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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-30
County Names of Montana Honor Prominen
Citizens, Historical Events and Natural Feature.

600 to $4,000 600 and the percentage Of
votes needed for the creation OF new
counties out of an old was raised from
81 percent to So percent. Glacier coun-
ty was one Of the group, including
Garfield, which was hurried along IN
1919 before the new law went into ef-
feet The eastern boundary of Glacie-
national park, created out Of part OF
the Blackfeet reservation in 1910, forms
the western boundary of the county.
The naming of the county was thus
a very natural one. Formerly a range
and wheat raising county, Glacier Is
now the largest oil producer IN the
state. Cut Bank Is the county seat.
GRANITE - Named for Gran tt e
mountain, once laden with silver. In
the great days Of silver mining before
1895 this was a region of activity; here
was the present ghost city Of Granite
which In 1890 had a population Of
1910 and was 18th IN size among the
settlements of Montana. It was near
the present city of Philipsburg During
the years that It worked, the Granite
Mountain mine produced some SIS, 000,-
600 In silver ore, and supported a boom
population which with the decline In
Importance Of the mines faded away
until today only ghosts remain.
GOLDEN VALLEY-Establishe In
1920 and so named because the fruitful
soil in the locality produced wonderful
crops during the cycle of wet and
abundant years which promoted the
homestead invasion into Montana.
Golden Valley was one of a group Of
six counties established between 1919
and 1925, representing the last spasm
in the frenzy for county splitting"
which characterized the period Just be-
fore and after the turn Of 1920.
HTLL-This county was created in
the big homestead boom, and made
necessary by the advent of the dry
landers and squatters who settled
around Havre beginning with 1909
Hill county was named as tribute TO
James j. Hill, the empire builder"
who had pushed through the building
of the Great Northern railroad which
opened the northern prairies to settle
ment. West Of Havre grew a whole row
of towns which were prosperous dur
ing the cycle Of wet years, but today
are only dusty relics of what they
once were. Hill county was cut from
old Chouteau county and was one of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-30

to this day. Warned by Grow scouts
who pointed to a late snowfall as an
omen Of death, he Numbered headlong
into the camp of Tatonka-e-Y otanka,
known to the white men as Sitting
Bull, the spiritual leader Of the Sioux.
He faced a force estimated as from
5000 to 10000 warriors. The battle
ground is now q national monument.
The county was created in 1877 out Of
a part of Dawson county. and included
at that time all or parts Of Carter,
Powder River, Fallon. Wibaux, Prairie.
Custer, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellow
stone and Big Horn counties.
DANTELS-This county was created
in 1920 and named in honor Of Mans
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MusseLsheH RGncher
ReLieDed IN GerErlnnu

William Sander, young MuSSelsneI
county rancher, who left Roundup
early In August for visit with rela-
tives in Germany, Is believed 20 be
detained In Europe by the war and
his friends IN Montana are concerned
lest he be unable to return home due
TO the conflict
Sander drove a truck from Roundup
to New York and sailed for Europe
on Aug 10, expecting to remain away
for about two months. His old home
Is a small town between Kiel and
Flensberg in northern Germany.
Sander came to the United States
only nine years ago, but he took out
citizenship papers four years ago.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-30


Of a series Of two ON the source Of
names for Montsna's So counties.
The second VIII appear next week..
BY ERIC THANE
Fifty-six counties comprise the
commonwealth of Montana. They
were created over a period of 90
years, beginning in 1865, when the
territorial administration formed
the old counties of Beaverhead,
Madison, Deer Lodge and Mis-
soula out of the Idaho territory.
From 1865 to 1925 is a long space
of time, but it was not until this
latter date that the last county of
Montana achieved statehood, be-
came rich, and developed from a
desolate region of mountains and plains
into the Treasure state of today, and
between those dates the county political
units for the more efficient admins
tratiOn of government within the state
were established.
The counties were named variously
after events, persons and to a lesser
extent, natural formations. Foremost
in the category of the last is Beaver
head county, named for Beaverhead
rock, a limestone cliff some $50 feet
high between the present Madison and
Beaverhead counties. This rock, IA
nous because of mention by Lewis and
Clark in their journals and because it
was famous landmark, was so named
by the Indians due to its resemblance
to the head of a beaver The original
Idaho territorial county was created
on Jan. is, 1854, and a year later it
became a Montana territorial unit
Bannack, Montana's first territorial
capital and scene of the first of the
series Of big gold rlsheS in Montana
and also of Vigilante activities, is To-
Gated in Beaverhead county. The coun-
ty seat is Dillon.
BLATNE-"Bear's Paw" was the name
of this county before the state legiSla-
ture designated it In honor of the
American statesman, James G. Blaine,
who was man of Ill luck, politically,
being presidential candidate twice, the
first time losing to Hayes in an I'M
precedented close vote in the electoral
college and the second time going
down to defeat before Grover Cleve-
land after a close struggle.
The present Blaine county, of which
the county seat is Chinook, was Gre
ated Feb. 90, 1912.
Two Big Horn Counties
BIG HOkN-1he Big Horn river, so
called because of the large number of
big horn sheep along It's banks in the
early days, names this county. 1t was
created in Idaho territory on Jan. 10,
1854, and became a Montana county
on Jan. Is, 1918. An original Big Horn
county. not to be confused with the
present political unit, was absorbed by
Custer county.
BROADWATER - The noted Mon
tana pioneer, Col. Charles A. Broad
water, who came to this state In 1852,
has this county named In his honor.
Colonel Broadwater was an active fig /
ure in Montana's business history; he
was general superintendent Of the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-30
BY ERIC THANE

Diamond r freighting company and
later an active head of the Montana
Central railroad-the "Jawbone" syS-
tenn. so named because, 1t Is said, 1t
was built mainly on verbal promises.
CARTER-Named in honor Of a man
of sagacity and judgment who was
held In high esteem throughout Mon
tana-Thomas H. Carter. Carter was
the last territorial and the first state
delegate to the United States congress
from Montana.
CARBON-Created March 4, 1895, the
present county seat being Red Lodge.
This county is named from the large
coal deposits which make 1t the biggest
coal producer in the state.
CASCADE-The series of waterfalls
In the Missouri, one Of the greatest
natural phenomena In North America,
names this well-populated division or
the state. Lewis and Clark, IN their
Journals, describe the cascades as zone
of the grandeSt sights IN nature" They
were exceedingly happy TO see them,
for down the river they had been told
by the Indians that the true Missouri
had falls and rapids. The MartaS had
looked to them the logical stream TO
follow, but on the chance of finding
the falls they had come up the real
Missouri AS early as 1885 the Great
Falls of the Missouri YVES mentioned
as one Of the emblems to be placed on
the territorial seal which later became,
with some slight change the state seal.
Creation Of the county occurred IN
December, 1887
Error Now Docs Service
CHOUTEAU - Named for Pierre
Chouteau Jr., q descendant OF the
family that founded ST. Louis. he was
an active partner In the American
FUR Co, and as trader he was the
first man to see the advantages Of the
steamboat In fur trade on the Mis-
souri,. When Chouteau county was Gre
ated In 1865 it's name was spelled
"Choteau" This error was corrected IN
1867, but the city of Choteau in Teton
county sim retains the incorrect spell
ing, an error which now serves 10
distinguish the town from the county.
CUSTER - Named for Maj. Gen. |
George Armstrong Custer, ''the Glory
Hunter" who on June IS, 1876, led |
five troops Of the Seventh cavalry to |
their death on the Little Big Horn |
IN a battle whose details are disputed |
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-30

The following article Is the first
Of a series Of two ON the source Of
names for NEontsna's So counties.
The second VIII appear next week..
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-30

GARFTELD--Name Is taken from
James A. Garfield, our second mar
tyred president, who was shot by an
assassin July 2. 1882. The county was
had been old Dawson county, one Of
a group Of seven that hurried TO get
their county division projects through
that year before a change IN valuation
for new counties took effect the fol-
lowing year.
GLACTER-In 1920 the valuation for
new counties was raised from $780,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April 2S-(UP)- Government expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through April 26, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Yeal $7,4S2,958,214.7O $6,111,5SS, ,1S5.36
 Receipts $4.624,120,119.15 s5,050,220,931.6t
 Gross Deficit s2.s5s.sss. .O95:55 sl.Os1,s67,25s.T
 Net Deficit $2,s22,427,345.55 $1.O0s. .425. .003.7t
 Cash Balance $3, ,o51, ,100,s15.94 $2,7S2,649,7943b
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
.$l9,S57 IS LEFT
 BY DR. KELLEY
Inventory of His Estate Is Filed in Probate Court
 This Morning

: The late Dr. Peter T. Keeley, city milk, food and dairy inspector for almost 40 years. left an estate of 19,857 .92, according to an inventory filed with Judge Patrick J. Healey in probate court today.
 Included in the estate are real eS- tate, stocks, autos, savings accounts and a mortgage.
 Dr. Keeley's will filed some weeks ago, provided bequest of $2,0O0 to a niece, Miss Mary Carolan, and left the home on Euclid avenue to Mrs Keeley. The residue of the estate is to go two-thirds to the widow and one-third to a daughter, Mrs. Made line Keeley, Vaughn.
 Property on Euclid avenue is val ued at $500. Two automobiles are listed at $700. A mortgage is valued at 5000. An account at the Citizens and Manufacturers Netional Bank totals $59731, and one at the Wa terbury Savings Bank 266.88.
 The inventory lists the following stocks in the estate:
 10 shares, Bancamerica Blair Corp $23.75.
 100 shares, New Britain Machine Co, $2,700.
 6 shares. United Public Service Corp, $750.
 10 shares. Aetna Life Insurance Co, $500.
 I29 shares, A. T. & T. $4,839.38.
 12 shares, Peoples Water Service Go, $828.
 10 shares, United Power, $lJ020.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
THREE SENATE
 BILLS NEXT WEEK
Making Reforms in Courts of Connecticut Will Be
 Given Preference

Hartford. Conn.,, April 28-(UP)- The senate today placed on its cal- endar for consideration next week three bills making reforms in Con- necticut's minor court system, rem nants of a reorganization program which would have abolished the minor court system entirely.
 The house late yeSerday passed the three bills without debate.
 In the ordinary course of business the measures will be taken up in the senate Wednesday.
 Reforms provided for in the three bills:
 Abolition of the constable fee racket" by providing no fee be paid to an arresting officer in small towns.
 Limitation of ordinary costs to S in lower courts.
 Placing of constables and other officers on salary.
 Appointment of 8 salaried trial justice and alternate, and a grand juror and alternate, all to be paid ny SClCCtlIlCIl III SIlldA tVWAlSs
 Half the fees received from fines would go to the state and the other half to the community in which the case was tried.
 A jurisdictional bill provided: Towns of 15,000 population or more would have jurisdiction up to 5000 in civil cases, and $500 and year in jail in criminal cases: towns of less than 15,O00 population would have civil jurisdiction to $500, and criminal jurisdiction to $250 fine and six months n jail. Senate Rejects Bill Hartford, Conn.,, April B. (UP)- The senate today rejected a proposal to authorize he governor Q appoint commission of fifteen to investi- gate the industrial life insurance business in Connecticut. The bill had been reported unfa- vorably from committees. Favorably reported was a bill re- quiring the governor to proclaim l Armistice day as a legal holiday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
FEDERATION OF
 LABOR'S PLAN

Washington, April 28-(UP)-The American Federation of Labor today urged President Roosevelt to create national planning board, com posed of labor, business and agricul- tural representatives to help put jobless Americans to work and to work toward a goal of maximum production and an adequate living for all"
 It recommended that such an in- dependent agency be gvien advisory powers only" so that possibility ot its assuming dictatorship can be avoided"
 The AFL said the nation had H. 100000 unemployed in March, that industries were operating only at 70 per cent of normal and declared that "a new era calls for new methods"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
Versailles Criminals Are Responsible for Present
 State of Affairs
WRONGS OF TREATY
 MUST BE ADDRESSED
-tMovietone News Photos from NEA)

Berlin, April 28 - CU.P) - Adolf Hitler, addressing the Nazi Reich stag, answered President Roosevelt's appeal for peace today.
 Text of Speech
 "The President of the North American Union sent me telegram, the peculiar contents of which are known" he said.
 "Inasmuch as even before saw this document as the receiver of 1t, the rest of the world already had learned it through the radio and press, and moreover since we re- ceived friendly notification from countless commentaries in Democra- tic world organs that the telegram represented a very clever tactical rapier designed to load the shoulders of popularly governed countries with responsibility for the measures of plutocrats, decided to call the German Reichstag and thereby give you as the duly elected representa- tives of the German nation the pos sibility of learning my answer and either to confirm or reject 1t.
 within the boundaries of the present great German Reich there is no territory which has not been from most ancient times, allied with 1t or was not under its sovereignty
 Reich Existed Before America
 Long before the American con- tinent was discovered or settled by whites, this Reich existed not only in its present size but containing territories and provinces since lost.
 When the bloody World Wal ended 21 years ago there burned IT millions of brains the warm hop' that a peace of common sense ane justice would reward and make hap py the peoples afflicted by the ter rible effects of the World War. T say reward since no one, re gardless of the decisions of histor ians, bore responsibility for this ter rible event.
 And if today there are still poll ticians in some countries who evel at that time could nave been hel responsible for this most awf, massacre of all time. then the grea mass of active soldiers and people are to be pitied but not blamed. | Soldiers Knew No Hate
 "Soldiers knew no hate. But thes old politicians, who had careful preserved their valuable lives froi ! (Continued on Page O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28

Brown by Deputy Sheriff Joseph Cannota of Ansonia just before the 20th week of the trial was adjourned at 11:30 o'clock this morning.
 Brown, who refused to comment on the subpoena, and declined to admit or deny to newspapermen that he had been served, is ordered to produce the records in the Wa terbury superior court Tuesday morning, May 2, at 10 o'clock.
 Slade Has No Comment
 Attorney Slade, counsel for George H. Kingsley, William B. Murray and John Meaney,, all defendants, of the George H. Kingsley Company, ac- countants, likewise declined to com- ment. But Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn, when questioned con- corning the subpoena, remarked, Tt will be obeyed." He refused to am- plify his remark.
 The subpoena, surprise move, was served as court was adjourned while defense counsel discussed the question of whether to cross-ex- anime Albert A, Johnson, head bookkeeper at the Waterbury Trust Company, called by the state as a witness during the past three days to identify bank records of various of the accused.
 Alcorn Will Oppose It
 It was understood that although the subpoena will be obeyed by Brown, Special Prosecutor Alcorn will bitterly oppose any move to have the records turned over for the of the defense.
 The records sought include all of Browns records showing your en- agreements from the inception, in connection with the so-called Wa terbury scandal case and the charges or fees made by you and others under your control who were
 (Continued on Page 1O)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
ROOSEVELT SLEPT
 AS HITLER TALKS
Never Received Any For- maj Reply to Message
 From Either Nation

Hyde Park, N. r., April 28-(UP) While Adolf Hitler addressed the German Reichstag and every man, women and child in Germany, the man whose appeal for peace he was answering President Roosevelt = was in his bed, sleeping.
 MT. Roosevelt regarded Hitler's spueech, it was said authoritatively as speech only and in no sense an answer to the appeal he made to Hit Ter and Benito Mussolini on April IS He anticipates direct reply from both of them. Mussolini made a speech week ago which many considered his reply, and today Hit Ter made his.
 Persons familiar with diplomatic usages and courtesy, said that when the head of one state conveys a message in any form to the head oi another, custom decrees a formal acknowledgement if not reply. To date, MT. Roosevelt has received moi even an acknowledgement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
Hartford, Conn.,, April 2s

Hartford, Conn, April 28. - (UP) - Governor Bald win today nominated Olin Glenn Saxon, professor of business administration at Yale and former assistant to the chairman of the Republi- can National Committee, State Finance commissioner. William Junkin Cox, a former Yale engineering professor serving the unexpired term of the late John A. Macdonald, was nominated for reappointment as highway commissioner.
 Also mentioned in the same con- nection was William w. T. Squire, New Britain, director of the pulp lie welfare council.
 Two other appointments by the governor were Stanley Talmadge, Norwalk, and William D. Scranton, New Haven, to the state shellfish commission. Talmadge succeeds Elijah Ball, Branford.
 The senate session was long de- layed by party caucuses before re- ceiving the nominations.
 Meanwhile, Blackall conferred with the governor for about fifteen minutes and had mo comment" as he left the executive offices.
 Also announced by the governor were the nominations of:
 Robert J. Smith, Manchester, deputy state welfare commissioner, to succeed Frederic c. Walcott, Nor folk, as Welfare Commissioner for four years beginning July l. at 5000 a year.
 Colonel Edwy L. Taylor. New Haven, reappointment to the Public Utilities Commission for six years, beginning July 1, at 5000 a year.
 Brennan Succeeds Bergin
 E. Gaynor Brennan, Stamford, Republican minority leader of the 1887 Senate was directly appointed as membe. of the State Liquor
 (Continued on Page 10)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
No Compromise as He De-
 nOunced Terms Offered By United States ROOSEVELT HAUNTED FOR HIS FAILURES Danzig Belongs Only to
 Germany; Offers Poland Only Way Out
BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER United Press Staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER United Press Staff Correspondent
 Berlin, April 28. = (UP) - Adolf Hitler today scornfully rejected President Roosevelt's peace message, demanded re- turn of Danzig to the Reich, and denounced treaties with Poland and Great Britain. q must decline to give any guarantee to anybody except to the nation, for whose security and safety am responsi- ble," he said of MT. Roosevelt's re- quest for a non-aggression pledge to 31 nations. He called the Presi- dents appeal breach of good man. ners.
 In one of the most eloquent speeches of his career, and possibly in it's implications the most portent- ous, Hitler. addressing his Nazi Reichstag, swept over the problems of the world, and taunted MT. Roosevelt with sharp-tongued com- ment on unemployment and Ameri- ca's role in world affairs.
 In disclosing his demand for the return of Danzig, Hitler compared Poland's present position to that of Czechoslovakia before he dis membered that postwar republic.
 Poland Violates Treaty
 He denounced the German-Polish friendship treaty on the ground that Poland had violated it by entering an "encirclement" pact with Britain. He denounced the German British naval limitation treaty as having no basis because of Britain's pres- ent policies.
 In both instances he softened the denunciation by offering to nego- tiate new treaties, and he repeatedly declared Germany's desire for peace by asserting that Europe's problems could be solved.
 But there was no compromise in his denunciation of the request of President Roosevelt for 8 1o-year, and if possible a 25-year non-aggres- sion pledge covering nations, in re- turn for world conference on dis armament and trade. He offered instead to negotiate treaties with any of the nations which would offer suitable terms.
 Taunts Roosevelt
 Hitler taunted the President with such statements as:
 T have led Germany out of chaos and have increased production. :. I have done all this without blood. sher, MT. President. .. You and l MT. President, came to power at the same time and you had resources at your disposal, MT. President.
 (Continued on Page 6)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
Fuehrer Analyzes Roosevelt's s Request Reich Existed Before Limited States Came To Being
Hitler Replies To Points MadeInR Roosevelt Message

MT. Roosevelt-You realize I am sure that throughout the world hundreds of millions of human be- ings are living today in constant fear of a new war. The tide of events seems to have reverted to the threat of arms.
 Her Hitler-As far as Germany is concerned, know nothing about this kind of threat against other nations, although every day I read in democratic newspapers lies about such a threat.
 MT. Roosevelt-The leaders of the great nations have it in their power to liberate their peoples from the threat of disaster that impends.
 Herr Hitler-If that is true, then it is punishable neglect, to use no worse words, if the leaders of the natio;s who have corresponding powers are not capable of control ing newspapers which are agitating for war and so to save the world from the threatening calamity. l am unable to understand further why these responsible leaders ,n- stead of cultivating diplomatic re- lations between nations, make them more difficult-indeed, disturb them, but recalling their ambassadors without any reason.
 MT. Roosevelt-Any major war must bear heavily on Gall nations) for generations to come. Victor nations, vanquished nations and neutral nations will suffer.
 Herr Hitler-as politician, l nave been the exponent of this con- viction for 20 years at time when unfortunately the responsible states men of America could not bring themselves to make the safe admis- sion regarding their participation in the great war. No one knows the consequences of war better than the German people but they do not believe that every conflict must be disastrous in its consequences foi the entire surrounding world-that is, for the whole globe-providec the whole world is not sys 1Ematical. ly drawn into such conflicts by means of a net work of nebulou! treaty obligations.
 MT. Roosevelt-Three nations il Europe have seen their exist ence terminated. tAustria, Czecho slovakia and Albania.)
 Herr Hitler-I do not know whicl three nations of Europe are meant l Continued on Page 10)