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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30
TALK FOR
VOTE FOR
INITIATIVE
No. 2S
MINES TAX BILL
What Does the Metals -
Mines Tax Mean to You :!
DIXON EXTRAVAGANCE
BUBBLE BURSTS
MINES TAX BILL

Bulletin No i Of the Montana Taxpayers Asso-
Dison admn isGn At page shows hat the
general fund overdraft on March J. 1921. at COM
s2y2sf, 10000
AT the opening Of the nth session. Montana as
semby after Dixon took office he forciby esiiso
finances. pointed out that appropriations IN excess
tion and urged stern economies in state govern
ment Eight boards and commissions were soon
In the first month Of Gov Dixona tenancy. Sen:
senate B No sss authorizing the state to
row on treasury certificates the sum Of s2 600 10000
a at time ss ssss aeS So and as
not considered sufficient and in the extraordinary
session new law vas passed agthorizlng the state
laws 1871 Money was borrowed on treasury eertis.
S s Ssr "a are on JUNE g. Sy the
but had TO be paid out Of 1921 taxes o.. 49,
made a percentage cut OF ssOo:Ooo nom the appro-
ratons to ~ nf the vnrous deparsnts and
institutions. The Supreme Court. in divided opin-
make 0n this peresntsss Veto An strsordnSry
sion was called early 70 1sza snq ana
the estimate Of Gov Dixon was sustAinea wnsn sne
'i For the FIrss time N eight years shs q
s1a 900 was in 1874 returned from various depart
snenfs TO the general fund Of the state
The METALS MINES TAX Is THs is aNe V6+l
'--''- FoR NuMsER %
WHAT TONNAGE TAX HAS ...
w MEANT TO MINNESOTA SCHOOLS
The fight to adopt the iron tonnsge taS In Mn
sSone ~ fhe leeislature Prairie county Legislators
and newspapers favored It; the big city papers
steel eonanany would abandon Minnesota.
F9nsl{V II uaesedz What happenedf
NnfhnR The steel company is expanding and is
nov what has Il yisdsd to the schools o. nnesoa1
Hers are the figures from State Auditor Ray
chase Of Minnesota for 1928. per cent ton
mage
&cssuof @f1l@t .ee-el
lnts
WHAT TT viii lean 70 SCHOOLS e 81 50 - i.
It ~ expecfed to produce $euo-uvv annuaiiy N
,a,es and half OF this wiz 20 20 the common scnoot
s,,,d Ths Is well based. since the Anaconda Cop-
rer Mining CO. last year produced moro than
$50 ooo 900.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30
VOICES FROM OUT OF
THE PAST

In the minutes OF the Constitutional Conven-
tIon. Of 1889 the leaders and fighters for gross
proceeds tax were three strong men from the
prairie counties: Judge Q. q. Loud Custer; 7.
e. Collins. Cascade and Charles s, Hartman,
Gallatln.H They denounced the net proceeds
idea but had to give way before superior num-
bers from the mining counties.
On page 47S Of the Constitutional Debates,
Mr.. Hartman states:
II am opposed to the amendment 800
y I am opposed to the word Net 80
corporation which has within itself and
among lts officers all the knowledge as TO
the transaction Of lie business will not
probably find much Net 70 pay taxes
upon. ."
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30

The atmosphere was getting slightly
heated in the village hall, where the
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30

cr0uassd paid hy Dixon fof cahI Fs'sHs
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30

Dsa Isss he fais 4 As miass saz : sasms haaas-
n 30 ssssr - passsss Il ~ nssals nines taz-
vsss ssr he sAamplsn Il sAs mizss b. -. Dhea
, 1924-10-08

to have been fashioned by King Tut him
sell.
1t is thought to have been used to de-
termine time by establishing the instant
when a star crossed the observers meri-
dian. It's construction is said to be com
paTatively simple.
Professor Breasted made the disc0v-
cry by merest chance while in London.
He had stopped in the English metropolis
on his way back from Tut's tomb AT Lux
or, and with d friend had entered an OBJ
scuTe antique shop.
There covered with the dust Of many
centuries, it stood. Closer scrutiny
showed it to have the royal title of the
Egyptian king, made with Tutankhamen's
two hands,. Curious hieroglyphics Gov
cred it entirely.
When Tut. tired of gazing at the stars
looked around for new fields to conquer
he turned to modelling. Professor Breas-
ted said. One of the things that Profes
sor Breasted treasures most highly is an
exact copy of a sculptured bust of Tut's
moJher-ja-Iaw done by the King.-B0s-
ton American.
, 1924-10-08
UNBURDENS HIS SOUL. LEAPS
TO HIS DEATH.
Smoky Kelly Writes Confession and
Jumps into the Maumep River.

Toledo. 0, Sept. 18th Smoky Kelley,
twenty-three, his soul unbJrdened by the
confession Of a murder in New York and
nine hoIdups, committed suicide by leap
ing into the Maumee River.
His confession vas scraWled on a piece
of paper just before he took the leap.
The note in Smoky s coat pockets. was
found by PatroImen Frost and Cooper
who recovered the body a few feet from
where Kelley spIashed into the river.
Smoky came down to the waters edge
and borrowed a pencil from George Hood
who was on the wharf. After writing
the no.e, in which he said his life had
been wrecked by a woman Kelley strip.
ped off his coat, produced two bricks
held together by a piece of wire, fasten-
ed the wire about his neck, and before
persons on the wharf could restrain him
plunged into the river.
Police say KelIey's suicide ends a three
weeks search for him by Toledo aulhori.
ties in connie ction with several hoIdups.
Ibid.
, 1924-10-08
QUEER DEVICE TO SCAN STARS
MADE BY TUT.

Ancient Instrument Used by Egyptian
Monarch Was in Obscure Antique Shop.
Chicago. Sept. 17th-King Tat was the
first real star gazer.
Recent discoveries show, according to
Professor james H. Breasted, of the IN
~ivarsity of Chicago, that the Egyptian
monarch knew something more than
mere styles.
Carefully wrapped in cloth in Profess
sor Breasted's quarters at the university
is the Oldest known scientific instrument
for the computation of the stars, believed
, 1924-10-08

and rebels. commanded by General Gre
gOria Ferrera. for the possession of the
town of C~0mayagua. according to ad-
vices received here.
Jerusalem, Oct. 6lh-Emir Ali. eldest
son Of ex- king Hussein OF the Hedjaz.
who abdicared last week, has c0nciu lei
a truce. Ali. VINO today was eiecte
King OF the HedjaZ, promises ID ALAMEDA
his claims TO the CalIphate and agrees to
pay a yearly subsidy to the ]cJnqIerinE
powers. Ali. who IS fOrtY-tW0 years Oil
is a practical D)litlciAn. He coAciu led
the truce quickly. According to reports
received here, Ali is on good terms with
Ibn Saud. leader of the victorious forces,
and will Zee. I'm next Friday in Mecca.
1t is also reported Jhat 10 opposition to
the dynasty now in power is noticeable.
Ali is recalling the delegation of five sent
by Hussien to Moscow to ask for help
from the Soviet in his hghl against the
Wahabis. Ali, it is said, viii sign the
Anglo Hedjaz treaty. as proposed by the
British government. Hussain mad refus-
ed tn attach his signature to this doc
ument on account OF a clause ~rec0gniZIng
the British mandate in Palestine for the
realization Of the Jewish National Home
land here.
Antigua, Oct. 7th.-Eight more deaths
among the wounded are recorded from
Montserrat and Tortola as a result of the
recent hurricane. Now that the ground
provisions in stock at the time of the
hurricane are exhausted, heavy calls are
being made on the relief funds and Will
continue until the first new crops can be
reaped. There is a considerable amount
of distress throughout the Islands and
further subscriptions are much needed.
1t is estimated that over ESQ. 600 will be
required, and s. far only tI2, 000 has
been collected. Last night large meet
ing was organized in aid OF the special
fund of the Archbishop of the West In
dies for tn l|struclIon Of the church
e5 destroyed OF amazed, and dis Excel
lency 1t. Col, J r. StJohnstoo Z. NJ. o.,
aching G0vernO gave an Illustrated Ian
terra lecture describing the effects Of the
hurricane in the various islands. For
this fund over e., 900 is needed, and 50
far only ABOUT $500 mas been collected.
, 1924-10-08

avoid an appeal tn the electorate. but
from differing motives. The conserVa-
tivss want to come into power without a
dissolution, arguing that Mr.. Macdonald
has no constitutional right to ask the
King to dissolve without giving Mr.. Stan.
ley Baldwin, a chance to form a ministry.
The liberals, on the other hand. are
afraid of the result of an election at this
rime. fearing a. they do, division within
their Own ranks over the very issue that
OrouInt about the present crisis.
Shanghai, 0c,. On. The KiaDgsu for
css, representing the Peking government
undertook a Ranking attack today south
east Ut Shanghai aai captured the villa ye
05 Cauklng. AZ miles south ward from
here. The place was defended by 200
ChekianK troops.
rOkio. Oct. Oh. Agitation for Japan
csc Intervention in the Chinese war on
the side of General Chang Tso LIN, the
M4ncnurian leader, was brought TO a eli
max today when three members Of the
E ktseJpaciod Association, all J~iuJitsu eX-
p4rts. invaded tine Foreign Office and
forced their way into the private quart
prs Of the Foreign Minister.
New YORK, Oct. 6th.-RaW sugar was
unchanged today at SOB for CuOan. duty
paid. Sales included 1000 bags Cuban,
ex store, and %, 900 bags for prompt
shipment to local r~etirers. Except for
October. which closed nOminally IL points
higher, raw sugar futures were easier,
closing at declines of 3 to II points, due
to heavy selling by houses with European
and Cuban connections. December closed
al 383, March 3 10 May 3.28, July 1886.
Trading in refined sugar was again OF a
hand to mouth character, with the prices
unchanged at 7.l5 to $50 for fine granu-
lated. Refined futures were nominal.
Victoria, B. c., Oct. 9th Rising be-
fore eight o'clock, the Prince Of Wales
started a two days holiday as an ordina-
ry visitor here today. At one thirty he
jumped into a taxicab and was Whisked
AVA to the Oak Bay Golf course and
did not return to the hotel until this even
ing. He took luncheon at the Golf Club
and then drove around the city and into
the country for an hour or two before
going TO the links for more golf in the
afternoon. The Prince and his party
leave Victoria for Vancouver early on
Tuesday afternoon. Although a special
hunting license mas been issued. unless
other arrangements are made there is
no time for the Royal visitor, or any of
his party, to bag any game on VancOu
YER island. A delegation from the Seat
tie Chamber of Commerce, with a COM
mOdiols launch, extended an invitation
to the Prince to step aboard and take a
fviag trip to Seattle but the invitation
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-07
BOX PEACE PLAN

7oE on now Lets go The politicians tell US that the PEG
pie of this country Oscillation by 7OOOOOO IN l92o
Thew claim of don't want to join IN with
of world order to prevent another big war; ou
that corner by ourselves ana let come
what may.
We have insisted along that the politicians were wrong
We have only way prevent war is Tor all the
nations of the world to act together to prevent it.
Edward Box one Americas greatest editors, thought
thing prove whether he right or wrong ne
prize 100000 for plan by which the United States
may cooperate nations looking toward the prevention
of tf-~-S~
Jury of award headed BY Ehu Root, former Republican
Secretary State has made selection and begins the most
interesting part the proposition nationwide referendum
YOU every other person the United States entitled
to vote on whether you favor such plan or not.
Every anybody has proposed that enter the World
Court cooperate with other nations to make world
peace secure politicians up and beloved that
keep of such enangemens by 100000 majority
Now put politics entirely aside The politicians have had
their say. Now you can have yours
Read the Indianapolis Times synopsis of the PLAN published
elsewhere in today's paper and then fill out the ballot
Tell em what you think.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-07
NfOdernistS

To the Editor Of The Times
Having read Mr.. W. H. Porterield's
first article, may I ask If it be the
plan OF your excellent paper to broad
cast the doctrine Of the "Modernist2"
And will Mr.. Porterfeld, IN subse-
quent writings for your publication.
decry the doctrine of the divine birth
of Christ. as do the modernists gener-
ally?
Mr. Editor, if in the evening. after
your little girl has knelt at her
mothers knee and said her prayer in
the Savior's name, she should ask
who is Jesus Christi" I'm led to
wonder If you would have a Modern
list" answer that He was an Hlegiti-
mate child. that He pretended to be
the Son Of God, until good people
grown weary of His blasphemy cru
CITED Him-or would you rather say
He was a Saint, Conceived by the
Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary
and the Savior of all mankind7
c. B. WHITE.
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Russian Recognition

To the Editor Of The Times
do not see how people who have
been keeping in touch with history Of
the Russian people for the past twenty
years or longer would wish to with
hold from them recognition by this
Government.
The condition Of the peasants has
been so pitiful for so many years they
could hardly be held to a strict ac-
countabilty for overstepping the
bounds of good government Gf they
did sol because I firmly believe had
they not been oppressed and bounded
as they were the word Boisneviki
would not have been applied to them
in the terms as now used.
honestly believe we should extend
a helping hand to them and assist
them to stand on their feet I know
Of no better way than for our Gov
eminent to grant recognition at once.
Theirs is a pitiful story Of suffering
and oppression. ]. r. MARTIN.
1905 Orange st.
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B" Then YOU go out, put your Con
cord. n. H., harness onto your Mis-.
souri, mule, hitch 1t onto a Moline
ull) plow, and turn up couple of
acres Of land covered with Ohio
mortgages.
AT noon you dine on Cincinnati
ham. cooked in Chicago lard, on a
Detroit stove burning wyoming GOAL.
" And then when the twilight falls
you fill up your pride Of Detroit with
Mexican gasoline, dash out to the
beach and while sitting In a Greek
restaurant. smoking a Boston made
cigar. you watch a New York girl
dance the Memphis shimmie to the
music Of a New Orleans jazz band.
And then you go back to your
little home under the orange trees and
the mortgage, read a chapter out of
Bible written In London, England,
say a prayer written in Jerusalem,
wind Up your Waterbury watch, put
ON your China silk pajamas, crawl in
between your Fall River sheets and
fight all night with the fieas. the only
native products on your whole
ranch
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The Air Mail
BY RERTON RRALEY

by YIN o1lA1GI
No stuntings allowed in the Service,
Although we could stunt If we
chose;
But or pilots copper-lined nerve is
For other requirements than those.
We fly when the tempests are blow
We buck through the fog or the
hail;
Our stunts Is to go-and keep going,
We're carrying Uncle Sans mail!
At midday you'll hear our planes
humming
And see them, perhaps, in the sky,
At midnight our motors are drum
ming,
AS steadily onward we fly.
We whoop over forests and mountain,
We swoop over river and vale,
We've got to be guys you can count
on,
We're carrying Uncle Sans mail.
Height records? We fret not about
'em,
Speed records? They're not in our
line.
And yet we move swiftly without EN-.
On schedule, rain, snow or shine.
The eagle and hawk lag behind US
Along our aerial trail,
Look up when we're due-you will
find us,
We're carrying Uncle Sans mail!
Copyright, 1924. NEA Service, nc
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| what modern astronomy has revealed
concerning them.
His idea can be reconstructed cas-
fly from a study Of the Bible.
The earth. to him. was the all-im-
portant factor. a fiat plain. stretching
away in all directions. It was sur
rounded by the seas and supported
upon them.
The sky was a real canopy or roof
over the earth. When 1t rained, It
was because the windows in this roof
were opened and the waters above
allowed to leak through.
The stars were so many lamps or
lights. The sun and moon were simply
larger lights. lights in the armament
Of the heavens to divide the day from
the nieht." as the Book of Genesis
phrases it.
Today we know that in point Of
size, at least, the earth is not the all
important part Of the universe, but
one Of the least important.
We know today that our earth re-
wolves about the sun and is very
much smaller than the sun
We also know that the stars are
great blazing suns. many of them
thousands of times larger than our
sun.
II by some sort Of magic we could
suddenly transplant ourselves to some
corner OF the universe where these
gigantic suns are, our own sun would
appear as one Of tho very faint stars
in the sky. Our earth would, OF
course. be totally invisible.
Mark Twain. who possessed the
care faculty OF presenting great truths
in humorous garb. gives a sharp pIo-
ture Of the situation in his imagina-
tive book. Captain Stormheld's Visit
to Heaven"
Captain Stornneld. upon his ar
rival in heaven, finds that the corner
of the universe in which our earth is
located Is so small that 1t Is referred
to as the "wart."
NEXT: A model Of the universe
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,z3ssesrs Ssrn-~-
THEY'LL KNOW THEMSELVES

II is perfectly legitimate policies in the department heads of
Candidate Coolidges official family issue statistics show
ing that the goose hangs high, under Candidate Coolidge s.
administration.
The Indiana yoer going to get statistics from Mr. Cool
dges department heads showing that the cost of living 20 per
cent lower than date that the railroads
did haung that wages higher that country
never before enjoyed such prosperity.
Later on, Democratic Convention will present
showing that the being gouged that
poheers making go profit that the tariff and fall
ing foreign trade sending the country the dogs the
prosperity consists IN the rich getting and poor
Both sets of statistics will be issued political effect upon
1.-THE folks We believe that it Engand's great PREMIER
)raeh who said There three kinds Of ars-ars damn
liars and statistics 4"
However fortunately American folks need by
anybodys statistics Every will his or her cost
OF living Is how the envelope meets it, her
prosperity The status of the individual always decided
Influence the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-07
CAN WE AFFORD THE BoNUsq

EY7 IAM G. McADOO wartime Secretary of the Treasury
evolved the plan for insurng all the boys who enlisted
drafted into the army nsng them higher
they would paid old line companies for peacem
insurance
No country before had insured its soldiers. But this
country recognized the justice MAdoos daring plan
Endorsed it. =. $50.
McAdo6 says afford go further in
behalf of the fighting He America afford to
pense them for their financial loss incurred by absence from
civilian pursutsat least go fight
country GO Secretary
the Treasury declares bonus be paid Congress still be
permitted to reduce taxes
There good believe that McAdoo what he
is talking about " ~ @5f f3-- $780,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-07
loom SIMS
= ! Says

Here's leap year news from Lon.
don. Prince of Wales Is preparing
for trip to South Africa.
A Chicago boy of who can play
a saxophone needs spanking.
Washington has crime wave; a
real crime wave. not Congress.
More London leap year news. Girl
of IL married a man of "A.
This 1924 looks like bad year for
celebrities, but then every year is bad
for celebrities.
Cop says Babe Ruth. ball player,
was speeding. Babes in the wood had
nothing on Babe in a car
Irwin Cobb, writer Is wanted by a
Texas game warden. perhaps for
shooting dice out of season.
Cop says Jack yDempseys dad had
some booze, a brave cop.
Judge Lands must decide If a play.
er's wife is a necessity. Judge is mar
ried. So that's decided.
General Woods son says investing
In Well Street is his own business.
Yes, but it's a bad business.
Scott got decorated for being in
metropolitan opera twenty five years.
1t does take brave man.
There's one nice thing about movie
celebrity scandals. We are always
getting brand new ones.
Microbes. say experts in Cincinnati,
are being eradicated. Wei, it's the
microbes fault.
Indications are that 1924 will be a
hum dinger, except for those who
make 1t a ho-hum. dinger
Boston phone company will occupy
new building soon if moving men
don't get the wrong number.
Scientists decide man is the apes
cousin. We heard a girl say he was
the gnat5 eyeDroWe.
Here's leap year news from Siam.
King wants to abolish his harem.
Fire interrupted a Boston wedding.
But 1t went out. That's more than
the bridegroom can do now
Auto guards are being placed around
Seattle fire plugs, when pedestrians
need them most.
New York Judge resigned. Says
s17.500 is small pay He talks like a
bootlegger or landlord
Here's good lean news More
single men than won p in this coun-
try. But be careful
Marcus Loew says million-dollar
moies are through. We say not until
all press agents are shot
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-07
WANTED: TAX REDUCTION

1T HERE just thing certain about coming contest
III for the election of Governor Indiana This thing
the fact that you will not be able to vote for candidate
hasn't declared for reduction.
The most vital spot in the anatomy of is his pocket
book The candidate who promises the poketbook will
be attened ii he IS elected usually figures getting of
votes But now that everybody making promises kind
the argument has lost its effect
The State of Indiana still is waiting for man who will
put little efficiency in the State government who will op off
cations
Whoever can do that will be assured of anything in the gift
of the voters, whether be is Republican Democrat
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Let's Wait!

To the Editor Of The Times
AS a lifelong Republican and a sup
porter of clean politics, I am deeply
interested in our present day govern
mental situation in our good State
Of Indiana. I confess Just now that
I am a bit confused and somewhat
perturbed after reading the political
dilemma in our newspapers.
Did I go to the polls at the last
State election and assert my rights
by ballot as an American citizen or
did I just kid myself into thinking
so? Or did I go through a sort OF
formaIity that has become a custom
in our modern politics?
Any patriotic, God-fearing American
citizen will not uphold our chief ex
executive or any other high official in
anything but what is just and right
But. however guilty he may be, we
are compelled by our Constitution,
as free-born American citizens, to re-
spect him as our commander-in-chief
until he is proved guilty by the courts
of our land, and relieved of his high
office by the preambles of our Con-
stitution and not by a few partisan
machine politicians such as are try
ing to usurp the law Of our fair State.
If there is any law on our statute
books whereby it grants Clyde Walb
or any other State committeeman the
right to use the authority OF our
courts and pass judgment on the In
nocence or guilt of any man, then
1 will say well done. thou good and
faithful car"
Until then why not let the grand
jury and courts and our legislative
body have just a wee bit Of voice
in the affair
JAMES A. SUTTON,
Apartment 10, 406 N. Delaware St