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The Washington times., 1938-12-23
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By SHIRLEY SPENCER

Score 10 for each question
and 10 for each part Of No. 9.
/. The U. S. Navy is a branch
of the (a) Legislature, (b) Exc
cutive, (c) Judicial Department.
2. Who was called "The Amer
ican Fabius"?
3. A mayor is the chief magis-
trate of a city. True? False?
4. What feminine name did a
secret society, which flourished
in the coal mining districts of
Pennsylvania, use?
5. The District of Columbia is
a Federal district. True? False?
6. In what month did the Pill
grims land on Plymouth Rock?
Z. The Mormons as a sect
originated and were first organ
lied in (a) New York, CD Utah,
Co Iowa.
8. "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner" was declared the national
anthem of the U. S. by (a) the
President, (b) act OF Congress,
(c) vote of the people.
9. (a) How many Vice Presi-
dents of the United States have
succeeded to the presidency? (b)
Name them.
ANSWERS on Page 32l
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Contrasts

I can't understand why Presi-
dent Roosevelt apparently wants
to interfere with Hitlerism,
when he hasn't turned a hand
to interfere with Communist
butchering, burning and shoot
ing Of Christians in Mexico,
Russia and Spain. Hitler may
be bad, but at least he hasn't
tortured people as the Commu-
nists do. Shame on our rulers
for recognizing Russia. There
would be no FaSciSm if it weren't
for Communism. TIA.
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Drucci, Spike O'Donnell, Joe
Salts, Bugs Moran, Teddy
Newberry, Fur Sammons and
others.
How he came to mix with
these wild men is something still
unexplainable to me. For the
Gimp just played tough. He
wasn't tough and these boys,
who were as tough as the ham,
mers of hell, knew he wasn't. He
put on an act for them and they
let him get away with it. He
had been in newspaper circula-
ton in Chicago, which calls for
hard boys, but there mis- act also
covered him. Nobody called his
bluff and he climbed the ladder
a bit, feeling more secure as he
went up. The higher he got the
more noise he could make and
the easier it was for him to get
away with it.
4 Il
TlHEN he tried the liquor racket
L but tie boys got wise to him
very quickly. Newspaper circu.
lation methods Gin Chicago)
were as .ping-pong is to mayhem
in comparison. But everybody
liked the Gimp-and they liked
him all the more after he fell
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

safeguarding Of these tenetS
that we may enjoy the heritage
gained tor us by those pioneers
who brought this political
philosophy to the land we call
the United States of America.
Yet we have with us those
who would supplement this
form of government for that
sponsored by the madman of
Munich, and the tyrant of the
Tiber, and worse still, the total
itarian concept engendered by
the willy Python of Petrograd.
We want none of that.
It was through the interces-
sion Of Divine Providence this
nation was conceived and has
remained steadfast to that trust
up to the time Of the encroach-
ment of this pagan wave Of
theology. These false prophets
to our credo must give way to a
healthy surge of patriotic ideals
which loyal citizens should en-
brace with fervor.
And SC, this is our humble
tribute to the Dies Committee
for the splendid work it has
carried forth and we sincerely
hope that the forthcoming Con-
gress will establish it as an
integral part of the legislative
setup. CWAR.
Il i
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Greatest Gift

Yes, Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Nc
Lean is surely right when she
says Gods greatest gift is to
have the honor of becoming a
mother.
I have the esteemed pleasure
of being the mother of four pre-
cious children and, as I grow old,
I realize how God truly blessed
me to allow me to become a
mother-a son 33, daughter 80.
son % and son %, and three
precious grandchildren.
My two Oldest children used
to play on the late John r. Nc
Lean property just inside where
the big clock stands, and how I
love Friendship and dear old
Tenleytown where I lived for 13
years.
I will never forget when Mrs.
McLean'S precious son got
killed. Had it been one of my
own I could not have felt worse.
I realize more and more how
grand it is to be an American
and live in such a grand, glori-
Gus place.
MRS. H. M, ELLIS,
Riverdale, Md.
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Tribute to Dies

Too long have loyal citizens
Of the Republic assumed a
lethargic attitude toward Ger.
tain national issues which they
took for granted were merely
passing political fancies, only
later to realize that the ulti-
mate purpose Of such a pro-
gram would spell the forfeiture
of sacred rights Americans hold
dear.
We feel that most Americans
are primarily interested only in
the doctrines set forth in our
Constitution, namely justice,
freedom and democracy. How
ever. It Is only through the
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
COzghlin Us. Pope

The Pope rises from a sickbed
in Rome to speak out against
the rising tide of religious bigo-
try and persecution. The Rev.
Father Coughlin speaks other
wise in this country. Let him
speak, by all means; that is his
constitutional right. But first,
let him take off the sacred robes
of the Catholic Church.
T,D.M,
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
ROllin' Along
By ". A. S. Douglas

CAN'T HELP feeling sorry for Moe "The Gimp Snyder
his conviction for shooting Piano Player Alderman,
the Little Ladys boy friend felt terrible that time they
into court where the Gimp trial for attempted
murder and Haunted their honeymoon under his
Because the Gimp loved Ruth Etng in the fashion
that fox terrier loved the only thing in
the world that mattered that undersized dog. lodged
death by the thickness of my pants when crossing
Hollywood Boulevard Vine Street-but the wheels of
that mad motorst my dog He died in the road
but before his eyes glazed he let know dog fashion, that
he had trusted and followed me-and that l had let
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
"Honor the FIag''

Affairs international being
what they are it was a refresh
ing experience to go to the
Earle Theater recently to see
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
flashed on the screen while the
loud speaker played the strains
of our national anthem.
Careless and sloppy in our
patriotism the audience rose
Sheepishly, one at . time. But
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

I've come in contact with many
children and the ones who be-
lieve in Santa are the ones who
enjoy Christmas the most. OF
course, children are disillusioned
when they find out the truth,
but then they are old enough not
to mind and enter into the
spirit of helping younger chill
dren enjoy"
X
Lieut.. Carl /. ASlakSOn, 5000
block Wilson Lane, Bethesda,
Md, U. S. Coast and Geodetic
Survey:
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just that much more. Every
youngster as he grows up ac-
cepts the disillusionment as
matter of course, and the pa
rental discipline and authority
is not prejudiced in any way"
X \ X
r. M. Kiser, HOO block Forty
fifth Pl. S. E., insurance assist
ant superintendent:
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have time enough to become
hardened to the harsh realities
of the world. I believed in Santa
and it didn't spoil my life when
I was old enough to find out
differently. Certain circum-
stances justify telling children,
such as when parents are not
able to give the children a
Christmas"
X
F. w. Stiles, 1000 block F st.
N w steward.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
Soft Pedal Charged

Why don't we hear something
about the prosecutions and
bloodshed that go on daily in
Northern Ireland, committed by
minionS Of John Bull against
loyal Catholics? Does England
want this stuff concealed? Or
are a lot of our papers afraid
to hurt England's feelings?
j. N. S.
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which I had
entree as a
square shoot
in g n e W s.
p a p e r man.
These W er e
the bootleg
kings before
Capone rolled
them II up
into one heap
S u c h a S
Dion O'Ban-
ion, Schemer
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
Says We're Premature

Those experiments on sex pre-
determination in rats may be
worthy and scientific. But you
are a little hasty in broadcast
ing the news so soon. Wait un-
til many thousands of these ex-
periments have been performed.
That is the way of real science.
Competent scientific investiga-
ton never jumps to conclusions
too soon. The discoverer of sal
varsan performed COS expert
ments before he succeeded, a far
cry from the % experiments your
associated research laboratory
has thus far carried out.
B. G. L.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

lieve children should find out
for themselves. The longer they
believe in Santa Claus, the bet
ter their spirit at Christmas
time. Believing in Santa Claus
gives children a thrill they
wouldn't have otherwise.
Miss Miriam RaynOr, 1000
block Seventh st. N. E., pedi-
atrics nurse:
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

Il don't think
so. When children
are young they
look forward with
pleasure to a visit
from Santa Claus.
Stories of S a n t a
thrill little chill
dren, and so, they
enjoy e Christmas
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

at the finish they were all
standing and, what's more they
applauded.
We need a lot of that. Hats
removed as the colors pass, 'etc.,
If for no other reason than to
honor the flag for which men
have died that we might have
a "free" curbstone to stand on.
In Canada God Save the
King" is played after every per.
formance everywhere. Even
Americans gladly rise to atten-
tion.
I hope all theaters follow the
Earle. VIM. P. MORTON.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

"Let the children
draw their ow wn
conclusions W h e n
they are old enough
to do so. They GER
tainly should not
be told there is no
Santa Claus when
hey are very
young, In my work
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

in E pean
politics.
Like Czecho-
slovakia, t h e
Poland of to-
day is a crea-
tion of h e
postwar peace
treaties. From
1875 to 1919,
it was split up
a m ng Ger
many, Russia
and A u s t r ia,
fOllOwino he
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

older. I do not believe it hurts
children when they find out.
Besides, some Of the grownups
get more fun out of Christmas
knowing that the kids still be-
IieVe In Santa Clauss~
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mot while the
romance and the
81 a mour of the
great d ay is in
their hearts. Santa
Claus is a happy
myth that adds to
the enjoyment and
spiritual uplift of
youngsters. They
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
N. w., steward:

&C hill d r en- are
young only once,
and their happy
r e m e mbrances of
C hris t m a S and
Santa Claus last a
lif e time. This
pleasure should not
be taken from them
in childhood. I be-
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

mo. Why spoil
Christmas for the
children? w h e n
they get around 8
years old they be-
come suspi C ious
and after a bit
they discover the
real S a n t a, but
while they believe
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

1T depends on
the child and the
parents, but my
idea is to let chill
dren believe in
Santa Claus when
they are small and
to let them find
out for themselves
W h en- they are
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
An OutWard Sign
Of Peace and joy
Poland on the Spot

DOLAND is warming up to Soviet Russia again; and
this news may indicate various things, Poland being
of the most sensitive and most interesting barometers
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

What is the law of God? To
guard what is his own, not to
lay claim to what is not his own,
but to make use Of what is given
him, and not to yearn for what
has not been given.-Epictetus.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
Would Joe Come OUer?

Would Joe Come OUer?
Say, listen, punks who insult
this country with all sorts of
"isms"-the truth is that it's
so good over here that if Ellis
Island were opened wide to all
comers Stain himself would
move over here to get a decent
residence, so put that in your
pipes and smoke it.
DAN and KITTY.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

in Santa, it's so much more fun
for them. 1 certainly believed in
Santa until I was about 8 or 9,
and when 1 found out the truth
I just accepted it."
X X
Miss Diana PettOs, 1900 block
I st. N. E., clerk:
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE


the be omite
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
Let BergdoN Come Home?

Now that 20 years have gone
by, I think President Roosevelt
ought to pardon Grover Clev&
land Bergdoll. ]. G. 7.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

The Gimp used to wander
around Chicago during early
prohibition days in a set to
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

Frugality embraces all other
Virtues.-Cicero.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
Wise Words

The human race is governed
by its Observation-Disclosures.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
A Happy Christmas for All

THIS should be the happiest Christmas in many year,
l. for Washington and for the entire United States
For while other nations crushed under the iron heel
of dicators, faced with and the threats of
blessed with peace.
Further material conditions here are much improved
if not perfect Unemployment has been lessened. Bus
ness conditions are better. We can look to the future
with confidence.
Good-hearted men and
FLUyHg OUHLU CLuUS of the community
Is Big Job ts;aa nave Oaaoea tst eoseener, sS Ge,
shall be forgotten this Christmas day. that no home
is without food and comforts
1t is big ob this of playing Santa Claus but it must
be done 1t will be DONE Working with the Patterson
Newspapers this project energetic and devoted
citizens and organizations.
The Playground Department, the Loew Theaters, the
Mutual Broadcasting Company, the Premier Cab Com
pany, the Fire Department, all coordinatng their
work with these newspapers, gathering and repairing
toys making happy Christmas possible for those who
might otherwise be forgotten.
And another suggestion is made 1t is that every
citizen who possibly can shall show his gratitude for
what the year has brought by decorating his home during
this of mirth and good cheer.
Let all participate in this endeavor, to make Wash
ngton sparkle each night during the period celebrate
the birth of The Prince of Peace
1t is to be hoped that every citizen in Washington will
enter into the spirit of this manifestation of thanks
to Almighty God, who has
An OHtWGrd Sign given us peace and happiness
Df Douoo <,,,g 7o rather than suffering and
" ~ ~ W stark tragedy that will mark
the Christmas of other peoples
To stimulate interest in this idea of ctywde celebra-
ton the Patterson Newspapers awarding prizes to
those who show the greatest originality who show the
best taste in their decorative scheme.
This will be gala Christmas So let us all do our part
in making city beautiful in honor of He who came
bringing the message, too oft forgot in these days:
"On Earth. Peace to Men Of Good Will"
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
raffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims In
the District of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

He who never leaves his
country is full of prejudices.-
Goldoni.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
Should children be informed
there is no Santa Claus?
THE ANSWERS

Mrs. Jessie Chapman, TOO
block Fifth st. N. w., house
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04

A T this instant Basil Rathbone, looking
"A very grubby indeed, rises from his
kneeling position. Gust a moment, young
man." he says to Wilcoxson, who whirls on
him: "Who are you to interfere with the
Kings justice" 81 am the Kings justice"
replies Rathbone, throwing back the cowl
and identifying himself as Louis XI.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
VIII Award
Contracts On
Spokane Plant

AS soon as the Pocatello plant
is running smoothly, Emby Kaye
will turn his attention to the In
land Empire Refineries, Inc, plant
at Spokane. Survey of the 100
acre site has been completed and
during the past week plans and
specifications have been In the
hands of bidders on construction.
The plant, designed by Kaye, will
be the latest type of vapor-phase
refinery. The work was delayed
pending settlement of labor con-
tracts which are said to have been
cleared up. Glacier Production COM
pany win supply the Spokane plant
with crude. Movement of crude is
excited to start this fall but the
plant will not be in operation in
time to take advantage of the 1898
gasoline market.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
Shelby Plans
Working Out
Satisfactorily

j. w. Johnson, active head of
last Friday night from the West
Coast, reporting no change in the
status of this enterprise. The To-
cation and site of the plant have
been chosen, west Of the city limits
of Shelby. and the problem of a
market for all the products of the
modern Dubbs-cracking plant has
been disposed of. There are other
important details which must be
worked out which cannot be
fastened.
illness of his daughter forced
Johnson to leave his work this
week, going to Spokane for medical
attention.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
FAULT ZONE
tContinued from Page Onp

continued from Page Onel
Devonian "high" mapped by geo
physical methods. The throw Of
the fault is such that the hole will
tap the high, irrespective of iT-
regularity in higher formations.
The red beds we're encountered
at 1850 after having had about 1850
feet of Colorado shale. There
should have been about 1850 feet
of Colorado. The hole now bot
toms at 1870 feet, still working in
red beds. The Madison lime con-
tact should be found at 1900 feet
OF less.
Location is in SWA SWH 5-27-
5W, north of the town of Pendroy
and northwest of Pondera oil field.
The discovery oil well, rated at
eight barrels per day, was in SEA
SWA 8-27-5W.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
Shelby Topper
Making High
.Octane Gasoline

Treasure State refinery, at Shelby
is an example of what modern top
ping equipment can do with north
Montana crudes 1t Is turning out
a 81 octane gasoline without lead
and without blending, with a gravi-
ty Of 61.9. This plant has been in
operation less than three months
and is slowly Increasing it's through
put as its market is expanded. C..
Leonard Smith. head of the Treas
ure State Refining Co.. states that
his greatest problem is the disposal
OF fuel OIL.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
STANDARD Is
CURTAIlIHG IT
CASPER PLANT

Standard OIL Co. OF Indiana will
on Sept. / curtail light oil opera
tons az its Casper plant to 80 per
cent. disseminating the manufac-
ture OF Iso-Vis motor oils and
greases. This VIII throw ESQ men
out OF employment. Annuities will
be given to employs so years Of age
or over on Sept / who have had Is
years OF continuous service and
others will be given bonuses OF
one weeks earning for each year
Of service plus two weeks earnings.
This plant once had rated
capacity of $4,000 Dbl. daily, with
an investment of SIS, 200, 900. Much
of the old equipment has been dis
mantled. The present rated capa-
city is 1850 bbls. daily with
$500 Dbl. crocking capacity.
Standard of Indiana Is running
its oil through the pipeline to Whit
ing. Ind. and thence to its plant
at Chicago and will manufacture
its lubricating oil there. II is re-
ported that 4,0OO.0O0 barrels of oil
have already been run through this
line.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
CUT BANK
lcontiued from PAGE Onei

iCOntiUed from Page Onel
district. Exact location is 22O feet
south of the north line and $50
feet west of the east line of Sec
ton IS, with rig up.
LawIer-H Oer- Harlan NO. 8, well
was spotted this week in NE cor
ner SWA SwA 5-33-5W. offsett-
ing the new Eisler well of Glacier
Production Co. which had an initial
of 100 barrels per day.
Nadeau BrOthers-Farmers Bank
NO. 3 Sc SEA NBA 17-3s-5W, is
still fishing, with hole at 1920 feet.
Texaco-C urran No. 2, c NV Il
NEH S-32-5W, is drilling at 1925.
TexacO- Hardwick No. 8, C NEH
NEA 17-32-5w is drilling at 2750.
Glacier PrOducti0n-State 10 No. 3,
NV NEA NWH 16-33-5W. is drill
ing at 1875.
PArdue-Tribal III No 1. Gel
SEA sWA 7-S2-5W, is drilling at
140O.
Santa Rita-State No. 4, C NWH
SWH 36-34-6W, is drilling at $50
feet. 1t was spudded July 90. 1t
is near the Lander No. well which
is still flowing after 80 months of
continuous production.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
Smiling Joe
Baker Returns
For A Visit

Smiling Joe" Baker of pioneer
Cat Creek and Kelvin fame, was a
visitor IN Great Falls last week
still wearing the smile which made
him q familiar character In the
industry when Fffty-Six Petroleum
came into being with its famous
Richard hide lease.
Baker was particularly interested
in the efforts OF a Seattle group to
produce a west Kelvin water well to
bring it into oil production. He
tried this experiment in East Kelvin
sunburst a decade ago and brought
in a big gusher. the first in the
Barger pool
WE pumped that well for two
months and 20 days and it made
straight water" Baker related.
Then il started to make little oil
and the amount of oil gradually
increased. We had no idea the
well might flow and when it sud
denly started to gush, we had no
control head and no equipment to
put one on. The result was that
we flooded the country with oil
and some fellows got moderately
rich pumping our oil out of the
coulees.
Baker laughed as he recalled the
subsequent events in which the
owners of the company got into
big squabble and the company
folded up" as the completion of
a giant $4,000 ,OOO-foot gasser, the
Bethel-Adams, in the Madison lime,
two miles away, caused the Barger
pool to turn to water. So long as
the big gasser was allowed to flow,
the Barger wells flowed oil When
the big gasser was shut in, the Bar
ger wells turned to water. Even
Joe Baker has no solution for the
mystery, although he says he was
willing to be called a dope" to
prove that a water well could be
turned into an oil we'll It was
the one flowing well of his career
in the oil business. fulfilling his ad-
vertised promises that he would
stay with it until he "got a gusher."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
CAN'T FORCE
ACID DOWN TO
TOP OFLI

Inability to get acid through
tubing An the Krk-KeIlog wildcat
well in Pendroy district was report
ed by the owners this week after
repeated attempts to pull the tub
ing. It appears that the tubing is
collapsed and It is possible that the
casing Il likewise collapsed. II this
Is a fact 1t will likely result in loss
of the hole which was drilled TO
22s6 feet to the top OF the Madi-
SON qime where it had a showing
of oil.
The we'll ds located in Sc NV u
NEH S1-2sN-4w, north Of Pondera
oil field II is said to have been
spotted by means Of a mechanical
oil locating device. or doodlebug
and according to BIOLOGISTS was on
the flank of a structure whick has
good possibilities for oil and gas.
Drillers say it may be necessary
to shoot off both the tubing and
the casing which would likely mean
loss of the hole
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
TWO KINDS

CONTINUED from Page 0nel
Ne NEA NWA s-34-2w. is drill
ing at 1920 feet.
Three new wells were spudded
in Kevin-Sunburst this week, one
of which as the Big West-Engle al
ready described.
Stock Brothers-Haggerty No. 3,
Sc NWA SWA 13-35-2W, is drill
ing at 72O.
Lion Oil Co.Haugen No. 4. NE
SEA SEA 11-S5-3W, is drilling
at $40.
In the Sweet grass Hills. Bow &
Arrow structure. Montana Gas Corp
Clark No. 2, C SEA SWA 24-37N-
NV. is being plugged back from the
lime to the Sunburst sand to save
a flow of gas. 1t went to 1880 feet
and had a showing OF oil at the top
OF the lime. A flow OF water could
not be shut off
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
Hole Obtains
Supply OF 500
.Bbls. Daily

Construction work is in progress
on the Hole Brothers refinery at
Spokane where B. v. Hole has a
crew of men at work on the site
OF the old Neil refinery, near Hill
yard Thirty-five thousand dollars is
being expended to rebuild the plant,
adding modern bubble towers which
are capable OF making first struc-
ture gasoline from Cut Bank crude.
An ample supply of crude has been
contracted In Cut Bank, according
TO Hole to provide for the capacity
throughput OF 500 barrels per day.