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Evening star., 1931-06-21

western h1Story-the occasion Wnen OnlCeo
States troops were marched toward Utah TO
help install a new Governor in place of Brigham
Young.
I IERR SELL emphasizes the clash between
the Mormon organization and the United
States Government, and makes Young the
central figure of his play. AS the play begins,
Young has two things his mind:
First, he is trying to find some method of
avoiding bloody clash with the United States
troops.
Second he has been smitten with the pretty
face of Harriet Amelia Folsom, the daughter
of recent arrival in Utah, and he plans to
make her his twenty-ffth wife.
The opening scene shows mountain pass
where Mormons are on guard to give warm
ing when the first American troops are sighted.
One of them, a young fellow named Taylor,
is in deep trouble. He is in the bad graces of
Brigham Young because he has only one wife
and refuses to take any more; and he says:
"He thinks one wife is too few. I think
one wife is one too many"
While he and the others are talking, Young
himself appears on the scene to get the latest
news. He meets Folsom, who presents his
daughter, Harriet Amelia. Young at once
turns to the girl and says:
Harriet? Naturally tnat went do. One
of my wives is named Harriet and that could
lead to confusion if I married you. I shall
call you Amelia"
Naturally, this makes Harriet indignant
especially since she herself is not a Mormon.
She tells Young her name is Harriet and that
she would not dream of marrying him. There
is lively interchange, to which Young's final
answer is that he will have her baptized into
his church as soon as he has made peace with
the American Army But Harriet, sure that
the American Army will overthrow the Nor
mon regime, remarks that 1.-THE Americans
will play your wedding march"
The second scene is broad comedy, border
ing on farce. Brigham Young is sitting in
big room with many of his wives. They
busily chattering after the manner of women
everywhere, over the latest fashions in dress,
as described by a kinswonan who has sent
them the latest news from New York. Young,
bored to death by this chatter, seeks diver
sion to shut them up: so he rounds on a wife
named Mary Anne and tells her that their
son, Jedediah, has been misbehaving.
Evening star., 1931-06-21

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Evening star., 1931-06-21

sparkling comedy called
"The wenty- fifth
Wife," produced it at
the biggest theater in
Darmstadt and saw it
become one of Ger
many's dramatic hits Of
the year.
Herr Sell has chosen
to make his play a
light comedy, and he
has taken more or less
liberty with historical
facts in doing so.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

TNOR SEVERAL weeks we
have been preaching that
the downward trend Of pro-
duction and the upward trend Of
consumption will shortly become
apparent to the Investment world.
We know that there is twenty
eight billions Of dollars in saw
ines accounts in the banks Of
the country. Once the sun shines
brightly on business, this money
is going to be thrown into the
business Of making more money.
And at that time the SELLER
will come into his own; when
buyers are seeking out the sellers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

We have revealed in an ocean
of opportunities. We have sole
tied no royalties in many months !;
we had only to choose from the
flock Of properties offered us
with sellers scrambling to get a
bid. II was no reflection on the
royalties. 1t was case Of BREAD
AND BUTTER for many Of those
who had to sell. With leases shut
down and no revenue coming IN,
many q royalty owner who has
been living on the fat Of the land
has been reduced to a place where
the banks would loan him no
more money and he had no other
way to get money than to sell
some Of his only liquid asset
his royalty.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

The first Of June, 1880, the
production Of the United
States averaged Ass, 900
barrels q day, while the first
Of June this year IL was z,
476, 900 barrels. The June /,
1881, total, however, includes
351, 900 barrels q day from
che Hast Texas field that was
absolutely unknown q year
ago. The following tabula-
ton shows clearly how ths
flood from East Texas has
been absorbed" by the
other oil fields:
United States pro-
duction to-day 40, 900
East Texas today. 3b1, 600
Production outaids
East Texas ..-...-..-.....2, LA 200
United States pro
ducsion . year ago., bo8, 900
Reduction outside of
East Texas ...........-..-- $4,000
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

While this is true Of all lines
Of business, we know Of no other
lines, save a few specialties such
as cellophane, which have a de
mand greater than supply, as has
the oil industry. The fact that
scores Of oil fields are shut down
and can't be opened up in time
to participate in this years bust
ness-and some Of them can
NEVER be brought back, coupled
with Tie fact that the wildcatter
has been idle and there has been
no drilling to produce flush pro-
duction to offset natural decline
ali this indicates to as that the
oil business is the one that is due
for the quickest return Of pros
perity Of all lines Of industry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Every member of this organ
ization should read the article in
the June q issue Of the Saturday
Evening Post on "The Founda-
ton Of a Fortune, La this ar
ticIe Is an interesting description
Of the panic Of 1919, written BY
Judge Thomas Mellon, father Of
Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of
the treasury The article points
out very forcefully that from
times Of adversely have been born
the greatest fortunes in this
country.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

wwERE IN MONTANA con-
ditions in the oil industry
have never been as bad
as ia the Midcontinent, Texas
and California bat in the general
run Of business things have been
bad enough TO sort out the good
and the bad. The farmer with
wheat 90 sell found that he was
offered only S5 cents for it. Many
a royalty owner who was fixed
for life found himself embr0iled
in the stock market or some IN
dustrial crash and had TO market
his most liquid asset his royalty.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

We have in mind one man who
il connected with the oil business
and who had bought some stock
on margins just before the crash.
he had a lot Of oil properties
which would have insured him Of
an adequate income for the rest
az his life but he had chosen to
gamble. He was called upon to
pay the price in the form Of mar
gins. Oddly enough, he has been
able 10 hang on all Of these
months by sacrificing, saerifie-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Needless 70 state, he has been
one who has gladdened this Of
flee. Each time he was forced
to raise money he came to us. We
provided the money each time
and took our choice from among
his royalties. That explains many
Of the wonderful bargains that
we have handled in recent
months. We took these royalties
for our own price.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

10 the millions Of people
throughout the United States
whose principal impression
Of the oil industry is its
gushers and huge new fields,
Il Will come as q distinct sur
prise 70 learn that, regard
iess Of the present deluge
from the new East Texas
field, the output Of the en-
tire United States on June
/, 1891, was 11S,000 barrels
q day leas than on June /,
1880.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

While we look for a quick re-
vival Of the oil industry in Mon
tana, the opportunities FOR royal
ty investment are still here and
viii continue for few weeks.
But as time goes on we expect
It to become more and more diff
ficult to pick up the tremendous
bargains that have marked our
cooperative buying organization
during the last few months.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

This week we saw q bulletin
issued by the Independent Pc
trOleum association Of America,
brOadcasting to the world the
facts which have been very APP
parent from the graphs Of crude
production and gasoline sales for
several weeks past. The bulletin,
in part, follows;
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27
To On. Thinking Members

more shaking down" to be done
in the industry but for the most
part the weaklings have been
pretty well weeded out and those
strong enough to survive until
now viii get through. And the.
result viii be that the oil indus
try win be lot the better FOR it,
and the survivors viii make a lot
Of money that they would other
wise have had to divide with
others had this depression not
weeded out the weaklings.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

A s0ld-digger had died. and all
her worldly possessions. inclading
parrot. were being auctionsd
OF.
what am I offered flor this
beautiful birdg" said 4he auc-
tioneor.
Zone beam said a bystaudsE.
Two bucks" roared another
make 1t five. daddy crooked
the parrot. IAN III give you q
kiss
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

In times like this, gone were
the days when we were content
with producing royalties that
would pay out IN 1000 days; we
demanded a pay-out in 500 days,
else we did not buy. Gone were
the days Of paying tenth Of the
probable recovery Of given
tract Of proven oil land. We Of
fered a TWENTIETH-and the
royalty was ours.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

We have been furnishing our
members from week to week fig
ures on the uptrend Of gasoline
consumption and the downward
trend Of crude oil production.
There is but one answer to more
demand and less supply: in
creased prices.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

TNHE REVIVAL is not com
ing over night. 1t will take
some time for the rank and
file Of the people to realize the
true situation and after that 1t
will require some time for mass
psychology 70 rush people back
into investment lines. When the
investors DO move back in, The
man who has accumulated low
priced properties in these times
Of bedrock prices viii quickly
realize the fortune which mass
psychology affords the man who
knows WHEN to buy and WHEN
70 sell.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Money is coming out from its
hiding, as reflected in the stock
market, and soon the gamblers
will be back competing with the
conservative investor who has
been looking at values rather
than prospects during the last
year or so.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

And there's the guy who said
he had worked ont the history Of
the United States IN ten words:
Washington, Lincoln. Vol
stead. 40 one Night and ask for
Tony'
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

The sudden turn in business,
the uptrend, especially of the oil
industry, spells fms TO the
flood Of opportunities that have
been going begging during the
past six months.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Associated Press accounts fore
cast increased prices in the
Midcontinent. There may be some
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Should any desire to join with
US we viii be glad to furnish de-
tails regarding our buying plan
and our organisation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

WVO THE KEEN observer
among the members Of this
organization the good
news" Of the past week has been
decidedly bad news.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Now comes increased prices in
California, both for crude and
gasoline.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

ing, sacrificing until what was
once the basis Of liberal for
tune Is now cut to a half or per-
haps q quarter Of his former
holdings, chiefly royalties.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

The fellow VINO complains be
never had a show Is generally
the one who waited for Someone
to hand him complimentary tiek-
cts.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Times have changed and not
lnfrsQuently these days q girl
marries a man to Inform him.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27
JOHN ". KUMQUAT

He: ''shall we go to the
novies9"
She: I'VE don't have 70
Mother and father are going.
'It's bad to let your wife find
a letter yon. were supposed to
mail"
And a lot worse 70 let her
find a letter you we're supposed
"a burn"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Some men are really important.
Others merely act that way.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

hNtFMi Prize Contest As1us
fThe Elick Bolts trophy, q
gold-inlay shaving mug. offered
for the best answer to the ques-
ton, How should the Oil Prob
lem Be Solved" was awarded
last week to little Mary Grumph.
Of East Dedham. Mass 1t is
necessary 10 state that her plan
is receiving the favorable con-
sideration Of the OH states ADJ
visory Committee and the Federal
OH Conservation Board. These
bodies probably viii recommend
a special session OF All the leg
islatures and the national Com
gress to act upon the matter.) .
The rTias- winning letter
Dear Mr.. Bolts:
I am a little girl. nine years
old. NY brother and have q
pony that Is three years old. His
name is Towver. We live IL a
big house which my father says
he doesn't know how the he'll he
is going to pay for. go %
school and am in the fourth
grade and viii be In 5-B next
year Ny plan for helping the
oil business is for everybody to
quit using motor cars and gaso-
line and drive horses They are
much nicer and they smell much
better than gasoline. must
close now and make some gin.
Hoping / win prize.
MARY
honorable mention goes to-
Prof. Otto v. Hymen. head OF
the department Of Applied Ac-
coustics at Erin-Go-Bragh Uni
versity. Dublin. His recipe for
the oil industry ID as follows:
offer the following plan,
which divides itself into several
parts:
ALI members Of committees
now working on plans to cure
the oil industry, including the
ehairmen thereof whether teder-
al, state or voluntary, shall be
convened In some seaport town.
2.Aater . three-day meeting
including which there shall be no
restrictions upon the offering Of
plans. resolutions. etc, and the
fullest opportunity shall be given
for spaechmaking. ail committees
men shaU be given free passage
upon a ship. ostensibly about !
the sail for q tour OF the OH pro-
ducing countries Of the world
and they shall take their plans
and resolutions along
s-The ship will proceed to
some point in international wa
ters and there shan be turned
over 10 the navy. which will uss
II as a target for gunnery prac-
tiee.
Very Truly Yours,
PROF. HYMEN.
second honorable mention is
awarded TO John W. KumQuat.
Lone Elm. Nevada. Says Mr..
my remedy Is simple and in
fallible. Let the legislatures
forbid print shops to print any
more lease forms. Then there
win be no more leases written
and nobody can arm unless he
has a lease, can her Secondly,
let the government place an en-
barge on rubber. In that way,
we can stop the manufacture Of
rubber hose and without hose.
how can they run rotary driils3
II think these two steps would
stop all drilling and q shortags
Of OIL could be brought about
which would empty ali the stor-
age In the country. / am fun Of
IDEAS like that and IL convenient
please send me two dollars as
prize. or else have nae made
chairmap OF some COMMITTEES.
Yours.
JOHN W. KUMQUAT =
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

One mighty nice thing about
OLD DObbin was that his value
didn't depreclats about IS per
cent after be had been driven
three or four months.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Bow are y0u4"
"Oh I cant kick =
"Rhsumatism, eh7''
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Problem solved.
Tho so-callsd "oli prob
lem has At last becn
solved. This Is repealed IA
the following article, bg
I.awrence X. Smith. ~ the
"NatiOnal Pessoieurn News"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Look at those yellow bloom
ers!"
What whereg"
"oh. can't you see those dande-
lions9"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

You cant make foot prints In
the sands OF time sitting down.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

He: You look like 3 million
dollars"
she: Eyes, and I'm just a.
hard to make"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

Re: Can you make the
cakes that mother used 20
maks9"
She Yes, Il you can put mp
with Tia indigestion father
used 10 have.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-06-27

LANDOWNERS ROYALTIES
Box 1925.
without obligation please furnish details regarding opportunities
for investments in royalties in Montana oil fields
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-19
INCREASE IN SALES
HELD ENCOURAGING
Government Observers See
Optimistic Prospect in Move
ment of Commodities.
BY CHARLES r. sHAEFFER,
Associated Press Business writer.

Government economists see a legtti-
mate reason for optimism in the rela-
lively increased volume of commodity
sales brought out by the decline In
price levels.
The movement in commodity prices
and in the prices of raw materials has
neceSsitated In this country an era of
merchandising which operates on the
primary motive OF sales volume. with
monetary profits relegated to sec
ondary consideration.
Extent of Decline.
Raw material prices have declined To
a far greater extent than the dollar
value Of the finished product. statistics
Of the Labor Department fer the last
year showing the former group with a
decline of 2S per cent. rs against drop
OF l9 per cent for all commodities. and
with decline of is per cent for ell
commodities other than farm products
and foods. The latest index Of the de-
partment puts the present level of raw
materials IS per cent below the peak
year in 1929, whereas finished goods are
less by only "a per cent
While producers of raw materials suf-
fer from drastically curtailed purchas-
ing power, the seller Of the finished
product markets his wares at a reduced
price and lowered profit. but at the
laying the groundwork for commensu-
rate profits when trade conditions i'm
prove
This fact is noted to a slight degree
BY economists of the Commerce De-
partment. who pointed cut that foreign
trade OF the United States during the
second quarter of the year illustrates
the point. Exports during the quarter
suffered dollar value decline of 35.s
per cent, as compared with the previous
quarter, but the volume of trade was
on only 20 per cent. On the other
hand, imports, figured in dollars and
cents, dropped 36.l per cent, but the
volume was of only is per cent.
While earning reports OF corporations
are not available at the Commerce De-
partment, fragmentsry reports reaching
the department from private business
enterprises showed the volume of sales
IN more favorable proportion than ma
tional commerce.
Economists in the department said
there could be no direct comparison be-
tween companies in diverse lines Of
trade. but that those industries which
depended on raw materials for a major
portion of their manufactured products
undoubtedly profited to some extent BY
the prevailing low state Of raw mate
rails.
Price Index.
In the statistics that follow the
wholesale price decline Of representative
commodity groups during the last year
Is set forth, as disclosed by the Labor
Department, based on representing the
normal year Of 1926 as 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, August i9 up UNITED
States Department of Agriculture) -
Hogs. 1900 head; including 1000 head
direct slow; uhevenly. l0a25 lower en-
240 pounds down; others and packing
sows. steady TO 10 lower; l70-2I0
pounds, 7.o0a725; top, 7.25; 220-30o
pounds. 6o0a7.l0 pigs, 5.25a6 90. pack
ing sows. 4.00a5.25 Lighr light good
and choice. l40-l60 pounds, 54oa7 90;
light weight, 10000 pounds 6.s5a7 IS;
medium weight 20o-25o pounds, 6.60a-
5 40a6.85 packing sows. msdium and
good. 275-5oo pounds, 4.ooa5 40;
slaughter pigs, good and choice, 100
100 pounds. 5.25as35
Cattle. 1900 head; calves, 2,500
head. strictly grain fed steers and
yearlinRs. steady TO strong others
steady to IS lower; 1925 paid for long
yearlings, new high on crop; best
weiRhty steers. ss5: medium weights
classes mostly steady. Slaughter cattle
and yealers-Steer, good and choice
600-90o pounds. 8.5OalO.25; S00-l 100
pounds. s.50a1025; ll00-l 800 pounds.
S.25al0o0. .300ai 500 pounds. S.25a
/ 1000. common and medium, 600-l 800
pounds, 475ss.25, heifers, good and
choice, s50a850 pounds. 7.50a9.7 rs;
common and medium. 3.75a15B. cows.
good and choice. 4.25a675 common
and medium. 3.00a42s; low cutter and
cutter, 200a3.25. bulls (yearlings ex-
cluded) good and choice tbeef9, 40oa
s.25; cutter TO medium, 2.75a4.25, veal
ers milk fed)1 good and choice, s.0oa
s75; medium, 650as 90. Gull and COM
mon, 5.0la656. Stocker and feeder,
cattle--Steers, good and choice. 500
$50 pounds, 575aT.25; common and
medium, 40oa6 90.
Si1eep--I6. 600 head lambs, mostly
steady; sheep, slow. weak TO lower !:
early bulk. good and choice native eve
and yether lambs. 7.90aT.75, some
held higher: best Westerns bid, rs:
1 native ewes, l00a2 Is. Lambs. 80
pounds down. good and choice, 6.4sa
300: medium. s00a675 all weights,
/ common. 3.5Oa5 90. ewes. 90. lSD pounds,
medium 20 choice, ] .50a3.00: Oh weights.
Gull and common, l.00a2.0N; feeding
lambs a0a7s POUNDS good ard choice