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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-08-14

eat or sleep much in three days
for rejoicing We were upset Tor
rejoicing.
Now l don't know what's go
ing to happen 10 me. want 10
get some more schooling. never
went beyond the fifth grade. be-
cause had 10 quit school TO sup
port my mother.
Now want to be doctor and
musician. l play the guitar and
sometimes write songs. ] wrote
one in prison. but l haven't fla
ished II yet. But this is the first
verse:
''All last night walked my cell
and cried.
This old jail-house have got
lonesome
Jus, can't be satisfied
tried 10 eat my breakfast this
morning,
But | couldn't for shedding tears.
II almost breaks my heartstrings
To think of these six long years
Now I'm "a years old and I'm
blind from cataract in one eye and
very near-sighted in the other
was born in Monroe. Ga. and have
one brother older than me. who
was very sick from too much ex-
posure. have a little sister and
she's sick too. She doesn't half
eat. It would take a doctor TO
tell you what's wrong with her
II quit school and went 10 del
ivering groceries. Then | went to
work in a fertilizer plant. But az
ter working there long time !
Quit because the boss cussed me.
don't like to be cussed. Some
folks would have put up with H.
but Just couldn't stand 10 be
cussed. So I left for Memphis,
Tenn. TO get job and earn some
money TO buy me glasses and
that's when l got into trouble
IT was the first time ] ever ho-
boed. was never in trouble be-
fore. was engaged 10 be marri-
ed when | got into trouble. but
I don't know whether I'll ever
marry now At first we were to-
gether In the Jail, but ! didn't like
talking to the others. They hol-
Tered a lot that didn't interest me.
For the last year we got soli-
tary confinement had head
ache every day that God sent I've
suffered mostly since 1888. |
guess It's due TO my sitting and
studying that gave me the head
ache. just thought OF nothing
but getting out. ! was just held
because I'm a Negro. That's why
I was in jail--not nothing had
done
Il couldn't eat food was scar
ed Of It. Cabbage, beans. peas.
and potatoes weren't cooked well
or seasoned. They gave me indi-
gestion. And wasn't doing any
thing for exercise--just sitting
around. They had prisoners mop
ping up and scrubbine and not
without being paid for II
II asked several times 10 mop
and scrub so I could exercise my
self, but they wouldn't let me.
They weren't doing anything but
killing me didn't have enough
patience 10 write a letter. I
haven't seen my mother since 1894.
she came 10 the jail last year, but
they wouldn't let her come 70 my
cell. so didn't see her.
Il had Nightmares in Jail and l
think now. well, II was about as
good az / could expect. But now
I want TO get Strengthened out. I
want 10 learn something.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-08-14

same Mary Nolan had to 20 10
Europe and change name a couple
OF times because of adverse publ
CITY, and then Topped in Holly
wood.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
SCHOOL.
NAMED
-FOUR NEW INSTRUCTORS ARE
STATED AT ANTELOPE
SCHOOL

Four new instructors will be on
the Antelope school faculty next
fall. says Vernon X. Dahl. These
new comers will replace the present
lady members of the teaching force.
all having decided TO leave the
teaching profession for other pro-
fessional work or marriage.
The following list of the 1898
teachers and their scholastic and
extra class activities indicates that
the Antelope schools will have a
broad, well-balanced program for
the following school year. The
teaching force the coming winter
will be as follows:
Miss Viola Kringler. Buchana.
North Dakota. Grades 1-2-3. Also
grade music and high school glee
club.
Miss Irma Sayers, Grenora. North
Dakota. Grades 4-5-6. Art and tap
dancing.
Miss Sigrid Q~uarve. Moorhead,
Minnesota. English. home econom-
les. dramatics and defamation.
Mr.. Dana H. Very, Corvallis.
Oregan. Mathematics. science and
Boy Scouts.
Mr.. Roy Homme. Outlook. Mon
tana. Social science. coach.
Mr.. Vernon r. Dahl. FELTON,, Min
nesota. Principle and band.
MORE ANTELOPE NEWS
Lutheran Ladies Aid met Thurs
day at the church p~arlors with Mrs.
II. Hendrickson as hostess. Due to
the absence of the president. Mrs.
Axel Romstad. the vice president.
conducted the business meeting.
Mrs. c. 4. Brandon read the intro
duction to the new book What is
Christianity" This book is the one
the Ladies Aid won this spring at
the w. NJ. F.. convention at Conner
town for having the largest percent
age of the Aid members present.
Rev. Schmidt announced that the
author of the new book. Sverre Nor
baarg. was a distant cousin of u
postmaster. Eli Sorvick.
Everett Stewart and Marion
Burke of Minot. North Dakota, have
been visiting at the James Stewart
home the past week.
Laude Tennis is leaving this week
for Minnesota where he will spend
his summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Grayson were
host and hostess at a 6 o'clock din
ner Saturday. Covers were laid for
Marion Burke, Everett Stewart,
Dave Bertleson. Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Grayson and Mr.. and Mrs. r. E.
Grayson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luie Nelson have
been visiting at the Fred Glaze home
over the week end.
Everett Stewart, Mrs. James Stew
art, Mrs. Ed Van Hee and Miss Mar
ion Burke left Tuesday for Seattle,
Washington.
Sunday guests at the Bernau
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Arne-
klev, Arne Eggeberg, Donald and
Frank Bernau. Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Hess and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Smith and daughters, of Plenty
wood, Gilbert Wolfe of Bend, Ore
gon, and Charlotte Yeager.
Mrs. John Gerson and Mrs. Anton
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
COMERTOWN
Muriel Myars

Howard Bjork who is employed
in Minneapolis returned Monday for
a vacation at his parental home.
Mr. and Mrs Irwin Negaard of New
Deal, Montana, spent the week end
here with friends and relatives.
The annual meeting of the Pente-
costal church was held last Monday.
Officers for next year were elected.
Glenn Olson spent a few days at
the dam this week.
Mr. and Mrs Ole Hoist visited at
the Chris Peterson home last Mon
day afternoon.
Herman Pohle. who has spent the
past few days here visiting friends
and relatives. returned to his work
at the dam on Monday.
June Olson is spending a few
days visiting at the Larsen home
neal Dooley.
Erick Bjork and son Howard
spent a few days this week at the
Fort Peck dam.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Johnson were
P~lentywood callers Monday.
Bernice Strand spent a few days
this week visiting at the home of
Aria Jensen.
Plentywood callers from this vi
entity Monday were Mrs Sam Hea-
ley, and Tolbert, Mr. and Mrs Chris
Peterson and family and Mrs Tony
Olson.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew vogt were
among the town callers Friday.
Verna Olson spent a few days this
week visiting friends in Westby.
Mr. and Mrs Chris Petersen mo-
tored to P~lentywood Friday.
Iris Vogt is spending a few days
this week visiting with Gladys Fri
berg.
Town callers Saturday were A. H.
Hensler and family, Mr. and Mrs Ole
Hellegard, Andrew Vogt, Frank An
derson and Mr. and Mrs Chris Pc
terson.
A few friends gathered at the
home of Robert Vogt on Saturday
afternoon o help him celebrate his
eighth birthday. Games were played
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
CATTLE MOVING
SOUTH SECTION
SSHNJTZIER RANCH NEAR
HOMESTEAD SHIPS CATTLE
DUE To FEED SHORTAGE

ole Sundheim. manager of the
Schnitzler ranch. shipped three car
loads of cattle Thursday because of
L. lnnl. Of nrasS and feed
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17

planted five or six pounds per acre.
Millet-Siberian or other north
ern grown varieties. Millet is a
short season. dry weather crop.
Planting rate suggested is four TO
SIX quarts per acre, one and one
half to two inches deep.
Sorgo-Early amber variety,
planted In rows SO to AZ inches
apart. four to six pounds per acre.
Will yield well but should be cut
before frost.
Sudan grass-Sow in rows two
TO three feet apart. 10 pounds per
acre. Cut before frost.
Small grains-Wheat. oats, bar
ley and rye will furnish hay If plant
ed In June and pasture IL planted
later. Plant on clean land at from
regular rate ~ nlu less per
acre.
Mercer suggests that land for the
emergency crops be weed free. and
that a shallow cultivation before
seeding is advisable.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
STILL Time FOR
PLANTING FEEDS
AGRONOMIST SAYS SOME CROPS
WILL PROVIDE FEED PRO
NIDED MOISTURE COMES

Should rain come In sufficient
quantity. there is still time to plant
certain crops that will provide feed,
according TO Ralph ID. Mercer. en-
tension agronomist.
The latest such crops can be
planted with expectation of a crop
is July l. Mercer says. basing his
belief on results obtained by the
Montana agricultural experiment
station.
mo crops should be planted un-
til the moisture arrives. unless the
farmer can afford to risk a chance
that the drouth / sbroken,' he says.
Crops which Mercer recommends
follow:
CONDITIONER. fints and early
dents such as pioneer and Brown
county. Corn should be surface
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
MORE LAKE NEWS

after which a lunch was served by
Mrs Vogt.
Miss Beulah Thorn, who has spent
the past few weeks visiting friends
and relatives at Havre and Wolf
Point, returned Sunday to take up
her work again as pastor in the Pen
~tecostal Mission here. Miss Ruth
Johnson of Frazier will assist Miss
Thorn during the absence of Miss
June Hatleburg.
Bernice Strand, who has spent the
past week visiting at the Jensen
home, returned to her home Sunday.
Helen Strand spent a few days
this week working at the Healey
home.
Mr. and Mrs Chris Olson spent a
few days this week visiting rela-
tives at Fort Peck.
o. G. Pohle left for Gardenia, n.
d., where he IA called by the i'll
ness of his father.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
Police Wipe Blot from
the Name of City

What Is said to be the real low
down. laid bare and tearing the lid
OH II OF the most amazing sin syn
dicates in the nation will soon be
seen at the Orpheum theater, ac-
cording to announcement made by
the manager, Mr.. Jackson, that he
has secured the booking Of Cam
bling with Souls" one of the years
most sensational films. Gambling
with Souls" promises to expose what
went on behind the scenes of a met
ropolitan city until the forces of
law and order called a halt and
wiped out n of the most shameful
blots on the escutchoen of that city.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
MORE HOMESTEAD NEWS

SchnltZler rancn. Snlpped three car
loads of cattle Thursday because of
the lack of grass and feed.
MORE HOMESTEAD NEWS
Elmer Bratvold and Gladys Mel
son. both of Grenora. We're united
in marriage Thursday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Bratvold of
Homestead.
Mrs. Nikirk returned from Ro-
chester. Minnesota. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldron of Froid
visited at the G. J. Pattison home
Wednesday evening.
Phillip Foss drove to Culbertson
on business Thursday.
Clint S~killingberg went 10 Froid
Friday to meet his sister, lone, VINO
returned from Northern Montana
normal school at Havre.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. G.. Tyler. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. X. Tyler and Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. d. Bolyard attended a picnic at
the Wolf Point bridge Friday.
Ralph Lund of Plentywood rams
acted business in town Friday.
Mrs. Frank hurry returned Fri
day from Fort Peck where she has
been visiting.
Martin Viste of Nashua was visit
ing in town Friday.
Miss Bucklin of Redstone visited
at the Olness home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halfton jacobson of
Granville, North Dakota. visited at
Hans Skillingberg's Friday. Mrs.
Jacobson used to be known here as
Thelma Nygaard
Frank Bernau returned from a
fishing trip on the Missouri with a
nice bunch of fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sell left Sat-
urday for South Dakota. Mrs. c..
Pattison accompanied them to Min
nesota.
Mildred Waller left Friday for
Bozeman, Montana. She is one of the
All girls representing Sheridan
county at the convention.
The Luther League presented a
program here Thursday evening. A
few special numbers were presented
by people from Plentywood. Gwen
dolyn Christensen sang a vocal solo
and Orville Void played a piano
solo.
Mrs. Eta Laughlin and family
moved to Navajo.
Clifford. Willard Waller, Paul
Sell and G. ]. Pattison motored to
Medicine Lake Tuesday evening.
Carlton Foss joined the CCC camp
at Medicine Lake Wednesday.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17

where she will take a course in
beauty culture.
Dick Barsness left Friday morn
ing on the Empire Builder for Mar
Gus. Washington, where he will
spend the summer with his aunt,
Mrs. William Grunst.
John Poe returned Saturday from
Missoula, where he has been attend
ing the University of Montana the
past year. He will be employed at
the Poe Drug company during the
summer.
Mrs. Al Quint is recovering at the
Trinity hospital in Minot from a
surgical operation performed Satur-
day.
Lionel Borley arrived Saturday
from Yakima. Washington, to spend
the summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Christensen
Ind Jill left Friday for Erskine.
Minnesota, where they will visit
Sans parents.
Phyllis Winters returned Tuesday
from Great Falls where she has
been attending the Urseline acad-
envy.
Miss Ethel Andrews of W~ildrose,
North Dakota. has accepted a posi-
ton at the Lodahl cafe.
Mrs. Raleigh Gentry and daugh-
ter Ann drove to Minot Sunday re-
turing Monday. They were accom-
panied on their return trip by Mr..
Gentry who has been a surgical pa
tient at the Trinity hospital for
some time.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17

kvistad who have been visiting at
the Art Olson home the past few
weeks left for Minneapolis and Chi
cago. Art Olson is a brother of Mrs.
Gerson whose home is at Tacoma,
Washington. and Mrs. Kvistad who
is from Astoria. Oregon.
Mrs. Fredr,cks and family visited
at the Bernau home Friday after
noon.
Eli Sorvick leaves Friday for Min
nesota.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
LAKE Permanent
CAMP STARTED
PORTABLE UNITS TO FORM
BUILDINGS AT CIVILIAN
CONSERVATION CAMP

The construction work on the
barracks and permanent camp of the
Medicine Lake CCC camp is advanc-
ing rapidly. The camp is a portable
unit, consisting of panels which are
bolted together to form the build
fngs of which the camp is construct
ed. The area adjacent to the ice
pond, the local swimming pool, has
been selected as the camp site. 1t is
located approximately one quarter of
a mile south of town. The camp site
Is ideal, neal enough town for the
boys to come up for recreation, and
near In excellent swimming pool.
The boys are busily employed at
burning weeds on the project, rip
rapping on the highway by the two
white bridges one-half mile south Of
town. putting up guard rails, and
hunting the nests and nesting sites
of ducks and other wild fowl to be
found on the project.
The people of Medicine Lake are
well impressed with the CCC boys,
and wish to extend their friendship
and cooperation TO the boys.
MORE LAKE NEWS
Miss Edith Brunsven who has
been employed at the Lodahl cafe,
left Monday for Columbus, North
Dakota. where she will visit her
parents before going on to Fargo
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17

NEW ORLEANS. La.-Although
Napoleon was paid only 5000, 900
for the Louisiana Territory, settle
ment of claims brought the final
cost to S27,267,62
Evening star., 1937-02-25

village last night, thrown into an au-
tomobie and taken into . lonely sec
ton. southwest Of here, she told Sheriff
Boise Riggs.
Other choir members, startled, stood
by while the young singer was carried
away.
Police Find Body.
Posses searched the countryside all
night without success. The hunt
ended abruptly shortly before dawn
with the finding of Kenneth Crowther's
bullet-torn body In his parked auto
mobile.
Miss Soon said she pleaded futilely
with 22-year-old Crowther TO come
to his Senses" escaped after q struggle
and was running to . nearby con-
struction camp when . shot rang out.
IF you don't marry me I'll either
kill you or kill myself" Crowther was
quoted as telling the girl
Miss Soon. frightened at the
threat, struggled out Of the car and
ran down the road toward the camp"
the sheriff said. "She was but q
Evening star., 1937-02-25
~ the Associated Press.

SHAWNEETOWN, ILL.,, February
25.-Shawneetown, the States Oldest
city. may go the way Of Kaskaskia, its
historical predecessor.
Tired of the destructive forces of
recurring floods, Shawneetown, its
buildings and homes in ruins, was
considering calling it quits-just as
Kaskaskia did in the last century
and move several miles from the Ohio
River.
Kaskaskia, until it virtually was
washed away by repeated floods. was
the first capital Of Illinois, and the
only thriving community in the State
older than Shawneetown.
The old towns future seemed
bright in 1925 when Gov. Edward
Coles called it 'the commercial queen
OF the West in a welcome to Lafay-
cite.
But the mighty Mississippi Rivers
hrimming waters spilled over most Of
the town in 1874. Subsequent en-
croachments destroyed most of what
remained Of the site except few his
torical landmarks. The population
drifted.
Now Shawneetown faces the prob
lem of retreating or suffering a sim
tlar fate.
A legislative committee headed by
Lieut.. Gov. John Stell planned to meet
Evening star., 1937-02-25
WORLD GIFTS SWELL
FLOOD RELIEF FUND
British Honduras and Ottawa
Send Contributions, Remem-
bering Aid.

Contributions from foreign COM
munities which have been aided by
the American Red Cross in the past
helped today to swell the Red Gross
food relief total to s21,417,209.
Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Am
bassador, transmitted a $500 check
from British Honduras with the COM
ment that the people there were
grateful for the aid given them after
the hurricane and tidal wave Of Sep
tember. 1881. and wished to recipro-
cate to the fullest extent possible.
Another contribution Of $500 waz
forwarded from Ottawa, Canada. The
accompanying letter explained the
residents "are very mindful Of the
practical assistance given from all
parts of the continent" in 1900. when
a disastrous fire rendered $4,000 per-
sons homeless.
Kate Smith, radio singer. sent d
check for s9.o5S.77, representing con-
tributions of listeners on her two
benefit broadcasts, and a personal
gift of s2,500 from herself and her
manager, Ted Collins. Another do
nation, for S149, came from patients
of the leper hospital at Carville, La.
Evening star., 1937-02-25

short distance from the car when she
heard Q shot.
AT the camp she hammered on
doors until the occupants were awak-
ened. and then she led the men back
to the Crowther automobile"
Screaming. the girl was carried
away last night while practicing q
Sunday school program and placed in
q roadster.
Responding to her outcries, the
townspeople raced to their cars and
took up the chase.
Emmett, with q population Of 1900,
is Is miles northwest Of Boise, Idaho's
capital.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
Fl00d-Stricken Illinois TO,un
MayMoue A,uay From the Ohio

here today with Representative Claude
v. Parsons, Mayor William Brinkley
and other officials to discuss the feas-
bility Of moving the town.
The proposed plan called for the
merger of Shawneetown with nearby
Junction and their removal several
miles.
Shawneetown experienced serious
floods in 1882, 1847, 1858, 1859 and
1918, and disastrous high water
swept the community in 1882, 1883,
1884 and 1898. Twenty-seven lives
we're lost in 1898.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
Former Editor to Speak.

Rev. Wilfred Parsons, S. j., Of
Georgetown University, former editor
of America, Catholic weekly, will talk
on the Catholic press under auspices
of the Sodality Union Literary Group
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at Notre Dame
Hall.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
YOUTH KILLS SELF
| AFTER ABDUCTION
Girl Tells Story of Wild Ride
After KIDNAPPING at
Church,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EMMETT, Idaho, February 25.-A
hysterical girl sobbed to officers to-
day a story Of kidnapping, a wild ride,
escape and the suicide of her abductor,
. spurned suitor.
Pretty Gynell Soon, 20-year-old
choir singer, was carried from q
church in this Southwestern Idaho
Evening star., 1937-02-25
MRS. TRADER ASKS
BAN ON VISITORS
Tells Court Police Offered to
Bring Her Liquor, Made
Abusive Remarks.
By the Associated Press,

SNOW HILL. Md, February 25-
Associate Judge James NJ. Crocket
withheld decision on the petition Of
Mrs. Jeannette B. Trader to prohibit
all but her counsel from comforting
with her on details of the fatal shoot
ing of her husband, Clarence J.
Trader.
The petition was filed by her attor-
neys, Godfrey Child and John L.
Sanford, jr Mrs. Trader is in the
Worcester County Jail here, awaiting
trial on an indictment charging first
degree murder. The trial is scheduled
for next month.
Visited Against Wishes.
The petition asserted she was visited
against her wishes by investigators
during her confinement to the Jail. 1t
specifically asked Judge Crocket for q
court order to prohibit the States at
torney, members Of the State police
and the sheriff from questioning her.
The request alleged Omcer John j.
Cassidy Of the State police offered to
bring her some liquor in her cell and
Sergt. Marlin Brubaker, also Of the
State police, made several threatening
and abusive remarks" to her.
Mrs. Trader was indicted for mur-
der following the death of her hus.
band, operator of the Stockton Elec-
tric Co., of a bullet wound on the
night of January II. She claimed
shortly after the shooting that Trader
killed himself.
Offer Is Refused.
The petition stated that on or about
February 10, Officer Cassidy, fully
cognizant" of the fact that her at
torneys were out of the State, entered
the Jail and, acting like member Of
the fifteenth century star chamber"
told the prisoner:
I'VE have the goods on you. We are
going to hang you and you had better
admit your guilt and it will 60 easier
with you"
After Mrs. Trader protested her in
nocence of the charge, the petition
quoted Cassidy as replying: you
think it over and tonight I will re-
turn and bring you some liquor" It
added she refused the offer and
warned the officer it would cost him
his job" If he brought liquor into the
Jail.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
le Charge d'Affaires of Brazil. A. B. Bueno

the Charge d'Afaires of Brazil. A. B. Bueno
de Pradio.
The Charge d'Affaires of Mexico. Luis
Quintanilla; the Charge d AffaireS Of Bel
GUM. Prince Eugene de Ligne; the counselor
of the Embassy of the French Republic,
Jules Henry; the counselor of the Peruvian
Embassy. DR.. Juan Mendoza Almenara;
the counselor of the Hungarian legation,
Anthony de Balasy; the secretary Of the
Argentine Embassy. Hector Diaz Legui-
cannon
The secretary of the Rumanian Legation
Mircea Babes: the secretary of the Polish
Embassy Edward Xulikowski; the secretary
of the Legation of Ecuador. Adolfo Paez;
the Secretary Of the Yugoslavian legation,
Nikola Perazic. and the counsel of the
Cuban Embassy. Jose A Sera.
Evening star., 1937-02-25

William A. Brady, dean Of Ameri-
can theater managers, has produced
255 plays in New York.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
200.Year Supply of Coal.

A 2o0-year supply of coal is ex-
pected to be found by aviators max
ing survey of 1000 square miles Of
rough land in New South Wales.