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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-08-10
NEW IRRIGATION.
PROJECT PLANNED
12,OO0-ACRE TRACT NEAR sACO
MAY GO UNDER DITCH; PROaEIS-
ING OUTLOOK

Plans are being made TO create a
new irrigation project north Of sacO,
embracing 1900 acres, according 20
a statement made recently BY Ben
z. Luebke, editor Of the Saco indie
pendent. This acreage can be ir-
rigated merely by lifting the water
only few feet, he said.
Natural gas, Of which we have
plenty, can be obtained at the place
where the pumps win be put IN near
the cemetery, which Is the highest
point. will be used to heat huge boil
ers for the power source" Mr.. Luebke
added. There viii not be a foot Of
waste ditch to get the water to the
place where irrigation starts. The only
thing needed is larger ditch from the
cemetery west for q few miles to allow
larger water supply at the pumps.
State men Of high authority have
been here investigating the new pro-
ject and they are highly enthused over
the great possibilities that may be de-
rived by the farmers and the COM
munity as a whole.
1.-THE sodl in this entire project Is all
of one classification, named Marias clay
loan, which is Of great value for other
projects have many different classes.
This land is all high and there would
be no drainage problem"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-08-10

the Little Big Horn. John had held
the horses while Custer babe his wife
goodbye, and sent her back, fearful,
prayerful, brave, to the fort. For one
moment he had been but q husband,
his heart torn by the anguish Of part
ing. Then he was soldier again, some
times at the head of his command
sometimes riding up and down the lines,
often dashing away across the plains,
scouting for signs of the enemy. And,
as he rode along his alert glance
missing nothing, he noted that John
Burkman was not In his usual position.
Sharply he reproved the soldier. order
ing him to return to his proper place,
and dashed away. John felt deeply in
jured, for he was where the officer of
the day had placed him, and rode on,
silent, nursing his grievance. Present
", and this is one Of the tender mem
cries that beautified old Nutr1ment's
last days, General Custer, tormented by
so many anxieties, took pains to seek
John and apologize
I'm glad" says John, that there
wasn't no hard feelings between us at
the end. Everything was right between
us. When we parted we was friends"
The Seventh made its last camp the
morning OF the 25th Of June, about
mile below Busby, on Willis Rowland's
ranch. Very early that morning, while /
Custer was lying asleep In the brush,
John carried cup of coffee TO him.
The general accepted the hot drink 1
gratefully and said: Thanks, John. \
When we get back to Fort Lincoln III
tell Miss Libby how well you've taken |
care Of me-" H
Soon after that the scout, Isaiah I
Dorman, came into camp with mes
sage from Varnum. John saddled
Dandy and Custer dashed away toward
VaFnum. He was gone, John recalls,
about two hours, and when he returned,
Dandy was painting and covered with
foam. Custer ordered Vic saddled and
mounted. Then there was the hushed
confusion Of saddling, mounting, as
sernbling of troops, three to Reno. three
10 Benteen, the pack train to Nc
Doalgal, and five TO Custer. 1t was
Johns fate to be assigned to the pack
rain. He went up to Custer and plead
ID for permission to go with him. The
general, John says, leaned from his sad
lie and placed his hand, for second
IN the soldiers shoulder. mo, john
your place Is with McDougal, but If we
should have to send for more ammuni-
ion you can come in on the home
stretch.
And then John watched while his
general, leading his men, rode over .
idge and away toward q hill overlook
ng the Little Big Horn.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-08-10

and tomato stew, and they'd say
Here comes Old Nutriment.' And the
name stuck"
John tells us that most Of the meI
of the Seventh had nicknames. Gus
ter, of course, was yellow Hair" Var
mum was known as Crazy Horse" The
famous scout, Charlie Reynolds, who
| fell at the foot Of Reno hill, was called
Silent Charlie" and, because Russell
and Scott wore glasses they were Star
Gazers." Jack Victor, the regimental
color-bearer, whose body was found on
Custer hill with arms amputated at
the shoulders, was Handsome Jack. "
And Captain Wallace, who was killed
at Wounded Knee, the troopers named
Tony Soldier"
Old Nutriment. in his rambling, ten
der memories Of the past, says that
often, when he and the general quar-
relied, Miss Libby" acted as peace
maker. Among Johns many duties
was the task of tending the numerous
Cardigan-and all their progeny. They
were always getting themselves and him
into trouble, filling their paws with
prickly pear thorns, killing the regi-
mental cats, and Lulu chose the I'M
propitiouS time when the Seventh was
enroute from Kentucky to Xankton to
give birth to a litter of puppies. And
then, capricious female that she was,
leaped off the moving train one day
and was swallowed up IN the Da-
kota prairies. The irate general, who
raised his valuable hounds to sell, and
then could never bear to part with any
of them, was very angry, and accused
John Of neglecting his duties.
Were you asleep when Lulu jumped
out2"
"No, sir, wasn't"
''Well, John, If we can't depend upon
you, wen find some one we can depend
John adds: IT didn't say much, him
being my superior officer, but thought
plenty and Custer knowed 1t. Next time
the train stopped, while I was help
ing water the mules and horses, Miss !
Libby and the general come to me,
John, I know what happened to Lulu 1
wasn't our fault Is everything right /
between us now?' And I told him:
Yes, sir, it was"
John dwells upon the difficult days
at Yankton, then the end OF the rail-
road, when the regiment camped there,
to marching on to Fort
Lincoln. It was early spring, and Da-
xota welcomed the troopers from sunny
Kentucky with one of her raging big
ards. There was much suffering Many
horses died in the storm, many Of the
soldiers lost a finger or toe, but, TO
John the bitterest of tragedies was the
ieath Of Lulu's orphaned puppies, due
% his own over zeal. He made COM
ortable, warm nest for the babies In q
,og, fed them, as best he could, with
laritack soaked in water, and tucked
hem in for the night. When morning
lad hushed the storm, and the wide
plains stretched out, white and still,
John waded knee deep through the
now to the puppies. A great drift had
,iled over them and he found them all
mothered In their nest.
Thirty years after the massacre on
he Little Big Horn the old soldier sat
n his shack In Billings and recalled
he last quarrel between himself and
lis general. It was the second days J
march out from Fort Lincoln toward
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-08-10
STATE TAX COLLECTIONS

During July the state collected S05l, :
$50 In gasoline, beer, corporation and
other license taxes according to report
Of the state board of equalization. The
gasoline tax was the largest revenue
producer with approximately $3.50 600.
$79, 800, and the beer tax third with
$31 1858. Other tax receipts: Chain
stores, 1922; oil $17,783; income, ST.
$50; car, SIS, 847; coal, SIS, 207; cement,
1865; natural gas, $11 ,O42; contractors,
$3.50: metal mines, sos; cigarettes,
$40; telephone, $31; and electric, S.
OF.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-08-10
rnANs APpr.rEn FnR

The state board Of education has ap-
nlied for q PWA loan and grant od
82SO, 600 to finance the construction Of q
Montana State university. The Mon
Rmna water conservation board has APP
piled for q loan and grant of S178,lB2
fcr the construction Of the Bainville
fan0d control project.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-08-10
REQuTsTTTON PAPERs

Gov. Frank II. Cooney has signed
requisiti0n papers directed to the gov
ernor OF South Dakota, asking for the
return to Montana Of Chris Buemn,
wanted in Big Horn county on q charge
Of shooting and killing Vincent Vaceaes
on Juy 25. Bueno was arrested at
Edgemont, S. D.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-08-10

CAEONTANA STATE COLLEGE)
A total of 6,013 volunteer local lead
ers have supervised ,229 All clubs In
Montana in the last five years, says
r. e. Cameron, state club leader.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
EASTERN AVENUE
COST ESTIMATED
SIS, 900 Is Seen Probable Figure
for Widening and
Paving.

TAKOMA PARK, Nd, December
5.-The cost of widening and per-
manently paving Eastern avenue be-
tween Laurel and New Hampshire av-
enues would be approximately SIS, 900,
members of the Takoma Park Boun-
Diary Citizens Association were ad-
viSed by L. r. Grabill at a meeting
last night.
In accordance with the District
highway plan. Eastern avenue is
scheduled to be 80 feet wide, with pro-
vision for 36-foot roadway. pave
ments and parking. The speaker ex-
planned the dedication and condemna-
ton proceedings necessary and the
process of improvements. The cost
of land needed for widening this
thoroughfare would approximate $780,
900.
In the event Of widening Eastern
avenue. two residences now extending
beyond the street line would have to
be removed. BY reason of the very
difficult situation on the Maryland
side Of this thoroughfare. Grabill ad-
vised concentration of efforts on i'm
proving the District side first, with
temporary plan for the Maryland
sections.
Grabill said that it would be neces-
sary to cooperate with the Maryland
authorities at the time the District
was establishing grades to prevent any
changes later.
President H. r. Main announced a
number of property owners had re-
sponded to the QUESTIONABLE sent out
few days ago relative to their will
ingness to dedicate the necessary land
for widening Eastern avenue between
Laurel and New Hampshire avenues.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
Greater Teacher
Discipline Po'0er
Asked byMarshaI
Instructors Injured by
Unruly Pupils, He
Tells Board.

A plea for more disciplinary power
for teachers was made to the Board Of
Education yesterday by Or. c. Herbert
Marshal, colored physician and civic
leader who asserted that since the j.
@. Adams case at Armstrong High
School, pupils are wantonly taking ad.
vantage of their instructors.
The Adams case resulted in the
teachers suspension for more than
two months for an alteration with Q
student. The student, however, was
reinStated after a few weeks when
the board intervened in his behalf.
DR.. Marshal was joined in his plea
by DR.. j. Hayden Johnson, veteran
board member, who said existing rules
should be changed so that teachers
and principals could use more dis
cretfon in dealing with unruly pupils.
DR.. Marshal said he knew Of two
cases in which teachers were sever ly
injured by pupils; one is in Fl ID
mems Hospital suffering from a bitten
hand and may lose her arm, the other
may have to undergo an operation as
q result of being struck in the abdo-
men.
Since the Adams case" DR.. john
son said. there has been an epidemic
Of such cases. Our teachers must be
given more power If they are to meet
the situation"
DR.. Frank w. ,Ballou. superintends
ent. said the cases are under inyesd.
eaticn now. -
Evening star., 1935-12-05
L0RING QUIZ TURNS
TO LETTER WRITER
Bride-to-Bes Financial Affairs
Are Still Being In
vestigated.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Decem-
ber 5.-Search for new lead in the
Corinna Joring murder mystery was
where investigators are to question a
woman who wrote a letter to Lieut..
Joseph H. Itzel, ace Baltimore detec-
tive in charge of the investigation,
purporting to throw some light on the
motive behind the brutal Staying Of
the Mount Rainier hride-elect a month
ago.
The information contained In the
message was not disclosed. Efforts
also are to be made to trace the owner
ship of a pair of women's kid gloves
and one mans glove which police say
they found in the car of Victor Red
mond, who tonight will be given a
hearing before Judge Hughes on a
charge of attempted assault on g.
year-old Mount Rainier girl 10 days
ago.
Itzel and States Attorney Alan
Bowie are still concentrating their ef-
forts on obtaining true picture OF the
murdered girls financial affairs. It
was learned that they are far from
satisfied with the information in hand.
The Baltimore detective visited Mrs.
George A. Loring, mother of the slain
girl, late yesterday to seek what addi-
ticnal knowledge she might have had
about her daughters savings, which at
one time we're reported at $1,000.
Itzel caused a furry of excitement
In this town last night when he brought
a man into police headquarters. but
it developed he was placing a charge
of reckless driving against q truckman
whose machine crashed into D car
in which the detective was pas
senger.
The accident occurred about half Q
mile from Upper Marlboro. The truck
driver, Wilmer Edelen, 23, Of Upper
Marlboro. attempted to fee after the
crash, Itzel said, and was chased for
some distance before being appre-
hended.
Itzel was riding with Edward Free
man, a Baltimore newspaper man, and
was en- route to Washington. They
escaped injury. Edelen was released
on $500 bond. ,---
Evening star., 1935-12-05
TIRE FIRM GRANTED
$4,000 IN SEIZURE
Verdict Against Fisk Co. Result
of 1884 Controversy Involving
$4,000 Order.

The firm of Ehlis & Douad, tire
distributors. obtained a $35.000 verdict
In District Supreme Court today
against the Fisk Tire Co. as q result
of q seizure by the company Of $4,000
worth Of tires on May %, 1884.
The jury was told by Attorneys
Seton Darr and James Moran, who
represented the plaintiff, that the
local firm was distributor for the
Fisk Tire Co, under contract which
provided the company might terminate
the arrangement by giving notice in
writing. It was claimed, however, that,
without giving such notice, the COM
pany instituted an action Of repleyin
against $4,000 worth of tires held
by Ehiis ~ Douad, and took possession
of the property.
Justice James M. Proctor told the
jury 1t would have to determine the
amount Of damages sustained.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
BY JOHN JAY DAILY.


After years of hard work among the
poor and needy many relief case work.
ers now are confronted themselves
with the possibility of going on the
relief rolls.
With this problem before them near
ly 100 case workers we're jammed into
little room at the Community Build
ing last night wondering what the fu-
ture holds-not only for them, but
for the unfortunates they have rubbed
shoulders with during the depression.
In this setting the bewildered and
dazed case workers overflow camp
meeting chairs and listened to leaders
calling for action.
Word had gone forth that relief
rolls and case workers salaries would
be cut Is per cent.
In plain language it was explained
that this means that every $40 hand
ed out to man and wife and two
children on relief-to keep them 60
ing for week-must now be stretched
over a period of 10 days. 1t means
that with the coming of Winter there
will not be enough case workers to
care for the needy.
OF the 200 relief workers in WASH
ington, so will fall by the wayside.
When this happens, according to Miss
Edna Kury, chairman of the meeting,
many of the case workers will 60 on
relief.
Some of our colleagues will become
our clients" she added bitterly.
Seldom has Washington seen such a
sight. Case workers. hardened to the
marts of misery. sitting with theiF
chins In their hands, pondering their
own fate.
BO0ndoggling Blamed.
Old Joe McGillicuddy. a veteran
case worker. couldn't stand the smoke
laden atmosphere in the little room.
He beckoned to an old-line news
paper man: Come on our in the hall
and I'll give you an ear full"
1t seems McGillicuddy had his Irish
up. All he wanted to do was meet
the man who invented the term
"boondoggling."
THAT word Hboondoggling' is re-
sponsible for this situation" he said.
Since they began calling relief boom
doggling.' everybody's against it..
Consequently, the higher-ups. who sit
like generals behind the lines, decide
to call off the campaign They are
going to cut down on relief, when there
is more need for relief now than ever.
''I1l admit there has been some
grating and some 'chiseling'-but
not more than 4 per cent. But I'll
also tell you this: It's gonna be hell
this Winter in some quarters"
He recited some of the cases he
had personally investigated: A widowed
mother with three children. ALI suf-
fering from tuberculosis. Every week
just enough to pay rent, buy food.
and bit of clothing.
He'll I could make you cry, hard
boiled as you are" McGillicuddy said,
"but let it 60 at that. What about
these relief workers, these case work.
ers we're about to throw on the re-
lief rolls? Remember this. Every
one OF 'em had to have at least two
years college work They are trained
And they know their business-but
their only business is investigating
the needs of the needy. That was
Evening star., 1935-12-05

which the public was handed the ''hot
end of the poker"
1. Counsel for the company and
commission and Peoples Counsel Rob-
erts all declined to describe how they
figured in their conferences the pro-
posed S305, 900 rate cut.
S. Company spokesmen explained
that proposed District tax boosts
would diminish company returns.
Roberts Backs Sliding Scale.
Roberts again strongly championed
the cause of the sliding scale plan and
saw possibilities of benefit to the COM
pany as well as to the public. He told
the commission the sales of gas have
been rising for some time, even with
out the proposed new rate cut and revi-
sion of rate schedules. He voiced belief
the operating expenses of the COM
panies would be reduced under the
new plan and otherwise saw possible
benefits flowing from an end to the
several years of investigation of the
rate base and charges.
The peoples counsel again declared
the proposed rate schedules would be
highly 'promotional" even if the COM
mission ordered some changes In the
proposed promotion rate schedules.
Utilities Commissioners Riley e. El-
gen and Richmond 3. Keech tried a
number of times to get lawyers VINO
prepared the sliding-seale plan to out
line calculations employed in figuring
the proposed additional rate cut of
$305, 900.
Each time they declined. Roberts in
sisted the figure was arbitrary" Hin
man. D. Folsom, special assistant cor
poration counsel then declared 1t was
not arbitrary in the sense it was
pulled out of thin air" He and Rob-
erts agreed various calculations had
been made The commission finally
gave up pursuit of the question.
1t was unwillingly that the COM
pany'S chief counsel, Stoddard NJ.
Stevens, jr., finally agreed that the
company would prepare projection
of the effects of the sliding scale plan
through the coming year.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
ALL IN SCHOOLS SIGN
COMMUNISM DENIAL
Report on November Statements
Given School Board by DR..
Frank W. Ballou.

Every teacher, officer and employe
Of the District public school system
signed statements they neither taught
nor advocated communism during the
month of November, as required by
the recent communism ruling OF
Controller General McCarl.
This fact was reported to the Board
OF Education yesterday by DR.. Frank
W. Ballou, superintendent, who also
said that blank forms have been sup
piled the employees of the system to
cover the months Of September and
October
For the first time in several weeks
DR.. Ballou's statement was the only
one made at the board meeting on the
subject OF teaching communism.
: A series of "a kilograms and about
half a dozen letters defending the
Americanism of Prof. Carl Becker,
author Of Modern History" a high
School text book now under fire, were
Referred to the special committee
headed by Robert A. Maurer to con-
bider In making its study Of all ap-
proved books.
: The board voted to supply the Exec
utive Committee Of the Federation of
Citizens Associations with list of all
approved periodicals circulated In the
schools.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
WOMAN, 46, DIES
AS CARS COLLIDE;
1O6TH D. c. DEATH
Laurel Woman Is Killed in
Auto of Son by Crash
at Corner Here.
THREE OTHERS HURT
IN TRAFFIC CRASHES
Inquests Being Held in Two Fa-
talities-Albert c. Moxin Ex-
onerated in Hit.Run Case.

Traffic took another life last night,
the lO6th since January /, when a
46-year-old mother was killed in an
automobile driven by her son.
The victim, Mrs. Elizabeth G
Swartz of Laurel, Md, suffered a
fractured skull and other injuries
when the car collided with another
machine at Eighteenth and Hamlin
streets northeast.
Joseph G. Swartz, 26, of GIT East
Capitol street, who had driven his
mother to Washington from Laurel
and Benjamin H. Nolt, 20, of 350s
Eighteenth street, operator of the
other car, were released pending an
inquest.
Mrs. SwartZ was dead on arrival al
Sibley Hospital, where she was taken
by police.
Three Others Hurt.
Three other persons were injured
in accidents late yesterday and today
Harry Butler, 35, colored, of 637 I
street, was taken to Freedmen's Hos
pital with undetermined injuries
after he was struck by a Post Office
truck n the 2200 block of Georgis
avenue. The truck allegedly wai
driven by Hugh H. Foster, 20, of 1896
Eighteenth place southeast.
Adena Grove, Is. colored, received
a severe head injury and possibly q
skull fracture when an automobile
driven by her husband collided with
another car at Tenth and M streets
She was taken to Emergency Hospital
William Grove, IS, of 1922 Vernon
street, the woman's husband. was cut
on the scalp and forehead. C. H
Gould, All Franklin street northeast
the other driver, was unhurt, police
said.
Driver Exonerated.
Louis T. Ruehl, %, Sanitary Grocer!
clerk was exonerated by a coroner
jury today of blame in the death o
Henry w. Andrews, SO, vice presiden
of the J. B. Kendall Co., who was killec
instantly Monday when struck b.
Ruehls car. The accident occurred OF
lexington place near @ street north
east.
Ruehl. it was testified. was drivini
at moderate speed when Andrews ap
parently rushed in front of his auto
mobile while crossing the street. Rueh
lives at 70s Irving street northeast.
Andrews, who lived at 1903 New
Hampshire avenue, was pronounced
dead on arrival at Casualty Hospital
Death was due to fractured skull ant
crushed chest.
Another inquest was being held to-
day in the death of Thomas Albert
Walmsley. 66, who was killed Sunday
at Fifteenth and L streets.
A coroner's jury yesterday decided
Joseph Coleman. 20. colored, who was
fatally injured Thanksgiving day wher
struck by hit-and-run car, was killed
by an unknown driver. Albert c
Moxin, IS, of $40 Benning road south
east. who was suspected Of being the
driver. was exonerated. Coleman, who
lived at 629 w street, died Saturday In
Casualty Hospital.