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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-17
G SPECULATION.

The defense of the sugar gouging is that a real shortage In
sugar exists, the price rising as the inevitable working of the Law
of supply and demand.
The weakness of this claim is that no one actually knows
whether there is a shortage or not. The figures of the Cuban pro-
ducers who have a personal interest in a booming sugar market
are 1000 tons under the figures put out by the Department OF
Commerce.
The spectators insist that the Cubans are right and the gov
eminent wrong; but they are, of course, no less likely to be biased
than the producers.
Just as they seized upon a misinterpretation of Department
of Commerce reports as an excuse for boosting prices, they have
made use of the Cuban estimates to carry the ball along.
The government charges that in February and March only
one contract out of q hundred thousand contracts cleared through
the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange was actually consumat-
ed by deliveries. In other words, whenever a real sale in sugar
was made. SO, 999 paper sales were made.
If all the government has to do in order to cinch it's case is to
prove that speculation is responsible for increased sugar prices to
consumers. its way seems easy. Such a mass of fictitious transac-
lions could have no other effect than to send prices soaring.
There is a wide gulf between this kind of gambling and the
legitimate speculation which is a part of all commerce. We imag-
inc that there is very little buffing in the attorney generals state
ment that criminal proceedings may be brought against the sugar
IN. j. Star-Eagle
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-17
THE SMALL BOY AND BASEBALL.

Since the baseball season has started, at any hour of the day
at recesses and moons, before and after school, on vacant lots and
quiet streets may be found groups of boys playing the national
game. This awakening to the noble sport may be directly trace
able to the opening of the Cascade County league and it will re-
ceive wonderful impetus from the fact that many foul balls are
not returned to the diamond and cracked bats may be sufficiently
repaired to stand the impact received from the mighty swing of a
10-year-old.
tits good clean sport and thrves best on vacant lots and blind
alleys. Who knows but that the interest thus aroused may develop
a Babe Ruth or a Walter Johnson in our midst. Even today we
noticed one youngster who was receiving grudging homage from
his companions because of his prowess at the bat. Another boy
was admired because of the clean graceful manner in which he
handled the ball, but to be a great ball player there must be the
proper coordination of eye and muscle in a superative degree. The
boy who dreams of being a second Christy Matthewson won't go
far astray during the ball season and will enter the winter months
with hardened muscles and expanded chest to try out the indoor
sports.
The boy to be phied is not the one who gets chastised because
he was playing ball and forgot that it was supper time, it is not
the boy who walks four miles to cross bats with another kid team
and drags his tired feet home after suffering ignominious defeat,
it is not the boy who breads the day of retribution for that win
dow light broken by a ball that persisted in going foul but rather
the boy whose eyes are too defective to allow him a part in the
game, and relegates him to the grandstand, the bleachers or the
greater glory of being score keeper.
Baseball will do more toward keeping the youth of our land
from deteriorating, will do more to make our mankind strong and
our cidzenry secure than any agency of which we know.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-17
THE SHELF FIGHT.

Articles have been signed, guarantees given and agreements
all fixed up under which Dempsey will fight Gibbons at Shelby on
July 4th, for the heavyweight championship of the world. The
Argus will only find satisfaction in this affair if Gibbons should
be successful in knocking the block off the champion and making
of this his last fight. We are yet too near the "Great Fight" to
have forgotten the inglorious part played by the champion pugil-
list. 1t arises clearly in memory, how, when the boys went across
the big pond to become targets for the decimating fists of the en-
envy, our big ring champion deemed it his most patriotic duty to
pound r1vlts in a California ship yard. Dempsey has courage, it
takes courage of a kind to engage in a prize fight, but he showed
a sckening lack of that finer courage, springing from a sense of
true PATRIOTISM that led millions of American youth in defense
of the nation. The courage to face bullets and the courage to face
the fists of another man, covered with heavily padded gloves, are
OF two different species. Dempsey has shown a disgusting lack
OF the former. The latter is hardly worth much admiration. W.
ike q good, clean fight. We can not enthuse over this proposed
battle, however. But if out of it there should arise a new cham
pion, it may be considered worth the effort-Fergus Co. Argus.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-17

JOS Bszsns. Aloisie Bannt, Cas-
csde County, g body corporate, and
the G.. w. Merkie Coal Co.. a corpor.
alton, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of Decree No.
1886, the sheriff of said county will
sell at sheriffs sale on Saturday, the
9th day of June, 1923, at 200 O'Clock
p. M. of said day at the west door of
the Court House of Cascade County,
in Great Falls, Montana, all the right,
title, claim, and interest of the above
named defendant in and to that GER
tain property described as follows,
to-wit:
The Southeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter (SEA SEH)
of Section Two ~; South Half
of the Southwest Quarter (SH-
SWA) and Lot Four az of Sec
ton One ~, Township Twenty
(20) North, Range Six (6) East,
Montana Meridian, containing
One Hundred Fifty-One and
53-100 ~(151.53) Acres more or
less, according to the United
States Government Survey there
of, in Cascade County, Montana.
Dated this 10th day of May, 1928.
BOB GORDON, Sheriff,
By Fl. B. HOFFMAN,,
Under Sheriff.
First Publication May 17-24, 81
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-17
ST. MARKS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. A. j. Richards, Pastor
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Alexander P. Alton, Pastor.
Weekly Church Calendar

Weekly Church Calendar
Morning worship every Sunday al
IL a. m. Evening worship at $500
Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a
m. Mid-week prayer service every
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Ladies
Aid society meets as announced in
church. Epworth league meeting on
Sunday evenings at TOO. Junior
league meets Sunday afternoons at 8
and intermediate league on Thursday
nights at z o'clock.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-17
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday school at Baptist church at
1920 a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

Henry Hudson. in 1910, travel
Cd within 500 miles Of the North
Pole.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13
IN WET RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island cared 50 little for the idea
OF prohibition that it die not ratify the con-
Stitutional amendment. 1t is the smallest
state, but it has quite a long coast line. Thi:
would seem to make it a bootleggers parr
! disc Ht 49,; y.j5a5.
What has actually happened i'll Rhode Is
land? The Providence Bulletin and the West
ery Sun have been accommodating facts about
the effects Of prohibition, and they sound
strangely like the facts accumulated i'll other
states Arrests for drunkenness i'll the six
cities comprising three fourthS OF the popu-
lation have decreased 81 per cent under pro-
hibition Arrests for all causes have de-
creased II per cent
The municipal lodging house in Rrovi-
dence used to open about Oct. to and keep
busy into May with from s. TO 80 dodgers
night, often 90 on Saturdays. Now ii
opens Dec land closes April II, ''for lack
of business Fifteen was the highest num-
Der OF dodgers on any night in December.
The Peoples Mission OF Westerly used to
house over 1000 dodgers a year. and now
has SO few 1t has ceased to keep record OF
them The Westerly St Vincent de Paul So
ciety is called upon for less than halt the
work it used to do. Its head says that last
year he found but one family where drink
caused the need for help
This makes sad reading for the liquor in
terestS. Somehow, nearly all the things the
dryS used to say would happen under prohi-
bition are really happening The spectacular
cases of blindness and death or 'of young peo-
pie becoming rowdy ON bootleg booze are due
to the difficulties OF transition Their mum
berS ran up i'll 1922 as the booze got worse,
but are now decreasing as people learn to lear
the stuff. Homes are happier, children better
fed bank balances accommodating, Who wants
the bad old days. Not even Rhode Island
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13
AN INCOME TAX LAUGH

The income tax is not without It's bright
side. a prominent newspaper writer told
recently OF al communication received from
the federal Treasury Department informing
him that he had sent the United States SIS
too much in paying his 1920 income tax. The
letter ended with curt request tor an eN-
planaton The gentleman went te Soiat
length to explain t. the government about his
personal shortcomings IN arnhmctic aid check
writing, believing thar the governments would
understand that the ovr,-payrcl,, was per
fecty unntentional. and that $50 WAS 4
small sum between friends.
The matter did not end there He haG
another official communication saving that II
he would send proof OF this over-lpsasFflleli,
the necessary activities toward reimbtlrsenleiG
would be set in motion That task was too
much for him. 1t had been difficult enough
to make out his income tax return Tor that
year and to get the payments made ON tilie,
without digging up records OF the process
now. So he just let the government keep
that money It's gift ,H
Neither public nor private business can be
run without a certain amount OF routine. Al
though there are times when red tape -
routine carried to an eXtereme- seems utterly
unreasonable and silly, it still cannot be
wholly thrown out Ii the sum had been. 50
dollars instead OF $50 cents, it might have
been worth the taxpayers time to hunt UP his.
errors and proofs. Yet no one i'll the Treas
ury Department had authority. to drop the
matter without making as piQnSaking a re-
port Of the case as ii the sum had been an
important one There is whimsical cle-
ment which complexities even. government eff
cheney, organization and routine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13
TUESDAY. MARCH IS. 1928
FRENCH SELF CRITICISM

Gen. Sarrai former commandments
of the allied forces in the Orient goes farther
in criticising the present policy OF his country
than Americans have ielt like going. lie
absolutely condemns Premier Poincare'S &c
ton in the Ruhr, saying:
History tells us all nations repeatedly
have failed in their Obligations, Let the
French government see ii its own conscience
is clear. We do not need to so back into
history 1t is 4 TACT that France at this very
time neither pays interest nor principal III
stalments OH her debts to the Niles.
Since French soldiers occupied the big in
dustrial section oi Germany he says, the
result is that England has LETT us, all Europe
hates lis and we will be forever the object OF
vengeful bitterness from Germany
There is much truth i'll that rs FAR as
America is concerned the French debt is no
pressing matter, and the German debt is.
But the French procedure certainly does not
seem calculated either to win reparation Tor
France or to promote the peace and pros
perity OF Europe, and america stands t.
lose accordingly.
Cen Sarrail wants France to turn the re-
parationS question over to the League OF Ma
tons. The league has done 50 good a job
with Austrian finance that the suggestion
should be worth conSidcring-proyided France
is more concerned with obtaining what is due
her than with splitting Germany and destroy
ing Germany's competitive industry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13
GIRL ATHLETES

1t is surprising in the pro-athletic world
to read that there Is 4 growing sentiment in
France against athletic sports for girls and
women and that the position is backed TO a
considerable extent ny medical authorities in
this country.
According To an article in american Mcdi-
cine, womeu'S sports which are OF compara-
lively recent date in France were hailed at
first as the means Tor strengthening the icmi-
nine physique and thereby fitting women more
fully for their duties, particularly as the
mothers of the French race. However. after
the last Olympic contests i'll Paris, the tide
OF French favor turned the other way. On
lockers who saw the complete exhaustion of
participants in the various events felt that
rather than tending to build the body up, such
StrenuouSnc>S tends to break it down. In st
far as exercise Is carried to extremes, the
writer in Medicine" thinks the French are
right
There would he more ca,tSe for alarm in
France or elsewhere ii larger percentage OF
the Trailer sex took part in athletic contests
SubjectinS the body to violent strain Against
the few girls or women who thus oyer-in-
duge in athletics, there is great majority
by which regular exercise and moderate In
diligence in sports daily is bringing woman
hood to peak OF fitness previously unknown.
1t is unfortunate that the over-ambitious
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

effort is made to name the
twenty best and strongest mei
of the house he is far up on the
list. He probably would have
any help Mr.. Wilson might be
able to give him.
Last week John c. Crown, re-
garded as political expert,
wrote from Richmond to the Bal
timore Sui that the foremost can
didates for governor were State
Senator Mapp, leader of the
dry" forces, Attorney General
Saunders, Harry F. Byrd. of
Winchester, and c. O'Connor
Goolrick. of Fredericksburg. He
predicted that Senator Mapp and
Mr. Saunders would kill each
other off, both being from Tide
water. and that the real fight
would he between Bryd, against
bonds, and Goolrick favoring
them. The Moore proposition
may upset this calculation en-.
tifely and the bond question may
bss avoided by reference of the
decision to the people, as was
done with the prohibition issue.
If Mr.. Moore should become a
candidate and be nominated and
elected he would leave a vacancy
for representative in congress
from this district and probably
one OF the liveliest fight this ais
trict ever has seen. Mr.. Moore
was sent to the congress and has
been kept there by general con-
sent an agreeable to everybody,
No other man in the district. how
ever. has quite his position and
likely dozen strong and aggres-
sive men, representing all the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13
Weiss !?i.::..t::
.Essf of the PRESS
MOORE FOR GOVERNMENT.

/ Representative K. Walton Moore
lis being backed strongly for gov
ernor gefi Virginia. His silence on
| the ;subjestsfndicate thai he may
ibs .c6nsderingsit, or may be n the
position: of d receptive citizen vii
ling to, ask the honor if there APP
pears to- be demand for his SER
vice. He always has avoided polit
.ieal seuffles and faction fights.
His name is represented by
the Richmond News-Leader
which generally has opposed the
Organization" wing Of the DEM
,peratie party, although it has not
been partisan. That newspaper
says of himss ediI orally, "amOng
liberals in Virginia who are
neither machine nor aahti-ma-
chine there is a Strong feeling
that Congressman, Rs Walton
Moore would give, iVifgiuiat the
type Of executive leadership she
needs in THIS day Mr. Moore is
an ability NOT only, one of the
finest of xirginians, bu1 one of
the finest of yifginians, but one
of the first of Americans The
News-Leader goes on to say that
it does not know whether Mr..
Moore ever has considered or
would consider : Offering himself
for governor, buc that it does
know THOUSANDS lock to Lin for
a larger service to. the copmon
wealth than he can render at his
present post, large though that
service is"
The Fairfax Herald, published
at Mr.. Moore's home, commenting
on this, says it does not know
whether Mr.. Moore has given the
subject a thought, 'but' that there
is a strong undercurrent of feel
ing. in many portions of the
State, that he would make an
ideal governor.
Mr.. Moore unquestionably is
strong and popular in this, pat
of the State. 3 He is much ad-
mired, too, in the larger cities
and towns, especially among the
lawyers and the more thoughtful
elements of people. These re-
member the fine work he did in
constructing the present constltu-
ton. twenty years ago, ana ne
fact that time afer time he has
been pointed out by leading pub
lie men, especially hose connect
ed with President Wilson's ad-
rninistration. as on of the ablest
men in congress of either parry.
Newspaper and magazines wit
ers have echoed this same opin-
ion. He has won a national rep
utation and invariably when al
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13
WHITE HOUSE MYSTERY

There is mystery at the
White House. The public will be
uneasy until it is solved.
When doubt was cast upon the
authorship of letter sent to
President Harding by man who
said he was railroad shop
worker-the letter to which the
President made a reply in which
he regretted that all the rail-
roads had not settled their strikes
dispatch came from the ma
tionaI capital as follows:
Washington, March AT the
White House it was said that the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

President received the letter signed
by Stephen +. Conner, the ans
yer to which was made public
yesterday"
"At the White House it was
said but who said it? Presi-
dent Harding went to Florida last
Sunday. His secretary, Mr.. Christ
IAN, went with him. The White
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

Strangers will enter the land and take 1t
from lis If We do not have better ideals, y
warns a New York bishop. ideals are inn
portant; but the present immigration law
seems to be keeping strangers out pretty
effectively
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

counties would have their hats in
the seat if there was a chance at
the sea tiff there was a chance at
it.-Loudoun Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

Great Britain is able to pay its war debt
to America because the British people are
standing for a per capita taxation OF $zS.S7
year, to Americas S26.SO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

few do themselves harm, Il would be lar
more unfortunate if mistaken prejudice should
Interfere with the health 6rihgiiis actititfss!o
the many.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

Another way to save some of the loss on
those government ships would be to Use them
tor pontoon bridges.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

House physician, DR.. Sawyer,
went also.
Who spoke al the White House
with authority? Was it Laddie
Boy .-Philadelphia Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-13

No funeral notice was printed for1 King
Tut when he died, but the papers amply
made up for that when he was resurrected
The Washington times., 1923-03-13
BONEHEADERS
ELLo, Frank!

TT ELLO, Frank!
10. yourself.
- Some trouble they're hav-
I'm across the pond. what?
Yes, some trouble.
Where's that there Roor that's
all stirred UP, anyway?
Somewhere in Asia, guess.
What's the difference? Some trou.
BILE they're in anyway.
Yes. some trouble, I'll say.
What'd you thing about it?
Well. I think they'll have more
trouble before they're through with
It. What d. you think about it?
Well, 1t looks like some mess to
me. Wouldn't be surprised if they
had a lot more trouble before it's
over.
''WelI, we're out of it anyway.
Yep, we're out Of it.
But it looks mighty bad for
them that's in it, I'll tell you.
These here Asiatics always did
like trouble anyway
Yep, they like trouble, sure as
you're alive. An they're gettin' it!
Yep, they're .gettin' it.
So long.
So long. yourself.
The Washington times., 1923-03-13
NEXT!
BY +. w.

80 - IS
The college boys out on the
Are ii ! panic. 90 'tis said.
Due to the wiles and charming s
smiles
Of that new siren. the coed.
And, sore beset. the lads have
sought
A way to foil the lovely fiirts
The little scamps win act like
vanps
AZ often Il the way with
sIxirts.l
These college boys = brainy lot.
With clever beans you'lI say. ).
know
Have doped . way to drive away
Those vamps they let their
whiskers grow.
They've formed . woman.hating
club s.
And sworn to raise such bristIes
that
The girls win nee wheneier they
see
The faces Of this newest frat. =
Recalling doughty Samposn's 5
fate.
We're ready now to place our
bets.
At odds Of ten to one sc least .
On Goods versus Whiskerettes. s
The Washington times., 1923-03-13

IL
Men are late for dates: they
take US to the same place every
time; they repeat things they told
us on the last date: they recall
things they once did for as. when
we know they mean some other
girl; they take US where they
want to go. not where we want to
go; they wait until the last min
ute before dinner to. ask for 3
date; they break dates and expect
US to forgive them. They do MI
these things and more; but II they
didn't ask us for dates-s-Mal-
teaser.
The Washington times., 1923-03-13
Not a Picnic

A woman came into a car with
five children. She busted her.
self seating them. A benevolent
old gentleman arose and gave
her his seat.
Are these all your children.
madam" he asked. "or is it a
picnic2"
They're all mine," snapped
the woman. land it's no picnic"
.-Parrakeet.
The Washington times., 1923-03-13

She - Surely you don't waste
your money buying books like
this?
Grad.-Absoluteiy not. After /
had written II. they gave mo Q
copy froe.-Janket.
The Washington times., 1923-03-13
Campus
Spiel

/ ~ II
First Crook De last guy
stuck up didn't have nuttin'.
Second Crook Wotcha do,
croak UNI?
First Crook Nah! He looked
like straight guy, so takes his
!. 3. y. for fifty bucks. Boil
Weevil.
Girl On tears) why come to
the game drunk?'
Brute economical. See two
games for one ticket Lampoon
Excited Frosh What bell is
that?
Wise soph The one right up
there on the wall Octopus.
"I'Il bite, what is it?'' said the
mosquito to his mate, as they
landed on the wax model. Black
ana Blue JAY
After seeing some Of the new
frosh. we are inclined to favor
Mr.. Darwin.s presentation Of the
case, rather than the esteemed
Mr.. Bryan i. Pitt Panther.
Ma Johnny. run over and
find out how old Mrs. Brown
Is today"
Johnny upon returning Mrs.
Brown says it's none Of your
business how old she is. - Tiger.
.'Ah. ha. q Boxer uprising"
said the referee as the Chinese
prize fighter got up after q
count 81 seven. Mink.
Sambo (at an artillery camp):
Captain, how far win that can
non there shoot?''
Captain: why, Sambo. that
gun win shoot twenty-five miles"
Sambo: My Lord! run all day
long as fast ais you can. and
still 5get shot by the bullet at
night Virginia Reel.
"A street car conductor mourn
Cd his fate, This is 4 helluva
world, the way figure 1t. Life
isn't worth living. I've been
married fourteen years today, and
have had thirteen years 364 days
of misery. I stood the first day
pretty well Parrakeet.
Flapper tsuffering first-time
embarrassment: 'G-give me
pacIx Of cigarettes
Clerk: Scents r.
FIapper: .rTe-o-o; I'll take them
with me. Pitt Panther.
waitress tcalIing to attendant
below More potatoes. au
gratinp'
Pat-"Pst! Mike. don't order
any spuds. They're all rotten"
Drexerd
He tat 2 a. ND Wen. must
be off.
She tyawningl That's what /
thought when first met you.
Sour Owl
she-"I want to learn to dance
the worst way"
He-"Oh, naughty, naughty.
The gang might object"
my wife won't let me go to
the theater any more
Goodness. She must be terribly
narrow minded.
Eyes. she is. OF course, / used
10 take my stenographer along
with me, but even then
Malteaser.
The Washington times., 1923-03-13

Marriage works IKE bootleg
Nauer-at tastes hat. you set conn
Aortahly drunk, or youn never
Asank aeAlA.-Malteaser.