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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

In addition to the ordinary hard
ships and dangers to which early
day emigTant wagon trains were
subject, one which travelled from
Spearfish, Dakota, to Montana In
1877 had among its company a
secret, organized band OF horse
thieves, the members of which
planned TO steal the wagon trains
motive power during the trip and
leave their companions afO0t In
country swarming with hostile In
diana
They were thwarted in their designs
however, by the reSourcefulneSS Of the
captain of the wagon train, DR.. w. A.
Allen Of Billings. Knowing Of the ex-
istence Of the organization, DR.. Allen
thwarted the designs Of its members
by the simple expedient of ordering all
Of the horses corralled at night, mount
ing a guard and giving orders that any
one seen inside the corral at night be
shot.
There were 56 wagons in the train.
At the night camps they were thrown
into a circle, with the tongue Of each
wagon on the inside of the wagon
ahead of it and with a front wheel of
each wagon locked inside hind wheel
Of the wagon ahead, making barri-
cade not only impervious to horses, but
one which could not be broken without
the united efforts Of number Of men.
The thieves plans were thus frustrated,
and not a horse was stolen during the
trip, q record Of which Is given by DR..
Allen in his book, Twenty Years in
the Rockies" published IS years ago.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29
NO BENEFIT PAYMENTS
FOR IDLE LAND BY A.

Under a new ruling of the agTicul-
tural adjustment administration which
allows full payment to farmers who
plant less than 80 percent of their
wheat allotments, idle land viii not
qualify for 1899 AAA benefit payments,
announces A. j. Borton, state AAA
executive officer.
idle farms are eligible only for res
toration land or soil-building practice
payments" Borton said. Benefit pay
ments will not be made on those farms
included in the definition OF an idle
farm"
County offices, he added, now have
information on the new ruling and the
idle land provisions.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29
MRS. COOPER HEADS
EASTERN MONTANA
PIONEERS SOCIET


Mrs. Sarah L. Cooper Of Billings
was elected president Of the Pho
neers OF Eastern Montana at the
associations annual meeting held
recently In Montana.
Other officers elected for the
year are four vice presidents, Ar
thur j. Hart Of Billings, nj. r.
Trask OF BaIlantine, Charles b.
Schneider of Hardin and Mrs.
Mary Morgan of Billings; secre-
tary treasurer, I. ID. O'DonneII of
Billings, and the executive COM
nittee, Robert Leavens of Billings,
l.. w. Nutting of Laurel, Mrs Nor
gan, 4. C. Armitage and Mark 4.
Newman of Billings; membership
committee, III. S. wilmington OF
Forsyth, Schneider and Trask.
The business meeting was held
In the afternoon. At $3.50 o'clock
In the evening, about $50 members
and guests assembled for dinner,
and Internal talks on early day
adventures In the west were given.
Guests included persons prom
inent I'm civic affairs i'm the Mid
land Empire area, and relatives Of
former members Of the organiza-
ton.
The original signatures on the
first call for organization Sept. 80,
1903, which contains IS names was
exhibited during the evening.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

grants are Of temporary nature and
continue only until satisfactory ar
engagements can be made for rehabili-
tati0n. In Montana, unfortunately
1880 families are receiving this type Of
assistance at the present. AS soon as
productive farms or other income
sources are found FOR these families
they are removed from grant rolls and
arrangements worked out giving them
an opportunity to permanently re-
habilitate themselves
The report stresses that technical
aid and advice given farmers of the
state has often been Of far greater
help to the farmers than the cash
loans, and In support Of this cites fig
ures showing marked general improve
ment In the financial conditions Of
families who have taken advantage of
such aid.
AS a sidelight, the report calls at
tention to the establishment Of county
debt committees which have resulted
IN equitable compromises between debt
burdened farmers and their debtors.
Many Debts Adjusted
Illustrative Of how this program has
worked, the report says:
In Montana, to date, the debts Of
627 clients and 1877 nonclients have
been so adjusted. Their indebtedness,
RAA0A " b44C W
81, $4,000. Their indebtedness after adj
justment was 81 ,694 $50, a reduction of
more than 27.9 percent. AS a result Of
these voluntary negotiations, back
taxes amounting to S56,478 were paid
This amount came from the total of
824 persons receiving debt adjustments
and does not represent back taxes tax
en- up by the 9.497 other farm security
administration loan clients In the state.
Showing that under FSA auspices,
sociali1ed medicine has become a fact,
the report says:
''An arrangement has been worked
out with the Montana State Medical
society and the various county So
cietieS to obtain for farm security
clients adequate medical care at a cost
commensurate with their ability to
pay. There has been organized In
Teton and Cascade counties, with the
cooperation OF the county medical
societies, the Fairfield Bench Health
association, which now has q member
ship of 1876 families. These families
pay $50 year for medical and dental
care and disqualification. The aSsocia-
ton is open to all low-income farm
families, as well as clients. Undoubted-
ly In the near future other health as
sociations viii be organized In the
various Montana counties"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

The recent death of John Nc
Niece. 80, at Beach, N. D., re-
called to Casey Barthelmess of
Coalwood that "the passing Of
Sergt. McNiece suggests we have
but a thread of living evidence
connecting the present to the col
orful, eventful and historical past"
"Sergt. McNiece was of the old
Indian campaigning type of sol
diers coming to Fort Keogh with
the 22d infantry, the regiment that
relieved General Miles Fifth infantry,
said BarthelmeSs. HE was married to
Nellie Kelly of the family Of Serg.
James Kelly who came to Montana by
steamboat and we're part OF the Fifth
infantry that established and built the
original Keogh cantonment at the
mouth Of Tongue river" said Bartnel-
mess
Early day sports fans may also re-
member. said BarthelmeSs, Mickey
Maher, the husband of another OF the
Kelly daughters, Eliza.
Mickey was also in the army and
was quite a prize fighter IN his time.
Sergeant Maher retired as a sergeant,
and was also resident of Beach. He
died a number of years ago" he stated.
John w. NdcNiece was born at Anagh-
more. Ireland, on May 16, 1850. He was
q Civil war veteran and served IN the
Indian campaigns. He was with the
18th regiment Of infantry, the 14th and
the 22d.
He also was with Roosevelt's Rough
Riders In the Spanish American war.
He is also reputed to have served and
was associated with such well known
pioneer western characters as Buffalo
Bill, Yellowstone Kelley, Liver Eating
Johnson, Sitting Bull, Col. H. G.
Thompson, Gen. Nelson A. Miles and
numerous others. McNiece received a
number Of citations for bravery in In
dian campaigns. He was retired as
first class sergeant.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

with 1907, 1880 garments and house
hold articles having been produced for
the needy since 1885, WPA's sewing
rooms continue to be one Of the works
programs major activities In Montana.
At the present the w0men's work d.
vision of WPA reports 1885 needy
women employed In 81 sewing rooms
throughout the state. Monthly payrOIis
for the women, some Of whom have as
many as . dozen dependents, averages
about $4,000 at the present time, Of
ficials report.
With production schedules now
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

Miles City, one OF, the most dangerous
lines ever operated in the northwest.
It was not unusual for stages to pull
into a station to find that the station
tender had been slain by Indians, the
buildings burned and ali of the horses
stolen or scattered. DR.. Allen remained
with the company for some time, later
engaged in professional hunting and
eventually went east to study and
graduated in dentistry to become one
of southern Montana's most widely
known members Of that profession.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

Caramelized sweetened condensed
milk makes q delicious pudding served
"as Is" or combined with other foods.
TO caramelize the milk, boil 1t in the
can three hours In water 10 cover. You
can chill 1t in refrigerator for serving
that day or you can store the boiled
can for future use.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

Of the approximately 47,495
farm families in Montana, 31,417,
or IS percent, have been or are
now being aided in some way by
the farm security administration,
according to a summary received
by A. J. Breitenstein, secretary of
the Great Falls Chamber of Com
merce, from c. III. Wilson, region
al FSA administrator.
"At present, our clients In Montana
number 1O,321," the report adds.
Summarizing the types Of aid given
by the FSA, the report says:
what are commonly termed re-
Mobilization loans are made to farmers
who rent or own land adequate for
support Of themselves and their fam
lies, or who, with our assistance, are
able to round out their present acreage
to an approved extent.
Reinstatement loans are those made
to farm families whose land Is not
capable OF yielding them an adequate
living. These families are assisted In
moving from uneconomic units to
farms In other areas where they can
make living.
Tenant purchase loans, under the
Bankhead-Jones act, are made to
share choppers and tenant farmers
capable Of operating farms but unable
to accumulate sufficient capital to
finance the purchase Of land.
Direct Family Grants
TN addition TO these, we also make
direct grants to families located on
nonproducttve farms who cannot lease
adequate acreage and whose dire need
makes financial assistance necessary
until they can be placed on the road
to permanent rehabilitation. The
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

comparable to commercial plants due
to standardization of cutting and other
operations, first-class machines, high
degree Of szxiIls, and the interest dis
played by the workers, more than
$4,000 garments, ranging all the way
from children's tiny undergarments TO
mems and wOmen's coats, suits and
similar items are being produced
monthly, records show.
The pictures here are typical Of
medium size WPA sewing room. Top,
left, is the cutting room where al
garments are Systematically cut TO get
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29
.21,417 FAMILIES
GIVEN FSA AID
PRESENT CLIENTS IN STATE NUM-
Der 1881, REGIONAL ADMIN
ISTRATOR REPORTS

Types Of Assistance Are Listed by C. III.
Wilson In Summary Sent TO Great
Falls Chamber Of Commerce; Ar
rangements for Medical Care.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29
INDIAN WAR VET
DIES IN DAKOTA
SERGEANT MNIECE, EARLY-DAY
FORT KEOGH SOLDIER,
PASSES ON

Casey Barthelmess of COaIwOOd, Mon
tana, Who Knew Noted Frontiers
man, Recalls That He Had COlorfui
Military Career.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29

The best kind Of tolerance is that
which does not ask too much of hui
mainly.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-29
STATE RESIDENT
FOILED THIEVES
DIR. w. A. ALLEN OF BILLINGS
THWARTED PLANS OF EARLY
DAY RUSTLERS

Emigrant Train Company Had Among
It's Members Bandit Gang Who In
tended TO Steal Motive Power and
Leave Their Companions AfOOt.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Cononsburg Stops
Sale Of Japanese
Mats and Baskets
Stores Featuring japanese
Easter Specidlties Hit BY
Committee

Canonsburg, Pat has been a long
time since Canonsburg Local 81 has
had any news in the Herald. The To-
cal is still going on as usual, with
plenty of arguments pro and con. The
next two meetings will see plenty of
fireworks and it is up to all members
to be present and have their say re-
garding a problem that has been a
pain in the neck to the local for long
time.
No. pottery after squirt of three
weeks has now slowed. down.. but we
hope it is only temporary and that the
orders will again come rolling in.
The potters of Canonsburg are get
ting quite kick out of boxing bouts
in the new state armory. Ten three
round bouts are presented for so
cents. Not bad for the money! This To-
cal has lot of boxing fans and you
members who have not attended
should take a night off and see a
match; they are worth watching.
The Japanese Boycott Committee
oCOPPcu VIC SdlC VI OoPdhCSC 1uoCS eAANA
baskets during the Easter season.
Three stores thought they could get
away with selling these articles, but
the committee is ready to picket any
store that violates it's pledge to US
and we don't mean maybe. We thought
the stores had learned lesson after
watching us burn several hundred
baskets last Easter.
Andy Campbell reports that out on
the farm where he spends most Of his
leisure time they have 81 young pigs.
He states that South American COM
petition in pork has to cease. He rec
ommends made-in-in-American pork,
because it is the best. We agree with
him if it has the union label stamped
on it.
The membership of Local 81 wishes
to extend their sincere sympathy to
the family Of Joyce Rossell. Ray Ros-
sell, father of the child is employed at
the No. 2 pottery.
Monday, May 8 this local will vote
for national officials and delegates to
the convention, we request that every
potter attend the meeting and vote for
their favorites.
We are pretty we'll set for the pic
mic. June 100. C.. 81.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27

PIans Nearly Completed For Po++ers'
Greatest Picnic Just Six Weeks Awuv
Hull Returns From
Stay on West Coast
Progress In California Is Re-
ported By Second Vice
President

Frank Hull, Second Vice President
of the National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters, returned to Headquar-
ters last Monday morning from Cali
fornia where he has been extremely
active in President James M. Duffy's
countrywide organizational campaign
the past six months.
He reports the far-west potters to
be highly spirited group, eager to
embrace the principles of the organ
ization.
The official was sent to the coast
October S, soon after receiving the ap-
pointment of the newly created second
vice presidency. He stopped in Red
Wing, MINI. on the way.
Visiting all the pottery towns in
California, Vice President Hull was
kept busy spreading unionism and
taking up conditions at the various
(Continned on Pdoe Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Jointly Sponsored DispldY Is
Receiving National
Publicity
TIME OPPORTUNE
Spread Of Buy American"
Movement Pdves Way
For Exhibit

With the opening Of the New York
Worlds Fair Sunday afternoon by
President Franklin d. Roosevelt, the
potters will put forth their greatest
bid to gain control Of the American
market as an outlet for their products,
thus enabling all Brotherhood MEM
bers to have steady work twelve
months in the year.
The miniature plant erected in the
Household Furnishings building will
go into operation, turning out ware
in working exhibit that will attract
the attention Of millions of Fair Wis
itors from now until October. AL
though the skilled potters will be do
ing nothing more than their daily
tasks, the display will easily be one of
the greatest features of the Fair be-
cause people never tire of being
amazed at the skill of the potter ply
ing his art to form beautiful shapes
out of the mud-like clay.
The potters' exhibit has been given
exceptional publicity in the leading
national magazines because Of it's
unique backing. 1t is the only display
in the Fair, or in any previous fair,
sponsored jointly by Capital and La
Dor.
Always looking for new way to
promote the sale of the members
ware, the Executive Board Of the
National Brotherhood Of Operative
Potters sponsored President James NJ.
Duffy's idea to enter the Worlds Fair
by taking resolution into the 1888
annual convention. This was given the
unanimous endorsement of the dele
gates and sent to the conference with
the manufacturers with the under
standing that half the costs of the
venture would be shouldered by the
Brotherhood.
Five firms, Homer Laughlin China
Co., Hall China Co., Edwin NJ Knowles
China Co. Cronin China Co. and the
Paden City Pottery Co. agreed to put
up half of the $4,000 needed to es-
tablish an eye-taking exhibit. The sale
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
MdY 2 Election Day
For Local Union IL
Local Backs Mdde-In-Amer.
icd Club Membership
Campaign

The regular session of Local Union
No. IL was held last Tuesday night
with Brother Saul Mccoy in the chair.
Brother Kelly reported on the meeting
with Local Union No. 131. This local
will continue to cooperate with L. u.
131 just as we have done in the past.
Tuesday, May 2, will be big night
for this local. We elect national off,
GERS and our delegates to the national
convention at this time. We have six
teen members eligible for delegate. 1t
is your duty as we'll as your privilege
to vote for your representatives to the
convention and for the men who will
represent you nationally for the next
two years.
We were pleased to see the fine
turnout from T. S. & T. Our old stand
bys Louis Hays, Fred Watkin, Clyde
Craven and Fred Maxim were with us
and we have them marked down as
regular attenders.
Bill Watkin was with us to explain
how to fry fish, but we have to hear
that story some other time. Brother
Kelly and a few others took up all his
time. We invite Bill to return.
We also heard a committee from
w. P. A. Believing there was merit in
their appeal, we endorsed their prop
ositions regarding the laying off Of
w. p. A. workers.
We wish to state that we are in back
of the Made In America Club men,
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
More Money Asked
For the Senufe Civil
Liberties Inquiry
Resolution Would Provide
100000 To Investigate
Plot On Coast

Washington, D. C.-Senator Schwel-
lenbach of Washington and Senator
Downey Of California introduced a
resolution in the Senate providing a
fund of 100000 to enable the Senate
Civil Liberties Committee to investi-
gate the alleged illegal activities Of
organized employers and detective
agencies in States of Washington,
Oregon and California designed to
cripple and destroy labor organiza-
tions and abolish the civil rights of
citizens. The committee consists of
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin,
chairman, and Senator Thomas of
Utah.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee to Audit and Control the
Contingent Expenses of the Senate,
from which favorable report is eX-
pected.
The action for the appropriation of
additional funds for the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee was initiated re-
Gently by the Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor in the
following resolution which the Coun-
Gil unanimously adopted:
Because of the unjust and unlaw-
full persecution Of officials of legiti-
mate labor unions in the States of
California, Oregon and Washington,
where the enemies of labor are will
fully and deliberately plotting to de-
stroy labor organizations, and because
we believe that the civil rights of cit
liens of the United States have been
trampled upon and ignored, and that
labor officials have been prosecuted
and prosecuted and their liberties as
American citizens destroyed, the Ex-
ecutive Council Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor does hereby resolve
that the Executive officers of the
American Federation Of Labor re-
tContinued on Page Five)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Wheeling Enthused
Overcoming Picnic
Ohio Valley Protective As
socidtion Doing Good
Work

Wheeling, w. Va.-The 1889 Pot
ters Picnic took up most Of the last
meeting of Local Union No. 6. Inter-
est is running on high level and most
of the potters here are expecting to
make the trip to Chippewa Lake, June
10.
Picnic committee officials George
Turner and William Watkin were
present to promise US the biggest and
most enjoyable outing to date. They
certainly made it sound inviting and
previous experience tells us that they
are not given to anything but the
truth.
Transportation plans will be worked
out at the May Is meeting of this To-
cal. If possible one or more busses
will be engaged for the day to see that
all potters and the members of their
families have Accommodations. Commit
tees will be appointed to work out the
details and they will need the support
of the entire membership. Be certain
to attend the meeting May Is.
The Buick must be wonderful look
ing automobile according to the pic
ture in the Herald. We have our
tickets, but we wont have them very
long at the rate they are going.
The Warwick China Co. continues to
work on full time which is just the
way we like it.
Brother Edward kren, who under
went an appendix operation a week
(Continued on Pace Five)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Industry Makes Greatest Bid to
Gdin Corner On j. s. Market
Enthusiasm Greets
Membership Drive
Potters Enrolling In Made
1n-Americd Club" Is
100 Per Cent

Latest reports received last night
after the first day of the Made In
America Club membership campaign
throughout the potteries made it clear
that the enthusiasm Of last week had
not only carried over, but had doubled
in intensity.
President James NJ. Duffy stated it
was impossible to tell how pleased
Brotherhood officials felt when it was
learned that 100 per cent support Of
the movement was virtually assured.
Plant solicitors reported the workmen
were eager to promote cause so
beneficial to the American potter.
The Made In America Club has been
extremely active checking the mis-
markings on foreign goods. 1t is lead
ing an educational drive in an effort
to prove to Americans that they are
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