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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
Crow Council
Consent
To Cutting of Timber For Use in
Building Houses on Big
Horn Valley Land.

On an official call the Crow
Indian council met at the Crow
Agency gym, Wednesday after
noon, with Chairman Hartford
Bearclaw presiding and Secretary
James Carpenter and his stenog-
rapher recording the proceedings.
Among numerous matters con-
sidered was the application of the
Big Horn Development Co., which
is undertaking to provide hous-
ing facilities on irrigated, Indian
lands in the upper Big Horn val
ley, fof permission to cut timber
on the tribal mountain area to
be used in building houses and
other buildings. After consid-
cradle discussion the council re-
fused to grant permission on the
ground that the development
company had previously signed a
contract to provide housing facil-
tiles without recourse to tribal
timber.
In the matter of the refusal of
the secretary of the interior and
the commissioner Of Indian affairs
to approve a lease to the Ebert
Sheep Co., granted by the council
last fall to a tract in the Pryor
district, known as the Snyder
Sheep Co. lease, the council auth
orized Harry Mann, manager of
the Ebert Sheep Co. to take two
members of the Crow tribe with
him to Washington, D. c., to file
an injunction in the District CT
Columbia court against the Secre-
tary OF Interior and the Commits
sioner Of Indian affairs to n
join them. Mr.. Mann, who was
present at the council named Rus
sell White Bear Of Hardin and
Arnold Costa of Pryor to accom-
Pany him, and they will leave
sunday or Monday for the ma
tional capital.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
Illumination Clinics Will Be
FOStered by Red CrOSS-FirSt
At Decker March Is.

Miss Eskridge, Junior Red Cross
supervisor from the Midwestern
office of the American RED Cross
at St. Louis Mo-, was in Hardin,
Monday and consulted with Miss
Sigma Dahl and Miss Ethel Lyle,
local chairmen of the Junior Red
Gross at Hardin and Crow Agency,
respectively, on health conditions
in Big Horn county.
Physicians and others engaged
in public health work tell us that
health education in connection
with health service is imperative
in preventing diseases and in low
ering the death rate. A compar-
'ative study of the death rate from
diseases which definitely respond
to preventative measures, give the
following figures for Big Horn
county:
The maternal death rate IL
Big Horn county is 14.7 as against
6 for the state of Montana and
As for the state of Minnesota.
The infant death rate in Big Horn
county is 1884 as against 5O.4 for
the state of Montana.
AS to the prevalence of diseases.
other interesting figures are: w.
phoid fever, Montana. 2.6; Big
Horn county, 23.4. Tuberculosis.
Montana, sos: Minnesota, 1856:
Big Horn county. 1922. Diph-
liberia. Montana. 80: Minnesota,
80: Big Horn county. 1914. The
survey also shows that in the
outlying districts only a small
percentage of the children are
protected against diphtheria and
small pox.
Through the public health nurs-
ing service given this county by
the Red Cross. preventative work
is ATTEMPTED through education,
school inspection. home visits,
clinics. etc. To save the children.
both school and %pre-school from
the ravages of smallpox and diph-
therla. immunization clinics are
being held under the direction OF
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
Former Superintendent of Crow
Indian Reservation Drops
Dead at BOZeman.

1t was with genuine sorrow that
the people of Hardin, and Big
Horn county generally, learned OF
the death at his home at Boze-
man, Thursday afternoon, of CAL
vim H. Asbury, for IA years prior
to three years ago superintendent
of the Crow Indian reservation,
with headquarters at Crow Agency.
Death wa due to a heart attack
suffered while he was shoveling
snow from his sidewalk at the
ear of his home in Bohemian.
Only last Friday Mrs. Asbury
was called to Decatur, Ind, to
attend the funeral of a sister, and
Mr.. Asbury was alone at the time
of his demise. The body, slumped
on the sidewalk at the rear OF
the house, was found by his son
Ralph on his return from classes
at the Montana State College.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
Gas Rates
Are
Hardin Now Has Lowest Minimum
Gas Rate of Any City in
Montana,

At a meeting of the board Of
directors of the Big Horn Oil g.
Gas Development Co., Wednesday,
1t was voted to make a cut OF
twenty per cent in the rates
charged for natural gas furnished
the business houses and residences
OF Hardin, effective at the next
reading of metres.
Under the new schedule of
rates, Hardin has the lowest min
imum gas rate of any city in
Montana. $1.2O, compared with
the next lowest, $1.25, at Gu;
Bank and Billings.
For small users who consume
from a few thousand to Is, 900
cubic feet a month. the Hardin
rate IS only a few cents more per
10000 feet than Baker, Mont,
which with Shelby has the lowest
gas rate for this amount.
The Hardin rate is only s.. Sc
for 10000 cubic feet compared
with $5.75 for all Montana charged
bv the Montana Power Company's
natural gas division, and S.,
charged by the Montana-Dakota
Power Co., which serves most of
the gas consuming cities and
towns of eastern Montana.
The lowering of the Hardin gas
rate puts Montana in a stronger
place than ever as having the
lowest average gas rate in the
United States, with the state of
oklahoma, one of the greatest
gas producing states, being second
lowest.
For the detailed rates for vari-
Gus amounts of gas consumed see
the gas company's advertisement
on page seven of this issue.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
o0rgonize
Indian HCIubs
In Every Community on the Crow
Reservation-Lodge Grass
and Pryor Are First.

It is the policy in the ex-
tension division to conduct All
clubs in every: community on the
Crow Indian reservation where
there are enough Indian boys and
girls to organize and carry on
the work. During the past week
Mr.. Frailey of the education de-
partment and Extension Workers
Runyan and OHarra organized
Garden clubs in the Pryor and
Lodge Grass communities. Much
interest is taken by the boys and
girls in this work. It is felt that
this is a worthwhile project and
the parents of these members are
invited and urged to cooperate
in carrying on this work. The
club meets at Pryor on the second
Thursday of the month and in
Lodge Grass on the first Friday
Of the month.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
Young Artists
Give Program
Children of Hardin Woman's Club
Members in Annual Music
Recital Tuesday,

The annual program by the
children of the Hardin Woman's
Club members was given last
Tuesday with an attendance of
about sixty. A few of the child
rem were unable to be present be-
cause of illness. The excellent
program given was a cause for
unsuitable community pride in
the young talent shown and in it's
development.
The following program was pre-
sented:
Piano trio, The Feast of the
Roses" Jean and Janice Kelley,
and Connie Labbitt: reading,
Peace, the Only Way to Win"
Marv Lou Frailey: chorus, Sea
SHE'LL" group of girls; piano solo,
The Water Mill" Ding, Dong,
Bell" Blanche franklin; read
ing. Nevine Thompson; reading,
Sing a Song of Sixpence." Ida
Marie Redmon; Harmonica solo,
"Old Folks at Home" Drink to
Me Only With Thine Eyes," Billy
Conver; piano solo Melody"
Betsy Ann Ross; vocal duet, The
Loreley." ZACH er Lieben Angus
tine" Jean and Virginia Barnett;
piano solo, Barbara Smith: vio-
lin and piano duet. Silver
Threads Among the Gold.' Julia
and Marv Bennett; vocal duet.
Ten Little Finger Prints" ION
the Good Shin Lolly-Pop," Jean
and Janice Kelley: piano solo,
Betty Labbitt: vocal solo, Lit
tie Man. You've Had a Busy Day"
Jessie Macleod: piano solos. Der
ceuse," "Tarentelle," James An
derson: chorus. Lullaby" Three
Little Kittens" chorus of girls:
ensemble, Loves Dreams" 1.-TWO
Guitars Edmund Kelley. Milton
lesser. Charles Sweeney clarinets:
James Anderson. flute: Flora
Olive Shreve. saxophone. Mrs. N
E. Hannant, Mrs. Lura P. Strand
Mrs. GUY Conver. Mrs. Dan Mad
doX, piano accompanies.
Refreshments of ice-cream
cookies and waters were served
to go or more by the committee
Mrs. E. L. Kelley. Mrs. A. Buzzettt
Mrs. Anderson.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
Calvin II. Asbury Victim
Of Sudden Heart Attack

Mr.. Asbury was born in Ken
lucky 81 years ago and with his
parents, when a child, moved to
Indiana, where he grew to man.
hood and received his education.
In 1892 he came to Montana as
a teacher in the Indian school at
Fort Belknap. Later he was u
perintendent of the Fort Sincoe
reservation in Washington state,
from where he was transferred to
a position in the Indian schools
at Reno and Carson City, New. In
1917 he was appointed %superin-
tendent of the Crow Indian reser-
vation, a berth he filled IA years.
About three years ago, he was
transferred to the Turtle Noun
tain Indian reservation in North
Dakota, reaching the age Of 81
SIX months later, when he was re-
tlred on a pension after forty
years in the government Indian
service, and with his wife and
younger children took up his resi-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
Pep Bond and
GIee Club
Benefit for Municipal Pool at
Harriet Theatre Thursday
Evening, Next.

Perhaps the finest organization
Of their kind ever to show in this
city will be presented to Local
music lovers March IA when the
Gonzaga University Glee Club
and the Bulldog Pep Band will ap-
pear at the Harriet theatre in a
benefit for a municipal swimming
pool.
These musical groups are famed
throughout the Pacific coast as
leading opponents of modern jazz
and classical and semi-classical
music. In his first concert tour
of Montana, Lyle w. Moore will
open a new field of entertain
ment to Treasure State music
lovers. His work as director of
the glee club and band and as
dean of the School of Music at
Gonzaga during the past four
years has been hailed as indica-
tive of the modern trend in in
depreciation. Mr.. Moore holds a
master of music degree from Co.
lumbia University, where he was
director OF choral work.
The band and glee club COM
prise a joint membership of some
SO men drawn from all depart
ments of the university. Several
members of the varsity football
and basketball teams are to be
found in the male chorus and
band. After completing their con-
cert here, the groups will con-
tlnue on their two weeks tour of
Montana. appearing in all leading
cities. Besides this tour of Mon
tana, the band and glee club will
tour the coast during the Easter
holiday. repeating an itinerary
which has gained them great ova-
tons during the past three years.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
CLINTON LEE HUNTINGTON
AGED Az DIED FRIDAY

Clinton Lee, Az -year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Huntington,
died Friday of last week Of in
testinal flu. The little chap had
been an invalid since birth and
had never walked. He was born
at Bearcreek, Mont, Aug. 9, 1880.
Besides his parents he is survived
by a sister, Helen, aged 7. Funeral
services were held Sunday after
noon at two from the Baptist
church, Mrs. Grace Berthold Dill
lon reading the Christian Science
service, and interment was in the
Hardin cemetery. Lyle and Sammy
Dillon, Earl Conver and Bobbie
Rhinehart acted as pallbearers.
The parents have the sympathy
OF the community in their be-
reavement.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
CONGREGATIONAL CIRCLE
PARTY NEXT THURSDAY

Next Thursday afternoon, March
IA, at t~wo-thirty o'clock the Con-
gregational Ladies' Circle will en-
terrain the Crow Agency Women's
Council at a st. Patrick's party.
members and friends of the
Circle are urged to plan to be
present and to come very prompt
~ to greet the visitors and be
ready for all the good times.
Hostesses will be Mesdames C. S.
Eder, E. L. Kelley and L. H. Lab
bltt. The entertainment commit
tee is Mesdames N. E. Hannant,
E. E. Smith and M. S. Thompson.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
METHODIST CHURCH
BENEFIT FAIR MARCH 16

Watch this paper next week for
particulars of the Benefit Fair at
the Methodist church Saturday of
next week, March 16. Food, cloth
Ing and lunch for sale all day
entertainment also.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08

John B. Tansil' of Billings has
been appointed U. S. district at
torney for Montana, a good man
for the place. He succeeds At
torney Baldwin Of Butte, Senator
Wheeler's partner. elevated to the
U. S. judgeship.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08
MASONIC PROGRAM HERE
NEXT THURSDAY EVENING

At the regular semi-monthly
meeting Of Saints John Lodge No.
81, AT & A. M, Thursday even
ing, March IA, a group of Masons
from Billings Lodge No. 113 will
be present and put on an enter
tanning program. All sojourning
Masons are cordially invited to
attend.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08

AGAINST DISEASE A

DR.. G. A. Baker, county health Of
ficer. and Miss Dahle, Red Cross
health nurse for this county, start
ing at the Bumbaca hall at Deck
er, next Friday, March IS. If al
engagements can be made, adults
may also receive tick fever serum.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08

J; B. Armstrong, Mexico, Mo-.
reai estate man, arrived Monday
night to look after property in
terests here. He owns several
farms in this valley. He reports
business conditions in Missouri as
looking up.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08

The ground has been covered
since Monday with a four-inch
blanket of snow, which lays uni
formly over the landscape, the
best snow covering this section has
had this winter. It will furnish
sufficient moisture to start the
grass and winter wheat.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08

Andrew Miller and Homer -.
Allen were in town yesterday
from MaSchetah.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-08

Continued on Last Paee)
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-02
FANS ENJOY
FIRST GAME

Same time and same place tomor-
row, fans, if you wish to listen to
the world series in comfort and
amid congenial surroundings.
That invitation is extended to
baseball followers of this city, a
large number of whom listened to
the broadcast of today's game over
the radio at United Artists theatre
as guests of that organization and
The Imperial Valley Press.
A Montgomery Ward radio, fur
nished by that company, brought
in every detail of the game as clear
" as though the fans were at Navin
Field instead of being COAX OF
thousand miles away.
RooterS were about evenly divid-
ed with the Tiger rooters making
a little more noise, but not being
quite SO noisy when bets were paid
off.
However, tomorrow is another
day and after the fine game Rowe
pitched today Cochrane's followers
are hoping to reverse the tables.
The game will be called tomorrow
al 1O:3O and there is no admission
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-02
BY STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent

ROME. Oct. 2.-Premier Benito
Mussolini told the Italian people
in a ringing warlike speech broad
cast tonight to every corner of the
nation that Italy is ready for war
and cannot be stopped from its
conquest of Ethiopia.
To 20000,000 Italians, called from
their homes and work by the alarm
of war in the greatest test mobil-
ization in history, MusSolini pro-
claimed:
ITO acts of war we will respond
with acts of war"
1.-The blackest kind of injustice is
now being done towards Italy," he
declared, "and Italy is being refused
her just place in the SUM-"
MusSolini then announced that
hostilities are about to open in
East Africa.
More than 100000 Italian men,
women and children dropped their
tools and whatever task they lid
in hand today and rallied to con-
centration points in the greatest
mass mobilization in history.
Alarm signals from all the tow
ers in the country, pealing bells
and rolling drums sounded the call
for mobilization of all Fascist or
ganizations, bringing out the regi-
mented millions of the state.
The country, geared for war, re-
sponded with unlimited enthusiasm
to the call.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-02
MOBILIZATION
CALL PLANNED
FOR ETHIOPIA
Emperor To Summon Ma
ton Tomorrow Follow
ing Like Act BY II Duce
BY EDWARD BEATTIE
United Press Staff Correspondent

Adds ABABA, Oct. 2-Ihe
Ethiopian government, charging
that Italy already has invaded its
territory, decided today on immed-
late general mobilization.
The emperor cabled to the League
of Nations, charging invasion Jad
protesting formally.
The government was informed
that the Italians massed at Assab
in Southern Eritrea had construct
ed two attack bases we'll within
Ethiopian territory and dangerously
near French Somaliland.
The emperor, it was said on un-
impeachable authority, had there
fore decided to decree mobilization
tomorrow unless there is a last
minute change of plans.
(Assab is on the coast at the mar
row southern end of Eritrea. The
town itself, on the coast, is only 40
miles from the Ethiopian frontier
and 80 miles from French Somali-
land to the south)
The mobilization will call out
some 1,250,000 men altogether, in
cluding those already under arms
a few trained and armed with
modern weapons, most unframed
warriors under tribal chiefs, large
ly armed with spears and daggers
or with ancient rifles requiring
many types of ammunition.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-02
PLANES FROM
MARCH FIELD
COMING HERE
Brawley, Imperial An d
.CalexicO To Be Bases
- For Tactical Invasion
WILL LAST 10 DAYS
Mock Battles Above Val
ley Will Carry Out The
Plans Used In Warfare

Three Imperial Valley cities will
be peacefully invaded and occupied
by airplane and ground troops tor
a 10 day period during the mlddle
of october. The tactical organiza-
ton staging the maneuvers Is the
18th attack group, composed OF
thera4th, 73rd and 95th attack
sNA2hdrns and the 64th service
sefES.bn. The 17th will be COM
we'd by Lieut.. Col. John H:
ne, air corps, during the field
aiming period which will run
4kom october 10 till the 2lst.
1Cities to suffer the thrills OF the
mimic occupation and over which
many of the scheduled sham air
battles will be. held are BraWley,
Imperial and Calexico. Announce
ment of the maneuvers was mace
today by Brigadier General Henry
H. Arnold, commanding the first
wing of the general headquarters
air force at his March Field head
quarters.
Thirty airplanes, 40 officers and
$50 enlisted men are expected 10
fly or ride to the southland cities.
All of the enlisted men and some
of the officers will be transported
to the three camps by the IA
trucks and 10 motorcycles OF the
Gath, service squadron, commanded
by Major Orin C. Bushey, air corps.
Clerks and airplane mechanics
of the 18th will not have to worry
about kitchen police and other
camp duties as these functions will
be performed by the men OF the
64th service squadron. The service
squadron, in addition, will have the
task of setting up and tearing down
the camps in the three cities.
Training To Be Active
Training activities at the camps
in the Imperial Valley towns will
consist partly of problems in unit
and group navigation to points
away from the valley and rendez-
vous exercises. Aerial machine
'1gunnery with ground "strafing'
and other forms of attack" train
ing together with combat exercises
In air bombing will keep the 17th's
pilots on the move during most OF
CQelr ~ udy SCdy III 1iilPCli idA NoA
ley.
To train the officers and enlist
ed men of the three squadrons In
field work three camps similar tc
the lles proposed for Imperial
Valley will be set up at March Fielo
some day this week at widely sep
arated portions of the reservation
The camps, which will be just as
completely equipped as ones usec
in actual field service will be oper-
ated for one day only.
Combat and gunnery problems
- will take place the same day, the
units operating from the temper
ary field on the air corps post. The
yarget practice will take place al
Muroc Dry Lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-02

Air Armada Will Attack Valley Cite
Power Company's
Suit Transferred
To Federal Court

In superior court this morning
Judge B. F.. Warmer, san Bernar-
dino, granted a petition flled by
the Southern Sierras Power com
pany by which the heGlng on the
action brought against me company
by the irrigation district was trans
ferred to U. S. Distrit court for
further disposition. The temporary
restraining order granted against
the company was ordsred to con-
tinue in effect pending the hearing
of the case.
Reasons advanced blythe petition
er to secure this TRANSFER were that
the company was Ggan1zed In
Wyoming and not in California and
also that more than $4,000 Is in
volved in the case.
The district had scared tenn
porary injunction against the pow
er company to prevent them from
inaugurating their rural electrifica-
ton program in competition with a
similar program to be inaugurated
by the district at a Later date. The
injunction was granted in local su-
perior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-02
JOHNSON MUST
EXPLAIN ACTS

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 9. U.P)-
Delving into tangled affairs of the
state treasury, District Attorney
Otis Babcock today planned to ques-
tion Treasurer Charles G.. Johnson
regarding alleged shortages in state
funds prior to the disappearance
of William B. Shearer, cashier ac-
cused of embezzling $4,000.
Babcock said he would seek a de-
tailed explanation of the $4,000
shortage last January which john
son asSertedly made good with his
own money. Shearer has been ac-
cused of responsibility for that
shortage.
II am going to ask Johnson why
he made up the first $4,000 shortage
and why he allowed Shearer to
keep OH working after that time, u
Babcock announced.
n statement that Johnson appar-
entity knew of the $4,000 shortage
three days before making it pub
lie, and attempting to locate his
aide, was given the district attor-
ney by Allen Shearer, Yreka, broth
er of the missing cashier.
He told Babcock the treasurer
had called him by telephone Sept
ember 20 seeking information con-
cerning the whereabouts of the
cashier. The disappearance OF
Shearer and report of the shortage
were announced September %.