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Evening star., 1937-01-23
Marriage Licenses.

William H. Bedford. 40. and Alma M.
PITCHER. 81: both Of Baltimore: Judge
Thomas E. Brown. 81. 434 I ST.. and Anna
E. Jones. AZ. 4s st.; Rev. P. J. Jer-
Prentice Mitchell, 25, 1418 Sixth st.. ,and
c. L. Smallwood.
Donald J. Marian. 81. 2s00 Ontario rd..
Nd: Rev. +. a. smyth
Walter M. Edwards. %. 4807 CONNECTICUT
ave-, and Larry w. Worrali. q. Nortn-
brook Courts; Rev. C. T. Warner.
william B. Tranord. 2e, New York e. oity.
chusetts ave. Rev. John Crocker
Ansfe SiemetH KotnSeha si both Il 4s5 ' Quincy st.:
Rev. s. H. Metz
Manuel Elias. 35. 1858 Holbrook ter. and
Josephine M. Pisani. 81. 1867 Newton
St; Rev. j. A. Dunn.
John J. Hassler. 80. Oklahoma City, Okla.
and Pauline A: Dark, 3@, saltwater.
Okla Rev: r. l. Welyen 1sly 1;vs,t,, 8. and
Rev. G. NJ. Rankin.
James r. Robinson. 81, 1904 South Capt.
tol st. southwest, and Ruth @: small I
Ralph oNeal. Tealas 81. 1913 Tenth st, ne.
and Thelma NJ Stewart pstnIt3 r. 7os Tenth
Leonard yS.I Dorsey bsv,: = .sss ' D..s: ns
ave. ne. Rev. J. E. Roberts.
Junior Cuthbertson, 20. Monroe. N; e..
and Mamie M; Norman. 20. Enfield.
wiaT ana Laura R sunay S 1879 e. Bowen
I'd. Sc: Rev. c. T. Murray.
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Dinner-meeting. Washington Gyne.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Births Reported.

Davis H. and Virginia r. Wilson, boy.
Edridge ". and Ada NJ. Cooper; boy.
Frank c. and Elizabeth M. Addleman, boy.
Ward w. and Alice c. Stevens. boy.
Hezekiah and Mary M. Brewer, girl and
boy, twins.
Charles and Mary Austin, boy.
william and Leila Tyler. boy. 90
James L. and Mary Z. Kenney. girl.
John H. and Virginia GALLON, girl.
wittie and Nancy GLADDEN., boy.
Hilton e. and Sadie Digs. boy.
Thomas P. and Eva M. Brooks. boy.
Lester p. and Emma Law, girl.
John and Fara Pope. girl.
Jesse and Eula c. Julians. boy.
Evening star., 1937-01-23

Banquet and election, 1880 Order o
Evening star., 1937-01-23

William B. Edelbert, 3607 South
Dakota avenue northeast, SIS.
Thomas A. McClinton, Maryland, IS.
Frank M. Black, 238 Twelfth street
southeast, IS.
Harry B. Goodrich, 5527 Fourth
street, $40.
Maurice Sorrell, 35 Florida avenue,
IS.
william 8. Ford, $500 Ninth street,
S..
John r. Cremen. Maryland, IS.
Bernard F. Barnes, Maryland, IS.
Napoleon Harris, 63l Orleans place
northeast, $40.
James Guess, 1894 Nineteenth
street, IS.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Bartenders Favor
Sunday Beer Ban,
But Patrons Don't
Dispensers War,t a Day
Off, But Drinkers
Denlur.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, January 23.-The ell
bow-benders and the bartenders, u.s.
ually pals with single spirit. took op-
posite sides today on a new city
ordinance prohibiting sale of beer on
Sunday.
The elbow-benders frowned on the
new law
The white-coated bartenders, many
of whom have worked seven days a
week since 1888, when sale of brew
was licensed, were elated.
Georgia still prohibits sale of hard
liquor.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Traffic Convictions
RECKLESS DRIVING.

RECKLESS DRIVING.
Walter Andrew Leeds, 1903 v street
southeast, $25 or rs days.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Clarence M. Mackall, 1925 Twelfth
street, IS.
Harry Abramson, 1890 Seventh
street, $40.
Jake Brown, 2211 F street, S..
Albert o. Sappington, 2l9 Eighth
street southeast, $40.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
V.F. W. POST TO DANCE
Third Annual Affair Tonight at
Potomac Boat Club.

Potomac Boat Club.
Washington Post, Veterans Of the
Foreign Wars, will hold its third an
nual mid-Winter dance tonight at the
Potomac Boat Club, near Chain
Bridge.
Music will be provided by Silver
ferg,s Vagabonds. and Archie Turner
will present the vaudeville entertain
ment. The affair lasts from 10 pm.
to 3 am.
Evening star., 1937-01-23

the Eastern Star, Admiral Club, 1910
Rhode Island avenue, $50 pm.
Dinner, Delta Phi Epsilon Fraternity,
Maydower Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, Third General Assembly,
Mayfiower Hotel, z pm.
Meeting, League for Larger Life,
1414 Sixteenth street. 8:15 pm.
Meeting, Biological Society Of Wash
ington, Cosmos Club. 8 pm.
Banquet and dance, Safe Way EN-
ployes' Association, Broadmoor Hotel,
| 8 pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-23

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.
Card party and dance, Ohio Girls
Club. Raleigh Hotel, Q pm.
Meeting, District Division, Rainbow
Veterans, Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Dance, United States Forest Service,
willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, Theta Chapter, lambda Chi
Sorority, and Epsilon Delta Chi Fra
ternity, La Fayette Hotel, 10 pm.
Dinner-meeting, Washington Gyne-
Evening star., 1937-01-23

cological Society, Carlton Hotel 7:30
pm.
Dance, Ladies Of Cedars, Capital
Forest, No. 104, Raleigh Hotel, 10 pm.
Dinner, District Chiropractic Asso-
citation, Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Banquet, District Education Associa-
ton. Mayhower Hotel, pm.
Dance, Lodge No. 81, American Fed
Grafton Of Government Employees,
Wardman Park Hotel, 9 pm.
Banquet and election. 1890 Order of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

Fort Peck the Missouri Montana-is generally
conceded be the largest construction project undertaken by
manarger than the pyramid of the Egyptian paroh
Cheops The $200OO0000 of public funds be spent it will
ultimately result in vast pile of dirt ranging high 242 feet
the extending miles of Montana
prairie land Behind this monumental upheava will be created
the Largest duck pond in the world
Laborng taxpayers told by liberal politicians that Fort
justified in the of humanity. They paint
glowing picture here is what the United States army engineer
corps has to say of Fort Peck
In regard electric power, Major General Markham chief
of the engineers recommended that the plants be not
stalled for the practical that there market for the
power Fort Peck dam is located parey settled region hav
ing population of only 27 persn per miles
Stock raising and dry farming the principal occupations The
report likewise pointed out that the dam will be of material
benefit far flood control concerned And finally in
improved navigan: The Missouri and
will be originator of traffic There mines
other great of originating traffic the
many years. perhaps decades eapse before consd
cradle traffic will develop if it does !"
Stripped verbal prage Fort Peck dam becomes nothing
but political vanity monument that will make the
taxpayers and whose chief claim to fame is that is bigger
than Cheops' pyramid
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
BELATED THANKS

BUYING that makes the large profit pos
sible
When we speak of royalty checks, we
mean those Of the individuals-not of
any company or firm. This organization
is a buying agency only. 1t acts for it's
members and each buyer receives a
decided portion of royalty purchases, ac-
cording to his choice. Each one receives
his own checks, direct from buyers OF
the OIL So the INDIVIDUALS of this
organization have enjoyed this very pro-
fitable year, especially from Cut Bank
royalties.
We are in an era of pioneering in Mon
tana, which make large profits possible
We are so far away from centers of pop
ulation and finance that we do not have
a highly competitive situation. We buy
our royalties on a basis where we can
make money-else we do not buy. When
we consider the prices being paid for
wildcat royalties in North Dakota, we rea-
lize how fortunate we are. We have not
entered the Dakota situation for three
reasons. First, there has not been a
demand from our members; secondly, it
is a long distance away from our or
ganiZation and 1t requires practically a
duplicate organization to handle highly
complex title situation; and thirdly, the
prices have been too high. If for one
dollar we can buy a possible 10 barrels
of oil in underground storage through
purchase of a Montana royalty, why
should we pay two dollars for a pos
sible 10 barrels in North Dakota Early
royalty purchases along Nesson anti
clinen were on fair basis-such as we
ordinarily pay for wildcat royalties
here in Montana. But we have seen
Dakota royalties sold in the Twin cities
for three times as much we pay for
PRODUCING royalties here in Montana.
1t is not that the Dakota royalties are
more valuable. The chances are 10 30
one against the presence of oil, as in all
wildcats. 1t is that there is the element
of EXCITEMENT mixed up in the price.
People frequently pay more for excite
ment than for the object they are buy
ing The 'boom" is based entirely on
excitement and boom usually grows into
a bubble that is of so little substance
that 1t blows up.
We will never forget the advise of a
friendly official of the Ohio Oil COM
pany when we decided to go into Oregon
Basin field. Royalty prices started off
at about $40 per cent per acre but with
visions of hundreds of millions of barrels
created in our minds we were on the
verge of paying that much Twenty
dollars per cent per acre means that
each acre must produce 100 times $40
Or $4,000 worth of OIL That is not
much. The average acre in the first SO
oil fields of the nation has procured
around $4,000 worth of oil but that
Is no yardstick for the Rocky Mountain
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

Young soprano (who has just
finished rendering Star Dust" on
an amateur program) to boy friend
You know, Bin, that song haunAe
met
Bill: It aught to; you murdered
it.
Bob: Do fish grow fast?
Tom: I'll say they do. My dad
caught one and it grows six inches
every time he mentions it.
Where d'ya get the black eye?'
'In the war"
What warp
1.-THE boudOir."
sss &c
THAT is pretty dress you have
on"
Yes. I only wear it to teas"
"Whom%
Native-What do you think Of
our town?
Collegiate Youth-Well, it is GER
tainly unique.
Native-What do you mean by
Collegiate Youth-welI, it comes
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
AN OLD MAIDS PRAYER


want man" an old Maid said
or red
He may be clean shaved or wear
Moustache
lie may be rich or devoid OF cash
He may be short or he may be
tall
want man-thats all that's all"
She stood out doors one night,
one night
might
She heard an owl say hoo; hoo,
"oh Lord" said she Amy Man
will do"
The following document was re-
Gently found in the archives Of the
Fulton County Courthouse at Lewis
town, Illinois, undated but probably
written in 1910:
State of Illinois
Use.
Peoria County
To the world greetings: know
yet that John Smith and Poly
Myers is hereby entitled to go
together and do as old folks does
anywhere inside Coppers precinct
and when my commission comes 1
am to marry 'em good and date
EN- back to kiver accidents.
(Signed) o. NJ r.
Justice of Peace"
1st Rousty: Are you related to
Bill Joues?"
End Rousty: Ppm Bill jones'
1st Rousty: well, that explains
the resem blance."
Some men thirst after fame,
some after love. and some after
money"
q know something they all
thirst AFTER
What's that?"
Sailed almonds"
Indignant Father: Do you think
it is fair, Bobby, after I told you
there wasn't amy Santa Claus, to
go and tell the neighbors laid
your Easter eggs, too?
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
lesson ROTARY TEST
AT DEPTH 400 FEET

Rapid progress is reported on the
California company test on Nesson
structure in western North Dakota,
with a reported depth Of 1400 feet
his week. Casing was run to shut
off surface water. Drilling Is with
rotary tools and If present favorable
weather continues. it Is not tmpos-
sible that a completion will be reg
istered yet this year. Preparations
are being made to go 1000 to TO-
600, feet, if necessary. The crew
has log of a 4600+foot well drilled
by Big viking Oil Co. near the
preset location as a guide to that
depth. Production is expected at one
of the two Baker horizons, either in
the Madison lime or in the Devon
ian
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
BABsoN ON BUSINESS CONDITIONS

More interesting than all the radio talks and newspaper reports
regarding the special congress the
Roger Babson organization which maintains that there major
business depression ahead
Gin 1929 clients their sails when the crowd
procamng that prosperity had arrived
''In 1892 when the majority afraid
touch stock advised that the buying opportunities of
generation at hand
To-day believe that continuing labor troubles here at
home will boost already high of living Credit initiation
monetary nflatonpcs of both commodities and securities viii
upward Based all available believe
that business will make highs before the depression
To complete its program the Administration in Washington
money To get this money thru have good
If depression should develop initiation the only
alternative In either evenhgher stock prices certainty
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

region, as we now know. In those days
We did not know. This Ohio man said:
You go back home and forget about
this field for a while. BY investing a
little time you will make half as much
money go twice as far"
We had to sit down to think that one
out. We took the advice and saw the
time, not long afterward when our money
would work -FOUR TIMES as hard and
well for us as during the BOOM
1t seems contrary to the rule, but we
have always tried to do business on a
street other than where he band was
playing. This organization is based on
the ability to MAKE MONEY for it's mem
beers I they do not make money, then
the organization will cease to exist. If
they are to make money. they must buy
royalties at the Low of the market.
If the Montana market were stabilized
like other oil producing states-as it
certainly will be in the not distant
future-then there would be no such
opportunities as are now recurringly pre-
sent. Cut Bank been located a few
miles from Chicago, we would not have
enjoyed the nice royalty checks which
made us thankful this Thanksgiving day,
because the prices of royalties would
have been two three and perhaps five
times what we paid Our greatest sue
cess in every field has been in buying
at the RIGHT time, which affords a
price low enough so that it would make
us a large return on the investment in
the GOOD times which always follow
the slack season.
We are thankful that the Montana
crude market is being divorced from the
uncertainties of the Canadian market
At the same time we are thankful that
we are located here, armed with know
ledge Cleaned in Is years of trading
in Montana oil fields, at the time when
this transition occurs, for it offers us
record 'low' market in which to work.
We would not trade our opportunities
with any other spot in the oil industry.
To many of our members this transit
tion means the difference between a nice
return on the investment" and real
fortune
We are thankful that we have in our
membership a group of people who are
converted to this simple theory of for
tune-making: to buy at the 'dow0 and
sell at the high" Royaltits are merely
the purchase of oil in underground
storage. If purchased on a proper cost
basis they are depression-proof In bad
times the Oil stays in the ground: the
investment is found intact when good
times return In no other type of in
vestment, excepting a blocked-out gold
vein, is such security known.
very important publication is in
preparation and Will be ready for the
membership within a few days
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

Every year about this time we stop
and wonder what we have to be thank
full for because it is the season when
winter usually stops drilling and curbs
automobile travel so that refineries
must shut down or curtail their runs
which in turn means smaller royalty
checks during the winter months.
Then after we have recovered from
the first shock of the sensation of walk
ing away from the grooming Thanks
giving dinner table, we realize that we
really have much to be thankful for.
Ensconced in a broad arm chair we are
really in position to abide by the presi-
dents proclamation and be really thank
full.
We are thankful that we don't live in
Germany nor Italy nor Russia where the
individual is ground under the heel of
dictator, let along Spain or China where
there is war and bloodshed Even
though we complain bitterly about taxes
we feel that at the moment it is worth
the price we pay for the liberties we
enjoy as compared with the vast major
ity of the population of the world
Best of all, we are thankful that we
are living here in Montana where there
still exist opportunities far man of
pioneering instincts; where the man of
moderate means has an opportunity to
make his fortune We ask ourselves:
What chance has the man in the density
populated centers?" We have in mind
the Illinois oil fields. good friend
wired us, wanting us to come down and
join in on the big play.
with your knowledge Of royalties,
you could make a fortune" he said in
a letter. 1.-THE market is in Chicago
1t is possible to sell royalties for any
price at all. 1t doesn't make much
difference where they are or what the
price. There is someone to buy them just
because we are close to this big financial
center. You can sell wildcat royalty for
a higher price than you are paying for
producing royalty there in Montana
That was enough to convince us that
we want none of that situation. The
value of royalty is based on the a
mount of oil in the ground None can
make any money in royalties in a highly
competitive buying market, especially
when the VALUE of the royalty is shunt-
ed aside by the fact that it can be sold
at a profit to someone who knows Moth
ing about VALUE. We want none of it.
We recall with pleasure that our roy
atty checks during the past year have
been nthe largest since 1928 and our rate
of return on the money invested is the
largest we have ever known. That is
been buying royalties on a low basis
which affords a large profit. It is the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

from two Latin words 'unus,
meaning "one", and "equs", mean
ing horse"
WAS he surprised when you said
you wanted to marry his daughterH"
WAS her The gun nearly fell
out Of his hand
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
HOPE FOR TAX REVISION

1t generally accepted fact that this congress will give
relief axrdden business The disastrous undrbuted
profits will certainly be revised Amid the shout tumut
regarding farm aid and and hours there nsent de-
for revision of that This of
the extraciv industries mining and OIL where it impossible
operator keep going if he up
velopng and drilling wells.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

tuCr0 ~ ltSo-
A Kelvin operator visited the
journal office Monday and after a
brief visit started to leave.
"WIhat brings you down? he
was asked. To which he replied:
''Oh, I've got some matters ]
must take up with the OIL CON-
STIPATION BOARD"
He told about a driller who came
into his office to ask for a raise.
He didn't get around to ask for it
because the operator quickly en-
gagged him in conversation and be-
gan showing the pumper the account
books on which he was working
He showed the pumper the awful
dent that taxes were cutting into
the meager earnings of the lease.
1t showed at the end of the fiscal
year a very bare margin. The pun
per was just expressing consterna-
ton when his wife came in the
door.
Where are going?,, he shouted.
ITO do a little shopping" she
replied.
We'll, make it DAMNED little"
he called. 1T don't look too hot
in here"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

One of the cutest contributions
OF the season comes from Jock H.
Paterson of Fort Benton but the
Badger is not printing it-not for
these prices.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

A Kelvin operator visited the
Journal office Monday and after a
brief visit started to leave
The Washington times., 1937-06-14

shot him that night through the
window"
Murderer Possessed
of Caution, Cunning
Not very safely. Let's give
him credit for caution and cum
ming, whoever he was. Besides,
Wrenn wouldn't have been an
easy target through that window.
Mind you," said Brant, Pm not
saying that someone wanted to
kill Wrenn, but in a case as crazy
as this one no guess is too wild.
Someone murdered Margie Shan
non and had a motive for it. The
motive, let us say, was jealousy.
Remember that Wrenn was Mar
gle Shannon's employer. Is it too
absurd, then, to suppose that this
same murderous jealousy also ex-
tended to the man who spent so
much time with her? :"
Therein, said Brant later, lay
the germ.
The Washington times., 1937-06-14
CHAPTER XIX
THE VEIL is LIFTED

The next day was Saturday.
Shortly after noon Francis Miles
called me to his office. There,
grim-faced and stern, he said
without preamble, Il told you
once that when I got ready to
make public the name of Nelson
Rinehart I'd first let you know.
I'm doing so now. On Monday
morning he will come down to
this office and surrender. He will
be considered a suspect and his
name will become public prop
erty."
do you mean you've got any
thing on him?"
NO" He bit savagely into his
unlighted cigar. But I've been
wasting sympathy on someone
who doesn't deserve it. I'd like
to let you have this exclusive, but
can't. Monday morning I'll call
reporters from all three papers in
and make an announcement. Not
a word until then"
We'll, why the sudden change
Of mind?"
Not sudden" corrected Miles.
GIVE held out as long as I decently
could. Now I'm up against it. I
don't believe Rinehart could have
done it, and I never will; but
there's nothing to do now-with
all the doubt that's been raised
about Flint's guilt-but to go
ahead and get tough with every
body. I'm going to tell you some
thing and when you've heard it
I want you to forget it. Can we
talk that way?"
Il hope to tell you"
Fiancee Real Reason
for Shielding Friend
AL right" He tossed his cigar
away. Maybe I'm all kinds of a
fool, but I've been keeping Rine-
hart's name out of this affair not
to keep him out of messy scan
dial but on account of the girl he's
engaged to marry. I know her,
you see, and I know what a thing
of this kind would mean to her."
Something in his tone told me
the whole story, and I felt sud-
den desire to sneak out of the
room. Miles. the quiXotic fool,
was in love with the girl himself.
I reached across the desk and laid
hand on his knee.
Francis" I said, you're a
pretty swell person. None Of us
realized for a minute"
You've guessed it, have you?"
he said, swinging about to face
me. We'll, I'd have told you any
way, I suppose; someone had to
hear my side of it. Both of us
were in love with the same girl
and Nelson Rinehart was the
lucky one. You don't know how
many times I've wished myself out
of this office"
II think I can understand" I
said graveIy.
only part Of it. I'm human;
I'm human enough to :"
Certainly" said, filling in the
pause. I'VE all are. We all find
a certain amount of satisfaction
in seeing a rival take one on the
chin. But we don't all like to swing
the punch ourselves"
Miles nodded quickly. abSently.
Nelson Rinehart is my friend. Or
rather" he added somewhat Bit
terly, he was. When he gave him
self up it looked as though we had
an open and shut case against
Janice Fowler. Rinehart was Just
victim Of circumstances. I de-
clded then and there that as long
as it was unnecessary to drag his
name into the case I'd keep it a
secret. I told him so. He said he
didn't care for himself, but that
1 knew what it would mean to Dor
to the girl. He didn't forget to
remind me, you see.
TO Be COntinued)
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