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Repaid Sol, OO0I.

paid 800, 900 81 the S185, 900 loan
SO that the oil kings gifts
totaIIed only $3.50, 900, ali in
Government bonds.
Whather the bonds were from
the Continental Trading Company,
Hays said he did not know
More COR Money
Some more light on the RepnbIi-
can National Committees high
financing was furnished by Will
liam Wallace. jr.. of New York,
counsel for William Boyce Thomp-
son, the New York multi-mill ionaire,
who was chairman Of the Republic
can Party's ways and means com.
nittee during the 1920 campaign.
Thompson loaned the committee
81 SO, 900 during the campaign, Wal
lace testified, and later gave the.
scommittee $4,000 toward paying
off the loans Both loans were
made through other people so that
the record would not show Tholnp-
sons connection with them. One
loan of 100000 was made in the
name OF III. =. Dodge, a Thompson
employee. and one Of $4,000 in the
name of Margaret 4. Schulze, his
daughter.
Wallace denied that Thompson
had used Liberty bonds in these
transactions, He said Thompson
severed all connection with Sin
clair Consolidated Oil Company in
1922.
Wallace said the loans were made
in October 1920 and the payments
on January 81, 1921: April 10, 1921,
and January Is. 1922.
Then Hays told how the money
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HAYS Tells.
d D.
OIL fund
By VM. K. HUTC INs0 on
international News ervlss

Harry b Sinclair lessor Of
the Teapot Dome oil field gave
the Republican National Com
mittee $3.50 900 ii Liberty
Bonds II 1923 win + Hays,
ne chairman of the Repsl9s
sn National Commit
fled tod before the Sen q
Public Lands Committee
The Sinclair donation IN
cluded 4 Gift 81 us, 900, md i
loan of 1856 900, said Hays.
Both sums were in Government
bonds.
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Breaks II CaIlsra

Ou us W. UuAsss ~ kAt% EVAAAs~
station he broke camera IN
the hands 81 George xaddinf =
News photographer, and injured
the photographers chin lkad-
ding was At Police Court today 70.
get d warrant for Sherman ar
rest, but upon the suggestion Of
Shernan's attorney George p.
HOrning, jr, he agreed to crop
the case for the present.
win Repay Damages
Horning promised SHADING that
the damage to his camera would be
repaired by the tneater manager.
According to the records at the
Fourteenth precinct station house,
the assault on the policeman occur
red 1T 2s45 this morning and
Sherman was arrested at 40.
Sherman was arrested altar he
n said by police to have attacked
and severely beaten Policeman John
Aaher, of the Fourteenth precinct.
The fight took place in front Of q
dancing bIishnent at 6612 Con-
necticut Ave. NJ. w, and while
Sherman's wife looked on, II Is
claimed.
Badge Torn Off
According to the story told by
the policeman, he saw Sherman,
his wife, and a party of friends
emerge from the building. Sher-
mans wife got in her husbands
ear. it was said, while he assisted
another woman into a taxicab.
( Another male member Of the
party objected to the manner In
which Sherman was handling the
woman and a fight ensued. Maher
then interviewed and Sherman is
alleged to have turned on him.
During the fight that followed,
Maher was kicked in the abdomen,
suffered injuries to the shoulder
and forearm, and had his glasses
broken. He also claims that Sher-
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Examine Body

Detective Joseph HanIon and AZ.
bert Norman, State trooper, ex-.
aFnfned the body Of the suicide In.
4 raOrgue here. From i telephone
description Of the body, Inspector
Arthur Carey declared positively
that II was not that Of Miss.
Bfown's slayer.
Carey revealed that the torch
murderer ID about IS years old and
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weighs approximately $50 pounds.
The man who hanged himself
weighed only 1856 pounds and was
about IS years old.
FayresviIIe is about 20 miles from
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1O1 Ranch to Feature
Wonders, June HIP

With the coming of the Miller Brothers l0 Ranch Rea
Wild West to exhibit at Camp Megs, June IL and II
thrilling incidents showing life lived in the stirring
frontier DAYS will be presented.
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SOCIALIST REELECTED

PARIS, June 6.--Fernand Buisson.
a Socialist, was reelected president
OF the French chamber Of Deputies,
defeating Henri Franklin Bullion.
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? D " | R | OBBY
AIDED SCHOOL
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headquarters to all utility company
managers urging upon them the Inn
portance Of the high school debates.
In View Of the impending vote upon
the swing-J Johnson bill in Congress-.
1T Ii quite probable that you
will not want to appear to be taking
sides and that. therefore. you will
not care to provide any material
for argument" the communications
said 1T Is suggested that you can
advise the inquirers that the Uni.
versity OF Colorado. under whose
auspices the debates are being held,
will gladly provide material opposed
to the Swing Jihnson bill 1ust as
It will provide MARTIAL favoring it,
IL request is made.
The innocent impartIality on the
part Of the university toward the
subject Of debate. Ms portrayed In
this letter. Is shown in 4 different
light In view Of the fact that Hubert
r. Wolfe. the research fellow at the
institution. specializing In public
utilities, had more than half Of his
salary drawn from the power trust
nrOpn gaMda committee.
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HooUer Wins IS Contests, GiDing
Foes ? As Act Of Grace

1.-THE national committee. the opp0si.
tion mas fallen back with uncOmmo0
vigor upon the .'defeatist line q
attack.
Hoover can't be elected against
Smith,. IN the cry of the opposition.
II can be heard IN every hotel lobby
III Kansas City. and probably by the
time the great bulk Of the dele9ates
arrive It viii be In full crescendc,
The effect OF this defeatist TAX
remains to be seen. UnQNestionably
| 1T will have some effect on some
delegates, but how much will not
be apparent until some time next
week when the conventions gcta
kgoing.
A0sing Illinois, however, has already
Had one effect. 1t has inspired q
Vice Presidential boOmIet for Sem
EatAr Charles 81 Deneen Of Illinois,
wlsSse political stock has risen
amazingly since the Illinois primary.
in which he endorsed Mayor Big
Bfll''i Thompson.
Rauid progress was made by the
Republican national COMMITTEES 20
day in plowing through the maze
OF CONTESTS. "A hangover contest
from tine Seventh district Of Georgia
was settled speedily by agreement
between j.. III. Crawford and r. r.
HufstetleE jointly TO occupy the
single seat allotted to the district.
"A faction in South Carolina OPP
posed TO National Committeeman
.sTieless joe ToIbert and reDutedly
! favorable TO Hoover, filed notice OF
contest, but Withdrew II by letter.
This reduced the total Of contests
to SO and insured South Carollnas
III votes to Lowden.
Republicans OF the Third district
of Tennessee settled their differences
today without appeal to the COM
mittee. This left only one contest
| from Tennessee. In the Tenth dis.
trict. where the credentials or
Bob" Church, wealthy negro leader
OF Memphis. were challenged ~
| Jim Quinn, white man. The com
mittee voted the negro into his seat
without q roll cali.
The settlements brought the com.
mittee squarely up to. the most bit.
ter of all the contests-that o.
Texas, which involves rs Hoover
delegates led by r. b. Creager'
Texas national committeeman.
An opposing delegation. URN
structed. but said to be divided
among Lowden and several other
candidates, was led by G. c. Little
ton, brother Of Martin w. Littleton.
the New York lawyer, and Harry
NJ. Wurzbach, the only Republican
Representative from Texas. Wurz-
bach ana Creager are bitter enemies.
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ACCUSED At TER
TAKING POISON

Joseph Hamet, Is, was arrested
shortly before noon today charged
with obtaining. poison under false
pretenses az q result of an alleged
suicide attempt. He was arrested
at Freedman Hospital. Isl
Hamet- drank poison jut after he
had called young woman from
pay telephone in Bernstein's drug
store, at Seventh Street and Florida
Avenue Northwest. police said.
AS the result of an investigation
by Detective Charles s. Mansfield,
of the pharmacist squad, Hamet 10
held at the Eighth precinct. He
was said to have told clerks in. the
store he wanted the poison as an
anticeptic for a cut on his hand.
After the purchase he went to the
phone and called a telephone num-
Der which Is listed to a house in
the 1900 block of Randolph st.
N. W., and which he later told
police was the home of a girl friend.
Witnesses overheard him say,
alright, goodbye forever" after q
brief conversation. Leaving the
telephone, he drank from the bottle
of poison, He was oVerpowered by
the store employees.
At first Hanet gave the name OF
Joseph MatschatBar, which was on
his seamans papers, police say.
He lived in Baltimore and is q
merchant sailor
At Freedman's Hospital. where
he was taken in a passing aut0riio-
bile, he refused for several hours
to give attendants any reason FOR
his act.
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push him into the lead. II was not
until the field was quarter of q
mile from the finish that Felstead
pushed into the lead. He ran gamely
and strongly finished one and one
half lengths ahead Of Flamingo.
There were six lengths between
FIamingo and Black Watch.
Fornkloof, owned by Lady Rich.
ardson. wife Of Sir Lewis Rich
ardson OF south Africa. finished
fourth.
The horses got away from the
start fairly well punched.
At the end OF the first quarter
mile FIaningo was leading closely
followed by Ran1it Singh. At Tat
tenbam corner, Flamingo was still
leading but RanjIt SAngn had drop
ped back. Rounding the corner
FIamingo and Sunny Trace were
nearly even. FeIstead was running
strong at the quarter and the
spectators began TO see that there
was an outsider to be considered.
There was more than one betting
favorite. but keen judges OF horse
flesh picked Lord Derby's Pathway
as the most likely winner. the
odds on Fairway were II to 4.
Two women stable owners this
wear sought the honor Of being the
owner OF a derby winner. Thew
were Mrs. DrummOnd. wife OF Capt.
George Drummond. banker, aud
Lady Richardson, wife Of Sir .ewis
Richardson. of south AfricN
Mrs. DrummOnd enteTes' Cana
SVarily and engaged Steve n. 0khue,
one or the best jockeys on the Brit.
ish turf, to ride the colt. Lady
Richardson entered Fern ClOOf and
retained Alan Cornelias a. jockey.
In accordance with custom, mem.
beers OF the royal family came to
Epson to see the race. The royal
party included King George and
Queen Mary.
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and there Is keen rivalry between
these groups of equestrians and the
Indians as to which are the best
riders.
Both wild horses and wild steers
are used in the contests. Roping
cattle and horses form another
feature,
Once more by way OF contrast the
Miller Brothers trained elephants
are an added feature
Then back to the Wild West
again, the spectator is thrilled by
the daring exhibitions of trick rid
ing by cowboys, cowgirls and In
dams And there Is the village
showing Sioux, Pawnees. Apaches
and other tribes Of Indians in their
aboriginal state. their medicine men
making good or bad medicine" the
lives OF the nearest pale faces de.
pending in the old days upon
whether the medicine" was good
or bad.
There are many other thrilling
features. In addition, there is a
troup of Wild West comedians to
balance the program.
Performances will he given at 2
and at 8 p. m. The doors will
open an hour earlier. On Monday
morning, there will be spectacular
parade through the principal streets
of the city. on show days tickets
will be on sale ~ Liggetts Drug
store, Fourteenth and r Streets
Northwest.
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As an Introductory number only
the performance opens with a color
full pageant of the days in Rome dur
ing the time OF julius Caesar. Then.
striking contrast In time and
events, the b;ood-curdIing war
whoops of a band OF Sioux Indians
are heard mingled with the ylpping
"Ay, Ay, Ay'' of the cowboys, and
Indians and cowboys burst into view,
riding nadly toward the audience.
Among the many outstanding fea.
lures that follow are scenes showing
realistically how the West was
wrested from the mafauding Indians
and outlaws. There are battles be-
tween Indians and cowboys, with the
II. s. Cavalry to the rescue; there is
the scene depicting how mail was
carried by the pnoy express; an
other one showing the dangers OF
travel by stage coach, dangers from
both Indians and outlaws, and there
Is q thrilling scene showing how the
early settlers, travelling in the
covered wagon by plodding oxen, had
to fight their way across the
prairies.
In the days of the huge cattle
ranches bronco busting was a daily
occurrence in the life of every COW.
boy. Now. 1t has become so rare a
thing that 1t may be seen true to life
only with the 101 Ranch Wild West.
Again. by way of contrast. the
Miller Brothers have imported some
famous Russian Cossacks, Mexican
horsen1en and European cavalrymen,
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There appeared to be no stopping
them.
The contests are half over.
Thirty-seven OF them have been
heard and Judged by the national
committee and Hoover has won So
OF them. His managers could. in
fact, have won the other two had
they cared to exert their strength.
but for future organization reasons
they chose to seat two influential
negro leaders from Louisiana.
In comparison with the easy eff
cheney, OF the Hoover organization
the opposition has appeared un-
organized and to q considerable ex-
tent leaderless. At least. there has
been no unity or direction.
Kansas City is undsniably filled
with party captains who do not
want to see Herbert Hoover noml.
mated, next week and more Of them
are arriving on every train. But
there is no organization amons
them, and there il no ccmprehen.
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ENGL AND BARS
HARRY THA|Il
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know he vas merely acting under

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know lie vas merely actins under
instructions. -,
Tham was tllunderstruck Hls
navxaee had been removed from the
inner but was quickly returned to-
the bAxka<e hold.
ssAfflsf i've on board here asked
Tnaw IN petuiant manner.
T4n vas informed that such Was
4l,A caee Thaw then nnuttered
r0fneflifng about Vienna and Paris
40 agked permission TO proceed 70
1870. Officials looked at his pass.
port and refused, saying Il lacked
the proper visa.
Thaws travelling companion. II.
NJ. Pendiet0n, said he would 60 TO-
London ak once and lntercede with
the government.
Not out For Merry Whirl"
s.Thls q certainly great blow
70 me-, Tkaw told Internal ional
News Service. had made plans
Tor 3 quiet, pleasant journey ia
Europe and now 1t Is knocked
awry. could not spend much time
over here anyhow because my
mother Il sick. / did not come.
& over mere 4oE - utSEEy Whit 1NOSAAs
ing OF the kind"
re was asked about ruraor that
he might rernarry Evelyn Nesbit,
the woman who was his wife when
ne shot stanford White and the
foremost role next to Thaw himself
in the notorious murder trial which
Followed IN New York.
Nothing Of that kind IS on my
mind at present replied Thaw.
The refusal on the Britihh atithOr-
tiles to admit Tnaw = taken here
to be-, In q sense, retaliation for tbs
refusal Of the United States n per.
init the entry Of Cotinte-S Gathcart
two years ago.
Because the countess had been
named correspondent IN divorce
action the United States inmigra.
ton authorities refused 10 admit
her on the ground she was guilty
C1 moral kurpttude.
Finally she was allowed 70 enter
Tor q limited firne after bond had
benn posted. She was q guest AZ
tho famous Earl Carroll batI1tun
party Mt CARROTS Broadway Theaser
and shortly afterward sailed for
England.
There have been numerous other
cases wilere the United States
authorities refused 20 nit for.
ei9n residents on the ground they
had been guilty az misconduct oi
one kind n another.
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9 III BATTLES
FIR BUSCH
SLAHERS
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came from his cell ID make the
statement. He wore white shirt,
open 1T the neck. and neatly
creased gray trousers. He smiled
pleasantly during the conversation.
sam Moreno. third Of the trio,
would not leave his cell. He asked
guards to tell the newspaper men
that he WAS. SORRY. but did not
want 70 talk to anybody.
The District jail has never seen
4 triple execution. There has been
but one Iii washington. so far as
II known, and that was under
military auspices. al the Washington
Barracks. when Mrs Sllrratt and
two others were hanged for con.
spring to assassinate President
Lincoln.
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.sive plan for stopping him outside
OF the rather neDu1Ous Sdraft-c Cool.
idge movement sponsored ~ Charles
b. Hilles, 81 New York, and the
somewhat hazy pians for . sigantie
mass meeting OF farmers in a'tented
city here during the convention.
In the case Of these contests, the
members have voted almost In.
variabIy In line with the known senti.
ment of their respective States The
committeeman from anti-HpOver
states. like indiana, Illinois and
Iowa have invariably voted for their
opponents.
Al few have been found on both
sides OF the fence. w. NJ. Butler, the
chairman, Ii one OF these. Massa-
chusetts Ii unInstructed, but II ex-
pected to so for Hoover. with Butler
included. l
In the face OF this superior Hoover
organization and tactics, as revealed
in one instance by seven Hoover
campaign managers obtaining
proxies and voting as members Of
The Washington times., 1928-06-06
PACIFIC FLIERs find GOOD
RUNWAY AND Get ALL READY

lup two small reefs far tc the south.
Then, 1t precisely the halfway
mark. the BIZ E'0lxker will pass
over New Caledonia. largest of the
markers along the course IN case
0f necessity. landing might be
made OH this island.
From New Caledonia To the conti-
nent 0k Australia ID open water
another 100 miles Of I'll
known Is one 81 fierce and sudden
storms IN the period between Dee
cember ana March. During its
flight. however the plane should
encounter no extreme winds. &C.
cording To mariners.
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Atlantic Trio
All Ready
To- Hop
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was refpelied. he repaired q slight
leak in one Of the oil tanks.
Although reticent about their
plans, the tIiers appear brimful Of
confidence In their venture. They
have been planning the flight for
months and have left no stone tIn-
turned to insure its succesafll
termination.
ii Is believed they will follow
the ship lanes across to Europe.
The Friendship Ii equipped with
pontoons 10 that even if Il II
forced down on the ocean. 1t win
BE abIo - keep afIoat for some
time until aid arrives
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eve by a specialist. They returned
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Groskurth and
children attended the double wedding
in Dagmar last Friday evening.
Nels Andersen shipped two car
loads of cattle to the Chicago mar
kets last Thursday.
There will be no classes held In the
school house next Tuesday, Novem-
ber' 9th, because of election day.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. Evenson left
last Friday for Minneapolis, where
they will visit relatives for a few
weeks. They will stop off In Fargo
for few days visit with Lucille
EversOn who is attending schoo
there.
h Robert Nelson, who was patien'
lin the Plentywood hospital for TN
past week, returned Monday. He /!
still suffering from splintered hip
The Waukeia Club met with Mrs
Norman Eidsness on Thursday. Tn
project was felt flowers. Many beau
tiful ones were made by the ladies
Refreshments were served by 'th
hostess at 4:30.
Edgar HOlquist is moving to hi
new home east of Brush Lake.
Tuesday evening the Progreslsv
i. Farmers held rally in the schOC
! house which attracted one of the bis
: gest crowds yet assemble her
. Some 81 5alling in the early evenin
: by candidates On the IndepenGe mt tt
ket, explaining he county polite
, situation was followed Dy music
: AIS Go-G" Frs from Pleltywood
: which To" e!tw. danced until aft
midnight. Baskets of appies we
passed around and very enjoyab
e time was had by all. Mixed in i
! crowd were members of every polit
cal element. The entire affair W
: remarkable for the good will ,ispla
! ed by thos epresent. The talks we
. entirely free from any personal
{ even party coloring and exhibited t
true community spirit in every way
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Crowded out Last week.

Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Swanson are
receiving congratulations on their
new daughter born recently at the
Grenora hospital.
Mrs. Adelbert Chapman was an
overnight guest Thursday at the
home of her niece, Mrs. Bert Guen-
Their.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lobdell and
family left Thursday by car for Mis-
soula where they will locate for the
winter, returning to Sheridan county
to resume springs work.
The Clarence Chapman family, who
have been suffering from an attack
of measles are well on the road to
recovery and the children will soon be
ready to take up their school work
again.
Miss Dagmar Nelson visited last
week with her friend, Mrs. John Muir
ply at the latter's newly established
home near Coalridge.
Mrs. Martha Hill of Plentywood
spent the week end with her daughter
Mrs. Harold Guenther.
Mesdames Ann Ator, Mary Clark
and Margaret Evans, all of Antelope,
made pleasant calls here Sunday.
Clinton Lobdell returned to mis-
home at Missoula Thursday having
spent six weeks here through the
busy threshing season.
Mrs. Laura Hueth, wife of Under
sheriff Hueth was renewing acquaint-
ances around Coalridge last week.
Mrs. Emil Hueth and Mrs. John
Murphy pleasantly entertained the C
l.. f. club at the latter's home or
Thursday. Only a small percentage
of the regular members were present
due to the blustery day we presume
A delicious luncheon was served aft
er which appropriate gifts were pre-
sented to the hostesses by member
of the club.
Mrs. Harold Guenther was the vic
tim of an unfortunate affair Frida.
. morning. She was returning to he
home from Coalridge and in turnin,
o a sharp curve in the road killed tn
: engine of the car which she was driv
q ing. In attempting to crank the ca
with the spark somewhat advance
: the crank flew back fracturing he
! arm. She was Immediately taken t
: the Grenora hospital where the fraC
4 ture was reduced after considerabl
j pain.
{ Math Ottenbreit and daughter Eli
le abeth motored into Grenora Saturda
to take advantage of the big sal
ir bargains offered this week.
st Virgil Guenther left Tuesday
lie car for Harrison, Idaho where he Wi
lg spend the winter with his parent