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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19

and the senate later concurred in
that body's minor amendments to
the measure.
The senate passed a bill fixing
grazing fees on public lands and
another creating a state school fer
delinquent girls.
bill accepting a federal aid ap.,
Precipitation for the University OF
Arizona agricultural college, as IS
provided under the terms Of land
grant schools, was introduced by
Senator Al1ers, Maricopa.
The house approved a bill by Sem
ator Donnelly providing for the es'
tablishment of junior colleges by
county boards of education when
high schools have a daily attend
ance of 100 or more and the district
has an assessed valuation of So.
100000.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19

(COnJl0uGu
in. Therefore, the letter concluded, re-
funds had to be made from the moneys
received for certificates of title.
+ Representative Harmon, of Greenlee
for reading letter from
A. L. Terry, deputy assessor of Green
less county, under date of February
II, 1927, stating that $104.9O was all
the money received from the secretary
of state, although claims to a total of
$114.9O were made against the general
fund in his office dating from October
81, 1925, to December 26, 1926. The
money received, the Terry letter
pointed out, covered only the issuance
tion of titles or issuance of automobile
licenses.
The motor vehicle registration act
provided for the return to the counties
ia certain part of the money accruing
to the credit of the secretary of states
office in proportion to the amount col
lected in each county. Representative
Orme gained the floor to declare that
"it is time to repeal this law Repre-
sentative Holub, MaricOpa, said prob
ably every member of the house had
received from the National Association
of Finance Companies a letter protect
ing ags inst the repeal of the law and
adding that probably most of the let
ters were thrown in the maste basket"
The association pointed out that the
act reduced the number of automobile
thefts.
Representative Pickett, Cochise, said
he could not see that the registration
act had any bearing on automobile
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19

RADIO river
Bills also were introduced today by
Senator Phpps, republican, and Rep
resentative Taylor, democrat, both
of Colorado, to restrain the federal
power commission from issuing per-
mits on the Colorado river pending
action by congress on the measure.
The bills also would require thai
the licenses conform to terms of the
Colorado river compact which would
become operative upon enactment of
the Swing Johnson measure.
Representative Swing, republican,
California, announced he would Of
fer an amendment when the bill is
taken up by the house to authorize
immediate appropriations for flood
protection of the lower basin pend,
ing construction of the DAM
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19

Scratch Pads. all sizes. for sale a
Dispatch office.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
Boulder Dam Bill Is
Taken Up by Senate

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Former Douglas Pastor
jailed; Charge Forgery

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Departmental Govern
ment Is O. KID by House

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Secretary of State In
For Investigation

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The producers news., 1927-04-01
Chinese Headquarters
Detect Transmission
OF British Propaganda

Canton, China.-News of the
repeated victories of the peo-
pies army are arriving here
daily and are being received by
the Nationalist government and
the people with rejoicing. The
capture Of Marking, following
closely that of Shanghai was re-
garded here as a big feather in
the cap of the commander of the
conquering army Of the Kuom-
intang.
British Murder People
When Marking was captured and
the Cantonese army was preparing
to enter the city and establish an or
derly government, the British Admir-
al ordered the gunners aboard his
battleship to shell the town. The
result was that several thousand in
nocent nOn-cOmbatants, among whom
were a number of Americans and
English, were murdered. This was
all the more uncalled for when it is
remembered that the city was cap
tured by the Canton army without
the shedding of drop of blood. L
is said that the American gunboat
also shelled the city but the report i
discounted here because of the goo,
feeling that has hitherto existed be
tween the people Of China and thl
United States.
English Lie Factory Works Overtim
The wireless of the general stat
of the Cantonese army has intercept
ed several messages sent out by Reu
ter, British news agency, spreading
the most damnable falsehoods an
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Our
Commissioners
By HANS RASMUSSEN

Another interesting little meeting
was held last week by our County
Commissioners for purpose of opening
bids for two car loads of lumber Of
course, they could just as well have
taken care of that at their regular
meeting, but, if they had they would
have had no excuse for having the
special meeting, meetings is what
they like to have. 1t is so nice for
them to get together in between
times and talk things over while they
are getting paid for it at the same
time, they like to show themselves
IN town.
How would you like to be Coun-
ty Commissioner, walk up the street
and have all the swell women in
town smile at you? The only trouble
is when they meet Ed Iverson they
do not know if they should smile be-
fore they meet him or after thew
have passed him. He is so double
faced they can not tell if he is going.
or coming. 1t is different with Frank.
is always coming.
Only local yards in the county had
been asked to bid on the lumber.
The contract was let to Riba Lumber
Co. for $1,94S.94, being the lowest
bidder.
That looks very fair on the face of
it and people are shaking hands with
Continued on page Eight)
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GREER TALKS ON The
EXTRA SCHOOL LEVY
Explains Question to Be Voted on By
Electors of PlentywOOd School Dis
trict No. 20.

In an address delivered before the
Parent-Teachers Association last Fri
day evening, Attorney T. w. Greer
discussed the extra School levy to be
voted upon by the electors next Sat
urday. After referring to the talks
made by Mr.. Christianson and Mr.
Helgeson, Mr.. Greer continued:
In the first place there seems to
be some misunderstanding as 70 inst
what this twenty mill lew means.
Some seem to think that It means
that we will be asked to paw twenty
mills more In school taxes than we
have paid this year, and other past
years. ''''
The Levy Explained
Ihls IS a mistake, caused. 7 believe
by the phraseology, twenty mills al.
dltlonal levy which leads people +,
think that it is twenty mills in ad.
dltlon to what we have heretofor,
pald. Inc fact is that there is ;
normal levy of ten mills. which NAV
be made by the board for operativ,
purposes, without vote of the eIec
tors. Any levy in addition to fl;
must De submitted to a vote of III
tax paying, freeholding electors .
the district, and receive a 'maiorif,
OF the votes cast on the mestioT
Eaeh year the question has been snb
mltCeu' ana we have voted for sewers
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The Murder.
The defendant was employed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Geisler; and the first
that was known of the crime was the
finding, day later, of the bodies of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geisler in the Big Mud
dy River, near Homestead. Both had
been terribly mangled by shotgun
wounds, the man having been shot in
the left shoulder, so that his heart
was exposed. Mrs. Geisler was shot
in the arm and in the abdomen.
Sheriff Salisbury and County Attor-
ney Erickson and cororer Nelson were
promptly upon the scene; and the de-
fendant made a complete confession
to the Sheridan County officers, but,
for some reason or other, this was
not used upon the trial; and, instead,
a written confession procured by
County Attorney Marion, was intro
duced in evidence upon the trial. In
this, the defendant told of his plan
to destroy the lives of his victims in
order to get their money and theil
new Ford automobile. In the con
fession, ne told of killing the husband
(Tony) in the barn, and then going
to the house and shooting down the
woman. The first shot did not xii
her, although she was badly torn by
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TRIBUNE EDITORS Are CITED FOR CONTEMPT

Helena Mar. 80 500 p M.-Secretary of State Stew
art mpeached today Article 2 of the Impeach-
ment Complaint submitted by the Board of Managers by
vote of so ayes and This is the article which
charges that he illegally took commissions from insur
agents in consideration of policies written state
buildings. This action Of the Court of Impeachment
automatically him from the office of Secretary
of State The Great Falls Tribune contempt proceed
ings will come up tomorrow.
The producers news., 1927-04-01
MONTANA-DAKOTA
POWER CO. MUST
ANSWER ON RATES


Helena. - The Public Service
Commission of Montana annOunc-
ed yesterday that its investiga-
tiOn into all of the business and
affairs of the MOntana-D Dakota
Power company and Midwest
Natural Gas company was pro-
ceeding, and that the dates of
public hearing would be- annOunc-
ed soon. r. n. Heskett, the presi-
dent of the Montana Dakota Pow
er company, which operates utili-
ties in the cities and towns of
Bainville, BrOcktOn, CulbertsOn.
Fairview, Glendive, PlentywOOd,
McCabe, Medicine Lake, Poplar,
ScObey, Sidney, Peerless, Re-
serve, Terry, Wibaux, Wolf Point,
Homestead, Opheim and Savage
will arrive in Helena on March
81 for conference with the
commission respecting the dates
and places of public hearings,
: and these will be arranged to ac-
cOmmOdate interested rate payers
OF the company.
The commission has received
numerous complaints from IOcali-
ties where these complaints, all
under one control. have been Op-
Grating. While construction of
. the principal transmission line of
the Montana Dakota is not yet
complete, it is anticipated now
that the commission will not wait
until that is accomplished, but
will proceed with the inquiry, and
order rate changes whose finali-
ty will depend upon figures which
develop after construction is
complete, and more or less per-
manent rate basis can be worked
out.
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DllnuCSS,
Public Invited
The meeting will then be thrown
open to the public and a chairman
will be appointed who will call on
several speakers and entertainers to
enliven the program. James Spar
ling, who was the farmer labor rep
resentative of Daniels County at the
last session of the legislature, and
who was regarded as one of the ten
big men of the House of Representa-
tives will give a synopsis of what
happened there during the months of
January and February. Robert Lar
son, who represented Sheridan COun-
ty for two sessions of the Legislature
will speak next and those who have
not heard Rep. Larson before should
| be on hand because his speech will
be a real treat.
The Truth About Russia
Alfred Knudsen, editor of the
United Farmer of Bismarck, NORTH
Dakota, will be the speaker of the
afternoon. Mr.. Knudson was II
Russia a few years ago and being
student of economics and social SCI
ence, is in a position to give th'
public an account of what he saw
which will be worth much to lister
to. Mr.. Knudsen will also speak Il
other centers in the county during
the week. The Progressive Farmer
are to be congratulated on bringlni
a speaker here who will give frs
hand account of the most notable eHS
: pertinent in popular government
5 ancient or modern times.
= After the speaking a lunch will .
: served by the Junior Council OF tn
P. F. of A. Interspersed betwee
the speeches will be songs by Gustav
f Espeland, the sweet singer of McE
t roy At eight o'clock in the evenln
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POPLAR BOY RECEIVERS
FROM DRINK OF ACID

POPLAR, March 28-Oral Char
boneau, 10-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs George Clc honeau, was the
victim of what might have been a
fatality Thursday night when he took
a drink from a bottle of battery acid
mistaking it for a bottle Of pop. He
was seriously i'll for a short time
and subject to convulsions but now
is able to be up and around again,
and is expected to recover without
permanent injury.
The producers news., 1927-04-01
Mrs. Jackline and Mrs. Greer
Attend Wolf Point Lodge

Wolf Point, March 25.-Mrs. Lu-
Gle Jackline of Glasgow, state presi-
dent of the Degree of Honor lodge,
a former resident of Wolf Point, paid
her first official call to the local
lodge Tuesday evening. Mrs. Sybil
Greer, district organizer, of Plenty
wood, was also here and conducted
the initiation. There was a large at
tendance at the meeting. Among
the out Of town guests were Mrs.
William Raymond, Mrs. I. Humph-
reys, Mrs. Leonard Knight, Mrs. Mar
garet Clough and Mrs. Maude Dill
ard of Glasgow and Mrs. Chris Eli
ingsOn of Poplar.
The producers news., 1927-04-01

Crawford and Belanski File
Walter Crawford and Ed. Belanski
are the two candidates for office of
Mayor, held until recently by Attor-
ney JAS. Wagner. Belanski filed
flrst. He has been acting as City
Clerk and U. S. Commissioner. for
several years and came here in 1909.
He is married man. Walter Craw-
ford has lived in Plentywood for the
past II years, owns his own home and
has family of three girls. He was
one of the towns first baseball play
ers and was urged by several friends
to allow his name to go on the bal
lot for the office of Mayor.
The AIdermanic Races
There are to be two aldermen
elected this term. Two others, Louis
Smith and Harry Hillyard, hold over
another year. For Ward One, there
are two candidates viz: Harry De Sill
via and Phil Ziebarth. Mr.. DeSilvia
IS proprietor of the Wildwood Nata-
torium and Plentywood Bottling
Works, while Mr. Ziebarth is mana
ger of the Occident Elevator. Both
have homes in the city and have lived
here for several years.
In Ward One, there are two can
didates: Andrew Hansen and Walter
Raess. Mr.. Hansen is one of the
best known men in the county. He
operates the Plentywood Flour Mill
owns his own home, has a wife AND
two children. He has lived in Plen-
tywood for ten years. Mr.. Raess is
clerk at the Zeidler hardware com
pany, and has been a resident of the
city for many years.
Want to Liyen Campaign
None of the candidates have as yet
announced their platform. 1t is IN
] Continued on page Eighty
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cOnda company
DIR. Jeckel and Mr.. Hyde Character
of Wheeler
That he used the organized produc-
ers as a species of political elevator
IS now apparent to anybody within
the state with modicum of political
insight. Political speaking, he had
stepped off the elevator that had
raised him to high plane and on
to the "Sixth floor" His gratitude
for the efforts of those who have con-
tributed to his elevation would re-
quire microscope to discern. This
reveals the peculiar DIR. Jeckell and
Mr.. Hyde kink in the character of the
Junior senator. Besides the money
accumulated by the Non-Partisan
League by the imposition of SIG mem
bership fees large sums were raised
by loan and otherwise. Most of this
was used in the campaign to elect
Wheeler governor and later Senator.
In the feverish attempt to raise
enough campaign funds, high powered
league organizers were sent to call
upon the farmers and workers to
raise sums ranging from $500 to
| $4,000. on the security of post dated
checks. Much money was raised in
this manner but the deflation of agri-
culture rendered the postdated checks
worthless and the league was unable
to pay the money borrowed on such
security.
Pathetic Cases.
OF this money, $1,000 was raised
from a poor San COulee Miner.
This money was spent in an effort
to elect Wheeler. Later on the
mines shut down and the unfOrtu-
nate miner was reduced to the
verge of starvation. He made many
. trips to the League office for some
money he contributed. The matter
Z was referred to Wheeler, who was
! the owner of hundred thousand
dollar hotel in Butte, and making
big fees on the strength of the
: fame he had gained by the wide
f spread publicity given by the
2 League to his Gubernatorial cam
!. paign. Did he send some money
: back to help the man who helped
] make him? No. The result was
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The producers news., 1927-04-01

he decision of the District Court of Roosevelt County ad
Judging Ferdinand Schaps guilty of murder and sentencing
him to be hanged March 10Th affirmed by the Su-
Court of the State of Montana which held that there
was no reversible error in the District Court proceedings
ochlaps was convicted OF having committed the crime Of
murder May 1926 in the killing of Ludmia Geiser at
their farm about twenty-five miles west Of Homestead
Montana.
The producers news., 1927-04-01
Wheelers Ingratitude to Men and
Organizations That Made Him

Instances Cited Show Dr. Jecke and Mr. Hvde Character q
Crafty Yankee Lawyer-Hard Earned Dollars of Organic
ed Workers and Farmers Were Used in His Campaign
Proves migrate to People Who Sacrificed All For Him
ARTICLE
The previous articles have shown that Wheeler owes
his rise to political power to the organized farmers and
workers OF the state and the prevalent belief that he was
antagOnIstc to the domination the state by the Ana
The producers news., 1927-04-01
Westland Oil Co. Installs
Station at Redstone

Redstone.-C. A. Nelson of the
s y esuand Oil Co, arrived here the
.i tirs1 OF the week and started work on
.Ae new filling station the company
I erecting on the lots that have been
eacanV since the fire burned the gar
e NJ ana nall number of years ago.
understand they will move their
l9Ige storage tanks onto these lots
s,So, - When completed they will have
e. f. uP-1o-date filling station and Of
nee Tor their agent here.
The producers news., 1927-04-01

Helena, March 3O-"Do you to make goat out Of
otewart2 the point of dramatic plea the of
impeachment by E1Atorney General S c. Ford this after
noon Ford denounced the insurance agents who testified
against Stewart squawkers and squeaers and dirty
emptabe rats who took the money intended for other in
surance agents and then the stand defend them
selves Galleries Packed
The producers news., 1927-04-01

general meeting of the Progressive Farmers of Sheridan
County will be held the FamerLab Temple Plentywood
Sunday April g. at ZOO P NJ sharp. The members of
the organization will first session to decide
questions such the place where the meeting will
be held, 1t expected that this will take less than 80
The producers news., 1927-04-01
AND BELANSKI ARE
OPPOSING CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR

Flentyvood City Campaign Now Under Way Andrew Han
sen and Walter Raess Candidates for Alderman in Second
Ward While DeSvia and Ziebarth Contenders in First
Citizens Favor Public Meeting to ACQUIRE Jnfornation
and Enven Election
The producers news., 1927-04-01

Interest in the City Election be held in Pentvwood next
not intense at the present writing but is expected
take squirt towards the close There are two candidates
tor the office OF Mayor and for each of the Aderman
positions which will have the effect of making it clean
The producers news., 1927-04-01

Galleries Packed
The galleries were packed as the
members Of the Board of Managers
opened the case for the prosecution.
1t was colOrful gathering that
watched the most spectacular trial
in the history of Montana's legisla-
tive assembly.
Intermingled with the sombre fac
es Of the old time residents of Hell
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IN THE
STE ART IS INPEACHED

TrN DOLLARS a day for booze
,..rld seem an extravagant sum to
.,ost nqoDIe but Mrs. Stevenson,
sifs ~ shelby oil operator, states
.Lsf + tho amount she spends for
Fguor IN Great Falls every day.
tr5 this under the prohibition law
vbere a person is allowed a pint Of
,biskev Cor medicinal purposes ev-
-, ten davs. She also stated that
sbe needed between $500 and
= 600 Der month to keep house if
.be is given a divorce from her hus-
band.
She was accustomed, according to
the testimony, TO purchase dresses
sf cost of from $50 to S1e5 each,
hats from S35 to S45, at least one
every two weeks. and other wear
irg apparel of a costly nature ar
frequent intervals.
To the farmer and worker. whose
average income is about 1900 per
year this should be interesting
reading. 1t throws much light on
the boasted equality of opportunity
afforded under the present system.
Mrs. Stevenson is not any brighter
than the average school teacher but
she states she needs as much to live
on Cor ono month as the ordinary
well-paid female wage-earner or sal
airy worker does for a year.
The producers news., 1927-04-01
Found Guilty Of Accepting
Bribes From Insurance Men

AT End of Dramatic Trial Gray Haired Secretary of State
Convicted Charges Contained in Article Decision
VIII Automatically Remove Him From Office-Ford asks
Why Others Were Not Impeached- Lawyers Rule
Producers News Article Is Not Contempt
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Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures
Schlaps Must Hang Is Ruling Of Supreme Court
VERDICT OF ROOSEVELT COUNTY
JURY AND JUDGE PAUL UPHELD

Judge Paul VIII Fix Day For Hanging and Sheriff Anderson
Will Prepare the ScaffOd and Arrange for Execution of
the Convicted Man-Executve Cemency is Last Hope of
Friends of Condemned KierMurder of the Geisers re-
called.
The producers news., 1927-04-01

AratLeu' Ernest and Herman Lee of
~ .OileI ' We're attending to business at
@'e court house Wednesday.
The producers news., 1927-04-01
FARMERS TO
MEET AT F. |. TEMPLE SUNDAY

General Council VIII Convene at 200 P M Meeting VIII
Be Thrown Open Public Soon After and Sparkling Robt.
Larson and Others VIII Speak. Knudsen to Talk on
Truth About Russia" National Organization Spreads.
The producers news., 1927-04-01

STATE POLITICS has not gained
any iaurels by the appointments
made at Helena last week. Grant
Dennis was given a position from a
Board in which his father is the
dominant member. This nepOtism
Is only a continuation of the policy
which placed Edgar Stewart, son Of
the Secretary of State on the public
payroll, as indeXing clerk for over a
year. The placing of sons, daugh-
terS and sister-in~laws on the public
payroll by public officers is repre-
henslble practice which is forbidden
oy law IN some states and by public
opinion in al of them. Glen Davis
was speaker Of the house last ses-
sion and Grant Reed was chairman
OF tho Appropriations Committee
is such they helped pass laws ere
aIlng the offices of Gas Inspector
and Auditor. Both Davis and Reed
applied for and were given these pO-
sluons by the Railroad Commission
III denancO of Section Z, Article ) of
the State Constitution which reads
no Senator or Representative,
snail, during the term for which
ne shall have been elected, be ap-
pointed to any civil office under
the State"
mus Is about the rOttenest piece of
politics which has been pulled off
" Montana for many moons. The
senate should pass a resolution re.
4uestng the Governor to recOnvene
tne legislature to take uD the ques.
uon OF starting impeachment pro,
eeodlngs against two of its most
prominent members. Let those whC
prate so much about the constitution
Sho" some disposition to respec
That document.