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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-03-27
POPLAR MAN
LOCATES KIN
AFTER go YRS.
Poplar Standard)

A series of Incidents apparently un-
related combined recently to bring to-
gether two brothers, James Helmer
ST., of this city, and Charles II. Hell
mer, Of Twin Falls, Ida, after nearly
d0 years during which they had seen
or heard nothing of each other. Each
believed the other dead and himself
the last Of a family of five boys.
Sixty some years ago, near Roch-
ester, MIMI, their mother died and
the fanny split up. James interests
brot HIM west soon after which his ia
ther died. The younger boys were
taken in by friends Of the family who
later moved from that country and
after a few years could not be loca-
ted.
Charles was brought up by people
named Warren, of Wisconsin, and be-
came as a brother of w. f. Warren, a
lad of about Charles age. When
Charles went out to make his own
way he became separated from the
Warrens and in nearly fifty years did
not hear of his childhood chum.
About two weeks ago Charles was
called to Gardiner, Mont, by business
of the First National Bank of Twin
rails, Ida, of which he is the presi-
dent. In Montana he heard of a w.
r. Warren, president of the Big Horn
County hank at Har1in
A long distance call established w.
r. Warren as his childhood chum and
near-brother, and the two immedia-
tely renewed their old friendship in
an extended visit during which remin-
iscenses of childhood days were re-
counted.
The Hardin correspondent of the
Great Falls Tribune learned of the re-
union after a lapse of more than half
a century and communicated the story
to the Tribune, which printed it on
Saturday morning, March l.
During these many years James
Helmer had been pioneering in the
west. About 40 years ago he return
ed to the place of the family's resi-
dence during his boyhood, but found
no trace of any of his brothers, all
having gone to other points years be-
fore He came to believe that he was
the only survivor of the family.
On the Saturday on which the
Tribune ran the story from Hardin,
James Helmer, now around 80 years
old and a pioneer resident of this city,
perused the paper closely and came to
wonder if the Charles Helmer referr-
ed to could not be his younger broth
er. He promptly wrote Mr.. Warren
for Charles address and upon receiv-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-03-27

means there will be between so and
60 less gophers in August.
The price for the bait this spring
will not be more than in 1929, and
may possibly be a little less as it is
sold at cost.
The distributors throughout Sher-
idan County this year, and where you
can get the bait are as follows:
Farmers Elevator, Homestead
Leo's Grocery, Medicine Lake; Fol-
gers Hardware, Reserve; Farmers
Elevator, Antelope; Hardware Store,
Redstone; Farmers Elevator, Out
look; Raymond Hardware, Raymond;
Jacob Twet, Comertown; Farmers
CIR. & Tr Co., Westby; Buckwald &
Lobdell, Coalridge.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-03-27
Gopher Poison Being
Prepared for Farmers

County Agent Ferguson is busy
these days getting $50 bushels of oats
prepared with bait for poisoning 60
pliers, and as soon as it has been all
prepared and sacked it will be de-
livered to the distributors throughout
the County and by the middle of next
week the farmers and land owners
can obtain supplies for killing the 60
pher pest.
Now is the time to put out your
poisoned oats as it is estimated that
when it is spread before green grass
appears that one sack will go as far
a three or four times that amount a
week or two later, and every female
gopher killed early in the spring
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-03-27
WINS
STOCK A RACE

LOS ANGELES, March 25,-Com-
peting against a field of al other en-
trants, a 1890 Chevrolet six cylinder
coach, driven by Mrs. Paul A. Law
renee of Los Angeles, won the sweep
stakes and first place in its class in
the annual Gilmore Blue-Green Econ
omy run here February ID.
Every type of road and grade was
encountered in the run that covered
200 miles between Los Angeles and
the Wrightwood mountains. Mrs.
Lawrence's Chevrolet demonstrated
its economical operation over a
course that included city traffic, coun-
try roads and mountain stretches
along a clrcuitous route rising from
sea level to an elevation of 5000 feet.
To win the event, the Chevrolet
coach Travelled 36.71 ton-miles to the
gallon Of gasoline, averaging 2O.5
miles to the gallon for the 200 miles
traversed. The total weight of the
Chevrolet coach, with its driver and
four passengers, was $3.50 pounds.
No oil and no water was used during
the run.
The economy test was staged I'M
der the supervision of the American
Automobile Association, sanction
number 1906 and was limited to stock
cars. Six classes of cars were rep
resented among the AZ entries. The
Chevrolet coach, with Mrs. Lawrence
at the wheel, not only won first place
in its class, but, in addition, won the
sweepstakes for all classes.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-03-27
ANTELOPE

Antelope-Louis Mahar from near
Moose Jaw, Can, is here this week
renewing acquaintences. Mr.. Mahal
proved up a homestead just south of
this station but left here fourteen
years ago.
The local lumber yard unloaded a
car of West Coast Lumber this week.
Mrs. Jas. Stewart entertained the
Congregational Ladies Aid at her
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed Van Hee from Plentywood
is visiting at the Stewart home here.
R. r. LELAND and m loaded and
shipped a car of wheat this week.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
Gasoline Far Cheaper

Gasoline Far Cheaper
 In Eastern Massachusetts
 Still further reductions of gasoline prices in certain sections of Massa- chusetts, with no effort made by any organized group of citizens to obtain relief for Connecticut motorists. leaves the Bay State paying four cents a gallon less for gasoline than New Britain drivers. Fall River, New Bedford and towns along Cape Cod, in particular, are paying 15 cents a gallon for the best grades of regular gas and 19 cents for the ethyl gas, while most of Connecti- cut still pays 19 and 22, with a frac- tion usually added.
 So much has been said about gas oline prices so little done-that The Observer no matter how indig- nant he may be over the high prices charged here. has little more to say on the subject. The figures speak for themselves. The selfsame brands are selling at four cents less in southeastern Massachusetts with the same gasoline tax added in each case. The old excuse that it is four cents cheaper in these Massachusetts cities because of cheaper transpor- tation facilities, will hardly work this time, either, because earlier in the summer, gasoline in Massachu- sets was two cents higher than it is there now. Unless some remark able savings in wholesale deliveries have been made during that time, the cut in price in Massachusetts means only one thing-that the con- panies came down on their prices for competitive reasons.
 A little cut-throat retailing of gas- oline in New Britain would do a world, of good. Of course the refn- CTS should be allowed a fair return on their investment-in othep words fair profit - but suspicion is for ever present when conflicting prices are found, in cities only about 130 miles apart, that one is getting the fair price and the other is paying through the nose simply because it's citizens haven't gumption enough to raise an organized howl. And until such howl is forthcoming the price of gasoline in New Britain and other surrounding cities will still be high.
 The regular fall cut on gasoline prices around New Britain is ru- mored in the offing. It isn't philan- thropy on the part of the gasoline wholesalers-it merely means that they are offering the New Britain drivers an inducement to persuade them to keep their cars in operation as colder weather approaches. Un- less the cars are on the road the gasoline won't be in demand.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
CLEANING THE POSTAL
 DEPARTMENT

Postmaster General Brown should have more on his mind than the charges for first class mall, which he insists shouud be raised from ? cents to 2 1-2 cents. And probably he has. According to revelations un- der way, the amount of money the postal department has been wasting through the renting of quarters in myriads of cities, and in many in stances being victim of rent rack eteers, is enough to cause any hard working postmaster general to weep as at a funeral.
 In one western city, for instance, it was brought out that the GoV- ernment had been bilked so thor oughly that some of it's minor of ficials must have been asleep. Though conditions vary in many cities, the total of money paid out in high rentals makes a heavy dent in the postal accounts.
 In the Middle West it has been shown that professional bidders ap- peared upon the scene whenever the Government desired to rent a property, and through thelr fake bidding, in connivance with the owners of such properties, the Gov ernment was forced to bid to the tune of millions more than the properties were worth on a rental basis
 Postmaster General Brown is to be congratulated on evincing a de- sire to put a stop to this type of racketeering.
 It is question, however, wheth- CT the Government is justified in renting property at all. When it rents property it indirectly pays taxes through the owner. The gov ernment is not supposed to pay taxes. The new policy is not to pay rentals higher than $6,0o0 year for branch stations. It is said that scarcely any of the branch stations in New England are rented for that sum; but in the Middle West and in the big cities the practice to pay more is said to be commro.
 If the post office department wants to get nearer to being on a business basis a good way to begin would be with the rental feature. And that would be merely begin ming. There is a long way to go.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
PROMISING RURAL ROADS

No doubt the Connecticut rural roads improvement advocates are we'll pleased at the facility with which the two parties have adopted general principles on the subject in their platforms.
 The politicos, however, could not avoid taking such action. The rural road advocates have been waging d spirited campaign extending over several months and politicians nat urally take notice of such things.
 Someone once said that political platforms are not only handy things to stand on, but they are primarily things to get in on.
 After one set of politicos get into power one naturally hears less about the platform blanks that were adopted as the political cam- paigns began.
 Platform blanks usually are Couched Tn such general terms that the Legisla ture can do almost any thing about them. And usually everything goes by the board is stu dents of economy in the party in power decide there is not enough money to carry out the evident intention Of the platform tramers.
 Especially in a state where the pay-as- you-go policy is a fetish ot government.
 The improved rural roads, if they ever come, will cost money and that must be procured in some manner not yet made clear. One way would be 10 raise the gasoline taxes; and no doubt a bill to this effect will be provided at the 1881 session of the Legislature.
 That would provide considerable more money, and rural road lm- provement planners might get a comfortable slice of it.
 Other means of raising money arc | also at hand, some of our legisla. | tors being very skillful in devisine means for procuring special taxes
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
THE LEAGUE AND THE
 KELLOGG PACT

Dissension caused in the Assembly of the League of Nations regarding methods to harmonize the League Covenant to bring it into accord with the Kellogg treaty is as expect ed
 The contradiction between tae League covenant and the Kellogg treaty was brought up in the Lea que Assembly last year, when q committee of eleven was appointed to draft amendments to conform with the Kellogg pact. These amend ments are now being discussed.
 The covenant of the League, un- like the Kellogg treaty, does not outlaw war. That it is necessary for the League to keep step with the ideals of the Kellogg treaty is wide ly accepted, but unfortunately the accordance is not unanimous among the nations represented.
 One difficulty is that six members of the League-Abyssinia, Argen- tina, Bolivia, Colombia, Salvador and Uruguay-have not signed the Kellogg treaty, while eight sigma tories of the treaty-including the United States and the Soviets of Russia-are not members of the League.
 But the chief difficulty seems to be that France and her supporters Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslova- kia and Rumania-desire peace to be guaranteed primarily by threat of armed force, while Great Brit ain. Germany and Italy are said to be inclined to place more reli- ance on the moral power of inter- national public opinion, on which the Kellogg treaty is based.
 If the League fails to conform it's covenant with the Kellogg treaty then 1t is reasonable to regard the Kellogg treaty as more important in conserving world peace than the League, which was born with that end in view.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
SHOES AND THE TARIFF

New England shoe interests meaning the manufacturers-seem seem disposed to be not at all sat- isfed with the tariff, and this 50 soon after the Administration got through ostensibly giving the coun- try a tariff that would make every body happy
 Shoes under the Shoot ot-Hawley tariff were taken from the free list and a tariff of 20 per cent imposed. That means that if a pair of shoes costing $2 to import in this coun- try, 40 cents goes to the Govern ment. In addition to this tariff wall" there is the cost of transpor- tation across the sea.
 The shoe industry is not pleased with the result of the new tariff. The tariff was particularly aimed at Czechoslovakia, which is the first European country to adopt the American mass production system in the making of shoes, building up vast business and beating all competitors in Europe.
 Massachusetts shoe interests have discovered that the recently execu- ted tariff wall is no protection at all against shoes from Czechoslova- kia. The Fordized plants in that up- and coming little nation are hurd- ling the American wall with alacri- ty.
 Joseph Butler, for instance, who is a shoe manufacturer, told meeting of the shoe clans in Bos- ton the other day that he knew Of ! one store selling shoes to the value of s22,00O, of which s20,O0o worth were made in Czchoslovakia.
 Where there is one there must be | others. The manufacturers in New | England. therefore, are strongly Tn favor of the Tariff Commission and | the President doing something to raise the tariff above 20 per cent.
 But while this discussion was go- | ing on in Boston q financial report of a great St. Louis shoe firm was | in the papers. Business, it reported, was booming for the fall trade and | factories were working at full cap- acity.
 It must be something in the l thesis that the New England shoe | industry, like the textile industry, has been slipping in competition with other states in the Union, When one goes into shoe stores-in New England-and finds shoes made in the Middle West and not too fre- uucntly comes across shoes in New ! England one cannot help thinking that something must be wrong, and that all the fault does not lie with
 the low tariff,
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
Photostatic Recording Would Save City Expense

Callers at the office of the town clerk who have witnessed with some feeling of pity for the corps Of clerks, the laborious copying of lengthy realty documents by type writer then the reading back and checking of these papers. no doubt will see some merit in the sugges- tion contained in the following paragraph, printed this week.
 Use of photostatic equipment for copying legal documents has re- duced expenses of St. Louis city re- ccrder's office by s60,000 in two years"
 Photostatic recording equipment has been installed in the land rec ords offices of many progressive communities. They have long been employed by insurance companies and firms who appreciate the im- portance of speedy and accurate copying of documents. By photo graphic process, the, reading matter on any paper is reflected perma- nently in white on background of black, this copy then being filed away in the same manner as the typed records are now kept.
 The mechanism, while seemingly complicated. is said to be just the opposite and does not require the services of an expert. It is also claimed for the system that it is compact and inexpensive to operate the latter fact being proved by the large saving effected in St. Louis and said to be a duplication of the experiences of other munich palities.
 The mechanical recorder abso- lutely eliminates possibility of error in transcription. Time is saved in making the copy and reading back is made unnecessary.
 While the multiple duties of the town clerks office make it hardly possible that a reduction in person. nel could be effected with photo static equipment, it appears certain that further increases could be avoided for some time to come.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
"TABS" TO OPEN HOUSE
 TO PUBLIC ON TUESDAY
Recreation Facilities of Society to Bo Made Available to All Men
 Interested

Men in four Catholic parishes in this city have been invited to attend an "open house" social at the Y. M. T. A. & B. society rooms next Tues day evening. All the accommoda- tions including the bowling alleys and pool tables will. be open to the public without charge. Refresh- ments will be served
 Definite steps in the drive for members will be taken Sunday morn. ing at the masses in St. Mary's, St. Joseph's. St. Peters and the church of St. John the Evangelist when the priests will appeal for cooperation With the society in its drive.
 Officers of the society have re- quested that members make moro use of the building and that thev make an effort to be present oN Tuesday night to act as hosts to th 3 visitors. Every effort will be made by th officers to welcome the group.
 The membership committee will hold meeting late Sunday morning.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

New York, Sept. 27.-The the atrical star alone no longer matters. The play is the thing. AS recently as five years ago the high pressure stellar system was entrenched. show without a name" did not seem to have a Chinamaus chance. Astute producers would not risk presenting them.
 But this season fewer stars are being exploited than ever before in Rialto history. Among successful productions running through a lan- gushing summer were The Green Pastures" "Lysistrata." Flying High" "The Last Mile" and Strict ly Dshonoraole." Each without star.
 Bill Bradys dramatic smash Street Scene" was without even featured player. The star system crashed with it's salary top weight. With rising costs, producers found they could not meet eXtravagant de- mands of the mad butterflies, even with a we'll patronzed play, and keep out of Prof. Gains mausoleum.
 So they began 10 experiment with star-less efforts and won. Stars who received from s1,5OO to s4,OO0 a week-and the latter figures is mostly malarkey-cannot demand $75O a week these days and get it. With things as they are, producers are not likely to return to the star system.
 They find a billing such as "The Girl from Brazil with Fife Eppis" is quite as effective attracting cus- from Brazir' and far less wearing on the bankroll. Also they do not have to deal with that evanescent and explosive nuttness dubbed temperament.
 The required betting of stars by producers. too, was worry, causing them sleepless anxiety. They had no surety the curtain might not have to be run down in the middle of a scene because some triviailty sky-rocketed into a burst of dress ing room pyrotechnics.
 Those remembering when a play seemed impossible without Julia Sanderson, a Mrs. Fiske. John Drew or an Otis Skinner continue to be surprised that an athletic ieI d'esprit with a deafening horse | laugh and dollar sized freckles can
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
SENATOR TNDINGS ON NEW
 ENGLAND

Senator Tydlngs ot Maryland is q cheerful cuss. Being chairman of the Democratic senatorial cam paign committee naturally must make him cheerful in this year of grace.
 Having concluded q tour through New England he naturally deems himself able to forecast the way the coming election is going in these parts. He may be wrong or he may be right; but anyway he is cheer- full.
 II is easy to agree with the sen ator that the Democrats have d brilliant opportunity to carry Mas
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
25 Fears Ago Today

A group of local citizens have formed an organization known as the anti-consolidation They are circulating many disquieting stories concerning the new charter.
 Samuel Bassett was renominated for the office of first selectman at the democratic caucus held last evening. Bernard F. Gaffney was elected as the school committee candidate.
 Flour is cheaper today at retail than it was at wholesale year ago. The drop in prices is due to the large wheat crop this year.
 The prohibitionists met last eve ming and placed in nomination a ticket to be voted upon at the an- nual town election.
 High school football is up in the air at the present time. Principal Akers has disciplined four members of the squad with the result that the entire team threatens to disband unless their teammates are again placed on good standing.
 The opening of the Wentworth club rooms in the Sovereign building takes place tomorrow evening.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

Or. if worst comes to worst, the rural legislators can demand a further development of the state goodly share of the money so far devoted more or less exclusively to the improvement of main highways.
 Or there can be a system where by the towns containing rural roads to be improved can pay 8 goodly share of the expense; this being a aid plan for highways. but which does not seem to have worked sat- isfactorily to all concerned.
 The Democratic platform merely favors "the construction and main- tenance of good roads in the rural communities.
 The Republican platform favors more appropriation by the Legis- lature, but adds a proviso that the improvements be restricted to the extent warranted by actual travel etc., and "under the direction of the state highway commission"
 The latter would indicate that the tendency to lay the entire burden upon the state highway commis- sioner still prevails in Republican ranks, and if there is public dis satisfaction later with what the state highway commissioner does his broad shoulders, accustomed to bearing local criticisms, may be ex- pected to remain straight under the burden, as heretofore.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27
Observations On He Weather

Washington, Sept. 27.-Forecast for Southern New England: Show CTS in morning followed by clearing and cooler in afternoon Saturday; much cooler Saturday night; Sunday fair and continued cool. Forecast for Eastern New York;, Showers followed by clearing and cooler Saturday: much cooler Satur- day night; Sunday fair and con- tinued cool.
 Conditions: The disturbance that was central over northern Missouri Thursday night has moved north- eastward to the Lake Superior re- zion with a further increase in in- tensity. Pressure is still low but rising slowly and east of Newfound- land.
 The temperature continues abnor- mally high throughout the eastern and southeastern states. At Washington the temperature thirteenth time during the present month, breaking all records for the month of September.
 The weather will become much cooler in the upper Ohio Valley, the lower Lake Region. the Ap- palachian region and the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic states and North Carolina during the next 25 hours to 30 hours and the tenn perature will continue. below normal in the lower Ohio and middle Mis- sissippi valleys Saturday ard throughout the Washington forecast district during Sunday. Except for showers Saturday in Florida, New | England and New York, generally fair weather will prevail east of tho Mississippi river Saturday and Sun- | day