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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30

longer live in constant fear.
Our American armed forces in the
Pacific are having many strange adj
ventures, but none stranger than this
one We've acquired a kingdom,
we've made its little king happy.
we've made it possible for his sub
jects TO sleep unafraid at night
But the American soldiers have
been astounded at some OF the Gil.
bert Island ideas OF propriety, espe-
cially as 10 clothing one American
soldier, desiring a souvenir. ap-
preached a Gilbert beauty and showed
her by signs that he desired such a
grass skirt as she wore. To the sol.
dief,s afnazcmcnt, the girl whipped
her skirt off and gave il 10 him.
Embarrassed. the soldier quickly OF.
fered the girl a large bandana hand.
kerchief as a substitute. She accepted
wrapped it around her head
The native girls battle nude in one
of the lakes and there was always
a large audience Of CTS. many laugh.
ing. King Nakaiea protested TO the
colonel.
II Will-See- that the young I'm
privacy is respected, the colonel said
II will have the lake surrounded by a
high fence"
The king seemed puzzled His in.
terpreter explained 10 the colonel:
The king says 10 look is good, but
10 laugh is bad"
SO now the audience watches daily,
with eyes open-but lips closed
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30

pleasure of the tyrant the population
lived in fear.
The old tyrant eventually died a
long time ago, and so did the original
"Mr.-Death" But the present king
explained TO the American colonel
that his subjects still live in fear and
terror of Mr. Death and that in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30
YankS' Gestures
of Good Will
Quickly Won
the Natives
Confidence.

IN ont h S later
w ould another
skull be added
TO the growing
mound of them
in Nakaiea Is
courtyard.
Since Mr..
Deaths" IA TIA !
visits were not
confined eXclu-
S iv ly TO dis.
c ard G d wives
ana cOnCuDlneS,
but included all
who, Willingly or
unwittingly, had
incurred the dis
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30
BY JOHN CRANDALL

A SOUTH SEA Paradise ter
~ rorized for three long gen
Y erations by the sinister
shadow of an assassin known tc
the natives as MIR. Death" is what
the u. s. Army uncovered
on the Gilbert Islands after <
they'd driven the Japs from u
the Maxim Aton.
The battle smoke had II
scarcely rolled away when IN
a commanding officer re.
ccived visit from fat little
King Nakaiea III, who
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30

ster- anything but amusing.
He had 25 wives and a haTem Of
dancing girls who required frequent
requirements, since any who dis
-pfedsed- him WIS condemned to die,
in a sudden, silent, dreadful manner.
His brother, Teburmoa, the origi-
nal Mr. Death, was chief eXecu-
toner, and his weird, secret methods
coXered the Islands with a pail of hor-
Tor which has not lifted to this day.
The condemned victims were never
forewarned, and the nights on which
they died were dark and moonless.
II other covering natives saw any
thing, by chance, on the night OF
an execution, il would be only the
shadow of a long canoe, propelled by
a paddle that made no ripple, across
some black lagoon, sliding noise
lessly TO a beach near the house
where the victim lay sleeping.
From the canoe MIR. Death" would
creep, armed with long knife. Some
times there would be a scream, but
usually there was only silence.
The disposal of the body was equally
secret, mysterious. All that the
natives knew was that MIR Death"
~had-Pefd another visit.
The body always disappeared, trans
ported TO some secret place by Mr..
Death" in his dark canoe, and only
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30


Relentlessly, and
Eventually
Carried Away
Another Body
i'm His Dark
Canoe.
Here m a Y b @
was something.
camounaged by
superstition, that
fc, and mrs ffFs
too, might under
stand and handle
political chiCa-
merry and murder
with supcrSti-
ton as an alibi.
He inNesti-
gated. He con
WINGED himself.
first Of all, that
Nakaiea III was
honest. Then he
took steps Z 4
an end TO -.
Deaths" ghost
Military police
were assigned 10
patrol and pro
tect the natives.
Word went forth |
that if any more
mysterious muir
ders occu = red
the 4 m . r leans
would solve the
m y s te Y "a n oil
hang the muir
deTer. Nakaica |
III is grateful.
His people mol
ant fear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30

The Cruel Execufioner
Who Slaughtered the
Funny Little Kings
Erring Wives Still q
Terrifying Legend TO
fhe Natives of Uncle
Sum's New Island
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
ANNOUNCE SERVICE OF
PRAYER, SELF-DEN|AL

Rev. M. ]. Wilcox, pastor of the
Laurel Methodist church, announces
a continuous week of prayer and
self-denial service will be conduct
ed at the church Friday, Oct. 27,
from 10 a. m. to p. m. Anyone
wishing to do so may go to the
church at any time during those
hours and leave at any time. Music
will be played continuously.
Each worshiper will receive some
suitable for reflection,
and prayer as he enters,
and there will be an envelope for
an offering for others.
The week of prayer and self
denial is being observed over the
world, and the service here is
under auspices of the Woman's So
,iety of Christian Service.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
ROLLING MILL FOR
HAGEMAN PLANT IS
EN- ROUTE TO CITY

Arrival of a stock feed rolling
mill for installation in a recently
constructed plant adjoining the
Hageman elevator is expected daily,
B. B. Hageman, the proprietor, said
this week. The mill was shipped
Oct. 10 by the manufacturer, and
all preliminary work for installa-
tion has been completed here. When
in operation the outfit will produce
rolled oats and other steam-cooked
and rolled feeds, including corn, for
feeding to stock.
L. S. Hines, millwright from
Bozeman who has worked in many
states, South America and other
foreign countries, has been employ
ed the past three weeks at the new
plant and has completed the most
modern drying unit in the state,
Hageman said. The drying unit re-
moves moisture from the processed
feed and prevents formation of mold
in storage.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
FARM FINANCE
HAS HUGE GAIN
IN FOUR YEARS
Equities and Cash In
creaseS Come From
High Yields, Prices

During four wartime years Of
bumper crop and livestock produc-
tion at good prices-Jan. 1, 1910,
to Jan. 1, 1944-U. S. farm owners
and tenants increased their owner
ship equities by 80 billion dollars
and, in addition, accumulated ~
billion dollars in cash or easily con-
vertible assets.
Net income of farm operators
jumped from 4.8 billion dollars in
1910 to 12.4 billions in 1943. Pro-
duction increased II per cent dur
ing that period while prices of farm
products went up 90 per cent. The
value of the farm physical plant
land, buildings, and machinery-in-
creased very little. The USDA
points out that farmers are better
financially than at any
lime since that last war to make
desirable changes in methods of
but cautions against dis
sipating savings in a land boom
'r ga feverish reaching for manu-
'actured goods at excessive prices"
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
LAUREL MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 1914
USO Collections In City Repaired At
S3,O56; Rural Committees Working

Total Laurel collections for the
USO war fund were given this
week by Chairman Paul Void as
$3,O56. The figure represents money
actually paid in and does not in
clude rural contributions. The city's
assigned goal is $4,000 and the sur
rounding rural districts have goals
totaling $625. The total Laurel OBJ
jective, urban and rural, is SS,925.
Chairman Wold said some reports
had been received from the rural
committees, but that section of the
drive was being kept separate and
would be disclosed later.
The several committees outside
the city are working, and from in
formation at hand Chairman Void
said "it appears results will be very
good in those districts"
Committees are as follows:
West of Laurel-MrS. j. o. Wold,
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
Sportsman Urges That
Hunters "GO Easy" On
Pheasants This Season

Alex Fox, past president of the
Park City Rod and Gun club, said
here this week that pheasants are
not plentiful around Park City and
Laurel this year and that he
thought it would be well for sports
men to Ego easy" in the number
they kill. All can be taken, or a
few can be left for breeding, Fox
explained as he urged voluntary
conservation of the game birds.
A good many local sportsmen did
not approve opening the season here
this year, he said, but the commits
sion overruled and the season will
open next Sunday morning. $780,"
Fox declared, at is our duty as
sportsmen to save a few of the
birds for the boys when they come
home"
Fox said he thought the shortage
resulted from too numerous and too
long seasons and unfavorable natur-
al conditions.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
Large Attendance At
North VIEW. Meeting

Mrs. o. r. Burdett returned Mon
day morning from Wolf Point where
she had attended the northern dis
t1ict meeting of Veterans of For
eign Wars Auxiliaries Oct. 21. De-
partment Commander Vern Kelly of
Kalispell and Department President
Mildred Eilelson of Billings were
present. The attendance of dele
gates was unusually large.
Mrs. Burdett met FIR. F. j. Shev-
lin, former pastor of st. Anthony's
Catholic church at Laurel, and he
concerning Laurel friends.
When he resided here he provided
a home for boys, of whom 202 are
n service and two have been killed
n action. One died in Africa and
another in Italy.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
ASK HUNTERS TO
KEEP AWAY FROM .
PRISONERS CAMP
Opening Of Pheasant Season
Next Sunday Gives Concern
To Military Authorities

Pheasant hunters are urgently re-
quested by military authorities of
the district to do no hunting or
shooting within half a mile of the
war prisoner camp in Riverside
park. The reason given is that the
prisoners are jittery and the shoot
ing may cause trouble. The pleas
ant season will open Sunday morn
ing, Oct. 20, but hunters are asked
to keep away from the vicinity of
the camp.
Most of the prisoners have been
on the receiving end of heavy she'll
ing and bombing and many were
wounded in addition to being "shock-
ed" by the terrific explosions. They
are nervous and "high-strung" as
result of their experiences in the
Low Countries of Europe where
they were captured. Strange or
sudden noises are very disquieting
and even terrifying to many of the
men. 1t is difficult to predict what
they would do if stampeded by the
shooting.
1t is said by authorities that the
prisoners really know nothing of
fishing and hunting. They recogn-
ize a fishing rod as an implement
for taking fish, but to them any
gun, no matter what kind or size,
is a weapon for killing people. They
know nothing about game hunting.
Since they have been working i'll
the sugar beet fields of this district
they have seen pheasants, and have
asked whether "the pretty birds"
are good to eat. Some have tried |
to run down and catch the preas- |
ants, a difficult undertaking.
The military authorities could |
take steps to prohibit shooting in
the vicinity of the camp, but in
stead are relying on the cooperation
of the public.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
MRS. KNOLL DIES
At LAUREL HOME
Woman IS Succumbs Friday
After Months IllneSS-Came
TO Laurel In 1886

Mrs. Regina Knoll, rs, died at her
home here Friday after a months
illness. Requiem high mass was
celebrated at st. Anthony's church
Monday afternoon by Rev. Timothy
O'Shea, and burial was in st. Anth-
ony's. cemetery. Pallbearers were
Bernard V. Friedman, Demo Gary,
John j. Knoll, Frank A. Miller,
Mike Schaff and Frank O'Neil
Out of town relatives here for
the funeral included Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Knoll and children of
Kelron, S. D., Alexander Knoll of
Forsyth, Miss Edith Kiedrowsh of
Butte, Mr.. and Mrs. John Geiger
and Ralph Winchell of Glendive and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knoll and Mr..
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Geiger of
Billings.
Mrs. Knoll was born Jan. Is, 1869,
in Russia, and came to the United
States about So years ago with her
family to live in Mandan, N. D.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl Braun. While yet in
Russia she married Jacob Knoll in
1890 and came to this country the
next year. They moved to a home
stead north of Forsyth in 1914 and
eight years later moved into town.
The family came here in 1886 and
she lived here ever since.
Besides her widower, she is sur
,ived by four sons, Alexander of
Laurence of Kelron, S. D.,
md Anton and Valentine of Laurel;
wo daughters, Mrs. Lena Smith of
Santa Monica, Calf, and Mrs. B. ].
<iedrowski of Laurel; one sister,
Mrs. Matthew Hatzenbueller of |
dandan, and 10 grandchildren.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
Attend Mid-year Youth
Institute At Huntley

About 80 members of the Laurel
and Park City Youth Fellowship
group attended the mid-year insti-
tute Friday and Saturday at Hunt
ley. Rev. M. j. Wilcox was in
charge of the junior high, and Mrs.
Forrest Hill the high school groups.
The programs were at the Metho-
dist church in Huntley, closing at
a p. m. Saturday.
Glasses discussed the study of
Youth Fellowship work and what is
being accomplished. In attendance
were DR.. C. L. Clifford of Kalispell,
executive secretary of religious edu-
cation, in charge Of II mid-year in
stitutes in the state, and a number
of other ministers.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
MONTANA LEADS
FOR FEDERAL AID
HIGHWAY PROGRAM
Many Projects TOtaling Mil
lions "Ready To Go" AS
Soon As War Ends

Montana continues to head the list
of states in the mileage of highway
projects already approved by the
federal bureau of public roads and
ready for construction as soon as
the war is over.
The Montana highway department
views the postwar highway con-
struction not as a new phase Of
work but merely a continuation of
program under way in prewar days
and originally authorized in 1921.
The only changes the department
recognizes are those made neces-
sary by changes in traffic needs
and modernization of methods to
keep in step with newly-developed
processes and use of materials. This
conforms with pending federal leg
islation which would increase an
nual appropriations for postwar
without modifying the original fed
eral highway act. The provisions
would provide for restoration of
highway facilities in the postwar
years to a condition comparable to
that which would have been accom-
plished had not the war interfered.
Blueprinting of all projects has
occupied the reduced staff of the
throughout the war, al
though the department has jobs
ready and waiting for the 225 ex-
perienced employees now on the
battlefront. With these men, the
expects to be able to
accelerate reconstruction work af-
.er the initial postwar construction
program is underway.
At present the department has
81, 100000 in projects ready for i'm
mediate contract. Surveys are
complete for work totalling $13,000,-
100 and road and bridge projects in
yarious stages of progress total
;54,000,000, a backlog of work for
many years to come.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
SHOULD Be MAILED
BY FIRST OF DEG.
Postal Department Faced By
Increased Volume, Fewer
Employees and Extras

December 1 is the deadline re-
quested by the postoffice depart
ment for mailing Christmas gifts
inside the United States. Every
citizen who is playing Santa Claus
for loved ones and friends in other
towns is urged to get his presents
ir the mails by that date to assure
proper delivery.
The reason, say postal officials,
is that Americans are expected to
mail domestically % per cent more
gifts than a year ago-and at
time when the postoffice has fewer
employees and less well-trained
holiday help than ever before. In
addition, the fact that more people
have moved to different addresses
to do war work is expected to mean
that the average distance travelled
By each gift will be greater than
before the war.
The office of war utilities of
WPB is asking city officials, civic
clubs, chambers of commerce, mer
chants and citizens to dispense with
outdoor lighting this Christmas, as
was done in 1912 and 1943. Object
of the request is to reduce electrici
ty consumption and coal require
ments. The fuel situation in many
areas of the country is critical and
strict conservation is required to
keep war plants going full blast and
homes properly heated, officials
point out.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

Mrs. r. Stoltz of Hardin is visit
ing this week at the homes of Mrs.
Herman Miller, Mrs. Loren Bice and
Mrs. Edward Sekora.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
GREAT STRENGTH Of
NAVY IS REC0UNTEO
Judge Derry Tells ROtarians
u. S. Has Largest Navy In
World, Is Increasing

The United States now has the
largest navy in the world, and those
who were aghast at the proposal OF
a few years ago for a two-ocean
navy have come to see America
equipped with a seven-ocean navy.
This was one of the many interest
ing statements made Tuesday noon
before the Rotary club by Judge
Guy C. Derry of the thirteenth judi
cial district court, who delivered a
Navy day address. Navy day is
Oct. 27, the birthday of former
President Theodore Roosevelt.
In connection with effectiveness,
Judge Derry said: "Our ships were
able to fire 100 times more am
at the enemy year ago
than they did at the time war start
ed, and that advance in fire power
has continued.
"We have built nine million tons
of navy ships in the five years since
Germany started the war. Only
little more than two years ago the
navy was fighting gallantly to stop
the Japanese from spreading south
ward and eastward; Admiral Halsey
had only one aircraft carrier avail
able in his slender forces, and that
carrier was damaged. Now we have
more than 100 carriers and we are
n position to send 1,000-plane raids
IN Tokyo from the decks of our car
.iers.
"Our navy today is bigger than
he combined fleets of all the world
i've years ago. Its wartime addi-
ions total almost $4,000 vessels of
III types, amounting to nearly nine
million displacement tons. Naval
.ir power has been multiplied 20
lines, adding a total of $1,000
'lanes. Naval personnel too has
expanded enormously.
"Last year the navy received over
1000 new ships, an average of IL
hips a day. That was impossible
wo years ago. From 100000 per-
onnel in 1910 we have expanded
avail fighting forces to where we
ill have a total of four million
len by next July"
Near the close of his address,
udge Derry said the Japanese
ighting units are being forced back,
ut as they become more concen-
.ated an increasing resistance
light be expected. He added:
"The enemy's strategy at this
me appears to avoid the final
;ruggle as long as possible. The
myth of this war now depends on
ne thing: How quickly we can
ring our enormous military pres
Ire to bear on the Japs after the
lrrender of Germany. The navy
as no intention of relaxing when
alf the job is done. In fact our
lval production program is in
easing"
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
ORGANIz IzAT|ONS ASKED
TO FURNISH COOKIES
FOR SERVICE CANTEEN

From now on women's organiza-
tions of the city will provide Lau-
rel's share of baked goods for the
servicemen's canteen in Billings,
Mrs. D. H. McCauley disclosed this
week in connection with the years
program of contributions.
"For the past Is months the
cookie donations have been handled
by calling individuals and asking
their cooperation. This has been
effectively handled by Mrs. +. A..
Hilgert, but it is a large task, and
it has been decided to ask differ
ent organizations to sponsor stated
time intervals, for which they will
be responsible.
$50 far there has been splendid
cooperation, and the time from now
until the first of the year has been
spoken for by the Woman's club,
Federated club, Eastern Star and
P. E. o. Contacts have been made
with other organizations, but as
yet all commitments have not come
in.
"Should there be other organiza-
tons not yet contacted, favor will
be conferred if they will call and
give their preferences for time.
"The canteen wishes to express
its sincere appreciation to all who
have been so generous in the past
year. Those interested are invited
20 call at the canteen in Billings,
'or we are sure that those who
,all will be conscious of the worthi
less of this cause"
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

Mrs. E. L. Coombs and H. H. Fox.
North-Paul Roman, f. N. Barney
and Mrs. l. D. O'Donnell, Jr.
East-Leo Kamp and John Wad-
dell.
South-R. w. Bates, Mrs. ]. E.
Brooks, George Hart and Henry
Kautz.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kasner are the
parents Of a daughter born Monday,
Oct. % at a Billings hospital
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
MRS. BLISS TO PRESIDE
At FORSYTH MEETING

The eastern district of Veterans
of Foreign Wars and Auxiliaries
will meet Sunday, Oct. 29, at For
syth. Mrs. Harriet Bliss of Laurel.
district president, and District Com
George Robinson of Billings
will preside.
The meeting will be called to
order at p. m. and a banquet will
be served at 6:30. Department Of
ficers will attend and several Lau-
rel people will be at the sessions.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

First Lieut.. James Willard Sails
bury, Jr., navigator in the army air
corps, has been missing in action
since Oct. 7, according to notifica-
ton received by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Salisbury of Billings.
He failed to return from a mission
over Austria. His wife, the former
Elizabeth Byrne who taught Eng
lish at Laurel high school four
years and left here three years ago,
resides at Missoula.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-08-09

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Observation-Disclosures

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l0iem &beumatismus, Sciatica, Gum.
baeo uno Sdmer5en i'm &iiden ,tnb
an oen @lieoern nit benz @ebrau6
bon S-&-A-&apieln. Dieie &apieln
lin6 mil1enf6aftli9 5ubereitet, fiibren
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len rai6 2inoerung bringen ODER @elo
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trog. 5hreibt lofort an: &roft 2abo'
rotories, Dept. 66, $40 ge. Central
Moenue, Goom 3O2, Chicago, Su.
S1t es iOfort! -Anaeige.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-08-09

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2iIteur, ser ,,aIeinen 8lume", peroen
nit groBem 8eoauern bic gea6rt6t
bernebmen, Dab bie berrlide 8olilita
nit Dem Grab Der III. Sberelia in 81
lieur pollItanoig 5erltort worben tit.
DieieIbe mar Dor iieben SSSabren our6
&aroinal1toatslefret6r Bacelli, ben beu-
tigen 8oplt Yius oen 3polften, ein-
getpeibt Doroen.