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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

barrel, he suddenly became aware that
the CLEAN of eyes had vanished. This
was due to the fact that the rat had
dropped his lids. 1t was one of those
threads upon which the destiny of
whole races are suspended, and 1t was
snapped by the scissors of caprtcious
destiny, Bill put down the shotgun and
got out of bed to light a candle to
make sure of locating the object Of
his previous aim.
AS he scratched a match on the side
of the bunk, the rat opened his eyes
and the strength that terror had
drained from his body surged back, in
creased tenfold by the stimulus Of re-
lief. An ordinary rat would have availed
himself of the opportunity offered TO
go on his way rejoicing, In the chance
that had snatched him from the closing
jaws Of death.
Extraordinary Rodent
But this was no ordinary rat. In him
metempsychosis. had played q strange
trick Instead Of the soul of one of the
drab, timid humans, who according TO
old Indian legends become mountain
rats and coyotes when they die, the
spirit Of q leader and nberator had
passed into this particular rat. A Spar
tacus, q Bolivar, General Houston
was imprisoned In that little body.
He raised his head and dedicated his
life TO liberty. Then he jumped directly
at the trigger Of Hackney's cooked
shotgun, laying on the bunk. There
rock on its foundation logs, and q
charge of double-B's whistled past the
outer folds Of BtlI's robe de mutt, lifted
the open oven door of the cook stove
off Its hinges and hurled it kersmas1
against the china closet. There was q
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
LESS HARD WHEAT
TO BE PLANTED
MONTANA FARMERS CUT ACRE
AGE OF SPRING VARIETY, OLA
MOND REPORTS
Other Crops VIII Show Good Increases
However, Says Statistician and
Ground Put Into Flax VIII Be
TripIed This Year.

Montana farmers reports on in
tended 1889 seedlings indicate a
slump in spring wheat acreage, but
most other spring-sown crop
planting will probably increase
over 1888, according to a report
released by Jay G. Diamond, agri-
cultural statistician for the U. S.
bureau of agricultural economics.
TRIPPING of flax acreage in 1889
will account for part of the de-
crease in spring wheat, with reports
indicating that 10000 acres viii be
eown in flax. The proposed flax plant
ing this year will be II percent under
the 10-year average Of 218,000,0OO
acres, MIR. Diamond said
Averages planted to corn, oats and
barley probably will increase this year
compared with 1898, but oats and
barley gains viii still place the 1888
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

crash of dishes and the interior Of
the Mace took on the semblance Of an
Inferno from the smell OF burning
black powder.
A Tense Moment
For a moment Bill was unable TO de-
termine If he had been shot, Wounneo
or had exploded, but It was soon ap-
Y1arent he was in the same position as
the doughboy who wandered INTO
cloud of mustard gas in the 1r0nI Inc
trenches. Drunkenly he mace MS way
coughing and splitting Once outside IN
the omen his mind began TO function
normally. While still at loss TO under
stand the import of the situation, Bill
recalled that it was a single shot IireQ
by a fanatic at SareJevo That prougns
on the World war, and for all ne knew
it might have been only lifted eye
brow, hand touched 10 passlng III ~
playful kiss in Menelaus garden tnaS
was responsible for the strife between
the Greeks and TroJans
II was not until after the day broke
and Bill surveyed the interior OF his
wrecked castle" that he was able 70
cornDrehend that the shot fired by the
rat had sounded through ratland- The
hour had struck and the rats were on
the scamper. There was revolt IN the
vicinity OF Bill daCklley CcoA1. "A
Moses had been found TO lead the PACK
rats to the land where leather goods
and prospectors equipment grew and
where prospectors who pulled shotguns
on poor defenseless rats were. turned
into pillars of bacon for looking at
rodents or saying things about them.
one of the things that stirred the
patriotic propensities of the pack rats,
who modified with tr1umphant
squeaks about Bits cabin the ne1t
nloht. was that the shot had come from
an enemy's gun.
Uo.a 4ha Classified Advertisements
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

The frequency of the bitter events led
him to sell his land, and in 1919 he
moved to Butte.
He is listed as a laundry man on
the hospital records, but he said he
does nothing now. When asked how he
spent his time, the reply was the same
nothing" He never married. he never
visited any place but Virginia City
Dillon and Butte. And now he lives
alone at 212 Colorado street, tInmindful
OF the fact that he is among the oldest
pioneers OF the state and one of the
oldest, If not the Oldest, natives OF
Montana.
A short time ago he became i'll and
was taken to the county hospital. When
ne Is well again he plans to return 70
his home, but he win, In his own char
actertStic phrase. do a.nnthinpn
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

Three different methods OF
handling farm stored wheat un-
der federal loan are open to mon
tana wheat farmers in all but III
western counties, where little
wheat is grown, according to new
regulations which have been placed
in the hands of county agricul-
tlraI conservation committees by tne
state AAA office.
The methods are as follows: ID by
delivery of the wheat under the terms
of the chattel mortgage, or (2l py
paving off the loan in cash, or 90 by
ARRANGING for an extension OF the loan.
EVERY county agricultural conserya-
tion committee has full information
about the procedure to follow. Inc
state office urges farmers TO get COM
plete information from their county
committees for regulations are rigid anu
must be followed.
Apply to Committee
Farmers electing to deliver their
wheat must apply to the county COM
mittees for Instructions about breaking
the seal on the bin and the time ana
place of delivery. Delivery may be as
early as April Is or as late as per
mitted by the commodity credit cor
poration and farmers may still collect
the 7 cents per bUShel for storage. -,
Shortages In quality and quantity VIII
he deducted. Provision also Is mace
for a loading payment where there
are no elevator facilities.
Farmers who elect the second option
may pay off the loan in cash and sun
get the 7-cent storage payment. Iney
will first have to ask the county com
mittee to make formal request TO the
commodity credit corporation for the
exact amount of settlement.
The amount Of settlement VIII be Cne
approximate local market value on
me IL percent protein basis, less a de-
duction OF cents for storage plus.
cent per bushel commission for SELL
ing.
After Payment Made
After the farmer has been notified
Of the exact amount Of settlement he
NAV either make the payment or re-
quest papers be sent to the local bank.
If papers 90 to the bank Is more days
of grace are provided before payment.
Once payment Is made the farmer may
dispose of his wheat any way ne
chooses
Upon request farmers may have their
loan extended to March 81, 1910. This
request must be made to the county
committee before May 81, 1889. Extern
sions viii be granted on a portion or
all of the wheat.
Before loans will be extended GER
tain regulations must be observed; BINS
and wheat must be reinspected, re-
measured and regarded. Wheat must
grade equal to quality shown on mort
gage; portion not resealed must be
settled for cash; interest up to May 81,
1899, win be deducted from the 2 cents
earned for storage and the balance
credited to the farmer; an agreement
supplementing the chattel mortgage
must be executed and the insurance
must be extended to May 81, 1910. =.
Farmers who extend their loan win
earn cents per bushel for storage
plus the balance OF the 7-cent storage
for the first loan period.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
Ill Club Demonstrations
Build Interest I'm Dnirging


interest
college
WILSON then county
extension
formed 1t had the
daryman who
with This will have Mrs Harold stensand
assistant leader
dairy cattle gradually being
daing AS
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
FLATHEAD LAKE
GETS LFEBOAT
TRANSFER FROM GLACIER PARK
TO INDIAN RESERVATION
CAMP is ORDERED

Vessel WIN Be Used in Connection With
Blue Bay Sunshine Lodge for Tribes
mems Children on East Shore which
Opens June is.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
THREE METHODS
ON WHEAT LOANS
NEW REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN
PLACED IN HANDS OF CON
sERvATION COMMITTEES

Grain May Be Delivered Under Ierms
of ChatteI Mortgage, Payment May
Re Made in Cash or Arrangement
Made for Extension.
Evening star., 1939-10-10

he broke a window in q tailor shop
at 1921 M street NV. The officers
were cruising in q scout car when
they saw the suspect.
Dalstrom, 1t was said, chased the
man on foot, ordered him to halt
and shot after the fugitive allegedly
made q threatening move toward
his pocket. The bullet fractured
Burton's elbow in two places.
Bound and gagged by an intruder
IN his apartment yesterday, a ST.
year-old man succeeded in knocking
telephone receiver off its hook and
summo.ling police, but not before
the housebreaker had escaped with
small amount OF cash, an alarm
clock, radio, suit case and hat.
Erbin G. Thomas OF 5061 New
Hampshire avenue NV. told police
husky white man about Is years
old confronted him In his home and
demanded money. He then hit Mr..
Thomas in the stomach, bound him
with q tie and belt and gagged
him.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Justice Butler Spends
Comfortable Nioht

Associate Justice Pierce Butler OF
the Supreme Court Of the United
States was reported today as having
spent fairly comfortable night" in
Garfield Hospital, where he has been
in serious condition several weeks
Court officials said his condition has
been unchanged for several days.
Meanwhile, Representative Thomas
G. Hennings, jr., Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, who has been In Naval Hos
pital since Saturday suffering with
an attack of la grippe and bron-
chitis, showed improvement last
night. Hospital attaches said he "is
getting along very well" and is ex-
pected to be out of the hospital
within q week or 10 days.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Robber Suspect
Shot by Policeman
As He FIees
CoIored Man Receives
Fracture Of Elbow
From Bullet

A colored man suspected Of hav-
ing attempted q burglary was shot
through the elbow by Policeman
Elmer Dalstrom Of No. 3 precinct
early today while running down
Eighteenth street near New Hamp-
shire avenue NV.
The suspect, who identified him.
self Is Robert Lee Burton of the
1900 block Of Eighteenth street
NV, was under treatment at
Emergency Hospital today. Off1cer
Dalstrom was with Policeman Will
liam v. Christian, Walter s. Beck
and N. 8. Best when the shooting
occurred.
Dalstrom reported that the off,
GERS frightened q burglar away after
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Senator Gloss Shows
Much Improvement
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press T.
Hope that Senator Glass, Demo-
crat, Of Virginia, who has been suf-
fering from a recent attack of bron-
chitis, could be "up and about" in q
few days, was expressed today by
his attending physician, DR.. Walter
A. Bloedorn.
The physician said the Senator 3
temperature was normal and that
he was anxious to get up and
carry on" Re-.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Choral Rehearsal

The Washington Choral Society
will rehearse tonight for the Advent
program to be given at the WASH
ington Cathedral November 20. Au-
ditions for new members will be held
each Tuesday at 7:30 pm. until
october "a, when membership for
the chorus will close.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Miss Woods Honored

Miss Grace Douglas Woods of the
Naval Hospital has been named Sec
! retary Of the sophomore class at
Sweet Briar College, it was an
nounced Yesterday,
Evening star., 1939-10-10

Labor troubles in India have had
adverse effects on labor income this
year.
Evening star., 1939-10-10

VARIETY CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS-Retiing Chief Barker
A. Lchtan turning his gavel Sidney Lust
chief barker after Variety Club yesterday
at the Willard Hotel Other officers Mean
first assistant chief barker Eddie Fontaine
chief barker CALAMITY Star san Photo
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Submarine Believed
Capable Of voiding
Blockade
Future Of Convoy System
Is Made Dubious,
Says Inventor

War under the sea! What has
been proved about 1t so far? What
,UiH the future hold? This Is dis
cuSsed here by the man tDho.
more than any other individual,
gaze the 1Dorld the modern sub
marine. He inpented the eUen-
keel submarine, and every sub
marine made today uses at least
Is of his patents.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
Library Has
Newest Books
''The Patriot" by Pearl Buck
And Others Recently
Received.
BY Mrs. Chessie Neal, Librarian

By Mrs. Chessie Neal, Librarian
We have received, this week,
some books from the State Ii
brary among which are Pearl
Bucks last book ''The Patriot"
In it, she goes back to China for
setting and characters which is a
relief to her readers as her novels
of American life fell far short
of her earlier books of Chinese
life.
marginal Land" by Horace
Kramer is new 1889 novel. A
story of settlement of new lands.
Some of the 1887 and '38 books
which we have not had until now
are Jasmine" a story of present
day Persia, by Anna Ratgesber-
ger, This Passion Never Dies"
by r. H. Wenther, THE Years"
by Virginia Woolf, '"The Cleft
Stick" by Arthur Greenwood,
1.-THE Moon for Sara" by H. Bar
leau, ''She Was Carrie Eaton" by
Elizabeth Carbelt and biogra-
phies of Lillian Wald, Daniel o.
Ccnnell and O-Henry.
Our dealers in antiques C. O.
Burgess and Vannoys sometimes
bring with their furniture some
books as antique as the furniture
We purchased for the library, re.
Gently, some books that were best
I sellers two generations ago, and
they are just as readable as the
present day pest sellers, perhaps
more SO in de'ineation of charac.
ter and really interesting anc
thrilling incidents. 1t is said that
the 'Moonstone" and the "Wo.
man in White" by Wilkie Collins
were the fore-runners of the pre-.
sent-day mystery stories.
Grandmother read Miss M. E
! Braddon, William Black, Marian
Crawford, and other author.
that we can still read if we
! wish.
There are people who remem.
Der the furore that Robert Els
mere" by Mrs. Humphrey Ward
caused and how the theologians
raved and ranted that it was un-
fit for publication because Robert
Elsmere an English clergyman
doubted" the Christian religion
and dropped it. 1t was supposed
to have a pernicous influence or
all who read it, yet it is almost
forgotten and the Christian reli-
gion lives on.
American authors that were
contemporary with these English
were William Dean Howells
Thomas Nelson Page, Augusta
Evans Wilson, Joel Chandler
Harris, and later Henry Sydney
Harrison and O-Henry.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
Social Security
Representative
Here Last Week

Louis H. Clement, claims at
tcrney associated with the Social
Security Board in Salisbury,
which serves this section, was in
town last week, instructing en-
ployers and giving them informa-
ton about the Social Security
Act.
He stressed in particular the
Importance of employers report
ing the Social Security account
numbers of their employees upon
the quarterly returns for taxes
under title 8, Of the act. 'The post
ing of wage credits to employees
cannot be made unless the &C.
count numbers, as assigned to
each employee, are reported" he
said.
Applications for account num-
bers may be obtained from the
Social Security board in Sails
bury or from your local post
master" he explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
MRS. PROCTOR DIED
AT THE AGE OF IS

Funeral service for Mrs. Ada
laide Proctor, wife of the late
Harry Proctor was held Satur-
lay at Jefferson following her
death from a heart ailment
Thursday.
Services were conducted at the
Bristol Baptist church by the
Rev. r. H. Stone and interment
70 lowed in the nearby Wallace
cemetery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06

ments produced cigarettes valued
at $536,915,O93, and paid $14,-
536,21O, to 1921 wage earners.
During the year the state had
1896 manufacturing establish
ments, including printing and
publishing plants, which paid
$189, 265, Ala in wages to 258,771
workers. The 1885 figures were:
1850 establishments, $148,922,-
367 total wages, 227, 100 workers,
81, 1O3, 91O,93O total value of pro-
ducts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06

we excited her. BeSldeS IllelS
was so much to do to get things
going right again." explained
Betty.
"Well, this will be meat and
drink to your mother" said the
father, gazing intently at the
new unknown daughter.
When Betty came down to
breakfast Marjorie was setting
the table. She had cut the bread
and laid out the eggs and bacon.
You'd better make the COT
fee" she said to her sister. Il
don't know how without a perco-
lator. I'm afraid l would spoil
it,"
eve used to have a percolator
when we were at Brentwood,
out it got broken in the moving,
sighed Betty.
brentwood? What's Brent
wood? Was that where you lived
before you came here?"
EYES," said Betty sadly. 1T
was swell! 1t was an old farm
house that had got caught on the
edge of a new suburb when the
city grew out there, and 1t had
been fixed up with a great big
porch across the front. There
was a view out across valley,
looking away from the city, and
little brook in a meadow next
to our place. Then the man Dad
worked for died, and the firm
closed up, and here we are!"
Betty's tone was almost hope
less as she finished. Then after
a minute she went on again.
Can you blame Mother for
getting sick and going all to
pieces?"
Then the fathers voice was
heard calling:
Betty"
Betty turned and flew up the
stairs. In a moment she was
down again, her eyes full of eX-
element.
Fathers told Mother, and she
wants you to come right up!"
Marjorie turned on her eager
sister and kissed her.
Don't worry" she said softly,
cts all going to come right"
Then she hurried off upstairs.
Afterward Marjorie couldn't
quite remember everything that
happened, or what they all said.
1t was just memory of being
folded in tender frail arms, gen.
tie hands upon her head, the
softest lips in all the world upon
her own, kisses on her lips and
forehead and eyes. A voice say
ins OILY:
my little, little baby. My lost
darling!"
When she came downstairs at
last she had a look upon her as
if she had been crowned.
The girls sat down in the kit
chen for a minute.
You'll want to fix Mothers
room before the doctor comes,
that is, if she wakes up in time.
If she doesn't we'll just have 10
let it 60 as it is. Doctors always
understand"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
STATES CIGARETTES
WORTH HALF BILLION

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The
census bureau reported tonight
cigarettes constituted almost one
half the $1,384, 737, 1886 total value
of products turned out by North
Cardinals industrial establish
ments in 1887.
The report said 10 establish
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06

Mrs. Proctor, who was IS years
Old at the time Of her death is
Survived by a son and daughter,
Charles Proctor, and Mrs. Walter
Wallace.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
SEVENTH INSTALLMENT
Synopsis

When the wealthy foster par
ents of Marjorie Wetherill both
die she finds a letter telling that
she has a twin sister, that she
was adopted when her own pa
rents couldn't afford to support
both Of them and that her real
name is Dorothy Gay. Alone in
the world, but with a fortune of
her own, she considers looking
up her own family whom she has
never seen. A neighbor, Evan
Brewer, tries to argue her out
OF 1T. and tells her he loves her
and asks her to marry him. She
promises to think it over but de-
cldeS first to see her family. She
goes to their address, finds that
they are destitute. Her sister and
brother resent her being there
but her mother and father are
very joyful over it. Finally, when
she buys them all the things
they need the whole family cele-
brate her appearance. They tell
her about the wonderful place
called Brentwood where they liv-
ed before her father lost his job.
"Do you mean," asked the IA
Their, laying his fork down beside
his plate with look of finality,
"that we are feasting on Mrs.
Wetherill's money? I could not
possibly do that, my dear"
There was such pain and pride
in his voice that Marjorie's heart
was thromn into a panic. Was
pride after all to put an end to
her new hopes and plans?"
Father" she said earnestly,
and did not realize how natural
ly she had called him that, cit
isn't her money at all. 1t is my
money. I didn't know whether
you wanted me or not, or whe-
ther anybody was alive or not,
but l had to come and see. had
to find out if there was anybody
who really loved me a little bit. "
There was the catch of a sob
in her voice as she finished, and
a mist in her eyes. Even young
Bud paused in his chewing for
an instant and looked at her
sympathetically.
Then the father came out of
his sorrowful daze.
Want your" said he tenderly.
Glow we have wanted you! How
we have longed for you, and
talked about you, and tried not
to blame one another, your mo-
Their and I, for having let you
go!"
'Oh, dear Father!" said Mar
jorie deeply stirred, and putting
out a shy hand to lay upon his
I'm so glad it is not too late for
me to try to make up just a lit
tie for your suffering"
He gathered her hand into his
thin nervous one and clasped it
close.
Does your mother know" he
asked of Betty.
mot yet / thought she ought
to get a good sleep first before
La gaceta., 1939-10-05
RECOGIDO EN- Ell MAR Ell
MARINERO TAMPENO
GUY c. AVERY

Anoche Sc recibi6 en- esta ciu.
dad la nticia de que ell vapor
italiano Belvedere habia recogi-
do en- ell mar al marinero Guy
c. Avery, de Tampa, cuando su
pequena embarcaci6n Sc hundia
en- ell Atlantico. Sc hizo ell resca-
te en- un lugar a $50 Mills a.
oeste de Gibraltar.
Este despacho destruye pNr
complete ell rumor, que Sc hi
ciera circular hace pocas sema-
mas, de que Sc encontraba a
mUy corta distancia de Geneva
y en- la Ultima etapa de su via
je.
NADIA dice ell captain del bu-
que sobre ell estado fisico de A
very.
Sali6 ell marinero de Tampa,
con su pequena embarcacion,
llevando cartas para Mussolini
del alcalde Chancey y Ell gober-
nador Cone. Patrocin6 la aven-
tura, apOrtando la embarcaci6r,
ell Sr. Val AntuonO.
La gaceta., 1939-10-05

Aquel con que. 10 habia pro-
nunciado ell mayordomo empu.
jando levemente la puerta del
pabell6n de la porteria, como
para dar a entender que daba
por terminada la entrevista.
Eulalia 10 comprendi6 asi. ba-
tiendo en- retirada.
Pero solo quiso aclarar I'm
punto.
Y pregunt6, al tempo que a.
vanzaba va haeia la puertecilla
de la verja:
II Bueno"o pero los sehores.
Z no estan, no es ESQ.,
i No, sehoral
-Ah, bienl Adi6s, muy bue
mas.
FL m%ayordomo apenas balbu.
un e Muy buenasl" seco v
frio, cue scab6 de eolmarle los
La gaceta., 1939-10-05
Jun JUEGO NO CANA LA
SERIE"-DIJO McKECHINE
DESPUES DEL DESAFIO
DE AVER
(Por Arthur Ojedd)

Sun juego no CANA la serie.'
Los Yankees no fOrman un team
invencible. Ellos pueden ser de-
rrotados Y yo enviare a la Inca
de fuego a Bucky Walters, ma
nana-dijo ell manager del Gin
cinnati despu6s del desafio de
aver.
No quiso qe ningGn periods
ia sc acercara a sus p~elOteros,
nj que les tomaran fotOgrafias.
Estaban sudando caliente los
Rojos, en- ell cuartO de vestirse.
FL veterano photo, de So amos,
no les oy6 hablar hasta que sc
quitaron los uniformes.