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ACT NO. 23&.
ACT NO. 23S.
Ssnate Bill No. 12-By Mr.. Lawrason,
JOINT RESOLUTION

| ACT NO. 23S.
Senate Bill No. 12-By Mr. Lawrasen
| JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con.
amending Article 200 Of the Consti-
tuition SO as to provide for additional
qualifications for voters in primari es
conventions or political assemblies
held for the purpose of nomina ting
party candidates for public office.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eeaI Assembly of the State Of Louis
,ena, two thirds of all members Of each
. the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State for their approval
T sa rejection at the Congressional Elec-
next following the first Monday in No
vemDer 1920. amending Article 200 Of
tne Constitution 50 ~ to read a. fol-
ARTICLE 200. No person shall vote NJ
any primary election or in any conven-
ton or other political assembly held for
me purpose Of nominating any candi-
SON is at the time registered voter.
with such additional qualifications as
may be prescribed by the party for
which candidates for public office are
conventions in this State the apportion-
ment Of representation shall be on the
basis of population"
.te TSst the Be 6si., It further n resolved
printed thereon: For the proposed
amendment 70 Article zoo of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Louisiana rela-
tive to additional qualifications for
voters in primaries. conventions and
politica! assemblies held for the pur-
pose Of nominating party candidates
aor pubic office and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
Article zoo of the Constitution Of the
state Of Louisiana relative to addi-
tional qualifications for voters in nri-
maries. conventions and political as
semoiies held for the purpose Of non-
mating party candidates for public Of
fice.'
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Governor and President Of |
the Senate.
X. +. WALKER |
Speaker of the House of Representa-.
tives.
Approved: July s, 1920.
JNO. NJ. PARKER
Governor of the State of Louisiana |
A true cory:
JAMES }. BAILEY,
Secretary of State
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An average gain of 2,1os telephones ~

An average gain of 2,10S telephones ~
year.
Since 1913 the performance was:
Telephones Telephones
Installed Discontinued Met Gal.
1919 1880 6,392 745S
19zO q mo) 6,966 2,5d9 3447
Dur1ng 1919 the net gain was 254 per
cent greater than the average gain for The
tour previous years. If the rate of net
gain during the first five months of 1920 ia
maintained throughout the year, the 1920
gain will be 293 per cent greater than the
normal average annual gain.
The average number of calls made from
the exchange stations has greatly in
creased, so that the Company is now fur
nlshlng several hundred thousand more ex.
change messages, from the same number Of
telephones, than ever before
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666 quickly relieves Constipation, Bill
l0Nsaess, Loss Of Appetite and Head
aches. due to Pospid Lives.
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Constitutional Amendme1 Is
Continued from frat pasc)

1.rUIFiaaa. to the credit o: an account
''. cunts to BE known az Redemption
:. "urtH. the a'sount of all bonds ma
tuning or becoming payable, and 1t
SILL be the duty of said Treasurer to
pay or provide for the payment Of such
boz Gs. Such deposits shall be made
with the State Treasurer in timely sea-
son for the payment of such principal
ara interest and not less than thirty
(%a) days before the date when any
moneys become payable. 1t shall be
such deposits as aforesaid. and in ease
Of failure on the part of said Board to
max said deposits in an amount suf-
fcicnt to provide for the payment Of
interest due or to become due, and for
tn" redemption of the bonds. the said
lTr"asurcr is hereby empowered and di-
rectcd. and it is made his duty. to
Icoli"'t the charges and revenues of
Ith" Port and to apply the same, after
providing for necessary operating ex-
p"rS"s and any prior charges. to the
OF the said bonds. and for that pur-
pos" and for such time as may be
necessary. the said Treasurer is hereby
authorized to exercise all the powers
and duties vested in the Board Of Com
missioners of the Port of New Orleans.
The accounts Of said Board as a De-
partnent of state shall be subject to
audit and investigation by the State
Aud tor or Supervisor of Public Ac-
counts. and the auditor shall counter
s'1n all bonds hereafter issued. The
property subject to mortgage or other
lien and may make or execute pur-
chase money mortgages or property
acquired. Nothing herein contained
shall prejudice the right Of the holder
of any bonds of the Port now outstand-
ing: or that may be issued under the
ordinance and mortgage heretofore /
mad" and executed for canal purposes
TO Il segregation of such revenues as
are applicable to his bonds under said ,
ordinance and mortCagc or other Gov
enaat Of his bonds This amendment
shall not repeal any statutes hereto
Tore enacted. except insofar A. incon-
sistent herewith.
Section 2. BE it further resolved.
etc. That on the official ballots to he
used at said election shall be placed
ehe words. For the proposed amend
m"nt to the Constitution giving addi-
tional powers to the Hoard of Commits
sioncrs of the Port of New Orleans in
the financing and control of the prop
erty under it's administration" and the |
words. Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution giving addi-
t!ohal powers to the Board Of Commits
cioners OF the Port OF New Orleans in
the financing and control of the prop
each eiector shall indicate his vote for
or against the proposed amendment as
PROVIDED In the general election laws
OF the State.
r. F.. WALKER.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tivcs.
HEWITT BOTANCHAuD,
Governor and President of |
the Senate.
Approved: July T. 1920
JNO. NJ. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
A true copy: {
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary of State. G
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Episcopal Church

Services the first and third Sun
days in the month.
Services Sunday October 3rd.
Early celebration of the Holy
Communion at 1880.
Morning prayer and sermon at
eleven.
The public is cordially inyited
to attend the services at this
church.
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The United States had - pest
offices IN 1870.
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Indicate. A. provided in the general
f",t on laws OF the cta:e. whether or
not he votes for or against the amend
,ueHt.
Il. f. WALKER
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tivcs.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July Z. 1920.
JNO. M. PARKER.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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Located at Natchoches, Parish of Natchitocbes La
Six months ending August 31st 1920
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The volume Of foil service during 1918
was AZ per cent greater than during 1915.
and if the volume of toll service for ths
first five months of 1920 is maintained
throughout the year, the volume of toll
service during 1920 will be SO per cent
greater than during 1915.
Does this record enttle this Comnanv "a
your support? If it does, you1 interest do.
mands that you let it be known.
That every one cannot now be served i.
due to the unparalleled demand, and the
abnormal conditions of the nanufacturer
and means of transportation; all of which
will be shown. -
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EXCHANGE SERVICE

o0Ttssen M Of svhy our orders for nat
and equipment haze not been fHsd ~ '
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Following closely the announce
ment that Los Angeles authorities
we're preparing to prosecute Walter
Watson, the modern Bluebeard, on a
charge of bigamy, came a statement
from Mrs. Katherine Wombacher An
drews, one of Watson's wives, that
she is to file civil suit in which she
will ask for damages to "her feelings
and career" The amount and de-
tails of the suit were not made pub
lie,
Another state entered the contest
for the Privilege of prosecuting the
man when authorities at Wallace,
Idaho, notified the district attorneys
office yesterday at Los Angeles that
they were preparing to bring an ac-
ton charging bigamy based on a
marriage to Mrs. Maud e. Goldsmith
of Wallace on January, 1919.
Hurts physical condition contin-
ues to improve and physicians at the
hospital, where he is held under a
heavy guard, say they are certain that
barring grave complications the man
will recover. He has not been in
condition to permit of questioning
by the officers.
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Mrs. James Allen of Helena, friend
of the murdered girl, in discussing
the matter after being told of the
Identification of the laundry marks,
said: "Of course 1t is relief to have
the suspense over. The proof al
ready gathered was so strong, how
ever, that l had no doubt but what
she was this mans victim.
"But it seems so terrible that she
should have gone this way. Her life
had never been happy and she had
such hopes after her marriage and
such confidence in her husband that
it seems too terrible to be true. She
told me once that at Christmas she
envied other folks their happiness,
for the day never could be but one
of sorrow for her.
"Her parents died suddenly on
Christmas day when she was only
little girl. Since that time she was
forced to support herself. She had
saved her money carefully to buy a
hotel 1t seems hard to believe that
any one could be so depraved as to
marry and then murder girl simply
to rob her of $4,000, her life's sa-
wings"
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HARRY wv. CHILD, YELLOWSTONE PARK TOURIST N0AGE
TO STATE PEMNDLESS; BATTLED HIS WAY TO MILLION

If an inventory were to be taken
of Montana's assets, there are certain
men of the Treasure state who should
be listed. One of these-and one
who has done very little advertising
on his own account and who conse-
quently is not as we'll known over the
state as he should be-is Harry w.
Child of Helena and Gallatin Valley
and Yellowstone National Park. AS
a developer of mines and shelters, as
farmer and livestock man on vast
scale, and as president of the Yellow
stone Park Hotel company and Vel
lowstone Park transportation COM
pany, he has for 80 years been real
Montana captain of industry.
Back in the SOS Child came to
Montana as green youth without
any other assets than strong and
healthy body and a well-balanced, OBJ
serving mind; plenty of energy and
courage and determination to win.
Today he is principal owner in one of
the biggest ranches in the United
States-a splendid tract of $4,000
acres in the Gallatin valley. He has
interests of various kinds in many
other parts of Montana and is one of
Montana's millionaires. Further
more he is paying a lot of attention
to directing toward Montana hordes
of tourists who will leave millions
with Montana residents every year.
His story is typical of that of the
successful Montana pioneer who has
helped build up the state and has
also made fortune for himself. He
was born so years ago in San Fran
cisco and was sent to Massachusetts
to prepare for Harvard. But on COM
pleting his preparatory school course
he decided that he would get the rest
of his education in the school of
hard knocks, and he accordingly took
a job in a wholesale clothing house
in Boston.
Found Boston Too Tame
Anybody who knows Child can
imagine that selling pants to retail
ers would not suit him for long. The
business did not offer sufficient scope
for his imagination, so he left it hur-
riedly one day and returned to San
Francisco, where he engaged in the
brokerage business with his father /
for time. That work did not appeal
either, so he headed for the big |
mountains of Montana to try his hand |
at mining with an uncle, who was
operating in the Helena district.
To make good in the Montana min
ing camps of the SOS, man had to
be about all man-four-square and
fit. Child measured up to the speci-
fications, and within few years
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have mad a more successful career
a prosecutor than has Mr.. Lobe. BIT
sides being the youngest county at
torney in the state, he did not lose a
big case during his time in office, al
though he prosecuted many seditious
actions, several murder trials, and
last, but perhaps the most conspicu-
GUS in the public eye, charge
against Charles Stevens for robbery
of the Union Bank g. Trust company
of $4,000.
Some time ago Mr.. Day, who on ac-
count of his various duties, includ-
ing those of United States district at
torney and city attorney, requires
more assistance, urged Lobe to as
sociate himself with the firm of Day.
& Mapes. Lobe has concluded that
the opportunity is too great for him
to decline.
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James r. HURT, the modern Blue
1 beard who is in Jail at Los Angeles
charged with having married rs
wives and who is suspected of hay
ing murdered several of them, had as
one of his wretched victims Mon.
tana girl; Betty Prior, who for con-
siderable period was waitress at the
Placer hotel, he has confessed.
The body of the young woman who
was murdered at Plum, Washington,
found in shallow grave near Plum
station, short distance from Seattle,
has been positively identified as that
of Betty Prior. Identification of the
laundry marks found on the girls
clothing have made it certain that
the claims by Helena friends of her
identity are correct, and these have
proved to be the last link in the chain
of evidence against HURT, who has
confessed to beating her to death at
Plum, Washington.
l.. C. Wilson of the Shoshone laun-
dry at Wallace, Idaho, after two
days search found the mark among
his old records. Mr. Drew of the
City Dye works aided him. Due to
the efforts of Wilson and Drew, the
laundry mark can now be used as the
final proof of the Identification.
Indictment Expected
In the opinion of the authorities an
indictment of murder against HURT
will soon be forthcoming and he may
be brought to Washington for trial.
Western Washington officials had
been trying in vain since last July to
identify the victim of the atrocious
murder and apparently had deemed
identification hopeless. Less than a
week after it was learned in Spokane
that Miss Pryor might be Bluebeard
victim, her Identification as the muir
dered woman found buried in the |
shallow grave at Plum station was |
declared positive by Spokane and the |
coast authorities. They believe the
evidence points positively to HURT as
the murderer.
What seemed to be further proof
connecting HURT, the Los Angeles
"Bluebeard," with the murder of
Betty Pryor at Plum station last
June was had when Mrs. Naomi West
of Spokane, identified a photograph
of the bigamist and alleged murderer
as that of Milton Lewis, who married
Betty Prior In Occur d'Alene on Mar.
2. 1919. Mrs. James Allen also iden-
titled the picture.
The photograph, which was taken
in the hospital in Los Angeles, where
HURT is confined, because of the
rumpled appearance of his hair, gives
the impression that his hair is heav-
Ter than it is and 1t appears black.
For this reason, Mrs. Allen was not
as positive in her Identification as
was Mrs. West.
She Warned Lewis
THE last words 1 said to Lewis {
when he left Spokane with Betty last
May we're: 1T you don't take good
care of Betty you'll get it in the ]
neck" said Mrs. West. She said I
she did not realize how grimly literal s
her words we're to become, If HURT |
is indicted for the murder of Betty q
Prior at Plum station.
Several of Miss Pryor's friends t
typewriter letters, purport- '
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Child was managing two mines - a
gold mine and silver and lead prop
erty-each in a different camp.
| For time things went along
swimmingly, and the lead-silver prop
erty was producing very large guam
tity of valuable bullion, which was
being stored until the Northern Pa
cific railroad should reach Helena SO
| that it might be shipped. But the
New York millionaires who owned
the property were too busy to send
along the money to pay off the men,
and despite repeated requests by
Child the amounts owed to the mi
ners for wages kept mounting. There
were many men employed at the mine
and reduction plant, and they accept
ed explanations about delayed pay
till the company owed them on an
average of $125 apiece, or an aggre-
gate of s250,000. Then they held a
mass meeting and came to the con-
clusion that they would get their
money or know why
Child Is Kidnapped
1t happened that one of the New
York men who owned the mine-a
banker worth millions-had sent his
son to Helena to learn mining under
Child. The miners decided that the
quickest way to get their money
would be to kidnap the general man
ager, Child, and the bankers son, im-
prison them in the mine and hold
them as hostages until the S250,000
was put up.
This happened in mid-winter, with
the snow in the gulch about IL feet
deep. One night Child found his
house surrounded and he was taken
into custody by gang of miners and
escorted to the mine. Here he found
the bankers son. The miners told
the pair that they would never see
daylight again if the money was not
paid. Without further parley the
two were lowered into the mine and
an armed guard was set to watch
them.
After some hours Child sent word
to the ringleaders that he wanted to
talk with them. When they came he
explained how impossible it was for
him to do anything along the line of
getting the money while they kept
him prisoner. He said that if they
would let him go to Helena he would |
do all in his power to raise the
money.
Gets $25O,OOO by Wire
The miners knew that Child was |
On the square and they were per-
,uaded that what he said was nothing |
more than common sense. They told |
him he might go, but they told him
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But he was the nobIest host in the
world. He had passion for running
water; a nose for trout and grayling;
a sort of sixth sense that enables him
to drop a fly in the right place.
Harry can handle rainbow better
than any man l ever saw - in the
stream or on plate"
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MONTANA GIRL MURDERED BY 'BlWE@EARD'
WHO HAS RECORD OF e WIVES; G0MFESSES

Miss Pryor worked for several
months in Wallace and had many
friends there. She is said to have
been married to an eastern man of
wealth before coming west and is
thought to have relatives in the east
or south.
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Governor Sam V. Stewart has ten
dered the appointment as a member
of the board of the state vocational
training school for girls to W. N.
Smith of Harlowton to fill the va
cancy left by Jack Roche of Butte
who resigned when he recently re-
moved to Chicago.
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that if he tried to double-cross them
they would kill the bankers son and
would also eventually :"get" him.
Child went to the chief justice and
the governor of the state, explained
the situation, impressed upon them
that the two thousand workmen
would brook no nonsense, and no
police interference, and expressed the
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ing to have been sent by the murder
ed girl, which were mailed at various
dates after she had been murdered.
Letters of the same sort were receiv-
ed by friends of other women whom
HURT is accused of marrying and is
suspected of killing.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-26
ATTEND LUMBER CONVENTION

G. H. Koch, manager of the local
Grogan-Robinson lumber yard, at
tended a convention of yard agents
from Havre to Williston, held at
Poplar Tuesday, and reports an inter
esting and helpful convention. There
were seven yard managers present
besides the general manager, Fred
Robinson, and several men from the
Twin Cities.
Each manager gave a talk on some
subject of interest to the assembly.
Among the topics discussed, several
had to do with agriculture and meth
DDS of cooperating with the farm
ers, and the meeting went on record
as favoring diversified farming. Mr..
Koch says that an effort is going to
be made to secure blooded stock and
assist the farmers to get it, where
they wish to improve their herds.
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c AND OTHERWISE

Order your Easter Suit now. TIL
Davey Tailors. lit.
We buy and sell secondhand
stoves and ranges. Kelly Bros. 38t.
Supt. A. E. Knights made a bust
ness trip to Havre Monday.
If your kodak needs adjusting
bring it to the Wolf Point Studio
Gulhaug can fix it.
Phil Dougherty moved his family
into his pretty new bungalow on Ed.
gar Street on Monday.
"The King of Movieland," Bill
Farnum, in FIGHTING BLOOD
Thursday, March 4th, at the Liberty.
Attend the basketball tournament
games, afternoon and evening, Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. Nina Mcfarland, county sup
erintendent, is here from Mondak,
and will remain during the basket
ball tournament.
H. K. Young of the Treasure
State Mortgage Loan Company, at
tended to business at Plentywood
the first of the week.
VIM. j. Johnson of Lustre was in
the first of the week and purchased
lumber for a new barn from the
Grogan-Robinson Lumber Co.
Mrs. F. A. Buttrey of Havre spent
several hours in the city last week
on her return from her buying trip
to New York for the Buttrey-Swift
Company.
S. c. Ring, a deputy internal rev
enue collector, was at the First Ma
tional bank the first of the week as
sisting business men with their in
come tax report.
Laurie Jean Reid, superintendent
of child welfare for the state board
of health, was here yesterday to con-
fer with Mrs. O. M. Dahl, county
nurse.
MrS. =. CIOWley anu young SON
expect to return to their Vida ranch
tomorrow. Mrs. Crowley moved into
town so that the boy could have an
opportunity to go to school.
M. G. Egan, president and general
manager of the Treasure State Mort
gage Loan Company, arrived here
this week to take up his residence
and take charge of the company's
local office. Mr.. Egan was formerly
vice president of the Homestead
State Bank. He is looking for a res
idence in which to locate his family.
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G. N. RAILROAD NOTES

Master Mechanic Schulz is off duty
on ~accounty of sickness.
John Sesser, assistant general sup
e%rintendent, visited Wolf Point yes
terday.
E. L. Carver, travelling district ac-
countant, is in Wolf Point on bust
ness this week.
Supt. A. E. Knights made a bust
ness trip over the second and third
districts the first of the week.
R~oundhouse Foreman F. A. Phil
lips was in Havre on business the
first part of the week.
Miss Alice Stewart, clerk in the
superintendent office, is still off
duty on account of sickness.
I. Riley, roadmaster, left on No.
? today for a trip over the Bainville
line.
Operator P. L. Gahr of the Wolf
Point office, spent three days this
week in Great Falls visiting rela-
tives and friends.
A. w. Peterson, Oswego agent, is
off duty on account of sickness and
is being relieved by relief agent E.
B. Smith.
Geo. Button, clerk in the super
i~ntendent's office, was called to Box
Elder the fore part of the week on
account of the illness of his mother.
F. w. Mueller and wife, agent
and first trick operator at Snowden,
were called to Davenport, Iowa, on
account of the death of Mrs. Muel-
ler's mother.
Wm. Kelley, formerly superinten-
dent of motive power over the west
ern lines, has been promoted to gen
eral superintendent of motive power,
with headquarters at st. Paul, in
place of A. C. Deverell, resigned.
Miss Margaret Domick has assum-
ed the duties of claim clerk in the
superintendent's office. Miss Anna
Christopherson is filling the vacancy
left by Miss Domick in the round
house foreman's office.
Travelling engineer, Sam Clark,
who has been in st. Paul for several
months on schedule work, has re
turned to Wolf Point and is back on
The job, relieving travelling engineer
Merwin, who will return to his en-
CINE in the through-freight service.
J. J.. Bowling, at one time general
Master mechanic, has been promoted
superintendent of motive power
n the lines west, and Henry Gerry,
superintendent of motive power on
ines east, with headquarters at Spo-