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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22

We cannot believe that the Off.
Gals of the Continental Oil Com.
pany would knowingly publish false
advertisements; nor do we believe
that the Great Falls Tribune would
publish them if known to be false.
So we leave it to you to draw your
own concIusions-ke keeping in mind
the fact that the Continental Oil
Company's refining facilities are
exceedingly small and that this
company imports millions of gallons
of gasoline into our state annually.
We are going to watch the figures
to De furnished by our state Off
Gals covering the importation of
gasoline by the Continental oil
Company with much interest and
will publish the figures from time
to time as they are made available.
We sincerely hope that the CONT
mental Oil Company will soon dis
continue its importation of gasoline
and proceed to buy Montana crude
for it's Montana trade, and thereby
pay its proper share of Montana
taxes. Then this company will pay
to oil field workers of Montana the
enormous payroll that 1t is now pay
ing TO the lalborers OF Wyoming, and
other states. The advertisement re-
ferred to above will then meet the
situation and this company will then
receive the glad hand and well
wishes of all Montanans.
Although the oil industry Of Mon
lana was greatly restricted during |
The year 1887, due to the restricted
outlet for crude oil, neyerthe-
less. the petroleum industry OF this
state paid total tax OF 1888, 1880
20 the state for this year ending |
June 80, 1887, as determined by
Mr.. Benion of the Montana Tax
payers Association. OF this amount
1861, $4,000 went to the General
school Fund ami $47.085.0O to the
Greater University Fund. Even
With the very restricted market the
vi industry in Montana for the
ear 1887 amounted to $1,000, 00O,-
10. We also find that ITS new oil \
wells were drilled in northern Mon
ana during the year 1887 with an
stimated payroll of $644, 10000.
As we have stated repeatedly in
hese bulletins, about one-half of
he gasoline consumed in the
tate of Montana Is imported from
fher states. Therefore, If the I.
eople Of our own state will insist
pom being supplied with gasoline
iade from Montana crude, the oil 4
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
MONTANA GASOL Inc CAMPAIGN
ISSPOHSORED BY STATEWIDE
ORGANIZATION FORMED HERE
w. NJ. Fulton Pioneer Producer, Heads Montana
Products Association Which Will Carry
On Gasoline Sales Drive

statewide organization which will carry on the cam
pan to claim Montana markets for Monananad gasoline
formed at meeting of representatives of counties in Hotel
Rainbow at Great Falls Thursday.
Called the MontanaNade association it is headed
by w. M Fulton pioneer Montana operator of Shelby with
j. N Theen of Great Falls vice president R. Hannah
secretary Hannah is secretary also of the Lions
me of Shelby which conducting the Tooe county campaign
The Great Falls meeting sponsored by the Falls
Chamber of Commerce and called order by j. Fahery
president of the Chamber who declared that business
fully cognzant of the Importance of the prosperity the oil
the prosperity of Great Falls business
conunu Page
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
Vanderpas Well
Makes $50 Dbl.
First "a Hours

Another 150-barrel we'll was com
pleted in Kevin-Sunburst nield this
week by Hank Vanderpas on his
Thumm lease. SW NWA NWH 33-
35-3W, in the high gravity pool
west OF Kelvin. He acidized a small
showing OF oil at 1907 feet and
after recovering the oil used in
treating. the well produced in ex-
cess of $50 barrels during the first
"a hours
Wet Kelvin Community No. /,
NE 4 NWA 3-34-4W, in the Mid
way area between Kelvin and Cut
Bank fields, had a fishing job at
1000 feet but succeeded in getting
all iron out of the hole on Thursday.
Superior northumberland
No. 7. NE NWA NWA 12-35-2W.
was this week delayed by fishing
job, at 1880 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
BIG WEST GETS BIG WELL AT kelvin
Oil Quickly Mounts 600
Feet AS Lime Touched
In New Gunderson Pool

What appears to be the largest well of the Gunder
pool in central Kelvin Sunburst field is being
Gunderson lease recently purchased from William Mcknight
TIL well is located few rods from dry hole" drilled
by w NJ Fulton in the early days of the fieda dry hole
that taken evidence that this part of the field would
not be productive Location is SW NE4NWH 19-35-2W,
dagonay 40 from the best previous
wells in the pool the Mcknight Gunderson No and the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22

aRice-IlarsOn No. ?, rated at $50
barrels and 200 barrels, respectively.
Whereas the other wells had no
more than 500 feet Of oil in the
hole when drilled into the lime the
Gunderson No. 4 has 600 feet OF
oil in the hole. Rods and tubing
are being run to test II on the
pump before acidizing. With acid
application. observers say, il will
doubtless be the largest well in
the pool and may become the larg-
est well in the field today
Big West recently acquired this
so acres with three producing wells
for reported consideration OF
$4,000. Mcknight purchased the
lease about a year ago for $4,000.
The NO. found the top OF the
lime at 1920 and drilled to 1641
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
SUIT is DISMISSED

BILLINGS-Suft against John e
Sadring, brought in Carbon county
last fall by p. Dickerson, oil oper-
ator-promotor, was dismissed by
Judge Guy C. Perry, in 18th Judi
cial District Court at Red Lodge,
Montana for want of sufficient evil
dence.
The suit was brought as an after
math in a controversy over owner
ship Of some 500 feet of 10h inch
casing being used in the Miracle
Oil company round Butte Dome,
well now drilling at 1850 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
ArOnOw Rigs Up
West Offset To
Larson Producer

A rig has been moved onto a
location on the old Gordon Camp
bell permit in Sc SEX SWH 19-
32-2W, offsetting the Larson we'll
on the west and the GundersOn No.
3 on the north by DR.. B. A. S.
Aronow The lease was taken over
from Ke-Sun Oil company, success
sor to the Gordon Campbell levin
syndicate The rig belonging to
Jack Agan was moved over from
the Dockery-Gunderson No. 3 To-
cation I'm SW SW u NWK 19-35-2W.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22

reported to have refused to sign
pending crude purchase contracts
on the prospect Of selling to Con-
tinental.
Another rumor was going the
rounds that Transit & Storage COM
pany, buying for Imperial, is again
attempting to contract for crude.
CONTINUED or Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
BULLETIN NO. Ia
BY Shelby Lions Club Committee on
buy GASOLINE MADE FROM MONTANA CRUDE
BY L. r. HANNAH Secretary.

called advertisement which
Blend added
this be possible when the published figures covering
and that this cOmpanys only refining facilities within the
Of o
ewsown In view Of the fact that the figures showing that the Con
officials find this advertisement exceedingly
difficult figures
probable small Swimming plant Lewown
of gasoline which this sells
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
TUNNEY IN OIL

CASPER, Wyo.,-Gene Tunney,
who has had mis- fingers in many
"pies" since he took his feet out OF
the resin box in championship prize
rings. will become an oil operator
with a test well to be drilled on
his government permit lands within
the Shirley dome structure near
Rawlins, Wyo.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
NEW BROADVIEw REPORT

A late report received by the
Journal from Billings is that
the BrOadview test well, north
west OF Billings, has cleaned
out cayings and has a total
depth of 4108 feet. A fOrma-
tion tester Is being run. There
Is a strong odOr of sulphur gas
coming from the lime I'm which
the core revealed a showing Of
oil.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
THANKs no ExAyTNER

in last weeks Journal appeared
picture OF Little Chicago" in
the Turner Valley oil field. which
cut was loaned to the the Journal
By the Examiner Of Calgary. Credit
for the fine picture was inadver-
teuily omitted from the caption.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Mrs. hetfie R. Meft|er,
Lodge Worker, Dies

Mrs. Nettie R. Mettler, past presi-
dent of the Rebekah Assembly
I. o. o. F., and a native Of WASH
ington, born here May %, 1878, died
at her home, 2s41 Mills avenue NE,
yesterday.
Daughter of the late John B. and
Nellie Ferguson. Mrs. Mettler was
member of Esther Rebekah Lodge
No. 5 for many years. She Joined
on April IA, 1913, and left later to
become charter member of Fidelity
Rebekah Lodge.
Mrs. Mettler was the 18th presi-
dent Of the Rebekah Assembly. She
served In this capacity from January
18, 1927, to January II, 1928. Two
years later she became a member of
the Ladies Auxiliary Patriarchs
Militant and was awarded the high
est honor that can be conferred on
member of this order, the Decora-
ton of Chivalry. This was given
by Baltimore Canton in Baltimore
In 1888.
Mrs. Mettler is survived by her
husband, Thomas c. Mettler; a son,
Percy B., and brother, Pierce
Ferguson. Funeral services will be
held by the officers of the Rebekah
Assembly tomorrow, at pm, in the
Saffell funeral parlors, ATS H street
NV. Church services will be held
Friday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
at the Church of Our Savior Epis-
copaD, Sixteenth and Irving streets
NE, with sermon by the pastor, the
Rev. Alvin Lamar Mills. Interment
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Gambri|I Funeral Rites
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Representa-
tive Stephen w. Gambrill, Democrat,
of Maryland, who died at the Capitol
Monday after a heart attack, will
be held tomorrow at 230 pm. in
st. Marks Church, Third and A
streets Sc. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Rev. James Shera Montgomery
chaplain Of the House, and Rev.
Ze Barney Phillips, chaplain of the
Senate, will conduct the services.
Active pallbearers will be John S.
White of Prince Georges County;
Philip H. Dorsey, jr., st. Mary's
County; Rudolph A. Carrico, Charles
County; William A. Strohm, Anne
Arundel County; James Clark and
DR.. Frank E. Shipley, Howard
County.
Honorary pallbearers will be
sumner Welles, Undersecretary of
State; Frank S. Revell, commits
sloner OF immigration of Baltimore: !:
Smith w. Purdum, Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General; Howard Bruce.
Democratic national committeeman
from Maryland; John F. OMalley,
Philip Miller, T. Howard Duckett,
S. Marvin Peach, Judge Walter j.
Mitchell, Thomas P. McDonagh,
Joshua N. Warfield, George N.
Potee. Joseph S. Bopp, M. Harry
Laib, j. Arthur Nelson, Herman T.
Blair, Francis E. Mattingly, Garner
w. Denmead, DR.. T. B. Symonds,
Edward Gross, Judge Risley P. Mel
win, Gen. Washington Bowie, jr.;
Mayor Howard w. jackson of Balti-
more, William Stanley, Ormond
Phair and Maryland State Senator
Lansdale G. Sasscer.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
| Driver Missinq
| |AfterCorDive
Into Bay
= the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Nd, Dec. 21.-Coast
Guardsmen, police and fishermen
here today coped with high tide
and wind-tossed water in an effort
to raise an automobile believed to
have carried its driver to his death
when it crashed through a guard
rail of the Ocean City Bridge early
this morning.
A hub cap sheared from the ma
chine gave police a clue to the
identity of the driver. 1t was learned
the part was from a car of the
same make as one driven in the
vicinity last night by Donald Wood
all, 35, of Wilmington, Del Mr..
Woodall, who left here last night
for his mothers home in Salisbury
could not be located today.
The car was believed to have
careened through the railing after
hitting an oil drum placed as a
warning signal OH the bridge ap-
proach. The bridge tender, Pete
Hall, was in his shelter at the time
and did not see the accident, police
said.
The plunge of the automobile into
20 feet of water apparently severed
a sub-surface gas line serving con-
sumers in northern Worcester
County. Workmen today were in
stalling a temporary line pending
repairs.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Jury Clears Officer
Accused Of SteaIinq
Food From Hospital
Justice Adkins Directs
Verdict for Williams;
2 2Others Ask Freedom

Justice Jesse G. Adkins in Grim
inal Court No. 2 of the District Court
today directed a verdict in favor
Of Willie Jim Matthews, 38-year-
old Metropolitan policeman accused
with two other men of stealing large
amounts of foodstufs from st. Eliz-
abeth's Hospital last year.
The jurist acted after Oficer
Matthews counsel, Charles E. Ford,
had contended that the Government
had failed to prove case against
his client and that the alleged con-
fessions of the other men were not
binding on the policeman. Accord
ingly, Justice Adkins called back
the jury. which had been absent
during the arguments that took most
Of the morning, and instructed it to
lind for Off1cer Matthews.
Attorneys Harry T. Whelan and
Michael j. Lane, defense counsel for
two st. Elizabeth Hospital en-
ployes, Thad Parker Strader, who
worked in the kitchen and store
room, and John E. Robey, who were
indicted with Officer Matthews,
asked Justice Adkins to direct a
verdict in favor of their clients on
the conspiracy count in the indict-
ment. Justice Adkins took this un-
der consideration. but directed that
the case proceed on the larceny
phases of the accusation.
Police claim that they have con-
fessions from Strader and Robey,
telling of their part in the alleged
theft of canned goods and other
foods Strader, who is 80, lives in
the 5000 block of Sixth street Sc,
while Robey, 20, lives in the 1900
block of Chester street Sc, police
say.
Attorney Ford said he would ask
the Police Trial Board and other
authorities concerned to restore
Officer Matthews to duty immedi-
ately, In view of his vindication to-
day. The policeman was first in
dicted a year ago in October on a
charge of larceny, and was later re-
indicted on charges of larceny and
conspiracy. In view of the fact that
Officer Matthews has been freed,
counsel for the two other accused
men think that the conspiracy
charge against them should be
dropped, because the indictment
names them as having conspired
with the policeman.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Arlington Bridge Aide,
wv. S. Sullivan, Dies

William Shackleford Sullivan, 50,
civil engineer. who helped draw up
plans for the Arlington Memorial
Bridge, died yesterday at his home,
1920 Massachusetts, avenue NV. He
had been in failing health for some
time, but had been seriously i'll only
a short while.
Mr.. Sullivan for several years was
employed by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
recently had been employed by a
local engineering firm.
A native of Chicago, he was a son
OF the late William K. Sullivan, at
one time owner and editor OF the
Chicago Evening Journal. His
mother was the late Mrs. Amelia
Shackleford Sullivan.
Mr.. Sullivan was graduated from
the University of Michigan. He was
member of the American Society
of Civil Engineers and the Phi Kappa
Psi Fraternity. He is survived by a
sister, Mrs. James Cumming, this
city.
Funeral services were scheduled
to be held at 4 pm. today in Gawler's S
chapel. 1850 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Burial will be in Chicago.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
New Security Board Member
At Ease in Any Task
Mrs. Woodward Chosen
1oSucceed Miss
Mary Dawson
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Ellen Woodward, new men,
ber of the Social Security Board,
can make cheese omelets or wear
orchids with equal grace.
She is auburn haired and talks
with the drawl of her native Missis-
sippi. Although she has held an i'm
portant executive job for some years,
she makes definite concessions to
femininity-fowers for her desk and
smart clothes with a few soft fem
mime frills.
President Roosevelt announced
her appointment yesterday to sue
ceed Miss Mary Dewson, who re-
signed, he said, because of her
health.
Good to look at, Mrs. Woodward
has plenty Of pepper. She recently
told the House Committee on Un-
American Activities it WITS "un-
American" in the way it handled
charges. Witnesses had declared
workers on some Of her w. P. A.
projects were Communistic.
AS assistant w. P. A. admins
traitor since June, 1885,, Mrs. Wood
ward has directed relief projects for
women and professional persons.
She was in charge of the writer's
project, which published State and
city guides The theater project,
which phroduced plays not only in
New York but in remote small
towns, came under her direction, as
did art. music and historical records
projects.
Taking women OF the dole and
putting them to uPrk has bean .
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Lecture Is Delivered
On Christian Science

A lecture on christian Science:
The Science of Christ" was delivered
today in the National Theater by DR..
Hendrix j. de Lange, c. S. B., of New
York city. DR.. de Lange is a mem
ber of the Board of Lectureship Of
the Mother Church, the First Church
of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass.
He was introduced by H. E. Man
ghum, first reader of First Church,
which sponsored the lecture.
The lecturer said in part:
Human illustrations are made
quate for the Qualification Of spirit
ual facts. However, let us take one
which may be useful for this in
stance--that of showing how essen
tial it is to understand that the di-
vine remains divine In order that
the human may be helped out of its
troublesome and mistaken sense Of
being"
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Mrs. A. ". Lee, Widow
OF Publisher, Dies

Mrs. Mary Walker Lee, 80, widow
of A. w. Lee, founder of the Lee
group of Midwest newspapers, died
yesterday in Garfield Hospital. She
had undergone an operation We'd
nesday. Mrs. Lee was living with
her daughter. Miss Laura Lee, at
2400 Sixteenth street. In recent
years she had spent the winters
here with Miss Lee.
Mr.. Lee established the first of
his group of newspapers at Ottumwa,
Iowa. At his death, in 1907, the
group included the Ottumwa
Courier, the Muscatine Gowa) Jour-
nal, the Davenport Uowa) Times,
the Lacrosse (Wis.) Tribune and
the Hannibal (Mo) Courier-Post.
Mrs. Lee retained an active inter-
est in these newspapers up to her
death.
Here at the time of her death
were her niece, Mrs. Mary Brigham
johnson Of Hastings. N. Y, and her
nephew, Lee Loomis, publisher of
the Mason City Qowa) Globe
Gazette.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. Friday in the First Presbv-
terian Church at Cedar RAPIDS
Iowa.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
'1axAdvisoryG Group
Holds Final SesSio
On D. {. Program
Members to Draw Up
Recommendations
For Congress

Members Of the Commissioners
Tax Advisory Committee and two
congressional experts were to meet
in final session this afternoon to
adopt their recommendation to
Congress on revision of the Districts s
tax structure.
They have before them the sug-
gested program calling for COM
bination of non-wage, non-sal larry
net income tax with per cent
retail sales tax exempting food,
medicine and rent, as major ele-
ment OF new program.
Just recently it has become known
that the group also is considering
the addition of a net personal in
come tax on all salaries of $4,000
or more, this being suggested more
as means of getting a final test
of the constitutionality and the
practicability of applying an in
come levy to the salaries of Federal
workers in the District than as q
means of raising major portion of
the money needed for future Dis
trict budgets.
Other elements of the suggested
program would be abandonment of
the Objectionable business privilege
tax; adoption of a corporation in
come tax with a at rate of 5 per
cent, and repeal of the Intangible
personal property tax.
If the group decides to recommend
such a program, it is expected there
will be minority reports from pos
sibly two of the 10 members of the
Commissioners committee, who in
recent meetings have objected to
the inclusion of a sales tax and in
sisted upon adoption Of a Fortnight
personal net income tax.
Mrs. John Boyle. jr., chairman of
the Citizens Committee for Fair
Taxation, denounced the suggested
sales tax as a part of the plan in
a talk last night over Station
WMAL. She insisted the solution
of the proglem was the adoption Of
an income tax. She said an ad-
visory committee which was truly
representative" of the people of this
city would not recommend any kind
Of a sales tax.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Widow Kills Daughter
With Iron MoIIet
+. the Associated Press.

E! the Associated Press.
WATERBURY, VT, Dec. al
Sheriff Henry c. Clawson an
nounced today that Mildred Bowers.
38-year-old widow. had confessed
bludgeoning to death her 6-year-old
daughter, Carolyn, with a 15-pound
iron mallet.
The woman, in what States At
torney Webster E. Miller described
as an apparent fit of insanity,
struck the child because "she felt
two older children would be better
taken care of If she did something
to Carolyn"
The womans husband died about
year ago.
No charge was placed. against Mrs
Bowers Immediately but she was
placed under the surveillance of
nurses.
Sheriff Lawson said the woman
told him she struck the child while
the latter was in bed, pulled her to
the floor and then struck her again.
Il don't know how many times =
The other children are Priscilla,
13, and Marilyn, 10.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Woman Disappears;
Murder Is Feared,
Husband, Son Held
Stained Hotchet and
Fragment Of Bone
Found by Probers
By the Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.-The
husband and son Of Mrs. Rose Spi-
nelli, missing 10 days, were held on
suspicion of murder today while
detectives examined fragments of
bone and a stained hatchet for clues
to her fate.
What did you do with her body,
pop?" shouted William Spinelli, jr.
10 to his father. William, SO. as
they faced each other during hours
Of questioning in the police homicide
bureau.
Frail, baldish Spinel]i wearily shot
back denials and counter accusa-
ton:
You know where she is. You
probably killed her yourself
Detective 1t. Ray Giese arrested
the father after neighbors reported
he had kept fire burning in an in
cinerator for five hours on Decem-
ber IL. the day his wife. 48, disap-
peared.
Searching the Spinelli home, in
vestigators discovered splotches Of
blood in a bedroom and bathroom,
and pieces of bone. a gold ring. a
woman's burned purse and a char
red fragment of cloth among ashes
on the driveway.
1t. Giese said the son told of
his father forcing him to write a
letter to his sister. Mrs. Helen An
gull. %, to the effect that Mrs. Spi-
nelli had gone to South America
with another man"
"He threatened me and said he'd
kill me while was asleep if I didn't
write it," the youth was quoted as
saying
Young Spinelli identified the gold
ring officers found as belonging to
his mother.
Police chemists were ordered to
make tests of the bones to deter
mine if they were of human origin.
while ashes from the incinerator
also were subjected to analysis.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Mrs. Mary Mcclellan
Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A.
Mcclellan, 63, widow of a Union
Army veteran, were held at 8 am.
today in st. Stephens Catholic
Church with the Rev. James I,
Bif1eld officiating. Burial was in
Arlington National Cemetery.
In ill health since an automobile
accident eight years ago, she died
Monday at her home, 9O6 Twenty.
third street NV. Mrs. Mcclellan
came to Washington as young girl
from her birthplace, Roscommon
County, Ireland. She was a mem
ber Of tho Sodality Union of St.
Stephens Church.
She is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. Alice Brown, Mrs. Elizabeth
Jett, Margaret and Katherine: four
sons, John, Frank and George, all
OF this city, and James R. of New
London, Conn, and a sister and
three brothers living in Ireland.