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Russell Dashed Off Early
Drawings on Walls, Doors
and Covers Of Copybooks

In the days when Cowboy Charley
Russell was sketching colorful bits of
western life on walls, doors, bits O.
board, he was a frequent visitor at
the p. w. Korell home at old Utica
in the Judith Basin country.
Members of the family looked on
wide-eyed as the nimble pencil
brought to life the bucking bronco,
cattle grazing on the range, and Law
ender-blue vistas of far away noun
tains, many of the latter including the
familiar outlines of Square butte and
Palisade butte, which form the north
ern boundary of the Judith basin.
Today Mr.. Korell holds among his
most priced possessions, three of these
early drawings. Two are in watercolors,
showing the heads of Indian chiefs, and
are painted on the cardboard backs of
the childrens notebooks. The third is
a pen and ink sketch of a cattle stam-
pede, cleverly done, although among
Russell's earliest work. Mr. Korell says
that nothing would induce him to part
with them.
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leo recalled primitive methods he had
seen in operation there and by NEAR
of which the natives had recovered
metal from rock very similar to that
which now puzzled the Montana
miners.
Shelters Follow, Crude but Effective
So it was decided to build a smelter.
It was simply a bowl of granite and
mortar with a furnace underneath.
Ores which would fluX were piled into
the crucible and a fire lighted and kept
burning beneath it until the rock had
melted.
The men then SKINNED off the lava.
When the molten ore was purified as
much as possible in that manner, the
metal pot would be tapped, and the
molten metal drawn off into Stag pots
and allowed to cool. The ore was so
rich that there would often be an ingot
half the size of the mould, containing
silver, lead and gold. This would then
be melted again in another furnace and,
which at first were freighted to market
at Omaha, and later to Corinne, Utah,
when refining plants were erected there.
These crude smelterS were in oper-
alton for many years and until a few
years ago ruins of them could be seen
along Rattlesnake creek, a few miles
above Argenta.
Shelter Construction Improved
Then came the construction of quite
a p%retentious smelter at Glendale and
the old%-fashioned and original mes
went out of business. Once the sue
cessful treatment of this class of ores
was accomplished money fairly poured
into the region. From the mines on
Lion mountain alone, $22, 000, 900 was
taken. In the palmy days of Corrinne's
REORGANIZATION as shipping point for
bullion from the Beaverhead smelters,
bullion was piled up on the station
platform there like so many cords of
wood. It wasn't worth as much as wood
to the ordinary passerby, for each in
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got weighed about 100 pounds-too
heavy to steal and carry away.
Years later a tenderfoot newspaper
reporter hitting the rails from Butte
to Dillon found a bar of bullion in a
swampy place along the track. Pos
sessed of a vivid imagination, he Wis
ualized it as treasure from an early
day stage robbery. He rushed to Mel
rose, and being broke, filed a 2,0OO-word
story to a Butte newspaper.
Sleuths went down from Butte and
fished out the bar. 1t was weighed and
assayed and found to be worth $21. It
wa eventually identified as a bar that
had fallen from a freighter's wagon
years before, n of the countless
thousands smelted at the plant of the
old Hecla Mining & Milling Co. It
happened to be from a lean part of
the vein where values we're high in
lead and low in silver, which account
ed for it small value.
First Sapphire Find
It was while these first stamp mills
and smelters were being built in Bea-
verhead county, that the first sapphires
were discovered in Montana. At least
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plate over which the crushed ore was
allowed to flow. It was brought from
Denver at great cost.
- Operating his mill m a custom basis,
Allen was extremely successful. He
charged by the cord for the ore that
he treated and free milling rock was
stacked up alongside the mill like so
much wood.
A sledge hammer was used to break
the rock into sizes suitable for feed
ing into the hopper which led to the
stamps.
The states first smelters we're To-
Gated at Argenta, Montana's first real
quartz mining town. They were not
pretentious affairs, but they were eff
fective.
Lodges in the mountains surround
ing Argenta were lead and silver bear
ing. The value of the ore was known
to the miners, but they were at a loss
in how to treat it. Finally one mar
who had prospected and mined in Mex
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BILLINGS TO SUPPORT
DUDE RANCH GROUP

Billings has been selected as the
permanent location for the headquart-
ers Of the Dude Ranchers association,
I: n: Larom Of Valley, Wyo., president
OF the organization, announces. Rep
resentatives Of the Billings Commercial
club met with Larom and Walter Nye
Of sheridan, Wyo, recently appointed
secretary Of the group, and pledged, q
minimum Of 100 individual associate
memberships, 't7I
The Washington times., 1936-04-22

La Sale 1881 IS" Sedan-Here V0nE
10 clean car throughout: the 900
condition Of the paint. motor and tires
CAPITOL CADILLAC co.
1922 22nd st. N. w. Phone MA. $500
Open Sundays and Evenings
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Automobiles for Sale
AUTO-Nearly new. Unhsard Of values.
Skinker MotorA 1915 Goth Be. \. ".
ANY DENOMINATION
l. ?. STEOART. INC. 1925 18th Sc.
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the frightful fact remained that
I WASN'T ASHAMED OF MY
SELF!
I was, with those certain reSer-
vations, ashamed Of the thing I
had done. I was, without any
reservations whatsoever, ashamed
Of the hurt had given others.
And irritated beyond words at the
needless mess had made Of my
own private program. But I
wasn't ashamed Of myself.
AND I NEVER YET HAVE
IBEEN.
That's a large statement to
make after 50 years Of mighty
lively living. Many - perhaps
most-wil consider it q brazen
statement. For sackcloth and
ashes are still regarded as de
rigueur for delinquentS, as they
were in the day Of old Job.
But personally, I've yet to scat
ter my first cinder on this sinful
head or scratch my first hair
shirt. In the face Of all my
crimes of commission and omiS.
sion, I still firmly refuse to be
ashamed Of Elsie.
GLORIOUS DESTINY
To the contrary, since I first
realized that I had Self, unique,
distinct and apart from the rest
Of the human race, I have been
gratified and grateful for the fact
and proud as blaZeS Of it.
I can imagine no more glorious
destiny than to be q human being.
with the ability to judge, at least
vaguely, between right and wrong,
and the right to make my own de
cisions. There are many shining
miracles In this miraculous world
sunsets and silver dawnS, black
winds, long, swinging tides-but
of them all there is to me no
wonder more heartening than the
existence of ones own Self.
That constant sense Of inner
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AS a rule when bureau chiefs
parade to the House Appropria-
tions Committee to ask for annual
moneys, members Of Congress on
the various subcommitteeS are
prone to challenge reports Of activ-
tiles.
They are ready to question at
length the officials who appear
before them and on more than
one occasion heads Of depart
ments realize they have been
through q severe ordeal when
hearings are ended.
They say Of Hoover, however,
that he SubstantiateS his opinions
Of the need Of appropriations
with the record Of his organiza-
tion in such q way that there is
little room for doubt as to ad-
visibility Of giving him requested
money.
He is asking, for additional
agents for next year.
Whether or not he will be
granted the request is another
problem but there is little doubt
that he convinced members Of
the committee that he should
have more men.
When he appeared before the
committee the other day he
lunched with Jack K. McFall,
clerk to the subcommittee on
State, Justice, Commerce and
Labor appropriations.
While at lunch. under Mr..
Hoover's very nose, McFall re-
ceived q note addressed "Pur-
sinai"
It read:
Beware! $4,000 at the old
mill at six o'clock tonight"
When Hoover saw the "extor-
tion" note he announced:
1--WE will put the entire bu-
reau at work ON the case at
once"
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Three-Minute Journeys

lis the gorge Of the Rio Cobre, with
glimpSes of true tropical scenery.
Then comes the drive past
countless banana plantations as
well as grapefruit and lime groves.
Vaudeville itself is q lovely re-
sort, two thousand feet above sea
level and very popular with the
residents Of Jamaica as a sum-
mer resort. The town itself is
charming and the country about
1t IS truly lovely. Charming old
estates and plantations as well
as modern villas and country
homes make for plenty Of social
life.
OLD ESTATES
Port Antonio, about so miles
from Kingston by the Newcastle
Buff bay road, is just about as
picturesque q port as one could
find. It nestles under the
shadows Of the Blue mountains
with its twin harbors separated
by long promontory on which
is a pretty hotel. The whole
place is q garden, but to fisher.
men 1t is just a grand head
quarters for fishing in mountain
streams.
Montego Bay is q resort that is
beginning to give Kingston some
stiff competition. It is at the
northwest corner Of the island in
the county Of Cornwall.
It is amusing to note that
Jamaica is divided into three
counties-Surrey, Middlesex and
Cornwall. with most Of the IA
parishes and countless little towns
and villages having English
names.
Another popular spot Is Mo-
neague, q resort that appears Ike
a great well-kept park. It is cbout
40 miles from Kingston and an
ideal spot for anyone who seeks
the joys of the tropics without
any of the cloying atmosphere or
artificiality So often connected
with q tropical resort.
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JAMAICA

S1AAN34A4NG3
Last year it was Nassau, this
year it seems to be Jamaica that
is attracting plenty Of attention
from the tourist trade. Many Of
the visitors in Florida are taking
the huge 40-pasSenger flying boats
for q trip to the tropics, and then
return again for a longer stay.
Jamaica is really lovely, and Is
an island Of contrasts, all Of them
interesting. All the traditional re-
quirementS Of tropical scenery con-
trast beautifully with places that
look like English counties. The
high green hills Of Wales and the
picturesque villages of Devon and
Cornwall are condensed into one
small island.
Kingston is charming with its
lovely hotel right on the sea front.
The shops, like those Of most Of
the West Indies, are fascinating.
Out at KnutSford Park is the race
track, and if ones choice doesn't
come in, there is compensation in
the exquisite views across the
mountains. One of the greatest
assets of the city is the Bourne
mouth Club with its swimming
pool, $50 feet by IS feet. There
are tennis courts on the lawns, a
grand beach, a movie and dance
pavilion and q restaurant, all set
in superb scenery.
CHARMING EXCURSION
A charming excursion is to Man
deville through Spanish Town
and Chapelton. Spanish Town,
13 miles from Kingston, was once
the island capital. The ruins Of
the governors palace stand on
one side of the square as q mute
reminder of a more glorious day.
The cathedral is said to be one
of the three oldest in the West
Indies. The Spanish name for
the city, st. Jago de la Vega, is
perpetuated on milestoneS along
the road. Beyond Spanish Town
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NOT DISPLACED

MA OV0K Ak1NGO
The horse had its day in the
House.
Up for debate was the War De
partment supply bill when Rep
resentative r. Ewing Thomason
CD Of Texas, spoke on the ques
ton Of preparedness. Then he
Said:
"There is another thing I
want to mention briefly and
that is to say = word for the
poor old horse. Some say the
dog IL mans best friend but I
think the honor should be
shared with the horse.
81 remember that four or
five years ago IL almost
amounted to treason to get mp
here and say anything about
the horse, because there were
q few Of our friends here at
that time who wanted to do
away with the horse in the
Army.
'They were willing to mech
anize and mOtOrixe the whole
United States Army; and I
have the idea that II we had
some Of the high officials Of
the Italian army here now
they would tell you, as every
great army general Of every
nation in the world tells you,
that the horse is absolutely In
dispensable."
Mr.. Thomson was interrupted
by Representative James w
Wadsworth (R) Of New York
who asked:
'Ts the gentleman aware Of
the fact-and it is . fact, / can
assure him-that there were
more horses employed per 1000
men In the allied armies than
there were in the Union and
Confederate Armies in our war
between States?"
Various members took UP tn,
challenge against complete me
chanization and motorization O
the Army and then Thomasol
cited recent remarks Of the Chic
Of Cavalry in which he said:
'TOr COunter-recOnnaissance
the mechanized vehicles should
be effective against vehiculaF
reconnaissance, but should not
be able to stop hOrsed patrols.
"The combination Of horses
and mechanical cavalry, as we
see it developing, provides q very
powerful, highly mobile element
in the army combat team"
It was an effective argumen
against proponents Of complet,
mechanization.
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Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson

'personality-that yearning, dream
ing, rebelling, experimenting life
which one never sees, yet which
one feels moving constantly with
in the body's shell-that masked
yet so familiar stranger who is
always so much finer, wiser, gent
Ter and stronger than ones sur
face actS-there, to me, is the
lovelieSt miracle on earth.
Ashamed Of that Presence
that Other Self? Never.
Glad for it! Grateful for it!
Proud Of It'll PaSSionately sure that
some day it will triumph over
the sluggiShness Of the body, the
stupidity Of the mindl
Never have I been ashamed Of
myself. Often have betrayed
that Self-and been bitterly
ashamed that I couldn't express
its finer impulses. But never
have I been ashamed Of the Essen
tial Me. And never have really
been ashamed Of the stronger
hungerS, virile RACES and vital
curiositieS which made me do the
foolish things have done.
CARRYING ON
I wish, Of course, that they
hadn't been foolish. But how did
I know they were going to be fool
ish when they started out? Origi-
nally,l they seemed to me as di-
vinely inspired as that glorious
inspiration which drove Columbus
across the unknown Sea-that Sa-
cred inquisitivenesS which made
Edison and PaSteur immortal.
How did know that my adven-
ture was to end in q mud puddle,
where Columbus ended in a new
continent. I didn't. But I took
q chance. And got laughed at, of
course. And cuSSed out. But at
least I took a chance. .....
And I'm proud I took chance!
I'm proud that, being given the
privilege Of free will, I had the
gUmption to use It'll
I'm sorry I hurt other people,
and plenty peeved because I hurt
myself; but still refuse to feel
wormy about it. I've made what
amends I could. I've said I was
sorry and been decently remorSe-
full once. But, I warn you, I'm
not going to keep it up.
I'd be a liar, coward and miSer-
able hypocrite if I pretended to
be lastingly sorry, for I'm not. I
hope-golly, how I hope!-that ]
won't make the same fool mistake
again. But, whether I do or not,
I'm going to keep on asking queS-
tions, making experiments and
taking chances.
For, since the Lord made me
that way, why not take Him at His
word. He gave me the greatest,
grandest gift within His power to
bestow-the gift of my individual
Self, my individual right to choose
between right and wrong. He
didn't do all this in q fraid-cat
way-hiding behind q back fence
and whispering a lot Of Sneaky in
structionS. He did it In q blaze
Of glory, with all the birds in Para
disc bursting their little throats to
celebrate. And I'm going to carry
on in exactly the same mannerl
Ashamed Of myself?
Like heck I am!
Lady, I'm for myself a MIL
LION! And If you don't feel like
wise about Exhibit A, it's just your
bad luck.
(Copyrisht, 1895. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.D
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ming Washington now; no baton
swinging legions and camp tol-
lowers into regimental thinking.
Here and there Is a vortex OF
some new winds Of doctrine, ike
the Townsend plan, but currents
of thought are swirling, vagrant,
changing. Streets were glazed
With ice for weeks, and men
walked mincingly, signalizing the
same kind of political thinking
Everybody watches his step. 1t
is not only a threatening war Tor
Ethiopia, but it Is also election
year, with two-thirds Of the Senate
and half the House up for reelec-
tion.
The President is amiable at his
Tuesday and Friday press con-
ferences, but the newspapermen
no longer balloon headlines out
over the country when they leave.
There is a little perfunctory queS-
tioning, noncommital answers and
perhaps a bit Of pleasant banter
none of those warm eight-col-
umn outgivings Of an earlier day.
The "body-snatching" cameras
are out. Hereafter, any photog'
rapher working around the
White House must have a tripod
camera. One of these small cam
eras caught the President cares
sing the dent left by his pince-nez.
The resulting picture gave an TN.
true presentment of WEAKNESS and
breakdown. Bad stuff in a presi'
Dental year, hence the new order
It is understood that the ban
against the picture sharp-Shooter
viii extend to other departments,
PLAYING SAFE
Never have statesmen been SO
Rcagey, even the most resonant oi
them, whose views, ordinarily, are
| always on dress parade. 1t is moi
only this business Of election yeal
which makes them pull the verbal
punch, feint, duck and side-step
Taking a look at the politica
bouillebaiSe, one may easily be
! come q ''confusioniSt," and decide
to play safe.
Uncle Sam has been signing
everybody's note for the last few
that's what the vastl!
elaborate outreach In Govern
ment enterprise amounts to. ASl
the RFC how much Of theS'
Governmental commitments ar
recoverable and you are coul
teouSly invited to examine an in
6ex Of about $4,000 cards, ant
reach your own conclusions as II
the SoundneSS Of underlying sc
curitieS.
So it IS with the Home Owner
Loan Corporation, the HOUSING
Authority and all the rest. Man!
months delving by a big staff o
fiscal experts might give SOM
idea Of basic Governmental sol
vency. Nothing else would.
The bulky, ruddy, Represent
ative Wright Patman Of Texas
and the big, dry, solemn Senate
Elmer Thomas Of Oklahoma
start their greenbacking all owe
again. The rumble Of a printing
press becomes a jittery sound TO
conservative Congressman.
Inexorably, initiation seems t,
press nearer. Certain it is that
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
WRONG DOOR

Not so many years ago there was
a member Of Congress who swung
through Capitol corridors on
crutches exhorting his colleagues
to Improve the morals" Of the
nation.
Now retired, this former member
Of Congress, lives at Washington
hotel.
The other day a woman walking
down the corridor saw q man clad
only in his long "undies" attempt
ing to maneuver on one crutch.
As she approached she recog-
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
False Reports

The campaign of deliberate misrepresentation of cond
tons in the National Capital under prohibition repeal is
causing considerable worry the part of many citizens
in the States
SUCH WORRY IS TOTALLY GR0UNDLESS IF
THE REPORTS OF THE POLICE AND OF THE
ALCOHOL. BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD ARE
STUDIED
In fact study of those reports should convince Gny4
that there has been O0st improvement" in liquor cons
tiOns here the inauguration Of the control system
in place of the d desperate and dsgrGceful conditions
which prevailed during prohibition.
Nevertheless on one day last week there were sub
itted to Congress dozen petitions from groups
of citizens asking that prohibition in the form of the
Guyer bill, be again clamped on the city.
Such pettionng would not be understandable it
not for the fact that fanacal ds entirely unnfuenced
by the facts are broadcastng throughout the country
UTTERLY PREPOSTERoUS STATEMENTS as to
what is going on here.
They paint terrible picture; depict the National Cap
ial as city Of drunkenness and immortality; paint the
youth Of the city going to the dogs in bandwagon
ONE OF THEIR STATEMENTS ALONE IS so
FALSE AS TO CAUSE THEIR ENTIRE CAMPAIGN
OF vILIFICATIoN OF THE CITY TO FAIL.
The drys declare that there 1.-TWO thousand saloons
operating in the city.
As matter of fact there saloons operating here
the control law having been drawn particularly with the
purpose in mind of preventing the establishment of the
saloon.
But if grant to the drys that restaurant or hotel
into which you go and get drink is ''saloon"
(Which it is no then the error OF their statement be-
comes even more apparent
FOR, ACTUALLY, THERE ARE LESS THAN
THREE HUNDRED ESTABLISHMENTS IN WASH
NGToN IN WHICH PERSON CAN GET A DRINK
That is far cry from the two thousand that the dys
assert are here.
The recent report Of the Alcohol Beverage Control
Board showing progressive decline in intoxication in
the city is healthy sign and one that is gratifying to
those of who urged reasonable local regulation when
the Nation discarded prohibition.
The obseryant citizen however scarcely needs the fig
ures of the board to sustantate the conviction that con-
troll has brought vast Improvement.
THAT IMPROVEMENT IS NOTICEABLE TO ANY
ONE WHO GETS AROUND THE CITY AND WHOSE
EYES ARE NOT BLINDED BY FANATIC1SM.
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The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, I.

lnized the former member Of Con-
greSS although he attempted to
hide in q doorway.
The grave mistake Of the ex-
member was that he tried to con-
ceal himself In the doorway Of
the woman'S room, so that she
was forced to ask:
do you mind permitting me
to enter that door? It 10 the en-
trance to my rOOm!"
The fluStered 'moraliSt" went
swinging down the corridor leaving
the woman to wonder whether hts
presence was one Of those cases Of
being locked OUT" or If he had
another excuse.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13

Shaken, sob
Ding, I tried to
nod my young
bead in dutiful
agreement. But
there was no
conviction in
that nod. Enor-
nous as my
crime might be
and I felt,
with not too
secret pride,
that 1t was
Pr tty. Hot
Stuff and
hHQVV "a INV
The Washington times., 1936-02-13

This country can profit by Englands example
For years intensive Buy British movement has
been under way in the United Kingdom.
As result British manufactures have been stimulated
and British labor taken off the dole and work.
What England done America can do. But must buy
American do no make its purchases from Europe or
Asia while its own factories stand idle.
Through the campaign conducted by the Hearst newspapers
throughout the country public has been awakened to the
necessity for buying in the HOME market
Now up industry and labor to speed the movement
Many manufacturers have responded quickly with offers
to back the campaign in their radio programs
EUery radio sponsor should enlist in the Buy
American army and carry the idea to the f0Tfhesr
corners of the land
The Raw Deal has attempted to spend it's way out OF the
depression using YOUR money. That has failed
Now by YOUR efforts YOU have golden opportunity to
bring about the return Of prosperity.
Insist on Buy American" in all your dealings
That will put end to the Raw Deal depression and PUT
AMERICA OVER THE TOP!
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
Wise Words

In character, in manners, In
style, in all things, the supreme
excellence Is simplicity. II Long
fellow.
It is characteristic Of q certain
blunderer called genius to see
things too far in advance
Charles Reade.
If thou hast never been a fool,
be sure thou wilt never be a wise
man.-Thackeray,
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to time and q
portion Of the
c ON plants S
came from the
Capitol.
There Is one
thing that leg
iSlators say Of
the chief Of the
ma t ions crime
bure au, how
ever. And that
Is that he has
the most eff
GENTLY admins
tered organiZa-
ton in the Fed
eral G ov ern-
-A~.k &Aaov