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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-10-04

Strong Case By Defense
After three days work on stipula-
tions in chambers, at which large
numbers of voters names were
stricken from the allegations of the
plaintiff, open sessions of court were
resumed Tuesday, Sept. 25. Since
then Mr.. Hurd has placed on the
stand a long list of witnesses to
establish the legality of voters and
meet the charges of irregularity at
the polls. The, alleged voting of
J John McIntee, deceased, over which
a loud cry of fraud was made, was
explained by the testimony of Joseph
McIntee, son of John. John McIntee
died Aug. 80, 1922, and the certifi-
cate of his death was filed in the
county clerks Office Jos. McIntee
for the 1922 general cleo
tion from the same precinct his
father had resided in. The precinct
register furnished the election board
had the name of John McIntee and
not that of Jos. McIntee. The diff
ference in the Christian name was
overlooked when Joe came to the
polls to vote. Joe's perfectly coed
vote was thus lost but there was
fraudulent about it.
Witnesses testified that there was
a living Hazel Rasmussen in Wolf
Point both before and on election
day. Witnesses from Wolf Point
and former residents now living at
Havre testified in behalf of their
votes.
A mass of evidence was introduced
from Bainville to meet the charges
aimed at those precincts. The Froid
precincts were eliminated from con-
sideration by stipulation.
The 1920 Double Gross
Messrs Peck and Powers of Balm
vile testified at length concerning
,he election at Bainville and were
aiken back to the affairs Of 1920 and
he straw vote between Bainville
and Culbertson and the double-cross-
ng deal in which Bainville was the
,ictim. This was to show that the
people of the Bainville community
lad abundant reason to be unfriend-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-10-04
The Story To Thursday, Oct. a

Trial of the county seat election contest in district
court still on That the case will finish this week
probable but is uncertain The trial is in its third
phase.
nounced that the defense rested Since then the plaintiff
has been introducing rebuta evidence in effort to meet
the points which Poplar assaed by the defenden
particularly as to the impersonation of voters
The defendent Wolf Point, has completed its
How much time the plaintiff will occupy with
buttal testimony is matter of conjecture. 1t is also un
certain if the will be argued orally if the court
will call the attorneys for Briefs but the latter
is considered probable If briefs to be submit
ted it Of that there will be decision
dered now
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-10-04

ily to Poplar without being Sin
fiuenced" by Wolf Point.
VIM. Rhea of Bainville testified at
length concerning matters bearing
on precinct No. a.
Z Affairs at Poplar
Having finished with Wolf Point
and Bainville in presenting the case
of the defendent, Messrs Hurd and
Hall trained their guns, or perhaps
is was their searchlight, on the pre-
cincts at Poplar, the plaintiff which
had brought such serious charges
against the precincts returning the
largest Wolf Point majorities.
The conditions revealed by the ex-
hibition of records and through the
testimony of some of Poplar's own
citizens, was surprising. The votes
of numerous Indians were assailed
through the testimony of Supt. Jas.
B. Kitch, showing in some cases lack
of citizenship through lack of patents
the same as had been shown with a
lew lHuldilS Ill pLSClICC . l. leSSAo-
tration cards and precinct registers
were exhibited in evidence to show
impersonation of voters. There was
large number of these, 25 or more.
In many instances the difference be-
tween the signatures on the cards
and the poll books was so great that
there could scarcely be doubt but
that impersonation had been prac-
ticed. In several cases voters who
had made their mark by way of sig
nature on cards seemed to be able
to write good hand when it came
to signing the poll book.
Campaign Practices
The testimony brought out last
was the most startling of
the trial. Some of the leading citi-
zens of Poplar when placed on the
stand admitted that there had been
a campaign organization at Poplar,
with campaign committee, a presi
dent and a treasurer, respectively
DR.. II. G. Harris and j. L. Smith.
A large campaign fund had been
collected and deposited
in the Traders State Bank Former
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-10-04
Contest Trial Finished
Courts Decision Later

Time Limit Set for Submitting Brefs-Court Expresses
Desire To Get Case Disposed Of-Final Week Proves
Interesting Investigation OF PopIars Campaign Meth
DDS Develops Some Of Everything Charged Against
Wolf Point-Includng Many Alleged Illegal Votes.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-10-04
COUNTY CORN SHOW
IMPORTANT EVENT
EVERY CORN GROWER SHOULD
BE INTERESTED - STOCK
SALE ALSO

Everything points to a large and
successful corn show at Culbertson
Nov. End and 3rd. Farmers all over
the county have indicated their in
tention of exhibiting corn and visit
ing the corn show and sales which
will be held at Culbertson.
Most progressive farmers in the
county are entering corn for the
reason that they can see very well
it effects in establishing our agricul-
ture 1t is effective in reducing our
wheat acreage and at the same time
increase the means of our farm in
come
Some far-out corn growers as Mr..
Coats of Froid, Mr.. Piercy of Balm
vile. Mr.. Harbo of Froid. Mr.. Coin
of Poplar and Mr.. Toavs of Wolf
Point, have indicated their intention
of boosting corn, and are going to
send an exhibit to the show in hopes
that this exhibit will do some good,
and will place at this show, the Nor
thern Montana show and the State
show, and will eventually go to the
international
Culbertson the Start
BY exhibiting at the Culbertson
show you have a chance if your ex-
hibit has the quality, to place high
in the World International show at
Chicago, without any more effort on
your part, as these exhibits will be
taken care of at the Culbertson show
if they are the desired quality.
Every farmer in this section of
the state, who is interested in the
development of our farm lands,
should by all means help out this in
at the corn show.
Livestock Sales
Livestock sales which will be held
in Culbertson during the Corn Show
will be valuable to farmers who are
in building up their herds
Of both cattle and hogs. The Cul-
bertson sales will have represented
CONTINUED on last page.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-10-04
DOWN TO THE Sea in
SHIPS GREAT PICTURE
All Critics CAIN 1t a Masterpiece
From Every Angle

What will be written in screen his
tory as a masterpiece Of its kind is
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-10-04

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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-20
FITZGERALD TECH CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS

The Fitzgerald Club a. Georgia
Tech held business meeting Sun
day afternoon, Dec. 9, at the Tech Y.
NJ. c. A. and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
T. O. Hussey, President
c. w. Powell, Vice-President
NJ. w. Mayes, Treasurer.
l. w. Wilcox, Secretary.
The other members are: Jay Rhorer,
Fl. L. Parrot, Marvin Whitley, Paul
Stone, Carlos Horne, Lee Ricketson
Alton c. Harrison, r. c. Strange
Ivey Murray, R. J, Burke, Virgil Da-
Wis, Harvey Jay, VIII Ed Smith.
All the Tech boys will be at home
about Dec. 20. They expect to have
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-20
: NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
MEMBER NO. 1886.
EDITORIAL

An association of railroads main
tain in the Capital City OF the Nation
what is known as the Bureau OF Rail
way Economies, paying each their
proportionate share towards its main
tenance.
Its activities include the gather
ing of large and valuable library.
bearing upon all phases of railroad
transportation, and the issuing of bull
letins and statistical summaries, de-
signed to present a national picture of
railroads, their operation, and costs.
The railroads. contributing to the
support of this institution, through it
enabled to understand what all rail
roads are doing, and get a complete
VISION of national railroad operation,
lind it most valuable adjunct to their
business.
u Such an organization is needed in
that other growing and vitality inn
portant transportation field, the high
way world. For highways are rapidly
becoming much more than mere con-
meeting links between farm and town.
city and country, over which the farm
er drives his grain and pigs, and hau1s
his household supplies. With the in
creasing use of the automobile as a
passenger carrier and the truck as a
means of freight transportation. the
highway is coming 20 take its place in
the anton, not as a secondary system,
but as a primary of arteria1 transport
system, which will, in a few short
Years, rival the railroads in tonnage
if not in speed
A Bureau of Highway Traffic Eco
nomics will enable all road makers,
road planners, and road organizations
to function more perfectly, make more
progress, sove more money, and use
roads more efficiently.
"But who will do it?" The anton
must do it. It's need is but one more
argument for the establishment of a
policy of national highway building
and national road using, by which the
National Government will not only
build, pay for, and forever maintain
a system OF national roads but will,
through sotne organization laid down
along similar lines to the uBreau of
Railway Fconom;' :, make It ros ;ib19
for all highway users to employ these
roads with the greatest economy and
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efficiency.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES
ON ROAD IMPROVEMENT
1928 Federal Budget Allowed Two and
One-fourth Cents From
Every Dollar

A few years ago the expenditures
OF the United States on roads was
nothing. The Federal Budget for the
fiscal year Of 1928 allows 2 IA cents
out of every dollar for Federal aid
roads.
This sum, OF course, is ont enough
to build the roads the country must
have, even when matched by an equal
sum from the States But all reat
movements have to be Initiated
slowly; it took many years to work
up public sentiment to the point where
this country was willing to build the
Panama aCnal. That we have gone
as far as we have in the matter of
road building, with Government aid
is a matter of congratulation, rather
than regret that we have not as vet
gone further.
The total 1923 budget for the Ma
ton is II billions, with 81 IL mil
lions allowed for the United tSates ap-
preparations towards ederal aid road
building. Ten years ago such an ex-
penditure would have been impossible.
Ten years hence it will be looked upon
as ridiculous. When, as must newt
ably be the case, the United States
switchesits road policy from the pres
ent idea of helping the tSates to the
broader idea Of building its own ma
tional road system, allowing the States
to build the feeder and connecting
roads, such an expenditure will be far
from sufficient.
To those 10 whom the idea of
greater Federal expenditure means
greater taxes, it is pointed out that
invariably the good road more than
pays for itself, and that the increased
profits, the decreased costs of hauling,
and the increased land values. which
inevitably follow the establishment of
system of national highways, will
not only pay the entire cost of the
roads, but handsome profit besides.
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T. ]. Halle & Co. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-20
LEGAL SALE

GEORGIA--Ben Hill County;
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in January, 1924, before the City
Hall of the City OF Fitzgerald, to the
highest bidder for cash, between the
hours of ten O'Clock A. NJ. and four
O'Clock P. M. the following property
Two Dark Oak Pocket Pool Tables
with green cloth tops, located at 21t
East Pine Street, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Said property levied on and sold as
the property of Earl Hodge to satisfy
Fl ia issued by the City of Fitz-
gerald against said Earl Hodge for
occupation taxes.
This December 9th, 1928.
DIS c. F. DIXON,
Chief of Police
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This sum is divided into appropria-
tons for State highway departments,
10 millions; Federal aid funds, "a mil
lions; maintenance OF Federal aid
roads, 50 millions; construction OF
other than Federal aid roads, 6 IL
millions; maintenance of other than
Federal aid roads, p IL millions; and
given as aid to counties. rs IL millions.
New Hampshire collects the largest
revenue per individual car or truck,
getting an everage of $25.73 each,
Will Arizona is easiest upon car own
ers from the license standpoint OBJ
tanning but $500 each.
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an enjoyable vacation and are plan.
ming some entertainments in Fitzger.
aid.
MRS. NEWTON WATKINS

The many friends of the family were
shocked to learn OF the death Of Mrs.
Newton Watkins, bride OF year.
at her home east OF the city. The de
ceased came here bride about year
ago and made many friends who sin
cerely sympathize with the bereaved
husband.
Besides her husband, she leaves an
infant boy, her mother and several
brothers and sisters, who reside in
Concord Fla, to which place the re-
mains were taken for interment.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-20

. Miss Margaret Wise as Curly Locks
Miss Freddie Isler as little Jack H;5r
ner, Miss Leonora Hunter as Little
Boy Blue are the guises under which
this charming trio OF Fitzgerald girls
will be seen at a Christmas party Civ
en- as one of the pleasant closing ex-
ercises of the term at G. S. c. w. in
Milledgevi1le this week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-20
WHAT BECOMES OF
THE LICENSE FEES;
Motor Car Registration Pays Fol
Good Roads

Forty-eight States collected $751;
367,023 in 1922 as receipts from auto
mobile license fees. The cost of col
lection, the cost of the plates them
selves, and other expenses was less
than four million dollars, so that
total of $148,750,O00 was left as the
net receipts to be spent on highways.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-20
HOMER'S PET

Homer Waters has wild cat coop
ed up at his filling station, which has
been quite an attraction for Young and
old for the past week. The cat was
shipped him by his father-in-aw, Mr..
Holland, at Fl Myers, Fla, who cap
tured it near his home.
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Fitzgerald. Ga. Dec. IA 10

Fitzgerald, Ga, Dec. IA, 1928
Dear Santa Claus,
am little GIRO years old and I
am going to school after Christmas
Will you please bring me a pretty
dol and a little stove and don't forget
my little sister Inez. Bring her a doll
and bring us plenty OF fruits and
candy
Your little girl,
Maggie Lou Rathburn
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adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-20

YOU WILL BE WELCOME IN
OUR MEMS BARACA CLASS
We meet at 1000 o'clock every Sun.
day at the First Methodist Church
Corner of Lee ana Magnolia Streets
We want you to be with us.
Come next Sunday Surel
No questions will be asked
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-12-20
AN ExHTIARATING EFFEcT

A bottle of Herbine on the shelf at
home is like having doctor in the house
all the time. 1t gives instant relief when
the digestion gets out of order or the
bowels fail to act. One or two doses is
all that is necessary to start things NOV
ing and restore that fine feeling Of exhil-
aration and buoyancy of spirits which be-
longs only to perfect health. Price Coo.
Sold by
Evening star., 1923-04-20
WARNS HEADLONG YOUTH
JUST BEFORE DYING ON GALLOWS

man. he asked that the following
message be sent to the young people
of the city:
For the young people of today. You
had better stop and think, instead of
going heedlessly along. The church is
your best friend. Stick by the church.
Don't just Join 1t through form or
fashion, and when you are once in
the church, beware of the wrong
kind OF amusement, lest 1t ALLEVIATE
you from God. The wrong kind Of
company and amusement alienated me
from my home and God and 1t will
do the same to you, SO watch your
step and keep from being one of those
who are going to help fill the bottom
less pit"
The crime for which Banton was
hanged today was committed the
night Of August 10. 1922 in a grocery
store at 405 61st street northeast,
where Frye was employed as a clerk.
The motive was robbery. John p.
Taylor. manager Of the store, was
also shot in the neck. The same night
Banton and George w. McGoines, also
colored, were arrested by Lieut.. Guy
Burligame of the ninth precinct.
At his trial Banton admitted the
shooting and told such . clear story
Of the crime that Justice Stafford
complimented him for his frankness.
The execution was conducted under
the supervision of William H. Meyer,
general superintendent of penal in
stitutions Of the District.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
ASKS RELICS CACHE
in LINCOLN SHRINE
Representative Wood Favors Hous-
ing Civil War Mementoes
in Building Here.

Placing Of many Of the relics and
important documents of the civil war
in the Lincoln Memorial for preserva-
ton was suggested to- the President
today by Representative Will r. Wood
of Indiana.
Attention was called to the fact that
many OF these invaluable relics and
documents of those four years Of domes-
tic warfare are now resting in cellars
and warehoues and other obscure and
insecure buildings Of the government.
The Indiana representative said 1t was
only a question of time before these
interesting and valuable docum ments
and evidences of those years would
either be lost or mutilated.
Fitting Resting Place.
Representative Wood said he could
not conceive Of more fitting place
for the valuable records than the
Lincoln Memorial building, which
Congress provided as a shrine to
Abraham Lincoln, who was at the
helm of the republic during the civil
war. 1t would be his idea to place
these documents in steel safes to be
stored in the basement OF the me-
mortal.
The only objection offered to his
proposition % far, according to Rep
resentative Wood was one from Col.
c. o. Sheriff., officer in charge OF
public buildings and grounds who
said that the interior Of the memorial
might prove to be too damp for
storing these records.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
2OP0TTERY FIRM
HEADS CONVICTED
Eight Given Jail Sentences.
Fines Totaling $171,,500
Imposed by Court.

NEW YORK, April 20.-Eisht pris-
on sentences and fines totaling Sill
500 were imposed by Federal Judge
Van Fleet today on twenty individ
uals and twenty-three corporations,
convicted Wednesday of conspiracy in
restraint. of trade.
Archibald NJ. Maddox, president of
the Thomas Maddock's Sons Company
Of Trenton, n j., one of twenty indi-
yiduals convicted with twentythree pot :
terry manufacturing corporations for
conspiracy III restraint OF trade, was
today to serve ten months in the ES-
sex county tNew Jersey penitentiary
and pay a fine of $1,000.
Seven other defendants described
by Judge Van Fleet as members of
the executive committee of the Sani-
tary Potters' Association. and active
participants in it's price fixing opera
tions. were given sentences of six
months Imprisonment in the Essex
county penitentiary and fines of
$4,000
Fines of $1,000 apiece were imposed
on the following: James l.. Slater.
president of the Abingdon Sanitary
don. ILL.,: Bert o. Tilden, president of
the B. o. T. Manufacturing Company
of Trenton, ~ j.; T. Munroe Dobbins,
president and treasurer of Camden
Pottery Company of Camden. n. j.;
Harry J. Lyons. president and treas
urer of Keystone Pottery Company of
Trenton. n. j.; Harry Fl. Weaver.
secretary and general manager of
National -Helfrich Potteries Company,
Evansville, Ind.
Newton w. Stern. president of Pa
cifc Sanitary Manufacturing Com
10 goh oil
H. Harker, secretary and treasurer of
Pottery Company, of Chicago, H.; Ed
ward V. Brigham, vice president and
general manager of Kalamazoo Sani-
tary Manufacturing Company, kala-
maZoo. Mich.
Fines of $3.50 each were imposed on
the following: James A. Dorety, sec
retary of Acme Sanitary Pottery Com
pany of Trenton. \. j.; Walter F.
Drugan. vice president of Cochran
Drugan G. Co, of Trenton, n. j.; John
F. Smith, treasurer of Resolute Pot
lard c. Chamberlin, sales manager OF
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing
Company, of Kokomo, Ind. and Titfin
Ohio.
The following were fined $4,000
each:
Camden Pottery Company, Camden
\. j.: Eljer Company. Cameron, W.
Va, and Ford City, Pa; Kalamazoo
Sanitary Manufacturing Company.
Kalamazoo, Mich: Kokomo Sanitary
Pottery Company, Kokomo, Ind.
Lambertville Pottery Company, Lam
bertville. n. j., and Wheeling Sani-
tary Manufacturing Company, Wheel
ing, w. Va.
each.
Chicago Pottery Company. Chicago
Cochran-Drugan & Co., Trenton, N. j.
Keystone Pottery Company, Trenton
n. j.; Resolute Pottery Company
Trenton, N. j., and Horton Pottery
Company. Chillicothe, Ohio.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
MORSE TRIAL ON;
NEW JUDGE DENIED
Defendants Objections to
Justice Stafford as Biased
OverruIed.

Harry +. Morse OF New London,
Conn. through Attorney w. Bissell
Thomas, today filed an affidavit of
prejudice against Justice Wendell p.
Stafford presiding in Criminal Divi-
sion !. and before whom the con-
spiracy trial, at which Morse and
fraudinG the government through
war contracts commenced. Morse ask
ed that another justice be assigned
to the case. Justice Stafford over
ruled the motion and directed the
trial TO proceed.
The morning session was occupied
with the identification of the case
by United States Attorney Gordon to
the talesmen now in service in the
court. the reading by Assistant Attor-
ney O'Leary Of list of about two hun
dred prospective witnesses for the
prosecution and the examination of
the prospective jurors.
Mr.. Morse in his affidavit alleges
that the justice has a personal bias
and prejudice against him and In
favor of the United States. the other
party to the cause. He narrates an
incident when Attorney f. T. Bell
one Of his lawyers, had occasion 10
seek the signature of the justice to a
subpoena duces teCum. which he
states the court refused 10 sign until
the lawyer had made known to the
United States attorney what was de-
sired Again, he asserts. Justice Stat
ford became angry when Attorney
Thomas asked concerning the grant
ing of a separate trial to Livingstone
and other officials of the Virginia
Shipbuilding Corporation without no.
tice to the other defendants. The re-
fusal of the request of Morse for a
separate trial because of his illness,
the manner in which the justice cross
examined Mr. Morse yesterday after
noon when he took the stand to tell
of his illness and of his consultation
with his lawyer at Bridgeport, Conn,
about coming to Washington, and the
declination of the court to permit
George w Ray to continue as bonds
duly qualified. are set forth as fur
ther reasons why some other justice
should hear the case.
Yesterday afternoon Justice Stafford
heard the testimony of Drs. Ruftin,
Acker and Parker, who were sent by
the court Saturday to New London
to examine Harry F. Morse. All three
of the physicians declared Morse fit
to be tried. and said no ill-effects
were to be expected even should the
trial be protracted more than one
month.
Attorney Henry E. Davis, then rep
resenting Morse. filed a motion for
a separate trial on the plea of illness
as disclosed by the medical testi-
mony offered by Drs. Barton. Hick-
ling and Lee. The court overruled
the motion and allowed Morse to give
bail of $4,000. Bond was arranged
with DR.. w. w. Stewart surety, and
Morse was released from custody.