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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
WOMAN SAYS
MODEL YOUTH
ATTACKED HER

FRESNO, Cal, July 9. lU.P)-A
l4-year-old boy scout = Clayton
Stone, slight and studious model
youth-was named today as the
brutal attacker of Mrs. Bertha
Blagg, "a.
From her hospital bed Mrs. Blagg,
speechless since last Tuesday from
the blows of an aSsailant who at
tackled her as she slept, wrote
the Stone boys name on a slip
of paper. She said he was the per-
son who crept into her bedroom,
stabbed her seven times with
knife, then assaulted her-"just
for fun"
Police held the youth for in
veStigation."
Young Stone. playmate of Mrs.
Blagg's two boys who slept in an
adjoining room while their mother
allegedly was attacked, denied the
charge. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Stone, said he was home and
in bed at the time.
However, they admitted they had
not seen the boy between bedtime
at 10 p. m, and the following morn
ing.
Mrs. Blagg, beaten brutally, has
been in coma since the attack.
unable to recognize her own sons,
Clark, IA, and Arnold, u.
On Sunday a nurse noticed she
had regained consciousness but was
unable to move any portion of
her body except her arm. She
could not speak. The nurse gave
her pencil and paper. Mrs. Blagg
wrote her accusation of the model
youth.
Officers Convinced
At first astounded, officers were
hesitant to believe the woman
was rational. However, questioning
by the paper and pencil method
indicated her mind was clear.
The boy and his mother. Mrs.
Fay Stone, were located at near
by weekend resort.
At the hospital Mrs. Blagg def
initely identified the boy as her
assailant.
BY written messages she told Of
ficers she awoke to find young
Stone in her bedroom. Il just
came in for fun" she said he told
her.
Mrs. Blagg was found last We'd
nesday morning by her oldest son,
Clark. She lay, smeared with blood.
on her bedroom floor. She had
been beaten, stabbed, and attacked.
AT young Stones home police
found a pair of the boys trous-
ers which they said were blood
stained They were to be analyzed.
Meanwhile the boy was held at
detention home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
ACTRESS WEAKENING

SANTA BARBARA, July 9. (U.H
Marie Dressler, famous stage and
screen star, continued her battle
for life today but was gradually
weakening.
Physicians attending her said
that although there was no appreci-
able chance, she was feeling the
effects of her constant battle
against almost certain death.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
HOW CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
ASSISTS CITY

The Imperial Valley Press Is
glad to publish each day one
full text letter received by or
sent from Ell Centro Chamber
Of Commerce, to ac4uaint the
citizens of Ell Centre with the
work, objectives and accom-
plishments of that organization
In behalf of Ell Centre and I'm
periaJ Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
WIDOW GETS ALLOWANCE

LOS ANGELES, July 8. {U.H -
A monthly allowance of s2500 for
at least three months was provided
under an order filed in probate
court today for Mrs. Anna Laura
Barnett, widow of Jackson Barnett,
who was known as "the worlds
richest Indian"
Mrs. Barnett had asked for
$4,000 a month allowance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09

The northern part of the state
will produce about half of the
walnut crop this year according to
present indications.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
EZZzHHTXEzIEaEEE EZZzH;jTH yTXlE!7T
Last Times Tonight

Robert w. Chambers great Civil
War story has been made into
a screen romance with gayety,
thrills, songs! You'll say its the
Big Event Of the motion-picture
season!
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
Hint Poison Plot
In Indian Death

LOS ANGELES, July 8. W.P) =
Persistent reports that Mrs. Mary
Kintana, elderly reservation Indian,
died the victim Of a poison plot last
May 28, today brought a request
from the United States attorney
generals office in Washington to
disinter her body for chemical an
alysis.
Department of justice agents were
informed recently that the woman
was the first victim Of an intended
plot against her entire family by
other tribesmen.
Because of the Indians belief
that their religion is violated
through opening Of graves, federal
agents anticipate considerable diff
ficulty if the request is granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
The Weather
Los Angeles AID Vicinity

Los Angeles aid Vicinity
Fair tonight and Tuesday; some
what overcast II early morning;
continued high temperature and
rather low humidity, with little
change; gentle changeable wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
Horses Find Strikes Tough Work

Police
mounts
shared
hard knocks
with
mounted
police in
dock strike
riots at San
Francisco.
as men
and horses
worked
long hours
showing
back the
crowds.
Photo shows
Officer
Henry Pfister
examining
the cut
inflicted on
Brownie
by a flying
rock.
Saddles were
cut by
rocks and
many
saddle
blankets
torn to
bits in the
riot work.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09

Mrs. George Sehlmeyer, wife of
the president of the state Grange,
gave birth to 10 pound son at
Santa Rosa recently
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09

were served to approximately SO
guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-09
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum Yesterday -............. 1l3
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
T GIRLS TO
START FUND DRIVE
FOR ST.

The local Italian Girls Victory
club will begin their drive for
funds to aid the crippled children
of st. Vincent's Ofthopedic Hos
pital- School at Billings on the
first of next month, it was an
nounced by club leaders following
a meeting of the club group at
the home of Mrs. Gust Knuttila
last Wednesday evening.
A committee composed of Mrs.
Mary Radosevich and Mrs. Mary
Murdo was appointed and will be
in charge of the drive, results of
which will go to the crippled in
mates of the Billings hospital
school which, it is stated, is in
desperate circumstances this year.
AS part of its drive for funds,
club members are sponsoring a
charity ball at the Labor Temple
Saturday evening, December s,
proceeds of which will also go to
the crippled children.
Club members also announced
that the next meeting of the
group will be held next Wednes-
day evening, December s, at the
home Of Miss Katie Piela.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
BEARCREEK UPHELD
IN WATER DISPUTE
Company Given go Days to
Submit Plans for New
improvements

The town of Bearcreek was up
held in its charges that the Bear
creek Water company was provid-
ing inadequate service when the
Montana State Board of Railroad
and Public Service commissioners
last Wednesday ordered the COM
pany to file with the board within
so days a detailed plan for inn
provement of its plant and facili-
ties and increasing the water sup
ply.
Represented by Attorney John
|G. Skinner of Red Lodge, the
|Bearcreek township charged that
the company was providing made
|quate pressure, an insufficient
supply and an inferior quality Of
water, information being furnished
the board that the water was so
roily that it made laundry work
impossible, necessitated long waits
before it would settle enough to be
used as drinking water, and caus-
ed fountain concession poerators
to use stone filters in their stores
to make the water fit for consump-
ton.
The company on the other hand,
through its attorneys, Claude A.
Johnson of Red Lodge and George
w. Person of Billings, made an
unusual move in its defense by de-
claring that the alleged quality Of
the water was not within the
boards jurisdiction to decide, being
rather a matter for the state
board of health to investigate.
However, the commissioners de-
|cision stated: Reasonably ade-
quate service, in our opinion, as
applied to water utility, embraces
the furnishing of a product that is
potable and fit for culinary, laun-
dry, lavatory and other domestic
as well as industrial uses. In that
respect the question becomes one
of adequate service rather than
health.
Further, the decision said: at
is shown that the fire protection
afforded to the dwellings located
on high ground in the town of
Bearcreek-some 40 or so in num-
ber-during the summer season is
inadequate; that the domestic SER
vices to these dwellings is inter
mittent and that intervals of nom
service of IL to Ia hours are not
unusual during the summer
months"
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
HYMER ESTATE Is
COURT Defendant
Ex-wife of Deceased Seeks
Payment of Sum from
Administrix

Collection Of a claim amounting
to $3,215.50, alleged due as the re-
suit of a California divorce de-
cree, is sought in a complaint filed
with Clerk of the District Court
c. P. Larkm Tuesday by Helen E.
Hymer against Katherine H.
Blanchard, administrix Of the es-
tate of the late w. E. Hymer.
The plaintiff asks payment of
$3.50 temporary alimony, $500 at
torney fees, $4,000 for permanent
alimony and $50.5O court costs al
legged due her through an inter-
locutory judgment of divorce
granted her from the deceased by
a Los Angeles county, California,
court on Oct. 20, 1928, and upheld
by the granting of the final de-
cree on Jan. 8, 1880.
w. E. Hymer, according to the
plaintiffs complaint, became de-
ceased at Red Lodge Nov. 81,
1888, and prior to that time, it is
alleged, made no offer or attempt
to make payment as ordered by
the California court. The deceased
left a will, it is stated, and ON
April a.. 1884, it was presented
for recording in the Carbon coun-
ty district court, the court ap-
pointing Katherine H.. Blanchard
Administrative.
On Sept. 81, 1884, the complaint
continues, the plaintiff presented
her claim to the Administrative
for payment and on Oct. 10, 1884,
it was disapproved and payment
refused by the Administrative.
Together with the total sum of
$3,215.50, the plaintiff also asks
payment of interest accruing at
the rate of seven per cent a year
from Oct. 20, 1928.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
TAX COLLECTIONS
TOTAL LARGE sum
Amount To Be Collected Is
Near Half Million
Mark in 1884

Tax collections for the year
1884 will total $469, 102.57, accord.
ing to the report of C. E. Thomp'
son, county clerk and recorder, as
prepared recently by John Honk.
ala, deputy clerk. The clerks
figures show a full assessed
valuation of $1s,265,215 for the
county and full county taxable
valuation of $6,153,988.
Collections of the first install
ment of this years taxes is now
nearing completion by County
Treasurer George j. Mcdonald,
the deadline to avoid penalties
provided by law being set for
Friday night at 5 p. m.
A total of $43, 782.13 of this
years collections will revert to
state funds which will be divided
as follows: state livestock levies,
$934.86; state general fund, &c.
291; greater university fund, $751;
1929, and educational bond in
terest and sinking fund, $15,153.-
88.
Of the total amount collectable,
$163, 986.32 goes into the follow
ing county funds: general fund,
$49, 305.9 poor fund, 36,927.93;
bridge fund, $12,307.98; interest
on bonds fund, $18,526; bond sink
ing fund, $36,540.49; road fund,
$1O,377.98.
School funds will take the larg-
est sum on the entire report it is
shown. These will be divided as
follows: district school fund
500, 727.65; general school fund,
$36,926.09; high school fund, $70,-
1887; county unit interest and
sinking fund, $16,541.70. The to-
tai amounts to 1925, 034.41.
Incorporated cities and towns
will share $50, 742.87 of the total
tax bill as follows: Red Lodge,
$20,873.47; Red Lodge, special
lighting improvement, $685.;
Bridger, $9,9O6.56; Joliet, $2,443.-
SO; Fromberg, $1,634; Bearcreek
$1,319.86.
Special road and poll taxes will
bring in $4,938 of the amount as
follows: special poll tax, at 50,
1884; special road tax, outside
of cities, at So, 1882; special
road tax, inside of cities, at So,
1892.
Two other items appear on the
clerks report. They are state
hail insurance, $22.40; and Dam
ford irrigation district, $596.44.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
CARBON HI SQUAD
BEGINS PRACTICE
FOR HOOP SEASON
% Recruits Answer Coach
Hartwig's Call for
Material

Carbon county high school hoop
sters were given their first work
out Tuesday by Coach A. NJ. Hart
wig in preparation for their 1884
80 schedule of games, which was
also announced by the Carbon
mentor this week.
The first pactice session drew
% prospective players for this
years squad, only five of whom
have seen previous service ON the
court against Carbon's foes, Coach
Hartwig reported.
The workout followed the con-
clusion of the annual i~nterclass
basketball play that was staged
at the school during the week, the
seniors winning the tournament
hands down. They were followed
by the juniors, sophomores and
freshmen teams which placed in
the order named.
The Carbon cagers, always
looked upon as formidable COM
petition by the teams of other
schools in this section, this year
are being built into a team around
a nucleus formed of five of last
years veterans. Only two of
these latter-Fred Brown and
Captain Niemi held regular
berths on last years outfit, the
other three-Liedes, NORM and
Mlekush-being members of the
1884 reserve squad but, how
ever, have seen considerable ac-
ton under Carbon's colors. Eigh-
teen other prospects who an
swered Coach Hartwig's call for
1934-35 material will strive to
win places ON the team this year.
Whether the Carbon mentor has
hopes of duplicating his powerful
basketball machine which last
year overcame all comers and
went a long way towards coping
the district title until defeated by
Plevna, could not be learned, but
the experience of past years has
taught Carbon's enemies to pre-
pare for anything when they face
the locals on a basketball court.
This year the Red Lodgers face
a schedule of 16 games, the initial
contest to be played with Klien ON
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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
CHRISTMAS u
TO GET $780, 900, 900

New York.-The sum of $780,
100000 will be distributed to about
100000 members of the Christ
mas club by approximately 500
banking institutions and organiza-
lions within the next two weeks,
according to an estimate made by
Herbert F. Rawll, founder and
president of the Christmas club, a
corporation. The total distribution
represents an increase of about 6
per cent yer last year, he stated.
Each member of the Christmas
club will receive an average of
S4S.25, the increased average accu-
mutation for each member being
about 10 per cent, it was stated.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
BEST XMAS IN FIVE
YEARS, PREDICTION

Observation-Disclosures leaders
have informed the department of
commerce that this year will see
the best Christmas in five years,
for the American business man as
well as for the public. To begin
with, the public will have $780,
100000 more to spend this year
than last.
Merchants were hopeful that 40
per cent more would be spent for
gifts alone this year than last.
The reasons for their optimism
were found in improved conditions
all along the line. They said they
expected this years Christmas
business to raise retail sales to
$50, 1000, 900 900 for 1884, approx
mately $4,000, O00, 900 more than
the total for 1888.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
.AAA SUGAR PLAN
SLATED FOR EARLY
START IN COUNTY
Being Delayed Pending the
Arrival of Contracts
From Washington

The sugar program of the agri-
cultural adjustment administration
will be started in the near future
in Carbon county, according to O.
P. Roberts, emergency county
agent, who states that the
program is being delayed pend
ing the arrival of contracts from
Washington, D. G.
Arrival of the contracts is ex-
pected daily, the county agent
said, and upon their receipt an
educational meeting for the entire
Billings factory district will be
called at Billings for discussion
and explanation of the plan. A
representative from among beet
men of each beet dump in the fac
tory district will be invited to at
tend this meeting, so that he can
carry the plan back to his neigh
borhood, it was stated.
Carbon county beet men who
have been invited to attend this
meeting when notification is re-
ceived a representatives from
their respective neighborhoods in
cludes the following:
Henry Robertus, Mason; Will
liam Gable, Silesia; E. L. Grewell,
Keown; T. W. Smith, Joliet; L. M.
Gibson, Edgar; Anthony Ober-
bauer, Hiser; Otto P. Yedlicka,
Fromberg; A. c. Foust, Hilder-
man; John Riley, Bridger; Pete
Delamonica, Overstreet; E. F.
Turner, Gupton; George Ellis,
Golden, and Carl Ungefug, Belfry.
The A. A. A. sugar program is
designed to furnish a four-way
protective plan for sugar beet
growers. This includes protection
of markets, protection of prices
received, protection of income re-
ceived through the parity payment
principle, and protection against
loss through adverse weather
conditions, accomplished with
the deficiency payment system.
| The program is also working to
protect the growers from losing
his market to lower cost produc-
ing areas and is striving to ac-
complish what the sugar tariff
did not do.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
CANDIDATES FILE
CAMPAIGN COSTS
Over $1,000 Is Expended
BY Officeseekers of
Carbon County

Carbon county candidates in the
recent general election expended
over $500 in their campaigns for
public offices, it was indicated
when the last of sworn statements
of these expenses were filed with
Clerk and Recorder G. E. Thomp-
son during the week.
Statements showing receipts and
expenditures of both the Republi-
can and Democratic county cent
raj committees are also on file
with the county clerk and recorder.
c. P. Larkin, treasurer of the Re-
publican group, reported that the
party's receipts totaled 1852 and
its expenditures totaled s269.14 Ia,
while the Democratic committee,
through its treasurer, Thomas c.
McCabe, showed receipts totaling
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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
IRIS TO SPONSOR A
FOOD MATINEE FOR
CHILDREN

A flood matinee" is being
sponsored here Saturday morn
ing for the benefit of the crippled
children of st. Vincent's Ortho-
pedic Hospital-School by the Iris
theatre, f. A. Olson, manager of
the theatre, announced Monday.
The benefit show, which win
begin at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, will require only the
presentation of some article of
food at the door for admittance
of either children or adults. A
complete picture program suitable
for children and especially booked
for this performance only, will be
shown.
Patrons planning to attend this
benefit performance r request
ed not to bring food articles that
are perishable; canned goods, pre-
serves, jellies and other non
perishable articles being pre-
ferred. Food articles, however, in
large or small quantities, will
serve as the sole price of admis-
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
REORGAN|zE LOCAL
ROD, GUN CLUB AT
TUESDAY MEETING
M. II. Mann President
Of Group at City Hall
Gathering

Reorganization of the Red
Lodge Rod and Gun club took
place Tuesday evening when about
so interested sportsmen of the
community gathered at the city
hall. The club which has been in
active for the past few years is
to make every effort to attain a
membership under its new or
ganization larger than any in it's
history.
M. H. Mann was elected to the
presidency of the club at Tues
day nights meet. Other officers
elected were as follows: Harry
Olcott, vice president; A. E. Pelo,
secretary, and Joe Bailey, treas
urer.
A governing board, composed
of j. T. Newell, one-year term;
A. F. Richardson, two-year term,
and William R. Larkin, three-year
term, was also selected, as was o
legislative committee which is
composed of G. A.. Nordstrom, o.
J. Salo, Gus b. Foltz and F. I.
Johnson.
One of the features of the meet
was a talk delivered by George
Mushbach. Mr.. Mushbach, a for
mer resident here, is now in
charge of the Bear river migra-
tory bird refuge conducted near
Brigham, Utah, under the United
States biological survey service.
The refuge is one of the largest
in. the country. Mr.. Mushbach
gave a Thorough discussion Of the
migratory bird and water fowl sit
uation for club members, declar-
ing that the present shortage of
wild fowl was due largely to the
contamination and lack of natural
water. habitats.
Another feature of the club
meet was a proposal to have the
clubs newly-elected legislative
committee place before the Mon
tana legislative assembly a re-
quest to give up its power to reg
ulate the open game season in
Carbon county and return this
power again to the state fish and
game commission.
A discussion of club dues was
also brought up at the meet, this
subject finally being left to the
president and governing board to
decide. 1t was indicated, however,
that the dues Of the organization
would be fixed at 81 a year, in
stead of the former So a year
rate that was charged members
prior to reorganization. Affilia-
ton with state group of rod and
gun clubs and the southeastern
Montana organization Of these
groups was also a subject brought
up at the meeting, no definite de-
cision being made in the direction.
The club is to meet regularly
once each month after the first
of the year, the next meeting,
which will be held sometime early
in january, 1885, to be announced
definitely by President Mann at a
later date.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
SUPPLY OF BLANKS
FOR SHELTER e
rs NOW

A supply of application blanks
for shelter belt trees from the
Montana State college at Bozeman
has been received by the Red
Lodge extension office and r a.
valuable to all who desire to secure
such trees from the state college
stock, O. P. Roberts, county emer-
gency agent. stated this week.
Thirteen varieties of trees for
shelter belt purposes are being of
fered by the state institution,
ranging in price from 80 cents a
hundred for broad-leaved trees to
81 a hundred for the evergreen
types. Orders, however, must be
for fifty trees or a multiple of fiji
ty, it was stated.
The state college stock includes
the following varieties: Caragana,
Russian Olive, Box Elder, Golden
Willow, Laurel Willow, Northwes-
tern Poplar, Chinese Elm, Ameri-
can Elm, Green Ash, Colorado
Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce
Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine.
These trees are available for
either dry land or irrigated sec
tions, and at the prices quoted,
anyone can afford to beautify his
home surroundings with tree
planting, it was pointed out APP
plications for the trees should be-
filed with the local extension Of
flee as soon as possible, If trees
are desired for spring planting,
Mr.. Roberts said.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Nov. 14.-Roy Yale, rs, and De-
lores Madsen, IS, both of Wor-
land, Wyo.
Nov. 15.-Orliff o. Simpson,
80, and Vera Cox, %, both of
Passaic, Wyo.
Nov. 15.-Oiva Wallila, 38, and
Rachel Karvonen, %, both of Rob-
erts.
Nov. 20.-James w. Dolson, 70,
and Mary E. Gauen, 60, both Of
Billings.
Nov. 28.-Steve Kotar, 81, and
Rosie Kovach, SO, both of Red
Lodge.
Nov. 28.-Robert w. Fricke,
81, Clark, Wyo., and Eva Blanche
London, %, Belfry.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
REPORT PAYMENTS
OF TAXES BRIGHT
Collections Total $115,7 TAT
AS Payment Deadline
Draws Near

Collections of taxes for 1884 in
Carbon county were reported as
the most encouraging in years at
the office of Treasurer George j.
Mcdonald this morning. Figures
furnished by Ted A. Schmitz, chief
Of the office, showed that
total of $115,747.61 of the $780,
102.57 to be collected in this coun-
ty in 1884 had been received up
to Wednesday morning.
The total sum collected to date
compares with the total of $114,-
405.25 that had been collected up
to the same date last year. Other
comparisons furnished by Mr..
Schmitz showed that collections
of 1888 taxes from November / to
November 20 amounted to $685.
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