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The Washington times., 1934-09-21

Being terrified of birds my.
self, I have, naturally, a morbid
interest in all of their more hor-
rendous activities. 1t is a form
of masochism in which the
patient suffering from "avia.
phobia" actually seeks out bird
shocks and asks people ques-
tions about the most revolving
birds they have known.
It was with considerable re.
vulsion and consequent excite
ment, therefore, that I read in
Mr.. D. B. Wyndham Lewis
column in the London Daily
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
Human Side Of theNews - By Edwin c. Hill

slopes of Mount Whitney, ESQ
miles away. Hundreds of miles
of mountain roads had to be
built, together with a special
railroad across the MojaVe
Desert.
The seemingly impossible was
accomplished, and on the pure
waters from the high S!erras
brought into the southland by
this man-made miracle, Los
Angeles grew from small ul'
important community to the
fifth largest city in America.
With the growth of the city
came that of its port, San
Pedro, now one of the finest
harbors in the world. The en-
tire place has taken on a re-
markable industrial aspect and
the authenticated figures of its
growth and its wealth are little
less than startling.
But, once again, the limit
seemed to have been reached.
Once again, the problem Of an
adequate water supply for the
ever-growing population and its
constantly increasing activities
arose to spur the imagination
of those who loved the town.
The end of the water resources
appeared at hand; the desert,
like the sea, seemed to serve
notice: THUS far shalt thou
60, and no further"
But not Los Angeles. Out Of
the genius and vision of for
ward-looking men sprang the
titanic project of Boulder Dam.
The largest bond issue ever
voted by any city, or group of
cities-tWo hundred and twenty
million dollarS-Was launched.
The Federal overnmen
pledged prompt support. And as
the pioneers of Carthage, Rome
and Babylon struck out across
the wastelands to secure the
most vital of human necessities,
so today are the sun-bronzed
engineers of Southern Cali
fornia driving through the
wilderness in quest of water.
The giant task today is under
way; the greatest construction
project ever attempted in the
history of continental United
States. The staccato sound Of
pneumatic drill is disturbing the
age-old desert stiffness at half
a hundred points; 20 tunnels,
totalling 81 miles in length, are
being driven.
Mine cars are rattling in and
out Of yaWning tunnel portals,
carrying away, piece by piece,
the granite heart of those
ancient natural barriers, found
to be standing today in the path
of progress.
Truly, a marvellous undertak.
ing, and typical of the spirit
which is prompting those who
are determined that Los Angeles
must never rest in her fight to
reach the front row of the great
cities of the world.
The color and daring and
drama that are wrapped up in
the Colorado River Aqueduct
now under way are typical Of
the spirit which made and main
tanned Hollywood as the great
est motion picture center in the
entire world. It is the spirit OF
the early-day pioneers who
came, and saw, and conquered.
It is the spirit Of California.
Copyright. 1894. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nC.)
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

For what ails EN-
"sI,IM"-that's the title
WILLIAM WIsTER HAINES-
He's the author
LITTLE BROWN AND CON-
PANY-
They're the publishers
And here's the dope.
"SLIM'S" a book about men;
Linemen-
Men you've seen working
Along our streets,
Across our mountains,
Stringing wires,
Riveting towers,
Webbing America with steel,
Bringing all of us,
Heat and light and power.
Here's a book
About those men
How they think and work,
Gamble and fight.
Laugh and make love,
Raise Cain and
Die.
And about a kid called Slim,
Who became one of them.
A book about linemen,
Written by one of them
This Haines fellow,
Only twenty-five himself,
Who's been working
In the wires seven years
And believe you me
IT'S A BOOK!
But warn you
Before you start,
It isn't pretty or proper.
It's no book for people
With la-de-da tummies,
Or lace backbones,
Or chiffon inSides!
If you can't stand
The stink of sweat
And the smear of blood,
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
An Anniversary
Congratulations to the Fox

The pride of Loew's Fox Theater in celebrating its
seventh birthday is pardonabe and understandable.
Seven years ago, with everything the business
horizon rosy the giant theater Street was opened
to cater to the entertainment tastes of Washngonans
Since that time conditions have changed Business
affairs lost bit of their rosy hue. Men became
ried. Administrations changed.
Politics and politicians shifted. Many Of them went
into open competition with the show business. Some of
them were funnier.
But the Fox Theater went along on it's steady and
often brilliant job of purveyng to the entertainment
needs of the city.
While the management of the theater is congratulate
ing itself we want to add expression of gratitude on
from the troubles of sorey tried world in the confines
of the big show house
WASHINGTON TINES
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

man of 40 can't walk through
your barnyard without being
attacked by drunks?" Then I
went into the harness room ur1'
til the scene was over.
AS I say, they apologized the
next day, but I want Mr.. D. b.
Wyndham Lewis to know that
we, in America, have our prob
lens among birds, too. In Eng
land, they seem to carry their
liquor better, that's all.
Copyright, 1884, by King Features
Syndicate, InC.)
Articles by Robert Benchley
appear each Monday, .WedneS-
day and Friday.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
The Greatest Shoe
On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

All over the field men rose
and stood at attention.
Many people took off their
hats, to stand with uncovered
heads.
In the crowd who stood at at
tention we're some regular Army
men.
They mistoOk the song for the
national anthem. The Star.
Spangled Banner"
Work on the WASHINGTON
Monument recalls the fact that
on neTt February II it will be
exactly so gears since the dedi.
cation of the gigantic obeliSk.
It was at this ceremony that
Senator John w. Daniel made
one of the most memorable
speeches ever rendered by
member of Congress.
In it he said:
Long live the Republic of
Washington.
Long live the United States
of America.
Long live our country"
This peroration is regarded
as one of the classics of our
Congress.
The recent death of William
Lorin1er in Chicago recalls the
strenuous, but futile, fight he
made in 1912, When the Senate
Uoted on the question OF seating
him.
The election certificate was
rejected by a vote of SIS to %.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

m / niStration
in some cities.
Applying a
S t ranglehold
to the hous-
ing program
in their COM
munities, GER
tain bankers
are resorting
to any and
every device
to counteract
it's effective
ness.
One of the
widely u S e d
tricks is the
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

Gore, and Henry F. Ashurst re-
main.
Strangely enough it was Just
10 years after the LOrimer re-
lection that the Senate voted to
reject Truman H. Newberry, Of
Michigan.
Of those who voted to seat
him, only three remain. They
are Senators William H. Nc
Nary, Frederick Hale, and Henry
w. Keyes.
(Copyrght, 1894, The Washington
TimeS)
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
ofSOrW 7 to
College Days. = = By T. E. Powers /

Bankers, particularly in the
bigger cities, are continuing to
make trouble for the Federal
Housing Administration Of Ad-
ministratOr James A. MOffett.
Tactics of the banking gentry
are threatening to ruin the en-
tire program of the Housing Ad-
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

Or a tired
man
Who's getting
stale
From pound
ing t h e
S a m e old
rut?
Or a cynical
friend
Who's sure we
humans
Have G o n e
plu m b to
the dogs?
T h e n here's
thu hOOk
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

eastern face of the Sierra
Nevada range. Begun in 1908,
it took nine years in the build
ing and cost twenty-five million
dollars.
Water sufficient for a million
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

Lorimer was
not S e a t e d.
Senator Dun
can U. Fletch-
er of Florida is
the only man
left in the
Senate W h O
voted to seat
him. Of those
W h o vo t e d
against him,
Senator Will
liam E. Bo-,
rah, Senator
Hiram John
son Thomas
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

people and for the irrigation of
135, 900 acres of land was thus
secured.
It was the longest aqueduct in
the world, bringing the water
to the city from the snow-clad
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

And the mention OF
Bawdy houses,
And the sight Of tough men
Changing their socks
And swapping dirty yarns,
And slugging each other
With spud-wrenches-
And frying to death
On hot wires
Then you'd better
Leave this book alone,
And read valentines, instead,
But If you can
Face Life AS Is
And men AS Are
If you can, for once,
Cut out the ga-ga,
And read about real guys
With real jobs
In a real world,
Then, I'm telling you,
You're headed for
The grandest tale
That ever came roaring
Down from a gin-pole.
For here's something more
Than just a story
Of men and jobs,
Or sweat and blood.
Here's story
Of the sort of courage
And anger
And faith and loyalty
And two-fisted decency
That started America,
To begin with,
And has kept America going
Ever since!
You and I,
We've been feeling
Mighty low
About America lately.
We've been saying
The Big Stuff was over;
That there wasn't any more
Frontiers, or adventures,
Or regular males
With hair on their chests.
In fact, we'd concluded
This Show we've been runninc
Was just about due
To fold up and fade.
But here comes a book
That should make all us Whln
erS
Go out in the yard
And eat
LONG
WIGGLY
WORMS!
So, I'm telling you,
If you can take it,
Here's a book
Bill Haines' SLIM
That's GOOD FOR
WHAT AILS YOU!
Copyright, 1894. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

e.. And the desert shall re-
joice and blossom as the roSe...
And the parched ground shall
become a pool, and the thirsty
land springs of DGter. -"
In no spot on earth has that
beautiful prophecy come more
truly to pass than in Southern
California, where a century-old
struggle is entering today upon
its final phase.
Work is nearing completion
on one of the greatest construc'
ton projects ever attempted in
the history of the United States.
It is the climax of a century-old
war with nature, a struggle
which has been Transforming
arid, desert wasteland into an
earthly Paradise.
Garden cities, orchards and
fruit groves have blossomed
forth on all sides in the one
time sun-parched desert. And
in their center, city has shot
up to the sky, growing until it
is now the fifth in the entire
United States. From the day
Of its discovery, California has
been surrounded with the halo
Of romance.
Know" wrote MOntalvO,
"that on the right hand of the
Indies there is an island called
California, very close to the side
of the terrestrial paradise. 1t
was peOpled by women who
lived in the fashion of AmazOns.
Their island was the strongest
in the world, with its steep
cliffs and rocky shores. Their
arms were of gold, and SO was
the harness of the wild beasts
they tanned to ride; for in the
whole island there was no metal
but gold"
And the gold is still there, in
the sun on its hillSideS, in it's
meadows and canyons teeming
with wild flowers; in its rolling
country dotted with fine old
trees, in its flourishing orange
groves. The year-round sunshine
is clear and sparkling, and the
air brisk and healthy.
Southern California has none
of the depressing humidity
known to the Atlantic seaboard.
And there is nothing enervating
in the sunshine and perpetually
pleasant weather of the south
ern section of California.
Men work as much and as
long as in the East, with as little
or even less fatigue. Lovely as
Southern California has always
been, it seemed that nature had
placed an eternal limit upon the
size of the population when she
limited the supply Of water. For
Los Angeles, that limit has ever
been a problem, and the early
pioneers, at the turn of the CEN
tury, tackled it with rare energy.
Probably the most stupendous
undertaking of any American
municipality was the building of
the Los Angeles aqueduct. It
involved acquiring the rights to
the flow Of the Owens River
and tributary streams Of the
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
LISTEN, WORLD
By Elsie Robinson

A Grand Book for What Ails
Us All
Got a growing boy
Who's going Sappy
For lack of a red-blooded job?
The Washington times., 1934-09-21


u. G.
J. Fitzpatrick managing editor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25

situation.
 Reports emanating from Ketchi- kan that the city is in a de- graded condition following the re- turn of the legal sale of liquor were pronounced by him as pre- posterous and ridiculous. "Ketchi- kan is just the average, normal Alaskan community, as good and as bad as the rest of them" he declared.
 He reiterated his charge, made recently in letter to the Board of Liquor Control. that the fuss" being made in certain quarters about the liquor traffic and the Boards regulations is simply an effort on the part of certain nar- minded politicians to under mine the administration and gain personal advantage. Tt is too silly to need comment and will en- compass its own defeat" he said The pity of it is that those in- volved in it did not hesitate to besmirch the reputation of their own home town in order to build up their own political fences,' he
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25
PROSPECTS FOR GAME
 TONIGHT NOT BRIGHT

The prospects for tonight's game between the Moose and Elks on the City League schedule were not bright at midafternoon today. Clouds had prevailed all day with occasional showers and the official forecast was for even more un- favorable weather
 The game is scheduled for 6:30 pm. If it should be raining an hour before that time, under the rules of the organization, it will be postponed.
 If, however, conditions improve so that play is possible, it is ex- pected Manager Koski will use either H. MacSpadden or Nello against the Paps. Warter probably will work for the Moose.
 LONDON. = Government figures show that GAPS lives were lost in 1893 road accidents in England and Wales compared with 5,962 in 1892. Injuries increased from 188 1880 to 198,610.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25

and their families, will suffer un- practicable distress this coming winter. We are advised today canneries westward in Prince Will jam Sound area will not fish for pinks if strike continues; probably canneries here will follow similar course, thus jeopardizing both red and pink catch.
 Advised canneries may 22, re- quested your intervention under chapter 70, 1913, Session Laws. Mediation under your authority now only hope. We suggest if you communicate direct with Chester Carlson, president Fishermen's Union, and with Shepard Point, Pioneer Packing Company, Glacier Packing, Pioneer Sea Food and Jensen and New England fish can neries effected, an agreement might be hurriedly brought about through board arbitration fisher men naming one member, canner- .ies one member, these two naming third member. Situation critical; please act immediately"
 Acts At Once
 Knowing that MT. Wade was all ready enroute to Cordova by plane, the Governor wired the Chamber of Commerce, the Union and the cannerS as follows:
 Hugh A. Wade, Alaska repre- sentative of MIRA is now on way to Cordova by air to investigate strike situation. I suggest that you ac- cept him as arbitrator and have him settle whole difficulty. Season is rushing by so fast that Chapter 70, Session Laws of 1913, hardly practicable. MT. Wade has had lots of experience and eminently fair and on the square"
 Gov. Troy also wired MT. Wade urging him to act if those con- cerned agree to the Governors suggestion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25
IN
 KE1CHIKAN ARE
 MUCH IMPROVED
Senator Walker Says They Are 100 Per Cent Bet
 ter than Last Year

Ketchikan business conditions have improved at least 100 per cent over this time last year and, if relief from the shipping strike is obtained, it will continue to pro- gress, according to Senator N. R. Walker, prominent business man of the First City, who arrived here by plane yesterday for a short stay. He conferred with Gov. John w. Troy this morning on the. strike
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25
FAIR BUILDING IS
 PAINTED; ALUMINIUM
 IS NOW BEING USED

Painting of the Southeastern Alaska Fair Building should be completed within the next few days if the weather permits, ac- cording to a statement made this morning by w. s. Pullen, of the Southeastern Alaska Fair Asso- ciation.
 Work has been going on for the past month in giving the building a covering of aluminium paint. L. R. Smith has the contract.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25

declared t
 Senator Walker visited National Committeeman James J. Connors, Senator Allen Shattuck, and other party leaders during the day. He expects to return home this even ing or tomorrow by plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25

barometrc Alaska Western Canada rising slightly falling slightly elsewhere It lowest south the Alaska Peninsula with
  the Temperatures in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25
COOKED FOOD SALE

and Rummage Sale by the Girls Loyal Club Saturday, June 2nd. Corner store, 2nd and Seward Sts.
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25
MRS. HOGINS ABOARD
 s. 5. PRINCESS NORAH

Mrs. J. F. Hogins of Russelville, Arkansas, mother of Mrs. T. A. Morgan of Juneau, is a passenger on the Princess North for Juneau, where she will spend the next several months visiting with her daughter.
 Mrs. Hogins was left stranded in Seattle recently when the sail ing of the Aleutian, upon which she had reservation, was can celled
 Irrigating farms with sewage in India has been found to increase
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-25
GOVERNOR ACTS
 TO END STRIKE
 OF FISHERY FEN
Suggests that Hugh A. Wade Be Named to Med-
 fate Tieup at Cordova

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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-07-12

cent to Radville. sask., Sunday. They
will attend the Bible school, which is
held there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Peterson We're
Sunday dinner guests at the Ole
Hoist home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Olson and
daughter of near Dooley were dinner
guests at the Eirck Olson home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mangel and
daughter, Mr.. Espen, Mr.. Schilling
and Mr.. Jerde left for western points
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Westrup were
dinner guests at the Chris Mikkelson
home Sunday.
o. NJ. Lutness was a business call
er at the Bruvold home Sunday.
John Petersen and family return
ed Friday from Minot. They also
visited Mrs. Peterson's parents In
Kensnare.
Ingvald Iverson and family at
tended the Farmers Union annual
picnic held at Brush Lake Friday.
Arnold Hanson and wife and
Clara Corcoran and Christ Tuftness
returned Thursday from Williston,
where they nd spent the Fourth.
Wheat land measuring is being
done in the C~ommertown vicinity
this week. Alfred Helm has this
territory.
Many farmers are busy this week
spreading hopper poison. altho crops
in this territory are completely gone
from the winds and dry weather
Very few patches can be cut for
| hay
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mckay were
Sunday evening callers at the John
Petersen home.
The P~entecost people have pur-
chased the former Carter building
from the county. located in the north
end OF town. to be used for holding
their meetings in
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-07-12

Mrs. George Rebo returned Mon
DAY from Wisconsin where she Ia.
been visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Bork. mother OF Erick Bjork
returned Monday from the East.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Hoist were sup
per guests at the Jacob Lee home on
Monday evening. The occasion being
Johnney Lees birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Strand and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Iverson
and family. Lillian and Hank Olson
left for Glasgow Monday. They re
turned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Einar Negaard and
ramily left for Columbus N.Rak.
| Tuesday. They returned home Thurs
day. Mrs. Negaards father returned
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hensler and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Peterson and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Hoist. Mr.
and Mrs. Sanford Fransen and fam
| ily. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Friberg and
family. Mr. and Mrs. August Olsor
| and family, Mr.. and Mrs Austad ant
son, Mr.. and Mrs Twet and family
| Peter Jensen and daughters, Wood
row Bruvoh. Mr.. and Mrs. Mango
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Writ
berger and family. Mrs. A. A. John
son and family. all attended the Bis
| celebration held the 4 Of July a
| P~1entywood-
Several people OF this vicinity at
. tended the picnic held at the Andrew
| yogt grove July 4.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard King were
toxin callers Thursday.
Among the PIentywood caller:
from this vicinity Friday were Mrs
| Chris Peterson. Mr.. and Mrs. jos
WirtzberEer. Mr.. and Mrs. SANFORD
Fransen. Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Corcorar
and Mrs. George Rebo.
Junior Peterson was an Afternoon
guest at the William Corcoran home
Friday. the occasion being Mike:
birthday.
Mrs. Jim vincent's sister from
Havre il visiting at the Vincen'
home
Hazel Woodrow. Mabel and Pearlis
Bruvoh motored to Medicine Lake
Saturday. Hazel stayed to visii
friends
Mr.. Vogt took his daughters. Shir
ley and Irma and Miss Evelyn Vim
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-07-12
ROCK SPRINGS
Fred Grams

Ole and Engebret Kapmen mot0red
to Medicine Lake Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Bergle n Guy
Allen were business visitors In Re
serve and Medicine Lake Monday
A number of people gathered at
the NJ. P. Smith home and celebrated
the Fourth of July.
Tom Allen and Edith Folsom re-
turned to the Seth Falsom home af-
ter having spent the week end at the
Allen home.
A Fourth of July dance was had at
the Ben Bergie home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cobbins spent
the Fourth at Jack C0bbins, near
Froid. Mr.. and Mrs Goblin remain
ed there for a visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wormsbacker
were calling at the Dick Smith. Andy
Hanson and Cap Smith homes. They
then motored to Glasgow to spend
the 4th with Mig Smith and family.
Dick Smith and family accompanied
them to Glasgow.
John Anderson and daughter. Wv
ian of Brockton were callers at the
Ole Kampen home Thursday
Ole and Engehret Kalnpen motor
ed to Reserve Friday.
Freddies. Chic and Nellie Sum
mers spent the 4th In P~fentyw0od-
Beover Charette spent the 18th nj
Brush Lake.
Fred Summers. Fannie Akers and
Freddie Summers. Tnotored To Re
serve Friday
N. X. Markuson and H. Sparlfnz
were out in the Rock Spring com
munity Saturday. campaigning
MI. and Mrs. Jack Wormsbackel
and Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Hanson wert
callers in the Rock Spring distric'
Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs Guy Casper and son
Elvie, OF Homestead and Mrs. Pear
Allen Of Spokane Q SUNDAY
guests at the Allen home.
Cap Smith and Jim Mann calle<
at the Ole Kampen home Sunday
A picnic was held at the Rocl
Springs Sunday A large crowd ri
tended and a delicious lunch ant
good time was had
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-07-12
COUNTY NEWS
News Reports frsm Herald Correspondents Gathered from
every section of Sheridan County

son take a months vacation
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Rooster ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Nelson were In
town Sunday evening.
Some OF the base ball fans from
here took in the F1axyilleOutlook
game at Flaxville Sunday. Outlook
was victorious by six points. 10 to 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy ~Ruegsegger re
turned from their trip in Iowa and
Missouri on Sunday.
Claude Mills took several OF the
ball team to Flaxville Sunday.
Mrs. Robt Fitzgerald and daughtei
Robertine, and Grandma West wers
plentywood visitors Monday.
Mr.. Ralph Chaffee had his ankle
badly sprained during the game a
Flaxville Sunday.