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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-04
SOAP Creek
TEST HEARS
AISDH SAND

Following IL days lost
in drilling out a bailer at 1870
feet. California Independent oil
company's Tribal No. / we'll, sw
NwKNEH s4-gs-32E. is drilling
again at 1885 feet. The bailer was
lost just as the crew was preparing
to set s-inch pipe at 1880.
The well has penetrated so feet
OF saturated Tenaleep sand and
there IL 500 feet OF oil IN the
hole with a strong flow OF nom
infIammabie gas. similar to that
found IN the Western States discov-
cry we'll. The 6-inch production
string will be set at 1880 feet be-
fore drilling into the Amasden.
George Daniels, formerly OF Long
Beach, Cal, superintendent, expects
TO complete the we'll during the next
few days and believes that q large
well is indicated by geological
conditions.
The construction OF q refinery at
Hardin depends in some measure
upon the outcome OF this well. If
II is a big one, a refinery which
the California company has already |
TO ship here will be set for op-
Grafton. The old wells on the
tribal leases have gone to water /
to the extent that there is too much
separation cost to make them pay, !
he fact that the
company has a fine plant for this
purpose. They believe that by i
getting on the s'high" OF the struc-
ture with new wells they can get /
enough clean production to put
Soap Creek field on paying
basis.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-04
RECORD week
IS REPORTED
At SUURST

Kevin-Sunburst registered three
competitions during the past week
the most active week in this field
IN four years. The three wells are
the first results Of renewed interest
in lime production, following the
successful use Of acid in treating
these wells.
None of the three wells completed
have yet completed acid treatment,
but all will doubtless be given Gus
tomary shots"
Tmperfa Petroleum NO. IL, NEA
NEA 1s-35-1W spudded July s
and competed to the sand on July
%. 81 1900 feet, found the con-
tact from 1873 20 1898 and made
20 barrels initial. without acid.
e. r. Mckee, drilling his No. 6
on his own farm ia NWA SEA "a
5B-2W. completed a 10-barrei well.
Mckee f. moving his rig 70 No.
z location, NWA sWN 1s-s6-1W.
Nepstead- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Helgeson No. 8, NWM NWM 2S~
3B-1W. drilled into the contact on
July 20, with q good showing OF OIL.
II will be acid treated. Such wells
when treated with acid frequently
make 80 TO 40 barrels.
w. G. Meningitis No. ia SCI
NWA SWM 1s-sB-2W. Is drilling
at 42B.
Potiatch-Fes No. 2, NV swK
SWk 21-34-1W, is drilling AZ SOS.
In the Bnckley-Border field chs
Development-B Buckley no. s.
SWH SWM 1-37-4W, Ia drilling
At 172s. Hannah-Porter couzpany Is
the contractor.
Lon Crumiey has spotted hia
Shaw no. 4. NEM eWM ss-sg-f
2Ws near ais recently eamalefed
San hurwk Mmmd nyndmenr.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-04
GAS FOR FORT PECK

Two wells are drilling on Bowdoin
dome, to provide gas for the Fort
Peck project where the government
Is spending S72,.0O0,0O0 in dam
ming the Missouri river.
Bowdoin Utilities State No. sos,
NWA NWA 16-31-34E. is drilling
at 1915.
Bowdoin Utilities Federal Land
Bank NO. 528, NWA NWA 81
s1-s4E, is drilling at $50 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-04
Bonnet Well Finds
Cernented Sand With
Small Oil Showing
Biologists Say Condition May Be Similar To
SchIag Well In North POII-Sand
And Structure Satisfactory

22fooe .
OF u o as
mile
Texacosta1e discovery
a showing In
drilling
TO
decided
ffnr4a 20 Rekn well.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-04

. The sand was hard and cemented.
The well had checked about SO
feet higher than the Texnco well.
which Is rated by the Texas company
as an SO-barrel producer, initial.
The sand thickness at the Bonnet To-
cation checked about as expected.
The porosity of the sand was some
thing which could not be anticipated
May he Small ''spoE'
While operators were greatly
discovered q more cheerfmzIy
view was expressed by geoIo-
gists acquainted with the field.
One ge01ogist pointed out =
fact which may mean thaz the
Bonnet wen may be q dry h0A@
In the midst of good producers.
He pointed 20 the Texas COM
panxB Emma schla@ No. 4,
WELL Ia SWM SW3< &0-sB-
0#. Taafs well Il In the midst
Of some Of the best producers
in the north end OF the field
Offsetting this tract TO the
south are three producaEs
drilled by Nadeau Brothers. The
three wells are ali over 100
barrels. Yet SchIay, q few rod@
away, was conpAeted ne virtm-
ally q dry hole. The casing
was set at 2873 on top Of the
Cut Bank sand, which bottoms
at 2DO4. Ht made less than
five barrels per day. Tt was
shot with n series Of B-quar4
squibe Of nitro gaycerin and 10
may make a commercial well,
POrosity Of the sand Is blamed
for this condition. spot
where the sand IL cememfed so
that OH does not freely migrate
into the hole. A few yards
away the sand is soft ard
porous, resulting I'm 1OO-barrel
wen.
''By this same rule" said this
yeoIogfst. there Is no reason why
oft spots will not be found around
he Bonnet we'll In fact, q big
veil may be drilled in on the next
ocation north, south, east Or wwae
4 the Cut Bank sand had been
Ibsent: we would have known thae
he old seacoast swings westward
ind wipe out the Bonnet distxHsG.
1owever. we know that the Mon
ana Power4Sfmero No. producer
n Sec. 5-33-5W had much only 3
bird as much sand, yet IL Is a pre-
iucer. The only question involved
t the Bonnet well Is POROGTTY,
md inasmuch as the sand was
present, with some oil, there
) every reason TO believe fha&
he same condition as found At
Ichiag may exist in South Cut
hat the Cut Bank sand carries
III in commercial quantities IN this
'egon. wherever It IL soft and
orous.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-04

The first disappointment Of the
week was the Armand -Hutchings.
Bonnet we'll in the extreme south
end. The second was the compile
ton Of Montana Power milestone
No. 1, SEX NEA 7-sS-5W close to
the town OF Cut Bank. This well
Is a mile and a half south Of one
OF the largest wells in the field;
the Tarrant-Jones No. 1. The
milestone is q very small producer,
at best, and may not be COM
mercial.
Shoot milestone Well
The milestone completed on
July 81, at 2s0O feet, and had
but IS feet of fluid ia the hole.
lit has been shot with 10 quartz
OF nitro glycerfne in an effort to
break the hard, compact sand, and
is now being cleaned out. There
are producers north, south and east.
It is merely cemented sand.
A third disappointment also hit
upon the shoulders OF Dan Whet-
stone editor Of the Cut Bank
Pioneer-sPremsl when Santa Rita
Oil company's MILESTONE No. 3.
located only a few rods from the
Santa Rita-Hardy No. 2, largest
we'll In the field today, found
hard sand on July 28 at 1895 feet.
Fluid rose only 500 feet 10 the hole
and placed on the pump II started
making "a barrels per DAY.
BaEmamc Hsoahm $50
The outlook was bad, also, for
the Barmac- Drumming well IN the
Waller area. on the south side OF
the Marias river, although drilling
was stfll in progress af last reports.
The hole had been carried to 27O0
feet, in the black lime OF the Ellis,
and Il. L. P0steIwaIte, contractor
planned to go another 7S feet and
abandon II he found nothing more.
Get Water Flow
The Sunburst sand was from $500
20 2610 and waa dry. From $3.50
10 1885 feet there was water which
rose $50 feet. Whether this is the
Cut Bank sand Is not determined
but II is likely remnant OF the
Cut Bank ssnd, in which event it
Is evident according 90 operators
Of the district, that the Cretaceous
seacoast Is swinging westward at
this point. and fhls wen IN SWA
SWA 1-31-SW may be on the
south beach So the coast swung /
westward. Red and yellow beds
we're found at 2e10-5e20 and some |
geohogieta maintain that the Cut /
Bank sand waa entirely absent. /
rhe only remaining hope for pro-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-04
SMUT D0 At M42

ohio on compmny's MADDOX wen
in Dry Greek oh field IL reported
ahut down at 4sA2 waiting for
drill pipe. Production Is expected
ct $500.
Ohso'n Byron Union No. - drill
ing at s4s3 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-08-04
LIE HEEPa a L1TTr.E

IN the lace OF 4 saggang stock
market, Bethlehem Steel corporation
declared q dividend OF $1.Tg On
preferred stock. the first paym emit
since July 4, 1889. II Il wavaa,He
0ct. ] 10 stockholders Of reeaxN
Sept. z, and represents part ea nee
uTofik for the June quarter IL
xS.441.642 against a net Iosa az
890z.04 in the preceding ouartas.
and q net loss Of gs.a2A,048 - eMa
June quarter Of 1888 Nse nnaa
for six months wma 99.S8@ SIS
against q net loss NT 50 ,08@ $50 In
the first half us a@3S
Evening star., 1934-01-24
Deaths Reported.

Robert W. shufeldt. 49, St. Elizabeths Hos
Brinton B. HOPES. SO. 711o 7th st.
Mary King 81, go H st. ne.
Henry l. Bryan. 80. St. James Episcopal
Clara P. Elliott II. 1921 Massachusetts ave.
Cora r. Bailey. 81. 1906 Park I'd.
James G. Wilkinson, 90. $3.50 wisconsin ave
Gerald r. Mcdonald, so. 1918 o st.
William Arnold. 81, Gallinger Hospital
Fred A. Mack. so: 622 9Th St
Lawrence Harry 80. Emergency Hospital.
Robert D. Nolan. Al, 1850 Wisconsin ave.
Marie Claveloux 3S. Georgetown Hospital.
Virginia Britton, 25 Garfield Hospital
Helen Johnson, s.. Chi1dren.s Hospital,
Gilbert Kidwell. 3; Georgetown Hospital.
Robert Jackson, r. Gallinger Hospital.
Benjamin Dunmore. II. 1906 1St st.
Martha Lewis 20. Home for AGED and In
william A. Butter. 6s. 46Oe Kane pl ne:
Lulu Deadwyler SO, Home for AGED and
John iiI r " Shaw. ee. 11oc 9Th st.
Bette A. Smith. 55. 1855 23rd st.
George Simmons. A., Gallinger Hospital
Robert Lewis. 90, Gallinger Hospital.
Francis H. Boswell, IS. Freedmen's Hospital.
Douglas Bailey. "a. GEORGETOWN Hospital.
Maria 9. smith. .2I, Galiinger Hospital.
Mssy Hnssgt Nsk u,sF:ns. GSllnser .o HStReis: Rts
infant Leroy Adams. Children's Hospital, :,
Infant Alfred Revenberry, Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-01-24
DEMOCRATS OF FAIRFAX
HEAR ADDRESS ON N. R, A.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, January PA dis
cuSSion Of the principles underlying the
national recovery act, by BIadish Car
roll, administrative assistant to Gen.
Hugh S. johnson, featured the meeting
OF the Young Democratic Club of Fair
fax County, here last night
Carroll suggested the success Of the
whole N. r. A. movement was based on
three elements. its conception, coming
through President Roosevelt; the plan
ming, a contribution of the people. and
the execution. dependent mainly on the
future. He also said that the abolition
OF child labor was one of its creates.
accomplishments and would mark it
for all time
Following the business portion of the
meeting new officers, headed by Ed
ward M Jones of Falls Church, as
president. were inducted into Office for
the ensuing year.
A resolution expressing the apprecia-
ton of the club to the retiring presi-
dent, James C. King, and other 1888
officers was adopted, as was q reso-
luton indorsing in the main the rec
concentrations Of the new Governor Of
Virginia. George c. Peery. as set forth
in his speech upon taking over the
reins Of the State government.
Evening star., 1934-01-24
In Mrn1nriant.

BARBOUR. CLARENCE A. A tribute OF lov
oVed .as SARgo6s g. RS 5
VINO leit me four years ago today. jan
Thfa de: dear M Master. ssI Jet me hsxe him
HIS DEVOTED WIFE. MAMIE.
BELL. ADA r. In memory Of nv dear sis
ter. ADA r. BELL who departed this III
IL years ago today. January "a. 1928
Loving. thoughts silent tears.
boVTNG s1sfER snsFlei MAMIE a 1s'iE z sGTH siaT
BOONE. MARY LOUISE. In loving memor-
%oUE fsSG BooNE Efe who and m9shs MARY
four years ago today. January "a. 1880.
Today recalls the memory
OF loved one laid to rest
Are those who loved her F- best. sHa''
some day we hope to meet her.
To sems oasn day ssr We Ssrs know PS not When
HER .is pEVoFfD u FIJI 'Eajs Husband AND cH11.
bIsnce Of our, loving mother, MARY J.
ERHARDT. who departed this life two
Es e sfsay 2saSsF' soss Mh4os III 1877 AND
ERHARDT. MARY ]. In remembrance Of
who passed away two years ago today.
January "a. 1882.
Dear mother. some may think you are
forsotten but little do they know how We
HER DAUGHTER. RUTH, AND SON
SHOCK: MARY CARLISLE. AND WILLIAM
snee oi nv th Dear iad patents are Syn Too bap
WILLIAM F. CARLISLE STOCK passed
NARY cARL,cIE SHOCK sAo tanaaPy MGsHe. e.
Peacefully sle-pirr resting ar leet
Griefs weary trials and suffering past;
In silence they suffered. in patience theJ
Until God called them home to suffer ne
DAUGHTER. LOLA NJ BROWNING.
membrsnce Of Lucy THOMPSON. devoted
mother" Of Marian T. Hunter and
one year ago today. January "a. 1888.
Two dear bright eyes; tender smile.
loving heart that knew no guile.
Her JOY to make some other bright.
II sick or suffering one she knew
Some gentle act Of love she'd do
We 'Rn RneH COD sea- aai6 9n well H ine dohs H5hsr dear
ALWAYS kEMEMBERED BY HER GRAND.
THOMPSON. RACHEL A. Sacred to tn,
memory OF our beloved mother. RACHEL
aao Mn0 sodsy fssFaa e
Today recalls the memory Of
A loved one laid to rest
And those who think Of her today
Are those who loved her best
JULIA.
Sleep on. dear mother. take your rest;
We loved you. but God loved you best
NOVELLA.
TUTHILL, JAMES w. In loving remem.
brance Of my dear husband JAMES w
TUTHILL who departed this life six year,
ago today. January "a. 1928.
HIS DEVOTED WIFE. GERTRUDE TUT.
HILL.
Evening star., 1934-01-24
Births Reported.

James and Marie Hodgson. boy.
Cornelius and Mary Sullivan, boy.
Charles and Violet Mcdowell, boy.
BENJAMIN and Jessie Regardi, boy.
William and Mamie Rowe. boy.
Leonard and Mary Roy. boy.
Johnny and Mary Olgers, boy.
Julius and Lucille Stone. jr., boy.
Ernest and Mary Rawlings. girl.
John and Marguerite Garrett. girl
Remlck and Anna Ferguson. girl.
william and Helen Swain, girl.
Martin and Reyda Talbot. girl.
Paul and Betty Herman, girl.
James and Elsie Osterman. girl.
John and Lena Partonen. boy.
Francis and Ruthanna Glaze. boy.
John and Clara Ward. boy.
Kennard and Celeste Lang. boy.
LUIS and Dorothy Lopez. boy.
Leo and Muriel Gaffney. boy.
Prank and Emily Smallwood. boy.
Mehrl and Mary Mayne. boy.
Eugene and Alverta Gross. jr.. giI'
George and Alta Eickler. girl.
Leon and Sarah Bercowitz. girl.
Otis and Helen Hallman. girl.
ThaddeuS and Virginia Clark. girl.
James and Elizabeth Dickson. girl.
William and Ida Ford. girl.
Joseph and Regina Katalinus. boy.
James and Georgiana Kelson. boy.
Charles and Grace Hines. girl.
Maxzella and Selma Thomas. boy.
Evening star., 1934-01-24
MRS. FANNIE W. CADY
DIES IN TAKOMA PARK
Eighty-Year-0ld Pioneer Resident
of Maryland Town Was Badly
Hurt in Auto Crash.

of Maryland Town Was Badly
Hurt in Auto Crash.
Special Dispatch to The Star
TAKOMA PARK, Md, January "a
Mrs. Fannie w. Cady, a pioneer resi-
dent Of this place, died Monday at
Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium. Rockville,
Md.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at o'clock at Trinity Epis-
copal Church, Piney Branch road and
Dahlia street. Officiating at the serv-
ices will be Rev. Christian M. Young,
rector emeritus Of the church, and Rev
David C. Clark. Burial will be In Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Cady was born near Huntington
w. Va. 80 years ago and came to Ia
koma Park when she was In her early
30s. She was member of the Ladies
Guild and for many years active in af-
fairs OF Trinity Episcopal Church. She
was an honorary member of several of
the local organizations and during her
earlier years participated in their ac-
tivities. Her death was the result of an
automobile accident last month, in
which she was painfully injured.
Surviving Mrs Cady are two sons,
Smith and John Cady, and three
daughters, Mrs Ida Grounsell, Mrs.
Daniel j. Mattingly and Mrs. Mary C.
Lee. all OF TakOma Park
Evening star., 1934-01-24
Marriage Licenses.

James w. Cummings. jr.. 30. Chevy Chase.
Md, and Marianne Harrison, -. 2260 Ca
thedral avenue; Rev Thomas G. Smyth.
George S. Farrell. "a: $50 G street north
east and Florence Richardson. 1s. D strict
Heishts. Nd; Rev. William r; Moody,
John Baldwin. "a. Baltimore. and Mar
jorie e. Wooden. 90. 1926 Connecticut ave-
nue.; Rev. y; 6. B; Pierce
Charles White. 4s. Is @ street. and Mabel
Yancey. 20. "a @ street; Rev. Alfred J.
Fred Holt. jr.. 81. and Ethel ". Carter. IS.
both Of Scottsville, Vs.; Rev, 4. Poore.
Thomas Haywood. 20. and Agnes Thomas 5.
90. both Of 1887 Seventh street: Rev. J. W.
Bundrant.
Mary Robinson. 80. New York city; Rev.
A. H Elliot. 81. 3757 Mckinley street.
and Gretchen o. Zimmerman. 81. Butler.
Pa; NoTmsn Rsy j. H DInham 161s and Elizabeth l.
graft. 20, both Of Baltimore; Rev. H. N.
Hennig.
Clarence H. Koester "a. and Hazel S.
Layman. @3. both Of st. Louis; Judge N.
Cayton.
Eusene James Heiss. o5. 1900 yarnum
street. and Irma Margaret Pleitt. 10. 44O7
Fifth street; Rev. SwecQy
Evening star., 1934-01-24
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Fair and
slightly warmer with lowest tempera-
ture about SO degrees tonight: tomorrow
rain and warmer: much colder Friday;
increasing southerly winds. becoming
moderate to fresh by tomorrow.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair with
slowly rising temperature tonight; to-
morrow rain and warmer; much colder
by Friday.
West Virginia-Rain beginning late
tonight or tomorrow; warmer tonight,
colder tomorrow afternoon, much colder
tomorrow night
Evening star., 1934-01-24
$l,o92,37s.62. OF the liabilities 1884,

$l,092, ,37962. OF the liabilities 1884,
466.9l were said to be secured.
Edwin Carewe, the director who
brought Dolores Del Rio to the silent
screen. admitted owing the Government
S1S9,475.65 in deficiency judgments
plus penalties. His total liabilities were
listed at $440,66l.24 ana assets at
$328,580.
Dorothy Reid Insolvent.
Dorothy Reid, widow of Wallace Reid,
recently declared herself insolvent list
ing assets at $2,023 SO. with liabilities
amounting to SIT 7,349.69.
Grant Withers, once promising
leading man Of the films, only a few
days ago declared he owed $34,082.18
and possessed only 5000.
Others who fell by the financial way
side during the recent months are
Pauline Frederick, Bobby Agnew, Pat
Somerset, Pat O'Malley, Esther Ralston,
Alan Crosland. William Farnum, Jeanie
Mcpherson, William M. Counselman
and Nina Wilcox Putnam Elliott
The Duncan sisters, Vivian and
Rosetta, who in 1880 declared them
selves bankrupt, listing liabilities of ap-
proximately 100000, are still in court.
The referee has not yet discharged
their cases, as he still seeks to find
assets,
Evening star., 1934-01-24
CAPT. BOONE CARRIES
SUIT TO HIGHEST COURT
Former White House Physician
Asks Supreme Court Review of
$77.7O Damage Claim.

Seeking review Of a damage claim
brought against him in District Su-
preme Court, Capt. Joel T. Boone, for
mer White House physician, filed a pc
tition in United States Supreme Court
yesterday The plea involves a s77.7O
suit brought by Virginia B. Phelps,
owner Of car involved in a collision
with a Government car occupied by
Capt. Boone in April, 1882.
The District Supreme Court dis
missed the original case, but the Court
Of Appeals on write of error ordered
a new trial and Capt. Boone seeks
United States Supreme Court review of
the case.
He contends his White House duties
made him subject to call "a hours a
day, that the Government furnished
the automobile and chauffeur and that
therefore a Government official cannot
be held personally liable.
Evening star., 1934-01-24
FOREIGN.
ENGINEERS WILL MEET
Annual Dinner Will Be Held To.
morrow at Mayfower Hotel.

The Washington section of the Amer
ican Institute Of Mining and Metal
lurgical Engineers will hold its annual
dinner meeting this Thursday evening
in the Maynower Hotel The Star. in
its issue Of last Tuesday, enormously
stated the dinner would be last Thurs
day.
George Otis Smith, Federal power
commissioner will act as toastmaster,
and Everett De Golyer. past president.
and A. B. Parsons, secretary of the
American Institute, will be honor
guests,
Evening star., 1934-01-24
MUNSON RITES PLANNED
I. C. C. Examiner to Be Buried To-
morrow Afternoon.

Funeral services for John Allen
Munson, 70. retired Interstate Com
merce Commission examiner, will be
held at the S. H. Hines parlors tomor-
row at 2 pm. DR.. Russell J. Clinchy
Church will ofhciate and burial will
be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Masonic
services will be held by Joppa Lodge
No 35. F. A. A. NJ, Of which he was
a member.
Mr.. Munson died Monday night at
his apartment in Fontanet Courts. l4O0
Fairmont street. He had served the
commission for 25 years
Evening star., 1934-01-24
BRITTON RITES TODAY
Chevy Chase Resident to Be Buried
in Glenwood Cemetery.

Funeral services for Miss Mary Vir-
ginia Britton, rs. were to be held this
afternoon at her late home. 122 East
Thornapple street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Miss Britton died Monday Of an acute
attack Of appendicitis suffered Satur-
Gay at her home. She was a daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Britton of the
Chevy Chase address
She was a nurse in training at the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-01-24
WINS $1,154 ON So BET
Tampa Merchant Lucky at Grey
hound Race TRACK.

TAMPA. Fla, January "a (R).-Sam
Harris. Tampa merchant, says he
reaped $l,l5420 on a wager Of ST. His
was the only ticket issued On the daily
double at the greyhound race track here
yesterday. He picked Sandy Pitts in
the eighth race and Tom Walker in
the ninth. Both won.
Evening star., 1934-01-24
BANKRUPTCY HITS
MANY IN F|[MDOM
Liabilities of $5,000,000
Listed by Victims, Lasky
Heading Names.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. Calf, January a.
Hollywood produced a multi starred
drama last year that never will be shown
on the screen-the bankruptcies Of 1888.
Figuratively it was $4,000 900 creation,
involving galaxy of producers, actors,
actresses. directors and writers, caught
in the shifting sands Of cinema fortune.
Federal court records show the screen
notableS and ex-notables who asked the
court to declare them insolvent reported
liabilities aggregating near the S5,000,-
900 mark and assets of less than half
that amount.
The development of the talking pic
actors, actresses, writer's and directors to
lose their fortunes. They were unable
to adapt themselves to the new type Of
entertainment. Others are now trying
"comebacks
Lasky Liabilities S2,020,024.
Jesse L. Lasky, the veteran producer,
who has started many to stardom. list
1894 .869 were in unsecured claims. As
sets were listed at $134,71893.
Among the liabilities of Lasky, as
among most Of the debts of those ask
ing to be adjudged bankrupt, was an
item of taxes owed the United States"
Lasky said he was alleged to owe the
Government $5l,085.83. but that the
debt was in dispute.
Lasky is still in the business as pro-
ducer, however. He is making pictures
for one of the larger studios and hopes
to adjust his financial difficulties.
Another veteran producer, Mack Sen
nett. who started Mabel Normand and
Gloria Swanson to stardom. was the
second largest bankrupt, listing assets
at only S2,795.81 and liabilities at
Evening star., 1934-01-24
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 55, 80 pm. yesterday: year
ago, 54.
Lowest, 80, 7:30 am today; year
ago, SO.
Evening star., 1934-01-24
FOUND,

FOR LOST ANIMALS apply Animal Rescu
League. u o st NV North $3.50
Evening star., 1934-01-24
The Sun ard Moon.
Precipitation.

Monthly p eclpitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1934-01-24

Furnished by United States Coast and
GeCdetic Survey.)