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Evening star., 1940-05-27
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 8, MONDAY, 27
Cotton Prices 5Wino
Over Wide Range
On War Reports !.
Changes Ronee From
Is to 80 Points or
More in Day
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Primarily
under the influence of events in
Europe cotton futures swung over
an exceptionally wide range last
week. Price. movements on most
days were Is to 30 points or even
more.
Following a sharp upward move
ment on Monday, prices dropped
heavily on Tuesday to approx
mately the low levels reached on
the previous Saturday. Thereafter
the general trend was upward.
In the New York Cotton Exchange
the old-type July delivery showed q
net advance for the week Of 58
points and new July q net advance
Of 56 points. New crop deliveries
from October to May showed net
advances Of ~ to % points.
Follows Armies.
The cotton market tended strong
ly to advance on news favorable to
the Allies and to decline on new.
unfavorable to them. Analysts said
recent reverses by the Allies have
been Of marked Importance not
only because Of their broad eco
nomic implications but also because
Of the progressive cutting Oh of
foreign markets for domestic and
foreign growths Of the staple, &C.
cording to trade sources.
The trade observed that at the
recent low levels spot cotton in the
South was substantially below the
price at which cotton would be at
tracted from the present Govern
ment loan stock and that new crop
futures were below prospective
minimum Government loan rates on
the new crop. These facts un-
doubtedly resulted in q substantial
demand for futures contracts ard
contributed to the upward move
ment Of prices during the latte.
part Of the week, brokers said.
There were reports of substantial
investment purchases on these fac
tors.
Spot Situation Unusual.
The cutting OF Of repossessions
of Government loan cotton through
the recent price decline resulted IN
an unusual condition in spot mar
kets.
Although export demand for SPOT
cotton has been greatly reduced by
the war and by uncertainty as to
an export subsidy on the new crop
and domestic, mill demand has beer
limited due to slow sales OF cloth
Evening star., 1940-05-27
sEy Dividend

P,ns sxtrae ar paid IN 1910 .oa
extra. & S14.0O extra paid December %.
1899. k 2Oc extra. m 81 so extra. p SOC
paid September 90. 1898 S $500 paid in
1889. SOC paid December 20. 1899
81 90 extra paid January. 1910. So 90
extra.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.
BONDS

Mergenthaler Linotype-25 at IL.
Capital Traction lst 5s-$7 500 at 08.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, May 81 1P.-Prices quoted
In dollars and thirty-seconds:
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MISCELLANEOUS.
STOCKS

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Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
Routes of Lewis and Clark
Retraced Over Bitter Roots
By WALTER E. TAYLOR

Ellers Koch, assistant regional for
ester at Missoula, whose recent article
The Passing of the Lolo Trail" at
tracted wide attention when it APP
peared in the American Journal CT
Forestry has contributed new and in
teresting material on the famous trail
of Lewis and Clark in an article in
the second 1910 issue of the Oregon
Historical Quarterly, publication Of the
history department of the University
of Oregon.
The piece, Lewis and Clark Route
Retraced Across the Bitter Root" Is
based on information gathered during
Koch's Is years in the Bitter Root
country. During that time the author
has retraced nearly the entire Lewis
and Clark route across the mountains
Of the Bitter Root area and has To-
Gated every one of the great explorers
camps on both westbound and return
courses.
Koch includes in his article an in
teresting discussion of the name of
the Lolo trail, pointing out that on
some old maps 1t is spelled Lou Lou"
The late Duncan Mcdonald, western
Montana Scotch-Indian whose father,
Angus Mcdonald, came to the region
not long after the exploration of Lewis
and Clark, said the name of the Lolo
trail was derived from an old-time
trapper named Lawrence. Koch is of
the opinion that a more plausible
theory Is that the name is a corrup-
ton of the French name, "le Louis"
which was given the pass by French
trappers in honor of Meriwether Lewis.
Lewis" became Louis" when French
men spoke the explorers name
Many Of the names given eastern
Montana landmarks by Lewis and
Clark have been retained down to the
present time, but unfortunately none
| of the names the two pathfinders used
in their crossing of the Bitter Root
range are now in use The forest serv-
ice has marked the Lewis and Clark
trail across the Lolo pass with Is
markers built and erected by the CCC
This enables motorists to drive to
many Of the original Lewis and Clark
camps.
The Lolo trail was old when Lewis
and Clark saw it for the first time,
for it had been an Indian road since
time immemorial 1t was the route
of an ancient Indian trade, the route
over which in ancient times passed
the bits of Lake Superior copper that
have been found in the far west b.
Psychologists. Also over this route
passed the sea- shells which adorned
the dress of Indians far inland
Long after Lewis and Clark passed
that way the trail was again used by
the Indians when Chief Joseph, the
Nez Perez Napoleon, battled his way
eastward across Lolo pass in 1877. Near
the western terminus OF the trail is
a recently erected monument to SAGA
jaWea, Indian woman guide of Lewis
and Clark.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27

events in early American history. Sir
George, after reading Sir Walter SCOTS
account of the Battle OF Waterloo
asked Bridger if it was not the mcSt
sanguinary battle he had ever heard o!
Well now, Mr.. Gore replied Old
Jim, that that mustve been consid-
erabul OF scrimmage. Doggone my
skin eff it mustn't. Them ere Br!t-shers
must've fit bettern they did down -
New Horleens whar OF Hickory gin
EN- the forkedeSt sort O. chain light
min that you never did see II all Yer
born days"
His estimate of the Battle Of New
Orleans left Sir George a BIZ iucredu-
lous. so Old Jim added
You kin jist so yer pile on It, Mr.
Gore. You kin. shore ez y-r bern"
Visits Crows
Bridger led the way up the Yellow
stone in the spring of 1856. and Sir
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
"West Point of Air" Was
Named to Honor Montana Man

With air-minded youth OF today
yearning for aviation it is fitting TO
recall that Kelly field. near San An
tonic, Tex, the famed West Point oi
the Air" is named after a MontanaA
C. E. M Kelly, whose name was
given to the field. was young Eng
lishman who came to Great Falls IN
1896. Immediately became citizen 81
the United States and went to Work
in the smelters.
In 1903 he enlisted in the coast ar
as second lieutenant in the infantry
and in 1910. joined the then budding
science of fighting in the air.
At air fighting Kelly became quite
proficient and often was in charge
of instructing recruits. However, planes
we're not as reliable then as today nor
was the space for their operation
granted with such freedom. The fly
ing field was adjacent to infantry
quarters and there was not a lot OF
room for maneuvering on the then
experimental field at San Antonio.
On a bright May morning in 1911
Lieutenant Kelly went aloft in his
biplane. Through defective structure
tubes controlling his plotting gear were
bent and the plane refused to land
properly.
Kelly did not discover the fault until
his plane was near the ground and
hurting along at high rate OF speed.
He saw he could not check the plane
before it would crash through the
tents where hundreds Of infantry men
were sleeping.
Rather than crash the tents Kelly
suddenly threw his plane into q sharp
bank near the ground. Tho pane
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
FINDS DRAGLINE
BETTER THAN PAN
TOMMY MCGUIRE DEVELOPING
PEOPLES CREEK CLAIM WITH
SHOVEL
Years of Prospecting without Big
Strike in Small Quantity Caused
Organization of Company to Take
Little From Lots of Ore.

Gold nuggets ranging in size
from pinhead to a pea and gold
dust as fine as flour is being taken
every day from the gravel and
creviceS of the bedrock at the head
of Peoples creek above the Mission
canyon by the Little Horn Mining
Co., with dragline outfit. Tommy
Mcguire, manager and part owner,
has great hopes for the future, as
he says they have thousands of
tons of pay dirt already prospected
and waiting for the shovel.
MCGUIRE proSpected for years in the
gravel bed of Peoples creek, finding
at times promising quantities of gold
at others scarcely any. He sank shaft
after shaft up and down the creek
to bedrock from 20 to 40 feet deep.
Always at bedrock he found gold
sometimes a nugget, which sent his
enthusiasm TO fever heat. He found he
had to dig through too much worth
less dirt 10 make it pay with hand
labor. but his prospect shafts told him
the six feet of gravel above bedrock
would pay with a dragline,
His prospect shafts showed what he
mad and he easily interested his
brother at Shelton, Wash, in the ven
ture; Together they interested other
men and organized the
Little Horn Mining Co.. and bought a
dragline
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
NOTED DESIGNER
LOOKS TO WEST
ELSA SCHIAPARELLI WANTS TO
SEE COWBOYS FOR IN
SEPARATION
American Lecture Tour Both Exciting
and Terrifying" Famous Partisan
Dressmaker Believes as She Starts
Visiting IS Cities.

For years women have looked to
the east and farther, to Paris,
for their fashion designing. Little
has been done about a western
motif in design. But now, unless
the west is completely lacking in
inspirational facilities and the ro-
nance of the cowboys is forever
gone, the west will influence wom-
ems clothes.
Why? Because Elsa Schiaparelli,
famed French couturiere, now in the
United States on a lecture tour, is
simply crazy to see the cowboys and
rifying to contemplate travelling
through all parts of this great land"
she stated. II am particularly anxious
to see the west and the cowboys. I
believe I can find, in the action, the
styles and the life / can draw new
inspiration for design; If not in clothes.
at least in accessories"
So. look out for wild west baubles
by Schiaparelli, when the fashion be-
gins to come out next year when the
famous dreSSmaker ends her journey
and returns to creative work.
The fashion authority is touring 35
American cities. She is strong advo-
cate OF, clothes made with the best
materials, perfectly cut and perfectly
fitted as an economical investment.
If the cut of any costume is simple
1t often is wearable for several rea-
sons" she declared But, unless the
whole matter of ones wardrobe is
carefully considered, with due regard
to the garments Of last season which
are to be used again, confusion is
bound to result. Yet, we cannot 20
wrong If we strive for simplicity and
fit"
1t will be some months before
Schiaparelh swings into the west as
her tour of eastern cities comes first
and she just has started her lectures
this month.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
Cops Arrest Master
DOg Gives Serendde

When Great Falls police feel called
upon to arrest a man again they hope
that he does not have his dog with
him.
Officer Bob Chester picked up Leon
Dufresne on a charge of driving while
drunk. AS Dufresne previously had
been convicted on that count, he was
held in the city Jail.
A bulldog which had been riding
with Dufresne sat himself on the steps
Of the jail and started to howl. He kept
1t UP for hours until the officers final
~ persuaded him that his owner was
inside and that he was far from being
lost. Eventually the dog entered the
station and slept but. not until he
had made the police on duty very
tired Of bowling.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27

catholics of Montana will join
b the Great Falls diocese in an
Eday PROGRAM Oct. l to COM
Emorate two events of church
portance. One Is the holding Of
first mass ever to be celebrated
The state. Father De Smet, the
sbrated priest Of the western
derneSs was the man who first
anted the mass at an improvised
ar near what Is now Three Forks.
bee that time the growth Of
faith has done much to per-
suate the memory Of q man who
fearless both in conviction and
Ion and long beloved by white
redman alike for his works.
October celebration will mark
centennial of the first mass.
Pond event to be honored is that
e establishment and building of
first Catholic church In Great
st. AIMS. This will be the gold
lbilee marker for that event.
conjunction with the celebration,
Diocesan Councils of Catholic
and Women will hold their BIZ
p convention.
ffgymen and laymen from all parts
Pc diocese, as well as visiting clergy
| other states, will be in Great
to participate in the celebration.
days activities will commence
a pontifical mass to be celebrated
fShop William j. Condor of Great
at the civic center. Bishop
F!es D. White of Spokane will
Fn the sermon. Students in the
Catholic schools in the city will
during mass, under the direction
Pc Rev. FIR. Joseph Peters Of Black
lsiness meetings of the councils
occupy the afternoon. Women at
ing the fifth biennial conven-
Of the Diocesan Council of Cath
Women will have a luncheon at
at the Park hotel and the men
meet for a banquet at Hotel Rain
In the evening at 8.
ature Of the evenings program will
pageant, THE Album of the Gen.
depicting events surrounding the
ration Of the first mass and other
rtant events in the history of
olicity In Montana. Catholic stu
will participate in the produc-
under the direction Of the Rev.
hew McHugh. Ed Wilson will act
lrrator. Bishop Joseph Gilmore Of
n will be the principal speaker.
pageant will be held at Kelsey
ortal auditorium.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
SEEK ANSWERS TO
STOCK PROBLEMS
CATTLEMEN AND SPECIALISTS TO
MAKE SURVEY ON MAR
KETING
QueStionnaireS viii Be Distributed
Through County Agents to All Stock
Raisers in State for Comprehensive
Review of Shipping. Handling.

Three important questions that
have been puzzling stoCkmen for
years may be answered soon
through a joint effort involving
cattlemen of the state and spe-
cialists from the Montana agricul-
tural experiment station and the
Montana extension service. Each of
the questions-What is the cost of
marketing Monta livestock?
What are the shrinks in live
weight? and, Are fast runs more
economical than stopping and
feeding? if answered and inter-
prcted properly may boost net
profits, according to Z. Paul Or
cult, extension livestock specialist
circuit. with the aid of marketing
specialists Is seeking the answers
through queStionnaireS which are be-
Ms distributed TO cattle shippers by
county extension agents.
The search for the proper answers
MAS requested OF the Montana extern
SION service last winter by the Mon
ANA StOckgrOwcrs association through,
Tom Ross of Chinook, former aSSOcl-
atom president.
III order to get the correct answers
Orcutt Is appealing to cattlemcn o!
AZ STATE. 44lSS Will Uc ledStitd ny
county agents who will get loading
dates, weigh representative cars anc
explain the purpose of the question
laire. The questionnaires are being
sent into every county which has ar
-X;enslon agent and circuit hopes K
get at least one QUESTIONABLE from
,ach county. Some county agents have
already reported.
When all reports are in, the material
Will be analysed and returned to the
,tockmen who co-operated, circuit says
Names OF shippers will not be pub
ished.
over cattle only, circuit plans to eX-
end it 10 lambs next year.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
Plans Progress for
Annual Program, of
Deer Lodge Pioneers

Pans are progressing for the annual
pioneer banquet TO be held Oct. 5 at
me Presbyterian hall complimenting
Montana pioneers who reside in this
vicinity. The Sons and Daughters of
Montana Pioneers society will be host,
Dinner Will be served al $50 O'Clock
preceding the complimentary program.
All persons who are eligible to the
Sons and Daughters OF Montana Pho
neerS society are invited TO join Any
one whose parents came to Montana
before or by 1868 may become a mem
ber
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
VOTERS EXPECTED
TO BACK SCHOOLS
HISTORY SHOWS REFERENDUMS
FOR EDUCATIONAL FUNDS
NEVER DENIED

support OF referendum AZ ana lnltla-
tive A in November Based on Previ-
Gus Attitudes of Taxpayers Toward
Similar Proposals.
Support of referendum AZ and
initiative A at the polls in No
vember can be forecasted on
strength of the fact that the voters
of Montana never have turned
down a proposal to aid increasing
educational facilities in the state,
particularly those of the colleges.
This is the belief of w. F. Brewer,
Bozeman, who is campaigning for pas
Greater University OF Montana, units
of which will be aided by the legiSla-
ton.
"One new element has been intro
duced this year" Brewer stated. AS
a result of constitutional amendment
passed in 1882 the right to vote on the
referendum and initiative measures is
restricted to taxpayers whose names
appear on the last preceding comple.-
ed assessment rolls. How this limita
ton will effect the vote is problematlc-
al but I do not believe the results will
be adverse"
Approved 1910 Levy
In 1910. Brewer pointed out. the
people approved an amendment to the
support the state schools at Missoula,
Bozeman. Butte and Dillon. Again. in
1920 the demand on the state fund
having grown to the point where the
schools no longer could be cared for
the people approved passage for 10
years of two measures These included
mill levy for the universities proper
and a five million dollar bond issue
for new buildings which included add
tons to the school for the deaf, dumb
and predetermined and the vocational
school for girls.
In 1880 the millage tax having eX-
pired. and two new state institutions
having been ADDED by the legislature
an increased millage tax was asked
and approved as well as issuance OF
S350O0O0 in building bonds. The bond
issue at that time, however, was de-
clared unconstitutional and were not
issued
Tax Will Expire
Now. Brewer points out, the millage
tax of 1880 is 10 expire in l94l and
the purpose of passing referendum -
is to replace and slightly increase the
tax imposed in 1880 by increasing the
levy from to 81 mills. A second refer
endum, No. 43, Is to provide extremely
necessary buildings for Warm Springs
State hospital. Initiative a will pro-
vide needed buildings at Montana
State college at Bozeman. The effect
of the increase is to make possible use
Of the money voted in the bond issue
in 1890 but never available because OF
the decision of the state supreme court
which forbade issuance
AL evidence. Brewer believes, is tina,
the people will continue to support the
educational and institutional needs o.
the state.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
Jm Br1dger and Titled Brtsher Sir George Core Read
nc1ent Classics Snapped Lies Montana Wilderness Trek
BY ELMO

N be doggoned eff I kin swaller
hing that ere baron SEE;
I'd ef I don't believe he's .
Il Jim Bridger, whose own
sueSs exploits, and his tall
about them, went beyond the
Of logic, had been listening to
George Cores Grading of the
Of Baron Munchauscn.
=" he continued, some O. my
-tos with the Blackfeet would
list ez wonderful eff they wus
EoTn in a book"
in history, perhaps did two
ters come together with as much
4 attraction as did Sir George
I'm Jim Bridger. Thousands of
lparI in natural habitat, in modes
liking and in ways Of life, they
10 each other like ducks to
:oubt Sir George enjoyed hugely
ID tales that Old Jim could tell,
L found much pleasure in read
lie classics to the Old Man Of
EOuntainS.
Eger had been in the wilderness
fc.e than three decades when, in
Isr George, palled by the Sedate
h his British estates, decided to
10 America for a grand hunt and
adventure on the western FROM
lind beyond.
living at St. Louis, the nobleman
had and invaded the Businesses
q Rockies with such an outfit as
|rever before-nor since-seen in
Eock!es A retinue Of forty men,
|r.SeS, ~ yoke of oxen, IA dogs. six
b and 81 carts found their way to
laramie to spend the winter of
b,
n winter Sir George impressed
bits trading staff as a very demo-
fellow, Notwithstanding his Brit
BE and ingrown British ways. He
deeply interested in the noted
|s, the trappers and the Indians
made the fort their headquarters.
b a motley crowd, and Sir George
D kick out Of it."
noble visitor had heard Of
{: and his ability as hunter and
When Bridger appeared at the
x succeeded in securing his serv-
.r his expedition.
the spring OF 1855 Bridger guided
caravan TO the head Of Powder
down that stream and up the
Estone 10 the mouth of Tongue
The scenery and the wild, free
/ was living intrigued Sir George,
be built a fort where, with most
! outfit. he spent the winter.
George was in the habit OF laying
until 10 o'clock in the morning,
having his bath and going out 70
remaining in the hills often IN
L INTO the night. No matter when
turned he always insisted on hav-
upper, with Bridger at the table.
Read Shakespeare
shlng his repast, Sir George
read Shakespeare aloud and
ty 10 draw Old Jim out in re-
70 the story. Old Jim could not
and he found a great deal of en-
.iment in hearing Shakespeare
ther classics. Though uneducated
en- mind would quickly grasp the
shts Of a story, and pungent in
we're his comments.
iger was not impressed with Fall
1T is" he said. Ito hifalutin fer
nat ere Falstaff Is too fond O.
beer"
dismissed the tall tales Of Baron
aausen as no better than his own
Is and the tales he could tell.
'ger had a clear conception of
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
Gas Tax Collections
Set Record in AUGUST

The state board of equalization re-
ported today its gasoline tax collections
for August. totaling s74O,834.52, were
the largest ever made in a single
month. The board said the total was
calculated from Aug. Is to Sept. Is.
The state charges a 5-cents-a-gallon
tax on gasoline The record would
cover approximately a l0-year period
beginning when the old 3-cent tax was
increased to 5.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27
Population Gain in
Montana Is 1850

The census bureau has announced
the population of Montana showed an
increase OF 1880, or 81 percent, in
the 10 years. totaling 554.l36. COM
pared with 537,6O6.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27

George spent a pleasant intcrlude in
the villages of the Grow Indians be-
fore leaving for civilization. Returning
to the Tongue river fort. B7dger turned
southwark to Fort Laramie and his
own Fort Bridger, while Gore sent his
outfit overland TO Fort Union. and
rode down the Yellowstone ON flat
boats.
The happy ending Of Sir George S
outing turned sour at Fort Union when
Commander Alexander CulbertSon re-
voked his agreement TO take Gore S
wagons and livestock III payment for
the construction of boats for the
descent of the Missouri river to ST.
Louis.
In high dudgeon Sir George had all
his equipment piled in front of the
fort, and kept 1t guarded until every
thing inflammable was in ashes. The
iron work was gathered up and sunk
in the river so that no one at the
fort might profit a apenny at his eX-
pense His livestock he sold or gave to
vagabond hangers-on and Indians at
the fort.
Favorite at Fort
With the two flatboats from the
Tongue river Sir George drifted down
to Fort Berthold to spend the winter
Of 1861 Here he became a great
1aVOTlte WIFI Tie men dI Tile lOTt hllu
with the Indians. When conservation
interfered with sport. however, Sir
George sacrificed conservation. He and
his men were so lavish in their slaugh-
ter of buffalo that both Indians and
traders set up howl that reached to
Washington, and official steps were
taken to check the activities of the
nobleman and his party.
Returning to st. Louis in 1857 by
steamboat, Sir George returned TO his
native Britain with a store Of expert
ences upon which to remini5ce for
many ripening year.
One can picture him back at home
strutting his frontier stuff before less
ventureSome BritonS, describing pic
turesque Old Jim Brldger and his tall
stories in high color for the amusement
and. bewilderment of his noble CronleS.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-27

crashed at once and Kelly was killed
He was the second man to die In army
aviation in this country.
To perpetuate the memory Of his
high-minded courage and to keep alive
in the minds Of filters today his ex-
ample the government. which a short
time later made the scene Of his death
part Of the greatest aviation field ever
developed, christened it Kelly field.