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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
Real Canary Murder Mystery
Tentatively Solved In Chicago

birds. of predatory animals, and of
fish in the waters that bound the
nation. The study will also delve in
10 the fish, seal, and fur industry.
1t is also the plan Of the commit
tee 10 make an exhaustive study of
all the game preservation problems
and the laws associated with them.
To do this they will call upon the
biological survey. the commissioners
of bird sanctuaries and game reser-
vations of the department of agricul
ture; the bureau of fishers; the ma
tional parks and national monuments
heads; the state departments of game
and fisheries and all national organ
izations in any way connected with
the subject.
The work of gathering, and assem-
bling the facts, and digesting them
preparatory to making recommends
lions TO congress, it is estimated will
require years hard work.
As a token of the sincerity of con-
Sress TO make a good and unbiased
job of the inquiry, politics we're cast
tee as were geographical differences.
In addition to Senator Walcott, all
mem bers of the committee are sena-
tors who have in the past demon
strated their interest in and love for
the wild life of the nation. They are:
Senator Harry B. Halves, of Missouri,
recognized authority on fish and
game: Senator Key Pittman, OF Ne
vada: Senator Charles L. McNary, OF
Oregon, and Senator Peter Norbeck,
of South Dakota.
Morris Legendre, a Princeton
graduate and a Rhodes scholar has
been chosen secretary OF the COM
mittee. He has made an intensive
study OF Wild life not only in the
| United States but also as a member
of scientific expeditions TO Africa,
Asia. Alaska, and the South Seas,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
W. c. T. L. Medals Given
AS Convention Closes

Phyllis Hamlin of East Hartford
Won the grand gold medal in the
oratorical contest which was held at
the close of the Hartford county
convention Of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance union yesterday
She will be eligible to speak on
Temperance subjects at the state con-
vention in Norwich next October and
at the summer session in Forestville
during the summer Chautauqua.
A diamond medal was won by
Henry DiPersio. Jr. Of Meriden.
This makes him eligible TO speak
before the national convention.
Tho orstorical contests have been
conducted by the association among
young people interested in temper
ance work and announcement of the
winners was made last night.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24

Chicago, May "A LP,-The canary
murder case-ssh,-has been tenta-
tiNely-ssh.- solved. SSH!
Since last October the authorities
have been trying to determine who
slew the canary-Mrs. Anna Gustaf-
son s canary. When the police found
Mrs. Gustafson on the floor of her
tearoom, a suicide, they also found
a canary. A few days later the body
of the bird. its neck wrung, was
found in the tea room.
Friends of Mrs. Gustafson said the
dead canary was not the one Mrs.
Gustafson had owned. The original
canary. they said. was a remarkable
bird. The slain singer was Just an
other canary.
1t became an official matter mas
much as the bird was part of the
woman's estate, and the probate
court began an investigation. Po-
licemen Henry Domke and William
Robin. who had been stationed at
the tearoom to guard the effects fol-
lONlIls LIe SulClue, we're questioned.
The two officers agreed to submit
10 tests by the lie detector." Prof.
August Nollmcr OF the University OF
Chicago department of police admin
istration conducted the tests. He
testified yesterday before Probate
Judge Horner that Policeman Tobin
registered extreme emotion" when
the song of a canary was initiated
Judge Horner, acting on the evil
dcnCe of Prof Nollmer, ordered To-
bin to pay SIS to the estate. Sen
tenCe was suspended when the Off
Ger promised TO appear in court
Monday with some evidence of his
own.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
YOnkers Cast to Give
Drama for Post Fund

For the first time this season an
out of-town dramatic circle has been
engaged TO perform for the Polish
populace Of this city. The dramatic
circle from Yonkers, \. Y, will pre-
sent the play, SECRET Offering" at
tn Sacred Heart school hall tomor-
row evening at 7;30 in a perform
ance which is being sponsored by the
St. Elizabeth theatrical circle. which
will close its season with a play for
the benefit of the Polish disabled
veterans fund,
The drama will be in five acts and
solos and orchestral music, furnish
ed by young women OF the club, will
be given during the performance.
The play is directed by Rev. Fabian
Bcdnarski and DR.. Carroll Yacht,
director of music. The cast will in
clude more than IS.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24

The annual concert of the New
Britain State Normal School Glee
club, of which Miss Helen Erickson
of this city is secretary and treasur-
err will take place at the auditorium
of the school, Thursday. June 5, at
Sis O'Clock in the evening.
Miss /. Ethel Prior will conduct
and Fritz Helm, yiolinist, of New
York city, will be the guest soloist
Features on the program will in
cludo groups of songs by Fannie
Niemiec, soprano, and Rita Baum,
contralto. and selections by the
Normal school instrumental cnsem-
bic. Dancing will follow the con-
cert.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
Model Airplane Aloft
For New World Record

Oakland, Cal, May "A CP,-A new
worlds senior indoor flight record
for model airplanes was claimed
here today by Herbert <Owbridge,
who eclipsed the record made last
year at Detroit by Joe Culver of
Oakland.
Culver's record was eight minutes
SO seconds. A model made by ON-
bridge few eight minutes 40 IL SEQ.
onds here last night
Owbridge will go TO the national
model flying contests in Detroit IN
June, He. :. IS years old.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
AUSTRALIANS KILL
BY MENTAL Power
Native Blacks Use Suggestion to
Stay Enemies -

Cambridge, Mass, May "A Up
The secret of black magic which
actually Kills native men and wc-
men in Australia has been found
by W. Lloyd Warner of Peabody
museum. Harvard university.
The natives are blacks, pure
stoue-age men and women. living,
Mr.. Warner says. as our ancestors
probably did 10000 to 10000 years
ago Their home is the Crocodile
islands and nearby mainland,
where Mr.. Warner spent most of
the last three years alone among
them. as a Rockefeller Foundation
research fellow in anthropology.
He whose wife is unfaithful NAV
ask the Shaman 10 kill her with
black magic. A time when she is
absent from camp is chosen. Upon
return she is informed her soul
has been stolen.
Actually nothing has happened,
but she and everyone else believe
the following events took place IN
her absence. The Shaman met
her, thrust sharp stick into her
heart from beneath, drank Of the
blood and with it her soul.
What have I DONE" he asked.
you have stolen my SOUL
Then he twisted her tongue and
she no longer remembered any
thing. Nearing camp he magicaily
cut her body in two pieces several
times.
All this is imagined - but ear
nestly believed.
But" said Mr.. Warner, II saw
a woman die with absolutely moth
ing the mater SO far as I could
determine. When she returned
everyone believed her dead - her
soul stolen. She believed it too
The wailing of the other wo-
men was dreadful. She did not
eat and proba ply did not sleep. Her
breathing grew rapid. As the tide
went out. she became weak. and
stronger as it came in. She died
or the third day as the tide went
out.
of course she was suggestible.
| do not say that every person can
be killed. But certainly all would
become very i'll"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
Masonic Association
Has Annual Election

At the annual meeting OF the
Temple Activities association, held
last night at the Masonic temple, the
following officers we're elected:
President, s. P. Stropic; vice prcsi.
dent. Alec Smyrk; secretary. o. A.
Marsh; treasurer, L. NJ. Dyson;
chairman of educational committee,
". F. Fay; chairman of social COM
mittee. G.. c. Goodwin; chairman of
publicity committee. Q. A. Marsh.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
What Congress Is
Doing

saturday
Senate
In recess.
House
Considers miscellaneous bills or
private calendar.
Friday
Senate
Confereas reached agreement Oh
the tariff bill.
Territories committee voted fay-
orable report on HAYES Cutting
Philippine independence bill.
Lobby committee finished with +.
Scott Mcbride of ANTI Saloon League.
Foreign relations and naval affairs
committees received testimony On
London treaty.
House
Passed miscellaneous private bills
Naval affairs committee continued
ling testimony on west coast diri-
Die base
appropriations committee consid-
I'd Secretary Wilburs. request for
$4,000 g8p for Boulder Canyon dam.
Merchant Marine committee AZ.
roved senate bill 10 transfer RADIO
iyision Of the commerce depart
mcnt TO the federal radio commits
sion.
Mines committee held hearings on
the Englebright bill to authorize
RON, nle+ioD of tbn bureau of MINIS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
New Britain Girls in
Class at st. Francis

Tnrec Now Britain girls VIII b,
among the IS nurses to be gradu
ated by st. Francis hospital. Hart
ford, Tuesday, June ;. They are
Misses Catherine Mary Robinson.
Dorothy May sullivan and Mary
Anna Stagie.
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
LOCAL SCHOOLS TO
PRESENT MUSICALE

On Friday evening, April 9TH, the
high school students will put on a
"Musicale" in the Farmer-Labor
Temple at s o'clock. This enter
tanment will be different from any
heretofore put on by the high school.
Lady Frances one-act operetta,
water Fantasies" fairyland sketch
and "The Wedding of the Painted
DOLL" will be the major attractions.
Instrumental numbers, vocal solos,
duets and quartettes will also be on
the program.
There will be something of interest
for everyone. 1t has the nature of a
"vodvil" with its gay music, costum-
ing and dancing.
Miss Kimball has charge of the
main acts of this entertainment while
Mr.. Elstad has charge of the band
numbers.
Remember this unusual event on
Friday April a, at the Farmer-Labor
Temple.
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
PETERSON COMPANY TO
HOLD TRACTOR SCHOOL

Peterson Company is making it
possible for the residents throughout
Sheridan County to come to Plenty
wood and put in real day of enter
tainment as well as to take in a very
instructive program.
On Saturday, April 9Th they will
conduct the Case tractor and power
school and show to which everyone
is invited and they will also have
special men here to overhaul all De-
laval cream separator that are IN
need Of repairs.
AS special features they will give
prizes for the best three cake,
brought there, and in addition to this
will pay so cents for each and every
cake brought in, and then these cakes
vii be sold to the highest bidders ano
the proceeds will be given to the
Sheridan Memorial hospital
The Congregational church will al
so serve waffles and sausage to the
hungry in the garage display rooms
of the Peterson Company, so that al
in all, everyone can afford to attent
this big show.
Be sure and read their large adver
tisement in this issue of the Herald
and don't forget to come to Plenty
wood on Saturday, April 5th.
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
SPECIAL COURT TERM
OPENS; JUDGE FELT
OF BAKER PRESIDES
COURT ROOM PACKED AND HUN
DREDS UNABLE TO GAIN AD-
MITTANCE TO HEAR TRIALS

The special term Of District Court
opened here Tuesday afternoon with
Judge Stanley Felt of Baker presid-
ing as Judge Paul was called away
to try some cases in another district.
With about 65 of the jurors, after
the balance had been excused, the
court got under way without any de
lay in getting a jury for the trial Of
the first case being that entitled the
State of Montana VS.. S. r. Collins and
Frank j. Fishbeck, but each defendant
obtained separate trial. Very lit
tie trouble was experienced obtain
ing trial jurors, in spite of the eff
forts of the defense to get atfidavits
from parties in many different parts
of the county that the defendants
could not get fair and impartial
trial on account Of the publicity given
the matter in the columns of the
Plentywood Herald. There were few
local resident jurors expressed that
their opinions would be hard to
change, but the jury was obtained be-
fore court recessed Tuesday evening,
and those who finally qualified are:
Arthur Carlson and Oscar w. Olson,
Comertown; Edwin Dahl, Lars j. Lar
son and Gust Lundberg, Dagmar;
Ole Hove and A. B. Hetland, Westby;
Chas. Carbone and H. G. Bedwell,
Redstone; John Andreason, Medicine
Lake, and Bob Brockley and E. An
tonson Of Plentywood.
The first defendant to be tried is
that of S. R. Collins, who has Paul
Babcock and T. w. Greer as his At
torneys, and the State is represented
by County Attorney Bakewell and
assistant Attorney General T. H..
Macdonald.
Wednesday morning the State op-
ened its case by calling County Sur
veyor Robt. Wheeler to identify GER
tain blue prints, maps and photo
graphs of the Mig Collins chicken
ranch buildings which had been pre-
pared by him at the request Of the
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
RADIO CLUB STARTS
INTERFERENCE CHECK

The Plentywood Radio Club now
has a man out with a tester going
from house to house to test each and
every piece of electrical apparatus be-
ing operated in the city. Everyone
will be notified in writing just what
apparatus is found defective. Radio
dealers have been requested to get a
supply of simple socket condenser fill
ters to remedy this interference, and
you are requested to purchase sock
ct filter and stop broadcasting inter
ference. If your interference is of
such serious nature that the ordin-
ary filter will not stop it, you will be
individually notified accordingly, and
the club will make special tests to de-
termine what is necessary, without
additional cost to you.
The following defective apparatus
tested during the past week.
f. G. Ferguson, res.-carpet sweeper
A. L. Roser, res. Sewing Machine
r. f. Gustafson, res.-Carpet Sweep
er, Electric Mixer
j. P. Palubicki, res.-Carpet Sweeper,
Battery Charger
p. j. Stewart, res.-Carpet Sweeper
F. G. Fishbeck, res.-none
f. r. White, res.-none
f. S. Koser res.-Carpet Sweeper
Walter Raess, res.-Carpet Sweeper
Harold Donaldson, res.-Washine
Machine
c. w. Peterson, res.-Carpet Sweep
er, Floor Waxer
l.. S. Olsen, res.-none
j. w. Mckee, res.-Carpet Sweeper
Mrs. H. J. Robb, res.-none
Hospital none
Marc Danielson, bus.-none.
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
SMALL CROWD HEAR
TOWNLEY DEBATE AT
WILLlSTON ARMORY
FORMER -PARTISON LEAD
ER'S POPULARITY APPEARS
TO BE ON WANE
(Williston Herald)

The debate by A. c. Townley, as
sisted by DR.. c. A. Ridley, drew a
small crowd at the Armory Thursday
evening. Before the debate opened,
both men made informal talks. Mr..
Townley stated that Upshaw, who de-
bated him last year refused to go be-
cause he had received an avalanche of
letters from heads of the anti-sal-
oon league in the different states urg-
ing him not to carry on the debates
with Townley. He had made the of
fer, he said that if he,-Townley-
won ten debates in succession by a
vote Of the audience, he would have a
right to fire" his opponent and have
better one substituted; and that if
Townley lost ten debates, hand run
ming, he would withdraw from the
congressional race and leave the
state.
Mr.. Ridley stated that a pastor at
Minot had called him "Townleys
hired man." but contended that it was
no worse for him to be that, and split
a quarter with Townley, than it was
for Townley to be a hired man for
Mr. Gales of the Anti Saloon league
and split dollar with him, as they
did last year. In the formal debate
Ridley talked about As minutes and
Townley about the same length of
time.
At the close of the meeting Mr..
Townley gave a talk to the Non-par-
tisan Leaguers who remand to hear
him. He told them that Congressman
jim Sinclair had sold out to Wall
street. and if the people of the third
district would elect Townley in his
place, he would carry on in the same
way that he did ten years ago. he
wouldn't pay any attention to com
mittees, but would ride roughshoc
over them. A well-known radical who
was present described the talks giver
by both men as "the bunk" The next
meeting will be held at Watford City
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
SOMEBODY PLEASE
PAGE FRANK FRENCH
Special to the Herald

Special to the herald
Wayne, Nebr., March 22-The
fame of Sheridan County's Won
derful road system has spread
far beyond the confines of
Northeastern Montana. This
week, lecturer visiting this
city, attributed the following
incident as an actual happening
in Plentywood:
A sod buster from the re-
mote reaches of the county
called at the Sheridan county
court house and ordered a mar
riage license. Clerk of Court
accommodating the visitor, asked
Carl Peterson, in the course of
the age Of the bride.
"Damifikn'ow," replied the
sod buster, 81 reckon you'd bet
ter come on out side and talk
to her"
Carl acted upon the sugges-
tion and found the blushing
bride perched on board seat
atop grain tank. But that
didn't take his eye quite as
much as the half dozen tow
headed youngsters which peered
at him from different vantage
points over the edge of the
tank. The Bridegroom was quick
to note the quizzical look on
Carl's face and brought forth
the remark:
"We've be calculatin' to have
this here thing tended to long
time ago, but you know the
roads have been SO damn bad
we jes' KEEP putin it off, put
tin if off,"
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
montana Oil JournaU

Commenting on the statement re-
Gently made by a geologist that any
Sweetgrass Arch structure with a
definite south closure would be pro-
ductive, G. H. Lows of Neillsville,
Wisconsin writes to advise that such
condition exists on the Whitehall
structure in extreme northeastern
Montana.
Says Lowe:
81 wish to inform you that the
Whitehall structure is completely
closed ON the south, with a distinct
fault, exposed about six feet above
the surface of the ground, complete
ly across the structure.
'This fault is of solid sandstone and
is the only one of its kind in the en-
tire country.
eve plan on starting operations at
Whitehall in the very near future
Our we'll is now closed down at 1,5OC
with II 1-2 inch pipe set at bottom
We are now financing another well, tt
be drilled on the western end of oul
block acreage"
The same condition is found on The
Big Muddy structure as outlined il
the article relative to the Whitetai
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
NORTHERN MONTANA
SCHOOLS ENTERED In
NATIONAL CONTEST

EMPORIA, KAN, Mar. 2Oth-All
pupils of Outlook and Antelope high
schools in Montana will compete IN
the largest scholarship contest in the
world April 8, when more than $780,
600 high school pupils of almost every
state in the union will participate in
the Every Pupil Scholarship contest,
sponsored by the Kansas State Teach
ers college of Emporia.
J. B. Alexander, principal at Out
look, has ordered 215 tests and re-
cord forms which will be used in the
contest; and Prin. A. D. Hunter OF
Antelope has sent for TIA.
The Every Pupil contest does not
limit competition to a select few, but
affords every pupil an opportunity to
participate. Groups, as well as in
dividuals winners are selected. The
contest is conducted by means OF
tests which are administered to all
pupils in the regular classrooms of
the respective schools on the spec
fled date. The results in the schools
are sent to Emporia, where they are
tabulated.
The contest, now under direction OF
DR.. H. f. Schrammel, was originated
in 1924 by DR.. E. r. Wood, former
head of the bureau of measurements
at Emporia Teachers College, and is
being conducted for the sixth con-
secutive year.
The tests will be administered to
pupils in physics, chemistry, physiol-
ogy, first year algebra, plane geom-
etry, American history, first year La
tin, second year Latin, typewriting |
and ii, clothing, foods, general sci
ence, manual training, music, psy-
chology, Spanish | and II, agriculture
bookkeeping, commercial law, biology,
literature and English The English
tests are divided into four groups for
freshmen, sophomores, juniors and
seniors. For the first time, music is
being added to the test group.
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
FAULT SEEN AS STRUCTURE
AID IN WHITEHALL REGION

structure, which appeared in the
March Is issue of the Montana Oil
Journal and which we have repro
duced
That there will be early action on
the well at Archer is also an assured
fact as Clarence Prosise, left for
Noonan on Tuesday Of this week
where he has string of 5000 feet of
ten inch casing which has been pur-
chased by the Sheyenne Oil e. Gas
Company and as soon as this has
been pulled from the abandoned well
there, it will be loaded on trucks and
hauled overland to Archer. We are
also informed that string of $500
feet Of 81 inch casing will reach Ar
cher from Pittsburg, Pa, in sufficient
time to continue the drilling without
interruption until that depth is reach
ed.
However, the geologists and the
drillers who are very we'll acquainted
with conditions here claim it will not
be necessary to drill to this depth be-
fore production will be reached.
Drilling will commence as soon as
possible, but we do not look for ac-
tive work at the we'll until about the
first week in April,
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
SOVIET PREPARES
FOR GREAT DRIVE
ON ALL RELIGIONS
UNIONS AND ATHEIST GROUP
DIRECT CAMPAIGN TO START
ON APRIL 18TH

MOSCOW, March 13.-AP-H Huge
anti-religious carnivals and demon
strations will be held in Moscow and
other big Russian cities on April 10,
the first day of Easter in Russia, un-
der the joint direction of the Soviet
Trade Unions and Militant Atheist
society, the League Of the Goddess.
Throughout Easter holidays, excur-
sions of workers, students and child
rem in great numbers will be held for
visits to antireligious museums and
the new collective farms.
Lectures, performances and con-
certs in campaign against the gods
of all faiths are to be given in clubs,
red army barracks, students DORM
itories and similar places throughout
the country.
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

(Including not only ordinary Golf
Bugs but also Geo. Koenig and Mel
SOM
The Annual Golf Meeting will be
held at the fire hall April 3rd, at
o'clock p M.
This meeting will be held for the
purpose of electing directors of the
Plentywood Golf Association for the
coming year, and also for the cleo
tion Of new President Gall Irish
barred from the Presidents chair).
At this time, ground rules will be
acted upon, as we'll as the adoption of
the bye laws of the association.
Every Golf Bug in Plentywood is
expected to attend this meeting, for
if you have anything to say, this will
be the place to say it.
J. w. Mckee
President Of the Plentywood Golf
Association.
Plentywood herald., 1930-03-27
PLANS UNDERWAY
TO MOVE COUNTY
OFFICES UPTOWN
CLAIM RENT AND COST OF
HEATING THE OLD BUILDING
is EXORBITANT

The Board of County Commission
ers have a plan under consideration
ut tins time to move several of the
County officials uptown and make
use of the Library building and to
lease the Riba State Bank building
for those officials who cannot be ac-
cOmodated in the Library building
which is owned by the County.
The reason for this, it is reported,
is that the rent now being paid for
the old school house is too high, and
also that it costs too much to heat it
during about eight months of the
year.
In order to fully accommodate all of
the officials, second story will be
built on the Library.
This change will not be expensive
and will certainly be great accomo-
dation to the public, but there is
nothing definite in the matter as yet.