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THE BILLINGS GAZETTE Pare Two. Saturday, Nor. 28, 1931. MANY GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE USED KGHL STATION HOME OF NORTHWESTERN AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY U. S.

NAVY AIRMAILS PURPORTED MURDER CONFESSION OF DESERTER TO SALT WE SEAWEED USE IS 1ESPREAD ampton. Masa, electrician. In the presence of J. A. Rossell, U.

S. M. commanding officer of the Portsmouth naval prison, Capt. P. R.

Snow and Chief Marin Gunner Charles B. Loring. One of Pope's supposed victims was Mrs. Dorothy Dexter Moormeister of Salt Lake City. The alleged confession was sent to police of that city to enable them to check Its details with the circumstances of the Moormeister murder.

According to naval prison officials, Pope also admitted killing two persons by running them down deliberately with an automobile near 8alt Lake City last year, and killing a person In a gasoline station holdup near Sheridan, Wyo. Portsmouth. K. BL. Nor.

27. iM A navy deserter's reputed confession to four murders and numerous holdups in various parts of the country was airmailed by Portsmouth naval prison authorities Friday to the Salt Lake City police. The confession allegedly was made recently by Warren F. Pope, alias Frank Webster. 31, son of a North ing.

In 1902 a scientist discovered that seaweed on the Pacific coast contained potash. Important fertilizing element. But he could Interest no one In his discovery for a decade. "As In the case of many other taw products of a World war was necessary to make its importance known. German potash supplies were cut off.

The farms 'cried' for potash, so the government set out to find a source. A company manufacturing explosives also needed a substance from seaweed as an Ingredient for Its products, so It built a 2,000.000 plant In California. Groups of men flk attacked the vast seaweed 'plantations' with sickles, but it was not long before steam and gasoline-propelled scows equipped with mechanical harvesting machinery dotted the Pacific seaweed fields, A dozen or more plants were established. When the armistice was signed, the companies disbanded almost as quickly as they were established. Today one remains.

The others succumbed to cheaper Ger man poiasn or imported seaweed products." if ji rW ill lirf lu? (: hkj" OFFICERS INVESTIGATE DEATH OF SHEEPHERDER lEflAlffcAUflOIMII Above is a view of the building which houses the studio of which becomes associated with the National Broadcasting company chain Saturday night when a special dedicatory program will bo broadcast. With These Marvelous $29.50 Radios You Will TS1TSIHAR, WALLED MANCHL1RIAN CAPITAL HAS OFTEN OBSERVED MILITARY ACTIVITY MONTANA GIRL WILL APPEAR ON KGHL PROGRAM COMING FROM SAN FRANCISCO ANNOUNCEMENT of the features which will be Included In that section of the dedicatory program welcoming KGHL to the National Broadcasting chain Saturday night, which will come from the studios at San Francisco, were made Friday night. These features will come during the final 15 minutes of the program. The number which will be of particular Interest to Mon-tanans is the song "Detuis Le Jour," by Marie Montana, a native of Montana, well known in Billings and elsewhere through her appearance on the concert stage in this state. She is a soloist with the San Francisco symphony and in her radio number she will be accompanied by an orchestra.

"The Ranger Song" and "Rio Rita," from the musical comedy "Rio Rita," will be presented by the Criterion Four with orchestra under the direction of Emil Polak. The same group will also offer "Fifty Million Frenchmen." Don E. Oilman, vice president in charge of the Pacific division of the National Broadcasting company, will give an address. Be Able to Get Perfect Reception, Day or Night, of National Broadcast ing Company Programs Over Billings KGHL! It Makes Sandwiches, Packs Fish, Blends Cosmetics. Washington.

Nor. 27 What salt water bather who has been tangled in seaweed, or motorboat owner whcae propeller has been clogged by the marine growth, can Imagine that Japan harvested 450,000.000 pounds last year; that the United States Imports about 5,000 tons annually, and that the United States has a seaweed industry on the Atlantic and Pacillc coasts? "Seaweed has been consumed as food by the Japanese, and Hawaiian! for many centuries, while Irish moss and seaweed products have graced the American table la various forms since colonial days when It was imported from says a bulletin from the Washington. D. headquarters of the National Geographic society. Harvest: A Billion Pounds.

"An early use of the weed was as fertilizer by farmers near the sea. Today, besides serving. as fertilizers and food, it Is an ingredient of fine paper, knife handles and oriental curios. Kamchatka natives use its hollow stems as coils for distilleries, while Australians have discovered a species from which cloth, rope, twine and'mats can be made. "Upwards of a billion pounds of seaweed are harvested annually, with nearly every country bordering th sea contributing its quota.

Some British, Dutch and French manufacturers use seaweed for upholstery and mattress stuffing. Holland produces a sufficient quantity to support home industries and export two to three thousand tons annually. Hawaiian Eat 70 Varieties. "Demand for Japanese seaweed Is so great that the natives cultivate seaweed plantations. In Tokyo bay alone more than 3,000 people are employed on seaweed plantations.

More than 25 species of seaweed are eaten In Japan. Seventy varieties are consumed In Hawaii, where fish and seaweed are the principal foods of the poorer natives during certain seasons. "In one form or another seaweed or Its derivatives have appeared on nearly every American dining table. Agar-agar, a dried, partially bleached gelatinous extract of certain species of seaweeds, is eaten in American Ice creams. Jellies, candles, pastries, cereal foods and many desserts and salad dressings.

Cosmetics may contain agar-agar, and at the drug store one may buy it In adhesive tape and soap, and mixed with medicines. Isinglass and fly paper often contain agar-agar. Fish canners use it to pack soft fish which are likely to be shattered to pieces In transportation. It has eight times the strength cf ordinary gelatine and is not as readily affected by climatic changes. "Two-dollar-a-pound Irish moss from England lost its market In 1835.

when the mayor of Boston announced that the Massachusetts coast had an ample supply. Further investigation showed that the moss covered rocks from North Carolina to Maine. The mayor's announcement led to the Irish moss Industry at Scltuate, which still exists. The moss Is used in making blanc mange and many other puddings, and remedies for coughs. It also Is an ingredient of some kalsomines, shoe stains, shaving soaps, and dyes for calico printing.

Was Early "Tobacco." "Seaweed (dulse) was chewed In Scotland and Ireland before tobacco took its place. Now Scotch and Irish cooks use it to thicken and give a red color to soup. Boiled laver in England, also known as sloke in Ireland and slack In Scotland, Is a palatable cooked seaweed. "Japanese seaweed 'plantations' produce from 150 to 300 worth of seaweed per acre. Kombu and amanorl are two of the chief seaweed products which have figured largely in the development of the Japanese seaweed Industry.

In Osaka there are 45 known kombu factories. Shredded kombu li cooked with meat and soups and served with vegetables. Powdered kombu is an ingredient of sauces and soups and rice dishes, while kombu leaves make a popular Japanese tea. "Amanorl Is baked, compressed seaweed. Sushi, a popular Japanese sandwich, consists of a slab of amanorl on which Is placed boiled rice and strips of meat.

Then the sushi is rolled like a Jelly roll and cut into transverse slices. Source of Many Acids. "Seaweed also Is the source of many acids, one of which Is used In the manufacture of buttons, combs and Insulating material. Other acids are used to dissolve shellac and to produce brown dyes. "America's Interest In Its own seaweed resources dates back to pre-Columbian times when Indians used it as fish bait and for basket weav- INDIANS OF SOUTHWEST MAKE LIVING ON PINON NUT TRADE WHILE Graham Brothers One of Most Faithful Entertainers.

Appreciation for the cooperation which many individuals and organic ations. both local and those ol sur rounding town of Montana and northern Wyoming, have given the local radio nation through their will' ingness to entertain ever KGHI a tta expressed Friday by Eric Thornton, announcer. Since the station was es tablished more than three years ago. versatile programs have been made possible through their errorts, air. Thornton said.

Mrs. Julia Richards of Billings and Mrs. George Wright of Red Lodge, formerly Miss Dell Hair of Billings, are the only women who have been on the staff of the station. Through assisting with announcing and playing accompaniments for local artists, Mrs. Richards contributed many services to the success of programs.

Mrs. Wright was the first hostess of KGHL and she also developed a following for her piano broadcasts. Occasionally, upon visits here, she has been persuaded to play a few numbers. Perhaps the most constant record for local broadcasts during the history of the local station Is that of the Graham brothers, a local orchestra that broadcasts old-time music With the exception of three weeks, they have gone on the air each Friday for three years. Fan mall received at the station bears out the popularity they have won, according to the announcer.

Programs given by successive Tavern orchestras through arrangements made by George Llnville, manager, always have pleased radio listeners. Jack Hoatson's Scotch songs ana cowboy croonlngs of Harry Brashler of Bridger also have been well received by the public. Nibs Hartman and his Persian garden band also have contributed many hours of delightful dance tunes, Mr. Thornton said. Other performers to win praise from radio audiences are: Al Lowry, Joyce Jones, Mrs.

Ellen Swearlngen, students of the Billings Polytechnic Institute's conservatory of music, and various church organizations. L. W. TJpshaw, In broadcasts of football results provided by The Gazette, brought news of Interest to followers of the sport. Under the new regulations, arrangements will be made for these organizations to amuse their fcllowlngs at various Intervals, Mr.

Thornton said. Outstanding dance orchestras that have broadcast over KGHL are those of Vic Myers, Phil Baxter, Domberger and Milt Taggert. (Continued from Page One.) continue to be from 7:45 In the morning until 11 o'clock at night, it was said. Employe personnel of the station will be augmented with establishment of the national service, Mr. Campbell nald.

A monitor telegraph system has been installed and an operator has been hired to aid in the work properly synchronizing programs. Eric Thornton will continue as announcer and Jeff Kiichli and Ruben Hansen as operators at the local station, It was announced. When established more than three years ago, the local radio station opened on 250 watts power at night and 500 watts between sunrise and sunset with a wave length of 1,350 kilocycles. The station was assigned a wave length of 950 kilocycles Nov. 11.

1928 and was granted 500-watt power on unlimited time. The power was boosted Oct. 3, 1930 to 1,000 watts on the same wave length and for unlimited time. Transmitting equipment was moved then seven miles west of Billings along the Laurel road. Culminates Long Effort.

For the last three years an effort has been made to interest the National Broadcasting company In the local station, and on several occasions Mr. Campbell has made trips to New York City on thl matter. The decision to adopt KGHL as a unit of the national system was made in consideration of the wealth of the territory, radio set coverage and the fact that this territory was not receiving desired national service through remote N. B. C.

stations, Mr. Campbell said. United States Senators Thomas Walsh and Burton K. Wheeler assisted in converting President Ayles-worth of the N. B.

C. to the idea of coming into Montana, and the Commercial club and civic clubs of Billings and representative groups in outside cities aided in the success of the negotiations through written requests for the national service, Mr. Campbell said. (Continued from Page One.) em Wyoming for the Atwater Kent radio equipment, Quaker State motor oils and Grant storage batteries. It has 150 exclusive Atwater Kent dealers in Montana and northern Wyoming, whom it serves.

Northwestern Auto Supply is also distributor for Montana and northern Montana for Frlgidalre. With the starting of the radio broadcasting station, on the national chain, the Northwestern has a total of 30 employes. WOOL MARKET QUIET. London, Nov. 27.

VP) Of the bales of wool offered at the auction sales Friday, 7,065 were sold. A large supply was offered which met with a quiet demand from the home trade and withdrawals were larger. Price generally declined about per cent for lower grades. Orkney islands, Scotland, have given S1.675 to the British exchequer, in addition to their taxes, 929 people Aoaatlng from 10 cent to 125 each. sins 1 SYSTEMS Lander, Nov.

27. Authorities Friday were investigating the death cf Mike Exposito. a sheep-herder, who died unexpectedly while In his sheep wagon' on the range near Moneta. Officials, however, believed the death to have been from natural causes. Exposito was a brother of Mrs.

Charles Aragon, whose husband, an Indian, was hansed in iq9q the slaying of Ed Large of Rlverton, wyo. Complete With Tubes Complete With Tubes Balance Monthly Small Carrying Charge FLOOR $295-0 i95-0 buy the pinons "raw," and roast them. The nut is protected by a covering which roasting makes brittle. This covering is cracked between the teeth and the kernel extracted. There is an art to consuming the nuts, as well as gathering them.

The adept plnon nut eater can take 25 or 30 nuts in his mouth at a time, crunch the cover, swaUow the edible parts, and shift the hulls to the other cheek, squarrel fashion, continuing this process until the mouthful has been consumed without swalllng a hull. Such is the little nut and Its harvest which has brought death and suffering to the Indians, mostly Zunls and Navajos, near Zunl, N. on high, snowbound mesas. The Zunls have not responded to Americanization. Forty miles from Gallup, and the nearest railroad, the village' of Zunl was settled soon after the Pueblo revolution of 1680.

It is the Pueblo different. Its terraced adobe houses, fortressed on a hill top, look down upon a river. They speak a tongue distinctly different from that of any other Pueblo, or among the Navajos. More than 50 years ago the Catholic church abandoned its missionary efforts among- the Zunis. Even today the feeling among these Indians against Spaniards Is so Intense and great that a person addressing a Zunl in Spanish faces the prospect of being thrown bodily from the Pueblo.

The Zunls are the most tolerant to white visitors. With the exception of a few rites, a white visitor is permitted to see anything an Indian may see. Hundreds of tourists flock annually to the Shalako dance, Zuni's greatest festival, ranking In attraction to the Hopl snake dance. ,1,1 SSlfi 'fit Washington, D. Nov.

27. "Tsit-slhar, around which Chinese and Japanese forces are skirmishing In Manchuria, Is the capital of Hellung Kiang, largest of the three provinces of Manchuria, and the principal city In a vast, only partially developed area of rich farming and grazing land." says a bulletin from the Washington, D. headquarters of the National Georgrahplc society, "Military activity will be no new sensation to the 35,000 inhabitants of this brown-walled city in the fertile valley of the Nonni river. Tslt-sihar was built in 1692 to overawe marauding tribes of Mongols and Cossacks, "Later China sent many bandits Into exile into Manchuria. The medley of native population groups In the vicinity of Tsitsihar forced the construction of huge barracks there and the detail of military units to the town, so that it has long had the aspect of a fortress.

Owes All to Railways. "Like every other Important Manchurian city Tsitsihar owes its present wealth and activity to railroads. When the Chinese Eastern railway was built as a short cut between Chita and Vladivostok, Tsitsihar was a slovenly settlement of ramshackle buildings back of Its crenelated walls. Builders cf the Chinese Eastern missed the town by laying the line 18 miles to the south. Later, however, a narrow-gauge spur was built, connecting with the Chinese Eastern at a stop known only as Tsitsihar station.

"Tsitsihar has come Into the present however, through a new and extremely busy railroad line, constructed during the last aecaae northward from Taon-anfu, through Anganchl, and crossing ot-er the Chinese Eastern main line on a bridge at Tsitsihar station, the Junction point of the narrow gauge line. This new line Is Chinese-operated and Japanese-owned from Taonanfu to Anganchl, and entirely Chinese owned and operated from Anganchi to the city of Tsitsihar. "The new line does not end at Tsitsihar but continues in a north east direction for 79 miles to Talan-chen. Eventually it will reach the Siberian border and will connect with a branch of the Trans-Siberian railway at Blagoveshchensk. "Few travelers visited isolated Tsitsihar before the railroad came.

For a time those who did passed by coffins strewn outside the town walls coffins of natives whose families were unable to pay burial expenses. Inside the wails the travelers saw a dingy panorama of dirty shacks lining un-paved and unlighted streets. Its Cosmopolitan Streets. "Railroads have changed all that. Today Tsitsihar is a busy town, greatly changed and Improved by modern development.

While it is neither as large nor as modernized as the other two Manchurian provincial cities, Mukden and Kirin, Tsitsihar has several wide, paved streets, electric lights, telegraph and telephone services. Tile-roofed houses, with coats of bright paint, are rising where old Ehacks once stood. ANDY of Amos Andy. In private life he Is Charles J. CorrelL RADIO STAR "Since the new North-South railroad has been added to the spur from the Chinese Eastern railway, Tsitsihar is on the way to becoming one of the chief industrial centers of Manchuria.

Mills are grinding out meal as fast as soy beans can be brought from Manchurian fields. Its shops and stores throng with customers, and Its railroad yards are scenes of constant movement of trains. The new line to Taianchen broke all records for traffic In Manchuria early this year. Rendezvous of Many Races. "Manchus, Mongols, Koreans, Russians, Yakuts, Chinese, Japanese and a few Europeans may be seen on the streets of the city, whlQh Is fast assuming the cosmopolitan air of other Chinese trading towns.

During the horse and cattle fairs Mongol cattle traders flock to Tsitsihar, nearly doubling the population. "Manchurian horses come mostly from the grass-covered plains In the vicinity of Tsitsihar. The region is the native home of the pony which helped to build up the near-world empire of the great Kublai Khan Shaggy and stubborn, the Tsitsihar mount has endurance and is dependa ble on long marches over cold, lrregu lar terrain. Hellung Klang province leads in the production of barley In Manchuria; is second in soy beans and wheat. Of its 20,500,000 culti vable acres only a third have so far been put Into use.

"While Tsitsihar is In about the same latitude as Seattle, it suffers from extremes of heat and cold. In summer the thermometer rises above 95 degrees for days at a time, and in winter it nose-dives to 40 degrees below zero. Nevertheless the region around Tsitsihar contains some of the richest soil In the world and is capable of a good deal of future development. In the Nonni river Tsitsihar has a stream capable of carrying a considerable amount of water trade In Junks and barges during the summer months." Sheepman Claims He Lost $5,381 Omaha, Nov. 27.

(U.R) Marion Jor-genson, 26, Salinas, Utah, sheepman, reported to police Friday that he was robbed of $280 in cash and a check for $5,381 after a party to celebrate the sale of a consignment cf his father's sheep at the stockyards. The last Jorgenson could remember was returning to an uptown hotel room In company with a taxlcab driver. The driver earlier proferred his services as a guide when Jorgenson let it be known he craved excitement, hotel officials said. The taxi driver put his car in storage a short time before Jorgenson reported his loss and efforts to find him proved fruitless. The check was payable to Jorgenson's father, F.

M. Jorgenson of Salinas. Hoover Is Neutral on Convention Site Washington, Nov. 27. President Hoover Intends to leave the selection of a city for the next Republican national convention strictly to the national committee and is not taking sides for any one site.

White house officials Friday made It a point to deny published reports that the chief executive was lending his influence to the selection of Cleveland. It was said officially that Mr. Hoover Is not taking any part In the selection of a city. Firm Files Petition Requesting Judgment Cheyenne, Wyo, Nov. 27- UP) The Utah Construction company Friday filed a new petition In Laramie county district court asking a Judgment of 1358,588.

17 against the Wyoming state highway department. The petition was filed after Judge James H. Burgess of Sheridan ruled that a previous petition filed by the company did not support Its claim for a Judgment. Under the order of Judge Burgess the highway commission will have five days in which to me an answer the amended petition. The construction firm Is asking the money on the claim that it did not receive full payment for construction of the Wind River Canyon highway project.

Northern Ireland's linen trade Is resuming activity. America9 Outstanding Radio Values! 6'Tube Superheterodyne MAYFLOWER Scotland is boosting winter sports. Zunl, N. Nov. 27.

(JP The art of the southwest Indian is not aU shown in making blankets, silver trinkets and pottery. His native cunning combines with nature's ways to make him money and at a time like the present to bring him death. And in his extremity, with starvation and death at hand, his paleface enemy of years ago turns his friend, benefactor and rescuer. Hundreds of Navaja, Zunl, Pueblo and Mescalaro Indians yearly In the fall set out on plnon nut expeditions. These forays are into the varst areas in New Mexico, where low growing pine trees bear clusters of the small, edible nuts In pods.

Frost ripens these delicacies. The nuts are easily gathered by a conventional method spreading a cloth or blanket beneath the trees and shaking down the pods. But the Indians' cunning knowledge of nature provides him an easier way. Pack rats, small animals of the rat family, construct their nests beneath plnon trees. These nests are made of sticks woven and piled Into domes.

The animals gather the nuts and hoard them for the winter. Along come Mr. and Mrs. Indian and the children, with sticks pry off the "roof" of thsse nests and within they reap a harvest of 10 to 15 pounds of select pinons for pack rats never carry a bad plnon. Some of the more adept and experienced pickers can obtain the nuts from the rat cache without materially disturbing the nests.

But regardless of the man theft or the damage wrought, the rat busily goes about rebuilding his home and collecting a new store of pinons. Indians market their crop at from 6 to 10 cents a pound to whits traders, taking merchandise in return in most Instances. Very little money ever changes hands. Traders market the pinons to wholesalers and the tiny nuts, hardly a quarter of an inch long, go into confections. In New Mexico numerous residents LEADER Assoclated Press Photo ROBERT ISHAM RANDOLPH, president of the Chicago Association of Commerce, was chosen president of the Mississippi Valley association at its convention in St.

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