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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09
Three FIRMS
HOLD CONTROL
ALL ACREAGE

No great leasing campaign is ex-
pected to result from the discov-
cry OF OH at West Pondera fold, by
the success Of the Tarrant-Kirk-
Hoeschen well in Section 34-27N-
5W The structure as mapped is
held by three groups The main
leases we're checkerboarded by
George Coffey, Choteau attorney.
and E. b. Emrick. Conrad geologist,
with r. C. Tarrant and v. M. Kirk,
on a $3.50 basis. The only other
operator owning a lease In the new
pool is w NJ. Hanlon. Cut Bank
producer. who has $50 acres close
to the we'll
Only one lease sale, on a 40
acre tract. has been reported since
the completion Of the well. I'm
less Coffey and Emrick sell their
leases, no more drilling is expected
this fall other than wells contem-
plated by Tarrant and Kirk.
The presence of gas in CONNER
cial quantities in this dictrict, to-
gether with an immediate market,
will add zest to the development
of west Pondera The discovery
we'll in Pondera oil field had about
3 100000 cubic feet of gas but
none Of the other wells had gas in
commercial quantity.
Success Of this wildcat marks the
realization of an ambition of E.
Byers Emrick who discovered this
fold. He has brought about the
drilling Of several wells and nearly
all have had showings OF oil but
the science OF acidization
It was impossible to make them
produce in commercial quantities.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09
NEPSTAD HAS
PRODUCER IN
UPPER SANDS

The Sunburst sand which has
suddenly popped into the headlines
of oil news in northern Montana,
again laid claim to the best well
of the week in the Kelvin field,
where Nepstad Montgomery Far
gher-Haugen No. 3. Sc SWA SEA
2-35-3W, has 500 feet Of oil in the
hole from the Sunburst sand.
The first two wells on this lease
were lime producers, both large
wells after acfdization The No. 3
offsets a Sunburst sand well to the
north. however. The sand was
saturated from 1910 to 1880, with
the top Of the sand at 1900. Rods
and tubing are being run to put 1t
on production The Sunburst sand
yields high gravity sweet" oil.
Big West Oil company this week
moved to its crucial link" number
on the Dahlquist farm where it has
had a series of excellent producers,
starting its Number Thirteen well
one location east of its No. IL.
Location is center Of the north line
OF NWA NEH 21-35-3W and has
rig up. The No. II will be acidiz-
ed following a production of from
eight to 10 barrels developed by a
1OO-ouart shot of nitro glycerin.
Big West has adopted this tech
nique with great success on its
Dahlquist wells. Few other opera
tors use both nitro glycerin and
acid.
Frazer-Van Note No. 2, cNL
sW x NWA SO-35-2W. is drilling
at $50.
Fulton PetrOIeum-Thompson No.
3. Sc NE Y NWA 2S-35-3W, is shut
down after removing collapsed pipe.
Huso BrOthers-ElIingson No. 4,
C. NEH SWA 14-35-3W, is making
from SIX to eight barrels per day.
Imperial Craig Gauss No. 4, G
SW n NEA 1S-35-1W. has rig up.
Kippen Oil g. Gas-SoIberg No. 4,
Sc SCI NWA 20-35-3W is shut |
down at 1880 where 6-inch pipe |
was run. Sid Porter, the contrac-
Tor, is working on the Montana
Dakota-KrutsfeId, No. / well.
Bemac-SfcCreary No. 4, SW SEA
5WA s-34-4W, is drilling at 1880 |
leet, where 6-inch pipe was run.
observation-disclosures No. 4,
G NwA SwA 1-33-1W, is drilling |
At 200 feet. seeking to augment
Continued on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09
PONDERA BOYS
PLAN ON ACID TO
GET BIG WELL

Pondera Oil syndicate. drilling
the only well OF the present year
in Pondera oil field. reported depth
OF 1850 feet this week. The well is
owned by Great Falls and Conrad
people and is on the Haber discov-
cry well tract Location is NE
NWA SEA 17-27-4W, northeast
OF the discovery well which had a
showing of oil and three million
foot flow of gas The sponsors OF
this well expect to use acid on the
formation and are hopeful of get
ting the gas pressure to insure a
large we'll They set 10-inch casing
at 51S Prevol & Shea are drilling
the well on turnkey contract
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09

of the next 40 acres to the north.
Huber-Montana company. a new
entrant into Montana oil and gas
development, instituted a program
of six wells in North Cut Bank to
develop an adequate gas supply to
justify construction Of carbon
black plant. The company started
off with the $4,000, OOO-foot gasser
on the Hintrager farm in NEA
NWA 24-37-5W. 1t then drilled
its Crowley Nc. 2, getting oil. It's
third we'll in Section 11-37-5W,
missed gas but found a showing of
oil in the Sunburst sand. The fourth
well, the Hintrager No. 2, Is like
wise an oil well in the Sunburst
sand. None else has found Sunburst
sand production in this pool which
has three producing horizons for
both oil and gas.
The Hintrager No. 2 had show
ing Of oil and about $500 cubic
feet Of gas, as shown by drill
stem test, in the Moulton sand from
2578 to 1928. 1t picked up Sunburst
sand at 2687 where casing was set,
with sand to 2735. While there was
some saturation throughout, the
main pay came from 2715 to 1880.
It is 30.4 gravity oil, paraffin
base, containing no sulphur.
Huber-Montana company is NOV
ing northward for its next loca-
tion, as there are Indications of
continuation of the Sunburst sand
production in that direction. While
location has not been definitely
made it is believed that the next
we'll will be on the Crowley per-
NIT, north of the Crowley oil pro-
Queer. in center NWA NWA "a
37-5W.
Montana company was or
ganized by officers of the ]. M.
Huber corporation of Berger, Tex,
and North Cut Bank operators. In
include q. M. Eckhart, |
Fl. w. Price and Walter F. David |
Of Berger, and George Nadeau, X. |
D. Pardee and M. M. Newell, Jr., of
Cut Bank.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09
Huber Gets Second
Sunburst Sand Well
In North Cut Bank

Huber Montana company brought second Sunburst sand
oil producer North Cut Bank in the Darling pool drng the
week. further proving the existence of extensive Sunburst
producing district the Montana-Aberta border.
The well Montana Hintrager No 2 center NW
SW 3W and from 20 feet of saturated sand developed
Of 60 % hours the end of which
still making around three barrels per hour after
starting per The well is equal if not
better than this companys Crowley No. producer the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09
PROBATION LAW sTYOnED

LOS ANGELES - Opponents OF
the California oil proration law,
schedule to become effective Sept.
10, have filed with the Secretary
of State, a referendum petition
containing 100000 signatures. On
ly $4,000 were needed to hold up
effective date OF the law until 1t
can be submitted to a vote OF next
general election.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09

There was so per cent reduction
in the percentage OF farms depend
ing upon general purpose tractors.
The use of complicated machinery
such as the combine. corn-pickers
and balers, has increased rapidly
among the farms surveyed and the
use OF motor cultivation for row
crops has become important.
The farmer. apparently has be-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09

come more efficient in the use of
his tractor and depends upon 1t al
most exclusively. The number of
hours of use per tractor has almost
doubled from $40 hours annually
to 500 hours annually. Cost Of
tractor operation has been cut In
half, dropping from 81 cents an
hour to IS cents an hour, the re-
port discloses.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09
Permian Basin Problem
Finds Parallel In Our
North Cut Bank Field

The finding of oil and gas in the syncne of North Cut
Bank perpeng operators and biologists more
perpeng than conditions found in the Perman Basin of
West Texas and New Mexico according to recently issued
geological report which says in part:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09

has shown the increasing impor-
lance of old coastal boundaries.
For some reason, It appears that
lCOueinued on Page Ffval
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09
Old DObbin And Br'r Mule
Are Displaced by Tractors

The mechanical institution,
ing and from fuel oil and gasoline almost the
economists
ersy of Illinois have revealed in covering farm trends
Illinois in the last & YEAR
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09

In major aspects. the coral reef
problem OF the Permian Basin Of
West Texas and New Mexico is
that Of 'ancient shorelines." The
development Of petroleum geology
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-09
ItaI0 Wildcat Gets
Gas Flow n BasaI
Sands Of Colorado

gas measuring cubic per
wildcat well Petroleum corporation
miles field
week giving cheerful encouragement the California drilling firm
is making this well its initial Montana.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
GIRL, LOST ON
RIVER, LOCATED

HELENA, Ark. Hope Brews-
ter. "a. who always wanted sd-
venture and set out from Mem
phis Monday in a 15-foot skiff on
the Mississippi riyer 10 get II.
aWoke here today and started to
resume her journey to New Or
leans. but officers detained her.
pending word from her father
Miss Brewster talented mu-
sic student. who had been the
object Of search by airpianes
and speedboats for 80 hours along
the flood swollen stream, said
she arrived here yesterday a. 3
Z m. after an "uneyentful' trip
from Memphis.
I had no trouble ~ all" sne
said 4 Just want 10 get started
again and 90 on 10 New Orleans
! don't want 70 return 10 Memphis
under any circumstance. The
glrl revealed she was IN the fran
craft from noon Monday until
Tuesday morning
Miss Brewster would not say
why she DID not want 20 return 10
Memphis. She registered al no.
tel here and slept there last
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
SOLDIERS WILL
Be IN PARADE

Crowds which viii gather IN
Tacoma to witness the Dsffodil
parade Saturday At II a M. Will
have the usual thrill Of seeing the
many beautiful floats, the bands.
marching units and drum and bugie
CORDS escorted by a company 81 the
famous 18th Can Do infantry
commanded by Lieut. Wheeler and
accompanied by the fegimeDtsi
band. the lnfanirymen viii escort
the parade through Tacoma TO
Path a. and Pacific ave.
The presence u n company Of
tins weil-kn0Wn regiment and the
coopera tioH rendered BY the com
handing officer n Fort Lewis are
indicative Of the growing Import
ane. which the Daffodil festival IL
assuming. and the vide interest
which u = arDusiDg
Parade entries eiOse today. and
ali orders for flowers for the pur.
pohe Of decorating floats should
reach DsffodI headquarters By
. q. n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
LIGHT
WASHINGTON--American

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
foreign policy has now enter
ed an entirely new stage, al
though the White House and
state department are not
Dragging about the almost
overnight transformation. II
has suddenly become definite.
aggressive, almost pugnacious
in it's alignment with Great
Britain and France.
In the early days President
Roosevelt contented himself siih
writing notes against the inyasions
Of AsnchukUo and Ethiopia. ne
tired 10 exert only a moral IN
fiuence against the worlds trouble
makers. In the second period hs
applied economic sanctions of
sort the various eH1bargoes. no
plane sales 10 Japan. no helinn 10
Hitler, stc
bei no@ u.at ihf Ai,l9 "''s 80. -,
estAbiish,,ents haFe stsn 1900 .s.,'.s,
~ ana oi'uft So F, go "N.'',,'
"rIlFs are waning "'.H ''p.''' -,
Berlin tha' thfy Hap y' "a,
70 reckon WIN A"''il.s : ui's"s ~
There 10 no other Interpretation
~ "eiifs notice that !" a1''l'. = ~.
5egards NE a's'nsi''pei p'sni %
czecho.sioFasl@ "a my F" wv
pofsry eztnga..h..'sh.
seefsisfy nm a''s"skh W
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
TO RESURFACE
10 BLOCKS OF
PACIFIC AVE.
Improvement to Be
From 7th to 18th;
Hope to Finish Job
Before July 20

Near completion of plans
for a MAJOR improvement of
Pacific ave. from 9TH to 18th
SITS. by repaving with concrete.
and reconstructing all curbs,
drains and other work except
water and lighting facilities.
was disclosed Wednesday by
officers of the Downtown as
ISOLATION.
The associations board of
trustees was advised that a petit
ton bearing signatures represent
ing more than 90 per cent of the
property frontage on Pacific ave-
would be filed with the city coun-
Gil next week
In the absence of Gerald Long
streth. president of the association.
Vice President c. G. Jennings and
Secretary Fred e Breckon de-
clared that property owners all
along the street had given fine
support to the first Improvement
project launched under Long
streth's leadership.
Complete In July
II is expected, they said, 10 have
the entire reconstruction OF the
street completed before the Taco
ma Golden Jubilee celebration
opens July 90.
Under Longstrcths direction
club committees and officers have
contacted almost all owners oi
property lying in the district which
will be set up.
II is expected from preliminary
estimates that the total cost OF
Improvements will exceed 800, 900
though the cost To the abutting
property Will be reduced to APP
proximately Si2 per front foot
on the average.
All Cooperate
Works Commissioner Bergersef
has been cooperating with the as
sociation TO stimulate the improve
ment and the city has agreed Il
pay for costs Of intersections oil
streets while the total cost Will be
further reduced 10 property own
ers by the part Of expense born'
by the T. r. A. +. Co. under ~
franchise agreements.
The Downtown association wal
Instrumental In establishing dis
triet for installation Of new street
lights about four years ago and
new sidewalks were laid down
along Pacific ave. In 1882
T. X. a. I. Co. will complete It's
part OF the nev improvement by
removal Of street car rails and
overhead wires and by paying the
cost Of repsving the double-traek
area.
President Longstreth II In Lon
Angeles on business. but IL expect.
ed TO return early next week N
time 10 lay the Improvement dis
trict petition before the council.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
Musicians Take Over
Tacoma For -Four DAYS
Dean Landsbury Sounds Keynote for Con
ference in Opening Address; Joint
Program at Armory Friday Night

morning 10 discover that the
conference, preparations for
we'd.
A few minutes later a group II
go yocalIstH had assembled IN the
Winthrop roof garden 10 prepare
for m appearance ON the confer.
encs program under the direction
Of Ralph Peterson. director OF Va.
cal music. lyoa Angeles city col,
icge. substituting for y Earle
BlakeAlee. whose attsndancs was
prevented by illness
Appearances Of the three groups
viii be among the important
events ON the conference program.
The orchestra and chorus will be-
presented In lolnt program at
the srmofy Friday night The
band program will be given at the
same place Saturday night
First formal Sension Of ID. con.
ference was held At $50 At the
Temple thsater with Andrew q.
fonsy, supervisor of music, In.
Cfands, oregon. presiding.
sounds Keynote
Dean John i.hndabuty ~ ths
University IL Oregon school Of
music sounded the keynote for The
conference 10 the opening address
Education Through Music
Music be said. n language. a
science. an at that which fuses
these slsmsnts into Homogeneous
whole that which enables one 10
find his universe and his place 10
II ~ an individual that which
promotes at understanding If tbs
fine art ~ living
he declared thai IN music was
found the perfect agency Tor tbs
growth and Development n the
whole being" and urged the gss
~ music 40 an sid 20 ali sauea-
lion he pointed oDt the sinsbip
u music with tho five part found
atlsn II education. language.
knox ledge ~ self history keisncs
aud imagination and emotion.
Music. be said. fl's n with zach
~ thsar
In The ta.caIisd new san-
cation" be aid, sas arr eyn-
ing back ~ The di.tum ~
Plato Who zsefrfd that msisis
and Sailsibsnies we're s"fs
f,eisai Ter The sdas aiios ~
The yoiias."
Features ~ Inc morning aesaif'fs
we're ne musical prog ans pre-
asnted ~ he University u
Washington band and ias Emo
. hofaish high school choir
TIE band undaf tho direction ~
Waiter g. Wslks presented fiss
numbers one as guest conduct.
I'd ~ Harold =. Wheeler. band
director at w. y. & ibs selection
bring Whssisfs oar arranssmsns
II Brahms Bympneny 10 y Ma jOf
thlrd movement. Ruth Weeks Naa
piano sOioist 10 another seisetiOn
The choir u 40 voices, es,
sriisbfiy trained. pfsssnisd
four number. under the d,fse-
flsa " Jane Wilson,
SHIRT welcoming addresses we're
delivered by Ralph Dawson. Who
Z represented Mayor siegis On be-
half Of the city; by Mont J. Down
Ing. VINO represented Howard X.
Good. school superintendent. who
vas III and unable 10 be present
Continued on Page ~, Column b
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
WARRANT FOR
BANK ROBBER
Man, Sought as Muir.
derer, Accused of
9th Ave. Holdup

A 36-year-old ex-convict, wanted
in California on murder charge,
was today accused of being one
of three men who held up five
employees of the Central bank. 9th
ave. and Pine st, last March Is
and escaped with s5,700 IN cash.
Identification of the suspect was
revealed in "A warrant issued by
Justice Clarence Layton.
Bail of $1,000
Named in the complaint on a
charge of first degree robbery was
Pete Pianezza. alias Jack GeorR-
ensen. Identity of the other two
bank robbers apparently is not
known to authorities, as code
PENDANTS with Pianezzi were listed
as John Doe and Richard Roe. Bail
was set at $4,000 each.
The complaint asserts that the
three men last March Is. armed
with pistols, took $500 from the
presence of Eddie r. Morgan. Mrs.
Francis Urch. Letha Williams.
Martha Harrison and Louis Collier
by force and violence.
Two Killed in l.. \.
Pianezzi, according TO police
records. is wanted in Los Angeles
on two counts OF murder. He is
accused in grand jury indict-
ment Of being one of three men
who killed two men during A rob
berry IN the California city oct.
%, 1897. Pianezzi. who asserted
~ served term IN San Quentin
prison for robbery. is also wanted
in San Francisco on a felony
charge.
Pisnezzi is described as being an
hsbitual user of narcotics and "a
dangerous man
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30

Tacoma awoke Wednesday
Northwest Music Educators
which began last fall. had arr
At 7.30. 200 members Of the all
conference orchestra wcr. nj the
national guard armory ready To
begin rehearsals under the dlrec-
ton of Vladimir Bakalienihoff
eminent Russian musician and
conductor. At the same ur'2io
members OF Northwest high school
bands were nj the ElkH club 10
begin work under Arthur y,
Haynes. United states army hand
master at Vancouver barracks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
MACHADO, EX-CUBAN
DICTATOR, Is DEAD

MIAMI BEACH Fla. oersrdo
AachsdO. Cuban presiosDt Who
yas overthrow 10 the isiato
revolution Of August, 1888. died
today after an operation.
Aschado. VINO fled into exile
when reyolutionists broke his
dictatorship In Cube, underwent
the operation for removal Of
small turnor at 81. Francs nos-
pital. he had been LIVING here
with hls family ssncs last fall ana
mad not bean well.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30

Justless Of the peace must I'M
pose jail sentences on persons
convicted OF uniAwfuily selling In
,oxieasing liquor ny the drink or
bottis and cannot let them off
with a fine. State Attorney Gen
srsl G. W. Hxniltua ssia today IN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
SPAIN

Republican Spain crumbled
today and the Nationalist
took over every large city as
the war was officially pro-
claimed ended.
Valencia, third largest city
population 360,0ool. fell -
hours after Madrid. In rapid
succession. the Nationalist
falangistS took over such key
towns as Ciudad Real, Cuenca,
Murcia. Almeria, Guadalalara.
Jaen, Alicante, Albecete. and
the naval base at Cartagena.
There was no late news from
Gambia. but 1t was believed thou
sands of popular front leaders. in
Guiding such big men as Gen. Jose
Miaja. may have been trapped
there before they could leave the
country.
The fall of Valencia and other
cities occurred without resistance.
Automobiles bearing members of
the Nationalist Falsngist tfas-
cist) organization appeared sud
denly in the streets and entered
the Plaza CASTELAR,, in the center
of Valencia, at ! p. m.
Rebel" Flags Appear
In an instant, United Press dis
patches from Valencia reported,
Nationalist flags appeared in the
hands of people in the plaza and
all hands were raised in the Fascist
salute.
Gen. Jose Miaja and other
Republican leaders were re-
ported TO have fled at dawn,
bound for Alicante or Gambia.
To Valencia. the Nationalist tri-
umph was relief. as II had been
to Madrid. Terror had been IN
tensifying among the people, Unit
ed Press dispatches said. until IN
the early hours OF this morning
leaders of the Republican defense
council announced for the first
time that Madrid had fallen. Va
lencia took it for granted that 1t.
too. would be surrendered. and It's
hope materlalized
Plan Excavations
The defense council was working
on plans to eyacuate TO French
North Africa. or TO France proper
those Republicans who might be
subjected TO Nationalist reprisals.
The council explained that
the surrender of Madrid WAS
the first step In it, program oil
peace.
Valencia had been quiet yesier-
day. but last night Republican SOL
diers and civilian refugees began
pouring into the city in trucks.
Then an armored car rolled into
the Plaza CASTELAR, with the news
that Aranjuez south of Madrid,
had been captured.
People were jammed into the
central area and near panic con-
ditions prevailed as officers and
soldiers jammed Republican de-
Tense council buildings, begging for
aid in escaping.
One Official Left
This morning Gen. Sigismundo
Cascade. war minister in the defense
council. gave the order TO surren-
der Valencia.
II was indicated other leaders
already had fled A United Press
correspondent who visited the gov
eminent buildings found all nigh
officials absent but Cascade.
A single automobile stood
In the street, waiting for him
aud his aides TO start for Gan
dia.
(Gandia Is a Brltish-owned port
on the coast south Of Valencia. II
was BON bed heavily by the Nation
alists yesterday. There have been
indications that British warships
might evacuate some Republican
leaders from Gambia Editor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
Bill Would Ban
Strikebredkers

WtSHINGION--ChalTmah f.DU-
ert n. La Toilette. Prog WIS. Of
the senate civil Liberties commit
tee introduced 2 OIL 10 outlaw
use Of strikebresker defined as
persons PAID 4 oonusSto replace
striking workers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
One MORE DEAD, TWO
MORE ILL FROM FOOD
sEaTTLt,-ss'

SEaTTLE-Hith the death toll
advanced TO three, physicisrs re-
newed their efforts today 10 i'm
prove the condition Of II men re-
naming IN hospitals suffering
from Dotulism. apparently con
iracted when home canned peas
were served al Seattle charitable
Institution
The third fatality Wa Eugene
Bissonnett So. VINO died al the
King county hospital late yester-
day after being IN an oxygen tent
for several days Two new victims
Of the poison were received almost
simultaneously with Bissonnetts
death. They were Lewis Hsppach,
10, and Charles NJ Holder. 81.
---7-
naxvl TR AASAfTInA&
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30
NEUTRALITY HEARINGS
WASHINGTON

MASHINGTON - The senate
foreign relations committee today
decided to start hearings April S
on proposals 70 repeal modify or
strengthen the neutrality act.