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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28

Mrs. Retta NJ Ward. "a, who as
q girl Of 3 came to Montana terri
tory with her parents By OK team
from BarabOo. Sank county, Wis
consin, died recently at Spokane.
Burial was az Helena. mrs. Ward
was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Sweat. The Swcaks left
Wisconsin on April 26, 1864 They
arrived at the Point Of Rocks,
famous Beaverhead county land
mark, four months later, and
passed the winter there. In the
spring Of 1865 they went TO Vir-
ginia City.
That Fourth Of July we had
grand parade" Mrs Ward recalled
during a visit TO Helena during the
Diamond Jubilee last July. Il was one
Of SO little girls on the car of state"
Although She had left Helena, Mrs.
Ward remarked during her visit last
summer that she considered the Mon
tana capitol city her home. and she
enjoyed many friendships here. A sec
ond son. Arthur Ward, lives at
Helena.
Moved TO Missouri Valley
In the spring of 1866 Mrs Ward
and her family moved to the Mis-
souri, valley near the present site OF
Townsend where Mr. and Mrs. Sweat
became employed on a ranch. In 1870
they moved TO Helena so the children,
Retta and Ida, could attend school.
Mrs Ward first attended school In
the basement Of the old Methodist
church on Broadway. The teacher was
Miss Fannie Slocum.
Later she attended the old ST. Vim
cent academy as a day student. and
still later she attended a public school
on Rodney street, where the Edward
NJ Reinig home now stands. Mr..
Searles was the teacher there
Mrs. Wards last schooling was In
the basement of the old Southern
Methodist church at Grand and War
rem streets.
Grand street, where the oxford apart
ments now stand" Mrs. Ward recalled
last summer I'VE had very few
then-Only dances and
once In a while concert. OF course,
there were no movies or lodges"
Married John T. Ward
In 1875 Mrs. Wards father moved
to ranch at the mouth of Confed-
crate gulch in Meagher county, and
there she was married June l, 1875,
to John T. Ward, who owned a news
stand where the Helena Office Sup
ply Co Is now. 1t was the first news
stand IN Helena
we first had a little brick house
which my husband had built at the
corner Of Ewing street and Sixth ave-
nue., where the ChesSman flats now
stand" she recalled last July.
Three years later, however, they
moved to South Rodney street, and
In 1883 they disposed Of their Helena
property TO establish a ranch In
Broadwater county 10 miles from
Townsend Later they returned to
Helena and Mrs. Ward was employed
In a dressmaking shop.
Surviving besides her sons are a
daughter, Mrs. Carrie M. Hays, OF
Seattle. Wash: her sister, Ida E.
Sweat. Of Livingston and several
Mrs. Ward was a member of the
Society of Montana Pioneers and the
Sons and Daughters Of Montana
Pioneers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28
CHRISTMAS TREE
HARVEST STARTED
MONTANA PRODUCES SIXTH OF
NATIONS OUTPUT OF YULE
GREENS

Shipments frem Treasure State For
ests Ssas Mainly to Cities Of Upper
Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys;
Provides Employment for Many.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28

During the period Of extensive
traffic on the Yellowstone river,
the busiest place along the whole
stream was at old Huntley. the
head Of navigation Old Huntiey
was across the river from the pres
ent town Of Huntley and was close
TO the place where Mai. Eugene
Baker was surprised by Indians in
1872 while acting as escort for a
survey party. The locality was
known as Bakers battlefield.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28

Historical markers along Mon
tana's main highways have been
attracting more and more wide
spread attention each year on the
mart Of travellers. The latest
writer to sing the praises of these
Hight-hearted contributions 70 ma
tive literature Is Lewis Gannett,
critic and magazine writer, VINO
bestowed mis- laurel wreaths on the
Montana markers fn a recent
article I'm The New Yorker.
Historical markers" wrote Mr.
Gannett, have, OF course, been over
done IN the east There are too many
of them Often enough they com
memorate the most trivial happening
they are written without imagi-
nation and in letters which make them
impossible to read. New York
state and Virginia, which are mos
notably devoted to historical markers
offend equally In this respect.
Many western states dispense alto
gether with history along the roadside
Texas, however, became acl1tely his
tory conscious three years ago. when 4
f nav - Salch are tastefuIly Iettered
on bronze plaques set IN stone, you
have to get out Of your car, and when
YOU do you are likely TO find only Q
genealogical exposition OF the name OF
the particular county which you are
about TO enter. Oklahoma has @ series
of large signs explaining the geology
Of the state IN abstruse terms which
good graduate OIL engineer could
probably understand Some chamber OF
commerce enthusiast worded the bis
signs which spot the Wyoming land
scape. They begin with the exclama-
ton wonderful Wyomingp
AAgontanass road signs are more
than sisng: they are regional Ek@Ta,-
tuxe As In Wyoming and Oklahoma
they are designed 10 I've read from tE1e
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28

A faint suggestion of garlic Is q
magic touch to many vegetable salad.
just brush a Glove of garlic quickly
around the salad bowl, or the dress
ing bowl. That is enough to blend the
navors of the other ingredients.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28
DIRECTORS NAMED

L. r. Babb Of Helena, president Of
the Young Democratic Club of Mon
tana, has appoined PEG Haddio of Red
Lodge, Earl Dalton Of Helena and
Sterling Shaw of Lewistown as sea-
sonal directors for the organization.
Two more directors, for the north
western and eastern sections, will be
named In the near future. The direc-
tors will act as Jason officers between
the state group and county clubs In
organization and expansion programs.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28
TATTOO NOT BRAND

All Inspectors Tor the sJaCe i've
stock commission have been advised by
Paul Raftery, secretary, that tattoo
marks are not considered sufficient
Identification for range cattle, and
that the commission win not record
tattoo marks as brands. Attorney Cen
eral Fl. j. Freebourn has ruled that
ton marks on stock are not legal
unless recorded by the commission.
Raftery said firm Is trying to sell
Montana stockmen instruments 70
tattoo cattle instead of having them
branded.
Hard work is good but life devoted
exclusively to hard work Is not so
GOOD.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-28
FERRY AT HUNTLEY
FAMOUS CROSSING
WAS LOCATION OF TRADING POST
WHICH DREW TRAPPERS
FOR MILES

Hunters Who Had No Money Were
QUILTED on Credit on Promise They
Would Give Firm Their First Chance
at Skins.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

gangsterism to the solution of the prob
lens that face all governments.
Nazis and Fascists worship force as
principle, consider war necessary for the
development of nations, and in theory at
least. welcome military encounters. Yet,
not having the people behind them, they
fear to engage in anything but bandit
raids upon relatively weak neighbors.
1t is true that majority of the German
people would repudiate the Nazis if they
could. Germany is mere economic and
political shell, and the same is true of
Italy. The gangsters have bled the peo-
pie white to buy their weapons and now
they gaze with envy on adjacent people
who have spent their labors on necessi-
ties of life. There can be no long war
with such bankrupt relationships. That's
the most hopeful thing about the whole
terrible mess. However, if the world
were to temporarily buy off the gangsters
by paying them few billions tribute as
Justin urges, long war would be made
infinitely more probable We must avoid
war and wait until the German and
Italian people see an opportunity to
throw off their chains. Then we shall
have peace and then only.
April 20. WILLIAM MANN.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

of the plight of the thousands of out
cast children of Germany, FULLY half
of whom are said to be Christians
compared to a like percentage Of
Jews, who now face life without fam
lilies, hope of security, or even
chances for an education.
To provide relief for a limited
number, the non-sectarian group
now pressing for passage of the
pending resolution is pledging itself
to make thorough investigation Of
the family background of the ad-
mitted children and to see that they
are placed with families desirous
and able to rear them to maturity.
With a quarter of a million dollars
already pledged and much more
promised upon approval of the plan
by Congress, the leadership in this
movement is being undertaken by
the Friends Society, the Quaker
movement which has distinguished
itself in its works of charity over
many years. The proposal also has
been indorsed by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the Congress
of Industrial Organizations.
Despite the humanitarianism of
the proposal and the responsible
character of those supporting it be-
fore Congress it must be kept in
mind, however, that there are deep
implications in opening the gates of
this country to unfortunates of other
lands. We have our own millions of
unemployed and our own underpriv-
ileged children whose needs demand
more adequate attention. Legal
questions incident to adoption of
Immigrant children, their status with
regard to citizenship at some future
time, the wishes of their own parents
where any still live, and various other
complications must give pause to
Congress.
Before action is taken, these and
all other problems inherent to this
matter should be studied and solved
insofar as is possible. If clear solu-
ton is thus devised, then America
might justifiably set an example In
humanltarianism for the world.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Pedestrian Regulation Foe
Boycotting Washington.
To the Editor OF The Star

To the Editor OF The Star:
To date, have been neither stopped
nor arrested for a pedestrian law viola
ton Nevertheless, it is so evident that
the police are using no discretion in re-
gard to the new neutrality-suspicious.
IN enforcing them against pedestrians
crossing empty streets-that I am stay
ing away from the downtown section and
am arranging to make my purchases in
Baltimore and New York on my trips
there.
In addition, am advising friends
planning visits to Washington to forego
their stopovers that they may be pro-
tected from embarrassment or even
arrest for walking across empty streets
against lights. have added that should
they come to town and should they walk
across the street from or to their cars
they are further liable to arrest for
creating a hazard I don't believe they
will come to Washington. M. S. S.
April 10.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

nored recommendation from the
commission In 1885 and 1895 that the
Interstate Commerce Act be amend
ed ITO protect employees from undue
financial loss as a consequence Of
authorized railroad unifications," he
added:
"The assumption Of authority here
to prescribe these conditions obvi-
ously is inconsistent with that recon-
mendation."
On the record thus far, the COM
missions action seems calculated
only to produce unnecessary litiga-
tion, for the railroads are expected
to contest the principle in court.
It is a further demonstration, too,
of the absence of realistic approach
to the problems of the carriers which
has been so evident for the past
decade, any move that promises
economy invariably being hedged
around with restrictions tending to
defeat its purpose.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
"BuItyhoo." "

In charging the President with
"ballyhooing the foreign situation"
in an effort to divert attention from
the shortcomings of the New Deal,
Senator Taft, who has been promi-
nently mentioned as the next Repub-
lican presidential nominee, places
himself and his party in dangerous
position and imputes to the President
motives too sinister to be banded
about in political statements.
Those who believe that America
should remain aloof from the foreign
scene and make no effort to avert
the calamity of war in Europe-a
group which includes the Ohio Sem
ator-have contended that the
course followed by Mr. Roosevelt is
apt to involve the United States in
the war, If war comes. Assuming
that to be true, although there is
little basis for the belief that some
other course would prevent the same
eventual American ENHANCEMENT,
the gist of Senator Taft's accusation
is that the President is willing to
plunge this country into war, sacri-
ficing American youth, for the sole
purpose Of salvaging his own political
fortunes.
1t Is difficult to conceive of a
graver charge, or of one with less
foundation In fact. If the Senator
merely was stating his personal con-
lecture, and that seems to have been
the case, his remarks were not In
keeping with the high office that he
holds. BY making such serious
charges, he prejudices not only his
own position, but that of his party
as we'll. Nor can the fact be over
looked that such an extravagant
indictment of the President is bound
to lend comfort to the aggressor
states in their apparent determina-
ton to pursue a course which can
only result in damaging the interests
of this country.
Senator Taft was on sound ground
in attacking the failures of the New
Deal. And it would seem to be to his
advantage, as well as that of the
country, to concentrate his fire on
that point rather than to indulge
himself in the sort Of ballyhoo which
he imputeS to the President.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Opposes Admitting Any
Additional Refugees.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I have just listened to a round table
discussion and read in the papers the
terrorizing argument that population is
decreasing and there is danger of people
vanishing from the face of the earth
and becoming as extinct as the dodo
bird. The propaganda in the argument
seems to be that we ought to have
perfectly free migrations and perfectly
free trade. so that any people in any
number may migrate permanently OF
temporarily into the United States and
bring and sell whatever they please here
without restraint or interference by US.
have just heard professoress of eco
nomics and a professor of sociology
argue just that, and for a second .S
almost frightened me until I looked up
a few statistics that I would like to
submit for your columns in order 10
allay the fears of some other timorous
souls like myself
The League of Nations statistical de-
partment reports for last year the usual
10000, 900 increase in world population.
The best estimate as to our population
increase for 1888, based on deaths and
births statistics, shows an increase in
the United States of e36 900. Add to
this an increase by immigration of
1855, the net excess of the Department
OF Labor classification Of Immigrants
for permanent residence" over emigrants,
and you have clear, unquestionable in
crease of over 1000 900, for undoubtedly
there were many thousands of illegal
and surreptitious alien entries judging
by the large number of alien smugglers,
smuggled aliens, airplanes, autos and
high-speed boats caught red-handed in
the smuggling racket by our inadequate
immigration patrol.
With 100000 unemployed employ
ables and 100000 only part time en-
ployed, it is no time to talk about opening
our immigration gates to the 400 100000
Chinese coolies with whom no white
man can compete in the labor market,
or to the millions of European refugees
for whom every one has sympathy. We
have, according to President Roosevelt,
one-third of our existing population "ill-
fed, ill-housed and ill-clothed" and we
have millions of undernourished and
underschooled children of our own, in
our mountains, on share-cropper planta-
tions and in our city slums, who
should first be the objects Of our gen.
erosity and affection, unless we want to
sink ourselves with poverty, unemploy-
ment, dependency and delinquency. Let
us adopt" refugee in Europe, as Mrs.
Roosevelt has done, and leave them with
their parents and near relatives, where
they ought to have their best refuge,
instead of transplanting them here
them and their foreign fights.
April 16. j. D. MASON.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Another Reader Appraises
Germany's Case.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Justin" who concludes his letter JUS
tifying Nazi aggression with the threat
ening words, war is hell" seems to be
unaware that deliberate distortion of
fact is also bad. The chief defect in his
argument is that there is not single
true statement In it. It is untrue that
Germany is economically forced to be a
vicious menace to her weaker neighbors.
It is untrue that Germany needs to ex-
pend so much of her energies on arma-
ments that her people must suffer from
malnutrition. It is untrue that en-
forced rapid breeding Of her population
is needed to make up war losses. It is
untrue that the world refuses normal
trade with Germany. It is untrue that
economics force upon Germany a re-
lentless policy of religious and racial
persecution.
It is true that Germany lost the Great
War, the last attempt Of the German
war party to dominate Europe by force.
It is true that this war marty. now called
tho Nazis, has seized theIe Ieins of govern
ment and brings IN attitude Of ruthless
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Raises Ethical Question
In Legal Employment
To the Editor Of Tho Star.

published accounts of action taken by
the Securities and Exchange Commits
sion with reference to lawyers once In
Its employ taking employment and ap-
pearlng IN matters concerning which
they were engaged while in the euplov
OF the commission, raise questions of
grave public concern, not only to law
yers, but to every one.
without doubt, lawyers who accept
sucn engagements violate the accented
canon OF the profession. which reads:
"A lawyer having once held public
ONCE or having been in the public en-
ploy, should not after his retirement
accept employment in connection with
any matter which he has investigated
or passed upon while in such of11ce or
employ"
Most unfortunately, Is was said in q
recent volume.
1T would appear that far too many
persons regard and wear the well-knovn
principles of trusteeship as II thew we're
sleeping garments, which were to be
left in the bathroom In the morning
along with the nights growth Of vt,is-
kers."
Lawyers too frequently treat ethical
canons In the same way.
NATHAN BOONE Williams,
|. Apri &. 4a.s-.-
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Dictotors' Correspondence

One often wonders just what is
actually contained in the private cor
respondence between dictators. It Is
popularly supposed that they at
tempt to bluff each other. That may
be so, but, If by any chance they ever
loosen up and write the truth, the
following may be a free translation
of Mussolini's most recent letter to
Hitler:
Dear Adolf: You will recall that
at our last conversation you agreed
that it was my turn next, and gen.
erously handed me limited list Of
small nations with which you could
not be bothered at the moment.
There were some lemons in the lot,
out of which I finally selected Alba
mia, which had the advantage Of
being nearby, peaceful and practi-
cally defenseless 1t was really the
last consideration which decided me.
Past experience has convinced me
that Fascism will show up to better
advantage if it confines its efforts to
enemies without much umph. You
perhaps recall the late unpleasant
ness at Caporetto, when we neglected
that detail, and in consequence broke
the world record for free-style re-
treat.
Our hazardous undertaking start
ed on Good Friday, and, really. Adolf,
you should have been there. AS my
boy Vittorio once said-he is my DO
etic son-when the bombs dropped
whole columns of Albanians, heavily
armed with pea shooters. blossomed
out like beautiful red roses. It was
glorious victory for Fascism.
I forgot what excuse we gave for
the invasion-I have it on file some
Where-but now learn with regret
that whatever it was, the Moham-
medans failed to swallow it, 1t seems
that many Albanians are Moslems
and that I have inadvertently given
Allah a swift kick, which, unfortu-
nately, spoils my position as De-
fender of the Faithful Remember
ing that your Kaiser held that job
between 1914 and 1918, could you
possibly look up your records and
find out how he managed to get away
with it? If you have any luck in
your search, do you mind lending me
Herr Goebbels for a week or two to
smooth over the difficulty? I prom
iSe to return him in good order.
Yours for ivilization-Benito.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
]. 6. G. and Labor

In attaching labor protection con-
ditions to railroad consolidation
plans, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission is invading a field where its
authority is decidedly questionable.
If further evidence in support of this
contention is necessary, it lies in the
dissent of vigorous minority in the
respective cases involving the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific-Chi-
cago, Rock Island and Gulf, and the
Louisiana and Arkansas-Louisiana
Arkansas and Texas, on which the
commission has just passed.
The Rock Island plan involves a
merger OF the accounting functions
OF the two related companies; in the
other case, the Louisiana and Ar
kansas is proposing to absorb the
Texas line, whose securities it owns.
In each instance, the commission,
arguing that it has the duty of look
Ing out for personnel adversely af-
fected by consultations, embodied in
the order sanctioning them provision
under which the employees get certain
financial safeguards, including dis
missal pay that will range as high as
five years compensation for those
with fifteen years or more of service.
In the first place, this requirement
would seem to be unnecessary. for
the railroads and the brotherhoods
agreed in 1885 on a dismissal wage
arrangement along these lines that
still has two years to run, but even
had there not been such an agree
ment, 1t still is difficult to see lust
how the I. G. G. gets into this picture.
One of the four dissenters tn the
Rock Island case on which there was
a record vote, Chairman Marion M.
Caskie, emphe esized this very point.
Pointing ohh that Congress had ig-
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Shooting Stors
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
April Song.

April Song.
Wind come loafln' through de tree,
An sing a little tune,
Singin' bout how long twill be
Befo' we gifts to June;
Singin' bout de bull frog and
A-singin' bout de bird
Dey's comm long to jine de band,
De fines ever heard;
Singin' bout de starlight mild,
An singin' bout de moon,
Singin' "Jes' keep patient, child,
Dey's comm pretty soon!"
Singin' bout de roses fair,
Bout mornin' glories, too,
A-spillin' sweetness on de air
Dat soaks 1t through an through.
It's got me hypnotized foh sho',
1t SCUM so sweet to me,
Dat song de wind is singin' low
Away up in de tree.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
COmmends Article on
South America.

To tho Editor OF The Star:
Unity of the Americas in the cause of
peace and protection against aggres-
sion-is the keynote of the Presidents
speech at the Pan-American Conference.
I picked up an old Readers Digest
(November, 1889 the other day and read
a condensation of the book by Carle-
ton Beals entitled "The Coming Struggle
for Latin America" was surprised to
read of the foothold NaZi-ism has ac-
quired in South America. I merely want
to call attention to this book since there
may be many who do not realize any
more than I did what Hitler has accom-
plished in our neighboring South
America. ELIZABETH GRANT.
April 10.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

Four firemen walking south on Wiscon-
sin avenue continued across M street on
red light. A policeman started to fol-
low, but changed his mind and remained
standing on NJ street about 10 feet from
the curb. He did not return to sidewalk.
When firemen reached south side Of
street one Of them turned and laughed
at the policeman, who playfully shock
his night stick at them and all contin.
ued their way. FAIR PLAY
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