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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22

Mrs. Julia jacob, Annie Jaco.
hi, Maxine Deck and June Kuro-
kawe left Friday for a vacation
trip to Glacier Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McPeek, Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Homrighaus,
VIM. Mindeman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Haug were among the res
ervation farmers who attended the
Schlaps trial this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Moore left
by a Monday for Flandreau, S.
D., where they will make their
future home. They will go by way
OF Devils Lake, N. D., and will
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22
DEFENSE PUTS DEFENDANT ON
STAND AS LAST WITNESS
CONTINUED From Page A.

cused all jurors who had bee
subpoenaed for this term but VIII
were not selected for this trial un
til next Monday.
The court dismissed from tn,
court room all persons subpoen
aed as witnesses in this trial o.
who had reason to believe tina
they might be called as witnesses
This was with the object of theil
not hearing the testimony in the
case before being called to The
stand. Exceptions We're made II
a few cases, such as Sheriff An
derson, who was present in an of
fetal capacity.
Statement of Prosecution
As soon as the jury were in
their places County Attorney Mar
ron read the title and complaint
and read his opening statement to
the jury in which he set forth the
essential facts which the state be-
1ieves it can prove. Among the
more important of these were {:
That the defendant entered the
employ of Tony Geisler as a farm
hand sometime during the first
days Of April, 1926, and that he
had been employed about four
weeks at the time Of the alleged
crime; that he was hired for seven
months at a wage of $50 per
month; that on the afternoon of
Saturday, May l., he was at the
barn on the Geisler place prepar-
ing to go into the fields with a
team to work, that the defend
ant, on pretext Of wanting a drink
of water, went to the Geisler res
idence a short distance from the
barn and procured a single barrel
shot gun and four cartridges. Re-
turning to the barn with the gun
and shells he fired two shots into
the body of Tony Geisler, then
went to the house and firing
through a window screen shot
Geisler who was chang
ing her clothing. Entering the
he fired another shot into
Mrs. Geisler. That during the af-
ternoon the defendant, Schlaps,
washed, or attempted to wash, the
blood stains from the floor and
other parts of the house and with
a shovel removed the blood stains
the ground where Tony
Geisler fell. That he put the
bodies into the Geisler automobile, t
a Ford sedan, and at dusk took
hem to the bridge over the Big t
river, near Homestead and :
lnloaded them into the stream.
That while doing so, and after one
oody had dropped from the t
an approaching car caused :
he defendant to drive off the G
and down the stream aIC
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22

May /, 1925.
Bodies found in Big Muddy
river, morning of May 2, at a
point located in Sheridan county.
Sheridan county officials noti-
fed.
Schlaps located at home of his
mother and brothers. The Gels
Ter car also found there. Schlaps
first denies, then admits the kill
ing. Says he wanted to secure
their car and believed Geisler pos
sessed a sum of money.
Schlaps taken to Plentywood
where on Monday he was turned
over to Sheriff Anderson, County
Attorney H. N. Marion of Roose-
welt county.
Roosevelt county officials bring
him to the county Jail here on the
morning Of May A.
May 18th Schlaps arraigned in
district court.
Eric Noun appointed to defend
him.
On May 26th schIaps pleads not
guilty.
Trial for first degree murder
for shooting of Ludmilla Geisler|
begun July 8.
Schlaps, his mother and several
brothers came to the Homestead
vicinity about three months pre-
vious to his entering the employ
of Tony Geisler. The father of
the family is said to have died I'M
der mysterious circumstances at
the former home of the family at
Ashley, N. D., just previously to
their coming to Montana.
8 Extra Jury Venires
Besides the regular jury call of
100 names for this term of court,
ywo additional venires we're drawn
and subpoenaed and called, and
fourth list of 100 drawn as a
precautionary measure but not
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22
THE SCHLAPS JURY

A. f. Huseby, Poplar, farmer, married.
John Kopitzke, Brockton, farmer, married.
Sid Securely, Volt, farmer, married.
A. M. Hanson, Wolf Point, restaurant man,
married.
Paul Arndt, Wolf Point, railroad man, mar
ried.
SAM Wagaman, Wolf Point, farmer, single.
Nels Sorenson, Froid, farmer, married.
J. K. Clutter, Culbertson, electrician, married.
John Haagenson, Lundville, farmer, single.
Andrew Harbo, Froid, farmer, married.
Albert Lee, Wolf Point, farmer, married.
Cecil G. Perry, Volt, farmer, married.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Trudo were
in town shopping Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hagen drove
in from Stone Hill ranch on We'd
nesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
SLICK STREET
ADVICE GIVEN
Keep Your Distance,
Motorists Are Told.

Keep your distance is the
sloppy weather advice handed out
by the touring department Of the
Hoosier Motor Club. There are too
many needless rear-end collisions at
this time of the year." says Todd
Stoops, club secretary, land these
may be avoided if the motorist will
keep his proper distance from the
car in front and apply brakes as
soon as there is a perceptible de-
crease in the speed Of the car inn
mediately ahead.
TOO many motorists are following
the car ahead too closely to make
q quick stop. The distance be-
tween automobiles should be in
creased during wet weather or on
icy pavements, because brakes must
be applied cautiously to prevent a
K skid. The rule Of keep your dis
ltance' applies to cars equipped with
four-wheel brakes as well as to the
ordinary variety of brakes.
''Cutting-in ahead of other cars on
an icy street is a dangerous practice
and one which causes many mo-
florists to hug the car ahead too
closely to keep other from cutting
in"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
Puzzle a Day

Here are three word diamonds
Joined by thirteen-letter horizontal
word. Each star represents a miss.
ing letter. The definitions Of all
three and five-letter words, running
vertically, are given. Diamond num-
Der one, to observe, consumed, con.
junction; diamond number two. to
steal, wearied, to perform; diamond
number three, large rattle bird. vigil
liant, road house.
If you can discover the four miss.
ing letters in the largest word, the
puzzle will contain sixteen words.
Last puzzle answer.
The present plot of land is 100 yards
lon gand 100 yards wide; A strip run
sides making a. regularly shaped lot will
make the plot LOT yards square. 200 x
100 100000 (101 x 101 ~ 10000
(10201 - 10000 - 201.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
Hair Tonics

500 Ayers Hair Vigor .....S0G
35c Danderine Hair Tonic ....29G
75c Goldman's Hair Tonic ..... .69G
SOC Hays Hair Health .......24G
Coo Herpicide (Newbro's) ......39G
$1.0O K. d. X. Hair Tonic......74G
COO wildroot Hair Tonic ......49G
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
SERVICES HELD
FOR HOTEL Man
Rites for Henry w. Law
renee at ST. Johns Church.

Funeral services for Henry w.
Lawrence, who died Wednesday,
were held today at St. Johns Cath
Ole Church. Monsignor Francis F.
Gavisk officiated.
Interment was in Crown Hill Gene
terry. Mr.. Lawrence was founder of
the Claypool and president Of the
Indiana Hotel Company, operators of
the Claypool He was an outstaad-
ing figure in hotel circles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15

buy their costumes and devote com.
hours to this service without COM
pensation,' Guy said.
Eight professionals constituted the
company Mr.. and Mrs. Guy headed.
Identification Of a tract OF land
at Meridian st. and the canal, was
ordered by the board, which also dis
cussed erection of inexpensive
shelter buildings in a number OF
parks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
CIVIC ACTORS
RESIGN JOBS
Amateur Pageants Proposed
by Park Board.

Historical pageants and educational
programs by amateurs will sub.
stitute for the professional com
panies that entertained 100000
people, last summer at Brookside
and Garfield Parks.
Decision was made by park board
members Thursday when they ac-
cepted resignation Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Carlton Guy, in charge of
theatrical entertainments.
Amateurs won't rehearse daily,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
BROTHER, Is, MISSING

Mrs. John Hamburger of IA
IIighland Ave, reported today that
her brother, Sylvester Kern Elicit,
Is, of Coatesville, Ind, has been
missing from mis- home since Satur-
day. She asked police to search for
him. John may be headed west. lie
has said that he did not want to go
to school. He attended No. 0.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02

newspapers and the naa-nasanas whr advertise Especially is fhss so 1T Alaska
 The newspapers year ir nnI year out can attention 10 the desfrabili-v 8t the town as B place IL which Hn trade and the merchants nroaagas- their Invitation through naw'spare- advertising over wide area. win out their efforts no town coua1 caa- tinue to exist
 Bu1 there are those xhn si- -izh- and refuse sn 5ain this aggressive effort fBr trade. They re1 free -aaes on the hacks pf their neighAB-s. "A man down in California 1sszes E pBs- shot al this class of mE-Chanzs thus
 There is DO excuse 5o- zny nazr to settle down 5n a 1cxn whsch asaS been built by the boosting oE news papers and EheEe alhs0-sb. like a sponge, 1ae trade an6 nz1sona1z brought 10 1gw1. by 1he lire uas-- chan1S who 60 advertise This -g-s of merchant is being -e3e-1saE ID 1he oblivion he deserves, R5y The E-gw1A Of the mai order house which mere ly capi1alizes 1he ignorance BE 1he small-10wn mrachan- who refuses au advertise
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02

of MT. Hardy to Anchorage, and upon his failure to do so, Commissioner Chase of Cordova was appealed to. with the result that permission was cabled for the guide to take out this party only"
 The hunter knew whom he wanted for guide; refused to take any other, and secured a good bag of game op the trip. He was eminenfly satisfied and declared that he would return next season, provided he could ob- tain the guide he desired"
 As we stated before, any man Of good character, wouched for by re putable citizen, should obtain a h- cense by paying the fee. If he vio- lates the law on the trip, his license can easily be taken away.
 This is but one of the many evils thrust upon Alaskans by autocratic bureau officials There are many oth- CTS. Seward has many fine guides who know the country thoroughly and who already have licenses. There are others equally competent who should be given license if they apply for it.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02
FIRE DEPARTMENT
 THANKS MANY FOR
 TIMELY ASSISTANCE

A faT words ot appreciation ls lgE-
 tended bv The Seward T0lun1ee- Fire Depar1men- members 10 Ihe may who assisted in making ahe %sE Years Eve masQue bal sueh z srlen- did success- ID the ne-whz-1s z1E business people who 6ona1e5 1hs large number 01 prizes and 1he 1a-gs number of residents who amended 1hE affair, thanks are rendered n Mrs Chas. Kreflng for her unl-i1g ef- forts 10 complete 01 -5me cs--zzr special dee0rauBns- Tom 0S5o, who worked la-e and dIligen1y install ing the electrical dIsplgves. assist .ed by Chas. Shsla0n and Gerald Protzman; to Valade fur hiz signs about town and to the 'abz--en5ers
 Roberts, Hopkins and Jessen. Also to John White who mixed The beSt punch ever served 1n 1Cwn- The Ser orating committee, headed hv 1ha- ItekStCA A01hAAo1As 4ascA44 E&NaA44~7 HAt<- signer and decora1Dr, for the marvel ous han display, an5 te his assist ants, Chas Cooper Jasper Holman, To mRoberts, Iein, E. Neville, ges- sen and a few others 10 1he le1a- orchestra for their grDnsisrar- rar- foTmance and 10 1he Star suing or chestra for their -wo hours of play ing from l 10 5 a. m sn Leon T-- bach, flu0- manager Gus Nsn1hey- in charge ef the Grand March, r. E Leslie, to N-. NcKzv 8o- fae nse of the tall ladder. wi1h8u- Ehich he decoradons would have been -e-a-5- ed, and 10 Mrs. Paulsar for he aBar of a rug Thanks are asSD aHEa-aE to Cal Bnosius 88- the wBodwz1-k supplies, 10 finance C01nu71rAe 7r charge o1 dissurs8menss and 4he door, and to g swarm e others ~hn cannot b. recalled a- 1hs particular moment.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02
LICENSING GUIDES.

The licensing of guides for guiding big game hunters has apparently de- veloped into a monopoly in the Terri tory. The Territorial law provides that guides must be licensed, which is proper, but the game commission goes beyond its powers, we believe, in refusing a license to men who have been in the Territory for years, know the country and are of exemplary character.
 Any merchant desiring to open a business in town may make applica- tion for a license, and upon going through the necessary preliminaries may receive authority to do business. Why cannot this be done with game guides who present credentials and the fee?
 Last summer the Gateway was com pelled to cable Cordova for permis- sion for a man to guide a big game hunter, the applicant being man who is entirely familiar with the dis trict and who has probably killed more bears than any two men in this divi- sion. Permission was given for the guide to take out his party, with the proviso that he could take no others. The fee was sent in, but up to date, despite all efforts to ascertain a req son for its refusal, the commission has not issued a license, nor has it returned the license fee.
 The party was held up in Seward for seven days awaiting the return
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02
TOYING OUR BURDENS.

In recent dispatch from the City of Destiny on Puget Sound, attention was called to the many blessings en- loved by Alaska being permitted to trade with Seattle, and how much Sc attle had done for the Territory while growing from a hamlet by the sea to city of goodly proportions. Which was all very well until one considers that Seattle enjoys probably 75 per cent of Alaska's trade, and maintains several fleets of steamers to carry us to and fro between ports and to bring us goods at a stipend.
 But there is such thing as being too chesty over the matter. Alaska was here long before Seattle was con- ceived of. It is true that Alaska has gradually gone backward while Seattle has gone forward, but this is more from national hindrances rather than from any fault Of the Territory.
 Alaska has been shipping from 50 to 100 millions in products into Sc attle for many years, and the Terri torial trade has done more to build up the Puget Sound city than any other one factor. Numerous hotels are supported by Alaskan trade and commission houses and wholesalers roan Q ro1Jar lo,-xocy
 Instead of telling what Seattle has done for Alaska, the citizens of the Puget Sound metropolis should tell of Alaska's interests in Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02
CRACKED LIBERTY AND BEL

IL was planned 10 ring 1ne New Year in a1 midnight Bf Dscausba- q by strokes of 2 special rubber mal- let on the historic Idbe--y Bel. and broadcasE by radio 10 al who desire 10 listen in No one in Seward has reported whether 1hay heard its zaT. AS is well known, 1he famous bel zs crackeo-aTpr0prla perhaps, 1n view of wha1 our lawmakers have done 10 Liberty itself h -acen- years
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02
LIGHT HOUSE KEEPER
 $ -1oyG-- MESSING

Responding 10 a cal f0- assist ance, Deputy United S1a1es Marshal H. 6. Cloes is preparing ao sezve on this evenings tide for Hinrhinhrans, Islard with two men 10 bring 7r Assistant Light Keeper 9aras, sars fine Cord0Ta Times pE -RcHn1 da4R Magee is report det0 have become 7n- sane and earlier this week, disap- pared from the light house. 1a- tails are lacking, bur 1he marshal prepared s0 search the Island Y need be 10 locate him. The .sxne- aition may require several dRvs-
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02

Mrs. R Gresvoad, wife oF ne westward business man. was a1 s-- irving passenger this morning or the steamer Alameda E-s. G-n<pol5 depaazs next week on 1hs s18ama- Starr for he- home 7n the west
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02
GETTING FREE RIDES

When one stops to think Of if, nearly every town and small city is built up principally by the local
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other wise news published herein.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-02

All rights for republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are reserved
Evening star., 1926-10-17

dence, another in book of auto
graphs of signers of that document,
which was given to the library by the
late j. Pierpont Morgan, and a third.
which is affixed to one of the most
significant autographic documents in
existence-the Agreement of Secrecy
which each member of the Continental
Congress signed when he assumed
his seat 1t contains the names of
all the members of that body from
1878 to 1777.
More personal information concern
ing George Washington Is to be found
in documents in the Library of Con-
gress than In the writings Of his CO.
temporaries. John Marshall and
George Washington were friends for
years. The Intellect of the man who
became Chief Justice certainly was
capable of the finest bogra phies. But
at the time Marshall wrote his four
volume biogra ply of Washington such
works were stately affairs. dealing
with personages rather than persons.
and in his life of Washington there
is no personal touch anywhere. and,
indeed. the only mention of Washing.
tons name in the first volume is on
the title page. Yet the author was
the man who wrote from London. in
a letter AS yet unpublished. that the
vices of Europe were something terri
Bile, adding that he meant the public
viceS-that there were some private
vices which he and his friend could
hardly withstand.
Today the tendency in biographies
is in the opposite direction and in
Evening star., 1926-10-17

before being brought to the convivial
board of history.
The diaries of Washington, recent
ly published. which have lain for
decades in the Library of Congress.
shed infinitely more light upon Wash
ington the man than does the pom
derous work of his friend. They re-
veal the daily life of the man as a
planter, a genial and respected mem
ber of his community. Not much is
to be cleaned perhaps from the daily
thermometer readings. except that
they show that George Washington,
farrler. considered the weather, as
farmers do the world over
The letters written by Washington
and received by him make 300 vol
umes of manuscripts in the Library
of Congress. and their number still is
growing. Many volumes more are filled
with transcripts of his letters and
public papers; there are II volumes
Of his letters in the papers of the Con-
tinental Congress, and other letters
are scattered through the jefferson.
Madison, Hamilton and other collec.
tions.
Thomas Jefferson was almost as
prolific a writer as Washington, and,
like Washington. his biographers have
dealt with him as a statesman rather
than as a man. Among his letters
are many intimate ones to members
of his family. many dealing with
scientific problems and many con-
tanning dissertations on topics sue.
gested to him by correspondence. He
was manySided man, but the world
Evening star., 1926-10-17

to 1000 letters in a single day. He
destroyed all he regarded as unim-
portant however, and those he saved
are being sorted anew by Mrs. Bryan.
The Roosevent papers are tremen.
dous in volume and deal with a re-
markable diversity of subjects. There
are autograph letters from Emperor
William. the Car of Russia. the King
of England. statesmen of many ma
tions, authors. explorers and politi-
clans. This correspondence is being
arranged and calendared by the Roose-
welt Memorial Association and the
Library of Congress. The catalogue
Is to be published and will be a unique
document, valuable to historians.
X X
THERE are documents in the collec
i ton of manuscripts in the Library
of Congress which are intrinsically of
inestmable value, such as the Decla
ration of Independence and the Con
stitution of the United States: others
which may be said to have a definite
pecuniary value as well as historical
value, such as the three signatures of
Button Gwinnett. signer of the Decla-
ration of independence. and still
others whose chief value may be said
to lie in the light they throw upon
events of the time.
A signature of Button Gwinnett.
who was most parSimOniouS with
them apparently. recently was bought
at an autograph sale for $40, 900. The
Library of Congress has his signature
affixed to the Declaration of Indepen-
Evening star., 1926-10-17

but never. formally accepted. either by
the United States Government or the
city authorities. 1t was not until
1892 that 1t Was supplied with water.
1t was always matter of doubt as
to what office was in charge of the
piece of sculpture. It's artist, Frank
lin Simmons. has made the two figures
on top of the monument representa-
tive of History reading to sorroWfng
America the story of heroism of the
men of the Navy who gave their
lives in the Civil War.
Whether a picture is taken north,
south or east of the White House, it
usually shows on Of the three foun.
tains of the mansion. The typical
fountain spray Of the water Jets in
the large basin at the north side has
lent its grace and beauty to the
Presidents home for so many years
that photographs showing 1t are IA
miliar all through the nation. Dur
ing the Harrison and Cleveland
regimes these were even beautiful at
night because they were electrically
lighted.
In the fountain on the south side
of the White House the spouts of
water jet from the outer edge Of the
basin toward the inside, giving a
among the lily pads and goldfish.
X X y
A CCORDING to some authorities,
the 12:foot urn fountain, cut from
one piece Of granite. which is in front
of the Treasury, is the oldest sculp-
tured fountain in the city. 1t was
probably put into position shortly
after the north front of the building
was rebuilt in 1868 and 1859. The
fountain base, with it's water forming
a circular spray in the larger basin,
commands attention at one of the
busiest corners of the city. Its unique
feature. however. is the unusual
growth of feathered parrot moss,
which completely covers the top part
of the fountain.
Another quiet fountain Of Wash.
ington Is that which is discovered
among the trees in a sequestered tri-
angle south Of the White House. It's
inscription reads: I'm memory Of
Francis Davis Millet, 1S46-1912, and
Archibald Willingham Butt, 1S65-1912.
This monument has been erected by
theiP friends, with the sanction Of
Congress" 1t tells the story of its