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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-13
LOCAL DATA.
WINDS

East Gulf: Gentle to moderate west and northwest, and weather partly overcast. probably local rains Wednesday.
 West Gulf; Moderate southeast and south and weather generally fair Wed nesday.
 Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage: Moderate easterly except variable over extrme south portion and weather part ly ovrcast with local rains Wednesday.
 Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Moderate northerly, and weather generally fair Wednesday.
 Hatteras to Florida Straits; Moderate south and southwest, and weather partly overcast, probably local rains Wednes-
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EIII.Y VIcr0R.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T., Aug. 12.-Priscilla Ruley, a bay lilly of the Baelair studs stable, won the $10,000 Alabama stakes. for 3Ayear-old fillies today. Princess Doreen was second, a length behind, and Sunair, the only other starter, third. The time for the mile and a quarter was 2:08 4-5.
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AT L0EW,S KIdnu

'Pinched," the comedy playlet pre- sented by Nesbit Scoville and Company, this week, as one of the outstanding acts of the vaudeville bill at Loew's Bijou, is receiving appreciative ap- plause, as is also the act presented by the Orloff Troupe, five artists, who by way of demonstrating "Pastimes in Russia," offer a fine revue of songs, dances, comedy and music with special scenic effects. iN
 Harrison Moss, comedian, and a very able aide, also present a unique com bination song and comedy act, while Miner, Robbins and Brown do a versa tile skit, and rounding out the offer ing are two Japanese, who as '"The Takewa," show some daring perch balancing.
 Charming Lois Wilson also stars all of this week in Another Scandal" 1" the picturization of Cosmo Hamilton's latest novel, in which she enacts the role of Beatrix, heroine of the novel, showing that the flapper of today is q much misunderstood person.
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To remove coffee and tea stans from , linen rub with little botax and soak for half an hour in cold water, then hold over the mouth of deep dish and pour boiling water over the stains. &
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''Sold before noon"-the usual report following For Sale" Want Ad in The Age-Herald.
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AT WEST LAKE

West Lake, after drawing an lover crowd" Monday night, seemed in a fair way to break it's week attendance rec ord Tuesday night when another large crowd visited the beach resort. Jack Link and his Society Syncopaters. kept the open-air dance pavilion on it's, oes, and delightfully."- so. Hundreds more splashed in the waters, while scores picnicked, bowled or rowed about. Dancing, with Links famed orchestra making the music, will be on the pro- gram each night during the remainder of the week.
 Sunday afternoon, when all Jeffer- son county will be hunting the cool spots. Professor Spencer and his six diving nymphs will entertain the crowds with a free exhibition. Incredible as it may seem, Professor Spencer and his divers promise to plunge from the top of d 100-foot ladder into four feet of water. Incidentally, they shave signed articles of release from all dam ages.
 "Why not?'' asked the professor. Its easy as pie, although the onlooker may not think so. It's all in knowing how"
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REsoRTs AND TRAVEL
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aEseRIs AND TRAVEL
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
Queen City VIII
Hold Meeting

The Queen City Oil company,
who own considerable acreage in
1882 west, and 32-35-2 west.
have announcer that they will
hold their annual stockholders
meeting at the Kevin hotel, Kew
in on Friday evening at 700 pm.
w. d. Craig, of Regina, Sask. is
preaident of the company. R. E.
Cobb, of Great Falls, vice presi-
dent, and Clifton C. Cross, of
Regina, is secretary.
The Queen City company done
some development work in the
Kevin field last season. They will
announce their drilling plans
later.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
McNamer Says "BilI'
Should Move Sunbursi

Bruce R. McNamer, city and
field reporter of the Shelby Pro-
moter, was calling on Kevin
friends and looking over the Ke-
yin oil wells Monday afternoon.
Bruce reports that the Vanmeer
we'll just brought in, is the bigg-
est thing yet, and he also states
that if Bill O'Haire wants to cre-
ate "Oll County," he will have
to move his town to Keyin so it
will be in the oil district. Mr..
McNamer was accompanied on
his inspection by several Shelby
business men.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
Action TO Cancel Lease is
Filed in the District Court

Suit has been commenced in
the district court Of the Nine
teenth judicicl district at Shelby
by George w. Rist, thorugh his
attorney, Joseph H. Kaufman,
against Joe Baker, Incorporated,
VIM. V. Sommerville, Joe B..
Baker and wife to cancel the oil
and gas lease covering the NV
80 35-2 west. It is alleged that
the lease was assigned by Som
merviIle to Joe Baker, Incorpor-
ated, on or about Arrif 4, 1923,
that we'll was to be commenc-.
ed on or before May 1, 1923, and
drilled to a depth of 1000 feet
unless commercial production
was found sooner. Agreements
to start second we'll within six
months from the date of finding
commercial production and an
other we'll every 60 days until
the lease was drilled out if pro-
duction was found, and to drill
all offsets necessary were conl
tained in the terms and require
ments of the assignment of lease.
Baker drilled we'll to a depth
of 1870 feet, which took it into
the Madison lime, but it was
dry hole. Since that time the
Campbell-Stewart we'll, just west
of the lease, came in and report
to be one of the best in the field,
and the Metzenbaum-Seabr
we'll, now below 1,00O feet, is
just north of this land.
Suit for cancellation 0 f the
lesse is being brought on grounds
that the conditions Of the assign
ment were not fulfilled in that
Joe Baker Incorporated failed to
drill to 1000 feet after failing to
get production sooner.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
GYPSY CLOSES
FALLS OFFICE;
RETAINS LAND
Company viii Not Have State
Manager Here Until Field
Development Widens.

The Gypsy Oil company will
close its Great Falls Offices this
week and I. C. Wilson, state
manager for the company, will
leave for Denver, where expects
to be located for some time. G..
d. Adsit of Tulsa will handle the
company's business in Montana
and will arrive in Great Fallss
Thursday or Friday. Mr.. Wilson
stated Tuesday that Mr.. Adsit
is field scout and will probably
locate in Great Falls or Shelby.
Mr.. Wilson has been in Great
! Falls since Oct. 1, 1922, and he
stated Tuesday that the closing
Of the offices here and his remoy-
al to Denver did not necessarily
mean that the company is leav-
ing Montana. The company re-
tains approximately 800 acres IN
the Kevin field, and in the event
that extensive drilling operations
are planned by the other major
companies this year. Mr.. Wilson
stated that he believes his com
pany might do likewise.
The Gypsy company was one
of the first of the larger compa
MES to enter the north fields, and
while it controlled considerable
acreage, only one we'll was drill
ed in the Kevin area. The COM
pany also drilled wells at Collins
and Pendroy. They had a small
showing Of oil at the Pendroy
well, but not enough to warrant
development work in that dis
trict.
Mr.. Wilson said that he was in
hopes that the.north field would
soon show signs Of activity, SO
that his company might be able
to resume operations. The Great
Falls Tribune.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
Wells in the Keyin Field
Respond Most Wonderfully

Shelby. The way in which
wells in the Kevin oil field, will
respond To Treatment is SHOWN III
| the behavior of the B. c. Mon
tana Oil Co. Ltd-Stannard No.
2 we'll. This we'll is the second
on 40 acre tract which was pur-
chased last fall from the Empire
of Montana Oil company by the
B. G. company, and was former
ly known as the Empire-Stan-
nard No. 2. The we'll has never
been shot, nor was it ever clean
ed out, after being first put on
the pump, until recently. When
it was first started on the pump
again, after a shut down of some
time, owing to negotiations for
the acreage and the general shut
down Of the field, it made six
barrels per hour on a 12-hour
pumping shift.
When the tubing was raised,
to clean the well out, it was found
that the last length was split,
which interfered very greatly
with the suction Of the pump bar
rel. This was replaced and the
we'll then made 10 barrels per
hour on 12-hour pump shifts.
Then another weak place devel-
oped, and the tubing was again
taken out and the we'll thorough
ly overhauled. Since it has been
replaced, for the past few days
it has been doing 20 barrels per
hour, and has been flowing part
of the time.
Slim Hungerford, production
manager, is putting it on the
pump for "a hours per day, in
test to see just how big this we'll
really is. 1t is believed by expert
enced oil men, that many wells
in this field can be made to great
ly increase their production If
placed in the hands of experience
ed production men, and properly
taken care Of.
1t is thought by those who
know something of the Empire
wells that it is possible the No. l
we'll is as good a well as the No.
2 and it will be overhauled also.
The number | well has good
flow of oil in the Sunburst sand,
which was cased off when they
went to the Ellis, and has never
been opened up.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
Estimated Production
Better Than Six ThOuS-
and Barrels Increase

DeGroat lease has been skidded
to new location on the Hurley
leases, offsetting the Swartz-
Hurley No. l on the north and is
now ready to spud in.
w. L. Thomas and D. A. Nc
Donald have just returned from
Seattle where they went in con-
nection with the organization of
this company which has offices
at 618 Second Ave., Seattle, Wn.
The excitement among oil in
terested people was still more in
creased when the Dakota-Mon-
tana No. 2. we'll e ne NV 7-34-1
W, was drilled into production
Monday, and threw oil over the
crown block.
The Dakota-Montana struck
the Ellis at 1861 feet and Con-
tractor Swank and the crew
went into Shelby for further in
structions from the owners, C.
l.. Emmons and others interest
ed in the property Immediately
went to the we'll and the crew
drilled through the sand, which
proved to be seven feet thick at
this point. The oil rose rapidly
in the hole and Monday night
a strong gas pressuse was blow
ing oil over the crown block. 1t
is estimated that this will be
about a $50 barrel well.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
T0OLE COUNTY
TAXES May BE
MUCH LOWER
County Assessor Evons is Con-
fident That They Will Make
no Changes in Value.

On May End, the State Board
0 f Equalization, composed f
Messers. Walker, Bergeson and
Violette, arrived in Shelby and
conferred with Assessor w. T.
Evans, The Board of County
Commissioners and other county
officials, relative to tax matters.
While the Board was prepared to
discuss any matter in connection
with taxation, they were partic-
ularly interested in harmonizing
the conflicting land valuations as
between the various counties in
order to obviate any necessity
for revising schedules at a later
date when it would involve much
more work and expense. On con-
clusion of the conference the
Board took an auto trip thru the
fields as the guests Of local off
cials, and the following day drove
to Chester where they had a
meeting scheduled.
County Assessor Evans is con-
fident, after going over the whole
matter with the Board. that they
will make no changes in the value
Of Toole county lands which now
stand at $500 for tillable land
and $500 for grazing land. If
such is the case it should result
in materially lessening the tax
burden of the county as the new
figures represent a radical cut
from those which formerly pre-
vailed.
Discussion Of tax matters nat
urally brings up an article which
recently went the rounds of the
press and containing statistics
covering the per acre tax rate in
all counties of the state. This
article stated the Toole county
rate as being Sd cents per acre
one of the highest in the state.
Feeling certain that there was
an error some place, Assessor
Evans went into the statistics
business himself and figured the
Toole county rate as being 49,
per acre. When the State Board
was in session the matter was
gone into and it was found that
a typographical error was re-
sponsible for the undue boosting
of the Toole County rate. The
figures Of the State Board show
ed lac per acre instead of "a.
AS matters now stand Toole
County is one of the most favor
ed counties in the State so far as
taxation is concerded. Statistics
complied by the State Board of
Equalization from 54 counties
show rates ranging from Sc in
Mineral County to 49c in Ravalli,
and that only 13 counties in the
State haye a lower tax rate on
farm land than does Toole.-
Shelby Promoter.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
Controls Valuable acreage

Albert Archambaul, the genial
news agent on this run, stopped
over in Keyin Monday between
trains to look after some business
matters. Mr.. Archambaul is pres
ident of the Kevin Oil & Gas
company, and they control some
valuable acreage near Kevin,
which is likely to be developed
very shortly.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

The Vanmeer-Storm No. l well
se-se-se 1872 w, came IN about
midnight Saturday and is the
sensation of the Kevin field.
Since coming in at midnight Sat-
urday, the we'll has flowed at the
rate of better than 125 barrels an
hour, which proves that it is far
better than the Mid-Northern
Howling No. 3, which holds the
record for the field last year.
This we'll is three-quarters Of
a mile straight east OF the Foster
Sweeney we'll in 5-34-2 W, which
started to flow Saturday before
being drilled into the Ellis sand.
When the pay was struck at
the Vanmeer we'll oil rose imme-
diately and temporary control
head was hastily rugged up, put
in position, and connections made
with $50 barrel storage tank
close at hand. Within two hours
after the oil started coming over
the top, it had flowed the 250-
barrel tank full. A control head
was obtained from the National
Supply company in Shelby and
placed in position in the early
morning, and more storage was
rushed to the lease which consist
of four 25O- barrel tanks erected
by the Parkersburg Rig & Reel
company. Connections are now
made with the Montana-Glant
pipe line, running the oil to their
refinery at Kevin.
This 40 is owned by the Van
meer Oil Syndicate, headed by
Robert Vanmeer of Sweetgrass,
Bob Mansfield and Jack Decker,
and largely financed by Canadian
capitalists, who were at the well
this week. This is Vanmeer's
first oil we'll and beginners luck
seems to be with him. The syn
dictate will skid the RIG this week
and begin direct south offset.
The Foster-Sweeney No. ] well
hit the pay Friday In the Ellis
at the depth Of between 1,444 to
1,456 feet, a development that
can force immediate expansion
of operations in northern Mon
tana. Approximately a section
and a half of land in the imme-
diate vicinity of the we'll is prov
ed by the strike and resulting
development is considered to be
a means that may result in in
crease activities among interes-
ted acreage owners.
The we'll began flowing over
the casing Saturday morning at
4 o'clock, after 200-foot rise
had been noted in the hole the
night before.
Tankage was rushed to the
well to save the flow until it can
be controlled and the we'll will
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

The Foley-Devine we'll, near
the Campbell discovery, are a.
gain drilling after a shutdown
of several days waiting the ar
rival of repairs which had to
come from st. Louis. If no other
trouble intervenes, this we'll will
be completed in few days.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

Vanmeer Oil Syndicate No. l--nw-sese 4-35-2-west
Production better than 1000 barrels.
Foster-Sweeney No. l-nene-se 5-34-2-wes Pro-
duction better than 200 barrels.
Mcdonald Ihonas-SoneI No. l-se-sw-sw S-342-w
Production around IS barrels.
Dakota-Moniana-E meme 7-34-l west. Production
$50 barrels.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

Harry Daum, manager of the
Monarch Yards, was looking aft
er business matters at the coun-
ty seat for a short time this week.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
Four Real Wells Is Record For Past Week
Montana Giant
Right on the Job

Before the big Vanmeer Syn
dicate well had reached produc-
ton, the Montana-Giant company
had contracted for their output,
and had their pipe lines prepared
to receive the oil. In few hours
after the we'll hit the pay, the
Giant company had the oil going
through the stills at the Kevin
refinery. This alone, shows that
the Giant people are on the job
every minute, and with this large
production, will prove that they
will soon be making preparations
in which to care for their i'm
mense production.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

This week closes the Kevin
public schools, and most of the
kiddies are rejoicing.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

Grandpa Goeddertz is quite ill
at his home in Kevin this week.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15


be drilled in as soon as this work
is completed. A short distance
above the present oil flow of
gas, estimated at from 1900, 600
to 100000 feet was struck. This
with the oil from the blue lime
is thought to be evidence enough
of larger oil production in the
Ellis proper.
The well is owned by eight
men, Of whom four live in Great
Falls. These are j. w. Speer,
NJ. L. McCutcheon, ]. A. Kauf-
man and Alex Mavity. neighth
interest is owned b y Beckett
Brothers of Seattle. who drilled
the well. And Foster & Hull of
Seattle were largely instrument
al in financing the operations.
The same general interests
control the Regal Oil company,
which owns an ofsetting 80-acre
tract, and an adjoining 40-acre
tract.
The Foster-Sweeney strike aids
in filing formerly improved gaps
in an established triangle Of area,
of which two legs are roughly,
nine miles in length, and the
other II miles. This, with other
ramifcations of the producing
area, tends to show the huge
size of the field as it now stands,
with the prospect that additions
will be rapidly made to prove the
territory.
The we'll is on a tract that, ad-
joing acreage owned by the Sun
burst interests, it is understood
that the company will immedia-
tely start development work on
it's acreage. The Regal Oil COM
pany also will drill an offset on
its 80-acre tract north of the
Foster Sweeney.
The Thomas-McDonald-S -Sorrell
No. l located, Sc swA sw "a g.
34-2w, hit the Ellis sand at l342
feet. This we'll is about four
miles from Kevin.
This completion will mean con-
siderable develoment in the south
side, systematic drilling having
slowly moved the production area
southwark more than eight miles
from the Sunburst No. ] well.
The holdings Of this company
have been taken over by the Bill
Thomas Oil & Refining company,
a corpoiation organized lnber the
laws of the state of Washington
with a capital stock of S497 800.
w. L. Thomas, president, D.
A. Mcdonald, vice president and
|. Sweley, secretary-treasurer,
are the officers. 1t is announced
that it is the intentions Of the
company to carry on a continu-
GUS drilling campaign n the
property. The derrick from the
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

w. R. Cooley, general manager
of the Giant company who de-
parted last week for Wyoming,
writes that he has let the con-
tract for well to be put down
on their Salt Creek holdings, and
that they now have the derrick
about completed, and should be
able to spud this well in very
shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
TIRE OFFICIALS
 IN BIRMINGHAM
Lambert Company Exec utives Here On Im-
 portant Affairs

G. M. Collette, general manager for Lambert Trublpruf Tire company, of Akron, and Mrs. Collette, arrived in Birmingham yesterday, coming here after a trip to the west visiting Lam bert dealers on the coast and south east Mir. Collette was joined here by Peter B. Ramsey, vice president of the company, and these officials will con- fer with F. H. Twining, manager of the Birmingham store in connection with the arrangement whereby Atlanta and north Georgia are put under the juris- diction of the Birmingham agency.
 When asked for his opinion as to industrial conditions throughout the country, MT. Collette said. "We are ex- tremely optimistic as to business con- ditions in general and especially as to the progress and future of the Lam bert Trublpruf Tire. Recently we had to double the capacity of our plant in Akron and we were recently com plimented by an Akron banker upon being the tire factory in Akron show ing the greatest progress in recent months"
 Trublpruf tires are finding ready sale in Birmingham. Last week large fleet of Ford cars, purchased by the Sloss-Sheffield Coal and Iron compa- ny were equipped with Lambert tires. Many other fleet owners are also equipping with these satisfactory tires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
IUDSON-ESSEX
 DEMAND GROWS
Drop In Coach Prices Draws Record Volume
 Of Business

The public's response to the sharp
 1rice reductions on Hudson and Essex coaches has resulted in an uppdrece- tented volume of business, according o Aaron DeRoy, Husdon and Essex dis trihutor in the Detroit territory.
 On the day following the public an nouncement of the cut, DeRoy declared. his concern had the largest day of retail and wholesale business it ever has known. Continuing. this stimulation closed October business with such a rally that it became one of the out standing months of the year.
 "The cars and the price tell the story" declared DeRoy. For three years Hudson-Essex have maintained a consistent lead in offering hitherto unheard of values in closed cars. These latest prices, applied to the finest Hud- son and Essex cars ever built, are the climax of these years.
 'The prices actually nece-sitate new viewpoint on automobile values and prices. I venture to say that if any reader will ask ten men at random the price of a Hudson coach, very small proportion of them irIeed would name list figure as low as $1 1895. The average man looks upon the price of Hudson car as several huIldred dol lars higher than that. And. so it would be except for the extraordinary vol ume of business which 1924 has given Hudson-Essex. As for closed car values, of course, no other organ ization has had anything like Hudson Essex's experience in manufacturing en- closed cars at around open car prices.
 "Hudson-Essex sales this year have been made without any stimulation caused by the addition of mechanical complications or novelties. The Hud- son-Essex belief is that the best me- chanism is the simplest which will per form it's function with satisfactory re- suits to the average owner.
 'This is the particular enclosed car season of the year, and more and more car owners are looking for automobiles which furnish them actual closed car comforts at open car cost. Business in general is looking up; the last half of 1924 will be better than the first. The public is looking for good used as well as new cars.".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09

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