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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
OIL SHORTAGE
IN KEVIN IS AN
ACUTE @ N E

becoming serious in this field
The demand for crude for the
several refineries and other pur
poses far exceeds the production
at this time, and the storage is
practically exhausted. The only
relief in sight is a greatly in
creased winter drilling campaign
; with several really big wells to
be added to the present field runs
At the present time there is
more drilling operations going on
than a any time during the
summer making it next to i'm
possible to beg, borrow or steal
a derrick with tools, and equip
ment. Within the past week sew
eral contracts have had to wait
their turn to secure a complete
outfit awaiting the completion of
the many wells now drilling.
The several refineries taking
crude from this field are faced
with the possibility of at least a
partial shut down unless some
thing is done tosincrease the daily
runs. The Ohio comp..-.y mas been
delivering 1900 barrels day via
the international boundary to the
Imperial refinery at Calgary. To
do this it has been necessary for
the Ohio to draw upon it's storage
at the rate of 1850 barrels daily
and its tanks are about exhaust
ed. Thus the Ohio is placed in
position of either cutting down
the Imperial or securing addition
al production.
l.. B. O'Neil of the Sunburst
refinery is faced with the same
situation. He has been making
every effort to secure additional
production for his plant and is
not having much success. Dur
ing the past few days he has been
endeavoring to secure 10000 bar
rels for his storage tanks. He is
now furnishing tops" to the
Spokane refinery, the two refin-
cries at Kalispell and also at
Lethbridge. 1t is stated that the
storage tanks at the O'Neil plant
are about empty and that the de-
mand for fuel. oil and tops ex-
ceed by far the daily runs receiv-
ed from Independent operators
by his refinery.
The Sunburst refinery at Great
Falls is also in need of additional
production, in spite of the fact
that it is taking the production
on the Corey, Zimmerman and
other leases owned by the Sun
burst company.
The Montana Giant refinery
and the Absher refinery are in
like position, faced with a mar
ket demand exceeding their pro-
duction.
1t is believed that this situa-
ton will tend to make the posted
price of crude take an advance
before long, some think before
the first of the year. At the
present time premiums are be-
ing paid for the oil as high as 25
cents above the posted price, and
should the posted price fail to in
crease before long it is thought
that the premiums will increase
as much as 70 cents a barrelOV
the present price.
Operators in this field are very
optimistic these days as to the
future. 1t would seem that every i
thing is working out far better
than was anticipated for this time
If the year. Instead of at least a
partial shut down for the winter
The drilling in the field has in
creased at an exceedingly rapid
Dace since the first threat of cold
weather. Operators in other fields
are watching operations in this
ield and it is expected that an
,ther six months will see more
activity in this field than ever
before, II
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11

w. j. Elliott is looking after
business matters in Great Falls
this week.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11

Tor followup work making these programs elective
These bankefarmer conferences have resulted not only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
soUTH's TEXTILES EXPAND

Recent announcement that two large cotton mills in New England are being dismantled and the machinery installed in a mill under construction in Tennes- see, again directs public attention to the movement which has been under way for several years to manufacture cotton products in the South near the source of raw material. These two mills are part of a group under one management. The buildings vacated will be used to expand the company's printing plant.
 The two mills employed a thousand operatives. The cost of constructing new mill in Tennessee and transferring the machinery is heavy. Yet the manage ment found that the change assured econ omies that will more than justify the move through labor, transportation and other savings. For several years the South has attracted many textile enter prises which recognized the economic advantages of being near the source of raw materials. Much of the products manufactured from cotton is marketed in the cotton area. Thus with the in- creased freight costs, economies in trans portation for both raw materials and fin ished products are offered Southern cot ton mills, while cheaper labor and bet ter climatic conditions afford additional advantages.
 Not many years ago most of the tex tile products in this country were man. ufactured in New England. During the last decade or so the Carolinas and other Southern states within the cotton area have been developing cotton manufac- ture, and there is reason to believe that within the next few years the South's textile leadership will be recognized. Development of water power in the South, which is making rapid progress, is doing much to encourage textile man. ufacturing. With ample water power,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

My table waiter is q great man. meant just that He is continually revealing stores of information, philosophy, charity, clarity of view, that cOmpels me to wonder why he should continue to be waiter.
 T like it." he told me this morning. q make all the money I need, and it gives me time to devote to the things am really in- terested in. That's all important"
 My noon lunch is baked apple and cup of coffee at his lunch counter. The stand ard tip for all lunchers, no matter what their lunch may have been, is dime. I have been giving him fifteen cents.
 "Take back that nickel" he said. You owe me dime No more."
 But if want}t give it to you?"
 You're a sucker" said he. Give away money if you want to, but do not throw it away. That isn't coming to me. You're an easy mark"
 He began to figure up for me. An extra nickel a day at lunch, persisted in for year of working days, is fifteen dollars In re- sponse to his questions, I admitted that each day l gave in excess of the required amount of tip not less than thirty cents to my table walters. That is ninety dollars more. let hat-boys take my hat instead of hanging it on the wall hooks provided Say thirty dol lars more a year,
 'There," said he, lis an unnecessary cost mot an expense, just a cost-of $195 a year in restaurants alone. Do you know of anything you can do with $135?"
 III say do. ...t. i.-s4sls. s3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
DEFENDING SOCIETY

One of the most interesting and i'm portant points bearing upon the recent plea of guilt by the two Chicago youths held for murder of the Franks boy was brought out by States Attorney Grove in asking for the death penalty Gin the interests of society,"" Counsel for the de- fense stated that "the case must be con- sidered from the standpoint of all three families and from the standpoint of the public" He dwelt upon the deepest sympathy we have for the families in- volved."
 The situation of the families, and more especially the family of the boy who was murdered, is such as to make an appeal to all who have consideration for distress of the innocent. Far too often, however, sympathy for the living, for actual criminals, as we'll as for their family connections, plays an obstructive part in the administration of justice. No one who understands the purpose of the law wants to see it applied either in the spirit or practice of revenge. That is not the meaning or intent of the law Its purpose is the protection of society against crime, the defense of life and property against those who would make war on both. The rights of society are IHe CIlle1 COHSlQeEdCtOn. OCnerWlSe the public is helpless, the prey of all who would attack it for selfish and other unworthy reasons.
 Defending the rights of society against those who would invade them is more difficult than defense of individuals with financial resources and other influence. The public is more indefinite, without the specific claim and appeal made by the individual, who is present in person and frequently fortified with dramatic settings. Thus the criminal and the re- suits of his crime upon innocent family connections are given primary considera- tion, while the public safety and the public welfare are largely overlooked in their claims for protection under the law. :, There has already been quite enough of the dramatic and far too much prop aganda injected into this melancholy case. Naturally there is a strong public sentiment in favor of deciding it on it's merits in the full light of justice to the public and with due application of the law as source of protection to society. In no other way can the law take it's course under it's proper spirit and intent as an institution for the advancement of civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
CONVENTION OF THE DEAF

The convention of the Alabama Asso- citation of the Deaf, now meeting in Bir- mingham, is warmly welcomed by the people of this city. These citizens, who run life's race under a handicap, have by diligent effort conquered that handi- cap, both to their own material advan- tage and to the betterment of society. They have the courage that enables them to triumph over mere physical hin- drances, and with the power of will and intelligence have wonderfully supple mented the lack of an important fac ulty. Although there is wall of si- fence between them and the rest of the world, yet have they topped that wall in magnificent manner. They are op- pressed by no sense of futility or dis couragement, but are buoyed by a cheer fulness that those more completely en- dowed by nature would do we'll to emu late. The state may take no junction to itself for having established an in- -stitution where the deaf may be given their due educational opportunity, for in so doing the state adds unto itself an asset far more valuable than it's cost in fact, not to be compared with its cost. The deaf need feel under no obligation to the state, for by their application and by their usefulness they have repaid that obligation several times over. Birming- ham wishes the deaf the very best that life can hold in store for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
Brief Nature Studies
By J. OTIS SWIFT

'Thank you for your essay on the impor- tance of enlisting Mother Nature in improv- ing great park systems writes our friend, "The Botanist" She continues: But the word 'playgrounds' needs little discussion. because parks and playgrounds are incom- patible and should be separate and distinct areas and objects, of course. I realize play ground is used in two senses. Real play grounds and recreation areas are quite differ ent things. It is the attempt to have both at the same time in the same place that IS ruining Central Park.
 Ut is case of This is the house that Jack built Tse noise drives away the birds 1; then follow the insects and earthworms and bacteria and soil changes, and death of trees and disappearance of all wild things-and then all it is fit for is to be made over into a real playground with swings, sandpiles, ten his, etc., all good in their way, but not what you and look for when we go 'recreating.
 The article referred to stressed leaving great woodsy parks as nearly natural as pos sible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
Hearts Of Many Right
By JOHN CARLYLE

Death riding on the wind-storm swepes scores of men to eternity in an Ohio town. We read with depression and despair that the storm is hardly stilled until the looters begin their ghoulish work.
 Men and women fight with each other to carry away goods from devastated stores Unspeakable thieves rob the bodies of the wounded and the dead.
 Is civilization, then, but veneer to be scratched to reach the brute beneath?
 Are we all barbarians under the skin?
 But to judge all men by the moron is unfair To lay down a philosophy of life and behavior based on the exceptions in the hu- man race is to lack both vision and common sense.
 There are more than a hundred million people in the United States. And there are thousands of morons-some in every town. Some where any large number of people are gathered together
 They will all behave in different ways. But soon or late they will behave in Q way that is unsocial They will travel in way that leads apart from the common path which humanity, in the great number, travels. We must expect that, prepare for 1t, not be amazed or in despair because of it.
 Life is full of imperfections manifested in the creatures of life. Life will be this for thousands of years to come. We toll toward perfection but 1t IS beyond the Ken oI morIai man to see so far.
 The difference between animal and man lies in the check upon impulse which man has developed The animal discharges every impulse into instant action. The animal grat- flies every whim.
 Man struggling with the same beginnings of life as the animal but struggling up through the ages, has little by little developed check that works between impulse and ac- tion.
 Some men have not come as far as the general run of men. They are the despairful exceptions They are the morons.
 They are the ghouls after the storm.
 Over against them are the thousands and tens of thousands who give quick and hearty succor in time of trouble.
 The real story of disaster is the story ot sacrificing aid, of human-kindness and of love.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
BUTTER TO BLAME THIs TIME

The tariff commission has got around to consider the great question of butter and whether it is entitled to higher duties under the flexible provisions of the Fordney- Me Cumber act.
 Butter. it is perhaps known, comes from milk, and milk from cows, and it develops that no fewer than three of the six commits sioners own COW or two apiece, while a law recently enacted prohibits members from sitting in cases where they or immediate members of their families have pecuniary in- terest. So the commissioners seem to be deadlocked in the matter of more tariff for butter, and much ill-feeling is said to have arisen among them in conseQuence.-New York World.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
The Right Word
WHY MAKE INSERTION
By CURTIS NICHOLSON

''The Right Word" has stated that sim gular verb should be used with the expres- sion 'more than one," but Henry Collins of Caldwell should be employed because a plu- ral noun might be inserted after more.
 Now, some one might say that it is not necessary to use an apostrophe and "s'' after Helen in the following sentence: did not approve of Helen's exercising so violently. The reason advanced would be that the sen- tence could be expressed as follows: did not approve of such violent exercise for Helen. But we do not wish the sentence changed, and so Helen's is correct.
 MT. Collins writes, Supply the. implied word that has been omitted after more in each of the sentences and think yoI'H agree that the following is correct: Where there are more (defendants) than one ."
 But we want the sentence just as it is written without an insertion, and under such a restriction the right word is the verb is, not are; as, Where there is more than one defendant <.
 If Mir. Collins will look up the expression in Murray's Oxford Dictionary he will find that more than one" is given and classified as in the singular number.
 Made and Ordered Not Synonymous
 Jess Ungar, New York City: "In order to settle an argument would you please state Wnetner Ill the following sentence the words had made convey the idea of having ordered, or whether the sentence is entirely incorrect. had a suit made yesterday but the tailor wrote me today saying he cannot make it. Is the next sentence correct? I had a suit made yesterday but the tailor wrote me to- day saying it will not be ready until next Wednesday,"
 The first sentence should have been writ ten as follows: ordered q suit yesterday, but the tailor wrote me today that he could not make it; or, as in the second example that it would not be ready until next Wednesday.
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong: I would like to relate a little story.
 Right: should like to relate little story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
JAPAN MAKES ovERTUREs

There are negotiations under way look ing to substantial agreements between Japan and soviet Russia. Japan is no doubt led into these discussions by her economic pressure. She needs an out let for surplus population and she re- quires certain raw materials which North abundance. These Russian territories lying so close to Japan are not only sparsely settled, but they are settled by type of people who live off the country without seeking to develop it industrially or even agriculturally. Fishing, trapping, hunting and banditry are the leading oc- equations, the last named being followed by persons recognized as competent in the bandit profession.
 Saghalien will perhaps be administered by Japan as a concession, but the re- sources of Eastern Siberia will perhaps be administered by Russo-Japanese com panies, in which the Russians will re- serve the balance of power, and the Jap anese will furnish the capital and the enterprise. All this, of course, is pred icated on the possibility of making an agreement with the soviet or of inducing the soviet to keep an agreement after it is made. Inasmuch as the partnership would mean for the soviet revenue that it is not likely to get otherwise, and which it is to receive without any spe- cial effort on it's own part, it may be that it would be respected, at least un- til some feasible way of busting the Jap anese after they get operations under effective headway is discovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
CLoE AND POLICE TRAINING

MT. Cloe's criticism of policemen for alleged and unnecessary roughness of speech and action when making arrests or in handling crowds is evidence out of his own mouth of the need for that plan of police training advocated by the civil service board. For, instead of being the perfect officers they were formerly de- clared to be by MT. Cloe, it appears in- deed that there are many policemen needing expert advice and instruction. It is taken for granted that every po- liceman wants to be a good policeman. Any that do not want to be so should be dropped from the force.
 The police training advocated by the civil service board contemplates instruc- tion as to demeanor, behavior while on duty, procedure in making arrests or in reprimanding those who are needless of minor infractions, and the like. A good policeman never loses his temper. He doesn't need to, for he has all the au- thority of the law and the government behind him. "A policeman should himself, while on duty, be an exemplar of per sonal decorum and good manners. He should not, for example, walk down a sidewalk on the wrong or lefthand side as some of them now do. His example in this and other respects should be flaw less. Yet it is possible that some off cers actually do not know that sidewalk traffic properly passes to the right.
 There are many fine points about po- lice work which the officers have found out for themselves if they know them at all. They have not been systematically instructed, except perhaps in a general way. This training is needed. Mir. Cloe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
WORDS OF WISDOM

Before old age took care to die well i; but to die well is to die willingly-Seneca.
 More helpful than all wisdom lis one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.-George Eliot.
 l fly from pleasure, because pleasure has ceased to please; l am lonely because am miserable.-Samuel Johnson
 Glory, ambition, armies, fleets, thrones, crowns; playthings of grown children.--Vic- tor Hugo.
 Great men are like meteors; they glitter and are consumed to enlighten the world.-- Napoleon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
My Hosiery!

The hours spent with those old socks Are just so many backaches to me, look them over, plain ones and with clocks
 My hosiery My hosiery Each sock hole, from each hole a run, Some start at knee and end at toe find few unfit to mend, The runs have no place to go. Oh stockings that have danced all night, Oh stockings that have worked all day, They all are feet-less, so I might as well Throw them all away-oh dear, Throw them all away.
 Mrs. Clayton c. Ellis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
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(By George S. Chappell) Alternately fog and sun Work their will upon my hide, Dampened every morn by one, By the other daily fried. Damp, the garments that wear, Hot, my brow, and peeling, too; Stiffly glutinous, my hair, Hard to get the old comb through. Busted, all my racket strings, Warped, my clubs, from grip to head, Slimpsy, all my flannel things, ' Dank the pillow on my bed. Ocean, you're the Bunk, old Dear, But l ask of you no pity, For I'm going away from here Goo bye, Ocean; o you City!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
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QPINIQNS OF CTT4ER EpiTORS

AzE44sASSGSZ Sk~- GyEk1kskA- EslSEIlS2 1 N Depends on the People Whether life here for the future shall be glorious thing, lone grand sweet song'' or just staying arount,' just hanging on" depends on the decisions and actions of the people generally; and they will act and think in live progressive way if the love of building is in their systems and the love of their fellowmen is in their hearts. Albany Decatur Daily.
 Spells Peace and Plenty.-Cleaning out the fence corners, beautifying the front lawns. and seeing to it that the barnyards and other parts of the premises are kept in first-rate condition is noticeable and happy ambition on the part of majority of we progressive farmers. It all spells peace and, plenty and furnishes an inspiration that is catch ing for the others to follow.-Huntsville Times.
 Best Crops for Years.-Farmers and mer- chants are wearing smiles that are broad and expressive. An unusual thing for this time of year, but the smiles are in evidence pre- saging the best crops in this section for years Some of them are even confident that the boil weevil is going to take a vacation this year, so far as the Canebrake is concerned. And corn and other crops are very encour- aging, so why not smile and get used to it, Demopolis Times.
 big problem before any community today is that of development, and no city can hope to grow unless its citizens can be united on q common ground. This unity of action is possible only through unity of thought, and there is no medium so effective in moulding public opinion for the good of all concerned as that of a modern, progressive newspaper, edited by men of ability and integrity guided by a strong sense of responsibility. ity.-Tusca- loosa News. 3fta
 Schools, Roads and Xalues.--while it will be hard for the young homeowner to see the direct returns from his increased investment in the education of his children, however, it is a patent fact that the community that has the best streets, the best roads and the best schools is the community where property values are the highest; so when the young man votes for better schools he at the same time votes more money into his pocket by reason of the unearned increment in his home, his farm or whatever other realty he may own.--Anniston Star.
 Development in Tri-Clties.-By the end paved streets and fine sidewalks in the Fri Cities than in any other section of the South of comparative population, and automobilists could spend the entire afternoon without driving over anything but the smoothest streets In addition, developments of every kind are taking place in each of the cities. The old cry about waiting for Ford" is all tommyrot. No other section of the southern states can show as great or as varied devel- opments. or approach the Fapidity of growth that is taking place in the Muscle Shoals dis trict. Factories business and office build ings, hotels, homes, apartment houses and amusement resorts have been springing up like magic. That does not seem like wait ing.p-Florence Times.