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The Washington times., 1937-11-30
Newberrys Plan Trip

Mr.. Truman H. Newberry, for.
mer Secretary of the Navy, and
Mrs. Newberry, who are at the
Plaza, will go this week to De-
troit and on December is will
go to Miami, Fla, for the winter.
X
Mrs Warren Delano Robbins,
who is visiting her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander C. Forbes, in New York
City, will return to her home on
R Street tomorrow morning.
st. Gertrude's Guild is plan
ming a bridge tea and Christmas
sale for the benefit of St. Ger
trude's School Of Arts and Crafts.
The party will be held Monday
afternoon, December 6.
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie
will have autographed books at
a booth. Assisting her will be
Nine. Schlatter, Mrs. Russell
Snodgrass, Miss Mary Louise
johnson, Miss Evelyn Walker
and Miss Jerry Garrity.
II ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Burke
have arrived from their home in
Springfield. Ill. and are stop
ping at the Carlton Hotel.
The Washington times., 1937-11-30

4l44 usual GA1OC1 JILL
AT the Dominican Legation,
"A last Saturday Andres Pas
toriza, jr., son of the Minister
from the Dominican Republic,
and Mercedes and Juan Alton
SEGA, his cousins, were hosts at
a cocktail party for the younger
crowd. Not only did everyone
have a good time (this always
happens at this Legation) but
when the hour of Z arrived, not
one guest budged to go home.
Finally, the big rugs we're
rolled back, the radio and vic
trola pressed into service and
the Big Apple, which is SEEM
ingly getting to be our national
dance, competed in popularity
with the tango, rhumba and the
Cuban Congo. This Congo,
which is usually performed by
professional dancers, so intricate
is the routine, is fast gaining as
much popularity as the rhumba.
It has to have leader, and
Tony Montero and Alexis Roz-
var filled these roles perfectly
Saturday. The music for the
Congo is decidedly different
from others, and consists of the
drums, sticks, maracas and a
cowbell, as the real musical
foundation, and the beat and
rhythm of it is fascinating to
the nth degree.
KAY BROTMAN, who went to
IA the Army-Navy game, isn't
at all sure that she saw it, for
she VOWS such a heavy fog SET
tied over the field that it was
well nigh impossible to see any,
thing. She was very lucky, so
she thought, when someone got
hold Of one of a football play
er'S huge woolen lined overcoats
and presented it to her as a pro-
lection against the pouring rain.
However, by the time Kay
walked from the stadium to the
train with the overcoat on her
slim shoulders, she was practi-
cally bent in the middle from
the weight of said coat. So, all
told, Kay is rather worn out
with last Saturday.
MRS. JACK KENDALL has
AVA been very busy lately doing
things to her attractive drawing
room. Now we know what it is
"a mirror which stretches from
the ceiling to the top of the
mantelpiece, then across the
length of that one entire mantel
wall and then in narrow mirror
panels on either side of the fire
place. This mirror is spaced
with tiny crystal rosettes on all
four sides and makes the room
seem three times as large. It
blends charmingly with the gold
and crystal candlesticks and
The Washington times., 1937-11-30

wide bowl Of Waterford glass
which ornament the mantel.
THE Victor Kauffmanns cele.
L brated their forty.third wed.
ding anniversary last week with
a gala dinner to 36 of their close
friends, and Mr.. Kaufman Sc
lected the favors for the 18
women guests. Favors which
pleased them nightly and were
corsages of big purple orchids.
y a. 20.
HARRY CROOKES, who in.
IL sists, as all native Texans
do, that their State is the last
outpost of romance, colorful
achievement and fortunes made
overnight, much in the manner
of Aladdin and his lamp Except
the lamp is really oil wells), tells
the most intriguing tales Of sud-
den wealth and the conse-
quences which invariably follow.
The other night we sat COM
pletely entranced as Harry
traced the beginnings. rise and
times, sadly, the fall Of well-nigh
fairy tale fortunes. One story
stuck in our memory because it
was so beautifully sane.
It seems that one woman was
prevailed upon to invest a few
hundred dollars in an oil ven.
ture. Strangely enough the ven
ture came through and beyond
the widest dreams Of those in
terested in it. The net profit to
the one woman was over $780,
900 dollars. Everyone wondered
just what she intended doing
with this fortune and, Of course,
everyone suppose d that she
would close up her small board
ing house and proceed to live
the life of Riley.
She did no such thing. In.
stead sne took her money, went
up to Dallas and opened up the
last word in swanky boarding
houses and netted herself an
other but very small fortune.
AS she expressed it, why take
on things I know nothing about.
Boarding houses are my busi-
ness and I intend to stick to
them. AS Harry said, she kept
her money when others all
about her we're losing theirs.
And if there is a moral to this
true story, it might be labeled,
Shoemaker, stick to your last"
The Washington times., 1937-11-30
Mrs. Curtis
Gives Dinner

Mrs. James F. Curtis was host
ess at dinner last evening, en-
tertaining at the 1925 F st. Club.
Her guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Benning Spencer, Mr..
and Mrs. Fleming Newbold, Mr..
and Mrs. Lee P. Warren, Mrs.
Wallach Merriam, Miss Phyllis
Thompson and her sister, Mrs.
Roger Tuckerman, of New York,
who is her guest; Coleman Jen-
ningS, Joseph Alsop, Major
Ferry Heath, Stewart McDon-
aid, Watson Washburn, of New
York, and John Gross, of Beth
lehem, Pa.
The Washington times., 1937-11-30
CavedWeIIer Set

Mr.. McConihe, whose more
formal cognomen is F. Moran
McConihe, also is a member
of an old-time Washington
family. He was graduated
from st. Paul's School and
Princeton.
The bride-elect's brother,
Mr.. Alex Hagner, and his
wife, the former Caroline
Roebling, are planning one of
the many prenuptial affairs.
Their party is to be dance
at the North Wales Club in
Warrenton the night of De-
cember 4. Mr.. and Mrs. Hag-
ner have made their home at
"Broadview," their country
estate in Virginia, for several
years, previously having
lived in Georgetown.
While the complete list Of
the brides attendants is not yet
ready, the matron and maid Of
honor have been selected, others
in the party include outof-
towners who are yet to be heard
from. Caroline Hagner is to be
the matron of honor and the
brides young sister, Isabella, Is
to be the honor maid.
The Washington times., 1937-11-30
SPringtinne?

Another whom we had ex-
pected might have a winter we'd
ding is Christine Long, daugh-
ter of the former United States
Ambassador to Italy, whose en-
gagement to Arnold A. Wilcox
was announced a couple of weeks
ago, but when we talked with
her on the phone yesterday she
said it might be as late as the
springtime before she would take
her marriage vows.
1t is probable that Martha
Davidge, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Davidge, will be-
come Mrs Mark Sullivan, jr.,
before many weeks have passed,
but for the time being we
haven't been able to catch her
in long enough to verify our
supposition.
The Washington times., 1937-11-30
Marguerite Hqgner Sets Wedding Date +**
St. John Church
Nuptial Scene
January II
By Flora Macdonald

Pretty blond Mar
guerite Hagner has
selected her wedding day!
Some six weeks hence, at 4
o'clock on January IA, to be
exact, she and Mike" Nc
Conihe will be wed in historic
st. Johns Church in the pres
ence of relatives and friends.
The Rev. DR.. Oliver j. Hart
will offioiate.
Following the ceremony,
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner, the
brides mother, will be hostess
at small reception at her
charming residence on S
Street, where a couple of
years ago Marguerite was
presented to Capital society.
For three generations the
Hagners have had an impor-
tant part in social and civic
activities in the Capital.
The Washington times., 1937-11-30
PETER CARTER
SAYS

Cenor Don Julio Lozano, Minister from
~ Honduras is tremendously fond of these
United States much that when he given his choice
of continuing Secretary of State Honduras returning
here again be Minister to the United States he promptly
country r.
Marguerite Montero is adding her special loveness
by wearing these late afternoons long and very magnificent
of silver foxes surprise present from her aunt
Mrs Ahertni
The Washington times., 1937-11-30

caught a glimpse were the
Minister of the Irish Free State
and Mrs. Michael MacWhite,
Senator and Mrs. Robert La
Toilette, Representative and Mrs.
Ralph Brewster. Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean and her daugh.
ter, Miss Evalyn Mclean; Mrs.
Cary r. Grayson, Mrs. Karl
Corby, Mrs. Henry Wilder KeyeS,
Mrs. Frank Hogan, DR.. and
Mrs. Luther H. Reichelderfer.
Mrs. Donald Woodward, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Casweu, Mrs. R. Ken.
meth Horner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Orme ExnicioS, Col.
and Mrs. C. c. Schiffeler, Mr..
Frank Morse, and Mr.. Frank
ThySon.
The Washington times., 1937-11-30

which she has been stationed. She adored her
peoples sur prise because she did, but somehow
New England and its atmosphere fascinated her.
She is not especially fond Of athletics, but does
like golf. She prefers evening clothes, because
she is very fond of dancing; does not care for
perfume, but insists upon having dainty sachet
spread among all her personal belongings.
Jewelry does not interest her and she rarely
The Washington times., 1937-11-30

NO. 57-MRs. FLOYD WOOD, wife of Lieu
tenant Wood Army Air Corps. She was born
in North Carolina, possesses languid speak
ing voice threaded with warm, low laughter;
has a keen sense of humor, is amazed that any
one should suspect, from her voice, that she is
Southerner, because 1T belongs in the mongrel
class" on account of picking up and making
its own bit of brogue from every locality in
The Washington times., 1937-11-30

Photo by Esper, Washington Times
wears any but her engagement ring and we'd
ding ring. At the moment she is beginning
brand-new hobby, the collection of every known
kind of animal in dirninutive sizes. The pet of
the household is an elegant and naughty cat,
named Alexander the Great, but shortened re-
Gently to the more chubby name, Sandy. Her
hair is black, her eyes are brown and so direct
that one knows she misses nothing. And-she
doesn't. ----
The Washington times., 1937-11-30
Dunns Guests Leave

Mrs. Walter Dillingham;, Of
Honolulu, who has been the
house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Clement Dunn for sew.
eral days, left this morning for
Chicago.
i 4 4
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Smith,
Of Seattle, Wash, are stopping
at the Dodge while in the Capt.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

WAYE frequently receive the inquiry:
w "Why do you not employ sales
men or agents?''
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

WAYE frequently receive the inquiry:
~ 'Why do you not employ sales
men or agents?'
We have frequently answered this
question for our members who feel that
we might expand the organization by hay-
ing agents i'm various communities.
The fact is that we have had very
unsatisfactory results with statesmen and
agents, i'm the past, and we do not intend
to encounter those difficulties another
time. In the first place, when a sales
man goes out, he must be paid and his
pay must be added onto the cost of the
one who pays. In some cases we found
statesmen doubling the cost OF a royalty.
That may not seem a serious matter,
but it is, to us.
This organization will continue only
I'm the event that all persons who buy
royalties through this agency MAKE
MONEY. Price is the first consideration
in making money. If a man pays 81 for
a royalty that will yield him 500 through
ultimate production, he viii make a ire
mendOus profit. If he pays 500 for the
same royalty, obviously he viii lose the
interest on his investment and therefore
he will lose money, although he has
bought something of value at lower
price. He cannot pay DOUBLE prices
for his royalties and succeed.
How is he to recognize a low price?
lndG Is AEAAM u IcdSOn WHY VIC OO nOS
use statesmen and agents. We want
buyer 20 be able TO figure royalty values
and to be able to determine for himself
what figure constitutes low price. III
he is buying royalty in a field that will
probably yield 1000 barrels of oil per
average acre, he must have the ability
to determine that RATIO of his invest
ment per ariel of oil to the probable re-
cOvery. II he DOES know how to figure
royalties he won't pay $40 per acre
point. We have found that statesmen are
likely to think FOR an investor, because
of the anxiety to make a sale, and in
later years we must pIacate disgruntled
royalty investor who did not know what
he was buying.
Back in the early days of Kelvin field
we saw royalty prices go to rs high as
$12O per acre point. There are n few
tracts I'm Kelvin field that MAY yield that
much but profit on that price is highly
improbable. None OF our members ever
paid any such price. Early in the de-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08
THE INVESTORS EDUCATION

velopment of that field we set up a maxi
mum price and refused to pay any more.
We made three exceptions to that rule, as
we now recall. One of the three paid
out within is months. A second has
barely paid out and a third has not yet
paid out. In the long run, it would have
been better had we passed up what APP
peared to be exciting royalties, and hung
onto our fixed rule of paying no more
that a difinite maximum which we had
agreed upon.
Our is years of experience in Montana
royalties has given a good under
standing of royalty values in this state.
We try to pass this understanding on TO
our members before they buy any royalty.
The man who comes into this organize
ton is first taught the principles of roy
alties. He learns something of geology
and the accumulation of oil. He learns
something of petroleum engineering:
learns roughly how oil reserves are fig
ured through measurement of sand thick
ness; porosity and saturatiOn. Chief Of
all. he is armed with actual figures on
field production, so that he may know
from past drilling experience what to exc
pect in the future.
When an investor is so armed, ne Is
ready to consider q royalty investment,
but not until then. II is impossible that
a salesman could afford to take the time
10 EAN0 An 0AtCotoE EN&IA OH CUuCzAAdOn
before selling him a royalty. Over the
years we have in this column given short
courses in geology; we have discussed
such important matters as title, so that
the investor can distinguish between the
various kinds of royalty" and so that
he be on his guard against insuffi-
cient title; we have even written many
articles on oil field nomenclature so that
the investor will understand such simple
terms as ''spudding'' and fishing and
other words which mean little TO any
save oil fields people, unless such educa-
ton is provided. All this education
takes time but it is very essential. It
is far better that we should delay an i'm
vestOr's purchase for a few weeks until
he is able TO inteIligently read trade
publications and reports and to under
stand the language of the industry.
1t is for this reason that we never
advertise a royalty for sale I'm these
columns. 1t is impossible that person
reading this column alone can have ade-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08
SOUTH WALLER
COMPLETION IS
NOW ASSURED

Drilling was resumed this week
at the Clinch Petroleum test on
South Waller structure, with Model
Oils OF Canada in charge. Location
is NV NWH NWH 12-2SN-6W.
EARLY completion OF the well is now
assured, the necessary funds hav-
ing been deposited in the bank at
Conrad and Norman Plotke and E..
Byers EmTick, Conrad geologist,
are in active charge of the opera
ton.
With casing set at 1000 feet it
was found that the open hole be
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

quate information on which to base an
intelligent investment. That applies to
people who are versed in royalties i'm the
Midcontinent region. We have to teach
a BIidcontinent royalty investor the diff
ference between our ''acre point and
his royalty acre." He must be able to
figure i'm terms of the decimal system
instead of fractions. We maintain that
our system is much simpler, but 1t is
not possible TO make an intelligent invest
ment until the Rocky Mountain terms are
understood. Members OF this Organiza-
tiOn cannot quickly visualize the term
lone eighth of the landowners eighth.
But every one knows instantly, without
the use of a pencil, the meaning of one
per cent royalty which is plainly one
barrel ont OF every 100 barrels produced.
We cannot expect every investor
to become a title attorney, to pass
on titles. He must merely recOg-
nize the significance of title work by
competent attorneys.
We cOnnot expect every investor
to become geOlogist, but he must
be able to read what a geOIOgist
writes and UNDERSTAND it.
We cannot expect every investor
to be a petroleum engineer, but he
must know something of the actual
yield in developed fields, and recOg-
nize values based on actual past pro-
ductiOn. He will learn to differen-
tiate between the probable yield of
present Rocky Mountain fields and
the Signal Hill field of California,
as an example. The royalty investor
who used Signal Hill production pos
sibiIities as a yardstick I'm any other
field would likely make disasterOus
investments. This is a part of the
educational work of this organization.
Our recent publication in which we
Illustrated the procedure OF acidization
brought a large number OF letters from
members, discussing the subject. We
invite discussion and to receive questions
which we can answer. Our observation
Is that the most successful investors are
those who devote the most study to such
Important developments I'm the industry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

low had eaved so it Was cemented
and at last reports was drilling at
$500. The Cut Bank sand is ex-
pected at around 1850 to 1875,
where s a -inch casing, now on the
rack, win be run. II win be car
ried to the lime, 200 feet deeper,
II necessary.
Several deals involving acreage
around the well are reported dur
ing the week.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08


Mary certainly has a smooth
skin. Just the kind you love to
touch"
"wen, you know what constant
wear will do"
Tourer: 80 you daughter is go
ing around the world this summer
alone. Is she prepared for the
journey?"
DeTourer: well, she can say
mo" in twelve languages!"
Every time a fellow takes me
driving along a lonely road at
night 1 faint"
well. that's one way of getting
out of knowing what's coming off "
Feudal Lord: "Son. 1 understand
you were misbehaving while I was
away"
Son: I'm what manor, sire? In
what manor?"
Keep your hands on the wheel"
But, Toots, we've stopped and
parked"
That's why want you TO keep
your hands on the wheel"
THE girl that just passed us
lives next door and you didn't even
tip your hat"
Gee, didn't recognize her when
she was dressed"
''Now is the time for all good
men to come to the aid of their
party said the coed as she furi-
lively slipped the punch at the for
nal
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

over at 40 wall last week the
representatives. of a dbstributing
outfit were kidding one Of their
number WHO had sold a young wild
ow a flock of bonds which by no
stretch Of the imagination could be
called conservative YEAH" leered
one gent, "I'n bet he made that
sale with his tongue in his custom
er's cheek. Dealers Digest
Lon Crumley took a green fisher
man up to his summer home and
took him out fly casting. The
newcomer, in his excitement at his
first CATCH reeled il right up TO
the tip of his rod. What do
do now?' he called. Now" said
Lon, you climb up the rod and
stab it,"
The Badger is indebted to DIR.
W. H. Moos of St. Cloud, Mimi,
for a fine batch OF Badger jokes,
Thank you, Doc. Come again.
A traffic cop stopped the red
head AMI snarled. Pull over there.
miss. Didn't you see my hand?"
The sweet thing replied, Have
heart, officer. How could / watch,
your hand and my boyfriend's here
beside me at the same timer"
so she established her indie
pendence on the honeymoon"
Yeah. she showed him a few
things!"
A slip that pasted IN the type:
She was the sexation OF the even
ing"
Darling, stop kissing me. Here
comes my mother and three of my
old maid aunts!"
Well. they'll just have to line
up and wait their turn"
Most girls, mentions Marion, don't
worry about their family tree, If
they can get some sap to fall for
their limbs.-Film Fun.
What" cried the playbOy.
You've taken that blonde driving
every night and can't get any
where with herr"
The rounder nodded, That's
right, She likes parking as much
as l do''-Fdlm Fun.
Cute chlorine: 81 was out with
a drunken driver last night and he
headed right for a telephone pole"
Gutter Chlorine: 1.-The dog!"
an rvuEa pDOAF
She: Darling, you aren't sick
are your"
He: mot exactly, but I would
nate to yawn." I
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08
RELEASING BULL HEAD

Although tools have been moved
away from the Campbell tlest on
Bull Head structure, it was report
ed this week that Gordon Campbell
and A Beardslee are renewing
leases on the structure, apparently
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

Your wife's a good scout"
You're wrong; she keeps track
of every move l make"
"Well, didn't I say she's a good
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

prepared to drill deeper. A flow of
sulphur water was encountered at
the top of the lime.
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Mother: Daughter, didn't / al
ways tell you to pause and count
ten. when you were tempted2"
Daughter: Yes, l know you did,
mother, but what is girl going to
do when the guy she is with is a
lightning calculator"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

The Badger is indebted to DIR.
W. H. Moos of St. Cloud, MINI,
for fine batch. OF Badger jokes,
Thank you, Doc. Come again.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

A traffic cop stopped the red
head AMI snarled, Pull over there,
miss. Didn't you see my hand %
The sweet thing replied, Have a
heart, officer. How could / watch
your hand and my boyfriend's here
beside me at the same timer"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-08

80 she established her indie
pendence on the honeymoon"
Yeah. she showed him a few
things!"
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Mary certainly has a smooth
skin, Just the kind you love to
Montana labor news., 1937-03-25
CHICAGO UNIONS ASK
FOR WHEREABOUTS
OF MR. 6. (0RNELL
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF
LABOR

February 26, 1887.
To Internationals, State Branches
and City Central Bodies:
Dear Sirs and Brothers:
The Chicago Federation of Labor
is interested in locating one E. G.
Cornell, who was formerly en-
ployed by our organization as an
advertising solicitor.
Mr.. Cornell, while in our employ,
was advised as to the manner in
which he should solicit advertising
for our publication, and was warnt i
against making any phony promises
or using any shake-down methods
to secure advertising.
We have been advised that Mr..
Cornell has misrepresented himself
to various advertisers, chiefly truck
Montana labor news., 1937-03-25

ing companies. We have also been
advised that he has been making
contacts with other central bodies
with the idea of getting out adver-
Using publications for them.
If you know of the whereabouts
of Cornell, we would appreciate it
very much if you would advise US
with regard to same, and we also
take this means of warning you
against using his services in any
manner that has any connection with
Organized Labor.
Thanking you in advance for your
cooperation in this matter, we are
Sincerely yours,
Chicago Federation of Labor,
Chas. F. Wills, Executive
Board Member and Manager
of Publications.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-25

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