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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
NELs NIELSEN

Nels Nielsen, rs. Of Winlock. died
Thursday in a local hospital. He
VAS a native OF Denmark. Surviy-
ing are one son, 1t George II. Nell
sen OF the U. s. air corps: one
step-son. William Shaver Of Ia
coma: two step brothers. Harry
Nielsen Of Timber. Ore, and n. 5.
Nielsen OF Sherwood. ore. Funeral
arrangements Will be announced By
Piper,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
U. S. Losing War.
Navy Aide Asserts

Continued from Page One
period. And realizing that We
damn welI mean n. period.
"sueh realism. no doubt.
would be . heart-rschinH
plunge Into eaid water. hut ~
would probably give ne m
Idea Of what We are up
against.
"ft would remind ne that not
since the civil War has this
nation bcea GATED upoa 10
suffer greatly.
II might drive US To the resilxs-
ton that morale l. the spiritual
capacity of = people 10 endure
pain and suffering. and not =
campaign Of bill posters. pep talks.
and band concerts.
II might free us Of the calm
ness with which We read the
ordesls Of the Russian army
we are ~histiinK is .
graveyard 10 Keep fran fsring
reality. W. pirate about eur
unity Of purpose. Tb~s We
retire 10 the woed.hed with .
sharp pencil and . eiess
shingie. 10 figure out whether
the agricultural eg the
petroleum Interest. viii grss
the synfhstie rubl,~r business.
and whether the british Dutch
rubber cartel vii be revived
after the war 60 tbresiea this
new industry. We hope that
We can sniist the sappsst ~
tho shseiess masses In fAtis
America and our own Negroes.
without havipx Ia do too rsush
toward solving the sgrssiss
problems Of our neiEhssrs 10
the ssaib OF the economic
problem. Of eur feilss Asnefi-
cans. And We hope that the
Russians. will whip the Sssis.
bal not be too unreasonable
about spreading fhsir uecssn-
fortAble dssfrisss sssi side 1T
Bassls.
And all the time We have Z
dusty standard Ia the sitaes
around which Ne could sll'raliy Il
We would bat break u out sns
unssrstana its dynamic impilss
tons
n nsesn the standard 81
democratic ideaii.ns. which
means Tolerance. humility,
sacrifices. and understanding IL
the nssanisx ~ human dlEaity.
~ H. . standard fashioned fog
ne bong ago. In ssffestsk ard
hardship. by our fsrsfssssrs.
We put n away aad tsek Ia
stead the biiiioasas uhieh pro-
claimed ss tho strongest,
greatest. and meat sspsrisfiss
people tia, ssss pat In fss
and get out five.
We Ars stiil fssing osii
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
Missing News Writer
Is Found in Hospital
GES. nseaRTHuRs HEAD

GFN. tIafAEIffH HIND
QUANTITIES. Australia - Nsrn
HauglAnd. Associated Press eor-
respondent missing since Aug. :
when an allied war plane crashed
of tns northeast coast. u safe n
q hospital. Il va announced
THURSDAY.
A heaaquarterE baliisfin from
Port AofesBy. allied bsse On Nsas
Guinea. ssid that though Bsgglsna
ess suffering from malaria. *
hsnsti0n and hunger. he was az
pects1 70 recover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
MARY ANN McCI.uRG

Funeral services for Mary Ann
McClurg. month-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles hcClurg, Of
Route s. Box e33. were held Thurs
day at 10 a. m. in Calvary ceme-
terry, under the direction Of Gaff-
neys. The baby died Wednesday
IN a local hospital. Besides her
parents, she leaves two brothers.
Marvin and william; a sister. Mar
garet. and a grandmother, Mrs. J.
Wilson Of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
Social Security
Levies Frozen

WASHINGTON-The senate fl
nance committee Thursday Voted
7 TO 3 to freeze social security
ievies during 1e43 at the present
level of one per cent each on en-
ployes and employers. Under pres
ent law the rates were scheduled
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
Kills Parents
In Quarrel
Over Money

(Ccntiaued from raEe Onel
fercd numerous wounds ffou =
small hatehet welded BY her son.
The fight started. yeusE
Nash related. whea his father
unparalleled him FOR indebted
ness and for >aszapderinE
money he had loaned him O.
finAnoe hls electrical business.
Nash VAS held for investigation
"Wednesday and after being ours
toned most q the night confessed
In the presence Of police officers
and newsrspsrmcn Thursday
morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25

OLYMPIA. - Attorney General
Smith Troy recommended a SUI
preme court test suit be filed TO
solve washington's supreme court
election tangle caused by with
drswal Of Justice John F. Main
from the general election race.
Main received the highest
number Of votes In the pri-
mary, Joseph A. Mallery. Ia
coma, second. and Edwin G.
Ewing, Seattle, third. Main
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
Civilian Meat
Deliveries Cut
Expect Rotioning
By First OF Yeur

WASHINGTON TIE feed -
znlsemsnss ccmalttee - ts< 80
ps>-i,rtlea board Thursday -.
nouncea A average sut 90 u -
ernt In deliveries - meat foe civil
IAN consumption fsr th< lsss thsez
usonths - this year snd sppesa<s'
81 civilians immediately % hssd
eonsntanfins ~ meal II - reuna.
per pessea pr week mnti f<tlaa'
snx starts
rh- wru esm.<iss<~ sssa.
thr.uxh 70. eksifusas. S~er<-
tsrs ~ Asrssutsaf~ ttsss~ y
wssk.rs. that h-sssslsa~ srA~sa
% restricted sistlsss ss~as A.
hvess<. ~ rss&~r> w-oia -
drafted .sa issued ~ sh~ #.
nc~ Of price sansi.ssssstisa
With. . lev ass.
Pending meat Fstsonlnx. which
the COMMITTEES "a. Recommended
10 put into effect a. seaa - %.
slbls. wichsrd announced these I'D
step. smpiem~ntsnx the wsftsms
meat program established ssfisss
this month.
~rs msks s~rtsls ~ ssff1-
e<~st us~.s fsr th~ srms. naey
ssa lad ses~~ ss~>s th~ e~~s-
misi-~ .~s ~ . p.lses a. iusss-
Tag fatal packer a~lissss~s %
m~ss ists sisissss e.sssuspsiss.
ssd placed TIE ilssis Zoe sseh
deliveries during ~ ftsai
quarter Of isss ~ sh> ssiSsw-
Ing p~s.sasas~s ~ sssai psek-
90 deliveries aassss ~ nsai
quarter ~ iptil n~~f go
veal. - p~r cent. tssss ss1
rsattes. % pev eesis port. -
pr s~al
Ito provide foe fair sassssa
az mi. nseas supply. ~ esss-
nsitsee a.h~d elsiliass vsias-
ssFiiy - hssd consumption -
~ pounds per p~s~ss pss
we~k.-
wiaksrd pointed cat that. sta
.tisticsiiy. tho limitation figures ful
the last three months n ies7 tndl,
cate an overall reduction of II
per cent below the amount % t><sf
veal. pork. lamb and mutton avail
abb. In tho last quarter u issi
Actually. the cot may not h. thai
great. he said. because sdlustmsntI
will be made 10 allow for change
during thu past year In the pattern
% distribution Of meat and ths
Wartime food requirements u diff
ferent areas.
Ne estimated that austas the
last ths~e weeks the aevess-
ssesf had raised the estimated
annual requirements sf ~
army. navy and issd t~a.e
from 5000. 600 zee 10 s.seo.-
600 200 pounds. Gtstilsss. NJ
said. ssuId bsy ssss~ shas
~ .0oe. eeo. 600 psuads ~ meat
~ n WIRE available. hat there
weuld b. sniy iI.5eo. 600 80
possad. seaiissts.
Ne did not reveal when mss
rationlnK would 10 put Into effect
but generally the program IL no
expected 10 be ready before IN,
first Of Tho year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
Obituary n Offices
HARRY V. WE

Harry V. Ivie. 45-year-old Bell
inghsm construction worker. died
In Seattle hospital Tuesday
night OF injuries received when he
was struck by An automobile on
a downtown Seattle street on Sept.
5. He is survived by his mother
and a daughter, Mrs. Jean Har-
riett. of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
Handling Of Injured Workers
Claims Criticized by Yelle

ing insufficient record was kept
Of the money. BE also noted
many department employees paid
less than tho 800 legal minimum
monthly salary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
Honorary President
Is Governors Wife

Mrs. Arthur p. Langlie, wife OF
Wsshington's governor, will serve
as honorary president of the Wo-
mems War Savings League. which
shortly will perfect organizations
in every county in the state of
Washington. Saul Haas, state sd-
ministrator. War Savings. an
nounced Thursday.
Each county division will be
headed by a county chairVomsn,
and also will be represented on q
state advisory board Of 100 mem
bers, Haas added.
Mrs. Lsnglie accepted the sp-
pointment as honorary president
at the same time that Mrs. Anna
Roosevelt BoettEer agreed 10 be-
come honorary chairman Of the
board, which will include women
from farm. frsternal. civic, pstr-
otto. and other groups. educational
organize tons and clubs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25

$50 p. m. from e. o. Lynn Go.
chapel. ~ifh Tacoma lodge No. y
y. 4 A. NJ. officiating Inisrmsnt
viii b. IN Kitssp county near Port
Orchard.
Isaac Alfred spencer - Friday
A. 2 .. III. from GAffnsy chapel.
with the Rev. William r. Turner
officiating. Burial vii BE- in Oak
wood cemetery.
Michael Frsnsis stsl.ins - Pr
day At s.s0 >. m. from G. c.
NslIinger co chapel sath the Ksy
Arthur pen officiating Burial
will b. IN OskNooa cemetery
Pzllbesrers N1u b. Lawrence y
Farrell. Richard Hayes. Thomas
Lyons. Joseph Harrison. Frsdfiek
Gibbons ard James cosslston.
kIen~ns sayazs-Fridzy ~ :
D. m. from Bucklsy-KinK chapel.
with the Esv. Walter e. Dsmrag
officiating Burial all BE- N
Mountain View memorial park
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25
CARL ~ B6LEs.AUGH

Private funeral services for Carl
N Boienbeugh. 81. were held
Thursday under the direction q
Z. c. Nsliingsr Co. followed b.
cremation. BolsnbsuKn died Sun
day in a local hospital. a native
o. Indiana, he had lived IN Tacoma
IS years. He Was q retired fire.
man. Surviving are ore brother.
Cyrus Of Tacoma one SISTER. Mrs.
Doyle q San jose. Cal. a nephew
Victor Bolenbsugh ~ Tacoma. ard
niece. Mrs ". y. Johnson Of
Lsksyisy.
FUNERAL sgavICgs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25

OIyMrIA--State Auditor Gift
Yelle released Thursday an audit
Of the State Labor and Industries
Department criticizlng Its method
OF handling injured workers
claims. investing permanent funds
and general "unsystematic" hand.
ling OF collections.
The audit covered two-year
period ended March 81. 194i. yeile
said the departments method Of
handling claims was contrary 10
the spirit Of the workmen's COM
penation act and forced workers
10 resort 10 lawsuits To collect
their checks.
Certainly such action
should prove unnecessary N
the law was fairi, administer
cd" YeIle said. lie said the
department failed 10 supply
full records 10 the courts In
cases of appeal from its de-
cisions.
The departments handling Of
wage claims for poor workmen
the audit described as 'irregu-
lar. unsystematic and highly sus-
oeptiblc To personal manipulation. T"
IL said insufficient records were
kept as 10 whether the depart.
ment secured the back wages and
paid them 10 the laborer.
Handling of receipts used To
acknowledge payments 10 the de
partment Yeile described ms too
lax. pointing out one employe was
able 10 embezzie si,lei by using
receipts on which no adequate
check was kept.
YeIle said the department
had too many branch offices
scattered over the state and
recommended consolidation for
the ps,blic's benefit The
audit said the department had
accumulated a million and =
half dollars too much In its
permanent reserve funds and
should be repaid 10 the com
panic. contributing 80 by
means Of smaller premium
rates.
Also criticized was the practices
al paying checks 10 injured work.
men long after they had died OF
ceased to be entitled 70 them
Yelle suggested pension recipients
be required 20 report monthly q
prove their right 10 the money.
YeIls also criticized ihs handling
% fees collected for inspecting
hotels. marine boats operating o.
inland waters. and explosives. say.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25

Your postmaster can tell you
how 70 invest in u. s. WAR
BONDS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-25

FUNERAL sgaysCEs
Andrew 4 Johnson-Frlcsy a.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-16

Nothing ever happens here. We KNOW
Won like your school, Write us another
letter anon. Jimmie was asking about
you Monday. Now we have to say
goodby
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-16
We Return to the Topic Of War

gasoline. The fuel oil shortage is stiI most
acute
A glance at the map will show that the
distance from Seattle to Los Angeles is
about TWICE the distance from Seattle to
Cut Bank
In other words, tank cars could make
TWO trips from Cut Bank while they are
making ONE trip to Los Angeles basin.
1t is easy to interpret that the answer
TO this proposal is that Montana wants to
take CALIFORNIA; gasoline market. Nothing
could be farther from the truth. This is
WAR and the object is to win the war.
Everyone knows that in the event of an
attack on the Pacific cOaSt-which Japan
MUST make in an effort to win this war
the coastal railroads and highways will be
taken over for use of the military The
coastal roads are subject to bombing. They
are single track roads, for the most part,
and it is improbable that either the rail-
roads or the highways could be used for
the hauling Of petroleum products during
time of military action. At the same time,
submarines CAN stop the tankers.
What will the Pacific northwest then do
for gasoline and fuel oil?
We can think Of one answer Every gallon
of output from Montana and Wyoming re-
fineries will be loaded onto whatever tank
cars are available and shipped westward
The great trouble is that there are few
tank cars left i'm the Rocky Mountain re-
giOn. Most Of them have been taken out
for use on the two coasts. But If there
we're enough tank cars, barrels and buckets,
the Rocky Mountain refineries would move
every drop of their products westward, IL
it were needed to defend this cOuntry-tO
support military operations and keep the
gigantic war industries of Puget Sound
working. Montana people would gladly go
without gasoline, in that contingency.
But that would be the ONLY way Mon
tana could abby going without gasoline,
for there isn't enough output In this state
and in Wyoming to care for the coast mar
ket, even if facilities were available for
moving 1t.
Montana and Wyoming have the oil to
meet any military contingency WERE THEY
ALLOWED TO PREPARE FOR 1T.
l. Wells must be drilled to get MORE
OIL If wells were drilled and shut in, they
would at least be ready to meet an emer-
gency the possibility of which is apparent
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-16

only other passenger, q frozen-faced
snapped, Don't you remove your hat
in the presence Of ladies. young man9"
"Only in the presence Of elderly
ladies, Miss" was the stopper.
Would you come to my aid in dis
tress?"
MY dear, it wouldn't make any diff
ference to me what you were wearing"
Whats the matterG Amt the razor
takin' holt?"
''Yeah, hits takin holt. but hit amt
lettin' go agin."
Relish Maker-I have picked WalIa
Walla for our new factory site.
Friend-But why Walla waIlaP
Well, it sounds like a good place to
make chow chow.
A reluctant conscript was asked by
the army oculist to read a chart.
What chart?" asked the draftee.
Just sit down in that chair and I'll
show you"
What chair?" asked the man.
Deferred because of bad eyeSight,
the draftee went to a nearby movie.
When the lights came ON, he was
Mortified to discover the oculist in the
next seat.
Excuse me" said the conscript as
calmly as he could, does this bus go
to Shelby?"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-16

number. This isn't police headquarters
this is the fire department"
Il know, but my room is on the
second floor and they need a ladder. .
What kind of pie is this?
What does it taste like?
Glue.
Then it's apple. The pumpkin tastes
like soap.
Now who will tell me one important
thing you must all do before going to
bed at night?
Put the doorkey in the mailbox for
grandma
A very nice old lady had few words
to say to her granddaughter.
My dear" said the old lady, II wish
you would do something for me. There
are two words wish you would prom
Use me never to use. One is swell and
the other is lousy Would you promise
me that?'
why, sure, Granny" said the girl,
what are the words?'
Uncle Sans foreign service could
use a young man who rushed into an
elevator in a large office building re-
Gently without removing his hat. The
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-16
PILOT BUTTE
Is OIL FIELD
IN TENSLEEP
CONTINUED from Fac one

Continued from Page One)
Govt. No. /, CSL NET NE1 6-12N-99W,
3345 feet.
LANCE CREEK-NiObrara County
Continental Oil-Buck Creek Rodeo 3.
SW SW9 SEA 26-36N-65W, 875 feet.
LOST SOLDIER-Sweetwater County
Sinclair Wyoming U. S. Petroleum
No. 10. NV NW3 SCI 11-26N-9OW, 1886
feet.
OREGON BASN-Park County
Enalpac- Mcmahon No. 3, NV SCI
SW3 32-51N-1O0W, 1878 feet
Ohio Oil-Custer No 3, SW SW3 SWa
5-51N-10OW, 1850 feet.
Texaco-Freeman No. 2, G SW1 NE1
2O-51N-1O0W swabbed SOL barrels in
10 hours, 3767 feet.
so. COLE CREEK-NatrOna County
General Petroleum No 7-17-P, NV
SW3 SWa 17-34N-76W, rigging up.
SHERRARD DOME-Carbon County
Sinclair Wyoming Anderson No 1,
Sc SCI SEA 14-25N- 89W, rigging up.
ROCK CREEK-CarbOn County
Ohio Oil-State No. IA, NV NE3 SW4
34-20N-78W, 2290 feet.
VERT FIELD-CarbOn County
Sinclair Wyoming No. o. CSL NW3
SW3 6-26N-89W, waiting on cement.
$3.50 feet
Sinclair Wyoming No. 80. Sc SWa
SCI 1-26N90W, drilling, $50.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-16

Here's the difference between a poll
tician and a lady: When a politician
says Eyes" he means Maybe" When
he says Maybe" he means mo" If he
says mo" he's no politician.
When a woman says mo" she means
Maybe" When she says Maybe" she
means yes" and If she says Yes
she's no lady.
1.-THE maid quit-she said you spoke
to her insultingly over the phone"
Il thought I was talking to you"
That land you sold me is no good.
You said could grow nuts on it.
Oh no, I didn't say that. said you
could go nuts on 1t.
I'll be frank with you You're not
the first girl I ever kissed.
And I'll be equally frank with YOU
You have a lot to learn.
SAY, what makes it jerk so when
you put it in gear?"
"Ah, that proves it's a real carl It's
anxious to start!'
Letter from College Student: Dear
Dad-Gue$S what I need most Of all. |
That's right. send it along2 Best
wishes. Your son, Tom"
Letter from Dad to Son: Dear Tom: !
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-16

Nothing ever happens here. We KNOW
Won like your school. Write us another
letter anon. Jimmie was asking about
YOU Monday Now we have to say
goodby.'
NOW look here, fired three girls
for revising my letters, see?" said the
boss 70 his new steno.
yes, sir"
AN right, now take a letter and
take it the way tell you"
And the next morning Mr.. o. j.
souizz of the Squizz Soap Co., received
the following letter:
mr. O. K. or A. J. or something,
look it up, Squizz, what a name, Soap
Co Detroit, that's IN Michigan, isn't
fl? Dear Mr.. Squizz, HmmmmIn You're
a hell of a business man. No, start
over. He's a crook, but I can't insult
him or the bum win sue me. The last
shipment of soap you sent us was Of
inferior quality and I want you to
UNDERSTANDING, scratch that out. I
want YOU to understands mmmmm-
unless YOU can ship-furnish- no
furnish us with your regular soap, you
needn't ship us no more, period, or
whatever the grammar Is, and pull
down your skirt. This damn cigar is
out again.
"Where was ~ Paragraph. Your soap
wasn't what you said-I should say it
wasn't! Them buns tried to put over
a lot of hooey on us. Whadda you
rlappers want to paint yer faces up
Tor like Indians on the warpath? We're
sending back your last shipment Of
;oap tomorrow. Sure, we're gonna send
t back. I'd like to feed it to 'em with
/ spoon an make 'em eat it, the dirty
BUNS. Now read the letter over-no
lon't read it over we've wasted enough |
line on them crooks, fix it up and
dgn my name. What do you say we
70 out to lunch?"
SAY, Phil, what do you do with
-our old clothes?"
Simple enough. I just take 'em off
It night and put 'em on again next
morning"
Two boys are trying to break into
ny room through the window"
Listen, lady, you've got the wrong
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-16

to every person. There is no back log" Of
oil supply TO care for more than current
market demands. If this is war, then there
should be large supplies made available
WHILE THERE is TIME.
2. Tank cars must be assembled in the
Pacific northwest to care for this cOntin-
gency. When bombs start falling on the
BOeing plant at Seattle it win be too late
to start "co-ordinating'' the traffic system
to deliver oil to the Pacific northwest.
g. The War Production Board must be
convinced that the price structure IN the
Pacific northwest MUST be adjusted to al
low at least the start of the movement Of
Rocky Mountain products.
4. land most importantly Railroad rates
must be adjusted so that Montana products
can start to move westward. II storage fa-
ciIities throughout the area are empty, they
should be filled. If there are not sufficient
storage facilities, the big empty tank farms
at Casper and elsewhere should be moved
over closer to the cOast--and filled with
necessary petroleum products.
Petroleum products can now be shipped
to Bismarck, N. D., 500 miles, for less than
the cost of shipping to Spokane a distance
of $50 miles.
Andb ~ AAA C1AAApAC VI tic NAAnS VA ~AAS
rail rate structure that now makes it inn
possible to move any quantity Of petroleum
products into the nearby Pacific northwest
markets.
For the duration, they should be changed,
as a military measure. After the war the
market can be returned to California where
it belongs.
There is absolutely no reason why Puget
81 ~x.nw R-xoH all
are millions Of barrels of oil closer to Puget
Sound than the California sources that can
be produced and delivered But to make fuel
oil it Is necessary to remove the gasoline.
That does not make an impossible problem.
The danger is that the Rocky Mountain
states will be called upon without warning,
when the blow falls, only to be found with
out enough developed reserves Of QUICKLY
RECOVERABLE OIL, without enough tank
cars to move present supplies and with trade
barriers which will make II impossible for
the movement Of existing supplies without
long delay, ending up in TOO LITTLE TOO
LATE.
Our members must grasp the sober ina
pOrtance of this situation and must use
their influence to call the facts to the
attention of the proper persons in the adj
ministration which we believe viii make the
necessary corrections once the facts reach
the said PROPER PERSONS. Thus far 1t
seems to have been impossible to penetrate
the rush and confusion OF the various de-
partments which are doing a hercuIean task.
It takes more than ordinary military chan
nels" to reach the right man or men. We
are confident that when it DOES reach
that person, the @AchilIes Heel" of the north
west win be quickly protected.