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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13

touches of civilization by converting
them into soldiers. Col. H. c. Thompson
of Miles City was assigned to the task
Of making the conversion on a small
scale.
The L troop was organized. Colonel
Thompson used up all the military
knowledge he had gained in the Civil
war and in the campaigns against the
Indians Of the northwest. He old them
about the great Lincoln and the train
ing OF the colored troops Of the south
after the civil war. He strained his vocal
organs in trying to instruct them In the
military manual He spoke in the sign
language also to explain that charge
did not mean retreat"
After several months of strenuous la
Dor in the effort to effect a transforma-
ton, Colonel Thompson felt, says Mr.
Wilson, that with the language he had
to use he might not be able to convince
st. Peter he was eligible to entry into
the Pearly Gates and that Judgment day
might find him lacking in those essen
tials that would admit him, and he re.
marked, with an English accent as ht
looked over his raw recruits, those red.
skinned sons of aborigines:
You are an L of a troop"
He dismissed them; they were failures
as soldiers for the republic.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13
SPEED LIMITS
ARE INCREASING
MONTANA AUTO ASSOCIATION FINDS
TENDENCY is TO LET MOTORIST
RAMBLE RIGHT ALONG

Tendencies to increase motor vehicle
speed limits are general and have re-
suited In elimination of per hour ra-
tics in W states and raising of the
permitted pace in IL Others during the
last year, according to the Montana
Automobile association, which has
made a digest of recent speed legisla-
tlon. Connecticut and Michigan have
abandoned their former limits of 80
and 35 miles respectively and have EN-
acted "no-limit" laws.
North Carolina has increased the al
lowable speed from 35 to rs miles PEI
hour and Georgia and Washington have
raised their limits from 80 to 40 miles
Maryland also is in the 40 mile class
having added five miles to the former
bounds.
Five states, Alabama, Idaho, North Da-
kota, Oregon and Pennsylvania increased
speed limits from 80 to 40 miles, while
Indiana, Iowa and Maryland raised from
35 to 40 miles an hour.
Despite the speed increases, there is
tendency to mac more rigid safety leg
islation and to provide s~tricter penalties
for careless or reckless driving" the Au-
tomobile clubs legal department says
'This is particularly true where the no
limit law is In effect.
"The net value of the raised speeds will
be to permit greater volumes on high
ways and to allow for more pleasant
transportation"
Montana's restrictions are not covered
by actual miles per hour" but requires
that no greater speed than is reasonable
under the conditions existing at The
point of operation. Cities and towns b.
ordinance may regulate speed and traffic
within the incorporated limits.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13
$500 PERSONS
SEE ART SHOW
SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBIT AT GREAT
FALLS SETS HIGH MARK FOR
ATTENDANCE

approximately 1900 persons passed
through the palm room of the Hotter
Rainbow during the fOur days OF II
second annual Great Falls art exhibit
to witness what was believed to be n
greatest collection of western paintings
ever assembled, according to an esti-
mate made by j.. III. Reid, chairman OF
the art committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce. Although a complete Imam
cial report OF the exhibit has not been
prepared, 1t is certain that this years
exhibit has surpassed that OF 1877 III
every respect and 1t is likely a surplus
may result after the expenses of stag
ing the exhibit have been met.
That the exhibit indicates a proht is
welcome to the committee, but 1t was
stated that the exhibit is not primarily
a financial venture, out rather an enort
TO create and foster greater interest ana
appreciation of the work OF Montana
artists. In this the committee feels graf
flied because OF the number OF relatively
unknown artists who have been brought
to the front and given encouragement
through the favorable comment their
work has received and the number OF
sales made through the exhibit.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13

cllned. The song was granted. There was
a strain in 1T the words Of which ran
something like: We have met and we
have parted
THE cowboys sat down on a split log
bench on the outside of the saloon with
their faces buried in their hands as they
listened TO the singing. handkerchief
began to appear, evidence of the tender
feelings and the memories of other days"
Mr.. Wilson says that after listening to
the song one of the cowboys remarked
that he had q sweetheart once. and that
with one more drink they all would wa
moose" Inquiring If the lady would &C
cept a money token in appreciation of
their interest and told that she would
not, they raised a small purse of $3.50
which was presented to the nieces of the
singer. Then they departed as mysteri-
ously as they appeared and never were
seen again On the streets of Miles City.
They were the forerunners of that
larger band of cowboys h fol-
lowed within the course of a few years
and became a part of the civilization of
southeastern Montana.
AS the number Of cattle feeding and
finishing on the ranges of eastern Mon
tana increased. in like manner the num-
Der of cattle rustlers made their forays
upon the herds. The menace grew to
such proportions that stockmen began to
lay plans for defense against these raids.
Fort Keogh, headquarters for a large
number of soldiers until late in the
eighties, was supplied with hay, wood
and other supplies needed by the set
tiers. Hay was cut in the bottom lands
and trees were felled in the river courses
and delivered to the fort authorities, the
income from which tended to augment
the rancher's holdings n aid him in
improving his lands. The fort also suf-
fered the loss of horses through the cat
tie rustling and took such re-
venge as could be brought into play
through the United States commission
er's office. 1t was upon the settler and
the small cattle raiser, as well as upon
the larger outfits that the raids of the
rustler fell the most heavily.
The idea of providing protection by
the formation of posses and organiza-
lions of ranchmen and settlers began to
form. The Indians also, essaying to
adopt the white mans manne Of living,
congregated in the vicinity OF the tort
largely for the measure of protection it
afforded and at the same time to take
advantage of the means provided to
learn more of the ways OF civilization.
The organization Of settlers and ranch
men was perfected with little trouble,
The advance of the rustler was met with
a determined effort to rid the country OF
that breed of men. 1t was thought at the
same time that the training of the In
dian would serve the double purpose OF
teaching him to protect himself as q
body and bring him into an ap%preciative
position as a soldier and TO lift him out
of the traditions of his ancestors. The
Indian is a natural fighter. but in his
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13

II IL + Z ehptTllHell
station near the confluence Of the
Tongue river with the Yellowstone, in
the spring and summer Of 1877. the war
ring bands of Indians were gradually
driven back to their reservations. There
were q few wandering bands here and
there that continued their d~epredations,
but they were eventually subdued.
AS the northwest was made safe for
the settler and the incoming immigrant
in the late seventies and early eighties
in southeastern Montana, q new menace
appeared. 1t came in the form OF the
cattle rustlers. many of whom made their
headquarters in the foothills of the
Rockies, particularly the Big Horn, Bear
tooth and Crazy mountains. The cattle
industry was in its infancy in eastern
Montana. 1t gained impetus with the
trailing In from Texas over the old CHS
holm and Bozeman trails of large herds
that were brought up from the south for
feeding and finishing.
The coming of the cowboy to south
eastern Montana q half century ago add
ed a new element to the settler popula-
ton which was to some considerable ex-
tent made up of buffalo hunters. Even
In 1881 cowboys were very scarce, says
Mr.. Wilson, and bedecked in their then
peculiar style Of wearing apparel formed
a strange contrast to the hunter of the
plains.
"One evening in Miles City" says Mr..
Wilson, six husky, bronzed fellows came
into q saloon. 1t was about 8 o'clock
Each wore chaps and spurs and six shoot
ers were hanging in their belts. They
created a sensation and an air Of mys-
terry hung about them as no one knew
from whence they had come. They were
probably connected with some big COW
outfit that had just come in from the
south.
II was In conversation with the pro-
prietor when they entered the saloon.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13

boys. You're kiddin', boss: / haven't
seen a lady for 20 years
you've got none the best of me- said
another. I haven't seen a lady for 25
years
Cheese the racket said the propri-
etor.
THE door leading into the adjoining
room was slightly ajar. The soft notes
of some one humming a tune issued
forth. Turning to me one Of the COW
boys asked, Car you get that lady to
sing a song for us?' I told him / thought
so. He offered ME a drink which l de-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13

The cowboys ordered a round of drinks.
Unaware Of the presence of women in
the adjoining room, the cowboys began
to feel a little hilarious and became
somewhat reckless in the use Of their
language.
There are ladies in the other ROOM
said the proprietor.
"'Ladiesl' exclaimed one Of the cow
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13
(By "MoN TANA LOU" GRILL)

4 MONG the many schemes originated
to improve the lot of the descendants
of the original inhabitants of the
plains OF the northwest. was to make
soldiers of them after the fashion of the
white man. The task proved too arduous
after a number of months of effort and
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13

own style. His military tactics were
vastly different from those employed by
the white man. This fact had been
clearly demonstrated.
1t was IN the late eighties. says Mr..
Wilson, when the aborigines had become
resigned to their fate. The government
had decided to put on the finishing
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-13

was nnally given up.
This attempt, says
Cory W Wilson, the
Sage of Calabar,'
pioneer resident of
southeastern Mon
tana, was made more
than As years ago
following the subju-
cation of the Sioux
and Cheyenne by
t h t indomitable
Indian fighter. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles.
With the anal To-
cation of Fort Keogh
on the site now oc-
cupied by the Unit
ed States livestock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27


riors It looked as if there was no
escape, and we were to be butchered by
the crowd, who were becoming more
aggressive and openly stealing things.
That evening I called meeting OF
the chiefs and told them that would
give each man axes, etc. BY 10 all
the Indians had gone to the forest to
sleep. Their fires were out. and we
were left alone in the middle of our
sand bar We all worked like ants
until midnight, until all our belong
inss we're loaded in our canoes Then
by the light of friendly moon we
slipped off noiselessly down the stream
We kept going steadily for two days
When day broke the white men had
gone end not piece of paper re-
manned. feel sorry for the next ex-
petition that goes to this area
(Copyrisht 1929, by North American News
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27

The miracle of general public acceptance,
all in years time, has come to pass
an acceptance which is keeping nine
factories running at top speed.
Thanks are due to the foresigh of the
electric light and power men of the
nation who have brought electric service
to eighteen million homes. They have
made it possible for General Electric
Refrigerators, in ever-growing numbers.
to aid in reducing the annual seven
hundred million dollar loss i'm food spoil.
age i'm American homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
Red Smoke Haze on Alaskan Coast
Is Believed Due to Volcanic ERUPTION

Surprise that no definite reports Of
an eruption had been received was ex-
pressed by two steamship captains on
their arrival here from the Alaskan
Coast. Capt. j. S. Pitcher of the
Prince of Wales and Capt. Gus Nord
of the Aleutian were certain that the
reddish veil was the result of volcanic
disturbances.
No earth shocks we're reported here
and local inhabitants pointed out the
eruption may have occurred on one of
the manv bleak. uninhabited Islands
off the Western Coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
FAWCETT PARTY
ARRIVES At PARA
Explorers Said to Have Been
Threatened by Hostile
SavageS.

Comdr. George NJ Dyott. British ex-
plorer and aviator. set out last 5prins
disappeared three years aeo IL the Matto
Crosse wilderness of Brazil IN search OF
a forgotten civilization. Followins is me
p r,us BY Comdr Dyoit. other than
brief radio dispatch sent before ne a r,ent
doned his basgaRe and raolo sqo .fotv
in his flight to the Amazon ana saletS'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
BY the Associated Press.

by VHt hSSUCIateu FTeSS.
LOS ANGELES. September 81
Samuel Bolter 81, credited with being
the first actor to play the role of Uncle
Tom in Uncle Toms Cabin has an
swered the cue of death here. Just as he
answered his cues in old-time theaters
in Chicago and Cincinnati more than
half a century ago.
For % years Mr.. and Mrs. Bolter
lived on a quiet street here with their
memories. and entertained old-time
troupers who visited Los Angeles. with
songs and dances that went over big
in bygone days. for Mrs Bolter. too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, September
27-Appearance here of peculiar red
smoke haze has led to the belief that
a nearby volcanic eruption may have
caused the severe earth shocks recorded
in both Eastern and Western United
States last Saturday.
The disturbance was believed to have
centered off the Alaskan Coast. Since
Sunday the sun has had the appear
ance of red ball of fire and the moon
has been nearly obscured by the red
dish haze
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27

complete justification for the fifteen
years of research and experiment which
we're put into the development of this
"years ahead" refrigerator.
Public Preference Has
Been Won
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
PEKING LACKS PEKINGESE
Chang's Army Took All Dogs for
Mascots Before Leaving.

PEKING GA0.-Pekingese dogs are
hard to find in the city from which
they take their name now that the
Northern army has retreated to Man.
churia
Officers and men alike of Marshal
Chang Tso-lin's forces were particularly
fond of pets of this type and gained
possession of as many as possible during
their stay in and around the walled
city. When the soldiers withdrew in
the face of the advancing Southerners
they took all their mascots with them
Joseph Conrad, the novelist. could not
speak English until he was 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
First Actor to Play Uncle Tom Role
In Uncle Tom's Cabin" Dies at 82|

was of the stage. She died more than
year ago.
Sam Bolter, as those who knew him
on the stage cali him, was born in
to manhood and was in the New York
Post Office under President Lincoln,
he went West and joined the old
Mable Norton Co Then he organized
the Bolter Co.. and later was with the
MonteZuma and Draper Cos.
New Zealand has boom in heavy
construction nrniectS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
TURKEY NEEDS TYPISTS.
Abolition of Arabic Alphabet Opens
New Field for Women.

CONSTANTINOPLE Np).-The aboli-
ton of the Arabic alphabet in Turkey
and the adoption of the western A C's
has opened new profession to Turkish
women, stenography.
Arabic writing is very efficient kind
of shorthand in itself, most words being
written without the novels. and no other
form of shorthand has existed in
Turkey. The adoption of Western char
acters. however, necessitates the crea-
ton of Turkish stenographic and the
education of pioneer stenographers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27

TIME General Electric Refrigerator
was first announced just fifteen
months ago. At that time, these
refrigerators were being placed in homes
at the rate Of one day. Now they are
going into American Homes at the inn
pressive rate of one minute, every day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
n Nationwide
Organization Has Been
Created

At the beginning of 1927, fourteen
dealers handled the General Electric Re-
frigerator. Today there are more than
$500. Where only 20 people we're en-
gagged, today there are 1850.
This swift but sound growth is tribute
to the newest product of the Research
Laboratories of General Electrical
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-01-15
Republicans Form Club
 At Gateway City

A pO4 AduCuL I0puDl1Cdn OrSdn1Z- ation was formed in Seward last Sunday with the election of officers and adoption of name, The Seward Republican Club. Leon Urbach was elected president, Mrs. Jennie Paul son, secretary; H. S. Balderston, treasurer; l.. V. Ray, chairman, and Gus Borgan, Elwyn Swetmann, H. Thoday and R. J. McKanna, the ex- ecutive committee of i've
 L. V. Ray, temporary president, presided over the meeting until the election of MT. Urbacb, assisted by temporary secretary Swetmann. A fair attendance was present at the meeting which was held in the fire hall
 Gus Borgan, Harry Lyons, Mrs. Ray, MT. Urbach, Mr. Swetmann, MT. McKanna, as we'll as several others, made short talks on matters concerning the organization; princi- pally the value and necessity of having such club in order to ob- O., and from the national republi- can committed
 It is planned, in the very near future, to hold a big public republi- can rally at which speakers from out-of-town will be on the platform.
 In particular, it was pointed out, the party has been formed at this time for the express purpose of per fecting the party and not to name or select candidates. This will come is functioning with efficiency. Of primary importance, says the Gate way, is the organizing of various towns and communities throughout the territory after which, it is as- sumed, candidates will be present. ed at the divisional or territorial convention.-Ancho' age Times
 KIT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21
SIS, 600 DAMAGES ASKED
FOR ALLEGED INJURIES
Gertrude e. Rucker Sues II. Whit
man wilder-Blames Blow
. by Automobile.

Gertrude e. Rucker. 1870 Kalorama
avenue. has filed suit in the District
Supreme Court to recover $4,000 dam
ages from II. Whitman Wilder. 37le
Jocelyn street, for alleged personal
injuries. She says she was struck by
the defendants automobile at Four
tenth and Corcoran streets April 90,
1925. Attorney James A. O'Shea appears
for the plaintiff
Damages of 10000 are asked in a
suit fled by Lena B. Ball, 825 Decatur
street, against the Washington Rail-
way a. Electric Co. for alleged insult
and humiliation at the hands Of en-
ployes of the company. She says she
was insulted July Q. 1927. by employees
Of the company and elected from a
street car without provocation Attor-
neys O'Shea and Burnett appear for
the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21
LAND ADDED TO AREA
OF AZTEC MEMORIAL
Gift of 1875 Acres Enlarges Grounds
Devoted to Monument Marking
New Mexican Ruins.

The Aztec Ruin National Monument
In northwestern New Mexico has been
enlarged by the addition of 1875 acres of
land. decided as gift to the Govern
ment by the American Museum of Nat
ural History. The Interior Department
today announced acceptance of the
deed of conveyance and the issuance of
proclamation by President Coolidge
adding the area to the monument and
altering the official name to Aztec Ruins
National Monument.
The department said that there is one
major ruin on the new plot about as
large in ground plan as the Aztec Ruin
three smaller ruins Of similar form and
"a unique well preserved circular struc-
ture which promises to be of unusual
interest
Excavations already made indicate
that number Of Older ruins may be
found underneath the SOIL" the depart
ment declared.
This additional land was donated to
| the Government by the American Mu-
scum of Natural History to supplement
q previous gift of the as acres consti-
tuting the original Aztec Ruin National
Monument reserved by presidential proc
/ lamation In 1928
In offering this additional land to the
Government. Prof, Henry Fairfield Os-
/! born. president of the museum said:
1T was from the first the intention of
/ the department of anthropology In this
museum to study In detail this entire
! group of ruins, and 1t is In keeping with
/ this policy that the museum recently
| purchased the plot upon which these
additional ruins stand and which adj
Joins the present national monument to
the east"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21
|s7S SENT TO FIRM
| FOLLOWING Theft
Police Mystified at Return OF
Money Believed Loot From
Filling Station.

Puzzles are not uncommon TO the
Police Department, but the action OF a
conscienee-stricken bandit in mailing
s78 to the Brewer-Snyder Co., Inc,
makers of potato chips, today presented
mystery that calls for profound
thought and much head scratching, in
cidentally making more mysterious the
identity of the robber who broke into
a filling station at 1900 Bladensburg
road on June 16.
The note, inclosing the money, was
unsigned and undated. 1t read:
Enclosed you will find S78 contents
over to the right authority. And your
three men are held blameless for the
same"
As interpreted by Detective G. A.
Berry of the Twelfth precinct, the note
refers to the robbery of the filling sta
ton. The loss there was S88 instead
of $78.
As result of the robbery, Berry ar
rested three men, two of them employees
Of the Brewer-Snyder Co, and the other
an ernploye of the gasoline station. The
latter and one of the former were
eventually released, but Luther Ray
Weakley. % years old, 1928 I street
tsoutheast, was held because his finger
the robbed station. Police say that he
was present when the station was locked
up the night before and saw where
the money was secreted. He was ar
raigned in Police Court and held under
$4,000 for the grand jury.
Weakley has been driving delivery
wagon for the Brewer Snyder Co. for
the past six years, ii Is said and is
still employed there, despite his arrest.
He is out on bond.
Although the note is thought to refer
to the gasoline station robbery. there
is no mention of 1t nor is there any
reference to the identity of the three
"blameless" men mentioned.
Officials of the Brewer-Snyder Co.
turned the note and money over tc
Berry and he in turn took it to police
headquarters for instructions as to the
proper steps to be taken.