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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
RETAIL MARKET on
PACIFIC COAST Is
DEEMED IMPROVING

Los ES-Improvement in
the retail gasoline market. with
present widespread price shading by
independent marketers expected by
some observers to be cleaned up this
spring, would help the entire west
coast oil situation materially. II
this can be accomplished and the
differential between major company
and Independent gasoline prices
narrowed, the crude price structure
would also be strengthened.
Standard OF California and Rich
field are now paying 4 to Is cents
a barrel less for crude oil since
Standards price cut Feb. 1, which
other companies did not follow. If
the gas market improves, the higher
crude prices might be reinstated
generally.
While there has been some de-
cline in Japanese offshore takings
of California oil since January,
recent inquiry is reported increased
again. Somewhat higher daily av-
erage production of crude oil in
California in the first half of March
is expected to be equalized in the
last half, a production procedure
which has been customary.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
INLAND PLANT

Glacier Production company
which supplies the Inland Empire
plant is not now producing enough
oil 10 supply the increased require
menis OF the Spokane plant plus its
own minimum of 1000 barrels per
day for its new refinery at Cut
Bank Glacier Production company
production in February was around
$500 barrels per day and in March
approximately 1900 barrels per day.
The company is said to have a
present maximum potential Of
2, 500 barrels per day. meaning that
additional drilling must
be done during the next few
months II this company is to keep
pace with the increased demands
Of The Inland Empire plant.
No change has been made in
the gasoline freight rate from Mon
tana refinery zones to Spokane.
which rate is now disproportionate
70 the crude rate. Railroad officials
'tate that there is no required ra-
10 Of crude rates to refined pro-
iucts rates and inasmuch as there
vas no threat of a gasoline pipe
inc, the circumstances which low
red the crude rate do not apply
o refined products.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
Max BALL WRITES
INTERESTING BOOK
ON OIL INDUSTRY

In the petroleum refinery, re-
search is at its fullest flower. "
says Max w. Ball in his new book
This Fascinating Oil Business. %
Thousands Of chemists, physicists.
and engineers work day after day
TO discover ways OF reducing cost
improving quality. and making new
products Max Ball is well known
to Montana oil men and his book
is accordingly OF unusual interest
TO Montana people
The most spectacular success of
the research worker is in the de-
yelopment OF new products and Of
new uses for old products The field
is almost unlimited. The refinery
chemist IS convinced that he can
derive from oil every hydrocarbon
that can be derived from coal many
products now or formerly derived
from vegetable material or animal
fat. aud many products that can
not be obtained from any OF these
sources. What's more. to large
and growing extent he is actually
doing IL, and doing IL mainly from
by-products that formerly went to
waste. or were burned as refin-
cry fuel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
OIL HEATING GAINS. RAISE
LIGHT FUEL OIL DEMAND

Demand for light fuel oil, chiefly
heating oil for the nations oil
heated homes. in the first two
months of 1910 rose to the record
breaking total OF 1.71O,114,O0O gal
Ions, a gain of 2S per cent from
the same period of 1899, according
to a recent report of the U. S,
Bureau of Mines The increase re-
Elected the growth in number OF
oil-burning units in U. S. homes to
100000 on January 1, 1910, and
the prolonged cold weather in
January and February this year.
The unprecedented consumption
had a marked effect on petroleum
refinery operations; to meet the
demand the proportion of light fuel
oil made from each barrel of crude
oil was increased to the highest
point in the history of the industry,
16 per cent, and as a result the
yield of gasoline dropped to 424l
per cent, the lowest since January
1881.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
ILLINOIS SLIPPING7

Cu' Bank operators who decry
the decline OF production in such
fields as Cut Bank should listen
TO the weeping Of Illinois produc-
ers whose production Is dropping
50 fast that they are beginning to
wonder whether Dame Nature will
beat Emperor Harold to the trick
OF hating Illinois production. Par
ticularly swift has been the decline
OF Deyonian producers which came
into The limelight in November.
1889 Starting off with an average
OF 5000 Dbl. per well, the number
of Deyonian producers has grown
from one to 172 and the average
daily production by wells is SIC
barrels per day and still going
down as of April l.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
NORTH CUT BANK

1t found Colorado shale at sos and
set pipe at 567 feet.
Glacier Production-NIiller No. 8,
&c SWA NEK 32-3S-5W. is drill
ing at 2935 after setting 7-inch
casing.
HelBlac Trust-GOveFnnent No. 8,
NV SEX sWA 32-33-5W, is drill
ing at 500 feet. 1t had Colorado
shale at $50 and set pipe at 4s5.
Santa Rita-GOvernment O7SZ44A
No. 4. c SEA NEA S-32-5W. is
drilling at 1000.
Texaco-Tweedy No. 4, C sEN
sW14 21-35-6W. is drilling at
z49O.
I, Caste-Pardee-CorriReux No. 3,
SIC NEA NEA 2-ss-6W. is rig
ging up. B
Observation-Disclosures No. 1, lCNL
SEA NEA 15-34-6W, is drilling
Mt TOO feet. 1t found Colorado at
$50 and set. pipe at $50 feet.
i, Santa Rita-Lander No. 3, Sc
sTWA SEA 16-35-6W. is drilling
vt 1850. 1t had Colorado at 538
and set pipe at $40 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20

/ Department ~ the Interior, United
states Land office. Great Falls. Montana.
Notice is hereby given that the lands
herein described are offered To the quail.
fled bidders u the highest amounts
offered per acre as a bonus for the pri
vllege Of leasing the land under section
Il Of the leasing act. as amended by the
act Of August n. 1875 Gao Stat G7D. nj
the royalty scale in the lease form
shown In circular i3Si at a sale To be
held IN the United States land office at
Great Falls. Montana. az 1000 A. NJ.
May -, 1910 IN the following units
kevin-sunburst Oh and Gas Field
r y n. r. W. Sec. u. ElNEl. 80
acres
Unit No. 2:
4 = n II. W. Sec. 4, NwisEi.
SiSEt 40 acres.
7 b n. II W. Sec. :. sEisEl
Sec s EtNwi NEiSw3 and FL
r a5 n. II. W. Soc. II. lots /. 2,
T. 30 g. n. ? W, Sec 30 sEaxE, 40
acres
Unit No. II;
= g n. r. W, Sc %. sIsEi
r 81 n. R W.. Sec. q. swasEa:
Sec % NwtNE3 Sec. -. sEiSEi
Sec. -. NW3SWa, 100 acres.
Each successful bidder must deposit
on date Of sale with the officer In charge
OF the sale. a certified cheek on a sol
vent bank, or cash for 1/5 Of the
amount bid by him. and file the showing
OF qualifications 20 receive a lease. |
required by section Of CIRCULAR 1888.
The remainder Of the bonus bid and the /
annual rental ~ the rate Of ~ 90 per
acre. must be paid. and a 5000 corporate /
surety bond must be furnished. prior /
to the issuance Of the lease. Bids may /
be submitted combining two or more !
units. provided the aggregate acreage /
does not exceed $40 acres. the drilling. |
producing. rental and royalty require
ments TO apply separately to each unit
are warned against violation OF
section 10. o. 8. Criminal Code. APP
proved March 4, 1909, prohibiting unlaw
ful combination or intimidation Of bid
fersn the right IN reserved to reject |
any and all Kids In the discretion OF the
Secretary OF the Interior.
THoS F. CORDIALLY.
H Register. II
Date Of first publication, April 9. 1870 4
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
BIG WEST Is

1905 feet where S-inch casing was
set.
CrumIey & sOns-Fryberger No.
1S. Gel SEASWA 24-35-3W. is
apparently a producer. having a
good showing of oil that is expected
TO respond to acid Sunburst sand
from 1922 to 1850 was dry. The
contact at 1856 to 1877 showed OIL
Day-Halter No. 4, c NEA SEA
17-35-2W, is drilling at $40 feet.
Fulton Petroleum. Thompson No.
4, CNL SWA NEA 2s-35-3W. south
offset to the recently completed
Big West-Gunderson No. 16. is
drilling at 925.
Goeddertz & Agen-GOeddertz No.
4. c SWA NEA 16-35-3W, is drill
ling at 400 feet
Morton-Shaw-EI Ilngson No. 2,
SW NEANwA 23-35-3w. is drill
ling at 1855 feet, having set cas-
ing at 1740.
Parent HOlbroOk No. 4. C SWH
MEL 2-36-3W. Ia drilling at 400.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
TOME COUNTY,
AssHQNAENT o. ROYALTY

ASSIGNMENT OF ROYALTY
g. L. Gallogly to Arthur f. Grove,
ct al. ! 4 Of 1gs on NEt 1882 West
q. +. Gallogly 10 Arthur T. Grove ct
al. ifs on $3.50 2l,302 West.
v y. Carlson 10 Arthur F. Grove et al
IA OF 10 on WlNWs 26-36-2 West
v Is. Carlson TO Arthur f. Grove ct al
IA or IL on EiNW1 WANE4 32-36-2W.
q. r. Gallogly 20 Rose NJ Fischer Ia
Of t.. on VIVA 1892 West.
q. T.. GRllOgly To Anna Wiedmean, is
~ III on SWl S-E-I West
Trustee Securities Corp. 10 A. Fritsche,
~ ux. Is Of Ia on NE3 1881 West
+ o. Ric-khoff to Olaf Strand. IA
II II on SWt 3. Nwl i0.;22 West.
y -. KicckhOn 70 l.. NJ Marshall 10
10 ~, on SWl 2, NWl f0a2 West
REIEAsE or OH AND GAS LEASE
Security Petroleum Corr. to Mary u.
OH. AND GAS LEASE
George Arthur heddlng 70 VIM. "
co.. ion NFtNFs StNE3 Z SlNE3 SCI
Sw3 SaNws Nw3Ewl s.37-I West
AMENDED LIS PENDENS
Anna Aronow ~ A. II. Erik. ct al
oni"t title % EaNWa ., SE4NWl NEt
STA l3:s,3 West SWlNM3 E4SWl Is.
WASWi 1352 west
LIS PENDENs
Edward neWnid IS A - itankcr 81 III
NWlSEl Nt9SW3 S3NEl 2a;6.2 Wet
BLANKET ASSIGNMENT or ROYAL
TIES AND RENTALS
otto T. Thielmann 10 Federal Iank
Rank Of spokane aud the Land Bank
Commissioner NWs WBNEl NWiSEl.
~. slSw - SlSEl ~ NlNWi
SFtNWl NEl NElSWl NiSE4 ~. va
SWl -. SW iSWi Sl.G4 West
ANIMAL STATEMENT
Dakota Montana on Co. TO The Public
New En Fuel Corp. to The Public.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
"HARDROCK', suES

Damages OF $2.951.3O were asked
in an action filed in Cascade County
district court by the Montana Gas
Corp. against the Perkins Oil Well
Cementing Co. Of Wyoming.
On June 10, 1898, 1t was alleged.
the Wyoming corporation agreed to
cement a we'll in Toole county,
known as Clark well No. 2. A pump
and equipment used in the work
were allegedly defective and cement
hardened improperly.
Due to tubing sticking In the
cement in the bottom of the hole.
1t was claimed. the plaintiff was
forced to drill out 1870 feet of two2
inch tubing at a cost OF $2,95130.
Judgment was asked for the
amount.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
RAISE COAL.
PRICES TO
AID MINERS

Observation-Disclosures for
the bituminous coal division last
week recommended minimum soft
coal prices which would add IL
cents a ton to the income OF mine
owners and increase the nation s
annual coal bill by $44,OOO.O0O.
Following is the proposed mini
mum sale price per ton in some
price areas together with the divi-
sions estimate of production cost
per ton:
Average Price and Average Cost
No. Colorado, New Mexico and
$2,71S and $2,739.
No. Wyoming and part OF
Idaho, S2,7S4 and S2.169
No. 0-MOntana, $1,406 and
81 ,4S5.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
TAKES UP BoRAH's FIGHT

Senator Gillette, Idaho democrat,
will carry on the fight of the late
Senator Borah in congress to di-
vorce production refining and trans
portation from marketing in the
oil industry; would prohibit inter-
state common carrier pipelines from
transporting commodities in which
they had an interest and prohibit
producers, refiners and marketers
from operating tankers and barges.
The intent, he says, is to discour-
age monopolistic trends and give
the independent petroleum marketer
a chance to live.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
FAv0RS PIPELINE TO
SPOKANE REFINERIES

The new 1S-cent per humid
red rate on crude oil from
Cut Bank to Spokane. publish
ed by Great Northern railway
company, still leaves the cost
of transportation of oil too
high, according to statement
issued by ID. f. Gerstenberger,
general manager of Inland Em-
pire Refining Co., who favOrs
construction of a 32O-miIe pipe
line. "Our annual crude oil
freight bill, when the plant is
operating at its capacity of
22OO barrels a day, viii be
$75O,OOO a year" he stated.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
VALLEY PRESSURE
DROPS

A downward revision OF recov-
cradle oil reserves in Turner Valley
field is said to have followed sue
cessive tests of bottom hole pres
sure. There has been considerable
reduction in pressure noted in the
systematic tests of gas wells con-
Quoted by Alberta Conservation
Board. Pressures range from a top
of $50 pounds at Royalite No. q
down to 400 pounds at Freehold
No. 2, this figure representing
closed-in pressure for "a hours.
Pressure has dropped from an ini-
tial of 1900 pounds.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
Operate MISSOURI PLANT

afontana-Dakota Utilities Co. has
officially taken over the Missoula
Gas & Coke property. effective April
1, and will operate the Missoula
plant under the name OF Missoula
Gas Co., supplying natural gas to
1899 customers. A. J. Enstenese,
for nine years head of the company
will continue as manager. The
plant was established in 1909.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
GEORGE HAIIds KILLED

Telephone advices from Butte
Friday were that George HALLS.
we'll known Cut Bank lease man,
was killed in an automobile acct
dent near Butte. He recently Sc
cured leases south OF Cut Bank
field on the Hagan ''high'' and
was preparing to drill a wen.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
ROTARY FIRM DISSOLVED

1t is reported in Cut Bank that
the rotary drilling firm of Newell
e Chandler has been dissolved and
the partners are dividing the tools
and equipment. Shorty" Chand-
Ter is said to be taking over the
equipment, in Cut Bank field. Their
principal operations are in Turner
Valley.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
DIVORCE TANKERs AND BARGEs

W foT1IINU 1OIN--DIVOTCbMtuL OF
tanker and barge operations of oil
companies from other branches of
the industry is proposed in bill Is
371S) introduced by Senator Gill
Iette. Iowa, today. Bill was re-
ferred to judiciary committee and,
it is assumed. win come up for hear
ing soon before subcommittee head
ed by Senator Burke, Nebraska.
which is slated to hear pending
bills proposing pipeline and market
ing enforcement.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
GLACIER COUNTY
AssIoNMENT or rARr INTEREST
by Glacier County Abstract Co.
CUT ANR, MONTANA

ASSIGNMENT or PART INTEREST
IN OIL AND GAS LEASE
Guy l.. Smith and Agnes Smith. to
Robert W. Brunkow n Marybelie J..
iirunkow. as joint tenants, 4Oes Nlet
SWl Sec 2S-3T-b
ASSIGNMENTS or ROYALTY
II. r. Patterson ct ux to Wellington
H. Rankin 1906 NElNW4. NW1NE3
Eec .al-.gB-G
Same to same. 59s Lots . B. Sec.
~. .Es-G
IIslen McCarn to Peter G. Ruetten iqs
Lots 8 o. SElNwl NElSWl. Sec. 3
$40. NW4 Sec i2-aA-6. NBNi Sec "a
$40. 1i% SW3 SEC. 13-34-a
Mary Schuyler Schieffeln, 10 Cooper
Sshieffelin. - inf. IN Is 81 Iqa WiNEl
SEA Sex. IA, ElNEl Sec. 23-34-G.
Dora W Beckett 10 Frank Blckefs, so
SISwi Nw4Swi SWINWl swlSE3.
Sec. II. w3Nwa wIREa. Sec 1885,
Gtgs SE4SWl Sec. 234-S.
Same To Lillian Is. Kennedy, SCI. 81
SW4 NwiSW3 SWlNwa SW4SE3 Sec
II. Nwa whNEl See. 4-34-5. cas- SEA
SWl Sec. 2-3f-5
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20

and ReoIogIsts may @van
themselves Of the use Of the Montana
OIL and Mining Journals geological
library. which has the largest eollec-
ton exeant Of q. s. @. g., State and
private reports on Montana on and
mining geology. Since many Of the@a
reports are owt OF print, copies win
be furnished of reports. together vita
maps, on a moderate 8olie chafRn.
through the Bupply Deparfm@n&, M@m-
tanm on and Mining Journal, Birml
National Bank Bldg. Great Falls
Montana
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
PONDERA COUNTY
BY P0HSeTa Cemmes AbasRmet &c.
c0RRAD, MONTANA

BLANKET ASSIGNMENT ROYALTY
AND RENTALS
Swan and Bertha IAdkn TO The Fed
eral Land Rank Spokane and Land Bank
Commissioner assigns all royalties and
rentals due under any Oh and gas leases
outstanding against lands Described in
mortgage to The Federal Land Bank OF
spokane and Land Bank Royalties.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
Famous RimrOck
Pool Gives Well

MISUNDERSTANDING No. 3, SW Sc z
NWA 29-35-3W, is 15-barreI
well in natural production, yielding
high gravity oil from a break" in
the Madison lime at 1888 to 1872.
The contact. 1885, was dry. A
battling test showed Is barrels per
day. 1t will be acidized.
An early completion will be the
TOIes-BIumberg No. 1, NE NEA
NEA 32-35-3W. II is now drilling
at 1870. 1t is on the south end
Of the Rimrock pool.
Vanderpas-Cedar Creek No. z,
CIVIL SWASEA 31-S5-1W. is drill
ling at $50.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
0 | |

YOUR OPPORTUNITY to lease from
owner 81 Of the SEA Sec. 81 -, Range
Mary Crabb. y n 9Th St. Bozeman.
Montana. 4-2O.h
Maps. plats. leases, contracts copied
by photo offset or photostat. Write us
your problem. The Mailing shop. Great
Falls. Mont. 9-3O-u
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
CALL FOR BIDS ON STATE OIL AND

Notice is hereby given that the State
Board Of Land Commissioners of the
State OF Montana will receive bids at
open competitive bidding at the State
Land Office in the State Capitol at 200
=. NJ. Wednesday, May s, 1910. for
oil and gas leases on the following de-
scribed lands.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
FALL0N COUNTY
By Fallen County Ah~ermea Ca.
RAKER. MONTANA


RELEASE OIL AND GAS LEASE
Monarch Gas Corp. to A. f. Nicely
monds, ct TX Dee Q. 1893. 0 Misc. page
$50.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20

SEND A CONTRIBUTION
TO THE SUEBURST BADGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
DIR. FRANCIS PASSES

Montana oil men have learned
with regret OF the passing OF DR..
c. K Francis. internationally known
petroleum technologiet. who passed
away at Tulsa from a heart at
tack. DR.. Francis once spoke be-
fore a meeting in Great Falls OF
the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas as
ISOLATION and was a personal friend
of Walter F. Britain, former sec
rotary OF the association.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20

This Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
For further information apply to:
NANITA b, SHERLOCK,
Secretary, State Board Of
Land Commissioners, Helena.
Montana
Date OF first publication. April 90
1910. 81
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SEND A CONTRIBUTION To
THE SUNBURST BADGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS

5-inch Wooden pipe for sale Sam Mark
man, Box 376, Great Falls, Montana
4-20-a
Evening star., 1940-02-07
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Twenty years ago DR.. Joseph
Goldberger of the United States
Public Health Service studied the
death record from the disease
called "pellagra," and noticed that
1t was taking the lives of thousands
of persons each year. He decided to
do something about it.
Goldberger observed that people
Z who suffered from pellagra were
chiefly workers in cotton mill dis
tricts. Their food was largely corn
meal, white flour products, polished
rice, molasses and fat pork.
How can prove that people who
eat such food are likely to fall sick
with pellagra?" he wondered.
The Governor of Mississippi
helped supply the answer. He Of
fered a pardon to certain State
prisoners who would go through
tests. Eleven prisoners agreed to
the plan, early in the year 1915,
The men were quite free from
the disease when they began to eat
the cotton mill workers diet. Six
months later, six of them had light
cases of pellagra. The test was
ended, and those who were sick
were given food which would bring
them back to health.
That was only one Of several
ways in which Goldberger and his
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Doctor Tested Prisoners

heavy death rate of hospital pei
lagra cases has been ended.
During the last few years more
work has been done on the prob
lem. A Wisconsin scientist, DR.. G.
A. Elvehjem, has shown that a GER
tain acid, B vitamin factor" can
play a big part in curing pellagra.
At this writing more than dozen
B vitamins or B factors" are
known. In the group is an element
now called factor W." Tests have
shown that it has a great deal to
do with growth. In one test two
dogs were fed exactly the same
food except that one had factor w
while the other did not. The one
with factor w in its food grew
larger and 6 pounds heavier.
One or more of the B vitamins
may be obtained from many foods.
Yeast and liver are most richly
stored with B vitamins and factors.
(For Science OF. General Interest section
II you want free copy Of the
illustrated leafiet, STAMPS and
Stamp Collecting" send me .
Scent, stamped, return envelope
in care of The Evening Star.
I~e&e nad
Tomorrow-Vitamtn c.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
= j 10 5
Mr.. Rose.

We believe this hand constitutes
one of the greatest freaks we have
ever seen, and we wish to assure our
readers that it actually occurred in
rubber bridge game at the Har-
monte Club in New York City.
Actually, Howard Schenken, who
dealt the hand, found himself WIN
ming another moral victroy, due to
the fact that his partner, Albert
Rose, made the brilliant sacrifice
grand slam bid.
time did any one of the four play
ers make jump bid, although, with
the exception of East, every one
had a freak hand. When the bid
ding reached seven diamonds, Mr..
Schenken, being undecided as to
whether or not the contract could
be defeated, left the decision to
his partner. And while Mr.. Rose
thought that his ace of spades
might take a trick, he finally con-
cluded that it was safer to incur
q small penalty. Mr.. Rose was set
only two tricks, whereas the dia-
mond grand slam would have been
a laydown.
You were Howard Schenken's s
partner yesterday and held:
A AQxxx
J10xx
OK
@JX
The bidding:
Burnstone You Jacoby Schenken
INT Pass 2NT Pass
3NT Pass Pass Pass
What do you lead?
Answer-Lead your fourth-best
spade. With a five-card suit you
should be willing to give up one
trick, as you then have good
chance of winning four spade
tricks.
Score 100 per cent for spade,
80 per cent for heart, nothing for
any other lead.
Question No. 1853.
David Bruce Burnstone Is your
partner today and you hold:
A KQ j 10x
y Kxxx
8 ok
i
Evening star., 1940-02-07

swer letters from readers IL q stamped
(3-cent), self-addressed envelope is In
closed with each communication ad-
dressed to the Four Aces. care The
Evening Star II you desire the pocket
outline Of the Four Aces system OF
contract bridge. send with your request
to the Four Aces, care The Evening
dressed. large-size envelope, and you
will receive an outline without any
charge.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

The bidding:
Maier You Jacoby Burnstone
Pass Pass Pass IL
Pass ca
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morroW)
tReIeased by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
The Four Aces will be pleased to an
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Winning Contract
THE PRESENT
By THE FOUR ACES.

(Davd Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D; Maier,
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken,
worlds leading team -four, inventors
of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence)