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The Washington times., 1934-04-27
Soldier Injured
As Car Hits Pole

Master Sergeant Herbert K.
Holcomb, 40, assigned to the Army
War College, is suffering from a
skull fracture today, received yes
terday when he swerved his auto.
mobile to avoid striking another
and rammed into q post at Sew
enth Street and North Carolina
Avenue, Southeast. He is in Emer-
gency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
RICHIE GUEST HERE

Governor Albert C. Ritchie of
Maryland and Col. Marvin Nc
.-,...iyre, secretary to President
Roosevelt, will be guests of honor
and speakers at the annual ban
quet of the Delaware-Maryland
and District Jewelefs Association
at the Mayflower Hotel May Z.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27

A home is your castle your
greatest protection wise invest
ment! Study the many worthwhile
home buys advertised for sale In the
WANT AD SECTION Of this newspaper.
Worry! Worry! Worry! The sOlu-
tiOn to many Of your varied problems
can be found in the WANT AID SEC
TION Of this Newspaper,
Evening star., 1934-04-01
CHAIRMEN NAMED
FOR LEGION DANCE
DR.. MacNeil and Mrs. O'Connor
Head Floor and Ladies'
Committees.

DR.. B. c. MacNeil and Mrs. Edythe
OConnor have been named chairmen
of the Floor and Ladies' Committees,
respectively, for the annual American
Legion and American Legion Auxiliary
Ball, to be held Thursday at the May
flower Hotel.
DR.. MacNen will be assisted by the
following post and past department
commanders: Watson Miller, John L.
Smith, j. Miller Kenyon, Amos A.
Fries, Frank L. Peckham Julius I.
Peyser. Harlan Wood, Charles H.
Knight, Ferdinand G. Fraser, Nor
man B. Landreau, Paul j. McGahan,
Henry W. Longfellow, Miss Emily j.
Carey. Oscar G. Jones. Mrs. Kate
Briggs. Mrs. Mabel L. Day, Guy U.
Cogswell. Forest F. Bartl. John T.
Finley. Henry F. Fones. Wallace A.
McCathran, Joseph j. Malloy, Albert
P. Tatspaugh, Clarence T. Milne,
James A. Purcell. Charles W. Swan,
Ralph H. Case, John B. Keller. George
Oberndoerfer, T. Bailey Brewer. Wi
ley M. Fuller, Maurice Folsom. H. w.
Llneburg, r. A. c. Horton, William
k1lerlane and Leo J. Reel.
Mrs. O'Connor. who is president of
the American Legion Auxiliary, will
have the following unit presidents on
her committee: Mrs. Catherine Au-
gust, Mrs. Ruth Turner. Mrs. Roberta
Fawcett. Mrs. Ruth Orlosky, Miss
Nicie Perrell, Mrs. Mary K. Killeen
and Mrs. Glen Newell.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
PRODUCTION GAINS
FORGING UPWARD.
Department of Commerce
Summary Shows Week of
Unusual Activity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department declares
that despite the unsettlement caused
for a time by threatened labor diff
ficulties, domestic productive activity
continued to forge ahead during the
week ended March "a
In its weekly summary of the situa-
ton, the department said production
In the automobile industry amounted
to $4,000 units, the largest weekly fig
ure reported so far this year.
Electric power output increased in
contraseasonal trend, and the ad-
justed index moved higher for the
third successive week The percent
age gain over a year ago, amounting
to It's per cent was less than in the
preceding week. due to the relatively
large gain last year after the drop
caused by the unsettlement resulting
from the bank holiday.
Steel Fluctuations Minor.
Operations in the steel industry
have shown only minor fluctuations
in recent weeks. and the slight in
crease in the scheduled operating rate
in the week of the oath was fol-
lowed by a downward revision of
IL points to 45.7 per cent of ca
pacity for the current week.
Construction contracts awarded in
the first half of March rose sharply
above the low February totals, and
the gains were more pronounced for
private building than for public works.
Awards of S93.000,000 were within
per cent of the total for the entire
month of February. and we're more
than three times as large as in the
first half of March, 1888
Prices were lower. the Fishers in
deX of wholesale prices dropped one
half point Both agricultural and
nonagricultural prices moved lower.
Stock prices we're reactionary, and the
trend of bond prices was also down.
ward. Short-term money rates have
remained unchanged in recent weeks
at the low levels prevailing during
February.
Reserve Bank Credit.
Reserve Bank credit outstanding has
continued to decline, the reduction in
the four weeks ended March 81
amounting to S84O00,0OO. Holdings
OF Government securities were un-
changed in this period and the drop
resulted mainly from the reduction in
bill holdings. Loans of the report
ing member banks declined to about
the same total as at the end of
February, due to the drop in both
loans on securities and all other"
loans. Reported commercial failures
continued to decline, and the weeks
total of 236 was the smallest reported
since the upward trend was reversed
a year ago, with the exception of
one week last December.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
AUTO PERMITS REQUIRE
W0MEN'S FULL NAMES
Corporation Counsel Prettyman
Rules After Review of Law
on Subject.

A married woman applying for a
District automobile registration card
or drivers permit may not sign either
her maiden name or her husbands
name preceded by Mrs" it was
ruled yesterday by Corporation Coun-
sci E. Barrett Prettyman.
Prettyman decided from review of
the law in the matter that since the
true and lawful" name of the ap-
plicant is required. married women
must give their Christian name or
names, followed by the surname of
the husband. For instance, Mary
Anne Doe, or Mrs. Mary Anne Doe.
Mrs. John Doe, however, would not
be correct
The ruling, made at the request of
William A. Van Duzer. director of
. traffic. will be laid before the Com
missioners this week for action.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
WELCOME is PLANNED
Sigma Alpha Epsilon to Honor
Orchestra Leader Tucker.

Tommy Tucker. orchestra leader,
will be rendered a welcome back to
Washington" in the form of a dance
and fraternity get-together Tuesday
night at the Wardman Park Hotel by
members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra
ternity.
The Alumni Association of the fra
ternity, of which D. Randall Buck
ingham is president, has extended in
vitations to Senators Pat Harrison,
Key Pittman and Nathan Bachman
and Representatives Robert r. But
Ter, Eugene Cox and William Arnold.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

A richly designed oc-
casional in art moderne
d e ign. Upholstered
seat and back. Hard
wood frame OF walnut
finish.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
VENUS CHAPTER, O. E. S.
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY

Venus chapter No. 80, Order of
Eastern Star, observed the thirty
first anniversary of the founding
of the chapter and commemorated
jointly the birth anniversaries of
Abraham Lincoln and George
Washington Wednesday night at
the Masonic temple.
Included on the program were
Mrs. c. R. Northrop, who gave
"The Perfect Tribute" a number,
Looking Backward" by Mrs. Joe
Bailey; officers presented the
birthday candle service; Mrs.
Fannie Torreyson gave the ellis
tory Of Venus Chapter; a song
number, starlight" was sung by
Mrs. G. B. Foltz; "Throw Another
Log on the Fire." was sung by the
chapter; Mrs. A. G. Slovenian
paid a tribute to Washington;
$40 a Kind Deed for a Friend
was given by the chapter; Glove
Letters of Martha Washington
a playlet was participated in by
Mrs. E. B. Provinse, Mrs. A. M,
Hartwig and Mrs. Henry Johnson
and a solo by Mrs. R. A. Nutting
concluded the program.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
DAMAGES
HERE THIS

Explosions of an undetermined
origin followed by fire badly dam
aged a South Broadway residence
here early this morning.
The first blast which brought
firemen to the scene at four
o'clock this morning shattered
windows in the two-story frame
dwelling of Melvin Corbridge,
who was asleep in a bedroom of
the house upon the arrival of fire.
men, it was said. Firemen took
Corbridge from the house through
a window of the bedroom. He was
uninjured. The second explosion
occurred after the arrival of the
fire fighters.
The blaze was confined to the
kitchen and roof of the house,
firemen said. They estimated the
damage at $1,000. Firemen bat
tied the blaze for three hours in
Red Lodges first real touch of
winter weather.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
BEARCREEK POISONS
DEFEAT BLACK ACES

In a fast, well-played game of
basketball a Bearcreek Poison
quint took the measure of the
Roundup Black Aces, 61-48, on the
Bearcreek floor Saturday night.
The score was tied five times
during the first half which ended
with Roundup leading, 1926. At
the start of the second half Lau-
kaitus Tipped in a goal for Bear
creek which, with another from
Hannula, started the Poisons ON
their winning streak, third quar-
ter score being 42-32 for the Pois-
on squad.
Outstanding for the evening
was Kastelitz, Poison forward,
with 81 points, and Hannula fol-
lowed him with IL registered. For
Roundup Brown led with is points
and with Vessel next with II. The
Black Aces are rated as one of
t The outstanding independent
squads in the state and plan to en-
ter the state tournament at Butte
next month. McLuskie of Red
Lodge refereed Saturday nights
contest.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
MRS. MARY FEKETY
PASSES MONDAY AT
B~EARCREEK HOME

Mrs. Mary Fekety, 81, wife OF
Steve Fekety, died at the family
home in Bearcreek Monday eve-
ming where she had been a resi-
dent for the past twenty-eight
years.
Mrs. Fekety was born in Aus
tria, May IA, 1873, and was mar
ried to Mr.. Fekety in Yonkers,
N. Y, in 1897. Later the couple
removed to Montana where they
first settled at Bridger. After a
five years residence there they
came to Bearcreek which has been
the family home for the past
twenty-eight years.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Eek
ETY. is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Frank Robel; two sons, John
and Paul Fekety, and two grand
sons. Funeral arrangements have
not been made.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21

Gov. F. H. Cooney, |. D. 0'Don-
nell, R. R. Percell, Richard Fab
rick, State Engineer ]. S. James
and others are expected to be in
attendance at the meeting here
which will be held in the court
house at / p. M, Saturday.
The Rock creek project, if
agreed upon, would fit into the
general picture of Montana's
planning for the future, /. D.
O'Donnell said at Billings Mon
day. 1t calls for an expenditure
of 100000 and would involve 3d.
900 settled acres in Carbon coun-
ty.
Preliminary surveys have been
completed by the state engineer
on the proposed dam site on Red
Lodge creek and at the head of
Rock creek. The funds, Mr..
O'Donnell said Monday, would
come from the $5,000,000 PWA
funds which Gov. F. H. Cooney,
chairman of the state conservation
board, has said have been set
aside for Montana water conser-
walton work by the federal gov
eminent. Financing would be
over a period of 80 years.
All farmers, water users, land
owners and others interested in
the projects r urged to be in at
tendance at Saturdays meet.
Their opinion is sought by the
board on the projects and r con
sidered invaluable in aiding con-
sideration of the projects by the
board.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
new BOOKS PLACED
ON LIBRARY SHELVES
Eleven New Issues Added;
Give Report For
January

Eleven new volumes for adult
readers have been added to book
lists at the Red Lodge public Ii
brary, according to a report re-
ceived Thursday from Mrs. E. Nj.
Adams, librarian. Eight of the
volumes was the first installment
of adult books being donated by
the literature department of the
Red Lodge Woman's club and
purchased from funds derived
from the book week drive. Three
others came as donations from in
dividuals.
The new books include Bird of
Dawning," by John Masefield;
within This Present." by Mar
garet Aver Barnes; "Oil for the
Lamps of China" by Alice Tis-
dale Hobart; master of Jalna,"
by Mazo de la Roche; "Cross of
Peace" by Sir Phillip Gibbs;
Life Begins at Forty" by Wal
ter B. Pitkin; Little Man, What
Now" by Hans Fallada; mo
Second SPRING" by Janet Biseth;
THE Way Out" by Upton Sin
clair, presented by Joseph Adam
of Los Angeles, Cal; Miss Bish-
OPP" by Bess Streeter Aldrich,
presented by Mrs. j. F. Brophy;
Happiness" by Dorothy Wal
worth Carman, presented by Mrs.
Arthur Roat.
A total of 1895 volumes was
loaned to library patrons during
the fourteen days that the library
operated in January, Mrs. Adams
report shows. OF these 571 were
borrowed by adults and sos by
juveniles. Adults borrowed 459
volumes of fiction and liz volumes
of non-fiction, while juvenile read
ers borrowed Alb volumes of fic-
ton and 277 volumes Of non-fic-
ton. The average daily %circula-
ton was ninety-one volumes, the
January report reveals.
The library began the month
with 1911 volumes on the shelves
and twenty-seven were withdrawn
from circulation during the month
to leave a total of 1914. Book
borrowers numbered 1,945 at the
beginning of January, the report
shows, and eleven new cards were
issued and nine retired to make
the total of 1,947 patrons at the
end of the month.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
Soil Articles Written to Aid
Montana in Reimbursement Plan

Editors Note-In its cooper
alton with federal agencies look
ing to a readjustment of agri-
culture Montana is planning a
far-reaching program in the
utilization of land for purposes
to which it is best adapted.
From facts and ideas gained
from administrators at Montana
State college and from SCENT
lists there who deal with soiss,
crops, livestock, economics and
other matters the writer has
prepared a series of timely
articles, of which this is one.
The articles deal primarily
with the soil, since it is recog-
nized that this must be the
basis for all agriculture.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21

hand, a large part of that which
the earth gives us cannot be sold
because the millions in other parts
of the world who through count
less generations have extracted
the precious plant food materials
from the soil have reduced that
soil to such poverty that those
who depend upon it now have
neither enough food nor enough
money to buy from us.
Recognizing that it may take
generations before anything ma
terial may be done to raise those
now in want of food in other parts
Of the world to that economic level
where they may buy-the problem
facing the United States and other
great surplus producing areas is
to reduce production. The period
of unregulated and uncontrolled
expansion is over and we are now
suffering the pains and agonies
that must necessarily precede the
shrinking process.
From Washington comes the
nation wide agricultural adjust
ment program for wheat, cotton,
tobacco, dairy products, corn, hogs
and other products, and they are
essentially ~shrinkage programs.
Also from Washington we are
hearing more and more about land
retirement, about the elimination
of marginal land and about con-
%centrating production in those
areas best suited to production.
Montana is participating to the
fullest, as all states must, in the
national efforts. There has been
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
HYDE WEARS SELF
OUT IN GETTING WIN
ON SAILOR

Billy Hyde, Red Lodge, 164A
pounds, wore himself to exhaust
ion in pounding out a six-round
decision over "Sailor Red" Bar
bour, Belfry, 165 pounds, in the
main event of a fight card staged
at Washington hall by Henry AL
bert and Leland Newman, promot-
ers, here Saturday night.
Hyde rained punches on every
conceivable point of the face and
body of his opponent which come
within the range of the Queens
bury rules for the full six rounds
of the fight but was unable to put
the red-haired sailor down for a
count. The local fighter forced
the issue from the beginning,
pummelling the navy man from
one side of the ring to the other
during the entire fight and at two
or three stages of the battle
drove Barbour through the ropes
with pile-driving blows.
From the final seconds of the
second round to the finish of the
sixth, the sailor took Hyde's
punches mostly in a state of semi
consciousness, but somehow man.
aged to keep his feet. Hyde was
weakened from his own efforts in
the final cantos and lacked the
strength to deliver his sleeper.
In the semi-final of the card,
Don Claus of Fromberg uncorked
several clever offensive tactics to
earn a f%our-round edge over Cliff
Gerhardt of Washoe. Claus
weighed in at 1921 pounds and
Gerhardt scaled lat pounds.
Ralph Kress, Joliet, 1881
pounds, STAYED off the knockout
punches of Morris (K.O.) Hend-
ricks, Fromberg, 134h pounds, in
a fast f%our-round contest but
dropped the decision to Hendricks
Kress was down for an eight
count in the third round of the
bout which was staged as a semi
windup to the card.
In two other preliminary bouts
James CASTOR and Teddy Blass-
ingame and Bobby DeBourg ant
Primo J~urkovich, all Of Red Lodge
went three rounds to earn draws
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21

a fine response here to the wheat
adjustment program, and the
corn-hog effort which is of minor
Importance in Montana is getting
a favorable start. At the same
time all possible efforts are be-
ing made to secure funds to as
sure the best possible use of our
irrigation resources. All of this
can only mean that the poorest Of
the dryland of Montana is to go
out of staple crop production and
additional high producing irrigat-
ed l@nd is to come in to produc-
ton. If Montana is to contribute
her share to the necessary total
s~hrinkage then the production
from the land that comes in must
be less than that from the land
that goes out. If one acre of irri-
gated land will produce as much
as four acres of non-irrigated land
Cnen 1T Will ne necessary to retire
about five acres of dry land for
each acre of irrigated land that is
brought in. The retired dry land
probably will then go back to the
least concentrated Of all types of
husbandry, the range production
of livestock.
And this brings Montana
squarely to its major problem and
its major opportunity. In the
translocation and readjustment
every effort must be made to avoid
the mistakes of the past. In the
good old days of the first settle
ment period there was little re-
gard for soil. Production was
needed and even the poorer lands
could be depended upon to pro-
duce enough at the high prices
then prevailing to return profits.
Since then we have learned much
about soils even as we have
learned much about economics.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
SAARI CASE IN
HANDS OF JURY,
AWAIT VERDICT
Case Against John Saari
Is Dismissed by
Court

The case of the state against
Sam Saari, on trial in district
court here on charges of burning
insured property, was placed in
the hands Of the jury at 1890
o'clock today. The case against
STARTS brother, John, slated for
trial on the same charges, was
dismissed.
The trial which has drawn hun
dreds of courtroom spectators to
the court house here for the past
two days, opened Monday morn
ing with the selection of twelve
jurymen from two venires of
twenty-five persons called. From
the first venire Robert Robinson,
John Eckerman, M. L. Long, A.
F. Richardson, Arthur Halpin,
Leonard Hunter, George Lay, P.
G. Monahan, Harry LaCourse,
James Monahan and John Five
land were selected, and from a
special venire called the name of
John Fenolio was drawn.
A motion was made by the de-
PENDANTS counsels, A. G. Shone
and c. A. Johnson, to have all
witnesses excluded from the court
was denied. The opening state
ment was made by c. J. Dousman
of the attorney generals office,
who, with County Attorney E. P.
Conwell, represented the state in
the case.
The following witnesses testi-
fled for the state at Mondays
session: Bob Bradich, William
Homer, Jr., William Homer, E. B..
Provinse, Sam Alexander, Mrs.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
TURK GREENOUGH LEAVES
FOR RODEO APPEARANCE

Turk Greenough, Red Lodges
famous bronc-twister, left here
Monday for Tuscon, Ariz., where
he is to appear in riding events of
a rodeo being staged there Thurs
day. He was accompanied by his
wife.
Later they are to go to Fort
Worth, Texas, where Turk is I'M
der contract to ride in the Fort
Worth Livestock show which is
one Of the largest affairs of its
kind in the southwest and is
scheduled for the latter part Of
this month.
Turk will be joined at Fort
Worth by his equally famous sis
ter, Alice, who is also under con-
tract to ride in the Fort Worth
show. Miss Greenough, who was
awarded the trophy for the worlds
champion cowgirl at Boston last
fall, will leave here in a few days
for the Texas city.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
BEARCREEK LOSES
THRILLER TO CHS
Bearcreek Leads Locals
Most of the Way;
Drop 1898

Carbon county high basketball
ers capped the lid on their 1894
season without a defeat when they
edged their time honored foes,
Bearcreek high, 1898, in the sea-
sons thriller which required an
overtime period to settle on the
Bearcats' court Wednesday night.
A record crowd of more than
six hundred fans jammed the
Bearcreek gym to watch a re-
venge-seeking Bearcreek squad
lead the Carbonites throughout
the first three periods of the con-
test, and then witnessed the locals
uncork their full power in the
final stanza to knot the score 35-
35 at the finish. In the extra
canto Liedes and NORM rang up
two from the floor to place the
locals 1896. Sigurnik made q
floor shot and Barovich a free
toss for Bearcreek to wind up 49,
38. Two other free tries at the
basket were muffed by Bearcreek
men.
The Bearcreek cagers led 1919
at the first period; 21-19 at the
intermission, and 1921 at the end
of the third stanza. The lead
switched sides frequently, Bear
creek taking the largest lead in
the third period, 1921. Roughness
marked the game throughout,
Naglich of Bearcreek and Niemi
of Red Lodge being tossed out on
personals in the third period, and
two other Carbon players, Zupan
and Doran, being elected in the
fourth frame.
Mike Barovich, Bearcreek for
ward, took evening scoring hon
ors with eleven points, followed
next by his teammate, Kastelitz,
forward, and by Zupan, center,
and Brown, forward, of the local
squad, all with nine points each.
The lineup:
Carbon-Brown (9), Liedes (6)
and Kangas az, forwards; Zupan
(9), center; Niemi (2), NORM (7),
Doran (2) and Mlekush, guards,
Bearcreek-Barovich (11), Kaste-
litz (9), forwards; Naglich (7)
and Sigurnik (2), centers: Young
(2), and Tastovorsnik 90, guards,
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-21
Part /.
A LOOK AT SOME MONTANA
PROBLEMS
BY ID. t. AtIiI

Start drilling today straight
down at any point in the earth's
surface at the rate of 100 feet per
day, and the drill would show up
at the other side about May / in
the year 3107. But in the first
five minutes the drill would have
passed through that very thin
part of the earth's surface known
as the soil which contains the
elements upon which all life on
this planet depends.
Most Of US have given little
thought to this thin soil layer.
The farmer stirs it up a bit with
his plaws, plants his seed and har-
vests the crop without thinking
of the miracle that has happened.
The soil is not even a mystery to
most of us because a thing cam
not be mysterious until it has been
given some thought. We take it
for granted and let it go at that.
Our time has been too much tax
en- up with the stock market, the
price of gold or the latest movie
star.
And now suddenly we are
brought squarely and forcibly to
a realization that the soil envelope
of the world needs some attention.
The soil hasn't ceased to function
but in our greed and in our blind
ness to produce we have coaxed
and encouraged it to over-produce
in one place, and have so abused
it that it will no longer produce
enough in another. We have scat
tered over its surface that we
might find more land to pillow that
there might be more crops to har-
vest. The soil has responded toe
well for our own good and we
have too much. On the other