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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-30
BALANCED RATION FOR sows
ehsiisd Corn. Tankaos, Wheat Mid
dIInps and Salt Fed With Pas
turs 10 Most Excellent.

A good ration for sows with filters
consists OF sbeiled corn, plus meat
tankage, plus wheat middlings and
salt, all settled. This ration fed
with good pasture and as much milk
as can be spared will keep the sows
In good condition.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-30
Schools Of District %
Prepared and Edited by Pupils of the District

coach Belt high will turn out a good
team. The boys need Equipment, and
are working hard to get it.
There is no doubt of the ability OF
Leo as a coach. He was n of Belts
best basketball stars and won honor
in college for track, tying for North
west championship in the broad jump,
Although the people Of Belt did not
turn out for football, because they did
not understand the game, there should
be no reason whatever for not having
a crowd behind the boys in basketball.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-30

Eat what you want and pay for
what you eat at the big Bazaar Dim
ner on Dec. 9th. Cafeteria supper
from five p. m. Fried chicken, veal.
roast pork, dressing, etc.-Adv.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-30


tbeetf
Little stock in the Mortified com
pany is owned in Great Falls, except
that held by Sturm and McCue. A few
shares are held by individuals in the
city, the remainder of the financing
having been done at Rochester, N. Y,
by the brokerage firm of Burgess &
McCue. George E. Burgess of this
firm was here about a month ago and
is expected to return al once. The
other member of the brokerage firm
is L. F. McCue, son of t. F. McCue.
Also interested in the company are
New York men of large means who
have pledged funds for the construc-
ton of a pipeline when the volume of
production justifies such action. 1t is
the intention to pipe the crude to
Great Falls, McCue stated, and dispo-
sition Of it after that is embraced in
plans which are not yet announced.
Two more wells will be spudded in
on the structure this fall, McCue said,
operations are to be begun as soon az
possible. The company owns about
1000 acres on the structure and McCue
and Sturm hold $500 acres each. Sew
eral Great Falls men have royalty in
terests near the well, among these be-
ing Dan Wentworth of the Club res
taurant, and A. w. Hogan, taxi pro-
p~rietor. M. w. Sullivan Of the Key
stone company is proprietor Of 1000
acres On the structure, and smaller
lots are owned by other individuals.
The success of the well defeats an
other geological opinion that has been
very generally concurred in by geolo-
gists. That there was a structure ut
Genou they all admitted, but few could
definitely locate a closure on the
south. Comment Monday was that the
upsetting Of the geology at Genou is
as pronounced as it was in the Kelvin
by the Campbell discovery. The
well is considered to be on
the flank, probably four miles from
the high.
McCue gives Sturm credit for the
and the confidence that resulted
last spring in the beginning of opera
tions. In the spring of 1920, Sturm
impressed with the structure
and procured several blocks of leases.
R. II. Ewart, geologist, shared Sturm's
in the field and became connect
I'd with the work. John Noren, of
Great Falls who since virtually has re-
tired from the company. also had a
share in the early operations. Ewart
still Is the company's geologist and,
according to McCue, said when the
veil was spudded in that production
be expected at $500 feet.
Later McCue came into the company
take charge Of the legal work and
financing. 1t was through him that
money for drilling was procured, while
sturm took over active supervision Of
operations at the well. 1t is the in
to convert the company from
common law trust into a corpora
ion, McCue said.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-30

Mrs. A. K. Chamberlain was visit
ing in Belt from her home in Great
Falls over the weekend. :
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-30
Drill Strikes Crude Oil at Depth of
2,310 Feet in Northwestern Well


Continued from Page One)
extent, the crew and owners being IN
prepared to find the crude standing
$50 feet in the casing. The bailer was
sunk at least $50 feet into the fluid
but found nc water. 1t Is considered
certain that the water Ia e~ffectually
shut off. J
The entire absence Of gas convinces
the owners that the rise Of oil through
the cap is from hydrostatic pressure,
a fact that creates belief that the well
will be a large producer when the sand
is tapped. That the oil penetrated the
cap to the extent evident Monday eve
ming indicates that the pressure is
great, and led to the decision that no
further drilling shall be done until a
control head is procured, and perhaps
not until tankage is on the ground.
of the hole, it is thought,
perhaps would so relieve the top pres
sure that the well would blow itself in,
a contingency against which the own
ers intend TO be prepared before drill
ing is resumed. The cap is Of lime
stone formation and extremely hard.
The well was spudded in June IA,
1922, but delays prevented completion
until now. The railroad strike held up
materials for 20 days early in the sum-
ner, and a broken casing and a lost lug
again prevented continuous operations.
For the last 500 feet the going has
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
DEATH OF S. F. CROMER

S. Foster Cromer died this morn
ing, Oct. 2, 1922 at 9:30 o'clock at
the residence of his niece, Mrs. W.
Frank Nickles with whom he made
his home. He had been sick about
three weeks and was in the 74th
year of his age and was the son of
Philip and Dorothy Ann Cromer. He
was born near Abbeville and has
lived in this county all of his life.
Mr.. Cromer never married. He
was identified with the business and
farming interests of the county and
had accumulated considerable prop
erty.
Funeral services will be conducted
Tuesday morning at the residence by
Rev. C. E. Peele, the pastor of the
Methodist church of which he was a
member. Interment will be at Long
Cane cemetery.
Mr.. Cromer is survived by two
brothers, Lindsay Cromer of Clinton
and T. T. Cromer of Greenwood
county, and one sister, Mrs. Jane
Boyd Of Emmet, Ark.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
MEETING HELD SATURDAY
In Court House to Discuss Tobacco
Raising Well Attended

About seventy-five farmers and
business men met in the Court House
Saturday to discuss tobacco growing
in Abbeville County as money
crop. County Agent C. Lee Gowan,
presided and introduced ]. N. Nc
Bride, Assistant General Develop
ment Agent, of Florence; E. L. King,
Tobacco Specialist of the Southern
Railway and A. D. Robertson of
Hamlet, N. c., Development Agent
for the S. A. L. who made short
talks. These men think that Able
vile has some fairly good tobacco
soils; but the farmers would need
a man trained in the growing of to-
bacco to instruct them.
Another meeting will be held next
Friday at 2 o'clock at the farm OF
W. j. Quick on Little River. Mr..
Quick is interested in the growing
of tobacco in this section as money
crop; having cleared over thous-
and dollars on six acres in tobacco
this year.
A good many Abbeville County
farmers will plant an acre or two IN
tobacco next year to try it out.
Working along this line are such far
mers as S. J. Wakefield of Antreville
and S. G. Thomson of Abbeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
LAND SALES TODAY

Master Sells Several Tracts of Land
This Morning.
Sales were made in the following
cases this morning by the Master of
'Abbeville County:
Bank of Donalds VS.. Jefferson
Mattison, ct al, IT 3-4 acre tract.
Bought by E. C. Donald for 100000
Reynolds Meschine and others VS..
Louise M. Clinkscales and others,
$50 acres, sold to J. M. Nickles as
attorney for Mrs. Louvania W. Shell
or, for $235o.O0.
In the case of Frank Fetzer VS.. o.
E. devlin, ct, al, 1873 were sold
to R. F. Davis, attorney for $4,000
and the 1876 acre tract was also sold
to R. F. Davis, attorney, for $1,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
SEE CLEMsoN-CENTRE GAME

Abbeville was we'll represented
at the Clemson-Centre game Satur-
day. Among those who attended
were:
w. M. Langley, R. E. Cox, George
Cam, Joe Hale, L. W. Keller, Willie
Keller, Earl Graves, Allen Haskell,
Clinton Link, Walter Winn, Marshall
Leach, Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Barnes,
Misses Gladys and Sara Barnes, Mr..
and Mrs. D. T. Smith, DR.. and Mrs.
G. A. Neuffer, Frank, Happoldt, and
Claude Neuffer and Willie Bowie, E.
W. Gregory, Frank Harrison, Gott-
lob Neuffer, VIM. P. Greene, Bill
Greene, Tom HOWE. Frank Thorn
ton
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
SUGGESTS CHANGE
IN PRESENT LAW
HIGGINS WOULD RECLASSIFY
RAIL EMPLOYEES-EXECU-
TIVES OPPOSE CLAIMS OF
UNIONS AS TO STATUS OF
CHIEF DIPATcHERS.

Chicago, Sept. 30.-Enactment of
an amendment to the transportation
act to reclassify employees of car
riers entitled to its benefits was sug-
gested today by John Higgins, presi-
dent of the Western Association of
Railway Executives. He made the
statement near the close of a hear
ing by the United States railroad la
Dor board of rules disputes involving
80 barriers and subsidiaries and the
Americag Train Dispatchers' asso-
ciation.
Two main issues were involved
two weeks vacation with pay and
the status of chief dispatchers, J. G..
Luhrsen, president OF the union ar
gued that chief dispatchers are sub
ordinate officials anG as such work
under rules applicable to trick dis
patchers-namely, the eight hour
day, relief and overtime agreements.
Mr.. Higgins, supported by DR.. &C..
P. Neal, representative of Southeas-
tern roads and John c. Walber,
heading the Eastern group, opposed
the unions claim declaring that
chief dispatchers have been delega-
ted the power of division superin-
tendents and therefore, under rul-
ings of the interstate commerce com
mission should not be included in
the scope of the transportation act.
The transportation act provides
that subordinate officials and en-
ployees shall come within it's scope,
while officials are excluded, The
term subordinate officials interpre-
ted one way by the union and in
another manner by the. carriers
caused the dispute between the car
riers and the train dispatchers over
the status of chief cispatchers. In
order to eliminate dissension in the
future, Mr.. Higgins stated the trans
portation act should be amended to
clearly define officials and en-
ployees.
Minor rules at dispute were taken
up by orders of the labor board mem
bers and the hearing partly finished.
They will be resumed next week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
FEDERALS BATTLE
REBELS IN JUAREz
TEN PERSONS KILLED IN BRIEF
CRASH.-ONE BATTALION RE.
BELs, IMPRISONING oFFIC-
ERS AND RELEASING PRISON.
ERS IN JAILS.

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 30-Ten per-
sons were kill and more than a score
wounded in clash between rebels
and federals in Juares today, follow
ing the revolt of the Forty-third
battalion, a part Of the Juares gar
rison. The clash between the loyal
federal troops and the rebela was a
surprise and lasted but a few min
,utes, ending when the rebels exahust-
ted their supply of ammunition.
In a public exhibition this after
noon Gen. ]. j. Mendes took away
the colors of the battalion. Army
officials declared this to he the great
est disgrace possible for a body of
troops, Loyal members of the regi-
ment will be transformed to other
units. General Mendes declared.
Army officials said the uprising
was purely local in character and
that while the men sympathize with
General Murguia, they expect no
further outbreaks.
The revolving soldiers of the One
Hundred and Forty-third battalion
about the prisoners stationed
at the Mexican city released all
prisoners from the city jail, .impris-
oned their officers and took possess
ion of the town looting starting
shortly LATTER 3 o'clock in
the morning. Police and custom
guards were stunned by the sudden
rebellion and offered but little re-
sistance.
A number of American men and
women were among those released
from the Jail. Other prisoners in
cluded those sentenced on charges
of murder.
American troops were posted at
the international bridge and along
the border of the city. Upon the re-
tirement of the rebels they gave
Americans permission to cross the
bridge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
FARMS UNWEILDY
Farms Should Be Made Smaller in
Many Places.

Farms Should Be Made Smaller in
Many Places.
Large tracts of land in Abbeville
County should be cut up and sold to
dirt farmers. We have too many
large and unweildy farms. Abbeville
has 79 farms with over, 500 acres;
19 with over a 1000 acres and one
farm with over 1000 acres.
Greenwood has 103 farms con.
tanning over 500 acres; % of the
Greenwood farms have over 1,OOC
acres and two have over 200 acres
Laurens has III farms with over SOC
acres to the farm; 29 of these have
over 1000 acres and four farms ir
Laurens county have over 1900
acres to the farm.
About five good dirt farmers or
one of these five hundred or thous
and acre tracts now owned by one
man would make business hum.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
zA|M|S WILL HEAR
NEW GREEK CABINET
FORMER MINISTER WHO HEAD
ED GOVERNMENT WHEN CON.
STANTINE WAS EXPELLED is
CALLED BACK To@AUTHORITY
BY REVoLUTIONISTS.

Athens, Sept. 3O.-Alexandre Zai'
mis-, who was premier when Con-
stantine was expelled from Greece
! in 1917 and whose father headed the
Greek cabinet when King Otho
was dethroned by the revolution
1862, has been selected to head the
new ministry, which is composed OF
independents, Venize1ists and mill
tary officers.
It is now stated that Constantine
plans to reside in Palermo, Italy.
A favorable impression was Great
ed by the proclamation of the revo-
luton committee that the arrested
political and military leaders shall
remain in prison, but that the man.
ner of their trial shall be left to the
future national assembly.
The French and English ministers
emphasized to the committee that
trial of these persons before a revo-
lutionary tribunal would create a
bad impression throughout Europe
and suggested they be given trial
such as was accorded former Premier
C,;1I,,,x of Fropna
The revolutionary committees de-
termination to sit in supervision over
the acts of the cabinet until gov
ernment founded on the will Of the
people, as expressed by elections, can
come into being seems to be based
on the idea that the vital interests of
the nation demand such procedure.
The army backed by the navy,
stands ready to push on the war eff
fectively in Thrace, but its leaders
believe that their past experiences
justify prudent control in Athens by
military representatives until gen.
uine peoples government comes into
power.
The arrest of number of former
government leaders is described as
being due to desire to impose JUS
tice as an example to future possible
offenders. One allegation put for
ward is that, while in power, the
leaders refused to listen to the ad-
vice of England that so long as Con.
stantine was allowed to remain on
the throne, the cause of Greece was
hopeless.
Colonel Gonatas, head of the rev.
olntionary committee, has announced
that the national assembly is re-
garded as dissolved and that new
elections probably will be held in
November.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
COTTON REPORTS
NOT FAVORABLE
CONDITION PLACED
AT ONLY SIS PER CENT-DES-
PITE INCREASE IN ACREAGE,
YIELD W. I NOT BE MUCH
GREATER.-THIS STATE LOW.

New York, Oct. 1.-Reports of the
cotton crop for the month of Sep
tember are not favorable and indi-
cations point to still another cut in
yield. According to the latest re-
turns, gathered under an average
date of September "a, estimates of
percentage condition have been low
cred rs to 52.5 per cent.
This figure, which represents the
opinion of more than 1900 compe-
tent correspondents of the Journal
of Commerce, compares with 44.7
the low record figure established
year ago, and a ten-year average of
62.4 per cent. The September, 1920,
per cent. ndition was estimated at
63.9; 56.8 the year before and 5S.1
in 1918. 1t is, in fact, the lowest lev
ell, with the exception Of last year,
in more than twenty years, although
not the largest drop.
At this time in 1921 the ger cent
condition had fallen 10.4; the year
before there was decline of 81
per cent and in 1919 81 per cent. In
view of the above it has again
been necessary to revise estimates
of production and condition of 52.5
following the governments method
of calculation and using the govern
ment acreage Of 34,S52,o0O indicates
possible yield under normal condi-
tions of approximately 10,533,600
bales. This compares with last years
actual yield of 7,e53,641 bales, 49,
43e,6O3 bales in 1920, and 1884,
$50 bales in the banner year 1916,
Other private estimates of cotton
condition range from 400 per cent
to 52.4 per cent.
F. An examination of the foregoing
shows losses were far less drastic
than last month. For instance, the
Oklahoma condition declined IL per
cent, against a previous loss of 20.4,
Mississippi, 6.3 against 1877 and
Texas only 68 against 1873. Next to
Oklahoma the largest reduction was
Tennessee which fell Ill with Ar
kansas a close second at 1913. The
smallest loss was reported in Alaba-
ma, namely, 81. South Carolina with
decline of IA shows the lowest
condition report, 41.6, while the
highest is Missouri at 100.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
RAIL EXECUTIVES
HEARDBj'YI y BOARD.
DISCUSS STATUS OF CHIEF DIS
PATcHERS-SCOTT ANNOUNC-
Es EVER GROWING LIST OF
LINES TO AGREE TO PEACE
PLAN. " *

Chicago, Sept. 30.-Arguments
on the status of chief train dispatch
ers-whether they are officials or
their right to inclusion in the wage
and rule agreements between car
riers and the American Train Dis
patchers' association, occupied the
United States railroad Labor board
today. ... -... ID. .r-.< 5,.;
/. While the board was hearing ar
guments by the roads executives,
John Higgins of tlIe Western roads
John G. Walber of the Eastern car
riers and DR.. C. P. Meal Of the
Southeastern group. Ben w. Hoop
er chairman of the board, was clos
eted with D. B. Robertson, head Of
the railroad firemen's, organisation.
President Robertson asked for. the
conference with Chairman Hooper
to discuss pending rules disputes
with all the 202 class one carriers. Of
the United States. They have been
before the board for several months.
The two main issues in dispute are
the unions request for two fremen
or automatic stokers ON all engines
of over 10000 pounds and expen-
ses while away from the home.
At the same time John Scott sec-s
re:ary Of the fedora; shop crafts an
nounced that B. M, Jewell had sign
ed agreements with additional road
conferences arranged by Mr. Jewell,
assisted by Daniel Willard, president
of the Baltimore and Ohio, were
pending, Mr.. Scott said.
All representatives Of the rail-
roads before the board today oppos-
ed the demands of the dispatchers
organizations for two weeks vaca- 4
ton a year with pay and the class
ifcation of chief dispatchers as sub
ordinates. Under the terms Of the
transportation act subordinate Off
cials are governed by its provisions,
while officials are not.
The question of vacation was over
shadowed in Importance by the con-
troversy oyer the status Of chief dis
patchers. Most of the day was given
td arguing the duties and powers
and whether they are sufficient to
class them as officials. :
President Robertson's visit with
Chairman Hooper today was regard
ed as an ,effectual sincerity Of any
rumors that the Big Four brother
hoods are attempting to dodge the
labor board. The rules he discussed
with Chairman Hooper were first
placed before the carriers in 1913
later taken up by a mediation board
during federal control and subsequ-
emily carried to the labor board IN
1920.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
SEEING FLORIDA VISITORS

DR.. and Mrs. C. H. McMurray,
John and Otis McMurray, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alf Lyon, Elizabeth, Estelle
and Branny Lyon, Leon and Julian
Ellis motored to Bellevue Sunday to
see Mr.. and Mrs. Bates of High
Springs, Florida, who are in Able
vile County renewing old friends.
Mrs. Bates was Miss Fanny Lites be-
fore her marriage to Mr.. Bates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
TO WINNSBORO BY AUTO

Mrs. T. J. Raycroft, Mrs. Henry
Pressly and the two Pressly children
left today for Winnsboro. They
went through the country, Mrs.
Pressly driving, and will stop over
tonight in Columbia and spend the
night there with Mr. and Mrs. W. 7.
Bradley, and make the trip to Winns-
boro tomorrow morning. They ex-
pect to return to Abbeville about
Thursday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
SUPREME COURT
GETS SHIP CASE
EARLY DECISION. EXPECTED
FROM HIGH TRIBUNAL.-TWO
BRITISH BOATS TAKEN BY
DRY NAVY OUTSIDE 3 MILE
ZONE BRINGS ACTION.

Chicago, Sept. 3O.-Early decision
by the United States supreme court
upon the question of federal jurisdic-
ton over foreign vessels engaged in
illegal activities outside the three
mile limit, was forecast in govern
ment circles today after information
had been received that Federal
Judge James M. Morton at Boston
had "certified" that question to the
highest tribunal in the case of the
schooner Grace and Ruby.
With the October term Of the su-
preme court opening next Monday
the government is prepared to ask
for expeditions consideration of the
question as constituting the cruX OF
the prohibition enforcement cam
paign along the coast lines of the
United States. 1t is the custom of
the court to grant such requests and
government officials expressed hope
today that basic ruling soon would
be had from which they could pro-
ceed in dealing with matters now in
controversy with foreign govern
ments. as result of effort of prohi-
bition, agents to stop the flow of
smuggled liquors.
Necessity for early action was in
creased today by information that
the British government was about to
request the release Sf' all vessels of
British or dominion registry, which
have been seized beyond the three
mile limit, unless they were captured
while engaged in traffic with the
shore through the medium of their
OWE boats. The British decision was
based, it was said, on recent instruc-
tions from President Harding to Pro-
hibition Commissioner Haynes and to
officials of the customs service that
they must confne their operations
against foreign shipping to the ma
rine limit fixed by international law.
Judge Morton, in sending the
Grace and Ruby cases to the supreme
court, set forth that the question,
which he desired to have ruled upon,
was whether his court chad jurisdic-
ton Of libels for forfeiture and for
penalties against a British vessel
seized by coast guard cutter on the
high seas" under the circumstances
which obtained in the case Of the
Grace and Ruby.
The case has been selected by the
department of justice as test for
the several cases which have arisen
since Commissioner Haynes began to
pay special attention to the rum run
ners of the sea. Officials here said
TIE selection was deliberately made
because the facts as stipulated by
the government and the defense in
the trial at Boston were specifically
in line with the argument on which
the government must rest its claim
TO jurisdiction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-02
GERMAN MILLS NEED. COTTON
Low Buying Power of the Mark
Blamed for the Crisis.

oldthSd iSk khC SAAoAS'
Washington, Oct. l. German cot
ton mills are facing a shutdown
through inability to buy raw ma
terials, said a report to the COM
merce department today from Ed
ward T. Pickard, chief of the tex
tile division, who is in Europe
making a survey of the textile sit
uation.
Heavy depreciation of the buying
power of the German mark abroad
he declared, has made it almost
impossible for German cotton mills
to expand their working capital
sufficiently to cover their raw ma
tRial obligitions.