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Evidence From Legislative Investigations
and Other Sources as to Blacknail
Collected by the System

tained immunity. but for many years
he experienced much trouble with Tam
many politicians and the rank and file
Of the depart ment. Finally he came out
with flying colors In 1906 Commissioner
Bingham put him on trial for failingto
suppress gambling houses in the Tender
loin district. but the charges were not
subrt ant lated. Three years later Gen.
Bingham made him Chief Inspector.
succeeding Moses Cortright. known as the
Honest Cop.
Schmittbcrger therefore won out in
spite OF the fact that he was a confessed
bribe taker and had "squealed" on his
pals He had been mixed up in q gambling
scandal. yet he became boss policeman.
led police parades and soon came to he
regarded IA one Of the most valuable
officers in the department. Because his
duties now appear to be Of clerical
nature the gamblers feel that Schmitt-
berger's actual police power is insignifi-
cant.
In connection with Schmittberger' g
testimony IT may he interesting to note
that about ten years later. or when the
committee OF Ave made it's investigation.
gambling houses were paying from $3.50
to $500 n month for protection. Now Jack
Rose comes along and says that the big
gambling houses have been paying as
much as $500 q month and the others
! from $50 up.
Before the 1exow investigation was
concluded Supt. Byrnes testified that
he was worth fully &35O.OOO in real
estate. which he had accumulated through
investments made for him by Commodore
/ Vanderbilt. Jay Gould and George Gould.
/ Inspector W. W. Mclaughlin testified
that he had property worth S85,l75 His
/ total salary from the time he was made a
sergeant was S28.lW McLaughlin's ex-
planation of his accumulation OF property
to lnQuisi. or Goh was that he had con-
Quoted successful real estate transa ctions.
that his wife had been in business for
twenty years and that she had made n
lot of money.
Mclaughlin as result Of the probe
was indicted on n charge OF eXtortion-
namely that he had extorted $50 from a
builder named Seagrist for allowing him
to obstruct the streets. He was tried
twice. The first time the jury disa greed,
but he was convicted tho second time.
He was thrown into the Tombs and dis
missed from the department.
: The Court Of Appeals reversed the con-
viction and Mclaughlin was reinstateti
and became a deputy chief. His trial
cost the county about s5O,OO, while il
was said that Mclaughlin paid out more
than that sum to lawyers to regain his
freedom. After taking charge of the
Detective Bureau he retired in 1897 al
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amount Of trouble. Complaints sent
to Police Headquarters were thrown into
the waste basket. Devery denied that
there was gambling Of any kind and defied
the reform element to prove it. Still
the collections were made and 1t was said
that several millions OF dollars were
divided before friction ended the great
cleanup.
Western gamblers. invited here by in
huential politicians. were admitted to
the gambling circle. Native sons who
had been prospecting under the rules Of
the System found that they could not
compete with the new bankrolls. Crooked
gamblers began to operate and soon there
was turmoil.
Men who had been ruined by this COM
petition began to talk. Some OF them even
threatened to squeal. which would mean
duplicating politicians and police bosses.
Public opinion asserted itself in due time
and Devery had to go.
As q sample OF the amount Of graft
collected by the System. a we'll known
gambler once asserted fearlessly that one
small district. the old Tenderloin, yielded
so. 900 week. not entirely from gambling
but all sources Of graft. With the fall
of the System there came no legislative in
vestigation, probably because the Lexow
and Mazet probings. the latter in 1900,
had been practically barren Of results,
In 1905 the poolroom industry was
badly crippled, not because the police
wouldn't allow the rooms to run hut he
cause Of the action Of the Jockey Club in
control OF the big acetracks In the state
Of New York. The Jockey Club. alarmed
st he spreading Of bStting on the races
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/ MEMBERSHIP between the police
, antkhc gamblers has been under
stood and recognized in every

- anckhc gamblers has been UNDER
stood and recognized in every
city where gambling has been
,au1gctcd ou n large scale. There IL
.r doubt that If the police enforced the
sw all gambling houses would be closed
,,ght even in New York. While in many
,a-e- legal proof of this partnership and
.f graft has been lacking. it is written in
municipal history that many years ago
whom games of chance began to attract
attention tho big spectators were pro-
10 '"d hv The police and that the gambling
snail fry. unprotected. provided ma
ior.al Tor raids and prosecution.
Bs gamblers in those days feared pub
'.r opinion. Consequently they con-
i,irtcd their affairs quietly and sluarely.
50 thai men Of wealth felt themselves
eonnarativey secure behind barred doors
and darkencd windows. High class
gamblers. so called. monopolized the
business then. and to gain entrance to their
places required more than a formal in
PRODUCTION. 4 patron had 10 be equipped
with plenty of money. else he was politely
invited to gpaway
To secure evidence against these places
where fortunes were won and lost on the
turn Of a card was pronounced impossible
Nv the police for the excellent reason that
they .ud they could not get inside. In
short. old time gambling. backed by such
mon ~ Charley Reed. James Kelly. David
Teunoy Pulsifer. Lucien Appleby. Phil
palv. Miles farren. Peter De Lacy. Rich
ard Garfield. Gus Abel. Joe Doyle. Big
Jim kennedy. sam Emery and Dave John
SON WAS managed so well that public out
cIies against the evil We're few.
Vet IN discussing those conditions
veteran soldiers of fortune will not deny
that police partnership was positively
necessary 1t was in the form of an
,reement with captains to keep uniformed
m.n away from gambling houses. II was
tot until the I.exow invest cation in $50.
mat alleged business relations between
tie police and ,awbreakers We're un.
masked Al the tim. this legislative probe
reslted in a tremendous sensation. YET
/, is a matter of record that. while many
noIice officials were implicated. convic
tons were comparatively few. and rein
statements by the courts of police officer'
dismissed as a result of the Investigation
we're numerous. No police official wa.
indicted for protecting gamblers.
INSPECTOR Max Schnittberger was a
star witness of the Lexow Investigation
Cross-eAainined by John W. GoT. now d
Supreme Court Justice. and possibly ad.
Used 10y his wife to make a clean breast
Of it, Schmittberger unfoded police So
arets that fairly amazed the public
Schmittberger, then police captain il
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
'Skk6S 6F MONEY
 FOR SAFER CARS
New York Central Places Larg-
 est order Ever Given for the Type.

Pittsburgh, Nov. 2O.--Thc largest single order for steel pas S"ng"r coaches that has eyer been placed since that type of coach b"cam" a factor in railroad Srr- vice has been given by the New York Central lines, and covers tn" r"uur"mlniS of the several roads uf the system.
 The size or the order, tnrrlhrr with tn" fact that practically all of the paSScnger-rar building companies are already crnw,lrd with new business. made ncceS- >ary the dividing of the order. Most of the coaches will be built by the Pressed Steel Car Com panN, the Standard steel Car company, and the American Car and Foundry Company. Some will be furnished by the Pullman company and some of thr small CT concerns rnEaprd in making Sirrl passenger coaches.
 nile the construction ur the steel paSS"nGer cnachrs does not call Tor large tonnage of steel, 1 th"rr Is represented in the in- yes Simcnt an pnurmuuS sum of money, the 201 coaches costing approximately $5.OOO, ,UOO, or as | much 2> 5000 steel freight cars There is in inc equipment of these coaches more additional business for Pitt sburgh mills than the strel-platr tonnage
 however, as they are all tO be supplied with all-stcrl car wheels ana aIr-brake sets, which, to a
 large extent, are made in Pitts burgh mills. The filling of the order will take many months.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
tttts " ~ltHo~. = MAN |S SHOT fbR: BURGLAR
heighbor Fires Upon Intruder, Who Proves to be Friends
 Shot In the Lung.

San Francisco, Nov. .2l .--Mis- taken for d burglar, J. II. Fly land, a wealthy business man, head nf the Ifyland Millinery c"mpany, is in the hospital here today with d bullet in his left lung, fired by Walter Cox. re- tired Shipbuildrr.
 According to the story told by Cox, Hyland was cndcavOring tu break into the formers house. Tn" two men are ncighhOrS. In the darkness Cox fired, thinking the intruder burglar. When he discovered his mistake he tclc- phuned immediately to the police and rendered the injured man what aid he could.
 The polio" are puzzled over the case. Mrs. Ahmandas, a widow, was asleep downstairs, and first notified Cox that some one was trying to fore" a rear window Hyland was shot as he was en- tering from the front.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
TO sE w,TnEssEs ,.. y.
 i'd VALDEZ TRIAL

M. F. Backus, president of he National Bank of Commerce; S. F. Rathbun, of the Dexter Horton National bank; James w.. Hill, assistant superintendent of the Wells Fargo Express company, and B. B. Matheny, an insurance man, were served with subpucn- as yesterday to gO tu Valdez, Alaska, tu testify in the bank = ruptcy case of F.. T. Barnettr, head of bank that failed several months ago. The subpurnaS, which were served by Deputy United States Marshal Ludwig Frank. call for their apprarancc before Judge Peter D. Ovpriirld, at Valdez, December ,. Six more Subpo"naS will be served on well known seattle citizens Inday.-- 'nst-Ini"llig"ncrr.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
BENEFIT SHOW TOMORROW
 NIGHT AT THE ORPHEUM

The ladies will give a fine show InnOrrOw night at the OrpheumI for the benefit of the Good Sa- marian hospital. \ fine program has been provided and all who al = tend will enjoy the treat fllrnish- "d hy lhe ladies and will also help the construction of a ward for those afflicted with runlag- I"us di"Sa>"S. The following pro- gram has been arranged for and h" show will commence at eight e clock i"nIurruw evening. .\d- miS>i"u soc: children 25r:
 l. Overture.
 ,. Interesting lra>rl"GurS.
 j. Motion picture, Srrnir.
 [. Club >wngiur by Al. DuMl- ing.
 ,. Motion picture. scream rum- rdy.
 6. Song.
 :. Moving picture. curiosity comedy.
 8. Illustrated duet, rrllo-piann. Surrylnc and Ingram.
 Q. Song.
 10. Characteristic slides.
 1T. Motion picture" "Curing the Office Boy" comedy.
 i2. Good-night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

Mrs. JamrSJ. CrOsSlry. her young daughter. and her sister, Miss l. Held, made the trip from falrbankS with Mr.. Crnsslcy. and will remain here until after the trial of the cases in which he app"arS for inc government. They are staying with Dr.. anal Mrs. Dalton.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

All of h" children from Fort l.I~riIIn who attend ihc local school. have been unable lo cross tn" bay the past week, as inc Donaldson has been undrrgOing repairs and is high and dry on inc beach. II may hr several days brfnrr iIIr repairs are com pl"irh.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
USE DYNAMITE
 AND GET $2,50O

Bartlesville, Okla, Nov. 2i.-- Five bandits dynamited the Bank of Ochclata, Okla., today, got S2,- 500, and escaped. The robbers cut all the telephone and tele- graph wires leading into the town before they attacked the bank.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

l.. T"zi"r. of Fairbanks. Albert Flnk. of Nome and seattle. r. F.. West. of san Francisco. all al i"rn"yS for Captain F.. Y. Bar nrii". arrived last night "n tn. Mnripnsa.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
Is ACQUITTED or
 WHITE SLAVE chARoE

San Francisco, Nov. 2i.--Ber- nice Bailey and Arthur Ward, a Seattle business man, accused of coTnplicity in violation of the federal white slave laws, were ac- quilted here today by a jury in the federal court.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

District AllurIi"N Crn>Slr and H. M. GiI-uu. of Pit -hrirg. WIr will appear for ilr government
 in the bank ra>"S. arrived un Inc
 MaripuSa.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

The launch Fliri will sail Sal urday for sound points from the Valdez dock.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

The Maripnsa brought an cv. "n 2.OOO pounds of mail for Val deg.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

Mrs. Robert Weeks. wIrn has been ",Ii iu tn" Sial"~ in an rr- Tort iu regain her hralIh. re- iurii"d "l tII" Maripr-a greatly InIpruNrd.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

William Crary. who has brru serving as a juror al C"rdnNH. rr- lurn"d lo town last night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

Robert McChcsncy is now in Los Angeles and will rcmain ihcre for short time.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

w. A. Soulc, of the road com- mission, returned from Cordoya last night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

As a matter of fact "Thc Cliff" lis the most comfortable place to stop in Valdez. Why not go there first and save the embar- rassmcnt of changing?
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

sam Blum is expected in Val dez on> the Northwestern.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
TIDE TABLES
Thursday, November 21.

High tides, 9:33 a. m., iO:3O D. m. Low tides, 3I8 a. m., 1:O8 D. m.
 Friday, November %.
 High tides, iO:O8 a. m.. tiI2 pm. Low tides, 3:56 a. 1n., I:16 p. m.
 Saturday, November 2a. High tides, 1923 n. m, ii:57p.m. Low tides, i:3i n. m., 5.25 D. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

New arrivals on Northwestern --c0ats, one-piece dresses and evening gowns at Harvey's Fog gery. if
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

George Hobart returned from a trip p lhc states.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
VALDEZ
The heart Of tue gold belt

The most northerIy port In the world open to nav Igation the year round.
 The logical enterport to the great interior of Alaska; the salt water terminus of the great gov ernment wagon road lead- Ing into the Panama vaI- ley and the Yukon water- shed.
 The seat of government of the Third Judicial dI- vision of Alaska.
 The headquarters of tho Alaska Road Commission, of the Telegraph and Ca bIe systems.
 It Is 86 miles nearer the Interior than any other coast city.
 It Is the headquarters of the largest fleet of small craft In Southwest ern Alaska.
 It has the largest popu- lation of any comhiunity In Southwestern Alaska.
 It has the best public schools and an accredited high school with a four- year course.
 It Is the only sea coast town offering direct com- municatIon with tho .ln- terIor by wagon, summer or winter.
 Valdez ofYors the near- est and most dlroot routo to the Matanuska coal fieIds.
 It's harbor Ia the most easily defended on the Pa cifio coast and can rIde the nayles of tho world.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

Room and board at the Grand Hotel Si.50 per day. Home cook cd meals and good beds. Mrs. II. Sharts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21
ADVERTISERS DIRECTORY
DAILY PRosPEcroR

Attorneys-at-Law. U. E. Bunnell. L. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska. E. k. Ritchie.
 Assayers. George F. White.
 Banks. $. Blum & Co. Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Builders Material. Chas. R. Crawford.
 Brewerles. Valdez Boiling & Brewing Co.,
 Bakeries. Valdez Bakery.
 Bowling Alleys. Ingram & Bush.
 Coal. Valdez Dock Co. Valdez Transfer Co.
 Dentists pr. II. Cockerille. Dr. Charles Daggett. pr. German.
 Drug Stores. Valdez Drug Co.
 Furs. McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
 FraternaI Orders. Masonic Order. Odd Fellows. Fraternal Order Eagles. Arctic Brotherhood. General Merch handIse. Boycrs Cash Store, Golden. s. Blum & Co. Fagerburg Bros, Nazina. Valdez Bank & Mercantile Go.
 Life Insurance. w. II. Crary.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

Waffles ano money 2bc at Val dez Cafe. if
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

'9oIUo oIqeo lB sJtnbut 'dpoua o'es JoJ s5u!HsIuJnI pIouosnou
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

Bring your Job work to the prospeclor office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

Hotels. Copper Block, Valdez. Coleman House, Seward. Hotel St. Elias. Rainier-Grand Hotel, Seattle.
 Laundrys. Independent Laundry.
 Launches. Three M.
 Moving Picture Shows. The Orpheum.
 Manufacturers. Copper River Lumber Co. Chas. R. Crawford. Alaska Water Light & Power Co. Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
 Newspapers. PrOSpecLor, Daily. Miner Sunday, Weekly. Pool and Billiard Rooms. Copper Block. Ingram 6 Bush.
 Roadhouses. Camp Comfort.
 Real Estate Agencies. Valdez Real Estate Agency.
 Restaurants. Valdez Cafe.
 Steamship Lines. Alaska Coast Go. Alaska Steamship Co.
 Sheet Metal Works. Valdez Sheet Metal Works. Transfer Companies. Copper River Drawing Co. Valdez Transfer Go.
 Telephones. Alaska Water, Light & Telc- phone Go. Wholesale Cigar Merchants. Ingram & Bush.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-21

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Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
WATER COMPANY DIRECTORS
DECLARE THAT THEY DO NOT
CONTEMPLATE ANY APPEAL

Several days since copies were re-
ceived here of a petition to the SUI
preme court of California by Attorneys
McPherrin and Hunsaker & Britt for a
rehearing of the case against the irri-
cation district This was taken by
attorneys for the irrigation district to
be designed as the basis of an appeal
to the supreme court of the United
States, and was so construed by the
Press. The declarations OF members
of the board OF directors and the Ian
guage in the petition referred to all
carry the idea of determination of
a majority of the board to fight the
district organization to the bitter end,
and these justified the. inference
Evidently the directors see that a
policy of obstruction by the majority
announced now means utter defeat at
the annual election, and they have
passed a resolution embodying a de-
NAL OF intent to appeal. The resolu-
tion does not state what is implied
by the petition to the state supreme
court, nor does it deny the intent of
the directors to fight the district. If
the board of directors will pass a Sc
ries of resolutions embodying an af-
tirmative policy instead of a negative
proposal, the Press will be pleased to
spread it before the people. The res
OlutiOn as passed contains no state
ment of change from the policy of
obstruction. VIII the board go on rec
ord against obstructive tactics? This
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03

is the negative resolution passed:
Whereas, certain statements have
been published in the newspapers in
Imperial county to the effect that the
board of directors of Imperial Water
Company No. 1 had taken steps to ap-
peal from the decision of the su-
premc court of the state of California.
in an action now pending in that
court entitled Imperial Water Com
pany No. l VS.. Board of Supervisors
of Imperial County ct al" brought
to tset the legality of the organization
of the Imperial Irrigation district, and
Whereas, such published statements
are wholly false and untrue; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, that the stockholders of
this company be, and they are, hereby
advised that this board of directors
has not at any time taken any ac-
ton, or any steps to prosecute, or
take, such appeal, nor has it contem-
plated such action, nor is it now con-
templating such action or appeal"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
JAPANESE PLANNING TO
GET LOWER CALIFORNIA

WASHINGTON, Feb 3.-Startling
information has been received at the
state department to the effect that a
group of Los Angeles men now in San
Francisco are negotiating for the
transfer of control to japanese inter
ests of nearly 100000 acres of land
in Lower California embracing more
than 500 miles of sea coast and in
cluding Magdalena bay, one of the
greatest natural harbors of the Pacific
coast.
According to advices from Washing
ton, the state department has notified
the projectors of this remarkable
scheme that if an agreement of any
sort exists between the governments
of Mexico, in whose territory the land
is situated, and the Japanese govern
ment, the United States will inter-
pose objections on the ground of vi"
olation of the Monroe doctrine.
One of the chief features of the
enterprise is understood to be the col
onization of the Magdalena bay region,
which for some years has been a tar
get practice rendezvous for American
warships, with a large number of Jap
aneSe, probably 100000
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
CHURCH May REMOVE
BAN ON ADJUSTMENTS

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-The ques-
ton of altering the attitude of the
Methodist Church toward certtN1
amusements, which has recurred reg
ularly at conferences of the church for
the last enty years, is expected to
be settled definitely at the next meet
ing of that body.
1t is said that the majority of the
delegates to the general conference
will go with the intention of asking
that the absolute ruling which prohib-
its dancing, card playing and theater
going be abolished.
The conference will be held in Min
neapolis beginning May l and from
the number of delegates who will at
tend from every part of the world
where Methodism exists and the i'm
portance of constitutional questions
which will be disposed of, it is eX-
pected that this gathering will mark a
vital chapter in the history of Meth
OdiSm
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
LA TOILETTE KISSED

EBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 3.-La Fol-
lette was Kissed at the periodical pub
fishers banquet when he ended a two
hours address by calling newspapers
subsidized servants of the interests :
Toastmaster Don Seitz turned to La
Toilette and Said: 1T is too late for
me to defend the American newspa-
pers, which have been so wickedly,
foolishly and untruthfully attacked =
La Toilette did not give evidence of
hearing the reply.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
AMERICAN CITIZENS MOLEsTED
NATION DEMANDS PROTECTION

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCJATIONSJ
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Mexico
City dispatches say forty-thre Ameri-
cans aboard a Mexican Central train
have been captured by rebels, twenty
miles south OF Juarez, and that Am
bassador Wilson has demanded of the
Mexican government that it assure
them safe conduct to the border
The state department has formally
demanded of Mexico that it locate G..
Robinson, an American engineer, who
is missing. 1t is believed he has been
a prisoner since <he reI,el raids cA
Cuernavaca Monday. Dispatches say
the revolution is spreading rapidly.
To Protect Property
GBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
DARROW PLEADS NOT GUILTY
TO BOTH CHARGES MADE

fBY UNITED PRESS ASsOCIATIONSI
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.--Earl Rog-
ers, Darrows counsel, has filed mo-
tons to quash and set aside indict-
ments giving names of witnesses tes-
tifying before the grand jury returning
indictments not endorsed on the in
dictments. Judge Hutton oyerrulcd
these motions. Rogers then filed de-
murTers to the sufficiency of the in
dictments. These were also overruled.
Darrow pleaded not guilty to both
charges. The trial will be set for
February Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
IMPERIAL ABD|CAT|ON WHEN l
TROOPS ARRIVE AT PEK|Ng

lBY UNITED PRESS CABLE sERvICE1|
PEKING, Feb. 3.It is declared here|
that Premier Yuan will deliver the|
imperial abdication announcement
when the 10000 troops en- route ar
rive. He desires sufficient soldiers tO|
quell an uprising ii one ensues.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
SIGHTS VESSEL AFIRE

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
NEW YORK, Feb. "a wireless
from the Norwegian steamer Texas
says it has sighted a vessel afire off
Virginia Capes It's identity is un-
known but it is believed to be a
freighter from Liverpool
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
WILL HAVE AN EXHlBIT

rBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-The ex-
position officials have received a Ca
bic message announcing that the
Philippine Legislature has appropriat
ed $250,00 gold for an exposition eX-
hibit.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-03
COLD IN CHICAGO

LBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
CHICAGO. Feb. "A Northwestern
is sweeping the city Mercury is 6
below and II below is predicted for
tonight There is intense suffering in
the tenements. Iowa, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, the Dakotas and Montana are
cold cWapt