Deadwood Pioneer-Times from Deadwood, South Dakota • Page 1

The Day's Newt By The Associated Pre ISSUED EVERY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY Western South Dakota's Only Morning Newspaper SIXTY-FIRST YEAR DEADWOOD (Black Hills) SOUTH DAKOTA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, lo36 PRICE FIVE CENTS CROWDS CHEER MARY AT PREVIEW JURY FREES KARTELL OF SLAYING TEACHER Rebels Report that Madrid is Encircled U. S. Amateur Champ Dentist Invites Jurors to .4 a-waas. '1 an tilled In Third Degree By Officers Hotel-Keeper Dies from Beating at Union-town, Pa UNIONTOWN. Sent.

19. fPi Join Him in a "Beer Party" Declare Forces Are Ready for Final Attack on Capital LBOLA, S. Sept. 19. fl Dr.

A. R. Maitell was acquitted in circuit 11 Jf i I court bare today of a charge of murder In the death of Miss Lela Halvor- HURRICANE IS BLOWING OUT IN THE NORTH Early Warnings Held Death List to Minimum son, rural school teacher, found strangled in a hotel room here last October 20. Attorney Oeneral Charles J. Marriottl The verdict freeing the Leola dentist of murdering the 24-year-old Madison woman was returned at 9:40 a.

approximately 19 hours after the 12 Mcpherson county fanners retired to de (By The Associated Press) The fascist junto asserted Saturday night that Its armies had encircled Madrid and were ready for a final attack on the eapitaL Government forces holding Toledo awaited ammunition to renew effort to wipe oat the remaining defenders In the dynamited Afca-sar. Fascist forces in the northeastern coastal sector, under Oeneral Emilio Mola, drove at Bilbao and Santander, only remaining government strongholds in thai see-tor. With these developments. 1 J-v NEW YORK, Sept 19. (fl-Elght known dead, fifteen reported missing, and three vessels unreported were the casualties today of one of the most violent hurricanes that ever hurled Itself against the Atlantic coast.

The wind and rain, after rioting thru eight states, described a large arc seaward to lose itself over the Atlantic said tonight that an Investigation revealed that Prank O. Monaghan, hotel keeper, was "barbarously and brutally beaten to death" while under questioning by officers in connection with the stabbing of Detective John Wall. Two state troopers and a county detective were charged with murder In connection with Monaghan 's death. MarglotU, after a three-day Inquiry, said 'the third degree is a relic of the dark ages and cannot be tolerated in this day of enlightened civilization. Its use is absolutely prohibited in Pennsylvania.

Officers engaged in such practices must 'be brot to Justice." Monaghan was accused of stabbing Wall after his arrest on a charge of driving under the influence of liquor. SMEDLEY BUTLER TO SPEAK TODAY AT RAPID CITY The storm left in its wake brightening fascist agents in France asserted that skies and the lowest casualties and tlde of the civil war has turned in property damage ever paid out to slm- favor with government forces on liar disturbances. the defensive "all along the line." The weather bureau, which for ten1 The Spanish government was beset days publicized the approaching storm, by syndicalist demands for a military was responsible for preparations that draft and an eight-point program for held casualties to a minimum i decentralization of government. The Norwegian tramp steamer Nida- liberate Friday. A broad smile spread across the face of Dr.

Martell when the foreman announced: "We find the defendant not guilty." Reports from the Jury following the verdict indicated eight ballots had been taken, and all but the last were 11 to 1 for acquittal. After thanking his counsel and the Jurors, Dr. Martell Invited them all to Join him In a "beer party." The state had charged the dentist with slaying the attractive rural teacher after a drinking party. Friend Finds Node Body Miss Halvorson'a nude body was found on the floor beside her bed In a dingy hotel room about 11 o'clock on Sunday morning, October 20, last, by Miss Martha Koppy, also a teacher living here. Her arms were folded across her breast and there were bruises about the size of fingers on her neck.

The teacher had come here the previous day to accept a position in a rural school. She had taught in McPher-son county In 1931. Martell and John Hlbner, Itinerant farm laborer, were questioned the evening of the day her body was discovered. Hlbner stayed in the hotel Saturday night and Martell admitted he had been with the teacher. Hlbner was held In Jail several days, but Martell was Mary Astor (left), central figure In a sensational Hollywood child custody case, Is shown with her mother, Mrs.

Helen Langhanke, and a friend, Marcus Goodrich, studio writer, as they arrived at a Hollywood theater to attend a preview of "Dodsworth" In which Miss Astor playa the "other woman." Cheering admirers nearly mobbed the actress as she made her way from ths theater after the last closeup. (Assoclatat Press Photo) FISCHER IS NEW UNITED STATES AMATEUR CHAMP Johnny Fischer, young CinclnT nail golfer and former captain of the University of Michigan links team, became the new amateur golf champion of the United States Saturday by defeating; Jock McLean of Scotland, in 37 holes, (Associated Press Photo) reid, and two fishing schooners, Dirigo I and the Hampton boat owned by Ouy Cobb of Cliff Island, all bound for Portland, were unreported. Only one person was killed In Maryland, one in Virginia, three in New Jersey and three in Pennsylvania. A death toll estimated at 46 was drastically revised shortly after dawn when 34 men feared lost from the SB. Long Island in Delaware bay, were found alive on a coal barge two miles off shore.

Eight men of the Long Island crew were still missing. Property Damage in Millions REPORT CASH INCOME OF FARMERS UP 11 In Fiery Ex-Marine Officer Address at 8 p.m. Win From Scot in Thrilling Finish on 37th Hole RAPID CITY, Sept. 19. Oeneral Smedley D.

Butler of the marine corps, today was enroute to Hot Springs, where he was scheduled to visit the Argiculture Dept. Sets 1936 Figures at $7,850, 000,000 tnsrupwso. communications prevented GARDEN CITY N. Sept. 19 Oft an accurate estimate of property dam- johnny Figer, 24-year-old Cmcln-age, altho preliminary reports indlca- Wj law student antl American Walker ted millions lost.

cup today became the new ama- JS 8torSV teur 8lf champion of the United States tag winds of velocities as high as 100 by JoTk McLean of Scotland. not arrested. An Inquest followed, but the coroner's Jury did not return its verdict until December 9, when it recommended that Martell be held on a murder oharse. He was arrested and held in Battle Mountain veterans' ad ministration facility and the state soldiers' home prior to coming to Rapid City for an address Sunday evening. The former marine corps "firebrand" will Visit Mt.

Rufihmore memorial en. Auditors Say Mrs. Brown Off $90,000 Jail until December 21, when he was route to Rapid City from Hot Springs. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.

-With drouth heightened shortened crops, the U. 8. agriculture department estimated that the cash income of farmers this year would total $7,850,000,000, an increase of almost 11 over last year's estimate which included cash Income from marketing products and benefit payments under THE NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG "News Behind the News" "Why Fm For Roosevelt" $200,000 Rating European Fighters Hitler Is Shadow-, Boxing ABA Sessions Lays Rail Increase To Spending New York Democracy In Hot Water miles an hour, circled northeastward, a thrilling finish in a 37-hole Connecticut. Apparently escaped dam- match. I Fischer squared the match on the Elsewhere.

In New England, the coast 36th ole with a birdie and on the first was whipped by heavy rains and gales, extra hole with a 20-foot putt for an-but damage was reported small. A high other birdie. pressure area, moving out to sea from its point of origin over the Great Lakes, McLean 2 Up at Half -Way was shoving the hurricane to the east GARDEN CITY, Sept The interior of New England did not McLean of Scotland, ted John Fischer, even receive rain. Cincinnati, two up at the end of the Ships caught along the New England trst la noles fgi of the nation- tHHJ? f10 amateur championship. The card New York City was deluged by heavy for flve hoies was out rains thruout the night, but the dawn 44.4.

McLean, 5-3-4-5-4. At the broke with clear, blue skies. The fly- nlne holes WM tag weather report was "ceiling unlim- one up on McLean, both players tak- ited; visibUty unlimited. tae 39 strokes, two under oar. Cards for LV nU-r T.Aa,,.A.! federal farm plans.

xuiuici iicasuiwi The department said that 'govern ment payments during 1936 are expec At Aberdeen Held ted to be considerably smnllor than, Meeting mm at Hot springs will be Francis Case, Custer, a friend of "Old Gimlet Eye," who will accompany the general to Rapid City. In the party, which is scheduled to arrive here early Sunday afternoon, will be others from the southern Hills. At 6 p. Oeneral Butler will be guest of honor at an informal dinner at the lAlex Jonhson hotel. Other guests will Include ex-marines and ex-service men of the army and navy.

Shortly before 8 p. Oeneral Butler will be escorted to the municipal auditorium. Commander M. J. May requested today that all ex-service men who are not able to attend the dinner, gather at the hotel shortly before 8 In Jail 1935," when they were 8585,000,000.

ABERDEEN, S. Sept. 19. i Mrs. Mane Brown, former city treas- Lawrence County People urer, was back in the county Jail today Seek U.

S. Citizenshio to await fLmdimnumt on rhArep nf Communcation lines to southern Ynur holfia werR macho- out. released on 110,000 oona aiier a preliminary hearing. At the start of the trial on September 8, Dr. Martell pleaded innocence and was his own chief witness on the stand which he occupied for several hours.

The dentist admitted practically all the circumstantial evidence which the prosecution presented, but denied he ever told Justice department cents he must have killed the girl. Brands Testimony a Lie "It's a lie," was his reply when asked If he admitted the crime to W. S. Gordon, deputy superintendent of the state department of Justice, and E. M.

Mc-Mullen, an agent. The two officers testified Martell told them privately he must have killed the teacher but couldn't remember it. The youthful dentist told the Jury he had been Intimate with Miss Hal-vorson and said they had been drinking together for several hours on the night she was slain. He maintained however, that when he left her at the hotel she was alive and well. The state presented several witnesses in an effort to prove Martell choked the teacher during the party to the hotel room.

Special Prosecutor J. M. Berry, in his final argument, told the iThTteadher client, auuuwiuu XVI u. O. CJUiOBU- i I at ui.

embezzlement while auditors confirmed Intimations toy State's Attorneys P. L. Sleh that the shortage in her ac- p. to escort the renowned soldier ship wiU appear in circuit court before "r1 ulc "clc 6-5-5-4, total 39; McLean, out, 4-5-4-5, JSwx ZTfMLT totaJ 39' home McLean took September 24, at a naturalization hea bloc with deLere a 6 a 5 to allow the Amer- tag. A representative from the lmml- ralns blocltea wlth debris were lean to go to 40.

However, McLean gration and naturalization department opZ Ped the next four holes in par and of the United States will be Tpresent STlJI Fischer took an extra stroke to par on and peace advocate to the city audi Mrs. Brown has been in a hospital torium. for two weeks suffering from high blnod oressnre and was ordered re Paul to conduct the exam-; talnouT 1 Md 14th WM moved to Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond 8t' after a heartnff before Circuit Judze inatlons. WASHINGTON By RAY TUCKER Following the the petitioners, their stonS wlrningi were hoisted as far to.lP vvXeT WltneS3eS Wh horth as Nova Scotia, The Canadian ScLen scored tfoMlAbin snia nL idMw.k, vttt nn meteorological service issued a warn- and 18th holes. Fischer needed 5 strokes Ella Owre Island, Haaken Vm, king ing to all the maritime provinces.

to et on ithe carDet on the i7thi whlte a Erickson R. Zom of Baltimore, lost Mclean tZ 18 hole ovir Lir-. his life when his 40-foot cruiser was the McLean was close to and W. N. Skinner, Watertown.

The woman Is specifically charged with embezzling money during her 9-year tenure of office. When she was arrested, she ladmlSted (shortages in both the city treasury and county srJinnl district nf which she also was Retort Joseph P. Kennedy's book 'I'm for Roosevelt" has provoked more n.jrrSX1 crashed on the rocks of Longport, w. j. 12.foot outt whlle Fischer's iron treasurer.

Herbert Klein of the state Italy; Clifford L. Edwards and Mike so 1 discussion than any other volume lished ta a campaign already notable ha miM continue living division of audits and accounts, said oeniovicn. for generating an unprecedented flow Hanna Marie Oates, Edward Vm, the shortage of city funds was approximately $49,000. Eight men aboard the shtag schoon- ied on the green about 50-feet beer Caspian, leaking when it left port jjjj b0e His first putt was 8 at Cold Spring harbor yesterday, were incnes ttWay but he sank his second unreported, while seven persons were for a 3 to go down 2 for 18 holes, missing. I Hindenbnrr Over Atlantic lock with Vesta Stark of Aberdeen, who shared an apartment with him at the rear of a local printing shop.

of political literature. The ex-chairman of the Securities Sunday School Meeting to Close at Lead Today With a large number of Sunday school teachers in attendance, the annual Lawrence county Sunday school conference got under way in Lead yesterday afternoon and continued thru the evening. A banquet was served in the dining room of the Lead Baptist church at 6 o'clock, followed by services at 8 o'clock when Miss Cornelia Storman, Lead, spoke on the world Sunday school convention at Oslo, Norway, during the past summer, to which she was a delegate. Today's program Includes consecration services at Terry Peak at 7 o'clock this morning, with Rev. Dan J.

Rueb, pastor of the First Baptist church, Dead wood, in charge, followed by a complimentary breakfast at the Highland hotel by the Homestake Mining company. Visits to Lead Sunday schools and churches will be made at 9:30 and 11 o'clock. Devotional services will be held at 2:30 o'clock with special music Great Britain; Floyd W. Viken and Helena Walther. Walle Alfred Lofgren, Gustavus Sweden; Sam Beardshear and James Estes.

Exchange commission strives to convince follow-milllonalres that they loiiow-muuonaires xnai uiey Defense attorneys Pat Momson ana The Zeppelin Hindenburg was over V. Aflontl ATimut. fmm TVftnWf nrt. I thruout the rthadfalledto Tahow should bless the New Deal between rf.CS 'clarations of dividends. He cites the fi- WEATHER FORECAST Out of Town Couple Obtain Marriage License Bernard Sanwick, Rapid City, Carl Victor Swenson, Gustavus to Lakehurst, N.

but was not near cuiy muuvB iv th tooiVrM-r wre the I nanciai pages as evidence that the Sweden; Sam Beardshear and James wealthy have profited from Roosevel-, UW dClsUHV MM Wi best of friends and never quarreled. today and night; Generally fair tlan policies even more generously Letter Given court somewhat cooler. Htm Mar-'than the "forgotten Mr. Ken-1 enough to tne storm area xo oe -feoted Immediately. It reported riding thru a squall a few hundred miles off Newfoundland, but was making satisfactory progress.

The Merchants and Miners steamer Marjorle Irene Fisher, Minneapolis, secured a marriage license at the clerk of courts office in this city, yesterday. Time and place of the marriage ceremony were not revealed. relies. Agnes Josefina Ostrom, Gustavus Sweden; B. B.

Finola and John Lind-holm. Marie Mantas, Hungary, Blanche Colman and Irene Fehllman. taiiMiH MiMvmonn given to'nedy qualifies as an expert, for he has tell and Miss Haivorson were Brmro-tmateiv S2M.0OO from! Forecast for the Week Northern and Central Ore ait Plains: Berkshire, bound for Philadelphia with Not much precipitation indicated; tern- Gustav Grotrud, Haaken king 1Q1 -rVtU-Ai oKrvorH ofwVlftTprf at thft I old post. iHs pickings were leaner three years ago. I the Jury to bear out inis Thruout the trial the defense counsel directed a finger of suspicion at red-haired, 23-year-old Hlbner, who was one of the state's principal witnesses.

dress by Supt. Caldwell of the Belle of Norway. Ben Landguth and Ernest i tlLLrrC" peratures mosuy near or aoovex nor- of Cod canal to western entrance Cape north and norm south 1 cumow. by the Lead male quartette and an ad- Fourche public schools. G.OP.

publicists, however, have twisted his argument into a gain for nae oui xne diow. mo uuiuiw portion returning to Bancroft training school Northern rj, Mountain Region: vihoi- toot.ined neeins Maneu ui uic MOTION PICTURE NOTABLES AT RITES FOR THALBERG irvm sun vtu uya iu nc. (Contlnned oa Page 4) Generally fair with temperatures somewhat above normal. bathroom next to tne leacnvra iwui men juuc. xncjr tw mm wic the nlKht she was slain.

headed Bostonian that the well-to-do Defense witnesses testified that hairs (the so-called are eating and found clutched In the slain girl's fin- drinking and yachting more regularly vers were either red or blond. Both than they were three years ago. But, t.h teacher had dark hair, they ask. what then becomes of the President Speaks When the state failed to introduce the New Deal contention that "economic hnirs 1m evidence, Morrison and Hep-; royalists" have been routed by a Baseball Scores perle contended tney came uum viituiupiun wnwe icmucuum uch. ner-s head.

P001' Testimony was offered to show that Hlbner was "haU-drunk" the night 01 paylnjr Mr. Kennedy's failure to the slaying and had awempiea raiiy me rich to Mr. Roosevelt may be i with a waiu-ww understandable alter a close study or a "date" (By Courtesy of Smoke House) American League Washington New York 6. Boston Philadelphia 1. Cleveland Detroit 7.

Chlcago-St. Louis rain. National League St. Louis Chicago 6. Philadelphia Boston 5.

New York Brooklyn 1. Cincinnati Pittsburgh 7. New Deal changes in the tax structure. Besides forecasting a slow redistribution of wealth, it hints that coupon I I SI Jl cutters will some day pay heavily on present profits. In 1930, on a national Income of approximately $80,000,000,000, the Mellon-Hoover-Coolldge tax schedules produced a federal revenue of (211,000,000.

But in 1937, on a national income of only $80,003,000,000 (Daniel Roper's own The trial was the first big case in which the recently-organized department of jusUce had participated. Activities of Oordon and hs agents were Severely criticized by defense counsel who said the deputy superintendent came to McPherson county and took over the duties of the local law enforcement agencies. WYOMING GUIDE MURDERED NEAR forecast) it is estimated that the Roosevelt-Morgenthau rates will net a 19 L. Pet. 57 .607 63 S6S 64 65 67 75 .486 federal income tax totalling $2,303,000, 000.

In other figures, although the national income has sagged by 25 per cent. Uncle Sam will drag down only about 4 per cent less from the taxable .455 .428 I'" A I 7 TW0GW0TEEPASS kitty. Standings September National League W. New York 88 St. Louis 83 Chicago 83 Pittsburgh 80 Cincinnati 71 Boston 65 Brooklyn 62 Philadelphia 50 American League W.

New York 97 Detroit 80 Chicago 78 Washington 77 Cleveland 76 Boston 73 St. Louis 53 Philadelphia 49 The Roosevelt administration, thru the 1934, 1935 and 1936 tax bills, has sicked the tax collectors onto the cor 95 .345 L. Pet. 48 .669 68 41 67 38 69 27 71 17 74 .497 90 311 86 .338 porations and corporate stockholders. They will eventually pay the largest part of the bill for WPA, PWA and AAA handouts.

And that's why, despite Found Near Place Where Woman Disappeared LANDER, Wyo, Spt. of a riderless horse with a boUet hole In the saddle prompted a search and the uncoyerlni-of the body of Guy Hammett, 60, trapper and guide, in the woods near Twogwotee Pasa Nearby was iin ii elk carcass. Mr. Kennedy's logistics, they're against President Roosevelt. Best Military students would be (Continued on Page 3) Loo Gehrig Geta Plaque NEW YORK.

Sent. 19. Lou Gehrig, slucrirlng first baseman for the New The fire department was called out shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday aft- York Yankees, today was presented with a Dlaaue from the American Sheriff J. J. Ansell said that evidence shot ernoon by a grass and brush fire bum- inHiostjwl that HUIime President Franklin D.

Roosevelt Is shown on the White House portico as ha spoke to a meeting of the annual conference on mobilization of human needs. He urged-a revival of the spirit of local charity. (Associated Press Photo) league in recognition of his playing in 1.800 consecutive games. Notables ot the film world, many of whom owtd their asreen lucefuss to the genius of Irving Thalberg, noted producer, attended the private funeral ssi-vlcti for him In Hollywood's Impressive Temple B'nal B'rlth. Arriving for the rite are, Isft to rights Join Crawford and hr husband, Franchot Tons, Lionel Barrymor nd Edmund Lows, and Mary Plokford.

(Assoclittd Prssi Photos SrulnVbacT Hft body was found at tag Just outside the city limits on Den-enru tne Dati-. Mauser ver avenue. Firemen used a tank of NelTwy twoye chm4cal In extmgulshlng the blaze newwandT which burned over only a small area. The presentation was made by May or LaGuardia of New York City..