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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23
Applications From,
Big Horn Co. Filed-16 Loans
Closed; 13 Pending.

C. C. Quinn, local counsel for
the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton reports some interesting facts
as to loans in Big Horn County
Montana.
Since the organization of the
branch Home Owners Loan Cor
poration at Great Falls, Montana,
about the 1st of December, 1898.
Twenty-Five applications h a e
gone in from this county insofar
as local counsel is able to ascer-
tain. Sixteen of these applications
have been allowed and closed to
date. Thirteen of the same are yet
pending. Total loans have been
made to date amounting to a to-
tai of $28, 4O8 Sc. OF this amount
the sum of $6,893. 80 has been paid
to Big Horn county for the re-
demption of delinquent taxes. Oh
this same amount the sum OF
$1,917.80 has been put into re-
pairs on homes. The balance of
the amount above stated has gone
into the retirement of mortgages
and other liens upon homes which
have been threatened with fore
closure.
Mr.. Quinn invites all home
owners to call on him for infor-
nation regarding these loans. His
office will be very glad to assist
anyone who is interested in this
kind of a loan in filling out appli-
cations and attend to other neces-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23
FOUR FAMILIES ARRIVE;
MEN TO WORK IN OIL FIELD

Four families arrived Saturday
from Los Angeles and have taken
up their residence here. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom LeDonne, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Horn and two
sons, one of them of grade school
age; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Daniel and
little daughter, and MI. and Mrs.
Harry Twombly, son and daughter,
the former of grade school age.
The heads of the families are in
the employ of the Plenty Coos Oil
& Refining Co.,. which recently Sc
cured a lease on the tribal hold
ings in the Soap Creek oil field.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23
RAY G.. THOMPSON GETS
TRAVELLING AUDITOR JOB
For Past Year Has Been Clerk to
Local Federal Relief and
Civil Works Board.

Ray c. Thompson who, for the
past year has been payroll officer
and clerk to the local federal
! emergency relief and Civil Works
board, left Wednesday for Helena
to assume his new duties as tray
cling auditor for the Montana
State Relief commission to which
position he was on Monday ap-
pointed by T. c. Spaulding, feder-
al state director at Helena.
Mr.. Thompson's first assignment
is at Hamilton, county seat of
Ravalli county, So miles south of
Missoula, where he will be station
ed probably for the next three
months.
While the nature of his work
will take Mr.. Thompson away from
Hardin for an indefinite period, he
owns his own home here and Har-
din will continue to be his home
city, where his family will remain,
and Ray will make frequent visits
here.
Mr.. Thompson is an exception
ally efficient accountant, having
put in the greater part of his life
in clerical positions, for many
years with the Burlington Rail
road company prior to coming to
Hardin some IS years ago, and
since as a deputy in the county
court house.
While sorry that his new duties
will call him away from Hardin a
great deal of the time, his host
Of friends congratulate him on his
nrnmOtiOn-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23
HARDIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
WINS BOND INTEREST CASE
District Court Holds New York
Bank Agent of Bond Holder,
Not of District.

The case of John X. and Cath
crime I. Mullen Benevolent Corpor-
alton, a Corporation, VS.. School
District No. 17-H of Big Horn
County, Montana, was decided by
District Judge Robert c. Stong,
Monday, in favor of the defendant
school board. This case was tried
on March 1st and was taken under
Amusement by the court. G. c.
Cisel and M. j. Lamb of Billings,
were attorneys for plaintiff, Mr..
Cisel appearing at the time of
trial. c. c. Quinn, county at
torney, represented the defendant
school board.
This cas- grew out of a legal
question involving bond interest
in the sum of $1,000 which the
plaintiff claimed the defendant
school board still owed it as hold
er of fifty-five bonds of said
school district.
The evidence at the trial of the
case showed that on May %, 1881,
defendant school board, through
the county treasurer, Walter Ham
mer, sent to Kountze Brothers,
New York bankers, a draft for
$1,000 in payment of interest on
the bonds which came due on
the 18th day of July, 1881. This
draft was received by kountze
Brothers and cashed on May 81,
1881. The bonds provided that
payment of the same and interest
could be had at the county treas
urer's office or at the Bank of
Kountze Brothers, New York City,
The plaintiff did not present its
interest coupons for payment to
Kountze Brothers until the month
of October, 1881. Kountze Broth
ers had then failed and were de-
clared bankrupt. The plaintiff
afterwards presented the interest
coupons for the first time to the
county treasurer of Big Horn
county, but payment by him was
refused on the ground that pay
ment had been made to Kountze
Brothers.
Evidence further showed that
the record of bonds in the county
treasurer's office read to the eff
feet that these bonds had been
issued to Kountze Brothers and
that the county treasurer had
never received any notice that
the plaintiff was the holder of any
of these bonds until after Kountze
Brothers went bankrupt.
The plaintiff claimed that Kount-
re Brothers was the agent of the
defendant school district and not
of the plaintiff and that, there
fore, payment to Kountze Broth
ers by the county treasurer was
not payment to the holders OF
the bonds.
The defendant claimed that
payment was made to Kountze
Brothers according to custom ant
according to the records of the
county treasurer as the owner and
holder Of the bonds and that the
county treasurer was not obliget
to pay any other person, unless Il
was shown to him that such bond!
fContinued on PAGE Seven)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23

Webb Weir, who is employed in
a shoe store at Rapid City, S. D.,
arrived here Thursday night of
last week, having been called by
the serious illness of his mother,
Mrs. S. L. Weir still critically
i'll at the family home on Crow
avenue.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23

Nelson's promotion to this i'm
portant position and extend to
him and Mrs. Nelson their hearty
congratulations.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23

w. Clarence Roach, secretary
treasurer of the Pongratz Petrole-
UNI Co. of Los Angeles, who also
is one of the incorporators of the
Plenty Coos Oil & Refining Co,
which recently took over the
leases from the Grow tribal coun-
Gil in the Soap Creek oil field, ar
rived in Hardin the first of the
week from Los Angeles and is as
sisting his associates in lining out
their development campaign.
NOTICE
All cars and trucks must carry
1884 license plates by April LIST.
Please take notice. -.
H. E. VANCE,
sherR.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23

Joe Herman is at the Hardin
General hospital recovering from
an appendicitis operation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23

Dell Morrison, prominent Sarpy
rancher, is confined to his ranch
nome suffering from a couple of
fractured ribs received a few days
ago in a runaway accident. This
IS the second time Dell has been
crippled in runaway accidents
within the past three years. His
many friends will be pleased to
learn that he is progressing favor
ably toward recovery.
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of the State Examiner,
Published This Week, Makes
A Fine Showing.

On page three of this issue OF
the Hardin Tribune-Herald will be
found the report of the state ex-
aminer on the financial condition
of the City of Hardin on January
81, 1884, the date on which R. A.
Latham, deputy state examiner,
concluded his examination of the
records of the city.
It is refreshing, these times of
depression, to read a report which
contains so much of pleasing in
terest to the taxpayer, showing
that the city indebtedness has
been materially reduced.
Going back a period of ten years
and comparing the examiners re-
port of May l, 1924, with this re-
port, we find the following:
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-23
PAYS O
40% OF COUNTY TAXES

OF this amount Big Horn county
last year drew about twice as
much as both the other counties
combined-S94, 592 "a, approximate
ly 40 per cent of the taxes COL
lected by this county for the year,
which totaled about $235, 600.
In addition to the above, the
Burlington paid in the state of
Wyoming a gasoline tax OF
81, 429. ~.
If it were not for this big tax
paid into Big Horn county by the
Burlington, the other taxpayers of
the county would certainly have a
tax load to carry.
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Buy that Easter bonnet now.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
i. 5. TIN SHORTAGE
IN WAR FORESEEN
House Foreign Affairs Unit
Receives Warning Of
Economist.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
The House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee was warned yesterday by the State
Department of a possible American
tin shortage in event of war, leaving
this country shy Of an essential metal.
Roy Veatch, economic adviser Of the
State Department, told the committee
in its preliminary investigation Of the
sources of tin supply that the virgin
tin producing industry was dominated
by British interests through an inter-
national agreement.
Supply for Two Months.
In the event Of war, Veatch said,
this country would have but two
months supply. The domestic detin-
ming industry, by which formerly a
third of the tin was recovered by
melting scrap, was described, as in
collapse because of large purchases OF
scrap tin by Japan and other coun-
tries.
Although this country consumes
more than so per cent OF the world
tin output, the economist said, 1t
has mo voice. in the international
agreement which controls both pro-
duction and price.
Price Had Doubled.
As a result, he said, the price Of
tin had doubled In the last two years,
rising from rs to a. minimum OF
SO cents a pound. The average an
nual consumption Of the metal in
this country amounts to around l40,-
100000 pounds, worth approximately
$4,000, 900, he added.
Bolivia, the Malay states and the
Dutch East Indies he named as the
largest producers Of the metal, with
most Of the smelters In England.
These countries originated the inter-
national agreement by which produc-
ton quotas are fixed.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
HISTORY REPEATS

JONESBORO, Ark. CP.-Chief Of
Police w. G. Craig has evidence that
history repeats.
Twelve years ago he recovered @
mule that had been stolen In Okla
homa. Mrs. Arty Smith Of Tulsa
came to Jonesboro to claim the ami
NAL.
This week Chief Craig recovered
an automobile stolen in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Arty Smith Of Tulsa came here
to claim the vehicle.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
BALLOONISTS GET
TROPHY THURSDAY
Former Senator Bingham to Pre-.
sent Prize to Lieuts. Ken.
dali and 0rville.

The Litchfield Trophy, awarded
annually to the winners Of the
national elimination balloon race,
will be presented at 10 O'Clock tomor-
row morning in the headquarters Of
the National Aeronautic Association,
Dupont circle, to Lieuts. Charles II.
Kendall and Howard T. Orville.
u. s. N.
Lieuts. Kendall and Orville, by vir-
tue of their winning the national
race from Birmingham, Ala, recently,
won not only the Litchfleld Trophy,
but also the right to represent the
United States In the coming Gordon
Bennett international balloon race,
to be flown next month from Warsaw,
Poland.
The trophy will be presented by
former Senator Hiram Bingham of
Connecticut, president Of the N. A. A.,
in the presence Of Navy and aviation
leaders.
Evening star., 1934-08-22

Of the unit Monday night IN the HAM
ilton Hotel. A permanent name has
not yet been selected for the post.
Other officers chosen include J. J.
Savage, vice commander; H. c. Kelso.
Junior vice commander; G. r. Kenney,
quartermaster: I'd McGandy, judge
advocate; Paul Gray, chaplain: DR..
c. w. Taggee, surgeon; r. w. Keesee.
oficer Of the day. Trustees and
council members include J. r. Quigley,
AL Seiectman, D. K. McConvil, Fred
Lind and Oscar Kee. Harry J. Hooley
delivered the principal address.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
BANK DEPOSITS DOUBLE
WITHDRAWAL AMOUNTS
Reports for Yesterday and Today
Made for Reorganized Indus
trial, Colored Institution.

Deposits in the reorganized Indus
trial Bank of Washington, colored in.
stitution, at Eleventh and U streets,
were more than twice the amount
of Withdrawals Monday on the first
day of opening, 1t was announced yes
terday by officials of the bank.
Crowds again lined up at the win
dows yesterday as officers continued to
pay the IS per cent dividend, amount
ing to about 100000
The doors remained open yesterday
until 5 o'clock and will keep open daily
for a while until that hour, for the
accommodation of depositors, it was
said.
Evening star., 1934-08-22

part In the hearing. This was granted
last Friday.
It was brought out at the hearing
that the District had not established
a separate rate for rubble stone set
ters, under authority of the Bacon
Davis wage law. Labor representatives
contended this meant the $50 rate
for stonesetters must apply. This posi-
ton was upheld by Maj. Gotwals.
Evening star., 1934-08-22

High School. The District Conmis-
sioners ruled, on motion by Engineer
Commission John C. Gotwals, that the
subcontractor, Louis Perna d Sons,
Inc, must pay these stonemasons q
rate Of $1.50 an hour.
A week ago Monday the stone.
masons went on strike because the
admitted he was pay
ing but $110 an hour. Monday
Maj. Gotwals ruled the $50 rate
must be paid, but the order was held
in allegiance because the Perna firm
complained 1t had not been given q
Evening star., 1934-08-22
WALTER B0EHM ELECTED
BY new v. F. W. POST
First Meeting Of Unit Is Held.
Permanent Name Not Yet
Decided Upon.
Decided Upon.

Walter Boehm was elected post COM
mander Of the newly organized WASH
ington Post, No. 1854. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, at the initial meeting
Evening star., 1934-08-22
LABOR WINS VICTORY
ON MAS0NS' SCALE
Commissioners Rule Bubble Wall
Construction Pay will Be

$1.5O Per Hour.
Organized labor yesterday scored q
victory in determination of the scale
of wages which must be paid stonema-
sons employed to set rubble stone In
construction Of the woodrow Wilson
Evening star., 1934-08-22

Night Tours by Air.
Night aerial tours over much Of
England are being flown from London.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
CITY HEADS STAND
ON BILL IS ASKED
King Seeks Report on Meas
ure to Restrict Gam
bling Here.

Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee will ask the Com
missioners for a report on the bill he
introduced yesterday to strengthen
the laws against gambling here, par
ticularly to reach the numbers game.
The measure probably will be con-
sidered by the committee at the next
meeting If the views of the city heads
have been received by that time.
The bill was prepared in the Office
Of District Attorney Leslie G. Garrett
It includes the numbers game In
the section of the code making it q
penalty to set up or promote a policy
or lottery shop or to sell any ticket
or other device on game Of chance.
It also fixes the fine for violating
this section at $1,000 or the present
jail term Of three years, or both.
It also makes the possession Of
tickets, slips or similar devices con-
nected with gambling games evidence
Of purpose to sell or negotiate them.
The section Of the code making It
a penalty to set up q gaming table
in any building or on q boat Is
amended by providing that the pos
session of . gaming table or other
device shall be prima facie evidence
Of intention to use or permit its use
on the part Of the lessee or occupants.
Another change is to permit the is
suance Of search warrants by United
States commissioners as well as by q
police court, when afiidavits are made
by compfainants, and broadens this
section to permit the seizure Of books,
papers and other records on search
warrants.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
NURSERY SCHOOL
PLANS PROGRESS
Work Goes Forward Despite
Opinion c. w. A. Funds
May Not Be Used.

Plans for the opening Of II nursery
school centers. probably next week,
were being carried forward today by
District school authorities despite an
opinion by Chairman Buchanan of the
House Appropriations Committee that
civil works funds should not be used
for the purchase Of equipment for the
centers.
Under the direction of Miss Emma
Jacobs, unemployed school teachers
who have been retained as instructors
In the nursery schools were busy COM
pleting enrolment Of children Of pre-
school age and obtaining the permis-
sion Of parents for vaccinations.
Miss Jacobs said that If new equip
ment cannot be purchased the nursery
schools would be operated with what
ever equipment is available and what
can be borrowed from kindergarten
classes.
One Of the principal items which
would have been bought or built
with civil works money Is cots for the
children to sleep on in the afternoon,
Miss Jacobs said. However. If the
money Is not forthcoming, the chill
dren either will have to do without
sleep or the classes will be recessed
early so they can 60 home for their
maps, she added.
Chairman Buchanan's disapproval
Of the use OF civil works funds for
equipment purchase came in response
to query by Relief Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins. There was some
doubt whether the Simmons amend
ment to the District appropriations
act, which forbids use of any funds
for a pre-school nursery, would apply
to civil works money. The amend
ment was written into the supply
bill several years ago by former Rep
resentative Simmons, Republican, Of
Nebraska, who then was chairman
of an appropriations subcommittee in
charge Of the measure. Its language
has been included in all subsequent
bills.
Buchanan pointed out that Con-
gress in adopting the amendment had
specifically voiced its opinion and
that he is inclined to agree with the
action.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
SEATRA|N LINES
CHARGES DAMAGES
Sues U. S. to Collect 49,.
100000 for Alleged Mail
Contract Failure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A suit to collect $3,500,000 in al
legged damages from the Government
was filed today by Seatrain Lines.
Inc, which charged the Government
failed to carry out a mail contract
entered into in 1891.
Graham M. Brush, president Of
Seatrain Lines, claimed In his peti-
ton to the Court Of Claims his COM
pany had carried out its part OF the
contract at q cost Of several million
dollars, but had received no COM
pensation from the Government.
The contract, Brush said, required
Seatrain Lines to build two vessels in
an American shipyard and to operate
such vessels between New Orleans
and Havana, and in addition carry
foreign mails on such trips.
"Seatrain Lines, Inc.," the company
president declared, having performed
all Of its obligations under the con-
tract, including the building Of the
vessels at q cost Of several million
dollars, the operation Of such for a
period Of II months and the carrying
Of the mails without receiving any
compensation whatsoever, has de-
Evening star., 1934-03-02
Allan Hoover Turns to Job
Of Farming in California
Second Son of Former President Tolls
With Laborers in Preparation for
Post as Ranch Manager.

what the future Of farming held for
him, remarking 1t Is hard job being
the son Of q former President.
ALLAN will have no trouble In work.
ing out his own destinies," said e. F..
Loescher, manager. Of the real estate
and farm department Of the Security
First National Bank Of Los Angeles.
HE is very industrious and quick
to learn and never contents himself
with halfway measures. He insists
on learning all there Is to know about
q subject"
As manager OF the San Joaquin
Valley ranch holdings of himself and
his associates, young Hoover will
supervise the 2,500-acre Greenfield
ranch and the 500-acre farm. Both
ranches are said to be ideally suited
to the growing of practically all Cali
fornia field and orchard crops.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
MAJ, A,Uaits Death
II Years at Home;
Refuses Medicine
Italian, Found IL, Tat.
tered ShrOud; Sold
All Belongings.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TURIN. Italy, March 2.-Twelve
years ago Smerildo Gonnells, owner
of a million lire approximately $685.
000) farm near here, decided he was
going to die and made due prepara-
tions.
Searching officers found him alive
Wednesday on the deathbed he went
to a dozen years ago. Clothed in tat
tered shroud, he was hardly recog-
Ilizable behind a mass of unkempt
hair. His cell was bare except for q
hard wooden cot and two worn blan-
ketS.
Peering at the officers from weak
ened eyes, Gonnella told them he had
sold all his furniture and personal
belongings when he made ready to
die and in the ensuing years refused
all except the scantiest provisions Of
relatives and friends because he con-
sidered any expense in his behalf
useless.
The farmer resolutely refused medi-
cal aid or other assistance, declaring
his end would come "any time now. "
Evening star., 1934-03-02

weeks If thrown upon the market. The
distillers must either sell blends of
green whisky or import from foreign
countries, he explained.
The latter alternative, he said, was
rendered economically difficult by the
amount of taxes levied.
March and April will see the flov
Of more than 100000 gallons Of
wines and spirits into the United
States from 81 countries If all permits
issued for importing by the Alcohol
Control Administration are used.
1t was announced yesterday permits
had been issued for 8,070,361 gallons,
all of which must be consolidated before
May !.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRESNO, Calf, March 2-Ieaving
q white collar" Job, Allan Hoover,
second son of former President Herbert
Hoover, turned yesterday to the busi-
ness Of "dirt" farming.
F'o. several months young Hoover
has been working on farms in the San
Joaquin Valley, toiling with laborers,
pruning vines and trees, helping
irrigate the vineyards and welding
hose and q shovel.
He had q position as field man in
the land department Of q bank. But
he sought practical experience as q
dirt farmer and even toiled Sundays
and holidays to learn the business
from the ground up.
He and his associates recently pur-
chased a 500-acre farm which Hoover
will manage. but he declined to say
Evening star., 1934-03-02
CONTROLLER RELEASES
FUNDS TO U. S. JUDGES

Controller General McCarl today
advised Attorney General Cummings
that he was releasing funds impounded
from the pay Of II retired Federal
judges in conformity with a decision
by the United States Supreme Court.
which held this compensation was not
subject to the statutory reduction. Ac-
ton that the judges had instituted in
the Court of Claims to recover pay
taken from them now will be dropped.
The retired judges affected are John
M. Killitts, Wilbur F. Booth, Charles
F. Amidon, A. B. Anderson, George W.
Anderson, Clarence Hale, jeremiah
Neterer. George T. Page, A. S. Van
Vakenburg, R.W. Walker and DuVal
West.