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The Washington times., 1927-03-09
johnny MOstil'S Act
Is Shock to Friends
OF Star Ball PLAYER


What led Johnny Mostil of the
White Sox - generally rated the
finest fielder In organized baseball
to attempt to end his life in a
Louisiana hotel.
Washington friends Of the fly
hawk were utterly at a loss to *.
plain Mostil's tragic deed. He was
at the height of his baseball career.
only last season being selected by
Babe Ruth as q member Of his All.
American baseball nine. and faced
a future on the diamond destined TO
bring him even greater fame. Last
year Johnny batted for .32s over
the fun season. and there is no
disputing the fact that as an out.
fielder he surpassed all his competi.
tors in the American League.
Ben Egan and other close friends
of Mostil are inclined to believe that
worry over his health may be back
of the attempt at self-destruction.
Mostil had not begun regular train
ing with the White Sox, because he
was having trouble with his teeth.
He had the molars X-rayed and,
acee4 ding to Bill Barrett, his team
colleague, Johnny was disturbed
over the prospects Of having all his
teeth extracted, a procedure which
his dentist advised. The belief that
this dental work would interfere
with his playing the coming season
Is said TO have worried him. 1t Is
understood that he was working
under a $4,000 a year contract
which provided for q bonus II the
outfielder hit for more than 200
over the season.
Mostil. according to Ben Egan,
former White Sox coach, was a
player who worried constantly over
trifling matters. Once. when he
was told his blood pressure was
high, he suffered a Velsneholia that
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
Industrial Exposition
Parade Is Staged Here

March OF Progress" was the name
given to the parade through the
downtown streets Of the city today
to mark the opening Of the Indus
trial Exposition, which IL to run 10
days in the Washington Auditorium
under the auspices Of the Chamber
OF Commerce.
Military units, civic bodies, welfare
organizations and commercial estab-
lishment representatives comprised
the parade. 1t was led by Rudolph
Jose. chairman OF the parade COM
mittee: NJ. A. Leese,. president Of the
Chamber OF Commerce. and the Boys
Independent Band, riding on top of
a transit company bus.
The doors of the exposition will
not be opened formally until 5
o'clock this evening, An attractive
display Of public utilities and a
wide range OF other products has
been arranged.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
Mrs. Bertha Smith Is
After AIimOny Arrears

Three weeks. are three weeks,
whether it's book by Elinor Glyn
or whether its the time that hubby
10 behind in his alimony
And Mrs. Bertha Smith today
acked the District Supreme Court to
cite her husband. wilbur Smith, for
contempt for his failure TO pay her
$3.50 q week allmony.
Hes behind in his payment three
weeks" she told the court through
her attorney. John J o'BrieH.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
TIL To
DIE IS
BELIEF
Confined from Psss II

(C0hIluUOu GUM 1A8o ~
from the outer aide It the door
which had been locked inside.
81 was compelled to summon Q
bell boy with . master key. Finally
we opened the door, I entered my
room and changed q shirt, and
then started for the hath room.
had trouble In opening the door.
however. Something tammed. A
moment later, I discovered pools
of blood on the tile ho0r OF the
bath room.
'"Thrusting open the door I was
Mortified to find Mosfil lying on
the floor, blood gushing from .
number Of wounds. ran yelling
into the hall and finally attracted
the attention of Manager Ray
Schalk. BIN Barrett and Willie
kamm.''
Recovery Il Doubted
A pearl handled knife which was
found on the plate glass, rest in
the bath room was bloodstained to
been driven five times in the heart
region. :
A safety razor blade had been
0SGO AOE TITO puHPOSC Va 1uOtu6 MS
neck on the right side. under the
ear, also both his left and right
legs. while his left hand had almost
been severed.
Little time was lost In removing
Johnny, who then seemed half dead.
to the Schumpert Sanitarium, where
he was attended by the best surgical
experts and four nurses.
Practically all hope for his re-
covery has been abandoned. al.
though physicians say he has q
fighting chance to live. Mostil's de.
sire along this line may have much
to do with the verdict, it was said.
Had infected Jaw
Early today he experienced lucid
Intervals during which he recog-
nized those around him. Once to
Manager Ray Schalk he said: "Oh.
Ray. this is terrible
For 26 days prior to his arrival
In Shreveport Mostil had been an
inmate of Mercy Hospital, Chicago,
undergoing treatment for an in.
fected jaw.
When he reported he was feeling
none too strong and his early pre-
liminary work here was Of a mild
character. Johnny, however ap.
peared in good spirits when he re.
tired to Prunty's apartment for q
sleep.
Mostil was named for the center.
field berth by Babe Ruth last fall
in the latter'S annual all-American
baseball team.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
DIES IRON CRASH

Injured In an automobile accident
near Frederick, Md. Sunday. Ralph
Tripatoe, 81. OF Unbana. Md. died
in Frederick last evening. His
mother. Mrs. William A. Tripatoe:
his sister. Catherine. and brother,
Morris. will live. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carson E. Fraley and Mrs. william
A. Fraley. all Of 1904 Livingston
st. n. W.. who were injured at the
same time. were brought home from
Frederick hospital yesterday.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
MINER s / D N
DYNAM|TED
ny international News Service

PITTSBURGH. March 9.-The
Moon Run mining community near
here early today was the scene of
an outbreak marked bv gunfire and
Gynamiting.
Two families living in an eight.
room double frame house on prop.
erty of the Pittsburgh Coal Com.
pany miraculously escaped injury
charges were exploded under. the
house shortly after midnight.
Company officials said a mother
and an infant were carried to
safety. but that no one suffered
injury.
The Moon Run Nine has been
operated for several months with
Hon.union miners.
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Mother 4 { | D
IN BABY CASE
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was obtained last year by Mrs. A.
l.. Flint, OF Friendship Heights.
Nd. for female Eskimo deg.
Ms. Flint today said that her dog
was taken to che DistricI pound
some time ago and killed. She gave
the leash. collar, and tag to q negro
woman, a servant. whom she knows
only as Ida"
Ida, according to Mrs. Flint, had
found q small dog near her home in
Georgetown and wanted a collar and
leash for 1t. This dog, 1t is said,
was given by Ida to a small boy.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09

interfersd seriously with his playing.
On another occasion he went into a
prolonged batting slump, and 1t was
Eddie Collins constant encourage.
ment that enabled Johnny to pull
himself out Of the spell of depressed
spirits. Mostil was q player Of
good habits, deeply religious, and
rated one OF the finest characters
in baseball. His high strung, ner-
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
Ambassador Teller
To Return Here Soon

MEXICO CITY. March 9.--Am.
bassador Teller viii return to Wash
ington within three weeks, it was
announced today. He held two
lengthy conferences with President
Gales.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09

vous temperament was his only ply
steal handicap.
OLD timers recalled today that,
Charles Chick Stahl Of the Boston
Red Sox, committed suicide at the
training camp 20 years ago under
similar circumstances. He was on
Jimmy Collins world champion
team, with the brightest outlook
for capturing another pen'nant and
Z world series honor. Stahl was a
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
BENEFIT CARD PARTY

A card party for the benefit of the
women's auxiliary of the Herald
Harbor fire department will be given
at the Thomas Circle Club by Mrs.
w. c. Shelton and Mrs, S. A. Ryan.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
Doesn t WantAtLanta Trip

THOMAS w. MILLER, Alien Property Custodian dur
ing the Harding administration is shown he left the
Federal Court Building in New York after having re-
ceved sentence of Ii months in prison and fine of
$4,000 for conspiracy He was freed bond pending
action on appeal from the sentence.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
Was Gah,ey Boy Slain?

MRS. EDMUND GAFFNEY, mother Of 4-year-old Billy
Gaffney missing New York boy, has received this note
ing where the body was buried Police are investgat
ing the clue
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
TO GIVE PLAY

Much Ado About Nothing" will
be presented by the Washington
Shakespearean Society under the
auspices Of the Notwithstanding
Union in All Souls Church, six.
teenth and Harvard Streets North.
west, this evening and tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
TO MAKE GOOD
BIC THEFTS
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lContlnued from rage III
be sold. For years it has been q
favorite stopping place for Wash,
ington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia
girls who come to Annapolis for
the nidshipman dances at the
Naval Academy.
Miss Munford's House." as it
was known, was kept by Miss
Elizabeth Mumford and by her
sister. Miss Sue, a few years
younger, and its evident refinement
made it much sought by the young
women visitors.
Miss Mumford is the daughter of
the late Rev. DIR. William Mumford,
who until four years ago was
rector Of ST. Stephens Episcopal
Church, Millersville. Md. She her
self has been prominent in church
and social work in Maryland and
Virginia.
Took. Care OF Checks
Investigation disclosed today that
Miss Mumford was able to carry on
the defalcation Undecided by reason
Of her duties. Her salary was $3.50
a month. II was her duty. among
other &hinga to draw the checks for
the school board, and to take care
of the cancelled checks.
1t is said that. when making out
her senimonthly check for $7S. she
would leave sufficient space to in
sert a ~ making the check pay
her SITS. When the check returned
from the bank, it was carefully
erased. Investigators say that so
carefully has the erasing been done,
detection Is possible only by holding
the paper before a strong light.
Discovery was made recently
when some checks were returned
unexpectedly from the bank during
Miss Mumford's absence. One or
the other clerks. casually looking
over the cancelled vouchers. saw
one payable to Miss Mumford and
remarked. my, Miss .Mumford must
have gotten a nice raise"
Money All Spent
This Is said to have been the
remark that started the investiga-
ton and the subsequent audit Of the
vouchers. One check to her for
$1.52 is said to have been raised
to $1l1.52,
So far as can be learned, Miss
Mumford carried on no specula-
tions. She is believed to have spent
the money as she got it, living
just a little more comfortably than
she could on the $50 monthly
stipend.
Frank A. Munroe. president OF
the school board, announced today
that Miss Munford'~ place has been
given to Miss Ruth Jickling.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09

Spring fever can be made less botheF-
some BY allowing yourself few Of the
pleasures Of the great outdoors. A good
E Sox. ese would Eve EST Just tns en- en-
many bargains offered en- taday's Ttnass
and Herald Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1927-03-09
Wellesley Girls ProDe Good F1remen

FREMEN ARE SHOWN fighting
flames discovered The girls fighters
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17
nANNAH-P0RTER
FIRE GOES OUT

After raging for nearly two
days, the fire which destroyed
the rig at the Hannah-Portcr
Hartc No. 3 well and consum~
ed gusher production estimat-
ed at from 5000 to 10000 bar
rels Of oil daily. died out of its
cwn accord early Tuesday
morning a short time before
battery of seven boilers was to
have made an attempt 70
smother out the flames.
The fire came automatically
under control when the hole
bridged and the tremendous
pressure Of gas was cut off.
With the pressure eliminated.
the flow Of oil subsided so that
the flames died out within n
short time. The loss caused
by the fire never will be def
nitely known. but they are be-
lieved to have reached approx
imately $4,000, with some cs-
Inmates running up to $4,000.
No apparent damage was
done 10 the we'll by the fael
that ii flowed under pressure
uncontrolled for nearly fwo
days. A small amount Of wat
er appeared with the oil. but
the amount was no larger than
is normal at many locactions
i'll the field. There was no ev-
idence that by flowing wide
open the we'll had increased
the water intrusion.
A tremendous handicap con-
fronted the crew in its efforts
TO control the fire. The wealth
er offered the greatest obstacle
the extreme cold making the
moving Of boilers difficult and
working hardship on the
ren The boilers, which hasi
required nearly two days 70
move, would have turned i
flood of steam on the confla-
grafton in less than On hour
had not the fire died out when
it did Tuesday morning.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Cancellation OF seed lien against
the 50 sec. 22'and the se4 sec. 26. T.
81, rye. 2 west, was ordered, as the
land had been lost thru foreclosure
and new security taken from the land
owner, Journal voucher No. $40.
An application from the Hope En-
ID cross the highways with pipe
line laid to carry gas, was received
BY the board and approved. The
clerk was instructed to notify the
company.
]. s. Robinson made application to
rent the County Poor Farm for past
are, at $1,000 per year. the board de-
.cided to ask $500 per year and in
structed the clerk to notify Mr.. Rob
inson.
Reports OF Justice OF Peace. Joha
C. Bett, Thos. Kelly and Daniel Grit
fith were received, approved and or
cered filed
An application was received from
John Bohn oF Sweet Grass asking Tor
an old age pension. the matter was
to commissioner KiehIbaucn
until the next meeting.
Viewerss roport on Road No. 2SO
was received and approved.
A committee from the Lions Clu5
met with the board and asked that
the board make application to the
site highway commission to have
t3e unfinished pnr..a:. CT the Rooae-
yelt Trail in Toole ard Glacier cour-
ties finished as soon as possible.
during the year 1928 If possible; also
that the board make application for
as much work as could be allotted to
this county, be done on the unshinc
Trail, the board agreed to do this,
and resolutions were passed and or
iered sent to the state highway com
mission
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17
KEvIN DEPOT ROBBERS
HELD AT LEWISTOWN

Lewistown, Nov. 11-Kay DuBoice,
alias slick" DuBoice. Bob Morton,
Jack Nation and Bessie Dennison
are held by Sheriff Guy Tullolck u
Fergus county, at Lewistown on
charges OF robbing the Kevin depol
safe Of $4,000 worth Of American
Railway Express company coupons,
the Reyleclr Mercantile company,
Winifred, safe Of $3.50 and several
other burglaries in central Montana
Picked up at Roundup by Sheriff
John Popovich and deputies on or
Gers from Sheriff TulIock, the four
still had in their possession some
s5.40O in coupons, having cashed
$500 worth Of express orders at -four
Lewistown establishments Monday
Confessions on the Kelvin robbery
have been obtained, according t.
Sheriff TulIock, and substantial evi-
dence discriminating the quartet IN
oiber hoIdups in the Lewistown sec
tiOn and along the Musselsnell river
line.
Two Of the men and the woman
we're apprehended in a Roundup he
tel, while the ehird man was found
in garage there The Deunison
woman was formerly the wife Of Carl
Miller, resident Of Roundup untis
some seven years ago when he OBJ
lained divorce and went to Long
Beach. Calf
The party lived at Lewistown sos
two weeks previous to its disappear
ance Monday, according TO Sheriff
fulIock Other people ii the neigh
Iorhood Of the house they occupied
became suspicious Of the gangs e
lions, and officials watched them for
several days Shades were constant
" drawn and little was seen Of any
of them during fhe two weeks.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17

ANDY TON TAKES
ON LIFE TIME PARTNER

Just before going to press We
learn hat Andy Dsa n, q
manager FOR The I. w. Hill Gil
company, was united in marriage
at FIavre Saturday, November ! 3,
to Mrs. a. Heckler, who has
made the kevin field her home fer
some time.
We understood that Andy was
in town today, but he did not show
up al the Review Office. I-Ie usu-
ally calls on US most every time he
comes to town.
It's said that Mr.. Deaton is CIV
ing a FREE DACE at Oilmont
tomouow, Friday night.
Here's congratulations to Mr..
and Mrs. Deaton.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17
kEvlN MAN NEARLY
FREEZES 70 DEATH
ON ROAD 70 CUT BANK

Cut Bank. Nov. H. Charles Barr
lett, Kevin. nearly frOze to death OF
Rim hill. about seven miles from
Cut Bank on the road to Keyin, when
be suffered heart attack Bartlett
was declared out Of danger Saturday
by DR.. Potee. his physician, at cut
Bank. Bartlett had left Kelvin 70
consult Dr.. Potee on recent ailments
He was found on Rim hill and brol
to Cut Bank hospital During Fsi.
day night ne developed pneumonia.
Mr. Bartlett is the proprietor Of
the Kelvin Hotel Barber Shop at this
place, and his many friends here
will be pleased to learn that he is
said to be improving at this time.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17
AGAIN DEATH KNOCKS
AT KEvlH DOORS

Death again has knocked at Kevil
doors, Grover Leslie Dipple answered
10 the call Friday morning. Novem.
Ter 11th,
Mr.. Dipple, apparently had been in
the best of health, but Il was known
that he had been wounded in the
World War, and really his death did
not come as a great surprise
Mr. DIpple was associated with his
brother, Andrew. in the transfer bus
mess. On Thursday evening he went
out to his garage to work on his ear,
and not returning, his wife Thought
perhaps he had made trip to the
field, as was his usual custom. but
not returning in the morning she be-
came heightened and summoned
Lelp, going to the garage they found
tie body Of Mr. Dipple 1t is thought
that his death is due to hemorage, as
he carried big wound on his skull
which he received while fighting for
his country.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17

bank stock of S'.'e 400, reported
deposits the second week in
October Of S09O,OOO. A large
bank reported an increase in
deposits OF ~ 100000 in thirty
days.
Collection Of delinquent
lakes IN all parts OF the state
has been better this year than
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17
BANQUET FOR NOSE WAGNER

oilmont. Nov is. The CaIpet lad
les and gentlemen Of the field gave
a banquet for Nose Wagner, produc.
ticn superintendent for the CaIpet
who is leaving for the winter to MAKE
his home in California. A delicious
supper was furnished BY the ladies
md the field employees presented MI
Wagner with a bautiful watch with
lis initials engraved on II, they also
presented him with set Of Masonic
cuff links Mr. Wagner has made a
wonderful superintendent. 50 the en-
ployes pronounce, and the fine BANG
act rendered him proved that he was
2 loyal man. and that he was leaving
q host Of friends.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17

Shelby. Montana, November 7-S-9th.
1927.
Minutes of meeting Of the board Of
County Commissioners OF Toole
County, Montana, Nov Z, 1927.
Meeting was held in the Commiss-
ioners room at the court houses ii
Shelby, Montana, meeting called I'd
order by Edw. ]. Byrne, chairman, at
.le o'clock a. m, with J. G. KeihlbaucE
and H. F. Stoltenberg, commissioners
and ]. H. MacFarlane. clerk, present
The day was spent IN auditing
claims against the county, and order
ine warrants drawn for those found
correct.
November Sth:
Board re-convened at 10 O'Clock
M. with chairman e. J. Byrne, j. c.
Kcihlbauch, H. r Stoltenberg. com
m;ssioners, present, ]. G. Henderson
mot with the board and discussed.
various matters pertaining to county
affairs.
2 O'Clock ,. M. the board recon
vened, and the hearing IN mater
relative to The Dunkirk Sehool dis
trict No. IS. was opene BY the chair
man; Mr. Jorgenson ard Mr. EclSe.
tTrstees and Norman Kaibfliesch,
rlork Of the district, Mr.. and Mrs J
H. Hawkins Mr.. and Mrs Guy Liy
ingston, Jas. Klepper, Mr. Stevens
Mr.. Porter and others were present
to present their different views on
tho matter. and after hearing boih
sides Of the question, the board of
Commissioners decided hat they had
70 jurisdiction in the matter and adj
vised the board to call meeting Of
the patrons and try to have the var
ious matters Strengthened ont at home
The trustees called meeting for
Nov. II, 1927.
Commissioner HI f. lStoltenberg
asled for a leave Of absence with Per
mission to leave the state for thirty
days This permission was granted.
November 9th:
The board rr~cOnvened at 1906
o'clock a. NJ, with the chairman, F
Byrne, commissioners Fl. f. Sto;
Eenberg and J. c. Ksihlbauch, J II.
county clerk, present
The clerk was authorized to cancel
seed lien against the NJ, sec. IA, T. /
81 N. r. E, upon payment to Inc
Of $4,000, this cancellation
was made on account Of the state
laving taken over the land and the
ien was lost to the county
A cancellation, or reduction was
made in the taxes assessed to H. 6.
Chambers, as an error had cen made
= the raise made by the county board
# equalization, the clerk making az
srror in sending the notice Taxes
we're reducd on the number of range
;attle from 1870 head to 10 head
Journal voucher No 1865.
Cancellation Of assessment No. 1155
he Blue Flame Gas company, as this
gas a double assessment on the same
Journal voucher No, S67.
Cancellation Of Taxes on Roll No.
1888, was ordered BY the hoard, ass
essed to A. Z. Zimmerman, on ac-
cunt Of error in land assessment.
ournal voucher No $685.
The clerk was authorized to canoe.
eed lien against nw4sw4, sec. and
he se4ne4 n2se4 sec. 4, twp 80, rye.
west, upon payment Of $4,000 to the
;cunty Treasurer. land lad been lost
nder foreclosure Journal voucher
70. S69.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17
IxEyIN-FLATHEAD OIL
RETAINS ACREAGE IN
TEST OF TOOLE DOME

Immediate resumption of opera
tions on the test well Of the Toole
structure in sec. 27, twp. SO n, range
| e., northeast Of the main producing
area Of the Kevin field, is provided
for in contract signed this week oy
the Ferdig Oil company and the Hi
Lire Sixty-Six corporation Of Hayre.
and as the well has already been
drilled to nearly 200 feet it is ex-
pected that barring continued bad
weather a completion will be secured
during September.
The .Kevin-Flathead Oil company,
with which the original drilling con
tract was made, was unable to fin
ance the deeper drilling which turn
cd out to be necessary, but under an
agreement reached with the Hi-Liue
corporation retains several hundred
acres on top Of the structure, includ-
ing offset acreage, together with roy
atty under the well.
This test is being watched with in
terest because of its bearing on the
possible extension Of the field toward
the Sweetgrass hills gas area. Thus
far all formations have been found in
pace and with no developments tol
discourage the hope Of production
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-11-17
Card Of Thanks

we wish to extend to our friends
and neighbors our sincere thanks and
to express our appreciation Of the ma
ny acts Of kindness shown Us and for
the beautiful floral tributes offered
during the death and burial Of our
loved one.
Mrs. G. l. Dipple and family
Mrs. Christena Dipple
Mr. and Mrs. J. +. Rock
Mr.. and Mrs. andrew DippIe
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Dipple
Irwin DippIe
ROLAND Dipple