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Evening star., 1938-10-27
PRESIDENT ASKED
FOR G 'VERD|CTS'
Vandenberg Urges Attack
on State Vice Charges.
Sees Dewey in 1910.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PORT HURON, Mich, Oct. 27.-
Senator Arthur H. Vandenburg, Re-
publican, Of Michigan, commenting on
President Roosevelt's denunciation Of
the Dies committee proceedings, called
last night for "an oficial verdict" on
six topics which warrant equal II
not greater vigor of presidential con-
demnation."
Michigan's senior Senator spoke on
behalf Of Frank D. Fitzgerald, former
Governor and Republican candidate
for the Office now held by his success
sor. Frank Murphy. President Roose-
-yelts statement referring to the Dies
committee also was an Endorsement Of
Gov. Murphy, who is seeking re-elec-
ton.
Il could wish" Mr.. Vandenberg said,
that the Presidents capacity for polit-
ical indignation was not entirely lin
tied to this one situation, but, now that
his new White House fashion has been
set respectfully suggest just few ad-
ditional typical topics which warrant
equal Of not great vigor of presi-
Dental condemnation-lest previous
- silence shall now unfortunately signify
consent"
Cites Kentucky, Pennsylvania.
He then mentioned these:
IL. A Kentucky Democratic pri-
mary in which he personally inter-
vened in behalf Of another of his favor
ties and which Democrats on Senate
investigating committee bluntly said
should arouse the conscience Of the
Nation because it 'imperils the right
Of the people to a free and unpolluted
ballot
n. A Pennsylvania Democratic pri-
mary and election campaign in which
Democratic Governor goes to the
extreme of having Democratic legis-
lature try to stop a lawful grand jury
investigation Of alleged corruption and
political vice.
g. A graft hunt in New Mexico
which turns up 73 prominent Demo-
Gratis and indicts them in q Federal
court for prostituting w. P. A. relief
to partisan politics.
," 4. Two Senate roll calls last June
) and 4 when his Democratic majority,
manhandled by his Democratic leader,
defeated an effort by another brave
Democratic Senator specifically to
penalize relief exploiture by a statute
with teeth.
Sees Dewey as 1910 Choice.
IS The openly announced marriage
of his election forces in New Jersey
with notorious vote controlling ma
chine.
'6 The oficial Endorsement Of his
administration-and his Michigan
proxies-by the Communist party"
Mayor Charles D. Rettie's introduc-
ton of Vandenberg as the next Presi-
dent" brought a reiteration by the
Senator that Il am not a candidate
for any office" Then he added:
Il will let you in on what think
Is . secret. =" I have a strong
hunch that If Tom Dewey, formerly
Of Ovosso, Mich. is elected Governor
Of New York, it is cinch he will be
the next President of the United
States"
Evening star., 1938-10-27


judicial ofhcer.
Modified Censoryhip.
In upholding the plaintiffs right to
speak in public parks, the decision said
the right Of public meeting. as guaran-
teed by the free assembly phrase of the
first amendment, was not absolute, but
was limited by considerations of the
public peace. For that reason, the rul-
ing said, the doctrine of previous re-
straints applied by the Supreme Court
to other phases of free speech is not in
full force. 1t Is possible to reconcile
the requirements Of meetings in public
places with the requirements of public
order by what might be called a modi-
ned form Of public censorship, the
court said.
That censorship, the court said.
must have as a condition precedent
some proof that the particular persons
applying for permits had on previous
occasions addressed similar audi
ences with resulting disturbance"
Then, and not until then, are the city
authorities justified in demanding
Evening star., 1938-10-27
D, the Associated Press.

~ Cne AbBUCISCU0 Pf660.
LONDON. Oct. 27.-Earl Htanhope,
president Of the board Of Education,
was named hrst lord Of the admiralty
today to succeed Alfred Dun Cooper
who resigned October because Of
"distrlst" Of Prime Minister Chamber
lain's foreign policy.
Earl de Ia War;. lord privy seal.
was named president Of the Board Of
Education. succeeding the new first
lord OF the admiralty in . reshufne Of
cabinet ministers. Both already were
In the cabinet.
Prime Minister Chamberlain, there
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Communist party in the State Of

COlHWuHSt p1IVy III CIH 0IAtS Oh
California"
Mr.. Downey. Mr.. Patterson and Mr..
Clark issued statements denying they
are Communists. Mr.. Downey said the
testimony was 'unequivocally false
and deliberately given out at this time
for campaign purposes"
Mr.. Sinclair telegraphed the COM
mittee he was not 4 Communist, and
added:
AS q Arm believer in the American
form Of government, I denounce with
the utmost indignation your procedure
Of making yourself . sounding board
and recording instrument for liars"
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Turkey Supper Planned.

A turkey supper for the benefit Of
the Upper Seneca Baptist Church,
Gaithersburg, Md, will be given from
1 to 8 pm. today at Cedar Grove, Md.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
JAPAN SQUEEZING
FOE ON RAILROAD
Troops Advance From Ends
of HankoW's Link
With Canton.
BACKGROUND

6ACkGROUNO-
Japanese captured southern CHI
nese metropolis OF Canton Ueek
ago and earlier this week marched
into Hdnkow, provisional capital
OF Nationalist government, culmi-
mating offensive whtch began last
spring after conquest OF Suchou.
Chinese military officials haze
promised persistent resistance to
japanese tnpdsion. declaring that
retreat from Hdnkow ,Das strategic,
to preuent showdown battle nou.
By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, OF. 27.-The JAP
anese conquerors Of Canton and Han
kow pushed ahead today with three
objectives.
One was to disperse Chinese troops
retreating from Hankow, erstwhile
provisional capital which fell Tuesday,
before they could consolidate new
positions
Another was to occupy 6s5 miles Of
railway linking Canton, conquered last
week, and Hankow.
The third called for the penetration
Of intervening areas in Kwangtung
(CantonD. Kiangsi, Human and Hupeh
(Hankow provinces.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's s
armies were taking up positions south
west Of Hankow and claimed to have
repulsed japanese attacks designed to
cut the railway north Of sienning.
Pushing from the north and the
south, the Japanese concentrated ef-
forts on slicing of so miles OF rails ut
each end Of the Canton Hankow line.
Invaders Strike Overland.
The invaders struck overland toward
Pakonghow, so miles north Of the
South China metropolis, while other
units expected soon to sever the north
end near sienning, 50 miles south of
Hankow.
The occupation Of the remaining
585 miles was scheduled to be followed
by drives on Yochow, a strategic posi-
tion controlling both the railroad and
the Yangtze River $50 miles upriver
from Hankow. and Changsha, 230
miles from Hankow. Nearly 100 for
eign missionaries are stationed along
the railroad.
Japanese troops broke through the
north wall Of Teian, successfully de-
Tended for nearly three months, as q
prelude to 4 campaign down the
Kiukiang- -Nanchang Railroad to the
Chinese air base at Nanchang, l60
miles southeast OF Hankow.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

japanese Sees Hong Kong Governor.
HONG KONG, Oct. u (P.-Jap-
anese forces in South China estab-
lished formal contact with British
Hong Kong authorities today when
Maj. s. Matsutani called on the gov
ernor.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Fighting Near Canton.

CANTON, Oct. ~ R-Consider-
able fighting was reported in progress
northwest Of here today by foreign
travellers, who said Chinese set fire to
munitions dumps and oil tanks at
Saichuen. S miles away Samshui and
Falshan were reported burning.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

his prisoner to q reasonably convenient
judicial ofhcer.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24
STATE HAY CROP
SHOWS INCREASE
is As PERCENT LARGER THAN nv
1888, AGRICULTURAL ECO
Monies BUREAU REPORTS

Ranges, Cattle ard Sheep Are Stmaea
in Better ConaitEon sS Beglnzsissg -
September Than az ANY Time Gaazse
1882.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24
WORD CLOSED"
MEANS JUST THAT
YOU CAN'T FISH IN CLOSED
STREAMS EVEN ON YOUR
OWN LAND

HTt. doesn't make any difference
II the stream runs through your
properEy--1 it's closed TO fishing
by the fish and game commission
you can't fish In Il"
Justice Of the Peace A j. White of
Helena issued those words of warning
to Lewis and Clark property owners as,
for the third time In q row, young
man appeared before him charged with
fishing In a closed stream on his own
private land.
The justice Of the peace said he had
taken away the defendants fishing IL
censes but had suspended their fines.
From now on, however, he says he isn't
going to be that lenient.
MANY people are Of the mistaken
idea" the Judge said, that they can
fish in any waters which run through
their property. But the fact Is If that
stream has been closed by the state
commission the property owner has no
more right to fish in 1t than anyone
else"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24
INDIANS ADOPT
WAYS OF WHITES
ONLY FEW TRIBES CLING TO
WAYS OF FOREFATHERS,
SAYS BUREAU

AbOrigines, No Longer "Vanishing
Race" Turns GingerIy But Surely to
Paleface Way Of Living; They Score
High intellectually, Study Reveals.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24
Montana Dwarf Looks Back
On Life of Colorful Events

With not more than three years left
TO 1--we, Don Ward OF MisSoula, Mon
tana's only native-son dwarf, Is out "a
make the most" Of his remaining days
looking back on eolorEal past packed
with a multitude Of interesting exc
periences such as tlze average person
IS never privileged 70 enjoy
Now 81, the 47~lnch-tall man who
was Mrs. Tom Thn1nhs original coach
man in Europe, who travelled the circus
routes for 10 years and who Is the only
little man ever to work on q trapexe,
plans to spend his last years In the
Montana he knows and loves so well
Il have double leakage of the heart
and the doctors ten me can't live
more than another three years." he
says. But I'm going to have all the
fun can and enjoy myself. I've been
more fortunate than many people-fn
fact, you might say that I've been
lucky I've had q lot of experiences
I wouldn't trade for anything no
regrets"
Born as Victor
The little man, who is well known In
Butte as an entertainer at various cele-
brations was born at Victor, the first
and only-he olaims-Montana-b born
dwarf.
Don recalls that when he was one
year old his head had grown until he
required "a hattie same size which
he wears today.
Il can remember going TO school at
Victor when I was q boy and how tough
1t was on winter days when had to
push my way through snowdriftS taller
than I was" the little man relates
Il tried TO pick out q route where the
snow was only about up to my neck
but that was sometimes hard TO find
as was less than three feet tall In
those days. When was first In school
I could crawl into the book space Of
my desk. The teacher often wondered
where I'd disappeared"
He completed the seventh grade at
Victor and at the age of IA moved to
Missoula, which he still claims as his
home residence.
Worked as Messenger
In MtSsoula he worked as q meSsen-
ger boy for three years and there
launched his long career as an enter
tainer, appearing on the stage Of the
old Gem theater with William S. Van
Dyke, now movie director, who used
Ward in Tarzan pictures number OF
years later.
He recalls that in those early days
in Missoula, William Woohall, now
manager Of Butte's Park theater, was
one Of the most popular entertainers
who appeared at the Gem theater and
with Elks minstrel shows. MIR. Wool
fan was a baritone.
Leaving MiSsoula at the age of II,
Ward went to the. Pacific coast and
appeared on a vaudeville circuit. After
a year he returned to Missoula, took
over his messenger boy duties again
and later quit to sell the Butte Miner
in Missoula. He once sold a paper to
the late W. A. Clark for 81.
Joins Vaudeville Troupe
In 1907 he joined the Royal Lilli-
putians troupe of 100 little people who
presented three-ring circus, had 30
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24

The American tourist business APP
proximates $4,000, 100000 annually.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24
MONTANA YOUTH
VISITS AFGHANS
FOUND FIERCE TRIBESAIEN'' TO
BE KINDLY, HOSPTTABLE PEO-
PILE, HE SAYS
Gordon L. Postle, Graduate Of Butte
School OF Mines, Tours Northwest
Frontier Province Of India I'm Search
Of Petroleum Structures.

'sFierce Afghan tribesmen turned
out TO be nothing more than kind
Iy, h0spitabIe folk" said Gordon
4. PostIe, Butte graduate of Mon
tana School of Mines In 1888, re-
turned after travelling through
AfghanIstan, the famed northwest
frontier province of India, In
the Inland Exploration Co., sub
sidiary of the SeabOard on Co.
PoStle and Howard Kirk of Bozeman
graduate of Stanford university, sailed
from New York March 5 for Karachi
India, by freighter A train took them
to Peshawar, the city near the border
of Afghanistan at the lower end OF
the famed Kyhber pass, irnmortalized
by Kipling as living field of Valhalla,
Continuing by car to Kabul and Herat
they made their headquarters at the
latter point upon their arrival there
April IA. A cook, an interpreter, q
mechanic and a Chauffeur made up the
rest of the party, which travelled in a
station wagon and a truck.
Among many accommodating trips
made we're one from Herat to Saba
war to Mandal and back to Herat;
from Herat to Islam Kala and back
and from Herat to Kushk to Kala
Mao and back TO Herat. This took the
exploration party through some Of
the widest country In the world.
Postle then Joined DR.. Hubert
Schenk, paleontologist for the COM
pany, who had come to Afghanistan
from Iran. They Travelled again, this
time to Kala Mao TO Maimana to And
khor, east to Mazar-I-Sharif, to Tash-
kurghan to Kanduz, south to Doab
west to Bamain, thence TO Kabul.
Plane table maps were made on
these trips and 1t took two weeks after
the last trip was finished June so to
complete and finish maps. Taking q
postman's holiday, they took To-day
trip to Delhi, capital of India; Agia
and Bombay, sailing from Bombay
July 26, through the Suez canal to
Brindise, italy. After visiting Rome and
Naples, they sailed from Naples Aug.
8 and reached New York Aug. IL. After
spending few days there Postle re-
turned to Montana.
Postle says people In Afghaniskan
are hospitable and friendly and lead
agricultural lives mainly, raising wheat,
alfalfa, some cotton, and sheep, burrOS
and camels. Their towns are walled but
the walls are not kept up.
The landscape is marked by high
bare mountains which have no timber
and consequently the rivers are muddy
and the valleys varied from gorges to
fiat plains, Every drop OF water is
used for irrigation and nnountainsides
are terTaced to save runoff water.
There is no great mining activity, only
q little gold and some coal are pro-
p0stie, who is the son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Austin Postle OF the Basin reser-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24

Montana's 1888 hay crop j. sx~
peeted 10 exceed last years presz@s~
ton figure by g percent acc0r9am@
to a maOnthIy report issued by 3mW
q. Diamond, senior sEa&As&aeRmm 81
the bureau Of agricultural eco
Monies at Helena
The monthly report estimated the
1898 hay crop at 2,624,O00 tons. This
figure, besides being far larger thar
that of last years crop, exceeds the
1O-year average Of 2,3I2.0O0 tons.
Rejecting optimism throughout, the
report stated that ranges, cattle and
sheep In the Treasure state were 1El
better condition at the beginning OF
the month that at any time since 1882
The percent Of normal for all three
items stood at IS on six to 20 points
above the 10-year average.
Ranges, listed at 95 percent Of nor-
mai, compared with rs percent read
ing year ago and l0-year average
mark been passed, the report added.
Better Than 1887
With good summer range feeds and
ample water supplies prevailing In most
areas, cattle and calves at 95 percent of
normal were up six points ON the 1887
figure and showed gain of So points
Of 8e.l.
Sheep and lambs, likewise listed in
the 95 percent normal bracket regis
tered a similar advance over last year
and gained 6.3 points on the 1O-year
average figure of 1877.
Even better conditions prevailed In
certain districts, the. report pointed
out Ranges IN the central third and
southwestern were from 20 to % per-
cent better off than average areas, and
the eastern third and northwestern
district percentage stood from - to is
percent higher.
Eastern markets suffered as a result
of the extraordinary conditions which
turned the state into q stockgrower's
paradise during the past two months,
the report indicated. Movement OF
cattle to markets and feed lots was
below normal with operators reported
TO be holding back large numbers Of
young stock for restocking purposes.
Feed Is Plentiful
Hay and grain were In abundance In
most livestock areas and gave farmers
an added inducement to hold, the re-
port said. Restocking was even APP
parent in some eastern areas, although
the volume was rather limited, it was
stated.
Trading activity in sheep and lambs
was slower toward the end Of the
month, and contract deliveries became
limited as the producers took advan-
5age of good range and feed conditions
which have every indication Of con-
,inuing. Demands increased for year
ing and older ewes, rejecting an in
iication of restocking activity In sheep.
Ranges in II western states reflected
conditions in Montana. The general
summary of the report pointed ont
hat ranges in the western seetiSn |
we're the best since 1882, In spite of
4 spell of hot, dry weather which in
'licted slight damage In the Great /
Plains area during mid-August.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24

The American Indian, no longer
a vanishing race" is turning gin
gerry but surely TO the white mans
mode OF living. Only . few tribes,
says the bureau Of Indian affairs,
are clinging TO the ways Of their
fOrefathers. Many are obtaining
white mems education in schools
provided by Uncle Sam, are learn
Ing TO becOme seIf-sustaining
through vocational education work,
and are lowering their death rate
by use Of bureau hospitals and
physicians.
Instead of remaining the citizen of
yesterday, said the bureau, the Indian
now looks forward to becoming q real
citizen of tomorrow.
Indian population is increasing. In
1900 1t was estimated at 270,000 per-
sons Officials estimate 1t now at
$4,000.
Floyd LaRouche, personal represen-
tative of Indian Commissioner John
Collier, said efforts were being made
to obtain rights of franchise for IN
dians in Washington and Idaho.
I'VE are adding to the capital assets
Of the Indians to make the Indian of
the future self-sustaining and not an
object Of relief, by conserving what he
has and establishing those parts Of
the old tribal government that fit with
modern conditions" said LaRouche.
1.-THE department lays heavy empha:-
sis on vocational selection for Indians.
We try to place them where they can
follow their natural bent. If an In
dian is a good artist we don't try to
make a lawyer or doctor of him."
There are many colorful tribes about
which little is heard. They include the
Blackfeet of Montana, the Flatheads
of western Montana, the Water Buster
clan Of the eros Ventres of North
Dakota and the Assinniboines and
Crows of Montana.
And the full bloodedN American In
dian Intellectually will score as high
as the Indian of mixed parentage as
long as psychological tests are not
based on the white mans culture, re-
suits Of a two-year study revealed.
For two years, DIR. G. w. Telford of
the University of North Dakota pSy-
chology department has directed a
picked group of white collar" WPA
workers in a study Of the redman
Workers have tabulated more than
1900 tests given to 1000 students In
I3 North Dakota Indian schools.
Dr. Telford said the psychological
study was one OF the most extensive
ever undertaken of the American In
dian. North Dakota findings, he as
serted. refg1se the popular belief that
the full bio0ded Indian has inferior
learning ability or general intelligence.
Eight different psychological tests
were given and tl1e MIXED bIoods
scored higher only in tests that tn
Volved better knowledge Of the white
mans culture.
III the educated indian returns to
he tepee and again wears q blanket, Z
he psychologist commented, 1T is not
because Of inferior intellect but rather
hat there In no other place for him
o GO The white man stAn considers
he Indian, irrespective Of education |
q attainment, In terms Of Wild west |
how
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-24

Shetland ponies and wide variety o.
acts.
It was with that troupe nat war;
! became the only little man who evel
went high" Ee became q krapeze per
former. did heavyweight Hitting Will
his teeth and 3 Slide for life" down
q cable which he held himself by his
teeth. The feats we're known among
professionals as the kon-jaw act"
The troupe went 10 Europe, playing
Tor year each In Paris, London and
Brussels. The opening IN London was
command performance for royalty
and after 1t was over the late KING
Edward VII presented him a quid-a
gold piece. Ward later gave Il to hts
mother and she wore It for rs years
until her death last year at the age
Of 86.
It was In Europe that he was select
ed as coachman for Mrs Tom Thumb
then 50 years Of age.
With Ringing Circus
Back In the states again, Ward Joined
the Ringing circus, which he was with
for number Of years, doing his
trapeze work and @iron-j jaw" act. Dur
ing the winter season he played vaude-
vile with the Pour Marvellous Mells, "
and had parts IN the Tarzan pictures.
In one he took the part of dwarf
killed by an elephant.
Saving his money Ward bought a
theater In Windsor, Ontario, which was
destroyed by fire In 1924, Just four
days after the insurance had lapsed.
Shortly afterward Wards first wife
died.
He is the father Of twin daughters,
both residing In Kingsville, Ontario,
and also Is grandfather. Both daugh-
ters are of normal size. His father,
now 81, is more than six feet tall and
weighs go pounds and all other mem
berS of the family are tall and husky
Ward Is Of Irish and Scotch descent
He speaks four languages French,
German, Hebrew and English.
How They Grow
Ward recalls that up until he reached
the age of 10 his head came about level
with the seat of an ordinary chair and
he could sit In grape basket.
"Dwarfs," he explains, grow during
their first few years of life and then
stop until they reach maturity. The
first year the dwarfs head grows and
his body and arms remain dormant. In
the second year Of life the body grows
but the arms stay the same and In
the third year the arms and legs grow
a little.
''AdidgetS grow normally until they
reach an age from four to seven years
Then all growth stops but the brain
continues to develop"
Ward did not walk until he was
three years old. After passing his 18th
birthday he grew to his full height OF
AZ inches. AS q trapeze performer his
weight was 20 pounds. He now weighs
1913 pounds.
In recent years Ward has worked as
an entertainer in various Montana
cities and appeared at several celebra-
tiOns. Butte Is among his favorite cities. |
I've been three years In Europe and /
10 times in every state and every
province of Canada, but I've never met /
a better class Of people, more con-
genial and more helpful than those in /
Butte" he says.
According to Ward, one Of the prin-
cipal troubles little people have is from
curious children, some larger than the
dwarfs themselves.
There's also the matter Of dogs-but
q dwarf can carry q heavy cane, such /
as the one Ward has, to drive them
away.