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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05

interest rate. That was a worthy
motive and desirable end no doubt.
But we cannot afford to attain IL at
the risk of loss to the trust funds for
the education of children yet unborn.
The legislature should take prompt
steps to replace in the school funds
any losses these funds have met with
now or may meet with in the future,
and at the same time take steps to
close up this leak so that 1t cannot
be repeated in the years to come.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
Start Oil Boring
Around Montague
in Spring, Report

Montague, Jan 4.-The Transconti-
mental Oil company is drawing material
to the northeast quarter of $3.50 on
the g. O. Nichols farm, 10 miles north
west of town. This company has CON
siderable land leased north, east and
west of Montague.
W. +. Parker of Helena, geologist and
representative of California syndicate
is closing up number of leases in this
section for his firm. 1t is said the com
pany will have its rigs here in time to
start drilling early in the spring, work
to commence north of Montague.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
Glasgow Man Dies
in Silver City, N. NJ.
Special to The Daily Tribune.

SVtNIaE 10 TIE DULY ITIBWIlN.
Glasgow, Jan. 4.--James L.. Conlogue,
who was we'll known in Glasgow and
Glentana, died at Silver City. n. NJ,
last week. He left Glasgow about four
months ago for the benefit of his health,
believing change of climate would be
beneficial. He was employed by real
estate firm when he first came to Glas-
gov, later being Il postoffice employee
and for the past several years and up
to the time he left for the south he was
assistant cashier Of the Farmers State
bank of Glentana. He was born in
Minnesota in 1889. He came to Glas-
Cow in 1914 and was married soon after
to Miss Nora Casey. A son and a
daughter were born to them; the daugh-
ter died about year ago. Interment
was made in Clontarf, Minnesota, his
former home.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
Returns With Bride
From Asia Minor

Hinsdale, Jan. FIRED Whitaker ar
rived here last week from Asia Minor,
accompanied by his Armenian bride.
They had been travelling for nearly a
month Mr.. Whitaker served with the
Motor Transport corps Of the A. e. F.,
American organization which is caring
for the destitute thousands in that part
of the world.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
DR.. Mcleod Buried
in Harlem Cemetery
Special to The Daily Tribune

sPUClHI 20 The DailV Tribune.
Harlem. Jan. 4,-The funeral of Or,
with pocket knife Monday night Of 10 -
week while dementcd as a result OF ov-
err work and worry. was held THURSDAY
afternoon from the United Bre,hren
church. the Rev. Van Cleave officiat;nr
lnterment was made in the Harlem GEM
etery.
DIR. Mcleod is survived by wife and
two children. At the present time thew
are at the home of p. r. MeClureA DR..
Mcleod left Ringing on account OF crop
reverses and drouth in that section.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
IS, 900 German Vets
Still In Hospitals
as Result of Wounds

Berlin Correspondence of The As
sociated Pressl.-rwo years after the
war, $4,000 seriously wounded German
soldiers are reported still in hospitals.
Some of them have gone through from
20 to 30 operations, the German Off
GERS association reports, and thousands
who were less seriously wounded have
been sent to their homes. The assoeia-
tion's report says the future of these
men is very dark and has appealed to
the German public to make donations for
Christmas gifts to them.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05

people Of this country want to know
what is happening on that tiny dot"
But the Worcester Telegram lRe)
Is fully satisfied with conditions result
ing from "our Haitian policy and
states confidently that irrespective of
charges and counter-charges, investiga-
tons and reports, the fact still stands
"that because of the work of the
marines, and only because of that work.
Haiti finds itself tranquil, brigandage
suppressed, and life and property safe
guarded for the first time in century"
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
Thirteen Zero Days
in Valley County
During Last Month
Special to The Daily Tribune

PN.1NA W III AJtk1Ky = IUtIIIt.
Glasgow, Jan. 4-The United States
weather bureau representative in this
city reports that the warmest day here
last month was December 8, when the
Thermometer reached IS degrees. The
coolest day in the month came on De-
eember 21 when the mercury went down
to 20 degrees below zero. Zero weather
prevailed from December II to Decem-
Der %. The total precipitation during
the month was rs, appearing in the
one inch. There were three cloudy.
20 partly cloudy and eight cloudy DAYS
during the month.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
Glasgow Alfalfa Won
Fourth Premium at
Chicago Grain Show
Special to The Daily Tribune

Glasgow. Jan, William De Messe-
maker, prominent farmer living north
west OF GLASGOW, won fourth premium
on alfalfa seed at the 1920 Intrrnafinnl
al Hay and Grain show at Chicago NJ
Messemaker is grower of choice nod.
greed seed. He won first premium on
alfalfa seed for two consecutive wars
at the Montana state fair and af the
valley county fair. His winnings at
chicago were the highest from any Mon.
tana section which makes him the
strongest contender for the best alfals
IA seed grown in Montana
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
TROUT FRY FROM BOHEMIAN
FOR BIG RLACKFOOT RIVER

Special to The Daily Tribune.
Helena. Jan. 4.--Members of the Lew
is and Clark county Rod and Gun club
have arranged for receipt here on Jan
uary 10 of 70 cans of Rainbow trout fry.
The fry will be placed in the Big Black
foot river near Lincoln. The fry will
come from the federal hatchery near
Ro7eman.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
Commission Named
by Judge Goodman
to Handle Boxing

Townsend. jan 4--Judge E. Fl. Good
man held a session of court last week
and among other things appointed an
athletic commission as follows: B. r.
Briscoe, DR.. 4. c. Kelly aud Frank T.
Hooks. These gentlemen will have con
troll of whatever boxing contests are
staged in the county.
The Judge also made the Toston irri-
CATION canal legal by affixing his sigma
ture to the necessary papers
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
TWO ARE FINED,

Two fines were assessed by Police
Judge Raban in police court Monday.
Joe La June. %, arrested Saturday by
Officer Baltazor on charge of speed
ing. was fined $40 Frank Grady. ar
rested Sunday night on charge of
drunkenness. was fined $40.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
Claim Power Plant
Neglects Patrons to
Care for SawnilI
Special to The Daily Tribune

9P.IIaI 10 TIC IJaIEy Iflbune.
Helena, Jan. Upon complaint Of
patrons of the Superior Light and Water
company, the Montana Public sarv;ca
commission has set hearing to be held
IN Superior on January IS when the
methods of conducting the plant will he
investigated. Patrons complain that the
utility uses its power for operation of
sawmiil during the day light hours,
which takes so much of the water for
power purposes that an insufficient sun
night. s''''os at
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05
NEW MINES HEAD NAMED

Washington. Jan. 4.-Foster Balm of
California was nominated Monday by
President Wilson to be direcJr of the
bureau of mines. He succeeds Fred
crick G. Cotrell resigned.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05

my SHEPHERD:-The Lord is
I A mig shepherd; I shall motf
i~sw aoant. Surely goodness and
] IL mercy shall toIIoac me atl
7 the days of my life: and II
iaDiW daUeu In the house Of thek
Lord for ever. Psalm 20: / and 6.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-05

Total .-.-----~~--~~~$7,13 e, $685.
~1,he. records show, that on that
date. of the total investment of
&A264Ad0 in farm loans. the dalin-
QssanE 1oans amounted to $l,334,65
sep4tnseQuivalent. Of 3l.29 percent. I
Evening star., 1921-06-05
General Inclination Is
ToSpeed Up," Says Lardner

got to have his hands tied behind
himA The man that draws No. i VIII
claim he had bad luck and everybody
will believe him.
Play with the pawns wild.
COLLEGE ROWING
Put a motor in the boat and have
the course include Niagara Falls.
TRAP SHOOTING
Have clay eagles instead of pigeons
and go after them with machine
gun.
BILLIARDS
Play on boys size table with
set of pool balls and make the cue
ball wild.
Load the entries in a horse car and
hook it on to the goth. Century Linn
tied.
TRACK MEET
Give the high jumpers a step lad
der and the pole vaulters balloon.
Set the hurdles SO as they will throw
a shadow acrost the track and let the
stand. on top of the Woolworth bldg
and suit themselves whether they put
up or down.
Play with a pfnochle deck and let
all the players bid at once and the
loudest bidder plays the hand.
GOLF
Call the trap holes.
These is just few suggestions for
the sports that amt been monkeyed
with so much. but they's still rm. for
more improvements in some of the
games the Rabbits has tried to fix.
For inst, in base ball the boys in
the big leagues is only busting from
10 to l2 home runs day and the
fans is beginning to take books and
magazines with them to read. My
idear is to keep the same ball but
move the fence in to where the base
lines is now and let the batter take
the ball in his hand and hit fungos
instead of having it pitched al him.
All poker needs to make II perfect
is to have everything wild but the
spades and let the players fix up their
hands before they come to the party
RING w. LARDNER.
Great Neck, June ;.
Evening star., 1921-06-05

faith in such undertakings. Pic
turesque folly. Tilting at wind
mills"
what d'you think, GonelM?"
II will go with you. l am not a
materialist, like the Signor Chief.
believe In miracles"
Pug shouted. Then it's a go!
got to do it-why not
me? Rich man. poor man, beggar
man. thief-I'm It"
~ ****
THEY set out at dawn. riding away
from camp mounted on two
ponies that had. come mp from Ma
gella in July with the outfit. Pug
had Communicated the intricate
makeup Of a native workman. He
wore an immense sombrero, . tat
tered shirt, pair Of calico calson-
eras. a gorgeous poncho and straw
shoes. Gone1li had sacrificed his
waxed nustache. reflection OF brand
new royalist tendencies, and had
borrowed a pair OF boots. from the
chief. But he still wore his blue
serge clothes, double-breasted. In
credihly 1eat, tailored on the Toledo.
NeS4 1F ~ - uneD&A
Evening star., 1921-06-05

subterranean rumblings-the tramp
of feet, the rattle and thunder OF ar
tillery and cavalry. Magella IL IN
danger. You can save her"
David with his little sling!
Perhaps. l have given you q peb-
BILE. Yonder Is Goliath. Go to H.
Americana"
Pug lay down again. drawing the @
gaudy poncho up around his chin.
you are telling the truth. Cammar1lio
il going to be disappointed. It ts my
intention to cross the canpagna, SIR
ring up trouble like an Arkansas
zephyr. Cammarillo mustn't suspect
that we are Cooks touring to Concof-
dia to spill the beans. Beginning To-
morrow. we are cattle thieves, eS-
capped convictA, renegade royahstsO
anything you say"
.Dio benedetto." Gonelli Whispered.
He put his taunty straw hat on the
ground, stretched himself out In the
tall campagna grass and lay quite
still, gazing at the stars. Two spirals
Of blue smoke curled lazily up from
the glowing tips Of their cigarettes.
And presently. without exchanging
another word, they fell asleep.
The next day they rode as far as
the village Of San Pedro-a single
muddy street between two rows OF
|dilapidated. sunbaked buildings. Be
Evening star., 1921-06-05

A bonfire blaZed near the fountain,
and in the glare of the flames Pug
saw a monStrous creature mounted on
a black horse and surrounded by a
group of men in uniform. The crea-
lures breast was covered with deco
rations; he wore a ridiculous hat
with a frowsy plume: beneath il. like
an obese pumpkin. his face appear
ed. enormous, swollen, comic. half
hidden by a growth of black whiskers
points. When he caught sight of
cammarillo he saluted. wicked and
wheezed. "Buona sera," in a thick.
Neapoltan dialect.
Cammarillo nodded. Il am ready
to pay" he said.
My price?"
Your price"
Cen. GRASSo'S face quiverod. lie
rubbed his fat fingers across his
lips. II am running a certain risk. But
i wish to say publicly that 1 am IN
sympathy with your-intentions."
Turning in his saddle. Camniarilio
glanced back at the first stragelcrs
of his impromptu army emerging
| from the forests Il cannot fail" he
f, said in a loud voice.
Pug drew a deep breath. LcapinE
forward. he jumped up on the rim OF
F, the fountain. He did not know il
but he was standing on the boundary
| line between Concordia and Maeella.
'Oh. yes. YOU can," he shouted. I've
got something TO say about that"
| who the devil are you?" Cam
marillo asked again.
Carlo Goneli VIII tell you who 1
am"
! Cammarillo swung around violently
and stared at his unr-cornizabi,
! lieutenant. Goneilfs knees were
| trembling with weakness, but he lift
ed pale. daunt!ess face and said ::
/, He is Fairchild. representative of
the Fairchild Company of New York. q"
! Pug shook his fist in Gen. Grasso :
| astonished face. iii tell you some
thing for your own good. II you
sell one miserable. lonely little cart
ridge to this traitor, the United States
will teach you manners. You hav"
a treaty with Nagcila-to respect her
; independence and 10 have no dealings
! with her enemies. If anything han
pens TO me, concordia will pay fo-
! the funeral Remember that, Gamma =
rillo is going back to the plains without
the rifles, ammunition. machine guns.
! blankets, wagons and all the rest "t
. the stuff you've promised TO sell him
| I'll tell you why. Because you dor I
dare tread on my toes and beca use
| I'm going to buy il for Magella- III
4, pay you ten thousand dollars more
I than Cammarillo offered. And I'm
going to stick around until my pur-
| chase has been sent to the coast ard
put aboard Magellan ships bound for
Magella. Do you understand, you
moon faced Napoleon"
Cen Grasso drew himself up with
a perceptible effort His eyes closed.
his mustaches lifted. his thick lips
parted in smile. u understand,
he said gently.
Pug gasped. sat down suddenly in
the shallo'v basin of the fountain
and took his aching head in his hands.
(which only goes to show. he
whispered. that you're a damn good
business man
Copyright Dodd. Mead & Co..
Evening star., 1921-06-05
IDAVID AND GOLIATH
-. And Senor Pug Takes Part of David.
Illustrated by F. C. Yohn.
By Mildred Gran,

Gonelli explained, told me that Cam
marillo expects to get his rifles. am
munition. and equipment through
Concordia."
The chief shouted: Traitors! Con-
cordia made a treaty with Magella-"
X 4 4 \
CONELLI laughed. He blew a cloud
Of smoke in the air. tipping his
head back with an air of idle amuse-
ment You don't understand, Signor
Chief. We are not in America This
is the land of high mountains and
low morality. The climate. perhaps. is
to blame. What does Concordia care
for treaties made with men Of your
race? Not that! Not the snap of my
finger. Diego Is president of Magella.
but American money put him there
and American money keeps him there.
You can buy the devil himself with
half a. dollar. Concordia can be
bought"
All right" said Pug cheerfully. I'll
buy Concordia.''
There isn't time" Gonelli answer
ed. There are two ways to go to
Concordia by sea and across the
plains. Before you can reach Con-
cordia by sea Cammarillo will have
his ammunition"
'How's that?
Gonelli tossed his cigarette away
and leaned forward. Where do you
imagine all that ammunition to be,
Slgnor Pug? Not In the Concordian
capital Not Montefore. No! The man
VINO has 1t for sale is the. president
IS Gen. Grasso. He ia n fat. arrogant
Neapolitan who was once a travelling
salesman. He went to Concordia 70
sell singing machines and was seized
by a passion for military glory. He
mas killed more men than he can re-
the frontier. And in spite Of treaties.
he will sell the nationalist all the
ammunition he needs. Then, signori,
watch out for your railway"
Pug's eyes kindled. Here was n
job worthy Of his dads faith in him.
heritage of punch! HIS voice was
husky with excitement and desire.
Listen. chief. Things like this
don't happen in Gods country, but
For what other purpose have the
fates designed place like this? Co
coanut palms and carne con chile! We
can't let hre- ng-dago-excuse
me, Gonelli-help himself to our good
beginnings simply because. he has an
We can't AFFORD to let Magella fail
into Cammaril1o's hands. If he sue
ceeds in getting ammunition, any
thing. might happen. Diego's men
might revert to- type. A tin sword
and a yard Of gilt braid do not guar
antee the military. integrity of a
mans soul. If-that numbering phono-
graph salesman can be bought =. I'm
going to write the check"
Pug swung around and faced Con
elli. Tho name Fairchild spells dol
lars and cents-even an Eskimo
knows that Well? I'm going
'cross-country."
The chief shook his head and
smiled. "All right, Fairchild. But
this isn't movie exactly. There
are-well, difficulties, quite tangible
Evening star., 1921-06-05

fore the two horsemen the dwellers in
San Pedro scattered like scared chick
ems, squawking, to shelter. There
after Pug and Gonelli had the stage
to themselves. Pug fred three times
straight into the air, knowing that
towards dearly love a bully. Then he
dismounted and staggered. with Go
nelli at his heels. into the native Inn.
such a trattoria as the Roman cam
pagna boasts in the waste lands near
tho Sabine hills. An Indian woman
and three naked urchins ran before
them into tho shadows, while q
wretched dog. covering beneath Ia
BILE, set up = terrified howl, Pug Jug
lied his revolver, poked 1t gently into
the old womnn's ribs and demanded
dinner. She gave them . meal OF
black bread and beans, which Pug ate
with magnificent recklessness.
+ 4 \ +
WHITE faces peered- In at the
" doorway, and in the muddy
street beyond there was IN increasing
clamor of excited voices.
where are the men Of the yallage?'
Pug demanded.
The Indian woman gasped and trem-
Ih1nd. A0We 90 oSeqe hIta0E
Evening star., 1921-06-05

ixed and remote in that velvet black
arch of sky.
This is bad country" Gonelli said.
"The ranchos are many miles apart.
We shall have to-what d'you say
rustic for food"
Pug was lying by the fire, stretched
full length. his head on his saddle. In
q quiet voice he asked: why did the
president send you out with that
message? You aren't exactly q Ia
vorite Of Diegos-he is fond of call
Ing you the seventh son OF . degen-
crate pig"
me. Mico milo, you have NO imagine
ton. Our president 10 ornamental but
he lacks political sagacity. Even now
he Is doxing in his garden, secure in
the comfortable knowledge that there
are ten million American dollars in
the Magellan Bank. His army Is cor
rupt. Tin soldiers. Do I speak the
truth? His government Is as un-
stable a. a house of cards. Magella
itself IL crowded with thieves from
the seaboard towns. come to pluck
the American goose" ,s,F-
Pug, sat mp. lighted . oigarette and
stared at Gonel1i with somber eyes.
THE American goose?"
Listen. Signor Pugi When I place
M - - tn E1nA j 90 A1Ak
Evening star., 1921-06-05

REAMS are brief and deeds
II are precious long. Three
j months later a surveying
party made camp on the
Evening star., 1921-06-05
yric," he said, Il don't always under.

lyric" he said. Il don't always under
stand you"
But Pug was gone. galloping down the
steep slope, shouting his defiance and
his joy. Gonelli followed him across the
plain and into the first tangled mazes
81 the forest, which had swallowed
Cammarillo's army-men. wagons. mules
and all The trail was deep with mud
and long festoons OF tangled creepers
swung in their faces. Gonelli whispered
in desperate fear: ''You are fool
am following you to DEATH"
AS he spoke a shot sounded close at
hand. Both men slipped off their horses
and crept forward on foot A yard or
80 away they saw six of Cammarillos
mon standing across the trail. There
shouted and emptied his revolver into
the rearguard of Cammarillo's army
For five minutes he fought from tree
to tree. lodging the deliberate aim ol
the straw-hatted revolutionists. Then
some one took a shot at him from the
Jungle: he felt a sharp pain in his shoul:
der, stopped to look at the wound and
was instantly surrounded.
THEY took him forward. to Cam
l marillo. The liberator of Magella
still mounted on his white horse. looked
down at the tattered, barefooted. blood
stained American and frowned. 'whe
the devil are your"
Pug grinned. "a patriot" he said.
why did you fire on my men?
'"They fired on me-"
''Where is the other?'
An emaciated fellow with a piece Of
twisted rawhide around the crown o.
his hat, carrying a long goad. pusheo
Gonelli forward into the open space be-
fore the liberator. The Italian wa.
caked with mud and a little stream o.
blood issued from a cut in his forehead
But he gazed Mt Cammarillo with hag.
gard fearlessness. There was not q
flicker of recollection in the leader s
eyes.
We shall see"
He moved forward again. gazing
straight ahead with an unmoved. ex.
pressionless face. Pug glanced up al
him. He knew what dreams were going
on behind the Spaniard's half-cioseo
eyes. He knew what a gift of treach'
cry, what a fund of savage cleverness
what an immense conceit had put hin
| there at the head of that struggling mol
Of ignorant men: He was cunning
strong and faithful to his dreams. Ro'
mantle, perhaps. He saw himself su
preme in neutrality-suspicious.. dictator
king. His hands were covered with sill
yer rings. and he wore huge iron spur:
that jingled with an ominous rattle
very martial and impressive:
Pug and Gonelli walked on eithe
side of the liberator. stumbling il
the thick mud and urged forward h.
the long goads of the revolutionists
Pue's shoulder was afire with pain
Now and then he tripped and wen
on his knees. Whenever the greer
tangle of ferns and trees grew din
he thought desperately of New York
his dads faith in him. the delecta bl
future, the shame of surrenderinl
| ones goat to a half-breed agitato
with rings on his thumb. "Oh, damn.
; he said over and over again. "Oh
damnw 1t was hot Swarms of fiie
| buzzed over his head; always he hear
, the rattle of Cammarillo's spurs.
| At dusk they came out of the forest
! nassed a house or two and entere,
the dusty plaza of a forlorn village
Evening star., 1921-06-05

do you for a moment believe that
you have disguised yourself under
that hat? Our bandit is no fool"
Pug grinned. Il like these clothes.
TIL grow beard that will cover my
American ears, the bridge Of my
nose and the shape Of my head. This
is my party. Gonelli"
"Bene." the ex-nationalist said.
briefly, and shrugged his shoulders
They rode down the valley side
by side. Behind them the sun had
climbed above Monte Bianco. Before
them the steep tanks of the Dora
Riparia weee gilded by oblique shafts
Of copper light. The surveying party
had penetrated to the end of the
plateau; beyond. Pug and Gonelli fol-
lowed an old trail that spiraled steep
ly down, through q narrow gorge.
crossing and recrossing q river of
cloudy. glacial water, squeezing be-
tween walls of black stone. passing
through the rAinbow-threaded spray
Of enormous waterfalls. then plung-
ing down again into the sparse for
,ests Of the foothills.
That night they slept on the skirts
Of the plain, the great Magellan CAM
pagna: 1t stretched before them like
tranquil sea, unbroken to the
farthest horizon. The stars burned
quietly and very old. moon seemed