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Evening star., 1931-12-13
DEMOCRATS ADVISED
TO AVOID PANACEAS
West Is Conservative, but Not Re
dictionary, Governor of
Kansas Says.

The Democratic party will win the
west IN. the 1882 campaign if its goes
oeiore Ine people with sound, conserv-
ative platform devoid of panaceas. Gov.
Harry H. Woodring OF Kansas predicted
IN speech Friday night at a dinner
given for him by the Woman's National
Democratic Club of Washington.
Referring TO himself as zone of the
political grandsons Of the wild jack
asses, name given to the Progressives
by Senator George H. Moses of New
Hampshire" Gov Woodring declared
that the West is truly the most con-
servative section" They are progress
SlVe, but not radical, he explained, and
are therefore conservative without be-
ing reactionary.
1T would be fatal for the Democratic
parSy In the next campaign to appeal
for Western votes by advocating pana-
ceas involving further governmental in
terference in private business, with a
promise of artificial prosperity created
py legislative act, Gov. Woodring
declared.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETS WITH CITIZENS
School Appropriation Requests will
Be Discussed With Civic Grouu
Representatives..

Inc Board Of Education will report
70 WaShington's organized citizenry to-
morrow night on the status of nublic
schooi appropriation requests with re-
spect TO the items actually included in
Ine puget as it went to Congress,
a ilst OF items requested by the school
ooato : ana the fate of each, indicating
lust where it was dropped from the
puaget and by whom, where it was
pruned, or increased, will be discussed
Dy the board; The session will be the
Seooria annual conference with the rep
.,sS rJseli'atiVes OF civic groups, the first.
petitions for appropriations havina vm
been held last Spring. '''ii's
tomorrow s conference will ha hals
at pm. In the auditorium NJ ~ +ha
FRANKLIN School Administrator pu,Ido
ing, Thirteenth and X streets
Evening star., 1931-12-13

the candy and 'snappers' and caks ava
such to him, tool" '''i1
on course, in their charity plan the
,1,s,s mopysrs nave no intention of doing
without several trimmed Christrnas
trees and the wreaths and other I.sso sas :
sonal noral decorations. Then tno
there will be the march OF the "wooSe,,
soldlers introduced last Christmas
tirne, which will again serve as one of
the entertainment features of the chill
dren's party Christmas eve.
Lists Deserving Families.
Just how the President and Mrs
Hoover will distribute money and nres-
ents to the needy, as a result of their
own personal Christmas curtaiInent
has not been revealed. 1t is understood
tnat Mrs. Hoover Will obtain the names
and addresses OF families in WaShina4on
and elsewhere, who are IN genuine need
apd who aRe deserving, and VIII have
presents oEsnoceE cx both sspt-to thsln
Evening star., 1931-12-13
COURT CHANGE URGED
Lawyer Advocates Enlargement Of
Claims Jurisdiction,

New legislation to broaden the juris-
Ciction Of the United States Court of
Claims to include tort actions against
the Government was recommended yes
teroav by Frederick D. Faust, promi-
nect Washington attorney and former
Assistant Attorney General, in an al
oreSs at the luncheon meeting of the
barrlstsrs, Washington lawyers club.
David A. Pine, president of the Bar
rlsters, presided at the luncheon, which
was held at the Cosmos Club.
After making his Recommendation,
Mr. Faust talked on iiKiSdiction, pro-
cedure and practice beake the Court
Of Claims, u which mAkters he h m
accepted authortsy,
Evening star., 1931-12-13
HOOVER TO OPEN SHOW

~. President Hoover has accepted an in
Noation by Mrs. j. Julien Southerla
o.. OF Miami Beach to open from Washing
s eon an International Tropical Flower
to 10. tA"hch ~
Mrs. Switzerland president of tho
Miami Beach Garden CInh SoiJ siie
terday the show was nIannad o yes
gesture of international friendsbin q
hung on a flower" AS was done 10 r.
year, she said, blooms viii he h,,o,,n,st ,Ir't : :
from az Latin American countries, Az
Evening star., 1931-12-13
HEADS EDUCATION CLUB
Miss Florence p. Marks HecAed bx
q. W. u. women's Group.

Miss Florence Pool Marks was srscted
president OF the Women's Education
Club OF George Washington University
at meeting Friday night. Miss NIL
dred Green was elected vice president:
Hazel G. Cragun, secretary, and Bertha
Meridian, treasurer.
Dr: Julia Hahn, supervising principal
Of the third division OF the D1stricsa
public school system, addressed tfsl
meed1f A business sesAM, II wh(H
neAN Ngzs Qsttnqd u tn yq16 11k
el1fed r. S|llE3n : : '.rsR - -
Evening star., 1931-12-13
CIVIC OPERA TO MAP
PLANS NEXT THURSDAY
Teachers, Students and Artist Mem
bers TO Attend Evening Session
at Thomson School.

Plans for presentations next Spring
wlu be discussed by members of the
newly organized Washington Civic
opera at their first meeting In the
thomson School, Twelfth and l. streets,
next Thursday night at 8 o'clcck
IeacherS, students and artist members
are TO attend.
II. II. Edwards. organizer and general
manager, will preside at the nesting
Non-members who are inteTe-.cd in be-
coming associated with the organiza-
ton are invited to attend, it is an
nounced, special invitation being ex-
tended to men with bass vices who
might be interested In studying roles
Tor different productions. Opportunity
also Is open for persons interested in
chorus work
rne nane of the opening production
D TO be announced later.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
SNATCH WOMAN'S PURSE
Two Colorsd Men Flee on BICYCLES
Victim Tells Police

Two colored men who snatched G
purse from Isabelle Cooper, 2544 Sew
enteenth street, last night used bicvcIes
to make their escape, it was renor+ "a
to tenth precinct police. 0-'eo
The woman said she was in a corriu
do- on the second floor of the anart =
me1t house ct that address when tba
men grabbed the pocketbook wbich
contained $3.50 and a gold class 1'1 rino
Evening star., 1931-12-13
ARMED FARES ROB
TAXI DRIVER AND
FLEE IN HIS AUTO
Diminutive Cabby Fights
Bandit Trio Trying to
Save Cash.
POLICE COMB CITY
FOR MEN AND CAR
One Bandit Kicked in Stomach,
Grocery Store Loses $35 to
Thieves.

Frail of build and weighing but 125
pounds, James B. Flanary, 42-year -old
taxicab driver, was overpowered and
robbed by three coIored men last night,
but only after he had kicked one of
them in the stomach as he resisted de-
spite threatening gun.
The robbers took 81 and Flanary's
cab, but overlooked So in his pocket
Evening star., 1931-12-13

book. Police were
searching the city
for them early
today.
FL a ary, who
lives at 1850 Thay-
er street northeast,
told fourth precinct
police he picked up
the three men at
New Jersey avenue
and H street and
they directed him
to drive to. Third
street and v Della
ware avenue south
west. w h e n he
reached that inter-
section he was in
structed to proceed
south to n street.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
PRESENTS LOW BID

The Little Construction Co. OF Char
lotte, N. c., put in q low bid of s131 $50
for construction Of an addition to the
Douglass 80 Simmons Schools among
H Ak received b. thu Dassrics yea
tesd1R -.------.------.-.----,.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Woman Held in Raid

Mrs. Mary Ellen Swan, 81. of asa7
Charges rsss Of "ii sssI s.Ie.sss last
nroximately sty galIonS n " sp,
WHISKY after pol;se raidsd her ,n9eo
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14
CoNTRACT YOUR DRTII.TNG

Are the companies whose operations helping to
finance trying do their drilling, they making
similar those made BY the major companies with
reputable experienced contractorsf
This very important for you to know or to find out
because If they are doing their drilling which
hiring the drlers furnishing the tools and other equipment
and supervising It themselves through hired field super
VISOR why there telling how much the well win cost
whether it viii be completed to the expected depth On
the other hand if the right kind Of contract and there
plenty of good to model entered into
with reputable drilling contracorthe cost Of the well to
certain depth determined in adyancethe money
crowed bank payable TO the contractor when he finishes
the we'll to that depth production If he doesn't finish It
be doesn't paid and the s has the money and
go ahead until you do get real for your money
Mr. Contractor figures to make profit TO be but
he also takes But drilling wells his business He
already his equipment He is vitality interested in getting
the well drilled as quickly as possible in eliminating waste
Of fuel preventing delays and fishing jobs and his men
believe that when this particular job finished
that their boss viii probably have another
These same incentives do exist when small company
doing its own drilling with salared superintendent who
often lacks the experience ability to make success as
4 drilling contractor Albuquerque Oil News.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14
Maryland SUES
OFFICIALS WHO
LED IN PROB

Claiming $4,000 damages BY
reason OF an investigation con
Quoted into books Of the Mer-
curry oil company BY Aiberta Of
ficials, A. II. Maryland, president
Of the Mercury and Mil City com
panies, duriag the week filed suit
against John F. Lymburn. AL
berta attorney general, and J. =.
Frawiey. attorney employed By
Lymburn to conduct the investi-
CATION.
Maryland further asked. an in
junction restraining the attorney
generals department from com
tinuing Investigations.
Calgary operators regard the
suit as a test Of the validity Of
the Security Frauds Prevention
Act Of Alberta. one that may
have an extensive bearing on
similar acts in force in other
provinces Of the Dominion.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

In August 1929 daily crude oil production the
United States 2978450 barrels per day.
The price Of IS gravity AdContinent crude oil at that
time $145
toward PROBATION and curamen the daily crude production
had been February o. 1881, 2 165250 barrels
decrease Of 8O8200 barrels.
During 1890 2246700O barrels Of crude oil taken
from storage and 6229OOO barrels Of crude oil 1927
GOO barrels Of gasoline imported from foreign countries
During the period from August 1929 to February, 1881
the retail gasoline materially lowered Indeed
in some sections it showed increase
Yet February 90 1881, the crude oil market in the
dContnent had dropped IS cents barrel for SO Gravity
OIL
ket is poor pay for the efforts toward curament and
ration that have been made.
Summarizing the figures with reference TO production de-
crease crude storage and comparing them with the
crude oil price decrease, we led to ask
ssWHYf'--The Oh Weekly.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

HERON Petroleum COM
pany during the week an
nounced plans for an early
completion Of its wen on
the Herr0n structure near
Calgary. one Of the nsost In
teresting Of tho wildcats
drilling in this section.
The well is now shut down at
$3.50 feet. in the Madison lime.
Promising showinss Of both gas
and oil have been reported and
It is the intention Of the COM
pany to carry the hole to at
least 5000 feet. If production is
not found at a shaliower depth.
TO date. actual drilling costs
On this well have totaled sS7, 400,
with incidental expenses which
have raIsed the total to approx
mateIy $4,000. says q report
issued to stockholders.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

The grand old game Of juggling stocks on Wall Street
goes gay on with the ugges always sure Of some sort OF
sucker crop The market goes and down without rhyme
or reason the values Of stocks having much 70 DO
with the price DR. Hoover has to do with the reaue Or
life
When the market fluctuates, somebody makes money
but it rarely the sucker And in the long run the sucker
loses because he's meant lose That's why Wall Street
operates mainly.
Meanwhile, legitimate opportunities for making money
exist in the west But it's impossible to make 300 cent
on paper BY investing in them, and lot Of people
hopefully their money back east in the naive belief that
they can play another mans game and beat him at IT,
Buying Wall Street stocks margin abolshs western
hreadines.
Gambling in New York builds factories the Pacific
coast
Speculation in eastern securities % does nothing to
develop your home town
Invest your money locally with men Of tried ability and
good character The opportunities waiting, the profit
reasonably sure
Let Wall Street fish for its suckers somewhere else
Tacoma Times
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

Latest to resume operations in
this district is the Dalco No. q,
northwest Of the producing area.
This well is drilling at past 1890
feet and should be a completion
in the very near future.
Closer to the producing area.
vanaita No. 4 is drilling on top
Of the pay sand and should be
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

3 completion in a few days.
Southern Alberta Exploration
company's No. 2 in this field IS
rugged up, ready to spud in.
The Devonshire well. Just
north Of the vanaIta group Of
producers, is preparing to re-
sumo at 1000
Several other operators with
holdings in the field have re-
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

Commonwealth PetFoieuzn
company's wildcat on the
MfIk River structure, . short
distance north Of the Albor-
tn-AEOntana line and north
o. the Kevin sunburst fAeid
Is drilling at 4.esO feet, che
greatest depth ever attained
BIZ q wildcat IN this region-
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

Turner Valleys production during Febru-
airy totaled 24391 barrels less than in Jan
uary, according to combined reports of the
Regal and Imperial refineries, which handle
all of the production from this field Total
output was 132267 barrels the majority of
which was crude naphtha selling for around
So per barrel at the well.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

Gently made surveys Of the situ-
alton with the result that addi-
tlonal announcement are expect
ed within the next few weeks.
Wells in this field are holding up
exceptionally well and this is
prominent factor in Influencing
further operations.
SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE SUNBURsT BADGER
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14
CO MH IS
PRODUCING AFTER
NITRO RE- II

Commonwealth Petroleum COM
pany's well in the Turner Valley
field is now producing steadily
At the rate Of $50 barrels daily.
following q shot Of nitroglycerin.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14
SPRING BRINGS RENEWAL Of
ACTIVITY IN BORDER FIELD
WITH Many WELLS PLAN Ed
Dalco Resumes At 1000 Feet Following Long
Shutdown Vanalta No A Looms AS
Next Completion.

Recent completion of the Scottish United
well in the Border-R Red Coulee oil field as q
producer has stimulated Canadian oper-
ators with holdings in this district, with the
result that q great deal of additional activity
is expected in this part Of Alberta, particu-
larly adjacent to the border
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14
MHERTY PAST
1000 FEETIH
MOUNTAIN TEST

Alberta Fuel q Gas come
pany tDoherty Subsidiary Is
drilling at past 1900 feet
wish s-fnch casing landed At
that depth. in it's Wildcat on
the sharp-dsp Pincher Creek
structure. according to a
late report from the field.
This well Is ON the same
general line Of folding but
considerably north OF the
wen which Fulton Petroleum
company Is drilling on the
MIX River anticline in Mon
tana.
SEND A CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE sUNBURsT BADGER
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

OIL IS the blood Of the earth howEng through
- fortunes field only 10 enrich the courageous.
If sometimes rewards even the H0n-tllInkIHg bHsI-
ness Stacker, but It never Tits the burden ron
fhe back of a business coward. It's Plus marks
of success generally go TO those iVh0 combine
some dpgree of thought with action
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

Not barrel Of oil produced BY independents in
Oklahoma and adjacent states would have market
today if it not for results realized through the
Independent Petroleum Association of America"
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
UNALAklEE7
On.. 7. 1t21
Especial to the Nome NuggeD

Ross J. Kinney superintendent of the 4. E. c. at Nome has been here for the past week, and sura- " has beer a busy man.
 With a fierce of thiry men h., has sptn all the available tima in levellilg, connecting and ex- tending the old ,anGins fields un- til now there is a t,ntinmous land ing field from the grave yard to within ahou. three hundred feet of the village. probable distance Of h-:f mile with width of two hundred and fifty feet. The ground is as level as ii is pos sible 10 make it and all the soft spots filled in.
 The extension is from the North east and is probably fifteen hun dred feet in length, thus making il possible to make landing or a take- fl in any kind of weather, or I'd ther wind
 The corners of the landing field proper is marked with the letter "I" and is plainly visible from the air
 The landing field is to the west ward of Unalakleet and is a nat ural landing field, but it took an enormous mount of work to work out the bumps. fill in the soft spots and otherwise to make it absol- utely safe for the mail and oth- CT planes that will travel through here this winter.
 Fred La Belle trader and fur farmer has moved his fur farm from Kal,ag to Whaleback, and l has quite a number of the dom esticated furry animals.
 Miss Mabel LeRoy our capable nurse arrived by plane. arriving here t'e early part of September
 MT Nicely school teacher has built an amateur wireless and is , waiting for his license before he starts operating.
 Gardens this year were prodiea al in their returns. and the villa. is well supplied with vegeta6. from the lowly spud to the more pretentious cabbage. The ahic example of MT. Larson who is 1 a practical gardener has had much, to dc win the extension and cultivation o' tAe ground. T. A. Powers
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
CANDLE CREEK
 SECTION

The Keewalik Mining Company under the suqerinfendency of Fritz Weinert. operated the dredge on claims aboye discovery cand- le creek, with crew of about 10 men. They were fortunate in na,mg plenty of water which al- lowed t.em to sluice if the over burden from some of the claims During the winter the buildings which house the employees will be moved from their present location L. poin; half mile above the dredea. The drodge operations are reported to have been very succ- eSsful. And an "arlc start will be made next spring.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
WAINWRIGHT
Especial to the Nome NugGeD


 October g, 1881. The Canadian steamship Bay chino .n command of Captain s. A. Cornwall of London, is frog en in the ice 20 miles north of here, and a half mile off shore. They will build their winter quart CTS there.
 Mir. and Mrs. o. D. Morris and their two children, passengers of the ship will winter at Wainwright. It has been a very tough and icy season here. Wainwright nal ives only caught nine walrus It looks Ike a hard winter flr the dogs. No whales We're caught this fall, but two very large ones were caught at Barrow. General health here at present is good.
 Katherine F.. Allen.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
,C0L0VIN
Especial to the Nome NusgeD

The September sailing of the s. S. Baldwin saw the departure of Martha Parrish, the well known and much liked White Mountain, Council and Golorin government nurse, whose headquarters were al White Mt. Mrs Parrish, having given two years of untiring and cheerful service to this community leaves with the best wishes ,of.ali. Her place has been taken by Miss Simonson, the former office of Ed IL ation nurse at Nome
 Joe Dexter recently entertain ed the friends of his daughter Flora. at a dancing party. in hon or of her birthday. Quite number were present including some Of the personnel of the Boxer, which was anchored at Golovin at the time
 Golovin has had the pleasure of entertainina various members of u1e White Mt. Industrial School stan throughout the summer, in cluding Mir. and Mrs. Cola Dingee Mrs. Mary E. Brown and Miss Grace Downie.
 MT. E. c. Pfaffle of Golovin has bought and fully restocked the White Mt store whidh was the property of the late Edward Han sen. MT. and Mrs. Frank Glotz- bach, Mir. Pfaff!e's daughter and her husband, are managing the store there, while MT. Pfafle him self tends to the Gol0yin store.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank l.. Pickett returned to their positions on the staff of the White Mt Industrial Schoal with the arrival of the Sep tember Victoria They enjoyed a short visit with friends and re latives during the summer
 There have been more deaths in Golovn since the beginning of 1881, than in any previous years. Fourteen deaths occurred in tho spring, before and during the flu epidemic, and two during the sum mer, making a total Of sixteen deaths. which means a decrease of ten per cent in the population of the village.
 William U. Medley, White Noun tain Industrial school Director, had an unique and enjoyable trip on the Boxer this summer, going as far north as Point Barrow. He was gone for about six weeks and returned with many interesting tai es to relate
 ,. Gwenyth Goodrich, Golovin's cheerful and universally liked school teacher. was recently hon. ored with small party on the occasion of her birthday.
 Quite number of people came
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

into Golovin for the herring season, which has been delayed until very late this year. This delay has been very unfortunate not only for MT. Young and Mir. Conrad the pack CTS, but for the many people who depend upon the herring season industry for a winter livins, MT Young reports this to be the poor est season he has seen in many years.
 The streams around Golovin have frozen and the bay is quite full of floating ice. However. the weath CT has been such that all efforts rr the bay to freeze have been interrupted by storms which pro- ceed to break up the ice, much to the joy of the two lighterage corr 2anies operating here.
 The roundup of the Council Reindeer Herd will reach it's on summation with the bu'rhering tG take place at Snaune>sey Point aaout uhe middle of October. pla. sibly some reindeer will be ship "2d put by cold storage John l.. Olson returned fro Ii his summers work at Nome. via nl&re. last week. He was the on- ly passense"
 Septemb Der eighth heard the ring ing of t.e scEool Ee. for ano.l l. Yer year a the Golo"in Territo.: al Scho Ii 1f ere was in enrollmt T. of seventeen children. which is a noticeable increase over that If last year.
 Mrs. Carl Herein of Nome who
 has been in Golovin during the summer. returned with her small daughter, to Nome on a recent sailing of the Good Hope | The White Mt. Industrial School has an enrolment of sixty pupils
 uhis year, the largest attendance i'
 has ever known. There is staff 1 of ten teachers. The academica department of the school includ- | os the village children, which makes an exceptionally heavy en-
 rollment in that division. | Some new rsmilies and individ
 uals have moved here for the win ! ter-several families coming tha, ir reir children might attend the
 territorial school Among those To-
 eating here are the Blatchf0rG
 family of White Mt. the Nelson family of Film and the Otton fan lily of Unalakleet. Ntr. John Hoem the well known m ming man ot
 this district plans D locate here this winter.
 Golovin has seen. and will see the erection of a pumber of new
 homes Shis fall. Arthur Peterson
 has just completed his new cabir
 as has Sam Otton, while l.. E
 Ost and his boys have just start ed the erection of the new Os
 home.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

L. 4. SundQuist with crew Of men operating on No. 19 above discovery on Candle Creek. using hydraulic lift. is said to have had good seasons output. MT. Sundquist and his wife came to Nome via plane 10 make connec- tions with the seamer Victoria for the states, where they will spend the winter.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Editors Note-Owing to space and time involved mining news from the outlying sections and ar ound Nome will be continued in following issues. We would appre- ciate it if miners and others would let us learn of their past seasons activities as well as any work plan ned for the winter months.