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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-13
TROPICAL HUNTER
TELLS OF EXCITING
TRIP THRU D
SPENT YEAR IN BURMA AND IN
INDIA; HAD EXCITING HUNT
ING EXPERIENCES

Virtually fresh from the jun
giles of Burma and India, where
he spent some months on a hunting
trip, John Jonas, accompanied by
j.. G. Lentfer, has arrived in Mis-
souIa from Livingston. He will
enter business in the Garden City.
Jonas made his trip to the Asiatic
wilderness with a party sent out by
the Amerivan Museum of Natural
History. The men were in the jun
gle for nearly a year, during which
time they killed four elephants, four
lions, 13 tigers and many other dem
liens of the inland country of India
and Burma. Jonas killed n of the
elephants-one known as a man-kil-
Ter. Many exciting moments were
spent on the trip, perhaps the most
tense of which vas when a badly
wounded tiger sprang at Jonas n a
companion, landing at their very
feet. Another was when a wounded
tiger was shot from the head of one
of the elephants.
The elephants, Mr.. Jonas said, are
particularly keen in detecting the
presence of tigers and other preda-
tory animals. They give a signal by
beating their hoofs and trunks on
the ground and unless they are very
we'll trained they will bolt.
In one case, three men had gone
after a leopard and had taken an ex-
ira elephant to scare the animal u
of the bushes. The extra elephant
had been wounded by a tiger not long
before that, and when he discovered
the leopard he bolted. 1t was then
that members of the party learned
how fast an elephant can run.
At another time, Jonas was riding
on a motorcycle with a Burmese
forestry official when they passed
within Is yards of a tiger. Jonas
was for shooting the beast, but the
more experienced of the pair advised
putting on speed, preferring caution
and safety to valor and chance.
The sloth bear and the wild boar
are the most dangerous animals in
the jungles, states Mr.. Jonas, due to
the fact that they will attack a man
on sight. The leopard is perhaps the
next in quickness of attack so far
as man is concerned.
There are only two occasions when
tigers will attack a human being.
Jonas said. That is when they are
man-eaters. 1t seems that a tiger is
not a natural-born man-eater, but
once he has tasted human blood that
is all that is necessary, and he will
pass up other food in his search for
humans.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-13

Mary's it was impossible to bring but
a small amount on the yearly trip.
Father Ravalli at once set about
rectifying these conditions. With
the assistance of the two Brothers,
he built a flour mill, the millstones
being imported from Europe. This
was the first flour mill in what is
now Montana. The Fathers also set
up the first saw mill in this part of
the country, which did credit to their
inventive genius. The crank was
made of four wagon tires welded to-
gether. A fifth tire, hammered flat,
and hardened into steel, then notched
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-13
Missing ~PrOspectOr of
Sweet Grass County
Brutality MI urdered

Doubt that Henry Hughson, the
aged prospector who disappeared
from his cabin on the south slope
of Baboon mountain, nea the old
independence mining camp sew
eral weeks ago, was foully muir
dered, no longer exists. Hughson
was murdered and his body Sc
creted somewhere in the mountain
Businesses.
Recently Sheriff Brannon of Sweet
Grass county and a party of search
ers found a trail showing conclus-
lively that Hughson had been MUIR
dered. The body had been dragged
over the mountain to the north slope
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-13
BY MARTHA e. PLAssMANN

Wv YHEN Father De Smet returned
w to this country from his Sc
w cond visit to Europe, where
he went in the interest of the mis-
sion he founded near the mouth of
the Columbia river, he brought with
him a few priests, and of these was
Father Anthony Ravalli, whose
name is linked for all time with that
of Montana.
Because of some nuns who accom-
panied them, it was thought best to
make the Journey around Cape Horn.
instead of by land, the water route
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-13

Ravalli's services were often in de-
mand andhe gave them willingly, re-
CARELESS of whether the patient was
Catholic or Protestant.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
TWO BANKERS
PLEAD GUILTY
IN COURT HERE
Fl. F. ROhr and ]. A. Hooker
Enter Pleas in Dawson
Insolvency Case

The trial Of H. F. Rohr, who was
vice-president Of the First State Bank
Of Dawson, Kidder county, now de-
funct, ended in district court here
when Rohr entered a nlea of guilty
to charge OF accepting deposits
while the bank was insolvent. In
this plea Of guilty he was joined by
j. A. Hooker, former cashier of the
bank, who was tried following Rohr.
Judge Jansonius indicated he would
pronounce sentence June &c after
examining many bank records SUBJ
mitted in the case.
The prosecution, which was repre-
sented by Charles Liessman, states
attorney Of Kidder county; LANCER
and Nuchols, retained by depositors,
and John Thorpe, First Assistant At
torney- General, had placed on the
stand w. Barneck of Kidder county,
prosecuting witness Crosby Richards,
deputy state bank examiner, and F.
S. Delaney, district receiver of closed
banks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
MUCH DAMAGE DONE

Washington Springs, S. D., June 16,
(By Courier and Telegraph by the A.
P.)-Extensive property damage was
done in Washington Springs and over
the countryside for a radius of 20
miles from here, by tornado that
struck this city at p. IN. Saturday.
Estimates Of damage ranged from
$5OO,00O to $1,000,OOO.
While not fatalities have been re-
ported, many families were made
home less as the tornado unroofed'
many homes and business buildings
and the subsequent torrential rain
added to the damage and suffering.
Many business stocks were ruined.
Every means of communication
with the outside world was destroy
ed by the storm, and this message
is sent by courier for 20 miles to the
nearest available point of communi-
cation with the outside sources. 1t
was written late Sunday.
Saturday night and Sunday night
the city was in darkness, so far as
electric lights were concerned for
not only were the light poles splint-
cred or snapped off but the new cleo
trio light plant suffered extensive
damage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
10 NOW HELD
IN ROUNDUP OF
MAIL ROBBERS
Chicago ChieI Admits Rob-
berry Is Largest Ever Per-
petrated in Country
$3,0OO,OOO WAS TAKEN
Police Hope to Recover All of
The Loot Taken From
Milwaukee Train
$3,0OO,OO0 WAS TAKEN

Chicago, June 16-Three women
and seven men are held as part of
the gang which on Thursday night
perpetrated $3,000,O0O mail robbery
at Roundout, Illinois, near here, and
officers are seeking three additional
men and the bandit cache, where
they believed the approximately 40
bags of registered mail will be
found intact.
Morgan Collins, chief of police,
admitted last night that an accurate
check on the contents of the stolen
mail sacks revealed loss in excess
Of 100000, all, in currency or
negotiable securities, making it the
largest robbery in the history of
the railway mail service.
The chief pointed out that some
of the pouches taken had been ship
ped originally from Wall street
banks to the Northwest and in that
connection it became known the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train
had left Chicago Is minutes late on
Thursday night, having been held for
an important money shipment from
the east.
The police believe one or more of
the seven men under arrest actually
participated in the holdup. j. H.
Wayne, seriously wounded, and
James Murray, former politician,
were arrested hiding under Wayne's
bed. The police says they are work
ing on the theory that Wayne was
shot by the bandit leader when he
failed to carry out orders during
the holdup and that Murray had
rsisitsd him in an effort to- keep him
from turning informer.
Chicago detectives indicated they
thought they had information which
would guide. them today to where the
loot was buried. They indicated the
loot was near the scene of the rob-
berry,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
SLEMP DENIES
HE WILL QUIT
SECRETARY
President Said to Have
Brought Warning Republi-
> can Factions Together

Washington, June 1G.-C.F Bascom
Slemp, Secretary to President Cool
idge, announced today in a formal
statement before leaving for Gin
cinnati, that he had not resigned
his present position and would con-
tinue actively associated in the Re-
publican national campaign.
The formal statement was issued
because of persistent reports of the
likelihood of Mr.. Slemp's retirement
owing to the open disagreement be-
tween him and William M. Butler,
the Coolidge. campaign manager, dur
ing the convention last week at
Cleveland.
The disagreement between Mr..
Slemp" and others on the one hand
Mr.. Butler, Frank w. Stearns and
their supporters on the other, was
generally noticeable after the ad-
journmenta q, of the convention, but
President Coolidge, after hearing
both sides, was able to bring about
reconciliation of views.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
HEAVY HAIL
LOSS CAUSED
IN GRANT co.
Reported Hail Drifted to
Depth of Four Feet in Some
Places There

: Mandan, N. D., June 16.-Hail
which fell and drifted ito depth of
four feet in places last Saturday
around Lark and the county south
of that point in Grant county, ac-
cording to belated reports and des-
criptions given today by persons
from that district, who declared the
storm transformed green fields into
a semblance Of mid winter.
Farmers are dubious about the
grain coming up again, as the plant
life was pounded into the ground by
the terrific force of the wind. Barns
on the Sam Knoll and William Noyes
farms were destroyed and meager
reports from a district extending
from Hebron to Belfield Southeast
erly through Lark and Raleigh tell
of small buildings being destroyed
and in some spotted areas complete
loss Of crops.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16

Inc victim has Wlie and three
children the eldest eight and the
youngest two months of age.
Joe Mills, with Hubert Baker
Charles Cowles and Harold Irwin
were fishing a short distance from
the place of the shooting, according
to Henry Mills, and when Corbin
shouted at them Joe Mills said "Pll
float down and talk to the old man.
He foated opposite Corbin and a
moment later the shotgun discharge
was heard.
The victim was conscious part of
the time when being brought to a
Bismarck hospital.
Joe told me that COrbin shot him
without any argument and was GO
ing to shoot him again when Joe said,
Don't shoot me again-Fm dying"
said Henry Mills, a brother.
Many Accompany Him
All of the members of the fishing
party and Corbin re farmers living
near Glencoe. The creek runs
through land of all of them. The
party had gone out on the creek,
and it was about 8 o'clock Sunday
morning when the shooting occurred,
they said. A, large party of relatives
and friends accompanied the wound
cd man to Bismarck. They include
Ernest Burbage and Wesley Chand-
Ter, who brought him up; Mrs. Mills
and children, Henry Mills, a brother;
C. C. Mills, father; "Heinie" Cook,
August Hogue, Stella Klein and Mrs.
Henry Mills.
The wounded man had been given
medical attention by Hazelton doe
tor, who, after dressing his wounds
ordered him brought to the Bismarck
hospital. A short time ago Joe Mills
brought Ernest Burbage to hospital
here, after the latter had been run
over by tractor and badly injured,
and then with great pluck climbed
on that tractor and drove it back to
the farm house. Ernest Burbage,
in turn, was one of those bringing
his friend to hospital here yester-
day. The same kind of pluck was ex-
hibited by Joe Mills, in walking
half-mile to an automobile while ter
ribly injured.
Doctors held out little hope for
Mills last night, but he was resting
well today.
A complaint was sworn out before
Justice Beer, but it was found the
affair took place in EmmOns county.
Chief of Police Martineson was as
sisting Emmons county officials.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
STORM STRIKES
AT MANY TOWNS
CAUSING DEATH
Family of Eight Are Killed
in Bruele County, Latest
Advices Today Say
HEAVY DAMAGE DONE
Million Dollar Loss to Pro-
perty and Crops Is Esti-
mated as Result of Storm

Mitchell, S. d., June 16.-
tBy the A. P.) - With wire
communication gradually be-
ing restored, additional details
were expected today from
sections of South Dakota,
swept by tornadoes and wind,
and hail storms Saturday
night, with a reported death
ton Of Is killed, scores in
iured and property damage
estimated at more than ST.
100000.
Advices received here by
officials of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railway,
told of family of eight being
killed at Bijou Hill, Bruele
county. Two others met
death at White Lake, in Au-
lora county,; two at Salem;
another at Pierre, one at
Blunt and one at Canton.
Glad Valley, small town in Ziev-
ach county, was said to be virtually
wiped out in the storm, which COW
cred territory of about SO miles,
and swept over at least nine counties.
A score of persons were injured there
three seriously, and property damage
was estimated at 100000.
Highway Depot Destroyed
Mitchell and the surrounding coun-
try was hard hit. The state highway
supply depot, including the shops
aud two large warehouses, were par
TALLY destroyed. Four persons were
injured at Mitchell, one probably
fatally.
Many houses and barns in this vi
clnity suffered heavily and poultry
was blown away. Hundreds of light,
power, telegraph and telephone poles
were blown down. Between Mitchell
and Sioux City, la. II miles of tel
egraph wire are out of commission.
Unusually heavy rains accompanied
the storm. In the neighborhood of
Murdo and Chambo Rim, two inches of
rain fell in 10 minutes. Huron re-
ported 2.20 inches of rain i'm 30 MIN
utes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
PUGILIST IS
SLAIN, WHISKY
FIGHT MOTIVE
New York Police Believe Bill
Brennan Quarreled Over
Purchase of Liquor
THE ASSASSINS FLEE
Hold Up Auto and Dash Up
Broadway Two Men Ar
rested, Charged with Murder
THE ASSASS1NS FLEE

New oYrk, June 16, (By the A. P.)
The police are continuing their
efforts to determine the motives
which caused two men to shoot to
death Bill Brennan, heavyweight pug
Hist, in his Washington Heights cab
aret, the Tia Juana club, early yes
terday. James Cullen, a state troop
er, and friend of Brennan, died early
today from wounds he received in
fighting the bandits after they had
shot his prize ring friend.
The two men charged with the
murder are Frank Raft and James
Hughes. Both, according to the po-
lice, have criminal records. Rafri is
taxi chauffeur and Hughes is pug
list, known in the ring as Terry o.
Neill.
Raft, the police say, has engaged
in bootlegging and as a search Of the
cabaret reveals a barrel filled with
empty whiskey bottles, it is believed
by authorities that quarrel over
bootlegging operations may have re-
suited in the murder. No attempt
was made at robbery.
Cabaret Deserted
The killing occurred at 4.3O o'clock
yesterday morning when the cabaret
was deserted, save for the walters,
Brennan, his sister Shirley Sherman,
who was employed there as an enter
tainer and Cullen. One of the men
who Miss Sherman identified later as
Hughes entered and asked for Bren-
nan to step into the hall for mo-
ment.
Brennan complied and almost i'm
mediately two shots were fred. Miss
Sherman and Cullen rushed into the
hallway, on the second floor and
found Brennan dying on the floor.
The girl snatched at the coat of one
of the men and as he broke away
he fired TWICE. One of the shots
lodged in Cullen's neck and the other
narrowly missed Miss Sherman. Bren-
nan died while being carried to an
ambulance.
Smash Down Door
The assassins gained their way to
Broadway by smashing a glass door
at the bottom of the stairway and,
after knocking senseless a passing
police lieutenant, held up an automo-
bile, forcing the driver to dash up
Broadway at top speed. They were
by two policeman who pur-
sued them in commandeered taxi
Detectives learned that Brennan
elected two men. from the resort
some hours before the shooting. They
think these two might have return
ed later and st1ght revenge, although
they attach more Importance to the
bootleg whiskey theory.
William Brennan, 81 years old,
formerly of Chicago, had lived in
New York during the years he was
noted as "trial horse'' for coming
heavyweights. He retired from the
ring last fall with a reputed fortune
after being knocked out by the late
Billy Miske. Brennans greatest
claim to fame rested in his having
stayed IL rounds with Jack Dempsey.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
SEEK HUSBAND
OF WON AN AS
BODY IS FOUND
Mrs. Gene Rae Cummings
Body Found in Shallow
Grave in Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wis, June 16.-Au-
thorities in half dozen counties in
north central Wisconsin are watch
ing the roads leading to Wittenberg,
where the nude, body of Mrs. Gene
Rae Cummings, Grand Rapids, Mich
igan, was found yesterday in a shall
low grave, with indications that she
had been murdered, today were
without trace of the slayer.
George p. Cummings, husband of
the woman, who claimed they were
but recently married, has disappear
ed and no trace Of him has been
seen since farmer in the neigh
borhood Of Wittenberg assisted in
extracting the Cummings car from
ditch. The farmer, whose sus-
picions were aroused, made an in
vestigation and discovered the body.
The woman is thought to have
been slain Saturday night while the
couple was at the Wittenberg tour
ist camp for the night. Her skull
had been crushed.
Authorities from Shawano, who
took charge of the body, believed
the implement used was an axe.
The slain woman, past GO years of
age, is believed to have married
Cummings, nearly 80 years her
junior, only a week ago at Grand
Rapids. They were reported by rel
atives to have been en- route te
Vancouver, Wash.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
DEM LEADERS
ARESWARMING
IN NEW YORK
Many There to Promote Pres
idential BOOms of Their
State FavOriteS
McADOO is COMING

New York, June 16, (By the A. P)
Democratic leaders from all parts
of the country are here or on the
way, ready for the week Of political
maneuvering which will precede the
national convention. Cordell Hull
Of Tennessee, chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee; Homes
S. Cummings of Connecticut, j. Bruce
Kremer of Montana; Norman E.
Mack of Buffalo; George White Of
Ohio and Burt New of Indiana, Gre
among the leaders already here,
while William Jennings Bryan is ex-
pected to arrive later in the day. By
Wednesday, other leading figures in
Democratic ranks will be here, in
Guiding William G. McAdoo. Cover
nor Smith came from Albany last
week to stay until after the conven-
ton.
Most of the "dark horses" or the
leaders Of their hopes are expected in
the city by mid-week. Looming in
the forefront of these today are the
names Of John w. Davis, former am
bassador to Great Britain, and Sem
ator Ralston of Indiana.
Sentiment favor;ng the choice of
Mr.. Davis as the Democratic stand
ard bearer in the event of dead
locked convention was reported to
be growing swiftly.
Charles A. Greathouse, secretary Of
the Democratic rstional committee,
and Meredith Nicholson, novelist, are
here in the interest Of Senator Raj
ston's boom, which is considered one
of the quietest nomination quests in
the history of Democratic conven-.
tions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
BOTH Ice, AND
STATE BODIES
DECIDE MATTER
Interstate Commerce Submits
Scale and Asks Further
Consideration
AFTER A HARD FIGHT
Ignite Operators, Joined BY
Others, Say Boost Would
Have Killed Industry
AFTER A HARD FIGHT

Washington, June 16.-By
the A. P.) 49, Proposed in
creased rates on Ignite coal
from mines in North Dakota
to destinations in North Da-
kota, South Dakota and Min
nesota, were found not justi-
fed today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. New
schedules which had previous
ly been suspended were or
dered cancelled.
The commission held that
present rates are too low but
that the record is insufficient
to determine specific proper
rates for the future. 1t sub
rlitted a scale of rates pro-
posed by the examiner who
conducted hearings in the
case, for the purpose of secur-
ing the views of all interests
concerned, as to it's fairness.
The Ignite interests Of the state
won the first round in their fight
against proposed increases in freight
rates, but the Interstate Commerce
Commission retains string on the
case and there will be further pro-
ceedings, Frank Milhollan, presi-
dent of the North Dakota railroad
commission, said today, commenting
on the decision of the Washington
body in the coal rate case.
The North Dakota state commits
sion, in it's decision today with re-
gard to the proposed increases in
intra-state traffic, however, dis
missed the proceeding entirely.
In finding the proposed increases
of 40 to 60 per cent were not justi-
fled, the Interstate body submitted
the scale drawn by Examiner w.
H. Wagner, who presided at the
hearing and virtually gave the
parties one of two courses to pur-
sue-to accept this scale or decide
on another scale, and submit their
findings to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Milhollan said.
The rates proposed by Mr.. Wag-
ner, he said, are 95 percent of the
increased rates asked by the rail
roads on short hauls, decreasing
on longer hauls until on hauls of
200 miles the scale is about 38 to
40 per cent higher than present
rates
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-16
CASE DISMISSED

The proposed schedule of Ignite
coal rates, increasing them 40 to go
percent on coal shipped from North
Dakota mines, as filed by the rail-
roads and suspended, were held un-
justified by the North Dakota state
railroad commission, in decision
handed down in the case today, and
the proceeding instituted by the
railroads to gain official sanction
for the increase in rates was dis
missed without prejudice.
The state commissions decision
is applicable to shipments of coal
moving wholly within the state,
while the Interstate Commerce Com
mission will decide the case affect
ing shipments of coal from North
Dakota lines to points beyond the
borders of North Dakota. About 88
percent of the Ignite coal smoves
wholly within North Dakota.
The state commission, in finding
the proposed increases i'm rates not
justified, however, finds that the
present rates are too low as COM
pared to rates held confiscatory by
the United States Supreme Court
in 1911, but holds that this decision
and comparison alone is not controll-
ing.
Fail to Justify
"Having carefully considered al!
of the testimony in this case, the
arguments adduced and the repre-
sentations made," says the railroad
commissions decision, "the Commits
sion is of the opinion, and finds,
that because Of the low heating
value Of Ignite, which is shown to
be but half that of bituminous coal,
it is entitled to different classifi-
cation and lower basis Of rates
than bituminous coal; that the pro-
posed freight rates would limit the
movement of Ignite to points ad-
jacent to the mines; that the car
riers have failed to justify the
schedules under suspension.
eve further find that. compared
to the rates found confiscatory by
the United States Supreme Court in
1911, when subjected to the various
general increases and reductions,
the present Ignite rates are too low,
but that the record is insufficient
to Justify US in prescribing other
rates. An order will be entered,
requiring the cancellation of the
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