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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS

During 1884 retail business substantially better
than in 1885, according to leading commentators Most
surveys place the improvement at 20 to 25 per cent
However, industry showed little or no improvement.
The explanation that seeming anomaly is that depart
ent store cash registers tned oftener than at time
since the beginning of the depression. But basic indus
tres such as STEEL lumber and mining, found purchasers
for their products few and far between People bought
persishables- food fuel clothesbut they did not
buy cement shingles and similar nonpershable goods.
Increased retail trade undoubtedly due largely to
heavy government relief expenditures
The disparity between retail business and industry
especially marked during the Chris buying season
Heavy employing industries at extremely low le-
vel-while torres jammed with purchasers who
bought only necessities and staple goods but lux
ury than in several years.
The burning question is, When(wiH industry come
back and give regular employment? And here's case
where the Commentators long way from seeing eye to
eye For example short time General Charles Gates
Dawes President exAmbassador to Great Brit
an and Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poraton spoke before the Chicago Association of Com
merce. Armed with imRosing array of charts and
graphs Mr. Dawes observed that during any DEPRESSION
the demand for durable goods rises rises fastest
once starts Then he made the unequvoca forecast that
June July of the present year will mark the
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09

ment Of period Of full business prosperity Basis for this
forecast the experience of past depressons notably
those of 1873 and 1893 In each case according to Mr.
Dawes demand for heavy goods appeared precisely five
years and six months following the stock market collapse
Not sanguine, however is of the counrys most
famed business prognostcatots Colonel Leonard P Ayres
Vcepresident and economist of the Cleveland Trust
pany Mr. Ayres can recovery in sightsaid that
economic machine comparable to stalled automo
bile with dead starter. We have, he observed, been max
ing the machine by pushing great public expenditure
for more than year without any indication that it will be-
come self-propellng. Y
Thus you find about whatever you want to find
the way of forecast The Presidents message
considered by many turning to the right but close
aysis shows that real constructive permanent methods
were advocated Artf fcal methods will bring about
recovery The cause must be reeded and labor must be
taken from relief rolls and placed in productive industry
off the Taxpayers payroll They never be placed in
industry until Congress stops mportaons of the things
that we can or do produce in this country giving employ
ment to American labor and furnishing market for the
farmers and for ndustrys product Whether Congress
will wake up to this fact or not remains in doubt.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
PRE-DISCOVERY OIL
at SC PER BARREL

This. is a pure business specula.
ton in crude oil, but a good one
If it is successful each SIS you risk
may return you $50 or more. If il
is not successful you will lose the
| SIS. There you have a straight-for-
ward statement of the facts.
This is not an investment. If you
wish to make an investment goato
your bank and purchase United
States Government bonds which
will pay you about 800 interest per
year and are the best investment
in the world.
We have leased the oil rights on
800 acres Of the famous Haynes
Ranch in Zapata County, Texas.
Others who have leased oil rights
on this Ranch include the Magnolia
Oil Company Zone of the Standard
Oil group, the Texas Company
(Fire Chief Gasoline), the Mid
Continent Petroleum Corporation
and the United Production Corpor-
alton.
We propose to drill well for
oil on our 32O acres, being the
Southwest one-half of Block II of
the Haynes Ranch. This is only
four miles from the famo4s Esco-
bas Oil Pool and only two miles
from the spot on the Haynes Ranch
where the discovery well was
brought in on August 20, 1884. A
successful Geologist who has made
an elaborate and scientific study of
the oil pools north and south of us
and of the area between, has pro-
nounced our 320 acres one of the
best locations in that entire area.
He is the same Geologist who Sc
lected the drilling site on which
the discovery we'll was. brought in
last August.
We are selling a maximum of
200, 900 barrels of oil at SC per bar
rel-WHEN, AS AND IF PRO-
DUCED out of one-fourth of all
the oil produced from our above
800 acre lease interest. In other
words, one-fourth of 7-8ths of all
the oil, as the owner of the Ranch
receives 18th of the oil as royalty.
If we fail to strike oil on this
lease you lose SIS on each 100 bar
rels of pre-discovery oil you pur-
chased from us at &c per barrel.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09

took place on their return to Illi-
Pnois.
Leaving for Alaska in 1897, Mr..
Smethurst returned two years lat
er to again bring his family to Red
Lodge and this city has since been
the family home.
Mr.. Smethurst was made district
president of the U. NJ. A.. in 1921,
but was forced to resign the posi-
tion the following year due to poor
health. Since that time, he had en-
gagged in no active work.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Smeth-
urst is survived by the. two sons
Fred, who arrived Monday from
Sacramento, Gal, and Walter, who
came today from Washington, D.
c., to be present for the services.
The daughter, Alice, became de-
ceased in 1904. =
Funeral services are to be con-
Quoted at the Masonic temple here
tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at
2 O'Clock. Interment will he in the
local cemetery.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
NATHAN SMETHURST
CONTINUED from Page u

NSO4I4AuSO 1EO14 aye
Lancashire, on Sept 10, 1862, the
son of Alice and David Smethurst.
In 1882, he came to the United
States, first locating in Ohio where
he engaged in coal mining, rapidly
gaining advancement to a position
of mine manager.
He was employed in Yellowstone
National park for a time during
1885, and returned the following
year to Oglesby, Illinois, where on
March 18, 1886, he married Miss
Jane Platt. Three years later, in
1889, Mr.. and Mrs. Smethurst, to-
gether with their infant daughter,
Alice, came to Red Lodge to make
their home, later returning to a.
gain reside in Illinois. While in
Red Lodge at this time, son,
Fred, was born to the couple, and
the birth of another son, Walter,
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
WARREN
BY w. A. Bowler

r. BY w. A. Bowler
The Daily sisters spent New
Years eve at Red Lodge.
Jess Howe of upper Sage creek
was calling on friends in Warren
last Thursday.
w. R. Bainbridge and Charles
Frees We're transacting business in
Wyoming last week.
Mr.. Mcqueen of Worland, Wyo.,
was buying lambs in this neighbor-
hood this week. .r.
A. W. Adams and son have been
quite busy this week putting up
their ice for the summer.
Sunday school is held every Sun
day afternoon at 2 p. M, with Mrs.
Flora Adams as superintendent.
School opened Monday with it's
usual attendance.
Mrs. w. P. Fulton has been ap-
pointed, postmistress, replacing
Rue ben Winters, who resigned.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
:. Classified :.
MALE HELP WANTED =

MAN WANTED for Rawleigh
Route of 800 families. Write today.
Rawleigh, Dept. MTA-145-SA,
Denver, Colorado. 44-5tp
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09

| But what happens if we hit oil
Simple as a, b, c. The pipe line
company that buys the oil pays a
bonded Trustee each month for the
oil produced, and the bonded Trus-
tee pays you for your proportion
ate part of the oil. You get the
posted market price for your oil at
the time it is sold-which should be
anywhere from SOC to $1.1O per
barrel, based on recent average
prices and the opinion Of authori-
ties as to future prices. That would
mean $50 to $110 for each 100 bar
rels of pre-discovery oil you pur-
chased for SIS.
Not one cent of your money re-
ceived by the bonded Trustee is
paid to us for operating and devel-
oping costs, or for any expenses
whatsoever. You get your money
direct from the bonded Trustee. If
we hit oil nobody can grab one
single penny of your profits to pay
fancy salaries and expenses.
The LIMITED number of barrels of
pre-discovery oil we are selling at
Sc per barrel won't last long.
Prompt action is therefore import
ant in signing and mailing the or
der blank printed below. Clip it off
carefully. Print your name and ad-
dress clearly. Then enclose check,
money order or draft for the cor
rect amount.
No order for less than 100 bar
rels ($5) nor more than 1000 bar
rels ($5O) will be accepted.
Receipt will be promptly mailed
to you. Also map showing location
of our 800 acres and nearby pro-
ducing oil pools. You will be kept
informed of important, develop
ments as the drilling progresses.
We reserve the right-AT AS
NEAREY A DATE AS WE DESIRE
AND WITHOUT ADVANCE NO.
TICE-to reject all or any fraction
of orders received.
Veeray Oil Corporation,
Gunter Building,
San Antonio, Texas.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DlST.
RICT, COUNTY OF CARBON,
: STATE OF MONTANA.
In The Matter of the estate of
JAMES A. VIRTUE, Deceased.
NOTICE 70 cREDIToRs

NOTICE TO CREDITORS =
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY
the undersigned, executor of the es-
tate of James A. Virtue, deceased, to
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said executor at the law office of
John G. Skinner, u. s. National Bank
Building, Red Lodge. Montana, the
same being the place for the transac-
tion of the business of said estate in
the County of Carbon.
Dated December IA, 1884.
2. M. ADAMS
Executor Of the Estate of James A.
Virtue, deceased.
First publication Dec. 19,01934.
Fourth publication Jan. 9, 1886.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
Lost

LOST-Either in Roman Theatre
or along Broadway, avenue Satur-
day evening, white gold wrist
watch, Taveness make. Valued as
keepsake. Please return to The
News office and receive reward.
A5-tf
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
CHURCH NOTES
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
H. w. Woods, Pastor

Sabbath school, 9:45. A three
months study of the life of St.
Peter. u
Morning worship, 11:OO. Sermon
by the pastor. The chorus will sing
"The Pilgrim Chorus.
Ladies' aid, Wednesday after
noon.
Wednesday at 700, church
night.
At Roberts: Sabbath school at
1000. .,..
At Boyd: Sabbath school, 1890.
The young people at 1900. Music
for the first half hour. Preaching
at 800.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-01-09
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
A. B. COrnelsOn, Pastor. "
(Residence: Savoy HOteD

Morning service at 11:O0 in the
basement of the public library.
Sunday school, young peoples
work and other auxiliary activities
will be given attention soon as pos
sible.
All are welcome.
The Washington times., 1935-03-22
Destructive Economy

The District subcommittee the Senate Appropriations Com
tee winding hearings the local budget gives residents
of Washington chance outline their the appropra
tion bill as it passed the House.
AS has become customary during recent years. the citizens
find the House bill to be bad They find that fails to make
adequate appropriations for the services which the citizens
pec their give them in exchange for their taxes
important necessary departments the govern
The bill passed the House written by just about two
members who forced the entire membership their personal
views and whms These members able write the kind Of
bill they wanted largely because of the Indifference of their
colleagues.
Of course they made their views prevail by ranng that they
were economizng and saving the taxpayers That is
good argument and if they had really been working
the money the would certainly be the first
to commend them.
Unfortunately however the economy which they preach
ing wasn't real economy Instead simply refusal to
spend money efficiently.
Anybody money by refusing to pay his bills Any
body money by refusing to buy food and eat it.
But that isn't economy. It's foolshness.
The House bill would money by refusing to police the
streets of Washington It would money by wreckng the
Fire Department. It would money by refusing to build
necessary schools
But you can't call economy when you let crime rampant
or when you let fire destroy the city when won't give
children the education to which they entitled.
We hope that the Senate committee will report out bill that
will REAL ECONOMY that will money where it can
be saved without harming the CITY,
The Washington times., 1935-03-22

Why I'm asking? Because Of
one Of those typical office jams.
The boss away-one woman and
four men left in charge of the
office. An important letter
arrived. The woman should
have attended to it and didn't.
She forgot. So it went un-
answered, and a week later there
was heck to pay, with the boss
going wild and wanting to know
How Come.
Promptly the four gallant
gentlemen took the blame, and
the woman let 'em.
"Quite right" you'll probably
say. BUT IS 1T QUITE
RIGHT?" Should women be so
privileged and protected in these
days of feminine freedom and
equality?
ENTITLED TO 1T?
If a woman is really entitled
to have equality should, or
shouldn't she, go the whole way?
believe she should-and
they shouldn't. If women wish
to be treated as people, they
should pay the price.
IT'S AS CONTEMPTIBLE
FOR A WOMAN TO "CRY
OFF" AS TT IS FOR A MAN
:. AND AS BAD FOR HER
CHARACTER.
We're magnificent workers as
long as everything is going
nicely. We're smart, shrewd
and tireless. But let some
thing go wrong and we imme-
diately look for someone, usu-
ally a man, to shoulder the
blame.
Usually there is little hesita.
ton. Men pride Themselves on
being chivalrous almost as
much in 1885 as in 1895. And
most women are foolish enough
to think that's flattering to
their sex. But it doesn't neces-
Sarily follow. Chivalry isn't
always prompted by considera-
tion-it quite often is based
upon vanity.
This pernicious practice be-
gins in the nursery, when
Junior Is wrathfully enjoined
never-never-NEVER to chit
little sister," But why shouldn't
The Washington times., 1935-03-22
Hands Off EurOpe'

he sees war clouds gathering Europe every
American feel profoundly relieved that his country is
NOT entangled in foreign affairs NOT member of the
League Nations League Court and IS free to mind its
own business without obligation to anybody abroad.
The American Government if well advised will recognize
The nation wants to keep its hands off Europe and its feet
but of Europe.
The few thousand sentmenas and crackpots who urge
the opposite do not speak for American czenry and
are a reflection American common sense
George Washngtons warning against mingng in the dis
putes Of other lands justified and RE-
SPECTED than it is today.
The only sound policy for this country to pursue is:
Ito leave Europe alone.
2-To lend no money to any debtor nation.
so rush work its defenses to build its fleet to
expand it's army and increase its air forcea to the pon
which will protection for its rights and security for its
inhabitants.
Then it can say to Old World "A plague o. both your
houses with the certain knowledge that its house is safe
and household cannot be exploited in alien quarres
It learned that lesson in 1917 and 1918 Whatever its Gov
may have forgotten its people remember it now
The Washington times., 1935-03-22

= y Ill pAANoVSA
and dangerous that sensible
men could not regard 1t serl-
ously.
There was talk Of laying a
road of rails and putting one
of these steam engines on a
locomotive wagon" making it
haul passenger coaches. This
they were going to call a
railroad" and the crazieSt
part of all was the dependence
upon little flanges on the
wheel rims to keep the locomo-
tive and coaches from running
off the rails. Anyone could
see that these little flanges
could never keep a heavy train
of vehicles always on the track.
There were even rash state"
ments in circulation to the ef-
feet that the arrangement
would run as fast as 20 miles
an hour, or three times as
fast as the best four-horse
coach.
But such outrageous speed
was ungodly, would drive men
and women crazy, stampede
live stock, and cause all man
ner of trouble and loss.
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Your grandfather was about
your age during the Philadel-
phia Centennial in 1875. The
great achievements of the age
were collected there, among
them the great Corliss steam
engine, largest and most won
derful power unit built up to
that time. There was also an
entirely new form of artificial
light called an electric light"
Instead of oil or gas, two
wires leading from a contrl-
vance called a dynamo elec-
trio machine" furnished the
electricity. No matches were
needed to light 1t, no noXlouS
fumes or heat were given off.
This was an important ad-
vantage, as it promised to re-
duce the alarming death rate
resulting from persons who
blew out gas jets instead OF
turning off the gas.
Your grandfather probably
was invited to invest in this
new electric light, but de-
clined, because the kerosene
lamp and gas chandelier gave
all the light any one needed.
This new light was merely an
interesting scientific curiosity,
and would be forgotten in a
year.
Your father was about your
age at the turn Of the century.
The Washington times., 1935-03-22
Bars in Caves

The "hidden barr with which Washington is afflicted
hangover from the fanatcal prohibition days doesn't
to any useful purpose.
It is pretty generally agreed the other hand that it
promotes insanary conditions and in many instances leads
to the preparation of fraud the consumer.
the only argument that has been advanced in favor
of hiding the barenders that he open bar the first
step toward open saloon The phrase turned
maybe, but it doesn't much.
You might just well say that the repeal of prohibition
was first step toward the return of the saloon
By bringing the bar out into the open where customer
what is being put into his drink you don't let the
customer stand up at the bar and drink He would sit at
his table just as he does
the sake of cleanliness and honesty it appears that
heed the open bar.
The Washington times., 1935-03-22
What Do You Mean Gay?
By Robert BenchLey

) of July fireworks exhibition, at
which I became so terrified that
tried to crawl under the seats
and slipped down between the
boards of the bleacher flooring.
just my hands and arms slipped
down, but I caught my chin a
nasty crack, and several dozen
people had to get up in order to
extricate me. I was furious, and
to this episode lay my SubSe-
quent hatred of explosives and
war.
In 1895 I was sent to kinder
garten. On the very first day
of school, a little girl pulled my
chair out from under me. 1t
wasn't a very big chair, so the
fall was not a major one, but
my pride was hurt and I went
directly home in a huff.
To make things worse, my
mother took me right back to
school, where I was given some
worsted and told to sew a beaver
on a card. This was definitely
not gay.
AS I remember my school
days of the nineties, I spent my
time walking sullenly between
the schoolhouse and my home.
The occasions for my being
sent home were varied, but one
which I remember seemed to me
unjust at the time, and still
does.
Volunteers for poetry recita-
tions had been asked for, and I
had raised my hand in all good
faith. On being allowed to as
cend the rostrum, I delivered a
short poem which had been
taught me by my older brother
the day before. It ran as fol-
lows Zone of the few poems I
have never forgotten):
M mother-in-laD has lately
died,
For her my heart doth yearn,
/ know she's Uith the angels
nO1D,
For she DGS too tough to burn.
I made my bow, and went
right from that, into the famil-
lar march home. This seems to
me to be a bit thick. I shall
always remember the look of
the streets on these little extra
curricular walks of mine in
mid-morning, with no one
abroad in them but grown-ups.
AS there was a depression on
then, too, none of the grown
ups looked as if they knew
that they were representatives
Of the Gay Nineties, either.
These little memories, to-
gether with that of the Span
ish War, which was not a gay
one for our town, have always
kept me from joining in on
the so-called Gay Ninety song
tests" I will sing songs that
come out of the 1900's, for by
that time, I was master of my
fate, but the Nineties I leave
to be celebrated by others for
tunate enough to have been
born after the Turn Of the
Century.
Copyright, 1888, by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-22

BrOWnS ana
that is the Long and Short of
it, which is Luckey.
'It has a Church, Cross and
Bell with Cellar and Keyes and
also a Pope and Parsons and
Sabbath and only one Rich
man.
There is DObbinS and Driver
to see that DObbins is put in
the Cartwright and a Black
Smith to see that he is well
shOd. There are two kinds Of
ColeS-hard and soft.
"There are two COOpers and
one Carpenter to make pork
barrels out of the Burch Wood
they have.
"There is an Eagle (not blue),
q Grove, Martin and another
Byrd; a Bacon and a Ham
(Lewis). They Hatch Fish with
only one Bone, which are some
times taken from our Brooks
with a Smell Hook in the South.
"In the nobility line there is
a King and a Lord. 1 am not
aIluding to the Kingfish. Three
TaylOrs are there to make
Maxim SilencerS.
"There is Gore after the Cut
The Washington times., 1935-03-22
Sappers Still at Work
BY James T. Williams, Jr.

torpedo what is left Of the
American Merchant Marine.
Some of the same politicians
who aided and abetted the at
tempt on the life of our air
transport appear to be setting
the stage to discredit what is
left of our Merchant Marine.
Day after day the House COM
mittee which has started hear
ingS is being told by these
political witnesses how bad the
American Merchant Marine is.
This is precisely the way the
air transport hearings were be-
gun. And this new so-called
testimony concerning the Mer-
chant Marine follows one year
Of political attacks by another
legislative committee on the
Merchant Marine.
If the Merchant Marine Is
to remain a target for political
attack at both ends of the
Capitol for another six months,
it will not be necessary for
the political snipers engaged
in this warfare against Amer
lean shipping to cancel all exist
ing contracts. They will have
wrecked the American Mer-
chant Marine without this
formality. They will have dis
credited it throughout the
world, they will have discour-
aged even Americans from
patronizing it any longer.
EXPOSE INTRIGUE
Come of these days the
American people will get weary
of electing public servants who
do nothing but engage in sap
ping expeditions against Amer
lean institutions. Some of
t.-ese days they will elect a
Congress that will expose the
whole intrigue. domestic and
alien, that has in the last two
years engaged in a continuous
attempt to discredit, cripple
and apparently destroy both
American Air Transport and
the American Merchant Ma
rine.
There is a limit even in this
country to public patience.
And signs are beginning to ap-
pear that the patience Of the
American people with political
wrecking crews is nearing an
end.
Copyright, 1885, The Washington
Times)
The Washington times., 1935-03-22
Greatest Show On Earth
BH John Snure, T.

ting with a Glass to put it in;
also two CannOns to make more
Gore.
"There is a Dear, Buck and
Hart for our Parks.
I'm the drinking line they
have Coffee and a Miller to
grind it-aIsO Mead; but they
have to climb three Hills to get
it, though they have Beam Of
Hope.
"When any Congressman Dies
they have a Binderup and a
Weaver to weave the ShrOud
and a Garner to put him in.
They have a May, West and
CitrOn, Bloom. Also Tydings
of great joy.
"There is a Marshall to pre-
serve order which deserves
great Merritt down where the
Shannon flows.
"LaSt but not least they have
a Gassaway which lets them
all in.
"This is kind of Gingery
from a Guyer and SO IgOe on a
Maverick DAILY"
Senator Sherman Minton,
Democrat, of Indiana, is the