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Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
Arizona Engineer
DenOunces Bill
By United Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dee. ~. - An
analysis of the Boulder dam bin
branding that measure as Il "nation-
al mistakc' was presented to the
special state legislature when the
body rcconvencd here today after u
holiday recess.
Thomas Maddox, engineer of the
Arizona Colorado river commission
and author Of the analysis, said that
a meeting Of the commission will be
held within Il few days to frame its
exact findings in regard to Boulder
dam and present them to the lcgisla-
ture for action.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
Public Hangings
Meet DisfavOr
by United Press Leased Wire

MENICO CITY, Dec. 27.-d'ro'
tests against the practice of hang
ing bandits along the roadsidcS
were published toG9y in the news
paper Excelsior.
Readers of the paper said that the
sight of the suspended bodies waS
disgusting to tourists.
The bodies of three road agents,
captured Christmas, are now hang
ing from trees along the Mexico
City-Pucbla highway, 40 miles from
the capital and photographs of the
hodics were printed yesterday in
The newspaper La. PrcnSa.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
Chicago Thugs
Getting Worse
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Dec. 27. George
Wood, travelling salesman, didn't
prctes when a robber took his
watch and SIG while he was put
ting his car in the garage today.
But wi n the robber demanded
Woods pants he put up a real
fight. For two hours Wood and
the robber w1estled on the floor
CT the garage.
Finally the robber got the
pants and Wood, in his under
wear, chased him down an alley.
Tne robber esca.,Ll.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
Plague Added To
Woes OF China

NEW YORK. Dec. Bubonic
plague has been added to the suffer
ings of famine victims in northern
China, according to reports reaching
the American national committee
for China famine relief, here.
Twelve million persons are facing
starvation, the committee said, and
because Of lack of proper food, dis
eases are prevalent.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
SENATOR
PRAISES
MEASURE
Norris Flags Tactics Of
Power Trust In Opposing
Dam Bill. y /
FARMERS sc AR e ID
SolOn Asserts Papers
Used To Warn Them Of
Too Much Land. 81
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dee. Ex-senator
Norris, of Nebraska, long time foe
of the "power trust said today in
a statement on the Boulder dam bill
that this "trust So opposition to
the measure would have left I'M
pcrial valley standing face to face
with ultimate destruction rather
than have government control the
power incidental to the dam con.
strUction.
He declared the compromise reach
ed to obtain passage of the bill was
"not satisfactory" to the "pow-
cr trust This dissatisfaction, he
suggested, arises from the fact that
the power development does no
meet with the power organization 5
ideas.
"Take it all in all, it is a wonder
full piece of legislation-a progress
sive step on the part of the govern
mcnt in the development of one of
the great natural resources of the
country,' he said.
uiH HiHS u lHt tIuo', MI il'
charged that it had tried to fright
en- farmers and farm organizations
on the theory that this project would
develop additional farm land and
thus bring into competition with
other farms the additional products
that would be produced on this new
irrigated land.
Tells of Propa ganda
He charged that 'trust-controll'
ed newspaper" warned Iowa and
Nebraska farmers "that the new
lands opened up to settlement would
compete with the corn. and wheat
product of those states,' whereas
the new land would be suitable for
only tropical and scmi-tropical pro
duets.
Norris added that the "great
trust would rather see one of the
most fertile valleys in our country
bIottcd our of existence and thou
sands of American families made
homeless than have practical de-
monstration of government owner
ship and operation of power facili-
ties. -
The bill he said would have passed
congress several years ago chad 1T
not been for the work of the power
trust -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
Fatal Explosion
Aboard Tender
by United Press Leased Wire

KEY WEST, Fla. Dee, 27.-Onc
man was killed and three others in
.iurcd when the lighthouse tender
PoinScttia caught tire and exploded
1T her berth in the navy yard to-
day.
krist Knutscn, 32, seaman, a ma
tive Of Norway, WAS killed.
Leon Carey and y. Lcsias, sea,
man, and j. l., Brown, colorcd cook,
were injured, none seriously.
The explosion occurred when
Brown struck a match in the galley
to start breakfast. The entire port
side of the craft vas blown away.
1t was believed gasoline had leaked
from tanks during the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
By tinted i'ress Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Dee. -. - The
talking marathon at the list
regiment armory has degenerate
ed into a whispering contest,
All of the contests in Milton
y. Crandall's 5 latest promotion
scheme have begun to feel the
strain of more than &6 hours
continuous talking. They are
making just enough noise to
stay in the contest, the winner
of which will received $1,000.
Loyal T. Lucas, who said he
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
TO FIGHT DIVORCE

REDWOOD CITY, Dee. 27.-Ro-
opening of the marital strife of Wal
Ia Linforth, society girl, and Will
liam S. Threlkcld, stable manager,
,sAppearcd likely here today with an.
announcement by Thrclkcld that he
would seek an appeal from the di-
vorcc granted his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
ny United Press Leased Wire


NEW YORK, Dee. PA ban
dit poisoned the coffee of
night watchman of the Guggcn-
helm laboratory here early to-
day, waited until he died, then
took $50 from a cash drawer and
started searching through the
filing cabinet containing val
liable chemical and medical
formulac.
Surprised by two drivers de-
livcring a truckload of tear gas
from Baltimore, he took them
inside, fellcd them with the
butt of revolver, bound and
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
L. A. TO HAVE FLOATS
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Dec. ~. - City
council today appropriated $3.50 for
decorating floats to be entered in
the January l parade of the Pasa.
dcna Tournament Of Roses.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
Gas Claims
Lives OF Four
By United Press leased Wire

MINNEAPOLIS, Dee. 21.-lIild
ing Borg, his wife, and their one
year old daughter, Joycc, were
found dead in their gas filled apart
mcnt here today.
Three burners op 4 gas range
were open.
In another home Ncna Gray, IL,
was found killed with Illuminating
"aS believed turned ON by herself.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
BULLETIN SAYS
NO CHANGE IN
KINGS HEALTH
Slow Progress Is Being
Made In Return To
Normal.
BY KEITH JONES
UNITED Press Staff Correspondcnt) J

LONDON, Dec. 27.-King George
continued to make slow progress to-
ward recovery today.
An unsigned official statement
was issued at Buckingham Palace
at l2:15 p. IN. saying that there had
been no change in the Kings con.
dition as Indicated in last night 5
bulletin.
The statement was issued after
u long consultation among the
King 5 physicians, who arrived at
the palace at 9:30 Il. III. and remain
ed until after midday.
News from the Palace that only
one bulletin would be issued today
was interpreted as meaning that the
King S progress is at present so slow
that the little change between the
morning and evening bulletins make
two daily statements unnecessary.
The King passed quiet night and
Palace officials told the United
Press that his condition was un-
changed. The bulletin issued at SID
p. IN. yesterday said:
ellis majesty had quiet day.
The slow progress in the general and
local condition is maintained. No
bulletin will be issued until tomor-
row evening.
"'Stanlcy Iicwctt,
.'Hugh Rigby,
"Dawson Of Penn.
Several bulletins recently have
emphasized the slowncss Of the
King progress, but medical circles
pointed out that even these must be
taken as encouraging as long as
ther is no indication that the mon
arch is losing ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
Crowds Cheer Hoover in Peru


through during American
closeup
President Legu Of Peru they rode between the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
B. P. o. E. No. 1926, Elks
hall.
R. A. NJ. No. 100, Masonic
Temple. 8 o clock.
Pythian Sisters, Davis hall,
8 o clock.
Boy Scouts Troop 3, Scout
hut; Troop q, M. Z. social
hall
Imperial theatre, "A Lady of
Chance.
KXO-6-10 o'clock.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Hotel Barbara
Worth.
KNOLL O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27

san BERNARDINO, Calf, Dec.
- Train WrcckcrS weakened the
tracks and caused the dcraimcut of
the Santa Fc Missionary - miles
north of here near Hospcria this
morning.
First Official reports from the
scene of the wreck said all spikes
had been removed for the length Of
one rail and connecting angle iron
was disconnected.
The wrcckcrs' object was m-
known.
Although the entire train left the
rails and four of its cars overturned
only eight persons We're reported
hurt to any serious extent.
Credit for the small number of in
jurcd was given to the engineer, j.
G. Long, who brought his train to Il
stop in II lengths although it was
travelling 60 miles an hour when it
struck the weakened section.
Three slccpcrs and the private
coach of +. j. Mackic, assistant
general manager of the Santa Fc,
went over after they left the rails.
Mrs. +. j. Maclic was among the
4 injured. Her condition was said not
Ito he serious. W. II. Burbagc, Wins
low, Ariz., attorney for the Santa
PIE, was critically injured, it was
said. lie was placed on a train and
rcmovcd to Los Angeles.
The names of the others hurt in
the crash were not reported.
Sheriff Shea of San Bcrnardino
ordered a posse to the scene of the
wreck to attempt to pick up some
Clue to the identity of the wrcckcrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-27
RAILROAD
DISASTER
AVER TED
Engineer OF Santa Fe
Train Credited With
Saving Lives.
SEVERAL IN J URED
Believe DisgruntIed EN-
ployees Sought to Wreck
Train.
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN BERN ARDlNO, Dee. -. -
Spurrcd on by a ! 900 reward of
fer deputy shrriffs and special de
tcctivcs, were making attempts to
pick up the trail of the person or
persons who contributed to the de-
railmcnt Of the Santa fr Missionary
today.
The reward was announced in Los
Angeles by W. X. Ettcr, general
manager of the Santa Fc. Authori-
les still were convinced that Il pct
ty grievance against the railroad led
to the work which endangered ne
lives Of rs eastbound passengers.
That only two persons received in
iurics of amy consequence WAS
credited to the engineer, j. G. Long,
who brought his miIc-a-minutc train
TO a stop in - lengths.
The entire train was dcrailcd and
three cars were overturned rs the
engine struck n piece Of track from
which spikes and angie connections
had been removed near llrsprria, b
miles from here.
san BERNARDINO, Calf. Dec.
II. The possibilities that disgrunt-
led former employees deliberately
wrecked the Missionary train Of tn"
Santa = noar IIisporia this morning
was suggested hy th" sheriff 5 of.
flee here.
OFFICERS pointed ont that the
,rikes and angle connections had
been removed from a rail- length
rf tho track hv experienced raiIroad
men.
1t was said that it was known
+ Mat the private car of NJ. j. Macki",
assistant general manager of the
Santa Fe. was to Joe carried 10y the
Missionary
Mackic's wife ami W. II. Bur
hage, Santa Fc attorney Of WinSIoW,
Ariz.. were the only persons serious
~ injured although seven coaches
l.ft tho track and three overturned.
The shcritf's office said that
work OF removing the spikes and
the angie connections was done SO
clovcrly That NO danger signal re
suited The signal automatically
flashes when track is hrohcn, rail
road cfficialS SAID.
\ posse was sent to the wreck
scene to attempt to picl, up the trail
Of the wrcckcr or Wrcckcrs.
Among those who received minor
injuries were David = Flax, san
Antonio, Texas; Charles Krans,
L'I;,.L.,', y l.. W NeEiSSick
Pomona, calf; .. r. Cavmaugh,
Wmslov. Ariz.; O. j. Peck and Mrs.
Elmer Strohm, both of Los Angeles.
After first aid treatment the en-
tic group continued lhejr journey
east
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-09
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
FERGUS COUNTY HERDS LEAD
OM BWTTERFAT PRODUCTION

butterfat: Bruce Wheeler's mixed herd
was first in the Pondera association with
an average production of 42.3 pounds;
F. E.. Piper's grade Holsteins were first in
the Fergus association with an average
of 40.5 pounds; Ben E. Browns grade
Jerseys were first in the Bitter Root as
ISOLATION: George divers grade and pure
bred Jerseys were first in the Cascade as
ISOLATION: Chas. Ohnesarge's grade
Guernseys and Jerseys led in Missoula
county. and Peter Gravesgaard's pure
bred Jerseys were first in the Lewis and
Clark association.
Among herds of Is TO A COWS, the
purebred and grade Jerseys of P. J. Nc
Hugh of the Lewis and Clark association
were first with an average of 38.3 pounds
Of butterfat; H. r.. Dore's mixed herd led
in Missoula county: Farrell Brothers
grade Holsteins were first in "a
ty; in Fergus county the grade Holstein
herd owned by Carl Wight was first; Jas.
Weber's grade Jerseys led in the Bitter
Root: A. J. Rehberg's grade Guernseys
were first in Yellowstone; Lee Abbott's
mixed herd stood at the top in Pondera,
and L.. F. Thorndyke's grade Holsteins
were first in Cascade.
In the large herd class the Lewistown
dairy was first in Fergus, Fred Dickert &
Som in Lewis and Clark; Ford g. Hollis
ter in the Bitter Root; Emil Parsons in
Cascade; H. w. Reimer In Yellowstone
II Dirk Sol & Son in Missoula. All
leaders in this class were grade or pure
bred Holsteins.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-09
BERNARD,
OLD TIMER, DIES
SETTLED IN FLATHEAD COUNTY
WHEN DEMERSvILLE WAS
METROPOLIS
For Past Is Years Had Been Secretary of
KalispeIl Chamber of Commerce, Served
Several Terms In Legislature and Was
Widely Known Over State

p. N. Bernard, early resident of Flat
head county and secretary OF the Kali
ispell chamber Of for more
than 15 years, died at his home in that
city recently. Mr.. Bernard had been in
poor health for the last two years, and
had twice been at Rochester, Mimi, for
treatment. Lately he had been con-
fined to his bed. Mr.. Bernard had been
active in public life from his arrival
in the Flathead In the days when De-
mersville was still the leading settle
ment In that section.
Mr.. Bernard was born in Ohio in 1855
and in the early SOS went with his par
ents to Iowa where he spent his boyhood
upon a farm. He studied for two years
in Amity college. Iowa, and then went
to the Texas frontier where he was en-
gagged with his brothers on q Southern
Pacific railway contract.
He then moved to Kansas and served
as superintendent of schools OF Hodge
man county, later practicing law. In
1891, before Kalispell came into existence
he located in Montana at the ole towr
of Demersville where he was engaged fol
two years upon the old Inter Lake.
When the town Of Kalispell was started
the newspaper plant was loaded upor
runner and hauled over the snow to
new location In that town where he con-
tinued with the paper for some time and
served as postmaster at Kalispell from
1896 until 1902.
In 1909 he removed to Eureka, where
he took charge Of that towns fight fol
the county seat of the new county OF
Lincoln. He edited the Eureka Journa
and was the county's first representative
In the house of representatives. In 1911
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-09
From Montana state College,


TINE Fergus County Dairy Herd I'M
provement association again led the
i eight organizations OF the state dur
ing the month of June with an average
of 1918 pounds OF butterfat. raising It's
record for May by three-tenths OF a point.
Other honors for the month were we'll
distributed with Lake county having the
highest herd in the small herd class,
Lewis and Clark winning in the medium
sized herd class. Fergus leading in the
large herd class and Cascade coming
through with the highest individual pro-
ducer.
June was a gala month for the Jerseys.
representatives of this breed standing at
the top of the list in the three herd divi-
sions with the exception OF the large
herd class and a grade Jersey owned by
Harold Norris was the high individual
producer with a record of 1874 pounds OF
butterfat.
There were 1891 cows IN 1877 herds
under test in June and of this lumber
397 or nearly IA per cent produced 40 or
more pounds Of butterfat. The average
butterfat production for all cows was q
little over 81 pounds. Fifty-fve Of the
$50 cows in the Fergus County associa-
ton were in the ~40-pound class.
The winning herds for the month were
as follows: In the small herd class,
Michael Jaten's purebred and grade Jer-
seys of the Lake County association were
first with an average of 45.5 pounds OF
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-09

Bacon of the Hansen Packing COM
pany of Butte was accorded = signal
tribute for its excellence the other day
In Chicago, a place where they know
good bacon. The Producer, q maya
zine published at Denver and devoted
to the livestock industry, under the
caption of "Hay-fed Hogs" devotes an
article OF considerable length to the
excellence of the article produced by
the Hansen Packing company. and h
promise 1t carries for the addition of
enormous wealth to the intermOuntain
country, Ii others can follow the lead
ership OF Walter Hansen In the produc-
ton Of similar quality OF meats. The
article Is by James T.. Poole, market
editor OF The Producer, and follows:
Ed Tilden, Of Chicago, a power in
Packingtown early in the present CEN
tury, "kidded" q group Of Denver report
ers at the Brown Palace about that time.
Tilden was dilating on the future OF the
intermountain livestock industry, paint
ing word-pictures of Denver's approach
ing dominance as a packing center, and
incidentally asserting that the hay-fed
hog would make 1t possible. But you
can't fatten a hog On hay" ventured a
Tilden. Don't they make EN- fat on
u - - al io4 " ool hRldlId
better than even Irish grass?"
The story went big. with scare head
lines, whereat Tilden plumed himself on
putting one over on the reporters. The
incident was recalled the other day when
a party, including Walter Hansen-the
Butte. Montana. packer-was lunching at
the Chicago Stock Yard Inn. Jack Hill,
the noted manager of that amous cara
vansary, placed a dish of bacon before
the bunch, with the admonition: Boys
that's Irish bacon-genuinel Cost sc
cents a pound" Hansen tasted a slice
Its good, but we are making better In
Montana" he asserted.
1 recalled Ed Tilden's hay-fed hog. but
Hansen was not to be squelched that
way. Our Montana barley-fed hog
makes the best bacon in the world" he
asserted. Maybe he mixes some hay In
his ration. II so. the combination is
superb pork-making material"
BY way Of making good. Hansen sent
a couple OF slabs of bacon, accompanied
by a ham. The gang again lunched at
the Inn. comparing Montana barley-fed
bacon with the Irish product. Montana
got the verdict Of the assembled gastron-
omists.
Tilden's hay-fed hog joke may be real
lied in the sense that the intermountain
country will produce a porcine race con-
trovertible into superior meat. Tests
show that barley-fed bacon holds It's bulk
in the cooking process and has a flavor
not possessed by the corn-fed article.
Barley and alfalfa make an excellent
pork-production combination. Oscar
Mayer. president Of the national packers
organization, recently asserted that
American orn-fed bacon was handi-
capped in the European market In COM
petition with superior Irish and Danish
product. The intermountain region
could d enormously to It's gross agrari-
an income by producing such meats as
Hansen, of Butte. is now turning out.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-09
WHEAT
Is LOW IN PROTEIN
(From Montana state ColIege)

DECENT reports from early winter
wheat marketing centers to Montana
- State college indicate that premiums
for Montana's high protein wheat again
should be favorable to the grower. At
Kansas City and Wichita tests Of the
early season wheat show a protein con-
tent averaging from 11.6 to 11.9 per cent,
with the more recently arrived grain test
ing a little higher. 1t is expected that
the average for the southwestern winter
wheat crop this year will be around IL
per cent as compared with 1927 per cent
last year. The first 1863 cars of wheat re-
ceived at Omaha in July had a minimum
protein content of 9.04, q maximum Of
1877 and an average OF 11.03, figures
which correspond quite closely to those
of last year at his time. The figures OBJ
tanned are from federal inspection serv-
ices at the southwestern markets.
w. O. Whitcomb, superintendent OF
the grain inspection laboratory at Boze-
man, has summarized reports received to
date and finds that out OF O total Of
5,786 cars of wheat tested at the Kansas
City, Omaha and Wichita markets, 4,216
cars, or TAT per cent, have tested be-
tween 11.25 and 1875 per cent protein.
He points out that since millers require
a wheat blend Of about 12.5 per cent
protein 1t is quite apparent from these
tCRAAJ ASPo1 SAiR hbiC AiBh RAO-
tein spring wheat such as Is grown in
Montana will be needed to make the re-
quired strength flour.
Mr.. Whitcomb also states, however
that these early season reports are out
indications. Developments later In the
season may have their effect upon the
supply Of high protein wheat which in
turn will effect premiums. He explains
that premiums are paid only because
there is a scarcity of protein in wheat
and more high protein wheat is needed
for blending purposes han is available
in the United States. Canals has a large
supply Of this wheat but 1t is checked
from coming into this country by a A.
cent tariff. If the average protein con-
tent of the wheat of this country Is high,
less of h extra high protein wheat will
be needed by the millers. II the supply
of high protein wheat in the northwest
Is great, millers will hav less difficulty
In meeting their needs. In either case
protein premiums will be lower than II
the opposite conditions prevailed.
With the assistance of the Montana
Extension service the state laboratory al
Bozeman is making a pre-harvest check
upon the protein content of wheat ir
the state this year and a report will be
issued at the earliest possible date.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-09

he returned to Kalispell m was made
secretary of the chamber OF commerce,
which position he filled until Ill health
compelled his withdrawal several months
ago.
MI. Bernard represented Flathead coun
ty as a member OF the house of repre-
sentatives in the 18th legislative assem-
bly,, 1917, and the 18th assembly. 1928.
He took a prominent part in promoting
highway construction In this section.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Elsie Ber-
nard, whom he married in June. and a
son, Wallace, OF Seattle.