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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
CANCSTERS NOT MAKING MONEY,
 LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Attorney Gen e eral Broad casts Statement = It
 Is Racketeering

WASHINGTON, D. O., May 18.-- Illegal traffic in liquor was said by Attorney General Mitchell last Sat- urday night to provide Ion the av- craze of not over 20 percent" reve- rue of organized gangsters, who have been prosecuted recently on income tax violations.
 This traffic has been diminish ing and if this is the indication of general conditions, removal of the illicit liquor traffic as source oi revenue would not end gangsterism and racketeering, said Mitchell.
 The Attorney General made the remarks in radio broadcast and added that in one community, IT, vestigators found 48 different kinds of rackets in existence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
UPSIDE DOWN
 STUNT PROVES
 FATAL SUNDAY
Speed" Holman, Recog- nized American Aviator
 Is Killed, Air Races
TWENTY THOUSAND
 WITNESS ACCIDENT
1! Portland Girl Breaks World Record in Single Flight,
 Outside Loops

OMAHA, May 18. - Charles w Speed" Holman, aged 33, of St Paul, Minnesota, whose name for years has been high in the list of American aviators, was killed Sum- day while stunting upside down at height of 20 feet in air races here.
 , Death was instantaneous.
 Twenty thousand spectators saw Holman volunteer, during the Hull in a program, to go aloft in a stiff wind. For Is minutes he delighted the crowd then fell. His plane bounced, rolled and plowed 200 feet before it stopped.
 Holman's body was thrown out. It is believed his safety belt broke.
 Dorothy Hestor, aged l9 years, of Portland, Oregon, broke the women's world record for outside loops in a single flight, making 62 loops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
BREAKS UNDER STRAIN; KILLS
 ONE, SUICIDES
Member of Prominent Bos- ton, New York Family
 Runs Amuck

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 18.- Robert Montg omery, aged 25 wounded Charles Garbett, night club manager, and killed Police man Jesse Taylor, then shot him. self, when refused a table in a fashionable club here on Sunday.
 Following the shooting Mont gomery ran outside, dashed be- hind a taxi and shot himself. He died enroute to a hospital.
 Taylor was shot twice and killed instantly.
 Montgomery was the member of a prominent Boston and New York family. Relatives said he had brok- en under the strain of preparing for an examination as certified public accountant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
BOMBS USED, A CELEBRATING
 IN PORTUGAL
Fifteen Persons Are Injur- ed-Three Explosions
 Are Reported

LISBON, May 18-Fifteen per- sons were injured by the explosions of three bombs in the streets as crowds were celebrating the achieve ments of the dictatorship of Presi- dent Carmona.
 The first bomb was thrown into the heart of a crowd and wound- ed 13 persons. The infuriated crowd chased the man supposed to have thrown the bombs, firing their revolvers, but he escaped.
 The second bomb exploded near the headquarters of the Republi- can Guard. Two persons were in- jured.
 The mob wrecked the plant of the newspaper Republica.
 The third bomb exploded in Abiroalto and damaged property.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18

STOCK MARKET
 PRICES SLUMP
 TO LOW LEVELS
Many Issues De cline to Lowest in Four Years
 U. s. Steel Below 100

NEW YORK. May 18.-values oi shares slipped away swiftly on the stock market today Selling was only moderate, the volume being 2,500,0C0 shares.
 The general level of prices was depressed and many leading issues selling at the lowest levels of the past four years.
 Wall Street is inclined to view as bearish the upholding of the Indiana chain stores tax law by the Supreme Court. Chain store issues were liquidated.
 Final prices were generally close to the days lowest.
 Steel dropped through the 100 mark with three point losses.
 Rail issues were off from four to ten points.
 Several of the leading industrials and utilities sagged only point or two.
 American Telephone and Tele- graph sold under $169 for the first time since 1927.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
ONE PROFESSOR
 BROWNS, OTHER ESCAPES DEATH
American and English In structors Principals
 in Tragedy

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 18.- Sterling A. Leonard. aged 43, Asso- ciate Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin was drown ed in Lake Mendota, and his com panion, I. A. Richards, aged 36 years, Professor at Cambridge Uni versity, England, was rescued.
 Richards is here for a lecture en- gagement. He said the canoe over turned. He clung to the gunwale for two hours. Leonard sank ex- hausted. Richards said he made an unsuccessful attempt to reach him. Don Tracy, boat house owner, saw the drifting canoe and rescued Leonard.
 Leonard had written several books and edited collections of prose and poetry. Richards is also an author
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May l8 -Raffelle Romano, aged 48, San Francisco real estate man, and father of Adele Romano, 14-year- old school girl, who figured as a witness in the recent trial of Henry Ilse, Spokane bomb plotter, was shot and killed late Saturday night by an unidentified man who then turned the weapon on himself in- flicting fatal wounds.
 While the police at first believed the shooting was over a business deal. they became convinced later it was the aftermath of the Ilse trial when they learned from Ro- mano's family that an unidenti-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
Lightning
 Hits Home.
 Night Time
Building Bursts Into Flames AOne Farmer Is
 Killed

LEONIA, Idaho, May 18.-A ter rifle lightning bolt struck the farm house of Clyde M. Eberhart and blasted it into flames.
 Eberhart was killed and broth CT, Louis, was injured.
 Members of the family escaped from the building in their night clothes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
TODAY STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May 18. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mint stock today is 16B, American Car 97, Anaconda Copper 25h, Beth lehem Steel 43, Fox Films 15h
 General Motors 391s, Granby Con. solidated 13, International Harvest CT 45A, Kennecott 1874, Packard Motors 7A, Standard Brands 17h
 Stand Oil of California 34ss, Stan dard Oil of New Jersey 34ss, United Aircraft 28, U. s. Steel 99, Curtiss- Wright 3, Hudson Bay 4, Checker Cab II, 10k, II, California Pack ing 23%, Transatlantic, no sale
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
Beauty Contest Winner to
 Co on Trial, Shooting Mate

NICE, France, May 18.-A verdict Of murder with the excuse of pro- vocation will be asked by the prose- cltion when Mrs. Charlotte Nash Nixon -Nirdlinger, aged 26, beauty contest winner as Miss St. Louis in 1923, goes on trial Wednesday for the shooting of her husband Fred. Philadelphia theatrical mag nate at their villa here last March.
 Conviction will carry maximum
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
Monument To Uncle San, UnUeiIed

TROY, New York, May 18.-A monument was unveiled here last Saturday afternoon over the grave of Samuel Wilson who, Troyans say, was the in- spiration for them for Uncle Sam," the sObriquet for the United States Government dur ing the war of 1872.
 Wilson was then operating 8 slaughterhouse and was given a sub-ccntract to supply meat to the troops stationed nearby.
 Wilson was tall and spare and of kindly visage, like the Uncle Sam cartoon.
 Wilson became known as Un- cIe Sam and stamped his wares 'U. s."
 Soon the soldiers referred to everything belonging to the Government as Uncle Sam's.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18

of five years and a minimum of two years Imprisonment.
 The prosecutions intent is be- lieved to have upset the plans of the defense which expected the Prosecutor would demand at least five years in solitary imprisonment in which case 1t was expected an acquittal would be easy.
 The woman said her husband ac- cused her of attentions to another man and threatened to attack her.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
SHOOTS WIFE
 AFTER YEARS
 OF QUARRELS
Domestic Strife Ended at Seattle when Ranch
 CT Kills Mate

SEATTLE, May 18.-A domestic strife over a period of several years is blamed by O. E. Bakken rancher, for his shooting to death of his wife Carolina during a quar- rel at their Lake Forest home. He surrendered.
 Bakken said after a two days quarrel, his wife approached him with a piece of wood in her hands He took the wood away from her beat her and then shot her thres times with his pistol.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
KENNY M'LAREN
 IS DEAD, ATLIN
Discoverer of Famous In- terior District, Pass
 es Away Sunday

ATLIN, B. O., May 18-Kenny McLaren, who with Fritz Miller discovered the Atlin district in 1898, died in the Atlin Hospital here Sunday.
 McLaren will be buried beside his old partner in the Atlin Ceme- tery alongside the massive monu- ment erected by citizens in honor of the discoverers of this great gold camp.
 McLaren is survived by relatives in Blue Mountain, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
Election Disturbances
 Cause for Nine Deaths

CAIRO, Egypt, May IS. = Nine persons were killed and 30 wound ed in election disturbances over the weekend.
 The clashes are due to the ten- sion existing between the Govern ment and coalition Nationalists and Liberals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
Loaned Money to HimseIf; Former
 Bunker COnuictetl

VANCOUVER, Wash, May 18.- Dr. c. B. Alexander, aged 56 years, former President of the now de- funct American Securities Bank here, has been convicted of two counts of embezzlement. He was charged specifically with illegally loaning s1,875 to himself and em- bez1lement of that amount.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
Circuit Judges Estate
 Is Cash and Money Due

SAN FRANCISCO. Gal. May IS. The estate of the late Circuit Judge Frank H. Rudkin is only $9 300 in cash and money due, the petition for administration in be- haN of the widow revealed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
Justin McGrath, News
 Man for Hearst, Dies

CLIFTON SPRINGS, N. Y, May l8.-Justin McGrath, aged GA, for mer newsman, representative of the Hearst newspapers at Paris at the Peace Conference in 1919, died here today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
HRDL|CKA IS
 BOUND NORTH

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 18. -Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, anthropologist, left Sunday for Alaska on an Alaska Packers Associations vessel seeking to trace the coming of msn to America from Asia. This is his fourth trip on such a mission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
Original Crusader" Of w. C. I. U. Is Dead

HILLSBORO, Ohio, May 18.- Mrs. Sarah Doggett, aged 92 years, 1 one of the original Crusaders
 who founded the w. 0. T. U., is dead here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18

R. H. Chadwick and Richard Wakelin, travelling men, arrived on the Yukon from the Westward. J. w. Gucker joined the party at Val7 deg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
DAWSON p. M.
 PASSES AWAY

VANCOUVER, B. O., May 18.- Alexander McCarter, Postmaster at Dawson for 18 years, died here last Saturday after a brief illness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18

F. Cunningham, from Wrangell is Juneau visitor, having arrived on the Alameda.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18

Oil pipelines costing s4.000,000 are being laid in the new East Texas field.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
First American " ounded in World
 Var, Killed by Vie

NEW ORLEANS, La, May IS. Edgar Douglingny, aged 43, a photographer, officially desig- mated as the first American wounded in the World War, was shot and killed by his wife, aged 37, at their home here in the French quarter. She said she shot him as the climax to years of quarrel and threats against her life.
 Douglingny was shot four times and taken to Paris while a member of the lafayette Escadrille. He met his wife in Paris. When he returned here he came as hero.
 Forty-nine women, all more thar 75 years old, were invited to Okla noma's first all-State quilting bet oy Gov and Mrs. w. H. Murray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18


 VATICAN CITY, Italy, May 18 Riots and incendarism in Spain during the past ten days are con- sidered by the Pope as "sacrileges against God and the Holy religion and heavy responsibility exists on the malefactors and upon those who allowed the things to take place."
 The Pontiff made his first public utterance on the subject to group of Spanish Pilgrims headed by the Bishop of Valencia. The Pope further said conditions are al- ready too much comprised and menaced without need"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-18
EXPULSION OF
 JESUITS FROM
 SPAIN, DEMAND
Extreme Lefts Worrying President Communists
 Seek Punishment
STRIKES ARE AGAIN
 HELD OUT AS THREAT
Skirmishes with Monarch ists Are Reported in
 Various Sections

MADRID, Spain, May 18.-The Extreme Left clements are demand ing the expulsion of Jesuits from Spain by Provisional President AL cala zamora, himself a Catholic who already is perplexed over tile religious situation.
 The periodical Cristol, represent ing the staunch Republican circles has joined the Communist organs in demanding the Jesuits be ban iShed.
 In addition, the Communist ele- ments, with increasing bitterness arc attacking the Republic as be- ing too conservative and are urg- ing that Spain have real revolu- tion' and abolish the army, expell religious orders and confiscate property and divide the land.
 Meanwhile minor skirmishes are going on in various parts of the country with Monarchists.
 Rumors of strikes also persist as added threats to complicate the situation.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27

Oh, Elmer, I want you to come back
ttjust As s-s-soon ~ the estate is
-cc-closed."
"Ho-hoi" he laughed $50 that's
the way the cat jumps, eh1 You're
afraid I'll collect my roll and start
wandering. You're afraid I'll wan
der so long and 30 far I'll forget
you. eh7 Hum-umi A fat chance.
T'wenty-four hours after that estate
Is definitely closed I'll be aboard
the RATHER headed home-but only
on n condition"
Il kn-kn-know. Provided | marry
you shortly after you return"
That's the program. How about
II, sweetheartr'
well, IL you'll come back I'll
marry you, Elmer. You'll never
have to ask me again. All you'll
have to do will be to-n-n-name the
day"
"T1l wire you the date before [
start west. Word Of honor now.
Nellie, that nothing-understand,
nottingham induce You to change
your mindY
WORD Of honor, Elmer. And will
you give me your word OF honor
that you'll come right back to me
when the estate is settled7"
II do-and l hope my teeth may
drop out If / do not
And you'll not permit anything
anything In all the world-to
make you break your promise"
I'D rather be a hungry tramp.
without a place to lay my head,
than break the least of my prom
Uses to you"
she kissed him half a dozen times
and thrust him gently out Of the
door. which she closed upon him
and then ran upstairs to her room
to have a real cry.
Thus did they part.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 461-P

Estate Of Selmer Lee, Deceased
Notice Is hereby given by the
undersigned. Albert Lee, Admins
traitor of the estate OF Selmer Lee,
deceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, with
in four months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to the said
Albert Lee at the law offices of
Marion and Foor, attorneys at law,
Wolf Point, Montana, which place
has been designated by the admin
istrator for the transaction of all
business pertaining to said estate
in the county Of Roosevelt, state
Of Montana.
Dated at Wolf Point, Montana,
this 18th day OF March, 1881.
Albert Lee. Administrator
OF the estate Of Selmer
Lee, deceased.
Marion and Foor,
Attorneys for Estate.
Wolf Point, Montana 6-A
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Annual City Election will
be held on Monday, April 9Th.
1881 between the hours OF 800 o.
clock A. M. and 600 o'clock P.
M. Of said day.
Said election will be held in
the three wards OF said city at the
following named polling places, to.
wit:
Ward No. 1. At the Champlin
Implement Building.
Ward No. 2. At the City Fire
Hall.
Ward No. 8. At the Northside
School
Said election will be held for
the purpose of the election Of the
following named officers:
One Alderman from each ward,
for a term of two years.
One City Treasurer, for a term
of two years.
All qualified electors. residing
within the corporate limits Of the
City of Wolf Point, Montana, shall
be entitled to vote for City Treas
ruer and for the Alderman in the
Ward In which the said elector
resides.
JACOB G. SEEI.
4-T City Clerk.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

10 ShOW
In The District Court of the TWEEN
tieth Judicial District of the State
Of Montana, in and for Roosevelt
County.
In The Matter of the Estate Of
CHARLES PETERSON, deceased,
Order to show cause why real
estate should not be sold.
1t appearing to the Court, by the
Petition this day presented and
filed by Carl Walking Eagle. ad-
m%inistrator of the estate of Char
les Peterson, deceased, it is nee
essary to sell the whole or some
portion of the real estate of said
decedent in order to pay his
debts and his expenses and the
charges of administration:
1T rs ORDERED that all per
sons interested in said estate APP
pear before this court on the 22nd
day of April, A. d. 1881, at the
hour of 10 A. M. of said day in the
court room of said Court at the
Court House in the city OF Wolf
Point, County of Roosevelt and
State of Montana, then and there
to show cause why an order
should not be granted said admin
i~strator to sell so much of said
real estate as shall be necessary;
AND 1T rs FURTHER ORDER
ED that a copy OF this order be
published for two successive weeks
next preceding said day in the
Wolf Point Herald, a newspaper
of general circulation, printed and
published in said County, dated
March 25th, 1881.
S. E. PAUL,
Judge of said Court.
J. X. BRAMBLE,
Attorney for Estate,
Wolf Point, Montana.
Two times Z ZIP.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27

said Emma n Robinson and the
other grantees named in said grant
did not within five years after
the approval OF the grant by the
Secretary Of the Interior on July
S8th, 1908, file in the local land
office proof OF the construction Of
said reservoir and bitches and It
appearing that for more than five
years prior to the commandments
hereof the said grantees have
wholly abandoned said project.
1T is ORDERED that said de-
PENDANT appear In the above named
court on or before the 18th day
of April. 1881. to file answer, de-
murrer or other pleading to the
bill of complaint herein and In
case of the failure of the defend
ant so to appear, plead. answer
or demur, the court will entertain
jurisdiction to proceed to the
hearing and adjudication OF said
action in the Same manner as IL
the defendant we're served with
process within the state and dis
trict of Montana.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED
that this order be published once
a week for six successive weeks
in the Wolf Point Herald, a news
paper published at Wolf Point,
Montana.
Dated this 7th day of February,
1881.
CHARLES N. PRAY
3-6t Judge.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27
Elmer shook his head d~olefully
w. N. -.
SERVlCE

Elmer shook his head dolefully.
II dare not-now."
But you announced your cam
dIdacy with a blare Of trumpets.
as 1t we're. You'll have to enter
the fight now"
Elmer shuddered. "But I never
intended to run for mayor this
year." he protested lamely. 81 was
merely announcing myself as a can
didate to run against the incum-
bent when he came up for re-elec-
ton, as I figured he would. Now
the internal kill-joy has disap-
pointed everybody by resigning and
moving out Of the county, the city
council is d~eadlocked over the ap-
pointment Of his cess and In
order to save their faces they have
ordered a special election to decide
who shall be mayor to fill the un-
expired term. SO you see, Nellie.
I've got an excellent excuse for
withdrawing now. I can say | do
not care to make a campaign for
the unexpired term, because 1t will
not afford me an opportunity to in
itiate reforms. All my friends will
understand"
"You remind me of a small boy
who whistles up his courage as he
passes the cemetery after dark. Ell
mer, you know very we'll that If
you are elected to fill the unex-
pired term and make good you can
be elected for the next two-year
term without half trying"
mo, ! cannot. I'll make an an
nouncement in the Clarion that,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27

upon further consideration, I find
that my business affairs will not
permit my making the race and ac-
cordingly | am Withdrawing my can
didacy."
"If you do that" Nellie assured
him, you might as we'll abandon
all hope of marrying me eventually.
/ could never stand a gutter. /
want you to enter that fight, even
If you do lose it,"
He squirmed in his chair. "The
very thought of it makes me shud-
der, Nellie. Have a heart! Permit
me to withdraw now, marry me and
go away with ale-to France or
Italy-anywhere to escape. Then
when the blow falls I'll not be here
to be laughed at. Nothing in this
world car be of surprising inter-
est for more than nine days, and in
a year or two from now when we
return the whole miserable affair
will have been forgotten"
II dare say, Elmer. In that length
Of time you will have been forgot
ten, too. You will have lost your
leadership, so essential to your fu-
ture here. You must remain here
and build up your leadership"
'Then marry me and help me
stand It."
mo, I had nothing to do with
getting you into this jam and you'll
have to fight your WI way out. II
you do that, however. the day I find
1t out I'll marry you. But II you
quit, IL you r%un--cOunt me out OF
your calculations"
He groaned inwardly.
you haven't the slightest con
ception of a woman's pride, FL
mer," Nellie went on with mother
~ tenderness. "That adventures
is trying to break you. to run you
out of your own country. I'm try
ing to make you, to keep you from
being run out. The question there
fore resolves itself into this: who
is going to win? You are the only
human being who can decide that
question, and call upon you to de-
eide it here and now or forfeit, not
only the fragments of my former
love for you, but my future friend
ship and respect for you. Speak
up Elmer, or remain forever 81
lent 7"
"You win," ne declared without
an instant's hesitation. 81 don't
care what happens to me provided
! do not humiliate you again. !
can take a licking, You know"
Smiling, | hope"
"Well. at any rate, In silence"
"That remains to be seen," said
Nellie darkly. "Your courage and
sportsmanship are going to be test
ed In q manner of which you little
dream Our future happiness de-
ponds on how we'll or how poorly
you emerge from that test"
Elmer thought of his love letters |
to Doris and shuddered again
You're not eating anything" Mel
lie challenged him suddenly. why, |
you haven't taken 4 single bite
III 1 did I'd feel AZ vulgar and
insensate a a pig be replied.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-27

stead Entry, No. 0t6720, for Eh
Section u, Township % N. Range
46 e. PMM Meridian, has filed
notice Of intention to make Three
year Proof. to establish claim to
the land above described. before
o. T. Stennes, u. s. Commissioner,
at Wolf Point, Montana, on the
9th day of April. 1881.
Claimant James as witnesses:
Marshall Winship, of Wolf Point,
Montana, A. P. Bilyeau. Of Wolf
Point, Montana, M. B. Yuly, of
Wolf Point. Montana and W. l..
Young of Wolf Point, Montana.
M. D. NICHOLSON
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