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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10
LITTLE DESTRUCTION

Britain wants no silk-shirt craze to sweep the country as 1t did the United States in the war years. That sends gallons of gold out of the country for fashionable frivon- ties just when the country needs raw materials she can make lnto things to drop on Germany or sell to neutralS.
 What has made it possible to return part of the great Engllsn factory system to manufacture Of export goods is the strange na- ture of the war. There has been no enormous destruction such as might have been expected by this time. No trains have been blown
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10
BRITISH, FRENCH
 DRAWING UP PACT

LONDON, Feb. 10.-Great Britain and France have drawn up con- prehensive economic agreement but the provisions will not be made public until after it is signed, prob ably early next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10
SENATOR McNARY
 FOR PRESIDENT

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 10. - The name of Senator Charles L. McNary will be replaced on the Republican Presidential primary ballot in this State as petitions are now being signed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10
CIVIL SERVICE
 MEASURE GIVEN
 HOUSE APPROVAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. = The House has passed and sent to the Senate the Ramspeck Civil Serv- ice Bill. extending civil service to approximately 3o0,000 Federal workers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10
BULLET COMES HOME T0C0NFER
 WITH OFFICIALS
Ambassador 10 France De. nies He Will Resiqn
 to Run for Senate

ALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 10.- United States Ambassador to France, William Bullitt, arrived here aboard the Atlantic Clipper.
 The Ambassador denied that he planned to give up his post in France to run for the Senate from Pennsylvania.
 Bullitt was summoned home by Secretary of State Cordell Hull for conference with Department of- ficials regarding European affairs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10
Air Raiders Drop Bombs,
 German Base
SyIt Isand Attacked by Bril- ish Fleet = Then
 Make Escape

TOENDER, Denmark, Feb. 10.- Observers here said British air raiders dropped four bombs during the night on the German Naval base on Sylt Island and then es- caped from six German pursuerS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10

George Washington received 69 electoral votes for his first term, 132 for the second.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10
DIDN'T DO IT

LONDON, Feb. 10.--The British Air Ministry today announced that the Toender dispatch is without foundation although admitting that raids have been attempted on the Sylt Island base.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10
NEW YORK CITY
 MAYORS NAME
 ENTERS PRIMARY
LaGuardia 10 Run in llIi- nois State Preferen-
 fidI Voting

SPRINGFIELD H., Feb. 10.-A surprise entry in the political ring was made here last night in behalf of Mayor LaGuardia of New York City. His name was entered in the unbinding preferential primary in Illinois and makes three-way Re- publican contest, the other two be- ing Hamilton Fish and Thomas E. Dewey.
 JUST A KID
 NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-"Someone is kidding me-" said Mayor LaGuar- dia today when told of the entry of his name in the Illinois primar- ies
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-10

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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Browning Man Seeks to Link
Coast Signs to State Tribes

An effort is being made in
Butte by a Montana Indian to
connect the photographs found in
old caves around San Francisco
with present day Treasure state
tribes. Frank L. Stevens, director
of the Butte art center. said to-
day.
Victor Pepion. young Black.
feet Indian. has been transferred
from Browning to Butte in an
attempt to find some connection
between the drawings found in
the ancient caves and the pos.
sibility they may have been
made by ancestors of present.
day Montana Indians.
The we'll educated Indian will
be here for an indefinite time.
After he completes his task here,
he will 60 to Pine Ridge. S. D..
where he has contract to paint
murals for a federal building.
He is working in the Butte art
center.
Pepion. whose tribal name is
Double Shield, was educated al
Browning, Haskell Institute, and
studied in the art center at Los
Angeles.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Browning yeung Man To
Take Part 10 Plays

George Morgan of Browning
has been chosen to play the
part of Bsptisra in Shakespeare's
=" Tanning of the Shrew" to be
given at Billings Polytechnic
Institute on February "a. This
play is sponsored by the Poly
English Club. 1t is being coach.
ed by r. J. Franklin. director of
the Billings Civic Theatre and
assistant in dramatics at the In.
stitute. This play is a favorite
of college and university players;
being given many times each year
over the country. The Poly is
using the Globe Theatre stream
lined version. George Morgan
has also been selected to play
the part of the Doctor in the
three-act play The Crucifixion of
Phillip Strong to be presented
March l6 at Billings Polytechnic
Institute. This will be the an.
nual Easter play. 1t will be
sponsored by the two Christian
Associations and directed by one
of the dramatic's staff.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Special Open Season On Elk
Announced in fIathead, Lincoln

Kalispell, Jan. 28.-A special
open season for elk hunting in
ports of Flathead and Lincoln
counties from Feb. to Is, incIu.
sive, was announced today by
Game Warden Archie O'Claire,
who has just received the infcr-
nation from the state game war.
den. The special winter season
will include that territory in the
Pleasant valley region in Flathead
county opened in a special season
from Dec. l to Jan. l, just passed,
and in addition certain territory
in Lincoln county to the north of
the Flathead county area, accord
ing to maps on Display at White
fish. Kalispell and Marion. There
are a limited number of elk in
this territory, O'Claire stated.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
To The Egg Producers
Of Glacier County

At Browning. on Saturday,
Feb. 3rd, the County Extension
Office. in cooperation with the
Dairy Division of the State Dept.
of Agriculture. Labor and In
dustry. invites YOU to a short
meeting at which egg grading
will be demonstrated, and a few
production Problems discussed.
We believe that this meeting
will assist you in some of your
marketing problems.
r. M. Bates will conduct the
grading work and your County
Agent will discuss with you some
of the production questions
which you may raise.
The first meeting will be held
in the Club room at the Yegen
hotel at loo pm; the second
in the Ag. room at the high
school at 7:30 pm. Everyone
interested is cordially invited to
attend.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
RECEPTION DINNER
FOR DEWEY FEB. 10

A public reception at the Placer
hotel at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
and a statewide Lincoln dinner at
the Consistory temple at
o'clock in the evening will feature
the visit to Helena Saturday, Feb.
10, of Thomas E Dewey. New
Yorks gang district at
torney and an aspirant for the Re-
publican presidential nomination.
This announcement was made to-
day by State Representative Fred
H. Padbury, general chairman of
the committee on arrangements for
Mr.. Dewey's visit
The distinguished visitor will ar
rive at Butte over the Milwaukee at
1912 o'clock that afternoon and,
accompanied by Joe Montgomery
of Lewistown, who is in charge of
his Montana tour. be brought to
Helena by automobile soon there
after. Mr. Padbury said He will
confer briefly with prominent
Montana Republicans before the
reception. His talk at the banquet
will be entirely informal.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Slot Machines
Taken Out

Under orders from the powers
that be in Helena. all slot mach
ines operating in Browning On
der the state set-up of gambling
devices, which is said to be under
the protection OF the higher.ups,
were taken out Thursday by the
owners. 1t is reported that the
request for their removal was
made by a group of Browning
women. whose children play the
machines in the stores against
their wishes.
There are still a few privately
owned machines in operation in
town, but no doubt the city
authorities will bar these too,
as gambling of any kind is illegal
in Montana, and should be strict
ly enforced.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
State Bankers to Meet in Glacier Park

Many Glacier in Glacier nation
al park will be the scene of the
1910 convention of the Montana
Bankers association. the sessions
being set for June II and Is.
Last years annual meeting was
held in Yellowstone national park
The place and dates We're deeid-
ed upon at a meeting at Helena
last Saturday of the association
executive board. Program plans
were discussed. but no speakers
were selected. After the meet.
ing board members were honor
guests at a banquet sponsored by
the Helena Clearing House asso-
citation.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Levi J. Burd Elected Chairman of New
Blackfeet Tribal Business Council

The newly elected tribal bust.
ness council met and organized
yesterday afternoon. Acting as
temporary chairman. Supt. Graves
presided and swore in the pres.
ent members.
Nominations for Office was
first in order. Leo Kennerly in q
timely talk placed Joe Brown in
nomination for the Craftsmanship,
being seconded by Brian Connolly.
Upon motion by Wright Hagertv,
seconded by Phil Aubrey, Levi
Burd was named. There being no
other nominations. a vote was
made with the result that Mr..
Burd won out by a vote of 7 to 6.
The vice Craftsmanship wa
next up, Richard Grant defeat
ing Richard Sanderville by vote
of Z to 6. this indicating to the
onlookers that lines of divergence
are clearly drawn.
For the secretaryship of the
council no choice was made as all
nominees named declined the
honor. or as one stated, | refuse
to be work horse and goat at
the same time.
In the meantime Leo Kennerly
presented a resolution, which
was adopted asking for a com.
mittee of 5 to investigate tribaI
affairs and work out a budget ir
conjunction with Supt. Graves
and field representative Charles
Heacock.
Being adopted by popular vote
the committee Was named as fol
lows: Joe Brown, Chairman
Dick Sanderville, Chas. Higgins
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Lean Year Dance Sat.
Will Be Big Event

The American Legion have
shown themselves to be still cam.
paieners if the results Of their
promotion of the Leap Year
dance for this Saturday night are
any indication. At press time one
hundred and forty.two tickets
b ad been sold by Legion.
aires and the boys are still going
strong. Commander Schepp states
that two hundred tickets will be
sold before the doors open and it
is not too much to expect that
three hundred couples will be on
the floor, making the February
3rd dance the largest in Brown
ing for some years.
Through the courtesy of Super
intendent Bergan arrangements
have been made to use the high
school Bingo outfit. Some sub.
stantial prizes have been donated
for the Bingo game and the boys
plan to post some dollar bills
around to add little interest.
Adequate policing has been ar.
ranged for and no grade school
children will be permitted in the
hall. Such Bingo experts as Stuart
DesRosier and Henry Schwartz
have offered their services to the
Legion and a brisk play is assur-
ed. Five door prizes will be
awarded. these consist of cash
and merchandise. The merchan.
disc prizes are on display in Han
neman's window.
Groups of Browning Legion.
aires have visited nearby towns
and have the promise of delega-
tions from surrounding commun.
tiles. As the complete success of
the affair depends upon good
weather. special arrangements
have been made with Peg Ans
pach to have q particularly fine
brand of climate on tap for Sat-
urday night.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Tom Price Receives Congratulations
On Goth Birthday Anniversary

Friends of Browning's Oldest
but Briskest citizen gathered
around during the week to con-
graduate Tom Price on the &C.
casion of his ninety birth
day. AS raconteur of the
yarns and history of the old
days on the reservation, Tom
has no equal and it is doubtful
if any man in Montana has had
such an interesting and eventful
life, or gets so much enjoyment
out of RELIEVING the vigorous years
of his past. The Chief joins all
Glacier County in wishing Mr..
Price continued health and hap
piness in the remaining years of
his first century. and then all of
it lived over again in his second
hundred years.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Civic Bodies Formulate
Identification Plans For Cemetery

If combined plans of the Amer
can Legion. Lions Club. City
Council, Superintendent Graves
and the local churches are carried
out with the coming of spring.
Browning will have a cemetery
which will compare favorabIy in
beauty and arrangement with any
in Northern Montana.
The American Legion commit
tee under the Craftsmanship of E.
A. McDougall has nearly complet-
ed the financing of the water
line which was laid last fall. La
Dor for this project was supplied
by the WPA under the sponsor
ship OF the city of Browning.
Further projects are contemplat-
ed for, which will include the
moving of trees and shrubs. and
planting of perennials. 1t will be
necessary to haul several hum
dred loads of black dirt to insure
proper planting. and with free
water furnished by the city it will
be easily possible to make any
grave plot attractive.
Commander Schepp states that
the Legion hauled fifty-eight
! loads of trash and rocks off the
! cemetery last spring and this
cleanup will be repeated annual
ly by the Legion.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Mrs. Edna Murray
Passes to Great Beyond

Residents of Browning were
grieved last Monday to hear of
the passing of Mrs. Edna NJ.
Murray, at the home of her son
Fred r. Getty.
Death came peacefully to this
kindly lady and her passing is
deeply mourned by her many
friends in Browning.
Mrs. Edna NJ. Murray was
born near Fl. Calhoun, Nebraska,
November 7. 1857 and died at
Browning, Montana. January 20.
1910 at the age of over 81 years.
Most of her lifetime was spent in
Nebraska. Two years ago last
Thanksgiving she came to
Browning to make her home
with her son Fred Getty and has
lived here since. About ten
years ago she spent a winter
here also. During her short per-
iod of time here she won many
TRENDS. Death came peacefully
after a short illness. Two sons
survive. Fred R. Getty of Brown
ing and George G. Getty of Para
disc, California, also two sisters
Julia K. Zimmerman and Mary
A. Zimmerman of Omaha. Neb.
Her husband Theodore Murray.
preceded her in death several
years ago.
A short memorial and prayer
service was held Tuesday after
noon by Rev. Allen C. Wilcox in
the Browning Funeral Home.
The remains were shipped to
Nebraska, accompanied by her
son Fred, and the funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon at
Blair, Nebraska; burial was
made there beside her father
and mother. fulfilling her often
expressed wish.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Boy Scout Notes

At a Court of Honor held al
the Lions Club meeting last Wed
nesday, the boys to receive ten
dsrfoot badges were: Charles
Momberg. Harry Shepherd, Del.
mer Mathews. Charles Bird, Vim
cent Pepion. Thomas Starr, Jack
Oliver. Jesse LaBuff, Simo n
Whitford. Sidney Brown, Fred
DesRosier, James Douglas, Will
liam Jamison.
Second class awards: Dallas
Owen. Billy Douglas. Forest Ger
ard.
First class: James Graves.
Star award: James Elliot.
Eagle award: Dwight Billie
deaux.
Stewast DesRosier acted as
chairman of the Court OF Honor.
Louis Schroer gave names of
scouts eligible for awards.
The awards were presented by:
Edward Shurr. tenderfoot: Geo.
Seymour, second class; A. M.
Shannon. first class; DR.. Schra.
der, star award. The eagle award
was presented to Dwight Billie.
deaux by his father.
Mr.. Frisbee of Cut Bank trea.
surer of the North Montana coun-
Gil spoke to the scouts and COM
plimented them on their advance
ment. After the presentation OF
awards the scouts put on demon
strations of first aid. signatory
and fire by friction.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02

Plans for the district high
school basketball tournament to
be held at Cut Bank, scheduled
for February %. q and "a. have
progressed to the point where
only details are left, Superinten-
dent Of Schools, H. C. Davis. an.
nounced last week.
Close to 400 seats in the Cut
Bank gym have been ana will be
used as reserve sections. kes.
erve tickets will be placed on
sale about ten days before the
opening of the playoff and only
a limited number of seats will be
sold to any one buyer. it was
stated.
Trophies and awards for FIRST.
second and third place winners
as we'll as miniature gold filled
basketballs for the members of
the championship teams have
been ordered.
All other supplies for the tour.
nament will be purchased with.
in week Gr so. it was learned
Teams who will participate in.
clude Cut Bank. Shelby, Waller
Conrad, Brady, Sunburst, Oil.
mont. and Browning.
Officials for the local district
tournament include two of the
finest in Montana circles. Roy
Wood of Butte, head of the Mon
tana Officials Association anC
"Swede" Wallender of Havrt
are the two who will handle thu
local games,
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Drilling Continues

Cut Bank, Jan. 26.-Despite in.
tense cold six rigs in the Cut
Bank field have continued oper-
alton, four of them getting near
the producing horizon. The r.
G. Tarrant-State No. 5 and the
British American Tribal No. IL
are rigging up. while the Csuri
has spudded in. The Helmack
Trust No. 3 has rig on location,
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02

Great Falls-Plans to build a
tabernacle for the church OF Je-
sus Christ of Latter Day Saints
were announced here. Construc-
ton at . cost estimated between
$40, 900 and $4,000, will be
started in the spring.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Attention --Masons And Eastern Stars

A Masonic carly will be held
Tuesday. February - at the Cut
Bank Masonic Lodge rooms. All
Masens and their wives, and
Eastern Stars and their escorts
are cordially invited to be present.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Sunburst Wins

Shelby, Jan. 29.-Sunburst
won over Waller % 26 in an
overtime period to capture the
first place in the Little Six bias.
ketball tournament held at Brady
last Friday and Saturday. Brady
won third place by defeating
Monalta 1927.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02

Leo kennerly, VIM. Spanish.
The meeting was then adjourn
ed officially, the floor being
turned over to the public, to
talk or say as they pleased.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Cold-StQrage Lockers

Cold-storage lockers are said to
supplement other methods of saving
food, but are not considered a SUBJ
stitute for canning or curing.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02

Don't fail to read Newsmans
last interview with the late Sen.
Borah, in the magazine section
of this issue.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02

The high school team played
the Great Falls Reserves last Fri
day and defeated them IS to 26.
On Saturday they played at Dut
ton and again came out winner
by 38 to 20.
Tonight the Indians tangle
with the much improved Shelby
team on the local court. This
should be a thriller, so don't fail
to attend. Saturday the boys play
at Waller.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-02
Basketball Games

Using their new namesake-
the Browning Lions former
CCC-ID basketball team ran
roughshod over the Cut Bank
Oilers independent team Sunday,
5l.38.
This game, with the highest
scoring of the year, was a crowd
pleaser from the opening gun.
Leading the Lions with the great
est left handed shooting display
ed on the local court IN recent
games, Roberts garnered 16
points the first half in helping
his team mates emerge with ID
point lead of 1921.
The game throughout was an
incessant bombardment of the
basket. good passing and great
fioorwork by both squads.
The locals shooting. usually
termed hot. was also enjoyed
by the Lions mascot, Elliot, who
scored a perfect one hand goal.
The Browning Lions will play
the Havre Speed Merchants at
the high school gym next Sunday
afternoon. Feb. 4th at 2::30. A
preliminary game will be held at
2 o'clock. Admission l5c and 35c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-07
SYNOPSIS

David Mallory. in search of newspaper
work in New York. is forced to accept a
job as switchboard operator in a swank
apartment house, managed by officious Tim
othy Higgins. There David meets Miss
Agatha Paget. crippled old lady, and her
charming niece. Allegro. One day, talking
with Higgins in the lobby, David is alarmed
by a piercing Scream. David finds the
scream came from the Ferriter apartment,
not far from the Pagets. The Ferriters
include Lyon and Everett, and their sister,
lone. Everett, a genealogist, is helping
Agatha Paget write book about her blue
blOoded ancestors. Inside the apartment
they find a black-bearded man-dead. No
weapon can be found. The police arrive.
Higgins, who actively dislikes David, in
forms him that he is fired. David is called
to the Paget apartment. Agatha Paget
offers him a job helping write her family
history-which will unearth a few family
skeletons. He accepts the offer. Mean
while police suspect Lyon Ferriter of the
murder. Jerry Cochran of the Press offers
David a job helping solve the murder.
David accepts. He is to keep on working
for Miss Paget Later David meets GroSve-
nor Paget, Allegras brother. Then. that
night. David sees Grosvenor prowl through
the Ferriter apartment David confronts
Grosvenor with the story. He is told to mind
his own business. Then David goes to Hig-
gins basement fiat to retrieve his luggage.
In the darkness he brushes against an I'M
known person, and in attempting to capture
him, falls over his own suitcase. David s
landlady tells him that a woman had called
upon him. The mysterious lady would leave
no message or name.