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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25

known scenic attractions, according to
the supervisor.
Rankin explained the Northern Pa
cific railroad has advertised Morrison
cave widely and has sent out thousands
Of pamphlets to it's 10000 agents for
distribution to prospective tourists. The
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul & Pacific
railroad also has sent out extensive
advertising on the cave to attract
many visitors.
Rankin stated that Morrison cave
will be opened in 1910 but explained
that it could not be opened to the
public this summer as the improve
been completed. A crew of about 200
CCC workers has been engaged in i'm
proving and identifying the cave for
the past 81 years. Approximately 81
miles of road have been built leading
from the highway to the cave itself.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25
RODEO FEATURE
OF FALLS FAIR
MANAGER DEPUE ANNOUNCES DE-
TAILS AFTER CONFERENCE
WITH LEO CREMER

Shawmut Tmpressario Of wild West
Events WIN Bring Several Hundred
Animals Including Bucking Horses,
Brahma Bulls and LonghOrn Steers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25
RAIL BOARD INSPECTOR
FALLS DEAD IN HELENA

w. J. Powers, So, inspector for the
Montana railroad and public service
commission and former Great North
ern conductor, dropped dead recently
In the office Of the commission in
Helena.
Powers. who was employed by the
Great Northern for more than IS years,
lost his leg in a railroad accident at
Troy about three years ago. Surviving
him are his widow In Whitefish and
two daughters. One daughter is attend
ing the University Of Minnesota and
the other the high school at Whitefish.
He Is also survived by brother. James,
also Great Northern conductor, who
division.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25

Montana weather in 1888 gave
stockgrowers and farmers their
best grass and crop year since
1927, w. E. Vaughan, federal
meteorolOgist at Helena, recently
announced in an annual weather
summary for the state. Precipita-
ton in the growing months, May,
June and July, was 1876 percent of
normal, he said. Average tempera-
lures were higher than normal and
particularly favorable during the grow
ing season. Although a late spring re-
tarded vegetation, warm temperatures
extended well into the fall, persisting
long after the usual dates of the first
killing frost
Favorable moisture and temperature
conditions were reflected in new pro-
duction records for winter wheat and
sugar beets, as we'll as IN better than
average yields Of nearly all feed, seed
and hay crops" the report said Late
June and early July rains seriously in
terferred with haying operations result
ing in loss of much of the first alfalfa
cutting.
Ranges Recover
Ranges made remarkable recovery
and ended the growing season with an
abundant supply Of feed for winter use,
disproving a contention Of long stand
ing that 1t would require more than
one good wet year to effect any appre-
ciable comeback of range grass after
a series of drouth years and apparent
dying out such as this state recently
experienced.
livestock generally had an excellent
year. There was some loss from the
March blizzard and considerable loss
Of horses from sleeping sickness in
eastern districts during the warm
season"
The few local dust storms recorded
did little damage. The only windstorm
of Importance was on Sept. % in the
northwest. Damaging hail was reported
almost every day from June II to Aug.
"a, doing approximately $1,450,000
damage In that time
Deaths Are Noted
Sixty-one persons lost their lives as /
a result of flash floods caused by cloud |
bursts in the state, As of them in the +
Milwaukee train wreck near Miles City /
on June 10. Ten others were drowned I
in the June % and % cloudbursts in
Blaine and Hill counties, and three
more in scattered floods in July.
Earthquakes were felt every month
near Helena and the following counties
recorded at least one shock during the
year: Gallatin, Cascade, Powell, Flat
head, Sanders, Lake, Meagher and
The mean annual temperature was
al degrees, 1.3 degrees above normal.
The highest temperature recorded was
I04 degrees above at Libby on July %
and the lowest was AZ degrees below
at Summit on jan 30.
Precipitation High
The total annual precipitation was
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25
G. N. EXPRESS MESSENGER
PASSES AWAY AT HAVRE

jesse r. wood, 81, Great Northern
railway express messenger, with 50
years Of Great Northern service to his
credit, as both trainman and messen-
ger, died recently in Havre from pneu-
monia.
Surviving are his widow, a daughter,
Virginia, who lives in Havre, and q
son, Jack Wood, Minot.
Jesse F. Wood was born in Helena.
He had the Havre- Williston run in his
recent years of service as express mes
senger. Before coming to Havre, he
resided for four years In Spokane.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25
FORMER BUTTE RESIDENT
DIES IN SALT LAKE CITY

Everett Andrew Shewe, SO, Union
Pacific city passenger agent In Salt
Lake City, formerly OF Butte, Mont,
died recently OF q heart attack.
Shewe entered the Union Pacific'g
employ at Butte In 1900 as @ sales agent
In the coal department. he was trans
ferred to Ogden, Utah, In the passen-
ger traffic department In 1910, and
returned to Butte as general freight
and passenger agent IN 1912. He was
transferred to Salt Lake City in 1920.
Sleeve is survived by his widow and
a son In Salt Lake City and q brother
Charles Shewe. In Butte.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25

An 18-year-old Butte girl, stu
dent at the College of st. Catherine
at Minneapolis, reigned as queen
at one of the oldest winter car
nivals in North America from
Feb. 10 to Feb. 10.
Miss Gay Kelly, who learned to
ski on hill slopes near her home
at Butte, was queen of the carnival
at Banff, Alberta, Canada, in the
Canadian Rockies. 1t was the sec
ond time in the long history of the
winter carnivals at Banff that an
American girl reigned as queen.
Last year Patsy O'Connor of Butte was
the queen and her friend Miss Kelly,
was one of the ladies in waiting.
The celebrants of the 1888 carnival
elected Miss Kelly queen for this year
and crowned her at a ceremony closing
the festivities.
Hurt During Holidays
Canada would have got skier in
their queen If Miss Kelly had not suf-
fered an injury in q skiing accident
during the Christmas holidays En-
gaging in slaloming, skiing on a zigzag,
doWnhill course, Miss Kelly fell, and
her right knee ligaments gave way.
She had to hobble about on crutches
for three weeks.
She discarded the crutches before
the Banff carnival, but her physician
ordered her to stay off skis for a year.
Ordinarily a Banff carnival queen Just
reigns sweetly at the many sports and
social events, but Miss Kelly had
planned to be working queen
StiH Able to Dance
However, her injury didn't stop her
from dancing. and there was a dance
each night for the queen and her car
nival subjects. Miss Kelly took six
girls to the dominion resort |
to serve as her ladies in waiting. Six |
Canadian girls also were additional |
The Banff queen really rules. She
IS given the royal suite and is required |
to attend and preside at all functions. I
Some of the outdoor sports events are
The leading competitive events of Can
ada, and attract skiers and skaters
from foreign countries. One rule for
ler is that she is never to be alone.
At least eight ladies in waiting must
De with her at all times.
Parents to Attend
Besides her girl friends, Miss Kelly
vent to Banff with her parents, Mr..
Ind Mrs. Dan M. Kelly Her father is
nee president in charge of Montana
operation of the Anaconda Copper
Aiming Co.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25
STATEWIDE PARK
SYSTEM PLANNED
WOULD FORM GREAT TOURIST
ATTRACTION, SAYS MORRISON
PARK SUPERINTENDENT
Bill Now Before Legislature Would
HOOkup at Least Nine Historical and
Scenic Spots in Group Which 1t Is
Claimed Would Be Self Supporting.

Formation of an extensive state
park system, which would attract
thousands of tourist visitors to
Montana each year to view the
scenic wonders offered here, hinges
upon the fate of Montana state
park bill ON. B. No. 80), now be-
fore the Legislative assembly, ac-
cording to W. R. Rankin, super
intendent of Morrison cave. In
cluded in the scenic attractions to
be operated under the state park sys-
tenn would be the nationally famous
Morrison cave near Whitehall, the Big
Hole basin battlefield, the bad lands
of eastern Montana and many other
locations stepped in scenic or historical
treasures.
Rankin said Morrison cave would be
part of the system. He stated he had
received thousands Of letters from all
sections of the country asking about
that famous scenic beauty spot. He
estimated the cave will attract $4,000
tourist visitors the first year 1t Is open,
and, he explained, a nominal fee
charged to each visitor would make
the cave more than self-supporting."
thousands of visitors from other states
and would add considerably to the
tourist trade that each year becomes
a bigger and more important item in
Montana's life.
At Least Nine
The locations which have been
planned so far-there are at least nine
Of them-would be part of the extern
Sive statewide system which would be
self-supporting, Rankin said. The bill
now before the legislature carries
small appropriation, but the most i'm
portant phase of the measure would
give Montana the privilege of receiv-
ing federal funds and assistance In
federal aid provides the cooperation
of civilian conservation corps workers
to help construct the parks and their
necessary appurtenances.
Parks contemplated under the state
park system would set aside these areas
for tourist attractions: Big Hole battle
field, near Wisdom, where Chief JOS
eph and his Indian tribe made their
stand against volunteer white troops;
Bannack and Virginia City, historic
territorial towns made famous by dis
covery Of gold and the activities Of
the famed Vigilantes; Malta, Havre
and Fort Peck, where are buried inter-
esting prehistoric bones and fossils;
the bad lands, near Glendive, where
nature has carved grotesque and fan
tastic formations Of sand and lime
stone; Fort Benton, Montana's famous
old military fort and Missouri river
shipping center, where the old block
house already has been restored by a |
patriotic society, and several other |
locations.
Each park would display the historic |
al and natural phenomena peculiar to |
its location.
Nearing Completion
Morrison cave Is nearing completion |
after more than three years Of i'm
work, and when completed, |
win be one Of this states most widely /
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25

Morrison cave Is nearing completion
after more than three years Of i'm
provement work, and when completed,
viii be one of this states most widely
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25
II BLACKFEET BRAVES
ON MOVIE LOCATION

Twelve Blackfeet braves, who viii
teach curly haired Shirley Temple how
to do an Indian war dance, have ar
rived at Hollywood. Their trip marked
the first time of the II had ever
been on a train. Seven never before
had left the reservation. Only two
speak English. They range In age from
43 to rs, and have such names as Chief
Mad Plume, Chief Coward, Turtle,
Iron Breast and Yellow Kidney.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25

horns In all, he win bring about 10
cars OF stock, or between 200 and 800
animals, including the spectacular
paint and palomino ponies whose only
participation In the rodeo will be APP
pearance IN the spectacular grand
entry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25

The known shortage in the books of
W. II. White, former Havre city clerk
and cashier of the water department,
has increased to $9,O45.30, according to
A. E. Williamson, deputy state exam
liner, who is making the check Of
Whites books.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-25
WEATHER OF 1898
BEST SINCE 1927
STOCK MEN BENEFIT FROM
RANGES GREATLY IMPROVED
By MOISTURE

Precipitation During Growing Months
1876 Percent Of Normal, According TO
Report of w. E. Vaughan, Federal
MeteorOIOgist At Helena.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
DR.. finucane Reports
On Glenn Dale Patients

DR.. Daniel L. Finucane, superin-
tendent of the District tuberculosis
Sanatoria at Glenn Dale, Md. ad-
vlsed the. Commissioners Yesterday
that lib patients were DISCHARGED
from the institution during 1898 as
recovered from the disease. His
annual report showed 1,O73 patients
received treatment there, the daily
average number being 589.
In ALL 479 patients were recorded
es discharged from the institution.
DR.. Finucane said. The 1l3 ar
rested cases constituted 236 per
cent Of the total In addition. 80
patients, or 79 per cent of those
discharged were classed as "uuies-
cent; and l40 more, or 29.2 per
cent, were classed as improved, at
their discharge Thus, the report
showed, more than so per cent of
those discharged, had made prog
yess during treatment.
Forty-seven patients DISCHARGED
we're regarded as unimproved and
134 others, or % per cent, died.
DR.. Finucane, in reporting that 491
new patients were admitted to the
institution in the past year, said 46
per cent of them had pulmonary
tuberculosis in a far advanced stage
and rs others having moderately
advanced cases.
The average length of stay of a
patient at the Glenn Dale institution
was 301 days, DR.. Finucane said.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
McNutt Is Opposed
To Neutrality Law .
'0fAny Sort,' He Says
Would ShockIe Nation,
Security Administrator
Asserts in New Jersey

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. rs.
Paul V. McNutt, Federal Security
administrator, asserted today he
was opposed to neutrality legisla-
ton "of any sort"
Mr.. McNutt, visiting Senator
Smathers, Democrat, of New Jersey
and getting acquainted with New
Jersey and Pennsylvania democratic
leaders. said at a press conference:
Il never like to see may own coun-
try shackied in time of war. II I
were going down a dark alley 1
would want both hands free. The
whole world is dark alley now,
and If the United States is faced
with sudden international trouble
its hands should not be shackled
with neutrality legislation.
1T Is hard to legislate neutrality,
anyway: sometimes when you shut
off trade to all combatants you are
merely rending aid and comfort to
the aggresSor.'
He said he thought the Nation
ought to face each situation when
and as it arises adding that he
favored sale OF goods. on a first
come-fist-served gasis in case of
European war.
Asked whether he would carry
out New Deal policies if elected Pres
ident, Mr.. McNutt said: "Ill carry
out whatever policy is set forth by
the party platform. The Demo-
cratic party is not going to repudiate
the New Deal.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
directly concerned with the Euro
pean crisis.
Shutdown Begun Aug. 8.

directly concerned with the Euro
pean crisis.
Shutdown Begun Aug. 8.
The current 15-day production
shutdown followed a series of crude
price cuts in the Midwest beginning
August 9.
Imminence of armed combat
might be one factor State conserya-
ton officials would consider in decid-
ing this week whether the nearly
completed shutdown period should
be prolonged.
The United States is the worlds
largest crude oil producer. Last
years daily average flow was
3,290,09O
On the basis of 1888 available fig
ures, Germany produced 1,548 bar
rels daily; Poland, 1884; France,
1,274, and Russia, the worlds largest
producer, 595,936.
England has no oil production at
home, Italy virtually none. Eng
lands supply OF Oil must come from
the Western Hemisphere.
Iran Is Big Producer.
Iran produces 1000 barrels of
crude daily and the Anglo Iranian
OIL Co. has one Of the worlds larg-
est refineries with capacity OF 2OO,-
600 barrels daily at Abadan. It's out
put is shipped mostly through the
Suez Canal and Mediterranean
Sea to France and England.
In the event of hostilities, Britain
and France would be in the posi-
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Crisis Briefs

QUEBEC, Quebec, Aug. 26 (Ca-
madam Press --latest reports on
the European crisis constitute good
news" Lord Beaverbrook, British
newspaper publisher, said today be-
fore sailing for England in the liner
Empress of Britain.
PRAGUE, Aug. 26 R).-A de-
cree announced today added to the
definition of sabotage by including
spreading false reports and raising
prices of commodities to an unwar-
ranted degree.
SOUTHAMPTON, Eangland, Aug.
u (Sunday CP-The harbor mas
ters office reported early today it
had been notified the North German
liner Europa would call at this Brit
ish port as usual today on her home
ward voyage from America. The
German ship was expected about
midday.
LISBON. Aug rs (P)-Germans
living in Portugal were summoned
to the German Legation today and
it is understood the men were ad-
vised to be ready to leave for Ger
many on short notice.
BERLIN, Aug. 27 Sunday o.
An official announcement early to-
day said the German Minister to
Luxembourg had notified the little
state on Germany'S western border
that in the event of war the Nazis
would respect her neutrality. In the
World War the German Army
marched through Luxembourg.
GIBRALTAR, Aug. 26 fP).-Cen-
sorship was established today ana
expectation of foodstuffs of any kind
from Gibraltar was strictly pro-
hibited.
CAIRO, Aug. rs uP.-The Egyp-
tian cabinet decided tonight to
create territorial army in Egypt
an organization that corresponds to
the United States National Guard.
1STANBUL, Aug. 26 CP.-Presi-
dent Ismet Inonu had a one-hour
interview tonight with Germanys
envoy, Franz Won Papen, in the
presence of Turkeys foreign minis
ter, Sukru Saracogly.
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 26 R).-
Henry Morgenthau, jr, United
States Secretary of the Treasury,
got a tirst-hand view of air raid
precautions tonight with blackout
staged in connection with aerial
maneuvers. Morgenthau and his
family, winding up European visit.
plan to leave for the United States
next week.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Long-Ronge Program
Given to Pharmacists
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Aug. ga long-range
program to put new life into the
pharmaceutical profession and give
it a unified voice in the professional
world was outlined today by DR..
A. G. Dumez of Baltimore.
Measures proposed by DR.. Dumez
in his inaugural address as president
OF the American Pharmaceutical As
sociation included:
War on inferior, adulterated or de-
Perforated drugs, domestic or i'm
ported; mutually advantageous rela-
tions among pharmacists, druggists,
physicians and the public; improve
ment of the science and art of
pharmacy, regulation of apprentice
ship and employment to set high
standard of training and ability, re-
striction of the dispensing and sale
OF medicines to regularly educated
pharmacists and druggists, mainte-
nance of standards of authority in
the education, theory and practice
OF pharmacy; the creation and main
tenance of high standard of pro-
fessional honesty.
Evening star., 1939-08-27

ton Of transporting much OF their
crude supplies past Premier Mus
solini's front door.
Rumania's Oil is, at present, a
source Of supply for the axis pow
ers. Rumania produces about 133,-
600 barrels daily and exports all
except 10000.
While Russia produces more than
a half million barrels of oil q day,
little Of 1t has been exported. The
non-aggression pact and trade agree
ment between Russia and Germany,
however, might result in a change in
that situation.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Keep Out Of War
Is Y. F. w. Keynote
BY the Associated Press,


BOSTON, Aug. 26.-Sounding
what may be the keynote OF the
national convention of the Veterans
OF Foreign Wars opening here to-
morrow, Comdr. Eugene J.. Van Ant
werp told arriving delegates today
I'VE must insist that our Nation
avoid any entangling alliance which
will involve our people in q war
which does not directly concern our
position as world power
In similar vein. Mrs. Anna Mae
Lochner Of st. Petersburg, Fla, the
national president of the Women's
Auxiliary OF the v. F.. w., declared
the convention should serve to dra-
matize our prayers for peace-not
peace at any price, but peace that
will guarantee our every security
both as individuals and as a Ma
tiOn.'
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Slight Increase Seen
In I runsit Revenues
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26-Revenues
for the transit industry for the
week ending August 19. 1899, based
on telegraphic reports received from
a representative group of transit
operating companies, showed a
slight increase from last year.
Transit Journals indicator stands
at 10242, which represents a gain
OF 2:42 per cent from the corre-
spending week in 1898.
For the week ending August II,
1899, the indicator was 10421.
Following bulge of week ago,
the indicator dropped back slightly
to where it was in the two preced-
ing weeks. AS before, the gains were
smallest in the Midwest and there
were few recessions from last year.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
War Means Shocks
For Years, Says Hoover

By the Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont, Aug. 26.-Former
President Herbert Hoover said today
war would help business temporarily
in the United States but the hor-
rible inevitable result would be a
lowered standard of living for at
least quarter of century,
THE World War was followed by
revolution and social disturbance, /"
Mr.. Hoover added. I'VE have had a
quarter of a century of shock and
unrest which came to us from Eu-
rope. Another conflict would have
similar effects"
He conferred here with Montana
Republicans.