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The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
WHEELER-HOWARD BILL WINS
DESPITE STRONG OPPOSITION
Far-Reaching Reorganization Act
May Be Put In Force On
Reservation
Heavy Vote Tailed
But Measure Passes Because Non.
voters Counted As Favoring
Self Government

Paving the way for operation Of
the modified Wheeler Howard re-
organization act on the Colville
reservation, minority of the In
dams listed as eligible to cast bal
lots voted against the so-called
"self-government" plan at the refer
endum election Saturday.
The. actual count Of votes cast
stood 562 against, and 421 for, Har-
vey K. Meyer superintendent OF the
reservation, said.
Indians opposed to the act and
dissatisfied with the results of the
election are reported to be planning
to contest the election.
Count Absentees ssFor'
Under the system of voting used.
Mr.. Meyer explained, the eligible IN
dians who did not vote were counted
as in favor of the act. The eligibility
list included 1859 names, which
brought the total held in favor Of
the act to 1,097, against the 500 who
voted as opposed to the bill.
'The Wheeler Howard bill actu-
ally became applicable on all In
dian reservations in the country
last June when it was passed by
congress and became q law" Mt.
Meyer said. He explained that the
privilege was given Indians to ex-
press their wishes concerning thu
bill at referendum elections. Had q
majority of the eligible voters dis
approved the bill at the election It
would automatically have become
imperative on the Colville reserya-
ton.
Tribesmen Must Organize
Before the provisions Of the act
may be put in force the Indians Of
the reservation will be required to
organize in the form OF q corpora
ton, Mr. Meyer explained. This
action has not been taken, and it Is
considered possible that the strong
opposition indicated by the elections
result may delay this step.
A. K. Slaugh, Indian farmer at
the Omak agency, said yesterday
that the vote cast in Omak was 81
for and 1877 against, a total Of 248
votes cast.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
KERRICK. PICKED
BY RED CROSS
AT YEARS MEET
Other Officers Also Elected AT
Yearly Session Monday
Evening
Reports Are Are Heard
Department Leaders Tell Of Ac-
tivities and Plans
For Year

Members of the Okanogan County
Red Cross chapter elected L. j. Ker-
rick chairman of the chapter at
their annual election meeting In
Omak Monday. The session was
held at the James j. Hill hotel
Other officers elected, whose
names were submitted by j. E. Ba.s-
sett, chairman of the nominating
COMMITTEES, were Mrs. Mabel 4.
Johnson, Okanogan, vice chairman;
Mrs. r. P. Hampton, Omak, secre-
tary, and E. w. Champion, Omak,
treasurer.
Mr.. Kerrick has been prominent
in Red Cross activities in this coun-
ty since the chapter was organized
more than year ago. At that time
he was appointed chairman of the
first aid division, and recently was
elected chapter chairman following
the resignation of r. w. Cald veil,
who left the office because of the
press of business but who still is ac-
tive in Red Cross work here.
Committee Heads Report
During last evenings meeting the
members heard reports from the
various committee chairmen. Talks
were scheduled to be given by Mrs.
w. L. Williams, roll call chairman,
and Miss Katherine Prusack, county
nurse.
B. A. Cast, chairman of the life
saving division, reported that ar
rangements had, been made with
Stanley Higgins Of Onak to attend
senior life saving course early this
summer. Upon his completion of
the course he will serve as instructor
in life saving to youths from Other
communities in the county, a plan
which is expected to increase the
scope of this phase of the Red Cross
work.
Kenneth Bryan, Okanogan county
supervisor of the Washington Emer-
gency Relief administration, was
present at the meeting.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
SECURE ELECTRIC PLANT
FOR USE AT ELMERTON

ELMERTON- This community,
now having So families and grow
ing like the proverbial mushroom,
will have electricity within a
months time, w. H. Starkey, pro-
moter, states.
The Diesel power generating sys-
tenn formerly used to supply the
community of Twisp will be used
here. 1t is of 80 horsepower size and
more than powerful enough to fur
rlish the town for some time to
come.
Work on the nine hole golf course
adjacent to the community was un-
derWay early this week. Lou Kinder
is doing the work and will manage
the course.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
BALL TOSSERS
OPEN SEASON
In CAME HERE,
High School Team Defeated Sat-
urday l2-6 By Town
Nine
Game Set Friday
Wilbur To Come To Nespelem
For Second Battle
Of Series

The Nespele1n high school base
ball team was defeated last Satur-
day - to 6 by a team composed OF
former town stars. The next local
game will be played here with Will
bur, Friday, April IL, on the ball
park next to the rodeo grounds. In
spite of a one-run loss in the last
game with Wilbur, the Nespelem
team is expecting to win the return
game.
Batteries in the game here Satur-
day were: Davis, A. Williams, Pic
ard, Lloyd and Trexler, for the Mes
pelem high school and Thomas, w
Williams and Tatshama, for the
town team.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
FISHING SEASON WILL OPEN
AT McCINNIS LAKE SUNDAY
Trout Anglers Also May Drop
Hooks In Nespelem River
Below Towns Limits
Owhi Lake Closed
Nespelem River Above Town Also
Banned to Fisher
men
Lakes and streams of okanogan

Lakes and streams of Okanogan
county will regain their popularity,
lost during the winter months, when
next Sunday, April 10. the game fish
season opens throughout the state.
Rod and creel enthusiasts have I'M
til October 81 TO follow the sport in
most waters of the county, under
the fishing laws recently enacted by
the state game commission.
Okanogan county waters closed to
fishing include Owhi lake and the
Nespelem river and all It's tributari-
es located above Nespelem. Other
streams and lakes closed are North
creek, Reynolds creek and Eagle
creek, all tributaries to the TWiSp
river; West and North forks and all
tributaries to Salmon creek above
the Conconully reservoir.
McGinni1 Lake Open
AT McGinnis lake fishing will be
allowed from April IA to October; at
Crawfish lake from May l to Octo-
Der /, and at Upper Beaver lake,
Chopaka lake and Tiffany lake,
from June 2 to October 81.
The Columbia river and Okanogan
rivers are open to fishing the year
around. However, season regula-
lions apply to all tributaries of these
rivers.
Bass and crappies may be taken
from April IA to May IL, and from
June 16 to October 81, all dates in
elusive.
Bag limits remain the same as
last, not more than 20 game fish nor
more than 10 pounds and one game
fish in any one day or in possession
at any one time. The same number
of whitefish may be taken but the
weight may run up to Is pounds.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
Much Work Done
On Disautel Road
Correspondent Finds Marked I'm.
provement; Work On Toward
Nespelem

DISAUTEL-Asw we rode to Omak
Saturday, your correspondent won
dered if others Knew or the improve
ment that is being made In the road
between Omak and Disautel. The
@. G. G. boys are doing themselves
proud from the beginning of the
timber. They put in one piece of
road year ago, all teams and hand
work, which is somewhere about
twenty feet wide. That which is be-
ing put in now is done with ma
chinery, and is about twenty eight
feet wide.
A bulldozer, mounted in 65-cat,
a gravel loader, a "tumble-bug" or
grader pulled by a 30-cat, a COM
preSSor to run the jack hammer for
drilling rock for blasting, are pieces
of machinery being used. Cuts and
fills, the right of way being straight
ened, all road graded and surfaced
with gravel, makes road that will
be pleasure to drive over as soon
as the bed is well settled. ~,
They will continue right on to-
ward Nespelem. The present inn
provement leaves only about nine
miles of unimproved county road be-
tween the timber and the fine piece
of county work done from Omak to
a point above the Mission. This is
the twelfth year that I've been rid
ing from DiSautel to Omak and
back, and going down in thirty min
utes is some different from the
time we had to consume In order to
be sure of. our necks over the old
road.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
Urge Preference
OF State Products
Speedy Action On Huge Structure
Would Reduce Unemployment,
Report Says

Proposing to increase in this
state the benefits of Grand Coulee
dam construction, and lower the
bars against products from other
states, a resolution nassed by the
Omak Commercial club urges
that materials and supplies pro-
duced in this state be given prefer
ence when contracts are awarded.
Such preference would provide
immediate employment to many
thousands of men now idle" the
resolution states. It also affirms
that the immediate undertaking OF
construction on the high dam should
give great impetus to planst and in
dustries now idle in the state"
The resolution passed by the club
in regard to Grand Coulee dam con-
tracts follows:
Whereas, the announced pur-
pose of the $4,000, 100000 work re-
lief measure is to provide employ
ment for the greatest possible num-
Der of people and to take men off
of the dole and provide them with
permanent employment, and
Whereas, the speed with which
this can be accomplished is OF
paramount Importance, together
with the consideration of expending
this fund on such public works pro-
jects as are Of the greatest econ
omic value to the nation, and
Whereas, the Grand Coulee dam
is recognized as the greatest project
now underway in America, the COM
pletion of which will reclaim the
arid lands Of the Columbia Basin
and provide homes for more than
10000 families and ultimately double
the population of the state of
Washington, and
Whereas, the speeding up of tho
work on this project and the imme-
date undertaking of construction
on the high dam should give great
impetus to plants and industries
now idle in the state Of Washington,
now therefore
"Be it resolved that we do re-
spectfully urge the Hon. Harold J..
Ickes, secretary of the interior, and
the Hon. Frank A. Banks, chief
engineer of the bureau of reclama-
ton, that in the awarding Of all
contracts for supplies and materials
going into the construction of the
Grand Coulee dam, that preference
be given to the products produced
in the state of Washington or to
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
Cities Are Winners
In Gas Tax Scrap
Towns Of Okanogan County Get
Bigger Slice Of Tax
Revenue

OLYMPIA, April 8 City
governments merged victorious in
the mad scramble surrounding the
new highway code at the 1885 legis-
lature, with the state, counties and
cities fighting for the upper hand.
The code was killed and the pre-
sent secondary highway system re-
vamped. A survey today showed
cities, under the new law, will re-
bceive approximately $4,000 more
this biennium from gasoline tax
funds, with counties suffering the
loss.
The state, under the code, would
have taken over all road work and
spent all money now going to coun-
ties and cities. When the code was
blocked by filibuster in the senate,
compromise bill was drafted.
State To Supervise
What did the legislature give the
state in the way of highways?
Only the right, or duty, to supervise
all expenditures by counties or cities,
check and approve vouchers and
watch spending of every nickel. To
do this they were given one and one
half per cent of the $3.50 going to
cities, or $0.22726 a year.
Lacey V. Murrow, highway di-
rector, estimated it would cost the
state many times that amount to
perform duties lodged in the state
by the new law, which was SB $40.
Every incorporated city and town
in the state-there are 214-will re-
ceive $1.50 per capita population,
based on the 1880 census, from gas
tax money. This will net them ST.
492, 1886 year.
Under the old system only first,
second and third class cities got
any gas tax money. During 1884
this amounted to $1,025, 191. On top
Of this, all cities paid $500 q mile
for paved highways through their
city limits, or $93,035 additional.
Total receipts to cities during 1884
were $1,118,226, or $374,158 less than
they will receive a year under the
new law that went into effect April
/. City officials were not entirely
victorious in that they asked the
legislature for rs per cent Of the gas
tax, or about $3,000,000 a year.
Counties last year received S.
616,257 as their share of the five
cent gas tax and turned over $1,025,-
191 to cities. Under the new set-up,
counties will get their three cent
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10

cut as usual, but will have to hand
over $1,492 1886 to cities.
Municipalities will not receive
their first piece of the $1.5O until
May Is or after. Each month one
twelfth Of that amount will be cred
tied to them in the state treasury
All bills will be relayed to the di-
rector of highways. If approved,
then the treasurer will pay them out
of the city'S fund. Monthly ex-
penditureS must be confined to that
amount unless surplus has been
built up.
Amounts Listed
The following compilation shows
the amount cities received under the
old law during 1884 and what they
will receive the next IL months
under the new. If only a single
figure is given, it means that city
got no money heretofore, but will
receive the amount stated in the
future. Last years figure includes
both gas tax cut and the $500 a mile
allowance for maintenance.
Douglas county-Bridgeport, $3.50;
Mansfield, $3.50; Waterville, 1924.
Ferry ounty-Republic, $448, ST.
049.
Grant county-Co ulee City, $500;
Ephrata, $762; Hartline, $251;
Krupp, $149; Quincy, 1898; Soap
Lake, $416; Warden, STAT; Wilson
Creek, 1919.
OkanOgan County
Okanogan county--BrewSter, 500;
Conconully, $3.50; Okanogan, $3.50,
1924; Omak, $500; $3,763; Oro-
vile, $1,182; Pateros, $718; River
side, 1922; Tonasket, $757; Twisp,
$494; Winthrop, 1898.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
DAUGHERTY PROPERTY
EXAMINED BY APPRAISERS

Last week final appraisement of
the Robert Daugherty estate was
made by the appraisers. Wednesday
they checked over the real estate
and mining property in the Mes
pelem vicinity and Thursday they
made trip to Riverside and Tom
asket to check up on farm land
there. The appraisers were Earl
Britain, Earl DeCamp and Fred
EverS.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
Plans To Open
NeuU Restaurant
In Nespelenl

Mrs. Edna Hunt is opening a
restaurant in the building formerly
occupied by the Halterman Cafe.
The new place will be called the
"Enati Cafe" Mrs. Hunt is well
known here.
She will serve both regular meals
and short orders. The building is be-
ing cleaned and redecorated.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
PRACTICE is STARTED
ON SCHOOL OPERETTA

The cast has been selected and
practice started on an operetta,
Shooting Star" which will be pre-
sented by high school and eighth
grade students under the direction
Of Miss Merydth Barrick.
The date will be announced soon.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
Irrigation Workers
Clear Indian bitches
Work Starts Monday Here Under
Direction Of Jack
Pursley

A crew of U. S. Indian service
workers Monday morning started
cleaning the irrigation bitches in
this district, and water will be
turned in as soon as It is Tr1seded.
Jack Pursley is foreman of the
crew, which is expected to be busy
for several weeks.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10

those supplies and materials pro-
duced nearest the projecr, in order
to provide immediate employment
to many thousands of men now
idle"
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-10
TEACHERS ATTEND MEET

Most of the teachers left here
Tuesday evening after school for
Spokane, where they attended the
Inland Empire teachers institute.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-23

Helen. don't 50 too far ont in
the water"
"But look. daddys out a Ions
ways"
He's insured, dear"
. q q n
May ] take you home? / like
to take experienced girls home"
But I'm not experienced"
mo. and you're not home yet
Il came in here to get some
thing for my wife"
What are you asking for her2"
Motor Cop tproducing note-book)
What is you manner"
Speeder-"Al oysius Altastafr
ChOlmpndeiep Orphan"
Motor Cop Quitting his book
away
Well don't let me catch you
again"
She: every time come to Calf
fornia / have to discard my heavy
indies. You know I'm from sas-
katchewan."
He: rs that SO? I'm from Mis-
souri,"
Young Lady (just operated on
for appendicitis) oh, doctor will
the scar shown"
Doctor: mot II your careful"
Il hear you did a lot Of needle
work at the nudist colony"
First I'd take splinters out of
The others and then they'd take
EN- out of me-"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-23


Father: Il see By the gasoline
tank that you did not get far last
Son: "wen. I'm not complain
Ing"
The cause OF the Helena earth
Quakes Is given by Salt Lake
visitor who relates that on the
day Of the big quake Mae West
visited the Mormon cemefary at
Salt Lake and while there sat on
the tomb Of Brigham Young.
A marine had to fiji out a pa
per showing his family status and
1t revealed: Married? Yes. How
long? One year. Children? Two.
The officer returned the blank
with the notation: Some slip-up
here"
The marine returned the paper
with the further notation: You're
telling me7"
Two girls were watching the
marines as they embarked at San
Francisco for the Orient.
What WIN those marines do in
the Orient?',, asked one.
Haven't you ever been out with
q mariner, asked the other.
Cop. beside car parked on
country road: Hey what business
Tou got here at this hour?"
Its not business" explained a I
male voice, ITS a pleasure"
HELP WANTED
Found; ladies purse left in my
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-23

of the power of collective buying. We
have to DIVIDE UP these royalties
as much as possible.
However, it is fact that the man
who has as much as l per cent royalty
emitting him to one barrel out of
every 100 produced-is able to DO
THINGS with his royalty. BE can sell
part at profit, if he desires, and
still have royalty left. Also, when a
well comes in, he has enough daily
income that he can realize immediate
benefits
We pointed out in current pub
LEGATION this week new well on which
a few Of our members have royalty
which viii earn about SO per day for
the ones holding l per cent That
comes from an investment Of $3.50.
Three dollars day is not much--it
is not RICHES - but if person
could get three or four royalties cost
ing under 5000 each that would earn
$3 per day, each, he would not have
TO worry about vacation money or
Holiday expenses.eS aa&5E SIS T. agt
Where it is possible to do so, we
try to get per cent royalties into
the hands of our members. We were
able to do that recently on tract on
which we bought per cent royalty.
We divided this up between IL peo-
pie, some of whom had per cent and
others took one half of one per cent.
We are positive that those who have
! per cent royalty on this tract win
some day enjoy an income of not less
than So day from its production.
That does not constitute RICHES
but it does represent something that
no other line Of investment such as
stocks and bonds viii do.
We are growing to realize, how
ever, that every member SHOULD
have at least one and possibly three
or four royalties Of as much as half
or full one per cent; not wildcat
royalties, but royalties In the proven
sand areas of Kevin-S unburst or Cut
Bank oil fields.
Whenever we can get a tract Of 40
or 80 or 40 acres, which puts the
royalty within reach Of the average
pocketboOk, we win be inclined in
the future to divide this royalty into
] per cent lots and try to systematic
ally put such royalties into the hands
of our members.
This week we have a sensational
bargain in Kevin-Sunburst field We
have secured half Of the landowners
share (61s per cent royalty and the
cost is so low as to make it a. far
better investment that the best Wild
cat royalty we have ever seen. That
is the royalty we had IN mind when
we said recently: WHY WILD
CATFS
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-23
Mr.. Failure Meet Mr.. Success

Since nothing succeeds better than
success, we are always interested in
methods used by successful people
especially successful royalty inves-
tors.
We had very interesting meeting
between two of our members in this
office recently, the pair serving to
exemplify what to do and what not
to do in royalties
The first arrival was a North
DakOtan. He had about $3.50 invested
in royalties including two or three
wildcats and the balance in Kelvin
Sunburst field. Purchased in the
boom days Of Kelvin, just ahead of
the financial crash and the shut
down of this field, this investor has
had little or no drilling on his pro-
perties, although he has some pro-
perties that rate as the best unde-
veloped leases in Kevin-Sunburst. He
was tired of waiting and decided he
would cash in on his royalties and
put the money into mining stocks.
He knew nothing about aeidizatiOn
acquainted with the situation. He
knew and cared nothing about Cut
Bank All he knew was that he want
ed to get out of royalties and he was
entirely convinced, he said, that none
could ever make any money In roy
alties. just at that moment another
member walked into the office. We
called him over and introduced the
two.
How much are your royalties
earning youf' we asked of the new
conner.
About a hundred dollars q
month";" he replied.
'What is your investment in roy
attest" we asked.
The newcomer hesitated. ''Well
frankly, not very much, he said.
You see, have traded around quite
a little. ! have invested quite lot
of money but have always made it
a point to sell part Of my royalties
to get my money out and have some
royalty left. For that reason, haven't
much money invested today, although
1 am buying all the time"
Here is the best example of the
difference between failure and sue
cess in every line Of business.
One mans idea of making money
is to take his savings and give them
to someone else with the understand
ing that the someone else win USE
the money to make more money and
divide up the profits on one basis
or another.
The other man depends upon his
own brains to make his money make
money.
Whereas the first man simply gets
interests on his investment z~-if he.
doesn't lose it - the second man
MAKES his money work.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-23
NEWS on ..FAM1NE,, ZOE CoNFIRMED

notable fact that the American Petroleum Institute did
itself the propaganda campaign of foreign oil i'm
porters Angeles meeting Instead of joining the hue and
cry conservation which in all of its holiness intended to
American oil that the market be flooded by
foreign API that underground oil have
1926 by IS per The estimated in 1928
1921 million barrels After 10yea extraction of 1852 mil
lion barrels the that there impending oil
famine announced that there is supply of $4,000 million
barrels in sight.