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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-01-09

iIFlthey aren't already Clara. Ia
T. n,tEm tshouldlbeI 1.-THE happisst
iwomen. in.theN world! Theirstob.ts
Nv falkland talk and FtalkA Whats
lUore, they get paid for it, -,
-, Five days a week, you can find
1he girls gathered upstairs at LUIS
Nr downstairs at Clara's or1Em's.
fattling away. to their hearts con-
tent Z Sometimes EN- is telling
about her. husbands latest Job: he
lchanges xthem = frequently.Y~ Often
Lu, the widow, Is going onSand on
f-aboutA her xnewest % crush.l And
frequently the girls are all rafting
away on Ithe current situation in
Ethicpia ferltheApextl presidential
Whatever the sub ect,r the talk rs
90 good that millions of ustenetac
from lcoast-to-coast,{ ihaveO their
radios tuned in on thetNBC-WEAF
network overxWhich Clara, = Lusn.
EY arAxAearat from Is: 6 tolespe
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26
R LIVESTOCK MAY


The improving levels of live
stock prices for Doth cattle and
sheep may likewise encourage &
shift from intensive to extensive
uses of cultivated acreage under
the new S. G. A. D. A. A, es-
pecially in the eastern third OF
the state where the 1884 drouth
purchases drastically reduced the
farm holdings of this livestock.
Cash grain farms normally have
a moderate percentage of our total
beef stock, a large percentage of
our total mich COW stock. and a
small ptrcsntage Of our sheep
numbers in the form of small farm
flocks.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26
MURRAY CnAICES His OPPONENT
OPPOSED PUT Lie RELIEF GRANT

treSsed Americans. 1t is recalled that
when the question arose at that stage
OF the depression, President Hoover
enumerated the policy that private
charity" should take care of the little
fellows.
Mr.. Murray is pointing ou that il
contrast with Congressman Leavltt's
refusal to provide 2 5,000,O00 for re-
lief, about $40, 0C0 900 has already been
expended in Montana alone. In his
address al WibauX, Mr.. Murray ad-
dressed the following question to the
Hoover congressman who now seeks
to go to tn enate
81 would like 10 ask Mr.. Leavitt if,
in view OF his vote January 80, 1881,
against a provision i'll the department
O. agriculture bill allotting SIS, 100, 900
for direct .2lief to be administered by
the president, the Red Cross or some
other competent agency, he would
have suppO. ted the administration in
its subsequent relief measure which
has brought nearly as great a sum
into this state for the reliet of the
destitute"
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26

throughout the state and the data
on rainfall is being presented tc
clear up the misconception.
Bolster warns that where rain
fall is the limiting factor in crop
production, farmers cannot de-
pend upon cycles. They can de-
pend upon the official average
precipitation over a period of
years and the longer the period,
the more accurate the period"
Rainfall records kept at the
Havre station since 1880 show
that precipitation has varied from
a low Of less than seven inches to
a high of over Is inches. The
average of the entire period is
slightly over 13 inches. Bolster
says that farmers who planned
their operations on the heaviest
would have suffered,
those who based their plans
on the average precipitation
would not have been disappoint-
ed in yields.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26

The issue Of the private charity
policy, SUPPORTED by the Hoover con-
gresham, Scott Leavltt. versus Presl-
DENT ~ttooseveit's policy OF direct gov
eminent AID to the needy who must be
he4ped OF meet with disaster, is being
raised in the can palgn by James E.
Murray, democratic nominee for the
two year senatorial term. In his
speeches Mr.. Murray is asking his
opponents to state frankly their atti-
tie on the public rellef question.
In view ot / fact nat Judge George
"a. Bourquin, republican standard
bearer III Montana, a during the
campaign ridlcuied the value OF many
OF the public works activities OF the
federal government, especially the
Fort Peek project, Mr.. Murray wants
TO kno.y whether Mr.. Leavitt agrees
with Judge BOurquin. From the rec
ord MIR. Murray is able to show that
Mr.. Leayitl while in congress and
while following meekly bell sheep,
voted against a mere $25,000, 900 ap-
preparation for direct relief of dis
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Rooney Waterman
of Wolf Point arrived in Wheeler
Thursday and are making their
home in the City Rooms.
Mrs Effie Hensrund and child
rem returned from Flaxtille Mon
day where they visited the form
er's sister.
Russell Quinn and wife and
Jack returned to their former home
in Indiana last week.
Edward Mcclure and family for
merly of McCone City are now re
siding in Wheeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeFoe and family
of Midway are now living in our
city.
A. T Olson and wife of New Deal
we're callers here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Mason have
moved their house to W heeler from
Park Grove and are now living
here.
Dickie Taylor. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierre Taylor, has been i'll for the
past week.
A number of friends gathered at
the home of Mrs. Juanita PenIey
for a bridge party Wednesday,.
Mrs. Fox won high score.
Sunday dinner guests cf Mrs. Row
Brown were her daughter, Miss
Clarice. of HinsGale; Editor H F
of the Hinsdale tribune: and
Harold Klippen, operator at the
Wheeler Theatre.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26

The Montana commission had
denied the application altogether.
They refused to make any trades
on any commodity and on March
II, 1886, the Interstate Com
merce commission ruled that,
after due investigation of the evil
dence secured at their hearings at
Helena on November 23rd, the
Montana Railroad commission
was within its rights and concur
red with the Montana boards de-
cision denying increases and or
dered all proceedings before them
dismissed.
The Motnana victory was
greater through the fact that they
refused to trade one commodity
for another and the state of Mon
tana is the only state in the union
won a victory of this sort.
All other states made concessions
and so certain of their commodi-
ties carried increases"
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26
MONTANA WINS ITS
FIGHT ON RATES AT
/. G. G. HEARING

]. G.. Bruce, traffic expert oi
the Montana Public Service com
mission. Attorney A. H. Angst
man of the organization and the
members of the commission were
highly pleased with the result of
their battle before the Interstate
Commerce commission at Wash
ington in which they won a signal
victory for Montana with an esti-
mated saving to the shippers of
this state Of half a million dollars.
Commissioner Jerry O'Connell,
Attorney Angstman and Mr..
Bruce represented the Montana
commission at the hearing.
MIR. Bruce in outlining the &C
ton and the points at issue said:
During the year 1884 the
Class | railroads of the United
States applied for an increase in
freight rates Of Is per cent. The
Interstate Commerce Commission
held hearings throughout the ma
and on March 70, 1884,
granted the railroads increases of
approximately 7 per cent on all
commodities with the exception Of
hay, livestock, products of
the mines, and products of the
The order of the commission
included intrastate as well as in
:erstate traffic.
The Montana commission re-
used to grant interstate increases
md held hearings in Billings and
1t Helena and, after securing in
.ormation through these hearings,
denied the petition Of the rail-
Dads for increases and refused to
,bey the order of the Interstate
commission.
The railroads then applied to
he Interstate Commerce commits
ion for redress. This is possible
through Section l3 of the Com
mission act. On November %,
o35, the Interstate Commerce
commission held a hearing at Hell
ma to determine whether they
would further order the Montana
commission to allow intrastate in
reases.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26
Fort Peck Lutheran Church

Sunday. March %, 1886
Moring worship at Fort Peck at II
Evening Service at 8
Mid-Week LeDten Services each
Wednesday during Lent at s p. m.
The New Deal Ladies Aid meets
with Mrs. Moody in Midway on
Friday March 81. at 2:3O p. m.
The Wheeler Ladies Aid meets
with Mrs. Paul Mann at 1903 First
St. N. on Thur. April 2, at 2::30 m.
Confirmation Class at the church
on Saturday at 10 a m.
20. N. Rue, Pastor.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26
THIS SHOULD INTEREST
EVERYONE IN SECTION

Bozeman, Mar. "a study
of precipitation records from
1880 to the present time upsets
the rather prevalent belief thai
there is a regular cycle of wet and
dry years, according to H. G.. Boil
ster, extension land economist.
The question of precipitation eye
les has come up at the county eco
nomic conferences now being held
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26

dozen fronts. Italy, Germany and
Japan are the worst danger spots
those countries there is APP
parently a large measure of public
demand for another holocaust Of
the 1914 variety.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26

Mrs. Roy Brown spent the week
end at Hinsdale visiting her daught-
er Clarice of that place. Miss Clar-
ice is a teacher in the Hinsdale
school.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26
HICHLIGHTS

Happenings That Affect the Din
ner Pals, Dividend Checks and
Tax Bills Of Every Individual;
National and International
Problems Inseparable From
Local Welfare.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26
Wheeler Court

Continued From Page One)
E. F. Braden was picked up for
not having a safety chain on his
trailer. He plead guilty and was
S..
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26
KEEFE'S DRESS SHOP

Next COR to Postoffice Wheeler. Montana
A Sailor for Suits-Easter noTn
ing and half your waking hours
this sp.ina you'll need just a sail
or in either straw or felt.
a,
The Fort Peck press., 1936-03-26

The eyes OF America are aga1
turned toward other shores.
The trouble--and trouble Q
the utmost seriousness-is putin
in it's appearance in both Europ
and Asia. The potential import
ance of what is happening in thos'
continents puts the long drawn
out Italian-Ethiopian emb4oglio il
the shade.
One dramatic recent event wa
the assassination of a number o.
high Japanese officials by war.
seeking army officers. The Jap.
anese censorship closed dowr
tight, but reports that drifted out
indicated that many regiments OF
soldiers were in a virtual state OF
revolt, that the military authori-
ties had the more conservative
civil authorities on the III I'm
peror Hirohito managed finally to
bring order out of chaos and elab-
crate preparations are being made
to punish the assassins. However,
the way the Japanese wind blows
is clear-there is a strong minor
ity in high places that believes
war is inevitable, thinks that now
is the time to dig the trenches and
start firing.
Second event to make big news
was Roy Howard interview with
Dictator Stain of the u. S. S. r.
Stain told MIR. Howard unequiv-
ocally that Russia was prepared to
fight Japan, or any other country
for that matter, if a pacific settle
ment of difficulties could not be
made. The dictator referred espe-
cially to Japans encroachment on
/ theoretically independent
Monaghan Republic, which is a
highly important buffer state to
Russia. Stain said Russia was
prepared to take up the sword
any time to insure Monaghan
freedom. This is the first time
that Russia has made its position
clear-and, whether you like Stall
ms views or not, he has the
tation of meaning exactly what he
says, and of backing up his threats
when the time is ripe. And Rus
STA, under the Soviet, has become
first-class military power.
Third event to make banner
was Germany sudden mil
reoccupation of the Rhine, in
violation of the Locarno pact.
| his was not unexpected by the
expert observers, who were sure
Hitler would do it eventually,
been wondering for a year
two when he would act. Hitler :
justified the occupation by saying
it was necessary to German equal '
.ty, that no martial intentions were
behind it. But Germany's neigh :
especially France, think
otherwise.
French commentators are free
to say that war with Germany is {
inevitable-some say next year, :
put the date farther off than !,
1888. Both England and France
are being very polite to Russia
:hese days and there is talk of mil :
tary agreements between these
powers to unite in case of trouble. :
Russia, in turn, hopes that Eng :
and will help her in case worst =
comes to worst in the Far East. Q
is the connecting link be-
ween Europe and Asia, must
Keep an eye both east and west as :;
!, result. r
England has announced an q
armament building program of =
unprecedented size-a program :
vast and elastic that nothing :
more than futile guesses can be I
made rs to it's terrific eventual \
Special attention will be /
,ivon to buildi,n IT 10y a. ~oo I
nd to making it equal to Ger I
$, which is now supposed to I
,e the best in Europe. ]
On Germany's side, there is a q
,1mor that Hitler and Mussolini Y
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02
Government Ownership of
Railways Is Urged

GOVERNMENT ownership of Amer
~ ica'S railroads is the objective in
a campaign which has been started
by the Railway Labor Executives as
sOciation. Describing the carriers as
.chips in financial poker game" the
executives, in a circular to members
of congress. ask for government own
ershfp as 1.-The only way out of the
morass in which the roads have been
placed by the bankers"
The financial practices, the circular
said. "endanger the equities in the
roads of insurance companies, educa-
tional institutions, mutual savings
banks. philanthropic institutions. and
last but not least, the individual In
weston who, in many instances. has his
all in the securities of railroads.
Banker control. with its constant
demand for rake-offs," the circular con-
tinued, has caused and causes con-
tinuous loss of positions by employees
some hundreds of thousands before
1929 and hundreds of thousands since
the depression. all of which had its
part in bringing on the depression and
intensifying that depression"
Senator Wheeler of Montana intro
duced a resolution for government
ownership in the last session but did
not ask for immediate consideration
of the measure
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02
African Planters Wife
Catches Thief by Trick

The wife of an African planter
tells how she turned detective-and
caught thieving native:
while In East Africa a few
months ago 1 employed a stan OF
four native boys. ! missed several
small items-tea. sugar, etc.-and
when a pound note disappeared from
my handbag decided 1t was time ta
do something. All four boys stead
fastly declared they had never stOi-
en- thing In their lives. l told the
boys that was going to call upon
the white mans God to find the thief.
| gave each boy q piece OF bamboo
cane six inches in length, telling
them they were to take II to bed
with them, and that the white mans
God would make the thief's cane
grow one inch longer during the
night.
"The following morning the four
boys snilingly brought their pieces
of cane for my inspection. The first
two pieces were of the correct
length. but the third boys cane was
one inch shorter than the others. He
had neatly cut 1t off. hoping thus to
thwart the white mans Godw
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02
Hopkins Sees That WPA
Workers Get Paid

NIORKS Progress Administrators
Wv Harry Hopkins issued an order
that made happy about 100000 work
ers under his unit.
81 desire that every regular WPA
pay check earned be in the hands of
the worker by December a." Hopkins
said, in telegraphed instructions to
state program directors. "The law does
not permit advance payments, but no
effort should be spared to deliver
checks due by Christmas eve.
Overtime work by administrative
employees handling pay rolls should be
ordered where necessary and courier
service should be arranged If neces-
sary to overcome transportation delays
caused by congestion in the mails"
President Roosevelt entered on
new round of conferences on the re-
lief program to be provided for in the
budget for the fiscal year beginning next
July L. New Deal officials associated
with relief were summoned to the
White House to offer suggestions for
keeping the relief program down so
that the administration can point to
budget balancing efforts in the 1896
campaign.
Plans for organizing the Civilian
Conservation corps on a smaller but
permanent basis were discussed with
Robert Fechner, CCC director. and q
group of cabinet officers. Under the
program the CCC enrolment would be
cut from 100000 to 100000 men by
next July 1.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02

in 1909. On that day he executed
coup d'etat by which he seized the
government while President CiprianO
Castro was in Europe seeking health.
During his regime there were many
incipient revOlts bur he crushed them
all with an iron hand; and even when
the presidential chair was occupied
by others his control of the govern
ment was absolute.
Among Gomez's greatest contribu-
tons to Venezuela were the establish
ment of friendly relations with foreign
nations and peace within the country,
the building of fine system of auto
mobile highways, and development Of
natural resources.
He made the most of the great pc
troleum deposits at Lake Maracaibo,
granting many concessions to foreign
oil companies, but placing an export
tax on Oil. The industry in Venezuela
grew until 1t now holds third rank in
the world.
Gomez succeeded in paying off the
entire debt of his country, amounting
to nearly S4O,OO0,OO0, and at the same
time accumulated a great fortune for
himself
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02
War Department Lobbying
Brings Indictments

TWO grand juries, a house commit
L tee and an army court martial have
been investigating lobbying at the War
department for two years. The climax
came with the indictment In Washing
ton of a dismissed army officer, for
mer member of congress, and two al
leged lobbyists on charges Of conspir-
acy to defraud the government.
Those named were former Brig. Gen.
Alexander e. Williams, one time acting
quartermaster general of the army,
who was convicted by military court
last spring of accepting an improper
loan and ordered dismissed from the
service; Thomas Jefferson Ryan, law
yer and former representative from
New York, and the well known Silver
man brothers, Joseph, Jr., and Nathan,
surplus army goods dealers.
The four men were charged with
conspiring to prevent the house mill
tary affairs committee from question
ing Frank E. Speicher, mystery wit
ness" of the long inquiry by hiding
him out In New York city while federal
agents were hunting him throughout
the nation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02

suggested a campaign for "a delega-
ton representing the liberal forces in
the party out there, and in my name"
He had agreed, he said, to 'go along
with them"
Picturing Borah as the ideal candi-
date, Nelson and Gettelman said in
a statement to the press that the peo-
pie "are opposed to bureaucratic
form of government on the one hand
and on the other are opposed to the
Hoover Mellon Mills -Daugherty crowd
dominated by Wall street"
Later Mr.. Borah issued this state
ment:
my primary objective is conven-
ton of liberal delegates which will
write a liberal platform and name a
liberal candidate. To that end shall
devote my efforts. If in any state or
district the liberal forces think that it
will help the liberal cause to pledge
delegates to me, I shall cooperate fully
with that plan. If, however, it is
thought better to pledge the delegates
to some other liberal, shall cooperate
just as fully. In other words, inflex-
ible as to the objective, flexible as to
the tactics.
"As l see the political situation In
this country, man would be seeking
political immolation to take nominal
ton upon any other than a liberal plat
form. So the first thing to do is to get
a convention committed to liberal prin-
ciples. So far as my efforts count, I
am not going to permit personal mat
tiers, either my own or those of others,
to interfere with the main purpose"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02
'0F INTEREST TO
THE HOUSEWIFE

To remove white spots and rings
from dining room table rub with
olive oil In which a little white wax
has been melted. Let dry and polish
To cook rice properly. wash, sea-
son with salt and add very slowly
to rapidly-boiling water. Boil abou.
20 minutes without stirring. Drain,
wash and put In warm oven until
kernels swell.
An aluminium spoon placed In the
soap suds In which silver is washed
will result in shining silver. Polish
silver with chamois or flannel
cloth after drying.
Old blankets covered with art silk
make excellent quilts. Stitch through
blankets at corners and along the
sides.
To fry bacon without burning,
place on a cold frying pan over a
low gas flame and turn frequently.
When broiling steaks or chops
leave the oven door open. This pre-
vents burning and smoking.
IF screws are put into cake of
soap before you attempt to put them
into hard wood you will find they
will go in much easier.
One-half cup of soap fakes dis
solved with little hot water, to
which a cup of kerosene has been
added, is an excellent cleanser for
the bath tub.
Potatoes are as good as linseed
for poultice. Boil the potatoes
in a bag and when soft, mash in
bag and apply as hot as can be
borne.
To make parsley potatoes, sprin-
kle q tablespoon of finely-chopped
parsley over freshly-boiled potatoes.
@ Associated MISUNDERSTANDING Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02
North China Autonomous
Council Installed

HESPITE the riGtous opposition OF
- students and other youth of Peip-
ing the Hcpei-Chahar political council,
supported by Japan, took over the af-
fairs of the autonomous North China
provinces, with Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan
as its chairman. That gentleman in his
first official announcement declared that
opposition demonstrations were being
promoted by Communists, against
whom he would take drastic action.
General Sung said he would do his
best to promote good relations with
>neighboring countries (which treat us
with equality and reciprocity" Japan
and Manchukuo). He declared his in
tention to "revive China's traditional
virtues, and to develop and spread ORR
entail culture"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02
Supreme Court May Be
divided on IVA

NIHEN the Supreme court passes
on the constitution atty of the
Tennessee Valley act, its opinion will
not be unanimous. is the prediction of
those who were present during the
oral arguments. The case was taken
up to the highest tribunal by fourteen
preferred stockholders of the Alabama
Power company.
During arguments by Forney John
son. Birmingham. Ala. attorney for
the stockholders. and by John Lord
O'Brian. New York attorney. for IVA.
justices shot many questions at the
lawyers.
Justice McReynolds, known as a
conservative" appeared TO challenge
the iva lawyer to defend the right
of the government to sell surplus pow