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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18
TOURIST TRAVEL
WILL BE LARGER
CONOCO TRAVEL BUREAU AT DEN
YER FURNISHES FREE DATA TO
MANY TOURISTS

Montana merchants who are ON
their toes and looking for their share
of this summers tourist dollar should
reap a rich harvest. The reason is:
There will be twice as many tourists
IN the o as there we're last sum-
mer." Such is the surprising pre-
dictiOn just released by the COnOco
Travel bureau, Americas largest free
travel service, maintained by Con-
tinental Oil company, Denver. Colo.
In a bulletin addressed to the mer-
chants of Main Street" in all parts Of
the United States, the bureau advises
them to prepare for the greatest tourist
trade in years.
Dust storms have spent their fury,
leaving a new top soil, and flood waters
have receded," says Joe H. Thompson,
director of the bureau. "As a result
of heavy rainfall, Americas highways,
and particularly the mountain areas.
are green in vegetation, and wild flow
ers are more beautiful than ever"
During the first five and a halt
months of this year the Conoco Travel
bureau received lis per cent more trip
service applications than during the
same period in 1884.
At present, more than $50 carefully
bldlllcQ ClllplOyCS dlc WI hlie Ody du0
night shifts in the bureaus Denver Of
fices. During the early part Of June
last year the Denver personnel num-
bered only 126.
The Conoco Travel bureau was found
ed five and one-half years ago in re-
spouse to the demands of motor va
cationists and everyday travellers an
xious to secure accurate, up-tO-the-
minute information regarding North
American highways, scenic regions and
travel costs. Each motorist applying
for travel bureau assistance receives
a generous assortment of maps, book
let's, cottage camp and hotel guides
and special instructions covering every
phase Of his journey. Even temporary
highway detours and choice fishing
areas are indicated. More than 1000
Conoco dealer stations in AZ states act
as branches of the bureau and are
equipped to render additional tourist
assistance of a more localized nature.
Readers of this newspaper may
secure individualized trip services with
out spending a cent, even for postage,
merely by writing the Conoco Travel
bureau, Continental Oil building, Den
yer, Colo, stating where and when they
wish to go.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18

stone with a glass, he grunted and an
They are the commonest kind
OF bort, fit only for grinding purposes,
not worth so cents q carat, not a gem
stone in the lot. We're a pair of suck
ers."
"B-but, Jack, are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure. Look at 'em your
self. Every cussed stone is scanned with
flaws"
We'll, good-gosh-a-mightyl w-what we
goin' t. dop"
Il don't know yet. Don't want to have
EN- arrested. I'd be ashamed thus to ad-
vertise my stupidity. But We'll see"
When the two ~swindlers returned and
jubilantly declared that they had To-
Gated a second Kimberley, displaying
duplicate location notices, and demand
ing additional money to help defray
necessary location work, Jack went into
action. Within a few minutes he SO
scared them that they returned our
money INC promptly disappeared.
How about the other suckers. Jack?'
Sorry. Can't help it. Anyway, we
didn't ask 'em to bite, did weP"
'Um-m-m," I murmured. And just
think how sorry we were for that
poor sheepherder."
Diamonds may yet be found In Mon
tana. A rough diamond Is seldom con-
s%picuous, n may very easily be over
looked. The rough stones ave a char
acteristio singular greasy appearance AS
II smeared with O very h coating OF
graphite. Perfect crystals, very rare, us
ually consist OF two short square pyra-
mids Joined base to base. Whenever a
rough diamond shows one or more cry
stalline edges. always such edges are
slightly curved outward.
For the prospector looking for dia-
monds, the simplest test is that for hard
meas. The diamond 10 the hardest sub
stance yet known to us. In nature cor
umdum, c~rystallized aluminium trioxide,
which includes Oriental sapphires and
rubies, Is mex to hardness. The artificial
compound known commercially as car
borundum, silicon carbide, is informed
late In hardness.
Let the ambitious prospector for dia-
monds rub a suspicious specimen against
q medium grained c-arborundum whet-
stone. II the specimen cannot thus be
abraded 1t Is quite likely a diamond, re-
CARELESS OF its color, even though it be
Jet black. But care should be exercised
to avoid deception by splintering Of the
specimen. Diamonds, especially whitish
stones, are rather brittle.
In South Africa diamonds are con-
centrated by gently washing the wealth
cred and crushed blue ground" over
creased plates. The diamond has the
singular property Of clinging to the
grease while the dross washes away.
For testing sands and finely COM
minuted gravels for tiny diamonds the
~prospector might we'll use q shallow
metal or wooden trough coated on the
inside with a mixture OF lard and bees
a. or some similar compound. The
grease should be stiff enough to cling
To the trough yet soft enough to catch
and hold any diamonds. however small
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18

oop, und l tells you Something's What
make you schmile your head oft"
AS soon as possible I slipped over to
the old hotel, now rebuilt and known as
the Harvey. In the lobby I found Heine
with another German, a big bewhiskered
pompous looking cuss whom / shall cal
Bruno. They took me up to their rooms
and showed me a good handful Of little
stones such as the few I had already
seen.
They're not sapphires. Heine. Look
kinda scrubby to me. What you call
emp"
"Haw, haw, hawl Amt you vone fine
gem expert? Dey Is diamonds. Jimmie.
tiamonds!' He then explained to me
that Bruno, an old acquaintance of his.
was a diamond merchant Of New York.
For examination nj report, Bruno had
received by mail a few of the little
rough stones. Instead OF reporting to
his correspondent, Bruno had hit hot
foot for Montana to find Heine. I'M
mediately they went to Nalnpa, Idaho,
whence the samples had been mail
ed. BY secret inquiry they discovered
that the samples had been mailed by a
sheepherder. They discovered his range,
a sagebrush flat a few miles from Nampa,
went out there secretly and picked this
handful of the little stones from ant
hills.
I was staggered. Their lack OF com-
mon business decency disguised me. Yet,
I was ashamed to admit, / am myself no
saint. I took the two conspirators across
Main street to a jeweler whom ! trust
ed. / shall call him Jack.
When, in q back room of his store,
Jack saw the little stones his eyes Wild
ened, his face flushed and paled alter
nately. and at length he blurted: W.
where in hell did you get emp
Hetne and Bruno told their story and
made known to us that they wanted six
dependable partners. They proposed i'm
mediately to return to Nampa, further
explore the field. and locate eight con-
tiguous claims. They wanted from us
e200 each to help defray expenses. 1 felt
both suspicious n guilty. Jack was
enthusiastic. At length we each gave
them the money they required. As an
earnest OF good will they gave us each
six or eight of the little stones. the larg-
est Of which were about the size of rice
grainA.
Within a few days Heine and Bruno
had found four other willing contribu-
tors. and promptly lit out supposedly for
Nampa. Jack and / held many private
consultations. II the venture proved
successful we planned to see that the
sheepherder received a share.
The promoters were gone about ten
days. Shortly before their return Jack
telephoned me and asked me to call at
his store and to bring my specimens.
He seemed to be agitated. When l ar
rived he took me into the back room
and made the following statement:
Those two Dutch hogs are swindlers.
These are the first rough diamonds ]
even saw. otherwise ! must have tumbled
at once. Lei me see your specimens"
After carefully examining ZACH little
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18

forgotten his name, and 1 hope that I
may never remember 1t. He was German,
small OF stature, red and hairy OF face,
broad-nosed, cultural as we'll as slip
perry Of speech, and full Of weiner
schnitzel as we'll as largely obfuscated
pulchritude. For convenience of this
narrative 1 shall called him Heine.
/ am proud to number many refined
German men and women mong my most
dependable friends. However, like all
other races, the Teutons breed occasional
scoundrels.
Heine was one of the lucky five Of
French bar. Shortly after our sale he
disappeared. Some few weeks later he
appeared at my window in the old bank
to show me several small greasy looking
whitish stones.
What are they, Heine? And were'd
you get them?"
"Sh-h-hl Not so loudt. Come ofer t.
de Grandt Central When de pank shuts
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18
Princeton Scientists
at Red Lodge Again

Scientists of Princeton universdtys
Scott fund geological research expedi-
ton, arriving at Red Lodge for their
sixth summer of study and research OF
the region, met in conference a few
days ago and reviewed their work Of
the last five summers and outlined the
activities Of the 1895 expedition.
Approximately As scientists and Wis
iting students from leading eastern un-
iversties participated in the confer
nee.
DR.. Thorn Jr. Of Princeton university,
will be at the head of the expedition
again this ear. which will continue
study of the formation In the Bearto0th
and Big Horn mountain regions. The
main object Of the studies Is, he said,
to determine the mountain formations
Of a typical Rocky mountain section.
Expedition members and their fam
lilies will number approximately 100.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18

fancy folder containing the cut and pol
ished stones in varying numbers. sizes,
and colors for possible trade or sale.
After about a year Of this feverish
milling around, a corporation was or
ganized by a few energetic plungers for
the secret purpose of trying to corner
Montana sapphires. Quietly they bought
claims here and there. We, OF French
bar soon learned that in particular the
company wanted our ground. But we
proud eight could not agree on price.
Having studied the subject carefully. !
had become skeptical. All our stones
were indifferently colored, not a single
"cornflower blue or q pigeon blood"
l urged my partners to sell at whatever
price we could command. I was hooted
down. Angry and disguised I sold my
eighth interest for $500. soon to be fol-
lowed by four Others who received the
same amount. That left the optimistic
three to join the corporation as minority
stockholders.
Shortly thereafter the amazing Yogo
deposit was discovered o to startle
the gem-loving world with It's a~lluring
oolored stones. Promptly the Helena
corporation, producing poorly colored
stones only, folded its tattered wings and
4ANtA 4llLO AVN - hot0tN
British corporation to corner Montana
sapphires.
l now come to a dream Of diamonds
in Montana-two dreams in fact. While
yet a boy living with my parents In
Deer Lodge. I suffered my first and les
ser attack of diamond fever. My uncle
Thomas. youngest OF Montana's four
pioneer Stuart brothers. told me that a
small-white diamond had been found in
the sluice boxes at Pioneer. q few miles
west Of Deer Lodge.
MY goodnessl' I exclaimed. "Are you
sure, uncle, that 1T was really q dia-
mond?"
"Of course. One OF my partners found
1t. The people in the East who had 1t
cut said 1t wa first-water.' 1t was q
beautiful little stone"
And didn't you never find any more?'
During every cleanup thereafter we
searched. but found no more"
"Mebbe-mebbe your partner played
a joke on you"
Never a chance, sonny. He wa square
all the way through"
Several times during that summer !
went secretly prospecting for diamonds
in the old failing dumps at Pioneer.
found many alluring pebbles Of first
water luster at first to excite me. But
/ found no diamonds. I then knew NO
more about efficient prospecting for dia-
monds than / now know about Einstein's
calculus.
/ shall now tell Of my second and more
serious attack OF diamond fever. The
man who got me into this mix-up was
one OF my French Bar partners. ! have
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18

tinue to tie their wool with binder
Irvine, baling wire. or other convenient
material, in order to hold the fleeces
together until they are put In some
kind Of a container.
Many times their clip of wool is
stored in an old shed with a dirt or
Door floor, which allows the wool to be-
come contaminated with straw and
other foreign matter. Farm flock wool
often is Disseminated against because
it contains foreign substances which are
hard to separate from the wool.
Range clips that shrink as high as
10 percent often bring q higher price
than the farm clip which shrinks 60
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18

Montana sheepmen that know the
approximate shrink of their wool may
be able to use the above table to de-
termine the price of their wool TO. b.,
Montana points, says /. M. c. Ander-
son, extension livestock specialist at
Montana State college. The usual
handling charge, which includes stor-
age, grading, freight and selling COM
mission, is approximately S cents a
pound. The table shows the net to the
growers at Montana points.
Fortunately, most Of Montana's wool
Is packed In a satisfactory manner for
the buyers" Mr.. Anderson says. How
ever, some individual wool growers con-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18
(By JAMES f. A

"His hands are as old rings set
with beryl; his belly is as bright as
ivory overlaid with sapphires." From
this quotation II seems obvious that
ever in the days of solomon sapphires
were known, admired, and highly
valued. And We OF today sedulously
maintain that tradition. Many gem
stones are the most enduring as well as
the most alluring of all earthly sub
stance.
In monetary value, Montana produces
moro gem stones than all other states OF
Jul Union combined. Chiefly our gems
consist of sapphires coming from The
Yogo mines in Judith Basin county
Lately John E. Blixt, of our State Bureau
Of Mines and Geology. has reported that
between 1890 and 1880 the Yogo mines
produced sapphires valued at s2,8oo.00o
A single stone sold in the rough for 81.
600.
1t was during the late eighties Of the
last century that l first saw a rough
Montana sapphire. l was then serving
as a clerk In the long since defunct old
First National bank of Helena. 1t was
soon thereafter that / became greatly
interested In the gems, and. for a time
dreame sweetly Of gaining great wealth
/ do not remember the name OF the
man who induced me TO join him and
six other in locating eight contiguous
20-acre placer claims on old French bal
OF the Missouri river some six or eight
miles northeast OF Helena. l believe
that bar is now well covered by Hausel
lake.
Our claims covered the greater part Of
those abandoned diggings. In the tall
ing dumps OF which the little stones had
but recently been discovered and identi-
fled. 500 to stir many restless souls tc
visions OF quick fortunes.
Early during our scramble in this ven
ture q few of the better looking stones
were sent away to be cut n polished
When these came back in sparkling vari-
colored brilliance, We OF French bar az
well as many others greatly enthused.
In colOrs our stones varied widely
Some few Of them were a delicate blue
but never a true "cornflower blue
others were pinkish. cut never pigeon
blood: most OF them were yellowish
brownish. smoky, bottle green, or nearly
II not quite colorless.
Local interest in these supposed gems
waxed early and nightly. "Sapphires'
and "rubies" were Don coming from the
Zozel district near Deer Lodge. from
abandoned placer ground near Philips
burg n from other old placer dumps
within our state. A skilled lapidary
opened a shop in Helena and was soon
doing a thriving business. Quickly q
considerable market for the cut stone
developed in Montana. Every other mar
on the streets Of our Capitol carried q
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18

percent or less. This Is because the
shrink in the range wool is mostly sand
and grass, which separates out readily
on securing. The farm clip, which
contains straw and burrs has to be put
through a special process to eliminate
the foreign matter.
"An attractive clip Of wool is one that
has been shorn when dry, properly roll
ed with the flesh side out, and tied with
paper Irvine. To keep it attractive, It
should be protected from contamination
OF straw, dirt and other foreign sub
stances after 1t Is shorn. 1t should Be
sacked In regulation wool bags and
stored In a cool, dry place"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18

when sand or gravel is thus treated The
trough should be fixed at a gentle down.
ward angle, the sand should be well
moistened (this is importantly. placed on
the waxed surface Of the trough near
the top. and gently washed downward
with clean water until most Of the sand
has been washed off. Then, with a good
glass, carefully examine the washed wax
surface. Any minute stones thus caught
should be further tested by an expert.
Sapphires or rubies may be suspected
by their oolors. Any deep clear blue
stone or equally deep clear red stone
should be saved and expertly tested
Stones Of poor coloring, even though
they have the requisite hardness n
chemical composition. are almost with
out value.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18
Bows! Girls! Get Valuable Pr
Join the Dizzy Dean Winners :. wear the Member
ship Pin get Dizzy's Autographed Portrait!

ne IZ-oz. ycIloW-and-b blue Grape-Nuts package,
with your name and address, to Grape Nuts,
Battle Creek, Mich, for membership pin
and copy of club manual showing 81 nifty free
prizes. And to have lots of energy, start eat
ing Grape-Nuts right away. 1t has a winning
flavor all its own. Economical, too, for two
tablespoons, with milk or cream, provide more
varied nourishment than many a hearty meal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05
DOUBLE FEATURE
 SHOWING TODAY AT COLISEUM

Mounting thrills and a whippet- fast, human interest story are found in Beyond the Law" Col. Tim Mccoy fast action drama which opens at the Coliseum tonight. It is a story of special railroad de- tective whose testimony has con- demned a man to die for train robbery and murder which he later discovers to his own satisfaction to be the work of group of con- spirators among his own fellow workers. How he tracks the guilty cnes to their lair and vindicates the innocent accused provides the thrilling story and background for an exciting train robbery; automo- bile chases along treacherous mountain paths; and a throbbing romance between Mccoy, as the detective, and Shirley Grey, as the daughter of the condemned train man.
 Housewife" the other feature at the Coliseum, is the story of a wife who inspires her husband to win success and then sees him turn to a more flashy woman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05
JACKIE COOPER AT CAPITOL lN
 FILL M TONIGHT


 "Peck's Bad Boy starring Jack ie Cooper. comes to the Capitol theatre tonight. Thomas Meighan, Jackie Searl, o. P Heggie and Dor o5hy Peterson are in the support ing cast.
 At the o'clock Saturday mati- nee for children, the Capitol thea tre will present the opening chap ter of Young Eagles an adven- ture production endorsed by the National Council of the Boy Scoute of America, of which President Roosevelt is Honorary President.
 In the opinion of Hollywood, "Peck's Bad Boy is in no sense "kid' picture-that is, not the type of juvenile picture usually as scciated with that designation. It is an adults story, told in an adult way. Which fact will in no way interfere with it's enjoyment by chill dren, it is added.
 Bernard Schubert and Marguer- ite Rcoerts wrote the screen story, an original one which follows the book Of another generation in but a few details. Sol Lesser produced the film for Fox Film release.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05
Respondent Woman Suicides ,cith
 Relief m Sight

SEATTLE. April 5. Mrs. Nellie Baily, aged 45, ended her lie by gas, Respondent be- | car. her name had been re- moved from the King County relief rolls.
 A check wa in the mail for her rent and food and the County Welfare Department slso aps.ogize1 fer dropping her fcm the relief r0llc by mi take. The Department ad- mitted confusion over another Mrs. Raily who had found em- plGymont.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05
FIGHT PICTURE HEADS PROGRAM AT THE UPTOWN

Heading the program at the Up- town theatre tonight is the pie ture of the welterweight cham pionship fight between Jimmy Mo Larnin and Barney Ross. It is one of the most colorful fight pictures brought to the screen and the l5- round battle is a thrill from. the first bell to the finish.
 You can't exactly call the new Majestic picture, Curtain at Eight at the Uptown Theatre a cure for insomnia, but one thing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05
TORNADO HITS
 TEXAS SECTION
Over l5l Persons Injured Eighty Houses Are
 Blown Down

EAGLE PASS. Texas, April B. An unidentified white maa was killed and ;51 persons injured in a tornado near here today.
 Eighty houses were blown down and more than 100 damaged.
 Four inches of rain fell as the wind swept in from Mexico.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05
NOTICE

Written applications for the fol- lowing positions will be received by the City Council up to 5 pm, April 12: Street Commissioner, City Clerk and Magistrate, Chief of Po- lice, three Patrolmen, Librarian, Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, Fire Alarm Caretaker, two Fire Truck Drivers, Treasurer, Gene tery Caretaker and Health Com missioner.
 A. w. HENNING,
 City Clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05
Tonight's Prerie,u

sure you can call it a good movie. Based on one of Octavus Roy Co., hens best known mystery novels. this new picture is damned full of thrilling situations and excitement. Telling the story of a matinee idol, Wyle Thornton, beloved by all the ladies who knew him, and cordially hated by his friends, it relates how MT. Thornton got his' playing around with the wrong girl. Just who got" MT. Thornton is un- solved, until writer Cohen's we'll liked detective, Jim Harvey, takes the case and makes it crystal clear. But until Harvey makes his discov- cries Curtain At Eight" defies st. lution and will give picture fans something to crack their skulls ever.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05

ANNUAL MAY DAY DANCE
 American Legion Auxiliary, May 4th. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-05
MILLWOOE

358 for prompt delivery.
 adv.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-09
MRS. D. p. JONES HONORED
AT GOING-AWAY PARTY

Mesdames G. w. Ray and Joe
Roland entertained at the home of the
former at an attractive going-away
party Tuesday afternoon in honor Of
Mrs. D. p. Jones, who leaves Friday
to join her husband in Colorado
where he has been for the past two
years.
The guests for the occasion pre-
sented Mrs. Jones with hankerchiefs
which were given to her by Miss June
Smith. Contests were engaged in and
each one present wrote her favorite
recipe in memory cook book which
was later presented to the honor
guest.
Mrs. Ray, assisted by Mrs. Roland
and little Miss Smith, served course
of frozen salad, sandwiches, angel
food cake, minis, and Russian tea.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-09
CLARK CARTER

A wedding Of much interest to the
people throughout North Carolina
was solemnized by Rev. c. w. Kelly
in Bristol, Tenn, on April II, when
Miss Blanche Josephene Carter be-
came the bride of Mr.. Wells Clark.
Mrs. Clark is the attractive and
popular daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
M. Carter, of Lansing. She received
her education at Appalachian State
Techers College, and has for the past
two years, been Teaching in the
Lansing school district.
Mr.. Clark, prominent young bus
mess man of Akron, Ohio, who has
for the past several years been con-
nected with the Goodrich Tire and
Rubber Company, is the son of Mr..
Harvey Clark of Tuckerdale.
The young couple left Immediately
for an extensive wedding tour
through the northern states, after
which they will return to Akron
where they expect to make their
home.