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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
MAURER SAYS U. S. FEARS
TRUTH ABOUT RUSSIA
Passports Withheld to Prevent Him
From Telling Facts, Ayers
Pennsylvania Labor Head.
By the Associated Press.


READING. Pa. July 25.--Adminis-
tratiOn 'fticialS are Withholding his
passports to Russia because they are
afraid | will tell the truth about the
Soviet James III. Maurer. president
of the Pennsylvania Federation CT
Labor, said yesterday at a picnic of
Bcrks County Socialists.
Maurer is a member of an inde-
pendent labor fact-finding delegation,
headed by Albert Covle of Detroit, edi-
tor OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers Journal. The edelegation
plans TO sail Wednesday.
Ever since Russia had her revolu.
ton Washington has been telling us
how rotten things are over there"
Ma rer said. They are afraid to let
me go over and see. because they
know l will tell what's going on and
because they know the people will be-
lieve me. SO they want to Keep me
home again"
In 1919 Maurer attempted to visit
England. but was taken from the dock
by Department of Justice agents when
VISA was refused. &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
Daughter, Married,
ParsOn Father Held
For Whipping Her
By the Associated Press.

LONOKE, Ark, July IS
Rev. T. II. Owens, Pentecostal
minister of Lonoke, today faced
a charge of whipping his 16-year-
old daughter Joyce, who was mar
ried last Friday.
The Rev. owens, according to
the girl, declared that she had
back-slidden," and he ordered her
to petition God to save her. She
refused and he then took her, she
said, into the woods and whipped
her with a razor strap. The girl
had stripes on her arms and legs
when she came to the prosecuting
attorney and reported the beating.
A preliminary hearing will be
given Rev. Owens tomorrow.
The minister was recently fined
on charge of disturbing the
peace, neighbors of the church de-
claring that his midnight sermons
and their noisy accompaniment
constituted q nuisance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
FRANC0-GERMAN HATE
DECRIED BY POINCARE
Willing to Forget War Events
When Teutons Quit Dodging
Responsibility, He Says.

By the Associated Press.
ORCHIES, Department of Nord,
France, July 25.-Premier Poincare,
presiding at a ceremony marking the
complete rebuilding of this town,
which was RACED during the war, said:
LAS soon as our German neighbors
no longer seek to cast off from the
central empires the responsibilities for
the war we shall he happy to speak
with regard to those tragic events as
forgotten episodes classified in the
archives of history. No one in France
enterfains the insane desire to rekin.
die hatred between neighboring races.
as accord between them is indispens-
able TO peace and humanity.
France has not ceased TO furnish
proofs OF her spirit of Cancellation.
She will continue her efforts toward
peace and loyalty constantly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
DEATH Of TEACHER
. REMAINS MYSTERY
Four Persons Held in Jail
Following Drowning at
Yacht Club.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOC1dleu AIeSs'
SEATTLE, July 25.-Four persons,
Including F. Creigh Nelson, wealthy
Seattle clubman, were held in the
county Jail today without bail al police
and county authorities sought to clear
I'D the mystery surrounding the death
OF Miss Violet Maude Payne. 34.year-
old Seattle music teacher, VINO dlsap'
peared early Wednesday after a party
aboard Nelson's yacht.
The prisoners, in addition TO Nei-
son. are T.. r. Darlington, assistant
secretary of the Seattle Yacht CLUB,
at which the boat was moored; A. +.
Pe1l. skipper of the yacht, and MIS-.
A r. German. All were at the party
which preceded Mis- Payne's disap-
The music teachers body was found
Saturday in Lake Union few rods
from the yacht, but the cause OF her
death has not been determined.
Arrests Follow ''Tip."
Walking into police headquarters
last Thursday, the day after Miss
PAYNE disappeared Bell and Mrs. Cor
man told officers that the woman
"yanished" during the party. Bell
declared Miss Payne and Mrs. German
and he were the only persons at the
party and that il was held without
Nelson's knowledge.
The four We're arrested last night
.ftar notice had received tip that
harrington knew something Of Miss
J,avnis's death. After several hours
IF grilling by detectives. ali four adj
,2;tfad that they were at the party.
,rba story they told then was that Bell,
Mig German, harrington and Miss
p.vno went aboard the yacht late
Tneeday night and that Nelson ar
rived "some time later"
some Of them admitted drinking al
the marty. but all denied that they
were drunk. They related that While
1na,.inp the yacht early Wednesday
~ pavne slippcd and fell into the
1ra,or as she lcaped from the boat
.. +,,o dock. An the others We're oy"-
,,.;.,,oe,ce. they said, to the supposed
drowning. o,,oo
IA peu and the TWO women dIned
abn9rd the boat.
..rhnv left the yacht about o'clock
"a visit friends" he said when they
returned ABOUT midnight. thfN su%-
rested that come down To the yarh'
awhile. Nelson came AFTER dl"
When we left the yacht Miss P"Nne
,n.no,,lrd me on deck. | was walk
ing behind !'i- ',"N -,
stop from the boat /" ihe uocN' '"'9'
ed her footing and fell III.
Second Autopsy Ordered.
az am not a swimmer. / climbed
down the dock and felt around. Try
INK TO find her. ! couldn't get my my
hands Sn her. and some oheIiteii
1Ta,le. and a woman-pu me ba'h
on the deck. Nelson was somewhere
tgFann
on the deck, close by. NJ lhat t ,.'I'e
10 made some remark about calling
the police. but we decided not 10 be
cause of the publicity.
After an autopsy, coroners Dep
utle=. physicians and Psychologists
said they were unable to determine
the cause Of death. \ bruised eye
WAS described as one that "couif
easily have been md" tW a blow o.
the fist y So 3ld aud more com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
Man Knocked Down
BY Bird in Fight;
Suffers Many Cuts
By the Associated Press.

TAHOE, Calf, July 25.-At.
tackled by a giant goshawk, an al
most extinct species of falcon. esti-
mated at 3 feet from wing tip
to wing tip, Fl. w. Cullyford. man.
ager of Tahoe Inn. was slashed Sc
yerely al cut the face and finally
knocked unconscious yesterday
while on a fishing trip to the High
Sierras.
Cullyford, who had become sep
arated from his party, said he
fought the bird with his fishpole
and fists for half an hour, finally
driving it away. He turned to flee
through the brush, he said, but as
he fled the big bird swooped down
again, striking him and knocking
him unconscious. He suffered
(eep cash on the temple and lacer-
atoms about the face.
CulIyford said the bird aimed re-
peated blows at his eyes, but he
warded them off. He said he fell
face downward when the bird de-
livered the final attack, and lay
there until found by Jack T. Mat
thews, cOmpa MON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
TOMATO MOTHS TRAPPED.
Illinois Farmer Cuts Losses in Hall
by Lights and Kerosene.

DANElLLE, ILL.,, July rs (P.--
Traps for tomato worm moths of
particular ingenuity are found on a
truck farm at Virginia, near here.
Electric lights and a pan full of
Kerosene compose the simple para.
phernalla. The pans are placed three
to an acre, about 10 feet above the
ground. Six inches higher are cleo
trio lights.
The moths are attracted by the
lights and eventually fall into the
kerosene pans.
The owner of the farm estimated
that about half Of his tomato crop
fell prey to the mOth-WOrms before
his unique scheme was devised. His
losses haze been cut in half, he
asserts. IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
FIVE TRAPPED IN MINE.
Whole Pit Head Works Disappear
Into Huge Crater.

LONDON. July % @.-Desperate
efforts to save five miners intombed
in a collapse Of the pithead at the
Augusta Victoria mine, at Ruels, in the
Ruhr district, yesterday were being
made today, says an exchange tele-
graph dispatch from Cologne.
The dispatch says that rush OF
water to the shaft of the mine caused
the whole pithcad works TO disappear
into a crater several hundred yards
deep. The extent of the crater spread
rapidly and houses within a radius
oe n mile had TO be evacuated. The
collapse was preceded by series OF
explosions and most of the workers
escaped, only five being known to
have been entrapped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
BRITISH EXPIRE ARCH
AT YPEES DEDICATED
King Albert Attends Ceremonies
at Memorial to $4,000 Who
Died in Flanders.
BY the Associated Press.

YPRES, Belgium, JUL 25.--A British
Empire memorial to $500 sons who
unknown was dedicated here yester-
day by Field Marshal Lord Plumer.
1t is in the form of a huge arch
at the Menin gate, Heading to the
''hell fire corner of the Flanders bat
tleiield.
The ceremonies took place in the
presence of KinG Albert and thou
sands of war PILGRIMS.
The. memorial, massive stone af-
fair, was erected Jointly by the gov
ernments Of all the British dominions
and colonicg,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
RIOT FOLLOWS HUNT
FOR SEANCE GHOST
Mediums Followers Attack Man
as He Turns on Searehlight
at New York Rites.


CHICAGO, July "a mediums
seance on the thirteenth floor of a
downtown skyscraper was precipi-
tated into riot last night when a man
in the audience turned on a flash
light.
Followers of the medium turned upon
the man and started a fight when
others Joined with him. A detail of
police was summoned and quelled the
disturba nee, after which the man, Jo-
ecph Olschow. said he intended to OBJ
tain warrants for the arrest Of the
medium and her husband, Rev. and
Mrs. o. II. Thompson.
Olschow said he had attended the
scanccs before and had decided to
see how the woman made the spirits
appear" So last night, after she had
darkencd the stage and gone into a
cabinet he flashed his light. lie said
il revealed her out on the stage way
ing Il transparent ganZeiike sun
stance. which, he SAID, was no
ghost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
lDDINGS URGED AS ENVOY.
Ohio Man Gets Support for Mexico
City Post.

DAYTON. Ohio, July 25 UP).-Daniel
Iddings. Dayton attorney. has been
offered support of Ohio's United
States Senators and the Ohio Bar
Association in the proposed appoint.
ment of the farmer president of the
Ohio Bar Association as Ambassador
to Mexico, it was understood yester-
day.
ferring with Republican party leaders
and other influential in national
affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
GEN. DYER DIES; FIGURED
IN AMRITSAR MASSACRE
British officer Was Accused of
Rutnlessness in Punjab
Rebellion of 1919.
By the Associated Press.

by AbsUCIdttU
LONDON. July 25.-Brig. Gen,
Reginald f. II. Dyer. former COM
mander Of the British troops in India,
died last night at Long Ashton. near
Bristol.
Brig. Gen. Dyer was the subject of
an investigation in connection with
the alleged massacre of many civilians
at Amritsar. British India. in the
Spring Of 1919. in the course of his
ruthless suppression of the Punjab re-
bellion.
This caused 6 tremendous cutlery in
England and d heated controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
British Economics Expert Dies.

CANTERBURY, England. July %
(4o).-Sir William Ashley died here Sat
urday night.
Sir William James Ashley was a
noted authority on history and eco
Monies. lie was born in London In
1SG0. lie held the post of professor of
noljtical economy in Toronto Univer-
sity. 1882. and professor of eco
monte history in Harvard. 1S92.l90l !.
lie was a vice president of the Royal
Economic Society.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18
HI. R. Cunningham Becomes
President of Montana Life
~ r. CUNNINGHAM, vice presto
IL dant and general manaPer of

RI r. CUNNINGHAM, vice presi-
II dent and general manager of
4As the Montana Life Insurance
company since 1912, was elected
president by the board of directors
Monday afternoon, following the
resignation of A. c. Johnson. Mr..
Johnson was unanimously elected
chairman of the board, and in that
position his broad experience and
ripe knowledge Of financial matters
will continue to assist in shaping the
financial policies of the Montana Life.
The growth and progress of the Mon
tana Life is one of the outstanding achieve
ments in the life insurance world. Organ
lied in 1910 and doing business in the most
sparsely populated part of the United
States, ii has steadily forged ahead and
each year has shown a substantial increase
In the amount of insurance in force as well
as in its assets and surplus.
The annual statement, submitted at the
meeting of the board OF directors, as of
December 81, 1926, showed insurance in
force of $3.50 47 $4,000, net assets of ST.
497, 1904 and a surplus to ~policyholders
of 81, 107, 429.40.
ganization and management, and to Mr..
Johnson's counsel and assistance In fnan-
cial matters, the steady, sure growth Of
the Montana Is conceded to be largely due.
Always their policies have had the whole
hearted support of a board of directors
composed of conservative but progressive
looking men.
AS the growth Of the company depended
upon the building and development of a
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

She smiled and thanked me.
We're you staying there?" said /.
She nodded.
unfortunately"
Have you lost your luggase7" said /.
I've lost everything" she said. Il was
fool enough TO rush out when 1 heard the
nOise-and there you are"
With that she glanced down AMI I saw
that her legs were bare. There were little
bedroom slippers upon her feet, and a wisp
or o nightgown was floating from under
her coat.
Good Lord y said |. "Have you no
clothes at all?"
Not a stitch. | tell you, I've lost every
thing. And II those fools with the hose
don't do better than they've done up to
now ! suppose the garage will go and
shall lose my car. How are you of?"
"Oh, I'm all right" said |. II only had
n dressing case with me and l brought
that along.'
AS l spoke looked 10y to the pave
ment.
My dressing case was gone.
| do not think | should have been human
IL | had not sworn audibly.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

whats the matter?'' said the girl.
"Oh, nothing" said /. only those wal
labs with the hose aren't the only fools
here tonight. Let's-let's get out of this,
shall WEI"
We fought our way out of the press.
AS we emerged, Il thought you said you
had a dressing case" said the girl.
80 / had" said |. And now somebody
else has one. In fact, as far as | can see,
I'm only a pair of trousers up on you. But
then your coats longer"
You don't mean to say"
Eyes, | do" said |. And what's more,
I'm not going to complain, because /
bought it. Amy one who likes to deposit
an expensive looking dressing case in the
middle Of a crowd like that deserves what
he gets. But don't tell any one. I'm going
to say it was burned"
The girl began to laugh helplessly.
And now" said | I'm really quite sick
of myself; so let's talk about you. Are you
alone here?"
absolutely"
Don't you know q bank or anythingf"
She shook her dark head.
81 was only passing through" she said.
"Well, what are you going to do?"
"And youf' said the girl.
l reflected. Then, I'm going to take
you,' | said. ito another hotel. You must
20 to bed and to sleep. And as soon as
the shops are open Ill get you some
things"
We started TO walk slowly toward an
other hotel.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18
Court Cards

| had given careful instructions that j
was not to be called and was fully expect
ing to sleep for ten or twelve hours; but no
more than three had gone by before | was
awakened by the violent clamOr of a pow
erfnl electric gong.
For some moments | heard it In my
dreams, but at last | opened my eyes. The
hotel was on fire.
Yet there seemed to me to be no immi-
nest danger, for though | could smell
the smoke / could hear no sound of the
fire and, when | looked out of my window
there were no flames to be seen. More
over, the electric light was still working /;
so ! put on a coat and some trousers and,
thrusting all else that ! had into my dress
ing case, l left my room and made my way
down to the hall.
/ believe / was the last person to leave
the hotel. and as | gained the street, for
the first time a glow appeared In the win
lows Of a chamber upon the first floor
Even then the building could most GER
tainly have been saved, but the fremen did
not arrive and the police, who had formed
a Gordon, refused to permit any one else
to enter or reenter the house.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

who was a city solicitor and an old friend
of mine, asking him to keep his eyes open
for any suitable job.
To my delight, he replied by return post,
saying that my letter had been timely, for
that he had waiting at that moment a
singular piece of work, "for which," said
he, II can find no takers at all, because
as luck will have 1t, 1t is a rich mans job
That was enough for me; and, telling my
servants to follow, l set out for London
forthwith.
! left my dressing case at the - hotel
and drove to a garage where | knew they
would care for the car. Then / walked
back to the hotel and half an hour later
sat down to a decent meal.
When this was over l was almost too
tired to smoke, and, after a cigaret, | de-
fed the law of digestion and went to bed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

In vain the luckless proprietor begged
to be allowed to return and empty his safe ;
in vain O tall American insisted that 1t
would take him less than one minute to
fetch his wife's jewels; in vain | collected
six porters and declared that, armed with
buckets, we alone could get the fire under
control In a quarter of an hour. The an
wer was always the same: st Is too late
now. You should not have left the house"
1t was an outrageous business, but that
is the way of France, and, since fire waits
for no man, by the time the brigade ar
rived the building was doomed.
The hotel stood well back from the street
in a sort of place, and | was standing,
with my back to the front of a shop, i'm
mediately opposite, watching the conflagra-
ton. when | became aware of a girl who
was standing beside me doing the same.
AS / glanced at her the crowd came back
on us and / put out my arm to save her
from being crushed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

loyal, active agency organization, from the
time Mr.. Cunningham took charge as vice
president and general manager In l9l2, he
has devoted most of his time to this phase
of the work. AS fast as one district or
state was organized, the Montana Life ex-
tended its sphere of operations. At first
1t operated only In Montana but today is
actively represented In ten states of the
middle west, intermountain and Pacific
coast regions. Energetic, forceful and a
~tireless worker, MI. Cunningham has trav-
eled thousands of miles each year building
up the agency organization. His marked
ability as a life insurance executive was
~signally recognized when he was elected
president In 1922 OF the American Life Con-
~vention, an organization composed OF the
leading life insurance companies of the
country.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

MY UNCLE, Col. Jeremy Sun
NU down, was a strange man. He
Az was also old and my only rela-
tive. Every Sunday at three o'clock
| would call at his club; but though,
IL ever made excuse, he was greatly
annoyed, when i came he treated me
with rudeness and would always fore
go his tea lest he should have to pay
for mine as well.
Then one day l heard he had died on
the steps Of his club, and two days later
| learned that he had left me three hundred
and fifty thousand pounds.
/ had always declared that, IL ever l be-
came a rich man. | would lead a life of
complete and impregnable idleness; but
after six months OF leisure In the south of
France l could bear this condition no long
er and wrote desperately to George Lustre,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

oua, ruined my appetite and my sleep,
and ran mo down. My blood was in bad
condition, too. I tried several kinds of
medicine but kept growing weaker and
weaker.
"Tanhc really made o new man of
me and nd my system Of rheumatism
In . short time. / haven't had a twitch
Of It dnos and have built up to 100 lbs.
At o5, feel, eat and sleep better than
for many yean-'
This world renowned remedy is made
from natures own herbs, roots and
barks. Your druggist has it. If your
health Il below par get q bottle today.
Over 81 million bottles already sold.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

News Of . rch platinum strike in the
Little Valley. In Owyhee county. Idaho,
was announced recently by j. r.. Prentiss,
a mining man who is visiting Missoula on
business. The Idaho. mining man began
prospecting In that region two and a half
years ago. 1t ia esfy within the past six
weeks that operations on bis property have
been started Sixteen Raen are now en-
ployed.
Mr.. PreAtfss' strike is said to be in one
OF the richest gold and platinum fields in
the country.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

Argument regarding the proposals of the
Northern Paci1e oAA Great Northern rail-
roads to construct branch lines in eastern
Montana probably will be heard at Glen
dive sOme tina after March tS. The Mon
tanA railroad commission has been asked
by the interstate commerce commission to
hold the hearing following a protest by
the Milwaukee railroad and has accepted.
suggesting the time and place to the fed
eral board which Will make the deanite
setting.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

sixth heaven and soaring from that when
all OF 4 suddeD ut coffee she brought me
clean down to Garth.
Copyright: 1871: BY Dornford Yates.)
ITO be esHeluasa next weekly
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

W. A. Clark, III. son Of w. A. Clark, Jr.,
of Los Angeles. and grandson of the late
Senator W. A. Clark, was married a few
days ago to Thelms Wyatt Johnson, prom
inent In society eireles of Helena. The
Rev. X. J. Groenvefdt. pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church. ofieiated. The bride
is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay
den of Galveston, Texas. A honeymoon trip
to Honolulu il being taken. MIR. Clark was
born In Butte "a years ago. His bride Is
25.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

Mr.. S~chroederre-
Gently made this
statement: "For
nearly ~7yeAnrhsu-
matm hacked my
whole body, espe-
daUy ms shoulders,
knees and feet All
my joints and mus
clss were sore and
stiff. The pain and
orrkeutmenery-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18
Hotel Owner
Routs Rheumatism

John Sehrueder. Of 502 9TH Ave. No.,
Jamestos~, N. d.. almost crippled
forsepen ysors- No0 rid Of agonizing
Puins aad in fine health at IS.
Tkonks TonLo.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

by special arrangement with the
Chicago Tribune Syndicate
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

NEW LOW PRICES standard Northern
chicks. Ninth annual catalog free. Clay
ton Rust. Fargo, N. ID.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

ORDER CHICKS from Pelkey ~again-estab
lished, reliable. Baby chick guide free,
John pelkey, Fargo, N. ID.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

IDAHO STATE ACCREDITED White Leg
horn chicks. We specialize In custom
Matching both chickens and turkeys. The
Idaho Hatcheries, Caldwell, Ida. VIM. Cow
en-, Mgr.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

BARBER COLLEGE
CONSTANT DEMAND For Good BARRIERS
Earn while learning. Montana Nationa
Barber College, 101 So. Arizona St, Buttf
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

HEN WAY CHICKS from nearby Hen-Way
Hatchery. Write for prices, list of
branches. Poultry Supply Corp, Fargo, N. D.