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The Washington times., 1936-01-08

Sometimes you stop and survey
your life with shocked surprise.
This tame, cplorless life isn't the
sort you HAD planned-anything
but! And your mind flashes back
to the brave, bright dreams Of
your teens.
What splendid plans you hao
then. HoY full the years were to
be with ghot-blooded adventures,
daring experiments, gallant cru
sadeS! fOnd how you deSpised the
cowardSf and Sluggards who
passed fife up. Snivelling. senti-
mental old women; pompouS,
peevis'6 old men-you weren't go
ing tcS' let your life ravel out like
that. Never!
But now-what has happened?
What has become Of those tall
visions? Gone-all Of them And
in their place? Dreary resigna-
ton; SpineleSS submission. The
same ignoble surrender you once
deSspiSed in others! But why?
You think you know the answer.
You've lost out, you believe, be-
cause you didn't have the right
kind of a home" or "the proper
education"-or "congenial job
or q fair break" Or maybe you
married the wrong person.
REAL REASON
That's your story. But is it the
real reason for your LIES fade
out? No, it isn't. The real reason
lies inside Youth YOUR OWN
FEAR OF LIFE.
THE AVERAGE PERSON
SPENDS HALF HIS TINE YELL
ING FOR A CHANCE-AND THE
OTHER HALF RUNNING AWAY
FROM THE CHANCE WHEN IT
COMES.
But I'm not afraid to live," you
protest. II want to live in a big
way. I want to go places, see
things. I want to be important
different from other people. I
want my life to mean something.
Then, how can you say that I'm
running away from life?"
Because you are. We all are.
We don't do it consciously. We
don't deliberately turn down
Big Opportunities or run away
from Big Situations. But we so
live our lives that the Big OPP
portunities never come. we
never give them a chance to be-
gin.
We're waiting all the time for
Something Big to happen-our
eyes strained toward far hori-
IONS. And in the meantime,
some little thing happens. Some
little change arrives. Maybe it's
just a new thought. The chance
to make some trivial change
do something seemingly unim-
portant. And we turn away.
We turn away because 1t
doesn't seem worth while. Or
we're afraid it might not be a
safe thing to do. We might lose
money. Or be laughed at. Or
most potent Of all reasons
it might interfere with our COM
fort, break up some cherished
old habit. So we brush it aside.
Refuse to think about it. =.
We don't dream that we are
saying mo" to Life when we
do so. but we are!
SMALL CHANCES
For Life doesn't come in Big
OfferingS-it comes In Small
Chances. And II you pass up the
The Washington times., 1936-01-08
A Sacrifice Budget

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The District budget submitted to Congress sacrifices
the public school system the police and fire departments
city hospitals and other essential services in order to give
a modicum of support to the fiction that the Federal
Government with expenditure of S. 100000 doing
its share to maintain the National Capital.
From the standpoint of District residents there is only
one bright spot on the budget horizon and that is that
THERE NOW REMAINS NOT THE SLIGHTEST Elk
CUsE FOR THE IMPOSITION OF NEW OR ADD
TI0NAL LOCAL TAXES.
The Bureau of the Budget refuses to permit the city
to expend even the money which it collects under the
present taxes the budget would pile up millions
Of surplus).
Why, then, should there be any further consider
alton of pending proposals to take more and more
money from the local taxpayer?
Certainly the District should not be asked take
an additional tax burden when at the end of the coming
fiscal year. the budget is approved substantially as
submitted the community will have about ten million
dollars idle in the United States Treasury
When the budget submitted Monday originated in the
District Building, department heads asked for slightly
more than fftyfve million dollars to their offices
during the fiscal year which starts in July.
Presumably the officials held their estimates down to
what they felt was reasonable minimum
The District Commissioners then cut these estimates
by about eight million dollars, ALTHOUGH REALIZ-
ING THAT IN ORDER TO DO so THEY WERE ELM
MATING MANY ITEMS WHICH WERE HIGHLY
DESIRABLE, IF NOT ESSENTIAL, TO THE PROPER
GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
The Federal officials in the Bureau of the Budget have
now cut these minimum recommendations Of the Com
missioners by approximately three million dollars
The Federal officials, in addition to cutting the ap
preparation items have ignored the recommendation of
District officials that the Federal Government appro
pirate $SS175O0 its share of running the National
Capital.
This item was cut to s5,7OOooO the same as in the
current budget.
It will be noted that the reduction in the Federal ap
preparation is approximately the same as the reduction
in the total appropriation bill.
OBVIOUSLY THE FEDERAL SHARE ITEM WAS
MADE THE CRITERION OF WHAT THE DISTRICT
SHOULD HAVE IN THE WAY OF GOVERNMENT.
In order that the pcayunish appropriation Of the Fed
eral Government might not appear further out of
line than it has been in recent years the total of the
budget was kept down.
And it lOas kept dOIOn at the expense of denying
necessary protection to the life and property of our
citizens; at the expense of denying disqualification
to our INDECENT sick; at the expense of denying our
children proper educational facilities.
The Washington times., 1936-01-08

woman would rather be called
''Toots" or Cutie" than Good
Old Scout" Yet, a practiced
lover could melt the Statue of
Liberty, just by calling her
Cutie!
If we want our modern lovers
to be artists, instead of artisans,
we should give the screen lovers,
who set the standards, a better
break!
(COpyright, 1885, BY King Features
Syndicate, 1ne.)
The Washington times., 1936-01-08

demned the neutrality proposals
as he did similar ones suggested
in the regime of Herbert Hoo
yer, and then responded to ques-
tioning.
He was Intercepted about the
subjects he had discussed at length.
Then from the rear of the room
rose an inquisitive voice suggest
ing:
"Mr. Fish. you have told us
about neutrality and something
Of politics.
81 wonder If you would tell
us who you think is the most
likely candidate for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination."
AS the filters faded, Mr.. Fish
responded that he would not men,
ton any names but outlined the
character" whom he believed the
Republicans should nominate.
The Washington times., 1936-01-08
The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

; Then with the start of the real
rainy season." it scars in June to
SIS; July, 1898; August, 1909,
and September, 7.56. It then re-
turns to the normally dry season.
Judging by these figures it will
be in February that the italians
first feel the effect of the ''little
rainy season" but not until June
that the real deluge will arrive.
The Washington times., 1936-01-08
Human Side of News
BIZ EdUin C. Hill

you contribute a mite to the vast
fortune Of Patino II you purchase
a tin container Of any sort.
A the beginning Of this century,
Patino was an obscure shopkeeper
in Lapaz. After the fashion Of
minor financiers in our own old
West, he grubStaked q proSpector
who was venturing into the DO
livian highlands in search of tin.
The proSpector returned with
good news, and Patino plunged
with every bolivar he had, with his
wife's money. and with everything
he could borrow. And he found
what he went after-the richest
deposits of tin the world knows
today.
BY one of those curious quirks
by which destiny is thrown into
the lap of humble storekeeper,
he is claimed to be reputedly
richer than Rockefeller or Ford.
owns banks. oil lands, railroads.
ranches and palaces and takes
rank as one Of the ten Midases
of the word.
GENERAL RONDON
The name of Gen. Candida
Rondon, of Brazil, is again in
the news. Here is one of the
most interesting personalities OF
South America. It was General
Rondon, then a colonel, l be.
lieve, who showed the late ex.
President Roosevelt the way to
the River of Doubt in the unex.
plored hinterland of Brazil. And
it was colonel now general, Ron
don who had the name of the
River changed to FL Rio Roose.
welt.
1t was Rondon who finally
connected the State of Matte
Crosse. the fourth largest State
of Brazil, with the rest of the
republic. Until recently that
vast, trackleSS, mysterious jungle
state of over $4,000 square miles
was unknown country to the
white man.
Colonel Fawcett. British ex.
plorer, was swallowed up in its
jungle Is years ago and has never
been heard of since. It was Gen.
eral Rondon, an army engineer,
who ran telegraph wires into key
positions of the jungle state. and
so netted it to the rest Of the
Republic. Even so, it remains to-
day temptation and a challenge
to explorers and Adventures.
OF all the regions Of the earth.
except perhaps the Antarctic, the
Matte Crosse jungle is the most
inviting to those whose highest
ambition in left is to wrest from
nature her most hidden secrets.
Diamonds are there, and rich de-
posts of gold. Along the river
are native villages and towns,
widely scattered and thinly popu.
lated.
Back in the jungles are tribes
of Indians that have been
scarcely identified. The legend
persists that there dwells a tribe
Of white Indians, fair-haired, fair
skinned and blue-eyed. 1t was
in search Of this legendary tribe
that Colonel Fawcett disappeared
into Matte Crosse.
The Washington times., 1936-01-08
AN OUTLINE.

Representative Hamilton Fish,
jr., of the twenty-sixth New York
district and aSpirant for the Re-
The Washington times., 1936-01-08
OLD FAVORITES !
Clay
-EdlUard VerraU. Lucas


ave but clay the preacher saith;
''The heart is clay, and clay the BRAIN
And late there cometh death
To mngle with earth again.
Well, let the preacher have it so,
And clay are, and clay shall be
Why iterate?-for this know,
That clay does very well for
When clay has such red mouths to kiss,
Firm hands to grasp, it is enough.
How can | take it aught amiss
We not made of stuff?
And if one tempt you to believe
His choice would be immortal gold,
Question him: Can you then conceive
heart than clay can hold?
Or richer joys than clay feel?
And when perforce he falters6 nay,
Bid him renounce his wish and kneel
In thanks for this same kindly clay.
(ReGders inved to send to the editor their suuoes
tions of old favOtes among the POEMS for repring in
this spGce.)
The Washington times., 1936-01-08
Some

or Barrymore or Vallee. Some
enterprising young woman is
always either suing or pursuing
one of them. It's really a won
der that they don't desert and
run off to some South Sea
island, where they can get in a
The Washington times., 1936-01-08
Listen, World!
BIZ Elsie Robinson

HOW DID YOU GET THIS WAY?
The Washington times., 1936-01-08

For Life doesn't come in Big
OfferingS-it comes In Small
Chances. And II you pass up the
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
'Sheepsfoot' Roller
Employed on Dam

Rolled earth fill is being placed
for the extIeme west end of the
dixie section Of the dam About
z5O0 feet Of the barrier. which
fapcf5 out 10 meet the natural
ground level near the hiehwa Y
entering the town of Fort Peck
will be built by this method i1-
stead of hydrolic fill
The rolled fill method consists in
spreading dirt IN thin layers with
buii-dozeTs, spfinkling il evenly
With water and rolling il until
thoroughly pacted with q i5,-
900 pound "sheepsfoot" roller
drawn by a tractor. This roller
consists of two 40-inch steel cyl
indeTs with horizontai axlea at
tached TO a steel frame. Each
cylinder is four feet long and has
72 feet projecting seven inches
from the surface, The feet are
made TO approximate the shape
of a sleeps foot so that when the
heavy rolls revolve they knead
and compress the damp soil to
maximum density.
Long ago il was found that driv-
ing sheep over loose soil left it so
compacted that il was difficult to
pillow again So, engineers building
the Fort Peck Dam utilize appfO-
priately the experience gained on
The Western plains 10 aid them in
their construction work in that To-
cality
Draeline excaVators first throw
the dirt up into piles so that il is
accessible 10 the buiIdOzers
which spread il out over the fill
area in long sweeps Men follow
The dozera with hOzes and wet
all parts of the dry fill Then the
powerful tractor pulling the roller
passes over the fill before another
layer is spread out.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

Fire Chief Ishan of shs Fort
Peck Fire Department said, 4 am
certain that after this fire preven-
ton drive there will be 75% reduc-
ton in fires in the Wheeler
vicinity
Carl Wayts, State Deputy Fire
Marshall says. 1 will do my duty
TO the full extent of the law. /
can have no sympathy for per-
son who has no respect for his
own or his neighbors property.
BY cooperating the citizens can
make this town safe place in
which to live"
Citizens noticing fire hazards
must realize their duty and report
the same TO proper fire officials.
Reports may be made at the Fort
Peck Press office.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
Annual Labor Day
Golf Tournament to
be Held at Glendive

The Glendive Golf Clubs a nnual
Labor Day Tournament will be
held this year on Sunday and
Monday, September 9Th and 1th
A great many golfers from East,
efn Montana and Western North
Dakota attend this tournament ev-
ely year, aud consider il the best
tournament OF the year t.lendivc
has one Of the finest IL hole golf
courses between the Twin Cities
aud the Coast. aud its faii " avs
and greens are in excellent condi
fion for the tournament, The av-
eFaee attendance al this l0uTna
ment is close TO $50
An Is hole qualifying round
will be played Sunday morning,
and, first reund s hole matches
that afternoon Second round
matches of Is holes will be played
Monday forenoon. and Is hole Tin
ais in all Flights Monday after.
noon. Handsome trophies will be
awarded The Medals and the
Winner and Runner.up in the
Championship Flight All other
prizes consist of merchandise use.
ful to golfers. Four prizes will be
given for each Flight of eight play
ers. The entrance fee is three dol
lars, A Tree lunch and smoker will
be given al The club house on
for all registered players,
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
School Enrolment
Heavy on Project

Schools in district 6 are to start
Monday, August 81. This includes
the Wheeler. Wilson Townsite,
Lakeview and Newton Schools.
Because of the increased en-
rollment OF first graders an addi-
tional school room is being con-
structed. which will be used by the
second graders and the first grade
will occupy the former first and
second grade rooms.
Erling Voldahl. principal of
school district Il, announced 10.
day that schools in New Deal,
Mid way, Park Grove and Square
Deal start Tuesday, September s.
The grades will be as follows:
1st through the 9th in New
Deal with three teachers, 1st thru
the 5th in Park Grove with three
teachers. 1st through the 5th in
Square Deal with three teachers
and in Midway the lst and 2nd
grades and the 9th grade for all
sections except New Deal and the
7th and Sth for the entire district
with four teachers. There will be
no 3rd, 4rh or 5th grades in
Midway.
The Fort Peck schools will start
September 8 according to Prin-
cipal L. O. Fjerstad who also states
that there will be no change in
the teaching staff, To date en-
rollmenr totals 1862.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
MILLER'S CIRCUS COMING
TO FORT PECK THEATRE
ilallpe's First and Only
Stop On Tour From
Pacific Coast

Millef's Circus Follies Comlque
10 be featured al the Fort Peck
Theatre September 3-4-3, is a re-
vue Of beautiful girls, scenery and
wardrobe and has PLAYED a com
plete season i'll New York City.
Miss Miller promises the most
outstanding attraction ever offered
in this theater as the show in.
cludes such stars as Connie and
Ben Smith" featured with the Lux
program aver the air for two con.
secutiVe years, Nanalee Schroeder
one of Major Boies' prize winning
artists, The Volendas, beautiful
andieio and apache team that chal-
lenees all other teams in the
business.
The review includes a Caval-
cade of Clowns in which the girls
all work with a huge circus ring
and feature some of the best tum.
blers in the theatrical world. such
as Harry Paciani known 10 all and
Bob Voleno. The review also fea
lures a Pony Ballet of various col
ored horses constitutes 10 make q
very attractive number. The girls
OF the Follies Coinique offer a
tiremen Drill" with hook and
ladder, a number that cannot be
by any other show
lheY also offer a Jungle Number
where the "Volendas" are featured
in a very outstanding act.
For the conclusion OF their
show they offer an International
Parade" featuring Connie and ,
Ben Smith.
The ever popular Master of Ger
emonies, Leo Semb, also works
feats OF magic and is one of the
most popular magicians of the
day and great favorite
OF theater gGefs.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

UNION GOSPEL MISSION
Wheeler New Deal Park Grove
Wheeler Services:
Sunday School al 1000 a, IN.
Preaching Service al II a IN.
New Deal Services:
Sunday School at 1890 a N,
Preaching Service 500 p. IN,
Park Grove Services:
Sunday School az 10 a. IN.
Crusaders Meeting 7 p n.
Evangelistic Meeting 8 p. m.
Special Evaneelistic services are
being held each night this week al
New Deal al s o'clock.
Rev. F. l.. F'fadenbuIeh.
Pastor Evaneelistic
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

A repetition of the recent fatal
airplane crash at Wheeler was
nearly repeated Sunday when Cliff.
ford Owens made an emergency
landing on the field adjoining
Berts Bright Spot The plane was
SO close 10 the buildings in land
ing that it knocked the exhaust
pipe off the light plant at the Spot
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
Good Headway
Made in | unnels

Top heading work ia No. tun
nel netted 49 feet last Friday
while the bottom heading advan-
ced AZ feet another notable days
work. Eight Of the twelve steel
rings which had 20 be set 30 hold
the AZ feet of new excavation
were placed in ii 3-4 hours This
feat came after a previous 42-t0ot
advance in this same tunnel on
August l9th. Concrete lining is in
place for a distance of 140 feet up
stream from the shaft
Heading crews in No. 3 tunnel
took the lead over No. 2 during the
week. The top heading is now
within 500 feet of holin6 OUT.
Concrete invert placement is
within 800 feet of the inlet portal
of No | tunnel while the sidewall
and arch forms need TO be set up
only eight times more 10 complete
the concrete lining of this tube.
Steel forms for the concrete lining
of the main shaft have been as
sembled and some concrete has
been poured behind the forms.
Erection OF the forms for the
concrete building over the emer-
gency shaft of No 1 tunnel is go
ing ahead rapidly under the direc-
ton of the Bartlett HAYWARD Co
general contractors Considerable
equipment and mat
erial have been brought in and
faster l.Togress is TO be expected
as the work extends 10 the other
three shafts. In accordance with
the terms of the specifications the
will furnish ready |
mixed concrete from the upper |
portal mixer plant SO it will not |
be necessary for the contractors TO
set up plant of their own.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
Kathleen Grow
Dick Mcdaniel
W ed at Glasgow

Kathleen Grow of Wheeler and
Dick Mcdaniel of Fort Peck were
united in holy matrimony by the
Justice Of the Peace in Glasgow
Sunday last. A wedding dinner
was had al the home Of Mrs Nc
Daniels parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L
N. Grow. al Wheeler. Guests were
Mr.. and Mrs, Raymond Frazier
and Gottfred and John Schlecht
The newly weda will live in Park
Grove
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

Roland Leischer. Howard Blair
and Eddie Lemere Piled innocence
on charges of driving a car with
out the consent of the owner in
judge Kampfer's court al Glasgow
Saturday. The car was taken
from the oye-Perry sales lot in
Glasgow. All three men are held
in the county Jail.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

+ OK @ec6 LuIaeTS71 L$71TcE
Sunday, August 80. 1886.
Morning Worship in Fl. Peck al
400.
Evening Service al 800
The fort Peck Ladies Aid will
meet on Wed. Sept. 2. az the
church.
Confirmation Class will meet
again on Saturday. Sept 5th, al
~ a.m.
All Sunday Schools will begin
again on Sept. 9th
o N, Rue. Pastor
New Deal Ladies' Ala meets
wiih Mrs. Fred Neussel OF Friday.
August, 20 al ESQ p Ia
Wheeler Ladies Aid will meet
with Mrs Chas. Campbell. al 114
End 81. So, on Thurs. Sept. 4, Al
$50 pm.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

Sunday Services
Sunday school. 1890 a, N.
Glasses for ali ages.
Evanselistic Service. 7;45 p. N.
MidWeek Services:
Wed. Young Peoples meeting
7;45 p. III.
Fri. Cottage Prayer meeting
7:45 p. III.
You are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Evangelist Kubye H. Jess IN
charge.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
Department Officials to Start Inspection Tour
Clean Up Fire Hazards
Says Chief Thomas Cook

The Wheeler Fire Department
will conduct an inspection tour in
this area. checking all fire hazards"
says Thomas Cook. Fire Chief.
Cooperation and the elimination
of such dangers is the least ex-
pensive and the most effective way
of fighting fires. LIE. the person
who is responsible for fire traps be
informed that it is his duty to 10
his part by keeping his premises
orderly as required by law
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

V. F. W. Auxiliary will meet
Sept. 2 al the Curtis Heede home;
234, 2nd Ave. So. Glasgow. All
women eligible 10 the Auxiliary
are urged 20 come,
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
Bid of $296,73l.73
Given For New
l4-MiIe Railroad

Bids opened at Fort Peck at
II = Tuesday, showed the
Ton marx wright Co. of Great
Falls, with a bid of S296.73l.73 as
apparently the low bidder on the
14-mile quarry railroad at Harlem
A steel bridge over the Milk river
is included in the plans for the
new line which runs south from
Harlem to the quarry site at
Snake Butte. The Morrison-Knud-
son Co., of Boise, Idaho, was the
next low bidder with price OF
S7o7.00o.G0 which is less tbsp $500
9oovs the Montana firm.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

The new Argus Cameras for
sale by the Vorntolt Drug store in
Fort Peck are equivalent TO a
movie camera.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

Mr. M ChgisGians0n is the local
dealer for the fyT Fyter Co. He
is handling complete line of fire
fighting equipment. He has secur
ed the services Of Mr.. SatteTthw ait
as service man.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27
Fort Peck Community

NIlUl Oh
Theme: Religious Significance Of
the European Crisis.
Mrs Albert Miller will sing,
SUNDAY School. 1880
Worship at 1l10.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

Stanley Rea is assistant editor
Of the Fort Peck Press.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-27

The printers prayer; Get your
aaaa copy in early,
Evening star., 1936-10-08
and the names of woman volunteers
who will supervise them:

and the names Of woman volunteers
who will supervise them:
Nancy Letter. Pierre's Restaurant:
Mrs. Edward w. Smith. Union Trust
Co.; Mrs. Edward c. Lord. McLachlen
Banking Corp: Mrs. r. w. Howard.
National Savings & Trust Co.; Mrs
Joseph Salmon, Hamilton National
Bank; Mrs. Royal Duncan Gardner,
American Security g. Trust Co.; Mrs.
Albert NJ Baggs. Metropolitan Ma
tionsl Bank: Mrs Pierce Ven Week
Second National Bank, Mrs. Grifith
Evans. Munsey Trust Co.; Miss Grace
s. Wright. Security Savings 6E Com
mercial Bank; Mrs. John Krets, WASH
ington Loan &c Trust Co.: Mrs. L. r.
Schmeckebier, Park Road Riggs Bank;
Miss Fella C. Dennison, Dupont Riggs
Bank Mrs. George w. Calver, West
End Branch. Washington Loan g.
Trust Co.; Mrs. r. L. Ettinger, Wood.
ard 6z Lothrop: Mrs. Irving Brotman,
Garf1nckel's; Mrs. Walter L. Reed,
Jelleff's: Mrs. Louis E. Rosichan. Mrs.
p. j. Altiser. Kanns; Mrs. w. H.
Israelson. Palais Royal: Mrs. John De
Sibour, Mayhower Hotel; Mrs. Albert
p. Niblack. Willard Hotel; Mrs. w.
Wallace Chiswell. Shoreham and
Wardman Park Hotels; Miss Monne-
villette Sullivan. Carlton Hotel. and
Miss Elizabeth Townsend, Continental
Hotel.