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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-There
is a well-fed belief in Washington
that the thrilling story about Pres
ident Roosevelt choosing Secretary
Hull as his successor was broad
cast as part of a campaign to save
the Trade Agreements Act.
The story blossomed so fire.
quently that the Secretary himself
put out statement framed to
tame the report without actually
killing it. The Hull boomlet grew
fast enough that for a time il
looked as if the Secretary might
be pushing the trade agreements
only to boost his candidacy.
No situation could be more
tragic than that in the eyes OF
Secretary Hull. He sincerely be-
lieves that his reciprocal trade
agreement is the sanest influence
abroad today, too valuable to
have its life staked altogether
upon his own candidacy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
Army Leaves
Now Granted
The Netherlands Exten d
PriviIeges-U. 5. Min
lister Visits Queen

THE HAGUE, Jan. 22.-The Meth
erlands High Command announces
that limited number of Army
leaves will be granted. All leaves for
officers and men were cancelled a
week ago when The Netherlands and
Belgian governments took extra
ordinary defense precautions.
The United States Minister to The
Netherlands George Gordon, was
granted an audience today by the
Queen. The reason for the Amer
lean Minister'S visit to the Royal
Palace was not disclosed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
DESTROYER
OF BRITISH
ENTD0WN
Eighfy-one Officers, Men
losf-Shipping Hit
Hard Sunday

LONDON, Jan. 22.-Great Brit
ain has acknowledged another loss
Of craft of the British fleet.
This is disclosed in the an
nouncement that the destroyer
Grenville has been sunk in the
North Sea by a mine or torpedo
with the probable loss of 81 Off
GERS and men.
Elsewhere ten merchant vessels
are reported to have been sunk
or damaged by mines, explosions,
collisions or fire.
Sunday was one Of the worst
Sundays for shipping in weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
FIRE BURNED QUICKLY;
LIFE BOATS DESTROYED

MARSEILLE, France, Jan. o.
Fire which burned the italian liner
Oracio spread so quickly that nearly
all of the lifeboats went up in flames
before they could be launched, sur
vivors arriving here disclosed.
Despite the speed of the fire and
the heavy seas that tossed liferafts
high, it is remarkable the loss of
life was not greater.
Second Officer Giorello said the
fire followed an explosion of the
engines.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
HUNDREDS KILLED IN
ATTEMPT TO BEAT DOWN
DEFENSE OF FINN TROOPS

HELSINKI, Jan. 22.-The military
communique says hundreds of Rus
slams are being killed in futile at
tempts to crack the Finnish re-
sistance on the Karelian Isthmus.
On the Eastern front, where the
Firms are subjected to almost daily
attacks, the invaders are continuing
to use loudspeakers exhorting the
Firms to surrender under threat
the Germans are coming.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
RUSSIAN POLES TO
VOTE ON MARCH "a

MOSCOW, Jan. PAN official
degree designates March "a for
the 1910 election of deputies Of
the Supreme Soviet from the part
of Poland which Russia took in
partitioning the former Republic
with Germany.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
PROTEST FORMALLY MADE


TOKYO, Jan. 22.-Japan late to-
day protested formally to Great
Britain against hating the japanese
liner Asama Maru and seizure OF
Germans, passengers for home via
Japan and Siberia.
The incident is characterized as
a serious and unfriendly act" by
Vice Foreign Minister Masayukc
TAM in an interview with the Brit
ish Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie
The japanese communicate says
the British Ambassador has been
told by the Foreign Office that ia
pan attaches the greatest of i'm
portance" TO the occurrence.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
ONE SENATOR SAYS

One senatorial supporter of the
trade agreement program said the
Hull boom was designed to con-
tinue in force until Congress has
extended the life Of the Trade
Agreements Act, which otherwise
will expire June IL. He thought
it might be needed from time
to time by further "leakings" OF
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
CALIFORNIA HEADACHE

Things are boiling in California
over whether Senator Sheridan
(pensioneer) Downey or ex-Sena-
tor McAdoo is to run the show.
McAdoo has the inside track at
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22
FROM TENAKEE

Joe Mckenzie, of Chitina, came
in on the Estebeth over the week.
end from Tenakee where he had
been staying for some time. He is
guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22

More than 100000 old fashioned
stereopticon sets, which give a
third dimensional view Of pictures.
are in use in schools of the United
States.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-22

tContlnued on Page FIye,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
PLEADS EQUAL
TAXATION FOR
A. CARRIERS

If carriers on waterways and
highways constructed at government
expense were called upon to reim-
burse the government. there would
be less of a problem In rail rate
structures in the United States,
Frank ]. Gavin, president of the
Great Northern railroad, told
members of the Great Falls Cham
Der of Commerce at its annual
meeting Tuesday night
q Mr.. Gavin expressed great con-
fEdence in the future OF Montana
and told something of his COM
pany's interest in the development
of this state He pointed to an in
vestment Of $4,000. 900 in Mon
tana and told how the Great North
ern changed over it's locomotives
from coal to oil to encourage the
development of the states import
ant petroleum industry. His COM
pany also granted rates making 1t
possible for the industry TO expand,
he said, when there was developed
transportation from Port
land to Umatilla, Ore, and Alfalfa,
and California oil companies
began shipping into the Montana
trade territory by barge and truck.
I'VE had to make drastic reduc-
tons TO let Montana oil compete
with California OIL" he said. quot
ing this as an example of the diver
sion of railway traffic from the
rails to the highways and water
ways which are constructed and
maintained at the expense OF the tax
payers while taxes OF the railroads
steadily increase.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
PASSING OF
PIONEERS IN
OIL INDUSTRY

The passing OF notable pioneers
/ in the Montana oil industry has
studded the news of recent weeks.
the most recent being the passing
Of Dan w Greenburg, widely known
IN Montana oil circles because OF
his former connection with the old
Midwest Refining company during
its zenith OF Montana operations in
Cat Creek. Greenburg was taken
suddenly at Cheyenne, Wyo.,
where he has lived for many years
since leaving the Midwest.
This followed the passing OF
Robert Graham of the Monarch
Lumber company at Great Falls.
The Monarch has been identified
with the oil industry since the first
derricks were built in Kelvin field
and Graham was a familiar figure
among oil men.
Then from the ranks Of pioneer
oil men themselves passed Alec
CARNEY, for many years superin-
tendent Of Continental Oil company
and later superintendent of Califor-
MIA Co. operations. Cartney came to
Montana in 1912 and when Cat
Creek was discovered he was liv-
ing on homestead near Winnet.
He got into the oil industry as a
result of the fact that he was a
top-notch ballplayer, a pitcher and
a good batter. He played with the
Winnet team which always beat
Lou Sonntag's Cat Creek team.
Sonntag would stand for almost
anything excepting a losing ball
team, so he hired Cartney as a
ball player and roustabout at the
Continental camp in Cat Creek of
which Sonntag was superintendent.
CARNEY quickly grasped the oil bus
mess. With a college education and
an adrOit mind he found rapid pro-
motion and was elevated to the po-
sition of superintendent when
Sonntag left Continental. He later
Joined the California company and
became recognized as an outstand-
ing figure in the Rocky Mountain
oil industry. serving his last years
as district superintendent for Mon
tana, Idaho and part OF Wyoming.
or the three, Greenburg was the
eldest, only SO years old, although
they qualified as pioneers in Mon
tana's relatively young oil industry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13

Figures represent BARRELS
OF oil. Fractions omitted)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13

Ninty-two active operations were
reported. with II active locations,
at the end OF the year.
The boards compilation OF pro-
duction figures. published in detail
herewith. shows conclusively that
the states growing market ex-
ceeded production during 1899.
The total production was 5.940,431
barrels as compared with 1899, 439
barrels in 1898. Montana refiners
used 5.07S.636 barrels out Of the
5.940.431 total and there was ex-
ported to Canada and other states
a total OF 1.054,720 bbl.. making a
total market demand of 6,133.356
barrels, Accordingly 1t was neces-
sary to draw on storage for ap-
192.925 barrels to care
for the market. In 1898 total de-
mand was 4.S37.704 barrels made
up OF refinery consumption of ABB
74S barrels, Canadian exports OF
356,01S barrels and exports to
other states of S41,938 barrels. with
the result that about 101 zoe bar
rels went into storage in 1898.
Exports were less than half OF
imports OF crude from Wyoming,
to supply Billings refin-
cries. Imports totaled 2.054,213
barrels Montana reflneries used
1912 barrels of crude. both
local and imported, during the year
--an average of 1857 barrels per
lay against daily average produc-
lion of all Montana fields OF 1925
barrels per day. 1t is interesting
10 note that in addition to the use
of two and half million barrels
Of Wyoming crude, about one-third
Of the states gasoline requirements
were provided by imported gasoline.
Exports Of gasoline exceeded gaso-
Inc imports. however.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
OIL BOARD IS
REAPPOINTED
BY GOVERNOR

disappointment of present mem
bers of the Oil Conservation Board
of Montana for a two-year term
ending January s, 1912. was an
nounced Thursday by Governor Roy
E. Ayers.
Present members of the board
are L. B. O'Neil. president of San
Ia Rita Oil & Gas Co, of Cut Bank I;
w. E. Rice. president of Home OIL
Co, of Great Falls; George Downs.
manager of Superior Petroleum Co..
of Shelby; Wilfred Nadeau of Ma
deau Brothers, Cut Bank produc-
ers, and Tom Stout, editor of the
Democrat-News.
The last members were nam
ed to the board on November 1,
the governors choice meeting with
such favor that he promptly reap
pointed them together with the two
senior members who have served
since the organization of the board
in 1888.
Formal notification of the APP
Dointment was received Friday
by r. P. Jackson. secretary of the
board. Mr. Jackson stated that
Chairman O'Neil is now in Cali.
iornia but upon his return a new
meeting will be held
Tor the purpose of formally electing
4 chairman.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
COBB TAKES OVER
NADEAU PROPERTIES
IN CUT BANK FIELD

A. B. Cobb Of Cut Bank moved
into the position of largest indiyi-
dual producer in the State of Mon
tana by his acquisition this week
of the Cut Bank producing proper
ties of Nadeau Brothers, Wilfred
and George.
Cobb purchased 10 producing
wells with 400 acres of oil land in
Cut Bank field together with a half
interest in the Producers Pipeline,
at the same time taking over the
contract to supply Home Oil Re
filming company at Great Falls.
Included was the Vandemark
lease of 100 acres in SIM 35-
35-6W, with four wells; the Far
mers State Bank lease, NEH IT.
33-5W, 100 acres, six wells; and
the Allotted 6945 tract, Blackfeet
Indian reservation, Lot s and SEA
SWA 3133-5W and Lot 4. Sec.
6-32-5W, with three wells.
Nadeaus retain only their interest
in the Spruce Oil company in North
Cut Bank, together with personal
and fee land in that district.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
SHOT - "SOUP"
IMPROVES FIRST
WELL OF YEAR

Nitro glycerin came to the res
cue OF the first completion Of the
year 1910 In Cut Bank field. a 90
quart shot OF "soup" having been
applied to Tarrant-Wiley-CO Connolly
No. 3 SW SWh NEA 31-34-5W.
north OF the town of Cut Bank. and
thereafter the fluid level mounted
to 500 feet. II stood only 600 feet
when the we'll was first drilled in.
the oil coming from the Sunburst
and Upper Cut Bank sands. because
the lower Cut Bank sand, usual
producing horizon. was missing.
The well was shot from PITS to
27S5, the Upper Cut Bank hori-
zon. Ellis was at 27S5 and drilling
continued into the shale to a total
depth OF 279S.
One completion registered this
week had a fluid level OF only 600
feet but II swabbed 20 barrels in
the first "a hours. indicating that
it is an average producer for the
Big Bend district II Is Wilkinson
& POtteT-Allotted 1877 No. 4, CIVIL
Lot /. Sec. 12-32-5W. It had
Sunburst sand from 2940 TO 1850.
upper Cut Bank from 29SS to 3015
and lower Cut Bank from 3O15
to 302s. The Ellis was penetrated
from 3O2S to 3035. The hydrosta-
tic table Is low in this pool despite
the fact that these are the lowest
wells, structurally. in the Cut Bank
field.
Nitro glycerln was used. with
three shots Of five quarts each. on
the Tcxaco-Lindqulst No. 2 well, C
sWA SEA 17-32-5W. which had
and initial of 80 barrels per day
Ii is now cleaning out.
No new locations were announc-
ID this week but four wells spud-
led. as follows
Glacier observation-disclosures No. 8.
SWA sen 2O-33-5W. drilling
It $50 feet.
GIncier PrOduction-state No. o,
cWL NWA 16-33-5W. drilling at
,25 feet.
Santa Rita-Lander No. 4, c SEH
;Wl4 16-35-6W, drilling, zoe feet.
Santa Rita-Rasmusson No. 2 NE
WA sWA 32-33-5W, drilling,
40 feet. II found Colorado shale
t AS and set surface pipe at 43S.
Glacier Observation-Disclosures No.
!, c NWA NEA 33-33-5W, is
Irilling at 14S5. 1t found Colorado
Continued on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13

This well, in NV SEASEA IA
35N-3W, was completed on Decem-
Der IA, bathing the prairie for q
mile around the rig before it was
controlled. 1t was estimated at
1000 barrels per day or more but
after the control head was closed
it was never allowed to flow more
than 200 barrels per day. 1t was
Punched in to flow through a
3/16ths-ineh choke and this has
been reduced to a 5/32nds-inch
opening through which the well
continues to make around 6S bar
rels per day.
DR.. B. A. S. Aronow, owner of
the we'll, returned Wednesday from
a two-week trip to Puget Sound
and went Immediately to inspect the
big we'll
There is no trace of water and
the pressure is exactly the same
as on the day of completion, he
said. eve have no reason to ex-
pect water because the No. 2 well
nearby was drilled 100 feet deeper
into the lime without encountering
wafer "
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
Montana Crude Imports
Double ExpOrts---Crude
Shortage Is 1925 Bbl.

There 2S0 producing oil and gas wells in the state
of Montana according compilation made by the Oil Con-
servaton Board of Montana which shows that than
half Of these wells in the KevnBorder field and about
fifth of the total is Cut Bank field of the active
oil areas.
The boards abulaton shows that III wells drilled
in the during 1889 of which q commercial oil
gas and 80 were non-commerca dry Cut Bank led in
the number of competitions with 90 wells and Kelvin had ST.
Fortywo wells which had ceased to produce abandoned
in Kelvin field during the wear
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13

.oIL AND GAS PRODUCING WELLS
January /, 1880
sswELLs IN PROCESS OF DRILLING
January !, 1888
WELLS COMPLETED During Year 1899
AS commercial oil or gas------......-.---..--
AS gas producers only-.--.------.-----------
As non-commerclal or dry---...---...-----.
WELLS PLUGGED & ABANDONED in
1899 that we're open or producing
in prior years---.---------.-.--------.
ssWELIsS PARTIALLY DRILLED to
Dec. 81, 1899 Tin process Of drillingl
WE'LL LOCATIONS ONLY Dec. 81. 1889
Includes some wells temporarily shut
- Includes some wells where operation
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
TOM BELL PASSES ON

DENVER-Word was received
here that Tom Bell, former Wyom-
ing cattle and oil man, died at
Miami. Bell founded the Buck
Greek OIL CO., and the Tom Bell
Royalty Co. and owned producers
in the Lance creek field In Niobara
county, Wyoming.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
RATES
TO SPOKANE
ARE POSSIBLE

SALT LAKE William H.
Mcintyre, Jr., president of the In
land Empire, Refineries, Inc, said
Tuesday directors of his company
had deferred until a meeting some
time in February action on pro-
posal to construct a 23O-mile pipe
line from oil fields at Cut Bank,
Mont, to Spokane, Wash.
He said the project was being
held up pending a decision in a
federal case at Portland, Ore,
brought by the railroads in an at
tempt to set aside an interstate
commerce commission decision af-
fecting petroleum freight rates in
the Pacific northwest.
If more favorable rail rates are
he said, there is posi-
bility the pipeline project will be
abandoned.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
Dahlquist At
200 Barrels

The years second sensational
well, Big West-Dahlquist No. 8, in
the Rimrock high gravity oil pool.
continued making 200 barrels of
oil per day during the past week,
after having installed an electric
power unit.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
BUYs o. S. ROYALTY OH

WASHINGTON-The interior de-
partment signed a one-year con-
tract with the Sinclair Wyoming
Oil Co. of Tulsa, Okla. for sale of
royalty oil in the Salt Creek, Wyo.,
field. The company will operate
wells on leased government oil land
and pay a royalty on the amount
taken from the ground.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13

Possibility of lower trainload
rates on petroleum products and
crude oil from Montana to the IN
land Empire is said to be respon-
sible for the foregoing announce
ment of postponement of consider
alton of a pipeline from, Cut Bank
to Spokane.
This possibility is said to grow
out of a recent Interstate Commerce
Commission ruling permitting, for
the first time. train-load freight
rates lower than single carload
rates. The decision was made in
rates on shipments of blackstrap
molasses from New Orleans, La,
to Peoria. ILL.,, but it definitely ap-
plies to crude oil and petroleum
since Shell Oil Co. Inc, interviewed
in opposition to trainload rates and
the majority members in the deci-
sion pointed out that the rule will
apply to petroleum products.
Under the new ruling 1t will be
possible to get rates between Mon
tana points and Spokane on train
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
Big Kelvin Well Showing
No Loss OF Pressure In
Month OF Constant Flow
EllingsOn Producer Making No Water At End
OF 80 Days+Big West Starts
New Dahlquist Well

the first month of production of the sensational
ngson No well north of Kelvin Sunday January
will find still flowing with initial pressure
sign water marking of the best wells only of the
1899 but of the last decade of Kevnunburst development
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13

This well turned to water after
producing some 10000 barrels of
oil. Big West experimental with
large tubing and pumping equip
CONTINUED OF Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
NOTICE kelvin OPERATORS

We are this week retaining the
column showing 1880 Kelvin
compilations and ask operators
to check description, initial pro-
duction and depth of producing
sand, hoping to correct any err
rors that may have been over
looked. Corrections should be
noted and mailed to the Journal
before next Thursday. There
after these locations will be en-
tered on the Journals card index
of completed wells and the
column viii be displaced by 1910
competitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-06
Natures Children
Marginal Blister Beetle

becoming full-grown the larvae
leave the empty capsule, going
deeper into the soil to make an
elliptical chamber. In this apart
ment the worker stiffeps out with
its head uppermost and sheds its
old baby clothes, as far as it's lower
tummy. Thus it remains until
spring, when the warmth of the sun
penetrates the earth deep enough to
urge the larva to get busy and
wriggle out of its third skin, then
complete its growth. On it's back,
it transforms into the adult beetle.
first having travelled as close to the
surface as was safe and secure
while in this precarious state. It's
color now deepens, the margin
marking the wing cases clear up,
the legs become active, and the thin,
transparent, parchmentlike coat is
torn asunder. There is a short rest
before the adult digs its way to air
and sunshine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-06

rooted weeds and cultivated crops
come along. This food provision, as
you can see, is sufficient to take care
of the beetles, come what may.
Before the facts are actually
known, the grasshopper plague be-
ing one of the most important prob
lem, the blister beetle was thought
to be blessing, since its sole de-
pendance seemed to be on grass
hopper young or their eggs. How
ever, science and investigation soon
brought to light that the species of
grasshoppers playing such a vital
part in the day of early agriculture
in Kansas have almost become eX-
tince and specimens are now curl
osity to the entomologiSt.
The economic status of the bis
ter beetle has been revealed since
the agricultural possibilities of the
semi-arid regions have been dis
covered Today, when vast areas
are planted to alfalfa, sugar beets.
beans and peanuts the devastating
ability of the blister beetles is
costly item.
Cultivation has also insured
much more abundant food supply
for the grasshoppers, though it has
not been accompanied by similar
increase in food suitable for the ad-
ult blister beetle.
Blister beetles are eager to feast
on the petals and pollen of the
flowers of crop plants. even on
locust flowers. The damage to
the crop depends upon the stage of
growth that the plants have reached.
Unless a drought comes along, sugar
beetS will even put forth new leaves
to offset the defoliation by blister
beetles.
The marginal blister beetle is one
of our most husky insect pests. The
female deposits her eggs in small
cavities which she prepares in the
soil close to where she is feasting.
AL signs of the bell-shaped cavity
are smoothed out by the mother the
dirt which was removed from the
pocket being replaced. She will lay
several hundred eggs before her
death. Eggs laid in July will hatch
in two weeks.
The youngsters are extremely &C
tive. They go into every crevice
and under every clod. They are
searching for grasshopper egg cap
sules, into which they enter. On
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-06
Nv LILLIAN cox ATHEY

In Western Kansas, and adjoin-
ing States where wide areas are very
dry, the blister beetle seem to have
found their particular land Of milk
and honey" The native grasshop-
pers, which develop in great num-
bers and with considerable regular
ity, come along in time to insure the
blister beetle babies abundant sus-
tenance The blister beetle larvae
must have hoppers' eggs in order to
live.
The adult beetle thrive on native
legumes and other plants which
have a deep root system and make
some growth before the shallow