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THE SHORTER
THE BETTER
Michigan Plants Pine Seeds
Roscommon, Mich., Nov. 11—
(UP)—Lyman W. Bittman, Jr., of
Saginaw, Mich., planted pine seeds
in two Governor's Memorial tracts
when 47 descendants of 12 distin
guished Michigan leaders gathered
here for a Governor's Memorial
Day. Bittman is a great-grand
nephew of David S. Jerome, Mich
igan Governor from 1881 to 1883,
and a grand nephew of Aaron T.
Bliss, chief executive of the state
from 1901 to 1905. Under the
Memorial Day reforestation plan,
800 acres of white and Norway
pine were planted.
Ambassador's Family Exiled
Paris, Nov. 11 (UP)—Mile. Ka
tia Krassin, daughter of the late
Russian Ambassador in London, is
living in exiled life here, due to
poverty and hard times. The pen
sion that was supposed to be paid
to Mile. Krassin's family was cut
off by the Soviet Government a
tfew months ago on the pretext
that the family had refused to
return to Russia The entire fam
ily, now the mother and three
daughters, is on the Soviet Black
List as hostile to the proletariat.
To Show Century Old Photos
Paris, Nov. 11—(UP)—George
High, of Chicago, the only Amer
ican to accompany his photograph
ic exhibit to the 26th International
photographic art salon here, has
been asked by the French camera
society to select the most interest
ing pictures from the salon, to be
sent to Chicago for exhibit in Feb
ruary. High is chairman of the
International Photographic Expo
sition, which will be a feature of
the Chicago Fair in 1933. Photo
graphs 100 years old be shown
there.
Greek Frats Get Building.
Chicago, Nov. 11 (UP)—Chi
cago Greeks—i. e., alumni of col
lege fraternities—have a new six
story building. It adjoins the
Palmer House and was built by
Ithe Palmer estate, but is complete
in itself. A feature is the oval
shaped women's dining room, which
will be a study in purples. Violet
benches upholstered in light blue
leather line the walls and the walls
are painted with concentric circles
[ranging from blue to blue violet
[to petunia pink.
French Honor Pershing
Paris, Nov. 11 (UP)—The Muni
cipal council as a tribute to the
American war leader has decided
to give the name of General Persh
ing to the boulevard which former
ly bore the name of Boulevard de
Verdun, between the Verdun
Square and Boulevard Gouvion
iSaint Cyr. Paris streets have al
ready (been named after Presidents
[Wilson, Washington and Franklin.
j 13 Boys Learning to Cook
j San Francisco, Nov. 11 (UP)—
[Well, anyway, they'll be able to
[bake their cakes and have them.
[Thirteen boys, students of a junior
high school, will soon be able to
prepare an entire meal, their in
structors report. The boys enter
led the class, some with hopes of
Learning the art, others at their
Ifather's recommendation.
Autos and Dogs Bars to Aid
I Sturgis, Mich., Nov. 11 (UP)—
The St. Joseph County Board of
Supervisors has voted not to pro
vide unemployment relief for
['anyone who 'feeds' automobiles,
tor dogs." Jobless auto, or dog,
owners must relinquish their
'pets" to receive aid, the board
[lecreed.
Depression Hits Pets
Chicago, Nov. 11 (UP)—Be
cause they can no longer afford to
teed them, dogs and other pets
Lre being lost in great numbers,
police report. Police dogs, because
If their large appetites, are being
abandoned in unusually large
numbers, officers said.
Restaurant Plans Free Meals
I Chicago, Nov. 11 (UP)—Every
lay of the winter, Louis Lenoss,
[estaurant owner, will give free
heals to 100 unemployed men.
Lenoss, who owns five restaurants,
[aid he would do his bit for the
obless by serving the meals at one
[f his places each morning.
"Dead" Woman Denied Report
Hamilton, Ont., Nov. 11 (UP)
krs. Dominic Sylvester, who was
[upposed to have perished in an
[xjdosion and fire, which de
[troyed her home, called at the of
fice of the fire chief personally to
leny the rumor.
Expect 50 Million Fair Guests
Chicago, Nov. 11 (UP)—Rail
lad officials have been asked to
ipply facilities for the visit of
),000,000 to this city during the
r orld's Fair of 1933.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF CARBON COUNTY AND THE CITY OF RED LODGE
RED LODGE, CARBON COUNTY , MONTANA. THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 1931
CARBON COUNTY NEWS
VOL. VIII NO. 36.
RED LODGE DAILY NEWS
VOL. I. NO. 27.
DEMOCRATS LIKELY
TO ELECT GARNER
AS THEIR SPEAKER
Tammany Delegation Will
Give Texas Full
Support
Washington, D. C., Nov. 12.—
(AP)—Nomination of Representa
tive Garner of Texas, as a Demo
cratic candidate for speaker became
virtually certain today, as word
was received that the Tammany
delegation would give Texas its
solid support.
Among those who sounded out
Garner on his legislative program
were Tilson of Connecticut and
Snell of New York, Republican
candidates for the speakership;
Wood of Indiana, chairman of the
last house appropriations commit
tee; Parker of New York, who
guided the interstate commerce
committee, and Underhill of Mas
sachusetts, head of the accounts
group. Tuesday, Walter Newton,
one of President Hoover's secre
taries, talked with Garner.
Garner withheld comment on the
conferences or on what work he
had in mind. The committee chah'
men of last session, among other
things, were asking him for rooms
to replace those they will have to
give up if Democrats organize.
'Some of the. Republicans them
selves conceded that President
Hoover was trying to obtain infor
mation to guide him to some extent
in his proposals to congress.
SHIP SURVIVORS
ARE PICKED UP
j Eleven Men Are Still Living
When Rescued by
U. S. S. Swan
Balboa, Canal Zone, Nov. 12.—
(AP)—It was reported today by
the U. S. S. Swan that she had
picked up the crew of the Schoon
er Baden-Baden from open boats
on the sea. Eleven of the crew
were living, five were dead, and
their captain was badly injured.
The castaways were sighted ear
ly this week by a mail plane pilot
flying over the Caribbean. Ships
and airplanes have been searching
the sea since that time, but until
today had failed to locate the sur
vivors.
The wrecked schooner had been
engaged in the coastwise trade.
THE WEATHER.
Montana—Mostly fair tonight
and Friday, except unsettled in
western portion. Wyoming—Fair
tonight and Friday, except unset
tled in northwestern portion. Colo
rado—Partly cloudy tonight; fair
Friday.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Chicago.—Hogs, 10 higher. Cat
tle, 25 lower. Sheep, steady.
GENEROSITY OF FARMERS IN CARBON
COUNTY IS SUBJECT OF A VOTE OF
THANKS FROM MUSSELSHELL COUNTY
That the generosity of the Carbon county farmers, who
recently gave up part of their harvest to aid drought suf
ferers in other parts of the state, is appreciated is evidenc
ed by the resolution recently drawn up by the Fanners
Union of Musselshell county.
This vote of thanks, unanimous
ly adopted by the Musselshell
farmers, appeared in a recent is
of the Roundup Record;
Whereas, the good people of
Carbon county, Montana, have so
freely and generously contributed
liberal quantity of food supplies
for the relief of drouth-stricken
farmers in Musselshell county, and
"Whereas, these liberal offerings
have gone far toward driving the
gaunt specter of hunger from the
homes of many of our people, and
"Whereas, we realize that great
sacrifice of time, money, sub
stance and effort is involved in the
act of donating and assembling
these supplies, and
"Whereas, we realize the futility
and inadequacy of language to con
vey our true feelings, but must
sue
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OUSTER SUITS FILED
AGAINST OIL FIRMS
Austin, Texas, Nov. 12—
(AP)—Ouster suits against
15 oil companies and two oil
trade associations were filed
in the Travis county district
court today by James V. All
red, Texas attorney general.
The petitions charged that
the accused firms had vio
lated the anti-trust laws.
Among those named as de
fendants were the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey,
New York, and California;
the Union Oil company; the
Humble oil company; and
the Texas company. Cities
Service and the Shell Union
Oil company were also nam
ed.
DISTRICT COURT
HOLDS SESSION
Divorce and Probate Cases
Heard By Judge
Goddard
Two divorce cases, several pro
bate hearings, and foreclosure pro
ceedings were among the legal
business in the district court Tues
day, Nov. 10. Judge O. F. Goddard
of Billings conducted the session.
The court issued a decree of di
vorce in the case of Agnes Duke
vs. James Duke, and heard the
case of Anne Clark vs. Murry
Clark. In the latter case, the court
also issued and signed a divorce
decree, having found the allega
tions of the complaint to be true,
and gave custody of the child to
Mrs. Clark.
The case of the State against
June Alderson, a burglary count
that has been standing for more
than a year, was dismissed on the
motion of the judge.
A permanent injunction and a
judgment were handed down by
the court in the action brought by
C. A. Lewis against James S.
Tehlhs for trespass.
The St. Paul Fire & Marine In
surance company, plaintiff against
Spiro P. Radunovich, was granted
two days by the court in which to
answer the defendant's demurrer
to the complaint. The case of the
State vs. Radunovich was dismis
sed.
Probate action and ex parte mat
ters otherwise occupied the court.
13 Fatal To Frat House.
Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 12.—
(UP)—Superstitious persons here
declare you can't defy the hoodoo
number 13. A $13,000 fire partially
destroyed Santa Clara's only fra
ternity house, the Gamma Eta
Gamma legal fraternity,
house is located at 1313 Franklin
street, has telephone Santa Clara
13, and the postman who delivers
its mail wears badge 13.
The
leave as recompense, our
factors, the knowledge of the part
they have played in appeasing the
hunger of helpless little children,
whose gratitude is reflected in their
happy faces; yet in our feeble way
we desire to render some expres
sion of our gratitude, so therefore
"Be it resolved, by the Mussel
shell county unit of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
of America in regular session at
Roundup, Montana, this 31st day
of October, 1931, that we express
our heartfelt thanks to National
Secretary James J. O'Shea, State
President J. T. Kelly, Mrs. Jordan
Bean, Messrs. Ironside, Pithaud
and all officers and committeemen
of the Carbon County Farmers
union through whose labors this
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TAXPAYERS' ASSOCIATION
Last week delegates of the Taxpayers' Association filed with
the Carbon County Board of Commissioners a document re
markable in several respects, containing declarations, sugges
tions, and condemnations concerning the county government
that call for comment if not action. The resolution presented
to the commissioners has been taken under advisement and
Study by the News. We are proceeding to consider the docu
ment from every angle, and every legal aspect of the resolu
tion is being studied in the light of ihe state laws governing
counties. A thing of such nature cannot be quickly disposed
of. In the first place the News wants it to be understood that
we are in sympathy with economical county, state and city
government.
Some of the proposals made by the T. P. A. have been and are
being considered by the county commissioners, and no doubt
will he put into operation at the earliest possible effective date.
While some of the suggestions made to the county commission
ers can only be remedied by the state legislature, others will
have to be remedied by the school trustees over which the
county commissioners have no control. The county commis
sioners have had under consideration re-classification of land
values for some time, and expect to put into operation a re
classification for taxation. The eighth recommendation of the
T. P. A., that we adopt county manager form of government
as passed by the last legislature, is rather amusing in view of
the fact that Mr. Albert Budas, a member of the Legislature,
and a member of the T. P. A. delegation, voted against Senate
bill No. 43 which describes the county manager system. We
are inclined to believe that Mr. Budas voted right, as did Mr.
Fairgrieve, who also voted against this bill. The records show
that Mr. Merriman, the other member of the legislature from
Carbon county, was absent and did not vote.
It may also be well to call attention to the fact that the so
called high school bill introduced by Mr. Merriman iS one of
the causes of the high taxation in this county. It might also
be well to remind the taxpayers of the county that Carbon
county was one of the first counties to adopt the county school
unit which proved to be a failure. The high school bill works
practically in the same way. As far as the manager system
for the county, it might be well to allow some other counties
to adopt the experiment firtet.
In studying this bill, it is our candid judgment that it would
be far more expensive than our present system of county gov
ernment.
The News wants it understood that we will join any kind of
program to reduce taxes, or in other words equalization of tax
es on all classes of property in Carbon county. But we want
it to apply to all classes of property.
The power lies with the legislature and not with the county
commissioners. It might be well for the T. P. A. to join with
the New's in demanding that the candidates for the legislature
next year pledge themselves to submit an amendment abolish
ing the state Board of Equalization or amending the law so
that a court of competent jurisdiction can review the outrageous
actions not only in this county but in many counties of the
state. The time to find out where candidates stand on these
questions is before they are nominated and elected.
As soon as we have had time to analyze these recommenda
tions, we expect to present to the voters of Carbon county
alyses of the taxpayers' complaint, together with our sugges
tions and recommendations. In conclusion the News wishes to
say that we are ready to join hands with anybody for an equal
ization of taxles on all property, and we think that we will
find the county commissioners sympathetic in such a move.
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COMMUNIST TROOPS SENT TO
REINFORCE CHINESE GENERAL
(By Associated Press)
Communications from the Japanese war office today
said that an International Communist army had arrived tit
Anganchi for the purpose of reinforcing the Chinese gen
eral, Mäh Chan-shau.
Two thousand soldiers from Rus-^
sia, with 15 carloads of arms and
amunition, were reported to have
come from Russia.
Dispatches reaching Mukden said
that 50 Chinese had been killed,
and 300 wounded during the course
of a three-hour battle near Kung
chuling.
From Tokyo came the news that
10,000 Japanese soldiers would
move into Manchuria Saturday as
reinforcements for the troops al
ready there. Chinese forces in the
region of Chincow are estimated at
a total of 30,000.
In the midst of these movements
and mobilizations, Aristide Briand,
chairman of the League council,
dispatched another note from the
League. He demanded that Japan
and China exert every possible
means to prevent further conflict.
It was reported that the Japan-1
ese commander in Manchuria had
ordered General Mah Chan-shan to
evacuate Tsitsihar, but that Gen
eral Mah still held the city.
Japanese troops in the Nonni
bridge area in Manchuria have re
sumed their advance and have
bombed nd shelled the retiring
Chinese army, the Chinese govern
ment declared Wednesday night in
an urgent message to the League
of Nations.
The message said the Japanese
forces were 20 kilometers along
the road to the Chinese-controlled
town of Tsitsihar.
Girl students attending the Keen
school at Tientsin, operated by
American Methodist missionaries,
were marched to the French con
cession Tuesday to get them out of
the danger zone.
Many of them were in a state of
collapse from fear and the rigors
of the long march when they ar
rived. The Nankai school at Tient
sin also was evacuated.
EXAMINER GRANTS
CITIZENSHIP TO 15
All Candidates Appearing
Approved for Nat
uralization
M. F. Lence of Denver, United
States naturalization examiner,
conducted a hearing Tuesday in the
district court at which 17 candi
dates for citizenship appeared. Af
ter administering of examination
and hearing of witnesses' testi
mony, 15 of the applicants were
granted their petitions for natural
ization.
Those who were declared eligible
for citizenship by the examiner
were :
Laurence Bauwens, a native of
Belgium; Marcel Fages, of Prance;
Arvid Liedes, Finland; / Andrew
Mustonen, Finland; Alii Kallio,
Finland; William Steffan, Russia;
Roman Crnkovich, Croatia; John
Hunter, Scotland; Matt Lehtola,
Finland; Matilda Lehtola, Finland;
Tyyne Timonen Ahola, Finland;
Joe Simon, Austria; John Giovan
ini, Italy; Joe Regis, Italy; and
Peter C. Giovetti, Italy.
Hearing on the petition of Vin
cent Cstnik was continued until
the next period of examination. A
default of a witness caused the
petition of Lucy Crtâlic to he dis
missed by the court.
Seemingly the new hats of the
1870 period are giving new life to
the long depressed ostrich plume
business. Can't the ladies do some
thing to revive steel, lumber and
concrete ?
Journal.
Louisville Courier
DIES FROM INJURIES
RECEIVED AT DANCE
Trinidad,' Col., Nov. 12—
(AP)—Marvin Weghorst, a
filling station owner, died
in a hospital here today
from injuries received while
attending an armistice night
dance. Jimmy Stanton,
farmer of the Sunflower val
ley, is held in jail in connec
tion with the death of Weg
horst.
Stanton told police that
the fight between himself
and Weghorst had resulted
from an argument over the
girls with whom they had
been dancing. During the
fight, however, he used only
his fists, he said.
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CLASS TOURNEY IS
WON BY JUNIORS
Defeat F r o s h in Finals
At High School
Gymnasium
Inter-class championship of Car
bon high school belongs to the
quintet of Junior basket tossers
after the final games played yes
terday afternoon in the high schooj
gym. The Juniors won from the
Freshman team by a score of 13
11, and the Sophomores defeated
the Seniors in a game that ended
26-20.
Personal fouls and free throws
were the deciding factors in the
Junior-Frosh game, the Juniors
converting seven of the free shots
for a margin over the first-year
men. Dimich made five free throws
good for points while Brown and
Laughney each sunk one. Haa
visto and Dimich led the scoring,
although the Juniors missed
number of easy shots that should
a
have boosted their score higher.
Starters on the Junior team
were Haavisto, Dimich, Brown,
Laughney, and Cusino, with Mar
chello and Jarvi also seeing action.
Liedes, Grusonik, Niemi, Starko
vich and Jurkovich started for the
Frosh. Brown was in the game
long enough to contribute to the
score and Mlekush was also used.
In the Senior-Soph game, per
sonal fouls popped up almost as
fast as in the first game, although
comparatively few of the result
ing free throws were made good
for points. Laughney sunk three
complimentaries for the Sopho
mores, and Nyback one for the
Seniors, coming through also with
one field goal.
Gregory, Karjala, Peterson, and
Heikkala all connected with the
basket to hoist the Senior score,
but sharpshooting by the Sopho
more outfit, and particularly Lau
ghney, kept the Soph score higher.
Gregory, Karjala, Nyback, Hei
PLANS OF RANCHERS ASSOCIATION
WILL INCREASE THE RECREATIONAL
POSSIBILITY OF WESTERN STATES
Extensive plans for the recreational advancement of
Montana and Wyoming, with a greater development of
the various vacation centers, were discussed at the con
vention of the Dude Ranchers association at Sheridan last
week, according to A1 Croonqnist, newly elected execu
tive secretary of the association.
At the convention, attended by
ranch owners of Wyoming and
Montana as well as representatives
of various Federal departments,
had as one of its main points of
business the election of officers for
the coming year.
R. JL Larom of Valley, Wyo.,
was elected president of the asso
ciation for the sixth time, and C.
M. Moore of Dubois, Wyo., was
named vice-president. Ernest Mill
er of Bozeman, is secretary-treas
urer,
A1 Croonquist of Red Lodge, was
nominated by the association board
of directors to fill the place form
erly held by T. Joe Cahill, whose
duties as executive secretary were
completed this year. Contrary to
some reports of the convention
proceedings, Cahill was not "dis
ROBBER SETS FIRE
TO GROCERY AFTER
ATTEMPTED THEFT
Proprietor is Chained to
Floor by Unarmed
Burglar
Lamar, Col., Nov. 12—(AP)—
Burglary was combined with in
cendiarism in a robbery here to
day, when an unarmed robber
chained J. S. Loutzenhiser, Lamar
grocer, to the floor of his grocery
store, and then set fire to the
building.
Loutzenhiser had opened his es
tablishment to be confronted by
the man, who immediately attack
ed him, and after overpowering
him, chained him securely. The
robber then demanded that the
grocer tell him the combinaition of
the store safe, which Loutzenhiser
refused to do.
The robber, seemingly angered
by the refusal, set fire to the store
and fled from the place. Loutzen
hiser's son, coming to work a few
minutes later, found his father ly
ing on the floor, calling for help
as clouds of smoke poured from
the room.
A fire department extinguished
the blaze before serious damage
was done.
BELIEVE WOMAN
VICTIM OF GANG
Body Wrapped in Oilcloth
Is Discovered Near
Illinois Town
Woodstock, Ill., Nov.
Sealed in oilcloth and packed in
quicklime, the body of a woman
was found buried in a shallow
grave near here.
(AP)—•
Two boys, noticing a disturbed
section of earth, made the dis
Indentification of the
covery.
body was regarded as impossible.
Investigators of the case ex
pressed the belief that the woman
was the victim of gangsters, who
killed her for fear she might re
veal some gangland secret.
Holds Office at University.
Missoula, Nov. 12.—Miss Mary
Storey of Bridger, student at Mon
tana university at Missoula, has
been elected to the position of sec
retary of Sigma Alpha Iota, a na
tional music fraternity with a chap
ter on the Montana Campus.
kkala, and Blazevich played for
the Seniors, with Peterson alter
nating with Karjala. Starters for
the Sophomores were Ugaste,
Klepich, Zupan, Bloom, and Lau
ghney. Marchello, Romite, Doran,
and Bonovich played part of the
game.
missed" by the asociation. He had
been definitely hired for- a two
year period of work that included
for the most part publicity work
in the eastern states, which work
he completed this year.
The program of the association'^
executive secretary now calls fori
a period of promotion in the west,
Croonquist will spend most of his
time working with ranch owners,
commercial groups, and Federal
departments in the dude ranch
area, for the settlement of prob
lems concerning tourist travel ia
the west. The building up individ
uality of each outfit in Wyoming
and Montana, and the business de
velopment of the individual towns
or communities that serves for the
mutual benefit of ranchers anj
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