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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
LEANDER AHLSTROM
DIES AT DAUGHTERS
HOME IN RED LODGE

A heart attack caused the sud-
den death of Leander Ahlstrom,
72, Tuesday morning at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Matt Solso,
in Red Lodge. His remains are
being taken for burial to his for
mer home ct Ashland, Wis; Mrs.
Solso and her brother, Elvar ALL
strom, departed today for Wis
consin.
Mr.. Ahlstrom, a native of Swed-
en-, was born May g., 1860. He
came to the United States about
so years ago, and since that time
had lived at or near Ashland. For
the past IS months he had been
living at the Solso home here.
Three sons and five daughters
survive him. The sons are Elvin
Ahlstrom of Ladysmith, Wis,
Hjelmar Ahlstrom, who lives at
Minneapolis, Mimi, and Elvar,
Red Lodge. Two daughters,
Misses Alma and Lenna Ahlstrom,
live at Whiting, Ind. The others
are Mrs. Arnold Nelson of Esca-
naba, Mich, Mrs. Ed Peterson of
Altoona, Wis, and Mrs. Solso of
Red Lodge.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
RENEWAL
WAGE CONTRACT
Montana Operators Propose
Continuance of Present
Miners Pay Rate

Renewal for another year of the
wage contract now in effect was
proposed to district 27 of the
United Mine Workers of America
after a meeting of Montana OPP
orators at Billings, Monday. The
present contract between the OPP
orators association and the min
ers' union expires May 81.
A message to officers of the
union said that the operators were
willing to continue the contract
for another year on the same
terms, and "that in consideration
of existing conditions in coal min
ing in Montana and in industry
generally throughout the United
States, the offer is submitted for
your acceptance or rejection on Or
before April 15." David Mckee,
president of district 81, is to call
a meeting of the district executive
board to consider the offer, while
individual unions also will discuss
the matter.
The Bearcreek- Washoe area was
represented at the operators
meeting by H. W. Russell and W.
R. Freeman. There were eight
other Montana operators in attend
ance, besides F. w. c. Whyte of
Anaconda, president Of the associ-
alton, and M. f. Purcell Of Bill
lings, secretary-treasurer.
The present wage agreement
was reached last August IL, when
district q voted to accept the re-
duction asked by the operators on
expiration of the former contract.
Opposition by the unions to the
lower scale caused a shutdown of
Montana mines for a number of
weeks. The scale adopted last
summer reduced the basic miners
wage from $7.19 to $3.50.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
WET SNOW FALLS ON
DAY OF THE EQUINOX

March 81, date of the vernal
equinox, sometimes called, for no
reason, "the first day of spring."
found a soggy snowstorm in the
Red Lodge region, and temper
atures that were below freezing
during part of the day.
One and a half inches of snow
fell Tuesday, according to meas
urements taken at the Draper
ranch west of town. The maxi
mum temperature was As degrees
above zero, the minimum, % above
somewhat colder than the pre-
ceding several days. The equal
periods of darkness and light were
the only indications that spring
had come to Red Lodge, where it
often happens that summer arrives
before spring.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
WALKER GIVEN
10 YEAR Term
IN STATE Pen
Cause for Appeal Granted
by Court; Lewis Is
Back In Jail

Judge O. F. Goddard in the dis
trict court last week passed sem
tence on another Carbon county
bank robber. Milo Walker Of
Bridger, convicted Wednesday of
robbery of the American National
bank at Bridger last July 6, APP
peared in court Saturday for judg-
ment, and was sentenced to serve
nine years and three months at
hard labor in the state penitent-
larry.
His sentence was considered
equal to that handed out last sum-
mer to James Lewis, partner in
the crime, who is now serving a
10-year stretch at Deer Lodge.
Walker was credited with the
nine months he has already spent
in the county Jail at Red Lodge.
On application by Walkers at
torney, C. C. Rowan, the judge is
sued a certificate to the effect
that there are sufficient grounds
for an appeal of the case to the
supreme court. Mr.. Rowan as
serted that the jury's verdict was
not adequately supported by evil
dence and testimony in the cas-
James Lewis, who testified for
the defense at Walkers trial, de-
parted Saturday for Deer Lodge,
in the custody of Sheriff Walter
Lamport. During his leave of abb
sence from prison, the laxative
little bandit did not reveal where
he had hidden a part of the loot
taken from the bank. When ques-
toned on the witness stand as to
the whereabouts Of the missing
money, he had said to the county
attorney, you'll have to find it."
1t is believed that Lewis buried
part of the money somewhere be-
tween the bank and place where
he and Walker were captured near
Elk Basin, Wyo.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
BEER LAW ALLOWS
RED LODGE 4 LICENSES

the foamy beverage to citizens of
all states that will allow it. And
Montana does not forbid it.
Proper regulation of the beer
traffic, however, is provided for
in an act passed by the legisla-
tive assembly, to be administrat-
ed by the state board of equaliza-
ton through the various boards of
county commissioners. The num-
Der of licenses to be issued in each
Montana town is limited, and the
kinds of establishments eligible to
sell beer are defined by the law.
According to the law, four
licenses will be allowed in Red
Lodge; and one each in Bridger,
Belfry, Edgar, Fromberg, Joliet,
Roberts, Bearcreek and Washoe.
Licenses may be issued to retail
ers outside the limits of cities and
towns.
Licenses will be granted mainly
TO hotels and restaurants that are
qualified under the law, which
says that beer may be sold in no.
tells of at least 20 rooms in towns
under 5000 population, with lob
bies on the ground floors, or to
restaurants able to accommodate
at least rs persons, whose proprie-
tors are citizens of the United
States. Restaurants will sell beer
only when it is to be consumed
with food. No sales are to be
made to minors or intoxicated per-
sons. The advertisement by signs
or showcards of establishments
selling beer is forbidden.
License fees are scaled as fol
lows: wholesaler, $3.50 annually;
hotel, S125; restaurant, 500; re-
tailers, $500; club, $50. Fees,
charges, taxes and penalties for
violation of the law are to be paid
into the state treasury, constitut-
ing the Montana beer act fund"
Half the proceeds of the fund are
to be transferred to the state ger-
eral fund when in excess of $10,-
900, and the other half to counties
in prop. tion to the amount re-
ceived from them.
AS breweries in various Mon
tana towns are being renovated
for their new terms Of life, a do
mestic market for at least half a
million bushels of mailing barley
is in prospect. Nine of the states
breweries r likely to resume OPP
erations. In the pre-prohibition
era, these plants produced about
$4,000 barrels annually. There
is little or no possibility that the
Red Lodge brewery will become
active, however. Since the clamps
were put on in 1920, the red brick
lowered building at the north
edge of town has been doing a
creditable business as a pea cam
merry to the benefit of county far
mers.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
SUIT FOR MINER RS
WAGES SUCCESSFUL
Court Disposes of Several
Cases Tn Sessions
Last Week

A lawsuit for recovery of wages
was won in the district court at
Red Lodge Thursday, when Judge
O. F. Goddard rendered judgment
in favor of the plaintiff in the
case of Ludwig Meyers against
DR.. N. Salvail.
A group of % miners had as
signed to Meyers their claims
against DR.. Salvail, for wages due
for mining work at Bearcreek.
Judgement was awarded to the
sum Of ~$3,434.47, with interest,
and costs of $8.75.
Two cases were vacated for
later consideration by the court:
]. d. Kelsey against Claude Lew
is, and Mrs. Ellen j. Strong
against G. A. Lewis. Cases of
Steve Fekety against the st. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance COM
pany, and Fekety against the
Northern Assurance company,
were settled out of court.
Saturday the court, dispensing
with a jury, heard testimony in
the case of Victor Aho against
Rudolph Shupak, for collection of
a bill by the plaintiff. This case,
complicated by a disagreement ov-
er acceptance of oil leases in pay
ment of the alleged obligation,
was taken under advisement by
the court, for later judgement.
Two cases slated for hearing
during this term date back to the
summer of 1880. In the justice
court of E. B. Provinse, Sept. 5,
1880, j. H. Clark was awarded
$50 damages from Thomas Mary
oft, who had shot and killed two
wire-haired terriers belonging to
Clark. The decision was appealed
to the district court. In a counter
suit, ]. L. Maryott, owner of a
ranch three miles north of Red
Lodge, demanded $500 as indem-
nifty for sheep that, he said, had
been killed by Mr.. Clark's dogs.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

Part of the county commission
ers' duties in their meeting of
April 3 probably will be consider
alton of applications for licenses
to sell beer-real beer with a gov
eminent revenue stamp on the
bottle, that car be sold lawfully
in restaurant or hotel.
Tonight President Roosevelt is
to sign the congressional act per-
hitting the manufacture of 80
per cent beer and wine, assuring
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

One distressing thing about
these high taxes is that when you
pay them you have SO little mon
ey left to spend at the stores and
so help the business man to get
together the wherewithal to pay
his taxes.-Boston Transcript.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

And this restoration at home
can only be brought about by ma
tional measures. 1t will not fol-
low trading on the war debts, and
it will not be the sequence Of eco
nomic conferences abroad. 1t will
come through reconstruction at
home. in Washington, in New
York, in Chicago and in San Fran
cisco. This is the point to be re-
membered. In promising that he
will do the first things first,
President Roosevelt has given us
a real word of assurance.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

If democracy knows so much,
maybe it can figure out how the
fellow who can't pay his debts
can sport a new car.-Philadel-
phia Sunday Dispatch.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
NO GOODS AT LESS
THAN FIVE CENTS

We've often wondered why the
five-and-ten-cent stores, these last
few years, haven't carried a line
of stocks and bonds.-Fountain
Inn IS. CO. Tribune.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

Twelve hours and seven min
utes make a day at the equator.
This is the time which elapses be-
tween sunrise and sunset.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

If there is to be any c~ancelliLg
of the allied war debts to the
United States, why not let the al
lies do the cancelling?
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

A lot of people are hard to
please. Some others are just as
hard.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Bv FRANK p. LITSCHERT

President Roosevelt's inaugural
address has received general ac-
claim from the press and public
regardless of politics. While gem
eral in tone, and offering no spe-
cific suggestions for legislation, it
is expected naturally that such
suggestions will follow in due
course of time. The only thing
which impressed the country most
of all was the spirit of leadership
exhibited, the chief executive CIV
ing the impression that he is not
afraid to take hold of the steering
wheel and assume the response
bility of driving the national ma
chine on the long and arduous
road out Of the depression.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

When this is done, and it can be
done, when the winds of depres-
sion have blown themselves out,
the demand for goods in the Unit
ed States will stimulate not only
our own industries but the indus
tries of the entire world. For it is
to be remembered that, despite the
cry about our protective tariff,
Just about half of the goods which
enter the United States come In
duty free. That a return OF pros
perity here will stimulate our de-
mand for foreign goods, especially
those in the luxury and semi-lux-
ury classes, goes almost without
saying.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

10 the legion OF Americans III
both parties who believe that the
future of America lies within our
own borders and not in sailing the
uncharted seas of international
diplomacy and intrigue, there was
much in President R~oosevelt's adj
dress to be commended. In part
the president said:
Through this program Of ac-
ton we address ourselves to put
ting our own national house in
order and making income balance
outgo. Our international trade re-
lations, though vastly important,
are in point Of time and necessity
secondary to the establishment OF
a sound national economy. / fav-
or as a practical policy the putting
of first things first. | shall spare
no effort to restore world trade
by international economic read
justment, but the emergency at
home cannot wait on that accom-
plishment.
1.-THE basic thought that guides
these specific means of national
recovery is not narrowly national
istic. 1t is the insistence as a first
consideration, upon the interde-
pendence of the various elements
in and parts of the United States
"a recognition of the old and
permanently important manifest
alton of the American spirit of the
pioneer. 1t is the way to recov-
cry. It is the immediate way. 1t
is the strongest assurance that the
recovery will endure"
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22

Here is sound doctrine which
every American can approve re-
CARELESS Of politics. 1t is funda-
mentally true that there can be no
world recovery until there is re-
covery in the United States. And
what the people of u own coun-
try are interested in primarily IS
the recovery of the United States.
This can only be done, as the pres
ident points out, by doing the first
things first. This is another way
of saying that we must first put
our own house in order. When
this is done the task of reviving
world trade and the strengthen
ing of the world financial struc-
ture will be found much easier
than now seems possible. The
United States furnishes the big
gest market in the world. Ninety
per cent of it's wants are salts
fled by home production. 1t is
therefore essential that we re-
store our own finances and our
domestic trade first.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
$400 FIRE VISITS PARSONAGE
THE WATERBURY
 HARMONY KINGS
Minstrel Show and Dance at Buckingham Hall
 Tomorrow Night
GOOD LOCAL TALENT

Everything is in reudiness for the minstrel show and dance which is to be presented tomorrow night ID Buckingham hall under tho auspi- ces of tho Waterbury Harmony Kings. Director Louis Ciprlano last evening put tho cast through It's foutino and expressed satisfaction with the way in which tho program has been mastered by those partict- pating In tho entertainmont. With out . doubt the show will be ono of tho best seen in Waterbury or vicinity in quito some time nnd,' therefore, q large attendance at thc affair is expected.
 Tho cast for the entertainment represents tho pick of Waterbury's talent. George V. Casey will occupy the position of interlocutor and be. cause of his past achievements in this rolo it Is not necessary to again state how cxcellently hc will perform tomorrow evening. Dome- ic Mecca, wit hhls accordion, prom less to bo ono of tho hits of tho show, playing the latest musical hits in hts own mlmitablc way,
 Eddie Biancardi and Felix Guar inl, tho end men, Pat Cinello, tho magician who is second only to the groat Houdini, Eddie olivorv with his beautifully clear voice, Little Dolly Carroll with hcr songs md dancing, MT and Mrs Martone with their dances and the solos by Thomas Cocchiola, Arthur Chieffo, Billy Carban, Luke Manello, Nick oins Muccino and John Ciarlone will all help to brighton tho pro- gram, And, last but not least, the music for tho dancing which VIII follow tho entertainment will be furnished by Timmie Crowo's Col onlnla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08

The annual meeting of the board of agents of the sllas Bronson lie brary took place yesterday nftor- noon In tho library building, ten members being present, Including Agents Elton, Fitzpatrick, Swon. son, Jones, Chase, Maloncy. Coe' Northrop, Gaffnoy and Scully.
 The repdrts of the several meet- ings of the executives held during 1O32 were approved. w.. s. Jones, B, Fl. Fitzpatrick and b. V' Maloney wero reelected as mem bcrs of tho executive committee.
 The report of Agents Jones and Maloney regarding the appoint
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08

will be on exhibition In tho display case in tho main hall during tho month of March.
 Tho Branches.
 About 60 per cont of all the books loaned from the branches arc borrowed by children. Brook lyn branch, still the busiest of our branches, circulated b0,364 books. Rose Hill branch, with q steadily Increasing adult registration, cir. culated 3s,425 books, gain of "a per cent over tho previous year, Watervlllo branch reports q cir. eulation of 26,073 volumes, This Ia n gain of about 50 per cent for the first complete year in It's new location.
 During thls period of unsettled economic and social conditions, 1t has been felt that the part which public libraries arc playing in tho maintenance of morale Is second only to that of agencies giving ac. tual rolief. Large numbers of people have without doubt found in books from tho library their only source of recreation.
 In common with almost every institution which Is keeping It's doors open today, wo have hnd to run on n considerably reduced budget and economy has been the watehword In all our expenditures
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08

read djustment or some profitable use of leisure time,
 Questions answered by tho Ref erence department numbered 720o' Questions answered by the busis ness and industrial department numbered 20sG. l Work With Children. X The children of Waterbury bor- rowcd 2s0,774 books from tho ehildren's room of tho main IDS rary, tho branch libraries and the classroom and playground colloe. tons. This ts tho equivalent Of l3 books for each child of school age in the city.
 343f pictures were circulated. GO story hours were held nt }t tic main library and thc
 Brooklyn and Rose HiIi branches with an average
 attendance of 70 chiIdFcn' 2f school visits were made by
 members of tho chll' t.. drcn's department stan. AB classes came Co the cbiI. drcn's room for tnstruc- ton in tho use or thc lis
 lDrnFy.
 8E 1,hc Book Collection. The cataiog department TO. ports 38B6 new volumes eataloged and added during the year and 407b volumes withdrawn, worn out or lost, making tho total number or books now In tho library i42,22b. These include books for recreation, Information and reference for both children and adults and gmall col. iectionB of books in 12 foreign languages as follows; 4 Arabic
 Bohemian
 French
 German
 Greek (NiOdcrn)
 Italian
 Lithuanian
 Polish
 Russian
 Spanish swedish
 Yiddish
 Gifts.
 With book purchases for the year eurtailed about 50 per. cent the iis brary is especially grateful for gifts of current fiction and non. fIetion read and passed on to ug and wishes to acknowledge gifts numbering 346 volumes exclusive of b0oks purchased from Book Fund No. i and the Ffederick John KIngsbury fund. Books purs ehaged from the Kingsbury fund
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
Less amount paid City Con

The report of tho librarian was submitted and referred to tho executive committee. It was m purt as follows:
 Tho people of Waterbury, during tho year 1892, borrowed bSS,atD books from tho Silas Bronson Ll- hooks borrowed from tho main U. brary, tho three branches, 222 clnsgroom libraries in tho public 0nd parochiai schools. and o0liec. tons in 9 summer pIaygrounds and 2 vacation schools. The increase in tho number Of books borrowed over that of the previous year was 38,7G2 volumes, making the net Tn. creaso in circulation for these years of business depression 82,4tB vol. umog, New borrowers feglsterlnR and old borrowers re-regiBterlng number O,764. Tho total number of rcgistered borrowers iB now 1S,- 400. No record is kept Of tho use Of books magazineB, or newspapers fin the library but tho crowded eon- dition of ths reading and newspap- or rOomg during tho greater part Of every day adds to our belief that th0uga nds of people are hnd- ing ln tho resources Of the library n means Of escape from the fear ana anxiety which Ro hand in hand with enforced unemployment. Thc Main Library Adult Dcparts
 mcnt.
 rho total number Of volumes borrowed from tho adult depart- uenia ,Of tho main library was gGJ,BdD Of this number S,s34 were books on business and t0chni. cnl pubjeGts from the business and i,,, ustrIal depn rtpioDt. There does moi poom Co have been any marked ci,nnge fin tie reading of different 1i Of books. There was ( nIHbt failing off in the percentage Of aduIt fiction read, perhaps iD D fl due Co the increasing numbers Of ljny circulating libraries which hnvN come into existence and in Dntt to our failure, through mck of funds, tO provide the new novel of inc moment in l sufficient num- Der of copies t0 take care of tne demnnd. Books 0f travel, poetry, plHpH and biography gave freo en. leriaInment to countless nuniDer Ot D,d ana new patrons Cf the librhry, BDoks and rihEazIBes on buglness problems RHd economic conditions and especially those on possible pnuses Of the depression were In grent demnnd, as were those, on vafI0uh tFndes and occupnti0n. which might lead to vocauena'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08

Business reports from all parts of Italy indicate a moro hopefui outlook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
Local People
 Share in Estate
Brooklyn, N Y. Woman Remembered Waterbury
 Relatives in Will

The lato Mrs Mary Baker of Brooklyn, N. Y., who died on Janu- Rry 26th, named three Waterbury residents and one of watertown beneflclarles in her will. which was admitted to probate in New York city yesterday Ruth H. Northrop wife of Edwin c. Northrop, Of 51 Church street, a granddaugh- ter, Is given one-third of the estate which approxlmates si00.OO0, while Anna C.. Northrop and Hester Northrop of the same address, chil. dren of Mir and Mrs Northrop, will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
Held Session at
 The COlOnnade Auto Repairmen's Ash In. terested in Legislative
 Matters

At meeting last night of the Waterbury Automobile Repairmen's association held at the Colonnadc, further plans for endorsing the legislative measures proposed by Motor Vehicles Commissioner R. E. Stoeckel were discussed.
 Ralph Jacques, Conrad Baril, Robert Chesson and Roy Bristol of this city and John L. Mazlauskas and Joseph Robaittl of NauRatuck were named a special legislative committee, The association went on record as favorlng tho licensing of repair shops and compulsory in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
Silver Medal For
 Florence Greenblatt

At tho regular meeting Of tho Waterbury W. C. IT. q, in tho par lora of the First Methodist church yesterday afternoon, Florence Crcenblatt was awarded the silver medal At the oratorlcal contest held as part of the program. All con. testanta were under 10 years Of age. Other contestants were Her man Kleinfeld. Robert and Martin SlomowItg. Judges were Mrs Ger trude plumpton. Mrs Francis Dave and Mrs William Strong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-08
Mrs. Phillips At
 Waterbury Hospital

Mrs Jennlo C. Phillips, Sprague school principal, was admitted to tho Waterbury hospital last wock where sho ia still confined with pneumonia. Miss Elizabeth Devlne, Barnard school principal, is also suffering with pneumonia, being confined to her homo In sufileld, Mass.