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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-02-05
Not a Tax, But Part of Travel
Cost; Fee Helps Reduce bad
Roads Toll"

February is the shortest month in
the year, yet taxes must be paid
twice. The last day to get automo-
bile licenses is February Is, and per-
sonal property taxes must be paid on
or before February %.
The auto license fee, however, is
not a tax in the ordinary sense of the
word, according to a highway bullet
in. The license fee is just part of
the car owners transportation bill,
and he pays according to the use he
makes of the roads. The man with
large, expensive car pays much more
than the man with a small car. The
man with two or three cars pays ac-
cordingly.
Other taxes for the support of the
general government are based on the
ability to pay, regardless of direct
benefits. School taxes are based on
the property man owns, and not on
the number of children he sends to
school. Very often those who pay the
smallest taxes have the most children.
The auto tax, it is true, is not the
whole road bill. There is also the
gas tax, and the portion of the pro-
perry tax which goes to state aid,
county and town roads. But the bull
letin points out that the license fee
and the two-thirds of the gas tax 60
ing to the trunk highway fund, are
less than five per cent of what the
average car owner pays for the up
keep of his car, while all the road
taxes, state and local, are only ten
per cent of the average motor bill.
The biggest tax, the bulletin adds,
is not paid in February, but is paid
the year around. 1t is the tax ex-
tracted from every mOtorist by bad
roads. Since the trunk highway plan
was adopted in 1921 and a direct good
roads tax levied on every car owner,
this dad roads tax" has been great
Iy reduced. In fact the reduction in
the bad roads tax" is several times
as great as the total good roads tax.
The dad roads tax" however, has
not been abolished. 1t is paid in large
sums by motorists who venture out
and get stuck in impossible roads
during the spring breakup, and it is
paid in smaller but more frequent in
stallments by every car owner who
must travel worn, washboardy, rutty
or dusty. The dad roads tax" is
paid in many ways, in gasoline bills,
tire requirements, repair bills, lost
time, laundry bills and innumerable
other ways. But each year, as we
continue paying the good roads fee,
the bad roads tax grows smaller.
The auto tax does not help build
local roads, it is said. But since the
state took over the trunk highways,
the counties and townships have been
able to spend all their money on the
secondary roads. More miles of
county and town roads have been
graveled in the last nine years than
in the whole previous history of the
state.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-02-05

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and tite, or emmy
ways it is tite
even if it Amt so
close, he says he
will let / and ma
go sum wares and
he will stay at
home for us to
send Postle cards
to.
Saturday. rote
a note to Jane all
ritten in french
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to me What did
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-02-05
STATS DIARY
BY ROSS FARQUHAR

Friday-Are Vachashun assent dis
sided yet. Pa says if munney keeps
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
LOCAL SHRINERS
ATTEND MEETING

Ten Shriners from Carbon coun-
ty attended the fifteenth cermon-
ial session of the Al Bedoo
temple of Ancient Arabic Order
of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
held in Billings last Friday. The
ten men to attend were B. w. Holt,
Charles Wilson, Matt Solso, Victor
Aho, DR.. K. N. Koski and w. w.
Flashman, all of Red Lodge; Alex
Fairgrieve and M. H. Bollinger OF
Washoe, and James Fairgrieve and
Howe McKinnon of Bearcreek.
The ceremonies lasting all day
included the initiation of twenty
novices, parade at noon and a
ball in the evening at the Airdome.
A business meeting was part of
the morning session, the initiation
taking place in the afternoon. The
parade which took place on the
principal streets of downtown
Billings was witnessed by hundreds
of the citizens of that city. Enter
tainment for the visiting ladies
was provided while the Shriners
were in session.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
MATT PAKKALA
ENJOYS ENGLAND

According to a letter received
this week by DR.. K. N. Koski, from
Matt Pakkala, Red Lodge boy who
is attending the Oxford university
in England, has spent very inter
esting and enjoyable year at that
school of learning.
Pakkala's letter states that while
he was kept very busy with his
studies during the year he had had
no trouble in making his grades,
the work coming to him very cas-
ily In addition to his studies Matt
has made berth for himself on
the Oxford rowing team this past
year.
About June % Matt intends to
leave England for a visit through
Finland and Russia. While in Fin
land he will visit the University of
and the University of
Turku. He will also pay a visit
to his birth place and the birth
place of his father. He intends
to visit Leningrad when in Rus
STA, the capitol of that country.
Matt Pakkala last year gradual
ed from the State university at
Bozeman and stood the highest in
a class Of 1872, thereby winning the
Rhodes scholarship, which is COW
ering the expenses of three years
at Oxford.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
CHIEF OF POLICE
ISSUES WARNING

Chief of Police J. H. McAllister
wishes to warn all places of bus
mess who are in the habit of plac-
ing signs on the sidewalks of this
city and to remind them that such
is considered nuisance and is
punishable with a fine. The only
signs that are permissible on the
side walks are mo Parking" signs,
all other being prohibited by law.
The section of the City of Red
Lodge ordinances concerning this
matter, reads as follows:
Sec. 8. It is hereby declared a
nuisance to allow any wagon, or
other vehicle, agricultural nipple
ment, merchandise, or other OBJ
struction, to remain in and upon
and cucumber any street. side
walks, or thoroughfare of this city:
and any person who shall continue
to occupy and use for such pur-
pose shall be guilty of committing
a nuisance and on conviction there
of shall be fined not less than Two
Dollars nor more than Ten Dol
lars, and costs of prosecution, and
a like fine shall be imposed for
each day such nuisance is continued
after notice from any City officer
to abate same.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
WILL ENTERTAIN
BIOLOGISTS MON.

The Red Lodge Rod and Gun
club will hold meeting in the
local Elk's home Monday evening,
June 80. All members of the club
are asked to try and be present
and any person not a member of
the club who desires to attend this
meeting is cordially invited to at
tend.
The club will have present as
guests of honor members of the
Princeton geological research par
ty, who are now in town.
The club reports that their
hatchery south of this city has
been opened and that they are ex-
pecting a shipment of Eastern
Brook trout any day.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
RED LODGE RANKS
18th IN SIZE

Provisional returns from 1880
census show that Red Lodge ranks
fourteenth in size in cities of the
state. There is total of SO towns
in the state with more than 500
population and there is six cities
with more than 10000. One city,
Butte, has a population of over
10000.
Nine new names appear on the
more than 500 list this year. These
are Klein, which moved up to thir-
ty-seventh place; East Helena,
ewlyincorporated, ranking forty
fist; Circle in forty ninth; Ches-
ter, Belgrade, Plains, Cascade,
Sunburst, Stanford and Saco.
The first seven leaders have re-
manned unchanged. Havre moved
up a couple of notches and Boze-
man, one, to place eighth and ninth.
Continued from page ~
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
40 STUDENTS
GET DIPLOMAS

Forty students from schools
throughout Carbon county have
SUCCESSFULLY completed their eight
years of common schooling ard
will receive diplomas emitting them
to enter high school at the open
ing of the next term, according to
information received yesterday
from the county superintendent of
schools office.
The pupil to make the highest
grades in the state tests was
taught by Miss Mary Carlson.
Ioyo Shima, the girls name, made
SOB points out Of a possible 1000.
Other pupils to make high marks
were Roy Hunter from sub-district
20, taught by Philip Noel; Viola
Adams from district %, ard
George Van Wrinkle from district
IS.
A complete list of those who will
receive Inelf dlplOmaS IS as fol-
lows:
VIOLA Adams, Eleanor Amund-
sen, Tachio Ando, Arthur Barker,
Florence Boggio, Helen Clements,
Mary Davenport, Arlene Draper,
Lawrence Draper, Lenard Elk, Lee
wis Gabrian, Fred Harkin, Roy
Hunter, Doris Jackson, Elmer
Jensen, Leslie Johnson, Louise
johnson, Hugo Lampi, Cora Loyn-
ing, Bruce Newton, Mildred Mob
les, Iretha Olels, Walter Paper,
Louise Parson, Alfred Powell, Vir-
ginia Price, Elsie Prinkki, Paavo
Pumala, Elmo Rakkola, Helen
Ranta, Edgar Reynolds, Elsie Rig
by, Thomas Robinson, John Sch
neider, Sydney Schuyler, Togo
Shima, Tavern Skinner, Walter
Ukkola, George VanWinkle, Anna
Webber.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
CAMP SAWTOOTH
OPENS JULY list

Reports from Camp Sawtooth,
dude ranch of F. |. johnson, To-
Gated at the foot of Sawtooth
mountain, states that the camp
will be opened to visitors the first
time this year on July first. Mr..
Johnson expects his first party of
dudes to arrive about July 5. Mod
ern plumbing has just been install
led at the camp by Henry Albert
Of the Red Lodge Plumbing and
Heating company. The work done
included the installation of running
hot and cold water in the kitchen
lodge.
Camp Sawtooth, located thirty
miles from Red Lodge is one of
the finest dude ranches in the state
and is only reached by pack horses.
The fishing in the lakes near the
camp cannot be excelled, there be-
ing a great many mountain lakes
within easy distance of the camp,
some of them are Gardiner lake,
Stockade lake, Twin lakes, Deep
lake and Christmas lake. While
the camp is located at an altitude
of over 10000 feet, Mr.. Albert re-
ports that the snow has all dis
appeared, there being only few
places on the sides of the noun
tains where the snow is remain
inor
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
MEN
VOICE OBJECTIONS
TO JUDGE GALEN

World War veterans of Carbon
county are circulating and signing
the following protest, in which
they set forth their objections a.
gainst attempts being made by the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Association Of
Veterans" of Lewis and Clark
County, to deceive the ex-service
men of Montana into believing they
should cast their votes for Judge
Galen in the coming primary cleo
ton, July 18th.
The protest speaks for itself, and
is as follows:
"Red Lodge, Montana,
"June 10, 1880.
"The ex-service men of Carbon
county desire to protest against
Attempts being made by the "Galen
for Senator Association of Veter-
ans" of Lewis and Clark county,
to fool the ex-service men of Mon
tana in believing that they should
vote for Albert J. Galen by reason
of his ardent support of, sympathy
with and keen interest in the well
fare of the ex-service men of Mon
tana. They also protest against
the impression given, attempting
to make it appear to the voters,
that all veterans are whole-heart-
edly in support of the candidacy of
Albert J. Galen.
This protest is made by reason
of the fact that upon the one and
only occasion when Judge Galen
had an opportunity to show his
sympathy for and keen interest
in the welfare Of the ex-service
men of Montana, he declared in
valid the Soldiers and Sailors
Bonus Bill which had been voted
upon and passed by the people of
Montana.
Judge Galen's sympathy for
the ex-service men was shown
when writing the opinion of
the Supreme Court: State ex ri. |
Mills. VS.. Relator Dixon ct al, Re-
spondents, SIS Mont, rs, handed |
down Feb. 10, 1923.
"This law, which received the
of the people of Montana,
designated to promote the spirit |
Of patriotism and loyalty and pass
ed in testimony of the gratitude
IF the State of Montana for the
sacrifices made by the ex-service
men of Montana, was declared to
be invalid by Judge Galen, not
vithstanding the fact that the
Supreme Courts of the States Of
Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
South Dakota and California had
similar measures.
'In view Of this official record
# Judge Galen's attitude, what can
he ex-service men of Montana ex-
,ect?
eve, the undersigned ex-service
nen of Carbon County hereby sub
cribe to the foregoing statements"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
v|ERs
TO BE H0NORED

Theodore Viers, member of the
local chapter of DeMolay is to
have conferred upon him the high
est degree of merit that can be be-
slowed by the Order of DeMolay,
the Legion of Honor degree. There
is only eight other members of the
DeMolay order in the state of
Montana who have had the Lee
gion of Honor degree conferred
upon them.
The ceremonies connected with
bestowing of this degree are to be
held this evening in the local Ma
sonic temple. Chandler c.. Co.
hagen, active member of the Grand
Council Order Of DeMolay, assist
ed by the local chapter and the
local Order of Rainbow Girls, will
confer the Legion of Honor degree
on Theodore Viers.
The Order of Rainbow Girls are
to furnish the choir and several
special numbers and the local De-
Molay council will put ON short
program following the regular
Rev. Frank Durant will
act as chairman for the evenings
program. The program follows:
Talk, Father of a
. DeMolay ...,.-......W VIM. Freakes
Falk, Masonic Connection
-....-.-..--........s...... George e. Smell
Vocal Duet =. R. G.. Martin and
Mrs. G. G. Rowan.
Talk, "Mother of a Rain
bow" Mrs. F. w. Schwin.
Talk, "Star Connec-
ton" Mrs. 7 A. Leslie
Vocal Solo Miss Margaret Souders
Talk, principals of
Rainbow ...... B. w. Holt
Violin and Piano Duet ........... Matt
Woodrow and Forrest Flashman.
Talk -----.-.....-.......... G. G. Cohagen
America ..... Audience
Accompaniment for the vocal
by Mrs. Sill Braida and
Miss Helen Souders.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
MANY NOTED PRINCETON OLOGISTS
ARRIVE In RED LODGE FOR SUMMER
OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; STUDY

Five members of the Prince
ton geological party, who are to
make research and study of the
Beartooth area this summer in con-
temptation of establishing per-
manent camp for research and
scholastic work, arrived in Red
Lodge Tuesday. They are DIR. w.
7. Thorn, Jr., DR.. Edward Samp-
son, professors Of geology at
Princeton university, J. w. Peo-
pies, recent graduate at Vanderbilt
and Northwestern universities, J.
I. Rouse, recent graduate student
at the University of Cincinnati, and
J. S. Vhay of Santa Barbara, Calf.
The balance of the party is ex-
pected sometime before July.
The personnel of the expedition
was announced Saturday night.
Federal and state agencies, univer-
sites, research organizations and
individual scientists, as we'll as the
Northern Pacific railway are CO.
operating in the three-fold plan
of training students, conducting
scientific research and studying
the commercially valuable mineral
deposits, according to the an
from Princeton I'm
iversity.
Work planned for the summer
includes airplane and topographic
by the war department
CONTINUED on page 81
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
II ROAD CONTRACTS
TO BE LET IN JULY

About IL road contracts will be
let July 16, the state highway COM
mission decided last week The
selections were not announced and
it was explained that the program
will depend on what rights of ways
are cleared within the next two
weeks.
The commission discussed with a
Culbertson delegation plans for a
bridge across the Missouri river
near that point and talked with
representatives Of the city of Con-
rad, concerning road plans in that
locality.
No CONTRACTS were let this
month.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
LOCAL BOY WEBS
CALIFORNIA GIRT,

Word has been received here Of
Ilie marriage of Lawrence "Swede"
peterson Z of Red Lodge, to Miss
Hattie Anna Krafuss of Oakland.
california, on June IA, The cere-
mony took place in Oakland.
Mr. Peterson received most of
his education in this city and grad
aated from Carbon County High
School with the class of 1924 He
attended Montana State college
at Bozeman one year and since
mat time has been employed in
Oakland, where the young. couple
will make their home.
Lawrence Peterson is the son Of
Mrs. E. M. Hungerford, Red Lodge.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
EYRSE PLAYERS
TO RETURN HERE

Lee and Toots Eyrse, with their
tent show, are to return to Red
Lodge on Monday of next week
and play in this city during the
entire week. The return engage
ment to this city was planned so
as to bring them here during July
d, 5 and 6, for the Red Lodge rod
go.
The company, whose tent was
destroyed by one of the worst
winds ever seen in Red Lodge,
during their first engagement here
over a month ago, has purchased a
new tent and plan to give all of
their plays over again while here.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
U TURNS NOT
PERMISSIBLE

In order to take care of the
rodeo crowd of tourists and ac-
quaint the local people with the
new ordinance signs prohibiting U
turns on Broadway, have been plac-
ed on the street crossings in this
city.
Chief of Police McAllister states
that this ordinance will be strictly
inforced as well as the one con-
corning stops which must be made
before entering upon or crossing
over Broadway. There has been
no signs designating Broadway as
a Stop street, but markers Of
some sort will be placed at the cor
ners before July A.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
This Week
BY ARTHUR BRIsBANR
I'D. Jr. Gives $l2,OOO,OOO
Fear, Strange Thing
Salary, One Million?
Ocean Air Travel, Perhaps
The world needs little and big

The world needs little and big
things.
1t needs little brooks to create
loneliness; great Niagara to create
power.
1t needs little fortunes for
millions of happy and useful fem
lies; big fortunes, with power, to
do really big things.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. has
offered to New York city land for
parks and buildings to the value of
$12,000,000.
one enormous tract of fifty-six
acres in Manhattan could not be
duplicated.
Several million dollars worth of
land and five million dollars worth
OF buildings, including the magnif-
cent new building for the Gothic
art treasures of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, make considerable
gilt. You must have many millions
to do that.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
CREW HERE TO
FIGHT Stem RUST

A crew of United States De-
partment of Agriculture, field
agents consisting of George Mar
kin, Gearld Wentworth, Kenneth
Freese, Byrne Thrailkill, Charles
Johnson, and James Copeland. ar
rived the first part of this week.
Mr.. Copeland is the squad leader
IN charge of the crew. All the
men are students of Montana State
college at Bozeman and are en-
ployed in the barberry eradication
campaign. Each man has taken
special course in botany and
plant pathology and is well fitted
for his work.
The common barberry is the only
alternate host for the parasite.
causing the Black Stem rust of
wheat, oats, barley, rye, and some
of the native grasses. The cradle
alton OF the common barberry was
recommended by plant Psychologists
as the means of reducing losses
from black stem rust, following
the severe epidemic of this disease
in 1916.
In that year black stem rust los
ses IN the principal spring wheat
states of the United States a.
mounted to more than 100000
bushels, with the result that this
fungus disease became recognized
as the most serious pest with
which the spring wheat growers
had to contend.
The object of the barberry era
dlcatlon campaign in Montana is to
locate and destroy all barberrv
bushes in the state, and to inform
owners regarding the de-
scrlption of the bush and its part
IN the dissemination of rust, SO
that they may destroy any bushes
overlooked by field agents or that
may subsequently develop from
seed.
In previous years when the first
surveys of Carbon county were
made over 400 barberry bushes and
seedlings were found and destroy
ed. This year in Carbon county
resurvey and location of escaped
areas is to be conducted.
The cleaning up of areas of es-
capped barberry bushes will be a
most difficult problem. It will
pc necessary to make repeated sur
yeys in the county where bushes
ire known to have spread to tim
Der lands, fence rows, creek banks,
and other uncultivated lands. At
he George j. Clark place, near
tromberg, already number of es-
'aped bushes have been found.
Figures compiled by the United
states Department Of Agriculture
md the Conference for the Pre-
-ention of Grain Rust indicate that
ne average losses from stem rust
re readily decreasing as the many
thousands Of barberry bushes are
emoved from the barberry- eradi-
alton area each year.
Factors important in the control
f stem rust are: !
1.-The removal of the alternate ]
ost Of the rust by the eradication :
t the common barberry. ;
2-The early seeding of spring t
7heat or well prepared seed beds I
nd, t
3-the selection of economically
esirable small grain varieties least {
usceptible to black stem rust. |
This crew plans to be in Carbon
ounty until they have made :,
omplete resurvey of the entire !
ounty, work which will probably +
asst for several months. /