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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
TOOT!
New Note Added to the "Voice
OF the City, Saturday

There was a new note added to
the "voice of the city" Saturday
a note which augurs we'll for Red
Lodge in the way of a blossoming
industry.
Workers of the Yellowstone
Disti1leries, Inc, now rapidly COM
pleting Montana's first whiskey
distillery here, added one of the
finishing touches to the plant with
the installation of a whistle atop
the compasy's building.
With a head of steam already
up in the two hundred horsepower
boilers of the plant, the workmen
gave the whistle cord a few jerks
in the testing and tuning process.
There was a discordant and Shrek
ing protest from the whistle at
first, and, no wonder, it formerly
occupied the important post of
official siren on the Wyoming
state reformatory at Worland and
was used to set up a clamor after
escaping inmates instead of the
peaceful routine of calling men to
work.
But the workmen soon remedied
the situation. They removed the
siren effect and now and hence
forth the instrument will be just
plain whistle.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
JOLIET CLUB WILL
OPEN SEASON WITH
FIGHT CARD NOV. G

The Joliet Boxing club will in
augurate its winter fight sched-
ules with a card on election night,
November 6, according to word
received here from John Jarussi,
secretary.
Jimmy Kreiner, the fighting
marine who makes Billings his
headquarters, and Billy Hyde,
hefty Red Lodge forester and
known to fight fans in this region
as the "Oklahoma Whirlwind", are
headlined for the election night
card in a ten-round grind. Both
boys are expected to weigh in at
155 pounds and rounds are to go
the full three minutes.
In supporting features Charles
(Concrete) Saastamoinen, local
scrapper, and Dick Hergett, Park
City battler, will tangle in the
semifinal, while a special bout
will bring together for the first
time "Huck Finn" Mihelcic of
Washoe and Donald Claus of
Fromberg.
Following the card, a big cleo
tion night dance is to be staged by
The Norsemen orchestra and ar
engagements are being made to
bring in the election returns
throughout the night.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24

benefits as against the gold
standard for his audience.
Continuing, the senator re-
viewed his accomplishments at
Washington, his interest in the
promotion of water conservation
and his support of measures de-
signed to aid agriculture.
He challenged the charges being
made by his opponent, Judge Geo.
M. Bourquin, that he was the
--LATEST man in the senate, and
declared that chad that worthy
gentleman been following me a.
round for the past two years, he
would not be able to campaign for
a seat in the senate.
Mr.. Murray spoke briefly to the
gathering on general campaign
issues and was followed by Form
err Gov. Weaver, who praised Sen
ator Wheeler for his activities in
the senate toward water conserva-
ton and waterways proposals.
The former Nebraska governor,
who is in close touch with such
subjects through his service as
president of the Missouri River
Navigation association and direc-
tor in the Missouri River Devel-
opment association and the st
Lawrence Seaway association, de-
clared the Fort Peck dam project
was one of the greatest public
works in the world and emphasiz-
ed the value of the work Senator
Wheeler had done to bring it t
naturalization. He refuted Judg,
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
U. S. ENGINEERS
APPROVE LOCAL
WATER PROJECTS
Appropriation Is Boosted
To S820,000, States
Gov. Cooney

The United States engineering
placed its approval on
the Rock creek water conservation
projects this week and recon-
mended that the original approprl-
alton of approximately $6OO,O0O
asked for in the PWA application
for the construction of the dams
be raised to 1926, 900, according to
word received here Wednesday
from Gov. Frank H. Cooney at
Washington, D. c., where for the
past two weeks he has been con-
ferring with national officials in
regard to the local projects.
The governors message, receiv-
ed here Saturday morning by I.
F. Pollard, also stated that only
minor details remain to be worked
out before final approval of the
granting of the funds for the con-
struction of the dams. Work on
the projects is to be started inn
mediately upon the granting of
the PWA appropriation.
The Red Lodge irrigation pro-
jects call for the construction of
three water reservoirs, two at the
headwaters of Rock creek and an
other on Red Lodge creek. Their
construction is designed for the
establishment of ubsistence
homesteads in connection with the
work and to furnish employment
for many jobless coal miners in
this vicinity.
Construction plans have been
thoroughly worked ous through
the cooperation of the states n
g~ineering department, the state
water conservation board and a
local water conservation commit
tee, headed by John G. Skinner.
Gov. Cooney has long been inter-
ested in the construction Of such
dams and has devoted much of his
time in the interests of %furthering
their establishment.
The latest announcement from
Washington is considered an adj
vanced step forward towards the
start of actual construction work
on the projects. Gov. Cooney has
had many difficulties in bringing
the local projects to this stage.
Shortly after his arrival at Wash
ington, legal difficulties were en-
countered in connection with the
Rock creek dam project. G. J..
Dousman, assistant attorney gem
eral and a member of the state
water conservation board, was
sent for and made a hurried trip
to the national capital to correct
them.
Assistant Attorney General
Dousman and Governor Cooney
are expected to arrive in Helena
some time before the end of the
week.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
LOCAL CAMP FIRE GIRLS
HEAR LEADERS, ADDRESS

Seventeen local Camp Fire girls
heard Miss Edith Kempthorne of
New York City, national field sec
Rotary, stress the need for active
youth organizations to bolster the
morale of unemployed school and
college graduates, in an address
at the Baptist church in Billings
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Joe Bailey, guardian, &C
companied the local group to Bill
lings and directed the evening GER
emonials, which included the
lighting ceremony participated in
by three members of the Billings
group, and the extinguishing cere-
mony with Gaynell Loughney, Ro-
berta Hall and Irene Kampinnen,
members of the local group, taking
part.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
CORN-HOG
CHECKS RECEIVED
First Payment Checks TO
Carbon County Total
Nearly $4,000

The first corn-hog payment
checks for Carbon county contract
signers under the federal agricul-
tural program have been received
by Vern Cowger, treasurer of the
Carbon County Corn-Hog Control
association. The payment totals
81 ,905.7 20.
Announcement of the arrival of
the checks was made Tuesday by
Sam T. Fouse of Belfry, secretary
of the county corn-hog associa-
ton.
The checks received this week
are the first of three payments to
be made to signers in this county
of the governments AAA corn
and hog control setup. The three
payments for this county will to-
tai approximately 100000, it was
stated.
Distribution of the first pay.
ment checks, Mr.. Fouse announc-
ed, is to be made at community
meetings which will be held in al
sections of the county. Notices Of
these meetings are now being
mailed to every corn-hog signei
in the county.
All persons, who are signed VI
under the program, r advised
that it is necessary for them tt
attend such meetings in their
community to receive their checks
and sign receipts acknowledging
that the payment has been made
All signers must appear in person
at the meetings, as no payment:
will be made to proxies.
The second payment checks fol-
county corn-hog signers, it was
stated, will be received as soon as
the compliance forms are com
pleted and approved by the secre-
tary of agriculture.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
REPUBLICANS PLAN
COUNTY MEETINGS
Rallies Planned For Every
Section i'm County
Campaign

The campaign of Carbon coun-
ty Republicans for November gen.
eral election votes which got I'M
derway last week with addresses
delivered at Fromberg and Red
Lodge by Judge George M. Bour-
quin, the party's candidate for the
long term in the United States
senate, and which was followed up
with the address here last We'd
nesday of Scott Leavitt, the Re-
publican nominee for the short
term in the U. S. senate, will gain
further impetus from now until
election day with a series of raj
lies to be held in virtually every
section of the county.
This was the announcement Sat-
urday of the county Republican
central committee through it's sec
rotary, John Honkala of Red
Lodge, in making known the
dates, places and principal speak
ers for the rally series.
H. A. Simmons, Carbon county's
senator in the Montana legisla-
|ture, and S. c. Merriman, county
Republican committeeman, will al
ternate as the principal speakers
at the meets, it was stated. The
county's Republican office seekers
will be present at all the rallies
and supplement the programs
with brief talks. In some in
stances, dancing and other forms
of entertainment will be carried
out at the conclusion of the polit-
ical meetings.
The first of the rally series is
called for tomorrow evening at
B~earcreek, the Republicans to
gather at the Lodge Temple hall
at s p. m. to hear the main adj
dress delivered by Senator Sim
mons, as well as a discussion of
campaign issues by the various
county Republican candidates. A
free dance is to follow the rally.
Similar rallies are scheduled for
the following county towns:
October &c, Luther, Mr.. Merri-
man, main speaker; October 20,
Fromberg, Nh. Merriman, main
speaker; October 80, Joliet, SEN
ator Simmons, main speaker; Oc-
tober, 81, Bridger, Senator Sim
mons, main speaker; November 1,
Belfry, Mr.. Merriman, main
speaker; November 2, Roberts,
Senator. Simmons, main speaker;
November 5, Red Lodge, Mr.. Mer-
riman, main speaker.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
HI
DOWN WORDEN, 800

Carbon county high schools
football outfit, contenders in the
Yellowstone district for the state
class B football championship,
took its second conference scalp
of the season when it administered
a crushing 80 to 0 defeat to Word
en- (Huntley Project) high school
gridders here Friday afternoon on
the rodeo ground field. Worden's
machine was light and inexper-
fenced and fell an easy prey to the
locals powerhouse scoring
assaults.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24

where he had made personal in
vestigstions of projects up for leg
islation.
Mr.. Leavitt declared that he
didn't have the money that his
opponent has to conduct a cam
paign, but that he was confident
that the voters would consider his
record in congress as a campaign
platform of sturdy construction.
He declared himself in favor of
old age pensions and employment
insurance and full justice to vet
Grams, stating that he was the only
~ex-service man running for the
senate. His race for the short
term senatorship he said, was be-
ing conducted ON the slogan: "Ten
years experience in congress;
build Montana; assist recovery
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
CARBON HIGH HONOR
ROLL LISTS NAMES
OF TWENTY P

Carbon county high schools
honor rolls for the six-weeks' per-
iod just completed list a total of
twenty students who were out
standing in scholastic ability.
Both first and second honor roll
ratings were awarded to ten stu
dents.
To be eligible for first honor
roll rating a pupil must grade A
in all subjects, with at least a B
in department, while to be includ-
ed on the second honor list a
pupil must grade A in all but one
subject, with at least a B in de-
pertinent. Those included on the
honor rolls, as announced Monday
at the school, are as follows:
Seniors-Albert Mervish, Mer-
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24

Red Lodge, on the new scenic
route TO the Yellowstone Park.
is the gateway to the BeartoOth
vacation lsndn
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
LEAWTT IS MAIN
SPEAKER AT PARTY
RALLY WEDNESDAY
Congressman Cites
Own Record as Basis
For Election

Campaigning on the basis of his
outstanding congressional record
and with a total lack of political
mud Singing, Scott Leavitt, Re-
publican candidate for the short
term in the United States senate,
addressed well-attended Republi-
can gatherings in Bridger last
Wednesday afternoon and in Red
Lodge that evening.
Chairman John G. Skinner Of
the county Republican central COM
mittee presided over the Red
Lodge nesting and presented Nr.
Leavitt to the local audience.
County Republican candidates
were seated on the speakers plat
form.
Declaring that he never had
been and never would be what is
termed an 'obstructionist', the
short term senatorial nominee
stated that he would, on the other
hand, cooperate in supporting ev-
cry measure of benefit to Mon
tana that was sound and ,consti-
tutional.
Mr.. Leavitt then went on to
point out that his opponent,
James E. Murray of Butte, who is
declaring himself 100 per cent for
the new deal, had asked, through
various state newspapers, for clar-
ification of Mr.. Leavitt's claims
of not being an obstructionist.
II will gladly answer Mr.. Muir
rays questions, here and now"
the candidate told his audience,
"and | thank my opponent for
taking an interest in this matter
The candidate then reverted to
his record in congress and cited
examples of his activities in that
body which effectively proved the
point he desired to bring out.
He also brought out several
points indicating that Montana's
present congressional delegation
is not wholly in accord with the
president and the new deal. The
emergency banking act, he said
failed to receive a vote from either
Senator Erickson or Wheeler anC
not a single Montana senator OF
representative recorded a vote or
the presidents national economy
act. He cited other examples Of
"vote lodging" on important en-
Urgency measures by either one OF
all of the states congressional
delegation.
Mr.. Leavitt then displayed 8
letter from Chester C. Davis
written in 1928, showing that the
candidate did foundation work ii
the effort to pass beneficial farm
legislation. Another letter was al.
so displayed from William Green
president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, to show that the
candidates labor record in con-
gress was approved 100 per cent
by the federation.
The candidate then declared
that he always strives to gain 8
personal and practical knowledge
of the proposed legislation al
hand before considering it or
merely theoretical principles.
This was indicated in his work
in pushing through the Legislation
making possible the construction
of the Red Lodge Cooke City Vel
lowstone park approach highway
the candidate pointed out. He de-
clared that when the project was
first proposed, he went over th'
ground personally, on horseback
to gain an accurate knowledge o.
the legislation at hand. "Youl
Mr.. Shelley will testify to that,
he said. He cited other example,
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24
RED LODGE RAIL /.
CHANGE NOW IN
HANDS OF BOARD
transportation Question Is
Under Consideration
Of Commissioners


The. question of whether this
city is to retain its present daily
train service or whether it is to be
served with a daily bus and truck
schedule, supplemented by carload
rail shipments twice a week, rested
with the Montana State Board of
Railroad and Public Service COM
missioners, following a hearing
conducted at the courthouse here
Thursday on applications of the
Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany for authorization to make
the change.
The hearing, which opened at
10 a. m. and lasted until shortly
after 5 p. M. with an hour and a
half adjournment at noon, result
ed in no decision in the matter
being submitted by the railroad
commissioners, who, at the close
of the hearing, announced that they
would take the testimony of both
sides under consideration and rem
der a decision later.
Aligned 100 per cent against the
issuance of a certificate of public
convenience and necessity to the
railroad and the granting of per-
mission to discontinue its daily
train service was the city of Red
Lodge, represented by its attorney,
John G. Skinner, and |. F. Hoy,
who for the past ten years has
operated a truck line paralleling
the Red Lodge Billings branch Of
the Northern Pacific. Mr.. Hoy
was represented by Attorney H.
c. Crippen of Billings.
In the railroads behalf there
appeared at the hearing w. c.
Sloan, general manager of the N.
p. with headquarters at st. Paul,
Mimi; Dan Driscoll, Glendive di-
vision superintendent; Fred Bar
ties; st. Paul, assistant to the gem
eral manager; James Derrig, st.
Paul, assistant to the chief engin-
eer; c. H. Goodhue, st. Paul, man
ager of mail and express service;
L. r. Challoner, assistant general
freight and passenger agent, and
Attorneys Milton Gum of Helena
and H. ]. Coleman of Billings.
Sloan Takes Stand
Mr.. Sloan was the first witness
to testify for the company and oc-
cupied the stand throughout the
morning period. He told the COM
missioners Of the railroads desire
to operate passenger and mail SER
vice by bus and less than carload
lot consignments to this city by
truck. Carload shipments, he
stated, would come by rail on two
days of each week or oftener if
sufficient business increases re-
quired it, and of its desire to dis
continue its daily passenger train
service in the event that the bus
and truck service was inaugural
ed. His company, he testified,
felt that it was justified in asking
for a certificate because of the
better service it would be offering
in mail, passenger and freight
schedules and at a decided reduc-
ton in rates.
The present service on the Red
Lodge-Billings branch, the gener-
al manager continued, has been
operated at a loss to the company
for the past several years and a
steadily declining business on the
branch has been noted. Mr.. Sloan
cited figures in great detail to
show this and also gave estimates
as to operating expense of the
proposed line which, he testified,
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24

Bourquin's statements that the
Montana senator had had no
hand in bringing about the huge
dam construction.
The Red Lodge meeting was
presided over by G. H. Draper,
Democratic state committeeman,
and Mrs. H. B. Field of the county
Democratic central committee, in
troduced the speakers.
Previous to making their adj
dresses here, members of Senator
Wheeler's party were guests at a
public banquet served at Natali's
cafe.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-24

cedes Kvamme, Ruth Christian
and Mary Albert, first; Dagne De-
Bourg, Elma Mattila, Paavo
Puumala and Robert Ball, second.
Juniors-Opal Heerwald, Helen
Simmons and Margaret Simmons,
first; Dorothy Nordstrom and
Genevieve O'Connor, second.
Sophomores-Mae Timonen,
first; Lenore Allison, second.
Freshmen-P h yllis Lindquist
and lima Mattila, first; Mary
Jane Chamberlain, Richard Meyer
and Albert Salo, second.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
A. T. & T. Declares
Regular Dividend
OF S2.25 a Share
BY the Associated Press.

oy IHC ASSOCldLCQ FIeSS.
NEW YORK, May l6.-Directors
Of the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. today declared the regular
quarterly dividend of s2.25 a share on
the capital stock. Similar disburse-
ments have been made since 1921.
The dividend is payable July 16 to
stock Of record June Is. 1t calls for
a distribution of about 1000, 900
among the company's $50, 900 share
holders.
Financial quarters had expected the
usual payment although recent gossip
in Wall Street circles suggested some
uncertainty on maintenance of the
SO annual rate in view of the drive
for downward revision of telephone
rate schedules in several sections of
the country.
Since 1881 the company has drawn
rather heavily upon reserves to keep
up the So payment, but the trend
Of earnings has been improving since
the Fall Of 1888. Last year the COM
pany earned $7.37 a share and in
1882 S7.82 share.
For the first quarter this year earn
ings were equivalent to SLIT a share.
With the upturn in earnings the COM
pany reported that the Bell System
had shown a net increase Of 100000
telephones and an per cent gain in
toll and long distance calls for the
three months ended March 80.
This expansion followed a gain Of
about IS 900 telephones in service dur
ing the last four months Of 1888. For
the entire year 1888 the company
had a net loss of $4,000 telephones
compared with a net loss of 1850, 900
stations In 1892.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
STOCKS HES|TANT
At SESS|ON'SEN
Price Movement Irregular.
Turnover Is Lowest So
Far in Year.
What Stocks Did.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Press Business Writer.

hooOSAo NCO 1903 1uolIACoo UllISEs
NEW YORK, May 16.-Stocks
found few followers today and the
rally of the previous session degen-
Grated into a spotty price movement
which left trends highly indecisive.
Some of the metals were subjected
to pressure, but there were a num-
Der Of late recoverieS. The close was
irregular. The turnover of approx
imately 650,000 shares was the small
est of the year to date.
News developments were not par
ticularly stimulating and most trad
ers and investors showed a decided
preference for the side lines Com
moditleS were erratic. Wheat and
the other cereals were lower until
final reversal of form lifted them up
to substantial net gains on the day.
Continuation of serious drought reports
aided the comeback Of the cereals.
Wheat finished more than cents a
bushel higher. Cotton firmed. but
silver futures were mixed and rubber
soft Bonds were hesitant and for
eign exchanges featureless.
Shares of U. S. Smelling lost about
points, and Howe Sound, American
Smelling and Cerro De Pasco were
down around l each National Bis
cult dropped more than 2 following
cutting of the dividend Continental
Can got up 2, Cuban American Sugar
more than 2 and Eastman Kodak l
or so. American Telephone dipped
and rallied and ended slightly un-
steady Borden, Consolidated Gas,
United Aircraft. Montgomery Ward,
Santa Fe, Chesapeake & Ohio, Cen
eral Motors and International Nickel
were steady to firm. U. S Steel.
American Can, Du Pont. Chrysler and
Standard Oil of New Jersey yielded
fractions TO a point.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
FACTORYPAYROLLS
GAIN IN MARYLAND
April Total Is Ills Per Cent
Higher Than Mark for
Same 1888 Month.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, May 16.-Earnings of
factory employees in Maryland were
71.5 per cent greater in April this
year than the corresponding period of
1888. according to a report of DR.. J.
Knox Insley, commissioner Of labor
and statistics.
The report also revealed that en-
ployment in factories during April of
this year increased "a per cent, COM
pared to April of last year.
AS compared with the previous
month of this year. earnings advanced
5.6 per cent, and employment in
creased AZ per cent. The statistics
are based upon reports submitted by
682 factories in the State, with a COM
bined pay roll of $1,497, 1923.
The report also revealed that there
were l5,430 more persons employed in
Baltimore manufacturing establish
mentS during April of 1884 as COM
pared to the same month last year.
In the Baltimore industrial area
pay rolls were 74.3 per cent higher
last April than for April, 1888. and
employment was 34.4 per cent more.
The April changes over March were
81 per cent gain in weekly earnings
and 6.3 per cent gain in employment
Evening star., 1934-05-16
FIRE INSURANCE.
TITLE INSURANCE
MISCELLANEOUS.
U. s. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury May IA:
Receipts Sl2.40s, ,314.S0; expenditures,
S23,905,6l6.l6; balance, S2.122,S65,-
s92. Sc. Customs receipts for the month,
Regents ss t d9r the scai year snse sqy
131. .0l65 591.97 Uncluding So. .40S, ,094. :
657.57 Of emersency sxpenditureso; EXCESS
Si assets seF4s Gold
Receipts for May -13, 1898 Compare
BILE date last year., S3,S72, S27. .73; expend-
itures, S1S501. .141 40: net balance. S442. .
553.737 81; custom receipts for the month.
S9.541 .OO6 Ct.
Receipts for fiscal year. 81. .ee5 53e,-
excess OF expenditures over receipts. ST.
500. 11S. 604.27; exclusive Of 81. lis. 264. =
1888 expended for the Reconstruction
nance Corporation.