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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
Economy League Shows How
to Balance Budget

DY CUTTING federal expenditures
u to $4,50O,0O0,O0O and junking the
alphabetical administrations, except d.
rect relief, President Roosevelt actual
ly could balance the budget on July 1
and in the next year reduce the ma
tional debt by $S16O00,0O0, the Ma
tional Economy league showed, in a
statement just made public.
In its detailed plan for immediate
balancing of the budget the Economy
league proposed to cut total relief
and recovery" expenditures from ST.
100000 in the current fiscal year to
S1,000,000,O00 in the fiscal year which
begins July 1.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
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Wsn4nN Union

which are essentially and inherently
local in character"
Neither the pretended exercise OF
the taxing power through the assess
ment of that which is not in fact tax
but a coercive penalty" nor congress
sional declaration that the industry
was affected with the public interest
made the act valid, the committee con-
tended.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
Uninue Business

Women who make the famous leia
of the Hawaiian islands, one of the
most famous of American regional
productions, have formed an associ'
alton with 400 members. They made
a million of the flower wreaths last
year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
Navy Limitation Farley
Opened in London

DROBABLY with slight hope Of ac-
L complishing anything worth while,
representatives of the United States,
Great Britain, France and Japan met
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
Modern Nero

Introducing the 1885 Nero-John
Bush, fifty-five years old, of Buck
eye Lake, Ohio. John set fire to his
farmhouse. Then he played an or
gan while the house burned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
Farley Thinks Midwest
Safe for Roosevelt

POSTMASTER GENERAL FARLEY,
L in his capacity of chairman of the
Democratic national committee, called
that body to meet in Washington JAN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
President Defends AAA and
Canadian Trade Treaty

VIIHILE the United States Supreme
w court was hearing oral arguments
In the Hoosac Mills case in which the
constitutionality of the whole Agricul-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
Industry Is Called Upon
to "Save the Nation"

\ LFRED P. SLOAN, JR., president
"A of General Motors corporation,
was the chief speaker at the annual
dinner of the Congress Of American
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-19
Crowded Life

Life Is so short that one scarcely
thing to do.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-10-01
Summary Weather By Nome Office
 Month Of Sept.

The mean temperature for Sept. was 43.0 degrees, this is 1.5 degrees above the normal. The highest temperature recorded was 58 on the 9th and the lowest was 21 on the 22nd. Previous extremes for this month are 66 and IS respectively.
 There were fifteen days on which precipitation was recorded for a total of POP inches, this amount is 0.71 below the normal. Traces of snow were recorded on the 20th, 23rd and 24th. The greatest precip- itat:on in any 24 hour period was 0.46 inch on the 2nd.
 There were three clear, eleven partly cloudy and sixteen cloudy days. A total of 146.9 hours of sun shine were recorded, or 379o of the total possible. The average for September is 42ft.
 A total of 7055 miles of wind were recorded for an average hourly vel ocity of 93. The maximum veloc- ity for a five minute period was 27 miles per hour from the West on the 17th.
 Auroras were observed on the 28, and 29th, solar halos 24th and 28th, Lunar halos on the 18th and 18th. A killing frost occurred on the l4th.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-10-01
WHO IS NOW THE GENTLEMAN !?
(NeW York Herald Tribune)


 When tthe word gentleman first adapted from the French the English speech time the eleventh century, it was almost exactly equivalent to nobeman Its class distinction suggested neither good bad character good bad The word retained much of the meaning of the Latin gents member of an ancient parcian clan but it also implied very clearly in age when the whole astocracy of warrior origin solderly ancestry Gentleman therefore came to have the technical well as the popular, meaning Of a man whose family enjoyed the right to bear To leXco graphers it still that among many other meanngs) but when Miss Elsa Maxwell the actress, undertakes in the exotic atmosphere of Cannes define the word she proves that to the twentieth century American, gentleman is longer technical term and that for her perhapS 1t has lost even it's historic value
 To illustrate her feeling that gentlemen few, Miss Maxwell nominate to colegum of the superior ones ten of her acquaintance. Some are unknown to the average American, but her inclusion of five or six names that of pleased to respect her nstnctve good judgment But when she progresses from these hep ful illustrations to the elimination from the genemanly classes of all family men for the simple reason that they work too hard be polite of all artists and authors because they are secentered of all whm women like, and of all who dress better than their vaets suspect that she is being frivolous in defiance of her native good taste
 Contrary to much of history ys testimony the private and public conduct of the fighting English arstocracy be- the eleventh and the fourteenth centuries had been such that the word gentle' (therefore being rating by brh) had be cooqually suggestive of generosity mercy good and kindness It meant in the stormy year 397 docty In the early seventeenth cen tuy years before the sailing of the Mayowe was said with strong popular approval that the gentleman by birth must honor his clan by being man. y, generous goodann cred and kind he lawfully glory in his te This is the idea that crossed the Western Ocean with the Bree ches Bibles.
 Colonial America learned eventually to hold in contempt the qualification of gente brth It took to heart and cherished the phrase 'naures gentleman interpreting it endowed with the courage of the medle- val fighting arstocracy that he scorned to be and churlsh That continues to be- in the back of the average Americans mind the best possible definition of the word genteman in democracy In the native American mind this term certainly does exclude the paterfa
 as who works hard for his clan to be studousy and superciay elegant Nor does rule out of consideration the various kinds of whom women favor-does it? We hinzn
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-10-01
Three Shootings Blamed On Heir
 To Small Estate
(By The Associated Press)

NDy Ile aSSOCldtSo IlcSSJ
 CURLEW, Washington, Oct. l, - A coroner's inquest blamed three shootings to the resentful heir to a small farming estate, finding that the said Tom Lagrud, 40, a bache- Tor, had killed MT. and Mrs. James J. Landy, about 50, at their farm home and then committed suicide.
 Lagrud was heir to a one-third parcel of the estate of which his uncle Landy was administrator.
 A quarrel was climaxed when Landy refused Lagrud's demand for money.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-10-01
Moves On
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PreSs)
 MIAMI, Oct. l, - An cratic hur- ricane, leaving 37 dead and more than three hundred injured, moved with gathering speed toward Der muda, having veered away from Florida.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-10-01
MILK-FRESH-MILK'

DRINK MILK FOR HEALTH
 Dieticians contend that fresh milk contains more nOurishment than any other known food, It has no sub- stitute.
 Our cows are selected from the best dairy stock on the Pacific Coast -tubercular tested and approved be- fore being shipped.
 We deliver at your hOme-office --Or store; in quarts-pints-Or half pints. Phone your orders.
 WALSH BROS. DAIRY
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-10-01

NOW AVAILABLE! Double And Single Steam Heated Rooms Inquire Nome Motor Co
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16
OHIO SELLS OUT IN PONDERA
KeUi11 Independent
Buys II Producers

RTHUR Hoeh independents operator Ia Kelvin Sunburst
field has purchased the properties Of Ohio Oil company
ain Pondera field including 100 Of OIL land and II
producing wells with about 100 barrels Of monthly prOduc
tOn according Friday. Koch has been in
possession February but has Just contaminated the
purchase By payment in full ia cash.
Sale Of the POndera properties by Ohio is said 70 be
due to its policy Of rstranomsnk this company having
disposed Of number Of is spper wells In Kelvin sunburst
to J. A. Newton and 70 Lon ckumley
The amount Of the consideration not given but It
is UNDERWOOD that the price surprisingly low since the
wells equipped with the best Of materials and al in excel
lent condition.
Two Of the wells have been addixed by Mr. Hoeh with
such satisfactory results that be plans aCze the other
nine One well which making barrels jumped 10 bar
res per day after acdng and the second making six bar
re jumped to 10 barrels per day r Hosh believes that
with Of acid the sase can be made 70 produce over
100 barrels per day There remain also five undred loca
tons.
The lease is the SEA sEA IS and E1s NwA and Nw1
NEA 2227-zW
The wells drilled 1898 and 1929 Ohio is buying
the oil under Oneyear contract.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16

possible to increase the metal out
put Of Montana by $4,000, 600 per
year; provided the mines we're made
accessible and adequately developed
and equipped.
H. C. Sherman graphically pointed
out how the constantly increasing
burden Of local taxes was effecting
the small operators and idle claims.
Taxes on mining property in JEFF
ferson county have increased 101
per cent since the war" he said.
Charles Pew OF Helena reported
on all new mining legislation IN
federal government Is well as state
legislation. He was given a vote OF
thanks for the time and effort used
in getting up such a detailed and
comprehensive report.
=. Horsky of Helena took a few
moments 10 bark back TO the
(coatinusd on page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16

The Northumberland te SHUT
down ct 1900 while repairs are in
progress. Since IL Is checking 10
feet lower than the wilkins. the 81
nero viii probably get the sand
at 1880.
Ali OF this town lot drilling came
about when the Jeffriea-Lukens well
within the plated part Of the town.
but actually beyond the buildings
and, ia fact, close 70 the ninth tee
Of the town golf course. came IN q
big well. II 10 still making "a ex-
cess Of 100 barrels per day, and
there are seven wells being drilled
within the town in the belief that
some more multi-hundred barrel
wells are possible.
dad" Askinn. veteran oil field
trucker. will spud in tomorrow on
Block %. Jacobson addition. He Is
all rugged up today, ready 70 dig
the hole that may change the
events OF his life and reiuYinate
him as a Goal OIL Johnny.
The Fisk-Danens No. 1 is drill
ing along ct 2710 having dropped
behind in the race because OF 8
fishing Job.
Il ts understood that the Mar
shall crew will move onto the Rad
digan-Connolly well in SWK NWM
7-S3-6W, north Of town.
None Of the other town iotters
are active this week.
Outside the town Of Cut Bank,
three wells are drilling, one is
spudding in an dAnother is ready
TO RIG up.
Montana Pgwer-O' Brien no. 1.
SEX SEA s1-s4-sw. is drilling a.
1910 fest.
Offsetting on the North, n. G. Tar
rant Is drilling at 500 on his Con-
molly No. /, NEA SEA s1-s4-5w.
Olive Oil-WinkIer No. 8, CIVIL
NEA NWh 36-S6-eW, Is waiting
for cement to set on surface pipe
at 40.
South Of town the Gardner-smith-
Tweedy No. /, NEA NEH Se-3S-
eW, Is completing cellar.
Indian OIL company was doubtful
about trying 20 produce SIS Reichoff
No. /, lot 10, Sec. S-sA-eW, be-
cause It was apparently q B-barrol
well. II was drilled deeper and
is now making between 3B and 80
barrels.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16
PETROLEUM
REGISTER IS
NOW READY

The sixteenth annual edition %
of the Petroleum Register with 734
pages OF information on 23,00e oil
companies has Just been released
By the publishers. New features OF
the directory include q list Of zoe
refineries arranged BY states. giving
the location, type, capacity (dissil-
lation and crncking), and the name
OF its superintendent; q taible OF
1900 tank vessels Of over SEQ tons
listing the owner. registered gross
tonnage, cargo carrying capacity,
average speed and permanent bunk
or capacity; and an exporters Sec
ton and list Of marine erAmsportar
ton and hghtsrage companies.
The Petroleum Code is published
ia q 31-page section In aecCrdamce
with the latest form. wo02nOtea
give All the repealed sections az
ranged IN chronological order. On
the inside front cover Is an organ-
.izatson chart.
The customary d@pmFtmenas have
been considerably enlarged. They
include the buyers guide, consist
ing Of practically every article
used IN the various branches OF the
industry, under which are listed
the names Of from / 70 50 manu-
facturerB and distributors: as pages
destined on paes nsghED
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16
PRODUCERS
Just PRAYING
FOR SPRING

North Montana producers swal-
lowed hard and took the bitter pill
Of proration during the past two
weeks as nearly every buyer OF
crude curtailed both division order
and contract oil runs TO around
60%. They are merely praying for
an early spring accompanied BY
early resumption Of refineries nov
virtually inactive.
international Refining company
curtailed its accounts IN Kelvin
Sunburst for the first time on
February /. including Texas com
pany. Interpational continued 70
run all Of Texas company oil from
Cut Bank, however. Nearly all else
in Cut Bank "a curtailed.
Most Cut Bank operators are
content to produce 6O% Of their
December runs, or whatever ratio
they are allowed, since the prora-
tion rules come from the buyers
and not from state or federal
authorities. There Is little field
storage Ia Cut Bank and none is
trying to store oil. However, It
Is reported that there IL consider
able spot oil available. were
there any cash buyers.
The Montana Petroleum Conser-
walton board is said 70 be watching
the situation q little HneasilIy,
lest over-zealous producers break
the market with spot" oil sales.
There has been no break In the
price, despite q winter Of over
production and the influence OF
the board is believed 10 have been
the most important factor in main
tanning the price. Kelvin crude Is
$1.s6 and Cut Bank crude is s1.45.
II is reported that British-Ameri-
can refineries in Canada ara re-
suming within the next week or two,
which win serve to relieve the over
crowded storage Of Toronto Pipe
line company both In the Cut Bank
field and at Coutta. A new $4,000
barrel tank Is being constructed in
the field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16
SECRETARY ICKES
BRINGS BARRAGE
WITH WRlTING S

II being the habit OF modern pub
lie officials to eniiven the public
print with their writings. Secretary
Iekes. head Of me Federal oil
board, out-generaied General John
son with an article In the Saturday
Evening Post on the OIL industry
and drew q barrage Of replies from
leaders in the oil industry. In
GLIDING Axtell J. Byies, president
Of the A. p. l. MIR. Byles com
mented that despite the secrefary's
sage criticism, the petroleum In
dustry has made q substantial
contribution 70 the progress OF
this country.
The best evidence that the in-
dustry Is giving the people low
priced motor fuel IA the fact that
the price index for petroleum pro-
ducts Is 50.B--at the bottom OF the
list OF prices for principal commodf-
ties on the basis OF 100 in 1925.
Also hhe price OF gasoline is just
half the retail price per gallon Of
Is years ago. despite the fact that
taxes double the cost to the public.
Also, said Mr.. Bylea, 90 great
mas been the Improvement in re-
timing processes that in 1884 the
industry supplied the gasoline
requirements with sos, 100000 bar
reis OF crude oil. Under 1897 pro-
eessee It would have required Il
SsS.0eo.000 barrels.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16

JOnn u. M&cAenzle, manager OIL
the East Helena smelter, gave q
comprehensive report on the most
recent book Of the American Min
ing Congress, The Unseen Empire
Quoting from the publication Mr..
Mackenzie pointed out that while
the mining industry Of the United
States paid $500, 100000 TO the
government in taxes, all It had re-
ceived in appropriations for aid Of
the industry was $4,000, 1000.
Compares Farming
He added that the farming indus
try of the country has paid $751;
900, 900 in taxes and received back
from the government half q billion
dollars. One per cent Of what 1t
paid in taxes was returned to the
mining industry, while 500 per cent
was returned to farming.
Further quoting from the Unseen
Empire ne showed that Sc per cent
OF the revenue Of carload carriers
OF the country Is derived from min
ing and there Is Is billions in
money invested In the business.
II also pays % per cent OF the
federal taxes.
L. s. Ropes Of Helena read q
short article along the same lines
pointing out the necessity OF an
increased appropriation TO make the
United States Bureau OF mines
effective.
On molten OF Mr.. Mackenzie,
the convention adopted q resolution
asking the present legislature 70
pass q memorial to congress, urging
It to give the mining industry OF
the country greater consideration
and make appropriations for the
development OF mining regions.
August Grunert, chairman OF the
roads committee made q brief re-
port which was later supplemented
by r. c. Gilbert, secretary OF the
association.
After some discussion q resoIu-
lions committee was appointed to
facilitate the work OF the afternoon
session.
The committee consisting OF
Mackenzie. DR.. Thomson, Capies,
Carlson. Brazier, Tetsr. Pew. Grun-
ert and Conway met nc the Montana
Club for luncheon.
121 Active Districts
The afternoon meeting was open
ed with q report from y. G. Gilbert
who announced that there were 191
active mining districts IN the var
ioug counties In the state So camps
OF which had asked for roads from
the Forestry service ana the TERA.
Tue total mileage asked for was
s82h miles At an estimated cost
Of s34o.4Bo.
II was estimated ehak II might be
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16
WIIFRED Isl
PREPARED FOR
An Oil BOON

WINTFRED 49, The W4nifred
on fields win likely SEQ the
development Of a new oil field
or a gas fieM kiHEang the
coming year, under plans Of
the KAlispel1 and Canadian
@rowp@ represented here By
Charles Emmons, pioneer Nom
tana geOlogist.
Mr.. Emmons has spent most of
the winter here In WInifred
making preparations for sprdng
drilling activities. The completion
Of the scarff dome test n NWK
NEA 6-21N-16E Is one OF the
first projects, and a derrick "a
being erected Dor a second test, on
the south dome of the Winifred
fold.
The Scarff dome test has a
good flow OF gas at 316 feet,
which Is now being used in the
camp and the volume is sufficient,
1t is claimed. to supply several
rigs with gas for drilling pur-
poses. II Is the plan OF the Kaa-
spell group TO pipe this gas to
drilling wells In the spring.
It Is rumored that outstanding
leases and contracts call for che
drilling OF at least four test wells
in the Wanifred district. The first
consideration is the discovery Of
oil. A showing OF oil in the Arrow
Creek fold, 10 the west, and sew
eral ahowings. in the Fenh0lt ven.
near Winffred, are considered
adequate evidence OF the presence
of oil in the district. The FenhoIt
wen had considerable gas. The
Scarf well "a getting its gas from
the Eagle sandstone. II is believed
tha< At = deeper hori2on enough
gas win be found 70 supply the
city Of LewAstown and intarmedi-
ate towns.
The townspeople Of Wtnifred are
enthusiastic about the outlook. One
angle Of the situation has been he
purchase OF ali available town lots
BY spectators and others who are
apparently preparing Ter q boom in
the Spring.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16

A new map Of Cedar Greek an
ticline in eastern Montana and wea-
tern North Dakota, has been issued
by the U. 8. @. s. and q print may
be seen In the library OF the Mon
tana Oil a Mining Journal. II was
prepared By C. Il. Dobbin and G..
e. E,rdmann, biologists, and r. NJ.
Larson, petroleum engineer. IL is
in two maps showing the north and
south halves Of the anticline and
ls on scale OF one inch 70 the
mile. Copies can be obtained 81
sos Federal Building. Billings.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16
Gets Showing Of Oil
And Runs Ca ng-TO
Drill In On saturday
Tarrant Crew Is First To Il 90 n Sand In Town
Lot Drilling Campaig Is Wickstrand
Delayed AS Band WIS Blows Up

The first bucket full of oil to run in the streets of Cut
Bank taken from the Marshal Regain Wilkins No
town lot well and dumped there this week by drilling crew
of R. C. Tarrant who IS drilling the well for the Cut Bank
business men.
The Marshal-Regan the race to the oil sands be-
meath the streets Of Cut Bank aided and abetted by the
fact that band wheel blew up the WcksrandSimero
No. / well, few blocks away.
The sand found at 2950 and two feet in oil began
showing the shut down and and cemened pipe
L is planned to drill in today Saturday,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-16

CUT BANK
DRY HOLE
IS ENIGMA

Veteran producers and
the best Of the rock
hounds" merely scratched
their heads and expressed
wondermenf this week as
the Watson istner Miller
No. 2 wen in NWA NEA
1-SS-6W drilled through q
normal loose sand which
might have given a gusher
but which gave instead q
bOne-dry hole.
A showing Of oil in the
top two feet led to the be-
lief that they had q well
Casing was run and cemented
and the oil that was shut
off BY the cement coRstitut-
ed virtually every drop the
hole yielded. The showing
was not indicative Of even q
small producer, so there was
no possibility Of saving It
as q well.
One geoioglst gave as q possible
explanation TOR this failure as well
as the No. 1, located a quarter Of 8
mile south, that this spot is an
island" condition on the old sea-
coast, perhaps formed by q whiri-
pool Of the turbuent Cretaceous
ocean, forming q boundary OF shaie
or silt, or other impervious mater
ial which halted the migration of
oil into this spot. It may be q mile
or only q few hundred feet, or there
may be no relation in the causes
Of the two dry holes. The first
ven, farther south, did not have as
much oil as the No. 2.
Everyone in Cut Bank feels sor-
~ for "Red" WATSON and his part
ner, A. B. Kistner, the latter 8 vet
eran operator Of Cat Greek district.
who 10 set back by the distinction
of owning one-seventh OF all the
dry and abandoned holes In the
great Cut Bank oil field.
Their leases were secured from
Santa Rita Oil Co., the south 40
being part of the Simero lease and
the north 40 part Of the Miller
lease.
The situation is not without pre-
cedent in tlhis field. r. G. Tarrant
drilled in the largest producer in
the field on his Miller No. /. He
dropped the casing and nearly ruin
ed the well, and is now unable to
get closer than 500 feet off bot
tom to produce It. He moved vest
ward a few yards and drilled q
twin well. hoping to get the big
The No. twin Is max
ing around 40 barrels, while the
big we'll. pumping 500 feet off bot
tom, is still making around 80 bar
rels.
A. B. Cobb recently completed an
offset to one well making so bar
rels and another, diagonal, making
140 barrels. A short distance north
west is his No. 3. which is flowing
around $50 barrels. Yet his No. (
is perhaps five barrel well.
BIOLOGISTS are supposed to be
able to explain everything.
"Cemented sand condition, they
blibhly reply.