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, 1935-01-07

January, ], 1885. - Indians, most
ly child mind and adult body folk.
were never able to understand the
instruments surveyors used. They
called them Land Stealers.r Piles
Of rock placed to indicate corners
were likewise queer 10 Indians. who
left them undisturbed IN the belief
that a fearful something lay there
TO protect the work OF the absent
white man and his land stealer."
Surveying trips often extended over
several months. Men in charge ar
ranged TO have articles Of trade ap-
peal To friendly Indians from whom
they obtained skins IN exchange.
That method was superior to pres
ents, for suspicion of those who
come bearing gifts Is as OLD a the
human race, and All appearance Of
weakness in a visitor would turn O
good Indian into a bad one. Hos
tile Indians. . mostly Comanches,
were often met with. Crafty and
cruel. never heroic, 49, they would
attack In the night. believing 1t
more honorable TO murder a sleeping
victim than meet him in open COM
bat. They gloated owe having an
adversary at a disadvantage. and a
battle always followed contact with
a surveying party temporarily
camped in a spot where water was
scarce or OF poor quality. And so.
in early days, lines were run. courses
Of streams determined and mapped,
locations Of good and bad water
noted. soils classified and other data
indicative Of the deSlrsblity and USE
fulnesS OF a country recorded. From
such reports men decided the mat
ter OF homestead locations. Sur
veyors were forerunners OF the fore
runners.
, 1935-01-07
Movie Sideights
CAPITOL

The most popular co-starring
team on the screen today. Ruby
Keeler and Dick Powell. make their
fifth appearance IN Filtration
Walk, the new First National must
cal romance. showing last two days
MONDAY and Tuesday, at your"
Capitol. Brownsville.
Where their other successes have
presented them against a theatrical
background. .Flirtation Walk
shows them in an entirely new set
ting. Their romance begins in Ha-
waii. where Ruby. q generals
daughter, meets Dick, "A young pri-
vate IN the army. Then the action
switches to West Point. where Dick
is trying to make himself an of
ficer and gentleman"
, 1935-01-07
PASSENGERS
TAKEN FROM
DAMAGED ship
Ccopy't. 1885. by the A. P.)

MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 7.-Shipwreck-
Cd passengers who went calmly to
breakfast before Drawing a rough
sea in lifeboats told a vivid story
Monday OF the grounding Of the
Ward Liner Havana on a Bahaman
coral reef.
The ship struck the reef early
sunday while most OF those on
Board were asleep. but the passen-
gers arriving Monday on the
treighter El Oceano said the impact
when the liner grounded was 50
gentle that many were not awaken
ed.
, 1935-01-07
D. p. Millikin Dies
Especial 10 The Herald

MERCEDES, Jan. I'D. r. Nil
likin. rs. died Sunday al 10 y. m
following An illness Of IL months
He Is survived by mis- widow. and
one brother. Bryce Millikin. OF
Mansfield. Ohio.
Funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon al 3 o'clock from
the Stotler Mortuary, with Rev.
Bos.rum OF WeSlaco In charge. In
teTment will be made in Ebony
Grove cemetery In Mercedes.
MI. NiIlikin came to Mercedes IN
1919. and IL well-known in this
section.
, 1935-01-07
Most Coughs
Demand Creomulsion

Don't let them get a strange hold.
Fight them quickly. Circumcision
combines Z helps III me-. Powerful
but harmless. Pleasant to take. No
narcotics. Your OWL druggist is au-
thorized to refund your money on
the spot If your cough II cold is not
relieved by Creomulsion.-Adv.
, 1935-01-07
QUEEN

The havoc a Eirl with big town
ideas can %innocently create in a
small town is amusingly portrayed
in Paramount romantic comedy,
Ready for Love" shown Tuesday
and Wednesday al the Queen
theatre. Brownsville.
Featuring Richard Arlen and Ida
Lupino in the leading roles. the
story il concerned with amusing mis-
understandings. dramatic complics-
tons and a fresh and breezy TO
nance.
, 1935-01-07
Two Infants Die
ESPECIAL to Tho Heraidl

T-rhtIAI no Tho Heraidl
RIO HONDO. Jan. n. - Funeral
services for Elena Ruth and Glen
da Mae infant daughters OF Mr.
and Mrs Milton Arnold, were held
FRIDAY afternoon.
IrtHrmcnt was made IN the Mont
Mata cemetery with Rev. Thomas
Jovner officiating.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
HOKE FLIES HERE

V. L. Hoke, radio engineer, arrived from Hoonah aboard the Alaska Air Transport Patco plane piloted by Sheldon Simmons. Following the Hocnah trip Pilot Simmons went to Berners Bay with one passenger, Howard Yepta
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
DOUGLAS NEVIS
DELEGATE DIMOND RESPONDS
 TO SCHOOL BOARD PETITION
 FOR BUILDIN FINANCING

That a second PWA loan for Doug las from the government will be ne- csssary before Federal aid for new school building could be obtained is the information contained in a let ter to the School Board from Dele gate Anthony J. Dimond received in the last mail ill response to the re- sent appeal from the Board for the reco- -sary funds. It would be im- possible, the Delegate writes, to se- cure an entire free grant of the money required, which is set at 50,- eco. He advised the Board to send him all the data necessary for ne- gctiating a Public Works loan, such as assets and liabilities Of the town, population and other facts, and stat ed that he would give all the as- sistance that he could in the mat ter.
 , The School Board considering the proposition at a meeting Saturday evening decided to turn the letter from Delegate Dimond over to the City Council for reply with the re- quired data.
 The resignation of Andrew Martin IS janitor was received at the meet
 ny. After nearly 20 years as furnace nan at the school, "Dutchy'', as he is ,aniliarly known, stated that he is quitting the job on December 20, al- owing herewith a few days for the sppcintnent of his successor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16

two more playing dates left on their respective schedules. Next Saturday night marks the end of conference team play at the Elks Alleys.
 At the close of bowling last Satur- day night the Boilermakers led the Big Ten conference, with the 1lini and the Cornhuskers dangerous con- 5enders for first place. The Beavers are slightly more secure in their position at the top of the list in the Pacific Coast conference, with only the Vandals to worry about.
 Following are the team standings to December 16:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
BOYS HELD FOR
 THEFT ATTEMPT
Youthful Trio Accused of Robbery Try City
 Jail Full

Three Juneau boys were arrested by Chief of Police Roy Hoffman Saturday night after they assert edly tried to break into the Pa cific Coast Coal Company office.
 It was not revealed whether the arrests may solve other petty burg laries which have been reported during the past week, and the names of the youths were with held.
 A total of Il persons were taken into custody over the weekend by city police, the majority for being drunk and disorderly, and the city jail is now full.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
LEGION AUXILIARY
 TO MEET TUESDAY

A social meeting in the Dugout at 8 o'clock is scheduled for the Ameri- can Legion Auxiliary tomorrow eve ming, according to announcement to- day by Mrs. Edith Bavard, Publicity Chairman.
 Mrs Ethel Andersen and Mrs. Ba- yard will be hostesses for the evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
ORDER NOW!

Just telephone 374, Hiway Delivery for evergreen trimming or Christmas trees. Delivery will be made when wanted. Reasonable prices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
LA CASA TO PETERSBURG

A. J. LaGasa, deep-sea diver, who has been visiting for several days in Juneau, and his sister, Lois LaGasa, sailed for Petersburg on the North Sea. LaGasa's gasboat Alaskan is un- dergoing extensive repairs in Peters, burg in preparation for next sum- mer,s work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
AL RIEDI GOES SOUTH

Headed for Seattle, with stop over at Ketchikan, Al Riedi left on the North Sea Saturday for busi- ness trip south. He stated that he will most likely continue on to Cali fornia from Seattle, returning here about the first of March.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
LEROY VESTAL GOES
 SOUTH ON NORTH SEA

LeRoy Vestal, Jr., is passenger south on the North Sea to join his grandmother, Mrs R. G. Day in Se- attle. From there the two will go to Marshfield, Ore, to visit Mrs Days brother, then to California for the winter and spring. Young Vestal will attend school in California.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
WORK RESUMED ON
 SECOND STREET REGRADE

All local "A and week nsn were put back to work for un- eLlployment relief, this morning on sfs regarding project on s con d
 'eet H. P. Shippey, of Juneau, is in charge of the work, which will be rushed along now while the weather conditions are favorable.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
- -'7-----S--1dH-7-7--- ATTENTION RIFLEMEN

All persons interested in small bore shooting will please report at indoor range, A. B. Hall, Monday night at T 80. LET'S GET GOINGl adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
BABY GIRL BORN

Mrs. Norris Richardson became the mother of a baby girl at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The child, which was born in St. Ann's Hospital, weighed T pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
I'D ATTORNEY
 ENROUTE SOUTH

Irwin Goodman, LID attorney who acted as counsel in the recent riot trial here of 24 men, left on the North Sea enroute for his Portland home. Goodman will appear shortly in Washington in connection with the Ray Becker defense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
BENSON, RADDE TIED FOR TOPS,
 SAT. BOWLING

Ed Radde of the Alt Heidelberg team and G. Benson of the Folgers team tied for first place in the City League bowling at the Brunswick al- leys Saturday night with three-game total scores of 523 each J. Hahn of the Columbia Lumber team was sec ond with 510, and bowled the best single game of the evening-202.
 Alt Heidelberg won two out of three from Brunswick, and Columbia Lumber defeated Folgers by the same score.
 f,or,nleta scores follow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16
SABIN BOWLS 5 BEST GAMES
 AT ELKS SAT
Conference Bowling Ends This Week Boilermak-
 CTS and Beavers Lead

None of the Pacific Coast Confer ence bowlers at the Elks Alleys Sat- urday night managed to break 200 in the game scoring, but Harry Sab in of the Bruins achieved a three game total of 582-more than hun dred points better than his nearest competitor consistently bowling 191, 198, and 193. Sabin placed first, second and third in the game scoring, and Mrs. Bob Kaufmann, also of the Bruins, was fourth with 190.
 The Bruins won three games from the Trojans by topheavy scores, and the Bears-with handicap advan- 5age of 20 points per game-beat the iallopin Gaels two out of three.
 Complete scores were.
 VH
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16

Average, did not bowl
 The Big Ten Conference will bowl the following games tonight: Badg- CTS vs Hawkeyes, 7:30 pm; Wildcats vs Cornhuskers, 8:30 pm; Wolver- ines vs Illini, 93o pm After tonight beth the Big Ten and the Pacific Coast conference bowlers have only
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16

Games scheduled Ics tonight at the Brunswick Alleys are. Sanitary 1, Grocery vs Pioneers, 7:30 pm; end United Food vs United Meat at 8:30 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-16

ment of a severe cold. She was re- ported somewhat better today.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-19

When cotton and tobacco farming
become as highly mechanized as other
crops, the needs OF domestic markets
can be produced with one-half the pre-
sent man power, the Resettlement Ad-
ministration estimates.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-19
Flint Greek Project
Will lrriigate About
$4,000 Acres Of Land

The Flint Creek project on. which the
contract was awarded Wednesday by
the Montana Water Conservation
board will benefit by irrigation ap-
lproximately $4,000 acres of land To-
Gated on both sides of Flint Creek Val
ley in Granite county extending from
the head OF Trout Creek to Drum
mond The towns of Philipsburg,
Maxville and Hall, in addition to
Drummond, are adjacent to the project.
The estimate OF the total cost was
placed at half million. The two con-
tracts covering construction and other
costs amount to S443,335.
The engineers estimate indicate that
a supplemental supply of $50 cubic feet
per second from Rock Creek will elm
mate the present deficiency OF needed
water in Trout Creek and Flint Creek.
The dam for this project will be SO
feet in height, rs feet wide and l,035
feet long, will have a storage capacity
OF 10000 feet and will divert water
from the East Fork of Rock Creek into
the Trout Creek drainage area. The
drainage area OF the East Fork above
the reservoir site, is 81 square miles and
has it source in several small lakes and
streams high up in the mountains that
form the Continental Divide. This is
in the Hellgate National forest The
range Of mountains encircling the
source of the stream is an excellent
snow belt and snow stays late in the
summer. The dense timber retards
melting. The mountains rise as high
as 10000 feet and many of the peaks
have snow on them all the year around.
Rock Creek in the Bitter Root feeds
Lake Como, which is a reservoir sup
plying irrigation water to some 10000
acres along the east side of the Bitter
Root Valley.
A reinforced concrete outlet conduit
will be constructed through the dam.
The spillway will be an open cut
around the southern end of the dam. A
concrete weir and spillway apron will
convey the overflow back to the creek
bottom well below the lower toe Of
the dam. Control gates will be- Of
metal of standard design. 1t is pro-
posed TO build rock-fill log-cribbed
diversion dam across the creek. The
canal will have capacity of los sec
ond feet From the end of the canal
there is drop of 145 feet down to
where Trout Creek can carry the ca
pacity at a reasonable velocity A
highway bridge will be built where the
Skalkaho road crosses Trout Creek
Montana labor news., 1935-12-19
Increase of Pear Produc-
ton In Montana

A strong tendency toward the in
crease Of pear production in Montana
has been indicated as a result of a
special fruit survey conducted this sum-
mer under the direction of Jay G.
Diamond, federal statistician. New or
chards the report states, are being
planted at a favorable rate with the
trees planted in the fall of 1884 and
spring Of 1885 representing more than
II per cent Of the total number of
trees included in the survey
Additional evidence that pear produc-
ton during the next decade will show a
steady increase under favorable con-
ditions is that the number of trees
up to eight years of age, and classed
as non-bearing, amounts to slightly
more than AZ per cent Of the total
number Of trees, Trees 20 years and
over amount to approximately but IA
per cent of the total
This trend in pear production can
more fully be appreciated through COM
parable statistics OF the 1880 census
to the 1885 special fruit survey. In
the seven counties included in the sur
vey, the 1884 production was 266 per
cent greater than the 1880 production
in the same counties. It also will be
interesting to note that the production
in those same seven counties in 1884
was approximately 1875 per cent greater
than the production of the entire state
in 1880,
Notwithstanding, pear production in
Montana in 1884 suffered considerably
both from factors over which the farm
er had no control and from causes
which might have been eliminated or
limited An early frost took heavy
toll, especially in Missoula and Ravalli
counties. In a number of counties,
notably Carbon, it was evident from
the survey, pear crops were neglected
largely through failure to follow a
spraying and pruning program. The
Importance of minimizing loss through
comfortable cause is demonstrated by
the fact that approximately 81 per cent
OF the total crop in 1884 was lost, vast
ed or unharvested.
In the survey it was shown that the
pear crop was disposed of in the fol-
lowing manner; Fresh shipments, TO-
70 per cent; local sales, 24.82 per cent;
sold to professors, none; used on farm
1874 per cent; lost, wasted or unharv-
ested, 307l per cent.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-19
ITS GRADUATES IN
The BREADLINE
Canadian University Mobolizes
$4,000 in Bold Program of Eco
nomic Reconstruction.

Unwilling to continue turning out
graduates to seek but not find place
in the world, St. Francis Xavier Univ,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, set itself in
1929 to the task of building a new eco
lnomic order on the ruins OF the old.
Extension workers were sent out to
mobolize the farmers, miners and fish
ermen in small groups TO prevent com
iplete economic destruction. Nine hun
dred study clubs enrolling 10000 adults
were organized in sparsely settled ter
ritory, the size OF the State Of Massa-
chusetts. In the face OF the economic
crisis these groups launched the most
dramatic economic reorganization in
the last decade.
This is in brief the story reported by
DR.. NJ NJ. Coady, director of the Ex-
tension Division OF the Canadian Uni
versity, in interview granted while at
tending the Carnegie Centennial in
New York City before which he pre-
sented report Of the Nova Scotia
project, which is hailed as one of the
Outstanding programs OF adult educa-
tion on the continent. To the hard
headed farmers, miners and fishermen
in the region education was useless un-
less it produced action, Cooperative
buying clubs were organized in each
community to provide, without profit,
the necessities OF Life. Twenty-Five as
sociations have already evolved into
consumer-owned cooperative stores.
In time these are expected to federate
to establish WHOLESALERS to cut the costs
of living still further. The next step
will be cooperative production Co.
operative stores without cooperative
finance would still leave the people de-
pendent on private-profit banking, so
As cooperative credit unions have been
established and more are being or
ganized. In what was considered pow
erty stricken territory 100000 capital
has been amassed To increase the in
come of the farmers and fishermen, CO.
operative lobster factories, lumber mills
and processing plants have been es-
tablished and Is factories now dot the
coastline. By cooperative action farm
products and fish are taken directly to
city markets where prices are double
those paid by independent buyers.
In six years the economic and cul-
tural life of Eastern Nova Scotia has
undergone tremendous changes as a di-
rect result of the ST. Francis Xavier
program to create economic democracy.
The adult education program which
affects $4,000 people is now turning to
recreation and cultural fields. 1--WE
are putting instruments into the hands
Of the people with which they can lift
themselves to new planes said Dr.
Coady. This is the only democratic
way to social change. Economic group
action is the only way out for our peo-
pie II is not a question OF co-opera-
ton or something else; cooperative
action has become the only way"
Our immediate problem is to spread
this cooperative action to all the peo-
pie. Economic self-help through CO.
operatives will make the people COM
petent to enjoy economic democracy
when we create it. If they are not
able to carry on these economic func-
tions for themselves they are not able
to become a great people"
Montana labor news., 1935-12-19

A survey Of farm civilizations con
Quoted by the Resettlement Admins
tration shows that Australia, South
America, Canada and the United States
are the only nations not having pea
SAINT class of workers.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-19
Watson Explains About
62A Cent Rate


in the minds OF many Of the people re-
garding the responsibility OF establish
ing the rate OF pay for the General
Laborers' Union, the following letter
from Joe Watson is printed.
The Silver Bow County Grievance
Board OF the National Recovery Act,
however, had submitted scale of u
cents, long before the Supreme Court
had annulled the National Recovery
Act. Seventy two cents has long been
established as the prevailing rate OF
pay for common labor in Silver Bow
County, but there is no question about
that.
The communication appending to this
article is printed merely to clear the
atmosphere in regards to who was re-
sponsible for ever having submitted
the 6215 cent rate in the beginning.
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINS
TRATION
HELENA, MONTANA
November 80, 1885
Mr.. Stephen J. Harvey, Chairman
Public Works & Unemployed Union
l29 So. Main Street
Butte, Montana
Dear Mr.. Harvey:
Referring to your communication OF
November 10th, in which you write
1t has been stated by someone con-
nected with the WPA setup that you
have in your possession a communica-
ton from this organization submitting
sixty-two and one-half cents (6211c)
as the prevailing hourly wage scale for
Silver Bow County"
Please be advised that your letter TO
Mr.. Hart has been laid on my desk
for answer. After diligent search,
fail to find anything in my files indi-
eating that any such communication
might have been sent to this office.
It is entirely possible that someone has
made mistaken statements.
In order to put you right, let me
give you this information, which is a
matter OF record in this office. Conn
mon labor rate for wages was set for
Silver Bow County under the ERA by
a committee, as provided under regu-
lations pertaining to such matters. On
this committee was one man represent
ing the Trades and Labor Assembly,
one representing the Silver Bow Relief
Office, and one representing business.
These gentlemen set the going rate of
pay for common labor in Silver Bow
County at 621s cents per hour and
this rate was in effect until July, 1885,
to my knowledge. After July, 1885, the
writer was no longer handling wage
scale matters for the ERA and any
change which may have been effected
in such wage scales have not come to
the attention OF this office.
| have recently been informed that
a higher rate than 621z cents per hour
was paid on ERA projects prior to
July l, 1885. If such were the case, no
record OF this fact was ever submitted
to the Labor Department OF the ERA
and to my knowledge no such rate was
ever submitted to Washington or ever
authorized by the Labor Department
of the ERA, since the writer was handl-
ing all such matters up to and includ-
ing July 5, 1885.
Very truly yours,
JOSEPH E. WATSON,
Director,
Division OF Labor Management.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-19

Sections of the nation where highly
commerclialized farming, such as ber-
ries and onions, is carried on, the great
est burden to relief and the Resettle-
ment Administration, is noticeable.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-19

Like the D. S. M. Of the A. E. F.
the Union Label is the Distinguished
Service Medal Of the A. F. Of L.