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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
]. COOK CHAMP. in
BLIND-HOLE PLAY.
NOVEL STYLE OF TOURNA-
MENT KEPT EVERYBODY
GUESSING DAYS AFTER

In a field of II home players
John F. Cook, we'll known local
Chevrolet shower. stepped out and
cleaned up the blind hole, handi-
cap tournament on the home
course Sunday. John played a
couple of neat rounds for an "a,
a figure equaled by only Ed.
Prendergast. But John, being a
good taIker, persuaded the handi-
cap committee to give him S off
for good behavior, or maybe it
was for cash, so his net score for
the 8 blind holes was a lovely 3S.
NJ. Bowker. who got s off, was run
ner up with SO. George Barwise,
with five off, finished with 40 for
the cellar trophy. Some of the
others who ranked we'll up were:
Catlin with 40, DR.. Cloud with Al,
R. L. Stephens and Swede Erick-
son AZ each. Catlin and Erickson
were scratch" players with moth
ing spotted, also Prendergast,
Chapman, Rathert and Foor. Six
players tied at 40.
The big kick of the tournament
came from the fact that every
body, even the committee, was in
ignorance of the results until the
middle of the week when the en-
velopes were opened and the
scores compiled.
The Big Idea
This is the way an 1S-hole blind
hole match is arranged for a nine
hole course. For the second
round the 9 holes are numbered
from 10 to IS. The numbers 1 to
10 are each placed in a small en-
velope and sealed and concealed.
All that is known is that after
the play 8 envelopes will be drawn
and the 9 holes corresponding to
the numbers the drawn envelop-
es contain are the holes that
count in totaling the scores. The
number of strokes spotted" or
taken off was to place players on
an equal footing as nearly as pos
sible, according to their reputed
skill. Finally, after everybody's
suspenders were near the break
ing point, the committee brought
)ut the envelopes, drew 8 of them
and opened the 8 drawn. The
holes that counted proved to be
3, 4, 5, 6, II, IL, Is, IS. The
asst four correspondent to holes 2.
7 and 9.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
All PICNIC, 25th
AT CULBERTSON

A parade which will include 300
club members will be a feature of
the picnic to be held at the Roose-
welt county fair grounds, June %
by the All clubs and Roosevelt
County Farm Bureau. Other pro-
gram features will be the ball
games between boys clubs, the
song contest between the girls
clubs and the yell contest in which
boys club will participate.
1t is expected that the majority
of the thirty clubs in the county
will be represented, making a to-
tai of 800 members in line. Each
club will march in the All parade
as a group, will carry a banner
telling who they are and will work
out many unique ideas of letting
the spectators know what project
they are carrying.
The girls clubs are keenly in
terested in the song contest in
which each club will tell some
thing of their club in an original
song of not over IL lines. In the
yell contest the boys will demon
strate their superior vocal powers.
Five club baseball teams will
be on hand to fight it out for the
honors. The McCabe club and
Worlds Best pig club of Froid
are matched for the main game of
the afternoon. This should be a
good game as the boys are in top
form and. eager to cross bats.
While the picnic is staged by
the All clubs and the Farm Bur
eau, a general invitation is extend
ed to the public to attend and en-
joy the program prepared for the
.ay.-A. w. Warden, co. agent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
CONSTANT STUDY
ESSENTIAL, BIRCH

That constant study and expert
mentation is required Of every ma
gician who desires to keep his
show fresh and interesting is the
assertion of Birch the famous ma
gician, who will present his mysti-
flying array of tricks and illusion
to a local audience at the Liberty
next Monday. sponsored by the
American Legion Post.
One of the features of Monday
evenings performance will be
Birch's escape from a heavy pack
ing box which has been so tight
ly constructed that it seems i'm
possible for anyone to get out of
it. The box is on display in front
of the post office and will be re
nailed on the stage by a commit
tee. The Farmers Lumber Com
pany has challenged Birch to es-
cape from the nailed up box in
side of a minute and he has ac-
cepted the challenge.
Another advertised feature is
causing a live pony to vanish be-
fore the eyes of the audience.
81 have been interested in magic
and its manifestations since I en-
tered high school and | hope I
shall always maintain this en-
crossing study" the young magi-
clan declared in discussing magic
and magicians.
81 believe that interest in magic
tends to keep one young, for l
know that | do not feel any lack of
enthusiasm after mores than ff-
teen years of constant experiment
tation. | have found it necessary
to be ON my toes every minute of
the time sto keep my show at the
high point of excellence I wish to
present to my audience. but the
work has become each year more
(Turn to page 5, col. 5. please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
Bannisters Move
To North Dakota

Monday, Frank Bannister and
and family left for Tower City,
North Dakota, where they will
make their home. Mr.. Bannister
has purchased an elevator at
Tower and will operate a grain
and feed business. For a number
of years he has engaged in the
grain business here and previous
to that time farmed extensively.
They have a great number of
friends in both town and country
who are sorry to have them 90
but who send with them good
wishes for success and happiness.
Tower City is about half way be
tween Valley City and Fargo, on
the n. p.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
REV. KLEID0N ATTENDS
CHURCH CONVENTION

On Tuesday morning the Rev.
E. G. Kleidon left for Great Bend,
N. Oak. to attend the district CON
ventienal of the Missouri Synod.
which convenes June II to %.
This convention is called to dis
cuss the church business in the
two states Of North Dakota and
Montana and to lay plans for the
work of the next two years. The
Synod is happy to the fact that
this year it was able to graduate
and send out the largest number
of candidates in its history. OF
the 189 candidates. ten continued
their studies; fourteen accepted
positions as supply workers: one
offered himself to the Norwegian
Synod; one to the Finnish; and
one to the Wisconsin Synod;
while $50 ministerial calls sup
piled the remaining candidates
with positions. OF interest is one
went to Alsace. France: six TO
China; five to India; one to the
deaf and blind mission.
Rev. E. G. Kleidon expects to
from Great Bend. N. Oak,
June 25. During his absence
service or summer school will
be held.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
Bank Bandits Vanish on Starlit Night
Without Help Of Magic; Officers Alert

Out where the west begins on
the rough and rugged frontier,
bold bad men ride furiously into
town. stop before a--er-soft drink
parlor. make some %easterner
dance the highland fling TO the
stacatto bark of a whirling six
shooter. shoot out a few lights
and perhaps send a bullet through
a plate glass mirror by way OF an
nouncing that bad luck was on its
way. When this period has been
reached in the western thriller
even the pre-school age movie fan
has %unerringly spotted the hero
and the william.
SO much for the silver screen
In the real west, Montana FIR
instance, things are more compli-
Gated and it isn't SO easy to pick
your bold, bad man. It may be
a dusty blue denim coated harvest
hand with a weeks growth of
beard on his face. who quietly ord
ers the bank teller TO stick 'em
and then again the dangerous
criminal might pass in a crowd
for a business and professional
man. You never can tell.
The story starts at Vida where
there was almost a bank holdup
a few weeks ago. One evening
this week a car with two men In
was seen lettering around Vida
and in that vicinity. Finally they
drove out of town a few miles and
stopped. Paul Krebsbach of the
Vida bank was watching them.
Then came another a racing as
is trying to beat the train to the
crossing. Who but a bank robber
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
STOP GAMBLING
SAYS ATTY. GEN.
L. a. FOOT ORDERS LOCAL Of
FlCERS TO CLAMP LID
DOWN TIGHT

In an effort to prevent organic
ed gambling from gaining a per-
manent foothold in Montana and
to check the start in this direc-
tion, Attorney General Foot re-
Gently sent out to all mayors,
county attorneys and sheriffs, let
tiers letting them know that they
are held responsible for the con-
troll of gambling in the state.
These letters set forth the author
ity and duties of these officers, as
well as citing the penalties for
neglect of duties. The letters are
printed in full so that people may
know what the attorney generals
office is doing in this regard and
what the public may expect of To-
cal officers.
Th4 Letters
Department of Attorney General
Helena, Montana.
To all Mayors of the Cities of
Montana.
Gentlemen:
Recent information coming to
this Department indicates that or
ganized gambling is attaining to
the proportion of a racket in some
localities of the state.
Wives and mothers are contin-
lally calling and writing to this
office with stories of the loss of
badly needed wages by husbands,
and what is more deplorable the
loss by boys and girls Of tender
lge in slot machines and on punch
boards.
This office has issued a call to
Ill County Attorneys and Sherifs
take immediate steps in their
respective counties to combat the
evil, but in order to do SO, these
officers will need and should re-
,eive the cooperation of all city
,eace officers.
The state law empowers city
,fficers to enforce the state laws
gambling in their respec-
i've cities, and makes it the duty
If all mayors, chiefs Of police and
,olice officers to do so.
The particular statutes covering
Turn TO page 5, column 4, please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
FACE AL
PLEADS GUILTY
LONG LIST OF CHARGES ALL
SAME REPLY FROM HOOD
LUM CHIEF

Chocago, June ia CHEAP
Brooklyn roustabout of a decade
ago. elevated through his contln'
uous and successful violations OF
the prohibition law to a prime
position in the nations hoodlum
hall of infamy, learned today that
there is at least one power winch
his ill-gotten gains cannot sub
ordinate.
The hoodlum is Alphonse Ca
none scar-faced son of a Brooklyn
barber. The power is the United
States government.
Humility was the keynote when
Capone stood before Judge James
H. Wilkerson in the federal dis
trict court here this afternoon n
mumbled scarcely audible phrases
of 81 plead guilty" or just the
word guilty" to the queries OF
assistant government prosecutors,
who read the several indictments
charging him with conspiring to
violate the national prohibition
laws as we'll as with evasion of
the income tax laws.
And humility must have come
hard for the squat, chuggy gang
chieftan who has become so accus-
toned to grandiose authority. He
made visible attempts to appear jo-
vial and affable during the two
minute hearing, but he was obvi-
ously When the formali-
ties were over and the judge said
he would pronounce sentence June
80, Capone hurried away crate
fully, escorted by his police guard
There was another humble man
at the proceedings today. but he
had no cause for embarrassment.
He is George E. @. Johnson, son of
an Iowa farmer and O United
States prosecutor for the northern
district of Illinois. For three years
District Attorney Johnson has
been waging the unrelenting bat
tile that has been necessary to
bring the authority of the consti-
tuition of the United States face
to face with the spurious authority
of machine guns and corruption.
Mr.. Johnson was more leisurely
in his departure from the court
but he was no more voluble
than was Capone.
well, all ! can say" he answer
ed to the entreaties of newspaper
men for a statement, lis that it
was three years hard work"
Capone merely said: II hope
satisfied now"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19

in fear of pursuit would drive like
that on a beautiful starlit night
like last Tuesday? Mr.. Krebsbach
phoned to the sheriff's office to
send a reception committee to the
bridge to meet the speeding car.
To their credit be it said that
they got to the bridge in double
quick time ready to exact the
password from every northbound
motorist.
They saw the rapidly approach
ing automobile and prepared to
stop it. Halt, in the name of
the law" DR.. DeWane, fastening
home from a late professional call
in the Vida country, saw the cor
don across the road and for a mo-
ment thought there was a holdup.
Then he recognized the local Off
GERS. We're looking for bank
robbers" they told him, "did you
pass a a on the road?" But the
Doctor hadn't seer any except the
apparently abandoned car parked
by the roadside miles back. Nor
had he been aware that another
car was following him until Paul
Krebsbach drove up.
1t was not until later that the
mystery Of the elusive bandits was
solved. On his way home Mr..
took a look into the
abandoned" car. Within, peace
sleeping were the suspected
bandits" their dreams untroubled
by memories of bank raids or by
fear of pursuit.
June nights are rarer than June
days this year, and Tuesday night
was almost perfect-either for adj
venture or for sleeping.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
Blaze At
Nashua Takes Six
Buildings Thursday
FIRE HAPP & N Ed BEFORE
HIGH WIND CAME UP,
SOME INSURANCE

Nashua. June 1S-Four business
buildings, a residence and the
town fire house were burned dur.
ing a fire early Thursday morning
at Nashua and loss is estimated
at $40, 600, with some of the dam
age being insured.
No cause for the blaze has been
determined unless it was started
by defective wiring. The fire was
discovered by Carl Bollinger, pro-
prietor of the Nashua hotel, who
saw smoke and spread the alarm
about 8 a. m.
Wind from the southwest saved
the rest of the town from being
consumed. The Markle machinery
building, Continental Oil company
service station and Nashua hotel
were saved by work of the chemi-
cal fire department and a bucket
brigade.
The Nashua Drug store, oper-
ated for IS years by A. Torkelson,
is a total loss, with all contents
and a $4,000 refrigeration plant
destroyed. The fire was first seen
in an unoccupied apartment over
the drug store. Insurance of an
undetermined amount was carried
on the store.
Flames spread from the drug
store to the Valley County pool
hall, owned by Henry Burkhardt,
which also was consumed. Insur-
ance on fixtures elapsed June l
and had not been rewritten. The
Markle Transfer company owned
the building and nc report on in
suraDce has been made.
The T. A. Brink barber shop
burned, but fixtures were saved.
A dwelling in the rear was lost,
but furnishings were taken from
the structure. There was some
insurance on the barber shop
building. The front of the store
was occupied by the Northwest
Service company as a feed ware
house and little vi saved.
A total loss also was taken on
the pool hall operated by Finley
brothers and Al. Pickett. Arthur
Maxwell owned the building and
IN insurance policy was recently
written.
No insurance was carried on
he towns fire house.
F. j. Neutgens of the Northwest
Service Stores, says that they had
lot been using the warehouse
mentioned above for about a year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
LUTHERAN CHURCH CONVENTION
LEWISTOWN, MONT, JUNE SO

The official opening of the
Rocky Mountain District took
place at Lewistown, June 5, Fri
day evening. The opening sermon
was preached by the Rev. T. S.
Stockdal of Billings, with Rev. M.
]. Alstad conducting the altar
service. After the opening ses-
sion the preliminary business for
the convention took place. A
nominating committee consisting
of Rev. Hagen, Culbertson; Rev.
4. B. Cornelson, Laurel; and Mr..
Walter A. Baken, Lacrosse, Wash
ington was elected.
The business meeting of the
convention took place Saturday
forenoon. The Rev. A. M. Skind-
low of Spokane, Wash, was re-
elected president of the Rocky
Mountain District of the N. l.. c.
A, at this opening session of the
districts biennial convention. Rev.
Grimsby, Missoula, was nominated
from the floor. Rev. A. G. Lunde
from Great Falls was elected to
the vice presidency unanimously;
Dir. Foss from Missoula to a two
year term on the church council,
With j. o. Burg from Lennep as
alternate. Rev. T. S. Stockdal of
Billings, elected on the finance
committee for a term of n year.
Rev. A. Holbeck from Big Timber
was elected secretary; o. NJ.
Grimsby of Missoula, to a two
year term on elementary Christian
Education; Hon. T. Myklebust,
Lacrosse. Wash, to a two
year term az lay member on the
home mission committee; Rev. o.
R. A. Toliefson, from Wolf Point.
financial secretary; Rev. t. P.
for n year on home mis-
sion committee. filing the va
cancy Of Rev. Hjelmervick and
(Turn to page 8. col. 8, pleased
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
paid" MARKED
BY FINE ACTING
JOAN CRAWFORD OUTSTAND-
ING IN HER list STRAIGHT
DRAMATIC ROLE

Joan Crawford smashes her way
into a new triumph as the heroine
Of paid" talkie version of With
in the Law" the famous Bayard
WELLER Crook drama which has
thrilled a generation.
In essaying this emotional role,
Miss Crawford justified the faith
pinned in her by Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer to an everlasting degree.
To say her Mary Turner is the
greatest role of her career is put
ting it mildly. The role never
seems to be a piece of play acting.
Miss Crawford's Mary Turner is
real.
Whatever promise we may have
had Of the stars convincing ORA
matte work in Our Blushlng
Brides" is more than fulfilled by
her brilliant characterization OF
the shopgirl, railroaded to prison,
who energies with but n burn
Ing desire. to get revenge. Jane
Cowl. who created the role on the
stage some eighteen years ago,
could have done no better than
Miss Crawford in that last poig-
nant scene in which she finds her
revenge turning to ashes, or IN
the opening in the courtroom, IN
which Mary Turner declares she
will get even TOR the way the law
has treated her. Paid" is to be
shown at the Liberty theatre
Thursday. Friday. Saturday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
STOCKHOLDERS DEBATE
POINTS AT ISSUE; AUDI
TORS REPORT

With the election Of L. A. ia
cobs, Fred Ahrens and Harry Steb-
bins to the board of directors, at
the annual election, held at the
Coliseum Wednesday, the old
guard of the stockholders of the
Equity Cooperative association re-
tanned control of the board and
the organization. 1t was probab-
ly the largest body of organized
farmers ever seen in Wolf Point.
The poll list showed 242 names.
Ten others voted or attempted to
vote by mail. The vote was de-
the the successful candi-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
YOUNG PEOPLE Return

Among the young people who
returned from college during the
past week are Margaret and Una
Randall and Margaret Alrick,
Charles Rathert and Howard
Bechtel from the state university,
Dean Herman and Wilfred GIFTS
from the University of Minnesota.
Harold Shipman has work with a
musical organization in the twin
cities, Fred LaRoque is working,
and William Hide, one of the
Montana U graduates this year,
has work in Missoula. Halle
Chapman is on her way east to
spend the summer instructing in a
camp.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
New Business
On Main Street

A new business started up this
week in the vacant lot between
the First State Bank and the
Coffee Cup Cafe. 1t isn't a very
big space-but big enough. Betty
and Jack Wistrom are the pro-
p~rietors and they have been kept
busy these hot dusty days serving
lemonade and orangeade to pass
ing customers.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
EVANGELICAL LUTH.
CHURCH CONFIRMATION

On Sunday morning of June IA
the members of Our Savior's
Evangelical Lutheran congrega-
ton witnessed the first of it's
youth to receive confirmation
rites in the newly constructed
church, five miles northeast of
Vida. The church was appropri-
ately decorated for the occasion,
a vine cedar arch, above which
the words "Be Thou Faithful Unto
Death" were inscribed, and flow
ers adorned the altar and front of
the church. After the special
sermon by the pastor, which he
based upon Psalm 1913, the chill
dren of the Sunday school sang
the hymn "My Faith Looks Up To
Thee" Immediately after the
hymn by the children, the rite of
confirmation took place. The two
young ladies of the confirmation
class then joined in rendering the
hymn, Draw Us To Thee" The
confirmation class consisted of
two cousins, Vera Byxbe and
Ruth Taliaferro.
Among those present at the
service were Miss L. Ahrens,
Mrs. Miller and daughter Hazel
from Illinois aunts and cousin to
t h e confirmed ladies; A. C.
Hinck and family from Havre,
Mont, who stopped on their way
to Great Bend, N. Oak, and mem
bers from both Wolf Point and
Prairie Elk congregations.
During the services at Prairie
Elk the baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kjelgaard was baptized. 1t
was given the name Aronld Mar.
vim.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
County Files Action
Against Former Sheriff

Suit was instituted on June Is
against John H. Anderson, former
sheriff, for the recovery of S1,362-
.05, and interest at 8 per cent
from January LIST, 1881. The above
amount was alleged to have been
fraudulently collected from the
county during a period between
Feb. 8. 1890 and Dec. IS, 1880.
The suit was brought in the name
of Roosevelt county, complaint be-
ing filed by w. L. Rose, county at
tOrney.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19
ASSN ELECTS LEADERS;
OLD GUARD STILL in CONTROL

dates receiving two-thirds of the
votes cast.
The opposition candidates, ".
S. Good Holger Johnson and Peter
NJ. Franz were presumed to have
the support of the stockholders
who were also members of either
the McCone county or Roosevelt
county Farmers Union. A year
ago the Union members carried
the election and had control to the
extent of electing julius Cess,
president of the Roosevelt County
Farmers Union, president of the
Equity Assn. But later the Equity
faction appeared to have five OF
the nine directors with them.
1t is quite generally understood
that the real issue was whether
the bulk of the wheat bought by
the Equity elevator shall be ship
ped to Farmers Union terminal,
cooperating with the National
Grain corporation, or to the North
west Grain corporation.
The Election
In the election the names of the
candidates were written by the
voters into printed ballot forms.
The voters, who included a few
women formed in line and gave
their names to the secretary and
handed in their ballots which were
deposited in a ballot box.
President Cess presided with
Secretary Stebbins in his chair.
The president named as an elec-
ton board Delbert Rhoads, VIM.
Mindeman and VIM. Pipal. With
the vote of those present cast the
question of ten letters, presumab-
ly containing ballots, led to q
rather warm debate over the
question of voting by mail. The
chair ruled that the votes could
not be %canvassed because no prop
err notice of the nominees before
the meeting had been given the
absent voters. The bylaws, which
were read. did not appear to cover
the matter of voting for directors.
The secretary declared the ruling
of the chair did not stand. There
were remarks and arguments
from the floor and calls
for order by the chair. There
were, however. no loud voices or
displays of temper.
A couple of attorneys were call
ed in, w. L. Rose, county attorn-
ey of Roosevelt county and r. ia
of st. Paul, counsel for the
F. U. Terminal association. The
discussion and argument was long
but could not be heard by those
not close around the official table.
Finally the mail votes or letters
we're laid aside, unopened, and the
canvass of the ballots in the box
was made after being counted
.wice and compared with the poll
list. The totals for directors for
year terms were:
L. a Jacobs 159. Fred Ahrens
go. Harry Stebbins 1872.
w. S. Good 81, Holger Johnson
Peter Nj. Franz 79.
Financial Report
Before the election of directors
vas held the business balance
iheet for the past year lending
lay I'D was discussed. A detail
d report of the official audit was
by Oscar Upgrande, a pub
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