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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-03
Wise and Otherwise

Advice
Another good way for a swimmer
to improve his speed In water Is to
sight a shark nearby.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Defined
Economy-A way Of spending mon
ey without getting any fun out OF 1t.
Readers Digest.
Almost Alike
There isn't much difference in
sports. In yachting it's a huff, In
bridge a ruff, and golf the rough
indianapolis Star.
Explains Il
Kansas grows more than q fourth
OF the wheat In the United States.
That must be why 1t is known as the
corr State.-Miami Herald.
Evidently
So far as the United States Is con-
cerned, Europe from this time for
ward Is not going to live beyond its
creditors means.-Wichita Eagle.
Eternal Question
The worlds greatest sourc Of ar
gument, e exceeding that as to
whether the chicken or the egg came
first, Is n arising from the Ques-
ton: Does the wife spend too much,
or the husband earn too ntte?--
Shreveport Journal.
Hope Not
Mussolini Is going to take women
out OF industry In Italy and return
them to the home. A lot OF Ameri.
can husbands hope the movement
does not spread to this country
Rockford Register-Republic
Not So 1.-Two
A Hapsburg prince has been given
a Jail sentence for reckless driving
by a Vienna court. Evidently the
restoration OF the monarchy Is not q
very live issue In Austria.-Louis-
vile Courier ournal.
A Suspicion
The decision of the Hollywood pro-
dUcers to clean their film output up
themselves will be watched with In
terest by many who will suspect 1t
is all done by mirrors and trick pho
tography.-Kansas City Star.
The last word in the dictionary Is
"ZYXT." A correspondent says that
so far as he's concerned any woman
can have it.-Everybody's Weekly
London.)
We Wonder Why
A person could be born cheaper
fifty years ago than n can now.
And the funny part OF 1t Is that 1t
was worth a lot more then.-Punch.
Amt Il So7
Another who may be said to have
his ups and downs Is the unfortunate
chap who happens to get an aisle
seat at a movie.-Ed Scanlon In the
Buffalo Evening News .
Fathers Reason
The reason father prefers a roast
Of beef to chicken when they are
having guests for dinner Is because
with a roast OF beef he a get what
the guests do instead OF having to
decorate his place with a fool neck.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-03

Creation Of a ten-billion dollar
fund. to be spent on public works,
Is suggested by the National Re-
sources Board az a measure to pre-
vent future d~epressions by creating
employment when private construc-
ton declines The plan provides a
six-year program, to be revised an
nually, and to be executed to count
eract depression trends, or as part
Of a continued scientific develop
ment OF our natural resources.
This peace-time general staff
would lay down a program for the
wise use Of the nations soil, water
and mineral resources, including the
systematic elimination of unproduct-
i've lands from agricultural use, or
derby development OF power, water
supply and transportation uses OF
rivers reduction OF losses by floods
and erosions, prevention OF wasteful
mineral production and increase the
acreage OF lands available for pop
ular recreation. These ends must be
stated briefly because our limited
space does not permit extended ex-
PLANTATION.
Pointing out that public works ex-
penddturee by Federal. State and To-
cal governments during the decade
between 1921-1930 was around $34,-
600, 900 the board estimated that a
similar amount, at least, would be
spent during the next decade, but,
| without suggesting any rate OF an
nual expenditure, said that extension
Of public works into new lines, and
expansion OF all undertakings to the
reasonable possibility OF needful pub
lie service, would entail an expendi.
ture OF around sos. 900, 100000 In the
next twenty or thirty years.
Whether five billion dollars q year
Is too much for the nation to spend
for roads, parks, sewers, public lib
raries, good housing and other facil-
tiles is a question that must be
answered, says the beard, in the
hight OF future developments touch
ing the national income, employment
and popular demands for pleasure
and protection.
The celebrated peace pact" be-
tween business and the Administra.
ton, as revealed In resolutions OF the
bankers acts Of manufacturers and
attitudes Of U. s. Chamber of Com
merce officials did not extend to the
public utility masnates last week, al.
though signs indicate that financial
interests in a state OF alarm over the
Federal "yard-stick" program. are
anxious to reach an understanding.
The Administration was reported
willing to sit down with the electric
al producers and work out a system
OF consumer rates based on a fair re-
turn to private companies but re-
quired two things: a. abandonment
OF court attacks upon the ~constitu'
tionality OF the Tennessee Valley Au'
thority, spearhead in the govern
ment's utility program, and (2) a re
organization Of private companiei
to squeeze most Of the water out Of
their capital structures.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-03
DAWSON COUNTY REVIEW

County consolidation is coming to the fore rather
prominently. The Montana Taxpayers association is
beating the tomtoms and urging that our counties be
cut down to half as many as we now have or possibly
only fifteen or sixteen. 1t is proposed that mandatory
legislation to effect this shall be passed by the coming
Legislature.
Theoretically there should be fewer counties; 1t Is
easy to show that expenses can thereby be materially
reduced; but as a practical thing 1t Is doubtful.
Adjustment OF bonded indebtedness would be one
big stumbling block. Suppose county A with a debt Of
100000 should be consolidated with county B with
none, or three counties each with a different ratio Of
indebtedness. M~anifestly this is a puzzlng question to
adjust
Expenses might not be cut 30 materially either. The
mail counties now arc run pretty economically. We
doubt II much could be saved relatively In case OF q
consolidation Of Dswson with several others. This
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-03

BILLIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS
TO ATTACK DEPREssioNs
UTILITIES MAKE NO PEACE
F.D.R. DIVIDES POWER MEN
WAVING NEUTRAL RIGHTS
MAY KEEP U. s. OUT OF WAR
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
DREXEL,GRUNDY
NUPT|ALS HELD

NASSAU. Bahamas, Feb. 81
G.N.S0.-Two of Americas most
socially prominent families had
been united today in the marriage
of Miss Marjorie Gould Drexel,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
J. Drexel, of Philadelphia, and
John Murton Grundy, jr., of Cleve-
land.
In a setting lavishly decorated
with tropical flowers, overlooking
the sea, the ceremony was per.
formed last evening by the Rev.
Andrew Douglas, of the Presby.
terian Church in Caprice" the
Drexel villa.
Sir Bede Clifford, governor of
the Bahamas, was best man. Lady
Clifford, the bridegroom's sister,
was present, and their three
daughters were flower girls and
train-bearers.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
HOUR WEEK
REJECTED BY
COAL GROUP
Wage Demand of Miners
Also Is Turned Down;
New Plan Drafted
International News Service

Rejecting the demands Of the
United Mine Workers of America
for a 30-hour week and an in
creased wage scale, Appalachian
operators announced today they
expected to have a definite coun-
ter proposal to submit at the
next joint conference of opera
tors and miners late today.
In rejecting the miners de-
mands, w. A. RicharS> Of Blue
fields, w. Va, said the tremen-
dous inroads of competitive fuels
and sources of power were con-
tinuing under the present wage
scale. He said:
ct is unreasonable to ask the
bituminOuS coal industry which
is making an heroic effort to
put its house in order, further
to reduce its working hours and
work week and tremendously in
crease its cost, when, as a mat
ter of Government policy, the
eighthOur day is still generally
and almost universally the rule
in industry in our country"
LEWIS DISAGREES
Mr.. Richards said the operators
were in agreement with the mine
workers that consideration shall
be given to the elimination of all
inequitable differentials both in
and between districts and a proper
determination be made of same in
accordance with facts and equity.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, said Mr..
Richards statement sought to con-
fuse the real issue by taking April,
May, and June, 1894, as the basis
for showing the operators were
operating at a loss under the
present contract. He said:
"Of course, everybody knows
these are the lowest production
months of any year and, there
fore, are not a fair basis for any
calculation"
GUFFEY BILL FAVORED
The Guffey bill for stabiliza-
tion of the bituminous coal in
dustry has the support of the
NRA bituminous code officials,
N. w. Roberts, administrator,
told the Senate Interstate Com
merce subcommittee considering
the legislation today.
Mr.. Roberts said small groups
of operators kicked over the
traces and ruined administration
of the bituminous code. In
spite of the breakdown, he added,
the code carried the industry
from the lowest ebb to a high
plane until recently.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
M'LEOD'S BANK
BILL APPROVED
BY RFC HEAD
Support in House Forecast
For Measure Designed to
End ReceivershipS
BY FRANKLIN G. sARTWELL

By FRANKLIN G. SARTWELL
Encouraging word was given to
depositors of closed banks today
by Representative Clarence j. Nc
Leod (RO of Michigan, following
a conference with Chairman
Jesse H. Jones, of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation, on his
bill to eliminate bank receiver
ships.
Mr.. Mcleod said Chairman
Jones had expressed approval OF
many of the provisions OF the bill
and the chairman is preparing
several suggestions for incorpora-
ton in the measure. Mr.. Mcleod
said he expects to confer again
with the corporation head the
first of next week and he will then
push for hearings on the bill.
Aid For OepositOrs
Principal points of the bill as
discussed and given partial ap-
proval by Chairman Jones provide:
for abolition Of all bank receiver
ships and the placing of liquida-
ton in the hands of the RFC;
authorization of the RFC to desig.
nate open banks to serve as liqui-
dating agents; reduction of inter
est rates on assets; liquidation of
the assets over a ten year period
to increase the return to de-
poSitorS.
After the conference Mr.. Nc
Leod said:
Chairman Jones displayed q
very receptive attitude in our
discussion of my bill to elimi-
nate the receiverships. 1 am
much impressed with his sincere
desire to extend us every pos
sible assistance in our fight to
secure further relief for de-
pOSitOrS Of closed banks.
SENTIMENT IN HOUSE
81 am convinced that there
is a tremendous sentiment in
the House for enactment of
bank relief legislation and I
have received many assurances
from those who supported me
in our previous fight on the
pay-Off bill that they are ready
to again 90 the limit in forcing
enactment of more liberal legis-
latiOn.
"With the help which I be-
lieve Mr.. Jones will give us and
with what additional assistance
we can obtain from other i'm.
pOrtant Government officials, I
hope it will be possible to avoid
many of the difficulties which
such legislation encountered
last year."
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
WIFE TRADING
Barred IN SUIT
ADOLF WOLFSON

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 G.N.SO
A day of sensations was predicted
for the divorce battle of Walter
w. Emerson, screen Writer-actor
and Mrs. Jane Scholtz Emerson,
Denver socialite, in Judge Ben B.
Lindsey's court here today.
A love quadrangle was disclosed
III testimony by Mrs. Emerson who
is combating her husbands di-
vorce plea with a cross-complaint.
From the witness stand, Mrs.
Emerson not only admitted a love
affair with Barton Sewell, million
aire yachtsman, but charged that
in a trade of wives" her husband
spent the night with Mrs. Sewell
while She was with Sewell.
Mrs. Emerson claimed that all
Of her meetings with Sewell had
Emerson'S sanction and that he
once agreed to give her a divorce.
Emerson, from the witness
stand, has denied improper rela-
tionS with Mrs. SeWeIl who has
added her voice to the denial of
Mrs. EmerSon'S charge.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
RESIDENTS APPROVAL SEEN FOR BILL TO EXPAND ARMY
Wagner Offers
New Labor
Measure
International News Service

Declaring that section IA OF
the MIRA had broken down, with
results equally disastrous to in.
dustry and labor" Senator Wag'
ner O0 of New York today in.
troduced his new labor disputes
bill and told the Senate its enact.
ment was essential to prevent wide.
spread industrial unrest.
Bitter opposition on the part OF
industry to the Wagner bill has
been forecast.
It outlaws union under company
domination, though the Senator
carefully explained that it does
not prohibit employees from join.
ing company union, if they so
choose at a fair election, in pref.
erence to a union affiliated with
organized labor.
The new bill, Senator Wagner
explained, embodies in the main
the principles of the measure he
introduced last year.
Abandoned Plan
At that time, Senator Wagner
surrendered his bill in Difference
to President RooSevelt's wishes
He said today that he belived the
new measure would win the sup.
port of the Administration.
A permanent labor relations
board would be set up to take the
place of the temporary board Gre
ated in the compromise legisla.
tlon enacted last year. The board
would be backed up by the au.
thority of the Federal courts.
Unfair labor practices are listed
and penalties imposed for viola
t1onS. Employees would not be re.
quired to join any union, but the
bill outlaws unions which are con-
trolled by the management.
Another provision of the bill
gives majorities the power to nego.
tlate for any group of workers
engaged in a controversy on mat
ters relating to their employment.
Preserves Rights
Al the same time it preserves
the rights of individuals or minori.
ties to negotiate separately with
their employers, although any
agreements made in this way can
not be binding on all.
Explaining his measure to the
Senate, Senator Wagner declared
that the new legislation would
clear the nations industrial at,
mosphere and materially reduce
the likelihood of strife such as
was witnessed last summer.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
3 CHILDREN DIE.
IN HOME FIRE

DETROIT, Feb. 81 UN.sO.
Huddled against a Second-story
window which they attempted to
open when overcome by smoke
in their buring home, the charred
bodies of three children were
found today by firemen who sue
ceeded in quelling the blaze.
The children are Marie Far
nell, II, and her two sisters,
Kathleen, 8, and Nancy, S.
Another sister, Leonora, 9,
sleeping with the children, was
awakened by the flames and
shouted for aid.
Her father attempted to rush
up the stairs, but was thrown
back when Leonora, overcome by
smoke, tumbled down. The chill.
dren'S mother was away from
home
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
WOMAN IS HELD
RUNNER

Mrs. Mary Meredith, %, of the
300 block of Varnum st. N. w.,
is held by police today while,
physicians in Emergency Hospital
are fighting for the life of
man police say was hit by Mrs.
Meredith's car.
The victim, Frederick K. Treud-
ley, 82-year-old retired professor
of Ohio University, lives in the
800 block of Connecticut Ave.
N. w. He was struck by an au-
tomobile at Pennsylvania Avenue
and E Street Northwest.
When the ltomobile failed to
stop. Alvin =. Williams, a taxi
driver, gave chase and forced the
machine to the curb at Four
teenth and G Streets Northwest.
No charges have been placed
against Mrs. Meredith at the
Woman'S Bureau, where she is
held.
Mr.. Treudley'S injuries have not
been determined, but physicians
said his condition is critical.
Another hit-run driver felled
Pierce Marks, 6, of the 140O block
OF Chaplin st. N. w., in front of
his home late yesterday. He is
in Emergency Hospital with a
fractured skull.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
7 To GUST
NAVY MAN
CHARGED
Weyerbacher Fight Is Laid
To His Efforts to Hold
Down AirpIane Costs

Reports of a political plot to
oust Comdr. Ralph D. Weyer-
bacher from his position as aero
nautical procurement officer Of the
Navy was heard today as the
court of inquiry hearings charges
against the officer was nearing
the end
Rear Admiral Ernest j. King,
chief of the Navy Bureau Of
Aeronautics, will take the stand
at a short court session this
afternoon as the last witness for
Commander Weyerbacher, and
then the defense will rest its
case.
Plot Rumored
The court of inquiry has been
investigating charges of alleged
unethical conduct Of Commander
Weyerbacher in his dealings with
the Cairns Aircraft Company, q
civilian firm.
1t was rumored in Navy circles,
however, that Commander Weyer.
bacher is the target of a group
of politicians and airplane manu-
facturerS who are seeking to get
him out of the office he now
holds.
Officer Defended
Commander Weyerbacher, it
was said, has been attempting
to hold down the costs of Gov
ernment contracts for planes,
and this has aroused the antag.
onism of certain plane manu-
facturers.
Two of the most distinguished
officers in the Navy Admiral
William H. STANDBY, chief Of
naval operations, and Rear Ad-
miral Emory S. Land, chief of
the construction corps, took the
stand as witnesses for Commander
Weyerbacher at the hearing yes.
terday and testified that he was
an officer of exceptional merit
and of the highest character.
ACTOR BENNETT BETTER
LONDON, Feb. 81 O.N.SO.
The condition of Richard Bennett,
who was injured recently in q
fall off a horse, was said by
physicians to be greatly improved
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
PALS
ARE EFLAYED

COURT ROOM, PAW NEE,
Okla, Feb. 81 G.N.SO.-"Passion.
ate, uncomfortable love" brought
19-year-old Phil Kennamer to the
shadow of the electric chair, one
of his chief attorneys told a
crowded court room today.
The romantic son of Federal
Judge Franklin E. Kennamer
was so madly in love with Vir.
ginia Wilcox, Tulsa multi
millionaire's daughter, he "sacri-
ficed all' for her, Attorney c. B.
Stuart told the jury of farmers
and workers.
1t is the defense contention
that Phil pumped two bullets
into the head of John Gorrell,
Kansas City Dental College stu
dent, because Gorrell planned to
kidnap Miss Wilcox.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
Woman in Hospital
After Poison Dose

Alleged to have swallowed poi
son while standing in a bus sta
tion in the 600 block of Twelfth
st. N. w. late yesterday, Mrs.
Bertha Vincent, ~, of Clarendon,
Va, is in a critical condition in
Emergency Hospital today.
The Woman's husband, j. E..
Vincent, who gave his address as
the 600 block of North Carolina
Ave. S. E., was with her at the
time. He told police he believed
his wife was worrying over family
difficulties,
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
Frat to Initiate 26
AtAnnual Jubilee

Initiation of 26 men into the
Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity will
be held by the George washing
ton chapter when delegates from
Maryland, Pennsylvania and
North Carolina attend the Sec
ond annual jubilee beginning to-
morrow. The initiation will be
Saturday afternoon. 1t will be
followed by a stag banquet.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
RepertOry Players
Present Three Acts

"The Dreamy Kid" by Eugene
O'Neill, was the feature of a
group of one-act plays presented
by the Negro Repertory Players
at Lincoln Temple Congregation
al Church last night.
The other plays were THE
Man Who Died at Twelve
O'Clock" by Paul Green, and
Dead Men Don't Dance" by
Willis Richardson, local play
wright. The cast included Ster-
ling Brown, Louise Pierson, Grace
Desmond. Valerie Parks, Merrill
Booker, Henry Hudson, William
Robinson, William Beverly and
James Booker.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
ACTOR BENNETT BETTER

LONDON, Feb. 81 U.N.S.O.
The condition of Richard Bennett,
who was injured recently in a
fall off a horse, was said by
physicians to be greatly improved
tOdaY.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
OvertimeP Pay Given
To Treasury Heads

Compensation for overtime put
in by architects and engineers in
the Procurement Division of the
Treasury Department has been
received, it was reported last night
at the meeting of the local chap
ter of the Federation of Archi
tects, Engineers, Chemists, and
TechnicianS. The Bureau of Bio
logical Survey overtime has been
stopped since it was brought to
the attention Of "Ding" Darling,
head Of the survey.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
FUNDS SOUGHT.
FOR 46,250
MORE MEN
Congress Leaders See Victory
In 10-Year Campaign for
Real Fighting Force
international News Service


National defense forces in Con-
gress today sighted victory in a
1O-year fight to expand the Army
as Democratic and Republican
House leaders approved the pro-
posal.
The issue may come to a deci-
sion in the House today or tomor-
row when provisions Of the Army
supply bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to increase the Army from
118,75O to 10000 men are con-
sidered.
President Roosevelt was rep
resented by some of the hackers
of the provision as approving a
move by Congress to change the
Army from skeleton organiza-
ton to a real fighting force.
President Interested
While asserting he could not
state the Presidents position,
Chairman Buchanan CDD Of
Texas, of the appropriations COM
mittee said:
"Under the present conditions
Of the world, the President, as
cOmmander-in-chief, should have
authority to expand the Army.
The President keeps well in
formed and is deeply interested
in the national defense"
Representative ThomaSon CD
of Texas, planned to offer an
amendment to the $378,699, ,488
War Department bill specifically
providing funds for the 46,25O
boost in Regular Army strength.
He said:
~ have reason to believe that
the President would welcome
this action"
During a secret meeting of the
appropriations committee, when
the expansion was approved, the
necessity of an adequate fight
ing unit for both possible inter-
nal and external use was dis
CuSSed.
Public discussion of the pos
sible use of troops within the
borders of the country was barred.
Representative Taber (R0 Of
New York, declared the Admin
istration planned to use funds
from the pending four billion
eight hundred eighty million dol
lar Work.relief bill to carry out
the Army expansion program. He
aSSailed the proposal giving the
President authority to increase
the Army, instead Of providing
definite sums, as a means OF
avoiding an increase in the
budget.
Stronger Coast Defense
Mr.. Taber said the AdminiStra-
ton planned to strengthen sea-
coast defenses and spend 200 mil
lion dollars to 800 million dollars
for Army housing and aviation.
The Army has received 100 million
dollars for the present PWA fund.
The Administrations plan was
reported to raise the enlisted
strength of the Army 1000 men
a year. The entire expansion plan
also would call for 1000 new Of
ficers.
The program for expansion of
regular Army enlisted strength is
in addition to the Administrations
proposal for strengthening of the
aviation forces of the Army.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
Silver Stars Given
3 Former Soldiers

The silver star for gallantry in
action during the World War on
the battlefields of France, has
been awarded to three former
soldiers who have now retired to
private life.
They are: Elburn T. Sims, cap.
tain. Infantry Reserve. now of
Woodburn, Ore; John C. Steinel
formerly second lieutenant, In.
fantry. now of Glendale, Cal,
and John r. Venable, formerly
sergeant, Signal Corps, now of
Little Rock, Ark.
The Washington times., 1935-02-21
Open
Conference Here

Recent developments in educa.
ton will be discussed today at
the first session of a three-day
convention of the Progressive
Education Association.
Meeting in four places, edu-
Gators from all sections of the
country are attending the conven-
ton. Rural. education, and rela-
ton of schools and colleges, will
be given special emphasis.