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Evening star., 1938-04-20

Earle thlS week. II any one imagineS
this department sitting cross-legged
on the floor surrounded by le chorus
girls all answering questions as fast
as they are asked, that one is crazy.
Chorus girls are not interviewed that
way, at least not in 16s. Instead, one
submits questionnaire to them; one
of those anonymous, remote-control
affairs that induces truth telling,
evades embarrassment and begets no
arguments over the possible Stiffness
OF either the question or its answer.
Analyzing the replies which the
girls thought up to the various queries,
Evening star., 1938-04-20

Pittsburgh New Orleans, New Mar
tinsville wv. Va. Those places seem
like everywhere, at least.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
Recital Tonight.
MORA sTAAEL will bring to tn,

MORA STAAEL will bring to the
Wardman Park Theater tonight
her dance group from Sweet Briar
College to present a recital for the
benefit OF the library fund of the COL
lege. Miss Staael, herself a dancer Of
exceptional merit, has studied with
such well-knoWn artists as Charles
Weidman, Martha Graham and Doris
Humphrey. all Of whom have been to
Sweet Briar and assisted in instruc-
ton
The program to be presented will
include solo dance created and per-
formed by Miss Staael and, in addi-
ton, other dances by the groups.
Evening star., 1938-04-20

silent film. The
story in this case
has b e m con-
siderably changed
meat for Janet
Gaynor would be
poison for Shirley
T e m pie, an d
Charlie will get
an adult female
as his love oppo-
site.
X X X X
Paul M u n / S
signed promise to
make nine pic
lures in five years
for Wa rr or prpth.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15
Mother Nature
Takes Work Out
OF Fishing job

Charles H. Withers, who is drill
ling in Saskatchewan, reports one
OF the quickest fishing jobs In oil
fields history at his Triangle well.
He says:
We were setting production pipe
at 400 feet above the gas sand,
and had put a bridge In the hole
just above the gas sand, and about
thousand feet Of water to hold
the gas pressure while we were
conditioning the hole.
While working In the hole with
the drilling tools, we broke off a
bit, and while we were getting ready
to fish the bit out OF the hole,
which might have been a long and
expensive operation, the gas pres
sure building up under the bridge
let loose and blew the bridge, bit
and everything else out OF the hole.
In other words, Mother Nature did
the fishing job for us. II shot the
bit out of the hole just like a bull
let out Of a gun. The bit Is a piece
OF steel that weighs about a fhous-
and pounds. so you can imagine
the terrific pressure that II would
require to throw the bit out, to-
gether with tons Of mud and other
materials.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15
new TEST IS
SPOTTED ON
HAGEN DOM {

Another test Is reported in pros
pect on the Hagen structure on
Lower Two Medicine creek, south
west OF Cut Bank oil field. 1t Is a
promising sharp dip structure and
several attempts have been made to
drill It but title complications have
defeated previous efforts. It is un-
derstood that title has been perfect
ed ON fee lands belonging to the
Hagen family and application has
been made by Henry Hagen for a
lease on $40 acres OF tribal lands
in sections and 16 OF Twp. 81,
NJ. Range wv. He has also asked
that 1910 acres of Indian allotted
lands be placed on sale. in Sections
5, s. Z, 8, and II Of Twp. BIN
Rg. wv.
Location for the test well has
been made a few hundred feet
south Of old Hagen ranch home on
the south side of Two Medicine
creek. T. Coulter, who drilled for
Sam Tweedy in the Big Bend pool,
Is said to have moved some mater
ials to location, representing a
group of wealthy French-Canadians
In Saskatchewan.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15

new STORAGE
IS GOING Up
IN CUT BANK

Construction of storage tanks is
expected to ''take up the slack in
Cut Bank oil field during the next
few months until new refinery pro-
jects are able to absorb the pres
emit temporary oyer-production.
AL wilkinson of Butte is building
four 5.500-barrel tanks on his leases
in the big Bend pool and will pump
his wells into this storage between
now and the time the Wasatch re-
finery at Pocaltello, now under con-
struction, begins taking crude.
A. c. Crumley is likewise erect
ing a 5,5007barrel tank in the field
to store his oil for the use Of the
same plant which win start taking
crude as soon as the refinery crude
storage tanks are ready.
Preparations have been completed
for the erection of an SO,000-barrel
tank by A. B. Cobb and Nadeau
Brothers, as part Of the facilities
of Producers Pipeline company. and
this storage will become available
shortly to producers who have con-
tracts for summer delivery.
Little oil has been stored for
Yale Oil company's new Kalispell
(Continued on Page Threel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15
west kelvin
IN SPOTLIGHT
THIS SEASON

A 5OO-gallon treatment of acid
was applied on Friday to the first
completion of 1888, in West Kelvin
field. by Henry Vanderpas. The
we'll is the Vanderpas-Thumm No. /,
in SW NWA NWA 33-35-3W. in
the high gravity pool which is likely
to have the spotlight in all north
Montana development in the coming
year. This we'll had the customary
showing OF oil at the top OF the
lime, at 1907 feet After acidiza-
tion these wells frequently make
100 barrels or more per day. The
outcome of this well will not be
known until Sunday.
This week found three active
wells in Kevin-Sunburst field, two
on the west side and the third in
the west central portion. The high
gravity oil pool west of Kelvin is
expected to have the spotlight in
northern Montana during the COM
ing season and as soon as the
danger Of winter weather is past,
a half dozen wells will be drilling.
The one active well in the ex-
IRENE west part OF the pool is the
West Kelvin Community No. well
in NEA NWA 3-34-4W, which is
drilling at 92O, working daylights
only.
Superior Petroleum-Government
No. Z. NE NWA NWA 12-35-3W,
in the Sunburst sand area Of the
Rocky Ridge pool. is drilling at
1880 after having set casing. It
offsets a good Sunburst sand pro-
ducer.
Big West7Gunderson No. 4, SW
NE u NWA 19-35-2W, drilling at
1870 and should be a completion |
during the coming week. This is
across the forty" from
The largest well in the area, drilled
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15

proximately one-half of the gasoline
used by the people Of our state
is imported from Wyoming, Cali
fornia and Oklahoma while 1000
barrels of daily production in our
own oil fields are shut in for lack
OF a market, it is no wonder that
we keep urging all Montana to
BUY GASOLINF1 MADE FROM
MONTANA CRUDE AS we have
stated repeatedly, people of Mon
tana are aiding in the reduction Of
their own tax bills when they"BUY
MADE FROM MONTANA
CRUDE''-the gasoline that puts
the punch in Montana business.
As announced IN the Great Falls
Leader OF January sth, a district
meeting Of the Chambers Of Com
merce and service clubs OF the towns
and communities OF north central
Continued on Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15

In addition 10 TINS amount, We
find from figures prepared by the
Montana Taxpayers Association
that the state of Montana has col
lected in rentals and royalties on
state leases up to June 80, 1887,
the sum of $2,262, 642y32. This we
understand goes entirely to the sup
port of the school systems of this
state. Mr.. Benion, Secretary of
this association, points out that
this money invested in permanent
at the rate OF 4 per cent
per annum adds approximately
500, 10000 additional income for
the support of our school systems.
Now, stop and think what IL
means to every taxpayer in the State
Of Montana to have our oil wells
shut In for lack Of a market
thus depriving the State of Montana
Of this tremendous tax income.
When we stop to think that APP
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15
Many Operators IN
Concerted Protest
Against PROBATION

Setting up figures to show that would cost than
four hundred thousand dollars to make test of production
fix aowabs under any plan of state proraton oppon
of proraon threw CONSERVATION into the hearing of
the Oil Conservation Board the subject at the Thursday
sessions.
This evidence introduced through Fred Patt petroleum
engineer the climax of long list of witnesses all of
whom ouy opposed any program of curtamen of produc
ton of staeenorced equitable taking of oil by buyers
Plat presented detailed figures showing that it would
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15
BLACKFEET JOIN
IN PROTEST AGAINST
CRUDE PROBATION

The Blackfeet Indian tribal coun-
Gil Joined the ranks of protestants
against proposed proration during
the past week, filing a letter OF pro-
test with the oil conservation board.
The tribe has royalties on 35 pro-
ducing wells but has not had very
large checks, owing to the curtail-
ment under buyers proratiOn during
the past year. An idea Of the tribal
earnings is given by the records
for four months: July. $4,736.35;
August, S4.642.20: September, So
21s.55 and October. s2,628.77. In
November most of the wells were
shut In.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15

ocost S305,761 TO make a 30-day
test of all OF the 1043 producing
wells in Kevin-Sunburst. His fig
ures for Cut Bank were Sis ,569.-
| 81, making a total of around $421,-
600 cost for the necessary test.
Included in his figures were the
nee essary tankage and other field
equipment, including 200 tanks OF
! 250-barrel capacity and 33 tanks
Ipf 100-barrel capacity, which with
other equipment involves an ex-
penditure of S42O,7S3.04. 1t called
for use Of 10 trucks and crews
which would involve a total labor
cost OF $26.500. The salaries OF
the office force alone would involve
an expenditure OF $1.449 per month
plus $185 per month for supplies.
Twenty-Five sets OF workmen would
be necessary and the survey would
require a total OF so days, he said.
Anti-proration forces had their
inning during the past week, pro-
ceeding much more swiftly than did
the case of the proponents. wit
nesses included W. NJ. Fulton, pfon-
eer operator; ]. N. Thelen, att0r-
ney: Al Wilkerson. Cut Bank OPP
orator; A. c. Jeffries, Cut Bank
operator; George McCabe, Cut Bank
H. r. Patterson OF Billings,
Cut Bank operator: w. z. Burks.
Cut Bank operator; DR.. B. A. S.
Aronow, Kevin-Sunburst operator
and refiner: Lee Yealey, Ohio OIL
company superintendent who tes&d-
fled as an expert without express
ing an opinion on PROBATION; and
George Downs, Kevin-Sunburst oper-
ator. each took the stand to express
opposition to proration or to refute
claims OF proponents.
The surprise Of the hearing came on
Friday morning when the opponents
rested their case without calling William
F. Knode. former chief engineer OF the
Texas Railway commission. who has sat
throughout the sessions, and who was
expected to give expert opinion on the
local situation in the light OF his ex-
Derience in Texas. Louis p. Donovan,
.hief Of the counsel for opponents. at the
session Friday morning that the case
Il Is understood that Mr. Knode was
v the opinion that his testimony was
rot needed inasmuch as the opponents
.ase was complete. Proponents Of pro-
alton had offered no definite plan, thus
making expert comment unnecessary.
The outstanding fireworks" Of the
ession were provided by w. NJ. Fulton
rho denounced in his picturesque and
orceful language any effort 70 cnro
PRODUCTION IN this state until such time
- Il Is providing enough oil to care
or It's own requirements.
"No other state has been fdiotic e.
cough to prorate when its production
gas 10 small as that of Montana he
fconslnued on Pare Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15

There remains of unsod OIL non-committed in Cut Bank
approximately 40O barrels of daily production Included in this
figure is 1000 barrels daily of Glacier Production
montana Power)
preliminary survey of KevinSunburs field indicates that
there is about 1000 barrels of daily production that not
tracted to any present buyer.
None of these figures include oil James W.
Johnson Agent of Shelby the total
known Johnson seeking 5000 barrels of daily production
for plant to be built adjacent Cut Bank and KevnSun
burst field Under his contract he the necessary
crude signed by February which day
definitely the plans for construction
being placed in in the First Shelby
and to be delivered only showing that refinery
suction going ahead Under the agreement the
refinery must be constructed before August 1888
burst.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15
BULLETIN NO. 13
BY Shelby Lions Club Committee on
BUY GASOLINE MADE FROM MONTANA CRUDE"
BY L. r.. HANNAH Secretary


that the biggest Of income for the State Of Montana in the
also fOroby reminded that during this the people Of
gasoline made from crude oil produced in other thereby dpng
OF lie ending
Fol- the
For
352,92OOO
83,916.OO
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15
Contracts For Two
Refineries Actually
Total 2,118 Barrels

of production in Cut Bank field this week revealed
that refinery projects have resulted in the actual contract
ing of total of 28 barrels per day of crude follows
Barrels
Yale refinery pel-~--.-------,.-~.--. 1906
Wasatch refinery PocateIlo, Idaho 812
TOTAL 2118
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15

this pool goes promise of grOscng TO national rating of
major pool ha7qng present potential of 900 barrels per
potential to 10000 to $4,000 barrels per day Montana pro-
dncers making effort to compete avth Turner galley
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-15

panorama aieqO of the sensational West Turner VGley
oil pool knO7m Little Chicdgo as here Sloqem explain
the "z0hy of production Montana Turner Valley
field had produced $4 100000 OOyh of nabha and crude
before the zes flank oil production qus discovered NoqO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-28

Russia now has 42,oOO women doctors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-28

Continued from Page D zero temperatures only to the Mis- souri valley and plains states but will send thermometers to lowel levels east of the Mississippi river.
 A considerable fall in temper atures was reported in northern Florida last night as the effects of the initial cold wave reached that state. Jacksonville recorded 34 de- grees above zero and Tampa 40 above. Miami reported 66 above but faces colder weather by tonight.
 Chicago's reading fell to low of 2 above zero today but Lloyd fore cast it would rise to IS this after noon and as high as 28 tomorrow before the effect of the second movement of cold was felt. Earlier forecasts had predicted the cold wave would not abate this week, but today's report brought the promise of 8 slight respite.
 Lower Temperatures Lowest temperatures reported in the United States today were 20 degrees below zero at Wausau, Wis, and Bemidji, Minn. Freezing tenn peratures were reported as far south as San Antonio, Tex, and throughout Alabama. Florence, Ala. recorded IA degree minimum and Atlanta, Ga, saw its thermometers drop to 20.
 The second cold wave sent the temperature down to A below zero at Edmonton, Alta, and sub-zero temperatures were forecast for Me- braska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North and South Dakota tomorrow night.
 Light snowfalls were reported ir the Great Lakes states, New En" land and New York. Gales which swept Michigan yesterday causing snow drifts to block roads dissipat- ed today and enabled workers to clear roads and restore broken com- munication lines.
 Water Shortage Averted
 At Toledo, O., the threat of water shortage was averted as mil- lions of gallons of water rolled back into the Maumee river from Lake Erie where the water had been pushed by strong off-shore winds. Reservoirs which had been nearly exhausted were filling ra- pidly.
 At least three deaths were attri- huted to the cold wave. Two aged men died from heart attacks after trying to walk against a 66-mile per hour wind at Buffalo, N. r.. and young factory wArker froze to death in an alley at Muncie, Ind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-28
of accounting since 1928.
 Story Revealed by McGlOOn

The story, retold in the light of McGloon's testimony, was this:
 Musica, with a criminal record dating back II years, changed his name and formed the Adelphia com- pany in 1920. He used the drug company's alcohol permits as a means for bootlegging. In 1923 he moved to Mount Vernon, N. Y, formed Girard and Company, a hair tonic manufacturing company, which also had an alcohol permit. In 1925 he introduced himself in financial circles here, established credits and borrowed some money.
 In 1926 he was back in Wall Street, seeking a $1 100000 loan to buy Mo Kesson and Robbins Manufactur- ing Company. McGloon entered the picture at that stage. He had been for nine years an auditor for Price, Warehouse and Company, and was assigned to investigate Girard and Company for the prospective fi- nanciers.
 Nothing Suspicious
 He found nothing suspicious about Girards books, except that in the previous six months its assets had risen from $646, ,O0O to $1, ,097 900. Girard's crude drugs department had been especially active.
 The $1,000,000 loan was approved, Coster-Musica bought McKesson and Robbins, incorporated it with Girard. Two years later, he was back in Wall Street, negotiating 10000, 900 financial backing to add a chain of warehouses to McKesson and Robbins. He was successful and out of this expansion grew the pres ent corporation, with 60 wholesale houses and $86,50O,000 assets, less the $18,000,00 shortage.
 McGloon joined Coster- -Musica' $ company in 1928 and yesterday he admitted that in the 10 years fol- lowing, "The slightest outside check" would at any time have dis closed that the crude drugs depart ment was @ fake.
 Although outside audits were made every year by Price, Water house and Company, the practice is for auditors to accept the certi- fication of a responsible officer of the company" as to the goods in the inventory and the bills due, and Coster- Musica always certified the crude drugs departments reports.
 Glasgow, Dec. 28-(UP)-Folir ad- ditional Scottish firms received mo- tiflcation from New York today that they are indebted to McKesson & Robbins for tinspecihed merchandise allegedly bought through ". VI Smith.
 Eight firms now have received such
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-28
planes will meet the reduced convo. of Corsica.
Urgency for Trip

Further, Daladier removed the at. mosphere of urgency from the trip by deferring 1t, even if briefly. He was to have started from Paris on the night of Jan. l. Now he intends to await the end of the budget de- bate in the senate, ana probably will leave Jan. 2 or Jan. 3.
 Thirdly, the length of Daladier's stay in Corsica, where he is to in- spect defenses, is to be curtailed. He may not have time to inspect the important southern defenseS, near est Italian Sardinia.
 By reducing the size of his escort fleet and shortening his stay in Cor sica, Daladier removes the features of his visit calculated to give of- fense to Mussolini.
 There was evidence, however, that though he had decided to give no ground for offense, Daladier intend- ed to be prepared for trouble. It was understood that the garrison of French troops at Djibouti would be increased soon. Also the goyern- ment intends to open negotiations with Italy for definite demarca- tion of the border between French Somaliland and Ethiopia.
 Dispatches from Cairo said that Hubert DeChamps, governor gen. eral of French Somaliland, had Sup- pressed an effort by Italians in the colony to demonstrate in favor of Italy, and coincidently asked Paris for troop achievements.
 Estimates published here put the r-ench strength in Somaliland at less than 2,000 troops. against 370,000 in Italian East Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-28
FRENCH PAPERS
 CHARGE ITALY
tcontinued from Page 1,

Edouard Daladier's approaching visit to Corsica and Tunis would take the form of a demonstration of strength and that Chamberlain had been asked to stop of at Paris on his way to Rome to visit Premier Mussolini next month.
 However, it was noted that coin- cident with the series of denials the government announced that the Navy dispatch boat DTberville was being set from Beirut, Lebanese re- public, to Djibouti, French Somali- land.
 A government spokesman also in- dicated that French troops would be sent to Djibouti merely to assure the security of the terminal of the Djibouti- -Addis Ababa railroad ter minal. It was said that not more than 5000 French troops would be sent, increasing the forces at Dji- bouti to 5000. It was emphasized that such a small force coul dnot be intedned in any way to offset the large number of Italian troops In East Africa.
 Reduce Scale of Visit
 As regards the denial that Dala- dier's visit would take the form of a naval demonstration, there seemed no doubt that the government had deliberately reduced the entire scale of the visit in order not to heighten Mediterranean tension or to give of- fense to Italy.
 By doing so, it was suggested in diplomatic quarters, Daladier had quietly taken the first step toward opening delicate negotiations with the fascist government through Prince Minister Chamberlain.
 That Daladier was to have been escorted on his visit to Corsica and Tunisia, by convoy of g war ships there seemed no doubt. Names of the escort vessels had been pulp lished, and 1t was planned that more than 40 airplapes should ac- company the fleet.
 Now Daladier has ordered that only a cruiser and six destroyers accompany him and that the air. planes remain at home. Local air
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-28
SENATE, HOUSE
 LEADERS ACTIVE
Continued from Page D

as floor leader, and Senator iPerre J. Laramee. Willimantic, as presi- dent pro tenn.
 Democrats, however, expected Re- publicans would control the senate, making Laramee's nomination merely formality. Downes would remain as Democratic minority leader If Re- publicanS took control. House Minority Leader Democratic house members, mean time, prepared to caucus here Fri day night on selection of minority leader. Outnumbered enormously in the house, the Democratic delega- tion of 63 nevertheless was expected to squabble bitterly over choice of i a leader to succeed Representative John D. Thoms, Waterbury. Leading candidates for the job were Representative T. Emmett Claire, 25-year-old Killingly legisla- tor who will take his bar exams at the end of the week, and Represen- tative Benjamin Tonkonow, Me-1den prosecutor.
 1 Rep. TonkonoW'S chances were favored, principally because of Rep. Claire's youth. . Republican house mempers will organize officially, as will the Re- publican senators, the night of Jan. 3, at the state capitol. Agreement also will be achieved on appoint ment of house and senate clerks, messengers, doorkeepers and other assistants.
 Republicans were expected to con- trol these jobs for the first time in eight years. Appointment of several deputies to newly-elected state of1i- cials still was awaited.
 Gov.-Elect Raymond E. Baldwin, i'll over the weekend, vas expected i to attend the meeting here today.