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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05
CORRUPTION IN TEXAS

Golfers magazine occasionally attempts article
the oil industry and sometimes brings laugh the January
II number has interesting not startling of the
attitude Of Texans the ho o The author openly
charges brgey thuggey official dishonesty and cheating He
charges that at least major has concealed outlets
its tanks and furthermore that officials smile
oil production because the state profits by system Of fines
which merely compromise with the hot oil producer. he alleges
that the Texas delegation deliberately killed the Thomas Disney
regulatory bill result of the influence the hot oil gang
of Texas He also infe that Texas viii its influence
dslodge Secretary I'll l. Iekes oil administrator.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05
Roller Coaster

RIG BUILDER WAGES
Skilled rig builders win receive
$1.25 per hour minimum and fore
men, $3.50 per hour, under the new
N. r. A. code for the Rocky Noun
tain district.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05

MO royalty investor will over
look the situation at Flat
Coulee where the present
year will positively see the com
pleton of the second well on this
proven oil field-a field produc-
ing from the Cut Bank sand.
Flat Coulee is unquestionabIy one
of the greatest opportunities af-
forded royalty investors and the
investor who waits for the com
pletion of the present drilling we'll
viii pay dearly for his lack of
vision. (D
Nor should it be inferred that
the door is closed in Cut Bank.
There are some factors which are
not generally appreciated that
mean much to the intelligent in
weston. The 1885 opportunities
are perhaps as great as those af-
forded by 1884 but it viii require
little more figuring. We can
show any member of this organ
ization the probable trend of the
year in Cut Bank. The plans are
already laid. We will be glad to
divulge. them to any royalty in
weston who is DESTROYS of taking
advantage of the facts by in
vestment in royalties.
We viii furnish detailed in
formation on each Of the four
fields enumerated, in separate re-
ports, which win be sent upon re-
quest. Designate the field or fields,
on the attached coupon.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05

few days later he received the fol-
lowing letter
Dear Jim. I can't begin 70 ex-
press my appreciation or the check
you sent me on my birthday.
presented IL 70 the miikman this
morning and--he ca&hed a..
Lovingly yours,
Matilda.
n n II q
Roller Coaster
TRY this pill AZ bedtime" said
the doctor. 'Tf you can keep IL
on your stomach it should help
you"
Meeting. hts patient several days
later, he asked, did you manage
to keep that pill on your stomach ?"
while / was awake" said the
patient, 'sbut every time I fell
asleep 1t rolled off.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05

Ralph Chamber1ain's Grown Bate
test. In SEA s-1s-9w, southwest
Of Great Falls. IL reported drilling
at 2s0e.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05
STANDARD DIVIDENDS

Cash dividend payments by the
companies Of the Standard OIL
group for 1884 are estimated at
s1ss. 0O1 y52s compared with $780,
S3s,s76 IN 1888. an increase of
1873, 06s,154, or approximately 80
per cent. according to figures COM
piled by Carl H. Pforzheimer & Co.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05

IWTN779I
A tight wad travelling salesman
sent lids better half check for a
million kisses as a birthday present.
He was considerably upset when a
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05

teacher. ''Can you tell Mary. who
Is our Saviour g'-4urning 20 the
next pupil.
Jesus Christ. . replied Mary.
Johmny-. tukned-. IN disgust
DIRTY Republican, he Kissed.
q ~ u q
A smart fellow, who used his
head, Is reported 70 have made a
small fortune selling curry combs
In nudist camps during the chagger
season
q = q q
Q. DO you think / should get
married. I've always wanted to
raise a family but the man / love
simply cant bear children.
Ans. Wen. you expect too much
of a man.
d q q q
you brute, where did you kick
that doggs
"Ah. madam, thereby hangs a
tail"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05
What Does 1885 Offer

field viii mean that areas now
neglected will be drilled out, To-
cation after location. The royalty
investor who appreciates this fact
and buys ahead of this new de-
velopment is likely to make more
money per dollar invested, than
has ever before been possible. I'm
questionably, prices are today the
lowest since the day of the dis
covery of oil in Pondera.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-01-05

Vanalta No. well in the Dor.
der OIL field has been abandoned
after the owners decided that ths
showing of oil was not large enough
to justify a shot OF nitro glycerin
The rig Is being moved TO Del Boni.
ta structure In southern Alberta
north west OF Cut Bank field.
SEND A CONTRIBUTION 10
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
AbYSS|N|A IN
SECOND MOVE
TOWARD PEACE

Adds ABABA, AbySsinia, May
IA U.P)-Abyssinia, in its second re-
cent note to Italy, sought again to-
day to arrange for peaceable arbi-
tration of the frontier dispute that
has caused Italy to mobilize an
army in its colonies of Somaliland
and Eritrea.
The note expressed regret that
Italy had not replied to Abyssinian
requests to announce its members
of a proposed arbitration board and
to specify the program under which
the board would be permitted to
act.
PARIS, May Ia W,R)- Symptoms
of a threatened diplomatic head
ache lined the brows of European
statesmen today as they considered
means to prevent an imminent war
between Italy and the Mountain
African kingdom of Abyssinia.
France and Great Britain both
are gravely fearful lest Italy precip-
itate a situation which might lead
to years Of trouble.
Both wish to make representations
to prevent war Both know that
any direct protest against present
war preparations would only annoy
Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
STRIKE ENDS
AS WORKERS
ARE RECALLED

TOLEDO, May IA. W.P-Two
thousand workers will return to
their jobs in the big Chevrolet
transmission assembly plant here
tomorrow, ending, for the time be-
ing at least, the labor controversy
which had threatened the entire
automotive industry.
simultaneously, word was receiv-
ed that 5000 employees of the Fish
er Body plant in Cleveland, who
had struck in sympathy with the
Toledo workers, had voted to re-
turn to work.
1t was expected the truce agree
ment reached between General Mo-
tors Corporation and the Toledo
workers would result in immediate
reopening of all G. M. c. plants
which had been forced to shut
down because of lack of parts.
Alfred G.. Gulliver, factory man.
ager of the transmission plant
called workers back to the factory
with this statement:
"All Chevrolet workers who were
on the payroll when the plant shut
down April % are requested to re-
port for work on their respective
operations Wednesday, May Is; the
day shift to report at 6 a. m, the
night shift to report at $3.50 p. m"
For time this morning it was
feared a group of unionists who
had been opposed to accepting the
compromise agreement would delay
or prevent reopening of the plant.
An outlaw" picket line was es-
tablished around the factory by a
group described by police as 'radi-
GALS" Admittance to the plant was
refused to maintainance men and
office workers who were needed to
start furnaces, repair motors and
get the machinery in shape for re-
sumption of production.
Francis j. Dillon, chief organizer
for the American Federation of La
Dor in the automotive industry, Or
dered the pickets to disperse or lose
their membership in the union.
These orders were obeyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
POSTMASTER
SUPPORTED IN
ANGRY DEBATE
Long Hurls Many Charges OF
Fraud And Manipulation
Against Political Foe On Floor
SENATE VOTE IS 81 TO 20
Action Is Recommended By
Committee Which Declared
No Evidence Produced
BY II. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May IA. - The
senate today rejected Huey Longs
demand for an investigation OF
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley. The vote was So to 20.
The senate acted after more
than a day of violent debate in
which Long hurled new charges of
fraud and manipulation against
Farley.
In refusing to investigate Farley
the senate followed the recommend
alton of its post office committee,
which brought in a report declaring
Long had failed to convince the
committee he had sufficient evi-
dence to back up his charges.
Long was the only Democrat to
vote for his resolution but he
changed his vote for the purpose
of moving for reconsideration.
The effect was lost, however,
when Majority Leader Joseph T.
Robins, moved for reconsideration
of the vote by which the resolution
was rejected and Sen. Kenneth Nc
Kellar (Dem) Tennessee, moved to
lay that motion on the table.
It was a parliamentary move fire.
quently used by Long but this time
worked against him. Mckellar S
motion was adopted by voice vote.
The only other Democrat to sup
port Longs resolution was Sen.
Burton K. Wheeler (Demo Mon
tana. He did not vote but was
paired and it was announced that
if he had voted he would have vot-
ed for the resolution.
The vote came after Long pro-
duced two new affidavitS purport-
ing to show Farley's connection
with contract awards in New York.
The 62 to 20 vote showed that ID
Republicans and one Progressive
voted with Long and SO Democrats.
two Republicans and one Farmer
Laborite against him.
In the bitter exchange which
preceded the roll-call Long shout
ed:
"You can no more burn and
squelch these facts than you can
stop the lightning.
"You can no more make TINS
man pure man than you can
make a rotten egg edible"
To which Mcclellan replied:
"The senator from Louisiana Is
the past grand master, a leader of
abuse"
1.-The senator will never lead the
Democratic party. He may boss
some people down in Louisiana but
he's never going to boss the people
of the United States or boss the
senate"
The vote was almost on strict
party lines. Senators William E.
Borah, Ida, and Hiram johnson,
Calf, deserted their party to vote
against the resolution. Sen. Hen
drick Shipstead, FL, Mimi, also
voted against the inquiry.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Center Meetings
Are Cancelled

Two farm center meetings scned-
uled for this week have been cam
celled according to announcements
received today at the farm advisors
office.
Jasper farm center will not meet
Friday since the home department is
holding it's membership drive on
that day and the women are plan
ming a dinner that evening in the
Veterans hall, Imperial.
Alamo-Verde farm center was to
have met Thursday night but has
changed the meeting to May "a
when the All club will sponsor the
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
WOMAN MAKES
DEMANDS FOR
MORE RELIEF
Leads Delegation Before Los
Angeles Co m mittee With
Platform For Relief Reform

LOS ANGELES, May a. U.P)-
Claire Lee Purdy, slight, red-head-
ed "Joan Of Arc" of Southern
California IS jobless, stormed into a
meeting of the citizens relief COM
mittee today with demands for re-
lief reform.
81 represent 100000 unemployed
who refuse to be converted into an
army of poems, said the former
Colorado school teacher. "Unless
something is done we will take
action ourselves and we know what
to do
Mrs. Purdy, whose repeated ap-
pearances in the plaza have won
her the title of "The Flame" led
her representative of the unem-
ployed" into the meeting and re-
fused to be stopped until she had
finished her demands for four
point platform of relief reform.
For more than an hour she
flung her shrill-voiced demands at
the committee and punctuated her
assertions with threats that "your
committee will not long continue to
exist unless we are taken care Of. -
David Price, chairman of the
committee, admitted that "there is
growing unrest after Mrs. Purdy
and her followers were prevailed
upon to leave. He appealed to the
committee members to attempt to
correct this situation.
Mrs. Purdy's four demands
included:
l. Abolition of email payments, "
on the ground that thousands of re-
lief workers Jailed to receive week
ly checks and could get no satisfac-
ton from officials.
2. Increased clothing budgets.
3. Increased medical and dental
care. She charged that many ma
ternity cases have been denied hos
pitalization.
4. Recognition of relief workers
grievance committees.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Christian Church
Pastor To Remain,

Rev. E. K. Latimer, pastor OF the
State Street Christian church, was
invited to continue in that capacity
at last nights annual meeting of
the church.
Various reports were made by
the heads of departments all show
ing that the church has increased
in every field.
Officials elected for next year
are: elders, o. F. Haun, r. D. Hoy,
j. P. Sweeney, w. H. Tyler, Jr., H.
McKusick; deacons, E. de la Vega,
John Green, Art Paris, Harmon
Tyler, D. P. Ryerson, Nelson Brown,
Haskell Bradford, Frank Gonzales;
deaconesses, Mrs. M. j. Steele, Mrs.
Dorothea Tredenick, Mrs. Wesley
He'll, Mrs. Haun, Mrs. McKusick,
Mrs. Sweeney, Mrs. Philip knights,
Mrs. Russell Graves; trustees, P. E.
Ryerson, w. H. Tyler, Jr, II. Nc
Kusick.
Roy Sweeney was elected organ
list, Mrs. w. L. CoWan, assistant;
Mrs. Paris, pianist, Mrs. B. Zim-
norman, assistant; Sweeney, choir
director; Paris, church clerk; Mrs.
r. E. Daniel, financial secretary;
w. II. Tyler, Jr., treasurer; j. P.
Sweeney Sunday school head, L.
E. Dixon, assistant.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
MORGEN 7 HAU
COLD
EMBARGO PLAN
Treasury Chief Points Out The
Advantages OfAdministration
Move In Radio Talk
BY RICHARD L. GRIDLEY Z
United Press Staff Correspondent

Onlttu fTcSS SIdl1 SOTICSpO11uCut
WASHINGTON, May Ia. - The
world got blunt warning today that
the United States would join inter-
national stabilization efforts but
would devalue the dollar further if
foreigners prefer to play that game.
Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., stated the new
deal" monetary position in a speech
which emphasized American will
lingness to participate in interna-
tional monetary discussions. But
he said the United States would
not undertake stabilization alone.
The speech carried somewhat
further the outline of new deal
monetary detectives which were in
dicated in President Roosevelt's
January, 1884, message to congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt said then:
Careful investigation and con-
slant study prove that in the mat
ter of foreign exchange rates, cer-
tain of our sister nations find
themselves SO handicapped by in
ternal and other conditions that
they ree1 unable at this time to en-
ter into a stabilization discussion
based on permanent and world
wide detectives"
Morgenthau defended new deal
valuation of the dollar to 5906
cents, gold, and cited trade reports
| deyaluation had revived American
foreign trade.
He sala ooilar devaluation had
rescued American foreign trade, es-
pecially in manufactured articles.
1--WE are not unwilling to Stabil-
ize," Morgenthau said. However, if
the great trading nations elect to
continue under the present absence
of rules we are no longer at dis
advantage.
I'VE delvalued our currency no
more than was necessary and we
can go either way. Our hands are
united.
Before we make any commit
ments, we must be sure that we
will not lose what we have just
gained
Morgenthau contended the ad-
miniStration gold embargo and Sei-
zure with dollar devaluation had:
l.. Rescued the United States
from chaos.
2. Protected the country through
the most trying recovery period.
3. And, now, is the spearhead of
further recovery.
Through the speech ran a thread
of confidence, and satisfaction with
monetary results. Morgenthau said
dollar devaluation had regained for
the United States its share of world
trade.
The speech in effect, repudiated
Former President Hoovers mid
winter proposal that the new deal
resume the gold standard on bull
lion basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Home Specialists
At Center Meeting

Miss Jessie Lee Decker, extension
specialist in home furnishings, and
Jim Fairbanks, extension special
ist in agricultural engineering, were
speakers at last nights meeting OF
Spruce -WeStmorland farm center
held in the Westmorland school.
Miss Decker showed various house
plans and also some slides, describ-
ing the University farm home plan
which is available to valley resi-
dents through the University OF
California extension service.
Fairbanks set up his stage on
which are placed miniature model
homes, complete in every detail,
which he showed to the audience,
discussing landscaping, principles
of lighting and insulation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
SENATE REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE FARLEY
Lamson jury Still Deadlocked On Verdict
Laurence Funeral
Will Be Tomorrow

Funeral services for Bud Scott
Lawrence, 15-year-old son of Mrs.
Lola Hensley and former resident
of this city, will be held tomorrow
in San Diego at 2 p. m. from the
Goodbody chapel at Third and Ash
streets, according to word received
today.
Lawrence's death, the result of an
unfortunate shooting affray at his
mothers home in San Diego Sun
day, came as a shock to his many
friends here. He had attended local
schools and was a well-liked men,
ber of the younger set.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Mojave To Stage
Real '49'er Day

MOJAVE, Calf. May Ia. up
A real "forty- miner" celebration is
promised by Mojave residents on
May 10 to celebrate the revival OF
gold and silver mining in this area.
The. festival, in which prospec-
tors and visitors will frolic in a
style befitting a wide-open mining
camp. will focus attention on SEN
sational gold and silver strikes
made during the past year. Full
development Of new areas, it is eS-
timated, will bring work for 2,5OO
men.
Chief among the new mines is
the Golden Queen, where S3O,O0o,.-
900 of gold ore has been revealed,
and the more recent Middle Butte
discoveries, where a lease held by
Sen. Key Pittman. of Nevada, Wal
Ger Trent, and Bob Montgomery,
shipped $4,000 of ore in a two
weeks period at the rate Of a car
load a day.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Valley Grains To
Be Exhibited At
Coast Exposition

Imperial Valley grains are to be
we'll represented in the valley dis
play at the San Diego exposition.
The agricultural commissioners
office is busy today getting ready
fine exhibits of flax and wheat to
send to the fair, in addition to ex-
hibits of other grain.
White federation wheat made a
splendid display, the golden grain
against a blue background in an
ivory case affording a lovely color
arrangement to say nothing of the
fine quality of the wheat, as many
as six seeds being found in a single
spikelet.
The exhibit bears the legend I'M
perial County Grows Wheat"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Action Speeded
On Distribution
Of PWA Monies

WASHINGTON, May IA U'D =
Public Works Administrator Harold
l.. IckeS today ordered immediate
decentralization of his staff TO
speed action in PWA applications
expected in the $4,000,000,0 900 work
relief drive.
Ickes ordered about 100 lawyers.
so engineers, rs finance examiners
and trained stenographers to be
transferred from Washington to
state PWA headquarters las quickly
as possible"
He will appoint state PWA direc-
tors to receive and examine applica-
tions and pass them on to Wash
ington headquarters.
1.-The main effect of decentraliza-
tion,' Ickes said, will be the re-
moval of the congestion caused IN
Washington by thousands of ap-
plications for loans and grants de-
scending upon PWA's central head
quarters"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Here

Former tenants of the Planters
property, Clarence and Esther
Butterfield, who sold the furniture
and equipment of the Planters to
A. L. Richmond, present manager,
are bringing suit to foreclose a
chattel mortgage which they hold
as security for three promissory
notes for $4,000, executed in 1881. In
their complaint they name as de-
PENDANTS A. l.. Richmond, Planters
Hotel Co, corporation; 1. M. Nc
Donald Shippers Hotel Co., a COR
poration; Producers Hotel Co., a
corporation; and number of John
Does. They ask that receiver be
appointed by the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Delegates Arriving
For Club Convention

DEL MONTE, Calf, May IA W,p
Interest of California club women
was directed today at the 34th an
nual convention of the state fedora
ton of women's clubs opening here
tomorrow.
A pre-convention meeting was
called in the morning as advance
delegates arrived. Miss Josephine
G.. Seaman, La Jolla. state presi-
dent, will preside at the sessions.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover will be the
featured speaker of the session as
general director of the Girl Scouts.
Delegates will represent more
than $4,000 women who belong to
600 California clubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
Court Of Honor
Meeting Tonight

Scouts of the El Centro district
will meet tonight at 7;30 O'Clock at
Wilson school for a Court OF Honor
at which Ralph Reynolds, Court Of
Honor chairman, will preside.
The following Yill receive merit
badges: Troop 3. Jack Cameron,
Willis Kenline and Howard Rhodes.
Troop IA, Dan Judd; Troop 7. Floyd
Rogers.
Floyd Rogers will also receive the
Star Scout award.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14
MV CAL CASE AGAIN in COURT
Ruling Expected Late Today In Injunction Suit
Against District

to enter the power business.
In commenting on the latter
phase of the dispute, Judge Hollzer
said:
"Surely the whole state knew
that the irrigation district intended
to build a power plant by exercis-
ing an option in its contract. 1t
was we'll known at the time the
contract was made that the COM
pany intended to exercise that pre-
rogative and subsequently showed
that intent by incurring liabilities
for the construction of a power
plant.
Judge HollZer was expected to
rule on the suit at conclusion of
arguments.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-14

LOS ANGELES, May IA. U,R)-
A ruling on an injunction suit of
the Nev-Cal Electric Securities
company against the Imperial Ir-
rigation District was expected in
federal court late today.
Arguments were resumed in the
action to secure a permanent in
junction to restrain the district
from erecting a S12,000,000 power
plant to serve the Imperial Valley
Company attorneys asserted the
Southern Sierras Power company
now provides adequate power for
district needs. They also attacked
the constitutionality Of state legis-
lation permitting irrigation districts