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, 1922-04-04

trainloads of oil on the foreign
contract Each train was composed OF
so. 1000 gallon tanks. Eight of the
trains carried light oils TO meet the
specifications of the contract and six
train load comprised heavy grade
o.ts.
By loading and dispatching IL trains
tho Standard plant here gained one
trainload over the monthly average
that will be required to fIl the 1000
900 gallon order for gasoline. all of
which must DO delivered to Baton
Rouge. La. before 1921
All three Standard plants here.
Nos 1. ? and , arc running 1T full
capacity and the company expects to
maintain operations at this height.
, 1922-04-04

Foreign Exchange Irregular.
NEW YORK. April 4.-Great Bri-
tain, demand 4.a9x. cables 4.40M; CO.
day bills on banks 1861. France, de-
mand GA. cables s.14A. Italy, de-
mand 5.3oh. cables 5.31. Belgium. de-
mand S.4s. cables s.4eh. Germany.
demand .3oB. uabies 81. Holland. de-
mand 1887. cables $3.50. Norway. de-
mand 1909. Sweden. demand 26.15.
Denmark. demand 21.17. Switzerland.
demand 1916. Spain, demand 15.47.
Greece. demand 4.43. Poland. demand
OH. Czecho-Slovakia, demand 100.
Argentine. demand 1857. Brazil. de-
mand 1887. Montreal e7h.
, 1922-04-04
90

2,700 feet, everything regular, the
light of my hopes burning steadily.
2,70O feet has beer a fateful depth
in many of Mexia's million making
gushers.
Texas oil wells. II is the rubicon at
this dephth many hopes are blighted.
At this depth the driller must en-
counter characteristic formations
here he can read the unmistakable
signboards of geology.
I wish to repeat that at this depth
everything's regular, prospects are
good, l feel in my heart that our well
No. 1 on 400 acres in the southeast ex-
tension will before many days now
startle the world.
So firmly do / believe this that I
confidently predict today that the well
and lease will within one month from
today be readily saleable at hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
Ponder upon this prophecy.
Think what it will meant to the brave
little army of investors when my
prophecy is fulfilled.
400 top structure acres-a booming
gusher-small capitalization, $4,000
low price units-a luscious melon
a deluge of dividends.
All these things 1 believe, and to
their successful accomplishments 1
have dedicated the labors of my days,
the dreams of my nights.
When all these things are come to
pass, where will you stand?
Will Won CLEAN the great nrofts or
nurse vain regrets?
Your decision is important.
Make it without delay.
, 1922-04-04

shallow depth. oweve III 1t does
not come up to Mr.. McConnell's ex-
.pectations as a producer he will go on
down to the Woodbine sand. which he
believes to be around the depth OF o.
200 feet. Mr.. Mcconnell can be pleas
ei only with n gusher.
The. McConne1l-walcott Develop
ment syndicate owDs 4,219 acres di.
vided into eight leases These leases
in Anderson. Freestone. Rains and
Navarro counties. These leases have
bcen selected according to the best
availSble geological advice.
The officers of tho company r
all men % wide oil experience in the
oil fields and have scored success in
, 1922-04-04

ture located south of Buffalo In John
son county to watch the test which is
nov in progress.
The test well OF the district is being
drilled Jointly by the two companies
represented by Mr.. Gels and by the
Carter Oil company. The well is now
al a depth OF 1900 feet.
While good progress is being made
IN developing the test officials of the
interested companies hero do not ex
pect a completion for the next two or
three months as cautious development
is planned in order TO make a com
plete and safe test of tho district.
, 1922-04-04
Crude Market
BAPTIST PREACHER DEAD.

LONDON. April 4.-The Rev. Archi
bald Brown. widely known Baptist
clergyman. died at Easton He was
at one time president of tho London
Baptist association and was ths
founder of a number of Baptist tab
ernacles.
, 1922-04-04
We are on the home stretch.

We are on the home stretch.
Our race for millions in the rich oil
field of the worlds greatest oil state
is on its last lap.
The developments of the next few
days will make it necessary to with
draw our few remaining unsold shares.
These days the mail is laden with
the coupons and checks of prudent in
vestors everywhere.
From now on l feel it my duty to
urge you to wire your reservations if
you expect to participate-but-
Here and now before you join me I
must impress you with this thought:
No matter what the outcome of this
venture is-whether our well is an
arid aperture or a roaring gusher /
will tell you the truth.
Upon that day the Woodbine sand
is pierced and the last shadow of spec
ulative chance has been dispeIled-
the moment the well has been gagged
n its production determined / viii
wire each and every one of my asso-
clates in this syndicate will herald
the good news.
When these days are accomplished.
When the gusher emits its first faint
rumbling, then and at that time. /
pledge that DR.. Hoover and myself
will start immediate negotiations for
the sale of the well and lease.
That is u plan-our alma bio
well on a big lease, sell quickly at a
big price, declare a big dividend.
The end is in sight-this may be nv
last call to you.
Hitch your answer to the coupon
mail it.
Wire, collect, that it's coming.
Sincerely,
, 1922-04-04

In selecting a home site. don't over
look seeing Park Hill addition on the
Mountain Drive boulevard and facing
the big city park and play grounds
Phones 340M or IA. Att
, 1922-04-04

The Standard Refining company here averaged a daily
capacity of 45, 900 barrels of oil during the month of March,
according to figures made available today, and approximate
ly the same capacity will be maintained throughout April
barring accidents or other unforeseen calamities-
During the past month the Standard company shipped Il
, 1922-04-04
|MEX|A EXTENSION NEARING SAND
TEXAS COMPLETION NOW PENDING

MEXIA, Texas, April 4.-Last week it was reported that a
wire fence had been built around the derrick of the well of
the Mexia-Extenson syndicate. The indications are that it
will soon be coming down, as the well is nearing completion,
and of course it goes without saying that the company won't
keep the gusher that. they are expecting to bring in all
, 1922-04-04
SALT CREEK PRODUCTION ADDS
1000 BARRETS DURING MONTH

Twentyseven wells, all but two of them producers, were
completed in the Wyoming fields during the month of March
with aggregate new production of 7,84O barrels a day, as
compared with 16 competitions in February which made
Sab barrels on initial test. The great bulk of the oil from
March completions is shown in the Salt Creek report with a
, 1922-04-04

Butter and Eggs.

Butter and EGGS
CHICAGO. April 4-Butter lower;
creamery extras, 55c; ffrsts. S2@s4c
seconds. 3o@31c7 standards. 35hc.
EGGS lower; receipts. SO. 353 cases
fnsts, c3k @23hc; ordinary ~firsts, e1h
@2.c; miscellaneous. 22h @25c; stor.
age packed extras, z5hc; storage
packed firsts. &c
, 1922-04-04

Mis- Irene Walsh. youngest lawyer
in Memphis. makes a speciality OF
crimina, practice She expresses her
readiness to accept All kinds of Grim
Iai cases. from petty ~osfenses to muir
Ger charges. brt only on copditIor
that the true facts be presented to the
Jury.
, 1922-04-04


Just a few days will tell the story now. =.
Like thousands of other people in all parts of the United
States, you have doubtless been reading my announcements from
week to week.
You have followed my downward progress with the well No.
I of the Mexia Extension Syndicate on our 400-acre lease in the
southeast extension of the Mexia field.
If your memory serves you you will recall that each and every
one of my predictions were justified.
The formations l have encountered in drilling this well are al
most identical with those encountered in the roaring gushers of
Mexia.
The end is in sight now. When this message reaches you /
should be drilling below 2700 feet.
A few days drilling now should fetch me to the cap rock.
Then your opportunity to join in this fortune bound enter
prise may be gone forever. ~
If the rotary bit spins through the cap rock and pierces the oil
freighted Woodbine sand, as / anticipate, the few remaining u-
sold units in this project will be withdrawn.
Then it will be too late. Our financing has progressed to a
point where we may never have to come to you again our
units may be withdrawn from the market any day now.
If you could be here with me to watch the progress of this
wen-to read its record as revealed on the surface of tie slush pit
TO check each formation as It's revealed, then you, too, would
share my faith.
Drilling below 700 feet-every indication favorable our
financing nearly over, our books are c~losing-where do you
stand?
, 1922-04-04
Metals

NEW YORK April 4.-Copper
steady; electrolytic spot and nearb,
12% @12A. Later 12%.
Tin firm, spot and nearby $3.50; fu-
lures 1852.
Iron steady. Prices unchanged
Lead firm. spot 40.
Zinc quiet: East st. Louis delivery
spot 4.so@4.S5.
Anthony spot 4.4o.
, 1922-04-04
STOCK TRADING
IS IRREGULAR
Volume of Sales Heaviest in
Year but Confusion At
tends Session.

/ NEW YORK. April IN
stocks today was in the largest vol
Inie for more than n year but profit
.aking and heaviness among specu-
.ative issues caused much confusion
Sales Appropriated I.35o.ooo shares
Surface conditions became more
mixed later. Motors. oils and steels
again wavering. while shipptngs. cop
| pers and sugars strengthened The
closing was irregular.
NEW YORK. April 4-Tnding at
The opening of today's stock market
gave promise of another very active
and strong session. New high records
Tor the year were made by prominent
steels, motors and equipments. Stude-
laker. yesterdays outstanding rea-
lure. made an initial gain OF III points
nd Pierce-Arrow common and pre-
erred were better by u to J. point
Vanadium led the independent steels.
rising 2 points. Mexican and Cali
iornIa issues continued to feature the
Ill division with Houston and Royal
Dutch American Sugar. Beet Sugar.
american Ice, American Tobacco and
American Writing Paper preferred.
embraced the other strong shares
Rails as a group were duh at nominal
changes.
Bull operators finding they were
getting a considerable supply OF the
usual leaders turned their attention
to other issues. Relatively inactive
shares were bid up sharply. with a
brisk demand continuing for the su-
gars. chemicals and shipplngs- United
Fruit Jumped AZ points or Indications
Of an increased public demand was
furnished by the extensive array of
shares dealt in.
Dealings during the morning were
in excess Of 600 900 shares. the largest
total for the first two hour in sew
eral years. Selling for profit caused
reactions of 1 TO 2 points in Stude-
baker, Vanadium, Gulf States Steel.
FamHus Players, American Car and
Cana ian Pacific. United States Steel
reacted almost a point from its new
high of 9sb. Shippings were strong
and buying OF oils assumed broader
proportions. Dawson Chemical led
the ~spccialties. rising az points. Rails
were the only important group ir
which speculative interest seemed
lacking. Call money opened at AZ
per cen Liberty first AIS made a
rapid rise Of 1o2 points. touching 100
, 1922-04-04

Billie Creek Test Watched
". II. Gels. geologist for the West
ern Exploration and Consolidated
Royalty Oil companies left yesterday
morning for the Billie Creek struc-
, 1922-04-04
Livestock Mart


CHICAGO. April 4.-tUnited States
Bureau of MarketScattle receipts,
5000: fairly active and steady on most
classes; veal calves slow. bidding
steady; statesmen asking higher; TOP
heavy beef steers. $500; strictly
choice baby beeves. $685.; bulk beef
steers. s7.25@S.5o; bulk a she stock.
s5-25@6.75.
Hogs receipts. 1900; fairly active;
mostly 1oc higher than yesterdays
average; top 5000 paid frequently.
bulk s1o.o IS @1o.5o. uigs 15c to Csc
higher; bulk desirable 100 to 1925.
Founders s1o61o.25.
Sheep receipts. 1000; fat lambs
strong to 25c higher; fat sheep steady.
wooded lambs top $3.50; shorn UP
s14-15; bulk shorn lambs. s13.25@14.0C
Colorado fed shorn yearlings and twos
sfs; top shorn ewes. 50; bulk wooded
ewes ssQ9.75.
, 1922-04-04

Jewelry and watch repairing by ex.
pert workmen. All work guaranteed
Casper Jewelry Mfg. Co.. o.-S Bldg.
, 1922-04-04
Denver Prices

DENVER, Colo. April Cattle re-
ceipts 200; market slow 10 to 15c
lower: beef steers s6.5o97.4o; cows
and heifers s5.o097.40; calves $500
HOO: bulls 2.5094.Oo; stockers and
feeders se.oo67.oo.
Hogs receipts 1900: market 5 to
&c higher; top s1o.35: bulk se.50@s.s5.
Sheep receipts $500; market Is to
g5c higher; y%earlings s12.5od13.0o:
lambs s14.ooa15.2o; wethers $4,000
1880: ewes s9.0o@e.5o.
, 1922-04-04

OMAHA. Neb.. April a. UNITED
States Bureau of Markets.1Hogs re-
ceipts. $500: market active. mostly
15c to zoe higher; bulk $50 to 40
pound butchers. 1886 @s.s5; top $40;
bulk 215 to 325-pound butchers. 1856
$3.50; packing grades ss.5o9e.25.
Cattle receipts. 5000; beef steers.
slow; mostly steady; top ss.25; veal
calves. Csc higher. other classes gen
orally steady.
Sheep receipts. 5000: lambs &c
higher; bulk S15915.5o; top s15.75:
bulk. clipped lambs, s13-45@13.65;
sheep and feeders steady eve top
se.75.
, 1922-04-04
Silver,


NEW YORK. April 4.-Foreign bar
silver. 65hc; Mexican dollars, soc.
, 1922-04-04

total Of IA new producers rated for
an aggregate of 7.165 barrels a day.
Competitions. production and new
work by fields follows.
, 1922-04-04

job Wall. is widely known through
out the mid-continent field as a very
successful driller. Dick walcott be-
came famous as a profit payer in
Burkburnett, having been connected
with our companies which paid from
1s5 to 400 per cent dividends. H E.
McConnen's record shows that he
payed $4,000 for every $1,000 invest
ed with him
, 1922-04-04
STANDARD BONDS.
c0NNELL-W ALC0T Oil TEST
in NAVARRO COUNTY PROMISING

FORT WORTH, Texas, April III. E; Mcconnell, trustee
of the MCCONNELL alcott Development syndicate, is very
enthusiastic over the progress of his John Henry well on the
companys ~1,000-acre lease in Navarro county. The well at
only 1870 feet and is standing in five feet of rich oil sand.
1t is probable that the well will prove a big producer at this
, 1922-04-04
Money.

NEW YORK, April 4.-can money
firm; high 5; low AZ: ruling rate Az (;
closing bid AZ; offered at s; las loan
5 call loans against acceptances Al
Time oans~e easier; 60 days Az; 90 days
Az; six months Al; prime mercantile
paper 4H6%.
, 1922-04-04

In India upper caste girls do not
dance
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

,bsnres and contcmp'ates many cthers, but
IA very cordially dlsliScd BY the professors.
II va. IN Harvard that his attention was
first enlisted in The lifelong light when na
made 20 free politics from eorroption ana
sbsisism." His inau'nce was soon felt ~
,smpus circles and was one Of the motiyat
i,v forces In the formation Of the signet
s,elety. an organization, composed Of Su'
dents free from personal ambition, aimed 70
attempt the freeing Of the college from
"wife-pullera and toadies"
Although lawyer by profession his lits
am was expressed In the statement that ne
boped .upon entering active work he might
see the commencement Of en- agitation when
vill end in placing morality and Intelligence
smopg the qualities which the American peo'
o,c demand In those who govern them MS
rathor large fortune made him independent
~ tho fees received from his professional
duties. although II IN no way lessened his
interest in his 'cdling. lie IS said by ms
associates to have been one Of the most bril-
nant lawyers OF Baltimore, and his remark
able fartua knowledge Of the Law gave him
nm almost uncanny ability to prepare eases
ir an incredibly short period OF time.
H. Is best known, doubtless, Tor his nc
tyity in Roosevelt Cabinet, hrst as seere-
tary Of the Navy and later ~ Attorney Cen
eral. In the latter capacity he was associated
with the President in the fight which the
two waged against corporations and orsan'-
cations in restraint OF trade
Joseph Bucklin Bishops biography o.
man whose lifc was 50 dedicated 10 pubic
seryice rs was Bonaparte's can hardly re-
cciyc too supcrlativc praise. Win the Pm
mary advantage Of having as his subject
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

,.,h ,h,.. heads on one canvas, showing
her face from different angles bear, eSee,.
lent witness to the authenticity Of Lu'op' >
iudrm,nt. The painters own explanation
q, The portrait was his inability TO tell from
which poini Of view she appeared to be 'ne
moot beautiful.
JEROME Napoleon Bonnparic the son o.
- Elizabeth Patterson aad the elder Jerome
had in MI. turn two sons. Jerome Nnpo'eo"
R.,aparte end Charles Joseph Bonapar'c'
rt. farmer was tWenty,onc years older than
a.. h,otber and sought for himself mill
,,-v career. he was graduated from "ea'
pe.nt. later resigninS his commi's'o"
a. 90 abroad. where he served with dlst'ne-
ton in the French Army
chnrles Joreph from his earle" years
Il. monstrated tho sincerity and efrne''
,,i,h which ne was later able 80 effectively
IN concentrate his efforts FIRST upon eW'
.,ryiee reform. and later upon the discharge
az his duties as Secretary OF the Navy ana
s,tornev General successiyc'y in Roo'evelts
c.bi,et His letters. written from school,
how At an astoundingly early age his re-
markable aptitude for writing and the eoM'
mand OF fluent, idiomatic English which
ms,ks Characteristic OF his later speeches
ard essays.
He entered Harvard In 1869 as junior
and was graduated in 1874 from the Law
School II is interesting to note that he
entered the university az the time when the
late Or. Eliot was beginning his service ~
ptesidcnt. Charles Joseph records the early
troubles Of the president and makes the
following comment: "He seems TO be very
energetic person. qas already made some
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
Career Of an American Bonaparte

nan whose family history has always form.
one Of the most interesting chapters ih Ams,
icsn history, Mr. Bishop marshals ex,,,..
dinary ability 81 y bi,graPhcr His IL.
sense of selection In the unecdote, and (,
cidents brought together. coupled with u.
tunate clarity and vigorousness Or ,,,,.
makes the book ore Of the years mos, 4.
terestink Biographies.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
An Early American Salon

brilliance and fertility OF his mind. story
which Dickens told TO Mr.. Fields and which
Mrs. Fields quotes affords an instance Of his
phenomenal industry and creative power
"IIc write Nicholas NicklcDy' and oliver
Twist al the same time for rival magazines
month to month";" Once he was taken Ill.,
with both mGgazines waiting for unwritten
sheets. he Immediately took steamer to
Boulogue, took room in an inn there
and was able to return just in season for
the monthly issues with his work completed -
The very exuberance OF Dickens's genius
seems to have rather perplexed the eminent
New Englandcrs with whom he came in con-
tact. Longfellow. we learn from Mrs. Fields
did not find Dickens sympathetic. They
have no handle by which TO take hold OF each
other" wrote Mrs. Fields And Emerson, al
though he admired Dickens, was plainly baf-
fed and rendered little uneasy by him. 7He
+, too consummate an artist TO have thread
OF nature left" Emerson said to Mrs. Fields.
"He daunts me- I have not the key" Aud
Dickens with the prestige Of an interna-
tional fame and the background Of mum
dane and sophisticated society, must have
seemed rather overwhelming and ineom-
pr,Nensible being 20 men who had passed the
greater part Of their lives In the decorous.
provincial atmosphere Of the New England
circle.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

MRS. FlELDS's hospitality was By no means
r'A confined 20 members Of that literary
group which centered about Boston and Con-
cord Many other distinguished persons vis-
tied her house among them Bret Harte and
such celebrated actors and actresses OF the
time as Edwin Booth. Joseph Jefferson, Char.
lotte Cushman, Charles Fechter and Chris
tine Nilsson, the prma donna. But, although
Mrs. Fields has left an interesting record Of
her meetings with all Of these people, the
principal significance Of her "reminiscences
lies in the information which they afford
concerning the great figures OF the New Eng
land Renaissance whom IL was Mrs. Fieldss
fortune 10 know so long and so intimately.
Mrs. Fields has not told us anything very
new or very important concerning them, but
she has given us finely drawn and sympa-
thete picture Of these eminent men and the
society in which they moved. IL Is a society
whose importance has diminished with the
passage Of years and which seems 10 Us to-
day. in many OF It's aspects, rather patheti-
cally provincial and cireumseribed But Il
has found the happiest Of interpreters in
Mrs. Fields, whose rare spirit never failed to
understand its finest issues and respond 10
its most generous. aspirations, and whN
gracious and gentle memory will always be
associated with It's fame.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
Continued from page scrcofeea

being undcrestimssed after their death.
when one generation reyises the regulations
which the preceding one has established IL
Is generally inclined TO run 20 extremes in
the process. and some Of the criticism recent
ly le-yeled at the New England circle tends
10 reduce is prctensions to those OF VII
lage literary society We have TO turn TO
,ra. Fields to learn. that in her day, az
least: prophets were not without honor In
their own country. For despite her iati-
mac. with them. Mrs. Fields's attitude to-
warC the New England Olympians was Gis-
tinctly touched with awe. Her references 10
Emerson and 10 Hawthorne. in particular.
arc in the tone " one speaking Of entirely
superior beings Hawthorne passed the
night with us. lie was - courteous
and "a grand as ever and as true. he does
not lose that ali saddenng smile. either"
Il like to remember when Mr. Emer-
son came and what he said ard how he
looked. for il IS pure bcncdiciion to see
him. He is noble purifier Of the
social atmosphere, always helping the talk
up TO the highest pitch OF thought
and feeling"
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
FICTION

This Freedom" by a. s.. y. Hs,.s,
ukile-BrownJ Stacking ibe card, 49,.
mother 70 keep her ~ home.
"Babbitt." BY Sinclair Levi. (H.r,
Brace. A bitter burlesque on III. 49,.
American business man.
The Breaking Point b. Mary Robe,n
Kinohan Doran). A lively and nm,n,l,
mel0draml. with streak Of sound r,,li,o
running through b.
"Fair Harbor' By Joseph G.. L.neol.
Appieton' A Cape cod yarn ofa retl,.I
sailorman In charge Of an old ladie,' hon.
"Rough-iiewn" BY Dorothy Cass.g
tHarcourt-Brsce) The love story os a..
well bred and sincere young New Engl.,a.
er'' with in,erludes in Italy aad Frame.
"0ne Of oura" By villa Gather (RnopO
A itne and touching study or frustrated
youthful ideali'm which found ful6llment
and death IN the var
"simon Called Peter" By Robert Keable
(Duttohj. The eroiie aad martial expert.
enees Of an Anglican eurste.
Certain People Of Importance" By
Kathleen Norris Doubleday. The
natural history Of an American family
through three genentionH
Captain Blood" By Rafad Saba,inl
(Houghton- Mialinl The exploits of tie
poliiest pirate that ever ssep, and busted
the Spanish Main
"Glimpses Of the Moon" BY gdi,s
Wharton appleton Aminutely exquisite
dissection Of the idle rich and heir
parasites
NON.FlCTlON
"The Outline Of Science edited By J.
Arthur Thompson putnam A four.
volume survey Of scientific progress writ
ten FOR the layman.
"The Outline of History" by H. G.
Wells CMacmillan). EyceiIen. Wells and
pretty good history.
"The Story Of Mankind BY Hendrik
W. Van Loon (Boni & Liyeright). The
same enormous subject presented BY
scholar, liberal and also a lucid siylisl
"The Mind IN the Making BY James
Harvey Robinson (Harpcr). The begin
nings and processes OF human ,hobghs
"The Practice OF Auto Suggestion" hy
Harry Brooks (Dodd.Mead) An Amer.
can Interpretation OF Coue.
Life and Letters OF Walter Hines Page
by Burton J. Hendriek (Doubleday-Pag,)
Memoirs OF an author. publisher, an An.
bassadOr and kindly gentleman in 0a'
person.
Letters II Franklin X. Lane (Hough
Mifflin). A sincere and high-mindei
personality as revealed By his private ana
semi-ofiieial correspondence.
"Self-Mastery Through Auto.SuEEes
tion," by Emile COue (American Libnp
serviee). How to be we'll BY thinking %.
"Diet and Health by L. II. Pessr
| (Reilly 4 Lee). what to eat and Why
"The Amerieanization OF Edwasd BOA
By Edward Box (Scribner). The earee'
Of a Dutch in migrant boy who beesme a.