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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
HONOR
GEORGE INCOME
PRESENT STATE LIBRARY
WITH PICTURE
Banquet is Given at Helena to Pio-
neer Montanan Who Was Pony
Express Rider in 1877; Has Been
in State Assembly for 20 Years

a large picture of Senator McCone of
Dawson. hangs today in the State Histor-
lcal library, the gift of his colleagues in
the senate at IA banquet in his honor at
Helena. Senator McCone has served go
years in the Montana assembly and holds
the record for length of service as well
as the honors of being, at 20, the oldest
member In the senate.
Senator T.. p. Stewart of Deer Lodge was
POSTMASTER at the banquet. Senator's Cor
rington. Brownlee and Griffin and II. T..
Chapman of Butte. sang.
Lieutenant Governor Mccormack, Senator
Tom Larson. Teton. Joe Scanlan of the
Miles City Star. Chief Justice T.. l.. Gala
way, II. r.. Cunningham. Senator w. C.
Henderson of Garfield. Senator Frank
Hazelhaker of Beaverhead. C. A. Rasmus-
son, Dave Hilger. John G. Brown and Sena-
tor w. ]. Paul of Deer Lodge each paid
tribute to the veteran senator and related
anecdotes, serious and amusing, of his
career.
Speakers told how George McCone grew
M on q farm in Michigan, worked in the
deep woods of that state and finally heard
the call of the west. In 1877 he was a pony
express rider between Fort Sill and Fort
Keogh. He engaged In the cattle business
on Burns creek near Glendive in 1850 and
became one OF the prominent ranchers of
eastern Montana. The story was related
Of his journey to Fort Buford from Fort
Abe Lincoln when the Thermometer regis
tered so below to carry the mail 800 miles
to General Miles and his men.
"Leave it to me to tell the rising generc
alton Of Montana about Senator McCone,
outstanding pioneer. brave and courteous
gentleman. who helped lay the foundation
Of this state said Dave Hilger. librarian
Of the State Historical library. when be
received the picture which hangs on the
walls of the library beside likenesses of
other Montana builders.
Senator McCone smoke briefly Of the
kindnesses Of his friends and appreciation
of the evening.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11

Gordon Campbell. discoverer of the
Kelvin unburst field. who last November
began serving q sentence Of two years in
the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth
Kan. for fraudulent use of the mails in
connection with the promotion of the Cor
don Campbell Kelvin syndicate No. 2. has
been made a trusty by the prison authori-
ties. 1t was learned tina Mr.. Campbell.
without solicitation on his part. has been
assigned to duty in the garage. which is
outside of the penitentiarv walls, and is
acting as ~disnatcher of cars and trucks.
The new duties permit him to be outdoors
most of the time.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
TO PROBE
GASOLINE PRICES
INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN
WHY MONTANA PAYS
MORE
Resolution in Legislature Points Out
that Refining Has Been Developed
So there Is No Apparent Excuse
for Prices to Be Higher Here

that Refining Has Been Developed
So there Is No Apparent Excuse
for Prices to Be Higher Here
Taking the view that the people of
montana are being compelled to pay UNI
reasonable prices for gasoline q resolu-
ton has been introduced In the house of
representatives at Helena and adopted by
1t, calling for the appointment OF a COM
mittee of three which she'll make n probe
OF the gasoline situation and report back
to the house not later than February is.
The resolution, which was introduced by
Bretzke. Hodgkiss, Burns, Nelstead, John
son and Dellwo, follows:
whereas, the oil industry Is rapidly ex-
panding in this state and the manufacture
and compromising of gasoline has developed
to such an extent that there is now nearly
as much gasoline refined In Montana as is
used In the state, and,
whereas, we, the members of the Twen-
tieth legislative assembly of the state of
Montana believe that the price OF gasoline
in Montana is excessive and unreasonable
as compared with the price in on-produc-
ing states, and,
Whereas, the people of Montana believe
there is no reasonable basis or reason for
charging them more for gasoline than the
people or neighhoring states are obliged to
pay and are demanding that an investiga-
ton be made with the view of ascertaining
the reason, If any there be, for the appar-
ent discrimination against the people of
Montana.
Therefore, be 1t resolved, by the legis-
lative assembly that 1t unreservedly favors
an investigation of the cause of the I'M
reasonable price of gasoline In Montana,
and to that end recommends that a legis-
lative committee of three be appointed to
investigate the cause of gasoline prices in
Montana, and particularly as to why they
are so far in excess of the prices for SINH
lar gasoline In non-producing states, and
that such committee report the results of
its investigation to the legislative assembly
at the earliest possible momen and in any
event not later than February Is, 1927"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
STATES LIBRARY
FUNDS INCREASED
HOUSE ADDS $12,285 TO BILL
AFTER CONSIDERATION
Sum Needed to Bind Files of Montana
Newspapers Which Are Packed
Away and Subject to Deteriora-
ton; Will Publish Pamphlets
(By Our Helena Correspondent

CBy Our Helena Correspondent
Although the state board Of examin-
ers, In its consideration of the budget
requests for the maintenance of the state
historical library during the ensuing
biennium, failed to give to the library
anything near the amount asked for or
required for Its upkeep. cutting 1t to
81, 800 per year for each of the two
years and house committee on appro-
priations followed this lead In drafting
the bill for the appropriations for this
department., It's members apparently have
seen the need for a more generous appro-
priation.
The bill. as drafted, carried but $3.50 for
the binding of all the newspapers and
periodicals which come into. the library
from the publishers of the state, and for
the printing Of any books or pamphlets
the library may see the need Of. There
Is now in the storage vaults of the library
great heaps of newspapers which have ac-
cumulated In recent years and which
could not be bound and filed away be-
cause OF lack of money.
1t is said that IL would require at least
81 1000 to pay for the binding Of these
permanent files. The committee on appro-
priations, in reporting back this bill to
the house for passage advised that 1t had
amended this item of $3.50 to 81, 225, which
Will enable the library to function.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
PERSONS
NOW IN MONTANA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
ESTIMATES STATES
POPULATION
On July 1, 1927, There VIII Be- 114,-
600 People Here, an Increase of
10000 in II Year; Rhode Island Is
About Same But Growth Slower


Montana had a population Of Cos. 900 on
July 1, 1895. and viii have III. 900 inhabi-
tants on July 1, 1927. according to estim-
ates submitted by the u. s. department
of commerce..
The figures show a population of 45s,000
in this state on January l, 1870, which
indicates an increase of 147, 900 In six years
and six months or approximately of 22,d00
a year. An increase of 10000 is predicted
for the period July |, 1926, to July /, 1927.
The population of the United States as
a whole is given at III, 10000 in July !.
1926, with an estimated population of
11s.62S.000 on July l, 1927.
On January /, 1920, the population Of the
country was 105, 10000, an increase ef
III, 426, coo persons in six years and six
months.
Three states show a stationary condition.
These are Vermont, Nevada and Missis-
sippi. Neither has shown a gain In the
period 1920-26 and none is expected In 1927.
Mississippi is credited with 1,790, 600; Yer
mont, S52,42s and Nevada with 77,407.
Contrasted with these are New York,
II. 304, 000; Pennsylvania, 9,614, 000; Illinois,
7 ,203 200 and Ohio, 6.600,0O0.
Connecticut. a neighbor of stationary
Vermont shows q gain of 100000. California
shows a gain of nearly 100000; New York
about the same increase, with Ohio and
Pennsylvania showing nearly equal a
mounts.
Little Rhode Island has almost the popu-
lation of Montana-693. 000-but the estim-
ates Indicate that she is not growing as
rapidly as this state.
Washington has grown from 1856, 900 to
1 .53S.000 in the six year period; Idaho from
431 600 TO $4,000; Utah with AIS. 1906 to
$4,000; Wyoming from 1914 400 to 1890 600.
Florida now has 1877, 900 people. an in
crease of 1900 In six years. Georgia has
gained $4,000. advancing from '2,S95,0O0 to
$780, 00.
The total for the United States is based
on data regarding births, deaths, immigra-
ton and emigration. The population for
the several states Is arrived at by the dis
tributing the total increase for the United
States since 1920 on the basis of the dis
tribution OF the increase between 1910 and
1920.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
T.B. HOOVER CAME
TO STATE In SO
PIONEER is NOW RESIDENT OF
DRUMMOND; VISITS
BUTTE
Claims TO Have Hauled First Pound
of Ore Between Sierra Nevada and
Rocky Mountains; Says Country
Was "Wide Open" in Those Days

The first man "to haul "A pound Of ore
between the Sierra Neyadas and the
Rocky mountains" was n recent Butte
visitor. His name is Thomas Benton
Hoover, named for the fiery southern
statesman whose eloquent tones made
the halls of congress ring during the adj
ministrstion of Jackson and later.
Mr.. Hoover sets a date for his first
arrival in Montana that is calculated TO
bring n puckered fr0wn to the brows of
those who boast Of their coming to this
state in the early Cos; Mr.. Hoover declared
that he first set foot in Montana in 1859.
"The country was wide OPEN" he says.
there wasn't a single mine in Idaho-or
anywhere else
Arriving at Fort Hall by team. the pio-
neer proceeded to Nevada and secured a
job on the discovery claim of the Comstoek
mine. In October, 1879 he hauled the first
ore from the claim. five tons. with mules
and a three-inch wagon"
Located Mt Helena
He drifted back to Montana in 1866 and
located at Helena working placer claims in
Grizzly gulch. above the present city. He
also worked at Yam Hill. This was in 1863.
Mr.. Hoover was born In Peru. Ind, in
1910. At the age OF 10 he started for the
west because | got nervoHS to come. The
war hadn't started and there was no place
TO go but west
He was one Of a wagon train Of 81 who
started for the Colorado country.
THE Pixies Peak boom went bust when
we reached the point where. platsmouth,
Neh., Is now located. he said. land all of
them turned back hut myself. | came on
straight through a HELM and a whoopin'."
Now Lives In
The pioneer western man is a resident Of
Drummond. I'm the oldest pioneer in the
Drumond district except Archie McPhail,'
he said. "Archie is 80"
Born in Same Town
Mrs. Hoover is still living. She is II
years younger than her husband. They
have two children and four grandchildren.
"S'long," said the S6-year-old trail
BLAZER. Got to catch a train for Drum
mond. | come over to Butte every couple
months. Next time | come I'll tell you
about early day mining
Another pioneer, S. T.. futile, of Boulder.
rwss also a Butte visitor. Like Hoover, he
sought out his old "tillieum." George Bruf-
s7y. the author. and the three trail blazers
had a delightful time exchanging reminis-
scenes.
futile and Bruffy were born in the same
town In Iowa, Knoxville. Tuttle was born
in 1913 and Bruffy in 1912. Bruffy came
to Montana in 1862, preceding Tuttle by
two years, and was three years later than
Hoover. Hoover doesn't particularly en-
phasize the importance of his 1853 visit,
1'because | cut out from Fort Hall fer the
Nevada country as soon as | arrived" He
dates his residence from 1866.
futile is called doctor not because he
has a right to the title, he says, but be-
cause | was n quack.'
The ''quack'' occupied an important place
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
Moore Presents Painting

Livingston's cowboy artist, J. NJ. Moore,
has presented an oil painting valued at
$3.50 to the Templar fraternity of the Uni
versity of Montana. The painting Is called
''The Bull Moose and the setting is a
scene In Yellowstone national
park. The Templar fraternity Is made up
of former DeMolay members and Me sons
and for the past two years have hello the
highest scholastic standing of any fratern-
ity on the university campus. Mr.. Moore
is well known through his paintings. one
OF which was purchased last year by the
Yellowstone Park camps company and
which hangs in the dining room at Old
Faithful.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
DAN SHEA SUGGESTS NOVEL SIGN
FOR RAILROAD CROSSINGS

Dan Shea of 615 North Main street.
Butte, has conceived a design for a
warming sign to be placed upon high
ways at railroad crossings and danger
curves, which he has submitted to the
state railroad commission In a letter to
Chairman Dan Boyle. Shea thinks that a
sign made of wood or metal In the shape
Of n tombstone, painted white with a
deaths head" In the center and contain
Ing words Of warning, would probably
catch and hold the attention Of the auto
mobile driver to the extent that he would
take due precautions, rather than to have
n similar marker erected over his grave.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11

G. T.. Boyd Of Great Falls has been
appointed by Gov. ]. Il. Erickson TO be
a member of the state fish and game COM
mission to fill the unexpired term OF Il.
c. Carruth OF Havre, who has resigned
because OF his appointment as a member of
the state board OF equalization. The term
expires April IL of this year. but IL is
generally understood that the appoint
ment at this time insures reappointment
for the ensuing term. Mr.. Boyd has long
been prominent in sportsmen's activities
and for years has worked TO improve the
fishing and hunting opportunities in the
state, especially in the Great Falls region.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
G. IL. Williams Reelected

The Montana Wool Growers association
in annual convention at Butte reelected
former State Senator c. H. Williams Of
Deer Lodge president for his 10Th conse-
cutive term. Roy Clary of Great Falls was
vice president and Murray Stebbins,
Helena, was reelected secretary. Other
officers named we're: Executive committee
A. L. Hibbard, Helena; j. E. Morse, Dillon,
5. Mckennon, Helena. Board Of Directors j:
j. o. Berg, Lennep; William Kuhr, Chin
ook M. F.. Trask, Billings; George N. Lew
is, Manhattan; James III. Carmichael, Au-
nuSta.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11

On January /, 1927, 9,435 active traders
In Montana were listed on the books Of
the X. G. Dun Co, commercial agency. In
rector of publicity, Dun's manager w. r..
Pierce, lists 1856 commercial failures dur
ing 1925. The number is tive more than
in the previous year, but the total liza
bilities, 1924 10, are less than the pre-
vious year by $346,S15. The number Of
failures is Identical with 1924 but the
liabilities S7S1 Ola less than that year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
CARNEGIE HERO FUND GIVES A
MEDAL 70 WHITEFISH YOUTH

Dean r. Cooke, II, student, 567 Spokane
avenue, Whitefish. Mont, Is one of Is
persons In the United States to be cited
for heroism by the Carnegie Hero Fund
commission which held its 23rd annual
meeting mt Pittsburgh recently. He Will
receive tho bronze medal award. Cooke
saved n girl from drowning Mt White
fish Nov. 30, 1924.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
women's Committees Named

Committees appointed for 1927 by Mrs.
J. e. Patton, president of the Montana
League Of Women Voters at the recent
meeting In Helena, include: Mrs. l. A.
Foot, Helena, international cooperation to
prevent war;; Mrs. e.. X. Bowman, Helena,
child welfare; DIR. Hazel d.. Bonness, edu-
cation; Mrs. Clark Bumgarner, Great
Falls, social hygiene; Mrs. C. b. Williams,
Helena, women in industry; Mrs. j. C.
Penny, Butte, and Mrs. H.. B. Mitchell.
Great Falls. legal status of women.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
Senator Wheeler Makes Gift

Senator b.. X. Wheeler, Montana's Junior
senator in congress, has donated 1000 to-
ward the ministers pension fund which is
now being arranged by the Methodist
church In Montana. The donation was
made to the Rev. J. A. Meeke, executive
for the retired Methodist min
listers pension fund and who formerly was
pastor at the church of which Senator
Wheeler was a member.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11

in the life of the new gold camp Of Alder
gulch. "If anybody got sick or was hurt"
he said, "they called me to decide whether
IL was a case for a regular physician. IL
l saw | couldn't handle IL, | said so and
they got busy looking for a real doctor"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-11
SN0WB0AT MADE
BY SCOBEY MEN
DRIFTS LIKE BIRD,
IT'S CLAIMED
Machine Has Three Runners and Is
Driven by 90 Horsepower Curtis
Motor and Eight-Foot Propeller;
Speed is 70 Miles an Hour

Dwight swenson and the mechanics at
the Battleson garage at Scobey, have
constructed "a snowb0at, "a sort of COM
bination auto, plane and sled, which
is attracting considerable attention. The
present machine is the third attempt.
the first two having been constructed
along similar lines, but were found, on
trial, to be too heavy and with %insuffi-
Client motor power. They have been work.
ing with these boats for the past two
months and believe this one to be a sue
cess, and have 1t out every day making
test runs, with passengers, when they
can find anyone who cares to take q
chance"
The boat has three runners, two In front
and one in the rear: has a 30 horse power
Curtis motor and eight foot propeller. 1t
will carry seven or eight passengers, and
is said 10 look like a potato bug, with
Windows on the sides" 1t has an enclosed,
heated cab, both the oil In the engine and
the cab being heated by a clever arrange
ment of the exhaust.
Swenson and his men have been trying
the machine out over the snow fields
around Scobey and as there is no end OF
snow this year, they have plenty Of room
for exhibition purposes. They assert that
the boat tops the big drifts like a bird,
and has the motion and feel Of an air.
plane. It's speed has never been fully
tested, nobody so far having apparently
acquired nerve to go the limit, but its
owners say it should easily make rs miles
an hour.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
GERMAN ENVOY OWED
POPULARITY TO WIFE
Prince Karl Lichnowsky Stresses
Mates Social Gifts in His
Recent Memoirs.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
BERLIN.-The publication, just an
nounced, of two volumes of memoirs
by Prince Karl Lichnowsky. last Ger
man imperial Ambassador to the
Court Of st. James. recalls the fact
that the prince owed much Of his
popularity in England to his wife.
Princess Mechthilde Lichnowsky.
The princess is known not only rs
one Of the leading German women of
letters, but also as a person who
never hesitates to say right out what
she means. 1t was this frankness
which won her the esteem Of King
George V and thereby considerably
promoted the diplomatic career of her
husband in England.
At the formal dinner given by King
George and Queen Mary in honor OF
the Lichnowskys as they acceded to
their post in London the princess nat.
urally sat next to the King at table.
AS he was suffering from stomach
trouble and therefore unable to. eat
the cream like the rest, a light. warm
pudding was served him. The prin.
cess, who does not care for ice cream.
observed:
"Well. we'll. your majesty. what a
fine pudding that is bet it tastes
better than our ice creamr'
Some members of the Kings en-.
tourage were fiabbergasted. They
frowned upon the young princess and
considered her performance quite a
break. Not so the King. He laughed
heartily. insisted that another plate
be brought, and divided his portion
with her.
After that whenever the princess
turned up at any function at which
the King was also present George "
singled her out for a chat.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

by being an obedient little girl and
not running away from your friends"
He smiled paternally and clasped her
hand again. "Ill send one of the
women here to you and you'll find me
on the porch when you're ready
The sympathetic farmers wife
brought hot coffee and rearranged
Janet's hair as we'll as she could over
the bandage, and when she reJoined
Afford on the little porch she walked
weakly but unassisted
That's fine.' he exclaimed. Let
me help you down the steps, though,
| to the car 1 think you'll be more
comfortable in the tonneau."
He settled her carefully, but just
| before he started the engine she
| looked back. A knot of men with
swaying lanterns stood about the hud-
died dark mass that had been her
taxi in the ditch at one side or the
road, but on the other a larger group
had gathered around the wreck of
the roadster. Janet caught the gleam
Of their lights on twisted metal. and
then saw "a long. slim shape outlined
beneath a white covering on the grass
at one side.
She turned away with a shiver,
feeling no hatred against the woman
WHO ndu tIiSt " tdHG iilC' Wv
only an overwhelming pity. Poor
May Carlin! She hadn't liked the
desperate. lawless game she was
playing, she said she would quit IL
she could but something stronger
than her own will--Norman's intiu'
ence, perhaps, or fear of him--had
held her in bondage. Whatever Bill
had been to her, 1t was certain that
she thought Janet mad killed him
and was bent on wreaking her pri'
vate revenge.
Afford drove at a snaiPs pace TO
avoid shaking his wounded passen'
ger and Janet lay with her aching
head against the cushions. She was
aware Of dull, persistent throbbing
In her arm in place Of its former
chill numbness, but fresh question
had assailed her troubled mind.
The sudden temperance OF the
man whom she had believed dead
brought with it a new problem which
she must face. If it were indeed
he who had brought to America the
priceless thing now in her possession
was it not her duty to tell him and
give It again into his keeping? IT
her father had trusted him with so
critical and hazardous a task was
he not the one above all others in
whom she could most safely confde:
In that case. Of course. Marriott
would never know that she had been
instrumental in his own failure. hut
her jealousy had passed and desire