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The commonwealth., 1922-10-27
"THE SON OF THE WOLF
At dixie TONIGHT

Known universally as the
Fcamest man in pictures, -
Wheeler Oakman appears IN ons'
Of the principal roles in Norman
Dawn's vivid picturizations Of
Jack London s memorable novel
EThe Son Of the Wolf, to be
shown at the Dixie theatre to-
night. Prices 25 and 35c
, 1922-03-01
HOLDUP ADMITS
GUILT BUT SAYS
CASH WAS DUE
Check Taken From Section
Hand Won in Poker Game,
Robber Declares in
Confession Here.

Manuel Scpeda. alias Manuel Aze-
peda- who is being held in the county
jail charged with participating In a
holdup Of section men working on the
tho burlington right-of-way at Pow
der River on December al, is said to
have confessed his Implication in the
case and that no derived haIf the prof.
It's resulting from the affair.
Sepeda admitted cashing n check Is.
sued by h Burlington railroad com
pany to L. Angeles In mount Of
1880 and to having secured half the
$40 ard $45 in cash taken from z.
Mewnijick-
He slowly claims however, that he
and his ps.rSner in the affair first won
the money In n gambling game and
then had to take -possesyton OF It by
force. This theory is denied by the
victims who are said to be old and
trusted employees OF the Burlington
ut Powder River.
Sepeda fell into the hands Of the
authorities here during the cleanup
being staged here to get rid OF nIl un-
desirable Mexicans. He was identified
by n peculiar contraction Of tho left
eye.
, 1922-03-01

TIE normal for February Is "a In
January this year the average was
.ss.s. the normal being 20
, 1922-03-01
PAYNE, DRILLER,
dies At FlRM|NGTON
AS result OF ILLNESS

Elmer Payne. on wsn drIler. well
known to Wyoming oil operators. died
At Pennington. ". NJ. according to
word received by friends In Casper,
following illness from meningitis- He
was about IS years of aga
Mr. Payne went to New Mexico ssv-
eral months ago to conduct operations
for the Midwest Exploration company.
Previously he had worked in the Wyo-
ming fields He was n partner OF L
f. Teagati whose fr1endship for Payne
dates back 10 their Soyhood days,
when they were insepaRbse compan-
ions.
Mr.. Payne WIS a member OF the
Gienrock blue lodge. A F. & A NJ.
a member Of the Wyoming consistory
at Cheyenne and also n Shriner.
Nc word has been received as to
where burial will DO made He is sur
vived by his parents. who reside in
the cast
, 1922-03-01

Tapioca in its original state IS e
deadly poison.
, 1922-03-01
ALLEGED PSEUDO
|SLEUTH| IS JAILED
BY THE POLICE
Charge Preferred by Girls
Leads to Arrest of Man
Who Posed as Fed
eral Officer.

A mar giving his name as L. ID.
Nudge Ia being held by the police,
charged with impersonating an oni-
Ger. while investigation of his caso is
being made The man reported at
police headquarters earlier in the
week nj sought the advice of de
payment heads on how he could best
work with them in uncovering liquor
law violations in Casper. Believing
the man was what he represented
himself to be the police department
gave him some test assignments.
Developments following led to an
Investigation Of the alleged federal Of
fcer and his Incarceration when he
appeared Mt the police station last
evening. The specific charge against
him Is that he broke into a room oc-
cupied by two young girls and ac-
cused them OF immoral conduct
They reported the matter to the po-
lice department and procured a a
rant for the arrest Of the alleged Of
hcer. Subsequent developments prove
that the man has no connection with
the federal government and lead to
tho belief h he is either a fugitive
or has Just been released from some
penal institution.
He will be given a hearing In po-
lico court this evening and Judge
Perry A. Morris will decide what
further action should be instituted
against tho man.
, 1922-03-01
NO DAMAGE FROM FIRE,
TRUCK TURNS ON ICE

In responding to an alarm from s55
South jackson street this morning the
hose truck OF tho No. 1 station nearly
met with disaster in attempting to
turn from wolcott street to East Soc
on street. The heavy machine spun
around on the ice coated pavement
and for a moment 1t appeared that the
machine would turn over. The near
accident was unavoidable. being due
entirely to the condition of the street
and not to speed of the apparatus.
The fire which threatened a small
garage on Jackson street was out by
the time the department arrived. The
alarm was turned in. it is reported.
merely rs a precaution. No loss result.
ed from the blazeL
, 1922-03-01

When I a that 1 weigh twenty
five pounds more than I liz n short
time 3 it speaks volumes for the
merit of Snow Flake Bread. The
first thing that this bread did for me
was to give mo an appetite and tone
up my stomach. It wasn't long before
1 was eating things I hadn't dared
touch for years and anyone to see
the hearty way 1 eat now would find
it Hard to believe that a few weeks
ago I was dyspeptic and living on
the iightest kind of diet Another
good thing Snow Flake lie for me
was to drive the rheumatism almost
entirely out of my system. In fact, I
can truthfully say it has made me
feel like a new man in every way. II
certainly is good bread. Snow Flake
is sold in Casper by the Casper Gro
Gerry stores and at
Snow White Bakery.
III East First street Phone 1879
, 1922-03-01
A virgin PARADISE"

The earth trembles, columns of fire
shoot high into the ara volcano
has erEpted-Left alone on a South
Sea Island is a little girl, with only
wild animals for companions.
Like a female Tarzan, this fair barr
barian grows to womanhood. NJ
gentler nature than hers in love;
none more terrible in hatred.
The thrills and wildness of it all is
irresistible.
, 1922-03-01
Warm Weather
Sleeps South

HELENA. Mont. March I.-Nod-
rate temperatures north of Montana
are expected to bring tho state wealth
er bordering on spring. according TO
calculations made from weather bureau
ngures. Last aight was old through
out tho state. Reports for February
indicate hat last month was the
coolest February Helena has Rad
since 1ss9 the temperature last month
, 1922-03-01
they resumed Il
Langley Field.

hdilBicy leu.
Sergeant Harry Chapman one Of the
survivors, was interviewed yesterday
in the public health service hospital
At Norfolk but Charles Dvorack. an
other survivor was still unable to be
questioned. The two men were among
tho most seriously injured.
II can't say how much longer the
inquiry will continue" said a member
of the board today. ''Tliere are hun
dreds of reports and r1mors which in
tend to sift TO the bottom
Officials Mt langley Field have been
beset with reports and rumors that
the Roma was considered unsafe be-
she made her last flight. but they
assert that thus far they have been
to find any who has
thrown any direct light on his phase
of the catastrophe.
, 1922-03-01

In the British Museum are speci.
mems Of boards n pieces with which
tho game Of checkers was played in
centuries before the Christian
err.
, 1922-03-01
ALL ANGLES OF AIR DISASTER
PR0BED BY BOARD OF INQUIRY

NEWPORT, NEWS, Va, March livery report and
every rumor dealing with the destruction of the airship
Roma February 81 with a loss of 81 lives is being investi-
gated by the board of inquiry.
This was the statement today of members of the board as
resumed their investigation and went into session at
, 1922-03-01

Read my nursery and greenhouse
ad; every Saturday. It win tell Won
what we have in season William
Mosteller. Box 1105, Casper.
, 1922-03-01

the coolest February Helena has
had M 1888. the temperature lest
month having Averaged 1Ae degrees-
, 1922-03-01

Since 1870 the death rate in England
has declined nearly SO per cent.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
GRAVITY BASIS
PAYMENT AIDS
OIL OPERAT0RS
Mid Continent Output Worth
10 to 20 Per Cent More
Under New Plan.

The placing Of the field prices OF
crude in the Mid-continent field on a
gravity basis has resulted in increas-
ing the income of many of the com
panies of that area from 10 to 20 per
cent, according to e. F. Hyland OF
the Gladys Belle Oil & Refining com
pany commenting on press dispatches
relating to new prices on crude IN that
territory.
The posted market price in the Mid
continent field is now IS to 30 gravity,
81 a barrel; 80 to SO gravity. Sl-lo q
barrel: 33 to 80 gravity, SIPS a bar
rel: 80 to 81 gravity, $50 a barrel
81 to 80 gravity, S1.60 a barrel; above
SO gravity, $50 a barrel.
The computation of the difference
TO the oil producer in the Mid-contl,
nent field was made on the basis oil
the production of the Gladys Belle ana
representative companies. The GLADYS
Belle, with production coming from
several fields, showed that the ne"
prices will work o substantial better
ment to the producing company.
The new method of purchase o.
crude as shown under the posted prices
is the logical method and will be
pronounced aid to the industry, lily
land said.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
Pure Oil to Acquire
Big Stock Dividend
From Humphreys Oil

Pare Oil company will receive ST.
OCT SEQ additional stock in the Hum
phreys Oil company as a result of a
- per cent stock dividend declared
by The Humphreys company on stock
or record November 80, payable De-
cenlber u. In addition, Pure Oil will
receive five per cent cash dividend
payable on the same date.
This will increase the holding Of
the Pure Oil company in the Hum
phreys Oil company to $3,G57. 500 par
value and as the stock dividend just
declared viii make the remainder of
the $15,OO0,OO0 authorized capital of
the Humphreys company outstanding
Pure Oils holdings viii be equal to
24.3 per cent.
The Humphreys Oil company had q
surplus after depreciation and depie-
ton as of September 30 Of approx
mately $13.300,000. This is n result
of little more than a years earnings
as the company began its big opera
tons in the Mexia and Currie fields
of Texas a little more than a year
ago. In the nine months of the cal
endar year the gain in surplus after
depreciation and depletion and all other
charges amounted to 50, 10000.
At the present time. the Humphreys
Oil ompan has no liabilities of any
kind and has a very large net cash
working capital. That its earning
power is being well sustained by its
Texas producing properties is shown
by the fact that with 20S wells III the
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02

Mexia and 1s in the Currie fields, its
production for the first half Of No
vember averaged over $4,000 barrels
daily.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
Drill Down 100
Feet at Fowler
Spite of Waite,

The well on the Fowler structure
north of Conrad, section 20-3o,1 W.
was drilling Friday at a depth of about
1,TO0 feet, according to &. II; DRAKE
Of Conrad, who is directing field actlv-
tiles Of the company.
Rulnors in Great Falls, probably
originating from reports on the Genou
well, were that the Fowler, well had
come in. Drake said that the we'll is
now in the top of the Ellis and that
the water has not been shut off. The
well has n strong flow of water. COM
ing up over the casing head, but drilling
il proceeding despite this. Good head
way is being made, Drake said.
He reported that those interested
in the Fowler dome have been much
encouraged by the showing Of the Ge-
nou well, which came in last. Sunday.
The greater hydrostatic conditions on
Fowler are expected to give even great
err pressure at Fowler.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
HOTELRAINBOW
SPENDS$2O,OOO
ON DECORATING
All of Lower Floor Will Be In
Guided in Work Now
Under Way.

BY. Christmas, Hotel Rainbow will
have completed q redecoration pro
gram that will total a $4,000 outlay
and rank as one of the important
construction plans of the year. The
work, begun in the early summer with
the entire redecoration of the dining
room, has included the installation OF
new refrigeration system, and the
cleaning and redecoration of the lob,
by and Palm room is now under
way.
The work on the lobby of the no
tel was begun Immediately following
Thanksgiving day, an dthe %eontrac-
tors. will complete the work by Christ
mas, including redecoration of the
Palm room, the barber shop. the
bright shop. offices, Commercial club
rooms, check rooms and telephone
booths.
Cleaning of the walls and ceiling OF
the lobby as well rs the marble
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02

pillars made necessary the raising OF
scaffolding. The coloring Of the deco
ration has been brought out as at
tractively as when first done. After
completing this work, the cleaners
will begin on the Palm room and
from there to the other public rooms
OF the hotel. 1t will take about -
days to complete the work.
While some redecoration viii DC
done, the changes will be slight ano
will follow the present general pian
of the hotel to preserve the UNITY
of the decorative scheme. The Palm
room will be maintained in much fhe
same decoration as at present.
In cleaning the larger rooms. only
half the space will be worked upon al
one time, making it possible to con.
tinue to use the rooms without de
laying the cleaners.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02

The Frantz corporation is setting
casing to its Harlan No. 5 well and it is
expected to be in soon. The other
four wells on this Cat Greek tract are
all fine producers and it is considered
certain that No. 5 will be in the same
class.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
Mid-Northern Gets
Acreage in Button
Butte Dome, Report

Lewistown, Dec. lit is stated that
Special to The Tribune.
the Mid-Northern has been quite sue
cessful in securing acreage in the But
ton Butte structure, southeast of Grass
Range, having signed up more than
5000 acres there.
According to reliable reports, the
company will not start it's test well
there until spring, but will begin opera
tons as early in the season as pos
sible. 1t is not considered likely that
the Northern will resume drilling
in the Spindletop structure until spring
now, even if the adjustment Of all
lease matters is quickly made.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
Tax Collections
to Date Total 80
Per Cent of Total

Nearly 80 per cent of the Cas-
according TO County Treasurer
Fred c.. Andretta. Friday night
the total amount collected was ST.
soc. 900 of the $t,850,00O on the
books, A considerable amount of
tax money Is probably In the mails,
the treasurer said. II 1t bears a
November postmark 1t will be re-
ceived without a penalty for late
payment.
Ordinarily, November 80 Is the
last day topay taxes without the
penalty, but December payments
were received because the last day
of November was a holiday.
Early in November, Andretta
predicted that his office would COL
iect Si,500,000 before the season
closed, basing his estimate on his
collecting experience during the
past several years in the treasur-
er's office. Theamount paid FRI
day was S76,400.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
Oil Nous From Montana Fields
Starts Drill
After Short Delay

The well Of the Apex Oil company
on SWA SEA section 3-35-3W has
been spudded in and drilling is now
going forward, according to officers OF
the company who returned to Great
Falls from the well.
The derrick of the company has
been on location for some time. but
drilling operations were somewhat de-
layed. The work viii now be pushed
to completion. it WAS announced,
John G. Schwab. formerly of the
Pennsylvania fields, will have charge
of drilling operations.
The Apex company has leases or
24O acres, where the well is being
drilled.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
DURHAM COMPANY PAYS 25PC1.
DIVIDEND; REFLECT FlNDLEY
Distribution Makes Total Of 13O Per Cent Paid
TO Owners of Stock; Is Parent Concern OF
Western Exploration Firm.

officers were chosen for the ensuing
wear. r. A. Durham was again chosen
president of Pet FIX for another Il
months and all other officers were re-
elected, consisting Of =: 9. Jackson,
president: Charles n. Kimball. secre-
tary; w. ]. Neuenschwander, treasurer'
George s. Bradfield, general manager;
]. B. Clark, assistant treasurer, and
L. E. Gregg, assistant secretary.
1.-THE following officers were re-
elected to handle the affairs OF West
ern Petroleum Exploration the coming
year: President, z. A. Durham; vice
president, A. G. Jackson; vice presi-
dent. A. J. Findley; secretary, Charles
N. Kimball. and treasurer, ": J. Neu-
enschwander. Besides the officers, the
board of directors consists of w. o.
Harrington, w. S. Sugden, W. II. Fftz-
gerald, r. W. Richards, j. w. Gushing
and Leo J. DAILY"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
Frazer VIII See
Well Spudded ii,
Bears Den Field

Kenneth Frazer, who heads a group
of associates who are developing the
Bears Den structure in northern Lib
erty county, will leave today for the
well where the rig has been construct
ed and the we'll will be spudded in
upon his arrival The group headed
by Frazer holes a large block of
leases on the structure, which is one
of the sharp dip areas of the Sweet
grass arch. Frazer is connected with
the smelter il Great Falls and his
associates in developing the Bears
Den are largely Great Falls and Butte
men.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
CHARGE DEATH THREAT

Special to The Tfibune.
Billings, Dec. 1T keela you,
keela you" shrieked a Mexican run.
ming in front of Louis Main, OIL Min
nesota avenue with outstretched arms
Officer Schultz arrested Frank Gazart
and Bernabe Ruano. They are charged
with drunkenness, and Ruano, in add
ton, with the threat to kill.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
TWO COWBOYS ARE CHARGED
WITH SHOOTING AT CONDUCTOR

Special to The Tribune.
Billings. Dec. 1.-Sherfff Tom
Smith. Of Carbon county, stopped off
in Billings and held in custody in jail
here. over night, Jack Ellis and l.. J.
Davis. cowboys, whom he is taking
back to Red Lodge from Laramie,
Wyoming. They are charged with
shooting at a railway conductor.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02
TO HELENA
,;aI 70 r~La Tribune

EpECIdI tU LII LNIUuuI' :
Lewistown, Dec. Judge w. i.
Ford, Of White Sulphur Springs, now
serving as a member of the supreme
court commission, returned TO Helena
Friday after attending to some formal
matters in Judge Roy Ayers depart
ment here.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-02

Tip O'Neill has spudded in his No. J;
well. located between his Nos. l and
in section 16-15-30, No. / being a gooe
producer.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-09-07

the republican state ticket are ex-ser-
vice men. Here they are: Captain Al
bert II. Conner, candidate for attorney
general; Captain d. f. Banks, candi-
date for state treasurer; Captain F. A..
William A. Lee candidate for supreme
Judge; Stewart Campbell. candidate
for state mine inspector
Compare this with the recognition
given the ex-service men by the dem
ocratic convention at HALEY when on
ly one ex-service man was given
place on the ticket Also examine the
progressive ticket and try to find an
ex service man.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-09-07
THE REPUBLICANS MUST RETAIN
CONTROL OF COUNTY.

Because the democratic party of
Shoshone county appears to be "all
shot to pieces" to use an expression
Of the street. republicans should not
be misled into the belief that they
have no fight on their hands to retain
control of the county government
With a strong ticket for all Offices and
an unassailable record for honesty,
economy and efficiency during the past
few years, the only danger that con
fronts the republicans is over-conh-
dence determined effort will be
made by the democrats to elect the
more important county officers, those
which are directly concerned with the
administration of county affairs, and
while they are not united in support
of all of them. it is now evident that
each has following that will be de-
active until the polls close on
z. The republican ticket is
one that is deserving from top to bot
tom of the active support of every
member of the party and of all others
who desire to have their votes count
ed in support of clean. capable and
efficient conduct of county affairs. To
accomplish this result, nothing should
be taken for granted. From this time
until the registration books close /
every republican should make it his /
business to see that every republican /
5 registered and thereafter to see /
hat every republican casts his vote. |
f that is done. a republican victory /
will be assured
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-09-07
RETURNING TO REASON.
anaconda Standard

(Anaconda Standard
A striking decrease in insanity cases
revealed by the latest statistics of the
New York hospitals for the insane is
hailed by the commission in control
of these institutions as significant of a
gradual improvement in financial and
industrial conditions since 191S-in
other words, as sign of returning
normally. A theory that the commits
sion worked on was that the great in
crease in insanity for the period i'm
medtaely following the war was due
in great measure to the economic de-
preston following the war period
with its unwonted Industrial and fin
ancial unrest and attendant mental
strain and stress.
Surely it is an encouraging sign if
the things that are enough to drive
man crazy are losing their numerous
ness and virulence. BY the same tok-
IN it is to be feared that Europe's in
sanity statistics for the same period
must be antipodal to Americas.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-09-07

formal old fellow is not so useless
as he seems. He was one Of those
who saved England and freed
Europe And even when / con-
ceal it here" land, devoutly kiss
ing the medal. Uncle Roland re-
stored it to its ribbon and its
resting place. land no eye sees it,
its value is yet greater in the
thought that my country has not
degraded the ola and true princi-
pies Of honor, by paying the
soldier who fought for her life in
the same coin az that in which
you. Mr.. Jack, sir pay your boot
makers bill No, no. gentlemen.
AS courage was the first virtue
from which all safety and civiliza-
ton proceed so we do right to
keep that one virtue at least clear
and unsullied from all the money
making. mercenary pay-me-in-
cash denominations which are the
vices not the virtues, of the civ
ilization it has produced"
My Uncle Roland here came to
a full stop. and. filling his glass.
rose and said solemnly "a last
bumper. gentlemen. TO the dead
who died for Engalndi"