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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
ijkltkknkidge. Stephens county texas Wednesday January 12. 1921
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IN MOVEMENT
Conforming with announcement in
I In1 American yesterday of ienilliig
propo-il to curtail production of the
fli'Ul l confining otit'rntloiii to the
(hilling of irffts unit the conduct of
other neii.jirj- work a form of
agreement Is in cirrulntion todey
among ojienitors
It It ndvnueed lu fnvor of this pro
imml tint Its ultimate result wilt 1k
very mm h to the nd milage of ipr
ntum In general In Bi.n k midge rii.il
Ntcpluns ctiinty While its ii.rm mil
fur mi iiiiHteiit ilnai In work mil
produ'io:i and will so n ult a cur other in-sbauicnl means of Increasing
vey of the Keueral situation has reu production ufter olue delclticd The
soimliU tstnhllshed iluit iu uiiiWhtp! larger producing comeriis. uamel) :
will he worked up. 11 uiivUmU The The Texas Compnuy. (iulf I'loductlon
i-urtalliuent as a mill i of fail elitn i mtfiiijr Ilumhle (111 & ltcflnlng
Ituites oiilj vess oh-i itlons t'oinimnj . Mbgunlln Petroleum Com-
All fh Id foni-s now rmploved will Ihiiiv and Prairie Oil A. lias Company
find work either on the properties j have Issued unlets ulong lines as
where the now are. in drilling the Mhmc ontiiiieil In fact. !mve censed
uecessjir offta all leas" ha v I tit; 'drilling opt rations wherein lease ob-
thee. or in the northeast fields of tin j Illations win penult
South Id nl MNtl. wh n drilling openi I I'll Hue figures ns of Hecemher
tions in the matter of offsets and n I 1 I"-"" show conclusively as com-
holes are i.l this time and tiecvsuni-Il
tor a iiiubldeiahle time to tome at
hlgh tide and forced In order to torn
ply wl'h the tenus of loutratts imuU
with the h.nd wiui
The proposal being ir. nlatid to
day for ngiiatmes si is fmTIi tin- gen
era! situation as to tin oil inirket and
the r 1 mis existing for iirtailuient
of pPHhn lion cry .leiirlv ami ade-
iiuntelv as follows
TO PItOIH ci:ilS. HKKf'KKMlHHii:
ANl IVAN DIvntH Ttf
Asrifinciil :
IJttOtllig bulletin f issue December
.'J 1. l!20jfjijr th9 Mld-Cflliiiueut Oil and
nt I be prHfeut rsjuiuftilc
(ins WMxtaftmi
"IteSfh
KHA
situatfiJj the oU huslues in scif fiifi.'on
in 11 iui.sj tVi9 laxaH producunt pun
ihaseru anct r$tMtkVmv H a feme
porar flush prttitiiraVJa Niittli Titt-
sM
iih prlnclMlly in
uRj
rary la' JltlM
jiuti-.
and also a tenijM
tlon due lo two new fields rfttinUy
ojhhumI in the oasnl dtstrlit of Tot-
os. The 1 ut In the runs Is due to a
fHlliu" off la the export Imsiiie- and
to a dec lim in lomestii ciinsiitnptloii.
whhh lattir hss two milu features
first the slump In the automobile
Imsllttss is nutten.iliv ret 1 1 mil the
huuiIm 1 ot atitoinotilli s resulting in
the nslui tton of normal onsumit!ori
of (iwolln and oil simil the win
ter wison always liows .1 rilm iimi
ill the lis at coiutuiuplioli of refined
oils and 1 111-1 her. on an omit of the
film mini situation thousands of fartu
ers who in. unable to sell their pr-
dncts h.ie sterol their ciit. trucks
and m forth and are uslitc conipar
UtlVelj little Wlfolille
"A Kivat number of liiin-haslm;
tiHiiikiulf-H liutu little or no iiTailnhle
steul stuniKu and for the above ra
kiiis It tvo lieou tomiicllcd tu aucli
cnsiw to curtail runs or huidle tftwu
on a pniratlnc IlisJh. Ceneml flnan
clal and biisltiess vuuilltlous an men-
tloilisl by other as pris-ludliu: the p.s-
olblllt of heay pun-huiM's for toritiK
at this time
first There is no oierprudiK-
tiotl as n-Rirds the world needs for
IHitroletim. ulthouii during the lat
Isty ilajs e.nerul tH-onoti-le coutli
liotV rtleulariy the rate of ex jtUe rvdiutinu .f the inwnbcrshlp of
elwiitfe Im it Impair.-1 ami etuhur m. HMir of .UrwUini from the num
rsl ev.K.rt trad. U i ..r .ui to eveu. Director.
woiid Whil usi.tupth.il luislel.stttl Hrw thr fellowlhic O ('.
IBMertally deinissl tu the lulled Hn. hman. itohert DoukIiin. J a Onin--Mtc
linu. of tl. Ke.ral de Urn lu-n It (irant. J. U. Alexandor.
triM-lon n mi the misoi.I .h.uite do i. Hi.hanU.m. Will C Jom3 Jr
UIOII. .-on umptioli t ii ex.veds do Ties. rlled til follow Illtf offlcors
n.sil pro.lu.thm lesi.au Imisirt. fr M ltaui Trut Co.. for tho
-uisiitite the oul tl.nut of an ex mi..sh?11ik year if. V Hachmail.
s of sipply ov. i demand lu the i..Jeui. Will ( Joues Jr.. first
I Miteil Star. as a whole . ut pmdilrat. J. a Oarnberry. vice
Third With wfereme to th.- Stht- pmUm Robert Doucla. vice prysl-
fntiueiif ami Texan flehls there is a hVmi. y . Whitley cashlor W. a
ifi conation cuiiMsi h lny.Iwpjate JohuyU-n. aiMUtaut cashier. ' It. (!.
transportaticfj fad!itl.-s (nil a de- Camp aMthtant cabhier
crwi'e iu local refii-ing aeihltles .
-fourth While ii l the obvious j PA 73Tlrr?rP ATTTTQ
duty of the oil urodiKeni stimJ I V-JV LJ1N X!i L UU113
the oil iiwrwury tu in.s t all demand '
lu o far us iraUaiNrtalloii aui rr-
fllllli ftMilitiee. will is'tmlt us In Uow
Jit'Iug doue tlie prwliietion of nil e
fi tl.rouKlj Indiscriminate ami uu-
msvs.s.iry tlrlllliiK' will caiu-e an ivo-
tiomic wayte Oil bnmcht to the tup
of the Kround for which there is no
iimj ttuiporutus ami deterioratutu The
production then-uf isuistltutet an un-
1m depletion of a limited iiatunti
resuurie and should 1k kept at a
minimum hy a temporary curtailment
of ojKtrutloiw so that future needs
may Im supplied.'
TUKKKPOKK. Knowing pljw lino
tiweentliiu at. uxlst in Central Went
Tejta Jlelds iwrticularly uppljing to
Hretki'iiridge Elinsville and Ivuu
District: it bchoovee. concerted action
JOINING
TO CURTAIL
PROMISCUOUS DRILLING
ii th pun of producers at large In
this particular section to lend their
aid toward normalcy that will tend to
materially reduce till imrtlvulnr lui7-
nnl This can be ticcompllched only
hj agreement of producers ns n whole
to cene niisc-ellmieous drilling in of
veil not tusvssurlly offsets to present
production To the drilling of Imme-
diate offsets for the next thirty days
flip pipe line cotii'iniiles will not make
serious ohj.s thins providing the pro-
ducers will ahlde hy the Initial pro-
duction ami agree not to shoot or us"
l"irsl to November statement that the I
uncut dallv mils as against dellv-
lbs iiKiuisisI to the extent of "S-1
iHid bl.ls pi r day. thus mluciug aall-!
iibl. storage as of November 30 H120J
fioiu :ai'tsl bids to 1 isi;iss bbls. '
Ihls tntii luiiudih all traimport.itiou '
i omiutuies and others not carrier in
ib Centml West Texas Distrkt.
Ihtiefon-. we. the UllderslMied pro-
iluteis. acree to abide by p!o line
niliuKs Koiernlni: their ability to
their futilities thus malntiilnliu; nor-
mnl tontllrioiis for the next thirty
days noe- which conditions will mi-
tom vNN;i'dJiist: otliunrlse one
"k crtl "! necessarlfy
p. pronitluj; of runs cut in
pr!e. or Mint down of all npera-
JO DRILL STOKER
!iIlk Hn8rnian Is in Port Worth
ll Jnjgluawi fai ouiectlon with the
.tliU?Ji OB A .; V (rst
well
wmi l t k kMnsl on the Stoker
tea in 9tm iS nliout I miles
unment oC 3lwkeiirldce.
BiVISrK DOUBLES
BUSINESS JN
YEAR'S TBDE
At tin annual nieetiiu; of the Hns-k-'iiildKi
StMte llauk . Trust Co
si s Kbublers yestenlay afternoon a
eri crwtlfyini; bmdntws ultuatlon was
f .mid m-casiunlHi; hirty couuratuhi-
tlons Ui iht affleers of tlur hank mid
unit b sntUfartiwi en the iwrt of the
sti. kbolders In ttu excellent orpinlj-
lloll
Amoiut the iHirtunt ltus oceu-
siiMiinR sutUftictiuit wus Urn show Inst
of iwrease In bllsiHMs U the extent
of aliout 100 pur euL neposlts of
iIm Institution wlwti tnkon ovur hy
the Hank Trttrt Co. tile succi'ssor
uf the I'lthmuB Hank of HrwkunridKe
were aM).tKW. Toiiy they are
around a million dolhirs tiie miwrt of
tlie Iwiik on DenunlKT !S) showing
J!iU.l0O
At t'..- uieetlac yetertlay the old
.IEk. k ..B.k ul..l fill... I I...
1 '" -- i vti-i.4. me uiuy iin-
srliint ilu.um lu uratnlantloii uns
.WHEN NDEPUTIES
FAIL TO VOTE
!. AitoniiUd Fli
PARIS. Jun. IS The Cabinet of
Premier U-ygues. n'slgued today fol-
htwiax Iu defeat on a xote lu the
I'lminlter ut Ieput!ej.
Th vote uii the question cf post-
poning all interpellations until after
tile conference of the Allied Premiers
whh It was. set for January the nine
teenth. The Premier made the de-
mand for thu postponement and asked
tliat the vote on the questiou be one
of confidence.
de elojmient and bringing ou tools
irom the Kern county fields.
15-FOOT COM
VEIN FOUND
AT 120 FEET
The Hucklcy-Allen syntllcate on sec
tion l'.t four miles northwest of
Hrcckcnritlse lirlngs the proof of eoal
In northern Stephens county. In the
new en"itIonal country on the Mi
M. V. Caldwell surrey. In it corner of
which Is the Arkansas Natural Oas
Co with their recently found produc
tlon. the Huckley-AUen well Is learned
to hare tut fifteen feet of an excel-
lent vein ol coal. Samples of the coal
are nt the city office of the company
In the May Hulldlnj:.
Th co.il ledge was entered at 120
feet under the lime and the drill
continued lu coal until 110 feet. Of
the twenty feed there were fifteen
feet of solid first class loal the re
maining five feet belli:: more or less
capping of disintegrated material
mixed with coal.
The depth of this coal makes It an
easy mining proposition men familiar
with mining declare. The thickness
of the ledge nud Its tiallty as shown
hy the simples brought up establish
Its commercial value. Very much fa-
vuring the hitter is the fact that there
I Is no water above the coal ns estab-
lished by the drilling of the Huckley-
llen well. The first water they had
was at .ViO feet. Allowing for a ma-
terial dowuwnrd dip of the coal from
the point of present contact it would
therefor" have great extent through
u large tuea free- from witter
The Huckley-Alleii lease on Mie
Caldwell surrey Is not dissimilar from
other oil leases and therefore covers
oil gas and other minerals. Inclusive
of coal. Should they at later time
desire to go Into the eonl business ns
well n that of oil. they Ime the
coal on tl.oir property to start with
At 120 feet the coal Is xery cheaply
and efficiently mined. A 15 foot vein
of good coal In most coil countries
would nppcnl to the miner as a good
thing at 1.000 feet or more provided
theie was not too much water to han-
dle. This Is an milled advantage on
the Caldwell survey there being no
wuter nbove the coal. In this respect
it may lie added the country three
! miles northwest varies from the im
mediate north of the city where the
first water Is found before the drill
1ms gone 100 feet. Oouzolus creek-
bed showed coal blossom whl"h was
followed in and fuel for the use of the
house of the miner obtained. There
was at one time a little marketing of
the product among neighbors but no
important couHhlenttiou was eier
glien to the resoune I'eople gener-
ally accepted the presence of the coal
as a Mrny nuantlty. It was mostly
Mleved that the real coal field lay
iu the i-ountf north of Crystal Falls
now over with fifteen feet of coal
ht 121) feet Hns'kenrldge can go Into
co-il mining at any time that It finds
oil giving It nil opportunity to lay off
for a few days anil make nliout as big
a coal mining camp as It has now In
the way of an oil camp ardent boost-
ers declare.
W. II. Aekurs. now here from Cali-
fornia among the pioneers In the
Hrcekciirhlge. area found coal jears
ago on his home place a milu and a
half north of town. Ho has sererai
MiricjY. out that way. on all of which
there are now oil leafces in production
When he tau' the leases Mr. Ackers
Inrarlably reminded those who took
them that they might find coal tell-
ing them to watch for It In their holes
around 100 to 200 feet.
NOVEL CRAZE
HITS VIENNA;
ALL KNITTING
Th AoocUtad Freit
ViaVNA. Dee. 21 (lly Mail)
In Vienna Just now there Is as great
u craze foi knitting as there nus lu
England during the war. This reviv-
al is due to Major Batemnn. the Am-
erican Red Cross Commissioner be-
cause It wus cheaper for America to
furnish wool than to furnish garments
for the people of Austrin. He organ-
ized a band of "Volunteer Knitter"
whose num.ier lias now grown to 20-
000 women and 100.000 children. The
yum with which they work is tar-
nished five and the finished gar-
meuts most of which are for the
smallest children are distributed
through American organizations.
Austrian women lmanteil the so-
called "continental" method of knlt-
Ung which is said to be faster than
any other and Involves fewer motions
the familiar click of 'he needles for
instance being entirely absent. They
claim to be the best knitters in tlie
world and havu already turned out
thousands of garments using up the
wool faster than it can be supplied.
J. C Joigensen Is here from t!ie
coast vlth expectatioji of engaging in
M0IJE H01S COMING
HACK FROM GERMANY
WASHINGTON Jan. 12. The
reduction of the army of occupa-
tlon in Germany from 15000 to
8000 ha been ordered by the
War Department
Secretary linker today wrote
to Representative Byrnes Demo-
crat. of South Carolina that the
reduction wuh already under
way
WILSON'S PART
NOT AFFECTED
BY NEW PLANS
The AtsocUted Frt
WASHINGTON .Inn 12. The
changes of the plan of the inaugura
tion of I'resident-Klect Harding will
not Interfere with the intention of
President Wilson to accompany 1'ret-
Ident-Klect Harding to the Capitol.
where later he will take the oath of
offke was lenrned today
President Wilson on March fourth
will make his first appearance at the
Capitol In more than a year nud a
half which will nlso be his last ap-
IKa ranee r.s the President of the
United States.
Other plans of President Wilson for
the inauguration are not expected to
be affected bj the changes made in
the inauguration ceremonies at the
request of Piesldent-Elect Harding.
After President-Klect Harding takes
the oath of office he and Mrs. Har
ding according to the usual custom
will entertain Mr and Mrs. Wilson nt
luncheon
FRANKLIN TO
J3E HONORED
ON BIRTHDAY
Tie Asioclated Ften
NHW YORK Jan 12. The versa-
tile accomplishments of Benjamin
Franklin will he retoU throughout
the conntry by various organizations
on January 17 the 213th aunlvers-
nry of his birth. In a number of cel
ebrations tributes will bo paid to him
as n statesman diplomat philosopher
scientist Joumullbt economist sales-
man humorUt printer and publish-
er. As an nilvocatej of spending less
than one makes Franklin Is to be
honored on his blithday hy tho Na-
tional Thrift Week committee which
Is encouraglug other celtbration of
his work.
t nlveislty of Pennsylvania alumni
her plan to lull him as the founder
of their alma muter.
Libraries lu many cities will call at-
tention to FraiiMIu ns the founder of
the first public lihiarr In the colo-
nies. BILL PLANNED
TO MAKE SURE
CLEANER SPORT
Tht Auociated Frui
AUSTIN. Jan. 12. A bUl making It
a penal offense and punishable by
confinement In the penitentiary for
two tu ten years for conspiring to
"throw h.iaeball or other sports was In-
troduced in the senate today by Sen-
ator Dorough of Bowie
Senator Dorough also introduced
the public utilities hill as prepared by
the Governor's committee which was
appointed to draft the measure.
YOUNG GALVESTON
YOUTHS LEARNING
TO BE SEA-DOGS
The AnocUtod Pron
GALVESTON. Texas. Jan 12.
Beating to windward " "two points off
the stnrirrd Itow ." "slipping her hal
yards' and other like expressions of
tlie sea hne become part of the vo-
cnhulary of GUheston'.s troop of sea
scouts.
Organized for those youths who be-
trayed a longing to know more about
ships nud the men who Mill them the
sea troop uow numbers nearly two
score of bright eyed Inqulslthe young-
sters. In the two months since Us)
organization the menibers.have showu
k surprising nptltude In learning the
phraseology of the sea and the mechan-
ics of both sailing and steam ves&els.
Although some of the scouts hnvt
demonstrated that they possets a knack
for mechanics ami are fondest of the
huge btuimshlps which drop anchor
here from many lauds a greut majority
of the j mulls take more of an interest
iu the bailing vessels. Lesions are
conducted on both types of vesseU the
fishing fleet pljing between here and
the Campeche banks of Mexico pro-
viding xoiithful lovers of the "wind-
jammer" plenty of opportunity to be-
come real sailormen of a vanishing
tyi.
JJ. B. Ithodes is In town from IUs-
ing Star on lease business.
American want ads. pa.
BRITISH SEEK
TO BUILD UP
IMMIGRATION
11 AwMUtttl Prtu
LONDON Dec. 27. (lly Mall)
The British Government Is beginning
to put Into effect ltd plan to keep
within the boundaries of the British
empire the emigrants from England
Bcotland Wales and Ireland who
want to eeek new homes in dMont
parts of the world.
Tills empire steelement siheme ha?
been held in abeyance since the war
because there were no many soldiers
to bo repatriated ; but the first large
party comprising 1100 emigrants has
Just left for Australia.' Thl party is
under government direction and the
emigrants received a certain amount
of 'government assistance.
Sir James Connelly agent here for
Western Australia announces that
for the next two years 1000 emigrants
will be sent to Australia each month
their pattfage being paid hy the gov-
ernment The government has openly ex-
prebsed Its disfavor townrd schemes
for emigration from the British Isles
to South American countries. In
consequence n campaign by Peru to
induce English and Scotch to come:
there and settle has. beeu abandoned
nfter hundreds of them hud accepted
offers for free transportation to that
country.
PALMER ASKS
APPEAL FROM
LATE ORDER
Tba Auooiatod Pri
WASHINGTON Jan 12. Attorue
General Palmer has ordered an appeal
to bo taken to the United States Cir-
cuit court of appeals for the eighth
district from u decision by Federal
Judge Van Vaulkenburgh of Kansas
City restraining 'the enforcement of
criminal proceedings under the Lever
act of order hy the Secretary of Ag-
riculture against the Increased com-
mission rates or selling and handling
livestock at Kansas City.
-
CHINK MUTINY
IS PUT DOWN
OTHER NATIONS
Tka AueeltUd Picm
SHANGHAI Dec. 10. (By Mall)
After looting and burning of the im
portant Ynngtse river poit of Ichang
br mutiuous Chinese soldiers the ar-
rivul of British. American French
and Japanese gunboats has brought
an end to tho outbreak. The Insub-
ordinate soldiers held undisputed pos-
session of the clt7 which numbers
upward of 40000 people for more
than five days.
For three days after the outbreak
fclegmph service down the Yangtze
was seriouiJy interrupted. Messages
that later found their way down the
thousand miles of river to the coast
icarricd thu Informhtlou that aliout
CO Chinese had been killed In the in
surrection and that it was ended on
ly when the Chinese Chamber of Com-
merce of Ichang had agreed to pa
5100.000 to a Chinese officer com-
manding the mutinous troops.
It was stuted that the outbreak de-
veloped because the troojH hid not
been paid for sis months.
Reports are that Japanese were
the principal sufferers among tne for
elgn popnlatlon which numbers up-
wards of 100 persons. Officers of the
Hohert Dollar Company which oper-
ated a lino of river steamers u- the
Yangtze were among the other for-
eign establishments looted accoidiiig
to reports of the compan's agent
The Standard Oil Company's office In
the same building was not damaged
It is understood that probably to
avoid International complication
forces were not landed from the gun-
boats when It was found' that foreign
Uvea were not in danger and no fur-
ther damage to foreign property was
Imminent.
WINDY CITY
HAS PRESERVE
OF FORESTS
Tie AutcUUd Trut
CHICAGO Jan. 12. In its fifth
year Chicago's forest preserve encir-
cling the city in a great oute- park
belt numbers 18028 acres and lost
7.220000 Peter Kelnberg president
of the district reports. In 1020 the
preserve entertained over 3000000
people.
Tho park already includes moie
than half of the 30000 nvi'hble
wooded laad behind Chicago and new
tracts are continually being added.
.Ajjiwlean Classified Ada Pay.
GEN. BLISS PEACE DELEGATE
SAYS ALL WORLD READY FOR
REDUCTION OF BURDEN OF WAR
Tlie Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Jan. 12. Should the United States
call upon the nations of the world for "full free and fair
discussion on the reduction of armaments a favorable
response would be the prompt and inevitable result" the
House Military Committee vas told today by General
Tasker H. Bliss former American representative to the
supreme wav council at Paris.
"Nations that Aould come to such a conference and
refuse lo agree to any proposition looking to disarm-
ament or at least the reduction of military establish-
ments" said Bliss "could be w ritlen down as allied with
Germany and the United States could make her plans
HOBBY ASKS
STATE'S AID
FOR HOMELESS
The Associated Press
AUSTIN. Jan. 12. In the second
and third seiles of message to the
thirty-seventh legislature. Covernor
W. 1'. Iloblij dalt with the tttate's fl-
naudal condition and recommended
"speedy I'n.ictinent of a. Joint resolu-
tio for amending tlie lonstitutiou to
permit the "tute to lend its aid for
the purpose of uldi.ig the hoimliss
and to uuiulre homes in the luii.lless
agrUulture land"
STOCKMAN PLUADS FOR TARIFF
TO PROTECT WANING INDUSTRY
IN SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES
The Associated Press
KL PASO Jan. 11 -Ike T Prvor.
of San AntLtilo dealt vigorously with
u tut Iff ami other condition which he
declared advorsoly affected the tat-
tle raising and shipping Industry in
nn addicts today to the di !i g tes to
he annual convention here ot th Vm
erlcan National I.ivestwk Association
He asserted that the farm nud much
industry of America is the ' eiv life
nnd vitals ot its exlsteiee and
should have a superloi claim In iu-e
its prosperity is the nitioiis Inst ro
tec tlon. "I the virv iiatuie ot il. '
business" hi said 'it is ni.ni . v;m-i I
to adverse Intliiem t s ml In s
protection iigiinst losses tlnin w
other business of siuulu un ui t n
Tlie farming and ll -to 1 nil. 1 . -t -are
suffering fioiu iniiip.titi.in with
raw tnateiial fiom toi.ign iraiii'in
Imported into this iiuiiitiv fu e ii du
t Mr. Piyor snl.l Tin v i in imt
compete with (heap 'ahor ciiiplot' tl to
cultlvute or raise sin k on th. .ip mil
mid maintain om st.inilaid of livim:
mid property value." he n.uilnued
If they ale fan ed to do this tht i
poverty Is their herltugt the protlut
i rs are as much entitled to n tariff on
the so-culled raw m.it'-riul as the man
ufiicturers.
"Why i-liuuld they bo .impelled to
sell In a free maiket nn.l buy in a
piotected one? It is mi unjut ills
elimination
"We should tie opposed lo dl-iiini
Illation .is between ii'ptiMtloii ss i
terns or sistlolis of tie I nun! Stntt -
lid we should not usk for tmiis m i
any form hut oppose fnvoritl-m m ill
Its forms Is It light or ju-r t ii tldi
ty or fort' million fuiii) is in t'n
country to provide tin nuessi i - .
life for tin sltj or seveiitv luillti n
euiiMUiuer In addition to siipplvnii
themselves and that too at nn our
Ijy of labor mnsi ting ot fu in 1-
to I." houts per da j l si I. s pi ..I u
ing this ui u toininiiil.il ln-s M .
tmph.itietilly no.
"We can never pi iir U ug limit
a system of one half trie tia.l". on.
half protection ouiKJuilf suhMtilzn1
and the other liulf tax.sl
Mr. I'ryor said some louutil.
which ship large ijuautities of iurm
products li.to American dutv fiet an
paiug iahoi a. low as 17 a day In
Japan for Instance n full grown mm
works for as little uk 1 a du In
said. 'During the past few un.n '
Iraiuloidri of Chinese lulioicis Inn
Usui passing through Kl Pu-i i
routs to Cuba by way of T.impi Hi
These; Chines?!) labxreis gi th. un
der contract to wmk i - n . i iu
mid to woik on a I' i-i t i u
absolute Imnkrupi' i I . . t m i
tlon to our ixsiple .i.
we are comiielletl to itunix'c .vith
them iu raising sugn
"To bring this tiit-tion n.-arei
home to us tl r. i i n i i
countries iu the vv.-tiii h . i i . .-
including Australia ui.l N n i'h I
that have a popiilath'U i 41 mo m
people unit 82000OW) cattle V
have ovet 100000 000 iieople ami
accordingly."
Secretary Daniel submitted tables
whkli "bowed that while the present
effective fighting strength of tho
lirltlsli navy includes 038 ships of
1.T08. 112 tons as compared with 330
ships of "iD.llVl tons for America that
lth the completion of the authorized
building piogratu for this country in
102.". will give a tonnage superiority
in the ration of 1 and 35-100ths to one
In our favor with approximately an
itpial number of ships.
LOCAL
(' 11 Black and II. B. Troutman
in. Tulsa oil men nt the Sager.
Mrs-. S. II. SImmondi left today for
I Oklahoma City called by serious 111-
ness of her mother.
about 70000000 head of cattle. Duo
lo cheapness of land and to the cheap-
ness of labor in those countries their
beef can be produced from two to
three cento per pound while it costs
several times 2 or 3 cents to produce
'eef in this country. Coupled with
i he ocean freight tntes ns compared
with the inilro.ul rates In this coun-
try we have not the slightest chance
to succeed if we are compelled to
ompete with thos countries In pro-
duction of llvu stocl: unless we are
g'veii a tn i Iff on our products that
will nt leust cMiualle the cost of pro-
Im tlon '
.Air Pvoi s.ihi the same thing could
be su Id with piopriety and truth of
lottui II. said under tho old freight
i tile he ciiild ship it carcass of beef
r mutton from Buenos Aires to Bos-
'on t hetiper than from Fort Worth
I'l'Mie. to Boston nnd that the recent
lalse iu freights gave still more od-
tuiituge to water transportation "so
tliat two carcasses now enn be shipped
from South America to New York or
Boston for what It would cost to nhlp
one trom I'ort Worth to tlios cities."
"The cattle" business is ( passing
thiotigh wlmt might be termed tbo
most crltlcel peilod that has been ex-
perienced in many many years and
this same experience would apply to
ciulte all agricultural products" Mr.
Prjor said.
Tlie speaker described the cause of
uneasiness as two-fold. "First the
"Ithdrawliig of credit In n large
measure by the money lenders of the
mutry to the livestock producers
s-coud the unstable condition of the
i niutij in general mid the fear of
'iiporrutl'iu of meats Into this country
1 foreign countries free of duty.
Ili se luive a tendency to keep men
i lio would like to Invest out of tho
t it k bushes and thoe who have ul-
i ly Invested to dispose of their
'mlding. Without confidence In the
I mire tin re is no such thing as a
' illn maiket A duty on our pro-
lu.ts of sufficient amount to nt
'. is. etiuislize the cost of production
ii the I'nltetl States as compared to
i i igu countries would create confl-
I. n . and stimulate production.
In conclusion. Mr. Pyor said in-
nun tax records indicated the conn-
tu tuts 20.0i)0 millionaires and asked
nin -ver heard of "an honest to God
Millionaire farmer?
II said un st of these millionaires
ii de their money Iu the manufactur-
iij business and concluded:
The fnrmer furnishes the cotton
ui whh h the manufacturer creates
fh to m ike clothing for the people
y also furnish the grain from
.ib Ii to creat flour meal and cereals
..i feed the people
11. re i exhibited a community of
it. n 's . ie absolutely dependent on
he nilitr which should lie a flfty-
n iv j roposltlon instead of well I
in i i vm guess what percent the
i tu r and ranchman received for
ir socalled raw material as com-
pared with what the manufacturers
r.H-eive for the finished product"
i: ' y.
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