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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-12
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
RUTH. LESTER. secretary finds the
s s9dg 95 hs5 sFmployST ord. HAS2soME
spraWled beneath the airshaft window of
bis pT1vate ontce. He was shot between
one and four Saturday afternoon.
MMANN, detective sergeant, ques-
tons the following suspects: Ruth,
Mrs. BORDEN, Borden's estranged wife
and Eother ei his two children; RITA
DUBOIS. night club dancer, with whom
Borden was infatuated; and JACK HAY
WARD, Ruth's fance, whose Office is
across the narrow airshaft from Bor-
Jacks guilt seems confirmed by the
testimony Of elevator boys, MICKY
MORAN and OTTO PFLUGER, and of
BILL COWAN, Jacks friend, who says
Saturday morning when he saw Borden
struggling with Ruth in the opposite
McMann sends detectives to bring in
mistress, and JAKE BAILEY, his body
guard. Meanwhile he quizzes BENNY
s anserya sGi0ei MINNIE 3Tss Sc1XSsb7 A a md
LEFTY MILLER. seventh floor scrub
new scar in the wall outside Jacks
cement seven flights below convince
McMann Borden fred in self-defense
at his murderer who stood in JACKS
window. Ashes and Minnie's testimony
contralto voice whom Borden feared,
causes Jack to recall MARTHA MAN
MING who called on him about insur-
ance but who was more interested in
Borden's offices across the airshaft.
Ruth goes to Mrs. Borden's early next
morning and asks her If she knows
Martha Manning and is answered with
a haughttly significant negative. Ruth
next calls on Minnie to ask her If she
remembers seeing IN Borden's waste
basket an orchid-tinted envelope which
Borden received in Saturdays mail.
the 1e.'t desk. but Ruth knows McMann has
searched the desk and that no such
Vow GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXV-(Continued)
"I do think you can help me out
Ruth smiled, "but Mr.. Nc
Mann has not arrested Mr.. Hay
Listen, Minnie, and
try hard to remember: when you
we're emptying Mr.. Borden's waste
basket Saturday, did you notice an
orchid or 1avender-I 7lored letter?
It may have been torn up, of course,
but I thought you might have no.
ticed the unusual color"
There! I knoWed I'd forget
something-what with Tommy Nc
Mann Fostering the life out of me
with his fool questions!" Minnie
interrupted, slapping her
fat old thigh with a triumphant
hand.
"I saw the very letter We mean,
child, but not in the waste-basket.
A-reading of it the poor man was,
his face as black as a thunder
cloud, and his fist pounding up and
down on the drawer, as if he wished
it was the poor lady's face he was
poundin', not drawer without
feelin'-"
"Drawer?" Ruth repeated blank
ly. McMann had gone through
every drawer in Borden's desk. Z.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-12

TLEO GILMAN'S carefree laugh
~ rang out. poor Hawkshaw!
You must be terribly hard up for
a suspect if you've picked on mel
No-I'm awfully sorry to disappoint
you, but I haven't seen Handsome
Harry" since Jan. 2. He dropped in
to pay the rent on the apartment
and to break the sad news to me
that all was over between u.s.
Just like that, eh?" McMann
growled. Il suppose you quar-
reled?"
oh" Cleo shrugged and smiled,
"just enough to give the old boy
a good time. 1t would have hurt his
feelings if 1 hadn't pulled the YOU
done-me-wrong' line, but to tell you
the truth, darling. I wasn't at all
sorry-saved me a lot of trouble, for
I was really awfully busy on new
enterprise
Just where were you last Satur-
day. after leaving your apartment at
noon with your haggage?" McMaIan
cut IN irnpstiently
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14

aioas5 winter. s~aowfakes pilng up in great
ifs.. 5 e~svseat cakes ar pork sausage for breakfast.
us acte Is The old oase.bul aer. deriving the chill breath Of
The aa.t Sing Apples and cheatnuts roasting before the
oasa fire ard die weekly paper 10 read while the youngsters
arc playing checkers.
cassainly. those were the good old days. Those of the
older generation VINO were reared on farms remember the
cruel cold d tie early morning, when the pump had to be
tbaued before The stock could BE watered. They don't re-
member tie utter isolation Of farms during the winter
months. except when some o%aterpysng individual started
from lis home with sleigh, md called all the neighbors al
ong dc way 10 help break opea the roads.
The elder ones have forgotten, perhaps wilfully, the
tergors Of disease, That sometimes hit families far removed
from doctors They have forgotten the utter ennui Of doing
nofhine but feed stock o. carry wood for months, and think
onIy 81 The occasional singing school or sleigh ride that serv-
cd lo break Tie monotony.
The Old times and the good old-fashioned winter"
may be a subject for poets aid sentimentahsts but in this
day Of radios, Of telephone connections, Of roads kept open
to auto traffic through civic movements the year round, Of
daily mail deliveries, we cant see SO much advantage in the
GAYS ct y%esteiyear. and We DOM think the residents Of the
country districts would return to the old ways and the old
times, either-The Missoulian.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
EPIDEMIC OF STATISTICS

An ~aEthction Of the times is a stampede to set up organ
nations tor the purpose Of procuring information along &C.
onomlc lines. Mostly this movement has gone under the
name Of research. with departments, bureaus and ''instnut-
6 OF research springing up all over the country. Apparent
Y the word research" has been applied to lust about every
t5iaa not IN a welldefined category. Facts are valuable ar
tcLes Of commerce, and as industrial organization grows
more complex, there are on doubt many additional facts to
be collected. classified and catalogued. Yet the new en-
thusiasm fer research has shown not a little danger Of
spreading itself too thin.
Business men are becoming tired Of replying to cues
llonnaires sent out by many different organizations. New
bureaus are started TO procure data which already gathers
dust n the local library or is duplicated by other organiza-
lions lhe temptation Is to take a running grab at any sub
lect that looks interesting, publish the results of the inquiry
and secure Que credit and glory for the Investigators before
Il IS ee0eTaIy discovered HAT most of the work was un-
nece
ould Pc worse than stupid to discourage fact find
ing q 4 research. But one Of the simplest maxims i, to the
etfe.t that lite knowledge is a dangerous thing. Nor is
anything gained by hundreds Of organizations making unin-
teligent inquiries when a few competent students could
make thorough Investigations Of the subjects.
4 GOOD example can be set for the nation by the census
bureau at Washington when it draws up the list of questions
tor next years enumeration. Each proposed question be-
fore being accepted for census purposes, should be subjected
to the acid test Of absolute necessity.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14

been ousted as foreman by the Frye
outfit which owns large abbatoirs at
Seattle. and other Pacific coast points.
and that Hayward went out to take
his place. Bad feeling resulting
from the transfer of the foremanship
led to an alteration during which
Cannon drew his gun and killed Hay
ward, emptying the six shells in his
gun into Hayward.
Hayward had been in the employ
OF the Frye outfit for some time as a
sort of special deputy running down
border rustling. A number of steal
ing cases have been heard in court
lately involving Frye cattle and Con-
stable Reed of the mounted police at
Cardston has given evidence at
Browning in a least one case recently
n which a horse which was stolen in
Montana had been run across the line
nto Alberta.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
VALLEY PIONEER LOSES
LIFE WHEN HOME BURNS

Chinook.-M. 0. Murphy, a pionee,
rancher of the Milk River valley
who was a victim of his home fire
January 81, was buried at Harlem
the funeral being held from the
United Brothern church and the Rev.
LaFavre officiating. An inquest was
held shortly after the fire.
Because debris from the falling
room partly covered the aged mans
body, his remains were not complete
" burned by the blaze which destroy
ed the shack. No help could be given
him because of the bitter cold a bad
storm and because the fire had gained
such Roadway when first seen. Indi-
cations showed he had left the shack
but returned through the flames to
get something, being caught when the
roof fell.
Mr. Murphy was 50 years old. In
1850 he was employed by the govern
hleht as a fireman on a Missouri
river boat and in 1867, when but II
years old, he went by boat to Vir-
ginia City, by way of Fort Benton.
He later came to Rocky Ford and
thence to Fort Assinniboine.
For a time, Mr.. Murphy was at
Chinook and he went from here to
Harlem in 1891, where he took up a
homestead in the Milk River Valley
IN which he had since lived He was
unmarried and the locations of rela-
lives are not known. The late John
Murphy of Helena was a brother
and Mrs. McKayle, once of Great
was a siSter.-Opinion.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
CAL WILLIAMS, OLD-TIME
COWBOY CALLED TO REWARD

Culbertson-Calvin Williams. 7(
years old, widely known throughout
this section and one of the real old
timers of Montana died at Wolf Point
last Friday, January 25th. Funeral
services were held last Saturday and
he was buried in the Wolf Point
cemetery.
CAL as he was known, was a
typical character of the by-gone open
range days that flourished when he
drove cattle in the early days from
Texas, the state of his birth, to the
Dominion of Canada.
Always open-hearted and a friend
everyone, Cal will be missed by a
circle of friends.-Searchlight.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14

CAR WRECKED IN 20-FOOT FALL
FROM BRIDGE. DRIVER UNHURT

Poplar Sam Ross, we'll known
hide and junk buyer of Minot, es-
capped death by a miraculously mar
row margin Friday forenoon when
his car went off the high Poplar
River bridge west of town, landing
bottom up on the ice about 20 feet
below.
Although the body Of the car, a
practically new Chrysler sedan, was
smashed and nearly flattened out,
Mr.. Ross was thrown clear. The
steering wheel was in such shape
that it would have injured him Sc
verely and perhaps crushed him had
ne retained his position back of it.
The back of the front seat was
broken off and forced down to a
level with the seat. After viewing
the wreck no one could understand
how he escaped, but his injuries
were so slight that he was able to
eXtrlcate himself and return to town
and that afternoon was doing bust
ness about the city as usual.
The wrecked car was hauled to
Wllllston by Anton Peterson's truck
that afternoon.
The accident, Mr.. Ross says, was
caused by the absence of several
on the driveway across the
bridge floor, the planks having been
sawed out because Of their worn
condition. Mr.. Ross's car was thrown
.nomentarily out Of his control when
t struck the spot where the planks
we're missing and before he could
top it, had broken thru the lighter
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
FORT BUFORD WILL
BECOME STATE PARK

Williston-An Associated Press re-
port from Bismarck that
two new parks, Fort Buford and
Fort Dilts, will be dedicated next
July.
Fort Dilts, about 7 miles east of
Marmarth, marks the spot where in
1865 a train of so covered wagons
held the Sioux Indians at bay for 16
days until troops arrived from Fort
Rice to rescue them.
Fort Buford, established in 1866
and abandoned in 1899, marks the
burial ground of many pioneers of
trading post days. Many of the bo-
dies buried here have since been re-
moved to the national cemetery for
pioneer soldiers at Crow Agency.
Montana, near the site of the battle
of the Little Big Horn, Clusters last
stand.-Herald.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
DEATH COMES TO AID
yENTURER AT WOLF POINT

Wolf Point, Feb. Jack Bishop,
about so, died at the county farm of
pulmonary tuberculosis. He had
been a resident of Wolf Point about
10 years. The body was shipped to
Hortan, Kan, for burial beside his
parents.
Bishop was a quiet man, who loved
adventure, and in the early part of
his life, according to stories he told
friends, he saw much of it. New
countries and boom towns appealed
to him and in his business of cook
and waiter he was always sure of
work. He was. in the Klondike when
the gold rush was on and at one
time said he had a fortune. He was
one of the first men into the room
in which was staged the big fight
celebrated in Rex Beach's Spoilers"
and he knew Cherry Mellotte, a char
acter of the same book. Tex Richard
was another acquaintance of his.
He came to Wolf Point when this
town was a made a division point and
here he stayed until he died, follow
ing his trade of water until illness
him to stop. He never mar
led.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
EX-FOREMAN BUMPS
OFF SUCCESSOR

Lethbridge, Alta, Feb. 4-Ralnb
hayward, foreman of the Frye Cattle
Company on the blackfoot reserve in
Montana, just across the border from
Cardston, was instantly killed Sunday
when six bullets from the pun of
Ralph Cannon, one time foreman of
the ranch, who Haywood had super
seeded, crashed through his body.
Cannon, following the shooting.
heid the cowpunchers on the ranch at
bay with his gun for more than an
hour, then turned the Weapon on him
sell and put a bullet through his
brain.
The cowhands said Cannon had
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
COUPLE NEAR SIDNEY
LOSE ALL IN FIRE

Sidney-All of the household goods
and personal effects of Mir. and Mrs.
Harry Moran. residing seger. miles
south OF here. We're destroy ed in a
fire that took their home last Satur-
day morning. The Morans were in
Sidney At the time the fire occurred
and We're not aware OF their loss un-
til notified by their neighbars when
nearly home. The fire was seen by
neighbors shortly after it had started
but had gained too great a start to
permit s%alvaging any part of the
building or personal effects.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
Northeastern Montana


railing on the south side of the
bridge. at the west end, dropping
from there to the ice below.
Mr.. Ross has placed the matter in
the hands of Atty. w. S. Rose and
expects to take legal action against
those responsible for the upkeep of
the bridge, maintaining that some
means should have been taken of
warning motorists that it was under
going repairs. Standard.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
WOLF POINT CUTS WATER
RATE: PLAN TREE PLANTING

Wolf Point.-The city council has
decided to lower water rates from
= for the first 5000 gallons and 40
cents a 1000 gallons thereafter, to
SIPS for the first 5000 gallons and
10 cents for each 1000 gallons there
after. During the past year the
revenue from the water department
amounted to $1,000 and a surplus
accumulated.
From this $4,000 was transferred
to the park fund. Among other
things 100 Chinese elm trees will
be planted this spring. O. T. Stennes
mayor, has urged the commercial
club to support a tree planting
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
WILLISTON GOLFERS
CLUB INCORPORATED

Williston-Steps are being taken at
present to incorporate the Williston
Golf and Country Club with a capital
stock of $4,000. The club has pur-
chased a 150-acre strip of land which
will be made over into an 18-hole
course. The membership for the
present will be limited to fifty.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
CHEF DOES DISAPPEARING
ACT AT BAINVILLE

Bainville-E. J. F~inucane, chef and
restaurant man extraordinary, thea
trical star and magician, who for the
past year or better has conducted
eating houses in this city, brought
his magical skill into play the first
of the week and pulled the disap-
pearing act. The trick was so cleverly
manipulated that most of the bust
ness houses about town, as we'll as
the help employed by him, are hold
ing the sack for various amounts and
are anxiously awaiting his reap
pearance but are entertaining but
slight hopes that he will. According
to those who claim to know this is
not the first time that he has pulled
similar stunts and his creditors are
now fully convinced of his ability as
a black art artist.-Tribune.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH TO
BE BUILT AT GLENTANA

Glentana.-The Altar society has
raised almost $1,400 during the year
by plays, bazaars and card parties.
1t will start building a new church
in the spring. Card parties are held
every two weeks on Wednesday
nights.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14

The Scobey young woman who is reported u h..
town paper as the fortunate winner of the u free oreas-
ings Offered by a service station, may be going in for eban-
mel swimming. :" ~ 0""f
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14

A Minneapolis man whose cigaret lighter wouldr
there is justice in the world after all. ""'
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-02-14

Come to the Firemen's Ball, Feb. %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-04

same power as members Of the League
had conferred on their agent, namely
the Council or Assembly. In this respect
there seems to me an equality Of right.
But the nations refused to give the abb
solute veto power to the United States
upon requests for advisory opinions
They were apprehensive this power
with the valuable work of the League in
connection with advisory opinions.
Many nations belonging to both Court
and League felt this would be a danger
GUS power to give any nation. A solu-
ton was sought by Mr.. Root whereby
all the rights and interests of the
United States could be fully protected
a-.d other nations be relieved Of any ap-
prehension Of danger in giving the
United States veto power in connection
with advisory opinions.
Solution Presented.
The so-called Root formula presents
as solution Of this question the fol-
lowing:
with a view to insuring that the
Court shall not, without the consent Of
the United States, entertain any re-
quest for an advisory opinion touching
any dispute or question in which the
United States has or claims an interest.
the secretary-general of the League of
Nations shall, through any channel
designated for that purpose by the
United States, inform the United States
Of any proposal before the Council or
the Assembly Of the League for OBJ
tanning an advisory opinion from the
Court, and thereupon, II desired, an ex-
change Of views as to whether an in
terest of the United States is affected
shall proceed with all convenient speed
between the Council or Assembly Of the
League and the United States.
whenever a request for an advisory
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opinion comes to the Court, the regis
trar shall notify the United States
thereof, among other states mentioned
in the now existing Article 70 Of the
Rules of Court, stating reasonable
time-limit fixed by the President with
in which written statement by the
United States concerning the request
will be received. II for any reason no
SUFFICIENT opportunity for an exchange
Of views upon such request should have
been afforded and the United States
advises the Court that the question
upon which the opinion Of the Court is
asked is one that affects the interests
OF the United States, proceedings shall
be stayed for a period sufficient to en-
able such an exchange Of views be-
tween the Council or the Assembly and
the United States to take place,
Withdrawal Automatic.
IF after the exchange Of views pro-
article 1t shall appear that no agree
ment can be reached and the United
States is not prepared to forego its OBJ
lection. the exercise of the powers Of
withdrawal provided for in article 8
hereof will follow naturally without
any imputation of unfriendliness or I'M
willingness to cooperate generally for
peace and good will"
An analysis of the Root formula shows
that 1t provides:
First-That the United States shall
be. notified of any proposal before the
Council or Assembly for obtaining an
advisory opinion from the Court.
Second-That there shall be an ex-
change of notes between the Council or
Assembly and the United States as to
whether 1t has an interest in the pro-
posed advisory opinion.
Third-That whenever a request for
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OF the Council or Assembly. II the
court should decide 1t requires a unani-
nous vote the veto Of the United States
would be effective, since the Root
formula provides:
There shall be attributed to an OBJ
lection Of the United States the same
force and effect as attaches to vote
against asking for the opinion given
by Q member OF the League of Nations
in the Council or in the Assembly,"
Thus the Root formula gives the
United States equality In this respect
to that possessed by members of the
League, whether the court decides it
requires majority or a unanimous vote
Of the Council or Assembly But res
ervation 5 was intended to protect the
United States, even If the court should
decide that q majority of the Council
or Assembly could request an advisory
opinion.
States Consent Needed.
Under the statute of the World Court,
in order for 1t to obtain Jurisdiction and
render Judgment, 1t must have the con-
sent OF the states that are litigants. No
state can be hailed before the court
without its consent given either volun-
tarily or by the acceptance of the courts
compulsory Jurisdiction. In either case
the consent Of the state must be OBJ
tanned. The same principle should ap-
pl to advisory opinions. All members
Of the League that have adopted the
Covenant of the League consented that
the Council or Assembly could act as
their agents in requesting an advisory
opinion. The Council or Assembly as
agents created by nations that are men,
bers OF the League could ask or refuse
TO ask for an advisory opinion. All that
reservation 5 gives to the United
States is that the United States as prin-
cipal acting for itself should have the
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ment can possibly accrue to the United
States by adhering to the court under
the Root formula.
Necessary for Protection.
I do not believe an advisory opin-
ion will ever be rendered by the
court over the protest of the United
States. I believe the nth reserya-
ton is necessary for the proper pro-
lection Of the United States and when
it is ignored by the court it is time for
the United States to exercise its right
OF withdrawal. It would not do for the
United States to continue member of
the court and have an advisory opinion
rendered without its consent and not
abide by the opinion. The Root formula
relieves the United States from such
embarrassment. I believe it will be ef-
fective and make operative the fifth
reservation, but If it develops that it
does not, the United States can and
should promptly withdraw from the
court.
can see no danger that can come
to the United States by adhering to
the court under the Root formula. /
believe the United States should join
the World Court, as it is the only Or
ganized court for the settlement of
international differences. The decisions
and work of the court have been of
such high character as to command the
respect of all, and 1t has become most
potential factor for world peace. The
Kellogg pact outlawing war makes a
World Court indispensable for us and
other nations to hear and settle inter-
national disputes which will inevitably
arise. Without such a court, the
Kellogg peace pact will become a fall
ure, and practically all disarmament
and peace conferences futile.