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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20


The wide treeless plain protected
It from hostile Indian forays on
three eides. while the river, at its
front door. not only protected it
but was the main highway Of travel
IN those days.
Almost at the confluence of two
great rivers. both running through
what was then the richest fur coun-
try in the world, 1t was a forcgone
conclusion that the fort would be
the most important trading post
on the upper Missouri.
History Recalled
The first Fort Union was built
emily 4 few miles below the mouth
Of Milk river. farther up the Mis-
souri. Completed In 1925. IT was
soon realized that its location was
causing 1t to lose most Of the valu-
able business that was coming
down the Yellowstone. Too, the
river was threatening to cut
through the bottomland on which
It was situated.
American Fur company, ever on
the alert for business. moved 1t in
1928 to the spot Lewis and Clark
had noted in their log years before.
By 1922 II had become. under the
astute management Of that POM
pous Scot. Kenneth Mckenzie, the
most important fort in the new
West.
Built by that master Indian
trader, Alexander Culbertson, who
later started Fort Mckenzie on the
Marias and still later ruled over
the destinies Of Fort Benton. Amer
lean Fur company saw fit to place
It In the hands Of a former COM
petitor whose business they had
absorbed. Mckenzie.
Seek Old Graves
Up TO the first part Of 1884
Mckenzie ruled the Missouri coun-
try like 4 despot. and Was justly
referred to AZ King Of the Mis-
souri," During his reign Fort
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
TANGLED WEB
TO STRAIGHTEN OUT

Now ~ years old, slightly gray
at the temples, and decided
thinning of brown hair on top Of
his head, Young jim is at head
quarters daily, helping straighten
out a tangled web of affairs.
Some do not believe he will sac
rifice the time and energy that
ct. j." did in the name of ma
chine politics.
Others declare Jim never ac-
tually had the help and never had
d chance to show his strength and
ability. Out-state politicians have
regarded him as a conner
Anyway, the job that falls to
this stockily built man, about >
feet 10 inches tall. weighing about
1s5 pounds, and with penetrating
blue eyes that miss nothing. is not
one that excited envy in his leu
tenants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
JAY
CLARKE
SAYSl

81ttor's Note: Day Clarke. Amer
ioa'a foremost mentalist. answers
1e questions each day for Tacoma
Times reoders. Address questions
- Drama kditov. The Tacoma
Ttmes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
Young jim" Pendersast Tries to Hold
Together Crumb|ins Political Empire
Z ANS AS CITY, Mo-

K AN S AS CITY, Mo-
~ Steady, m d = hammered
Young Jimmy Pendergast
has assembled the Kansas City
Democratic political throne
if there is any.
James NJ. Pendergsst, nephew
and right-hand bower for seven
years TO his uncle. T. J. Fender
CAST. long the Democratic boss of
Kansas City, is the new boss
man"
Dropping the nephew at party
headquarters, after he had just
been sentenced to IS months in
prison for income tax evasion, old
Tom" commanded. Take over"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
It's Forever
"Qaick, Watson,
the Noodle"


NNLY yesterday, II seems,
" the kfst streamlined train
flashed acfoss the horison--a
sew form of petroleum. pow
esed transportation. Remember
bow We al went down to the
aepoe 10 zee il. Last year the
Ne Of Diesel oil 10 power pas
seaeef trains jumped q per
~ - not mean the rail-
soads were using more fuel.
~ Dat shey suddenly wanted
nsee Of = particular type. Train
schedules could have found
thennelves in q bad way had
IL al industry been allefsie
- ehanse But ours Is an in
dusry which discovered long
80 that constant use OF the
heel i DE only way to keep
no jumps in advance Of prog
h b IN Industry Of peaks,
Vsasily illustrated BY the greatly
lnneased demand for gasoline
h s,nmes, for fuel oil in win
NJ. And die naaner in which
IL indnstsy has been able TO
baIance these demands 50 as
- prevent waste is among its
sreseest contributions to the
public service
= 4 Z
Headwork the constant use
Of the old noodle -alone makes
il possihle 20 meet skyroeket
demands for one form Of oil
withssf shortages and price in
ueases Ia another. Head~ork
alone nakes every drop of Pc
uoleua d iu full dug.
Standard Oil compan..
Of California
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
AT ROOSEVELT FIELD

The Park Travelling theater will
be at Roosevelt Heights plsyfieid
At 7:so Monday night and At Lin
coin park Tuesday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
HE'S GOT A
VANISHED TASK

Although he has been groomed
politically by his uncle for the last
several years, Young jim" as he
is known throughout jackson coun-
~ and Missouri, finds himself in
a far harder job than he expected.
He takes over" an organization
shot through with indictments and
prison sentences for many of its
once powerful lieutenants.
To Young Jim falls the task
OF picking up the pieces as best he
can and holding them into the
semblance OF the country's once
most powerful political machine.
The new leader is less dynamic
and considerably less aggressive
by nature than IT. j." He is mar
ried and has two children, lives
quietly in a modest home on one
of the older streets Of Kansas City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
DOG CAUSE OF CRASH

PORT CLINTON, .. - dog
which wandered out on the high
way near here caused a highway
crash which injured four persons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
Lyy7dS Ar7iUe At.Old
Fort Unions Site
Picturesque Tale of Black-Hearted
Mike Fink, Frontiersman, Is Recalled

nds Note TN. n. fourteenth relating the
are punl.ins our ws.hnsn Jubilee celebration the states sdens
them $500 miles
appear exclusively
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
OLD FORT UNION, Western Montana
BY LOUISE and BOB Lynn

OLD fORT UNION, Western Montana-lt took us only
IN hour to reach the high level plain the north bank of the
river which stood historic old Fort Union Only
few miles upriver from the mouth of the Yellowstone that
high plain had been noted by Lewis and Clark in 1905
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20

placed In full charge of the or
raniZation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
SERVED OVERSEAS
IN FIELD ARTILLERY

He likes TO bowl and frequently
goes on trips with his team; he is
active in American Legion affairs,
having served overseas as lieuten-
ant in the 130th field artillery.
and devotes much time to affairs
outside of politics. In other words,
Young jim" does not just live and
eat politics as his uncle had for
the last rs years.
T. J. Pendergast had no other
recreation than betting on the
ponies in the afternoon after see
ing the politicians and job hunt
ers all morning. He WAS at head
quarters every day, however, rain
or shine.
Until he took over the reins,
Young Jim" showed up at head
quarters once week, maybe once
every two or three weeks. For
some time he was part of law
partnership, but more recently
opened his own office and began
giving more and more timo TO his
practice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20
GROOMED
IN POLITICS

1t was just 10 years ago that
the Democratic leader began his
political career on the death of
his father. Michael J. Pendergast.
in 1929. who for years had been
boss Of the 18th ward Even though
his duties as ward boss were
numerous, Young Jim" did not
relinquish his position as president
o. the 18th Ward Democratic club.
He stood by his guns there and
built it up to one of the largest
political clubs in the city.
Slowly the young politician
gained in authority and in the sum-
mer Of 1885. while IT. j. was in
Europe for three months. he was
"kingpin' at the political head
quarters. He received long lines
of ereeters and job hunters and
held court" three times week to
meet demands of trench work.
ers of the party.
In December, 1896, he was
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
GREEN HILL OBSERVATORY
REPORT 100 ACRE FIRE

A one hundred acre fire was re-
ported by the Green Hill Observatory
Towerman. Members of Camp d.
at Westover and Neal Widdowson
Fire Warden, responded to the alarm
and helped bring the fire under con-
troll which due to high winds, made
this very difficult fire to fight.
Robert G. Dennis, District Forest
Warden, who investigated the fire
said it was first started by burning
brush that through carelessness, was
allowed to get out of control. The
Warden said, the responsible party
had been found and will be held re-
sponsible for the cost of suppression.
In the Court some time ago a man
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
CHESTERTOWN TO
DISPLAY MANY
OLD ATTRACTIONS

For the third successive year Ches-
tertown, Maryland, will put on display
its heritage from the past. Old Ches-
tertown Day, set for Saturday, May
18th, will throw open thirty colonial
homes and gardens for the inspection
of the public, and priceless collections
of relics and antiques have been gath
cred for the occasion.
Funds received from admissions for
the Old Chestertown Tour will go to
defray expenses of the Public Library
Chestertown will take on a holiday
aspect for this occasion and all CIVIC
organizations, municipal officials and
authorities at historic Washington
College, are cooperating.
A town whose antiquity dates back
to 17O6, Chestertown is filled with
historic homes, with priceless relics
of the past. All of these homes and
an invaluable collection of historic
treasures will be on display May Ii.
Exhibits will be shown in the var
ious homes open for the occasion, hos
te.ses in colonial garb will be station
ed at all important points and Boy
Scouts will serve as guides for the
many visitors expected.
A great many visitors enjoyed OLD
Chestertown Day last year and, with
additional displays planned for this
wear, the number of spectators is ex-
pected to be increased.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28

when completed. The recent legisla-
ture of the State of Maryland gave
a special gift of $4,000, which will be
made available at once.
The architect for the Library is
Mr.. Henry Powell Hopkins, of Bal
timore, the architect for Hodson Hall.
Plans for the Dunning Science Build
ing are being prepared by Mr.. James
R. Edmunds and Mr.. E. H. Glidden,
associate architects, both OF Baltl-
more. The architects are busy COM
pleting final specifications upon which
bids will be taken, and it is expected
that ground for both buildings will be
broken before Commencement.
According to present plans, the Lib
rary will be located Immediately be-
low William Smith Hall, in line with
that building and the Gymnasium, and
facing Washington Avenue. The Dun
ming Science Building will be placed
on the lower campus, with the rear
of the building toward Campus Ave-
nue., the front to face up the cam
pus, in a direct line toward Hodson
Hall.
Necessary improvements and addi-
ton of equipment to the power plant
to care for the additional building
were also ordered by the Board.
The most extensive building pro-
gram launched on the Eastern Shore
in recent years, the erection of these
buildings will absorb all of the avail,
able unemployed manual labor in that
community.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
Stockton News

Miss Mary Jones and Miss Lucille
Yerger of Drexel Hill, spent the
weekend with Miss Jones' parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassius Jones.
Miss Edwina Milligan Of Pocomoke
visited her sister, Mrs. Dalton Elem
ing Tuesday.
Mrs. William Stevens and little
daughter, of Selbyville, spent last
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Lilliston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony DeStefano
and children and Mrs. Eunice Morris
of Philadelphia and Miss Elizabeth
Baylis of Wilmington, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Baylis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Colona and
son, of Jenkins Bridge, were guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. K. c. Petit.
Miss Elizabeth Payne Of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Payne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
wood Watson at Berlin.
Miss Mabel Jones spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones at
Pocomoke.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the fire
company will meet Wednesday even
ing, May at the Fire house.
Mrs. Raymond Day of Brooklyn,
Md, is spending some time with her
mother, Mrs. E. H. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Bundick, OF
Salisbury, visited his parents, MI and
Mrs. John Bundick, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Brimer and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Brimer spent Friday
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Speicher and
family of. Severna Park, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Barnes.
Little Carlton Payne returned home
Saturday from the Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury, very much i'm
proved from an appendix operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Mason, Jr., and
son, and Mr.. H. L. Mason, ST., spent
part of last week in Wilmington
and Camden. They were accompan-
led home by Mrs. H. L. Mason, Sr.
who had been spending some time
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28

was found guilty of carelessly allow
ing a ditch bank fire to spread to a
neighboring woods and was forced
by the Court to pay the cost of bring
ing the fire under control. Mr.. Den
mis- said, the Forestry Department
have been forced to use this means of
reducing the excessive number of fires
of this type that occur annually.
The fire last week, burned mostly
on the property of Gordon Tull OF
Princess Anne, Md, and consisted Of
ten acres of matured timber, thirty
acres of unmatured timber and sixty
acres of scrub and brush.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
RJJU,DING PROGRAM ON
AT WASHINGTON COLLEGE

The Board of Visitors and Cover
nors of Washington College at its
quarterly meeting held last Satur-
day, took formal action for the i'm
mediate erection of two new build
ings on the campus, according to an
announcement made by President Gil
bert w. Mead, at a special College
Assembly on Monday. Bids will be
taken and contracts awarded within
a month for the construction of a
Library and Science Building to be
completed during the college year
1939-40 at cost exceeding $175,00O.
DIR. H. A. B. Dunning, of Baltimore
who last Christmas offered $4,000
toward the erection of the Science
Hall, increased his gift last week to
$4,000, insuring the immediate erec-
ton of the building, which, with its
new equipment, will involve a total
expenditure of approximately $751;
900.
The initial gift toward the library
was pledged year and half ago by
DIR. George A. Bunting, of the Class
Of 1891, a member of the Board, who
contributed $4,000. From other
sources the college authorities are Sc
curing the necessary financing for the
remainder, and the library will rep
resent nearly 100000 investment
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
YOUNG WOMAN HURT
ON CLAIBORNE ROAD

Miss Minerva Young, charge
nurse of the State Hospital, Cam
bridge, while on her way home Satur-
day night of last week from visiting
friends in the lower part Of the coun-
ty, struck a pole on the Claiborne
road at the junction of the road to
Royal Oak, and as result is in Emer-
gency Hospital. The car was badly
damaged and Miss Young was hurt
about the head, requiring about twen-
ty stitches, according to the State
police. No other person was in the
car.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28

City highway three miles east of Ber-
lin.
Those hurt, in addition to Miss Par
sons who suffered a compound frac-
ture and partial severance of the left
legg and lacerated throat, were:
R. C. Farrell, 48, lacerated hand and
face; Mrs. John Mills, IS, Commissions
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28
FOUR INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT

Miss Ethel Parsons, 10, of Par
sonsburg, was seriously injured and
three other residents of that town
hurt last Saturday morning when an
automobile driven by Daniel G. Par
sons crashed into telephone pole and
rebounded into a truck on the Ocean
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28

of the chest and bruises: and Mr.. Par
sons, bruised knee and chest.
Parsons, according to Maryland
State police, was attempting to pass
a truck operated by William J. Broc-
soil, of Wilmington, when the larger
vehicle attempted to make a left turn.
The truck-driver was uninjured.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28

with her mother, Mrs. Emma Pilot
in Wilmington.
Miss Patsy Morris returned home
Saturday, after spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. Eunice Morris
in Philadelphia.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-28

Full size, medium
weight: . lovely dis
tinctive patternl Buy
these and save your
b 0 st silverwarel
Worth o higher price,
you'll agreed
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
MONDAY. MAY Is. 1889

This is read as an unimportant
day in planetary direction. a time
of waiting and preparation.
Under this planetary government
here may be an inclination toward
fear and a tendency to look upon the
dark side The mind should be dis
ciplined by concentration on pres
ent-day interests.
Neptune is in an aspect supposed
to aid secret Vaccinations and sub
versive activity. Deceit and misrep-
resentation will be prevalent among
selfish and ambitious women
This is not a lucky day for seek
ing support or influence from per-
sons who WELD power 1t is most
threatening to all who would pre-
sent letters of introduction.
Banks and bankers are subject to
a sway making for extreme caution.
This is not a promising date for
those who desire financial backing.
The evening is fortunate for
women and their social interests,
and for girls who seek romance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13

for the respective fiscal twelve-month period ending
in that year.
So far as the United States proper is concerned
claim holders have been excused from performance
of assessment work for less than seven success
sive years This is too long allow claims to lie idle
and what little economic Justification there may have
been for voting suspension in the depths of the de-
preston has long since disappeared In fact it is
precisely when jobs and workers abundant
that the work can be most easily performed The
mall claim holder in times when his services are not
needed elsewhere, can well put in the few weeks of
work required to meet assessment requirements The
'arge claim holder hire few unemployed to put
IN Improvements his claims and thus relieve the
economic pinch for others
1t is high time that Congress called halt to the
annual practice of suspending the requirements The
agitation for another enactment will be continued but
yesterdays action of the Committee shows that the
ide against 1889 suspension is running strong at
last in Washington
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AT
KETCHIKAN.
In the Matter of the Regular
June, 1889 Term of the District
Court for the First Division of the
Territory of Alaska at Juneau.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
That pursuant to an Order of the
Court dated April 26, 1899, a Regu-
lar June, 1889 Term of the United
States District Court for the First
Division of the Territory of Alaska
will be held in the courtroom of the
Federal Building at Juneau, Alaska.
beginning at the hour of 2 o'clock
in the afternoon of Monday, June
5th, 1889.
In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal OF the above entitled court to
be affixed at Ketchikan, this 26th
day of April, 1899.
Clerk of U. S. District Court.
ROBERT E. COUGHLIN.
Publication dates, April %, May g.
1920, 1899.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
DAILY LESSONS
IN ENGLISH
By W. L. Coz, lcs

Words Often Misused: Do not say,
Il called Tuesday to see him" Say,
Il called on Tuesday to see him"
Often Mispronounced: Gladiolus.
Pronounce glad-i-o-lus, as in it.
accent third syllable; or gla-dio-
lus, di as die; accent second syllable.
Often Misspelled: Soubrette. OBJ
serve the on and the cite.
Synonyms: Rebuke noun, re-
proof, reprimand, correction, scold-
ing.
Word Study: use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word ::
Apocalypse; anything viewed as a
prophetic revelation; any disclosure.
pronounce a-pok- a-lips, both as
as in ask, unstressed, o as in of, ac-
cent second syllable). Such an apo
calypso would surprise the whole
world"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
Help From Russia
cleveland Plain Dealer

cleveland Plain Dealer
The Moscow proposal for three-way military
agreement with Great Britain and France would in
effect, re-create the Triple Entente of 1914 when
czaris Russia joined the English and French to resist
the Central Powers.
If the arrangement is completed the Franco
ment of its protective law against Naz aggression
But if the wall is too Russian it might hurt the Dc
mocracies' cause almost much as it helped
Poland and several of the smaller mid-Europe
states for whose alignment both London and Berlin
are ockeying have much suspicion of Russia
they have of Berlin They fear-and the lessons of
history support the fear-that Russian help might
prove very much like Nazi liberation" After it was
over there might not be independent country left
So the Moscow proposal is than slightly
embarrassing to Downing Street The British sought
somewhat vague assurance of Russian support fo
still rather vague anti-Nazi coalition. They stand
TO get considerably more than they wanted, at leas
at present Russian diplomats afford to enjoy
quiet smile They enjoying revenge for the
snubbmg Chamberlain gave them last fall when he
was all for appeasement and peace in time as
Hitler assured him that Germany did not desire any
of Czechosovakia except the Sudeten lands
But the Russian help which Chamberlain spurned
with proper Tory hauteur last fall cannot be dis
missed so lightly today. London and Paris may fume
at the Soviet demand Of full military support from
Britain and France against an attack which might
from the Far East end of the Berlin Tokyo
axis But they hardly the risk of losing Rus
sian help entirely
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
SUNDAY MAY IA. 1899

Benefic aspects rule today, ac-
ording to astrology. The planetary
overnment favors prelates high in
hurch affairs.
Under this rule of the stars both
he Protestant and Catholic clergy
Yill pursue positive methods in pro-
Getting their supporters from hos
lie forces.
While the victims of prosecutions
n foreign lands must suffer greatly
here are signs presaging speedy re-
ef and readjustments.
Despite opposition on the part of
many Americans the United States
to be haven for thousands OF
efugees. Indirect methods will oper-
te slowly but surely for the OPP
ressed who seek new homes.
This is a favorable sway for or
AIMING or promoting philanthro-
lic and charitable movements. Re-
ief problems are to assume new
)hases which will require private
Is well as public attention.
Women should find this a most
suspicious date for home hospitali-
les
Changes in Poland and Rumania
will have ar-reaching effect upon
International relations before the
nd of the summer, it is prophesied
Persons whose birthdate it is have
he augury of a year of progress and
success. A busy and profitable twelve
months may be expected. Many will
enjoy travel.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be dynamic in character
courageous in their opinions and
exceedingly fortunate all through
life. These subjects of Taurus have
Venus as their ruling planet and
may be exceedingly artistic.