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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
Bones Of Young Man Found
Giving Evidence Of Murder
WORkMEN DIG UP BONES; %
YEAR-OLD MYSTERY MAY
BE SOLVED

Bones Of a man presumably muir
dered were uncovered Wednesday by
a road grading crew six miles east
of Reserve. and today Sheridan
county officials continued to inves-
tigate with the hope that the find
will %unravel a mystery Of foul-play
dating back a quarter of a century
ago.
Workmen were removing rock
from a proposed road bed when the
bones were discovered.
Sheriff Hans p. Madsen, who was
called to investigate. states that the
position in which the bones were
found pointed strongly to murder.
The man had been buried under two
big rocks, face down. The victims
legs were doubled backward and in
dicatlons pointed to a hasty burial.
The skull and bones were taken
from the rocky grave and brought
to P~lentywood. They are being held
by the county coroner until the in
yestigation is completed.
Plentywood medical men said the
bones were those of a white man.
Teeth were still intact in the skull.
Old timers of the Reserve area to-
day recalled an incident which oc-
Cured about 25 years ago when a
young man working on a threshing
crew mysteriously disappeared from
that vicinity and his disappearance
was never solved.
He came from Iowa. Several years
later the young mans parents came
TO northeastern Montana in search
of him. having learned that he had
been employed in this section. The
search revealed nothing. Several
years later they again returned, hop
ing to find their missing son. The
visit was again unsuccessful.
Officials today strove to link his
disappearance with the bleached
bones found buried Wednesday I'm
der huge boulders.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
SCOUTERS MEET
AT CULbERTS0N

An organization meeting of the
Big Muddy Boy Scout district was
held in the New Evans hotel in Gull
bertson. The meeting was in charge
of NJ. Nj. zimmerman, scout eXecu-
tive of Minot.
Following a dinner at which rep
resentatives from the Big Muddy
area towns were present, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: district
commissioner. Supt. NJ. A. Bodahl,
Culbertson; district chairman, O.
Leon Anderson, Culbertson; district
vice-chairman, A. w. Wadren, Gull
yice-chairman, A. w. Warden. Gull
Antelope.
The following men were nominal
ed and elected to the various chair
manships in the district: Court of
Honor, Howard Lewis, Plentywood;
finances, Geo. Lund. Reserve; organ
ization, DR.. J. l.. stephens. Plenty
wood; camping, H. McCracken,
Bainville; training, Supt. E. H. Fell
baum, Froid; health and safety, A.
C. Petersen, Culberrson; publicity,
William Hagen, Plentywood; civic
service, E. Tschache. Froid; rural
scouting, Olaf Aasheim, Plentywood;
senior scouting, Mr.. Deem; reading,
Rev. Clifford, Plentywood; field COM
missioner, Carl Hole, Plentywood
These chairmen will meet at in
tervals to discuss plans for carrying
on scout work. 1t is planned to meet
every two months. The next meeting
will be held in Froid, June 80.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
PLANS FOR 4TH
WILL Be DRAWN

Tonight at the city commit
tees appointed for a lndependence
day celebration here July Will go IN
70 session to discuss the planned
event. The session tonight will get
under way at 7:15.
The following committees OF the
Lions club have been appointed:
Program committee Atty "
Bakewell, chairman; G. Z. Fulker-
son.
Finance committee. J. Moe
chairman; E. /. Miller.
Attendance. Holloway, CHAIR
man. A. j. %LiangerrC. A. West, Hans
Madsen.
Citizenship and patriotism-Atty
n. M. Lewis, chairman, Judge >. u.
Paul, Lars Angvick.
Extension-E. M. Jackson, chair-
man. F. S. Ford.
Community betterment O.. w.
Peterson. chairman, G. E. Fulker-
son Cliff Peterson, A. Roser.
Publicity-W. j. Hagen, chair
man, E. M. Jackson.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
TAX PAYMENT IN
COUNTY S75,000,
FIGURES REVEAL
Period Ending May 81 Takes
Drop from Same Period
Year Ago

Total tax payments for the period
ending May 81, delinquent and cur-
rent, were approximately $4,000, a
preliminary check at the office of
the Sheridan county treasurer re-
vealed today.
n payment, representing the
last half of 1886 taxes and some de-
linquent payments, fell short by
100000 compared the corresponding
period a year ago.
Current tax payments totalled ap-
proximately $4,000 with 5000
paid in delinquent taxes.
OF the current taxes, utilities op-
Grating in the county paid half Of
the total noun received. The
Great Northern railways check to
the treasury totalled $22,S71.32 and
the 500 Line paid sS.565.59. The
Mountain States Telephone company
paid Sheridan county $1,3O5.9O and
the Montana-Dakota Utilities $2,-
$3.50, boosting the utility pay
ments to S"35,495.O8.
Last half payments in 1885 were
S92.627.42 and delinquent pay
ments for the period from Deem
Der through April that year swelled
the total to ~s96,312.O6.
The payment ending In May COM
pared to that of 1881 and 1888
when severe drouth held this section
in grip.
With a moratorium on delinquent
payments in force until 1888, but
little back-taX paying is expected un-
til then
Deputies and clerks at the treas
ury this week are apportioning the
monies TO the various funds and by
90. it has been stated, a par
tial call of outstanding registered
will be made.
The county will also retire some
outstanding bonds this month.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03

Pictured here is Robert c.. Miller.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peter H. Miller
of Westby. who on June IL will be
graduated from West Point Military
Academy with 29S others in the
beautiful new amphitheatre situat-
ed on the slopes of the Hudson, Just
north of the West Point plain.
Cadet Miller's parents are now en-
route to West Point and will attend
the commencement exercises.
Cadet Robert c.. Miller entered
West Point after receiving an ap-
polntment from the regular army.
He attended Westby high school for
four years and also Montana State
college at Bozeman.
He stands 66th in his class acad-
emically and has held the grade of
sergeant in the cadet corps.
Before entering the academy, he
was a member of the 59th Coast
Artillery. Fort Mills. P. l.. for two
years. He will be commissioned in
the Engineers upon graduation.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
COMMUNITY
CHEST FUND is
NEAR COMPLETION
Drive for Membership Will be
Completed by End of
Week

Committees in charge of soliciting
for the Plentywood community chest
fund are completing their work and
by the end of the week, a complete
canvass of the business district will
have been made, it has been an
nounced.
The community chest plan has
been designed to eliminate as much
as possible unworthy donations
which confront business men con
s%istently and to also take care OF
worthy donations in a lump sum
with practically every businessman
sharing.
Assessments have been made on
establishments, classified by the size
of the business and their ability to
pay, also considering the amounts
which they on an average are asked
to contribute.
With the contribution. business
men are given a card which refers
all solicitors and those seeking do
nations to a community chest COM
mittee for consideration of their
problems.
BY paying into the community
chest fund. businessmen are exempt
from the steady calls for donations.
Worthy donations will be consid-
cred by the community chest COM
mittee and, if found just, will be
paid from the fund.
Businessmen generally state that
the plan will eliminate unjust SOL
tcitations, many of which are hard
tor the businessman to dodge, and
by paying the assessment to the
chest fund in a lump sum, savings
will result.
One-half of the assessments lev
led are now payable and the second
nalf at a later date.
The community chest committee
carefully set a budget before the
for membership got under way
and needs for the year were consid-
cred.
The city's business district has
been divided into sections and SUI
lcltors are at work max makiepvse ffy9 nntaasenhhI-.
assman and business establishment
will have been asked for their COM
chest membership.
A list of those contributing will
be published in the next issue of the
Herald, upon completion of the
drive.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
MAJOR DISASTER.
WITH D ROUTH IS
THREAT TO AREA.
Lack of Rain, Erosion, Give
County Dark
Outlook

Sheridan county this week faced
what appears to be another major
drouth disaster.
With relentless winds and rain.
less skies continuing on this section
hopes Of ever a partial crop and
feed for livestock dimmed daily
Devastating winds whipping loose
soil. uprooting tender shoots and no
rain to give succulence to ranges
and fields pointed. old timers say
to the most devastating drouth since
pillow turned over sod.
With ranges bare and little hope
of revival, ranchers and farmers are
preparing to ship cattle and other
livestock from the area. Shipments
in parts Of this section have already
gotten under way and daily, carloads
of livestock are going east to Sec
lions where grazing is abundant.
The next week will determine what
will be the extent of the cattle ship
ping movement.
Moisture coming within a week,
st is said. may result in partial
crops in some areas, but generally
the outlook is dark. Ample moisture
would give partial life to range
grass, which has lain completely
dormant since melting of winter
SHOWS.
Farmers say that cool weather
which prevailed this spring made
possible the hardy stand of grains
to withstand the a~ggrayating
drouth. Many fields have been hold
ing up remarkably well and cool
nights helped much to stimulate ten
der shoots. The past ten days of hot
weather and winds, however, have
taken their toll.
Gardens Poor
Gardens which usually show signs
of production this year, are poor, re-
ports reaching here reveal.
In Plentywood the only gardens
showing growth are those which
have been irrigated continuously.
Many Plentywovd citizens who have
had gardens in former years have
let lots lay idle due to the adverse
outlook.
Rain i'm Other Areas
Rain has fallen in practically all
sections of the midwest with the
exception of northeastern Montana.
North Dakota generally from Minot
east received a good soaker Sunday.
Central Montana and eastern sec
tions of the state received moisture
while this area and western North
Dakota went sighted.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
Dairymen Boost
Milk Price to I2c

Milk prices in brentwood
jumped from 10 to IL cents q
quart with all diaries standardiz-
ing on prices, and the rise served
notice that a drouth threatens
resulting I'm lack of feed for dairy
herds that serve the city.
Milk sold at all but one dairy,
which maintained the 10 cent
price, at IL cents a quart
here during the winter months
and a break came to a 1O-cent lev
el by all dealers this spring in q
minor milk war.
With all diaries concurring on
the new price, 1t is believed 70
cent milk will remain i'm force for
some time.
Feed shortage and high cost of
imported feed is directly respOn-
sible for the increase and neces-
STATED dairymen to boost the
ante.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
LEGION
TO BE HELD, SCOBEY

The combined Scobey and Flax
vile American Legion and Auxiliary
posts will be hosts to the district one
American Legion convention Satur-
day at Scobey. Many Legionnaires
from Plentywood will attend.
Registration starts at 10 o'clock
at the Gorham hotel and the district
meeting will be held at the Legion
hall. A formal initiation by the
Flaxville Post will be held at the
community hall and in the evening
there will be a banquet.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
Grasshopper Poison to
Be Shipped to Sheridan

County Agent M. j. Peterson told
The Herald today that five carloads
of grasshopper poison have been or
dered and are expected to arrive
soon. The poison will be given to
farmers without charge and is avail
able through the federal insect pest
set-up adopted by congress.
The distributing points will be
Homestead, Medicine Lake, Reserve
and Plentywood.
County Agent Peterson said that
indications point to a heavy infest-
alton of hoppers and that the pests
are now Matching.
Bran, sawdust and liquid arsenic
are used in the poison concoction.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
Missionary from Ch;na
Will Speak Here Friday

Miss Justine Granner. missionary
nurse from China, will speak at the
Evangelical church Friday, June IL,
at 5 o'clock. Rev. J. D. 1indley. pas
tor of the congregation has an
nounced. Miss Granner has been a
missionary in China for a humber OF
years and is home on a furlough.
Rev. Lindley said 1--WE are very
fortunate to have a missionary with
such extraordinary speaking ability
visit US. She has had many unusual
experiences In her missionary work
and is capable of describing them in
a unique manner
Miss Granner plans to return to
China this fall.
The public is cordially invited to
be present Friday evening.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
Lions Club Will Urge
WPA Enlargement Here

The Pelntywood Lions club on
Wednesday heard suggestions ina
steps be taken to Immediately strive
for enlargement of WPA rolls mere
In view of the major crop disaster
which threatens this section.
The club members were told thal
If present conditions prevail practlc-
ally all of the county's farm popu-
lation will need employment OF some
nature for a livelihood.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
SUNDAY SCHEDULE CHANGE

Sunday a change from the regu-
lar scheduled shows at the Orpheum
theatre will take place, E. M. JACK
son states. Shows on that date Will
start at /, 4 and 4. The picture 10
he shown, "Maytime," with jean
cite Macdonald and Nelson Eady'
with other attractions, gives three
hours of entertainment.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
U DEMO N

Saturday night will be staged the
second of a series OF dances spon-
sored by the Sheridan county Young
Democrats club. The affair will be
held It the Blue Moon tavern east OF
Plentywood and the Village Trouba-
doris will play.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
ILL WITH

Ole Aspelund, longtime resident
of sheridan county and former Sher-
idan county assessor, is i'll at the
hospital here with pneumonia. Doc
tors today stated that his condition
was satisfactory.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
LOAN DEADIINE JUNE is

Deadline for farmers to make APP
plication for summerfallow loans Is
June Is, it has been announced.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
Comertown Youth Is
June Grad at NDAC

Magnus T. Isaacson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Isaacson of Com
ertown is one of the IL seniors In
electrical engineering at the North
Dakota Agricultural college at Far
60, graduating June s.
While at the NDAC, Isaacson was
active in intramural baseball ana
boxing. He was a member or the
Cosmopolitan club, Delta Tau Epsi-
lon fraternity, the American lnstit-
ute of Electrical Engineering, and
the Engineers club, a group OF en-
gineers selected on their achieve
ment work and records.
The Electrical Elliot company or
Pittsburgh, Pa. has secured his SER
vices after July |.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03

The Augsburg college choir APP
pears here Monday, June Z. not Fri
day as stated elsewhere In this issue.
Evening star., 1937-10-31

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Evening star., 1937-09-06
CHINESE REPULSE
FOES OFFENSIVE
Lines North Of Shanghai
Are Unbroken Under Heavy
Japanese Attack.
By the Associated Press.

:
SHANGHAI, September 6.-Japar
fought with virtually no essential pro.
gress today in . terrific offensive
against Shanghai over an area o1
approximately 100 square miles.
Chinese lines sagged, but did no,
break under the combined force ol
charging Japanese infantry, air, ar
tillery and naval bombardments.
The battle area stretched all the
way from the edge Of the International
Settlement to Woosung, where the
Yangtze and Whangpoo Rivers now
together. about ~ miles north OF
Shanghai.
The Japanese contended that their
operations were aimed only at wiping
out Chinese machine gun nests and
joining broken Japanese lines.
Many Non -Cambatants Die.
From the Yangtze-Poo district OF
Shanghai to Woosung and to Paoshan
and Liuho on the Yangtze shore, Japa-
nese naval, land and air bombs swept
the countryside with sustained fire
that took frightful toll of non-com-
blatant lives.
Chinese batteries answered with a
ceaseless barrage Of hand grenades,
trench mortars and machine guns.
Chinese at Woosung, whose stubborn
stand continues to surprise foreign
military observers, foiled q Japanese
enort to land new reinforcements.
Japan's veteran flagship in Shang-
hafs waters, the old cruiser Idzumo,
and 10 destroyers bombarded the
Jukong wharf for several hours. Chi
nese communiques, however, denied
Japanese claims that Japanese had
progressed 2 miles from Yangtzepoo
past the Jukong wharf. The Chinese
admitted the battered Kiangwan dis
tr1ct, Shanghai's civic center, had
been evacuated by Chinese troops.
Two American companies suffered
heavily in the fighting.
New Landing Field Ready.
japanese superiority in armaments
and equipment was enhanced by COM
pletion Of a new landing field near
Shanghai University and the landing
OF many trucks, tanks, heavy guns
and tractors along the Whangpoo.
Chinese commanders declared that
more than 1000 Japanese troops were
killed or wounded in . fierce Chinese
counter-attack in the Lotien sector.
north OF Shanghai. They admitted
800 casualties In their own ranks ard
declared that the japanese force in
cluded many renegade Chinese from
Manchukuo and Korea.
Opening day of Shanghai's schools
(see SHANGHAI, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-09-06
ADELLA M. STOUT, SO,
IS DEAD IN CALIFORNIA
Widow Of Alexander Stout Was
Former D. c. Resident,
Body to Be Sent Hera.

Mrs. Adella M. Stout, SO, widow
OF DR.. Alexander M. Stout and form
er Washington resident, died August
70 IN Fresno, Calf, after a long ILL
ness, according to word received here,
The body was cremated and the
ashes will be brought here and placed
beside her husband and daughter,
the late Helen May Stout, in Con-
gressional Cemetery.
DR.. Stout, Georgetown Univer-
sity graduate, many years ago was
employed in the Treasury Depart
ment, and Mrs. stout,s father, the
late Capt. Thomas c. Ross, for many
years was captain of the old steamer
Charles Macalester, which ran be-
tween Washington and Mount YER
non.
Mrs. Stout was resident Of this
city for more than IS years before
going to California 30 years ago.
She Is survived by two sons, Judge
Ralph 8. Stout, Raymond, Calf,
and Alexander M. Stout, Arcadia,
Calf, and daughter, Mrs Gene Win
ton Of Van Nuys, Calf. Also, among
survivors are two nieces, Mrs. Bessie
Cusick, Chevy Chase, Md, and Mrs.
Helen vogel, this city, and q nephew,
Capt Douglas Ross. Spanish-Amer-
lean and World War Veteran, 40l5
Fourth street.
Evening star., 1937-09-06

takes made on both sides In recent in
dustrial disputes, and urging that san
ity and reason" supplant bitterness
and distrust"
The Presidents Labor day message
was issued from his fishing yacht OF
Rhode Island
He said the conference table must
eventually take the place Of strikes"
and reiterated his pledge that the
Government would push its program
for work security with reasonable
wages.
Miss Perkins Cites Job Gains.
In Washington, Secretary Perkins,
reviewing labor's economic gains in the
past year, said 100000 wage earners
had obtained jobs since last. Labor
day and that weekly factory pay rolls
during the first six months OF 1887
averaged $45,50o,00o higher than In
the corresponding period Of 1885.
Green also took opportunity in his
| Dallas speech to denounce again Lewis
split from the federation and forma-
ton Of the Committee for Industrial
Organization to organize the unskilled
mass production workers.
"Only an enemy said the feder-
alton president, would seek to divide
and conquer where the chief asset Of
organized labor always has been unity
and solidarity"
Beginning his address with dis
cussion Of labor problems in Dallas,
Green suddenly launched into his
heated attack on the c. I. o.
I'VE have pleaded with them to
come back" he said. If there Is
no response. then the responsibility
for division must necessarily rest
where it belongs.
The question is, shall we be ruled
from the bottom up or from the top
down by an individual who Is gov
erned only by consuming ambition?
When q minority group fails to abide
by the decision Of majority in
democratic organization, then the
principles Of democratic government
no longer prevail.
THE sun will cease to shine and
(See LABOR. Page A-8)
Evening star., 1937-09-06
BRITISH VESSEL ROUTED
BY SHELLS OF JAPANESE
in CHINESE BLOCKADE
Chief Justice George E. Martin
To Retire From appeals Court
Roosevelt Approres Re
quest Effective on
September 80.
BY WILLIAM S. TARVER,

BY WILLIAM ). TARVER.
President Roosevelt announced to-
day the retirement of George Ewing
Martin, who has been chief justice of
the United States Court of Appeals for
the District for the past 13 years. The
jurist will be 80 on November %.
The retirement will become effective
September 80 and will create the sec
ond vacancy on the Court of Appeals
bench within the last two months The
other was occasioned by the death Of
Associate Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel,
who was succeeded by Justin Miller, a
member of the Federal Board Of Tax
Appeals.
Chief Justice Martins retirement re-
quest and its favorable reception by the
President were made public by the
Chief Executive while cruising of
Block Island, R. l., on his vacation
yacht, Potomac.
In his letter to the President the
Chief Justice simply stated he wished
to exercise his retirement privilege,
having passed the age of 10 and served
more than 10 years on the bench.
Today, however, the white-haired
justice, whose kindly mien and words
have endeared him to hundreds Of
Washington lawyers, explained his
desire to leave his arduous duties.
Il have worked pretty hard for 60