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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-21
MRS. M. M. BEAL. 90,
PIONEER, DIES
SUCCUMBS IN ANACONDA AFTER
LENGTHY ILLNESS AT HER
HOME
Came to Montana in 1886 with Two
Sons Living First at Bannack Then
Moving to SmeIter City, Where She
Lived Until Death.

Mrs. Margaret M Beal, 90, known
TO hundreds in the Butte, Anaconda
and Deer Lodge vicinities as Grand
ma Beal." a Montana pioneer woman,
Is dead. She succumbed at her home
In Anaconda after a long Illness
Mrs. Beal was born In Layette
Springs, Pa, Feb. &c, 1850 She came
to Montana in 1876 with her Two sons
Chauncey L. and Edward H.. to join
her husband at Bannack. They tray
eled from Pennsylvania by train 10
Ogden, Utah, and came TO Montana
from Utah by stagecoach.
Her husband the late William L.
Beal. came TO the Treasure state LII
1875. settling on a ranch near what
is now the site Of the old athletic
field. The following year he went 70
Bannack where he contracted ana
erected the first courthouse and jail
in Bannack. He constructed the build
ing of brick, which he made himself.
Following a brief stay in Bannack,
Mrs. Beal and her family came 70
what is now Anaconda. They settled
on the ranch Beal had located the
year previous.
On q recent birthday Mrs. Beal de-
scribed the valley and present town.
site as 1t was when she first arrived
She described the valley as a long.
narrow prairie Of pale bunchgrass,
thanked on either side by pine forest
and willows.
AT the time Of her arrival, she re-
called. Butte was a small mining camp
OF three days journey from the ranch,
and mail was collected at Warm
Springs. Her nearest neighbor was a
family residing in a log cabin still
standing in Washoe park.
Mrs. Beal also described the extern
sive sheep raising operations conducted
IN tine Deer Lodge valley and told Of
the severe and long winters that each
year DESTROYED many Of the animals;
She was a staunch democrat and
was a member Of the Presbyterian
church.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-21

bottom. Two spirit Thermometers reg
istered ga below Partridges were CD
served frozen solid In coveys, on North
creek. Water thrown into the air Iroze
before it struck the ground. Big Spring
creek froze solidly. 1t was necessary
ia break the ice in wells every lew
minutes to keep supply OF drinking
water open.
The next spring the slopes of the
Judith mountains were brown, not
green. The intense cold had killed
nearly all the pine trees. The hrs
managed to survive and later, some OF
the mines again showed life but that
spring it appeared as If fire had
swept over the range, scorchlng the
needles but not downing the trees. :.
During the cold snap, which lasted
Is DAYS, most Of the men gathered IN
various saloons. 1t was a standing Joke
that whisky had to be served IN dishes
so that 1t could be eaten with spoons.
Dick Giles operated the popular Bis
marck then and it was always crowd
ed. Mention Of the Bismarck recalls
another peril the pioneers OF Maiden
met and conquered. 1t was known as
white Russian" soap. 1t was neither
Russian nor white, being mace N
America and being q dirty yellow IN
color. When the Bismarck was opened
its name was painted in big letters
on the windows. Then swamper used
White Russian" soap 10 clean the
windows. When he was through there
was no name-the paint had been eat
en- completely away by the soap. Giles
never held it against the swamper but
often wondered If the soap company
,ould be liable.
But. soap, frost, driving billiards
and other hardships were things the
pioneers laughed at and, they came
through the year IN good shape despite
~ nature could do to them. And, as
Barnes wrote, Among the many Of us
Who endured the frugal times there
S not one who would not, II possible,
urn the clock back, and live them
lver again.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-21

field throughout the winter. Two COM
panies of the Fifth infantry under
Col. j. c. Whistler began in Septem-
Der to- erect three log houses within
an earth embankment. Two of the
houses were constructed stockade fash
ion and one of square-hewn cotton
wood logs for use by General Miles.
Two Posts Authorized
During the winter congress author
lied the construction of two army
posts, one to be named Fort Custer
after the, dead general, and built az y
the mouth of the Big Horn river, and
the other to be named Fort Keogh,
after one of Clusters captains, killed
with him.
High water in June. 1877, found men
and supplies arriving at the mouth OF
the Tongue ready to start construction
of the regimental post. Congress had
acquired a site for the post that was
10 miles square, embracing both sides
of the Tongue and Yellowstone rivers
A government sawmill was erected IN
the Pine hills east of the site. to
furnish rough lumber for the con-
struction.
Captain Heintzleman, quartermaster
from st. Paul. arrived at about the
same time, with men and materials
and the post was soon completed. That
fall most Of the men moved from the
old cantonment to the new buildings,
two miles west. Matt Carroll and Major
PeaSe arrived during the early fall
with the first stock of goods, including
drygoOds, foodstuffs and some luxuries,
and opened a store. Captain O'Toole,
however, who constructed large build
ing for a store, was the first post
trader. He was followed by Major Mac
Queen as post storekeeper
Goods and supplies flowed into the
fort from ox-drawn and mule-drawn
wagon trains plying between Bozeman
on the west and Bismarck and Fort
Buford on the east; from steamboats,
that went up TO the Yellowstone as
far as the present site of Billings and
from Mackinaw boats that came down
stream from the west.
Some hay was put up by soldiers at
the fort, but most Of 1t was freighted
In from the two eastern points mem
toned. Grain was supplied from the
Gallattn valley.
The first winter was cold and desc !
late. The soldiers, however, were oc-
cupied most Of the time IN the field. |
4 was in this first winter that General
Miles rode forth 10 capture Crazy /
Horse and narrowly escaped assassina-
ton at the hand Of Iron Star, lesser |
chief, captured in the Lame Deer
country.
Families Arrive
The following spring the wives and !
families of the men and officers ar
lived from Fort Leavenworth and with |
hem came the Fifth infantry regi-
mental band. Things at Fort Keogl
COX on a livelier aspect.
at about the time construction OF
he fort was well under way, a town
tarted growing on the south bank Of
he Yellowstone river. Just off the gov
rnment reservation land. 1t took the
lame OF Akilestown. The following win
eT the government cut down the size
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-21

What has America done so Tar
i'm securing material for war needs!
What are her plans? When VIII
she have enough equipment TO ny
the men she has conscrtpted!
These and similar questions are
being asked daily throughout the
Land. Here Is how military Observ-
ers appraise the situation at the
moment.
approved for the navy. II is part OF
Inc program 70 make our fleet bigger
than the combined British and Japan
csc fleets. We now have Is battleships
and plan to have II in a year from
now and 80 before l947. We have 81
cruisers and win add 70 make IS by
ie47. In the same time we Will In
crease our aircraft carriers TO IL from
8: our destroyers, mot counting those
traded to Great Britain. from 1877 10
1858. and our submarines from lO3
to 1876.
The total air force has risen from
1900 10 $500 planes in the past IA
months. Program calls for $4,000 army
planes and 1880 naval planes in two
years. The defense commission says
production Of United States Warplanes
Is near 900 a month now, should be
doubled in a year, and should even
tually reach 1000 a month.
Army Manpower
Chief OF Staff Marshall says defense
Of entire western hemisphere would
require 1000, 900 men, with 100000
the minimum must" for protecting
North America and the Caribbean
sector
Fourteen months ago the regular
army had 174 900 men. Now 1t has
282, 600. Besides. there are 10000 ma
tional guard men available for more
intensive training Under present draft
plans, 400, 900 VIII be called late this
fall and winter, 100000 more In the
spring.
Equipment
In about a year there will be on
hand most essential equipment needed
for 1.200,0O men. Three months later
there viii be enough critical equip
ment q. e. rifles and machine guns
for 100000 men.
Artillery-America now has 1000
World war type 75s. The army is
short on larger guns and howitzers.
About 400 are in production or soon
10 be ordered"
Tanks-Army now has only 500. Al
least 1000 expected In a year and
1000 tn two years
Anti-aricraft guns-Army has 400
Appropriation has been made Tor 2400
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-21

The marine corps, which rejects six
out of seven applicants, finds tnat It's
physical requirements bar higner
percentage Of country boys imam clty-
bred youths. Giving this information
to the house naval committee Mai.
Gen. Thomas Holcomb, marine COM
mandant, said tooth troubles were
prevalent among farm boy applicants
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-21
STATE TO ENROLL
425 CCC JUNIORS
ENROLLEES WILL NOT BE @BLAN-
KETED" INTO ARMY, sELEC-
TON HEAD SAYS

Assurance that CCC enroIIees
will not be "blanketed" into the
army and that they viii be given
the same consideration and treat
ment as any other citizens under
the CONSUMPTION laws Is contained
in q bulletin issued by ID. II.
Wixon, Montana supervisor for
CCC selection, at Helena.
Wixon announces that enrolment
for 425 CCC Juniors will be open and
carried on from Oct. to 20. Unmar-
ried and unemployed men between the
ages OF II and 23l years are eligible
II they are citizens Of the United
States. Those interested should apply
at once TO their local selection agency
which is part of the welfare depart
ment located In each county seat.
Special emphasis will be placed at
this six months training on automo-
tive mechanics, cooking, radio opera
ton. first aid. road building, diesel
engine operation and carpentry as part
Of national defense training.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-21
OBSERVERS LIST
DEFENSE PLANS
TELL IN DETAIL WHAT IS BEING
DONE TO INCREASE
FORCES

Biggest Navy in the World; Greatly
Increased Army Personnel and I'm
mediate Supply of Mechanical Equip
ment Is Scheduled with ls47 as Date
for Completion.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-21
GEESE AT FAIR EAT tags

The next time the Ravalli County
fair Is held on Friday the 18th, the
poultry clerks will keep an eye on the
Identify their own entries. The geese
had eaten their tags. q
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05

The purported Potocki docu-
ment, one of series published in
a German White Book last Fri
day, represented the Polish Am
bassador as having said tn at
American opinion was generally
against Fascism and particularly
opposed to Hitler. The Ambassa-
dor was quoted as having said
that propaganda sis above all in
Jewish hands, for they own almost
100 per cent of the radio, films,
press and periodicals"
The alleged document declared
that influential Jews such as Ber-
nard M. Baruch, Governor Leh-
man, Justice Felix Frankfurter
and Secretary of Treasury Nor
genthau, Jr., who are CLOSE
friends" of Roosevelt, wished that
Roosevelt should become cham
pion of human rights and religious
freedom, as well as freedom of
speech, and one who in the flu
ture would punish those who Gre
ate disturbances"
This group of persons, who
have the highest positions in the
American Government and who
like to join themselves to repre-
sentatives of real Americanism'
and defenders of democracy is
basically bound with unbreakable
bonds to international Jewry," the
purported document said. "F or
those Jewish internationalists, who
have the interest of their race
above all else to place Roosevelt
upon this idealistic' post as a de-
fender of human rights was a
genial chess move"
The objective of all this, accord
ing to the document, was to have
the United States rearm for the
future war toward which the
Jews in full consciousness are
striving"
Meanwhile, it was reported that
American officials were prepar-
ing a complete report on German
propaganda on the basis Of data
gathered since the European war
began. It was said that careful
record has been kept of German
attempts to influence or divide
American opinion at critical mo-
ments through official statements
in Berlin, or inspired press re-
ports, or by other channels. The
results of this labor are now be-
ing carefully correlated and ana
lyzed for official purposes and,
perhaps, for eventual publication,
it was reported.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05
Local ZiOnists To
Hear District Sec'y.

The Jacksonville Zionist Dis
trict will hold an important meet
ing this Wednesday, April 10th,
at $3.50 o'clock in the Jacksonville
Jewish Center auditorium.
The guest speaker will be Mr..
Adelbert Freedman, executive Sec
rotary Of the Southern Zionist
Region. Mr.. Freedman will be in
Jacksonville an entire week and
will help in the reorganization of
the local district.
Election of officers will also
take place at the meeting Wednes-
day night. A new slate Of officers
will be proposed by the nominating
committee.
All members and friends of the
Zionist Organization are urged to
attend.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05

Edgar Salinger, leader in re-
lief and rehabilitation work for
refugees, has accepted the chair
manship of the New York City
Campaign of the American ORT
Federation, it was announced by
George Backer, President.
Mr.. Salinger until his retire
ment from active business in 1887
was a prominent figure in inter-
national trade, Mr.. Backer said
in making the announcement, and
served as a member of the United
States Tariff Commission under
President Wilson's administration.
He was a leader in the silk in
dustry spending much of his time
in China and Japan and travelling
extensively in Europe.
In more recent years, Mr.. Back
er continued, he has been particu-
larly concerned with the plight of
the efuge who have been
stripped of their possessions and
driven from their homes by the
succession of political upheavals
and wars in Europe. Therefore he
resigned three years ago to devote
all of his time to relief and reha-
Utilization work on behalf of these
unfortunates, becoming a director
of the National Refugee Service.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05
Orlando Drive
Is Successful

From reports issued by tn e
President H. N. Roth and the Of
flee Chairman, Mr.. Adrian Leven-
son, some $4,000 has already been
raised of the $1,000 goal set by
the Orlando Jewish Community
in its United Jewish Appeal for
1910. A number of captains must
still report and it is hoped to raise
the full quota before the wind-up
meeting next week. Most of the
Jewish people in the community
have responded splendidly and
many non-Jews voluntarily sent
in their contributions. Radio adj
dresses were made by Adrian Lee
venson, DR.. Jos. Settler and Rab-
bi Morris A. Skop.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05

Rabbi Morris A. Skop of Orlando
will be the guest speaker at the
annual banquet and installation
of the Ladies Hebrew Sheltering
and Aid Society which will be held
Sunday night in the Jewish Cen
ter at z o'clock.
At this time, the installation OF
new officers will be held. An audi
tors report will be given by Mrs.
Leo Nicholson, financial secretary.
Rabbi Morris D. Margolis Will
give the benediction and entertain
ment will be a musical program.
The Ladies Hebrew Sheltering
Aid Society is well-known for It's
charitable work in the communl-
ty. For II years, it has given re-
lief to the needy, taken care OF
the aged and sick, given meals
and lodging to the needy iran
sients. It has also made possible
the securing of small loans TO IN
dividuals without charging inter-
est. It is also the aim OF the or
ganization to build a home for
the aged. The organization pur-
chased two lots last year for tne
site of the proposed home on tne
southwest corner of Fifth ana
Perry Streets.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05
Charity Drives
Begun By $50
Communities

Speeding up their cam
align activities to rush
emergency aid to Jews in
war-locked Europe and to
the Jewish community in
Palestine, as well as to as
sist refugee adjustment here,
more than $50 communities
throughout the country COM
pleted or launched record
drives for the 1910 United
Jewish Appeal in the three
months ending March 31st.
In the largest cities and in
the smallest hamlets tn e
gui di n g principle of the
drive has been to establish
a new level of giving through
the adoption of larger quotas
and the mobilization of all
members of the Jewish COM
munity for the nationwide
campaign in behalf of the
Joint Distribution Commit
tee, thesUnited Palestine APP
peal and the National Refu-
gee Service.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05

Palestine Jewry and the Zionist
movement will neither sacrifice"
the Jewish National Home nor
revolt" declared Moshe Smilan-
sky of Rehovoth, Palestine, upon
his arrival in the United States.
On his first visit to this coun-
try, he came as the emissary of
the Jewish National Fund in the
interests of the new land acquisi-
ton and reclamation program of
the Palestine Land Fund. Great
possibilities for new land purchase
notwithstanding the land edict of
February 18th, 1910, were OUT
lined by Mr.. Smilansky who urged
American Jewry to rally to the
cause of the Jewish National Fund.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05
Postpone Building Of
Synagogue To Give
Maximum Aid to UJA

Determined that the ruins Of the
House of Israel in Europe must
first be repaired before it could
build its own house of worship in
an atmosphere of hopefulness and
peace for Jews everywhere, the
Jewish community of Athol, Mass,
postponed the construction of its
synagogue for the second year in
order to mobilize all it's resources
for an over-the-top campaign in
behalf of the United Jewish APP
peal.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05
Astronomy Teaches
Humility and Faith
To All Religions

Great humility and faith in an
ordered existence are the lessons
which Astronomy has to offer to
Religion, said DR.. Forest r ay
Moulton, Permanent Secretary of
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, in an
illustrated lecture delivered at the
Jewish Theological Seminary of
America on March 26. after you
consider the magnitude Of the
universe, the trivial things of to-
day won't seem quite so serious"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05
Rabbi M. A. SkOp to be Guest Speaker
AtLadies Aid Banquet Sunday Night

Reservations for the banquet
may be had by calling the Jack
sonville Jewish Center. The adj
mission price will be nominal and
the public is cordially invited.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05
Ambassador Denies Jews
Sought U. S. Entry In War

WASHINGTON (JTA)-POlish Ambassador Count Jer-
POtOck has denied the authenticity of document by the
German Government quoting him having reported to War
Jan. II, 1885, that international Jewry nfu
encng President ROOseves antiFascst and seeking
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05

q. >. enLry InLO a war.
"The publication by the German
Government of pretended docu-
ments from the Polish Foreign
Office is obviously for propaganda
purposes" Count Potocki said. II
deny the allegations attributed to
me-"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-05

GuIv IL, 1000, a 6AVuP -
If professors issued, under 81"
rinistry of Popular Cult
censorship, a ten-pOint racial
inc for Italy, establishing .
,et official distinction in rec0Ale
talian history between Jews and
On-JeWs.
Nm the basis of this doctrine,
mich resulted from Rome's clos
relations with Nazi Germany,
he Government in subsequent
6onths issued a series of laws
roviding for expulsion of post
bar Jewish immigrants, exclu-
lon of Jews from the italian
chool system, restriction Of mar
iage between "Aryans" and mon
Iryans" and appropriation of
ewish property.
Italy proceeded with the anti
emitic program despite the pat
nt Indifference of the population
nd the open opposition of the
atican. Latest measure to be
Dplied was the law restricting
Bws' rights to practice profess
OnS.
Coincident with the Hitler-Mus-
Dlini conference at the Bremen
lass, Italy's anti-Semitic policy
Foceeded to it's logical conclusion.
be Italian Government decided
empty Italy of its approximate
100000 Jews within IL years by
laintaining Jewish emigration at
be present rate of approximately
300 annually.
The decision is a reversal of the
Overnment's recent attitude on
Pwish emigration, since hitherto
hsspOrts for emigration had been
lost difficult to obtain. Only two
Onths ago all passports held by
allan Jews were called In.
The emigration of italian Jews
Ill not be as difficult a problem
that of the Reich Jews, be-
luse of their greatly smaller
lmbers and the existence of
eater immigration possibilities,
IT it is likely that at least half
the Italian Jews will resist en-
ration un til actually forced.
PINE Jewish families can date
eir history in Italy back more
IAN 1000 years.
Item: In a New York court last
eek it came out that Miss Ca
LA KatchhO, 28-year-Old daugh-
Of a synagogue cantor, had
owned her baby because Italian
clal laws made it impossible for
to marry the father, Vincent
neO, steward on an Italian ship.
Relief in Poland
With Passover approaching,
eparations are being speeded to
ovlde matzos to the Jews in
RA-occupied Poland, as well as
the Reich and the Protectorate.
TN the aid of the American Red
oss, the Joint Distribution Com
Tee has obtained permission to
10 more than a million pounds
matzos into the occupied terri
" to ensure that the stricken
wish population will be able to
eDrate in the traditional man.
a former deliverance from OPP
ession.
me J.D.C. is making arrange
nts to purchase matzOs in Hun
~ Rumania and YugOslavia
shipment into the German ter
DRY. The shipments for Poland
nave to be consigned to the
rman Red Cross in CracOw,
nere they are to be turned over
tne J.D.C., which will distrib-
Them to local Jewish families.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-29

There's an enchanting heartS-and-
flowers air about this summer
frocl. Pattern 9394 Marian Martin
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Made in princess style. 4 new Tea
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in smart tUciS. Use decorative side
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the front panels and tie in back.
Wouldn't the yoke be lovely in lace
edged eyelet embroidery, perhaps
with pretty cuffs to match? The
puffed sleeves may be cut out above
The cuff for a cool touch. Try sheer
cotton for this attractive style.
Pattern 939+ may be ordered only
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Send fifteen cents IN CONS lor
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