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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15

"A man, however powerful" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, must be
prepared to meet some woman whose
will he will have to obey"
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Troubles.

Were you telling your troubles to q
policeman"
mo. It's the other way around at
present. He was telling me his"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15

ROughhousing the Rubaiyat.
"A book of verses and jug of wine,"
Said Omar-in philosophy so fine.
Yet censorship his literature might stop
And bootleg wine would surely call cop.
''What we needs" said Uncle Eben,
"is religion OATS durable enough to last
from one camp meetin' to de next"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15

@. When did ALA Nazimova come to
this country? How old is she?-F. F.
A. She came to America in 1905 with
Yalta, Crimea, Russia, in 1879.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15

@. When win the Christmas seals be
on sale which are put out by the Tu-
herculosiS ASSociation?-A.N N.
A. The twenty-second annual Christ
mas seal sale will begin Immediately
after Thanksgiving and last until
Christmas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15

@. Is the Boston Latin School now
in existence?-C. G..
A. The Boston Latin School was be-
gun In 1885. Its first building has been
gone for many years. It is now housed
in fine, commodiouS building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15

O. Is q frame house as warm as
one made of S-inch hollow tile and
brick veneering2-C. G. K.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
the usual frame house built with shin
giles or clapboards yields q warmer
house than 8-inch hollow tile and brick
Veneering,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
STEVENS BROS. AWARDED CONTRACT
FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN COUNTY
VIII Grade Eleven Miles on CubertsonPl lenywood Road
In Roosevelt and Sheridan Counties. j. j. Rue & Sons
Receive Contract for Bridges Same Road State Let's
Nearly Half Million Dollars In Contracts.

Helena, Aug. 31.-Montana's
highway commission Thursday af-
ternoon let contracts for construc-
tion and grading of approximately
90 miles of road in the state and
erection of five timber bridges and
two concrete spans, low bids for
which totaled $474,673. Thursday S
letting brought the total expendii-
ture this year to approximately
SO. 500 900, and the mileage OF new
roads to 373, with 164 miles OF
previously graded roads to be sur
faced.
Three more lettings of contracts
/ will be held this year, the com
mission announced, with the mex
at the meeting Sept. 26 and 27.
Federal aid funds used at tn
lettings thus far this year hav'
totaled $2,O3O,O0O, state fund md
from the gasoline tax, $1,49O,OOC
and county and railroad co-opera
tion funds, $230,OOO.
The projects and low bidders o
Thursdays letting follow:
I Grading II miles of the CulDer,,
: son-Plentywood road in Rooseve
CONTINUED on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
HACKERS SHOOT
BRUSH LAKE PIG
GER" THRU THIGH

Sunday night, about midnight,
lone hi-jacker is reported TO have
tried to hold up H. Grier, the no
torious Brush Lake home-brewer
and moonshine dispenser. Grier is
reported to have put up a fight
and was shot through the fleshy
part of the thigh. Fortunately
the bullet did not hit bone. The
hi-jacker fled without getting any
money, and Grier is in the hospital
at Grenora, N. d
1t is understood that the matter
was reported to Sheriff Madsen,
but as far as can be learned, no
clue to the hi-jacker has been dis
covered.
1t seems as near as the Produc-
ers News can find out, though
there seems to be a lot of reluc-
tance in giving information as to
the holdup, that Grier had had q
CONTINUED on page Five)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
Fire Destroys Big Barn
Belonging to v. Wilberg
South of Redstone

The barn on the farm of V. +.
WilEerg burned to the ground ear
ly Saturday morning from an un-
known cause. The building was
coered by insurance but Cy Ul-
rich who rents the farm sustained
rather a heavy loss as the barn
was full of hay and feed for the
winter, besides 900 bushels OF
wheat which was joint property
of Wilberg and Ulrich. Mr.. vi
rich also lost two ponies, all nj
harness and saddle as the fire oc
Cured while all were asleep ant
was burned down when it was dis
covered. Mr.. Wilberg will rebuilt
the barn.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
LAW SWOOPS
DOWN ON WHISKEY
POKER GAMBLERS

The law, in the person of Under
sheriff Bob Smith swooped down
ON a group of Raymond boys en-
gagged in the pasttime of playing
whiskey rum at the Bert Heron
pool hall at Raymond Thursday
afternoon about one o'clock. 1t
arrested Arthur and Norbert
Scbnittgen, Frank Raymond, Hen,
rv Wold and Arthur Dubry and
brought them to Plentywood and
presented them before his honor
Judge Belanski.
Bonds were fixed in the sum OF
5000. Having failed to secure
bonds, the young men are still II
the Sheridan county bastile. Th'
bows will stand trial and ask 10
a jury it is said. :.
It seems that Undersherit,
| Smith was over to Raymond Wit
| a warrant for Big Swede Siever
son. for taking a poke at Day
Dubry. When he walked into Tn
pool hall he saw the above boy
sitting at the card table piaylh
(Continued on page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
Sen. J. w. Schnitzler Writes Letter In Clouds
AL LA ORANGES
ESSEX CAR STOLEN
SATURDAY, MITE

Car thieves came to the farm
home of Al LAGRANGE Saturday
night and stole his 1927 model Es-
sex six automobile. The car was
taken out of the garage sometime
after midnight it is believed and
was not missed until Sunday morn
ing. The transmission of the car
was locked and those who stole the
car moved it with another, pulling
it out of the country.
The matter was reported at once
to the Sheriff's office but no clue
to the car or the thieves has been
| found
1t appears that the thieves came
to the Lagrange farm the first
time Friday night about midnight
when Wayne LAGRANGE who was
sleeping in the bunk house was
awakened by the barking of the
dog. Wayne got up and looked a
round but was unable to determine
what annoyed the dog. Saturday
night the dog was outside but made
no disturbance. 1t is thought the
car thieves fed and made friends
with the dog.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
Five Killed at Roundup When
Crazed Man Runs Amuck

Roundup, Sept. 4.-Holiday
crowds moved about here under a
cloud Of sorrow and horror when
news of the bloodiest tragedy in
the history of this section cast its
shadow across Labor day activities.
Barney Benson, 33, a coal miner,
at Bibbtown, shot and killed his
wife, her parents, brother-ln-
law and himself yesterday to eli
max a short separation from his
wife.
The four who fell, victims of
Benson's crazed mind and his 10
gauge shotgun, were:
Mrs. Beulah Benson, 27, his wife.
Mars Severson, As, her father.
Mrs. Mars Severson, As, her
mother.
Gary Baker, 26, brother-in-law
Mrs. Benson, in answer to his
plea that she "make up with him,
had told Benson to wait until at
ter Labor day, and that she woul'
then return to live with him.
Yesterday, Benson ran amucR
He waited outside the Severso1
home. where his wife was living
and, armed with his shotgun, pro
ceeded to pick off his victims on
by one.
Severson left the house and Ber
son shot him, killing him instantl,
Mrs. Severson, hearing the sho
} rushed out and was met by
charge of buckshot. She fell dea'
Benson then entered the houS
I and killed Baker, his brother-n
CONTINUED on page Eightl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
Arab Chief Flays British Rule;
saws WaiIing Jews Blameless

"There will be peace In the I'M
mediate future as far as we can
nraserve it. We will not oppose
british bayonets, but what Great
Rritain must understand is that the
crave events you have witnessed
Sare = have little really to do with
the Wailing Wall.
'"0 Goes Farther
"They go back much farther
They 90 back indeed to the Bal
fonr e declaration (that which adj
ronced rora the Palestine national home
;SaaS ss of 1917. You may suppress
.Ie" .La nresent disorders and restore
tro ttrreorp1ility for the moment .!
srSl sorne Of British arms, but the ui
t1ncJ a;r'a+e peace of Palestine am an
1lmJSs I 1lahia will never be made Will
araot araDt" Britain continues the nollc'
0feaS of the BalfOur declaration. -.
Of .SThe STIs whole of Arabia is arOui
ed"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06

Jerusalem, Sept. 4.-Warnng
that Palestine and Arabia canneS e;I
regain peace and tranquility unon I;on
Great Britain abandons Its pouoy1 pony
of making Palestine natlonSaI Il,
home for Jews was given today Dy ~
Amire El Hussein, Grand NULL ua -
Jerusalem, and president Oh 'iie
MosIem supreme council. ,.o,,-
"This is serious national ieo If
olution. the reverberatlons -
which soon may be heard IN eVeLs a.
corner of Moslem Arabia, A,,r' sm'
Grand Mufti told c. j. AeIcnu ~.
Jerusalem correspondent OF en'
London Express in an interview. les ",
"We are faced at this NOM molr,ei, !,
with a grave national rebellion :, !
which we have the sympathy an an
if need be, the support not OIL, ON
of Moslem Arabs of Syrla' Egyl
and North Africa, but Of whole
Arabia with its 6O,0OO,OOO people
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
POISON BANK ROB-
Der FOUND GUILTY

Poison, Aug. 3O.-The jury in
the trial of Martin Ernst, Helena
Garage mechanic, charged with
participation in the robbery of the
Roman State Bank on June 18 last
brought in a verdict early this
morning finding the defendant
guilty and fixing the penalty at
five years in prison.
The court is expected to pass
sentence formally some time today
The trial had lasted only three
days.
Quick Action
]. M. Darby of Poison was fore
man of the jury, which received
the case at 8 o'clock last night anC
thus deliberated little more than
four hours.
The prosecution in final argu
ments to the jury pointed to iden
tifications of Ernst by H. E. OILS
son, cashier of the bank and Yer
non Hollingsworth, assistant cash
ier. They had identified him as tn
taller of the two men who entere
the bank.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06

Los Angeles, Sept. 4.-The fed
eral prohibition office disclosed to-
day that 62 Los Angeles police Of
ficers, ranging from captains
down to patrolmen, had been list
ed by them as members of an as
serted "shakedown" ring exactng
tribute from bootleggers.
It also was disclosed that Harry
D. Macdonald, Whittier bootleg-
ger who made a 42-page state
ment to district attorney Biron
Fits last week, accusing "a poilce5
officers of similar practice, mac
been arrested as a result of a fed,
eral investigation which EXTENDED
DEPUTY District Attorney DaviC
over several months.
Clark revealed that Macdonald. hat
been arrested as result OF
federal investigation which ex
tended over several months. !.
Deputy District Attorney Davi
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
FIRE SWEEPS OVER
NV. TIMBER

Missoula, Sept. 4.-MOntana and
Idaho face the worst fire situation
in the history of forestry in the
northwest, district officials here
said as meager reports of rapidly
spreading flames, mingled with
calls for help from a dozen fronts,
continued to come in. Great blazes
which have already burned over
hundreds of thousands OF acres
we're whipped into new fury by
high winds and smaller ones were
fast growing to menacing size. Ine
labor supply in Missoula has reach
ed the vanishing point ard oftlcef'
today staged a roundup OF mel
without visible means OF suppor
and sent 25 to the fire lines.
The Half Moon fire IN nortn
western Montana, on private lands
in the Blackfeet and Flathead tor
ests and on the western side 2
Glacier park, is now beheved
have covered 10000 acres. 1t wa
swept onward by high winds t
day and hundreds of men Wel
rushed into the district. just wh;
has happened on the Sullivan cree
/. fire was unknown here tonlgnt
!. flames have burned telephone I'M
J and blocked trails. A third 0
fire in the Flathead on the sou
fork east of Holland lake, also
Il spreading rapidly.
The great fire on the Locn
continued up the Bitter Root ran
: toward Lolo Pass, spreading .
IS immense canopy of smoke over
Is Missoula valley.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
Pete Astrup's Car Stolen;
Recovered At Williston

A brand new Buick car, the prop
erty of Pete Astrup Of Medicine
Lake was stolen from his premises
after the blowing of the safe at
the Farmers Elevator Thursday
IF seems that the Ford car driven
by the yeggs who blew the safe at
the elevator would not start and
thew then stole Astrup's new Bu-
ick. 4;e;oa
which in turn notified officers II
the surrounding towns giving a de
scription of the car. The authorize
at Williston, a few days later, dis
covered the car parked in an ale
and notified Astrup who went :
= Williston and got the car Whlc
was none the worse for wear.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
Law SHOOTS EN- UP
Police In Collaboration With Sher-
iff's Force Empties Artillery at
Tough 'Uns Friday Night.
1T WAS AN OPEN
SEASON ON SPOOKS

1t seems that the local crime
wave, involving safe cracking,
car stealing, house breaking, ar
son and rape, that has swept Ov-
er Sheridan county the past fort
night inundating all semblance of
order had disturbed the usual
serenity of the PlentywOOd pO-
lice and Sheridan county sher-
iff's force, so in a moment of
. exuberance a horde of these of
ficers, persuaded that wunks
were operating along the Great
Northern right-Of-way, adequate
ly equipped with artillery and
burdened with impedimentia,
charged double quick up the
track in the general direction OF
ScObey emptying their firearms
at every shadow that crossed
their astigmatic visions.
A quantity of dynamite was
DESTROYED, and the humble homes
of sIumbering villagers were
pox marked with the patter of
Cot lead.
The fleeing phantOms, the
cause of all the demonstration,
exalted over their agility in elud-
ing the vigilance of the watch.
dogs of VlOlsteadism, rushed tt
a haven of refuge and spiritua
cheer operating under the sleep
less and all seeing eyes of thu
law in an out of the way corner
! of this peaceful village. to slak'
their thirst and drown theI
mirth i'm the frOthy suds. See
ing that the shades had fOun'
the proper place. the stalwart de
tenders of the majesty OF tn
/ law returned with splendid al
raw and dignity to their eas
/ chairs in the erie of authOrit!
foOtsOre and weary.
: The hour was wee, the stal
! we're closing their eyes one .
Y pne. but the mOOnshine still pc
t sisted, as all perceived who can
t to their windows TO see what
: was all about. No one has y
Iearned-but it was magnlf
d cent demonstration and cor
;, pletely restored the waning co
fidence of the citizenry in q
f strength and alertness of {
e law. :.
n And it caused as much excit
le ment as a bushel of monkeys.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
ZEPPELIN is HOME
in FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
ENDING LONG CRUISE

Friedrichshafen, Germany, Sept.
4.-The Graf Zeppelin, safely home
with a record for circumnavigating
the globe, was hailed by enthusi-
astic aviation circles as holding the
lead, for the present at least, in
the race with airplanes for domi-
nance of the trans-ocean service OF
the future.
The Graf Zeppelin, arriving at
its home port at 8:51 a. m. today
(2:51 a. m. (e.s.t.) had crossed the
Atlantic ocean from Lakehurst II
CT hours and 3 minutes, making th'
world flight from Friedrichshatel
in 20 days, 8 hours and 56 minutes
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
ARCHER CHICKENS
MIG GR A I E

The Archer chickens have flew
the coup-gone south with the ad-
vent of cold weather, it is said.
They are reported to have taken
the wing sometime Sunday or Mon
day.
The little chicken coup was said
to be located on land adjoining the
farm of Sheriff Madsen and 1t is
gossipped that they got their drink <
ing water from the sheriff's well
Whether the sheriff flushed the
covey" or not, the Producers News
has been unable to find out.
"Nig" Collins insists that tn
chickens were not stray hens from
his ranch-he says that he onl'
raises fighting chickens.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
NAMES OF SINNERS NOT DISCLOSED

still to a nearby farmhouse. but
the owner of the farm dsiclaim-
ed any previous knowledge OF
the still.
The raid was conducted by
Otto WaddeII, federal prohl6i-
ton agent; C. F. Parsons. Unit,
ed States deputy marshal: and
Supt. Charles Eggers and sew
eraI deputies of the Fort Peck
Indian agency. Two other raids
were made south of Poplar SAT-
urday.
1t is noticeable that the names
of the operators, or suspected op.
orators of the raided and selzee
stills are not even suggested. :.
Judging from the time the Ial'
wa made. it appears that the shln
ers were tipped off from SOM
source.
From the size of the operation
and the number of stills and vat
and the amount of mash seized,
would appear that the operator
are one of the Creighton Broti
ers, who are generally reputed
be operating on magnificent line
in that section of the country
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
Biz BootIegger Tires OF Paying
Graft and SquaWks or Cops

Clark revealed that Macdonald had
declared an empty Main street
movie theatre was the liquor stor-
age and "pay off" station used by
the police. He was quoted as con-
Tossing because he was "tired OF
the continued tribute" exacted by
the police.
Usual Procedure
Macdonald also was reported to
have charged that the police, in
stead of turning in confiscated IL
ouor, withheld most of it and then
sold it to the bootleggers from
whom they demanded protection
money.
Federal Agent ]. E. Helping, who
has been making reports of his In
vestigation to the district attorney,
submitted the list of 81 alleged
grating police officers. Clark de
clined to disclose any of the names
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
On Way to Lakehurst, n. J.
To Board Graf Zeppelin
Mtates Hardshps of Pioneers Who Trecked Spaces for
Month That He Crossed in An Hour Takes Letters at
Cheyenne to Deliver IN Germany Waves at Farm
Ladies from the Sky. Eats Breakfast at Salt Lake
Dimes In Chicago Fourteen Hours Later
Special to The Producers News.

Special to The Producers News.
The following DIARY" written
by Senator Schnitzler while in the
air, while he sails along amid the
clouds eastward from Salt Lake
City, Utah, to Chicago, on his way
to connect with the Graf Zeppelin
at Lakehurst, New Jersey, which
he boards for Fredrichshafen, Ger
many, on September End:
+ Altitude 1000 feet over
Salt Lake City, Tuesday,
August 9th at 600 A. M.
Dear Montana Friends:
This is rather unusual and uni
que-it's the first time l have even
tried to write while soaring along
amid the clouds, packed away in .
tiny, but fairly comfortable, cabin
of an Boiling mail plane; twixt a
425 h. p. Wasp Hornet motor anC
1900 pounds of mail. We have 9
very heavy load-I am the only
passenger; some one. is sending {
large consignment of flowers Il
Chicago for some ones funeral
and since the mail department i
filled they have placed the box
which takes up more room than
do, directly in front of me. Thi
is rather odd, too, have never tax
en- this precaution befOre-takinj
the flowers right along with me
Every once in a while when we hi
an up-current the box comes fall
ing towards me and hits my heaC
I just can't keep away from thes
flowers which are intended fo
some ones funeral away over j
Chicago-they seem to think the
are intended to serve me.
Just now we are pulling up thr
pass in the mountains. To tn
right is a snow-capped peak 14,OC
feet high, but we are not going U
there looking for anything tn
morning, so take the pass. II
sun is now nicely up on the hor
zon, we have a light headwind, b
the powerful motor is pulling
thru the air at rate of about
miles per hour. Tourist camps a
visible in the green valleys belo'
automobiles appearing like bu
crawl along the highway. Over
the distance is a white patch in
green valley-it appears like VIII.
CONTINUED on page Eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
"Shiners" Flew the Stills

The Creightons are alleged to be
operating big and to be distribute
ing by large trucks over an area
from Minot and Bismarck, N. ID.
to Havre, Mont, and the Canadian
border to Miles City. 1t is said
that though they have been oper-
ating for the past six or seven
years, and accumulated fortune
neither of them have ever been
caught themselves though "hired
men, have been taken on one OF
two occasions.
While Col. Sheridan's border pa
troll have operated thirty or forty
miles south of the Canadian Dor
der for the past two years ant
(Cont .nued on page Eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06

ldian duty.
The Canadian Wheat Pool
and not the Liverpool market
is the determining factor in
the price of grain and while
the federal farm board has al
ready used up tons of news.
print and pools of ink in ad-
vertising it's existence to the
farmers, so far it has done
nothing to give material as
sistance to the American
wheat growers.
Heavy shipments are going ov-
er the border from Walhalla, N. d.
to Gretna, Manitoba, where after
paying duty of II cents a bushel
they still have a profit over the
Neche price. Despite the effort of
elevator men to stop the movement
by offering 8 cents over the listed
price it is estimated that from
5000 to 5000 tons are being ship
| ped across the border daily.
Congressman o. B. Burtness o.
North Dakota called the situation
, to the attention of Alexande
. Legge, chairman of the feeders
= farm board in telegram calliT
= for drastic action Immediately.
: The telegram reads.
= "North Dakota farmers along
= Canadian border can haul theil
CONTINUED on page Eight)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
ALBERT RORVIG'S
SOFT DRINK PARLOR
AT RESERVE BURNED

Albert Rorvig's soft drink parlOr
at Reserve burned to the ground
last Friday. Rorvig had just got
started in business in the building
and had just covered the floor with
linoleum and had only got his fix
lures in few days before the fire
The origin of the fire is unknown
Whether or not the property was
insured is not known.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06
BIG STILLS FOUND
BY OFFICERS SOUTH
OF LANARK; SMASHED

Wolf Point, Sept. 2.-Federal
officers early Sunday morning
raided a mOOnshiners' camp IN
the thick brush along the mis-
souri, river south of Lanark,
Three large copper stills and II
65 gallon tanks full of nasn
sufficient to make from 4.OOU 10
$500 gallons of mOOnshine, were
taken, besides a complete OutIiI
of distiIlery paraphernalia. Three
new tents 14x20 feet housed the
outfit. The officers smashed up
the vats, destroyed the mash
and loaded up as much OF tne
outfit as possible. The raid was
made about 200 o'clock in tne
morning and no one was fouho
IN charge of the still. -.
A telephone line ran from '"'