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THE HOUSTON POST
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V HOUSTON TEXA8 THURSDAY.
..NOVEMBER 13 119
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Well. If Gor Crret had 44M0 t
modi af 4t want touod To hV been waalad. It
not reasonable to exact a nrwaoatwr writer to
hit much' saoavrv ia-twa year sad iwd"h ' Jdl-
siae! It taJtei atactic to eoabk on. l spend I
that much aaa-y tad w art confidrat George )
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Tat breve bbm seek not popular appIauM ...
Not Overpewer'g with asis dcrti kl cause.
XhVdVtkvughU'd doirtW bif as"
Ttrot U ef brut. but hooof ( oj aua. . . .'
The Public Must Be' Treated Fairly
1 i'J Of course much wfll be heard In denunclaUon of "government by In-
Unhappy
I wltf froaa this land depart with gua and
carp fcaavwkaa Ma tuataasa break y heart whe.
thjr aaak. ur aplrit sag wees' eaygoswa.a't '
hat aM hai wad raw and tort I will seek om
ether ahiori. ynara IU ataad and chaw th. rag.When
f haow oMcr'land that' has. got Ihip ctuatty
UasaMDd H a th AtUa atraod. or torn lalaad
rJ t-. l-rf t lir .Va Ika anlraut ViirWhl li
nc ao aot oopon raa acmaaun oi u p t" .t n. .i aha unaUWawa. d
r4rivra fn- n nf I . A wmBl A I mm aM it. BkO 1 . ' . . . . .. . . . .
t-.j - iiau tnaaurr iar pa iiaaea. pua-wauaa i mm qwainrai . m. " .. .
an can dr. in York .on tfcn - W h Jk. U aim. k ma afi1 r er r'B'' ' WW 7'
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Twentyjfjye Ycara
from Tli HouttoA fo1
move win 13 1 em in vduitoii.
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JWCtlon.- for that ganermllty has been abundantly exploited by demasosuea " T aad cWar that I haa rifht to waina; l
on former occasions. - 7' ' .7 ' . T I T" UDCW
rrt This fact remains howerer. There was
1W a coal siniia ukju ma rva ui .iuiw wim an iua u.iup' . . . . 4 . . .
The Louitiana lujir erowrri tndicilftf Ihelr arat p ' - . "
n..lltna K- taut..' th. Hu.-tnh. Bf (he Bublic I v Wwlf ilot worth the coat. I will l away
Ut H) the tone of it eeata a pound for .uar. So tataay waere 1 u apamai my
far .. are conctnwd. the packer hare our pr- r "T tiahora tyra.ta boaard. But while
nuM entail upon the unoffending public. Any reasonable means to break
ot prevent such a strike is justifiable and In the ultimate analysis if men
ware forced to work in the mines as the alternative of freezing that step
would be Justifiable.
Imparatlre public necesalty is oa- tains; against which no ahlebodied
inan mar stand even In a free conmtry like ours.
ht 10? the anthracite operator of Pennsylvania utterly ignoring the
public rejected President Roosevelt's overtures for mediation with the
striking miners As a last resort the president notified them unless they
met the representatives of the miner and reached an agreement with them
he wooM declare martial law in the anthracite region send the army there
and mine coal.
When conditions justify martial law and civil processes are suspended.
Imperative public necessity and its emergencies. Involving the very lives
of the people w!!! cot go unheeded.
The public was not informed as to the merits of the Issues involved in
the recent coal strike but. as the chief Interest Involved It was willing
for an impartial Inquiry Into the grievances of the miners and a Just award
to them. And it would have paid the higher cost if adjudged Just despite
the fact that the tdded burden would have been a hardship upon millions
of people.
The public was Justly indignant that it was proposed to subject It to
the hardships of winter without fuel instead of submitting differences to
fair inquiry and adjustment.
There Is a marked distinction between striking against private employ
ers and against concerns which operate public service or provide the pub-
lic with necessaries of life. Strikes which make the unoffending public the
chief victim can not be undertaken without Imperiling the very existence
of organised labor for after all unionism must have a friendly public opinion
to prosper and unionism where it serves the public must be just and loyal
to the public.
For any groap elflier capital or labor to stand out and say its demands
must be met or the public can not have fuel or water or light or food Is to
risk Its destruction.
Heretofore the public's Interest has not been recognized in labor dis
pntee but the public consciousness has been aroused to its vital interests
and to its often violated innocence. Hereafter both capital and labor must
recognize the public interest where it is paramount. Neither capital nor
labor may proclaim ah arbitrary right as against the public for neither
possesses such right or power.
I The public alone Is possessed of arbitrary power and both labor and
! capital most yield to it
i The public is always' willing to accord full justi'-e. always willing to
'deal fairly and generously with any organized group. Therefore every or
ganized group of labor or capital or other branch of human activity must as
. a matter of common righteousness deal justly by the public which it serves.
' : The true mission of both capital and labor is to render the highest
- '.quality of necessary service for fair and reasonable compensation. 'Where
. j either capital or labor assumes that its primary mission is to get for itself
(the highest possible return that it can exact regardless of justice it is
headed for danger.
h Arbitrary demands are seldom more than a basis for negotiation. Or-
- Canised selfishness whether of capital or labor is never just and It must
always be curbed. Both capital and labor need a better and truer perspec-
- ;trre of duty and obligation and a more accurate comprehension of their
' relations to the public.
It will make not only for industrial peace but universal prosperity and
applness when the public welfare receives a more just and intelligent con
sideration at the hands of those who serve in all the useful vocations.
Coloor Bartiev 21mnlcmaa. do it ma tier at Austin.
wm iaT the city tonight ". ' '
Dr. R. M. Swearinara. 'State health officer was
among todajr's arrivala lav tha city. '
J. D. Sarera Ir. of the United Statea saw la la
the city Hopping at the HuUhins heuae.
Today la circus day but the amall boy and hla rla-
1 it pajiaciiumi 1 u oooei nu ui apangieo: 00 w coatc -
I home: I will hand "out fturd blowa.to ita critics
Vie think Colonel Houac u rviUt ia dtcUruic tkat I aad it foes and when rta o of prose IT1 em-
run of $8 an 6unte for' BdTtn'eek. "
he wouldn't become a candidate for prtiident even
if both pan in nomiaated him. We frel that way
about it There- are' rimes when the people arc ill-
natured and unreasonable and they art to ha that j
way now.
palm it in a pome. Walt Mason.
(Cosrrirht hy Oerra Matthew Adam.)
A SYMPATHETIC BOSS
She What did spur boaa aay when yon fold him
70a iwk me 10 ine tooioau gamer
He Gave me hia ympathy( when I told him
The Parisian newipiper men arc itriking for what
wa know not. If it be for more franca a week they had to explain all the playa to you.
Mrtainlw mwht a Innw if i nnt Hin twit IvHar.
franc the neaL Of M. real that th. CARRYING IT TOO FAR.
hiih cost of tnaOa and frowa muat be awful in Paria. Wtier No- Coin' to preside at th. bolaheviat
lucxiia ionium ; a im jon aaa id. acaa pmpagan
Hello here ia the bad luck old thirteenth arain Idiat at your table.
but we have obaarrvrd lots of times that the thirteenth I Waiter No. ij Naw; I ve returned. I m off that
n not so bad wtaen'lt faffh on Thursday as when it
falls on Friday. We can prove this by every man
and woman on this floor and by the Toledo Blade.
Washington is rnkin much ado about the cii
stance that there has been an increase of $jSoi-
000000 in national bank rr sources in i yeat. But
there is not as much rittles and clothes buying power
in those rrsoorevs as there was a year sro son.
1
Another magnificent gasoline' filling station la
nounced for one of tbe prominent corners of a great
Houston thoroughfare In time every Honstcaniaa
may have "a filling station of his own but we fear
some of them will hate to use inside lots.
Luke McLuke says many a girl sets her cap for a
man by paying xo bucks for a hat but our notion is.
if the man is worth tripping she can spring the trig
ger on him better with a -pan of hot biscuita at anJ
outlay of not more than ao cents.
Our observation is that most of the men who are
roaring because they can't get licker for medicinal
purpose are the Same men who used to take it by
the jiggerful every 10 minutes instead of by the' tea-
spoonful three times a day.
Samuel Brenner a former New York saloonkeeper
has substituted a stock of footwear for booze the
papers tell us. We do not understand this shift un
less Mr. Brenner intends ultimately to engage in ra-j
fined bootlegging.
bolsheviat stuff. Look at what the guy gimme for a
tip a paper half ruble.
PUMPKIN PIE.
av sdoar a. auast.
Let all the world ran riot in the aftermath of war
Let kings come trembling from their thrones and
princes be no more.
What matters h tw- ate today that times arc out of
joint ?
There still exists one golden bliss to which I proudly
point ;
Th world is aiek with madness now. I hear tbe
grumblers sigh-
But 'thank the Lord I still can get a wedge of'
ptaaapkin pic I
The murmurs of mea's discontent are heard through'
out the land
The strikers mob th. factory doors and toilers idle
stand ;
No man can tell what lies ahead nor what the morn
shall bring.
The world is topsy-turvy now but still I smile and
sing.
For spite of change and sudden shock and anger's
hue and cry
I sril aa sit and eat my fill of golden pumpkin
ptc
Let little rorn still rare and rant and cavil as they
ill.
Let pessimist with tongues of gloom aay all the
world is ill
I'D keep my courage to the last ; behind my humble
doer
Now with another crisis by why not drop the strike IH greet my children with a kiss and romp upon
business entirely and strive for maximam produc-
tion'4 letting negotiation adjust disputes? That is
the sensible way. The strike way is lunacy gone to
seed.
As we understand it the judicial process known as
the injunction is a tyrannical and outrageous Inva-
sion of the rights of man when its grippers hold us
but it is all right when it holds the other fellow.
Next year when the two-minute silent prayer is
held there ought to be some direction about it. I We
believe there were heathen on ' the streets "who
mumbled "The bov stood oa the bnrainr deck."
the floor.
And 111 forget the storm outside aad let the brick
bats fly
And be content within a world that serves me
pwmplctn pie.
(Copyright 1919 by Edgar A Guest.)
FREQUENT CALLERS.
"Propinquity is what brings about marriages." de
clared the father of three single daughters.
Yes murmured his wife.
authorities bav. decided that the public schools will
hold their accustomed course "unshaked of motion.
or conruaottorc - --
A horse driven bv Mr. I. F. Merer became friuht-
ened at the elephants in the circua parade today and
began to ruo. Mr. Meyer and tus -family smeeaeded
in eKin. out of the vehicle in Safety and the horse
then proceeded to smash th vehicle.
Mr. Lawrence Habermarher. was ia thouaht to he
the citixen of longest residence in II arris county was
in me city today. He came in lBit to what is now
the town of Harrisburg and ha been living there
ever since. He camped wb.r this dry now stands
itr 8j) that being three years before th. first Settle.
meant.
The Z. Z. reception and dance sriven tooiaht in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Winatead and
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd R. King was t very 'brilliant so
ciety event. Bryan hall was prettily decorated tn
Southern areilax and rose-colored draperies. The
men's1 favors in the. cotillion were pretty little sea-
shells with "Z. Z. 1804" etched on each one. The
ladies' favors were white chrysanthemums. The la
dies were elegantly gowned and each seemed at her
e si. 1 ne men were grossed as nanusomeiy as cruet
Fashion will permit being faultless as tor atyle and
cravat and gloomily black as to clothes. Among those
present in addition to the honorees were Mr. and
Mrs. II. F. Ring Dr. and Mrs. E.' Paxton TJaviss
Major and Mrs. John F. Dickson Mr and Mrs. Ever
ett McAshan Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Noyes. Mrs. Alex
ander Root Misses Root. Franklin Porter Cargill
Price llutcheson Delgado Hite McKeever Wilson
Link Schmidt. Mator -T. Hadley ' Franklin Messrs.
George Dickson Theodore Heyck Dargan Latham
Harvey Wilson W. D. Cleveland Jr. Abbott Cockrall
Tackabcrry and many others.
State Happenings.
Austin. Among the applicanfs for assistant attor
ney general are R. L. Henry George Burgess of Gon-
zales and Senator R. A. Greer.
General.
New York. A horse railroad will probably be
hiult on Thirtv-fourth street between Lexineton
avenne and Sixth. Connection wit! then be made with
the new cable road oa Lexington and aeveral other
lines.
Washincton. Colonel V. G. Sterett returned today
from a lengthy visit to Texas as did also Mr. E. B.
Smith assistant doorkeeper of tk house.
As a result of Tuesday s election speculation re
garding the next republican candidate for thr presi
dency is very strong in Washington. Among the
names most frequently mentioned are those of ex-
Speaker Reed Governor -McKinley ex-Preaident Har-
rison and Senator Allison.
We. Paddy Braver gapped M fWattf with
his broaf tIV making". Vlalik.'a aUto shot
tjghtfoot' fas" peer 'dudCTatood thai! this was meant . ; '
as a warning of danger. Ha trat 9Ji if Instantly ; .
with tyei ; cars and aosa seeking' the. catsse el .' .
Padd. irerwhtk.. 'After a moment ar tw .Light- 1
foot atelV fTjup to' the top efa little rldg some :
distance ' 6aiVrirotTi ' (WdyV kiit f fiW the v
tep ! which bt spul4kee Mhoe 'of Uiaee'd.
There hi1 hid among som em-froying yotmff hov. '
Jock 'trees' ' It wasn't Wag' before h saw a hunter
with a terrible fua coras down to ) shore of th
foad" ' --''- "' ' ' " ' : r
Now th. hunter had heard Paddy stsp taa water 1 '
with his bro'a'ialL" pf course. "There wwuldShaye ;
been aoaeUleg very wtwng with all car Md P
failed 'noar It. ' "Confound that Beaver" inuttervd v
th Jjunicr Vo. '"Jf jner $ra a' Tteer artywher.
aroua4 JhU"pond h frobajily I oa wV' T9 i ' -
kaV a look' around 'aad If thcri'i aay signs.
- t . a...- ... ... a : A faonter
Icepc o')4tfc:'ed y
o Pddy pood and
'thea' bi--td ''walk rf
around ft7' atocjylaf .
ih"'rou4 "a' le '';'
walked. Presently fce v
found' tn foorerinU '. ;
of Ughtfoot i .
mud where Light- '
oot had tone dowa
to the ijanii to drlnje. ":
"l ttoijght' v
rouck" muttered tbe '""V
hunter. T o va '
track were made
last .- nignt. aaas
Deer probably wS ...
lying down some- :
ragoy vratenaa in nuntar. wbre pear . Dcre
and I might have got a shot but for that pesky '
Beaver. !1TJ Just look the land over IU4 then I
think I'll wait here s while. If tha ttr isn't too
badly scared he may com back.''
So the' hunter went sli around -the pond looking - '
into all likely hiding places. He found where Light-
foot had been tying sod be knew that in all prob- j
ability Lightfoot had been there when Paddy gave 1 s
the 'danger signal "It's of no pa. for ate to try to
follow him" thought the hunter. "It it too dry for
me to track him. He may aot be se badly scared - '
after all. I'D Just find a "good place and wait."
So the hunter found an old log behind tome small
hemlock trees and there sat down. H could re all v'
around Paddy's pond. He sat perfectly stilt He was .
a clever hunter and he knew that so long as he did -not
move be was not likely to be noticed by anyt
sharp eyes that mjght come' that way. What he didn't
know was that Lightfoot had been watching him ail'.'
the time and was even then standing where be could
see him. And another thing he didn't know was that
Paddy the Beaver had come out of his house and
swimming under watejr had ' reached a hiding place
on the opposite shore from Which he too had seen
the hunter sit down on (he log.
So the hunter watched for Lightfoot and Lightfoot
and Paddy watched the hunter-
(Copyright 1919 by T. W. Burgess.)
Next story : "Visitor to Paddy's PpBO."
The Viewpoint From the State Capital
By Harry T. Warner Staff Correspondent.
AUSTIN Texas November ti. While the com
mission- postponed its hearing on the. new rules pro-
posed by Major George C. Butte chief "supervisor of
I . Houston and the Tourists
-. - Advices from San Antonio say the tourist traffic to the South is picking
4ip rapidly and authorities on the subject predict that more Northern tourists
IwHl winter in the South this year than since 1915.
There are a good many reasons for this exodus from the North to the
' Bouth this winter. Among them may be cited the generally prosperous
i: conditions among the more well-to-do class the inconvenience in getting
fuel even at the high prices prevailing the desire for vacation trips after
-the strain of war and the increased interest in the South as the result of
.thi visit of thousands of men to this part of the' country where they trained
. $11 camps for military service.
Having experienced the delights of the mild Southern winters former
' -service men who are able to make tours find keen pleasure in coming back
1 this winter to their old haunts while they have advertised the advantages
Of the Texas and the Southern climate among their friends.
' V 'Houston and other camp cities as well as San Antonio and the Call
; fornla cities will doubtless have many visitors this winter and a certain
.' percentage of these Northern visitors will decide to locate permanently in
The Y. M. C. A. secretary for Asia says all lands
call America to leadership. Sure and we are be
ginning to think that all lands are sadly overestimat
ing America's ability to come across.
Just oa a cold ' guess we woulcT aay that lohn I-
Lewis of the United Mim? Workers has more Ameri
can sense than Samuel Gotnpers and a great deal more I
American loyalty and patriotism.
Texas is thankftirtor the sunshine that is dispelling I
inc rang speii or uownpour. 1 exas loves tne sun-
shine. P: S. There are some people in Texas who
even love the moonshine.
"ItVorks this way. From among the men who the oil divisioo there was sufficient said by the oil
call jmoat- freqaantly at a bouse the daughters af the men and tbe attorneys present to indicate just' What
house naturally select husbands." wil &tof t tne hearing to b held November 9
-In that case said the mother sadly "I fear our whfn hfre win further discussion 0f he various
giris are aoumcu 10 marry Din coucciura.
A man phones in that if turkeys advance to six
bits a pound at Thanksgiving he will favor revolu-1
tion. It wouldn t be justifiable. It would be hog-
killing time thbutrh.
George Creel says his publicity bureau cost the
country only $4464000. Accepting this as a definite
tha South where the advantages for comfortable and pleasant living are fi?ure w can estinae " not more than
ao much more numerous than in many of the Northern sections of the
exruatry where the cold shuts in the population for a large part of the year
and where there Is so much Industrial and social nnrest among the indus
trial classes of the people.
The tourists should be welcomed to Houston and made to feel at home
as long as they desire to stay. Perhaps it would be wise to have "Some or
ganized effort on the part of the citizens to express the welcome of the
people 01 ine city to me inenoij- visitors. Houston does not aspire to be a
tourist town only or to predicate its prosperity UDon its visitors but
Houston has so many natural attractions and advantages that appeal to
tlte Northern tourist that it win 'le negligent to its own interests If it does
not offer its hospitality and reap "life benefits from the gifts nature has so
abundantly bestowed. pc
$4464000.
The Americas Legion demands the deportation of I
Victor Berger. That's the stuff; decitizeniie and!
deport every alien who is an enemy of American in-
stitutions.
It may be Wat the country is fUD of unrest but
we think there is too blamed much resting to solve
humanity's pressing problem of vittles and clothes.
There are 35000000 farmers in the United States.
Whenever the necessity arises they will help the rest
I of us to keep our shirts on. Don't forget that.
GATES.
BV THE- SENTrTOWX SAID.
Cates of hope are never opened in vain.
Though they clang shut as suddenly as grief.
Th little while they stood open
Helped like the litle gift of rain
On the parched earth in summer.
But a flash and the darkness to follow.
But one catches so much in the flash
The great outline of the hollow
The srtrong'fornTof the hill against the sky.
The stretch of the meadow
The white line of the far road winding
And so h is forward a dash.
Another effort another conclusion to try
Another pressing forward td escape the shadow
Another dream of the finding
Of the peak and the path and the light.
No'love comes pouring out of a heart
With its warm flood sweeping the world divinely
That does not leave in its wake.
Of endless and beautiful fire
The new deara of a great desire.
The world never again lies down supinely
When hope has o.ee entered a
When love his begun to shake
Its twinkling mysteries upon us.
prepositions. '
Rule 36 which it Is proposed to promulgate pro-
vides that no pipe line whether a common carrier
or not shall transport oil without ihe permission of
the commission that is without having secured a. per-
mit from the commission except to an adjoining
tract of land ; and that no pipe lines shall be laid on
any land wiihout the written consent of the owner
nor cross a public road save by written consent of the
commissioners' court.
The oil men protested that for 20 years ever since
the rfisroverv of oil in the Stat! it has been the cus
tom for the pipe line men to lay their pipe just as
they pleased and where tney piraseci ; ana war 10
promulgate the proposed order meant to give some
rapacious land owners an opportunity to gouge them
good and plenty for right of way for pipe which had
been lying in the ground for many years.
They contended that no one ever objects to the
laying of a pipe line across their land. That when h
comes to putting down a gathering line there was
usually such a rush about it that they had to use any
sort Of labor they could procure ; and another oil
man of long experience interjected that they are not
even particular as to whose pipe they get hold of;
because the lavine of a eatnerine line is in most
cases a matter of emergency "to care for new produc
tion ; and it has to be put down m a Hurry.
Statements made bv Commissioners Earle B. May-
field and C. E. Gilmore indicated that the commission-
cnu? DDivn ers are ramer prone 10 oeiicve mm possiuiy mc ruic
bUMtl BRAND. : . k he hardshin the oil men anticipate
How do you like that cigar I gave you old man? land in all probability tbe' rule will be adopted after
J Bank Clearings and Business
Houston along with other cities reports bank clearings and deposits
Of record volume but that Is not an Infallible sign of increased business
or greater prosperity.
So far as Houston is concerned business is excellent but it ought not
. to be forgotten that it requires almost twice as many dollars to do the
same amount of business today that it required four years ago.
- A merchant's deposits may be two-thirds or twice as large as fbur year
ago without his having handled any more actual goods. 'The individual
wage earner or salaried man may deposit his pay check of a denomination
100 or 200 per cent larger than his check of pre-war day but he will
cfceck out proportionately more than he did before the war.
1 Wa are doing business with more dollars and by far too large a part
"of. the rpnjatlon looks upon that condition as prosperity when as a mat-
tar of fact It Is not prosperity but simply a matter of swapping dollars and
raTnnlng np big totals. The only one who is more prosperous 1 the one
who haa actually more goods than he had in 114 or a more active turn-
OTer of goods in his business.
It la not to be denied that the country is enjoying a large measure of
irrosperitv but not to the extent that bank clearings and deposits would
Indicate. In a fense these statements are misleading.
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1 nere are quite a numDer 01 people nowling lor I tiring
beer arm light wine who in the good old days called
for tbe dark bottle and took her straight.
For aoo bands off that brand they give you a gramo
phone."
You don t sayl If I smoked 200 ot those cigars
I wouldn't want. a gramophone; I'd want a harp.
TROUBLES OF A HOUSE HUNTER.
Mr. Johnson was wending his way home after a
day house hunting with no result. Passing
the hearing : though with some modification in order
to care for the pipe already laid. '
It also developed that tile-commission hopes tnrougn
this rule to control the "bootleg" pipe lines as tbey
term those short lines which deny the jurisdiction of
the commission and declare they are not common car-
riers and therefore are not subject to th rules of the
commission:
Major Butte said the present system of laying pipe
line in a hurry is most conducive to waste and there
Germany made more progress in the first year of
peace than America did bat we ought to show the
rest of the world our heels hereafter.
It looks very much to us as if quite a number of
Texas democrats are preparing to go into next year's
primaries with reservations.
ine rime ot year is approacning wnen Nicholas
Longworth will buy a lot of toys for nephews and
nieces if he buys any at all.
It is easy to tell when tbe majority is is the wrong.
It is when you are in the minority.
along by a river he heard a splash. Horrors I There
was a man Struggling in the water. Could it be?
Ye it 'was his friend Mr. Robson. Disregarding must be me cleck upon the system; a check will
bis appeals for help Johnson made a rush for Rb- j orotect tne interest' of the whole people of the State
and not merely of tbe momentary producers.
Which brought to the surface a statement which
will be news to a great many oeonle who are not di
rectly concerned whh oil that tne rule as regards
"but can I
in the river I
Some Postscripts
Argentina is one of the few important countries
lacking coal nunea.
Hereditary color blindness according to a British
authority is transmitted to children only by mothers
ana never by tamers.
The light from an incandescent lamp is said to be
increased by the use of a new globe which contains
s phosperescent material.
An attachment for clocks that a. Minnesota inventor
has patented enables them to change the dates on a
calendar St each midnight.
A machine has been invented in England to redress
son's house agent
'Excuse me" he said breathlessly
have Robsoo's house? He has fallen
and is drowning."
Sorry" said the plaster-faced house merchant
but you're teo late. I've already let it to the man
who pushed him in."
Prohibition and Unrest
By Dr. Frank Crane.
And how comes Mr. S. Gompers Labor Chief and
deposes-and says that it is Prohibition that is' up
setting the U S. A. He proceeds :
H adontin. Prohibition we have chanced the
wrecking of the social and economic fabric of the
"We have invaded the habits of the workintrman : "." """"l "'"."T:". c lne
and this ia what ha. happened : commission win nave mucn dimcuity in emorcing any
"We haver itpsetl&at man unsettled him. i.u. w- ". f
"llnrootinrone fiabit unroot others. nt a man from drilling on land owned by him
"I believe Bolshevism in Russia began in Prohibi
tion.
ownership of oil in Texas is altogether different from
that which prevails in many States in th. Union this
rulo being based upon decisions br the supreme court
of the different States. In Pennsylvania West Vir-
ginia and other oil State the rule is that the oil and
gas are the common property until reduced to actual
ossession wncn 11 passes to individual ownership.
3ut in Texas the rule laid down is that th oil and
gas are the property of the owner or the possessor
of the surface ; and that he has rights to the minerals
even though they are not possessed through the sink-
in. of wells.
In the older fields the authorities may orevent the
drilling of wells within a few feet of each other. InJrGilmore and By Chief Supervisor .Butte there is aa
even though that land be within 10 f.et of another
well will be hard to accomplish.
Proposal was made that the rule be so modified
as to not interfere with any vested right which might
now exist. That is where the small tracts are now
owned that I her. be no interference with drilling
either on that tract or of an offset well just as close
to the boundary as it could be placed In order to pre-
vent the rival from drawing oil from beneath the sur-
face of th. other land.
Asked by Cemroitaiooer Mayficld Underwood
Nairo said in his opinion there should be aot more
than one well to 40 acres in the Eastland county
field; the sand is definitely located at a certain depth
lies almost like a blanket and with the wells as thick
as they now are and will be there will be a quick
exhaustion oi the oiL There is a. dreadful waste
of labor and material in the drilling of unnecessary
wells declared Mr. Nasro; and there' was as much
field for conservation along that line as there is for
the savin of oil. Nor is tbe fact that there are
numerous wells conducive to economy aad conserva-
tion in the oil.-
The very best place to store oi not immediately
needed is to let it remain where nature put it. Te
take it out of the ground is to waste a large part of
th. valuable qualities which evaporate.. Fifty yeer
frosj now thfre will be very general comment that
the men who developed tBV oil fields oTTexas were
a lot of fools wasteful feojs who cOuHl pot see. tn
inch ahead of their noses.
Sneh a -role as the commission propose may give
the t perators in Texas a bit of common sense. He
used the word "may" and said it in rather a hope-
less 8rt of tone. '
Will Farish pointed out that there ia a greet dif-
ference in the North Texas and the coastal fields.
In the one the oil sands are spread out like a blanket."
In the other they are grouped aboutlhe salt domes
mostly; and there are other sands to the side of the
dome. The value. 'of a small holding is much greater
in South than in North Texas for the reason than the
sands do not at all times draw from the same source.
But tbC water floats ihe oil to the top of the domes
in the coastal field nd they can be the more quickly
exhausted.
The point of tbe man with the shoestring strip of
land : possibly a mile in length and less than 100 feet
in width was cited as an instance of where the com-
mission would have a hard time in enforcing any
rule : and if was proposed that the rule in such cases
should be that the Offset well should be located just
as many feet front the boundary as was the well lo-
cated on the strip this giving both wells an ecoal
opportunity to draw tn oil from beneath the surface.
. -'
Another point in which the rule of the commission
would wprk some benefit in preventing the nriEsag
of wells on amall tracts of land if the1 rule can Va
enforced is to protect th credulous investor in oil
stock. The people who put their money in" becac.se
they get a lot of stock for a dime. ' The holding is c ;
small one; and assertion was made that ef 1051 cotav
panics organised and floated with .holdings at Bur.
burnett alone there bad been returns for the invest -in
not more than 50; and there was small prospeet
of thi being greatly enlarged. . -
Judging by the statements made and the questions
propounded by ComrhisaiontTs Earle B.r Mayfield aaai
intention upon th part of the commission to abaadwe;
either of the prop si ti cms heretofore advanced; atsic
at least an effort will be made to put them into efir'ajr
in the Texas oil fields. v
Ftr Proven tion Day was observed early in October but wa have bad a
wholg month of ummer since that time and doubtless many have-forgotten
U tak th precautions advised at that time aa preliminary to setting np I worn wooden paving blocks at rate of iooo.au hour
heating atov lor tne winter. The first cold anan haa been keening the I lnc7 n oe uara again
XIra department buay rushing hither and thither to quench petty" flue and
roof fires resulting from negligee in seeing' that fine were in order before
' H'lfJ"at tires la stores lor the first time this season. It would be well to
took op the rules for fire prevention ursed on fire Prevention Day October
Land to follow then 4 -getting ready for fire in the heating stoves. At-
- tentSon to the details of cleaning out flues being careful that stove pipe fits
and Wproperlr Pt Oft wlll save much loss and annoyance. A trery big fire
can be started frons yery Ultle negligence. . Tbe activity of the" flrtvtf
. xuutment during this first cool spell j not a credit to the people of Hous-
toa for nearly all tbe fires have brn preventable.'' At this season every
day should be Fire prevention Day
"Powerful ss was vodka in it the Russian found the idea of the Saloon Keener. the Hl.h Pollen tk.
relief from th dull monotony of hi. life. Without p0jt;cjans the Distiller and Brewers who spent
it torment and trouble rose before him and he was .... ' . v..?.- . .... .
cited with the derire to teat down that which he mlIhon? t0 Pent Prohibition and are willing to
could never rebuild.
Is Prohibition worth such' a price?"
Also th London Morning Post eructates ss fol
lows: '"'('.
"Wa da not know whether tbe secret organization
which forced Prohibition upon America had any so-
cial or political aim in view beyond Prohibition. It.
mivht. m rharx.-be worth while to investinate whether
A new pneumat.c too for cutting off rivet head- tht" 0 Ration! which are working for revolution t0Z "so IdieH recemly returned
Known since the Twelfth century tbe firat cim. I
pine survey 01 ine wen nasi 01 apitiDergen will not
be timsned until next year.
A new pneumatic tool for cutting off rivet heads
spend millions more in defeating the expressed will
of the people the idea of these apostles accusing the
preachers school teachers life insurance companies
W. C. .T. U. and business men of the country of fo-
menting rebellion is pure blatherskitism.
The . Iron Age sent a representative to Pittsburg
and had the situation thoroughly investigated. The
reporter interviewed all classes. .
Steel mm pmciais mayors snentts state eity ana
injuring
Intended for ttse in sick rooms a new thermometer
can be read at a distance aa it has only three mark
ings for 60 70 and so degree.
The recent death of a woman in London from a
moanuita .bit. 4. said to have been the first fatalitv
of the kind ever grT f EylasJ .
The only reason for reprinting her this absurd
drivel ! to pillory its authoraj v
A s matter of fact th people who put PrVhibition
over ar the' Church Members as Myron T. Herrick
-.ilia ' ..ll.nn J Mnnlft.. rh.Ml.. j.t f
1 1 1 . 1 a 1 ... v 1 " 1 v. v.wiimhjv-v
member clothing furniture boot and ho aad other
tradesmen restaurant proprietors as well a priest
Srtd. ministers all agreed that prohibition is a bleaa-
lg. . -- : . . .
XA att etl altMt Hltv In nrahihlfflnM :Ta lart
tbeless feel that af thi particular time It 1 fca.
tunate that prohibition i in force. ' . !
"The present steel strike wHl go dow In blstew
ss one" of the greatest trogfiea between labor aa
capital the world has ever witnessed. 1" It !to will a
down in history as lacking in .much of th violenw.
u.ually attending such conflicts because. of the aa.
forcement of th national war-time prohibition e
(Copyright 1919 by Frank- Crane)
Th 'American
Soul. .
ft'. H. KMamd.Y : .'
' . Th American soul l teulla atfair. ft I cir- -' .
cumcribed by environment by Inherited prejudice. "'
It i for -the moat part incapable' of comprehending
itself much -test tb tout pf another Ipopl. of an V"
other temperament' and 'genius ripened Tby-plentitud. At
of years and by a hundred reoetatjpns of genius
which has .-studied th. art of firing. - So t tie AmerK .
mm! aSa t7A.t.' - .1 ..1- - .1 . -
vwm. ... Illllia WW a-IBTOIIlI ui voa .
.explained in an article in tk Atlantio Monthly' - And I most of them do not believe in ita-JBut the never- I poles - .- ' ;;:L--;' v i' jrT-'U ' --C
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