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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-29

family motored 10 ned Lodge Satur-
day afternoon to shop.
Otto Long returned from Red
Lodge Monday after a few days bust
ness visit in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Monahan mo-
tored TO Red Lodge Tuesday after
noon to attend to business.
Mrs. Sam Koski and nephew, Toivo
Homi, motored to Red Lodge Sunday
evening to attend the show.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Abrahamson
were in Red Lodge visiting at the
Hanulla home Sunday evening.
Miss Lola Hayes and George Hunt,
Jr., motored to Red Lodge Sunday
evening to attend the show.
Mr.. John Albert and Mr.. John
Peters of Red Lodge were attending
to business in town Thursday.
Mr.. Dan Monocco and son. John, and
Mr. Broadbent of Joliet were in town
Tuesday attending to business.
Mr.. George Bell, representative of
the Keil Grocery company of Billings,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bergan and
daughters O'Detta and Fern motored
to Red Lodge Saturday afternoon.
The Roberts Jimmies Jazzie Jim
mics furnished the music for the
dance at Boyd last Friday evening.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-29

Saturday.
The R. Paavala family were visit
ing friends in the County Seat Sun
day.
Miss Ruth DeVries was shopping
in Red Lodge Wednesday between
trains.
Victor Immonnen was business
visitor in Red Lodge Monday between
trains.
Mrs. Jack Mccartney was in Red
Lodge between trains Saturday visit
ing friends.
James J. Barry and NJ. G. Hogan
motored to the County Seat Thursday
on business.
Mr.. Emil Stein was transacting
business in Red Lodge Monday be-
tween trains.
Miss Mary Hudson was a dinner
guest of Miss Dorothea Monahan last
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Jim " Snea ana son Wehl 10
Bi lingS Saturday afternoon for few
days business visit.
Otto Herranen and Emil Heikkila
motored to Red Lodge Wednesday to
attend to business.
Mr.. Julius Schroeder of Red Lodge
spent the week end visiting at the
N. G. Hogan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph w. Kerr and
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-29
Try This One

Here's something to take your
mind off your crossword puzzles
A rope is passed over a pully. At
one end is weight. A monkey is at
the other end The rope weighs four
ounces per foot. The age of the mon
key and the age of the monkeys
mother together total four years. The
weight of the monkey is as many
pounds as the mother is years old. The
monkeys mother was twice as old as
the monkey was when the monkeys
mother was half as old as the monkey
vii be when the monkey is three
times as old as the monkeys mother
when the monkeys mother was three
times as old as the monkey. What is
the length of the rope?
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-29

Linda ?" the man in the cage asked.
"Why don't you make a cross as us
ual?" why Linda explained, All
done got married yesterday and
changed NAH name"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-29

Sheriff Did you catch that auto
mobile theft"
Deputy-"He was a lucky bird. We
chased him only mile when our 500
miles was up and we had to stop and
change oil"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-29

A negro maid came into the bank
with a check from the lady for whom
she worked AS she could not write
she always endorsed the checks with
big *" But on this occasion she
made a circle. whats the matter
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-29

Madam, won't you subscribe for
the Home Companion
"No, sir, those trial marriage ideas
are not going to get any support from
me-"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-29

An old maid isn't really old until
she refuses to ride in rumble seat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
Gang Guns Slay
Chicago Boss Of
Laundry Drivers

CHICAGO. Nov. I7.-tP)-Guns Of
the racketeers. mute since they dealt
death to Big Tim Murphy in mid
summer. pumped eight bullets last
night into the body Of John g. Clay.
boss of the Laundry and Dyehousa
Chauffeurs' union.
Killers never had a better target
than the 59-year-old secretary treas
urer of the chauffeurs' union. He
was seated at his desk. facing a front
window Of the unions headquarters
on South Ashland avenue. Bathed III
the bright light az his office. Clay
was perfect mark for the gunmen
who crept up on the porch whicr
runs by the window and sent the fire
Of a machine gun and a shotgun blak-
ing through the glass.
Clay, according to police investi.
gators. held the key position In the
Chicago cleaning and dyeing "racA.
Ct" as they call il. As boss Of tho
drivers union he was in a position
to have an important say in the dis
tribution or business from small tail
oring shops to the cleaning estab.
lishments.
The cleaning racket" is reputec
by police and by other investigating
businessc groups to have taken mil
lions from Chicagoans. The warfare
between rival groups seeking to con.
troll the business has been marked
with many bombs and sluCgings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
DEATH TOLL IN
TORNADO over
EUROPE HEAVY
10 Dead, Scores Hurt;
80 Towns Without
Communication; 80
Families Homeless

LONDON. Nov. 17.-(P)-The death
toll of a gale that swept over Wales,
England, France and Belgium yester-
day stood at ten today with several
scores of persons injured.
Princess Marie, sister Of former
King Constantine of Greece was cut
by flying glass while walking in
Paris.
Former Premier Ramsay Macdon-
aid and Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland,
minister of labor, had narrow escapes
when trains on which they were rid
ing in England ran into fallen trees.
Damage TO property in England
and Wales was enormous and wide
spread. Thirty families were home
less today, their dwellings having
been wrecked by the gale.
Communication Cut
Two hundred and eighty trunk tel
ephone and telegraph lines out of
London were down. As a result 80
towns were either cut off from com
munication or were able TO commun-
icate only by roundabout routes.
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
TRY TOBLAME
OWNERS FOR
VESTRIS Loss
Believe Early s. D. S.
To Have Beer Held
Up; First Officer
Goes on Stand

WASHINGTON, Nov. s7.-P)-In
an effort to determine whsther a dis
tress signal was broadcast BY the
steamship Vestris and then cancelled
on the night before the vessel sank,
the Navy department has ordered its
radio stations along tie Atlantic
coast and its ships that Tere in near
by waters to report all messages re-
ceived in connection wi h the disas-
ter.
no such message was received at
naval communications, iere, it was
announced, but IL was thought that
If the SOS was broadcast it might
have been picked Up al other points.
Reports that the Vestris asked for
aid and then cancelled the request
were brought ashore b,' survivors of
the disaster.
Meanwhile Secretarr Whiting az
the Commerce Department has prom
ised a complete investigation or all
aspects Of the inspection Of the
Continued on y; &c two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
YOUNG LOUISVILLE
WIDOW IS MISSING

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Nov. 17.-CPl-
The trail of young widow who left
dinner plates on the table ard bag
gage unpacked from a previous trip
and disappeared more than a month
ago remains covered after secret
investigation by police and her fam
ily.
Mrs. Ella Mcdowell Rogers, 20.
whose husband was killed in an au-
tomObile accident more than year
ago, appears TO have walked out Of
her apartment about $3.50 p. m, Oct.
after she had returned from visit
IN Chicago. Her bank account show
ed no Withdrawals and there was nv
sign Of violence.
Ira Rogers, father-in-law Of the
missing woman, started search few
days after it became known she had
disappeared, but he pledged police 70
secrecy in order not 70 embarras
Mrs. Rogers In case her disappear
ance had logical cause. The case
became public today after friends
had begun to dscuss il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

ISDELIVERED
DEAD In CAR
Two Held in Jail Ex-
plain Head Wounds
AS Being Result of
Animals Kick

EDINBURG, Nov. 17.-Although l..
Il. Russell. 40, of this place probably
was killed 5y the kick Of a mule,
two men still were being held in
Jail here Saturday afternoon while
officers investigate the case further.
Russell. dead and with wounds on
the top Of his head, was delivered in
his car at the home of A. X. Garrett.
his partner in the ownership Of a
Hargill blacksmith shop, about ] a.
m. today by three men who left be-
fore their identity could be estab-
lished.
Russell who lives in Eiinburg.
started home from Hargill, where
the blacksmith shop is located, about
p. m, according to CARROTS report
Of the incident TO the authorities.
About l a. m. Saturday, ne said. a
man drove Russell's car up to the
Hargill shop followed by two other
men in another car. After calling
Garrett out 20 his partners car, the
lone man get in with his friends and
drove away. Garrett said he found
Russell dead in the rear of the car
with two wounds across the side of
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
Nab Dallas Negro
In Kidnapping Of
Dallas Girl, IL

DALLAS. Nov. LPl--Held cap
tive for - minutes by a negro who
had carried her off after knocking
her sister down. Mau tine Thompson,
IA. was returned 10 her parents last
night suffering from minor bruises
but otherwise unharn ed.
Officers today arrested negro
His clothing and shoes were covered
with mud. and a ra n coat, which
the girls said he wa.i wearing. was
found in his room.
The sisters were raturning home
from a grocery store tarly last night
when they we're ATTACHED by the ne
gro. Tresia, 2, was Struck on the
head and dszed for s,veral minutes.
When she recovered The negro had
disappeared with MauIine.
Emergency squads tf officers had
searched the neighbo. hood for al
most an hour when IN ambulance
driver found the girl walking down
an alley toward home. She said the
negro had dragged her into SER
wants house but apparently had been
frightened into releasing her whs--
she screamed and fought off his ad-
vances.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
Seek to Rescue
z Boys, z Girls
Trapped In Snow

LAKEPORT, Calf. Nov. 17-CPD-
A rescue party was organized in the
mountain district north Of here to-
day to assist four University Of Cal
ifornia students. two girls and two
young men. out OF snow-buried
area in wh.ch they have been trap
ped for nearly week.
The whereabouts Of the quartet
whom searching parties had sought
for several days. was made known
last night BY Mrs. Nj. A. Durham
wife of a forest ranger. who mott.
fled searchers that one of the men
had called her by telephone and re-
Yealed their location.
Mrs. Durham said the telephone
message revealed that the four had
been trapped on Mount San Hedrun
several miles distant from her cabin
during a blizzard, and had taken
refuge in a deserted shG~k. Driven
by hunger. one of the men in the
party started for help. and located
the unoccupied ranger cabin, which
contained a service telephone con-
Meeting with Mrs. Durham's home
The rangers wife said the four
were reported TO be "well but hun
CRY" MIR. Durham set out at once
for the deserted cabin.
The students are Miss Anna Rams
perger, 2l, and her twin sister. Min
ma, Of Logan, Utah: Robert ii. kee-
Ter. 2l. of Los Angeles. and John X.
Dempster. 25. of Berkeley. They
left Berkeley last Friday for hiking
trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

rived. the valuations Of the proposed
district, and the cost and feasibil.
ity Of the project.
Would Cost $72O,O0O
According to an estimate BY Tamm
the cost Of the channel md turning
basin from Brazos Santiago pass 10
the end of Fourteenth street, 5 miles
east Of Brownsville, would be APP
proximately S720,000. approximately
100000 cubic yards would be dredg-
ed, and the estimate was based on
a cost of 5 cents per cubic yard,
the same price the Donna irrigation
district is paying for drainage
dredging. The length Of the chan
mel would be approximately ~
miles from deep water in the Gulf
TO the turning basin.
A. l.. Anderson testified that three
borings had been made along the
proposed route, going to a depth Of
lS feet below sea level. and that
the same type Of clay had been
found in each of the borings. He
asserted there was no indication of
quicksand, such as is usually found
in the alluvial lands Of the resaca
sections. He added that never in his
: years experience in the Valley had
he encountered quicksand underlying
Iona Alta clay such as the entire
coastal plain, which the pro -osed
Continued on page sikh
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
PENNSYLVANIA
LASS, l6, HAD
HEADCRUSHED
Had Been Called From
Home After Retiring
For Night, Accord
ing t. Mother

NEWCASTLE, Pa, Nov.
17.-(P)-The body Of En-
ma Alley, 16-year-old school
girl. with the head crushed
and partly submerged in a
small stream was found to-
day by game hunters at AL
born Mill, near here. The
girl left her home last night
when an automobile siren
was sounded outside, ac-
cording to her mother.
The body lay on the bank
of a creek with the head un-
der water. The hunters
summoned Newcastle police
who lifted the girl from the
stream. Near her lay a sack
and a bathing suit. The
ground bore marks of a
struggle.
The mother said her daughter had
retired early last night but dressed
hastily and left the house at 10
o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
CLOUCH HEADS
LEGAL STAFF
Houston Attorney To
Conduct Hidalgo
Contest Case

McALLEN, Nov. 17.-George G..
Clough of Houston. assisted by
Judge Don Bliss Of San Antonio and
T. NJ. SewalI and r. ID. Kinbrough Of
McAllen will conduct the election
contests for the citizens-republica
ticket. was the announcement Fri
day afternoon at Independent head
quarters.
A meeting of tho precinct commit
tee. appointed several days prior 10
the election, was called Friday
morning by u. +. Kirgan, and the
committee members were instructed
to Immediately assemble and turn in
to headquarters all evidence col
lected in connection with alleged
Irregularities in the conduct of the
election. During the afternoon a
large corps Of workers was added TO
regular headquarters staff to assist
in classifying and compiling the
mass Of Affidavits and other evil
dence which will be submitted. The
major part of the evidence consists
of affidavits connected with the vot-
ing Of Texas -Mexicars.
Part of the evidence relates to
the throwing out Of votes which
were classified as mutilated ballots.
The charge is made that in most in
stances the vote was thrown out on
account Of minor errors. and that in
practically all cases the ballot show
cd clearly the intent Of the voter.
Judge Clough. who heads the staff
of ATTORNEYS EXPRESSED himself as
well satisfied with the movement in
augurated in connection with filing
n contest. He was for years general
counsel for the Texas Brewing asso-
citation and has tried many contest
cases during his 50 years Of prac-
tice. He will remain in the county
several days preparing the evidence
10 be submitted and outlining the
work for the proper presentation Of
the contest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
BODY OF WIDOW
IN BURNED AUTO

CONVICTION, La, Nov. 17.-tP)-
The body of Mrs. mabel Talley Park
er 10. was found near here today in
half burned automobile which had
plunged into a ditch.
IL was thought the car. after GO
ing into the ditch, caught on fire
and burned the woman before she
could escape.
Coroner Bulloch said death was
due 70 accidental burning but Dis
trict Attorney Frederichs said Nc
would conduct a further investiga-
tion.
Her husband killed himself three
months ago. No cause for his act
was learned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
STOCK MART
ON RAMPAGE
All Records Broken In
6 Million Share
Deals Friday

NEW YORK, Nov. 17-CPl-A
mighty torrent Of buying and selling
orders again poured into the New
York Stock Exchange today but the
price movement turned irregular as
result of heavy weekend profit
taking. Early gains ~ 81 10 So 4
share were offset nv losses of sim
liar extent, although the main price
tendency was still upward. The
opening was not as wild as that in
yesterdays record-breaking session
Of 6,7l4.i00 shares, but there were
several blocks Of 5000 to $4,000
shares changing hands
Last spring a 100000 share mar
ket was considered first page News
paper story. Every full trading day
this week but ono the market has
gone over 100000 shares. The five
days trading also set new record
for that period Of time Of 27,9lG. 900
shares.
Sales for the last five days follow:
Monday. 5,670.00o.
Tuesday. 5.3s7,400.
Wednesday. 5.426.s00.
Thursday. 4TiT.0O0
Friday. 6.7ii.400.
The strain on the huma-. machine
has led to recurring sentiment for a
holiday for the stock market. similar
90 that which was ordered last spring
in order to allow the bookkeeping
staffs Of brokerage houses 10 catch
up with their work.
Going along with the big exchange,
the curb exchange also set a new rec
ord for the week. yesterdays trading
being 2.l51 500 shares. A few months
ago n ono million share day was con-
sidered unusual.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

! Mercedes district and three Of the
new districts in Cameron county was
represented.
Following a discussion on a report
rendered by W. +. Anderson, San Be
nito engineer employed by the dis
tricts TO make a survey of the water
situation. committee composed Of
five attorneys, Samuel Spears of San
Benito. X. y. Rentfro Of Brownsville,
w. u. Glasscock Of Mercedes, ID. r..
Strickland of Mission and Neal
Brown of Edinburg. was appointed TO
outline a definite policy relative to
future appropriations and 70 report
TO the associated districts.
A second meeting Of the conserva-
tion committee will be held Tues
day. November -. at which time the
Valleys attitude on conservation will
be outlined and plans formulated for
cooperation with the Mexican and
American governments in securing
storage on the Rio Grande.
New Storage Policy
Announcement was made by Chas.
Clark, member of the state water
board that the appropriation for the
Maverick county district at Eagle
Pass was the last that would be made
from the waters Of the Rio Grande
except where storage is provided for
the use of surplus waters. lie an
nounced this policy would apply to
riparian lands, and that the board
had already refused 70 accept the
plans Of new districts iR Cameron
county until they made provisions
for storage of surplus waters.
j. ID. Beck and J. X. Murray, rep
resenting the Maverick county dis
trict, which has secured an appro-
priation for 10000 acres. were pres
ent and stated that promoters Of the
Eagle Pass project desired 70 COOPER
ate with the Valley and that any liti-
cation at this time would react to
the disadvantage OF all concerned.
They offered their aid in securing
conservation Of Rio Grande waters.
F. w. Seabury Of Brownsville.
Samuel Spears OF San Benito and
other speakers also expressed the
view that litigation would prove
harmful TO the irrigation interests
Of the entire Rio Grandc section.
each advocating the PRONUNCIATION Of
definite poilcy by the Nalley inter-
ests which would be the basis for
controlling appropriations and pre-
venting damage TO existing projects
by reason Of appropriations already
granted.
Reports on Water Storage
W. f.. Anderson's report proved
very interesting to the committee. lie
pointed out there has been a short
age Of water the past two years, and
that further shortage would be as
sured by additional appropriations
of the normal flow of the river. Riv-
er records from 1901 to 1918 were
introduced showing that with the
present appropriations there would
have been a shortage in Of the 10
years. Accurate records for later
years on the lower reaches of the
Continued on page five)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
MISS MCCORMICK is
WE'D TO ENGLISHMAN

ALBANY. n. Y. Nov. 17.-(Pl-
Friends of Miss Betty Mccormick,
former cloak model. were surprised
today by an announcement that he
had married John Robert LAWSON
Johnston. well to-dc your English
man. while his father. London
stockbroker. was en- route TO the
United States.
Mr.. Lawson-Johnston's father left
Tor New York upon reading an ar
nouncement in newspapers Of his
sons intended marriage. He eabisd
his son for an explanation. Miss Nc
Corrick said he has been informed
of the marriage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
Peanut Pusher Is
Nearing Halfway

RIO HONDO, Nov. 17.-Bill Will
liams, on a several-stop peanut-push-
ing flight from this city to the out
skirts of Harlingen in payment Of an
election bet. was reported today to be
making good headway and TO be
nearing the halfway point on his IL
mile tour.
Bill reported he was getting a
close view of the country bordering
the highway on his trip and that he
expected to be thoroughly competent
guide over that territory at the COM
rletion Of his journey several days
hence.
He bet AT Smith vrlid wv the next
president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
PASTOR HIT BY AUTO;
IN HOSPITAL, BETTER

HARLINGEN. Nov. 17.-Rev. ". n.
Hudson, pastor of Rio Hondo Com
munity church, is in the Valley Bap-
tist hospital here recovering from
injuries received when he jumped 70
avoid one automobile and was hit BY
another.
His injuries consist principally Of
severe bruises, the hospital author
tiles reported. Miss Villa Woodside
was driver Of the car which hit Rev.
Hudson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
EAGLES P0UNCE ON HOUNDS n TO
PENCIL SWIPER
TAILED BY DICK;
y + x
is IN STICK-UP

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-tPl-Frank
Swarthout, %, came from Detroit
yesterday and one of the first
things he did was TO borrow a pen
Gil from Detective Sergeant Dan
Kenny. With the pencil he wrote:
Dear Sir or Madame; This is 70
inform you that you are being
robbed. Don't holler. and give me
the money"
Still carrying the sergeant's
pencil, Swarthout entered candy
store at Wabash and Lake streets
and presented the note TO the
cashier. producing a revolver TO
show he meant what he wrote.
Sergeant Kenny. who had fol-
lowed, took the gun away from
him.
"You crook" Kenny said. snap
ping on the handcuffs, give me
back my pencil"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
Y alley Districts
To Outline Policy
On Water Permits

SAN BENITO, Nov. IA defi-
mite policy relative to further appro-
priations Of water from the Rio
Grande must be formulated by the
Lower Rio Grande Valley irrigation
interests and an effort made to pre-
vent any litigation over water rights
was the decision Of the water conser-
walton committee Of the Associated
Valley districts at meeting in San
Benito Friday afternoon.
Every irrigation district in the
Valley. with the exception of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
SAY LIQUOR CAUSES SHOOTING

BROWNWOOD. Texas, Nov. IL
tPl-Belief that Clyde Maner. 2i, had
given liquor TO his son caused Mayor
Palmer c. McInnis of Brownwood TO
shoot Maner through the hips when
they met on the highway near here
last Sunday. il was revealed in tes-
timony by Mrs. Maner, wife of the
injured man at an examining trial
yesterday. Mrs. Maner declared that
McInnis. after striking her husband
several times with his fist. drew a
pistol and firedsonce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
BOND BORGER MAYOR

BORGER. Tex. Nov. 17.-(Pl--
Glen A. Pace, mayor Of Berger. has
been released under $4,000 bond aft
or his indictment by a district grand
jury on four counts charging alleg-
cd violations in obtaining poll tax
receipts. Pace the indictments
charged, had Jack Bennett pay for
the poll taxes Of Rush Mcqueen. Sam
r. Gray. s. $. Hinkle and c. III. Kauf-
man in 1927.