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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-06-04

Of which everyone should feel proud.
Miss Rigmore Brinkman and Dag
ney lessen are members of the Plen-
tywood graduating class while Miss
Mable Hansen is a member Of the
Medicine Lake class and will gradu-
ate on Thursday eve, May Dist.
Bro. Rhode returned Saturday from
? convention held at Miles City last
week. Mrs. Rhode and several ladies
f. n Westby accompanied him on the
IT, There will be s. s. and church
so'vices at Sunny Hill Sunday May
"a.
The last day of school was observ-
cd ct II. C. Andersons on Saturday
Mav 16 with a picnic dinner and a
ball game between Franklin and the
II. c. Anderson school.
The teacher who has been known
the past tesm as Eva Hess gave those
assemble there quite a surprise when
IN the u. M. a gentleman who came
driving up in a car with a Wisconsin
license plate was introduced to those
present IS Harold Anderson "my hus-
band" at the same time announcing
that they were married June 9th,
1890. Congratulations were then in
order.
Mrs. Anderson has taught a very
successful term Of school in District
A and mede a host of friends during
her stay here. Sunny disposition and
tir'ely wit and will be missed by the
circle in which she moved. Very best
wishes for a long and happy married
life are extended to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ar1erson by friends here.
They left by auto Monday morning
90 ng viz Canada and Duluth to Shell
Lake Wis, where Mr.. Anderson has
a home furnished for his bride.
Relatives and friends here have re-
ceived the announcement of the birth
CT a son to Mr.. and Mrs. John Shay
of Minneapolis on May 10.
Mrs. Shay is better known here as
Miss Emma Henke.
A number from this vicinity wrote
on the 7th and Sth grade examina-
tions last week.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-06-04
TAX TALK
Edgar /. Syverud
Secretary-Treasurer
Sheridan County Taxpayers Assn.

Sheridan County Taxpayers Assn.
The work of our Taxpayers Asso-
cation leads into many different chan
nels and many puzzling problems. The
subject of Land Valuation for As
sessment purposes is one which we
are no working. On a fair and equit-
able basis hinges the proper setting
OF tax levies. Apparently there are
several establishments in our pres
ent system that could be made and in
time have some effect on our heavy
taxes.
While the re-classifying of all our
farm Land would seem to be imprac-
ticable and expensive at the present
time there is some hope for a partial
solution by the use of the maps of the
u. S. Soil Survey which under recent
orders are also to make a typograph-
ical survey in connection thereby fur
nishing fairly complete data on which
Reconsideration could be made with
out extra field inspection. In North
Dakota this data is to be used in
making their assessments more uni
form, they have not the classification
law that we have.
Figures at hand show that Sheri-
dan County has $4,000 acres unpat-
ented land, and $4,000 acres taken by
taxes-all unassessed and not paying
taxes. Of the remaining taxable Land
are 255,000 owned by outsiders, or
over quarter.
The total assessed value of Coun-
try real estate is $11, 251 ,989.00 COM
pared with S288,545.0O for City and
Towns. The County improvements to-
tai 81, 802, 293. 90 compared with ST.
136,049.00 for City and Towns.
This year the assessment of farm
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new son.
The ladies brought a lovely lunch
which was served late in the after
noon.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Fosland, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Jacobsen, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sjos-
strands, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Rose
baum, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gilbert
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Rudd, Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. French, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cy Ulrich, Mrs. Anna James, Miss
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sager, Mr.
end Mrs. Louis Sorenson.
Monday evening, Alvin, Hazel and
Mabel Marsh, Maxwell and Heller
Machines, Harriet Cromwell and Ell
mer Myhre attended the class play
in Redstcne.
Mrs. Ed Bennruck of Smoke Greek
was visiting with friends in the com
munity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Campbell, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Campbell, Mr.. ant
Mrs. D. NJ. Machines, Mr.. and Mrs
Will Hickman, 1. f. Metzler, Mr.
and Mrs. f. f. Sheridan, Mrs. Johr
Sheridan and Addie Graves attended
the Farm Union Lecture at MineraI
Bench, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. ard Ms. Charles Marsh ano
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Machines attend.
ed the graduating exercises in Red
! stone Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cromwell were
business callers in Flentywood on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. French anc
Mrs. Lee French were calling on Mrs
John Pace Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Campbell anc
children attended the show in Flax
vile Thursday evening.
Miss Frances Bellamy was out tc
the Machines home Friday Afternoon
and organized two All Clubs for the
girls, one group to take up the 1st
year of sewing and the older girls to
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FRANKLIN

Franklin-Miss Inga Olsen closed
hor school on Saturday With a Picnic
dinner. Miss Olsen was retained for
an other year at View Hill.
Miss Winnifred Fogarty also had
a school picnic for her pupils on Fri.
day and a dance for her pupils Friday
and a dance was given in her honor
at Sunny Hill on Friday night. A
large crowd was present and a good
time reported.
Mrs. Pete Frederickson is a pa
tent at the Grenora Hospital where
she recently underwent a major op-
Grafton.
-. Miss Elna Brinkman was a week
end visitor at home and attended the
last day of school picnic at H. C. An
dersons on Saturday.
There will be three high school
graduates from District A this year
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county seat callers Friday.

county seat callers Friday.
Mrs. John Pace is home sick with
the mumps.
Donnie French and Billy Ulrich are
both down with the humps.
The Phelps school closed Saturday
with a picnic at the hall. We are glad
to know that Mrs. Mia Robinson will
be with US again this coming term of
school.
A large crowd gathered at the hall
Saturday evening for the usual Sat
urday night dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Phelps and
Miss Ethel Bush were visiting at the
Charles Marsh home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. French and ia
mily and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee French
and children were visiting at the C.
Marsh home Sunday evening.
Andrew Cornelius was a business
caller in Redstone Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81 Ulrich were visit
ing at the Machines home Monday.
Mrs. Charles Marsh and Mrs. D. M
Machines attended the Home Demon.
~stration Council meeting in Plenty.
wood Tuesday afternoon.
l. E. Metzler was a business caller
in Flaxville Tuesday.
George Morris, Mia Robinson and
Vern Follisy were at Jim Cowans on
Tuesday evening to have a social game
of cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Campbell and
children and Nita Robinson went to
F~laxville Wednesday evening to take
in the show.
Lucille Metzler, Jim Cowan, Bill
Cromwell were callers in Plentywood
Thursday afternoon,
Wolf Creek-Mr. Irving and Ar
mold Hendrickson of Grenora, N. D.,
spent the week end visiting with their
cousins Sven and Elmer Myhre.
Sunday afternoon neighbors and
friends gathered at the Charles
Marsh home and gave Mr.. and Mrs
Sven Myhre a gift shower for their
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WOLF

Wolf Creek-The Wolf Creek H. D.
Club was entertained by Mrs. Neal
Pake Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Burke, Dan
Campbell and H. B. French were
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-06-04

1t b unusual 70 6sd inagcloA
finish muslin It this iow price
particularly muslin Of this e1.
ceptional quality. Hopsewivea
who know value by SHoooe
regularly.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-06-04

A dainty. fine weave cotton fab
nc with crisp finish. The colors
are vat dyed and will keep their
freshness after repeated wash
inga 1886 inches wide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

reputedly the richest man In the world,
has been much In evidence In conee-
quence Of his negotiations with the
Caliph Of Islam eliminating in the
marriage of his two sons with>a daugh-
ter and a niece of the Moslem poten-
tate, now domiciled at Nice. Tales are
told Of his extravaganza and also Of
his parsimonious management Of his
vast fortune, estimated at several bill
lion dollars. He is said to be the owner
of no less than 400 motor cars, some
of which have been presents from his
adoring subjects-not altogether will
ing presents, however He probably
has a small army of chauffeurs. What
would his scale be II he came here
a-visiting, in the matter of tips to the
American off1cial drivers? Or would
he bring his own men and one or more
of his ivory-plated motor cars?
The official chauffeurs of washington
are doubtless glad to see this city
an international mecca. They are
probably pleased with the abstention
of the United States from membership
In the League of Nations, which has
caused so many trips across the sea in
recent months to keep the foreign cap
itals in touch with the American seat
of government.
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small group which backed him. On the
contrary, It demonstrated that q large
fund, such as that proposed by the
Shriners, is necessary for any hope OF
success.
America has long way to go to win
back its lost honors. The gap has
steadily heightened since 1925. Last
September, when England took perma-
nent possession Of the famous Schneider
trophy, the worlds record was set at
more than four hundred and eight miles
an hour, one hundred and forty-two
miles an hour faster than the American
record, which is still held by Li.ut.
williams, although 1t was made in 1928.
So It is no mean task that America
has undertaken through the patriotism
of the Shriners, especially when 1t is
realized that John Bull has struggled
for years to secure the world honorS
and will not be content to sit idly by if
the United States threatens his cher
ished possession Unquestionably, Eng
land Is far ahead Of all Of the rest CT
the world In the engineering problems
dealing with high-speed planes. The
ability and the brains are here, how
ever, to compete successfully, and the
stimulus furnished by the Shriners is
all that is necessary to put them to
work 1t is not unreasonable. there
fore, to prophesy that in the course of
the rext few years the United States
will be a real factor in speed supremacy
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Prophet Who Failed.
ON the Butte Montana Standard.

from the Butte Montana Standard.
1hoSe with good memories will re-
member Sir William Crookes, English,
economist and well meaning philos-
opher, who attained fame in the clos
ing decades of the last century BY his
brilliant analysis of world conditions,
Some Of Sir williams deductions were
subsequently proved, but in the year
1900 ne startled the world by predict
ing a world wheat famine in the year
1881. Well, here is the year 1881, and
we have more wheat than a farmer
mas nay--ln TACT, we have more than we
can sen ana more than we can store
Canada and the Argentine. have CORE
spending SURPRISES. =.
The prophet failed to take into con-
sloeratlon improved methods of wheat
growing, greater yields to the acre, use
OF machinery and letdown in the gen.
era! increase Of population in wheat
eaClng nations. He could not foresee
that dietitians and their clients. usually
stout ladies and gentlemen, would make
white bread almost taboo as y staple
article OF food. II Sir William had
been real fortune teller he might have
predicted the general use of the auto
mobile and the airplane, the advent Of
the movies and tallkies, the age of fill-
ing stations, the World War, the adop-
ton OF bonbed hair and short skirts and
tne rise OF sangsterS and racketeers.
Inc man or woman who attempts to
pry open the future In taking serious
chances on losing his reputation. One
thing u sure, Sir William Crookes
missed his guess by q mile-in fact, any
other prediction made at random would
PROBABLY have come closer Of realiza,.
ton. AS prophet Mother Shipman
nad Sir William beaten four ways frem
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international Tins.

While the Public Utilities Commits
sion Is considering the question of taxi
cab fares in the District some higher
governmental authority should 20 to
work on the matter of tips to chauf-
feurs of official cars by visiting foreign
dignitaries. Otherwise there NAV be
embarrassment at the State Depart
ment and perhaps elsewhere in con-
sequence Of the tendency on the part
Of the eminent guests of the Nation.
who come here for consultation and
advice, to raise the ante. as it were.
Compilation has been made of the
gratuities given to these drivers by dis
tinguished personages who have come
to Washington during the past few
months. Prime Minister Macdonald Of
Great Britain, it is stated, rated the
services Of those who managed his
transportation about the Capital at SIS
apiece. King Prajadhipok of Siam
doubled the rate and distributed $50
tips. This was bit high for Premier
Laval Of France, who reduced the
scale to $40. Perhaps it was knowl-
! edge Of this fact that caused Foreign
Minister Grand Of Italy to advance
the standard of compensation to $40.
Whatever may be the political i'm
plication Of this doubling Of the French
| rate, the Italian measure of munifi-
cence is now the highest of record
The custom of giving tips to the
servants Of hosts Is universal. There is
1 no international scale, however, and
the matter Of the amounts of largesse
is left to the personal inclinations and
ability of the donor. The jump from
SIS to $40 for chauffeur services is
rather considerable. especially in these
times Of depression and lowered prices.
It may be that the four figures named
represent the standards of generosity
that govern in the respective countries
An international understanding might
well be attempted to save embarrass-
nent hereafter.
Recently the Nizalm OF Hyderabad
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The Worlds Speed Record,

The action of the Shriners of North
America in creating foundation with
a capital Of sixteen million dollars TO
bensed for the construction Of airplanes
CAPABLE Of bringing back TO America
the worlds speed record will meet with
the heartiest approval on this side OF
the Atlantic. Headquarters Of the new
organization will be in Cleveland, the
scene of the annual national air races,
and the fund will be raised over a
period of five years with two-dolar
subscription from each member. The
foundation has adopted as its slogans
Supremacy in Speed" and National
SECURITY"
since 1925. when the United States
withdrew from oficial competition in
the Schneider Cup races, America has
Jagged behind In the development OF
fast planes, although Lieut.. Afford VIII
Iians, a crack Navy pilot, succeeded in
building two fast ships with funds ac-
uuired from wealthy sportSmen who
were unwilling to permit this country
to drop out Of the speed picture with
cut o night That neither Of Williams
whips Va successful is no fault Of the
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

! somehow many Of their voices lack
this quality Of good humor.
Even q pleasant voice can have o
certain tinge to 1t, as it were, which
ter hurry up and make 1t snappy."
Many voices are so cody eflcient that
| it Is difficult, II not impossible, to put
ones mental finger on the exact quail
| ity which makes them cooler than an
icicle.
This sort Of person-and women here
are masters-can insult another by Just
the tone of voice used, but permit no
definite hold on a possible cause for
complaint.
we knew a chap In school who could
insult others simply by thanking them
It was a sort Of gift.
His manner, and q certain nasty
edge on his voice, enabled him to thank
one in a way to infuriate his nearer.
Even third parties resented his man
ner and voice, and often told him of
it, but he would reply, In the most
surprised tone, why what did say?"
And the other could but reply that
he had said nothing out OF the way,
but that a certain something" in his
voice had been nasty. At this he looked
even more amazed than ever.
| \ 4 n
The "Rirly-girl" voice Of which we
have spoken is sometimes extremely
There is one operator In this city
who uses 1t properly because 1t ev1-
IDENTIFY Is natural with her.
Here again, there Is very intangible,
but nevertheless very evident, quality
of voice which Is extremely ingratiating.
This voice bubbles, but just little bit.
Voices which effervesce too vigorously
| are ant tn he diStasteful, especially to
the stranger.
This young lady, sight unseen, man
ages to project a voice picture which
is lovely to degree.
The relationship of voices to faces Is
an interesting study which as yet has
not been undertaken to any great ex-
tent, but which in the future, one may
| feel sure, will become a matter Tor
scientific investigation.
Just as q pretty girl, nine times out
of ten, has more brains than q homely
one so the girl with the beautiful voice
Is almost sure to prove good locker"
He who might wish to select beauty
chorus" for a new stage production, Tor
! instance, might arrange to talk 70 all
candidates over the wire.
Thus he would get O line" literally
and figuratively, on his propects. and
could select the prettiest Of them with
| out fear OF being sWayeu Dy eXGreneouS
! influences.
Perhaps he might be amazed at his
ability as q chooser OF pretty girls, for
it is true that the telephone does not
improve most voices. It rather coarsens
them, II anything.
/ Very few persons have ever heard
their own voice as others hear 1t over
the telephone. One rather imagines 1t
to be deep, or pleasing, or thrilling,
maybe, but 1t runs out the other end
Of the wire as raspy, or harsh, or bel
ligerent.
Older people especially, who did not
have the advantage Of being brought up
on the telephone, are inclined to be
afraid Of 1t, as strange as that may
seem to some, and to adopt Q fighting
| attitude, which tends to make their
| telephone voice unpleasant. Such peo-
| pie would do well to call up our Katy.
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Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

rudders. drifting unsatisfied from one
banal project to another. We fnd, too
that after gratifying ourselves with
every sort of extravaganza and pleasure
we are still as dissatisfied and empty
as we were before s-z-
Millions have learned from their owl
experiences that man does not live fol
physical comforts alone, and that al
the So-called pleasures and possessions
of the earth are after all as evanescent
as the air. True happiness and genuine
prosperity come only in a commingline
of temporal expediency with eternal
spiritual requisites. Senior Londonc
warned the chamber with power and
eloquence that there can be no bet
terment in human economic happiness
until we have learned the fundamentals
of fraternal behavior.
X 49,
Sydney Loafef
Paid While He Letters.
The Bulletin, Sydney.-Although un.
employment and the closing Of the
Government Savings Bank have brought
wretchedness into thousands of New
South Wales homes, the habitual loaf
er-always numerous In Sydney, which
is about the pleasantest city in the
world to loaf in-iS having the time OF
his life. He is being paid for being a
loafer, and can laugh at the Vagrancy
law, which in other days was a threat
to him, though the threat was more OF
less remote. A so-called Labor govern
ment is taxing workers q shilling In
the pound of their gross earnings to
maintain him In idleness, In effect re.
duc1ng wages to taxation.
loafer on the dole need not stick
to the prescribed amount if he chooses
to go after more. It seems as easy as
falling OF log for one person to col
lect six or eight doles by giving q diff
ferent name and address each time. A
swarm of inspectors Is employed and
there is periodical review of dole
tickets, but 1t is acknowledged that this
unspeakable form of fraud Is still rife
In an unwonted burst of frankness. civ
now minister for health, admitted that
% per cent, perhaps 80 per cent, OF
the money extorted by the special tax
was going to mpoetors-perhaps the
most clustering admission of govern
mental ineptitude ever made by a min
iSter OF the crown. There would be no
fraud to speak of If applicants for the
dole were required to give the eouiva-
lent In Work-were. in fact told that
tney must hold themselves In readiness
men and women, to 20 straight from
Clie ooie once to some temporary lob
even II only that of woodchopping.
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factory feature of the proposal, how
ever, aside from the fact that it Is de-
signed to meet q definite need, is that
1t promises to do so without disturbing
the existing and experienced institu-
tions engaged in the business Of homo
financing"
cit should stimulate home building"
thinks the Youngstown Vindicatcr,
opinion that cit is quite likely the sem
timental value of the general idea, to-
gether with the far-flung rarnif1cations
and known stability of loan associa-
tons, will make the initial con-
greSsional attitude generally favorable
The Charlotte News makes the reserva.
tions: IF the authority for making
loans were to be delegated to gov
ernmental or semi governmental agency.
AS 1t is, Mr.. Hoover has sought,
apparently, only to provide the i'm
petus that private business has been
unable to obtain from within itself"
Noting Senator Glass criticism of
the Government embarking in the real
estate business" the Baltimore Sun re-
marks: "As matters stand at present
1t Is confusing to have the Nations
leading rhetorical champion Of rugged
ululN1uuhL1SLl, anu pTACClCal CI1htu~
pion so far as unemployment relief Is
concerned, whooping it up for a Fed
orally foStered and financed system Of
home loan discount banks"
The Presidents statement that there
Is an element of imitation in the PLAN
inspires the statement from the Jersey
City Journal that "this will be the
main bone of contention, yet it is likely
that the country just now is SO hungry
for imitation 1t will see very considA
cradle element of imitation in the plan,
and therefore smile upon it." The
Butte, Mont, Standard concludes.
"Of course, there are many factors In
volved In any scheme for the general
encouragement of people to indulge Id
home building. These are factors COM
pletely aside from facilitating credit for
the capital investment. They involve
costs Of building home. Even though
credit Is easy and reasonably obtainabie
few people will undertake such an en-
terprise if home costs them so to 100
per cent more to build in one locality
than in another. President Hoover'S
scheme goes purely to the credit situa4
ton. 1t does not make the cost OF
building home any more reasonable