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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

Mrs. Al Huber and daughter
were Vida shoppers in Wolf Point
the first of the week.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

Mrs. Rex Williams of Brockton
ping.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

Mrs. Richard Schaale is recover
ing from a serious attack of pneu-
monia.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

MI. and Mrs. Ira Fromdahl and
baby left Tuesday evening for
Newport, Wash. where they will
make their home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers and Doris
Rogers returned Wednesday ev-
ening from Austin, MINI. where
they accompanied the body of Will
mer A. Rogers for burial.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

See The New Talking Version
Of "Charley's Aunt" Armistice day
Nov. 18th, also Nov. 18th. Liberty.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

Mrs. Alex Copper of Vida visit
ed over the week end at the Neal
Harlow home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

Mrs. Casterline and Mrs. Ber-
reth of the Southside were Wolf
Point visitors Monday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

Mrs. AL Huber and daughter Of
Vida were Trade Carnival week
shoppers Monday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

w. ]. Boyd and family left Sun
day evening for Boulder, Montana,
to see their daughter Maxine who
is attending school there.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

A. L. Rogers has moved his coal
and ice office across the street
into the building formerly
pied by Jack Kelly.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-11-06

Shows this week at the Liberty
will be continuous from Wednes-
day to Sunday, inclusive, with two
changes of pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
LAUREL WOMEN ACT.
Club Backs Bill and Raps Roadside
UgIineSs"

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
LAUREL, Md, February 20.-Another
Laurel organization has gone on record
in favor of the bill to regulate sign
boards, it was revealed today when a
communication expressing the Senti-
ment of the Laurel Women's Club was
sent to the Prince Georges delegates at
Annapolis.
Through Grace Martin Hopkins,
president, and Corinne B. Rowland, sec
rotary, the club called particular at
tention to the 'unsightliness which
now mars every mile" of the Baltimore
boulevard.
Having in mind U. S. Route No. l.,
connecting New York, the metropolis Of
our country, with our National Capital"
the women wrote, land that almost half
of this mileage is through Maryland, 1t
Is we'll for us to consider what kind OF
an impression We make upon the many
thousands of people from all over Amer
lea who pass through this great artery
of travel each season.
IF by means of legislation We can
make some progress in cooperation
with the State Roads Commission and
the department of forestry toward elm
mating some of the unsightlinesS that
now mars every mile of this most-trav-
eled highway in America, it will bring
lasting credit to our State and bring us
that kind of advertising that will be Of
permanent benefit to Maryland"
The women declared they were hear
tily in sympathy" with the anti-bill-
board movement and appealed to the
delegates to give their earnest support
to ANY measures which the State can
take to curb or control the signs" add
ing that such action will certainly be
welcomed by the great majority of
highway travellers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
lame DUCK" BILL
TO Be FORUM TOPIC
Senator Barley of Kentucky
Will Discuss Measure
on Radio.

The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution doing away with lame duck
sessions of Congress Is to be discussed
by Senator Alben w, Barley of Ken
lucky, in the National Radio Forum,
arranged by The Star and broadcast
over the Nationwide network of the
Columbia Broadcasting System, at $50
pm. Saturday, February 81.
The Norris resolution proposing such
a constitutional amendment has passed
the Senate many times. The Repub-
lican leaders of the House have agreed
TO permit the resolution reported out
by the House Committee on Elections OF
the President. Vice President and Mem
bers of Congress, virtually the same
thing as the Norris resolution. to come
up for action in the House before the
close of the present session. Should
the House adopt the resolution, it is
the purpose Of Senator Norris of Ne
braska to seek to have the Senate give
its approval to that resolution, provided
in final form it meets his approval.
Senator Norris has waged long fight
to bring about action on the proposal
which would do away with the short
sessions of Congress. and would provide
for the assembly of the newly elected
Congress in January following its cleo
ton in November The resolution also
would provide that the newly elected
President and Vice President of the
United States take office in January
instead of waiting until March 4 fol-
lowing their election. The House reso-
luton is that of Representative Clifford
of Massachusetts,, who will have charge
of it if it comes up on the floor Of the
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
M'LEAN DIVORCE
HALTED BY WIFE
Temporary Order Restrain
ing Proceedings in Mexico
Granted by Adkins.

Legal action to prevent Edward B.
Mclean. millionaire publisher Of the
washington Post, from obtaining q d.
vorce in Mexico has been instituted in
the District Supreme Court by his wife.
Mrs Mclean late yesterday demanded
temporary order to restrain her hus-
band from further prosecution Of a
divorce proceeding at Cuernavaca, Mex
leo. Denying that Mclean is a resi-
dent OF Mexico Mrs. Mclean contended
he had defied the District Supreme
Court. which recently ordered him to
pay his wife alimony of $500 monthly
and set aside $65,000 for settlement OF
back alimony.
Order Granted by Adkins.
The temporary order was granted by
Justice Jesse c. Adkins.
In addition to an Injunction against
the divorce proceeding, Mrs. Mclean
asked the court to enjoin her husband
from receiving any income from the
estate of his father, John r. Mclean,
OF which he is co-truStee with the
American Security and Trust Co., and
that the trustees be prevented from
paying it to him.
She also asked that Mclean be rs-
strained from making any disposition
OF his property, that the property be
SSNdNoSA dNCA Ny IAlc hIlQ The IN
come applied to the payment of the
maintenance decree.
An adjudication in CONTEMPT Of
court also was requested by the wife.
who charged her husband resented the
order for his support, had not paid any,
thing under 1t and began the divorce
action with intent to nullify 1t, to
interfere with the administration of
Justice and to perpetrate a fraud on
the court"
Papers Served February IL.
Mrs. Mclean charged she learned Of
the divorce proceedings February II,
when papers were served on her by an
attorney for her husband at Palm
Beach, Fla. The husbands petition,
she stated. charges incompatibility and
asserted there would be no controversy
regarding pensions for support because
1.-The defendant has property Of her own
to provide In the most ample manner
for her maintenance and support and
that of the children"
In granting the temporary restrain
| ing order without notice to Mclean,
Justice Adkins held that injury would
result to the wife by the granting of
the Mexican decree, which might be
handed down today. He set the matter
down for hearing March on the ques-
| ton Of the issuance of a preliminary
injunction against the publisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
INCOME TAX FACTS

Only definitely determinable
losses are deductible. Prospective
losses are not allowed as a de-
duction. If a person, other than
a dealer in securities, purchased
stock Of a corporation during
1880 at Sos per share and If its
value at the end Of the year
dropped to $85 per share, he will
not be permitted to deduct the
loss because of the shrinkage in
value. If he had sold it during
1880 at $85, the loss of $40 would
be deductible. If during 1890 1t
was definitely determined that
the stock was valueless, loss of
sos would be deductible.
A dealer in securities may use
the inventory method to report
his income, for the reason the
stocks and bonds held by him
are not investments but consti-
tute his stock in trade. Any
shrinkage in value of the securi-
ties held by q dealer will be re-
flected in his inventory.
A taxpayer, other than a deal
er in securities, cannot deduct
any loss claimed to have been
sustained from the sale Of stock
or securities, if within 80 days
before or after such sale he has
acquired (other than by bequest
or inheritance) substantially
identical property. This provision
is designed to prevent a taxpayer,
in computing net income, from
claiming as a deduction a So
called "loss" sustained from a
sale Of securities, which Is i'm
mediately followed or immediate
ly preceded by purchase of SUBJ
stantially identical securities.
Gain or loss, however, Is re-
allied in the case of q Short
SALE" A taxpayer owning 100
shares Of the x corporation, who
purchases another 100 shares and
within 80 days thereafter sells
the first purchased stock, can
not deduct any loss claimed to
have been sustained from the
transaction; if he sells the en-
tire 200 shares, a gain or loss
from both transactions Is there
by realized at that time, and II
he sells the stock included within
the second purchase, q gain OF
loss Is realized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20

Mrs. Margaret B. Downing, known as
the dean of Washington newspaper
women, died this morning of heart dis
ease at her home, 1852 Lawrence street
northeast.
For many years Mrs. Downing was
the author of Tales of Well Known
Folk in Social and Official Life" COL
umn published in The Star She also
wrote extensively of early Washington
life.
She contributed regularly to The Spur
and to many news and religious pub
locations. Two of her works were THE
Development of the Catholic Church in
the District of Columbia From Colonial
Times" and The Court House of the
District of Columbia" the latter being
written in collaboration with F. Regis
Noel Mrs. Downing made frequent
trips abroad and wrote of her ex-
perienceS in foreign countries.
She was a member of the Columbia
Historical Society and prepared numer-
Gus papers which were read at its
meetings.
Born in ST. Louis, Mo, Mrs Downing
was educated there and at the old
Columbian College here.
Mrs. Downing suffered a nervous
breakdown in November and was forced
to give up active work. She failed to
rally from this breakdown.
Surviving are a sister. Mrs. J. S. Noel:
a niece, Kathleen w. Noel, and a
nephew, Joseph C. Noel.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Anthonys Church, Twelfth and Law
renee streets northeast. Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20

Continued From First Page)
soon as the course is completed they
would be put into the field.
The commission, 1t was said, has
been keeping an exceptionally close
check on the quality of the gas, and
has found it lis is up to the required
Thermal Units. If the heating units
had fallen below this standard it was
declared, this would have possibly ex-
planned some of the higher bills.
In connection with the number of
complaints, the commission Is having
tests made of meters, and in some in
stances they have been found fast, but
in others they were found slow. The
commission maintains meter inspec-
ton Office at the headquarters of the
gas company, and will test any meter
for charge Of so cents. If the meter
is found to be more than 2 per cent
fast, the testing fee is refunded, and
the gas company is required to refund
the amount represented by the extent
which the meter was fast for a period
Of three months.
More Complaints Made.
Sixteen additional written complaints
over high bills were received at the
tic Lldll. I.
Keech received IA in his mail, and de-
clared that a number of others had
been made by telephone or by personal
visits. Some of the complaints, Mr..
Keech said. came from persons who
had previously protested to the gas
company because they were not aware
of the existence of a peoples counsel
who would look after their interests in
public utility matters. Several of the
complaints took issue with the state
mentS published by the gas company.
The gas company'S explanation of its
policy, DR.. G. M. Brumbaugh wrote the
commission, was amusing to patrons
who have not complained because it
seems useless"
Robert M. Burklin of 4442 Hawthorne
street, in a complaint to the commits
sion, commenting on a statement by the
gas company which said that only IS
complaints had been received, declared
that If poll is taken of all gas con-
sumers, he believed a majority of them
would report higher bills.
Lydia M. Fox of 2215 Washington
Circle, sent the commission a record of
her gas bill for cooking and hot water
for November, December and January,
showing that the total expense exceeded
the cost of heating her house with
other fuel for the same period Her
bill for gas for these three months
amounted to $11l.96 she reported, while
the house heating bill for the same
period totaled $10428.
Speaking of gas bills" she said.
here Is my sad story"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
GEORGE H. LAMAR HURT
IN MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT
Attorneys Auto Figures in Triple
Collision at District Line
and Wisconsin Avenue.

George H. Lamar, 81 years old, prom
inent local and Rockville attorney, re-
siding at Rockville, Md, was seriously
injured this morning when the automo-
bile he was driving figured in q triple
collision at the District line and Wis
consin avenue.
Lamar was taken to Emergency Hos
pital and treated for multiple body
bruises and head injuries.
According to the police report of the
accident, Lamar was driving toward the
city on Wisconsin avenue when his au-
tomobile Swerved into two approaching
automobiles. Neither driver of the
two other cars was injured. None of
the automobiles was badly damaged.
Lamar. who has offices in the Wash
ington Building, has been active for
some time In the affairs OF the Mont
gomery County CiviO Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
SCHALL TO FIGHT
NORBYE AS JUDGE
Senator Opposes Presidents Nom
inaticn to Federal Court After
II Are Rejected.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Immediately after President Hoover
had ignored his recommendations and
nominated Gunnar H. Norbye of Min
neapoliS fer the additional Federal
iudgeship in Minnesota, Senator Schall
said he would oppose the choice.
President Hoover made his own Sc
lection after months of dispute with
Schall, during which the President re-
jected the Senator's original, nominee.
Ernest Michel, and turned down 10
other men recommended by the Sen
ator
The issue brings test Of strength
between the President and the Senate
over the selection of members of the
judiciary. How far the Senate will 60
in supporting Schall is unknown. Gen.
orally it has upheld a personally OBJ
jectionable" stand by a Senator against
an appointee in that Senator's State.
After rejecting the name Of Michel,
upon the advice of Attorney General
Mitchell, also a Minnesotan, President
Hoover asked Schall to present the 10
names which also were rejected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
LOANS CAN BE MADE
SOON AS BILL is LAW
Veterans Bureau Getting Ready to
Lend if Bonus Measure Is
Finally Enacted.

BY the Associated Press
If the veterans loan bill becomes law
either by being signed by President
Hoover or passed by Congress over his
veto-veterans would be able TO start
borrowing half of their compensation
certificates value the day after.
Veterans Bureau officials said so to-
day, in revealing they had laid tenta-
tive plans for carrying out the provi-
sions OF the bill when 1t is enacted for
mally as a law.
Administrator Hines declared the
chief problem was one Of charging
personnel, as the machinery for making
the loans, the majority Of which would
be made through the So regional Offices
already was functioning well
The finance division of the Veterans
Bureau reported between $25,000000
and $35 100000 on hand to start lend
ing, and said the first loans could be
on their way the first day after the
bill passed yesterday by the Senate is
signed.
orders have been dispatched to re-
gional Offices to prepare for the task,
as part of the general policy of the Vet
Grams Bureau of keeping pace Of legis-
lation while it is pending in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20

be able to borrow from the Government
an average of $500 each at Az per cent
interest. That is about half the face
value of most of the certificates.
The Senate considered the bill all day
yesterday. But from the outset the OPP
ponents conceded the hopelesSness of
change no votes and consented finally
to a 10-minute limit on debate, which
brought the final roll-call right after
6 in the evening.
The House had adjourned and the
requirement that the Speakers sigma
ture must be affixed IN the presence of
the membership. kept the measure from
being sent to the White House before
today. All amendments had been re-
jected by the Senate to avoid delay.
Thirty-four Republicans, including
Senator's Watson Of Indiana and Nc
Nary of Oregon, the party leaders, sup
ported the measure. All those voting
against the bill were Republicans.
The roll call follows:
Against: Republicans-Borah, Fess,
Golf, Hastings, Hebert, Metcalf, Nor
row, Moses, Phipps, Reed, Smoot and
Walcott-l2. Total against, II.
For: Republicans-Blaine, Capper,
Carey Couzens, Cutting, Dale, Davis.
Frazier, Glenn, GoldSborough, Hale,
Hatfield, Howell, Johnson. Jones, Kean,
Reyes, La Toilette, McNary, Norbeck,
Norris, Nye, Oddie, Partridge, Patterson,
Pine, Robinson of Indiana, Schall,
Shortridge, Steiwer, Thomas of Idaho,
Townsend, Vandenberg and Watson.
Observation-Disclosures, Barley, Black,
Bratton, Brock, BrouSsard, Buckley,
Caraway, Connally, Copeland, Dill,
Fletcher, George, Harris, Harrison,
Halves, Hayden, Hef1in, Kendrick, Nc
Gill Mcclellan, Morrison, Pittman,
Ransdell, Robinson of Arkansas. Shop
pard, Smith, Steck, Swanson, Thomas
of Oklahoma, Trammell, Tydings. Wag-
ner, Walsh of Massachusetts,, Walsh Of
Montana Wheeler and Williamson-37.
Farmer abor-Shipstead-
Total for, 70.
OF those not voting, only four were
paired in opposition. They were: Re
publicans - Gould, Bingham, Gillett.
Democrat-King. Those paired for the
measure were Brookhart, Republican,
and Blease, Simmons and Glass, Demo-
Gratis.
1t was announced that Senators
Waterman and McMaster, Republicans,
and Stephens, Democrat, would have
voted for the bill If present. Senator
Deneen, Republican, was the only mem
Der unaccounted for. He is Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20

cunning of lawyers could contrive. If
these companies had unquestionably
been subject to the commissions Jurls-
diction, believe there would have been
less complaint Of their activities and
less ground for accusation that they
have engaged in grab-as-grab-can con-
tests.
1T is true that most of these acquisi-
tions of control through the device Of
the holding company, about which the
commission has complained, will, 1t Is
announced, soon be submitted to the
commission in connection with applica-
lions for four dominant systems in
Eastern territory. The outcome Of the
hearings before the commission on
those proposed applications will per-
haps determine the attitude of the Con-
greSs with reference to the problem OF
what to do about such acquisitions OF
control during the past 10 years, as the
commission has brought TO our atten-
ton"
Parker said the report revealed that
10000 miles Of railroads we're con-
trolled by the Van Sweringen brothers
Of Cleveland.
Figures Are Listed.
"On December 81, 1929" the New
Yorker said, "l60 class l railroads oper-
| ated 242 900 miles of road and for the
| year ending on that date they had re-
| ceived in operating revenues $6,280 ,000,-
| 600, their gross capital Appropriated
| $23, 300, 900. 900, their operating expenses
| were over $4,506 900 900, their wage bill
was about $2,897 900, 900, they paid in
taxes that year 1897. 600, 900 and in in
terest approximately $500 100000. These
/ figures emphasize the importance of the
railway systems TO the American peo-
Pile"
About $40, 900 persons. he said, owned
stock in the class l railroads, but, he
asserted, he was surprised TO learn that
but only eight family groups had sub
stantial voting power. He mentioned
Arthur Curtis James, George F. Baker
Edward S. Hardness, the Hartman
Vanderbilt, Whitney and Widener
| families.
Chairman Parker said is major
groups in this country now control
100000 miles Of railroad, or nearly IS
per cent of the total.
| They were:
Van Sweringen, 28,631 miles.
| Great Northern, Northern Pacific and
Burlington 1.-TWO systens), 27,428 miles
Pennsylvania, 23,498 miles.
Southern Pacific, 14,484.
| st. Louis-San Francisco, I4,I61.
| Atlantic Coast Line, 1899
| Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe, 49,
1855.
New York Central, 1905.
Baltimore g. Ohio, 1929
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul & Pa
| cif1c, ll,247
Chicago & Northwestern, Io,2o5.
Union Pacific, 1o,157.
Southern, l0,036,
Illinois Central, e,loo. AS1.S4a
Total, 210,See. ~2SllwFT ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
BLOND GUNWOMAN
WATTS DEATH CHAIR.
Irene Schroeder Sees Son, 5,
and Father-AcCompIiCe in
Killing Reads Bible.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW CASTLE, Pa, February 20.
Apparently unmindful of the last
desperate efforts of their attorneys to
find some technicality which might
give them a few more weeks of life,
Mrs Irene Schroeder and w. Glenn
Dague listlessly prepared today to die
in the electric chair at dawn Monday.
The SlayerS of State highway pa
trolman notified last night that Gov.
Pinchot had announced he was unable
to grant them a stay q execution,
awaited arrival of the death warrants
the signal for their removal to the
Bellefonte death house.
The blond former waitress turned
gunwoman fondled the black kitten
that has made her cell its abode;
Dague, one-time Sunday school teacher,
pored over his Bible.
Last night a detected, white haired
little man with bright-eyed boy of 5
years called at the Jail. Jacob Craw-
ford, former fish peddler, came to tell
his daughter he had failed in his plea
to the Governor.
you did all you could, pap; I am
ready to die" Mrs. Schroeder smiled at
him through the bars. A short time
later she clasped her little son-per-
haps for the last time.
Sheriff Frank Johnson told Crawford
he still was uncertain when the trip to
the penitentiary would be made, that
all depended upon the arrival of the
death warrants.
Lawrence County authorities are
checking further the story Mrs. Dague
says her husband told her of the death
of Tom Crawford, brother of Mrs
Schroeder, and alleged accomplice of
the couple. She said Dague asserted
Crawford died of wounds he received
in the gun battle in which the highway
officer was shot and that he and Mrs
Schroeder buried him secretly.