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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

txn., on. the l4th dsy Of Sept 1928.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Solomon Hauskamaa, Ssnfrid Haus-
kamaa, Emile Maxi, John Koskeila, all
of Belt. Montana.
W.. e. BENNETT,
Register.
First Pub Aug 2-last pub Aug BOZ
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

The Absent-Minded Prof-Return-
ing to his office from lunch he read
the sign he had placed there when he
left which said "Will be back in half
an hour" SO he sat down and waited
for himself.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

Justice may be blind, but an Allan
tic City Judge held a bathing beauty
for examination.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

Skins We Love TO Touch-The fen,
low who starts his conversation thus;
well, | don't like to brag, but"
Shortest Story-Five aces. Funeral
Tuesday.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

When a man prefers his family to
himself, the family realizes it has a
man.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

A New York headline introduces a
man who "Has Hatpin Removed From
Leg After 16 Years" AS it was prob
ably the gift originally of a lady
friend, he hated to part with it.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30


A Detroit man kept cool while his
cafe was robbed, because he was
locked in the ice box.
Have you a spring cold? Carry a
handkerchief so you can stop your
nose If it tries to run.
We know what the Fourth of July
is for. 1t is so they car hold a big
prize fight somewhere.
If you have a swollen hand, soak in
water; if you have a swollen head,
soak with a club.
Dingus-"Have you heard the last
Ford joker"
Bingns@I hope So
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

WANTED-place for high school girl
to work for room and board. Write
Mrs. Charles Rice, Ricevilles Mont. IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04

IF1E GRAND JURY STEAKS PLAINLY
 Alabama is shocked beyond to learn that legally constituted jury this state appeal to the governor not to impede it's investigation of crime Yet this the situation in Jefferson county The grand jury attempted o throw light the Banner mine incident which characterzes "the worst mutny known Alabama coal mining prison submitted it's formal to the criminal court erday and reveals what the people this state had already feared. eve have been forbidden the fac the jurors "The fact that concealed first then covered with the governors man does not tend to lead to believe that law voated Those interested in the conceament of the ruth they proceed have been full of nmbe raagem that they have controlled affairs against the demand of legally stuted authority with apparently skipper of the crime person. says the official report the
 land while the prison is in this county prevented by the armed forces of the state The that would have greeted must have been awful than the public dreams determined have the taken hide the truth"
 No such indictment of of Alabama before made He charged with not only aiding conceang probable crime but when the public demanded explanation he aid comfort to those sought conceaent in order that outraged people might not demand of the legislature then in session that the traffic in human beings private gain should the grand jury rightly says convict kills another be tried murder if guard empoye kills convict in violation of law he be brought to trial for the crme eff the grand jury investigate the jurors add parenhesi T the has the power nves gaon of the Banner mine mutn he has the to prevent legal investigation of crme do not feel that the lawmakers intended the nvestga ton of crime."
 grand jurys position intent the mind of Alabama legislature constuton-maker grand governor special request grand jures that this of such importance the people of the state that the cannot consistently persist preventing the entertainment of the truth by future grand uries the nquisitoria body is question which should be cleared through the states highest legal tribunal with all possible expedition Governor Brandon has raised
 issue in Alabama which arreachng in it's possibilities that involves whether private interests dominate in this
 state and whether not the people shall obtain relief from the odium in which the state plunged through conditions growing out of private leasing of convicts.
 The report of the jury based the most careful and painsakng effort which carried iii this issue speaks for itself he bv Of WhO the states advancement the public welfare and the right of the people themselves under the laws is of important valuable official documents issued in Alabama.
 Solicitor Jim Davis deserves the commeraon of the people of this state for the ngeness of purpose the intelligent handling arduous task and the faithful performance of his duties every conceivable obstacle which advisors employed the disclosure of humiat ing condition in the public service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
ALL SHADES of fOPTIlONO
Statesman and Author

Philadelphia Public Record) Q
 John Morley's life was like one of his own books, a record of many great events, bravely lived. keenly told and bound in the leather of long use, mellowed by time and softened, but not marred. As. his tastes and the changing times demanded, he was by turns editor, biographer and statesman. He won fame in all three capaci- ties. His title of viscount Morley of Blackburn, created for him and eXtinguished with him-for he left no issue-was a political reward. However, to those who knew him as the author of "Gladstone" and the "Recollections." his peerage was England's tribute to supreme merit as the reporter and inter- preter of great careers. Liberal thought owes him a heavy debt for the words and deeds of long and active public life. Until as late as 1914, in spite of his great age, he held a cabinet portfolio. Tf1un he retired to his library at Vim bledon, because he could not sane tion British participation in tke war. There he spent his declining years in the purely intellectual and literary employments wh c h brought him his chief fame. It is for his biographers that he will be remembered, even after his serv- ices to liberal statesmanship are forgotten. He was one of the few of his long literary generation who possessed the complete art of sketching a man so palpitant!y upon the moving background of his tfpes that both live again by the easy magic of opening the cov- CTS of book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
GENERAL BILLIARDS MESSAGE

While in Birmingham Tuesday Gen. eral Robert L. Bullard addressed of. ficers of the national guard and re- serve corps to impress upon them the importance of their duties and the need for keeping a fitting nucleus ready for any national emergency. Unfortunately, as General Bullard pointed out, there will always be war So long as man is constituted as he is, but the best way to prevent it is for possible enemies to know that the country is always in position to take care of itself. The plan for the na- tional guard and reserve corps has been worked out on a scientific basis so that if emergency should arise, the nation will not again find itself ia position to have to begin at the very bottom to build up it's defense system when the storm breaks. It is for this reason that General Bullard is eager to impress upon guard and reserve the importance of their task, and to les them know that upon the efficient work of individuals, if the crisis ever comes, will depend the manner in which the crisis is met.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
ARTICULATION OF WALTON

Returns from the Oklahoma election indicate that Governor Walton, wha seems to have gotten pleasure out of being known as 'Iron Man." was re- pudiated by an overwhelming majority of the voters of that state. The situa- ton in Oklahoma has been conf 1sed through the strenuous political activi- ties of two or more active opposing factions, and it is not easy for out siders to get a clear view of condi- tions or of the specific causes of the trouble. In a general way it may be said that Governor Walton undertook to carry out a high-handed policy to prevent an election on a proposed con stitutional amendment whereby special sessions of the legislature might be held without the governors call. Wal, ton had antagonized very large pro- portion of the citizenship through his arbitrary stands on many questions of public policy. It was claimed by him and his supporters that he was deter mined to drive the Ku Klux Klan out of the state. For weeks Oklahoma has been the storm center of a menacing political situation, and it looked as if there might be bloodshed between the military, called out under Walton's proclamation of martial law when the election was held, and determined citi- zens who were supporting the spirit of the civil law. Fortunately for tre reputation of the state there have been no serious clashes, and the election was held under comparative orderly con ditions.
 The trouble with Walton is that he regards himself as bigger than the law and the constitution, and there has been widespread impression that political ambition was largely respon- sible for his course. However that may be, ,>the people of Oklahoma have held their election and expressed their attitude towards the question involved, and by an overwhelming majority have repudiated their governor and made it possible for special session of the legislature whose primary purpose is to impeach the chief executive. It looks now as if that will be done.
 IThe country will not look with dis pleasure upon the passing of Governor Walton as political figure represent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
CAMPAIGN FOR HOME OWNING

In issuing a government manual in connection with the home-owning cam paign of the department of commerce., Secretary Hoover said, among othe, things: "The present large propor- ton of families that own their homes is both the foundation of a sound economic and social system and a guar antee that our society will continue to develop rationally as changing condi- tions demand" The home owner as rule makes a good citizen. He is prac- tically interested in honest and eff cient government, whether national, state or municipal, because, among other things, he, as taxpayer, gets a square deal from such a condition. He is usually an advocate and sup porter of business principles in the administration of the public affairs, and is theoretically committed to the choice of capable and fit men for public office.
 The more home owners there are in
 
 there is likely to be. That is one of the great benefits from a situation in which home owners are in the major ity. The more home owners, the higher the standards of citizenship. Secretary Hoover doubtless had this in mind when he referred to the eco homie value of home owning in the establishment and maintenance of sound economic and social system Under these conditions it is not only natural, but vitally important, that business groups whose interests de- pend in large measure upon honest and efficient governmental admins tration for their progress and success, are coming to regard home owning as essential and are encouraging it through their financial aid as well as through their moral support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
ALABAMA'S TURN

(New Orleans Times -Picayune)
 A mutiny of conyicts worked under lease in an Alabama mine brings renewal of the agitation against convict leasing in that state. News of the mutiny was suppressed for several days, and that of itself has served to sharp en popular curiosity about the affair. An official report, finally published,- charges that the out break was melted by malcontents, intimates that the grievances pleaded were largely imaginary
 and suggests that the outside movement for abolition of the leasing system encourages the agi- tators within the convict ranks. A published list of alleged griev- ances includes complaints against the food served to the convicts and a charge that thes task re- quired of them were too difficult. Whether the employers in this par ticular case are exonerated or not, however the arguments against convict leasing will survive and must sooner or later prevail. Florida's legislature voted abol- ishment of the leasing system in that state-but too late to avoid the damaging disclosure brought about by investigation of the Ta- bert case. Alabama should profit by the neighbor states embarrass- ing experience, whether the con- vict mutiny in the Banner mines brings unpleasant revelations or not. Some of the Alabama news papers do not hesitate to express that conviction. The Mobile Reg ister concludes it's comment on the mutiny with this sentence: Tn vestigations by the legislature and by individuals and societies of the convict camps and stockades Of Alabama have shown that the leasing system is not only wrong in principle, but the very provi- sions by which it is most strongly supported do not serve the purpose for which they are intended"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS By Frederick Houk Law
Alfred Rollins

Often. in the United States, when people in churches and in other places where there are great organs, listen to the. music, they hear the compositions of a man who was born blind--Alfred Hol- lins, the famous English com poser. If the people who hear the music knew the story of his strug- gle, handicapped as he was, how much more would they appreciate what they hear! Into his many compositions, for the organ Alfred Rollins put all the longings of a sensitive soul. Unable to see the world as others see it. he never theless found the soul, of beauty, and in his music he revealed that soul to others.- A@4
 At his birth. in 1885, Alfred Hollins was blind. Tn their grief at his unfortunate condition those who saw the boy thought that every door of opportunity had been closed upon him. They fore told for the child a dreary, en- closed life. a monotonous blank of years. They saw no possibility of greatness, as the world hQlds greatness. Nevertheless.N human life is so made that any person, however humble or however han dicapped, may, if he wishes, and has the will power to make the effort, rise to usefulness and even to fame.
 When Alfred Rollins grew out of infancy into childhood he was sent to a school for the blind. There a disconcerning teacher noticed the boys love of music, and patiently set about training him. Alfred Rollins learned rap idly and soon became skillful in playing the piano and the organ. At thirteen he went on to a higher school for the blind, and there continued to develop his talent. Now that he had learned the fun damentals, he began to show genius. He played the organ as no one in the school had played 1t before. The teachers, delighted with the success that they had helped to bring about, praised him without stint. The fame of the blind musician went beyond the school. The boy played every where In England and won ap- plause. Queen Victoria honored him with her personal praise. With his head unturned by suc- cess the youth continued to study. now going to Germany for fur ther instruction. As a result he became one of the greatest of modern composers for the organ. He has given inspiration and de- light in music to thousands of people.
 If blind boy can persevere and succeed why should anyone else faili
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
"Honest John, His Title
(Chicaeo News1

NSHlCdSO NeWS)
 When Viscount Morley quietly retired from lthe Asquith cabinet and from public life in the critical days of 1914 because, as his friends intimated, he found himself out of sympathy with his ministerial colleagues and disapproved of their foreign policies, no voice was raised against him in criticism. His motives commanded respect If his opinions could not be shared even by lifelong admirers and followers. Honest John" had been Moriey's title for decades among all ranks of British so- ciety. A leading tory weekly, never in agreement with him po- litically, once said that he was the most high minded and abso- lutely upright statesman in Eng land. There was never any oues- tion as to where he stood, and he always stood for progress and jus tice. Morley was a genuine lib- eral, and his definition of liberal ism was respect for human per sonality and human freedom" He never stopped to shifty compro- mises, yet for many years his little book on Compromise" has been classic. He was a student of his tory, philosophy and letters, and he held that the duty of the public man was to ascertain the possible and feasible at given time, and then endeavor to bring 1t about regardless of all selfish considera- tions. He was for home rule in Ireland when the majority of the liberal leaders in and out of par lament thought that policy crim- inal; and absurd. He initiated re- markable reforms in India. Nor ley's speeches were as lucid and finishedNas his essays or his books. He though clearly and ex- pressed himself with precision and grace. He never despaired of au- man nature and he was confident that on the whole the streams of social and moral tendency in mod ern society make for righteous ness. Popular government de- bends for it's success upon dis interested, sober, sincere and en- frightened leadership. Such lead ership Morley long exemplified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
OF LLOYD GEORGE

One of the greatest figures of mod ern times will set foot on American soil Friday, when former Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain lands in New York for visit to number of American cities. The distinguished leader of war and peace will receive cordial welcome because the Ameri- can people admire him for the success he achieved, and they delight in pay ing tribute to man who rose from humble origin to occupy center of the stage in the greatest war. This admiration is given not because all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
AntIcinatinn

(North Carolina Boil weevil)
 The audience was very unkind at the speakers temperance lec- ture and kept interrupting. At last he hired an -prizefighter to keep order. That night he con trasted the content of home life with the squalor and drunk kenness.
 What is it we want when we return home from our daily toil?" he asked. What do we want to ease our burden, to gladden. our hearts, to bring smiles to cur faces and joyous songs to our lips?"
 He paused for effect, and in si- lence the voice of the keeper of the peace could be heard:
 Mind" he said, "the first guy that says beer out he goes with a bang"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

One of the final definite acts of the Alabama legislature at its recent ses- sion was it's refusal to make such change in the law as to provide that the members of the Birmingham board of education should be elected by the voters of the city instead of by the members of the city commission as has been customary. The legislature de- clined to make this change for reasons which it apparently considered meri- torious. but the fact that there was such urgent demand on the part of some of the citizens of Birmingham that the system be changed and the further fact that such hard fight was made before the legislature by this county's official spokesmen in that body should serve as a warning to those now holding office that they are under observation and that much is expected of them.
 In this connection the city commits sion of Birmingham might we'll realize that all five of it's members are re- sponsible for the board of education and it's actions. In recent years it has been the custom to leave the selection of the members of the board of edu- cation to one member of the city com- mission, under whose direct superv,- sion school questions come. While this may have merit to the extent that tfe commissioner most intimately assoS ciated with educational problems is naturally more familiar with the ques- tions to be solved by the board of edu- cation and therefore in strong posi- tion to name the men and women best qualified to grapple with those qdes- tions, the fact remains that the respon- sibility for electing new members to the board devolves upon the entire commission and it is a responsibility which cannot be shifted.
 In recent years Birmingham's schools have found mere and more intimate place in the hearts of the people, and the actions and methods of the boRfd of education are being watchedymore closely than ever. De- spitefI city's rapid growth, Birming- kam has developed a school system which, while leaving much to be de- sired, ,is nevertheless regarded as one of the best systems in the country. The system has been singular1y free from politics and political influence in the past, although there have been occasions when school authorities have overstepped the bounds somewhat ir telling the voters what they should do on matters affecting the education of the city's children. Birmingham would prefer to keep the schools out of pol itics. But those most directly con cerned with the conduct of the schools should be on their guard and render such service that the people will not reach the point of dissatisfaction where they feel it necessary to take political steps looking to correction. This is lesson to be learned not only by members of the board of education, but also by members of the city com mission who, under the law, are charged with the responsible duty of choosing members of the board of edu- cation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04

ing undesirable principles and policies. He has contributed nothing to the ben- eft of Oklahoma. He Belongs to a school of politicians whose opinio IS and attitudes toward the public wei fare rest largely on l'ule-or-ruin meth ods. He has lost out to all practical in his state, and his defeat under and by an enlightened citizen ship with appreciation of the value of the law as the foundation of progress and prosperity will contribute substan- tially to the welfare of that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04
JOHN-A-DREAMS
Dreams of Breaking a stripe.

There are in the lives of all If us certain conditions which have become irksome and which we would feign terminate. At times they are of the most important character and at others again we are merely straining against bonds and supposed letters which we could easily bear if only we were not so impatient. At any rate, there is among the various dream visions which come to us one that tells us exactly whethc. or no our struggle of freeing our selves will be successful. This is the dream in which we try to break string. If we succeed. we may safely continue the striving because only one more tug and we will have liberated ourselves from what we consider unbearable bondage. If on the other hand We dream that we try t6>brealx a string and are unable to do so, it will be best for us to make up our minds that it is easier to bear with existing conditions than % indulge in an absolutely useless struggle for a change.
 This dream comes in various forms. At times we are trying to break mere thread and then again our hands will grasp a rope and endeavor to sever it. The meaning of such effort, as above indicated, holds good. We need not deceive ourselves in any way into thinking that if the dream had only lasted we might have succeeded. This vision, no matter how incomplete it may seem in the course of its development. Is always final and the part we re- member is true picture of what we may expect in real life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-04

Americans agree with him politically, but because he has striven valiantly and successfully for the ideals which stir mankind. Americas admiration goes out to a man who fights good fight. It is fitting that official rec ognition be accorded so distinguished visitor Mir. Lloyd George will be met at the pier by Butler Wright, third assistant secretary of state, who goes as official representative of President Coolidge. Birmingham had enter tained the hope that this city might be included in the former premiere itinerary, but demands upon his time during his brief stay forced him to decline the invitation.