstanding common stock.
TIE Mutual Trust Company of West,
chester county has declared a dividend
Of per cent payable January ? 20
stockholders OF record December 30.
Tho Nassau Trust Company OF Brook
Ign has increased its capital from $780,
600 TO $4,000.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
DIVIDENDS.

Stock 81
Record Payn6a
Beatrice Creamery 5ik. I5et. ..... pea- %
's,sS chester .....s,..,....pse 90 Jan n
Western Rover Corp, A.
iisss pt..+........,........D Dec. 20 yNn- N
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
PAYS PRIVATE DEBT CLAIMS.
Germany Ltauidstcs Certain Ac-
counts Due 10 War.

According 10 ofrlclal figures received
by the Bankers Trust Company OF New
York the second annual report Of the
Allied Clearing Ofice for adjustment
and disposal Of private debt claims OF
allied and German nationals shows that
up to March 81, 1922. f43,S74,o07 had
been paid 10 creditors in allied coun.
tries. whose claims against German
debtors amounted to f12173i.oi7.
Other figures indicate that tho Ger
man Clearing Office has admitted allied
creditors claims amounting TO f5i,2o4,.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31

sales. Open. High. Low. Last.
20 Ohio Fuel Sup 60 co so GO
2I0 Ohio Fuel OIL. 1914 1Tii 10 17h
100 Okla Nat Gas. 20tz 2oiz 2oJs 20i7
1900 Pgh Mt Shasta 80 90 80 %
1875 Pgh oil e. Gas o 0H . gk
I60 salt Ck Con-. 1JH 1fS 11h 1iss
$40 Tidal Osagc... 10a II 10h II
100 West Air BIKE t0SIa 10sA 1881 1884
so Jones g. l. pf.. .1O5 10S los 10S
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
CHEMICAL STOCKS.
UNITED STATES PRE-wAR BONDS.
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The Empire Trust Company has been sp-
pointed transfer agent OF the stock ot the
Amstgdam Underwriting and Gales Corpora
ton
Gerard II. Werner. who has been connected
with jackson q Curtis. viii. on January /, ,
become associated with Spencer n. Koch &
Co. as manager OF their bond and Invest
.ment department.
Redmond Co. have issucd . booklet de-
ecribing numerous Issues of State, municipal
railroad. public utility. Industrial and Tor
eign government bonds.
Tho new stock subscriptions issue Of The
National Surety Company will be ready for
delivery TO subscribers on Tuesday, upon
surrender Of company's receipt.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31

an increase IN The amount Of the capita
stock of the company from s1.b0c.oo0
20 So. o0o. 900. The plan is 20 issue 5000
shares Of the new stock az 500 per
share N stockholders on the basis or
one share Of new stock for each three
shares now owned by stockholders. rhs
stockholders meeting Is 90 be held on
January H.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
BONDS.

$1,000 O 7 8 Ss...... % ~ ~ ~
5000 MlssRivPow bs. rs 05 ~ %
1000 Swift ts....... oz e7 OF 81
1000 MISUNDERSTANDING Io7h iozh io7h
1000 WestTel6Tel5s. 97 OF OF OF
The New York herald., 1922-12-31

o7s. including interest. and stlll has
claims amounting to fss,sio.i95. which
have been contested. other allied eredi-
tors claims. amounting TO fe.ao2.72f
were withdrawn or we're disallowed by
the Mixed Arhitral Tribunal.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
TO INCREASE STOCK.

Tho directors Of the Fidelity Irterna-
tional Trust Cyiinpany have called y
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
BID AND ASKED QUOTATIONS

N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
To the following prices accrued interest
Is to be added:
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL
pONrS
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15
ALASKA STEAMSHIP co.
 ANNOUNCES SAILINGS

Agent Tracy announces the follow ing sailings of the Alaska Steamship Company from Seattle for Cordova and Southwestern Alaska:
 Victoria, April 15; Alameda, April 26; Northwestern, May 6; Alameda, May r; Northwestern, May 27; Ala meda, June z; Northwestern, June IT; Alameda, June 28; Northwestern, July 8; Alameda, July 19; Northwestern, July 29; Alameda, Aug. g; Northwest ern, Aug 19; Alameda, Aug. 30; North western, Sept. g; Alameda, Sept. 20; Northwestern, Sept. 30; Alameda, Oct. II.
 Ports of call Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez, Fort Liscum- Latouche and Seward. The Alameda on all trips commencing April 26, will also run through to Anchorage.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15

Monday, has been postponed to Iues- day morning at 10 o'clock.
 The steamship Victoria, which sailed from Seattle this morning has aboard seventy-three passengers booked for Cordova.
 pr. s. Hall Young was entertained Monday night by Dr. and Mrs. w. Ii. Chase and Miss Eastman. Dr. Young is house guest while here of MT. and Mrs. V. G. Vance.
 John R. Brabazon, regular fellow" from Tiekel, is in town for few days, renewing old acquaint- ances. He says Tiekel is flor Gal en, to the last man."
 Chester Mellison states he will employ a gang of men, i've doZeh' if necessary, to retrieve his SUD- merged gasboat, "The Buzzard," :" somewhere in Prince William Sound.
 Dr. w. H. Chase has received letter from the editor of the out door" magazine, stating that Ernest F. Jessen's cartoon on the Sykes Expedition has been accepted and will be published shortly.
 Eagle hall has been artistlcally decorated in the National colors for the American Legion dance, which takes place tonight and promises to be one of the largest attended and most enioyable social events of the season.
 Rehearsals for the Elks Minstrel show. to be given April 28, will be re- sumed Monday night. The committee in charge requests that each and every one taking any part in the show be at the Empress Cabaret at 9:3O o'clock sharp The entire cast will be pub lished in Tuesdays paper.
 Clifford H. Phillips, station agent for the Copper River railway at Chit ina, arrived in town on yesterday at- ternoon's train. He will leave on the Alameda on an extended vacation and expects to celebrate his fiftietf birthday with his parents in Ph1la, delphia.
 All the fans are on their toes, while a great baseball team is in process of the organization. Orders for the new suits and equipment will gt south on the next boat. The suits will be gray with blue stripe, gray caps with blue visors and blue but ton on top, blue sox with a gray
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15
1 0C07 EGRp@:zz1zg

Duncan Monroe, of Mile 62, is a visitor.
 Bobby" Finney of Mile IA is Vls- iting Cordova friends.
 J. S. Glossan of the radio sta- tion( has returned to duty.
 Mrs. Meyer Blum spent the past week with her friends at Valdez. local train and a rotary fleet left for up the line this morning. David Phillips will launch his gas boat, the U-24, in about two weeks Charles Rogers has purchased a boat and an engine from Wall Clay- son.
 Mrs. Chas Erickson, of kennecott' ryas q town arrival on yesterday s train.
 MT, and Mrs. W. V. Huynes left on the local train this morning TOT Mile 7.
 N E. Schroeder, chief engineer of the cannery-tender Jeane, is Tn the city.
 Jack Sapiro, of Finkelsteln x Saprio, is preparing to begin the decoration of some of his many sum, mer yachts.
 Geo. Steele, who is on the Nortf end local, with headquarters al Chitina, spent last evening with Cor dova friends.
 Some gorgeous new millinery + expected to be on display tomorrow The men and boys are specializing in new headgear.
 The steamer Alameda will be here from the westward tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock and will be in port al day loading copper ore.
 Scotty Nickerson, boat-builder, re ports his workshop was broken int and tools and boat supplies wortl $200 were stolen.
 The sailing of the steamer Admira Watson, scheduled from Seattle ol
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15
EASTER ORGAN MUSIC
 AT EMPRESS THEATER

Easter music at the Empress the- ater tomorrow evening, at the usual time, by Miss Elsa Thomson, at the pipe organ, will be:
 'The Palms, Ava Maria by Bach Gounod, and the Largo" by Handel
 The music will be given between the pictures, as on last Sunday.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15
REVENUE IS REDUCED
 IN TACOMA DISTRICT

TACOMA, April 15. - The lnternai revenue collections in this state are nearly s9,OOO,OOO less in March than in March last year, according to Burns Poe, the collector, who said today the loss wac due largely to the decreased income tax returns.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15
NOTICE TO ELkS AND K. of P

NOTICE TO ELkS AND K. of P. The Elks and K. of P's are re- uuested to meet at the K. of F. Hall at twelve forty-five tomorrow afternoon to escort the body of our late brother Joheph White to the dock. Should the Alameda be sched- uled to sail before 3 p. m. arrange ments will be made to leave the undertaking parlors at an earlier time.
 K. G. ROBINSON
 ED WALSH
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15

The weather man has promised gor- peous weather like today for Easter.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15

band belts of leather. The shirts will be the kind preferred by athletes, no collars. The Big Three is now checking all equipment left over from last year.
 On Thursday evening the Scottish Rite Club held Maunday Thursday ceremonial, afteh which a banquet was held and participated in by not only the members but also all Masons and Eastern Stars. Short speeches were made by Messrs. Medley, Mack, Field and Caswell. A continuation Of the ceremonial will take place at Masonic hall Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock, with the Relighting of the Lights, and a program of vocal and instrumental music.
 On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. E. L. Harwood and Mrs. Geo. A. Harmon entertained at bridge in honor of Mrs. John Biggs, of Valdez, at the home or Mrs. Harwood. There were five tables and the first prize was won by Mrs Fields, the second by Mrs Galen, the cut by Mrs. Mellison and the consola- tion by Mrs. Sheridan. After the play ing dainty refreshments were served. Those present, besides the hostesses, were Mesdames Biggs, Donohoe, Scott, Caswell, Galen, Day. Fields, DeGratf, Mcconnell, De Leo, Lydick, Sellen, Sophia Scott, Finkelstein, Sapiro Sheridan, Ellis, Foster, L. H. Smith and Mellison.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15
FISH QUOTATIONS

KETCHIKAN, April 15.-Fish prices yesterday: None offered.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-04-15

SEATTLE, April 15.-Seattle prices at noon April IA: Halibut, Sc. Chick en halibut, 4c.