davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-04-11

G. G. Kiess, at 1928 BrandyWine street
Erica had every intention Of returnin,
to Norway within the half year al
lotted on the students pass under
which she entered the United States
But there are such wonderful op.
portunities for young people here" she
exclaimed. There is so much to see
there are such swell schools. I hatec
to think of leaving"
So Erica had her students pas.
extended three months and, later, still
loath to say good-by to the States
she took a hurried trip to Canada tc
arrange permanent residence permit
Now she's night student at one oi
those swell schools ols"-Central High
and hopes next Fall to enter a loca,
training school for nurses.
Tor all of her affection for America
however, she's perfectly loyal tx
Norway.
"Oh, I'm often homesick," she said
In the Spring, when our country i,
so lovely; in the Summer, when Wash
ington Is so warm: in the Winter, fol
our sports-in fact, at every season
except the Fall, because then we have
such terrible storms at home.
And miss my family very much,
she added.
But nostalgia has not been so strong
that Erica is willing to return home
yet.
Il really came to the United States
because 1 wanted to improve my Eng
lish," she explained. "I had studied
for four years and thought six month:
would be enough to learn to speak
correctly"
She hadn't taken into considera-
ton, however, so much to see" in the
United States. nor the extent OF
American slang. for that matter.
The latter-slang-proved to be a
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Riddles

THE Riddle Man has been 80 busy
lately picking out the good riddles
that he hasn't had a chance to even
send out Acknowledgements to the boys
and girls who nave been sending them
in. But if you will just have patience
the Riddle Man will write you letter
and thank you for the riddles you send
him. And If you are very patient you
will find yours here with your name.
/. What is the difference between .
mule and a postage stamp?-Maxine
Beckner.
2. What bird doesn't lay an eggp-
Lewis Lindsey.
3. Where did Noah strike the first
nail in the ark?-Beulah Eagerton.
4. What goes around the house and
never makes a track?-F1oree Eager
ton.
5. Why is the baker the richest man
in town?-Jonnie CLAW.
ANSWERS.
l. One you lick with stick and the
other you stick with a lick. 2. A Jail
bird. 3. On the head. T. Wind.
5. Because he always has dough.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Cadet Jack
On Rolls of
33 Schools
Roosevelt School Is
Now Attended by
Alabama Boy.

A ROLLING stone gathers no moss
but who wants to be a moss
back?" asks Cadet Jack Garrett. a
sophomore at Roosevelt High School
Jack claims he holds the record of
enrolling in and rolling" out of
schools. Up to the present time he
has attended 33--public, private and
parochial-in three States and the
District of Columbia.
But the fact that he reached high
school at the age of 13 indicates that
he hasn't let the grass grow under
his feet" either. He hopes, however,
that his family's habit of changing
residences will be broken long enough
for him to obtain the coveted sheep
skim at Roosevelt two years hence.
Jack was born way down South in
Alabama, and came to Washington
when he was 8 years old. He soon
became acclimated and acquainted
himself with the many things of
interest to be found in the Nations
Capital, and he takes a keen interest
IN the wheels of government"
For two years he was active in the
Evening star., 1937-04-11

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL
l. City In Northern State.
g. City in France.
TO- Printers measure.
II. Negative
13. Mount (abbr).
IA. New Yorker's nickname for an
Italian.
| 16. Golf term.
| IT. Days of old
lS. What you are called.
| 10. Crude metal.
20. Boys nickname.
2l. Musical note.
%. A metal
25. Southern State (abbr).
26. Title Of lady.
2o A bird.
VERTICAL.
2. Toward the top.
8. Cooling device.
4. Away.
s. What we breathe.
6. Left side (Abbr)
7. Eastern State.
g. Make longer.
II. Famous Irish poet.
49, Mothers.
IS. Before (prefx).
Is. Cooking utensi
%. A color.
23 Girls name.
"a. Tease, scold.
26. Mother
81 Myself.
>
We are starting a four word square
for you. The second word Is one of
the Great Lakes, and the fourth is a
shelter. With those hints, it should
be easy.
Pc st
3
Reverse part Of fence and get an
untruthful person. Reverse a snare
and get portion.
4
Evening star., 1937-04-11

real stumbling block in her perfection
Of the language.
There is so much" she commented.
"It's almost all slang in America,
isn't it?"
IN SPITE Of such difficulties. she
speaks now without pronounced
accent and expresses herself readily
with only occasional cropping for
words.
Frequently asked to describe de-
tails of life in Norway, Erica said
most people begin by inquiring:
do you have picture shows In
Norway?"
"Of course We do" she laughed,
"and many American pictures Some
Of my friends have written me Of see
ing shows only & month or so after
I've seen them in Washington.
And we have radios-though not
so many as you. but we can get sta
tions from all over Europe. And we
have automobiles, too, though not so
many as you.
1--WE even dress the same" she
said, laughing That" she added,
seems to be a big surprise to many
Americans, who expect Norwegians to
appear exclusively in native cos
TUNES"
THE question Of clothes brought. up
the Girl Scout uniform In which
the young Norwegian has appeared
before several local Scout groups.
Consisting OF khaki tailored blouse
trimmed in blue scarf and red braid
and worn with a dark blue skirt, 1t
is made loose enough for heavy cloth
ing underneath, she pointed out.
THAT Is because most of our activ-
tiles are out Of doors and our climate
Is cold" she explained. II think II
there is much difference in scouting
here and in Norway it is that we are
more athletic. Almost every week end
our group used to hike out about 7
miles and either return home the
same day or spend the week end.
The walk was nothing"
Swimming, skating and skiing are
among the most popular sports, she
added.
Since she has been in the United
States Erica has visited points as far
west as Chicago and has spent some
time in New York, but she thinks
Washington is far superior.
1T Is beautiful here" she declared.
"And everybody Is so friendly It's
the incest city I've seen so far"
A La Mode.
"Will you have pie, sir?"
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Puzzles

4
THIS weeks crossword puzzle WAS
sent in by one of our readers,
Hoban Harris, who Is IL years old
Thank you, Hoban. We hope all the
Other puzzle fans enjoy your contribu~
ton.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Tactful Husband,

George: What are you crying about,
my dear?
Susie: The horrid old mice got into
the pantry and ate up beautiful Gus
tard pie I'd baked.
George: Come now, darling, don't
worry so much about few mice.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Norwegian Girl Finds
Slang Hard to Master
Comes Here to Study Language, but Finds
America Land of Opportunities and
Extends Residence Indefinitely

| Washington ~
Her name is Asri
well that after living hopes
O her
When she first arrived relatives
Evening star., 1937-04-11
kite Makers Find Fun
In Flying Own Models
Simple Materials Are Required and Can
Easily Be Obtained-Contests Give Added
Pleasure to Enthusiasts in the Sport

weather still
ar: Scheduled in Washington this month 70: this
elaborate
Evening star., 1937-04-11
OUR EDITORIAL.

THERE used to be a fad in eating which re-
quired everybody to chew every single bite
OF food 100 times before swallowing i'll Now,
that's probably little bit more than necessary,
but the general idea is good
Most of us eat too fast We gulp our food
giving it to our poor, oyerworked stomachs be-
fore 1t is ready to be worked on by the digestive
juices. AS result We liable to have a pain
now and then, and sooner or later our stomachs
rebel at such i'll treatment, and give us real
Evening star., 1937-04-11

The Star 1Dill pay ST for each
story it publishes on the subject
MY Most Erciting Adventure"
Dritten by boy or GIRL reader of
the paper.
Evening star., 1937-04-11

Don't be in hurry about finishing you play
mouhful
but important Don't forget it!
Evening star., 1937-04-11
4 FOOfnOfe.

Soph (earnestly)-"Now, honestly,
what would you do If you were in my
shoes?"
Senior (disdainfully)-"Get q shine"
Evening star., 1937-04-11

A La Mode.
"Will you have pie, sir?"
rs it customary"
mo, it's apple"
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Home Pride
Aroused by
Workshops
Young Authors Idea
Offers PIE asure
and Occupation.
BY JAMES EATON.

Editors note: James Eaton, the
author of this article, is is years
old. He HDes in Portsmouth, Va.
Evening star., 1937-03-21

FROM WAY DOWN BELOW.
Steve LIE Gault, rookie pitcher with
prospects, starts his fast ball from
the region of his shoe laces. Manager
Charlie Dresser of the Cincinnati
Reds looks on approvingly.
GA P Photo.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20
Distribute One Million In Cash

IN CUT BANK THAN IN ANY
OTHER OIL FIELD IN MONTANA
and that means far more than the
average field in the United States.
Cut Bank field did not really come
into its full swing until 1886. This is
evidenced by the fact that in its his
tory up to January 1, 1886, it had
produced but 3,805, 925 barrels, of an
average value of SLAB per barrel. It
is apparent that the production of
1882, 440 barrels in 1886 was nearly
as great as all previous production.
Cut Bank has produced, to date,
7,138,367 barrels of crude oil of an
average value of SLAB per barrel The
total value of production of oil (nOt
including gas) to the first day of this
year is $40 los, 861.95.
Of this, $3.50 out of every S1OO
was paid over to owners of royalty.
Included in the list of royalty owners
were the United States Government,
the State of Montana's School Fund,
ranchers and stoclmen and investors
who had bought part of the land
owners share. The average royalty
owner sells about half of his royalty
before production is developed on his
land so it is apparent that much of
the royalty earning is being widely
distributed among royalty investors.
Of the total of $10,1O8 861.95 pro-
duced by the field, the operators have
immediately paid over to the land
owners or their assigns a total of
$1,263, GOT. In addition, tremen-
dous sum has been paid to the owners
of overriding royalties-the form of
investment that has been most favored
in this field.
While we are opposed to the use of
the term royalty" as applied to the
operator share of the oil we must
confess that this plan of financing has
worked out far more satisfactorily in
Cut Bank than did the sale of stocks
in Kelvin Sunburst field The indie
pendent operators in Cut Bank divide
up with their investors each month,
under this plan, whereas we saw
Kelvin Sunburst operators take in MIL
LIONS of dollars and out of those
millions pay little, if any, dividends.
Instead of paying their investors as
they went along, many Kelvin oper-
ators kept re-investing their money
to spread out wider and wider, finally
building up structures that collapsed.
Many Cut Bank operators have not
only their investment back but a
liberal PROFIT, with development of
the field fairly begun. In the case of
many over riding royalties there will
be problem in financing future de-
velopment, but if the investors are
allowed to get their money back and
thereafter put their profits into future
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20
PUTTY THE POOR TAXATION COMMITTEE

While all of us the legislature general and
thereof in particular acquaintance with members OF
of gives viewpoint and brings sympathy
with the legislator publisher of the journal met TINS week
with members Of the and taxation of the house 10 them
given an which they held accountable by
the governor people of Montana 1t is their task to pro
maintain the state government and theirs MOI
While they fail in their duty they find themselves harased
every which are admittedly bur
ensome members make violent enemies no matter
who they choose persons who should taxes Theirs
hankless task.
of the proposed everence tax on natural gas OF
cent per they unwilling to take one third OF the
income of farmer who getting perhaps 5000 year from his
gas royalties They would like to taxation equaed without
eonscaon of property They merely sought to tax which
thew saw now escaping taxation they said and they anxious
to oct help from any could devise plan to that end
Theirs is an important thanke task and the conscientious
ones insist that the cooperation of members Of the industry will
90 farther toward equitable than battling. o
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20

A small boy was asked to write
an essay In as few words as pos
sible ON two of hfe's greatest
problems.
He wrote: Twins"
A motorist pulled up outside a
filling station on which there was
a sign, Under new management. Z"
But" he said to the attendant,
there's the same manager sitting
in his office"
Yes" said the attendant, but
he got married yesterday"
Last week l was walking down
Fourth Street with Ed Olson, when
vision came along. Where have
you been keeping yourself, Beauti-
full? Ed inquired. What makes
you think I've been keeping myself"
was the snappy comeback.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20
CREW TRIES TO
KEEP WARM SETS
FIRE TO OIL RIG

It's chilly business drilling a well
in sub-zero weather and crew
working on the City of Malta's test
for gas built a fire in the "dog
house" where the crew gets warm,
using oil for fuel. The blaze ignited
the rig and burned the dog house
and the floor of the rig so the well
is shut down for repairs.
The we'll has reached a depth OF
1920 feet and bottoms in a hard
sandstone which the drillers believe
is a cap rock below which they
hope to find oil or gas. The well is
being drilled with the idea Of de-
veloping a supply OF gas for the
town under a municipal project.
The depth is greater than generally
expected but the sponsors are still
hopeful
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20

WAS she pleased when you gave
her that lovely undde for her birth
day3"
eyes, but she cried a little"
she did,"
Eyes, she said it was her first
Slip"
Where do bad little girls GOT"
Most everywhere"
- -
A hoy entered store and said to
the storekeeper:
"Gimme a dimes worth Of
asafetida."
The storekeeper tied up the pack
age and the boy said Dad wants
you to charge it."
"Am right; what's your name?
"Sehwepfelfinger."
Take it for nothin'," he said,
81 amt gOin' to spell 'asafetida
and 'Schwepfelfinger' for no dime
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20


~ to Montana royalty owners dur
ing the year 1886
That is greater than the total divi-
dends paid by all Montana oil cor
porations during the year.
1t is greater than the total dividends
paid by all Montana mining corpora
tons during v936.
We know of no other type of in
vestment that paid as much in cash
in Montana this year as did royalties.
Royalties are the ONE investment
that pay returns IN CASH: no stock
dividends, no building of surplus no
paper profits. .
Montana produced 5,S5O,S93 barrels
Of oil during 1926. One eighth of
this oil was turned over to owners of
the landowners share of the oil. An
additional amount was paid to owners
of overriding royalties. Included in
this last were large amounts paid out
by r. G. Tarrant of Cut Bank and
several other Independent operators
who have financed drilling operations
by sale of overriding royalty, which
comes out of the operators share, as
COUbTdSD6U Will b4c OuC-elARS AADA AS-
served by the landowner.
Cut Bank oil field paid over half
a million dollars to owners of the land
owners share in that great pool.
Cut Banks production of 1880, 40
was evaluated at $4,665, 416, of which
one eighth or 12h per cent went to
the owners of the land This eighth
totals $4,000.
When we stop to consider that four
years before Cut Bank was not yet
in commercial development, we realize
what a tremendous opportunity came
to us in royalty investments in Cut
Bank field. We bought most Of our
royalties in Cut Bank on the basis
of WILDCAT royalties, paying prices
affording a possible profit of from
5O-t toll to 100-to-1. Few would be-
lieve that Cut Bank oil field could be
one of the worlds greatest pools. It
is only during the PRESENT year
that many people have REALIZED
that Cut Bank really is one OF the
worlds greatest pools Recently the
national oil publications have dis
covered Cut Bank and have been
telling the world of its Importance
Many living right here in Montana
Gid not realize the facts until they
read them in such publications as the
Oil & Gas Journal of Tulsa
Now that the world points out TO
us that we have really remarkable
oil field, we suddenly come to the
realization that it is tremendously
profitable field for investors.
TT is SAFE TO SAY THAT MORE
MONEY HAS BEEN MADE BY IN
VISITORS PER DOLLAR INVESTED
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20

While former WPA relief clients
milled about the basement of the
Yellowstone county courthouse
Tuesday afternoon a delegation rep
resenting the group called on Dis
trict Judge o. F. Goddard IN an
effort to convince the veteran jur-
list that he should sign court or
der demanding the commissioners to
provide emergency relief.
Said Judge Goddard: GO ask
Roosevelt. you voted for him"
Pa: II think I'll go down stairs
and send Nancy's young man home"
Ma: NOW. Elmer. remember the
way we used to court"
Pa: Gosh, I hadn't thought of
that. Out he gOes!"
Il hate that chap" sighed the
cutie, as she rubbed cold cream on
her lips.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20

drilling, none will have complaint.
In the case of the investors in land
owners royalties, these people are due
to make more money than have any
other group of royalty investors in
the state. They will make more than
Cat Greek investors, per dollar of in
vestment, inasmuch as Cat Greek
royalties sold for high prices, as did
Kevin-Sunburst royalties during the
boom years.
Kevin-S unburst, however. has paid
tremendous returns to royalty inves-
tors, even if the stock companies did
not do so we'll Kelvin field had been
in production 10 years before real de-
velopment started in Cut Bank.
Kevin- Sunburst yielded 1886, 300 bar
rels during 1885. worth 81, $685. 900.
Of this total one-eighth ($12.50 out Of
each $1OO) was paid to royalty owners.
This amounts to 1927, 1856. 0ver-rid-
ing royalties brought this total up to
more than quarter of a million
dollars.
Kevin-S unburst field had produced
up to January /, 1886, total OF
$37, 18S,270 of which $4,64S,6 58 went
to owners of landowners royalties.
The 1886 earnings brings the total
payments to royalty owners to $4-
876,544.
We believe that there are few people
who realize that Kevin-Sunburst and
Cut Bank have paid royalty owners
$6,140,151.
Not only that, the important history
of these two fields is in the FUTURE
rather than the past.
We make this as a simple state
ment knowing that few people rea-
lie it as q fact. To a great many
this realization will come too late
after the opportunity for really large
profits is at an end.
The tremendous profits in any line
of business come from realization of
POSSIBILITIES. The success of
members of this organization is in the
fact that we have looked ahead far
enough to anticipate drilling that has
brought in important extensions We
have been wrong many times but we
have been wrong mostly in having
failed to go ahead in new districts,
as in the Big Bend pool, where we
couldn't realize possibilities.
It will be surprising to some that
there are as great opportunities in Cut
Bank today as ever before, in the
light of situation known to all who
have received our recent publications
on this field. IF there is any who has
not received our February publications
on Cut Bank this coupon below will
bring copies to those who wish to
participate in an important buying
campaign outlined therein.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20

Harsh, pioneer oil man of the Kelvin
Sunburst field.
Mr.. Harsh first came to Shelby
in the Spring of 1922 as secretary
treasurer of the Potlatch Oil &
Refining company, which office he
held for 10 years. In 1882 he be-
came president of the company and
held that office until his death last
Sunday.
He also was president of the
Inland Empire Oil & Gas syndicate
which has successfully carried on
operations in the Kelvin Field since
1922. Mr.. Harsh was well known
in Shelby where he made periodic
visits in the interests of the above
companies, and his death will be
mourned by the many friends he
made dn Shelby and in the oil field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20
MAIL SECURITY TAX
RETURNS TO HELENA

Louis Penwell. collector of In
ternal Revenue. has asked the Jour
nal to pass on to oil and mining
men his request that social security
tax returns. be mailed to Helena
direct and not filed through the
deputies headquarters offices af
Butte, Billings, Great Falls, Havre,
Missoula and Kaispell. If the tax
IS $40 or less on any social security
tax return the signature may be
witnessed by two witnesses instead
of being rotarizad. Use OF wit
nesses or a notary, rather than the
deputy collectors, will release the
deputies for the pressing income tax
work
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20

Floyd Macdonald OF Kansas City
(MO.), swings into the lead for the
worst pun OF 1887 with the story
about the 83 year old gent and the
70 year old lady who married and
went to Egypt on their wedding
trip. What I'd CALL" leers Floyd,
pretty much Of a see-Nile honey
moon"
The Shelby oil man came to
Great Falls to take Mary Haddle
out to dinner the other night, and
Mary Haddle little lamb.
Father: Il see by the gasoline
tank that you did not get far last
night"
Son: well. I'm not complaining.
PECULIAR ISN'T 1T?
The farmer lives no life Of ease,
He digs potatoes, minds his peas;
While coolies, earning paltry dues,
Must drag their rickshaws, mind
their queues.
The teachers struggle to infuse,
Combines the lore of P's and Q's.
And sections If they would excel,
Not only toll the changing bell;
Their negligence we'll not excuse,
Unless they tend their keys and
pews.
He stood on the stern of the
promenade deck as the ship moved
out into the river, admiring a grace
full sea-gull as it lowered, swooped
and dipped to recover some scraps
of food that had been thrown from
the galley.
''Oi," said Myer, what a pretty
That's a gull" said a more ex-
perisnced traveller, with whitening
scorn.
81 don't care" said Myer, "gull
or boy, it's a pretty pigeon"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20
PIONEER SHELBY
OIL MAN PASSES
AT IDAHO HOME

Word has been received by Jean
P. Gerlough OF the death at Moscow,
Idaho, on February of j. A
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-15

Flora. fauna, geology, lndians,
commercial development and history
of the desert regions of the United
States will be explained by Don
Admiral of Palm Springs at the
Ten Thousand club meetiny at 2
pm. Thursday in the clubhouse.
Mr. Admiral who was so favorably
received at the PE.O Reciprocity
luncheon, was invited by tde club
TO repeat his talk for club members
In addition to his own vivid de-
scription of the American deserts.
Admiral will show many colored
slides showing the flora and fauna
of the desert.
The speaker is known as a desert
naturalist, he writes books and ar
ticles on desert subjects, writes a
newspaper column under the title
OF '.The Desert, is an instructor
in desert courses in natural history
for the Extension Division of the
University of California and gives
lectures on desert subjects in all
sections OF the country.
Mrs A. B. Hanson, will be in
charge of the program and has
made arrangements for it,
The business meeting will start