The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1925, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT NATURAL GAS BIG ASSET 70 NORTH DAKOTA Big Pockets Found in ferent Parts of State By Surveyors | A small boy with five pennies be- | fore a candy counter displaying «| variety of sweets is in no worse! predicament than North Dakota with | her variety of natural resources. She | spends most of her “five cents” on soil, a little un coal, a very little on | clay, and so finds herself with noth- ing for gas, (either natural or ar- | Dif-| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE tificial) water, or all the other re- sources she might enjoy if she had the money to develop them. It is only when a farmer or ranch- er drills for water and gets gas that | further information concerning out | natural gas resources is secured, But there is little doubt that in this gas! we have a future possibility of con- | siderable industrial value to the state. Geologically, North Dakota in several localities meets the essen- tial conditions necessary to produce gus in commercial quantities. 1, “All gas pockets so far discov- ered occur in sedimentary or water- laid rocks, such as sandstone, sands, limestones, and shales.” A large portion of North Dakota is under- laid with sandstone and other sedi- mentary and waterlaid deposits. Over half the state is underlaid With Benton, Niobrara, Pierre, and other} shales. . 2, “The reservoir is capped or covered by practically impervious beds, and also in most cases similar impervious beds underly the reser-{ voir.” As was told in the story of our lignite coal deposits, North Da- kota during the Mesozoic age was for a time under water in wh Dakota sandstone was laid down to a depth of from 20-300 feet and on these layers of sandstone, shale, and clay were deposited toaa depth of over a thousand feet. The water withdrew and ‘for ,centuries the marshes and forests from which came our lignite beds flourished. Ag: the water came, bringing in more sand, clay, and shale, impregnated with lime, to form another mineral and so on through the ages. | 3. “Water is present in almost all in the gas reservoirs, and be- cause of its greater specific gravity, tends to occupy the lowermost por- tion of the reservoir.” As said be- | fore, the gas pockets in this state have in most cases been located by drilling for well: 4: “Commercial gas deposits oc- cur for the most part in higher parts of folds, such as anticlines and terraces, Coniercial quantities of gas do not accumulate as a rule if the layers of rock are perfectly, tat.” (An anticline is produced by the arching or bulging strata.) Sev- eral anticlines have so far been lo- cated in North Dakota and it is on these, the gas pockets already known have been discovered. These gas pockets have been found in Bottineau, Renville, LaMoure, Het- tinger, Slope, Williams, and Ward counties. for heat and light, from others to} the buildings on the farm where the Ras.'was discovered. “Perhaps the most promising gas field in the state,” says Dr. A. G. Leonard of the State Geological Sur- vey, “Is in what may be termed the Mouse River Loop field in North- western, North Dakota.” There. are between twenty five and thirty gas wells in this field and many of the water wells yield much gas. The gas in most of these wells comes from sandstone layers found at depths ranging from 200-300 feet. The gas is often found under a pressure of 100 pounds. Besides having no funds to inves- tigate gas fields, there are none to work out the proper methods of handling a gas pocket when foun', So. Westhope and Lansford in Bot- tineau County after using for some years gas piped several miles, found their supply permanently cut off when fine sand choked the pipe. Methods can no doubt be worked out to overcome such difficulties. Artificial gas ultimately may he of even greater value than the nat- ural gas as a state resource. For the inexhaustible beds of lignite coal have more uses than heating and cooking. At Ienst one third of the lignite is made up of light uses which can be driven off easily from the coal by heat. Accordingly the process of manufacturing gas from lignite for heat, light, and power re- mains only to. be further develcned | to_be put on a commercial basis The first steps have already been taken. In a series of experiments carried on at the University School = McCoy’s Keeps Old _ Folks Feeling Young ‘Try This New Cod Liver Oil Prepar- ation to Increase Your Strength, Vitality and Endurance. Money Back If It Don't Help You. 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We believe ; 30 days treatment will make “feel years younger—but at any y them for 80 days and if you ‘sitisfied get’ your money o gents at All sive drug: "e-—the From some of them gas| has been piped to neighboring towns | Twenty-nine hours after it was torn fre jafter having been blown out over the North Sea. snatched ‘her aw: ,of Mines, it was found that this hg-| postponed on into eternity, which nite gas can be used for domestic | wi purposes and is well adapted to heat} all and power uses. In connection with the work on lignite carried on at the School of Mines last fall, it was found possible, by the use of an oven especially designed for the concen- tration and treatment of lignite, to produce enough gas to provide for all of the operation and stili have from a single small oven, waste or research go ne bu cu: surplus a: above that reauived i") thing as inducing the senators to 1 ee eee ee ete | change their own rules, feet per day. This gus was piped and |" i aeral burned under the boilers the Pte vise peewee ore Universi ing plant with a say-|™Aybe, is that he's speaking for Nd aby cis Gece cis | the present Washington administra- ad This re sho from a single small oven illust the possibilities in the use of w gas in the con tration and briquet- ting of lignit | All North Dakota must profit by the development of its artificial sas, but the districts nearest the coa mines, through establishing central | Py) power plants will be able to convert | the waste from lignite deposits into | 2% electricity which will distribute pow- ad er and light to the surrounding a ufficient rea- ca rounding gen why this Senate won't change) “Such an arrangement,” says Dean| them. Neither will the next Senate, FE. J. Babcock, “will not only be a| great saving of our fuel resources, but will also result in establishing many industries which can be devel- oped by abundant and cheap electric th: power. This will mean a saving of large sums of money for the citizens of the state.” NOT TOUGH; | DOESN'T CARE People Too Busy To Con- sider Enforcement of Volstead Act BY CHARLES P. STEWART NEA Service Writer Washington, May 4.—Washington isn't exactly a vicious city. That is to say, it isn’t tough, in the sense that Chicago is tough. It isn’t hard jand cruel, like New York. It isn’t \desperate ‘and dangerous, like San Franciseo, Outside the prohibition | enforcement service, the thug doesn’t flourish here. And yet it can't be said that Washington is good. It undoubtedly is the most irre- |sponsible city in the country, Not (that it means anything very wrong. It simply doesn't care. Nearly every- body here is away from home, with little or nothing to do, and interest- ed almost exclusively in having a good time. These are ideal condi- tions for Satan’s purposes and he makes the most of them. { What's become of the Scott divorce} case, at Alpena, Mich.? The testi-| mony in the case told the story of} life in Washington with beautiful} accuracy. Not everybody's life, of course. But it was very characteris-! tie of the “smart set,"which, in pro- | portion to Washington's population,! is about ten times the size of an: other American city's “smart se n't much depth to its moral turpitude—just the whole out- jfit bent on fun and excitement, and! the devil take the consequences! This isn’t assuming that Congressman Scott did all the things his wife said he did, or that his complaints of Mr: Scott necessarily were well founded.; Only both versions did sound so like! Washington. But, anyway, what's become of the Scott ca Washington was en- joying it immensely when they fin- ished the first reel and is mighty anxious to see the second one start. What Washington’s afraid of is that there won’t be any second one. However, that statement that Washington was enjoying it needs who were, or were afraid they were Vice President Dawes seems to be| making a hit with his demand for a plenty speeches, tion, w that will enable it to get « action on its policies, but that the jority. The Republicans have a major‘ty, yes fact that the the rules changed is phesy. agriculture more than two ways of cutting steaks and that a majo: more than one kind of roast, mand for those: few kinds ond the First Picture of Blimp Which Lost Nose in Wind om its moorin: from her moorings, ll be extremely Washingto disappointing to is except ~ those ing to be, sideswiped by it. w set of Senate sulgs, to hurry up siness. At all events, he gets} of applause when he dis-! es the question in after-dinnar| But that isn’t the same| 83 ich. naturally rules vorable wants ministration lacks a Senate ma- if everybody counts as a Re- blicen who calls himself one, but e administration, no—it’s half a zen short of a majority.. The very adminis: menes| there's anything in political Bro After careful investigation, the department — announces at very few women ever heard of y. never heard of The nds and ask for them, Result, there's a tremendous de- 8, the R-33 returned to Pulham in Norfolk, England, The nose of the craft was torn when the nigh gale st of the ineat goes into the dis- lou just know yre NOT well There is no reason for you or your baby to look or feel this way Melancholy for the Mother, disease for the Child! The re- sponsibility ofthemotherdoes not end with properly clogh- ing and feeding the baby, Her own health is directly reflect- ed.in the little one, and the Poisons bottled up inher body sY —telieves constipation. It is a pure, harmless, gentle com- ‘bination of Egyptian sen- © Na, pepsin and aromatics in to be qualified a little. Not quite all Washington. The Washington- ians whose names were mentioned didn’t like it @ bit. And when Mrs. Scott announced she wasn’t half through, the -probabilities are that quite a few more had told shivers. ‘At any rate, been gu d, agtin and again, that a lot of pre sure. would be brought ta have the rest.of the performance censored. { ‘The surmise now is that it will be postponed and: postponed andj’ CONSTIPATION means MELANCHOLY and DISEASE. Dr Caldwell’s oe RUP PEPSIN The Family Laxative . _— GOV. FERGUSON ‘SHARES PLACE WITH HUSBAND |“Ma” and “Pa” Show Great ‘. Teamwork in Running State of Texas Austin, Texas, May 4—A duality in governmental functions, probably unparalleled, has been developed by Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson, first wo: man governor of Texas, and her hus: band, former Gov. James E. Fergu- son. .The present governor and the former governor apparently have di- vided the ‘governorship between he would be “a first class hired man” to the governor. While surface indications are that the governor that is, and the gov- ernor that was, have made the chief magistracy a family affair, Mr. Fer- guson asserts that he has “not per- his wife became governor. Though this be true, he nevertheless is one of the busiest non-official person- ages in Texas. His homely phrase “carrying in the water and toting in the wood,” Mr. Ferguson describes his acti- .|vities, covers a multitude of duties. He greets most of the callers who come to the governor's office on every conceivable mispion from pat- ronage to pardons, from trying to get a job with the state to trying to be rid of an enforced job; he plans The department suggests card. the policies. and adjusts the politics that housewives post up on meat|for the governor; he makes the cuts, in the interest both of variety |speeches and’ dictates the official messages; he talks to.the legislators and calls in the heads of depart- ments. In fact he not only carries in the wood, but he builds the fire and keeps it burning. Recently there has come to the fore what is considered a singular man festation of this “dual consularship fof the commonwealth. Having no| official position, except husband of the governor, he is free to indulge in a wide range of activities. He has accepted the position of attorney for a South Texas railroad at a sal- ary said by his friends to be sev- eral times that of the governor's. Mr. Ferguson is not a practicing at- | torney, but he has studied law. A few days ago he w. pointed by the lieutenant governor a mem- ber of, and then chairman, of the commission managing the state's iron While the position carries y, the members are allowed $5 a day for expenses. While there is’ no legal bar against Mr. Ferguson advising and assisting iov.:Miriam-A. Ferguson, on the and economy. SHOCK CHEATS SUICIDE Harkney, Eng., May 4.—A verdict of “death from shock during incom- plete hanging,” was recorded at the inquest here of Rose Huckett, young typist. Doctorst testified she died from shock while attempting to hang herself with a clothesline. SOUGHT CLEAN SLATE?” Messina, Italy, May 4.—A fire that destroyed the court of justice building here resulted in the de- struction of all the papers in police court cases, It is believed to have been the work of criminals anxious to destroy their records. WATER AS AERIAL Paris, May 4.--A ‘novel! form “of radio aerial recently used by Freneh naval operators consisted of a verti- cal column of water coming out of:a nozzle. They report that through ‘it radio signals were transmitted for a distance of eight miles. } OUR ICE ANCESTORS London, May 4.—-According to Sir/ Arthur Keith, British scientist, peo-} ple very much like those of today : were living in the Ice Age, 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. The phrase, ‘saving the inated during the: civil wars i England, when housewives took un- usual -précautions’te sayé-their prin- cipal meat dish from soldiers on ‘the ,f march. them, ahd are carrying out the cam+/ paign prediction of Mr, Ferguson that | formed a single official act” since! NON-STOP FLIGHT Lieutenant Ben H. Hyatt, flight officer of the naval air station at San Diego, Calif., will try a non-stop flight from Seattle to San Diego early in May, piloting a six-ton Douglas torpedo plane, shown below. The route is more than 1440 miles. other hand there is no legal reason why Mrs, Férguson cannot appoint her husband to-almost any position within the power of the executive. When affairs at the governor's office become extremely busy, the duality of the relationship becomes even more apparent. Mr. and Mrs. SSS TT Why Throw Your Tires Away When You Can Have Them Repaired At The EVERREADY TIRE VULCANIZERS ¥ Open Evenings. 216-4th STREET. PHONE 94! You, too, can keep your- self ond baby well a 1-100 TAXI CO. CITY CALLS 25c, 2 pas- sengers '35c, . Mandan trips, 1 or 4 passengers $1.50 To the Dance at Menoken $3.50 Moran’s Farm _ Barn Dance Saturday night, 1 or 4 passengers $1.00. Cars rented without drivers at a reasonable rate, by the hour or mile. by constipation transfer themselves to the innocent child and too often result in serious sickness. Mother's bowels should act at least twice a day, and baby’s bowels more frequently. Phy- sicians agree on this subject. tourages Nature to perform her proper functions. No: doctor could:give you'a bet: ter laxative than this one of Dr.Caldwell’s whichhasbeen used for over'so years: > prove its «| inner office. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1925 Ferguson divide the office, and the double-headed governorship goes on under full steam. In such times Mr. Ferguson occupies a small reception room leading to the governor's of- fice proper, and here, generally sit- ‘| ting on a comfortable davenport, he i] receives callers, talks to politicians :Jand legislators, and plans policies for the governor who sits in thet| Mrs. Ferguson — re- ceives the women visitors, signs proclamations, bills, pardons and a host of official papers, while her husband performs some of the vital ‘duties in the other room. This is a natural and proper func- | House, and Ma Ferguson has her ‘Jim’,” is the way he puts it. MISS CASHEL TO ORGANIZE WORK _ IN WARD COUNTY Miss Mary Gabhel, executive secre- tary af the Burleigh county Red Cross Chapter and poor commission- er for the City of Bismarck, expects to spend a month in Ward county to organize social welfare work there. The Ward county board of commis- sioners and the Minot city commis sion have agreed to employ « social worker who will devote all her time to the work. ' tion for s husband, Mr. Ferguson maintains. “President McKinley had his Mark Hanna, Wilson. had his Figure It by the Pound —Ilf You Prefer Shippii Price Weight. Per Pound Factory Price The Hom Follows Overland All-Steel Sedan. ..$715.00 2130 336 Ford Sedan .............. 660.00 1950 339 Star Sedan ....... +. 820.00 2115 338 Chevrolet Sedan ... 825.00 2070 .398 Gray Sedan ....... . 895.00 2020 A43 Above figures are taken from Pages 44 and 45 of the February 26th Motor World. If weight were the only qualification, this table would show OVERLAND to be the best buy—but irrespective of price, the Model 91 Overland Sedan is the quality car in America at under $1,000.00. This is the seventh year for this model—no changes necessary. Lahr Motor Sales Co. ; DISTRIBUTORS OF ——Willys-Overland Fine Motor Cars—- : The petroleum industry is a vital factor in upbuilding the home. Statistics prove that the states which lead in the number of motor cars per 1000 A Sener have the highest percentage of- homes owned. Since 1915, home build- ing has followed in direct ratio, the in- crease in motor car production. The home follows the automobile, and : -the :automobile followed the wide dis- tribution of gasoline and ‘oils at prices which all can afford to pay. ‘The low Price of gasoline and oil which makes the universal use of the’ auto- mobile possible is due solely to the in- tensive scientific work of the petroleum industry, The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) by the application of: modern refinery Creating enormous additional percentages enormous percentages ‘cn A maine from crude. ‘In Eadlitions it eee ae ee, ‘most comple for di tribution of oil lucts. sey id A few years ago the horse and bi £ . was the mark of affluerice. Only the well- to-do felt able to enjoy such luxury. To- day, hundreds of thousands of people go to and from their work in a motor car. Motor vehicles 289,000 children to school, every day of the school year. Home owning is: nation building. Crowded industrial Cities once threatened to reduce all American families to the ‘ranks of apartment dwellers. The pro- \ . duction of an abundance of high-grade, refined petroleum was the’ scientific ~ achievement which, by making auto- motive transportation at low cost pos- sible, gave every worker the opportunity to eo miles 7 ape berapen home r 4 enal him to bring up his children. where the air is fresh and the ; grass is green. P| “ --.» Standard Oil Company (Indiana) sery- --\<'fee ‘puts oil at the dipoaa ayes motorist'in the Middle West. In perfect- Bae service, this Company has con- y ted to the upbuilding of thousands ‘upon’ thousands of happy American is proud of its pat in such x Uodians) work. It is by such achievements that Standard gil Company i ‘£0 Gouth Michigan Avenue, Chicago j