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Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12

ROBES for Men in
in terry, blanket rObing and
lUOoI at $500 to $3.50.
HOUSE COATS in silk mix
lures and suitinrs at $500 TO
$1,000.
NEWS GLOVES for dress and
driUinq-a fine Uariety at $500
to $500.
SMOKING JACKETS in Vel
our and silk are here at $1,000
to $500. 4
-LEATHER SLIPPERS in sthe
best comfortable styles at S3.OD
to 5000 lDr.
FELT SLIPPERS for men
with leather sOles at $I.75 and
$500.
-MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS in
fine linen lUith initials, 3 in a
box SI.O0-SI.5O and $1.75 box.
--COLORED PONGEE Hdndker-
chiefs at $I.25.
LEATHER SHIRTS of suede
for hunting and motoring
$3.50 and $500.
NEW CAPS in the latest fab
RIGS $3.50 to $500.
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TWO BANKERS ARE
GIVEN 80 MONTHS
JULIUS G. PETERS AND R. B.
NOBLE MUST DO TIME IN
FEDERAL PRISON.
Were Officials of Failed Commercial
National Bank of Great Falls, and
Prominent in Northern Montana
Financial World.

julius C. Peters and R. B. Noble,
bank of Great Falls we're found guilty
in the federal court of making false
entries in the books of the bank, were
sentenced by Judge George M. Bour-
quin to two and half years at Leav-
enworth, and fined $4,000 on the
first count and the same time SEN
tence on the other "a counts, the
sentences in the penitentiary to run
concurrently.
julius c. Peters is young lawyer
of Great Falls who has met with un-
usual success in a financial way
within the past few years, being pres
ident of the Homestake Oil company
of Cat Greek, the Homestake Explor-
alton company, in the Kevin-Sun-
burst, and the Hard Rock Oil COM
pany of Salt Greek, Wyo., and was
rated at the time of the bank failure,
October 4, 1922, as a millionaire, the
Cat Creek company alone bringing
in II wells without dry hole. He
is a son-in-law of l.. H. Hamilton,
president of the closed bank, pio-
neer sheep man of the northern part
of Montana and who sold a part of
his sheep and land holdings a few
years ago for 100000.
R. B. Noble has lived for 80 years
in Great Falls, is head of the Noble
Mercantile company, the largest re-
tail grocery house of Great Falls;
Owns many ranches and city property;
was chairman of the Great Falls
school board, former alderman, pres
ident of the West Side bank, and
prominent in civic life of the city for
a quarter of century. Peters is a
man 36 years of age, and has a wife
and three children, while Noble is
So and has wife and nine children
living.
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was rode to standstill he had Civ
en- the quitte's signal, an it hurt
Reds feelin's as much as the cay
uses. He ran up to the kid an
SAYS: Here, you damned little pup,
you quit that quick or I'll punch
a hole in you,' an he pulled his gun.
It looked squally, some, but the kid
called him.
He Had Sand A-Plenty
"Call him? Well, did he? He
swung out of the saddle and run
min up to Red jerked red silk
handkerchief from his pocket, flip
ped one corner into the foreman's
face and shouted, 'Ketch hold of
the end of that you red walloper,
and begin to punch them holes, |
like holes
"Say, that baby-faced kid was a
thoroughbred. He was picter as
he stood there with his arm stretch
ed out and the red handkerchief
fluttering in the breeze.
"The two eyed each other a while
and the kid sez: I heered you we're
a four-flushin' lobster, an I jest
run up to see ye and call ye. You
thought you would ring in some
wild stock on me to see me ride and
sprung that brokenwinded old
skate that'd make family horse
for sheepherder. That amt no
bad hoss an you aint able to prove
he is. You're big slob, an don't
know COW camp from a sheep
ranch. Say, I'll bet you my saddle
agin buffalo chip and let you
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To Take state Industry Census

A business census of manufacture
ers, mines, quarries and other indus
tries of Montana will be collected i'm
mediately after the new year by the
census bureau at Washington, is the
advice received in the chamber of
commerce. The government makes
a biennial report of such business
throughout the United States, the
last being in 1921 and being author
lied under the act of March 8, 1919.
Statistics are published by indus
tries, rather than geographically. The
last census of Montana showed 445
manufacturers with capitalization
of less than $4,000. There were 474
with capitalization from $4,000 to
$4,000; PAT with 100000 to $780,
600; 86 with 100000 to 100000;
70 with 100000 to million and 21
with more than a million.
There were, the report sets forth
1929 wage earners in mines and
quarries. Oil wells numbered %.
There we're also 1920 establishments
with a total capitalization of $137,-
1927. Wage earners were. get
ting s24,742,562.
The growth in business of the state
during the past two years is expected
to show up we'll in the new report,
which is widely used by big business
houses of the country. The oil bust
ness will probably show the greatest
in its wells, while the mining
industry, particularly where emplay-
ment is concerned, has had two big
years.
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hold the stakes, that my sister kin
ride anything you kin dig up. She
wouldn't want any gentler stock
than your broken-down outlaw over
there. You're cheap lot and a kid
kin bluff ye. Why don't ye use
that hardware? I'm waitin' on ye.
"Red" Was All In
"You could have knocked Red
down with feather an he stood
there like cottonwood fencepost.
The boys were all nudgin' each 9th
er and some were snickerin' out
loud. 1t was plain that Reds day
was over.
Finally, the lad turned away,
pulled his saddle off'n Old Smoky
an, without even lookin' our way,
saddled his own hoss, swung in and
hit the high places up the ridge.
Nobody seemed much anxious
to head him off. Mebbe it was be-
cause they hated Red, but I think
the kids way had somethin' to do
with it. Anyway, he rode over the
hill an we seen him no more, but
he left a memory, at the Hash
knife and from that day, fellows,
[ put a marker down that you can't
always tell a tenderfoot by lookin'." :"
Stub shot another stream of to-
bacco juice into the fire, and a
thoughtful silence fell over the
camp.
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San Francisco-The story of a dar-
ing skipper, whose vessel, having
been seized by Mexico revolutionists,
essayed a run out of the harbor un-
der cover of darkness and transfer
red his cargo of arms and ammuni-
tion for the Obregon government to
the Mexican freighter, Mexico, was
told by members of the crew of the
latter vessel, which has anchored
here.
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more and a peach of a rawhide
rope l sized it up that the kid
had come out to this country after
a-readin' some O. them woody stor-
les and bought the plumber at a
Helena pawnshop, where some poor
puncher had had to shed fer the
dough to git a poker stake.
when mornin' came, Red trot-
ted out Old Smoky, fer the kids
first, an them devils were near to
Dustin tryin' to keep from smilin'
while they asked as special favor
not to ride him too hard fer he was
old. 1t must have strained 'em
some tryin' to make the kid believe
that Smoky was fit for an under
takers rig, but it looked like the
kid was the easiest thing in the
sucker line that had hit the camp
fer months and they gathered
around to watch him saddle that
lump of cussedness. Anybody
could saddle Smoky-even a baby
could get the leather on to him, but
that was because he was waitin fer
a chance to git better crack at ye.
1t was one of Smoky's strong suits,
that confidence-inspirin' gentleness
on first acquaintance. Damn that
cayuse, anyway!
"The kid didn't act as if he was
a-hankerin' to git on acted
like he smelt rat, somewhere, an
Red yells: Hey, you tenderfoot,
aint ye ever a-goin' ter git out there
with the boys? What do ye reckon
| hired ye fer?' Poor kid! He
Jest climbs on to the outlaw like a
lubber. Awkward? No name fer
it and my breath most stopped
comm fer fear Smoky would kick
a hole in him big enough to drive
a yoke of bulls through. but he
didn't. He just sorter winked at
his half brother with the hat on
an waited.
mo sooner had the kid hit the
saddle than he dig spur into the
old cuss and-Holy Sufferin' l.
my, oh, my l-you'd ought to a-seen
that Roman-nosed son of Satan go
to it. You'd ought to a-heard him
bawl like bull as he did the rail
fence act and come the snipe-flip |
on himself. Lord, Oh, Lord but
he was a-doin' himself and Red
proud.
"But the kid-say!-the kid. I
hope to die if he wasn't a-pippin'
on wheels. You'd jest ought to
seen hinn-that kid. He began by
rippin' that old crowbait up one
side an down the other an | guess
he couldn't use the spurs any-oh
no! He jest used 'em like Chiny-
man uses chopsticks an speared
Old Smoky all over. He gave him
his head, rode him straight up,
tanned him with his hat and made
lim look like petrified dogie.
"Ride? No, no, that kid couldn't
-ide. 1t was some kid down in Cali
.ornia that could scratch 'em to a
.razzle.
cred was frantic. Old Smoky
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doverer Eigran guIch
ranked
with
contributed
hatchet
when in
placer
egIado to interested
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Old Smoky,
The Tale of a ColO Horse

This Evening News and appeared
Coonei
sam has taken it from his archives and sent
signed k As
Richard r. managing editor OF the News and
the Fort Benton
author might be attributed to him.
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Lewistown.- Various organiza-
tions are urging the creation of the
office of police matron.
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The Boys Outfit

"Wall, it was the same old gag.
All the ridin' stock belongin' to the
ranch was gentle as kittens to hear
'em tell it to the kid and he was
maxim bargain fer extra gentle
stock when | took stroll toward
the pasture to look over his outfit.
I see at once glance that the rig
was a good one - old Cheyenne,
center-fire saddle, good hair bride
and spade bit, dandy old hacka-
The circle banner., 1923-12-28
Two Charles M. Russell Books
RaUhide RaUlins
Back TRAILING on the
Old Frontiers

IA THRILLING STORIES OUT OF WESTERN HISTORY
IA FULL-PAGE RUSSELL DRAWINGS
This ideal gift any boy girl 1t teaches in
tanning fashion much of the great Western country history
the gold mining days. the fur trapping period and the real story
of the open cattle range days in the west.
Russe pictures Of bygone days alive with action and
breathe the very spirit of the times they depict Any
woman will enjoy this book 1t is real Montana
gift book.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-13

Great oaks from little acorns
grow, and around many an In
significant situation successful
novels, plays and photodramas
have been constructed. Into such
a category falls the latest Cosmo-
politan offering in Washington,
1.-THE Love Piker." which is
featured at the Columbia this
week.
"The Love Piker," serving
incidentally to bring back before
the public the talented and pretty
Anita Stewart of well-remembered
Vitagraph days, Is chiefly a film
Of Characterization; built around a
belated wedding invitation; the
roles are etched, seemingly. from
life-with the consequences that
the story itself Is subordinate
throughout to the fine work OF
the notable cast that enacts 1t.
1.-THE Love Piker" had its
cinema birth under the directing
Of e. Mason Hopper, whose flair
for minute delineation Of char
acter never had better OPP
portunity to display itself than in
this analytic story by Frank X.
Adams. With the help Of his
carefully-chosen troupe Hopper
has produced as fine a study OF
the modern society girl-her re-
actions, born of environment and
training, her utter -egotism and
snobbishness, and her ultimate
casting aside Of the selfishness
that in reality is foreign to her
inrrer nature-as has been made
in a very long cinema period.
The chief burden of all this
falls, naturally, upon the very
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-13
TARKNGTON'S
BOYHOOD
CLASSIC

Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy with cheek Of TAM"
Fiction has created several juve-
nile characters whose names.
whose deeds, whose trials and
tribulations, whose triumphs viii
ever be the guiding spirit of
Americas youth. OF this group,
two Of the most likable, mischIe-
vous and clever chaps are Penrod
and his right-hand man, Sam.
AS we read "Penrod and SAM"
Booth Tarkington's sequel to his
no less famous "Penrod," we can
but recount the hours that have
flown, the days that have passed
as we see the scenes Of our boy
hood once more unfold before us
in the effulgent imagination Of
a gifted writer. And now First
National presents this classic of
youth, "Penrod and SAM" which
had its Washington premier at
the Metropolitan yesterday.
"Penrod and Sam" Is a picture
not to be missed. There is no
parents who will not live in the
past for that brief time, who will
not realize that the days that
used to be are again unfolding be-
fore their eyes. No boy, or girl for
that matter, will see it who will
not say. "Oh, boy, just like me-"
And possibly the youthful mind
will have some new idea IF that is
possible) injected, for certainly
Penrod is a boy to be admired
Penrod, a real American lad.
From every standpoint, the
story, the acting, directing, photog-
raphy, "Penrod and Sam" Is
delight-a picture to be proud of.
Would that there were more like
1t. There, are heartaches and
smiles, tears and laughter, spathos
and drama skillfully woven to-
gether by a master hand.
The cast is composed for the
most part of youthful actors
just real kids. AS Penrod, Ben
Alexander proves himself worthy
OF the role intrusted to his keep
ing. Sam, in the person Of Joe
Butterworth, deserves an equal
share OF the credit. Both are nat
ural, unaffected - just simple,
plain boys each full of his part.
Buddy Messenger, though the viii
Ian OF our story, carries off his
part with ease and credit. Buddy
is steadily rising. Newton Hall,
Gertrude Messenger, Joe McCray
and Gene Jackson share the
laurels. 1t is a Juvenile cast we'll
selected by man who knows
and loves children.
Adult members Of the cast in
clude Rockliffe Fellowes, Gladys
Brockwell, William V. Mong, Mary
Philbin, Robert Williams and
Gareth Hughes.
A clever little comedy, Pathe
News and an exceptional musical
program arranged by Daniel Bree-
skin complete a bill that is equal
to the tastes of any patron.
w. S. p, Jr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-13
e@7He LOve Piker' Scores
1T Columbia

capable shoulders Of Miss Stew
aria Miss Stewart as fresh and
as charming today as in those
halcyon times Of yore when Vita
graph had on its roster the names
Of practically every screen player
Of prominence, including her
own. The sole change one notes
is the maturer, DETER touch with
which she enriches her playing.
Yet scarcely less important to
the success Of "The Love Piker"
is the role contributed by William
Norris-as fine a character actor
as Cosmopolitan casting director
could have found anywhere. Nor
ris, it will be remembered,
created King Louis In Marion
Davies spectacular "Knighthood"
film. In 1.-THE Love Piker" he
mas one Of the hardest tasks that
ever fall to the lot Of the cinema
mine; a pathetic role which must
be clothed in humannesS without
merging into tear-jerking, banal
sentimentality. He energies with
colors flying and another triumph
to his credit.
Others in the cast are Robert
Frazer, Betty Francisco, Mayme
Kelso, Fred Truesdell, Carl Ger
ard, Winton Miller and Arthur
Hoyt.
The balance Of the bill consists
Of an overture. a Paramount re-
vival of one Of the old Sennert
comedies with the cast including
Ben Turpin and Louise Fazenda,
an Urban Rowing Thomas and
the International Newsreel depict
ing the funeral services at the
burial of the late President Hard
ing. n. L. B.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-13
WE'LL KNOWN POLICEMAN RECEIVERS
FROM YEARS Of SUFFERING
RHEUMATISM AND STOMACH TROUBLE
VANISH ON TAKING DRECO

II there is any position that a
man must have good health 1t is
that of policeman. He must be
active. His body healthy. each or
gan, such as the liver, kidneys and
stomach working properly. He
must be on the alert to guard the
lGw-abiding citizens and their prop
erty from destruction and depreda-
ton by criminals.
Stomach trouble, which caused
me to be bloated after every meal
and the rheumatic condition Of my
limbs and hip caused me great suf-
fering," says Mr.. Charles s.
Mackey, a policeman at the Thinker
Roller Bearing Works. 1T was
painful for me to walk up a flight
Of stairs"
"I started taking Dreco and only
one bottle Of this wonderful medi
cine was needed to make me feel
like q new man."
"An signs Of stomach trouble and
gheumatism have disappeared
Where, in the past, my work used
TO be difficult. now enjoy It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-13
RIALTO HOLDS
OVER ARCTIC
TALE

Due to the closing Of Moore's
Rialto Theater for practically the
entire past week, washington
was given very little opportunity
to view Warner brothers remark
able picture. Where the North
Begins" the production sched-
uled for showing at that time.
Much advance interest had been
evidenced in the offering, and the
action Of the management in con-
tinuing the presentation for an
other week beginning yesterday
is evidently appreciated, judging
from the excellent attendance.
Where the North Begins"
featuring a remarkable canine
actor, Rin-Tin-Tin, and a talented
human cast, is one Of those ex-
ceptional pictures that can be
praised without reservation. The
reason lies in it's, bigness, its sin
certify, the rich drama that
courses through it.
1t is a little difficult to say
just what are the elements con-
ducive to the thrill Of pleasure
which this picture produces.
sometimes one is tempted to at
tribute the excellence to the al
most uncanny acting OF Rim Tin.
Tin, the wolf-dog; sometimes it
seems as IL the story itself has
the stuff that produced the
thrills, and then 1t looks again
as IL it might be the unusually
fine cast.
Be that as It may, where the
North Begins" is a picture worth
seeing, enjoying, and recommend
ing to your neighbor, for 1t is
splendid and interest -compelling
from the opening scene Of the
puppy bound for the Hudson Bay
trading post to the end where,
after many gripping melodramatic
situations, the wolf-dog trots into
the cabin with its mate and half
dozen young puppies.
The scenic effects obtained in
the Far North in the dead of
winter are exceptionally bcauti-
full The cast includes Claire
Adams, Walter McGrail. Pat
Hartigan, Myrtle Owen, Charles
Stevens, Fred HuntIey and Ibis
dogship" Rin-Tin- Tin.
The same excellent program of
short film features has been re-
tanned for the current weeks
showing, including Hal Roach's
latest laugh-a-minute whir,wind,
"Our Gang" and the News reel
showing the events surrounding
the burial Of our late President
Warren G. Harding.
Director George Wild also re-
peats the original interpretative
score which he arranged for the
showing, Lavellee's 1.-THE Bridal
Rose" again being given as over
ture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-13
CENTRAL
"The Hero"

At last "Six-second Smith" has
been knocked out. Having climbed
through the ropes on eleven pre-
vious occasions to come out VIC
torious over bulkier and more ex-
perienced professional pugilists'
the ex-soda water jerker from the
corner drugstore last night took
the count and left Judy and Drew
City for Hollywood to attempt a
crash into the movies as a means
of recouping the fortunte lost III
an ill-adVised business venture ana
a still more illdudged endeaVor
to knock Sailor Slade over In me
ring after having just seen his
sweetheart made the bride Of his
bitterest rival. So comes to an end
the series of "Fighting Blood" pic
lures based on the short stories by
II. c.. Witwer, which for weeks
have engaged the enthusiastic In
terest of patrons of Crandalls Cen"
trail Theater. George O'Hara, Clara
Horton and their clever associates
marked their farewell appearance
in the popular series by offering a
decidedly unexpected denouement
Of a succession of screen narratives
that had come out individually IN
a totally different manner. On
well, life is like that!
The major attraction for the bill
scheduled for the first three days
Of the current week at the Central
is Tho Hero" Cashiers film Ver-
sion of the play Of the same name
by Gilbert Emery in which the
stellar roles are played by Bar
bara La MARI, CASTOR Glass, David
Butler, Doris Pawn and John Sam
polls. The story concerns the ad-
ventures of n cad who comes home
from the great struggle under the
impression that he must be waited
on hand and foot and be perpet-
ually made a fuss over. To fulfill
his pledge to a Belgium refugee In
his sisterin-law's home he steals-
money under the guardianship OF
his brOther-and then reveals the
real nature Of a hero by the man
ner in which he readjusts is life.
The Hero" does not draw the
character of the medal wearer OF
the foreign legion In such man
ner as to inspire the respect that
we would wish to feel for one so
distinguished. but it affords i'm"
mensely interesting entertainment.
Added short-reels and pipe organ
music complete the bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-13

this situation is built a climax
that is arrived at through series
of strikingly original and force
full developments that afford Mr..
Desmond and his supporting cast
which is led by Louise Lorraine to
do themselves full justice.
The companion attraction Tor
the early week is supplied by
droll Lloyd Hamilton who is cast
in the stellar roles of Extra,
Extra" a comedy based on the
experiences of young newspaper
photographer, who is assigned the
delicate job Of getting an action
picture Of dynamite thrower
engaged in his profession. After
many false starts and unsuccess-
full attempts, due principally to
the fact that the photographer
and his proposed subject are
dressed almost identically, the
floshlight is made with results
that are astounding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-13
STRAND OPENS
THE NEW
SEASON

General Manager Sparrow Of
the Strand Theater and his entire
staff are in line for congratula-
tions today, due to the excellent
premiere staged at that popular
playhouse yesterday. Every de-
partment showed careful prepare
ton and rehearsal, and the result
all tended to bring about a most
enjoyable, opening.
Although the bill is announced
as all-star, and proves just that,
the Billie Gerber revue, called
silks, Styles, and Satins." stands
out as a headline Offering. Miss
Gerber, as dainty a little singer
and dancer as ever graced the
Strand boards, Is supported bv a
quartet of capable artists in a. me-.
LANCE of music, dance, and song
The music proper is furnished nv
two boys who are accordeon.plav-
ers extraordinary, the dancing in
cludes both Oriental and toe.danc.
ing numbers, and the songs. q rem.
dition of the ever-popular Hes
My Man"
Jennings and Mack, in their
black-face' act, called "In Orr.
Auto" run the revue a close sec.
ond for popular favor and literally
stopped the show with numerous
verses of the song from which the
act gets its title.
Mentally, Kelly and De Wolfe
present an amusing originality in
Making Good" the plot-yes, It
really has a small one-giving the
boys a chance to display some ex-
ceptionally good acrobatic and
soft-shoe dancing. Clarke and
Crosby in who and Why?" spring
a new line of songs that caught
the fancy of the house, their ''To.
morrow Morning" meeting with
decided favor. Both of these art.
lists possess good voices, and like
other numbers, those present
were loath to see them depart
Alice La Mont and Company, "'Tha
Lively Steppers of 1928" open
with WireIwalking and dance Of
fering that pleased.
"The Shock," Universal pro-
duction. which forms the ma Tor
photOdramatic Offering on the bill.
is a bitter-sweet story of life, and
one that Is well worth seeing.
1t Is bitter when the San Fran.
cscio earthquake drains the dregs
from the cup of life, and sweet
when the beauty Of Virginia VaIli
ia shown in contrast to the sin
lister pathos Of Lon CLANCY in one
of his finest roles.