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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-16
By MON TANA LOU" GRILL

BY MON TANA LOU GRILL
Monday. Dec. I8, 1876, was a
pleasant winter day when Lieut..
+. ID. Baldwin, in command OF
companies G., II and OF the FIFTH
United States infantry, marched
out to the east from the Redwater
river IN eastern Montana. Within
a short time ne discovered a large
Indian village, formed his column
and made an attack which result
ed In the complete defeat and rOut
of the remnant of the Sitting Bull
band.
This engagement was part of the
general military campaign inaugurated
BY Lieut.. Col Nelson A. Miles to COM
pei the return Of wandering bands Of
Indians, after the Custer battle OF
June Is, to their respective reserva-
lions.
Indians were still on the move into
the region of the Yellowstone river
valley during the summer of that year,
even after the battle of the Little Big
Horn. Hardly had the dust settled ON
that CORY field when on July z, at the
head Of Tongue river an engagement
took place between detachmentS of
troops A, B, D, and Of the Second
Sibley in command, and a band Of
Indians when four Of the latter were
Col. wesley Merritt, commanding
troops A, B, D, G, I, K and M, of the
Fifth United States cavalry, on July
II, intercepted a band of about 800
Indians near War Bonnet creek, also
known as Hat or Indian creek, and
chased the entire band back to the
Red Cloud agency. One Indian was
killed and one wounded.
On July 20, Lieut.. Col. E. S. Otis,
companies E, F. q, H, I,
and K of the 22d United States in
fantry, engaged a small band of In
dams at the mouth of Powder river
when one of the soldiers was wounded
A minor engagement took place at Red
Mont, on Aug. l, between
another band and Capt w, S. Collier, /
commanding company K, Fourth United
States infantry
Before Miles established a canton /
nent at the mouth of Tongue river, (
having arrived in the Yellowstone river \
ralley in August an engagement took 4
place near the mouth of Rosebud river. /
Two companies of the Sixth United 1
states infantry and one company of 4
he 18th United States infantry, with
Maj o. H. Moore of the former de- 1
iachment commanding, contacted an
indian band with the loss of one SOL
lIer killed One Indian was also killed.
That was on Aug. 2. and IL days later
lear Fort Buford. near the mouth of u
he Yellowstone, a steamer was fired j
Ipon which was loaded with soldiers.
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Indaaa. has 3 pubic works program.
Evening star., 1939-03-08

Businessmen also are eager for re-
peal of the vestige of the undis-
tributed profits tax. This is vir-
tually assured, since the last Con-
gress fixed its expiration auto
matically at the end Of this year.
There are many other technical
changes business wants, including:
Elimination Of the 50 1000 limit for
deduction of net capital losses from
other income.
Revision Of the inventory -valua-
tion regulations.
Restoration of consolidated re-
turns for affiliated companies, so
losses of some companies can be
balanced against profits Of other
companies in a holding company
system.
The present Treasury attitude is
against tampering with individual
income tax rates, although some
persons have urged scaling down of
some of the high tax brackets and
increasing the lower brackets. Both
OF these are generally regarded by
officials as politically dangerous.
Another project of Treasury tax
advisers, however. is to seek means
OF consolidating into one tax the in
come, excess profits, undistributed
profits and capital stock taxes now
levied on corporations. This would
save business part Of the costs Of
Keeping records and filling out forms
Tor the Government.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Chicago Produce

-, cHICAGo r(s,. March R.I,,Poultry; live
hens over 5 pounds. il: 5 pounds and
under, 10; Leghorn hens, l61a; Plymouth
Rock broilers, 20; White Rock. 20: fryers
Plymouth Rock. y; White Rock. !ll2;
other prices UNCHANGED
Butter-t;"' ,,i ',935; steady; creamery
firsts tSS,s9 score'. .24ia-25; other prices
unchanged. Eggs-11. .OlS; steady; fresh
GRADED; extra iirsls local l7la: cars. i IA:
tlrsts. local. II cars. l.. current receipts,
l6i2 storage-packed extras. 1874;
flrStS. Is.
IUnited States Department of Asricul-
ture) Potatoes, 9..:; on track. 39l; total
United States shipments SO1: old stock.
Idaho Russets dull, slightly weaker UNDER
tone. Northern whites slishtly weaker.
liberal. demand very slow: sacked per
S. No, !: few sales 50-55: occasional
large higher, Colorado Red McClures. U;
S. No. |. burlap sacks. very few sales good
quality and COLOR. 2.oo-o5: Wisconsin
Round Whites. U. s. No. !. few sales 90
o5: North Dakota Bliss Triumphs. 90 per
cent U; S; No: ! and better. 1.4O-45; Cob
blers. U. S. No. /. 10; new stock about
steady. SUPPLIES moderate. demand lieht;
Florida Bliss Triumphs U. s. No. l, bushel
crates. few sales ] .95-97l2.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Linn Urges Banks
To Classify Their
Expense Accounts
CopitoI Finoncier
Speoks at New York
Regional Conference

Adequate and consistent class!fi-
cation of expense accounts of banks
was stressed today by Arthur J.
Linn. controller of the Hamilton
National Bank of Washington, In
an address delivered at the round
table conference for commercial
banks on operation problems at the
Eastern regional conference of the
American Bankers Association on
Savings and Commercial Banking at
the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
Speaking on the subject of 'Ex-
pense Control Mr.. Linn emphasized
that one fundamental of sound
bookkeeping was the maintenance
OF an adequate and consistent classi-
fication of expense accounts" and
recommended the same consistency
in accounting for income and for as
sets and liabilities"
A standard classification of ex-
pense accounts was not recon-
mended by Mr.. Linn because meth
ods and the extent of detail depend
largely upon the size of the bank.
Every bank can afford an expense
distribution record of some kind or
another and in fact no bank can
afford to be without such record"
he said.
Detail expense accounts should
so be maintained that they can
readily be accumulated at the end
OF any accounting period into broad
functional groupings, such as total
salaries and compensation paid,
rentals and occupancy expense or
their equivalent in the case of owned
properties, in order that these
generic groups may be studied as
unit COSTS
Mr.. Linn remarked that AN
adequate classification consistently
maintained, regardless of the extent
OF Its reflnements, is not only useful
IN detecting variations between cur
rent performance and the record of
past periods. but it is also essential
In considering the probable outcome
OF future operations.
He pointed out that the use of the
budget, the groundwork and foun-
dation of all expense control opera
tlons, was becoming more and
more common as a means of finan-
clal control, and that expense con-
troll began with the budget as a basic
guide.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Treasury Studying
loss Carryover'
Tax Provision
Return Would Permit
Balancing Bod Year
Losses, Profits
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
High Treasury officials disclosed
today that the heart of the admin
istration's business cooperation pro-
gram may be bill permitting cor
porations to balance their losses of
bad years against their profits of
good years in figuring income taxes.
Such corporate income tax pro-
visions were in effect during the
l921-29 period, it was pointed out.
The Treasury's program, however,
is still uncertain. Secretary Nor
genthau wants to see the size of the
March Is income tax collections be-
fore deciding what sacrifices the
Treasury can make in order to WOO
business.
The "loss carryover" provision
which may be restored rates high
among conciliation gestures because
it would please business and might
not cost the Treasury much.
AS long as most corporations make
money-and most Of them are ex-
pected to this year-they get no
benefit from the loss carryover. In
that case 1t costs the Treasury moth
ing
But many businessmen regard The
loss carryover principle as essential
to tax fairness. Industrial leaders,
including committee from the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers
which saw Secretary Morgenthau a
few days ago. contend the Govern
ment now taxes them on all ,helr
profits in good years, but gives them
no corresponding relief in bad years.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Crude Oil Output
Dips $4,000 Barrels
Daily for Week
Gasoline Stocks Rise,
But Are Held Under
Totals of Lost Year

NEW YORK, March 8 (Py.-Crude
oil production dipped $4,000 barrels
daily during the week ended March
4, the American Petroleum Institute
stated today, to 3.3l4,850 barrels.
Sizeable declines in the crude flow
in California, Oklahoma and Kan
sas more than offset rise in Texas.
Gasoline stocks again rose sub
stantially, although holding we'll
under the comparable total last
year Finished and unfinished in
ventories at refineries, terminals
and in transit jumped 782,0O bar
rels to $3.50 900 barrels, and COM
pared with 92,285.000 barrels in the
like period Of 1898.
Refinery operations advanced from
II to 78 per cent of estimated ca
pacity, runs-to-s stills rising to $780,
900 barrels daily from 3.l85 900 the
week before. A year ago the total
was 3,093,000 barrels.
Gasoline production dipped 10000
barrels daily to 9,420,0OO barrels.
Imports of crude and refined oils
were TIL 900 barrels, against l,O83,-
900 barrels.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Jersey City Livestock

JERSEY CITY. N j.. March 3 iP
(united states DEPARTMENT of AFriculture)
and bulls active. fully steady: medium cows
D. 15-6.25: plain. 5.OO-5 80: low cutter and
cutter, 425-15: medium bulls 6.5O-1'15
no steers on sale
Vealers and calves. $50 including $50
directs: vealers scarce market steady: good
and choice. nearbys. 10.O0-13. 90: medium
80: Gull and common. 6OO-7 so; no
heavy calves on sale
Hogs. lilo, including 92O directs. ION
the Jersey, City market. 10: New York
20, Market IL to 25 lower: good and
choice. 153-3O5 pounds 3 SoO-3O
Sheep and lambs. 4,S1O. all directs: mar
ket nomnally steady
Evening star., 1939-03-08
U. 5. Treasury Position
BY the Associated Press.

The position Of the Treasury March 9:
receipts, S24, '4S,56S. 90: expenditures
S44'N26. aS6.00 net balance S:},:iOI 313
D4Io3. including s. 649 1s6.O14l5 work
ing oaiance: customs receipts for the
month. S5,?47.a3",O4
Eeceipts for the fiscal year tsince July u,
-. ..Oi a! including S".OS:5 $50. 991 20 of
smeIsency expenditures: excess OF ex-
S39.?34. S5O,24:i 50. an increase of "a
500, l"6:O5 above the previous day, Gold
assets. l4,gl6.4l1,692 so.
date last year,. Sl0.b63.O49 Os; expendi
lures Si9. $685. .506.65: net balance. So
O04 ~ 1663 IA. including 81 $50, 2454 44S'24
working balance: customs receipts for the
month, S476.. 1857. receipts for the
fiscal year; S3931 .4o5. 81 SO; expendi-
lures. A.953 .66l 5g41S. Including 81
:'53, O40 81 5.O4 OF emergency expenditures.
excess OF expenditures 81 .022.i So O3n fl5.
gross debt. S37. 745.71347SI1; gold as
sets, ST.. .16S4S3230 So.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Index Of Commodities
Remains UNCHANGED

The National Fertilizer Associa-
ton says its index of wholesale
commodity prices remained un-
changed last week at 72.8 per cent
OF the 1926-28 level, compared with
72.8 month ago and 76.8 a year
ago. Last week, increased prices
for hides. rubber. tin, burlap and
silk were offset by decreases for
foods.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
General Motors Sales
Show Gain Over 1888
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 8.-Sales Of
General Motors cars and trucks to
consumers in the United States in
February totaled 83,25l units. COM
pared with 1866 in January and
6283l in February, 1898.
Sales to dealers in the United
States in February were 115,890
units, against 116,964 in January and
63,771 in the comparable month
year ago
Total sales to dealers in the United
States and Canada, plus overseas
shipments. amounted to 1885 units
IN February, compared with l52, TAG
In January and 94,449 in February,
1898.
Sales in the first two months COM
pared with year ago follow:
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Boston Wool Marker

BOSTON. March 3 tP, Omitted States
Department Of Agricuture) Fleece woods
were mostly very quiet in the Boston
market today and quotations were inclined
eishts, and one-auarter blood fleece woods
were being offered at around 81 cents. in
the eIease. Occasional lots of country
quarter blood bright fleece wools Of the
ola clip were being offered at 29-30 cents.
shorn woods Of similar Grade and packins
were being offered in small Quantities At
around % cents. delivered "
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Dry Goods Market

Worth Street continued with a good under
lying demand today at firm prices. Woolep
mills reported a good inquiry. from men &
ward needs only moderately. Easier raw
SIX markets brought In some buying by
noslery no;d operators and full-fashioned hosiery
converters' inquiry was somewhat broader
lor Easter dress goods Burlap remained
quiet and nominally unchanged
Evening star., 1939-03-08
New York Metal Market

NEW YORK. March lP.-Copper
Steauy; electrolytic spot. 1928; export,
lu.3'2. Tin steady: spot and forward,
4e;s9 $3.50. Lead Lea o. steady; spot. New York.
East 81 Ito, io,s st. Lou Louis So Zinc steady;
rig IRON aluminium. antimony, quicksil-
yer. platinum Chinese wolframite un-
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Total

Amount of ordinary bust
ness written during the
year -.,----,. =. s233e04, 794 90
Amount of ordinary busi-
ness written in the Dis
trict Of Columbia during
the year 2.375,s34O 90
ness written during the
year none
Amount in industrial busi-
ness written in the Dis
trict OF Columbia during
the year none
EDMUND FITZGERALD. Vice President
G. L: ANDERSON. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
3rd day of March. 1899
H. B. PETERSON.
toeall Notary Public.
Milwaukee County. Wise
NJ Commission Expires July 3Oth, 1889.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
London Metal Marker

LONDON. March 8 lP-closinr. ~onner
standard s spot; f43 6s Sd; future. s1S s rs
"a "a eleGtroiytic let spot spot, bid f4S los: asked
tds pis I'm spot. f2l5 5s: future. f214 15s
Us 50. Zinc, spot. s13 1ss 3d: future
Evening star., 1939-03-08
CarnatiOn Co.

CHICAGO, March (P).-E. H.
Suart, president of the Carnation
Co., reported to stockholders at their
annual meeting today that the COM
pany's net earnings for the year
ended last December 81 amounted
to 81 ,968,825, compared with $780,
39l for the previous year.
After payment of preferred divi-
dends, the earnings equaled $29l
share on common stock. This
compared with s265 in 1887.
All members Of the board of di-
rectors were reelected at todays
meeting.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Gardncr-Denver Co.

QUINCY, Ill.,, Marcn 8 (P.-Gard-
ner-Denver Co. reports net profit for
1888, after all charges and taxes,
amounted to $590,614, compared with
$l,153, It's in 1887.
After provision for preferred divi-
dends, the 1898 net was equal to "a
cents a share on the common stock,
compared with $l84 a common
share in 1887. The company manu-
factures steam and power pumps,
rock drills and miscellaneous equip
ment for mines and railroads.
It's plants are located here, Den
Yer, Colo; La Grange, Mo- and Jo-
hanneSburg, South Africa.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
London Gold and Silver

LONDON. March LP-Bar gold 1Ass
".7d, unchanged. equivalent, S3(.SH) asp
silver. 20i:d, UNCHANGED. (Eouiyalent.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
LOOSe-Wiles Co.

KANSAS CITY, March 8 LP.-B.
L. Hupp, president of Loose -Wiles
Biscuit Co., reports 1888 net earnings
were 1898, ,074, which. after preferred
dividends, equaled $3.50 a share on
common stock.
This compared with earnings Of
s733 .593 and common stock dividends
of $101 in 1887.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
LIABILITIES.
TnCnrEn ranttvaI ~,

LIABILITIES
Net reserve, required BY
law S9s7,117,5S2 90
and permanent dis
ability benefits o9594S3 90
1nstallment payments not
vet due in settlement of
death claims matured
endowments. etc. 140.9764a5 90
Total policy claims in
process Of settlement,
under adjustment. etc. 5503,Sol6
Dividends due or appor-
toned TO policyholders 33OsOOs1 "a
Other liabilities ------ 10,175443.2I
----------------------
~ S1.119. .S12 S36.3S
mutual company none
Reserve for CONTINGENCIES
such as asset depre-
citation, mortality fiuc-
tuation. etc, or ''unas-
signed funds (surplus)" S53,oSS,S5654
Total ST. .233. OIL .692. 90
Evening star., 1939-03-08
H. |. Green Co.
Reports Slight Drop
In 1888 Income
Loose-WiIes Biscuit Co.
Shows Gain, With
Earnings at $938,074
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 8.-H. l..
Green Co. and domestic subsidiaries
reported today for fiscal year ended
January 81 net income of $1,7l4,e49
equal to $3.50 a share on the COM
mon stock. against 1889, ,958. or
$500 a share, in the preceding fiscal
year. The company operates a
Nation wide chain of stores.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
DISBURSEMENTS.

securities not subject to amortization
are included at values determined by the
committee on Valuation of the National
Association OF Insurance Commissioners,
Evening star., 1939-03-08
TOMORROW.

Luncheon, North Washington
Lions Club, Kenesaw Cafe, 1890
pm.
Luncheon, Phi Delta Theta, La
fayette Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Cosmopolitan Club
Carlton Hotel. 1890 pm.
Dinner, Weather Bureau Masonic
Club. Hamilton Hotel, 7 pm.
Dinner, Masters Association of
1887, Lafayette Hotel. 7 pm.
Dinner. National Capital Cinema
Club, Raleigh Hotel, 7 pm.
Dinner. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity, Carlton Hotel, 7 pm.
Meeting, Washington Astrological
Association, Raleigh Hotel, s pm.
Meeting. Associated Stenotypists
OF America, Wardman Park Hotel,
8 pm
Meeting, Committee, st. Charles
College Lay Alumni Association,
Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Young Friends Club, Ra-
leigh Hotel, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
City News in Brief
TODAY

lODA1.
Dinner. Board of Trustees. Colum-
bus University, Willard Hotel, pm
Dinner, National Sojourners, La
fayette Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting, Izaak Walton League
Washington Chapter, Mayfower Ho-
tel. pm.
Meeting, Greyhound Employees,
Annapolis Hotel. pm.
Meeting. Washington Philatehc
Society, Carlton Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Young Democrats of the
District of Columbia, Willard Hotel
8 pm.
Dance, Federal Lodge. No. l, Ward
man Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK March s ,P,-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, March s lP Investment
Bankers Conference Inc.
Evening star., 1939-03-08

Totals $13.O6s.O OBJ SlOs.37O39
ESMOND EWING. Vice President.
JOSEPH D. LEAHY. Asst. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
21th day of January 1889.
FRANK r. CHRISTIE
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hartford Conn
Evening star., 1939-03-08
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK. March tP,-PriceS quoted
in dollars and thrty-seconds.
Anprcy
Evening star., 1939-03-08

ESMOND EWING. Vice President
JOSEPH D. LEAHY. Asst. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn TO before ne this
md day of February. 1889
FRANK r. CHRISTIE.
tSeal) Notary Public.
Hartl
Evening star., 1939-03-08
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Travellers Insurance Co.

OF Hartford Connecticut. on the 31st day OF
December. 1898. as REQUIRED under Section
647 Of the Code Of Law for the District OF
Columbia
Evening star., 1939-03-08
Short Securities

tReuorted by Smith. Barney L. COZ
Evening star., 1939-03-08

'ouotations not furnished by sponsor or
issuer; all others are obtained by l. B. C.
from those sources.
Evening star., 1939-03-08

INCOME.
New premiums Sl1.065 $50 S4
Renewal premiums 95,03S.655.11
Total premium income Sl12.1O4.5 .5O9.55
Total interest and rents 32,5S6.913.0O
Income-Casualty depart
ment - 90. .169.5 .55377
Other income ---- 15.9S5.17611
Total income --- S223.44615243
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04
The Case for Optimism

Maybe we have spent little too much time lately listing the things that are wrong with the world. There are enough of them, heaven knows, to make an lm- pressive list; but we can oVerdo pessl- mism very easily, and it does not hurt us to be reminded that there is another Slde to the picture. So there is good deal of interest in a little bulletin just sent out from the New York office Of the Good Neighbor League, citing the reasons that exist for optimism.
 The league feels that the race is mak- ing real progress in spite ot all US troubles, and points out that this prog ress is nowhere so visible as in America Many encouraging pacts are listed. Since they signed the treaty of Ghent on Christ mas Eve, 1914, the United States and England have maintained an unbroken peace in spite of various incidents which gravely strained their relations.
 The United States has made progress toward breaking down the barriers be- tween nations, by signing trade agree ments with 20 foreign countries during the last few years. From these agree ments are coming closer economic rela- tions and better understanding. Trans portation and communication facilities have so improved that journeys which used to take weeks now take days, and no part of the United States can be said to be isolated
 A generation or two ago, the ordinary workingman in America toiled 16 hours day for very low pay. Today he works half of that time, gets much higher wage, and has standard of living which gives him comforts and luXuries that once were the exclusive privilege of the very wealthy Death rates have been reduced and the average life span has been doubled within the last century. Education, once the privilege of very few, is now available to all. Differences in religious beliefs, once responsible for bitter divisions among the people, are no longer problem in America; ln- stead, leaders of Jews, Catholics and Protestants are working actively for harmony and better relations.
 All of these things add up to pretty impressive list. They have nothing to do with the dire problems which loom so large today; but for that very reason they are all the more encouraging, be- cause they are enduring, continuing gains and not mere temporary changes in conditions. Through them, one can see the development of slow but steady rise III Iue WeI-UtLlS Ol Ille dVe1dSe uldl. ttlo life has been growing more comfortable, his chance to use his God-given talents to the best advantage has been enlarged, his prospects for getting little more happi- ness into his life are somewhat better. The different items in the list may not look so important, taken singly; added together, they show an amazeing amount of progress.
 And that is a fact which we must not lose sight of. Looking at the clouds on today's horizon, we may easily begin to feel that the whole world is going to pot. But underneath the surface, the general course of mans progress is upward.