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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-12-06

j. Lowney of the operating depart
ment of the Great Northern Railway
was here on business Monday pertain.
ing to his office.
Circle No. 252 Women of Woodcrafi
held their regular meeting December
9TH. A large number Of members of
Silver Leaf Circle No. 35 of Great
Falls were present, they having come
out to assist in the initiation of a n
didates. After the routine BUSINESS
several speeches were made and songs
rendered by the visiting members af-
ter which all retired to the banquet
room where a delicious lunch was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S~anderson enter
tanned at a Thanksgiving dinner in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Fleming
of Helena whose anniversary it was.
The table was effectively decorated
in appropriate colors. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Fleming, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Morris of Sand Coulee,
MacCartney Of Sand Coulee,
Mary and Jackie Fleming, Joe, Mar
Barbara and Pat Sanderson.
Joe Sanderson of Sand Coulee is
spending a few days visiting his par
Miss Mildred Dunston Of Browning
spent Thanksgiving with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dunston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Haney and
'hildren of Stockett stopped in Belt a
hours on Thanksgiving night on
heir way home from a day spent with
ars. Haney,s parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ack Leslie at Stanford.
Blakeslee 4 Mcclure have about
inished their contracts on the Belt
reek bridges. Mr.. Mcclure is ex-
in a few days for a final in
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. John S~anderson.
Mrs. James Fleming of Helena is
at the home of her parents,
n. and Mrs. John S~anderson.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-12-06
locals


BULK candies, bar candies and bo,
candies at Manchester's-Adv.
Mr.. and~Mrs. Archie Weir~f Grea
Falls came out Tuesday on business
and to attend the Eastern Star initia
ton and spread.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M
Z. church will give a Bazaar, Supper
and Auction at the K. P. Hall on Sat,
urday, Dec. 9Th beginning at 2 p. m
Supper will be served at 5:30.-Adv.
Word from Chas. J. Gulden, who
has been farming at Goldendale,
Wash, since leaving Montana some
years ago, has sold his place at Col
dendale, receiving as part payment a
40 acre irrigated tract in the famous
Yakima valley where in the future he
will reside. His new address will be
box 236, Mabton, Wash.
Closing out Sunshine cookies at the
Cash Store. A fine assortment at
twenty-five cents a pound.-Adv.
Mrs. B. v. Haglund and children,
Bernice and Sylvia, who have been
visiting at the home of Mrs. Hag-
iund's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. e.
Jacobs, for some weeks have gone to
Long Beach, Cal, where they will join
Mr.. Hagfund. Enroute they visited
Mrs. Haglund's sisters at Seattle, Mrs.
H. Ross Hutchinson and Miss Emma
X. Jacobs.
Mrs. Albert Meredith of Stockett
died last week and was buried SUM-
day. Mrs. Meredith was a sister Of
Mrs. Ed Soulsby of Bear Creek and of
the late All. Lander of the same
place. Among her cousins were Mrs.
VIM. Shocks Of Belt, the Landers Of
Butte and Jos. Lander Of
Tracy. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Soulsby,
Mrs. All. Lander and Jos. Soulsby
over from Bear Greek to attend
funeral and on their return Tues
day stopped a few minutes in Belt.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shocks and Mrs.
J. Jones Of Belt also attended the
4.
Hair Bobbing and Hair Dressing a :
speciality at the former shop Of Bob
Robinson. Chas. C. White. ADV. 26
Rev. s. d. Hooker will hold services
n st. Luke's Episcopal church next
morning at 10:45. In the
Bishop Faber will be present
md at the evening service which be-
rms at 7:so. he will administer the !
lite Of Confirmation.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
:. church will give a Bazaar. Supper |
md Auction at the X. P. Hall on Sat !
'rday. Dec. 9th beginning at 2 p. m. |
supper will be served at 5:so-Adv.
Miss Anna Mae Farnum Of Great
faIls spent Thanksgiving with friends :
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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-12-06

Chas. Rutherford Of the Rutherford
Johnson Motor company was here
this week on business.
, 1923-10-20

ings against them. and that only
two and one half per cent of the
people of the United States had had
a voice in the enactment OF the law.
Busch declared that lax enforce
ment of the prohibition law has cor.
rupted the federal service. uprooted
respect or law and has set back the
cause OF temperance many years by
driving the Illicit manufacture of
intoxicants into the home and by
flooding the country with smuggled
liquors. many of which are danger
GUS to the public health.
He said that when his repre-
sentative presented evidence of wide
spread violation of the Volstead act
to enforcement officials at Washing
ton, an officer. whom he did not
name. admitted that 'the depart
ment has become SO corrupt that 1t
could not enforce tho law"
, 1923-10-20

griiling would involve her and the
Clark's in charges Of numbering
Schick. Later he explained TINT
the murder charge would not inpli-
cate Mrs. Schick in the death OF her
husband and he would make no pos
tive statement as to Mrs. Clark.
He ndded that several others besides
Clark would be involved II Mrs.
Schick's confession is corroborated
by discovery of the body Of schick.
Clark and Mrs. schick were ar
rested together Monday night nj a
home they had been occupying in
ElCaton for several months. They
were held on charges OF forging
power of attorney and deeds through
which Schick's property had passed
into their hands subsequently to his
mysterious disappearance last win
ter. Mrs. Clark was arrested in nm
apartment mouse here. According
TO the officers she knew of her hus
, 1923-10-20

street to the ferry building or to
waiting trains. while blazing flares
and bursting FIRE crackers signalled
the final celebration Of scattered
groups Of departing visitors through
out tho business district.
More sedate visitors made last
trips to San Francisco's Bohemian.
Italian and Latin quarters. where
cafes were lively with their din.
Four bands furnished music for
hundreds of dancers at the civic
auditorium. where the last official
event on the convention program
held-an elaborate ball at which
1000 of San Francisco's prettiest
lassies Joined in the merriment.
Commander Quinn. former Cali
fornia cowboy and now a prosper
ous rancher andlard owner, was
elected on the eleventh ballot yes
terday, with a total Of 502 votes
compared with 342 for James A.
Drain of Washington. d. c.: so for
Clarence r. Edwards of Boston and
81 for Wilder s. Metcalf of Kansas.
with Is absent or not voting.
Five vice commanders were elect
ed as follows:
Ryan Duffy. Fond du Lac, Wis;
Thurman Mann. High Point. N. c.;
William B. Healy. Wilkes Barre.
Pa: c.. NJ. Stoddard. Arizona. and
Lester Albert. Idaho.
Ezera c. Clemans Of Minnesota is
the new national chaplain.
As the Legionnaires turned their
backs on San Francisco. nj phrase
was on every tongue:
See you in St. Paul next year,
buddy"
, 1923-10-20
SCHICK CRIME Is SOLVED
BY WIDOWS CONFESSION

bands relations with Mrs. schick
and remained on familiar terms with
both.
Mr., and Mrs. Clark were he'd on
tho forgery charges in a preliminary
hearing today here on the forgery
charge under $500 bail. Mrs.
Schick has been formally a~rraigned.
but is held Mt the county jail where
she has been under almost constant
inquiry by the sherlff's office and de-
tectives since her arrest.
District Attorney Kempley de-
clined this morning to give any fur
Their details of the confession she
finally made other than that It sub.
stantiated the theory hat schicis
had been killed and n forgery plot
had been carried out to gain posses
sion of his property, this latter plot
involving tho c'arks and Mrs.
Schick.
skschic etaoin shrdl en- cmff vhvb
, 1923-10-20
Bad Associations
Result In Charge
against Boy Here

The handicap of having = bad
name was forcibly brought out m
a case in police court last night
when a 13-year.old Casper youth
was arraigned before Judge John A.
Murray on the charge of stealing a
bicycle. The case was dismissed
since there was no evidence to con-
meet the young defendant with the
theft of the wheel. but he was adj
monished to steer clear of bad asso-
Citations in the future, since the fact
that he had been in jail on similar
charges before made him the logical
one to be suspected when such a
matter came up again.
, 1923-10-20
Fair Weather
Forecast For
Coming Week

WASHINGTON. Oct. 20
Weather outlook for the week
beginning Monday;
Northern Rocky Mountain and
plateau regions. Generally fair ex-
cept possibly occasional rains
west of the divide. Temperature
near or above normal except
cooler latter part.
Southern Rocky Mountain and
plateau regions; Generally fair
except unsettled. possibly show
ers after middle of week. Tenn
persture normal or above except
cooler latter part.
Pacific states: Generally fair in
south and central California and
occasional rains elsewhere. Tenn
peraturs about normal.
, 1923-10-20

when morning came Two horses
slept undisturbed. oblivious that for
days millions had been watching
their every move.
Zev, Americas horse. and Papyrus.
Great Britain's animal. no doubt
haven't been aware OF all this, but
they will be at four O'Clock this
afternoon when they are led from
the paddock and have their sensitive
dispositions touched by n demon
stration that no race track ever be-
fore heard or seen.
Both horses were pronounced
ready last night by their trainers.
Samuel G. Hildreth, American ex-
pert on horse flesh. and Basil Jarvis,
the pleasant toned young English.
man.
Both the derby winners OF the
lands to which allegiance was given
them. both the highest class on four
feet that either nation could muster,
r in form. Jarvis has said hat
Papyrus hasn't reached the best
condition he has been in in Eng
land. and every one knows that zev
has been bothered by a skin erup-
IoH mat nearly CoHl niIl nls tIldnCes
On their records and ON their
form the experts are about agreed
that neither is the greatest horse
yet developed. They say that zev
isn't in the class Of Roamer and
t;xtermlnator or Man o'war Of the
later days on this side and hat
there is more than one three-year-
old in Great Britain that would
have represented John Bull better.
So those who wagered fortunes on
them believe them to be so closely
matched this morning TINT bets
were laid at even. or at light odds
one way or the other.
Comforting them. coaxins them.
pushing them. urging them. refining
them will be w of tho best Jockeys
that's undlsputed-of all time. On
the invader will be Steve Donoghue.
for nine years, the premier rider
OF Europe; i've times in the saddle
of a derby winner; on zev will be
Earle Sande. the lad who had the
leg up when zev came over the
mark Mt Churchill Downs and in his
other great victories, the acknowl-
edged peerless boy Of tho American
crop.
NEw y0Rt< net On dav
, 1923-10-20
SLAYER HELD
WITHOUT BAIL

James A Herman. who was ar
rested following the killing Of
Charles A. Anderson in a drunken
brawl at Lavoye October 10. this
morning waived his preliminary on
a first degree murder charge before
Justice Brennan. He pleaded not
guilty and wns held without bal, for
the district court.
Herman has never talked Of the
affair since he was arrested and has
not indicated what line Of defense
he Will use in his trial.
, 1923-10-20
JOHN R. Quinn HEADS DICTIONARIES
CITIES IMMUNE IN DRY
ENFORCEMENT, BUSCH ASSERTS

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2o.-By The
Associated Press.)EPolitical consid-
erations such as the raising of cam
paign funds has entered the enforce
ment of the national prohibition law
and apparently has made certain
large cities immune from the pro-
visions of the volstead act, August
A. Busch, : former brewer, declared
in a letter to President Coolidge.
which was made public here last
night. The letter was written by
Busch under date Of October 10.
In the letter Busch asserted that
the huge steel, oil and packing in
terests of the country had financed
and advocated the enforcement of
the eighteenth amendment to side
track government antitrust proceed
, 1923-10-20
Death Threat
Is Received BY
Huertu, Report

MEXICO CITY. Oct. 2o.-Adolfo
De La Huerta. former minister of
the treasury and a candidate for the
presidency. asserts that he has been
threatened with death.
In a statement issued last night
he said he had known that Presi-
dent Obregon and Alberto PAM,
minister of the treasury. had been
awaiting the announcement of his
candidacy for the purpose of
"~smirching" his good name, Deny
ing charges by Senior PAM that mil
lions had been misapproprated dur-
ing the treasury reign of De La
Huerta. the statement said De La
Huerta would make ever more seri-
u charges II an unseen hand did
not cut short his life like Pancho
Villa"
Secretly, maliciously and coward
ly 1 have been threatened with
DEATH" the statement added.
, 1923-10-20

San Francisco and the visiting
throngs of veterans said farewell
last night and today with the same
Characteristic and noisy demonstra-
tons with which they greeted eac
i. other early this week and fra
Nernized for the ive days of the
national conclave.
After the tumultuous scenes
which marked the election of John
r. Quinn of California to the post
of national commander yesterday.
to succeed Alvin Owsley. of Texas
the delegates turned their attention
10 a final round of sightseeing.
1ollifcation and parading. The
brentwood. Texas. cowboy band
led their "Old Gray Mare" with
Miss Ruby Latham still on the quar-
terdeck, into the legion's hotel head
quarters for the last time. the
Davenport, Iowa, girl cadets paced
through a final, smart drill on San
Francisco streets, drum corps and
bands stepped briskly down Market
, 1923-10-20
Lloyd George
In Louisville

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Oct. 20. -
David Lloyd George. former British
premier, arrived here today. A re-
ccption committee planned to escort
him to points Of interest in and
abuut Louisville after which, &c
corting to a tentative program. 1t
wa slntended that he be tho guest
over the week end of Judge Robert
w. Bingham. publisher OF the Louis
villO Times and Courier Journal.
The program provided for no public
functions.
, 1923-10-20

efforts Of tho section men who wer.
riding on the other car to avoid
he accident were OF no avail.
Mr.. Piekell suffered two broken
legs and n fractured skull. He was
taken to a local hospital and was
operated on this morning. The de-
ceased is survived by n widow and
two daughters In Cheyenne. rhs
body Is now at the Muck funeral
home pending an inquest. the date
for which has not been set.
, 1923-10-20
WYOMING HORSE AMONG TENTO
Observation-Disclosures TEST

ROCHESTER. N. Y, Oct. 40
Riders and owners OF the ten horses
which finished the five day 800 mile
national endurance ride at Avon to-
day are awaiting decision of the
Judges.
Ten horses finished out of rs.
with the exception of Red Cloud.
owned by the Morgan Club Of
America, all made the three hundred
miles under the time allowance of
nifty hours.
The loss of weight OF the horses
is better han in any previous year.
Pathfinder, United States army
entry. lost the least with 81 pounds,
and Norfolk Star. owned and ridden
by Captain Herbert c. Watkins of
wyoming. lost the most with 67M
pounds.
, 1923-10-20
N JURIES 7
TO BURLHNGTON
WORKER TODAY
Herbert PickeH Dies of Fractured Skull
and Other Injuries Received
In Speeder Crash

II. A. Piokell, IS years OF age.
died at a local hospital at s15
o'clock this morning after having
been injured last night when the
speeder on which no was riding
west along tho Burlington tracks
crashed into another car Of like
nature going east. Mr.. PlckeIl,
who was a carpenter. was facing in
the opposite direction from thai In
which the car was going. and the
, 1923-10-20

The horses that finished are:
Norfolk Star, owned and ridden by
Captain II. c. Watkins. Wyoming;
Gladstone, ridden by Charles Cor
don; Major S. ridden by Earl b.
Krantz. both owned by the Morgan
Horse Farm OF Vermont; Red Cloud.
ridden by Babe" Courvoiser. owned
by the Morgan Horse Club of Amer
lea; Clonmell. ridden by j. G. Morris;
Moss Rose. ridden by E. s. Hum
phrey, both owned by H. j. Brown
of Portland, Maine; Toute Belle.
ridden by A. A. Langley. Gouya.
ridden by Tied" Collier. both owned
by w. r. Brown of Berlin. N. H.:
Pathfinder. ridden by Major c. L.
Scott. Goosegirl. ridden by Corporal
r. j. Major. both entered by the
United States army.
, 1923-10-20

CANTON. Oct. 1s.-By the Assoc
ciated Press.-Forces Of Sun Vat
Sen. leader of the southern faction.
are reported to have taken the city
OF Waichow. about rs miles east of
here. the stronghold of General
Chen Chiung-Ming. an ally Of the
PeKing government. The town y
said to have been captured Thurs
day. but confirmation Of the report
could not be obtained today.
According to the advices, 100 feet
, 1923-10-20
PICKING FORCES WIN and LOSE In BAT7LES0F
South China; CITY FALLS TO sun YAT Sen

of the city wall at the south gate
were destroyed by mines. and the
city was bombarded by 10 cent?
metre guns posted on a hill nearby.
The enemy reiterated through the
north gate.
Chen chiung-Ming. however. is re-
ported to have retaken Hoyun.
north of waichow on the East
River. which runs through waiehow.
Pingshan. southeast of waichow.
, 1923-10-20

also is said to have been occupied
by DR.. SUMS enemy. Ten thousand
more Chen troops have Initiated n
clrcling movement. with the object
OF capturing Sheklung. between
Walchow and Canton. and thus
taking one OF DR.. SUMS armies at
the rear. 1t Is proposed to move
the southern headquarters at She
klung to Fumun. on the Canton
river between Hongkong and Can
ton.
, 1923-10-20
Usage CRUDE
PRICE IS CUT

Fifteen cents his been cut from
the price of Usage crude in order
to effect an equality with the pres
ent price posted for Lance Creek oil.
The revised market for Usage is
therefore S1.20 a barrel.
, 1923-10-20

Inc picture Is Oh n SoSgy,
a but scattered all along the
fringe of a huge oval; a bell rings
and then appear two prancing
horses of blue blood and high spirit.
and atop them two diminutive
figures.
A few minutes as they
draw up at the post. and rear; then
q flash as the barrier is sprung and
man and beast shoot out for the
enviable lead and coveted rail; the
struggle at the turn: the dash down
the back stretch; the contest as the
last curve is rounded and the deafen-
ing roar of lungs on fire as they
come down the stretch to home.
It's come on. steveF' and come
on, Earlier and today the glory of
two nations is riding with them.
Eighty thousand dollars and n gold
cup to the winner. twenty thousand
to the loser.
Before last nights dripping, star
less sky faded into a dull gray and
, 1923-10-20
M'ADOO BOOM
is PLANNED

CHICAGO. Oct. 2o-Announce-
ment that a national headquarters
for a campaign to boom William G.
McAdoo for president will be opened
here some timo before November 1
was made yesterday by former
Judge David Ladd Rockwell of
Rayenna- Ohio. who stated he would
assume the duties OF national cam
paign manager.
Mr.. Rockwell. who served on the
national committee in the Cox cam
paign, stated efforts would be made
to perfect an organization with n
view of ~enliating as many delegates
as possible for McAdoo.
, 1923-10-20
OF Californian ENDS
NATIONAL
Tumultuous Scenes Mark Naming Of Owsley's
Successor; Mammoth Ball Brings Service
Mems Festivities to a Close.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct. 2o.-(By The Associated
Press).-With another years program mapped out, and
a new leader chosen, American Legionnaires brought their
1928 convention to a close with a mammoth ball last night,
and today thousands of delegates were speeding homeward
10 all sections of the United States.
, 1923-10-20
EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH IN RACE
Advance or
Retreat

The harder the task we face,
the more determined our efforts;
should be tho rule OF the courag-
eoua.
The time to go after buriness
with greater effort is when brsl.
ness is harder to get. when con.
ditions are lot the most favorable.
Too many merchants discontinue
special efforts for business when
those efforts are rot as fruitful
as they would be.
The merchant who keeps his
advertising going during periods
of comparative lull gets business
that would ordinarily go 20 the
store that has temporarily given
up the fight.
The persistent advertiser also
maintains the position he has
gained in the minds of the people;
the advertiser ION vacation" takes
chances of being forgotten and left
off the program.
The Tribune readers are men
tally alert and ready for your
message 965 days in the year.
, 1923-10-20
authorities Search for Body of Rich Real
Estate Broker to Confirm Tale
Told to Prosecutor

SAN deg Calf, Oct. 20.-At 1 o'clock this morn
ing Chester Kempley, district attorney, issued a statement
that Mrs. George E. Schick had made a confession in the
county jail that if substantiated by the finding of the body
Of her husband, George f. Schick, a San Diego real estate
dealer who has been missing since February 7, would re-
, 1923-10-20

dawned brisk and clear at Belmont
Park where Zev and Papyrus will
run at 4 p. m. The track was slow
Is the rsult Of several days rain
which did not subside until late last
night. The forecast was cooler and
cloudy.
, 1923-10-20

huIl IN the probable Ming OF n
murder charge against r. Drew
Clark. who is in jail here with his
wife on a charge Of forgery in CON
noetion with transfers Of Schick's
property.
, 1923-10-20
Turf Fans of Two Continents On Edge for Track Classic as
lev and Papyrus Face Barrier at Belmont Park;
Both Horses FIJI, Trainers State

(By The Associated Press).-Twoh emispheres were await
e hundred thousand threats that would be echoed around
have there been. The "battle of the continents has passed
comes the spor of kings. Zev and Papyrus are ready.
/. damp crowd. tense and shouting. mostly grouped in a big
, 1923-10-20
PROHIBITION IS
ONE OF SEVERAL
TOPICS COVERED
IN HIS ADDRESS
Attention Is Called to
Responsibility Of All
To Support Consttu-
ton Of the Country.

WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Oct. 20.-President Calvin
Coolidge in an address today
before the governors of
many states appealed for a
policy of cooperation in
vigorous law enforcement with spec
ial reference to the prohibition and
narcotic statutes. Tho president
pointed out tho obligations of state
and other executives in enforcing
laws OF tho nation.
The constitution ana the laws of
the nation and OF the several states
are binding alike upon all inhabi-
tnnts." he said. at is the consti-
tuition which we have given our
oaths TO support-the constitution
which requires of the president that
he shall taKe care that the laws be
faithfully executed; and the state
constitutions lay n similar obligation
upon their governors"
mo provision OF tho eighteenth
amendment or the national prohibit
tion act contempiates any surren-
der of state responsibility. Under
them prohibition becomes obligatory
in all states
, 1923-10-20

District Attorney Kempley's later
statement was made in modification
Of a previous one he gave newspaper
rren at midnight in which he indi-
catsd that the confession obtained
from Mrs Schick after four hours