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p OLICEM N TO
POISON PARTY
Relatives and Friends Not
Only Guests Mr.. Klimek
Wanted to Kill, Claim
BY CHARLES r. LYNCH
UNITED Press STAFF CORRESPONDENCE

CHICAGO. March 1o.-Reiatives
friends and even the police were in,
cIuded in the invitations to the
alleged poison parties" served by
Mrs. Title Klimek. according to testi.
mony presented today at her trial on
charges of numbering her third hus.
band. Frank Kupczyk.
Mrs. Klimek. who the state charges.
poisoned nearly a score persons, ex.
tended an invitation to the police
while she was riding in the patrol
wagon.
Lieutenant William Malone de.
clared from the witness stand that
he received the bid for the party.
I'VE had just arrested Mrs. Klimek
for serving poison to Joseph Klimek.
her present husband" Malone said.
"She was in a terrible rage and
blamed me for all her troubles.
The next one I want to cook for
is you she said as we were riding
in the wagon to the police station"
Practically the entire court session
today was taken up with testimony
of Malone and the introduction of an
alleged confession of Mrs. Klimek's
in which she admitted putting a
white powder in food served
Klimek.
The confession asserted Mrs.
Klimek got the white powder" from
Mrs. Annie Koulik, who is held in
Jail pending the outcome of the
Klimek trial. The white powder"
was said by Assistant States Attor-
ney Lyons to have been rat poison.
, 1923-03-11
SAYS RISING
GENERATION
STILL RISES

DENVER. Colo. March 1o.+By
United Press.)EO Jazz. where is
thy victory?
Although DR.. John r. Mott,
famous Y. M. C. A. worker, didn't
say It in those words. that was
the substance of his remarks on
the rising generation when he
arrived here today.
DIR. Mott does not agree with
statements of many long faced
public moralists to the effect that
the youth of America is dashing
to the devil.
In all my IS years OF travel I
never have seen n more hopeful
outlook for young men. They are
willing to pay any price for a
religion that will help them meet
their individual and social prob
lems." he said.
They demand reality-not for
mality. They despise hypocrisy
and are testing creeds and stand
ards.
In a word they want real re-
lgion."
DIR. Mott admits that there is a
NOISY pleasure seeking element
that is always attracting attention.
but you always md that eie-
ment. What encourages me is
that the number of young men
seeking spiritual truth is greater
than in any generation 1 have
known or read about"
, 1923-03-11
BODIES OF THREE FOUND
ON GULF COAST; THOUGHT
ALIENS BOUND FOR U. S.

PENSACOLA. Fla. March TO-
The bodies of three unidentified men
were found on the gulf coast 1 n Wa
kulla and Franklin counties late this
afternoon, according TO reports re-
ceived here tonight.
The bod, es. all wen dressed. are be-
lieved to have been washed ashore
from a ship in the gulf. Decorhposi-
tion had set in. indicating they had
been in the water some time.
one Of the bodies showed signs Of
violence. The skull was crushed and
there were severe bruises about the
head. Authorities here believe the
bodies are those OF aliens who had
contracted with a band OF smugglers
to be slipped into the United States.
, 1923-03-11
BOY OF 20|S
CHARGED WITH
KILLING GIRL
Edward Whitfield Held for
Shocking Murder of II
Year Old Anna Nosko

VAN CoUvER. Wash, March 10.
Edward Whitfield aged 20, late to-
day was formally charged with hrst
degree murder in connection with the
brutal killing of Anna Nosko, aged IL,
whose mutilated body was found ut
the roadside near Battle Ground,
Washington. Thursday night. Prior
TO being charged with the murder
Whitfield had been held on a charge
Of second degree assault under 81, 500
John Whitfield. brother OF the nc.
cused man, is being held as n ma.
teriai witness. Joseph Tukes, uncle
Of the Whithelds. also had been he'd
as a witness. but was released this
afternoon.
The crime is regarded as one of the
most shocking W occurred I'm the
state of Washington. Late Thursday
night the body of the girl was found
behind a rock. stripped OF all clothing.
her head smashed in, tho throat cut
from ear TO ear and the body n mass
of bruises. Whitfield was arrested
Thursday and charged with assault.
He had admitted leaving a drunken
party at his uncle's home, a quarter
of a mile from the scene of the muir.
der, at about tho time the deed oc.
CURED. He had stoutly maintained
his Innocence OF any crime. Blood
found upon his clothing was analysed
as that OF n human being. Whitfield
his clothing became bloodied
when he killed a chicken that MORN
No weapon had been found with
which the deed was committed ana
the authorities admit the evidence
against Whitfield is eircumstantiaI.
, 1923-03-11
WOMAN SENT TO JAIL FOR
'DRIVING AUTOMOBILE IN
INTOXICATED CONDITION

SAN FRANCISCO. March 1o.-Mrs.
Eta Chappell went to jail tonight for
250 days-the first San Francisco wo-
man to be convicted OF driving an
automobile while intoxicated.
She was sentenced also to pay a
fine OF 1880 or serve a jail sentence
after a jury of 10 men and two wom-
en- had found her guilty.
Her automobile. It was charged.
struck and killed Thomas Eckhart
here last August.
, 1923-03-11
FIRE IN WASHINGTON IS
MENACE TO GITY's HEART

WASHINGTON. March 1o.-F1ro
this morning threatened one of the
central business blocks OF Washing
ton when He.bergers. the capitals
service uniform establishment
was consumed in flames.
Fire still raging at an early hour
Sunday morning, was threatening tho
block bounded by the treasury do
partment and he new Willard hotel.
which was burned in the spring.
AL central departments OF the dis
trtct OF Columbia fire department were
fighting the flames and IRE chief Sui
hvan expressed the belief the fire was
under control after the hsht had bed
carried on for more than an hour.
, 1923-03-11

ing OF the armistice. Every Euro
pean country released its political
prisoners three years ago. Only the
United States is left"
Borah insisted on the term "po-
liticnl prisoners" asserting that all
tho men were jailed merely for the
expression Of an opinion and not for
any crime. They were sentenced dur.
ing war hysterin, he said, and oYi-
dence on which they were convicted
would not stand up in any court OF
law under normal conditions.
II am not interested in Individual
, 1923-03-11
WINDSOR HIGH WINS COL.
STATE BASKETBALL TITLE

BOULDER. Colo. March io.-The
Windsor high school five won the
state high school basketball cham.
pionship here tonight by defeating
Littleton, 10 to il. In tho final game
OF the state tournament.
The game was featured by the
steady teamwork OF the Windsor
team against the spectacular playing
Of Barnes and Morton OF Littleton.
, 1923-03-11

cases." he continued. "but merely in
the principle OF FREQ speech. The
great question is right there. IL these
men were justly jailed. then It means
that no man during time OF war may
discuss the actions and movements
OF his government without running
tho danger Of being thrown into n
cell. Can this DO right?"
In answer to n question no stated
that he thought tho men should be
released, not because they had been
IN prison for sioh n long time but
solely because they should not have
been sent to prison in ths esss plaas,
, 1923-03-11
JOE RAY WINS MILE

PHILADELPHIA. March TO-
Eight hundred and fifty OF the lead
ing athletes in the east and middle
west competed in the Meadow Brook
games here tonight.
Joie Ray ran true to form and
romped away with the mile in the
fast time OF 4:19 1-10.
, 1923-03-11
LOCOMOTIVE RUNS WILD;
SANTE FE YARDS

Los ANGELES. Cal. March 10
Omitted Press,6one man was injured
in a spectacular fro and collision in
the Santa Fe yards tonight. when a
locomotive got loose and ran with
Increasing speed through tho freight
yard until It struck T. string or box
cars and a caboose.
, 1923-03-11
100 CREEK SOLDIERS ARE
DROWNED, ATHENS REPORT

ATHENS. March 10. - Omitted
Press.)Eono hundred and nifty Greek
soldiers were drowned when the
transport Alexander was shattered by
an explosion and sank during a storm
according to n report received here
tonight.
TIL transport was loaded with SOL
diers on furloush and was bound for
Piraeua. -
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BO0TLEGGER FINED
Sim IN C0IlRT

Phil Catch was fined 500 in police
court last night for bootlegging. Catch
stated in court hat he had not been
selling liquor very long, and that he
was FIRST turned tcvnrd the business
because an injury ineapaeltatcd him
Tor other work.
, 1923-03-11

the report they expect to como IN
and stay.
Two additional hnttallons of tho
French were expected in Dortmund
tonight.
Further disorders IN Essen and
Loettringhnusen were reported today.
At tho latter place a railroad com
mittee man WINS shot TO death by the
French and at Essen a fireman was
killed and a civilian wounded.
, 1923-03-11
RELEASE WAR PRISONERS, BORAH
URGES; UPH0LDSFREES SPEECH
'Flimsy Testimony" Convicted Men Called
political Prisoners in New York Interview
Says He is Not Interested in Individual Gases.

NEW YORK, March 1o.-A1l American war prisoners
were convicted on "fimsy testimony" and should be released
at once, Senator VIM. E. Borah said today in an interview.
"The continued detention of political prisoners-and they
are political prsoners-seems to mo a very singular thing"
said the senator. 1T Is now nearly four wears since the sign
, 1923-03-11
Of 45 AND WIFE
FOUND DEAD IN DENVER ROOM
Woman Told Husband l. of Meeting Men" Is Belief
OF Police Investigating Murder and Suicide
Tenants Discover Bodies After 30 Hours.

DENVER, Colo, March 10-W. S. Bawcom, 45, and his
bride of two weeks, Flora Bawcom, lay dead here tonight
victims OF the jealous rage of the bridegroom, police believed.
The bodies of Bawcom and his wife were found in a bed
in their rooming house late today.
Both were fully clad. In Bowcom's hand was a so cali.
bre automatic pistol. His wife lay face down, a bullet hole
through her left temple.
, 1923-03-11
Notice to
Contestants

Due to tho fact that nearly every
contestant called at tho Campaign
Department Saturday night with
subscriptions and couponH, It was
impossible 10 get n revised count
In todays issue. Tho count Is be
ing made however and will appear
In Mondays issue Of tho Tribune.
, 1923-03-11

WASHINGTON, March 1o.@The
second retunding settlement of allied
debts was made today when tho Fin
nish minister agreed to revise the So
900, 900 obligation to tho United States
government on tho basis OF tho Brit.
ish government. Under these terms
the United States will receive three per
cent for tho first ten yars and 81 per
cent thereafter for n term OF CO years
unless tho debt is previously paid Off.
, 1923-03-11

PARIS, March io.-The allies have
offered 10 reimburse America for It's
s255 900 900 German occupation bill
out OF German repnrntiona when thay
are resumed. Il was nut~horitatively
confirmed today. Tho money. With
, 1923-03-11
DORTMUNDO OCCUPATION WILDE
PERMANENT, SBERuN REPORT
Further Disorders Reported at Essen-French Kill
Railroad Man-Alies Offer to Reimburse
America Out Of German Preparations.

BERLIN, March 10.-French occupation of Dortmund in
the Ruhr will be permanent, according to reports reaching
here from that city today.
Heretofore the French troops have been occupying the
city, next to Essen IN size, at intervals. Their latest move in
taking over Barracks and schools for hilletng troops led to
, 1923-03-11

out Inherent, would be paid TO the
United States over n period of twelve
years. America getting a portion of
enoh German payment.
Belgian priority rights would, how.
ever, be respected.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
ERICKSON
PASSES AWAY

Herbert S. Erickson quit this earth
ly haven and put across the bar for
his home on the other shore, Saturday
evening at the Sheridan County Hos
pital after an illness of several weeks
as the result of tuberculosis. The
young man put up a brave fight
against the dread disease and went un
der with his colors flying.
The funeral was held Wednesday
from the Congregational Church, Rev.
Boone saying the service both at the
church and at the cemetery. Several
appropriate hymns were sung and in
terment was made at the PlentywOod
cemetery.
Undertaken Bruce directed the fun
eral.
The young mans grandmother, Mrs.
Erickson, and aunt, Mrs. Henry Gil
bertson of Ada, Mimi; aunt, Mrs. Ida
Walters of Homestead, and sister,
Mrs. Mable Martinson of NOrthwOod,
Mimi, came to PlentywOod to attend
the funertal.
OBITUARY
Herbert S. Erickson together with
brothers and sisters came to Sheridan
county ten years ago where he has
worked since both in town and in the
country where he made host OF
friends. He was born at Ada, Mimi.
esota, October End, 1901 and departed
this life Saturday, April 7th, a little
over twenty-one years of age. His
father Henry Erickson, still alive, Is
at Ada, Mimi, his mother died few
years ago. After becoming i'll two
years ago he went to Seattle, Wash
| ington, where he remained until abOu
three months ago when he returned t.
Plentywood, but shortly after his re
turn his health took turn for th'
worse and he was taken to the Sheri
dan County Memorial Hospital wher'
he failed steadily, although everything
was done for him possible to be done
until death, Saturday. He is survive'
bv his father, Henry Erickson, nj
Grandmother, Mrs. Erickson, thre
sisters: Mrs. Mabel Martinson an
! Esther Erickson of NorthwoOd, Mimi
esota, and Mrs. Anna Bolster OF Plen
tvwood; two brothers: Syndey I
of PIentywood and Lawrence of Sc
attIe and two aunts: Mrs. Ida Wall
ers of Homestead, Montana, and Mr.
Menry Gilbertson of Ada, Minnesot;
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Pay ClansFre DIR. Sells AS County Poor Doctor $175
Per Month Refuse to Pay GronvoId His Wages-Pro-
vide for Gopher and Rabbit Bounty and Call Special
Meeting for Monday, April 10TH

At 200 P. NJ, Monday, April End,
1923, the Board Of County Commits
sioners met in Regular Session pursu-
ant to Law; present Commissioners
Tyler, (Chairman) Ibsen, Lundeen
and the Clerk.
The following resolution was intro
duced and on motion adopted:
WOLF POINT TAX PROBLEM.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the register of delin-
ouent taxes for the year 1918, Page
66, Line 6, shows Special Improve
ment tax in the amount S3O3.37, to-
gether with penalty in the amount
SSO.34, outstanding against lots II q
13, Block 21, Town of Wolf Point, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of
Wolf Point has forwarded to this
Board certified copy of its proceed
ings had March 18th, 1928, as follows:
STATE OF MONTANA }
(ss.
COUNTY OF ROOSEVELT }
r. J. Moore, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says, that he is the duly
qualified and acting Mayor Of Wolf
Point. Montana, and OF the last reg
ular meeting of the City Council Of
said city, held on the 18th day OF
March, A. D., 1928, by a unanimous
vote of said Council authorized thi:
affidavit, setting forth, that the Spec
iaI Improvements Taxes on lots mum
ber twelve (12) and thirteen (1S), q
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
Pay Final Respects at
Erickson Funeral

Poplar, April A. The people of
Poplar gathered en- masse at the
church Sunday to pay their last re-
spects to Mrs. George Ericsson, wife
Of Attorney George Ericsson of this
city, whose death Friday after a short
illness cast a gloom over the whole
town.
Her father and his wife came from
Minnesota for the funeral, which was
conducted by the Rev. McIvOr of Wolf
Point. Attorney and Mrs. SchOening
of Wolf Point, old friends of the Eric
sons, were also down from that city
The church was crwded.
Mr.. Ericsson, accompanied by his
father and little son, left Monday
morning with his wife's body for Still
water, Mimi, where interment will be
made.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
FISHBECK AND RIBA
TO BUILD BLOCK

The property formerly occupied
< by the buildings teneted by the
4 PlentywoOd Pioneer Press, The
r Idle Hour Pool Hall and the
= Helland-Strand Hardware store,
according to information now
+ given out, is to be the site of
one story brick and concrete build
ing seventy-five feet wide, cover
ing the three blocks and about
+ 60 feet long, if present plans
mature, built by the Plentywood
State Bank, and F. ]. Fishbeck
and Gus Riba.
Fishbeck owns two of the lots
X and the Plentywood State Bank
+ owns the third.
The buildings occupying these
lots were destroyed by fire in the
= latter part of last January at the
time of the big fire.
The building planned will be
, one story high with a full base
ment, equipped for steam heat,
fronted with brick and the rest
of concrete butting up against
> the building of the PlentywoOd
4 State Bank. 1t is reported that
the MaSOnS are contemplating
the building of an extra story on
the building to be used for hall
and lodge purposes, but it seems
that the plans of the MasOns are
very indefinite. The building one
story high is estimated to cost
about $4,000 when completed, and
it is given out that the building
will be leased by the Helland-
Strand Hardware store and the
Plentywood Pioneer Press.
Workmen started the first part
of this week to remove the debris
from the lots preparatory to the
starting of the excavation for the
basement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
GOPHER POISON NOW
AVAILABLE AT OFFICE
OF co. AGENT OSTBY

The County is again preparing pois-
oned oats for Gopher Bait, the bait is
to be furnished at cost which will be
$500 per sack holding approximately
16 pounds.
A limited amount of bait is furnish
ed free for Government and State
Land to individuals who have land adj
joining unoccupied Federal or State
Land and who have taken steps to
eliminate gophers on their own land
The gopher bait can now be obtain
ed at the county agent office, Plenty
wood, and within a few days there
will be a supply on hand at the Farm
ers' Elevators or other business places
in the following towns: Daleview
Outlook. Raymond, Dooley Conner
town, Westby, Redstone, Archer, An.
telope, Medicine Lake, Reserve, anc
Homestead.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
s,715O IN INTEREST SAVED ANNUALLY TO COUNTY

For the time in the history of Sheridan County: the
o in the history of Northeastern Montana, a
@ @ the history of municipalities bond issue is being paid
OIL Sheridan County lquidatng the 1913 seed grain bond
~ in the immense of S245O0O, bearing interest at the
Z ner cent per costing the tax payers in plain
fros the sum of S1715O annually in the of interest
charges , c- =, -, ,., ,
m County Treasurer Olson during period of depression during
e hardest time Sheridan County taxpayers and farmers have
% eeced has been easily done and could have been
ated in every county in the state with the kind of
minisaton And than this could have been
nsed County Treasurer Olson had been sypathetcay
assisted W the Board of County Commissioners instead of being
Instructed by at every tufor last year alone than
@ amount of this bond issue vetaby wasted
v the wfu stupidity of these officers who all the time
more interested Links criminal mileage, and in assisting
e of doctors picking the pockets of the county, than they
were in relieving the distress of Overburdened taxpayers and
stng making this County place where it is possible for
Mo 70
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
FIGHT BECOME CITIZENS
AT NATURALIZATION
COURT MONDAY
Out of Fourteen Applicants, Two
Failed to Appear and -Four Were
Continued for Further Study
Judge Conner Presides.

The regular April Naturalization
term of the District Court was held
Monday, April 9th, Judge G. E. Conner
presiding and U. S. Naturalization
Agent G. w. Tyler Of Seattle eXamin-
ed applicants in behalf of the Federal
Government. Eight applicants were
passed and awarded the papers which
made them citizens of the United
States, three applicants were cOntinu-
ed until the next term for further
study and preparation and three ap-
plicants failed to appear and were
also continued over until the next
term by the court.
The following applicants received
Peter Marius Petersen, Coalridge;
Joseph Hattwig, Outlook; Magnus
Mork. Medicine Lake; Marius A
Madsen. Reserve; Niels J. Jorgensen
Dagmar; Niels G. Paulson, Medicine
Lake: Gunhild Lundeen, Outlook
Jens N. Nielsen, Reserve.
The following were continued fol
study:
drew C. Haaning of Reserve; Knuf
Knutson, of Archer.
The following did not appear anC
were continued over the term:
Nicholas Ecker, Bonetrail; John A
Hultgren, of Westby and John Slagel
of Westby.
Knut Knutson was continued be
cause he was unable to show wheru
he was born. When a baby he wa
placed in an Orphans Home in Mime
Sofa. He does not know of his par
ents. nor whether he was born in Nor
wav or in America, but he is of tn
impression that he was born in Nor
way SO his application was continue
for further information.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
BUCK OLSON TO
WRESTLE HOUSE
AT OUTLOOK

Buck Olson of Lincoln, Nebraska
will wrestIe Elwood House at Out
look. Stivers Hall, next Saturday ey-
ening. This will be a very fast match
as both men are supposed TO 9g IMo
of the hest wrestlers in the North
west and are fighting for supremacy =:
and the championship. The maCch Is
about the biggest event OF TINS Kiho lI
ever pulled in this section OF tne
country and large crowd WIN WI
ness the match. After the, maTch
there will be a basket social ana a
dance the proceeds of which VIII go
for the benefit of the Outlook base
Ball team which the fans OF that Town
are planning for the summer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
Attorney General Sends Final Warning; Milwaukee Line
Denies Montana Official Has Jurisdiction Over Secrets

Helena, April 10. - Railroads ira
versing Montana have failed to COM
ply with the order of the state rail-
road commission that they supply cer-
tain statistics as to their valuation,
earnings and expenses asked by At
torney General Wellington d. Rankin,
according to the attorney general.
Tuesday was the final date fixed by
the commission on which the railroads
might respond to the order
From the Great Northern, Northern
Pacific, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
and the Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault
Ste. Marie railroads, the commission
has received figures which, according
to the attorney general, only partly
comply with his demands.
Jurisdiction Denied.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad has replied to the demand
with a statement that the Montana
railroad commission lacks jurisdiction
over rates and traffic wholly within
the state on interstate lines.
Two short lines within the state
have furnished desired figures, the
Gilmore & Pittsburgh railroad and
the Butte, Anaconda q Pacific.
l
returned statistics which he declares
are only partly complete, the attorney
! general Tuesday addressed letters set
ting forth. the details in which their
responses failed to include infOrma-
tion he asked
The information was asked by the
attorney general as a basis for his
contention at hearing before the
state railroad commission set for
April 10, that the railroads income
from traffic purely within Montana is
disproportionately high and that their
operating charges charged against
Montana trackage are hghlr than are
justified.
i Left Unexplained.
In his letter to the Northern Pacific
! Tuesday Attorney General Rankin
pointed out that its response to the
order of the commission failed to
point out differences in traffic and
transportation conditions existing in
Montana which necessitate higher
freight rates than in Wisconsin, Min
nesota, North Dakota, and other
states, that it failed to make a segre-
cation of passenger and freight ex-
penses on both interstate and intra-
state business, that it failed to show
actual cost and present value of the
railroads property in each Of the
states in which it operates, that it
failed to show gratuituous services
performed by the railroad, and a
number of other items.
The letters to the Great Northern;
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; and
+ Minneapolis, st. Paul &Sault Ste.
Marie were virtually identical with
that Of the Northern Pacific.
? In his endeavor to show that pass
: enger and freight charges on traffic
entirely within the state the attorney
general has solicited the support of
shippers and commercial Organiza-
tions all over Montana.