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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-02
CRUCIFIX THIEF JAILED

Woman Sentenced to so Days for
Stealing at Church.
Convicted of theft of a crucifix
from st. Mary'S Catholic church,
Miss Irene Rodgerson, alias Guth-
erie OF RoSedale was sentenced to
sixty days Imprisonment and fined
81 IN municipal court Wednesday.
The crucihx, said to contain a
fragment of the true cross, was re-
covered. Miss Rodgerson previously
had been convicted of theftS from
poor boxes in Catholic churches
here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-02
Roosevelt POnders PLQn
for Advisory Commission
Party NotabIeS Expected to Keep Contact With Business,
Labor, Industry and Agriculture.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times staff Writer

WASHINGTON, March 2-Creation of a national advisory commits
So consisting OF influential Democrats not included in the cabinet was
reported today to be under consideration by President-Eect Roosevelt
for the present emergency. 1t eventually may be transformed into a
mlpermanent body. to plan for the future
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-02
CO-ReceiUers Are Chosen
for Three City Banks
Homer Elliott and 0ren S. Hack Will Replace Trio Who
Resigned Posts.

ReceNersh1ps of three defunct indianapolis banks we're being con-
receivers. " q" ="
Oren S. Hack and Homer Elliott were named to handle affairs of
the Washington Bank and Trust Company, the State Savings and Trust
Company and the City Trust COMPANY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-02

The Chinese have removed many
state papers, manuscripts and mu-
scum objects from the Palace mu-
scum in Peiping, for safety, carry
ing them to Shanghai.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-02
ROoSTER'S SPUR FATAL

Texas Judge Dies of Blood Poison
ing; Operation Is Futile.
BIZ United Press
PALESTINE, Tex, March 2. -
Blood poisoning which developed
after an Infatuated rooster spurred
him in the knee caused the death
today OF County Judge Ben j. Ken
nedy of Anderson county. An
operation was performed in a futile
effort to save his life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-02

Mrs. James A. Farley. Lower Row
Mrs. William H. WOOdin, Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, Mrs. Anna
Wilmarth IckeS and Mrs. Daniel
C. Roper.
MFRS. WALLACE likely will
Iva center her interest on agri-
culture department affairs, as she
directed them in Iowa toward her
husbands farm experiments.
She was a student at Drake
university when she married him.
They have three children, two
boys, II and IA, and a girl, II.
SGalwart, Mrs. Farley also is
chiefly interested in her children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-02

HN
Appointees were named WedneS-
day afternoon by Circuit Judge
Earl R. Cox to replace three re-
ceivers who resigned. They will be
assigned to Office space in the Cen
fury building, Maryland and Penn
~Sylvania streets.
Airing of affairs of the defunct
institutions in court led to the res
ignationS.
Three Drop Out
Previous receivers of the banks
were Brandt @. Downey, Washing
ton Bank and Trust Company; Eben
H.. Wolcott, State Savings and Trust
Company, and Curtis H. Rottger.
City Trust Company.
Investigation into sale of the in
surance business of the defunct
Washington Bank and Trust Com
pany by Downey while he was re-
ceiver ended today in circuit court.
Action of the j. S. Cruise Realty
Company for $4,000 damages from
Downey was dismissed, after settle
ment by agreement.
The Cruise company charged that
Downey sold the insurance business,
but later renewed insurance policies
with the Cooling Ct Mum
ford Insurance Company, of which
he is treasurer.
Cox asserts the consolidation move
is in interest of economy. He said
administrative costs of the receiver
ships will be reduced, in view of the
fact that receivers can supply their
own legal counsel instead of re-
tanning full-time attorneys.
Permission was granted. however,
for retaining counsel if it is neces-
Sary for receivers to take part in
court action. Samuel d. Miller, RE
publican, and Joseph Collier, Demo-
crat, have been mentioned as coun-
sci.
Attorney for Receiver
Elliott, a Republican, was attor-
ney for Wolcott during his term as
receiver and is president of the In
dianapolis Bar Association.
He formerly was United States
district attorney and has offices at
l4l0 Fletcher Trust building.
Hack is a Democrat and was city
corporation counsel under the ad-
miniStration of Mayor L. Ert Slack
Hack has law offices at 525 Indi-
ana Trust building and vas at one
time a member of the city works
board.
The Century building, which will
house the consolidated receiverships
is under management of the City
Trust Company.
Files, records, and properties OF
the ~receivershipS will be moved tC
the new quarters without additional
cost, Cox said.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
ON THE JOB

From a statement in last weeks
Picket-Journal we notice that
Charles III. Draper represents
Carbon county in negotiations for
equitable distribution of public
works funds. We had supposed
that such matters were being
handled by the board of county
commissioners, although it now
looks as if the commissioners
services could be dispensed with.
There should no longer be any
unemployment problem in the
county, now that Charley Draper
is on the job. Charley has in past
years been of so much service ~
TO Red Lodge and Carbon county.
One service that business and
professional men of the county
won't soon forget was the service
that Charley rendered in depriv-
ing Carbon county of a member
of the state highway commission
-depriving the county of many
thousands of dollars, both in
trade and road construction.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
|LEHMUS CHARGED
With ASSAULT IN
SHOOTING AFFAIR
William Grier Wounded by
20 Bullet in Neck
Early Monday

Night Officer Fred Lantz was
notified at $3.50 o'clock Monday
morning that down on Haggin av-
enue a man had been shot. Soon
afterwards he arrested John Leh-
mus, "a, while DR.. H. G. Morgan
was called to dress a bullet wound
in the neck of William Grier,
about 40.
The shooting occurred about
three o'clock Monday morning, in
the Lehmus home, upstairs at "a
North Haggin avenue, shortly af-
ter Lehmus returned home after
working a night shift at a mine
over the hill, according to the
story told to authorities by Grier.
Grier, who was not a regular
lodger at the Lehmus home, had
a % calibre bullet in his neck,
which he claimed had been fired
from a pistol in the hands of Leh-
mus. Lehmus told officers that
Grier was an intruder in his home
and in the affections of his wife.
Grier, resident of Billings who
has been employed on construc-
ton of the Red Lodge-Roberts
road, is one of the three men who
were named recently by Lehmus
when he filed suit for divorce
against Mrs. Lehmus. 1t is be-
lieved that he went to Billings for
an X-ray examination of his
wound Monday afternoon. DR..
Morgan said that the wound did
not appear to be dangerous.
Lehmus formerly known as
Lindell) was arraigned Monday
afternoon in the justice court of
E. B. P%rovinse, who named a
tentative date for trial of the
case. Lehmus entered no plea,
furnished $500 bond, and was re-
leased to await further hearing by
the authorities. The charge
against him is that of first degree
assault with a weapon.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
HOAG POLISHEs
OFF BILL HYDE
Corps Boxers Give Final
Performance in Red
Lodge Rings

Clinton Hoag polished off Billy
Hyde, another boxer of the con-
servation corps, in a farewell bout
in Red Lodge Saturday night, the
six-round feature of a card on
which three other forest-soldiers
performed.
Hoag clearly settled the account
between himself and Hyde, pound
ing Hyde decisively in all rounds
but the fourth. In the second and
sixth frames, Clint scored heavily
with his left, repeatedly driving
Hyde to cover. Hyde, although
warned frequently by the referee
for his ring tactics, fought his
most level-headed fight of the
season, and threw no tantrums
during the bout. Decision for
Hoag was unanimous by Referee
Roscoe Martin, Judges James Try
thall and E. B. Shelley.
Cliff Gerhardt took on Dick
Gardella of the corps for a four
round battle that ended in a draw.
Gardella proved himself to be stiff
competition for the fast hitting
Washoe boy, who has not lost a
bout in the Red Lodge ring dur
ing the past season. "Cueball"
Kelly and Brooklyn" Meme,
lightweights of the conservation
corps, boxed four rounds to a
draw.
Kid Maxi and Bobby Baretta Of
Red Lodge went three rounds to
a draw in the second preliminary
and "Freckles" Brown of Washoe
mixed it up with Primo Jurkovich
of Red Lodge in the opener.
This week Hoag, Kelly and Gar
della departed with Company 1928
of the G. C. c. corps for Tonnes
see. Larry Kellum, lightweight
boxer who appeared on the series
of boxing cards promoted by Hen
ry Albert and Leland Newman,
went back to New York with the
first contingent two weeks ago.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18

! Some of the ore, said j. d. Mac,
Kenzie, manager of the smelter
runs as high as 10 ounces to tht
ton, valued, at world market
prices, at more than 5000. Two
carloads a week are being received
from the claim, he added.
The most prosperous claim, the
New Years Gift, under lease by
Walter McLaren of Dayton, o., il
located on the bare western slope
of Red mountain, where loose
slides of soft rock and earth pre-.
sent a varied-colored prospect
with the red predominating. Fur
ther north is a claim being worked
by William Turner and others OF
Billings, where values of from
$45 to 5000 a ton are being taken
from the open pits.
Operation was started on the
Turner claim by the placer pro-
cess before it was discovered that
the soft, clay-like rock and mud
could be profitably smelted. Tail
ings from the placer machine,
said Mr.. Turner, yielded $28 a ton,
On the saddle between Scotch
Bennett mountain and Red noun
tain, the Glengarry concern has
started to shovel out the loose ore,
about 500 feet higher up the
mountain than the regular tun-
nels and shafts.
There seems to be a new life in
the air about Cooke. Prospectore
of the old school, who previously
were convinced that gold in pay
ing quantities could not be taken
from the mountains, are looking
to their claims with fresh interest,
recalling locations where "dirt'
similar to that of Red mountain
can be found.
Plans for establishment of con-
c~entration mills have been men,
toned by several of those inter-
ested in the New World. Mr.. Tur-
ner stated last week that it was
planned to set up a ball-type mill
of at least a lotion capacity to
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
MONTANA POWER
OFFERS TO BUY
LOCAL SYSTEM
Special Council Meeting
Tonight Will Consider
Proposition

Mayor E. W. Allen and mem
bers of the Red Lodge council last
week were informed by the Mon
tana Power company that an OPP
ton to buy the power distribution
system of the Northwestern I'm
provement company in Red Lodge
had been secured by the Montana
Power.
The mayor was asked to call q
special meeting of the council, in
order that the Montana Power
company might present the plan
they intend to follow in case the
purchase is made.
In accordance, a special meet
ing of the council will be held to-
night.
The Montana Power company
will propose a plan of service and
reconstruction, and a schedule of
rates to be imposed in the event
of the purchase.
One of the proposals is to re-
build the distribution system.
Lower street lighting costs, and
reduction in light rates to the gen.
eral public is promised.
Maps and detailed estimates as
to cost and types of distribution
systems, for use by the city in
case the council decides to go for
ward with the municipal construc-
ton plan, are now in the hands of
the mayor, having been delivered
this week by the engineer who has
been surveying the local situation.
Frank M. Kerr of Butte, presi-
dent and general manager of the
Montana Power company, and
Frank S. Coleman, district man.
ager at Billings, arrived in Red
Lodge this afternoon to discuss
the lighting proposition with Red
Lodge people.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
LANTIS
DIES Of INJURY
BY HIT-RUN CAR
Run Over on Roberts Road
Saturday Night by
Unknown Driver

William Lantis, %, of Red
Lodge, died at midnight Tuesday
in a hospital at Billings, where he
had been taken for treatment OF
the injury suffered when he was
run ove by a hit-and-run driver
Saturday night on the highway
between Red Lodge and Roberts,
News of the death was received
here this morning by Jack r. Nc
Fate, uncle of the deceased.
Driving toward Red Lodge with
his brother Charles, he stopped
his car two miles south of Rob-
erts to change a tire. He was
kneeling beside the left side of
the car, unscrewing the lug bolts,
with one leg extending behind. A
heavy coupe, moving north on the
road, ran over his leg, badly
wrenching and breaking the limb.
1t was dark, and occupants of
the coupe could not be identified.
1t did not stop, but proceeded
down the road toward Roberts.
Charles took his brother to Red
Lodge, where he was given emery
ency treatment at a local hospital,
later being taken to Billings for
special surgical attention. Gan
CREME developed in the injured left
leg, and the victim was suffering
from extreme shock. Efforts were
made to localize the infection in
the leg until an operation of am
putation could be performed.
Young Lantis succumbed after
lowering between life and death
for a number of hours.
His remains will be brought to
Red Lodge tonight. Arrange
ments for the funeral services had
not been completed this afternoon.
William Lantis is survived by
his brother, Charles, and three
sisters, who are Mrs, Blanche
Brown of Washington, Mrs. Alice
Kotar and Mrs. Lizzie Olson of
Red Lodge. His mother, Mrs.
Sarah Lantis, passed away last
spring.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
NAME OFFICERS
OF WHEAT GROUP
Boggio of Luther Elected
President at Joliet
Meeting Friday

Alex F. Boggio of Luther was
elected president of the Carbon
county wheat allotment associa-
ton at a meeting of the directors
Friday at Joliet. With Mr.. Bog
gio on the county allotment COM
mittee are T. C. Schrumpf of
Boyd and E. r. Dingus of From
berg.
Other officers of the association
are: John Murray of Joliet, vice
president; E. w. Draper of Red
Lodge, treasurer; George w. Gus
tafson, emergency agricultural as
sistant at Joliet, treasurer. Other
members of the board, besides the
allotment committee and officers,
are M. T. Carlson of Belfry, Fred
w. Bauman of Bridger, Swante
Lamp of West Roberts and w. S.
Knowles of East Roberts.
M. H. Saunderson, district sup
ervisor from Bozeman, assisted at
the organization meeting, explain
ing the duties and functions of
the officers and allotment COM
mittees. A budget of local ex-
penses was adopted, to be sub
mitted to Secretary Henry A
Wallace for approval.
The so called modified plan for
determination of wheat allotment
was adopted by a unanimous vote
of the directors. This permits
each farmers allotment to be
based on his own individual farm
average production for five, four
(summerfallow or rotation), or
three years, Or on the county av-
erage if he cannot provide proper
evidence as to his own production.
More than 500 applications have
been filed by Carbon county far
mers. These r now in the hands
of the community committee for
inspection and correction. A COM
plete survey of the wheat produc-
ton for the past three years on
farms not represented by applica-
ton for allotment has been COM
pleted by the community commit
teemen, which together with fig
ures from farms covered by APP
plications, to give an accurate
figure on wheat production in the
county for the past three years.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
EXPRESS YOUR DESIRES

The proposition for a new pow
err system in Red Lodge should
come TO a head soon, under pres
sure of recent developments.
Tonight the city council will
listen to the offer of the Montana
Power company to rebuild the
present system. The council will
decide whether it would be best
for the Montana Power to rebuild
the system, or whether this city
is to proceed to build for itself a
brand new, ~np-to-date plant to be
owned and operated by and for
the city.
1t is up to the citizens of Red
Lodge. Tonight they should ex-
press their opinions and desires
as to which course they prefer the
council TO take.
The editor of The News at this
time will not attempt to influence
the city in its decision. The coun-
Gil has its own mind and we be-
lieve will act for the best interests
of the city. Such ideas on the
matter as the editor entertains
will be Withheld, at least for the
present time.
One thing is certain. This city
should and must have a system to
replace the present unsatisfactory
service. And one way or another
we will have it.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
FOREST CORPS
DEPARTS FROM
REGION MONDAY
Forest Service Program Is
Almost Completed by
G. G. G.. Workers

They lined up in platoon for
nation on Broadway avenue Mon
day afternoon, yelled out a series
of cheers for Montana, Red Lodge,
President Roosevelt and others,
executed squads right and marched
to the railroad station. Seventy
one of G. C. C. Company 1928
boarded the 2:20, on their way to
the Tennessee valley for service
this winter.
They broke camp Monday morn
ing under threat of the seasons
first snowstorm, trucked the
tents and supplies down from
camp FIJI, IL miles south of Red
Lodge, which was headquarters
during the summer for more than
200 forest-soldiers who built
roads, fences and campsites in
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
RME UNION TO
OPEN ANNUAL MEET
THURSDAY, BILLINGS

Approval of the wheat adjust
ment act is expected to be voiced
in resolutions presented at the an
nual convention Of the Montana
Farmers union, which opens
Thursday at Billings.
This and other matters have
been prepared for consideration at
the meeting by seven major COM
mittees, in whose hands is the
task Of steering the convention.
e. w. Snyder of Belfry is chair
man of the committee on the con-
%stitution and good of the order.
An address by Gov. f. H. Coon
ey will be the highlight of the OPP
ening day. Enroute home from
Washington, ID. c., he probably
will speak on the success of Mon
tana's request for water develop
ment projects. More than 600 del
egates are expected to attend the
sessions.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
WIN FROM
BILLINGS B. TEAM
Fumbled Ball Is Recovered
For Touchdown in the
First Quarter

Carbon high won another 6-to-
O victory on the Rodeo field at
Red Lodge, Friday afternoon, de-
feating the Billings high school
"B" team, which consists of play
ers not used in the front lines of
Billings football squad.
Shortly after the first kickoff
the heavier Carbon team started
a march down the field, Coach
Hartwig's pony backfield men
galloping through holes torn by
the purple jerseyed moose in the
line. Mostly on line plays, they
drove to the Billings three-yard
mark, where Billings stiffened,
and Carbon experienced the GUS
tomary goal-zone hesitation.
Billings held four downs and
took possession of the oval. At
tempting a punt, a Billings back
received a bad pass from his CEN
ter, fumbled the ball. When the
referee untangled the heap of
players behind the goal line, Fred
Brown, Carbon end, had hold of
the oval.
In the second quarter the Bill
lings offensive plays began to
gain ground, and in one series OF
plays the "Bs" drove down to the
Carbon 10-yard line, before the
175-pound purple forward wall
halted the advance.
Carbon threatened again in the
third period, a tumble four yards
away from the Billings goal line
costing the locals another touch
down. Carbon outgained the Bill.
lings team by nine first downs to
six, both teams playing wide.
awake ball, taking advantage OF
all breaks. A return game will be
played at Billings, November {
or a.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
ROAD BUILDERS
WITHDRAW FROM
FINISHED Jobs
McNutt & Pyle Move Out as
NIX Prepares to Strike
Rock Greek Camp

From the construction camps
near Long lake on top of the
Beartooths, forces of the McNutt
& Pyle company moved out this
week, having completed their con
tract on Unit B of the Red Lodge
Cooke City highway, while the
Morrison-Knudsen company pre-
pared to vacate the Rock creek
camp, near the place where the
road building was started more
than two years ago.
About 100 road workers and
their families came down from
Long lake, deserving the colony of
frame shacks that will be flat
tened out by snow and wind dur
ing the ensuing winter. The re-
cent storm dropped a light blanket
of snow over the summits-the
first heavy coat of the cold sea-
son.
The Unit B contract-grading
of the 25 mountainous miles be-
tween Twin lakes and the Clark's
Fork river-was completed Satur-
day, the contractors leaving a fin
ished 14-foot grade that crosses
the main hump" of the route.
From Twin lakes the road winds
southwest over the high plateau,
rising to the peak elevation, al
most 1900 feet, spirals down to
Long lake, then down the Bear
tooth plateau to Beartooth lake.
From Beartooth lake it drops
down the southern slope of the
range to the Clark's Fork river.
The Morrison -Knudsen company
this week dismantled the gravel
crusher at Wyoming creek, 13
miles south of Red Lodge, having
finished the last gravelling job
between Red Lodge and Twin
lakes. Machinery and equipment
is being loaded out, and the gen.
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-18
JAMES CONFESSES
BELFRY ROBBERY
Writes Own Statement of
Guilt in Burglary of
September 80

Confession of the p~ostoffice
robbery at Belfry, September 80,
was made by William Mortimer
James, alias Roach, Mitchell and
O'Connell, who was arrested at
Great Falls, October z, and
brought to Red Lodge on demand
of Carbon county officers.
In the presence Of Sheriff Jack
R. McFate, U~ndersheriff Bill H.
Moore, Jr., and 0. H. Fuller, post
office Inspector, James wrote and
signed a confession last Wednes-
day night. That he might have
had experience in that sort of
thing was evidenced by the word
ing of the confession, which he
wrote personally, without dicta-
ton from officers or lawyers.
James statement in part follows
So. | hereby wish to acknowl-
edge that I, William M. James,
am the person responsible for the
robbery of the p~ostoffice at Bel
fry, Montana, on or about the
both day of September, 1888. To
dispel any fear that there may
still be at large any others who
may likewise be guilty, either be-
fore or after the fact, / wish fur
Their to say that | was assisted by
no one in the preparation of said
robbery, and that no one had any
guilty knowledge of my act either
before or after.
"This was my first and only act
of this nature against the federal
government, during which time /
disturbed no stamps or registered
mail but confined myself to mon
les, the proceeds amounting to APP
proximately $85 in currency and
silver. . !"
James is being held in the
county Jail in Red Lodge, in de-
fault of $4,000 bond, fixed upon
his arraignment before Justice of
the Peace E. B. Provinse. His
case will be disposed of by the
federal court at Billings.