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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09
Owl Creek News

Misses Ethel Brown and VIII
ma Sherod were guests OF MRS.
E. Knapp Wednesday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Rom1ne'
were business callers in Sherl-
dan Wednesday.
Miss Hiddy Suit was a visitor
of Miss Ruby Baker Wednesday
evening.
Albeit Miles and Raleigh Suit
were in Sheridan Thursday. Mr..
Miles will remain there for some
time.
Charlie Sherod and John She
rod went to Big Timber last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Sherod, Al
bert Miles, Maxine Brown and
Ruoy and Nadine Miles were in
Hardin Wednesday evening.
Bud Fisher and Dick Fisher
were callers in Lodge Grass on
Thursday.
The Wise Owl ladies club met
at the home of Mrs. Ed Miles
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. Gerkin were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Har-
riS on Bear creek from Saturday
until Tuesday. Mrs. Gerkin is a
daughter of MI. and Mrs. Har-
riS-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

the present way of selling, to
rent a yard and sell them my
self. Not exactly practical fol- a
single individual but as I see it,
a suggestion for organized CO.
operation that would bear won
derful results if put into effect.
Montana and Wyoming cat
tie are a special product. Ihe
Packer Trust is dependent up
on them. Consolidate, combine
our selling to a unity yard,
where not only will the sale
sheet method be put In effect,
but the salesman will be our
agent, represent out interests
instead of being a Packer trust
servant. Where we will be in 4
position to have a measure of
control over prices, through
sales to Independents and in
curtailing shipments. Let Mon
tana and Wyoming feature their
good product as a unit in a
unit yard.
Signed,
Reader,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

commercial channels, as such.
For the information of the
business man not actually ia
miliar with cattle sales, I quote
a well known shipper and sales
man of 40 or so years expert
ence: Tom M-"tne large Snip
per receives a certain protec-
ton but they certainly skin the
small man." I am one of the
small men, how do tney do the
sKinningy for instance.
A feeder was refused an OPP
portunity to buy and the cat
tie were turned on a commission
buying order by the selling ag-
emf, through sale to a dummy,
my loss was about $4,000.
Again a feeder was refused
opportunity to buy. Cattle were
turned to a scalper firm in
which the salesman was a silent
partner. This feeder followed
the cattle to scalper pens and
bought them at an advance OF
$180.00-my loss.
Again my commission agent
reported soc cwt., less than r
heard the sale made at upon
inquiry of Packer buyer as to
what he paid for the cattle. T
was referred to the commission
agent with Information that I
was not recognized in the sale,
although the cattle bore my
brand.
Prove i'll can't. A secret
transaction is not subject to
proof but neither can any in
terested party prove that they
are not true as a point in
fact. I complained to the De-
partment Of Agriculture that %
purebred whiteface cows aver
aging 1000 lbs, were sold as
Gamers. The best the depart
ment could do was to interview
the salesman. He said he Of
fered the cows to various buy
erS. That is the man whom I
accused of defrauding me. He
said he did not do so, that the
only evidence the department
could submit was the word of
the accuSer.
Now this stuff is not new 70
cattle men but what may be
new is that there is a very
simple change that, if made,
would take the film flam out
Of the sale transaction and in
a large measure protect them
from such robbery. Require the
commission agent to post a sale
sheet, listing cattle as he grades
them. Require sale to be made
according to bids registered on
the sheet.
How. Make the commission
agent conform. Act as an organ
ization, collectively, use united
ization, collectively, use united
influence. The Secretary of Ag-
riculture has implied that a i
change might develop. Use your
influence to have him use the
authority which the law no
doubt gives him to prescribe
a sale sheet method, having the
effect of changing the market
from a closed, secret transac-
ton to an open transaction
having a written record. Form
ulate a petition from your or
g%aniZation to our representa-
t1veS in congress. If a Senator
would carry the complaint of
a single individual through the
Secretary of Agriculture, what
action would follow a petition
by several hundred. And this is
not the only recourse. There is
another avenue open and upon
the basis of all organized devel-
opments it would be of immeas-
urable benefit to the livestock
industry, and in conformity
with methods in general use.
I was told if I did not like
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

~ JAMES PREs1om

There WAS more than a lit
tie humor in the calling in by
some of the Capitals brain
trusters recently of one of the
nations foremost private &C
countant, to whom it assigned
the task of preparing a def
milton on manufacturing costs
in connection with one of the
many scrutinieS being made in
to American business. AFTER
puzzling for a moment or two
the accountant said he con-
sidered the task too great a one
to accomplish offhand and
asked for some time to prepare
it. Several days later he for
warded his definition to Wash
ing. It had been carefully pre-
pared and comprised between
200 and 800 words. Annoyed, the
brain truSterS returned it to
him and insisted that he put
the definition in not more than
two sentences. They told him
if he could not do it they
would have to do it themselves.
The prominent accountant in
formed them, however, that he
felt he knew his business and
was certain the definition could
not be arbitrarily written in less
space than that which he had
used. To date the brain trusters
have not produced a definition
on the subject in line with their
Specifications.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09
OPEN LETTER TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE CATTLE
COMMISSION AND TO THE
HARDIN BUSINESS MAN

1t is Illogical to direct organ
lied effort to the suppression
Of isolated instances OF cattle
rustling while remaining in
different to conditions which
nave the effect of rustling your
whole herd.
Although congress enacted
the Stockyard and Packer act
carSylng many protective pro-
visions safeguarding the owner
selling through commission ag-
entS and for its enforcement,
put the markets under the sup
ervisloa of the Department OF
Agriculture, it appears that I'M
der this supervision the mark
cts are operated entirely out
side Of law, solely as a matter
OF professional ethics as form
ulated by the also, maybe, VIOLA
tors of ethics, the Stock Ex-
change. The interest and good
office of Senator Wheeler in
presenting complaint, enables
me to give you personally COM
municated construction, put on
the law by the Honorable Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wallace.
I doubt If competent authorities
on law would agree with the
Honorable Secretary's construc-
ton, however, under this con-
Struction you receive compen-
Sation or lack of compensation
for your cattle.
Quotations are from memory
and not infallibly verbatim.
Secretary Wallace; the prl-
mary cattle markets are not
auction markets, are not pub
lie markets, is a private trans
action between the sellers, ag-
ent and the purchaser, is not
subject to investigation" This
necessarily represents a secret
transaction and nullifies all law
including your protective Stock
yard and Packer Act.
When you go on the market
does your commission agent
take advantage of you in any
OF the ways prohibited by the
act? That tact is known to only
two individuals, the cattle sales
man and the cattle buying
trusts. Buyer, how much con-
fidence have you in their eth
les?
I quote a head of department
under Secretary Wallace: II
concur that cattle should be
sold under grades; however it
is not done" Do you think
it would be to your benefit to
have it done? It is quite prob
able that the law gives the
SECRETARY of Agriculture the
authority to require it done, if
he was sufficiently urged. Why
not urge: It is a market maxim
that falling markets are accom-
panied by falling grades, con-
cealing the fact of the lower
market, misleading shippers to
continue shipments, fat cows
continue good prices when &C
tually they may be selling on
the market in the Gamer grade.
Your commission agent does &C
tually segregate and classify
your cattle in pens. Why not
have this classification appear
on a sales sheet and if the
Packer Trust is buying fat cows
at Gamer prices let the mark
ct reports represent the fact
for the benefit of shippers.
I quote another department
of Agriculture agent: II cannot
follow dressed carcasses through
storage plants to determine the
grade or if low grade cattle are
actually high grade entering
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Three men in a boat.
Said one: There is water in
the boat.
Said another to the third: Do
you want to sink the boat?
Said the third, MI. Fault
Finder: Amt I boring the hole
under my own seat?
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09
Sage dnd Soil
By Mrs. Paul Schuller

The first of March - and
people are on the move, hunt
ing a place to call home. Rent
erS, home seekers, tLlerS OF the
soil-call them what you may,
they and their spring changes
seem to fit into the scheme of
farming.
How often do you hear, Pm
only renting. What do I care
about the place I live on?"
Well, if we can't care about
leaving some pleasant remem-
brance behind us, what is the
use of a house, a garden spot,
and maybe a hedge of flowers.
In the past three years, I have
observed a rented place. There
is a row of golden willows. a
well-kept yard, a lovely garden
spot, a fragrant row of wild
plums. I do not know the lady
who has brought these into be-
ing intimately, but as she leaves
this year, I know she has Gre
ated a lovely place for someone
else to enjoy. And as I bid her
hello and farewell, I know we'll
that she and her loved ones
have enjoyed it too.
I've seen an iris growing at
the side or a graceful vine
climbing over the most unpaint-
ed and disreputable of houses.
Somehow, I forget the house
and search the faces of the wo-
men, finding that they are home
makers in the highest sense.
There are very beautiful wild
acclimated things growing on
our rivers and creeks. In my
yard today the buds are swell
ing on wild currant and goose
berry bushes along a south wall.
The wild grape and clematis
show green in their stems.
The wild roses are bleak and
hardy, and all through the win
waved their tiny branches to
the sky. The smallest of the
two is of the lovely blue variety.
Then there is a neighbor that
bore a great disaster. She goes
little, says little, and does so
much for her loved ones. In
twenty minutes a tragic fire
burned to the ground her life
work-her home.
But don't think for a minute
she has forgotten these mani
mate brown things in the soil.
They will grow and bloom
around her new structure that
in years to come will be her
home-becauSe hers was not
just a house. The growing things
in the yard will sOothe and heal
through the coming years.
March is such a charming
month. True it is unaccountable,
but its surprises are always fas-
cinating. May I quote from Mil
dred S. FerguSon'S poem
"Laughter?"
"Now for the ones who have
an ear to hear,
There is so much laughter in
this time of year,
The laughter of new streams
that break from the snow.
The quiet laughter of the
wind where willows blow;
The ecStacy of leaves receiv-
ing rain,
The silver chattering of black
birds, home again;
And on a MINDLESS, lilac
scented night,
The rising moon with its gol-
den light
Awakens human hearts with
its mirth.
So does Spring put laughter
on the solemn earth"
AS Sage and Soil" enters in
to its second year, I thank the
almighty for the soil. As for
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

If you smoke one pack of Gig
aretteS a day, the Federal tax
alone amounts to almost $22 a
year.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Ax~AS Az %44 oAN AL
reverse: The U. S. Department
of Labor complains that men
are "encroaching" on jobs held
by women. In a report to Con-
gress, the Department says gov
eminent should take emergen-
cy steps" to stop men from
invading the fields of employ
ment additionally feminine.
If a farmer hitched a team
of horses to both ends of a
wagon and attempted to move
the wagon in opposite direct
tons at the same time, he would
be laughed at. He might even
be committed to an institution
for mental observation. At best,
he would pull his wagon to
pieces.
Nevertheless, there are appar-
emily some in Washington vino
think the Observation-Disclosures
theory has possibilities. And to
test it, they have put it to prac-
tice.
There are a few "horses of in
consistency" hitched to the
Nations economic wagon, as
cleaned from a survey of cur
rent Federal functions, policies
and theories:
/. One agency, the Bureau of
Reclamation, is busy spending
millions to reclaim waste land
and put it to productive use.
Another agency, the Agriculture
Department, is spending con-
siderably more millions to take
land out of production by pay
ing farmers for not planting on
the land.
2. One agency, the Agriculture
Department again, is trying 10
boost prices by an enforced scar
city. Meanwhile, other govern
ment agencies (TVA for eX-
ample) are trying to force pri-
ces lower by putting government
in competitive business with pri-
vate enterprise and thus create
the extreme opposite of scarcity
abundance.
8. Any number of government
agencies are endeavoring to put
more money in circulation (by
pump printing Spending) to
boost the national income to 80
billion dollars annually. At the
same time, the Social Security
Board is attempting to drain
by taxation, 40 billion dollars
from the nations purse for a
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

There are more people max
ing machines today than were
engaged in all manufacturing
100 years ago.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09
News From
Hdrdin High School

Many Hardin high students
are working toward a trip to
high school week at Bozeman
April 81 to %. Among the fea-
lures of the weeks program will
be the Montana State FLA.
convention, vocation programs,
speaking and writing contests
and individual conferences. On
April 81, the college musical
production, Blossom Time" will
be presented, and outdoor mill
tary and athletic events will
take place.
On the following day, a band
review will be given by the Bob
cat" band, and open house will
be keld in every department.
Awards for scholastic achieve
ments will be announced April
10Th.
Lodging is limited to contest
ing and non-contesting dele
gates.
On March 81 and April l, the
Big Horn chapter of F. F. A..
will play host to the organiZa-
TONS district convention. Stock,
grain and poultry judging con-
tests are to be held at the fair
grounds. A public speaking con-
test will take place in the jun
iOr high school gymnasium, and
the winner will receive a trip to
Bozeman, where he will attend
the state convention. F. F. A.
members will also sponsor a
boxing card and a dance Sat-
urday night. Delegates are ex-
pected from Belfry, Absarokee,
Billings, Lodge Grass, Mussel-
shell and Miles City.
Students we're given intelli-
gence tests Wednesday.
Behind the Flood Lights" and
Building the Panama Canal"
were movies shown to students
eating in the cafeteria Tuesday.
Pamela Lane, Peggy Joyce
Baker and Jeanne and Janice
Kelly attended the concert CIV
en- by Richard Crooks in Bill
lings last Friday.
Betty and Jeanne Mann have
reentered school. They have
been in Helena with their IA
Their. Margaret Blansky has al
so returned.
Physical education students
have now finished their bas-
ketball season. Tennis is the
next sport to be taught.
English II students have been
writing sonnets recently.
Journalism students are look
ing forward to Montana State
University's all-state paper, to
be published later this year.
Question: Can a mule pull
while he is kicking-or kick
while he is pulling?
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Journalism students are look
ing forward to Montana State
University's all-state paper, to
be published later this year.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Question: Can a mule pull
while he is kicking-or kick
while he il pulling?
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

The brick wall 1T Can't Be
Done" can always be battered
down with enthusiasm.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09
CONNER WASHES
HAVE ENOUGH OILS

Most commercial poultry
mashes contain enough cod liver
oil and additional oil is not
needed unless the hens are pro-
ducing too many thin shelled
egsg, says Miss H. E. CuShman,
extension poultry specialist at
Montana State college, in an
sWering inquiries from poultry
growers. When additional oil is
needd, a tablespoon to a quart
of mash is sufficient, she ad-
vises.
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reserve fund for use in 1880.
There are other horses
hitched to the economic vehicle
and pulling against each other,
but those just mentioned are
the ones putting the greatest
strain on the harneSs-and on
the wagon.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

"A constituent has written one
of the congressman a puzZling
letter, to wit: please send me
at once a list of everything that
has not been invented"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Students were given intelli-
gence tests Wednesday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

English II students have beer
writing SonnetS recently.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Behind the Flood Lights" and
Building the Panama Canal"
were movies shown to students
eating in the cafeteria Tuesday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Pamela Lane, Peggy Joyce
Baker and Jeanne and Janice
Kelly attended the concert CIV
en- by Richard Crooks in Bill
lings last Friday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Physical education students
have now finished their bas-
ketball season. Tennis is the
next sport to be taught.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

AS Sage and Soil" enters in
to its second year, I thank the
Almighty for the soil. AS for
the sage, take it with a grain
of salt.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-09

Betty and Jeanne Mann have
reentered school. They have
been in Helena with their IA
ther:. Margaret Blansky has al
so returned.
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Chicoqo Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug. % L4ol.-Hogs failed to
DAYS, hampered BY heavy saIable receipts
OF 1000 head about 1000 more than
expected BUTCHERS utc were around steady
CLOSING trsde but the top was off 5
cents a pound in the wholesale dressed
Fed steers and ,yesyling cattle were
early at $1,000 Strictly grain-fed light
hefers were scarce and 10 to Is cents
higher in some instances, Beef cows were
were little changed. Salable cattle re-
ceipts were 5000 head equal to expecta-
tions.
an active market, after losing as much as
25 cents late yesterday. Sheep we've about
eglt9rs on6 o.saIable cfa h9gs lllooo tqta:
$50; s5o-$oo pounds 5,7o.s.s5; sows
270-3oo pounds $3.50; 8So0-36o pounds.
s95-5 40; 360-50O pounds, 4 sos 10
salable cattle, 5000; ,salable calves.
] 3 higher; early advance mostly on light
yearllngs and well-inished shipping steers;
% e5G wih STP pound yeaFnes 1esos at 45
strictly grain-fed light heifers scarce, in
stances lois hieher; early sales mostly
steady; practical top 6s5; vealers also
little changed at 1850 down; stockers and
% saiabie Hss1ei sheep. 1000 total 1000; late
top natives. S.25; bulk. 500; bulk West
sfh nave sW eWes meaHn 9 sofd fev yesrnsi
lambs 175-S10. Today's trade: Spring
lambs active. steady to strong; sheep "a about
top, S.15: westerns. $40; native slaughter
ewes, 2.25-300; best around 3,25.
Evening star., 1939-08-23
No Strike Promise
Launches Utility
into Huge Expansion
Commonwealth Edison Co.
Will Begin $4,000, 900
Building Program
BY the Associated Press.

~ siAS ehoooSAntCo 1893.
John P. Coyne, president of the
Building Trades Department of the
American Federation of Labor, said
yesterday that the Commonwealth
Edison Co. of Chicago had agreed to
begin $15,o0O,000 of plant expansion
work upon his assurance that no
union jurisdictional strikes would in
terrupt the work
Mr.. Coyne'S disclosure of the
agreement with Commonwealth Edi-
son was one of the first major de-
velopments in the building industry
growing out of the agreement
reached at Atlantic City recently be-
tween A. F. of L. building trades and
the Associated General Contractors.
The general agreement banned iuris-
dlctional strike Interruptions pend
ing intervention by Mr.. Coyne as
arbiter.
Work 100 Per Cent Union"
The head Of the Building Trades
Department said the Chicago utility
had agreed, in return. Ito make the
work 100 per cent union"
The expansion program. Mr.. Coyne
added, contemplated a new power
plant at Pekin, Ill, remodeling of the
Northwest and Crawford avenues
plants in Chicago, additional in
StallatlonS at the Fisk street plant
and power lines from Pekin to the
Crawford avenue plant.
Mr.. Coyne said the agreement was
reached at a conference in Chicago,
and that the start of the expansion
work would depend upon how quick
ly contracts were placed.
Since the council action was
taken. Mr.. Coyne said, some 300
Jurlsdictional disputes had been
disposed of preliminary to continue
ing building operations.
Banks Make Inquiries.
Mr.. Coyne declared that banks
and manufacturers associations had
made numerous inquiries as to the
meaning of the no. -jurisdictional
strike policy.
am assuming, he said, that
IT means this department is looking
forward to stimulating construction
with private money to the end that
there will be no need for the use
OF governmental funds in competi-
ton with private enterprise"
He said there was an ample sup
ply OF building mechanics available
for construction work and that the
40 per cent of the A F. l.. member
ship now working on public con-
struction will gladly return to pri-
vate employment"
Evening star., 1939-08-23

By the Assocls ted Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Foreign
and United States Government
bonds mostly continued to decline
today as the market nervously
waited for solution of the European
crisis.
In the foreign division losses of l
to more than points were recorded
in Warsaw City 4l2s, Norway 6s,
Italy rs, Milan g. IS. Austria Is and
Brisbane IS.
The declines in the foreign list
were attributable more to lack of
demand than heavy offerings, for
dealings generally were light.
Moderate losses ruled in the Treas
TRY section. Selling there was at
tributed by dealers to the fall OF
gilt-edged issues in London and un-
certainty over the terms OF the
United States Governments mid
September financing.
Off fractions to a point or so
among corporate issues were Armour
of Delaware As. Illinois Central IA S,
Delaware e. Hudson refunding Is,
American & Foreign Power IS and
Studebaker IS. Santa Fe general as
and Consolidated Edison rs were
among the scattered gamers.
United States Governments closed
near the days lows at extreme losses
of 26-32 point
Foreign loans likewise wldened
losses in the final hour, Brisbane IS
closing at SO, off 412; Milan 612s at
30 off 81 and Norway IS at 102,
off 2.
Southern Pacific 412s of '63 ended
at Il, down l34; Studebaker 6s at IS,
down 2, and Manhattan Railway As
at 54, down 412.