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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1937-04-02
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17
ROBIDEAU WILL GO ON
TRIAL IN JANUARY FOR
WHEAT BASIN Staying

Frank Robideau, 3~8-year-old Wheat
Basin farmer and father of three child
rem, will go on trial for first degree
murder in the Staying of Mrs. Freda
Kuntz early in January, Columbus
court officials said a few days ago..
Robideau, who p%urportedly signed a
confession to the Staying of Mr., and
Mrs. Mike Kuntz on a lonely highway
between Columbus and Wheat Basin
the day following Thanksgiving, plead
ed not guilty to the murder charges
when arraigned before District Judge
Ben HARDWOOD.
District Judge HARDWOOD of Billings,
said that no jury term of court will be
called for Saltwater county this month
and announced the term will start
shortly after the first of the year. On
Jan. /, District Judge Guy c.. Derry,
also of Billings, will take over judicial
duties in Saltwater and Carbon coun-
ties and will likely preside at the Rob-
idea utrial.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

trolled river will run into the spillway
and from there back into the Milk river
channel.
Next spring the work Of placing the
cutoff drains under the dam will be
started on the main contract but this
work cannot be carried on until the
river is diverted through the tunnel.
The work is up to the schedule
planned in the spring.
AS work on the main contract stops
for the winter, the first dirt on the
downstream toe of the dam lies in
place over thousands of feet of rock,
forming the ballast" for the toe. Also
completed on the downstream side Of
the dam Is the placing of the drain
trench.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

Spillway work and all portions Of
the Fresno dam, neal Havre, except
the tunnel, has stopped for the
winter, j. Il. O'Nel Of the con-
tracing firm of Wachter- O'Nen
Construction CO. and Megarry Bros.
completed, except for placing con
crete On the upper portion of the
slope. All concrete has been placed
on the lower slope in the retaining
walls. the cutoff wall and the still
ing basin as well as the floor lead
ing into the outlet portal of h
tunnel. t'.
had been in place all summer, draining
off water from the bottom of the still
ing basin, were withdrawn and already
the stilling basin has commenced to
fill from the drainage system.
The dragline has been placing dirt
on the north side of the spillWay chan
mel to the river and leveling the rip
rapping rock which faces the portion
of the outlet spillway channel That IS
concerted.
South OF the spillway, another ma
chine built a small dixie, to prevent
possible high water of the spring from
interfering with the trash rack and
tunnel operations at the inlet portal.
All men are laid off except the
Waterman.
Work on the tunnel, for which Spehn
& Klies & Noe have the s~ubcontract,
will continue for some time. Work on
the trash rack forms is in progress.
Concreting of the tunnel proper is
completed.
In the center of the tunnel, work is
progressing on the gate chamber. Here
excavation is going on with air COM
pressOr operated drills boring upward
into the shale to make the chamber
where control and emergency gates will
be placed next spring before the river
is turned through the tunnel.
Also to be continued this winter will
be the work of grouting the tunnel,
placing concrete behind the tunnel
walls, filling inner crevices against the
ground pressure. Later will be placed
the two steel boreS in the outlet side
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

Further evidence of our shifting of
to the federal government may be seen
from the total expenditures made by
the government as direct payments to
the states in recent years, DR.. Renne
said. These expenditures include PWA,
FERA and WPA grants, social security
payments, grants for highways, United
States employment service payments,
national guard expenditures. and the
other more regular grants made to the
states in ordinary years.
These grants to all states totaled less
than lS5 million dollars in 1880, while
IN 1896 they comprised more than two
billions or about 16 times as much.
DR.. Renne points out hat this great
shift of responsibility to the federal
government is merely one phase of the
whole modern movement from small.
relationships which characterized more
primitive times mechanical society car
ried into the field of public taxation
and finance.
The fact that our local governmental
units are in better financial condition
than before the depression will be very
comforting to many persons, DR.. Renne
is a debt and it matters little which
governmental agency owes it. The fact
remains, this latter group will contend,
that u total public Indebtedness, due
to the huge annual federal deficits
since 1880. has increased some 10 to
20 billions and we must all eventually
help to pay this through taxation.
I However. DR.. Renne asks, is it not
likely that citizens of local units in
areas like Montana where crop condi-
lions have been so poor in recent years
will be in a better position to pay
federal taxes principally on income
and consumption) in the future, than
to pay the high interest charges char
acteristic of local Indebtedness and the
infleXible property taxes which are the
main source of local revenue?
At any rate, DR.. Renne continues. let
us call a spade a spade and recognize
that a large part of our present public
debt represents merely a shifting of
the burden to Uncle Sam. rather than
a uniform increase in Indebtedness of
all governmental agencies whether fed
eral, state. or local. Such recognition,
he believes, is a beginning step in clear
ing up much of the present confusion
which exists on taxation, government
debt, initiation and related matters.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

the responsibility for furnishing public
services has been shifted to the federal
government, while county and other
local governmental units have paid off
a considerable portion of their indebt-
ednesS and are in better financial con-
dition than before the depression.
This is particularly true of Montana
where county. city and school district
governments are as a whole IN the
best financial condition in years. The
net indebtedness of Montana counties
has been nor than cut in half since
the depression began. In. 1890 county
Indebtedness exceeded II million dollars
Montana cities and towns have also
lightened their debt loads. The net in
~debtednesS of the states larger cities
Chose exceeding $500 p!opulationl
dropped from more than Is million
dollars in 1882 to less than five million
The net bonded indebtedness of
Montana school districts has declined
from about 10 million dollars in 1922
until today it is about half that
amount. School expenditures have de.
clined from a predepreSsion average, OF
from IL to IA million dollars annually
to around nine to 10 millions.
DR.. Renne's studies show that these
decreases in county, city and school
UlSGI Y ~
complished by increases in taxes. The
total taxes levied for Montana county
purposes declined from more than ZOE
million dollars in 1880 to eight and one
half million in 1896; those for schools,
from nearly IL millions to nine millions,
and those for cities and towns from
four and one-half millions to three
and one-half millions.
Several other factors enter into the
debt reductions made by local govern
mental units. Among these are more
stringent budget regulations and other
restrictions pertaining to local indebt-
edness that have been set up. by the
state legislature; county and other
local officials have made an earnest
effort to economic in expenditures,
and savings have been forced through
severe tax delinquency.
Delinquent taxes and penalties COL
lected by Montana counties the three
years 1934-1936 inclusive totaled S.
lected in 1850
services from local governmental units
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17
Net Indebtedness of Montana
Counties Has Been More Than
Gut i'm: Half Since Depression

Many persons believe that while the
national debt of the United States has
exceeds SO billion dollars, state and
local governments are piling up pro-
portional debts.
On the contrary, the net indebtedness
of local governments for the country
as a whole has actually declined during
the five years. 1932-1937, says DR.. r. R.
Renne, head of the department of eco
college.
He points out that not only has the
average net indebtedness of all county,
city, township and school district gov
ernments decreased during the depres-
sion, but there has been only a small
(about IA percent) increase in state
Indebtedness.
In other words, he explains, much of
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17
DR.. POTTER CHAIRMAN

DR.. Peter Potter of Butte has been elected
chairman of the state public welfare board.
succeeding DR.. E. M. Larson Of Great Falls,
resigned. DR.. Potter previously was vice chair
man. Mrs. Edith R. Battey. board member
from Billings was named vice chairman to
succeed DR.. Potter. George G.. Harris, Great
Fails attorney, was named to the board by
Governor Ayers to fill the vacancy caused by
DR.. Larson's resignation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17
THE HARDIN TRIBUNE-HERALD
The Insured Plan of Security Building G
Loan Association Of Billings Satisfactorily
Solves the Problem of the Small Investor

The present savings and investment plan of the Security Building & Loan
Association of Billings, Montana, offers insured safety up to 100000, q SUBJ
stanual dividend return which has never been less than 80 per annm. to-
gether with ready availability Of funds This, combination of desirable features
satisfactorily solves the problem for the average investor who has from a few
hundred dollars to several thousand dollars or for those who desire to accumu-
late a sm Of money through systematic savings. All fees charges and penalties
of all kinds are entirely eliminated in the Security Plan, thus offering the people
of this state IN ideal plan for savings and investments without cost.
The Security Plan has become increasingly popular, especially among farmers
and bushes men oft the state IS we'll as those in every other walk Of life, a. it
will fit into any investment program. The resources Of the Association have In
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17
MAY OBTAIN AID

The state may grant aid under the social
security act to counties. even though the
county pbor fund is not entirely depleted,
according to an opinion delivered by the
attorney general. H. ]. Freebourn. The law
does not require that the poor fund be de-
pleted before such assistance may be granted,
but only that the accounts set up for old age
assistance, aid to dependent children. needy
blind and general relief be depleted
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

creased substantially during the year 1897, making it the largest Building g. Loan
Association in the State of Montana and n of the outstanding financial inst-
in the northwest.
A large percentage of the cuisines carried m by the Security Building g. Loan
ASSOCIATION OF Billings is by mail, and the service of this strong institution "a
De had for our savings and investments by simply dropping a card or letter rim
the nearest Postofnce. A self addressed, stamped envelope is furnished to those
VIC are making systematic payments o a savings fund n all business is
held strictly confidential
Those who desire substantial earnings N their savings M investnoen+c r.
gether with absolute safety and convenience will find IN Security Tnrmad pan
just what they have been looking for.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

Assessed valuation of all property in Mon
tana this year is 81. O13. O74, 7l3, according to
figures released by the state board of equall-
zation. That is a decrease of $50. 594. 264 from
the figures of last year. The board placed the
taxable value of property this year at s324,-
3 8,972. Last year 1t was 1894, OLA, 887.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17
SPLLWAY WORK
ENDS AT FRESNO
TUNNEL CREWS CONTINUE BUT
OTHERS LAID OFF; WILL
DIVERT IN SPRING

Spillway Is Completed Except Placing
Concrete On the Upper Portion of
the Slope; Work Is Now Up to Sched-
ule Planned in Spring.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

Four-fifths of the colonial subjects
Of the king Of Great Britain live in
India. 81.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

LIBBY-A new General Electric shock-proof
X-ray machine has been installed in the Libby
1e~ik
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

COPYRIGHT 1887 THE wIKEh FAMILY, INC, ALADDIN, scHRNEY p g.. PENNSYLVANIA TE
WnkEk FAMILY BLENDED WrSkEY-9o PRoOF-THE STRAIGHT WHsKESN THIS PRODUCT ARE
20 MONTHS OR MORE Old, 2% STRAIGHT WrSKeS 75R GRAIN NeUTRAuSP RrS2 OR sIRAIGHT
WMskEY 20 MONTHS DID, SIS STRAIGHT WHIskEY 4WNs oD
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

HAM1LTON-Ned Wood. convicted Of killing
two calves that BELONGED 10 his uncle, Ben
suspended sentence. Woods uncle and his
father. Henry Wood testified against him
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

CUT B~ASK-Three crews are working in the
Cut Bank oil field as follows: Hole Bros,
drilling by tools at 3,01s: Glacier Production
reynolds No. l at las. Cobb-State, gas and
shut down.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

E. Huddleston. president of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Beet Growers associ-
alton. was reported to have left for Washing
ton to Participate in discussions regarding
benefits to be paid beet growers under re-
Gently enacted Sugar LEGISLATION.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

GREAT FALLS-The annual convention of
the Montana Sheriff and Police Officers as
Sociation was held here recently. Sheriff Guy
Palagi of Cascade county was general chairman
Of ARRANGEMENTS.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-12-17

CULVER DOLLAR Whiskey is aged full two
- years in charred white oak barrels. . it
tastes right because it made right by acom-
pany with 80 years distilling experience. Ask
for 81 Dollar at your package store
Lincoln Inn D%istilling Co, Inc, Lawrenceburs, Indiana
Montana labor news., 1937-05-13
VAN 0STRUM LADIES' STORES IN ANACONDA AND
Butte FOLLOW UNIQUE Business PRINCIPLE

Sixteen years ago, Mrs. Van Os-
trum established a small millinery
business in Anaconda. Succeeding
in this venture, she expanded the
enterprise to include dresses, suits
and coats. At first the new stock
was rather modest, but under the
intelligent direction of Mrs. Van
Ostrum it progressed rapidly. A
popular line carried in the Anaconda
store is babies apparel and besides
this there are Gozard corsets and
other general merchandise. The sue
cess which accompanied the store in
Anaconda led its proprietress to
open a store at rs West Broadway
in Butte.
In the mining metropolis, the
store specializes in hats. As a mat
ter Of fact, both stores specialize in
hats and one of the principles I'M
derlying this part of the business is
that only one hat of a kind shall be
carried in stock. No duplication can
be found in either one of the stores.
In this way every woman can be
assured upon making a purchase
that she is securing a hat that will
always be distinctive and individual.
Three clerks r employed in the
Butte store, namely, Betty Kern,
Frances Binder, and Lois Crawley,
all of whom are well known and
popular. In the dress department
sizes are carried from IL to 81. These
sizes also govern suits and coats,
Sizes of hats are carried from 20 to
"a. Besides the items mentioned
above the Butte store carries a COM
plete line of hosiery, hand knit
sweaters and dresses made by the
Lincoln Knitting Company. These
designs are exclusive in Butte and
Anaconda,
Service Rather Than Profits
Contrary to many stores of similar
character, the employees are instruct
ed never to tell a woman that a hat
is becoming if it is not, merely tc
make a sale. First Of all the pur-
chaser must actually look well in the
hat and be satisfied. If the clerk
can't find a hat in a style that is
becoming to the customer, they are
instructed to say that they haven't
anything and to try again upon the
arrival of new shipments.
Mrs. Van Ostrum is an expert ii
her line, coming here from New
York % years ago. She designed
Montana labor news., 1937-05-13
Women Extend Thanks
To Firms and Friends

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Butte
Miners Union wish to thank all the
unions, firms and individuals who
so generously contributed OF helped
to make their recent bazaar, dinner
and dance a success. We especially
thank the unions who so promptly
responded with financial assistance,
also KGIR and the firms who so
kindly loaned us the necessary
equipment and all the children who
favored us with musical and dancing
numbers. In appreciation of all
these favors we have asked our
members to keep these people in
mind and patronize those who were
so kind to us.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-13
unions SHOULD GET
SIGNATURES TO STOP
H. B. S. AND ). B. II
Suggest that TraitOrOus Legisla-
tors Be Recalled by County
Commissioners.

Montana Labor News:
You are urging voters to sign ref
erendum petitions on H., B. 65 and
S. B. II passed by the last legisla-
ture. l notice one daily newspaper
is opposing these referendum petit
tons.
AS a LaFollette Progressive of
over Is years standing, l would sug-
gest that each local union of the
State Federation of Labor and of the
Farmers Union and State Farm
Bureau, employ n of its own MEM
bers, paying him his wages, and
have him devote his entire time
from now until June LIST in securing
names of voters to these petitions.
1t will pay them well to do so, not
merely to put a check to this Hitler
lied form Of governing Montana as
proposed in these laws, but such
action by the voters would serve
notice on the next and future legis-
latures that our people will not hest
tate to exercise their rights under
the referendum provisions of our
State Constitution. The c~irculators
of these petitions should secure not
only the required Is per cent of the
voters, but should make it so per
cent or more, so that Legislators
would realize that the people mean
business. Legislatures would then
be more inclined to legislate for the
welfare Of the whole people.
Such action at this time would
have a wholesome effect on the next
legislature when we should put over
a recall amendment to our State
Constitution. Through the recall the
people could have the real control
over their government and its cleo
tive officers, who then would not
dare to make Objectionable appoint
ments to state offices.
Much complaint has been made
that some members of the last leg
islature betrayed their constituents.
AS the Boards of County Commits
sioners nov have the power to fill
vacancies, I would suggest that petit
tons be circulated, addressed to
each of such members of the legis-
lature, stating that they did not rep
resent their constituents as they
| wished to be represented in the leg
islature, and ask them to resign.
Some will resign, and your Commits
s~ioners a fill the vacancies. But
those who do not resign, will not
have the hardihood to become a can
didate next year. And the members
of the next and future legislatures
will more nearly represent the peo-
pie, than in the past, as they will
not want to have such resignation
petitions circulated against them.
This is the most effective way of
handling legislators who fail in their
duty to their constituents.
Too often, unions pass motions and
resolutions, and that is the end of it.
But now, hire your man and put
him to work steady until June LIST,
and let's put these referendum petit
tons and resignation petitions over.
lets start now, for next year, to
clean out the State House and the
State Legislature. If you will hire
your man and have him work until
June LIST getting signatures of voters,
Montana can be made a state gov
eminent of the people, for the peo-
pie and by the people. But, hire
your man now. will gladly cooper
ate in such a movement.
Sincerely yours,
.Tacc TT Sfavapc
Montana labor news., 1937-05-13

millinery for Gage in New York and
has specialized in the craft. Her
mother was also a milliner, and it
is the boast of Mrs. Van Ostrum that
she herself was actually born in a
bed full Of hats. She is the mother
Of one son.
Members of organized labor and
especially their wives and sweet
hearts are invited to visit both
stores, the one in Butte and the one
in Anaconda.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-13

In response to the demands of a
group of red-baiters, military men
and self-nominated patriots, Tulane
University at New Orleans has
locked up many books and pamph-
let's in a %storeroon without being
catalogued.
The dangerous volumes from
which Tulane youth are protected
include the addresses of Pres. Will
liam Green of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-19
ACTRESS TAKES|DIVORCE PLEA.
WITNESS STAND ASKS DIVISION
I'm BRENT'S SUIT OF 5 MILL IONS
Miss Worth to Tell
of Mexico NuptiaIS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 I.N.S0.
Beautiful Constance Worth, screen
actress, was called to the witness
stand here today in her fight
against the suit Of Actor George
Brent for an annulment of their
Mexican elopement.
The actress, a musical comedy
star from Sydney, Australia, known
there as Jocelyn Howarth, has sat
through three days Of testimony
without being called.
Testimony so far has largely
been by Mexican legal experts,
since the handsome screen hero
is suing on the grounds the couple
failed to abide by all provisions
Of Mexican law when they eloped
to Tia Juana last May.
Declaring that the validity Of
all marriages of Americans in
Mexico was at stake, Judge Charles
Haas called in two other judges
and the three jurists now are
hearing the case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-19
Diamond Family Scion
Sued By Mrs. Landau

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 10
(C.TP.S).-Seeking division Of
community property she values at
more than 100000, Mrs. Evelyn
Stark Landau of New York today
had on file in the Superior Court
a divorce suit against Morris M.
Landau, member Of q South Afri-
can diamond mining family.
Landau, whom his wife describes
as owner Of properties and invest
ments in Los Angeles, New York,
London and South Africa, was &C.
cused of flying into fits Of rage.
Mrs. Landau asserted that on one
occasion she was forced to seek
hospital treatment as the result of
her husbands angry spasmS.
Her petition seeks 5000 monthly
alimony, $4,000 for attorneys fee
and $1,000 court costs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-19
REDUCE
PHONE REVENUE

The loss Of more than $4,000
in telephone tolls last year
through the use Of slugS In pay
telephones was reported today by
Charles A. Robinson, general
manager Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co.
But this figure will be materi.
ally reduced, Robinson declared
today, since the President has
signed an act making unlawful
the use of spurious coins in vari.
Gus types of vending machines
here.
The new law also provides a
penalty for owning or selling
counterfeit coins or slugs.