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New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
I. o. B. B. INITIATION

Jehuda Halevi Lodge, I. 0. B. B., will hold class initiation at meet ing tomorrow evening at Grotto hall on West Main street. The Spring. field degree team will have charge of the work, and members of the local Ladies' Auxiliary have accept ed an invitation to attend.
 The delegates to the recent na- tional convention in New York will report. and other business of inter- est will be transacted.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
sS,7O0 ALLOTTED.

Fifty-four widows and their de- pendents were cared for with an ex- penditure of $s,7oo last year. Miss Cora M. Beale. local agHrt for the Widows Aid Fund, has reported Seven cases were added and 10 dropped. At present 5s widows and 117 children under 16 years of age are now being assisted.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
BAN ON COBB LIFTED

Chicago. May 10 @ - President Ban Johnson of the American league today lifted the suspension of Ty Cobb and Al Simmons. rank ing stars of the Philadelphia Ath- letics.
 Cobb was reinstated so he could appear in Detroit today. playing with the Athletics. It will be his first appearance in Detroit in the uniform of Q visiting club. A man. moth celebration was arranged in his honor.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10

Endicott Johnson Corporation re- ports increased shipments of sl1,o00 pairs of leather shoes and S25.O0O pairs of athletic footwear for the first four months of 1927. compared with year ago. Plant capacity for rubber-soled footwear will be in- creased by 25.0oo pairs daily with an annual sales valuation of &s.0oo.- GOO. A new factory Is to be built at Johnson City. N. Y. to employ 1000 additional workmen.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
Arthur Robinson

Funeral services for Arthur Rob inson, son of MT. and Mrs. James Robinson of 233 North street. were held this afternoon at the funeral parlors Of John J. Tarrant Co.,, at ?SS East Main street. Interment was in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
AUTO STRIKES AGED MAN

Frank Fisher of 555 Arch street reported to Captain Kelly at 1850 this morning that as he was driving on Arch street. his automobile struck Henry Woods. an aged resi- dent, of los Arch street. injurtng him slightly a. st the riEht leE.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
MILKowTTz NAMED TRUSTEE

"HHSO"H1N NhNEU INCSIE EE
 Attorney Harry H. Milkowitz has been appointed trustee of the bank rupt estate of James N1orrone. La- fayette street merchant, and Attor- ney s. Gerard Casale, Constable Fred Winkle and C. II. Williams have been named appraisers.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10

First quarter net profit of Mack
 trucks was s1.45s.3O4 equal to $1.6o share on the common. after pre- ferred dividends against s2.315,629 or $3.32 share in the first quarter last year. Common shares outstand-
 ing March 31 were 713,434 against 6l1,515 last year.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY

New Haven. Conn.,. May 1o.-- Samuel J. Gilson. a Torrington deal- CT in wearing apparel. filed a volun- tary petition in bankruptcy here today showing liabilities of $c,257 and assets of $1,000.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
KaN Street Briefs

The pamphlet report of the St. Louis-southwestern Railway (cotton belD for 1926 shows net income of $c,405,53a. an increase of S26,247 over 1925. Railway operating ex- penses were $572.4o2 less. Profit
 and loss balance was Ss,o44,772. an
 increase of $44s,4ss.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
Funerals
TclesfOr ZaCzck

Funeral services for Telesfor Zac- zek Of 121 Fremont street will be held tomorrow morning at ' o'clock at Sacred Heart church with a solemn high mass of requiem. 1n- torment will be in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10
Oscar \. Neunlan

Funeral services for Oscar August Neuman of 63 Noble street were held this afternoon at o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. Raymond N. Gilman. pastor of Stanley Memorial church, officiated. Interment was in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-10

TWINS BORN AT HOSPITAL
 Twins, boy and . girl. were born this afternoon at the New Britain General hospital to Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Bukhardt of stratford road.
The producers news., 1927-07-15
Motion QuaSh and Demurrer of Commissioners Overred
SCHNITZLER FLIES
DOWN ON MINOT

Minot, N. D., July 18.-Traveling
from Froid, Mont, to Minot in one
hour and 35 minutes, in their newly
purchased airplane, Mr.. and Mrs ]
w, Schnitzler of that city, former
North Dakotans, visited friends in
this city.
Mr.. Schnitzler, who is president of
the First State bank at Froid. and
who is farming several thousand
acres in Montana, recently purchased
the plane in San Diego, Calf, to be
used for pleasure as we'll as business
purposes. He was formerly a resi-
dent of Mohall, N. D., and was pub
Usher of several weekly papers in
northwestern North Dakota.
The plane is being piloted for Mr..
Schnitzler by Titus Richards, who
brought it from San Diego to Froid.
having one accident on the way which
necessitated his landing in a canvon
in Nevada. The plane was undamac
ed, however, the forced landing be-
ing caused by'a defective oil pipe.
The producers news., 1927-07-15
Progressives Head Cascade
Trades-Labor Assembly
By Willis L. Wright

Cascade Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, held its semiannual election of
officers on July 8th, which proved
to be an interesting contest between
the progressives and the reaction
aries. The principle office to be con-
tested for was the presidency which
was held by James Winsby of the
painters union, and also the business
manager of a Democratic Paper call
ed the "SEARCHLIGHT" of which
the editor is the deposed secretary of
the Montana State Federation of La
Dor who has in the past published
articles which are not to the credit
of themselves, and which proved very
disgusting to the labor element, also
to the few others that hapDened to
read it. Such unprincipled tactics
were overwhelmingly resented by the
election of the progressive Chas. o.
Heximer of the Carpenters Union to
the office of President.
The Vice Presidency went to an
other progressive, J. F. Paul Gross.
of the Typographical Union. The ex-
ecutive board and the grievance COM
mittee's who were also elective, were
manned by leading progressives.
This change has put the Cascade
Trades and Labor Assembly in such
standing, that the rank and file has
taken up the slogan "Let's Fight On. =
The producers news., 1927-07-15
HIGHWAY BOARD
ASKS CONTRACTS
FOR $l,7OO,OOO
Meetings Will Be Held July 13, 20
and in August to Receive Bids
CulbertsOn PlentywOOd Project Is
Named.

Helena, July 8.-With one letting
scheduled for Wednesday, the state
highway commission will, JuIv 20.
hold another letting of highway and
bridge construction work amounting
to more than 100000, according to
Howard Holmes, chief engineer. Con
tracts to be let call for approximately
90 miles of road construction and
five bridge projects. Close to $780,
OOO will be awarded to contractors
July Is.
TO meet the full amount of feder-
al aid the commission will hold an
other and final letting about the mid
die of August, when in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 in highway con-
struction work will be awarded.
Projects on which contracts will be
let July 20 and the counties in which
located follow:
Big Timber, Columbus project, ST.
miles, Sweet Grass county, bridg,
projects on same stretch of highway
Drummond, east, 8.8 miles, Gran
lte and Powell counties.
Yellowstone canyon, grading pro
JC0o' AilAACos DIRK county, 3 miles
OF surfaclng on same road and on,
bridge project.
! Lyons-Ennis project, rs miles
Madison county.
Butte-Boulder project, grading, T.;
miles, Silver Bow county.
Dupuyer-Birch creek project, 8.7I
miles. Pondera county; bridge pro
ject on same road.
Culbertson-Plentywood project, T..
miles, Roosevelt county.
Poplar-Brockton project, 80 miles
Roosevelt county; bridge construction
on same project.
Forsyth-Miles City project, 7.2
miles, Rosebud county; Antelop
creek bridge on same project.
1 Broadus, north project, Powde
River county; 6.15 miles.
The producers news., 1927-07-15

ing az IO o clock.
Big Crowd In Court
The intense interest the public is
taking In the trial was evident when
automobile loads of people began to
pour into the city from all parts of
the county. At high noon the large
number of cars parked along the
curbs reminded one of a circus or
baseball game day. The courthouse
was packed an hour before the judge
arrived and called the court to order.
Judge StOng, who drove from Wolf
Point, was somewhat late in arriving
but proceeded to try the case of Har-
dersen versus IversOn at 300 o. m.
Pease and Greer for Accusers
Harlow Pease of Butte and T. w.
Greer of Plentywood are the attor-
neys Tor the accusers whilst Attor-
neys Paul Babcock and l.. J. loud
Jabber) Onstad represent Iverson and
French. The lawyers for the accus-
ers asked leave of the court to amend
the accusations by inserting an addi-
tlonal specification The defense in
terposed no objection and this was
granted.
Loud Jabber" Addresses Court
Attorney Onstad began the fire,
works by making the motion to ouash
and speaking in favor of the denur-
rer of the accused. There were long
spaces between his words which he
intOned in the same manner as a call
er of trains in the railroad stations
of the biooer cities. His hands shook
perceptibly when he read from papers
which he took from his brief case.
Mr.. Onstad argued to the court in
suDnort of his contention that the ac-
! cusations failed to state a case
against the defendants for the collec-
tion of illegal fees. He sought tc
make point of the fact that since
the earlier cases upholding the re-
mOval of county commissioners fol
such offenses, the legislature haC
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The producers news., 1927-07-15
.OUSTER PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST LINCOLN
co. COMMISSIONERS
County Attorney Starts Action on
Same Charges As are Pending
Here. Letter from Attorney Cen
eral Cites Law and Refers to Sher-
idan County Cases.

Libby, Lincoln COunty.-COuntv At
tOrney William Herbert is this week
preparing proceedings to GUST from
office f. P. Carey of Eureka, county
commissioner of Lincoln county. This
action follows the collection by Garev
of certain sums of money for SER
vices rendered, as he claims but
which the county attorney maintainS
are illegal. Recently Herbert made
demand upon Carey to return to tbe
county treasurer $643.S1, which Her
bert alleges has been illegally drawn
by Carey since January 1. Tnon
Garey's failure to do this. the comfy
attorney is preparing to file ousta,
proceedings, having previously mado
demand upon Garey's bondsmon !
surety company, that it would he held
liable for the sum. The money ,s was
drawn by Carey for inspection ~
roads and bridges and EXPENSES ;nc; =
dent thereto. -'eS A'Oi-
Twice since County ATTORNEY Hor
bert assumed office the first of Al, A.
year, he wrote the county conor,iS N S;se
sioners calling their attention r. l-Ilai +bai,
illegal practice, according to his con. CON
tention, of charging for road am am
CONTINUED on page Five,
The producers news., 1927-07-15
PROF. SPERATI WITH
FAMOUS LUTHER COL
LECE CONCERT BAND
Coming to PlentywOOd, Thursday,
July 28th-Will Play at Ball Park
At 2:00 O'clock in Afternoon.

When the Luther College Concert
Band from Decorah, Iowa, visits our
city on Thursday, July 28th, at the
ball park at Up. m, we will not only
have an opportunity of hearing a
great band but an opportunity of
seeing a great director.
Professor Carlo A. Sperati is a
descendant of a long line of musi-
clans. His father was both band
master and organist and musical di-
rector of the opera. Sperati was
born in the year 1860 in Oslo, Nor
way. His father was an Italian and
his mother a Dane.
Speratl's musical training was re-
ceived in his fathers orchestra where
he played violin. He also became pro-
ficient in the playing of the snare
drum and the piano. AS a boy of
six he appeared as drum soloist be-
fore the royal families of Norway,
Sweden and Denmark He was often
seen filling his fathers place as or
ganist in one of the churches in Oslo
Later in life he became a sailor
and in 1884 emigrated to America.
He decided to enter the ministry and
therefore came to Luther College
from which institution he was gradu-
ated in 1883. In 1891 he had COM
pleted his course at Luther Seminary
then in Robbinsdale, MINI. The same
year he took charge of a call in Bell
ingham, Wash. He remained in the
ministry till 1905, the last ten years
serving a congregation in Tacoma,
Wash. While in Tacoma he also
taught at the Pacific Lutheran Acad-
emy in Parkland, Wash. He served
as Director in Chief of the United
Norwegian Singers of the Pacific
Coast from the organization of that
body in 1908 to 1916. He has also
been director of several singing So
cieties in different cities in this coun-
try.
He was called to his Alma Mater
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The producers news., 1927-07-15

damage on winter wheat.
Wheat Heading Out
Winter wheat is headed and in good
condition in most counties. Several
counties report spring wheat in the
boot and few say spring wheat is
heading. In general summer fallow-
ed grain is in good condition over the
state. Flathead reports winter wheat
now fully headed out in all parts of
the county. Rye is said to be near
ing harvesting stage in Blaine coun-
ty.
The warm weather has been espe-
cially beneficial to corn and potato,
bean and beet crops and was gener-
ally favorable for haying operations.
Shearin0 is now generally complet-
ed. Fleeces are reported of good
quality although in most cases not
as heavy as last year. All livestock
is rated in excellent condition.
No labor shortages are reported.
Report by counties follows:
Blaine: Heavy rainfall OILS inches
night of 4th of JULY brought North
fork and Westfork out of their banks
flooding small area. Hail did some
damage in north section of county.
All crops making excellent growth,
rye nearing harvesting state, winter
wheat excellent, early spring wheat
headed, later seeding growing vigor-
ously, early flax blooming. Some far
mers expecting rs to 100 bushels per
acre in oats and barley. Having in
full sway. Summer fallow opera
tions generally completed.
Cascade: Warm and dry most of
week. Heavy showers were general
CONTINUED on page Eight)
The producers news., 1927-07-15
BOAT
LODGES ON BAR
WITH DANCERS
Vida Ferry Remains on Edge of
Channel All Day; Bridge Need
Appreciated.

Wolf Point, July 8.-Most Wolf
Point residents are enthusiastic advo-
Gates for bridge across the Mis-
souri,, but since Tuesday certain of
the citizens feel a more personal in
terest in the subject than they ever
did before. As the final act in the
Vida celebration was an all night
dance attended by many from Wolf
Point. The ferry boat had agreed to
start running about 4:3O Tuesday
morning to bring the returning dane
ers home.
The first trip across was made in
safety, but on the second trip the
boat got stuck on a sandbar CAUSED
I by shifting Of the streams channel
during the June rise. A terrific wind
following the rain of Monday night,
made it impossible to work the fer
ry loose or to send a row boat out
to take off tile passengers, so several
carloads OF people spent the day from
3 o'clock in the morning until 8 at
night, when the wind subsidized, on
the ferry.
Other cars remained on the south
bank of the river all day waiting to
cross, while sone came home by way
of OswegO, reaching Wolf Point late
in the afternoon.
The producers news., 1927-07-15
The Divide County Fai

The Divide County Fair
The Divide County Fair at Crosby
has some fthe best entertainers en-
gagged for the occasion. Blackstones
Flying Circus with its daredeveil per-
formers will amaze the onlookers with
four hair-raising acts. The Siebrand's
Shows are giving their novelty stunts.
Lee Dillage's Ignite Ball Club will
meet Bowbells and Wildrose in two
games, and there are promised hund-
reds of other amusements for the
three days Fair. 100000 in pre-
miums will be offered for the entries
and games and races. Bowery dances
with excellent music will also be Civ
en-.
Roosevelt County SyncOpatOrs
Tuesday, the 10Th, the Roosevelt
County Syncopators, who have been
in Plentywood before, are coming
again to the Temple to give the Sher-
idan County dancers another taste of
their excellent strains of soothing or
peppy music.
Indoor Circus at Antelope
Something new is to be offered by
the Sons of Norway at their indoor
circus at Antelope, July 22nd and
23rd. Entertainment of the best kind
will be offered at the evening per-
formances of the movies and home
talent play which will be oiven at the
''Big Tent" The play is entitled
''Her Only Fault" and promises tc
be an excellent comical entertainment
Other vaudeville acts including ole
time music on a violin and accor-
dion are on the scheduled program
An auction where any one who
chooses may bring articles to sell fol
a small commission of 1919 to pay
for the auctioneers. R. E. Nesbit Of
Dodd, Mont, and r. R. Ueland OF
Antelope will prove one of the mai1
events of the circus. Any of those
who wish to donate any articles fol
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The producers news., 1927-07-15
Sheridan County Ships
Great Quantities of Wool

The annual spring sheep shearing
has taken place, and Sheridan County
ranchers are shipping thousands of
pounds of wool to the Eastern mar
ket. Friday afternoon Pete Marron
and other shipped a carload to Bos-
ton, weighing $4,000 pounds. An
other was shipped from Stanley, N.
Oak, and soon others, making a to-
tai of five carloads of wool grown in
Sheridan County will leave to come
back to us in the form of woolen
clothes.
The producers news., 1927-07-15
Good Weather Over State
Assurance Of Bumper Crop
Good Rains and No Hot Winds This Year Wheat Heading
Out In Most Counties Big Hay Crops Being Cut State
Agricultural Department Makes Report By Counties

Helenahe past week continuance of the excellent
growing conditions which have characterized the season to date
Montanas agricultural areas according to the report issued by
the state department of agriculture labor industry in cooper
aon with the state extension service The majority counties
report good growing weather with the earlier part of
the week Blaine reported heavy the fourth which forced
Che Norhfork and WestfOrk out of the flooding small
area and damaging to potato and alfalfa crops
Ieton had LIZ inches of moisture during week. and Blaine
total OF 2l5 inches the night fourth alone severe
nan storm struck the northeast nfictno
The producers news., 1927-07-15
Study Problem of Low Wage

Washington II (FP) = Low wages
of unskilled workers is becoming
Americas premier labor problem, ac-
cording to economists, union heads
and churchmen in Washington. John
A. Ryan of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference announces that
this problem centered the activities
OF the Catholic conference on indus
trial problems in Detroit July IL.
The producers news., 1927-07-15

Pekng China July The Pelng government after verb
al protest by the foreign office to the Japanese legation Monday
has sent note to the Japanese legation in it demands the
immediate withdrawal of troops from Tsngu and Tsinao the
ronce OF Shanng The note also demand recall anv
further troops sent to those cities and expresses the earnest hope
for satisfactory early reply.
Inc Japanese has sending troops to snanf
ana IsgO IN both of which cities the Japanese have extensive
Both cities for time have been the object of
drive by the Natonaists - -
Reuter- dispatch from Tngao Yesterday that 900 ana
The producers news., 1927-07-15
SCOBEY CARS COLLIDE;
SEVERAL INJURED

Scobey, July 1.-Two cars met
here in head-on collision on the hill
under the Great Northern via6uct.
west of Scobey. One car was owned
and driven by Louis Ferestad, accom-
panied by Dr. VIII Olson. The other
was driven by a party by the name
of Knocke, a Great Northen employe.
accompanied by another man, and
Miss Knudson, assistant to DIR. Nc
Daniels, dentist.
There is a dangerous curve at the
place where the accident occurred.
and the road folks just after it passes
under the railroad. Miss Knudson
was knocked unconscious and had a
number of head bruises. Others
were badly shaken and had minor
cuts and bruises.
The producers news., 1927-07-15

under which Fall proceeded to lease
Elk Hills to DOheny and Teapot
Dome to I'll. F. Sinclair. was in
valid, their attorney cOntended,
then subsequent events based upon
that order also were tinged with in
validity, and bribery could not be
based upon them.
This contention Justice Hitz de-
MED. He cited numerous preced-
ents to support his Over-ruling de-
cisiOn, and concluded by saying that
the presidents order chad the
force of law until it was held in
valid, and these defendants acted
under the assumption that it was
valid.
The producers news., 1927-07-15
DOheny and Fall Will be
Tried on Bribery Charge

Washington, July S.-AIbert B.
Fall and the two E. L. DOhenys,
father and son lost another round
today in their prOtracted legal fight
to escape trial on the ground of
bribery growing out of the Elk
Hills Naval oil lease.
Justice VIM. Hitz, in District SUI
preme Court. Overruled the demur-
rers to the bribery indictment
against the ex-cabinet officer and
the oil magnates. and declared the
indictments "gOOd and sufficient"
The FalI-DOheny demurrer was
based upon the Supreme Courts de-
cision that the famous executive
order of President Harding in 1921,
The producers news., 1927-07-15
ANNUAL MOTHERS
CAMP POSTPONED

The third annual Mothers Camp
and also the club camps have been
called for for some time on account
Of the illness of NJ. P. Ostby, county
agent, who is in charge of these
events. A wire was received from
Fargo, N. D., stating that Mr.. Ostby
IS sick in a hospital there, and the
definite date for the camps cannot
be ascertained at this time.
The producers news., 1927-07-15
Statistics are Loaded

Washington = (FP)-Cost of liv-
ing figures compiled monthly by the
Bureau of labor statistics and wide
ly used in non-union industries to de-
termine wage rates, are absolute and
unreliable, the bureau admits. The
system used to obtain the figures
was established 10 years ago when
standards were much below the 1927
level.
The figures are obviously balanced
against the worker and in favor of
the employer, the bureau intimates.
The producers news., 1927-07-15
Masses Rising Against Chang Thru
out China


Masses Rising Against Chang Thru
out China
Hankow, China, July 1O.-Not-
withstanding the fact that certain
wavering and uncertain elements of
the Wuhan government favor Iiuui-
dating the revolutionary govern
ment and making an alliance with
the Nanking government there is
growing up in Hankow a powerful
movement demanding an expedition
against the traitors, Chang Kai-shek
and Feng Yu-Siang. Great mass or
ganizatiOns, realizing the fact that
the series of betrayals by the military
adventurers who, because of the rapid
development Of the Nationalist move
ment, were able to place themselves
at the head of the troops, has en-
dangered the very existence of the
Wuan Nationalist revolutionary gov
ernment, are ever more insistently
demanding an expedition against
Marking.
Demand Immediate Action.
A manifesto issued in reference to
tbs by the Hankow committee of the
huOmintang enumerated all of Chang
Kai-shek's crimes against the revo-
luton, namely the suppression of
the workers and peasants movement
by the most ruthless and bloody ter
rOr, the economic blockade of the
Wuhan government in an effort to
starve the revolution into submission,
the support of the most vicious coun-
ter-revolutionary actions in the rear
of the Nationalist forces, the spread
Continued on page Eight)
The producers news., 1927-07-15
Observation-Disclosures
WAY is CLEAR FOR TRIAL OF CASE
AGAINST lVERSON AND FRENCH

defense Counsel Admit Collection of Many Fees But Plead
Good Faith" Claim Change in Law on Removal of Off
GERS. Pease Cites Numerous Supreme Court Decisions
Against Collection of Per Diem and Mileage for Road In
SPecon Where No Previous Authorization Exists Greer
Functures Onstad's Contentious in Terse Speech
The producers news., 1927-07-15
Observation-Disclosures
DEMANDS EVACUATION OF
TROOPS FROM SHANTUNC

Mass Organizations Rising Against Chang KaiShe
Kuomntang Issue Manifesto Enumerang Traitors Crimes
Labor uprisings in Canton. Big Sailors Strike Looms u
S Said to Favor Counter Revolutionary Activities in Nam
king