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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22

- $500 AHAH - VI
n another accident Investigated
BY the state patrol. John Daieon.
50 Of slsis 50 Ainsworth ave
suffered a bloody nose and cut
lips in an accident On state road
No. l. eight miles south 81 Tscoms.
He was riding with q X.
Holmes. a.. q Tacoma. Wednes-
day afternoon when the car struck
the rear end Of an army smbu-
lance as Il was turning off the
road The ambulance driver
rain Davis. q. Of Fort Lewis.
ARRANGED first aid for Dajeon.
Patricia sherman. s. Of 1887
14th ave. : ". Seattle. was
treated Al Pierce County hospital
for cuts about the head and face
suffered Wednesday night in an
accident AT Wakefield drive and
Nj 81
Sign Knocked Down
She was riding with her father.
Charles W sherman. whose car
collided with one driven by Ernest
Johanson. soldier, of Camp Muir
ray The impact caused Sher-
mans machine to swing about and
knock down r neon traffic sign.
breaking the glass Neither Sher-
man nor Johsnson vas injured.
Police held George {. Hay. Of
340s No. 2lst st. for investisati ton
Of an accident which happened AZ
No. 2lst and Anderson SITS. In
which his car struck one driven by
Mrs. Doris r. Davies. Of 1918 No.
18th ST. No one was injured.
To Re Quizzed
He was to be questioned as TO
why he ran from the scene OF the
accident. Hay repeatedly leaped
from his car and fled. but reported
to sgt. Z. r. Ellis at police head
quarters at els a. m TO inquire
about the collision. Becoming sus-
pieious. Sgt. Ellis ordered the man
held for further questioning.
Earl Menson, Al. of Fircrest, was
held for investigation Of an acci-
dent in which he struck two other
cars which had collided Thursday
morning al So. 18th st.
The other machines were driven
by Lester X. Wilken. OF 1902 Faw-
eett ave, and Jack Gorton. Of
kalhspell, Mont They were dis
cussine the accident when Menson
appeared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22

~ AAAA 4 AAAA NAAHAs 49, -- So
Light traffic prevented what
might have been major accident
a the Fife intersection wednes-
dav evening. when = seattle man.
Carl n. Jsquet. lost control Of his
car. The steering rod broke.
Causing the machine To swerve 10
the ether side OF the road before Il
could be stopped.
As result. a car driven by Alton
'. Brooks. Al. Of 709 So 5sth st.
vas forced off the road into the
guard rail 10 avoid hitting the
hayward machine. A passenger in
Brooks auto. whose name could
not be obtained. received minor
leg and ankle injuries which did
not require medical treatment.
according 10 State Patrolmsn
Mike Wayne.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22

political standpoint tho Democratic
strength viii he greater
Two Democratic senators who
were completely and irrevocahly
anti Roosevelt Rush Holt Of West
Virginia and Edward n Burke Of
Nebraska We're beaten in the pri-
marieS Hollis successor. Harley
NJ kilgore. will 30 along with the
administration nufkc's scat will
be filled by the Republican Hurh
Butler. who cant oppose the sd-
ministration much more than
Burke has done
Another Democratic senator who
opposed many New Deal measures
Was William ~ King Of Utah lila
seat will be filled by Abe Muir
dock. who Ia thoroughly loyal 10
the New Deal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22

Io>Do>-=sfs~s hInk
London Ter = enusln he haa never
seen. Lieut.. nfa<ii. rolAsh ufflrss.
met h~F IN : hlsrknut white a.lh.
ing riecaaslly nnr evening h< ran
into a STR ard knocked hsF sewn
After helping hsr o. hsr feet ard
sroioEirinx ~ intfoducsa hiua.
self ~ "a the EirL ana wss ma
missing cousin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22
NEXT WEEKS
LOON PEAG EFtL

The New Deal suffered a blow
when It's Senate whip. Sherman
Ninton Of Indiana. was beaten.
offsetting that loss II the fact that
the extremely influential Senator
Jimmy Byrnes Of South Carolina
has been working In close har-
mony with the administration. he
tween Byrnes and the majority
leader. Senator Aibcn Barley Of
Kentucky, President Roosevelt
will probably have more effective
leadership In IN. Senate In his
third term than he had in his sec
ond
In the Senate. too. as In the
House. The intangible effect If the
last election VIII he great For
the first session. 81 least. the Dem
ocrstic ma Jority will BE- pretty
constantly mindful that II isa ma
jority because IL had President
Roosevelt 81 IN. head ~ the ticket
in the last campaign The numef-
Gus snti-ksv Deal coalitions he
tween Republicans and dissent.
ing Democrats Will bs notiessbly
fewer.
Technically. ~ course. the pro
election Congress In still In session.
and there 10 stlll some work for II
10 do before tho year ends II Will
be much more "oo-operatiye" with
the administration than II was
earlier In the year There IL not.
for instance. an outside chance
that such a measure as the smith
amendment 10 Inc Wagner act.
bitterly opposed by the New Deal.
can be brought 10 q vot. and
passed In IN. Senate President
Roosevelt il not likely 70 have
trouble with Congress IN the few
weeks that remain 81 his second
term
Beyond that for his third term
70 repeat he has a House and a
Senate very likely 70 work With
him. The biz question remaining
IL simply thls
What sorf II work IL 10 likely
70 ask his third term Congress
% Do
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22

Measuring by the ntangbes however likely 10 be
different spirit the relations between
the White Capitol Hill There will harmony
which will the President
getting his approved and trouble stopping
that he does not like
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22
New Congress Ready to Go Along
With I'D. as Roosevelt Backers
Hold Key Spots for Third Term!

BY BRuct CATION

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-22
No One Injured Seriously
In Several County Mishaps
Steering Rod Brock Causes One; In
Another Car Hits Army Ambulance

Several accidents occurred in and Tacoma Wednes
iay and Thursday. but seriously injured
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07

nalism. He piloted The Post safely
along a placid sea until after It's re-
moval TO Helena.
The last copy Of The Post issued in
Virginia City was printed March %,
1868. and the first copy published in
Helena came out April IS, 1868, the
interval having been required to move
the plant, in which Benjamin r. Dittes
had purchased the interest Of his part
ner, d. w. Tilton. At that time the
publication had a circulation Of $500
copies and its subscription price was
81 per year for the weekly A stock
company was organized to conduct II
and Captain Mills remained as editor
until Its suspension in May, 1859.
In the following July, Captain Mills
started the New Northwest at Deer
Lodge and continued as editor until
1891, playing a most important part
in molding public opinion for good in
territorial days. In conjunction with
James H. Brown, who had worked on
The Post, and Harry G. KeSsler. June
1, 1867, Captain Mills founded the
Butte Miner
In 1871 Hugh McQuaid. who had
been in the composing room Of The I
Post, when Captain Mills was editor,
purchased the Independent, and was
his competitor until the destruction |
Of the Montana Gazette by fire at I
Helena, when the plant was moved 10 /
Last Chance gulch and the first issue
of the Helena Independent appeared.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07

people Of the territory did not know
who was with them or against them
The confession Of wager was gained
by the merest accident. We did not
dare even speak about his crimes Of
the day. The man we might speak with
might be one Of the gang. But wager
was not himself an important man IN
the gang and so could not tell who
they all were
Later when slade was on the box
with the moose around his neck, he
begged for a chance to say goodby
to his wife. But he gave the poor
skinner no chance to see anybody.
Slade was said TO be a good enough
man when not drunk Many OF tho
road agents were that way.
"One OF the greatest OF the Vigi-
lantes was Wilbur F. Sanders. When
he arrived in Virginia City he brought
his family and started TO practice law.
There was no law except what thB
miners court dispensed. Some rascals
one day jumped a claim and the own
er brought suit. It would be q brave
man who would defend him. But
Sanders took the case He did not
handle the matter lightly. never
heard such abuse as he heaped on
the thieves. He won his case. But his
language was so open and frank that
a seAA0 t&e NAAN tA4AtC " ttlfaElAs kK4Ak
man viii not live long In this coun-
try But he did He lived to be a
United States senator and 70 finally
die Of cancer decades later.
Sanders would speak I'D before
anybody. He feared no one. He would
walk into any crowd Of men and de-
nounce them. He would sit among a
crowd OF roughs with a gun across
his knees. He even seemed TO 20 out
II his way to attack the worst knaves
n the territory. now believe hts very
'oldness disarmed his enemies They
ould not but respect his courage.
After Governor Edgerton came, and
he road agents were either hanged
y scattered we had peace In the ter
itory. Things were very rough till law
vas established"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07

the barrel OF his shotgun from the
stock and asked me II / could repair
! IT, I had recently bought a repair
kit from an old trapper I fixed up
the gun as strong as ever Later Plum
mer cut about six inches off the bar
rel, as all his gang did, so ne could
carry It under his overcoat without
It being seen. He and Reeves asked
about the country around Gold creek
where my brother, James. Reese An
derson and myself had discovered gold
In 1858. He seemed anything but the
rascal he afterward proved TO be.
MY brother, James, and were born
in Virginia but we're taken to Iowa
when young. At a little place called
Moscow we went to school with q little
redheaded boy named RaStuS Wager
We came west in the fifdes and after
the gold rush to Montana, gave UP
prospecting and had store. Near our
store in 1858 a redheaded man was
caught by some men who were tired
Of the holdups and murders which I
we're going on In the territory. BY I
some slip in speech this man was T
identified as one OF the robbers. He
admitted his guilt and gave the names
of many Of the gang He was ashamed
OF his part in the crimes of the day
and confessed all he knew. But the
trouble was he did not know the names
OF all the gang. He laid his troubles
to the Infamous Bunton who had cor
rupted him. He was hanged On him
were found papers showing he was
the Rastus wager with whom James
and I had played as boys. have al
ways felt very sorry for poor wager
I'm 1863 my brother went on his
Yellowstone expedition Among his
party was one George Ives. James said
Ives was the most accommodating man
N the party. Ives would get up early
and bring in wood or forage. One day
James asked him who was doing all
the robbing and numbering Of the
time. Stuart said Ives, I like you
md don't want you to get into trouble
Never ask that question again Later
ives was strung up with the rest Of
he crowd. :
Il was once camped between Vir-
Iinia City and Bannack. One day we
leard a shot and went down to the
Dad. Slade, who was afterwards
Hanged. had just shot a poor mule
kinner Slade had told the victim to
10 his work a little better. The mule
kinner had said he guessed his work
7as all right Slade shot him down at
nee. AS this terrorized the rest OF
he party. I suspect none Of them
yer dared to tell the authorities.
here was no law In the country ex-
ept what was enforced by the Nor
IONS in far-off Utah. I am sure
ould go and find the poor mule
<inner's grave now.
1.-The road agents had all the ad-
antage They knew who their own
was. The law-abiding
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07
Hunter Gets Record
Elk In Biz Hole Basin

One Of the largest elk heads seen in
Livingston in the last 20 years was
received here for mounting recently.
The antlers measure 60s inches from
tip to tip. while the usual width OF a
large pair is from SO 10 As inches.
The antlers alone weigh 35 pounds,
about 10 pounds more than the aver
age large ones.
There are eight points on one side
and nine on the other Six points on
each antler is normal
The elk, which was reported to have
weighed more than 1000 pounds, was
killed by H J. Sweeney Of Butte on the
headwaters of the Big Hole river In
western Montana
Hunters stalked the animal for seven
years.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07
MOntGnG's NYA Quota
More Than Doubled

An increase in quota. which viii
more than double the number OF NYA
enrolees In Montana. has been an
nounced by Miss Shoemaker. admin
istrative assistant OF the state NYA
staff
The announcement followed word
from J. Parker Boggs OF Denver. re-
gional work supervisor. who informed
the Montana staff that the quota must
include LILO youths by December.
Only $50 are employed at present.
Most OF the boys will be assigned TO
construction projects or trained In
NYA work shops. Mechanical skllls.
woodwork and metal craft viii be in
cluded in shop training.
Quota increases were ordered, she
said, so NYA could cooperate more
effectively with the national defense
council.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07

Shortly before his death, Gran
vile Stuart, in discussing early
day Montana history with Prof.
Harrison A. Trexler Of the Mon
tana university, told of his first
meeting with Henry Piummer,
chief OF the Montana highwaymen
of early times, and when the great
bandit was at the height Of his
power. The pioneer also told of the
courage Of Col Wilbur r. Sanders,
around whom the Vigilantes rallied
when they had determined 10
stamp out lawlessness. The pi0-
neer's narrative, as written by
Professor TrexIer, is as follows:
THE first tire I ever saw Henry
2lummer, the leader Of the ROAD
agents, was some time before his
Heath. Frank Woody, who died last
winter, was with me- Along came
olummer and his friend, Charley
Reeves Plummer was of medium
height, Of fair complexion, and 1
hould say about IS years old. He was
Tery polite and genteel. He had broken
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07
Western Air Has NeIO
Schedule to Seattle

Effective since Dec. / the afternoon
southbound plane Of Western Air lines
now leaves Great Falls at D. m. and
Will make direct connection with the
Northwest Airlines westbound plane &C
Butte, enabling passengers from Great
Falls TO arrive at Spokane at 7:O5 D. rn.
and in Seattle at 9:05 p. m.
Word Of the change In schedule was
announced by George Keyser. traffic
representative for Western Air.
The present schedule calls for de-
parture Of the plane at 6:l5 D. m.
with no connection at Butte with
Northwest.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07
UTTERLY DISREGARDED OPEN
DANGER TO CARRY OUT
DUTIES

Many Said He Would Not Live Long
in Mining Camp Where Men Car
ried Guns But He Lived to Die Of
Cancer.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-07

To insure a tight Joint where the
stovepipe fits on the stove collar OF
into the chimney, remove all dust and
grease and then make an air-tight
connection with good furnace cement.
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of eligible voters at more than CO., G00,000 but the usual percentage of stay y-at-homes is expected
 Vote Record
 The previous vote record was in l931 when 45,O000O0 voters out of 55 ,00o,001 eligibles cast ballots giv- ing Roosevelt a plurality of almost II 100000.
 Congressional Seats
 There are 35 seats in the Senate to he filled and there are 102 can didates for them
 There are i32 seats at stake in the House with 979 aspirants.
 There are 32 Govenorships to be filled with l02 candidates contend ing for them.
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BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
 OF SUCCESS

Continued from Page One)
 Generally, fair weather is eX- pected to produce a record break ing outpouring of some 50,0000O0 voters.
 Computations place the number
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Canadian Soldiers May Gel Home leave At Coming Holidays

OTTAWA, Nov. 4-The Nation al Defense Headquarters announces that it is considering the question of Christmas and New Years leaves for the troops in Canada
 The plan under discussion is to let as many soldiers as possible be home for one of the two holidays
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A comfortable and useful piece
of furniture. Full spring con-
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bed size. Variety of colors to
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-09
CHAPTER XII

Johnny Regain could hardly be-
lieve what Molly Travers was say
ing. 49,. ,,o,,
left the cameo in the dressing
rooml" he repeated after her. How
could you forget it if 1t meant as
much to YOU as you said it did?"
Molly reached over and put her
hand on his arm as if trying to
nuiet him. Don't be cross, john
nv. I've been afraid to tell you
That's why I went off to Dennis,
Johnny lifted her hand away.
kIe didn't want to be confused by
any contact with her. He wanted
20 think clearly.
"Am I to take that as meaning
you were Just putting on an act?
You've known for some time that
the cameo was lost?" He was
almost shouting.
"Oh, Johnny, darling" she
pleaded, "don't be so angry. l
didn't want to worry you and
Jean with it. You were so busy
going in and out the blaze get
ting antiques :. :"
The antiques" Johnny screamed
at her. "That cameo was worth
more than the whole lot of an
tiuues put together. Now it's gone
and there's nothing any of us can
do about it."
Molly began to weep softly
uoJ, Tobrrv Won make me fee
perfectly terrible. I'll buy an
other one, or play her for it. IN
have a job, and I'll work awfully
hard"
She came to him, put her arms
around him in gesture he knew
90 we'll He threw her away from
him, and buried his face in his
hands.
sand Jean had decided to give
It to us for a wedding gift" he
said to himself rather than to her
"Why, Johnny, why didn't you
say SOP" Molly exclaimed happily
Then it was mine all the time
That makes it all right, can't yor
seer"
That was Molly's reasoning, al
right. She was so damnably logi'
cal when it came to seeing thing
her way.
"she need never know it's lost
I'll thank her for 1t, and she won
see it any more. Why, nobod.
ever complains when you los
something that's your own =
she hurried on, trying to maxi
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-09
. STORIES &
IN STAMPS \
French lndo-Chino Is
Rich Prize for japan

JAPANESE ambitions to estab-
~ lish a new Monroe Doctrine"
in the Far East Asia for Ash
atics-may rob France of Indo-
China, her greatest possession in
Asia. A pagoda stamp of Indo-
China, honoring the 1899 Golden
Gate Exposition, is shown above.
| French control of Indo-China
followed the invasion of 1882,
which was precipitated by perse-
cution of French missionaries.
The territory is larger than
France and England combined.
The 23,854, 900 population includes
about $4,000 Europeans.
Indo-China ranks fourth in the
world production of rubber. The
country has large coal deposits,
also produces zinc, tin and wolf
'ramite, source of tungsten. Ex-
ports total $1o0,00o,0OO a year,
include vast shipments of rice to
China. Rice is the principal crop.
1ndo-China is defended by an
army of from $4,000 to $4,000
men, weak air force and a small
feet of submarines, destroyers
and several cruisers, based at
Saigon. the chief port.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-09

sound like a thief. And I didn't
mean to be, really 1 didn't. I
knew Jean would give you the
cameo and that it was ours, Mas
ters is nuts about old Jewelry,
and Il seemed so simple. And
now that have the contract l
can pay her for it, really I can"
Johnny looked at her. she
wasn't acting now; she was
scared. She chung to him, sob
bing. what will they do to me,
Johnny? What will they do?
please don't leave mel I didn't
realize what I was doing, can't
you see didnt?"
Johnny believed her. He felt
sorry for her, but beyond that, he
had no desire to help her. what
love he had felt for her had been
stripped from him. He was NO
longer under her spell.
I'm going back to JEAN" john
nv said quietly. eff you don't tell
her the truth, I'm going to. What
happens to you is entirely up to
her. Personally, I don't care"
He ran up the street to the
Meltons'. AS he rushed into the
house, he collided with Andre
Masters.
"What are you doing here?"
Johnny demanded.
But Masters didn't answer
Johnny saw him go toward Cot
tage street. Was he going to have
it out with Molly, too?
Ito Be Continued