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small trees. They are very interest
ing plants, especially adapted to
compete with their environment.
The limbs of the manzanita are
so crooked they attract the attention
of the most unobservant nature
mixers. Muri said they were zig
zaggy and about as rigid as bones. "
The tree has strange way of out
growing its bark and shedding it.
This bark is either chocolate brown
or a beautiful red color and as
smooth as satin. AS the tree grows
this thin covering splits and soon
drops off in flakes. The new bark
is exposed, showing the fresh green
color which soon begins to turn to
red undei The rays Of the sun.
This strange calico appearance also
attracts the attention of all who
pass by the shrubs.
The upright leatherly leaves of
dark green resemble the ears of
small animals perked to catch the
least sound. They are not merely
grown this way, it is wise precau-
ton perfected to avoid excessive
evaporation in a dry land and thus
this plant practices conservation.
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Board that grants to Massa chusetts
for the next quarter be made on a
monthly instead of a quarterly basis.
In effect" said Rotch in a state
ment. this means that because of
the possibility of litigation in con-
nection with the establishment of
the merit system in the Common
wealth. the Social Security Board
probably would make its grants on
a monthly basis and those monthly
grants will seemingly be dependent
upon whether or not the examina-
ton TO be held on September 81 is
held"
He added in a talk with newsmen
that this might be the first step
toward refusal of the Federal Gov
eminent to continue its $4,000 900
to Sl6000.000 annual grants to the
State unless town welfare depart
ment employees are placed in a merit
system until the Legislature can
place the departments under civil
service"
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N""s'"h'ihe Dro"h' m q " n Q n
Italian observers with the German
armies Informed III Duce that Hit
Ter would have that country in the
palm of his hand in a short time.
AS soon as Rome heard this news,
war was declared against France
and the italian troops were ordered
to start their offensive.
In well-informed quarters in
Washington, it is believed that the
attack Of Italy's army in Libya Will
be ordered as soon as German
troops embark at the Channel ports
on their way to England And that
will happen when the German high
command is convinced the resist
ing power of the British has broken
down and there Will be only feeble
attempt to oppose the German
troops.
Whether Field Marshal Won
BrauChtisn is making a mistake
now remains to be seen. The French
were utterly demoralized before the
final attack began. The British
have taken it on the chin and al
though they are somewhat dizzy
due to the continuous air attacks,
their morale has not broken down,
according to all reports.
The chief danger TO the British
defense forces is the possibility that
they may lack necessary war mate
rial Until a couple of weeks ago.
they had more than enough TO put
up a good fight. But to what extent
the German raiders have destroyed
arms and ammunition depots, fac
tories which are essential to keep the
fight going and oil and gasoline
depots is unknown here.
Estimates made two days ago are
worthless now because in the mean
time the raiders might have de-
stroyed other important stores. The
same thing applies to aviation. Last
week it was reported that the Brit
ish still had more than 5000 plane.
available. But it is believed that
considerable number has been lost
Many anti-alrcraft guns also havs
been destroyed. Because of the de-
vastation caused by the air raids.
the factories have been compelled tc
slow down that production, too.
On the whole, military observers
believe Great Britain will be greatly
handicapped in her struggle against
the Germans when the invasion is
ordered. There will be no walk.
over for the Nazi forces, but tho
fight will be very hard for the Brit
ish, too. 1t is believed the German
land troops will be assisted by the
flyers to such an extent that the
present raids will become insignif-
cant compared to what they will be
when landing has started.
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Natures Children
Western Manzanita
Arctostostaphylos

In midwinter or slightly later, the
shrub is covered with a company
of exquisite white or pink flowers
that are urn-shaped and slightly
fragrant. The early flying insects
pay special attention to the flowers
and because of their ministrations
an abundant crop of little red
apples later on cover the shrub.
The name manZanita means small
apple. This name was bestowed
upon the plant by the Spanish
Californians.
The California Indians and many
others found this fruit to be very
acceptable either raw or cooked and
some of the women dried the fruit
for winter use.
The wood is extremely hard and
during the days when so much
furniture was needed as we'll as
homes to be built, pegs were made
of the wood in the place of nails.
Even spoons, plates and tobacco
pipes were fashioned from the
manzanita
Proof that these pegs were dura-
BILE may be seen today for the
Mission Dolores at San Francisco
has many of them in it. Seeing is
believing and the expression as
hard as iron or manzanita is still
heard in some parts of California
today.
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New Quandary Faces
Senate, Struggling
With Tangled Taxes
Must Reverse Itself or
Lose Weeks Work on
Excess Profits Bill
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Senate found itself in a
quandary today over excess profits
tax legislation. 1t had either to
reverse itself on tax formula it
approved earlier this year or to
throw into the dicard the results
of weeks work by its Finance
Committee
This situation was created by a
move by Senator LaFollette, Progress
sive, of Wisconsin to substitute for
the formula recommended by the
committee another which would tax,
as excess profits, all earnings over
those equal to 8 per cent of cor
poration's invested capital plus an
initial exemption of $1,000.
This plan, Senator LaFollette said,
is an improved version" of one he
put forward several months ago
and which the Senate then wrote
into this sessions first defense tax
bill. 1t was eliminated from that
measure subsequently by a Senate
House conference committee.
The Finance Committee, on the
other hand, proposed after approxi-
mately a week of hearings and
study that excess profits be deter
mined on the basis of a corporation s
average earnings from 1896 to 1899
inclusive. The corporation would be
allowed an 8 per cent profit, plus a
$4,000 fiat exemption.
Beginning consideration of the tax
bill Yesterday the Senate gave but
listlesS attention as Senators La
Toilette and Vandenberg, Republic
can, of Michigan attacked the COM
mittee measure and Chairman Har-
rison defended it.
Asserting that no one short of a
philadelphia lawyer" could under
stand the terms of the bill, Senator
Vandenberg solemnly read the Sen
ate section dealing with reductions
for processing taxes and asked whe-
ther any one could explain 1t. Sen
ator Harrison remarked that the
section was put in at Senator Van
!enberg's insistence that the subject
pc dealt with.
Not in any language like that,
the Michigan Senator replied.
Senator La Toilette declared at
one point, after he had been ques-
tiCned by two Senators, that he
was glad to see that he had been
able to arouse the interest of two
persons at least.
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Massachusetts Fears
Loss OF u. :. Funds
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BOSTON, Sept. IA possibility
that the Federal Government might
discontinue financial grants to
Massachusetts totaling more than
100000 annually for old-age as
sistance and aid to dependent chill
dren was reported last night by
State welfare officials
They said there were indications
that the Social Security Board
might make future grants depend
ent on whether or not the State
Civil Service Commission holds a
merit examination on September 81
for $50 employees of town welfare
departments.
Miss Marian c. Nichols. civil serv-
ice reform advocate. has threatened
court action to prevent holding of
the examination. She contended it
would be illegal
The question arose after John
Hardy, acting regional director of
the Social Security Board, informed
State Welfare Commissioner Arthur
G. Rotch that because of the Threat
ened litigation, his Office would rec
ommend to the Social Security
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! training and service during peace
times" was contrary to all American
ideals and unnecessary. Eut what
neace times! With the rest OF the
world at war or preparing for war
! The argument has been advanced
! too. that the sureSt way to DrlNg
dictatorship in this country is 70
build up a big army-that no die
/ tator ever got anywhere without
/ first having an army to answer MS
beck and call. With a great part
of the world already ruled by die
tators. it is quite easy to understand
that the easiest way for this country
to have a dictator is to leave II
unprepared to defend itself against
attack.
The opposition to the draft bill
has been fanatical-almoSt hyS-
terical at times. Many sincere per-
sons have opposed the measure.
There have been those who are not
so sincere. however. Some of them
considered the measure purely from
the political point of view and
how many votes could be culleG by
fighting the draft. Some Of them
have been averSe to seeing this
country properly prepared for de-
fenSe.
Under the leadership of Prcsl-
dent Roosevelt, aided and abe'teG
in this case by Wendell L. Wlllkie.
his Republican opponent for the
presidency. the draft bill has one
on its way through the Senate ana
the House
Anti-Draft Candidate Sought.
Many of the most ardent op-
ponents of the measure are today
seeking to find a candidate for the
presidency to run independently on
an -conscription platform. Sem
ator Wheeler of Montana has re-
ceived a thousand or more letters
urging him to become an indeDend-
ent candidate for President He has
| been leader in Congress against
the draft bill. Only Yesterday a
group of peace and labor represen-
tatives called at his office to urge
not only that he continue the fight
against conscription but that he get
into the presidential race as an in
deDendent opposed to the draft
The Montana Senat tor believes
that the measure is all wrong He
believes, too that a majority of the
American people are against con-
scription He is not. however, going
to enter himself as an independent
candidate for President, nor permit
any one else to do it for him. He
is candidate for reelection to the
Senate on the Democratic ticket.
and he will content himself with
making that campaign.
Unprepared for New Method.
The swiftness with which the war
In Europe has progressed since last
May has made millions of Amer
cans conscious of the fact that this
country is not prepared for the kind
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u. ). Fleet Greatest
But Needs Planes,
Knox Declares
Anti-Aircruft Defenses
Must Be Improved in
Hawaii, He Says
By the ASscciated Pre-


HONOLULU. Sept. 14.-Intensive
study OF the United States feet in
action has convinced Secretary of
the Navy Frank Knox it is the
greatest" in the world
Secretary Knox. seated last night
in a hotel room from whose window
he could see a portion of the fleet
at anchor in Parl Harbor, spoke
with quiet conviction:
The United States has the
greatest, the most powerful and the
most effective fleet on the high seas
anywhere in the world"
Back From 5-Day Inspection.
The Secretary had just returned
from a 5-day inspection of the feet
during war exercises far at sea-
The fleet personnel, both enlisted
men and officers. is the intense pride
of every American citizen who loves
his country" he said.
Secretary Knox flew to Honolulu
from the U. S. S Enterprise 40 miles
at sea yesterday. He said his in
SpectiOn of naval facilities in this
area had extended not more than
$50 miles, indicating he had not
visited outlying islands.
He described spectacular maneu-
vers of the fleet and said he was
aboard a destroyer which was sunk
in night engagement with a battle
ship.
Need Better Planes.
Both the Navy and the Army need
more and better bombing planes
Secretary Knox said. More and
better anti-aircraft defenses also are
needed both at Lahaina Roads and
| Pearl Harbor. he added.
Secretary Knox believes the Navy
also needs additional recreational
| facilities for the enlisted personnel
Il intend to spend the next couple
| of days familiarizing myself with
the shore establishment on this
island the Secretary said. Then
1 will return to Washington and /
am determined to do all I can tC
| make the Pearl Harbor base the
most formidable and impregnable
bulWark of the American defenSeS
in the Pacific area"
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that the British would be
they willing practically
Belgian Dutch Churchill did
tie feeler
officials other
unsuccessful Berlin
with intensity period the majority
Churchill Prime Minister
For would German which could be
the equivalent of practically complete surrender.
Releasd by Mort Allance
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BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Throughout California, on the
dunes, mesas, seaside and even far
up upon the mountain slopes you
will come across a famous berry,
producing heath, known as the
manzanita or arctostaphylos. The
first name is more commonly used
because it is so much easier to pro-
nounce There are more than 20
well-described species native to this
State.
All of them are hardy evergreen
shrubs. few of them have even
attained the dignity and size of
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to naturalization of industry
which, while possibly desired by the
Communistic-m minded of the New
Dealers, means a loss of valuable
time now and the paralysis of the
defense program. If it goes through
we will have our $4,000 planes from
five to seven years from now, and
the experience of France with her
ill-fated radicalism will be repeated
here.
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back to the
wholesale
enemy Dombers to clear sums the
burning them ground
Roosevelt far in
which will only
from the fate which when Iuftvafe
attacked the dreadful
Parliament and Westminster Abbey
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Keorny Joins Fleet

NEW YORK, Sept. IA LP-The
1,500-ton destroyer Kearny, newest
addition to the Navy, was commits
stoned yesterday at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. Lit. Comdr. Anthony
L. Denis took command of the
vessel, said to be capable of a speed
of 81 knots.
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s n o u | d n a v e
been started on
its way long ago
and it S h Oul d
have been dealt
W ith promptly
after it was pre-
pared and intro
d u C e d. 1t is,
h o W e V e r, the
major step taken
toward greater
preparedness for
national defense.
The opposition
has insisted that
conscription of
..a~ Gov n,ilitorV
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Peace Talk

Meanwhile, along
but most of them still the British
alout intelligent will
10 a
chance OPTIMISM is based
still to favor the British by fair The
great damage England probably extensive than
newspaper accounts
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SIums Like Tinder Piles

phosphorus)-falling on those end
less rows of wooden band boxes
which pass for houses in the out
lying sections of our industrial
cities. Even without a wind whole
suburbs would blaze up like dry
grass and whole industries would be
crippled by the failure of labor to
show up on time for the next shift.
If America is really to embark
on solid program of total defense.
We must go back to Rex Tugwen.
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The Capital Parade
British Purchasing Mission in U. S. Seeks
To Speed Delivery of Large Bombers
By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.

ani-clmax the Presidents O
British Purchasing Commission to supply equipment and ammi
The latest negotiations said speeding
small number of large bombers which the British need desperately
Both the British
planes with complete deliveries DELAYED for several
British and Arthur Puv of the British
anxious to get at least some delivery in the not too distant
negotiated with the Treasury the Defense has
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New Plane Policy

There Is as every knows great controversy the efficiency
military
William
production has introduced policy
aircraft
change in design woud make for nterminabe delays.
Knudsens prohibits changes
planes available people would theory
that is better have efficient
t
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n
life or of production.
Peculiarly enough at time
when Hitler and Churchill are
hurting the direst threats at each
other. the first talk on peace pos
sibilitieS is being heard here since
the air bombardment of England
started. According to informed
officials, about three weeks ago,
before the all-out attacks. Germany
SolIrded ont tho pritjSb thro,,ob tho
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been agreed upon to alternate de-
livery between this country and
England on finished planes. The
net result of the deal is that the
British will receive five large bomb
erS three to six months sooner than
was expected.
However, if officials whom the
President consulted on the destroyer
trade are informed, it seems unlikely
that in the immediate future at
least. any large quantity of this
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he is dol n G
e v cry ything he
can to speed up
industrial ro-
duCti0n and get
airplanes built
and the Depart
ment of Justice
is thro W | n 6
m ore monkey
wrenches in t o
t h e industrial
machinery or the
Nation.
Attorney Gen.
er al jackson.
who wrote the
famous opinion
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Teduy 10 dLIdCh
Egypt.
So far. Pre-
mier MuSSOlini
has synchronized
his actions with
{ h o S e of the
Fuehrer and has
started a major
offensive onl V
W h e n he wa S
sa atisfed that his
side lex wa s
ready to do big
things.
The attack on
r r a n ce wa s
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counyS military will
and small still shipped England but the negotiations
seem pcayune contrast to the transfer the
the Treasury Mogenthau and his assistants
and help dealing with branches
Government But until
more accurately nothing comparable to the trading deQoyers
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opinions OF the Urtter this page their own not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to all sides questions interest to its
reddf although contradictory
themselves and directly opposed % Stars
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Was He Surprised!

NEW YORK, Sept. IA (P.-De-
tective Charles Mccarthy was ques-
tioning two petty larceny suspects
when he decided to search them.
In the pocket of one he found his
own pipe and tobacco pouch.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Selective military draft bill
is about to become a law. Despite
the need for this measure, it has
been delayed weeks and months. 1t
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This
Changing
World
Italian Preparations
In Libyo Indicate
Nuzi Attack Near
By CONSTANTINE BROWN

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The most serious indication that
Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade
Great Britain shortly is the an
nouncement that Italy is getting
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TugweU Proqrom Abandoned

wastefu
politicians
socatons piled costs pymded nexpeene administration
led expensive changes of plans and the whole
TugweI
gravad into form of farm relief and there few who
Tugwells administration still
So drew line this experiment and
the lesson of London show
lowncome families
boondogng
Slums Like Tinder Piles
Much Of cities not only
craft but eab nder piles for ncendiary bombs Yet
interrupted abors whole national effort for
defense would be stalled Imagine
"selgnng leaves tho deadly little celuod and
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Profits Suits
AssuiIed as
Defense Blow
Contract Litigation
From Last War Seen
Slowing Production
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

The left hand doesn't know what
the right hand is doing in govern
ment today. President Roosevelt is
trying to assure the country that
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far to vindicate his ideas and in
dorse his policies. Since then Tug
we'll has kept his neck in and his
chin up and has never by word. deed
or business association put himself
in the ranks of the Ray Moleys,
Hugh Johnsons and Lew Douglases.
Back in 1895, Rex Tugwell
launched his ReSettlement Admin
istration with plans for number
af tn lnnn1cn
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salary andusta communities subsistence homestead
The general idea take industrial workers the city sum and
oecenae industries hghcost congesed
poli
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We, the People
Bombing Of London Sums Soid to Show
Wisdom Of TueweII Housing Program
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

time America the
the fundamental defense system modern war requires and who
rather caouy showed aside because opposition done
thorough job Of smearing him radical"
reference
from
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-17
OUR SHIP COMING IN

With new topping plants starting up
fOstered by the low price of crude
there are an increasing number OF pro-
ducers who are pledging their prOduc-
ton to small refineries, this In turn cut
ting down the amount of crude oil ON
the market. 1t Is understood that the
Hart refinery at MissouIa Is going to use
north Montana crude during the present
year. meaning further demand up to
300 barrels per day.
So far as is known, none of the ma
ior companies cOntemplates a large drill
ling campaign I'm Montana In 1910. The
Texas company, it is understood, has
planned to drill but few wells. In view
of the fact that its limited program I'm
1899 did not quite offset natural decline
of It's wells, it would seem probable that
international Refining company Will
likely care for its demands by the pur.
chase of additional oil.
Other refiners who produce much of
their own oil through subsidiary Operat-
ing companies are said to have Indicated
that they desire to purchase more oil
during the coming year, i'm order to main
tain their own. reserves. 1t is TO the i'm
terest OF refiners to keep drills working,
outlining new producing territory.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-17
Local
Market

Turning back to the Montana mar
ket, it is apparent that the Glacier
Production refinery at Cut Bank will
run twice as much crude during 1910 as
it did during 1889 by reason of the fact
that it was not completed until August.
The first unit was operating before that
time but IL absorbed little crude. Now
this Is q 35OO-barreI plant, said to be
one OF the finest refineries In the United
States, and it must operate at some
where near fits capacity to achieve max
imum efficiency, economy coming from
this plant VIII place an increasing demand
for crude ON both Cut Bank and Kelvin
Sunburst fields, in 1910 and succeeding
years
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-17
Answering
Our Question

The answer to our first question seems
to be pretty well covered in the fOregO-
ing.
MANY WELLS MUST BE DRILLED
TO CARE FOR THE PRESENT MAR
KET.
What does this mean to the royalty
investor? Again the answer is apparent:
THE MAN WHO KNOWS WHERE
THE WELLS ARE TO BE DRILLED
AND KNOWS ROYALTY VALUES AND
HAS MEANS OF OBTAINING ROYAL
TIES IN ADVANCE OF THE DRILL
HAS SOME POSSIBLE FORTUNES
WITHIN HIS REACH.
This is the first year since the loss
Of the Canadian market when this con-
ditiOn was true.
This organization has had some OF its
Iuckiest breaks" during the year 1910.
It appears that this is to be a year of
great events in our nves-marking a
reward for patience displayed I'm some
of the heart-breaking years of the past
decade. The days of Income appear
to be at hand.
We believe that we will be able TO
profit largely by the 1910 activity, and
invite new buyers to join with ms in this
the EIGHTEENTH year of our distinc-
tive plan of royalty buying.