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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
PROFS VICTORS
in VOLLEYBALL
OURkAME ENT AT GYM ENDS
SEASONED. S. GIRLS
SERVE LUNCH

A volley ball tournament at the
high school gym engaged in by
three teams marked the close of
the volIey ball season Monday
night. The three teams were
composed of professional men,
business men and clerks.
The first session of play was
between the professional men and
the clerks, the former winning
two games out of three. The sec
ond session was between the bust
ness men and the clerks, the bust
ness men winning in two straight
games. The last and deciding con-
test was between the profession
ais and the businessmen and on
account of time was decided by
one game. The professionals
won by single point after a long
hard fought struggle.
Win Good Eats
Besides the honors of the sea
son the prize of victory was
delicious lunch, served by the
domestic science girls, at the ex-
pense of the losers. The players
on the professional mems team
were Marion, Fev. Johnson, Boe,
Dr. Burgess, Dr. De Wane, with
as sub.
The businessmen: Cook, Switzer,
Wigtil, Camrud, and o. C. Johnson.
G. H. Flint also belonged to this
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
MARKETS, news, KICK
TRI-WEEKLY SERVICE

Radio station KGCX, Vida, is
starting a new feature this week,
designed especially for the bene-
fit of the rural population within
range of the station. Every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday, be-
tween y and 1890 (noon), mar
ket reports and news items will
be broadcast from the Wolf Point
studio. Musical numbers will be
given from the Vida station. 1t
was attempted to start this fea-
ture last Wednesday but owing
to a break in the telephone line,
it was impossible to send the ma
terial from the Wolf Point studio
to Vida. However, another at
tempt will be made today and it
is hoped will be successful. KGCX
will cordially welcome any COM
ments or suggestions for this new
feature as it is desired to make it
something which will be Of real
value to the surrounding country.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
BOB WHITE MOVES
TO new LOCATION
N. p. WALTERS BUILDING
REMODELED; NEW FIX
TURES ON THE WAY

r. j. Whites jewelry store now
occupies its new site in the n. P.
Walters building which Mr.. White
Irecently purchased, and which
was until recently occupied by the
Owl cafe.
Mr.. White has had the building
refinished and somewhat remodel
ed to suit his requirements. When
new fixtures, he contemplates, are
received, and the store is arrang
ed as he has planned, it will be
one of the largest and most at
tractive iewelry stores in this part
of the state. The building pro-
vides far more space than either
of the buildings Mr.. White has
previously occupied since coming
to Wolf Point
At the rear of the store room
Mr.. White is having his living
quarters nicely fixed up and back
of them the building provides con-
venient space for garage. AL
together it will make a very con-
venient and comfortable establish
ment.
Mr. White ranks as one of the
best as we'll as one of the oldest
jewelers. in this corner of the
state, having located in Poplar II
years ago. Besides his local trade
Mr.. White has a large mail order
business with customers in sur
rounding towns and country.
Bob, as he is known to his
friends, does not confine his eff
forts to the jewelry business but
is also a land owner and farmer
and is having crops seeded to the
extent of 800 or 400 acres this
season.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
COMMISSIONER Lesson
HAS NASTY CAR SPILL

County Commissioner George
Leeson is now eligible to Join the
class with Sam Falkinburg,
"Swede" Johnson, Charlie Allison,
the editor and others who have
figured prominently in auto mis-
haps the past few years and
knows just how it feels when his
car gets away from him and does
a nose dive into ditch. George
got his experience last Friday ev-
ening on the west edge of town
while returning home Meeting
car from the west he attempted
to turn out and in so doing lost
control with the result that the
car plunged off the grade into the
ditch. but luckily did not tip over
However, he was unable to extri-
cate the machine and it remained
there until the next morning when
it took the combined strength OF
nine strong men and the county
caterpillar engine to remove it.
Nothing was injured except
Georges reputation IS a driver
Valley Tribune.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
ERICKSON DEAD

Mrs. Maren Erickson, better
known to a host of friends in
Wolf Point as Grandma" Erick-
son. died last Sunday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Bar
ney in Minneapolis. She had
been i'll since Easter Sunday but
her son Ole Erickson of this city
was unaware of her serious con-
dition until he received the tele-
gram telling of her death. He
left Immediately for Minneapolis
to attend the funeral services and
will return to Wolf Point some
time within next week. Grand
ma" was so years old on April
second this year.
An obituary and full account
of the funeral will appear in
next weeks Herald.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
Clean-Up Proclamation

I, j. H. Appelgren, by the authority
vested in me as Mayor of the City of Wolf
Point, do hereby designate the week beginn-
ing Monday, May End and ending Saturday,
Nav 7th, as "CLEAN-UP WEEK.
The proper observance Of this week has
become a custom in all modern cities, and
should be regarded as privilege by all its
citizens. 1t is one of the times when each
and every one of us can do his share toward
making this city better and healthier place
in which to live.
Have the ashes removed, clean up the
yard, take away the accumulations of rubbish
and tin cans and send them to the dump
grounds west Of the old cemetery, north
of the Great Northern tracks, and make the
whole place look fresh and clean
1t will pay not only in looks but IN bet
ter health for the whole community. Rubbish
is one of the best breeding places for flies
and disease germs, and should be removed.
DO 1T NOW.
It is my earnest hope that each and every
citizen will vie with the others in making this
one of the cleanest and healthiest cities IN this
portion Of our state.
JOHN H. APPELGREN, Mayor
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
KICK GETS PERMIT
FROM FEDERAL GOVT.

Radio station KGCX at Vida
was among the four Montana sta
tions to receive temporary per
mits to maintain service after
April "a, according to the an
nouncement made Saturday by
the Federal radio commission.
The other Montana stations are
KFBB at Havre; KUOM at Mis-
soula; and KGEZ at Kalispell.
More than 200 broadcasting sta
tions were given permits, located
at various points throughout the
United States. The list of per
mits announced Saturday prac-
ticaIly closes the commission
task of making preliminary al
location of power and wave in
the broadcasting field.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
new BUTCHER LAW
FOR THIS STATE
LAST LEGISLATURE ENACTS
STATUTE EFFECTIVE
ON JUNE I, 1927

Sheriff John Anderson received
livestock commissioner contain
ing a copy of the new state but
cher law enacted by the last legis-
lative session and instructions re
garding the enforcement of this
law.
The new law is in the interests
of better meat inspection and has
"teeth" in it in the form of severe
penalties for violations. Fees for
the inspection work are provided
to care for the expense of en-
forcing this law. An annual Ii
cense fee of So is required of
dealers falling under the classi-
fication of butchers, according to
the statute those persons, firms,
corporations or associations who
have a fixed place of business for
distributing meat or it's by-pro-
ducts. Peddlers, that is those who
handle meat and do not come un-
der the class of butcher, must pay
an annual license of 500.
Whole Hide For Inspection
In presenting the hide for in
spection it shall be entirely whole.
The inspector will mark it by cut
ting off certain parts of it. The
hide shall also be stamped with
proper form of stamp to be sup
piled by the officials. A bill of
sale for all pieces of meat as large
or larger than quarter of an
animal must be presented to the
inspector.
Home Users Exempt
Those WHO kill beef or veal for
their own use are exempt from
the inspection requirements.
Certificates of Inspection
Certificates of inspection will be
given by the inspecting officer and
it will be unlawful for anyone to
purchase a carcass or any part
thereof of a beef or veal with
out first examining the state or
federal stamp. This rule does not
apply to those purchasing retail
amounts of less than quarter of
an animal.
Penalties
Violations of this law will in
cur a fine of not less than 500
or more than $500, Imprisonment
of not less than 80 days or more
than six months in the county
jail, or both for the first offense
and for subsequent offenses not
less than one year or more than
five years in the state prison. The
provisions of the act do not apply
to butchers operating under Fed
eral inspection. The new law
goes into effect June l. 1927
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
Would-Be Gun Man
Gets 9O-Day Sentence

Albert Kennedy, a young man of
Indian or part Indian blood, was
arrested by Chief of Police Sham
ley a few days ago and Tuesday
was brought before Judge Cor
don on charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. The particular
weapon found on him was a Colt
.25 Automatic. Kennedy has
gained for himself the reputation
of a 'would-be bad man" and has
given the officers trouble at diff
ferent times. The prosecution was
conducted by County Attorney
Marion and Judge Gordon SEN
fenced the offender to 80 days in
the county Jail
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
MORRIS B. LISTERUD,
CONTINENTAL MANAGER

Morris B. Listerud is the new
local manager for the Continental
oil company succeeding Ed Cody
who has been transferred to Havre.
The Continental Oil products will
be handled at the John Listerud
Service station and the Continental
warehouse on the tracks will be
used as a bulk station.
The new station being built by
John Listerud north of the Sher-
man hotel is well under way and
will probably be ready to open in
two weeks.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
SPRING HIGHWAY WORK
GETTING UNDER WAY

The county commissioners, the
state highway engineers and
County Surveyor Carey are en-
gagged with work preliminary to
highway construction on the pro-
jects laid out in this county for
this year. Last week the COM
missioners met at Culbertson to
take care of right of way matters
and confer with delegations OF
citizens from Froid and Culbert-
son.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
new CITY SCALE NOW
In Use AT CITY HALL

Contractor Howe has completed
the work of installing the new
ten-ton truck scales purchased by
the city to replace the old scales
at the city hall. It is a high
class scale with twice the capa-
city of the old set and is up to
date in accuracy and efficiency
features, including a selfregister-
ing beam.
The scale has been tested by
local officials and found accurate.
a letter from the state scale in
spector gives Clerk Williams au-
thority to use the scale, pending
the next local visit of the inspect
or. The scale ordinance just
adopted by the council will be
found in this issue of The Herald.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29

team but was out of town that
night.
The clerks: Chapman, Cal Ro-
gers, Naylor, Lowell, Wamsley,
Mcneil.
Finishing with volley ball will
leave all these promising young
athletes more time for the open
air game known as golf.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
May 16 Date Limit For
Car And Truck Licenses

All persons operating passen-
ger automobiles, trucks of any
kind or motor cycles, without 1927
licenses are hereby notified to Sc
cure such not later than May 16
Failure to comply with this notice
will lay violators subject to ar
rest.
j. H. ANDERSON,
11-2t Sheriff Roosevelt County
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
BROADCAST DEDICATION

: All of the dedication services
at the First Lutheran church
1 of Wolf Point will be broadcast
by remote control from station
kGCX, Vida. The first service
to 90 on the air will be at 10:15
Ia. M; the second al 1900 a.
m.; the third at 2:3o p. m.;
and the last one at 7:30 p. m.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29

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The Washington times., 1927-05-06

The curfeW tolls the knell OF
parting day." and Judd tells story
that sounds like a death knell TO
the passing of his own days.
Isabella Kallenbach Gray, Judd's
wife, who hides her chagrin in q
little Connecticut village, should
have come to gaze upon her hus-
band.
His Soul Already Free
She would have seen hero of
sorts. A man who, through his own
story, Is slowly suiciding to save
himself. The truth may kill his
body--but his soul is already free.
The belief that one must lose his
life to gain II. was never more
clearly shown than by Judd Gray's
own story"
Judd has slow, iudicious man
ner. You would think, If you
wandered into court and heard this
grave sonorous voice, not knowing
the little salesman's status, that
a Judgment was being passed on
some very sad wrOngdOer.
Gray seems to have new strength,
Like some one recovering from a
long, energy-sapping illness, Or like
one cleansed by the surgery OF
truth from a deadly growth.
His Mother PaIer
Margaret Gray. Judd's mother. is
paler than usual. How she spent
last night can only be guessed at.
Judd's own simple, vivid 1escrip-
ton OF his mental condition while
IN fhn train fIaainnr from fha onnyan
Of Snyder's slaughter may be used
to tell how his mother passed last
might.
II did not read, could mot. /
I'D not sleeD. could not"
The Washington times., 1927-05-06

piety, as expressed in the prohibition
act, on the other, are the causes Of
q vast amount Of vice and cOrrup-
ton.
''The drinking Of bad liquor that
has grown out of prohibition con-
tributed to this horrible crime and
Is responsible for many other crimes
nearly as bad"
Washington clergymen as a whole
are reluctant to comment on the
case.
Special Writers Praised
mo, 1 don't care to comment on
the case at ALL" declared the Rev.
w. s. Abernethy, OF Calvary Bap.
list Church. "The lessons which
may be learned from the case are SO
generally known as to need no
further repeating
The lessons OF the trial have
been so well pointed out by the
corps of special feature writer's
assigned to the case that there Is
no necessity for q pointing of the
morals by the clergy, in the opinion
of the Rev. 3. Hez Sven, of Gen.
tennial Baptist Church.
sit is hard to say anything new
about the lessons of the case" DR..
Sven said. There are so many
moral issues which have been
pointed out by the special writer's
who have covered the case that
anyone who reads the papers must
have picked up some conception of
the results Of drinking and viola
ton of the moral and civil laws as
revealed in this case"
The Washington times., 1927-05-06
FIGHT IS
BAKER CLUE
CONTINUED from First Page)

Continued from First Page.)
tectives a story that in turn had
been told him by Tom Wharton,
an employee of a lumber company.
Saw Rock Battle
Wharton, McGhee said, told of
passing small park near the high
school on the night the Baker boy
was last seen. He saw q boy
whose description fits that of Al
bert, hurting stones at three col.
ored boys who were playing marbles.
The colored youths gave chase
to the white boy, who took refuge
in an automobile. He was driven
from the car and finally sought
protection behind a tree, Wharton
said. When he passed on, Wharton
told McGhee, the white boy was
engaged in q quarrel with the col
ored boys, whose ages ranged from
Is to 16 years, according to his
judgment.
Wharton Sumoned
Wharton has been summoned to
appear before the detectives for
questioning.
Wnne ponce ana QeIecCiVeS are
expected to thoroughly exhaust
the theory upon which they now
are working before considering
other possibilities, it Is known
that they have two other theories
which have been gone into but
specifically.
These theories are being care
fully guarded until further de-
velopments occur. The wrapper,
which first was thought to be a
bag in which the body was found,
is now known to be a burlap COW
ering for q quarter OF beef and
Was sold here by Baltimore
packing house which is tracing
the number found on 1t.
It is hoped. with the assistance
Of this information. to locate def
nitely starting point from which
to trace It to its CHASTITY use.
While some OF the testimony
given at the quizzing last night was
said to have conflicted in minor
details, It was not thought to have
been Of striking Importance BY in.
vestigators. It. II hoped that more
substantial information will be
gained today. police said.
The Washington times., 1927-05-06
Mrs. Snyder Proposed
Bigamous Marriage
To Judd GRAY

LONG ISLAND CITY, NJ. II,
May 6.-Mrs. Ruth Brown Sny-
der proposed a bigamous mar
riage, according to Henry Judd
Gray's testimony on the stand.
Asked if he recalled q con-
versation he had with Mrs.
Snyder in January, 1926, re-
garding q trip he had with her,
Gray said he did and explained
as follows:
81 had received q clipping
from the New York American
about a marriage mill in Elk
ton, Md. She asked me about
US going to Elkton to be mar
ried. told her that was RI
diculous - that that would be
bigamy. Afterward she kidded
me about this"
Several times when he was
intoxicated the question of go
ing to Elkton came up and once
he consented, he said, but got
too intoxicated to go.
The Washington times., 1927-05-06
How Gray Became
Spineless Slave Of
His LADY Fair

LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y.
May 6.--Henry Judd Gray's de-
tense is that he was so hypno-
tized by Ruth Snyder's per-
sonality that he lost his iudg-
ment and will and did her
nefarious bidding like q slave.
Given though you fought
against killing Snyder, her
power over you was so great
You went through" with it?
A-Yes.
Asked when she first got this
power over him, Gray replied
that it twas a gradual thing"
He just couldn't specify when it
started. He was badgered about
this and finally replied:
From about last May or
june"
QHer power over you was
SO great last May that she
dominated your
A.-Yes.
Dwell, how do you know
that?
Alt began with her giving
me those sleeping powders.
Q.From then on you did
everything she asked?
ANYes.
The Washington times., 1927-05-06
CITY Planners
TO MEET HERE

Civic problems dealing with Wash
ington buildings and public utilities
win come In for special attention at
the Nineteenth National Conference
on City Planning, opening Monday
at Wardman Park Hotel.
The conference win draw scores
OF noted city architects and engi-
neers to the Capital. Al special
local committee headed by Fred
eric A. Delano is preparing to re-
ceive them.
Such men as Hugh r. Pomeroy,
of Los Angeles; Nicholas s. Hin, jr.,
of New York; Chester !. Bernard
and Herbert L. Badger, OF Philadel.
phia. win be in attendance for the
first session Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Coming up for consideration at
the meeting win be questions deal
ing with street railways, light, heat,
power, telephone and public utility
service.
The Washington times., 1927-05-06

"You didn't do single thing
but what she wanted you to do?"
Wallace said scornfully.
mo, sir" replied Gray patiently
Q.-You say Mrs. Snyder was in
the room with you?
A.-Yes, she came in twice.
Q.-She wore a night gown?
A-She had a slip on.
Q.-Then you heard Snyder enter
the room, go to the bathroom and
return to his room?
A.-Yes, sir.
Odd you say to her to go
back to her room because her hus-
band could not be asleep?
A.-Yes.
Q.--Even though you were intoxi-
Gated you could warn her?
A.--Yes.
Q.--And protect yourself?
A.-Yes.
First Change In Story
Gray, under further questioning,
said he put ON the rubber gloves
just before he and Mrs. Snyder
started, into her husbands bedroom.
Wallace quoted Gray as saying
during the struggle with Snyder:
g omsie, Momsie, for Gods sake,
help me-"
EYES," replied Gray.
II remember IL very well.
Who wore the buckskin gloves?
Both Of them, at different times.
'sYes," said Gray positively, "she
had ON the buclxskin gloves when
she struck the blow"
''If she struck right after you,
she would have had to get the buck
skin gloves from your"
eyes, but / didn't wear the buck
skin gloves when struck"
Q.-Didn't you say you thought
you did?"
Al don't say so now.
Q.--Well, then you have changed
your testimony as . result Of this
examination?
Ayes.
it was the first time Gray had
changed his story under cross
examination.
Dana wallace, the nervous, en-.
ergetic attorney for Mrs. Snyder,
desperate effort to break down his
story of the crime which 50 strong
" incriminates the woman code
PENDANT.
. "She led me into the bedroom
where Snyder lay asleep" said
Gray in . shaky voice. In reply to
a question.
Which hands
The Washington times., 1927-05-06

animation from that which he had
previously given.
But in all other details Gray held
firmly to his story related 80 dra-
matically on Wednesday.
Wallace concluded his cross.axano-
tnation at 11:08 this afternoon. Gray
has been under cross-examination
for five hours and 40 minutes.
He had been questioned for IL
hours and 3S minutes.
After a brief recess, District At.
torney Richard s. Newcombe, at
liz, began cross-examination OF
Gray for the State. Newcombe had
indicated that his cross.examination
would not be lengthy. Gray, a de-
fendant, had proved strong wit
ness for the State.
Mrs. Snyder, branded q second
Lady Macbeth by her former sweet.
heart, who has also damned himself
as q heartleSs murderer, has wilted
Gone is her air of defiance. her
naughty self-assurance, her cold dis.
regard for the world.
Licked.
Completely licked.
That is the impression her court.
room demeanor gave as she watched
Judd Gray, sitting calmly on the
witness stand and withstandinR the
rigorous cross examination Of the
ace" Of her legal staff, Dana Wal.
lace.
She sat sIumped in her chair,
greenish-blue eyes fixed on her one.
time "sWeetie" as he swOreA away
his own life, and perhaps hers.
Maybe it's q WOmanish intuition
put, anyway. there was q look OF sp-
prehensl0n about her that suggested
that at last she realizes that the
game is mp.
As for Judd. he can hardly be
said to be defending himself any
longer against charge Of murder.
He admits it.
He already has shown the i1ry
how he swung the sashweight on
Mrs. Snyder's husbands unsuspect-
ing head.
Wallace Stin . Fighter
They both did it.
That's his story. and he's stick.
| ing to it.
II mes gong TO the electric chair,
she's going, too, seems to be his
attitude.
Wallace has tried desperately to
save his black-gowned client. No
| item is so small that he did not
see a possible chance to break down
Judd.s story or, trap him to the
benefit of the lady in black.
But no, Judd would not be trapped.
Pm simply telling the truth, sir,s
said Judd politely, as WalIace
fstOrmed. And the angrier Wallace
got the milder came the answers
from Gray.
Doggedly, wallace fought the wit
ness. waiting to pounce on him at
the first break.
The cross-examiner doesn't con.
cede he's licked.
But Ruth brow Snyder does, AZ
outward apt Frances are criterion.
| She's whit ed. and she shows it.