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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-03-11

The following is a letter SEN by
Representative O'Connell of Mon
tana to Representative Bell, also of
the national House of Representa-
ives, relative to his position regard
ing the Townsend plan:
January 16, 1887.
Hon. c. Jasper Bell.
House of Representatives.
Washington.
Dear Mr.. Bell.
In reply to your recent letter con-
corning the Townsend Old Age Pen
sion movement. wish to say that |
not only supported and advocated
its enactment in the primary and
general elections, but have not
changed my mind since.
The Townsend movement has a
very strong and very popular follow
ing in my district, and all over the
State of Montana, and those are the
people that | came down here to rep
resent. May | say before going fur
Their that | resent a communication
of this kind and to my mind 1t GER
tanly shows a lack of any consider
alton of the ethics and the common
courtesy which one member of our
body should show another. l think
further that you have permitted
your personal prejudice, instead of
xrour hottar raacnpipo md iudpa-
ment to guide you in this matter.
You state that the claims made by
the Townsend National Weekly are
~extravagant. This, | wish to emphat-
ically deny and when our support is
shown in the House of Represent
atives not only you, but many 9TH
ers who would retard the old age
| pension movement in this country,
will receive n of the greatest sur
prises of your life. VIE are down
here to enact the Townsend Old Age
Pension plan into law and we intend
to do it.
I may further state that although
| was not a member at the time.
had knowledge of t e investigation
instigated by you, supposedly to In
vestigate all old age pension organ
izations, but actually started to per-
secute DR.. Townsend and his lead
ers. | think the tactics of that COM
mittee. or at least a majority of 1t,
constitutes n of the blacklist spots
on the legislative history of our
body. To prosecute a man who with
sincerity and honesty attempts to
give security to old age in this coun-
try. as a majority of your committee
did, was certainly un-democratic and
un-American, and | for one intend
to do everyt ing in my power to see
that such d%espicable tactics are not
pursued in the present Congress and
| feel that | will have many support
ers regardless of what their position
is on the Townsend plan.
| did not intend to become per-
sonal but | have always been frank
and want to state my position clear
ly so that you will have no doubt
about it whatsoever.
Very sincerely yours.
(Signed) JERRY j. O'CONNELL.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-03-11
NOTICE OF sHERIFF~s SALE

NOTICE OF SHERIFF"S SALE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DIST
RIOT OF THE STATE OF MON
TANA. IN AND FOR THE COUN-
TY OF SHERIDAN.
THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF
SPOKANE, a corporation, Plaintiff.
Abner A. Medders. a widower; Hen
ry Ehrmanntraut and Emma j. Ehr-
manntraut. husband and wife; Will
liam Parson; and Liberty National
Farm Loan Association, a corpora
ton, Defendants.
TO BE SOLD AT SHERTFFS
SALE, at the front door of the
courthouse at Plentywood. Sheridan
County, Montana, on the 3rd day of
April, 1887. at the hour of 2 o'clock
P. M. of said day, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
The North Half of the North
west Quarter of Section Four
teen, the North Half of the
Northeast Quarter, the South
west Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter, the Southeast Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter, and
the Northeast Quarter Of the
Southwest Quarter of Section
Fifteen, and the Southeast
Quarter Of the Southeast Quar-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-03-11

for Geoe. Daughters 500
Farmers Cooperative Store.
groceries for Thos. Erick-
son 1000
Tjomsos Stubban Co,
clothing, Mrs. Myrtle Rose $500
Mrs. DIV. Joyes, care TO Mrs.
Van Pelt 1000
Erna Zimmerman, rent, Mrs.
l.. Deck for Oct. and Nov. 1000
Joanna Kelly. rent, Mrs.
SeversOn ---.------------.- lO.OO
Samuel Dodd, salary, poor
farm l5.OU
Lincoln Lumber Co., lumber 1910
DR.. o. G.. Benson, operation,
McCauley ---------------- 31.5U
Mrs. Ruth Brorby, care to
Bergh children .......---.-.- $500
Farmers Cooperative Store,
groceries for Mrs. Oscar
Rose oo'VV
Farmers Cooperative Store.
repairs 1858
Ole Boo, coal to poor ..--. 9.75
Mary l.. Mckenzie, nursing. $500
Sheridan Memorial Hospital,
room rent and care .......... 272.50
j. G. Storkan, salary ..-...----.- 10000
Home Grocery, groceries to
Walter Lewis ....-...-......- 1900
Harrison Malcolm, rent, Mrs.
helPeT lU.Uu
Millers Pharmacy, prescrip-
lions 1000
Alice Clawson, allowance
for Dec. 25.00
Joe Walikonis. care and board
to Chas. Sokas -...--....-- 1900
H. +. Foster, material to
poor farm -.-----.------- 6.65
Paulbeck's Clothing Store,
clothes to poor farm 1890. 3.S4
Quain and Ramstad Clinic,
examination, Mrs. Flus-
tosch 35.o5
Al. Sheldahl, transportation
Mr.. and Mrs. Torgerson : . $500
Herman Anderson, 5 ton of
coal 1915
Thomsos-Stubban Co., sup
plies to poor .-.--....-......- $500
P~lentywood Drug, medicine
to poor 2.55
P~lentywood Produce Co.,
supplies to poor farm 1890 9.64
A. o. Hendrickson, rent,
Mrs. Hanson --.-.--.--.- 800
Buchwald and Lobdell, cloth
ing to poor -----.---------- 20.82
Nuremberg Style Shop,
clothing to poor -.-------- 8.79
Mont. st. tuberculosis Sani.,
care to patients .-..----.- 225.00
Mont. st. tuberculosis SAM,
supplies to patients ---------- 1925
Floyd Willard, rent, Mrs.
SeverSOn 5.0O
poor farm 9.15
Home Grocery, groceries to
Sheridan Memorial Hospital,
care to poor ..--- 36.40
Continued Next Week.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21

Rosser Land. as chairman; Rubbi Sidney
E. Goldstein and the Rev. Brddford
Young. constituting committee on union
label.
Accompanying the printed circular
containing the above was q form which,
when filled out by the recipient, pledges
support to the union label campaign and
promises to have the printing Of his
church or organization printed only in q
shop able to furnish the ullied label. The
Ministers Union was established in April,
1881, dnd membership is open to all
clergYmen OF whichever fdith who may be
in sympathy with the purposes Of the or
gdnizdtion. While activities of the union
Gre now confined to New York and vicin-
itY. it is hoped thdt q nationwide label
campaign mdY some time meet approval
Of all clergYmen Of the United Stdtes.-
Typographical Journal.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
STENOGRAPHERS WIN PAY
BOOST AND HOURS CUT

AKRON, Ohio (AFLNS)--A four
hour strike by five members of
Stenographers, Bookkeepers, Typists
and Assistants Union No. 1926, af-
filiated with the A. F. of L., brought
a prompt settlement with the Good
rich local of the United Rubber
Workers of America.
Four women and one man en-
ployed in the office of the rubber
workers, after calling their strike al
800 a.. M, announced a settlement
at noon. The strike was reported
entirely effective. The office work
ers claimed undue delay" on theil
request for adjustment of wages anc
hours. The settlement. included wage
increases for two of the five en-
ployes and establishment of the 30
hour week.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
A TO INCREASE NAVY

Italy plans to increase its navy
personnel from 10000 to 100000 to
meet any British threat in the Medi-
terranean, according to The New
York Times. Many light warships
are being added to two 35,000-ton
~battleships now being constructed.
Ten new submarines have been com
pleted.
A strong naval base has been built
on the island of Elba. Another naval
base will be built at laramie in
southern Italy. The navy is
being kept at full strength, although
the land force was reduced after the
Ethiopian war, when it reached a to-
tai of 1900, 900 men.
Mussolini made his meaning clear
on November l, in Milan, when he
said: peace with all, with those
near and afar. Armed peace!'
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL
NAMED SAMUEL GOMPERS'

LOS ANGELES, Calf. (AFLNS).
The Los Angeles Board of Educa-
ton unanimously voted to name the
new junior high school in the South
Los Angeles area the Samuel Com
pers Junior High School," in honor
of the memory of the former presi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, who served in that capacity
from its establishment, one year ex-
cepted, until his death in 1924.
Other schools were named after
former President Woodrow Wilson,
former President Calvin Coolidge,
Louis Pasteur, Florence Nightingale,
Washington Irving and Susan M
Dorsey.
John F. Dalton, president of the
Los Angeles Typographical Union, is
president of the Board of Education,
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21

VANCOUVER, B. c., Canada
(FP)-Movie idols can't have every
thing, especially when their expen-
sive toys are built in England and
shipped to Hollywood via Vancou-
yer. Clark Cables new automobile,
an English Ford V-8 chassis, COM
bined with a speedy looking Jen-
sen body, sits on the pier at Van
couver waiting to be shipped to Hol-
lywood, but only when the maritime
strikers say the word. The Init.
Longshoremen's Assn. Vancouver
local called a strike Nov. %.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
Campaign for Child Labor Amendment

President Roosevelts personal letters
to the governors and goveTnors-elect of
nineteen of the t%wenty-four states which
have not ratified the Federal Child Labor
Amendment. but whose legislatures meet
this year. urging them to make rdtificd-
ton one Of the major items in the legis-
ldtive program of your State this Yedr,"
ore an important and timely contribution
to the campaign for the prompt dpprovdl
of the amendment.
TWenty-four States have dlreudy
adopted the amendment. 1t requires fd-
vordble action on the part Of only twelve
more state legislatures to make this noble
effort to protect the children Of America
from ruthless %exploiters q port Of our
fundamental low.
The President wds concise dnd to the
point in his letter to the governors. He
said:
II am sure you will agree with me thdt
one of the most encouraging develop
ments of the past few years is the general
agreement that hos been reached thot
child labor should be permanently obol-
ished. Outstanding gains were made
under the MIRA codes which have been
maintained in AMY establishments
through the voluntary cooperation Of en-
ploYers.
However. it is Clearly indicated thdt
child labor, especially in loW-pdid. I'm
standardized types Of work. is increasing.
| am convinced thdt nationwide mini
mum standards ore necessary and thdt
q WdY should be found promptly to crYs-
tdllize in legal safeguards public opinion.
in behalf of the elimination Of child labor.
DO you not agree with me thdt rdtifi-
cation of the childldbor amendment by
the remaining twelve States whose &c
ton is necessary to place it in the Consti-
tuition is the obvious WdY to edrlY
achievement of our objective? | hope
thdt you will feel thdt this con be made
n Of the major items in the legislative
program Of your State this year"
The Presidents letter wds sent to the
executives Of the following States: New
Mexico, Nevada, South Cdrolind, New
York, Texas, Nebraska. Maryland. Con
necticut. Florida, Massachusetts, North
Carolina. Rhode Island. South Dakota.
Vermont, Tennessee, Delaware, Georgia.
Kdnsds and Missouri.
The present campaign for ratification
Of the Child Labor Amendment wds mi
tidted by the recent annual convention
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
held in Tdmpd. Fla. The convention
ordered an immediate drive by organ
lied labor in all Of the non-rdtifYing
States whose legislatures meet this year
to require prompt consideration of the
amendment.
EorlY in December, Willidm Green,
president Of the American Federation Of
Labor, sent q letter to all state declarations
Of labor, city central bodies and local
unions in the delinquent States urging
them to mobilize organized ldbor's forces
in the interest Of the amendment.
Many competent observers believe
thdt President Roosevelt's influence
coupled with the zeal Of the organized
labor movement dnd progressive forces
generally will make the amendment q
part Of the United States Constitution de-
spite the illogical but stormy efforts Of
subversive elements to leave American
children the prey Of unpdtriotic profit
mongerS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-22

Correct, authentically colored papers in harmony with new est home furnishings. Designs and colors for all rooms. EveFy roll worth 8 times what we askl Come early for best choice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-22

. 6.22 GU. it. Capacity c 1O5 Ice Cubes, ! lbs. Tee . Economical Rotarite Unit c Dry Zero Insulation o 10 Point Cold Control . Semi-AutOmatic DefrOsting c Porcelain Interior c Dulux Exterior
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

Mevin Mater Oswald Jacob, worlds leading
other system In extstence)
Evening star., 1937-03-03
BY PROF. J. ID. FLINT.

REFORE we get under way on this
one the professor disclaims all
illusions to feminine characteristics.
After all, why should the professor
stick his neck out?" Twizzler Schulz
sent this In:
Three women went shopping, each
with certain amount Of money, but,
womanlike, they borrowed from each
other and made purchases with intri-
cate finances. Mrs. A loaned Mrs. B
one half of her original amount: Mrs.
B loaned Mrs. c one half Of her origi-
nal amount and also loaned Mrs. c
one half Of what she MRS. b had
borrowed from Mrs. A. Mrs. c loaned
$1.21 to Mrs. A and also $121. to Mrs
B. After the purchasing the sum Of
what each spent and what she had
left was the same for all three and
equaled what Mrs. c originally had.
What were the original sums and
what did each owe at the close Of the
tour?
(Answer on Page B-l3
Copyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Natures Children
Robin (Turdus migratorius) {.

the time does . very dreadful thing -
our own seiI-resIc.-
After robin and his family have de-
serted the nursery, see what a numDer
of trips had to be taken +" @-''
Each piece means Q trip, possibly only
q few YARDS away AM s-------.-...
distances-ther rootlets and the grasses,
to say nothing Of his mud-plaster wall
and the finer materials used to dec
crate the side walls and make the mat
tresS.
Try making plaster Of paris eggs of
the same size and heavenly color of
blue to f1ll the empty cradle for your
nature collection. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to give you the field marks Of the
robin for Identification. Most Of us
know the Spring announcer so well We
could never mistake him for any other.
Robins usually arrive in hocks. Be-
ing friendly and sociable are two Of
their outstanding traits. The top and
the sides Of the head are black. There
Evening star., 1937-03-03
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

y = ICHIdAN, Virginia and Wis
M consin claim cock robin as
v their own. When you see the
4 ' i industrious fellow for the first
time this Spring you will feel that
nature lovers In these States are greet
ing this self-assured fellow with de-
light, too. The robin has attained .
wide distribution throughout North
America, and it loves to live near our
homes or dwellings.
His song is full of Joy and his family
life easily observed. The family trad1-
tions are to build early and have the
children taught constructive things
for all robins to know, while the year
Is still young. though the babies do not
arrive until food Is abundant.
Robins are not architects, with an
eye to line and beauty. In q way their
nursery appears to be built for comfort
and endurance, though they never use
the house again the following year, but
do use the same site or one close by.
Robin often gathers much Of the
building material and tries his best to
construct an acceptable one-room
apartment for his bride. Does she &C.
cept his unselflsh endeavors? She does
notl Watch her toss away all the
bright bits Of string, the paper and rags
he collected.
Apparently his feelings are not hurt,
and when his first babies arrive he al
most goes wild with delight-he sings
and works from day to twilight. Then
Evening star., 1937-03-03

the second brood absorbs all his wife's
attention. Now is when you see what
an ideal family man he is. He takes
over the whole responsibility Of the
first children, three to five Of them.
Can baby birds eat? The little rascals
insist on having their weight in food
each day! Worms and insects! What
a life these creatures lead when the
birds have returned from their vaca-
ton and are raising their families. And
what would we do If the bird babies did
not need caterpillars by the million,
wroms and grubs fairly by the bushel.
We have been entirely unn1indful Of
the work done for us'by our bird neigh
bors. We IS wildlife protectors have
our work to do to show proper graft
tude. To be on the receiving end all
Evening star., 1937-03-03
EASTER STYLE EXHIBIT
TO Benefit HOSPITALS

An Easter style promenade and ex-
hibit will be staged at the Mayflower
Hotel March 13 by the Connecticut
Avenue Association, the proceeds of
which will be turned over to nine
Washington hospitals. There will be
three promenades at 2:35 and Sis
pm.
About 40 Connecticut avenue shops
are cooperating to put on the ex-
hibit. The hospitals to beneft from
the proceeds are Children's, Colum-
bia, Emergency, Episcopal. Garfield.
Georgetown George Washington,
Homeopathic and Providence.
Evening star., 1937-03-03

holding him with such q terrible grip.
He twisted and turned and struggled
with all his strength, but it was useless.
He needed fresh air, but he could not
get any. There under the ice, held
fast by that cruel steel trap, the young
Otter drowned. He had learned about
traps, but he had learned too late.
Presently down the length Of that
pool came Little Joe Otter, gliding
through the water as smoothly and
swiftly as q fish. He saw the young
Otter. He saw the dreadful trap. He
understood perfectly what had hap
pened. He, too, was too late. With
sorrow in his heart he kept on down
the brook, away from that pool Of
sadness. There are no sadder words
than Just those four-it Is too late.
Evening star., 1937-03-03

South laid down the king Of clubs,
whereupon the queen dropped, estab-
fishing his ten spot, and the contract
was made.
In spite Of the favorable result,
South was rather annoyed at his part
ner's bidding. Obviously, North should
have dropped the contract at two
spades, and his three diamond bid was
practically inexcusable. North re-
torted that his bidding was the only
way to produce the top score. How
ever, South bided his time and after
the game was over discovered that at
all. IA tables spades had been the nnal
contract, but that in no other instance
haf declarer made as many as 10
tricks. Accordingly, two spades bid
and four made would have given North
and South the same top score as four
spades bid and made. Furthermore,
they would not have been risking the
bottom score that penalty would have
given them.
oCopyright, 1877
Evening star., 1937-03-03

Is Q white spot above and below the
eye. Grayish-slate color for the upper
parts; tail inclined to blackish, throat
white with streaks Of black and the
under parts rufous. In the Spring the
bill Is beautiful yellow, rather brown
in the Autumn. The females are In q
more modest shade, but both sexes in
their wedding garments are richly col
ored.
Copyright, 1887
Evening star., 1937-03-03

S
IA fashion those with taste particular about their
recipe calls liberal white collar
a pead
rather necktie
hounds
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Methodist Home Board to Meet.

The Board Of Managers of the
Methodist Home will hold its annual
meeting at the home, 490l Connecti-
cut avenue, tomorrow at 1880 An.
Dr.. q. Ellis williams, superintendent
Of the Warrington district, VIII speak.
Ma. HAxTy Hesktnsea vtu preaida.
Evening star., 1937-03-03

The Four Aces will be pleased. to answer
letters from readers II STAMPED l3;cent1.
each communication. If you desire the
pocket outline Of the Four Aces system Of
stamped (3-cent) seif-addressed. large
size envelope to the -Four Aces, Inc. 100
west Forty-second street. New York City.
charge
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Overbidding.

USTIFIABLE overbidding con-
sists of trying for game when
you have a reasonable chance Of
~ making it. But when the sue
cess of your contract depends not only
on favorable break, but also on hor-
rible defense by the opponents, you
must realize that you have overbid too
much. The following hand, taken
from a recent duplicate game, illus
trates this point:
South dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Iepers Buried Alive,

Lepers, when their disease can no
longer be concealed, are sewed up In
animal skins in some sections Of China
and buried alive,
Evening star., 1937-12-16
WITNESS DEFENDS
I. Y. A. FLOOD AID
System Can Reduce Stage
at Cairo by Two Feet,
Expert Asserts.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec. 1s.-
A member Of the Mississippi River
Commission staff testified yesterday
that the Tennessee valley Authority
unified system in the Tennessee River
and tributaries could reduce the Mis-
sissip2i food stage at Cairo by two
feet during great flood" =,
The witness, George r. Clemens,
senior hydraulic engineer Of the COM
mission, testified in behalf Of the
T. v. A.. which is seeking to repe1 q
legal attack by l8 private utilities.
With 100000 acre feet Of storage
space available behind T. v. A. dams
I see no reason why it would not be
possible to store 5oOO0 cubic feet per
second from the crest of a great
f1ood-the 1887 food" Mr.. Clemens
said.
He added that had the 100000
cubic feet been stored and retained
during the 1897 flood" it would "un-
doubtedly" have reduced the stage at
Cairo by two feet.
"It would be very desirable" he
said. ito have a substantial storage,
both on the main stream of the Ten
nesSee and its tributaries, If the Mis-
Evening star., 1937-12-16
McNary-Haugen
Fight Likened to
Wage-Hour Ro,U
2 Say They've Nerer
Seen Anything Like
Present Confusion.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Veteran congressman ranked the
wage-hour legislation today second
only to the old McNary- Haugen farm
bill in the confusion it has produced
In the House.
The turbulent scenes enacted yes
terday during unsuccessful efforts to
incorporate American Federation of
Labor ideas in the measure impelled
Republican Leader Smell of New York
to term the muddle "the worst I've
ever been up against" He's been in
Congress % years
Representative Vinson, Democrat, Of
Kentucky. with IA years service, said
Il have never seen anything like it."
Once more than an hour was con-
sumed while the harassed presiding
officer, Representative Mccormack,
Democrat. of Massachusetts, sought to
dispose of an avalanche of parlia-
mentary inquiries. They kept pop
ping at him intermittently throughout
the seven-hour session.
Evening star., 1937-12-16

sissippi River floods are to be con-
trolled."
Edward H. Sargent Of Albany, N. Y,
chief engineer Of the Hudson River
regulating district, following Mr..
Clemens on the stand, asserted that
Norris Darn, = T. v. A. project on the
Clinch River, was adequate for the
multiple purposes Of food control,
navigation and power production"
The Norris reservoir, he said, was
similar to the sacandage reservoir
near Albany, which, Sargent said,
"eniciently provides flood control,
navigation and water for production
Of electric energy"
Evening star., 1937-12-16
STUDENT DIES

BALTIMORE, Dec. Is F.-Eoy
Hastings Bailey, IS, Jackson, Miss, q
graduate student IN chemistry at the
Johns Hopkins University, died in his
room yesterday Of a heart attack.
His landlady found his body on the
bed. DR.. John A. Evans, coroner, re-
turned verdict Of death from natural
causes.
He was graduated from Millsaps
College in 1888 and received an M. S.
degree from Tulane University in 1885.
Evening star., 1937-12-16
COAL BODY'S PRICES
IN EFFECT TODAY
F. D. B. Minimums for Bituminous
Fuel Set-Pleas for Stays
All Are Refused.

~ the Associated Press
Minimum coal prices fixed by the
Bituminous Coal Commission went
into effect today.
The commission set fob. prices
Tor thousands Of individual mines.
Retail prices will be determined by
wholesale. retail and freight charges
above these bases.
Just before the deadline the COM
mission refused all requests to post
pone the date of effectiveness. Among
petitions denied were those of the
American Association of Railroads,
which objected to the prices set on
locomotive fuel, and the State of New
York and the Associated Industries
OF New York State, which asked a
stay on prices affecting them.