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Evening star., 1942-06-29
McNary Delays Action
On Bill Giving Army
COP Senute Leader Hits
lost-Minute PiIe-Up of
Money Measures
Earlier Story on Page B-SO

Senate Minority Leader Nc
Nary today blocked Senate &C
ton until. tomorrow on the $42,-
8oo,oOOoO0 Army appropriation
bill-biggest supply measure in
history.
Sharply criticizing those in charge
of the legislative program for allow
ing large appropriations measures to
pile up until the last week of the fis-
cal year. Senator McNary said Sem
ators should have at least "a hours
to study a measure that appropri-
ates at one swoop more than the
cost of the last war.
Thomas Answers Criticism.
After questioning Senator Thomas,
Democrat, of Oklahoma. in charge
of the measure. Senator McNary de-
clared that. of the $4,000 900 900
appropriated for the Army in the
last year. about $4,000 100000 is
still unobligated Nevertheless, he
said. he believed the new $40 800,-
100000 bill could be passed by to-
morrow night. the end of the fiscal
year, if Senators are given today to
examine it.
Answering the minority leaders
criticism of delay, Senator Thomas
pointed out that the Senate can
not take up supply bills until they
pass the House, and that this bill
did not reach the Senate until last
Wednesday.
Senator McNary replied he was
not criticising the Senator from
Oklahoma. but insisted there should
be some one in a position of au-
thority to prevent last-minute jams
at the end of the fiscal year.
The big Army bill was only one OF
nine measures carrying funds for
various Government functions
awaiting action by one or both
Houses by tomorrow night.
Farm Bill Deadlocked.
Although conferees on the agrl-
cultural appropriation bill were still
deadlocked over the question OF sale
of surplus Government wheat, Ma
jority Leader Barkley told the Sen
ate this afternoon he was still hoping
they would agree by tomorrow SO
that Congress would not have to
resort to passage of a special reSo-
luton legalizing the department S
expenses for July.
In the meantime President Roose-
velts aid was sought to save the
Civilian Conservation Corps as Con-
gress worked on several other i'm
portant appropriation bills due to
be sent to the White House before
the fiscal year ends at midnight
tomorrow.
The fund of $76,529, 900 for the
CCC has been the center of con-
troversy.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Auxiliary Policeman
Freed in Concealed
Weapon Case
Wartime Corps Hos Same
Right to Corry Gun us
Regulars, Court Holds

An auxiliary policem a n,
charged with carrying a con-
cealed weapon, was freed in Po-
lice Court today by Judge Walter
J. Casey, who dismissed the case
on the ground that auxiliary po-
lice have the same right to carry
firearms, under statutory law, as
a regular policeman.
The action, first of its kind here,
involving auxiliary policemen. came
after Attorney John H. Wilson,
counsel for Auxiliary Policeman
Ernest Thompson, 80, colored, moved
for dismissal on the basis that auxil-
iary police take the same oath of
Office as regular police and therefore
have the right to carry firearms.
District Code Cited.
The attorney cited a section of
the District Code on concealed
weapons which excludes policemen
and other duly appointed law en-
forcement officers" from the statute
Judge Casey agreed with Attorney
Wilson and granted the motion for
dismissal.
Informed of the case. Police Supt.
Edward j. Kelly disclosed that po-
lice had under study the arming of
all auxiliary policemen.
Maj Kelly said he approved the
arming of auxiliary policemen,
maintaining that they come within
the same category as special police,
who now are armed
On December 16 Inspector Harvey
G. Callahan, assistant Superintend-
ent and executive officer, issued an
order by direction of Maj. Kelly
prohibiting auxiliary policemen from
carrying firearms.
Arrested While OF Duty.
up to this time we have not
armed auxiliary policemen" Maj.
Kelly said, explaining they are
issued Police Department shields,
but no firearms.
Mr. Thompson. who lives at 1856
U street NV. was arrested early
Saturday morning at Twelfth street
and Rhode Island avenue NV. by
Policeman William Nevln, who told
the court he found a revolver on the
man. Policeman Nevin said Mr..
Thompson was not on duty at the
time OF the arrest, but was returning
home after spending the evening
with friends.
Mr.. Thompson is assigned to the
18th precinct.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
American Bombers Blast Jap Flying Field on Wake Island
Pilots Report
Weak Defense
Of Pacific Base
All u. S. Planes
Return Safely;
One Damaged

United States bombers attacked
Japanese occupied Wake Island
Saturday and damaged the air.
field and various shore inStalla-
tions there with only minor dam
age to one plane, the Navy
Department announced this aft
ernOon in a communlque.
japanese aircraft and fighter de-
fense on the former American owned
Pacific island was weak. the COM
munique declared All the bombers
that took part in the raid, the Navy
said, returned safely.
The communique follows:
Central Pacific area
Il. United States bombers at
tackled Japanese occupied Wake Is
land on June 81
All Planes Return Safely.
% Under favorable conditions of
weather and visibility our planes.
attacking in formation, damaged
the airfeld and various shore in
stallations.
"3. Enemy aircraft and fighter de-
fense was weak and, although one
bomber suffered minor damage dur
ing the attack. all of our planes
returned safely
The raid Saturday was the second
made by United States forces since
capture of the island by the jap
anese last December % The first
raid was February "a A naval COM
munique describing that attack on
February "a pointed out that the
Japanese had worked feverishly to
strengthen the small islands de-
fenSeS against attack In that raid,
2l9 bombs from aircraft and many
shells from cruisers and destroyers
we're rained on the shore installa-
tions and landing field.
Closest Base to Hawaii.
Tiny Wake Island is Japan's
nearest base to the Hawaiian area.
It is about 1000 nautical miles west
OF Pearl Harbor and little more
than 1000 miles southwest of Mid
way, the American outpost nearest
to japanese territory.
II was considered probable by au-
thorities here that American raiders
on Saturday were looking for a
concentration of enemy shipping of
the sort which they found in the
Marshall and Gilbert Islands raid
January 81 when they destroyed Is
ships as we'll as Al planes and land
works. If that was their hope. ap-
parently they were disappointed
since the communique mentioned
no damage to shipping.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Five Women, 7 Men
On EkIund Jury

Earlier Story on Page B-1.)
A jury of five women and seven
men was sworn in this afternoon in
the District Court trial of John
Eugene Eklund, charged with being
the "sniper" who murdered Hilan
McClaine, colored, in 1910. The
jury was agreed upon after six days
of examination, in which 248 tales
men were excused by challenges.
Selection Of alternates got under
way Immediately after the Jury was
sworn.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Charles Town

FOURTH RACE-Purse. S4o0: claim :
Ing: 3-year-olds and upward; about :
furloneS
Aseleda (Pallmool p6o 800 800
Lena Girl Grant $50 b.in
Glvnland weber 40
Time. .341s.
Also rsn-Showabal. Shasta Lark Mer-
wick, Not Alone.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, June % (P.-
Stocks higher; rails attract buy
ers. Bonds improved: low-priced
rails rally. Cotton steady; trade
buying absorbs hedges.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Arlington Park

THIRD RACE-PurSe, 81 800: claim
inR 3-year-olds and upward; 6 furlongs
Ycsleryear tBrookS) $50 $40 40
De Tcer CBalaskD $3.50 80
Liberty Lad Smith 4.4O
Time .l0t5.
Also ran-Valtite. Valdina Dude. Sew
enth Day, My Shadow.
FOURTH RACE-Purse $500; allow
ances; o-year -olds; 5i7 furlongs.
Easy Lass Haas 40 3bn 24O
Take Away (Fallonl 1O.4O 30
sShort Life (Brooksl 10
Time. :05is.
Also ran-Sure Footed Iron Works
aWiSeasvou. Hooser.
a J. D. We'll entry.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Serono Suner Back in Spain

MADRID, June 20 R.-Spanish
Foreign Minister Ramon Serrano
Suner has returned from q trip to
Italy and France, it was announced
today.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Late Races
Earlier Results. Selections and
Entries for Tomorrow, Page TX.
Empire City

FOURTH RACE-PurSe, 9" 600 allow
ances; 3-year-olds; 59a furlonRs,
Scotland Light tArcarol Ito 800 : =,
Sons o. War tChnemanI $40 2o
Ben Gray (GsrZaD ~
Time. .O1@s.
Also ran-Natomas. Burgaway.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Delaware Park

THIRD RACE-Purse. 81 500: claiming
.eeplechsse: 4year-olds and upward
/ > miles.
. -etine House CBland) 1880 500 $40
little Cottage II fMageel 400 20
Poueemont (BoSleyi $50
Time. 3d9 Is.
Also ran-Danny Deever. Dingwell.
Emmas Pet, Dahlia, Wild Son.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Suffolk Downs

FOURTH RACE-Purse. Sl,20O spe-
oal weights: maidens; 2-year-olds; 5
furlongs
Trigger Rose DeerinR) $40 400 $40
Uncle Billies (Wimmer' IL 90 so
Roms young $50
Time. ! 90 l-5.
Also ran-Attpndant Bridleour. Common
Clay. Sky Bound. Bonamo. Cabanlsi, VAL
dina Foe Betty Leon.
FIFTH RACE-Purse: 81 800: claim
Ing. o-year-oldS: ; furlongS.
Medd (DuTandol $3.50 12S0 $50
JThhuh (Howelh 800 $40
ARIEL Beam ITrenG $40
Time, ! 90.
Also ran-Valdina Secret. Valdina Rock
ei Boots Shorty. Iefetchit. Tea Clipper,
Misinterpret. Ventura Maid.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
British WorpIones Raid Hozebrouck

LONDON F1-British fighter planes raided the railway
yards HaZebrouck sharply today in oow-up of last
nights assault the German submarine base at St Nazare
occupied Five British and three German planes
shot down. authoritative sources said.
Earlier Story Page A-6D
Evening star., 1942-06-29
= Rumonnion Stations Damaged by u. S. Planes

ISTANBUL Turkey pP.-Balkan sources reported today
that the United Army bobers which raided the Ru
oil fields June IL shot down four Axis planes and
damaged railway Poesti and The rail-
way bed between those towns was shattered in three places
they said.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
Late News Bulletins
CbnI Miners Win Return of Fines

The Southern Coal Producers Association agreed today
demands Of miners in the Southern Appalachian district for
of fines levied because of strike
cession the miners for foregoing Today vacation started
today.
Evening star., 1942-06-29
GUIDE FOR READERS

Complete Index, Poee Al
Evening star., 1942-06-29

Continued on Page 2-X, Column
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conda and, we trust to the visitors"
Buttes First Railroad
And while we are giving this account
of the first train into Anaconda, 1t
will not be amiss to quote an account
which was published in the Dillon
Tribune of June II, 1881, Of a trip
which was made on construction
train north of that city at the time
the line had just been finished as far
north as Melrose. This was just three
years before the city of Anaconda was
thought of and nearly a year before
Butte had any railroad 1t reads:
over the Hills.
"a trip this week. on the U. 81 N.
over the hills to Melrose may interest
the stay-at-home readers Of the
Tribune.
Leaving Dillon at 8 a. m, ON the
hurricane deck of the construction
train, we toiled slowly up the grade TO
Birch creek, then plunging madly down
hill following q wondrous world OF
graceful curves, and tn due time
reached the valley, where loosening
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04

mack. Montana's first gold camp 200
miles away. He had married and had
three children when left for Mon
tana in 1859
Chicago In 1868
Johns wife was a Miss Chaffin,
whom he had married in 1854. In the
fall Of 1858 his brother-in-law. Amos
Chaffin, made a trip east from Mon
tana and came to Maryland to visit
us. He brought money from my broth
er and urged me and my half-brother.
Lamar Kelly, to go west TO make
visit in Montana We finally decided
to do so, despite the mtsgivings OF
our friends. who saw us off at the
station with many tears.
This was in April, 1869. and our
first stopping place was Chicago,
where we arrived on Saturday eve
ming. We went to the Palmer House,
which then was considered the finest
hotel In America. We went to church
Sunday morning and spent that after
noon and Monday morning looking
over the city, a mighty lively place,
I thought. We then took train for
Sioux City, reaching there the same
evening. My half brother went at once
to interview the agents for the various
river steamers going to Montana. sew
eral Of which were tied UP along the
river bank. All excepting one, the
Molly Ebert, which was the biggest
boat among them, charged 500 Tor
a passage from Sioux City to Fort
Benton. The captain had his wife
aboard for the trip and he was tax
ing only a few passengers, all OF
whom were men, so he made us
special offer of 800 apiece, his wife
being glad to have a girl along as
companion.
THE captain said that II we were
lucky we would make the trip TO Fort
Benton in three weeks. but it would
all depend upon having plenty OF
water in the river. Our first stop was
at Yankton, and while the boat was
being loaded with wood-wooded, they
called 1.-THE captain and his wife
took a stroll with my brother and
me along the bank. There I saw In
dams for the first time-a squaw and
some bucks. was quite excited about
it and tried to talk with them, but
with no success.
Troubles On the River
AT first we really did enjoy the
trip. The boat was not at all crowded
and found the captains wife pleas
ant and companionable. The novelty
of the tourney was still with me and
what we could see Of the country IN
terested me. But after a while we
struck a sandbar and the boat ground
ed. The crew had to go to work to
get It off. Even this experience had
its interest the first time 1t happened,
but when we ran onto more sandbars
and then more, and we had to spend
days on them. it became extremely
monotonous.
@Our next excitement was seeing the
first buffalo encountered on the trip.
we had been watching eagerly TO
catch a glimpse Of one, and time after
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04

Stuart; Marcus DAILY, superintendent
Anaconda company; Judge Knowles
Thomas L. Napton. Mayor Owsley, w
M. Jack, S. A. Estes, H. A. d'Acheul
S. Devote, F. E. Sargent, j. r. Boyce
Jr., w. M. Cairns, George H. Casey
John H. Curtis, George w. Irwin
sheriff; John B. Read, Inter Noun
tain; Daniel Searles, Miner; H. @
Kessler, w. N. Aylesorth, Rod Sehrman
1.-THE gentlemen were escorted about
the town and made the acquaintance
of the business men and then visited
the immense smelter Of the Anaconda
company. At 1870 the gentlemen men
toned and MeSsrs. McCaskin, Hoge
Chenhall, Read, Waterbury, winston
Dickinson and Savery Of Anaconda, az
guests of DAILY sat down to a banquet
prepared by Mather.
"The viands discussed. Messrs. DAILY
Doddridge, Knowles and Irwin were
called upon and responded In brief
speeches. The guests departed at $3.50
for Butte. Altogether the occasion was
a pleasant one to the people Of Ana
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04

Root reaching my brothers ranch a
week later On the way we slept In
the open beside the road. passing very
few human habitations, and these
mostly rough stage stations. Where
Great Falls stands today there was
no settlement OF any kind, and Helena
was a small mining camp. 1t was a
wild. but beautiful looking country
that June. for the prairieS were green
and the wild flowers we're in bloom.
First Missoula School Teacher
We reached Missoula in the eve
ming and spent the night with a Mrs.
Edwards. who was very hospitable.
There were not more than IS families
in AIissoula at the time, and the set
Element was just getting start.
THE next day we went TO my
brothers ranch near Fort Owen. where
met my sister-in law and her three
little ones. Within a few days the
white people living in that neighbor-
hood decided that they wanted q
school, and offered me 500 a month
TO teach 1t. went to Missoula 70 get
q certificate from the school board
which had just been organized, and
when they found that I had taught
school. they offered me 500 month
TO teach the school there. l thought
1t over and accepted.
There was nothing with which to
TT out or equip a school. and the
schoolhouse consisted OF a frame build
ing big enough to accommodate 90
children, but when school opened for
the summer term there were only 10
scholars, one or two as young as
years. A large table, q few benches,
and a chair for the teacher made up
the furniture. A blackboard was short
ly forthcoming and the table was used
by the boys and girls for writing on
Nearly every pupil had different sort
Of schoolbook.
This first school in Missoula stood
where the Missoula Mercantile Co.'S
store stands today. The stores the
little settlement had then we're on
West Front street. and South Missoula
was a prairie from the river 10 the
canyon-not a tree nor shrub. Often
people would get lost in crossing the
plain during billiards, and remem-
Der some that lasted three days and
nights. In 1870 the school was moved
into the log cabin that Captain Hig-
gins removed from when he moved
into his new home. which was built
where the Higgins block now stands.
That log schoolhouse stood where ths
Donohue store now stands. Frank and
John Higgins were among my first
pupils.
I'm the summer OF 1871 the school
was again moved to a building on West
Main street, and that year had "a
pupils. With the end Of that term
my schoolteaching ceased, and In that
fall was married"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04
College to Solicit
Funds in 3 States

Plans to raise $3.50 900 to pay bonded
indebtedness on Fjelstad hall and con-
struct a new library and physical edu-
cation plant. the latter to include an
auditorium. we're launched at meet
ing OF 200 men and women ct Con-
cordia college.
The fund, TO be known as the COL
lege's golden jubilee gift. viii be So
ncited in q campaign among congre-
cations OF SO Lutheran conferences in
Minnesota. North Dakota and Mon
tana from May 10 to May Is. Charts
and booklets on the progress Of the
campaign have been prepared and six
teams OF speakers will present plans
at meetings Of church circuits to be
held March II to &c
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04

time a false alarm would be given and
we would all rush to the deck. only
to be disappointed Finally, however,
we did see a herd swimming the river
ahead Of us near q woodward, where
we had stopped to take on fuel. An
other boat. headed down the river,
was at the yard also, and as some
OF the men aboard her had killed one,
they gave US some meat. We were
glad to get the fresh meat, but I soon
had enough Of 1t and have never been
hungry for buffalo meat since.
by this time we were all very tired
of the river. We had been travelling for
three weeks and we're still long way
from Fort Benton, with many hard
DAYS ahead Of US. It was about this
time that had my first Indian
scare-the first Of many that had
in the following years.
I'VE had made a woodward one eve
ming and tied up at the bank for the
night, when we saw a war party OF
Crow Indians on the bank starting a
scalp dance. There were 35 Of them,
and they had won a battle over a
party Of Sioux, killing many OF them.
They had two Sioux squaws that they
had captured, besides numerous Sioux
scalps on their lances We had no
arms Of any kind on the boat, which
was a grave oversight in making trip
through a hostile Indian country, and
as we had to take on wood before
we could leave the bank, we were very
much frightened.
Grow War Party Ugly
THE Crows soon broke up their
dance and crowded along the bank, in
sisting on being taken aboard and 60
ing with us as far as Fort Bismarck.
we we're in a serious predicament, for
without arms to defend the boat the
Crows knew that they had us at their
mercy. The captain finally had TO
yield and told the interpreter to tell
the Indians that he would take them
along If they would agree to stay on
the lower deck. They piled onto the
boat the next morning after we had
taken on wood. We all felt mcom-
Portable and frightened. and wanted
TO get to Fort Bismarck with all the
speed possible. II the water In the
river had been high we would have
made 1t in a day, but as II was we
we're three days making the distance.
The Grows, however, did not give us
any trouble and we we're glad to see
the last of them when the boat tied
UP at the fort. There the captain OBJ
tanned a stand Of muskets and we
felt better prepared for trouble.
THE river did not rise as We had
hoped It would, and the further we
went the worse it got. Finally, at
Cow island, the captain gave up the
effort TO reach Fort Benton, and trans
ferred the passengers to a small boat,
the Huntsville, which took us to our
destination, while the cargo was
freighted there overland. We had been
on the Molly Ebert just six weeks.
AT Fort Benton my brother had
been waiting 20 days with team OF
mules and a light wagon, and the
next day we started for the Bitter
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04

Arrival of First Trains at Anaconda
and Butte Were Auspicious Occasions
Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

the grip on our hat we glded slowly
around the rocky spurs OF McCarty,
anon invading the willowy sanctum Of
the bullfrog and entering MelroSe
about 1880 a. m.
"Adelrose Is pleasantly situated on
the banks OF the Big Hole. near the
bridge crossing the Glendale and IN
the early part of the week. contained
perhaps 80 buildings, but at the rate
buildings are being erected there may
now be twice that number
Many OF the buildings are quite
substantial, costing from $500 to $1,000.
The Melroseites are an enterprising
and industrious folk and should be
rewarded by q permanent burg OF no
mean dimensions. The iron rail has
stretched on past Melrose and win soon
reach the Wunderlich domain. and the
next gale that sweeps from the north
may bring to our ears the sound OF
resounding arms.
HecIa Smelter
Leaving the new town we reached
Glendale in time for dinner. and the
astonished waiter. after serving us,
wondered II we were backsliding dis
ciples of DR. Tanner.
NTleuQale HAS Dttl GuJuglAtb q AAtbAt
repose but is Frightening up and the
prospects for summer and fall trade
were never better The Hecla CONSOLE
dated Mining Co. Is now running one
smelter night and day and will shortly
start the second. being only detained,
as we understood by temporary
scarcity of ore and charcoal.
There Is also a lack of laborers
amounting to 400 or 500 in the mines
and coal pits.
The new management at these
works Is under the careful supervision
Of Mr.. Knippenberg, who is making a
wonderful change in the fortunes OF
the company as well as all around
them
THE purchase OF gold and silver and
lead ores by the company win enable
miners Of limited means TO develop
their mines. thereby enhancing their
value, and bringing prosperity TO the
camp
Many of the business men Of Glen
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04

she had made up her mind to take
the trip.
Mrs. Dickinson describes her arrival
In Montana, In an article written more
than 20 years ago, as follows:
@The first letter we got from my
brother was Like hearing from the
dead. 1t was mailed from Salt Lake
City, where he sent 1t with q friend.
After that we wrote to him at his
nearest postoffioe, which was Ban
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04
MRS. DICKINSON
MISSOULA'SF FIRST
SCHOOL TEACHER
NURSED WOUNDED SOLDIERS ON
BATTLEFIELD AFTER FIGHT
AT GETTYSBURG

Mrs. w. H. Dickinson, who was
Missoulas first school teacher. was
always Of an adventurous disposition,
and had some exciting experiences
during the Civil war. One of these
was during and after the battle OF
Gettysburg, when with a number Of
other Baltimore girls she went out to
nurse the wounded.
In 1851, at the age Of II. her broth
er, John A. Slack, had left home and
made the long journey around Cape
Horn to California. For II years he
drifted between the gold camps OF
the west, and his family back in
Maryland did not hear from him until
1862. when he came from the Idaho
camps 10 Montana and took up a
ranch Just below Fort owen, in the
Bitter Root valley. The letters he
wrote home inspired in his sister
desire to see the western wilderness,
and in 1869 she wrote to him that