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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15
OIL ROYALTIES
ADD TO FUNDS
TWO ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SEC
TKONS CONTAIN VALUABLE OIL
DEPOSITS, SAYS OFFICIAL

From the time ~ discovery Of oil IA
Montana, the state has received ~ Oh
royalties nearly 81 roo go. and Of
these royalties nearly 81 per cent has
come from three sections, q was an
nounced q few days age by 1. "A.
BrandjOrd, commissioner o. state
lands and investments.
One section has brought the state
about $450, 900 In royalties. another sec
ton $3.50, 900, and a third has produce
ed nearly $4,000 In royalties, Mr..
Brandjord said Two Of the sections are
in the Kevin-Sunburst field and the
third In the Pondera field.
Two additional school sections have
been found to contain valuable oil de-
posts during the present year, which
is highly encouraging indeed, the land
commissioner said. Early In the year
the Texas company brought IN a good
well about eight miles southeast OF Cut
Bank, that Melted the state more than
500 in royalties during the first month.
The well has not been operating since
that time because Of lack Of pipe line
connections.
A short time ago the Texas company
brought in another well in new ter
ritory, which lies on the north side Of
the TOWNSHIP of Cut Bank, Mr.. Brand
jord said. The state royalty from this
well in October exceeded $3.50. Another
well has been brought in recently In an
other part OF this section by r. @ Tar
rant
'If one or both Of these school sec
tons should eventually prove to be ap-
proximately as rich in oil deposits as
some Of the other school sections that
have produced oil for a number Of
years, they would very materially In
crease the public school permanent
fund.-" Commissioner Brandjord said.
ut is too early TO endeavor to 1ro-
phesy whether or not the last two dis
coveries win be IN the same class as
the three exceedingly valuable sections,
but the addition OF two producing sec
tons to the school land already In pro
duction is very encouraging.
Every dollar and every O@nt Of oil
royalties from school lands are added
to the public school permanent fund
and are likely to remain part Of his
fund as long as the state Of Montana
continues to function as a state" he
added.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15

John Fogarty Of Great Falls made his
second annual appearance in Wash
fngton, d. c., as headliner at Loew's
Fox theatre, where he played an en-
gagement of week scoring even great
er than last year when he first ap-
peared.
Great Falls and the state Of Montana
receive unusual publicity in the Wash
ington papers. Johnny" as he is
known by his friends, stiu bills himself
as the Montana tenor" when he makes
personal appearances or over the air
On his first appearance In the ma
tons capitol, Mr.. Fogarty was the
guest of honor at a large reception ten
dered him by the Montana State so
ciety Of Washington and this year he
was the honored guest at a dinner
given by the same organization Harry
B. Mitchell, former mayor Of Great
Falls, and now president Of the United
States civil service commission, was
POSTMASTER. Speeches we're made by
Ben w. Barnett, formerly Of Helena;
William H. Harrison, president Of the
Montana society; Fanny Neyman, as
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15
W. NJ. MCDOWELL

From the estate Of Mrs. Mary L.
Mcdowell, wife Of the late ambas-
sador to the Irish Free State, the
state Of Montana recently received
$35,735.29 in inheritance taxes.
The estate was valued at s621,459.-
81.
Mrs. Mcdowell died in Chicago Just
before the scheduled departure Of
herself and husband for Dublin,
where he was TO take up his duties
as diplomatic representative for the
United States.
The MOntanan, a former Henten-
ant governor, died suddenly not long
after taking over the Irish diplomatic
post. He was stricken at dinner In
his honor and succumbed within .
few moments.
Under the viii Of Mrs. Mcdowell,
her husband had left Life interest
In One-half Of the estate and the rest
was devised 70 her relatives.
The requests included 5000 to G.
M. BeaI, q cousin Of Mrs. Mcdowell,
and another for $50, 600 70 Mary }.
Padridge, 9 granddaughter. To son
went the residue.
The state board Of equalization es-
tirnated the estate left TO the son
amounted to l9,04S.l8, consisting
chiefly Of stocks and bends Of rail-
roads, telephone and telegraph COM
panies and utilities.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15

sistant general counsel OF the federal
communications administration: o. J.
Regnier. secretary to Senator james E.
Murray; w. w. Crawford, deputy IN
tied States marshal; Arthur J. Merrill.
formerly OF Havre, and Homer Murphy
Of Great Falls, former assistant United
States district attorney. Mr.. Fogarty
obliged the guests with specially sell
ected group Of songs, including Mon
tana" and I'm the Hills Of Old Mon
tana."
Montana night" at the big FOX
theatre found $500 people, mostly for
mer Montanans. IN the theatre. Prom
inent Montanans and their friends were
seated in specially reserved sections. A
large sign in the lobby of the theatre
welcomed the Montana State society.
On this occasion Mr.. Fogarty included
In his repertoire favorite Montana
songs. He was called out again and
again for encores.
Mr.. Merrill, formerly OF Great Falls.
Is now an attorney for the AAA at
Washington, and Mr.. Barnett is also
working for the AAA.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15
Highway Purchases
$4,000 in Supplies

State Purchasing Agent Ted J. Clliins
recently purchased for the state about
$4,000 worth Of steel tanks and tool
houses for the use Of the state high
way commission Bids on contracts for
these supplies were opened few days
ago.
One hundred ten steel tanks for gas
oline, each Of which contain 800 gall
Ions were purchased, and 50 knock
down steel tool houses The tanks viii
be distributed at points throughout the
state where they can be conveniently
used by the highway commissions work
forces.
The tool houses are used IN main
teance and construction Of roads. and
can be transported from one Locality TO
another and set up for use.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15

Enployment u Alstrla s lncreaslns
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15

The Montana supreme court recently
sustained the district court Of Madison
county IA annuliing the action Of the
county commissioners IN an attempt to
consolidate high schools ct Pony and
Harrison.
The merger was approved BY the
county and state superintendents o.
schools
The majority opinion Of the court
held the county commissioners acted
Illegally Ia the steps they took tc eff
feet the school merger.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15
$500 JUDGEMENT

The Montana supreme court has af-
firned a $500 Judgment returned by
the district court Of Silver Bow county
in favor Of Clara M. TooIe against the
Paunie Partisan Dye House for injuries
suffered in fan on in icy alley.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15

Henry dear" said Henry's aunt,
aren't you sometimes afraid you'll lose
control Of the carr"
Constantly" replied Henry, I'm two
installments behind already"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15
GRAZING REPORT

Nearly 800 holding permits grazsd H.
440 head Of cattle and horses and 81, 256
head Of sheep on the Helena national
forest this year, 1t was shown recently
in the annual report Of Assistant Su-
pervisor H H. Hendron.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15
OBTATNs PTLOT1s LICENSE

William 4. O1giel, well-known pilot Of
Ruwt Shaw, has returned from trip
usmde b. plane to Sioux Fails, 5. D.
wsaere he obtained his commercial pi-
ksE's license. and from there flew To-
Kansas. where he visited friends, and
returned 30 Fort shaw.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15
GETS NsPECr0m1s JOB

Ray HixBon, formerly 81 whitehall,
and q state college gT1ssuake o. 1888,
has accepted the position o. city and
county milk Inspector IA 0aAlatin coun-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-15

The var department recently an~
nouuced award Of contract for coB-
struckfnea 81 the Fort Peck dam @pfEwmv
(pTi0itaes ], 2. and - to khe Azassnan
Construction company, Kansas CasS.
NO. for s9,1ss.0os.
The Washington times., 1934-09-22

getting on with my work. Just
because there's nobody near to
call me to account is all the
more reason for being conscien.
tious, isn't it?"
She was relieved when he had
gone; yet the indirect lie she had
told him about the bracelet
burned deeply into her soul. She
had implied that she still had his
gift.
In her distracted state, the
hours at one time dragged and at
another flew on winged feet.
Thus Sunday came both fast and
slow. Fast when her dilemma lay
heavy on her heart and slow
when she realized her. problem
would be as pressing on any Sun
day in the future as it was right
now.
Several times she was on the
verge of sending Seward q tele.
gram telling him not to come.
Then she went to early mass on
Sunday and remained to say q
prayer to the Virgin. When she
left the church her soul was less
heavily weighted and she was de-
termined to make a clean breast
of the whole affair to Seward.
When Seward called for her q
little after IL o'clock, she met
him with a brave smile and he
was so happy to see her that it
never occurred to him the smile
was forced.
It was a perfect day. The sun
was high and warm and, as they
escaped from the city, as distant
wooded ridges, blocked away at
first by streets and houses, came
near, they saw the first of au-
tumn in full blaze and a little
song of pure ecstasy carolled in
Cathleen's soul.
After q while they came to one
Of the ferries, crossed the Sound,
to the mainland, and headed
north.
They drove through Poundridge,
past the reservation, wild and
bare Of houses, hillsideS flung up
to display a chromatic grouping
of every conceivable red and yel-
lows, relieved by the occasional
outcrop Of ridges of granite. A
reservoir spread its cool blue be-
fore them, ringed in dark pines, a
jewel set in the close embrace of
encircling hills.
when you work in an office all
day and every day." Cathleen said.
you're in danger of forgetting
this sort of thing is going on in
the country around you all the
time"
On the bridge at the foot of the
reservoir. he stopped the car.
They sat there, she gazing at the
little landscape far below and the
ridges beyond, he at her wistful
profile against the sky. It was
not that he did not appreciate the
beauties of Westchester, but it
seemed to him he could never get
enough Of looking at this girl.
Constantly he was finding some
touch of lovelineSs he had missed
before. She had a bewitching con-
tour Of cheek and eyelid, and
sweet, small, melting curves that
gave life to her beauty. She was
so absorbed in the view that for a
long time he did not have to look
away.
Sated at last with the gorgeous
panorama, she turned toward him
and the boy caught himself back
from dangerous speculationS, and
drove on again. Their plan was
to drive till they were hungry,
stopping for a picnic lunch in
some wild spot, and then, leav-
ing the car and the paved road,
strike out for a good walk. The
crisp day invited to exercise, and
she said she adored walking.
I'm glad you do," Seward said.
Hardly anybody seems to. met
some English people in the south
of France when ! was q kid, and
The Washington times., 1934-09-22

"Out of the question, my dear" !"
he said impatiently. II simply
can't do it,"
Jasper had denied her requests
so seldom that she was stunned
and angry. She decided now that
she had to have those rubies. In
her eyes, they became more de-
sirable than anything on earth.
One way or another, shed make
Jasper get them for her.
Later, when her husband told
her he was going to Chicago the
next day, she was delighted. His
absence would leave her free to
develop her own financial plans.
Several Calls
When Cathleen heard that In.
gram was going to Chicago, she
was diSmayed, for much of her
work now was necessarily done in
the private office adjoining his
own and where she would be iso-
lated and subject to annoyance
from Alspaugh. Her relief was
boundless when she discovered he
was going to take Alspaugh with
him.
On the morning of their de.
parture, she enSconced herself in
the inner room for a long day Of
undisturbed work. More than a
week had passed since she re-
ceived Stewards present. Al
though the keenness of his dis
tresS had not lessened, the loss
was no longer constantly in her
thoughts. She was thus pleas
antly occupied when a knock fell
on the door and Seward came in.
Hello" he said Informally.
"Good morning." she replied,
fighting to regain her composure.
What could she tell him about
the bracelet? It could not be ig-
nored, but she hadn't the faintest
idea what to say.
He came over and sat on the
edge Of the desk. "They told me
you were in here, by yourself.
What a break.
He was smiling and gay, yet
the aural counterpart of the
bracelet hung in the air between
them.
THAT present you made me,
that night-it was too valuable.
You know that. I must give it
back to you."
Oh, nonsense" he said. "Of
course you mustn't do anything
Of the Sort"
"It was wrong of you to give it
to me. I didn't know what was in
the box until you'd gone. I should
have mailed it, but I was afraid
to put anything as valuable as
that in the mail"
"Oh. forget it. That happened
a long time ago. I liked giving it
to you and there are other things
I'd love to give"
"Oh, no." she cried. "You
mustn't give me anything else,
ever-won't you understand? ?
When I saw what it was you'd
given me, I hated you; yes, and
I hated myself, too. Then I
thought, maybe you didn't mean
it in bad way. But a gift has
to be looked at from two sides.
I'm a business girl, living on
what I earn, with no decent way
Of getting sapphire bracelets. So
it goes back to you, and with it
the scolding you know yourself
you will deserve"
IT'D rather you'd keep 'em
both!" he said. "I've been crazy
to see you. ! didn't want to come
here, you know why, and besides
you hadn't asked me to come. ]
want you to go with me again
for q drive or something"
"I'd like that. It must be pretty
in the country now, with the
leaves beginning to turn"
That's a date then? For next
Sunday. -"
THAT will be nice" she said.
But you know, I ought TO be
The Washington times., 1934-09-22
CHAPTER XXI

ut would be great to be a gypsy
going on and on" said Cathleen,
I'm a little while you could be
tramping those hills, looking back
at where we are now. Father says
Ireland is so much more beautiful
than the United States, there's no
comparison at all. But this place
fairly makes your heart ache with
beauty. I don't see how anything
could be lovelier, and if 1t were,
couldn't bear It'll"
"How much Of this country has
your father seen?" asked Seward
"New York city and a piece OF
the southwest end Of Long ISL
and!"
"This cake is a poem" Seward
took a second slice.
"I baked it," she said with sim
pie pride.
"Golly, what a wife you'd
make!"
"For a poor man." she agreed
laughing.
why should poor men have all
the luck?"
ITO make up for being poor, Of
course"
eff a man were young and
healthy and had you for a wife,
wouldn't call him poor" said Sew
ard.
Money is queer" she mused'
$50 all-important, so unimportant'
If someone were sick and the doc
tors could do nothing, or If you
loved someone and he didn't love
you, you wouldn't give a snap OF
your fingers for peckS Of money
But those are the great events OF
life-dying and falling in love,
and between them are stretches
when money seems to mean just
everything. Why, look at the
world today! So much suffering
because something has gone wrong
with money, and there's nobody
has the wit to set it right. Men
SUdENAk1B NCCduOS OLACAC . WV AAOSAA
food-Were you ever hungry, Mr.,
Seward?"
"Not any hungrier than I was
about half an hour ago. The way
I've wolfed your lunch. What
about calling me Seward, by the
way?" he demanded.
II will, if you say so. It's awk
ward when there are two Mr.
Ingrams-to have the same name
mean such different persons
And Mr.. Seward does sound
little silly"
Il am different from my father
in lots of ways-I mean, I think
sons are generally more like their
mothers. OF course, I know he's
a big man and I'm nobody except
his son. But I'd rather be my
self than he. I'm glad to be
starting right now. Well see how
things come out, you and I. The
world may be a mess, but it's
darned interesting period all the
same"
isn't It'll" Cathleen exclaimed
The Washington times., 1934-09-22

they used to take me on long
tramps up into the mountains. It
was great. You see so much more
of the country that way"
But lunch, provided, at her in
sistence, by Cathleen, came first.
She had spent a good part Of Sat
urday afternoon preparing the
lunch. She had baked q fluffy
cake with an orange icing and
stuffed eggs and made sandwich
Filings Of different flavors. She
had bought white seedless grapes
and big red plums. There was
excellent hot coffee in the ther"
mos bottle.
They ate in the dappled shade
of a small grove Of naples, spring
ing hapha1ardly from a tumble Of
great boulderS. Below them the
rock pasture fell away to a small
lake, on the other side of which
rose hills tapestried with hot color
and beyond them another range
in cigarette-Smoke blue.
The Washington times., 1934-09-22
CHAPTER XIX

On the couch in Airline Mar
tins one-room apartment lay
Charles Gresham, embryonic play.
wright, nervously smoking. When
he heard Arline's step in the hall,
he Sprang up. One look at her
face, and he knew that her ap.
peal had failed.
She stood in the middle Of the
room and denounced Ingram.
"Why," she stormed, che fell
for me hard at Grangefields. Said
I had everything: said-Oh, I told
you the things he said! They're
all true, too. I can act. I'm good.
looking, I wouldn't fail. He prom
ised me a real chance and now
the dirty welcher-he pretends
he's too busy to talk to me-Shut
me up-kicked me out of his Of
fice!"
'You get used to producers ly'
The Washington times., 1934-09-22

reach Of the rest Of her family
These were the reflections that
prompted her to write her Major
Domo, the MarquiS d'Alhues, that
she had at last made up her mind
to sacrifice her rubies. She in
structed him to find her a pur
chaser at once.
The Infanta'S rubies were IA
nous. A few years earlier they
might easily have been sold for
half a million dollars. Now that
market has vanished and when
the MarQue went to confer with
the New York jewellers, he was
told that at present, the price
was certain to be low.
"The market is glutted. Toe
many exroyalties and refugee no
bles have had to sell their jewels
and too many rich Americans
were ruined by the crash. We ad-
wise you to find q private pur-
chaser, Marques"
Accordingly d'Alhues offered
the rubies to Laura Ingram.
He did not, naturally, take
them with him, but his descrip-
tion of them reused the interest
Of Jasper Ingram'S wife.
CHAPTER Xxx
When, q day or two later. the
rubies were laid before her, she
was a little disappointed at first
by the inartiStic settings. Also
they were so large, it was hard
to believe they were real. After
she had handled them for a few
moments, observed the lights in
the stones, the steady fires in Their
hearts, she changed her mind and
became enthusiastic.
They'd all have to be reset, OF
course" she said.
'They were worn like this, Mrs
Ingram, by Queen Maria in the
Escorial."
"She'd be surprised, imagine
to see what modern jeweler can
do with them. They're beautiful
stones! I'd like to have them
and appreciate your thoughtful
ness in first Offering them to me
But I'll have to talk to Mr.. In
gram. You'll wait, though, fol
my final answer before showing
them to anyone else, won't you?"
That evening, quite confidently
Laura spoke to her husband OF
the rubies.
"It's q remarkable opportunity
Jasper. 1t isn't every day royal
jewels like these are offered for
sale. They're beauties"
my dear, ordinarily I'd be de.
lighted to get them for you, but
I'm afraid it's impossible just
now"
"Now, Jasper? why?" she de-
manded.
Business conditions are uncer
tain, you know. It's not easy to
lay your hands on ready money
"But, Jasper, a tiara, and a sort
Of medieval dog collar! It's the
opportunity of a lifetime. Besides
they're a sound investment. Surely
half a million"
Half q million! I'm sorry
Laura, but right now every dollar
can scrape up can use. I'm
taxing my resources to the utmost
to gain control Of enterprises that
later on will make spectacular re-
turns. People are selling out, let
ting go, all around. It's a time
when power can be consolidated
Why, every day I pass up oppor
tunities because I haven't the
money to take advantage Of them
I'm extended now, more than
have any right to be. I walk ur
and down my office saying to my
self: "God! If I could only get hole
Of some money"
IF I don't give the marques {
favorable answer in a few days
he'll offer the rubies to somebody
else" said Laura not in the Least
impressed by his dismal state
! mentA
The Washington times., 1934-09-22

Though he, too, had worked
hard and late, he was in high
spirits, for the utility stocks he
had bought with Ingram'S money
were already worth several hun
dred dollars more than he paid
for them. Whenever he had
looked at the ticker that day, HI
had found himself q little nearer
the amount he needed to pay his
debt. The closing price had been
the highest Of all.
'I'm so glad. I saw Mrs. Ais
paugh when she came into the
office one day last month";" Cath
leen pursued, ingenuously flstter
ing him. "She'S so pretty, isn't
she? It would have been too bad
if her face had been marked"
eyes, that's what she thought
That's all she worried about. A
three thousand dollar car gone
phut-that was the least Of heI
troubles"
After she had eaten, Cathleen
felt better, and over the salad
she found the words she had
tentatively put together tumbline
effortlessly from her lips.
"Mr. Alspaugh, If a person were
in great need of money, do you
think the company would possibly
make an advance against future
sslary?"
"what's that?" he asked
startled.
cts q personal emergency. ]
need-three hundred dollars.
The sum seemed so great to hel
that her voice shook as she
named it.
'Three hundred dollars!" Ho
mer, echoing her, made three
hundred dollars sound like thre<
thousand. My dear girl, that's a
lot of money. I'm sure I couldn't
say how Mr.. Macomber would
view such a request. You'd have
to take it up with him. I'm afraid
he wouldn't entertain it."
"That's why I'm speaking to
you first" said Cathleen. g!
thought if you'd say a word
it's terribly important to me; ]
can't explain how important; Tn
getting forty dollars now. could
take thirty, or even twenty five
till this Is paid. /"
Homer Errs
Alspaugh, watching her closely
enjoyed her distress and his own
power to intensity or end it, fol
it would be comparatively easy
for him to obtain the advance fo1
her.
Listen, Cathleen, please don't
cry" he said. I'll let you have
three hundred dollars. You could
have anything I've got. I've al
ways been crazy about you. You
must know that" He leaned over
and laid his hot moist hand on
her arm.
Cathleen wrenched her wrist
Iree ana Snppeo OUT OF MS reach
"Mr. Alspaugh!" she exclaimed
"Aren't you ashamed to say 9
thing Of that sort to me? What
have I ever done that gave yoU
the idea I'd listen to such thingsI
I thought you were decent an6
friendly. You aren't either one
but you'll know better than tc
speak to me like that again.
On the long ride home, she had
time to ponder the deplorable
state Of her affairs. She tried tc
forget Alspaugh and his disgust
ing advances. After all, he was
nothing to her. But she found
she had pinned great hopes or
his help in securing the advance
If as q result Of tonight's hap
peningS, she were to lose hel
job...