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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

jos Bestwina has obtained work 81
the East Helene smelter and bis fam
lily win join him there this week.
Tho st. PAtxick's day dance given
By the American Legion On Tuesday
night was . complete success. Abous
100 couples were dancing, raany hav.
ine come from diatant places In splta
Of bad roads. The music was excel
lent and not trace Of disorder mar
red the pleasure Of the occasion, Ths
Legion cleared about $50 for theiz
free public library.
Monday passengers from Lewis
town way brought reports Of . man
killed at Geyaer in an unknown shoot
ing affair. but no names we're obtains
able. Later reports say that August
Koski was killed BY Charles Palo.
Koski ID said to haye been the BEST
friend Of Palo who shot him under
the MISREPRESENTATION that be was the
man with whom palo had qumrreied.
The shooting was done IN the dark
and lights revealed The fact that palo
had killed his friend.
The Mcvay sale At Fife yesterday
was well attended. Everything was
sold at fair figures. MilhAatock sold
well. but purebfed' Heref0rds did not.
The threshing outfit, we are told,
went for s2s5. Many from Belt at
tended the sale.
Ray Pimperton and Roe Morris rode
through this morning to bring back
colts and bulls which the PimpertOns
bought At the sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Robertson were
visitors IN Great Falls the first Of the
week.
A number Of Belt ladies attended
the Eastern Star banquet IN Great
Falls Friday evening
A number Of Belt baseball enthus-
lasts are talking up 9 ball team for
this summer. All optimists WIN kind
" join in-Iins forms at the right.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Marquardt
entertained q few friends at their
home here last night, the event being
the anniversary Of Johnny's birth
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

The msmbers Of Olive Branch Re
bekah Lodge viii give q social card
party st the 1 O. o. F. hall next Sat
urday night. March 2ist. All Odd
Fellows and wives and Rebekahs and
husbands are invited to come and
bring friend. Playing will COM
mence at $3.50. Visiting members
welcome.
Mary Brodie. Noble Grand.
Lille johnson, see'y.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19


On lettsrhead reading sCeorge ]
: Lester, Jr., Attorney at Law, Lol
Angeles. Calf. we have receives
letter from Rudolph Lester, whs
states that bis mother thinks that Cal
hernia is . wonderful place to livs
and that his brothers are ali dOina
finely.
Holden Gray. Little Belt rancher
whom most people have forgotten e
be skilled harness-maker, has beer
working at his trade for tbs J. d.
Long Co. near Browning the last few
weeks. He was home for . short
time at the week end, but returned 70
Browning immediately From there
he win go to Stanford 70 pat the har-
nesses on the big ranch Of the same
company IN shape for spring work be-
fore returning to his ranch here.
Mrs. Lawrence Butta, nee Mabel
Woods, whose residence IL IN Great
Falls. has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. &. Weeds and other
relatives for some days.
Mrs. Ralph Parker and Mrs. Jack
Kierstead Of Great Falls entertained
a few friends at the home Of Mrs.
Parker on Saturday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Cal Sharrard. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l. Winston and Mr.. and Mrs. jos.
Leveille were guests from Belt.
Robert McDermott Of Great Falls
spent Tuesday in Belt
Mrs. Louis Clergy spent few hours
in the county seat Tuesday.
Miss Rice Of the city schools was q
weekend visitor in Great Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walfred Sheldon Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Siegling at
the siegling ranch this week.
The Raynesford orchestra stopped
off in Belt Monday on their way to
Neihart to play for the st. Patrick's
day ball given by Tony FaIler. Henry
Vaskey took occasion to have some
dental work done. while Earl Watson
just circulated around and shook
hands with his friends.
Mr.. and MRS. Robert Mccaaferty
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McCafferty
Of RayneafOrd spent a few hours in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. Van Dixie drove to Great Falls
on business errand Sunday.
Miss Lucille Gulden entertained
number of her little friends on Mon
day evening. the occasion being her
birtkdexw After having a good time
playing games the children 81 down
to most attractive birthday spread
on which were all the good things that
children love. Those present were
Irene GRAPHICAL, Gertrude and Violet
Scheerz, Elvira Winston, Daphne and
Ruth Remington, Marjorie Wilson,
Julia Armstrong, Fay Noble, Marie
Edna Johnson, Laura Irwin.
Virginia Leland, Jessie and Irene
At the close Of the after
noon favors were presented to the
guests who report Alots Of fun"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ruah and Mr.
md Mrs VIM Fluhr dr8yn to Great
Falls Sunday.
A meeting was held last night 1t
he home Of Harry Browning FOR the
purpose Of organizing Q male quar-
cite for which there appears to be
'Ienty Of good material People win !
with pleasure the success
ul elimination Of the plan.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19


For Car Repairing or welding, Sc
the old reliable Johnnie MarqaArdt.-
Ms. Helen Jones and son Billy an
Mrs. George Atkinson visited friend
in Great Falls this week.
Mrs. S. A. Remington and aangAte
returned home Monday morning a2te
two-days' visit with Misses Anni
Mae and Pearl Farnum, who SIRE EN-
ployees Of the Continental ON com
lpany and who have been transferred
to Spokane, for which place they vii
leave IN . few days.
Mrs. Ray Wilson entertained tins
Guild AZ her home last Thursday af-
ternOon. The usual needle work was
the order Of the day At tia close Of
work dainty refreshments were served
by Mrs. Wilson The guests Of the
Guild for the afternoon were Mes.
Sam Wilson, N. H. Nelson, J. w. An
derson and Miss Elsie Bemis. The
Guild win meet next with MEs. Ar
thur Winston.
You win find the 81 EscenEio cigar
in the case. Ask for It. = Adv.
Lucas Hits wife received 3 teie-
gram this week stating that her sister
in Regina, Sask., was not expected 10
live.
Sam King made his regular trips to
town this week with cream.
Earl and David Nimmons Of Fife
took the first degree at tina X. p.
lodge Monday night
Bill Martin has leased the Jack
Forsberg ranch on Red Coulee and
win put in . spring crop.
Mrs. r. II. Bemia and daughter,
Miss Elsie, made trip to Great Falls
at the weekend.
Arthur Hamment arrived home on
Monday after visit in Great Falls,
Miss Julia DobkOshi arrived in Belt
Monday and viii take a position at
the Black Diamond cafe.
Mrs. Jos. LeveiIle and son Dale
came home Monday after a visit with
relatives IN Great Falls.
johnnie Marquardt is open for car
repair business in the VoIk building,
opposite velebif's ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. BIOmquist spent
the weekend at Logging Greek.
Mrs. J. G. Gillette stopped in Belt
few hours Tuesday on her way home
from Great Falls. "a
Some Of our farmers were UNI ny
enough to purchase their seed wheat
just before drop Of 1s cents bushAl
The price Of wheat seems TO be sak
Ting back toward s1.OO quite rapidly.
Jack German returned Tuesday
from trip in the north Of Fergus
county. He visited Lewistown and
Hilger and saw Billy Smith, who is
mining near Maiden.
Fred Burrows Of Fife was a visitor
in Belt Tuesday.
B. X. Hammer Of Lower Belt was
-. IL. Il. -. -. -. - -.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19
NOTICE MAsONs AND EASTERN
STARS

There viii be q card party and
dance for MasOns, Eastern Stars and
their families on Tuesday evening,
March Path, ct 3 o'clock IN the K. P.
hall. Dancing after lunch.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

$780,
Preaching service and Communion
az 1870.
Prayer hseeting Wednesday, In the
basemsent at 7:S0.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 1880 9. N.
christian Endeavor at $50 p. m.
Janlor EndesvOr IN basement At
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

On lettsrhead reading ~Ceorge ].
Lester, Jr., Attorney at Law. Los
Angeles, Calf. we have received
letter from Rudolph Lester. who
states that bis mother thinks that Cal
ifornia is . wonderful place to live
and that his brothers are ali doing
finely.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

You win find the 81 Escensso cigar
in the case. Ask for it. = Adv.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

Mise Pearl Strong Of Helena l. vis-
ting Mics Genevieve sehroeder end
win remain several weeks. &
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

Earl Healey il making frequent
trips to Great Falls these days. Mrn.
Healey Is 8 patient At Columbus hos
pital.
Evening star., 1925-10-02

was some reluctance to admit dlsap-
pointment, but it was written plainly
In all Indications that the Americans
as a whole had expected something
better than the strange situation left
hanging in the air.
In fact, one American official when
asked recently II this Government
would consider such tentative plan
in case no agreement could be reached.
indicated fatty that what the Amerl-
cans wanted was a definite settlement,
not a continuation of the question.
Yet, as a last resort, 1t was the Ameri-
can commission which proposed the
five-year plan.
CaiIIaux's Place Stronger.
Caillaux, it had been plainly indi-
Gated. will return to France in much
stronger strategic position to retain
his place in the political life Of his
country than If he had acceded to q
proposal here, and taken 1t back to
Paris for rejection. In fact, 1t had
been clearly intimated by the French
that Caillaux's rejuvenated political
life itself was at stake in these nego-
tiations.
When France realizes the nature OF
Caillaux's wrestling with the Amert.
can commission, and what he has
brought back, without his signature.
it Was predicted by some observers
here. he will be hailed with more en-
thusiasm than If he had concluded an
agreement along the American line.
His own commission, in fact, 1t was
reliably said, was not behind their
minister in his last French proposal
rejected by the Americans.
Evening star., 1925-10-02
TRADE WAR NOT FEARED.
French Paper Urges Caillaux to Let
Settlement Wait.

By Gable TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
PARIS, October 2.-Reports that the
Franco-American debt parey has fail
ed caused CONSERVATION in French
political and financial circles, espe-
cially as all newspapers which have
special correspondents in Washington
announced Thursday evening the sig
nature of a debt-funding agreement
giving full information about pay
ments, rates of interest and other de-
tails.
Most OF the morning newspapers
admit that they We're mistaken when
they announced that an agreement
had been reached. All readily de-
nounce Vile Rorah" as the main clll-
prit for the negative result.
SO far. no responsible member of the
cabinet has been able to express an
opinion as to how the American pro-
posal asking France to pay SAC, ,000,-
600 year for a period of five years
representing l per cent of the princi
pal owed to the United States. will be
received in Paris. Everybody is await
ing NJ. CaillauX'S return with complete
details of developments at Washington
before forming an opinion or reaching
a decision.
Most of the morning papers, repre-
senting the views Of all political par
ties, seem to think the proposition is
unacceptable. Practically all the So
cialist journals congratulate CaillauX
Evening star., 1925-10-02
FRANC FALLS, GLOOM APPARENT
in PARIS OVER DEBT IMPASSE
Caillaux Felt to Have Gone Limit and Doubt Is
Voiced That Chamber Will 0. X. U. S. Proposal.
Paper Unafraid of Economic Pressure.

for his failure L'Ouevre says edi-
torially:
m. Caillaux has been more sue
cessful by missing his financial opera
ton, than if he had succeeded in in
ducing America to sign"
lie Journal. which is known for it's
close connection with big banking and
ton more gloomily. 1t appears to
lack of success on PreSidept Coolidge.
Everybody believed that the Presi-
dent encouraged by Secretary Hoover
and Ambassador Herrick, would be
favorable 10 our cause. Alas. we were
wrong. Justice and right. which were
all linked together in our favor for
this occasion, were compelled to give
way to low politics. Failure 10 reach
an agreement, however, must not de-
press us.
MANY have advised NJ. Caillaux not
to sight at all until we were economi-
cany better off. America cannot do
much against us. We have a trade
balance in our favor and are masters
of the movements Of France. We do
not need the credits offered us by
American bankers. We are undoubt
edly confronted with hardships in case,
of an economic conflict with the Unit
ed States. but these hardships will
only he temporary until we have re-
adjusted our entire economic politics
by adopting stringent protectionlsm.
Commercially we feel more the
consequences Of an eventual economic
conflict with America. 1t is likely that
the United States will try to bar all
French goods from entering the coun-
trV Such a measure viii force us to
reciprocate and. although at first our
trade will be hit, in the end 1t will
prove salutary measure because 1t
will force us to live on our own re-
sources. But what a bad preparation
for the establishment Of the economic
peace which the League of Nations
believs indispensable for world peace"
Copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily News.).
Italians Pessimistic.
By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
ROME, October Italy has been
the Washington negotiations
with breathlesS interest. because 1t
has been felt all along that the failure
of the French would make Italian
failure almost certain, since il would
be impossible for Italy to offer more
than a fraction of what"F'rance offered.
Popolo Diroma, MusSolini'S personal
organ. said in an editorial printed be-
fore the French failure became known:
I'VE view with melancholia nostal-
gia all the principles of international
justice and equity. The amounts al
ready offered by NJ. CaillauX are for
Italy hyperbolic. The French argu-
ment, which is also that of Italy, is
truly founded on the principles of
absolute equity. What could America
do to oblge us TO pay? At the most, it
could refuse further credits. Very
we'll. 1t would not be great evil TO
have to so without American money.
Copyright. 1928 by Chicago Daily News.)
Evening star., 1925-10-02
British Opinion Split.

By Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, October 2.-Some British
observers feel that Monte Carlo and
Deauville never saw a greater gambler
than Caillaux, but that he met his bet
ters this time in Washington.
Other equally we'll informed OBJ
servers think CaillauX was far from
being bested, that he won 'the battle
of Washington and will return to
France with new feathers shining in
his cap. This apparent contradiction
of views is indicative of the general
uncertainty which exists here as to
precise course of events in the con-
ference, whereby provisional agree
ment was reached after all hope ap-
parently had been given up.
The British do not conceal the hope
that Americans will eventually de-
mand the same terms from France as
she demanded from England. yet they
feel that whatever agreement was
concluded is valuable as an effort to
Evening star., 1925-10-02
INTELLIGENCE TEST
TRIES STUDENTS
SOCIAL ABILITIES
Continued from First Page.)

miliarize themselves with the faces
and names. Then the portraits of
more than score of men. including
the 10 originally shown, were shown
in Scra mbled order and the students
We're required to pick out the 10 faces
originally shown and designate the
correct names.
Next their ability to comprehend
certain social situations was tested
One of the problems presented follows:
"A Harvard graduate is holding a po-
sition as caretaker of a small play
ground. Check the one Of the follow
ing answers which you would expect
most accurately to correspond with
the character of the man.: He is-a
drunkard or drug addict: unusually
fond of children: unable to adjust to
a position of responsibility; moron"
To test recognition of mental states
from photographs. number of like
nesses of famous actors registering
all varieties of emotion or apathy
were shown and the students were
asked to describe the emotion dis
played. Theodore Roberts. for ex-
ample, was shown registering one of
his characteristic close ups in the role
of eXasperated father or something of
the kind. and the freshmen had to
tell. in one word. the state of his
emotion. such as transportation"
anger" "aggravation," 'benevo-
lence," etc.
Other phases tested knowledge Of a
wide variety Of everyday conditions,
from the realm of art. science and
literature to politics and sports.
The abstract" tests, differing great.
ly from the social test, covered 'in-
formation. relation. meaning, syno-
nyms, antonyms. reasoning and in
terpretation." They were similar to
the O'Rourke tests used in the Army,
DR. Moss said.
To test the students sense of rea.
soning, for instance, a problem such
as the following was presented:
Eighty per cent Of the seniors will
graduate without honor. If there are
80 honor seniors, how many seniors
are there?'
A typical problem under the head
of interpretation follows: "Who
fills his mind with matters small, for
great things has no room at all.
Check which of the following the pas
says condemns: GD Prejudice. Co idle
ness, (3) triviality, (4 ambition. G) in
difference"
DR.. Moss indicated that the new
social test will be used in industry
and vocations in which ability to deal
with people in their work is requisite.
Evening star., 1925-10-02

Indebtedness from the Bank OF
France to the Bank of England for
exchange purposes as ordinary COM
mercial debts repayable In full at full
current rates Of interest. Already
payment is being made of these two
categories of obligations. On the
British French war debt proper there
appears to be contemplated a settle
ment by the payment Of an annuity
of 12,500,000 pounds for 62 years.
THE $407 100000 representing
Frances Indebtedness to the United
States for surplus war stocks, is, of
course, Of the same character as the
similar Indebtedness to England.
While there has been no separation
into categories in the general debt of
France to the United States, there
are in the purposes to- which the
money loaned by the United States
was devoted many which are similar
to those involved in the creation of
the Bank of France Bank of Englan
debt. Some S6S2 900 900 of the Amer
lean advances represent exchange
transactions, meeting of maturing
commercial debt obligations and ad-
vances to the Bank of France. In
order that the two creditor nations
be treated on parity, this sum would
also have to be settled on the same
of England debt: this is, as any COM
mercial obligation"
Terms Shown to BE Lighter.
Summarizing the results of it's sur
vey of the French debt settlement
with Great Britain as compared to
the Franco-American situation, the
American commission said If the prin-
ciples of the Franco-British settle
ment were applied here France
should pay the United States an an
nual amount of $161 ,000, 900 for the
first 20 years, and Sol 100000 there
after for AZ years. These payments
would be altered if the annuity Of
SCI ,000.0 We're deferred for the first
seven and added to the subsequent
period as discussed in London"
1T seems to us" said the American
commission, that these principles of
repayment are infeaSible to France in
the application of its Indebtedness to
us" Consequently the American
commission made it's offer Of terms,
in comparison than the terms between
Great Britain and France. These,
however, were rejected by France.
The last French offer, which was
rejected yesterday by the American
commission. proposed S40,00O,000 an
nually for the first . years, $50 ,000,-
900 for the following years and
500 900 900 annually for the next Sc
years. thus spreading payments over
6S years. This offer also included the
demand for a security clause which
would provide for reopening the queg.
ton should France be unable to meet
her payments.
Reaction Is Waited.
Washington eagerly waited reaction
from Europe on the peculiar Iermina-
tion to Franco-American negotiations
here. In Europe there are ! debtors
who have already signed funding
agreements with the United States
and 10 others whose debts TO this Gov
ernment still remain unfounded
The complicated nature of the stu
alton at present is expected to cause
some delay in the forming Of opinion
overseas.
In American official circles there
Evening star., 1925-10-02
DEBT PARLEY'S END
IN IMPASSE LEAVES
HOPE FOR SUCCESS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-10-02
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS, October 2.-The first tan
Eihle effect here of the temporary
debt settlement offer in Washington
was to send the dollar from 211O
francs at the opening of the Bourse
TO 21.3O at 1 pm.
A pessimistic view of the events
In Washington was manifest in of.
fetal circles, where opinion prevails
that the temporary arrangement for
annual payments of $40. 900 900 each
Tor the next five yeara>had served 10
compllcate the whole debt situation.
1t was felt that the course events
had taken would make it extremely
dih1cult for Parliament TO accept the
provisional arrangement because of
the uncertainty involved and the be-
lief that the termination of the five
year period would find France faced
with the same or perhaps more sell
Gus problems than she is meeting
now.
Members of the finance committee
OF the Chamber of Deputies, in the
absence of some of their number who
are with Nj. Caillaux in Washington.
reserved their opinion. stating only
that the finance minister himself
would meet them Immediately after
his return and lay the entire situa-
ton before the committee
They did not conceal "a feeling.
however. that the finance minister
had gone to the extreme limit in his
offers TO America and that the French
public opinion would not have sup
ported him had he raised his bid
any further.
At the ministry of finance the two
points in NJ. CaillauxS declarations
regarded as most essential are: First,
that Frances capacity for payment
Is the basis for settlement Of the debt
problem, and second, that nothing is
left for the finance minister to do
but to transmit the American counter
propositions to his government.
The American and French declara-
tons are taken as showing an equal
desire to continue the negotiations in
the future. The finance ministry
feels there is a possibility that some
day America S internal policy may be
changed and sums up the results
attained at the conference as follows:
France recognizes her debt hut
obtains diminution in the amount de-
manded. Frances installments are
TO be based on capacity for payments
without entailing exterior control
and the political debts are to be
merged with the commercial"
TD SnUr xraD N-hn u-,~D,,y,
Evening star., 1925-10-02

Il,1strated-Teck Six Shoe of black calfskn,
French toe rubber heels; same style in tan calf.
5000 Hose-lise, plain fancy and cockcd Sl.25 to
$3.50; silk, 75c to $3.50.