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cific Islands, Japan is ready to agree
to the United States exercising COM
plete control over the American ca
bles traversing the island of zap to
Menedao and to Guam and hopes that
this plan will be acceptable to Wash
ington.
Japan, according to Reuters, consld-
ers that, as her mandate is one OF
the provisions of the Versailles treaty,
no special island or mandate can be
selected as an exception without alt
ering the treaty itself, and therefore
Observation-Disclosures is out of the ques-
ton.
Montana's Melting Pot.
Washington, June IT, Montana,
with a total population in 1920 OF
54S, had 534,26O whites, 1868 ne
groes, 1886 Indians, 872 Chinese,
and SO Filipinos, Koreans, Hindus and
Malays. The foreign-born white pop
ulation of the state in 1920 was 3d.
$40, or III per cen of the total pop
ulation as against 1874 or 34.4 per
cent in 1910.
Postoffices Reclassified.
Washington, June 1.-THE postot-
flee department announced Thursday
that Anaconda and Bozeman postof-
fees will be changed from first to sec
ond class offices, effective July /.
Baker, Phillipsburg and Plentywood
are being changed from second to
third class and Ennis from third class
to fourth class.
Earl Kidnapped.
Cork, June 21.-James Francis Ber-
nard, fourth earl of Bandon, was kid
mapped this morning from his resi-
dence in Bantry, Count Cour, by a
band of ten men.
Castle Bernard, his home, was set
afire and was still burning this after
noon. Earl Bandon's whereabouts are
unknown.
Sleuths on HOOch Trail.
Federal prohibition agents are back
on duty in Montana. They were re-
turned to service Wednesday morning
following the receipt of orders from
Washington by H. M. Dengler, prohi-
bition agent in charge in Montana,
providing for a resumption of the &C
Invites of his department.
The agents were laid off or May 20
when funds of the prohibition enforce
ment division were exhausted.
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pertaining a band of gypsies on last
Monday night. They camped Just
south of town. Aside from the regular
fortune telling gag they did not bother
anyone. From the way these people
are travelling and the fine camping
equipment they have it looks as if
the fortune telling business wasn't so
bad after all, and might be more prof
liable than, some others we know
about.
AL. Brooker of Harb was in town
last Saturday on business.
Peter Nastron was in town Tuesday
on business.
We understand that the contracting
outfit for the Nelson reservoir UNI
loaded at Saco this week and work
on the big dam has begun.
During the storm Monday evening
lightning played all over the electric
wires of Jacques and Blacks pool hall.
Sparks could be seer in half a dozen
places.
C.. A.. Libby moved his family to
town last week. Chef says he lost 25
pounds since leaving, but it looks to
US as if he could easily lose about so
more and still be eligible in any fat
mans race.
Mrs. Frank Gustin was a business
caller at the office Saturday.
L.. E. Spellum is spending most of
his time at present going through the
country looking things over.
Mrs. w. Lowell, with Miss Kenny
and Miss Cowan were guests of Mrs.
Vas Binder on last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubery Bull were in
town on business Saturday.
Archie Allen and daughter Vivian
came down from Havre Saturday and
went out to their claim south of town.
John Hunter was a shopper in town
Saturday.
Al. Brooker of Harb was in the
office on business this week.
Mike May has been dolling up his
restaurant the past week with a little
paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Simpson and
family were in town on Saturday.
Ed. Score and family and C. Bjerke
and family were fishing an dpicnicing
at the river Sunday.
L.. G. Pennington drove Mr.. and
Mrs. S. j. Vas Binder and Miss Ruth
Cowan of the Ellison-White Chautau-
qua Co.. to Content last Sunday.
Frank Landon was up from Wolf
Point we Sunday.
Mrs. Birdie Schlichtenmyer, mother
of S. ]. Vas Binder, arrived Friday
from her home in Louisville, Ohio, for
ar extended visit with her son.
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SHRINERS HAVE ONE
MILLION FOR HOSPITAL

Des Moines, Ia, June 16.-Three
charters for new Shrine temples and
the ~dispensions of four others were
granted Thursday by the Imperial
Council, Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine Pueblo, Colorado,
Wichita Fall, Texas and Amarillo,
Texas, were the cities granted charters
for new temples. ~Dispensions were
granted to Bangor, Maine, Syracuse,
N. Y, Miami, Fla, and Billings, Mont.
The APPLICATIONS of Pocatello, Idaho
and Everett, Washington, for new
charters were rejected. The applica-
ton of Council Bluffs was not con-
sidered at this years session.
The imperial council decided at a
secret session to establish a hospital
in St. Louis, dedicated to the crippled
children of North America it became
known Thursday. A site for the hos
pital has already been purchased at
a cost of S150,0OO.
Six members of the committee fav-
ored the establishment of a central
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General News Briefs of
The Week

this afternoon paid their last solemn
tribute to the memory of Colonel Fred
erick W. Galbraith, national command
err of the American Legion, who lost
his life Thursday morning in an auto
mobile accident in indianapolis.
Funeral services were held in Music
Hall, under the auspices of the Amer
lean Legion, and long before they be-
gan and while there was al endless
procession of mourning men, women
and children passing the body of Col
onel Galbraith, which lay in state in
the rotunda of the big building, every
auditorium of the hall was taken.
auditorium of the hall was taken.
Newberry Hearing Closed.
Washington, June 15.-Requests of
| Henry Ford's counsel that more evil
dence be heard in his contest for the
, seat of Senator Newberry, republi-
can of Michigan, were denied today
by the senate committee conducting
the hearings and trial stages of the
case were in effect terminated.
Briggeman Acquitted.
Deer Lodge. June lit took the
jury / hour and so minutes this aft
ernoon to return a verdict acquitting
Joe Briggeman of the murder of Joe
Knopf. Two ballots were taken, the
votes were cast, and the second i'm
mediately afterward, which result
ed in a verdict of not guilty. Judge
Winston received the verdict at 5:35
o'clock, two hours after the case had
been submitted.
To Bring Bonds to Par.
Washington, June 19.-The admin
%istration through vast refunding
plans considered by the cabinet last
week apparently is trying to make
good its promise to bring Liberty
bonds back to par and to place the
finances of the nation on a sound and
conservative policy the need of which
has been manifest to President Hard
ing and Secretary Mellon for some
time past.
Will Not Act Against America.
London, June 17.-Austen Cham
berlain, government leader in the
house of commons, declared the re-
newal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty:
although l do not in any way wish
to PREJUDICE the action of the i'm
perial conference, it is right to say at
once tnat we snail De no party 10 an
alliance directed against America or
under which we can be called upon
to act against America"
Grey Leg Wins Race.
New York, June 17.-Grey Leg to-
day won the Brooklyn handicap, run
at Aqueduct. The race was worth
$4,000.
Labor Leader Mail Thief.
Chicago, June 14.-Timothy ID.
("Big Tim") Murphy, labor leader
and former member of the legisla-
ture, who was named in two alleged
confessions today as the principal in
a $350,O00 station mail robbery here
last April, was held in Jail tonight
in default of $1,000 600 bonds.
Vincenzeo Cosmano, Murphy's lieu
tenant, also was being held, his bonds
having been fixed at $4,000 which
he was unable to furnish.
Japan on Mandates.
London, June 14.-Reuter's learns
that, while fully maintaining her
rights as mandatory over certain Pa
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= y = : = y . = = . =
DESTROY ROADSIDE WEEDS

+ Because
+ They act as ~centers of weed in
: festatiOn for adjoining fields.
+ They may be carried for many
miles by passing vehicles and ami
+ mails.
: 3. They harbOr harmful insects
and plant diseases.
+ 4. They create i~nsanitary con-
+ ditions.
5. They are unsightly.
) Methods for destroying road
+ side weeds, approved by special.
lists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, are:
BY
Moving twice a year while they
are in full bloom, usually in June
and August.
2. Utilizing the roadsides for
+ growing hay.
: 3. Grazing with tethered ami
mails.
+ 4. Converting weedy rOadsides
into lawns.
GRADE ALL ROADSIDES so
THE WEEDS CAN BE
CONTROLLED.
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THOENY ITEMS
From the Review

John Franzen came in from his farm
west Of town Tuesday to do some
fence building for Jake Thoeny.
Oscar Tufte, who is working at
Opheim came over to Thoeny Tues
day to trade for a ear but that is all
we know about it.
Lila Dudley who has been attend
ing the State University at Missoula
since last fall returned to her home
here this week.
John and Pete Myhre made an ev-
ening and night auto trip to Opheim.
Glentana, Glasgow and Hinsdale Tues
day on business.
Pete Myhre and Art Van Wagenen
went to Hinsdale Monday evening on
business, got caught in the rain and
remained over night returning Tues
day afternoon.
l.. F. Morley finished planting corn
Wednesday.
John Myhre traded his Ford to w.
B. Dolson, Monday.
L. M. Rairden was at Opheim the
fore part of the week on business.
w. B. Dolson and son, William, au-
toed to Kincaid Tuesday on business.
John Lee came down from his farm
Wednesday to remain till the first
of the week.
Tommy Ault received a kick from a
horse this week and sustained a broken
leg.
Leo Lowry was in Thoeny this week
to start final proof on his homestead
near the boundary.
Crop conditions fine. Monday a nice
shower, Thursday 3-4 of an inch fell,
Friday 2 inches rain, little hail, but
not enough to hurt anything. Today
cloudy, looks like more rain.
Vern Dickinson came out with the
mail Wednesday for a visit with
friends and relatives here.
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will meet in Glasgow the third Mon
day in July.
Miss Eulalie Sterret, who has taught
near Roanwood the past year left for
Glasgow, Monday. ,
Mrs. John Davenport and Georgia
Davenport were. visitors at the Jorgen
Isaksans home Monday afternoon.
o. C. Erickson will ship, his stock
and machinery to West Salem, Wis,
where he will reside for the next few
years.
Bert Reed, C. l.. Goodrich, Dan
O'Connor and Miss Ethel Henry all
of Avondale were attending the school
meeting here Saturday.
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OPHEIM ITEMS
lFrom The Observer

L. A. Hanson and son Tod were
Opheim visitors Saturday.
Shearing will begin in this neigh
borhood the first Of the week.
Howard Olliverson and wife are
making a freighting trip to Scobey
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Davenport and son
Ray visited with Glen Axtell's Sun
day.
Melvin Hong of Avondale attended
the school meeting here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cole and family
spent Sunday with Art Paulson's of
Glentana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Krause of Bay
lor were business visitors here aSt-
urday.
A large crowd from Opheim attend
ed the Farm Bureau picnic at Larslan
Sunday.
August Bengston of Candy, Mimi,
has spent the past week visiting the
H. H. Beebe family.
The County board of Equalization
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Riddick's RiIl Anproyed-

hluuICkS Dill approved.
Washington, June 21.-Bill for the
appointment of an additional federal
judge in Montana were favorably re-
ported Tuesday by the house judiciary
committee.
Dawes Will Handle Budget.
Washington, June 21.-Charles G.
Dawes, the Chicago banker, has been
selected by President Harding for di-
rector of the budget under the budget
law recently enacted by congress.
No. "a for Ruth.
Boston, June 20.-Babe Ruth got his
oath home run of the season in the
10th inning in the game with Boston
The hit won the game for New York,
z to 6.
Raw Material.
New York, June 2O.-Several Irish
immigrant girls arrived today on the
tresses, artist models and stenograph-
ers. Few expressed any desire to en-
ter into domestic service.
Wool growers Pool.
Lewistown, June 20.-As a result of
a conference of woolgrowers here it
has been practically decided to pool
this years clip, the wool, so far as
possible, to be shipped from Lewis
town in carloads. This method will
give the small woolgrowers the same
advantage as the larger ones.
Doctors Needed.
Washington, June 2O.-The United
States is short $4,000 physicians, DR..
Roy Upham, Brooklyn, declared yes
terday at the opening session of the
annual convention here of the Ameri-
can Institute of Homeopathy.
In an effort to assist medical stu
dents through college, wives of mem
bers of the institute have formed the
Woman's National Homeopathic
league, DIR. Upham said, to help re-
lieve the shortage of physicians.
Great Britain Will Cooperate.
London, June 20.-Co-operation with
the United States is a cardinal prin-
cipal", with Great Britain, declared
Prime Minister Lloyd George to the
imperial conference Monday. "We
are ready" he said "to discuss with
American statesmen any proposition
for Limitation of armament which
they wish to set out and we can un-
dertake hat no such o%vertures will
find lack of willingness on our part
to meet them."
Lewis to Contest With Gompers.
Denver, Jun 20.-John l.. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America Monday formally
ed that he was a candidate for the
presidency Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor in opposition to Samuel
Gompers. 4 have decided to permit
nv name to be submitted to the n
vention as a candidate for the presi-
dency of the American Federation of
Labor" was the brief announcement
made by Mr.. Lewis. He declined to
make any further statement.
Americans Win Match.
Nottingham Polo Field, London,
June 18.-America won the first of
the polo matches for the international
trophy, played here today, defeating
Great Britain by the score of II to 4.
Thousands Attended Funeral.
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 11.-Thous-
ands of persons from all walks of life
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AT H ORPHEUM

The weeks program is full of good
things, starting with Frank Mayo the
great romantic actor, in Colorado"
from the famous play of that name,
and ending Saturday with Charlie Ray
in "Peaceful Valley" During the
week the sweetest girl on the screen,
Shirley Mason in "The Lamp Libhter"
and Cleo Madison in the "Girl From
Nowhere" An first class stuff. The
special matinee Saturday at 2:3O, at
10 and zoe.
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BIG WEST TO SPUD IN
NO. | WELL AT kelvin

Kelvin, June 1S.-The No. l we'll of
the Big West Oil company is to be
spudded in in the course of a few
days. The we'll site is a short dis
lance out of Kelvin, from where the
machinery was hauled in last week and
all is in readiness for operation.
With the bit of the Gordon Camp
bell-Kevin syndicate we'll No. 1 but
a short distance above the expected
first sand, and the %spudding in of the
Big West well, coupled with the con-
tinual arrival of oil men at Kelvin, all
indications point toward a period of
speedy development for the Rocky
Ridge Dome at Kelvin.
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BOWDOIN NEWS
(From the Beacon)

Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Henry were
Malta shoppers Tuesday
Mrs. Amos Davis spent Tuesday in
Malta.
The Bowdoin Camp Girls along with
their guardian, went on a camping
trip to Milk River last Wednesday
and returned today, Saturday.
Bowdoin had the pleasure" of en-
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hospital in st. Louis, while the sew
enth member turned in a minority re-
port. The majority report was adopt
ed. The crippled children's hospital
proposal project was Endorsed at the
Shrine conclave last year at Portland,
Ore. There is $1,1O0,OO available for
the project.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
STEEL TRADE SLUMPS
EXCEPT IN THE WEST

A further gradual recession marked
the steel industry in the last week. ac-
cordlng to the weekly reviews of the gen.
eral steel and iron situation. The Chi
cago district showed no marked change.
the Iron Age pointed out yesterday. but
In the Pittsburg district both the Steel
Corporation and number OF independent
mills have lost ground. Actual steel
making capacity at the Carnegie plant
is down to so per cent, a drop of 10
per cent. from the gait OF a week ago.
and finishing capacity is not over that
figure. The Steel Corporation as a
whole Is operating on about an so per
cent. basis.
The IRON Trade RcvicU says: "A gen.
eral movement among independent pro-
ducers to join in price reductions IS In
progress. though a disposition to act
cautiously until the trade outlook Is
better defined still marks the policies
OF several of the more important in
terests. At the same time IL is freely
recognized that a competitive market on
the lowest basis has been established.
THE steel Corporation plants con-
tinuo TO quote prices So to $40 ton
higher than their competitors in num-
Der of finished products and are ship
ping actively against large order book
on that basis"
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
FOUR DIVIDEND CHANGES.
Three Reductions and One Extra
Reported by Companies.

The Quaker Oats Company. which has
been paying 3 per cent quarterly on the
common stock, declared yesterday a
quarterly dividend OF IL per cent, to-
gcther with a quarterly dividend on the
preferred of like amount. The action
was taken. directors statement said.
after writing down all inventories to
cost of market, whichever Is lower
Directors of the South Porto Rico
Sugar Company declared quarterly
dividend of ] u per cent. on the common
stock and n quarterly dividend of .
per cent. on the preferred. Heretofore
the, company had been paying SO share
quarterly on the common.
Tho Lindsay Light Company has
passed the regular quarterly dividend Of
per cent. on the common stock due at
this time. according TO adviccs from the
headquarters OF the company In Chicago
The regular quarterly dividend OF Ia
per cent. on the preferred stock was
declared.
The National Transit Company has
declared an extra dividend OF so cents a
share.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Return of call funds to a six per cent.
basis and general Improvement in the
allied exchanges. including a record
high OF sterling for almost two years.
we're chief factors making for substan-
tial advances in all groups during the
final half period of yesterdays Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange trading. Motors
led the forward movement some of
them entering new high ground for this
year. The tobaccos, steels, equipments
and specialties also registered fair
gains. Allied Chemical and CASTOR.
Williams & Wigmore were conspicuous
ly weak at the outset liquidation in the
former being based on proposal TO
increase its capital stock and in the lat
ter to talk of new financing. Rallies
of active rails averaged about one per
cent. from early low figures. The last
prices were generally the days best
Studebaker rose 2i5 to 61, Pierce
Arrow Ia to 27h, Chandler Ia to
751a. United States Steel to S47s, Cru
chile to 81, Baldwin Locomotive 1ss
to 92. Mexican Petroleum 1ss to 1929,
Pan-American Ia to 773t. Texas and
Pacific Coal and Oil rs TO 29k, Cen
eral Asphalt IL to 70ai. Retail Stores
"a to 5S, Industrial Alcohol Ia to II.
United States Food to 24Ss. Sears-Roe-
buck II to S9ia. Coco Cola to 22la, and
General Motors to 14A.
American Sumatra was bid up 234 TO
s2s q, Tobacco Products Il to Sc. Amer
ican International 1Ss to 4SSs, Atlantic
Gulf II to 66h. Anaconda to 40, Read
ing / "a TO ~. st. Paul to %. New York
Central to 72, Union Pacific l to 121,
Northern Pacific IL to So. Southern
Railway to 221s. Baltimore and Ohio to
34H. and Rock Island to 27L.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
NO PAR STOCK Is
In GOODYEAR PLAN
March A Meeting to Act on Re-
ductiOn of Present Common
Issue of 500 Par.

Special Despatch TO THE New York HERALD.
AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 16.-When stock
holders of the Goodyear Tire and Rub
ber Company meet on March to ap-
prove the new financial plans decided
on by officers of the company, bankers,
bankers and merchandise creditors. they
will be asked. among other things. to
agree to the reduction of the 100000
shares of 500 par common stock in ex-
istence to no par common stock, not TO
exceed 100000 shares. and to author
ize the sale of the company's property
and assets or such part of them as may
be duly determined, to any person, per-
sons, association or corporation. organ
lied or to be organized under the laws
Of Ohio or of any other State. Calls
for the meeting were sent out yesterday.
The notices state that other issues to be
submitted to the stockholders are:
Approval of reorganization OF the
company under Ohio laws.
Authorization. creation, issue and sale
OF the company's bonds and debentures
not TO exceed s65,000,000. mature in not
more than thirty years and bear per
cent. interest.
To authorize mortgage of the COM
pany S property now OWHeu Ol W NC az
quired to secure payment Of the bonds
and debentures.
To authorize In connection with the
sale of those bonds or debentures the
issue, sale or other disposal of all or
any part Of the companys prior pre-
ferred, management, preferred and COM
mon stocks
To approve appropriation and reser-
walton Of prior preferred, management,
preferred or common stocks of the COM
pany by the company's directors for any
purpose.
To authorize and consent to any plan
or agreement pertaining to the financing
of the company or for the readtustment
of it's debt and capitalization.
Tho clause about the sale of the COM
pany means merely that IL the new
financing plan. drawn UP by officials of
the company. bankers and merchandise
creditors. is not practical under Ohio
laws, according to legal advice at the
meeting, a new corporation would be or
ganized under the laws of some other
State. such as Delaware or Maryland,
and the company's assets and property
be turned over to that corporation.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
READING PROTECTIVE
COMMITTEE is FORMED
Adrian Iselin Heads Holders
Seeking Court Decision.

A protective committee. whose func-
ton will be to get a court interpreta-
tion of the Readings plan for segrega-
tion OF its coal and rail properties and
to protect the interest of first and sec
ond preferred stockholders. was formed
yesterday, headed by Adrian Iselin of
A. Iselin & Co.. SO Wall street.
Mr.. Iselin said that the action is
friendly and that so far as he can see
the Reading plan is satisfactory. Other
members of the committee arc Robert
r. Dodson. trustee of the estate of
James A. Garland; Edwin G. Merrill.
president of the New York Life In
surance and Trust Company, and Will
lam A. Law, president of the First Ma
tional Bank OF Philadelphia, who hold
or represent substantial amounts OF
stocks Cadwalader. Wickersftam d
Taft are the committees counsel.
A formal agreement will be lodged
soon with the New York Life Insurance
and Trust Company which will act as
the depository for securities.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
REPORTS PROFITS AS NIL.
National Cloak and Suit shows
Loss for 1920.

For the first time since the establish
ment Of the corporation. thirty years
ago, the National Cloak and Suit Com
pany failed in 1920 TO profit. With its
net sales at their highest point, cx-
penses. inventory writeoffs and other
charges were so heavy that the COM
pany reported loss from the years
operation Of s1.13o.051. In 1919 the
company made profit, available for
dividends. equivalent to more than vi
a share on it's common stock.
Merchandise on hand at the close OF
the year was carried at s6,9S3,2S1. rep
resenting cost or market price. In 1919
the merchandise account stood at
sS,525.195. Inventory at the end OF 1920
represented 10 per cent OF total sales.