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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-23
Joe chung to the pillar on his stomach.

football. At the top u 'human fly" a IS Joe calls himself, was to es
tabish a point for the transit-a surveyors instrumental shoot at.
explosion like a giant bassdrum shook the earth in a bolt of ivid
fame. GAS! Joes light had ignited a pocket of whtedamp!
Splinter! Crack! Crash! The shock jerked rock topping from the
roof, dropped it on the loose "gob" OF the seeply-shntng floor! The
slide was on!
At first, with thumps scarcely audible above the rolling rumble of the
wave of flame over his head, then. in a roaring crescendo, jagged rock
raced, leaping and laundering downward past Joe, hurting into the hell
OF darkness far below.
Joe's lamp had gone out with the explosion. But above him
was binding glare-a marching surf of Observation-Disclosures fire,
lighting up the chamber overhead. Bistering white heat above
his stomach, ducking hurting rocks, shrinking from the blazing
heat above. With clawng fingers and toes that vainly sought
foothold in the bard floor, he lay there-it seemed ages-aching
muscles a-torture. The slide diminished. The "carbonic oxide"
above burned ftfuuy, threatening any second to seek out with its
rainbow flames another pocket, spreading in chain explosions
through the underground terrain, buryng Joe and his companions.
He Began to Figure His Chance for Escape.
Joe thought Of the others. Had they been crushed to a jelysrnear
under those tons Of rock-trapped in some doghole o cross-cut in a pillar?
The rolling flames died, went out In the inky black Joe CROPPED for
a match, lit his lamp. The floor was clear. He stepped out Instantly
he tobogganed down O. a slab of rock he had overlooked. Four hundred
feet below he brought up short o. the heap Of pose rock. II had blocked
the entrance completely.
Joe was caught like a rat. He sat o a rock, wondered that
he wa not frightened, began to figure his chances Of seeing n
light again. 1t seemed suddenly very precious, u and open air.
Air! The rock had sucked much out, the explosion had driven
more out and the fire had burned he didn't know how much of
the Ife-giving oxygen in that black pit. Would the rest last till
they got to him?
Then, Joe says, panic did grip him. He shouted himself hoarse.
He smashed a rock repeatedly against a pillar, listened. Not a sound.
Just silence. Terrible silence. Joe NV slow death Standardization,
thirst, starvation. Unwounded, he wished for death-swht death, rather
than this draWn-out agony. Now he could only wait helplessly.
Joe says he prefers to forget the next nine hours. Imagination can
be the most horrible form of torture. But-his companions had escaped.
With all hope gone for Joe, they had notified the surface. A relay Of
rescue crews, working a only mine rescue crews can, dug through the
pillar from an adjoining chamber and pulled Joe out nine hours later.
From that day on the only coal Joe can stand looking at is in a
stove. He quit the mining engineer career cold. But I still say he can
write like a professional? What do you think?
copydght-WNUs Service.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-23
SEEKING filters

The state employment service
has received a request for 10
flight instructors for steady
positions starting at 5000 a
month, and another for seven
aircraft mechanics at $50 q
month, according to Barclay
Craighead, chairman of the
state unemployment compensa-
ton commission. The instructors
should be between 81 and As
years of age, must have had q
high school education and must
hold at least a commercial pi-
lots license.
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IN GOOD CONDITION

Montana had a balance Of
$6,472, $40 in all state funds on
March l as against S 1904, 1872
q year earlier, according to a
compilation by State Auditor
John J. Holmes. Only one state
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-23
PRECIPITATION UP

Surveys conducted by the en-
cheering office of the depart
ment of agriculture show that
precipitation in the valleys of
western Montana between Oc-
tober l, 1888 and March l, 1889
was 1O2 per cent of normal. Pre-
cipitation in the Missouri river
valley in central and eastern
Montana was slightly below nor
NAL.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-23

fund, which was overdrawn
March 1.-The university millage
fund was $51 ,488 in the red.
The state general fund, which
has been in the red most of
the time during the last 20 years
except the last IL months, had
a balance of $122y 1877 March 1,
according to the report. The
states bonded indebtedness was
$9, 0O3, 224.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-23
LAW HELD INVALID

The law the last legislature
passed to permit only property
owners and parents Of children
in school to vote in school cleo
tons has been declared invalid
in an opinion issued by Attor-
ney General H. ]. Freebourn. It
was held that the law is in con-
trast with the constitution.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-23

This year a total of 1922
rural women in 46 Montana
counties are enrolled in the ex-
tension home demonstration
program, a gain of sos over 1898.
Nogales international., 1939-10-28
Army Offers Ambitious Young
Men A Career With Good Paw

WHEN the European war started in September,
" President Roosevelt announced that limited
emergency existed and started enlarged army and
navy defense program to prepare our nation in the
event belgerent foreign nations would not permit us
to maintain our neutral position Among preparedness
measures was a call for enlistrnents in the National
Guard, because it's impossible to fight unless you have
army
Maybe we'll go to and maybe we won't, so
young mans patriotism cannot be criticized simply be-
cause he didn't enlist But with dozens of unemploy
ed youths around town crying for chance to make
money! there must be criticism about their pass
ing up opportunity to advance themselves.
Today with but few openings in civil life the army
offers an ambitious young man livelihood and
with good pay Captain George Horrall of the
Nogales company Of the National Guard, says that
the army air training field in Texas, and received
army reserve During the world war, SO per cent of
the men in officers training comps from the ma
tional guard To the person who wishes to attain the
higher brackets Of military life, the National Guard
offers the chance of learning the necessary rdments
Of practice and procedure.
If we should happen to 60 to war, men with guard
training will not be thrown into the trenches as green
recruits American losses were terrific during the
first days OF participation in the last war because
our men were not sufficiently trained and did not
know how to protect themselves. If war comes fail
ure to enlist in the guard will not long protect
youths, because they'll be the first to be conscrpt-
ed And if war doesn't come, those who enlist will
have received useful, interesting training - WITH
PAY!
Nogales international., 1939-10-28
Did You Know

THE 1910 aspects for big time in the automobile
business reaching this desk daily with predic-
tions as to beauty, price, durability and so on.
Has it ever been brought to your attention that
over fifty percent of the auto dealers in the small
towns, that is in towns under ten thousand popula-
ton? When you visit any metropolis and pass show
room after showroom, building after building where
autos Sold you figure that most of the cars travel
ing the highway must from the sales of the large
cities But the small town dealer is doing his share of
the business and 696 Of them are going to do lot of
business in 1910.
The woman in Nogales who has large family to
~orry about usually hasn't time to worry about her
weight.
If Barnum was alive today we figure his Sucker
born every minute" would change to a greater per-
centage.
Nogales international., 1939-10-28

SCORES PRO.
TECTION . .
There are indus
tries in this coun-
try whose entire
incomes are less
t h an increased
costs consumers
m u S t pay be-
cause of tariffs
which protect"
those industries,
Henry F. Grady,
assistant secre-
tary of state, told
National Con.
Su m e rs Tax
Commission, ma
tion.Wne Wom.'
ems organization
opposing such
consumer PEN
alizing" taxes.
Nogales international., 1939-10-28
This Really Hurts

WITH the interest in foreign affairs the more seri-
GUS, any data concerning their living problems is
we'll to know
War brings the German Tightening of the
wardrobe She is not permitted to buy anything new
if she already owns dresses, sets of underwear
nightgowns or pajamas, petticoats pairs of hose
handkerchiefs / pair of winter gloves for her
though the are allowed two pairs Every man and
woman may own two pair Of shoes, two suits, three
Shirts stick Of shaving soap every five months is
the legal wardrobe for the male.
It is almost case of "having nothing to wear" ac
cording to Nogaes women. We hope the German
~cothe aren't insistent and persistent!
Nogales international., 1939-10-28
Ever Onward

IT would be easy matter to settle and adjust
million wandering people. We talk of these families
uprooted by economical conditions looking for place
to begin new life and the average reader concludes
we are discussing foreign situation brought on by
conditions.
This fact exists in our U.S. and the number is esti-
mated by the American Humane Society. 100000
families with no settled homes, only few thousand
of them being gypsies who are known as roamers.
Too many children born the roads, too many ex-
periences depressing and discouraging to parents
where wandering is their way.
Many foreign problems demand our attention but
this domestic one within our own country, the
wealthiest nation in all the world should be con-
sidered!
Nogales international., 1939-10-28
Cooling Off

4 DM1RAL BYRD makes plans to explore in the
Antarctic this winter, hoping to claim new land
for the United States.
There will be somebody in Nogales who will re-
mark that we have hard time taking care Of the
land we already own. But are inclined to receive
something if it doesn't cost us too much and this
looks like we might get something for practically
nothing except the hardshps and great endurance of
the exploring company headed by the brave Rear
Admiral Byrd!
The fact that five-gallon ice cream freezer is an
item the list of equipment for the Antarctic, is
feature of the expedition that can't seem to ap-
preciate.
Nogales international., 1939-10-28
Boulder Dan,
Model At
Coast Fair

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81 - A
working model of Boulder Dam, on
display in the Federal exhibit at
the San Francisco Exposition, is at
tracting a great deal of attention to
AriZona's share of this man made
wonder, according to Miss Helen
Brophy, director of the Arizona eX-
hibit at the Fair.
The model, built to the scale of
l to 300, by the Albright brothers
of Las Vegas, Nevada, can dupli-
cate the entire cycle of operation at
the actual dam.
IL BY 20 Ft. Long
The entire display, twelve feet
wide and twenty feet long, was ar
ranged for by the Arizona State
Fair Commission in cooperation with
the Las Vegas Chamber of Com
merce The model is on exhibit un-
der the Federal sponsorship as a
Reclamation Burea project.
Boulder Dam is already the Sec
ond most important tourist attrac-
ton in the West" Miss Brophy said.
Combined with the Grand Canyon,
| it definitely establishes Arizona as
first choice for out of state visitors
to the Fair
Miss Brophy pointed out that the
card file kept at the Arizona ex-
hibit reveals that 80 per cent of the
sixteen hundred touring parties
routed through northern Arizona
since July were going to both the
Grand Canyon and Boulder Dam.
SO per cent Of these were going to
one or the other.
Demonstrations of the mode
made every hour cover a complete
course of construction, from the
building of the first Golfer dam anC
diversion tunnels through the fill
ing in of the miniature Lake MeaC
and the present control of the wa
ter. The model actually anticipates
what reclamation engineers say viii
happen perhaps next year when the
floating steel spillway doors will be
tested.
At the actual dam these ont
hundred foot hollow steel doors will
be raised by their own bouyancy tx
close the Spillway openings and rais'
the level of the lake eighteen feet
On the model, miniature gates art
raised by the same process.
Both Arizona and Nevada viii
benefit from the Federal exhibit
Miss Rrophy predicted. Highwa!
maps are distributed at the mode
display and the dams accessibilit!
from U. s. &c at Kingman is stress
ed in the lecture, Miss Brophy said
Nogales international., 1939-10-28

couple of Poles left they'll never
Ick-the north and the south.
Nogales international., 1939-10-28

It's A Long Way Between Poles
Hitler praises Nazi army for de-
feat of the Poles" There are a
Nogales international., 1939-10-28
Many A "Bambino'

GUNNER statistics point that the campaign of II
Duce to increase the Italian population by en-
couragng the stork to visit all homes has been very
effective and completely satisfactory.
Since it is patriotic duty to achieve military force
and expansion, the Italian parents gave IS thousand
new babies to the army, during June and July Italy
had declining brthrae these last few years of one
million future soldiers
The recent figures indicate that Italy will make up
for those million lost "sons of force and might
Nogales international., 1939-10-28
SEEN ad HEARD
-oA
THE MAIN DRAG

But is there any comfort in the
thought" asks G. R. Suarez that
you aren't cheated if you are aware
you are being cheated?''
A. w. Steensen says the best way
to make friends is to just listen.
What those countries need over
there" suggests Joe Colunga. "are
some folks like the early settlers
who came from there over here a
long time ago."
J. A. Jackson shooting paper
wads.
Davies Karam looking for pair
OF handouts while on a Junior.
Woman's Club scavenger hunt.
Bill zacharias wearing a Halo
ween suit.
Genial Bob Feischer wearing q
new winter bonnet
A doctor writes for his medical
magazine that work on the farm is
dangerous. Yeah, and so is cross
ing the street in the city, SAYS ].
M. Soto, Jr.
Now that winter is almost upon
us, averts Mario Saldamando "it is
about time for stores to start dis
playing spring hats"
Able Mitchell reporting no luck
on the annual deer Staying expedi-
ton
Rudy Fleischer carrying a tray of
dressed chickens Says he has plenty
Of fryers.
Nogales international., 1939-10-28

Rudy Fleischer carrying tray of
dressed chickens. Says he has plenty
Of fryers.
Nogales international., 1939-10-28

Copyright 1889 BY H. Painter)
In Little Pieces
Out of the Siegfried Line by
Christmas is the Nazi slogan"
They may not know it, but the
Allies are going to try and blow 'em
out.
A Bum MarkSman
"Armistice seen as Hitler aim in
Berlin speech" No bullseyes were
recorded.
An Eventuality
Poland is gone, declare the
Nazis." Gone with Hitler's wind;
but she'll be back.
Not Short
Check to yield valuable data
That is if the check is found to be
good.
Change OF Towels
Hitler says he offers his out
stretched hand to the Allies for
peace" Nothing doing; he's got to
wash off the blood and dirt before
anyone will shake it.
It's A Long Way Between Poles
Hitler praises Nazi army for de-
feat of the Poles" There are a
Evening star., 1939-05-09
J. N. MohI Ends Life;
Former Policeman

John Michael Mohl, IT, a retired
Government guard and old-time
member of the Metropolitan police
force, shot himself through the head
today in the basement of his home
at 1909 Fourth street NE. Coroner
A. Magruder Mcdonald pronounced
his death suicide and released the
body to an undertaken.
Mr.. Mohl was found by his son,
John Harry Mohl, who called
Casualty Hospital ambulance. He
was pronounced dead by DR.. War;
rem G. Fletcher of the Casualty
staff Police said Mr.. Mohls body
was found lying on the floor of the
basement. Beside him was a A.
calibre pistol with one shot fired and
one unfired cartridge still in the
chamber. The gun was tagged,
This gun has been my property
since 1890"
Mr.. Mohl served on the police
force here for five years nearly q
half century ago.
Mrs. Minnie Mohl, his wife, told
police she heard the shot from the
second floor of the house. The
couple had been living at the Fourth
street address for more than six
months, police said. Mr.. Mohl had
been In i'll health for some time,
they said.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Former EmpIoye
OF Cab Association
Held in Safe Robbery
Part Of Loot Reported
Found on Suspect;
Toxi Drivers Held Up

Police today were holding Q
former employe Of the Federal Cab
Association as the person allegedly
responsible for an $500 safe robbery
at the company's headquarters. 101
Massachusetts, avenue NV early
yesterday.
The suspect, who, according to
police, has served terms at Lorton
and Atlanta penitentiaries, was ar
rested by First Precinct Detective
William Shipman at Fourteenth and
w streets NV.
Investigators reported they re-
covered more than $500 in his cab
and in his pockets. Information
furnished by Alden r. Taylor, man
ager of the gas station where the
headquarters is located, aided in the
arrest, police said
An attempted safe robbery was
reported among other hold-ups to-
day.
James B. Caldwell, manager OF a
tire store at 1888 Fourteenth street
NV, said three colored thieves were
frightened from the store this
morning after attempting to carry
of the small Office safe.
They entered by way of a rear
window, he said, and were leaving
with the strongboX when a colored
man who lives over the store shouted
to them. The would-be robbers fled.
Two colored taxicab drivers were
victims of armed bandits last night.
William E. Brown 62l Second street
NV. said passenger held him up
at Fifth street and Browns Court
NV. and fled with $3.50. Robert
C. johnson. 319 Eleventh street NE,
had similar experience with q
passenger who took his taxicab and
50. The latter robbery took place in
the 1900 block of Riggs street NV.
Two colored men, one armed with
revolver, attempted to hold up Seth
Sprague, 1902 Euclid street NV,
near his home last night, but fed
when their intended victim put up
a struggle.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Judge Lauer Quits
As Sequel 10 Probe
Of Smuggling
Justice Whose Wife Is
Serving JoiI Term
Protests Innocence
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, May 9.-Legis-
lative investigation of what United
States attorney termed "participa-
ton" Of Supreme Court Justice Ed
gar j. Lauer in smuggling" ended
today after the New York City jurist
announced his resignation, effective
June IS.
Protesting his "innocense," Justice
Lauer. whose wife is serving q three
month Jail sentence for smuggling,
last night advised Gov. Lehman he
felt his resignation would contrib
ute to the confidence which the
public is entitled to have in its
courts"
Charges were preferred against
Mrs. Lauer and Jack Benny and
George Burns, radio comedians,
after Rosa Weber, a maid in the
Lauer home, turned informer when
she was discharged for interrupting
dinner party with protests of her
love for Adolf Hitler. Her out
burst followed announcement of The
German leader by dinner guests
Benny and Burns pleaded guilty
to smuggling jewelry. Benny was
fined $4,000 and Burns $1,000. An
other participant in the smuggling
operations, Albert N. Chaperau, in
ternational adventurer, was fined
$4,000 and given five years i'm
prisonment. The sentence later was
reduced to two years.
The New York Legislature was
brought into the case last Thurs
day when United States Attorney
John T. Cahill, New York City,
wrote Gov. Lehman and cited Judge
Lauers smuggling participation"
The Governor. in turn, gave the
letter to chairmen of the Legisla-
lures Judicial Committees.
A joint committee meeting to con-
slider the prosecutors communica-
tion ended a few minutes after it
began last night when Justice
Lauers resignation was announced.
Upon proper committee recon-
mendation, and q two-thirds vote
of both Houses, the Legislature
could have removed the jurist from
ONCE.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Curruthers to Receive
Award Thursday

L. A. Carruthers, president Of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
will be presented with an award
voted him by the Washingtonians,
local civic group, at a meeting
Thursday at $50 pm. at the Dis
trict Building.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen Is
to make the presentation, which
cites Mr.. Carruthers for "outstand-
ing services to the city without
compensation" A number Of promi-
nent citizens have been invited to
participate In the ceremonies, &C.
cording TO Mrs. Eta L. Taggart,
preddent q the WaahinStonianA
Evening star., 1939-05-09

crops. are involved there is some
thing to be said for their re-
tention in the Department of
Agriculture. But where lands are
to be kept for the primary pur-
pose of recreation and perma-
nent public use and conservation
they fall more logically into the
Department of the Interior.
hope to offer a reorganiza-
ton plan on this early in the next
session.
There are other types of work
carried on in the Federal Gov
ernment where it may prove
necessary and desirable to divide
the functions now being carried
on by particular unit so as the
better to serve the basic purpose
for which the work was under
taken. Such problems 1 shall
continue to study with the view
Of sending other reorganization
plans involving both interde-
partmental and intradepart-
mental reorganizations to the
Congress at its next session.
Evening star., 1939-05-09

rolls. Mayor Hoan said There are
about 10000 persons on the w. P.
A. rolls there now.
Three other city heads were pre-
pared today to urge continuation of
the w. P. A. Their testimony was
to be added to yesterdays pleas by
Mayors La Guardia of New York,
Kelly of Chicago, Burton of Cleve-
land and Tobin of Boston.
The others ready to testify today
were:
City Manager Harrell, -parti-
san. of Schenectady, N. Y: May
or Reading, Republican, of Detroit.
and Mayor Rogers, Democrat, of
Amarillo, Tex.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Race for Mayor
Is Maury Mavericks S
Bid for Comeback
Former Representative
Is in Field of Six
In San Antonio Contest
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May g.
Maury Maverick, the former Repre-
sentative and grandson Of the man
whose name is used to describe stray
cattle in Texas, tried today to come
back politically as Mayor of San
Antonio.
A candidate in a field of six, the
outSpoken Mr.. Maverick faced
Mayor c. K. Quin; Leroy Jeffers,
former assistant district attorney;
Mrs. Maude Pridgen Butler, S. M
Esler and Charles E. Hummel.
Mr.. Mavericks race had some ma
tional significance. The election
may determine who will lead the
Bexar County (San Antonio) dele
cation to the Texas Democratic
Convention next year. The leader
Of that delegation will dictate
whether San Antonio goes for or
against Vice President Garner FOR
President.
Doesn't Mention Garner.
Mr.. Maverick has not mentioned
Mr.. Garner, but his followers said
the Vice President did not assist the
former Representative last year
when Paul Kilday, young San An
tonic lawyer, beat Maverick for Con-
gress. Mayor Quin has been strong
for Mr.. Garner as President.
Mr.. Maverick and Mr.. Quin have
met at the polls before. Mr.. Nave
rick defeated Mr.. Quin for Congress
in 1896. Mr.. Quin helped Mr.. Kilday
defeat Mr.. Maverick last year.
The American Federation of Labor
sent its Southwestern representative
w. r. Williams, here to speak against
Mr.. Maverick. He accused Mr..
Maverick of "stringing along with
John L. Lewis communistic outfit"
in Congress.
Heads Fusion Ticket.
Mr.. Mavericks opponents charge
he has been supported financially by
the C. I. O. dominated Garment
Workers and Pecan Shelters Unions.
Heading fusion ticket, Mr..
Maverick proposed to take a slate of
four commissioners to city hall.
Mr.. Quin, who for six years head
ed the Bexar County political ma
chine, was the bellwether for the
peoples ticket. The machine leaders
split up and three of the incumbent
city commissioners, who have al
ways supported Mr.. Quin, were run
ming on the machines ticket.