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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
Bogota Carnival Opens.
By Gable to The Star.

By Gable to The Star.
BOGOTA, Colombia. July 1.-THE
annual carnival got under way here
yesterday, with parade by university
students bearing the flags Of Colombia,
Spain and all Latin American coun-
tries. Maria Teresa Roldan was crown
ed students queen of the carnival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
Mrs. Money Seeks Divorce.

Elizabeth v. Money. Embassy Apart
ments, has filed suit for an absolute
divorce from James M. Money, 1918
Fourteenth street. They we're married
September 4. 1926, at Baltimore. The
wife charges cruelty and misconduct
She is represented by Attorneys Frank
J. Kelly and Cornelius H. Doherty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
$1,000 BILL CAUSES
D. c. MANS ARREST
+. A. Crawford Flashes Large
Bill in Night Club, Police
Raid Apartment.
ipecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 12-"Flashing
a ST 900 bill in night club. especially
st. Louis night club. attracts too
much attention. You can bet I won't
do it again when get out of this mess. -
The speaker, prisoner at police
headquarters, was a middle-aged man,
who says he is Frederick Arthur Craw-
ford Washington, D. c., real estate
operator worth $250,000, including the
81 600 bill.
I'm on years vacation and have
to carry lot of money with me-" the
prisoner continued. Besides. like to
take in night clubs and have a drink
or two. and that costs money.
Last night 1 was in a party at a
West End club and paid the bill out
of roll with a $1,000 bill on the out
side. After 1 left. understand rookie
cop dropped in the place and somebody
told him: You should have seen the
guy with a roll of forty or fifty
grand The rookie made a report
and IL detectives came to my apart
ments last midnight and pinched us"
Two Arrested in Apartment.
Arrested with Crawford at the Guild
Hall Apartments were a man who said
he was John Dade of Washington and
a woman who said she was Dade's 90
year-old wife.
The police seized in the apartments
Crawfords roll of S1,950-one 81 900
bill, two 500 bills and Is $50 bills
Dade's $50, two pearl necklaces which
Crawford said had been appraised at
$4,000, two diamond rings, worn by
the men, and valued by them at $4,000,
O. watch and chain, six womens gold
rings, two scarf pins and a revolver.
An expensive roadster, parked outside
the apartment building. also was held.
letter in the apartment interested
the raiders. II hope you pull a good
deal soon," it read. It was signed
Harry and postmarked from Lans-
downe, Md.
Made Fortune in Real Estate.
Crawford related that he accumulated
fortune dealing in Washington real
estate since 1920, prior to which he had
worked for the Government for is
years. Last January he started years
vacation, taking the Dades with him.
To occupy his time, aside from night
clubs, he traded in jewelry, he added,
thus acquiring the articles seized here.
"Everything's been strictly legitimate, %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
ARGENTINE STRIKE GROWS
Fear Labor Troubles Will Spread
From Rosario.

ROSARIO, Argentina, July II LP).-
Labor troubles which have been ex-
istent here for some time have culni-
mated in a general strike. The move
ment so far, has been tranquil, but it
was feared it would spread to neighbor-
ing ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
WILL TAKE VACATION.
Chief Justice Mccoy to Leave tt

Chief Justice Mccoy to Leave To-
day for Home in Maine.
Chief Justice Walter I. Mccoy today
completed his vacation" term on the
bench of the District Supreme Court
and will be succeeded Monday by
Justice Jennings Bailey, who will pre-
side in all the branches of the court
until July 26. Chief Justice Mccoy will
leave Washington late this afternoon
for his Summer home, at Haven. Me,
where he is expected to stay until the
opening of the Fall term of court
october /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
Heat Kills 510-Pound Cab Driver

NEW YORK, July IL Lp).-Among heat
casualties is David Katz of Brooklyn,
510-pound taxi driver The weather
forced him to abandon his specially
constructed cab. He was found dead
in he'd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12

According to recent investigation,
the most dangerous times Of the day in
London streets are o'clock in the
afternoon, o'clock at night and IL
o'clock In the morning and at night,
-. i-r ,,Sing the worst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
FUTURE.

The Third Baptist Sunday school will
have a picnic at the Suburban Garden
tomorrow at 10 o'colck. The children
are to meet at the church, Fifth and @
streets, at this hour John R. Baker,
superintendent, will be in charge of the
affair.
Card party and supper will be given
by the auxiliary home board OF the
Warren G. Harding Chapter at the
suburban home of Mrs. Grace l.. Coles.
BIT Mason street, Cherrydale, Va. to-
morrow afternoon, 2 o'clock. Supper
at S.
Temperance rally will be held Sun
day evening, 8 o'clock, on the lawn of
the American Children's Aid Society,
corner Barney and Spa streets, Cottage
City, Md, under the auspices of the
Dashaway Club. Rev. Edwin G. DIM
widdie,. superintendent of the asSocia-
ton, will be one of the speakers.
A musical and literary program will
be given by the Young Mems Jubilee
Chorus, assisted by others, featuring the
professor and his saw, under the direc-
ton of william B. Slater, ft the YER
mont Avenue Baptist ChurEh on Men
day evening, July Is, atS8:30 o'clc1l-.
Cezecn George Cniay, chairman.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
ENTHUSIASTIC BANQUET OF LOCAL
COMMERCIAL CLUB AT CITY CAFE
Affair Was Well Attended Much Enthusiasm Manifest
Speeches Were Goodwill Hold Next Banquet at Farmer
Labor Temple in Order to Have Adequate Room Con-
structon Campaign Planned by the Organization.

ed attention to the fact that the many
merchants urged a non-peddled, non
mail order patronage policy for the
farmers, that they did not practice
what they preached themselves. He
called attention TO the fact that out
side ice cream was shipped in when
there was an ice cream factory in
Plentywood; that flour was shipped
in when the best flour in the world
was milled right here; that orders for
printing were sent out of town when
there are two first class print shops
in Plentywood. Mr.. Marsh called at
tention to what it would mean to
Plentywood if all the good dressers
patronized the local tailor and had
their clothes actually made in Plenty
wood; thus supporting workers here
instead of in Chicago, remarking thai
when this thing was consistently done
real town and community would bt
built here.
i All of the speakers were received
with enthusiastic applause.
In introducing the speakers, D1
: CONTINUED on page EigbD
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
WALSH INTRODUCES
MONTANA MEASURES
IN SPECIAL SESSION

Washington, April Ex-senator
Thomas ]. Walsh Thursday threw
into the congressional hopper a
number of bills which had failed at
the last session of congress.
The MOntanan realized that the
measures probably would not be
acted upon at this session, but his
action will enable clerks to obtain
departmental information, thereby
insuring quick action at the next
regular session.
Among the measures were those
providing for extension and remOd-
cling of public buildings at Havre,
Glasgow, Glendive and Helena; au-
thOrizatiOn of funds for highway
from Red Lodge to the Northern
Cheyenne Indian reservation south
of Forsyth, and authorization of
payments of funds to Roosevelt
county in connection with expendi-
lures for the Roosevelt highway.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26

Ihe commercial club banquet at the
Clty Cafe Tuesday evening was a
huge success. Nearly rs guests were
present and the supper, which con-
sisted OF chop suey, green vegetables,
cream puffs, peach sauce and coffee
ana served by the genial host, Harry
HCiKe, was pronounced both novel and
Oehclous by the partakers. After din
1ef G cigars were passed around and
3nalrman Storkan, after a brief talk
ming. W
The first speaker introduced was
Ney' Clifford who delivered a splendid
ana interesting discourse on the sub.
Ject of work"
The second speaker was Howard M
lewis who delivered learned and elo
qugnt discussion on Friendship"
Inc ne third speaker introduced wa
n. a. W. Marsh whose subject was: 'T'h
0sUmi1mercial ~ n Club from the Standpoin
y! the Farmer" Mr.. Marsh's discus
Slo9 was to the point, was instructiv
ana enlightening. He trenchently call
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
NORRIS LAME DUCK
SESSION NJ E A SUR ES
REPORTED FAVORABIsy

Washington, April 22.-The SEN
ate judiciary committee reported
favOrably Monday the Morris con-
stitutiOnal amendment abOlishing
the 'lame duck session of congress
which the senate has passed Three
times but. which the house rejected
last session when it acted upon it
for the first time.
The amendment would do away
with the short sessions Of congress,
in which sit members who have
been defeated. 1t also changes the
time of cOnvening ofscOngress from
December to Jan. z, and under ITS
terms of president and vice presi-
dent would begin Jan. Is, instead Of
March A.
Senator Norris, republican,, Ne
braska, its author, said he would
urge consideration during the extra
session.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
CULBERTSON PLANS
ANNUAL TRACK MEET
FOR LAST OF MONTH

Culbertson, April 15.-The north
eastern Montana big four track and
field meet will be held at Culbertson
April 9th.
The event, which has Decn held
here for 10 years, is the official dis
trict eliminating meet of this section,
and one of the oldest in the state.
A total of is schools including Sco-
hey, Whitehall, Outlook, Westby, Plen-
tywood, Antelope, Medicine Lake,
Froid, Bainville, Poplar, Wolf Point,
Fairview, Sidney, Savage, Lambert
and Culbertson will compete in the
largest assembly of athletes yet wit
messed on the local Big Four field.
Indications are that there will be
between so and 90 entries for the sew
eral events of the day and that many
previous records will be broken.
A beautiful new cup will adorn some
high schools trophy room after this
years meet as the cup of last year
went permanently to Culbertson hjgl
school, which won the meet for three
years consecutively.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26

t' uuQSr Ill \
favorable conditions and intense drift
into large farming operations before
the nation could again be numbered
as an exporter of wheat. They too
related that the Russian eats four
times as much bread as the average
American, due to the fact that the
American eats more meat, vegetables
and other products. The Russian,
now under a more friendly an6 staple
government is living better and eating
more; that there is a drift to the
cities where industry is on the int
crease. The natural increase in pop-
ulation per year is over two million.
SchnitZler Farm Best
The men were well posted on the
world-wheat situation and did moi
hesitate in stating that the wheat
raiser of Montana is really in a fav-
orable position. They also remarked
that during their tour of four months
in this country the Schnitzler farm
was the best organized and IN a high,
er state of cultivation than any 9th.
er large farm undertaking they haC
visited They are on their way wes'
and will make an investigation of th'
larger farms in California before re
turning to their native Russia.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
FARMER UNION ORGANIZERS
INVADE SHERIDAN COUNTY
O. M Suer of Glendale N d. At Head of Corps of Orga-
nizers. Plan Calling Every Farmer In County, Or
ganize Locals In Redstone Territory.

Organizers for the farmers organi-
zatiOn known as the Farmers Union
invaded Sheridan county and are now
calling on all of the farmers in the
county in the interests of the Organi-
zation and in proof that the organi-
zation is meeting with some success
is demonstrated by the fact that two
locals have already been installed in
the Redstone territory.
The organizers are under the direc-
tion of o. M. Stuker of Glendale,
North Dakota, member of the state
board of directors of the North Da-
kota Farmers Union.
Those who are organizing in Sher-
idan county under the supervision of
Mr.. Stuker are: G. A. Esvold of SEQ
bey, John NJ Mickey of Portal, N. D.,
son of Sam Mickey, formerly a Med
icine Lake business man; Fred Lod-
ney, o. O'Berg, Ben Spitz, John Dy-
brad, H. S. Hall, Fred Hall, VIM
Romey and o. A. Lindahl. All the or
ganizers are very fine fellows anc
arc working hard.
MIR. Stuker and his corps Of organ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
WORK PROCEEDS RAPIDLYIN
SPITE OF COLD AND WINDY WEATHER

of the state. Progress has not been
so satisfactory in north central Mon
tana, including Teton and Pondera.
The demand for good flax seed con-
tinues and large increase in sugar
beet acreage is predicted in all beet
districts, by the county agents.
A survey made by the extension
service indicates the purchase during
the last four years by Montana farm
ers of 11,767 tractors. With pur-
chases made since the first of Janu-
airy and including those on hand in
1925, there are probably about $4,000
and by next week hundreds of outfits.
will be running both day and night.
AS result much new land is being
broken and the Importance of an early
start in field operations is not so inn
portant.
Livestock
In most sections grass is not plen-
! tiful but ranges are greening up and
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
SUPT. ECCERS IS
SUED FOR $4,000
Reservation Farmer Who Was
Jailed By Fort Peck Super
intendent Seeks Damages
For His Injury.

Special to The Producers News:
Wolf Point, Montana, April 22.+En
action was filed in the District court
here last Saturday III Which Moses A.
Mountain is the plaintiff and Charles
Eggers is the defendant, for malicious
prosecution, the plaintiff asking
damages in the sum of twenty thous-
and dollars, ten thousand for actual
and ten thousand for punitive dam
ages.
The plaintiff alleges that he was
imprisoned III the county jail at Wolf
Point for a period of about four
months; he was prevented from look
ing after his land on the Fort Belk-
nap Indian Reservation, near Harlem,
Montana, his nervous system has been
shattered and his general hed'1h inl-
parec, and that he has suffered great
hum ;llation, disgrace and mOrtific'.-
tion and been prevented from earni'. 9
any money, has been compelled to en-
rloy an GttCIAey to prepare his de-
fence and that Re was arren I'd n tho
complaint of the defen1anS brought
before a United States commissions
and by him held to the grand jury fol
investigation, all of which acts on th'
part of the defendant were malicious
and without probable cause.
The grand jury, which was recentl!
in session at Great Falls, failed t.
bring in a true bill of indictmen
against the plaintiff and he was fev
days ago ordered discharged from tn
county iail here. Some witnesses from
Wolf Point were subpoenaed to ap
! pear before the grand jury but
seemed the most of them did no
know anything about the case. Th
plaintiff was complained against b
the defendant of committing a heir
Gus crime and communicating a loatf
some disease.
The case may land in the FEEDER;
court, as the defendant is the Super
5 intendent of the Fort Peck India
: Reservation at Poplar. J. K. Brandt
} is attorney for the plaintiff.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
WHITETALDRILL-
ING TO RESUME

Redstone.-One of the most inter
esting tests scheduled in the north
eastern part of Montana will resume
their drilling operations in a short
time.
This is the test we'll being drilled
by the Whitehall Oil Syndicate. The
well is located but short distance
from the center of the town, ana was
spotted by well known geologist,
and this structure has been passed
upon favorably by number of geolo-
gists who have been over this struc-
ture at different times in the last
few years, but nothing was done de-
finitely until a few of the enterpris-
ing citizens of Whitehall and a num-
Der of prominent men from Niells-
vile, Wis, finally got together and
organized the Whitehall Oil Syndicate.
They got busy last summer and sent
representatives to the Kevin-Sunburst
oil field where they purchased a
standard drilling outfit capable of go
ing to a depth of 5000 feet if neces-
sary. 1t was at once shipped to
Flaxville where it was unloaded, and
cation, the site of their first well. The
driller and his assistants were soor
on the ground busy erecting the der
rick and getting the machinery lineC
up. They started drilling late las
i fall and sunk the hole to depth. o.
between 200 and 800 feet before th'
intense cold hit this part of the coun
try, when operations were stopped un
i til the weather. should become NOR
favorable.
Mr.. Hansen, who has been at Niells
vile for sometime conferring with In
Wisconsin stockholders has just re
Gently returned home from there, an
in an interview with him, he informe
us that they were all enthusiastic an
would go the limit to again see tn
drill pounding down to the oil sand
to find whether we have oil or ga
here in northeastern Montana in pay
ing quantities or not.
! We were also informed that where
ever they meet people who are inter
! ested in knowing whether we haN
4 oil her or not, they are anxious to il
] vest in a unit in the Oil Syndicat
and that there are but few Eol
d units to be sold before the books al
! to be closed.
4 They are also telegraphing fl
/ more casing, SO that there will be I
! chance of falling short of havir
enough to finish the well with.
is said that as soon as their order
acknowledged and they are assured
will be shipped at once, the drill W.
4 be started, as they have casing enous
4 on hand at present to keep them g
\ ing until the new shipment arrives
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
OUTLOOK H. S. PRE-
SENTS PLAY TONIGHT
Comedy Drama ''The Path Across the
Hills" Will Be Staged By 1929
Senior Class of Outlook High AT
Outlook, Friday, April 18th.

The Outlook High School Senior
Glass of 1929 will present "The Path
Across the Hill," tonight, Friday
April 26th, at the Outlook Hall, at
500 o'clock.
The play is very interesting and
the theme goes like this: Ruth is en-
gagged to DIR. Reed, but she delays
marriage because she feels it will
leave Mr.. Crawford without a home
But Mrs. Davis and Mr.. Crawford
find romance even in the autumn OF
life. Ruth is about to marry Jimmie
when two strangers arrive
Those in charge of the play urge
the public to see this comedy drama
by Lillian Mortimer. It plays a full
evening and the actors show unusua
talent in its presentation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
Raymond Council Progress
sive Farmers Met SUNDAY

The Raymond Council Of Pro-
gressive Farmers held a very in
teresting and well attended meet
ing in the Collins school house
last Sunday. Several visitors
from other councils were pres
emit. Talk and discussions of real
interest was given by Taylor,
BlOdgett and others. A fine
lunch was served by the ladies
after which election of officers
took place.
Many said it was the best
meeting they ever had and it was
decided to hold the next meeting
Sunday, May 5th at 2 D. m.
sharp at the same place.
4 4 - K 4 q
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
Special to Producers News.

Special to Producers News.
Helena.-Spring field work got un-
der way with a rush in most farming
sections of Montana and operations
are now proceeding at full blast tho
the weather, in some localities, has
been cold and windy, says the depart
ment of agriculture's crop report for
the week ending April 81. General
ly, growing conditions have been fair
with warm days and only light freezes
at night. Very little snow remains.
Farmers are optimistic and heavy
sales Of machinery are reported. Lit
tie precipitation was recorded during
the week and in the form of light
rain.
Grain seeding is said to be about
fifty per cent completed in Phillips
county. Other counties report much
seeding completed include Blaine
Chouteau, Custer, McCone, Wibaux
Daniels, Fallon and Yellowstone, OF
generally speaking, the eastern hall
j.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
.SCOBEY SECURES
AIRPORT TRACTS
City, County and Commercial Club
Obtain 100 Acres for Landing Field
Near City.

Scobey, April 23.-The Scobey Com
mercial club has contracted for 100
acres of land, located about a mile
from the city limits belonging to A.
R. Hansen of Scobey, which will be
used for a federal airport, providing
the ste is approved by the United
States customs officials. Both the
county and the city will aid in The
purchase of the site, which has the
approval of different pilots who nave
visited Scobey.
The county commissioners have
agreed 20 furnish $4,000 of coui4 Y
funds 1ur the purchase of the tract
which Is contracted for at $6,400, az
the city End the commercial club are
to furnish the balance of the money
necessary to purchase, equip and
maintain an up-to-date landing field.
The tract is near enough to town so
that the cost of lighting will be
quite reasonable.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26

date operations. 1t is reported
that a number of prominent men
in the oil world were here-men
who know something of geology
and oil structures, and they are
sufficiently convinced of the
probability of oil and gas to VEN
ture their own money in the
prospecting operation.
The company which will drill this
test well has. take yer large block
of the leases obtaSaaS and held by
the PIentywood-Redstofie Holding
COnBanyAa company. composed of To-
cal parties who have worked Tor sew
eral years to bring about the explora-
ton of this region. The securing of
these leases was the principal condi-
ton precedent to- the entry of the
syndicate. of oil men int. this explor-
alton.
The company has contracted with
the Observation-Disclosures - Holding
Company, it is claimed by those close
ly associated with the Holding Compa-
ny, to drill three of these test wells
on different parts of the structure
this coming summer, thus giving the
field thorough exploration.
This Syndicate, it is said, has set
aside $25O,OOO for the drilling of the
first test well, as it plans on drill
ing through to the Ellis Sands which
are estimated to be at a depth of $500
feet, according to the geological re-
ports in the hands of the Syndicate.
The geological reports indicate that
five sands bearing oil will be encoun-
tered before the Ellis Sands are in
tercepted, but the first we'll will be
sunk through each stand, and should
Continued on page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26

Oil Drilling Operations to Commence In Thirty DAYS
COIN" HARVEY, NOTED
AUTHOR, WILL MARRY

' Springfield, Mo-, April 22.-
: William FL. "COin" Harvey, IT.
: year old author and prOhphet of
the Missouri Ozarks. Thursday
was granted "a divorce in chan
cery court at BentOnville, Ark,
= from Mrs. Anna I'll. Harvey of
y Huntington, w. Va.
The suit was not contested,
Harvey testifying he had been
separated for 80 years from the
woman he married in 1876 at Del
aware, o.
Immediately after obtaining the
: decree, Harvey applied for IL
cense to marry Mrs. Mae Leake,
for many years his secretary and
= cOnfidamte, whose age was given
as 81. They probably will be
married at his home at Monte Ne,
Ark, Sunday. ---... --.... ...-... ...... -.