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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25

400 quarts OF liquor were seized in front
OF a restaurant in Dodson by United
States customs officials, although the
driver OF the car was not ap~prehended.
The car and liquor are being held in
Havre pending orders OF disposition.
Wolf Polnt-Charles Gordon. justice of
the peace. reports hat this year, for the
second time, Halloween passed without
complaints Of damage or mischief. VIM
dows in the business section were I'M
soaped n there were no reports OF other
activity. A party at the ~schoolhouse
provided fun for boys and girls.
Moccasin-The high school gymna-
stun ceiling and floor will be done over
for use of all community activities as
we'll as those OF the high school. Such
work will be discussed at a community
meeting and plans TO raise funds will be
decided.
Jordan-A. l.. Clark and son, A. H.
Clark, Billings contractors, have secured
the contract for building the eight mile
stretch of federal highway under q SUBJ
contract from the estate OF the late John
w. Hershberger, who was killed recently
while blasting.
Sweetgrass-Truck drivers In this COM
munity from Conrad and Belmont are
offering to haul grain for three-quarters
of a cent a bushel q mile. Trucking
CQAIBto llC IA "a NiO ROO VNAO q
cent a bushel q mile, with longer hauls
slightly reduced n price.
Bozeman-W. N. Purdy INC c. w.
Hurst emerged from a hot n close four
cornered election as he new Bozeman
city commissioners. They will take office
on the first Monday in January. Stormy
weather Is assigned as the reason for a
vote Of only As per cent Of the registra-
ton,
Coryallis-The body of Mrs. E. F.
| Kempter, who died here recently. will
be cremated in Spokane. The ashes will
| be brought back to Corvallis and scat
tered over the water Of the Bitter Root
river. Mrs. Kempter was prominent In
Eastern Star n Rebekah circles. also
woman's club work.
Missoula-Raymond Davidson, 81, who
was instantly killed when he threw him.
self in front Of a speeding Milwaukee
train, was the son Of @. E. Davidson, q
prominent North Dakota politician and
Portal merchant, according to word re-
ceived here. The father will come to
Missoula for his sons body.
Helena-Helena's American Legion post
has pledged $4,000 toward an athletic
stadium for the city. Other organiza-
tions are to be asked to share n the
| financing program SO that q playground
i sufficient in size and accommodations
for football, baseball, skating n any
other type of outdoor sport may be es-
tablished.
Great Falls-Because OF a protein con
tent Of 1910 per cent, the spring wheat
crop of Julius Collie, h is farming
along the Havre road 10 miles from
Great Falls, brought a premium of %
cents a bushel or an additional $700 fol-
the 1890 bushels he sold. Mr.. Collie re-
ceived $1.27 a bushel. 1t was Marquis,
grown without irrigation. The yield was
% bushels to the acre.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25

Dainty, tender, and delicious. One of the
many delightful recipes created in the Rex
Flour Kitchen.
2 cups Rex Flour; 4 tsp. baking powder; "a
tsp. salt; 4 tbsp. shortening; | tbsp. grated
orange rind; "a cup sweet milk; loaf sugar
dipped in orange juices and pressed into biscuit.
Bake IS minutes in 425o F. Ihotl oven. Makes
l8 small biscuits.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25
Knew

there was nothing so good for conges-
ton ana colds as mustard. But the old
fashioned mustard plaster burned and
blistered.
Musterole gives the relief and help
that mustard plasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
1t is a clean, white ointment, made
with oil Of mustard. Gently rub it in.
See how quickly the pain disappears.
Try Musterole for sore throat, bron-
chitis, tonsillitis, Group, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sort muscles. bruises, chilblains, frosted
feet, colds of the chest lit may prevent
pneumonia.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25

". III. "Si" Perkins, formerly q re-
.porter on The Helena independent
continues to occupy the spotlight ua.-
inc from the time In Helena when ne
broke up a republican legislative eau
ems nv hiding under a platform III the
hall room of the Placer hotel where
the meeting was held. A few days ago
while interviewing Lorena Tricky on
trial at Lakeview, Oregon, for the muir.
der of "Slim" Harris, rodeo rider, 81
was accidentIy locked I'm the Jail with
tho voung woman and was released
oniv because the sheriff happened TO
make the rounds about midnight, De-
fore turning in for the night.
The Associated Press story Of the In
>cident says:
wv. H. Perkins. editor and Associated
Press correspondent, was granted an IN
terview with Miss Tricky. AT z O'CLOCK
Miss Trickey's cell door opened TO re-
,ceiye the n-ewspaperman. 1t closed be-
hind him, and the jailer locked the door
determined that no chance would De
raken of losing his prisoner. Time
passed. Perkins secured his interview,
arose. bid farewell to the rodeo star and
tried to open the cell door 1t was locked.
Shouts failed to attract the jatler. He,
IN the meantime, had forgotten about
Perkins and gone home for the night.
THE hour hand on the clock made
four complete revolutions and was on its
fifth when shortly after IL p. M, Sheriff
K. A. Friday decided he would give the
Jail a last inspection before going to bed
He found 'Perk' and Lorena chatting
affably inside the CELL"
Chased by the l. w. w.
Perkins left Helena to become a re-
porter on The O%regonian at Portland. 1t
wasn't long until his ability to turn up
more or less sensational stories gained
him promotion as a city hall and police
reporter. He was given an office In the
county and city building and turned out
scoops on the other reporters SO rap
idly that he was known as the oregon
ian's star man and was allowed to run
bis stories under his W name, about
the first reporter to achieve that dis
tinction on the conservative O~regonian
Dressed as a hobo he joined the /
w. w. In a picnic given at a park and
by representing himself as a close friend
of "Mucky'' Mcdonald and Bill Dunn OF
Butte, he secured an inside story Of the
plans to engineer a strike in the ship
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25
Bidding Ia Closed

Bidding on the clearing of the site OF
Gibson dam near Fairfield is now closed
and w. 8. Lightly. Gering, bid lowest at
about $4,000. Competition was quite
keen and 1t was found that there was
only a difference OF 1000 between the
W lowest bids. The bids have been
transmitted to the secretary of the In
terror at Warrington by Project Manager
George O. Sanford. whose approval Is
necessary before the contract can be ex
ecuted. Mr.. Leighty cleared the site OF
tho Guernsey dam In wyoming.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25
Harry Diering Promoted

James r. Hobbins, Vice PRESIDENT OF
the Anaconda Copper Mining company.
announces that Harry U. Doering has
been appointed acting manager of the
hardware department OF the big COM
pany at Butte. Mr.. Doering, who sue
ceeds the late Bert Greenwood, is one OF
the most efficient hardware men in Mon
tana and has been connected with this
department Of the Anaconda company
for about 80 wears.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25

Lost In the business district-not
drunk" was the plea offered by George
Mcleod In the Great Falls police court
during his trial for alleged drunkenness.
Mcleod stated that he had taken a few
drinks. but not sufficient to affect his
walking. In search OF his hotel he acct
dentally entered a wrong apartment. but
claimed to have been gentlemanly and
excused himself. He was fined BIO.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25

The Rev. George Elton Harris, pastor
First Baptist church, was elected presi-
lent OF the Billings ministerial associa-
ton at q meeting OF the clergymen. The
Rev. j. r Beebe, pastor Community
church was elected vice president: T. @.
Evans. secretary Y. M. c.. A, secretary.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25

Duck Hunter Takes Bath
While duck hunting In q skiff on the
river Just above Thompson Falls, the
boat Topped and George Fox was thrown
into the swift and t~reacherous stream.
He chung tothe boat until help arrived
and was rescued before the skiff plunged
over the dam.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25
PERKINS STILL
In LIMELIGHT
FORMER HELENA NEWSPAPER hh-
PORTER HAS PENCHANT q
"BREAKING" BIG STORIES

While interviewing Lorena Tricky, Wom-
an Rodeo Star on Trial for Murder, lie
Was Accidentally Locked In JAN cen
with Her; Forced to Remain for Hours
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-25

Plan Glass Play
The senior class of the Cut Bank high
school has selected a class play to be
given before the holidays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
WHEAT HAS SETBACK
ON LIVERPOOL NEWS
Free Offerings Of Argentine Ship
pers Abroad Have Bearish
Effect at Chicago.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 21.--Unexpeet-
ed lower quotations at Liverpool led
to an early decline today, in the wheat
market here. Argentine shippers were
reported to be offering wheat freely
abroad and there was lack OF agrees
sive support here from buyers. Open
ng unchanged to V of. Chicago wheat
prices afterward showed a material
setback all around. Corn, oats and
provisions displayed weakness. too.
corn starting unchanged to u down
an subsequently undergoing a general
drop.
Among the circumstances which
tended to restrict wheat buying today
was the fact that another crop re-
port from Washington was due after
the close. The report was scheduled
to tell of the acreage and condition of
Fall-sown wheat and rye. In view of
a possible surprise exhibit would-be
purchasers evinced a disposition to go
slow until after the new official fig.
tires were out, especially as the Liver.
pool market today was lower than ex.
pected and Argentine advices were
bearish.
Selling based to some extent on an
nouncement that corn receipts in Chi
cago today. 265 cars, were larger than
a week ago and about the same as
last year had a bearish Influence at
times today on the corn market Be.
sides Kansas City corn arrivals today,
270 cars, were far in excess Of the cor.
responding total last year. On the
other hand, export bids for corn today
at the Gulf of Mexico were again
higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
BROAD LIST RISES
IN CURB DEALINGS
New Leaders Are Brought to
Fore-NeWmont Mining
Une Feature.
by WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 21.-The
main body of stocks continued to ex.
hibit buoyant undertone on the Curb
Exchange today. and proceedings
were enlivened by switching opera
tons which brought new leaders to
the fore One of the broadcast lists
of the year was covered in the deal:
ings, and total transactions approach.
ed peak levels
Spectacular movers of the past few
DAYS. such as Firestone Tire, North.
ern States Power IA and Sheaffer
Pen, the latter issue being Influenced
by the announcement of a split-up in
stock on the basis of 20 for l share,
did not entirely move out of the pic
ture, but fluctuations in them were
less broad. However. Quaker Oats
managed to register new high for
all time around 290.
New stocks brought forth included
Mountain Producers, which ruled ex-
ceptionally active along with Salt
Creek Producers, both at peak levels
for the movement: Lone Star Gas
sold I'M to So. while Gulf Oil, not to
be outdone, sold at the record high of
rs. Brockway Motors spurted more
than > points to 81, and on a large
turnover Industrial Rayon "a
fiuctuated between q and %.
Newmont Mining reached a new
high record for all time with sales
around 131 for a net gain of about 6
points. Yesterdays announcement of
the stock dividend accounted for the
buying,
New Jersey Zinc exhibited strength
around 1873 and while public utilities
inclined toward irregularity at times,
many issues scored sizeable advances.
Electric Bond & Share continued in
the limelight, with United Gas & I'm
provement doing well. There wars a
sharp drop in Pennsylvania Power 4
Light per cent preferred.
Mostly fractional changes were
noted in the Standard Oil group, but
several of the low-priced Independents
moved in lively manner. Carib Syn
dictate and Continental Petroleum,
which stock will shortly be listed on
the London Stock Exchange. were
cases in point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
NEW. YORK CURB MARKET .
Received by Private Wire Direct The Star Office

Following is the list of stocks and
bonds traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
FIX STOCK PRICE.

NEW YORK, December u N9
Directors of Vacuum Oil Co. have
placed the price at which trustees
may purchase stock from the COM
pany for it's employees stock owner
ship plan for the period from Novem
Der /, 1927. to January 81. 1928, at
S12845 a share. The figure is the
average OF the daily high and low
sales of the stock for three months
preceding November J.. 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, December 81 GR.--
Bar silver. SIN; Mexican dollars. 437s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
MISCELLANEOUS.

Rartter & Ross Inc SIS. ~ 951
chestnut Farm Dairy 6hs.. los Y 100
chevy Chase Club SIS laaI a..
PPo, u Joint Stock Id Blk. SIS. loo -.
wash Mkt. Cold STORAGE 5s. 96l5
Wsrdman Park Hotel 5 Iss.. 93 % n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
pENDER DIVIDEND BOOSTED

NORFOLK Va. December q R).-
Directors of the ID. Pender Grocery
Co. have declared a dividend of %
cents per share on class B stock to
stockholders on record as of March
Is, 1928, and also an extra dividend
of 25 cents per share for the same
period. This is the first dividend paid
by ths company on its b stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS.
nec,,lIe,sed Wire 10 The Star.

BY Special Leased Wire to The Star
NEW YORK, December 21.-
Bid. Asked.
Ger Gov Rcd Loan with dIay, .oa s,oo
ctfs attach per 100 r M $500 5000
Ger Gov Red Loan without ~.
draw ctfs per 900 r M 5000 $500
Quoted in dollars per million Itiarkssl m
Hamburg AVS 1919. ..... 2o.oo 20 W
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
COTTON GOODS ACTIVE.

NEW YORK, December Fl (SpeciaD.
Cotton goods markets were active
today at unchanged prices. Print
cloths were quoted at 5 cents for
g4x60s and at cents for 6Sx72s. Raw
silks were firm and moderately active.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
CAP. Tract 5s--S50o at 1O4 u. $500 at
Pot. EIec.. cons 5s-S2.0Oo at 103 *
81 900 at los X
got: Elee s. 5217sl 9 o9o a. i lo nneh
Pot. Flee y s---5 at l07. Is at Tor. 90
Wash. Ga o Z htNao at s4M. 80 at SAL.
Wash r. & Z. pfd.-10 at 100k. at
Nergenthaler. .Lin.--15 at 1o4ib. 10 at
1O4 81 at J04 II
Natl. M: & Inv. pfd.-1o at SIS. so at
Peoples Dr. Store pfd.--4 at 1872 o at
AFTER CALL.
Natl NJ & Inv pfd-50 at 5L
Cap. Traction Cos at ITO;
10 Al 1851 at 1851.
Pot Elec. 6s pfd.-5 at lin.
Money-Call loans and per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-17
FOREIGN BONDS

fFurnisIaed By w. p, Hibbs q Col
French Ass. .s.s.. Z. SIS Y
French bes....s "a. !. 500.
French Premium 5s.....s..ss......s 3
nfifish Victory ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. as
BrltIsh National w Il Bs......... So
British War Loan 5sas ssss...ss... 80
Italian Notes Of 1925. ...........s Z
4thltan oss.s.ss : :, !. /. s.,..sss $500 :
belgian Restoration 6s........... ?
Belgian Premium 6s,.......... 49,. 2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-17
Z HELD IN TAXI.
R0BBER|ES

With a woman and a man TN
der arrest. Headquarters Detectives
Talley and Sweeney and Policeman
Boxwell. OF the sixth precinct, feel
today that they have solved the
wave Of taxicab robberies occurring
in nearby States during the middle
Of August.
On August 10, Is and IL there oc-
CURED three identical cases in which
cab drivers were hired by man
and woman and ordered to drive out
Of the city. At certain points they
and the cab drivers held up and
robbed.
Yesterday Detective Talley ar
rested Mrs. Florence Virginia Tyler,
SO years old, of Mt. Rainier, Nd, in
connection with the first robbery.
She at first denied that she had
participated. claiming that she too
was Yictimized by the robbers.
Later, however, she admitted that
she had participated in all three,
the police claim.
Following the arrest OF the wo-
man, Talley and Sweeney; through
the cooperation of Boxwell, went TO
$40 G st. N. W.. and arrested James
Volney Brown, %. OF that address.
After several hours of questioning,
that lasted into the early morning
hours, Brown Is said to have adj
United finally that he took part In.
each case of having waited for the
arrival of his companions Through
the two under arrest the police hope
to be able to learn the name of the
man who accompanied Mrs. Tyler In
the cab.
Their first victim was John 81.
Green. 1903 Thirty fourth St n. W.,
a driver for the Diamond Cab COM
and NJ Streets Northwest, and
ordered to drive to Vienna. Va. He
was held up about half mile be-
yond Tysons Corner. Va, and robbed
of S12.
Two days later they are alleged
to have hired Sterling j. Gardner.
jr., 1898 st. N. W. another cab
driver, ordering him to drive to the
same place and Robin him of 81
and his watch at the same point
where the first robbery occurred, it
Is said.
The third victim was Walter r.
SpittIe, 1920 Chicago st. S. F.. also
Diamond cab Lriver. He wax In
structed to drive to Hyattsville, Nd,
and, when but a short distance from
that town, met the same fate as his
predecessors. losing 81.
Mrs. Tyler, 1t was said, r. the
mother of hoy about II years old
She claims to be divorced from her
husband.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-17
RULE Of
MAYOR Barred
D. InIernaLlonaI Newa Lie

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 1.-THE
most comprehensive exposure Of
the shady spots Of municipal poll.
tics ever heard in indianapolis,
continued undated today in the
trial Of Mayor John L. Duvall, Of
this city. who is charged with poll.
tical corruption.
Despite the fact that the Jurors
yesterday heard an amazing tale
Of what happened to be wholesale
promises Of positions by. Duyall
before the election in violation Of
the law, the story OF the Ku Klux
Khan regime in Indianapolis APP
peared to be far from being ended.
The State was to present the res.
timony OF at least three additional
major witnesses and a number Of
smaller fry"
Encouraged by a ruling by Special
Judge G. G. Shirley that testimony
other than that pertaining to the
alleged saie of three city offices
to William III. Armitage, for
$l4,5 500, the State took lengthy
dive into the mysterious doings Of
the Khan.
The name OF DR.. Edward S.
Shumaker, Indiana Anti.Saloon
league superintendent. now under
sentence to- the State farm for
contempt of court, electrified the
crowded courtroom as 1t was
brought for the first time into the
municipal tangle.
George Snider. who was DuvaIl's
primary campaign manager. testi.
fled that Shumaker, before the
election, tried to obtain promise
from Duyall that he would appoint
Snider as CHIEF OF police. The
Indiana corrupt practices law
stipulates that such an attempt Is
law violation.
Duvall told the political com.
mittee" of the Khan that he would
appoint Klansmen to IS per cent
Of municipal positions, witnesses
testified.
To seal the alleged pact, Duyail
appeared before a meeting OF 1900
Klansmen at the community house
of the East Tenth street Methodist
church. There the Rev. George s.
Henninger. church pastor and for.
mer member of the State board 81
pardons, administered an oath to
Duvall that he would carry cut
the bargain, according to Hen.
ningerss testimony.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-17
RUINS
HIS RECORD

After II years perfect school at.
tendance, Edward ]. McQueeny, II.
son Of Mrs Mary McQueenv. 2s4
Ethan Allen Ave. Takoma Park,
was forced to relinquish a chance
for lifetime record this year
when he was taken iii with TYPHOID
fever.
Young McQueeny has been in bed
since August 20 and just sat up
a few hours for the. first time
today, School at Gonzaga. where he
will be senior this year. started
last Wednesday. He had eight
years Of perfect attendance at the
Immaculate Conception grade school
before entering the preparatory in.
stitution.
Young McQueeny had intended to
become a candidate for the Gonzaea
football team this year but on az.
count Of his weakened condition
this probably will be out OF the
question, his mother said today.
There are is or 90 cases Of
typhoid fever in Takoma Park now
she said. for a cause which has not
been determined
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-17

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, 1000; Market steady to
weak. Top, $12. Bulk, $1,000 a
1870. Heavy weight, $10.35 a
Ills; Medium weight, SLIPS a
IL. Light weight, SIT a 1870.
Light lights, $3.50 a. ITS. Pack.
Ing .sows, S9.35 "a 1866. Pigs,
1878 a IL. Holdoyers, 5000.
Cattle = Receipts, 800; Marke t
steady. Calves: Receipts, 100; Mar
.ket steady. Beef steers: Good and
choice, $13 a 1915; Common and
medium, So % 1880; Yearlings,
$500 % 1855. Butcher cattle:
Heifers. $500 q 1885; Cows, $3.50
"a $50; Bulls. $3.50 a $50; Calves,
$14 a IL; Feeder steers, IS a
1880; Stock steers, $3.50 a $50;
iStocker GAGS and heifers, $3.50 a
$50; Western range cattle: Beef
steers, IS a 1925; Cows and heifers,
$3.50 a 1925.
Sheep Receipts, 1000: Market
steady; Medium and choice lambs,
S1S % IA: Culls and common, 50
a IL; Yearlings, 50 a 1880: Com.
mon and choice ewes. 81 a $50,
Feeder lambs, SLIPS a IA.