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needed-the whole front was left en-
tirely open and in the middle of the
opening a fire was kindled at night
to keep wild animals away. Such
camps were only built by hunters,
trappers or by squatters who expected
to leave any time and on short notice.
During the night three Struggling
Ottawa warriors found the camp and
discovered the white men sleeping.
Slipping little way from the camp,
the Indians planned the death and
robbery of the sleeping men. Nothing
was to be gained but the few furs
the men had taken and the guns,
equipment and almost worthless per-
sonal belongings.
The arrangements agreed upon,
the two older Indians found clubs,
singled out their victims and then
with heavy, well directed blows on
their heads killed them while they
silent
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
White Mems Justice

1t is an Ottawa Indian name
Ne-gon-a-ba," made up of words
which mean zone who, walks far"
This is the story of the last, long
walk taken by Negonaba-to the
white mems gallows in 1919, in the
middle of the month of roses.
In spring, 1916, John Wood, of
Venice, and George Bishop, of Dan
bury, both in Huron County, were
trapping muskrats near "two harbors"
west of Danbury. One evening after
collecting few skins they retired in
to the open-face camp they had put
up to spend the night.
An open-face camp was the lowest
degree in pioneer architecture. It
was built of poles and rooted with
bark. There were no windows, CHM
ney, floor nor door. No door was
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Seasoning Is The
Important Thing
In Building Lumber

The same care used in selecting a
new refrigerator, automobile or piece
of furniture should be exercised in
choosing building material for homes.
That was the word of caution to
home buyers given this week by Mr..
Forrest L. Steinman of Steinman
Bros. Lumber Co.
Mr.. Steinman pointed out that the
home owner needn't worry about the
permanence of his home if the lum-
ber is correctly seasoned and prop
erly installed in the building.
Seasoning is the chief guarantee
against flimsy construction, he stat
ed. at means that lumber is thor
oughly dried at the mill so that the
homebuilder has pre-shrunk wood
that holds it's shape and size"
If the water is not removed at
the mill, and green lumber is used in
construction, the unseasoned lumber
shrinks after it is in the home, Mr..
Steinman explained. This can re-
suit in cracked plaster, squeaky
floors, open joints and other defects.
An old English law stated that the
truth of a statement made it none
the less hbelous. In fact, its being
true was an "aggravation of the
crime"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

Maumee River. Both were taken
back to Norwalk where they were
more closely guarded.
In the months that followed Negon-
aba recovered from his wound and
when the day for their execution
rolled around in June, 1919, both
were legally hanged at Norwalk for
the murders of Wood and Bishop.
Many Indians attended the hang
ings and the only request they made
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
BluftOn Airnen
Home From Korea

Two Bluffton airmen who have
served their stint in Korea are home
on furloughs before returning for
further service in the Air Force.
Airman 1/1c1 Richard Fields, son
of Mrs. Gertrude Fields of N. Main
street, arrived here the latter part
of February after flying from the
west coast to Chicago. He will re-
turn to base in Baldosta, Ca, to
complete his service.
Airnan 1ic1 George E. Frick, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Frick of S.
Mound street, reached home Monday
evening by the same route. After
S0-day furlough he has been assigned
to base at Cambridge, Mass, to
complete 81 more months in the
service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

Pig brooders may save as much as
SO litter.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Once on FBI List,
Killer Is Convicted
By the Associoted Press

FORT MADISON, Iowa, Sept.
19.-Donald j. Fitterer, once on
the FBI's list of 10 most-wanted
men, was convicted of murder
yesterday in the Staying OF an
Alexis Qll.) grocer.
The jury recommended Fit
terer be sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. District Judge j. r.
Leary said sentence would be
pronounced in about 10 days.
Fitterer was accusde Of fatally
shooting Charles Harrison Au-
gust H. 1852. Mr.. Harrison's
bullet-pierced body was found in
a ditch near Denmark, Iowa.
Fitterer and Patrick Russell,
Chicago. had been seen with Mr..
Harrison the night Of the shoot
ing and warrants were issued
for their arrest. Russell now is
serving a life sentence in the
Iowa State penitentiary here in
connection with the case.
Fitterer's name was placed on
the FBI's 40 most wanted" list
after officers failed to find him
despite a widespread search
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Muscle Fibers

ROCHES TER. = Voluntary
muscles in the human body con-
sist OF bundles of fibres about
one inch long and about 1/500th
of an inch in width. Each of
them is the development of a.
single cell.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
BY the Asseeieted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 49,
Senator Byrd, Democrat of Vir-
ginia, said yesterday he had
written to President Eisenhower
indorsing Chief Judge John J..
Parker of the U. S. Court of APP
peals for the fourth circuit. for
the vacancy on the Supreme
Court.
He said also in his letter that
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Okeechobee Is Shallow

ST. PETERSBURG. - Lake
Okeechobee in Florida, although
40 miles long and % miles wide,
is only % feet deep at its deep
est point and most of the big
lake is much more shallow than
that.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Byrd Indorses Parker For Supreme Court

he hopes very much that Judge
Parker will be appointed to fill
the vacancy on the high court
created by the death of Chief
Justice Fred M. Vinson.
Judge Parker has been indorsed
by the executive committee of
the Virginia State Bar Associa-
ton, and numerous other local
bar associations in Virginia.
Evening star., 1953-09-19

Comfort, health, better living yours when you live in
Carrier Weohermoker Dir conditioned home. You enjoy
home living. whichever the outside Temperature in
cool comfort in Summer. have vstright Winter wormth
You control inside Temperature the yeor-round!
Every breath Of Dir circulated filtered cIeon It's proei
eoIy dustfree-eives lease life to osthmo and
hoy fever vietims-its Spring in your Weothermoker
Evening star., 1953-09-19

prNs OF 6osie hovss without iond, Gor
~hoie~e' Ioeoton you choose. SvbieeI 70
~ediAeofoo depending on site Conditions
Evening star., 1953-09-19

furnished me model One Fifty
Three. See heoVtifvl new ideos in
furnishing. new deeoro'ine oppor.
tunitieS in cir conditioned living.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31
Mt. Trident Active Again

A report of an increase in volcanic activity around Mt. Trident was investigated early this week by a Kodiak Naval Station plane.
 Observers returning. from the area reported a slight in crease in smoke and steam at Mt. Trident and a slight dis coloration on new snow. Ash was reported at Larsen Bay and smoke was observed from the Navy Base here.
 In February Mt. Trident came to life with a roar. Fo1 several days smoke blanketed
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31
NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS (EX OF FCfO PROBATE) COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, KODIAK CON- MISSIONARIES PRECINCT In the Matter of the Estate of Russell Sherman Hoover, .
 Deceased Probate No. 416
 NOTICE OF HEARING OF FIRST AND FINAL AC- COUNTING
 Notice is hereby given that Edward S. Mackenzie, Ad- nainistrator of the Estate of Russell Sherman Hoover, De- ceased, has, on the 22nd day
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31

of May, 1853, filed and pre- sented his First and Final Ac- counting and Petition for dis tribution, and that the Court has set December 23, 1853. at 10:00 o'clock A. M. at the Off, flee of the United States Com- missioner and Ex- Oficio Pro- bate Judge of the above-en- titled Court as the time and place for such hearing.
 All persons are hereby noti- fled of such hearing and all persons interested in said estate are hereby requested to file their objections to said First and Final Accounting and Petition for distribution, if any they have, in writing,
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31

or before said day in said Court, and to appear at the time and place aforesaid.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, on this 23sday of October 1853.
 Isl A. M. Vokacek United States Commissioner and Ex-Officio Probate Judge First Publication: 10-3l-53 Last Publication: 11-21-53
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31

A meeting to form a Yacht Club will be held at the USO Thursday. A preliminary meet ing was held recently at the home of William Criss.
 It is not necessary to own a boat to join the club. The meeting will begin at 8 pm.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31

mosI or the .~k katInal. National Monument rrea and vOleanolO-
 gists and other specialists flew to the area.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31

A recital by piano and &C., cordian students of Mrs. Dorothy s. Anderson will be heard November 12 at 8 pm at the U. so.
 Further details will be pub lished in next weeks Mirror.
 Lee c. Bettinger returned to Kodiak from Anchorage for one day this week. He plans to fly to Washington where he will represent Kodiak, An chorage and the League of Alaska Cities in various mat ters.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31

Just ask any of your friends now on the Payroll Savings Plan. They'll tell you that, after you sign for Payroll Savings, you tend to for get how much money is steadily being accumulated for you. Ap- parently, it's human nature to not miss money you've never had
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-31

in your pocket never even
 seen Then, surprisingly soon, you own Bond! Then another, and another. And before you realize it. you have that pest egg you've wanted for years. Pen,en,ber. YOU can save as little couple ot dollars a payday on the Payroll Savings Plan Cr' vol, can save as much as $375 month. Your money is invested in U. s. Savings Bonds for you' and the Bonds turned over to you. Best ot alt- those Bonds cnn no,U earn 3 interest for as long os l9 years and months, T you lOant Hena to. That's more money than they've ever earned betore' Todov-shis very day-make that move you've probably been putting off for months Ask, where YOU work, to sign application blank flor the Payroll Savings Plan. Or, if you're sel-employed' go to your bank and have your banker start you in the automatic Bond-A-Month Plan. You Il ma it as simple as the Payroll Savings Plan'
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
VIGILANTE ELECTRIC COOP HELD ITS
18th ANNUAL Meeting SATURDAY

resulted in the reelection of W. d.
Sandy for Twin Bridges area, Vern
Stanchfield for Divide area, Leo Car
mody, Whitehall-Cardwell area and
Fred Nelson for Big Hole area.
A recess was called at 2 80 for the
essay contest, "Electricity's Effect
Upon Our Rural Community" spon-
sored by the Cooperative. Five couu-
ty winners gave an oral presentation
of their essays for the grand prize a
wrist watch. Curtis Gibbs, county win
ner representing Madison, was named
for the grand prize award. He was
closely contested by the four other
county winners; Barbara Carlson Of
Beaverhead, Don Marks of Broad
water, Gerry Keogh of Jefferson and
Joan Marie Conner of Silver Bow.
The members thoroughly enjoyed this
new addition to the program and
the young contestants all performed
very well before the interested group.
The business meeting was then con-
tinued with lively discussion of mat
ters concerning the organization and
its operation. A question box furnish
ed number of points for Manager
Babcock to answer. Adjournment fol
lowed awarding of large number of
door prizes to lucky members. These
awards came from dealers and dis
tributors of the area.
At the Board of Trustees meeting
held following the annual meeting,
w. D. Sandy was renamed president,
Vern Stanchfield, vice president and
II. w. Wheat, secretary and treasur-
ed. Holger Carlson represents Dillon
north, Kenneth Iverson, Lima; Frank
Shearer, Townsend, and Ed Nolte, Sill
yer Star, being held over in addition
to the directors reelected at the
meeting.
The meeting was a success and once
again brought out the progressive
growth, good service and the part it
plays in every day life Of the COM
nunity it serves. 1t marked Is years
If close cooperation of the members
md aggressive, well planned opera.
ion by the Board of Trustees and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
Telephone COMPANY SEEKS ANOTHER ENORMOUS
INCREASE In PROFITS

Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph has asked the
Public Service Commission for rate increases which will yield
this subsidiary of American Telephone and Telegraph es
mated 100000 per year in NET income (sic. prot This
praca increase granted would put the tabled exploits of
Captain Kidd in the category of strictly small time stuff
This past years. has been round after another of
higher rates and higher profits for MST&T The substantial
granted in 1913 assisted the monopoly increase it's
profits for 1913 and 1919 by $50 per earnings
947 Profits jumped from 81 698 451 in 947 to 900 in
1913 and 949 The first of two rate increases granted
in 1851 profits take another jump to in of ST mil
lion for that The second 1851 increase helped make
sbe net profits of $40 million in 1952or 600 per cent
increase over 1947.
Now the company again asking permission of the Public
Service Commission increase its NET another
100000 at the of it's Montana patrons Each and
eryone the 100000 telephone subscribers
being asked to provide of extra So
NET revenue to whose $40 million profits in 1862
derived from it's operation in several states including
much populated Colorado In otherWords, Montana
patrons alone being requested increase MST&Ts
by per AS of the without inorma
ton whether similar rate increase applications before the
public service commissions of other mountain states
The increases asked if granted will tee
phone bills will by much 38 per preesnt
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
JUSTICE BoTroMLY WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT

supreme
cused Justice Bottom of having msconcepon of the ques
presented the oil in which the Supreme
80 recently held that S5,75O,000 in first year
rentals school oil lands belonged in the Income and Inter
fund the public schools The majority decision writ
Chief Justice Adar and oncurred by Justices Bottom
y Freebou Justices Angsman and Anderson dissent
holding that such first year rentals properly belong the
School Permanent Fund.
Justice BoOmly speaking before the regional farmer
labor institutes Anaconda and Great Falls characterized the
the money the permanent fund scheme to
this 100000 " This statement
say Justices Angsman and Anderson is msconcepton OF
the questions in the oil bonus and casts
the judicial department of this state
There question in the mind of this editor but that JUS
tice BOttOmy absolutely what
would happened due time had the opinion of the two
dissenting justices been the majority opinion of the court
Judge Fall of the Lewis Clark district court had held
the Supreme Court decision that the 600 in first
leaseholdera premium payment in anticipation of future
duction Had Judge Falls opinion been upheld produc
ton achieved oil companies would have had solid
having all first rentals paid producing
leases deducted from royalties due the School Permanent Fund
This should be plain since Judge Fall held such rentals to
be advance payments"
Conversely had oil companies after exploratory work found
did contain OIL under the of the Fall
opinion easehoder could court of equity and stand
good chance of recovering cent of first rental
the lease above the 75cent per minimum
Either wayproduction producton-had the opinion
Justices Angsman Anderson prevailed practically all
of the $57 million in first rentals would have been eop
ardiZed Put in simple terms would have amounted to
scheme to defraud the kids of this state of S575O000
Justice Bottom has put the of the fight
simple terms He and Justices Ada and Freeboun to be
commended for their foresight in not permitting the opening
oil make raid
school funds the dermen of the education of Montana
children, present and future.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
STATE HOUSE is QUIET POLITICS HAS GIVEN WAY
TO SPRING fever

licans may be tending toward a freer
trade policy.
A new slogan is developing with the
new fight for free trade" ''Trade
By Aid, or Balance trade to reduce
aid" will be the background of the
theme of the "free-traders".
The issue, if it becomes an issue,
will be full blown by June when the
Trade Agreements Act expires and
bodies we'll to split up the Republican
party.
There is a vague recognition that
have markets in which to sell their
goods as well as raw products, if they
are to survive. The United States
kept putting higher tariffs on every
thing produced in other countries
that would hurt our national standard
of our living, and compete unfavor-
ably on the market. Both labor and
industry have fought "free trade"
Could ''free trade" offset compar-
ably the tax dollars being used to
subsidize foreign economies? How
would it effect the national economy?
Thinking on ''free trade" is exemp-
lifted in the statement of the business
man who said, "What we would like
to see is lower tariffs on everything
the product we manufac-
ture."
There were also many reprints of
speeches and testimony on the ne
cessity to revamp the immigration
laws. This problem becomes more
acute among the people along the
seaboard who deal with immigrants,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03

addition to three other increases since 1947
Checking personal telephone bills for 1947
compared with what proposed find that the proposed
schedule will than double basic telephone bill
for 1947 In that nearly can determine after de-
Quoting federal basic monthly residential phone bill
two-pary line S175 Under the proposed rate
schedule would be 1915. In addition to representing
of than 200 cent for phone service alone the
federal tax must for phone service has like
amount.
Montana Public Service Commission is at distinct
disadvantage effort put forth to arrive at fair
conclusion whether rates warranted
The legislature has to that by not appropratng sufficient
funds the commission to thorough nvesgatory
actual plant value true earnings Investments and
other financial phases of utility operation The commission
either rely the confusing statistics presented by the
nopoy seek outside assistance in determining fair rate
structure.
past the commission repeatedly avail
itself Of the services of the Federal Communications Commits
sion when considering requests increases by ST&T The
has been given that have FEC prepare
of the mOnOpOy financial structure and
Montana would cost approximately $000$00 the commits
sion claimed didn't have. No thought apparently
given seeking Board of Examiners approval of deficiency
expenditure in order to protect the public interest by having
FEC intervene Instead the commission used the companys
figures and the patrons thereafter forced dig
hundreds of thousands year telephone charges
Time is short for FEC to prepare complete analysis
by the April II hearing the rate increase However,
commission it desires, always delay final determine
ton until all the facts in And certainly the commission
should delay long enough for all the facts
generously doing out another nine hundred
dollars part thereof of the Monanas people
the say of lot double talk carefully
prepared long period of time telephone company rate
Continuous repetition of the old she
telephone monopoly with the cooperation of Montana
Service Commissions becoming rksome say the least
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
April 3, 1868

and to us seems remote and some
what vague.
However, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Felix F.
Burant, President of the Polish I'M
migration Committee posed some
questions which must be answered.
1. Refugees now must seek refuge
in countries already staggering under
economic burdens caused by. over
population, lack of employment, food
shortages, etc.
2. Our policy has been to encour-
age people away from their oppres-
sive overlords via the Voice of Amer
lea, and other propaganda routes.
3. Many of the people who are dis
eliminated against by present immi-
grafton laws are those who have lost
or given up everything they had to
flee from behind the Iron Curtain.
4. If refugees flee because of in
spiration from the West, as many of
them have, the democracy to which
they hardened must certainly give at
tention to the value of the human
being if we want people to continue
to believe that the individual actu-
ally means something in our civil
cation.
There was a reprint of an article
by Drew Pearson listing the possible
Republican five per centers. One
from the New York HeraldTribune
that said none of the meat of the
of General Van
Fleet reached the public, including:
the recommendation that the period
of draft service be raised from two
to three years.
From the RECORD, if there was
time to read it daily, one could truly
be at the crossroads of the nations
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
By GRETCHEN BILLINGS

Daily the question is tossed across
the desks in this office: "What is 60
ing on in the State House?" The
questioner usually has an eager look
in his eye, anticipating we may have
picked up parcel of political gossip
that can be stored away for future
use. But we are disappointing
quizees to date. The State House is
quiet. Other than few rumblings
that the Republicans are chewing
away at each other, and that the Gov
ernor is holding his own against his
opposition, politics has given way to
spring fever in Helena.
But | still firmly believe there is
potential dynamite quartered in the
northeast corner of the Capitol. At
ter the election, and having sized up
the new Governor as determined"
man, l considered applying for a
lease on a square of state land i'm
mediately under the gubernatorial
headquarters. My idea was to pitch
a tent, set up camp including first
aid equipment, and be ready with
the proverbial reportorial question,
would you like to make state
ment', when the first character came
through the window, and landed in
my waiting arms.
Expecting that my customers
would be Republicans l anticipated
my best bet to get the first statement
would be while they were in semi
conscious state. Party unity gen
orally prevents uninhibited state
ments to the press on consideration.
So far, Governor Aronson has
handled matters on his own terms.
However the legend that has grown
around Montana's present Governor
and his ability to accomplish enor-
nous feats of strength in his J.
ng days give cause to pause among
lis adversaries when he starts to
lex his muscles.
Perched on a high stood behind a
loisy press last week, and jumping up
md down every five or ten minutes
% lift bunch of papers from a rack,
picked up couple of Congressional
Records to read in the time between
jumps. In the appendix of the Rec
ord there is printed fabulous and
cross-section of the ma
ions thinking.
For instance: A reprint from FOR
TUNE on Gree Trade Is Inevitable.
from the tone of the article l would
Judge that a new era of debate on
low tariff, high tariff, no tariff is
n the making. The article suggests
he additionally "high tariff Repub- {
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
Montana REA Association
Annual Meeting to Be
Held in Billings

The 1853 annual meeting of the
Montana State Rural Electric Co
operative Association will be held
at the Northern Hotel, Billings, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 6
and Z, association officials have an
nounced.
Following the state association
on Thursday and Friday, Cc-
tober 8 and 9, delegates represent
ing Region TX Of National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association will
meet in Billings. Region TX is com
prised of the northwest states.