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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-20

in Tacoma that New Orleans catnip wa,
made from cats meat.
ONCE I could get a good strong cup O,
Arouokle coffee for a dime.
BUT since Fatty Arbuckle got into thai
jam they charge you 40 cents for {
demitasse.
JOE Hooking of Glasgow, Montana. g
good honest man, when he isn't tempt
ed
WAS thrown out OF Davenport's hotel
because he old the waiter to bring the
pomme de terre with plenty of gravy
on the side.
PEOPLE who don't know Stain or Trot-
sky from the Archbishop OF Canterbury
WEEP into their bridge hands because
Russian caviar is so scarce.
IF we've got to eat fish eggs why dom
they p%atronize some big manly fish like
a shark or a whale
so you won't need q microscope to see
what you get for sl.95.
THE only way to get corned beef and
NoOSocS - 40 w 1SoA hlC AQlllly
papers.
THE deck steward on o trans-Pacifc liner
says to me.
WOULD you care for tifin?"
I says. I'm a married man but II she's
a good Christian girl bring her over and
introduce her"
THEN I got In a card game and a long.
lean consumptive dude says.
SHALL I play?" I says, Suit yourself,
you poor halibut. what tell did you
get in the game for?"
II am contentl" says a fat duchess from
Patagonia, with a face like a kumquat.
KID" says I. you're easy pleased"
I got some dirty looks and they started
to jabber about we" and they" and
l. could see 1T was a frame-up,
I went down and played the barber
freezeout and lost six dollars, honestly.
THERE was no service on the boat-not
as r1uch as a toothpick on the table.
AND the steward complained because /
bent the prongs Of the forks.
AS Joe Shaw. the Wisdom capitalist says,
I'VE got to get down to first principles"
BUT the more I travel the more / think
some folks are on their last principles.
AN English earl suggested we take a con-
stitutional n 1 said, Thanks. but
Ill stick with Hermitage"
wanted me really to take a walk with
him. That night I saw him eating
cake n realized what a narrow es-
cape I had.
A fiapper bummed me for a cigaret and
says, Let's go on the moon-deck and
dance"
ALL right" says I. IF your bath is
finished run up and dress. The cap
tain will paw you out If he sees you
in your chemise."
THIS is my dance frock." says she. It's
a Viennese creation"
BELIEVE me I was not and bothered
and otherwise embarrassed.
I read In the papers," says I, that the
fabric market in Vienna was bare and
SO are you" So / wrapped my hand
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-20
THIS a. m. I arose

THIS a. m. I arose
AT my Chesterfeldian seminary
AND decided to make a resolution to b.
more polite in 1928.
ALTHOUGH I have been saying.
mo. thanks" and
Eyes. please" pretty regularly fcr a yea
and no one ever noticed it.
I belong to the progressive school o.
Beau Brummels
WHO think the social code should be re
written
AND I have so many adherents, that
am thinking OF calling a constitutional
convention to revise and
TO re-write the modern book of etiquette
SOME of our brightest Montana lights
agree with me
AS well as some of our dimmest bulbs.
SOME radical changes will be made. be-
Ginning with the fundamental assump-
ton about a fellow putting his knife in
his mouth.
.s
IF it's his own knife he ought to be al
lowed to do what he wants with It.
IF he wants to stick it in his throat,
should we worry or protest?
r. G. ~Linebarcer. the eminent Havre
Journalist, essayist and philosopher
saws to me
MODERN society silverware is always so
dull that the element of LANCER has
been practically eliminated. You can't
cut anything. not even your mouth,
with modern silverware. I stand for
LINEY sent me a I2-piece silver set for
nickles.
Z have plenty of moral support
GEORGE Cade Of KalispelI protests
against the ukase which saws the fork
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-20
Woman Heads Association

Mrs. ]. H. Hosstetter of Lewistown wa
elected president OF the Montana Hol-
stein-Friesian association at Bozeman. q
A. Abbott of White Sulphur Springs was
elected vice president and J. Chester
Paisley of Bozeman, secretary-treasurer
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-20
STATE BRIEFS

Dillon-George Hopkins was named
noble grand at the annual election o,
Apollo lodge OF Odd Fellows here.
Stanford-George Balm. who was badl,
bitten by a hog about two weeks ago al
the Peck ranch. is making slow recovery
Four stitches were made to close the
wound.
IIayre-F. B. Wilbur, Great Northern
railway dispatcher. passed away following
a heart attack. He was Ill two DAYS. He
was transferred TO Havre from Great Falls
last June.
Conrad-The Pondera Drug company
has moved its stock into its new build.
ing. which is 40 by 80 feet. New fix
lures and a new electric cooling fountain
have been installed.
MiSsoula-Ernest LaGrandeur was par
TALLY overcome with monoxide gas while
changing a tire in his home garage. The
doors OF the building were closed and
the engine was left running.
Nictor-The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ted
Williams at Lolo burned while they were
visiting here at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Roscoe Lefwich. Most Of the con-
tents Of the house was destroyed.
Deer Lodse-A new overhead crossing
is TO be built at the Garrison road cross
ing, according to an announcement made
by Power county commissioners.
Butte-A fourth dividend may be paid
to creditors Of the Yegen Brothers. bank
rupt institution since 1924. according to
Judge w. E. Carroll, who has had charge
Of the legal affairs of the concern.
G~lasgow--A. T. Olson. Opheim. has
contracted with Holowell, Jones 81 Don
aid. Boston, for the purchase of the 1923
north country wool pool of is 200 fieeces.
TNa pltn will hrfnn thu npvnnPr nnnv0xf.
mately $4,000.
Helena-The state capitol at Helena
had a burglar scare and state employees
went into hiding when the big electric
alarm in the treasurers office sounded
one morning recently. The ~seven-day
clock had run down.
Observation-Disclosures of western Mon
tana are feeding hay to both cattle and
sheep OF ranges. Heavy SHOWS have made
1t impossible for stock to rustic forage
from frozen grass. Hay is plentiful and
prcies are not unusually high.
CorvaIlis-Potatoes of the crop of 1926
firm and good, have been displayed at
Bay Brothers store. The potatoes were
grown from seed which r. Bay brought
here from Denmark and they were dug
from the Bay garden in July, 1926.
sidney-R. o. Rea. for several years
kerchief around her II hustled her
out OF sight.
KEEP your eye peeled for a great social
uprising. Some master mind has got
to assert itself.
ANYWAY I quit that hectic boa and
sought the freedom Of the seas at Hon
olulu, where the world is safe for DEM
ocracy and you can play tag with q
Kanaka among the date palms and
banana vines, unmolested,
AND untrammeled, as 1t were, by ultra
social restrictions and complications.
GOODNIGHT.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15
LAST OF FAMILY Is
SUICIDE; DESp0NDENT
Miss Leila Kerr Takes Life in
New York - BrOOds Over
Others Deaths.

New York, Dec. IS P)-Loneliness
and fear of illness were believed by
police today to have caused Miss
Leila Kerr. 35-year-old student flyer.
TO shoot herself to death in her suite
in the Hotel AMBASSADOR.
A note, found in the pocket OF a
coat, read:
Il have suffered stroke. There
is no one left since the family is
gone and my brother died. He died
in the war-I occupy two-room
suite on the 18th floor of a large
hotel"
Her brother. Walter, was killed in
the World war and her father.
mother and sister died several
years ago She was the sole survivor
of the family. Her father, Walter
Kerr, was president of the New York
Life and Trust company.
The body was identified by her
uncle, John b. Kerr. of New York
city. president of the New York.
Ontario e. Western Railway COM
pany.
Miss Kerr was born in West Or
ange, N. j.. but registered at the
hotel last September as from Chat
ham, Mass. Since the deaths of other
members of her family. Mr.. Kerr
said, she had become melancholy
and virtually a recluse.
Flying was her recreation. police
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15
NEW OPPORTUNITY
/ IN CRIME FIELDS
DRY Law and Automobile
Omen Gate TO Law Breakers

Although there are more boys and
young men in New Britain with a
weakness for crime than there were
decade ago, the methods employ
ed, especially by those inclined to-
wards burglary and petty thievery
are SO similar to those of the days
gone by that the authorities whose
business it is to combat the unlawful
operations. frequently comment up
on the utter lack OF advancement
along this line.
Numerous reasons have been sug-
gested for the increase il the pop
ulation of the state institutions in
this vicinity as elsewhere, not the
least common one being the normal
increase in the population of every
city and town and the attendant
addition of numerous causes Of
crime. Twenty years ago, the au-
thorities point out, the automobile
thief was practically unknown, and
naturally the numerous avenues OF
crime leading out from the gasoline
vehicles had not been opened. Like
Wise, there was no such crime as
bootlegg nor were many OF the
other present day opportunities for
nisdemeanor known to the growing
lad of Is or 16 years of age.
How to break into stores. how
ever, seems to have always been
known and regarded as a popular
pastime, and year in and year out
crowds OF boys found their way in
TO the tolls OF the law on this ac-
count. as a perusal of the public
records will readily show. The sans
practice Of putting one or two OF
acrowd on watch in vantage points
while others smashed the glass in
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15

mulatto. (One-half negro): the off
spring of a white person and mu-
latto is a quadroon, one quarter ne
sro): the offspring of q quadroon
and a white person is an octoroon
cone ?eihgngetori-mt?4 ysp: ETAOS
an octoroon and white person
would be called a person OF one
sixteenth negro blood.
@. What is the value of Con-
federate fifty dollar bill with bust
Of jefferson Davis, issue of 1864?
A. 1t is valued at one and one-
half cents.
@. What position did Herbert
Hoover hold in the Woodrow Wilson
cabinet?
A. Herbert Hoover was not in
the Wilson Cabinet. He was made
Food Administrator by President
Wilson during the war. Mr.. Hoover
never held cabinet position until
he was made Secretary OF Commerce
under Mr. Harding.
@. Who was 'he other bachelor
president besides James Buchanan?
A. Buchanan was the only bach
elo!r president.
@. What Is the meaning of the
word "Quiescam'?
A. 1t is a Latin word meaning
Il shall rest
Q. What are the duties of a
NTarcba1 Of nara6ap
A. He is the chief executive who
has charge of arranging the differ
ent units. setting time for them to
fall into line, routing the parade.
and after all arrangements have
been made, he and his executives
lead the parade, and sometimes drop
out to review it.
Q. How old does a man have to
be to be presde1 of the United
States? How. long a residence in the
United States must he have?
A. To be eligible for the presi.
dency a man must be IS years Of
age. and have resided in the United
States fourteen years. He must also
be American born.
Q. Who were the original Coven-
anters"
A. A band Of Scotch deserters
from the Church of England.
Q. Did Knnte Rockne ever play
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15

You can get an answer TO any
question OF fact or information ~
Wri,iug to the tlueS'lc- Editor. New
Britain Herald. Washington Bureau
1922 New York avenue. Washington
d. c., entlO: Jig TWO cents in stamps
for reply Medical, legal and marta
advice cannot be given. nor can ex
tended research be undertaken Al
other question: Will receive Der
sonal reply. Unsigned requests can
not be answered All letters are con
tidentiaI -Tditor.
Q. Are the citizens of the great
European capitals deprived of the
right OF suffrage ike the citizens of
Washington, the capital Of the Unit
ed States area
A. Unlike the citizens OF the
District Of Columbia. the citizens Of
every great European capital have
the right of suffrage.
Q. What color are rainbow fish
and how large are they?
A. Female rainbow fish attain
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15

two inches in length and are dull
grey brown on the back, metallic
blue or green on the shoulder and
whittier underneath, Young ones are
a uniform greyish brown and white
below. Only at maturity do the col
ors appear in the male.
Q. What type OF passenger plane
in the United States carries the larg-
est number of passengers?
A. The Sikorsky plane carries ! 5
passengers and is the largest pas
senger plane in the U. S.
Q. In what state is the city OF
Washington, d. c."
A. 1t is not in any state. The Dis
riot of Columbia is a federal dis
riot set apart by the Constitution
Tor the seat of government of the
nited States.
@. Who named the State of Flor
ia?
A. Ponce de Leon, its discoverer.
Q. What are the Charter powers
# the American Red Cross?
A. The American Red Cross op-
rates under a charter granted by
congress, January 5, 1905. ito fur
nish volunteer aid to the sick and
wounded of armies in time of war
in accordance with the convention of
Geneva: to act in matters of Nolun-
tary relief aud in accord with the
military and naval authorities as. a
medium of communication between
the American people and their army
and navy: to continue and carry on
a system of national and internal
tional relief in time of peace and to
apply the same in mitigating the
suffering caused by pestilcnce, fam
ire. fir, floods and other great ma
tional calamities and to devise and
carry on measures for preventing
the same
Q. What does a Maiden Blush"
apple look like?
A. It is medium sized. oblate in
form. yellow in color with a blush
commonly on the exposed sides.
O. What is the offspring of a
white person and negro called?
What are the further degrees Of in
termiXture called?
A. The offspring Of white per
son and a full blooded negro is a
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15

the windows or doors. the better to
reach In and release the bolts, pre-
walls in 1928 an 1t did in 1900, and
in the average instance. the author
tiles say, the problem Of detection
Is no more difficult than it was
then. There are. of course, some
cases which circumstances that
were not possible decade ago,
combine with other causes to BATTLE
the sleuths in their search for
clues and suspects.
Bad boys of the earlier day Were
thrown together In gangs" some
large and some hardly larger than
quartets, and in hundreds of CASES
known to the police the identical
methods used to bring about arrests
at that time have been consistently
employed down through the years.
The policemen then frequently
needed to catch only one boy ami
the rounding up of his companions
was easy, probably easier than IN
later years because the means of es-
cape to surrounding places We're no.
as numerous and handy as they
have since become.
AS might be expected. the break
ing and entering into centrally To-
Gated business places in the days
before the advent of the plain
clothes man in cities the size OF
New Britain caused greater con-
sternation in the community than
the same incident would provoke in
modern times. The police for sew
eral years have become accustomed
to receiving reports of several
breaks in a single night without
working themselves in to an en-.
traordnary degree of excitement or
worry, but some time ago, one Or
two within a short time of each
other would have been considered
almost in the class with some Of
the "crime waves" of the modern
period.
New Britain decade ago had
boys who were known to the po-
lice as ringleaders, some Of them
having actually developed into
criminals before they had attained
their majority, while there We're
others who. although having police
records. corrected their mistakes in
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15

said. and she twice had crossed the
continent in airplanes. A students
flying certificate dated last July was
found among her effects.
Miss Kerr had not been seen about
the hotel since late Thursday. When
the manager, Theodore Knoll, enter
ed her suite with a pass key last
night. he found the body on a bed.
clad in an afternoon frock. Near her
was a silver handled pistol and a
box of cartridges. There was a bull
let wound in the right side of her
head.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15

short order and became useful cit
liens. Veteran policemen, on learn
ing OF some of the escapades Of the
modern youth, often wonder what
some of the mischief rS1kers and
young thieves of the earlier days
would accomplish along the path of
crime, were they within reach of
the automobile and other means to
an end when in the heyday of their
activity.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15

on the Notre Dame football team?
A. He was star end on the Uni
versity of Notre Dame football ram
in 1910. 1911. 1912 and 1913. He
was captain Of the team in 1913.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-02
BEATS MOTHER
OF infant SON
Brown County Farmer
Faces Mob Menace.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
NASHVILLE. Ind, July a.
Threats Of mob violence are being
made against Alfredo Croech, 40,
near Belleville, who administered a
beating to his wife six hours after
she had given birth to a son. Heg
condition today was reported as
fairly good. Blackened eyes and
other bruises apparently are the
only injuries suffered by Mrs.
Croech.
Croech, a farmer, is alleged to
have been drunk at the time of the
attack last Friday. He is held in
the Brown county Jail here pend
ing outcome of his wifes injuries.
Although there has beeen no
gathering Of persons about the Jail,
Sheriff D. S. Wilkerson this morn
inng said he was fully aware o.
threats being made by a number of
citizens to take the law into their
own hands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-02

back in the old racket and Yvonne
wanted him to stay out. At Armies
place Yvonne got hit with a bullet
fired by a policeman and her
shoulder was sore. After Ted had
promised to go straight and get a
job the police surrounded the house
and had a gun battle with the
couple. They slipped out and nearly
got away, when Yvonne shot Ted,
because he was going back to the
old game. The police took them
awya.
The part of the "yegg" who drove
the car, and watched out Tor the
rest of the gang is taken by Clara
Bow. Yvonne was one Of these
babies" who could be as tough as
the next one, yet could be as sweet
as they make EN-. She is jealous
of her man, and any old flames
don't click with her. Because she
loved Ted she shot him to keep him
out of trouble. Miss Bow does the
part Justice. The hates and quarrels
are we'll expressed, as well as her
spirit to stick after she declared
herself out of the game. An eX-
ceptionally nice piece of acting.
The bank specialist, Ted Haley, is
played by Richard Arlen. Arlen has
to protray one Of these young men
who try to collect the debt the world
owes him. He has the ''never-say-
die" spirit along with a seemingly
one-track mind. He sticks to his
pals although it takes his last cent
He sticks to his "baby" even though
she don't want him stealing again
The three outstanding scenes in
the picture are the first, showing
the girl Yvonne as a child when her
father is electocuted; when she has
a mixup in Soft Armies place, and
the gun battle with the police. Soft
Annie is played by Mary Alden.
The story is said to have been
written by Ernest Booth, a life pri-
soner at Folsom Prison in Cali
fornia.
"Swannie Moon" is the name of
the stage production. 1t is built
around the song Of Underneath
the Swannie Moon" and the setting
is in old Southern style.
Headlining the bill is Jack North
and his banjo. North sings a lot
of comedy songs and plays his own
accomplishments on the banjo. This
man also is somewhat of a comedian
with his little dance and limitations.
Charles Chesney and Kathryn
Lewis sing the leading parts of the
song, Blame 1t on the Moon.
They have the assistance of three
other men and three women. The
double quartet effect is quite pleas
ing. The chorus is in old Southern
costume for the dances and then
they do tap dance.
Shelvey and Landau do a three
legged dance, the legs of their
trousers are sewed together on one
side. They also do novelty tap
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-02
CITY LOSES $4,000
Judge Awards Damages to
Gravel Company.

Judgment of $225,OOO against the
city has been awarded the Granite
Sand and Gravel Company, 1901
Kentucky Ave, for fifty acres of
ground condemned for flood control
purposes, in an order of Superior
Judge James A. feathers.
The suit was brought into Su-
perior Court a year ago on appeal
from the award of damages of SOL, :
600 by the board of works, on the
grounds it was not sufficient. Later
Investigations showed the fifty acres
contained a deep deposit of gravel,
and was of more value to the gravel
firm than the board of works offered
to pay. Appraisers named by the
court set values ranging from $780,
900 to 100000.
The property lies along White
River near Morris st. bridge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-02

cused of killing one of his friends,
and also of selling out to Muir
dock. He proves his innocence OF
of the charges and then they all
sell to the city and start again t?
look farther for new lands. They
were "the Vanishing Pioneers" The
first and last scenes remind one Of
THE Covered Wagon"
Jack Holt has the leading part
of John Ballard. Ballard is an up
right man and honest, young
enough to be in love with June
Shelby, a neighbor. Ballard is a
hard-riding, quick thinking man
who wants to protect his friends.
Holt does some good work protray-
ing this westerner that stories are
told about.
William Powell is cast as Muir
dock, the sneak who finally comes
to his deserved end. Fred Kohler
plays the part of the sheriff, who
is in the swindling game with Muir
dock. They both do some good
work.
Tim Holt, Jacks son, plays the
part of Spuds, the brother of June.
He furnishes some comedy with his
real kid demeanor.
This picture is not Vitaphone
production.
In talking skit Charles (Chic)
Sales does the part of a preacher
in a little church. All twenty-five
members we're there when the
preacher was ill and the stranger,
played by Sales, undertook to
preach. The same droll comedy that
Salem had on the stage is here in
this picture. He tells the lovers to
sit farther apart and gets a man
with a broken arm to pass the col
lection plate. AS the organ wheezes
out the tune and the choir sings
"They Are Taking Me Home" he
walks down the aisle with two keep
ers from the insane asylum. Real
comedy in this.
Jack Haley and Flo MacFadden
have a song and comedy skit, with
Haley doing most of the talking.
Haley also does tap dance after
his song. 1t sounds as if it were
on stage.
May McAvoy and Richard Carter
are in a playlet called Sunny Cali
fornia." Nellie, played by Miss Nc
Avoy and her husband, leave the
East, where it is freezing, and go
to California, where it is raining
Eddie, Nellie's brother, makes them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-02
Verdict of the MoUieS

CIRCLE-Harod played Arthur will
hero fad of young people of high school
the very latest male cump cup Tapping youngser
LOEWS PAACEhe Garden of Eden" is another attempt
INDIANA-Ladies gives chance to do
something in big She "yeggs" sweetheart
and plays her part well.
APOLLO-"The Vanishing Pioneer" the leading
role story of pioneers who fought for then
gave it to help Others
OHIOShanghied" is the story of sea
captain for dancing girl Barbary dive Patsy
Ruth Miller and Ralph Ince have the leading parts.