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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
JOHN PARKKARI, FOX
FARMER, DIES D
AT HIS RANCH HOME

John Parkkari, aged As, a Car
bon county resident for the past
% years, died at 4 a. m. Friday
at his ranch home in the Fox vi
entity after a lingering illness
with a stomach malady. Funeral
services were conducted Monday
with Matt Erkkila Of Red Lodge
officiating.
Mr.. Parkkari was a native of
Laihia, Finland, and was born on
April Is, 1886. He remained in
that country until II years of age
when he immigrated to the United
States in 1908. He first settled in
Calumet, Mich.
Remaining in Calumet six years,
he removed to Red Lodge in 1909
and had been a resident of Carbon
county since that time. While in
Red Lodge he first engaged in
coal mining, later operating a
dairy in this vicinity for a number
of years. Following this he en-
gagged in ranching and farming in
the Fox district. He was married
in Red Lodge on March II, 1911.
Surviving are Mrs. Parkkari and
a daughter, Jenny Maria, both of
the ranch home at Fox.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
EMMETT ELECTED AS
CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY
BOURBON COMMITTEE

In a reorganization meeting held
Saturday afternoon at the court
house here, the Carbon county
Democratic central committee
elected NJ. F. Emmett of From
berg chairman for the party's 1884
campaign.
Other committee officers chosen
during the afternoons b~alloting
included Mrs. H. B. Field as vice
chairman of the group; Charles H.
Draper as state committeeman;
Mrs. Jordan Bean of Bridger as
state committeewoman; G. E. Hud-
son of Roberts as secretary, and
Thomas G. McCabe as treasurer.
The meeting was attended by a
large representation of Democrats
throughout the county and virtu-
ally all of the party's primary
nominees, including those chosen
as precinct committeeman and
commbteelTomen, were IN hand.
Mr.. Emmett in an acceptance
speech urged that a concerted eff
fort be made to keep unity and
harmony within the party's ranks.
He sketched the past accomplish
ments of the party and predicted
even greater ones for the future.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
SEVEN PERSONS ARE
HURT IN ACCIDENT

Seven persons received minor
injuries Monday evening when a
truck driven by O. S. Rhyberg hit
loose sand and turned over near
Beartooth lake. The truck, which
was used for transporting merch-
andise between Red Lodge and
Cooke City, was reported badly
damaged.
All of the occupants were
thrown clear. Most seriously in
jured of the group was George
Black who is receiving treatment
at Adams hospital for an injured
back. The remainder of the group
received only minor cuts and
bruises. The truck and passengers
were en- route to Cooke City when
the accident occurred.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
WILL PURCHASE SEED
FOR 1886 PAINTINGS

Bozeman, Aug. 14.-The federal
government has undertaken to
purchase seed to insure adequate
supplies for next years seeding,
according to the Agricultural Ad-
justment administration.
A seed procurement office al
ready set up in Minneapolis has
purchased wheat, oats and barley
seed. Purchase of flaxseed and
seeds of legumes is being consid-
cred. Such seed will be sorted in
a warehouse to await use in con-
nection' with 1885 planting.
Officials state that foundation
stock of improved varieties of
seeds, particularly adapted to each
region affected by the drouth, will
be secured. The method of distri-
button will be announced later.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
MAN HANGS SELF
IN SUICIDE ACT
AT PINEY DELL
Body of Fred E. Champion
Found Suspended
To Tree

Apparently Respondent " fl
nancial matters and the fear that
he was losing his mind, Fred E.
Champion, ST., who came here
about three months ago from Bill
lings, fashioned a moose of heavy
binding cord about his neck and
hung himself from a limb of a
tree at the rear of a cabin he had
been occupying at Piney Dell.
The body was found shortly af-
ter moor Thursday by Mrs. ]. G.
Forney of Joliet, a guest at the
Piney Dell cabin camp operated
by DR.. J.. c. F. Siegfriedt. Mrs.
Forney made the discovery while
taking a MONDAY stroll in the
vicinity.
She at once notified DR.. Sieg-
friedt and C. P. Hamrick, care
taker of the camp, who, after ver-
flying Mrs. Forney's discovery,
summoned Carbon county author
tiles. County Attorney E. P. Con-
well, Sheriff ]. R. McFate and
Coroner Ross Martin went to the
scene.
Suspended from a branch of a
tree at the immediate rear of the
CABIN a the body of Champion.
It's position when found led author
tiles to believe that the victim had
attempted to change his mind
about ending his life. The right
arm was raised and the thumb of
the hand was found thrust through
the noose as if in an effort to re-
move it. Both feet rested on the
ground in a s~praddled position,
shock and weakness evidently pre-
venting Champion from standing
on his feet once he had dropped
from the chair which was found
overturned at his feet.
Coroner Martin, after an exam
ination of the body, stated that
Champion probably committed the
act shortly after it grew dark on
Wednesday evening. The victim
was last seen alive at about 5 p.
m. Wednesday by Ben Greenough,
whose ranch is in the vicinity Of
the cabin.
Champion, who was described
as an eccentric by those acquaint-
ed with him here, was given the
use of the cabin about two months
ago by DR.. Siegfriedt. He engaged
in oil painting and used the cabin
as his living quarters and studio.
The cabin and its contents was
found in an orderly condition by
authorities. A letter addressed to
the mans wife at Billings was
found on a table and in it the vic
tim intimated that he was des-
pendent over financial matters
and made frequent mention of his
mind failing him. The letter was
in diary form, the last notation
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
COURT SENTENCES
PAIR TO PRISON
Men Picked UP at Bridger
Get Two-Year Jolts
On Guilty Pleas

Robert Maloney, 38, and Floyd
King, 33, were sentenced to two
years in the state penitentary at
Deer Lodge when they entered
pleas of guilty to burglary charges
before Judge Robert c. Stong in
a session of district court here
yesterday.
Arraigned in open court, both
men waived the right to have
counsel and time for the passing
of sentence. The sentences brought
to a climax a Carbon county Grim
inal case little more than a week
old, the pair being arrested at
Bridger by Carbon county officers
August 8 after they were virtually
caught in the act of rifling a room
in a Bridger lodging house and
occupied at the time by j.. P.
Knots.
The pair fled from the scene
upon awakening Knots in his
room and were later found hiding
in a corn field near the town by
a posse Of Bridger citizens, led by
Deputy Sheriff Pryde. Both men
were transients and both admitted
to officers here that they were adj
dicted to the use of drugs. Sheriff
j. r. McFate departed Wednesday
with his prisoners for Deer Lodge.
Two juvenile actions also
claimed the attention Of the court
in Tuesdays session. The appli-
cation of Julia Perovich to have
Raymond Perovich committed to
the Montana training school for
backward children at Boulder was
heard by the court and an order OF
commitment was signed and filed.
A commitment was also ordered
in the case of the state of Mon
tana against Lucille Bolster fol
lowing the hearing of a petition
asking that the defendant be de-
clared a delinquent child and sent
to an institution at Helena.
Protests filed in regards to the
June, 1884, report of the water
commissioners in the case of the
Granite Ditch company against
William Anderson, were o~verrulec
by the court and the report was
approved. and the amounts in con-
tention ordered paid. 1t was also
ordered that water fees for the
month of May be distributed pro-
p%ortionately and the water OF
those who have not paid the May
fees was ordered to be shut off,
The report of the water commits
sioner on the Leimback ditch for
May and June was also approved
and the amounts ordered paid.
Estate and minor civil matters
claimed the attention of the court
for the remainder of Tuesdays
session.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
COUNTY FARM DEBT
GROUP ORGANIZES
AT MEETING HERE
State Officials of Plan In
Attendance At
Meet Here

Carbon county's recently-formed
farm debt adjustment committee,
at an organization meeting held in
Red Lodge Thursday, selected j..
P. Plunkett as its permanent chair
man; John G. Skinner as its per-
manent vice chairman, and Roy A.
Nutting as permanent secretary of
the group. All of the officers are
of Red Lodge.
The above named men, together
with 7. G. Schrumpf and Herman
Kuhl, both of Roberts, comprise
the debt adjustment committee for
this county.
Thursdays meeting was held in
the law offices of Mr.. Skinner and
was the first of regular monthly
meetings that are to be held by
the group. The first Monday of
every month was set as the date
for these meets, the group to con-
vene promptly at l p. m. on these
dates. All meetings are to be held
in Mr.. SINNERS offices. The local
committee will hold its next meet
ing on September 8.
Meeting Thursday with the To-
cal group were H. J. Gordon of
Helena, state coordinator of the
farm debt advisory committee, and
Frank Virgins of Livingston, con-
tact man for the federal land bank
appraisal office in Montana.
Mr.. Gordon explained that the
whole purpose of the Carbon coun-
ty debt adjustment committee, and
similar committees throughout the
state,is to bring about a friendly
adjustment of debts which must
be made, in many instances, be-
fore the farmer can become a self
supporting, taxpaying individual.
The committees serve without
remuneration of any kind and
their purposes are to act as med
iaries between debtors and credi-
tors in an effort to solve the prob
lens of both in as friendly and
satisfactory manner as possible.
MI. Gordon emphasized that the
committee has no power to make
loans, but is to investigate debt
conditions with a view of recon-
mending adjustments for either or
both parties involved.
Both debtors and creditors are
urged to submit their problems to
the county committee as a whole,
or to its individual members, and
work under its guidance to a NUT
ually satisfactory solution of their
difficulties. 1t is not necessary to
attend the monthly meetings of
the group to present the problems,
as any member of the committee
can be contacted at any time, it
was stated.
1t was also emphasized that the
debt adjustment committee was
! Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
Tax Levies of County and City
Remain at Last Years Levels

while the sinking fund levy has
been increased this year from 3
mills to. 6 mills. Other COMPARE
sons are: interest on bonds, re-
duced one-half mill to 3 mills;
bridge fund, remains at 2 mills;
road fund, reduced l mill to 2
mills.
The general school fund levy is
fixed this year at 6 mills, the same
figure as of 1888. The high school
fund levy has been reduced one
half mill to lis mills for this
year, while the county unit inter
est and sinking fund has been
fixed at A mills.
The levy of 80 mills for the city
of Red Lodge is divided into the
following fund levies:
Street and alley, 2 mills; gen.
eral fund, 10 mills; fire fund, A
mills; library fund, 2 mills; garb-
age fund, l mill; water bond sink
ing fund, 4 mills; park fund, 1.5
mills; funding bonds and interest
fund, 5 mills, and lighting district
No. l fund, so mill.
In school district No. /, the gen
eral fund levy has been set at %
mills, the interest and sinking
fund at s mills and the cash re-
serve fund at one mill.
For the total town levies in 9TH
err cities throughout the county the
following figures were given:
Joliet, 30 mills or an increase OF
one mill over 1888; Fromberg, 20
mills; Bearcreek, 20 mills, and
Bridger 20 mills as compared with
a 15-mill levy last year.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
Princeton Group is Active in
Making Studies of Park Area

Yellowstone Park, Wyo., Aug
ust 15.-The fascinating story of
how and when the mountains and
canyons of Yellowstone park were
formed is slowly being unfolded.
1t is a story of volcanoes and glac-
iers, of huge faults and folds in
the earth's surface, Of knife-like
cuts taken through the crust by
the onrush of rivers.
Much of the research work is
being carried on by the Princeton
international Field School of Cecil
ogy under the direction of SCENT
lists from Cambridge, Princeton,
Columbia, Vanderbilt, Missouri,
and Chicago universities, and
Hamilton college of New York.
Fifty postgraduate students of
geology are established at Camp
Sonia, IA miles west of Red Lodge,
Mont. They hope to solve the
fundamental problems of geology
in this region. Begun in 1926, the
field school expects to spend many
years unearthing data before the
last chapter of the story is told.
"This whole region, outstanding
in volcanism, offers an ideal study
of the principles involved in noun
tain building" says DR.. C. Max
Bauer, park naturalist. GAS a
study of structural geology, nc
more interesting field than yell
lowstone park and its surrounding
country could be found"
Members of the field schoo'
are sympathetic to the educationa.
activity of the National Park Ser.
vice, and we benefit greatly from
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
HOG SIGNERS
NOW PERMITTED TO
BUY FEEDER SWINE

Bozeman, Aug. 14.-Corn-hog
contract signers now are allowed
to make unlimited purchases of
feeder pigs from August /, 1884 to
November 80, 1884, according to a
new ruling by the Agricultural Adj
justment administration.
A second ruling permits corn
hog contract signers to include
wheat or other small grains among
crops which may be planted in
1884 without restriction, if pas
tured or harvested for hay, on any
land covered by corn-hog con-
tracts, including rented or con-
tracted acres. Wheat or other
small grains so planted shall be
used for pasture or hay only anc
shall not be harvested as grain.
The broadening of the crop acre.
age limitations will now permit
corn-hog contract signers to plant
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
TO HOLD RED LODGE MEET

R. E. Kelly of Billings, state
commander of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, has called a meet
ing of all overseas veterans in
Carbon county for Friday, August
"a. The meeting is to be held in
Workers hall here and is slated to
begin at 7:30 p. m.
Aims and detectives of the or
ganization which is said to be one
of the strongest of its kind in the
United States, are to come up for
explanation and discussion at this
meeting, it was announced. Mr..
Kelly is to address the gathering
during the evening and other
speakers are being arranged for to
appear during the meet.
Phone your news items TO No. 9.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
LIGHTNING BOLT IS
CAUSE OF BLAZE ON
WEST FORK SUNDAY

A lightning bolt early Saturday
evening struck timber on a West
Fork mountainside and created the
first forest fire recorded thus far
in the Beartooths for this season,
The blaze, however, was of minor
proportions, less than one-tenth OF
an acre of forest land being dam
aged, it was reported.
First located Sunday at about
noon by a family from Laurel pic
nicking in the vicinity, the blaze
was corraled from spreading soon
after by Warren Akers, ranger in
charge of the Beartooth forest
division, and Warren Stillings, for
estry surveyor, who were notified
and went to the scene immediate
ly. After corraling the blaze,
Akers enlisted the services of two
other men in the vicinity to aid in
quelling it.
The location of the blaze was
given as about two miles above the
forest boundary line on the West
Fork. Akers stated that the fire
no doubt originated from a light
ming bolt which struck in the vi
cinity at about 8 p. m. Saturday.
Recent rains and a prompt report
to forestry officials as to the fires
presence, was credited in prevent
ing what otherwise may have been
a serious outbreak in the region.
The spot was still smouldering
Tuesday, but was being closely
guarded against a fresh outbreak,
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15

Total tax levies for Carbon
county and the city of Red Lodge
this year, as set by the county
commissioners meeting in special
session Monday, remained at the
1888 level, while the total levy for
school district No. / was advanced
1 mill over last years figures.
The total county levy remained
at q mills and the city of Red
Lodge levy at 80 mills. This years
levy for school district No. / was
set at 81 mills as compared with
the 80 mill levy of 1888.
State levies this year were fixed
at the following figures:
Livestock, a mills; general fund,
1.5 mills; university millage fund
for maintenance, 2.5 mills; uni
versity millage fund for warrant
retirement, so mills, and the edu-
~cational bond interest and sinking
fund, .83 mills.
The university tax levy this
year is to be applied on the full
assessed valuation of all property
instead of on the taxable value as
formerly, which means that the
tax for this item will be larger
than in the past. This is being
done this year by virtue of a sup
RENE court decision last May and
is for the retirement of $5,000,00(
in university educational refund.
ing bonds.
The levy for the general county
fund was fixed at 8 mills as com.
pared with 8.5 mills last year. The
poor fund levy remains at 8 mills
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
AGENTS
INSPECT WORK ON
DISTILLERY HERE
Officials Praise Plant AS
Ideally Fitted For
Production

Government officials after q
preliminary inspection this week
of the whiskey : manufacturing
plant being established here by the
Yellowstone Distilleries, Inc, de-
clared that the local enterprise
was the "most ideal setup we have
ever investigated"
The officials who came here
Saturday for the specific purpose
of inspecting the plant were A. w,
Johnson of Seattle, chief inspector
for the internal revenue bureaus
alcohol tax control unit, and Brax-
ton Brown of Missoula, deputy in
spector of the internal revenue
bureau unit. They came here from
Butte.
After a thorough inspection OF
the plant which is now under con-
~struction here, the inspectors
praised the officials of the local
company for their close observ-
ance of government rules and reg
ulations for the construction OF
such plants. The remodeling work
SO far completed in the Beartooth
theatoreum which is to house the
main units of the plant here, plain
ly showed that the construction OF
the plant was being supervised by
an expert, the officials said.
Following their inspection tour
of the theatre building, the gov
eminent inspectors conducted a
similar investigation of the old
Jefferson school building which is
to house the bottling and aging
unit of the distillery here. In sum-
ming up their trip to Red Lodge
Chief Inspector Johnson declared
that the local plant was "the most
ideal setup I have ever inspected
in my % years of service in the in
ternal revenue bureau"
A final inspection of the plant,
prior to its start of operations, is
to be made by government agents
in about a month or five weeks.
Continued progress in getting
their plant into operation as soon
as possible was reported being
made by officials of the company.
Four watts of a $4,000 gallon ca
pacity were assembled during the
past week and work of construct
ing the fire boxes for the two 100
horsepower boilers which have
been set in place in the basement
was being carried forward.
In the main section floor of the
building carpenters are construct.
ing an additional floor on a leveI
with the former balcony of the
one-time showhouse. This is to be
used as added storage space fol-
the plants product. Other floors
are also being added to the stage
section, where a 50-foot still is tc
be installed. Two such floors, one
of which is completed, are to be
erected in this section to be util-
lied in operating the still.
Work in remodeling the front
offices of the building is also un.
derway in preparing them foi
early occupancy.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
BEATS
FROMBERG TO TIE
FOR LEAGUE FLAG
Three Game Playoff Slated
To Settle Race For
Pennant

The Twin River baseball league
wound up its seasonal play Sun
day with the Bearcreek and From
berg mines tied for championship
honors, necessitating a playoff for
the title.
The two teams are scheduled to
play it out in a series of three
games, with the first n set for
this Sunday on the Bearcreek field.
The other contests will be settled
with a doubleheader at Fromberg
on the following Sunday.
In the final team ratings, the
Joliet and Billings aggregations
were even up for third place rat
ings. Laurel was in fifth position,
while Bridger finished in the cell
lar, where it had remained for the
entire season.
Scoring a sensational 10 victory
over Fromberg Sunday, Bearcreek
won the right to battle it out with
the league champions of last year
and consistent leaders in this
years race. The game Sunday
which was played on the From
berg lot, was one of the best con-
tests of the season.
Fromberg's mound maestro"
Pokarney, was in prime form,
hurting a brand Of ball throughout
that would fit in any ball lot. The
B~earcreek twister, "Huck Finn"
Michelcic, was equally we'll up in
trim and a pitching duel was evil
dent from the start.
Michelcic frightened up in the
pinches as to be nearly invincible.
He allowed six hits to Fromberg
bat wielders and put away Is on
strikeouts. Pokarney struck out
IA and gave up seven hits to Bear
creek batsmen.
Bearcreek's lone tally came in
the fourth inning, when Michelcic,
first up, doubled to centerfield and
Orler followed with a single.
Yanchisin was passed, and on the
next pitch, to Romiti, Pokarney let
one get away and Romiti took a
base when hit by the pitched ball,
scoring Michelcic. With none
away and the bases populated,
Pokarney frightened and struck out
the next three men to face him.
Fromberg made a scoring threat
in the first canto, but Michelcic
pulled Bearcreek out safely. With
two down, the Bearcreek hurler
gave Dewing a single and the next
man up, Hall, doubled on him.
Michelcic famed Walker, how
ever, to retire the side.
Other league contests Sunday
were won also with one-run mar
gins, the Billings nine barely miss
ing a chance to sew up the league
championship in a three-way tie
in a game with Joliet in which it
met a "a defeat. Laurel in a ten
inning game with Bridger also
dropped, the final tally standing
9-8.
The final standings of teams in
the Twin River league race are as
follows.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15
MISSOURI SHERIFF TAKES
CHARGE OF FUGITIVE HERE

Bearing special papers secured
when he presented extradition
papers to Gov. Frank H. Cooney,
Sheriff John w. Lee arrived here
Friday evening to take charge of
Gully Johnson, held in the county
Jail here since his arrest at Bridg-
er by Deputy Sheriff Robert
Pryde three weeks ago on a shop
lifting charge.
Within an hour Johnson was on
his way back to Kirksville, Mo-,
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15

where he is to answer charges for
breaking jail while held on burg
larry and larceny allegations.
Johnson gave his name as Floyd
Johnston to Sheriff Jack McFate
when brought here from Bridger,
but fingerprints sent by local au-
thorities to the bureau of identifi-
cation at Washington, d. c.,
identified him as the man wanted
in Missouri.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15

August 8.-Wray Whitehead,
81, and Helen May White, 27, both
of Omaha, Neb.
August 13.-Charles Lydic, rs,
and Mary Shull, IS, both Of Cody,
Wyo.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15

on the farm practically any crop
to be used for livestock feeding
purposes, except for certain re-
strictions necessary to prevent
possible use of such drouth rulings
to cover up original con-compli-
ance with the terms of the con-
tract, or defeat the purposes of
the contract.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-15

The darkest hour in any mans
life is when he sits down to plan
how to get money without earning
it.