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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-04

John. I'm sure I heard mouse
squeak"
up and oil it?"
Jerry-Does Mary Hill have her
own way?
Perry Does she? why she writes
her own diary a week ahead.
Collector: is your husband
homer"
Collector. Il want to collect the
installment on that sofa"
Blonde: SSH. Not so loud. He'll
be gone in a minute"
officer ITO man pacing the side
walk at 8 o'clock in the morning)
-"What are you doing here?"
Gentleman-"'I forgot my key,
officer. and I'm waiting for my
children to come home and let me
in"
He said:
"Cigarette?"
mo, thank you, l don't smoke. "
Lets go up to the College Grill
for a couple of drinks"
mo. thanks. I'd rather not
drink"
There are some very good pic
lures around town"
1--WE seen them all.
Care to dance"
mo, please let's not. / want to
go out and do something new
something exciting"
"Okay, let's run down to the
Adohr Farm on Lincoln Boulevard
and milk the hell out of couple
of Cows!'
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-04
A PROFITABLE RESOLUTION

is BELOW the KOOtenai sands and at
the top of the Madison lime.
The top of the Madison lime is the
Kelvin and POndera producing horizon.
While production from that horizon is
far more important than the production
from upper sands, thus far, it Is well
known that horizons in the Madison lime
BELOW the top give even greater wells
in Turner Valley and Turner Valley is
stratagraphically the same as Montana.
Mother Nature knew nothing about gee
Ographical borders when she laid down
these formations.
So it follows that deeper drilling. into
the Madison lime to the Turner Valley
horizon, may provide that needed oil.
1t is a relatively small matter to drill
the additional 400 to 500 feet from pres
emit producing horizons to test the Tur-
ner Valley break, and then treat with
acid.
Then there are below the Madison lime
the DevOnian and other deeper forma-
lions which WEI doubtless be tested, ev-
en- before there is much wildcat drilling.
We prOphesy that before the end Of
the present year, Montana will have oil
production either from the Turner VAL
ley horizon or from the Devonian-or
both. Up to this time there has been no
need for more oil. Now the refiners are
ready to see the development of new
reserves, to protect their campaign of
deeper drilling and prospecting for new
oil fields.
Is IL. not apparent that every move
of the future will be for the benefit of
royalty owners-investOrs who in the last
several years have been gradually build
ing up their royalty holdings on proven
fields and on promising wildcat struc-
lures? They have been buying these roy
altes not on Dakota prices but on
basis where they see a possible re-
turn of from 500 per cent to 10000
per cent on Their investment.
The investor who buys royalty on the
basis of top Madison lime production
shares in all the production of lower
horizons as well Thus If the Turner Val
lev horizon increases the yield per ac-
re by 1 900 per cent, the royalty owners
property increases 1000 per cent. II
the DevOnian production again doubles
the yield per acre, the royalty owners
holdings again double in value.
Montana oil development hasn't
begun.
Montana oil production to date
has been scarcely more than an in
dication of the riches the future
holds.
The new sciences of oil explo-
ration: geophysics and rotary,
have scarcely arrived in this state
while in other states these two
factors have been solely respon-
sible for maintaining the oil re-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-04
YALE AND COBB

resents two years Of tireless effort
on the part of Hanlon who per-
formed the herculean task of leas-
ing up $4,000 acres in a virtually
solid block on a structure which
ha been undeveloped owing to the
inability OF any other operators to
get an adequate lease block. The
structure is regarded as one OF the
most promising spots for a major
oil field to be found in Northern
Montana, as it has been checked
and approved by no le s than I've
nationally recognized geologists.
An early-day well drilled on this
structure encountered a flow Of
gas in the Eagle sandstone and
when the fly-by-night promoters
of the we'll abandoned the leases,
without completing the test, there
was a scramble for the leases with
the result that none has been able to
get an adequate block to justify
a test. Two additional shallow wells
were drilled to the Eagle sandstone
but it is recognized that a well
must be drilled at least to the top
of the Madllon lime and possibly
to the Devonian.
Located in the north end of HILL
county, the structure straddles the
international boundary and the
lease block extends into Canada.
A well drilled on the Canadian
sides, on Woodpile coulee, had a
considerable showing of OIL in the
Kootenai sands. There h every
probability, biologists say. that the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-04

In quiz given at a Western uni
versity recently, one OF the ques-
tions was: Name two ancient
sports"
A freshman wrote: Antony and
Cleopatra.
First Doctor:I had an una mal
case today.
Second DoctOr-What was itE
First Doctor attended a grass
widow with hay fever
-
A girls voice was heard in a
bomb shelter:
"Get your dirty hand off my
knee. No, not you YOU!"
She. "How is it that you pet
so divinely after you have had a
few drinks?"
He: "That's because l drink
rubbing alcohol"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-04

RESOLVED: to get landown-
ers' royalties covering as much
potential oil land as I can possibly
handle between now and the time
royalty prices go up.
The foregoing can become the most
profitable resolution within the reach OF
the average investor today, for in view
OF the world market, the national market
and the Montana market situation, there
is no more promising field of specula-
ton. The only exception TO the fore
going might be the opportunities al
forded by the oil development program
of the Dakotas and that rs qualified Dy
the fact that royalties on acreage around
the standard of California test IN North
Dakota sold for higher prices than we
nav for PRODUCING royalties in Mon"
tana That test failed but IL by no
means SIisproves either the entire STATE
or the structure on which II was uI1ii-
ed 1t Is cited merely to show thaf NOR
tana royalties are priced low enough 10
afford large profits.
The fact is that Montana royalty
prices are so low as to make ~ POssiOio
for an investor Of average means 10
make a comfortable fortune in TINS
state II Montana oil development were
mast the peak this would not be true
lint we know that the Montana OH indus-
fry is lust in its beginning. The sporadic
months OF prosperity that the OH INDUSTRY
Of Montana has known in the past nave
been based on no firm market lounu .
tson This year-the new year OF 104l
will see the Montana crude oil marker
ON a firm foundation for the first time
Then follows the question OF future
suDnJies for the refiDeries which are
now absorbing slightly In excess OF the
daily output of all Montana oil wells
II consumption continues to exceed
production, what will happenY
II Is obvious that producers will step
out and find MORE oil.
That means more intensive develop
ment for present producing neids-
chiefly Kelvin, Cut Bank and Pondera
Thereafter must come additional sourc-
es.
That means Indicating. There are
more than 100 well defined structures
mapped in Montana which have not been
drilled or not adequately tested. Some
of these were drilled only to the 'Shan-
non sand" That sand is now known as
the Earle sandstone and everyone now
knows that an oil test to the Eagle sand
Is no test at all. Others were drilled to
the basal sands Of the Colorado, in con-
forlnity with an early L. s. G. s. theory.
Willow Creek structure near Choteau Is
an example. Drilling stopped before this
critical test reached even the Sunburst
sand horizon.
There are many more structures, par
drilled only 20 the Cat. Creek sands
which correspond to the Sunburst sand
horizon of Kelvin and Cut Bank fields
No structure Is disproven by failure to
find OIL in the Kootenai sands for thus
far the principal producing horizon found
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-04

serves Of the United States above
actual production.
Had it not been for geOphysics and
modern rotaries. which make deep drill
ing to $4,000 feet possible, the United
States would have an acute oil shortage
today. Yet these sciences have not yet
been employed to bring in new field
in Montana No adequate test has yet
been drilled on a properly determined
high established by seismOgraph
methods in the State of Montana
1t follows that MOntanas oil history is
in the future, starting with this year
1914 when the impetus of war demand
is almost certain to speed up develop
ment that otherwise might be delayed
for several years.
Tremendous are the opportunities af-
forded by the future of the Montana oil
industry. But these are opportunities only
TO those who take advantage of them.
Royalties have paid more than twelve
million dollars i'm Montana in the past
but these twelve millions have meant
nothing to any except OWNERS of roy
alties. Every time a barrel of oil is pro-
duced, one eighth Of that barrel goes to
a royalty owner or several royalty own
ers, free OF cost Of production.
During the past year more than three
quarters of a million dollars was dis
tributed among royalty owners.
The only participants in that sum were
those who had ELECTED to participate,
by purchasing royalties
The greater fortunes of the flu
ture will be made ONLY by those
who elect to participate by pur-
chasing royalties.
The percentage of profits on
the investment will be largely de-
termined by the investors who will
carefully figure the odds afforded
before making any investment.
Not every investment will be
profitable. But the investor with
several royalty properties will
have no fear of failure, because
Of the insurance afforded by the
LAW OF AVERAGES.
Probably the greatest fortunes of re-
cent years in any line of business were
made by royalty owners in Illinois where
scores of discouraged royalty investors
suddenly found themselves with fortunes
from royalties which they had long
since charged off as loss. The same sorI
og revival that came to Illinois as a re-
sult of deeper drilling and geOPhysical
prospecting win doubtless come to Mon
tana.-perhaps during the present year.
This is a time of great opportunity
when men must build for the future.
Again we say: Fortunate is the man who
has his money invested in oil in under
ground storage.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-04
PRODUCTION
CONTINUED from Page One)

lCOnunUtu IIUIH abV VIIVI
rels per day al compared with field
production OF 1S,002 barrels per
day
Montana refineries also used an
average of 1901 barrels per day OF
crude imported from Wyoming, IN
dicating total runs to stills OF
16,493 barrels per day during
November.
The complete compilation of the
Oil Conservation Board for Novem-
Der is printed on page 8 of this
edition.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-04
WE BELIEVE

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS haze been definitely pro,
zen indispensable Montana. E0ery. 7ridcGt should
haze both Madison and Devonian highs deter"n"-
ed by reflection seismogrdh before drilling 6egmS'
DEEPER DRILLING is essential to 7orte the real ms
fory of the Montana oil industry. The MAJOR
source of Montana petroleum is in formations BE-
LON THE BIG LIME Abandonment of 7oeIs at
the Madison contact is a 7caste Of money 146a"-
doumeut of 7oeHs at the Cat Greek horizon IS stu
b;dfr No q0cH should be considered completion
until it is drilled into the DeUonidn.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Rev. John Horstkamp
Catholic Pastor in
Nearby Area, Dies
Priest Organized Perish
Here and Served Many
Maryland Churches

The Rev. John Horstkamp. 66,
pastor of St. Johns Catholic Church
at Clinton, Nd, and st. Mary's
Church at Piscataway. Md. died
yesterday in Providence Hospital.
He had been in i'll health more than
a year
Father Horstkamp, a native of
Howard County, Md, was educated
in the public and parochial schools
of Washington and attended St.
Charles College, near Ellicott City.
Md. Ordained to the priesthood in
1912 by the late James Cardinal
Gibbons, he subsequently held par
ishes at Towson and Westport. Md.
In 1916 he was sent to Washing
ton to organize the parish OF the
Incarnation, now Assumption parish,
At the same time he was pastor for
Oxon Hill. Md. and chaplain for
St. Elizabeth's Hospital He was
given St. Mary's parish, Piscataway.
in 1922 and in 1928 the additional
duties connected with ST. Johns Of
Clinton.
At Clinton he built the Shrine of
the Sacred Heart.
Several brothers and sisters sur
vive.
The funeral has tentatively been
arranged for Monday at st. johns.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
News Guild DiscIaims
Watson's Activities

The Executive Committee of the
Washington Newspaper Guild has
passed resolution disappearing and
disclaining activities of Morris
Watson, a vice president of the
American Newspaper Guild, in con-
nection with the Emergency Peace
Mobilization, American Youth Con-
gress and other "left-wing" organi-
cations, it was announced today.
The resolution stated:
That we disapprove of the con-
nection of Morris Watson, a vice
president of the American News
paper Guild, of which our guild is
a local, with the Emergency Peace
Mobilization, the American Youth
Congress and kindred movements.
That we disapprove of Mr.. Wat
son having permitted these move
ments to make use of his title as a
guild officer because of resulting
embarrassment to us, members OF a
union of newspaper workers.
That we ask the press to make
it perfectly clear, in reporting Mr..
Watson's activities, that the Wash
ington and American Newspaper
Guilds have no connection with the
Emergency Peace Mobilization, the
American Youth Congress or SIM
liar movements with which Mr..
Watson may affiliate himself"
Evening star., 1941-01-11
DR.. 0nis 6. Robinson
Arranges Two Sermons

The Rev. D1. Orris Gravenor Rob-
lnSon, minister of the Calvary
Methodist Church, will preach at II
am. tomorrow on When We Have
Faith" At 8 pm. he will continue
his sermon series with the subject
How Are You Getting Along on
Your Job?" The senior choir will
sing at both services.
For the next several Sundays the
church services will be held in the
Sunday school room, while the audi
torium is under repair and a new
organ is being installed.
The Least of These" the subject
OF the Young Peoples League. will
be continued at pm. by a presen-
tation by Miss Bess Miles of facts
about the church community. DR.,
Robinson is conducting a special
series of studies Thursday evenings
on "Remaking Life" in preparation
for the National Christian Mission.
These studies will continue through
January.
Joseph w. Leverton will be the
speaker at the service conducted
by the mems class at the Central
Union Mission Monday evening.
Alton Carly, W. j. Hodges and Will
liam B Wells will assist Henry
Rhodes, who is. in charge of the
service.
w. Cecil Taylor, president of the
Calvary Dramatic Club, announces
meeting tomorrow at 4 o'clock.
Any one interested is welcome.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Rev. J. |. Neff to Preach
At Trinity Methodist

Trinity Methodist Church will
welcome the Rev. j. Luther Neff,
pastor of Wesley Methodist Church.
In the Methodist Union pulpit ex-
change. The Power of Readiness"
will be his topic at IL am. The
chorus choir will sing Turn Ye
Even to Me-" by Harker.
Victorious Living" is the theme
Of the Rev. Daniel w. Justice at s
pm. The young people of Waugh
Methodist Church will join Trinity
young people in a sing at the close
Of this service.
A covered dish luncheon will be
given by the Woman's Society of
Christian Service Tuesday at 1890.
The Mems Bible Glass will meet
at the home of L. L. Cauffman at
7:30 pm. Tuesday, and the Esther
Circle of the Woman's Society of
Christian Service at the home of
Miss Kate Hawkins at pm.
Gods Care Over All His Works"
Psalm 104 will be the theme Thurs
day at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Stephenson Refused
Parole in Indiana
Murder Case
Former KIun Officials
Petition Rejected
By Gov. Townsend
Py the Associated Press.


INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. lid. c.
Stephenson, who once ruled Indiana
politics from the grand dragons
throne of the Ku Klux Klan, must
remain longer in the prison where
he has spent Is years for murder.
The State Clemency Commission
which considered his petition for
parole told Gov. M. Clifford Town
send that Stephenson has not served
sufficient time to merit clemency
The Governor, concurring, rejected
the petition last night.
Stephenson was convicted of sec
ond-degree murder in 1925 for the
death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer
a State House stenographer He
was sentenced to life imprisonment.
At his trial, the State accused
Stephenson Of assaulting the girl
while on a weekend trip and, after
she took poison. denying her medical
attention that might have saved her
life.
Stephenson has made more than
a dozen legal attempts to win free
dom from the Michigan City State
Prison. Most were based on his
contention that he was denied a
fair trial because of prejudice against
the Klan.
The former Klansman became
eligible for parole consideration
when he finished the fifteenth year
of his sentence. In recent weeks
he has been confined to a Laporte
hospital recovering from an opera
ton.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
By RANDOLPH LEIGH.

ACAPULCO, Mexico, Jan. 6 CBy
MaiD The longest stretch OF our
trip to the Gulf of California-the
1900 miles from the Panama Canal
to Acapulco-has just been com
pleted. We are down to our last
barrel of water and have only 20
gallons Of gasoline. In other words,
we have had some anxious mo-
ments since we left the Canal Zone
Just 18 days ago.
On the whole, however. 1t has
been marvellous experience. For
one thing, the Pacific is far superior
to the Atlantic for sailing-superlor,
that is, in everything but the often
vital matter of getting wind strong
enough to keep the vessel going.
During these 18 days We have had
neither rain nor fog. Midday has
been hot for about three hours, and
the balance of the day and the en-
tire night have been invariably de-
lightful.
Ideal Sailing Breeze.
The most pleasant surprise of all,
however, was the Gulf OF Tehuante-
pee, which is famous for its terrible
offshore hurricanes, particularly at
this time of the year. We passed
by it the other day-taking, against
general advice, the outside instead
of the inshore course-and had only
an ideal sailing breeze.
There has been no choppiness
here, such as makes sailing un-
pleasant in the Caribbean. On the
contrary, we have generally had
glass-surfaced seas with light winds
or none. All Of which brings me
to the point that but for the fact
that we loaded our deck with five
drums of gasoline in addition to
our regular tank supply we prob
ably would not have reached this
port for a month or even longer.
There are, furthermore, practically
no ports or supplies available be-
tween this port and the Canal, so
that being becalmed in such a
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Seobrook Citizens Ask
Hearing on Utility Issue

A public hearing on an applica-
tion of the Consolidated Gas, Elec-
trio Light g. Power Co. to the Mary
land Public Service Commission for
approval of a s12,0OO00O refunding
bond issue has been asked by John
Riggles, president of the Seabrook
(Md) Citizens Association, in a
letter to the commission.
Pointing out that the issue is de-
signed to refund S5,850,000 in out
standing bonds, Mr. Riggles con-
tended that the S12,000,000 issue
would result in an increase in elec-
trio bills.
The companay's application de-
clared the new "a per cent issue
would be used to retire the other
bonds at los per cent and to reim-
burse the company for certain capi-
tai expenditures.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Soviet Mission Reported
En- Route to Arqentino

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Jan
II P.-Informed sources reported
last night that Soviet trade mis-
sion was en- route here to negotiate
giant trade agreement" based
mainly on the export of Argentine
grain to Russia.
Thus grain dealers here expressed
interest in a Berlin announcement
that Germany had made with the
Soviet "the greatest grain deal in
history"
The Argentine government denied
rumors that negotiations with the
Russians already had been started,
but Daniel Amadeo Videla, the Min
lister of Agriculture, remarked:
"If they come we will welcome
them. We are ready to sell anything
to anybody"
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Weather Report
he United States Weather Bureau
FURNISHED by the Ur


District of ColumpiaFar and continued cold with lowest npe
morning
afternoon gentle moderate north
becom
tomorrow
slowly rising temperature
n
vrginia-Fa slightly colder tonight tomorrow fair in morning
in afternoon
slightly colder tonight tomorrow
increasing cloudness with slowly rising temperature
from 730 January TO- l9
Janua inclusive:
Middle Atlantic o Virginia
Pennsylvania New York)-Lght snow
in Pennsylvania Mary
Saturday Monday Light rain or snow likely east OF noun
Rather
Saturday night
temperature Temperature will average
normal normal north portion
Ohio Ohio West Virginia Western Pennanl
Upper ONO
Sunday general precipitation hke
Colder
sunday colder by WEDNESDAY Inc n
normal except below normal over extreme or
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Alien Brought Money
lou. for High Nazis,
Prosecutor Says
Rumunion Jew Given
Two-Yeur Term for
Passport Froud
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-A 58-year.
old Rumanian Jew, accused by the
Government of acting as flnancia
agent for high-ranking Germans
in espionage work and propaganda
was sentenced yesterday to two year.
In prison and fined $4,000 for pass.
port fraud.
He was Isidore Lazarus, who AS
sistant United States Attorney
Richard J. Burke said had trans
ferred large sums of money from
Germany for Marshal Hermann
Goering, DR.. Paul j. Goebbels
Hjalmar Schacht, ex-Minister OF
Economics and other German
officials.
The gray-haired defendant
pleaded guilty, but insisted that
while he was on friendly terms
with Reich leaders, it was solely
for the purpose of aiding victims of
persecution-Jews, Catholics and
Protestants alike.
Friend of German Leaders.
Mr.. Burke said Lazarus accord
Ing to his own story, said he had
been engaged in international ex-
change under the name Lee Lane,
since 1888, when the Nazis came into
power in Germany, and was close
friend of German leaders"
The Government charged that
Lazarus took money out of Germany
In behalf of Goering, Schacht and
Robert Ley, Labor Minister. entered
New York on false passport in
June, 1899. and later deposited a
total of $4,000 in cash and secur-
tiles in three New York banks.
Mr.. Burke said the defendant in
sisted that he had used his connec-
tions to help refugees get small
percentage of their money out of
Germany" but, Mr.. Burke added,
most of their funds remained in
Germany and probably wound up in
the pockets of German officials"
Lazarus Defends Motives.
As Mr.. Burke completed his
charges, Lazarus stood up in court.
Give me the opportunity and
III bring the big men from Europe
to prove that these insinuations, as
far as my motives are concerned,
are false" he said. Il have given
thousands of dollars to aid refugees
of my own race, as well as Catholics
and Protestants.
Send me to Jail if you want, but
let me clear myself of these asper-
sions"
The Government said Lazarus
first came to this country in 1900
and that since 1923 he had obtained
and used seven passports. Official
records showed, the court was in
formed, that Lazarus was con-
victed twice in this country for
operating confidence games.
The indictment said he was born
In Rumania in 1882, but that in
obtaining a passport through the
American consul in Berlin in 1887
he stated he was born in 1887 in
Fort Wayne, Ind. Lazarus used this
passport when he came to this
country in 1899. -.