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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10

PORTLAND. Ore. Oct. Io.--
Plans for making Portland the
manufacturing center for a new
oil drilling machine Of a novel
design were disclosed Tuesday BY
r Kelley Dover. president Of the
Oretana OH company. Of Port
land. -Four OF the new machines
have been constructed and proved
valuable. and according TO Do
yer. win be found the fastest
drilIer for oil and gas yet pro-
duced.
One OF the new machines is on
it's way to Portland. and win be
placed on display BY the local
company which has closed the
contract for manufacturing the
new device.
The system, which Is expected
By the inventors to revolutionlze
the drilling business, eliminates
the long drill stem which IN
deep well weighs hundreds Of.
tons. The drill is sent down into
the ground BY cable with
controlled motor attached to the
bit, the whole operation Of drill
ling being done at a fraction Of
the present cost
No 'spudding in IS necessary
BY the. new machine, Dover der
clared. and neither are the tow
ering and expensive derricks re-
CURED. A small portable derrick
OF "a feet is used. Among other
revolutionary ideas utilized by
the device Is the elimination OF
the expensive steel castings for-'
merly required The new machine
'lay ita own casing Of cement.
and pdtS II IN under pressure
as the drill does down. shutting
Of water and an shifting forma-
tiona Of the earth.
The Oretana co. is now located
10 offices at 1os Third St.. but
plans are being made for the i'm
ataiiation Of manufacturing
plant as soon as necessary de-
tails can be handled.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10

this yell gets production Il ~iii
be equivalent to opening s new
Oh field.
IA the northwestern portion Of
the field. north Of Kelvin. Dr. Bo
ris A. s. Aronow Is drilline A.
paat 1890 feat in his No I'll
Iinenon. The NO. I well got a
commercial now Of high-srayity
oil.
Closer 70 the center Of the
field. Daybreak stanton No 4.
ia NR NV NEK s2-ss-aw 81
drilling AZ 11lo feet, Ia the third
hole which The company has
atnrtsa on this lease
One dry hole was completed
during the week. IA the STRAY
sand area Of The main part 81 the
fsild. when Magic city-Burwaah
No. 6 failed to find commercial
production. Hole was carried
only to the black lime.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10

The undersigned, Harold g Mc'
Kenna, g e. HlaHkenhorn, and
Charles r Lowery all residents
Of Great Falls, Montana, DO
hereby certify That we are trans
acting business under the mans
Of INDIVIDUAL LOAN COM
PANY with principal place Of
business at Great Falls, Montana.
That we are the only persons In
terested In said business
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10
GETS
CHEAP Gas

A contract for the delivery o.
gasoline to Cascade county at a
cost Of less than 10 cents gal
Ion tax, has been awarded the
n Earl clack company. accord
ing to County Surveyor H. b,
Lockhart.
The contract calls for the de-
livery Of one carload or about
5000 gallons OF gasoline to the
county Bids received were as
following, including the gasoline
tax OF 5 cents.
clack company 1895 cents
Conrad Refining company. 16.4
CENTS standard on company Of
Indiana, 1913 CENTS Northwest
steliarene company. 1875 cents:
Texas coanpany. 1875 cents; sun
burst OH and Refining company
16.6 cents: Home on and Rein
ing company 1918 cents and
Continental on company 15.s4s
cents.
At the present time, gasoline y
selling from 20 to rs cents a gall
lon At the various filling stations
The saving made BY the county.
It was said, Is due to the fuel
being purchased n large GUAM
stiles
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10

Mr.. Emmcns IS veil knewn 70
the oil Industry in Moniana aad
hts judgments IA hishly respected
~ the geological profession every
where. IN this new book % 7se
pages be gives a very careful
and reasonably complete survey
Of the geology 81 Montana. In
cluding numerous illustrations
which give q graphic picture.
Included among the Illustrations
Is the map Of the sweetgrass
Arch BY Tom Romine. geologist
q the Texas-Pacific. who Is
considered an authority on the
southern Arch. Maps Of Central
Montana, Cat Greek and Kelvin
sunburst follow the Q s. 9. 8.
contours. with additions.
Regarding accumulation Of oil
in Kevin-sunburst he says:
"certain investigators believe
that the region has been extern
slvely fauIted By closely spaced
faults Of small throw which can
not be seen ct the surface. but
which are discovered BY COM
parison Of records Of wells
Regarding the Arch he says.
sursurface data obtained from
the large number Of wells which
have been drilled in the so-caIled
sweetgrass Arch area has shown
that this large Colorado shale
area is not a single north-trend-
ing uplift. as we formerly sup
posed, but that Il consists OF two
uplifts, en- echelon, the axes OF.
which are roughly parallel but
do not coincide. These are local
~ known IS the Kevin-sunbursi
dome and South Arch The Pom
dera field, which is so miles
OF Great Falls. Ia To-
eated on the northwest end Of
ghe South Arch"
with brief discussion be treats
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10

The chief causes Of the decline
in oukpuf ia August we're the
shut down Of All but the strip
per wells in oklahoma econ at
ter August / and the closing -
of an wells in the East Texas
field late in the month.
production IN the Oklahoma
city field. the only field IN Ok
Iahoma With a material amount
Of flush production. fell from q
daily average OF $4,000 barrels
10 July to $4,000 barrels daily
in August
Production in the East Texas
fields fell from a daily average
Of $4,000 barrels IN July TO
100000 barrels daily in August.
The output in California showed
q small decrease due mainly to
4 falling off at Kettieman Hilis.
The material decline IA oul~
put. with an increase in refinery
activity. was reflected IN crude
stocks which fell off nearly IA
GOO eco barrels. Stocks OF refln-
ed products fen OF nearly 2,ooo,-
600 barrels. giving a total with
drawal from all stocks Of close
10 100000 barrels.
This represents the largest
monthly withdrawal ever made
from total stocks. The daily av-
erage new supply during Aug
ust totaied z,s14.oo0 barrels,
whereas the daily average in
dicatsd domestic demand for an
oils was 2,e4s.oo0 barrels,
This indicates an approximate
deficiency in August Of $4,000
barrels daily
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10

500 900 cuble fees az sAe pH
ot the gas sand at Izss. a sraf
er flow than has been found ia
this horizon By All the rest Of the
wells ID TIE field combinsd
n Be- now SHAT down. as the
top Of the sand. pending deei-
sion 81 company officials whash-
er It win Pc completed "a 4
stands. as a gas well. or ariilsd
to the Oh sand. A confereAee to
settle he matter Is being head
this week On the coast
IN view Of the structural enn-
dition revealed 81 the Oregon
Mccutcheon well. development Of
a major Oh field IS now regard
ed as more than q possibility
when wells ia this vicinity are
drilled to the lower sands.
The discovery we'll found hleh-
gravity eli ia . thick sand. Il
had little pressure and appensed
to be an edge well That this
was the case now seems more
than probable. as a result ok
the structural condition revealed
BY the Oregon-McCufch we'll,
which Incidentally is the first veil
to be drilled on the high rs
mapped by Charles Emmons. Ee-
ologlst who discovered the struc-
ture.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10
TAxMG GAS
YIELDS LESS

While gasoline tax collections
In Montana up to Oct. showed
decrease Of s7o.75O a. eompar-
ed with figures for the first
nine months Of last year the
drop in refunds was even greater
for the period and the net to the
highway commission S8.sss great
or for the period than last year
The monthly statement OF Treas
urer r. z. Williams shows
gasoline tax collections Of 81
s06.s50 this year, s2.977,70o
last; refunds s542.524 and ss1s-
e72.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10

Condition Of William n.
Fulton, pr0Hsincnt Montana
OH opexator. = reported a.
unchanged from the Doaeon-
ess hospital, where he was
taken following an autoEno-
bile ncctdent two weeks aEo
which resulted in frae-
lures Of both legs and other
fniuraes.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10
DAKOTA TEST
Ar 1855 FEET

According to report received
this weak from Wall south Ra.
kota, wildcat Of the Gypsy petro-
leum company IL miles north Of
town il changing from rotary
to cable tools at 1855 feet The
drilling crew has been ordered
to give out no Information re-
gardlng the well, It Is reported.
This Is the deepest TO which any
South Dakota well has eyer been
drilled
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10

on each Of the oil and gas pro-
dueing districts Of the state
Likewise he covers all Of this
Rocky Mountain region. also the
Pacific Coast. Midcontinent, East.
ern United States, South America
and Europe
The review Of oil development
Is preceded BY q treatise on the
origin Of oil, the principles Of
geology and discussion Of the ac-
cumulation OF oil. including oil
and gas production practices
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10
THIRTY MILLION
BARRELS GASOLINE
STORED IN 81 5,

Reports compiled By the AM
erican Petroleum Institute for
the week ended September Is.
indicate there that was IN storage
At refineries At the end Of the
week. so,T7s.o0o barrels Of gas
oline. and 13s.s2o barrels Of
gas and fuel OIL
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-10
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TREATISE o. U. 5. OIL GEO. OGY


One Of the complete summaries Of petroleum geology
ever published haa Just been issued by McGrRwH Book
Co, Of New York from the pen Of W, n Kmmonzb widely
known netvolauws wnnanaSak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11

NORMA KENT pretty 2o-yeaod secretary employed in metropolis On her way BOB FARRELL young lawyer Norma puppy peril of its life the midst of downtown
 traffic. the dog and brings the girl The stranger good looking well dressed and introduces himself MARK TRAVERS Norma refuses tell him her where he her again.
 She takes the puppy with her and Bob They dine vorite For third time Farrell asks her marry him. Norma refuses she keep their association the basis friendship When shabby CHRISTINE SAUNDERS, generally called Chris finds has been Norma fears Chris is falling in love with employer BRADLEY HART proprietor advertising agency The older girl refuses tell what troubling her. Next day Norma the office of the Marlboro about the puppy the lost and found column. T@~. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11
Joan Crawford in "This Modern Age" to Open at Warmers
 State Tomorrow

"This Modern Age" Joan Craw- ford's new starring vehicle has been acclaimed by press and public alike as the most outstanding work of her career. It is unquestionable. Joan, at her best!
 It exploits. of course, the per- sonality and radiant physical charm of the perennially popular Joan Crawford. It does this in a scintillating story of modern life, done with q rare new twist.
 Pauline Frederick is the very modern mother who joins in the jollities of Paris with her daugh- ter. 1t is daughters impassioned defense of mothers peccadilloes to Neil Hamilton that upsets the course of true romance, and sends our heroine into the arms of the man in waiting, Monroe 0wsley. until the surprise climax.
 Mildred Grams tale. which first appeared in a national magazine as "Girls Together" has been deftly transferred to screen form by Syl- via Thalberg and Frank Butler. Miss Crawford is made to order for the part of the heroine. She has in the role some of her very best dra- matic opportunities, Of which she takes adequate advantage. One of the best of these occurs when a gang of her wild friends burst in on the quiet bridge game with trying to impress the parents of her fiance. the impeccable MT Hamilton.
 Nicholas Grinde has done a smooth and even job of direction. From an ocular viewpoint the story has much to recommend 1t. It pre- sents Miss Crawford to her fans in a bewildering succession of charming frocks, sports costumes, evening dresses. It carries its protagonists from lovely boudoirs to startling Parisian cafes. It even includes a stirring motor accident, "This Modern Age" is delightful entertainment.
 A splendid surrounding program has been arranged to accompany this great feature presentation, the third in Warner Brothers Hits of the Century Show Season" Joe O'Keefe, at the console of the mighty Wurlitzer, has another pleasing program to offer entitled, Melody Pictures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11

of Brooks, Welliver and Brooks, feeling we'll satisfied with her ven- ture. The advertisement stated that inquiries should telephone be- tween the hours of and 10 p. m. Norma gave the number of the house telephone which all the ten ants used. She and Chris could not afford a private line.
 Of course there would be no calls that evening. The advertise ment was not to appear until next day. At 5:15 Norma met Chris on corner midday between the buildings where the two girls worked. They boarded a car and rode home.
 At a delicatessen shop near the apartment they bought rolls, some slices of cold meat and oranges. AS they went about preparation of the evening meal Chris seemed quiet. Norma, recounting events of the day, apparently did not mo- tice.
 The housekeeping arrangements the girls employed were sketchy. After the long day in the office neither had much energy for house work yet both enjoyed the feeling that the two-burner gas plate and minute ice box constituted a real kitchen, that their shabby quarters were a home. Their weekly rent included maid service--a desultory weekly sweeping and dusting by a ponderous German woman named Helga. Marketing was a joint af- fair with strict accounting and set 4f tho hndOat Safnf- days.
 Generally Chris did the cooking because she enjoyed it and dis played a real knack at it. Norma would set the table, perhaps peel the vegetables and leave the rest to her roommate. She made up for this uneven distribution of labor by supplementing Helga's dusting and keeping the living room at rights.
 It was square room, nearly 20 feet both ways. The windows looked out on a row of houses, once impressive but now as dingy and nondescript as the one in wnicn Norma and Chris lived. Most or the structures were boarolng houses or Haunted furnish rooms" signs.
 Inside the apartment was cheer ful. There were lemon yellow cur tains. made of theatrical gauge, at the windows. Lamp shades, the cretonne spreads over the day beds and a linen scarf across the gate leg table repeated this bright color note. The furniture was haphazard assortment.
 Dinner that evening was quick ly prepared and eaten. As soon as the dishes were washed and put away Norma hurried downstairs and returned with the puppy. She gave him a saucer of bread and milk. Then she sat down on the floor to watch him eat.
 A bell rang sharply, signifying that one of the girls was wanted downstairs. Chris went into the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11

culture, only to find he is a black mailer. Later Moore himself double crosses his gang by squealing and sending them, with him, to prison, still later Myrna Loy works the double cross by transferring her affections from c. Henry Gordon to Moore and in the final analysis Douglas Cosgrove as a detective gets the racketeers double crossing themselves.
 It's a corking story, written by men who know their rackets. liar die Albright and Joan Bennett are great in the leads and Owen Moore. c. Henry Gordon, Douglas Cosgrove, Myrna Loy give fine per- formances. Sidney Lanfield turned in a fine piece of direction.
 The companion feature is "Ari- zona" with Laura La Plante, John Wayne and June Clyde, adapted from the celebrated stage play by Augustus Thomas. The most fa- nous play of celebrated author brought to the screen with new dra- matic thrills.
 Other pictures are a new chapter of "The Mystery Trooper" and She's Lie" Universal comedy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11

1 sooner than she had expected AS the girls entered the hallway next evening the slim figure of Bessie Hawthorne appeared, sil. houetted against the light in a near apartment.
 "Oh, Miss Kent" Bessie called 'Is that you? There's been a wo. man phoning to ask about the dog. The first time she asked you and the second time she wanted to know if she could leave a message. She said it was about the adver- | tisement in The Press"
 Does she think the puppy is hers?"
 "Well-I guess that's why she called but I think she must be mis- taken. She wanted to know was it a bull dog and told her no. Then she wanted to know how big 1t Twas. It seems this dog she lost was a bull dog and I don't think she liked it much when told her the one here was just little pup py."
 Norma laughed. "I agree with you" she said. T don't think we have her dog" Chris had been listening, mount ed on the first stair. She spoke up now. At that you took g. risk. Bessie-saying the pup wasn't a bull dog. I'd hate to make a bet on that dogs ancestry!"
 Bessie considered this remark seriously and glanced toward Norma.
 Chris doesn't mean a thing" the younger girl explained quickly. "She's just teasing. I hope you're not going to be bothered by a lot of calls, Bessie. The ad told people to call between and 10 p. m. when I'd be here to answer"
 "Oh, I don't mind. Anyhow this woman said she might come over later in the evening"
 "Then we'd betetr hurry upstairs and get dinner over so we'll be ready to talk to her. Thanks, Bes- sic
 That's all right. Miss Kent" Chops were broiled hastily. Nor ma made a salad of tomatoes and lettuce and mayonnaise. There was pudding in the ice box left from the night before.
 There's no use rushing so Tor that woman" Chris reminded Nor ] ma as they sat down at the table.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11
CLAUDETrE COLBERT IN SECRETS OF A SECRETARY" AT FOX. POLI PALACE

A team that has shared the honors of plaudits from film audi ences everywhere for their com bined activities in "Manslauehter. T performs again in Secrets of a Secretary" at the Fox-Poli Palace theater.
 Only one of the team actually performs on the screen however She is Claudette Colbert, the charming French-American girl who graduated to films from the stage. The other member of the duet is George Abbott, who so capab1y directed Miss Colbert and Fredric March in "Manslaughter.' n Abbott, who is rated as one oi the most expert in the craft oi guiding a cast of players in the perfect delineations of their roles, is a convert to the talking screen form the Broadway stage where he established himself as one of the three or four best directors. Abbott is also a successfudl play wright, having collaborated on Broadway" "Coquette" and Night Hostess" He not only di- rected Secrets of a Secretary" but also wrote the adaptation from the original tale by Charles Bracket.
 In addition to "Manslaughter" he was the director of Moran and Macks "Why Bring That Up?", Halfway to Heaven" and Stolen Heaven"
 Miss Colbert's film successes in- clude Honor Among Lovers" "The Big Pond" and Young Man of Manhattan"
 Secrets of a Secretary" is the story of a wealthy New York so- ciety girl who marries an Argen- tine fortune-h loses him when her fathers death leaves her penniless. She is obliged to take a position as a social secretary. When the young daughter of her employer falls in love with her ex- husband, who has now turned out to be a member of gang of jewell thieves, the secretary is in a tough spot" But it all comes out pleas antly, with a happy, romantic ending.
 Miss Colbert plays the role of the secretary. George Metaxa. new conner to the talkies, plays the vil- lainous husband. Others in the cast are Betty Lawford, Herbert Marshall, Mary Roland. Hugh O'Connell and Berton Churchill.
 The co-feature Bert Wheeler fin ''Too Many Cooks with Dorothy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11

CHAPTER III The redhared youth glanced up from the pad which he had been writing. His smile pleasant infectious Did you wish to place ad?" he asked. Norma said that she did
 If you'll just step the I'll be glad to take it. the young said As he spoke he moved toward the gs-topped al the left. Norma followed
 Its about dog she explained opening her and fumbing fhroucb the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11

hall and looked down over the balustrade.
 "Its for you, Miss Saunders Telephone!" Norma could hear
 Bessie Hawthorne's nasal voice floating upward. Chris descended. Five minutes later she had returned. That new salesman wanted me to drive somewhere tomorrow
 evening for dinner" she an
 nounced.
 Aren't you going?" Chris shook her head. "I'm not interested" she said.
 But why not?" Norma urged. cts getting so you don't go any | where" She added, "It's certainly not because you don't have plenty of chances! Why don't you go?" "Oh, I just don't want to. He's a nice enough sort, I guess. Selby's his name"
 Well, I think it would be good for you to step out and have some fun"
 Chris did not answer. After a moment she said, "I'll tell you what I will do. If you think you'd like to meet him I'll invite him out here some evening. Or I could fix up date"
 Norma shook her head. No" she said. Not right now, anyhow. I haven't been very nice to Bob lately and wouldn't want him to think it's because I'm interested in anyone else. I don't want to hurt Bob's feelings"
 Presently she took the puppy down to his quarters in the base ment. There was an old piece of woolen blanket on the floor to make a warm bed for the dog. Norma left him curled up and eyeing her mournfully. When she was back in the apart ment she heard Chris splashing in the bathtub. By 10:30 both girls were in bed and the lights had been extinguished. The last thought which entered Norma's head before sleep crowd ed everything before it was that she must remember to buy a copy | of The Press early next day to read her advertisement. She won dered dreamily how long it would be before there would be an in- quiry about the dog. The first inquiry came much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11
CLINE BROOK IN SILENCE"
 WITH PEGGY SHANNON

Performances this afternoon and evening mark the final showing of the Paramount super-hit "Si- lence'. starring Give Brook and Peggy Shannon, that has been at- tracting capacity houses at Warner Bros State during the past two days.
 "Silence" is an adaptation of the stage play of the same name and incidentally points the way to star dom for Give Brook, always a favorite among local theatergoers.
 Beautiful Peggy shannon. who took Clara Bows place, when the fiery red head left the screen be- cause of i'll health, is seen to ad- vantge in this poignant drama of triumphant courage. She proves herself quite capable of handling the most difficult dramatic situa- tions with ali the charm and con- sumate artistry of a seasoned vet eran.
 Marjorie Rambeau also makes the most of her difficult role, but 1t is Give Brook, the invincible, whose magnetic performance dom- mates the entire picture and makes Paramount's silence" strong contender for high honors when judgment is passed on the best dramatic movie of the year.
 The surrounding program is ex- cellent. Joe o'Keefe is gaining more friends with every perform ance. His new offering Songs and Stuff" draws round after round of applause. See this show. it's en- tertainment plus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-11


 Its certain you don't have her dog"
 :No. But somebody else may come"
 It was at that moment that the bell shrilled loudly.
 "I'M go!" Norma sprang to her feet and ran into the hall. She had supposed it was the telephone but at the foot of the stairs she met Bessie.
 "rt's a man." Bessie said in . hushed voice, "to see you"
 The door of the vestibule stood ajar but Norma could not see who was waiting. She stepped forward, pulled the door back. For a long moment she stared at the figure in the doorway. (To be Continued)