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ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVION rising temperature. THE BLACK HILLS EVENING NEWSPAPER CITY OFFICIAL AND COUNTY PAPER LEAD DAILY CALL THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR LEAD, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1930 PRICE FIVE CENTS SCHOOL EXHIBIT IS UNDER WAY Displays of Class Wack Is Unusually Extensive and Impressive This Year. To people who are not in intimate contact with the public schools, 8 visit to the annual exhibit of the childrens' and students' handiwork, which opened yesterday morning and will continue through this evening, will be a revelation. Part of the exhibit is in the school gymnasium, and other parts, including the sewing and cocking exhibits, are in the domestic science rooms of the school annex. So much fine work is shown that to go into detail with regard to the exhibits would be impossible, but the highlights among the high stops is 8 group of small houses, with cheerful lights coming from the windows and smoke coming from the chimneys.

These houses, for which the blue prints and detailed specifications are also on exhibit, are one-fortyeighth of the size of the real houses. They were designed and constructed by the advanced drafting class under the instruction of Franklin Brust. The mechanical drawing exhibit is large and shows some careful and difficult work. These classes are also under Mr. Brust.

Next are the forge and machine exhibits, produced the instruction of 1 Mr. Brust. exhibit inunder, cludes various cast iron tools and articles, and other tools hand made from aluminum. The woodwork department, under 0. P.

Cook, has an especially' large exhibit this year, with many handsome pieces of furniture which look as though they had come from a professional workman. The art department, under Miss Treva Mills, has a large exhibit also, with some very effective work in charcoal portraiture and watercolor landscape and design, and dyed cloth, or battle work. There are numerous other exhibits, including soap sculpture, special histor projects, sand tables, various art works, geography projects, and the most interesting exhibit of the freshman science class under the direction of Arthur Schmidt. This exhibit has had statewide recognition. The cooking and sewing exhibits in the high school annex illustrate splendid training and have received much favorable attention.

The annual style show, during which the garments made in the sewing classes will be modeled by the girls themselves, will take place this evening in the high school auditorium. The entire exhibit will be open to the public this evening. ST. PAUL, May 14--(P)-With an indicated sharp decrease in production of winter wheat for the United States and almost perfect weather for the start of the spring wheat crop in the northwest, the look for Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana assumed a cheerful aspect for the last ten days, the fourth weekly crop, report of the Farmers' Union Terminal association said today. A decline of 53,000,000 bushels in the winter wheat sections 88 compared with 1929 is indicated in the recent government report, the survey said.

The forecast is for a winter wheat crop of 525,070,000 bushels, which is mode than 25,000,000 bushels below the ten-year average. "From nearly every section of the four states come reports of ample moisture for some time ahead. virtual completion of wheat seeding and almost ideal growing conditions," the report continued. "There are some local 'spots in Montana and North Dakota where conditions are not good." WINTER WHEAT OUTLOOK HAS A CHEERFUL, ASPECT UNREST IN INDIA SAID TO BE GROWING STEADILY LONDON, May -Bombay dispatches to British newspapers today indicated steadily growing hostility to, the British government in India. was said that unrest growing out of the civil disobedience campaign continued unabated.

The correspondent of the Daily News declared, "the political situation undoubtedly has become much more grave during the past week." BASEBALL By The Associated Press American League St. Louis New York 4. Detroit Boston 1. Chicago Philadelphia 14. Cleveland 11; Washington 6.

National League Boston Chicago 9. New York St. 6. Philadelphia 14; Pittsburgh 8. rain.

Brooklyn American Association Louisville Miwaukee 2. Toledo St. Paul 4. Indianapolis-Minnespolis, rain. MINIATURE PLANE TOURNEY TO BE HELD SATURDAY A group of Lead youngsters in the public schools are rapidly 1 ing "air minded" through the imentation of miniature airplane models propelled by rubber bands.

The boys have been constructing their planes during the last few weeks under the direction of R. G. Cartwright, O. P. Cook and Howard Meador, and they are looking forward to a miniature aircraft contest to be held on Saturday, May ginning at 9 o'clock in the gymnasium.

All planes entered in the contest must be in the hands of Mr. Cook not later than Thursday, the rules of the contest state. The planes shall have been assembled by the youngtheir own planes the exception sters; that is, the boys, must make of the bearings, and the bamboo and wire parts. The planes entered in the contest are not to be longer than 15 inches. In most cases the "kits" have been ordered which contain the parts for the miniature planes.

These parts are then assembled and balanced by the boys. Some of the tiny airplanes thus contributed have already demonstrated their flying ability in the gymnasium. The contest is to be divided into two sections, Mr. Cartwright said. One section will be for the handlaunched planes, and the other for the planes which must take off from the the floor and lift themselves into air.

Each plane will be entitled!" to three official flights in the contest, the winner to be the one which stays in the air longest. Cartwright, Cook and Meador will be judges for the two contests. In each event a first prize of $1.50 and a second prize of $1 will be given. Providing the youngster has the permission of his parents, this money may be applied toward an airplane ride in a plane of the Belle Fourche Airlines. MOB HUNTS FOR FUGITIVE NEGRO Governor Is Asked To Sent State Police To Prevent Violence In Southern Town.

COLUMBUS, S. May -A mob had formed at Aiken, S. this afternoon and was searching for a negro who this morning attacked a white girl, Sheriff Sanders of Aiken informed Governor John Richards' office. The sheriff requested that state officers be rushed to Aiken. OFFICIALS WORK ON SLIM CLUES IN MURDER CASE DES MOINES, May -Working on slender clues, city and county officials today continued to search for the slayer of Evelyn Lee, 9-year-old school girl found choked to death after she had been criminally assaulted.

Suspects Arrested DES MOINES, May warrant for the arrest of Carl McCune and Elmer Gibson, two Des Moines scavengers, for the assault and slaying of 9-year-old Evelyn Lee, was issued in municipal court here this morning. KENTUCKY LOOKS FORWARD TO TURF CLASSIC SATURDAY LOUISVILLE, May -Non-professional interest in the Kentucky Derby centered today at Lexington, 80 miles east of here, where residents of the blue grass section awaited arrival of the Earl of Derby. The earl will inspect the famous thoroughbred nurseries there before going to Churchill Downs where he will present the gold plate con to the owner of the winner of Kentucky's great race Saturday. FATHER HEADS SEARCH FOR BANK BANDIT SONS DUNCAN, May B. Cunningham, grief stricken father of four alleged bank robbers, today guided a posse seeking Jess Cunningham, one of the robbers who escaped from officials after a gun fight in which another son and a sheriff were killed.

PIONEER WOMAN OF STURGIS DISTRICT DIES YESTERDAY STURGIS, May Richard Stephens, 70, a pioneer resident of this section, died last evening at 5 o'clock at the family home near here. She is survived by her husband and two children, James, of Washington, and Mrs. Cole Burton, of Piedmont. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock from the Sturgis Catholic church. INSANE MAN IS HUNTED, OMAHA Police Search For Man Who Choked and Beat Two Sleeping Women.

OMAHA, May -Attacked in their sleep by a man believed to be insane, two women inmates of the City Mission are in a hospital in a serious condition. Both were choked and severely beaten by -their assailant. The attacker escaped and all available police were conducting city-wide search. TURNER FAILS TO BREAK CROSS CONTINENT RECORD VALLEY STREAM, N. May 14, -(P)--The speed record set by Colonel and Mrs.

Chas. A. Lindbergh still stood today despite the efforts of Roscoe Turner to lower It. After competing with strong headwinds and 1 bad flying weather over much of the route from Angeles, Turner was forced down at Curtis Field here at 7:20 p. eastern standard time, yesterday, out of fuel and one hour, 13 minutes and 33 seconds behind the record time of the Lindberghs, who crossed the continent on Easter Sunday in 14 hours, 23 minutes and 27 seconds.

STATE MODERN WOODMEN OFFICERS HERE TONIGHT P. A. Willadsen, of Sioux Falls, state consul of the South Dakota organization of the Modern Woodmen of America, arrived in Lead today, accompanied by District Deputy A. R. Doran, of Rapid City, and other state M.

W. A. officials, a to meet with Modern Woodmen of the Northern Hills here this evening. Members of the camps from 1 Nemo, Deadwood, Spearfish and Central City will hear an address 1 by Mr. Willadsen, who will explain recent changes made in affairs of the lodge.

After the business meeting refreshments will be served by the committee in charge. The meeting will begin at 7:30 o'clock and will be held in the Odd Fellows' ball. STUDENTS STAGE RIOT AGAINST "DRY SNOOPING" CHICAGO, May of Chicago students holding a "protest meeting" against what they termed "dry snooping" at the university, were dispersed late last night by police riot squads and firemen. Not until the officers fired into the air with revolvers did the students, numbering 500, abandon their fight, which was waged in the glare of a huge bonfire on the university campus. BUCK LUCAS TO PERFORM AT THE BELLE ROUNDUP BELLE FOURCHE, May -Buck Lucas of Fort Worth, Texas, who jumps two horses over an automobile, Roman style, has been announced as one of the performers for the annual Black Hills round-up here July 3, 4 and 5.

Lady trick riders include Tad Lucas, wife of Buck Lucas, and winner of the title of world's cowgirl last year; Pauline Wilson and Velma Tindall. Trick and fancy roping acts will be given by Chester Beyers, noted performer. FATHER AND SON HELD IN MURDER INQUIRY SIOUX FALLS, May Virgil and George Delezen, father and son, arrested yesterday as suspects in the murder of Ed Brounko, Montrose farmer, are in the Minnehaha county jail here awaiting further questioning today. They were brought to Sioux Falls last night after their arrest in the Missouri river bottoms near Oacoma. GIRL, CRACK REVOLVER SHOT AT 13, BEATS EXPERTS WITH UNERRING AIM A crack pistol shot at 18 is with medals she has won.

ST. LOUIS, May -Revolvers instead of dolls and roller skates are the playthings of 13-yearold Arlayne Brown of St. Louis. This brown-haired school girl has become such an accurate shot that she has beaten pistol experts and has a large collection of medals. Arlayne has only been practicing with revolvers about a year and half, but her eye was good from the start and her marksmanship has improved consistently.

She has taken part in state and national contests and has always been among the leaders. At Camp Perry, Ohio, last fall, Arlayne, shooting in the pistol souvenir match, scored 89 out of a possible 100 yards, exceeding expert qualifications by four points and winning a medal. WILL LAUNCH SUIT TO TEST RADIO MONOPOLY WASHINGTON, May A suit to determine whether any monopoly in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law is operating in the field of radio equipment manufacture has been filed by the department of justice naming ten leading manufacturers as defendants. The suit is aimed particularly at patent agreements among companies involved. The case also contemplates a test of the legality of the proposed acquisition of manufacturing rights of the Westinghouse and General Electric companies by the Radio Corporation of America through an exchange of stock.

WILL ARUGE THAT WOMEN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOME WEBSTER, May much-disputed question of whether woman's place is in the home will be debated by two college professors before the sixteenth annual convention of the fifth district, South Dakota Federation of Women's clubs, which opened here today. Prof. J. C. Lindberg, Northern nor- mal, will uphold the affirmative of the question, "Resolved, That Woman's Place is Essentially in the Home," in a debate Thursday morning, the second day of the convention.

Prof. A. N. Wray, Northern normal, will support the negative. The convention opened at 9 a.

with an address by Mrs. D. W. Bagtian, Midland, state president. ApI pointment of committees will be made and other business transacted.

The Home Censor THE IDEA WHO EVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING IF MY HUSBAND EVER THE WOULD ACCUSE ME SAW THIS STORY OF GROSS EXTRAVAGANCE HUSBANDS TAKE NOTICE! 58.75 IS REPORTS AMPLE THAT SLATHE WIFE FOR 11 SEASON G. 0. P. CONVENTION DELEGATES NAMED PIERRE, May 28 of the 192 delegates to the republican state convention, which will be held in Pierre, Tuesday, May 20, served in the 1928 convention, according to data compiled R. Danielson, assistant of state.

Only the 64 organized counties will be represented, the five unorganized counties not participating. Besides selecting a gubernatorial nominee from a field of five candidates, the convention will also choose candidates for the other state offices to represent the party at the general election in November. The delegates include: Buffalo -C. B. Beelman, Gann Valley; Roy Staudenraus, Gann Valley; Thomas W.

Tuttle, Ft. Thompson. Butte--Davis Richards, Newell; R. F. Voyes, Belle Fourche; E.

M. Adams, Vale. Custer-S. A. Aainslie, Custer; E.

L. Kohl, Buffalo Gap; James Soper, Lauzon. Fall River--Francis Case, Hot Springs; E. B. Adams, Hot Springs; L.

D. Stonecypher, Oelrichs. Harding- George O. Buffalo; Fred W. Wilson, F.

M. Gilbert, Buffalo. Lawrence Wm. Andrews, Lead; R. B.

Griffith, Spearfish; George V. Ayres, Deadwood. Meade -E. L. Teskey, Faith; W.

F. McNenny, Sturgis; H. P. Atwater, Sturgis. Pennington--A.

C. Hunt, Rapid City; Turner M. Rudesill, Rapid City; W. E. Morse, Rapid City.

Perkins- John Quall, T. K. Rowbotham, Charles N. Settle. 16 CANS BROOK TROUT PLANTED THIS AFTERNOON D.

C. Booth, superintendent of the federal fish station at Spearfish, came to Lead today with the listeries truck carrying 16 cans of fingerling brook trout. With the aid of Deputy Game Warden Burrington, of Deadwood, and Harry Esling, of the Lead Rod and Gun club, the fingerlings were planted in the stream in Black Tail and Deadwood gulch this afternoon. TO INVESIGATE CAMPAIGN FUNDS Grundy and Davis Factions Charge Each Other With Excessive Expenditures. PITTSBURGH, May -Preparing to investigate charges of excessive expenditures in the campaigns of Senator Joseph D.

Grundy and Secretary of Labor James J. Davis for the republican nomination for United States senator, two members of the senate campaign funds committee will arrive here morrow. The committee members are Senators Nye of North Dakota and Wagner of New York. The Grundy and Davis factions have charged each other with excessive expenditures. Federal and county prosecutors asked to aid the seninvestigators have pledged their cooperation in the attempt to prevent corruption at the primary May 20.

MOTHER OF A. E. ANDERSON DIES IN STURGIS TODAY STURGIS, May Elna Anderson, 85, mother of A. E. Anderson of Lead and one of the earliest pioneers of this section, died at the home of another son, A.

W. Anderson, at 6:40 this morning as the result of a paralytic stroke which she suffered last Saturday. Born in Sweden, May 7, 1845, she came to America as a a a a young girl and was married to A. G. Anderson at Ottertail, in 1871.

Mr. Anderson came to the Black Hills in the 1876 gold rush. He established himself here, and in 1879 returned to Minnesota to bring Mrs. Anderson and his family to the Hills. They made the trip from Minnesota in a covered wagon drawn by an OX team, the favorite mode of travel in those days.

Mrs. Anderson is survived by three sons, A. E. Anderson, of Lead; A. W.

Anderson, of Sturgis, and John Anderson, of McLaughlin, S. D. She also leaves a brother, Andrew Johnson, 90, who his home with the Anderson family in Sturgis. She leaves a nephew, in Meadow, S. and two nieces living in Sturgis and other relatives living in Sweden and in Minnesota.

Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Sturgis Presbyterian church, the Rev. C. D. Erskine in charge. Burial will be made in Bear Butte cemetery, beside the last resting place of her husband, who died in 1916.

CAPONE SLEEPS ON JAIL COT LAST NIGHT. MIAMI, Florida, May "Scarface Al" Capone slept on a jail cot last night, a prisoner for the second time since Miami authorities termined to cut short his stay here by arresting him on sight. FATHER DIES IN EFFORT TO SAVE HIS CHILDREN Home of Farmer Living Near Carlton Burns; Father and Three Children Are Dead. CARLTON, May -Three children and their father were burned to death when fire destroyed the farm home of Perry Lynch, four miles south of here shortly after midnight. The mother and one child escaped.

The father perished while trying to save the other three children. THE NEWS SPOTLIGHT LATE BRIEF NEWS BITS Arlayne Brown of St. Louis, shown, In the National Rifle association individual pistol match she totaled 235 out of a possible 300 under difficult conditions. Shooting in the Ohio state revolver matches the girl placed fourth with a score of 263 out of a possible 300. She competed against 75 experts from the army and police deapartments.

When Arlayne's father, Clyde E. Brown, placed 8 revolver in her hand the first time, the girl had a characteristic fear of firearms. It wasn't long, however, before that was overcome. A range has been built in the basement of the Brown home, where father and daughter practice together. scores are about even usually, with the girl slightly in the lead.

ONE OF CAPTORS OF "BILLY THE KID" IS DEAD DOUGLAS, May Outliving many of his compatriots who died with their boots on, James H. East, early day pioneer and peace officer and one of the captors of "Billy the Kid," notorious outlaw, has breathed his last in the country he loved. From the time in the 80's when Pop Garrett, New Mexico's crusading sheriff, pinned a deputy's badge on him and told him and a group of others to go out and hunt down the Kid, until yesterday East was a guardian of the law. GOOD WILL PLANE OFF TO SOUTH AMERICA VALLEY STREAM, N. May 14.

-(P)-The good-will plane "Pilot Radio" took off from Roosevelt field at 7:35 a. m. eastern standard time today in the first leg of a six-weeks flight to South America to further amicable trade relations. It is the same monoplane in which a flight to Bermuda was made recently, and its crew includes Lewis Yancey, navigator; Emil Burgin, pilot; and Zeh Bouch, radio operator. NAJA TEMPLE'S SPRING CEREMONIAL NEXT WEEK The spring ceremonial of Naja temple, A.

A. O. N. M. of this city, will be held at the Masonic temple on Thursday, May 22, according to announcement by the official divan of that organization.

The program for the day includes a street parade at 2 o'clock in the afternoon followed by the first section in full form at 5 o'clock. The traditional banquet will be held at 6:30 with a concert by Naja temple band one hour later. The celebrated second section with an abundance of new, clever, novel and spectacular features will be staged at 8 o'clock, followed by a program of special entertainment starting at 10 o'clock. Preparations are being made at this time to greet a record number of local and out of town nobles. Following is the personnel of the official divan in charge of the ceremonial: Richard T.

Mosley, Illustrious Potentate; Locke H. Kirtley, Chief Rabban: Josiah Gerrans, Assistant Rabban; William J. McMakin, High Priest, Prophet; L. Clyde Pugh, Oriental Guide; George R. Hunter, Treasurer; Carl H.

Kubler, Recorded; Roger K. Humphryes, 1st Ceremonial Master; Tom C. Grant, 2nd Ceremonial Master; Guy Williams, Director; Ray E. Sparks, Marshall; Oather I. Redmon, Captain of the Pioneer-Times.

(By the Associated Premed DEBBIES ACHIEVE SOCIAL PINNACLE. LONDON, May American debutantes will achieve one of society's pinnacles tonight with presentation to King Gearge and Queen Mary in the first royal court of the year at Buckingham palace. Mrs. Charles wife of the American ambassador, will make the presentation. The girls will be in court dress.

DIES OF BRUISES RECEIVED FROM HAIL. LUBBOCK, Texas, May -Bruises suffered yesterday when J. C. Clack, 39, a farmer, was caught in a severe hail storm while working in a field, have caused his death. UNIQUE RACE WAS TO START TODAY.

HARLINGTON, Texas, May (P) -Riding a large black bull, Ralph Sanders expected to leave today for New York city. This inaugurates a race with Benton Stack, who proposed to depart 30 days hence driving a goat and a jackass. Stack wagers he will reach New York first despite the 30-day start allowed his rival. NEW STEEL GROUP FORMED. KANSAC CITY, May The formation of a new $30,000,000 steel corporation has become known with the announcement here last night of the merger of the American Rolling Mills company, of Middletown, Ohio, with the Sheffield Steel corporation of Kansas City.

HEADS STATE MUSIC GROUP. PIERRE, May D. G. Gallett, of Aberdeen, was reelected president of the South Dakota federation of music clubs at the closing session of its sixth biennial convention here today. DENTAL ASSOCIATION CLOSES MEETING.

SIOUX FALLS, May The South Dakota State Dental association closed its 48th annual convention here early today with Dr. William H. Tweedle, of Pierre, chosen as president-elect. He will be head of the association in 1931, since Dr. G.

E. Lemar, Rapid City, succeeded Dr. Harry Mann, of Madison, as president this year. WOULD REGULATE MARKETING. WASHINGTON, May A revised senate bill to regulate the marketing of perishable farm produce in the interstate commerce commission was passed today by the house.

THREATEN FILIBUSTER ON CONTROVERSIAL BILL WASHINGTON, May Threats of filibuster in the senate against the $110,535,027 house rivers and harbors bill were countered here today with the warning that the house would keep congress in session this summer until the controversial measure is enacted. Representative Tilson, of Connecticut, the republican leader in the house, conceded that the report of a move to keep congress going until a bill is passed "is a very reasonable deduction." Weather and Roads Lead 35; partly cloudy roads fair. Deadwood 50; partly cloudy roads fair. Spearfish 50; cloudy roads fair. Sturgis 48; clear roads good.

Belle Fourche 52; clear roads good. Hill City 46; partly cloudy roads fair. Custer 39; partly cloudy roads fair. Rapid City 41; partly cloudy roads good. Hot Springs 47; cloudy roads muddy.

Philip 36; cloudy roads good. Presho 42; cloudy roads good. Chamberlain 34; cloudy roads good. Newcastle 46; clear roads fair. For a period of 16 hours up to 8 o'clock.

Min. 32. Max. 47..

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