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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
100000 Libel Action Started
BY Sheridan County Treasurer

Continued from page One)
ed to be injured by articles in the
independent it is stated. The COM
plant which asks for $4,000 com
pensatOry damages and $4,000 ex-
empiary damages, is signed by Nolan
and Pease, the famous Butte law
1irm.
Complaint Charges false statements
and Malice
The complaint in part reads as
follows:
'Ihe defendants, contriving and
Wlckediy and maliciOusly intending
to mjure plaintiff in his good name.
fame and credit and 20 bring him
INTO public contempt and disgrace.
did Wilfuily and maIiciOusly COM
pose, publish and cause to be pub
lshed on the first page of
Inc Helena independent i'm the reg
lar issue of Tuesday morning, De-
cemeber Z, 1926, OF and concerning
the plaintiff, the false, malicious
and defamatOry libel following, to-
wit:
Here follows the long article pub
hshed by the Independent.
The said The Helcaa Independ-
dent containing said lselOus article
was extensively circa led and pub
llshed by the defendants in Sheri-
dan County, Montana.
~.
BY the publication of said fig
ures, words and languarge as
aforesaid tho defendants intended
to and did charge and assert. and
intended to be understood as charg-
ing an asserting, and by the read
ers Of said newspaper were in fact
understood as charging and assert
ing, that this plaintiff, being the
county treasurer of Sheridan coun-
ty, Montana, wilfully and corruptly
violated his official duties by deliv-
erIng a portion of the public mon
eys of said county to Radium Rem
edIes Company. corporation, Gre
forred to in said article as the Spy
radium COmPanyD; and further
that this plaintiff, being such cOun-
ty treasurer, participated in and
aided and abetted the commission
Of a felony, tO-wit, robbery Of the
office of the county treasurer of
said county, for tho purpose of con-
cealing misrepresentation of such
funds by himself. this plaintiff.
v.
The said charges, and each and
all of them, as made and published
by the defendants, and as under
stood by the general public and the
readers of said newspaper, and by
the defendants intended to be so
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
LUTHERAN CHURCH
A. M. EGGE, Past,

A. M. EGGE, Pastor.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
No services at Plentywood.
English services at Outlook at III
a: m. Confirmants meet after ser
vices.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
MONEY TALKS

Salesman, Salesladies and Re
tail merchant. My items fit all
of you. Salesman averages S100
profit for every dealer called on.
Costs dealer So 90, he sells for
$3.50 makes S1.50 on $500 in
vested. Salesman makes S1.00. If
you are d Salesman or wish to
become one. If you never sold
anything in your life I viii tell
you how to make better than
$4,000 a week. (Address)
Geo. L. Lane. Mansfield, Ohio. t
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
FIND FROZEN BODY
OF FARMER IN YARD

Roundup, MOnt-Joseph Jenizen, a
well known rancher near Franklin,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04

The Members of the Degree of
llonor lodge held very successful
sara party at the Farmer-Labor
temple last tuesday evening. Twen-
.S-seEen tables played at both whist
a.a bridge until eleven o'clock when
luncheon was served. Mrs. Koenig
~au John HOLMAN received high
score honors after the prizes were
awarded the floor was cleared and
Me- u-t,Aelng was enjoyed for a few hours
whites Orchestra furnished the mu-
s.e' Everyone reported a splendid
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04

The said charges, and each and
all of them, as made and published
by the defendants and as under
stood by the general public and the
readers of said newspaper, and by
the defendants intended to be so
The Washington times., 1927-10-05

BY .YntSFnatlOns9 News eeFVlGo
HAMMoNTON, N. j., Oct
5.-Mrs. Margaret LilliendahI
principal figure in New Jersey
latest murder mystery, will Be
summoned befors the grand
jury tomorrow, to tell the
story Of the Staying Of her aged
husband, DR.. William LillieD..
dahl, on an isolated road near
here five weeks ago.
Must Re.tell Story
The widow, who refused to re-
visit the scene Of the murder and
re-enact the tragedy, will be put
through the ordeal of narrating
in detail how her husband came
to be found in his automobile ON
the lonely road, shot to death.
viii Ask Indictment
Assistant Prosecutor Cameron
Hinkle, of Atlantic county, said to.
day he would ask the grand jury
for . murder indictment. He did
not say against whom his request
would be directed.
Mrs. Lilliendahl contends her
husband was shot to death by two
men, who attempted to attack her
while she was driving with the
physician.
No trace has been found Of wil.
lis Beach, poultry farmer and con-
fidant of Mrs. Lilliendahl, who is
wanted as . material witness In
the case.
establishment Of the "eternal
triangle situation az q fact in the
investigations of the murder was
In the records Of the case today
following admission Of the so-caIled
"trianglen by Mrs, Lilliendahl yes
terday.
saracasticallv referrIns to wins
Beach, who disappe ared d week
lago and has remained beyond reach
&c the asEr eiaea as s0fis ine
frfend,s Mrs. LiIiiendahi made four
admissions which surprised detec-
tIyes and cast new light on the
investigation.
Whist She Says Now
She admitted that:
| /. DR.. LiIliendahl had confronted
Beach short time before the FIayEi-
clan was mysteri0uaIy murdered and
had accused him OF trying tQ
ALLEVIATE the affections Of his wife.
;. Beach and DR.. LiIliendalL a.
most came to blows In another argus
TURN OVER
The Washington times., 1927-10-05
Here Are Main Fact.
For Fans On World
Series Contests
~ Intetionai News Service

nv 4nsefna ipnai News Service
.T'hs rival sanla THE New york
Yankees, American League cham
rions. and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
champions 81 the National League.
Schedule First two games in
Pittsburgh today and tomorrow;
third, fourth and fifth games in
New York ION Friday, Saturday
and Sunday sixth and seventh
games in Pittsburgh next Mon
day and Tuesday. In the event
of postponements due to unfavor-
able weather. teams will remain
in that city to play off scheduled
games and date OF following
games will be advanced one day.
The Washington times., 1927-10-05
InternationaI NM Aorvioe

PITTSBURGH Pa, Oct. 5.
With the annual world series
classic opening here today, Pitts
burgh was a-tingls with ex-
citement, IFS natives keyed up
TO a nervous tension approach
ing frenSy, fans here from all
parts OF the country and the
contending bail clubs, the
Pittsburgh Pirates aud the
New York Yankees, reatlessly
awaiting the hour when they
will don their spangles and go
forth to battle. Tt is expected
that 10000 will see the opener.
Hoyt and Kremer Pitchers
Manager Miller Higgins Of the
Continued on Page 2, Column So
The Washington times., 1927-10-05
VIRGINIA TO
BANK
BANDIT

Csen Wilson, 24-ysar-Old
Washington youth, who Is
charged in aompIicity in rob
bling the National Bank Of Mt
jackson, Va, July q with
three companions, was ordered
turned oyer to the Virginia au-
thoritiea today by Assistant
District Attorney Ralph Given,
after waving 4 hearing in
Police Court on the charges Of
smbezEling $3.50 from the Home
Laundry.
Virgins ffiosrs Waiting
Justice Of the Peace Arthur G.
Stickley, De Woodstock, Va. was
in court with : warrant to take
Wilson back to Virginia for trial
ON the bank robbery charge.
Captain Emerson, acting chief
Of detectives, was endeavoring to
reach inspector Henry @. Pratt,
chief Of detectives, before turning
him over to Justice Stickley, who
is also ! deputy sheriff Of Shen-
andoah county, Va.
Calls Robbery Lark
Wilson consulted his attorney,
J. william Shea, yesterday, after
coming to washington from Florida.
She advised him to give himself up.
| Justice Stickley examined Wilson,
who said that the trip to Virginia
was made by the quartet, who
4 finally robbed q bank as q lark.
Wilson said he was very much In
love with Betty Wilson, one Of the
girls in the party, who has since es-
capped to Canada.
He told Stickley that when the
/ other three decided to rob the bank
at Mt. Jackson, Betty Wilson poked
q gun in his ribs and made him
carry through"
Justice Stickley said that wilson's
story checks up with facts on the
face Of 1t.
Attorney Shea asked Justice Stick
ley to provide some badly needed
medical attention for Wilson when
he arrives at Woodstock.
Justice Sticlxley promised. He said
that Wilson was a weal-willed youth
and that possibly bis story was true
but that it would not save him from
the penitentiary.
| Wilson told Justice Stickley that
Betty Wilson, one Of the women
tcontinued on Page 8, Column Sd
The Washington times., 1927-10-05
WorIdSeries Field Flashes
BIZ Washington Times Bdsebdu EUpsrtl
To Supplement Radio BrOddcdst

BY special arrangement with radio station WSfAL The Wa
ington Times Washington Herald baseball reporting
the world series win send from Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and
the Yankee Stadium New York. special World Series Field
Flashes of and chat for broadcast listeners regarding
the impending games each day of the series
The Washington Times and Washington Herald have engaged
the facilities Of WMA each day the series for this purpose
Immediately following the Washington Times and Washing
Herald Field Flashes WATAL will broadcast play.by play
description Of each by Major J. Andrew White veteran
whose services supplied to WMAL through
the Columbia Broadcasting System.
The Washington times., 1927-10-05
WE'D
PREACHER
ON Trial

CHARLOTTE, N. G., Oct. 5.
The burning, passionate love
letters of the 60-year-old "mar-
rying parson, n" Willis F.
Jordan, Of Columbia, Ga, who
will go on trial here today in
Superior Court on the charge
Of bigamy, written to Mrs.
Emma cambridge, Washington
magazine writer, whom he had
seen but twice before rushing
her to the altar, viii be read
in court.
Big Crowd on Hand
A record crowd filled the court
room early today, in anticipation
Of sensational disclosures.
Held In $4,000 Bond
Jordan was held In $4,000 bond
by Magistrate J. NJ. Alexander for
the grand jury.
Magistrate Alexander. by b CO.
incidence. happened to be the agency
who married the couple here on
August 10.
Mrs. cambridge. who lives at ~
r st. N. W., Washington. IL q
gray-haired grandmother who con.
fesses to 20 summers.
She told the court that she a q
magazine writer and 3 regular con-
tributor to the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. She says she. met Jordan but
twice and was overwhelmed" by his
sanity white hair and pious de-
meanor.
He Wanted q "Queen''
The series Of love letters, the first
beginning with the formal address
Of My dear Mrs. cambridge" and 4
later one with MY Precious Sweet
heart Emma figured prominently
in the courtship.
The first was dated Herndon. w.
Continued on Page 3, Column ~
The Washington times., 1927-10-05
CORA Swanson Has
New "UncIe" In
JugOsIayia
~ Ipternatiopal News srvios

s&SAa14AxAANa AySbs 0f~7s1AOIlA DIV HNN
son has new uncle.
1ahsnn Pfeffer, ! postal official
at sem1in. Jugoslayia. has made
public demand IN the local press
that Gloria Swanson. his niece.
return home. according to i dis-
patch from Belgrade today.
Pseffer alleges that the AmerI-
can film star was born in Semlin
in 1897, that her real name In
FranxisIxa Prefer and that she
emigTated to the United States In
1911.
According to her official bio
graphy Miss Swanson was born
in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1927-10-05
100000 FANS
WILL SEE
BAT TIE

Dmptres-~Ak the plaBes b.s ~
0uigIey, National League; 1t firsl
base, Nallin, American League: NJ
second, Charles Moron. NatiOna
League; at third Emmett Ormsby
American League.
PITTSBURGH. Oct. 5.-The.
first day Of the World Series
dawned clear and cool here this
morning. There was . football
tang in the air and early risers
dOnned fOpcoats.
"CIOudy and slightly warmer.
was the official weather predic-
EiOn for this afternoon. There
were no Indications that rain
would mar the opening clash be-
tween the Yankees and the
Pirates,
Evening star., 1927-02-06

Only much higher prices usually buy such excellent design
workmanship and quality This enpece suite consists of 60
inch Buffet China Cabinet, Extension Table and Server-a
pieces with solid oak interior and combination Amer
tapestry
Evening star., 1927-02-06
WOMEN WILL AIM
ATPAC|F|ST MOVE
Patriotic Conference on Ma
tionaI Defense to Meet
February 8, 10 and II.

With the declared intention of max
ing plans to offset the pacitist activi-
ties OF certain women's groups In the
II nlfed states. the Women's Patriotic
conference on Ns stional Defense, which
has been called by the Daughters of
the American Revolution and the
American Legion Auxiliary, win meet
!. sn Memorial Continental Hall Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday.
c Eighteen of the 27 national organ
igations invited to participate in the
conference have Joined in the call
thus far. and names of delegates
representing evay Statc have been
received according to an announce
ment from the conference yesterday.
Active Over Nation.
r "Pacifist groups are unusually
active all over the Nation, and es-
--pecially in Washington, now that
Congress has convened. They seek
10 impress upon Congress that all
American women are opposed to
adequate national Defense" says the
statement, adding:
- THE purpose of this meeting is TO
show Congress and the Nation our
Unified stand in support of the de-
fense act OF 1920; our belief that IL
: provides the best peace insurance for
the country. and, If faithfully carried
,-out, would prevent the needles sacrl-
flee of our boys which has occurred in
every war in the history of America,
due to lack of adequate preparedness"
Will Welcome Conference.
< Mrs Alfred ]. Brosseau. president
: general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, will welcome
the conference at the opening session.
Mrs. Adalin w. Macauley, national
5 president of the American Legion
will also be a speaker.
3 Prominent men and women in official
and civil life will speak on various
Z phases of the national defense pro-
gram.
9 The IS organizations which have
thus far sent names of delegates to
LIE conference are given as follows:
= American Legion Auxiliary. Ameri.
can War Mothers, American Women's
Legion, Daughters of the American
Revolution. Daughters of Union
Veterans of the Civil War, National
Patriotic Council, Auxiliary to Sons of
Union Veterans Of the Civil War,
-Woman's Relief Corps, G. A. r.:
Ladies Of the Grand Army of the
{ Republic, National Auxiliary, United
Spanish War Veterans National
Society of Colonial Daughters of
America, Order of First Families of
Virginia, Daughters of American
!, Coionists, Danes OF the Loyal Legion,
-the Order OF the Gold Star, United
States Daughters of 1912, Daughters
1of Founders and Patriots of America
and Women's Overseas Service
League.
Evening star., 1927-02-06

RAID BY WOMAN SHERIFF.
Enjoys Thrill of South Dakota
Search for Liquor.

r HURON, S. Oak, February P).--
Sheriff Lydia d. Larsen. South Da-
.kotas first woman sheriff, yesterday
conducted her first two liquor raids,
capturing three moonshine stills and
making one arrest.
r She was assisted by two OF her dep
enties, a Federal agent and two deputy
state sheriffs.
e Sheriff Larsen expressed herself as
well pleased with the results of the
raids and said that she enjoyed the
thrill Of the search for illicit moon
shine plants.
Evening star., 1927-02-06
Woman Produces Near-Vacuum

Nine, Anna Schiermann of Wen
ma claims to have come nearer to
producing a complete vacuum than
any other person. In her laboratory
she used tungsten filaments instead
of carbon to absorb remnants of the
gases not removed by powerful air
pumps, and 80 successful was she
recently that the amount of free gas
left caused a pressure of only one
fifty y-billionth of a pound per square
ipah
Evening star., 1927-02-06
zPENNSYLV VANlA STUDENT
: is FREED IN ST 800 BAIL
Youth, Accused of Highway Rob-
: berry, Is Given Hearing-Taxi
Driver Is Accuser.
ny the Associated Press.

ny tA1 AeSOC1dteu Efeb9.
= PHILADELPHIA, February g.
Harold l.. Yoh, 19.year-old University
of Pennsylvania student, charged with
highway robbery, was released in
500 bail yesterday by Judge Frank
4 Smith. The youths father, A. c. Yoh,
I retired farmer of Van Vert, Ohio,
attended the hearing.
- No testimony was taken and the
holding of Yoh in bail was not op.
Posed by his counsel, who asserted that
university officials had investigated
1.-The case and were convinced Of Yoh's
innocence. The district attorney also
said that the youth was of a most 90.
-timable character and may be wholly
innocent, but that 1t was impossible
for him to say he would not face a
Jury.
- Yoh was arrested last Saturday at
a dance in the evue-Stratford
Hotel. after a taxicab driver had said
s-he recognized him as the man who
had held him up a few nights previ.
s-ously and robbed him of $3.50 and his
-cab.
Evening star., 1927-02-06
SECOND MAN ARRESTED
EN- ALLEGED AUTO SCHEME
Samuel Rabinowitz Charged With
8 Forgery in Mortgages Which
Melted 81, 600. 900.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 5.-Accused
of being implicated In the scheme
whereby David D. Deutsch. 80, an at.
r4orney, is alleged to have acquired ST.
100000 In alleged fake mortgages on
automobiles, Samuel Rabinowitz was
arrested late yesterday. Rabinowftz, a
former employe OF Deutsch, is charged
with forgery.
< Ferdinand Pecera, assistant dis.
itrict attorney, said Deutsch "purport-
ed to be making loans to the owners
epf automobiles, the loans being Sc
cured by chattel mortgages on the
rcars." Deutsch obtained money from
his friends. relatives and business
associates to make the loans, Mr..
,Pecora said, giving them as security,
the chattel mortgages he said he had
obtained from the automobile owners.
Afost OF the chattel mortgages, assert
ed Pecora, were forged and no loans
were made by Deutsch to automobile
owners.
Deutsch yesterday accused Rabin.
sowttz of being confederate in the
alleged swindle, officials said
Evening star., 1927-02-06
POLAND CUTS ARMY COST.
Decrease in Appropriations Since
1923 Budget Is Shown.

= WARSAW, Poland, February 5 C4').
During the debate In the Chamber
yesterday on the military appropria-
tlons Deputy Doscialkowski, reporter
for the committee which introduced
the bill, declared that military appro-
lprtations were becoming a smaller
G.nd smaller item in Poland's annual
budgets.
made up 80 per cent of the 1928 bud.
get This decreased to "a per cent In
1924, 81 per cent in 1925, II per cent
in 1926 and Is per cent in the current
budget.
Evening star., 1927-02-06

The Thomson Association will meet
Tuesday at pm. Mrs. Leslie j. KIP.
linger, from the Juvenile Protective
Association, viii be the speaker.
Evening star., 1927-02-06

The jackson School Association will
meet February s at s o'clock. DR..
Frank w. Ballou and Col. G.. NJ.
of Fort Myer will be the
principal speakers. There will be a
and refreshments.
Evening star., 1927-02-06
Parent Teacher Activities

the meeting February II.
The Washington College of Music,
through G.. Il. Christiani, presented
Master Julian Altman and Miss Julia
Altman. who performed on the violin
and piano.
DIR. Louise Stanley, chief of the
Bureau of Home Economics, spoke
on food selections for children.
Evening star., 1927-02-06

The executive board of the District
of Columbia Parent Teacher Associa-
tions will meet at the Arlington Hotel
Tuesday at | 80 o'clock.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-10
EPWORTH CLASS PARTY

The monthly business and social
meeting of the Epworth Glass last
Thursday night in the league rooms
of the First M. E. Church was in
charge of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Burke,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Whitman, Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Wilkerson and Mr..
and Mrs. R. c. Pickens.
A large calendar of February had
been prepared with anniversary dates
indicated by pictures or emblems. The
nroeram followed this calendar out
line touching important events or in
teresting birthdays, each person pres
ent taking part.
Biography was given in some IN
stances, musical compositions, quota
tions and readings interspersed in a
pleasing way to present the persons
honored by the program. Glass mem
bers too, whose birthdays fall in Feb
ruarv as revealed by the birthday
record of the secretary, were humor-
ously delineated by Rev. MCCARTHY,
the names being withheld until the
last. Refreshments were accompan-
led by lighted candle set in gum
drop with a life saver mint as han
die, thus suggesting the birthday ma
ture of the occasion. The guests were
appreciative of the time and effort
expended by the hosts in preparing
this unusual and highly instructive
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-10
WESLEY BIBLE. CLASS
ENTERTAINED

The members Of the Wesley Bill
class were entertained Tuesday even
ing at eight O'Clock at the home If
Mrs. Yancey Bowles, on Central aTo-
nue..
The home was attractively decorat-
ed in daffodils and violets, carTi :
out the Valentine idea in the dccor1-
tions and favors.
A fter the regular business meeting
presided over by Mrs. w. c. He,ton,
vice-president, they all enjoyed So
cial hour by making a quilt to be
used as the class sees fit. Mrs. ). 4.
Evans was given box of candy for
making the most squares, and Mrs, =.
F. Watson a book mark, for making
the smallest number. After the sew
ing was finished a pretty plate lunch
was served by Mrs. Bowles, assisted
by Mrs. C. A. Bowen, Mrs. julius
Bailey, Mrs. James H. Littlefield and
Miss Louise Bishop who were JOINT
hostesses.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-10
Trousseau Tea


Of scarcely less interest to the fem
mime friends OF bride than the
wedding ceremony itself is the inter-
est in what she will wear as bride.
This excusable curiosity finds great
satisfaction in preliminary inspec-
ton of the wardrobe such as is af-
forded by the intimacy of trousseau
tea. Mrs. J. II. Benton in the double
role of indulgent provider and gra-
cious hostess invited more than a
hundred friends of herself and her
daughter, Miss Grace, to their home
on Friday afternoon to delightful
trousseau tea The entire home was
thrown open for the occasion, the
living room showing a color note of
yellow and white in the shaded lights
and the use of lovely yellow blossoms
the ionquls and buttercups in decora-
ton. In the other rooms pink shades
and pink candles were used and guam
titles of white narcissi adorned the
wall vases and mantels and gave a
delicate perfume throughout
Mrs. Benton and Miss Benton re-
ceived their guests at the door and
Mrs. L. L. Griner ushered them to
the room where the silk lingerie was
on display under the charge of Mrs.
G. E. Kicker and Mrs. A. H. Den
mark. Tissue wrapped racks and
hangers held dozens of dainty gar
ments from out-of-town shops and
many hand made garments Of elabor-
ate beauty In the next room of the
suite, the frocks and gowns for every
use--morning and afternoon wear,
dinner gowns and sport suits were
exhibited by Mrs. S. G. Pryor, Jr,
Exclusive shops in Macon and Atlanta
had been searcher in the selection OF
these handsome dresses.
In the library was artistically ar
ranged the wealth of handmade lin
ems. many pieces being the gifts of
friends. In an adjoining bedroom
were displayed the handsome bed lin
en-, beautifully embroidered pieces,
boudoir pillows, and also the hats,
the shoes, bags, gloves and handker-
chiefs that make up the elaborate and
extensive trousseau. After the COM
pIete rounds, the guests were ushered
into the library alcove that separates
the large and handsome dining room
and were here served delightful
punch by Misses Christine lsler, Vlr-
ginia Hale and Gladys Stephens and
being ushered to the dining room by
Mrs. Julian Mcdonald and Miss Leila
Griffin were served pink brick cream,
cake and mints by Misses Carol Hut
cheson, Janet Barfield, Mildred Bo-
hanon, Lois Malcolm. Jewel Williams