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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08

pered with judgment and his losses
were comparatively few. The stock
ticker never enticed him. He played
his own game and not the other fell
lows He enjoyed life to the fullest and
one Of his greatest pleasures was to
help a needy friend He had the at
tributes Of genius, achievement and
good fellowship, indeed rare combi-
nation of character. Like Shakespeare
he believed there was time in the af-
fairs of all men, which taken at the
tide leads on to fortune. That time
came frequently in his life and he rode
the crest of the wave on each occasion.
Even though his tide died down a few
times, he remembered his foot racing
days, hurdled discouragements and
rode the next billow to victory. He did
not parade" his accomplishments and
discouraged others from doing so.
Stricken with cerebral hemorrhage,
at his beautiful mountain home at
Beaver Creek on the evening Of May II,
he died shortly after without regaining
consciousness. He passed away at the
spot where he wanted to pass away,
with q smile on his face; and he was
inferred where he desired to be. There
is something ideal and alluring in a
life like that.
To his widow, his childhood sweet
heart, Kate Berry Whitcomb, to whom
he was married 43 years, to his son
George, his daughters Virginia, Mrs
Mayme Marion Mrs. Genevieve Donald
son, Mrs. Kathleen Sweeney, Mrs. Mar
garet Pelkey. and Mrs Dorothy ELM
per, he was affectionately known as
Pops" During his life he gave and
at death bequeathed them a goodly
portion Of worldly goods. A greater
heritage, however, is in store for them
in emulating the example of their dis
tinguished forebear; SO that his name
always will live in the annals of the
development of the natural resources
of Montana.
1t is rather an unusual privilege for
a close friend to be allowed to eulogize
his associate. However, the precedent
was set when Thomas Carlyle wrote
his essay on Robert Burns. In Burns
life there was much to cover up, much
to apologize for. Different with Char
ley" Whitcomb. His life was in the
open, his accomplishments were in the
open, and in the words Of the great
bard Of Avon we say of him This was
a man."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08
LANDMARK STANDS
NEAR ANACONDA
OLD HOUSE LOCATED ON FIRST
PLAT EVER FILED ON BY
A WOMAN
By WALTER ED TAYLOR

About five miles east Of the city
Of Anaconda and just q short dis
fance from u. 3. highway No. ITO
stands an old house which has the
distinction Of being located on the
first plat Of ground ever filed on
by a woman In Montana. The wOna-
an was EwenIlian Evans and she
had come TO Montana from Wales
with her son and daughter-in-Eaw,
MIR. and Mrs. Morgan Evans. In
1863, shortly after her arrival. Nrs.
Evans filed an entry on 160 acres
of land on Warm Springs creek.
This was the first homestead entry
made by a woman In Montana.
Coming from crowded Wales, Mrs
Evans thought getting l60 acres Of land
for the asking was almost too good to
be true. She lived on her land the
required length of time and received
q government patent. The place be-
came one of Montana's earliest post
offices under the name of Gwendale
The present house on this 67-year- old
property was begun in 1880 but be-
cause transportation was so undeveI-
oped at the time and materials were
SO slow in arriving, it was not COM
pleted until 1883. Materials for this old
house came from many sources. The
bricks we're shipped from a brickyard
in Salt Lake City, a product of the in
dustrial regime Of Brigham Young. The
rough lumber was cut at q sawmill
erected in the foothills few miles from
the home. Other lumber was shipped
from the east. The great double en-
trance doors and the interior doors
and staircases of walnut were the work
of a master woodworker and cabinet
maker of New England. At present the
house is occupied by Miss Mary Evans,
herself Montana pioneer and grand
daughter of the woman who first
filed upon the land Everything in the
house has been perfectly preserved
and many of the original carpets re-
main on the floors after more than so
years of use. The original curtains
drape the tall windows of its is rooms
Quaint, plllSh-cOvered furniture sits
primly in the drawing room and in the
music room stands the old square
piano.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08

Cotton net footing makes firm flat
binding to finish seams on heavy linen
dresses and TO prevent frayed edges
without increasing bulk.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08
By CARL }. TRAUERMAN

BY Scraggy's lonely mountain,
once camp Of the Indian brave, ON
q kneu 'b0Ve the town Of Zortman,
there lies a fresh turned grave.
There rests the clay Of Charles
WhitcOmb, pioneer Montana mining
man, whose interests at his death,
made him the foremost gold pro-
ducer in the Treasure state.
Further north, in Ruby gulch. stand
the large mill, power plant and mine
workings Of the Ruby Gulch Mining
Co., only recently revived and put into
successful operation.
While the sepulchre contains the
mortal remains, the mining venture
embodies the spirit of its founder and
principal owner, Charles Whitcomb. II
g tomb be erected even 300 cubits high
it viii pale to insignificance against
the lasting monument to his courage,
vision, energy and ability as emblaz-
-Oned in his last successful undertaking
the rehabilitation of the aforemen-
toned enterprise.
MFR. Whitcomb was born at Edgerton,
Wis, Dec. 10, 1865, and came to Mon
tana 20 years later. In his younger
days he was professional foot racer,
but his fast-thinking brain always was
ahead of his nimble feet. Financed by
the late Ben D. Phillips, for whom the
was named, they developed the Ruby
Gulch property and in operations up
to 1928 CLEANED 100000 in dividends
therefrom
They also developed the old August
mine, near BanduSky, with Louis Coalin
and Coburn brothers and declared
100000 in dividends from that VEN
ture previous to 1914 For a time Whit
comb prospected the Baltimore mine
at Boulder and silver mine at Polar
is. During the World war he produced
manganese ore at Philipsburg. Earlier
he shipped phosphate from the lake
beds in western Nebraska and tale from
a mine near MiSSoula. He also was a
large factor in the Little Rockies I
Beaver Greek property near Zortman
and was associated with Milton I. Ley
dig in the Atlantic & Pacific claims at
Pony. The last two properties are not
in operation.
A few years ago he revived the old
August mine into what now is known I
as the Little Ben Mining Co., which /
has been a consistent dividend payer in +
the last few years. Always the largest (
minority stakeholder in the Ruby Gulch 1
Mining Co., which shut down in 1928, he
and this writer took an option on the /
majority interest in December, 1884, at
a time when little outside financing
was available. 1t was the intention to
hold the property and later finance the
mining and milling of the large low
grade gold deposits.
However, with his usual courage, Mr..
Whitcomb went ahead and bonanza
ore was encountered and shipped. From
shipments, moneys advanced by the
new owners and credits obtained
through banking sources the majority
interest was paid for within six months,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08
Californian Buys
Clark Summer Home

The largest summer home in the
Blackfoot country, the former w. A.
Clark Jr. property at Salmon lake, has
been sold to Californian, Alfred
Wertheimer of Palm Springs, who has
already taken possession.
The property was purchased from
Walter Hansen of Butte, who acquired
it following MIR. Clark's death, and
used Il as a summer home the past
two seasons.
The Clark family maintained the
place for years, and until Mr.. Clark
death members of the family visited it
every summer.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08
ROAD BUnDTNG CREWS

Contractors engaged In construction work
on Montana hishways during the first half
OF July employed 4,s56 men, all Of whom
with the exception of SO were residents Of
the state The Butte road district accounted
for LBS Of the men, while the remainder
we're distributed through the remaining nine
districts in about equal numbers, each having
from 800 to 400 men.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08

Some people grow old gracefully;
others attempt the new dances.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08

THESE MEN make your engines your drills .
Il your pumps your valves. To them, Socony-
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In the same way, when you put the machinery thus
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Look further, into every industrial field You'll find
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Our representatives, benehtng from this companys
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08
Charles WhitcOmb Was Genius in Mining Field Of Montana

a mill and power plant erected and the
mine revamped. All this happened dur
ing q period of ~ months, the mill
being put into operation only few
months ago.
Charles Whitcomb was a natural
born trader He would buy and sell. In
him speculation, in the fun meaning Of
that word, was inherent. He took long
chances and he reaped long profits.
However, his plunging always was tenn
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08
Governor POindexter
Visits Home State on
Way to Hawaiian Isles

Joseph B. Poindexter, governor Of
the Hawaiian Islands, has been maxi
ing q brief visit in Butte and his for
mer home, Dillon, enroute to returning
to his post.
Governor Poindexter. one-time attor-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-08

ney general of Montana, and also a
district judge at Dillon, reported that
very little unemployment existed in the
Islands, in contrast to conditions on
the mainland Tourist trade there is
greater this year than ever before, he
said. and prospects for the two main
crops, sugar and pineapple, are very
good.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-29
MEMS SUITS

Mem'S Formal Clothes
4 HART SCHAFFNER & MARX AND RALEIGH
FULL DRESS; regular, 81; short, 81; E76 X
stout, 40 and A. Were S45 to $50, now T@O''
3 HART SCHAFFNER & MARX TUXEDOS; short,
AZ; long %Ys AZ; short stout a. Were SIS STATS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-29
MEMS TOPCOATS

q RALEIGH AND HART sCHAFFNER & MARX TOP
COATS; long ! 1897, | (4o)'2 Az. Were SITS
SIS and $50, now Observation-Disclosures.
z RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX TOP
co Co is long, '40'' l '42'' Were $50 $21.75
and $35, now Observation-Disclosures.
II RALEIGH AND HART ScHAFFNER 6 MARX TOP
COATS; regular, ! (34l (4o1, G40' go; short.
1917, 1887 1897, I (40);. long, &73 TX
1897, (4o), (42) Were S35 to $40, now T@@''|
81 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX TOP
COATS; regulars, shorts and longs Were S77 80
$50 to $45, now ......................T
So RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX TOP
COATS; regulars, shorts and longs. Were %27 IN
S35 to $40, now Observation-Disclosures. T~@'~N
Is RALEIGH AND HART ScHAFFNER 6 MARX TOP
S 4 S5e esr no~ shorts and longs Were $3.50
81 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX
IoPcoATs; hand tailored. Were $50 to S44 so
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-29

7 BRoOKSTREET SUITS for young men; sport beck
models, mostly light shades; regular, 1877, 1897;
short, ! (37). 1887. ! 1897; long, 1917. ST. x
Were SIS and $3.50, now ..............
! RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS;
stout, 1897, (44), ! (48). Were $50 So
ana S5o' now OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Is RALEIGH AND HART scHAFFNER & MARX SUITS;
regular 1887, (40); short, 1887, (40), (42);
long, (40); stout, 1897, (4o), Az, 49, long
stout (4o);l (42); short stout, 1897, &71 *
] (44). Were $50 and $35, now .......
10 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER 6 MARX SUITS;
regular '(54, 1867, 1887, (40), (42); short,
1887, (39) (40), ! (42); stout, 1897, ! (40);
long stout. I (24), ! (46); short stout, 90 *
az, ! (46). Were $35 to $40, now. ... T%@''|
Al BRoOKSTREET SUITS for young men; regular, IS to
AZ; short, 36 to 40; long, 81 to AZ; sport SD 6O
models. Were SIS and $3.50, now 49,. T@N'|O
10 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS;
regular 49,; short, 1877, 1887, (40), Az;
stout '4o,; 42), ~; short stout S25.75
80 RALEIGH AND HART scHAFFNER & MARX SUITS;
and trousers; oil Sizes Were $50 to G77 6O
"a RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER 6 MARX SUITS;
and trousers; regulars, shorts longs, stouts short
stouts, long stouts. Were $35 to $45, G27 IN
Isl RALEIGH AND HART sCHAFFNER & MARX
SUITS and trousers; regulars, shorts longs, short
stouts, long stouts. Were $40 and S45, Sax IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-29
EMS FURNISHINGS

MEMS HANDKERCHIEFs; white. pure z 81
Irish linens. Were Csc each. nOw........ for y
263 MANHATTAN SHORTS OR d 81 IN
SHIRTS by Robert Refs .......... for T''~O
70 WHITE SHIRTS; collar attached and q az
neckbsnd styes. Were $l.75, now ........ T'''|
157 SILK TIES Of hand made, resilient con- TO-
struction. Were S1.00, now ................ ~
70 FANCY SUEDE MUFFLERS. Were $3.50, OK
now NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~~~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-29
MEMS OVERCOATS

7 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER T. MARX OVEK-
COATS; regular 1897, z Az, AZ; long, (4o),
z'(42), ! (44). Were $50 and ss5' SITS
now
II RALEIGH AND HART ScHAFFNER & MARX OVER
COATS; regular 1887, (40), 2 (42), ! AZ; long,
no 1884, ! '4o'' z '42'' Were $50 to s4o $24.75
70 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVER
COATS; regulars, shorts and longs. Were S27 so
p0O 10 41OE now
100 RALEIGH AND HART scHAFFNER 6 MARX OVER
COATS; reguOrs, shorts, longs and 40 and %37 In
"A stouts. Were S35 to S45, now. ....... T0~'~O
1o6 RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVER
COATS imported and domestic fobries regulars shorts
and longs. Were $40 to $50, G26 En-
Al RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVER
COATS; imported and domestic shetonds fIeeces and
twsed d9r regulars shorts longs Were $50 S39.75
II RALEIGH AND HART SCHAFFNER & MARX OVER
COATS; imported ond domestic fobrcs; reg S44 so
uIors, longs, shorts. Were $50 to $50, now. ''~O
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-29
MEMS SHOES

u PAIRS RALEIGH "6" SHOES; black and GA 2E
ton CoIfskins and Scotch Groins. ......... T''~~
43 PAIRS RALEIGH "S" SHOES; Scotch CAoE
Grons and Suedes; broken sizes .......... T''~~
III PAIRS RALEIGH 70" SHOES; Norwegian & *
Calf and block and ton CoIfskin ........... T~'~~
4s PAIRS STA-sMooTH SHOES; CordOvons and Scotch
Grains; broken sizes. Were $3.50 and $40, Ct *
IS PAIRS HANAN SAMPLE SHOES; sizes 7B 81 rs
and 7h B only. Were $3.50 to $l450, now. T''0|
Evening star., 1936-06-24
MERCHANT PROVES
MATCH FOR BANDIT
115-Pound Storekeeper Battles
Large Intruder and Protects
Cash Register.

Gordon D. Farrar. n, 115-pound
proprietor of hardware store at Third
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, proved more than match last
night for a large white man who at
tempted to rob the cash register.
The would-be bandit entered the
store and asked for q can Of paint.
When Farrar turned to a shelf to get
1t, he was struck down from behind
with q chisel. The intruder started
for the cash register. Farrar recovered
sufficiently to pick up a floor waxer
and hurl it. The object struck a set
Of glass shelves and the man was hit
on the leg in the ensuing crash.
Farrar and the intruder then fought
It out with their fists all the way to
the front door. The man escaped after
an unidentified pedestrian chased him
for three blocks without success.
Farrar, who lives at the Rhode Is
land Gardens, Second street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, was
treated at home for cash on the
head and a severed blood vessel Six
stitches were taken in the wound by q
physician. Farrar was alone when the
attempted robbery occurred.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
CONE NOMINATED
IN FLORIDA RACE
Democrats Select Banker for
Governorship in Run.
Off.
az the Associated Press.

Hs the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE Fla, June PA
61-year-old Lake City banker, farmer
and lawyer, Fred P. Cone. won the
Democratic nomination for Governor
of Florida in yesterdays run-off
primary.
Nearly complete unofficial returns
gave Cone more than $4,000 votes
over Judge Raleigh Petteway of Tampa.
high man in the June primary field
of IA gubernatorial candidates. Cone
ran second. almost 5000 votes behind
Petteway to enter the run-off.
The unofficial vote from 1.19l of
the States 1922 precincts tabulated
today gave: Cone, 156,515; Petteway.
ll1.O87.
Youthful Joe Hendricks of Deland,
who carried the Townsend Clubs in
dorsement, apparently was a winner
in the new fifth district congressional
nomination contest.
Representative r. A. Green appar-
emily was the victor over w. ]. Sears
in the second district. Sears, now
Florida's Representative at large, was
forced into the race for nomination
from the second district after the
Legislature redistricted the State and
abolished his job. Green indorsed the
Townsend plan.
National issues played little or no
part in the races. All the candidates
indorsed the Roosevelt administration
and the controversial Florida
canal project did not figure in the
campaign.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
COMMONS BACKS
SANCTIONS LIFTING
Baldwin Receives Approval
to Urge Suspension to
League of Nations.
By the Associated Press.

ny INT ASSOCldlcu FTeSS.
LONDON, June 24.-Great Britain
today led the procession of nations
agreed to drop sanctions against Italy.
With IA votes more than expected,
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's gov
ernment has received official approval
from the House of Commons to rec
ommend suspension of the war penal
ties to the League of Nations.
The vote last night, after extended
debate, gave the government a 384-to-
ITO victory, sending Labor motion Of
censure to defeat. Cabinet members
had predicted a 2OO-vote majority in
their favor.
Baldwin Admits League Setback.
Criticized for his turn-about policy
of first demanding sanctions for Ital-
ian aggression against Ethiopia and
then recommending their cancellation,
Prime Minister Baldwin wound up the
governments case personally.
He acknowledged the League "has
received a bad setback" but quickly
added: Failure in the first attempt
to apply collective security in no wise
means the death of the League. We
must see how far We can make COL
lective security a reality"
The attitude of the United States
Congress on the sanctions question
was discussed by the British leader
in reply to a question from one of the
members.
No Direct Approach Made.
Asked if the United States was re-
quested to participate in the financial
and economic penalties against the
Fascist nation, Baldwin replied, no
direct approach" was made either
by the League or any of its members.
The League was well aware, he as
serted, the worst possible means" of
obtaining cooperation from Congress
would have been to ask for it.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
LANDONS' READY
TOGOTO RANCH
Children Excited as Time
Nears for Departure for
Colorado.
ay the Associated Press.

.
TOPEKA, Kans. June 24.-Mrs. ALI
M. Landon's biggest job today was
answering the questions of small girl
and smaller boy as the family of the
Republican presidential nominee COM
pleted packing for vacation trip to a
mountain ranch near Estes Park. Colo.
Nancy Jo, who will be the last Of
July, and John (Jack) Cobb Landon,
2l2, are lot more interested in we're
going on train, real train" than in
the fact their daddy, Gov. Landon Of
Kansas, has been selected to head the
Republican party.
After all, that is probably bit vague
to them, for Mrs. Landon said she has
tried to keep the youngsters out Of the
commotion as much as possible. The
night Of the nomination they were
sent away from the Governors man
to the home of their grandmother,
Mrs. S. E. Cobb.
First Trip for Children.
But this business of getting ready
for trip-that couldn't be kept quiet,
not with all the last minute hustle of
packing watched by two pairs of eager
young eyes.
1t was to be their first journey out
Of the State and their first trip on a
train.
Partially in preparation for this train
journey to Colorado Mrs. Landon said
she took the two small children down
to the station to see their half sister,
Peggy Anne, 10, leave by train for the
recent Republican Convention.
At that time. Mrs. Landon related,
the youngsters boarded the train with
Jack particularly interested in the en-
gine.
Leave Tonight.
Gov. Landon, Mrs. Landon, Peggy
Anne, the two children and their
governess, Mrs. Lucy McCue, and Mrs.
Landon's mother, Mrs. Cobb, leave to-
night on Union Pacific train for Den
yer. Aboard will be two carloads of
newspaper reporters, photographers
and members of the campaign staff
The Governors father, John M. Ian
don. may go later.
The Landons have leased the Nc
Graw ranch in Cow Greek Valley near
Estes Park. There Mrs. Landon ex-
poets to stay with the children-except
for a trip back here for the nomination
notification ceremonies July 23-until
September.
The Governor plans to return here
July s, but before then he intends to
get in some fly fishing.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
BODY Of SWIMMER
FOUND IN RIVER
Corpse of Ralph GIassman
Located Near Colonial
Canoe Club.

The body Of Ralph Glassman, as,
Veterans Administration employe, who
drowned Sunday while swimming
with a party of friends. was found
today in the Potomac River near the
Colonial Canoe Club.
]. W. Champion. manager of a boat
house on the Georgetown shore, said
he saw the body bobbing in the water
on the Virginia side. He rowed over,
he said, and secured the body to the
shore with rope.
Champion said the body was about
300 yards downstream from where
Glassman sank.
Unable to Swim.
Glassman, who came here recently
from New York City, is reported to
have dived from a row boat near
Three Sisters Islands, cried. II can't
SWIM and disappeared. His ROOM
mate, Leo Reuben, 1719 @ street. dived
for him, but the water is more than
so feet deep at that point and his
efforts were futile.
Reuben Identified the Body.
Others in the swimming party were
Anna B. Rosenblum, GIT Eighteenth
street, and Ruth Markowitz, 1889
street, who witnessed the drowning.
They said Glassman had told them
he had not been swimming since
childhood. He had planned to return
to New York Sunday for the wedding
of a relative, but decided at the last
minute not to make the trip, police
were told.
Certificate Of Suicide.
Meanwhile, Coroner Thomas D.
Griffith of Prince Georges County,
Nd, issued a certificate of suicide
in the death of Raymond E. Olive,
26, of 800 Sixth street southwest,
who jumped overheard from the
excursion steamer Potomac Saturday
night. Olives body was found few
yards of the Maryland shore yester-
day, near Mount Vernon. 1t was
taken to the Morgue, where brother,
william Olive of Emmerton, Nd,
identified it.
Olive jumped from the boat after
leaving his coat, shoes and tie on the
deck. The articles were identified Mon
day by Mrs. Raymond Olive. the
widow.