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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-09-01

Giant of the Wilderness
By Olga Roat

found time to collect an extensive Ii
brary of books on large variety of
subjects. He kept a complete and care
full journal of all his activities and
transactions The original manuscript
journals belong to the State of Mon
tana and are among the most important
single possessions of the Historical Ii
brary In this collection of documents
and letters. 121 are in his own hand
writing Five letters dealing with Owen
are in the archives of the Indian Bureau
in the Department of Interior.
The discovery of gold and the mad
stampedes that followed had little effect
on Major Owen. He remained in his
fort, feeding and housing the eager adj
venturers that flocked to the mining
areas He sent long wagon trains from
the fort laden with flour, meat vege-
tables and other provisions to their
teeming camps
When Montena's first Territorial cleo
tons were held, John Owen was one
of the IS men elected to serve in the
lower house of the state legislature
After long illness and Decentralization
in ST. Johns Hospital in Helena. he was
taken to his old home in PHILADELPHIA
by W. E. Bass of Missoula County who
was travelling to the east on business
trip He, remained there until his death
in 1885,
The Fort Owen Memorial Association
of StevensvilIe was presented with an
acre of the original site OF old Fort
Owen in 1880. On this land still stands
an adobe barracks building the lone
survivor of !he buildings of Fort Owen.
This memorial is preserved and main
tanned by the Association for the public
in honor of Major John Owen, one of
Montana's outstanding pioneers.
While in Stevensville last spring I
visited the Fort Owen Ranch Mr.. and
Mrs. Jane Baird, the owners. kindly
showed me around the site Of the fort.
The grist mill which burned down
number of years ago, stood in what
IS now the feed lot for herd of sleek
Herefords. Mr.. and Mrs Baird said
hat when they took possession of the
'anch Just 4 few years ago. the de-
'ression that marked the site of the
immense root cellar was plainly visible.
The barracks building has been par
tally restored and protective metal
oofing has been placed over the build
ne by the Fort Owen Memorial AS
ociation. The building is without doors
nd windows letting the sun the rain,
nd snow into the empty interior
In the beginning the fort consisted of
everal log buildings surmornted by
ag, enclosed by high wall of pail
AIDED logs with block house at each
orner as protection against raids by
)stile indians
By 1860. the buildings had been
bored and equipped with firep1aces. A
ell had been dug inside the enclosure.
ne log wall had been replaced with
huge wall of adobe construction eight
ten feet thick New buildings of
lobe had also been added as well as
immense root cellar
AS left F@rt Owen in the peaceful
let of spring afternoon it was hard
picture the hustle and hustle, the ex-
ement of Indian raids, the busy ac-
ity that once made up life here.
ndered toe if Major Owen ever
canned that his hard-won and labor
ed enterprise would so soon dis
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-09-01

| than 20 years IN his wilder ness for
reigning over both Indian and whit
races by the force of his personality, hi
generous hospitality. and his brand &
justice.
At first, Fort Owen-the lonely out
post of civilization, the goal of intrepi
explorers, the scene of hostile Indial
raids-became a welcome light in tn
wilderness, an oasis of reveIry and
beehive of frontier activity
1t is not known in what manner Over
acquired the title of Major. It may have
come from his service as government
agent to the Indians. He was married
to an Indian woman from the Snake
tribe named Nancy to whom he re-
manned devoted through the years.
John Owen was born in PENNSYLVANIA
June %. 1879 Not much of his early
life is known. He first appeared in the
northwest in J848 and came to the Bit
ter Root valley a year later. When the
authorities of fhe Catholic church closed
st. Mary's mission in 1850. they sold
eAA~ DeAd0A15o- CASSPt Tie C0uTC1, TO
Major Owen His Letter Book contains
a signed copy of the bill of sale of the
mission.
Major Owen was an arresting per-
sonality. His height of feet 8 carried
200 pounds of man. He had prominent
features, florid complexion and dark
lair. His voice was loud, but his man.
Ter was sedate and pleasant.
Major Owen was vigorous and re-
frontiersman. From the few
og buildings CT the mission, he built up
settlement and business that was
AIMED throughout the whole northwest
or its goods and the quality of its hos
TALLY to all travellers, Indian and
'hite alike
He was mere than an explorer and
'ader. He was a settler, actively in
crested in The development Of the
ountry. He worked to better farming
ethods by bringing in machinery and
approved breeds of livestock He plant
an orchard and built the first com
ercial grist mill in Montana. He la
red equally hard to better the living
nditions among the Indians.
His trade with the early settlers.
avelers and the Indians was immense.
S trade spanned the time between
going of the Hudson's Bay Com
ny and the coming of settled life
the western valleys of the state.
Major Over Travelled extensively and
S a welcome visitor wherever he
Mt. Between 1851 and 1864 he made
journeys on foot, by pack train and
boat, total of about % 600 miles.
travels ranged from the canadian
to the Great Salt Lake and from
It Benton on the Missouri River to
Pacific coast He was one of the
st widely known and consulted men
the frontier He was considered one
The most influential pioneers in the
ntry. His word was respected among
I white men and Indians.
e served for number Of years as t
agent to the F1athead. the Z
d d'Oreille. the Snake and the Ban Z
Indians He introduced them to
~ of the ways of civilized life and Q
ded with government officials for t
ming equipment and schools for the c
ans When relations between the t
ers and Indians were bitter and "
ilities doomed, it was his influence d
ng the Indians that kept them at Fl
%
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-09-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

seeing pictures ever since"
Mr.. Gowans says.
Because of the rotunda's age
some of the pictures had to wait
a long time before they got
names-like the atomic explo-
sion and the Cub Scout.
And some were long time in
being discovered - like Queen
Elizabeth II. After Mr.. Gowans
spotted her face, he found an
identical likeness of her, across
the floor cut from the same
block of marble but not quite
so clear.
Elizabeth isn't the only queen
on the floor. Queen Victoria is
only a few feet away. Mr.,
Gowans has known about her
for a long time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Senate Unit
Acts 10 Block
oadProjects

Two controversial parkway
projects proposed by Interior De-
partment officials have been held
up, at least temporarily.
One is a proposed $500, 900
project for the grading for a
four-lane highway as a part of
the George Washington Memo
rial Parkway from the District
line to Great Falls. on the Mary
land side of the Potomac.
The other is a proposed stretch
of Fort drive in the vicinity of
Nebraska avenue. For this prof.
ect there was a budget request
for $344 900 for the link of the
drive itself and $312,500 for the
Nebraska avenue overpass.t The
road would run through Bat
terry Kemble Park.
A Senate Appropriations sub
committee in charge of the In
terror Department budget has
written into the bill language
which would bar use of any ap-
preparations for these projects
for at least a year.
Citizen representatives had ap-
pealed to the Senate subcommit-
tee to hold up the two projects
on the ground that present plans
would do damage to the city's
natural beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Two Shops Burn
In PhiIudeIDhiu

PHILADELPHIA, April 20 (P).
"A four-alarm fire today de-
stroyed two big machine shops
in Northeast Philadelphia, and
the owner of one was badly
burned. Damage was estimated
at over $275,000.
Wrecked was the Evans Spe-
cialty & Machine Shop, which
burst into flame after an explo-
sion. The fire spread to the
nearby two-story De Russ Ma
chine Products Co. plant, where
owners estimated their damage
at $250,000.
Louis Evans, g., operates his
shop in conjunction with a truck
ing business. He was working
alone on a rush repair job when
the fire, of undetermined origin,
broke out shortly before dawn.
He ran from his f1ame-swept
place, his clothes ablaze.
A motorist, Francis Mckinley,
saw him and rushed to his aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

SALT LAKE CITY. April 20
tP.-George H. Gowans had
lust finished reading news
paper story about Queen Eliza
beth II when he saw her face
on the floor.
The coincidence shook Mr..
Gowans little, although he is
used to seeing faces on the floor
and the walls-of the building
where he works.
He is the guide on the second
floor, the rotunda, of the Utah
State Capitol. He has been there
two years, and in that time he
figures he has found at least
100 pictures.
There is nothing wrong with
Mr.. GoWans' sight. Anybody
who visits the rotunda can do
the same thing, and so many
pictures have been spotted that
Mr.. Gowans says he couldn't be-
gin to estimate the number.
The floor and walls are inlaid
with gray Georgia marble. In
the grain Of the marble and in
the way the panels are joined
you can see butterflies, a pair
of socks, Mount Hood, a lions
head, a Cub Scouts profile, an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Face on Capitol Floor
JoIts Guide in Utah

atomic explosion, an hour glass
and what Mr.. Gowans calls a
Persian rug" containing the
faces of sleeping children and a
Newfoundland dogs face, front
view.
These are just a few Of the
pictures on the floor and walls.
The marble pillars are full of
pictures, too, Mae West, Santa
Claus, a Boston terrier.
In one wall panel you can see
black crickets, like the ones that
plagued the early Utah settlers.
And on the pillars opposite are
Swooping seagulls, like the ones
that devoured the crickets.
Mr.. Gowans says the pictures
are there by accident, not de-
sign.
The marble was laid in 1915
and the first to spot a picture
were the workmen who did the
job. They saw a face in one
panel and called it William
Jennings Bryan. Mr.. Gowans
thinks it looks more like Bis
marck. But some people think
they see a resemblance to
Genghis Khan.
Anyhow, people have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
THIRST FOR NEWS
LEADS FUGITIVE
INTO LAWS ARMS

DIES MONIES. April %
up. - When Dennis Van
Tassel. 81, Temple. Tex,
walked up to policeman
Stanton Rodgers yesterday
and asked where he could
buy a newspaper, the visi-
tor was placed under arrest.
Policeman Rodgers recog-
nized Van Tassel as wanted
by police and the FBI on
false check and embezzle-
ment charges. Mr.. Rodgers
had been shown a picture of
Van Tassel "a hours before
he made the arrest.
Police said Van Tassel
had been passing bad checks
in Des Moines for several
days and prior to that was
accused of similar offepSes
in Kansas City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

hopeful that President EiSen-
hover can be persuaded to sign
such an increase into law. At
any rate, they point to the fact
that most Republicans on the
committee favor the 7.6 per cent
figure and this might influence
the President to yield from his
per cent stand.
OF course, if Mr.. Eisenhower
remains firm, the committee will
have almost no alternative but
to approve 6 per cent measure
unless it is convinced that
Congress can override a Presi-
dental veto.
CONFEREES MEET-Regard-
ing postal pay, its almost fore
gone conclusion that President
Eisenhower will veto any postal
pay boost in excess OF rs per
cent And since House-Senate
conferees are almost certain to
approve a postal boost somewhere
between the 80 per cent House
bill and the Senate's 10 per cent
bill, a veto appears inevitable.
And it is very unlikely that Con-
gress would override a veto.
The conferees, incidentally,
meet on the postal pay bill on
Tuesday.
FUTURE COURSE - If the
postal pay bill is vetoed, then the
House and Senate Civil Service
Committees are expected to APP
prove Immediately 7.6 per cent
postal pay-reclassification bill,
along with a 6 to 7.6 per cent pay
boost for classified employees.
This legislation acceptable to the
White House would be retroactive
to March /.
There is a strong possibility
the classified and postal pay
bills would be combined, or at
least acted on at the same time
by Congress.
x + X
RETROACTIVE GIMMICK-
Classified employees would not
lose out on the current delay on
pay raises, if the March retroac-
tive feature is adopted, as ex-
pected.
But postal workers are losing
out by the current delay, with
no hope of recouping some of
the loss.
The House bill would make
the 6 per cent basic postal pay
raise retroactive to March /. The
additional increases resulting
from Redistribution would be-
come effective only on the first
pay period following enactment
into law. .....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Construction Contract
StoIemote Continues

the face Of a strike by laborers
working on the Cora Kelley
Elementary School in Alexandria,
Va.
1--WE don't know whether there
will be a strike or not" Con-
tract Council spokesman said.
The spokesman said negotia-
tons could not be resumed until
the Alexandria strike is called
off.
They'll have to call us to re-
sumo negotiations" he added.
A representative of the La
borers' District Council replied
tersely, 1--WE feel it should be the
other way around. There has
been no change today in the
situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

about 10 in southwest but mostly
cloudy in east and north and
high 65-70. Fair tonight with
low $3.50. Fair and a little
warmer tomorrow.
Wind-Northerly 1915 miles
per hour today and tonight be-
coming gentle and variable to-
morrow.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity. April 30-May 4
Temperatures will be near the
normal high of 70 and low of 40.
Little day to day change but
possibly warmer early next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Hirohito Celebrates
His 54th Birthday

TOKYO. April 20 (P.-A
drizzle cut down palace crowds
today as Emperor Hirohito cele-
DRAFTED his 54th birthday. Long
lines of Japanese filed through
the grounds to write their names
in the palace book. The En-
peror, dressed in morning coat
and striped trousers, appeared
several times.
The crowds were quiet and
orderly, in contrast to the
throngs that stampeded on New
Years Day. 1854. when II were
trampled to death and scores
injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Friction Ends Vote

TOGO. Japan, April 90 (P.-
There will be no election for
mayor here tomorrow. The elders
of this hamlet on the outskirts
of Osaka decided that if all six
candidates were to run it would
create friction among the vii
layers" All six Withdrew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

District and vicinity-Fair to-
night with low near 40. Fair
tomorrow with little change in
temperature.
Maryland-Fair in West and
becoming fair in East tonight
with low 37-44 in West and A
81 in East. Fair and a little
warmer tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair tonight with
low 42-48. Fair tomorrow with
little change in temperature.
Wind-North to northwest
1920 miles per hour tonight and
tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair today with high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

Contract negotiations affect
ing more than 5000 construction
laborers in the Washington area
remained Stalemated today with
no apparent early settlement in
sight.
Negotiations for a new con-
tract which have been going on
for four months and involved
most major contractors in the
area, broke down yesterday.
The old contract between the
Construction Contract Council
and the International Hold Car
riers, Builders and Common
Laborers Union expires Monday.
A spokesman for the Contract
Council said union representa-
tives were informed it was use
less to continue negotiations in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
u. S. Aid to India
Set at S85 Million

NEW DELHI April 90 (P.-
Finance Minister c. D. Deshmukh
told Parliament today the United
States has given India $8.5 mil
lion in financial aid in the past
seven years.
The ministers was giving writ
ten answers to questions asked
by parliament ministers. He said
also that during the same period
Britain had given India $780,
600 while India had given
friendly countries" financial as
sistance equivalent to 81, 492, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Dulles to Testify
On New Foreign Aid
By the Associated Pres

Secretary of State Dulles is
scheduled to testify on the ad-
ministration'S new foreign aid
program before the Foreign Re-
lations Committee next week.
Chairman George, Democrat, of
Georgia said today.
Senator George said he ex-
pected Mr.. Dulles to appear
Wednesday. to be followed on
Thursday by Harold E. StaSsen,
foreign aid director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Crime Panel Nav n

A panel on the Districts crime
problems will be at 8 pm. May
81 in the District Building, not
May II as reported yesterday in
The Star. The talks. sponsored
by the Federation of Citizens
Associations, will be by five top
law enforcement officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

employees, instead of the 6 per
cent stand taken by the admin
iStration.
However, Chairman Murray
and Representative Rees, Re-
publican, of Kansas, the groups
ranking minority member, favor
q 6 per cent raise for classified
employees.
All of which means that the
final amount of the classified pay
raise that will be approved by
the House group is yet to be
settled.
At yesterdays meeting, the
committee decided to await the
outcome of the postal pay raise
legislation before acting on
classified pay.
The committee is definitely not
stalling on classified pay. Chair
man Murray promised that &C
ton on classified pay will be
taken Immediately after the fate
of the postal pay legislation is
determined.
Mr.. Murray explained that
House Speaker Rayburn said
classified pay would not be taken
up by the House until the postal
pay measure is cleared. Also,
the chairman pointed out, the
committee could not very well
determine what the amount of
the classified pay raise should
be until it became apparent how
much postal workers are going
to get.
WHAT is THE "SAME"?-
All members of the House Civil
Service Committee agreed yes
terday that they want classified
employees to receive the same
pay raise as postal workers. But
there is a difference of opinion
on what is the same"
A majority of the committee
members indicated they feel
classified employees are entitled
to the same 7.6 per cent raise
the committee voted for postal
workers. The committees 7.6
per cent postal bill later was in
creased by the House to 80 per
cent.
| However, Chairman Murray
and Mr.. Rees, the groups rank
ing minority member, declare
classified employees will get equal
treatment by receiving a 6 per
cent raise.
Their argument is that the
basic postal pay raise is only 6
per cent and that the additional
increase comes from postal
salary Redistribution. The
added boosts resulting from re-
classification will only go to a
minority of postal workers. they
say. Therefore, they argue. a
6 per cent raise for classified
employees will be equal to the
basic postal pay boost.
This is disputed by advocates
of a rs per cent classified pay
raise, such as Representative
Broyhill. Republican Of Virginia
who argue that whatever the
basic postal pay boost is, the
average increase comes out tc
7.6 per cent as reported by the
committee.
| X \ y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Move for 1870 Raise
Develops in Committee
By JOSEPH YOUNG

strong has developed in the House Civil Service
Committee give classified employees the rs cent raise
administration favors for postal workers
the committees closed session yesterday majority of
appeared 6 cent increase for classified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Rain is forecast for the
Northeastern States tonight the entire Northwestern
quarter o. the United States Showers forecast for
Northern Arizona and a few thunderstorms in Eastern
Texas will be cooler In the Northwest and the
Central and Lower Lakes region while little temperature
change Is expected elsewhere Low readings will range from
freezing in sections OF the Northern Rockies
in the Western Gulf area.-AP Wirephoto Man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

OPTIMISTIC-C o m m ittee
members advocating a 7.6 per
cent classified pay increase are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

Record TEMPERATURES This Year
Highest, 81. on April 10
Lowest. 10. on February 8.
High and Low of Last "a Hours
High, Us, at $40 pm.
Low. 40, at 4:lO am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

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