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The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26
RED CROSS ROLL CALL

The Annual Red Cross Roll Call took place during Thanksgivius week last year but the membership list was not completed until a short time ago and it is published here with. This list contains the names of all members but not the names of those making special contribu- tions to the flood call etc.
 Following is the list of names on the Red Cross Roll Call for 1886.
 F. c. Hanford. Van H. Fisk. J. C.. Johnson. Harriet Caldwell, L. Tur- ner. Neya Coulter, Rev. Russell Pe- derson. J. Kaer. Mary Mclaughlin. W. J. Waters. R. Urata, Virginia Shedd. Dollie Davis. z. NJ. Bradford. Harold Martindale, Jewell Binkley. Mrs. Neil Cant. J. Wesley Cline, Everen R. Sharnbroich, Ray Pek- kala. Mary Alice Shields, Mrs. E. R. Sharnbroich. Carl Arnberg, Carlotta McDade. NJ. o. Johnson. Paul Blink leg. George Fabricius. Mrs. NJ. O. Johnson. Nora White, Sue Harding Fiina Arola, Axel Rasmussen. Sal ly F. Hart. W. A. Lucas;
 Dr. J. H. Clements, Joe Johnson. Mrs. J. H. Mason, Beryl Cunning ham, Stubb Dundin. H. H. Hunger ford. Margaret Weightman, O. R. Keeney. L. B. Chisholm. Myrtle Dun kleberger. C. c. Mundy. Mrs L. B. Chisholm. Ed Morke. Mrs. c. c. Mundy. Leo Osterman, Irene Coul- ter. Arnold Krone. Chas. Benjamin. c. P. Kirtland, Joel Wing, Mrs. Chas Benjamin. Mrs. C. P. Kirtland, Fred Dahl. Lloyd Benjamin. E. NJ. Campbell. Hubert Wellons, Marjorie Benjamin, Mrs. E. M Campbell, Mrs. Fife Brownson. Dick Suratt. H. D. Campbell, B. Y. Grant, James Lovett. Mrs. H. D. Campbell. Ann Palme", Mrs. c. Darwell, L NJ. Campbell, W. c. Waters, Etta Hofmeister. Agnes Breen.
 S. NJ Cassida. Mrs s. NJ. Cass1da, R. Mize, Walter Rudolph, Clara Mann. Mrs. Mabel Borland Mrs Clarissa Ursieh, Ethel Roberts. Mild red Hansen. C. W. Miller, Mrs. C. W. Miller, George Silver.
 Additional donations, Agnes Breen $1.00. c. W. Miller $2.OO.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26
WHY 2

The Territorial Board of Educa- tion during their annual meeting several weeks ago sent a letter 10 the Legislature making, among other re- concentrations looking toward ec- onomy, the repeal of Chapter 70, Session Laws of Alaska, 1885, which deals with Vocational Education in the Territory. This law was not re- pealed, but just as effectively. the Ways and Means Committee Of the House, cut out the appropriation for the work when they presented their appropriation bill.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26
FIFTEEN BILLIONS FOR CRIME

Rhea Whitney of the federal bur eau of investigation told a group of bankers in New York City that the annual cost of crime in the Un- ited States is fifteen billion dollars.
 Every dollar of that vast amount of money is wasted Crime is pro ductive of nothing but waste.
 The citizen who is not impressed by the enormity of this fact in terms of lollars may better under stand these terms:
 Twelve thousand Americans are murdered every year.
 Sixty-seyen thousand are robbed.
 One hundred and thirty eight thousand homes are burglarized.
 Forty-seven thousand persons are assaulted.
 Mir. Whitney knows what he is talking about, because he is a mem Der of a group of men who are com pelled by duty to look down the muzzles of the guns of criminals.
 He and his comrades of the jaw enforcement profession are dealing with the most dangerous men in the world-not a sinking handful of them, but half a million of them.
 If it were known" Mir Whitney told the bankers. that an army of 50,00O men had landed upon our shores and was marching upon us with evil intent. the country would become aroused to the serious i'm portance of this situation"
 This sinister legion of armed. desperate criminals is a powerful army, not marching upon us, but al- ready levying tribute against us.
 And Americans are paying fifteen billions in annual tribute to support it.
 One way to stop crime is to stop the importation of criminal refuse from foreign nations, which we will never do until we have selective immigration.
 The other and further way is to enforce laws against criminals, with complete divorcement of justice from the influence of politics
 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

Out of that mother-in-law day in Texas. we hope will arise some new mother-in-laW stories. The old sup ply is pretty shop-worn.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26
MISSING MEN :.

Inquiries have been received by the Office of the Governor. Juneau. Alaska. regarding the following per sons supposed to be in Alaska.
 RAY HOWARD-Last heard from him at Colorado, Alaska. was sup posed to leave there about October 5th for his home in Pennsylvania. His family is very worried about him.
 HERMAN RALFs-Belieyed to be on one of the islands south of Se- ward. Letter addressed to him Au- gust Il, 1886 was returned unclaim- ed. letter was sent to Seward His brother, Charles Froehlinger. Kirm- ser's Cafe. 382 Wabasha st. Paul. Minnesota is anxious to hear from him.
 ERNEST AND CASPAR ROSEN- DALE-Left Lyle's Mine at Ketchi- kan early last April and have not been heard from since Brother is worried about them as they are in the habit of writing every two or three months.
 ROSS ARNOLD WELLS-Said he was going to Alaska; family has heard nothing from him. His moth CT and daughter have been i'll and need him. Wells is about 1t. tall and has dark hair and eyes.
 WILLIAM HUNTER AND JOHN W. HUNTER-William Hunter was born in 1859 near Kingston, ontario left home in 1890 and wroked for a number of years in gold mines in Nome and was a miner later at Can dle: last heard from him in Alaska. His brother. John W. Hunter was three years younger but also work ed for a time in the mines of AL aska with his brother. William
 GEORGE FLYNN-Born in Ire land. age about 63 lived in Alaska about 30 or 35 years. Visited Hart ford, Connecticut two years ago and said at that time he had a large land holding in Alaska where oil had been located and there were two or three wells on it. He said also that the United States Govern ment was interested in putting in the wells. George Flynn's brother is anxious to hear from him.
 JAMES ROBERT ODELL-Age about 9S; height } it 1h or II inches; brown hair, grey eyes worked for Edison & Westinghouse in New York and Connecticut and electrical companies in Wyoming Rainbow Dam in South Dakota; hc- lieyed to have a fishing boat some where in Alaska.
 ARTHUR BAXTER - Son of Thomas Baxter, deceased; half brother of Maxie Gilbert Clark co Mrs. Annie c. Gilbert Coble, 910 North 7th Street. Boise, Idaho and Ross Wtlburn. 1862 Manzainito St, Klamath Falls, Ore. Age about 3 years; born in Missouri; lived in Kansas till mothers death there in 1893 then moved to Idaho where he lived till his disappearance about 1905. He is believed to be some where in Alaska.
 Anyone having any information regarding these people. kindly noti- fy the Governors Office, Juneau, AL aska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

Whats che rule on Tennessee rail- roads about half fares for married women under 12 years of age?-At- lanta Constitution.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

Man does not have to work as he used to Take strikes for instance. Think how much easier and more a sit-down one is than the old Springfield. Ohio Sun
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

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TENNIS COURT NEEDED

Every year when summer is in the "offing". tennis enthusiasts begin wishing for a tennis court where they can work off some surplus en- ergy or excess Waistline. parents dis cuss the lack of playground tacill- ties for older children and young people of the town. With basketball a thing of the past, there is noth- ing to do but play baseball or walk the streets looking for excitement. Just as regularly, the discussions wane and soon are buried in moth balls only to be dragged out of the closet the next spring.
 For years this has been a yearly occurrence-like the Nenana Ice Pool or the first trip of the Cana dian National Steamers. Quite some time ago a Tennis Club was actually started but since tennis courts can not appear out of thin air, the IIrst and last meeting of that Club Tailed to produce anything substantial enough to which even a net could be fastened.
 However, enthusiasts and parents take heed! An organization is back ing the idea this year and from lhls organizations past achievements we may safely look for the realization of our dreams. The organization Is none other than the Wrangeu Nom- ems Civic Club and lend al ear
 
 Not So many years ago the mem bership book Of the Civic Club whispered that it contained only about fifteen names, of which nun Der not more than four or five were active workers. Now the book loud ly boasts over forty names with at least thirty Of them good, narI workers, greatly interested in Civic problems.
 In 1921, the Wrangell Public Li- brary was started with only a few donated books. At the present time the library contains 4200 volumes with new books being added several times each year. The Civic Club has pulled the library through some mighty discouraging times for which they deserve a great deal of credit.
 Last summer the Club brought 10 Wrangeu one of the finest musical treats ever MISSED by many citizens when they presented Miss Ellen Keep in concert. In fact, the Club has taken al active part in all Civic improvements and has sponsored many school activities. Perhaps their work isn't accompanied by d loud blare of trumpets but they can be justly proud of their long list Of achievements.
 Now, these energetic women are cogitating on this tennis proposition which has foiled so many Of Us for years. They will take care or the financial end of it but will natural Iy need masculine cooperation for the manual labor. Let's all do our share if and when we're called upon and remove the ''y' from our yearning for tennis court to make it earning a tennis court.
 Maybe we don't all play tennis but REMEMBER town that helps take care of it's young peoples leis- ure, is a town that finds its prob lem children" few and far between.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

If there are ten dollars to spend for. clothes, $5 are spent on daugh- ter, $3 on son, s2 on mother, and Pa gets his hat brushed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

Lightning never strikes in the same place twice. It doesn't have to. It gets it's business done on the first call.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

George Bonnet is the new French Ambassador to the United States. France denies it is again attempting to pass the hat".
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

Six liquor stores in the state are closed by the flood, which is prob ably the first time in history any thing so wet has accomplished any thing so dry.-Charleston ". Va. Mail
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

Then there was the Tennessee swain who never got the marriage proposal into the mail as he couldn't spell "Dionne" News.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

Kenai Peninsula potatoes take first prize in a national contest, and somebody suggests we have no az ricultural possibilities in the north.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-03-26

You must hand it to Soviet Russia too, when it comes to bumper crops of treason.-St. Louis Posf-Dis- patch.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29
THE PASSING OF JOHN D. RooKEFEILER

The greatest tribute American institutions the biography
M t late John D. Rockefeller passed this week at the
age of 81 after great usefulness In other country OF
millionaire as did John D. Rockefeller who humby began his
great by selling his small flock Of turkeys lie worked as
clerk at the like other American Youths then went INTO
business for himself working hard to gain his place
There are many criticize system that will allow any one
man n aconre SO much wealth world will remember John
Rockefeller not he built but for the work ne
did for humanity building of institutions OF senc re-
and charities which have the health and happiness
of every home and in much of the world he Is Sa
TO have given away $53O853632 in planned giving his Fa
The passing Mr. Rockefeller calls to mind the youth OF e
oil industry He was man 90 years when Colonel Drake drill
ed the first oil well Oil Creek in Pennsylvania Thus one man
lived to see petroleum evolve from questionable meo
% t ronenr force and industry and commerce.
The petroleum industry will be able to claim John y
Rockefeller history History will that the OIL industry was
M an agency which made possible his greatness OF the most
intelligent philantropsts of all time
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29
The Important Factor-"Price" VS. "Value"

a field that will PROBABLY produce
10000 barrels per acre, he must be
able to recognize that a price of 800
for one per cent on one acre is too
much.
No member of this organization
would never make that mistake for
the reason that we insist that he shall
be able to reason out royalty values
for himself From the early history of
this organization we have fixed a
maximum" for every field. That is,
we have determined a price per acre
that we will pay and no more. When
prices reach that limit in a given
field, we drop out of the market.
Time has proven that our maximum in
Kevin-Sunbnrst was perhaps little
too low. Ten years hence we hope
that our maximum price which we use
in Cut Bank will be proven far too
low We believe it will, but we do
not intend to vary from that MAXI
mum.
During the past week we had oc-
casion to look up production records
on the Seeba royalty in Cut Bank for
which we paid the maximum price
under our adopted plan. We found
that this royalty has thus far paid
our members two hundred and nine
ty-five per cent on their investment
and during the year 1886 it earned
81 per cent That tract of 160 acres
has five wells. That farm is a good
average" farm in Cut Bank 1t in
dictates that with development the av-
erage royalty which we have pur-
chased at LESS than the established
maximum will pay an adequate prof
it. We GUESSED that the Seeba
would pay us $40 for every 81 in
vested, at the time we bought it, The
first well is only a little more than
two years old, so we feel fairly safe,
with eight or more years of production
ahead
In the Kelvin field we find that the
average developed acre has already
produced within $2.37 of the maxi
mum average return we had expected
when we formulated our price maxi
mum II years ago. During the first
three years of this field we had no
basis of guidance. 1t is almost impos-
sible to figure "oil content" in lime
field where production depends upon
lime vugs and vertical migration,
rather than in saturation of formation.
So when we arrived at our happy
guess, we took the average guesses of
the best biologists and operators in
the field.
We may seem to put too much
stress on the education" of a roy
atty buyer, but we know that the on
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29
ATLANTIC PACIFIC
WINS COURT Fight
OVER BAKER LEASES

HELiENA-By a majority opinion
of the state Supreme court, the At
lantic Pacific Oil company yester-
day won title to oil and gas lands
in the Baker-Glendive field in
suit brought against the Gas De-
yelopment company and the Mon
tana Eastern Pipe Line company
in district court, in which the At
lantic Pacific company was awarded
a verdict in the lower court.
Involving gas and oil lands
which in the future may be worth
large sums Of money the suit was
appealed to the Supreme court by
the defendant companies and sub
mitted January 5, 1887 The dis
trict court was upheld in decision
handed down February 2 and on
April 8, the case was reargued.
Yesterdays decision settle the Mon
tana Jurisdiction.
The Atlantic Pacific company
had acquired operating agreements
to approximately 1000 acres OF
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29

A gentleman was much surprised
when the good looking young lady
greeted him by saying, Good even
ing" He could not remember ever
having seen her before. She realiz-
ed she had made q mistake. for
she apologized and explained; ''Oh,
I'm sorry, when just saw you
thought you were the father Of two
OF my children" She walked on
while the man stared after her.
She did not realize of course, that
he was unaware of the fact that
she was a school teacher.
ssss ~sS
''If there are forty-eight states
in the Union, and superheated steam
equals the distance from Bombay
to Paris, what is my age?"
"Forty-four, sir"
Correct, and how did you prove
that?"
''Well, have a brother who is
twenty-five and he is only half
nuts"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29

NAVE were interested in the re-
+" cent special royalty edition
of the Weekly Review pub
ished in Tulsa. Of interest chiefly to
royalty dealers, the edition is built
largely around refutatiOn of criticisms
of the royalty business. The eastern
royalty business has been suffering
from the work of INSCRIPTIONS sales
men who in the days before the pub
lie knew anything about royalties sold
royalties at prices that will in some
instances never pay out. The legiti-
mate royalty business has been in
jured. So eastern royalty traders de-
voted most of the space of the Review
edition to refuting criticism
After the depression, royalties came
into great favor. When all else stop
ped paying dividends, royalties con-
tinued to pay monthly checks. Inves-
tors throughout the country learned
of this form of investment and there
was a demand for royalties We are
to the oil industry by the fact that he
happened to have as collateral an
oil royalty that paid out 100 per cent.
Since few pre-depression "gilt edge"
stocks and bonds paid out, Gray,
Minnesota manufacturer, came to
Montana to seek further investments
and thus worked into ire oil indus
try in which he has been very success
full
People who heard of instances of
this sort were willing to buy royal
ties When confronted with an in
vestment that was paying six or eight
per cent per annum, they readily in
vested, because they couldn't safely
get four per cent on their money else
where. But they did not realize that
the ''interest" was merely a return
of their invested capital and at the
end of Is years they might find the
royalty exhausted, even though 1t
faithfully paid per cent per annum.
So, many royalties were sold for ten
to twenty times what they were
worth.
1t is safe to say that a majority of
the royalties sold were good roy
alties. That is, they would have been
good had the price been right The
investor who buys royalty after one
interview with a salesman is not like
ly to know when a price is right.
1t is a matter of education. The in
weston must know something of the
theories of the accumulation Of oil.
He must be able to recognize the re-
lation of the "cost" of a royalty to
be possible or probable "value" OF
a royalty If he is buying a royalty IN
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29

Charlie, can you give
me a sentence using the word
'diadem?"
Charlie" Sure, ma'am. Folks
who drink bootleg diadem sight
sooner than dem who doesn't.
What did my wife
say when you told her I'd be de-
tanned at the office for the even
ing?"
on that?"
Dad criticised the sermon. Mother
thought the organist made a lot
of mistakes. Sister didn't like the
choir's singing. But they all shut
up when little Billy Clipped in
with the remark: 81 think it was
a darn good show for a nickle."
You say you are a confidential
secretary. just what is the differ
ence between a confidential secre-
tary and a stenOgrapher?"
"Oh said the girl, promptly,
you don't dare fire a confidential
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29

Il think the Cohen sisters pet. -
What makes you think sol"
We'll, they always wear those
" neck dresses"
s@s -
Mr.. Bounder: What wouldn't
you give for an invitation at week
end party at Atlantic City,"
Cutie: "INl"
sss
Before her marriage Bess told
her bridegroom an her past"
What nerve she must have"
Yeah, and what memory"
list Cutie: Ibid you ever wake
up in the morning with a crouch %
End Cutie: Goodness, no! I'm
not married."
Doctor (shifting stethoscope on
nifty cuties chest) Say, all"
Cutie "Whassa matter, Doc,
don't cha like the program on the
other side?"
Its so hard to find an honest
maid" she complained. THE last
one I had left without notice and
took with her six of my best towels
lovely ones we brought back
from the Waldord-Astoria last
summer"
Teacher: Can you tell me the
between a stole and a
cynic?
Able: A stole is bold that brings
babies and a synic is the place
where you wash the dishes.
A rather stout schooGmistress was
talking about birds and their habits.
Now" she said, "at home
have canary and it can do some
thing cannot do. I wonder IL
any of you know just what that
thing is.
81 know, teacher said little Eric;
take a bath in a saucer"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29

ly insurance of the royalty industry
is in complete comprehension of roy
atty values. Title, geology and the OPP
orator are important factors In roy
alties but the critical thing is the
PRICE, as eastern investors have
learned.
We have frequently use the meta
phor that an ounce of gold is surely
a thing of value But the man who
pays $50 for an ounce of gold has
made a bad investment, even though
he has received something of value.
He must know that gold is worth $35
an ounce.
It is not possible for an investor
to know that a given royalty is worth
500. But is is possible for him to
know that if an acre of ground must
produce 100000 barrels of oil to pay
him back his investment, he had best
go carefully. There are relatively few
fields that yield that much. On the
other hand, if he finds that the tract
will have to yield 100 barrels per ac-
re to pay out, then he need be less
diligent in examination of production
records. He can balance his own judg-
ment against that of the operator
who likewise must make an invest
ment based on the probable yield of
an acre of ground In other words, if
an operator is drilling a $4,000 well
on a 10-acre tract that will yield only
1000 barrels per acre, he is losing
money So the operators judgment
is often a guide in the ''price" of
royalty.
Recognition of those simple facts
is the true safeguard of the royalty
investor. He is safeguarded by the
SEC in a complete revelation of all
the other facts. The remaining import
ant factor Of price is not contained
in the SEC offering sheet, and he
must depend upon his own ability to
figure royalty values to be sure that
he is not paying $50 for $35 ounce
of gold.
Publications on how to figure roy
atty values are sent to members of
this organization before any offering
sheets are furnished. The cost of
membership in the organization is 81,
emitting the member to not only CO.
pies of those publications but access
to the information department and
answers to all questions pertaining to
royalties. No question about royalties
is too trivial or simple to command
a careful explanation. We know that
few people, even the most learned,
have any more than a general idea
of the value and operation of oil roy
alties Accordingly we regard the man
who asks the most questions as the
one who is most likely to succeed.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-29

-Four good fellows, good friends,
met after long years in an Irish
provincial town. They visited an
Inn and had several drinks, then
all four left for the railroad station.
On arrival at the station three
of them got on the train and as It
pulled out the fourth fellow stand
ing on the platform laughed untlA
he was weak.
Station master-''W What the devil
are you laughing at?"
4th Fel1oW-'iShure and they
were to be seeing me off,
Lady on train: Full fare for me
and a half fare for my boy"
Conductor: But Lady, that boys
got long pants on"
Lady: "Well, then, a full fare for
the boy, and half fare for me-.
Colored Lady Tin rear): Say,
Mr.. Conductor, can get my money
back?"