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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26

I'm beautiful garden in the cOuntry
wei many other lovely flowers. one
day the lady who owned the garden
noticed the white spider.
He was Il beautiful white spider
and she found him on Il crimson POPPY
one of the petals Of the poppy dropped
to the ground and it was on the very
petal where he was having a nap. So
that he fell with it. She saw that he
had fallen to the ground. which. of
course. was only Il very. very short
distance away. and she found. upon
picking him up that he was quite, quite
unhurt.
"She thought lie would look very
lovely on white rose SO she put him
on one of her beloved white roses
which was in full bloom. He settled
down comfortably in its beautiful and
soft petals.
when she told her family about him
they would scarcely believe her.
~ will show you my white spider
she said. So they went out into her
garden which she loved above all
things and there they saw the white
spider. True. he was white, quite
white. and he was very interesting
lovely thing to look at.
But he is white because you keep
him on the white rose. her family told
her. He is like the little chameleOns.
He takes the color of the flower he
is on
~ found him first on crimson
poppy the lady said.
"'Well. let us see If he will stay
white if we put him on pink rose.
That will be as soft bed for him and
he will like it just as we'll suggested
one of the daughters of the lady
"'A!l right said the lady and smiled
For she knew the spider would still he
a white spider even if he did leave the
white rose and 20 to the pink one.
And she had told them. too. of find.
ing him ON the crimson poppy. Still it
had looked SO strange and unreal to
them to see the white spider on the
white rose.
'''rhe lady watched him rs he caught
little flies for his dinner and his break
fast and his supper. aud when the
family We're sure that he was really II
white spider they let the lady take him
back tn II white rose. for she thought
that was where he looked the luyeliest.
''le hadn't changed Il bir by helm.
on the pink rose His sides were 4,
tr!tle pink hut they had always been
like that. and his body was white as
it had always been. so were his legs.
"Sometimes the petals of the rose
would fall and the lady would find the
rose had fallen during the time she
had been away.
'.She would look for her spider and
would always find that he had gone
back to another
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
ENTRANCE ROADS FOR FARMS
Engineers Of Bureau Of Public Roade
Give Advice on Application Of
9itumlnoue Material.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
Owners Of large farms and rural
estates seeking q more satisfactory
type Of entrance road have applied
to the bureau Of public roads Of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture for advice regarding the applica-
ton Of bituminous material on main
entrance and much-traveled farm
lanes.
The bureaus engineers point out
that such applications may be made
successfully on any farm road which
has already been constructed of stone.
gravel, or other similar material, and
Is in a thoroughly compacted and rea-
sonably smooth condition. A coal-tar
preparation applied cold, or an asphal.
tic oil. can be used and II applied by
the farm employees. the cost shorld
not exceed seven or eight cents a
square yard for materials. The COM
pacted gravel or stone road should be
thoroughly cleaned of dust and the
bitumen applied with ordinary sprink.
ling pots from which the perforated
nozzle has been removed and the spout
carefully fiattened into a symmetrical
rectangular opening about one-quarter
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
How "UnCle Joe"
Fed the YankS

Baccarat. in the I.uneviIe sector. With
me was Fred Bundschau of Louisville,
splendidly loyal and efficient man,
we opened hut ut Baccarat. Then |
went to Camp Devre, known correctly
as Mud camp
"Some time later I went 10 Paris,
where seized a X. c. kitchen car and
carried it off to the front ut Cherry.
That was the thing to do your enter
tanning with and I'll tell the whole
wide world that a Tuxedo or an eve
ming coat would have been as funny
there as suit Of overalls at the opera
You see the car began work at
dawn-in the summer that means four
O'Clock in France. We weren't allowed
to build a fire before daylight-it
might have aided the enemy We got
out of our hunks. Fred Rundschau
Louis Lasage and l. at Il little utter
three, started the fires going as soon
as we could get permission and then
moved the car to n point where the
men going out to the trenches and the
men coming back would pass each
other.
Our greatest pride was that we
were able to serve and did serve 1000
cups Of hot chocolate there every
morning. besides giving out cigarettes
and other supplies to the soldiers.
Ana we kept it going, too. every day.
Hard to Get SUGAR.
"There were difficulties to be sur
mounted. The greatest of these was
to obtain our own supplies of choco-
late and sugar. Many times our trucks
could not get through because there
was $" much artillery aud ammunition
on the move. We simply had to have
the supplies for the boys. After some
thought way was worked out. The
amhulanceS had been coming up to the
front empty. They had right Of way
on the roads after the artillery.
THE ambulance men agreed to bring
up our stuff on the trips to the firing
line and they did it. Wasn't that sp!on-
did of them: All through the hours of
many nights the hospital cars tore up
to our headquarters. dumped our boxes
of food and cigarettes and then took
on the wounded men.
I'VE stayed with the men of the
Seventy-seventh and moved when they
did. That kitchen car was the apple
of my eye. Ii did wonderful service
on more than one sector. Then when
the march to Sedan began we put the
car in line and started with the sol
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
ROAD OUT OF SOLID GRANITE
Lake, Connecting With Lincoln
Highway.

In the Rocky mountains. Colorado.
aided by the federal government. is
building eight miles of road out Of
solid granite. The road, which will
lead from Estes Park in the Rockies
to Glen Lake, connecting with the Lin.
coin highway and forming a part Of
the transcontinental highway. win
bring Switzerland to America. The
road will cost. when completed, more
than $4,000 a mile.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
GIRL TRIES on HAT AND RUNS
She Pretends to See Mother and Es.
capes from st. Louis
Store.

ST Louisa Stylishly dressed wom-
all walked into the millinery store of
Mrs. Llewelyn RoSebrough aud asked
permission to he allowed TO wait for
her mother. In the interim she tried
TN numerous hats.
After selecting II $50 ha, the woman
suddenly turned towards the door.
There's mother now" she ex.
claimed. and ran OUT. crying Mother,
oh. MOTHER
She did not return. Mrs. Ro~rbrough
turned over the hat the woman had
discarded tn the police later. and Of
fcred 1t to them as n possible clew
through which they might trace the
woman.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
Help Yourself.

DO not eNagge~ate your faults. The
girl who tells herself that she sis the
that she has 1.-THE worst disposition of
any girl in the school," is likely to
suffer II reaction in the form of dis.
cOuragement. As you help others by
believing in them. so help yourself
by giving yourself full credit for what
is good in you. and not making too
much Of your faults.-Girls' Con-.
p0niOn.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
Wad Of Chewing Gum
Discovered in Eel

Royalton. ta.-John Pennins-
ton, who has an eel camp along
the Juniata river. has discov.
cred the original chewing-gum
eel. While cleaning eels he
found Il substance adherinS to
the inside walls of Il large eel's
stomach. Investigation proved
this In be Il well-maSticated wud
Of chewing gum.
The cud probably had been in
the mouth Of II fair damsel who
canoed ON the noonlit waters of
the river, listening to Il lovers
crooning>, and in Il tit of rare
ecstasy dropped! the gum from
her lips. it being gohbled UP by
the eel who happened that way.
The wad of gum plainly
showed the marks of human
teeth.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
Micaraguan Found Living Like
Hermit After He Took
Out insurance.
HUNT Man TWO YEARS
Nareiseo Arsllano confesses Daring
Attempt 60 0efraud American Com.
oanieo-Souoht Mlllion-aisk
Companies Wrote Him Up
for $26o,0oo.


New York.-An attempted life in.
surance fraud involving $25O,OOO.
which began with applications for
100000 insurance from American
and Canadian life companies by Mar.
cisco Arellano, member Of one of the
oldest and most prominent families of
the republic of Nicaragua. who simu.
lated suicide and concealed himself
for nearly two years in hermit
mountain retreat until New York
Investigator ferreted out his hiding
place. was described by insurance Of.
ficials recently. Robert l.. Barnes, an
ex-arrny man of Washington. who
caught Arellano. has brought back II
written confession from ArellanO. anO
a story of his man-hunting trip in the
wilds Of Nicaragua that amazed In
surance officials.
IN February. 1917. scores of insur.
ance companies here and in Canada
received applications simultaneously
for large amounts Of life risks on the
person Of NarciscO Arellano, said A. J.
Pickford Of the law department of
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany.
Such investigation as the different
companies made at that time showed
that Arellano had been merchant in
his native city, Grenda. Nicaragua.
His family connections were all prom
fnent in social or political life in the
republic.
Sought a Million.
However. the various insurance
companies would not accept the ap-
pIications for the full amount asked
for.
The numerous policies finally issued
aggregated S25O.OOO. one-quarter Of
the total sought. The policies were
made payable to his wife and son and
to his estate.
Some months afterward reports
reached Insurance officials that Arel-
lano had disappeared. Then came
what purported to be official confirma-
ton of his death.
Mr.. PickfOrd went to Nicaragua to
Investigate. as proof of death was
not convincing. There Mr.. Pickfori
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26

Hood Its builders say it is not only
the largest in the British navy hrt the
largest War>hip ever constructed. Not
eyer the four superdreadnaughtS et-
ing built for the United States navy.
ships of $4,000 tons. approach the enor.
nous bulk OF the Hood. Its normal
displacement is 1900 tons and at full
t sad ahou; $4,000.
Fitted with oil fred boilers and
geared turbines. which develop l44.OOO
Shaft horsepower. the Hood is ex.
pected to show Il speed of 3! knots.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
Living Like 4 Hermit

was told that Arellano had either
committed suicide or had fallen from
a boat into Lake Nicaragua.
~ was not satisfied with what was
told me-" said Mr.. Pickforl. land
what had learned through my own
initiative. and l advised that payment
on the policies he withheld"
All of the companies subsequently
pooled their interests and sent Rob.
ert l.. Barnes to make further inves-
ti.ation.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
Found Living as Z Hermit.

The death OF AreIlano was reported
in November. 1917. Barnes worked
for months to find trace Of evidence
to disprOve the Lake Nicaragua re-
port. friend Of Arellano. who had
been in the boat with him. insisted
that ArcllanO had been drowned in
the lake. But Barnes got hint and
finally some admissions from this in
formant. which started him on the
trail that led to the finding of Arei-
mountain section some distance from
Nicaragua. capital Of the republic.
To save himself he made the writ
ten confession to Barnes.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26

IN q Oe8utltuI gar
den last summer.
His home was q
white rose. Aud
he was q very
happy. prOu d.
handsome spider y
1T d O e 3 n t
sound true" said
Nancy.
Really, Daddy.
was there q white
SplUCr VINO uV0O
on a white rOse?"
asked Nick.
ut sounds like
a fairy story I
will admit" said
Daddy. hut 1t ia
Il really and truly
true story,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26

ers are beautiful and because yon love
your flowers and help to make them
beautiful
"'And this is the sort of home I
feel should have, u beautiful white
rose in Il bcautifu! garden owned by II
beautiful lady-;tnd did | say that l..
If course. am part Of the beauty for
I'm Il beautiful white spider: Good
by and may you have a pleasant w.p
ter"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
BIG ROAD PROGRAM PLANNED
Alabama to Issue $2s, o0o, 900 in Bonds
to Match Federal Appropriation
for Highways.

Plans to issue $4,000. 900 in bonds
to match similar federal appropria-
ton for building roads in Alabama
were set on foot at meeting of the
Alabama Highway Improvement asso-
citation. The project includes a three
mill levy by counties for maintenance.
A constitutional amendment to au-
thorize this project will be asked of
the next legislature.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26


white rose.
$50 fort z
whole summer the
white spider! lived
on I lie W hit =
roses and the lady
loved him as she
did her flowers.
for he had come
to her garden MS
I h o us h to say:
Here | am. Il
beautiful and UNI
usual spider. You
lave never seen
one like me be-
fore. And ] have
come to you be-
cause Y u II II r Z
beautiful and be-
. At
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
Goldfish Pets Boost Fire Risk.

St. Louis.-Houses where goldfish,
are kept in round bowls near windows
must pay an increased rate for fire in.
surahce. The new decision resulted
from recent demonstration in st.
Louis. showing that sun shining
through goldfish howl makes a mag
nificent lens powerful enough to set
DIRE to curtains and carpets.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
OoQ Must Wear Bell.

Asheville. y. C.-The city authori-
ties have announced that every canine
resident of this city must wear a bell
during the next year. and to prove
their ea-nestness they have purchased
a large supply OF the necessary orna-
ments for distribution among the own.
ers of dogs here.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
NEW BIGGEST WARSHlP BUILT
Monster Battle Cruiser Hood to Be
Launched in Great
Britain.

Glasgow Scotlaud.-A new largest
warShip in the world" will soon slip
down the ways to establish new zee
ol''is in the annals of naval corstrIc-
ton. The ship, battle cruiser is the
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
Bond l.sues Voted.

Bond issues aggregating many mill
lions Of dollars for new highway CON-
struction have been voted by more than
q score Of states this year.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26

countrys Urgent Necessity.
The most urgent necessity of our
country in the immediate future ia
good roads, permanent roads that can
be used ~ months In each year.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26
MDD1J EVENING
TALL
WA 81 nary Graham
q -N D@Aer 2%&s
THE WHITE SPIDER.

II am going to tell you story" said
Daddy. "Of the white spider who lived
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26

DIR. Ford \. Carpenter OF Los An
geles has the distinction Of filling the
only position Of it's kind in the United
States. He is head of the newly e>-
tabliShed department Of meteOrOlogy
and aeronautics ~ the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce.
fIe resigned after 81 years In the
government weather bureau service to
apply his knowledge of climatic condi
lions TO the better development Of az
riculture. horticulture and aerial navi
CATION. through practical application
of established facts of atmospheric
conditions.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-26

Prepare for Next Year.
Now u the time to get ready for
next year.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-22
ARCHANGEL RELIEF "A
RIVALS KLONDIKE EMsu

Archangel. Feb. ol.-By The Associ-
ated Press. An arctic journey of
probably the greatest magnitude since
the famous Klondike gold rush has brot
additional British troops to the Archan-
gel front to reinforce greatly ont
numbered troops fighting the bolshcvki.
Hundreds of sleighs driving in single
file over frozen tundra and along roads
cut thru pine forests. completed the
most difficult part Of their 3oO-milc trip
in l. days.
The trip was planned and directed BY
Antarctic expedition. including DR..
Mackin. and was Il signal success. Sir
Ernest himself, altho not participant ting
in the journey to the front, arrived at
Archangel on an ice breaker with the
first detachment of reinforcing troops.
The first detachment started with
several reindeer drawing sleds, but
these Arctic beasts could not stand the
long snow journey and had to be shot.
while sturdy little shaggy horses, which
have long been performing marvcls of
TRANSPORT at the front, stood the journey
splendidiy.
Light wind-pr jackets and trousers
designed by those of long experience in
the Arctic, were worn over the soldiers
uniforms and under heavy sheepskin
coats.
There was one lieutenant of Nor
wegian birth who helped to outfit the
expedition, who bathed naked in the
snow each day. He advised others to
follow his example, but had no con-
yertS.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-22

Munich, Feb. 21.-In a series
of assassinations, today, Kurt
Eisner, Bavarian premier, and
Deputy Osel were slain and Min
lister of the Interior Auer and
two Landtag officials wounded.
Eisner was killed by Lieuten-
ant Count Arco Valley, who
shot the premier as the latter
was leaving the foreign office,
in the Prannerstrasse, for the
Diet, where the other shootings
took place subsequently. He
fired two shots from behind into
the head of his victim.
Auer was shot from the pub
lie gallery of the Landtag cham
ber, while he was speaking on
the assassination of the premier.
He fell wounded in the left side,
while Deputy Osel was killed
and two other officials were
seriously wounded.
A panic ensued among the
deputies.
The Diet building is now be-
ing guarded by the military.
Shot by KaiseFite.
Herr Eisner with Herr Mer-
kle, his secretary, was walking
along the Prannerstrasse to at
tend the opening of the Land
tag, where he intended to de-
liver an important speech. Sud-
denly Lieutenant Count Arco
Valley. formerly an officer in
Prussian guards, shouting.
Down with the revolution, long
live the kaiserr' fired at Herr
Eisner from behind at a distance
of a few yards.
Two bullets penetrated the
premier's head and he fell dead
on the pavement. A sailor shot
down his assailant, who is re-
ported to be mortally injured.
The first news of the tragedy
reached the landtag when a Ba-
varian soldier, holding Herr
Eisner's blood spattered specta-
cles in his hand, entered shout
ing:
'Eisner has been murdered"
The assassination has created
a great sensation at Munich and
grave troubles are feared. as
Herr Eisner was the idol of the
of the city.
Following the assassination of
Continued on Page Three).
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-22

| mineral water. This has been his menu
| for many years.
The premier's doctors consider hin
out of danger and therefore authorized
him to receive the ministers this after
noon. The physicians believed he could
resume his political activities on Monday
The only possible danger" said a
celebrated French surgeon who was con-
suited by the Matin, land it is FORUM
ately a very problematic one, is the ap-
pearance Of local pulmonary congestion
caused by reaction"
Emile Coffin, assailant of Premier
Clemenceau, will be tried by courtmar-
tial insted of by civil court, Captain
Bouchardon, who investigated the Bola
Pasha case, will conduct the investiga-
ton
Jonuent, the manager of the Liber-
taire. has been arrested as the result of
the discovery in a secret printing plant
Of a block used for the reproduction Of
a leaflet addressed to the people of
France and supporting the doctrines of
Lenine and Trotzky.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-22
UkRAINlANS DRIVE
ALLIED MISSION BACK

Warsaw. Feb. 21-(By the Asscci-
ated css)--Members of the inter allied
commission to Poland were fired upon
by Ukrainian soldiers while travelling
from Cracow to Lembcrg on a Polish
armed train. The delegation, which in
cluded Professor Lord. one of the
American members of the mission, re-
turned to Cracow
The delegation from the mission was
on the way to Lemberg to attempt to
arrange an armistice between the Poles
and the Ukrainians Seven Poles on the
train were wounded by Ukrainian bull
let's.
Before making another attempt to
reach Lemherg the delegation will notify
the Ukrainians that it is coming.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-22
CIemenceau Out of Danger
Surgeons Say; Miss Wilson
and NofabIes Call on Him

Paris, Feb. 21.-M Clemenceau spent
short time in his garden, this morning
He had lunch at midday and his appetite
was good. After luncheon he rested for
a while and then received General Pc
tain at . o'clock.
Cardinal Annette, archbishop of Paris
went to the premier's residence. today,
to transmit to him dispatch from Car
dinal Gaspari, the papal secretary of
state, ON behalf of Pope Benedict.
This afternoon, the premicr's visitors
included Major General Mordacq, head
of the military cabinet of the ministry
of war; Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter
Of President Wilson; Victor Boret, the
French food minister. and Captain Rene
Fonck, the French "ace of aces"
"As for the extracting of the bullet,
this need not be thot of, at least for
the present." says DR.. Florant.
At lunch, NJ. Clemenceau ate soup,
vegetables and baked apple and drank
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-22
Appeal for Revolution Is
Joined Kith''No Beer, No Work"
Movement in Chicago Strike

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Printed appeals to
striking union men and other workers to
join in revolution have been circulated
thru the industrial districts of Chicago,
it was disclosed today. and the local gov
ernment agents are closely watching the
situation
1t was declared that William F. kruse.
one Of the four socialists convicted with
Congressman elect Victor L. Berger of
Milwaukee, all of whom were sentenced
to the Leavenworth penitentiary for 20
years by federal Judge Lands yesterday,
had on one occasion addressed striking
employees Of the Excelsior Motor and
Supply company. Among these strikers
some of the printed matter calling for q
revolution was distributed.
The handbills found were addressed
ITO the working people Of America" !"