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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20
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ATTENDS MEET
STATE COLLEGE GRAIN INSPEC-
TTON SUPERINTENDENT TO SEED
ANALYSTS CONVENTION
(nFONTANA STATE CoLLEGEl

w. o. WhitcOmb, superintendent
of the Montana Grain Inspection
laboratory at Montana State coll
Iege, attended the 28th annual con-
venti0n of the Association of Off
cial Seed Analysts of North Amer
lea ut Rochester, N. X. WhitcOmb Is
president of the association and
Ia addition to delivering the presi-
Dental address. He also gave an adj
dress ON the seed value Of light test
weight wheat.
The association, composed Of SIS seed
testing laboratories in the United
States and Canada, was formed in
1908 and has formulated seed testing
Jules and maintained the referee sys-
,em of testing by which standards Of
iced are submitted to various labora-
,ories for testing and the results tabu-
ated and furnished to all laboratories
This system, Whitcomb stated, insures
Uniformity Of testing throughout this
country and Canada.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20

District I4-wnllam L. Ford. White Sui
phur SPRING.
District Is-s. E Paul PIentywood and Kr-
nest L. Walton. Wolf Point
District I6-Rudolph Nelstead and 8 D.
McKinnons both Of Miles City; Stanley Il
Felt, Baker; Robert T. Purcell Jordan.
District T7-John Hurry. GLASGOW.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20

little verse recording the devils ac-
tivities on the Devils Slide and 1t ran
thus:
Ages ago, one can easily see,
Yellowstone valley went on a spree I;
The mountains had risen, the valleys
had sunk,
And old Mother Nature got terribly
drunk;
The Devil, as drunk as a devil would
be,
Slid to the bottom Of Cinnabareei
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20

The yellow tint of beeswax is inn
parted by the pollen on some of the
plants visited by the bees. The wax is
white if the bees are confined and fed
on white sugar or dark honey.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20
ADVISES CONTROL
OF NETWORKS
oa.oNrANA TT ooE1noE,

kn4ONAANA oAAAE NVAaAs&&aEg
The appearance Of sugar beet
webworsns rather generally over the
state and In extensive numbers,
warrants careful control measures
IL serious damage Is TO be pre-
vented, warns DIR. A. L. Strand,
head Of the entomology department
at Montana State college. In some
sections, he said. the first brood
Of tiny WORMS are already de-
velOped and viii feed on weeds for
a time but twill soon be moving
into gardens and crops"
One Of the first control measures
recommended by DR.. Strand is that
farmers do not cut weedy patches be-
cause cutting of the weeds will force
the worms to move into gardens and
other crops. He advises spraying or
busting weed patches and crops within
reach OF the worms with calcium ar
senate and Paris green. If the infesta-
ton Is not too great this method Of
control viii be sufficient
A continuous stream Of water run
around the garden viii also help, be-
cause the webworms have difficulty
crossing even small streams of water.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20

If lazy man is comfortable he is
happy.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20

VIM you be next on the auto death list9
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20

Divided skirts will be worn BY wom-
en- cyclists OF England this summer.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-06-20
MONTANA SPORTS TALES
(By Joe L. Markham

wasn't to be caught mapping. Boys. +"
he said, addressing the gang, "Isrn as
good as I ever was, but this bow is
better than I thought. predict that
he viii be a worlds champion In time.
Any man who can lick Jerry Mccarthy
has to be a worlds champion or a
coming champion. Whaddye say we
all have a bite to eat; I'll invite Ket-
chel, If someone win pay the bill"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Security of Tenure

The recent amplification of the views of Governor
Landon in regard to the Civil Service brings
agement to those employed by the Government as
well to the taxpayers who have found their money
being spent by politicians to repay the politicians party
debts.
At time when many Government offices are being
kept up in the air with firngs and hrings and when
Government employees being dismissed although new
agencies hiring employees, the magazine article
of Mr. John D. NJ Hamilton, Republican National Com
mittee chairman, makes interesting reading.
The concluding paragraph is particularly worth quota
ton. 1t says:
"GOUernOr LandOn believes that young man
or young lUOndn seeking place in Government
should approach that threshold as career, with
assurance that if he or she makes good, there UlH
be PERMANENT TENURE OF OFFICE, Gd-
Uancement upon ability and merit, and the salts
faction of public service lUeU rendered"
There is, too, a note of assurance for many Wash
tngtonians when Chairman Hamilton writes:
"Let it be emphaticGlly stated that it wiu not
be Governor LdndOns policy, if he is elected Chief
Executive, to abandon all the emergency agencies
and fire all the employees in one fell sWOOp"
The Republican platform Governor Landon's telegram
to the Republican convention and Chairman Hamilton s
article combine to make it clear that under Mr. Ian
don the Government will be better outfit for which to
work and that the work which will be done for the Gov
eminent will be of high calibre with commensurate
rewards.
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that the Capitol stands today just
as it was after it was rebuilt when
the British burned it. That is, be-
fore they finished putting the air
conditioning system in.
It's a toSS-up as to which did
the most damage-the British or
the laborerS who put the air con-
ditioning ducts in. But leaving
that aside. the Presidents of the
United States, heretofore, nave
been given the oath of office on a
platform in front of the Capitol
on March 4.
Now that the lame duck amend
ment in Congress has been put
through. much to the credit of
George Norris. Senator from
Nebraska, who sits on the Repub-
lican side of the chamber and votes
Democratic, the Inauguration date
has been moved up to January 20
NASTY WEATHER
Now lot of people have often
wondered why in the heck they
picked out March 4 for the in
auguration. OF all the days in the
year, March 4 has mostly been
noted as one of the worst climatic
ally.
In this respect some old timers
recall the Taft Inauguration. Ac-
cording to them. the weather had
been quite uneasy for a spell and
they were wondering what they
would do about it when they got up
to see the President take the oath.
They began calling the Weather
Bureau. A couple of them have
never been able to get it straight
yet whether the bureau was Re-
publican, Democratic or automatic.
Anyway, the man who was di,
rector of the Weather Bureau at
that time started out several days
before that particular March de,
claring that it was going to be a
fine day for Inauguration. He got
little riled at the questions and
went so far as to base his reputa'
ton on the fact that it was going
to be fine day.
Now that it's 1886 the men who
remember the incident view II
right sadly. They say it was the
worst day in the history OF tne
District as far as nasty weather
was concerned.
THE PROSPECT
So. since the independents nave
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Germany's Loss, Our Gain

The appearance for the first time of Dr. Albert Enstens
in Who's Who in America again emphasizes the
result of religious and racial intolerance Germany
The great Jewish savan foremost of the worlds physicists
driven from his native land because he had the
stand up for his religious beliefs He received and
openhearted welcome this country and has made his home
here.
There American who does not respect Dr. Ensen and
the brilliant record of achievement which follows his in
Who's Who The Nazis have hurt only themselves in
cutting for their religious beiefand in Dr. Ensten
case America has been the gamer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
NORTH AFRICA

The tourist flow in the dlrec-
ton of north Africa. which has
been increasing from year to
year. is likely to suffer a severe
setback because of unsettled
conditions resulting from the
trouble in Spain. This is a pity
because there is so much that
is interesting and unique in
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Many who visited as tourists
have built villas in favored spots,
and swear that this part OF the
African continent is unequalled as
a winter resort.
North Africa is almost Sepa-
rate territory, for it is complete
lv severed from the rest OF the
African continent by the Sahara
desert. 1t impresSes even the
casual visitor as an ancient LAND
that has renewed its youth, for
everywhere in the towns one
finds the very ancient side by
side with the ultra new. Crude
workshops where craftsmen work
and ply their trade, as did their
ancestors of centuries ago, are
but a stones throw from up-to-
date plants with the latest
machinery. The ass and the
camel, laden with as much as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin Hill.

their misery, or allayed 1t, with
their own crude instruments, fash
Toned from the skulls of animals,
gourdS and coconuts.
These same slaves, hearing old
English ballads sung by their cap
tors, gave the songs their own
quaint Interpretation, the result be-
ing weird. new, broken rhythm
the most primitive form Of Ameri-
can jazz.
EXPRESS EMOTIONS
An early SLAYER, named Capt.
John Adams, wrote his own story
of Shaving in his Remarks on the
Country Extending from Cape Pal
mos to the River Congo" He found
Benin women in Africa who did
a fandango, substituting for casta-
nets small, hollow gourds over
which nets were spread and strung
with peas. AS they danced. they
shook these gourds and struck
them with the palm of the hand
to emphasize every step in the
dance.
The black man played weird, I'M
melodic things on homemade in
struments-sometimes a one-Sided
drum, sometimes three-string in
Strument made from a gourd, the
grandfather of the banjo.
The first African slaves in New
England expressed the sadness of
their existence in wailing notes,
giving to the simple English songs
an amazing transformation.
AS slavery later flourished in
the South-in cotton fields and on
the leveeS-the music took on a
faster, febrile tempo. Hence the
idea that the South was the birth
place of jazz became generally &C.
cepted.
And just as erroneous an idea,
says Maestro Whiteman, is the be-
lief that swing music was a rhyth-
mic product of 1895.
Copyright. 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
TOday's BOOndOggle

Eager convince disguised public that its projects are
trimming with virtues the WPA has begun to publish and
circulate Federal expense descriptions of its worth
while activities.
In the latest report emanae from the Harry Hopkins
office the following paragraph describing New Mexico
project
ROAD PROVIDES LINK TO OUTSIDE WORLD"
Living under primitive conditions handicapped because
of the naccesby of scenic mountainous Catron county,
many of the children Of Quemado and Trechado have grown
to maturity without seeing train or modern building
Trechado Road connecting Trechado and Quemado being
continued by the WPA for 7 miles past the construction
of 10 miles by the ERA. Now practically completed
Trechado Road will bring the people of this country IN
closer contact with the outside world"
This is sheer hooey and the WPA ought to know It,
According RandMcNays 1886 Commercial Atlas the total
population of rechado exactly II souls and in order that
the children may hoochoo train the Federal Government
has spent $18834 this road That amounts to $65257
person. assuming that all the inhabitants shut shop and
start travelling the road.
AS for Quemado it happens to be located national
ranscontnenta highway along which its $50 citizens If
they choose journey westward to San Diego eastward to
Norfolk Va If they take Trechado Road by mistake how
they may travel through utter desoaton for 1 miles
and then come of all things Trechado from which other
road of any kind leads anywhere
Apparently the WPA is publishing its own boondoggles
in its anxiety to compete with private enterprise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Financial FOOtnOtes

In world full of major financial vexaons it is refreshing
to read such minor triumphs these in the
An Arizona politician limited his campaign expenditures to
d his expense recng the purchase Of
Tom Collins for voter two beers for another
An advertising in California insured himself with
Loyds against the possibility of twins had them collected
$4,000.
An Indiana sued truck driver for the mental
anguish suffered by her horse when the animal fright
ened out of its wits by the truck; collected SLIT
All of them cheerful little items which that the fl
nancal' news isn't always dull reading.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02

in its chatter and cav, as SWarms
of high peak jewellers come wing
ing down after the crops of acornS
and foothill seeds. Birds know
and follow the various crops as
we'll as Indians. Usually a couple
of cowboys ponies are neighing
along the rail, stamping, paving.
There is strong, living smell of
warm horse flesh, frying bacon,
moldering leaves.
My hands are cold as I bend to
light the fire in my cabin, where
the sour fragrance of last nights
log fingers on the hearth. Or
may be working over the range,
frying flapjackS and sausage, with
line of men laughing and yarn
ing at the table behind me.
For all it's hustle, the day begins
slowly and reluctantly inside me.
I'm worrying about what 1 shall
write Someone shouts, and l
call back, scooping out a big plat
ter of fried onions and potatoes,
but my thoughts are elsewhere.
I feel, as always, that I'm failing.
REALIZATION
These are bad days. Going
around ranches, automobile
camps, city Slums, I can see how
bad they are. So much anger,
bewilderment and pain! If only I
knew the right words to Say-had
more wisdom, love and strength
within myself.
Then it comes to me-always
with a fresh. heartening rush
the realization that my friend is
praying for me. praying that l
may have these very things l need.
Strange-we're so far apart in
many ways. While I'm pounding
typewriter or building a camp
fire, he's kneeling before a cath
edral altar. Candles waver in a
vast dimness E. a bell tinkles e.
voices rise and fall in murmur-
ing tide.
And perhaps you're thinking
that no prayer could bridge such
difference as that. But you're
wrong His prayer does get over.
Believe or not, as you will, that
God hears and anSWerS-this
much I know The goodness in
me-the decency and pride that
make me something better than
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Join the Red Cross

The District Chapter the American Red Gross should have
little difficulty reaching its goal of sxtyve thousand
bers.
The chapter doing fine job of carrying the Red Cross
tradition in the National Capital
active the services which they render to
those in need or distress in the city genuine
the and members of the
izaton carrying the present drive
They deserve will receive treatment from all
they approach.
As Mr. Lloyd Wilson said in opening the drive ths is pri
nuary a campaign for membership rather than large
of money, and it be the peoples Red Cross
Washington afford to let the drive fail reach its goal
WIDE SUPPORT!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02

ueIlneu IN so Hd"lH u MN
many words" said Paul White
man. maestro of the broken
rhythm, nor can it be put in
a definite category of music.
It's a symptom that starts on
the lips of an adept clarinet
list, spreads to the nimble
fingers of a first-rate pianist,
and ignites a flame on the
strings of a steel guitar. The
effect is cOmbustible and con-
tagiOus-hearers feel it right
down to their tOes-BUT, it
isn't new.
I've had a swing section
of my band ever since there
has been a Whitman Organiza-
ton, and that goes back to
the days of infant jazz. There
hasn't been a year since the
Whiteman boys and their in.
StrumentS have been going
places that on a moments no.
tice l couldn't group a few of
my hotter players and turn out
a rendition of a contemporary
hit that " uld be properly claS-
Sified as swing music today.
PRIMITIVE
"Swing is the blues on roller
skates, the old fox trOt in the
heat lap of a marathon: it's
a feeling as elemental as a
Summer heat wave, as print
tive as wildly beating tOm-tOms
heaving SavageS to their feet
in a dizzy whirI."
Trailing something new in the
world, one is apt to find that it is
a derivative of something else
Nothing seems really to have
started anywhere. There's always
something else on beyond.
In the field of music Mr.. White
man ShoveS the American muSica
frontier away back into the cen
turtles in his research for the
Whiteman Museum of American
Music at Williams College. One Of
his surprising discoveries was thai
jazz has its roots more in New
England than in the South.
The cradle of American jazz is
the section centering around New
port, New Bedford, Salem, Provi
dence. New London and Boston
Believe it or mott Before slave traf
fic had developed in the South
slave ships owned by Yankee mer
chants were bringing slaves ir
huge numbers from the Gold Coast
of Africa to the Seaboard towns
of the North Atlantic settlements
AS far back as the Sixteen-thir
ties American-built ships were
bringing cargoes of blacks to bt
sold in Boston and nearby settle
ments.
The first American SLAYER, De
sire, built at Marblehead, Mass.
brought its first cargo to Boston
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Three-Minute Journeys

the tra111c Will carry, weave pom
derously to one side as the latest
in luxurious automobiles rushes
by.
MODERN TOWN
Just off the old Kasbah with its
winding, dark alleys and crude
houses. is a modern town with
fine buildings lining spacious
boulevards. A caravan. which
looks as though it had stepped
from a biblical picture, rests at a
Saharan oasis and a powerful six
wheel motor car flashes across the
burning sands of the desert, which
today is crossed in perfect safety
But just the same, the charm
of north Africa has been preserved
despite the steady march Of civ
ilization. which is as it should be.
Both Morocco and Algeria seem
better known to tourists than does
TuniSia. Algiers, BiSkra and Toug-
COURT in Algeria and Casablanka,
Fee. TangierS, Marrakech. Rabat
and Mogador, in Morocco, are well
known to tourists, and to many
who haven't visited north Africa,
for they have been well publicized
in travel magazines and the
movies.
But somehow, Tunisia doesn't
seem to have such claims to fame,
except. perhaps, through its date
crop. But there are some extreme
ly interesting and lovely places
there. Tunis is especially attrac-
tive, not only because the old and
the new are so well represented,
but because of it's fine setting.
TUNIS
Tunis is situated on a small
creek formed by Lake Bahira, and
is surrounded by a mountain chain.
The native town is all that one ex-
poets and hopes to see in the East.
This new French town offers all
the comforts and amenities that
one longs for when travelling. The
Avenue de Carthage represents
the new, just as the ruins Of Car
thage tell of the stored past.
In TuniSia, south of TuniS, is
Kairouan, a holy town that is Sec
ond in Importance to Mecca as an
Islamic sanctuary, Kairouan, with
it's ramparts intact, its beautiful
mosques with slender minarets
seeming to pierce the warm blue
sky, with it's sacred cemeteries.
and the lovely Gardens of Draa-
lamar. unfolds a complete and
satisfying spectacle of the un-
changing East.
Another interesting picture OF
the Orient is Sfax, an Arab town.
surrounded by crenelated walls
thanked by towers. It's primitive
streets, the forest of olive trees,
and the ruins and lighthouse OF
Thyna tell an interesting story.
Then there is Ell Diem with q
magnificent Roman amphitheater,
one of the finest ancient monu-
ments of north Africa. A resort
that is popular with the discrimi-
mating tourist is the little known
GabeS, a desert oasis with over
two hundred thousand palms.
green and beautiful.
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it.
Over all the other morning
voices-and the louder voices Of
my own inner fear and discourage
ment-I hear that call-and an
sWer.
We blunder stupidity, we hui
mans, when we dismiss prayer as
a sort of spiritual mumbo- jumbo
E. part of some religious ritual.
Prayers as vital and universal a
part of our common life as breath
ing. Every man-made object,
every man-made program is a
prayer" some man reaching
out of his dream or desire. trying
to make a crude copy of his hid
den thoughts. Everything we have
or do is IAN act of faith"
Not always very admirable
"act of faith"-for faith works
both ways. for evil as we'll as good.
Often an ugly and cruel wish
fulfillment. Yet-despite all our
mesSes-prayer has been the big
gest element in human life. Where
would the race be today without
that endless stream of wishing
for something better, drawer, than
jungle life? Still mangling each
other in caves.
BETTER PATTERN
Yes-I know-there'S plenty of
mangling going on, even though
we've left the caves. But the
dream behind it is no longer I'M
adulterated beaStliness. There's
a better pattern forming E. a finer
conception of brotherhood.
SOMEWHERE A PRAYER 60
ing up for me each morning,
strengthening and Steadying me.
And, as surely, somewhere a
prayer for you, too. Not neceS-
Sarily a priests prayer, or some
loved ones. But the prayers Of
millions whom you'll never see or
hear millions as driven and
discouraged as you are yourself,
who are nevertheless trying to
hold on to the common faith,
EXPECTING YOU TO HOLD ON
WITH THEM.
SOMEWHERE A PRAYER 60
ing up for freedom and fair play,
kindness and courage, beauty and
happiness for all, not just the
privileged few. Somewhere a
prayer reaching out toward you
>. counting on you to help find
the answer.
DOESN'T THE THOUGHT OF
THAT YANK YOUR LICKED
SPIRIT ONTO ITS FEET. SET
YOU TO FIGHTING AGAIN?
This column UelcomeS and re-
quests comments. Letters pre-
Senting personal problems may
also be sent. All letters tDill be
handled contidentiGlly and an
SDered promptly if stamped, Gd
dressed envelopes are included).
Copyright, 1888, by King Features
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02

That's h e
day, in case
you haven't fol-
lowed the sit
uation, when a
new President
of the United
States will be
inaugurated. 1t
was because of
this custom of
i n a u gurating
the Presidents
of the United
States on a
stand on the
east front of
the can oil
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02

pale, moist ngnC
that smells of
f a | ow earth.
T h 6 rou G h,
golden grass is
silvered wi It h
C i n g i n G cob
webs the
scarlet leaves of
Virginia Creep
er burn lik e
sulky fire along
the stone walls.
T h ere S a
great clamor of
birdS-differing
and increasing
o q oh morpinO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02

on February 26, 1888. That will
be tercentenary. two years hence,
which Harvard will not celebrate.
In comparatively few years, slaves
we're owned in all the settlements
in that vicinity.
Long before the South met up
with the forerunner of contempt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
1.-THE "Cradle" of American Jazz Music Is
Located in New England

'rary "hot music" the primitive
form of present-day jazz was be-
ing played and sung around Bos-
ton and Newport.
Those very primitive Africans
were essentially a dance-and-song-
loving people, and. as survivors Of
the dreadful slave ships, vented