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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
FARM PRODUCTS
PRICES ADVANCE
IS ,COMMODITIEs QUOTED HIGH.
Err IN FEBRUARY THAN IN
JANUARY, SAYS DIAMOND
Corn, Wheat and Barley Are Among
Those to Register Gains, According
to Federal and State Agricultural
Statistician at Helena.

Eighteen commodities in Mon
tana showed price advances Feb.
IS over those of Jan. IS, according
to Jay G. Diamond, agricultural
statistician. Nine commodities
showed no change and nine de-
clined, but all variations were
small and partly seasonal, he said.
Grains and meat animals contrib
uted largely to the rise in levels.
Corn, wheat and barley prices were
slightly higher than on ian. IS,
but oats declined. Wheat was AZ
cents, or cents more than the sea-
sons low OF 43 cents in October and
November. Flaxseed sold for six cents
less than terminal market prices. Po-
tato prices were unchanged, but bean
prices declined five cents a hundred
pounds and apple prices were off 10
cents bushel
Local market values of beef cattle
and veal calves were higher than a year
ago, and all meat animal prices ap-
preciated since Jan. Is. Per head prices
vanced during the month, and all but
mule prices were higher than a year
ago.
Egg prices declined sharply during
the month, while chicken and turkey
prices remained firm. Butter and
butterfat prices were off two to three
cents during the month and dropped
to 10 cents since February, 1898. Wool
prices were unchanged.
Cold weather in February caused in
creased feed requirements and higher
plies, however, have kept the price low
compared with year ago.
The national exchange value of farm
products declined further during the
month to II percent of pre-war value
the same as in February, 1885, Prices
paid by farmers remained unchanged
at 100 percent Of pre-war value.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
GOOD WORD GIVEN
FOR CHEAT GRASS
NOT WHOLLY UNMIXED EVIL, AC-
CORDNG TO FOREST RANGE
EXAMINER
Has Real Value in Protecting Soil From
Erosion and Has Relative Feed
Value as Supplement Forage, Says
Federal Report.

Partial exoneration of cheat
grass as a range thief was given
by Leon c. HURT, senior range ex-
aminer for the forest service, in
a report received a few days ago
by Helena national forest officials.
"In spite of its many shortcom-
ings," HURT said, "cheat grass has
real value in protecting soil against
erosion, and because of its rela-
lively good feeding value it may
properly be considered as a valu-
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
MERCER ADVISES
ON SEED WHEAT
UNTIL NEW VARIETIES PROVEN
DON'T USE THEM, HE TELLS
FARMERS
Many for Spring Planting Which Have
Been Successful in Areas Where De-
veloped Are No Better Than STAN
dard Kinds, Says Agronomist.

Until new varieties of wheats
have been proven as good or su-
perior to standard varieties rec
commended for use under Montana
soil and climatic conditions, grow
ers will do we'll to stay with the
recommended varieties, advises
Ralph D. Mercer, extension agron-
omist at Montana State college. AS
seeding time approaches, Mercer
reminds farmers that they will read
and hear about new varieties of
spring wheats. Many of these new
varieties have been successful in the
areas for which they were developed
but so far they have not proven better
for use in this state.
some OF the new spring wheat vari-
cites which are not recommended for
Montana are listed by Mercer:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at the dominion
rust research laboratory at Winnipeg.
Canada, and distributed in 1897, Sim
llar 10 Marquis "a recommended Mon
tana Variety in appearance and is
resistant to stem rust and sinking
smut. In tests in Montana, Renown
mas not been equal to recommended
varieties in yield.
Canus Developed at Edmonton,
Canada from cross between MARQUIS
and Kanred. Although Canus has
yielded equal to Marquis in tests in
this state, further testing is necessary
in Montana.
Apex-Developed at Saskatoon. Can
ada. A rust-resistant variety, Apex has
not yielded as well on dryland In Nom
tana as Marquis and other recon-
mended varieties.
, Pilot-Developed by ]. A. Clark of
the United States department of ag-
rlculture In corporation with state
experiment stations in Montana, Min
nesota and North and South Dakota
a bearded wheat that natures about
the same time as Marquis. Pilot is
resistant to leaf and stem rust and to
pun IT., Yields ABOUT equal to Marquis
Merit-Another variety developed by
Clark. Is resistant to stem and leaf
rust and to bunt.. Yields well in com
parison with Marquis but only limited
tests have been made In Montana.
| Coronation-A Canadian variety and
not yet tested in Montana.
Nordhaugen's New -Deyeloped in
North Dakota and further testing nee
essary In Montana before any concl,1-
sions can be drawn.
Then there are several varieties that
nave been developed in North Dakota
ana although they have done well IN
many localities in that state, further
testing Is necessary in Montana. These
Inciude Rival, Vesta, Mercury and
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
TRAPS a Bobkitten

Glen Mildly, living about five miles
west Of Plentywood. trapped q bob
kitten, which got mixed up In weasel
trap. About . year ago, Otto Erickson
Of the Archer community found Q
fighting bobcat IN . trap.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17

In the United States jewel-movement
field, pocket watch production quadru-
pied to reach 229,094, while wrist watch
output tripled to 3,713,135.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
Retired Milwaukee
Engineer Passes AWAY

Edward Masterson, retired Milwaukee
railway engineer, who died at the
home of brother, John at Gle Elum
Wash, from a heart attack, was buried
at Miles City.
He was born June IS, 1882, at Ran
dom Lake, Wis, and entered the serv-
ice of the Milwaukee while a young
man. He came to Miles City as an
engineer in 1908 and continued in
service until his retirement June IS,
1885. At the time Of his retirement he
was one of the Oldest passenger engi-
neers In point Of service on the trans
Missouri division. He worked for many
years on Miles City-Mobridge and
Miles City-Harlowton runs.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17

ouhout Montana log structures which the
shaped Twin Bridges community hail. which
The log teachage built Indian
Peck Indian reservation
6O9 larger log community hall
wo-s Savoy Indian community hall
diameter community building
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
LIQUOR RECEIPTS
NEARLY MILLION
STATE SYSTEM EARNS Ss94,597
DURING JANUARY AND FEBRU-
AIRY THIS YEAR

The state liquor control system
has earned a total of S894,5S7 dur
ing the first two months Of this
year. L. NJ. A. Wass, administrator,
reported.
He said the liquor control board had
declared a dividend of s15O,OOO from
February earnings. That amount, to-
gether with the 100000 for january,
brought income from that source to
Sl50,000 so far.
The administrator added the teach
erS' retirement system had been sent
s15,685 SO far this year and excise
taxes collected on liquor totaled $50, 622
for the first two months of 1899.
Earnings of the beer division, from
licenses and taxes, amounted to $780,
Liquor licenses to date have brought
the state S280,250, bringing total LIQUOR
department earnings to s604,597 so far
this year.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-17
Anniversary Stamp

Montana may be honored by a
special stamp issued in commemora-
ton OF the 50th anniversary Of her adj
mission to the Union. Representative
Case OF South Dakota has started a
anniversary commemorative stamps for
his own state, her sister to the north.
and Montana and Washington. All -four
states were admitted to the Union
Evening star., 1939-10-15

back to the patch of open water.
Sometimes they alighted on the glare
ice only to sit up on their tails and skid
thirty or forty feet, squawking in ter
ror. We roared with laughter and that
seemed to make them more indignant
than ever. At last we recalled some
long-handled butterfly nets that our
nearest neighbor had in his garage.
For an hour we carried on an ice car
nival, scooping flying mallards out of
the air as they swooped into the open
water, slipping and sliding on our
backs and laughing till our sides ached.
At last all thirteen of the mallards
were housed in a big wire coop, to re-
main there until our caretaker could
arrange permanent winter quarters.
Early this last spring we bought five
more wild females, so our flock was
increased to nine pairs. The day that
Evening star., 1939-10-15

lady ducks began to think seriously
about the business of nest building.
At one end of the pond we had con-
structed a raft covered thickly with
growing bushes. ferns and other vege-
tation. Four of the ducks laid their
eggs in barrels on the raft. The other
five selected nesting sites on shore. All
but one of these built close to the
waters edge, but the fifth went back
in the woods nearly fifty yards from
the pond beside huge rock. The nests
themselves didn't amount to much
but they were lined with down plucked
from the ducks breasts. The greatest
number of eggs we found in any nest
was fourteen - except for one, which
had twenty-six. The mother duck
tried her best to cover them but they
bulged out all around her. 1t was per-
fectly obvious that she had not been
responsible for all the eggs. One of
her girl friends had sneaked in and
used the same nest, thinking she'd get
rid of all her domestic problems by
that neat bit of shenanigan.
When incubation really started the
ducks sat on their eggs for twenty
eight days. Whenever one left her nest
to do bit of foraging she pulled a
blanket of down over the eggs, arrang-
ing it with the greatest care. This not
only kept the eggs warm but con-
cealed them as WELL l learned some
thing that surprised all our birdmen
at the Museum. About a week before
the eggs were due to hatch the ducks
would roll those that were bad out of
the nest. BY some occult power they
seemed to know that it was useless to
spend more time warming up certain
eggs, and out they went. Several times
Iput them back but the next day they
would be removed again.
One duck, whom we called the
"Glamor Girl" was not even slightly
interested in her prospective children.
A ducks place might be in the nest,
but she didn't believe it. She was
frankly bored with the whole proceed
ing and was much more interested in
having a good time for herself with
CONTINUED on pogs 23)
Evening star., 1939-10-15

WO summers ago we released
several pairs of wing clipped wild
black ducks, malards and wood
ducks on our pond in the Berkshires.
The wood ducks weren't much fun,
for they were exceedingly shy, only
venturing out from the swamp in the
late evening The blacks were dis
appointing, too. They nested, raised
their families and departed as soon as
the forest had begun to blaze with the
red and gold of autumn foliage.
But not the mallards. Eleven little
ducks trailed their mother about the
pond, grew amazingly and soon were
feeding out of our hands and climbing
all over us searching for corn in our
pockets When the black and wood
ducks left for the south we wondered
if the mallards would 60, too. The
autumn sharpness in the air made
them restless but they fingered on. All
. day and all night they talked among
themselves, feeling the strange urge to
move southwark but never quite able
to decide to go. Migrating fiocks some
times dropped into the pond for an
hour or two When they left, our
ducks would join the wanderers, but
after short flight we would see the
black line of them begin to take form
in the sky and hear the rush of wings
as they swung over the treetops and
back to the pond.
They stayed on until Thanksgiving
Day brought sudden freeze. Next
morning the pond was coated with ice
almost from shore to shore, but in the
very center the birds had kept circle
of open water Quacking dismally they
seemed entirely unable to adjust their
duck minds to this strange visitation
on their pond. They had no food but
we could not entice them to their
regular feeding place at the canoe
landing.
All night they complained discon-
solately to the cold moon. Next morn
ing the temperature had dropped to
zero and the ice was two inches thick.
Their circle of open water had shrunk
to half its size and only by frantic
swimming could they keep enough
Evening star., 1939-10-15

space clear in which to move about l
walked out to the edge of the ice and
gave them corn but they were too dis
tracted to eat. Blood spots were left
on the ice by their tender little feet.
We were not at all prepared to keep
them with us all winter but it was
obvious something had to be done
about it or they would freeze to death.
Evidently they did not have the
slightest intention of going south. We
had been responsible for their up
bringing and the problem was ours,
not theirs.
My wife and | decided that they
were right; but first of all, how were
we to catch them? We tried every way
we knew without success. The ducks
were frightened and would not let us
come near them. They would circle
around and around the pond and then
Evening star., 1939-10-15

the ice broke up in late April we took
the ducks back to their beloved pond.
Delighted quacks and an orgy of bath
ing and diving marked their release
after nearly five months incarceration
in chicken coop. But soon, one by
one, they emerged from the water.
Such bedraggled-looking ducks you
never saw. The oil had dried out of
their feathers during the long stay on
shore and they looked like soaked
hens. For twenty-four hours they sat
on mud bank industriously running
each feather through their beaks, CIV
ing it a coating of oil from the gland
at the root of the tail. Then back to
the water they went to engage in the
serious business of standing on their
heads and sucking up delicious food
from the bottom mud.
Along about the first of May the
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Rhode Islanders 10 Hold
independence Program

Natives of Rhode Island now re-
siding in the Capital will celebrate
their States Independence Day to-
day with ceremonies in Statuary
Hall of the Capitol and banquet
in the Shoreham Hotel The OBJ
servance will mark the 163d ami
versary of Rhode Islands declara-
ton of independence from Great
Britain, two months before the
united action of the 13 Colonies.
Senator Green of Rhode Island
was to speak at 3 O'Clock this after
noon in Statuary Hall before the
statue of Roger Williams, and
wreaths were to be placed at the
base of the statue.
The Rhode Island State Society
of Washington has furnished Archi-
tect of the Capitol David Lynn
with special flag to be flown over
the Capitol Building today. At the
banquet the flag will be presented
to a representative of Rhode Island
State College.
Comdr. John D. M. Kane of New
port, R. l., now on duty with the
Bureau of Navigation, Navy De-
partment, here, will be the princi-
pal speaker at the banquet. Sena-
tors Green and Gerry, Representa-
tives Sandager and Fisk, all of
Rhode Island, and the Very Rev.
Lorenzo C. Mccarthy, o. p, former
president of Providence (R. - Col
lege and now at the Dominican
House of Studies here, also will be
heard.
Entertainment and dancing are
to follow the dinner.
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Camp Denges to Open
Season June rs

Camp Denges, boys camp operat-
ed at Abel, Md, in st. Marys Coun-
ty by Father Joseph F. Denges, will
open its sixth season June Is and
will close September 3.
Father Denges announced that
the camp, which is located on st.
Clements Bay, would be operated
exclusively for boys this year. Fa-
cilities are provided for 30 camp
ers each week from Washington,
Baltimore, Annapolis, Alexandria,
Va, and other communities.
Father Denges will be assisted by
his brother, the Rev. Peter M.
Denges of Roanoke Rapids, N. c.;
James Sheridan of Maryknoll Semi
nary, N. Y; Michael Vichuras and
William Scally, both of Catholic
University, and James Suit of Con-
zaga High School.
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Dr.. Goldman to Attend
Zionist Conference

DR.. Solomon Goldman, president
Of the Zionist Organization of
America, and other Zionist leaders
will attend the 17th annual confer
ence Of the Seaboard Zionist region
to be held May 13, IA and Is at the
Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point Com
fort, Va.
Delegates to the conference will
represent the District, Maryland,
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Jewellers to Attend PurIey

Arthur J. Sundlun, president Of
A. Kahn, Inc, will lead a Washing
ton delegation to the annual con-
vention Of the Maryland Delaware
District of Columbia jewelers. As
sociation, to be held Sunday and
Monday in Baltimore. Mr.. Sundlun
is first vice president of the organ
iZation.
Washingtonians holding commit
tee posts for the conclave include
A. G. Mayer, Albert Sigmund, Sam
T. Schwartz, Sidney j. Selinger,
william w. Wright and Clarence
Pearson.
Evening star., 1939-05-04

Delaware, Virginia, North and South
Carolina, as well as many cities
farther South.
Features of the conference will
include q round table discussion on
"A Restatement of Zionism In the
Light Of Recent Political Events"
on Saturday, when the conference
opens; a banquet Sunday, May IA,
as well as other social and cul-
tural activities.
The Zionist Organization of
America and its afflliated districts
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Communists Want Social
Security for Domestics

The recommendation of Repre-
sentative Jennings Randolph, Dem
ocrat, Of West Virginia, to extend
the benefits of the Social Security
Act to $1,000 domestic workers here
was hailed today by the District
Evening star., 1939-05-04

Communist party as "a great step
forward"
The party said it felt that support
for the measure Should not only
come from trade unions but from
all small businessmen who are de-
pendent upon this group of workers
and who stand to profit greatly by
an increase in their purchasing
power"
Evening star., 1939-05-04
AImshouses Suved

Three-hundred-year-old aim =
houses at Moretonhampstead, Eng
land, have just been saved by a
public appeal for funds.
Evening star., 1939-05-04

THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS
1880 Alfred Waensten conducts the concert orchestra
Rabauds English Suite du XVI Steele" Bachs
"Brandenburg Concerto Two Flutes and Violn,
Glnkas Tame" Gottschalks THE Banjo"
$3.50 Poet Carl Sandbug President Frank Kingdom
of the University of Newark Astronomer Forest Ray
Mouon and Author Pearl Buck discuss What Is
Humanitys Greatest Need Today?"
pm-WJSV, Roosevelt speaks Pioneer
Youth and the Union"
1910 portion the Metropolitan Opera Co pesenta
ton of die Meistersnger" broadcast with Elizabeth
Rethberg Charles Kulmann, Doris Doe and Friedrich
Schorr in principal roles
SHORT-WAVE PROGRAM
100 pm-BUDAPEST Spring Overture HAT4 912 328
pm-ROME, operas 2RO 1181 254
m. 1RF, 983 meg, 30J5
pm-CARACAS, Popular Orchestra YV5RC, SO SIT
pm.-BERIIN, by band DJD lit meg,
m.
1:15 pm-LONDON Morgan Davies baritone GSD Ills meg,
255 m. GSC 958 meg, 313 GSB, 951 meg, Bis m.
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BOXING
CAN PASTOR Rim 2O9

CAN PASTOR RUN 20?
NEW YORK, July 2O-Bob Pastor
asked for it and now it's in writing
that he's going to get it.-Ever since
Bicycle Bob stayed ten rounds with
Joe Louis two years ago, he's been
clamoring for title chance. This
week papers were signed at the State
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titions protesting the iimcrow ban on
Colored baseball players in the major
leagues were circulated at the local
ball parks in special mobilization of
the Young Communist League "The
Y.C.L. already has collected 10000
signatures" John L. Little, New York
State Executive Secretary of the
League, stated this week. He added
that he expects the present campaign
to reach total of 100000 signatures.
Baseball is an American game of
American origin" Little told some of
the young men and women, colored and
white, who were circulating the petit
lions, "and in the main it has lived up
to sportsmanlike democratic traditions
But the unwritten law which bans
colored stars from major league dia-
monds is shame. 1t should be re-
corded as big error on the games
scoreboard."
week. The game will be played on the
night of Sept. 7, at the Polo Grounds
in New York.
The All-American ace, 21O pounds
6 feet, 2 inches and extremely fast
played left end both on offense and
defense through his three varsity years
under Carl Snavely at Cornell.
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ace spot with Dukes band and remain
there for the Louis Armstrong en-
gagement to follow at the Hotel Ritz
Carlton overlooking the Public Garden
George McKinnon of the Daily
Record and George Frazier, modern
music authority were present at Rose
land and promised to appear at the
Revere Plaza along with host of local
theatrical and musical celebrities. d.
that new hot tune of Cabs at the Cot
ton Club yclept "Hep, Hep, the 1--WE is
Jumpin" has rhythm in every line
while "Well, All Right" is still sending
the ickies and if you want a real
solid thrill stand in among the hep
cats around the band stand when the
boys go into the Zone O'Clock Jump"
Man it's killer! bow to
my colleague Kenneth Smith for his
excellent reporting as the wanderer
lasweek and a hearty welcome to
Thelma Robinson "Scooping the
Scoop" and Anselmo KNS Krigger's
downtown roundup the lovely
schoolmarm who trekked from New
Bedford to Mississippi has returned
for the summer vacation and the name
is still Miss Herschell Williams 4.
the snapshots taken at the Press Club
outing viii settel a few arguments
about trim" prowess among the Tar
zans. the Fathers Club will hold
a huge summer jamboree and dance
at the palatial Green Acres Country
Club in Saxonville, Friday evening,
July twenty-eight where the public
is cordially invited to attend and swing
to Tasker Crosson's music and enjoy
brother Hakwins' very fine chicken
dinners the Jaxon Amusement En-
terprises sincerely regret that prior
contract schedules made it necessary
to present the Erskine Hawkins attra-
ton on the same date July % and urge
the friends of the Fathers Club to
fully support their affairs the Wo-
mems Service Club will sponsor their
annual Summer Cabaret and Dance at
Green Acres Friday evening, August
eleventh with all the usual features
which made the Service Club Cabarets
a great success in the past plus the
scintillating rhythm of Jack Hill and
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Hello folks g. the 1--WE is jumpin!
:. vacation daze are here and the
hinterlands are becoming overloaded
with urban expatriates who go rural
the hard way and play around the
ocean for one day and lay around the
lotion for one week. Jimmie Lunce-
ford came to town for the Dunbar
boys and the old Roseland State
rocked to its foundations as fifteen
hundred jitterbugs jumped to at Amt
What You Dol" and those two
erudite gentlemen of swing the Messrs.
Jaxon and Powell were quietly inform
ing the public that Erskine Hawkins
will blow the top off the Revere Plaza
Friday evening, July % in a monster
reception to the Duke of Ellington cur
rently opening Monday night at the
Ritz Roof. Uncle Paul and all the
gang heartily congratulate those three
Rhythm Kings Clyde, Herbert and Max
Jones who have climbed to the top as
the Jones Brothers and step into the