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The Washington times., 1923-11-05
Beware THE
COUCH OR COLD
That HANGS ON

Chronic Coughs and Persist
emit Colds Lead to Serious
Lung Trouble. You can
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and colds and other forms OF throat
and lung troubles. CreoInuis10rI
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and heal the inflamed membrane 7
and stop the irritation and in
flanmation while the creosote
goes on to the stomach, Is absorbed
into the blood, attacks the seat of
the trouble and destroys the germs
that lead to consumption.
Cs.eomulsiOn Is guaranteed salts
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of throat and lung diseases, and is
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matter of how long standing. Is not
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directions. Ask your druggist.
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, 1923-03-17
Accident at Hidden
Dome

BASIN - William Hughes and
Blaine Highland of Basin were quite
badly burned by an exp'oslcn and
fire ut the new well in Hidden Dome.
where they were working. A few days
ago oil was encountered in this well
being drilled by the Ohio and the
hole was being continued TO the big
gas sand. The well had been MAX
ing gas for some time but was not
thought particularly dangerous.
About midnight last night, without
warning an explosion followed by
fire. severely burnec Hughes about
the hands md face and Highland
about the face Delbert Behne and
William Vanderpas brought the in
iured men to Basin where they were
treated by Mrs. Harris. 1t is not
thought their injuries will be fatal.
The rig was destroyed. OIL was dis
covered In this well last week and
was deemed best to continue the test
to the big gas sand where the sup
ply is found for the pipeline. and evil
IDENTIFY gas escaping from that for
nation was isinited by friction or
static causing the explosion.
, 1923-03-17
Was Heap Crazy

LANDER-vfsible from the Rocky
Mountain highway from Lander to
yellowstone park for a distance of
thirty miles is Crowheart butte, tho
historic site where Chief washable
of the Shoshone Indians fought a dc
cisive battle with the Crows. Tho
Crow chief with his braves retreated
to the butte and were finally driven
to It's crest where Washable with his
braves followed him. Washable en-
sa1ed in n h~and-to-hand fight with
the Crow chief. Killing him he tore
out the heart Of the Crow chief and
ate It. It was a belief among the In
dams that the bravery of the fallen
warrior entered into the adversary
who ate his heart.
The effort of Mrs. z. H. Fourt to
secure the true facts with reference
20 this tradition resulted In an at
tempt by tho Rev. John Roberts,
missionary at the Wind river reser-
walton. to get the story from the old
chief. At the psychological moment
DIR. Roberts recalled the taleNto Chief
WASHABLE and asked him for the
facts. Washable sat stolidly for
some time. and then said: "Oh, Wa
shake young man. heap crazy. May.
be so do most anything"
, 1923-03-17
Expecting Early Oper-
atoms

WHEATLAND-with the present
strong trend toward testing out all
new prospective oil territory. much
activity in the securing of leases In
the county has developed. and there
appears to be little doubt that an
other rig at least will be brought
into this territory early his summer.
II LeClair, of Los Angeles. Cal. re-
presenting California oil interests.
has cen mere the past week secur.
ing leases northwest II town. and
guarantees that with the signing OF
5000 acres. he will see thai rigs are
put In rs soo as arrangements can
be made to secure the material. He
was successful in signing a very sat.
isfactory bunch OF land and while
no definite announcement has been
made. 1t is believed by these who
were in touch with him. he has ex-
pectations of drilling.
The present high price OF crude
and the general prosperous condition
of the oil industry, is expected TO en-.
courage the general drilling out of
new territories in all sections OF wy
oming. and there is little doubt that
the structure north and west OF this
city will have attention curing the
early summer.
The work in the Guernsey well Is
progressing very satisfactorily. The
new hole is down 700 feet. or practi-
caliy at the level where the tools
were dropped several months ago.
, 1923-03-17
Probate Darnall VIII

SHERIDAN-Attorney C. A. Kut-
cher has returned from Detroit and
Chicago. where he spent last week
settl ng tho affairs of the late Ora
Darnall, whose death took place last
month at the Kellogg sanitarium at
Battle Creek, Mich.
Mr.. Darnall was ono Of the organ
izers OF the Acme Coal company.
which became an important factor in
the development of the coal indus.
try in Sheridan county. His bust
NESS associate for many years was
Archie *. Craig. The company was
closed out to the Peabody Coal com
pany in 1919. when that corporation
took over the Monarch. Kooi, Model,
Sheridan and Carney companies.
Messrs. Cra'g and Darnall sold
their holdings for something like a
million dollars. They at once EN-
barked in banking and other affairs
in the city and both became vice
presidents of the Sheridan Nationa'
bank. Upon the death of George w.
Perry, Mr.. Craig succeeded him as
president of the institution, Mr.. Oar
nall remaining vice president.
The Darnall will is to be filed in
probate court Monday. The major
portion OF the estate. which is under
stood to total between six and seven
hundred thousand dollars goes TO a
nephew, Keene /. Darnall. of Kan.
sos CITY.
, 1923-03-17
Completes Valuation

LARAMIE-A special committee
named by the board Of county COM
m~issioners to undertake the work of
equalizing the valuation OF town lots
and the improvements thereon. con.
sisting OF George E.. Harvey, N. II.
Roach and w. ID. Finfrock, has com
plotted its work, and will make re-
pert to h county assessor. and, in
directly through That office to the
board Of county commissioners. The
commission has gone pretty thor
oughly into the equalization Of val
uations, having 81 mind that. here
%tofore. a five-raom house. for in
stance, was a five-room house. nt--h
like others of the same size, and Jf
much the same valuation. The conf
mission has undertaken to d.fferen-
tlate between the modern five-room
house, with every convenience. and
the house built many a ago.
with a roof and walls. and floor and
windows. and in that way it Is be
ilevea a moro equitable division of
the burden will be arrived at. The
assessor will use the data found by
the commission in fixing his valua-
tons, and some changes will occur
from the schedules Of last year.
, 1923-03-17
First Highway Work

wHEATLAND-That the highway
from Wheatland north. either on
practically the present routing. or di
rectly north from tho city to meet
the Yellowstone on the north side of
the laramie river west OF iva, will
undoubtedly be tho first highway
work done in Wyoming this year.
The two proposed routes have
been surveyed. and the and
estimates are now in the hands OF
the federal department for decision.
And while nothing definite can be
more than guessed as 20 the survey
which viii be accepted by the fcd,
erai government. the fact that the
route directly north is much shorter
and avoids two rnilway crossings. II
is believed. will be a strong factor
in determining the question. and may
near this route north.
In ase Of the selection Of either
route. It Is tho pian to construct n
new bridge on the highway, 80 TIE
, 1923-03-17
A Mark Hanna Needed

WHEN Mr.. Harding became a candidate Tor
Nv president, it was remarked by those who knew
both men intimately, the striking resemblance to
William Mckinley. Not only was this likeness in
personal appearance but in viewpoint and general
attitude toward the public, public questions and
governmental problems.
True, Harding came up through the same poll
teal school in Ohio as did Mckinley, but of n sub
sequent generation. 1t was still the day of giants
in Ohio and the oncoming generation absorbed
much from the elders. That the principles and the
doctrine were right follows as a matter of course,
because the greatest men in the state were then
in public life and the party affairs were practical
business affairs and as clean and honorable as
any private affairs within the state borders. Hon.
orable men took part in politics because they de
sired all their affairs as they would have them and
fit and proper for their sons and grandsons to
engage in.
The men who directed Ohio in that day were
largely descendants of New England stock, mainly
from Connecticut whose forebears had come to
the Western Reserve in Northeastern Ohio, or
had come over the Allegheny mountains with Is
rael Putnam TO found the first settlement at Ma.
rietta or to occupy the Ohio company's lands along
the Ohio river in the southeast section. These were
the people who had made Ohio history from the
day of the clearing away of forest trees for a
site for the first cabins. They were strongly fla,
vored with staid, old-fashioned Yankee notions
Shrewd, resourceful and courageous, with well de
fined ideas of plain right and wrong.
They applied TO politics and public affairs the
same principles that guided their business, social
and religious life.
Out of this environment came men bearing these
historic names: Warrington, Wade, Brough
Harrison, Hayes, Sherman, Ewing, Grant, McPher
ION. Pendleton, Thurman, Garfield, Sheridan,
GrosyenOr, Mckinley, Hanna, Taft, Foraker, Hard
Ing and hundreds of others, equally familiar. And
of the twenty-nine presidents since the founding
of the republic, eight were from Ohio and all Of
the same stock.
There were the statesmen and then there were
che king makers, the political managers, the silent
useful powers behind the throne, and away from
the public glare, who did all things, directed all
things, in the interest of the party and its idols
These could not be tempted with public honors
for themselves, they had the honest interest of the
party at heart and worked for it the year round
They accepted no rewards, but their word was law,
They were the ones who kept the presidents state
In the national forefront for all the years.
That race of Yankee political experts seems to
have largely vanished. The president is sadly in
need of ono at this particular time. One of the
forceful character of Mark Hanna
And unless such a person is secured TO give the
presidents political fortunes the benefit of wisdom
and experience they will continue to languish and
his opponents both in and out of the party will
gain advantages to which they arc not entitled
, 1923-03-17
Death of Levers

sHERIDAN-Dr. e. z. Levers.
prominent physician and surgeon.
who has beer Ill for the past three
weeks. due TO blood poison. de yes
terday afternoon al Memorial hos
pital. His physical condition was too
weakened to survive the crisis in a
relapse that had occurred several
days previous. Brother physicians
remained at his bedside constantly
during the past week.
Before going 10 Sheridan. DR.. Lev
ers p%facticed ut Evanston and dur
his residence In Uinta county became
a state senator from that county,
and was elected president Of the body.
He is n native OF Ohio, where he
received his medical education. He
has stood at the head OF the profes-
sion for many years. Mrs. Levers
is tho daughter OF DIR. NJ. Dewitt
Long OF First Presbyterian church.
There is but one child. a daughter.
now attending college in the east.
, 1923-03-17
America Owes Nothing

NOT OCCASIONALLY but very frequently
~ either from the rostrum of the soap box OF
through the columns of some radical publication
or in some hall we hear the typical orator or pur
veyor telling his audience and the world what
America owes them.
1t is on these occasions that we hear what Amer
lea owes this race and that race.
Forget it!
America owes nothing to any race, clan or
creed that has not been paid a thousandfold.
No man ever set out for this country with the
idea in his head that he was going to benefit this
country. Rather the country was to benefit hin
and increase his personal fortunes.
From the Pilgrim fathers to the latest immigrant
to step ashore from Ellis Island, every last one
of us, or our forefathers, came primarily to re
ceiYe and not to give.
And the gift of America to all who have come
here has been equal opportunity, a free govern
ment and an Astounding providence. Free public
education, separation of state and church, consti
tutional government, the representative system and
the love of liberty-these are the beacons which
shine into the remotest parts of the world.
And these are the gifts which every race has
come here to receive, and no honest, ambitious
conscientious member of any race or class has been
denied these things. When tho members of any
class or nationality rise TO declare how much the
country owes them, it is to laugh.
, 1923-03-17
Oil at 1,4OO Feet

BAsIN-The Ohio Oil company.
drilling for a at Hidden Dome.
struck oil the latter part of the week
at a depth of a little over 400 feet.
The well is located at the outer
edge of the dome and the striking OF
oil was not unexpected.
The bailer vas used on the we'll
for two hours and So barrels of oil
were taken out. 1t is also reported
that It was litter found hat the oil
stood about 259 feet in the eightinch
hole.
The oil was cased off and the drill
ers r now proceeding on down to
the big gas sand which lies about 40
TO so feet below. 1t is likely that
they will strike this sand today.
Tho general opinion IS that the we'll
is a good oil we'll. and that II nothing
better is found It can be made a pay
ing we'll. The fact that oil was struck
, 1923-03-17
An Ancient Policy

BUTFALo-A very interesting
document in tho form of an insur-
ance policy written to ]. II. Conrad
& Co. was found in tearing down
the old TRANSFORMATION building in
Buffalo last week.
The policy was written IN 1880 by
the Fire Association of Philadei.
phla. from its st. Louis office, and
covered the building stick and fix
lures of the j.. II. Conrad company.
The contract stipulated that not
moro than one barrel OF kerosene,
nor could moro than M key OF gun
powder he stored in the building mt
one time and that in Ease a loss the
owner must pay the expenses OF an
adjuster from st, Louis.
The Fire Association OF Phiiadel'
phia is represented in Buffalo by
the Wyoming Loan and Trust com
pany. whose officials have had the
policy framed and hung in their
lobby.
, 1923-03-17
Henderson Highway

BASIN-Threet Bros. who have
the contract for tho work OF grading
and surfacfng the stretch OF high
way which runs from Manderson to
the Avery corner are moving onto
the ground and viii begin at once to
look after .iieir coutrnct. which is
n OF the most important pieces of
work that could he done, insofar as
Basin is concerned.
This work is to be done over a new
routing of the highway between
these two places. Starting from the
town OF Manterson It m over the
bridge and then takes n course up
the etuich to the northwest, across
the A. Il. Pickett pace to the Daw-
son corner. The road then proceeds
west along the north | Of the
Montgomery ranch. just as II is at
This time. but when It arrives at
the point where II now turns north,
IL takes n new course. going In n
northwesterly directly across the
Sweeney land, thence in a northwest
erly directly. across the r. c. Spen-
Ger ranch and a portion Of the c. c.
Peters place, to the II. c. Avery cor
ner.
This gets the new road away from
tho two badly begged places ana
travellers will no able to mhke the
trip between Henderson and Basin
without danger OF begging down. as
the rest Of the road in is in pretty
fair condition.
Under the terms Of the contract
the work is to be completed by the
3oth day of May. Threet Bros. VIII
MT twenty,five teams on the job.
, 1923-03-17
To Reopen Bank

wHEATLAND-With everything
progressing f~avorably. it is believed
the Platte County State bank. which
wa closed a month ago by the ex-
aminor. will reopen fer business with
every Doubtful factor taken care of
outside the banking institution and
the bank itsslf in shape TO proceed
unhampered by obligations.
w. l.. Ayers. who shipped sheep TO
Chicago, and whose presence here is
necessary bs.ore the final arrange
ments can be made for opening. has
been delayed by storm near Chicago.
and will probably not be home before
Sunday. Immediately following his
al riva.. It is believed the business
will be concluded.
, 1923-03-17
The Casper Tribune's Program

Irrigation project west OF Casper to be author
tied and completed at once.
A complete and scientific coming system Tor tho
city OF Casper.
A comprehensive municipal and school recreation
park system. including swimming pools TOT inc
children OF Casper.
Completion of the established Scenic Route bou!e-
ward as planned by the county commissioners 10
Garden Creek Falls and return.
Better roais FOR Natrona county and more high
ways for wyoming.
More equitable freightrates for shippers OF tho
Rocky Mountain region. and more frequent train
service for Casper.
, 1923-03-17

consideration of the bridge being al
ready in on the Old route will have no
bearing on the decision.
The several miles OF new highway
to be constructed. II the route d.
rectly north IS selected. will not only
open up considerable new territory
and much valuable farm land as
well as several ranches to a direct
highway to town. but vii furnish
highway to town, but will furnish
will be largely spent locally.
, 1923-03-17
The Encouragement of Silence

sHTHERE is undoubtedly a feeling in this coun-
L try today, held in varying degrees of inten-
Eity, that the United States is not taking its right
full part in the readjustment of the deplorable con-
dition of affairs says Casper &. Bacon, a noted
writer on international policies. 1T is admitted
hat we are very directly concerned with the eco
nomie Ills Of Europe, and yet We have done moth.
, 1923-03-17

on this dome opens up a world OF pcs
sibilities for oil a little later on and
erouses more keenly than ever the
interest in tho Big Horn Ansin eli
fields.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-08
his whole party were thrown over

his whole party were thrown over
board.
But how was the dreadful situation
to be changed? The Lord did not
want to cancel one of his own gen.
erous gifts to one Of his most beauti-
ful creatures. But heaven was ceas-
ing to be heaven for all its deserving
tenants.
At the height of this dreadful cos
mic crisis Peachblow In frenzy state
Of despondency, while Shaving in her
kitchen, CHANGED to catch a glimpse
of herself in the casual mirror in the
round bottom of big dishpan. She
had long ceased to consult her own
looking glass.
The vision that stared at her from
that tiny surface shocked her into
sorrow too deep for Mysteries. She
meditated on her own image:
"Every husband is worse than every
other husband. A woman might as
well stick to the first wretch she hap
pens to marry. I was luckiest when
I had the most lovable of men, and
wish I had him back again. movie
actor though he be.
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-08

"This hateful power Of mine has
been my ruin. It's best to let nature
take her course. The one thing I
most wish had never been is my
ability to make things as If they
never had BEEN"
AS she exhaled this last sigh, dis
tinct earthquake was registered on
every seismograph in the world. The
heavens shook, at first with surprise,
then with delight.
Peachblow herself was shaken. She
found herself staring at dishpan as
If under a hypnotic spell. She heard
her husbands voice from the dining
room door. 1t was the voice Of Claude
Winsor the star surprise Of the cine
matte armament. The world might
share his silent beauty with her, but
his voice belonged to her:
"What on earth are you doing In the
kitchen, my darling? It's no place for
such exquisite grace. And besides
see that there's ton of fan-mail that
you haven't answered. You haven't
autographed any of my photographs
for me in ever so long. We've got to
get busy or We'll lose our little pub
lic."
With n cry Of rapture she flung her
arms about his universally admired
neck and rejoiced in the fact that at
least hundred million women of all
ages and races about the globe would
have been glad to poison her for her
envlable privilege.
The moral, If any, has to do with
Gaping out Of the frying pan into the
fire. The moral is ancient; the fire Is
the same old inextinguishable blaze
of discomfort. But the frying pan Is
eorever new. Each one of us furnishes
lis or her own frying pan. Selah!
The Glenwood post., 1923-11-08

A plumber she married was forever
puttering about other peoples homes
In the most personal crannies; and
she gave him up.
An iceman followed him through
her much-trodden heart, but he, too,
had his kitchen doors to visit.
Discouraged by her inability to find
a husband in town who did not have
to spend n large part Of his time and
attention upon other women, Peach
blow resolved to marry some homely
old farmer who lived in a solitude.
Ezra Hepple was the happy man
for time And he was so content
with Peachblow's society that he
would not even keep q hired girl to
cook for the hired men.
He rose at 4 a. m. and Dragged
about it, He woke her up to brag
about 1t. The fact that he had gone
to sleep at dusk did not abate his
pride. The only poetry he knew was
something ending with "healthy,
wealthy and wise" She knew he was
neither wealthy nor wise, but she was
afraid he was healthy.
Her jealous little soul had its wish
at last.
But wish ceases to be wish as
soon as 1t is achieved. Like the candy
in the bonbon dish it is apt not only
to turn sour but to wreck the appetite
as well.
Peachblow's latest installment in
her serial husband never cast an in
terested eye on any other woman. But
this curiously made his interest in her
unimportant; robbed him of suspense
and her of the drama of anxiety. He
was unskillful, uncouth, illiterate in
femininlty
No other woman cast an eye in his
direction. But that was because he
had nothing attractive about him. And
the man who Is unable to interest any
other woman Is unable to interest his
wife
Poor Peachblow, having no rivals TO
fear and having husband who made
no perilous comparisons, began to neg
1ect herself. Her beauty wilted from
lack of attention. Her Incompatible
complexion began to yield to farm
food and farm labor in farm weather.
She sighed: 'It doesn't seem to
make much difference what man
woman marries; every one of the
brutes has his own speciality in being
impossible"
BY this time Peachblow had so dis
organized the machinery of the uni
verse, that the world was in the
garage half the time; and all the
angels exhausted.
1t is not such an easy matter for
| even the angels to keep everything 60
ing, especially when 1t goes backward
frequently. There was talk of strike
In heaven and celestial society was
profoundly disturbed. The oldest
angels were forever talking of the
last big revolution when Lucifer and