The Black Hills Weekly from Deadwood, South Dakota • Page 1

i A ti i i rn III) THE WEA1 1 i CITY AMD COUNTY ASSOCIATED PBXSS BrSYICS i 4 1 Fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler Tuesday. THE BLACK HILLS EVENING NEWSPAPER THIRTY -SIXTH YEAH LEAD, SOUTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1930 PRICB FTVTS CENTS TEE NEWS SPOTLIGHT (By Urn Aaae-cUUed Ftcm PALATIAL CABIN HOME IN SPEARFISH CANYON Will ANNOUNCE BIG LABOR DAY PROGRAM TUES. IlEfilO FESTIVAL ATTRACTS MANY Lumberjack! Holiday Real Treat For Hundreds Who Attended Saturday. Nomo provided real entertainment for the hundreds of people who attended the Lumberjacks' celebration held there Saturday, according to Lead people who attended. A large crowd of Lead people, and many from other Hills towns, as well as tourists, swelled the number who witnessed the events on the program, and took LEAD LIE! GO TO RAPID TO FILEPROTEST Commercial Gub Pastes Resolutions Against Freight Application.

Protesting against the application filed by the Black Hills Transportation company of Rapid City for a class permit to haul express and freight to towns and cities throughout the Black Hills, a delegation of Lead men went to Rapid City this morning to attend the hearing before the state railroad commissioners. Those in the Lead party were: Henry May, president of the Lead Commercial club, H. S. Clark, Dwight Cas-ner, Steve Dangubich, Mike Racich, Dave Keffler, W. R.

Curnow and E. A. Steinback. PWII, 1111,11,11,1 IL.1 1,1111,11 nian HSH.HtggJH tMH 0Zmmmm tfttf jT BROWN AND SHARPE LATE BRIEF NXWS BITS NEGRO PARTY ENDS IN SHOOTING. MITCHELL, August 25.

(JP) A friendly party in which six Mitchell negroes were engaged, ended about 7 p. m. Sunday when Mrs. Joe Smallwood was shot and slightly wounded by Ernest Hunter with a sawed off shotgun. The shooting followed an argument between Small wood and Hunter at Hunter's home.

Mrs. Smallwood took sides with her husband. Examination showed that Mrs. Smallwood's right thigh was grazed by the shot. EXPECT STATEMENT FROM GREENE SOON.

HURON, Aug. 25. (JP) Possibili ties that a statement would be made soon by Warren E. Greene, republi can nominee for governor, was seen today following a meeting of republican candidates with Charles F. McDonald, state chairman, here Saturday.

HILDEBRANDT ASKS SUPPORT OF HUNTERS. WATERTOWN, Aug. 25. (TP) Fred Hildebrandt, Watertown, today addressed an open message to South Dakota sportsmen, urging them to support a movement looking to the outlawry of duck shooting after two o'clock in the afternoon of the open season. STATE'S ATTORNEYS HEAR DISCUSSION REFUNDS RAPID CITY, Aug.

25. (JP State's attorneys of South Dakota gathered here for their annual con vention, today heard R. M. Sheild. of Salem, state's attorney of McCook county, discuss their statute which permits county commissioners to refund and abate taxes.

Previous to 1916 no adequate statute governed the refund and abatement of taxes by commissioners, he said. The six grounds provided by law through which county commissioners may refund or abate were listed by Mr. Sheild as follows: 1 A tax may be refunded or abat ed where the property was exempt from the tax. 2 Where the complainant had no taxable Interest in the property assessed May 1. 3 When taxes have been erron eously paid or error made In noting payment or issuing receipt therefor.

4 In cases of double assessment where the same property has been assessed against the taxpayer more than once in the same year. 5 When improvements were con sidered or included In Its valuation which did not exist thereon at the time fixed by law for making the assessment 6 When an error has been made In Identifying entry or description, in entering the valuation or In extend ing the tax. Mr. Shield said the present law Is "full and ample to take care of practically every contingency that may arise where conditions exist warrant ing a refund." STERLING AHEAD IN TEXAS GUBERNATORIAL RUN OFF DALLAS, August 25. (JP) Mrs Miriam Ferguson, former governor, was running far behind Ross Ster ling, wealthy Houston publisher, In returns from Saturday's democratic run-off for the gubernatorial nomln ation.

Sterling's margin of victory was approximately 100,000. Mrs. Ferguson and "her husband, have been figures in Texas politics for six years. She was defeated for governor by Dan Moody In 1926. The winner will meet George Butts, republican in the November election.

DEATH OF LEAD YOUNG WOMAN OCCURS SUNDAY The death of Helen Marion Ala dalla, 20-year-old daughter of Mrs A. E. Oladalla, occurred early Sun day morning, heart failure being the cause of death. The young woman was found in bed dead when her family went to awaken her Sunday moaning. A doctor was called and declared that heart trouble was the cause.

Miss Aladalla bad been suffering all her life with heart trouble, but seemed slightly Improved the past year, relatives said. No signs of any trouble were apparent when she retired Saturday night, it is said. She was a popular member of the Lead high school graduating class of this spring. She was born and reared in Lead and attended the local public schools. Besides her mother the following sisters survive: Mrs.

William Mil linovich of Wilmer, Mrs. Philip Montambault, Chicago; Florenc Edith and Marguerite Aladalla, Lead. Mrs. Montambault Is here on a visit Word is now being awaited from Mrs. Millinovicb, but tentative fun era! arrangements have been made.

The funeral will be held from Christ church Episcopal Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. G. H. Richardson Terrapin Derby and Other Fea tores Expected To Attract Thousands. The program for Lead's big annual celebration.

Labor Day, will be announced Tuesday, following a meeting of the committees tonight. The committees have been busy for the pant few days on the various fea tures of the program to be submitter to the executive committee at its meeting tonight. The executive com mittee will meet at the Homestake offlce. According to those In charge Indications point to a big day for Lead with an outstanding program to entertain the crowds. Interest is running high In the turtle race and the flower show, while other entertainment features are receiving attention.

The Labor Day program is being advertised throughout the Hills. A big truck, telling of the Terrapin Derby, visited the Nemo Lumberjacks' celebration and the Sturgis Horse Show. It will also be sent to the big celebration when the Spearflsh canyon road is opened for traffic. The turtles caused a little excite ment of their own Saturday night when they became playful and some of them took French leave. When Terrapins were seen practicing their footwork on the sidewalks a riot call was sent in and after much search ing those a.

w. o. 1. were returned to the pen. In addition to their ability to race the turtles are also hurdlers, according to those In charge of them.

They made their way out of the pen by climbing out over the top. The penned turtles will be watched from now on, as the management does not want them to take thejr road work unless accompanied by their owners. The Terrapin should be trained before the race, as they have had a hard journey to Lead, and need to get the kinks out of their, joints, it was explained. A meeting of all people Interested In the exhibits of flowers will be held at the city hall this evening at which definite plans for that feature of the Ltbor Day program will be made. It is believed a large display of home grown flowers will be entered and that the exhibit will further promote the movement for growing flowers in Lead next summer.

EDUCATORS MEET TODAY TO SELECT SCHOOL SONGS HURON, Aug. 25. JP The state committee of educators chosen to select a uniform list of songs for the proposed all-state grade school chorus met here today to determine the songs to be used. The meeting was called by Nellie Brusso, county superintendent of Beadle county, chairman of the committee. The following county superintendents compose the committee: Emma Schmidt, Roberts; Nellie Brusso, Beadle; Georgia Elce, Turner; Frieda Moeller, Hutchinson; H.

B. Melcher, Brown; J. O. Johnson, Brookings; and Mrs. W.

S. Hodgson, Spink; D. Mills, secretary of the Y. C. L.

is also a member of the committee. Weather and Roads Lead 63; cloudy roads good. Deadwood 70; cloudy roads good. Spearflsh 80; cloudy roads good. Sturgis 71; cloudy roads good.

Belle Fourche 70; cloudy roads good. Hill City 60; cloudy roads good. Custer 60; cloudy roads good. Rapid City 67; cloudy roads good. Hot Springs cloudy roads good.

Philip 80; clear roads good. Presho 77; clouily roads good. Chamberlain 75; cloudy roads good. Newcastle 87; cloudy roads good. AUNT HET Br ROBERT O.CII.I.KH "I don't mind bein' stout except I rant stand up in the bath tub without slippin' an' can't set down without fittin' too tight." (Copyright, 1M0.

Publihr ByndlcXe) part in the evening entertainment. A complete program of lumber camp sports was given, including log loading and unloading, lagging peeling, sawing, chopping. There were rodeo events, a shooting contest and sports. The celebration was brought to a successful conclusion with a big dance in the evening, the hall being crowded. There was plenty of good "eats" including a chicken dinner, provided to care for the visitors.

The Homestake band of Lead played for the celebration. LAST PLANS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE STATE FAIR HURON, Aug. 25. With the opening of South Dakota's 1930 state fair less than three weeks away final preparations are being rushed to completion for the Initial day, September 8. For a five day period ending September 12, the 151 acres which comprise the fair grounds will be open to visitors.

The attendance mark is expected to pass that of 1929 when 160,000 persons passed through the gates. More than 80 acres will be required this year for exhibits and demonstrations. Nearly $50,000 in prizes have been offered in the various departments will close within a few days, John F. White, fair secretary, said. The outstanding units of a greatly diversified program are the livestock show, a display of farm machinery and labor saving equipment and the 4-H club exhibits, Mr.

White said. Livestock entries have been received from nearly a dozen states. The territory represented by exhibits extends as far east as Illinois and south to Louisiana. Many leading manu facturers of the country will have exhibits in the machinery depart ment. Members of 4-H clubs in the state will display baby beeves, pigs and lambs in their statewide compe tition.

High lights in the women's build ing will include statewide contests in cooking, canning, fancy work and art, in addition to daily programs em bracing such subjects as household conveniences, interior decorations, hnm( hpllh and other subjects of feminine inter est. The baby health contests under the supervision of the state board of health will be conducted In the pub lic health-child welfare building. Medals will be awarded the champion babies. Specialists will advise par ents concerning the health and care of children. NORTHWEST BUILDERS NEW DEADWOOD FIRM PIERRE, Aug.

25. (IP) The Educational Mutual Benefit association of Aberdeen, an insurance association formed on the assessment plan, has Incorporated. Membership in the association is restricted to persons em ployed in educational work. The di rectors are Rert E. Johnson, Emma S.

Johnson, John W. Readey and Clarence Bower, all of Aberdeen. The Northwest Builders corpora tion of Deadwood incorporated for $25,000. The incorporators are W. C.

Cummings and Clair Cummings of Deadwood and Paul Walker of Belle Fourche. GASOLINE AND ROASTING EARS COST HIM PLENTY Gasoline and roasting ears alleged to have been stolen, cost Cecil Way mire of Lead plenty when he was ar raigned before Justice C. T. Stirrelt in Deadwood Saturday. He was charged with stealing gasoline from road construction machinery belonging to Chaulk and Birdsall which had been parked along the Deadwood-Lead highway where surfacing operations are under way.

When officers arrested him in his possession was a large number of roasting ears which he admitted were taken from the Frawley ranch. He pleaded guilty and was fined $25 and costs and ordered to pay for the gasoline and roasting ears. U. S. WEATHER REPORT For the Northern and Central Great Plains: Considerable cloudiness with occasional local showers mostly over northern and central portions; moderately warm.

For the Northern Rocky Mountain Region: Generally fair with tempera- ture somewhat above normal. The Lead Commercial club, and other commercial clubs of this sec tion have passed resolutions protest ing against the granting of the per mit. The route proposed by the Rapid City company follows: "Rapid City to Hermosa, State Game Lodge, State Park post office, Custer, Prtn- gle, and Hot Springs, returning to Rapid City via Blue Bell lodge, Mt Coolidge and Hermosa; Rapid City to Keystone, Hill City, returning via Sheridan; Deadwood, Lead, Spearflsh, Belle Fourche, Nisland, Newell and returning to Rapid City via In its resolution the Lead Commercial club points out that the ter ritory sought to be covered is now adequately served by the Chicago and North Western Railway company and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad company, which have served the territory for a great number of years. The Lead Commercial club con tends that granting of the permit would amount to the virtual confiscation of the properties and fran chises of the existing common carriers of freight and express, as well as the confiscation of the business and equipment of all class carriers now operating In the various com munities. Lead's protest also states that such heavy freight carriers effect a vir tual destruction of highways within a short time, with no existing law to tax heavy freight carriers using public highways.

RAPID CITY IS HOST TO STATES ATTORNEYS TODAY RAPID CITY, Aug. 25. (,) State's attorneys of South Dakota were gathering here today for the opening program of the annual state convention. More than 100 registrations were expected at the opening of the afternoon session. Headliners on today's program were Attorney General M.

Q. Sharpe, Calvin Goodard, Chicago, professor of police science and erector of the scientific crime detection laboratory Northwestern university; Judge Jas. Brown, presiding Judge of the su preme court. Prof. Goodard spoke before the opening session this morning, his subject being, "Scientific Methods of Crime Detection." Other speakers today were Olaf Eidera, Brookings, United States district attorney, and H.

E. Dawei, Mitchell, superintendent of the South Dakota Anti-Saloon league. MISSION LANDS ARE EXEMPT FROM TAXES PIERRE, Aug. 25. () Agricultural lands, not to exceed eighty acres, upon which are located the buildings of a religious and charitable institution which Is conducting a mission school, are exempt from taxation, the attorney general's office has said in an opinion requested by M.

C. Cunningham, state's attorney at Highmore. Other personal properties of the institution, including live stock, and returns from the lands used exclusively for the support of the school are also exempt. POOR PA CLAUDE CAM. A "It's lucky for that traffic cop I didn't lose my temper when he bawled me out.

I didn't get mad until I was a block away an' then Ma wouldn't let me go back. (Copyright, ltlt. Publisher rndloau) IllPl MODE HOME IS BUILT BY LEAD Many Visit Beautiful Mountain Cabin Constructed For Leo Bertolero. Hundreds of visitors in the Northern Black Hills this summer are inspecting the recently completed, palatial, cabin home of Leo Bertolero of Lead, near Spearflsh Crossing. The building, which i3 reported to have cost approximately $50,000, Is located at the foot of a pine-covered slope, and commands an ideal view of the surrounding country.

It is seen from either of the two highways which converge at the crossing nearby. R. L. Ewlng, Deadwood architect, drew the plans and supervised the construction work. The log work was done by Juso Bros, of Engle wood, widely know specialists in this form of construction.

The designed oak floor was done by G. C. Ken- worthy of Deadwood, and the stone work for the fire place was executed by C. A. Nystrom of Custer.

Pete Nissick, of Lead, was the carpenter in charge of finishing the woodwork, making the doors and was construc tion engineer in charge of building operations. Mr. Bertolero is now occupying the cabin. The establishment is complete for recreational activities. Besides the residence there are other build ings and appointments, which include a four-car garage; power and ligbt house; swimming pool, and tennis court The description of the architect (Continued on pace four) G1FFEN SAYS H0ME1AKER IS MOST IMPORTANT JOB MADISON, Aug.

25. (A') Of all the professions, that of the homemak-er is the most important, home eco nomics instructors here for their first annual conference were told to day by E. C. Giffen, state superintend ent of public Instruction. Success of the family is largely de pendent upon whether the home is economically and efficiently conducted, Giffen said, adding that "modern day living demands more of the home-maker than to be merely a house wife." "The homemaker," be said, "must have a knowledge of foods and their scientific preparation, clothing and materials, and budget methods and have ability to adjust expenditures 'o family income.

"Most important of all, is knowledge of child phychology. The home- maker should be well grounded in fundamentals of training her own children of ore-school age. Much depends upon the mother in training children in habits that are so funda mental before they enter the public schools." HUNDREDS LOOKING FOR GIRL AND HER ABDUCTOR VALPARISO, Aug. 25. (P) Hundreds of grim determined men thrashed through the Kankakee river bottom today looking for a farm laborer and a ten year old girl whom he kidnapped, hoping to find her alive, but failing, to find her dead.

The girl, Betty Jane Foster, was abducted from her farm home Saturday night by Claude Dillmer, 27, who for merly worked for the girls father, Ernest Foster. Dillmer left a note found yesterday. In which he said he was in love with the child but would ELEVLAND YOUTH SHOT DURINGOJN FIGHT CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 25. (JP) A party of young folks, from many of Cleveland's prominent fomilits, ended early today in a melee with hold-up men, and In the fatal shooting of one guest.

Miller Wilkinson, 23, led a group of young men in resisting five robbers armed with rifles and pistols, and was shot in the head after police arrived and engaged In a gun duel with the intruders. Wilkinson, a senior at Pitts burgh university, was a son of Fred Wilkinson, dealer in investment securities. SOUTH DAKOTA HAS A CAR FOR EVERY 3.4 PERSONS PIERRE, Aug. 25. South Dakota with its 203,004 automobiles 1929 registration figure), or A car for every 3.4 persons in the state, first took cognizance of the necessity of automobile registration and traffic regulations in 1905, said Miss Gladys Pyle, secretary of state, in an ad dress prepared for delivery at the annual convention of county commts sloners and highway superintendents at Deadwood this week.

Previous to that year the only state traffic regulations pertained to horse drawn ve hicles. The first motor vehicle act was passed by the state legislature February 24, 1905, With an emergency clause attached; the legislature declaring that "there Is no sufficient law upon this subject and an emergency exists." Miss Pyle wrote that this emergency may have arisen from 'the fact that during this year Is re corded the first arrest for speeding, when Elwood Haynes was arrested in Chicago for driving at a terrific speed. He was overtaken by police riding on bicycles." The first automobile filing fee in South Dakota was $1. Speed was limited to 20 miles an hour on highways and 10 miles an hour In towns. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PICNIC ATTRACTS 1,000 With an estimated attendance of 1,000 the annual picnic of the Knights of Columbus of the Black Hills held at Spearflsh Sunday was a big sue cess, according to Lead Knights who attended.

Knights and their families from Lead, Spearflsh, Sturgis and Rapid City attended. Black Hills council of Lead and Rapid City council sponsored the af fair and both took major prizes In the sports events. Black Hills coun cil won the tug-of-war contest, pull ing against Rapid City council Rapid City council won the kitten ball game from Lead by a score of 14-9. The picnic followed a high mass celebrated at 10:30. After the lunch a short program was held with an address of welcome by the mayor of Spearflsh, response by R.

E. O'Con nor, Rapid City; a monologue by Dr. McCormlck of Rapid City, and com munity singing. The balance of the afternoon was devoted to the sports program with races for young and old. Harry Zolper was the announcer; Dr.

McCormick, starter; Joseph C. Dunn, clerk; Fred Noves and Mr. Mollers, judges. TERRAPIN GOES HOME AFTER BEING A. W.

0. It is said upon good authority that a terrapin gets homesick. At least it Is reported that John Mastrovtch had turtle that returned home. He had the turtle out giving It a little training, as be wants to cop that big prise Labor Day. The turtle got lost and a search was started.

The turtle was found, so It is reported, on the steps by the Home-stake employment office, as if he were begging to be placed back In ADDRESSATTORNEYS RAPID CITY. Aug. 25. P) Heads of South Dakota's legal and judicial departments today asked state's attorneys to adopt practices designed to promote law enforce ment and bring about added respect for the administration of justice. Speaking at the convention of state's attorneys here, Judge James Brown of the state supreme court, and Attorney General M.

Q. Sharpe made suggestions for law enforcement through which they said prosecuting attorneys could render additional service. Judge Brown, presiding judge of South Dakota's high court, told state's attorneys that they were "ministers of justice," and that "the true object of a criminal prosecution is to ascertain the truth." "In his zeal for success," the presiding judge said, "a state's attorney should neither suppress nor fail to bring to the attention of the court evidence which he has good reason to believe is reliable, merely because it may tend to show the defendant Is not guilty." The state's attorneys were told that in prosecutions they should resort only to legal methods, and that "it should be constantly borne In mind that the only conviction worth hav ing is a conviction that will with stand review in an appellate court." Most persons convicted of a serious crime, or crime carrying a heavy penalty, Judge Brown said, can find means of. taking an appeal. He urged careful preparation and hard wui tu eel uuiivit iitjiia mm win stand review.

"Vigilance and alertness through out the trial," the judge said, "characterized by fairness toward the de fendant, resisting the temptation (sometimes strong) to be vitupera tive and abusive of the defendant in argument when you think his offense has been dastardly, are among things that will conduce success, and promise respect for the administration of law. "In a spirit of cooperation, not criticism," Attorney General Sharpe suggested many improvements state's attorney's could adopt "to Increase their efficiency and usefulness." Use of Injunctions In prosecution of liquor law violations was recom mended by the attorney general, who explained that "if you once get a vio lator under injunction of the court it is a much easier matter later to prove a violation of the injunction than to convince twelve men that he has been guilty of a criminal offense beyond all reasonable doubt." Mr. Sharpe's suggestions, he said. were the result of careful study by himself and assistant attorney gen erals in his office. State's attorneys were told that adoption of these suggestions "will aid and guide you in your work and increase your efficiency as a public official, and later aj a private prac titioner, and will be of much benefit to the people who are entitled to your services." FORT MEADE H0RSESH0W ATTRACTS THOUSANDS Thousands of people from all parts of the Hills and South Dakota attend ed the second annual horseshow at Fort Meade, Sturgis Saturday.

Those who attended from Lead said it was an outstanding show with all events being of high class order. Favored with good weather the show was staged on schedule keeping the spec tators entertained and thrilled. One of the outstanding features of the show was the demonstration by the machine gun troop, 4th cavalry. Another feature was the exhibition musical drill by the famous Black Horse troop. Outstanding races In cluded the Fourth Cavalry handicap cowboy race, and the Dakota Derby, kill ber if the police were notified.

officiating. the pen with the other terrapin..