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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06
.RedNapoleon' General WII Strike Peiping
Gnu Teh Penetrates Far Into Japanese Territory; Brother of Japan's Emper-
 or 1 Rushed to Battle Front
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent

Chinese armies today made perhaps their greatest bid to smash the Japanese conquerors of North China The Chinese Communist army of General Gnu Teh, the Red Napoleon, reportedy penetrated far into the JapaneSe-controed north for attack Peipng-a climax devastating guerilla fighting that has sapped
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GRAZING along the mountain
 slopes and deep in the equa- torial forests of Africa are 12 fam. lilies of the antelope. fleet little animals resembling deer. And certainly science has been able to find no more interesting variations than in this group.
 Most intriguing are the pygmy antelope, confined to west and equatorial Africa. There are three groups of these dwarfs. all closely allied.
 The sunis stand about 13 or IA inches at the shoulder and possess strong ringed horns, usually three to five inches long. In the real pygmy antelope the shoulder height is about equal to that of the suniS, but the horns are small- CT and nearly smooth.
 The royal antelope, smallest of all, is only about 10 inches high. It is distinguished as the smallest of all true ruminants - cud- chewing animals. Its horns are very short and unringed. Found in large numbers in Liberia, the pygmy antelope is shown below on one of Liberia's 1897 stamps depicting it's most famous animals. Copyright. i?3s. lNEA Service. Inc.)
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AFRAID, 3! Il: ). :; k <: &uc

reason, they slipped the sales re- ports under it. Every morning, father would pick it up and slip the previous days report under it. His fingerprints were all over it. So were MT. Jordan'S. But there were no others"
 Naturally. A good criminal knows better than to leave finger prints. Anybody who reads mur- der mysteries could tell you that. Didn't your father have an alibi? That's part of every mystery, too"
 Joan smiled, wanly. T wish we'd known you then, Dorothy. You're so encouragingly strong in your enthusiasm Yes, father had an alibi - but the jury laughed at it."
 What was it?"
 Mother was i'll, as I told you, and father naturally enjoyed pam pering her. She liked a certain sort of fruit cookies, and this night father was late getting home. He'd phoned mother to go ahead with dinner be- Cdu0C 1lC d1lQ V41s OOIOdA WCAC Cdbo ing together and returning to the office later. Then whatever work they had planned to do, they finish ed up in a hurry. Father left an hour before he expected to, so he de- cided to go all the way downtown and buy mother some of those Spe- cial cookies. Well, when he got to the bakery shop, it was closed, and he didn't have the cookies to sub stantiate his story. guess it sounds silly, but it was just like father"
 of course" Dorothy agreed earnestly. My father would have done the same thing. There's nothing silly about it. He didn't meet anyone on the way down. town, I suppose"
 Not a soul who knew him."
 Dorothy's eyes narrowed shrewd- ly. T think" she said, with strong conviction, that you had rotten lawyers"
 Tt was just Fate" Joan said again, quietly.
 (TO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
CR AMISlM CRACKERS

Guy Murdoch, a wholesale jewelry salesman, is found dead in his hotel room by chambermaid.
 He had checked in late in the afternoon of the previous day, dined in the hotels coffee shop, and had then returned to his room.
 The last person known to have seen him alive was 8 bellhop who said he had taken package of cig- arets to Murdoch's room at 9 D. m.
 When police searched the death room for clews they found only Mur- doch's personal belongings. Other wise, the room was in the same con- dition as it had been when he had checked in.
 The victims own effects consisted of string of keys; few coins; SAT in currency; few letters, and his gem case, which had been rified by the killer.
 WHY, AFTER MAKING THEIR SEARCH, DID POLICE SEIZE THE BELLHOP AS MURDOCH'S SHAY ER9
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CHAPTER XVII

Eventually, Joan met Dorothy for lunch, though it was long after one o'clock, and Dorothy had been wait lng half an hour.
 q had the most awful time getting here!" she cried breath lessly. "That Norton man MT. Hendry's friend from California kept me, pretending he had some work He is the most horrible person."
 Why didn't you walk out on him?"
 T did, finally. However" she reported more cheerfully, T have the afternoon of. MT. Hendry told me to go shopping
 Dorothy smiled. "Is he an un- derstanding man!"
 Joan did not think of Norton again that afternoon they were both too absorbed in the joy of buying in sheer extravaganza. With three hundred dollars to spend one hundred on lingerie alone, if she wanted to-Joan felt as is she owned the world.
 It was not until late that night, after Joan had tried on the last silky, slithering nightie, that Dorothy remarked, wickedly:
 You are the prettiest thing, Joan don't wonder that old Norton tried to make up to you Look out! You've dropped that lovely nightie on the floor"
 She looked Up quickly, wonder ing what had startled Joan SO whats the mtater?" she asked lightly.
 Joan rubbed hand over her forehead I'm tired. I guess. And I'd forgotten all about Norton"
 Dorothy laughed. Surely you're not afraid of him are you?"
 T think am !. . ."
 "You goose With Bob and MT. Hendry in the same office?"
 Its not that. Hes a link - to California. l can't be sure whether he knows or not
 "Fiddlesticks Dorothy exclaimed lightly. Don't worry about it." But her eyes clouded. and for moment she sat on the bed quietly turning the matter over in her mind.
 sJoan," she said finally, "do you mind if I ask you about it?"
 Joan looked up in mild surprise. About my father, you mean?" "Yes."
 II don't mind. Dorothy. What is it?"
 "Was he guilty?" She asked it timidly, knowing how painful the question might be.
 Joan, however, did not finch. Her voice, when she replied, was sad, but still quiet. She had answered the question so many times, in her own heart as well as to other people. .
 He never killed man, Dorothy" !" she said simply. T know it means nothing for me to say that. He said l it so often and my mother said it. But nobody believed them. l know that he was innocent, just as you would have known it of your father just as I know now that Bob could never do anything like that"
 Didn't you ever want to do anything about it - to prove his innocence?"
 Joan shrugged hopelessly. What good would that do now? Fathers gone; mothers gone. Nothing would bring them back"
 you might save your own peace of mind"
 Joan sat on the tiny boudoir chair staring at the pattern in the rug. "It's too late, now" she argued. "Everything was done that could have been done. My grand father was man of good standing and moderate wealth; he spent every penny he had - for lawyers, detectives, new trials. It did no
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
 JOAN BARRETT, heroine, sec retary to John Hendry.
 JOHN HENDRY, mining iI;vest- ment head.
 BOB ANDREWS. Hendry'S jun for partner and loans fiance. SYBIL HENDRY, sOcialite, John Hendry's niece and JOan's rival in love.
 PHILIP HENDRY, SybiPs brO- ther.
 DOROTHY STARKE, Joal;s gilrlhOOd friend. CHARLES NORTON, California mining promoter.
 Yesterday: Joan is left alone in the office with Charles Norton who recognized her as having once lived in California. Trem- bling, Joan del;ieS this.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
EXPECT TO SHIP
MANY TURKEYS

According to early reports.
the Big Horn County Turkey
Marketing association will pool
a large number of turkeys for
the Christmas shipment next
Monday December IL.
Arrangements are completed
to receive, weigh, grade and
pack the birds according to the
specifications outlined under
the U. S. Federal turkey grades.
Only the very best birds are
solicited by the association, as
they will be sold through the
Northwest Turkey Growers as
ISOLATION. which has developed
a reputation for high grade tur-
keys.
William Colstad is manager
of the association, and Glen
Gustafson, licensed by the Blu
reau of Agricultural Economics
will do the grading.
Turkeys will be received al
the fairgrounds Monday be.
tween the hours of 900 am
and 400 pm.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
HARDIN TEAM
BEATEN HERE
Lodge Gross Quint Scores
Win In Thrilling Come
Saturday Night

The Lodge Grass quintet
paced by versatile La Forge
scored a "a to % victory over
the Hardin five here Saturday
evening before several hundred
spectators. The score was 8 tc
9 in favor of Lodge Grass at
the half.
Lodge Grass kept the lead
throughout the fray, but never
by more than four points. Har-
dln's final squirt in the final
minutes of the game fell short.
Louks and Kalberg turned in
good accounts for Hardin while
La Forge and Bird were the
spark in the winners attack,
Not Afraid, Lodge Grass guard,
was forced from the game by
four personal fouls.
The squad will leave today
for Jordan where they will play
this evening. Friday they move
On to Forsyth for a game with
the Rosebud county boys Fri
day night. Coach Salyer is TAX
ing ten men.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
CALL FOR TOYS
TO BE REPAIRED

The attention of persons in
and around Hardin has been
called to the fact that broken
toys are being repaired for
needy children here.
w. E. Towne, in charge of the
commodity room says: 1--WE wish
to draw your attention to the
fact that there will be quite
a number of unfortunate chill
dren in and around Hardin that
will have no Christmas cheer
if we forget them. We are tax
ing this method of trying to OBJ
tain some old or broken toys
that we can repair and pass
along to some boy or girl that
would not have anything.
If you have anything that
you care to contribute, it will
make some poor child happy on
Christmas day. We will repair
any broken toy and pass it
along.
please bring anything you
wish to give the commodity
room in the old county jail
building, contact w. E. Towne,
or telephone 60 and the arti-
cleS will be called for"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING OF
COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
New Officers To Be Chosen. Plons
For Years Activities Will Be
Discussed By Group

The annual meeting of the
Big Horn County Chamber of
Commerce will be held next
Monday evening at $50 o'clock
N the banquet room of the.
Catholic church. .
The dinner will be served by
the Catholic ladies.
Officers will be elected at the
meeting, and the officers and
directors of the Chamber will
make their annual report of
the activities during the past
year. The secretary will make a
detailed report of funds re-
ceived and expended.
The Chamber has had an &C
tive year. Many problems af-
fecting the welfare of Hardin
and Big Horn county have been
dealt with. Some have been
solved, others are still being
considered.
The officers and directors
state that a great deal of COOP
Grafton has been manifest by
the membership, which num-
bers we'll over 100, and that they
appreciate the assistance given.
They add that there are
many problems yet to solve and
that it is only through some
active civic organization that
such matters can be properly
taken care of. When a commun-
ity has such an organization,
those in the region may bring
their suggestions and work
with others for the solution of
difficulties and the betterment
of conditions.
Officers and directors have
given much time in attending
meetings, carrying on cores
! pondence, making trips, con-
ferring with those outside this
region.
Citizens of Big Horn county
are reminded that a Chamber
of Commerce is a necessary or
ganization in any community,
and should have the continued
support of those who it serves.
Members of the group and those
who wish to cooperate with it
are urged to attend the meet
ing Monday.
Following the dinner, the an
nual meeting and annual ell
ection of officers of the Big
Horn Dam association will Abe
held.
All persons interested in wa
ter storage in the Big Horn
canyon are reminded that they
should be presen to have a
voice in the selection of the
officers of the association.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
Elect Delegates To
County Convention

Community officers of the
Big Horn county Agricultural
conservation association were
elected in Decker and Lodge
Grass this week.
Another meeting it to be held
Friday, December g, in the COM
munity room of the courthouse,
when heads will be chose for
the Crow Agency north Hardin
and south Hardin district.
Comm unity committeeman
and delegates to the county
convention to be held Deem
Der 20, are being chosen. At
the county meeting, county
committeeman will be selected.
The following were chosen
Monday at Decker: w. T. Ra-
gan, chairman of the county
committee; Frank Powers, vice
chairman; G. E. Erbaugh, reg
ular committee member; B. H.
Porter, first alternate; Hans
Wyrick, second alternate; w. T.
Ragan, delegate to the county
convention and B. H. Porter,
alternate.
Tuesday Lodge Grass comun-
ity elected A.. G.. Westwood, Jr.,
chairman of the community
committee; Dell Standish, vice
chairman; E. T. Richards reg
ular committeeman; Francis
Fggart, first alternate; Sam
Stevenson, second alternate;
Dell Standish, delegate to the
county convention and Frank
Gregory, alternate.
Delegates to the county con-
vention Tuesday, December 20
will consist of the five elected
in the five districts. At the con-
vention these delegates consti-
tutfng the election board, will.
elect the county committee Of
Big Horn county for 1899. This
procedure is somewhat differ
ent than that which has been
followed in former years.
Members of the county COM
mittee for the past year were
George Miller of Big Horn
chairman: Guy Van Cleve OF
Custer, vice chairman and C. v
Mabe of Hardin, members.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
Two INJURED
NEAR DUNM0RE
Cunudiun's Truck. School
Bus Collide On HighwuY
This Morninq

Mr.. and Mrs. Williams of
Whiskey Gap, Alberta were talk
en- to the Hardin General hos
pital following an accident
which occurred shortly after
eight o'clock this morning on
the highway near Dunmore,
about six miles south of Har-
din.
The light pickup truck, be-
longing to the Williams col
lided with the school bus driv-
en- by N. I. Goodell. Goodell
was picking up school children
but only seven children were
aboard at the time of the &C
cident.
Details of the accident we're
not clear, but it was stated
that both the bus and the
truck were travelling north to-
ward Hardin when the accident
happened. It was believed by
officials that the truck skid
ded into the rear of the bus
when Williams slowed down at
ter attempting to pass.
Williams received a broken
leg, cuts about the head and
face and possible internal in
juries. Mrs. Williams sustained
cuts on the scalp and severe
bruises. X-rays will be taken
to determine the extent of the
injuries.
They are under the care of
DR.. L. H. Labbitt.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
MANY PRESENT AT
De M0LAY DINNER
Boys Honored At
Court Of Awards
Wednesday

A total of 10 Masons and
DeMolays were present at the
dinner given by Big Horn Chap
ter, Order of DeMolay, in cele-
bration of the first birthday
of the chapter Wednesday eve
ming.
DeMolays from Billings who
attended the affair numbered
about 80.
Following the banquet, a
Court of Awards program was
held. Members of the Order
of Eastern Star and Order of
Rainbow as we'll as DeMolays
attended.
Merit bars we're presented as
follows: Charles Livengood -
athletics merit, first five pc
titions, second five petitions;
Colin Macleod Gordon, first
five petitions, second five pc
titions, attendance, merit, ath-
letics, ritual; Bill Sibley-mu-
sic. athletics; Leighton Gustaf-
son, music; AL Sibley-music;
Merritt McCarty - athletics;
Ray Kalberg - athletics; Bill
Torske, athletics.
Livengood and Macleod also
received the Blue Honor key,
for having obtained and spon-
sored five new members each
and the Representative De-
Molav award. The climax of the
Court of Awards was the con-
ferring of the Degree of Che
Waller on Macleod.
Macleod acted as toaStmaS-
ter at the dinner and Liven-
good was master of ceremonies
in the program that followed.
The members of the Billing!
chapter presented two skits
and musical numbers were Civ
en- by All and Bill Sibley anc
Leighton Gustafson.
Gifts were presented to Har'
old Koontz, in recognition O
his services to the chapter, ant
to Mrs. R. P. Ross, who actet
as chairman of the servinl
committee.
Macleod received a Past Mas
ter Councillors pin, and i'm
mediatelv after the conferrint
of the Degere of Chevalier, hi
mother, Mrs. Tom Macleod
was given a DeMolay mother
PHI.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
BEET GROWERS
HOLD MEETING
Officers Elected At Meet
ing Held Friday Afternoon
In Courthouse Room

J. A. Koebbe was reelected
president and H. A. Williams
was reelected secretary treas
urer of the Big Horn County
Beet Growers Association meet
ing held Friday afternoon at
the community room in the
courthouse.
More than ITS members were
in attendance, and heard the
discussion of the problems OF
the association.
Members elected to serve as
the board of directors from the
various districts were as fol-
lows: South Hardin district
William Kern and Fred DeWald,
Little Horn district; Fred Ben
eel and Fred Defines, North Har-
din; William Lind, Jr., and H,
A. Williams. ]. A. Koebbe was
named as a director at large.
H. A.. Williams and several
members of the association will
attend a meeting of the Mon
~tana-Wyoming beet growers in
Billings Monday
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
TO HONOR DR.. AND
MRS. PETz0LDT
Testimonial Service To
Be Held At Lodge
Gross Sunday

A testimonial service honor
ing DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Pet
zoldt, who completed IS years
of missionary work among the
Grow Indians on December l,
will be held in the Chivers
Memorial chapel at Lodge Grass
on Sunday morning, December
II, at 1920 o'clock.
The Petzoldts are nationally
known. Not only have they CIV
en- valuable service to the Crow
Indians, but they have spoken
at state and national conven-
lions, in churches in every state
of the Northern Baptist con-
vention, in colleges and high
schools, commercial organiza-
tons, woman'S clubs, and pro-
feSSional and service clubs.
The Rev. Chester A. Bentley,
missionary pastor at Grow Ag..
ency will preside as master OF
ceremonies at the testimonial
service and dinner following.
It is expected that the two
Baptist home mission societies,
the federal government, the
Indian office at Washington
and on the Grow reservation,
the state of Montana, Big Horn
county, the Montana Baptist
state convention, the Burling-
ton railroad, the church, bust
ness and social groups and in
dividuals from Billings, Sheri-
dan, Hardin, Crow Agency, st.
Xavier, Wyola and Lodge Grass
and Indians from the near by
Cheyenne Indian reservation
will be represented on the pro-
gram. Messages are expected
from many parts of the coun-
try. Some of them will be read
at the testimonial service. Spec
ial music will be furnished by
a Sheridan group, the Lodge
Grass Indian church choir and
the older Crow Indians.
A community dinner will fol-
low the service. Meat and cof-
fee are to be furnished by the
Indian church at Lodge Grass.
Those who attend are requested
to bring dishes and other food
for themselves.
DR.. Petzoldt is the only mis-
sionary ever appointed by the
Home Mission society as a pio-
neer missionary to a tribe of
Indians and continuing with
that tribe throughout his mis-
Sionary career. He received the
honorary degree of Doctor of
Divinity from Linfield college
in 1928, and his name is listed
in who's Who in America"
The Petzoldts came to the
reservation in 1908. Since that
time there have been over 700
baptisms and six Indian chur-
ches have been organized.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
LIONS HOST TO
FOOTBALL TEAM
Club Discusses Plans For
Big Caristrnos PdrtY
Here December II

The 1898 Hardin football
squad, first team in Hardin's
history, were guests of the Lions
club at their regular meeting
Monday night at the Masonic
Temple. The team members and
Coach Salyer we're introduced
TO the club members. Coach
Salyer commented on the past
football season and outlined the
prospects for the coming cage
season.
w. j. Shirley, superintendent
of schools, addressed the team
and Lions on athletics. He sta
ted that he was interested in
school athletics and hoped for
good teams in the future at
Hardin. Mr.. Shirley is a member
If the state board of controls
for athletics.
Jack Newkirk, Elwood Bailey
md Lyle Dillon responded in
behalf of the squad.
DR.. L. H. Labbitt, chairman
If the athletic committee, acted
IS master of ceremonies for the
program.
Plans for the Lions club an
lual Christmas party were dis
cussed by Frank Peterson,
chairman, and members of the
club. The club decided to erect
the community Christmas tree
on the courthouse lawn. Treats
will be passed out by Santa
and his cohorts following a
free motion picture given by
the Harriet theatre Saturday
afternoon, December II.
The big Christmas party is
sponsored solely by the Lions
club this year and donations
will not be asked for from the
town merchants. Last year 1900
treats were passed out and il
is believed more will be required
this year.
Sam Poullos was initiated in
to the club by the initiating
committee.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
URGED TO KEEP
CANDLE LIGHTED

keep the Christmas Seal
candle ]ighted!" This is the,
plea made to the public by c..
R. Stobaugh, local Seal Sale
chairman this week in an ef-
fort to obtain additional pur-
chases of the double barred
cross Christmas seals.
1.-THE lighted candle on the
1898 seal is indicative of the
enlistment concerning tuber-
culosis that has been kindled
in the world through Christ
mas SEALS" according to Mr..
Stobaugh. Before the Christ
mas seal made possible educa-
ton Of the public, tuberculosis
ranked first as a cause of death.
To be told one had it was prac-
ticallv a death warrant. There
were few facilities for the care
of those sick with the disease.
"Todav tuberculosis is known
tn be preventable and durable.
We know that it is not inher-
ted. It has dropped from first
to seventh place as a cause of
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
To Build New
Bio Horn BRIDGE

Senator Harry T. Mann re-
turned from Helena last night,
where he attended a meeting
of the state highway commits
sion.
He states that Big Horn coun-
ty will receive a new highway
bridge over the Big Horn,
southeast of Hardin on the
Crow Agency road, and that
five more miles of the Hardin
Custer highway will be oiled.
Dan Maddox ACCOMPANIED
Senator Mann to Helena.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-08
STOP SLICING
AT SUGAR PLANT
Use About 100000 Tons
Of Beets During 1888
Campaign

Workmen stopped slicing
beets at the Holly Sugar fact
DRY here at 500 pm. on Deem
Der %.
At that time, according to
company officials, about 1O0,-
900 tons raised by farmers in
the vicinity had gone through
the plant. The total this year
was slightly under the amount
sliced last year, it was stated.
The campaign stopped two
weeks short of the time it was
completed in last year. Slicing
stopped on December 10, in
1887.
A total of 1926 men were en-
ployed during the campaign.
This figure includes those who
worked at beet dumps and
truckers as well as those at the
factory itself.
Slicing started on October 8,
thus the duration of the cam
paign was 81 days.