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SECTION SECOND 4 PAGES SECOND SECTION 4 PAGES Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1937. No. 70. TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT! LEASE An article in ttie Jun 10 l&suc of th Oregonlan counsels tho pub lic to be wary of Investing In pur ported oil land leasts In the noith west and especially in astern Ore gon. This same advice v Iven some time ago by the Jackenu Coun ty Chamber of Commerce. The Oregonlan article, written by Its financial editor, Leon B. Baketal, follows: Fully $3,750,000 has been - taken from people who osn 111 afford to part with the money during the last three years In Oregon, Washington and Idaho by firms engaged in the ."tie of leases on purported oil fields, according to Bruce Aitchlson, attor ney from the general counsel's office, Washington, D. C. "I would not have It understood that all firms selling oil leases art preying upon the gullible public, for that would not be the case," stated Mr. Aitchlson. "There are a few firms who are engaged In legitimate business, but on the other hand there are many In these three states against whom the government will- seek In junctions In the near future." The - Washington, D. C, attorney yesterday secured an Injunction against Leo A. McQrall Co., Inc., In federal district court and la now pre paring to wage war on other firms which he says are engaged in an illegal form of business. , Eastern Oregon scouted. Sale of leases on purported oil fields In eastern Oregon, Mr. Aitchl son declared, m department frowned upon. He said that professors of University of Oregon and Oregon State college had carefully examined this land and declared that there was no possibility of oil in the state, un less It might be along the Pacific coast. "One firm has taken from Investors who can ill afford to lose, about 80,000 In Oregon alone," Mr. Aitchls aon reported yesterday. "We have already been forced to take action against one concern In Washington state and two In Idaho. "Bear In mind that we are not trying to retard development of nat ural resources In Oregon, We want v to do everything possible to aid, but 7 we do not want the public misled. People, when approached to buy some of these leases, had better be gun shy, the - risk Is too great They should know the standing of the firm attempting to do business with them. Method Revealed. "Here Is the way these firms op erate: A corporation will be created In Oregon to acquire leases from farmers In .1 certain area. The cost is nothing, as the farmer Is glad to get a promise of one-eighth royalty should oil be found, and to have his land drilled at no expense to him. This corporation sells leases on this land to a sales corporation, usually controlled by It, at 5 an acre, the usual price In the Pacific northwest. "The sales corporation then sells to the public at 912.50 to $75 an acre. They tell the purchasers that a third corporation will drill the land and In exchange for the right to drill on the land the purchaser has Just bought, they will give hlra a propor tionate Interest in any oil they find after drilling on his or any other lease so acquired. It Is what Is called a 'community project.' The purchas er usually receives the right to about 60 percent of the oil. All three cor porations are commonly owned, or at least are mutually interested. Drillers Must Get More. "Major oil companies will not drill on land unless they are assured of 80 percent of the oil, but under this community plan, the farmer gets an eighth, the purchaser five-eighths and the company for drilling only 37 percent. It Just can't be done be cause the cost of drilling Is so high that at least 80 percent must be had to enable the company to make a profit. "Numerous instances have come to my attention In which the small In vestor, the man on relief, has been charged $150 to $175 for oil land leases and has paid for them at the rate of $2 a "week, taken out of his relief check. In the case of legiti mate companies this Is all right, but with the others It is all wrong. Le gltlmate companies never work un der the community plan." tURt'S WHY I WST ON KELLOGGX CORN FlAKEff, "Xo other corn flakes plrase mr family as Kellojcg'a do. They're made better. Tacked better. TaKte better. Give me Kellogg', every timel" The flavor and crispness of Kelloirjr's Corn Flakes can't be duplicated. They are the only corn flakes kept oven fresh by the patented WAX TITS inner wrapper. Ready to eat with miflc or cream. Many generous serv ing! for a few cents. At all fTOcers. Made by Kellopg In Battle Creek. before you toy "CORN FLAKES" CORK C FLAKES t, health AUTHORITY OF E DISI In cn Interview recently published. one of America's leading health of ficials made this startling statement: I "The average housewife would be lnsultfd If she were told that her , home was not clean, but experiments carried out on dishes and clothing washed in the home bring out unde niable evidence that many of our clean tc methods commonly emply ed today are antiquated and Inef fectual. "Not, If you please, because she does not try, but because some of her methods are not based on scien tific information. "For the kitchen Itself, not only the refrigerator needs careful atten tion, but the sink, dralnboards and tables on which food is prepared le qulre thorough cleaning. "Carefully controlled experiments show a high bacterial count on these articles. Proper disinfection of all these things, Including, of course, towels, dlshtowels, handkerchiefs, mops and utensils would cut down the chance of spreading in.'ectlon. "Using more rinse water, with the addition of an efficient sodium hypo chlorite, or other disinfectant, or boiling water, will result in a much more hygienic approach to the ques tion of home sanitation." In line with the program of clean liness In the home, the makers of Clorox are launching an extensive advertising campaign of an educa tional nature directed to housewives. TUNG OIL IS SEEN AS NEW INDUSTRY FOR DIXIE STATES HATnEffBURO, Miss. (UP) The one-crop south appears started on a campaign to become the greatest tung oil production center of the world. I Already Pearl River county. Miss., I produces about three-fourths of all the tung oil produced in the unneo ; States. And the state has about 50,- j 000 acres under cultivation. The climate of Mississippi Is said to be especially adapted to cultiva tion of the tung tree. Nurserymen in southern Alabama and Florida also have had marked success re cently with young plants. The tung oil tree has, grown for centuries in China, where coolie labor extracts the valuable oil from the poisonous nuts. The United States formerly pur chased $15,000,000 worth of tung oil annually from China. The oil Is used In the manufacture of high grade paints and varnishes, and es pecially In the manufacture of lino leums and electrical Insulation. However, so great Is the demand for the oil, that If every farmer In the U, S. cultivated tung trees, they would still be unable to supply the demand for the product. Already tung growers realize $76 to $100 an acre on their trees. The market price Is about 15 cents a pound. Tung trees produce 1600 pounds of oil to the acre, whereas cotton produces only 150 pounds of oil, peanuts 300 pounds and flax seed 225 pounds. Tung trees need no long and te dious process of grafting, It is ex plained. Beginning with the third season, there is a steady return from the groves and the yield Increases yearly. Because of the poisonous nature of the trees they are free of Insects and need no expensive spraying. Kill ing frosts have not affected trees in south Mississippi. The trees are be lieved to be able to withstand tem peratures 15 to 20 degrees above aero. Clover crops can also be grown under the trees, thus permitting the grower to produce two crops on the same acreage. The industry got Its start in north Florida and today both seed and plants are shipped from a number of nurseries into other southern states. A special government bureau has been set up In Mississippi to en courage planting of tung trees. M. R. Porter, Louisville, Ky., has been placed In charge of the bureau. The government has marked con siderable land along .the Mississippi coast for experimental purposes. This line of new production extends from Tampa, Fla., above the 50-mile line to a point on the Mississippi shore of Lake Pontchar train. EARLY DECISION ON WALLS DUE SALEM. June 11. (API J. H. Campbell and N. J. Arnold (lied a formal appeal yesterday to restrain Sheriff A. C. Burk of Marlon county from Interfering with the operation of plnball games. The action opened the way for an early supreme court adjudication of the games' legal tatus. The case came up In Multnomaji county circuit court where Judge Ja:nes W. Crawford ruled that pln ball games constituted a lottery and were In violation of state gambling laws. Kansas Crop Declines TOPEKA, Kos., June 11- (UP) Kansas winter wheat prospects de -lined more than 20,000,000 bushels during May according to the June crop report of the U. S. department of agriculture and the state board of agriculture. STUDIO STRIKERS VOTE JOB RETURN HOLLT WOOD, Calif.. June 11. (AP) The 42-day strike of major film studio craftsmen, which harassed production and nearly led to a walk out of the Screen Actors' Oulld, ended today In a "satisfactory agree ment." Union painters, makeup artists, hairdressers and scenic artists voted to go back to work this morning. "We're satisfied and the producers are satisfied. I guess everybody got what they wanted," said Charles Les slng of the Federated Crafts, which conducted the strike In opposition to the International Alliance of The atrical Stage Employes, its rival In the American Federation of Labor. Unionists said their demand for a closed shop was granted by the stu dios andtwago adjustments were left for further negotiations. The question of whether the erst while striking unions would affiliate with the I. A. T S. E. instead of the Federated Crafts also was reported left for future determination. Originally, craftsmen claimed 0000 walked out. This number was di minished sharply when the stualo utility workers deserted the I. A. T, S. E. Alliance officials, who claimed the right ;o "dictate" any strike set tlement, were In turn accused by craftsmen of supplying "scab" labor. T PERMIT TO SOVIET AVIATORS WASHINGTON, June 11.- (AP) The state department announced to- dny it has granted a request of the Russian embassy for a Soviet aviator to fly over United States territory. A CUROK-CIEABa .-HOME IS A SAFER PLAGE TO LIVE IN! U ralf . '. UC<H to act u"" . - rzsgSl mm wm S dona-"-; views show the ed ,0wel, o basin. tmm peratWe need 1 for and fRdent Pevery bom. a ada.d safe- guard TO tlY-N FAN Ull ULLIIII fauddteJ," . D V 1 aa l - ..hi. ana " Mr. it. u . . 1M in " ... i.-i.d.rii'O I"" . .. "";.i,.o .' r jrw"" STAIHt - fiMCMf.0, " V, "., Tin fOiHl" dw"""?' V. :. a awflicnico"? 11 MODEM ti"u"n 1 .... MUiTiT nti IDT. WWrnilBL I V" ..ik.rfh tnt Ull Hall. Bll'"' M . i. 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State department officials would give no further Information, beyond asserting the formal permit did not specify the date, starting point or destination of the proposed flight. They said detailed information must come from Moscow. The Soviet embassy here professed to have no Information concerning the project. WASHINGTON. June xl. (UP) Sen. Joseph F. Ouffey. (D Pa.), to day blamed three large Independent steel operators for strikes In the In dustry which already have cost the uvea of five men, and demanded that the proposed senate Inquiry Into un ion activities be expanded to embrace company acts. - Explaining that the dispute was precipitated by the refusal of Re public Steel Corp., Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel to sign a union contract, Quffey said the situation is "one of the most amaz ing specaclea of our era." 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