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The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03
HELENA LEGION
ISSUES WARNING
OBJECT TO ABLE-BODIED MEN
SOLICITING FUNDS WITHOUT
HAVING CREDENTIALS
Believe that Such Action by Ex-Ser-
vice Men Who Are Not Incapaci-
tated Weakens Chances of Dis
abled Veterans Who Need All the
Help Public Can Give.

The next time you are approached
to make contribution for the bene-
fit of ex-service men, or subscribe tc
any publication having to do with the
welfare of former soldiers, ask the
solicitor accosting you to show you
his credentials. Such is the admoni-
ton of the American Legion officials
who have taken exception to a form
of pan-handling which has been 60
ing on in some cities, under the guise
of soldier benefit enterprises.
Legion Makes Statement
The following statement was is
sued by the Legion executive com
mittee in Helena for the benefit of
Montana cities and towns generally:
"It has been brought to our atten-
tion that from time to time indiv-
iduals appear in Helena and solicit
tributions to various causes under the
plea that they are ex-service men
out of regular employment. In ano-
ther case, people have been asked to
sign a petition to congress for the
soldiers bonus bill, and then have
been held up for a subscription to
a service periodical.
while we do not say that people
to such individuals do
not get value for their money, we feel
that such appeals should not be bas-
ed upon service in the army, and that
the magazine or other article to be
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03
$4,000 WORTH OF
DOPE Is SEIZED
'RED, THE SAILOR" CAPTURED
in BUTTE WITH MORPHINE
AND OTHER DRUGS
Chase for Alleged SmuggIer Led to
Montana After He Had Been Trail
ed from England to France, Ger
many, Spain and Cuba; Drug Cap
ture Biggest Ever Made Inland.

International narcotic smuggling
which led from England, France
Germany and Spain to Cuba and
thence to this country is reputed to
figure in the arrest In Butte of Ber-
nard Murphy, widely known as RED
the Sailor" and the seizure of a suit
case with s30,850 worth of morphine,
cocaine and heroin by Federal Mar
cotic Inspector John Guerra and Sher-
iff Larry Duggan. The drug capture
constituted the largest ever made in
an inland city, according to officials.
The capture, which came after In
spector Guerra made a purchase of
81, 200 worth of drugs was the eli
max of several days of strategy by
the officers that contains features
of fiction variety. The story of snug
Cling from Cuba by wel1-laid plans,
the local officers recognition of Muir
ply by descriptions, the gaining of
his confidence, the breaking" of
Sheir guns by both officer and sus-
pect to indicate friendship when a
big deal was on and finally the cap
ture of man and goods, came rapidly
in the course of the few days of
Murphy's stay In the city.
Inspector Guerra, familiar with
the description of RED, the Sailor"
whose name was not known to gov
ernment men, saw his man on South
Main street. An acquaintance was
picked up and before long the sub
ject of dope had been broached, ac-
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03

According to figures compiled by
the Yellowstone trail bureau, Mon
tana leads all the states in the matter
of travel by car into the Yellowstone
park. During June 349 cars, carrying
1854 passengers, entered the park
by way of Gardiner. Next to Montana
was California, with 249 cars and TIT
passengers. Then came Washington,
with 169 cars and $40 passengers.
Wyoming, Idaho, Iowa, Colorado,
Minnesota, Oregon and North Dakota
followed in the order named.
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03

already has extensive interests in the
field and in the royalty company. An
nouncement of the deal, which was
| followed by changes in the officers
and in the name of the company, was
made last week.
Mr.. Orchard was one of the incor-
porators Of the company, and prior to
the retirement of Mr.. Campbell, serv-
ed as it's vice president. He now has
been elected president of the COM
pany and in the deal just closed, he
acquires the controlling interest.
Harry L. Wilson, Billings attorney,
succeeds him as vice president, and
Tom Stout of Lewistown, owner of
the Lewistown Democrat-News, is
secretary treasurer.
Mr. Orchard also has acquired the
interest of L. P. Jackson, who retires
as a director, and H. P. White and
Guy Craig, business associates of Mr..
Orchard, succeed Mr.. Campbell and
Mr.. Jackson upon the board of
directors.
The necessary legal proceedings
have been instituted to amend the
articles of incorporation so as to
change the name of the company,
which will be Montana Wyoming
Royalty company.
Mr.. Orchard expects to devote the
greater part of his time and atten-
tion to the business of this company,
which now owns per cent royalty
interest in approximately 10000
acres of land widely distributed
throughout the Kevin field and Sweet
Grass arch.
Other valuable royalties, acreage
and property interest now held by Mr..
Orchard and his associates will be
turned into the reorganization COM
pany, and it is the intention of the Of
ficers to extend its operations in this
and other fields.
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03
sold should be submitted solely upon
its merits.
AbIe-BOdied Should Work

sold should be submitted solely upon
its merits.
Able-Bodied Should Work
1--WE object to able-bodied men
from other places coming into Hell
ena and soliciting patronage on the
plea that they are ex-service men who
cannot obtain regular employment.
"The local post of the American
Legion is interested in promoting the
welfare of the local ex-service men,
and feels that the support of the gen
era1 public will be weakened by these
activities of outside men.
There is no reason at the present
time for an able-bodied man who
wants to work to come to Helena and
try to sell anything on the strength
of being an unemployed ex-service
man. Farmers in this country are in
need of help; the smelter at East
Helena is asking for SO men; con-
tractors on road projects in various
sections of the state need laborers,
and many of them are offering free
transportation to the jobs.
"These remarks do not apply to
disabled men, and we believe that
the disabled men as a rule do not
try to take advantage of their former
service. The general public cannot
do too much for the disabled ex-ser-
vice men, and we do not want to see
their chances weakened by ab1e-bod-
led men trading on their army ser
vice.
I'm general, we would warn citi-
zens to refrain from contributing
when solicited, unless the individual
submits the proper credentials sign
ed by Frank Bevans, adjutant of the
Lewis and Clark post of the American
Legion; and to refer anyone who can
not find work to the employment |
of the post, of which Ad-
jutant General Charles L. Sheridan
Is chairman"
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03

cording to Guerra. The officer, pos
| ing as dope peddler, met "Sailor
Red" several days later and a long
conversation followed in the formers
1oom Then later Murphy took his
Gaylord street.
Broke His Gun
81 want to look around your
joint" the officer, feigning suspicion.
told Murphy as they arrived at the
Gaylord street house, according to
his story. A brief survey and In
spector Guerra broke" his gun, tos-
sing the weapon and shells on the
bed as a token of friendship Muir
ply followed suit, the officer said,
and the deal was on. For two $500
bills and two of the 500 denomina-
ton, all marked, Guerra purchased
several bottles of morphine and CO.
caine, he said. Murphy then left the
room, saying he was going to hide
the money in the cellar.
While Inspector Guerra was in
company with Murphy, Sheriff Dug
gan always watched. After the al
legged purchase Guerra and Murphy
went to the formers room, where
they made plans for going to Colum-
bia Gardens to meet a Chinese, who,
the officer told his man, was in the
market for the purchase of the re-
mainder of the narcotics. Murphy
brought a bottle with samples of all
the drugs, according to Guerra, and
the pair was at the corner of Broad
way and Main street late one after
noon when Sheriff Duggan arrested
both men.
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03
Comes From Italy to Wed

After long voyage, Filomina Null
1er has arrived in Miles City from
Italy to meet her sweetheart of child
hood days, Nick Gaglia, who before
the strike was employed in the Mil
waukee shops. Gaglia came to Amer
lea some years ago and before leaving
Italy promised to send for the girl.
For two years Gaglia has saved in
order to take trip to Italy and this
spring found his hope realized. He
had made all preparations for the
trip and had secured his passport
when a letter came saying that Miss
Muller had sailed for America. Gag
liza then abandoned his trip and anx-
tously awaited his promised bride.
The reunion was most happy one
and notwithstanding the strike, the
couple decided that they would be
married.
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03
I AM OFF AGAINl

Just stones throw from the spot where just a
few months ago I spudded in my epoch-making dis
covery well Rocky Ridge structure Toole county,
Montana, I am striking for millions again.
The brief months which have elapsed since
started drilling first well Rocky Ridge struc-
ture have great changes in Northern Montana,
the lethargy of the old time cowman has been dis
PEELED by the infusion of new blood into the COM
munity-Toole County is all hustle.
Off to the westward from my discovery we'll two
giant derricks their heads against the skyline
and up the coulee just a few hundred yards from
Well No. the walking beam of another rig rocks up
and down, lifting and dropping drill bit bound for
the precious oil sands below.
Toward the rising sun as far as the eye can pene-
trate occasional derricks dot the horizon and
fully score of tests drilling around the
flanks of Rocky Ridge structure.
Monday July 18th, spudded in the first we'll for
Gordon Campbe-Kevin Syndicate No. 2 within hail
ing distance from the discovery we'll To be exact it
is only 440 feet away direct diagonal offset Today
it is drilling below 500 feet.
My first we'll for Syndicate No. will be known as
the Lincoln we'll was not guided by sentiment alone
in christening this we'll after the immortal rail-spiter
because expect to drill many wells for my two Syn
dicates Rocky Ridge structure and since the Syndi
cate will be numbered confusion will be avoided by
naming the individual wells.
The Lincoln we'll is drilling on forty acres and I
believe safe in saying that these forty offsettng
valuable than forty thousand wild
cat" acres.
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03

rick upon Syndicate No. $40 acres the southwark
We are absolutely Sitting top of the World" at
Kevin. Syndicate No. has enough properties there
to yield millions upon millions of dollars when
drilled up and the gushers brought in.
One we'll drilling another soon-rnany plan
ned-680 acres in a-room for over 100 wells
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate No. 2 will be
financed quickly.
Once my Lincoln we'll is completed big producer
I offer of the units of my Syndicate
at $40 each.
Then when my second we'll pierces the gusher sands
the units of Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate No 2
will be withdrawn from the market forever
Those who followed or associated themselves with
in G.. c. K S. No have already won untold
wealth. My past deeds seem small compared to my
present enterprise-the Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syn
dicate No. D.
Become of my unitholders today before the
Lincoln Well in and drives the price of my units
out of sight.
You know that thousands who invested with me in
my first Syndicate will be rewarded handsomely
If you with then be with me now when
chances for tremendous profit are one hundred
times as great they were then.
When may expect to hear from you?
Nary
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03
ORCHARD AND ASSOCIATES BUY
GORDON CAMPBELL ROYALTIES

Interests of Gordon Campbell in
the Gordon Campbell Royalties, Inc,
have been purchased by Charles
Orchard, we'll known and successful
oil man and operator of Denver, who
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03

easily worth $250OOO the entire capitaliza-
ton of Gordon Campbel1-Kevin Syndicate No. 2.
However, the Lincoln well and lease represent but
small part of the assets of Syndicate No. 2.
South of the discovery well, in what now seems
to be the very heart of the pool Syndicate No. has
$40 acres and it is here will drill the second well for
this, my second Kelvin enterprise
Now that the trials which beset in Syndicate
No. have been banished, that the accuracy of
my geology has been proven beyond dispute now
that the laurels of discovery mine find myself
champng at the bit and like Alexander of old "eager
for more worlds to conquer"
Few in the oil business have been as fortunate
as I. Repeatedly have chosen the spots where oil
would be encountered, time and again have pointed
to the place where the precious liquid would be found
My Van Dusen we'll in the Devils Basin was the
discovery well in Montana. My location yielded the
first production in the Cat Creek field and then came
the crowning triumph of my life, the discovery well
at Kelvin.
Today my ambitions are divided between the de-
sire to tear down the speed record for fast drilling
by completing the Lincoln we'll quickly and the deter
mination to complete laundering gusher on Syndi-
cate No rs $40 acres below the discovery we'll
Once these ambitions are realized the hundreds of
thousands of dollars of profit made for my untholders
in Syndicate No | will be as Penny Ante" in COM
parson with the profits possible from Syndicate No D.
The investors who made Syndicate No. and the
discovery well possible number nearly three thousand
and grateful to know that most of these people
were just plain everyday home folks to whom big
winning in oil will mean wealth. comfort and surcease
from toll
Many of these old friends and hundreds of new
ones are gathering around me in Syndicate No. and
shall never rest until all these have reckoned
with the Income Tax Collector
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03

cat acres.
In fact, to
my mind the
Lincoln well
and f 0 TT y
The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03
Gordon Campbell, Million Making Genius Of f|ontana0i
Launches Another Successful Enterprise -

Syndicate No. 0th holding Keun field ,oith
leH drilling belo 500 it. and another spud offers
certain likelihood of Giant Profits those Oho Act Promptly
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-03
GROUP FIVE BANKERS
 CONVENE AT LONOKE

Group five of the Arkansas Bank CTS Association, which met last year at Conway, is today holding its an- nual session at Lonoke. Delegates to the group meeting were guests of Little Rock bankers at special show given at the Majestic and were trans ported this morning to Lonoke by au- tomobile. Local bankers in attend ance are Tom Davis, Opie Hartje and c. E. Durham of the Bank of Conway, Frank Farris of the Farmers State, and V. D. Hill of the Faulkner County Bank & Trust Company.
 It was the intention of the banks here to send their officers and di- rectors to the group meeting, but the size of the delegation was reduced when weather conditions became so unfavorable.
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-03
AT THE GRAND.

Conway Tearle in spectacular meiodramatic screen play will be the feature attraction at the White Grand theatre tonight when the stars new Selxnick picture, Shadows of the Sea-" is exhibited.
 As Captain Dick Carson, soldier of fortune whose rovings keep him main N at sea, MT. Tearle is said to have g part that provides unusual oppor- tunities for his dramatic talents. The store is by Frank Dazey and direction was by Alan Crosland.
 An exceptionally strong supporting cast includes lovely Doris Kenyon as leading woman; Arthur Houseman as the cad; Crawford Kent as the cap. tain's mate; Jack Drumier as the derelict, and J. Barney Sherry Frankie Mann, Harry J. Lane anc William Nally in important roles.
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-03
PROF. SIMMONS GOES
 co CLASSICAL MEETING

Prof. G. A. Simmons left last night for Dallas, Tex, to attend a commit tee meeting of the classical investi- gation. The classical investigation is a movement, under the direction of the American Classical League and financed by the General Education Board of New York, for the purpose of preparing constructive program for thei improvement of the teaching of Latin and Greek in the secondary schools of the United States. Three special Investigators, assisted by a large advisory committee of educa- tional experts and eight regional committees are carrying on the in vestigation, which will cover a period of probably three years. The re- gional committee of the southwest, of which Prof. Simmons is member comprises one representative each from Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mex leo, Arizona and three from Texas. The meeting in Dallas is for a con ference with members of the advisory committee and one or more of the expert Investigators, including Prof Andrew F. West, dean of Princeton University, and Dr. w. L. Carr, of Oberlin College, Ohio.
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-03
CHANCERY COURT.

Complaint for divorce has been filed in chancery court by Versia Brown against Joe Brown, to whom she was married in Lonoke county, February 16, 1919 His desertion since Janu- ary 1, 1920, is given as ground for the absolute divorce and custody of their infant daughter, which are peti- toned in the complaint.
 c. w. York has filed suit for di- vorce from his wife, Dora York, al- leging desertion since February, 1921. Their marriage occurred in this county in March, 1920.
 Judgment for the entire amount of indebtedness held against S. c. and o. G. Lyons, doing business under the firm name of Lyons Brothers, and the establishment of it's claim on the defendants property as para mount to other liens, are asked by the Farmers State Bank in a chan cery complaint. Others named by the bank as defendants are c. A. Holland, trustee of the estate of Lyons Broth CTS, the Southern Cotton Oil Com pany, Beal-Burrow Dry Goods Con- .aany and the Scott tt-Meyer Commis- sion Company, the three last named also having some claim against the principal defendants. Indebtedness alleged by the plaintiff bank, all secured by mortgage, includes the following promissory notes: May 1. 1921, $7'0O0; September 15, 1921, s92.42; November 1, 1921, S213.9O; November 30, 1921. $500; December 1. 1921, $449.40; January 9, 1922, s400 all of which are short term notes.
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-03

the survival of weevils in these cages determined in the spring The labor atory has just completed an exami- nation of this series of cages and finds that these figures verify those quoted Tn the moss examinations. and show the percentage of survival to date to be much higher than in past years.
 In considering the significance of these findings, it should be remem- bered that while they mean very abnormally heavy emergence of over wlntered Weevils in the coming spring, they do not necessarily mean that the weevil damage this season will be unusually great since it is possible that summer weather con dltions may be sufficiently unfavor- able to the weevils to offset this heavy, early infestation, but the fact remains that the farmers will start the crop under tremendous handi- cap and it is going to require abnor- nal weather to prevent abnormal weevil damage. No man is justified in gambling or such luck, it is said, and the only sane course to pursue is to anticipate a year of great abund- ance of boil weevils and to make all plans accordingly. Everyone who has raised a few cotton crops with the weevil present realizes how the weevil cuts down the acreage be can handle per blow and still make a crop. The
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-03
ALARMING NUMBER
 OF NEEyILS ALIVE
INFESTATION 10 BE HEA\ '
Government Experiments Prove Mum Der of Insects Surviving Winter
 is Largest Ever Recorded.

Washington, March 3.-A heavy in belt this season is indicated by obser- vations made at the Delta laboratory Iallulah, La., where for a number of years the bureau of entomology United States department of agricul- ture, has been making series of studies each season to serve as a basis for predictions regarding the severity of spring infestations of the pest. The records for 1922 have just been completed, and comparison with similar records for the last eight years points to heavier emergence of the pest from winter quarters than Tn any previous season during that period.
 Cotton farmers this year in decid- ing upon where to reduce or increase their acreage are cautioned to take into account this prospect of an abundance of boil weevils.
 The number of boil weevils emerg- ing from Information each spring de- bends on two things; the number en- tering Information in the fall and the percentage of these surviving. Last fall the greater part of the cotton belt saw conditions which permitted an unusually large number of weevis to enter Information. The winter weather has generally ben abnormal ly mild to date and the usual period of uraotbar bor N,ccoI ,1 though there is, of course, still bare chance of temperatures low enough to influence weevil survival Because of this mild weather a high rate of Weevil survival was to be expected. Recent records have more than veri- fled this expectation. These records are made in number of different ways but the most comparable criter- ion is the figure based on the number of live weevils found hibernating in Spanish moss in certain selected To- calities in Louisiana each year. Re gently over. 3,600 pounds of Spanish moss from 15 different selected points representing the different types ot hibernating conditions found in that district were examined This moss is carefully examined and the number of weevils both live and dead noted From this the ratio of both live anc dead weevils per ton of moss is com puted, and experience has shown that this affords a very fair index to the emergency which may be expected The following table shows the figures for the past eight years:
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-03

From these figures it is seen that there are far more live weevils per ton of moss in sight now than at any time since these records were started and only very few dead weevils
 Of course the records on the presence of dead weevils can not be accepted as absolutely accurate because it has been found that many dead weevils fall out of the moss during the win ter and are thus lost. The most striking feature, however, is the fact that the records for this year show more than five times as many weevils in Information as in the highest pre- ceding year since 1915. These rec ords are checked in other ways among the different methods being a series of cages located near Tallulah
 which are installed with known number of live weevils each fall, diff ferent types of shelter provided and
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-03

that was brought against me was done partly through wilful act on my part, and l will say without fear ot contradiction that l was worked in the lead eff making wine. My friends that drink wine and Whiskey would say to me, Alex, you need the money, YOU are a poor man and we won't tell it on you if you will make the stuff for us and We will buy it from you. That will be an accommodation to us and money to you and we won't have to go off out of the settlement to get something to drink, we will have it at home Bat when 1 am a free man and out of this trouble, they won't only have to go out of the set clement to get something to drink, they can die for it and then l won't make it for them.
 "Now, friends, I want you to read this statement, for it is true and am not trying to get out of it. 1 only want bond so I can go home to my family until the day of trial and then l will meet the court and take what the court gives me and be man and a true citizen of Faulkner county after these days of trouble have passed.
 MT Editor, please publish this for me and for the benefit of my young boy friends.