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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-08

Miss Epson" said the colored
parson impressively, as he led her
into the brook for baptism, 'sPse
gwine to lead you out into dis heah
stream, an wash out every spot O.
sin you's gotI"
"Lawsy, Pahson," giggled the
erstwhile frolicsome damsel, Gin
dat Ill ole shallow creek?"
John-Gee, until now I never
realized that Sue has a mighty
Nick-oh, I've felt that all
along.
"Yessir, as soon as we married
my wife fired my secretary"
Why. l thought she used to be
a secretary herself"
Yes, that's why she fired her.
If a girl expects to win a hus-
band. she ought to exhibit a gen.
erous nature-or else how gener-
Gus nature has been to her.
Another version of a familiar
story was related to us recently.
When a doctor in Arkansas res
pended to a call to come to a
mountain cabin, he found a boy
badly shot up.
who is he?" he asked an older
nan who was non chalantly watch
ing the doctor take out buckshOt.
My son-in-law," replied the noun
.aineer. who shot him?" inquir- |
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-08

DEATH AND TAXES are the only
CERTAIN things in this world.
But because we know that both are
inevitable we do not stop TRYING. We
so adjust our lives that we may live as
long and as happily as possible and we
so adjust our investments that we VIII
not pay an unjust portion OF the bur-
den of taxes.
Our lives are made happier if we can
invest our savings so that they will bring
us a steady income, irrespective of our
other business. We all realize that we
cannot enjoy social security from our
savings alone. 1T is necessary to IN
VEST our savings and make them earn
more than we can earn with our hands,
If we are going to achieve financial In
dependence.
Investments today are held back by
the spectre of TAXATION. III we want
to make more than government bond in
terest, we must take a risk-speculate
III we speculate and Win an apprechable
sum, then the government comes and
takes most of our winnings through
taxation. Thus there is less induce
ment to take a risk than ever before.
Furthermore, the successful investor
who builds mp an estate to care for his
widow and children, may have his pur-
pose defeated by INHERITANCE taxes.
Inheritance taxes together with hfgn
probate costs maV eat up and destroy
property representing life savings. Many
a widow has been virtually deprived OF
her inheritance by being forced TO IL
.quidate a large portion of the estate
under unfavorabIe market conditions to
raise enough cash to pay the TAX. The
state and federal governments VIII not
wait: they demand CASH, even IL the
estate must be sacrificed to raise the
money with which to pay.
A recent United States Supreme court
decision held that two states may inn
pose inheritance taxes a mans estate
That is, man living in one state may
have his property in another state. His
widow is forced to pay inheritance taxes
in the state of residence and again pay
inheritance taxes in the state where the
property is located. This involves not
only duplicate taxes but duplicate ex-
pense in prObating Courts in both states
None is anxious to AVOID taxes. but
everyone wants to handle his affairs
so that he will pay no more than his
just share of the tax burdens. HIS
choice of investments is the most inn
portant matter. We have to pay bur-
densome taxes on real estate and Inn
provements; we must pay taxes on mort
cages and similar securities; on money
I'm the bank-aImOst anything we buy
carries an Override Of taxes WITH
ONE EXCEPTION:
LANDOWNERS ROYALTIES. We
pay no taxes ON royalties. We pay taxes
ONLY ON THE INCOME. We are will
ling to pay just taxes on income. We
may feel positive we will never have to
sell part of our principal to get money
enough to pay our taxes so long as we
pay taxes only on the INCOME.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-08

ed the doctor. II did" was the
answer. What did you want to
go shooting your son-in-law for?"
persisted the doctor. HE wasn't
my son-in-law this morning"
A dinner guest in Virginia
home was telling his host how to
prepare ham that would be even
better than the famous Virginia
ham.
Guest: place the ham in
deep pan and the first day soak it
in a bottle of rye whiskey and let
it cook a while. The second day
add a bottle of Jamaica rum, and
the third day a bottle of port wine
and the fourth day bottle of
Bourbon"
Host turning to the coIored
cook: What do you think of
Negro Cook: "Ah don't know
bout de ham, but it shO' sounds
like mighty fine gravy"
why did the new file clerk
quit?"
'oThe auditor asked her to let
him look at her pink slips.
Clerk: "These are satin bloom
ers."
Girl: well, I want some that |
have never been used before.
TO THE sUNBURsT BADGER
=
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-08

these figures it is possible to estimate
whether 10 expect 1900 or 600 or
$4,000 barrels per acre recovery from
present producing horizons.
II the recovery is likely to be 1000
barrels, the owner of 10 royalty knows
he will likely get 10 barrels from each
acre, on the average. If it is 5000
barrels, he will get so barrels from each
acre. The man who has paid 81 per
cent per acre for his royalty knows the
tract must yield 100 barrels per acre TO
pay out cat ST per barely. II he paid
SIS per cent per acre, the tract must
yield 500 barrels per acre to pay out
and so on. If he buys not one but
SEVERAL royalties on proven ground,
he Is quite likely to profit through the
law of averages and there is always
the possibility that one of the locations
will give q well such as the new COrrt-
geux or the Lander of Cut Bank or
Baker No. or a Byrne No. of Kelvin.
There is tremendous comfort to the
investor who has his money in oil roy
aIties. If he has 80 or so pumping
wells working for him, day and night,
he has a fine sense of security. Let
war come: the price of oil will go UP
rather than down. Let come what may,
the world is not going to abandon the
use of oil for fabrication and petroleum
products for internal combustion motor.
Tt is the ONE industry of which we know
i'm which the demand is increasing every
year. Crude oil is one of the greatest
STAPLES i'm the world. The oil in
dustry is no longer a 'game." 1t is
great. permanent business in which
science is decreasing the hazards day by
day.
The man who would build up royalty
estate is leaving something of immediate
value to his widow and children. If he
properly handles his royalty properties
the royalty payments viii go to ms
widow without interruption after his
demise This again, gives a wonderful
sense of security to the man who is
building up security for himself and for
his family in the years to come. A
landowners royalty is PERPETUAL. 1t
Is something to be handed down from
generation to generation. The wise IN
weston will keep this in mind In handling
his royalty investments. He viii see TO
it that the title is so held that his roy
aIties will not be sacrificed Through
needless probate and other costs.
Like everything else worth while, IL
costs some care and Intelligent enort
20 succeed In royalty investments. It is
especially important that the royalty In
weston think In terms Of long time,
I'm his royalty investments. He must
think IN ADVANCE i'm terms OF the
CERTAIN things in life: DEATH and
TAXATION.
We are issuing a new publication
showing how royalty titles should be
handled so that royalty earnings VIII
not be interrupted by the demise OF
either the husband or wife. It recttes
examples of now expensive duplicate
probate costs have been avoided.
Every owner OF Montana royalty
should have this publication. 1t win
he sent to all members who request it.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-08

He: eff a man steals, no matter
what, he will live to regret it,"
She (teasingly): you used to
steal kisses from me before we
were married"
He: well uh you heard
what I said"
What is more beautiful than
pretty girl to behold?"
"Such grammar! You mean to
be held"
Old Fellow (who has been res
cued from the River Dee): THANK
you, my man! I will remember you
in my will"
Scotch rescuer: "Weel, how about
cutting me off now with a shill-
ing?"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-08
Government Issues 70
Leases On i. S. Lands

Oil and gas government lands arriving in large
Falls land office according to Tom Cordially
register
Following IS a list of leases received this week:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-08
NORTH CUT BANK
Continued from Page Onel


spend a million dollars for the
construction of a gas line to Great
Falls. If a market can be obtained.
The immediate plan is to construct
a gasoline absorption plant to re-
move the gasoline content of this
Moulton sand gas, reported as six
pints per 1000 cubic feet in the
State we'll The alternative method
of disposing of the dry gas is re-
moval of this company's carbon
black plant to Cut Bank from
Lance Creek field in Wyoming.
No matter in what direction a
tax is hurled, it always hits the
ultimate consumer.-Omaha World
Herald.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-08

0H is the blood of the earth floa0qng through for
fumes field only to enrich the courageous 1t
sometimes REGARDS the nOn-tEinking business
Stacker bit it lifts the burden from the back of
business coward It's Plus marks of generally
go those 70ho combine degree of thought 7CTth
action
Evening star., 1939-11-05

BEDROOM solid maple. 3-pc.. really
beautiful. sac ;e6. sofa:bed mot a studio
couch but a beautiful double bed). sofa
by day. = bed by night; $39.95 . real
value Mr.. Green says-"Come in and see
our 10-pc, bedroom SPECIAL in waterfall
walnut, S79.95." Our selection is the
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD Green Furni-
ture 5000 Georgia ave. Georgia 1929.
Evening star., 1939-11-05

BEDROOM-Mr. Green says: Folks, we
have 4 suite In our. store that is really
. beauty" It's mahogany.. It really is
difacult to attempt to describe the beauty
Of this creation-its mirrors and carvings
words actually fail us-come in and in
spect. Genuine Honduras mahogany We
neers Talk oft he-town price" YOUR
CREDIT is GOOD. Open evenings. Green
Furniture 5000 Georgia ave. Georgia 1923.
Evening star., 1939-11-05

SPECIAL FOR NOV. 4th. 11th. 1sth-ST 50
hundred. big husky Rocks New Hampshires
J. B: Henry. Falls Church 134s.
COWANS baby-started chicks Nd U. s,
approved and pul. tested Coop prices,
COwan'S Hatchery. RnVie Md ph C9A1
Evening star., 1939-11-05

DlNErTE SET. 6-piece. SOLID oak: very
Leasonaole. 6O3O 18th pl. NV, Apt. 3OI
DINING ROOM SET, 1O-pc walnut, new
PADS, good condition. $50; also green frieze
Seitee' $50 1907 varnum st. NV. RAN
Evening star., 1939-11-05
ARLINGTON COAL CO
POULTRY 3 EGGS

BANTAM PU1LET9, SOC; bantam roosters,
36c: 1ox 212. Fails Church, Va. -:
200 3. c. W. LEGHOfsN PUILETS also 100
Wysndotts Rock pullets; laying; reaeon-
able. At Horak's Poultry Farm. I miles
1Vm SILVER opftng. Nd. at White Oak.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
COAL. WOOD. FUEL OIL.

SVAes WOOO, FUEL OIL.
WE SPECIALIZE on mine to bin, in white
ash. Pa. hard coal chest stove. eeg, Sl1;
pea; -: buckwheat So: guar. good, clean
coal full weights. 2 to day delivery.
PENN, HARD COAL. stove chestnut. S11;
pea. $40: buckwheat, $3.50: Poeahontas
stove. $1,000: Logan e9R. So 50. Carl Coal
Co: Line. 2644. Rand 3O15.
WOOD. DRY OAK. cut any length. SS so.
fireplace length. 81 extra. Cali q. j.
Trenis. Michigan 3O14. after pm.
FIREPLACE !CoRDWOOD sesSoned hard
woods. oak. hickory; delivered ana stored.
Eerson. 5ancy spring. Nd. Ashton 1921.
OAK, BIRCH and pine mixed fireplace
wood. seasoned any size: $40 4 cord de-
uXered. Leo Naxdin. anrinx Hill M ks
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
Road Improvement
Program Carried
Out By Osborne

Roads in the vicinity of the
county farm south of El Centre
were treated to Raylig Thursday
as part of an Improvement program
ordered by Supervisor Hugh T
Osborne.
A total of 3ia miles Of 20 foot
roadway was treated with Raylig
the new process designed to pro
vide a good road and at the same
time cut the cost of maintenance
SO to 90 pei cent, Osborne said
The material cost $4,10O.
The road improvement started
at Fourth street south of Ell Centre
and continued west to the McCabe
store. At the Eighth street inter
section the improvement was con-
tinued south for half mile to take
in the road leading to the county
farm. A total of 1880 gallons OF
Raylig was required for the 31A
miles of road.
Allen Bixby and Wallace Drum
mond of the Rayonier company
assisted Road District Foreman
Curt OSwalt and his crew in pre-
pairing the loadbed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

battle of the war.
1t was up to the Germans to de-
eide whether their crack ship should
make a desperate dash for the At
lantic after repairs, or be interned
for the duration of the war.
A United Press correspondent who
boarded the Graf Spec was able to
survey exterior damage. Two shells
had pierced its thick fighting tower,
entering on the port side and en-
crying on the starboard side. Two
sections of its thick armored plate
had been smashed in the fore part
of the ship on the starboard side.
Five impacts, apparently from small
shells, were noted on the water line
on the port side, one of the two
airplanes on the ships deck had
had its tail shot off; part of its
fuselage was gone. Extent of interior
damage could not be ascertained as
nobody was allowed inside the ship.
Indications were that dramatic
climax, in a sudden dash by the
Graf Spec for the sea, or an anti
climax X-internment-was imminent,
Despite the death watch of the
British cruisers, it was believed that
Cortirued on Page 2, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
Firms AnnihiIafe
Soviet Regiments,
Set Towns Afire
Red Advance in North
Move Slowly; Dynamite
Closes Mine Entrances

HELSINKI, Dec. IA. (UP)
Finnish troops have al
most destroyed" three Rus
sian regiments and have re-
captured the Tolvijaervi area
on the eastern front in Central Fin
land, an official communique said
tonight.
The communique charged that
Soviet forces used gas yesterday
in fighting at Suomosalmi on the
central front.
North of Lake Ladoga in the Toll
vajaervi area, the communique said,
the Firms fought bitterly with the
Russians for three days, "culminat-
ing in victory for the attacking Fin
nish troops"
Finnish troops, retreating from
their blazing border city of Salma-
jaervi in the fact of a Soviet ad-
vance across northern Finland,
fought bitter delaying action to-
night.
The Finnish army was falling
back to main defensive positions
east of the village OF Skogfoss on the
Norwegian border where defense
positions had been prepared.
The Arctic night was lighted by
the flames of burning towns and
villages and it was confirmed that
before retreating, the Firms had
dynamited entrances to the valu-
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

GENEVA, Dec. IA CUP)-The
League of Nations expelled Russia
from its membership today when the
council, following earlier action by
the assembly adopted an expulsion
resolution. The vote was unani-
nous with four abstentions.
The expulsion was proposed yes
terday by Argentina. was approved
by the Finnish appeal committee
of 13, whose subcommittee proposed
not only that Russia be expelled
but that the league refuse to rec
ognize the 'puppet' government
established by Russia for Finland,
and that aid be given to Finland
not only by league members, but
by non-members as well, including
the United States. The subcom-
mittee that drafted this report in
cluded representatives of Britain,
France, Bolivia, Sweden and Por-
tugal.
Seven countries voted for Rus
sian expulsion, four abstained and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA UP)-
State department officials crossed
their fingers and hoped that the
opening of the official social season
tonight-the presidents reception
for the diplomatic corps-Will result
in no international social crisis.
Not since the days of the famous
social precedence fight between Mrs
Dolly Gam ana Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth has the state depart
ment's protocol divisip been con-
fronted with such a difficult prob
lem. The protocol division-the
Emily Post of international good
manners-haS made most careful
arrangements for this years re-
ception in view of the European and
Asiatic wars.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
Diplomatic Reception Opens Social
Season-And Socia! Problems, Too

Among the tough problems to
solve was what to do with diplo-
mats still in this country repre-
senting European countries that no
longer exist-on the map.
But this countrv's neutral posi-
ton will be upheld in its social
affairs. The United States never
has recognized the conquest OF
Czechoslozakia and Poland, and
since representatives of those coun-
tries still are here they will take
their regular places in the reception
line.
The procedure for the reception
has been carefully outlined and in
structions sent to each embassy
and legation. Every effort has been
made to avoid a faux pas that
might result in a protest.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

manning its eight six inch guns,
the cruiser steamed slowly back and
forth in the River Plate, just out
side territorial waters, as the Graf
Spec lay at anchor in the inner
harbor.
From Montevideo to nearby Punta
Gorda, back and forth, the gray
British cruiser maintained its watch.
It's follow cruisers Exeter and
AjaX-tha Exeter herself damaged
in a long running fight with the
formidable German raider - were
nearby.
1t was evident that the British
ships had foreseen the possibility OF
desperate break for the open sea
" the Admiral Graf Spec.
The Achilles alone was to be seen
from the docks here-aside from
the Graf Spec, damaged, 81 of It's
-nen killed and so wounded, in the
biggest and most dramatic naval
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
District Studies
New Power Ne e ds

during 1889 as much power as the
entire valley used during 1928.
More than 5000 customers already
are On district lines and sharp
jump was expected in the spring
Of 1910 which may boost the diesel
plant to near capacity. The plants
capacity was based on 1885 load
figures. Since then the valleys de-
mands for power have leaped well
ahead of even normal increases.
The diesel plant was first put into
operation in 1886, added to in 1888
and again in 1899. Final units went
into operation early this month.
Engineers were expected to spend
the balance OF the week gathering
factual data on present capacity as
we'll as what might be expected for
194C and l941. An official announce
ment was anticipated next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

Steadily mounting demands upon
the diesel plant of the Imperial
Irrigation district at BraWley brought
conferences among district engin-
GERS Thursday regarding the pos
sibility that demand may reach or
go beyond plant capacity within
2 year.
Lester Ready, consulting engineer
Of San Francisco, conferred Thurs
day morning with Engineers w. S,
Cone and E. H. Aiken on the cleo
trio load that may be expected dur
ing 1910 and l941.
Development of new business and
a rapid growth in Imperial Valley
in population has brought an in
creased power potential far beyond
the widest expectations of five
years ago, district officials said. For
example the district will have solo
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
America Republics
May Protest Naval
Warfare Off Coast
Western Hemisphere to
Consider Consulting
About Sea Battle

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA.
(UP) = Secretary of State
Cordell Hull indicated today
that western hemisphere re-
publics may consult and pos
sibly make a diplomatic protest
to Great Britain and Germany af-
ter full facts are obtained of the
River Platte naval engagement.
Hull said, however, that no action
should be expected until after the
full facts of the combat between
the German pocket battleship Graf
Spec and the three British cruisers
off the Uruguayan and Argentine
coasts have been obtained.
He indicated that action at that
time probably would be confined to
consultation among the 81 American
republics concerning the apparent
violation of the western hemisphere
safety zone set up by the declara-
ton of Panama and, possibly,
joint diplomatic protest to the bell
ligerents.
Hull said that call for consulta-
ton on the matter might be issued
by any of the American republics
Hull said he had been authori-
tatively informed that the Graf
Spec had permission to stay IN
Montevideo harbor 48 hours, with
the further understanding that the
stay could be extended for pur-
poses effecting repairs if an appli-
cation were made to the Uruguyan
government for such extension.
Hull said that the western ma
tions had not contemplated use OF
force to compel respect for the
sanctity of the safety zone"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
Pasfured Cattle
Shatter Records

Cattle and sheep totaling 145,000
head are being fattened for market
IN Imperial Valley this winter, live
stock dealers said Thursday.
This years feeder cattle popula-
ton reached 10000 this week, a
number exceeding last years peak
hv $4,000 heaG. The stock was said
to be the best grade of cattle
pestured in the valley since settle
ment began.
Thus far sheep totaled but $4,000.
This was far below the record es-
tablshed in 1888 when 10000 sheep
were pastured in the valley.
Cattle were imported from Ari-
zona, Utah, Nevada and Texas this
fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

sCdllGu do Il sui pl loC WlGIlCoo W AuCll-
tify letters she wrote when she was
in Washington and was serving as
regional correspondent of the NLRB
Employees union. One of them was
on board stationery.
Committee Counsel Edmund N.
Toland said he could show that the
union held meetings ION company
time and on government property
He pointed out that it is a viola
ton of the Wagner Labor Relations
act for an industrial concern to
permit meetings on its property on
company time.
The whole question: said To-
land, lis whether the board is con-
Quoting a company union"
do you contend" asked Chair
man Howard w. Smith, D., Va,
with a smile, that it is a closed
shop union?"
ut is an industrial union in this
sense said Toland. Lawyers and
secretaries belong and it is not d
craft union"
Toland said it was once affiliated
with the American Federation OF
Labor, and said that he intended
to bring out that the union made
contributions to a union affiliated
with the Congress of Industrial Or
ganizationS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

q IUW-WIIlgtu mOnOpIane measuring
35 feet from tip to tip. 1t mounts
22-millimeter cannon or electri-
cally-operated machine guns.
With veteran test pilot Vance
Breese at the controls, the ship is
being put through performance
tests. The builders were reported to
be highly pleased at the extreme
dexterity at which it can be twisted.
turned ano rolled at high speeds
They said it apparently will out
maneuver anything built in Euro
pean airplane factories.
The new ship will be flown to