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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10
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The week of April twenty-seconc
and twentw-ninth inclusive has beer
set aside by the National government
for "Clean Up Week" This custom
has been made . practice for some
time and each succeeding year has
been just enough more successful to
accomplish wonders, and make us
work just that much harder to equal
or exceed the record established the
previous year.
The purpose of this designated
week is readily inferred from the
name, "Clean Up Week" 1t is to set
a certain time in which we clean our
community or city collectively, and in
so doing beautify our homes. This
means cleaning up yards. raking the
leaves and winter killed grass, haul
ing away ashes, sawdust and chips ac-
cumulated through the long winter
months when nature kept things clean
and respectable by throwing feath-
cry white blanket over it often-too
often to suit some of us and undoubt-
edly too long. But now nature has
removed that beautifying covering
and although we are glad to feel the
soft, springy turf under our feet, the
sight of those aforementioned ash
and coxud,,ot ,,slae Iaodn nc ~ r,,oLa
the usual spring resolution, that is:
Tomorrow I'll get after those and
wheel those ashes out and fill up that
hole in the street." but tomorrow
drifts in on the gentle zephyrs of
lazy spring morning. There is spring
fever in the air and tomorrow drifts
by, while we wander at large enjoy
ing the beauties of returning spring
and incidentally hunting gophers. But
now the government has taken us in
hand and aren't we honestly glad
There is only one way to dispel that
spring fever-and well never clean
up unless we do dispel it--and that
is to work it off.
Now let's hunt out those old ropes,
hoes, wheel barrows and so forth and
instead of doing the spring hours
away, work them out. They pass more
quickly. You don't have time TO COM
plain about how lazy you feel. Then
you can go to bed with clear con-
science and know that something has
been accomplished. Think how pleas
ant it will be to walk through town
next Sunday without having an ash
pile and debris of other sort cropping
put at every turn, but instead, every
yard and street will be cleaned out
and looking its best.
And what could be a more proper
and fitting time than spring, Shoots
of tender green are pushing their la
borious way up from the clod to
brighten our world after King Biz
zard has been defeated. Let us do
Dur share in helping Nature prepare
her gown for the coming summer fes-
tivities. Get to work and next Sum-
day when we meet, hold out your ten
der hands and show in proud display
the horribly gained callouses or blist-
srs that sit prominently thereon. And
this be our motto for the week:
Count that day lost in which you have
lone nothing toward beautifying your
home and city, and in no way kept up
TO your neighbors in attempts to do
what you all are supposed to do.
JOHN SNOOK,
fafJ. C~oIa
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10
Commencement
Week Program

Sunday, May 27 Baccalaureate
Services at High School Auditorium.
Monday, May 28-Senior Class
Play, Thirteen Plus"
Tuesday, May 29-Class Day Exer-
cises.
Thursday, May 31-Commencement
Exercises.
Friday, June Junior Prom.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10

Summary-Two-base hits, Donovan.
Three-base hits, P. Bross. Home run,
Zimmer. Sacrifice hits. Culver, Vas
key. Stolen bases, Zimmer 2, P. Bross.
Left on bases, Belt 7, Montana Power
5. Bases on balls, off Wade /, OFF
Chamberlain 1. Hit by pitched ball,
by Mcknight, Fluhr; by Wade,
Knight. Struck out, but Wade 8, by
Chamberlain 2, by Mcknight /. Hits
off Chamberlain, 2 in 4 innings; off
Mcknight in 3 innings; off Wade 2
in innings.
Umpire
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10
BULL SELLS FOR
$3.50 AT SHOW

Royal villager. the bull belonging
TO ]. C. Price of Conrad, was tAs
first animal sold Thursday aftsrnoon
at the Montana. Shorthorn Brssdsrs'
association sale at the pavilion on tie
west side. 1t was bought by Andy
Goings Of Stanford. The price paid
for it was $3.50. the highest yet
reached at the sale. This bull was
awarded grand champion Thursday
morning.
The next highest sold for 5000. 1t
was bull belonging to C. e. Axteil
of Bozeman, and was bought by Ar
thur Hooxier of Selma, Mont.
The bull belonging to Crap p.
Keene of Canton, Mont. was sold to
the Boyle Land company for 800.
Other owners who sold bulls were: E.
A. Wilson of Moore, to Conrad Cool
idge of Shonkin, for 500. and P. H.
Griffin of Lo Lo, to Nels Brydahl of
Everess.
The judging'of the stock took place
Thursday morning. William Moore
of Great Falls was the judge. The
grand champions Of the show are as
follows:
Grand champion bull. won by Royal
Villager, owned by ]. C. Price of Con-
rad This bull also won the junior
championship and the prize for those
between IS and "a months old.
Grand champion COW, won by Lille
Broadhook. owned by George Sex
smith. This COW also was awarded
the senior championship, the first
place in the aged dry COW class, and
senior championship.
Other prizes for bulls were AZ fol-
lows: Aged bull contest, Clipper
clarst, owned by o'Connen Of Kalis-
pall. s,- .s~ks.-.ss ! s.-,ass s,~.s->
Two years old and under thrse,
Crestmore Sultan. owned by A. H.
Sales and son.
Eighteen to "a months, won by
Village Champion, owned by George
Sexsmith of Hobson.
Senior champion, awarded to Crest
more Sultan, owned by A. H. Sales
and Son.
Other prizes awarded for the best
cows were:
Cow with calf at foot, won by VII
Iage Rose. owned by George Sexsmith
of Hobson.
Two and under three years old,
won by Dale's Belle, owned by George
Sexsmith Of Hobson.
Eighteen and under "a month old,
won by Dale's Princess. owned by
George Sexsmith.
Twelve and under 18 months, won
by Avondale's Maid, owned by George
Sexsmith.
Junior championship won by Dale's
Princess, owned by George Sexsmith.
The annual meeting Of the Montana
Shorthorn Breeders association was
held Thursday evening in the Park
hotel.
The stock owners represented At
the sale and the number each offered
for sale were: George Sexsmith.
Hobson, 13; C. e. Axtell, Bozeman,
8; Sales & Sons, SaIesville, IL; Will
liam Beaumont, Deer Lodge, IL; e. Z.
Wilson, Moore, IL; Gray Keene, Can
ton. 10; Hans johnson, Belt, 10; r.
Kalispell, s; ]. Barnum,
Falls, /; Lynch & Haskell
Bros. 4; ]. c. Price. Conrad, q; A.
Snyder, Beckett, 8; and J. r. Stebbins,
Crescent, 1.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10

Summary-Two base hit, Proper.
Sacrifice hits, Fluhr. Thomas. Left
on base, Belt 2, Stockett-Sand-C -Coulee
2. Bases on balls, off Fischer l..
Struck out, by Wade 8, by Fischer O..
Umpire, Mcdonald.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10

Anenx those painting their hs~sss
are w. J. Harnex. ]. A. Hscknhaw, J.
II. Gillette, Frank Calone, Ben Ksuns-
dy, John Pohiod; Hannert Brothers
are painting their store. C. L. Crans b
painting his barn and out buildings.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10

John krsbs y also painting his barn
ana out buildings. George Mace is
painting his lodging house, and the
City Park is receiving a new coat of
paint
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10
KIDDIES--NOTTCE

All children who will enter first
grade next fall are invited to the first
grade room on the afternoon of Fri
day. May, 11th-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-10

Miss Martha Seebaum was busi-
ness visitor in Great Falls Saturday.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
AMERICANS sNUBBEp.
Correspondents Denied Admission
to "Valley of Kings" in Egypt.

By the As5oclated Fress.
LONDON, January 19.-A Reuter-
message from Luxor, Egypt. in, con-
nection with the recent remarkable
archaeological discoveries in the VAL
ley of Kings, says:
ITO the surprise of the American
travellers here the American corre-
spondents have been denied admission
TO King Tutankhamen's tomb, /,
Considerable feeling is expressed
at the Indifference shown those VINO
are believed to be in the best position
TO promote the public interest ana
support archaeological research III
connection with the Egyptian antiqui-
ties.
"Conspicuous among the Americans
here is George B. Mcclellan. former
member of Congress. former mayor or
New York, distinguished professor at
Princeton and long identified with the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
MP. Mcclellan was introduced oy
the American archeologists work ing
i'm the Valley of the Kings. hut only
received scant attention, and thus Tar
has not been invited to enter the
tomb.
at is pointed out that the most eX-
pert aid Howard Carter has received
hitherto has come from American
sources"
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Concrete ReturnsF0fIO Days' 2:
Occupation Of Rul,r Basin

postmaster cs Essen, Herr Juen-
ger. and Directors TenseJmann.
Kanert, Wuestenhoeffer, Kestsn
and Spindler OF the Krupb and
SHINES interests. The last FIVE
named. together with Herr Thys-
3 sen. are to be prosecuted before a
court-martial.
Counter strikes directed against
the French have included:
Closing OF the Reichsbank
branches in Mayence. Dusseldorf,
Essen and Dortmund.
Removal OF the headquarters of
the Rheinish-Weet Phalian coal
syndicate from Essen and of the
benzol syndicate from Bochum
Absolute refusal by the indus
trialists to cooperate with the oc-
cupational forces.
Strikes OF miners and railway
workers.
Threatened strike by postal. tele-
phone and telegraph employees.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
VERDICT IN KILLING.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONROE, La. January 20.--Ku
Klux Khan activities in MoFehouse
parish was the cause of the killing
last night OF John iP. Parker, jr., OF
this town. by Carey, Calhoun Of Bas.
trop, his cousin, according to evil
denos Adduced at a coronePs inquest
held here sAte today
The jury's verdict holds that Parker
came to his death by q gunshot
would Unlisted I'm q ccufiie with Cal
houn. Tha<e were no recommends
ITEMS
: Parker was a former sheriff of
ouachita parish and a captain in
the Rainbow division In the world
war. Calhoun, who is under arrest,
Is being held here pending action
by the district attorney, who is now
in Bastsop.
Argued Over Khan.
In a voluntary statement to- the
noroners jury. Calhoun declared the
argument resulting in the killing
arcse from a discussion of the Ku
Klux Klan activities and particularly
as to the testimony given at the
Rastrop open hearing by Jim N6rs-
worthy,
Evening star., 1923-01-21
European situation as viewed from

European situation as viewed from
London.
Italy Wants Mediation.
The Italian ambassador. who has
just returned from Rome, has ap:
preached official circles here ana
broached the question OF medlaIlon,
which. II the British initiated II:
war in the Rhineland. but the MUS
solini emissary has received no en-
couraxement. This move is the latest
evidence that the British government
is convinced of the wisdom OF the
course it has taken in refusing to be
French determination TO enforce the
terms of the Versailles treaty at the
point of bayonet. without the Ger
mans being given another chance TO
pay after financial reforms had been
Instituted by Germany.
Every Card Losing One.
British officials assert that every
ed in the Ruhr has been a losing one,
pointing out that the results thus
far have been entirely negative. The
only benefit being to Great Britain,
In increased coal orders from Ger
many. At the same time it is admitted
that there is still "a very remote pos
sibiIity" that the French may be
right, for IL is remembered that Pre-
mier Poiucare predicted that it posi-
bly, would be weeks before profitable
results of the occupation policy were
evident.
To British conservers the problem
of the Rhineland, shorn of defaults
sanctions and treaty technicalities
finally resolves itself into one of for
cign domination of people who give
Britain processes to have learned well
the lesson of Ireland and believes
that the allies likewise should have
profited by the postwar disasters IN
Russia and Asia Minor and in the
most recent events at Memel. where a
supposedly unarmed population over
threw a foreign administration which
was considered oppressive.
Position Is DimcuIt.
The position of their government
has been most difficult since the
Rhineland occupation began. The
policy Of dissociation has been fol-
lowed closely; however. there has
Of Official circles to emphasize the hope
of maintsi lining the entente. Nothing
has been said or done in London I'd
cmbarrass the French or Belgian oc-
eupying forces: not the slightest init
nation of sympathy for Germany
French demands has been termed
foeihardy and only likely to end in
further penalties
Nevertheless. increasing penalties
and seizures by France and Belgium
and the admonitions from British
official circles have seemed ineffective
and each day there Is further evil
dence of German opposition.
Labor Tanning to League.
Fortunately for the peace of mind
of Ranar Laws government. the par
liamentary vacation enables the min
listers to View the progress of the
occupation without being daily sub
jected to criticism and questioning
from the feor of the house of com
mons. Political quarters believe
that should the house of commons be
called unen today to vote on the large
question of British policy there
would be fewer than dozen votes In
opposition, but that labor would de-
mand even further dissertation and
the immediate withdrawal of the
british troops from Cologne.
With no opportunity ct broaonine nnn I.
turning its efforts to the only other
source Of hope. the league of nations
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Won R0EDERN DEPORTED
TO UN0CCUPIED GERMANY
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
COBLENZ. January 2e.-Count Won
Roedern, chief German representa-
tive in the Wiesbaden district, has
been deported to unoccupied Ger
many by the French. He is charged
with refusing TO obey the new ordf-
nances of the interallied Rhineland
high commission.
Won Roedern has long been regard
ed by the French as an obstruction
ist. Two years ago he succeeded in
securing the arrest of Herr Dorten.
who together with Joseph 'Smeets at
Cologne. had been fathering the
separatist movement in the Rhine
land
Prince Won Hatfield. chief repre-
sentative of Germany in its relations
with the Rhineland commission, was
called before that commission today
He insisted that he did not know il
Berlin had ordered passive resistance
to the ordinances, but felt certain
that Berlin had issued such instruc-
tions.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Mussolini Acts
To Calm Berlin
And Check Crisis

By Gable TO The Star and New York Tribune
Copyright 1923.
PARIS. January 20.-Premier
Mussolini of Italy. who appreciates
the seriousness of the situation,
announced to the French charge
d'affaires at Rome today. that it
is his duty aud intention to inter-
vene with the Berlin government
and advise them that further re-
sistance is useless.
Italy has asked England to join
her In a common step toward Ber-
lin. II Germany's pride forbtds
her to enter into direct negotia-
tione with France. Premier Nus
solini is ready to offer his services
as mediator.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
OPERATORS Reject
MINERS PROPOSAL

Continued from First Page.)
time fer Saturdays. Sundays and
holidays"
They were willing to take equal
chances with the employers, they said.
on the likelihood of a successful
campaign for wage reductions in a
presidential election year
William ]. Brennan of Scranton,
Pa, president of District Nc. 1
(anthraeite) of the United Mine
Workers Of America. was an outside
observer at the conference today. His
arrival was looked upon In some
bituminous delegates that an at
tempt would be made at the end of
the present session to begin negetia-
tions with anthracite operators to-
ward shaping a contract to replace
the one expiring In August.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ESSEN, January 20.-The con-
crete returns from Frances ten
days occupation OF the Ruhr val
ley. briehy summarized. are:
One hundred Thousand tons of
coal requisitioned and shipped to
France. Gpnascation OF six coke
ovens and four mines, all state
owned.
sequestration Of the customs re-
ceipts and tax COLLECTIONS. aIuount-
ing to about ten billion marks.
from the Dusseldorf and Essen
branches OF the Reichsbank.
To achieve the above results the
French had recourse to various CO.
ercive measures, including the ar
rest of nearly score OF persons.
The most prominent Of these is
Fritz Thyssep. managing head Of
the vast Thyssen industrial inter-
ests. Other important personages
held are DR.. Schlutius. president Of
>the state finance department; the
Evening star., 1923-01-21

accidentally at the time he and
Parker were scuffiing to obtain pos
session of a. gun following an argu-
ment-
Wess Saunders. Jack and myself, and
in the evening went to- Bessie Jones'
house for supper before going to
J2ck's plantation" Calhoun said.
We took one drink after another
and then commenced talking about
Norsworthy,s testimony and one word
led TO another until he sIapped me,
and slapped him back.
Then he hit me, and / hit him
@ @nack, and both Of US: seeing a pistol.
scnfiie, the gun went Off"
saunders testified he was asleep at
the time the shooting occurred.
Bessie Jones 3s negress.H She has
ned. Parker was killed with a re-
body Of Parker was inferred this aft
ernoon With full military honors.
Calhoun. who has admitted he was
a klansman, was witness at Bastrop
a, the open hearing Investigating
oiack -nooded mob activities, and he
sMestahed to having escorted william
NorsWorthy to the home Of Can't. J,
X. Skipwith, exalted cyclops of the
Morehouse khan. and arranged a con-
ference between Noteworthy and
Sklpwlth. 4'7T
- Witness at Hearing.
Noteworthy and Skipwith conferred
over a report that the former had
been hired by certain citizens of Mer
Rouge 10 kill DR.. B. NJ McKoin, for
mer mayor of Mer Rouge, for the
price of $500.
Norsworthy testified he, made a
satisfactory explanation as to his
whereabouts on the night of the at
tempted assassination and Skipwith
loid him he would be protected.
Jim Noteworthy was the first wit
ness at the open hearing to connect
the Khan with having black hoods as
part of its regalil. He said that he
once was captain in the Morehouse
KAN. but resigned when he was
ordered to take several men to the
Arkansas line, fog and deport them.
calhoun is brother OF Gus and
Laurie Calhoun, both of whom have
been mentioned repeatedly in connec-
tion with hooded activities.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
TWO DIE IN PLANE CRASH.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 2e.-E.
C. Davis, an airplane pilot, and an
unidentified passenger in a COM
mercial airplane. were killed late
this. afternoon, when the machine
plunged 1900 feet into San Fran
cisco bay. near the Presidda military
reservation. The airplane had taken
off short time earlier from a point
near the transport docks at Fort
Mason.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
JAIL FRENCH DEPUTY
AS HOSTILE TO NATION
Cachin's Arrest Follows Recent
Conference With German and
Other Communists.

PARIS, January 20.-Marcel Cachin,
the communist member of the cham
Der of deputies, accused of action hos
tife to France % the occasion OF hfs
recent conference with German and
other communists at Essen, was ar
rested this afternoon. His parlia-
mentary immunity was recently sus-
pended By the. chamber of deputies.
Cachin was lodged in the Sapte
prison. -
Evening star., 1923-01-21
sLIPP1No INTO ABYSS.
British Hold Course Of Ruhr In.
vadeEs Suicidal.

" tha 1anoeiafsd fresV.
LONDON. January 2o.-Ths ten
Gays military occupation Of the Ruhr
FOR the avowed purpose Of forcing
Germany to Day long delayed yepsra-
tions fnds Europe dangerously near
q social, economic and Industrial
abyss, over the edge Of which France
and Belgium. with their burden Of
war trappinGs. already may have dis.
arpeared. according to the view held
In British of9cial circles.
Stolid John Bull sits tar to one side,
immovaels and almost unapproachA-
ruptsd allied family, Italy. whose
nsrvous sfIerts Is STiH. about
Iraaee-S'er1a9 1caitsslea wss 2 tse.
Evening star., 1923-01-21

Germans are beginning to realize
that the French are in earnest in
carrying out their reparation policy
in the Ruhr valley.
Despite the arrests, however. there
is no sign of an intention by the
Germans to recede from their pro-
gram of non-co-operation and pas
sive resistance to the occupational
authorities.
All In Serious Mood.
The men in custody include state
officials, Industrial leaders and capi-
talists. The conditions OF their in
generation will not be severe, as
they are to be treated as political
prisoners and allowed to obtain
food from restaurants, together with
their favorite brand of wines. one
bottle for each meal.
Prospects of good treatment, how
ever, brought them little cheer. and
all appeared In a serious and deter
mined mood when they reached Dus-
seidorf in motor cars from Essen to-
day-that is, all except big, jolly
Fritz Thyssen, who never lost his
perpetual smile and bubbling good
humor Thyssen is the active head
Of the great industries founded by
his father, August Thyssen, which
rival the huge SHINES industrial
group.
Coal Trains Stalled.
Not one representative of the work
sy,c
occupational authorities thns far, but
four coke and coal trains, ;coslfiscated
in transit by the French today are
stalled on various sidings in the Ruhr
valley. the railway men refusing to
move them toward France.
The French claim that the railway
men have not refused" to work the
trains because they have not been re-
Quested to do SO, but the Germans say
the occupational authorities re-
Trained from this request only be-
cause it would meet with certain re-
fusal.
French Rushing Workmen.
The French are rushing locomotive
engineers and flremen to the Ruhr,
and profess to be unperturbed by the
developments, but they admit there is
danger of serious congestion on the
Ruhr railroad system should the con-
fiscations continue and the trains re-
main sidetracked.,
Mining operations continue through
out the Ruhr, but unofficial estimates
show that the total output of the
mines has decreased 20 per cent, as
compared with the corresponding
week last year.
The whole affair appears to be an
economic fight to the finish, for both
sides are too deeply. engaged to with
draw without enormous loss Of pres
tige.
Coal starvation Fight.
I'VE can live six months without
Ruhr COAL" one of the highest officials
of the French mission said today. ut
remains to be seen how long Ger
many can dispense with it,"
Meanwhile nearly everybody, in
Duesseldarf, at least. appears PROS
porous. The cafes are filled and the
various places of entertainment are
doing booming business, with a
large majority of the patrons Of Ger
man nationality.
The only real distress is among the
bourgeoisie, as the workmen. draw
ing wages of from SEQ to 600 marks
hourly. manage to live fairly COM
fortably.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Fritz THYSSEN's TRIAL
SET TO BEGIN MONDAY
Director of State Railways of Essen
District and Subordinate
Arrested.
By the Assoc iatsd Press

By the Associated Prese.
LONDON, January 2o.-An Essen de-
spatch to Reuters says that the trial
OF Fritz Thyssen and the other indus
trial leaders arrested with him will open
at Mayence Monday.
Further arrests were made this after
noon, including the director Of the state
railways Of the Essen district and a
subordinate, for refusing to obey
French orders.
All the banks in Dusseldorf, except
the branch Of the Reichsbank, have re
sumed opera tions.