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Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
Man at Lincoln
Suspected Of
Davis Murder
Detectives Declare Have Evi-
dence ''Shorty" Mclaughlin,
Armed, Seen in "Wingie's''
Auto Night of Killing.

Persistent work on the mystery
yelling the murder of "Wingie"
Davis, Omaha taxi driver the night
of May q, and the concealment OF
his body under culvert near Grand
Island where it was found week
later, has led to the completion OF
a net of circumstantial evidence. de-
tectives and police said yesterday.
They declined to name the man
or men against whom the charges
of numbering Davis will be filed.
Mclaughlin in Jail.
They declare they have witnesses
who saw one, Shorty" McLaugh-
lin in the car with Davis the night
of the murder and that Mclaughlin
had revolver in his hands. They
also claim to have information that
Mclaughlin and Davis were in. a
fist fight few days before the
murder.
Mclaughlin is under arrest in
Lincoln, held by government officers
in connection with charges of steal
ing cars and selling narcotics.
No Substantial Evidence.
George Townley Of the Reliable
objective agency declared yesterday
Mclaughlin is wanted in connection
with Davis murder and that when
another man is in custody the mur-
der will be solved.
Mrs. Davis has told police, they
say, that Mclaughlin declared Davis
had "double-crossed" him.
Hans Mortensen, former police
officer, arrested last week in connec-
ton with the murder. was sent to
jail for 10 days on charge of va
grancy, there being no substantial
evidence to connect him with the
Davis affair.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
MailBandit Who
Escaped Guards
Taken byPo1iice': e:
Tells of Movement After Es
cape From Train-Wore
Bandage Over Face to
Hide Identity.

Centralia, Wash, June l6.-Roy
Gardner, under two sentences of rs
years each for robbing the mails and
who escaped twice from federal
guards while being taken to the fed
eral prison on McNeill's Island, was
captured here today by Louis. Son
ny, city policeman. He admitted
his identity in jail
Gardner escaped the last time at
Castle Rock, Wash, Saturday morn
ing and said he. came here Tuesday
night on a freight train. At no time
between the time he escaped and the
time he left Castle Rock was he
more than mile from the town and
often possemen were within a few
feet of him, he said.
While in Centralia he wore band
age or, his face giving the appearance
he had been injured. When United
States Marshal Holohan of San Fran
cisco, who led posse in search of
Gardner, appeared at the jail, Gard
ner exclaimed.
Hello, marshal, it's been good
joke on you"
Gardner also greeted a postoffice
Inspector who captured him in Cali
fornia.
Late today Gardner once. more
started for McNeills Island peniten-
tiary.
Gives Interview.
Portland, Ore, June 16.-In an in
terview with the Portland Telegram
by telephone, Roy Gardner explained
his movements from the time he es-
capped from a train at Castle Rock,
Wash, last Saturday morning. after
holding up his two guards. TO the
time OF his. arrest He declared he
had boarded train at the Castle
Rock depot the night following his
appearance at the Royal restaurant
Tuesday morning.
"It was good chase while it
lasted" said Gardner. "on1y It was
too short.
I'D like to have kept it up for a
couple of months, at least.
II was never more than a mile
from Castle Rock from the time l
left the train there with Pyron, after
we got the drop on Mulhall and
that other guard.
That was me, all right, in the
Royal restaurant.
I'D had nothing to eat for three
nights and two days and ! just had
to take chance.
II had been lying out short dis
tance from there and / was forced
to eat. When | saw that fellow
looking in the window at me I knew
he had me spotted. so l had to leave
my grub and beat it.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
Assailant of Policemen
Escapes From Hiding Place

Frankfort, KY, June i6.--John
Falls, grocer. who last night shot six
persons while resisting arrest for
interfering in an alteration between
4 policeman and Falls son, escaped
during the night from the combina-
ton grocery store and dwelling
where Il was believed he had barri-
caded himself. Falls apparently left
the building before the officers had
IN opportunity to surround II
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17

United States enter the existing
league provided the Lodge amend
ments were made part of the act of
ratification.
"As presidential candidate you left
the country and even your own fol-
lowers in doubt as to your attitude.
Thirty-one pre-eminent republicans
among whom were your secretary
of state, Mr.. Hughes, and your sec
retary Of commerce, Mr.. Hoover
assured their fellow w-countrymen that
you would go into the existing
league. Senators Borah and Johnson
and other 'irreconcilables' assured
.hem you would not.
Repudiated League.
"As president-elect you did not
see fit to disclose your attitude on
the league beyond what you had
said during the campaign. Both the
'Thirty-One' and the 'Irreconcilables'
claimed you for their own.
GAS president, however, you have
unequivocally repudiated the exist
ing league of nations, whose area
comprises considerably more than
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
America Not to Participate
In League Deliberations

Washington, June lo.-The Ameri-
can government, it was learned to-
day, does not contemplate participa-
ton in the deliberations of the coun-
ell Of the league of nations, which
convened today at Geneva for con.
sideration Of problems arising out OF
the ALLEGATION of mandates. A
suggestion that the United States be
represented was made by the presi,,
dent of the council after the United
States had protested against the
award Of mandates without its con-
sent.
Since the United States and Japan
have undertaken a settlement by di-
rect negotiation OF pending issues
between the two countries. con-
sideration of the zap mandate by
the council is regarded here as un-
necessary
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
Second Reduction in Oil
Prices in Week Announced

Pittsburgh, Pa, June l6-The
second reduction in the price Of crude
oil within a week was announced
here today by the principal purchas-
ing agencies when another cut OF
Is cents a barrel on all grades was
posted. New prices are:
Pennsylvania crude $3.50, Corning
$1.40, Cabell $l.3l, Somerset Sl10,
Somerset light $3.50 and Ragland
Is cents.
Steadily increasing stocks was
given as the cause of the reduction.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
Chicago Man Elected Head
OF Advertising Clubs

Atlanta. Ga, June 16.-Charles
Henry Macintosh of Chicago was
elected president of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World. He
was opposed by George w. Hop
kins of New York. The vote was
52G to 698.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
Secretaries DENLY and Fall
Plan Big Western Trir

Washington, June 16-?lans for
an extensive western trip, including
all Pacific states, Alaska and Homo
lulu, beginning next month, have
been made by Secretaries DENLY
and Fall. Admiral Coontz, chief of
raval operations, will accompany
tn. party. On the return trip the
officials viii tour the gulf coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
Bathing Beaches Open.

Chicago, June 16.-Predicticns of
extremely warm weather for the rest
OF the week caused issuance of an or
der opening Chicago bathing beaches
today, I
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
Grand Island
Photos

THE BEE will publish in
l the Rotogravure Section
for next Sunday a full page
of photographs from Grsnd
Island.
The page will include pho.
tos of : the Grand Island
Auditorium, Pioneer Square,
St. Francis hospital, the Y.
M. c. A. building, Grand
Island college and other
pictures.
The photographs have
been reproduced with an ar.
tistic effect that makes the
page one Of the big features
Of next Sundays Bee.
The Bee offers the public
the only Rotosravure Sec
tion published in this terri.
tory.
The Best The Bee
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
The Bee Celebrates Next Sunday;
You're Invited

TIME BEE will be 50 years old next Tuesday June 2 It is
an age that few admit, and most secreive
But The Bees has been too fully exposed the
public gaze the half century mark of maturity
evident permit of preserving air of
in the matter. -
So the event will be celebrated publicly Sunday in the
form of Anniversary Edition repe with tales of human
and covering the development of The Bee and
the kaleidoscope changes of the environment which
1t is birthday party" to which is invited
The stunts for this party will include:
stirring Articles by bankers and nsur
Of Omaha history. by Alfred growth Of bank
Z Sore"son" ing In
A review AibertW
which connected ,.. .s,
A 1871. will Re
produced OF the
Rotogr
These few of the stunts There will be others. From
all of which you will gather that The Bee while admittedly
ing DID, still retains young ideas"
This Anniversary Edition is number
that everyone will want. Please favor
circulation department by ordering early
The Best &. The Sunday Bee
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
The Weather

Forecast.
Fair and continued warm Friday.
Hourly Temperatures.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28
PIONEER CITY OF DEER LODGE WILL SOON
HAVE HANDSOME NEW COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Lodge, where they were finally
placed in a log cabin then standing
on the southwest corner of Main
street, opposite the Larabie Bros.
bank of today
This was the second courthouse
and became the seat of Deer Lodge
county. There were no legal compli-
cations involved in this move, and the
court was held in the building on
Main street until the spring of 1868,
when the village 'on the trail to
Bear as the town was then called,
increased in size and a commodious
hotel, the Scott House, was opened
to the public. Then the frame and
adobe courthouse was built and was
occupied by Judge Hiram Knowles
who was one of the first territorial
judges and a highly-honored and res
pected one. He was later the first
United States district judge for the
state of Montana. Some of the most
important cases of the territorial
days were tried in this courthouse.
Dixon e Clagett, Sanders & Cullen,
Toole & Johnson, Robinson & Staple
ton, Napton e Sharp, Mayhem & Nc
Murtry, Chumasero & Chadwick were
the lawyers who practiced in Judge
Knowles court. This building was
used as a courthouse until 1887 when
it was given to the commissioners,
Morgan Evans, w. Y. Batterton and
Hank Helms, as inadequate for the
purpose and a more commodious
building was started. This building,
according tn n1ans and snecifieatione
was in the form of a Greek cross.
Only a portion of the plans were fin
ished, however, as the board of COM
missioners were restrained, by an in
junction, from completing it. The
building as then finished served since
1887 to the present day.
when the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway located its shops in
Deer Lodge, the town began to grow
and it's population increased rapidly.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28

in the air of fabulous fortunes made.
Most of the members of our party
had the idea that the gold could be
swept VI like the sawdust on a bar
room floor"
OF the 400 in the party, 100 were
in the especial are of Captain James
Fisk, who had agreed to take them
to the gold diggings for 500 apiece.
Previously, in 1862, 1863 and 1864,
Captain Fisk had led parties across
the plains as commander of a mill
tary escort.
Company of 40 Led
By Major Maginnis.
The first train, that of '62, had
left Minnesota bound for Washing
ton, but the greater part of the COM
pany resolved to put their fortunes
to the test in the newly discovered
diggings ear Bannack. The train
that set out in 1854 was attacked by
the Indians $50 miles west of Fort
Rice and was in danger of massacre.
1t was rescued by a command under
Colonel Thomas of Minnesota, which
included a company under Andrew J..
Fisk, one of the five brothers.
The big expedition of Sc traversed
the prairies in four parallel columns
to guard against attacks by Indians
that never came. Among those who
thus travelled together from st. Cloud
to Fort Benton was one party even
larger than Captain Fisk's OWE flock.
This was a company of 40 organized
by Major Martin Maginnis with 40
wa CONS. The original Fisk marty ar
rived in Helena on September 2 and
Captain Maginnis and those under his
leadership on September s..
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28

Governor Joseph M. Dixon has ap-
pointed DR.. j. M. Scanland to sue
coed himself as superintendent OF
the state hospital for the insane al
Warm Springs. The appointment is
for four years. The governor also
appointed DR.. Harris E. Bolton to be
assistant superintendent. DR.. Bolton
has been DR.. Scanland's assistant for
several years. His term is also for
four years.
DR.. Scanland has been IN charge of
the state asylum for the past %
years. When the doctor first took
charge of this institution there were
800 inmates and at present the state
is caring for 1850 people there.
DR.. Scanland has been very sue
cessful in the treatment of people
with mental disease and his reputa-
ton has extended far beyond the
boundaries of Montana.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28
APTST0RY MAKES HITAT
STOCK GROWERS MEET

The cattle industry is just enter
ing on a big boom, A. f. Stryker Of
Omaha told the stockmen of the
state at the Helena stockgrowers'
convention. In the past few months
conditions have been far from desir-
able, said Stryker, who added:
1.-The situation in the industry In
the past reminds me of the story of
a colored woman in Omaha, who was
hit by a street car and rather badly
injured. A lawyer, as lawyers some
times do, arrived on the enc He
told the colored woman:
"'You are badly injured, very bad
ly. You can collect damages, big
damages, lady
1.-THE colored woman looked Ian
guidly at the lawyer and groaned:
Use don't need damages, sir. What
Ise needs is repairs
And so it is with the cattle in
dustry. We need repairs and we are
going to see them supplied within a
very short time. In fact, the repair
ing has already started"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28

Married by the governor of Mon
tana would have been the claim OF
John J. Smirnis and Eunice Triplett
of Great Falls had there been
enough people at home at the gov
errors mansion one afternoon re-
Gently.
Governor Dixon returned from the
capitol for lunch about 2 O'Clock and
was told by the maid that a young
man and woman were in the house
who desired to see him.
"This is the priests house, isn't
it?" said the young nan to the
governor.
NO." was the reply.
"Well, you are the priest, aren't
your"
mo, I am not the priest, I am
the governor"
The young man and his pretty fl
ancee wanted to get married and
wanted to get married at once, SO
he continued, you will do, if you
are the governor. We want to get
married"
AL ilShS, oold dONCl uOI DlAOh-
"Have you got a marriage license?"
The young man produced a mar
rage license. Governor Dixon was
under the impression the governor
of the state had authority to perform
marriage ceremonies, but as a pre-
caution decided to call up former
Governor Stewart and get his opin-
ion. Governor Stewart replied yer
the telephone that he had never per-
formed a marriage ceremony while
governor of the state but that it was
his opinion the governor had that
power. Governor Dixon proceeded to
get the necessary witnesses.
Short a Witness
He went about the house and the
only person remaining was his maid
and he called her to help tie the
knot. He told the young mar to
raise his right hand. The governor
told the Helena Independent he
thought he would have the young
man swear to it, anyhow. When
the young mans hand was high in
the air, the governor, on second
thought, decided that two witnesses
we're necessary. He made another
for help, but found none.
Looked 1t Up
II thought l had better look up
the law" said the governor, and
upon examination of the statutes he
found that he didn't have the author
ity to perform the ceremony.
II was very much disappointed, "
said Governor Dixon. "The young
people were very anxious to be
married by me and they were a good
looking couple. I told them that the
law didn't authorize me to marry
them and sent them off to the priests
!
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28

was like n long summers holiday
This was the largest party that ever
crossed the plains and it included sc
or 40 women and a number of chill
dren. Altogether there were about
400 persons in the expedition, which
was led by Captain James L. Fisk,
popularity known as "Jim" Fisk, one
of five brothers in the party, all OF
whom had served in the Union army.
These immigrants followed the nor
thern route, virtually the same as
that taken a score of years later in
the construction of the Northern Pa
cific. In this way they eluded the
roaming war parties of the Sioux
which habitually lay in wait for the
unwary south of the Missouri.
Not a Hostile Indian Met;
Not a Single Horse Lost.
The party left st. Cloud on June
6 with 140 carts and wagons drawn
by oxen and COWS and with a on
siderable number of horses and ar
rived three months later at Helena.
Not a hostile Indian was met
throughout the trip and not a single
horse was lost. The weather was
ideal with the nights mild and clear
and at every camp where a smooth
stretch of ground could be found on
the prairie a dance was held. There
was one regular" musician in the
party, W. O. Dexter, a violinist, who
still lives at Fort Benton. There
were others along, however, who
were able to do their part in the
makeup of an orchestra with accor-
dions and Jews harps.
YES" unused Dexter, a few days
ago, lit was a gay time we had those
summer nights in '66 on the plains.
There were a dozen or two women in
the party-wives and daughters of
members of the expedition. There
were ten times as many young fell
lows who desired to join in Virginia
reel, quadrille, maZurka or polka.
hadn't crossed the western boun-
Diary of Minnesota before it became
plain that some rs or 80 fellows, who
were among the most adept dancers,
were bent on monopolizing the wom-
available as partners. The wall
flowers of the prairie determined
that this was not to be and formed
a kind of vigilance committee to
bust the trust Word quickly was
passed around that any male caught
dancing twice before all had had a
turn would be ducked in the nearest
stream. From that time the rule of
"a dance for each and a dance for all
was strictly observed. Moreover, as
the leader of the emigrant orchestra,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28

N. T. Chemidlin, a member of the ex-
petition, who is still working as a
printer at Fort Benton, 1.-The gold
fever grew in intensity. The big
strike in Last Chance gulch had been
made in the fall of 1864 and every
body was crazy over it. When we
reached Benton a big outfit was in
and all the miners were waiting for a
boat. They carried their gold dust
with them and there were rumors
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28

Frank Conley az its mayor has always
been progressive and he takes a per-
sonal interest in the upbuilding of
the town. It's many creditable build
ings and improvements are evidence
of his administration. Frank Con-
ley in keeping with the spirit of the
t~ownspeople concluded that the prop
er action to take would be to build
a new courthouse in keeping with
the demands of the times. Today
there is under construction and will
soon be completed a new courthouse
that will answer all purposes. AS the
good father said on looking at the re-
ceding shores of Ireland, May it last
forever"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28
short"
Played for Fort Benton
Dances for 80 Years.

Shortly after the expedition ar
rived at Helena and disbanded, Dex-
ter settled at Fort Benton. There he
played for dances for 80 years sub
sequent to 1868, or until. his hand
became crippled in consequence of
partial paralysis occasioned by an
accident in which he broke n of the
bones of his neck.
"The first dances in Benton were
held in 1863" said Dexter. ''They
we're known as 'squaw dances as
there were scarcely any white women
in the town and partners were drawn
from the Indian women encamped
with the trading parties at the out
skirts of the post. The squaws, of
course, had to be taught the white
mans dances, but they were very
adept pupils and they soon surpassed
most white women in the graceful
ness of their steps. Many of the
trappers and traders had Indian
wives. In later years there were a
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28

Hardship was the lot Of most of
the pioneers of Montana who crossed
the plains in the sixties and seven
ties to try their fortunes in the new
land of promise, but there was one
expedition-the Fisk expedition of
1866-to which the long journey in
carts and wagons and on horseback
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28

considerable number of half-breed
girls who enjoyed nothing better than
a fling or a twirl on the dance floor.
| remember playing for a number of
parties at Benton at which there were
80 men and six women"
Reported to Have Fired
Cannon From Mules Back.
Rumor has it that Dexter routed
a band of Indians in the early days
by firing a cannon from the back of
a mule. Dexter qualities the rumor
by admitting that he fired the can
non but denying that he used the
mule for a gun platform. Yet the
Jubilee committee at Great Falls
when the celebration was held there
two or three years ago had Dexter
lead a mule in a parade upon whose
back was mounted this identical can
non. Eight times as the procession
mound its way through the streets,
Dexter fired his cannon at an Indian
who followed on horseback.
Throughout the journey of the
Fisk expedition plenty of fresh meat
was supplied by the crack shots of
the party, who hunted buffalo, deer
and elk. The party reached the Mis-
souri, river IL miles below Fort
Berthold, passed Fort Union and
followed the Milk river to a point
between the sites of Havre and Chin
ook, neither of which towns had then
come into existence. Thence the
route lay to Fort Benton.
Expected to Sweep Up Gold
Like Sawdust From Floor.
"As we got closer to Helena" said
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-28
MARRIED
BY THE GOVERNOR
BUT AT THE LAST MINUTE HE
DISCOVERS THAT HE HAS
NO JURISDICTION

Governor Dixon Picked For a Priest
by Candidate for Matrimony; Is
Willing to Function, but Finds
That the Statutes Are Against
Him.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-04

We have fine lot of Cigars that
we are selling for &c, worth 7 and &c.
If ERMAN'S DRUG STORE
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-04
Pay Your Library Subscription

Between five and six thousand dol-
lars were pledged last fall for the
support of The Newark Public Library.
Of this amount about $1,000 remains
unpaid, The institution was put to
considerable additional expense in
moving and fitting up new quarters
on West Church street, and money is
needed. Those who promised financial
should be men enough to re-
deem their pledges.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-04
New Scout Troop Organized

Troop II Boy Scouts Of America
was organized at the First M. E.
church on Thursday evening of last
week, and j. F. Callander selected as
scout master. His assistants are Joe
Hawkins and Paul Tfeffer. The fol-
lowing officers were chosen: L. S.
Beggs, chairman of organization
work; Chas. A. Pfeffer, chairman of
activities, and Merrill Montgomery,
troop accountant.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-04
Death of "Russ' Moore

j. Russell Moore, known to almost
everybody in Newark, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Harper, near GAINESVILLE, Thursday of
last week, aged "a years, from a
complication of diseases. Surviving
are his daughter, Mrs. Harper, and
one son, Elmer E. E. Moore, at whose
home on North Buena Vista street
the funeral was conducted Saturday
morning under the auspices of the
G. A. R. and interment made in
Cedar Hill cemetery.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-04
Get Your Garden Seeds

We still have on hand a number of
packages of garden seeds so kindly
sent to the Leader by Congressman
Ashbrook. AS long as the supply
holds out they will be distributed
our subscribers. Call and get
yours.