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The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Busy as an Ant-hill

used as a battery charging station
for the electric locomotives and as
q repair shop. The sharpening OF
rock drills and other tools will also
be handled at this location.
The Frazier Davis Cont. Co. has
crews working at widely separated
points driving steel sheet pilina.
On the east abutment, driving on
the main wall is up to the gravel
road leading from the lower to the
upper portals. A gantry is proceed
ing westard with the driving of
piling across the channel of the
The re-erectiOn of No. 2
gantry is nearing completion on
the west abutment. Just below
this point, a Crawler crane is WORK
ing up the steep slope bringing the
main wall up to the gantrv which
will carry the driving TO the west.
All of the piling has peen set for
No 2 range wall, aitho driving re-
mains to be done gu some of the
sheets.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Tim Mccoy of Wheeler who re-
Gently bot the Riverside Dairy
from Ira Eatineer had a close call
from being killed on his milk de
livery route one day last week. A
heavy pole projecting from q truck
he was passing all but pierced his
windshield, breaking the observation
mirror, and denting the windshield
frame.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
II Drunk Driver Arrests Sat

For drunk driving II men were
arrested last Saturday night on the
16-mile stretch of road from the
dam here to GLASGOW by the giant
patrol man Lou Boedecker and
his flying squad, located here tenn
porarily.
Jail sentences had been given 3
young men by Justice of Peace C,
w. Kampfer, Glasgow, on Thurs
day afternoon after they pleaded
guilty to charges of operating a
motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Ray Hines, of Denton, driver of
the car end a project employee,
received so days. Jim Bartelson
and Oscar Slogan Of Parsall, N
D., who said they came to Mont.
looking for WORK, each received
thirty days
Complaint was filed against the
men by James t. Shea deputy
county attorney, with DR.. A. N.
Currie of Park Grove as complain
ing witness.
The car in which the men were
riding crashed into DR. Currie's
machine, parked in front of his Of
flee in Park Grove.
A truck driver from GLASGOW was
fined $17 90 Fri. by Judge Kamph-
er for not having a car license.
Speed limit on all curves between
Wheeler and GLASGOW is 40 mi.
per hour, from Wheeler to the dam
IS mi. per hour. Straight road
limit is As mi. per hour. The road
is posted with standard hiway
and a patrol crew is on duty
mite and day and they will rieidly
enforce all laws of the Montana
Vehicle Act. Four persons cannot
ride in / coupe.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

On the 18th Of June there were
GAO persons directly employed on
the Fort Peck Project. This is a
slight decrease over the number at
work at the end of May. During
The month of May more man-hours
Of work were recorded than in
any month yet. The Total was
1,087,664 man-hrs. as compared to
1,O64,884 man-hours in Aug. 1884,
the highest previous month,
Contracts have been entered into
by the Kansas City Office during the
past week for the following items TO
be used on the project:
Cast Steel Spuds for the Fort Peck
Oredses- General Steel Castings
Corp, Penn. S16,65O.00
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
South Americas Unexplored Regiome

The chief unexplored regions OF
South America are central and north
ern Brazil. the far reaches of the
Amazon. northwest Brazil and the
Selvas region; Venezuela and ths
source of the Orinoco, northwest Bo-
llvia, Elbeni, Chaco, and in southern
Argentina, Clubut and Santa Cruz re-
gions, Patagonia and the Caupes re-
glon of Colombia. There are routes
and trails across some of these areas.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Bids VIII be Opened

in local U. S. Engineers Office fol
following items from June "a to 81
Blocks, Chain, Portable Electric
Grinder, Packing, Potatoes, Elec'
trodes, Canvas & Cloth,
Awards made in past wk. follow
Switchhoard-Crosby Co, $720;Hos'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, $1,0O0;But-
ter, Normont, CT. $3,72O; Rental OF
Dump body trucks-Nees, FTP $4,000
ct al a Total of S16,826.20.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Hurrah for
Wheeler Heights

Wheeler is to, have a close-in
addition south of the ice house, all
grass land, to be known as"Whee-
Ter Heights" plated & sold by Mr.,
Frazier in lots. 1t is a beautiful
location on the hill, the old rodeo
and airplane grounds. There will
be a fine dam in a coulee with lots
of soft water. See Joe.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Several Famous Orchestras & Bands in Wheeler july 3. As
New Graded Road to the Eas

New Graded Road to the East
Right of way thru the lower pro.
ject towns for the new highway to
Nashua is rapidly being cleared of
buildings including the historic log
cabin in the center of Park Grove
belonging to Sam Nessan.
This road will divert much tour
list traffic thru the nearby project
towns and furnish a short improved
highway from Wheeler to the east
which has long been needed.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Besides It's Name

The Himantolophus GropMlandicus.
a fish native of the Gulf of Panama,
has q bulb-like appendage ending In
hands. Branching out from the bulb
are numerous t~entacles which are
probably luminous in life.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Busy as an Ant-hil
at the 7-MilliOn
Dollar Spillway

If one should stoop to watch q
colony of ants start moving their
hill to a safe distance from the
! beaten path where it was kicked
through by the heavy foot of a
careless coyote hunter, he would
have. in miniature, a concept of the
scene of activity now to be OBJ.
served at the spillway. There. the
Massman Const. Co. has a fleet of
dump trucks shutting back and
forth from the high points of the
huge cut thru the rolling hills to a
new spoil bank which is in the
making. The new spoil area in
cludes rounded hills interspersed
by small coulees going in many
directions. The excavated dirt is
being dumped into the ravines aud
couleeS. At the same time. the
tops of the hill are being levelled
by %bulldoZers. Az a result of these
operations the spoil area will soon
be entirely fiat, enabling the trucks
TO discharge their loads easily and
rapidly.
The watar tank, located near
the lookout station for visitors on
the highest part of the hills on the
west side of the spillway, is receiv-
fresh water from the town of
Fort Peck. A pump has been in
stalled at the tank of Mason& Walsh
60. near the tunnels. Extensions
are being laid from the new tank
to the garage and repair shop of
Massman Co and to the central
iIaxing plant Of Addison-M Miller Co.
Massman's garage has been re-erect-
ed and is in use. Near this build
ing, the contractor proposes to set
Up d central mixing plant for the
concrete which will be needed to
Inc 5000 feet of spillway channel.
100000 cubic yards of con-
crete will be required for channel
bottom and sidewalks.
The large trucks of Martin Wun-
just keep rolling along on
he way from shovels to muck pile
With heavy burdens made up of
huge blocks of shale. During the
week, $4,000 cubic yards were ex-
awaited by this contractor.
A construction crew of tn Power
section of District is replacing sew :
raj poles In extension of the 81 90 {
'olt line at Spillway. This line t
'as run north along Spillway to $
erve Wunderlich. To eliminate {
everal poles, a $40 foot span is I
eing made over the area where
oncrete mixing plant of Massman :
o. will be located. H.,
Connolly Contracting Co, who :
ave been acting as sub contract :;
furnishing dump trucks to GEN =
project contractors, has aban- !,
oned establishment near lower ;,
from which Mason Walsh :
as being served. ais working now !
nlV for Massman. No other sub :,
)%ntractors are working for the Mass !
ian Co. at present. :
Addison Miller and Fielding & ),
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Reserve Officers Elect Newell

Lieut.. F. M. Newell. engineer res,
erve, was elected president of Fort
Peck-Glasgow reserve officers assn
to succeed Lieut. T. D. Claggett, in
fantry reserve. Other officers are:
Capt, J.. 7. HauGhey. engineer re-
serve, 1st V. pres; Llent. G O.Evans,
Lieut.. Wendtland and Lieut.. c. R.
Dow, End V. pres; Maj. Hendricks,
Sec; Lieut.. Paul Werner, treasurer
Mai. Harris, historian.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Mrs. L Kemmerer returned frOul
Jordan Tues. accompanied by her
sister, Miss Lucille Mart to visi at
Mothers Pie Shop, Miss Shirley Ed
wards also came with them.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Mrs Cidric LindquiSt and child
arrived from Antelope Sun. Her
hubby is pumpcrete operator for
Masou & Walsh. Thew are setting
up housekeeping in Wheeler,
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Bernard Backus of the Silver
Service Stop has been looking sitter
business interests at Lambert the
past week.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Roy D.. Young returned recently
from a months visit in Washington
D. c. where he went to hear Judge
Rutherford speak.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

The transcription OF manuscripts in.
to Braille, basketry, weaving. the copy
ing Of manuscripts, original writing,
pottery making, the preparation Of de-
signs for wall papers and textiles are
among the occupations followed by
to places of employment.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Vern Green and well crew dug a
SO foot we'll for Mr. SundahIs Oil
Station las1 Sat. and struck flow
of good water.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Mrs Harold Ford returned from
Bozeman Fri. with infant daughter
Patsy. Her husband Harold
Ford WorKs on the spiIlway
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

A. F. Kapinos Of Glasgow was a
Wheeler visitor recently & informs
us he is adding to his apartments
here so that he now has IS Apis.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Wifey-Really, Bill. you are one
of the worst dressed men in town.
Bill-And you, darling. are one of
the best dressed women in town
which accounts for it.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

Art Hatley employed at Fort Peck
was hurt Sun. mite when his car col
lided With another car at Delano
Heights.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs Arnold johnson returned
from Helena with her son Friday.
Her husband works on the spiIlWay.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20

when l sing, the tears come into
my ewes. What can lido for this?'
a radio torch son9stress inquiries of
the Pathfinder Question box.
Our suggestion is that size should
stuff some cotton in her ears.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Lawns &c trees CROW Here

Lawns around public buildings
and private homes in Fort Peck
have recently shown decided i'm
provement altho it requires steady
work on the part of the residents
and employees to battle the native
montana weeds.
Grass is taking root nicely and
success seems assured.
Of the native shrubbery trans
planted on the project many trees
have died but others are alive and
growing which speaks well for the
methods of transplanting and care
given them.
Anyone who has tried this work
in Montana will realize how difficult
it is. Shrubs and lawns will i'm
prove the towDsite immeasurably
Patron-What do you charge for
a haircut?
Barber-We've gone back down
to 35 cents, after the NRA tried to
make us charge SO.
Patron-And how much is d shave
Barber-It's IS cents now.
Patron All right-shave my
head.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
Shark Leather

The average shark yields ten square
feet Of leather from its hide alone.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-06-20
DETECTIVE RILEY

4 7AG no.,cE ARRNE M TIME 10 ANE
fCEC. RILEY FROM TIE pREAOED
IF tSRROeS"N WE GANGS AOeoCT
] AksoMER WOOSTER TRIES 10 SNATCH
leu GX But INE OFFICERS NAB Nm QUICK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
Virginian Married
Todd GayNote at
Legion Contention
r. Robertson, Newport
Ne,os, and Miss FO,Uler,
South Carolina, United.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. September 23.-
An early morning wedding today
added a romantic note to the ma
tional convention Of the American
Legion for the Virginians in atend-
ance.
In the presence Of Virginia men,
bers Of the Forty and Eight, Russell
P. Robertson, business manager Of
the Newport News (Va) Drum and
Bugle Corps, and Miss Emma Lucille
Fowler. Of Lake City, S. c., were
married in the Mayfair Hotel suite of
Charles w. Ardery of Richmond, Va,
national correspondent of the Forty
and Eight.
Sam r. Heller Of Norfolk, past
State head of the Forty and Eight,
gave the bride away and the Rev.
Richard P. Evans of Wisconsin, for
mer aumonier international CHAP
lain) Of the Forty and Eight, per-
formed the ceremony. Mrs. Benjamin
s. Davis, wife Of the grand chef de
gar Of Newport News, was matron of
honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
BALLOON|STS TELL
OF RECORD HOPS
Two Parties Land in Wild
AreaS-CIaim World
Marks.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, September 23.-The adj
ventures of four Soviet balloonists who
we're lost on the steppes Of KAYAK, U.
8. S. R., after flights which led OH
Gals here to claim three world rec
ords, were told in dispatches received
yesterday.
The balloonists were unreported for
II days after their take-off from
Zvenigorod, near Moscow, Septem-
Der 3.
Pilots B. Romanoff and A. Babuikin
landed near the Kara-Kum desert
after travelling about 1,426 miles in
balloon of the 1900 meters class. The
previous record was 962 miles, set by
Lieut.. G. w. Settle and Wilfred Bush
nell of the United States.
Aloft 81 Hours.
Pilots I. I. Zykov and A. M. Tropin,
in balloon of the same class. landed
in desert area of KAYAK after drift
ing 1900 kilometers. They reported
they had remained aloft 81 hours and
IS minutes, breaking the record for
all size balloons of 81 hours set by the
German Kaulen in 1918 with a bag
exceeding the 1000 meters class. After
landing they walked 200 kilometers
to town.
Romanoff and Babuikin. in a report
telegraphed to Moscow. said that being
forced down in a wild region of the
steppes, they set out in search of
road.
Ride Cows.
eve walked 80 kilometers without
finding one and then retraced our
steps. We repeated these tactics dur
Ing six days, each day taking a differ
ent direction. On the seventh day we
finally came upon path.
I'VE came across a nomad family,
who lent us COW. Romanof rode IS
kilometers on this animal to a village
and there procured horse, camel and
more cows. We went back to the bal
loon and brought it to the village on
the backs of the cows"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
II GENERALS DIRECT
WAR GAMESO ON COAST
Brig. Gen. John H. Hughes Of
General Staff Arrives at
Fort Lewis.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT LEWIS, Wash. September
23-Seventeen general officers, the
largest assembly Of Army chieftains
in the history Of the Pacific North
west, are here directing the big war
game involving the test of driving an
enemy invader out Of the Puget Sound
region.
Brig. Gen. John H. Hughes. assist
ant chief Of staff Ga, operations and
training Of the general STAFF Of the
War Department from Washington,
D. c., is the latest arrived member Of
the high staff, which has been work.
ing through the past week with some
200 command and staff officers.
One Of the busiest generals is Brig.
Gen. Henry H. Arnold of the War
departments newest sky defenders,
first wing, G. H. @. air force, sta
toned at March Field, Calf. In the
war game he Is commanding general
OF the 4th Armys sky arms. q force
Of 1893 airplanes, stationed at various
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
NOE FLOORS HEAD
OF LONG Faction
Strikes Monroe Leader Dur.
ing Dispute in Lobby
of Hotel.
BY the Associated Press.


MONROE, La, September 23.-Lieut
Gov. James Noe, who caused breach
in the Long political organization by
announcing his candidacy for Cover
nor in defiance of administration lead
ers, emerged victorious today from
two skirmishes with his opponents.
A. K. Fitzpatrick, Monroe Long lead
er, who broke with the Lieutenant
Governor over his candidacy, was
struck in the face and knocked down
by Noe.
The dispute took place in a hotel
lobby yesterday shortly after a Long
memorial meeting. Friends separated
the pair and they left.
Smith Called Meeting.
Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith. another
foe OF Noe in the scramble for party
leadership left vacant by Senator
Longs death, called the meeting but
did not attend.
He said he had been advised to re-
main away by administration leaders
Of Monroe, which is Noes home town
The Lieutenant Governor, who ad-
dressed the meeting instead of Smith,
said before leaving New Orleans for
Monroe:
I'm going to Monroe ahead OF DR.
Smith and address those people. That
is my home town"
The candidate did not mention pol
itics in his address, but after the meet
ing said:
You can say that I'm in the race
to stay, with no ifs, ands or butts
about it,"
Allen Supports Leche.
Gov. o. K. Allen is supporting Judge
Richard Leche of the State Court OF
Appeal for the governorship and Rep
resentative Cleveland Dear OF the
eighth district has tossed his hat into
the ring on the anti-Long side.
Gov. Aliens slate was announced
only after frenzied caucusing for "a
hours in New Orleans. He said Leche
was Longs choice for Governor.
Wade Martin, public service COM
missioner. was named as the man
Allen would appoint to fill Longs
unexpired term in the Senate, with
Allen j. Ellender, Speaker of the State
House Of Representatives, running for
the full term.
Others on Ticket.
Others named we're:
Lieutenant Governor-Earl K. Long
brother of the late Senator.
Secretary of State-E. A. Conway.
Treasurer-A. P. Tugwell.
Auditor-L. B. Baynard.
Register of State and land Office
Lucille May Grace.
Superintendent Of education-T. H.
Harris.
Attorney general-Gaston L. Por-
terie.
Seymour Weiss, former treasurer Of
Longs organization, who announced
his retirement from politics Saturday,
said in New York that Long an hour
before he was shot, had handed out
a list of his candidates. identical with
that announced by Allen. The only
exception he said was that Lieut.. Gov.
Noe was named to succeed himself
and Earl Long was not mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
KNOW YOUR oYsTERs'

- HIS Is by way OF note OF
warning to men with money
who think they know their
l. oysters.
Don't bet with the little man who
hangs around the wharves at the foot
of Fourteenth street and whereabouts
who says he can pick out the oysters
that have those tiny red crabs in
them. That is, don't lay out too
much money to satisfy your curiosity
as to the integrity Of this chap.
Reason? Plenty. He just happens
to be some kind of an expert in the
matter, how, however, not being very
certain. It seems one must more or
less live with an oyster to be able to
see through its shell that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
"WOOD ALCOHOL" DEATH
REPORTED IN FAIRFAX
Stonemason Found Unconscious
in Truck Succumbs at Alex.
andria HOSPITAL.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, September %.
Warren r. Lloyd, SO, a stonemason
Of near Snowden Station. Fairfax
County, died at the Alexandria Hos
pital yesterday from the effects of
drinking what DR.. Llewellyn Powell,
Alexandria coroner, termed wood
alcohol"
The man was found in a semi
conscious condition in his truck, in
which he had left his home less than
an hour before. and removed to the
hospital, according to Fairfax Oficer
Louis Ffnks. He died several hours
after being admitted to the hospital.
DR.. Powell said he was told that
Lloyd had drunk cleaning fluid.
Lloyd leaves wife and one child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
MEETING AT WOODSTOCK
ON RESETTLEMENT
Hundred or More Farm Foremen
and Others to Attend Gather
ing Wednesday.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LURAY, Va, September 23-A Joint
meeting of officials Of the Resettle-
ment Administration OF 20 counties of
Virginia, arranged for Luray on
Wednesday, has been removed to
Woodstock due to the inability of the
committee to make suitable arrange
ments here. The meeting probably
will be attended by hundred or more
farm foremen, under the Government,
home supervisors and county agents.
They will be addressed by H. H. Cor
don of Richmond and John w.
Hutchinson of Blacksburg.
The change from the Rehabilitation
Administration to Resettlement Ad-
ministration will be explained, as also
will plans for the removal Of the
Shenandoah Park mountaineers to
homesteads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
AUXILIARY TO FORM
Hyattsville v. F. W. Women Of
fered Data by Mrs. Bonsall.

HYATTSVILLE. Md. September %
Especially Organization of a ladies'
auxiliary to the Thomas N Fenwick
Post, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, is
under way, and wives, mothers, sis
tiers or daughters Of veterans inter-
ested may obtain information from
Mrs. E. S. Bonsall, Baltimore avenue,
College Park.
Fenwick Post will hold the first of
series Of card parties in the school
auditorium at Riverdale Friday night,
starting at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23

He'll take your bet. If you want to
bet him, and cover 1t, all right. But
the little man doesn't lose very often.
When he messes through pile of
oysters, shuffles one out and says its
got a crab in it-mister, you can bet
pyorrhea odds 1t has.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
REPORTORIAL CYCLE.

nEE oN 1Sn4Ab VI SLEs.
THOSE who complain at their in
ability to get necessary informa-
ton from New Deal Offices are on firm
ground, If the recent experience of
Capital newsman may be accepted as
a criterion.
Trying to find out who was In charge
Of a function in one organization he
was passed from person to person and
building to building, by phone, eventu-
ally making about a dozen calls,
through a maze of information" (sic)
directors, project managers and what
not. On each and every occasion the
victim Of the involuntary marathon
went through the same rigamarole,
identifying himself and explaining
what was wanted, but always 1t de-
veloped he was talking to the wrong
office. Eventually, when 1t appeared
likely that the proper official had been
run to earth, he was away from his
desk, and the seeker after information
was advised to call-of all things-the
first place he had approached on the
matter.
That was enough for that day.
LITERATTEUR.
"CAN'T you read?" asked q Oman
who was questioning suspect
in a case involving theft Of Govern
ment revolver.
Sure I can, boss" replied the pris-
oner.
Then what do you think this
means?" said the F. B. I. agent. point
ing at the words ~. S. Property"
stamped on the gun.
Boss" came the reply, IT thought
that meant Un-Stolen Property"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
Fairfax Democrats to Meet.

FAIRFAX, Va September % (Spe-
ciaD The Young Democratic Club Of
Fairfax County will hold its Septem-
Der meeting in the Court House to-
morrow evening at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
Tour England.

Twenty-Five sons and daughters Of
Isle Of Man farmers, who won agri-
cultural scholarships, recently made
a tour Of England as part Of their
farm education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23

operating bases in Washington and
Oregon.
In the first phase Of the problem
Gen. Arnolds operations succeeded in
saving Seattle from enemy Bombard-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23

Sure. lady," the driver replied
but they're all taken"
X X X X
FOOD FOR THE PUBLIC.
Visitors to the Capitol tGIlo used
to feel piqued because they couldn't
eat in the restaurants reserUed for
members of Congress don't hare to
feel that Uay any more. They can
noU 90 back to Squash Center and
tell the home folks that they haze
eaten luncheon in the National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
w ashington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

Capitol. A nep coffee shop espe-
cidlly for them has been opened In
the basement on the House side,
wherc they can get everything from
a glass OF beer to tulI-course
luncheon.