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Evening star., 1938-08-27
BER[E T0LEAVE
POST ON SEPT. Is
Resignation as Hu||'s Aide
Accepted by Roosevelt
in Letter of Praise.
BY the Associated Press,

bS inc hSSOClAteQ FIeSS.
HYDE PARK, N. Y. Aug 81
President Roosevelt today accepted the
resignation of Adolf A. Berle, jr., as
Assistant Secretary of State, and wrote
that Mr.. Berle had given the admin
istration splendid corporation"
Mr.. Berle's resignation is effective
September IS. Summer White House
authorities said he would return to his
law professorship at Columbia Uni
versity.
A New Yorker, Mr. Berle sent the
President his resignation few days
after Roswell Magill, Undersecretary
of the Treasury. had resigned to re-
turn to Columbia. Mr. Magill also
holds professorship in the Columbia
Law School,
ION the occasion Of my appointment
last February as Assistant Secretary
Of State" Mr.. Berle wrote MIR. Roose-
welt, you were good enough to agree
that the appointment might be con-
sidered temporary and that might ask
to be relieved when certain work was
got forward.
This has now been done. have
enjoyed every minute of it. The time
has come to go home, and I offer my
resignation, to take effect at your
pleasure In September"
Mr.. Berle told the President that "I
need hardly assure you that I propose
to support your administration and
you personally with whatever ability I
have against your enemies, foreign and
domestic"
There have been reports of friction
between Mr.. Berle and other officials
in the State Department, but it was
made clear at the summer White
House that no such factor was involved
in the resignation.
Mr.. Berle expressed deep admira-
ton" for both the President and Sec
retary Hull, and expressed appreciation
for "the many kindnesses" he had re-
ceived in Washington.
Replying, the President said:
1T is with very real regret that I
accept herewith your resignation as
Assistant Secretary Of State, to become
effective September IS.
Il want to take this opportunity also
to thank you for the fine service you
have rendered and to express my sim
cere appreciation for the splendid CO.
operation you have always given the
administration
Il send you every good wish for the
future"
In Washington, Secretary Hull said
today Mr.. Berle rendered highly valu-
able service to the State Department
during the few months he held ofIice.
Without detailing the Assistant Sec
retary's duties, Mr.. Hull said he COL
Elaborated with other officials on the
current negotiations for a trade agree
ment with Great Britain. The Secre-
tary declined comment on a possible
successor.
ORIGINAL "RRATN TpU,SrCp
Evening star., 1938-08-27

corner stone laying" All painters,
bricklayers and carpenters have
donated their services
Wide-eyed, the seven Trageser chill
dren stood under sunny cloud -hecked
sky and watched with awe the scene
through which they are getting a new
home. Evelyn acted as water boy"
hurrying from the road to her grand
mothers we'll to fetch fresh water
for the perspiring house raisers.
Gertrude, 13; Herbert, 10; Leonard,
8; Wilmer, 7. and yellow-haired Hen
rietta. 6. were observers.
Grandma, why don't you drive a
NALL" they shouted. Perhaps the most
interested spectator was Pat, brown
and black police dog who romped
tSee HOME. Page A-l4.)
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Neighbors Pitc1, In and Build
Fire Victims q Home IN Day
Siluer S Spring Residents Donate Services
to Erect House in -Four Corners
for the Trageser Family.

From the same window Of his
grandmother home that he saw his
family's house go up in smoke last
April. 12-year-old John Trageser
today watched the erection of his new
home-the first community built house
constructed in Montgomery County
since Colonial days.
Before night he will see the home,
located on the Old Kent road near
Four Corners. Md, completed-the
work done by neighbors from Silver
Spring. 1t will be frame house rising
two stories above the ground painted
with fresh coat Of white paint with
green trimmings.
The workmen began at 7:45 am.
As one gray-haired carpenter put it,
I'VE didn't have no ceremony and no
Evening star., 1938-08-27
u. s. to Buy Wheat.

The Government undertook today
TO place 1o0,000,000 bushels of surplus
American wheat in highly competi-
tive world grain markets, even If 1t
has to take a loss of as much as $25,-
000,00 on the operation.
The Agriculture Department notified
grain traders it would buy wheat
this week and Monday for shipment
to foreign countries under subsidy
program, the details of which are to
be announced later.
Oficials described the buying and
export arrangement as an emergency"
measure designed to prevent loss Of
American wheat markets to other
major wheat producing countries,
several OF which have announced they
would suhsidize exports.
Although details of the export pro-
gram were withheld, pending purchase
Of the grain, reliable persons said it
was probable the Government would
pay domestic prices for the grain and
sell It in foreign markets for whatever
It you'd bring in competition with
other grain.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Whistles Way to Freedom.
BY the Associated Press,

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ~ R.-
Miss Helen Robbins literally whistled
her way to freedom. Brought before
Magistrate Charles Medway on a dis
orderly conduct charge, she was asked
what she did for living. Il whistle, I"
she said, and demonstrated. That's
pretty good" said Medway. Dis
charged"
Evening star., 1938-08-27
FRENCH ARMY PLANES
CRASH, KILLING EIGHT
Two Bombers Plunge, Bringing to
II Number Of Victims in
Less Than Week,

By the Associated Press.
PAU. France, Aug. 27.-Two acci-
dents to army airplanes last night
took eight lives, bringing to II the
number Of French army and navy
flying men killed in accidents in less
than a week.
On night training fight one
bomber crashed in the woods after
explosions aboard. and the bodies Of
two non-commissioned officers and
two captains were found badly burned.
Another bomber from the Pau air
base crashed near the village Of
Montardon with the loss of its four
occupants, sergeant major, a SER
geant and two soldiers,
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Wife's Memory.
32 Years Long,,
Gets Safe Open
BY the Associated Press.

MECHANICSVILLE, N. Y, Aug.
27.-H. B. Dugan is grateful that his
wife has a retentive memory.
Fire swept his food market and the
paper bearing the combination CT
his office safe went up in smoke. Mr..
Dugan was in quandary, until his
wife recalled that 80 years ago he
had given her slip with the COM
bination written on it.
From drawer she produced the
paper, yellow with age but with the
writing still legible.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Summary Of Today's Star

U. of M. alumni fail to reply to wires
regarding primary. Page AS
United Democrats pledge tax cut in
Montgomery platform. Page ALA
Youth expected to be charged today in
housebreakings. Page ALA
SPORTS.
Grin to rush new talent to aid of
Mats wabbling hurlers. Page B-6
Yankees form one league, is other
CLUBS In second. Page B-6
Ted West, Mrs George Peters crowned
rulers Of trapshooters. Page B-6
Bulge. Mako, face Quist, Bromwich
Tor net doubles title. Page BIS
Saratoga, with lid on" fears loss Of
racing meet. Page B-7
Redskins reluctant to predict win over
college Al-Stars. Page B-7
Evening star., 1938-08-27
BURNS KILL BOY
Four-Year-Old Dies of Injuries
Caused by Igniting Box.

Playing with matches while wearing
one Of his mothers old dresses resulted
in death today for 4-year-old Gerald
Kerns Of Warrenton, Va.
Gerald was playing with a box of
matches on the front lawn of the
Kerns home Wednesday when friction
caused the entire box to ignite. The
flames set fire to flowing dress he was
wearing His screams brought his
mother, Mrs. j. c. Kerns to the scene.
The boy was rushed to Alexandria
Hospital, where he died.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

BY the Associated Press.
LANARK, Scotland, Aug. 27.-Brit-
ain earnestly warned and implored
Chancellor Adolf Hitler Of Germany
today to go slow in Czechoslovakia.
1t was tense day Of officially recog-
nized war alarms, as Chancellor OF
the Exchequer Sir John Simon, in a
speech here, reminded Hitler it would
be mistake to count on British neu-
trality If war starts.
Before he spoke the foreign Office in
London backed him up with a plea to
"all quarters" to avoid anything which
might "heighten the tension"
Compares War to Fire.
Sir John compared European war
to fire starting in high wind.
1T may be limited at the start. But
who can say how far it would spread
or how much destruction it would do
or how many may be called to beat
it out?" he said.
The foreign office statement express
ly condemned the action of the Sude-
ten German party in Czechoslovakia
in relaxing discipline in a proclama-
ton yesterday to permit use OF force
in self defense"
Winston Churchill, World War first
lord OF the admiralty, bluntly warned
his constituents that Germany was
endangering peace by mobilizing on q
war footing.
The admiralty also showed activity
by announcing the regular home feet
would cruise in the North Sea begin
ming September 6.
May Have to Fight.
Sir John served notice on an anx.
ious world that Great Britain nigh
have to fight if Germany started 9
war in Central Europe.
The former foreign minister re.
peated, "as holding good today" Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain decla.
ration before the House of Common,
March ~ that If war were to breal
out 1t would be unlikely to be con.
fined to those who have assumed such
obligations" to aid Czechoslovakis
against aggression.
An hour before the chancellor wa.
scheduled to speak he revised hi.
speech to put his own punch behinc
Mr.. Chamberlain's March warning
that Britain might be forced to fight
In a ast-minute insertion, Sir Johr
gave this warning:
This very case Of Czechoslovakis
may be so critical for the future o1
Europe that 1t would be impossible
to assume a limit to the disturbance
that conflict might involve and every
one in every country who considers
the consequences has to bear that
in mind"
Sir John coupled this with an un.
mistakable plea to Chancellor Adol,
(See CzECHs, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-08-27
HEARS j. Stirred
8 AS RADICALS
Dies Reveals No Details.
Former Justice Workers
Believed on List.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Dies committee Investigating un-
American activities has heard tes-
tin1ony from John D. Frey, A. F.
OF L. leader, that many C. /. o.
organizers Dere Communists. Com
munist inrodds into political
parties and Government itself also
has been alleged at hearings.
By the Associated Press.
Chairman Dies, Democrat, of Texas
disclosed today that the House Un-
American Activities Committee is in
vestigating q report eight Government
workers were discharged recently for
alleged subversive activities.
Mr.. Dies said the committee had
list Of eight employees. He declined
to say where they had been employed,
but there were indications that some
former Justice Department workers
were on the list.
Mr.. Dies recently criticised the de-
partment, in a letter to President
Roosevelt, for what he said was its
failure to cooperate in the committees s
investigations.
The information has been reported
to us that these employees Of the
Government were engaged in sub
versive activities" Mr.. Dies said.
I'VE want to know If that Is true
or not"
Will Probe Naxi Activities.
The committee chairman said he was
arranging series Of hearings here, to
last a week or 10 days, in which the
committee will 60 into the activities Of
Nazi organizations in this country. A
subcommittee is holding hearings in
New York this week.
The past hearings have been con-
cerned chiefly with alleged Communist
inroads mot labor organizations, po-
litical parties and the Government
itself.
The committee challenged Labor's
Non-Partisan League, political child of
the c. I. O., to produce evidence con-
troverting testimony that many c. I.
O. organizers have been members of
the Communist party. John P. Frey,
American Federation Of Labor leader,
gave the committee this testimony.
Sullivan Denies Charges.
This challenge was embodied in the
committees reply to the leagues accu-
sation that Edward F. Sullivan, q COM
mittee investigator, had been involved
in "subversive activities" through
alleged work IS . labor spy and had
been associated with Fascists.
Mr.. Dies said Mr.. Sullivan had de-
MED the charges and had been ordered
to assemble proof in the form Of am
davits.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
ENGLAND WARNS
GERMANY TO co
SLOW WITH WAR
Reliance Upon Neutrality of
British a Mistake, Simon
Declares.
RELAXING OF SUDETEN
DISCIPLINE ASSAILED
Foreign Office Condemns Action.
Churchill Charges Reich
Endangers Peace.

BACKGROUND
Question OF ioar or peace In Eu-
rope in face OF German menace to
Czechoslouakia has been put up
to England. France has mutual aid
treaty with Czechoslopdkid uhich
she has declared she will tulfH in
cash OF attack. Britain has refused
to give Csechs prior promise OF as
ststance. but has tDdrned Germany
a new European 1oar may inevitably
inUOlpe her.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

(See REPUBLICANS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-08-27

NU' . WestHef nu1euu EUIec1SV.J
Fair tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature; gentle west and
northwest winds. Temperatures today
Highest, S6, At pm; lowest, 66, at
$50 am.
Full report on page Az.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-09
FINAL FIGURES On
GOLD PRODUCTION

Montana gold production in-
creased to 204. 9O7 ounces in 1887
as compared with 1s0,2Os ounces
in 1885. according to official fig
ures of the y. S. mint. Gold produc-
tion was worth s7,171, 500 against
$6.S07.S22 in 1885.
Montana silver production tot
allied 11,740.970 ounces valued at
$9,O81, $40 compared with 1900
563 ounces worth $3.50, 6s6 in
1885.
In the United States output OF
gold in 1887 was within $4,000
ounces of the record set in 1915
and the value was $4,000, 600
higher. Silver production totaied
71,941,794 ounces worth $55,646,-
97S as compared with the record
in 1915 of 74,961,O75 ounces
worth S37,397,30O.
The final figures are slightly
higher than the preliminary esti-
mates.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-09

Because many of us here in Montana
know but little of what is going on in
the rapidly moving science of the oil in
dustry, this organization has recently
issued a series of publications dealing
with geophysics, deep drilling and modern
drilling equipment.
There is now drilling in Pendroy dis
trict the first well located by geophysical
methods in Northern Montana, with the
Devonian as its objective We are given
the first taste of the modern sciences Of
the oil industry in this test which may
open up new producing horizons for all
Montana oil fields. Should the Pendroy
we'll fail to find oil at the top Of or some
where IN the Madison lime, it will con-
tinue on down to the Devonian from
which no oil has been produced in COM
mercial quantities in Montana save at
Baker where oil in commercial amounts
was found in the Devonian. Such dis
covery would be no less important to the
State of Montana than the first discovery
of oil.
Everyone who had any knowledge of
geology and knew anything about the
structural conditions in Montana was
sure that there was oil to be found in
Montana, long before the discovery we'll
was drilled at Devils Basin III was
mere matter of common sense. Yet it is
a strange fact that people refused for
years to take the risk of drilling a well
on the north side of the theoretical
boundary between Wyoming and Montana
Tens and hundreds OF thousands of dol
lars of Montana money was sent to Wy
oming to drill wells, but few people were
willing to risk an investment in the same
type of structures with similar forma-
lions, in Montana. Yet when Gordon
Campbell by sheer logged determination
finally succeeded in proving that there
was oil in Montana, all of us could see
that it was ridiculous to feel that an
artificial barrier such as a geographical
state line would terminate the laws of
nature which governs the accumulation
and trapping of oil.
Now it is equally difficult for US
to get wells drilled through the Madison
lime, although everywhere else it is de-
finitely proven that the GREATEST pro-
duction can be expected from horizons
below the top of the Madison lime Had
Turner Valley operators, north of Mon
tana, stopped their wells at the top of the
Madison lime, there would be no Turner
Valley oil field today Some people once
said that there was no chance for oil
in Alberta, believing that the Montana
Alberta line again was a barrier to the
accumulation of oil. Now that we know
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-09
PROFITING BY OUR F4INDSIGHT

Montana, drills to $500 feet with rotary
tools on a structure where cable tools
could not reach the producing sands
Dry Creek was at one time 'disproven"
by cable tools which went to $500 feet
before abandoning; 1000 feet short OF
the objective. However, rotary drilling
has not yet arrived" in Montana. That
is something for the NOT DISTANT
FUTURE. Rotary drilling is coming
here, as elsewhere WHEN WE NEED
THE OIL
AS we see it, the day is at hand when
we will need a lot of crude to take care
of a growing refinery market. This week
we are issuing a special bulletin dealing
with the market situation-giving sum
mary OF the situation which we believe
indicates that a year hence here will be
an OIL SHORTAGE-unless there is
lot of drilling. We know that there will
be no shortage because operators have
plenty of ground to- drill and they know
that they can easily DOUBLE present
production in north Montana fields. To
the man who has his money invested in
royalties this is of tremendous importance
1t takes drilling to make a royalty in
vestment successful Oil in the ground
has no value. Only when the oil is
brought to the surface does it become
valuable thus with this additional drill
ling that we can now forsee, the royalties
we have been buying in proven territory
in north Montana fields are coming in
for early increase in value.
After that comes deep drilling and new
horizons which may make fortunes to
some royalty owners who have thought
their present properties "disproven" by
shallow cable tool wells.
Modern science has answers to all the
questions The deep folds can be located
through geophysical methods; deep hori-
IONS can be tested with rotary tools.
These factors are going to bring great
fortunes to someone.
It stands to reason that the man who
can see this situation as we have describ-
ed it can certainly make some money by
buying royalties in areas where deep
folds are known to exist, through geo.
physical methods, and where develop
ment will come as a result of a stabilized
crude market.
The market development is not com
ing fast enough to change the situation
greatly this year. That means continued
opportunity to the investor: an oppor-
tunity that will terminate long before
the market catches up with production.
Any who is interested in following up
this opportunity is invited to join US.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-09
BID FOR BIG
CONTINUED from Page Onel

Continued from Page Onel
a shot of 20 quarts of nitro glycerin
and has again been shot with so
quarts in an effort to make a Sun
burst sand producer.
Dahl-Kimball No. 1, SW SEA
SEX 1-35-3W, in the Rocky Ridge
pool, is drilling at 1870 in the black
lime after a showing of oil in the
Sunburst sand from 1902 to 1912.
Crumley-Fryberger No. 10, CNL
NwA SEA 24-S5-SW, is drilling at
1900
oien Engemoen No. s, SW NEA
SWl 11-35-2W, is treating with
500 gallons of acid
Pfabe & Engleking-Hurley No. 2,
NE NE u NWA 9-34-2W, is drilling
at 700.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-09
NO CAUSE FOR IMMEDIATE ALARM

oil industry could be hands in the inquiry of
the national economics committee into alleged price fixing the
oil industry Senator OahOney of Wyoming has been nam
ed chairman committee Senator OMahoney has work
ing knowledge of the oil industry that viii offer conf
the industry that the inquiry viii not become an IN
uusion, as might be feared from Senator Borah.
Congress appropriated 100000 for inquiry into mon
opos practices and Senator OMahoney terms an effort
evauate situation to determine the cause and
cure of economic concentration
It is generally believed that while Senator Borah would
Immediately pounce the oil industry charging price fixing
that the majority of the committee has in mind facndng
inquiry business practices and concentration wealth
with view to establishing supervision OF business
This is pet hobby of President Roosevelt and will probably
not quick drastic moves against any one branch
of industry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-09

Here come friend of mine
He's a human dynamo"
"Really?"
Eyes, everything he has on is
charged"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-09
INLAND INDEX
IS SUPPORTING
MEMORIAL FUND

Inland Oil Index of Casper has
Joined with Montana newspapers in
the effort to raise a fund to build
a suitable memorial to Gordon
Campbell, discoverer of oil in Mon
tana. Bob Hazlett, publisher of the
Index, is printing the same coupon
carried by Shelby papers and the
Journal, giving readers of the In
dex opportunity to contribute to
the fund.
The committee, acting in con-
junction with the Lions club Of
Shelby, has just issued a souven-
If pamphlet bearing the picture of
Gordon Campbell, with brief sketch
of his life and comments on the
significance Of his service to the
State of Montana Fifty thous-
and of these have been printed and
will be distributed over the state.
Many thousands will be passed out
at the booth Of the Montana oil in
dustry in the north Montana state
fair in Great Falls during the first
week in August.
Up to this time the subscriptions
have all been voluntary, the COM
mittee having made no systematic
campaign to get pledges. Not E.
nough money has been received thus
far to justify adoption OF any de-
sign or plan for the memorial. 1t
is possible that the memorial wiz be
built in conjunction with some fed
eral-aid project, if this can be ar
ranged.