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The Washington times., 1938-03-10
Think WHAT IT MEANS TO SAVE so MUCH
MONEY ON A BETTER LOOKING, SWEETER
RUNNING, MORE MODERN CAR

ago! Many of these cars are backed
by dealer guarantees. You'll find a
wide variety Of great bargains on
display-thoroughly reconditioned,
clean and attractive offering thou.
sands of miles of frst.class modern
transportation.
This is no ordinarysa Car dealers,
stocked with these good used cars, have
joined in a great, nationwide cooper.
ative movement to ''get things moving"
You may not even need cash to make
the switch. Your present car may cover
the down.payment on the car you want.
Balance on easy terms. If you have no
car to trade you can still take advan.
tage of the low down.payments and
easy terms during this sale.
These bargains are GOING FAST.
DON'T DELAY, UNTIL THE BEST
SELECTIONS ARE SNAPPED UP!
National Used Car Exchange Week
ends this Saturday night, March IL.
OR NATIONAL USED CAR EXCHANGE WEEK BARGAINS
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
TURK PRODUCTION
W THAN 1886
DUE TO LACK OF FEED AND LOW
RATIO BETWEEN COST OF
FEED, TURKEY PRICE

Based on reports of shipments
made by cooperative pools in the
state, MOntana's turkey production
In 1897 declined sharply from the
previous year, according to Miss
II. +. Cushman, extension poultry
specialist at Montana State college.
Pool shipments to the Thanksgiving
and Christmas markets this year to-
tailed only 830,332 pounds as compared
with l,O30,419 pounds shipped in 1896.
Pool shipments to the Christmas mar
kets this year totaled 276,97O pounds,
compared with 774,7 85 pounds in 1896.
Thanksgiving pool shipments this year
totaled 53,362 pounds, compared with
255 ,634 pounds a year ago.
Two factors largely account for this
years decline in turkey production in
the Treasure state. Miss Cushman says.
First, there was a lack of feed in the
drouth areas of the state. Second, the
low ratio between the cost of feed
and the price of turkeys in 1886 dis
couraged many growers from produc-
ing turkeys in 1887.
Another factor that is playing an i'm
DOrtant part in the states turkey in
duStry is the gradual elimination of
the old-time farm flock Of turkeys.
These small flocks are no longer a
factor in market production. she said.
because large scale production of tur-
keys has been found to be more eff
ficient and profitable. Because turkeys
lend themselves well to volume pro-
duction, they produce more profit per
pound than do cattle, sheep or other
livestock.
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commander: C. NJ. Henderson. advisor lieu
A. Christian, watchman: Mary Murphy. sem
try: Leo G. Murphy. clerk: Rex E. Woods.
Clyde Overman. Mabel E. Pings. managers.
B~ILLINGS-The sponsoring committee of
the regional Junior Fat Livestock show to be
held here next November has named Harry
L. Fitton. manager of the Midland Empire
fair, the manager of the junior exposition.
Other officials named are Harry A. Snyder,
Billings woolgrower. chairman of the general
committee. and A. H. Langman. Billings. vice
chairman.
HELENA-The Montana Association of Com
mercial ORGANIZATION Secretaries will hold its
annual meeting in Billings. Jan. IS and 26.
w. G. Ferguson. manager of Montanans, Inc.
and secretary OF the association, said. Mon
tana's road problem. insect control. water
conservation and the tourist program for
next year are among the TOPICS to be dis
cussed. Henry Boiling OF Miles City is pres
idcnt of the association, Charles Baldwin of
Whlteflsh. vice president.
GREAT FALLS-Jeanne Walters. 20. was re-
ported missing from Sacramento. Calf. a
few days ago by her father, J. NJ. Walters.
Of this city. Walters told authorities. who
asked California police officials to aid in the
search for the girl, he had received a postal
card from her il Sacramento. which said,
Send somebody to find nc. I am in an
awful miXup." Scrawled on the card<was the
return address, Calender or "Calendra"
hotel. Sacramento police advised there was
no such establishment in that city. Walters
said hts daughter, against his wishes, hitch
h!kcd TO the west coast several months ago.
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her lashes. Oh, he mustn't see that
they were little frozen tears. A bit of
paper flutterd from the opening and
fell between them.
ITS goodby then?' A girl was al
ways saying that to a sailor. She was
just like the rest of them.
I'm not your style, Elsie. You
wouldn't want me hanging around-a
garage helper. Yesterday I thought
you seemed sort of soft and sweet and
-and--loving but I guess things don't
go so deep with you"
That's right" she managed. Il just
wanted the trip. I didn't really expect
they'd want to see me. You see, I made
them a lot of trouble once and I didn't
think they'd forget it,"
He looked down and saw the bit of
paper and picked it up. He read it
twice and looked at her. You cut
this out of my paper" he said. Elsie,
did you think it meant you?"
She snatched at the clipping. II was
a sap but I did. You see-you-see-I
thought"
And I thought it meant me-"
Suddenly they were both laughing
You're right-We are Saps. 1t must
have been a joke somebody put in the
paper. They call it the agony column.
I wonder how many people read that
and thought it meant them?"
Plenty" She took the scrap and
read it again. Stained and crumpled.
the print was almost gone but she knew
it by heart. Baby. come home. All is
forgiven 1t drifted through her fin
gers and a shrill, sharp wind took it
away. It wasn't like her mother to do
a thing like that. 1t was just a line
that didn't mean anything.
He was holding her elbow now, firm
and steady.
"Say. how about our having dinner
together? We might see a show or
ooh. I'd love it."
"All right, then. I'll bet you're a
swell dancer. But wait :" He took
the little box from his pocket and put
it in her hand. Here. wear this. won't
you? I can't go on carrying it around.
That locket is just the color of your
eyes"
Then you1l have to take the tie I
bought for-for-"
A funny little silence came between
them. What if there was nobody else?
What if older people forgot-they
didn't need anyone when they were
going to be together.
Elsie tucked the little box away. isn't
Christmas grand? I " had such a
lovely present. Oh, I'll hate to grow
old and not a r about things any
more" she sighed.
The a came grating over the frozen
rails and stopped, groaning. They got
on together.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
COP AND SKUNK
FIGHT BATTLE
HELENA OFFICERS DRAW STRAWS
TO SEE WHO HAS JOB OF
REMOVING ANIMAL
Skunk, Tired Of Routine Life Offered
by Hill and Dale, Takes up Quarters
Under Oil Company Warehouse in
Capital City; Unwilling to Be Moved.

Which is mightier, man or
skunk? That question was deter
mined a few days ago in the battle
of the century. The participants
were a common but gaily coated
skunk armed with its natural ia
~cilities, and Joe Hildenstab, a blue
coated guardian of the law at
Helena, armed with grim determin-
alton and tear gas.
But to get down to the bottom of
this situation-it happened like this:
The little animal with the white
stripe down its back, apparently tired
of the routine life afforded by hill
and dale, wandered into the capital
city and set up a temporary home
under the warehouse of an Oil COM
pany.
somewhat fastidious, objected when the
skunk "holed up" underneath the Of
flee room, and sought an effective
but safe means of ejecting the in
truder.
There lay the problem, for to eject
a skunk peaceably or otherwise re-
quires tact of the highest degree.
police, and they were hurriedly called.
Several officers being present, they
drew StraWS to determine which one
would risk loss of clothes, friends and
dignity. Officer HildenStab lost and
made his unwilling way to the oil COM
pany.
Loses First Round
After deep consultation. it was de-
cided that tear gas was the only solu-
ton. Amid cheers of the employees,
Hildenstab marched to the attack, but
optimism was short lived, for the
skunk dashed to a new hiding place,
which was so situated that to throw
a screen of tear gas would not only
affect the skunk, but also the en-
ployes. They were able to retreat to
safety. but feared that when they re-
turned to their desks after the fumes
of gas were gone something else would
remain that no gas could ever equal.
And so the battle ended, but not for
long, for Officer Hildenstab had
sworn to carry on. The next day he
went out to win or s%uffocate and he
really meant business for he and the
skunk had the field all to themselves.
When morning rolled around the Of
ficer was on the job bright and early,
but Mr.. Skunk had departed for parts
unknown, leaving the police officer a
winner via the technical knockout
route.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
EVELYN MURRAY CAMPBELL
IN THREE PARTS-PART THREE

They found the streetcar and she
stood in the veStibule for a moment
blurred against the frosted window
looking at him. He was looking, too,
and they waved at each other like
shadows in the falling snow.
Next day was very bright and cold.
Elsie left the street car and walked
slowly toward the direction of Swope
park. Her eyes Stung because every
thing was S sharply black and white.
The trees were stark against the snow
and shrubs bowed and bent under the
weight of it.
This was the place they had fixed
would have forgotten all about their
date. His mother wearing the chain
with the blue locket would hold him
tight; she wouldn't let him go to meet
a girl that day because he belonged
to her again: Elsie didn't blame her
f1Gnf feeling II gol like sve tha at {pem h Ssdk on to
She walked mincingly along the
narrow snow track because her shoes
were so thin soled. She had $40 in her
purse and she was thinking of the job
she wanted to land before night. Once
she nearly turned back. What was she
doing this foregoing out of her way
he had forgotten she was on earth.
But he was there. His figure stood
out in the loneliness, hunched about
the shoulders with his hands deep in
his pockets, kicking at the hard crust
of snow.
Hello" he said when she came near
enough, so you didn't forget. I thot
mo, I didn't forget. Of course I
didn't" She tried to smile with her
stiff. cold lips.
He kept on kicking at the broken
snow and she danced up and down
to keep her blood moving. The cold
struck right through her suede pumps
and crept up her legs that felt like
icicles. But she worked at the smile
until it N answering one from
him.
well, how did it go? Did she like
the gloves? Thought about you last
night-you two, talking for hours"
She settled her hat and pushed up
her collar. They began to walk along
a path that led to a winding way be-
hind the loaded shrubbery.
"I-didn't see my mother. They've
moved away. The house was empty
I could see through the windows. I
went all owe the neighborhood hunt
ing somebody who knew my family and
a man in a store told me they went
last summer. Traded the furniture for
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a trailer and just started out, nobody
knows where"
Her chin was up and she looked
like she had in Leavitt's with an m
sWer for everything. He tried to say
something light and funny but all he
didn't get the gloves"
mo. it was a crazy thing-taking a
chance. I could have written. I DOM
know why people do things at Christ
mas they wouldn't think of any other
time"
They turned into an unbroken path
where men were working with shovels
4 didn't see my people, either" he
said, but the woman next door told
me about them. My mother died last
year and my dad is living with his
brother in Wisconsin. I went out to
of Italians living there. They couldn't
understand a word I said, not til heir
old man came home"
I'VE were just a couple of saps,"
Elsie said.
What are you going to do now,
Elsie?"
II got a chance to work in a deli
catessen over there. I can live with the
family for awhile. I might try that If
something better doesn't come along"
l lO0oCN Aoo oSVoSt w ooN UAS
first job and wait for the other one.
Those Italians asked me to eat sup
per with them last night. I could nave
my old room, they said. Varoni knows
a man with a garage that wants a
helper"
They fingered in spite of the cold,
treading the snow that was crisp as
glass and so slippery that Elsie's high
heels tripped her but she wouldn't
reach for the arm he didn't offer. She
kept on trying to laugh as if nothing
meant anything.
Stop that" he said angrily. Il never
could stand a girl that laughed at
everything. What's the matter with
you? You've changed back to the way
you were in that ham and egg joint
What if I have?" she came back
flippant. II wish I was back there
right now. Would I like a mouthful of
fog instead Of this? Well, next Christ
mas III put a pillow over my head
and forget it,"
He took her arm in a firm hard way
and made no allowances for bruises,
You could twist your ankle and get
in a hospital, easy" Then he let her
60. II hear a car coming-well. I guess
it's so long, sister"
A distant bell changed, dulled by
the snow. It was rushing down upon
them grinding everything to bits. She
had to take her handkerchief out OF
her purse to rub the tiny icicles from
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
EXAMINATIONS FOR STUDENTS
ARE SET FOR JAN. p AND 20

Seventh and eighth grade examina-
tons will be given the 9th and 18th
Reardon, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction. in a letter to Miss
Cornelia Geary, county superintendent
at Deer Lodge.
All students to take the examinations
will be listed by Miss Geary and req
uisitions for sets Of questions sent to
Helena.
Should the weather be inclement
children will be permitted to write at
the various schools. under the super
vision of individuals named by the
superintendent.
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natural attractions. But they all go
The story in Official Detective re-
peats, in large measure, what was told
in the Montana Standard a few years
ago when an oily-fingered gypsy
mulcted a Butte woman out of $4,000
"a nestegg which she had put away,
in a bank vault several years before
planning to have it for her old age.
The gypsies-there were several of
~them--opened a fortune-telling place
on North Main street. Chief Jere
was alive then. He knew his gypsics.
The minute he heard there were some
in town he had them "jugged." But
this bunch hired a lawyer and fought
the case. A police judge dismissed the
charge n the gypsies stayed right
on West Broadway.
Filched Out of $40, 900
How the Butte woman entered the
place n how a dark-Skinned maiden
eventually learned that She had $4,000
in choice securities, left to her by a
former husband, and how she told
the ona that her money was cursed
how she could not only remove the
curse but could double it by her magic
and o the woman eventually "fell'
for the story and lost it all-is told
The story carries pictures of As
sistant Chief Duggan and Joe Williams,
former fingerprint expert at police
headquarters.
For the benefit of those who may
have forgotten name and dates, the
dame that got the money went by the
name of Anna Stone. Officer Williams
trailcd the outfit back and forth over
the continent. but was always just a
day or two late. The bunco artists
knew their trail was hot and generally
kept moving. They are still at large.
The bureau of air commerce employs
a corps Of operators whose duty it is
to listen continuously to radio beaconS,
Immediately report any interruption
and hasten repairs.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
WATER BOARD JOBS

There are now 2 100 men employed on state
water conservation projects in the state
through the WPA. according to a report sub
mitted to the board by Chief Engineer E. B.
Donohue. Work in Custer, Richland. Dawson
and Fallon counties. however, has been halted
because of exhaustion of federal funds.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
DIVIDENDS UNCLAIMED

w. A. Brown. State SUPERINTENDENT OF banks,
reports that dividends of S55. 433, belonging
to depositors in closed banks. remain I'M
claimed. They have been accommodating. he
said. since 1927. 1t is expected that $50, 900
of them will be claimed soon. he said. but
the remaining s35 5000 is definitely classified
by the department as dormant"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
STATE WELFARE N

During the first week in January the state
auditor drew warrants totaling sl59. 663. 03 for
the benefit Of the Montana department Of
public welfare. One warrant for $137, 514 was
to pay old age assistance claims for Decem-
Der in the amount Of Sis. 1856 and for aid to
children in the amount Of $14,938.
The remainder was for administrative ex-
penses.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

In the Grand canyon OF Arizona, four
distinct climatic and plant zones have
been produced by the extreme varia-
tons in altitude from the canyon floor
TO the north rim.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

Greeks and small n~on-navigable riv-
crs are the property of the owners
of the land through which they flow.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
FAILED RANK PAYMENTS

During the past II years the state banking
department has paid 2,207. 231 to persons
holding claims against closed financial insti-
tutions in the state, according to a report by
W. A. Brown, head OF the department. Thirty
three banks closed during that period and
the aymen totaled ST percent of the
amount sought. he said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

zebras are used on a regular milk
route in st. Louis and a girl does the
driving.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

An annual total Of TOO fatal accidents
occurs in the homes Of England.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
WRITER'S FEATURE
IN STORIES
"RICHEST HILL ON EARTH" AGAIN
MAKES copy" IN NATION
AL MAGAZINES
Tells of Holdup of
Gambling Hall; Another Tells of
Butte Woman Being "Gyped" of
$4,000 by a Gypsy.

Butte again makes copy" Two
magazines that went on sale the
past week contain articles about
the town that's a mile high and a
mile deep. A third refers to Butte.
An incident in the life of a farmer
story in Cosmopolitan is related.
The incident" is the hOldup of a
gambling hall, possibly 40 or so
years ago.
The two other magazines that ad-
vertise the city are Globe, which has
a highly interesting description of the
city in its January issue, and Official
Detective, which relates the story OF
how a Butte was duped out of
$4,000 by a gypsy about three years
ago. The writer in Official Detective
refers to the assistant chief of police
as Larry Dugan." Jack Duggan is
the assistant chief.
What a Camp
In the article in Globe, the writer
says in part:
Butte may be nothing but a mining
camp to you, but what a camp! To the
traveller it is usually an interesting
if crazy-collection of mine shafts.
shacks, places. people and road houses
that swarm around the richest hill on
earth. But to MOntananS its more. It's
a fighting word out there.
For either you like it or you do not.
Frequently you do not, Delicate ladies
from the east have been known to
Shrek and sWoon upon their first
glimpse, of the place. 1t tempts poets
and scholars to air lurid hits from
Dante's Inferno, and indeed it is a
Dantesque spot-its looming noun
tains. its black and yellow scars. its
careless tumble Of Stag. churches. der
ricks. dumps, shafts and houses. Even
the hardy souls who live elsewhere in
protesting to visiting relatives that
Butte is not really, you know, typical
of Montana.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
Roaring Town

The rest of the state seems to re-
sent this rough, staggering, roaring
town. They seem to think that it mars
the quiet grandeur of Yellowstone and
Glacier parks. They maintain that it
does not harmonic with dude ranches,
cowboys, mountain scenery and other
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

The bureau Of air commerce employs
a corps Of operators whose duty it is
to listen continuously to radio beaconS,
Immediately report any interruption
and hasten repairs.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

WANTED: Reliable men to buy for us
in territories not already covered. Must own
a pickup and be able to travel. For list OF
open territories and full information. WRITE
DAKOTA-MONTANA HIDE & METAL CO,
Sidney, Mont.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
WE ARE SUPPLYING Social and Mat.

WE fffCE SCI SOO3U1 a s1o0
rimoniaI correspondents. Employers ana
Employees needs. State requirements. enclose
a nickel and receive interesting printed lnIoI-
nation. Associated SOCIAL and EMPLOY
MENT AGENC headquarters, Billings, Mont.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21
MALE HELP WANTED

WANTED-Names of young men under
81 willing to apply for entrance into U. 8;
Air Corps for training in aviation or GROUND
mechanics. While training government pays
SIS monthly. room. board, transportation
FLYING INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 200 Jet-
ferson Building, Phila RI Pa.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SALE
CORD WOOD SAWS-Saw mandrels
betting. Our goods are right and SO are our
prices. ALASKA JUNK CO.. Inc, Spokane
Wash.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

'WHY" are you Interested III yourself!
Would you like to be happy and success
full? The answers are found in TINS line
little book, WHY" written by several sue
cessful business and professional men. Price
while they last. only $l.O3 postpaid. NJ.
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-21

EXTRA GOOD 80-acre beet and bean
form close to beet dump and school. on
Billings-Hesper road. w. G.. BACON, route 2
RillineS. owner.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
SEWAGE JOB TO END
ONE POLLUTION ILL
Completion of Pumping Station
This Month to Solve Anacostia
Branch Problem.
By Stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star


HYATTSVILLE. M, Oct. 17.-pol-
luton in the Northeast Branch OF
the Anacostia River, which runs
through densely- populated section
OF metropolitan Prince Georges County
will be eliminated with the compile
ton of a sewage e-pumping station be-
fore the end Of this month, it was
said today by officials of the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Numerous complaints have been
made against the open sewers which
open into the stream within a few
feet Of bridges over which children
must pass on their way to and from
school.
Harry r. Hall, chief engineer for
the commission, denied reports in
Edmonston that several cases of ty-
phoid fever and other communicable
diseases had resulted from contact
with the water in the branch.
1t was explained that the North
east Branch presents an engineering
problem in the disposition of sewage
sinee the several towns along its
banks are on an average of II feet
above sea level, while the mouth Of
the Anacostia River at Hains Point
is feet above sea level. allowing a
drop of only feet in 10 miles.
Mr., Hall said the commission is
taking steps to eliminate pollution in
other streams as speedily as possible.