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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15
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SPRING must be coming Tor the
daily mail brings letters relative 70
track work. Northern schools. be-
cause Of adverse weather condi-
tions. are still playing basketball,
but as soon as weather permits they
win turn to the einder paths. South
ern schools have an advantage over
their northern neighbors, as their
athletes have more opportunity 70
train under natural conditions. The
South has developed many star per-
formers and the quantity Is m
creasing each year.
CROSS-COJNTRY running IS
drawing additional interest this
spring. Why the revival. no one
can say as such things IN attn
letics compare with styles or cpl
denies Several years ago II was
thought the world had enough cross
country running after Cold Cash
pyle had staged several extrava-
qanzas But evidently such was not
the case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

NEW K Charles Soin
thought he'd invite some " his
friends in for a Goldfish dinner.
When the bows arrived, they found
that authorities had ~interveped
Charles attempted 20 fry his fish on
the stove Of an elevated station. and
the odor 50 offended the passengers
that Charles was requested to do his
cooking elsewhere.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15
BOY CACERS :
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

DIR. OTTO PELTZER Of Ger
many was q colorful runner and he
obtained results. He is credited
with holding worlds record in
the following disnSnces: 500. 500.
1000. and 1900 meters. His out
standing record is his time Of two
minutes. 258 seconds in the 1000
meter race.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

THE COURSE used for cross
country races must be properly
marked and surveyed. In most.
cases the start and finish is the
athletic grounds 50 the spectators
may see both the start and finish.
Il Is customary tc place red flags
10 the left and white ones To the
right over the course. The rules
state these flags must be visible
for az least 125 yards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

EXPERIENCE rs a great teacher
on the track. Runners should study
the good and bad points Of other
performers in order 70 impiNve
themselves A new trackman should
always seek advice from the coach
and keep his instructions In mind.
Next 70 natural ability. experience
IS the greatest help 70 a trackman.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
COUNTY RED CROSS
TO COOPERATE WITH
STATE RELIEF BODY

AS state organizations complete
their plans for drought and unem-
ployment relief to be carried out
this winter, the Carbon county
chapter of the Red Cross is look
inc forward to a season of activ-
ity along the same lines.
At the meeting held Monday,
plans were considered for a meet
ing with the local Miners asso-
citation, to cooperate in the admin
istering of such relief as will be
needed in this region. The Red
Cross also intends to aid in the
program Of the Montana Associa-
ton that has taken upon itself the
job of caring for drought and de-
preston struck people throughout
the state. Representatives will
be sent to the regional meeting al
Billings, Sept. 20. The Red Cross
Roll Call drive will be started
here in October, month earlier
than usual because of the unusua
conditions this year.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
WHY TWENTY FOUR CENT GAS?

Gasoline is now retailing for "a cents gallon in Red
Lodge while the price is 20 cents in Billings 20 cents
in Great Falls 70 cents in Butte, % cents III Helena and
Bozeman and % cents in Livingston At place in
the state is gasoline selling for high "a cents,
cept in Carbon county.
The existing price here is not the fault of the local
Dealers their prices fixed for them by the
featuring companies. Last summer the gas price was
high q cents here although it later brought
down % cents due mainly to the efforts of Frank Nc
Ceary and the proprietors of the White Garage This
price reduction effected saving to the county people
of $55,00O Furthermore, the money saved has stayed
at home for the benefit of local business this winter
Further reduction can be accomplished, and the ques
ton s how long will it be before to stand idly
by and begin to take action? Should stand for "a
cent gas while it retas in other towns for less?
Let's get busy.
O. II. P. Shelley
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
MEXICAN BALL TEAM
BEATEN BY MINERS

Preliminary to taking on the
Bensonmen of Billings, the Red
Lodge ball club took a contest
from the Mexican Sugar Beet"
team of Billings, by score of Az
in seven innings of fast ball. The
battery combination of Hartwig-
Vavich struck out nine, and gave
out only one hit, while the rest of
the team gave proportionate sup
port. Hitting by Vavich, Yanchi-
sin, Orler, Houton, and Toffer
was largely responsible for the
four runs made by the Miners, Or
Ter coming through with his usual
three bagger in the fourth inning.
The score by innings:
Red Lodge 0101200 A II
Me2icans 0101000 2 2
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
MORE STUDENTS
CROWD SCHOOLS
3O1 Are Registered at High
School and 658 Are
in Grades

Since the opening of the Red
Lodge schools, more names have
been added to the student rolls
until the enrollments of both the
Carbon county high school and
the city public schools have reach
ed record figures. Total registra-
tion at the high school is now 301,
and 658 pupils have been entered
in the city schools, according to
latest reports submitted by G. +.
Schmidt, principal of the high
scnool, and Superintendent H. B.
Field of the city system.
The provision of adequate class
room space has been something of
a problem at the high school, and
the unusually heavy registration
has caused some delay in the class
schedules. Room for the students
has been arranged for by the
opening of the annex at the high
school building, which extra space
has been fitted with classroom
equipment.
An addition to the high school
faculty is to be made as soon as
a competent instructor can be pro-
cured, says Principal Schmidt.
The new teacher will have charge
of classes in mathematics and So
cial science.
At the Roosevelt school, 270 pu-
pills are now receiving instruction,
ten more having been assigned to
that building since the opening of
school. The Field building has
160, and the Jefferson and Lin
coin each have ia.
In regard to the increased sch
ool enrollments this year, Super
intendent Field has mentioned a
communication recently received
from the Presidents Emergency
Committee for Employment at
Washington. This describes a ma
tion wide effort "to coordinate the
activities of educational organiza-
tions throughout the country, in
a movement to encourage young
people to continue their educa-
tion." On the principles of keep
the children in school ard give the
elders a living wage" and "time
spent in school is repaid proper
tionately in earning power after
graduation, the committee is CO.
operating in an educational drive
with various national organiza-
tions. The Children's Bureau, the
American Federation of Labor, the
National Education Association,
and the U. S. Department of La
Dor are among the organizations
lending their support to the move
ment.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Tax Board Representative Hears
Evidence on N.W.I. Assessments

Following an appeal filed two
weeks ago by the Northwestern
improvement company to the State
Board Of Equalization, charging
excessive valuation of the Red
Lodge holdings of the N. w. |. by
the assessors of Carbon county,
representatives of the company
and Of the State Board conferred
with the county commissioners
last Friday and Saturday for an
airing of the case-an airing that
brought forth some rather startl-
ing facts.
Dan j. Murie, Of the State
Board of Equalization, after an
investigation of the local situa-
ton, and a hearing of evidence in
the case took the matter under
advisement for future decisive ac-
tion by the State Board.
In the appeal, signed by T. w.
Pusch, tax representative for the
N. w. l. and Northern Pacific, it
was stated that return values on
the Red Lodge particu-
larly the electric light generating
and distributing plant of the N.
w. had been increased by the
county board until this year the
increases were SO large as to place
an excessive tax burden. Hand
ing in a valuation of $112,S17, the
company holdings were raised by
the county assessor to $127,726, a
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
COOKE WELL
HEADING FOR DAKOTA
FOR OIL PRODUCTION
Commercial Show is Made
on Second Frontier
at 4750 Feet

Cooke and Webber's Beartooth
we'll on the Dry Creek structure,
on which most activity has lately
been centered, is claimed to have
shown fair quantity of gas and
oil when cored recently at Also
feet in the second Frontier.
The showing was said to be of
commercial proportions, but the
bore will be carried deeper. I'm
der the terms of the Cooke and
Webber drilling contract, the we'll
is to be sunk into the Dakpth
sand, where a larger production
is expected. If results are not
Forthcoming at that level, howev-
er, the we'll is likely to go on pro-
duction in the Frontier.
Drifting rumors that the Phil
lips Petroleum company of Okla
homa have been negotiating for
purchase of the Beartooth we'll
lease have not been verified, and
those in charge of the drilling
deny any such dealings. What
probably floated the rumor was
the fact that there has been a re-
cent change in the drilling person
mel Of the Beartooth. On recon-
mendations of stockholders, an eX-
| pert rotary man was imported
from southern fields, who is now
carrying on the work for Cooke
and Weber.
Rigging crews are to go to work
on the new Ohio locations for Ohio
Industrial No. and the Margaret
Souders No. 2. Crews now en-
gagged in Idaho will erect an out
fit on the Industrial No. 2 loca-
tion as soon as possible.
The Ohio Chapman well, lately
drilling past 4500 feet, has been
coring on the Frontier with a
showing of oil and gas. This bore,
at the present rate, should break
into the Dakotas within the next
80 days, according to those who
have recently observed its opera
ton.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
LOCALS DEFEAT
BILLINGS TEAM
Carbon County Champs are
In Good Form to Win
BY 8-4 Score

Carbon county's baseball champs
were in the same form last Sunday
as they were during the tourna-
ment at Bridger, as they admins
tered a baseball lesson to the Ben
son Bills of Billings. The score
was, Red Lodge s, Bensons 4.
Hartwig and Michelcic were
twirling in good shape, and the
rest of the gang held onto the
scattered Billings hits in an air
tight fashion. Ten clean hits by
the Red Lodge batters were made
good for runs in the fourth, seven
tn, eighth and ninth, no one being
bothered seriously with Pitcher
Behrendt's offerings after the
fourth inning.
Both teams began scoring in
the fourth, after several innings
of close, fast baseball. Vavicll
got a two-base hit, and was scored
by Wadsworth, who came across
the plate few minutes later or
hits by Wadsworth and Kastelitz
Vavich and Orler scored in the
eighth, and Toffer and Freeman
in the seventh, and Hartwig anc
Michelcic romped in with two more
in the ninth on a hree-bagger by
Vavich.
The Bills runs also came il
pairs, in the fourth and ninth.
After Michelcic had pitched fol
the locals for four innings, Hart
wig took the box and finished the
game. Huck famed couple Of
batters during his time on the
mound, and allowed no hits unit
the fourth inning. Hartwig hat
six strike-outs to his credit. Yam.
chisin caught the full nine inn.
ings.
Behrendt and Dale, with Benson
catching, made up the Billings
battery.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Shovel is Making Rapid Strides
Along Mountain from Quad Creek

of grade on a line that will extend
over the mountain face as far as
the High-line pack trail. The
road will be switched back there
to pass back along the mountain
at higher elevation, again cross
ing Quad creek. Several more
loops will be made before the
highway is carried over the top
onto the plateau, the route pass
ing at one point close to the large
rock slide at the top Of the High
line trail.
Drillers and dynamiters have
been working ahead of the shovel
on the mountain, clearing away
the larger obstructions in its path.
At some places along the grade,
where solid sub granite of the
mountain obtrudes close to the
surface, blasting is necessary be-
fore the shovel can operate, but
on most of the line the big mach
inc has been able to make it's own
way, cutting ledge along the
steep slope that is wide and
smooth enough for truck traffic.
Under guidance by skilful op-
orators, the shovel will probably
be used for roughing out the road
clear to the top, after which bull
dozers will likely be used for
planning off the road across the
plateau.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

figure that was considered still
too low by the commissioners, who
boosted the valuation to S1S2, ,636.
A final assessment, above the raise
made by the commissioners, plac-
ed the N. w. l. valuation at S224,-
631, drawing forth the loud pro-
test from the company.
Claiming that the unjust valua-
tion was placed mainly on the
power plant here, the N. w. |. de-
clared that the county was at
tempting to reap taxes on anti
quated and unused equipment, and
was taxing the full replacement
value of that equipment without
consideration of the allowance nee
essary for depreciation.
These allegations were refuted
by figures laid before the hear
ing last week, which not only
tended to show that the commits
sion had grounds for imposing the
full amount, but also revealed
surprising discrepancy between the
valuation as reported by the N.
w. I. to the assessor for tax max
ing purposes, and to the Public
Service commission for rate fix
ing purposes on the other hand
AS a valuation for the Red
Lodge distributing plant, the COM
pany reported $4,000 to the as
SCISSOR, a figure which was i'm
Continued on page 81 /
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17

Although delayed several days
by slight breakdown, the power
shovel on the Unit A job was
again operating this week, moving
steadily higher up the mountain
side above Rock creek.
The sight of such a machine.
ensconced high up on the canyon
wall where nothing but hay-burn-
ing pack horses had been seen be-
fore, has been attracting many
spectators to the scene Of con-
struction, the road through Rich
els bearing particularly heavy
traffic last Sunday.
Shortly after the Morrison
Knudsen shovel began operations
on the contract stretch last week,
pinion gear shaft on the machine
was broken, necessitating a halt
in operations. New parts we're
rushed here from Portland, and
the repairs made Sunday. Mean
while, a lighter power shovel is
being overhauled and assembled
at the construction camp, to be
used in follow-up work behind the
big shovel that is roughing out
the grade.
From Quad creek, at a point
about mile above the camp on
Rock creek, the first switchback
has been we'll started. Moving
north, the shovel has carved from
the mountain side about a mile
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
WATER IN CITY RUNS
SHORT AS IRRIGATORS
TAP The WEST FORK
Situation Relieved by Fast
Work on Part of r. L.
City Officers

Water in the Red Lodge city
mains was at an extremely low
pressure, and for short time
completely shut off, for several
hours Monday night, due to sud
den lowering of the West Fork
level Immediately above the head
gate of the water reservoir. The
shortage was caused by drains on
the creek by several irrigation
bitches above the headgate.
The quick falling off of the city
| water was first reported by Fred
Ripley, manager off the Red Lodge
fish hatchery, at about 10:30 o.
clock Monday evening. Ripley
noticed that the intake pipes to the
hatchery had ceased to deliver the
normal amount of water, and he
Immediately notified city officials.
J. H. McAllister, acting water
commissioner, made a fast trip up
the West Fork to examine the city
headgate, which was thought to
have been damaged. The dam was
in good condition however, al
though the reservoir level was
very low, and there was only a
slight stream Of water in the
creek. Looking further up the
creek, investigators found that
most of the water had been
thrown into bitches above the
headgate.
At the head of the Draper
Pryde ditch, a dam had been drop
ped across the West Fork, com,
pletely blocking off the creel
flow, to fill the ditch to capacity
The city men spent about five
hours removing this dam and
turning off water from other dit
ches in order to restore the Level
of the city water. A normal pres
sure was registered in the mains
before morning.
| Besides the Draper-Pryde ditch
there are six canals cutting in tC
the West Fork above the city wat
er dam. These are the West Fork
ditch, the Haara, the Maryott, the
Mcdonald, the Mattson, and the
Powers, most of which were run
ming water last Monday for irri-
cation of hay and pasture lands
The city, however, holds prior
right on the West Fork water, anc
other claims must be subservient
to it in case of exigencies such as
that of last Monday.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
NO BEAVER, PERMITS TO BE
ISSUED AFTER NOVEMBER 80

Helena, Neutrality-suspicious.
tana landowners whose property is
being damaged by activities of
beaver are required by law to
make application for trapping per-
mits not later than November 80,
in order that proper inspection
of the premises may be made by
deputy game wardens, according
to Robert H. Hill, state fish and
game warden. In 1880 total of
SIG beaver trapping permits were
issued and thus far in 1881 only
seven have been granted. The
permits automatically expire ON
May 1 of the succeeding year.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
TWO MEN TAKEN
At BELFRY AFTER
ROBBERY OF STORE
Seymor and Wyman do Ban
dit Act in Markovich Pool
Hall. Now in Jail.

Two youthful stick-up men who
robbed Belfry pool hall Sunday
are now resting in the county jail,
awaiting action by the Red Lodge
district court. They are Jesse
Seymor, formerly off the Billings
vicinity, and Harry Wyman, of
Reed Point.
This, pair strobe through the
side door of the Mike Markovieh
place at Belfry last Sunday night,
brandishing pistols and wearing
handkerchief face masks in the
true Jesse James style-a startl-
ing sight to George Sawyer, house
man, who was preparing to close
the place for the night.
Covering George with their pis-
tolls, the pair went to work, re-
Iieving him of the money in his
pockets, and cleaning out the cash
register. They then backed out of
the place, and were seen to disap-
pear on the high run around the
south end of the building. A check
of the establishment showed that
the robbers had taken away about
$3S.
Monday morning, two young men
applied to J. O. Higham, rancher
of the district, for employment on
his threshing crew. Higham hired
the men, who worked all day Mon
| day. The foreman of the thresh-
ers, however, registered complaint
about their work at the end of the
day, and the two men asked for
their time.
Higham paid them off at the
ranch house. and Immediately up
on receiving their wages they
headed for the barn on the place,
| followed by Higham, who was sus-
picious of their actions. Opening
the barn door, which the men had
closed behind them, he observed
them digging in the hay beneath
enc of the hangers, although they
desisted and walked out of the
barn when they knew that they
were observed. Higham investi-
gated, and discovered about s24
concealed in the hay, part of which
was in bills easily identified as
those stolen from the pool hall.
Higham notified Sheriff Albert,
who came down from Red Lodge
and arrested Seymor and Wyman
at the home Of Sidney Henry in
Belfry. Wyman was found to
have in his possession a .38 cali
ber revolver.
County Attorney Conwell and
Sheriff Albert went down to Bel
fry for a more thorough investiga-
tion after the men had been jailed
here, and collected additional evil
dence against the two. Yesterday
both men confessed to the COM
mitting of the robbery.
They were arraigned before JUS
tice of the Peace Provinse, who
set their bonds at $1,000 each,
pending their appearance in the
district court. Mr.. Conwell will
file information against them di-
rect in court next Tuesday, charg-
ing robbery.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
CREWS NOW EXTENDING
PIPE LINE TO ROBERTS

From the point where the natur-
al gas pipe line crosses the state
road two miles south of Roberts,
the Montana Power company is
running a tap line to the town of
Roberts. Under R. Embree, a
crew of about 35 men has been
working on the line this week.
Surveying is complete, and ditch
ing will be completed shortly.
Service lines will probably be laid
/ in Roberts as soon as the exten-
sion pipe has been laid.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Baby Kissing Assailed

Boston, (UP)-Baby kissing
should be classified as a criminal
offense, in the opinion of DR..
Charles F. Wilinsky, deputy health
commissioner of Boston. He
points out that 20 per cent of the
deaths of children under one year
of age are due to the so-called COM
mon cold.
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
EAST TEXAS FIELD
HAS AVERAGE OF
2,573,000 BBLS.
Flows Enough in One Day
to Supply Half the Refin-
cries in the Country.

Up to July 81, according to fig
ures gathered by the Independent
Petroleum Association of Ameri-
ca, the new gigantic East Texas
oil field had produced total of
47,498,000 barrels off crude oil, and
in the twenty-four hours preced-
ino the closing of the field by
Governor Sterling's military or
der, the field is reported to have
produced from 1,240,00O to 1,400,-
nm barrels of oil. Thus the East
Texas field actually produced, for
one day, one-half of the oil needed
by all refineries in the United
States.
During July the total crude oil
run to stills by all the refineries
in the United States averaged g.
$4,000 barrels a day.
Since Governor Sterling closed
the field, August IT, estimates of
the "new allowable, when the
field is re-opened, have ranged be-
tween 250,OO0 and 100000 barrels
day. The conservative end of
the industry would be highly gra-
titled with 250,00O barrels a day
and feel that that output would
be quickly followed by dollar oil'
throughout the Mid Continent.
With 100000 barrels a day for
East Texas there is little hope for
an early price advance.
In commenting on this differ
ence of 10000 barrels a day,
James G. Cloud, President of Jim
Cloud, Inc, and large operator
in East Texas, called attention to
the fact that while the flood from
East Texas furnished the "back-
ground" for dime oil in this field
and quarter oil in most other Mid
Continent fields, we were all los
ing sight of the regular, day by
day "flood" of imports that since
January first has averaged 244,-
600 barrels day.
Before East Texas became a
menace last spring, throughout its
flood, throughout its shutdown.
since it is re-opened, on through
the orgy of drilling that will fol
low-and the serious complica-
tions that will follow-little heed
has been given to the flood of i'm
ports.
Cloud said that for the first six
months of this year the crude out
put of the United States was 49,
100000 barrels less than the first
half of last year-that refinery
runs were 39,000,000 barrels less
that crude oil in storage was 49,
100000 barrels less-and that, if
the State of Texas produced $685.
100000 barrels Of oil in the year
1881, the output of the other states
would be reduced so that the out
put of the United States this year
would be about 848,000,000 bar
rels compared with 896,000,00C
barrels in 1880.
This reduction Of 4S,000,000 bar
rels in 1881 will be more than off
set, Cloud said, by imports of for
eign oil that will total at least 83
100000 barrels. He thinks that
while our own production is being
reducted some 48,000,000 barrels
and the entire industry is thor
oughly demoralized-the importa-
ton of some S3,0O0,OOO barrels OF
foreign oil is unfair competition
The Carbon County news., 1931-09-17
Indians Forecast Hard Winter

Lovelock, New, (UP)-Local In
dians, following in the footsteps of
their forefathers, already have
gone to hunt for pine nuts. The
Indians claim that heavy harvest
is the Creators method for pro-
tecting his children during the
long winter. They predict hard
winter, this year.