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pect to inhabit the dream villages
Greenbelt and the other Greens
are to provide wholesome housing
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS not toe
downtrodden. And the inquiries
the administration makes to be
sure 1t gets what it wants leaves
nothing to the Imagination.
A preliminary, questionnaire gets
out of you how much you earn, how
many children you have, how much
you spend for gas and light, and
whether you drive car, and the
name of your employer. If your
salary indicates you are a pros-
pect, Home examiner calls on YOU
and there you get going over, the
nature of which is kept secret
even from the propestive tenants.
DR.. Wendell Lund, blond and
rounded chief of the family selec-
ton service, allowed us to examine
the report the home examiner
makes but wouldn't let us take it
out of the office.
IF some family got hold of it,
he explained, they would know all
the right answers to- give"
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MODERN
ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Lee

@. How should a girl introduce
young man to her father and mo-
Their?
A. Father, this is Robert Mat
thews." Mother, this is Robert
Matthews" Or she may say Mr..
Matthews"
@, What does a la carte mean,
and how is it pronounced?
A. 1t means, dish by dish, with
stated price for each. Pronounce
la kart, all as as in ah, accent
on last syllable.
@. What is the birthstone for
October?
A. Opal, or tourmaline.
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clever but they may be inclined
to be critical and caustic.
Asaph Hall, astronomer, was born
on this day 1929. Others who have
celebrated it as a birthday include
Johann Heinrich Won Damecker,
sculptor, 1853; Ernest Peixotto
American painter and writer, 1859
Copyright, 1937
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PROSPECTS UPLIFTED'

But we remembered the bulk of
it and can tell prospective inhabi-
tants of Greenbelt that when the
home examiner leaves your present
dwelling she will know whether
your house smells, whether your
children wipe their noses and if
there is an inside toilet.
If you leave magazines and
newspapers strewn about the place
and quarrel with the neighbors
and the landlord, If you pay youi
bills promptly and have a little
nest egg, that will help. But if you
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-14

have several thousand dollars laid
away you probably could build your
own home and not expect the gov
lernment to take care of you, at
Greenbelt.
Dr. Lund said most applicants
felt "uplifted' after examination.
He thought it came from feeling
that somebody was about to give
them a lift. That may be, but
whether or not they feel uplifted,
they had better convince the home
examiner that they are we'll washed
and tidy-but financially strained.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-14
20 Years Ago
From The Empire
OCTOBER IA, 1917

w lODCII IL A0As
The Alaska Steamship Company
had sold the steamer Dolphin tc
Chilean interests and the ship was
about to leave for Valparaiso for
the coastwise service.
Miss Sullivan, sister of Mrs. Sam
uel Guyot, who had been VISIT
ing in Juneau for several months
left for the south on the Princess
Alice.
The gas boat Golden Rod, which
had left Juneau with George Maud
and Robert Bruce acting as crew
had safely reached Seattle, accord
ing to word received by Earl Maud
Mrs. r. G. Datson and little
daughter of Douglas left for the
South to rem n outside until
Spring.
Miss Rosenberg entertained with
a heart party at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. Alvin Goldstein.
Mrs. l.. o. Sloane was hostess at
a knitting party. Her guests were
Mrs. r. A. Gunnison, Mrs. H. H.
Townsend, Mrs. v. N. Dupuy, Mrs.
j. G. Held, Miss Sullivan, Mrs. S.
Guyot, Mrs. Guy McNaughton and
Mrs. G. T. Jackson.
Mrs. J. c. Held left for the south
to visit in San Francisco.
Charles Goldstein, Charles E.
Davidson, Charles D. Garfield
Charles E, Naghel, DR.. Robert Simp-
son and w. George Johnson were
members of a hunting party that
left aboard the Grace E. for a ten
day hunting trip.
Weather: Highest, 46; Lowest, "A;
rain.
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Whale oil, used in Germany
chiefly as foodstuff, is to be util-
lied by industrialists in that coun-
try as substitute for vegetable
oils in the manufacture of paints.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-14
LOOK Qnd LEARN
By A. c. Gordon

l. What metal, on account of its
resonance, is the most used for
making bells?
2. Is there any authentic por-
trait of Christopher Columbus?
3. How many negroes have been
admitted to the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point?
4. What republic of the Western
Hemisphere has the oldest civiliza-
ton?
5. What is the oldest education-
al institution in the United States?
ANSWERS
l. Bronze !.
2. No.
3. Sixteen, but only four have
completed the course and been
graduated.
A. Brazil.
5. Harvard University.
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Unless there is a little moisture
in the library the bindings on leath-
er books are apt to dry out easily.
The water may be kept out of
sight. 1t is especially necessary,
however, during the fall and winter
when there is much heat and dry
air in the room.
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The world isn't going to be quite right until some
one takes firm hand at debating to the dictators.
Cincinnati Enquirer
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NOTICE

Martha Society Turkey Dinner,
Wednesday, Oct. 20, $50 to 7:30
o'clock, at the Northern Light Pres
byterian Church. Adults 75c, chill
dren under IL, SOC. adv.
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Sanford Bates recommends abolition of prisons
and establishment of penal colonies instead We hope
that isn't another one of those Rat Island IDEAS.
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Fl "A P P Y-
B I r T H D A Y

The Empire extends congratuIa-
ions and best wishes today, thei,
anniversary, to the tolloao-
ng:
OCTOBER IA.
Ernest Parsons
Bill Alexander
Mrs. Harry l. Lucas
Mrs. Hans Berg
Leonard A. johnson
Clarence Foster
Harold Peterson
Louis j. IsraelSon
Hans Arp
Harold Swanson
j. A. Kendler
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Congress is going to take up the farm problem.
Farmers have been taking it up for years with varying
degrees of success.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-14

AS long as the Constitution is hailed no one vii
e heed in this country-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-14

The Arctic Ocean sea route, now
used regularly by Russian ships,
once was pronounced impractical
during the present geological era.
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lyet? Now is the time to decide whether we are to
have a swimming pool in Juneau
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Try Top Notch Lunch-35c. adv
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Alaska" by Lester D. Henderson
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Dream Villages Of
U. S. Nearly Ready

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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-12
Friendly Indians Rendered Valuable Service to
ARMY During Eastern Montanq's Troublous Days

food and compels him to be regular
In all his habits. A proper diet and
certain regulations in regard to his
personal cleanliness are two very i'm
portant steps which the army affords
Tor the civilization Of the Indian. In
gains a certain amount of self-respect
and desire to be more like the
good white man. As a soldier he is
obedient to the minutest detail"
The Journal considered this COM
ment to be very well, but the con-
clusion that the army is the place
Tor the Indian because it provides
for him proper food and compels him
to be regular in his habits would
apply equally to a proposition to make
the Indians inmates OF the different
west, but who, for that reason, be-
lieves in putting them there? The
army is not the place for a kinder
garten for the aborigineS."
Notice was directed at this time to
the statement made by the Adjutant
General of the Army in his annual
report to the Secretary of War. The
Adjutant General said that he could
not resist the conviction of the in
the regular regimental organizations.
On the other hand, he was strongly
of the opinion their employment as
army scouts would be of great use
fitness to the organization.
Eventually Poor 10 became tired of
army life, if the report published in
Miles City in March, 1894, was accept
ed as evidence. It was stated that Lo
wanted to go back to his breech clout,
the blanket and the idle life of a red
skinned government ward. 1t was re-
ported that the Indian had no use
Tor the regular army and was leaving
the service as fast as he could.
"A general order from Washington"
it was stated, 'gives so odd members
of the Indian company of the 9th In
fantry three months furlough and
discharge at the end of that time.
Among the distinguished warriors
whose valuable services will henceforth
be lost to the United States of Amer
lea, we may mention Corporals Tight
Pants, Dropping Mud and Pounded
Meat, and Privates Big Head, Mule
and Shovel Foot. This order virtually
obliterates the Indian company of the
9th Infantry at Fort Washakie. which
was formerly commanded by Captain
Ray, who is now making things lively
for both whites and reds on the Sho-
Shone reservation"
The refusal, the year previous, of
Private Dan Stabley, Indian, to re-
turn to Fort Keogh when his furlough
had expired, was reported to the COM
handing officer who forwarded a re-
quest to Capt. John Tully, agent at
Lame Deer, to make the arrest with his
Indian police. It was understood at
the fort that the agent refused. which
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later was denied. However, Lieutenant
Marshal, commanding the Indian
troop, On Tuesday evening, June 20,
1893, was ordered to the agency with
a part of a cavalry troop to make the
arrest, and If necessary, to call upon
the troop of cavalry at Lame Deer for
assistance. A courier came back to the
fort on the following Thursday eve
ming with a dispatch from Lieut.. Mar
shall who stated things were quiet at
the agency, but that the Indians were
sullen and determined, and that trouble
might be precipitated at any time. Pre-
cautions were taken. That same eve
ming half of the cavalry troop was
sent out from the post to establish a
relay camp half way between the fort
and the agency. With this relay, it was
stated, a disptach could be brought
from Lame Deer to the fort in one day.
Having occasion to come to Miles
City early in July, Captain Tully, on
a food supplies buying mission, took
occasion TO say that the rumored
trouble with the Cheyennes over the
surrender of a deserter from the Indian
company at Fort Keogh was a tempest
IN a very diminutive teapot. He claimed
that he had been seriously misrepre-
sented in connection with the affair.
Instead of refusing to arrest the In
dian, Immediately after receiving in
formation that the deserter. who was
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known in Anglo-Saxon as Dan STAN
ley" had deserted taking with him his
horse, horse equipment and arms,
which was about 8 o'clock in the eve
ming, he sent a party Of the Indian
police after him. got him before mid
night and locked him up in Jail. He
then, he said, notified the military
commander at the agency that he was
ready to turn over the Indian deserter
to him.
THE officer sent a guard to receive
Private Stanley and as the party wa
passing the agents residence where the
Indians father, known as Badger in
the English tongue, was engaged in
sustaining a fence, there was a slight
scuffle between the sergeant in charge
of the party and the parent who did
not understand the status Of his off,
spring, which ended in the Indian be-
ing driven to the wall, or rather pushed
against the wire fence, and the prison.
er was apostrophized On, Stanley, on"
it was explained.
In the meantime, Monday, June 26,
Lieut.. Marshal returned to Fort Keogh
from the Cheyenne agency with the de-
serter from his Indian troop. He was
able after several days to make the
arrest Notwithstanding the threats Of
the Indians to resist the attempt to
take the fugitive back to he service Of
Uncle Sam, it was reported.
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nishes the best material. He lacks
even the chief of the soldiers virtue.
He is not courageous, as we under
stand courage. He fights only with
all odds on his side. Add to this in
feriority, that his capabilities are
limited. He is only passible in a par
ticular arm. As an infantryman ne
is worse than useless; he has to be
carried. The cavalry is his best effort,
but here again he is inferior to the
white soldier and it is only as a scout
that he Is Of much use in this army.
And how much you can depend on
him as a scout Is also q conundrum.
In Miles campaign of IA against the
Kiowas and Comanches, DelaWares
like thirty dollars a month and rations
"a wealth and abundance they were
little accustomed. to. AS long as there
was nothing more dangerous to do
than pocket the money, eat the rationS
and do a little riding, it was all
right, but when they were required
to hazard their red, romantic skins
in unpleasant proximity to lead they
desired to be excused. It was none
Cooper's ideal warriors, the Uncas
and Chingachgooks, the noble Della
wares of romance proved to be as
arrant towards as ever ran away.
They unanimously and universally
shirked. They could not be lured into
a fight or anywhere near n and
they were discharged. When they got
back to their reserve they said they
came back because Miles "a no good
he wouldn't fight.
I'VE may regret that men have
prejudices. But they have them and
we must count with them in prac-
tical government. There is no dis
guising the rcgrettable fact that the
divinity used to hedge around the
uniform of the United States soldier
has been sadly d~eteriorated in the
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public mind since the savage emerged
from the reservations, clad in the
cherished blue, and followed in bar
barous fashion by his retinue of squaws
and papooses. This is to be regretted,
but we cannot shut our eyes to it.
It's true, It's pity, but pity it's true"
But the argument was not all one
sided. The Journal had character
lied the Indian soldiers IS a costly
experiment.. Army periodicals COM
mented in q similar manner upon
the Indian as a soldier. Early in
October, 1894, a missionary who had
been working among the 1dians in
Nebraska, offered his opinion after
observing the activities Of four com.
opinion was given as follows:
I'm all my dealings with. these
Indians I have been a close observer
and careful student of the details in
their life as soldiers. I believe their
present condition to be far better than
any in which they have been placed
before. They all are perfectly con
company reports for the last two
years show plainly they r making
remarkable progress. Their quarters
are neat and clean as any of the
white men. In person each soldier IS
as tidy as can be. He takes pride IN
everything he does, when merits OF
the deed are based upon the principles
or true qualities Of a soldier. He is
proud of his uniform and more than
willing to give up his stripped blanket
and bear the flag. 1t may be unneces-
sarv to tell you any of these things,
but I do not know that you have seen
the Indian as a soldier. You know OF
What he is capable, and I have learned
that he can become q good man, a
good citizen, a good Christian if the
Steps are taken to aid him in this plane
of living.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-12
ONG BEFORE the present post
office of Pony, in Madison coun-
, ty, was established, there was

y ONG BEFORE the present post
office of Pony, in Madison coun-
ty, was established, there was
a p~ostoffice of that name in
Fergus county. Long before the
present %postoffice of Pony in Madison
county was established, too, the post
office which was called Pony, in Fer
gus county, was discontinued. The
story of its establishment and of its
discontinuance is a tradition among
the old-timers of central Montana.
The Fergus county postoffice of
| Pony, was named after Pony" Nc
Phartland, in whose trading post it
was located, and who conducted it for
| the convenience of his customers and
for any financial return, for, as a mat
ter of fact, there was very little finan-
cial return.
The commission that Pony McPhart-
land received on the postage stamps he
| sold during any n year, averaged
about Sc, and Pony wouldn't have
bothered with the postoffice even for
a day for Sc if it hadn't been that the
people who lived round and about
needed a postoffice.
So he enacted the role of postmaster
for the accommodation of his friends,
nor did he set himself above his fell
lows because he wa the sole federal Of
fetal within a wide stretch of terri
tory. Nor did he consider himself be-
holden to the United States government
for his job.
One day a stranger rode up in front
of the store, ;alighted from his cayuse
and tied it to the hitch pole.
Pony, seated on a bench just outside
the door, greeted the newcomer with
the simple hospitality of the west. The
fellow Immediately developed an atti-
tude of inquisitiveness, however, that
Jared upon Pony's aesthetic sensibili-
ties.
Everyone Searched for Their Mail
where's the postoffice?" he asked
abruptly.
"That's it," said Pony, pointing to
a five-gallon kerosene can with the top
cut out of it that stood on a shelf just
inside the door.
Just then @ resident of the neighbour
hood rode up, dismounted, dropped the
reins of his horse, and with a brief
greeting to Pony and the stranger,
stepped through the door and helped
himself to the contents of the can
He examined each letter attentively.
Outside, where sat Pony and the
stranger, an ominous silence pervaded
the atmosphere.
Only the man who wa examining
the mail spo.,e.
"Eud wright's getting a letter from
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-12
Pony McPhartland's Postoffice Was
Discontinued Because of a Complaint

| his wife in the east" he muttered,
half to himself and half to the w
who were seated just outside the door.
"It's a wonder he wouldn't go back
to her and quit that Cree Sq0aW mes
taken up with" he continued. Then:
Him! Jim Gallagher's old father is
writin' to him again. Wonder If he sent
him any money.
"Hullo! Here's a letter to Paddy Nc
Gee from his lawyer in Helena. Won
der what kind of devilment Paddys
up to now"
He ran on through the pile of let
tiers, showing an intimate knoWleoge
of the affairs of everyone to whom a
missive was addressed, and ever read
ing all of the postal cards.
When he had finished he mounted
his bronco and rode away. Neither
Pony nor the stranger knew whether
he had found anything for himself or
! whether he had taken any mail with
him. It was customary for whoever got
there first to take the mail to every
one who lived along his route when
he started for home, without saying
anything about it.
Pony, of course knew that.
BY this time the stranger probably
suspected it.
Pony said afterwards he could see
the man swelling little by little until
he looked like he was agoin' tub
bust"
Pony must have been doing a little
swelling himself, judging from the con-
versation which. followed.
II am a United States postal inspect
or" said the stranger, trembling with
rage" and I want to know if that Is
the way you conduct the business OF
this United States postoffice."
Pony stared at him in silence. Then
he arose. also in silence. The stranger
arose also.
Pony, without a word, lifted the
United States postoffice" from its
resting place OF the shelf, and walked
to the creek a few yards from the
door.
THAT" he said, "is the way I con-
duct the business of this United States
postoffice and if you don't like the way
I conduct the business of this United
States postoffice, you and the United
States postoffice can both go to h"
With that he dropped the can. caught
It on the toe of his boot and kicked
1t across the creek, scattering its con-
tents far and wide.
And that Is why the postoffice called
Pony, Montana, is now in Madison
county, instead of in Fergus county,
for that was the end Of Pony Nc
] Phartland's postoffice.
Evening star., 1937-04-25
Magazine Section

lamp an ominous something in the air.
Il guess | better get to bed, Aunt
Connie Ned said after moment Il guess
it's sorta late
She came back from her thoughts and
smiled at him and got up. We'll -
Both of them turned to the doorway as at
a signal to face Uncle Val's ruddy, vital face
beaming upon them. His hands were deep IN
his side pockets; he stood very solid and he
looked from one to the other of them full
minute without speaking. Ned tried to swal-
low down his swift, sourceless sense of guilt,
but it wouldn't swallow.
How good it is to be home said Uncle
Val at last, and there was something odd and
thick in the smooth satisfaction of his voice.
Good, very good He advanced a few PAGES
into the room. his eyes steady upon Aunt
Constance. 81 met Stephen downstairs. He
seemed gay Brilliant career still abloom, no
doubt. Was it a success, your party?'
1T was very pleasant" she said with none
of the evening in her voice. I'VE played crib
bage."
"Ah, now, my dear he reproved, 'you
know so well | don't ask you to account Tor
your time. trust you l trust Stephen, trust
my kinsman, Ned He turned to Ned, whose
hands had become large and strange to his
arms. MY dear boy, how was it,"
Fine, SIR The voice sounded all right,
thank heaven.
"All gay and comfortable eh? No time to
notice your old uncle wasn't here, to miss the
poor cid chap?"
Aunt Constance was prompt and quiet in
his rescue: How could he miss you when he's
seen you no more than five minutes in his
life?" She looked so proud and fearless and
lovely that Ned wanted to go on watching her,
but he dared not.
Quite right, quite true" said Uncle Val,
unperturbed Besides, he was absorbed in
his little exercise, his little test - weren'
you, my boy?"
(Continvsd on poge 1o)
Evening star., 1937-04-25
THIS WEEK

TO me" said Stephen I'll tell you about
it sometime.
Ned, dear said Aunt Constance. show
ing her reluctance to call the evening finished,
ring for Barker will you:'
Don't bother" Stephen said Il can -
Il want Barker to see you out, y Aunt Con-
stance said with a quiet significance that
somehow brought Uncle Val near them once
more.
Ned turned from Aunt Constance - she
was thoughtfully fitting the cards into their
box - and went toward the door. In the glass
over a picture on the wall, Ned caught the
reflection of the brass dragon-bell DULY gleam-
ing under lamp across the room. His heart
faltered, thinking of the School and of what
Uncle Val might want to know - and sud-
denly the dragon moved. Ned stopped, fasci-
mated, frightened: the bell tipped farther,
leisurely hand slipped something flat and
white underneath, and the bell covered it.
Ned pushed the buffers button carefully,
delayed facing the room. When he did turn,
Stephens hand still rested over the dragon
and he watched Aunt Constance slowly gather
the pegs from the cribbage board.
Barker came. Stephen bent over Aunt
Constance's hand briefly. Good night he
said. please make my excuses to Val. It's
been such fun
Good night, Stephen she said, ready to
withdraw into herself again.
There are new worlds you know, Stephen
said, I'm an instant, for the taking
Sometimes at such disastrous price.
though she said with simple conviction.
mot always" he said. I'm right. Then,
turning to Ned with his quick, intimate
smile Aren't l, Ned?"
"Yes," said Ned in prompt, uncomprehend-
ing loyalty.
"You convince your aunt" said Stephen.
He held out his hand and shook Ned's with
special frmness. 80 long
Then he was gone and the room was very
quiet; the dragon-beu cleaning under the