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The Washington times., 1924-07-29
STEAMER HITS ROCK
IN DENSE FOG; BEAcHED

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, July
29.-The steamer Myles Standish, Or
the Nantucket Beach Steamboat
Company, was beached at Oak
Bluffs today after she had struck
q rock In q dense fog and sprung
q leak.
All her passengers were landed
at the regular dock.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
Opp ortunity Of
Y our Life

ito buy the best used cars in Washington
at the lowest prices.
Every car guaranteed to be in good me-
chanical condition ready to run out Of
the ball park with gasoline and oil in
GUIDED
Leading dealers are cooperating in this
sale to make room for new cars that are
arriving at this season. You can't 90 wrong
on any cars offered in this space at the
phenomenally low prices.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
PRICES SMASHED!
LIBERAL TERMS!
Cream Of Used Cars
In w Washington

All brought together for your inspection and
comparison at one time No need to look else
where Prices to suit your pocket. A desirable
car in good running condition can be purchased
for as little as 500 down and balance on small
monthly payments.
Touring Cars, RoGdsters, Coupes, .SedGns,
Broughan1s. All Models Open and Closed.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

was in funds, he played the game of
chance, whatever form it might take,
to the limit. Like many of his bre-
thern, "before the railroad came in,"
Sans word was as good as his bond.
He never failed to pay a bet OF re-
deem a marker as long as there was
a dollar in his purse. In his day he
won and lost fortunes without emo
ton.
On one occasion he gave a we'll
known Utah mining man a marker
for $4,000. When the winner was
leaving the city, Sam met him in Sam
Martins clubrooms on Broadway and
paid him the bet in cash-$45, 900
in bills-probably every cent he had,
but he kept his honor as a gambler
unsullied.
"Swede" Sam was born in Sweden.
OF slender build, we'll above the me-
dunn height, always well dressed,
with a prediction for new derby
hats, "Swede" Sam was a notable
When gambling was finally put
under the ban in Butte, Sam removed
to Helena. Later his mind failed and
he was committed to the Montana
state sanatarium at Warm Springs.
He showed occasional signs of i'm
provement.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31
CHARLES N. PRAY
FEDERAL JUDGE
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE PICKS A
DARK HORSE FOR NEW
JUDICIAL PLACE
Law Partner of Chief Justice Lew l..
Galloway and Congressman-at-
Large From Montana in Old Days;
Will Sit in Eastern Montana.

Charles N. Pray, one of the best
known lawyers in northern Nom
tana, for three successive terms
congressman-at-large, and a rum
ner-up in the last senatorial race,
has been selected by President
Coolidge as federal judge for the
new judicial district recently Great
ed. Mr.. Pray is a very popular
jurist, and the appointment is ex-
pected to give general satisfaction.
He expects to go to Washington
in a few days for a conference with
the president, after which he viii
return to Montana to take up his
new duties. He will probably be
assigned to the eastern part of the
state with headquarters in Great
Falls.
Judge Pray was born at Pottsdam,
n. Y, in 1869, the sol of John r.
Pray and Julia A Sweet Pray. His
ancestors on both sides were sol
1iers in the revolution. His parents
died when he was young.
AS a boy he played on the shores
Of Lake ChampIain, and as he grew
up he became an export boatman. In
1888 he was graduated from Middle
0ury college in Vermont. His ath-
.etic ability made him pitcher of the
baseball team.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

Then young Pray went to Chicago
where he was a reporter on a news
paper, making many notable friend-
ships, among them Eugene Field, the
poet, and Tracy Drake, hotel owner.
In Chicago he attended law school
while he continued his newspaper
work and was graduated from the
Chicago College of Law in 1891. He
practiced law in Chicago from 1893
to 1895.
In 1896 Mr.. Pray came to Fort
Benton, entering a law firm with Col
onel Donnelly. Then in 1898 he vas
elected county attorney of C~houteau.
county, holding the position four
terms and making an unusual record.
June 80, 1901, Miss Edith Wackerlin
of Fort Benton became his bride.
Montana elected Charles N. Pray
to congress in 1906 and reelected
him in 1908 and 1910. In 1912 he.
was the party nominee for re-elec-
ton, but that was the Bull Moose
year, when the republicans lost all
along the line.
Returning to private life, Mr.. Pray
and L. L. Galloway, now chief JUS
tice of the Montana supreme court,
formed a law partnership in Great
Falls which continued until CHIEF
Justice Galloway was elected to the
bench. In 1916 Mr.. Pray
was the nominee for United States
senator.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

for nearly two days before they
were beaten, and after that were
still able to keep together, cross a
river too deep to be forded, and
then check our pursuing cavalry
and make off to other parts of
Idaho" And then he concludes
prophetically, "The result is a long
and tedious chase"
On the wearisome ascent of the
trail the Indians easily outdistanced
their pursuers, although their way
was marked by broken-legged pom
les left to die. The United States
cavalry found the trail a veritable
Via Dolo rosa, their progress i'm
peded by underbrush, fallen trees,
and the dense growth of lodge pole
pine.
The Indians passed Warm
Springs, slipped by Capt. Rawn,
who had been orderer from Fort
Missoula by Gen. Gibbon, whose
headquarters were then at Fort
Shaw, and entered the Bitter Root
valley. Historians tell us the in
habitants of that valley, with one
or two exceptions, welcomed the
Indians, and loaded them with pro
visions, guns and ammunition, all
for a price, as is the custom of war
time p~rofiteers.
Thus encouraged, the Indians
leisurely moved up the valley,
crossed the mountains, and turned
southwark by Bannack and Horse
Prairie. Meanwhile Gen. Gibbon
was making forced marches to
reach them, and did so at the Big
Hole river. Here there was an en-
gagement, that is a story in itself.
General Gibbon, and several other
officers, were wounded, and some
The attack having been
made on the Indian encampment,
they taken by surprise, men,
women and children were killed
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

ing the trail, but was unsuccessful
Howard said of them: "The In
dians had been we'll led and well
fought. They had defeated two
companies in a pitched battle. They
had eluded pursuit and crossed the
Salmon. They had turned back
and crossed ii communications,
had kept our cavalry on the de-
fensive and defeated a company of
volunteers. * x x In battle with
regular troops they had held out
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31
REMARKABlE RETREAT OF CHIEF JOSEPH
AND HIS NEE PERCES; "A NEW VERSION

THE home and hunting grount
of the Nez Perces Indians
when first known to white mel
was on the east side of the love-
Snake river and on the Salmon
river and its tributaries. They were
divided into the lower and upper
Nez Perces, the former living il
Imnaha valley, about rs miles from
Lewiston, Idaho, but claiming the
Wallula-now Walla Walla-coun-
try as theirs. This is said to be ar
exceptionally fertile region, and
soon attracted the attention OF
would-be settlers, who thought ii
could be put to more profitable use
through cultivation, than if left as
forage and hunting ground for the
Indians.
Then came a repetition of the
continuous story when a strong ma
ton deals with a weaker. Through
treaties with Our government, the
lands of the Indians were constant
ly reduced in extent, and they, who
had always roamed at will, were to
be confined to the narrow limits of
a reservation. 1t was opposition to
the last treaty on the part of the
Lower Nez Perces, that led to the
Nez Perces war.
Among the Lower Nez Perces
the title of "chief" seemed to be
hereditary. We first hear of 10
seph, then Old Joseph, then the Jo-
seph who conducted the remark
able flight of his people, and all
of these were chiefs.
The third Joseph was the son Of
Old Joseph, his mother being of the
Cayuse tribe, who had always made
much trouble in Oregon, and who
were the perpetrators of the Whit
massacre. The members Of
tribe we're VIGOROUSLY deceit
full, and it was claimed, by those
who saw him, that Chief Joseph
as he is now designated-combined
in his features of the mildness of
the Nez Perces with the slyness of
the Cayuse.
Old Joseph's advice to his peo-
pie was "Be at peace if you can
out never trust the white men nor
heir friends" Later events prove
hat he took this advice to heart.
the majority of the Nez
Perces were induced to accept the
asst treaty offered them, Chief Jo-
'eph, White Bird, Looking Glass
others refused to sign it. They
we're called the "Non-Treaties."
Among this people there was a
peculiar sect, "The Dreamers," who
exercised great influence over
chief Joseph and his followers.
The Dreamers taught that the earth
vas perfect at its creation, and that
ny attempt to change it through
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31
By Martha Edgerton Plassrna71r
Daughter of Governor Edgerton

cultivation or the building Of
schools, churches, etc, constituted
a proclamation, and this was what
the white men were constantly do
ing. 1t was the religious duty Of
the Indians, therefore, to fight the
white men.
About this time occurred the
Candy massacre by the Modocs,
and the news of it reaching the
Indians made them restless. Gen.
Howard, fearing an outbreak of the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

Pendleton-Miss Nora Ellis was
acquitted by a jury here of a charge
of murder in the first degree for the
Staying of Gordon Mettie, who, ac-
cording to the girls testimony, was
once her suitor. Miss Ellis admitted
the killing on the witness stand. The
defense was temporary alteration
resulting from the girls alleged
wrongs at Mettie's hands. Mettie
was killed by a rifle bullet.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

Nez Perces, held several council
with Chief Joseph, White Bird, anC
the other Non-Treaties. and triec
to convince himself that they would
go peacefully on to their reserva.
ton. But the last council wa;
hardly ended before news arrived
of Indian outrages in the neighbor-
hood, perpetrated by White Birds
band.
This was the beginning of open
warfare, on the part of the Lower
Nez Perces, as Chief Joseph was
persuaded to cast his lot with his
people. General Howard sent tele-
grams all over the country, warn
ing the settlers and calling for help.
There was quick response from the
army, ever SO far away as Georgia.
The Indians were headed east, and
there was great uncertainty as to
the course they would take. In
Montana citizens in great numbers
FASTENED to volunteer, but it has
been said that their enthusiasm
waned when the time came to take
the field.
The outbreak took place June 13,
1877. Gen. Howard made Lewis
ton his depot and base of opera
tons. The first detachment sent
out by Gen. Howard was ambushed
by Chief Joseph and put to flight.
Gen. Sully was called in counsel by
and the two generals de-
the surrender of the Ind
ians, but they refused.
Then followed the long pursuit
of the Nez Perces, begun with the
defeat of Perry, followed by a sec
ond engagement, when several In
dams were killed, and over 200
captured. 1t was hoped the
Indians could be prevented from
crossing the Salmon river, but this
hey did in their own fashion, des-
by Gen. Howard: "They
make skin RATS and load them tie
four horses abreast to the RATS
With small ropes; put four naked
indians on the horses, and then
swim across"
Near the Clearwater the u. S.
.oldiers were greatly annoyed by
indian sharpshooters, who sought
o prevent their getting water from
spring. AT night some of the Of
icers risked their lives by going to
he spring and bringing water to
heir troops.
A battle took place at the Clear
water. The Indians were routed
'ut retreating, took a position at
he beginning of the Lolo trail,
where they were out of the reach OF
he guns of the soldiers. Howard
ried to prevent them from follow
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

and wounded. he main result OF
the battle was to protect that part
of Montana.
After the battle, again Chief 10
seph rallied his forces, and hasten
ed toward the Yellowstone Nation
al park. which he entered the day
General Sherman was leaving
there. He encountered two parties
of visitors, one from Radersburg,
that of the Cowans, which included
a woman and a girl, and another
from Helena composed of young
men out for a good time. Of the
latter. one man, professor Dietrich,
was killed. One or more Of the
Cowan party were killed and Mr..
Cowan and Al Oldham shot. Mrs.
Cowan. in r%ecounting their exper-
fences, does not attribute the attack
upon them to Chief Joseph, but
considered it the act of irresponsi-
bic young braves.
Gen. Howard was still in pursuit
of the fugitives, and had notified
Gen. Sturgis to head them off, as
they were now travelling northeast
from the park. This Gen. Sturgis
attempted to do between the yell
lowstone and Musselshell rivers.
There was a battle, but not a de-
cisive one, and Chief Joseph and
his followers continued northward.
although another g~eneral-Miles-
was hot on their trail.
The Indians reached the Mis-
souri, river safely and crossed it at
Cow Island. The several generals
had now abundant cause for anx-
iety. In the direction the pursued
were taking, was Sitting Bull, and
about twelve hundred warriors, it
was estimated. Should the two
unite it might require months to
subdue them. Meanwhile there was
no knowing what vengeance they
inflict on the white popula-
ton of northern Dakota and Mon
tana. 1t would be a veritable reign
of terror.
If, on the other hand, the Nez
Perces failed to unite with the
Sioux, they were very near the
line. Once over it, their
pursuit must cease, and, so far as
The United States soldiers we're
concerned, their long and difficult
Journey would be for naught.
Fortunately, Gen. Miles over
took the Indians near the upper end
of the Bear Paw mountains and,
reinforced by General Howard,
compelled Chief Joseph and his
followers to surrender. They were
.ater exiled to Indian territory. {
This remarkable flight of a tribe !
lad endured for seventy-five days. :
In that time their pursuers, under '
General Howard, marched 1921 {
and the Indians, encountered !
by their women and children, COW :
red a greater distance, through a
country with which, for the most {
,art, they were unfamiliar. Gen. G
Howard praised in highest terms !
he military skill of Chief Joseph. ]
To fully appreciate what the lat c
accomplished, it is necessary to
ollow his course. Beginning close :
o the Washington line, near Lew '
ston, Idaho, he journeyed to the
4olo trail, passed over that into y
1ontana; made a detour through d
Yellowstone park; crossed the Vel a
.wstone, the Musselshell and the t
Missouri rivers, and almost reach +
d Canada before he capitulated. T
Missoula-Locomotive engineers of =
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

Missoula-Locomotive engineers of
Missoula have $25O,000 invested and
deposited in the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers bank in the
country, according to J.. L. Hendrick
of Cleveland, a representative of the
financial department of the brother
hood.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31
A NEW OIL LAMP FREE
Burns 94& Air.

BurUS B4TO dIs
E. p. Johnson, 500 w. Lake st.
Chicago, I'LL, the inventor OF q won
derful new oil lamp that burns "a
per cent air and beats gas or electric
ity, Is offering to give one free to the
first user in each locality who will
help introduce 1t. Write him for par
tfculars. Agents wanted.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31

Cascade-Nearly 5000 head of cat
tie we're shipped from this station
during 1923.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

greatly enrich our knowledge of it's life and times.
 ''ons of the possibilities in e1csvs. ting kish is the finding of inforna- ton that will throw more light on the fascinating question of the historic origin of Hebrew religious beliefs. Already tho psralleiism Is so close between many Rabyicnisn-s sumerian and Jewish traditions that # Is sIntos. certain that they had A common source. The religious chronicles of the ancient Mesopotamiaus tell that the earth vas created from a vatery chaos. and that man was made from ssrth mixed with Gods blood. tt asrfihes the 'fan of man to the eat !fg Of a fruit: and t has a complete deiurs story according to which one family survived by building an ark srneared with titumen. The Suue- riau Noah landed on mountain and sent out a dove in an effort 10 find whether the waters had sub sidsH. The Fabt tionian -sufnerisn religion. horsfrr. has many gods
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
Now Using Waste Paper
 In Constructing Houses

Stockholm. Feb. LA new build ing material made from waste paper and designed for ceilings and wall lin- ings has beei perfected by a Sredish engineer. and production on a large scale soon will be undertaken. The raw materials ar ordinary waste paper such as sccumulates in cities. clay and suiphste iys, the cheapness of which warrants an inexpensive in ished product The coterinE is said to be freproof and durable; osn te applied by unski1led labor, will take paper. paint CT stain. and can oven be polished. It is a good non-con-
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

future metropolis. according to records dug up from the remains of other Mesopotsmian cities. From time to time during that period kish was the most important city of the land. holding its fellows under its suzersintv. Even when power passed to Babylon. kish. eight miles away. was preserved and honored under the wing of the new state. and one of the early members of the Bsbyionian dy- nasty resided there and made 1t his capital.
 ..The first people whom history un- covered in Nescpotsnlia were the sumerians rHo built citieo near the mouth of the 1isris- Enphratss. Only short time after these earliest known Mesopctamisn city-dwellers emerge. their records bring Kish into the picture. and that city Is brought in in a way which establishes two important facts: that the people of Kish held the sscendsncy over the sumerfars: and that already a com siderable period cf civilization had passed. For the record relates that the King of Kish uas called in as the worlds first Umrire-an arbitrator te settle boundary dispute between tuo sumerian cities. After giving his de- cision he caused stones to he fn- scribed and placed. and 50 drew the first international boundary line eter recorded.
 Traditions IfLe Those of Bible
 Thus Kish stands almost at the threshold of 5-rittsn history. Prac- ticaIIy all that is now known of the Kishites is kno--n from objects found elsewhere. The investigation of the remains of the city itself should
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
UNIQUE CLEANING SCHEME.

Bloomsburs. Pa-.. Feb. LA new means of ridding electric power wires of accumulations Of sleet and sno" has been tried out successfully by power company operating in this sec ton. scheme of charging the wires and making them hot enough 10 melt the ice and snow was worked out, and whenever the sleet forms on the wires a message is broadcast from the headquarters of the company to all managers of sub stations telling them 10 charge the wires. Radio equipment has been installed in all the sub sta tfons 50 that the company can get nll st tations st once.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
TABLETS AT KISH
 SHOW AGE OF TOWN
Babylon Was Young Beside This
 Ancient City, Say Historians

Washington. D. C.. Feb. 1.-"The finding of tablets and other relics on the site Of Kish. near the banks Of the Euphratcs has In it tho pcssibili- ties Of pushing back the history of mans governments 70 that vre may peer farther into the rast than ever before" says q bulletin from the Washington. n. C.. headquarters of the National Geographic society.
 "Rabylon. the mighty and won 1erful. with all it's Elsmor as the first great worid-city about which we know fills our eyes when we look hack toward the beginning of his tory" continues the bulletin. Though if began it's rise to power more than 4.eg0 years age. Babylon. 1t is believed. was young beside Kish.
 1000 Wears Bsbyion's Senior
 Babylon first became important about 220o E. c. for more than 1.aaa years before that date. however. Kish existed near the site Of the
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

Ladies' Medium Weight Union Suits Forest Mills" make. Low mack, sleeveless and tight knee. CT nn Our Annual Clearance Sale, Fla. W ! .OO
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
Field Mice Ignore Rules
 And Ruin Wheat Fields

Tarna- Bulgaria Feb. 1.-Tempera- lures Of September prevailed in this latitude up to the end Of December and as a result field mice kept on forseing for food long after they normally quit and dig In for their winters siesp. Being hungry. the Bftis rodents have eaten up so much of the seed in the areas given over to late phest that farmers declare the spring crop has been ruined.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

heard singing in their villages far into the night. Beauty Of face and move ment is more the rule than the ex- eepiion and friendliness to strangers is carried almost to an excess"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

ductor, and does not respond 10 changes in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
Toilet Goods
Notions

Premier Collar Bands, in all sizes. Q Our Annual Clearance Sale ...... O(
 King Alexander Blasting Cotton, in all numbers. Our Annual I Clearance Sale ................ fC
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01

Davidson's Fountain Syringe, and Hot teed ssf oof our Annual nus aeag cea2aaee sa sa1e 85c
New Britain herald., 1924-02-01
wea,ed From Australia

Every man-made world develop ment seems to have its commercial Ethiopian in the wood -pIlf. Back of F1h's inclination for Canada is the fact that these South sea Islands are developing profitable trade with ths Maple-leaf Dominion. On the face ef things if would seem that Fiji might be better attached to New zealsnd or Australia, it's neighbors. but laws passed by these respective governments designed to monopoIize Fiji trade have alienated the natural affections of the islands residents.
 Native Fiiians are a blending of the Polsnesisns, ty-picaIIy represented hy t4e staIwsrt Hausiians. and the kinkv. haired Malay voyarers. They gre tall. maEnifcently built people of q color between coffee and bronze. vfth stiff. brush-like hair, trained into high pompadour. Music is the soul Of the people. They are often
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

A thin, sickly. little man entered
one of the stores in one Of our small
towns recently and quietly seated him
self on q convenient chair. One Of the
clerks approached and asked if he wish
ed to purchase anything. "0h no"
said the man. Il just dropped in for
few minutes" After half an hour
had passed, the manager of the store
becoming curious. approached him and
asked what could be done for him
"why nothing that | know of" said
the man, "Yon see l have nervous
prostrstIon and the doctor told me 70
stay In a quiet place Noticing that
you do not advertise l thought this
would be about tho quietest place
could find" Let me tell you 1t was any
thing but quiet there for five minutes
The poor little man found himself in
the street wishing that he had landed
on feather bed. But the next week
tn store surprised itself with big dis
play nd In the home paper.