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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-03-17
Continental lis
Taking Leases

Continental on company,
known for some time to be maxi
ing a careful study Of the South
Cut Bank district, has begun
taking leases north Of Waller,
adjacent to the extensive Texas
company block. Ohio Oil com
pany has taken leases south Of
the Producers Development syn
dictate well. also with prospects
Of a well this year. This il the
scsnrinuso On rass Eeuza
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-03-17

Santa Rita-Cardwell No. 8 is
ia center lot (SEA NWMl
1s-s5-6W. Bill Mcknight, con-
tractor. il rigging mp.
Santa Rita-Whetstone No. Z, is
in SEX SEA 22-35-6w. Lon
CFumley. contractor.
Santa Rita~Hnrdy No. / Is in
center lot 5 (aeWM NEx)
27-ss-sW. q diagonal ofEsak 70
the Milestone. zach OF khoae
wells provides Taxas eszmnanT
with an offset and It Is evident
fhat this district VIII DO swiftly
drilled out. on either side Of the
strip Of Hforfies' aiong ths cast
edge Of the Blackfoae Indian
reservation. Lon Crumley & the
contractor on the hardy.
Editor Made Hmppy
The Whststone wen brings
opulence to Dan milestone,
publisher OF the Pioneer Press
OF Cut Bank. a staunch support
er of the oil industry who has
done many favors for Cut Bank
operators and whose reward ia
the form OF royalty checks Is
well merited. Associated with
him IN the ownership or this
farm is a small group Of fellow
citizens OF Cut Bank. The new
well offsets the Crumley-Weaver
well on the East.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-03-17
SHOWING OF on.

1FKAF EBlEIssH Ut N7AAa
Another showing o. ofi, tn
the Dakoam sandstone, is xe-
ported in the EntervEe-
I.ynde test vel on Lodge
67raas mefnre Ii samtss-
eastern AE0satana, BY 4.
Krelner. manager Hole bot
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-03-17
Montana Power
Spuds on N ell

Montama Power Gas COMPANY
win doubtless have the third
completion in the South Cut Bank
area, having spudded this week
on its Nein No. / in center NEH
S0-ss-5W. A depth Of 200 feet
wac reported Friday.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-03-17

The town Of 4weetgraaa e go
ing 70 have = good airpors. buiIt
with sS,Ts6 o. cwA fmmds.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-03-17

was reported Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
Failing Water

It is a curious thing how since this country has gone wet, in a manner of speaking, it has gone dry. This years drouth covers larger area than any other recorded by the national weather bureau. It has been severe in the whole mid-continent region, about three-fourths of the country, including the Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes basin and many of the western and northwestern states. The Atlantic seaboard seems to have escaped.
 The drouth is more than seasonal. There has been deficit accommodating for sev- eral years, so that the ground is far drier than usual to a great depth. Millions ot springs and wells have gone dry Thous- sands of small streams are dried up. Even a heavy rain now is likely to vanish into the ground without any perceptible effect on creeks and rivers. The Great Lakes, which derive their water supply from relatively small basin, are so low that nav igation is seriously impeded and vast stretches of shore are hardly recognizable. Present levels are four to six feet lower than they were five years ago.
 The greatest danger throughout the stricken area is the destruction and loss of fertile top soil by being pulverized and blown away. Soil conservation plans are being pushed by the federal and state governments. The Great Lakes situation has emphasized the need, pointed out several years ago, of stabilizing the lake levels by submerged dams or sills at the outlets of Lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario. Such works are rather simple and inex- pensive, and can best be undertaken while the water is down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21

Washington, July 21.-The knotty problems of Soviet debts have been quietly transferred from Moscow and are now the subject of sub-rosa bargaining between Am bassador Troyanov- sky and the stae department. Put in the hands of hard-fist- cd but liberal Cordell Hull, they may get somewhere. He has in mind the much more import ant problem of doing business with Russia Labor pickets carrying placards around Gen. eral Johnson's offices are get ting on MIRA nerves. The pro- test is against Johnsons dis missal of John Donovan, head of the MIRA employees union, and the pickets are being financed by several higher officials in the administration. Placards read: "The MIRA is Unfair to Organ ized Labor,' Donovan Is the Foe of Organized Yes-Men" Many reasons have been given by senators for retiring from the Chamber, but Washingtons c. c. Dill offers one which is unique. Said he: "The senate may be likened to feather bed. The longer a man stays in it, the deeper he sinks, and the more difficult 1t becomes to get out of it."
 SURGEON-GENERAL
 Dr Thomas Parran, New York state health commissioner, Is slated to become surgeon-gener- al of the U. s.. Public Health Service after veteran Hugh s. Cummings steps out. The lat ter has notable record of ser vice since the days of Woodrow Wilson, now has reached retire. ment age. Parran was brought to Albany by Roosevelt, is a close friend, and in sympathy with the presidents new social program Hardworking Har- old Ickes, about to leave on his vacation said: T am going to put out on false whiskcrs and go out at midnight" Although he will visit the, National Parks of which he is boss, he hopes to avoid work and people.
 "AEROPAGITCS"
 General Hugh Johnson is keeping up his record for esoteric expressions. His latest Is aero- pagitics", which he applies to big business barons. The word de- rives from Aaeropagus, or Mars Hill, in ancient Athens, where sat q tribunal of unlimited auth ority. They were called aero pagites. John Milton used the word aeropagatica as the title of an essay in which he ap- pealed for complete liberty in printing Utah's wordy Sem ator William H. King, Mormon democrat, may go the way of his famous one-time republican colleague, Reed Shoot. King faces serious opposition both in the primary and final election. The same young, progressive Mormons who brought about the defeat of Smoot in 1892 are af- ter Kings scalp, have put pr Herbert Nav, staet senater and dean of the University of Utah, in the field against him for the democratic nomination The EZRA is quietly keeping in close touch with attempts to de- velop a southern newsprint in- dustry. If the outlook proves sufficiently promising, Harry Hopkins is prepared to assist by supplying funds to house, furnish, and maintain the neces- sary labor, although not directly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
ChuckleCorner
NEARBY TOWNS By John Labadie

Several Oakville housewives have started a reducing club. Hubby's pocket-book demanded 1t.
 A Naugatuck high school teacher he told supervisors an ivory poach- CT could reap a harvest at his school.
 A Watertown husband hunter says if she ever meets a man out gunning for a good cook she'll start shooting the bull.
 His company busted, . former fiashy> East Main street broker is now feeling perfectly at home run- ming an elevator.
 A Waterville racketeer brags that he lets his dollar, instead of his gun, find the bullseye.
 The Terryville crack high-pres- sure salesman is living we'll again. He's selling stock in a reorganized Brain Trust.
 All entries for the Thomaston talking contest have passed out. But the judges have decided to present the prize to congress.
 A North End barber thinks Uncle Sam will soon find out every body's troubles. Then the only worrying will be done by those with money.
 And there's that East Main street lately married couple. The groom claims his wife is old-fash- toned, so he leaves her home to prove if.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21

investing in the industry The Railroad Brotherhoods have opened special bureau in- Washington to advise rail work CTS about the new Railroad Pen sion Act. It is in charge of Lee M. Eddy, vice-presidcnt of the Railroad Telegraphers' Union, and one of those who put the measure through the last congress Treasury Depart ment guards are being put through pictol practice, their thrdough pistol practice, their subterranean rooms of the build ing.
 HOUSE.CLEANING
 The Blue Eagle house. cleaning Is getting serious The entire executive personnel Is be- ing fine-tooth combed secretly with the idea of making replace ments where the individuals do not come up to scratch Several already have been quiet ly bounced and the inside word is that others are slated for the skids North Carolina has just elected a congressman whose only chance of filling his seat is the remote one of special session being called be- tween now and next January. He is Harold E. Cooley, elected to the unexpired term of Representative Edward William Pou, who when he died was the oldest member in congress The Tennessee Valley Authority is having no trouble disposing of it's government-produ electric power It has applications on file from 2S9 towns, 25 coun- tics, and 37 private industries to- now available.
 COME.DOWN
 The Aluminium Co of America, once the haughtiest of giant corporations, is turing a New Deal face to the press-or at least to the Washington press corps. It has set up a public relations office in the capital, manned by 0 veteran news man and several young experts. They have begun a vigorous cam paign of "education" Secretary Henry Wallace is try ing to sell the Fine Arts com mission an idea for mural deco rations in the new Agriculture department administration build ing. He wants the walls to be covered with figures of American people and industry done in giant-sized relief in bril- liant terra cotta. Julian Lee Ruyford, young Mississippi artist
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
Drive Safe-Save Lives!

Elsewhere in the Waterbury Democrat today appears the first of an extended series of weekly "safety-driving" articles to be contributed to by the State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Michael A. Connor and Mayor Frank Hayes. These weekly articles, sponsored by the Waterbury Democrat with the aid of leading manu- lecturers, business men and public spirited citizens of Waterbury, will appear every Saturday in the hope of those sponsoring them and the men contributing to them that the public will give additional heed to the question of sane and safe driving in and about the streets of Waterbury.
 It is scarcely necessary here, we think, to reiterate the fact that careless driving today in Waterbury. and everywhere around the country is responsible for a far greater casualty list annually than that of the American forces who partici- pated in the recent World war. Yet such is the case, so much so, in fact that the automible, meant for a convenience and assistance to mankind, on the contrary, is fast becoming a menace. This fact alone should bring the driving public to it's senses and realize the duty it owes itself and the community.
 In the first of this series of safety driving" articles in the Waterbury Dem- ocrat today, Commissioner Connor stresses the fact that but five minutes day to the study of this question on the part of motorists would be substantial contribution to the solution of our vehic- ular accident problem. If everyone would cooperate, Connecticut would have no accident problem, is the opinion of the motor vehicle commissioner. That the VI y.la ., this idea and wishes to convey it to every licensed driver in Waterbury is primarily the reason for inaugurating this Safety driving" campaign.
 Finally, if the appeal which Commis- sioner Connor makes and Mayor Hayes will also make, does not attain it's goal for humanity's sake, then let the Waterbury Democrat add that to the hard-boiled it has it's mercenary side here in Waterbury. At present automobile accident insurance is higher than any place else in the state, or the country for that matter. If "safe driving" does nothing else for the motor ist, it will save them money in the way of reduced insurance policies, if the volume of accidents is reduced. This appeal may be to mans grosser instincts, but every thing should be fair in continued slaugh- ter and maiming only equalled to by war
 Therefore, let the Waterbury Democrat ask the public of Waterbury that it read and give heed to these weekly articles, which men of this community were willing to pay for to have presented. If the ad vice is adhered to, we feel sure it will make Waterbury a better city to live in, both for your own sake, your childrens, your neighbours and his children and the com munity at large. Let Waterbury lead the way as it always has done once more in the matter of "safe driving. What we accomplish others will eventually emulate elsewhere in Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
Trained Officials


 For the next two years the National League of Women Voters will concentrate on an educational program to teach their members, and through them other voters, to stress two aims = better trained men in public positions and wiser expenditure of public money. It is obvious, their leaders believe, that government and this means small local units as well as the federal government must continue for some time handling relief and other com munity matters. That means that public officials vii lcontinue to have large reve- nues to expend.
 It has long been customary for citizens to say, "Oh, we can't leave such things for politicians to do" The League of Women Voters answers that the need is to improve the quality of the politicians, to demand that men of character and of training be nominated and elected to positions of re- sponsibility and power
 After that, the voters must still stay on the job themselves. They should at tend council meetings, sessions of the state legislatures, meetings of county commits sioners, and so on. They should keep in- formed on public matters and then make their intelligent interest and determina- tion known to public officials. It is wise character are needed not only in govern program Training, intelligence and ment circles but also in the ranks of pri- vate citizens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
NOVEMBER CONCERN
(Hartford Courant)

There is unquestionably a grow ing opposition to. the policies of the administration and a growing fear of it's huge expenditures. The mounting deficit and the great ex- pansion of the public debt are causing voters, everywhere to do some tall thinking. There will be more need in the next Congress than ever before of a strong and virile opposition party, a party that will work with conservative members of the Democratic party to hold the administration down and check its borrowings and spendings, with the imitation they invite. Thoughtful citizens know this, and by next November their numbers may have so far increas- ed as to give the Democrats more real concern than they now in- dicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
So They Say

Stories about subversve influences in our gov ernment are just plain bunk.-Gen Hugh S. John- son.
 l religiously refused to distribute propaganda in the United states. In the first place, thought 1t would be futile, and in the second objection able.-Ivy Lee, New York press agent
 
 l had intended to divorce my first wife, but 1t slipped my mnd,-Malcohn Hurd, New York freak show barker, held on charge of bigamy. I'm willing to be the presidents wife when join him. but I'd like to get away from that while on this hoHday.-Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, in California.
 Cricket was the idea of the gods They look down upon poor humanity and it's many tragic efforts and otttimes ashamed of us.-Sir James Barrie, playwright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21

Something new in the way of popular refreshment was shown by the Turkish government when the Shah of Persia was entertained in Istanbul. In order to in- sure popular enthusiasm for the royal guest, airplanes flew over the city and rained down upon the populace thousands of small bottles of liquor and packages of cigarettes. As these floated into upraised hands, they were immediately put to the use they were intended for. As a result, a good time was had by all. It looks more like an American than a Turkish idea. We'll probably see it over here before long - in cities where the law permits such largess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
H scope
By OCTAvINE

Don't work at cross purposes. Peer into the dark to be sure you are aware of the things not visible at first. You will learn more by accepting a modern viewpoint than by holding to an old one. Don't in dulge in arguments, or acts of rashness. Late afternoon is the best period.
 Today's Birth Date
 Be careful of how you handle your money from September 9 through 19. The first part of March. 1895, indicates a good financial period. You are under the influence of the newly found planet. Pluto, at the present time through August, Astrolo- gers stil lare studying it's infiu- ence and nothing definite can be said of 1t. l would appreciate hear Nlg of your experiences during these months. Write me care of this newspaper. Danger August 22. Good AuRnst 13.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
Peiping Letter
By H. R. EKl

United Press Stan Corrcspondent)
 Peiping, China (UP)-The changing tempo of China's work ing class during the many epoch making events of the last IS years is represented graphically in a statistical summary of Shanghai capitalization disputes just issued by the Bureau of Social Affairs in that city.
 The summary covers the period from 1918 to 1892. Although the figures are incomplete and deal only with Greater Shanghai they clearly reflect the stormy course of Chira's history since the Great War and the first large scale strike movements and trade union or ganizations which came in its wake.
 The fluctuations in the Shang- hal strike curve reflect fairly &C., curately the movements on foot throughout the country at various times.
 The summary shows the gradu- ally rising strike curve beginning in the immediate postwar years, the lapse at the turn of the de- cade and then the swift rise be- ginning in 1925, the year that China's Second Revolution began to spread northward from Canton.
 The figures reach their high point in 1926, for which year 257 strikes are listed. As a matter of fact, however, the historical high mark of that period came in March, 1927, when 100000 work CTS and petty shopkeepers dropped their work and took up their arms to fight the troops of Marshal Sun Chuang-fang. When the National armies arrived at Shanghai they found the old northern garrison gone and the workers in trium- phant control.
 The downward curve which then shows only IF strikes for 1927 is owing to the fact that after the Nationalist occupation under com mand of General Chiang Kai-shek the workers organizations were smashed, the Communists were driven underground amid a great deal of slaughter and strikes were rigidly forbidden.
 The records for the subsequent five years show a downward trend with the exception of 1881 which witnessed 122 industrial disputes. The figure dropped to S2 in 1882.
 Other tables show that 35 per cent of the grand total of 399 dis putes, occurred in the textile trades, silk and cotton, which are still China's major industries al- though both are falling into an in- creasingly moribund state owing to the economic crisis and general
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21

and poet conceived the plan |. It may be Washington's heat, but the Commerce Departments elevator service suddenly has gone high hat. Employees car- rying anything that looks like a package are ordered to take the freight cars.
 HOOKY
 In the Virgin Islands reside one of the most religious peo- pies in the world. There are probably more churches for the area, than in any part of the United States. But on the Sum day that President Roosevelt visited St Croix, for the first time in known history there were no church services Ger many's chief military effort is now concentrated on prepara- ton for meteorological warfare. This, with gas and airplanes, the Germans think, will be the way to win wars in the future. But Mayor Leon A. Fox, U. s. A., Medical Corps, pooh-poohs the danger of war by germs. He says germs can't be disseminated by bombs, because the heat kills them that they can only be spread by human hand, which is difficult behind enemy lines. Disease-invested rats and mos- quitoes are as likely to travel backfard as forward The local decorating company using non-union labor in paint ing the White House claims that 1t has riased it's rates to the union scale.
 VANITY
 One of the tumbling- blocks to peace in the long-drawn-out Chaco war Is the personal vanity of South Americans statesmen. Saavedra Lamas Argentine For eign Minister, wants to get the glory of achieving a settlement. So also does Chilean Foreign Minister Cruchaga. BraZil's Foreign Minister Mello Franco thinks he is best qualified to do the job, since he already settled the Peruvian-Colombian dispute. None of them will pull with an- other.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21

New Haven is very seriously thinking of digging wells in all of it's city parks so as to cut the cost of water service to the municipality. The city is not possessed of municipal water supply as is Water bury. It buys from private water com- pany. Its bill has grown so that recently discussion of the possibility of sinking wells to supply schools, parks, etc, was held at a city fathers meeting. The plan is now being seriously considered and we wouldn't be bit surprised to see it adopted The city's water bill runs about $100,000 year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
A Book a Day
This Englishman
 Actually Likes Us
BY BRUCE CAPTION

"A Provincial Lady in Amer ica," is another of E. M. Della fields subtly acrid and amusing books-a kind of travelop, this time, in which the witty English woman tells what she saw and heard and did while making a lec- ture tour in the United States.
 Either she had pretty swell pulled her punches when she sat down to write about her experi- ences.
 If you have readl any of her earlier books, you'll probably ap- proach this one expecting to see Uncle Sans hide removed with the utmost British deftness. If you do, you'll get a surprise. The lady seem to like us.
 She begins by finding the we'll known New York skyline all that it is cracked up to be. Then she discovers that Americans are the most hospitable and friendly peo- pie on earth. Then, having been warned by many New Workers that she would find Chicago unbeara bly stuffy and midwestern, she goes on to find it a most delightful city.
 To be sure, any visiting celebrity who goes about lecturing before a lot of women's clubs is going to have some odd experiences, and Miss Delafield is no exception. But in the main she is full of sweet ness and light about it all.
 The book is light reading-so light, indeed that it's apt to float away If you don't sit on it. But it's very entertaining and 1t is a relief to read visiting Britisher who sn't forever. reminding us that they don't do things that way over in London.
 Published hy Harpers. the book sells for S2.66.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21

Brazil's new constitution contains some things which Americans would not think belonged in such document While some of its provisions are conservative, others are decidedly advanced. Immigration from all nations is to be restricted annual ly to per cent of the number from each country who have entered Brazil during the past 50 years. All divorce is forbid den. Directorates of public utilities must have majority of Brazilian nations in their membership.