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Engine in Three Parts.

AS the work of q railroad engine in
creases it is necessary to make them
larger and as they grow larger some
provision must be made for them to
get around curves. A powerful English
engine recently turned out Is pivoted
ct two points in order to negotiate the
curves In the line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

to hold them in. They stopped when
they came to q fire plug.
In Parade Again.
sergt. A. j. Bargagni, marshal Of the
parade, says the horses will be back
again for the parade this year. Barney,
Gene and Tom refused to comment on
this rumor, but willingly accepted the
oats bride offering In the hope OF lur-
ing out statement.
Sergt. Bargagni AYERS that these
three, before their service ended at
Station No. 8. were Of the variety of
fire horses that listened to the alarms
and never moved q muscle unless their
own number was rung. But let them
hear that and there was action!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
Church to Stage Ball.

CLINTON. Nd. June ~ Especially =
Saturday, August %. has been set for
the annual tournament for the benefit
Of st. Johns Church. There also will
be coronation ball in the evening and
supper will be served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

~ ENE, Barney and Tom are as
permanent in local fable as
r the three blind mice Of legen-
~ dairy fame. Every year the
three stalwart FIRE horses re-
turn from their retirement at the
Home for the Aged and Inflrm and
take their place as prAncing part Of
the flremen's Labor day parade.
Since their retirement the famed
trio Of fire horses, last to be withdrawn
from service in washington, has en-
joyed a life Of peace and plenty, as is
evidenced by the picture above.
Escapes Tasks.
Tom, In fact, has become so fat that
he escapes the light tasks occasionally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
3CENT REDUCTION
IN FIRE TAX ASKED
Chevy Chase Board Proposes
County Commission Cut
Levy.
By a stan correspondent of The Star.

By stan Correspondent Of The Star.
CHEVY CHASE, Nd, June 27.-Re-
duction Of the FIRE taK rate for Chevy
Chase from IS cents to- IL cents per
800 assessed property valuation, will
be recommended, 1t was decided by the
Chevy Chase Fire Board, which also
awarded the contract for construction
of the new firehouse at the northeast
corner Of Connecticut avenue and Dun
lop street.
The proposed reduction in the tax
rate followed the treaSurer's report,
OF the Chevy Chase fire taxing dis
trict is now s14,436, 900. representing
an increase of approximately a half
million dollars over last years valua-
ton.
Favorable Terms Offered.
Considering this and the favorable
terms obtained on loan, which will
finance construction OF the new build
ing, the Fire Board voted to petition
the County Commissioners for the tax
reduction.
Contract for construction of the new
fire house was awarded to Alfred T.
Newbold, 1925 Connecticut avenue, at
a figure slightly under $4,000. VIII
liam L. Orem, jr., secretary to the
board, announced that work on the
fire house probably will begin next
week, following final payment Of the
purchase price of the site.
Two-Story Building.
The new building will be two stories
high and of brick, fireproof construc-
ton. 1t will contain a dormitory for IL
men, a meeting room, q chiefs room,
q recreational room, showers, individual
lockers and a repair shop. A brick wall
will inclose q recreational side yard.
Mr.. Orem said seven bids we're sub
mitted to the board. The meeting was
held in the Chevy Chase Library Build
ing. William Hughes, president, pre-
sided.
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Church to Give Supper.

CAMP SPRINGS, Md, June 81 CSpe-
ciaD A fried chicken supper will be
given Saturday evening from 4 to
o'clock at Bells Methodist Episcopal
Church here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

In the first three months of this year
$50 tons of canned sardines were i'm
ported into Malaga.
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World War. The decoration was pre-
sented with citation Of SCOTS bravery
in having led his company in holding a
front line trench in the face of heavy
fire when retreat would have meant
humiliation. During the conflict, Scott
was first lieutenant in Company K,
10th Infantry OF. the 30th Division,
which cracked the Hindenberg lines
Scott, q member Of the second pre-
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INFORMATION booths supplied with and other literature
Nations Capital established highways leading
into the city National Capital Committee and will be opened
Richmond
the o
Of IL
and other accommodations reserved
TO
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
Rev. T~ollefson Is
Called to Watford City

The Reverend o. r. A. Tollefson
was called to Watford City, n. d.
to attend the funeral Monday of
his aunt, Mrs. Marie Wick, who
died at the age of rs. He went as
far as Froid Sunday evening and
was accompanied from there by his
brother, the Rev. E. E. Tollefson.
The Rev. E. C. Tollefson of Wat
ford City conducted the funeral
service, while the Rev. o. r. A..
Tollefson assisted his father at the
service In the country where bur-
ial was made. During the service
Rev. o. R. A. Tollefson, his broth
er from Froid and another brother
from Hazen, N. Oak, all of them
ministers, sang. Pallbearers at the
funeral were five sons of Mrs. YicK
and a nephew. Arne Tollefson.
auditor of Mckenzie county. ND.
One OF the sons. the Rev. r. f.
Wick of Libby, accompanied Rev.
Tollefson to Wolf Point, spending
Thursday here before returning to
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
LIVESTOCK, 1929
1890 COMPARED

Helena, Mont, Jan. 26.-(UP)--
While both cattle and sheep own
cd by Montana raisers increased
materially in numbers during 1896
the assessed valuation of more
than $50, 900, 900 was a sharp de.
crease under that of the previous
year.
Roosevelt county vas 31st in
the state in the number of cattle,
reporting 1881, valued at S45S,-
1870. The average value of each
animal was 1882.
Roosevelt county also reported
3,400 sheep with an assessed val
uation of S30,407. The average
value was fixed at 1894.
These figures taken from the BIZ
ennial report of the state board
Of equalization, show the general
trend of the sheep and cattle in
dustries in this state, and present
a graphic picture of the conditions
under which cattle and sheepmen
labored this past season.
In 1929, the report shows, $751;
232 head of cattle were valued at
S36, 041,404 while in 1880, 988,757
head OF cattle were assessed at
S35, $3.50, 1863.
The assessed valuation of sheep
showed even greater decrease
1929 season when 3,113,788
were valued at s2S.633.390. Last
year, 3,356,347 sheep were assess
ed at ~s24,336,1S4.
These figures will be studied
by Legislators at the present as
in taking up problems
confronting these basic industries.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR W. S. CARSON
WELL KNOWN RAILROAD MAN
BURIED HERE AT HIS
OWN REQUEST

Funeral services for w. S. Car
son were held Tuesday afternoon
at the First Presbyterian church
with the Rev. VIM. G. Johnson IN
charge. The Masonic service was
used. A trio composed of Mrs. o.
c. Johnson, Mrs. G. II. Flint and
Miss Isabelle Montgomery sang
two songs and Martin Beck of vi
da sang Nearer My God To Thee"
Burial was made in Greenwood
cemetery. The church was filled
with friends and acquaintance.
Although w. S. Carson had been
away from Wolf Point for a mum
Der of years, he still considered
it his home, and still retained his
lodge memberships here. 1t was
his Nish that he be buried here.
Winfield Scott Carson was 73
at the time of his death. Little is
known about his early life, except
possibly by his most intimate
friends. He had been in railroad
service for many years and had
held high positions on various
roads. At one time he vas super
intendent of terminals in Mexico
City. During the Worlds fair at
(Turn to page 2, col. Z, please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
Chicken Thieves Abroad
Neutgens Gives Chase

F. j. Neutgens is a Splinter.
Anyone who doubts it should have
seen him a few nights ago as he
sped wrathfully down the street
in the wake of two chicken thieves
who had been raiding his chicken
coop.
Hearing a noise at the chicken
coop he looked out and saw the
strange car. He jumped out the
window and gave chase to the rob.
bers who fled when they found
they were seen. "They took two
chickens" said Neut, land If they
had stopped to take a third, I'd
have had EN-, l was that close.
And believe me I'll get them next
time. I've a shotgun all Loaded
ready for any bird that tries 20
get into that chicken coop after
night"
1t seems that several chicken
owners have had some of their
birds stolen recently. One bird
fancier was so hard pressed he
had to leave his a behind.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
Vida Home Club
Observation-Disclosures

The Vida Home economics club
met Thursday with a very large
attendance. The president called
the meeting to order. The club
song was sung, then the meeting
was turned over to the project
leaders. An interesting program
outlined for the next meeting on
February Is, when Miss Coleman
expects to be with us. Have your
kitchen score cards ready to turn
in at that meeting. If anyone who
was lot present at the last meet
ing wishes the program for the
next meeting your project leaders
or the president will be glad to
supply you. Again we urge you
folks who have not as yet gotten
interested in the work to attend d
few Of the meetings. 1t is for you
that the county is paying the ex-
tension worker so you should see
that you benefit by it, and you
can do that only by attending and
taking an active part in the meet
ings. The Secretary.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
THREE BOUND OVER
TO FEDERAL COURT

Al Whitright, Dave Dupree and
c. L. Barth of Poplar were brought
before Commissioner Stennes Mon
day charged with selling intoxicat-
ing liquor to Indians. They were
bound over to the federal district
court and were at first lodged in
the county jail, but were released
upon obtaining bonds. William
Whftright and Lucille Eagleman
we're bondsmen for Al Whitright.
The other bondsmen not
learned. The Indians to whom the
intoxicating liquor was alleged to
have been sold are Theodore Rick
and Randall Daniels. Arrests
were made by Deputy U. S. Mar
shall Brainerd and Charey Thomp-
son of Poplar.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
STATE WORK APPR0XIMATES
300 MILES GRADE OR GRAVEL
CONTRACTS LET; % MILES in
ROOSEVELT COUNTY;
MONTANA LABOR

Helena, Mont, Jan. 27.-(UP)-
The state highway commission last
| Saturday awarded contracts for
nearly a million and a half dollars
worth Of road improvements at
the first of three lettings under
the federal emergency unemploy-
ment relief act.
The projects included 94.572
miles of grading, 1876 .648 miles of
graveling and construction of 20
bridges and totaled S"1,457,187.91
Chairman o. S. Warden of the
highway commission called the at
tention of bidders to the provision
of the emergency act STIMULATING
that the work must be completed
by September 1, and urged that
inasmuch as the funds were voted
for, relief, the successful bidders
should employ Montana labor and
buy supplies in the territories
where the work is contracted.
Other lettings will be held at
the February rs and March q
meetings of the commission, and
will be probably al large as the
projects awarded last week, Com
missioner Warden said.
AT least one project lies in each
of the IL highway districts and
will be started almost immediate
ly, weather conditions permitting.
The largest single project, the
erection of the Sidney bridge, was
awarded to the Portland Bridge
Co, Portland, Ore, S2SS,9S5.20.
Some of the contracts are for:
Crawling 1921 miles of the
Shelby-Chester road in Liberty
county, Fyster and Rathbun, Shell
by, s36,320.
Crawling 1853 miles e the
Miles C~ity-Jordan road in Custer
Larson-Erling Co., Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, $45,615.96.
Crawling 29.343 miles of the
Great Falls-Fort Benton road in
and Cascade counties, H
oickhus Construction Co., Sioux
City, Iowa, $116,511.84.
Grading and graveling 22.393
niles of the Roosevelt highway
u. S. No. q Roosevelt County,
Hall and Booth, Stanley, North
Dakota, $138,917.05.
Construction of 10 timber brid-
.es on the same road, Rue
Brothers, Inc, Bismarck, North
Dakota, $22,319.10.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
COUNTY, STATE TAX
WILL BE ALL0CATED

Helena, Mont, Jan. 27.-(UP)-
Taxes collected by the counties
for the first payment on 1890
taxes which became delinquent
last Dec. !. swelled Montana's
treasury last week when all the
counties out one we're accounted
Tor.
Roosevelt county paid SIT, 595.54
according to the report of State
Treasurer F. E. Williams. The
total for the state was s1,O72,9 $40
.16, and showed an increase of APP
proximately $4,000 over the cor
responding total last year.
The largest payment was made
by Silver Bow county, S93,346.55.
To Cascade county went second
place honors with s82,054.G5, and
Yellowstone county was third with
S~49,191.84.
The fund will be allocated
among various state funds, but
the largest portion will go into
general state receipts. The rest
will be portfoned among the fol-
lowing:
State bounty fund, livestock san
itary board; livestock commission
fund; hail insurance fund; educa-
tional interest and sinking fund
and common school equalization
fund.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
N. D. CAPITOL BUILDING
WILL COST 100000

Mondays dailies announced pre-
sentation of a bill will be made
to the legislature this week to
construct a new capitol building
at Bismarck at a cost of $1,000
600. To meet this sum S1,811, 900
is available at once. Speaking on
the subject, the Bismarck Tribune
comments that as to building the
capitol building the governor has
not consulted the Nonpartisans-
it is to be an IVA building. Well,
we will see about that two years
from now-we reckon that the
first governor to occupy the new
completed capitol building will be
a Progressive Republican. Here's
hoping Twitchell has it ready for
us January first 1933.-Bottineau
Courant.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
Claims Many
Advantages in
Storage Repeal
RAILROAD MAN ARGUES FOR
REPEAL, STORED GRAIN
TAX LAW

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. q.
-UP)-Repeal of Montana's ele-
vator tax law will result in con
struction of a chain OF Montana
storage terminals and increased
profits to Montana grain growers,
P. j. Coleman of the American
Railway association, forecast to-
day.
Coleman, who is district mana
ger of the car service division OF
the railway association, said that
the present Montana laws made es-
tablishment of grain terminals in
the state impossible due to the
'sconfiscator tax" system.
1.-The Montana law is unique
among those of the grain raising
states of the Northwest" Cole
man said. Passed some years ago,
it provides for a tax on the basis
of the grain stored in the elevator
as of March l of each year. Be-
cause of the heavy levy the grain
must be moved before that date
if the elevator is to show a PROF.
it. Terminal operation is impos-
sbile under these conditions
The proposal to change the ex-
listing Montana law, said Coleman,
is backed by the Northwest Ship
pers' Advisory board, and would
substitute a levy on the years
or on a similar equitable
Such a regulation would
be similar to those adopted by
other Northwest states.
IF northwest grain growers are
10 obtain premium on their high
wheat" Coleman said, sit
be segregated in interior
terminals which cannot now be
operated in the state" |
(Turn to page 6, col. 8, please
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
CHARLESBANNON, MURDERER OF
HAVEN FAMILY HANGED BY MOB
SENSATIONAL CASE IN NJ. D
GIVEN SUDDEN FINISH
BY CITIZENS

a well organized body OF men
estimated at so or more, battered
down the doors of the Mckenzie
county, North Dakota, Jail at Shd-
fer, between 1900 and 100 o,
clock Thursday morning and seiz-
ed the person of Charles Bannon,
confessed murderer of the A. E.
Haven family, father, mother,
three sons and an infant daugh-
ter.
Bannon was taken by the mob
to the Haven farm, the scene Of
the wholesale slaughter, and then
to a bridge over Cherry creek. A
moose was placed around his neck
and the other end Of the rope
tied to the bridge. With scant
ceremony the young man who had
given a score of versions of how
the family had come to their
deaths during a night of blood and
horror, and finally confessed his
single handed guilt, was pushed
off. Bannon had been brought 20
Shafer from the county Jail at Will
liston, for a hearing a few days
before. North Dakota law does
not provide for capital punish
ment.
When the mob was at the coun-
ty Jail it appeared to show some
intention of dealing also with Ban
mons father, who was in the Jail,
held on suspicion of having con-
nection with the case. The young
man made a plea for his fathers
life and declared, as he has done
before, that his father is innocent
The mob left the elder man alone.
The crimes were committed in
February, 1880, the second day af-
ter Bannon entered the employ
of A. E. Haven. According to a
story told several times, a q%uarnel
that started during the morning
milking time resulted in Bannon )
shooting one of the older sons.
The other killings followed in an
effort to prevent detection. The
bodies were hidden in various
and manners. some of them
n a heap of manure, according to
he numerous and varied stories
old by young Bannon following
his arrest. Finally some Of the
were taken to a cave in the
,ad lands. Others, when found,
we're beneath a granery floor.
Bannon's first story, told when
Turn to page 2. col. 8, please
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
S. {. Sponsors
18th Farm-Home
Week, Feb. II
ANNUAL ASSEMBLIES OF MANY
STATE AGRICULTURAL
BODIES

Bozeman, Mont, Jan. 27.-The
worlds agricultural resources, dis
%tribution, marketing, developments
in competing areas and discussion
of problems in Montana's agricul-
ture by national and state author
tiles, feature the 18th Annual
Farm and Home Week at Montana
State college, February 2-7.
General assemblies will be held
each day of the week except Sat
urday. DR.. o. E. Baker, senior &C.
onomist, U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture, win appear at four as
semblies. Other visiting assemb-
ly speakers are DIR. Margaret JUS
tin, dean, department of home &C.
onomics, Kansas Agricultural col
lege; Robert c. Line, dean, school
of business administration, Mon
tana State university; DR.. Ada H.
Arlitt, and Flora Thurston, both
of the National Council of Parent
LLuoNhtlcL- -iOiLOtilld
speakers at the assemblies include
Gov. ]. E. Erickson and o. S. War
den, chairman, State Highway
commission.
Four farm organizations will
hold their annual meetings during
the week. The Montana Seed
Growers Association will meet on
Monday afternoon; the Montana
Improvement Association
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons; Montana State
Association. Thursday
evening and the Montana State
Farm Bureau, Friday and Satur-
lay.
Marketing problems will be dis
cussed at open forum meetings on
Tuesday, Wednes day and Thurs
lay mornings, while the meetings
Turn to page 6, col. 3, please
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
WESTLAND OIL co.
PETITIONS |. c. c.

Lower gasoline prices are assur.
ed for northeastern Montana ii
the Westland Oil company is SUI
cessful in its petition to the Inter
state Commerce Commission for a
substantial reduction in freight
rates on petroleum products from
the Oklahoma territory.
A complaint, charging that pre-
sent rates from Oklahoma into
northeastern Montana are exhorbi-
tant as compared with rates
charged to other parts of the
country, has been filed by the
Westland Oil company and an
early hearing is requested.
Repeated Investigations have in
Dictated that Montana gasoline
prices are based upon the Okla
homa or group three tank car
price, plus freight from Oklahoma
to Montana. These Investigations
have disclosed the fact that costs
of gasoline and other petroleum
products coming from nearer
fields into northeastern Montana
have been virtually the same as
the costs of the same products
shipped in from Oklahoma.
we market gasoline, kerosent
Turn to page 2, col. 1, please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
ERICKSON WANTS LOWER
TAX ON STORED WHEAT

Helena, Mont, Jan. 27.-(UP)-
Reconsideration of stored wheat
was recommended in the biennial
message of Gov. ]. E. Erickson
and likely will receive attention
from the Legislature now in ses-
sion.
The governor recommended that
the grain in storage on March ]
be taxed on Z per CEN of its true
value instead of 33 Is per cent
as at present.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
SPRING IS HERE, But
WHAT Will 6. HOG SAY
Can this be Spring?

People ask each other the cues
ton incredulously, as they go
about basking in the balmy
warmth that would do credit to a
late March day. All the signs of
spring are here. Last Monday
Todd Stanley saw a robin, no
foolin'. Thursday Charley HamD-
lin and ''Swede" Erickson visited
the golf links. 1t was just a visit.
The game was postponed-Wet
grounds. Boys have been sitting
around on the sidewalk for the
last three weeks playing marbles,
and there is steady demand in the
stores for comnies, crockies and
classics. There's the smell OF
Spring in the morning air. There's
the sound of Spring in the happy
chatter of sparrows or the exult-
ant crow of ROSTERS in the morn
ing. Grass is growing underneath
the snow and there are several
green patches on the courthouse
lawn. Buds on the cottonwood
trees are swelling. The ice rink
Thursday turned into a great pool
that mirrored the rosy warmth Of
sunset hues-
Yes. all the signs of Spring r
here, but
Next Monday is grounding day.
Will he see his shadow when he
comes UP to reconnoitre? And II
he does. will he creep back into
his hole for another six weeks as
per tradition, or win he be tempt
ed by the warmth and sunshine
to stay above ground and frolic
with the venturesome gophers?