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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-02-13

fled If he could kill John Doane, a
half-breed.
Doane was standing in the door Of
the T. G. Power g. Bros. store when
Jake stepped out Of the saloon. Whip
ping out his gun he commenced fir
ing while Doane threw up small 80
caliber revolver, the bullet hitting the
fore-finger of Jake,s pistol hand. Jake
transferred the gun to the other hand
and resumed firing into the store at
Doane.
BY this time the scramble for guns
had become general and shooting be-
gan in earnest. Fallon was on his
horse discharging his rifle at anyone
within sight when he was shot through
the abdomen, causing him to fall for
ward upon the horn of his saddle, and
wheeling his horse he made run Of
about 400 yards up the street. Seeing
his companion still in danger in spite
of his mortal wound he turned and
rode back to his pal" who had taken
refuge behind Ed Clark's photograph
tent.
Jake was on his knees shooting at
anyone within range when Fallon dis
mounted and taking deliberate aim
with his rifle at Benjamin Smith, a
young man, who with several others,
were running to get away from the
rain of bullets, fired. The ball struck
Smith in the left cheek and lodged in
his brain, killing him instantly.
By this time citizens from behind
saloons, barns and nearby icehouse
were pouring a destructive fire into
the doomed pair, who, as long as they
were able to pull a trigger, were re-
turning shot for shot.
"Rattlesnake jake was the first to
fall and Fallon bit the dust a few
seconds later, when the firing ceased
and the bodies were removed.
Owens had stood his ground like a
tiger at bay with eight Gaping wounds
in his body, and he gave up the fight
only when the ninth bullet crashed
through his head. Fallon, with one
bullet through his body, dropped his
rifle only when four more balls had
plowed their merciless way through
him.
Among the people of Lewistown the
question arose as to what these two
desperadoes had to gain by their daring
defiance Of the community. 1t could
not be seen where they had anything
to gain or anything to lose.
There was no evidence that they
were after plumber and the only con-
clusion reached was that they wished
to terrorize the whole town and when
they had completely cowed the peace
full residents, to ride off to a safe
retreat and gloat over their exploits.
But unfortunately for them, they
had stumbled upon people who would
not be inundated. They found out
to their extreme cost that they had
to deal with men who would not para
lyze at the sight of brace of six
shooters in the hands of, pair of
cutthroats.
A coroner's jury found that they had
come to their deaths from wounds in
flicted by guns and pistols discharged
by citizens in self-defense, and the
following day they were placed in
wooden boxes, were photographed as
souvenirs of Lewistown,s red letter"
day, and were planted without cere-
mony.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-02-13

for s6,323 Last year 3,054 licenses were
issued for $5,770.
For the year ended June 30, 1s41,
the report showed rail carloadings of
all commodities at 1892 percent Of the
1929 level, or a total of 320,947 car
loads. The commission commented that
there has been Substantial increase
in shipments of agricultural and farm
products during the past several years"
Livestock shipments were shown to
have increased during the past year
after slump of several years, and
other products specifically mentioned
as having increased were mustard
seed, potatoes and sugar beets. A num-
Der of manufactured products were
said to have shown marked decreases.
During the year rates were reduced
on potatoes to number of central
markets and the commission went on
record in regard to livestock rates that
there must be unanimity of action
for the common welfare OF the live
stock grower"
The board held 116 meetings in the
year ended last Nov. 80 to consider 9O2
separate subjects and 60 hearings were
conducted on the motor carrier act.
Fifty applications for permits involv-
ing interstate motor transportation
were issued and LOT orders to show
cause were issued requiring holders
OF certificates of public convenience
and necessity to appear before the
board. Four hearings on public util-
tiles were conducted and six by the
board sitting as the Montana trade
commission.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-02-13
Montana Gas and Crude Oil
Production for Year Jumps

due to the rapid development and new
territory proven in the south end of
the Cut Bank field. No new fields were
discovered within the state during the
year.
In the majority of cases, operators
cooperate and comply with the regu-
lations and instructions for procedure
in drilling the wells according to good
field practice"
Another section of the report showed
that total of 1913 retail gasoline
licenses were issued during the year
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-02-13
William Hardwick, Freighter,
C0whand, Knew Pioneer West

Prospector, freighter, cowpuncher
homesteader-tha was the career of
the late William Hardwick. who died
recently at his home in Poison.
He knew the west when it was wild
and woolly-the west Of Indian days
and cattle rustlers and road agents.
He was in Deadwood. S. D., where Wild
Bill Hickok was murdered, when it
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-02-13

Substitutes for rubber and butter
have been manufactured from coal by
chemists in Germany.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17

Jarmel gets a great thrill out
Of making tricky play that
upsets his opponents. In the
hand shown today. two rounds
of clubs were led, South trump
ing the second. South cashed the
ace and kin. of diamonds, and
on the cond lead Jarmel
(EasD dropped the queen. Now
the declarer was in quandary.
If he ruffed a third diamond,
and East over ruffed, back
would come trump and declar-
er would be left with a diamond
loser. Game would then depend
on the heart finesse.
Declarer decided he would
have to bank on the heart fl
nesse in any event, and he ruff
ed a third diamond w h the
king His not unreasonable idea
was to try for six trump tricks
by making the king plus five in
his hand by the help of ruffs
But then the heart finesse LOST
and West made two trump
tricks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
ture, Warmers filmusical,
Thank Your Lucky Stars"
GRACE MOORE TO SING


Grace Moore will be the next
big name star to entertain Uncle
Sans armed forces overseas.
She'll probably 60 to Ireland d.
Black haired Jane Russell's next
big crop of publicity pictures will
feature her in a white wig She'll
probably be gray haired, any
way, before The Outlaw" is
released
RkO studio is about to lure
half a dozen big name stars to its
nameless contract list. A two
million dollar talent fund set
aside by new prexy Charles
Koerner will be the bait :.
Metros choice of the seven most
romantic cities in the United
States in which to premiere
Seven Sweetheart" should
start plenty of controversy. The
cities Houston, Tex; Hartford,
Conn; Baltimore, Md; Cleve-
land, O.; Miami, Fla; Grand
Rapids, Mich, and Salina, Kan.
Lois Andrews, ex-wife of
George JesSel, thought she heard
a burglar. She was alone in her
Beverly Hills home with her
baby, and she was frightened.
She called police. They arrived
at the house, looked around and
said not to worry, there was no
burglar. Lois apologized and
said if she became frightened
again she hoped they'd come
back
"Oh, well be back said one
Of the policemen, even if we
have TO bring our own burglar.
A pair of Hollywood songwrit-
ers, Jacques Press and Eddiem
Cherkose. are knocking them
selves out composing wild boogie
woogie tunes for the new Ritz
brothers picture. Passing the
Buck" Their latest is a boogie
version Of Bach's Toccata and
Fugue in d Minor which they've
titled, "Fugue Woogie."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
SCARED 'POSSUM

CHICAGO - Policeman Her
man Lukow had to resort to cow
boy tactics and lasso the party
responsible for traffic jam on
the Northwest side.
Lukow rushed to the scene
after motorists appealed TO the
Cragin avenue station that a
plump opossum, far from his
wooded retreat. and dazzled by
the bright lights veered dizzily
back and forth across the street,
tieing up traffic.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
BY ROBERT RUARK

The American merchant sea
man, who has been causing con-
siderable anxiety in fore g n
ports. is going to be looked aft
er in the future by the United
Seaman's Service, Inc, a War
Shipping Administra ION Off
shoot.
The service will send repre-
sentatives to all the major al
lied ports TO provide clubrooms.
hotel accommodations and can
teen and recreational facilities
for the allied merchant sailor
who's out on the town while his
ship is being unloaded.
When the war is over, Amer
leans are going to give up the
time hallowed habit of licking
stamps, pressing them on enve-
lopes and then m k ing that
special pilgrimage to the post
office. Coin-operated mailboxes,
w h c h automatically stamp,
post-mark and mail tiers,
have been placed in use in Chi
cago and Cleveland. The first
few machines, called "Mailo-
mats" were built before Pearl
Harbor. and the constructing
company since has converted to
war work.
The Mailomat is quite a neat
gadget. You drop coin in the
correct slot. twirl a knob TO
achieve your desired postage
value, and turn the rest of the
effort over to the machine.
The machinery stamps, post
marks and deposits the letter
for collection. and the selection
is limitless. AS much as a dollar
in any kind of change can be
deposited at once, and airmail,
foreign and special delivery ia
cilities are available.
The machine can't run out of
postage, because it affixes a
printed, colored meter to the
letter. instead of a regular
stamp. You can't gyp the CAD
get, because it bounces back
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
. MIND YOUR
MANNERS
Test your knowledge Of
correct social usage by an
swering the following ques-
tions, then checking against
the authoritative answers

e authoritative answers
below:
|. Is il tactful to say 10 a
woman, I've always liked that
dress,
2. If YOU don't like a woman's
new short haircut. should you
tell her so?
g. Should woman make fun
Of how fat her husband is get
ting when they are with other
people,
Someone says he likes a par
ticular columnist and you think
he is terrible
(a) Say you think he is a
poor writer?
10 Don't claim To like him,
but try to be tactful in
admitting that you don't
care for him?
Answers
|. No. Leave out the always.
There is no need of reminding
her Of how long she has had it.
2. No. There is no need OF
making her feel badly about II
after it is already cut.
g. No.
Better What Would You Do"
solution-(b).
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
60 SLoW-FoR VICTORY

Are you one Of US who burn up when the tire tor
turers streak by, at hot SOP
Do you get all bothered when the other fellow
reels around the curve, his tires squeone in protes
against such sabotage Of our economy
Does it make you wont to commit n,oyher wher
the light turns red and speedster snaps on hi
brakes and slides to STOP
The National Sofety Council hos suggestion
which in time might help. In such coses, give th'
hog three shorts and roucous long on your horn
International Morse for Victoys V.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

mer flame of his bachelor days,
is playing his sweetheart in the
film version of William Saroy-
ans appropriately titled The
Human Comedy"
Add Hollywood at its Holly
woodest: Republic studio wanted
the title johnny Doughboy" on
Jane Withers new picture be-
cause of its timelinesS. But the
studio is going to great lengths
to advertise the fact that John
ny Doughboy' is a musical and
not picture-In- facial
ads for the picture will even say
it is a musical and not war
film. Bette Davis, the dra-
matte queen of Hollywood, will
sing and dance in her next pic
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
By ERSKINE JOHNSON


Exclusively yours: Glenn Mil
ler's entry into the Army and
his decision to disband his band
gave Betty Cradle an idea. Be
fore the orchestra folds up for
the duration, she'll take it on a
two-week tour of Army camps
with herself as leader and vocal
list. The tour is scheduled as soon
as she completes work in her
new movie, "Coney Island &.
Mickey Rooney's life gets more
complicated every day. The
Hollywood grapevine reports
he'll settle 100000 on Ava
Gardiner, out of court before
their divorce.
And now Rita Quigley, a for
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17

Copper, both pure and in alloys is so scorce os
to constitute major production bottIeneck But the
War Production Board hos found lot of copper,
bross. etc., lying around doing nobody any good.
Thus for fifteen thousand tons-2o, 100 600
pounds, to be exoct-hos been recovered from places
where it wos lying idle, ond hos been put to work.
Port wos in idle inventories. Some usuobIe with
out re~orkino. Some had to be renneted
This IS going TO be major WPB tosk from now
critical materials thot were lost in
1hs Anffy confusion ond getting them to producers
rs, WITHOUT them, will be unable to 90 ahead with
'Nor work.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
STEAL 1T AGAIN-PLEASE

ALBANY. N. Y.-Mrs. Ger
t-ude McHarg emerged from the
hairdresser' to find her automo-
bile missing.
Police found it in a public
garage whose mechanics had
picked it up for a customer s car.
1t had received SIS worth of
repairs, including new points
and complete overhauiing Of the
ignition system.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM z. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

The amateur team-of-fo in
the summer session of the ma.
tional tournament is an inter
esting contest because it is s
title that canno. be defended the
following year. Winning thI
event makes player a Master
and therefore ineligible to par.
ticipate in the contest the next
year. This years winners are
known in duplicate circles ir
New York but they are new.
corners among the champions
They are Mrs. julius Daub, Ar.
thur Jarmel, Mrs. Clementine
Van S &C h e m and Morri.
Strauss.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
FOR SALE OR TRADE

LOS ANGELES. CALIF.--Are
you interested in buying a San
Pedro chop suey restaurant at a
bargain price? Or a Japanese
newspaper equipped with press
es. type. but no subscribers? Or
maybe you would like $500
hogs, together with garbage
contract that provides part OF
their feed. Originally they
were valued at 100000.
These are few Of the items
for sale by l.. F. Sloan, direct
or of the war relocation author
ity which is helping evacuated
japanese dispose Of their pro-
perty.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
PICKET PICKETS PICKETS

CHICAGO-The picket who
pickets pickets is still on the
job. 1t all is happening because
a Waterman at the Uniform
Printing company is supposedly
non-union. The company is pic
keted by two AFL men who are
in turn picketed by third who
claims the Waterman belongs to
a second (but also AFL) Watch
mans union.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17

After sttinq around for approximately rive
months and doing nothing about two OF the most
vitoI points r, President RooseveIts annoton pro-
oror, Congress now hos decided to oct
And how ore our esteemed Legislators gong 70
oct? Are they fearless in their approach to me prop
lem? Are they prepared to leave no stone unturned
in the attempt to avert initiation?
No. They going to pass the buck
Grant that the task is unpleasant, and tor the
time beino thonkless. Concede that nobody likes
to sov that organized union Ioborers cannot have
further poy roses tho millions Of farmers must tore
90 higher prices for their products
That does not excuse the 53l representatives and
the o6 senators from assuming full responsibility for
whichever decision is to be made.
Neither does it justify them in Indicating their
constitutional obligations, and passing the buck to
the President.
CONGRESS has decided-uness the people rose
such howl that the members relent-thot it will
simply give the President blanket power to do just
about whatever he wants. and let Mr. Roosevelt
leosIote by executive order.
CONGRESS has been very sensitive about the bitter
criticism thot hos showered upon it from time TO
time Of Iote. Congressman have alleged plot on
the port Of supposedly sinister groups to destroy the
prestige Of Congress.
Thot is silly Nobody wants to destroy Congress.
Most Of US would like to preserve the legislative
branch from the suicide it attempts every now and
then.
II Congress would toke responsibility and oct the
manly part, we could excuse many errors. But how
can any serious person who loves his country and 3D.
mires it's traditional three-dmensionol government
excuse the cheap POLITICAL cowordioe that Congress
shows every time it is confronted with troublesome
issue?
Either President Roosevelt is correot-ond we
must place effective ceilings upon both woees and
farm prces-or he is wrong, and there is no need.
He has given his odvce and hos justified that advice
with on argument that has convinced much Of our
citzenN.
It is up to Congress either to disagree with the
President fronky, couroeeously, and ntelIieently,
and then toke its chances with the voters in Novem
ber or in the better alternative, to frame and adopt
q specific ceiling program for wages and form prices.
The brave man dies but once, the coward many
times.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
JAP WARNER

GALLATIN, MO. - Gallatin
citizens are making it hot for
the enemy with nightly bonfires,
burning up their newly-pur-
chased war savings stamps.
A fragment of each stamp is
saved and forwarded TO the
Treasury department with this
message: The money paid for
these stamps is now wholly
yours. Use it to insure our lib
erty."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
SIGHTLESS WORKERS

The British can take it. One
factory in England turning out
delicate war weapons is spec
ializing in employment of ex-
servicemen Who've lost their
sight. The men assemble blind
flying panels, and handle such
delicate machinery as air in
takes and generators. One en-
ploye. who lost one eye when
he was blown overheard from
an aircraft carrier, and the 9TH
er six hours later when a Ger
man plane machine -gunned him
as he floated in the water. is
apt to put little extra-special
zeal into his work,
Miguel Martorell, president OF
the Farmers Association of
Puerto Rico has come to town
for the express purpose of put
ting the blast on the island S
governor, Rex Tugwell OF play
ing politics with human suffer
ing.
Puerto Rico's Farmers Asso-
citation is demanding Tugwells
recall Among other tn i n & s,
Martorell accuses Tugwell of
making room for empty rum
bottles in southbound boats, this
at a time when the island is
hard-pressed for imported food
and is shipping only a small por-
ton of its sugar TO the United
States
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
LEAVE AND LEARN

KANSAS CITY, MO. - Junior
college students parked theiI
motor cars where they Away:
had, trotted happily off TO class.
es. Then the industrious police
not only installed no parking
signs, but decorated each ca
with a ticket.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
BIG BUTTON MYSTERY

TOPEKA, KAS.-Its button
button" with a different twist at
Frank Coffman's house.
Detectives said Coffman dis
covered all the buttons in a
closet full of clothes had been
cut off and stolen. Nothing else
was missing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
By the Associated Press
SCHOOLS OUT-IN ERROR
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N.

SAHAIOGA SPRINGS, N. 2.
An anonymous woman tele-
phoned school officials: This is
an air raid warning
Officials Immediately dismis-
sed 800 students, and now police
are seeking the purveyor of the
false alarm. No protest is re-
corded from the 500, who had a
half holiday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
eBEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTONe

sluSS VI Oouiy WOTn COLTS. ~
eliminates all the old need OF
( "a n &, canceling, and post
marking. Now, if they can just
add some device TO automatical-
ly write the thing for you A..
SUPPLY SHAKEUP
Army recently has taken a
long stick and stirred up the
procurement division of the Of
flee of the Quartermaster Gen
eral, which buys clothes and
general supplies for the Army
and its allied branches. Various
functions of the division have
been cut into four parts-man-
agement control. VIII ic h will
handle organiza i on planning
d training; operations, i'm
charge of purchases, productions
and priorities; service, which
takes over contract procedure,
office management and price
adjustment, and subsistence,
which will go to the market for
all Army food.
With submarines pretty we'll
scourged out of coastal waters,
and conveys supplying police
work for trans Atlantic ship
ping, Americas sh p building
program finally is approaching
more comfortable figures. Lib
erty ships are being turned out
faster now than ever before in
the history of boat building.
Building time, from keellaying
t. delivery. has been sliced from
an estimated los days per ship
to a fraction under 80 days.
Fifty six vessels were whip
ped up during August, having
been built during an average
$3.50 days apiece This is con-
siderably better than the July
record of So ships requiring an
average 1894 days for each.
One shipyard, the Oregon Ship
building Corporation, turned out
nine freighters with an average
of only 500 days devoted TO
each
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-17
SURE CURE

SURE CURE
ROSALIE, WASH. --Postmas-
ter H. G. Roberts isn't one TO
coddle a complaint. He got rid
Of that irritating corn. He had
toe amputated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-12
Pool vt
Club Open On
Saturday vt 2P. NJ.

J. II. ni>ou, chairman Of the
West Ind Country club swim
ming pool, today said that the
pool VIII be open Saturday alter
nnun IT : O'Clock, and that Pres
ton Pow tr>, former star athlete
at Henderson high school, would
be in charge of the pool, acting
as life guard.
The pool has been thoroughly
cleaned along with the bait,
houses, and everything is >plc
aud span for the opening.
Powers will have soft drinks
and The like for sale at the pool
during the time that il Is open.
several interesting features
centcring around the pool are
planned by Mr.. Dixon and his
committee. Henry Powell and
{. O. &cifcrt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-12

The African catfish which. Accord
ing To Photographs, ~W#ms -p..d.
down, must think that th.S is. indeed
a topSy-turVy world.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-12
No Fire Loss For
City During May

Firemcn received only one
call within the city limits dur
ing May, but there was no re
portable damage, 50 that a per
feet RECORD for the period was
established. Fire Chief Cooper
Ellis said, however, there were
three calls outside the city with
two fires OF rcportablc damage.
a~ggrcgatinS $3.50.
In the city proper, fire loss Tor
five month of 1912 amount
ed to Sl.612. All Oh it in the first
four months, which compares
with Sl,3i4 in five months OF
1871. This year tlcrc have bccn
% calls and Is actual damaging
fires. In the like period u Ncal
ago there were 3S calls and s.
actual fires.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-12
FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1912

whether they have attended .
hcarsalS this summer.
The concert is expected IN r,.
about 10 minutes and the pu,Iu
is invited to attend. The high -rh..a
band played a concert At fine r.
school on Sunday, May 80. with =
large attendance.