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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-23
STATES WITNESS
GONE; SCOLLARD'S
trial POSTPONED
Sheriff Now Seeking Frank Aus
tin, Farm Hand-Case May
Be Delayed Until Fall

Disappearance Of the states prin-
cipal witness, Frank Austin, has
forced indefinite pOstpOnement Of
the trial of Bart ScO'lard, charged
with first degree murder in cOnnec-
ton with the shooting and fatal
WOunding, at the SeOllard ranch,
April 1, of Timothy E. Randall.
ScOllard's trial was to have begun
next Monday.
According to county authorities,
Austin was last seen on the street
here Monday, April 5. He had been
taken into custody after the shooting
and held until he had testified before
the coroner's inquest April 8. Since
his disappearance all efforts to To-
cate him have been fruitless, and now
Sheriff James Smith has been in
structed by the court to find him if
possible.
Austin was the only witness to the
events prior to and following the ac-
tual shooting, which occurred while
both Randall and Scollard were in q
granary and out Of Austin's lire Of
vision. On the stand at the inquest
Austin told a clear, STRAIGHTFORWARD
story Of what occurred at the ranch
that day, and declared he had heard
the conversation that immediatel,
preceded the firing Of the fatal shot
He was EMPLOYED BY ScoTard as 8
farm hand. Little is known of hi
history, although at the inquest HI
testified that he had worked for sew
eral farmers in the Gallatin, and be
fore that had been in California TO
/ several months.
Scollard's counsel, Attorney Georg
Pease, expressed keen disappoint
ment over the Disappearance Of Aus
tin. ''We are ready to 60 to trial,
he said, "and had hoped to do so mex
! Monday"
i Pe1ling trial, Scollard is at libert
upon $4,000 bail. Hearing of tn
case, it now is said, may be delaye
until next fall.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-23
SERVICE LEADS TO
BUSINESS SUCCESS,
ASSERTS TALMAGE
Must Give Before We Can Re
ceive, He Points Out In
Address to KiWanians

Service as the means to success in
business was stressed by A. c. Tai
mage, manager of the H. B. McCay
company, in an entertaining and in
structive address to Kiwanians at the
weekly luncheon of the club Mon.
day. Mr.. Talmage, who spoke on
Business Methods" handled his
subject in a mastery way and drove
home his points with apt illustra-
items and terse, fOrceful phrases.
The Kiwanians also heard Super
visor Burr Clark Of the Gallatin Ma
tiOnal forest discuss American For
est week observance. Mr.. Clark en-
phasized the forest fire menace and
dWelt upon the necessity Of taking
constructive steps to combat it.
An unusual musical treat was en-
joyed at the opening Of the program
when Faye Ferguson, talented pi-
aniste who appeared here Monday
evening in concert, generously con-
tributed several numbers.
Mr.. Talmage in his address said:
"The subject you have given me tl
talk upon, Business Methods" en-
braces such a variety Of principles
that, had I the ability to thoroughly
discuss it, the time remaining in this
luncheon hour would not be suffi
cient to present an outline and do i
justice. Therefore the best that
can do is to give you one or two i'm
pOrtant thoughts for your considera
tiOn.
knowledge is power. Power is o
two misunderstanding and destruc
tive. So is knowledge. Useful l1nowl
edge, when applied, is constructiv,
power. Some kinds of knowledge
when used or applied, are destructive
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-23
REPEAT EASTER
CANTATA SUNDAY
AT M. E. CHURCH

Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, by
special request, the choir Of the
Methodist Episcopal church will re-
peat the beautiful Easter cantata,
''The Living Christ" by Wildemere.
The opportunity to hear this can
tata will be welcomed by many who
were unable to be present Easter
Sunday when it was first sung. The
choir will be under the direction Ct
Henry Schwartz. A large attendance
is expected.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-23
ROCKY CANYON
ROAD PROJECT
STRIKES SNAG
Must Be Submitted to Vote,
Holds Attorney General
City's Problem Up

Plans of the board of county COM
missiOners for the building Of a new
road from BOzeman to the mouth Of
Rocky canyon received a severe set
back a few days ago and the project
probably can not be put through un-
I'll next year, il was revealed SatHr-
day night.
Announcement Of the temporary
abandonment of the BOZeman-Living-
stOn road improvement project was
made by County Commissioners Frank
L. Benepe, Jr., and ]. H. Aakier at
a joint meeting of county and city
officials and representatives of the
Chamber of Commerce, called to con-.
slider the financing Of that section Of
the proposed road within the city
limits.
The stumbling block which has
arisen to halt the much-needed new,
road is an opinion of Attorney Gen
eral L. A. Foot, who hclds that the
constitutions! provision limiting the
expenditure by the county commits
sioners, without a vote OF the peo-
pc, to $4,000 in one year for a
''single purpose" applies to the prof.
ect in question. In face Of this Opin-
; ion, the federal bureau Of public roads
at Portland, Ore, is Withholding its
! approval and cooperation.
It's Up to Voters
AS the matter now stands, the
project will undoubtedly be post
poned until it can be submitted to
the voters at the fall elections. An
alternative plan, which contemplates
the improvement Of two miles Of
road just west Of the railroad eros
sing at the canyons mouth, is in thC
Continued on Page Eight
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-23
TO BE
SALVATION ARMY
''TAG DAY'' HERE

Saturday, April "a, viii be 'Tag
Day" in BOzeman, announces Cap
tain c. w. Carpenter Of the local
branch Of the Salvation Army.
The ''Tag Day" is being put on
in an endeavOr to raise funds BY
voluntary donation to help defray
the expenses Of the Salvation
Army in this city. No price has
been fixed for the tags, the Saliva
ton Army relying wholly upon the
generosity Of those tagged.
A great many tag sellers, Cap
tain Carpenter says, will be active
in all sections Of the city Satur-
day. It is hoped that the work of
the Salvation Army in BOzeman
will appeal to the public and that
the response to the ''Tag Day"
solicitation will be generous.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-23
State Insane Asylum q North Caroline Burned

The North Carolina State Insane
Asylum at Raleigh burned with a loss
OF approximately $89O,OOO. Two pa
tents were burned to death but the
others were saved by the heroic work
of the nurses. The illustration shows
the ruined west wing. The central
part also was destroyed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
Bell URGES Dc.
BUY IT RENO

Lieut.. Col. Franklin IT. Bell, En-
gineer Commissioner. today ex.
pressed the hope that the bin pro
viding for condemnation of the
property known as Fort Reno
win receive favorable consideration
Yesterday, accompanied by Sen
ators Bruce. of Maryland, ard
Sackett, Of Kentucky, Colonel Bell
visited the site and the Senators
expressed much interest in the
project.
Reno Hill is the highest point
in the District and as site Tor
a reservoir is considered very val
liable. It is expected that the
surrounding territory soon will be
developed to its fullest extent, ere
ating a need not only for q res
errvoir, but for land for schools
and parks
The area is bounded by Fessen
den Street, Belt Road, Chesapeake
Street and Howard Street North
west. It's possibilities for park pur.
poses or recreationaI centers are
remote, Colonel Bell pointed out.
The bill now pending before Con
gress provided for an appropria
ton to purchase the site and de-
velop it under control of the Ma
tional Capital Park Commission
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
NEWSMEN HEAR
COOLIDGE

President Coolidge, without the
White House Spokesman" adj
dressed about $50 newspaper men
at the tenth annual banquet of the
White House Correspondents AS
ISOLATION last night at the May
flower Hotel.
The retiring president of the as
ISOLATION, George Durno, of the
International News Service installed
the new president, John Edwin
Nevin, of the Washington Post.
A distinguished guest list included
Secretary of Commerce Hoover,
Speaker of the House Nicholas
Longworth, Representative Sol
Bloom of New York. Frank w.
Stearns, Baron Ago Won Nathan.
German ambassador; Everett San
ders, secretary to the President,
Edward T. Clark, personal secre-
tary to the President: T. SteIart
Crawford, Captain Adlop Anb1ews,
L. S. N; Major J. +. Coupal.' U. S.
A.. and Lieut.. Comdr. Joel T. Boone.
Postmaster General New was un-
able to attend because of illness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
8 LOCAL BILLS
Up MONDAY

Three District bills today were
placed on the House calendar for
action on the floor Monday. which
has been designated as District day.
Another bill of local interest was
placed on the general House calen-
dar for action in regular turn.
The new District bills provide for
extension of Fourteenth Street
Northwest through the Walter
Reed Hospital grounds and for
opening of number of streets in
the vicinity of the grounds; for
widening of First Street Northeast
from G to Myrtle streets, and for
the delivery of water from the
District pumping station to the
mains of Arlington county, Va.
The fourth bill, reported from the
Committee on Military Affairs. au
thorizes the Secretary of War to
enter into an agreement with the
Clarendon Community Sewerage
Company granting it the right of
way for trunk line sewer through
the Fort Myer military reservation
and across the military highways
in Arlington county to connect with
the sewer line serving the reserva-
ton ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
Z GET 10 YEARS
FOR HOLD-UP

Preston Tolson. coIored. stigma.
TIED by Justice Stafford in Grim
NAL Court No. today as "one Of the
tough est characters in Washington, %
ana Thomas Fields, colored, will
spend 10 years in the penitentiary
tor holding up and rohbing Andrew
Green last January 3 CT $50 and 4
watch chain
Joseph >. Boston. alias Louis
Mathews. alias Joseph Brown, col
ofed. was sentenced to five years in
tho penitentiary for stea ling a horse
wagon and harness October Is, the
property of Tracy SmaIiwood.
JaEles l.. Brooks. CoIored, con.
victed Of assault with a dangerous
weapon and assault TO kiln for slash
ing Nary NJ. Brooks December 2
with razor. will spend six years liz
the penitentiary.
CI2ude 7. Geare alas Fred Will
lam Geare. a young man who had
81 rv,-d time in North Carolina for
false pretenses, was sentenced t.
two wears in the pen Tertiary for
05faiEtng diamond ring valued at
$3.50 from James c. lynn, paying
for II with a bad check. February
2. 1925.
John Painter. a young college
man who, according to his counsel,
had the mania for touting around
with college boys and who. ac.
eording OF his criminal record, has
six cases Of bad checks to his
credit and who December IL gave
a bad check for s403.50 to Emerson
& Orme IN exchange for car, will
spend three Years in the peniten-
tiary
William G.. Davis. was sentenced
TO two years in the penitentiary
for violation of the Harrison anti
narcotic law.
Edward Madison. colored, con.
vjcted Of assault with a dangerous
weapon for cutting EstelIe Miller.
January II. with a knife, received
a. three-year sentence and was
placed on probation. the same treat
ment being accorded to Arthur
Brice, colored, who pleaded guilty
to attacking Harry w. Johnson,
with q knife October 4.
The probation given william III.
Bell, previously sentenced for Joy
riding, was revoked and he win
serve 0ne year in jail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
IN SALES
Of JEWELRY

Arrested by Detectives Keck an5
Tompson and held for investigation
as a result of his alleged suspicious
actions, James Seldom, 921 Ninth
st. n. W., today faces a charge
of selling jewelry that he had pur-
chased on the installment plan.
After Seldon's arrest. an inVestiga.
ton by the detectives developed the
fact that he had just sold some
jeweiry at local secondhand
store, they say.
A warrant having as complaining
witness William r. Robey, of
Charles Schwartz and Son, jewelers.,
was sworn out, but Seldom did not
go to court today as the police are
investigating reports that a num-
Der of similar charges will be
brought by other jewelers..
Robey said today that Seldom
made two purchases, left small
deposits and never made any more
payments, according to the
jeweler, and the articles sold were
identified as those so purchased.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
JUNIORS WIN COURT
DEBATE AT GEORGETOWN

George T. Hagen. of Minnesota.
was chosen as the best individual
dehater in the third prize contest
between seniors and juniors OF
Georgetown University Law School
last night.
Hagen's team. composed OF
juniors, won the debate, holding
negative views on the entrance Of
the United States into the Word
Court under the Swanson reserva'
tons.
Second individual honOrs went to
a senior. Albert S. Cain, jr., of
Louisiana.
On the winning team with Mr.
Hagen were Louis L. Whitestone.
of Virginia, and Charles IL. Quirk,
of Wisconsin, alternate. On the
senior team with Mr.. Cain were
Alois w Johnnes. Of Wisconsin,
and Paul r. Lamiell, of Ohio, al
ternate.
Judges were Assistant District At
torney James J. O'Leary, Thomas F.
Dolan and John Paul Jones. Ralph
p. Dunn, president OF the junior de-
hating a0cietyb NuaS chairman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
SCHOOL HEADS ATTEND
PARENT-TEACHER FETE

School officials. parents AM.
friends were entertained at re-
ception given by the Parent Teacher
Association of the West School last
night.
Guests were DIR. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent of schools, and
Mrs. Ballou; Assistant Superinten.
dent Stephen e. Kramer and Mrs.
Kramer; Assistant superintendent
Robert L. Haycock and Mrs. Hay
cock; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, Miss
Blanche Patterson, principal Of the
school. and Roy Wolf, president of
the schools parent-teacher organ.
zation.
Glasses in cooking, manual train.
ing. sewing and housekeeping gavs
practical demongtra1i0na &C their
work
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Two men and a girl sit discon-
solately in widely separated cells
today, wondering what it IS all
about and each wondering what
the other is thinking.
As widely separated in vocation
IS they are in their cells. Joseph
Gross, g, a salesman, and Arthur
Poach, carpenter, both of Chicago
and Ruth Eva Miller, %, of 2SS
South Bryor St., Atlanta, met in
the winter mecca of Florida, on
strange ground. but no stranger
than the predicament in which
they now find themselves.
Picked Up Two Women
According to a story told Detectives
Keck and Thompson by Poach.
the two men met in Florida and
started north in his automobile.
picked up two young women. who
expressed their desire TO travel
with them.
boro, ". c., where one of the.
girls deserted, the other continuing
TO this city. As they rode, two
men and girl. they became morose
end suspicious of each other and by
the time they reached the Capital
City a breach was evident.
They all went to local hotel
end the Miller woman chose Gross
for company, registering as man
and wife They left Poach all
alone as they journeyed to their
room, SO Poach went to police
headquarters. where he is said 70,
have told detectives that Gross was
trying to steal his car.
All Locked Up
Now all are locked up, Gross at
No. 1, Poach at No. s and the
woman at the House Of Detention.
They don't know what they are
locked up for-that is, not alto
gether-and the police know just as
much, except that the latter are
making desperate efforts to find
out.
kilograms have been forwarded
70 Southern cities and in the mean
time. the trio is held for investiga-
ton only.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
RUSSIAN JEWEL
BAN SOUGHT

Mrs. William Cumming Story,
national president Of the Women
Builders of America, has written
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury
Department protesting on behalf of
that organization against the ad-
mission to the United States of
the crown jewels of Russia
The letter in full follows:
I'm accord with the unanimous
agreement of the members of the
National Society of the Women
Builders of America, large and
important society of loyal Ameri-
can women, i am directed to write
to you protesting against the ad-
mission to this country, no matter
who may be the pretended owner,
of the crown jewels of Russia.
I'VE take this position on the
ground that these jewels are re-
ported to have been stolen and
that anyone pretending to buy
them is in possession of stolen
goods. We are told that the Com
munists regime of Russia, who, by
the commission of murder, secured
possession of these jewels, are not
the legitimate owners of them by
any recognized civil rights.
1--WE further protest against the
purchase Of these jewels by any
American, since experience has
proven that much of the money
secured in the past from the sale Of
similar articles, stolen after the
commission Of unspeakable crimes,
in turn is used in this country to
spread Communist doctrines, which
propaganda has for it's purpose the
overthrow of this Government by
force and violence.
las goods known to have been
stolen by cu.limon thief waold we
understand, be denied admission.
even If proper customs duty are
paid we contend that articles such
as the Russian crown jewels, which
were secured by methods ia which
even the common criminal would
not engage, since their possession
involved every crime known. includ
ing the degradation Of childl en-
(boys and girls alikeI, by all rules
of civilization should otherwise be
deniad adm aai0n -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
TWO ZONE
HEARINGS
ARE SCI

The date of the next public
hearing Of the Zoning Commits
sion was today set for 10 o'clock
in the morning Of March IS. A
second hearing will be held begin
ming at 1850 o'clock in the after
noon Of the same day, Major Ray
mond A. Wheeler announced.
A second petition has been re-
ceived from the Cathedral Heights
Citizens Association and from
owners Of property in that neigh
borhood requesting that the east
side Of Wisconsin Avenue between
Calvert and Porter Streets North
west be changed from G area to
A restricted area.
Citizens Obtain ReIlearing
Although this petition has been
denied once before by the Commits
sion permission has been given to
reopen the case as representatives
of the citizens have pointed out the
extreme need Tor rezOnlng OF LnlA
territory in the interest Of property
values.
They claim that all stores should
be kept off OF the east side of the
avenue. The hearing on this Ques-
ton begins at 1870 o'clock.
Another problem of increasing
Importance win be the rezoning of
the area bounded by Tenth,
Fifteenth, Kearney and Bryant
Streets Northeast.
The Dahlgren Terrace Citizens
Association and nearby property
owners, all backed by the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, hold
that this property should be
changed from residential A and
first commercial to A restricted
area. Testimony will be heard after
1880 o'clock in the afternoon.
None OF the other petitions in
volve as much property nor excite
the same interest officials Of the
Commission indicated today.
Requests for other changes which
will be heard in the morning all in
volve small properties. it is said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
American Forest w eek
Designated By
President

In a proclamation made pubs
lie today, President Coolidge
designated the week Of April is
as American Forest Week.
1 While giving full weight to
the evils resulting from inn
poverished forests and idle
lands, the President laid stress
upon the increased attention be-
ing given to scientific forestry
in industrial practice and land
usage.
Too long have we as a ma
ton consumed our forest wealth,
without adequate provision for
its wise utilization and renewal"
the President said. "But
gratifying change is taking
place in the attitude Of our in
dustries, our landowners and
the American people toward
our forests"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
SAYS CONGRESS IGNORES
CITIZENS WELFARE

Congress has lost sight of the
distinction between laws for the
general welfare of the people and
those for the benefit of an individ-
ual or class, former Solicitor Gen
eral James M. Beck charged last
night, speaking in the National
Museum, under auspices Of the
Georgetown University foreign serv-
ice school.
Billions of dollars are raised
from the taxpayer" said Mr.. Beck,
but all too frequently the money
is appropriated only to the use of
some special class interest"
Mr.. Beck's subject was the origin
Of the preamble to the. Constitution.
He emphasized the provision for the
general welfare, declaring that the
CONSTITUTIONS greatest achievement
is ''that it has made the general
welfare the dominating feature OF
our American life"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
The IGaDyer aOho carries
liquor IN his brief case asosO
calls 1t has pint folio
G. H. D.
"ME AND NY FOLKS

me AND MY FOLKS"
Ny aunt. she says mustn't 80 to
Even when I'm ont with Francis:
She thln.s the dancing y terrible
And her darling mustn't get those
And / WON'T. mot MUCH.
NY brother thinks girls weax their
skirts much too sloFt,
For tbs wrong to lead good men
They way they're doing nowadays,
And Il won't, NOT MUCH.
MY uncle says that . M powder and
VIM s e .IS.1 make = gin look what
He says that a lip stick must never
And / don't-NO. NOT MUCH.
MY cousin says i mustn't. let my
0weetie say goodnight,
He cant even squeeze my hand or
And horrors, ] must never let him
kiss me,
Cause very, very naughty that would
So i don't. NOT MUCH.
Ny father says that after the show,
To . restaurant must not go,
Cause tits q terrible place,
In fact, he says, disgrace.
i ted him wouldn't-'tls true,
But oh! Sweet Papa. DO.
= d
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06
F. n. SMITH CO. APPEALS
JUDGMENT FOR $35, 900

An appeal was noted today by
the f. II. Smith Company and j.
Eris Powell from the decision OF
Justice William Hitz of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, who granted
a Judgment of $4,000 against the
company and Powell individually
in favor of Frank M. Lowe, presi-
dent of the Parker Bridget Conn
pany. The court required a super
sedas bond Of $4,000.
Lowe alleged misrepresentation
in connection with his attempt TO
purchase the old Ebbitt Hotel prop
erty at Fourteenth and r SITS. ".
w, Lowe put up deposit OF
$4,000 which he lost And was put
to additional expenses.
Attorneys Peelle and Ogilby rep
resented Lowe and the Smith Com
pany and Powell were represented
by Attorneys Donaldson and John
SON and Vernon. e. West.