The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 12, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally Fair = 2 TRIBUNE LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR | \ i j us Se BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS CRAWFORD TO. ~~ ROCEPT IF Sentinel Butte' Banker in Writ- |: ing to ‘Aneta Editor Ex- plains Position Would Run for Governor. How- ever if Conference of Selects Him ‘L, F. ‘Crawford’ of Sentinel Butte | in a letter to C. W, Baumann of Aneta states that, he will accept the Re- publican nomination for governor if he is drafted but that he is not, an active candidate for the post. ‘His letter follows: | 1 “Your very kind letter. of the 3rd inst., requesting that 1 become a can- didate for Goyernor is received, and in answer will say that I am, not a Politician, and have no desire’ for Public office, I> am not, filled with expectancy or guidedby ambition. 1 Tealize that in a republic one may stand for qitice with a becoming mad- esty, yet, the public often times is in- clined to listen only to .those ‘who are willing to scramble for it. » Want, Change i i “Our people are in earnest in de- manding a change. : A clean victory Ys in sight and it. must not be hobbled ‘by compromises gn fundamental prin- ciples. We are told that we cannot ‘win with a candidate who stands’ firm- ly -on the principles we have been fighting during the last four years. I say we can win on. no other plat- form and not have ‘a barren victory. Wrong is never so weak as in its hour of insolent triumph. The only guarantee we have of a candidate's future performance is past fulfillmenc. A victory thaf compromises is worse, than defeat. Such a victory will rise up to plague us in the future. Those that have borne the burdens and hea‘ of the day ‘have not only a pleadable, but an absolute right to be heard. T) win with a candidate who embodies our ideals is to gairi a victory wortn while. We lose even when we win with any other, candidate. é -- Pi:lare of Civilization “The family, the church, the school and the state are the~pillars of civil-|, ization.* Political theories that weak: ‘en the; hold pf any. one of these on the affections; of -our people must fail Free love and red flags have nothing “Taxes must be more equitably dis tributed, and the cost of running th: | state Tediited, If the state wouio Prosper, property must be ad asse., } Not a Hability. . ossession of proper” ty—the result, of: industry — {s fo crime. It is ugeless- to, encourage thrift when the savings of the thrifty are taken by taxes to maintain a hoard of political hangers-on who serve no useful purpose. We are spending large sums of money tc bring in immigrants, while at :th? same time our lawsvare creating dis- content “among the people already here. The best way to bring the out- sider in is to make the rewards of industry not: only ‘reasonably sure, ‘but secure.to all. if our laws do not speak our praise, our words can not. Functions of Government “That the chief object of govern- ment 1s to-goyern is a truism. The state should not engage in business, the success. of which depends upon permanence, stability and confidence. We must get back on safe, sound thinking. “ Continued agitation and commotion are not evidence of politi- cal growth. The state’s best intercy‘s dre crying for’sanity and peace. Qu! folly must no longer be allowed ' tc ‘stand in the way of our well being A change is needed. The job will not do’ itself, Acquiescent right must noi allow aggressive wrong to triumph. - “As \I have said before, I have no desire for public office, yet my desire is.strong to be of service anywhere in the struggle that. we are making to free. ourselves from the clutches of the despoilers. The forthcoming nominating convention should be al- lowed to select unhampered, the man} who embodies our ideas and no good citizen should shrink from accepting a nomination so’ made. If I should be drafted I would’ feel it my duty to serve.” * IRIS TRADES . NION ISSUE STRIKE APPEA Dublin, April 12.—The officials of the Irish trades union congress and the labor, party today issued a call to the workers of Ireland for a gener- al strike throughout the country to- Morrow as a protest against the treat-; ment of political prisoners. Sen. Johnson Analyzes | ° owe Contest in Michigan New York, April 12.—Senator Hiram | Johnson has given out the following | statement with regard to his victory | in the-Michigan primaries: . “I am terribly grateful to the people | q of Michigan for this’ remarkable vic-| _ NOT AN ACfIVE CANDIDATE ‘WET PERMITS ’ vA Ex-”Copper King” Senator Emerges EX SENATOR | WILLIAM i A, CLARK | Newy York,—Ex-Senator William At Clark, seen little in public now, prom- enaded Fifth Avenue Haster. Sunday | with silk hat and cane “lark, the; “copper king senator,” is, a million- aire many times over and Clark man/| sion here is one of the. city’s show! places. SPEGULATION IS 3 RIFEON CHANGE IN BANK FORCE, Many Resignations Are Expect- ed as Result of Waters’ Resignation HALLIDAY IS TO. LEAVE? Interesting Payroll Announce: |; ments Expected Most Any Time Naw—May Use Axe “Where will the axe fall?” This is | the question which seems,to be upper- nokt in the minds of most people em- dloyed' in the ntultitudinous: state de- artments, commissions, bureaus and lesser subdivisions of'the state admin istration following the resignation of 1, F.. Waters’ as qnanager of the Bank of North Dakota.” ‘i Everybody: seems. t , it fo granted that several hose: conned: sd with the more. important—and bet- ‘er paying—positions 1n the Bank of Yorth Dakota will be minus a steady salary from the state in @ ghort space: vf /time. Rumors of resighations ga- ore are seeping through the broad soritdors of the state capitol and avery employe of the bank from Di- sector Ceneral Fred W. ‘Cathro to the lowliest filing clerk is- included’ among those mentioned. ‘One of those most prominently an’? ‘nsistently mentioned as being asked ‘o- resign is Roy Halliday, close friend of Waters and not ranked very Iigh ‘a Director General Cathro’s esteent Halliday, who has been with the bank; aver since. Waters! tdok charge of »perations, has had one duty after an- other taken away from him until now ‘ye is a man with a job and no dutios ‘o perform, according to capitol gos sip. The latest “hot tip’’ on Halliday is that he is to be made secretary of che home builders’ association. It‘ is quite likely that the: league leaders. seeking to quiet some of the listurbing rumblings with the’ league | organization itself, will not appoint inyone in Waters’ place in order to ‘ave the state”$5,000 a year and the league a sum reputed to be from $5,- 00 to $10,000, which is .it\ under- stood Waters was getting as a “fee” after he made a_ heated protest against, ‘Cathro’s $10,900 and ‘$1 meal” expense account. hose who have earnedia reputation for accurate prophecies claim that here will be some trimnying of the bank’s payroll and that thdse who are to be “trimmed”.dre close friends and warm admirers of Ex-Manager Jim Waters. * WILL BOOST DR.’S SALARY Chieceo, Anril 12-—The day of the! struggling young physician who work- ed for years on a scanty income while he built up a paying practice is past, providing national prohidition contin- ues in force, accordng to Captan Hu- bert Howard. prohibition enforcement officer for Illinois. ! Instead of sacrificing the best years { of his life to the struggle to make; both ends meet, the young medical school graduate will now step into an assured income ranging anywhere from $100 to $500 a month. This is the roseate’ picture painted by Captain Howard. \ ve The present prohibition regulations | approximately $50,000 tory. The fight there was against Or-']imit physictans to 100 government ganized politics and organized exploit- prescription, blanks for /liquor per ation of capital, and the result demon- month. Chicago doctors are charging strates that an American whose only! ali the way from $1 to $5 for the attributes are those that God gav?) blanks. him can meet and whip these forces. | Foe “We have done it. ’ Michigan was | SEVEN KILLED - the fir’ big popular test. Heretofore! gerlin, April 12—Seven persons we have ‘ha preferential primaries | were killed in. yesterday's explosion in ‘North Dakota, which I won. andj at Rotenstein according to dispatches the preferential primary in South Da-| received here. kota, which Wood ‘won. Also a trick primary in Minnesota, which I never-| A theless won. ; meagurements of the men in the U. “Michigan is the first of the big; S. service during the war, shows States which had on the ballots only; there was an average gain of 3. the names of the candidates. Ofj| pounds in weight and .23 inches in | course:I'am pleased at the result.” height during the period of service. compilation of the physical U. SO0INJURED ‘WHEN MUNITION DUMP BYPLODES Rescuers Can Approach ‘Rhins ‘Only in Armored Cars— _ Fuses Cause Accident 30. EXPLOSIONS - FOLLOW ° “| Dwellings Over Wide Area Are Shattered by Vibration— Glass for Miles in Ruin London, © April 12—Two ) hundred \/persons injured in the exploston of a munitions: dump at Rotenstein near | Koenigsburg, East -Prussia,: yesterday have been rescued according to a Ber- lin dispatch to the Daily il. Ex: plosions are continuing and the rescu- ers are able to approach the scene Auly, in armored cars. : 'uzes were being removed from big calibre shells at the dump when one was ignited’in some way and 30 tre- endous explosions followed, threat- ening dwellings over a wide area and shattering thousands of’ windows in the city. y 90 PER CENT OF KANSASCOAL | MINES IDLE Pittsburg, Kan.,. April 12.—Ninety per cent of the coal mines of Kansas: are idle today . The miners refrained from work as a demonstration of pro- test. against the imprisonment ‘of Alex- ander. Howett, their president, and three ‘other. district union’ officials. This announcement: was made at the office of the mine operators. A crowd of miners marched on Girard this morning where the mine ‘officials are incarcerated. Leaders planned to ask that Howett be given his; freedom to make an address. There was no indication as to whether} the sheriff would grant this demand. Eleven mines’ were in operation to- day but it' was stated that these were unning with short forces. IMPORTANT CASE COURT MONDAY Constitutionality of State In- dustries‘and Bond Issues ‘to be Decided . Hearings on the constitutionality ‘of | the state industries and “bonds izsued for :their’ establishment before : the Onited States supreme court at Wash- ngton. D, C,, has been postponed. from. soday to next Monday. Some of the leading dttorneys of the state will appear ‘before the court arghing the case on ‘one sidé or the other. William Lemke, Frederick’ A Pike of St.. Paul, and Attorneys Laud- or and Nuchols will represent the state while Judge N. C. Young, Tracy Banke and J. C. Murphy wilf represent the caxpayers who originally instituted the suit. \ ‘DATE IS SET 70 HEAR TAX SUIT ON HIGH COURT Federal Supreme Court Names April 23 for Appeal Case | A suit inyolving the retovery of in taxes ‘to Grand Forks county will be heard be- fore the United: States supreme court | at Washington on April 22, on an ap- neal bronght by the Cream|of, Wheat. from a decision in the state court in tavor of Grand Forks county.» | The. Cream Of Wheat Co. was or- ganized ‘im 1908 and had its main office at Grand Forks. It later moved to Minneapolis, but maintained that Grand Forks was the main office. Gend Forke county sued for taxes on stocks and bonds for the period from 1908 to. 1914 and won in the courts. 4 pea! was taken to the United. States supreme Court. Assistant Attorney ‘General Albert E. Sheets, Jr., will re- present the attorney general's office and Attorney Rome Brown, Minneapo- lis, the cereal company in the supreme court, f The case is of importance as it affects the taxing of corporations in} a dozen different states, DIVIDE FARMERS GET 4 FEED AND SEED AID Crosby, N. D., April 12.—Commis- sioners of Divide county have, ex- tended seed and feed aid to 400 farm- ers. At a two weeks’ session of the board action was taken on over 450 applications. The total amount of aid extended is $90,000, financed by an $80,000 bond issue and $10,000 of war- rants carried by the banks of the county. "SONG RECITAL TONIGHT The Bismarck conservatory 9t music will present thé pupils of Mrs. John Flint in a song recital at the community room of the public library Monday evening-at 8o’clock, Miss Menard will accompany the vocalists on the piano. ‘ RAILSTRIKE LESSENS OVER WEST DISTRICT Join Walkout : ia MEN MAKE OVERTURES BrotherKood of: Railway Work- “ers Predict Return to Nor- mal Conditions + | GOVERNMENT TAKES HAND’ | Chicago, © Al i2.—Striking | | rallroaders, Pr nicano ‘district | must elther to work or | consider. their’ ‘pesitions vacant. | and seek employment elsewhere’ District Attorney. Charles Clyne told lenders of tke~ men today. 1 The government:demands that the | trains run and wHl assist the roads om tilting the! of men who . fall to retarn to; work the Dis- tact attorney fgcsaid to have told the leaders, OMfcials declined to say what measuge the government was’ prepared to: use in enforcing | its edict: there. /Chicago, April west of Pittsburg in the ‘switchmen’s.! unauthorized '{'str! kK today were re-| garded by. railroad brocherhood offi-| zials as, pointing toward gradual dis- { solution of the insurgent forces but in ‘vst, where thé walk out was join- ed in several. disfricts by trainmen, the situation assumes a more serious aspect. g In the central and far west numer- ous reports of the defections from the strikers’ ranks followed the report of the first important*bréak at Columbus, O., where switchmen voted to re- gurn to worl a At Chicago, admitted keystone of the walkout, railroad officials were presented “terms for settlement of the strike” which included recognition of che-new union formed by dissenters from | the’ ‘Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Switchmen’s union of North Anierica. ‘ In the settlement offered proffered oy John Grunau, president of the Chi- cago yardmen’s association, who: call- a the strike, at léast one radical con- cession was made—abrogation of ,the claims for back pay demerded by the dider’, organization’ in’ their contract with the government. ‘i'uat pogsibly would, mea hurdreda\ o' ‘thousiinds ' a it was said, Other clauses in tis proposed set flenent agreement Geman: granting cf the original wag? increase called for in. the strike annuincement, to be Affective apon the return of the men | a ed i te. work; eight hou: asic pay and tme‘and a half for o for overtime ‘on (In addition to the gradual improve- ment Claimed by railroad heads in the Chicago, district, which brotherhood officials said presaged a return to nor- mal throughout the country, the or- ranization leaders pointed to the vote to return to work at Columbus, Fort Wayne, Ind., Akron, O., and Saginaw, Mich., as marking definite breaks in -the ‘strike, In the far west and, various other cities in the middle west unions voted not to join the strike. In the Chicago district and at neigh- boring stee} centers thousands of men were idle today because of the strike. At the Chicago stockyards promises of a minimum delivery of 186 carloads today brought a more optimistic out- look although’ hundreds of men ‘still would remain idle. Steel mills at Youngtown, O., were {dle today because of a coal shortage and steel mills and coke ovens at Gary, Ind., were crippleg\ seriously. Nine thousand men were idle at the American Sheet and Tin Plate plant at Gary. The Lake Carriers association at Toledo announced that the opening of lake navigation had been postponed yecause of the rail tie up. New York and the east became the center of interest in :the rail strike today. With ‘the strength of the “outlaw” union waning in the central states and in the far west, fresh additions to their ranks along the eastern seaboard threatened complete paralysis of pas- senger tra....c as well as frelght. At Jeast one line, the Central Rail- | road of New Jersey has cancelled all passenger schedules while others in- cluding the Pennsylvania system have been forced to withdraw many trains. From Pittsburg west the strikers have made no gains during the last 48 hours and have in fact lost strength in many centers. Predictions of broth- erhood heads and rail officials that the strike had reached its peak here today days ago are borne out by the in- creased traffic on all ie andthe _(Continued on Page Eight) — | WEATHER REPORT | For twenty-four hours ending at noon, April 12. Temperature at 7 a. m.. 22 Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday . 47 Lowest yesterday 21 Lowest last night . 21 Precipitation ....- None Highest wind velocity . Forécast For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Tuesday; rising temperature. Lowest Temperatures Fargo .. 0 Williston . 20 rand Forks 19 it. Paul 24 | Helena~. 34 Chicago 34 Swift Current 30 Kansas City gee Meteorologist. = 2,—Developments i ; ‘| traction of the saloon and Lay ARNHEIM, Q df Sp * ts a Some of the ‘shrewdest students of international affairs see th the Ruhr affair apd. the French occu- patiom of Frankfurt and Darmstadt a situation which may: Jead to anotber outbreak of war in Europe. Germans and French have both violated the peace treaty. German troops entered the neutral Ruhr mining district ostensibly to quiet the Reds; French troops occupied Frankfurt and Darm- BI SEEDS‘ OF A NEW WAR? aod ’ fs TER stadt ostensibly to insuré withdrawal of the Germang.Behind these moves however, may ‘be deeper motives. The Germans want to| keep the “neutral zone” along the “pine; the militar- istic school in Franch, headed by Marshal Foch, never did give up hope of eventually holding the Rhine bank despite the peace treaty. And in these troubled days both sides may think possession more than, nine points of’ the law. SHOP'S NEAR BEER HAD ~~ RBAL KICK BUT WHEN THAT WAS GONE $0 WAS THE TRADE Chicago, April 2.—Bishop. Samuel Fallows: of the Episcopal church first made “near .beer” according to a statement by him published today. “Some 45 years ago,” he said, “he de- sired: to test a ‘net theory’ that. it was the “atmosphere the companion- ship’ that was the fundamental at-; not the al- ‘COhONE beverages soli At oad. “So I decided to become ‘a saloon keeper,” the bishop was quoted cs saying., ‘He invoked the aid of chem- ists and after much experimenting made a liquor that “had the taste, the foam the gurgle” of reguiar veer, but was as innocousis as prunewhip. “at first,” Bishop Fallows said, “our -MEXIGAN STATES WITHDRAW FROM CONFEDERATION New Republic of Sonora Formed 1 . Friday Awaits Decision of Carranza Government Nogales Sonora, Mexico, April 12.— Officials of the “new republic of Sonora” which withdrew from the Mexican government, Friday, today awaited the next movement which they declared must ‘come from the Carranza administration. In the mean- time they prepared for any military activity against the state. Carranza has but one channel open for him to bring the state back into the federation of Mexican states, they said. He must accede and guarantee Sonora what jthey claim is the state’s right that he! will not send trogps into Sonora agajnst the wishes of the state government. \ MOVE TO SUCEDE~ Aqua Prieta, Mexico, April °12.— General G. M. Pino, commanding the first divisional army of the state of Sonora today announced he’ had re- ceived semi- official information that thirteen additional states of the re- public had voted to follow the example of the state of Sonora in seceding. Definite details as to the list of states ta lacking, however. x Leaders Find Fault With Convention Arrangements Chicago, April 12.—Fred’ Lynch na- tional committeeman from Minnesota said here today that disatisfaction o1 democratic party leaders with .the convention accomodations at San Francisco will be aired at the national committee meeting here April 20 when a proposal to move the conven- tion to Oakland will be presented. GOVERNMENT HAS POWER Chicago,: April 7.—Federal inter- vention unless the railroad strike 1s ended within 48 hours was indicated as probable at the federal building today. District Attorney Cline, following a conference ‘with department of justice officials, said the government had the Power to-cope with the situation ‘brought about by the interruption of food shipments. Mr. Cline has received instructions from Attorney General Palmer regard- ing the course to be pursued it was learned. Kangaroo farming is an important industry in Australia, The tendons are the best material known to sur- geons for sewing up wounds. clientele, increasdd rapidly. So rapidly that in fact that at the/end of the first month I was overwhelmed with joy.. The third rail was always’ full. | “Then one night ‘the habitutes!sus- picious aymplaine, Ltasted: some of. the heer. “It was good. 1 investigated further, The ‘pristine ecclesiastical “wallop was missing.” But in: ite place ;was'a kick like that of a-fliver handle. 'it had fermented, That was remedied by using the li- quid before it had time to ferment, the bishop continued but eventually he hag to close shop because he had not com- peted-as successfully as he had hoped for with his rivals, “ League’s Meeting Postponed Becaus Farmers Protest 'State Convention Will Not be Held May 15, Ray W. Craig Announces The Nonpartisan’ league state i. vention, which was scheduled to be held May 15 at Grand Forks has been postponed. The change was made by Ray W. Craig, state manager of the league, after many ‘farmers had pro- tested that May 15 was.too early and would interfere with the early farm- ing operations in practically every part of the state. Announcement as to the date will be made within a week or ¢o, it was an- nounced by Mr. Craig. It will depend considerably upon weather develop- ments during the week. The wishes of the farmers will be consulted to the, largest possible extent it was said. FRAZIER FLAYS' “BIGBIZ’ FOR. Tells Farmers at Driscoll What Administration Has Ac- complished Governor Lynn J. Frazier, in a speech before Burleigh county farm- ers at Driscoll Saturday night, re- counted what the state administration had! accomplished during the past two years, indulged in the usual Townley tirade against vig business,” and said the league could ‘be complimented for showing farmers how to get- what they wanted by the ballot if for no other reason. F “With the Bank of North Dakota lowering the interest rates,” said Gov- ernor Frazier in the course of his speech, “is it any wonder that Wall street is doing all in its power to blacken the name of North ‘Dakota through the press and the magazines which it centrols? Wall street knows that jist as soon as the success of the bank is known, other states will be auick to follow the example of North Dakota.” The governor also explained the various state’ insurance laws and iclaimed that the farmers had saved immense sums through state insur- ance which would otherwise have gone into the coffers of the large in- surance companies, He took up the grain grading law, state mill at Drake and the proposed mill and elevator for Grand Forks, contracts for the con- ' struction of which were let last week. ‘ AY, , [Of last evening, ‘HURTING LEAGUE FRANCEWONT LEAVE UNTIL | GERMANY DOES i Latest Note Says Occupied Ter- ritory Must be Rid of Teuton Soldiers’ BRITISH, REPLY RECEIVED Earl of Derby Refuses \to Dis- close Just What Its Con- tents Are London, Apr. 12.—The latest French note on the subject of the French occupation oye received here “this / {morning says that French troops in Frankfurt. and other occupied cities 1 will be withdrawn immediately upon the withdrawal of the German troops j from the Ruhr region. It promises, it is stated, that no further independent ; action will be taken by France. Paris, April 12.—The Ear! of Derby, British ambassadér to France, de- livered to Premier Millerand at 1 o'clock this afternoon \the British reply to the .French Premier’s note Millerand refused to discuss the contents of the note with the newsoaper Correspondents. ‘Nothing has as yet been decided a3 to Premier Millerand’s attendance at the supreme council meeting at San Remo and it was declared today in a reliable source that if the conference there was to discuss the misunder- standing between France and Great Britain he would ngt goat all. It is held here ‘that the British government in‘ persisting in the dis- cussion has pat the, matter in a form where it is difficult to see what satis- faction it is possible to give. France has not been asked to evacuate Frank- furt and the impression is gaining ground, it Was indicated, that what ‘is sought above all ig to discipline France. MINIMUM WAGE HEARING 10 BE ~-HBLD APRIL 22 ‘Scene of, Three Cornered | * ; Conference ~ The geries of conferences ‘between employers, employes and the public for the purpose of recommending a minimum wage for females’ and minors in North Dakota will prob- vbly ‘be held at Fargo or Grand Forks starting April 22 or .23, Although ithe location gf the conference has 10t been definitely settled. the mini: mum wage commission, it is under- 3tood, believes it should 4e held! at fargo. The hearings will continue for five or six days at least, There will probably be ‘five dis- tinct groups represented at the con- ferences. These groups will be re- tail stores, manufacturers, hotel anil ‘estaurants, telegraph. and telephone, and laundries. While the represente- tives of the public will meet with all of the groups only such | employers and employes as are directly con- aected with any of the above indus- tries will be allowed to participate in she conference of such group. Nurses Exempted ‘No attempt will be made to regulate the hours of wages of. those employed 1s domestics or graduate nurses, al- hough nurses in. training will be in- cluded under the.law, a member of he commission announced last night. The reason for this, it was said, is that it is ‘tmpossible to designate the number of working hours- for aurses or domestics because of the character of their’ work. * At the conferences there will be a series of meetings, each: group meeting on a different day. For in- stance, it was announced here the retail stores groups will probably, require more than one day, as will the telegraph and telephone operators. It is planned to have the same repfe- sentatives of the public attend all of the hearings of the five main groups so that they will be conversant, with the details of the entire subject. Be aw August 1 _ At the conclusion of the confer- ences, each group will make separate jrecommendations to the minimum wage commission and the commission will then decide the minimum wage for each group. Following its ap- proval of these recommendations, the commission will advertise its findings for four weeks.| Time will then be allowed for any protests to be filed against the recommendations and six- ty d&ys after. the final appearance of the advertisements, the minimum wage will go into effect. | In a preliminary. report filed with | the commission, a minimum wage | ranging from $15.50 to $16.50 for the various classes of female occupations , was tentatively recommended and’ it is believed there will be no material change from these figures in the of- ficial recommendation. The testimony taken by the commission in its vari- ous hearings is almost all transcribed. This transcription will cover several hundred pages of verbal testimony on living- costs of female employes, as well as the employers side of the matter. STRONGER WHEAT MARKET Minneapolis, April 12.—The strong- er wheat market was reflected in an advance of 25 cents a@ barrel in the price of flour here today. Standard quality in 98 pound cotton sacks sold for $14.50 a barrel.