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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
CHINESE RAILWAY RESTORED
TO OLD STATUS IS REPORT
Immediate Withdrawal From
Manchurian Border of
Troops Promised

Moscow-The foreign commissarit
Sunday announced that Simanovsku
and Tsai Yun-Shen, plenipotentiaries
OF the soviet union and Mukden gov
ernments, had signed a protocol at
Khabarovski, Siberia, restoring the
status quo ante on the Chinese Eas-
tern railway and Immediately restor-
ing soviet consulates and commercial
organizations in Manchuria and Chi
nese consulates and commercial or
ganizations in the soviet far east.
1t was stated that peace would
follow on the frontiers to be followed
by withdrawal of the troops of both
sides. All persons arrested in con-
nection with the six months dispute
over the railway are to be released
and the Chinese have promised to
disarm white guard Russians and de-
port organizers of these foes of the
communist regime.
Will Confer in Moscow
The announcement said, "full res
toration of the diplomatic relations
between soviet Russia and China are
left open until Russian Chinese
conference to be held in Moscow on
January 25th at which outstanding
questions will be settled
The new Russian general manager
of the railway and his assistant are
leaving for Hardin to assume their
duties in Connection with the Joint
operation of the railway in accord
ance with the terms of thet reaties
of 1924.
The agreement announced Sunday
appeared to have ended practically all
the points in dispute which had led
to almost an open state of war on
the Manchurian borders and which
had led the United States and other
signatory powers to warn both China
and Russia of their obligations under
the Kellogg BRAND pact for renunci-
tion Of war
The trouble began with the Chinese
in raids in Russian consulates in
Manchuria alleged that they found
evidence that railway officials were
using their offices to further COM
munst propaganda. They detained
many Russians and expelled others
from the country.
Both Russia and China massed
armed forces on the borders but the
Marking government was soon pre-
occupied by serious revolts which
broke in central China. Negotia-
tions with the soviet were then left
to the provincial government of Man
churia.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
VOLSTEAD HELPS
FAMILY OF DRY
Law PRISONER
Among Contributors AS
slsting Women and Children
Made Destitute

Andrew }. Volstead, author of the
dry enforcement act and now legal
advlsor at northwest prohibition
headquarters, was revealed Thursday
as one Of the contributors to the S65
fund raised in the federal building in
st. Paul Tuesday for Mrs. August
De feager and her six small children
OF Sauk Rapids.
The fund was raised by Robert V.
Rensch, assistant United States dis
trict attorney after he sent to Wash
lngton a recommendation that Presi-
dent Hoover pardon the husband and
father of the DeYeagers.
Since October Is he has been serv-
ing seven months sentence in the
Stearns county jail for liquor law
violation.
The recommendation followed let
ters from Mrs. DeYeager to the Pres
ident and Attorney General w. D.
Mitchell, in which she offered to serve
the remainder of her husbands SEN
tenoe 50 that he could support the
children.
An Investigation disclosed that the
family had been practically destitute
since DeYeager's conviction. The re-
commendation asked that he be par
doned before Christmas.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
Pete KlSLER PASSES|
TO GREAT BEYOND
Widely Known Sheridan
Pioneer Passes After
Brief Illness

1t is with regret we record the
passing of Peter Kisler, who died at
the Plentywood Memorial Hospital
on December 23rd, the cause being a
ruptured appendix, together with a
complication known as surgical
mumps.
Mr. Kisler and his family were
living on their farm about Is miles
northwest of Medicine Lake. On
December 18th he became violently
i'll, and two neighbors volunteered
to take him to Medicine Lake for
medical attention. After battling
snow drifts they finally arrived at
the Jim Michaels farm, and Mr..
Michales then took the sick man in
his car to Medicine Lake, where DR..
Cloud found that the appendix was
ruptured. He was immediately
rushed to the hospital at Plentywood
and operated on, and for time it
was believed he would recover, but
with complications setting in, he
was not strong enough to combat
the illness and passed away on Mon
day.
The funeral will occur at Plenty
wood on Friday, December 9th, and
will be conducted by Rev. F. M. Jas
per of the Congregational Church
unber the auspices of the Masonic
Lodge, of which the deceased was
a member. The remains are now at
the Fulkerson- Nelson Mortuary.
Peter Kisler was born in Lithua-
MIA, Europe, and was as years a.
the time Of his death. He came to
the United States at the age of Is
years. In 1908 he was united in
marriage with Mathilda Plynn, at
Fort Smith, Arkansas, and shortly
thereafter moved to Sheridan Coun-
ty, taking up homestead six miles
south of Archer. He is survived by
his wife and three children, Victor
20; Sabina, 18; and Melvin, age 8
years. Brothers and sisters residing
in Lithuania and Pennsylvania also
survive him.
The sympathy Of the community is
with the surviving wife and children.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
WEATHER PAST
and PRESENT

Winter has been officially ushered
into existance, but it is just two
months since it arrived in Sheridan
County unofficially. Since then we
have had mighty tough fall weather.
Let US hope that the Chinook that
came with the Equinox on the 23rd
will be an indication of the balance of
the winter, as otherwise It'll going
to take lot more coal that most
people planned on paying for.
However, this winter is repetition
of the one in 1919-20, when we got
hum dinger of snow storm on Oct
ober 22nd, and this snow stayed
with us, with considerable cold wealth
er until December19, when a chinook
came along and removed most of the
snow and we had very mild weather
the balance of the winter.
Many of you will recall the wealth
er prophet that obtained lot of free
advertising this fall, as he foretold
that on December 10Th the earth
would drop out of its usual channel
of travel and would fall away from
the sun about a million miles min
ute and that on the 10th it would be
$50 degrees below zero and every liv-
ing thing would freeze to death.
There were good many uneasy ones
those days before that Chinook ar
rived. One rumor even went so far
as to claim the sun dogs all froze to
death on the morning of December 1S.
another one claimed he had to sink a
shaft forty feet through snow drift
to find his milk COW, and when she
was found she gave ice cream. Some
one claimed bunch of the old court
house gang that were patching it for
awhile froze a bottle of 1S0 proof
alchohol around stick and used it to
knock icicles off the tea kettle spout
while getting dinner.
1t was almost that cold here this
December 10th, and the break did
not come until the 22nd, but let US
hope for mild weather from now on.
Twenty years ago on Christmas
day, the weather was so balmy that a
regular baseball game was played
here between two picked baseball
mines, made up of the local boys and
who came to town that
day to celbrate-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
Cotton Seed Cake Shipped
Here For Stockmen

A car load of cotton-seed cake is
being shipped here for stockmen,
being cooperative order which was
placed through County Agent Fergu-
son. Practically all is spoken for
and should any Of your farmers or
stockmen need supply you should
place your order with the County
Agent who will get another carload
when sufficient orders have been
placed with him.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS

The Masonic Lodge of Plentywood
held it's annual election of officers on
Wednesday evening, December 18th
with the following officers elected:
Jesse Hedges, w. M.
E. F. Krost, S. w.
Axel Romstad, J. w.
VIM Erickson, Treas.
F. w. Crave, Secy.
L. j. Onstad, Retiring w. M.
The installation of these officers
will be held at the Masonic Hall here
on the evening of January 1st, 1880
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
FIRE DESTROYS OUTLOOK
BANK AND KAHLE'S STORE
Monday Evening Blaze De-
stroys Outlook's Only Brick
Block

Monday evening disastrous fire
Of unknown origin destroyed the Sc
curity State Bank and Kahle's Hard
ware store at Outlook, leaving only
the outside brick walls. A very high
wind was blowing from the northwest
at the time, which is. the only reason
the buildings to the north in the same
block were not destoyed. The Out
look fire department was helpless in
face of the fire which had a good
start before being discovered. No
one was in either business place as
everyone had gone home for supper.
and the interior of each place was all
in blaze before being noticed.
Frank Koester, President of the
bank, was called home from Minnea-
polls, stated today that he was MAX
ing arrangements to Immediately re-
open in the old State Bank of Outlook
building which is now used at a post
office. This building is owned by the
Security State Bank and is fully
equipped with fire proof vault.
All valuable papers were saved in
the bank, us everything Of this ma
ture had been stored in the fire proof
vault for the night, but all fixtures
were totally destroyed.
Everything in Kahle's Hardware
Store was destroyed, and it was well
stocked with a large hardware stock
as we'll as goodly supply of articles
for Christmas.
We have not ascertained the
amount Of insurance carried, but we
hope it was we'll protected as this
is heavy loss to the owners. as well
as the town of Outlook who were
justly proud Of the SO foot front brick
building where only part of the brick
walls now remain standing, as
Wednesday evening the front wall
toppled over.
Plans for rebuilding has not been
given out by either of the owners as
we go to print.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
WHITE HOUSE OFFICES
DESTROYED BY FIRE

The most disastrous blaze, ,at the
White House since British burned it
in the war of 1912, destroyed the ex-
ecutive offices of President Hoover
the evening of December oath, but
the life Of President Hoover was not
endangered.
Almost every fire company in the
city Of Washington was called, and it
took scores of firemen more than two
hours to bring the fire under control.
The offices of President Hoover were
charred and wrecked by water, but
the White House proper was not
harmed.
The President and Mrs. Hoover
were entertaining at children's
party when the blaze revealed itself.
Mr.. Hoover and his son immedi-
ately left the table and rushed to
the scene Of the blaze.
Most Of the wing of the White
House was ruined by the fire; only
one room of the structure was not
demolished, an office of one of the
Presidents aides. The Presidents
own office was among the last to
give away before the flames. I'm
portant documents in the Presidents
desk were removed to safety by
George Akerson, one of Hoover's
secretaries, and Allan Hoover, son of
the President, home from Harvard
University for the holidays.
The fire loss was estimated to be
not less than $6O,0OS.0O
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
WE REPLY

In the last weeks issue of the
Producers News, that versatile me-
dunn of spreading rumors through
its ever used alleged, 'rumored'
claimed, understood, and similar
words and phrases, would now have
the people Of Sheridan County be-
lieve the Plentywood Herald is being
edited by L. S. Olson instead Of Jas.
Lowell. They came out with front
page article to the affect that Editor
Lowell had left town bag and bag
gage, turning over the editorship to
l.. s. Olson.
1t is true that Editor Lowell went
home to visit his father and mother
over the Christmas holidays, but did
not leave Sheridan County until on
Friday, December the goth. Editor
Lowell is just a common ordinary
mortal that likes to see his father
and mother once in while, and it
seems strange that when he took
this occasion to visit them, he was
barely out of town before the Pro-
ducers News took left handed slam
at him, and incidentally tried to
throw some rocks through the win
dows of the Herald.
Why did not the Producers News
reporter or editor call up the Herald
office and ascertain the truth in
stead of jumping at some joker's
"frame-up" and passing out this
libelous statement?
To relieve the minds of the many
friends of James Lowell and the
Plentywod Herald, we at this time
take the opportunity to deny the
story as absolutely misleading. Edi-
tor Lowell merely went away for
a visit with his parents at Redwood
Falls, Minnesota, and during his
absence he asked l.. S. Olsen to
write up the news for the Herald
Columns.
Furthermore, we wish to relieve
the anxiety of the readers of the
fTOUuCXIS NEWS dO w Jul 4nA0iA~ AAtA
ability to take care Of our alleged
scanty pay roll. All employees of
the Plentywood Herald get paid in
full every Saturday and we believe
they are perfectly satisfied with the
salaries received. We have yet to
hear of any complaints made by
any of them. When it comes to
criticizing our payroll, people living
in glass houses should not throw
stones, as the rumors about the
News ability to meet their large and
juicy payrolls is now an old and stale
story, oftimes retold by employees
that want to pay their grocery bills,
meal tickets, etc.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26

Poplar--Supr. Charles Eggers, one of
the delegation to go to St. Paul to
meet with Mr.. Jaffreys, superinten-
dent of the 500 line on possibilities
of getting railroad through nor
thern Roosevelt County, says Mr..
Jaffreys promised to send man here
as soon as it is possible to survey
the situation. and his report will
probably form the basis for action by
the railroad.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
A Correction

In the rush of geatting out the
Plentywood Herald last week, in
setting up the Christmas Greetings
advertisement of the Farmers &
Merchants State Bank of Plenty
wood, we inserted the following:
&c PER CENT INTEREST which
should have read "a PER CENT IN
TEREST', and we take this means
of correcting this error. The
Editor is away on his Christmas va
cation and being short handed here
we overlooked having this proof
read.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26
SIX MEN FLEE, ESCAPE
PROOF CHICAGO JAIL

Chicago-Six prisoners at the new
escape proof" Cook county Jail made
a successful break for freedom this
morning after overpowering a guard
and battering their way through
windows on the second floor. Reach
ing the jail yard, they scaled the en-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-26

Warren G. Smith came here Satur-
day from Seattle to visit his family
who has been here visiting the Good
man and F. J. Fishbeck families for
several weeks. Mr.. Smith had only
a ten day vacation and will return
home on Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Richard
Coppock complained to the council
that London children were picking
up" American slang from "talkies"
made Ia the u. s.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13

crate them neatly and wen graded.
Remember that the Europeans buy
by eve.
AT present, 50 per cent OF the
fruit Is sold by street hawks. but we
are selling our grapefruit through
the better grade grocers and deli
catessans- You viii do the same.
Rates
due 70 the very high duty on TIM
ported canned goods. canned grape
fruit win not be successful nc pres
emit although We are working on
lowering the rates now"
During the open discussion that
followed Mr.. Luebben's talk. Matt
Gin or Harlingen informed the meet
Ing that during the past season. a
thousand cases or Valley fruit was
sent TO Liverpool. and, although 1t
had been delayed In transit twice
and was bootleg stuff TO begin with.
It brought the highest price any
grapefruit received that day, jan
uary 9th. Mr.. GIN stated further
that ne was experimenting en- pres
ent, and was going to ship $50 cases
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
TEXAS WOMEN ORGANIZE
FLYING CLUB AT HOUSTON

fly. In case you don't already know.
She who hasn't started her flying
lessons within three months Of join
ing the club, will have her name
ruthlessly Topped off the member
ship list.
The recently organized Woman's
flying Club Of Houston has o dozen
members whose ages actually vary
from eighteen to seventy. Ten OF
them are flying students and hope
to solo and pass their license tests
in the spring. The other two are
private pilots and are plotting W
time for limited commercial licences.
There Is a flying mother. as well as
a flying grandmother among them.
AL the girls, with one exception, are
working and earning the money
which they are spending on flying
lessons.
There is a wide range among them
In the matter OF occupations. Kath-
arine Pollard. the clubs president,
Is connected with the Houston For
UNI or Civics; another OF the mem
bers teaches school. several are pri-
vate secretarying for various types
Of concerns. and one Of them works
in an art and antique shop. One
Of them Is still In college.
The club meets once a week IN q
room set aside by a local hotel. and
over the evening meal the members
discuss their flying plans and listen
% talks by the heads Of different
aviation schools. On Saturday af-
ternoon they meet at the municipal
women pilots take the other men,
berS up for hops. The primary ptlr-
airport and take lessons. and the two
pose Of the club Is To fly and to
learn TO Fly and TO enjoy the fell
lowShip or other filters and fledg-
lings. The membership due are five
dollars q year. A banquet attended
by some two hUrdrcd persons was
held recently by the clIp.
Mrs. Ethel Lovelace, Houston's
first licensed woman pilot and Dor
othy L. Stocker, are the two men,
bers who are already licensed to fly.
ms. Lovelace II the mother OF twc
boys who tease her to take them air.
plane riding instead OF 70 buy them
candy. Her husband is an aviator
and taught her to fly. Because she
wanted TO watch a ~refueling at close
range. Dorothy Stocker slowed away
on the plane which brought supplies
TO the Billion Dollar City" while
1t was competing with the ST. Louis
Robin. She found out oil about the
refueling process. Sometimes the
ships we're only ten feet apart, and
If the gasoline had exploded, she
would not have been here to tell
the tale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13

to Europe un January 18th. IKE said
that he expected I'd lose cn it. but
was going to profit by the experience
and let the Valley know Of his I'll
suits.
Crops Growing
MFR. Arnold on Florida, estimated
that this years crop would he TO-
100000 grapefruit, and that next
year would Nh Tn yield of l5.000,00
Where is 10 going ton" The asked.
Texas and Florida are increasing
their yield Of fruit annually and CAL
ifornia and Porto Rico are at a
standstill. II would be wise for Tex
as and Florida TO work together. and
n wish To state that Florida AN more
than willing to work in conjunction
with Texas and the Valley"
MIR. Luebben will make three other
speeches while In the Valley and IL
Is suggested that all who can possl-
bly, attend to do 50. Mr.. Luebben
viii answer any questions growers or
shippers care 70 ask him about
grapefruit and itS distribution
abroad.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13

Continued from page -
only affect the district champion
ship. it IS a matter for the consid-
Grafton by the district committee,
whether q protest Is made or not"
Breckenridge, the school which
would get the district champion
ship If Brownsville were ruled out.
has declined to protest.
No Hurry
In a telephone conversation, Mr..
Hutto has asked Supt. Gotke TO 60
into the case thoroughly, but to be
In no hurry.
IF after the Ease has been
thresned out Tijerina Is found to be
over 10 years Of age, the sensible
thing to do would be to forfeit the
games in which he took part" Supt.
Gotke says.
Stay In League
-As for being thrown from the
interscholastic league, we hardly
expect that. Forfeiture Of games
in which ~ineligibles participated is
the customary procedure. At the
worst we can only be guilty Of an
honest mistake. Much correspond
ence between US and the interschol-
astic league proves that we have
done everything IN our power to
keep the Brownsville eleven strict
" eligible" Sus.. Gotke stated.
On Nov. z, Supt Gotke went TO
San Antonio on the case Of John
Sylvester. When It was cleared
up, the superintendent asked Prin-
cipal Portwood of Main avenue for
any information that he might have
on Brownsville, In order everything
could be set Alright for once and
for all, or in order to be complete
" threshed out. Mr.. Portwood as
serted that he had nothing and
knew nothing in regard to Browns
vile and that he personally resent
ed the fact that anyone In his
high school would cast vague In
situations upon ether teams. a
zach cannot make a protest, y Is
ID to either the superintendent or
principal Of the protesting school.
Protest Denied
Someone at Main avenue allow
ed information to get out Friday
before the Port Arthur-Browns-
Vile game that the Jackets planned
TO protest.
Our careful efforts throughout
the season In running down rumors
Of ineligibility-the bulk Of cores
pondence between US and various
schools and officials-is evidence
Of our conscientious efforts to keHo
the Eagles strictly above board"
Supt. Gotke said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
FLU GER NJ
Is ISOLATED
Vaccine May Be Developed
To Bring Common Colds
Under Control

CHICAGO. Dec. 13-tP- A 30
year-old scientist, DR.. Isadore s.
Falk OF the DIVERSITY Of Chicago,
has announced the successful isol-
alton Of the germ that aus in
fluenza.
Dr.. Faik. professor Of hygiene and
b~acteriology, began his search for
the influenza germ a year ago and
succeeded IN isolating 1t September
30. During experiments. 1t was
learned, the Is co-workerS, as well
as DR.. Falk himself, were victims
Of the disease.
Hope was expressed that vaccine
or anti-toxin might be developed
that would bring influenza and GER
tain types Of common colds and
bronchitis under control.
The influenza germ, DR.. Falk
said, Is OF the pleomorphic strepto-
coccus type. resembling a string OF
pearls not well matched. The germs
colonize in clumps, rough and
smooth. The rough clumpS are the
more virulent. The smooth ones
produce common colds OF the sore
throat type.
Samples OF the blood and throat
culture OF one Of his assistants,
Miss Ruth A. Kinney, were used
at the start Of the experiments.
These revealed many varieties OF
germs. After continued investiga-
ton suspicion centered upon one,
and experiments were conducted
with 1t. convincing DR.. Falk this
was the germ responsible for the
disease.
The germ, DR.. Falk said, will not
prove fatal in itself. but the dis
ease for which It is responsible
weakens the patient IN many cases
so that he falls victim to other,
6eadlier, germs.
With the isolated germ. DR.. Faik
and his associated conducted ex-
periments on small animals, pro-
ducing In them a disease similar
10 the influenza that attacks hum
an beings.
DR.. Falk was careful to point
against too great hope from the
In research for specifics for some
disease. isolation OF the germ is rs
per cent Of the battle" he said. cit
remains to be seen whether IL Is
true In this fight. Experiments in
quest OF such q specific are now
being carried on"
It IS DR.. Falk's opinion that q
vaccine may be developed which
sprayed in the throat will cure in
fluenda. Development OF anti-toxin
also Is 70 be sought.