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Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31

that big extra dividend Of
two years ago was the most
juicy financial melon ever sliced
in the Rocky Mountain region.
virtually ali of the Midwest
Refining dividends go to the
Standard Oil Company Of India
ma which owns ss.ss per cent
OF the stock but many Denverites
benefit from that thru their
ownership Of Standard Of indiana
stock.
Made AFiIIionagres
Before control OF Midwest Re-
filming passed to the Standard Of
Indiana, Midwest had grown its
own crop OF miIlionaires and
multimilionairss.
The late Werner 2. Reed organ
ICED the Midwest OIL company
which led to the formation Of
the Midwest Refining company.
After the insiders had sold most
OF their Midwest Oil stock. they
found the property to Be Of inn
mense value. They then organ
lsed Midwest Refining and gave
It the contract to handle all the
production Of the original wildcat
company which had developed
rich production,
Sold For 2Bc
In the early days OF Midwest
Oil, the stock was hawked up and
down Seventeenth street IN Dem
YER at % cents a share. And the
promoters thought they were do
ing well when brokers took an
option on the stock at so cents.
The financial genius OF Pro-
moter Resd was merged with the
luck Of Berne H. Hopkins in the
Midwest venture which turned
out miIlIonaires with magical
suddenness
Started As RAN Deal
Reed. in Paris. wired his office
manager at Colorado Springs.
Oliver H. shoup. then governor
OF Colorado, to send Hopkins,
who was ShOups stenogprapher.
to wyoming 70 check up the
right-of-way possibilities for a
railroad which Reed wanted tod
get built to serve land he owned.
In Wyoming, Hopkins met
Daddy" Stock and four sons
who were drilling wildcat on
their ranch in the Salt Creek
field. Hopkins became 80 en-.
Unused over their oil prospects
that he turned all Of his attsn-
ton 70 oil and forgot all about
a railroad right-of-way. When
be returned TO Colorado Springs.
shoup was very much disturbed
1t Hopkins failure to carry out
Instructions, but cabled report Z
% Reed.
Parisians Interested 4
Hopkins then was ordered to s
'eport to Reed in Paris. He did. t
Reed interested French bankers b
ind organized the Midwest Oil
Company, q 2-million dollar COLI ,
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31
HORSESHOE

The Grand Teton oil Co. an
nounces that drilling operations
viii be resumed shortly, when
spring conditions warrant the in-
staliatsOn os the rotary sauipmsnt
which has been delivered to the
well site OF the Blevins No. !.
SEX ss. 5N44, 40 miles north
east OF Idaho Falls Well Is
bottomed At $500 il the Aspen
formation upper cretaceousl :.
The rotary outfit was completely
delivered to the well site last
fan just before 3 hard storm
set in. and the company decided
that It was unwise to continue
in the facs OF difficult
winter conditions. The rotary
viii be installed 20 ag to be in
Ierchangeab1e with the cable tools
which later win be used for drill
ing ahead.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31

The interview was given ont
following Peters visit to the Of
fees Of the q. s. Geological sur
vey. and was carried b the AS
ISOLATED Press
Justifles Drilling
Biologists OF the survey de-
cIared that in their opinion the
drilling Of additional wells on
the structure was amply Justified
BY the oil and gas found In the
discovery well. which penetrated
only to the Frontier sand. There
are at least seven probable oil
horizons below this sand and
these win be the objective Of fu-
ture drilling operations on the
structure.
The q. s. @. S. is vitality I'm
ia this FIELD since the
majority Of acreage on the
structure is government land.
Pay At $3.50
The Badger Basin wen. drilled
by Julius Peters. Of Great Falls
and associates. is the deepest ever
drilled in this region and It IS
among the deepest in the country.
The well came in az $3.50 feet
after three years OF drilling IN
at one time when the
rig burned. The field is located
n northern wyoming iuat across
he border from Red Lodge.
Others in Great Falls who are
in the company in-
slnde Dr. E n. Larson. W.
strain. A. W STRAIN. j. w. sher
wood. DR.. 3. NJ. Porter and D4
r. B. Durnin. J. q o'connell Of
Helena, bakery operator and 3
Iirector Of the federal reserve
Iank FOR the ninth district also
Ias a e0nsiderable Investment IN
he venture.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31
5000, 900 Dividend
Adds Another Chapter
TOIMidwest's History
Stock Which Once Went Begging AT rs Cents
Per Share Makes MiIliOnaires OF
Many Who Took Offer

Another chapter of dollar marks was
written into the romantic history of Midwest
Oil when the Midwest Refining company cut
a melon last month amounting to approx
mateIy $9,OO0OOO Payment of the extra
dividend of S14 a share on the 624,O81 shares
outstanding recalled the extra dividend of
S35 a share, amounting to 81, 842 1886, which
was distributed in December, 1928 An extra
dividend of SIS a share was paid in 1929.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31

Hopkins then was ordered to
report to Reed in Paris. He did.
Reed interested French bankers
and organized the Midwest Oil
Company, 2-million dollar coll
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31

cern. Reed took 81 per cent OF
the stock. shoup was given is
per cent. and Hopkins received
. per cent. The French bankers
who put up all the money. took
the remainder Of the stock.
Hopkins sold his Midwest OIL
stock for $4,000. He thought
that dealt him out Of the Midwest
but his attorney. Karl C. schuy-
Ter, told him he was entitled to
10 per cent OF the Midwest Re-
filming stock. Schuyler made a
fight for it and won. He and
Hopkins divided 2 million dollars
worth OF stock between them and
both became miiiionaires
In addition to the insiders
whom Midwest Oil and Midwest
Refining raised to the millionaire
class. many men amassed substan-
tial fortunes thru their invest
ment In these stocks
Midwest Refining has been pay
Ing regular dividends Of 81 81
share annually and in spite Of
this and It's big extra dividends
had accumulated a surplus Of
s47,72O.544 by the end Of last
year.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31

Julius Peters In Washington Interview Sees
Bright Future For New Field On
Montana Wyoming Border

The Badger Basin field on the Montana
Wyoming border, in which the Resolute Oil
Company completed the discovery well last
year ait d depth OF $3.50 feet, was visualized
as possible rival of the KettIeman field
in Washington interview by julius Peters,
president of the Resolute Company.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31
PICKLE BUTTE

Supplies are being delivered
to the site Of the first test well
on the structure. situated near
Caldwell, to be drilled BY the
United Utilities Corporation.
Drilling equipment has been
shipped from Minneapolis.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31

Montana Petroleum Company,
which has been supplying gas to
residents Of Baker in eastern
Montana for the past several
years, has been taken over BY
the Minnesota-Northern Power
ConDany. according to announce
nsent Of company Officials The
deal involves several shallow
gassers near Baker as we'll as
the citys distributing system
According TO the announcement,
there will be no change IN the
personnel Of the company.
SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
TsxNNa crYNUYTn0V 1AwNwp
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-31
VII ALI KELLEY
ON FRAUD CHARGE
I'M HEARING T0DAY

The senate lands committee
is scheduled to begin hearings
today on charges OF Ralph 8.
Kelley, former government en-
pIoye, that there were grave irreg-
ularities In the disposition Of oil
shale lands in the western states
The hearing Is 3 preliminary one,
to ascertain Il the charges war
rent Investigation By senate prob
srs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
HEAT WAVE IS HERE
FOR REST OF WEEK
"Unseasonably Warm" Weather
Arrives-Mercury Expected to
Reach 80 or SO Degrees.

Unseasonably warm weather is in
store for Washington for the remainder
of the week, it was predicted by
Weather Bureau forecasters today. The
temperature is expected to reach 90 or
SO degrees this afternoon and repeat
the performance tomorrow, Saturday
and in all probability. Sunday.
The warm weather which has de-
scended upon the Capital and its en-
vironS is the same brand which has
given the West and Midwest States a
taste Of record high temperatures in
the last week.
While Washington enjoyed pleasing
respite over the last week end, virtually
every other section of the country, eX-
cept the extreme South. was suffering
from unseasonably high temperatures.
Nebraska recorded new September
high yesterday, when official thermome-
ters registered LOG degrees. This was
the highest the mercury ever had
climbed this late in September in that
State.
WaShington's aH-time September rec
ord was established in 1881. when the
mercury rose to 104 on September 7.
The other September extreme for the
District was temperature of SO degrees
on September %. 1904.
So far as relief is concerned at pres
ent, the Weather Bureau announced to-
day that there is no cool weather with
in reach of Washington for the rest Of
this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
MRS. GALEN |. TAFT
HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Two Companions Also Injured.
Driver of Oil Truck Held
by Police.

Mrs. Galen L. TAFT, SO, wife of the
collector of internal revenue at Balti-
more, and two woman companions were
injured early this afternoon, when the
car in which they were riding was in
collision with a Standard Oil Co. truck
at River road and Wilson lane, Mont
gomery County, Md.
Mrs. TAFT, who lives at Western ave-
nue. and Ellicott street, Chevy Chase,
Md, sustained severe shock and body
bruises. Others injured were Mrs.
Richard Barrier 20. and Mrs. Edmund
Bouchelle, IS, both of New York. Mrs.
Bouchelle sustained several broken ribs,
while the main artery in Mrs. Barriers
head was cut by flying glass.
All three women were taken to the
office Of DR.. E. G. Bakersfield, Bethesda
Md, for treatment. The physician said
Mrs. Barber would have bled to death
if medical attention had been delayed.
The three women were riding in car
driven by Mrs. Emeline Barnhill OF
Wardman Park Hotel, Mrs. Tait's cousin
Mrs. Barnhill and her three children
who also were in the car, were not in
jured.
The accident occurred as Mrs. Barn
hills machine was proceeding north or
River road. The truck was being driven
east on Wilson lane. The driver OF the
truck, Charles L. Walters, %. 228 z
street northeast, was arrested and held
at the Bethesda police station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
PITT LEADING D. c.
GOLF TITLE CONTEST
"a Score in Opening Round Gives
Edge on Peacock
With rs.

Harry G. Pitt, Manor Club star
played the Burning Tree Club course
in "a today to take the lead in the
opening round of the 72-hole competi-
ton for the District amateur golf cham
pionship.
Pitts score, which was 2 over par
was one stroke in front of the IS turned
in by Roger Peacock, the young Argyle
Country Club player, who won the Dis
trict junior championship last week
Peacock needed a par 4 on the eight
zenith hole for 10, but finished with
6.
Only twice during the round did Pitt
go over par. He three-putted the eighth
green for a 4 after pushing his tee shot
into the woods at the sixth, where he
took 5, one over par
Other leading scores are:
Miller B. STEVENSON, Columbia, 49,
Burn Curtiss, Indian Spring, 70; Fred
erick Hitz. Chevy Chase, 70; Page
Hufty, Congressional, 49, M. P. Nolan
Congressional. 70: John C. Shorey, Ken
wood, 80; c. A. Fuller, Chevy Chase, 80;
James d. Herman, Washington, 81; J
M. Hunter, jr., Indian Spring, 81.
The second round in the champion
ship is being played this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
GENERAL SALES TAX
PROPOSED BY REED
Senator Would Continue In
come Assessment Also but
Stop Leaks"

Enactment of general sales tax was
proposed today by Senator Reed Of
Pennsylvania. high-ranking Repub-
lican en- the Finance Committee.
Senator Reed, who is close to Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon and the
administration, advocated a tax ~ one
half Of l per cent on all commodities.
He said he would retain the present
income tax also. but would plug up
some of the leaks" which be de-
scribed as permitting rich capitalists to
evade the income levies.
The Pennsylvania said he had not
discussed his plan with Secretary Mel
Ion, but he arranged to see the Treas
ury head late today
However. his views were in line with
those previously expressed by Mellon to
the effect that the present tax base
is too narrow and new taxes are neces-
sary.
Opposed to Wood Views.
Senator Reed opposed the views Of
Chairman Wood of the House Appro-
priations Committee on a proposal to
reduce further expenditures on the
Army and Navy.
Reed said the cost of national de-
Tense has now been cut down close 20
the danger point" Wood HAD favored
Continued on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
MERCHANT IS SLAIN
BY MYSTERY SHOT
Jeff Bowers, Hardware Shop
Manager, Found Dying
by Carpenter.

jeff Bowers, 26-year-old manager of
hardware store of the Peoples chain
at 1911 Seventh street, was mysterious
~ shot and killed in the store shortly
before noon today.
Bowers was found lying on the floor
beside the cash register by John Hoff-
man, carpenter, who was repairing a
lock in the rear of the store and in
veStigated moment after he heard a
muffled sound which he did not recog-
niZe at once as a gun shot. single
bullet had penetrated Bowers chest.
He died 35 minutes later at Casualty
Hospital.
Fail to Find Witness.
Police who responded to a call were
unable to find witness who had seen
any one leave the store.
Bowers was married and lived at
$3.50 Thirty-second street, Mount Raj
nier, Md.
Hoffman said the report he heard had
a kissing sound, as if shot had been
fired from a gun equipped with muff-
Ter Police questioned paSsersby and
occupants of adjoining business estab-
lishments in futile effort to learn If
any one had been seen hurriedly leav-
ing the store.
There was 20 indication of a struggle,
and the money in the cash register was
undisturbed. the drawer closed and a
small sale, which Bowers himself is be-
lieved to have rung up, was still re-
corded on the register.
Bowers was pronounced dead by DR..
Lee Masters.
Bowers was hit once by a heavy
caliber bullet, apparently fired from
close range. 1t passed through his
chest and punctured a tin Of paint
on a shelf nearby.
Shell Disputes Suicide.
From the position of 80 automatic
she'll believed to have been elected from
the death gun, police estimated it would
have been impossible for Bowers to have
shot himself The shell was found in
a tray of small hardware objects some
Is feet down the counter, behind which
Bowers was standing, and on Bowers
left. Hardware articles suspended from
the ceiling would have interrupted the
flight of the shell had it been elected
behind the counter, police said. The
shells position indicated it had been
fired by some one standing in front of
the counter and facing Bowers across it.
Bowers own 80 automatic was found
in a closed drawer in the counter i'm
mediately where he was standing when
shot. The gun had been withdrawn
from its holster, which also lay in the
drawer Police took the automatic to
headquarters to try to determine If ii
had been fired recently.
Bowers was wearing a white shirt
through which the bullet passed near
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
CIVIL SERVICE RULE TAKES KICKER
FROM PARK AND PLANNING POST
Grants Protest Fails to Save Assistant Who Lacks
Status, and Substitute Will Be Chosen.

The Civil Service Commission has de-
prlved Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, who
acts as executive officer of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
in addition to his many other duties.
of one of his assistants and ordered that
another be brought under civil service
status, it was learned today.
Despite protests from Col. Grant. in
charge Of public buildings and public
grounds, the Civil Service Commission
has directed that George A. Kicker, in
dustrial consultant of the planning
commission, be released, as he has no
civil service status. Col. Grant has had
to bow to the commissions wishes and
Mr.. Kicker has been detached.
Mr.. Ricker's job included comforting
with Arlington County, Va, and other
Old Dominion authorities, on industrial
and other matters and laying before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

business leaders the commissions plans
for developments here. Mr. Kicker took
a major part in proposing plans for the
improvement of the Rosslyn, Va. water
front as we'll as endeavoring to persuade
the Board of Supervisors and other
authorities to further the interests of
the George Washington Memorial Park
way, along the Potomac River, near the
city
The Civil Service Commission also
has called for an examination for the
post of secretary of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission.
Thomas S. Settle. local attorney took
the job on a temporary basis for six
months. succeeding the late Fred G.
Coldren, who retired because of i'll
health He will take the examination
along with other applicants for the post.
The commission today announced
that the date for having all applications
in is September 30 The post pays
$4,000 annually. This will not be an
assembled examination, the commits
sion asserted, but applicants will b
ratedgpn education and experiences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
ARMY MAJOR FOUND
SHOT WITH PISTOL
CLUTCHED IN HAND
Body of Maj. C. w. jenkins
Discovered in Woods
on Alexandria Road.

The body of Maj. Coleman w. Jen-
kins, Coast Artillery. 42-year-old Army
War College instructor, was found this
morning under a tree in a patch OF
woods just off the Washington Alexan-
dria highway. with the pistol which had
sent .38-caliber bullet through his
brain still clutched in his hand.
The body was found by a detachment
Of soldiers from the War College and
Arlington County police. who began the
search when an automobile found aban-
doned on the highway last night, near
Addison station. was identified as Mai
Jenkins The body was found IN the
woods short distance away.
DR.. H. B. Swain, Arlington County
coroner, viewed the body early this aft
ernoon and issued a certificate of
suicide.
Disappeared Yesterday.
Maj. jenkins disappeared yesterday
morning about o'clock and last night
his family appealed to Washington po-
lice to search for him. He had been
under treatment at Walter Reed Hos
pltal for nervous disorder
The circumstances surrounding the
discovery of the body indicated that the
officer had parked his automobile along
side the road, locked the doors and
climbed down a 10-foot embankment.
At the bottom, beneath a small tree. he
is believed to have taken off his coat.
carefully folded it. placed his Panama
hat on top of it, and then to have lain
down in the shade of the tree and shot
himself. The bullet entered the head
behind the right ear and emerged
behind the left ear The gun was
tightly clutched in his right hand and
lay across his body.
Suffered Anxiety Neurosis."
Maj. Omar H. Quade, executive officer
at Walter Reed Hospital, said Mai.
jenkins was suffering from an anxiety
neurosis" induced by overwork He said
the ailment was accompanied by fear
that he was not performing his duties
Maj. Jenkins automobile was found
Continued on Page 2, Column D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

BY the Associated Press.
STANFORD, Conn, September 10
Benjamin P. Ceilings. 38, wealthy
yachtsman. was reported missing TO local
and Nassau County, N. Y. police after
the discovery early today of his 5year-
old daughter, Barbara, alone on his
cruiser Penguin, which was drifting
listlessly in Long Island Sound.
The cruiser was found about mile
eff LloydS Point, Long Island, without
lights, at 80 am.
Mrs Ceilings, wife of the yachtsman,
was found later aboard an uninhabited
yacht in Oyster Bay, Long Island,
where she claimed she had been left
by two gurmen who tied her husband
hand and foot and set him adrift IN a
small skiff after abandoning her on the
yacht.
The gunner then left with the Pen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
YACHTSMAN SEIZED. SET ADRIFT:
WIFE AND CHILD FOUND ON BOATS
Fishing Party Encounters Rich Man 5
Cruiser in Long Island Sound With Baby
Alone-Splash Hints of Drowning.

gum and their daughter, Barbara, she
told police.
The child was discovered by a party
of New Rochelle yachtmen bound on
a fishing trip. The mother was taken
into Oyster Bay from the yacht several
hours later, when her screams attracted
the attention of Capt. Howard.
The attention of the New Rochelle
men was attracted to the Penguin be-
cause it was floating aimlessly with the
tide and was without running lights
At the same time they heard thrash
irg noise in the water about 100 yards
away. as though a swimmer was ex-
hausted. Two Of them set out in skiff
to aid the swimmer, but before they
could reach the spot the noise stopped
They could find no trace of a swim
mer. but both are positive there was
one and that the swimmer drowned
Mrs. Ceilings is said TO have told the
Continued on Page 2, Column %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
INFANT PARALYSIS
CONTINUES INCREASE
1870 Gases in United States, Chief
1y in New York, Report to
Health Service.

BY the Associated Press.
Infantile paralysis cases were shown
to be still increasing is reports received
today by the Public Health Service.
Cases reported this week totaled l.
$40, as compared with 1921 the week
previous. Last year at this time there
were but 422 cases in the United States.
New York City showed fewer cases,
347 this week as compared with 432
last week. However, the disease was
spreading in upstate New York, with
207 cases now as compared with 100 a
week ago.
Massachusetts had 1874 cases this
week. as compared with 1875 last; Con-
necticut, 1872 against 1874; Michigan, lot
against rs; Minnesota. so against 80;
Illinois. 40 against 80. There was
slight drop in New jersey 81 this week
against 103 last. Rhode Island had IA
cases, Pennsylvania 90, Wisconsin SO.
MaIady Delays College Opening.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass, September
10 GPi.-Becduse of the prevalence of
infantile paralysis the opening of Mount
Tolyoke College was today postponed
from September "a to october /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
RUM RUNNERS SEEKING CARGOES
FROM COAST GUARD BOATS TAKEN
Power VESSEL Motor Boats, Rowboat and Men Is Bag
of Converted Liquor Ship Early Morning Patrol.

Just before dawn today the $40 was
laying in the outer channel off Cotult
when a motor boat hailed her.
Which side will We load on?" the
boats skipper asked
Right over here" the boatswain an
swered.
And the first of four boats was taken
in. A second motor boat and the row.
boat repeated the formula, man was
taken off each and the boats tied along
side. Then the Dart of Beverly, a SIS
foot power boat, came along She went
through the same formula, excepting
that she wished to unload She, too,
was tied up and her crew of three men
taken off. The boat with 800 cases of
liquor was towed to Woods Hole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
MURRAY CHALLENGES
BOARD GRAIN STORAGE
Infers Wheat Loaned to Millers
and High Farm Prices
Prevented.
BY the Associated Press.


OKLAHOMA CITY. September TO-
Gov. w. H. (Alfalfa Bib Murray yes
terday challenged the Federal Farm
Board to disclose where its stabiliZa-
ton wheat holdings are stored, explain
ing he had received reports that the
grain has been loaned to milling COM
panies.
The Governor said several North
western Oklahoma wheat growers had
expressed the opinion the Farm Board
wheat is not in storage, but has been
loaned to milling companies throughout
the Nation
IF this be true, it would sustain my
belief that the Farm, Board was really
created to prevent high prices OF agri-
cultural products" Murray said. u
challenge the Federal Farm Board to
show fully, truthfully, actually just
where this whea IS stored"