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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15

In the door stood a tall, much be-
whiskered man decorated with two re-
volverS. When he saw the young wom-
an. he rushed forward with: Hello,
ing for you
The poor girl turned scarlet, got
down and entered the den."
of Coulson:
Our reconnaissance ended at the in
teresting town of Coulson. While wait
ing for the construction train to bring
up our car, we camped on a high bluff
overlooking the Yellowstone.
THE air vibrated in the intense heat
rising from the vast expanse of parched
river arose the crest of the Rockies. In
her fiery mood, nature had melted all
her sharp features. You lazily dreamed
OF mountain plains and a hazy noun
tain wall.
AT midday we saw a sight which
showed how very sociable were the
Coulsonites.
C%oulsonites Go Bathing
1--WE looked down on the whole male
and female population of the town 60
ing to battle in the river. They were
naked. They were not Indians or Douk-
hobors; they were doubtless all Amer
lean citizens whose votes helped to
make U congressman and judges.
1--WE looked out on a scene of the
vita mala of the frontier, on a crowd
of men and women thoroughly trained
in coaXing the last dollar from the
railroad builder in return for what
he thought at the moment a glorious
quid pro quo"
Pumpelly mentions Billings as fol-
lows:
while in Billings in 1888, I saw a
remarkable meteorological occurrence.
The day was intensely hot until dark
clouds rapidly filled the sky. A real
rain falling above and beyond, but none
reached to within 100 feet of the
ground. The rain had been vaporized
by heated air rising from the hot, bare
soil. Many years later I saw the same
thing in the deserts of Turkestan."
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15
Troubles Arose i'm sos OUer
Crowded Condition of Runqe

It did not contain an item of truth,
it was claimed.
mo such action was taken and no
such notice served said the Stock
growers Journal, which undertook to
explain the circumstances.
"ThiS paper does not like to discuss
such matters between stockmen, as it
feels confident that the only salvation
for rangemen is to work together in
harmony and avoid controversies con-
corning range rights, but in the in
terest of truth and to correct an er-
roneous impression, it feels duty-bound
to state the plain facts i n this Ease.
During the summer of 1885, MI.
Conrad, who was also engaged in the
wholesale and retail grocery business
at Miles City, widely known both as a
stockman and merchant, located upon
a range previously claimed by the Mo
brara, Cattle Co. some six or seven
thousand head of southern cattle. The
result was that in November follow
ing, the stockmen operating their out
fits in that section held a meeting to
discuss the situation. The action taken
by Mr.. Conrad was condemned and
resolutions were adopted pledging the
men attending the meeting to refuse to
work with him.
"This is all there is to it," said the
S~tockgrowers' Journal, land the state
ment that force has been used in re-
moving the cattle or threats made con-
corning them, IS entirely false and cal
culated to do harm to rangemen gen.
orally. Hence this correction"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15

town of Coulson during 1882 and 1888
was Raphael Pumpelly, who was MAX
ing a geological survey of the country
contiguous to the Northern Pacific
railway right of way at the behest OF
Henry Willard, president of the railway
company. Pumpelly, a widely known
mining engineer of his day and for q
time connected with the United States
geological survey, was looking in par
ticular for coal deposits from which
the railway company could obtain fuel
for its engines.
Writing of Coulson in his personal
"reminiscences, Pumpelly says:
we left the cars and took the pas
senger stage for Bozeman (this was
from a point in eastern Montana, the
railway not yet having reached Bill
lingsl. One of the passengers was an
elderly woman, wife of a Bozeman law
yer. She was accompanied by her son.
A we'll dressed, very good looking young
m mounted the stage as we left.
She appeared to be a woman of some
refinement. apparently the wife of one
of the company'S engineers, WI thought,
She and the elderly woman became
quite friendly.
Surprise Denouement
AT loon the next day the stage de-
livered the mail at CoulSon near the
present Billings. Next door to the post
office stood a saloon with the sig
rificant sign Chicago James Boudoir.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15
OLD FARM TRENDS
NOW IN REVERSE"
DIR. ATKINSON TELLS WOOL MEN,
CITING NATURE OF AND REA-
SONS FOR NEW POLICIES

Speaking before wool growers at
tending the annual convention of
the Montana Wool Growers as
ISOLATION recently held at Billings,
President Alfred Atkinson of Mon
tana State college asserted that
tried policies are now in reverse"
He then explained four trends in
agriculture which are of special
interest to the western states.
The trends he described are: A re-
versal of the national land policy, cut
ting down agricultural production, pro-
lection Of farm land from improper
use ana assistance In resettling farm
ers.
DR.. Atkinson first took up the re-
versal of the land policy which he said
is the governments repurchasing of
millions of acres of land. Its former
policy, he pointed out, was to place
land ! n private ownership by selling
large tracts for income purposes and
later to establish homes by means Of
the homestead act.
Cutting Production
Cutting production is another policy
reversal on the part of the government,
the speaker said. Up to the close OF
the war period the governments pol
ICY was to open new land and to stimu-
late production. Now producers are be-
ing rewarded for adjusting their farm
management" to protect their soils and
reouce the production of certain types
OF crops.
The change of policy regarding pro-
duction is perfectly apparent, Dr.. At
ms said in citing the history of ex-
ports. In 1913 United States exports
were valued at and one-half mil
lion dollars. By 1919 they rose to more
than four billion dollars. dropped to
Two billion in 1921 and to $3.50, OOO, 900
The sharp drop in demand follow
ing the war explains the large SURPRISES
and the reduced prices" he said. The
United States also had shifted from a
debtor to a creditor nation by the
close of the war;" he added.
The agricultural conservation pro-
gram, DR.. Atkinson went on illustrates
the trend toward protection of land
from improper use.
Dust Bowls
"A visit to the dust bowl of the south
west will convince anyone of the ter
rlfylng consequences that will follow
continued misuse Of certain types of
land" he said.
The speaker described the resettling
OF arne on land where conditions
will make possible fair living stand-
ards, AS an important trend peculiar"
to the present time. Termination of
the homestead era closed the frontier
to which u%nfavorably situated farmers
had formerly been free to move. Now,
he said. the government is offering to
assist the farmer who is u~nfavorably
situated to establish himself in a new
area.
In working out the policies which
are being pursued under these new
trends, there has been, and doubtless
Dr.. Atkinson told the wool growers.
Former well established and long
tried policies are now in reverse, and
adjustment to a new type of policy can
only be worked out after a period of
trial. Whatever may be the outcome of
the present efforts, it is perfectly clear
icies applied, has come to an end"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15
BY mon TANA LOU" GRILL

By mon TANA LOU" GRILL
What was declared to be an Ger
roneous article" concerning a con-
trOversy which had arisen between
two prominent cattle outfits in
southeastern Montana was pub
lished in the December, 1858, issue
of the Montana Live Stock Journal.
The principals involved were E. S.
Newman, general manager of the
NiObrara Cattle Co, and John II.
Conrad. The former was a large
outfit, while the latter operated
as an individual.
The principal office of the Niobrara
Cattle Co. was the National Stock
yards of Illinois. Running several
brands and ranging in two regions,
Jesse Haston was the foreman of the
Powder River and Mizpah range. j. H.
Burgess was the foreman of the Big
Dry and Sand Creek range. The post
office address was given as Miles City
Montana territory.
Running two brands. MI. Conrad
ranged his cattle on the Big Dry and
Sand creek. also giving his postoffice
address as Miles City.
Under the circumstances it was OBJ
vious hat some trouble might arise in
the event that the Niobrara and Con-
rad cattle became mixed on the range,
particularly as both outfits were. at
least, close neighbors on the Big Dry
and Sand creek. Conrad, it was stated,
had located some cattle on ranges
claimed by the Niobrara outfit.
That the range was crowded in
southeastern Montana went without
saying. The statement in the articles
appearing in the Montana Live Stock
Journal that Newman's men drove
Conrad;s cattle off the range and no.
titled his men they would be met with
Winchesters If they should attempt to
replace there, was the gist of the story.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15
NEW FUNDS ASKED
@ FT. PECK DAM
TOTAL COST NOW ESTIMATED AT
1O8 MILLIONS; DAM IN OPER-
ALTON BY OCTOBER, 1899

Maj. Gen. Edward M. Markham,
chief Of army engineers, has rec
commended the expenditure of S.
100000 on the Fort Peck flood con-
troll dam in Montana during the
fiscal year 19S7-38 in addition to
funds remaining from previous al
The suggestion. made in his annua.
report on river and harbor activities
recommended also the appropriation OF
: $40 ,219, 900 in addition to funds avail
able to complete the project by octo-
General Markham suggested appro-
priation of 49, O6 900 by the Lew con-
gress for the year beginning next July
and a final appropriation of $685.
600 for completion by 1889.
Estimated in revised figures to cost
$1O8, GOO, 900, the Missouri river flood
control project already had been allC-
to last June 80 and on that date Sl4,-
131, $40 remained uncontrolled and
available for use this fiscal year and
thereafter. .,r.
General Markham did not estimate
how much of the current funds would
still be available next July. .
Fort Peck Near Half Done
In the Fort Peck report, General
Markham said the giant reservoir and
dam. the largest earthen dam i'll the
world, was A percent completed at the
end of last June.
All preparatory work on the project,
such as camps, roads, power INES,
plants, shops and other clements, We're
reported completed. Other completed
items included the base of the lam
stripping, steel sheet pillng cutoff Wall
and excavation of the splllWay channel.
Reported under construction were
four diversion tunnels. splllWay a
mel, spillway gates, gravel toes, up,
stream facing, dredging Tor earth I'LL
and acquisition of land.
Remaining to be completed were
having of upstream slope, facing or
downstream slope. CONSTRUCTION and
installation OF main control gates N
the diversion tunnels, construction ana
placing of gate operating machinery
and construction OF a parapeL wall
along the crest of the dam.
1T is impossible to give the eSacC
time for completing the various items
of work" General Markham said, but
with reasonable weather condltlonS an
ma or items of work will be well q
vanced by the end of the fiscal year
1887. ,,,,,
the entire dam and reservoir Is eS-
pected to be completed and IN opera
ton by October, 1882
He said he expected that by the
end of June, 1898, all major prelim-
mary operations would have been COM
pleted, diversion tunnels finished with
emergency gates installed and with
main control gates under constructor.
spillway completed, and rs percent OF
the earth fill for the dam in place.
Next Years Program
New work for the next fiscal year,
1878, would include: Dredging, s4.,,
$4,000: upstream facing OF gravel
blanket, si22, 900: upstream facing Of
paying stone, ST. 7s4,O 700; spillway gate
o~peraIing machinery, $464 900; main
control gates of diversion tunnels, ST.
SOL 900; stream diversion, S75'ooo; &C
QUESTION of lands, $114,0O0.
The total of these amounts equals
the amount General Markham said
could be "profitably" spent in the
le37-38 fiscal year in addition to funds
remaining,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15
DAIRY PRODUCTS PRICES
WILL HOLD THRU WINTER

A sharp decline in milk production
during November, and the probability
that prices for dairy products will be
well sustained through the winter are
seen by the bureau of agricultural eco
Monies in its December summary OF
the dairy situation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15
KEMP is APPOINTED
TO LINCOLN BOARD

Judge lockwood recently appointed
William Kemp as county commissions
for the Libby district. j. W. Daniels
who was elected at the regular cleo
ton, disqualified because his property
was outside of the city commissioner
district.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15
NAMED TO BOARDS

Governor Holt named DR.. n. r. Carman
of Butte Q member Of the executive board
Of the state tuberculosis sanitarium at Galen,
Mrs. Helena Anderson Of Bozemen TO the
beauty culturists' examining board and DR..
Charles W.. Mahaffey Of Helena to the osteo-
paths examining board.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-15

It is said that one can bite eight
times as hard with real teeth as with
false teeth.
Evening star., 1937-06-24

Joint committee would be clearing
house for Congress on reports from
the Auditor General.
A new Department Of Public We'll
fare would be created for the pur-
pose of promoting public health, safety
and sanitation, the cause of education,
relief of unemployment, assistance of
aged and relief and rehabilitation OF
the physically disabled"
The name Of the Department Of
Interior would be changed to De
partment of Conservation"
Sets up Resources Board.
The National Resources Commit
tee would be abolished and instead
there would be set up National Re-
sources Planning Board composed OF
five members to make Investigations
and studies appropriate to plans and
planning policies for development
Evening star., 1937-06-24

reporting to Congress all public ac-
counts deemed to have been impop-
erly settled by the Director OF the
Budget, or any expenditure OF funds
which it deems to have been unwisely
or improvidently made. The provision
as to the appointment and removal Of
the Auditor General and his assist
ant are identical with those relating
to the present Controller General,
Senator Robinson emphasized.
Supplementing the proposed new
audit system, it is provided that a
joint committee of Congress be set
up-the membership equally divided
between the majority and minority
parties, consisting Of four members
from each Of these committees-Ex-
penditures Committee in both House
and Senate. Appropriations Commit
tees Of both House and Senate; Com
mittee on Finance of the Senate and
Ways and Means of the House. This
Evening star., 1937-06-24
Detective Work Finds Ring.

OKLAHOMA CITY, June "a LP).->
Three years ago w. F. Westcott lost
his ring while planting potatoes. He
sifted the garden soil for hours without
finding it.
Digging the first potatoes of the 1897
crop, he found peculiar small tuber.
Clasped around its slender middle
was his ring.
Evening star., 1937-06-24

self exclaimed: II don't think I'm
crazy; at least I hope not"
The State countered the INSANITY
plea with an affidavit from the State
Hospital for Nervous Diseases declar-
ing Brockelhurst sane.
The youth appeared well, betraying
| no trace OF the nervousness which
Sheriff Carroll said caused him to
| attempt to hang himself in his cell
Sunday night.
Evening star., 1937-06-24

the resources OF the Nation-both
natural and human.
Provision Is made for adequate ap-
propriations to carry the proposed new
law into effect.
The President also would be au-
thorized to appoint six additional ad-
ministrative assistants to perform
such duties as he may prescribe, at
q compensation not to exceed $4,000
year each.
Senator Robinson is transmitting
the new bill to cabinet and other
administrative officers of the Gov
ernment for study and comment
Following the receipt of their replies
he promises extensive public hear,
ings-so there is little likelihood OF
any early action on this omnibus bill
Evening star., 1937-06-24
HITCH-HIKE KILLING
TRIAL is STARTED
Death Penalty Asked for Brockel'
hurst, 23-Year.Old
Youth.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONOKE, Ark, June 24.-Lester
Brockelhurst, 23year-old one-time
Sunday school teacher, went on trial
today, accused OF murder, in this
farming community, which was just
another little town on his cross
country "crime tour" last month.
Prosecutor George F.. Hartje said
the death penalty sis the only fair
verdict that can be reached" against
the Wide-eyed youth from Galesburg,
Evening star., 1937-06-24

nl, who, along with his sweetheart,
is charged with the hitch-hike killing
of Victor Gates Of Little Rock.
Brockelhurst and the girl, 18-year-
old Bernice FELTON,, also of Galesburg,
denied on the trial eve that their
love affair had ended, but Hartje
said the two had quarreled and in
dicated Bernice would be called as q
witness against Brockelhurst.
Brockelhurst's attorneys built their
defense around a plea OF insanity, in
response TO which the prisoner him
Evening star., 1937-06-24

England's first test oil we'll is being
sunk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-07
LEWIS MAY APPEAR

Washington, Jan. 7.--(UP)-John
l.. Lewis, head of the committee for
industrial organization, today con-
sidered going to Detroit to direct
more closely the united automobile
workers showdown strike against
General Motors Corporation.
Lewis was reported eager to "get
on the ground" in the strike area
for two reasons-the importance OF
the outcome to the future Of this
organization, and desire to match
strategy with Alfred p. Sloan, Jr.
General Motors pre-. lent, who hur-
ried to Detroit from New York to
direct his corporations course.
Reports reaching G. I. O. head
quarters indicated to Lewis that
other industries-glass, steel and
rubber-awaited the outcome before
determining their attitude toward
G. I. o. The mass production in
dustries are the ones in which Lewis
is pushing his zone big union
drive.
Federal officials watched the up
ward climb Of the strike chart, fear
full Of its effect on prosperity. Au-
tomobiles are inextricably linked tc
steel, glass, rubber and other indus
tries. A prolonged strike would cut
in the rising incomes which Mr.
Roosevelt hopes will provide large
federal revenues.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-07
SenatorLa1ulor; Rep.
Thon1s AtConference
CONTINUED from Page IL

compromise committee" would this
afternoon offer the democrats four
places on all house committee
states. This would still leave the
republicans a substantial majority
on all committees. The democrats
are expected to turn this idea down.
No Joint Committees
II the republicans fail to give the
democrats q majority on all joint
committees there will be no joint
committees, judging from statements
made up to the present. The demo-
cratic majority In the senate will
name its own committees and the
republican majority in the house
will be left to do the same thing.
With no Joint committees hearings
on all bills will have to be held twice,
once before the senate committee
and once before the house commit
tee. 1t Is also possible that the two
committees will sit in at the same
hearing and file separate reports
This would expedite matters some
what but the democratic senate can
block anything the republican house
wants put through.
One important fact was ascer-
tanned late yesterday afternoon. The
democratic majority in the senate
will be able to control the COM
mittee on executive nominations
Executive nominations are passed
upon only by the senate. There
fore the governor will have a free
reign this year In naming heads Of
departments.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-07
Highlights OF The Presidents
Message To 18th Congress

7-P)-Highights Of President ROOsevets
address TO congress the state Of the nation:
the task to that democracy
the today effectively In
simpler world Of a hundred ago."
challenge meet it required unprecedented
eadehptO abus-tO
material prOsperto give faith to millions OF
citizens
"n the methods Of attack with which met these
problems and helped to make democracy succeed by
to arise between two
branches Of government"
that the wheels They must in the
greater satisfaction man.
Overproducton interpretation speculation three evil
imitation disastrous
dehation."
the belief that the
detectives the National Act sound We know
its difficulties the fact that tried do too much
statute Of oulawed problems
moi. They still with u.s."
a growing
m alteration fundamental OIL
increasingly enlightened with reference to it,"
must be found adopt legal forms and judicial
Interpretation actual national the
progressive democracy i'm the modern world"
1--WE do not ask the courts to call existent into being
but right expect that conceded of those may
implied shall be made effective instruments for the good
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-07

an hour as leaders sought to de-
fine procedure, made difficult by
divided control, in hurried caucuses.
When finally they did meet, sep
arate organization proceeded swift
ly in both chambers. No attempt
was made to organize the house and
senate jointly.
Resolutions were passed naming a
joint committee to canvass the No
vember vote and to study the prob
lem Of joint organization. Then both
chambers recessed to await the gov
ernor.
Neither Will Back Down,
Whatever report Is made by the
special committee on joint organi-
zation, 1t was believed neither DEM
ocrats nor republicans would back
down from their stand on control
of committees.
Thus, the legislature, for the first
time, Is faced with the prospect OF
having separate committees in each
chamber. If this results, leaders
may decide to hold combined hear
ings Of committees SO persons de-
string to state positions on measures
may not have to do so twice.
Once this organization is COM
pleted, the legislature Is ready tc
proceed with the naming Of COM
mittees and the admission Of bust
ness. After the Monday session, II
was believed likely leaders may adj
journ for a week or SO to permit the
organization of standing committees
which, during the early part Of the
session, are in almost continually.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-07
CLEVER PROWLER
FOOLS POLICEMAN

Boston, Jan. 7-UP)-Advised
by headquarters that a prowler was
in Washington-street store, two
officers drove in a cruiser car and
found a man APPARENTLY locked In by
the proprietor.
Get me out of here" he shouted
to the officers. I've been locked In
for three hours"
What happened?" asked the Of
ficers.
Il was telephoning in the booth
when the boss closed up. He missed
me. He snapped the outside and in
side locks and / can't get out. The
boss has the keys with him."
The man asked the police to 20 to
a certain address and bring back
the boss Police found no such per-
son as the boss" at the address,
and returned to the store to find
the man gone-and a small safe
blown open and ransacked.