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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson-Lon Chaney. in The Hunehback of Notre Dame" Matinee and evening.
 Lyric-Tbe Hicky and Hart revue in Dance Fooleries ;" Pathc News and Fox comedies.
 Loew's Bijou-The Variety pioneers in a minstrel revue; vaudeville lead picture, Gaston Glass in "Mothers-in- law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
The Telephone Linernan

7HE telephone lineman is one O of the essential factors in
 good telephone service, though you rarely see him and seldom hear of him.
 When duty calls he is on the job with the rise ot the sun and he works through the night cheer fully, that the wire system of the nation may be maintained, and your service guarded from the, wrath of the elements.
 Y;
 He is one of thousands who have as much pride in a perfect job as the artist in creating a mas terpiece. The telephone lines are living things to him. They
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on the staff for 80 years testified that
he thought Mitchell should have an
operation. Dir. l.. s. Mason. another
of the DOCTORS on the hospital stan
testified that he could not remember
from memory Mr.. Mitchell, only from
the records OF the hospital.
DR.. Ernest Young of East Milli-
nocket testified that he was house Of
ficer at the Eastern Maine General
Hospital when Mr. Mitchell was pa
tient there, and said that he wrote the
records of his case and in this il was
mentioned that an operation was ad-
vised and that the patient was dis
charged against ADVICE
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DR., Allan Woodcock of the hospital
board, who had charge Of ortheopedic
cases, remembered that Or. Wilson
brought Mr.. Mitchell to the hospital.
he said, and ordered the N-ray pic
lures OF the injured limb taken. Nit
ness said that eallus was not being
discharged, that Mitchell WAS unwiN-
ing to have an operation. which in his
Judgment as we'll as in the Judgment
of other surgeons was necessary.
Witness said he advised Mitchell that
it was the time to operate then, that
he had seen union of bones take place
after six months and that he thought
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in the Somerset Hospital, but that
Mitchell went to the Eastern Maine
General Hospital accompanied by Dr'
Wilson. After his return to Har-
mony. DR.. Moulton said that he ana
DIR. Wilson with DR.. Stinchfield oil
Skowhegah went to the Mitcheli
place Mitchell, according to the
Doctors testimony, it appeared felt
that he didn't receive proper care IN
Bangor, didn't want to be cut up ana
if he had got to die he wanted to die
Mt home. The three doctors just re-
ferred to resumed treatment OF the
leg. which according to the witness,
Mitchell seemed pleased have them do,
washed and cleaned the limb, put on
double plasters where single ones had
been used, put on a splint running
from the bottom of the foot almost 10
the arm-pit, properly padded, etc, the
leg measuring two inches shorter, ac-
cording to the doctor who said
traction was again administered and
the leg brought down to 3-4 OF an lnch
as long as the other one. DR.. Moul-
ton said that before going to Harmony
he got X-ray pictures of the limb that
were taken in Bangor and he was ad-
vised by the hospital doctor to in
crease the traction up to thirty pounds
if necessary, and the weight was IN
creased up to thirty pounds, the leg
becoming practically the same length
as the other.
The witness continued that he went
to the Mitchell house again on March
5, removed the splints, dressed the
wound and put on applications, find
ing the leg in good condition and one
half inch shorter than the we'll leg.
On April "a he went again and stated
that he found the leg in good condi-
ton, the proper length, no abrasions,
but no union of bones. Witness said
he called DR.. Wilson and they told
Mitchell that he was not getting along
we'll, that they thought he had one
chance in four for a union of the
bones, and suggested trying treat
ment for sixty days longer. On June
a, DR.. Moulton said he went again.
that he found the leg the proper
length, in good condition and told him
that the only hope was for an opera
ton. AS the patient did not wish to
go to the Bangor hospital. the doctor
stated that he told him he was will
ing to get in touch with other hos
pitfalls. He left Mitchell with splints
on the leg He said there were no
sores on the leg, but perhaps a few
marks. Under cross examination Dr..
Moulton admitted that there was
nothing attached to the patient TO
keep him from slipping down in the
bed and the doctor was questioned as
to how much effort he had made to de-
termine If there were portable N-rays
in the vicinity Of Harmony.
A number of physicians connected
with the Eastern Maine General Hos
pital staff at Bangor were called rela-
tive to Mr.. Mitchell having been a pa
tient there. The first was DR.. F. l..
Hurley who explained X-ray pictures
taken of Mitchell in the. hospital and
said that here was a consultation of
physicians as to Mitchell's case. that
the staff advised an operation, but
this the patient refused to have, DR..
Thompson offered similar testimony.
and DR.. Daniel Mccain, who had been
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|0NG TRIAL IN NAL
PRACTICE CASE
.,..hsll vs. DR.. Moulton ana
|an, "r Wilson. Much Testimony

oning of court Thursday
At the op .a was an array of medi-
pornlIs ; IN attendance either as Wit
Il men u interested in the mal-prac-
esses OF ~ sumner Mitchell OF Har-
&c ea Ss Dr.. c. A. Monlton OF o, hart na
Ony " > g nr J. H. Wilson Of Cam
lnd anu Mr. Mitchell who had testi-
ridge day previous was in attend
= ID. U" in his wheel chair ., anu MRS .,
pee cell completed her testimony al
hchen eo Under cross examina-
opsnt Illness said she didn't think
% a '' Or. Moulton to C. come TO s see
a h"sband from Dec. %, to ABOUT DO ].
ef nu If April. She stated that
nis et m her husbands bed was
Me onged from December 20 TO
en 20 and denied that Mrs. Nor
nua n',,,is neighbor, had assisted
an hanging the sheets during that
III mr. wilson accompanied her
ne .,d n the Bangor Hospital, SAID
sDa i,rees and added that she didn t
~, s ether DR.. Moulton or DR.. Will
Phy NE return. On February 10,
uitrhell stated that both physi-
come and also DR.. Stinehiieid
,,'' lillian vandezee of Manches-
NJ H. a daughter of the plaintih'
- her visits to Harmony, be-
u. Of her fathers condition, OF
VI wilson's visits for a time-some
times weekly when witness said
measured her fathers leg. After
Vandezee came the latter part
M.rcb she testified that she called
n nr Wilson and DR.. Moulton,
hoth said they couldn't come, but
:, her telling them she should hold
I, rasponsible, DR.. Wilson came
dav or the next. Witness said
wilson told her he thought her
nor was doing we'll and that there
no need to worry. She next
M 10 Harmony in June and DR..
oman of Dexter came at her re-
ri He refused to take the case,
ording to the witness, but treated
father to make him comfortable
Dr. Rowland of Harmony was
ld Mrs. Vandezee said that Dr..
Wand wouldn't accept the case and
Used hospital treatment. She ac-
nnanied her father to the hospital
Portland. where he remained until
rember and was almost weekly
ler npon him. Said her father
ered a great deal. Under cross
mination, Mrs. VandeZee said DR..
kand put no support on the pa
rs leg when preparing him for
Journey to the Portland Hospital;
she did not call DR.. Moulton or
wilson at that time. Witness
I'D that lower sheet on her faith
bed was not changed in the time
rOusly mentioned because of DR..
Sn's orders to keep him quiet.
,s Lillian Randall of Portland, a
b. of Mr.. Mitchell. went to Har-
\ the last of March and found
suffering. She recalled the con-
ktlon of Mrs. Vandezee with the
physicians about holding them
myTrrp FOR Mr.. Tffrrreft'y- cuntff-
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! ton. She saw her brother In Port
land and took him back to Harmony
when he left the hospital.
| Alice F. Gibson, trained nurse
who was pupil nurse In the Port
land hospital when Mr.. Mitchell was
patient there, testified that the
plaintiffs leg was very sore and ten
der when she dressed 1t after his ar
rival, that there was discharge from
! its abrasions and sores and blisters
under the adhesives, with pronounc-
ed swelling over the break. Wit
ness said she called it an exceptional
case because of the condition of the
skin and the overlapping fracture
Mrs. Josephine burlington, who was
also n nurse In the institution when
Mr.. Mitchell was treated said
she remembered the case because the
man was suffering and told of the
abrasions on the patients leg. also
of the quite pronounced elevation on
the thigh" She stated that she had
never seen n case similar to this one
and that she treated Mr.. Mitchell up
to the time of the operation. She
remained on the case after the opera
ton until the next October.
Mr. Mitchell was recalled relative
to a message which DR.. Moulton had
given Harry Bartlett, 1t was alleged,
to deliver to him, which related to
DR.. Moulton wanting Mitchell to take
one more treatment, and If he would,
almost guaranteeing the success of
the same. Mr.. Mitchell said that he
had stated to Mr.. Bartlett that he
would do most anything to have his
leg all right and DR.. Moulton came
again.
DR.. e. G. Rowland, medical officer
at Massachusetts institution, who
for time had praeticed medicine in
Harmony said that he made a super
fetal examination of the plaintiff s
leg while on visit to Harmony, but
did not treat it, and that later when
he returned to Harmony to live on
the 18th or 18th of June called TO see
Mr.. Mitchell Witness said he look
ed at the leg and did a lot of think
ing, adding that he 17;new nister
than to treat it." He knew that if
he touched it, he said, that he would
be the goat" DR.. Rowland testified
that he assisted in getting the patient
ready for the Portland hospital; that
he saw the liberated condition of the
leg around the adhesive plaster, not
ed that the leg was shortened, but
sent him to Portland with the dress
ings on, taking the weight OFF the
foot. He described what his method
of treatment would have been at the
time of fracture, which would have
included the application of three
splints. Dr. Rowland remained on
the stand during quite a portion of
the afternoon and was questioned at
length relative to the nature of the
ailments with which Mr.. Mitchell was
afflicted. He stated among other
things that adhesive plasters should
be examined frequently and removed
when signs of irritation to the skin
occurred. Under cross examination
he was questioned about the bone, and
Scutter's book on, fractures, which he
admitted he had been reading to touch
up on since the trial began. He ex-
planned the natural method provided
by nature to throw off the callus to
cause the union Of bones and said that
failure of the bone to throw off callus
was practically the only cause for the
non UNION or -DDnpy - -~--
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
1 UP AND 3 TO PLAY

A number of interesting games
were played on the golf links Sun
day. Walt Chapman turned in the
best card, a AZ. The finals in the
handicap tournament have not been
played off yet. Andy Listug has
been nursing a sprained thumb and
Lowell Davey left Saturday on a g.
day business trip to Canada. Yours
truly can't play alone but in the
mean time is planning how the big
job can be done. Some sort of new
series of matches is in the making.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
A Million Bushels of Wheat

With the greater part of the wheat in the country
tributary to Wolf Point threshed and good start made
toward marketing it, there is sufficient data which to
base estimate of the volume.
All the elevator men of the city were interviewed
this week and all agree that the information they have
gathered from farmers indicate wheat in this terri
tory than there in 1922 which is equivalent to saying
that 1924 has brought record crop The quality holds
we'll UP to the famous Northern Montana standard which
nothing less than the finest milling wheat in the world
Tests show the gluten content to be remarkable per
cent which undoubtedly makes it command high prem
iUm on the sample tables.
Using 1922 as basis of comparison opinions agree
that elevator receipts plus direct shipments will bring
the 1924 shipments to at least million bushels If the
marketing rush that is certain to later in the fall af
ter the freezeup should result in plugging the houses
at Scobey and Rchey for lack of cars Wolf Point the
main line with five elevators and mill would come in
for increased receipts that might pass we'll the mil
lion figure.
Yields naturally subject of discussion and com
parison. AS always, in wide territory such that
around Wolf Point, there is big range in yields per
acre. The variation results from SOIL moisture and till
Continued Editorial Pagc)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
COUNTY FIXTURES
HELD AT POPLAR
SCHOOL DIST. 9 GETS ONE OF
THOSE EVER HANDY
INJUNCTIONS

Who owns the steel doors and
door frames in the old county vault
at Poplar and who owns the doors,
radiators and other fixtures in the
old county Jail at Poplar? That is
4 the question before the county board
and contractor Murphy. They sup
posed Roosevelt county owned them,
having bought and paid for them.
But the officials of school district No.
9 say these things shall not be moved
as they can, and will, hold them by
injunction under the statute which
says that permanent improvements
belong to the ground on which they
are made. The county officials at
tached these things to buildings on
land to which the county had no title,
because that land had been offered
to the county for a free site, but
which was used under a lease that
does not protect the interests of the
county.
Without making any demands on
the county board, the school board
of District or someone else, sta
toned a guard, armed with six
shooter at the old school house that
formerly served as a court house,
with instructions to see that none of
these fixtures were removed. After
this astonishing situation,
Commissioner Young and County At
torney Schoening went to Poplar to
confer with the school board and
were referred to their attorney, Geo.
E. Ericsson. 1t was soon discovered
that Poplar parties intend to stand
pat on their position and hold all the
fixtures they possibly can under the
law
The commissioners or majority
of them, are willing to make good
The damage to the schoolhouse wall
from which the doors would be re-
moved but this would not satisfy the
school board.
The cell house, which is the most
part of the Jail outfit, is not
attached to the building and there
,ore cannot be held. 1t can be taken
apart and removed from within the
jail walls without damage to the
The county board will
lold a meeting Friday, and it will
be decided at that time
What action they will take to get pos
session of the county property.
AS the matter stands now, writs of
issued by Judge Conner,
AVE been served on the county COM
nissioners and Sheriff Anderson, and
may be that the matter will be ar
.ued at hearing before the court.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
PIPE MURDER CASE UP
FOR TRIAL GREAT FALLS

The cases of Joe Garfield and John
Joshua, Indians, charged with the
murder of Ernest Pipe, came up for
trial in federal court before Judge
Borquin September oath, at Great
Falls.
Hugh N. Marion of Marion &
Foor this city is defending Garfield,
and Cuthbert & Adams of Devils Lake
are defending Joshua. Mr.. Marion
left for Great Falls Tuesday evening.
A large number of witnesses have
been called.
Ernest Pipe was discovered early
in the morning of November 27, 1923
a short distance west of this city
with wounds on his head and serious
burns on his body from which he died
in a few days. Garfield and Joshua
were arrested and held for the crime
and have been in Jail ever since. Gar
field is a local Indian but Joshua
had just come here from the Fort
Totten reservation, North Dakota.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
CLAIMS THE JAZZ ERA
NOT YET ON THE WANE
Is the jazz era on the decline?


Is the jazz era on the decline?
Decidedly not" is tn eimplied
answer Of Warner Fabian, author OF
FLAMING YOUTH" the First National
perturbation of which is to be seen
at the Liberty Thursday and Friday.
The author of this volume, hiding
behind a nom de plume and abso-
lutely refusing to reveal his identity,
reveals one thing for certainty
that he knows the life of sophistica-
tion as lived by the fappers of today.
Flaming Youth" is frank ex-
pose of modern women and men. 1t
makes no attempt to place the blame
on the lounge lizards nor the "jelly
beans, "but quite frankly makes So
phistication almost general and quite
to be expected in the new order of
things
The author who can write so fore
IDLY of 'necking parties 'and "red
and white" kisses is not without ex-
perience in that of which he Cor she)
writes.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
LEGION MEN WILL
VISIT Wolf POINT
WELFARE ASSOCIATION COMING
OCT. 4=BIG PROGRAM
TO ENTERTAIN

The semi-annual meeting of the
Eastern Montana American Legion
Welfare association will be held in
Wolf Point on Saturday, October4
An unusually large attendance of
service men from this part of the
state is expected with several state
Legion officials including: State Com
mander Gilliland of Forsythe, Past
Commander Busha, Ex-state Adult
ant o. C. Lamport, Chas. Pew, sec
retary Montana Veterans Welfare
Charles L. Sheridan.
For entertainment there will be a
boxing match between Chick Fergus
on of this city and a first class out
side man, at the Liberty theatre in
the afternoon with several prelimin-
aries. At $50 banquet will be
served at Erickson's hotel by the
Lutheran ladies. Following short
business session the boys will attend
a special show at the Liberty and this
will be followed by dance at the
Coliseum.
Local service men will put forth
great effort to make the gathering
success, and will be hearth
ly backed up by the rest of the citi-
zens. Wolf Point latch strings will
be out and the city turned over to
our distinguished guests.
The Eastern Montana American
Legion Welfare association was org
anized for the purpose of keeping the
Legion posts in this part of the state
intact and working together in Leg
on matters. The present officers are
Arlie M. Foor, Wolf Point, president,
Charles Ziege, Poplar, vice-president,
md 0. S. Gullickson, Plentywood,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
TAG DAY SEPT. 29
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
AUSPICES w. P. H. S. ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION-GIRLS TO
SELL TAGS

Monday, September 29th, will be
Tag Day in the city. The student
body of the high school has organic
ed an Athletic association which will
shoulder the athletic responsibilities
that will thus devolve upon it rather
than upon some member of the fac
alty.
The greatest problem in athletics
is finance. This is especially so dur
ing the football season. To start the
season with small surplus in the
treasury, Tag Day has been set for
Monday, September 20. The senior
girls are handling the sale of the
tags under the direction of the Ath-
letic Association Committee. The
sale of tags will be in the form of a
campaign. The price of each tag is
whatever person feels justified in
giving, providing it is over ten cents.
So don't forget the Tag Day, Mon
day, September 29.
Watch for the girls with the tags.
Your response will be greatly appre-
ciated by every member of the High
School Athletic association.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
HELMER LARSON RAPE CASE DISMISSED
BY UNITED STATES COMM. J. 0. GARDEN

ible story, that to the officials bore
the stamp of truth. To verify it
Deputy Sheriff Council and County
Attorney Schoening took Alice Zing-
er to the place described by her. They
found everything exactly as she had
said even to shoe prints in the soft
ground that her shoes exactly fitted.
Pictures were taken of the spot and
the surroundings.
Without repeating more closely
than necessary the girls very complete
story, it is alleged and sworn that on
the way to Williston on September 9
at the bridge over Painted Wood
creek, about half way between the
state line and Williston, Larson stop
ped his car and, partly by force and
partly by persuasion, took her from
the car and down under the bridge
where he accomplished the act that
became the cause of the complaint
against him. He then told her she
must not tell anyone or she would be
sent to the reform school.
Tells Story To Court
The evidence in the case was pre-
sented to he court. The girl told
story and could not
be turned aside from It, in short made
an excellent witness.
In defense Larson denied the
charge and several character wit
nesses testified in his behalf.
Attorney J. K. Bramble moved I
that the case be dismissed and ar
gued the motion at length. Commits
sioner Garden appeared to be so i'm
pressed by the argument that he
granted the motion, greatly to the
and disgust of the states
officials
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-25
PROF. WILLARD WILL
TALK ON DAIRYINC
MONDAY THE DAY THEY GIVE
BABY CALVES AWAY-OCT.
6. WOLF POINT

The Great Northern Railway, il
furtherance of better dairying pro
gram, are holding a series of meet
ings in Roosevelt county, at which
four registered Holstien calves from
the famous Carnation Farm will be
distributed. At these meetings Prof
essor Willard, one of the leading
northwest dairy specialists, will give
a talk on dairying, after which a
committee of the farmers present
will determine who shall receive and
take care of the high producing
young sire.
Wants Farmers To Attend
Chas. D. Greenfield, agricultural
development agent of the G. N. Ry.,
is very desirous of getting all the
farmers interested in dairying to at
tend these meetings, as he is conf
dent that they will not only be well
repaid, but he wishes them to have
a voice in the selection of the home
of this calf and have interest in it.
1t is highly probable that if enough
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manifested in any one of the COM
munities by a good turn out of the
dairy farmers, the company will not
feel justified in aiding that commun-
ity to increase their dairy production
Wolf Point, Oct. 6
In each of the respective towns, |
committeeman have been appointed
to arrange for said meeting and def
mite information can be obtained |
from them. o. T. Stennes, Charles |
Gordon, c. L. Marshall, H j. Me
man, C. F. Boyer and K. o. Riggin
are in charge of the Wolf Point meet
ing; Messrs. Bjorge, Skarie, Edgar
Erickson and Peterson at Culbert-
son; Messrs Lee Tinker, Ted Daniel
sen, w. E. Robinson, G. w. Jerome
and R. H. Stewart at Poplar; and
Nessrs. VIM. Powers, Chas. Cald-
well, Chas. Arrivee and A. S. Hier
1T Bainville. Interested farmers on
both sides of the Missouri are invit-
sd.-D. B. Noble, County Agent.