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

The Day's News By The Associated Press ISSUED EVERY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY Western South DakoU'i Only Morning Newspa i FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR DEADWOOD, (Black Hills) SOUTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, lo31 PRICE FIVE CENTS Lupe' Sister BUSINESS AND INDUSTRYBOTH MLLE. LAVAL TURNS ON NEW LIBERTY LIGHTS CAPONE'S BOYS HAVE LEFT; NOT v. OFFICERS FAIL IN SEARCH FOR GAIN IN SOUTH KNOWNWHERE Depart from Gang Headquarters in Great Haste CHICAGO. Oct. 30.

Wl Detective LAWTON'S GUN Confessed Baken Slayer Says He is Mari-. juana Addict James T. Lawton, 31. Rapid City, confessed slayer oi William P. (Billy) Baleen, former Pennington comity sheriff at his home in Rapid City on the night of October 19 is still being held at the county jail in this city following Construction Work and flfil ft-' Hk i 'I I I fL Chief William Schoemaker sayj i.e to Associated Prm Photo As a final goodwill gesture bsfors sailing for home, Mils.

Josss Laval, daughter of ths French pramler, turned on ths nsw floodlighting system en ths status of Liberty. She waved hsr hand evsr a silver globs atop ths Empire Stats building and ths status In Nsw York, harbor was bathed In light Her cental companion Is Alfred E. Smith, former governor of New York. LODGES STAGE PARTIES HERE THIS EVENING Payrolls Show Good Increase ATLANTA, Oct. 30.

(P) Indus try and business in the south are moun ting steadily and building for the fu ture. In Georgia, the Clark thread com pany has completed a new plant and a mill village of 75 houses at Austell, near Atlanta, and expects to employ some 600 men and women when Instal lation of machinery is completed. Two hundred new workers have been smployed in Virginia, beginning Octo ber 28 by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Mmpany at Richmond, and Port of Richmond customs receipts show an in crease.

David Clark of Charlotte, editor oi the Southern Textile Bulletin, reports that immense quantities of raw cotton are being bought and stored by the larger cotton manufacturing corpora tions of the Carolinas and the south. 'in anticipation of sharp advances in prices within a year or two." Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and other southern states report business activity and a healthy outlook. At New Orleans, 178 new business concerns have opened and 193 old ones have expanded operations since 'the first of the year, and customs collections far September totalled a gain of 30 per cent over last year. Louisiana records also disclose New Orleans customs collections for July, August and September combined show an Increase of 98 per cent over the same period in 1930. In addition, ground has been broken for a huge sulphur plant on the western end of Lake Peigneur, Iberia parish, Louisiana; construction of the public belt bridge will start within 30 days, with employment minimum of 1,000 men for the next 30 months: An derson Clayton company has completed new snip side cotton ware house, and the Leon Godchaux clothing company has tripled its capacity by ac quiring 35,000 additional feet of floor space.

Women End Ring Bout Tears as Cops Stage Raid WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. (JPh- A boxing bout in an Avella dance hall, with two pretty young women as the principals, ended in tears early today, when state police, county detectives and constables raided the place and hustled the boxers and eight others before a Justice of the peace and thence to the county Jail. A crowd of more than 300 men, who were cheering ustily when the officers arrived, fled through windows and doors. Paul A.

Honyak, 24, Avella, and nine women were charged with staging an improper exhibition and were remanded to cells in default of bond. RAILROAD ASKS EMPLOYES TAKE 10 WAGE CUT New York Negotiates With Labor Groups NEW YORK, Oct. 30. (JP) The re quest that employes accept a 10 reduction in wages for a period of one year has been presented by the New York Central railroad to representa tives of the unions and brotherhoods. This was disclosed in the road's statement today.

Since the decision of the interstate commerce commission denying the railroads their requested 15 Increase in freight rates there have been rumors in Wall Street that carriers generally would negotiate with employes for a voluntary wage cut. JURY FINDS OF MANSLAUGH1 Stock Trails Meeting Will be Held Nov. 3 BELLE FOURCHE, Oct. 30. Stock trails and water supply for stock coming to Belle Fourche for shipment, will be the topic at the regular monthly meeting of the Belle Fourche Commercial Club at 6:30 Tuesday evening, November 3.

A large number of personal letters have been sent to statesmen over this section of the country, inviting them to attend the meeting as the guests of the club, and the meeting will be turned over to the Live Stock Committee of the club and the stockmen. From the ideas thought out at this meeting, plans will be made for handling the 1932 shipments of live stock, and an endeavor made to secure trails that will furnish feed and water for the stock while is en-route to Belle Fourche. This is a matter of paramount importance to not only Belle Fourche, but to the live stock Interests of this entire section or the northwest, and if some plan can be worked out to give an adequate system of trails from the range to the shipping point it will not only be a matter of greater convenience to the shipper, but will be a real revenue producer for him. Man Who Struck King, Got Reward, Is Dead KINGSTON, Oct. 30.

UP) A man who once struck King Edward VII of England, accidentally, and got a sovereign for it, died here today. He was James P. Delph, veteran of the Fenian raids, he was a drummer boy of 13 with the Canadian rifles -hen King Edward, then Prince of Wales, visited Canada. The band was in the guard of honor at Quebec. The prince happened to be standing nearby when Delph was fixing his drum.

Some sailors pulled at the plumes of the drummer's hat. Delphi COLORADO SPRINGS KING GUILTY Penalty is From One to Eight Years in Prison COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 30. JPh-Roy King, 41, church deacon, today was convicted of voluntary man slaughter in connection with the death last July of Lewis Palmer, local high school student, slain while in com pany with King's daughter. The penalty is one to eight years.

He will be sentenced November 10. Motive for the shooting was not established. Gypsy Official Says No Further Well Plans RAPID CITY, Oct. 30. The Gypsy Oil company, which ceased operation on its test well near Wall early this week at a depth of 5,001.

feet, has no plans for further tests in that vicinity, it was stated here this, morning by F. R. Smith, Tulsa, superintendent of the company. The equipment, he stated, after the hole Is plugged, will be trucked into Wall where it will be stored un til a later date, when it will be trans ported elsewhere. Mr.

Smith is here conferring with E. J. Page, Pittsburgh, representative of a drilling company. He said that the company has no plans to announce at this time, but hinted that the company would not continue Its subterranean explorations in the Wall vicinity. He said that the equipment will be piled at Wall and transported at a later date." Drillers at the well, located on the Hoyt Hunter farm, 17 miles north of Wall, are now engaged in plugging the hole.

Burlington Tries Out! Gas-Electric Engines Billings to Edgemont EDGEMONT, Oct. 30. The first trip of the new gas-electric engines, now op- eratlng over the Chicago, Burlington Quincy railroad between Edgemont and Etllings, was made on schedule. The engines, hauling one coach, take the place of the steam trains Nos. 43 and 44, leaving here at 5 p.

m. and a. m. and are modern in every respect. Bar silver, 30.

Tin, spot and nearby, 22.70; future, 22.90. Lead, spot, New York, 4.00. Metal Market Elks and Shriners in Hallowe'en Programs Tonight Deadwood lodge No. 506, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and Naja Temple, A. A.

O. N. M. will entertain their members with Hallowe'en programs and dances tonight, events to which members of both orders are looking forward to with much Interest. The Shrine entertainment and dance will be held at the Masonic temple featuring an addres by Thomas J.

Houston, Chicago, 111., Imperial potentate on the work being done at the crippled children's home maintained by the order. The program will be followed by a dance and other diversions. The Elks home will be the scene of the annual Hallowe'en party and dance the first of a series of lively social events to be held at Intervals during the fall and winter months. A novel and Interesting entertainment program has been arranged, the committee In charge reports, Both affairs are expected to attract large crowas ana wiu last unui a iaie hour. D.

B. Pratt, Manager Belle Fourche Sugar Plant Seriously 111 The condition of Don B. Pratt, manager of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company plant at Belle Fourche, who Is a patient at St. John's hospital In Rapid City, was described early this morning as "extremely serious." Mr. Pratt has been in the hospital since October 22, previous to which time he had been ill at his home in Belle Fourche.

He had failed to recover properly from a nervous breakdown several months ago and early Thursday suffered a stroke of apolexy, resulting in partial paralysis. He had entered a coma early this moming. Mr. Pratt came to the Black Hills in the fall of 1926 to make a survey of construction work of the Belle Fourche plant and has sHtce remained as the manager. He has devoted much of his life to the sugar beet business starting as a water boy with the Utah-Idaho Sugar company at Garland, Utah.

Alter completing his studies of civil engineering at Hangerford Academy, Springfield, Utah, he was employed as a civil engineer with several railroads in the west, returning to the sugar company 17 years ago as construction superintendent, which position he held until 1927 when he was made manager of the company Interests in South Dakota. He is narried and has two sons, J. E. Pratt, Salt Lake Cilty and Truman Pratt, an employe of the Belle Fourche plant. Mr.

Pratt's mother resides near Salt Lake City. mi AlsociMttd Pttu Photo A newcomer In English-speaking filmi is Rlena Velss (above), titter cf Lupe, who heretofore hat appeared only in Spanish versions. Riena Is dancer as well as an "stress Local Briefs Big Game Licenses are Moving at a Lively Rate With the big game hunting season, deer and elk, opening on November 1, hunters are calling in increasing num bers at the county treasurer's office in this city where licenses are on sale. V. L.

Burrington, deputy state game warden established himself in the local sheriff's office yesterday and was busy thruout the day assisting in the work issuing licenses. Those receiving licenses at the trea surer's office yesterday were A. M. Rot ter, Allan Hegstrum, Thos. Reandeau.

Carl A. Johnson, Geo. Benner, A. A. Streamer, Dr.

R. A. Vallier, Oeo. R. Selway, L.

C. Pugh, Frank Waugh, O. L. Mumford, LeRoy Dahl and William Sassee, all of Dead wood; Walter Ell-beck, Lead; J. H.

Simons, P. O. Urban, Timber Lake; Geo. Juso, Englewood; Albert F. Melchert, Rochford; and Dr.

Pelagio G. Potenclano, White Horse, S. D. The latter is a medical doctor, a native of the Philippine Islands. Old Time Resident of Deadwood Dies in St.

Louis Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kellar, pioneei residents of Deadwood are in receipt of a letter from David Barken, 8916 St. Charles Road, St. Louis, telling the death in that city on October 28, ol Jos.

Schwing, former well known Dead-wood man. The letter indicated that he had been ill for some time. resided in Deadwood for many years, leaving about 10 years age for St. Louis where he had since made his home. He served for a number of years as secretary of the Fountain City hose and ladder company and was prominent In local fire department circles.

He was 71 years old. Mr. Barken also lived in Deadwood for many years during which time he was an employe of Martin Folstad, well known Deadwood tailor. Louie's Chicken Hut Will Reopen This Noon Louis colored chef who opened a chicken hut in Deadwood a couple of years ago, leaving last winter, since which time the business passed from hand to hand, has returned to the city and at noon today will re-open the business In the old location at 13 Lee street. Louie says that he will specialize in the serving of southern fried chicken, barbecued ribs and home-made chili, the other eatables will be on the menu each day.

Enjoying a fine patronage when in business before he will undoubtedly find a welcome again. Automobile Collision on Lower Main Street An automobile collision took place near the Chicago St North Western railroad freight station on lower Main street shortly after 10 o'clock last night when a Dodge coupe driven by D. L. Tharp, 31 Charles street, Deadwood, collided with a Chevrolet sedan driven by Peter Givorgi, 301 Miners avenue. Lead.

Givorgi was driving down the street at the time, and Tharp was approaching from the opposite direction. Both cars were badly damaged but the occupants escaped injury. Deadwood Bears Play at Rapid City This Evening All indications point to a large group of local people accompanying the Dead- wood Bears to Rapid City this evening where they will meet the high school team of that city at the State School of Mines field at 7:45 o'clock. The Bears will stage their last workout at Amusement Park today. The Lead Gold Diggers will play the Belle Fourche Broncs at Mountalntop field at Lead at 2:30 o'clock this after noon.

Today is Deadline for the Payment of Last Half Taxes Today is the last chance Lawrence county property owners will have to pay second installment of current taxes before they become delinquent at the clcee of business at the county treasur er's office at four o'clock this afternoon. All taxes remaining unpaid at that time are designated by law as delinquent and may only be paid with addi tional cost to the property owner. Deadwood Man Sentenced To Term in Leavenworth James Edward Douglas, a resident of Deadwood for the past year, was sen' tenced to a term of one year and one day In the u. S. penitentiary at Leaven worth, Kansas by Judge A.

Lee Wyman in federal court at Sioux Falls Thursday. He pleaded guilty to transporting a stolen automobile from Shawnee, Ok lahoma, to Deadwood In violation of ui wttfjuiic uu uic run. He made this assertion last night after a raid on the stronghold of Al-phonse Capone, convicted hoodlum overlord, disclosed that his followers had gone some place else. While their leader sat in a hospital cell In the county Jail reading detective stories untU his attorney. Michael A hern, decides about appealing to the supreme court for Ca pone's release pending appeal, his followers vacated their third and fourth floor headquarters In the Lexington hotel.

Capone was recently sentenced to serve 11 years In Leavenworth for Income tax evasions. Chief Shoemaker conducted yesterdays raid with the expectation of telling Capone followers to get out. Raiders found nothing but five radios, bedroom furniture, an electric refrigerator, kitchen equipment, a chef, a dishwasher and a bus boy. 390,000 Turkeys are Raised in South Dakota In 1931, Report Shows BROOKINGS, Oct. 30.

4V-South Dakota poultry producers raised approximately 360,000 turkeys this year, a five percent reduction compared with 1930, C. J. Borum. federal agricultural statistician, reported today. For the entire country, the number of turkeys on farms Oct.

was given as about two percent larger than last year, but In South Dakota poor early hatches resulted from freezing temperatures during late May. The dry weather later in the season was favorable for development of the poults, however, Mr. Borum said. Because of the late hatch and feed shortage In many localities, growers In soutn Dakota expect omarket their turkeys somewhat later than last year, the report showed. Forty-seven percent will be ready for market by Thanksgiving, compared with 53 last year, while 39 percent will be marketed by Christmas and 14 percent later.

The federal department of agriculture report noted a continuation of the tendency for turkey production to shift from small farm flocks to commercial enterprises. The number of farms rai ling turkeys was reported to be decreas- ing while the number of large scale pruuiu.cn a growing. SIRS. JUDD PLACED IN PHOENIX JAIL Large Crowd on Hand at Jail For Glimpse of Slayer PHOENIX, Oct. 30 Winnie Judd arrived home today from Los Angeles to stand trial for her life for the slaying of Hedvig Samuelson and Agnes LeRoi.

Mrs. Judd cowered on the floor of an automobile when officers received reports of a large crowd gathered at the jail here. The crowd, however, was orderly and the main desire was to get a glimpse of Mrs. Judd. She was placed in jail without difficulty.

DUTY ON COPPER IS URGED WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. WV-A Six cents per pound duty on copper, now on the free list, was urged today by Senator Ashurst Appearing before the tariff commission's senate-ordered investigation of differences in cost of production of the red metal here and abroad, the Arizona democrat said copper is the only metal not given protection by the Hawley-Smoot tariff act. LEVLNSKY BEATS LATTERY DETROIT, Oct. 30.

iJPh-King Levin-sky, Chicago, heavyweight, tonight won a 10-round decision over Jimmy Slat-tery, Buffalo, N. Y. FOOTBALL RESULTS Augustana, 19; South Dakota Mines, 6. (Night game. Rapid City).

Mississippi University, Marquette, 13. Haskell, 26; Creighton, 0. with surplus of $40,000. Amounts due to banks, outstanding totalled Deposits totalled $532,102.35 of which amount $233,827.80 was due upon demand and $298,274.55 was on time deposit. Bills payable and rediscounts were listed at $212,857.73.

Officers of the bank are H. O. Weare, president; W. E. Dickey and T.

C. Gay, vice-presidents; J. R. Mock, cashier and T. J.

Broadhurst, assistant cashier. Bntte County Bank 100 Liquid The Butte County Bank of Belle Fourche, according to statement of condition Issued on September 29, is in excellent condition. Resources totalled $1,116,497.84, of which amount cash on hand represented U. S. government bonds municipal bonds and warrants stock In federal reserve bank.

call loans livestock loans. and other loans $108,35231. Banking house, furniture and fixtures were listed at $25,000. Liabilities consisted of total deposits of $992 .951. 69 and total capital surplus and reserve funds of $133,528.45.

his arrest at Rapid City Thursday eve ning and his confession here late that night. Officers who took Lawton back to Rapid City early yesterday morning failed to find the .22 calibre gun that he declared he threw in some bushes near Halley's park immediately after Haying Buken. The ground was covered with snow which handicapped the searchers but it is believed that the weapon will be uncovered shortly. Lawton was brought back to Dead-wood shortly before seven o'clock in the morning and has since been confined in jail here. Last evening he expressed a desire to make a clean-breast of the entire affair, accomplices, to Sheriff Arthur Helmer, but furnished with pencil and paper, he suddenly changed his mind and told the officer that he would rather wait' until this mornnig to do so.

Addicted to Use of Marijuana The confessed slayer admitted using marijuana a narcotic weed, which he said he secured from Mexican beet workers living in the valley east of Rapid City. Lawton denied using cocaine, declaring that he had "tried it but did not like it." Went to Rapid City in 1928 Lawton first went to Rapid City in December, 1928. He was arrested December 29, 1928 on a charge of burglary of the Miller Cafe, the Independent Bindery and the F. and M. Bootery.

Police caught him in possession of a number of fountain pens belonging to the Independent Bindery, and he confessed. He was sentenced to six months in the Pennington county jail, where he became a trusty and was later employed by Mr. Baken as a turnkey, chauffeur, and a clerk In the sheriff's office. He was arrested early on the morning of September 2 2this year, charged with public intoxication. A young man whose name police did not reveal said he heard Lawton and another man talking about some "deal" as they were sitting in their car late the night of September 21 and 22.

From Lawton at that time police took some burglar's tools, including a glass cutter, a belt flashlight, some "Jimmy" tools and a .25 rifle. Previous to coming to Rapid City from Fargo. N. he had served time in the Stillwater, penitentiary and the North Dakota prison. His first term was for robbery and the second for carrying concealed weapons.

CONFISCATE FARM LANDS PEORIA. 111., Oct. 29. (P) What is believed to be the government's first confiscation of farm lands on which prohibition laws had been violated, occurred today when Federal Judge Fitz-henry ordered seized mqre than 20 acres on two farms where agents found two stills. The land will be sold altho neither owner was convicted under the liquor law.

Several others, however, were convicted. YOUTH DIES AS RESULT OF BLOW FROM OFFICIAL Head Linesman at Football Game is Being Held STATESVILLE. N. C. Oct.

Ray Purdue, Statesville high school youth was fatally injured today in a fight with Garfield Jennings, head lines irtan in a football game between Tay-lorsvlUe and Statesville. Witnesses said Perdue had protested a decision to the referee and then Jennings hit him in the face. Perdue dropped, unconscious and died enroute to a hospital. Jennings is held for hearing. Candidate? A vies presidential boom for Alice Roosevelt Longworth was reported by Representative Willisov son of South Dakota.

He said repi llcans in his home jtste are dieus Ing ths possibility of her csnri-dacy In the event Vice President Curtis dost not seek rs-sisetlon. 1 1 I v. struck at them with a drum stick and I beet growing possibilities in the lrrt-hit the prince. The royal visitor was 'gated districts of this region. He re-not offended and afterward presented turned the next year to take charge of FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BELLE FOURCHE FAILED TO OPEN FRIDAY the embarrassed boy with a gold piece.

First Ball Player To Wear a Catcher's Mask Dies at Age 75 NEW YORK, Oct. 30. WV-James Tyng, 75, said to have been the first baseball player to use a catcher's mask, died here today. He first used the newly invented face protector while catching for Harvard in 1875. CHAS.

E. RUSHMORE DIES NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Charles E. Rushmore, 74, for whom Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, was named, died here today after a brief illness.

When a young man, Rushmore served in the Black Hills as attorney for mining interest. Later he went to New York and for many years was counsel for leading banks. WOODCOCK GIVES HARNEY A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH Had Been Charged With ure to Arrest "Big Shots" i ST. PAUL, Oct. 30.

IIP) M. L. Har ney, eighth district prohibition administrator, today was exonerated by Amos Woodcock, federal prohibition bureau! director, of charges that he failed to arrest big liquor operators. Woodcock came nere 10 investigate cuuiuiamt that Harney's enforcement had been in efflvient. The eighth district includes South Dakota.

The Weather Generally fair today and night, somewhat warmer today. Unexpected Withdrawals One Of Causes of Closing The First National Bank of Belle Fourche failed to open its doors for business yesterday morning when the statement was issued by offl- cers tne institution: "On nfrnnnt ftf urwrrwrtori with drawals, the attitude of county commissioners and strong competition, the board of directors of the bank deem it advisable to close In order to protect Its depositors." Those close to the bank state that 'the mmWAorKTi of Butte county had funds from the bank. desiR nated as a county depositary and had deposited them in another bank. Report or the condition of the bank on September 29 showed loans and dis counts of U. S.

government securities, stocks and bonds, reserve with federal reserve bank, cash and due from banks and other cash items, $38,356.94. Miscellan-jeous items brought the total resurces to $838,685.08. The bank was capitalized at $25,000 the Dwyer act..