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New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
WESTERN LAND SPECULATION.

As the outcome of the election will be critically affected by the votes ol western farmers, an analysis Of the'r condition in the last few years may he considered as campaign enlighen- ment. Senator Harrison, recent Democratic keynoter. brought condi- tions pointedly to the attention Of the country when he declared that nearly I4oo banks failed in the west during 1923, most of them in agricultural regions and holding agricultural paper.
 The agrarian discontent in the west was supposed to have been due solely to the until recent unsatisfactory nrices for farm products. We were told by countless proponents Of the farm interests that whereas in 1913 if took the value of 20 bushels of grain to purchase piece Of farm machinery, until recently 1t LOOK more than 100 to purchase the same item.
 Several years ago. when the west srr land boom was at it's height before deflation had set in and farm nroducts were selling at comparative ly high prices. the Saturday Evening Post ran a series of articles by an ex' nert investigator. Among the state' he visited were Iowa and the Dako tas which serve as fair samples O western agricultural conditions,
 The investigator found in Iowa for instance, that land had trebled II value and was going higher. H talked with experts of agricultura colleges and was informed that ther' was no method of figuring proht o' land growing corn or wheat and sell ing at between s4oo and $500 an acre Yet thousands of individuals bougn such land at such prices, not wit the primary intention of gro"'h crops upon the land and making
 nroht on the investment, but for tn nurpose of reselling the land.
 Land which a few years previousi was valued at s150 an acre ha changed hands. sometimes halt
 dozen times, the last buyer aiWaS
 having more than the first. Thousand of land dealers--for such they "er
 hacame wealthy and are living g
 ease in California today. But eVen' ually the bubble burst. and the la
 person holding the land also held tn bag.
 If is these last persons, who instea of being able to resell the land at
 nrost. have been forced to hold It s i. receded in value, who are broke f Such individuals, holding land f' f which was paid s4oO an acre ar . having mortgages on the proper , calling for regular payments with il 2 terest. find themselves unable to me s their indebtedness. Banks holdli S the paper suffered from "froz'
 credit" and in many instances ha'
 been forced to the wall as result
 An analysis will show that most f inc thousands of bankrupt farme 5, one reads about did not go bankru f primarily because of low farm pric' g but because the land they had pu 2 chased d high prices greatly reced .- in value, until ruin resulted. I- The farmer who held onto his Ia L. from the start, who originally psid
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
scrSIC COMPETITION.

A reader writes 10 inform us that the reason the vales, dales. valleys mountains. rivers, lakes and shore of Connecticut are not greater drawing cards 10 persons from neighborlng states. especially New York, Is be- cause there is tos much scenic com cetition in oths slrts of NsU Eng
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
cam OF THANKS.

We wish to thank all who so klndiy assisted us during the illness ana pc reayeInent of our beloved husoa no. father and brother; also for the kinu expressions of sympathy. the beau tiful floral offerings and all who do- mated automobiles.
 tsigned) Mrs Robert J. r. Nuss end family Gebrge Peter. Nuss and Mrs. Julia Holzhauser.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
Her .,yiIdn Mamma.

Several months ago my wife was a guest" for two weeks, at the hospi- tai. During her absence our iittis laughter. Mary. aged .. openely dis approved of being separated from her mother. -s..
 When my wife finally returned to our home. however. carrying brand new baby boy in her arms. littie Mary was more indignant than ever. "staying away from home all this time is bad enough, mother" she said sterniy, without running around with another baby"
 Austin D. Dolan.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
,o,rH REGIMENT IN CAMP.

Tobyhanna, Pa. Aug. 1l'--Ihs lo5th regiment of field artillery or Buffalo, New York, unit of the 27th division, opened its annual two weeks encampment at the government ar tlllery range at Tobyhanna yesterday Colonel William scholl is in com mand
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
The E,ditor,s Gossip shop.

It has been suggested if we permit some readers to sign their contribu- lions with their initials instead of their names that there will be some who will contribute who do not. do so now.
 1t is possible that there may pc some important reason why a con tributor does not wish his name m print. His bit of humor may concern personal friends, etc.
 To satisfy the very few who Wlsn their initials instead of names used' ve yill give permission to use initials in published copy. but only 1T re- quested.
 n. full name and address must
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
Iirhi.

Jipseni "fs he . close friend of yours'" GAyhey: 'Ili say 90. Too darned eiose!" ~
 Louis Schneider.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
@SSS TanH HSAob
 M.xsoS ExiIau Jtunl

Nhea Love Flies Out inc Window, | esaset love yeQ lenser sweet, The reason sad md AlthCush in you ths sTaees meet, You say "one of those kind'' Your charming ways ssdnesd me, near Till in a moment shy You whispered softly In my eafi 'ws'rs done with, him and i,' "a siadly take you to my hresss, Your bills Ia gladly pay, But. darlins. fsehiy 1 protest. Don't call it "ianrtsysras"
 -Howsrd Stephenson,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

Tho Fun Shop is nat'ohai ,nst' :ut,on conducted by ns~spapefs ., the country. Contr,putsone uo readers. providing they are or,glns, g. unpublished. and posses sun,e'en' ms - from s1.oo to 5000. Write on nns s,de of the paper only and. seno .,a,,, contr ribut,ons to the Fun shor Enitor." care of the Herald. who w,,, forward them to New York tinaeceptsd manuscr'pts will not Dc returned.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

Still, it is difficult to go wild about tsx reform while taking q 26 per cent reduction.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

Ruby says: When going downtown on the street car this morning, took out that vanity case l bought at the drug store. and the mirror in 1t was 50 crooked that, instead of my own. I powdered the nose of the girl next to me.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

How quickly news travels! our baker has learned that the wheat farmer Is saved.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

Murder Isn't debstable." said Roosevelt. But he hadn't listened to lawyers much.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

The Herald is on ssis fsiiF in New YeTk at HotsilnEs Nsss stand Times seuars. sehultr News Stand. Entrance Grand Central ssnH Street.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

About the time man Is fit for self government, he yearns to govern the other fellow.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

Another good way to- learn seit- controI is to have a wife who talks in that tone of voice.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

MfmhfI Audi bafehu ot 'HfuIa'I'H. The A. 8. c, is Hauehai organization which furnishes nssspspeis sha sassI. tissrs sitn . strictly henssi ansllss eI circulation. our eiIeulalion ststlsstes gre h..sa unen this audit fhls intuIss pre- tsetien sssinst fraud ,n nsssrapsl als. trlhutien figurss ts both nstienal sa' local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
Facts and Fancies ns suseHI CULLEN

Few men are broad enough to un' dsrstand both golf and | wife.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

one.third of the worlds wealth h in hysterieal circulation. Ameriea has it.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

One queer thing about the row m Brazil Is that the marines haven't landed yet.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

A brave man is doctor who at- tends a case of nerves and prescribes a regular job.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

It might be wiser on September IF 10 assemble our maimed war veterans
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

This country needs no more people anyway. except perhaps. a few more effective southpAws.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
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Tn. Associated PIsss s exclusively entitled 10 ths use for republication ef sn nsss eFsditsa to C or nei sshsfslss elsehsu in nj. paper and slsa local Hsws pub ilshsd hsTsiA,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

In the old days everybody gave way before the king, but now nobody I. treated that way except a truck driver.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

Ths sHly profitable sdssFiisns nlsa'an n ,h. eas. Circulation books and pTsss room slsays open 10 sassitsssss
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
rho E,avored Iocality.

"rell me, where can two live a' cheaply as one?" "In their minds"
 Tom P. Morgan.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
Forever and ever A-man.

The Jingle -Jangle Counter. Sad it is when friends are gone; Girls are nice to lean upon. @
 IN. M Levy.
 &s = Sweet the lipE of lovely misses; There's not much in candy kisses.
 -Gertrude Heller.
  labor vainly for an inspiration; The sole result get is persplration'
 Marion Carlson.
  Of their wealth some men are stripped; Cream is used to being whipped. Benjamin K. Ensel. Daily evil. things are done; Nass we bet on hate to run
 Alan Bimberg.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

The office radical says there isn.t much comfort in either big party II YOU hate a millionaire.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
Won Te,I Her--We stutter.

You Tell Hcr--We stutter. They were at an open air nano concert, when she ceased humming a bit of the selection the band was play ing. and turned to her escort with the question: t.E., "What's the name of that air "That air what?" he asked.
 That air tune" she returned.
 w. K. Stoddard.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

When Fans Meet. Tom: q sat up until three o'clock this morning listening in on my radio set" Jerry: Trying to kid me, eh? Well. I'll bite. What did you get--chilly?" Tom: "No--sleepy."
 Edward H. Dreschnack.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

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New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

His Fear.
 "Oh, Mir. smith," hissed the hlreo girl, "A book agent was here this afternoon and held your wife on hls lap!"
 "Ah, yes," returned Grout P, smith, "I was afraid you were going to Say he sold her a set of encyclopedias"
New Britain herald., 1924-08-11

They All Dodge. When a woman is learning To drive car, She's far less nervous Than her neighbors are!
 --Hortense Green. Many love letters are now oelns sent by air mail---as they contain nothing heavier than air.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-21

Walter Wilson'has a choice role in the play. Several
times during the action he is called upon to entod in
his arms his welded wife Miss Dorothy Nye) and
his daughter Miss Phyllis Whiting). phe suave and
Walter rehearsal half an hour ahead of
time. Roll your comment.
Ernod Mullen the John Mccormack of S. II. S. 25 is
the king of stage All you amateurs watch care
fully and see how neatly walks off with the puchru
dinous Evelyn Groder in the last act Io hum says Pat
yawning 81 can't help it; it's gift"
In the original speciality "The Indian France Miss
Eheyn the shows prettiest dancers
doed up that positively SPECIAL. This
may the heavy demand for front seats from
of the High School boys who have peeped in at re-
hearsals.
They arc picking Mr. Cleveland the director again
Thursday afternoon Cleve ploughing heavily
through set dances benefit of the chorus First
Chorus Girl "Issok at him. Look at him. Second Ditto
you look at him; it makes me sickl' Now whaddayn
thinka chat.
Morris Gates, jazz-hound extraordinary, has bf bang
rag-time song entitled THE Cuddle Udde which he is
by twelve poppy dancers. Listen friend says
Morris Don't fail to catch Honeymoon Lane |
shake a mean shoulder this show" We'll say he does.
Robert Furber is super-active throughout the show
Perkins the bootleggers nemesis Notice the
pronounced soop Bob acquiring? He gets that from
practcng his part shopping around keeneyile cellars
Broadway costumes, lots of pretty girls coolies of gig
gles of whisy song jingles in Honey
moon Lane" Last call for good seats.
Gates plays the part of Dan Mugs the football
captain, of voice and belligerent of aH de.
Tough" says Morris I'm tough that all the canary
birds on my street sing bass" news is this boy
Smith Ames, 25 Valentino, puts novel
and delicate terpschorean effects with Phyllis Whiting
will land him Kehs Circuit in Jail. Stand
back boys says Smthy, I'm the smoothes da@cer
since Saint Vitus!" Beat that one.
boyant ]. Horace Franklin old-tme travelling show
with flow of language and colossal efrontery that
appalling. THAT boy the business end of a hot
air furnace could heat the Woolworth Building remarked
interested listener. Right you are, listener
They say that Honeymoon Lane is even better
show than last years resounding hit THE Runaways.
Be at the Opera House Friday night if you have
pawn the kitchen range ticket money Coal is
expensive to use anyway
The curtain will rise Honeymoon Lane" promptly
at S.15 and the orchestra will play overture the
latest ballad entitled 81 Never Drink Coffee for
Breakfast, 1t Keeps Me Awake All Day
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
RECEIVERS LOST DOG

Yesterday was quite a day for
Connie Schenkenberger, dog fancier
and lover of field sports. Last Feb
ruary Connie imported a coyote
hound of high grade pedigree and
guaranteed qualities, parting with a
goodly sum in exchange for him. But
Towser didn't like the looks of his
new location and made his escape
an hour or two after he was brought
from the express office. Although he
and made great effort to
find him Connie never heard of his
dogship until few days ago when
a young Indian who had been riding
for horses reported that he believed
he had seen the dog in the country
far northeast of here.
Yesterday Connie and the range
rider motored to the farm which is
in the extreme northeastern part Of
the county and few miles northwest
Of Froid. The dog proved to be the
lost animal and was brought home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
Spring Improvement
Season Is Now On

Residence building and improving
has begun in small way at differ
ent places in the city. Norris Win
mes has torn down the small resi-
dence he has been occupying on Daw-
son street and has let the contract
for the excavating and basement
walls for nice five-room cottage,
U. v. Hubbard did the excauvating
and Paul Johnson has the contract
for the basement.
Connie Schenkenberger has just
completed the putting of a modern
basement under his residence, equip
ped with bath and lavatory.
Phil Dougherty is building a sub
stantial fence around his residence
property on Edgar street and seeding
his lawn.
Various househoulders are improv-
ing their buildings with paint and
of various kinds.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
INDIANA GOVERNOR
CONVICTED FELON
GETS TEN YEARS, 1O,OOO-USED
MAILS TO DEFRAUD-FL
ED BAD NOTES

Indianapolis, April Warren
T. McCray, convicted Monday in fed
eral court, of using the mails to de-
fraud, resigned Tuesday as COVER
nor of Indiana.
The resignation becomes effective
at 10 a. m. Wednesday. Emmett F..
Branch, lieutenant governor, auto
matically will become governor.
McCray is to appear Wednesday in
federal court to receive his sentence.
1t is expected he will be sentenced to
a term in the Atlanta federal pris-
on and will be taken there with 9th
er prisoners Thursday.
McCray will take no appeal from
his conviction in federal court, but
will be ready to begin serving what
ever sentence is given him by Judge
A. B. Anderson.
Forged Notes
Approximately $50 witnesses, most
of them bankers and McCray en-
ployes and business associates, were
called by the government. They iden-
titled mass of correspondence with
the governor regarding notes, "cat- |
tie paper" and financial statements
sent to the banks through the mails.
Attorneys for the governor based |
heir defense on lack of intent to de- (
fraud Governor McCray, testifying !
n his own behalf, admitted signing
he names of others to notes, but
his signature as indorser
his responsibility and he
himself able financially to
meet all of his obligations. He dis
.laimed any intent of attempting to
bankers to whom he sold the
lotes.
An Indictment against McCray
harging violation of the national
laws and conspiracy to vio-'
ate the national banking laws is
till pending in the federal court.
Continued on Page Six
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
Havre Attorney Moves
Office To Wolf Point

]. K. Bramble, an attorney, who
for many years has practiced at
Havre, has moved his large law Ii
brary, office fixtures and household
furniture here. Mr.. Bramble has
leased the Murphy Sisters building
on Main Street which he will occupy
as an office, and the Paul Johnson
residence on Custer street. His office
and household furniture completely
filled car. Besides practicing law
at Havre, Mr.. Bramble was in the
newspaper business as owner of the
Hill County Democrat. He has leas-
ed the paper, but retains ownership.
Mr.. Bramble says that with the
county seat coming here and it's nu-
merous other advantages, he consid-
ers Wolf Point the most promising
town in the northern part of the
state.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
BELASCO'S POWER AIDS
in THE GOLD DIGGERS"
Belasco in the movies! !

Belasco in the moviesl
That is the most wonderful bit of
news the motion picture industry ev-
er announced--tha the dean of the
drama, revered and loved for his
great influence on the stage, had at
last turned his attention to the silent
drama, to lavish upon it all the inf
mite detail, the meticulous care and
stark power which go with every
thing connected with his name.
The Warner Brothers organization,
which produces classics for the screen,
deserves a feather in their cap for
the achievement of bringing Belas-
co to the fold. The particular in
stance that occasioned the change
was "The Gold Diggers," the great
stage play, which has enjoyed great
vogue on the stage, playing contin
uously for two years in Broadway,
and still going strong throughout the
country. At the Liberty Thursday
Friday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
By WILLIAM L. DALEY
National Editorial Association
Special to The Herald.
Senator Borah's Speech
Sounds Timely Warming
National Editorial Association
Especial to The Herald)


Washington, April 29.-Questions
of thousands of high school and col
lege graduates visiting Washington
during the Easter holidays are fairly
indicative of the public mind. Back
home these citizens of tomorrow hear
the problems Of the day discussed at
the family fireside and usually know
"what the folks are thinking" 1t is
Of Importance perhaps to note that
these young men and women spent
more Of their time around the White
House rather than the Capitol, dur
ing their stay in Washington. Pro-
fessional guides in charge of the
tourists are the authority for the
statement that more queries were
made this year as to how President
lives and works than regarding the
activities of Congress. Considering
the fact that investigative, rather,
than legislative activities of the SEN
ate and House have absorbed the at
tention of newspaper readers over a
long period, observers having their
fingers on the public pulse feel that
the attitude of the young visitors is
? true index to public thought
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
Continued from Page One)
GLORIA SWANSON IN
BLUEBIRD'S Sth WIFE
Her Greatest Role-Women Fans
Will Adore The Wonderful
Gowns

Gloria Swanson's latest Paramount
picture, produced by Sam Wood, is a
picturization of Charlton Andrews
adaption of Alfred Savoir's celebrat-
ed French farce, "Bluebeard's 9Th
wife" 1t is said to afford Miss
Swanson one Of the strongest roles
of her screen career, and, what her
women admirers will relish most per-
haps, provides her with ample oppor-
tunities for the display Of amazing
gowns.
The story is that of beautiful
daughter of French nobility whose
father is improvinhed and wishes to
marry her off to a man of wealth.
His wish becomes reality when rich
American meets and falls in love
with her. She also loves him.
Then it is learned that the Ameri-
can is youthful "Bluebeard" and
has been married seven times. One
wife, it is learned, died. The other
six he divorced Miss Swanson as the
8th wife is shocked by the cold
blooded business arrangement made
of her marriage and determines she
will not be like the other wives, di-
vorced
So she becomes his wife in name
only and exasperates him to contin-
ual outbursts of temper. But she al
so awakens his love and the real man
hood in him. AS a final taunt, she
causes herself to be found in a COM
promising position with another man.
Her husband is jealous and both rea-
lie he really loves her. She agrees
to give him divorce but he, rea-
lizirg what she means to him, does
not want it. Instead, he goes to her
her sweetheart.
Miss Swanson's leading man in
"Bluebeard's 9Th Wife," which will |
be shown at the Liberty theatre next
Sunday, is Huntley Gordon, a popu-
lar player. Paul Weigel, Frank R.
Butler, Robert Agnew and Irene Dal-
ton are in the cast.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
COAST Is GOOD BUT
MONTANA IS BETTER

f. L. Shipman returned last Sun
day after five months spent in west
ern Washington where he went to
seek employment and look the coun-
try over with a view to making his
home there. He went west with such
strong conviction that he would find
it satisfactory as place for new
location that the fine residence that
he and Mrs. Shipman own in this
city was advertised for sale.
Now, after having lived in various
coast parts he returns to Montana
with a new view and higher opinion
of the Treasure State. He has moth
ing to say against Washington, it's
a good country, and he was able to
find employment all the time he was
there. But everything considered he
says he cannot say that it holds out
any inducements over this country.
Mr.. Shipman is a cement worker of
long training and this and other ad-
vantages helped him to secure jobs
while many others remained idle. In
the last city he was in, Tacoma, he
says that his experience as a band
man got him job.
In Seattle they told him there
we're $4,000 idle men in the city,
and at other places every job had
found many applicants. Mr.. Ship
nan says he is back in Montana to
;tay.