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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-07-17
NoTICE ro CREnIroRs

Estate of Cecilia G. Berens, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the
undersigned E. j. Liptak, Administrator
With the viii Annexed Of the Estate OF
Cecilia G. Berens, Deceased to the credi-
tors OF and all persons having claims
against the said Deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, with
in four months after the first publica-
ton Of this notice. to the said Admins
traitor With the VIII at law offices OF
Graybill & Graybill 81 Ford Bldg,
Great Falls, Montana, the same being
the place for the transaction OF the
business OF said estate In the County of
Cascade.
Dated July IA, 1877.
r. ]. LIPTAK, Administrator
With the VIII Annexed Of the
Estate Of Cecilia G. Berens,
Deceased
GRAYBILL & GRAYBILL,
81 Ford Building,
Great Falls. Montana,
Attorneys for Administrator CTA
Date Of first publication July II, 1887
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-07-17

when my wife needs money she
calls me handsome"
''Handsome9"
Yeah: Handsome over"
sss sss
A nervous man was Bin Green,
Who worked upon the leases,
He kicked a can of glycerine,
And then flew all to pieces.
Brown named her Oleomargarine,
The stork left her with a flutter;
Brown namedo her Oleomargarine,
For he hadn't any but her
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-07-17

Happy: Last summer / had my
hand taken off at the wrist-by an
ak.
Sappy: That's nothing. Last night
had my hand taken off at the
knee-by woman.
Conversation between two GuIlah
negroes, neither of whom saw the
other in the dark night on a lonely
road:
First voice: Who dat?
Second voice: Who dat say vino
dat?
First voice: Who dat say who dat
evy time / say who dat?
An irate enthusiast, who had
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-07-17

which the taxes of the petroleum in
dustry are diminished by the application
of these rules. In times of depression
and low prices for products, there is
little, if any, advantage. In prosperous
times, the advantages are relatively high
provided the properties are not sold. In
case of a sale prior to the time the cost
is fully depleted, there is no advantage.
Thus, any estimate of the amount of adj
ditional taxes that could be gathered
from a repeal of those sections of the
revenue laws would be merely a wild
conjecture.
There is ample justification for the
provisions of the Federal income tax
laws which permit deductions for de-
pletion of oil and gas wells to be meas
ured by a percentage of income from the
producing properties. Some of the prin-
cipal reasons why there should be no
change in percentage depletion allow
ances are set forth below:
% Taxpayers who have performed
and will perform special valuable
service for the Nation are en-
titled to percentage depletion de-
ductions
(2) Any additional revenue derived
from revocation of the rights to
measure depletion by a percent
age of income will be more than
offset by the public detriment re-
sulting from such revocation.
CD There is intrinsic merit in the
principles which permit depletion
be measured by a percentage OF
income and these allowances can
be justified upon sound economic
and legal principles.
"a Percentage depletion is justified
because its provisions promote
accuracy and simplicity in the
administration of the tax law.
1t must be clear that this question so
vitality important to the stable, orderly
and non-wasteful development of Amerf-
cas- natural resources cannot be elimin-
ated or Lightly dismissed by the general
specifically brief scare-head type Of
statement quoted from the Secretary's
tax message. These are technical mat
ters. Small changes even in admins
trative application run quickly into large
either for the taxpayer or the
Government.
Lengthy and accurately detailed dis
cussion and consideration of such
matter cannot and should not be avoided
Untold harm TO taxpayers and to the
country lies in the determination of such
questions on the basis of politics, or on
any attempt to associate them with alleg-
ed tax lodging schemes, or on ignorance
of the full facts and consequences of a
change from an established system on
which the natural resources industries
have been encouraged to rely and plan.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-07-17

publication district of
publications
Those
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-07-17

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF CASCADE.
HOME OWNERS LOAN CORPORATION,
a corporation,
Plaintiff
PAUL FRANK, EDNA FRANK and
MERCHANTS CREDIT SERVICE. INC,
Defendants.
sHERIFF's SALE UNDER DECREE
OF FORECLOSURES
Under and by virtue OF the Decree in
the above entitled case the Sheriff Of
said County will sell at Sheriffs Sale
1887, at 2:30 O'Clock P. NJ. Of said day
at the West Door OF the Court House
in Great Falls, Cascade County. Montana,
all the right, title. claim and interest
to the following described property,
to-wit:
(12) and the East Half (EA) of Lot
Thirteen (I3) In Block Four hundred
seventy (470) of the Town or Town
site Of Great Falls, City Of Great
Falls, County Of Cascade, State OF
Montana. according TO the plat there
office Of the Clerk and Recorder in
and for the County Of Cascade, State
OF Montana.
Dated at Great Falls, Montana, this
GUY PALACE, Sheriff,
By HUGH c. SUTHERLAND.
Under Sheriff
Date of first publication July II, 1887
SEND A CONTRIBUTION
To THE SUNBURST BADGER
The Washington times., 1937-07-14

grand jury and for his appearance
in court yesterday.
The same questions were put to
Frost. After Frost had denied he
had been promised his money
back, Sasscer asked him:
Were you ever told that You
would be indicted If you did not
appear before the grand jury?"
Frost denied that anyone had
ever told him that.
At that point Judge William
Loker interrupted Sasscer, chal'
longing his line Of questioning:
"Are you fishing for answers?
Do you intend to carry out your
line Of questioning? Have you
any evidence to back up or
support a declaration that he
FROST would be indicted If he
refused to appear before the
grand jury"
Sasscer replied:
1--WE are not fishing. We have
definite evidence that witnesses
were offered their money back
to testify"
Judge Loker then agreed to per
NIT the questioning to go on.
At the opening Of the trial after
The Washington times., 1937-07-14
NANCY EL0PES;
MARRIED? NO

BAR HARBOR, Maine, July IA
Q.NS3. - Returning from an
elopement that did not take"
because immigration officials re.
fused them permission to cross
the Canadian border, twice-di-
vorced Nancy Hoyt Gwynne Cur.
tbs, IS, socialite author and for
mer Washington debutante, and
her would.be hus b "a n d, James
Baker, Is, taxi driver and hair
dresser, came back in their
chauffeured automobile today.
Mrs. Curtis announced bluntly:
I'VE are not married. I'm
going to Sleep"
Climaxing q weeks courtship,
the couple started their elopement
to Canada after they applied for
a marriage license here and were
told they would have to wait five
days.
Mrs. Henry Martyr Hoyt,
mother of Mrs. Curtis, heard Of
the elopement after the couple had
left by automobile. She burned
up telegraph wires to the Canadian
border until immigration officials
notified her the couple had been
turned back.
In 1928 Nancy startled Wash.
ington society by jilting Lieut..
Frederick Clark of the BrlU.sll
navy at the church door. Then,
in rapid succession. she married
and divorced Gerald Gwynee, an
Englishman, and Edward D. Cur.
tbs, Boston banker.
The Washington times., 1937-07-14

the completion Of the jury panel
yesterday, Marbury, special attor-
ney for the State who is carrying
the brunt of prosecution, intro
duced the police court dockets Of
the HyattSville station, the police
blotter, the jail register, and a
number of case jackets which he
later expects to use as evidence.
Early state witnesses called by
Marbury were Brice Bowie. clerk
Of the county circuit court, who
testified as to the appointment OF
Moffat, the indicted justice of the
peace. and Of George B. Merrick,
the police justice: James S. Heal.
clerk of the country commissioners,
who told Of the appointment of
the seven indicted policemen; J. j..
Crowley, former chief of the
county police department; George
Wiseman, keeper of the Hyatts.
Vile jail. and Thomas HenauIt,
clerk of the county commissioners,
Alan Bowie. States attorney, took
the stand to tell of the disposition
Of the court records before and
after the grand jury had studied
them.
The Washington times., 1937-07-14
SENATE FIGHT
INPR0SPECT
CONTINUED from Page II

CONTINUED from Page II
of the anti-court Democrats will be
for Harrison.
Vice President Garner, who has
been mentioning" in his native
Texas, probably will rush back to
Washington at the instance Of
President Roosevelt. Garner. like
Robinson, is reputed to have had
little stomach for the court fight.
At the beginning of it, some weeks
ago, the Vice President quietly
deserted Washin It o n and an
nounced he was going home for q
rest.
POrtent of Death
A portent of RobinSon'S death
was seen in the Senate last week,
when he made the last major
speech Of his life. Arguing for en-
actment of the Presidents court
bill, Robinson held the floor for
two hours. outside the tempera-
ture was boiling. Inside the cham
Der tempers were at hot point. In
his usual vigorous fashion, Robin
son shouted his argument and
failed the air with both arms.
Finally, to lend greater emphasis
to his argument, he stamped the
floor with both feet. His face was
flushed beetred.
Senator Royal s. Copeland, Of
New York, the only physician in
the Senate, noticed the flushed
condition and the tremendous ef-
fort the ArkanSan was making. He
walked across the chamber and
sat down beside the stamping
leader. He whispered:
BE careful Joe, don't kill
yourself"
The Washington times., 1937-07-14
TRIAL TO HEAR
TESTIMONY OF
AUDITOR
Continued from Page u

1900 block Champlain st. N. W
Fraser testified that in this case
he found Caul charged on the po'
lice blotter with exceeding so miles
an hour, that the records OF former
Justice of the Peace Herbert Moi
fat showed the charge as mo per-
nit" and that some Of the records
were missing.
In police court there was no
jacket on the case. although it
was marked as dismissed, the ALL
ditor said.
In the case of Charles Frost, col
ored, of the HOO block Harvard
st. N. W., the police blotter charge
was permitting a person to exceed
so miles an hour in his car. There
was no record of this in Justice
Moffat's book, and no jacket in
police court, Fraser testified.
Victims" Testify
Caul and Frost took the stand
yesterday afternoon as the first
of a score of witnesses marshalled
by States Attorney Alan Bowie
and attorneys of the Keystone Au-
tomobile Club OF Washington to
testify how they were a0egedly
victimized in the bonding racket.
Caul told the court that on June
IS. 1886, he had been arrested and
jailed by Officer Claude Reese,
one Of the indicted policemen, on
a charge Of exceeding so miles an
hour and that he had been re-
leased later upon payment Of $50
to Elmer Humphrey, indicted
bondsman, for furnishing his
bond. He said he paid an addi-
tional sos to Humphrey in the
court house the day his trial was
supposed to have come up to "fiX'
the case and that he had heard
no more about it.
Frost, who was with Caul at
the time of his arrest and who
was arrested on a charge Of per.
hitting a person to speed, sub
stantiated Caul'S testimony on
direct examination. He said he
and Caul had paid to Humphrey
a total Of $170 in bond fees and
"bargain-fines."
On cross examination, Defense
Attorneys LanSdale G. SaSScer and
Frank Hall attempted to force an
admission that the Keystone Club
had exercised coercion in getting
motorists to appear before the
grand jury that indicted the nine
men last fall.
Pressure Is Denied
Sasscer, chief defense counsel,
asked Caul if it were not true that
he had been promised his money
back If he would testify before the
grand jury. Caul denied that any
such promise had ever been made
He admitted, however, that tht
Keystone Club had furnished hi!
transportation to Upper Marlboro
for his appearance before the
Evening star., 1937-09-26
PAY ROLLS AND JOBS
PUT AT 1929 LEVEL
$4,000 Factory Wage Farmers
Were Re-employed in Indus
tries, Miss Perkins Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Perkins reported yester-
day the seasonal expansion of indus
trial activity from July to August
boosted manufacturing pay rolls and
employment to 1929 levels.
The August factory employment
index, adjusted after the Labor De-
partment's August survey of both
manufacturing and manufacture
ing industries, was higher than any
month since November, 1929, with the
exception of May, 1887. The pay roll
index also topped all months since
November, 1929, with the exception
of April and May, 1887.
The Secretary estimated that SO, 900
factory wage earners were re-employed
in manufacturing industries between
July and August, although a survey
of 16 non-manufacturing industries
showed drop of $4,000 workers. The
department labeled this as a seasonal
decline
The gains recorded in manufactur-
ing pay rolls and employment would
have been considerably higher except
for the temporary shutdowns in the
motor car industry in preparation for
the new models.
Miss Perkins estimated weekly pay
rolls in the manufacturing and non
manufacturing industries surveyed in
creased s8,400,0o0 from July to Au-
gust. AS compared with August, 1896,
the August, 1887, pay roll survey
showed a gain of S64,l00,000.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
NOT T0PROSECUTE
Police Believe Boy Who
Wounded Her viii Go
Unpunished.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO. Ohio. September 49,
Miss June Mapes, SO, Arlington School
principal, said today she would not
prefer charges against Robert Snyder,
12-year-old pupil, who shot her and
then turned the gun on himself.
The announcement indicated, police
said, that the boy may escape pun
ishment. Police, after two days of
investigation, announced they would
leave the case for possible action by
school officials in Juvenile Court.
II believe psychologist should ex-
anime the boy and plan course of
future development for him." Miss
Mapes said in an interview at Toledo
Hospital
Miss Mapes was shot through the
abdomen when, Robert told police,
he became angry because the principal
refused to call girl classmate from
her class room.
II intended to force Miss Mapes
to buy us ice cream cones" Robert said
Both Miss Mapes and the boy, who
has bullet wound through his head,
are expected to recover.
1T was just like a movie perform
ance," Miss Mapes today described
the shooting.
Evening star., 1937-09-26

The boy Just dramatized himself
all OF the time. He has been reading
lurid tales and seeing movies" she
said. Robert had q tense, dramatic
manner. 1t was all so perplexing
and ridiculous. I couldn't imagine
normal boy doing something like
that"
Detective Lieut.. Ralph Murphy Of
the homicide squad said he learned
today that Robert did not write a
message found in the dust OF the
principals car which said: THE
green hornet-shot by me. (Signed)
The Hare"
1t was written by other children
after the shooting" Murphy said.
Evening star., 1937-09-26

mentary school children will return
to classes Monday.
Decision to open schools, originally
scheduled to betin their Fall terms
September 7, was reached today at .
meeting Of ofiicials Of the Board Of
Health and public and sectarian school
boards. The group decided, however,
to continue to exclude kindergarten
and first-grade pupils, estimated to
number 10000.
Six new cases Of the disease and
six suspected cases were reported for
the last "a hours. Should there be
a decided increase tonight and tomor-
row, an emergency order, postponing
Evening star., 1937-09-26
CHICAGO DECIDES
TO OPEN SCHOOLS
Pupils to Return Tomorrow Un.
less Paralysis Gases Take
Sudden Jump.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 25.-Unless
an unusual rise in the prevalence OF
infantik paralysis" occurs within the
next ~ hours. $4,000 Chicago ele-
Evening star., 1937-09-26

openings further, will be Issued by 8
pm. tomorrow.
High schools began their Fall terms
September Is after health officers de-
cided no danger existed among chill
dren Of high school age. Grade school
pupils meanwhile were offered instruc-
ton by newspapers and radio to keep
up with their work.
The outbreak Of infantile paralysis,
which perenially takes its greatest toll
in the late Summer months. started
about August / and reached high
point the first weeks of September
The disease ordinarily subsidies after
the first frost. Since August / it has
stricken 289 persons, "a of them fatally
Milford chronicle., 1937-08-13
EQUALITY FOR WOMEN

Many women are asking for con-
stitutional amendment which would
prohibit all governing bodies from
passing laws applicable solely to
women. The National Federation of
business and Professional Women
indorsed that principle at their re-
cent convention at Atlantic City.
If that idea prevails. no laws could
be passed giving special protection
to women in the industries. 1t has
generally been held that that sex
needs such protection. but these
courageous women feel that their
sex will never get equal treatment,
until they relinquish all special
favors.
This willingness to enter the world
OF strife, to give and take just as
men so, is admirable and a sign on
the power of the sex. Are women
quite up TO that pitch of physical
power? No one would ask them to
take a gun and go into the trenches
in case of war. II they can't do
that, are they yet able TO go into
the thick of the industrial conflict,
and undergo the same strains the
men are asked to bear?
Milford chronicle., 1937-08-13
THE PICNIC RAIL- GAME

1t is quite Il sight to see the mid
die aged men timber up for the pic
mic ball game Such a citizen has
passed the age when he is effective
as a ball player, but he can perhaps
think back TO some glorious day
when he batted a home run for his
school team.
So when the impromptu captains
choose up" at the picnic. and our
friend of middle age is appointed to
hold down right field. where he sup
pOsedly won't have much to do. he
lacks the heart to refuse. He is like
some ancient race horse that once
again sniffs the air of the track. He
whiffs the air terrifically with his
bat, and puffs when he chases after
the ball. Perhaps he catches a fly
and makes a base hit.
Where is the arnica bother" is
the melancholy cry the wife hears
next day. The middle aged man pays
a penalty for such a return of youth.
though it cheers him to think he has
not forgotten the old sport, and he
will do it again next year.
Milford chronicle., 1937-08-13
SELLING MANNERS

A lady remarks that she likes to
trade at certain store, because the
people there are so very pleasant.
She feels that those people enjoy
taking all possible pains to satisfy
her desires. If she is slow in decid-
ing about anything, or finally de-
cides she does not want the thing
they have to sell. they are just as
nice about 1t as If she bought some
expensive thing in hurry.
When that attitude prevails, it is
a great winner in bringing and keep
ing business. People who come in
from other towns and villages are
attracted to a place where so much
effort is made to please strangers
and visitors. The people who own
or manage or work in stores in Mil
ford have these good selling man
ners. and people like to deal with
them.
Milford chronicle., 1937-08-13
TOLERANCE OF DISHONESTY

There is so much complaint of al
legged corruption in politics and pub
lie work, that it sometimes seems as
if the public had grown Indifferent
about it. In many cities the people
seem willing to elect candidates who
have a reputation for dishonesty.
Some people seem to regard it as in
evitable that there should be crook
edness in politics, and that nothing
much can be done about it.
There are many fields in which
business seems more honest than
formerly. If retail store perpet-
rates a fraud on its customers, they
are quick to find it out. There is no
way in which a business can be re-
duced to ruin so quickly as by fail
ing to give good value for money
paid.
The public is constantly trying to
get something for nothing. and ex-
pecting to get first class article for
second-class or third-class price.
In such cases. producers and deal
ers are forced to provide an article
for the price the public is willing to
pay. If the buyer is disappointed,
he is largely to blame.
There are many little petty tricks
in business, by which people fail to
get the worth of their money. A
good substantial business is not
built up that way, and that truth is
generally realized.
There might be as much honesty
in politics as in business, if the peo-
pie would demand it as emphatically
as they demand good goods at the
stores. There is something yellow
and contemplate about dishonesty, /
and the people should refuse to toll I
crate it anywhere. The voters have
these things in their own hands.
They can get clean and honest gov
anywhere. simply by refus-
ing to support candidates who seem
likely TO resort to crooked practices.
Milford chronicle., 1937-08-13
ONE FORM OF CENSORSHIP

The newspaper committee recently
appointed by dozen or more news
paper associations, to resist en-
croachments on the freedom of the
press, might we'll consider one form
OF censorship which has existed for
many years to some extent.
This partial censorship is seen in
many places where there is a dis
position to refuse information to
newspapers or reporters that print
statements or opinions which public
officials do not like. 1t has happened
in many cities, that some news
paper or reporter that had printed
unfavorable comments on certain Of
fee holders, had found it difficult to
ge the news from the activities con-
trolled by these officials.
In some cases, public officials have
a just grievance against newspapers
or their reporters. Garbled. false.
or incomplete statements may have
been published. But the refusal of
information is not the right way to
deal with such a complaint, even if
just.
Sometimes some one person is ap-
pointed to handle all the information
given out to the newspapers from a
certain department, and other men,
bers of the department are forbidden
to talk to reporters. That method
may sometimes promote accuracy,
but if applied too strictly, it may
make it difficult for the newspapers
to give the public a complete pic
ture of conditions.
If a newspaper fails to do justice
to some public department of official.
the aggrieved parties should present
a statement correcting the errors
made, and most newspapers would
gladly publish it. II any official
has just complaint against some re-
porter, almost any newspaper would
see that either the offending repre-
sentatives was corrected. or some
one else substituted for him. The
public has right to obtain legiti-
mate information about all govern
ment activities, whether federal,
state, or municipal. Any denial of
such information to newspapers is
a form of censorship that should not
be tolerated.
Milford chronicle., 1937-08-13
ADVERTISING INCREASES

Money spent in national advertis-
ing for the early months of 1887 is
figured to be the most spent for this
purpose for seven years, according
to Poor's Industry and Investment
Surveys. A recent gain of nine per
cent is reported in national adver-
tising.
These figures indicate that con-
Germs that expect to keep up with
the times and get their fair share of
business growth. will have to do
more advertising. If the total vol
ume of advertising in a city does
not keep up with the gain in such
in other places, then the
city where the advertising is de-
ficient can expect to lose some share
OF its business.