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Smyrna times., 1936-12-10
LATVIAN DICTATOR
AID IN IOWA DAIRY
Friend Recalls When
Ruler Worked in u. S.

Nebraska City. Neb--The head
toll-taker at the Waubansie bridge
here that joins Iowa and Nebraska,
is wondering if certain European
dictator. the newest of that ex-
panding group. would answer his
letter.
1t is the opinion of VIII Luebben,
the toll-taker, that Dictator Karlis
Ulmanis will, if he isn't too busy
debating to the peoples of the ex-
republic of Latvia.
For Will remembers distinctly
when Dictator Ulmanis was moth
ing more than his own assistant as
a buttermaker in Council Bluffs
UowO creamery.
Political Refugee
viii also remembers how the
thirty-year-old agricultural editor
from Riga. and political refugee
to boot. set about to acquire fur
ther learning and education.
He lived on only Is cents a day,
saving his money for books and for
tuition at the University of Nebras-
ka.
He brought loaf of bread to
work with him every morning. "
Luebben explained. That was an
initial investment of cents. He
broke it in two, drew a quart of
sweet milk from a vat in the
creamery. That was breakfast
For lunch. he would spent 10 cents
for heaping plate of beans. Us
ually a piece of bread went along
with the beans free In the eve
ming, before he left the creamery.
he would eat the other half of his
loaf, washed down with another
quart of milk
His Dairy Failed
After attending the University of
Nebraska, he obtained financial
backing and went to Texas where
he started a dairy of his own. But
this venture failed. About this time
he received word that an amnesty
had been declared for all political
prisoners, so back to Riga he went
to take up his editorial work.
1t wasn't long until imperial Rus
sia was seized by Bolsheviks and
Latvia seemed to favor the Com
munists. But Germany marched
into Latvia and the little country
was under German rule until the
defeat of the latter by the allies.
Latvia was quick to take the op-
portunity to declare itself an in
dependent nation.
Karl Ulmanis (known in Lincoln
and Council Bluffs as Uhlmam was
named president. A few years la
ter his title was advanced TO pre-
mier. Recently he grew further in
stature: He is now president-pre-
mier. or the complete dictator.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-10
Decorate Capital Street, Dover

Christmas decorations have been
placed on State and Loockerman
Streets, Dover, by City Manager
L. D. Shank and his force of work.
men. The Christmas tree in front
of city hall was also decorated and
the lights turned on. The annual
statement of City Manager Shank
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
shows the city had a balance in the
treasury as of that date, of S53.-
696.66. Both departments of the
municipal water and light plant
showed substantial gains during
the year.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-10

The Port Penn Home Demon
stration Club was hosts recently to
the State Road and Middletown
Home Demonstration Clubs at a
Christmas party in the P. o. S. of
A. Hall at Port Penn.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-10
PatroIman Lane Improves

City Patrolman E. I. Lane of
Dover, formerly of Smyrna, who
has been confined to his home for
the past several weeks, suffering
from a heart attack, is reported to
be improving.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-10
EE3,s
L,rr,'ie Sig mails al a Are
k,.Ir.r Purpose gs. Of
[s,1tipg Accidents
IS CAUTIONED

\ traffic signals 2. : tr15s are
+ y, ! I, been placed with, q
y '~'s5,issration. But to- q
| s5s control .ts,t By a9sai gsai
','..r order out Of chaos
q int.Issetions- ss,,at. d safety It.
n i ! title doubt in.ihe u n
I.gsrding the meaning
IN 4 the traffic signal.
IN to proceed cautl-
any other way II
np! There i more tge
n NJ meaning Of the
7 ur;s Il means go
1gor regardless Of
n might happen al
5rirers step on it" as
!. resn light comes on
.,',t,isps have had a
~ tne Intersection. It
,-i.sOn to proceed with
I aisting circumstances
H. d the yellow llgnt i
-,;,rstOod. Some people
ID; proceed with eau
u i. however, an eH-
s,s,rous Interpretation
rrnits vehicles to con-
In The Intersection until
4 actually comes on and
vhicles to start before
Eght appears, creating a
gir accidens and block
! Yellow light is a clear
r0Viding a period dur
ebicles and pedestrians
rsaiy in the intersection
Enla but others may not
I. he green light is dis
| '-rverly obeyed, this in
u gives little chance for
! A vehicle approaching
rhun at legal speed. say
III hour, can stop within
5n though it has only
h god two-wheel brakes.
/ the vehicle is so feet
linn the Intersection when
" Eght appears-or the
tfnO yellow is used it
b before entering the in
q crosswalk. If, how
/ Fshicle is less than so
j be Intersection when the
rgss il should proceed,
E stop in the intersec-
aas the crosswalk. Sig
j aothing except as they
u The diver who cross
be red light because
'@Ody coming" often
The signal was provided
nndual judgment could
|za upon to prevent acci-
9 algestion in that loca-
'Ai in extreme cases,
Smyrna times., 1936-12-10
CONSCIENCE AND I
BY w. D. Greene

I sit with my pipe in silence,
At the setting of the sun,
And go over again with my con-
science
The deeds which today have
done.
Did 1 speak a kind word to
neighbor
Who was sunk in deep dispair
Did 1 kneel with an erring brother,
And join with mis- soul in prayer?
Did 1 do anything for Jesus
In thought or deed this day?
Now face to face with my con-
science
1 fear a must answer: nay.
1 have spent the day at my labor
And to little else gave heed,
So I've lost the day, for 1 cannot
say
That 1 have done one good deede.
The smoke from my pipe curls
upward
AS 1 sit in the twilight dim,
Alone with God and my conscience
With a visage sad and grim.
And 1 pray I may do a god action,
Each day, whatever the cost,
For each day 1 omit to do a good
deed,
Is a day I must count as lost
Smyrna times., 1936-12-10
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
tContin ned From Page Two)

pneumonia. Mr.. Rigg was pastor
of the M. e. Church of this town,
three years ago. and much solicit
tude is felt for him.
DIR. ]. c. Dirickson, of Berlin,
Md, in is town looking after prop
erty interests.
]. ID. Scout and wife life on
Monday for Bushkill, Pa, to visit
Mrs. Scouts parents.
Mrs. Harry S. Foster, nee Mary
l.. Cosden, of Philadelphia, is on
a visit to her sister, Mrs. George
M. Stevenson.
George Carter, for the past four
years an attache of this Office, has
left to take position elsewhere,
and is succeeded by w. Lindsay
McFarlane, son of the Rev. w. r.
McFarlane, and for the past four
years connected with the Office of
the Centreville Record.
Miss Ida Hoffecker of Middle
town, is visiting relatives in town
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Rev I Il Sr1if n of Vi1y,,ipuf or,
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CROW AGENCY

Miss Regina Yeggy, who teaches
primary grades at Crow Agency,
is somewhat annoyed at the "sur-
prise ending" of one Of her recent
object lessons. Miss Yeggy, wish
ing to inculcate humaneness and
kindness to animals into her
pupils, in the best manner ap-
proved by educational authorities,
had as guest in the classroom Bob,
a large bulldog, who is a we'll
known figure around Crow, and
famed for his friendly disposition.
Miss Yeggy had successfully point
ed out to her class that the dog
was gentle and that he responded.
as most dogs will, to a soft voice
and kind treatment. Enjoying the
attention, Bob grew more and
more friendly. AS the object les
son came to a close, and the
children were making mental notes
that they would no longer pick
cats up by the tails, or practice
steer-roping on dogs, the audience
and the admiration went to Bob'S
head, and as Miss Yeggy tried to
dismiss him, he spoiled the whole
object lesson by biting her on the
arm, with accompanying growls.
The bite wa not at all severe, but
Miss Yeggy is worried now as to
whether Bob's first impression, or
his last, is uppermost in the minds
Of her pupils.
Mrs. c. A. Bentley was i'll for
several days following a tonsil-
lectomy performed on Tuesday.
The Crow Agency Bridge club
met Wednesday night at the home
of Mrs. w. E. Voiles.
Grow Agency residents are dis
cussing with admiration the splen-
did campaign speech delivered by
Joseph P. Monaghan Monday ev-
ening at Warren hall in Hardin.
Despite the bad weather, a repre-
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sentative group of Big Horn coun-
ty voters were present, including
q number from Crow.
Joe Monaghan, member Of the
house of representatives, told the
audience why he Is running for
the Office of United States senator.
Always a fighter for the cause Of
Justice and the common man, Joe
outlined his accomplished work in
the lower house. In each instance
Joe's fight had been for social Sc
curity and old-age pensions as
we'll as other types OF progressive
legislation. In every instance,
Congressman Monaghan's conten-
lions were borne out by the Con-
gressional Record.
The ovations given Mr.. Mona
CHAN as he scored each point in
his speech significantly showed
that the audience appreciated the
honesty and integrity of this IN
dependent candidate. Never firm
ly aligned with any party other
than the people, Joe's fight has
the underprivileged against the
OVCIp11tlCSCO WILL SSOullUlIlR
clarity of purpose and logic, he
struck repeatedly against those
who have successfully but selfishly
opposed the social security Of the
masses. BY the tenacity of his
own efforts he badgered congress
to remain in session until the
Railroad Pension bill and other
social security bills were passed by
congress. This took place at the
last session, when party hacks and
war horses were champing at the
bit, anxious to get home to cam
paign for another four years of
fooling the constituents of their
respective districts.
Despite the fact that Joe en-
dangered his own election posi-
bilities each day that he remained
in congress, fighting for the pas
sage of these bills, he courageouslv
held on, thus ~discharging faith
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BEWARE

Late in the politio'l campaign
is when the character assassins do
their work. Well aware that their
ISLANDERS and libels will moi stand
Investigation. these assassins wait
until the time is too short for the
voters to learn the truth. Often.
only too late. the people discover
they have been made the pawns
of political racketeers.
The stencil of n of the most
malodorous instances Of this is
still fresh in the nostrils of Mon
tana. Late in the recent primary
campaign-too late for the voters
generally to learn the truth-Gov-
ernor Holt was attacked with
charges that resulted in his defeat.
The editor who published these
charges now faces a criminal libel
filed a civil libel action against
others in this connection.
Vindication in the courts and the
fact that many voters. now having
got the facts. repent of their folly
in being misguided bv libelous
statementS cannot undo Governor
Hollis deiSat in the primary. But a
reaction has set in. People want to
be fair. They resent being victim
they detest character assassins. for
in the range of nearly everyone's
experience Is the recollection OF
the work of such malefactors.
What happened in the recent pri-
mary should be vividlv kept in
mind now. Every voter should be
on the alert for last-minute 'scan-
dali revelations. Let him not forget
that these exposes" are timed SO
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HOSPITAL Votes
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Miss Bernice Miller of Crow
Agency was admitted to the hos
pital Wednesday evening, for
treatment for pneumonia.
Mrs. Coil Redding and baby
boy of Sarpy were dismissed Oct.
21st.
Joe Maartus of Hardin was ad-
mitted to the hospital Sunday
morning, suffering from a gunshot
wound In the left leg.
A baby girl, Weighing 8 lbs. IA
o., was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Jabs of Lodge Grass,
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Loren Quest was admitted
Wednesday, Oct. 21st.
At the H. E. Wagner residence
on West Fifth street, Friday, Oct.
10, at 4:30 o'clock, Rev. Milton
n. Bergman of Orland, Calf,
united In marriage Lyle Oneyear,
81, and Juanita Pate, 10, both of
Sheridan, Wyo. Raymond Morris
settle and Miss Geneva Pate, SIS
ter Of the bride, attended the cou-
pie. Miss Marion Bryan OF Sheri-
dan accompanied the couple to
Hardin. They will make their
home at ST West Brundage st.,
Sheridan. where Mr.. Oneyear Is
employed by the Burlington Rail-
road company.
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Manager Lee b. Terpening Of
the Hardin Sawyer store and L. J.
Coleness OF Billings, buyer for the
Sawyer stores, spent Wednesday
and Thursday at Roundup in at
tendance of q meeting of Sawyer
store managers. MI. Terpening
returned to Hardin yesterday at
ternoon and reports two inches OF
snow at Roundup.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

I am the Democratic nominee
for the office Of County Commits
sioner. I have been q resident Of
Biz Horn county q years. I am
engaged In farming and stockrais-
ing at Lodge Grass. I feel that
I know the needs Of Big Horn
county and II elected will strive
ct an times to serve all parts Of
the county, impartially.
W. n. IYedDE
Dieter known - Bun Lyons)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-23

Edgar N. HARDWOOD, 81, former
associate justice of the Montana
supreme court and father of Ben
Harwood, n of the four nom
partisan nominees for the two
district judgeships of this the 18th
judicial district court, died at
Billings. Wednesday evening, fol-
lowing an illness Of nearly two
years.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-23

Mrs. Ray Jones entertained O
number of her friends at pinochle
at her home Wednesday afternoon.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-23

C. w. Rose and George Middle
ton, stockmen from Jordan were
here Saturday looking for winter
pasture and feed for their cattle.
They report Garfield county as
badly burned by the drought.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
Alice Longworth Seeks to SAGE
Riding Hall for Middle Class

here was one of horse show there,
when the little tots and bigger tots
rode around and around in an effort
to get ribbons from Melvin C. Hazen,
now District Commissioner.
There has been little excitement
about its passing, except on the part
Of Mrs. Longworth.
She expressed herself in o telegram
to Mellon, who she says owns the
company which is taking over the
place. He has. so far as known,
taken no steps to stop his COM
pany from. taking over the place
and setting up a filing station. Mrs.
Longworth frankly wonders whether
ne. has any influence over his Gulf
filling stations or not, because after
all, she knows him and she feels thst
. telegram from her would get some
consideration.
Assuming that Mrs. Longworth loses
her fight, there is the possibility that
the riding academy win be continued
right next door. There are ne otiations
to that end.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
RELIEF ROLLS go
OF .C.POPULAT|ON
Cases Fewer Than in De-
cember, but Many New Ap-
pIicants, Reports Street.

Nearly per cent Of the entire
population of the District remained
on the District relief list at the OPEN
ing of this month. in spite of operation
of the program of the Works Progress
Administration. according to a report
made to the Commissioners today by
Welfare Director Elwood Street.
During January the board gave re-
lief to 9,865 cases, representing total
Of 27.370 persons. he said. There were
6,143 families, representing 23, SAB per-
sons, and 3,722 unattached persons.
2,130 Cases Closed.
Streets report showed that 2,130
cases were closed last month as no
longer needing relief, but that at the
same time 440 new cases, not previ-
ously listed, were added to the rolls
and that 1,428 old cases, which had
been closed out prior to January, had
to be reopened. The net result, he
said, was that the relief load at the
end Of January was only 262 cases less
than at the end of December. The
number actually receiving relief at
the end of January. Street said. was
1888, and that nearly half of these
were not employable.
During the month, 311 cases were
added, which included persons en-
playable, but not eligible for assign
ment to w. P. A. projects because they
had not been on relief before Novem-
Der l." Street reported. More than
1,500 applications for relief were re-
jected because the persons applying
were not eligible or were not in actual
need of relief"
68.8 Per Cent Colored.
OF the total number of cases, 3l.2
per cent were white and 688 per cent
were colored, the director said. Total
expenditures for direct relief, admin
istration and social service, for jan
uary were s333,49 The cost of adj
ministration and social service was
estimated at 15.5 per cent of the total.
Because present District relief ap-
preparations for this fiscal year viii
be exhausted before July l, the Wei
fare Board is planning to appeal to
Congress for a supplemental appro-
priation. Commissioner Allen, for
merly relief administrator, has de-
clared the need Of q large supple
mental appropriation.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
CLOSED BANK TO PAY
NEW DIVIDEND SOON
$500, 900 to Be Distributed ia
Commercial National De-
positors, Controller Says.

A 10 per cent dividend to 10000 de-
positors of the closed Commercial Ma
tional Bank Of this city, amounting to
about $500, 600, was declared today by
Controller of the Currency j. r. T.
O'Connor. The date will be announced
later.
This dividend distribution" O'Con-
nor said, twas made possible through
the receiver borrowing an additional
sum from the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. on the remaining assets Of the
bank"
This dividend, together with the two
dividends previously paid, makes q
total of so per cent distribution to gen.
eral unsecured creditors Of the closed
bank and involves total of approx
mately 81, SOC, 900.
Creditors should not call at the
bank for their checks" O'Connor said,
ssaintil notice of their availability hA
bern furnished by the receiver"
Evening star., 1936-02-14
D. c. HEALTH NEED
SENTIMENT GROWS
Congress- Attitude More Fa.
vorabIe as Mass Meeting
Plans Are Completed.

Sentiment favorable to adequate
health appropriations for the District
grew in the House and Senate today
as plans were being completed by the
District Medical Society for a public
mass meeting Sunday afternoon to
discuss the health emergency con-
fronting Washington and to lay the
facts before Congress.
Leading physicians and representa-
tives of civic organizations went ahead
with arrangements for the rally at 3
O'Clock in Central High School despite
the continued opposition of Represent
ative Blanton, chairman of the House
Subcommittee on District Appropri-
ations now conducting hearings on
the District supply bill.
BIanton Calls Committee.
Mr.. Blanton called a meeting of his
committee last night at about the
same time he served notice upon DR..
Sterling Ruffin, president of the Dis
trict Medical Society, to the effect
that the mass meeting would carry
no weight on Capitol Hill.
Previously Mr. Blanton had tele-
phoned DR.. Ruffin, demanding that
the meeting be called off. The
Medical Society president replied by
letter that the meeting would be nom
critical and non-antagonistic, and
would merely exercise the citizens
right of petition"
The closed hearing was resumed
lcna IIE AT nyII pare 81
Evening star., 1936-02-14
BY CARLISLE BARGERON.

Does Andrew Mellon know wlNt he
owns, or doesn't he? Alice Roosevelt
Longworth, the columnist, has been
sending him kilograms Of protest
against the plan of his Gulf Oil Co. to
raze the Hunt and Riding Academy,
at Twenty-second and p streets, to
build q filling station there. She
hasn't received an answer and, as a
result, she has been trying to work up
q crusade. She says it's the only place
in town where the middle class" has
an opportunity to ride horses.
Unless Mellon comes to the rescue,
Saturday night will be the last for
washingtonis only inclosed riding
academy. At thai time all of the
"middle-class" youngsters have been
invited for spree of free riding. In
cluded are Mrs. Longworth's 12-year-
old daughter, Paulina, and the daugh-
ter of Senator Couzens, Betty, 10.
The Riding and Hunt Academy has
been In existence for years. The fYst
assignment this reporter ever covered
Evening star., 1936-02-14
Suspended Sentence Ciiuen Boys
Who Rang False Fire Alarms
T,oenty-T'oo Cases Dropped-Papers
Marked "SenGtOr Dauis Interested"
Corporation Counsel Not Notified.

student at the University of Maryland
Judge Hit imposed a suspended
sentence of $40 or 40 days in one of
the seven cases, taking their personal
bond in the others. The taking Of
personal bond constitutes conviction,
but imposes no penalty.
The youths entered a plea of guilty
last Friday before Judge Hit. 1t is
customary. Lauderdale said, for the
court to call on the corporation counsel
for a statement of facts when plea Of
guilty is entered.
Senator Davis also held a confer
ence with Judge Hit soon after the
youths were arraigned January 27 He
said at that time: "I am just looking
over the general conditions in the
court house"
Charles E. Ford. attorney for the
two youths, said they were placed
on probation for one year, but no no.
tation was made on the papers, and
Joseph Sanford, the probation officer
at Police Court, said he had not been
told of this fact.
Evening star., 1936-02-14

Charged with turning in 20 false
fire alarms January "a. two students
were given one suspended sentence
and had their personal bond taken
in six cases in Police Court yesterday.
The remaining % cases were dropped.
The charges were disposed of by
Judge Isaac r. Hit two days in
advance of the scheduled date for
sentencing. Assistant Corporation
Counsel James w. Lauderdale, in
charge of the prosecution, said he
was not notified and that he would
have demanded that the youths be
given jail sentences had he been
informed of the proceeding.
b On each Of the papers in the case
appeared the notation, Senator Davis
is interested"
The defendants were Waldron W.
Whitehead, 10, of 3016 Tilden street,
student at Western High School,
and Adam Martin Wyant. jr.. 20. son
of the late Representative Wyant of
Pennsylvania. Wyant lives at 23ll
Connecticut avenue and is a first-year