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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-02-24

Ben Wilson, Doc" E. #. Mooney, "Oil
King" Michael Sweeney, depot" Dennis
O'Brien and Lemons johnson, all in
their obituary columns.
But there is still a healthy army Of
men in Butte who would look at you
curiously If you addressed them by their
christened names. they hear them 50 sell
dom. In many cases the real names have
rarely been heard. Lemons Butte's
pioneer member of the messenger force,
who died recently, breakfast guest Of
Lindbergh, officially was Elmer john
ston. James Ratlidge might be head
lined In vain in the newspapers If a foot
note did not explain that the person re-
ferred to was the irrepressible Colonel
Buckets" Few would connect any men
ton of John Cleveland Jones with the
late Fat jack" the veteran hack driver.
Butte people have distributed this gift
of names through high and low The
denizens of tire underworld do not refer
to Jerry Murphy, chief of police of Suite
as Chief Murphy but as THE Wise To
every crook west of Chicago he is Jerry,
The Wise" Previous to his death City
Detective Jerry Lynch was known as
THE Helper" and Jerry the Wise" and
Jerry the Helper were a team to be
avoided by wrong doors. Detective Joe
Williams is called "Pincus."
Similarly. former District Judge Mich
ael Donlan. who at present enjoys q large
practice In Butte, especially in probate
matters, is still known as Long Dis
lance Mike" This is an implied com
pliment because when Donlan was on the
bench he gave unusually long stretches
where punishment lay in the discretion
Of the court. He made Butte q safe place
in which to live. Columns could be
filled with unusual. humorous and often
uncomfortable appQllatiOns carried by cit
liens in both city and suburbs.
John Norris, retiring superintendent
Of a group Of Butte mines is simply
Long John" John Long, a horserace
authority was Cody" Jack O'Neil,
superintendent on the hill before his
death was to everybody THE Rimmer'
Just as today Daniel Crowley. foreman at
the st. Lawrence mine is "Dineen."
Chick" Dineen runs a grocery store
Titles of Doctor or DOC" and military
titles are bestowed lavishly. Colonel
Colonel Bartlett, General Warren, Major
Curtis, or Captain Sheppard were all
probably officers by courtesy. n we
had as many colonies as Kentucky. Very
few OF the old guard remain.
Those who ever served as Judge In any
capacity always retain the title. Judge
w. L. Lippincott will always be a judge.
Montana will always be rich In ex-judges
and e~x-senators. Butte has Judge Nc
Hatton, Judge Jackson, Judge Lindsay
and Judge Dwyer, who really graced the
district court bench. 1t has as we'll all
the police judges and Justices Of the
peace who have retired from office and
unofficial Judges like Judge Ballard OF
the Metals bank staff. James Francs
Carey, former justice and coroner, usually
| called Judge. la also known as The HiBh
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CBy MRS. NJ. e. PLAssMANN)

WITH the steady decrease in numbers
w OF the American Indians, curiosity
w has been awakened regarding their
religious beliefs. their manne and Gus
toms. Once, aside from names, they
classed as the same from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Now they are seen to differ
radically in character, intelligence and
appearance. The Indians living on the
great plains east of the Rockies are. as q
rule, far superior in all of these quail
ties to those whose habitat was near the
Pacific. These latter were largely fish
eaters. Whether fishing is less likely than
hunting to develop these higher charac-
teristics, l am reluctant to admit. as ]
like to fish, and do not know how to
hunt.
The plains Indians were hunters, their
subsistence being dependent on the
chase. although a few. like the Mandansl
experimental in q simple form OF agri-
culture. They were not vegetarians, how
ever. doing a good deal OF hunting them
selves. and increasing their store Of buff
falo m other meat through an exchange
of corn, melons, etc.
The Mandans were a part of what is
called the Siouan family. which, despite
its fierce, warlike nature. had been driven
north and west, until n branch-the
Assiniboine-was located far up the Mis-
souri,. Their own story OF this mtgra-
ton is that they were for a long time
east OF the Missouri, v%enturing over only
occasionally to hunt Then 1T CHANGED
that some of these hunting parties die
not recross the river. having found an
earthly happy hunting ground"
Driven West BY Chippewas
The chief western factors in forcing
the Dakotas to the Missouri are said to
have been the Chippewas. The ability
of the latter to do this did not arise from
their greater courage, or more warlike
character, but from their being closer as
sociated with the French, who sold them
guns which gave them signal advantage
over tribes who had lone.
1t was not until l801-02. according to
their own story. that the Dakotas
bought guns from the traders. Bows
and arrows were effective weapons used
often in preference to guns in hunting,
but in warfare the case was reversed.
Trappers and traders served as the first
apostles of civilization to these Indians
1t cannot be said that their influence
was everything that could be desired;
yet so anxious were the Dakotas to barter
their furs for what the white men
brought them, that the first trader
amongst them was called by an Indian
name denoting 1.-THE Good Man"
Those Dakotas who acted as pioneers
on the plains--the trans-Missourians
who not only crossed the river, but onc
over stayed there. came to be grouped
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whatever the name of their band, there
being several of them under the common
appellation of Titons. or Tetons. as it
was later to be spelled.
Lewis and Clark met them first t the
mouth OF that river In South Dakota
which the explorers called the Teton.
L1ke the traders, 1t was their object to
remain at peace with the Indians they
encountered. The success of their expe-
dition depended upon this course CT ac-
ton. They were provided with gifts
deemed attractive to the natives, and
these they dispensed in liberal fashion
to the Dakotas, h were not disposed
to be satisfied with the amount they re-
ceived, and demanded more. With dire
threats Of what would be the fate of the
white men If they refused.
The next day after the distribution of
gifts, and the threats. there was a pre-
vailing spirit of amity manifest.
Invited to Feast
The explorers were invited to a
ell. witnessed a dance, and partook OF
dog stew. For two days this entertain
ment continued, yet when the white men
were about to leave, their departure was
opposed. After preparation was made to
resist an attack, long parleys followed
with three chiefs before they were per-
mitted to proceed up the Missouri. This
meeting with the Dakotas occurred in
September of 1904.
We in Montana have our own Teton
river. 1t is not in the land ever claimed
by the Sioux. and 1t is not likely 1T was
named for them. Teton is derived from
"Tintan,' meaning at or on land with
out trees, or prairie" and was eventually
used by Indians as including any Of their
race living On the prairie. Our Teton
river is in the country formerly damned
by the Piegans. who are a tribe of the
Blackfeet nation.
OF the tribes of the Dakotas which
were grouped under the term Tetons,
those most familiar to us were the Min
neconjou. Ogalalla and Huncpapa Tor
Uncpapa, it being spelled in both ways).
There were the most warlike bands that
were later to figure conspicuously in the
battle OF the Little Big Horn.
The story of this battle has been SO
often related that it has become almost
tiresome, and it would seem that moth
ing new regarding 1t could be supplied.
Yet there are a few points that need
clearing up, as some OF the accounts
given of 1T are apparently contradictory.
For instance. q Jesuit missionary who
was adopted into the tribe and spent
much time among them, says that when
Custer and his men swept down upon the
Indian encampment it was empty
through a clever ruse Of Sitting Bull. He
had poles erected throughout the village
on which were hung strips Of gay colored
cloth. The young men were then direct
ed to build fires in order to create a
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MOTHER!
Look at Child's Tongue if Sick,
Cross, Feverish

Look at the tongue. motherl II coat
ed, it is a sure sign that your little
ones stomach, liver and bowels need
cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, ~listless. pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach our
breath bad; has stomach-ache. sore
throat. diarrhoea. full of cold, give a
~teaspoonful Of California Fig Syrup"
and in a few hours all the foul, con-
stipated waste, u~ndigested food and
sour bile gently move out of the little
bowels without gripping, and you have
a we'll, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless, "rruity laxative"
they love Its delicious taste, and 1t al
ways makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle OF
California Fig Syrup" which has d.
rections for babies. children OF all ages
and for ~grown-ups plainly on the bot
tie. Beware Of counterfeits sold here.
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draft that would keep iuttering the rags
hanging from the poles. At a distance
these might easily have been mistaken
for Indians moving about. Meanwhile
warriors were concealed in the hills
awaiting the attack, and the women and
children had been removed to a place Of
safety.
Both Stories May be True
Other accounts are to the effect that
Custer charged into an e-ncampment OF
10000 or 1000. Both stories are UNI
doubtedly true. and not contradictory
as appears on the surface. In order to
understand this it is necessary to know
more of the encampment. This infor-
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nation is given by DR.. Charles E. Nc
Chesney, Of the U. S. army in a report
of the Bureau Of American Ethnology.
DR.. McChesney had the story from Red
Horse, one of those who took part in the
battle. 1t was given In the sign lam
guage accompanied by photographs, one
OF the latter being an accurate map of
the battle ground.
In this gathering Of Indian warriors,
the largest ever known on this continent,
the tribes were not scattered about in
discriminatory, but grouped around the
lodges of their several chieftains. Red
Horse says; 1.-THE lodges Of the Uncpapas
were pitched highest up the river under
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the rule. The pc
culiar condition
has been empha-
sized recently in
I h C n s a |
number of deaths
of old timers in
which the funer-
al notices invari-
ably carried the
S o brig t by
which the de-
ceased was best
known. Within
t h e s t fe W
months the daily
papers have a r
ried the names
of big Mike"
Sullivan, Blind
Mike" d a e y,
Dan IS w e d e "
Mehan, "Kewpie"
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a bluff. The Santee lodges were pitched
next. The Ogalalla lodges were pitched
next. The Brule lodges were pitched
pitched next. The Sans Arcs lodges were
pitched next. The Blackfeet lodges we're
pitched next. (These Blackfeet, as / have
understood, are the Dakota Blackfeet,
and not our northern Indians Of the
same name.-M. E. Pr The Cheyenne
lodges were pitched next A few Arikara
Indians and Two-Kettles we're with the
Sioux, but without lodges"
This was the order of the great en-
campment stretching away along the Lit
tie Big Horn for a distance of four miles.
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(Ry II E. COONEYl

ORIGINALLY Butte City was like one
big family. Every one knew every one
" else and pretty nearly every one had
a nickname. Though 1T has lost some of
it's frontier aspects, 1t is still a land of
10, 1000 nicknames. In most cities the
nickname is the exception. In Butte it is
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
ZEP HEAD URGES
AIR WEATHER
CHARTS

Making the sea safe for aviation
was the keynote Of addresses dsiiv.
cred before the First international
Civil Aeronautics Conference al. the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building, today.
j. c. Hunsaker, vice president OF
the Goodyear-zeppelin Company,
stressed the urgent need for an
ocean weather service, to afford
adequate information to filters con-
templating transoceanic flights:
Transatlantic flying IS now ready
to begin" he told the conferences,
''but it seems folly to delay the
necessary Astrological service until
it's necessity has been brought
home by further and unnecessary
loss of life
Data Insufficient
He expressed the opinion that
"a large number Of brave men
were lost in blind attempts to cross
the Atlantic, and would have de-
layed starting or would have
chosen other courses If provided
with a map Of ocean weather."
The pilot chart data now, fur.
nished monthly by the photographic
Continued on Page S, Column 81
The Washington times., 1928-12-13

From some of the social circles of
Hagerstown many secret journeys
are made to the cabins Of these
doctors" where strange ceremonies
are held. Many weird stories are
told OF their uncanny powers.
Weird Treatments Practiced
1t is still a common practice for
"hexers' to treat babies for go
backs" by the use of a piece of
woolen string or an egg, The
treatment of warts and moles by
black magic also is practiced and
there are many persons who seek
a physician when they become i'll,
who assert that a horses hair
placed in a bottle of water will
turn into a snake.
Smoking with a hickory chunk
for skin eruptions and ivy poisoning
is a common treatment and even
some physicians go so far as to per-
NIT such practices, declaring that
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
INSURANCE
RATES GUT
IN D. Q.

Thousands Of dollars will be
saved home owners and OPP
orators Of large business con-
Germs in the District annually
rs the result Of 4 slash in fire
insurance rates announced
following the annual meeting
Of the Underwriters Associa-
ton Of the District Of CO.
lumbia this afternoon.
Ranging from 33 1.3 per cent III
the rate on brick dwellings to 81 on
church structures, with an addi.
tionaI per cent cut on contents of
the latter every type al business will
be benefited under the reduction.
Dwelling Raae ncwn
In the case OF dwellings, the new
rate Will be 10 cents per 500. as
against Is cents during the last year.
Contents OF such dwellings will now
be insured for is cents per 800 as
against rs cents during the past
year.
The wholesale reduction was
recommended by the board OF gov
ernors Of the Underwriters Associa.
tion following long study of com
ditions in the District and classified
.tion of the different types of struct-
ures and business. The new rates
will be effective January /.
In its recommendation the board
stated:
"The object of the Underwriters
Association, composed entirely OF
Washington men, is the reduction Of
fire waste, and the establishments Of
just and fair rates whereby the cost
OF fire insurance may be equitably
distributed among all classes of
manufacturers, merchants, private
householders and others"
Other Reductions
The board adds that since or.
eanization of the association IA
years ago an intensive study Of the
situation here has h"-'' made and
the cut in rates decided upon.
Other reductions in schedule ef-
fected by the board follow:
opItHhlSr sCHSuutS--Iouliul pCi
centageAaverage reduction IT'S per
cent, contents 17.7.
Garage schedule-building per-
centage reduction, average 1873.
contents, 4.19.
Fire resisting schedule-mercan
tile. 1913; contents, as.
Ordinary schedule-building re.
duction, average, 16 per cent; con-
tents, IA.
Church Notwithstanding per-
centage reduction, average 6.4; con-
tents, 5.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
M[VILSS 8
GROWING
FAST

The familiar story Of how
the Volstead act is houtcd IN
Washington was told to the
Gibson investigating subcom-
mittee of the House today By
Major 3. B. Hesse, superin-
tendent Of police.
The enforcement situation is
getting beyond control Of the
police unless new legislation
is enacted, Major Hesse said,
New difficulties in fighting
bootleggers and "speakeasies
are cropping up daily.
There were eS,142 arrests under
the Vo1atead act In washington in
the last fiscal year. or an increase
OF more than Sc per cent since 924.
This indicates. In Major Hesse'
views, not only improved enforce
ment Of the act but also more gen.
eral violation Of 1t.
Felony Clause Proposed
Under the Sheppard act--which
includes arrests for intoxication,
driving while drunk, and drinking
in public. there were 1s,o5S arrests
in the last fiscal year, also an
oninous increase.
Major Hesse's legislative program
for dealing with the liquor problem
was recounted to the District sub
committee. He wants to make the
sale or possession of liquor q felony,
and to make the msn who buys
liquor as guilty as the man who
sells 1t.
He ALSO wants a more Iibefal
policy with respect TO the issuance
of search warrants, and he thinks
the present paddock law should be
rewritten so that places repeatedly
guilty of violating the liquor law
could be locked up.
1--WE think we have done pretty
WE'LL" said Major Hesse. but 1t Is
lust like a ad-mill. a never-endtng
task. We are badly handicapped
because we have no real enforce.
ment act in the District"
Evidence Hard to Get
Representative Gilbert. of Ken.
lucky, said he had heard many re-
ports that plenty Of liquor could
be obtained within stones throw
of the police court building. Major
HeSse said he had no knowledge Of
these places.
Sergt. o. J. Letterman, head OF
the vice squad, said that many re-
ports came to him of speak
easies" but emphasized the fact
that getting evidence upon which
juries would convict was extremely
difficult.
Representative Gilbert called at
tention to newspaper article tell.
ing of "speakeasies" and suggested
that the writer of the article he
called before-the subcommittee to
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column p
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
KING Has
POISONED
BL ODD
By HARRY B. FLoRY


LONDON, Dec. Is (L.N.S.).
It was officially stated at
Buck ckingham Palace at 8 o clock
this afternoon that King
George was making progress.
An earlier bulletin stated that the
King had had some sleep during the
night, that his pulse was steadyI
and that he was not losing
rrouYid
.sTIie king had some sleep during
the night. The local condition "a
satisfactory. Despite weakness and
considerable tOxefain or bI00d
poia0liiun. His Ma iextyse pulae ~
mains steady and he iS not losing
ground, the buIletim read.
The bulletin was signed hg SIR
Stanley Hewett, Sir Hugh Rigby
and Lord Dawson Of Penn. e was
timed 1Os46 y. m
1T was authpritativeIy learned
that the pl1ysicians are still greatly
concerned over the Kings weak
ness.
The next rs hours may prove the
crucial period Of the three weeks
illness.
II the patients constitution with
stands the effects of the operations
1t IS believed that he win have q
GOOD chance of recovery.
The needle operation, although
ordinarily not particularly serious.
was critical III this instance. due to
the Kings physical exhaustion.
The three physicians who sigEed
the morning bulletin conferred at
the palace an hour and q half
during the morning and returned this
afternoon for another consultation.
The Prince of Wales visited the
ralace to talk with the doctors.
He left at IL o'clock, but returned
early in the afternoon and took
lunch with his mother, Queen Mary.
1t was learned that tine Princes
future plans are uncertain. he
will remain in London Indefinitely,
undertaking no public engagements
in the meantime
The anxiety Of the Prince over
his fathers condition is reflected
in his grave deneanor and the lines
of care in his face. However shs
remains cheerful and attempts to
Continued on Page 2. Column II
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
Surgeon at Emergency
Laid Up By Infection

While working on the reverend
ing stream of suffering humanity
passing through the emergency
operating room OF Emergency Hos
pital, DIR. |. Rutkoski, ambulance
and emergency surgeon. in some
manner contracted blood poisoning
through slight scratch or wound
on the arm.
His condition was reported serious
last night. but today he felt much
better, he told reporters.
DR.. Rutkoski said he was at q
loss to explain how he was scratched
or when. He denied that he had
been bitten by a delirious patient
and explained that the first time
he noticed the trivial scratch was
at the time it became ~ainfully
infected.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
wilkins lies
To SNOW ISLE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1S U.S0.
Cant. Sir Hubert Wilkins, command
ing the Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic ex-
pedition. left Deception Island for
an inspection tour of Snow Island.
This information was received to-
night by the Examiner short-wave
radio station from the radio opera
tor aboard the whaler Hektoria.
Captain wilkins. it Is believed,
will return to his base Saturday.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
GILMORE NEW EQUITY HEAD

NEW YORK, Dec. IS u.N.S.).-
John Emerson, president OF the
Actors EQUITY Association since
1920. resigned yesterday, and
Frank Gilmore, treasurer and execu.
tive secretary. was appointed head
of the association by the Equity
council.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
BOULDER D A NJ
To GET VOTE
TOMORROW
BY EDWARD b. LOCKETT
Boulder Dam was headed towarG

Boulder Dam was headed toward
vote in the Senate today.
A cIoture rule providing no SEN
ator might speak more than once
or longer than Is minutes on the
bill or any amendment creased the
ways. Leaders of both the oppos-
ing and supporting forces made un
qualified predictions of settlement
Of the long controversy before the
Senate adjourns Friday
''The Senate is bound TO make
progress on the bill now" Senator
King CD of Utah, declared. 1T
will bring it to a vote Friday be-
fore adjournment, in my opinion" :"
johnson Pleased
Senator johnson R.l of California.
author of the bill. who fought un-
successfully to get a vote through
the closing hours of the last ses-
sion, also held this view.
At least three hours will be avail
able for debate on the giant drriga-
tion and waterpower project today,
ST it is desired to use them. The
opening three hours of the Senate,
from noon until o'clock, when
eloture becomes effective, will be
used for debate on the Treasury
fAtAu OS loLILCe dppIOpL la llSHS OL'A'
After that Boulder Dam will be
continuously before the Senate until
disposed of. The six hours from
noon until 8 o'clock tomorrow after
noon are regarded as ample time
tn which TO dispose of it.
ClOture unopposed
Senator ] Inns MS face was
Evreathed in smiles when the cloture
rule, introduced by Senator Ken
Hrick CD of Wyoming was passed
No opposition developed from the
opposing Arizona forces. Not pro-
test was raised when it was placed
before the Senate and unanimously
adopted.
The Senate bill gives the Govern.
snent the option of building ard
operating power plant at Boulder
Dam.
As the meas sure passed in the
House. Government construction
and operation was mandatory. Con-
tFoversy over the power question
several times Threatened to throw
the Senate into deadlock of bicker.
ing during debate.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
BANK STATEMENTS.

Washington Clearing House,
$4,872, ,965.22.
New York Clearing House bal
ance. $16O. O.00O. 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, $1.674, ,OOO. 900.
Treasury balance, $4O.72O. .57l 81.
Customs receipts. l7.7OO, ,9O8.2l.