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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-11-30
THEY ARE AFTER DAUGHERTY
New Progressive Bloc Lining Up ia
Press Impeachment Charges

Right on the heels of an open at
tack on Attorney General Daugherty
by Representative Oscar E. Keller of
Minnesota and Representative Wood
ruff of Michigan, announcing that
these gentlemen intend to press to a
conclusion the house impeachment
charges approved in a formal house
resolution arraigning the attorney
general, Mr.. Daugherty has written
letter to Representative Volstead
asking that copy Of the charges be
supplied to him so that he may aid in
bringing the hearing to head.
Keller and Woodruff, backed by
Representative Royal C. johnson of
South Dakota, openly allege that the
attorney general has sat firmly on the
war fraud lid, that he has failed to
prosecute fragrant cases of alleged
robbery of the government, and that
no amount Of prodding, seemingly, will
get him to function in the courts
against those who are accused Of
frauds running even into the millions.
They state that the election returns
show determination on the part of
the people to stamp out graft and cor
ruption in government, and that the
nation is not getting any aid along
this line from the department of JUS
tice. They contend that evidence of
war frauds has been in the hands of
the department more than two years.
''This inactivity on the part of Mr..
Daugherty is not due to lack of evil
dence," says Representative Keller in
a written statement. Experienced
prosecutors have declared that in
many cases the evidence is sufficient
to proceed to trial without further in
| vestigation. Mr.. Daugherty himself
more than year ago officially stated
/ that he was in possession Of evidence
sufficient to establish criminal con-
spiracy in case involving millions OF
dollars. Attorney General Daugherty
has not yet presented this case to a
grand jury or instituted civil suit fol-
the recovery of stolen money.
"From time to time Mr.. Daugherty
has widely proclaimed his intention
to take action against the war graft.
ers, but whenever public indignation
has fared up because of his inaction
he has attempted to cool it off with
more promises"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-11-30
NEW JUVENILE
COURT I MEASURE \! !! !!
Parents and Guardians to Be Heli
Accountable for Conduct of
Children
SEVERE PENALTIES PROVIDED
Claim Made that. Present Law i
Imperative

Parents or guardians Of children in
North Dakota are to be held strictly
accountable for the conduct of their
offspring or wards if the bill to be
submitted to the coming legislature
is enacted into law. The bill states,
"The fact that child has been judged
more than twice to be delinquent on
account Of conduct occurring while in
the custody Of his parents or the same
guardian shall be presumptive evil
dence that such parents or guardians
are responsible for his last adjudged
delinquency" It is also provided that
such parents or guardian shall be pun
ished for misdemeanor or felony.
A new and exhaustive juvenile court
bill, of which the foregoing provision
is only one Of many, has been prepared
and the legislature will be asked to
substitute it for the present statute
1t is claimed that the present Juvenile
court system does not adequately cover
the state and some counties are en-
tirely without Juvenile commissioners
or courts. Some Of the courts even
frown on the present system, it is de-
clared, and. there is also q lack Of in
vestigation Of cases before action that
is deplorable. In some cases juveniles
taken into custody are held in jails
with criminals. The probation system
seems very inadequate, there is no
general provision for physical or men,
tai examinations Of children brought
before the courts, and the records kept
are incomplete.
The proposed bill makes detailed
provisions to cover the defects alleg-
ed, the most important, perhaps, being
the naming Of the county Judge in each
county as juvenile commissioner for
that county. Where the Judge refuses
to serve the district court has power
to appoint the commissioner. It is
further provided that probation officers
be named, and paid the same fees as
constables and such other compen-
sation as the court may prescribe. A
parole system for delinquent children
is recommended. and the bill also
guards against undue publicity in chill
dren's cases.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-11-30

tion being brought about in this way.
It sounds like q wild tale, and We
print it for what it is worth. AT
any rate, the staid educators Of the
state evidently had lot Of sport over
the matter.
Superintendent Gould says that he
doesn't have to look far to find some
thing to be thankful for this year,
after what he went through in Fargo
last week. Just TO bs roaming around
loose ID worth second helping Of the
Thanksgiving turkey, not % mention
the eranbekTies and other dxings. !.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-11-30
DUKE SkUDDARD
GOES A-HCJNTING
Doesn't Bring Home Any Game, bu,
Learns Something About the
Ethics" of Sportsmen
LEAVES SOON FOR THE SOUTH
Intends to Follow Flight of Ducks ia
the Gulf

Duke Skuddard called on the editor
again the other day. 1t has been so
long since this gentleman made his
last appearance that perhaps some Of
our readers will not remember him,
but that's their good fortune. By way
of explanation it might not be out of
place to say that Duke is the oldest
son of Jason Skuddard, the inventor,
who left this vale of tears several
years ago after having made himself
public nuisance since the time when
the memory of the Oldest liar runneth
not to the contrary. Duke, by the
way, is worthy successor to an un-
worthy father, and is following closely
in his feetstops, especially as regards
the public nuisance part. Each time
he calls we hope and pray it will be
the last, but he has more 'farewells"
than Sarah Bernhardt; however, when
he shows up he generally has some
thing on the organ he fondly imagines
is his mind and there's no escape until
he has unwound himself, SO we settled
ourself as comfortably as possible,
bent one ear at the proper angle and
awaited the deluge. Without attempt
ing to use Dukes phraseology, we'll
give you the gist of his remarks.
It seems that Duke has never been
any great shakes as hunter, prin-
cipally because his powers Of observa-
tioh are abnormally developed-and
it looked too much like work. But
this fall the condition of his health
was such that he needed a little out
door exercise to keep him from in
habiting one of George Pederson's as
bestos-lined coffins, so he purchased
gat, donned his war paint and be-
gan laying siege to prairie chickens,
ducks, jackrabbits, etc. He was not
familiar with the use Of firearms,
never having been in range Of speci-
men, 50 it is not to be wondered at
that his luck was, well, intermittent,
to say the least. He knew that a
shotgun had a handle and surrounded
a hole about three feet long, more or
less; that the pellets with which it
was to be loaded contained shot and
powder; that when the shell was in
position a loud report followed the
pulling Of q little dingus called the
trigger-and that in order to be safe
one must stay behind it, wherein it
differs somewhat from a mule; aside
from that he and shotguns had grown
up without having become acquainted.
Duke observed that whenever John
Enger, George Wilson, Howard Dady,
Bert Williamson, George Cook OF any
Of the other fellows who are famous
as hunters-whenever they went out
and remained all day they usually
brought home the limit, or perhaps q
i(Continued on page ~
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-11-30
wooDMEN PLANNING BIG TIME
Forty Unbranded Candidates to Be
Initiated Tuesday Evening

About forty candidates who have
never trod the paths which are SO we'll
known to dyed -in-the-wool Woodmen
are shivering in their boots at the
thought Of what may happen-yes, Of
what is sure to happen-to them next
Tuesday evening, when one Of the big
gest ceremonials held by the lodge in
several years is scheduled to take
place. =, -
t Twenty five of the poor unfortunates
hail from Verona, and thereby hangs
a tale. The up-country village has
no lodge, but the folks have wanted
one for long time. A few days ago
they succeeded in making up class
sufficiently large to assure the success
of local there and asked Oakes
Woodmen to come up and put on the
work. Because the labor and expense
incident to transporting overland the
enormous quantity of death-dealing
devices necessary on occasions of this
kind, the Oakes boys were obliged to
decline, but informed Verona that if
they would bring the candidates here
they would see that the Verona lodge
was properly instituted and also that
the candidates would have no reason
to complain because they didn't get
all that was coming to them. This
proposition was Immediately accepted
hence the shivers above referred to.
District Deputy Geo. w. Morrissey
will be among those present, but
whether he can hold the blood-thirsty
Oakes degree team, consisting Of nine
members, in check is a moot question.
Whether he has the inclination to do
so is also a matter of doubt, so it
looks from here as though the embryo
Woodmen are up against the real
thing. Peter Arwik is chief forester
and, together with his eight associate
man-handlers, has been burning the
midnight oil figuring up new stunts
with the idea of improving the pro-
gram, with the candidates on the bus
mess end of the improvements. Men
who have taken the work in the dear,
dead days B. v. (before Volstead) are
authority for the statement that the
work was plenty good enough and
didn't need any improving. Still more
shivers.
Those who have gone through the
rigors Of various lodge limitations re-
alize that everything is planned for
the "benefit" Of the candidate, who
must Of necessity not only ride the
goat, but be the goat. But as a sort
Of consolation prize, so to speak
iDasmuch as the unfortunates will not
be allowed to win-the Royal Neigh
bors have come forward with an offer
to serve supper to the assemblage at
IS cents per plate. Everybody will
be eligible to partake, and this in
cludes those Of the candidates who are
fortunate enough to pass through the
ordeal successfully and come out alive
with appetites unimpaired. As Mutt
Of the Lion Tanners club would say,
"Oowah!"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-11-30

The Misses Craig, Koeneke, Even,
McGhie, DeLaHunt, Hutsinpiller, MUIR
ray, Schwandt, Reardon and Nepstad,
Mrs. Ira p. Denning, F. e. Wytten-
bach, J. c. Gould and A. T. johnson
returned Saturday from Fargo, where
they had been in attendance at the
convention Of the North Dakota Edu-
cational association. Miss Chappsll
returned Monday.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-11-30
Grab Bag" Candy Condemned

"'Grab Bag" Candy Condemned
Two carloads Of candy, said to con-
tain impurities and being sold to
school children in grab bags, were
condemned by the Detroit, Michigan
board of health last week. The board
also removed quantities Of the candy
from six retail stores to which it had
been traced by inspectors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-22

n. M. s. HOOD.
A remarkably fine
picture Of Britains
magnificent super
dr-adnought blowing
through heavy seas at
the top speed Of 81
knots. The great Al
,2W-ton floating fort
r-ss which WAS com
pl~ted last year 1t =
cost Of over ca. 900. 900
sterling Ia not in.
cluded among those
which will be strapped
under the Hughes ma
val disarmament pro-
posal. u.Aevwoe<.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-22

At left-Por-
trait of Admiral
Peary, painted by
John C. JOhansen,
N. A., and un-
yelled by X ane
Lodge, No. 454, F.
and A. NJ, in the
Kane-Peary tro-
ply room, Masonic
Temple, New York.
Peter A. juicy.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-25
the STATE

Missoula Forest fires are occur
ring frequently in western Montana.
Holena-The various Masonic bod
lee Of the state will meet III grand
lodge In Helena AuguSt ~ TO 10.
Helena- The Helena Commercial
club II organizing Z motor truck SER
Vice to maintain communication be-
tween towns near Helena IN the event
OF . general railroad strike.
Suite James b. Barry, who was
shot BY "Swode' Murphy IN Butte I
few days ago, will probably recover.
First reports were that ho could not
survive his wounds. Murphy q out
on $4,000 bonds.
Great VAllo-plans for the oroc-
ton Of . 3So-ton silver eoncentrator,
. school building, homes for miners
ana other construction. VIM make .
substantial start towards the found
ing Of . new town are well under
way with the proprietors Of the 9il-
ver Dyke Mining company at Z point
On Carpenter creek, three miles
southeast Of Nolhart.
Ml10o0la- -Striking employees OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee ana Sc. Paul
railway have been elected from the
bungalows Of the company, located at
the sub-stations along the line, BY .
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-25
WITH BIG BANK ROLL. SLEPT
IN BOX CAR TO SAVE MONEY

Found sleeping in box car in an
alley back of Yegen Brothers store,
in Billings, foreigner with $49S.52
in his possession was placed under
arrest for his own safety and lodged
in the city jail.
When arraigned before Police
Judge Mann the next morning, he
gave his name as Frank Karns and
explained that he had been in the
city for few days.
''Why didn't you rent respectable
room somewhere instead of sleeping
in box car like tramp" the court
inquired.
well, I thought 1t would be
cheaper to sleep in the car" Harms
said.
Judge Mann explained to him how
easy It would have been for anyone
to have struck him over the head and
robbed him Of every cent.
He was given the choice of either
10 days in the city Jail or fine
of $50. He took the latter and paid
$40 for his nights lodging.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-25

would have been compelled to sell
upon hauling his grain to the eleva-
tor.
New Ticket Acceptable
Mr. Davis gave the elevators every
possible opportunity to present their
views on the proposed change and
mas now issued . ticket that IL entire
~ acceptable"
The ticket now provides that
Upon the return of this re-
celpt to the warehouse man, properly
endorsed, and upon the payment or
tender of all advances and legal
charges, grain Of the grade and guam
tity desired named herein shall be
delivered to the holder Of such receipt
within 48 hours after the facilities
TOT receiving same have been provid-
ed; the right being reserved by the
warehouseman to make delivery at
Minneapolis or Duluth Of Montana
grain or like equal grade, quality
and quantity upon payment by the
holder Of the receipt Of the freight
charges to terminal in addition to
other charges above mentioned"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-25
RED LODGE FIRM WILL MAKE
BATTERIES FOR STATE TRADE

Manufacture of storage batteries is
the latest addition to Red Lodges
list of industries. The batteries will
be built by the Red Lodge Electric
company. which has conducted extern
sive experiments to determine the
best type.
Equipment of the latest type has
been installed so that the battery
parts are being manufactured here
from the raw material, with the ex-
ception Of one of the parts which is
being turned out at the present time
by an eastern manufacturer for the
Red Lodge company. It is expected
that, by the latter part of the sum-
mer, each individual part of the bat
terry will be turned out in Red Lodge.
At the present time it is possible
to make the finished battery, which
is being manufactured under the
trade name "Colly," taken from the
names of D. w. Columbus and Leslie
Lyons. proprietors of the electric
company, at the rate of about IL per
day, but with added equipment and
more room which 1t Is planned to ac-
Quire, this production will be greatly
increased.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-25

party Of officials IN charge OF . spe-
cial agent from Seattle.
Misso11a- Contract for the sale Of
bonds Of the Bitter Root irritation
district. the largest irrigation system
n the valley, has been entered into
with : Portland, Ore, bank. accord
ing to word received here. Approx
mately $4,000 acres OF land are irri-
gable under tho canal. which was ORR
ginally built by the Bitter Root val
10y Irrigation company.
Dosemaa1-Ndward Roland, q iani-
tor employed at = local office build
Ing. shot and killed his wife and then
committed suicide. The two had
been separated for . month, Roland
was 80 years old and his wife 50.
N1gD0ula-Two new schools are
to be added to the courses for voca-
tlonal men In training at the state
university. One Of these will be q
two-year course In junior business
administration. This q m intensive
course, given for vocational men
only. The other q q course called q
sub collegiate course for forest ran
eouo.
Great TAlls-F. n. Macspadden,
county agent for Cascade county. be.
uovos that In view Of the existins
i shortage Of grain carr to move fail
crops farmers would be money
ahead" Il they stacked their grain "a
the fields and delayed threshing un-
I'll spring, rather than thresh now
and erect storage bins for the win
ter.
Wlbaux-After exchanging q fu,
elllade Of shots with four men be-
lieved to be the bandits Who held IN
ana robbed three New York tourists
receutly between Forsyth and Rose.
bud. Wibaux officers captured {
large Cadillac car end q complete set
of burglar and safe-cracking tools at
. point on the Little Missouri river
Just across the divide.
EIh6tom-Burglars who entered
the general store here Of Daueherty
and Donovan blew the safe and 90.
capped with about $36 In cash and e66
In war savings stamps. The ''yeggs'
pfied open the front door with Z
crowbar stolen from the railway
company. In blasting the safe. sack.
Of flour were piled against it to dead.
en- the sound Of the explosion.
Terry a- The infant SON Of Jake
Koegel fell head first into q Jar n
which there was but q few inches OF
water, and was drowned when dis.
covered by the mother.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-25
POWDER RIVER COUNTY EXAMINER
ARRANGE EMElITS Are MADE FOR
ELEVATOR STORAGE Of wheat

A proposed change in the form Of
storage tickets issued by Montana
grain elevators that would have, &C
cOrding to men connected with the
grain trade, been the means virtual
" Of suspending the grain storage
business In the state has been 10 cd
justed - to eliminate the clause Oh.
jected to, It was announced By Jared
Watkins, secretary Of the Northwest
ern Grain Dealers association. The
adjustment was made at . conference
between representatives Of indepsnd-
ent and line elevators and g. G. Davis
state commissioner Of agriculture.
The conference was called because
Of the objection Of elevators to Z
clause providing that, ct the option
Of the holder Of q storage ticket.
grain delivered for storage, or grain
Of equal quality and commercial
value. should be delivered back to
him at the point where received: and
because Of . second objection relat.
ing to the fixing Of the commercial
value Of grain involved. No adequate
provision was made for fixing the
value Of grain, It was contended.
Davis Called ConferenCo
objection to the form Of storage
ticket proposed by the state depart.
ment Of agriculture was not present.
ed BY any particular elevator interest
or through any organisation" safd
Watkins. ''The conference WAS call.
ID BY Davis after 90 many individual
protests had been received that Il
seemed to him advisable to talk the
matter over with the dealers.
Probably . majority of the pro
tests reached Mr.. Davis In the form ol
assertions that II the clause were re.
tanned In the storage tickets, the e1e.
vator would not this year take out
|a warehouse license. This would
mean that no storage business would
be transacted and the system Of stor.
ing grain In effect heretofore would
have been almost universally aban-
doned.
ITO havo retained the clause pro.
viding that at the ticket holders op.
tion grain should be delivered hack
at the point where received, the bnsi.
ness of marketing much of Montana's
crop could easily have passed into
the hands of spectators, and that II
Just about what would have happen.
ed In q great many cases. In addi.
ton. congestion would have inevit.
ably resulted at all elevators, since
the house would have been compelled
to be prepared to resdeliver wheat
brought in for storage. To have aban.
doned the business of storing grain
would mean that the grower, II he
had no storage facilities Of his own
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-25
WOMAN RELATES
STRANGE STORY
SAYS SHE WAS FORCED TO AC.
COMPANY TWO MEN ON LONG
AUTOMOBILE JOURNEY
Never Out Of Sight Of the Two Men
Until They Were Arrested for Bur.
glary In Miles City; Sentenced to
the Penitentiary; Girls Home in
Moorehead.

An overland journey in automo-
biles beginning at Kansas City and
ending at Broadus. Mont, by way Of
Moorehead, Minn.. and Fargo, N. D.,
resulted in the sentencing by Judge
8. d. McKinnon, Of the district court
In Miles City Of two men giving the
names Of James E. Britton, of Kan
cas- City. and Frank c. Moore. who
claims to be Montana resident, to
two and . half years in the state peni-
tentiary at Deer Lodge at hard labor.
The men were charged with burglary
In the second degree, pleading guilty
to the charge Of entering the home Of
Il. M. Knapp and taking money and
jewelry.
A young woman who gives her
name as Ethel Comstock, of Moor
head, Mimi, is being held pending
further inquiry into her connection
with the robbery, with which she al
leges she had nothing to do. Accord
Ing to the young lady's story, she was
induced, while the men were in Min
nesota. to accompany them on a trip
to the Yellowstone National park,
with the assurance that her chum
would accompany them. The friend
escaped, and Miss Comstock alleges
she was held, being promised that
another woman would be picked up
hundred miles west to complete the
quartet.
Miss Comstock says that she was
not allowed to leave the presence of
the men, but when they arrived at
Mildred, Mont, managed to have a
telephone message sent to officers at
Terry and Miles City, in which the
name of the automobile was given
Incorrectly and the officers allowed
It to pass.
Arriving in Miles City. it is stated
that the trio drove up to the Knapp
home in the early hours Of the even
ing, and finding the house dark, en-
tered by cutting out a portion of a
window pane and departing through
the back door after ransacking the
house and securing money and Jewell
~. Officers being notified and learn
Ing the name Of the car, which was
headed south on the Tongue river
I DAD, made pursuit. Sheriff William
Suffers at Broadus was notified and
picked up tho trio at that place and
they were brought back to Miles
City.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1922-08-25
the WORLD

solaeS-two men were killed IN
riots here 2 few days ago. Troops
are now IN the strike area. =
Aeapslg-Professor Albert Etnstein
mas tleo from Germany. He was
threatened with ASSASSINATION.
hon9konS-F1ve thousand lives
are believed TO nave been lost In the
sypnoon wnacn devastated Swatow'
2o0 miles northwest OF here.
san fTancasco - -Four Chinese
longs OF san francisco. at war tor
the past !! months. during which
tame NUMBER OF Chinese have been
killed. nave signed treaty OF peace.
sulphur springs, 1do..--Fatlure OF
an engineer TO heed . block signal
caused the rear -end coli1sion on the
MISSOURI Paci1!c nere' IN which 81
persons were killed ana about l3S In
1ured. 2b seriously.
Grand Hapads-Four members OF
2 1emiiy met q tragic deatn IN the
Wapsie flver near mere ana q fittn.
tne motneF, was forced 70 see ner
uso1es o1oWn' oeins poweriess 10 save
men. o
o1ao' s' gOa0:-D; 2. bray ana Mr'
aao aars. FaiuP M0Irow. negroes.
we're o1Uwneo wnen tney were caugnt
cy Wail OF water q tney were cross.
sa. ~. Fsck cfee.. ~ maies west OF