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Evening star., 1940-01-07
Chile Feels Quoke;
Many Flee Homes

SANTIAGO, Chile. Jan. 6 (P.-
A sharp earth shock was felt here
at 11:43 pm. 10:43 pm. Eastern
standard time> tonight. There were
no immediate reports of damage or
casualties.
Many residents were panic
stricken and fled from their homes,
remembering the earthquake at
Chillan and Conception, 300 miles
south of here, when upwards OF
10000 persons lost their lives. That
quake was nearly year ago
January "a, 1899.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Says U. 5.
Prefers Defense Tax
To More Bond Issues
If Other Nations Pay
Cash for Arms, We Should
Too, Texon Contends
r, the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-House Ma
jority Leader Rayburn said tonight
he was convinced the American peo-
pie would rather pay cash for addi-
tional security against any possible
aggression than to have such secur-
ity by defcit-financing or by in
creasing the national debt"
I'm his recent budget message
to Congress. President Roosevelt
recommended that additional
taxes be levied to raise $3.50 OO0.-
900 for national defense pur-
poses)
Representative Rayburn expressed
his views in an address prepared
for delivery at the Concord Club
where a jackson Day dinner" was
held two days in advance Of a Ma
tion-wide series Of such Democratic
party gatherings.
If we are going to make other
nations who purchase the means OF
their national defense from us pay
cash." the Texas Representative
said, I'VE ought to be willing to pay
cash for our own national defense
Neutrality Hopefulness Seen.
Asserting the administration re-
vised neutrality law had exceeded
the hopes of all in its successful
operation" Mr.. Rayburn declared
that statute had changed the pub
lies attitude toward the question OF
the United States involvement in
the European war from one OF
fatalism to one of hopefulness.
We are going to stay out of for
eign wars" he added. I'VE are 60
ing to remain at home; we are 60
ing to try to solve our own prob.
lens, and we are going to fulfill our
own destiny"
After reviewing the accomplish
ments of the Roosevelt administra-
ton, which he said restored the
morale Of the people, Mr.. Rayburn
said:
Naturally, the Democratic ad-
ministration has made mistakes.
We all admit that. But this
administration substituted action
for inaction and when one thing has
not worked. it has abandoned it and
tried something else"
He Sees No Hope in G. o. p.
The Republican party, he as
serted, has offered no substitute
program.
up to now, they only advocate
return to the old economic order
which favored the few at the ex-
pense of the many" he said. They
do not, and they dare not. publicly
and openly oppose the many out
standing accomplishments of the
present administration because they
know these reforms meet with the
approval of an overwhelming ma
jority of the American people"
Speakers in addition to Mr.. Ray
burn included Gov. O'Conor, Sen
ators Tydings and Radcliffe and
Democratic National Committeeman
Howard Bruce. Mayor Howard w.
Jackson was toastmaster and James
Wilkerson, president of the Con-
cord Club, presided.
The affair brought together more
than 1000 persons. including most
of the top-ranking Democratic lead
ers in the State. Several rival fac
tions were represented.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Zoninq Bourd Named

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. 6 (Spe-
ciaD.- order was entered in
Corporation Court today appoint
ing zoning commission as author
lied by City Council. Commission =
ers are Clifford D. Grim, Thorn
G. Scully, w. r. Legge. DR.. Allen
Hawthorne and H. Clay de Gran
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Roosevelt Is Elected
To Explorers Club
b3 the Associated Press.

By The ASSoClated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-President
Roosevelt was made an associate
life member of the Explorers Club
tonight. and Lord Tweedsmuir, Gov
ernor General of Canada, was
awarded the clubs annual Scroll of
Honor at the 36th annual dinner.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Stroke Victim Wears
Three Pairs of Pants
And S4,197
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. g.
With the weather below zero,
hospital attendants here weren't
surprised when they received
a patient wearing three pairs
Of trousers. It's what they
found in the various pockets
that bowled 'em over.
From numerous wallets and
pocketbooks they removed a to-
tai Of $4,197.4 Al.
The patient was Herman Arp,
81, q retired farmer Of Daven-
port, Iowa. He was treated for
. stroke.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Weather Report

FURNISHED
becom-
ing northeast
at
fair and continued cold followed
night; portions
VrgnaToday increasing cloudine quite
in south portion night
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Bills 10 Lerd Finland
$60,oo0,oo0 or More
To Appear Tomorrow
Senote and House
Will Get Measures by
Brown and Alexander

The Star will be happy to
receive contributions for Finn
ish relief, to facilitate the COL
lection under the leadership Of
Rev. Edmund A. Walsh. S. j.,
of Georgetown University.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
O. (. 5. Unit to Install

Mrs. Corrie Houben will be in
stalled as worthy matron of Adah
Chapter, No. Is. o. E. S., Wednesday
in the Star Hall. Mount Rainier,
Md. Wilbur Birch will be made
worthy patron during the cere-
monies.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

ship, Senator Minton was nominated
for the Senate by the McNutt
machine in 1884, and was elected On
q straight pro-Rooseve1t platform.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

River Report. .
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry late yesterday
Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.
The disturbance over the Western At
lantic Ocean is central tonight about 700
miles east of Nantucket. Mass. moving
slowly northeastward with increasing in
tensity. The lowest pressure reported is
g7g millibars t2S91 inches,. Pressure
remains relatively low over the Southern
Rocky Mountain region, Roswell. N. Mex.
1OO9.S mlllibars (29.92 inches). and an
other center is developing over the West
ern Gulf ot Mexico; Tamp,co:> Mexico,
pressure prevails from Montana. the Da-
kotas and Minnesota southeastward to
the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic
Coast. International Falls, Mimi. 1032.9
millibars t3O5O inchesl and Elkins. w.
Va, 1O32.2 milllbars (3o.4 inches). Pre-
cipitation has occurred In the Rocky
Mountain and Plateau resions. Southern
Missouri and Lower Mississippi Valleys
and the West Gulf States The tempera::
ture is still considerably below normal
from the Rocky Mountain region eastward
to the Atlantic Coast, although there has
been some moderation from the Missouri
Valley eastward to the Appalachian re-
glon.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81 on January g..
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Readers Guide
and
News Summary
The Sunday Star, Jan. !, 1910.
PART ONE.
Main Ne,Us Section.

Foreign.
az Russian warplanes shot down In
two days, Firms claim. Page Al
Ship losses decline further In eight
eenth week of war. Page A
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Record Temperatures This Year.
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital Current month to date):
1910, Average Record
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
Scrutinize
West Slope

The west slope of Cut Bank is
due for more careful scrutiny in
the immediate future The Texas
company is taking a complete core
of the Kootenai section in its
Tweedy No. 5, westernmost well in
the Lander pool. 1t is understood
that the core of this well will aid
The Texas company in determining
whether it will move westward into
it's extensive holdings in the Black
feet Indian reservation.
The Tweedy No. 8 started to core
in the black shale at 1900, below
the Moulton sand horizon. 1t had
four inches of saturation between
2950-2955, and two feet of satura-
tion in a sand at 1869 to 297S, the
oil appearing between 1913 and
2975. The core thus far has been
perfect. The Cut Bank sand is ex-
pected at around 1920 and the Ell
lis at around 1870 This 17O-foot
core will give key data to deter
mine the trend of oil accumula-
ton on the west slope. The Tweedy
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

These figures show a slight drop
in the index for motor fuel demand
but an increase in the rate OF crude
oil production. The crude oil pro-
duction index climbed above the
motor fuel demand index which has
been the case during the greater
part of this year and which indi-
Gates one cause for the failure to
liquidate stocks. Crude oil stocks
increased and gasoline stocks were
at the most unfavorable level since
January 1, 1910. This inventory
situation is becoming increasingly
critical as the winter season ap-
proaches.
Prices show no real signs of
Improvement although there are oc-
casional indications Of strength in
the crude oil markets. An Increase
in the crude price in Illinois was
Offset. in computing the index, by a
decrease in Pennsylvania crude
prices sagged to "a per cent of the
price during the base period.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
TEST OF Lime
IS DELAYED BY
GAZING SHALES

Gazing shales delayed the deem
test on Mosby dome of Cat Creek
field from making a test OF the top
of the Madison lime this week. and
the rig was shut down at a depth
OF around $500 feet while a sup
ply Of heavier drilling mud was
trucked in from Wyoming.
The deep test is being drilled by
AFRO Oil & Refining Co. on the
Charles farm, in center SEA NWA
l21-15N-30E, using rotary tools.
Newell & Chandler are the con-
tractors.
Drilling was resuming Friday,
cleaning out caving and mudding
the walls of the hole with the
special heavy mud. Thereafter the
bit will penetrate the Madison lime
contact. Should this fail to show
commercial production. drilling will
continue on into the massive lime
stone, believed to be 500 feet thick
This is the first test to be drilled
to the lime in Cat Greek district.
Mosby dome has never produced in
commercial quantities although the
discovery well In Cat Creek was
completed on this portion Of the
structure which is lower than the
main field
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
GEN 0GIST PASSES

DR.. Charles Carruther Coulter.
aged ~, passed away at Billings
on October s. closing an active
career in petroleum and mining en-
cheering in the Rocky Mountain
region. Widely travelled, DR.. Coul-
ter had a wide fund of information
and had a finger in nearly every
oil and gas field north OF Denver
his home. He was at one time
active in BOwdoin gas field and
worked out a local high" which
he named Coulter structure" He
was one Of the early promoters OF
the placer project on Big Horn river,
in the Grow Indian reservation in
southern Montana, as an example OF
his mining ventures. II was DR..
Coulter who brought about the drill
ling OF a sharp-dip structure east
OF Augusta, in Lewis 6 Clark
county. which well entered over
thrust and was abandoned at $500
feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
OF
oil. SUIT hit
ALL OIL Men

WASHINGTON - Following is
summary OF Governments demands
in the oil suit:
Briefly. the oil suit asks that the
court for the following relief:
That the A.PI be dissolved
That provisions of exclusive deal
ing contracts be declared a viola
ton Of the Clayton Antitrust Law.
That defendants be enjoined from
dominating operating and price
policies, directly or indirectly, OF
marketing facilities by means des-
cribed in the complaint or any other
means.
That alleged discriminatory con.
tracts among competing service
station operators (probably includ-
ing the differential allowed 1907
stations and any similar provisions)
be enioined.
That defendants be enjoined from
entering into any combination to fix,
raise, lower or stabilize prices at
which defendants buy. sell or re-
quire others to sell petroleum pro-
ducts.
That defendants he enjoined from
entering into or carrying out any
contract or conspiracy to maintain
prices.
That defendants be enjoined from
railroads to establish rates
which are disadvantageous to COM
petitors, coercing railroads TO elm
mate trackside stations, using bogus
Independents TO eliminate competi-
tors, and any other activity which
would have the effect of impairing
which are disadvantageous to COM
pete with defendants.
That defendants be entoined from
organizing any committee or
other group to supervise any Of the
alleged Illegal practices named In
complaint or any others resulting
rom concerted action of defendants.
That combinations are conspira-
lies to monopolize petroleum in
iustry, alleged In bill of complaint
be enjoined.
That further acquisition of crude
Ill reserves for purpose Of monopo-
izing reserves be enjoined.
That defendants be enjoined from |
and restricting amounts OF
rude oil and products produced.
That defendant be enjoined from
my attempts to fix, raise or lower
rude oil prices in any manner.
That plaintiff (GOvernmept) have |
UGH further relief with respect to
he organization, functioning and
operation Of the defendants as the |
curt may deem proper
That the plaintiff recover costs
Il suit.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

TEST below
5000 FEET

phe Texas company's wildcat
we'll on Absarokee structure in
Carbon county. near Dry Greek oil
field is reported drilling below
5000 feet. after having passed
through the first possible produc-
ing sands, without result. Loca-
ton Of this tract is in c Sc u NV u
10-4S-19E. in the center of a large
untitled block of acreage covering
the entire structure. 1t is being
drilled with the largest and finest
rotary ever assembled in the State
of Montana.
In Blaine county, on Cherry
Ridge structure, Cherry Ridge Sym
dictate HarboIt No. 1, NV NWA
SWA 1-35N-20E, is understanding
II M-inch casing down to 1000 feet
where it will be cemented to shut
off water at approximately $50
feet. A showing OF oil and gas was
reported just above the water flow.
A fishing job, together with the
has slowed the pro-
gress of this well.
S1uth of Bow & Arrow structure
On "a" structure, Montana Gas Cor
is drilling at 1880 feet on
Its Nelson No. 4, c SEA NEA
I2-35-1E, after running finch cas-
ng at 1895 Nearly all the upper
sands in this test have carried
lows of water
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
DO Ms JOINING
GEOLOGY STAFF
OF CARTER OIL

Rejecting the growing interest
of major companies in the oil pos
sibilities of the Dakotas, George R.
Downs, superintendent of Superior
Petroleum company in Kelvin field
for five years past, has been en-
ployed by Carter OIL company, stan
dard OF New Jersey subsidiary. as
a geologist, to work out OF Bis
marck, N. D. He is leaving Shelby
Sunday to take up his new duties.
o. A. Seager, in charge of the
Rocky Mountain division for Carter.
has been in Bismarck for two
months, having moved the division
office from Billings to Bismarck in
August The Carter has been doing
extensive geophysical exploration
work throughout the Dakotas for
two years past. in addition to its
work in eastern Montana, Wyoming
and the panhandle of Nebraska.
The rapid decline Of Illinois pro-
duction is said to have been an
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
next we'll
MAY PROVE
POOLS JOIN

4 we'll which may serve 10 link
up the Rocky Ridge and Ellingson
pools In the west end OF Kelvin
Sunburst field will be completed
during the coming week by Big
West Oil company on the Ellingson
| farm. a half mile north OF the SEN
sational flowing wells completed
early this year.
The Big West-ElIingson No. &,
center west line, SWh NWh IA
35-3W, is drilling an east offset
to the Prevol & Shay-Government
No. l in center SEA NEH Section
us
Prevol & y-GOvernment No. 4.
Is testing formation preparatory TO
lacidizing after having plugged
back at 1917 from a total depth
OF 1916. This well had two show
ings OF oil.
A half mile south. II. +. Patter-
son-Government No. I, In NE SEA
SEA 15-35-3W. failed to develop
commercial production from a show
ing OF oil at 1925 feet. 1t was
treated with 500 gallons OF acid
but failed 10 respond This is the
first well drilled in this field by
Patterson. a Cut Bank operator.
II offsets the Elllngson farm on
the west
Colonel Kelvin OIL company, pi-
oneer west Kelvin operator. showed
new life this week, spotting its first
new location in many years 1t is
Colonel Kevin-ROck Permit No. 81.
in center NE Il NWz 27-35-3W. It
is $50 feet south of the north line
and 1880 feet east Of the west line
OF the section, in undrained terri
tory.
Consolidated Gas Co, which sup
plies gas for Shelby, completed a
well making 100000 cubic feet or
gas per day on its HauIIIand No. 4
location. Sc Sc 4 SEA 2s-33-2w,
in the sunburst sand from 1850 to
1855 feet.
Kippen OH & Gas-soIberg No. q,
CSL NV Il NEA 20-35-3W, in the
high gravity oil pool, has run pro-
duction string at 1873 feet.
Morton OIL & Refining-NIOrtOn
No. o. NV NWA SEX 13-34-2W,
g drilling past whipstock at 1910.
Ieet.
Oien-EngemOen No. IL, NV NEH
SWA 11-35-2W. is drilling at $40
Pfabe q Engleking- Government
VO. IS, CNL SEX SEA 19-35-2W,
s drilling at $50 feet.
Twin Flelds-U. s. No 1, NV
wv 4 NWA 2s-35-3W, is slowly
overcoming the flow OF water at
1888. with new pumping equipment.
md the well is now making about
Is barrels of oil per day.
TexacO-Swears No. o, Sc SWH
'WA 9-35-2W, is drilling in today.
having run 7-inch casing at 1858.
Vanderpas-Ward No. 4, NE NWK
'WA 2S-35-3W. is drilling at $50
eet.
Stock BrOthers-Hagerty No. 9, C
'WASWh 13-S5-2W, is drilling at
$50.
FinIan-DeWaId No. 1. sW NWA
"A 23-36-2W. is drilling at 1865,
Iaving found the Sunburst sand at
$50.
Pacific NatiOnal-McCOwan Permit
10. 3, in CIVIL SEASEA S-35-2W,
, at $50 feet. after having run sur
ace pipe. Location is 1925 feet
test Of the east line and GIT feet
orth Of the south line.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

! Announcement that the plant was
ready for test run was made by
Larry Medford, construction engin-
eer in charge. Tankage is cOmplet-
ed and the plant proper is finished
with the exception Of some insula-
ton work and the erection OF two
corrugated iron buildings The
Ethyl plant is under construction
and will be ready within two weeks.
Medford stated that the plant is
designed to handle $500 barrels
per day with the exception 81 the
pipe still capacity which is 1900
barrels per day. When there is de-
mand for greater output than 1900
barrels, the still can be enlarged
to match plant capacity, he said
Equipped with Southwestern
bubble tower. the plant has some
OF the most modern improvements
in refining. The pipe still, con-
structed OF special steel. is designed
as cracking still and the plant
can be converted into a cracking
plant by the addition of an evapor-
ator. The fractionating tower and
other units are adequate for crack
ing operations.
The plant tankage has been com
Dleted with total storage capacity
Of $4,000 barrels. There are
5000 barrels OF oil Ia the crude oil
tanks. ready for processing. The
refinery will operate on Kelvin
Sunburst crude and will market
eaded ~ octane gasoline under the
.rade' name of Big Chief. Medford |
who has been engaged in designing
bubble towers. treating and cracking
lnits and refineries for many years, 1
declares that 1t is one Of the best
opping units he has ever construct |
ID. He expects to make his home |
n Montana and will operate the |
'lant, in addition to his consulting
work in refinery design and con-
itruction.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
TAKES
PLACE OF NAMES
OF STRUCTURES

New deal influence with its al
phabet soup method of labelling
has caught up with the oil industry,
with the naming of four structures
In the Sweetgrass Hills area after
letters OF the alphabet. Oddly
enough, the sponsor of the alphabet
system Is a sound Republican. He
has a sense of humor.
Montana Gas company which is
drilling a well on the Nelson farm
in SEANEH Section 12-35-1E,
south Of Bow & Arrow structure,
has leased up four structures which
were discovered by geophysical pros
pecting, using a torsion balance.
The structure where the we'll is
now drilling is known as the "a"
structure. The other structures
are known as "B", &C" and sd"
structures of the Montana gas
structure.
The well has been enormously
carried, heretofore, as the Bow &
Arrow structure, in the Develop
ment Information column on Page
8.
The Journal has suggested that
the names be changed back to the
N erican plan, calling them
''Ickes," Perkins Arnold" and
Jackson" structures. The "a"
structure should be callel ''Tckes"
because IL has been a water gusher
10 all upper horizons. It is due
10 pick up the first probable oil
sands next week.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

miles northward The new Clark
producer is not as far west as some
of the Lander pool producers by
three quarters of a mile, but west
ward drilling has been halmpered
by a dry hole drilled by Indian Oil
Co. in Section 4-34-6W. A similar
dry hole on the Aronson farm in
Section 21-35-6W also discouraged
westward drilling in the Lander
pool district until after big wells
were completed on the adjoining
Tweedy farm, still farther west.
The Clark No. well is bet
ter producer than the No. l, north
of it. Sunburst sand from 2901 to
2915 was dry; upper Cut Bank
from 1850 to 2980 had saturation
throughout; lower Cut Bank, the
main pay, was from 1880 to 3005.
The Ellis was penetrated from 1905
to SO15 feet. Oil rose 1900 feet and
it swabbed, as stated, 200 barrels
in the first "a hours.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
West Slope Cut Bank
Field In LimeIight AS
2OO-BbI. Well Comes In

2O0-barrel we'll the slope of central Cut Bank
field completed this week pointing again to the posi-
the land westward is allotted Indian and Blacfeet tribal
land
Jeffries-CLark No. 2, in center NW4 SWA 34-35-6W,
revealed excellent saturaton in both the upper and lower
members of the Cut Bank sand and many Cut Bank oper
believe that drilling proceeds westward oil will be
found in the Sunburst sands in the Lander pool three