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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15

Julius f. Ballscheit, the rattle
snake king of the Helotes" and pion-
eer settler of Bexar county, died
Thursday morning at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Emma Braun, 500
Castro street. Mr.. Ballscheit was II
years old.
He gained his name OF "rattleSnake
king" many years ago when a drought
visited this section and unable to
make money from agriculture and
StOck-raiSing he turned to catching rat
tlesnakes and selling them. For sew
eral seasons he made a living this
way, capturing thousands of the rep
tiles and selling them 10 circuses.
medicine shows and various other
places.
Many thrilling tales of experiences
while catching big rattlers were told
by Mr.. BallschCit. Once he woke up
in the night TO find a big rattleSnake
in bed with him. He lay awake for
several minutes deciding what TO do.
He was afraid to move for fear the
snake would bite him. Finally he
gave leap and cleared the bed before
the snake could bite him.
Never Was Bitten.
Another time he fell in hole and
was pinned down by falling dirt. 4
big RATHER came at him but by a SUI
preme effort he got loose just in
time TO escape the RATHER.
Mr.. Ballscheit used three methods
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
Predict France Will Win.
BY the Associated Press.

Paris. Feb. 15.-Some American
II other neutral observers here de-
red TO be in Il position to know
IN considerable precision the coal
3cks of both France and Germany
edicted today that the struggle go
on between France and Germany
the Ruhr was likely to come to
end in the early days of April by
fuel starvation of Germany. These
@crvers estimate that Germany, if
struggle is not terminated sooner
negotiations, will not be able to
hrate her railways and factories
er that time. The coal supplies of
Hnce also will be running short, but
ance, they contend, is better able
N Germany to buy of Great Brit
Poland, Czecho-Slovakia and in
ler quarters.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
CHEAPER LIGHT RATE
Municipality to Have Better Contract
With Service Company.

San Antonio will effect a saving of
many thousands of dollars on her year
ly lighting bill if an offer of a new
contract made by the San Antonio
Public Service Company Thursday is
accepted. Fire and Police Commits
siOner Phil Wright, who has charge
of lighting the city, will recommend its
acceptance at the regular council
meeting Thursday afternoon.
Following a conference between W.
Il. Tuttle. the police commissioner and
city electrician, Commissioner Wright
stated Thursday morning that Mr.,
futile had agreed to furnish the street
lights at SIS each per annum, or a re-
duction of SO each from last year.
The city has approximately SS3 lights,
so this would amount to saving OF
nearly $4,000. In addition. the police
commissioner said, the San Antonio
Public Service Company has offered TO
furnish current for the incandescent
lights used in the public buildings and
parks for three cents per kilOwatt hour
as against a rate of three and one-halt
cents last year Considerable saving
therefore. will be effected on mean
descent llSnlS.
The contract between the city and
the Public Service Company for light
ing expired on February l but was
renewed for 80 days. At that time an
attempt was being made to secure an
audit of the cOmpany's books and an
appraisal OF its properties. 1t now
seems, however. that the city will be
unable to undertake this appraisal, on
account of lack of funds. so Commits
sioner Wright will recommend the &C
ceptance of the new rates offered. II
will mean, the police commissioner
said. that the city will operate its
lights on an all-night schedule at less
cost than the old moonlight schedule
1t also will mean the elimination OF
the few remaining gas lamps used for
street lighting. 1t is deemed probable
that the council will act on the police
commissioners recommendation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
LIVESTOCK PRICES
FIRM UP AS LIGHT
RUNS ARE RECEIVED
Cows Are Up Forty Ceats;
Hogs Advance a
Quarter.
BY L. c. GRUNDELANn..

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-Supplies Of
cattle and hogs were cut to low fig
ures today. After heavy runs at the
opening of the week, the country put
the brakes on, thing that was ab-
sOlutely necessary in order to prevent
big drop in values. All branches OF
the live stock trade showed improve
ment and values were higher. Colder
weather brought all buyers into the
pens early. Nearly 10000 hogs were
held over, but still the total was light.
Sellers look for a strong trade the
balance OF the week.
Receipts 1000 cattle: 1900 hogs
1900 sheep; 5000 calves.
Demand for steers was active and
values generally were up % and 10
cents from the levels of the day be-
fore. On account of the weather.
many buyers Who have taken little
or nothing during the last week or
so, were in the trade today. Quality
was plain with some sales made at
$40 and S10.50, while choice steers
were placed at S11, Cows and heif-
ers sold at a gain of % and 10 cents.
Good cows went at $50 and IS. Can
ners, at 1925 and $40 for the best,
were up 10 and Is cents. while boil
ogna bulls showed a similar advance.
Small lots of calves went to shippers
at S14 and S14,2J, while vealers sold
at Sl2.O and 10 on - cents higher
marker.
Hog values were mostly 20 and ~
cents above the previous session, with
top light lots at $50. Most Of the
good butchers sold at IS and IS. 40.
with few rough packing lots below
81. Demand for pigs was slow. with
few sales above IS.
Big killers paid s15.S5 for light
lambs on % cents higher market
with a fair part of the run going at
Sl4.I5 and SO. Common lots were
fully steady while feeding and shear
mug lambs at $3.50 were higher.
Some light ewes made $40 for the
weeks best market.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
SCOUTS PASS TESTS
Two More Eagle Scouts Added To
City's High Total.

FOrty-sevPn boys passed tests for
merit badges at the Court OF Honor.
Alamo Council Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea. held Tuesday night in the Bexar
county Commissioners Court. There
were nuerous visitors present to
witness the final passing of the tests
and the room was crowded to capacity.
OF the forty-scven 10 fake tests. two
boys completed their required num-
her of merit badges to become Eagle
Scouts, the highest honor conferred
upon a Boy Scout.
Scout Commissioner A. NJ. Michael,
Deputy Scout Commissioner j. Floyd
Smith. and ScOutpasters Il. ]. Her
bert. T. A. Abbott. George $. Moore,
r. II. Gentry and J. II. Hites ST.,
conducted the court. at which time
50 tests were passed.
Leroy Gass of Troop II and Frank
Coleman of Troop 20 passed their
tests for Eagle Scouts.
The following scouts took merit
badge tests: Edward AlthRge. David
COOmbS. Henry Jones. Stewart John
son, Bedell Moore, Edward Mccain
ish, David McGehee. Jack Matthews,
boll dFuue' nays 1duuCA anu hdipu
Walsh. all of Troop / John Green.
Merle HollinsswOrth. David Jackson.
Robert jackson. Sgnskl Roelofs and
Dana ShOop. all Of Troop 8; Hilmar
.Fritze, and Roy Rische of Troop 6;
Louis Sanders of Troop 10: Joe Bon
ner and James Jones of Troop s;
Jerome Ioeller ard Somers Dean of
Troop II: Oliver. Crandall. G. Owen
Deeg and Eli Solomon of Troop II !;
Wallace Allan. Leroy Gass, Olof
Philippi and John Ray of Troop 10 /;
Frank Coleman, Buyron Eastburn.
Herbert Hammons, Clarence Head.
Wilton Perry and Murray Rice of
Troop 20' Edmund Quereau. Wallace
Dewitt. Charles Eilbournc and Lud-
well Montague of Troop 30: Victor
Jaeggli and Bill Sommers Of Troop
% and Theodore Henderson. Edward
johnson, Gilbert Krisch and Hans
N0lderwolk of Troop 30.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
Masonic Palbearers.
SHOW POWDER RIVER
Film Made ky Signal Corps Presented
ut Grand.

The showing Of Powder River" Il
film made by the L. $. signal corps,
began at the Grand Oyera House
Thursday. 1t will be shown seven
days. This picture will bring TO the
cx-service men and also those in ser
vice at present memories of the stir
ring times of 1917. and 10 those who
did not have the opportunity Of par
ticipating in the war, it will show
conditions at the battle front and
what the American troops went
through.
The picture covers Americas part
in the war. showing troops as they
left the American harbOr, the trip
across in convoy. the debarkation in
France. the trip TO the front and a
camera record of the battles of Can
tigny. Chateau Thierry, San Mihel
and the ArgOnne Drive.
The men Of the gallant Second Di-
vision. whose insignia is the star
and the Indian head seen in the
sleeves Of many soldiers in San An
tonic. are shown in action on the
hattlefields of France in Powder
River" At the completion Of the pic
turc n grand review Of the Second
Division. across the Rhine beneath
the shadows of Ehrcnbreitstein, is
shown.
Powder River" veil of the west
ern cowboy. was chosen as an APP
propriate title for the picture because
Powder River Thompson was one of
the first men to fall.
This picture is being brought to
San Antonio by Sam Houston post
7G. Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
is for the purpose of showing the
unfaltering courage. the patience in
difficulty and the mettle of the Amer
lean boys.
As preface TO the showing OF
Powder River" film. cOnfiscsted
from the German government. show
ing the U-35 in the act of sinking
eleven Allied merchant vessels. by tor
pedo. gunfire and bomb, will be
lShown. This film was taken on board
the T-3J and was used for requiting
purposes by the imperial government.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15

Chic""o. Feh. 15.-Nt"rr;r Brocro.
the Itrlinn "vclist. md his t""wmate.
O~c~r. Egg. SWISS r'df'' r-'1 the team
of Frnr-t Rookie &c Ch;"?~o and
Alfred Grenda still hold 'h"i" led
Of one ION on the rest &c the riders in
the six-dav hike ra"o WHOM tho seven
tv-cighth hour endcl. 81 thot tirlN
tho distance covered was 1907 miles
and for- l"ns for the lr"ders \
series Of wild iammiug followed the
10 o'clock rnrintS last rieht H"d oc-
curre1 H"ain carly TODAY. Rr""c"
srartnd III" iomming after midni"hi
ar1 lacked n fnw foot Of ~aininT an
othp~ lap ~ the field. Th"n Alfred
Goulett. riding with Bobby Walthour
Jr.. attempted 70 forge ahead hut was
overtaken. ~ rho Seventy-Pighth hour
tho tna~l Of McNam"~a "rd STOCK
holro led in points with 100 to their
credit
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
REDS OFFER TO GIVE
PIRATES ROUSCH FOR
BIGBEE; NO ANSWER
Eddie Is Temperamental
AgaiR-Bohne for Fon-
SEGA, New Rumor.
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

Copyright. by the san Antonio Light.
New York, Feb. 15-The Cincinnati
management today is in the midst Of
another grand opera rehearsal with
Roush. He is as willing TO sign his
contract as a South Seas maid to
wear her native garb at the North
Pole.
The Reds. without making any hull
laballOo over the news. have passed
the word along that RouSh is baking
and the PittsburgerS were given a
chance to trade their young Mr.. Big
bee for Mr.. Roush. Barney DreyfusS
heard the message and without ask
ing that it be verified took to the
Businesses of his safe and hasn't
peeped forth since. That trade APP
peals to Barney. less than anything
he can think of.
The Pittsburg club is always will
ing TO strengthen itself" said Drey-
fuss, but the other fellows can't pro-
vide the medicine. Wen make our
own home brew"
Another trade that might have
changed the National League race in
the coming season had Cincinnati and
Pittsburg been able to get together
involved BOhne Today that PROPOSE
tons has gone to the everlasting bow
vows. Pittsburg wanted Bohne to
play second. The Reds possibly could
get along without Borne as things
look now. Of. course, later it may be
different. Bohne in the Pirate in
field would have greatly braced that
club where it is very weak.
If FonSeca is as good as Cincinnati
thinks he Is. he will be the regular at
second. and Bohne, therefore, will do
no better than be grand utility man.
If Fonseca falters, Bohne can replace
him and if Daubert'S legs become
brittle. Fonseca can be shifted to first
and BOhne play second. If Pittsburg
could have Bohne all the time the Pi-
rates would be in the race all the
time. Terney can hit, but he covers
ground like boy pushing a lawn
mower
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
SEND
| COMMISSION
| TO ENGLAND
Want to Send Ruhr Coal
Through British Rhine
| land Zone.
ARE IN LONDON NOW
May Transfer Six-mile Sec
ton Containing
x Railroad.
ARE In LONDON NOW

London, Feb. 15.-British and
French cabinet ministers met here
oday in a conference which, il ii
ails to evolve a program for British
cooperation with the French and
selgians in solving the Ruhr trans
portation problems, is considered
likely to result in the early with
rawal of the British troops from the
cologne area.
The British ministers, at the meet
nr in Downing street, were Prime
Iinister Bouar Law, Lord CurZon,
he secretary of foreign affairs and
he Earl of Derby, the secretary OF
,ar. The French cabinet was repre-
ented by NJ. LeTrocquer, the minis
pr of public works. General Payot,
|uartermaster general of the French
kuhr army. also attended.
1t was understood, as, the confer
nee started that the French request
br additional. transport facilities
1rough the British zone was being
eceived systematically.
May Transfer Railway.
The British maintain that the
rench have little need for more rail.
ay lines to handle reparation coal
pipments to France, but it is real
ed that the French have a problem
hually serious in the transporting OF
applies from France into the occupied
rritory.
The question may be settled tempo
hrily by the transfer of a six-mile
ction of the British zone. containing
double track railway line TO the
rench.
Lloyd George Wants League.
The Asquith and Lloyd George lib
ais urge that the League of Ma
ons appoint commission on which
e United States will be asked tC
ave a representative to study Ger
hy's catastrophe TO meet her repara
on obligations.
This proposal is TO come before the
ouse of Commons next Monday IL
E. form Of joint amendment to the
kess in reply to the speech from
e throne. The amendment, agreed
BON by both liberal groups, requests
e government TO seek the assistance
the league in the present European
tuaticn and advocates that the pro
,sed commission not only investigate
ermany's capacity to pay but alsC
nsider how the payments may best
made.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
Seguin Firemen HonOred.

NeguIn, Tux, 7 PU' Io'-tI ItNtHI
meeting Of the local fire department
81 old members who have served in
the department for the past fifteen
years. were placed on the honorary list
Following are the names: Joseph
Zorn. C. f. Tips, Ferdinand Klein
Theodore Koch, Fritz Woehler. NJ
Williams. William Muehlner, c. j
VivrOux. James Greenwood, Charles
Hruns. Victor Hartenstein, William
F.nneli. Otto Conrad. George A. Lang
guth. K. J. Willmann, Robert Will
mann. George J. Kempen, Owen Riley
John Kunkel. Julius Kunkel, George
Leber. Charles Schulz. 10 art Jandt
G. c. Steinmann, =. L. Haner.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
DIsARM 10000 POLIsE
erman Officers Too Handy With
Firearms, French Decide.
R,the Associated Press.
Dusseldorf, Feb. 1s.--Ten tn

Dusseldorf, Feb. 15.--Ten thou
nd German security police through
L the occupied region are to be dis
med by order of General DeGoutte.
lit was explained at French head
|arters today that this action was
|eped advisable because of the gen.
bl attitude taken by the police to-
krd the forces of occupation. Here
ter the Schutzpolizei are to be con
Tered by the French as the protect
1 of Ruhr communities, without any
injection with Berlin.
| I'm addition to the recent incident
Gelsenkirchen, the French consider
|ht the police are inclined to use
F ir arms 10 freely. especially when
" get into disputes with French
diers. 1t also is charged that a
|mb-r of the force was discovered
the act of setting on fire a house
ere soldiers were billeted.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
DELAY MEETING DATE
Kansas and Indiana Clubs Postpone
Gathering.

Two tourists state, clubs have post
poned their meetings until next week.
The Indiana Club will meet Thursday
night, February 90, in the Menger.
A picnic. TO have been held in Brack-
cnrdge park this week by the Kan
sas Club, will be held the afternoon
OF March l.
The Iowa Club. however. sill hold
their meeting Friday night at the
Gunter, as planned. and the regular
weekly social entertainment will be
given by all the tourists Friday night
in the ball room of the Menger.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
J. H. NJ COLLUM
DIES At HOME.
. ON WEDNESDAY
Prominent Business Man
Was Member of Many
Fraternal Orders.
FUNERAL IS FRIDAY
Was Superintendent Of First
Presbyterian Sun
day School.

James Harris McCollum, 80 years
old, died ut his residence. lis Mary
ID avenue. at O'Clock Wednesday
evening. Mr.. McCollum WIS a native
Of Texas, being born in Winchester.
on October 10. 1872. For p years
he was engaged in the mercantile
business at Smitbville and was known
as one of the most prominent mer-
chants of that town. In 1917 he
moved 10 San Antonio and has lived
in this city since that time, being en-
gagged in the undertaking business
with the undertaking firm of Hagy
K McCollum.
Mr.. McCollum was superintendent
of the Sunday school of the First
Presbyterian Church and was an eX-
president of the Texas Funeral Di-
rectors and Embalmers Association.
He was also a member of the follow
ing orders: San Antonio Lodge No.
~. A. +. 4 4. NJ. a sd degree Scot
fish Rite Mason; San Antonio Com
mandery, Knights Templars: Alzafar
Temple: Lotus Lodge No. 50. X. Of
p; San Antonio Lodge No. II. |. O..
o. F.; BeXar Camp, No. l2034, NJ.
W. A; Sam Houston Camp No. 81.
w. O. W; Harmonic Lodge of the
Hermann Sons: a member Of the XII
wants Club and also of the City and
Alamo Country Clubs.
Funeral to Be Friday.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Matte McCollum; four sons, Torrance
L.. Bethesda f.. James II. Jr., and
Graham, all Of San Antonio; one sun
in-law and daughter. MIR. and Mrs.
John Werner of Houston; one grand
son. john Werner Jr.; stepnother,
Mrs. Armina McCollum of George
town. Tex; five sisters, Mrs. 3. 4.
Shellburne and Mrs. J. W. Carico of
San Antonio. Mrs. V. :. Rabb and
Mrs. Annie Bashaw of SmithvilIe.
Tex. and Mrs. G.. W. SwenSOn of
Abilene, Tex, and three brothers,
Sam and DIR. c. l.. McCollum OF Ma
son. Tex. and J.. McCollm Of Waco.
The funeral will be held from the
residence AT . o'clock Friday and
services will be held at the First
Presbyterian Church at 80 O'Clock
RevS. j. Il. Hill Of the First Pres
byterian Church and |. +. Gates OF
tn, First Baptist Church officiating
The Masonic Order will take charge
of the funeral from the church and
will be under the auspices of the San
Antonio Lodge No. 1919. \. +. 4
\. NJ. assisted by representatives Of
the San Antonio Commentary
Knights Tenplar. and Scottish Rite
Masons. Interment will be in the
Mission Burial Park. ..
Masonic Pallbearers.
The honorary pail bearers will be
Yale Hicks. l.. Caldwell and \. w
Green, all of San Antonio, Hood
Smith and Charles \. Jennings, both
of Dallas; Tom $. Wright OF Temple
Ches Black of Smithville and Col
c. W. Nimpn OF Austin. Active pal
bearers will be from the Masonic
Order: L. ID. Mathis, G. Grabenheim'
err. Nat Washer, Nathan X. Tracy
Percy TyrrelI. J.. b. Stoner. LelanC
AT.,,l ,,J
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15

Formal opening Of the new officers
club of the Fifteenth Field ARTILLERY
at Fort Sam Houston will be cclcbrat
ed with a dance Thursday evening
Dancing will begin at . o'clock anC
all officers and ladies from Cam
Travis have heen invited. The artiI
lery club has just been completed anC
is one Of the most claborstelv fur
niShed at the army post.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
Big COLLEGE Pistol SchednIe.

Columbia, Mo-. Feb. 15.-The Uni
versity of Missouri pistol team. undo
feated in the last two years, has
scheduled telegraphic matches with
Princeton University. March "a Iowa
State College, March 30: Wisconsin
University. March 81; Cornell Uni
verSity. March 81: Purdue University
A;,ril G. and Yale University. April ..
Challenges have been iSsuel to Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute. Texas
University, Texas A. & NJ. Oklahoma
University and Georgia University.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
TREMAINE-C CURTIN GO
MAY DECIDE FUTURE
BANTAM CHAMPION
Either Is Figured to Beat
Lynch-Greb and
Tunney Matched.
BY FAIRPLAX.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Feb. 15-This Car Ire.
maine-Irish Johnny Curtin scrap at
the Madison Square Garden on Fri
day night is likely TO prove corker.
And over, and above this fact it IS
likely to establish the identity of the
next bantamweight champion. Both
Tremaine and Curtin are clever and
sock something awful.
Either one is figured as a winner
over the champion, Joe Lynch. who
is supposed TO be on the skids. But
it is a question when the winner OF
Friday nights battle will get a whack
at the title, since it looks as though
Lynch will shortly sail for France Ia
meet Charley Ledoux. fight to be pro-
NOTED by Francois DeScamps. The
willy Francois has already made Joe
an offer, but the champion has raised
the ante n little and is now waiting
for Descamps TO kick in.
LedOuX would be a simpler PROPOSE.
ton for Joe than either Tremaine OF
Curtin. and. if he can get the money
he wants out of the Frenchman, he
certainly would not risk his title I'M.
til after he returned from France
aforesaid title bling part of what
Descamps has TO pay for.
All the pugilistic sensations seen,
10 be coming out Of the West these
days. even granting that of all the
present titleholderS. Jack Dempsey
alone is a westcrner. The latest
fighter to lay plans for q maiden TRIP
To the East is Johnny Klesch, the
Cleveland middleweight. who is re,
garded locally as n coming champion
\ high school graduate. now % years
old. KlCsch has won % out OF -
bouts since becoming n PRO" HC
has met Bryan DOwney twice, Mike
McTigue. Harry Krohn twice. Joe
Chip, Eddie McGoOrty, Bob Moha and
lot Of other good ones. Cleveland
critics seem TO agree in the opinion
that Klesch right now can beat, any
middleweight before the public.
There isn't any question today hut
that the Tunncy-Greb fight announced
today TO occur in tbc Garden FebrU'
airy 23 will p-oyc one of the most pop
ular set-tOs Of the winter season.
Greb'S grabbing OF the light-heavy
weight title from handsome Gene was
81 thed in quite some argument, as
TO whether Greb actually fOuled Tm
ney. Many believe Tunney much the
better man. Greb. since winning III,
title. has become one of the most nm
popular Of fighters. despite the faCt
that those who make up his fOllowins
are wildly enthusiastic over him. II
ought to be real fight.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
Start Polo February 10.

San Diego. Cal, Feb. 15.-PCLo
teams from Denver and Wichita
Kan, VIII be entered in the opening
game February 10 for a full month
of polo on the Coronado Country
Club field, it is announced. Their
opponents will be teams from River
side, Cal.
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Commodity NeUs Notes
Cotton.

Houston, Feb. 15.-Estimates of the
acreage To be planted TO cotton this
year in Texas indicate an increase of
from 10 TO % per cent. There is a
good demand for cotton in Ibis mar
ket, but holders are firm in their de
termination not to sell under 30
cents.
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Oil.
PittSburg. Feb. liz

PittSburg, Feb. 15.-A price war is
in evidence in the Northern Penn
sylvania crude oil market. Open quo.
tatiOns of Standard companies have
been steadily raised and as readily
followed by independents with pre-
miums over posted prices. This is the
result of the wide demand for high
grade crude.