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The Phoenix index., 1940-11-02
Watch Your Lawmakers

Today the pbcs attention is largely focused national
politics. But that should result general dsnerest loca
elections and local Local policies which must be
ade capitals of the and immediate interest to
all.
Next year will be heavy legislative yeahe legislatures OF
43 states will in regular session. precedent
sber every of those legislatures will be deuged with
posed awsgood bad, Indifferent and plain crackpot And
law proposed would affect in another the well
being OF local people
There kind of aw against which the people should be
vigorously guard yearhe kind of law whose ultimate
effect increase the of living arcaly. Laws which
penalze kind of merchant the theory that another will be
helped laws which egaze price fixing and laws which lew
special class taxes fall this Manv the states
have such laws their books Efforts should be made to
repeal rather than increase such boosting and obng leg
islation - -
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for real worry, since he Is interest
ed in helping himself and the
group. The truth is that our peo-
ole a-e interested in few things
where they could really improve
their plight.
Some writer's have recorded the
belief that American Negroes still
would have been in slavery had it
not been for the agitation and
work Of others in their behalf;
that they would have gone on ac-
cepting slavery as the easiest way
out, being satisfied to be good
servants, rarely rebelling against
the evil institution. II the reflec-
ton cast by not too few Of the
present generation is the criterla.
they are justified in their oelS.
Our youth, even the unemplOy-
ed ones, will dig up seventy-five
or eighty-five cents or more to
go and spread rhythm round"
for three hours to the syStema-
tized noise of some jazz band,
when that amount paid yearly to
an active NAACP or Civic League
would pay them hundred-fold
dividends in respect. (NO Offense
meant to promoters; they're my
friends! They just take advan-
tage of a tendency on the part OF
the crowd and benefit therefrom'
which is good business.)
UNDERSTANDING, DlSCUSSlON
VITAL
The history of movements that
have helped racial groups rise and
civilization advance shows that
little meetings of understanding
and discussion have played no lit
tie part. American independence
was won by the activity started in
little meetings by those interested
in taxation with representation
and freedom in every seam" Peo-
Piles throughout the world have
won freedom from injustice, op-
preston and disrespect by con-
centration on goal to eliminate
the evil factors. American Negroes,
including Atlantans, are laying
down on the opportunity to DO
something real about their prob
lens, mostly accepting things, no
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Assurance Is Given
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repeatedly made by Negroes that
the employment of colored workers
will not occasion the type of diff
Guilty indicated by employers.
I'm addition TO its significance to
the all-important problem of en-
ployment, it is also pertinent to
the problem of vocational training
for Negroes for the national de-
fense. With the support OF organlz-
ed labor, it should be possible for
local communities and State de-
partments of vocational education
to expand appreciably the oppor-
tunities for Negro trainees under
the current programs.
DR.. Weaver stated that this Is
one of the first steps taken by the
NDAC to put into effect its policy
cit is especially important" he
said, because it is an instrument
which will facilitate the employ
ment of Negro labor with-rathel
than against-organized labor il
America. Commissioner Hillman
stressed this implication in his
press conference.
The next step, he said, will be
the setting up of machinery to
handle specific complaints growing
out of violations of the policy. This
step is already being formulated
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with appearances of studied sophis-
tication. Here the resemblance to
their Broadway models cases with
an abruptness that leaves them
looking a bit on the ridiculous side.
At the foot of the Hill as sharp
line of demarcation is observable
as if it were drawn in extra large
bright colored lines you guessed
correctly. Here live the masses
They make very little, if any pre-
tense, at respect for traditional
ways of living. Life for them is in
the main hazardous and they live
it accordingly.
Below 125th Street q third divi-
sion of Negro Social Strata is
growing. The Negro intelligentsia
and other stablewise folk are here
invading a section predominantly
Spanish and italian, which means
of course that the Negro Communl-
ty is not yet homogeneous.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-02

problems through a sane pioCe'H
Of understanding and work.
The response this year has peen
greater than in previous years. L
have been told. But to me, the re-
sponse is sad, that is relative TO
numbers of those responding 10
the urge to attend the meetings
Little more than a handful. some
times two handsful, Of enthusiastic
Young people meet together to dis
cuss what ought to be on the nina
of every Negro capable of think
ing about way to improve the
races lot.
NO JITTERBUG HOUR
True enough, the forum is not
iitterbug hour. There is more
thinking, reflection and discus
sion and no refreshments or re-
pass served. No name band leader
is there to make us Jump" and
live" on the "mellOw side." just
a thinking, discussing session.
Were it not for knowledge that
the response TO nearly all the bet
er movements among the race is
similar to that spoken OF above
his columnist would have occasion
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-02
Professor of SOcioIOgy-MOrehOuse
College

Your columnist has transferred
his residence for the next nine or
ten months to Harlem in New
York City. Harlem is a cultural
monstrosity which has fascinated
the writer since his first Invasion
of its confines eighteen years ago.
Originally the name Harlem was
the designation of political dis
trict.
Now however, II is the social
psychological designation of mass
concentration of Negroes over an
ever widening area.
There are several racial and
nationality groups composing the
population Harlem. Prominent
among these are American and
West Indian Negroes, Jews of a
wide variety of Nationalities,
Italians and Spaniards. Roughly
speaking, the majority of these
folks are of peasant background.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-02
Flush Pois0ns From
Kidneys and Stop
Getting Up Nights
BE Healthier, Happier-Sleep Better

When you can get for 35 cents
safe, efficient and harmless stimulan
md diuretic that should flush from
your kidneys the waste matter, poi
sons and acid that are now doing you
harm, why continue to break you"
restful sleep by getting up thru the
night?
Don't be an EASY MARK and ac-
"ppt Substitute Get Gold Medal
HARLEM Oil Capsules the original
and genuine. Look for the Gold Medal
on the bOx-'5 cents.
Other symptoms of weak kidneys and
irritated bladder may be ba kache,
nuffy eyes shifting pains, burning or
nnty passage.
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recognize this as
a tough assign
ment.
After wading
through t h e
hundreds of pic
lures and mats,
partisan state
ments, and the
L2ngthy discus
SlOnS in favor Of
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connected political party Oh
regardless rulings of regua
completely mparay and free from hared
matter coming this should be in office sun
NJ order to in ta
written only side
the rights
safety convenience unless the
paid
payable the INDEX 1914 East monroe
be signed by contributors Or nes
will nOtb be published.
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A Tough Job

WHAT UNDOUBTEDLY must be
one of the hardest jobs in thi.,
campaign is the task assigned to
the Negro division of the National
Republican Committee to sell Wen
cell Willkie to the nations Negro
voters.
Judging from the mass of ma
terial which has reached this
writer's desk, ample funds have
been appropriated for the job, in
dicating that even the Republicans
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-02
PLATFORM

that they feel pro"o
their views all political social
religious mi questions which face the
especially in business to the ex
we mi job makers well as job seekers
3. To girls in the art OF thrift
To promote brotherhood of
S To bulda rmerr foundation pOsterity.
compete
In Above all must render dependabie et
service at all tmes that alone VIII De ap
realizing these vita
all times give heed and respect to any sus
gesion il, rendering better service
weekly week in which views
national
not reflect IL
Nay the opinion Of The PHOENIX INDEX
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-02
Peculiar Religion

FOR SOME TIME now I'VE been
among those conducting a youth
forum at Atlanta'S Butler Street
YMCA. The forums are designed to
discuss problems directly affecting
Atlanta Negroes, such as the bal
lot, health, recreation, education
consumers cooperatives, unemploy-
ment, etc. Choice of the forum sub
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Jects. came from
a desire to get
young Atlantans
together to dis
cuSs what are
THEIR p r o b.
lens, what they
need to be intel
ligent of, and
what might lead
to the opportuni-
ty Of sure solu-
tion of these
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-02

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Three more colored persons have
been given pardons by Governor
Rivers, it was revealed Thursday
They were listed as:
William Morrow, lottery man.
Will Heard, sentenced to 3 to {
years in 1897 for burglary.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
WEST NOT PLEASED
AT FINCH CUSTER

The West received with no high
acclaim the announcement that Har-
aid L. Ickes. secretary of the in
terror, had ousted Dr. John W.
Finch. as chief Of the bureau OF
mines
The secretary said the bureau s
approval of n helium sale to Ger
many which later was Cancelled.
was a contributing factor He also
said Finch's successor would be "a
man with iron in his blood"
Ickes said he knew OF no man
more qualified for the position
technically than Finch. but "he let
the bureau run him instead of him
running the bureau"
He said Finch did not know the
bureau had approved the helium
contract for Germany until after
the helium was in tank cars in
Amarillo. Tex. and a German ship
was at Galveston to take it. on.
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LOWER RATES
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load shipments lower than prevail
ing carload rates. The /. c. c. held
that such rates make it possible
for medium-sized jobbers and small
err refiners to compete with major
companies owning pipelines and
barge facilities.
An idea of the comparative
rates is given by the blackstrap
case. The old rate is IT'S cents.
which will continue to apply to
single carloads. The trainload rate
Con minimum of 3S1s tank cars
of 5000 gallons each) is Is cents
per 100 pounds.
The commission cited that multi
Dle car rates are permitted in
Michigan and pointed to rates of
barge lines on cargo quantities and
to quantity rates by pipelines. The
commission held that in the case
under consideration it had been
shown that economies in the cost
of handling a single shipment OF
3S carloads justified a lower rate
than a single carload.
The Spokane rate situation grew
out of barge competition on the
Columbia river The Great North
ern railway company established
rates which would reclaim the bust
ness lost to barge and truckers.
The case is said to be parallel to
the blackstrap case where railroads
sought to reclaim business taken
by barges.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
CHEMICALS ADD LIFE
TO LUBRICATING OIL

BERKLEY-The addition OF q
simple chemical to lubricating oil
can reduce fractional wear to per-
haps one-fifth OF its usual pace.
three research experts reported be-
fore the American Physical so
ciety meeting.
The chemicals, particularly COM
pounds OF phosphorus and arsenic.
combine with the surface of the
metal to form a sort OF alloy which
melts at a relatively low Temporal
ture.
Heat produced by friction in the
bearings or other working joints OF
the machine easily melts this alloy.
Microscopically small Irregularities
in the bearing surface thus are
leveled off by the melting process.
The tiny hills" are melted off and
the metal oozes Into the minute
valleys" to form more nearly per-
feet faces on the parts that fit and
wear against each other.
The process was evolved and re-
ported by J. w Owens. Otto Beck
and E. c. Williams of the Shell De-
velopment Co.. EmeryviIle. Calf.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
FLOW OF GAS IN
CITY WATER WELL
IS PUMP POWER

PAYETTE. IDAHO-It's not an
artesian we'll but it is the next
thing to it and it's closest thing to
perpetual motion yet discovered
Out on reservoir hill east of Payette
Idaho. a self-operating we'll is now
producing $50 gallons of water per
minute "a hours a day. at an oper-
ating cost OF less than two dollars
a week. A high gasoline content
natural gas that exists abundantly
in this valley produces the power
with which to raise the water 165
feet to the surface. And the most
striking part of the whole thing is
this, both water and gas come from
the same hole in the ground, from
a depth of 525 feet
Low Cost Operation
A stock model Ford VS. engine
has been operating efficiently and
steadily the past week, fueled by the
natural gas from the new city well.
Briefly, the operation is as follows:
The motor primed first with
liquid commercial gasoline. starts
bringing the water and natural gas
up to 12-foot verticle tank. When
enough of the gas has become liner
ated in the top of the tank above
the water line to make a pressure
of one and a half pounds. the
liquid fuel is cut off and the ma
tural gas introduced into the cyl
inders below the carburetor, the
engine running as smoothly on it as
on the commercial fuel. And from
then on it's just a matter of chang
ing the oil in the crankcase, three
changes per week at a cost of APP
60 cents each The
motor runs in high gear at a speed
Of about 35 miles per hour, which
Is equal to car mileage of about
) $50 miles per week.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
Beardslee Has
Oil Showing

One completion was registered
in Kelvin field this week, in the
Baker-Howling pool. 1t is Boards
lee-Swears No. ~, CSL SEA NV 4
9-35-2W. Oil was found in the
Madison lime from 1910 to 1916.
The contact was at 1885. It was
drilled to 1850 feet. 1t will be
treated with hydrochloric acid. The
No. II well on this lease had an
initial of 100 barrels per day.
Pfabe & Engleking ct al (for-
merly Lemac) Boyce No. 8, c NEA
NEA 27-36-2W, on the north slope
Of the field. is drilling at 1870 feet
Observation-Disclosures No. 2. Sc
NE ANWA 2S-35-3W, is drilling
at $50 feet.
Superior-Haugen No. 3, C NEA
NEA 11-353W, is shut down at
$50 feet.
Coolidge & CoOlidge-McCurdy No.
2, NE NV a NWA 11-35-3W, in the
Rocky Ridge pool, is drilling at
$50 feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
GLACIER COUNTY
OIL AND GAS MINING LEASE
BY Glacier County Abstract Co.
CUT ANK, MONTANA

OIL AND GAS MINING LEASE
Blackfeet Tribal business Council to
n Il. Wagner, Trustee, Lot 4. SW4SEt
Sec. i2-336 yrs. 1916 royalty.
ASSIGNMENTS or ROYALTY
O. y. Gallogly TO Ralph w. Lee IL
81 10 NJ Sex S.40
same To- Ralph w Lee 4 Mr, Florence
e. I>ce as joint tenants, Is n tee SEA
N3SWi Sec ~. NBSWi Sec A37-5.
Same Ia same l-16 Of lee Mel Sec.
.. NW3 Sec. 1896 ..
Same 20 same Is ~ igt Lots I, ,.
EbNW3 NE3 Sec 81 37-a
Same 10 same Is OF 10 NW3 Sec.
24-3G-G
Guy L. Smith ct ux to J. =. Thomson
~ participating royalty. S.SWl Sec.
2S-37-h
Leo Frank 10 Kate Munson IS Of
10 SElSEl Sec ] Si-6
Donald Carpenter Jameson TO James
Williams Jameson. lel royalty Ny
Sec 20-3G-12
ARTICLES or Incorporation
Santa RITA Purchasing and Storage
Company 10 The Public. for purpose OF
buying selling and transporting crude
oil etc Cap stock. 10000 shares.
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ment, ending up with long-stroke
bevel gear pumping unit, electric
powered, producing through An
inch tubing BY handling a large
amount of fluid the water has been
decreased and the oil has increas-
ed up to 200 barrels per day. max
ing it a highly profitable well in
spite of the water
Big West showed it's disregard
for the water invasion by starting
its No. 16 well one location east
of the No 8. in center south line.
NV II NEA Section 2S-35-3W. 1t
is HOO feet south of the north
line and 1880 feet east of the west
line of the section. 1t is spudding
at 100 feet today.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING or
STOCKHOLDERS or FULTON
COMMON WEALTH OIL co

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN that 4
SPECIAL MEETING OF the stockholders
0f the Fulton Commonwealth OH Com,
pany. a Montana corporation. will be
held at the office OF the Secretary OF
said company Il. r. Jackson, az Room
41G Ford Building In the City Of Great
Falls, Cascade County Montana. on
Monday. January 29th A. D.. 1910 at
90 O'Clock T. NJ. for the purpose OF
considering and acting upon proposed
amendments OF said cOmpany's Articles
Of Incorporation as 10 matters, or In re-
spects. specified as follows, viz:
l. To change the name OF the corpO-
ration to "Twlnflelds oil Company"
2 To Increase the amount Of capital
stock from One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars tSlO0.OOOO0l TO Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars ($50O,O0OO0).
J. To divide said capital stock into
two classes consisting OF u $50 shares
Of preferred stock OF par value 5000 per
share and 2S7.5O0 shares Of common
stock OF par value 100 per share. and
for the transaction OF such other and
further business as may properly come
before the meeting
Issued at Great Falls. Montana on this
9th day Of December, A. D.. 1922
X. +. JACKSON Secretary
Date OF first publication December 30,
49, Al
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13

base OF motor OILS ana SdSoiAuS
and wholly successful experiments
in converting coal into gasoline.
Secretary Ickes called attention
to the possibility in his annual re-
port on department of interior ac-
tivities, saying:
ut never has been profitable to
market some of the western Goals,
but the reserves of them are so
prodigious that they offer poten-
tiaI source of motor fuel in spite Of
the relatively low recovery of
liquid hydrocarbon from them.
Excellent work has been accom-
plished in these studies"
Charles Potter, statistician at the
bituminous coal division, went a
step further in forecasting the new
market. Citing estimates that
proven reserves of oil last year were
1897 million barrels, he said that
unless large new fields were dis
covered petroleum supplies would
be "pinched" within a decade.
When that pinch" comes, the
vast reserves of coal-enough to
supply current demands for many
thousands of years-are waiting to
be tapped.
Even Ignite, lowest of low-rank
coal, has successfully been converted
into motor fuel.
We've been able to get an aver
age yield of about SO per cent by
weight in motor fuel from the best
Goals" said A. c. Fieldner, chief of
the archaeological branch of the
bureau of mines.
On that basis, he said, an aver
age of about eight gallons of gaso-
line has been produced for each 100
pounds of coal run through a hyde
generation plant
Only one hitch" is found in the
gasoline-from-coa picture That is
the cost, roughly IS cents a gallon
on the basis of books of a large
plant producing the fuel in England,
compared with a production cost
of from 4 to 5 cents a gallon for
gasoline made from petroleum.
Production yields he said, includ-
ed AS per cent for sub-bituminous
and 80 per cent for Ignite.
Largest of the coal reserves is in
the strictly bituminous fields where
estimated deposits total 1850 bill
lion tons and only nine million tons
have been taken from the ground.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
COLE BILL STARTED ROW

WASHINGTON Director John
w. Finch of the Bureau of Mines
has been asked to resign by Inter
Tor Secretary Ickes because of his
lack Of enthusiasm for the Interior
Department drafted Cole Oil Bill,
it was learned on good authority
today
His resignation will become eff
fective January 81.
1t is understood further that
some other ranking official of the
Bureau may be asked to resign for
the same reason, and also that
some officials of other branches of
the Department of the Interior are
slated to go.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
brown GETS MAPEs' PLACE

WASHINGTON - Rep. Clarence
J. Brown, Ohio Republican. has
been tentatively selected for mem
bership on the Cole oil subcommit-
tee to take the place of Rep.
Mapes. Mich. Mr.. Mapes died sud
denly in New Orleans in December.
after attending one days hearing
OF the Committee on the Admins
tration-drafted cole oil bill
II has been learned that the COM
mittee will not resume its hear
ings on the bill until after Jan. IS.
when representatives of state reg
ulatory bodies who were scheduled
to be held at the curtailed New Or
leans hearings will be heard AZ
ter they have finished. oil industry
opponents OF the measure CHR
1920 are to be heard
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of ANNA l.. NYGREN. Dect ased
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN by the
undersigned T.. J. Llptak. Administrator
Of the Estate Of Anna L. NyRren. De-
sons having claims against the said De
ceased. 10 exhibit them with the neces-
sary vouchers within four a. months
after the first publication OF this notice.
20 the said Administrator at the office
Of said T.. J. Liptak, 507 First National
Bank Building. Great Falls, Montana.
the same being the place for the trans
action OF the business Of said estate in
the County OF Cascade
Dated January 3 1910
T. J. LIPTAK
Administrator OF the Estate OF
Anna l.. Nygren. Deceased
Date 81 first publication Jan O. 1870
AZ
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
TOOLE COUNTY
T'oole County Abstracf Company
SHELBY, MONTANA
QUIZ CLATM DBL

QUIT CLAIM DEED
John H. Hamilton. Receiver OF Sunburst
or Refining Co.. to v. ID. Carlson,
All uudesignatcd and unknown assets
Of Snnburst oil & Refining Co.
ASSIGNMENT or ROYALTY
ole Moe to Tluie o. Moe ID OF 1ee on
NWl ElSWi s. NANEa 1912 West
ole Moe TO Odin II. Moe IL OF 10
on NW3 EiSW3 s. NhNE3 1912 West.
RAY Sorrell . o. II. Badger 30 on
N4SE4 1883 West.
q. ] DpSchon. Trustee TO Ralph w.
Lee. lges on WlSEa 20-36-4 West.
AGREEMENT
John b. Newman 90 Latah Idaho Oil
& Gas Co. rs acres OF land in Toole
County.
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SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE SUNBUR5T BADGER
SHOT OF "SOUP"
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shale at 615 and set casing at $50.
Texas-State No. 2, c NEA NEA
36-34-6W, completed in December.
Is making so barrels per day on
the pump.
CObb-JacksOn No. 4, c SWA
NE 5-32-5W, is installing pump
ing unit.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
MINING COMPANY SUED

COEUR D'ALENE. IDAHO-Suit
to recover damages from the Bunk
er Hill and Sullivan Mining and
Concentrating Co. was instituted
in federal court by a minority bloc
of the Alhambra Mining Co., which
contended the Alhambra, worth
$850,00O, was sold by controlling
block to Bunker Hill for $3.50, 900.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13
MINEs APPRoPRIATIoN

Observation-Disclosures of mines
appropriation for 1871 recommend
ed by the president is $2,S31,9 $50
which amount Is $35,SOO below
funds available in the current year
for the agency which directs safety
activities in mineral and oil pro-
ducing fields.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-13

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