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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
ARNOT TRIAL SET
FEB. 9, 100 DRAW
VALLEY co. DISTRICT COURT
BEGINS FEB. 8, MANY
CIVIL ACTIONS

Mrs. Anna Arnot of Glasgow
will go on trial for the murder of
her husband, j. E. Arnot, on Feb
ruary 3. The jury term of court
opens Feb. 3 with a number of civ
il cases on the calendar. Forty
veniremen have been called to act
as jurors in the civil cases, and 4
hundred veniremen for the Arnot
trial.
The following list of veniremen
are those drawn from the eastern
part Of Valley county. For the
civil cases the list includes:
Henry l.. Remple, Lustre
A. E. Carlson, Harm Heikens,
Elias johnson, w. H. Hoecker, Ar
ne Ulvostad, Andrew Haugen,
Charlie Peterson, John A. Kolstad,
all OF Nashua.
Karl Reddig, Leander E. STRAIT
ton, Frazer.
Frank c. Konicek, Jr. Oswego
veniremen for the Arnot case
include:
NJ. L. Eliason, NJ. A. Lien, John
Bjelland, P. A. Koslowsky, Nick
Peters, Jacob Born and Walker
Clark, Frazer.
Harvey Davis, w. II. Holderman,
Oswego.
Louis Green, H. A. Nickel, Volt.
A c. Rorvick, Frank Beachler,
Peter Maxness, Herman Hirch-
ert, D. A. Meek, Olaf o. HovIand,
Fred Heikens, Geo. Michel, Frank
Calmer Strand, Sigurd
Frank Mcpherson, VIM.
P. Irwin. Simon Anderson, Nels
Herman Erdman. Ras-
Stromme, Earl Traver. T. w.
Hartley. Albert Schakosky. Frank
Barnett and c. O. Peterson. all of
ahno =
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
WICKERSHAM
COMM. REPORTS
FINDINGS ON PROHIBITION
GIVEN TO PRESIDENT
AND CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The
long-debated report of the Wick
ersham commission. broadly up
holding prohibition but leaving
the door ajar for basic revision,
was put on the crowded calendar
of a divided congress today by
President Hoover.
President Agrees
The president agreed with the
commission that the dry amend
ment should not be repealed. He
disagreed with a suggestion that
revision might be the better part
of wisdom. He pointed out to the
lawmakers that all the commits
sioners favored large expansion Of
enforcement facilities, and said
he hoped congress would consider
that at some appropriate time.
The arrival of the report on
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
BANNONS TO FACE
MURDER CHARGE
DAKOTA OFFICIALS WONDER
IF YOUNs FARMER HAS
MORE TO TELL

WATFORD CITY, N. D., Jan. 10.
Wondering whether Charles Ban
non, %, confessed slayer of the
A. e. Haven family of six persons
near Schafer last February, is
prepared to furnish any new grue-
some details of the crime, McKen-
zie county authorities expect TO
question him at Williston again
the fore part of this week.
When the authorities go to Will
liston they expect to take definite
steps for arraignment of Charles
and his father, James F. Bannon,
before a justice of the peace on
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
SOL0NS CONSIDER new LAWS
AFFECTING CONSTITUTION
AN INCOME TAX, ELIMINATION
OF r. r. COMMISSION,
JURY VERDiCTS
BY William H. Loughrin

BY William H. Loughrln
United Press Staff Correspondent
Special to The Wolf Point Herald.
Helena, Mont, Jan. 21-(UP)-
Passage of certain measures now
pending in the Legislature, involv-
ing changes in the states organic
law, must be ratified by the peo-
ple of Roosevelt and other Mon
tana counties before becoming
law.
While only three measures ne
cessitating amendment to the
state constitution may be submit
ted to the people at one time, five
proposals upon which the people
will have final decision, already
have been brought forward and
others are in the offing.
The measures which, if passed
by the necessary t~wo-thirds maj
GRITTY vote in both houses of the
legislature, will be submitted to
the voters, follow:
1. Permitting the finding of a
verdict by 10 members of a jury
in all felony cases, except murder.
2. Alteration of the present
laws so that only state taxpayers
will be eligible to vote on state
bond and lax proposals.
3. Amendment of the laws re-
lating to vacancies by appointive
action of the county commission
ers instead of by special election.
A.. Consolidation of the state
railroad and public utilities com
mission and the state board of
equalization.
5. Inauguration of the income
tax
While the supporters of the var
ious measures realize that diff
culties are to be encountered
when any attempt is made. to
change the constitutional law Of
the state, they hope that some Of
the proposals will be passed.
Indicative of this difficulty TO
change the constitution was the
fate of several such proposals at
the 1929 session of the legislature.
None ever reached the people.
The first proposal, which is
sponsored by the Montana crime
commission, has aroused consider
able comment. Many believe the
passage of the bill would speed
the administration of justice, elm
mate the so-called ease of acquit-
tai, and have a salutary effect on
conditions generally. Others are
vehement in their contention that
the law would abridge the rights
of persons charged with crime,
would aeojardize, life, liberty and
pursuit of happiness
Discussion of the second meas
ure has not been extensive, as
the proposal has been tried in
other states and is less contro-
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
ARGUES in FAVOR
OF WOMEN JURIES

Helena, Mont, Jan. 20. (U.P.)-
The League of Women Voters,
seeking the right of jury service
for Montana women, last week
heard Miss Florence Monahan,
head of the Minnesota girls re-
formatory here.
Miss Monahan, refuting the ar
gnment that there often is testi-
mony at trials which women ought
not to hear. Miss Monahan de-
clared:
In cases where girls. women
or young boys are concerned, wo-
men should be present on the jury
because it gives them an oppor-
tunity to be heard before a body
with a more balanced understand
ing.
This is particularly true OF
grand jury proceedings where the
young girls are often unduly en-
barrassed when put through a
rigorous examination by men,"
Miss Monahan argued that wo-
men were not more sentimental
than men and declared a mixed
jury metes justice to women de-
PENDANTS more surely than does a
jury composed of men only.
The league will ask the present
legislature for an appropriation
which to match federal aid
for the establishment of a matern-
and infant clinic.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
Discover Sample of
Winter In No. Oak

Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Fugelsbo, ac-
companied by Knut Hendrickson,
all of the ~Southside, made a trip
by car to Minot, where doctors at
the Minot clinic were consulted.
On the return trip, made Monday,
they were surprised to find them
selves in a full grown snow and
wind blizzard which extended
from a short distance west of Mi
not to the vicinity of Ray. The
snow was deep and going difficult
in places. At Williston and on the
rest OF the way home they en-
ioyed mild calm weather and sun
shine.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
(By The Editor)

Huh, l hauled mail and passen-
gers into st. Paul before Jim Hill
had started his railroad"
dad" Bishop was speaking, and
in a name in no wise deroga-
tory to James j. Hill, the Empire
Builder, merely by way of fixing
the earliness of his own Minnesota
experiences. 1t was in '65 that
Bill (now Dad) Bishop came west
and landed in Minnesota. A Draw
lad of some % years. Visualizing
the blithe and fearless youth he
must have been, full OF fire and
vigor, and jolly good nature, judg-
ing by the man before me SIS years
afterward, ! surely would like TO
have known him. " Dad has got
ten a lot of fun out of life and is
still doing so.
Wednesday was one of my lucky
DAYS because Dad" Bishop drop
ped in at The Herald office for
his annual visit and to remind me
that on February rs he would be
So years old. That is the way he
put it, but "old" has no place
in any mention of Dad" Bishop.
His twinkling eye, jolly laugh,
good hearing and keen wit belle the
word and send 1t scuttling to the
discard. Two or three years ago
when Circle celebrated the the
coming of It's railroad. an early day
stage coach, the real thing but of
small size. had a place In the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
dad" Bishop Helped Jim Hill
with Foundation of "Empireo

transportation pageant, and Bill
Bishop and Jim Champlin were
mounted on the drivers sea with
the controls of the four horse
team in their hands, by turns.
Jim q. L. Champlin was also a
stage driver back in the seventies
in both Minnesota and Dakota. II
took them back to the hectic pion-
ecr days.
Il drove for the Burbank Elk
press line, 7said Bishop Wednes-
day. 81 could take IS passengers
and their baggage. Every 90 miles
we were given a fresh f%our-horse
team. My run was from Winona,
and sometimes from Lake City, 10
st. Paul. Minneapolis was a vii
lage and that was about what st.
Paul was. Jim Hill didn't have
any railroad yet.
Yes, there was plenty of Injuns
but never but one of 'em tried to
make me any trouble. He got in
the road and tried to stop me. /
yelled at him to get out of the way
and a Teller riding with me pulled
Up his gun. Mr.. Injun got away
from there quick. There was lots
of people comm out from the East
then and ] hauled 'em up to the
towns Sometimes We would pass
a bunch OF Injuns standing by the
road. Those eastern women was
scared to death and would scream
and cry. I would turn around in
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
NO MONEY TO BURN This
WEEK; CAUSEA MYSTERY

The serial story. Money To
Burn" cannot be started in this
number of The Herald. as adver-
tised because it has not been re-
ceived. Very sorry to disappoint
our readers. Possibly it is such a
hot one that 1t burned up in trans
it. In that case another copy will
have TO be ordered sent in ashes
tos wrappings.
It comes from Minneapolis and
was ordered II days ago, and the
order acknowledged. It should be
here by now even If it Is being
delivered by a messenger boy. If
It does not arrive soon somebody
on the staff will have to recon
struct the first installment out Of
their imagination. But most likely
It will come struggling In Friday
morning, 0 late to use.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
DRY-WET REPORT
OF VAST IMPORT
II EXPERTS HAVE STUDIED
18TH AMENDMENT FOR
20 MONTHS
BY RAYMOND Clapper

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. Sup
Findings of the Wickersham
commission are expected by many
to provide the foundation for Pres
ident Hoover's prohibition policy
in his campaign for reelection
next year.
The report. which is expected
soon, marks an epoch in the his
tory of prohibition. 1t constitutes
an expert judgment on the first
decade of what Mr.. Hoover des-
cribed as IAN experiment noble in
motive and far reaching in pur-
pose"
Completion of the prohibition
Turn to page 6, col. a, please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
HERALD GETS
U. P. SERVICE
THE CREAM OF THE STATE
AND NATIONAL NEWS
FOR OUR READERS

The Herald has subscribed for
the United Press weekly news ser
vice with a view to giving the pa
per's 1000 to 5000 readers a dou-
BILE measure Of reading matter dur
ing the remainder of the winter
season. One sepcial reason for get
ing this service now is to secure a
condensed, connected and continu-
Gus story of the more important
doings of the 22nd assembly of the
Montana legislature something
Impossible to secure by any other
means within the reach of a coun-
try paper.
State and National
The cream of the live routine
and feature news of the state will
come to you featured, quite often,
with special reference to this cor
ner of the state. 1t will be written
by trained reporters in concise,
interesting and accurate form
stripped of bias and editorial col
oring. Such national news as is
received will be under the by
lines of writer's who r national
ly recognized.
Expense Not Justified
1t will be impossible for The
Herald with it's limited facilities to
use all of the service received, but
that which seems the most suit
(Turn TO Page 5. col. 4, please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
$50, 900 For Poplar
School Building

A telegram from Senator B. X.
Wheeler, dated Thursday. says:
"My amendment to the Interior
appropriations bill appropriating
$4,000 for the Poplar school passed
the Senate last night. The amend
ment is now up to the House.
II correctly understood. Senator
Wheeler's amendment provides
$4,000 to add to the capacity OF
the Poplar school building. In con-
sideration of this aid the Poplar
district is to educate the Indian
children free OF tuition charge.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
Newspaper Woman
Helping The Herald

Miriam J.. Sawyer, an experience
ed newspaper woman who Is do
ing some special work In this part
Of the state. is making her head
quarters at The Herald office and
will do soliciting and newsgath-
ering for this paper in her spare
time. She has specialized in ad-
vertising and was formerly en-
uloyed Al GlpndivQ
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
w. S. CARSON HAS OPERATION

VS.. Carson Of Havre, who came
here last week for care at the
Ferguson hospital, returned to HaV-
re upon Mrs. Ferguson's being call
ed away. His condition was sucn
that II was necessary TO amputate
part of one leg. Report from Hav-
re Thursday was that his condit-
ion was very serious.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
PRISONER FROM POPLAR

Wilbur Kaiser is in the county
Jail awaiting trial on an assault
and battery charge. He was
brought here from Poplar Wednes-
day, but the particulars regarding
n case were not learned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
UTILITY EXECUTIVES
WATCH POWER DEAL
New YoKk Edison and Niagara
Hudson Agreement Interests
Industrial Leaders.
Special Dispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE link
ing Of the New York Edison Co., part
of the Consolidated Gas Co. Of New
York, with Niagara Hudson Power Cor
poration, according to announcement
by the latter company, viii create a
physical connection between the
with the worlds largest hydro electric
system.
This fnter-connection for the ex-
change Of power Is expected to lower
electric rates to householders in New
York City and State and result in q
closer financial relationship Of the two
corporations. It brings about q State
wide network Of high tension wires
stretching from Niagara Falls TO the
Massachusetts, State line and to the New
Jersey and Pennsylvania State lines.
Power from Niagara Falls, from the
st. Lawrence River and from the upper
reaches Of the Hudson Rive thus VIII
become available for lighting and
power for New York City. while the
steam plants Of the metropolitan dis
trict will be able to furnish power and
light should other sections become
drought stricken, 40 was the case last
Summer. -.
Viewed from q financial angle, this
deal ID bound TO result IN closer re.
lationship betweei1, the united. CORPORA
ton, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Drexel
Investment Co., and Niagara Hudson
Power and Consolidated Gas; United
now owns % per cent of the common
shares Of Niagara Hudson and has been
increasing its stock ownership in Con.
solidated Gas. .s
Utility executives are watching these
power Developments with considerable
interest for the bearing they may have
on other contemplated projects along
the Eastern Seaboard and in other Sec
tons Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, March IL (E0 Omitted
States Department of Agricultural. -
Hogs, $4,000, including 3,500 direct; UNI
even: light weights, weak TO IS lower;
heavies, 2Sa35 on; early top, e.2S: bulk,
14o-22o pounds, S.o0aS.25; 24o-340
pounds, 6.s0a7.s5; pigs. 7.5oa8 90; pack
and choice, l40-160 pounds, s.ooas as;
light weight, 10000 pounds, 8.0OaS IS;
medium weight. 200-25O pounds, 7.50a
8.25; heavy weight, 250-350 pounds,
6.90a765; packing sows. medium and
good, 275-500 pounds, 6.25a6.75; slaugh-
ter pigs, good and choice, 100-130
pounds, 7.50a8. 90.
Cattle. $500 head; calves, 1000 head;
steer trade steady; most early business
being on shipper account; fairly liberal
supply sold, but bulk Of run still lIn-
sold, with some sentiment suggesting
lower prices; early top yearlings, HOO;
best heavies, 1880: some held around
HOO; bulk, 7.50a9.50; active market
on she stock, strong to rs higher;
Slaughter cattle and vealers: Steers
good and choice, 100000 pounds, S.75a
11.25: 900-1,1 100 pounds, S.75al1.50;
1,100-l 800 pounds, 9.00a11.25; 1900
1900 pounds, 9.00a11.50; common and
heifers, good and choice, 650-s6o
pounds, 750a9.75; common and me-
dunn, 5.75a8.00; cows, good and choice,
5.00a6.50; common and medium, 4.00a
500; low cutter and cutter, 3.00a400
bulls >yearlings excluded), good and
choice CbeefO, 4.25a575; cutter to me-
dunn, 376a4.50. r., =
Vealers milk fed)-Good and choice,
7.00a8.5o; medium, 6.o0a7.o0; Gull and
common, 4.50a6.00. Stocker and feeder
cattle: Steers-Good and choice, 500
1850 pounds. 7.o0as.25; common and
medium, 50Oa7. 90.
Sheep Receipts, 10000 head; fat
lambs strong to a shade higher; other
classes about steady; few choice medium
weight lambs early 9.26a9.40 to out
siders; packers bidding 900 down;
lambs, 90 pounds down, good and
choice, S.T5ao.40; medium, 7.75ae. rs;
91-l00 pounds, medium to choice, 7.50a
9.25; all weights, common, 6.25a7.75;
ewes, 90-150 pounds. medium to choice,
3.50a5.00; all weights, Gull and common,
2.ooa4.0o; feeding lambs, COTS pounds,
good and choice, 7.65a825.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11

90 pen cant Of the common stock of
Mississippi River Fuel, which owns a
pipe line from the IouisianG Geld to the
81. Louis district. New acquisitions are
being made from time to time and the
organization Is the leader in its field.
There is no funded debt, capitalization
consisting OF three classes Of stock
81 preferred, 4 81 second preferred and
common, all OF no par value.
Electric Power q Light owns 584, $50
shares Of the o. second preferred out
Of the total outstanding of 628, 900
shares and $500. $50 shares out Of the
total common Of T,2eS 500 shares. Dfvi-
bends are being paid at the regular rate
on the two issues Of preferred stocks,
but nothing 50 far has been paid on
the common. The first preferred, which
" the only one OF the two IN which
there is any important public interest,
sells to yield around 7i2 per cent and
is attractive for income to those able to
carry q security Of this grade. The
common Is purely speculative, but has
an active market on the New York Curb
Exchange. Recent estimates were that
earnings were running at "a. rate of
approximately 80 to IS cents share on
the common. To date United Gas has
received no return on its investment in
Mississippi River Fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
WHOLESALE PRICES
SLIGHTLY HIGHER
Weekly Index Advances for Sec
ond Time This Year-Six
Groups Unchanged.

The weekly wholesale price index Of
the National Fertilizer Association.
comprised Of 476 commodity prices,
showed an advance of one fractional
point during the week ended March 7.
Only during one other week Of the
present year has the index number adj
vanced. During the preceding week the
general index number declined two
fractional points The index number
now stands at 759 compared with Ts4
last month and 81 q for the correspond.
ing week year ago. Soesp
Seven Of the fourteen groups I'M the
index advanced and six showed no
change. Fuel and petroleum products
was the only group that evidencedA de-
cllne. The loss in the index number for
this group was due 70 reductions IN the
prices for crude petroleum and gasoline
Prices for IS commodities advanced
while prices for a16 commodities de-
eltned. Hides, leather, coffee, rubber,
silver cattle, cottonseed, wheat, bran,
eggs, lard and cottonseed meal prices
advanced. Lower prices we're noted for
cheese, raw and graduated sugar, oats.
barley. tin, silk, palm oil, starch, crude
petroleum and gasoline. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
Public Utilities
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
United Gas Corporation.

This is the thlrty-seventh article Of q
seEies on the subject OF public utilities,
covering the principal operatinG and
holdins companies, eiying their histoEy,
field Of operations and an analysis Of the
capital structure. Mr.. Hushss will dis
cuss bonds as well rs stocks, but will
present the facts without any attempt
70 rseMnend purchase or sale. Of speeifc
y -drities.)
Il incorporated in March, 1880, and be-
ginning business in June Of that year
United Gas Corporation Is still in the
stage. The company i
controlled by General Electric Power b
Light, which owns q majority Of the
voting shares. Through subsidiaries
United Gas sells natural gas at whole
sale or retail to q large territory in the
Southwest. Customers are located In
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Okla
homa, and TO q less extent in Kansas
MisaOIlFi, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ala.
bAma, Georgia and the Republic Of
Mexico.
Resides the companies actually cor.
trolled, United Gas holds approximately
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
Huge Machine Installed.

YOUNGSTOWN Ohio, March II up
The Republic Steel Corporation has
installed at its Warren, Ohio, plant
what is believed to be the largest auto
matte cleaning, plating, enameling and
baking machine in the world for nm
ishing conduit pipe 1t was announced
today. The new machine is capable Of
handling 10 lengths, or 100 feet of con-
duit pipe per minute, galvanized by
zinc, electroplated on the outside and
having an enamel coating baked on the
inside.
: The machine, 207 feet long and IS
feet wide and operated under the super
vision Of one man, has q daily capacity
Of $4,000 feet or 42,600 900 year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
BONDS.
U. S. IS LARGEST MARKET
FOR MACHINERY TRADE
~ the Asrociata I'd Prssn.

Annual world consumption of ma
chinery now reaches total value Of
So billion dollars annually, the Com
merce Department says.
The United States Is by far the lars-
for $2,5o0 900 900, which means for
every man, woman and child in this
country there il installed each year $40
worth Of machinery. The per capita
machinery consumption of Great Brit
ain, it Is pointed out, amounts to $40;
that of Germany, 50, while the figure
for India Is only IT cents and that for
China 5 cents. =
The machinery industry throughout
the world affords employment to half
a million men each in the United
StGtes, Great Britain and Germany and
to shout a quarter million in Japan.