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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-23
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Despite the traditional cruelty
Of the wilderness and the newt
able hardships of a frontier land,
Montana In the I880's was a kindly
country to men who would accept
and cultivate their opportunities.
Imagination, In itself, was plenty Of
capital for the man with some
energy, a bit Of fOrtitude and a
win to get along.
Montana in the raw was more than
kind; she was prodigal in the oppor-
tunities she offered. Many men Law
ishly squandered opportunities; they
went broke, and turned again to their
capital of imagination and energy to
recoup losses and go on to fortune.
Such men we're the late Miles broth
ers, Billy and Tommy, Of Livingston.
They were typical OF vast army Of
men who started from scratch" in
Montana and ended their careers as
successful men.
Born in Missouri In the late 1905
Billy and Tommy Miles wandered all
over the eastern slope of the Rockies
and the adjoining plains from the Rio
Grande to the Yellowstone before they
settled down at the Great Bend of the
Yellowstone, where the Northern Pa
cific railway was to build the city OF
Livingston.
First Venture was Cattle
As youngsters in their late teens,
Billy and Tommy Miles went to Texas
and lived the rough frontier life of
that region in the years following the
Civil war. They were as rough and as
rugged as their compatriots of the
country. Their first experience was in
the cattle business. They invested too /
heavily in stock and kept too little
capital for management and operation. I
They went broke, retaining for them /
selves only team and light wagon /
odd jobs along the road-well digging, I
grading grain, anything at ALTO I
make their way. At Ell Paso they had
acquired small Stake, and they bought
a bunch of horses which they sus-
pected were "wet"-smuggled from
Mexico They drove them at night,
laying up by day, until they reached
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-23

onward through the history of their
own community. Neither was ever
married. Their wealth was distributed
20 brothers, sisters, nephews and
nieces. But to the entire community
they left their greatest bequest-the
story Of careers bUilded upon capital
composed only of imagination and
energy and the viii to achieve when
opportunity appeared in the wilder
ness.
Were they young men today, instead
OF just a part of recent pioneer his
tory, they would still use imagination
and energy-they we're that kind Of
men-to make place for themselves
In the development Of some phase of
still undeveloped resources.
Maybe they would go farther today
for they would have all the modern
accessories to industrial and CONNER
cial development to pave the way to
a greater acquaintance with oppor-
tunity-who is always seeking boon
companions as she leads Montana to-
ward her destiny.
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the Texas Panhandle where, because
Of Indian raids on horse herds, they
sold out to ranchers at a splendid
profit.
After several years of such ventures
they returned to Missouri, broke again.
Billy came to Montana In 1882, aged
about 80 years. Broke, ragged, but
cheerful and confident. he started
anew.
His first job was with a sort of com
mission merchant who made head
quarters at BenSon's Landing, just be-
low the present Livingston. The en-
ployer bought produce and traded for
anything he could get selling his wares
in BoZeman and other nearby cities.
Billy had considerable sum In
wages coming when his boss quit bust
ness. In payment Of the wages Billy
received a small hut saloon at Ben
sons Landing, the entire resources Of
which we're a slab bar and a single
barrel Of whisky.
Broke Again
Billy was in business for himself but
few hours when he found a cash
buyer for the establishment. Then,
on his own again and with money in
his pocket, Billy walked around to the
customers side Of the bar and stood
there until he had spent his entire
capital over the bar to his successor,
setting up the drinks to whomever
came along.
Broke againI But opportunity called.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-23
wOTLD DISCARD TRAINS

The Northern Pacific railroad has filed APP
plication with the state railroad commission
to discontinue the so-caIled stub" trains
running between Helena and Garrison, claim
ing that the service is duplicated by buses
and that the trains are operated at a loss.
After the hearing the board took the matter
under advisement
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-23
FEEDER ROAD PROGRAM

Montana's new feeder road construction
system recently approved by the federal bu-
reau of roads is to be placed In operation
soon. according to State Highway Engineer
d. A. McKinnon. II the counties are able 20
grade the roads they win be given federal
ALLEGATIONS for surfacinE.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

in method of selecting School Board
members.
DAHLGREN TERRACE-Favored
reduction of property tax rates to
SIS per ST 900 valuation; favored prop
erty tax limit set at s4O,0000 900; OPP
posed proposed District bond issue;
opposed change in present method OF
selecting Board of Education members.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following citizens associations
are scheduled to meet this week:
Monday. October %.
Georgetown, 8 pm, st. Johns
Church Parish Hall.
Mid City, s pm, Thomson Com
munity Center.
North Capitol, s pm, Mckinley
High School
Society of Natives of the District, 8
pm. Washington Club
Trinidad, 8 pm, Wheatley School.
Tuesday, October rs.
Benning, Odd Fellows Hall, PM,
SOB Minnesota avenue northeast.
Logan-Thomas Circle, 8 pm, 1120
Rhode Island avenue.
Southeast, 8 pm, No. S precinct.
Thursday, October 28.
Copduit road, 8 pm, Palisades
Park Field House.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
PLEA IS REFUSED
Van Duzer Cites Vehicle
Count in Reply to Bright
wood Citizens Request.

The District Traffic Department has
declined the request of the Bright
wood Citizens Association to extend
the one-way operation of rush-hour
traffic on Thirteenth street, between
Spring road and Colorado avenue.
At the present time. Thirteenth
street is one-way southbound be-
tween and $50 am, from Spring
road to Massachusetts avenue and
one-way north from to 6 pm, be-
tween the same points. In order TO
further facilitate the movement OF
traffic during the same periods from
the present terminus at Spring road,
the association adopted resolution
requesting the TRAFFIC Department to
make the extension.
Vehicle Count Cited.
Director of Traffic w. A. Van Duzer
has informed President Charles W..
Raw that "the records show that
lust south of Colorado avenue there
we're STA southbound and 1879 north
bound vehicles from to $50 am.
and 1873 southbound and GOT north
bound from to 6 pm. Just north
of Kansas avenue our count showed
Is northbound and 1888 southbound
from to $50 am. and / 500 north
bound and l58 southbound from 4
to 6 pm.
although the preponderance Of
traffic is in the rush direction, the
rate of discharge even for the peak
Is minutes is not over 1000 per hour,
and Thirteenth street north of
Kansas avenue should be able to
handle this traffic without one-way
restriction" Kansas avenue inter-
sects Thirteenth street just = few
| feet north of Spring road 1t is
at this point that bottle-neck is
formed and extends to Monroe street,
which is one block from Park road.
Congestion Denied.
In referring to the situation at
| Thirteenth street and Colorado avenue,
Director Van Duzer has this to say:
observations have been recently
made during the afternoon rush hour
on upper Thirteenth street, and even
on the narrowest portion OF the pres
ent pavement north of Iowa avenue
| there was no congestion on Thirteenth
street. Traffic moves at speeds which
average somewhat over % miles per
hour and the only difficulty appears
| to be that of crossing Thirteenth
street from east to west Our studies
thus far indicate that we would not
be justified in extending the one
way rush-hour operation north Of
Kansas avenue"
Mem oers of the association, when
making the request, had in mind
the difficulty which school children
had in dodging two-way traffic in
the mornings in the vicinity of the
Roosevelt Business High School and
the Macfarland Junior High School,
both located on the east side of
Thirteenth street, between Upshur
street and Iowa avenue. Those ar
irving in automobile could be dis
charged at the curb and avoid the
necessity of crossing Thirteenth street.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
CLUbAT Y.W.C.A.
TO MEET TUESDAY
Music Group Plans Session.
Other Activities for Week
Announced.

The Business Women's Music Club
of the Y W. G. A. will meet at 7;l5
pm. Tuesday. Mrs. Hannah c. Hill
will be hostess for contract bridge at
z:15 pm. Wednesday. The same night
there also will be Halloween party for
Xenos Club members. Basket ball prac-
tice will start at pm. Wednesday.
Business Girls Public Affairs Study
Group will meet at pm. Thursday
Blue Triangle Club meeting is set for
tbs pm. The Blue Triangle Club an
nual Fall house party is being held
this week end at Vacation Lodge,
Cherrdale, Va.
Membership in the Elizabeth Somers
Glee Club may be obtained through
Miss Burnett. The course, THE Art
of Listening to Music" will begin
November /. Registrations may be
made in the music Office.
Junior high school Girl Reserves
will hold their first inter-club activ-
ity at pm Friday in the form Of q
Halloween party followed by supper.
Monday. the Girl Reserve Glee Club
will have supper. Helen Middleton
will speak to the Eastern High School
Girl Reserves at 7:3O pm. Wednesday.
Woodrow Wilson girls will meet at BIS
pm. Thursday. Western High School
girls will tax ca hike Thursday after
noon. The senior high school Girl
Reserve Council is scheduled for 1920
am. Saturday.
At $3.50 pm. Friday at 614 E street
a recreation-music hour will be held
for children. A sewing class for chill
dren will be held at 10 am. Saturday
and Saturday afternoon there will
be Halloween party.
The st. Adams Chapter meets Nom
day afternoon The Dupont Chapter
meets the same day at pm. The
Mount Pleasant Chapter will meet at
1870 pm. Tuesday at GA E street.
The Education Committee will meet
at 1890 am. Friday.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
SCHOOL YARD FENCE
OBTAINED BY GROUP
Georgetown Progressives Get
Quick Action After Request
to Education Officials.

Quick action has been obtained by
the Progressive Citizens Association
of Georgetown on both of its ap-
peals to school officials for improve
nlents to the grounds of the Curtis
Hyde-Addison School.
Resolutions we're passed at the as
sociation's last meeting asking for
o high wire fence to bar undesirable
characters who had been gathering
nightly in the school yard and urging
that the ground next to the Addison
Building be cleared for additional
playground space. Assurance that
prompt attention would be given the
requests was received almost i'm
mediately from Dr. Frank W. Ballou,
school superintendent, Mrs Henry w
Draper, president, says, and shortly
after work on both projects was be-
gun.
The association, Mrs. Draper de-
clares. is anticipating with the greater
pleasure the talk at the next meet
ing on the value of night schools,
which will be given by E. J. Lock-
wood, director of night schools, since
1t carried on last year a vigorous
and, as events proved successful.
campaign for such an institution in
the northwest area.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

An eight-point program proposing
changes in District taxation and the
1889 budget has been sent to the
Commissioners and congressional Dis
trict committees by the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association. Prepared by a
special committee appointed by the
associations Executive Committee,
this program was adopted last week
at the first Fall meeting of the entire
organization.
The special committee. appointed
earlier this month, was composed by
Edwin S. Hege, president of the asso-
citation, William M. Steuart and Fred
Emory. Following are the main points
included in the proposed program:
Cd That the revenue-raising struc-
ture of the District of Columbia be
reyamped to secure a better balance
and more equitable distribution OF the
burdens.
CD That any plan to create a
bonded Indebtedness for the District
be opposed as unnecessary, undesirable
and an invitation to extravaganza.
90 That the budget for the fscal
year 1899 be not in excess Of the one
for 1888.
90 That the 1889 budget be limited
Evening star., 1937-10-24
SCHOOL BEGINS AT 70
FOR ILLINOIS 0LDSTERS
so Men and Women Attend
Glasses in School Started by
Retired Elgin Physician.

ELGIN, Ill. (P)-Fifty men and
women, none less than 70 years old.
are going to school here to equip
themselves for useful activity In the
present-day scheme of things.
The school was started by DR..
Charles E. Sharp, 78-year-old retired
Elgin physician, who says he wanted
to show the world that "old dogs can
learn new tricks"
To put his idea into practice, the
physician utilized an empty 16-room
house he owned. In less than month
his original student body of II in
creased to so.
Five days a week. from 2 to 4 pm,
the men and women attend classes in
knitting, tailoring, chair Gaming. up
holstering, rug making. the deaf
mute sign language, German and
French. They hear lectures on re-
ligion, economics and psychology.
Several are studying music and nearly
all gather around the piano for COM
munity sings.
The school is free. Instruction is
donated by individuals and by the
Y. M. c. A. and other organizations.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Chevy Chase Body Proposes
Eight.Point D. C.. Tax Program

to needs, with any revenue receipts
in excess of needs applied to tax
reductions.
. (5) That the tax of two-fifths OF
l per cent on the gross receipts OF
businesses and professions in the DIS
trict be repealed, and be superseded
by a system of adequate and reason
able license fees.
go That municipal income tax.
or a municipal sales tax of not over
2 per cent on sales of commodities
other than fuels, foods and medicines
be viewed as preferable to tax levied
on gross or net receipts of businesses
or professions in the District.
Cd That the chief of the Fire
Department be commended for not
elevating his budgetary requirements
for the fiscal year 1899 above the level
of the appropriations for his depart
ment for the fiscal year 1888.
(8) That some plan be evolved to
ascertain and give effect to the views
of taxpayers to the District Of Colum-
bia as to levies and distribution Oh
funds thereby raised for municipal
detectives, at the same time freeing
members Of Congress from the heavy
demands municipal matters make on
their time.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
District Taxation Problem
Has Stirred Up the Community.

THE pocket nerve Of the residents
of the District has been touched
by the revenue act passed by the
last session of Congress, and some
citizens are sitting up and taking
notice who were without a civic
worry before. Taxation in the Dis
trict is surely the livest matter now
before the local public. 1t is the
subject of discussion in all the civic
gatherings-civic leaders, business
men and District officials are all
struggling to discover at least a
partial solution.
The Commissioners Tax Com
mittee, it is reported, has completed
a tentative plan of taxation to
cover term of seven years and es-
timated to yield S315,000,000, Or
approximately at the rate OF $45,-
100000 annually. This amount
would, of course, not include any
amount from the United States, but
is simply the amount planned to
be raised through local taxation.
The seven-year program is said
to be designed to meet the normal
expansion needs of the District,
especially with reference to public
schools, libraries, police and fire
and other major departments. 1t
would be expected that s40,000,000
a year out of the general revenues
and about S5,000,000 out of the
motor vehicle and water taxes
would make up the total.
The committee will submit to the
Commissioners for their selection a
list of proposed new taxes. Among
these are a tax on beer, increase Of
tax on public utilities, general sales
tax and an income tax
1t is presumed that this scheme
will be submitted to the Citizens
Advisory Committee for their con-
sideration and recommendation.
The advisory body is expected to
begin holding frequent meetings
shortly.
The Committee on Fiscal Rela-
tions of the Federation of Citizens
Associations plans to meet this
week and begin the study of the en-
tire taxation question in prepara-
ton for the many resolutions on
the subject expected from the con-
Stituent bodies. While the fedora
ton has been accused of pursuing a
do-nothing policy, the facts are
that it gave close attention to tax
matters during the last session of
Congress. All the various tax bills
and other proposals were studied
and considered in numerous COM
mittee meetings and reports made
thereon which were adopted by the
federation. As in the case Of other
civic bodies the batting average"
of the federation on Capitol Hill
was not so good. Most Of the
proposals 1t approved were reject
ed by Congress, and those opposed
enacted into law.
The Board of Trade Committee on
Municipal Finance is now engaged
in complete analysis of the entire
tax situation, which will require
many weeks to complete. In the
meantime it is appealing to the
Commissioners ito be resolutely
adamant in disapproving any
further increase in the tax burden
Of this city in view Of the approx
innate 80 per cent increase which
Evening star., 1937-10-24
A Taxpayers Revolt Is Effective
In Voting Communities.

TAXPAYERS revolts were the
subject of considerable discus
sion in the press in the Fall and
Winter of 1882. Milwaukee and
other municipalities of the Middle
West were the scenes of organized
revolt against excessive taxation
made necessary through extrava-
CANT expenditures for municipal
purposes. The taxpayers formed
organizations and went after the
problem with such force of logic
and numbers as to result in the
holding down of budgets and
throwing safeguards of limitations
around the levying of taxes.
Throughout organized civic
Washington today there appears to
be more militant opposition to the
increased tax burden imposed by
the last session of Congress than
at any time before. In some of
the organizations there have been
heard suggestions that the tax
payers should revolt. So far as
known none of the groups have
gone on record as engaging in such
a revolt.
Tax revolts in voting communi-
ties have been effective, but in this
voteless and unrepresented Dis
trict Of Columbia what would be
the effect of such a stand? In
other places where American forms
of government are in operation
the fear of the ballot was prompt
in bringing results. Here the prob
lem, though similar, cannot be ham
died in the same way. Heres while
we are required to pay the taxes
as in any other community, the
amount and kind Of taxes and the
amounts and purposes for which
the money is spent is decided by
foreign legislature in which the
District is not represented and
over whose members the local tax
payer has no control.
There can be no question as to
the power of the taxpayer over
the politicians who depend upon
him for continuance in Office, but
the taxpayer who lacks that power
of the ballot can only resort to the
right of petition, and no one cares
rap for the petitioner who cannot
back 1T up with vote. Nothing
short Of a riot would carry any
weight in tax revolt here, and
Evening star., 1937-10-24
W. c. T. u. NEWS

Cleveland Park Union met at the
home of Mrs. L. B Houf, 1929
Woodley road. October 18.
The president. Mrs. T. B. Jarvis.
presided. Devotions were led by Mrs.
H. L. Dryden. The president ap-
pointed directors of departments, as
follows: Evsngelistic. Mrs. W. NJ.
Bane; flower mission. Mrs. E. L. Craw-
ford; hospitality, l-rs. H. Green;
motion pictures. Mrs. A. S. Field;
publicity, Mrs. E. B. Bradley; related
organizations, Miss & Harvey; Union
Signal, Mrs. A. S. Hopkins: litera-
ture and music, Mrs. w. Shenton;
membership, Mrs. J. McAneny.
A report of the World Convention
at Constitution Hall was given by
the secretary. Mrs. Bradley.
The meeting was preceded by a
luncheon served by the hostess. Mrs.
Houff, assisted by Mrs. Lille Law
renee and Mrs. Kosaveach.
North Star Union met at Hamline
NJ. E. Church. with Mrs. F. c. Brinley
presiding. Rev. Harry Burgan leo
the devotions.
Officers elected we're: President.
Mrs. F. C. Brinley; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Ida Grower; second vice
president, Mrs. j. Boyd; third vice
president. Mrs. BERTHE Farmer: fourth
vice president, Mrs. J. w. Crawford:
recording secretary. Mrs. Roberta
Thomas: corresponding secretary.
Mrs. William Minnix; treasurer. Mrs.
B. B. Ellenoerger.
Mrs. Theodore Nanny was admitted
to membership.
The North Capitol Union met
October 18 at the home of Mrs.
Maggie Lineback. 81 U street north
west. Mrs. Mary Arnold, president,
presided.
Mrs. Keyser, representative Of the
| Good Will Industries, explained the
work done by this institution. Dr.
| Butler led the devotionals. Mrs. Ruth
Parker, director of the District citi-
zenship department. spoke. Miss Betty
Childress gave guitar selections.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
BY JESSE c. SUTER.

-AXATION today is the big
gest question in local civic
and official circles, and even
L some Representatives in
Congress are taking an interest in
the subject. The chairman of the
House District Committee is quoted
as being much disturbed by the
business privilege gross receipts
tax. 1t has caught some of his con-
stituents. 1t is reported that he
favorS the substitution of an in
come tax which would apply only to
the local residents who are not en-
ployed by the Federal Government.
This is a new idea and would ac-
tually exempt all those on the pay
roll of the Districts largest indus
try which is also tax exempt.
Whether the proposed exemption
would later be extended to real and
personal property of those on Uncle
Sans pay roll has not yet been
stated.
1t is understood that the Com
missioners' Reorganization Com
mittee will meet shortly and get
down to some intensive work to
complete its plans for reorganiza-
ton of the District government.
The Commissioners are reported
to persist in a demand that they be
given control over the public schools
through the appointment of the
members of the Board of Educa-
ton. This impression has contin-
ued through the past week despite
the fact that the popular opposi-
ton to the change is growing
stronger The forthcoming report
is awaited with interest and ex-
pectancy by the civic and busi-
ness groups.
The Bureau of the Budget is
scheduled to begin hearings tomor-
row on the District of Columbia
1889 budget. That mysterious secret
document, which must be kept from
the people who will have to pay the
bill, was completed by the Com
miSsioners the middle OF last week
and sent to the Budget Bureau. 1t
is understood that spokesmen for
some of the taxpayer groups will go
before the bureau officials and urge
that the amount be held down to
the 1888 figure.
Arrangements for the community
Halloween celebration continue to
move along with the promise of it
being a fine affair. An innovation
this year in the way of the prizes to
be awarded is meeting with popular
approval. There will be trophies as
usual for the commercial floats and
organization units, but the indi-
vidual prizes will be in credit orders
on the different business houses
donating them. These orders will
be honored at face value for mer-
chandise selected by the prize win
ner at the particular store.
AS usual, the Board of Educa-
ton, at its meeting on Wednes-
day, had liquor license applica-
tions before it. Protest was with
drawn in one case because it was
reported that there already exist
ed other licensed places nearer the
school than the place against which
protest had been heretofore made.
A course of study on the effcts of
alcoholic bevera ges and narcotics
on the human system was approved
for use in the junior high schools.
Such instruction is required by a
Federal statute.
The plans for the Community
Chest campaign are being given the
various groups for their informa-
ton. The campaign will open with
a mass meeting in Constitution
Hall on the evening of Monday, No
vember 8. The campaign this year
will cover the entire metropolitan
area.