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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
ALLIED NATIONS PROPOSE
UNITED STATES DEDUCTION

Washington.-Eliot Wadsworth's re-
port on allied suggestions for repay
ment OF the S255, 100000 expended by
the United States for maintenance of
its army Of occupation In Germany. is
still awaited by the state department.
Unofficial advices that It had been
cabled from Paris for consideration
here by Secretary Hughes while the
allied representatives on army costs
adjourned their sessions until a later
date, lacked confirmation in official
dispatches received during the day
from Paris.
The suggestion said to be contained
I'm Mr.. Wadsworth's report, that the
United States deduct war materials
taken owe from Germany at the time
of the armistlce and valued at about
53.OO0,OO0 gold marks, from the amount
of it's claim. probably will be received
favorably by officials here. II was ex-
planned that the allied nations had
made similar allowances when they
fixed the amounts OF their claims for
army costs and this government was
willing TO negotiate on n fair basis
for the collection of its costs.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

washington.-Milo u. Campbell, OF
Michigan, who recently became h din
farmer member OF the federal reserve
board, dropped dead while playing
golf at the Columbia country club.
Mr.. Campbell, whose home is al
CoIfwater. Mich. was president OF the
National MIX Producers association
and was widely known as q practical
farmer. He was named a member OF
the reserve board by President Harding
under a new Law authorizing farmer
representation on the board. and toos
,fflce about q week ago.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
BASIN SHOWS ACTIVITY

Billings.-Another Indication that a
vast development program In the Lake
Basin oil field In Yellowstone county
Is OF the verge of realization, is found
in the closing of a contract between the
Austln-EIackett interests Of fine Mes
aha iron range and Gilbert IT,. Luce
for the drilling of a well one mile
south of the gas well which was
brought i'm last fall. Drilling viii ON
menee In the early spring and will be
rushed to completion. according to the
local representatives Of the Austin
IIackett people.
According to those most closely in
touch with the situation. the next few
weeks viii see the unfolding of plans
for drilling operations in the Lake
Basin field which will place it second
only to the Kevin-S unburst field in
development activities. Plans are be-
ing arranged for the drilling of several
wells north and west of the point
selected by the Midwest Refining COM
pany for its tests. and they are expect
Ell 10 he brought to a head soon. 1t Is
understood that parties are on the
way to Billings Mt present on another
Lake Basin project.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Sheridan, Wyo-Much interest IL
being shown in the forests adjacent to
Sheridan and Buffalo where there Is
an immense amount of timber awaiting
the ak and saw of the lumberman. ac'
cording 10 John W. Spencer, supervisor
Of the Rig Horn national forest.
There is n large amount of mature
timber In this forest which probably
will be sold in the near future, and the
entrance Of another railroad is sure
to create a demand and make possible
the operation Of a sawmill plant al
some point easily available.
"The forest service is advertising for
sale a large body Of tic and sawloe
timber. the sale of which will he Of ma
terial benefit" said Mr.. Spencer. "and
the resultant business in connection
with this sale should be of no mean
economic Importance to the com.
munity.'
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
INDIANS BESIEGE
VILLAGE IN UTAH
Horse Shot and Riders Trousers Rip
ped; Shipping Battle Waaed as
FLUTES Break Peace

Salt Lake City.-Another mlniature
indian war Is in progress in San Juan
county In the southeastern part of
Utah, where the Piute Indians have
caused some trouble in recent years.
Banding, Utah. IS isolated. the red
men having cut telephone wires and
the last word from the Indlan-beleagu-
cred village was taken 70 Monticello
by n courier, asking for the formation
of an armed body Of men to aid the
Inhabitants OF the Town.
When the courier left, none of the
white defenders of the town had heen
wounded. although a horse had been
shot from under John Rogers and a
bullet went through the trousers leg
NJ the rider.
The townspeople nave placed men at
all advantageous points on the out
skirts of the village and sniping was
rarried on all day long whenever one
N the Indians showed his head.
"Old Posey." who always has figured
In the outbreaks. is again in evidence.
The latest outbreak was caused by the
arrest and detention OF two Indian
Youths on a charge of robbery. The
news quickly reached a band Of n
gades IN Allen canvon and preparations
we're at once made TO rescue the cap.
tives. The latter, however, succeeded
In escaping.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
MIDWEST BUYS HARNsDA+l

Billings.--A deal that presageA far
reaching results and Is believed TO b'
the signal of development thatl will
open the Lake Basin country, 20 milei
northwest of Billings. into one ~ the
great oil fields of the country hos just
been consummated between the Barns
dalLFoster corporation and the Mid
west Refining company.
Confirmation Of the closing Of thu
deal, by which the Midwest Refining
company takes over NIL the holdihgs o.
the Rarnsdar-F Foster corporati4n ir
the Lake Basin field and begii it,
first operations I'm Montana. was giveF
recently by r. 7. Wallace. field super
intendent of the Barnsdnll-Foster o
poration for the Rocky mountain re
gion.
The activity Of big oil companies and
their endeavors for several months t.
get n foothold In the Lake Basin fiel9
Is regarded MS evidence of the conf
dence that big operators have In thii
field. BY the deal inst closed the Mid
west company. Wyoming's biggest OF
operator. takes over all the Barnsdall
Foster leases and drilling equipment liz
the field and proceeds with the devel
opment. hut the Barnsdal-Foster cor
poration retains 81 substantial inter
est In the field.
In addition 70 taking over land ane
equipment from the Rarnsdall-Fostef
corporation. 1t IS understood that tho
Midwest company also has obtained
part of the acreage of the Harrison on
& Gas company. an Oregon company
which has considerable holdings ir
Lake Basin. and the Austin and other
interests.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
HILL LINES MERGER !
FAVORED IN MONTANA
one-Line System to West Coast Would
Permit Stock Shipments
Advantapeousiy

Helena, Afont.=All Montana is I'm
favor Of the consolidation OF the Great
Northern. Northern Pacific and Bur
lingtOn railways into one system, II the
consolidation Of railways is to be car
ried out, judging from testimony OF
representatives OF every business inter-
est in Montana given before Henry c.
Hall. a member of the interstate rom
MERGE commission, and r.. 3. Healey
and f. ]. Hoy, examiners of the com
mission. here. The hearing concluded
when Commissioner Hall adjourned 10
meet mex In Seattle.
The examination of witnesses was
conducted by f. g. Toomey, attorney
for the Montana railroad. comm ssion,
and the first witness called was Lee
Dennis, chairman Of the Montana rail-
road commission. Mr.. Dennis not only
favored the consolidation OF the Bur
lington with the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. but pointed out the
values OF such a consolidation If the
merger OF the southern lines. contem-
plated by the late James j. Hill, were
carried through. He showed the value
of the consolidation with Colorado &
Southern railway. saying that the prod
ucts Of this western country would
then have n through route TO the port
OF Galveston and such route would be
800 miles less than to the ports of
New York and Philadelphia.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
TWO CONTRACTS LET
ON NEW RAILROAD

Miles City, Mont.=Two su~b-contracts
for the construction of the proposed
north and south line OF the Montana
Railroad company for n distance of
100 miles out Of Miles City have been
let, according TO official information
received by the chairman of the local
railway commission.
The1ontract for the first 80 miles,
soutH from the intersection of the Nil
wayfkee tracks In this city was let TO
j. f.. Hilton, Of Sheridan. Wyo.
The work of constructing the second
30 miles Of the roadbed will be under
taken by +. j. Prahl, of Miles City,
who has been identified with construc-
ton work In eastern Montana for a
number of years.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
5000 MEN TO START WORK
ON RAILROAD APRIL

Casper.-Five thousand men will he
at work by April l on construction on
n north and south railroad from a
point on the Chicago & Northwestern
In central Wyoming TO Miles City,
Mont. according 70 ]. r. Shirley. OF
Peterson, Shirley & Guenther. Omaha.
the firm which has taken the contract
to hnild the road. Mr.. Shirley and
Edward Peterson of the firm arrived
in Casper recently with a number OF
suh-contractors. an dplanned to make
an inspection trip over the survey OF
the line from Bucknnm. west Of Cas-
per. to Salt Greek. Sub-contractors
will then submit their bids on grading,
treStle and bridge building. drainage
pipe laying ard other work on this
sector of the line. Work will go for
ward in both directions from Sheridan.
There will he no delay ln. pushing the
road to early completion, 1t was said.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Rome.-The calling Of n world econ
onlic conference to settle the world
economic difficulties and the pro.
nouncement of the International cham.
her of commerce IN r~eparations. inter
allied debts, international debts. bud
gets and exchange are continued in q
resolution drafted by the American
delegation 10 be presented to the II.
nance section of the congress.
On PREPARATIONS. the resolution agrees
that Germany must pay. that she must
admlt her Just obligations and that an
adjustment should be made that would
not ruin the German nation. The reso-
luton points out that any settlement
would be futile without guarantees
and declares that security against at
tack also must be assured.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
Two FIIers Burn Beneath Plane

Kokomo. Ind.-Lieut. Gilbert II. Bak-
er of Frankfort. Ind, and Private Earl
T%hornburg of Whittier. CAL, We're burn
cd to death when their aIrplane caught
fire, after falling at Fagley field here
The plane was just beginning TO take
off when It was turned owe by a gust
of wind. One of the wings p~unctured
the gasoline tank and the plane broke
into flames. Spectators were unable
TO liberate the avIators. who were pin
ned beneath the machine.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
PLOT TO BLOCK
NEW R. R. CHARGED
WYOMING LINE WOULD PREVENT
BUILDING OF MILES CITY
CASPER ROAD
BIG OIL DEAL IN LAKE BASIN
Midwest Buys Up 6arnsdaIt-Fo stss
Rights. Vast Development
Campaign to Start
May I

Helena. Misunderstanding that issue
of a certificate to the Wyoming Rail
road company for use of a few miles OF
projected route in Wyoming would pre-
vent the building OF the rail line now
under construction from Miles City t.
Casper. the Montana railroad commits
sion telegraphed the Interstate com
merce commission as follows:
This board hereby enters vigorous
protest on behalf of the people of Mon
tana against any action by the inter
state commerce commission granting
or having for It's ultimate purpose the
granting, of a certificate of public don
venience and necessity to the Wyoming
Railroad company to construct an ex
tension of it's line from Buffalo TO Gas
per, Wyo., via Billy Creek and Sab
Greek, on the ground that the certifi
cate is sought simply to thwart the con
st-uction Of the north and south line
from Casper to Miles City. proposed BY
the Wyoming North & South railway
and the Montana Railway company
now actually commenced.
Montana is In great need Of a nortf
and south line tapping Miles city, .
Northern Pacific and Chicago. Mfwau
kee & ST. Paul point. and EXCEEDING
south into Wyoming along the Tongue
river. penetrating a territory of l9.4H
square miles. greater than any df the
New England states and greater thar
most of then combined"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Butte, Mont.-Charles w. Goodale
recently returned from Great Falls
with n sample of a product new to the
refineries of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company. At least, the com
pany has been producing this material
for the trade. a metal known as cad
minimum, for only a few weeks. About
500 pounds of the metal are being
produced daily at the Great Falls
works, and this is said to have a pres
n market value of about $l.25 a
n pound.
Cadmium is recovered from zinc
and zinc ores and its presence has long
been known In the ores of the Butte
district.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
CHIEFS SEEK TO
KEEP BOOM SOLID
CREDIT RATES URGED TO CURE
SPECULATION. MAY
TIGHTEN UP
LAKE BASIN BECOMING ACTIVE
Many Companies Plan to Follow Ur
Trail of 5arnsdail-Foster In De-
~veIopment. May Be Second
Only to kevin-Sunburst

New York.-With reports from in.
dustrial and commercial centers still
distinctly favorable, the last week has
seen the development Of a cautious
sentiment In speculative quarters. This
has been due In part to fresh efforts
on the part OF the short interests,
which have been trying for reactions
for some time and which did attain
a fair measure OF success during the
latter part of the week. II also has
been due to a feeling Of ~uneaslness
over the course of money rates in gen
eral and Of the federal reserve rates In
particular.
IL Is generally recognized hat mod
erately higher charges for credit dur
ing the height of the spring movement
In trade hardly would be surprising.
Added interest has been lent to this
discussion of bank rates by the fact
that the regular bi-yearly conference
Of the federal reserve board and the
governors of the several regional
banks has begun.
On all sides thoughtful men are anx-
lous to avoid the experiences of 1920.
The desire is to preserve business from
the injurious effects of speculative ex-
cesses and to make the revival last as
long as possible.
No let-up Is apparent in Industrial
operations. Steel production has grown
further and steel prices are somewhat
higher.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
Race Stallion Dies at %

Indianapolis.-Peter the Great, fam
GUS racing sire of the stable OF Slough
ton A. Fletcher. died here recently.
following a stroke of paralysis. One OF
the greatest money on the
track during his racing career, the fam
Gus PAGER. who held n mark of 2:07A
was retired several years ago, by Mr..
Fletcher.
Peter the Great sired $40 standard
track performers which is said to be
more than twice the number sired by
any other racing stallion. He was %
years old and was purchased by Mr..
Fletcher in 1916 for $4,000.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
DENY kIansman Is LibeIous Title

Chicago.-It IS not libelous to call
n person a member of the Ku Khx
Khan any more than to call him a mem
Der of any fraternal organization or q
Christian. according to a demurrer
filed by the Tolerance Publishing com.
pany. anti-Ku Klux Khan. in reply to
the $4,000 suit of William Wrigley
Jr.. Chicago capitalist.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Sioux City, Ia.-Four hundred homes
In the Sioux City bottoms" We're mem
aced as the result of the overflow of
the Floyd river. Residents of the hot
toms abandoned their homes and fled
to the high ground. The Floyd river,
filled with backwater from the Mis-
souri, river, as the result of the ice
gorge at Sergeant Bluffs, Iowa, rose
three feet in six hours.
Lower floors of six buildings stu
ated In the business district were sub
merged. Another three-foot rise of the
river would have caused between 80
and 40 residential blocks TO be flooded.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
Bank Suicide s2so,ooo Short

Gillette. Wyo.-A shortage Of 500,
O0n in the accounts Of fhe Bank 81
Gillette has heen disclosed as the re
suit of nm investigation of the institt
tIon's hooks by the state hank examin
er.eis has been announced. The bans
has been closed since March o. wher
Mark Shields. president, committed
suicide. The shortage may reach $3.50,
600 when all the accounts have beer
checked.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
sernhardt Very Low

Parls.-Sarah B~ernhardt's life ap-
pears to be fast closing. Physically
PROSTATE. but alert In mind, and at
times, clearly conscious of the mo-
mentous struggle which she is waging
against fate, Frances great actress is
fighting against the darkness which is
fast closing In about her. What her
friends call n heroic play extending
over fourscore years is approaching
the end.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Sioux City, Ia.-One person Is known
to have been drowned, and, according
to unconfirmed reports, several others
nre missing. hundreds Of head of live
stock have persisted and scores Of farm
dwellings swept away as the result OF
a flood in the Missouri river bottoms
south of here, caused by a five-mils
Ice gorge.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Occur d'Alene. Idaho.-Discovery Of
platinum and iridium in the Occur
d'Alene mining district In commercial
quantities has been announced here by
Officers of mining companies OF the
district. who said plans had beer for
INFLATED for the erection of a concen
traitor here soon to handle the ore. II
was said 1t assays as high as $500 te
the ton.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Minneapolis. - Freight car require
ments for April and May will average
10 10 200 per cent higher on different
commodities in the northwest, as com
pared with n year ago. a committee
on miscellaneous traffic reported al
the first formal meeting of the north
west regional advisory board held here
recently.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

phlladelphia-Fire recently destroy
ed the building of the Garrett-Buchan
Paper 4 Irvine Co. The total loss
was estimated at S1,0oo.Oo0. Two fire
we're injured. A number we're
overcome hy smoke
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

paris-AccordIng to reports George
7 Gould is seriously III at the villa
Zoraide, Cape Martin. near Nice. II
is asserted that an eminent London
specialist has gone there for ~consulfa-
ZION with the local physicians.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Omaha.-One thousand head OF hogs
and 50 head OF cattle were swept away
by the Missouri river flood In q strip Of
country between Homer, Nebr, and
Dakotah City, Nebr. according TO a
LONG distance report from Homer.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

CohIenz-The expulsion OF lSf I'D
delonal officials has been ordered By
the French occupation authorities n
n more newsnapersIn-nccupie terri
tory have been compelled to suspend
publication
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

phlladelphla.-A bnll escaped from
the stockyards here recently and injur-
ed three persons. After leading a
wild chase for almost two miles the
beast dropped dead with 10 pistol bull
lets ia Als head and body.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29
eermans vent Irn In Some

Alters concert gisen in front of the
~reichstag by choristers from the Ruhr,
n crowd of 5000 persons, held a dem
onstration outside of the French en-
hassy and sang Deutschland Uber
Allies"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-29

Paris.-The French troops will be
reinforced by 100000 men within a few
days, War Minister Maglnot announced
in the chamber Of deputies.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1923-10-04
Przestroga ha
Aut0n10bilist61u.

Staystyka wypadk6w osatnie trzy mesiace wykazu-
je, re wypadkach auomobiowych krau wiecej ludzi
smlerc ponos}a kalectwa nabawo nz cd ku granat6w
najkrwawszych potyczkach osate wony swiatowej
powedzialnosc wypad zwyk}o sk}adac nieostroz
nosc ub szybka azde keruacych
mi azeby oduczyc szalenc6w narazana siebe nnych
zyca zdrowa ola wnnych stosua sadly
mozwe najsurowsze kary uz ME ylko penezne
Wezenia przekonanu il tego rodzaju kary pooza
poWtarzaniu sic wypadk6w Ostanio ato opubkowane
staystyczne zadaa k}am werzeniom zmniejszene sic
wypadkow stosowaniu surowych kar wezenia
niaa pred nam prawde re ME neostroznos
pedzene zamanie karu wypadk winc
naezy; owszem wykazano, re wsr6d ofiar znadua
wet tacy kt6rzy ngdy ME zakoszowa "ognstej woody"
uchodzili bardzo bardzo ostroznych
stany masta kraju szukaja sposob6w zapobiegana wy
padkom stosua sebie prawie mesiac regu}y
flkl mic ME pomaga zamast zmniejszania, wypadk
zwiekszaa Mus zatem bye gdzieS lima
przyczyne odnalaz}o per
zdaje sic miasto Detroit gdy wpad}o my wypr6bo
wanna zdolnosc kerowania maszynam zg}aszaacych sic
plikan6w cenzje samochody ako przyszych szofe
row. Egzamin pierwszego dnia wykaza re 60 ap
kant6w licenze ME iai poecia kerowanu samochode
co dowod}y brane pod rozwage Interchangeable umyslowe
wzrok przyepony guchota brak znaomosc jezyka krao
nieumiejetnosc czyana napis6w drogowskazach
szydach osrzegawczych drogach grancam miasa
Wrecz przeciwny powyzszemu wynik badan zdolnosci
szofer6w dae stan Connecticut gdze SO proc wypadk6w
spada odpowezanosc nazdoniejszych wypr6bowanych
szofer6w.
jak tn pogodzc jedno drugiem. Zmuszanie automo-
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1923-10-04
KRoL BORYS ABDYKUJE.

Londyn. - Rewolucja W Bu1
garji rozpali}a sic ca4y kraj
jest W reku powstanc6w, wed.
lie depeszy z Belgradu. Sofia
jest oblezona. Kr6l Borys og}o.
sill zamiar rezygnacji, ale ME
przyjeto jej.
Powstancy przecieli wszel.
kie srodki komunikacji i rad
stracA stycznosc z provincial
mi. Sytuacja W stolicy jest kry-
tyczna. Miastu zagraza brak
zywnosci napad band CHOP
skich.
Premier Zankow zmienia
sk}ad gabinetu. .Przyja} on gen.
Aleksandrowa, przyw6dce ma.
cedonskiego, do rzadu jako mi
nistra policji. Aleksandrow
trzyma Sofje pod wojskowa
dyktatura.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1923-10-04
SKlRMUNT PRZEWODNI-
CZACYM KOMISYI ROZ-
BROJENIA LICI MA
ROD0W.

Warszawa. - "Rzeczpospo.
lita" donosi z Genewy: wy
Dor Skirmunta ma przewodni-
czacego komisyi rozbrojenia
Ligi Narod6w uwazany jest W
ko}ach Ligi jako wyraz szcze-
g6lnego uznania ola cieszace-
go sic og6lnym szacunkiem dy
.plomaty a zarazem oddaje Pol
see wybitne miejsce W pre-
.wodnictwie zgromadzenia. P.
Skirmunt wybrany zosta4 33
g}osami ma Al g1osujacych. -
Jest to cyfra bardzo wysoka
w por6wnaniu z g1osami, kt6re
'otrzymali przewodniczacy in
nych komisyi.
JednosÌc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1923-current, 1923-10-04
KR0LEWSKIE ZASLUBINY
w POLSCE.

Warszawa. - Kr6l hiszpafi
ski, Alfons XIII, zezwoli4 ksie-
ciu Renier de Bourbon Siciles
ma zaslubienie hrabianki Karo-
liny Zamoyskiej.
Ceremonial zaslubin odby}a
sic onegdaj w Druzbakach do
.brach hr. Zamoyskich.
Ponadto kr6l Alfons XIII
zgodzi} sic bye jednym re
swiadk6w m}odej parry.
Stosownie do wymagaf ety.
kiety dworskiej, kr6l hiszpaf-
ski by} reprezentowany ma u
roczystosci slubnej dworskiej,
kr6l hiszpanski byi reprezen-
towany ma uroczystosci Stub
nej przez swego specjalnego
,delegata, kt6ry doreczy} MILO
DEF parze kosztowny upomi-
mex. .... -