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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
AUTO LOSES WHEEL IN COLLISION WITH
 OIL TRUCK TODAY

Turning from South Franklin Street around the blind corner into Front Street, shortly before o'clock this afternoon, Frank Metcalf's Pontiac sedan, driven by Miss Mary Metcalf, collided with Cash Coles oil truck, driven by Jimmy Cole.
 No one was injured in the col lision, but the left front wheel of the Metcalf car was completely torn off. The oil truck was not damaged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
ERIK FREY COMING
 HERE FOR CONCERT

Erik Frey, the blind baritone, who gave several concerts in Juneau a year ago last November Is again to visit this city soon after the first of the year, according to word received by the Rev. Erling K. Olafson.
 MT. Frey has appeared in concert in many of the large cities of the United States and Alaska, and has won the praise of both professional musicians and the laity. He has a repertoire of over 200 songs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
TURKEY ROLL ENDS
 TONIGHT, BRUNSWICK

Your last chance to knock over that Christmas Dinner!
 The Christmas Turkey Roll at the Brunswick Bowling alleys goes into it's final hours ending at one o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Final scores of all qualifyers and the winners will be announced in tomorrow's Empire, and the winners may call for their birds at any time after 6 o'clock Christmas Eve, Emilio Galao. operator of the Brunswick, announced today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
SIMMONS OFF
 TO kETCHIKAN
 WITH s ABOARD

Flying to Wrangell and Ketchi- kan, Pilot Sheldon Simmons took off from Gastineau Channel this morn ing at 9:30 o'clock with six passen- gers in the Alaska Air Transport Lockheed seaplane.
 Passengers flying with Simmons are: One passenger for Wrangell; Miss Mary Nordnes, Stella Young and Miss Blythe Young, Kelly Foss and one other for Ketchikan.
 Simmons is expected to return to Juneau from Ketchikan tomorrow morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
PLEAD GUILTY TO
 PASSING BAD CHECKS

L. A. Chaney and Henry Harri- son pleaded guilty to passing worth less checks when arraigned in U. s. Commissioners court late yesterday and were sentenced to the Federal Jail. Chaney was given five months and Harrison two months. They admitted passing two small cheeks on Juneau merchants.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
ALASKA R. R. PLAYS SANTA
 TO INTERIOR
Turkeys, Perishables, Ten Carloads of Mail En-
 route to Fairbanks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Dec 23.-- Playing the role of Santa Claus, the Alaska Railroads Christmas Spec iaI' rumbles northward today car rying turkeys and perishables and also ten carloads of Christmas mail the first received since the maritime strike, picked up at Seward from the steamer Arctic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
PAY NOT TO FISH

SEATTLE, Dec. 23.-John Haak- enson, of Seattle, Deep Sea Fish ermens' Union delegate, suggested that the Government devise a meth cd to pay fishermen for not catching halibut. He suggested relief meas ure for fishermen similar to that devised for agriculture. This sug- gestion was made after the Com missioners informed the delegates it would not increase the annual quota of the various areas of the halibut banks.
 o. K. With Alexander
 Commissioner Alexander com mented that the Commission had no objections to the suggestion and if satisfactory If your Government wants to pay you for not fishing but it would be destructive to in- crease the annual catch too rapidly
 Fishing Not Paying
 Haakenson and Louis Larson, an- other union delegate, said the pres ent returns are too meagre to pro- vide living as the boats are tied up seven months of the year and part of the time the fishermen must chisel in other occupants to eke out livelihood.
 Annual Opening Dates
 Professional halibuters of Pet ersburg, Ketichikan and British Col umbia are divided in opinion over the annual opening dates. British Columbia halibuters favor March l and Seattle and Alaska delegates favor April 1. A compromise o1 March Is is recommended but is deferred back to the fishing fleets
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
Shell Is Named
 Asst. Gen. Mgr,
 Alaska Railroad
To Maintain Office in Chi cago-Ohlson to Re-
 sign in April

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Decl 22.-- It is announced that Harold w. Shell has been appointeS Assistant General Manager of the Alaska Railroad, maintaining his office in Chicago.
 Col. Otto F. Ohlson, it is said, has stated he would resign as General Manager in April.
 TO TO RESIGN
 CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Col. Otto F. Ohlson, General Manager of the AL aska Railroad, said, there is noth- ing to the report" he had told friends he would resign in April.
 T may have said I was thinking of resigning, but I have changed my mind and I expect to continue indef- intely," said the Colonel.
 The General Manager of the AL aska Railroad arrived here today and said he will spend the holidays with relatives and then go to Wash ington, D. c. He win confer with Shell while here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
CRASH SCENE F0UND;WRECK NOT LOCATED
No Trace of Missing Mail Plane Found, Idaho
 Mountainside

BULLETIN -- SPOKANE, Wash. Dec. 23.--A short wave radio mes sage from the Herrick rescue party from Calder, Idaho, early this af- ternoon, says the place where the wrecked Northwest Airlines mai plane is supposed to be has beer reached and no trace has beer found. The entire mountainside has been searched.
 Fred Cunningham, leader of the dozen men, said travelling condi- tions were the worst ever encoun- tered in the woods.
 Over three feet of snow has fallen since the reported crash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
ALIEN DRAWS HEAVY FINE FOR HANDLING FURS WITHOUT LICENSE

Charged with dealing in furs with out proper license, Ben Mazer of Petersburg, an alien, was fined $500 in U. s. Commissioners Court to- day. A perjury count under which he was under bond was dropped. Mazer was accused of handling fur, without taking out the required $500 alien license.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
PEREZ IN HOSPITAL

Marine Perez entered St. Ann's Hospital today for medical atten- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
NEW SEARCH STARTED

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 23. -Searchers spread out today in the hunt for the Western Air Line Ex- press plane lost recently with seven aboard.
 The search today swung to the southeastern part of Utah and northwest of St. George, hereto fore untouched area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-23
HARD TRAVELLING

SPOKANE, Dec. 23.-Last night the Herrick party radioed it had reached cabin ten miles from the scene where the wrecked plane was sighted and the party would start at daybreak today with steep trav- cling ahead.
 The rescue party that started from Kellogg through Mullen Can yon where a blizzard was raging late yesterday, had not been heard from. The party probably holed up during the wind and snow storm.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
ARENA STOCK SALE
BATTLE RESUMED.
Gardens Attorney Charges
S. {. c. Order Delays
Closing of Options.

The battle over proposed issuance
OF $l,000,000 in stock or sale to
finance a proposed sports arena on
Kansas avenue between Taylor ana
Upshur streets was resumed today be-
fore Examiner Robert P. Reeder OF the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Washington Gardens, Inc, the Or
eanization sponsoring the project,
continued its opposition to the COM
missions order to show cause why
stop order should not be issued to
prevent the sale of 10000 shares OF
$25 par value preferred stock and
$4,000 shares of IS common voting
stock to the public.
E. Forrest Tancer and Edmund H.
Worthy, representing the commission,
are basing their case on charges that
the Gardens put too high valuation
on land proposed to be purchased for
the arena, on stock to be issued four
officers and directors In return for
services rendered to the organization,
and on the fact that options to buy
the land are in default.
George E. Edelin,, Secretary-treaS-
urer of Washington Gardens, Inc, in
acting as counsel before Examiner
Reeder. charged delays forced by the
commission were hampering their
plans and urged speedy decision be-
cause he said the options expire May
] and May 6, respectively.
The hearing opened yesterday. 1t
may continue until tomorrow.
Tancer said he would present ex-
perts to resist the Gardens valuation
of s2.25 per square foot. figure set
by its directors, to be paid for 83, ,13e
square feet of land to be used for the
proposed arena.
Promoters are Edelin,, Harold M.
Majors, president and the first wit
ness; Graeme T. Smallwood, vice
president, and Harold P. Ganss,
underwater.
Examiner Reeder was to rule today
whether Majors must answer Tancer's
question demanding the Gardens
president name persons he said were
prepared to furnish money for pur-
chase of the land if the commission
would permit registration of the
securities.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

TODAY.
Concert, Elks' Boys Band, Mckinley
High School, 8 pm.
Meeting, St. EliZabeth's Hospital
Lodge. No. SO, A. F. G. E., lit
Seventh street, pm.
Meeting. Thirteen Club, Willard
Hotel, pm.
Dance, District division, Young
Democrats, Willard Hotel, 10 pm.
Meeting, Tau Phi Sorority, Raleigh
Hotel. 8 pm.
Meeting, Phi Beta Psi Sorority,
Wardman Park Hotel. 8 pm.
Dance, Curley Club, shoreham
Hotel, 9 pm.
Dance, Young Democrats, Mayfiower
Hotel, 10 pm.
Supper, Lido Civic Club, Mayfower
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, League of Laymen's Re
treat, Mayiower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Fidelo Camp, Royal Neigh
bors Of America, Thomas Circle Club,
pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon meeting, Washington So
ciety of the M. I. T., University Club,
1890 pm.
Card party, Joppa Lodge, No. 81,
o. E. s., 4209 Ninth street, pm. and
pm.
Dance, Massachusetts, State Society,
Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, American University Junior
Prom, Shoreham Hotel, 9 pm.
Banquet, Southeastern University,
Mayflower Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
Cheap Opera Is Goal.

NEW YORK, April 16 Op).-Edward
johnson, director of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, told the Canadian
Club of New York last night at a din
ner given in his honor that popular
priced Summer opera was his goal for
the METROPOLITAN,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
Old Man Winter Gains No
Popularity AS He Lingers
Around To Greet Spring

The business of winter nesting the lap spring
saying greatly overdone during
past when fgd winter weather
field and placer mining operations.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
FIVE WELLS
IHHE POOL
At SUNBURST

While the winter weather OF the
past week delayed all work. pre-
parations are going forward for
extensive development in the re-
vived Sunburst sand pool in the
extreme north end of Kevin-Sunburss
field and not less than five wells
will be drilled as soon as settled
weather permits, according to OBJ
servers.
With lease trading going on and
lease prices climbing, the report
last week that the new Cook e. Eddy
well on the Haskell farm made only
54 barrels was disappointing 20
some but not to others. This we'll
swabbed at the rate of five barrels
an hour and is regarded as good
for 100 barrels or better. 1t start
ed to pump on the beam. II was
pumped at a fast pace with a long
stroke and in six hours It pumped
off. 1t was shut down and the
report given that 1t made 81 barrels.
''1n order to keep ON pumping
at that rate, a we'll would have 70
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
FEDERAL COURT WILL
DEFINE JURISDICTION

An early setting is expected in
federal court in Great Falls of the
pending action to determine wheth-
er the Montana public service com
mission has iuridiction over the
Montana Cities Gas company in the
matter OF fixing rates to be charg-
ed for gas. The commission has as
sumed the right to reduce
rates charged. declaring the line to
Great Falls a common carrier. Since
there are but two customers for the
gas which Is produced and sold by
Montana Cities Gas, that company
has resisted the order and the case
viii be determined in federal court.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
WILDCAT HILLS
TEST HAS SHOW

Lon Crumgey returned this week
from California where he has been
watching a wildcat well in Pyramid
Hills. in which test he Is interested.
Showings Of oil were found in the
first sands but none OF the shows
have been tested. the well being
drilled with rotary tools. A second
test is starting on the same struc-
ture as evidence that the showings
are significant OF the presence OF
an oil pool. The lower sands
producing horizon OF the nearby
Kettleman Hills-are at a depth OF
$500 feet and are yet to be tested.
Crumley was impelled to return
to his Montana properties before
the completion OF the interesting
wildcat in spite of the attraction
OF deep sea fishing in California
waters by reason OF the fact that his
Cut Bank operations under manage
ment Of his sons were going along
to good"
II was afraid that IL stayed
away much longer, the boys would
decide that they didn't need me any
MORE" he said.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04

Ordinarily, spring is supposed e
nestle in the lap OF winter. but
there was no semblance OF the
approach OF spring as the thermO-
meteor dropped to 20 degrees below
zero in Cut Bank oil field. Water
ponds which were re-filled by a
spring-like thaw earlier in the
month OF March were frozen solid.
shutting down several drilling rigs.
OIL pipe lines were frozen. gun
barrels refused to function and fur
thermOre the roads were blocked
by a snowfall followed by a wind
that again closed the roads in both
Kevin-Sunburst and Cut Bank oil
fields.
A big truck from the NordOn-
Klinch wildcat well southwest of
Waller succeeded in getting through
to Conrad but was unable to re-
turn with supplies, owing to .drifted
roads
In Kevin-sunburst field only
one we'll was able to keep going.
That was Crumley-Shaw No. s, in
Sc NEA SEA 35-S6-2W, which
was running pipe at 1910, in spite
OF the subzero weather.
Old timers are still harping that
winter cannot hast much longer
and semblance OF a Chinook
wind from the southwest gave
some encouragement Friday. but
many operators regretted that they
believed the yarns about the ar
rival of harbingers of spring.
Placer miners had returned to
their properties in the hills dur
ing the first part of March. The
ground is again frozen and the
STILES freeze, making washing
SEPARATIONS nearly impossible ex-
,ept in large operations such as
he Porter Brothers dredge at
Helena which Is heated with natur-
i gas.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
FISHING JOB
At P0NDERA is
MORE SERIOUS

a bad fishing job which has
held up an important completion in
Pondera oil field for several weeks
grew more complex this week when
drillers were unable to either pull
or release lost tools In the Fulton
Price Brothers we'll on the NORTH
west slope OF the structure
After having three strings OF
tools in the hole, Fulton ran cas-
ing and started fishing with the
casing. A sleeve on the end of the
tools which were grasped by
pipe was forced over the top of the
slips inside the pipe. The tools
were pulled up within 600 feet OF
the surface when they were again
engaged by some obstacle In the
hole with the result that the crew
was unable to pull them out or Jar
them downward, fearful that the
casing would not stand greater
strain.
The FuIton-Priee well Is IN Sc
NEA NEA 18-27-4W and stood
at 1850 when the fishing Job start
ed, in the bottom Of the Koofenai.
of a producer at this
location means increasing the pro-
ducing area OF Pondera field hy at
least one-third
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
GUSHER OFFSETS GET OIL
AT CUT BANK BUT BOTH IN
SAND BELOW GUSHER LEVEL

Offset wells and southeast of the Santa Ritaander
gusher in Cut Bank oil field completed producers this
week but neither 000barrel well like the Lander neither
they producing from the gusher horizon.
The Lander gmsher-pool is either north z0est of
to deeh Of 234S feet and there shut doUn oaoinq to
lack of drilling qcater incident to the cold 70edther
Santa Rita Tribal No g. in NW4 SW4 15-35-6W, was
drilled this week into the Cut Bank sand and average
producer It had Sunburs sand which horizon gave the
gser quarter of mile 1t had Cut Bank sand from
1884 to 2o38 and bottoms 2938 Out of 34oo rotary
core only two feet recovered knows the extent
of sattraon Oil rose 100 feet but has yet been
svabbed
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
HUNDRED FIFTY
ATTEND meeting
AT MILES CITY

The sixth annual sales meeting
OF Momana-Dakota Utilities COM
pany held in Miles City last week
was attended by $50 persons. ac-
cording to Manager Harlan Scott
OF the Great Falls office. who has
returned from the meeting togeth-
er with other Great Falls attend
ants.
Attendance was about equally d.
vided between factory representa-
tfves and members OF the company's
sales organization. The business
meeting was conducted by w. l..
Hayes OF Minneapolis. business man
ager OF the company, with the as
sistance OF f. b. Voneman. assist
ant manager. and c. w. Smith,
chief engineer.
The three-day sales meeting is
intended TO familiarize statesmen
with heating and other appliances
handled in the branches through
out Minnesota. the Dakotas and
Montana For four years past the
meetings have been held in Miles
City. Manufacturers this year
shipped comprehensive exhibits
which were set up in the Elks hall.
Motion pictures, speakers, skits and
demonstrations provided a varied
and interesting program.
Harold Mueller head of the fur
mace company that bears his name.
was one OF the speakers. Before he
was introduced, a complaint was
voiced that It was difficult to as
semble Mueller furnaces. Before Mr..
Mueller could answer the complaint,
a company representative pushed
into the convention a wheelbarrow
bearing old automobile tenders.
scrap iron and bottles which were |
dumped at Mr.. Mueller's feet with !
the request that he demonstrate how |
to assemble his furnaces. That was
only one of a series of Jokes that |
enlivened the sessions which closed |
with a banquet at which Bob Nay
or, formerly of Great Falls and |
now division manager at Miles
City. presided as toastmaster.
Among the speakers were Doc
5chrader, heating engineer of Great
Falls who spoke on unit heaters;
llsO A. L. Richardson OF the Johns
company OF Great Falls.
los. KlemmOns OF this city also
attended.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04

Texaco-Fee No. 5, SWA sW X
15-35-6W is a larger well, appar-
emily. having 21O0 feet of oil in the
hole after completing at 1900. The
Sunburst sand was dry but the Cut
Bank sand from 1854 to 1888 car
ried oil. 1t has not been swabbed
owing to the cold weather.
The Santa Rita-Tribal No. Z, SW
SCI NBH 16-35-6W, north Of the
gusher, will pretty we'll determine
the extent of the Sunburst sand pool.
The Lander we'll is still flowing
although it has dropped OF con-
siderabiy.
Despite sub-zero weather, there
were % active wells in the field
the greatest activity of the present
year.
36-34-6W, does not look so promis-
ing as when it picked up the top
Of the sand last week. 1t had the
customary hard sand found in the
Graveyard pool" an area adjacent
to the Cut Bank cemetery, but it
was hard and non-porous. Oil stood
at 100 feet after the hole had been
carried to 1925. Tarrant has not yet
attempted to swab. shoot or other
wise try to make well.
Two other important north-end
wells made only slow progress this
week.
Santa Rita-Shearon No. 1, NEA
MEL 34-35-6W, has cemented at
27SO and will try to drill past lost
casing which was dropped 42O feet,
at 1850. The crew has been fish
ing for several weeks and came close
to losing the hole just on top OF the
Cut Bank sand.
Cobb & Pardee-Stufft No. /,
SCI NWA 25-36-6W, is shut
down at 216O, owing to frozen water
supply. This is the nOrthernmost |
we'll in the field.
Anderson-AndersOn No. 3, SW 4 |
NWH 26-35-6W, is drilling at $40.
Crumley-Tribal No. 1, SWA
SCI 31-33-5W, drilling, 400 feet
-Banker-Cole No. ;NEA
SWA 2-32-6W, drilling, 1878.
Grant-Tribal No. 1, SEA NWA
3e-33-6W, has set 1O-inch pipe at
SIS. 81
Continued on Page Tivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
HIGH GAS PESSURE
HALTS CLARNO TEST

THE DALLES. ORE.-Gas pres
sure in the ClarnO oil well proved
so strong that three attempts by
Halliburton company OF Los An
geles to make a test proved inef-
fective.
Three sets of rubber packers low
cred into the well were torn to
shreds by gas pressure and abrasion
and Halliburton company has or
dered additional equipment from
Los Angeles to apply different
methods in testing the showing of
oil in the Clarno well.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
CAMPBELL
PICKS next
Oil FIEL.T

Fourteen years after his dis
covery OF oil in northern Mon
tana. Gordon Campbell this
week moved material onto his
choice of Montana structures
as the next oil field.
1t is known as Bull creek
structure and Is located north
east OF the town OF Waller.
south OF the Marias river. II
is southeast OF the producing
area OF Cut Bank and while he
expects that the Cut Bank sand
may be present. Mr.. Campbell
is expecting production at the
Ellis-Madison contact.
Materials were moved during the
past week TO location on the Hughes
farm. The Mills rig was moved to
location from Pondera field.
Location Is SW SWA SEX Sec
12-2TN-3W.
Located between Kevin-Sunburst
on the north and Pondera oil field
on the south, the Bull creek struc-
ture is said to be on the turnover"
OF the Sweetgrass arch. with re-
gional dips east and west. The
north closure is we'll defined In the
river syncline and the more
difficult side. on the south, has
been worked out by Mr.. Campbell.
Wells on the north slope OF Pondera
field provide part OF this data.
II the structure is present, as
surface exposures indicate, then it
should be oil-bearing, in the opin-
ION of Mr.. Campbell. whose uncan-
ny ability TO locate oil pools has
given him a nationwide reputa-
lion. Since adjacent fields produce
rom the Ellis-Madison contact,
here is every reason to expect Bull
.reek dome to produce from the
same horizon. me states.
Associated with Mr.. Campbell
ire J. A. Newton, former Kelvin OPP
srator, and A. Beardslee, Kelvin
operator who furnished Campbell
With money 10 buy HIS derrick for
he discovery well at Kelvin Is
ears ago.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
Cut Bank Man Who Bought Farm
Land That Would Not Produce
Crop Cashes In AS Oil Comes
lFrom Great FalIs TrIbunel

Add to the list OF those who laugh
Last the name OF William p. Yunck,
erstwhile Cut Bank druggist, who
now is on a leisurefy ocean voyage
to South America and other points,
accompanied by Mrs. Yunck.
A few years ago the Yuncks were
taking no ocean Voyages. being too
busiIy occupied Ia trying 20 make
enough money to pay Tor various
tracte OF land dn the vscimaty OF the
Glacier c0sEnty metFnp0Iis
The land was being wuwehased BY
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
WE ADMIT WE DON'T KNOW
An Editorial

In is years should get smarter that understand
problems Montana oil business goes we
longer watch the oil business the
ohoufif
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04

mr.. Yunck on the then somewhat
original theory that it was oil land.
ignoring the fact that most Of the
acreage he was acquiring was
thrown on the market because It
wonnn't pay TO farm. he continued
MS purchases in the area where he
tnou8ht oil would be found.
correctness OF his theories was
Eagst put 70 the test when the Drum
neaeF interests OF Spokane drilled
, wildcat well. on farm he owned
tCeatsnned on Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04
FISHING Ar BAKER

Montana Utilities company's deem
test in Baker field is still fishing
for a length of drill pipe and toaass,
The drill pipe was twisted off be-
fore the winter shutdown and it IS
regarded as probable that it will be
necessary to drill past the lost.
metal at $3.50 feet.