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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05

and r. H. Bemis and the black jack
game operated by Lee Turner and
John Jaap were soon doing good
business, which continued through.
out the carnival. The arrival af five
piece orchestra under the leadership
of Mrs. r. G. Parker, pianiste, as
sisted by Miss Alice Beaudry, violin
iste; M. L. Messelt. violin and sax
aphone; Phil Dunstan, trombone, and
Raymond Millard, traps and -xylb-
! phone, called the dancers to the
floor and while the crowd was too
dense for much more than mill
ring around" they seemed to enjoy
themselves hugely. The only inter-
mission in the dancing was TO give
the managers of the floor, Ben Thor
sen, viii Millard, A. Wantal Ernest
Troutman and Cal Sharrard, time to
constant stream going to the res
faErAnt and har-the-f former being
handled in an expert manner by
Chars. f. Rice, Earl Rector and Clar-
ence Sommerville, The bar was
ably managed by Mike Kessler and
Ed Peterson and did a rushing bus
mess. The kangaroo court, Judge
Thos. Davis presiding, relieved ac-
casionally by Judge Olson, collected
numerous fines while order was main
tanned by.Sheriff N H. Browning and
Deputies Dave Gray and f. w. Bur
nett. Ore fellow who called himself
j. A. Kierstead, opened up the-r0for-
ious "soap game but was promptly
-. IL - L. sxs{
most of his wares. Old timers
claim TO have recognized him as the
original "Soapy Smith.
The prize waltz was feature Of
the first evening fully fifty couples
competing. The judges gave the
award of $500 to Mrs. Ben Thorsen
and William johnson. Much interest
was displayed in the ladies' popular
fty contest. With each purchase Of
current funds ticket was issued.
the voter writing the name of his
choice and depositing in the ballot box
provided. The votes were counted
next day and at ten o'clock the sec
ond evening the winner announced.
The committee chosen to count the
votes found over so names, the high
est being Miss Nellie Klimhs with
IL, ,875 votes; Mrs. Ben Thorsen, TO-
400, and Miss Ebba Lundell, 9,750
Miss K1imas was declared The winner
amid great applause and was pre-
sented with beautiful pearl necklace,
9. w. Merkle making the presentation !
speech in his usual graceful and easy
manner Mr. Merkie took desperate
,hances by appearing in full dress, /
coat, opera hat and all i
,ut fortunately the gathering was
,olerant and he got away with it,
1iss Klimas was prettilv embarrassed
md not being equai to the speech
allied tor by the crowd, responded
With a song and received an encore.
We almost forgot TO mention that
he was also crowned queen Of the
arrival.
1t was altogether a brilliant and
cosmopolitan gathering. cowboys and
owgirls, negroes and Cinnamon, the
lite and the commoner met and
mixed The be-diamoned and-light
fingered gambler hobnobbed with the
heep herder and nabob and every
ody stayed to the finish with two
olidays ahead to make up for lost
leep, and it required it If the testi-
lony of those who stuck faithfully
D the job for the two nights is to be ,
plied upon.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
OVER THREE-FoURTHs CITY TAX IN

Arcordine to City Treasurer
provin's report to be filed tonight
with the city council, N Ia per cent
of the tax list of the City Of Belt
has been collected The total amount
to be collected was sl3,84l 98 and 70
date SIC, ,702-8s has been paid INTO the
treasurer's office. leaving s3,139.s9
TO be collected According TO Mr..
Provfn this compares favorably with
the collections made last year, con-
sidering the conditions at present OBJ
tanning.
BY far the larger part Of the de-
linoueneies are traeeable to the ex-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
COUNTY AUDITOR ROOSEVELT
ECONOMIES IN OFFICE

County Auditor F. c. Roosevelt
last Saturday afternoon announced
that he had decided Ito reduce his Of
ffce force m the interests Of economy,
and to that end had accepted the res
ignation Of Miss Mary Hansen, who
has been one OF the very efficient dep
uties in that office for the past three
wears. Miss Hansen has had charge
largely Of the outside work of the Of
flee. and worked in conjunction with
the Red Cross in taking care of the
needs Of the outside por. Miss Han
sen viii be given vacation OF a
month. beginning Sunday, January /,
her resignation to take effect Feb. /,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05

cessive cost Of the 1919 sidewalk
construction which in the case Of
many vacant lots -an-side streets
amounts practically 70 eonfiseation.
The final outcome Of the problem
these lots present TO the city is
pretty hard to guess, but il will be one
that will engage the attention Of the
city council for some time To come
Aside from the definquencies IN these
lots referred 10, the hist is remark
ably small and in most cases for insig-
nifjcant amounts. Property upon
which taxes are delinquent will be
sold at public auction January 70,
1922.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
TaxApp0rtionment
Gives School Cash

County Superintendent of Schools
Jane Keeney has just finished ap-
portionment of tn general school
fund of the county among the schools
of Cascade, as well as among the six
high schools. The general fund dis
tributed amounts to S191, ,947.91.
leaving 49 cents in the treasury, and
amounts to $IS.632 per capita on the
10,303 children of the county.
The six high schools at Great
Falls, Cascade. Belt, Stockett-Sand
Coulee, Simms and Fort Shaw, re-
ceive s97. .682.95 in the apportion-
ment. The apportionment by districts
in this section are as follows:
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05

New Years day in Belt was a sam
pie Of the best efforts Of the weather
man in handing out perfect winter
weather. A warm sun and balmy air
made short weFk Of the snow, the
day winding up with a gentle rain in
the evening. 49,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SERVICES

Rev. J. N. Chestnut, ID. d., will con-
duct services at al Episcopal church
next Sunday morning. All are cor
daily invited 70 attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
Stock Exchange
 Officials Begin
 To Clean House
Assistant Attorney General And President Of Ex- change Make Drastic Move To Protect Invest ments Of Thousands Of People - Fight Is On To The Finish

New York, Feb. 11-State and i county officers and officials of the New York Stock Exchange today an- nounced that they had begun a fight to the finish to ~ave the investments of thousands of men and women in every state in the Union who entrust- ed their funds to members of the Wall Street Bucket stop Ring" the past few weeks.
 Twenty-Five brokerage firms the majority of them members of the ring went to the wall within the last two months, after being caught in the rising market. It is estimated that the total liabilities of these shops will be more than $25,OOO,O00 and only one of that number is expected to pay as much as 50 cents on the dollar to its creditors. Customers of the majority of the other shops will lose this au--in some cases that re- presents the savings of lifetime
 The grand jury now in session, is expected to return indictments against several prominent firms that have been very active in soliciting business by mail and the long dis tance telephone from investors in every city in the country.
 The "bucketshop" ring has become so brazen that Seymour l.. Cromwell, president of the New York Stock Ex- change has issued a warning to all members that bucketshoping opera t1ons will not be tolerated.
 'FWe shall clean our own house, then if the public wishes to trade out side it does so at it's own peril. We are regulating the exchange. It is up to the authorities in every community to see that outside brokers obey the law"
 Frederick H. Rich. assistant attor- ney general appointed by Attorney General Charles D. Newton to handle the hundreds of complaints that have been made to that office by residents of other states, told the International News Service that some brok kerage houses were under surveillance be- cause of a new form of swindling that Is more highly lucrative to the crook than plain bucketing of brokerage or ders. This Is the 'coId turkey game as it Is called in Wall street. It is an outgrowth of the war days, when more than 2o,O00,o00 persons pur- chased government bonds valued at S25, ,0O0, 100000 creating an entirely new class of investors
 Many of these new securities hold CTS had invested most of their savings as the government directed. In many |
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
Eastern League Pitcher Sues
 For $25OOO

Andrew Meyer1ack, who gives htD home as Torrington and not Bridge port, seeks damages of $25, 900 in pa- pers filed in Superior court today. The defendant is George P. Wark, this city, who invited Meyerjack 6or a ride in his automobile September 29, last. Tie ride was disastrous. the automo- bile hit pole, and was wrecked. So was Meyerjack, acord1ng to the afle- gations.
 The scene of the trouble was Wa terbury, at the flag end of the last Eastern league season, which finished so fatly for Bridgeport. Meyer1ack will play ball no more. He claims to have been permanently injured and to be unable to further follow his vo- cation of pitching with a baseball team. In the allegation he gives the Worcester team credit with paying him very fair salary for the Eastern league, s400 a. month.
 In the crash, all due to the extreme according to the writ, Meyerjack re- ceived injuries to both thighs, both legs, his back one foot, broke the fifth rnetatarseI bone in one pedal ex- tremIty, suffered shock, nervousness, ard loss of sleep.
 He alleges that Wark drove in 9 speedy manner, failed to keep his wind shield clear, failed to have tire chains on the wheels, and failed to apply the brakes or reduce his speed or may any attempt to avoid the crash that sent Meyerjack to a Waterbury hospital for some time. He believes that S25,000 is fair for the pain, ex- penSeS and lost vOcatfJa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
COURT OF JUSTICE TO
 DETERMINE CODE OF
 INTERIM ITONAL IA "

The Hague, Feb. 11-CBy the A. P.)-Determination of what shall constitute international law will be one of the most important functions of the permanent Court of Justice. set up under the auspices of the League of Nations, which is to hold its first public meeting in the Peace Palace, Feb Is. This was made clear by Judge Max Huber a member of the court, in an interview with an ASso ciated Press correspondent. his first public declaration on the subject since his arrival here.
 Judge Huber emphasized that the new court lacked all around compul- sorry Jurisdiction and could act only when the litigant states agreed to submit their disputes to it. To this end he said it was essential that pub lie opinion bring pressure to bear on the parliaments of the several coun- tries so that the latter would adopt this course of settlement.
 It was for the court to make out what was international law and it was in this domain that the courts juris- prudence would have it's greatest i'm portance as means of codifying the laws of nations. The judicial deci- sions and teachings of the highest qualified publicists in the various na- tions would be taken into account, but only as indicative and not as de- ciSiye factors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
Statennent By
 Dist. Attorney

By Thomas Lee Woo1wine, DistriC Attorney of Los Angeles County Copyright 1922 by the Interna tfonaI News Service.)
 Los Angeles, Feb. 11-In the William Desmond Taylor case the police officers have been busy night and day working upon vari- ous theories and the statements of 8 great number of persons that we thought might tend to throw some light upon this mys- terious killing have been taken by the district attorney.
 We are of course, but little be- yond the very threshold of the investigation but I must say that so far nothing has developed that gives us the slightest inti- nation as to who perpetrated the ghastly deed.
 In all my experience, have sell with any case that is so devoid of substantial clues. There re mains a great deal to be done and we can only hope from day to day that this situation may change.
 have been informed that ar ticles have been carried by the press outside of the city of Los Angeles to the effect that the police authorities are not using their best endeavoTs to unrave1 the mystery, but from daily con tact with the officers working on the case, I have never seen any intin1ation of such an attitude on the part of any of them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
Child Welfare
 Day Will Be Observed Feb. 21

The Maplewood Parent teachers as sociation has included in its program of events for the season an obserV- ance of a Child Welfare Day on Tuesday, Feb 21- The association has been successful in securing as speaker of the occasion. Mrs IT. .. Littleheld of New Haven, state presl- dent of the Congress of Mothers. Mrs. SittlefieId will have for her topic. Child Welfare Work of State and
 The Parent Teachers association has been greatly benefited by the en- couragement of pr. Leroy Weller, principal of Maplewood school pr. Weller in conjunction with his duties as principal and supervisor Of the City Normal Training school, has aided materially in increasing the as- sociation's activities. extending ana to 8 great extent.
 Mrs. Clarence F. Bilton is serving her second term as president of the organization and has the whole hearted assistance and cooperation of every parent and teacher in the dis trfcf.
 SSo On Members Roll.
 The recent membership drive f@s given great impetus to the association and increased the roll to SS0 mem bers the Maplewood association hay it's kind in Connecticut. Every teacher, without one exception. who is connected with the Maplewood school is an enthusiastic member.
 The association has been highly sue cessful so far this year in every en- tartainment bn their varied program. The annual fair last November net ted a large sum for the treasury. and already sS50 has been expended for the purchase of books. chairs and Oth- CT equipment for the school
 The Mapdewood organization sup ports the school orchestra of thirty pupil musicians who rank among the most talented in the Bridgeport schools. The orchestra is under the personal and able direction of Miss Harriet Lambert of the faculty
 An accomplishment that ranks high in the satisfaction of the members is the splendid work of the organization last Christmas when baskets of goodies meats and vegetables were distributed among the needy families of Maplewood district. The children of the school aided greatly in provid- ing the large quantities of foodstuffs needed.
 Students in Walterville school have experienced the kindly ministrations of the association, and have gratefully
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
B Year Old Boy Found Drunk In
 Local Theatre

Investigation was started today in the case of a 13-year-Old boy who was arrested in the Strand theatre in Main street yesterday afternoon while in a drunken condition Its-s prob able that the youngsters will be re- leased on account of his age.
 According to the police, the boy consumed about a half a pint of wine which he secured by taking it away from another youngster who he met in Congress street. The youth then proceeded to the theatre with two companions, went into the basement and consumed the liquor. The .sbooze" took effect Immediately, and the boy commenced to raise dis turbance.
 An officer was called. and the youngster, waxing pugnacious, offered to "lick the cop and everybody in the theatre He was hustled to po- lice headquarters, where he was later taken in charge by his parents.
 The boys two companions were closely questioned today. but both de- nied knowledge of how their friend when examined this morning, stuck to his original story One of the other youngsters admitted that he took a small taste of the wine, but the third boy said that he did nos touch it
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
Mayor Endorses
 Proposals Of Director Coughlin

Director of Public Works George M. Coughlin's proposal to give the com bined appropriations for roads, side walks, sewers and paving to the Charities Department for the relief of unenpIoyed is meeting with general approval Mayor Fred Atwater today heartily endorsed the proposition, and is expected to speak in it's favor at special conference of board and de- partrnent heads Monday afternoon
 "sIt is a splendid idea the mayor said sand is the best and most logical suggestion that I have yet received in solution of the grave problem of unem ployment- The suggestion cer- tainly is worthy of serious considera- ton, and it is just in line with what I have advocated in the past.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
MissMayO cary Beloved Teacher
 Passes Away

Miss May Frances O'Leary, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. O'Leary, of 621 Noble avenue, and fiancee of Attorney James c. Shannon. died at her home this morning from an illness following vaccination on January 26th. Immediately follow ing innoculation she was confined to her home but the illness was not thought to be serious until about a week ago. Last Sunday she lapsed in- to inconsistencies and has been in that state since that time.
 The news of Miss OLeary's death will be a great shock to her numer- ous friends She was graduated from Normal school and for sometime has been 6 teacher in the Sixth grade at Garfield school.
 Engagement Announced
 She was an unusually attractive girl and possessed a genial disposition which made her very popular in the city. She was active in St. Charles church affairs About a month ago, at a social given at the O'Leary5 home. the cement of May to Atty. James c. Shannon, son of. Atty. and Mrs. Henry F. Shannon of Congress street was announced.
 of Garfield school, today paid the fol- lowing splendid tribute: Miss O'Leary was one of the strongest and most efficient teachers in our school where She mas been Slnce her gradua- tfon from Normal school. She was a born teacher and had the ability to lead her pupils rather than to drive them. She was an Inspiration to her children by appealing to the best that was in them and thus acomplishe ed unusual results. She was a great fa- vorite among the teachers of the school who are overcome by the sad news of her death.''
 Teachers Are Grieved,
 In speaking for the Bridgeport Teach CTS association, of which the de- ceased was a member, Miss Margaret Kiely, the president, said: fHThe mem
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
1000 fitness Big Raid On Seaview
 Avenue Saloon

A campaign of watchfu1 waiting conducted against Julius Leonvicsky, a saloon keeper of 1766 Seaview ave- nue by the local police, came to a sudden and noisy conclusion yester- day afternoon when nine officers of and arrested Julius and Nick and Nastiacia Dzebolo, of 1770 SeaView avenue, on charges of violating the liquor laws. The work of the police people which was attracted to the scene by the shouts and screams of Mrs. Leonvicsky, who voiced loud and bitter protests against the seizure of 2 quantity of liquor in her kitchen.
 Had Code of Signals.
 According to policemen who testi- fled this morning Leonvicsky kept a stock of liquor in his apartment over for a drink the booze was brought downstairs by the proprietor. Nick Dzebolo is said to have acted as scout" for the saloon keeper, and was in the habit of signaling to Leonvicsky before each ruIn-running excursion from the dwelling rooms to the cafe.
 These actions were noted by the police for several weeks. and yester- day afternoon was picked as the time to raid the establishment. Three sergeants and six patrolmen descend ed on the place in a body, some en- tering the saloon and others running up the stairs to the apartment where the booze is said to have been kept.
 Source Hard to Find.
 The policemen who stepped into the saloon had an easy time of 1t, but those who went after the ''source of supply" struck a snag. In the kitchen, the policemen found bottle of 1i- uor in the sink, lead pipe and a hammer which were evfd entIy to be used for smashing bottles in case of a raid and last, but by no means least, Mrs. Leonvicsky.
 Upon sight of the officers, the wom- an made a rush for the sink, but was caught and held by one of the raiders. She then fell to the floor and started to bite and kick at the un- welcome visitors. While engaged in this indoor pastime, Mrs. Leonvicsky also used her lungs to good advan- tage, and her piercing shrieks and screa ms drew @ mob of people to the scene.
 Despite the walls and lamentations of Mrs. Leonvfcksy, the raiding party collected a quantity of liquor found in the house and placed the three men under arrest. The crowd dis persed after the prisoners had been rem owed to the Second Precinct sta ton house.
 At noon today the case was being heard by Judge William B. Board man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-11
SHERIFF AND POSSE HUN1T FOR SANDS
4O,!OOOInvited IoCoronation
 Of Pope Plus

Rome, Feb. 11-(Associated Press. ) Forty thousand tickets have already been distributed for the Papa1 cor onation ceremonies. The flood of de- mands continues and Mgr. Sang de Samper, the Papal Chamberlain, un- able to meet all the requests for ad- mission, has assigned a certain num- Der of tickets to each Roman parish
 Outside the Vatican today the crowd clamoring for admittance into the Chamberlain's office became so dered to prohibit any further entrance into the Vatican of persons in quest of the highly prfzed tickets.
 A large number of Americans have applied to the American College for tickets but only a few have been all aOtted to that quarter and no assur- ance is offered that additional tickets can be secured. Cardinal O'Connel of Boston has promised to do his best.
 Two American Catholic students who waited in a long line at the ma jor donos office for 90 minutes to- day were forced to return empty handed, because when their turn came the hour of noon had struck and the offices were closed.
 Rome. Feb. 11:-Final plans for the coronation of Pope Plus XI. were completed today at the Vatican
 The pontiff will be crowned tomor- pacy amidst pomps and ceremonies that date back for centuries. No crown in all the royal families of Europe is more elaborate than the Tiara which is worn by the Sovereign Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. It contains more than 500 gems topa1es, emeralds, rubies, pearls. gar nets, diamonds and sapphires. It is Surm mounted by gem encrusted cross and bears the Papal coat of arms blazing with precious jewels. There was a tremendous demand for tickets especially on the part of the Ameri- can and other visitors in Rome.
 The American cardinals who arriv- ed too late for the conc1ave-Cardin- al O'Connell, of Boston. and Cardinal Dougherty, of Philade1phia-wi1l both participate in the coronation rites.
 The Pontff1cate of Pope Plus XII crowned.