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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23
MOTOR TOURISTS
ARE INCREASING
NEARLY 10000 CARS FROM CANADA
ENTERED MONTANA THIS YEAR
SAYS BREITENSTEIN
Nearly 10000 Cars Went From or Through
Montana Into Alberta, Carrying 1851
Passengers; Southbound Vehicles Car
ried 49,252 Persons, Says Secretary

The increasing Importance of tourist
automobile travel In Montana from
other states and Canada is brought out
by Secretary A. j. B%reitenstei nof h
Montana Automobile association who
has prepare da statement from official
records OF the United States and Cana
dian customs officials OF automobiles
coming into this state from provinces
bordering Montana and the cars enter
Ing Canada from this state.
From Canada 1887 automobiles
toured into Montana through IL customs
ports carrying 40 ,252 passengers this year
n Gilt cars with 27,871 people cleared
through this state to Alberta and other
provinces.
The combined travel In Yellowstone
n Glacier National parks his year was
51,811 cars with 1921 passengers. Every
state was represented.
After a~nalyzing all phases Of tourist
travel the last year, Secretary Breiten-
stein figures an increase Of is per cent
into Montana over 1925 or a grand total
of 1876 900 foreign automobiles travelling
in and through the state. Assuming that
each car averages three passengers and
an average Of a five days visit for each
automobile a gross expenditure Of ten
million dollars is reached, this money
going into all channels Of business. With
state travel spending three times this
sum the grand total run into high fig
ures as a substantial wealth bringer.
Secretary Breitenstein recently re-
turned from q motor trip to California,
comforting with automobile club leaders
at San Francisco and Los Angeles, giving
them first hand information on the high
way situation and oad conditions in this
state.
To1tfnrrin hna eapt NN~~ .ox~ - A.
tana than any other state nj this year
$500 automobiles from that state toured
Montana. Touring bureau managers OF
these California clubs state tha 15, 900
automobiles will visit Montana next year
from that state.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23

ment while he was in Montana and un-
oouptedly was familiar with injustice
Wheh ms nome was across the line. Com
ing OF a family whose head fought
against what he thought was wrong and
should be righted, n winning in the
struggle. 1t is not strange that the son
ielt perfectly competent to head a re-
peillon when the time came. One reason
the Nets chose him as a leader was be-
cause OF his ather's success in a some
what similar enterprise.
Colonel Botkin expressed 1t as his opin-
ION That Riel was not seeking fame or
place for himself Like John Brown, he
was a dreamer and a fanatic; with per-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23
H. IT 80 n - Called Colonel Bhn Emy Day United States Marshall N
NW ! <(1Il1S Il 1AI Montana" THE John wno of the Half BdsW Was Ehcand Mh
- M Polished and COnty and Was Gmn to WrGnq Poetry: Left WY
y His School Teaching at Sm Rmr to Lead Half Breeds In Revolt Against Canadian Government i

They are likely to get you into trouble
with the British authorities II found"
To which he replied. Il have buried them
deep in the ground"
From this, one gathers the impression
that Riel may have instigated the rebel
lion. or rising Of the Metis. and that he
was really its ruling spirit before he was
sent for to act as leader. Colonel Bot
kin thought his anxiety to become an
American citizen was to enable him to
carry out his plans from here without
being suspected, n that he could exc
cute them more speedily.
Riel's idea, as he revealed 1t to the col
onel, was to gather all the mixed bloods.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23

That Butte has better Scotch whis-
key than can be obtained in Mexico
or In many OF the larger cities In the
United States, was the statement OF
Sam Renfr0, tried for alleged theft OF
an auto, in federal court there. Rem
fro told the court he had roamed for
five months in an automobile be-
longing to S. III. Mckinn0n of Santa
Barbara, Calf, I'm search of a carload
OF good Scotch for the California man.
The defendants story pleased a throng
which crowded the, courtroom and
seemed to amuse the jury, which, how
ever, returned a verdict Of guilty.
Judge George Bourquin then gave
Renfro q stiff sentence Of six months
in jail, a fine OF 800 and costs.
McKinnon. the complainant, testified
that he met Renfro in California last
January and gave him a ride. They had
a few drinks together. he said, and then
went to a hotel. McKinnon declared he
asked Renfro to take his auto to a
garage. The man complied with the re-
quest, the complaint stated, but failed
to return n the car also disappeared.
Renfro's testimony was that he took
McKinnOn to a roadhouse where they
met a friend OF Renfro's who had some
Scotch, to which AIcKinnon took such q
liking that he dispatched the defendant
to Mexico to ecu a carload. RenfTo
then related his experiences in Mexico,
Chicago. Detroit and other cities in
which he searched for good booze. but
failed to find any. Finally he came to
Butte. obtained some good scotch but
arrested. Renfro had jumped his
at the last term OF court here but
was re-arrested in Los Angles a short
time ago and returned TO Butte.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23

or Metis as they were called, and unite
them in a nation. This was to be a re-
public In form, out more in the nature
of a theocracy. The Catholic religion
was to be recognized as the one true re-
ligion, but its constitution would deny
the supremacy Of Rome. He was in
tensely religious, due to his having been
the protegee of an archbishop. The Cath
Ollie faith was that in which he had been
nurtured from infancy; he never swerved
from his attachment to the church, while
%resenting priestly control. h was shown
in q marked degree toward the end OF his
career.
Riel received nothing like fair treat
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23

cullen Waldo, former state university
student. is spending q few days in Mis-
soula visiting friends en- route to Vene-
zuela, South America, where he will be
employed by an oil company. Mr.. Waldo
mas been employed in West Africa by the
oil company for the past year and a half
and is being transferred to their South
American holdings.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23

a connecting link between the Beaver
head county road and the sector of state
highway on the Butte-Dillon o will
be built at once as the result Of the or
der made by the Beaverhead county COM
mlssioners recently. County Engineer
George Metlen was instructed to obtain
the necessary rights-of-way for the CON
necting road and to start crews working
on construction as quickly as possible.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23

GO down n tell those fellows they're
q couple Of takers and that I'm going to
blast them in this evenings ISSUE" he
commanded.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23
BUTTE'S SCOTCH
is HELD BEST
CONVICTED AUTO THIEF SAYS QUAIL
ITY is BETTER THAN ANY
IN MEXICO

Declares He Toured United States and
Neighboring Republic Looking for One
Particuler Brand to Get Carload for
Client; Judge Gives Him Six Months
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
HEARST ACTION UNETHICAL

Although no intelligent man is likely to believe the
absurd charges made against four members of the
United States senate there is question that great
harm has been done to Senators Borah, Norris, La
Toilette and Heflin.
Charged in what alleged to be forged documents
purporting to show that the four senators shared
fund of over million dollars sent them by the Pres
dent of Mexico the false accusations spread out
the nation
The President of Mexico maintains the documents
are forgeres according to the testimony of the
responsible for publishing them President Coolidge
was not impressed with them; and the publisher
William Randolph Hearst-adnlitted he did not be-
leve any money had been paid the senator's.
Unless he believed that the senators had accepted
the fund.- the accusing documents should have been
published by Mr. Hearst. Believing he says he did,
that the senators had not received any money it
a dastardly attack upon their good to give out
the apparently false information
The integrity of the senators named has never been
questioned Several of their colleagues of opposite
political belief made haste to uphold their character
and their honesty.
According to the documents, Young Bob La Toilette
was to give his services dirt cheap it requiring only
$4,000 to obtain them, whereas Senator Borah, the
highest priced man, was to receive half million One
wonders what "Od Bob, gone from this earth,
would think of Young Bob if he sold out for $4,000
for 600. Borah hard nut to crack polit
caly and he has enemies by the but not his
worst enemy would have the temerty to accuse the
Idaho senator Of being crooked.
1t is right and just to the accused senators that the
senate should conduct investigation and clear their
good The investigation will most assuredly do
that. The senators will not suffer by it, but in the
light of yesterdays developments the investigation GER
tainy places Mr.. Hearst in undesirable if not
wholesome position
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16

month. The following children wer
honor pupils:
f. j. Afford, Donald Bonar, Free
erick Dorrschuck, Jack Fenlel
Reed Kirkpatrick, Ray Knigh
Tom Nishimoto, Cecil Pennington
Laurence Stone, Benvul Tunstal
Glennis Atchison, Loretta C
ningham, Evelyn Mitchell and Cay
Townsend.
The "a class at Mckinley ha
only two days absence last month
II children having perfect atte1
dance.
The children of the Mckinlq
kindergarten are making prepar'
tions for the Christmas progra1
which is to be presented befo1
their mothers next Monday. Tl
program will consist of songs, red
tations, band numbers, and :
dance. All last week was spent
making decorations for the roo1
and for their own little Christina
tree =
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
Lincoln School

The following pupils at the Lin
coin school have made a perfect al
tendance record for the period from
November IA to December 8:
GA grade, Fannie G. McCrory,
teacher, enrolment "a, number OF
pupils neither absent or tardy, 16.
Helen Bright, Donalda Cameron,
Theda Deem, Hazel Evans, Marvel
Mazda, Thelma Dosterveld, Mae
Thomas, Margaret Wilson, Molly
Yoshihara, Max Duke, Larrie Gibbs,
Luther Hughes, Albert Jenkins,
John King, Dale Nice, John Edgar.
The 6B, Clarence Axtell, teacher,
has an enrolment of SO and the fol
lowing II pupils who were neither
absent or tardy:
Josephine Brown, Fern Denham,
Margaret M0irath, Yaeko Naka-
gawa, Lois Norris, Vera Paris, Eve
lyn Schumm, Haskell Bradford,
Byron Ferguson, Albert Handley,
Jimmie Jones, Fred Nebel Thau,
Claude Wynne, Chester Young, Clar-
ence Young, Charles Zinn, Mary
Oliver.
The 6B, May Walker, teacher,
submits the following honor list:
John Anderson, Virginia Brom-
ley, Margaret Bulish, Orpha eoombs,
Talma Greeley, Emma Lou G unning-
ham, Virginia Donald, Henrietta
Estrada, Helen Grabill, Kristins
Klint, Agnes Pennington, Lerah
Plemons, Thelma Sears, Betty Jane
Tipps, Lucille Warren, Jane Wege-
lin, Lucille Horst, Clarence Bash,
Emmons Cook, Edward Valusek.
From the 5A room, taught by
Miss Anne Etter, % names out of
an enrolment of "a are submitted:
Eugene Becker, John Becker,
Robert Boatright, Jesse Bush, John
Dixon, Bobbie Ferris, Leonard Fox,
Robert Glasgow, Lester King, Dave
Lee, Clarence Mcdaniel, Don Rex,
Basil Williams, Hubert Wilson, Win
fred Winkler, Marcia Lee Cox, Vir-
ginia Burke, Ethel Danenberg,
Eileen Maxwell, Ruby Stone, Betty
Surface, Viola Wilson.
Mrs. Kirkland s 5B grade, 90 en-
rolled, has 10 names as follows:
Marjorie Bowles, Ruth Canon,
Mary Ellen Creed, Jean McRae,
Myrtle Tinker, Pansy Wood, Frank
lie Mae Crawford, Mable Bowcutt,
Randall Conner, Frederick Fergu-
son, Johnny Mallory, Leon Will
liams, Fred Swingle, Rob,rt Smith,
Jimmie Nebel Thau.
The 5B which is taught by Miss
Ruth Wieman has total enroll
ment of 32, with 20 eligible for the
attendance honor roll:
Jaunita Bashaw, Gwendolyn Bib
bin, Lorena Cass, Dorothy Cork
hill, Dorothy Holt, Alice Jones, Lot
ia Price, May Engevia. Pyle All
gese. Ella Reaves, James Carter,
Clyde Dilback, Chester Inman,
James McCollum, Montieth Perart,
John Quinones, Freddie Regan,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
BEWARE THE "SLICKER"

With the coming of winter weather, Imperial Valley,
in common with all communities having mild climate,
is invaded by army of "sickers'', "con-men'
whatever other descriptive is used to designate
who gets living by his wits at the expense of
his fellowmen.
These characters are wellversed in human psychol-
ogy although they may not recognize it by that
and they know trick in the bag used to pry the
unsuspecting away from their cash.
There is only way to deal with this class. When
they enter with smooth-tongued proposition, they
should be shown the door Immediately. To parley
with them, attempt to outtalk them, is to take
necessary chances. The honest cannot cope with
them and is foolish to try it.
The safest way is to give them the air and plenty of
it, then notify the police.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
YOUTH LEAVES
fine GIFTS FOR
LITTLE GEORGE"

"Sweeter, trousers, picture book
and paints for George. Jelly for
small Pedro
So read the note written in, a boy
ish hand. To readers of Wednes
days Press, the note needs no fur
tner explanation. For it was in
c!uded in a big package which was
left at the Press office this noon,
and to its unidentified young send
cr goes the honor of being the first
to do his part to bring n Merry
Christmas to George and Pedro,
two small patients who will spend
their Christmas at the county farm.
1t WASH t necessary that the word
sweater" be spelled right, for it
is a warm, heavy sweater, evidently
once worn by some boy, but now
neatly cleaned and folded. No cast
off, that gift. The same is true of
the trousers, and in his new outfit
George would pass as we'll dressed
among any group of school boys.
The picture book and package of
colored crayons were brand new,
evidently purchased by one warm
hearted boy for another less FORUM
ate.
And Pedro's jelly fills a jar of
generous proportions.
The Press will gladly receive
gifts for George, Pedro and the 9th
er inmates at the county farm. And
il is doubly proud to acknowledge
this first donation, coming from one
boy to another.
"A little child shall lead them. >
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
COURTS AND "SMART ALECKS"

There is temptation to call for cheers for the Los
Angeles Judge who imposed sentence of five days in
jail the Smart Aleck" who haled into his court
on a contempt charge
While being given hearing on the charge the
"Smart Aleck' could not refrain from giving an eX-
ample of his smartness and became flippant with the
court.
There is enough contempt of law in evidence these
days without allowing it to creep into courts.
Smart Alecks" such this should be made to
recognize the fact that it is not the person the
bench whom they insult but the dignity of the law.
Those last four words carry considerable weight when
one comes to think them
Upon the dignity of the law rests the safety of
ciety. If courts we'll laws to be
made the subject of ridicule and contempt we might
az we'll close up shop and throw things wide open for
the lawless.
this Smart Aleck of being un-American he would
resent it. Treating the law with disrespect cannot
be construed patriotism by the widest stretch of the
imagination
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16

-,
hop along. home for,it is getting Late
and l think | smell my supper cook
ing. Yes.' he went on as he shifted
and snuffed with his pink nose, 81
smell fried carrot shortcakc. Hurry,
children,' -
Skipping and hopping, the forty
'ieven little bunnies-or forty
twelve if you count Baby Bunty,
and | m sure she wants to be mum
hered with the others-skipping
and hopping, Uncle Wiggilv and his
bunny boys and girls hurried toward
The hollow stump bungalow. Some of
the rabbit boys and girls were talk
ing tecny weeny tastes of their lolly-
rops. But they did not eat much for
tnev wanted TO save room for til,
carrot shortcake.
"Aren't you glad YOU bought the
s9ueezie, Daddicums? s?' asked Tooter
us he hoped along beside his fathet.
ooh, yes, | guess so,' answered
Uncle Wiggilv looking at the rubber
ball in his paw. "ThOugh what | am
going to do with it is more than |
Fnow,' and he gave the ball a little
squeeze.
Look out.' cried Tooter, sud
denly.
"'What's the matter?' asked his
father.
"The tabby cat lady in the store
filled that ball with water before
s. e sold it to you,' said the rabbit
hoy. "And when you squeeze it the
water squirts out. And it s so cold,
Uaddicums, that water freezes now
aid | don T want to turn into froA-
cG rabbit. ; Tooter laughed, for his
daddy had, without meaning to,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16

squirted little water ON the bunny
boy.
"No, indeed, you don't want to
freeze said Mr.. Longears. 81
didn t know it was so cold out. I'll
Hot hold my squeeze so tightly"
"And if you don't want it You
can give it to me, suggested Tooter,
q can have some fun with it in
SIMMER when water won't freeze. y
"I'll think about it, was all
Mr.. Longears would say.
SO the rabbits hoped along and
they were almost home when Baby
hunty shouted:
"Oh, Daddicums! (for so she call
ed Uncle Wiggily) oh, Daddicums,
here comes the Wolf!'
'Oh, l guess you see shadow on
tie snow,' said Uncle Wiggily.
"No, really, it the Wolf, aud
Lcre he isl' cried Bunty and ut
that moment the bad chap sprang
out from behind bush and rushed
at Mr.. Longears.
"Squirt water on him. Squirt
water on the Wolf with your squee2-
il. Daddicums! cried Tooter. Uncle
Wiggily pressed the rubber bail.
But alasl No water came out.
"Ha! Hal, laughed the hungry
Wolf. "You can't squirt on me!
"'Then II throw my Squeeze at
you.' exclaimed Uncle Wiggil.'.
with that he threw the rubber ball
at the Wolf hitting the bad chap
right in his left eye. The cold
weather had frozen into solid
lump the water in the rubber ball.
So that when it hit the VOLTS eye
it was just as if he had been struck
by chunk of icicle.
COW! Wow! Double wow'
E2wled the Wolf, and, holding his
law over his sore eye, away he ran,
aot biting any one and Mr.. Long
ears and the little bunnies safely
reached the bungalow.
81 II take my Squeeze in by tho
ere and thaw out the ice said the
RABBIT daddy, picking up the frozen
.ubber ball after it had hit the
Wolf, 1t S a good thing l bought
1t instead of a lollypop. SO every
thing happened for thesbest, and if
tie cup Of tea doesn't try to staal
IN its head and spill itself all over
the floor, III tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the silly Bob
Cat.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
ITEMS OF CURRENT INTEREST
FROM Ell CEN'TRO'S SCHOOLS

James Southworth, Jack Tackett,
Wayne Turner.
In the 4A grade, where the EN-
rollment is II, there were % child
rem who were neither absent or tar.
dy, according to the report of their
teacher, Mrs. Dora Nuffer:
Lucille Beynon, Margaret Bower,
Ethel Bratislues, Mary Louise
Burk, Mary Dixon, Betty Douthitt,
Elsie Dutton, Dorothy Gillian, Myr
tie Havens, Yarko Kanabata, Ola
May Price, Lois Jean Rodriguez,
Syble Ship, Evelyn Warren, Pauline
Murray, Duncan Burk, John Gle
ments, Kenneth Kenyon, Tom
Payne, Ernest Schultz, Charles
Wegilin, Forrest Zinn.
Harding
The kindergarten has Christmas
tree of its very own. Trimmings
were made by the children and plac-
ed on the tree by them.
The little folks have been making
Christmas presents for daddy aud
mother too. In fact the little fin
gers have been very busy for the
decorations which are holly wreatns,
Santa Claus, with his pack, rein
dcers, Christmas trees and poinsc.-
tias, were all made during class
time.
The members of the 4-B Library
Club who were present at the story
hour, Saturday at the City Library
were Mary Kathryn, Eileen, Willie
Nell, John and Kathleen.
Last Friday the 4B Boys baseball
team played the Mckinley 4-B
grade. The score was IL to 10 III
McKinleys' favor.
The Alb grade have exchanged
names for the giving of inexpensive
Christmas presents. The other rooms
will do this too. No present to cost
more than 10 or Is cents.
The Christmas tree which might
be called our Community Tree stands
in the main hall where everybody is
enjoying it. 1t is beautiful with
tinscl and icicles and few orna-
n.ents. Today one class sang the
old Christmas carol "Around the
Christmas Tree and danced as they
sang. Another class circled the tree
and sang 80 Christmas Tree.
Mckinley School
There is a big beautiful Christ
mas tree in the center of the hall
at Mckinley school. The children
are more than pleased that Santa
visited the school so early. They
stand in small groups, di scussing the
tree with many "Ohs" and "Ahs. ]"
Some of the smallest children very
carefully touch the "icicles to see
if they are cold, as one was heard
saying. The children of Mckinley
wish to thank those who made pos
sible their beautiful gift.
There are fourteen Alb pupils who
succeeded in keeping their atten-
dance perfect during the third
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
Magnolia Youth
Captures Prize

Vincent Chalupnick of Magnolia
II Club is now about $2S to tht
good as the result of the recent fair.
The winnings are third prize as
senior yearling, first SOW and litter
i'll the open classes, then best hog
and best pig in the Junior depart
ment.
Interest is very keen in this col
test now. About 40 boys and girls
are signed up to compete for this
fine animal which will be rewarded
next Achievement day. Boys q:
girls looking for a real hot contest
should see DE. Creighton or any
Local leader in the several rural dis
tricts.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD e. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
WOLF'S EYE

Uncle Wiggily and his forty 'levea
little bunny boys and girls with
Baby Bunty, who was an orphan rah-
bit and numbered forty twelve,
were all in the lollypop shop. Mr..
Longears had found a money vine,
as | told YOU in the story last night.
and the silvery shining leaves were
used to buy the little bunnies as
many lollypops as were good fo'
them. But as Uncle Wiggilv didn t
care for candy just then, his little
boy Tooter said:
Daddicums, why don't you buy
o squeezieo'
''What in the world is squeez-
ie2' asked the rabbit gentleman.
Tooter pointed to a rubber bali
in the window of the toy and lolly-
pop shop and said;
"That's a squeeZie, Daddicums.
You fill it with water and you
squeeze it and the water squirts Out
of a hole in the rubber ball and it s
lots Of fun if the water sprinkleS
somebody in the eye. Get a Squeez-
ie,D
az think I shall.'' chuckled Mr..
Longears. So he gave some of the
silvery leaves from the money vine
to the nice old tabby cat lady, who
kept the toy and lollypop shop, and
she gave Uncle Wiggily the squee?-
l., which, as You know. was Il rubber
bal that squirted water.
s'And now said Uncle Wiggi.y
to his forty 1even little rabbit boys
and girls, - think we had better
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
Playwright Dies.
At Hollywood
BY United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 16.-Funeral
services We're being arranged here
today for Roy Briant, former New
York playwright and engaged in
title writing and as a scenarist at
the Paramount Studios here. Briant
died yesterday following brief i'll
ness.
He was well-known in vaudeville
circles and several of his plays were
produced in New York last year. He
is survived by his widow, Mia Mack
actress.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-16
Canadian Death
Toll Increases
BY United Press Leased Wire

QUEBEC, Dee. 16.-The death
toll in the fire which swept through
the old section of the HoIpice st.
Charles continued to rise today with
81 bodies, most of them children
recovered.
Seventeen persons still are miss
ing and authorities fear that the
toll may exceed fifty.