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Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
ROBERTS
BY mrs. E. HeIkklIa

Mr.. Henry Allen left early
Thursday for Portland, called
there by the death of his brother
in-law, Mr.. Long. His son, Ray
mond, drove him to Columbus to
catch the North Coast Limited.
Members Of the M. E. Ladies
Aid entertained at the Church
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cassidy and son,
Jackie left early Friday morning
for a two weeks visit with rela-
tives in Wibeaux, Mont.
Mrs. Margaret Bertrand and son
Bernard of Glasgow and Fort
Peck drove in Friday evening for
a visit with her daughter and SON.
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. James J.
Barry.
Thomas Hog an and James
Hunter of Fort Peck spent the
holiday here visiting with their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Hogan
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mccormick
and daughter. of Fort Peck spent
the 4th here visiting at the James
]. Barry home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Olels and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kofer and in
FAINT son left Tuesday for Colville,
Washington for their vacation.
They were accompanied as far as
Spokane by Mrs. Joe Allen who
will visit her aunt in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Bertrand
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cook and family of Miles
City were guests at the James J.
Barry home over the 4th. Master
Jim Bertrand remained here to
spent the rest of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Hogan
went to Fort Peck Wednesday for
a short visit. They are accompa-
MED by their son, Tommie, who is
working the Civil Service at Fort
Peck and spent the 4th here visit
ing.
Miss Patricia Barry left Tues
day evening for a two weeks
visit at the Arnold Bertrand home
in Miles City.
Mrs. Esther Budas and Mrs.
Henry Perez and son and daughter
arrived Friday evening from North
Hollywood, California for a visit
at the home of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Arvid Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wilson met them in
Butte Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morgan of
Bozeman spent the 4th here visit
ing with Mrs. McCormick's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hunter.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
VUKONICH IS
4-H CHAMPION

With the advance m mt Of
Dwight Williams of Cascade coun-
ty to the championship of the
western division in the national
All farm accounting contest, John
Vukonich of Carbon county moves
up to the position of state winner,
announces R. E. Cameron, state
All club leader.
Six county winners in the con-
test are also announced by Cam
eron. They are: Jack FELTON,,
Blaine county; Jean Ball, Cascade
county; Gerald Barber, Fergus
county; Stella Zobach,. Flathead
county; Robert Greenizer, Judith
Basin county, and Frank Evertz,
Carbon county.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

Twenty (20) young men from
the Inter-mountain region were en-
listed in the Navy through the
Salt Lake City Recruiting District
during the month Of January. They
averaged: Age, 10 years 1 month;
Education, 18th grade; Height, S
feet s 3/4 inches; Weight, LAG 1I2
pounds; General Classification
Test (mental test), Sc percent.
Thirty-two 1927 will be enlisted
during the month of February.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

mersa over the Fourth was her son
and grandson, DIR. William J. Ro-
mersa and Dean from Dillon; Mr..
and Mrs. Max C. Halter of Bill
ings. Mrs. Hafer is Mrs. Ro-
mersa's daughter. .~.
Mrs. B. Goudino and daughter
Ann, of Olympia, Washington are
visiting with relatives and friends
in Red Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Torreyson
and son, Ralph, of Salt Lake City
are visiting in the homes of their
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Rev. Charles Rhodes, Pastor

The Sunday School will be held,
beginning at $3.50, and closing at
10:40.
Morning Worship at 10:45, con-
Quoted by the pastor. Delegates
who attended the Epworth Lea
que Institute, will take part in the
services.
Roberts
Rev. C. Rhodes will preach on
Sunday night at 7:45.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

Washington, D. c., is visiting at
the home Of her niece, Mrs. Will
liam R. Larkin.
Judge John Sanderson officiated
Fat the marriage here Thursday of
Frank Lehman, 60, Boyd, and Ida
Navarro, 64, of Topeka, Kans.
Just to make sure the marriage
would be of the best, Judge Sand
erson got his two star witnesses,
Floyd Gebo and Everett Wallum.
Wallum sort of fell down on the
occasion, however, signing the Ii
cense with a lead pencil, which is
contrary to law, order and may
even be considered mayhem. Sand
erson caught the culprit after a
mad chase down broadway, how
ever, and the mistake was rec
titled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Regis and
daughter, Margaret, of Santa Bar
bara, California and iMr. and Mrs.
Fred Olson and sons, Johnnie and
Fred, Jr., of Helena were visiting
in the home of Mrs. Anna Olson
and with other relatives and
friends for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Thomas of
Morgan Hill, Cal, have left for
their home. While here they
visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. H. Minar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Becklen
have as their guests their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
R: F. Raven of Omaha, Nebraska.
Rev. Charles M. Brown, Ballan-
tine, and his mother, Mrs. Ethel
M. Brown of Grand Rapids, Mich,
visited at the A. F. Christiani
home Monday.
James Boyle and son, Jack, of
Giffin, and Mr.. and Mrs. Shields
of near Roundup were visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sanderson Monday.
Mrs. J. R. McFate entertained
members of the Congregational
Ladies Aid at her home Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Freeman,
Mrs. Florence Harrington, and
sons, George and Jimmie, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Beadle and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Beadle ands sons, Billy and
Jimmy, spent the holidays in yell
lowstone Park.
Among visitors in Red Lodge
Tuesday was A. A. Ellis, well
known stockman from the West
side.
A. M. Hartwig has left for
Bozeman where he is attending
summer school at Montana State
college.
Visitors here this week include
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Hand of Kel-
logg, Idaho, guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Yrjama.
Mrs. Hand was, before her recent
marriage, known here as Linda
Yrjama.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hazlett had
as their guest over the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Steele of Bill
lings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Rata, Mrs.
Minnie Corkish, Mr.. Wayne Mat
son and Mr.. John Salo of Butte
spent the holidays in Red Lodge
visiting with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Bosso of
Butte spent the holidays in Red
Lodge visiting with relatives and
friends.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Helm last week included Mrs.
Helms sister and. brother-in-law,
DR.. and Mrs. D. J. Manley and
daughter, Mignon, Of Hayward,
calf. They visited Yellowstone
Park on their way home.
Mr.. Bill Bedartha of Holidays
Cove, w. Va, is spending the sum-
mer with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Haz-
lett.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Shelley of
Red Lodge, Mr.. Walter Erickson
and Verna Hall of Billings, mo-
tered to Yellowstone Park over
the new Red Lodge highway Sat-
urday morning, returning via the
Gallatin gateway on Monday. Mr..
Shelley reports the Park expert
enced one of it's largest crowds.
Visiting with Mrs. Frank Ro-
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
CHURCH NOTES
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
A, B. CorneIson, Pastor

Confirmation service at the as
sembly room of the public library
Sunday morning at 11:00. Social
hour and refreshments following
service. At 2.3O Communion SER
vice. All are cordially invited to
attend the service.
Service at Joliet in the evening
at 500. Sunday school and Con-
firmation class at 10:00. All are
welcome.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

parents Mr.. and Mrs. James Bax-
ter and Mrs. Fannie Torreyson.
Mrs. Torreyson is the daughter
of Mr.. Baxter. ...
Mrs. Mary S1aby has left for
her home in San Francisco after
spending the last six weeks with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Russell.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
fz332:|:lEl3E J33N

NO person can be we'll and happy Is
~ constantly distressed with the evil
effects Of constipation. And no person
needs to risk i'll health by neeleetine
to keep the bowels whoIesomely
clean. Yet 50 many suRerl Are you
one Of them7 Is constipation keeping
you unfit and uneomfots6le-bilious,
bloated, tired; without appetite, smbi.
tion o. enersy7 Then try Dosn's Reeu.
lets. They act mildly and without dis.
tress, contain no eslomel nor habit.
iormins drugs; tone the liver, stimu-
late the flow Of bile and promote WE'LL
balanced sctivity Of the intestinal
traet. Be regular with Rssuleb. Sold
st ell drug stores.
[IIZ:[ES I3d1I3E
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
Making Mental Slips.

THE most incredible thing has
i come to pass. Here l go along,
year after year, building up rep
utation for invariably being right.
the same as George Bernard Shaw
and Nine. Secretary Perkins. Then
-bangol-I make one little slip and
the trusting reader is shocked from
pit to dome.
The other day 1 suggested taxing
salaries of governmental en-
ployees. Now from all sides I'm
told federal employees are subject
to income taxes; only the vast ma
jority of them. and probably the
hardest-worked ones, draw such
small wages that they owe Uncle
Sam nothing when March Is rolls
around.
So far as recall, this is the Sec
ond time in my life I've been wrong.
/ can't cite what the other instance
was-some very trifiing matter, no
doubt-but it must have occurred
because remember the nationwide
excitement which ensued, with peo-
pie going around in a daze mutter-
ing: "Can it be possible?"
now admit that early error and
the recent one, too, and hurnbly beg
pardon Of my devoted public-all
eight of them. Itn neve- happen
again.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15

When you dress up your bed for
company, you seek distinction
the purpose of this lacy spread.
A true reflection of your own
good taste is this stunning open
work design, one easily achieved
by crocheting simple, single me-
dallions of string. A stunning
dresser or table scarf, or per-
chance a cloth could also be your
choice. 1t may be done in one or
a combination of colors. Pattern
1443 contains detailed directions
for making the 834 inch medal
lion shown and joining it for a
variety of articles; illustrations
of it and of all stitches used;
material requirements; color sug-
gestions.
Send IS cents in stamps or
coins (coins preferred) for this
pattern to The Sewing Circle
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15

ever meaBer.
Then I come back to crowded
cities where wealth seems only to
make the inmates dissatisfied be-
cause somebody with greater wealth
puts on guadier show of ostenta-
tion and extravaganza. And ! see
the man who feverishly is striving
after riches so that when he breaks
down he may afford the most ex-
pensive nerve specialist. And the
spoiled woman who was born with
a silver spoon in her mouth, but
judging by her expression the spoon
must have been full of castor oil
and the flavor lasts. And the poor
little rich children who have every
thing now and so will have nothing
except maybe dollars-when they
grow up.
Curious, isn't it, that so little buys
such lot for some people and such
a lot buys so little for the others?
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
Conquered Champions.

1T HAS been brought to the atten-
L ton of Mr.. James ]. Braddock
that something happened to him a
while back. Probably, by now, he
has quit wondering whether many
others were caught in the earth
quake, but is reported to be still
saying "Ouchl" at intervals.
And now, as is customary, his
hackers will insist he demand a re-
turn engagement-or disaster-with
the Brown Bomber. But if I were
Mr.. Braddock-game though he be
i think I'd pattern my reply on
the example of the gentleman who
was knocked galley-west by a hit
and-run motorist.
AS the dazed pedestrian was try
ing feebly to ascertain whether he
was all in one piece, kind-hearted
citizen hurried up.
Have an accident?" he inquired,
brightly.
mo, thank you," said the victim;
"iust had one"
IRWIN S. COBB.
G-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
The Joker

The wisest and best Of men
nay, the wisest and best of their
actions-may be rendered ridicu-
lous by a person whose first OBJ
ject in life is a joke.-Jane Aus
ten.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15

by resolute self-sac-
rifce; keeping in
touch with the world
through r a d j o,
through books and
m a G a z in e S and
newspapers; and al
most invariably con-
tent with their lives
and proud Of their
struggles and living
comfortably - yes.
and happily-within
their means, how
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
Bridges. or Lack of Them. Hove
Determined the Course Of History

Prepared by National Geographic Society
Washington. d. C--WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
what ((Lh
thinks
- about:
Seeking Contentment.

CANTA MONICA, CALF
y Out in the desert country
l met kindly, hospitable folk
bravely making the best of
things on remote, small
homesteads.
On little far-away ranches, on res
ervation trading posts, they are edu-
cativ =, +bair children
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
A Distinctive LQCe SpreQd

Needlecraft Dept, 81 Eighth
Ave, New York, N Y.
Please write your name, ad-
dress and pattern number plainly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
Strength Unto Strength

The strength of a man consists in
finding out the way in which God
is going, and going in that way too.
Henry Ward Beecher.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
Impropea 4 SUNDAY
Uniform c~roOr
= LE SON =
BY REV. HAROLD L. LuNDQUIST.
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
g Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for July Is

LESSON TEXT-Exodus 3:13-l6; 4:lO.
16; 5:l.
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord will give
strength unto his people.-Psalm 29:ll.
PRIMARY TOPIC-When Moses Was
Afraid.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Moses Made Ambas.
sador.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP.
IC-God Stands by His Workers.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Strong in the Strength of God.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-15
The Return of Prosperity.

I CAN'T help gloating over what
L appeared in this space when l
predicted that the temperamental
and tickle bird Of passage known as
prosperity was winging its way
back. Because the Better Business
bureau reports that sellers of no.
good stocks are showing increased
activity.
Moreover, hear that for the first
time in years practically all the
veteran bunco-steers are off relief.
The lean times when the locusts OF
depression gnawed away our SUBJ
stance must indeed be over il the
customers begin to nibble more free
" at the same dependable old bats.
So, as he thumbs his copy OF the
sucker list against the morrow's
campaign, seem to hear Mr.. Henry
j. Slickguy Qate Of Leavenworth
but now opening Offices in the Wall
street district murmuring to HIM
self:
Happy days are here againi
Drouth may kill the corn, Rust rots
the wheat. Boil weevils destroy the
cotton. But, thanks be. there's one
crop in America which never fails!"
Have you a little gold brick in
your home, dear reader? Well, don't
worry, nobodys going to be slight
ed. Ere long you'll get your chance
to invest in one.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-16

bond he wanted reproduced in the st
Paul print shop.
The Secret Service also learned that
two men escaped at the same time from
the Idaho State Penitentiary with Giles
and Morris. These men were Elliott w
Michener and Richard Franzeen
Now the Secret Service operatives
were getting somewhere Things were
beginning TO add up. Tell-tale tokens
in various parts of the western country
were checked
For instance, q month before the ar
rest of Giles and Morris, and the hnal
buzz Of activities in and around the
Twin Cities. Secret Service men cracked
down on house in Alameda. Calf. Is
was a counteffeiters den-but the occu-
pants had flown. However. stolen
printing press was recovered and 1t hap
pensd TO be a press taken from Mime
apolis, along with q lot of counterfeit
ing material Agents got loo incomplete
Eve dollar United States notes
The recovered press, an imported ma
chine valued highly. bore one distin
gufshable thumb mark. So did proof
print. left in the hurry to get away
That thumb mark presented possibil
tiles 1t did more. It resulted in the
Secret Service getting their men Mich
ener and F'ranzeen. FingerprInt ex
perts narrowed that thumb mark down
to one man-Richard Frauzeen
The Secret Service now knew posi-
lively who they wanted-but the two
men we're ON the loose and travelling
fast Their trail led through a vast ter
ritory. They scattered spurious notes as
they went
In liquor store osle night in Mon
tana, the proprietor questioned the gem
uineness OF a SO bill Michener pulled
a pistol on the man and made his ss-
cape: but the note remained behind as
an indication OF the direction these two
men followed. It was in another liquor
store that Miehener came face to face
with Secret Service agents, who knew
his habits. but this time ilis pistol vas
of no use They knocked II out of his
hands before he ared shot.
Franzean. his partner. went 10 work
on a farm in NorthdeId. Mlnn After
all the excitement he decided ta so
straight. Once ne had studied Co Ae .
military man Even lad All a8as
.ment rs West Point SIX ngas on e
farm. leading quiet res 4lag sEe. star.Sd
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-16
C-ounferfeifers Are
Baked in Their
Attempt 70 Steal
Supplies From a
Printing Plant
By JOHN JAY DAILY

Dy JStEAIS "a OfAssA
nNE Saturday night In Minneapolis
~ burglars broke into a print plant and
made away only with material Tor coun
terfeiting
Nine nights later, two men stood
watch in the back room OF an engraving
plant In Duluth. Mimi. while young
photo -eIgraver etched set of plates
cen dollar notes on the Federal Reserve
Bank Of Minneapolis
AS the engraver worked. late into the
night and early morning, one OF the
men covered him with revolver The
other man directed the work.
When the plates were finished, the
two men bound and gagged the en-
grayer. pasted his mouth with adhesive
went their way
Two nights after that. robbers broke
into printing plant in st. Paul. put
engraved plates on the presses and ran
of series OF bogus notes They stole
nothing but in the haste Of a getaway
they LEFT behind them a partially printed
ten-dollar note--a proof print. This
print vas later found under q press.
On the following day. the Northwest
ern National Bank in Minneapolis re
ported to The Secret Service that coun-
terfeiters we're circulating a spurious
ten-dollar bill Two OF these turned up
at the bank Uncle Sans men started
an investigation
Unknown to the crooks, the Duluth
engraver turned q trick on the men who
imprisoned him While they had him in
their power. working under the muzzle
of a gun, he made one extra negative
This he slid under a pile of steel engrav-
Ifngs It was the face of the note. When
released from his workshop prison on 3
Monday morning, the engrayer turned
the negative over to the Secret Service.
With only this slim evidence to go on.
Secret Service men started on the trail
of the eounterfeiters. coupled them with
1.-THE engraving and printing jobs and
robbery. That was in late August and
early September. 1894.
At noon on February IS. 1885, Ia st.
raul. the manager Of large printing
establishment notified the Secret Service
that he had received a mysterious teIe-
phone cali from an unknown man who
wanted some particular work done the
printing OF utility bond An emer-
gency job Saturday afternoon the plant
was closed only the management on
duty.
The Secret Service agents were sent to
the shop Grady Boatwright and his as
sIstant. Lauren Jackson They forrnu-
lated plan OF action Instead Of one
man. two men arrived They made a
bluff about getting some stock certifi-
Gates printed along with The utility
bonds. Wanted certain brand OF green
ink; like that used on United States cur
rency.
BoatWrigEt and Jackson had stationed
themselves III the company's Office and
posed as officials When the two men
arrived. Boatwrigat was behind q desk
In his shirt sleeves February. it was
cold outside but the plants offices we're
heated.
The men had On oyercoats. Boat
wright. supposedly manager 81 the
plant invited them to take OF their
overcoats. They said No
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-16

While one man talked business. the
other sat in q chair, Ia the middle OF
the room. both hands thrust deep in his
overcoat pockets. Boatwright suspected
the man was armed
Then the visitors asked TO be shown
through the plant-the deal consurn-
mated Boatwrigllt sensed this was the
moment for a planned hold-up. He
asked them TO wait q minute. Every
body in the room stood. AS Boatwright
brushed By the larger 81 the two men,
pistol was felt through his coat pocket.
BY prearrangad signal, Jackson
from another room ordered . radio po-
lice car TO come quietly without blow
ing sirens-to the assistance OF the Sc
cret Service agents The call was put in.
but no time to wait for the responding
officers The duo demanded action.
They we're IN hurry Wanted to see
the plant and see it right away. Also,
stage their hold-up. They had their
eyes on a safe.
@AH right" Boatwrlght said. SIS hs
stepped in front OF the taller man ami
grabbed both his hands He jerked TWO
Colt .45-caliber revoIvers from hirn.
Tossed them away. In . flash, Boat
wright turned and covered the other
man. Jackson stepped through the door
and pounced on the drst man, who
tried To recover his own gurrs.
The radio car came and hauled these
two men to jail They we're indignant,
nut up front Demanded to know Why
they were arrested When photographers
and Eingerprinted they admitted being
escaped convicts from the Idaho State
Penitentiary.
one man turned out 10 be john
Knight Giles. alias John Douglas. alias
Bash Haig. and also known rs John e.
Laird. He had been serving a lifetime for
murder. His companion vas Brady Dur
reil Morris, alias James N. Ford. who
had done three years at the Chillicottle.
f09 Reformatory before going to idaho.
Since their escape they we're wanted IA
Salt Lake city for train robbery and
for killing Deputy Marshal. Also tor
robbing bank
When the Secret Service men looked
up Giles record they found he vas
wanted also FOR a robbery In Denver.
On his person IL rarried . uliftg boad
Of q Colorado company. That was yae
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him thinking. He might still get back 20
be . useful member of society IL SONS
Judge would only be lenient Because
the farmer. Floyd Jones. had been good
TO his hired man, FTanzeen decided to
let the old fellow collect the reward Of
fered for the arrest and conviction OF =
counterfeiter The farmer called the
Minnesota state authorities. They knew
nothing Of the case, they said It was
more difficlllt for Richard Franzeen to-
surrender than it was for him to avoid
arrest. in the past.
Finally, when the Secret Service got
the welcome news they went out TO the
old farmhouse in Northfieid. and brought
in the man
From Miehensr and Franzeen, in an
effort to piece together a rambling story
and cheek their records. the secret Sery-
ice learned many interesting things.
Michener and F'ranzeen went into
factory near Minneapolis one Saturday
afternoon Just after ali the work hands
had gone for tne day The desperadoes
blew the safe and got out the treas
urer's check book They spent an hour
or 50 forging checks. Then. one Of them
went into the business district and pre-
sented these for cash. while the other
remained IN the factory 10 answer phone
calls
Whenever any merchant expressed
doubt about check. Mchener told him
to call up he factory and talk 70 the
officials
Franzeen answered the phone and
pretended lie vas the company treasurer.
IT'S okay he'd say. Give The man
his money
Kitchener and F'ranzeen specialized In
raiding print shops-at night-working
under cover Of darkness. In those places
they made their notes.
On their sst big job In q print shop.
working in semi darkness. afraid to turn
on all the lights, Franzeen and Michener
lett another Identification mark that
helped prove their undoing When they
finished their work, prepared to depart,
they overlooked one impression made on
the press-tte back plate number OF q
$40 note
On all notes there are TWO numbers
the back plate number and the front
plate number
All Secret Service agents had to do
now vas put their fingers on these men.
Their habits known. ii vas case oR
watehfl waiting by unele sans unre-
lenting agency.
when Kitchener and Franzaen wera
~nn9rnf}tpfJ ggff{3 All ft3a guidance sa1afrfef