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Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15

ne said. we're III favor o. = Eaw ffzna4-
ing night driving speeds 20 SO mzA@s
M hour. Ia hand with khla, Al amAs-
gates faF0red compulsory headzAg1as
dfmmaaE regulations. coupled wssn
regular headlight inspections.
II was &ke CONSENSUS that ire naam
who drives with 3zxed @l&Tkna had
hgnkA or with heaaza@nSs which &c dnam
nuS Gin. WILL auoner aw later b@ EAzs
vfcEaM Of . serious accident. ogse whlah
ne has himself caused 81 binding an
0sn@F driver" ne asserted ~Imwn F@mm-
Ia&1n9 headlights and their use york
nc hardan1ps On any mOeorisf and mamy
save many MVeA
He called aEzenki0m 70 twu nfe~aayimR
iaws sometimes ignored. one relating t9
center lire driving. che other 20 TzxA
stops bY motorists when approaching
loading or unloading school buses. CD
servaKlce Of the laws, he coneended
works hardsh1ps On no one and win -
materially IN cutting down the auA@
death rate.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15
FALLS BANK CLEARINGS
HIGHEST IN THREE YEARS

Bank clearings In September for the
three Great Falls financial Institutions
hit S4,925 ,551, the highest Tor any
month since September, 1885, and the
best total, except for one, since Oc-
tober, 1880.
Bank officials attributed the increase
TO the large number Of checks cleared
as result Of sales and loans on the
70, COO 000-busfael wheat crop this year.
IN September, 1885, clearings reached
S5, ,247, ,74e, the high in recent years, but
the last months clearings were the
greatest, except for three years ago,
since October, 1890, when the total for
Falls banks reached $4.9S7s61
September clearings Of 81 e25 ,551
compare with $3.50 0f6 for August this
year and with 81 ,a02 ,372 for September,
1897 This year has not caught up how
ever. with last On the totals for the
year For the first nine months Of 1888
they had aggregated $28 8.017 .181, as
against $50, So, ,lel for the like period
IN 1897, difference Of $685. .0l0. This.
it is believed, Is more than likely 70
be made up In the remaining months
of 1888.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15
SPILLWAY BEING BUILT
BY WPA AT RUBY DAM

Building o spillway for the Ruby
river water conservation projection
which an appeal has been made for
funds to construct the necessary irTi-
CATION canal-the WPA is operating an
@84. .8l2 project at the site Of the large
earth-filled dam, WPA Zone Director
James E. Combo disclosed yesterday.
The project, Combo said, sponsored
by the state water conservation board,
has been providing employment since
this spring for between $50 and 200
WPA workers from Madison county.
Under 1t, the large concrete Epillway,
necessary to deliver the large flow Of
water which win course from the $500
900 PWA dam and into the proposed
$2I5, 600 distribution canal for which
funds are now sought, is being con-
str1lcted.
According to WPA progress records,
30, 600 man hours of labor has now been
provided by men who are transported
to WPA work camp at the damsite
About half of the $84, ,812 estimated
for the project-of which WPA is con-
tFibuttng SIS, ,997--and the state water
board the remainder, has been expend-
cd, Combo said.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15
PLANS TIGHTER
LAWS ON TRAFFIC
s sUPERvKs or B0EDECEER Or
HIGHWAY PATROL URGES nE0RE
~COAKAzON SENSE RUEKs
speed, Found te Sc AEsSaF Camse ST
Accidents shsuAa Be Adjusted 30
LEGAL Reads and ConaHz2ems Says
Official Hozae Ereen Camaersnce.

Cssnm9m s@mae regulations which
have materially eu6 che mmse death
r@6e zm ether sections Of ghe eamn3xy
wzIi be pms into effect Ia ghEs state
If legislative hacking can he e@-
tanned. and wzz1 do mamEh 90 make
fHae highways safer, wEgM@ms hana-
peramw sensshse Ags%szag au &hn aeas&.
This was the declaration OF L. G
Boedecker, state highway patrol head
following his return from San Fran
cisco. where he took part Ia q safety
council session 1n which delegates from
IL western states took part
Emphasizing that speed has been
found TO be major cause OF highway
fatalities, Boedecker expressed himself
IN favor Of laws adjusting speeds to
local roads and traffic conditions.
Supporting this stand, be said:
Representative Of the pennsyi-
vania state traffic department., present
at the meeting. told of the high PEN
nsylvaria auto death rate, and revealed
that it was cut - percent by Q regu-
lation limiting highway speed 70 50
miles an hour.
st is true that IN the Wide open
spaces OF many western states daylight
auto speeds may go well above SO miles
an hour with safety, but IN some sec
tions, particularly where there are
winding roads IN mountainous country,
fixed daytime speeds Of 50 miles an
hour or less would not be unreason-
able"
All OF the delegates to the meeting,
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15
WHEATGRASS SEED
CROP Is LARGE
GIVES FARMERS OPPORTUNITY
TO REGRAsS LANDS ar MINI
REUM COST

Glowing reports OF good crops Of
crested wheatgraSs seed in most
sections Of the state assure farm
ers and ranchers there win be
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15

couple of days later another meeting
was held at the same place as the first,
namely at the courthouse in Deer
Lodge. The principal business transact
ed there was to receive new members;
offer a resolution Of coincidence on the
death Of James Stuart, and adopt q
constitution.
Two years later there was a meeting
OF the society, probably in Helena. The
former president and secretary were re-
elected, and these new officers chosen:
Corresponding secretary, William F.
| Cullen; recording secretary, Cornelius
Hedges; treasurer. Samuel I. Hauser;
librarian, Charles Rumley. The society
was now ready for serving In the capa-
city for which it had been created, and
soon the first volume of its reports
appeared.
There were many priceless contri-
buttons made to the society, during the
first years of its existence and prior
to the meeting in 1873. Realizing their
value, these had been stored In the
library buildings at Helena, which,
having passed safely through one fire,
it was thought it would be the best
of Jan. 3, 1874, when most OF Helena
was destroyed, the library sharing the
fate of the other buildings.
Few Papers Saved
Only a part Of the papers, relics, ETC.,
of the historical society were saved, to
serve as the nucleus for q new collec-
tion. This was rapidly brought together.
Today, the visitor to the historical
society rooms in the statehouse at
Helena cannot but be impressed by
what has been accomplished during the
past half century in adding to the his
THE reports of the society have
served the excellent purpose of pre-
serving "reminiscences Of pioneers that
ten. These "reminiscences are accurate,
and can be depended upon by the his
torian. without the information they
contain one who wishes TO inform him
self ON Montana history would have few
original documents TO consult.
They are remarkably interesting, |
those reports, giving the reader an ac-
curate picture Of early life in the ter
ritory, and the hardshipS and dangers
the pioneers faced.
The first volume Of the reports con-
tains g letter from John Ball, who
crossed the Rocky mountains In 1882, /
In the company Of Nathaniel Wyeth,
the Boston fur trader. He did not come /
to Montana, his route lying south Of
Another letter In the same volume is
from General Bonneville. In 1t he /
claims to have taken the first wagons |
through South pass. A footnote, how |
ever, denies this, saying Ashley was
the first to take wagons through the
pass.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15

-Four legislative measures win be sub.
mitted at the forthcoming general cleo
ton 20 Montana electors, as follows.
Petition for initiative measure No
Al, enacting the stats highway treasury
anticipation debentures act.
Referendum measure NO. 30, ncens-
ing sale OF liquor at retail for con-
sumption on premises.
Constitutional amendment 20 section
or article 16 Of the state constitution
providing four-year terms OF office foz
county officers.
Constitutional amendment to amend
sections to IL inclusive Of article 81
Of the state institution, relating to
the investment and administration Of
the public school permanent fund, the
other permanent funds originating In
land grants 70 the state for colleges,
and ether funds as separate and In
tegral funds OF the Montana trust and
legacy fund.
Road Debenfures
Initiative measure Al provides for the
issue Of $3 ,000, 900 worth OF debentures
to secure q similar amount Ia loans the
proceeds Of which loans shall be placed
Ia the highway fund, 70 enable the
highway commission to secure federal
aid money to build and maintain high
ways. The debenttres shall pay not 70
exceed percent; shall be issued in
the amounts determined as necessary
and ordered by the highway commits
sion; shall mature In 10 years, and are
callable after five years on 30-days
notice.
The debentures win be binding OBJ
legations against the state highway
fund, to be paid by the scent license
Tax on motor fuels and gasoline, and the !
state is pledged not to reduce the
amount of the present tax till all the
debentures have been paid, or there is
money enough TO pay them in the state
treasury debenture redemp-
ion fund, which the treasurer Is TO
;et up under the act
Liquor Measure
Referendum measure No. 30 declares
hat to insure the entire control of
he sale of liquor In the Montana
iquor control board, 1t Is advisable and
necessary. in addition to the operation
f the state liquor stores now provided
" law, that the said board be en-
covered and authorized to grant Ii
enses to persons qualified under this
ct, to sell liquor purchased BY them
{ state liquor stores at retail posted
rices in accordance with the act ana
nder, rules and regulations promul-
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15

Glowing reports OF good crops Of
crested whea&graSs seed In most
sections Of the state assure farm
ers and ranchers there win be
plenty of seed for fan paintings.
Ralph ID. Mercer, extension aRrono-
mist at Montana State college, says an
abundance Of seed provides an oppor-
tunity to put this grass 10 work With
out too great cost. BY growing through
out the recent drouth period 1t had
demonstrated its ruggedneSs and there
are plenty of places on both farms and
ranches where the acreage can be
increased.
1t has been produced on every strip
of soil from nearly pure sand to the
stickiest gumbo, Mercer says. 1t has
grown well even In alkaH soil It fur
niShes forage earlier and later than
any native or domestic grass, with
stands severe grazing and tramping,
and viii eradicate weeds.
There are many ways In which crest
ed wheatgraSs may be used, Mercer
says. He recommends It for every farm,
sheep and cattle ranch. If grass cover
on the range has been reduced to
nearly nothing, crested wheatgrass may
be drilled In with single disk or fur
row drill or planted in contour burrows
every rs feet.
He recommends It for planting In
badly depleted dry land alfalfa fields
where It Is not advisable 20 reseed
alfalfa Tt Is ideal for planting In
weedy fields for Il win provide feed
and eventually kin out the weeds. It
also win keep down weeds when planted
on ditch banks
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15

Montsna nsmskekangs Of grafn-fed
cattle during enc remainder af 1895
and the firss pmFt Of 1889 wilE pTaas-
ably exceed shoee ct q similar
period l@ss y@mx, according 60 Bay
G. Diamond semler ssa&asEaeHmm mx
the effiee ~ agricultural economics
at Helena. On she ether hmnA. COWS.
heifeFs ard grass steers VIII be
moved In smaller proportions than
those Of Last year.
Markettngs 0S Erein-feo cattle during
this period, however, may be no largel
than IN recent months. The relatively
large supply this fall and winter Wit
be accompanied by q large seasonal
increase IN hog marketings over the
nation, but the effect pricewise may
be partly offset by improved consumer
demand for meats, Diamond said.
Prospects are for strong demand for
stocker and feeder cattle this fall Ia
view OF indications for another large
corn crop. This. the statfstician said,
points To increased rnarketinqs al
grain-fed cattle next year, but the in-
crease may be more than offset by q
reduction Ia mArketings Of COWS and
heifers.
! Twelve percent more cattle were on
feed Ia the corn belt than at this time
last year. In the eastern part Of the
belt the increase was IL percent.
The number Of cattle on farms, Dia-
mond said, has been declining since
1884, due to short feed supplies re-
sulting from drouths and to drouth
relief purchases Of cattle and calves.
There has been a tendency In some
areas during the past year to rebuild
herds and to increase numbers. ten
dency which may become more pro-
bounced IN 1899.
Diamond predicted an increase In
cattle numbers during the next few
years-barrtng the recurrence Of Sc
7ere drouths.
Montana's prolonged growing season
las been favorable for continued de-
Telopment of corn, sugar beets and
'egetable gardens, the bureau said in
IS final weekly report for the 1888
eason.
The longer growing season was es-
'ecially favorable TO the sugar beet
rop," the report said, adding the crop
7as gaining slightly IN tonnage.
Dry and unreasonable warm weather
revailed during the last week In Sep
ember with recordings Of 81 degrees
eported from Glendive and Poplar
uring the week Nights were suffi-
lently warm TO ward of killing fr0StS !
'hich usually come between Sept II
nd 20.
Harvesting Of all grain crops was !
except for some late wheat
! Glacier and Toole counties, the re- /
ort said, and yields In the late-pro- |
ucing areas continued up TO expec-
ltions.
Warm weather also promoted devel- !
~ 81.
-op. much of which is being snanned (
nd cut for fodder.
The cattle market movement has I
zen delayed because of prevailing good /
ed conditions. Range lambs shipped I
} date we're reported above normal
! weight, but the movement has been
ow.
Publication of weekly crop reports
III be resumed early next April.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15

Seed peas should be assessed at one
third OF their fun value, the same as
stocks Of merchandise, according TO q
ruling by the state board OF equaliza-
Growers organization asked the board
to place seed peas In the same class
as agricultural products Ia storage or
held on FARMS" so the assessment rate
would be seven percent OF fun value.
Assessed valuation OF seed peas In Cal
latin, Lake and RavalH counties was
e11ss000 this year.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15

One Of the wisest and most bene-
ficienk acts Of the first territorial
legislature was the incorporation
of the Montana Historical society.
ne argued unusual foresight on the
part of those who champiOned it.
Humanity is prone 30 dwell loving
" on the past, and pr0phesy great
things fer the future, while giving
the living present little consider
atl0n-ehe present. which is the
ousgr0wth Of the past and the bud
ding future.
AT that time Ohio had a history and
there was plenty Of material for endless
historical reports. Montana, al the for
nation of It's historical society, sup
posedly had none; yet even then thrill
Ing tales could have been told Of fur
trading days, and OF the explorers, The
territory was new, TO be sure, but not
so new that it had no past.
The Historical society dates from
Feb. 2, 1855. Section ! Of the act Of
Incorporation cites its reason for being
THAT 1t was formed IN order to collect
and arrange facts in regard to the early
history OF this territory, the discovery
of the mines incidents Of the fur trade
etc. II. L. HoSmer, @. P. Higgins, John
owen. James Stuart, W. w. De Lacy,
o. e. Irvine, Charles S. Bage, their
made and constituted body polite
under the name and style Of the His
tOrical Society OF Montana"
Chief Justice Hosmer was admirably
qualified TO head the list. A lawyer of
distinction, he had also been an editor,
and was the author of one or more
popular novels. Mr.. Thompson was for
many years probate judge OF Green
field, Mass. Before this he was bank
er; a merchant In Bannack, and 1t was
he who designed the seal of our state.
The two Stuart brothers always took
great interest IN everything which
tended to improve conditions here.
They were among the earliest arrivals
here, where they made their home
until their death. James Stuart, like |
Malcolm Clarke, was noted as story /
teller. w. w. De Lacy was q quiet, /
scholarly man, and an engineer of en-
viable reputation. This viii give q little |
idea Of the personnel of our first his |
torical society.
Sanders First President
The first meeting Of the society took
place in Virginia City, on Feb. Is, 1855,
and was held at the offices of Messrs
Dance & Stuart, when w. F. Sanders
was elected temporary president, and
Granville Stuart temporary secretary.
Another meeting was held the March
following, ana these officers elected:
President, Wilbur r. Sanders; secretary,
Granville Stuart; historian, Judge Hos
mer; board of directors-Judge Hos
mer, w. F. Sanders, Malcolm Clarke,
Chris P. Higgins, Walter w. De Lacy.
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare the design Tor q seal, and another
meeting was called for April, 1865. A
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15

FOLS0N-Fire OF undetermined or
igfn destroyed the unused Northern
Pacific railroad roundhouSe here. The
roundhouse, built IN 1917, was virtually
abandoned several years ago
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15
FIRST LEGISLATORS
WERE FAR SIGHTED
ONE OF WTsEST ACTS WAS IN
CORPORATION OF MONTANA
HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Origin Dates From Feb. 2, 1865, When
Territorial Assembly Passed Act Gre
ating Kt and Authorized Kt to Collect
Data.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1938-10-15
CATTLE SALES
WILL INCREASE


Corn, Sugar Beats and Vegetable Gar
dens Benefited By PreAonged Grew
ing Season, Says Agricultural Eee-
Monies Bureaus An Final 1888 Repers
The Washington times., 1938-07-22

Going into an executive confer
ence, commanding officers of the
yard announced they would make
a Statement" later today cover
ing reports deliberate effort had
been made to wreck the planes.
A few hours before the routine
check flight, approximately a
week Sgo, a sagging wing on one
of the bombers revealed that
cables and support wires had been
weakened so that it might have
been sheared off by flight load,
naval officers admitted.
Prompt investigation revealed
the same condition on each of
the remaining four flying ships,
it was learned.
A high-ranking officer dis
closed an investigation had been
launched,
Damage to each plane was
estimated at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Speed Fertilization
OF Disputed Area
BY DON BROWN

TOKYO. July % G.N.sO.
Soviet Russia today showed
her scorn for japanese threats Of
action" by accelerating the fortifi.
cation of disputed Chengkufeng
Hill.
Japanese dispatches said o
squadron of Soviet destroyers ar
rived this morning at the mouth
Of Possiet Bay, near the south
eastern extremity of Siberia.
A Scientific warfare unit"
also has reached Novokievsk from
Vladivostok, it was reported.
Troops Build Forts
Digging Notifications and con.
structing artillery emplacements ON
the strategic hill, which overlooks
the Siberian-Manchukuoan-Korean
frontiers, are more than 200 So
Wet troops.
With Japan belligerently re-
solved the Soviet troops must be
Continued ON Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-07-22

The dead woman was Mrs. JUS
tine Sweeney, 20, daughter Of
Representative Robert Crosser, Of
Cleveland. Ohio, and an expectant
mother. She was found dead in
an apartment in the $500 block
Fourteenth st. N. w., after what
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
described as an attempt at an
illegal operation.
Doctor Not at Home
The woman held in the case is
Mrs. Mae Corners, a nurse, who
subrentS an apartment at that
address and who admitted she
summoned medical aid for Mrs.
Sweeney, but denied she had any
thing to. do with an operation.
The physical n sought pro-
nounced Mrs. Sweeney dead from
unknown causes" then instructed
Mrs. Corners to call the coroner
and left.
At the physicians home it was
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
SONGS FLOAT up Five Naval Planes
FROM 5 MINERS Strangely Damaged
CAUGHT IN SLIDE B0mbers, Wings Found Weakened;

DUNCAN. Ariz., July % (I.N.S).
Two rescue crews worked desper.
ately today to reach five men
trapped in the Veta Silver Mine
in an isolated section 10 miles
west of here.
The rescue workers, encouraged
by knowledge that the trapped
miners were uninjured, were drill
ing within 80 feet of the point
where the men were imprisoned
by tons of dirt in the main shaft.
Shouted words Of encourage
ment came from behind the
prison wall, for the entombed men
were able to communicate with
the crew that inch by inch worked
closer to them.
why, they are even singing
down there" one sweating res.
cue workere grinned.
And that" he added, sis
what I call real courage"
Duncan's deputy sheriff, Tom
H. johnson, reported the miners
trapped are Albert Carlson, AL
CLEARWATER, George C. Robinson,
Ed D. Wright and D. H. Grissom.
One crew was operating on the
700-foot level, where a wall If
gravel and mud, thrown down
when a joist gave way, held the
miners prisoners.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Navy Lets
Ship Work

UN.S.) The Navy Department
today announced the award of con-
tracts for construction of four new
torpedo boat destroyers.
Two of the destroyers will be
build by the Bath Iron Work a,
Bath. Me-, at a price of $5,067, 900
each. The destroyers are for de-
livery at the Boston Navy Yard
in % and 80 months.
The other two destroyers will be
built by the Federal Shipbuilding
and Drydock Corporation, Kearny,
N. j., at cost of $5,082. 900 each.
Purchase of fighting planes and
spare parts costing 81 1893, 7o4 from
the CurtiSs-Wright Corporation, of
Buffalo, N. Y, was also an
nounced.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Stocks Fall
Slightly
(COntinr

NEW YORK, July % QN.SO.
The Stock Market continued to
display an irregular and meaning.
less trend at the opening today.
Minus signs were slightly in the
majority.
Steels, motors, rails and coppers
were steady, but mixed. Mail
orders and utilities eased mod
erately. Westinghouse gained more
than point on its first few sales,
but General Electric slipped frac-
tionally.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Silent Films Tarzan
Is Broke and JobIess

HOLLYWOOD, July % G.N.SJ.
Elmo Lincoln, filmdom's original
TarZan and in silent motion pic
ture days the idol Of millions. to
day revealed he was not only
broke but jobleSs.
Answering the divorce suit OF
Mrs. Ida Linkdnhelt, the actor
said he had filed application for
work with the Federal Theatre
Project, but so far has not been
accepted for a role.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
SOVIET MOVES
MILLION MEN
TO FROM TIER
Crisis With Japan
Grows Critical

LONDON, July % G.N.s0.-The
Daily Mirror today asserted one
million Soviet troops under Mar.
shall VASTLY Bluecher, commander
Of the Red Far Eastern army,
have been moved to within strik-
ing distance of the Manchukuo
frontier. More are being rushed
from Moscow and central Russia,
the paper reported.
Two hundred and eighty Soviet
planes have been ordered from
Kharbarovsk to fly to the frontier,
it was stated.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
AII-AmeriCan Canal
Contracts Awarded

Award of a $269, 1892 contract to
the Atlas construction company,
Pasadena, Cal, for construction
of the last major structures in the
All-American Canal project was
announced by PWA today.
The work will include culvert
across the gorge of the Alamo
River near Calexico, a set of
diversion gates, a crossing, and
other smaller projects.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22

bomb struck an AFRAID shelter.
Fifty bombs were dropped on
the British-owned port of Gambia,
target of previous attack. Two
women were reported killed.
HENDAYE. French.Spanish
Frontier, July % GN.SO.-Na-
tionalist troops supported by two
Italian brigades today advanced
to within less than a mile of Viver,
in Castelon de la Plana, where
they found government militia.
men strongly defending the town
behind hastily erected defenseS.
The Washington times., 1938-07-22
Lawyers Son Found
Shot Dead on Beach

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, July %
d.N.sO-State police today in
Vestigated the fatal shooting Of
Abner Dilly, 10, son of prominent
Grand Rapids (Mich.) attorney,
Oh the Beach at Indiana Dunes
Park.
The youths body was found,
with a bullet wound in the fore.
head. lying partly submerged in
the water. The body Of Dilly,s pet
shepherd dog. also shot to death.
lay few feet away. ~