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Evening star., 1936-08-16
DROUGHT RELIEF
SURVEYLAUNCHED
Method of Forecasting Arid
Years Also Is
Sought.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Long-range plans intended to soften
the devastating blows of both the
current drought and future arid sea-
sons drew the attention yesterday OF
Federal agencies on several fronts.
Plans for helping farmers in in
terror drought regions through the
Winter and Spring were studied by
officials at the Department Of Agri-
culture as seven more counties In
Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska and
Tennessee were designated official
drought territory. This pushed the
nationsl total to 977 counties in %
States.
The Great Plains Drought Com
mittee asked by the President to
hand him concrete suggestions for
longtime national program for the
dry regions. left by train for Amaril-
10, Tex, yesterday.
To Tour Nine States.
The group will leave there Nom
day on a 3,000-mile inspection Of
drought devastation in Texas, Okla
homa, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas.
Officials planned to present q report
to MIR. Roosevelt when he and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wallace arrive
In South Dakota late this month.
Possibility of forecasting drought
years far enough ahead to plan for
them was seen in a research project
at Weather Bureau headquarters here.
DR.. r. Hanson Weightman, veteran
forecaster, said India had developed a
method by which famine years there
had been predicted in advance nine
out of ten times. He said meteorolo-
gists there had found definite re-
lationship between wet and dry years
in India and temperature, pressure
and precipitation data at foreign sta
tions.
U. S. Data Being Checked.
The weather data of this country
now Is being checked and cross
checked against data from 73 foreign
stations throughout the world to see
II similar relationship can be found
here. Results may enable fairly ac-
curate" forecasts of both drought and
flood seasons months ahead. the
weather expert said.
Two favorable reports on the ma
tional agricultural picture were made
public yesterday.
Cash receipts to farmers from sale
OF principal products during the first
half of this year were reported al
most a half billion dollars above the
same period last year by the Bureau
Of Agricultural Economics. The to-
tails were $3132 100000 for the first
six months of this year, compared to
s2,67o 900, 900 in 1885.
Sale Of more farm products was
chief cause for the gain. because
farm prices averaged slightly lower"
Cotton Consumption Gains.
A Census Bureau summary of the
1856 cotton season showed in
creased consumption and exports of
the staple, with a reduction in the
carry-over stocks in this country.
The drought was blamed for a sharp
decline in the estimated supply Of all
vegetables for canning. The August
estimate was 100000 cases, COM
pared to 1o4,0oo,0o0 month earlier.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
u. S. SIeuths Fail
To Discover Joke
In Baloney' Money
Secret Service Men Jail
Chauffeur on Charge
of COunterfeiting.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the AsSocia ted Press,
NEW YORK, August l5.-"Baloney"
money, printed on rubber. may be a
great gag-but don't expect United
States secret service men to crack a
rib laughing at it.
A couple of them dropped into the
home Of Benjamin Wasserman, 81
year-old chauffeur. here today and
found, they said, $4,000 III the ao-
mittedly bogus currency. plates,
presses. and orders from novelty deal
ers for the stuff.
The bills. although somewhat similar
to orthodox money. bore the words
Unique States of America" and try
to redeem this lousy money"
But the secret service men didn't
whack Wasserman on the back and
tell him he certainly was a card.
They arrested him on 4 charge of
counterfeiting.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
BANNISTER'S STORY
OF PLOT RIDICULED
Case Of Trio Charged With Ex.
tortion Is Scheduled to Go
to Jury Monday.

BY tht Associated Iress.
NEW YORK, August l5.-Opposing
counsel summed up yesterday their
evidence for and against three men
charged with extorting $1,000 from
Harry Bannister, and the case was
adjourned until Monday. when it prob
ably will go to the Jury.
Counsel for the defendants, Jerome
Jacobs and Farry s. Hechheimer,
lawyers, and Raymond Derringer, a
motion picture operator, called Ban
nister's story g. piece of fiction"
Bannister cnntended he was forced
to pay the' money to the three men
when they threatened to publish de-
rogatory matter regarding him while
he was engaged in q ehild-custody
Evening star., 1936-08-16
PLAN ANNUAL PLAY
IA Midsummer Nights Dream"
Will Be Given on Tuesday.

The third annual production of
shakespeare's "A Midsummed Night S
Dream" by the Washington Players
will be at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
Sylvan Theater at Washington Mon
ument. under the auspices of the
Summer Festival series.
The Washington Civic Orchestra.
the Alice Louise Hunter dance group
and a chorus of voices. directed by
Miss Mary Apple, will assist the
players.
Nearly 1000 tourists visited Cuba
In a recent month.
Textile mill owners Of the Nether-
lands will again reduce wages.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
TWO Big PROJECTS
SURE, SAYS BYRNES
$37, 100000 santee-C Cooper and
$3,000,000 Buzzard Roost Power
Operations to Be Started.

BY t,e Associated Press.
GREENWOOD, S. c., August 15.-
Senator James F. Byrnes, in a cam.
paign speech here today. said the
$37,50o,000 Santee-Cooper and the
100000 Buzzard Roost power prof.
ects were assured If the courts ap-
prove them.
The Senator told his audience that
President Roosevelt had advised him
of his willingness to proceed with the
Santee-Cooper project just before
leaving Washington.
THE President allotted S11 ,000, 900
to start the work" he said, then the
power companies brought suit alleg-
ing the law was unconstitutional and
pending the dicision of the case, had
the courts stop all work upon the
project.
He said the Buzzard Roost case is
expected 10 be argued in October
and that the decision in this case
will control the Santee- Cooper case.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
ARMY ORDERS.

Rudolph. Maj. Myron p, Medical
Corps, to Johns Hopkins Medical
School, Baltimore, Md, September l.
Van Roden, Maj. Edward Leroy,
Judge Advocate Generals Department
Reserve, to Washington, D. c., Au-
gust %.
Mcbride, Capt. Lewis M, Chemical
Warfare Service, relieved from present
duty at Edgewood Arsenal, Md, to
report to Chemical Warfare School.
Hester, First Lieut.. William Fred
eric. Chemical Warfare Service Re-
serve, to active duty at Edgewood
Arsenal. Md, August %.
Strader, First Lieut.. Ralph B..
Chemical Warfare Service, relieved
from duty at Edgewood Arsenal. Md.
upon expiration of present leave of
absence.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
Five Snakes Travel Street.

People in Dock road. Tilbury. Eng
land. saw five adders cross the road
within few minutes The snakes had
been disturbed by cricket players, who
were looking for lost ball in a field
near the road. One of the snakes was
run over by bus. 1t measured 2 feet
II inches,
Evening star., 1936-08-16
ENGINEER WILL STUDY
STREET CAR SCHEDULES
Dean J. Locke Employed by Cap
ital Transit Co.-Comes Here
From Baltimore.

Dean j. Locke, who has had 81
years service as an engineer in the
mass transportation business, has
been employed by the Capital Transit
Co. as staff engineer to devote at
least part of his time to study Of street
car schedules.
He comes here. from Baltimore,
where he spent 10 years with the
United Railways and its successor. the
Baltimore Transit Co. Previously he
was with the Public Service Co.
ordinated Transport of New Jersey.
He is a graduate Of the Massachu-
sets Institute Of Techonlogy.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
RESERVE HIKE HITS
CREDIT EXPANSION
Possibility of IS Billions
.Shrinks as Bank Order
+. Becomes Effective.
Rvthe Associated Press.

Rtthe Associated Press.
Bank reserves capable of expansion
into sl5,OOO,OO0,ooO of credit shrank
away yesterday as the Federal Reserve
Boards order increasing reserve re-
quirements to prevent "a possible in
furious credit expansion" became
effective.
Excess bank reserves, the basis of
credit throughout the American busi-
ness world, we're pulled from a near
peak Of some $3170, 900 900 as reported
for the close of business Wednesday to
q point between $1,7o0 100000 and
s1,75o 100000.
$500. 900, 900 No Longer Available.
The difference, or roughly $780,
600 900, was locked in Federal Re-
serve vault, no longer available to the
banks for lending. In banking circles
81. Of reserves is regarded as capable
of multiplication into $40 of credit
This reduction was accomplished by
increasing the proportion Of the banks
own deposits which they are required
to keep as reserves with the Federal
Reserve banks.
Before the increase, banks in cities
In which Reserve banks are located
were required to deposit 13 per cent
OF their own demand deposits. banks
In cities in which Federal Reserve
branch banks are located, 10 per cent,
and other banks per cent. The
order raised the percentages to 1875
per cent, Is per cent and los per cent,
respectively. In addition, all banks
were required to deposit per cent of
their time deposits as reserves and this
was increased to AS per cent.
Reserve Board Given Power.
Authority to order these increases
was lodged in the Reserve Board by
the banking act of 1885. which also
gave it additional power over the Ma
tion's credit by equipping it to order
the purchase or sale of Government
bonds by the Reserve banks and to fix
minimum margins for trading on the
stock exchanges.
With ,700,000,000 Of excess re-
serves left to the banks for loans, the
board pointed out when it ordered the
increase that future control could be
maintained through its power over
Government bond transactions by the
Reserve banks, known as open market
operations.
by the present action excess re-
serves will be reduced to within the
amount that could be absorbed through
open market operations. should such
action become desirable" the board
said. Conversely, should conditions
develop requiring expansion of re-
serves, they could be increased through
open market operations"
Evening star., 1936-08-16

fight with his former wife, Ann Hard
ing, screen acTess.
Prosecutor Eugene J. Finnegan de-
manded conviction Of all three,
saying:
''All Of these defendants are guilty,
but Jacobs IL the ms in man"
Evening star., 1936-08-16

Front top and back Ue0s of Premier Aberhdrts pos-
pertty certificates ich haze been issued in lieu
provincial oorkes part OF social credit system The
tifcGte Uhich marked resemblance
81 notes to be redeemed BY the government in tho gears
1Utth provision interim redemption from
and nanutacters in certain cases During their 1o4
to certificate each oeek Thus at the gears
Ooad bear $04 north OF stamps bough in cold cash.
Wide World Photo
Evening star., 1936-08-16
NAVY ORDERS.

Blackledge, Lieut.. Comdr. Allen D.,
detached Naval Operations, Navy De-
partment, about September /: to
Edgewood Arsenal.
Phillips, Ensign Charles K, de-
tached Naval Academy in August; to
Naval Finance and Supply School,
Philadelphia.
Reed, Ensign Allen B.. jr., detached
Naval Academy in August; to Naval
Finance and Supply School, Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
DROUGHT is VICTOR

Wins National Corn-Husking
Contest by Default.
MARSHALL, Mo, August Is P).-
The drought today won the national
corn -husking contest-by default.
Sponsors of the event. planned for
this Fall in Saline County, Mo-. said
they were forced to give up the idea
because the prolonged drought has
nearly ruined the crop.
They said 1t was possible the contest
might be shifted to Ohio this Fall,
and brought back to Missouri in 1887.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
3,547,858 IN A. F. OF l.
Secretary Reports Gain of 1921,
O62 Since 1888,

Frank Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, re-
ported yesterday that the federation's
membership last month was 3,547 ,858.
Morrison said this was a gain OF
1.421 ,062 over the average member
ship for the federation's fiscal year
ended August 81, 1888.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
cONOCO BUILDS HOSPITALITY
HOUSE"

Hospitality House" will afford
visitors to the Texas Centenial Cen
trail Exposition in Dallas this sum
mer all that the name implies-true
Southern hospitality. This $4,000
building is to be erected exclusively
for the convenience of exposition
visitors and tourists by the Como
90 Travel Bureau, Americas larg-
est free travel service and branch
of the Continental Oil Company.
Construction on the $4,000 build
ing will be begun within few
weeks in preparation for the open
ing of the Southwest's first worlds
fair at Dallas in June, it has been
announced.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
OUR MAIL BAG

Referring to the Journals edi-
toriad lon the growing cost of
government and the fact that Eng
land, highest taxed nation. works
with a balanced budget, Henry J..
Bates writes:
''Oh yeah?
Perhaps you think all your read
ers will swallow this whole Give
your readers credit for a little
sense and intelligence. Don't for
get they read other papers. too.
'tAs Roosevelt said in one of his
speeches when sick Of the eternal
Dragging aof the Republicans that
England's budget is balanced: but
England's bankers worked WITH
their government.
Glow about the vast sums Eng
land owes us2 Our budget could
be balanced too If we balanced ~
it and did net pay our debts as
England has doneg
Don't you feel little ashamed
to publish such nonsense?
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07


Mr.. Wilson was transferred to-
Denver from Houston fourteen years
ago to join the organization of the
Texas Production Company, a sub
sidiary of The Texas company which
was created in 1922 for the pur-
pose of conducting the producing
activities in the Rocky Mountain
area. In 1929 Mr.. Wilson was pro-
NOTED to the position of Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager Of Texas
Production Company, and on Janu-
ary 1, 1882, at which time the
subsidiary was dissolved and its
assets merged with those OF The
Texas Company the parent organi-
zation, he was appointed Division
Manager of the Rocky Mountain
Division Of the Producing Depart
ment in which position he had con-
tinued until the present time. In
addition he has been Vice President
of California Petroleum Corporation
(Utah), a subsidiary which has pro-
ducing operations in the LaBarge
Field in Western Wyoming, also
Vice President and Manager of
Texas Production Company Of Ne
braska, which company was organ
ized several years ago to acquire
and hold oil and gas leases in the
state of Nebraska, and Manager of
the Production Division of The
Texas Company of Canada, Ltd.
The Texas Company has been sue
cessfuI in enlarging its holdings
and producing activities through
out the Rocky Mountain area and
particularly through its entry into
the Cut Bank Field in Northern
Montana where it has many holdings
of productive, as we'll as undevel-
oped, oil and gas leases and is a
leader in the production of crude
oil as we'll as refining and market
ing of its products.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
Toole County
~ sHELBY ABsrRACT q TITLE CO

BY SHELBY ABSTRACT TITLE CO
DEEDS
Grant Deed 500 Ostvick Norum 70
LILLIAN NJ Meade Lot II Block orig
'''' on AND GAS LEASE
G. r. Rice to Montana Power Gas Co g,
S7seS. 10 years saNW4 SANE, SEA 2-SS-
4W. 2-24-36. 81
l.. r. McCurdy to r. M, Martoln
sS-32 of 1eE NE4 23-34-2W, 1-S2 or 1To
SFC1 1334-2W. 224-36. 81.
Shares stock Clarence p. Sweeney AoM'
p n Sweeney Dec to +. NJ Martin 20
a6 Ma 29-35-1 and personal properly,
SATISFACTION o FOIL GAS Lease
Texas Pacific Coal & OH co. 70 aan, sl1,
nah Mars NE4 NWaSEa NlcaSW3 EaNW4
Roy Deed c. S. Olson to John p.
Coed IA Of 100 SASE4 s-35-2W
DEEDS
Fed Land Bank to p. ]. Nichols g
H. + Gauss SW4SW4 IS, EbNE3 a.
SE4SW W4W1 22-37-2W.
w d. Jerome +. Jones ct ux sS 20
Dorothy Frautschi Lots $, 4, .. Sly5 S115
NW3 G-S5-4W Lots B A. o. bhS"
''i1,1rfw 1ilneTai Deed Fred f. Williams ct gx
to Fl. Hamilton as Rec. Of 5. o. 90
SEsNE4 7-35-2W
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07


Included in the publication is
information concerning mines in
200 different districts, scattered
over an area of about $4,000 square
miles-an area comparable to the
total combined area of the New
England states. These districts are
located in 2S different counties OF
the state.
Montana's metal mines have pro-
duced a total of $2.677,0OO,OOO
since the first sluice boxes were set
up in the state "a years ago by
James and Granville Stuart, four
years after a half-breed trapper
named Finlay had discovered gold
in the vicinity of what Is called
Gold Creek today. The Stuarts
located their sluices near the scene
OF Finlay's discovery. OF all the
districts in the state production
from the Butte area overshadOws
all the others. according to the
directory. Districts outside OF
silver Bow County have produced
s515.OOO,0O0 of the total.
The directory lists all the mines
of Montana for which records OF
past shipments of ore or geological
reports could be found. This dist
does not give description or the
production of each mine. but re-
ferences are given in which this
information might be found.
Another part of the directory IS
devoted to a list of individual
mines showing the owners or Off
cials, location and description OF
the property, extent of the work
ings. types of ore found in the
mine, and other information.
Mills and reduction plants are also
described in the bulletin. In ad-
dition to the two parts mentioned
another part lists 40 publications
describing the geology, mineral de-
pOsits, and mines in the 2S counties
Information on individual mines
was obtained from the owners or
officials of the properties.
One of the features of the pubh-
cation is map by U. M. Sahinen,
Bureau of Mines statistician, show
ing the distribution of the mining
districts in the state, and the list
of the districts.
It is expected that the Mining
Directory will be OF great aid TO
persons seeking information on min
ing properties in the state. Indi-
viduals desiring copies OF the
Memoir will be able to get them
by sending Is cents to Montana
School of Mines to cover the cost
of mailing.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
February copper sales were the
largest since September, 1885.
NnrIcE no cREpITORs

Estate Of Henry Van Den Heuvel, also
known as Henry Van Der Heuvel' De
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by the
undersigned. administrator Of the estate
Of Henry Van Den Heuvel, also known
ms Henry Van Der Heuvel Deceased, TO
the creditors Of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to ex-
bibit them with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first pub
Iication Of this notice, to the said ad-
ministratOr, f. J. Liptak. 507 First Nat
ional Bank Building. Great Falls, Mon
faa. the same being the place for the
transaction Of the business of said es-
tate in the County of Cascade.
ilated February 14th, 1895.
Z. ]. LIPTAK, Administrators of the es-
tate Of Henry Van Den Heuvel. also
known as Henry Van. Der Heuvel, De-
Date of first publication. Feb. %, 1890
Ak
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
PURCHAsE PORTRAIT

A committee consisting of Will
liam Scallon, Cedor B. Aronow
and Lewis Penwell. appointed to
raise the funds to purchase the por-
trait of the late Senator Thomas ].
Walsh, which was painted by Eben
F. Comins of Washington, D. c..
has raised the necessary funds. A
total of $1.5O1 has been received
by the Union Bank & Trust Com
pany, trustee of the fund. Arrange
ments for the turning over to the
state of the portrait win be an
nounced later.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
FLAW IN TITLE
(continued from Page One)

Stewart left the Blackfeet reser-
vation several years ago and is liv-
ing at Marysville, north OF Everett,
Wash, where he will live as a
rich man.
H. C. Lander, a resident of Great
Falls is now receiving about $50
per day and the E. ]. Lander COM
pany is receiving a similar amount.
Attorney Ford is receiving $SS and
Sheriff Stewart is receiving $22.5O
per day.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
RECORD FOR IS
YEARS SET UP
BY GOLD Mine

Recorded gold production in Mon
tana since 1885 constitutes $170,-
24O.21O out Of a total OF approNi-
mately S2,OOO.OOO,OOO of mineral
production.
The year 1895 saw the largest
gold production since 1900. when
the government began recording an
nual production. 1t is believed that
the year 1885 will set an all-time
record The average for the period
1885 to 1900 was around $4,000
600 per year. The fabulous recov-
cries of two decades previous to
1885 were not recorded.
Following are figures from Off
cial records compiled by the Min
ing Association Of Montana:
Total Value of Montana
I
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
CANNOT SELL HIS
OIL LAND As INCOME
TAX EATS PROFITS

Julius Peters Of the Resolute OIL
company is now in Texas, called
there by developments on and a.
round oil leases purchased by him
recently. It is reported that he has
opportunity to sell at a large prof
II but is unwilling to make the deal
in that income taxes of various
sorts and varieties would take more
than so per cent of the money. The
deal pending is said to involve sew
eral hundred thousand dollars.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
Directory includes History Of
$500 Mines In Montana State

$500 mining properties of Montana have been
listed in the first complete Mining Directory compiled in this
state directory should be of Invaluable aid to all
persons the Mineral Industry according to an an
unement by A. Thomson of Montana School
Of Mines director of Mines and Geology
The Directory Memoir No. 15 Directory OF Montana
Mining Properties has been arranged by Frederick c. Gilbert
Secretary of the Mining Of Montana and for the State
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
NEW NINE CORPORATTON

Helena Gold & Silver Mines, Inc.
with principal offices in Seattle. to
conduct a general mining business.
Capital stock, 100000 shares of
cents par value Directors, B D.
Van Horn. E. C. Van Horn and A.
T. Emerson, all of Seattle. Amount
subscribed, 1900 shares.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
FENHoLT TEST sPUDDED

Minnesota company has spudded
its Minnesota-Fenholt Mo. / test
on Sc NWA SWA 24-21N-20E,
Winifred district. Surface casing,
12 inch, was set at 125 feet, after
which the we'll was shut down for
the winter.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
IEAn pRICE GOES UP

Montana miners were rejoicing
this week as the price of lead ad-
vanced twice to 4.60 In New York
and 4.45 in st. Louis Zinc was firm
at 4.9O East st. Louis. Foreign cop
per remained at 8 and 9.O25 and
domestice copper at 9.25-
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07

Standard Silver-Lead had 1885
production of s311,5O3.73, com
pared to a 1884 production OF
S195,117.45. Cash on hand is ap-
proximateIy 100000 besides about
$4,000 in transit as compared with
s2s. 800 for these two items one
year ago.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07

Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mine
declared usual extra dividend
of cents and regular monthly
dividend of cents payable on
March "a to stock of record March
g r.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
New Texaco Division Manager
Is Popular In Montana Fields

Journal last week reported briefly the of changes
in the personnel company organization In Montana
the removal of A. Wilson the Houston office where he
assistant the of production HIS successor
Mr. Stewart well known Montana and popular In the
dustr spent time Cut Bank and thoroughly ia
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
cAR InAnTNGs

Car loading in the week ended
Feb. % totaled 5S6,712, a decrease
of 44,635 from the previous week
and 33,547 above the same week in
1885.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07

United Verde Extension Mining
Co. had a net profit in 1896 of
$375,533, equal to 35 cents a share
against $312.269 or 29 cents a
share in 1884.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
MINING

SMALL SCALE Placer Mining Meth
Ods by Chas. Jackson and John B.
KnaebeI a booklet giving pracer
mining districts in Montana and Ida
no, minerals associated with placer
mining, placer gold and how to con-
struct the proper equipment. 50c per
copy. Supply Department, Montana
Oil Journal.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1936-03-07
OIL STRUCTURE
1900 Acres

Southwest Of Cut Bank, o. s. Geologist
report the best in Montana. One-Haif
interest for financing or drilling three
wells Economy Oils Ltd, Calgary, Al
berta z-l4-n