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SamuelsOn Charges
Davis Negligent
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cational institut' and then he
makes poor job Of manaoing it.
! mentio. such instances as:
"A. The studied and p rsistent
efforts Of Mr.. Davis to undermine
the dignity and authc -ity of the
president during the past couple Of
years. He has made no effort to
cooperat 18th r recognize him as
his superior and as the chief execu-
tive Of the univel sity.
"B. The instance of the $4,000
gift on the part Of thu athletic as
ISOLATION in which .,ersonally be-
came involved because of the III
systemati. manne- in which Mr..
Davis handled this Gcnation. He
failed to follow the proper proceed
ure of taking the matter up with
his athletic GARD, the resident and
thu board of administration for
proper authorization be re advising
me that the sutsc- >tion would be
made. When his attention was
called to the irregularity of his pro-
cedure by the resident ard he real
lied that he was wrong, he came to
my office co.ldemning the president
for interfering in his business and
then endeavorcL to ct me to admit
that all I wanted SO far as he do
nation was az, ned St pub
licity story which I refused to do.
Following thi-. he made misstate-
ments and i.isre esentations to t.4e
athletic board in oraer d::3credit
me and vindicate himself in an eff
fort to make subscription au-
thentic.
&C. He took act N individually
this fall in the matter of changing
the university colors. Without any
appeal for authorization and recog-
nizing that such moves INST have
authorization At an institution, Mr..
Davis Dough new II Of g. cen and
white to adorn the new stadium.
This may seem q trivial matter, but
the colors O. any institution. are q
tradition and sacred to many alum
nj, and mention it merely as in
dicative of the lone and uncoopera-
tive method he uses in his position.
# any change Of colors was advis-
able, here is proper way to effect
such q change:
~ Dads Day . Failure
-. The manner IN which he un.
dertook to institute and conduct
Ded's Day. ne asked Tor no auth
ority from the, administrative COM
mittee and such 2 DAY should GER
tain!y pc q university 1unction. An
c . ~ tnls re9ato VS. smq:ine
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-Minneanol;s nec PIP I
RANGE OF Cabot SALES

MlnneapoIls, Dec. Il (AP) =
Range OF carlot grain sales:
Wheat: No. dark northern 1872
81 @ 1.61 SIS; No. 2 dark northern
1928 3-8 q 1.36; No. 8 dark northern
1.26 3-4 q 1.31 SIS; No. 1 dark
northern 1.24 3-8 O 1.3 ga; No.
hard spring 1.4S SIS: No. hard
winter 1872 rs: No. 2 amber durum
LAT 7-S.
Corn: No. 2 yellow 80; No. 4
mixed 80.
Rye: No. 1.o1 3-4; No. 2 100
IS.
Flax: No. 2 215 IL q 2lS LIZ.
Barley: Sample grade "a; No. 2,
81; No. 8, 81 @ .SS.
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KING REACHES ,
DULUTH HARBOR

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 12.-(AP)-
Covered with ice, the freighter King
reached the Duluth harbor late last
night after weathering the worst
storm in recent years, and is being
put up for the winter. At the
height of last weeks gale, the ship
sheltered at White Fish Point, Cap-
tain Heaney said. Three times the
ship was taken out in hopes the
storm had abated but was forced to
return to safety.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-12
RESTRAINING ORDER
HEARING TOMORROW

Oklahoma City, Dec. 12.-(F-A
temporary restraining order de-
signed to prevent the Oklahoma
house Of representatives from re-
turning impeachment charges
against Governor Henry s. Johnston
or any other sta:, official was is.
sued here today by District Judge
+. G. Chambers.
Hearing on the application to
make the order permanent was set
for tomorrow morning.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-12

HAVE COMMUNITY PROGRAM
Hazelton-Plan. are being made
by the p. T. A. Of Hazelton to
sponsor 2 community Christmas tree
and program. Committees have been
appointed to prepare t. celebration
for Dec. e, when It ! u be held ia
Zirbes hall.
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LESS CRIME IN CHICAGO

LESS CRIME IN CHICAGO
Chicago, Dec. 12.-F-A So per
cent cut in crime last month as,
compared with November q year
ego. was Chief Of Police Michael
Hughes answer today to critics Of
Chicago's crime situation. He cited
the recovery Of $5,607 ,814 worth Of
stolen property last month and the
arrest Of 1910 persons.
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By Laurence ]. Brannen

Parents are apt not to trust their
boys to strange hands away
from home, unless they know the
strangers qualifications. The sum.
mer camps, called C. M. T. c., are in
such hands that the boy benefits
from his associations.
First, not everyone may 60. Each
applicant is certified as to character
by reserve officers or interested
civilians who have the good name
Of the camps in mind. Out Of the
six camps held at one post, but one
boy was sent home.
The regular army provides the
transportation, quarters and equip
ment for the camps. And they work
like slaves t. have everything right.
Theirs, too, is the genera, plan and
the general supervision With them
work the officers of the reserve
corps-men who are there at some
financial sacrifice to themselves.
The reserve officer helps because he
loves the service. And because he
has seen what q benefit the C. NJ. T.
c. is to growing boys.
Young Men in Charge
Directly in charge are the younger
reserve. These are the men who
have won their commissions in col
lege or who have gained them
through attending the camps for q
number Of years. Being of the
same age, they have a greater SYM
pathy and understanding than older
men.
Medical reserve officers conduct
the physical examination that every
applicant must pass at the camps.
Here are doctors, surgeons, special
lists, giving thorough physical ex-
aminations in the clinical fashion.
Such groups Of men could not be
brought together with money. They
hold commissions because they know
the ugly cost America has paid in
every war because Of our ostrich at
tude on preparedness. They are
at these camps because they have
interest in the future manhood of
the country. They, too, find the
camps q Worthwhile vacation.
OF Great Benefit
To associate with q clean, healthy
lot Of boys at his own 1ge-to be
under the direction Of such men as
these-only 4 man who has had that
privilege as : boy can tell you what
. benefit and inspiration it is. OF
such associations spring those deep,
lasting man-friendships without
which half q mans life is missed.
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ASSOCIATIONS
ATC.M.T. CAMPS
ARE VALUABLE
Only Boys of High Character
Can Attend Camps Such as
viii Be Held Here

Concerning Citizens Military
Training camps, such as will be held
at Fort Lincoln next summer, Lau-
renee ]. Brannen of Philadelphia, q
captain in the U. S. Army Reserve
corps, has written especially for the
Tribune q series Of articles. The
third of the series follows:
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Ironton, Mimi,
Banker Arrested
fContinund from 800 onel

(Coatinued 4tom peee one)
pyisonors pounded on "a air VENT.
latoy until they 1T. acteL attention
and we're released .leariy half m
hour later.
Proctor has been connected NJ
the hank for about 12 wears. he 10
married and has four children.
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Minneapolis, Dec. 12-(P-Wheat
receipts today SOB compared to 258
a year ago. Minneapolis cash wheat
and coarse grain closing EQUATIONS
today follow:
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FOR SALE-Household furniture,
including small ice box, beds and
drpaeers: Call ct At Fifth street
after 600 p. m.
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WANTED-C Competent maid for
general Homework. Call at SOC
Ave. B from 900 .. m. to 100 p.
m. and IN the evenings from $50
p. ~.
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Chicago, Dec. 12.-R-(U. S. d.
Of A.)-Potatoes: Receipts lis
cars; on track 236; total United
States shipments Saturday 521;
Sunday % cars: demand and move.
ment slow; market dull; very few
sales reported; Wisconsin sacked
round whites 1.50 to 1.65; Minneso-
ta-North Dakota sacked round
whites lao to 1.55; Idaho sacked
russets 1.55 to Ito.
Minneapolis, Dec. 12.-fR-(U.
S. D. of A.)-Potatoes: Light wire
inquiry; demand slow; market
steady. Carload delivered sales,
Minneapolis and st. Paul rate, too
few sales reported to quote.
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YOUNG high school girl would like
to take care Of children after
school and evenings. Phone
1228.W.
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Too Late to Classify

NEW SALEM Deep Mine Ignite
Coal from the Mccormick Mine.
There il none better in the state.
Just give + . try out. I also haul
ashes by the week. Phone 077-J.
T. n. Burch, AIS Seventh street.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23
Butte Suckers Trimmed
for $4,000 In a Week
By Wireless Slckers

Reluctantly l got through the crowd
where the currency was stacked up on a
table and the piles of bills were growing
in size with every tick Of the watch. The
head man who was one of the company's
directors took me into a back room and.
producing q roll of bills, tried to buy me
off, although still claiming his operations
were legitimate. He offered to buy a full
page in the afternoon issue and told me
to tell my boss if he would LAY off,
there was 81, 1000 in 1t for him. l wanted
him to come over and talk to the man.
aging editor, but he high-hatted me ON
that. He threatened to withdraw Butte's
allotment of stock. His associate had
told me that up to noon that day they
had sold $38 1000 worth of stock. in fact
I saw him add up that much on a city
adding machine.
Inasmuch as we had given them all
kinds of publicity and also due to the
fact that we were not entirely sure OF
our ground, u expose was considerably
minimized. But we that the
United States Wireless corporation had
no financial standing-that no bankers
in the east or commercial agencies knew
them and in a general way that we did
not indorse them and we warned the
public about investing recklessly with
out investigating. AS a matter of fact
their company had Incorporated in New
Jersey a few months previous-that was
all the information we could get.
1t has always been my custom with
any article in the nature of an attack, to
take a copy of the paper and visit the in
jured party Immediately or at least let
him know that l am not avoiding him.
So I went down to the city hall. The
council chamber was empty, the apparat-
us was gone and the wireless promoters
were not to be found. They had checked
out of their hotel, though there were nc
trains leaving at that hour. Neither man
was ever seen again. The local office
was locked when the rent expired and
the local manager could only explain that
the promoters weer called away suddenly
saying they would write him instruc-
lions. But he never heard from them.
Public Is Indignant
Did the public rise ard thank the
paper for saving the community thou
sands of dollars? On the contrary those
who had bought stock denounced us as
knockers and those who wanted to buy
stock n didn't get 1t abused us roundly
because Butte didn't get it's full quota
The editor was sneered at, as a wet blan-
ket and worse.
1 have watched the trail of most crooks
| have encountered and have ultimately
seen their finish. / never heard Of Jul
wireless men or that wireless company
again and apparently they made a clean
getaway.
Subsequently there was a food of
worthless wireless stock sold especially on
the Pacific coast. Some were rank fakes
and some meant well but all In all mill
lions were lost in that particular line
Of investment in the years that followed.
But the Butte incident is the most suo-
cessful raid on record. Thiugh I didn't
invest with the boys who took Butte into
camp / had q grievance. They had prom
ised to make me manager Of the Salt
Lake office at 81, 1000 a year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23

greatest number of books, etc, In the
state dealing with Montana's past. AL
though the Great Falls library. under the
capable management Of Miss Fernald. is a
close second.
While prowling around through the
shelves where the Montana books are
placed, | CHANGED or a hin little volume
IN brown board covers, tina was printed
In the French language, and bore the
name OF Louis Riel. l had never heard
that the Louis Riel, leader of the Metis
wrote poetry and this was a book of
verse / thought there must be some
mistake about it. Probably it had been
written by some other Riel.
My curiosity prompted me to take it
down and spend a laborious half hour
interpreting the preface after a fashion,
and trying to learn the nature of the
poetry. I learned that it was a collec-
ton OF verses of q religious character en-
tlrely. as | remember it. and that its au-
thor could have been no other than the
Louis Riel / knew in Fort Benton.
The preface stated it had been pub
lished by the relatives of Riel and this
must have been done after his death. AS
to the merit of the poems / cannot say.
and Will leave it To better French schol-
airs than | to determine. What chiefly
interested me was that it showed a diff
ferent side Of this remarkable mans
character. He was a teacher, a poet, O
statesman, and a military leader. Rather
an unusual combination.
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haps a faint of insanity in his compost
ton. May 1t not be said OF the man Of
Batoche as we'll as the man of Harper's
Ferry, that he offered up his life in be-
half OF a poor and oppressed people?"
Here was a man of education, three
quarters white, and with polished man.
ners few but the wealthy who travel
much have acquired. abused by those he
knew to be his interiors. intellectually
and otherwise; a man OF fine presence
with a speaking voice remarkable for its
quality and carrying power, who had
twice been elected to the dominion
house of parliament; and who had spent
some time in an insane asylum. Is it
strange that such a person, resenting the
treatment accorded him and his people,
should have rebelled and that this should
have again unbalanced his mind?
Most of those who have followed his
trial believe that he was not altogether
sane during the latter part of the re-
bellion. One thing is certain, Louis Riel
was a great man who, under more favor
able conditions. might have been univer-
sally recognized as such.
A few years ago in Missoula, I spent
many pleasant hours in the Treasure
Room" of the Montana University library.
Here are stored the chief books and docu-
ments pertaining to the history of II
state. l was in search of material for
articles like this, and found plenty of it.
Next to the State Historical library, prob
ably the University library contains the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23

=" EW cities were ever as effectively OF
II quickly buncoed on q get-rich quick
scheme as was Butte in 1904. The
trick was turned in four laws and
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23
(By MRS. M. E. PLASSMANN)

IT UNDOUBTEDLY Will be the future
dfctum OF history that Montana never
entertained a more interesting and
picturesque character h the quar-
ter-breed, o Riel. His tragic fate
has temporarily clouded his record, and
it remains for some clear-sighted biog-
rapher to give the full and unprejudiced
story OF his life. We know q little of 1t,
n this has been told in these pages.
In volume one, number one Of the
Rocky Mountain Magazine, Colonel Bot
kin had an article entitled John Brown
OF the Half-Breeds," in which he gave
his impression of Riel, which in several
respects comedies with my own.
1t was while Colonel Botkin was Unit
ed States marshal that Riel came to him
to secure his aid in prosecuting lawbreak-
ers, who were harming the Indians
and half-breeds. Riel was then teaching
at u River, as I recall it, and he wished
to prosecute certain traders who were
selling liquor. In defiance Of law, to the
half-breeds. and he believed the marshal
was the proper official to undertake the
case-as he was.
Says Colonel Botkin: "As I had not at
that time been educated up to the prac-
tice that may be called the eclectic en-
forcement OF the laws-that is to say, the
custom of Furnishing some offenders and
protecting others in a monopoly Of law
oiCohiiiBs 4 CAiNobl uBSQ I'LL w PiOSQlC
the necessary evidence and promised my
cooperation"
According to directions Riel obtained
plenty OF the evidence required; but 1t
was useless-there then being here no
such thing as justice for m but those
of the white race.
Riel a Fine Penman
This business necessarily led to inter
change of letters between Riel and Col
onel Botkin, and the latter speaks Of the
beautiful handwriting Of his client. This
may be characteristic Of the educated
mixed bloods. Indians are artistic, IN
their descendants may inherit a love of
fine penmanship. This impressed me
when examining a set of books kept by
Duncan Macdonald. There were no fancy
scrolls. no birds made with one stroke
Of the pen, but the writing resembled
engraving. Our school today do not
furnish such penmen Exercises, ETC.,
must be prepared with too much haste
to admit Of fine writing.
Colonel Botkin visited Riel at Sun
River. and there met his wife and child.
The colonel thought Mrs. Riel looked like
a full blood. She was not, and / have
heard she had sufficient education to
teach, Their marriage took place in Mon
tana.
No one who met him could fail to be
impressed with Riel's courtesy. and Col
onel Botkin speaks Of "the courtly ten
derness in which he presented her (his
wife, and caressed the little one" He
also says "he was intensely religious and
of exemplary habits
Riel made application for United
States citizenship. and was greatly de-
lighted on receiving his first papers. He
told Colonel Botkin that he had formu-
lated plans for establishing the indie
pendence Of the Metis, and that these
were already drawn.
"Riel, you had better be careful of
those papers, the Colonel advised.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23
TWO MONTANANS FINNISH BOOKS

explore the region of Copeland" as no
writer has ever done before. Its nearest
approach of record is De Quincy's Con
fessions of an English Opium Eater ?
Crowell never read and would not read
lest he be accused of plagiarism. After
reading both books / felt confident that
De Quincy hadn't been anywhere and
hadn't seen anything" by comparison.
No one that 1 know of has deliberately
set down and described the effect of
drugs, the ha~llucinations, the terrors,
yes. the horrors, which were constantly
his 10 ryears. For months and months
at a time he lived in a strange world,
peopled with visions and voices which
he heard and saw. AS though he had
two brains working simultaneously, he
know they were Authorizations but he
could not dismiss them. AS a horror
story-and / have read many and written
some-Crowelps book surpasses the eff
forts OF any of the masters of that craft,
l 0 the manuscript to bed with me
one Saturday night and when / had COM
pleted 1T at one reading the church bells
were ringing for IL O'Clock mass.
In Wora Pictures
This remarkable work, remember, does
not rave. It is concise and incisive, not
a misspelled word, not a misplaced COM
ma, not a grammatical error, not an
awkward construction, but a keen, cold,
analytical description Of the effect of
morphine down to the last detail. Drawn
in word pictures which hill the blood
and give you goose flesh If you are alone
at night, which max you start at a
swaying curtain or an overturned match
box 1T spreads before you a mystim realm
such as Goetheis Faust partially presents
In the Broken scene" or Ibsen's Pere
Gynt in the meeting of the Tyrols-and
something Of Dante's Inferno"
Here is not the work OF a madman.-
not the dreamings of the f~ictionist striv-
ing for effect, but a recital of the truth
as never before told by human pen. l
can fancy every physician and alienist
rushing to buy a copy, to learn some
thing about the human mind returning
sanely from a tour of a fourth smen-
sional world. Writing this book was his
supreme effort and required four years.
He put into 1t all the strength and force
or his wasted frame and burning with the
fever of conception he hastened his ever
impending death.
The legitimate character of self
Haunted" dignifes its entire tone. 1t is
not a plea, 1T is not a defense nor an
apology. Certainly it is not propaganda.
although at times he incidentally warns
the reader against the dangers of the
maelstrom in which he struggled help
lessly for years. 1t is highly scientific
He has not lightly touched his topic. He
has dissected 1t to the last shred. Yet
through its icy brightness there shines
the pride and skill OF the writer. and his
vanities too in some particular elegantly
turned phrase or some agile quip Of
philosophy n subtle wit. Several Of
the best poems he had written during
his long writing career are interiected
as apropos to certain situations, as the
story progresses. Crowell's verse stood
easily In a class with that of Guy Whit
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-23
(By BYRON E. COONEY)

Dead men tell no tales, perhaps, but
If the two completed books written by
two pioneer MOntanans ever feel the
caressing touch of the printing press,
new chapters, vivid, colOrfuI and his
, toric Will give Dave Hilger, at the
State Historical library something new
and vital to gloat over. Both authors
are dead. In fact Al CroWell of Dillon
dice Nov. % of this year, unwept, un-
honored and unsung but not entirely
unappreciated by those who read his
stories and lyrics INT recognized in
him n of the most artful producers
of English lyric verse.
As Carlyle wrote of Burns, DAY BY
day he found himself encircled by base
entanglements which twined closer anc
closer until only death opened ar outlet
SO AL Crowell spent the last 90 years Of
his life in a hectic effort to provide him
self with enough morphine to keep alive
the phantasmagoria Of a drug laden body
and mind. His book f-Haunted" is
big, with the big thoughts Of a man with
a comprehensive education. q brilliant
mind and a western viewpoint. 1t was
his life work, though-between whites III
writing it-he was a prolific producer Of
poetry, short stories, lyrical songs anc
philosophers.
t a few years ago Crowell made his
living entirely by his pen and his work
has appeared In Life and Judge and al
one time or another he sold matter tc
practically all the popular magazines, die
reporting for the news agencies by wire
and wrote for syndicates. Even up tc
the time Of his death. meeting his cas-
ually one would not guess that he was
an accredited addict and was permitted
by the government to purchase a certain
011anf1fV nf nNrnhipn from dvr,rn{c+r
His habit was vested in the hypodermie
needle, though he began as an opium
smoker.
A Brilliant Talker
Never did his brilliant mind betray
his secret,-although he made no secret
OF 1T to his friends. He could talk bril-
liantly on any subject there was
never a suggestion in his manner OF
words that he was a drug field. Yet for
nearly q quarter Of a century he has
been one of the states heaviest users OF
morphine. His book manuscript is now
In the hands Of an eastern publisher
and day by day before his death he
watched the mails for an acceptance.
His book, which is a scholarly auto
biography. is an interesting depletion OF
western Montana life in it's first chapters
after which he devotes the balance to an
analysis of the drug habit. There are a
good many confession" stories running
now in the syndicates. mostly from wom-
en-telling of the drug addiction-which
have no grasp Of the subject and which
end by inevitable cure and rescue from
the depths. Crowell holds out no such
chimera as a happy ending in his work
He holds to the bitter truth-but he
tells of taking the Cure three different
times. He always went back to his
"Morphia."
What Crowell does, or rather did, is