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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-06
Local F. s. Jones
Store Purchased By
j. C. Penney Go.
No Change in Management-Big Re-
tail Consolidation is Effected.

Through a consolidation announced
this week, the local F. S. Jones Com
pany store will come under the man.
agement of the j. C. Penny Company
beginning June 1st. This consolida-
ton is the result of one of the big
gest deals ever made in the retail
field, the Penney organization acquir-
ing control of 81 stores operated by
the Jones company in six northwest
ern states.
When the consolidation was COM
pleted by E. C. Sans, president of
the Penney Company, he announced
there would be no change in the man
agement of the stores, in each in
stance the local store manager re-
naming in charge but operating un-
der the Penney plan.
Although the volume of business of
the Sd stores under the Jones regime
was approximately $3,000O0O year,
with the advantages accruing through
the consolidation with the j. C. Pen
ney Company it is expected that this
volume will speedily increase to $5,-
100000.
For more than a month prior to the
completion of the consolidation there
had been numerous rumors in finan-
cial circles regarding the change in
management and ownership of the
Jones stores. 1t was reported at one
time that a group of midwestern fl
nanciers had made overtures to the
Jones people for purchase of the
stores. This, however, was before
the j.. c. Penney Company had been
mentioned.
At several meetings of the officials
and stockholders of the Jones COM
pany the various propositions were
discussed. The Penney offer was
deemed the most attractive and gave
greater promise for future develop
ment so the Jones officials, with con-
sent of the stockholders, accepted the
proposal of the Penney Company.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-06
Flying Ability of Birds

The narrower a birds wing Is In
comparison to Its length, the better
Is the ability to fly. Also, the shorter
the body is In comparison to the
length of the outstretched wing the
greater is the flying power.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-06
Ancient Gothic Structure

southwark cathedral is the oldest
Gothic building in London, much of 1t
being 40 years older than Westminster
abbey.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15
HOWARD A. GUILFORD
j. If. NEAR (The Old Mani
Editors and Owners
Squat

ut will all blow over in a
few days, boys, so sit tight" is
the word percolating among
the gang. Is that so! Well,
you birds sit on your thumb
until THIS squall blows over
and you'll have a petrified
digit. This is one squall you
featherless cuckoos won't
weather. Your tub sprung a
leak on September "a and it's
going down fast. Your skipper
is cockeyed right now from
trying to look in every direc-
ton at the same time. In fact,
he's afflicted with revolving
eyes and curvature of the
brain and the next thing you
know he'll have fallen arches
of the tongue and that is the
end, for when a gangster starts
pouring out the Bostons he
scuttles the ship.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15
Up in the Ninth
District

Once more my friend Che
ney Of the Journal takes his
trusty RATHER in hand and
broadcasts the Info" that
things political are not what
they should be in the great
Northwest and especially in
the Ninth District; and once
more, as often, my friend views
things awry.
He anticipates a "come-
back" on the part of one Knute
Wefald who once fretted the
upholstering on a congression-
al bench, but ! assure him
Knute will not come back. He
would not have gone but for:
Well, the story's worth tell
ing.
A few years ago the Non
partisan Leaguers were sore
pressed for congressional tim
Der in that district. A. E. Bow
ell, one of the cleanest men
Townley ever made a monkey
out of, was planted" in that
district for the express purpose
Of taking Halvor Stevenson
for a fall. Before the primaries
Townley discovered that Bow
EN- was not the supine tool he
had thought him to be so
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15

Unanimous" choice of the peo-
pie. This "unanimity" stuff is
composed of greaser gunner
and all opposing presidential
candidates. But the time the
election is over, the winner is
the only one left whose hide
doesn't resemble the top of the
family pepper box. Mr.. Gull
ford wishes me to announce
that he is not a candidate for
Mr.. Coolidge's or AL Smiths
brogans and asks that all gum
men in whomsoever's employ
hereafter, Cor words to that
effect) be more judicious in
their choice of shooting-moon
or whatever they tanked up
with prior to their military
practice with himself as a tar
get. They shot vilely and
talked worse.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15
Mistaken Nationality

During a chat with Guilford
at the hospital the other day
he remarked that POSSIBLY
the gunner who started in to
slaughter him on September
rs, were SO ginned-up that
they thought themselves down
in our sister nation of Mexico
where the president is always
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15

the shrinking form of Halvor,
Steenerson's opponent in that
old warriors seat, Wefald for
got, ignored, the man who had
made him and yet Cheney
talks of Knute's Comeback.
Why, Knute never got far
enough of his own efforts to
start a comeback" He's
right where he was when A. E.
Bowen picked him up and sat
him down in the House Of Rep
resentatives!
And he'll be right there
when the '28 campaign is over,
He hasn't any place ito come
back FROM! And, this man,
Bowen:
The squarest shooter in the
bunch; so square that though
he piled tens of thousands in
Art Townley's strong box, he
came out of it without a dime.
There isn't a man living who
can point out one act of A. E.
Bowen's (unless it be his blind
loyalty to A. C. Townley) that
is to his discredit.
He is the most forceful
speaker in the state, today. He
is the most dangerous opponent
that ever faced a Ninth district
Republican nominee. And.
Bowen will win the congress.
sional toga in that district, re!
CARELESS. of what party tag he
wears. The FarmerLabor
leaders" will be out to sget"
him, because they KNOW that
A. E. Bowen will shoot square,
not only with the people of the
Ninth district, but of the entire
state and the gentlemen who
the Farmer-Labor
vote are not DESTROYS of having
square shooters in office.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15

Townley' "repudiated" Bowen
and denounced him through
the columns of his papers, not
withstanding the fact that he
had given Bowen permission to
solicit funds with which to
carry on the Leagues and his
own campaign in the Ninth
Bowen was dumbfounded
but no gutter. He obeyed his
chiefs wishes to the extent
that he withdrew his name and
ceased soliciting funds for the
League. There he stopped
long enough to locate a man
acceptable to Townley or one
so nearly acceptable that
Townley dared not repudiate
him.
He chose Knute Wefald as
the man to oppose Halvor
Stevenson. Knute ran a dinky
lumberyard in his home town
and it is said that he still has
the first dollar he ever earned,
though l cannot vouch for the
truth of that rumor.
Bowen went to Wefald and
said: "Wefald, we are going
to run you for congress against
Halvor," and Knute's hair
stood on end. He feared pub
licity such as Halvor would be
sure to give him and he de-
INJURED.
Bowen was obdurate. Final
ly Knute blurted out, alright,
but wouldn't give a cent to-
ward making the race" Canny
old Knute! And who said that
only the Scotch were cautious?
Bowen took the field in be-
half of Wefald's candidacy.
He made more than two hun
dred and fifty speeches in We
fald's behalf during that cam
paign. He asked Wefald for
no financial support. In brief,
he FOUGHT KNUTE WE
FALD INTO CONGRESS and
financed that birds campaign
by the force of his own person.
atty.
When ,Wefald was elected
he never so much as sent A. E.
Bowen a letter of thanks for
what he had done. He was
busy counting slivers in his
lumberyard!
Wefald was :, dragged into
congress by A. E. Bowen and
after the latter had deposited :.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15

blackmalng Twin City Reporter and the gambling
syndicate, think of better method nor more
direct way than to ban the paper in the city that
dare attack them, from the news stands
If in other place in the city, the Saturday Press
will be sale its office between the hours of
1880 and o'clock p. m, and our address is:
24O South Fourth Street, upstairs and to your
right. -. NJ NEAR.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15

The yowl from certain ga
bOr' quarters that the Citizens
recent bomb outrages is all the
bunc. You fellows know your
clan. You babble suaveiy and
lie fluently. Terroristic tactics
never yet won a battle, yet you
fools never learn. You haven't
got the brains Nature gave
gosling. No wonder organized
labor in this city is a grinning
cadavert Of what it once was.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15
To the Public:

To the Public:
The police department has issued orders to all
new. stands that the Saturday Press must not be Of
fered for sale. The police department has the power
mot "ght) to issue this order to curbstone dealers
but has neither right power forbid its sale by
any dealer who his place of business OR
PAYS RENT.
If Chief Brunskill wishes to align himself with the
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-10-15

Cuckoo - Did you ever
watch him play poker? -. =
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
Mexicali Phone
Building Burns

The Southern California telephone
exchange building and terminal To-
Gated in Mexicali was completely
destroyed by flames yesterday af-
ternoon. The entire building and
all of the equipment was consumed
by the flames which swept rapidly
through the old frame and adobe
structure, a building which at one
time had been used by Mexico as a
government building.
Plans for a new fireproof build
ing, to be constructed of re-inforc-
ed concrete. had already been made
by the telephone company and 1t
was announced by Manuel Barbach-
ano. president of the Lower Califor-
MIA Telephone Company, the ground
for the new building will be broken
at once.
All telephone communication with
Mexicali was cut off by the fire but
supplies were rushed to the border
town late last night and several of
the more important lines had been
re-opened this morning.
The Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company at Los Angeles was
notified of the blaze and lent i'm
mediate assistance. A special por
table private exchange which will
handle $50 lines was dispatched
from Los Angeles Immediately anC
was being put into place today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
BICKEL. PREDICTS
IMPROVED EPOCH
IN NEWSPAPERS

NEW YORK, july 29.-The end
ct % year cage of flamboy-
ancv' Of American newspapers was
reported aud new conservative era
in American journalism predicted
~ Karl \. Pickel, president of tn"
United Press Associations, in an ad-
dress lefore the Photographers
Association of America last night.
." American journalism is in state
Of transition said Bicllel. eve
arc now witnessing the closing days
Of a period that has existed for the
last % wears. which was Kept alive
fer at least 10 years more than nor
mally would have been the ease be-
cause Of the tremendous events of
the great war.
American newspapers hove kent
their tremendous headlines and
flashy makeup as a hangover from
the reign of the ''yellow press,
Bickel said, even though in content
most OF them have long since be-
crme conservative. The change will
thus be the pleasing one of making
lIlC appear dllcc COhlOClu Win titc
actual intent of the publication.
"The newspaper of the coming
period,' said Bickel, "is going to
be a conservative newspaper-not
conservative in the sense of being
reactionary in its editorial stand,
for in that particular, l believe, you
are going to find the American
Press more liberal, more open mind
ed and more understanding than
ever before-but conservative in it's
handling and presentation of its
news content.
"The ncwspapeman is coming to
regard facts as a banker regards
monev-as a great responsibility
and a sacred trust. A newspaper
Publisher who would maltreat or
prevert facts to deceive his readers
viii have the same standing in the
American community as banker
W ho mbezzles your, funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
MEN INJURED
IN EXPERIMENT
WITH EXPLOSIVE
Hurled Through Air BY
Force of Blast ir
Mountain Canyon.

MADEIRA, Cal, july 29.-Six
men were injured, three seriously,
i'm the premature blast of IN expert
mental high explosive late ycster-
day in mountain canyon near
Sugar Pine, 80 miles east of here.
The injured men are; Professrr
herbert Tanner, "a, Homer, y. Y,
severe laccrations Of the face and
body; Frank Hill, 81, of Eugene,
Ore, burns and cuts; John Rogers,
q, of Eureka, Cal, foot crushed,
st, ere cuts and bruises; Tom Fit7'
gerald, 50, Of Eureka, Cal, leg
broken in several places. deep scalp
wounds, and r. o. Russell and c. II.
lax, both OF sugar Pine, minor cuts
and bruises.
Attendants at Sugar Pine lumber
company hospital at Sugar Pine,
said today the men viii recover
Skin grating Will be necessary in
the case of the more severely burn
ed.
Professor Tanner and Hill had
developed new high explosive
which they were using in blasting
for Il railway grade The explosion
occurred while the mixture was be
ing tamped into Il hole beneath a
huge rock.
The force of the blast hurled the
men through the air Tor many feet
amidst hail of flying boulders,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
Charges Husband
With Cruelty

Claiming that her husband struck
her, then threw her from the auto
mobile in which they were riding.
leaving her stranded on the desert
between Brawley and Banning, Mrs.
Guadalupe C. Flores has filed suit
for divorce against Juan Flores.
She further alleges that she is a
weak woman and had it not been
for a passing motorist she would
have died as she trudged through
the desert heat in an effort to reach
aid. The motorist. she says, took
her to her home in Brawley.
The complaint says that the cou-
pie was married IN Ell Paso, Tex,
on Nov. 20, 1920 and separated at
Brawley on April s, 1927.
The wife brings numerous charg-
es of cruelty against the husband.
Prior to the time of the desert cpl
sode. Nov. IS, 1926, she alleges that
lie treated her cruelty by calling her
vile names and that in February of
this year he struck her several
times. She further charges that in
April he left their home in Braw-
ley and never returned while she
was i'll in bed.
Fred Thompson is appearing as
attorney for the plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
aimee TO
CONDUCT
CAMPAIGN
Church Refuses to Accept
Resignation, Evangelist
States.
TO APPOINT AIDE
Founder of Angelus Tenn
pie to Divide Time With
New Branches
ny Uuited Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 29.-licr
resignation vetoed BY followers OF
, the Four Square Gospel, Anne.
Scmplt Mcpherson announced here
today that an associate pastor would
be appointed to take charge o.
Angelus Temple. while the titan
haired evangelist conducted world
wide campaign.
81 suggested to my committee
that | resign but this WAS immedi-
ately and Overwhelmingly. vetoed.
At~ congregation flatly refused even
to consider my resignation and in
sisted that | remain as pastor but
be supplemented during my world
campaign by an associate pastor,
Mrs. Mcpherson said.
The evangelist stated that she
had received calls from more than
80 of her branch churches all over
the world complaining that she
spent all her time on the Pacific
coast and urging that she spend
''thrce or four weeks in each city
ing "oihtIs pShihu " S"it
on. -
my thought is to make Angelus
Temple the headquarters and center
of this world wide activity. This
will necessitate having an associate
pastor 50 that l can feel free in
spending portion of my time in
the field she said
The meeting last night was called
by Mother Kennedy acting as
n trustee of the church. When her
daughter drove up to the temple
home in her limousine they greeted
each other pleasantly and Mrs. Ken
nedy ordered that the watermelon
be brought out to the patio.
Although awowing their love for
each Other, the battle between moth
er and daughter for control of the
million dollar temple has resulted
in broadside Of personalities.
While Mrs. Kennedy was affirm
ing that her daughter was migrate
ful, the evangelist rctahated by de-
claring that Mother" Kennedy
was the victim Of an inflamed
mind.
Gladwyn Nichols. former Angelus
temple bandmaster, tossed another
coal into the ships fire by declar-
ing that both mother and daughter
would find confession good for the
soul" and demanded that the evan
gelist reopen the kidnapping case be
fore jury Of her own congregation.
Nichols, who with 800 deserting
members of the Four Square Cos
pei, founded the church of Philadel-
phia, received little attention in
the crucial struggle between Mrs.
Mcpherson and her mother.
81 don't know where it will end,
but l hope it ends soon," said Mrs.
Kennedy while "Sister' reaffirm-
ed that everything will come out
all right
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
HUNDREDS OF
new LAWS IN
EFFECT TODAY
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO. July % With
out confusion, approximately s2o
of the 1913 new state laws were
chaptered in the statute books of
California today and became imme-
diately effective.
They constituted the bulk of the
work of the 1927 legislature, and
embraced everything from farm re
lief to increasing the tax on gaso-
line from two cents TO three cents
Per gallon.
Most important among the new
statutes were the gasoline tax in
crease, Governor Young's state re-
organization program, the laws
speeding up trial by jury and pre-
scIibing more drastic punishment
for crime, and farm relief and water
conservation measures.
The new narcotic laws provide for
curing of addiets in state ward,
tightening up the regulations a
gainst prescription Of habit forming
drugs and abolishing the ambula'
tory form of treating addicts.
Other important laws are as fol
lows:
Fruit, field crops and vegetable
Standardization; fertilizer, produce
mattress makers and water commits
sion acts; permanent Colorado riv'
or commission; increasing speed lin
it from 80 to 40 miles an hour; do
ing away with primary nominating
petitions; aid for illiterate voters
repeal Of corporation license tax
giving wives "present half in
terest in community property; rails
ing age of majority of women from
Is to 2l; anti "diploma mill" law;
licensing of BARRIERS and hair dres
sers self governing bar act, ano
regulation Of employment and col
lection agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
MAN STABBED IN
ROW OVER CARDS
ON EAST SIDE

Harvey Jones, 81, colored is in
the Fl Centre hospital, knife
wound in his chest, and Will Will
ans, SO, colored, is in the county
Jail facing several charges, the re-
suit Of pitch battle wagged in the
Fast Side last night. An argument
over card game is alleged to have
started the alteration which ended
with the arrival Of police after
Williams had been badly battered
and Jones stabbed.
The condition of the stabbed man
is doubtful at present. 1t is believed
that the knife punctured the luns
hear the top, the blade enterina
Just below the shoulder on the right
side Of the chest.
Patrolman Charles Rosenquest
answered the police call to the place
and placed Williams under arrest
after he had hurried the stabbed
man to the hospital.
Williams was questioned at length
at police headquarters. He said that
he did not know Jones and was un-
able even to give the police hi:
name. He said that Jones had at
tackled him, knocking him down ana
that he was forced TO use the knit.
30 save his own life.
Both of William 5 eyes were al
most shut AS he appeared for ar
raignment before Judge Perkins
this morning. His mouth was badly
swollen and he had lost several
teeth. He said that he had been
knocked down by Jones and kicked
about the body and III the mouth.
Williams was charged with dis
turbing the peace and fighting
and the case continued until to
mcrrow morning for plea Bail was
fixed at $500. The matter Will b,
turned over to the district attor
ney's office for further imvestigat
ion. No formal charge will bt
brought against Williams by the
county authorities until it is learn
ed whether the injury to Jones vii
prove fatal or not.
The defendant was remanded tC
the county Jail in default of bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
JUSTICES MEET
FOR DISCUSSION
ON LAW CHANGES

District Attorney Elmer Heald in
connection with the many changes
made in the penal code has called
d special meeting Of al! Justices of
court house this afternoon in order
that he may outline briefly the sub
stance Of the new laws. Copies of
the changes have been forwarded
to all of the judges but the district
attorney is anxious that the meet
ing be held in order that a similar
Interpretation of the new rulings
be made by the justices.
The district attorney will first
outline the new laws, touching on
the most important of these and a
general discussion will then follow.
This Will give the judges an oppor-
tunitv TO straighteu out any ques-
tionable points.
Among he most important chang
= in the ncnal code are those re
lating to the selection of jurics by
,ne tna Judge. with attorneys Civ
en privilege to question them only
after such selection and given the
right of peremptory challenges and
the shortening of the period in
which defendant must be brought
to trial after the filing of com
plant. These measures were en-
forced rs laws in order to speed W
the work in the criminal courts.
Cther laws going into effect to-
day relate to the issuance of mar
riage licenses. All licenses issued
hereafter must be applied for three
days before the date of issuance
aud must be used within SO days
thereafter.
Numerous new traffic regulations
have been enforced but Captain
Frank Oswalt said this morning
that while effective today the mot
or vehicle department has not as
Yet sent out lists showing the
changes and that only the law gov
erning speed would be recognized
by the traffic squad here until such
time as the revised list is received.
The speed law has been advance
throughout the state from 80 miles
an hour to 40 miles an hour in rural
districts.