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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
POOL HALL ROBBED
OF CASH BY BANDITS
Masked Men Hold Up Card Players
at nearcrssk and Escape
With 1000

Two masked men "stuck up" the
Bearcreek pool hall in Carbon county
and relieved card players and oniook-
ers Of cash ana currency estimated at
more than 1900. Sheriff John Al
bert. Undersheriff George HeadingtOn
and Deputy s. T. Mccall were called
and arrived shortly afterward. but the
robbers had made away with their loot
No arrests have been made.
The robbers entered the pool han
through the front door, masked and
each armed with two revolvers Of large
caliber They covered the bounch Of IA
or Is men in the room and ordered
them TO face the wall and put their
hands above their heads. When tht
order had been complied with, one of
the gunner systematically went
through the pockets Of all those in
the room while the other kept the
crowd covered with his guns. The
robbery was accomplished with all the
calm daring Of experienced criminals.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
Miner Hanos seIf

When John and Frank Kosteiic,
aged 10 and 10, went into the basement
OF their home at Klein near Roundup
to get some apples they found the body
Of their father hanging from a cellar
beam. He had been cad severnI
hours
KostelIc, a miner and father Of 10
children, is reported to have told one
Of his daughters that II he had shells
for his shotgun he would shoot him
stiff. He had frequent periods Of des-
pondency because Of Illness and finan-
clal troubles.
The two boys cut down the body Of
their father and believing that he was
stiH alive, used such means as Oe-
CURED TO them to restore life. The
little fellows then became frightened
and ran to the home Of neighbors
where the suicide was reported.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
4 GRAVE GIVES UP
MISSING CHILDREN
Bodies Of Two Girls Who Disappeared
Last August Found Afser
Long Search

Los Angeles.-Findlng Of the shoe
lost from the foot OF little Nina Martin,
3, whose body with that OF her sister,
May. -. was discovered slain In .
grave on an Angeles mesa lent new
Impetus TO the tracking II the person
or persons responsible for the kid
mapping, maltreating and killing Of the
sisters
That the girls, who disappeared from
their home last August %, were held
prisoner for some time, while country
vide search was In progress, and then
later murdered and buried was
theory thar was gaining ground with
the officers working on the case.
William Bright. chief Of the homi-
eide squad Of ting sberiff's office. an
nounced that a dragnet had been
spread for a degenerate who had been
annoying women and children last
summer in the neighborhoOd from
which the Martin girls disappeared.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
SLED ARRIVES At
NOME WITH SERUM
ANTLToxIN FROZEN AND THE
FIGHT ON DfPHTHERlA
CHECKED AGAIN
WORLDS MUSHNe RECORD
Serum Brought Overland IN Furloui
Wind With Temperatures
10 10 40 Below

Nome. Alaska.-One OF the greatest
dog team races in the history OF Alas
ka. with the saving Of the lives Of
Nome's ,diphtheria patiants a. the
sweepstakes prize. ended here At 5 80
o'clock Monday morning, Feb. 2. when
100000 units or frozen anti-toxin ar.
rived from Nenana where Il was
shipped by train on the Alaska rail
road from Anchorage.
Curtis WEIGH. representative Of the
United States public health service. the
only physician in Nome, said that the
aBti-toxin would have 10 be thawed
before he could tell whether Il had
reained it's efficiency.
The final relay Of the distance. all
Of which WIS covered BY dog teams.
drawing sleds.=carEyiRg the 26Apound
package. WAS run by Gunnar Kasson
with wolf tenn.
The 650-mile trip by relay dog teams
over the frozen Ice Of the Tnnana and
Yukon rivers and around Norton sound
IN furious wind with the temperature
10 TO 40 below zero. was made In l275s
hours. considered by mushers to be 3
worlds record.
Without the serum. the medical men
here were making a losing fight
against the inrOads Of fhe epidemic.
which now lists y cases out Of the
Of 1000 The serum WIS
originally brought mp from tidewater
1t Anchorage. thence .by. railroad 10 Ne
mana, and relayed by fast dog teams
until it reached Unaiakik. where Sep
palIa, started on his 3OO-mile dash
over the last stretch Of the dangerous
road TO Nome last Friday.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
ReIIalous ranstIe KliIs rhree

rotist0wn. While In n religions
frenzy. polise say. Walter RInganan,
R0 q fnrmer Of Coventry. Ten miles
from here, killed his ten months old
daughter. Anna. and ills fiye-year old
Eon. Walter. Jr Bingaman's father,
Christopher. II, died Of beart disease
while batilIng with his son Ia save the
rhiIdren's lives
Tie baby was strangied In her rrib
The boy was killed by heating adj
mlnIstered with the handle Of carpet-
sweeper. When state policemen ar.
rived NJ the farm house they found
Ringamnn seated in the parlor calmly
rrndIng y bible.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
POISON STUDENTS
OHIO UNIVERSITY
rive DEATHS CAUSED BY MED
icINE CONTAINING
sTRYcHNlNE
BlNBDH ACCIDENT THEORY
Police Are Asked TO UnraVsl What
Is Believed TO Be

Columbus. Ohlo.-Definite trace OF
stfychnfhe IN. the stomach OF David !.
Pasken. Canton. Ohio state university
sthdeAefwho died suddenly, Strength
ened the belief OF university officials
~ 6h4 & death Of Pusken and another
AZ sl9dsRt In the last four days and the
violent illness OF other students was
due to poison probably Intentionally
placed in medicine prescribed on the
Asf a. result, university officials
turned the official investigation Of the
situation over to Columbus police au-
thorities. President W. G.. Thompson.
after issuing statement insisting that
there was no cause for alarm or for
parents Withdrawing their children
from the university, directed that
complete chemical analysis OF all re
naming medicine OF the kind Issued
70 the students affected should be made
and ordered that all further issuance
OF such medicine remaining In the col
sege pharmacy disDensary, where It
was made up, should cease.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
BAKER eUARDsMEN ARE IN
LINE FOR RiFLEMEN MEDAL

Company I. Montana national guard,
Of Baker. will be recommended by Ad-
jutant General Williams to receive the
war department trophy for marksman-
ship. The request win be based on
the company's record of 80 per cent
qualification In the annual outdoor
shoot which was recently completed.
The company, according to the re-
port Of its captain. W. T. Cleough. 10
the adjutaDt general. qualified four
men as expert riflemen. 10 as sharp
shooters and 81 as mariksmen. Only
five members Of the company failed to
qualify.
The medal Is issued by the war de-
partment to the company in each state
which qualities highest in the regula-
ton outdoor course and Is not issued
to any company unless II qualities more
than 60 per cent OF It's enlisted
strength II the award is made on
Colonel Williams recommendation. It
will be the first time the honnr has
been received by a Montana company
he says.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
ArsIst 4 suicide

San Francisco.--Surrounded by a
small gallery OF paintings that he was
unable to sell, Maurice Moch, 30, an
artist. turned on the gas in his study
an q lodging house room here and was
dead when found. Letters found In the
room indicated that he had come from
a prominent family In Mexico City. In
note he left. Moch debated whether
ne should remain alive another "a
hours to keep an engagement with a
girl "who does not care"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Moscow, Ida.-Papers found among
the effects of Constantine Lynch, aged
settler Of Dreary, Idaho, who died a
month ago, revealed that he at one
time had fortune Of approximately
81 100000 and was once elected gov
ernor OF Maryland but was kept from
office by charges OF Irregularities, ac-
eordlng to testimony In probate court
here. Lynch's estate OF 1880 was pro-
bated and J. A. Harsh. banker Of
Dreary, was named executor.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
Arrest Denver Bank prealdent

Denver.--Prospero Frazzini. prpsi-
dent Of the Tialian-American hank that
closed IT'S donrS few days ago, was ar
rested on warrants charging him with
emhezzlement and grand larceny IN
connection with the banks failure.
The warrants were issued AZ request
Of DistrI,T Attorney Foster Cline and
charged specifically that Frazzini EN-
bezzled s5.70O Of the hunks funds and
securities
II was annonnCed that bonds for
FrazzIni would be fixed ~ Si0,0O0.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
MISSOURI BOARD QUESTIONS
RIGHT TO NJ. .. LICENSES

st. Louls.-The Missouri state board
of health issued citations to DR.. Waldo
Briggs, dean of the st. Louis College
Of Physicians and Surgeons, and 40
other physicians, in Missouri and else
where, 10 appear before the board here
March 8 and show cause why their
licenses to practice medicine should not
be revoked.
Or. Emmett p. North, president, said
the board had completed an exhaustive
Investigation Of the professional rec
ords OF the physicians cited and had
decided to place them on trial. The
board also has asked a St Louis grand
jury to Investigate charges OF fraud
in obtaining medical diplomas and H.
censes.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
Woman AeouItted Of PoIsonIna

Coshocton. Ohlo.-The jury returned
an instructed verdict Of not guilty In
the case Of Mrs. Clara S. McCurdS. a
63-year-old grandmother, tried on a
charge OF murder for the alleged polls
oning Of her husband. William A. Nc
Gurdy. The courtroom was In an MP
roar OF enthusiasm as the jurymen
filed Into the courtroom after receiving
their instructed verdict from Judge
James Glenn.
Although / forgive my daughter, I
an not understand why she testified as
she did" the woman said. Mrs. Myrtle
Haxton, the daughter. told why she be-
lieved her mother had poisoned her
father. She said she saw her mother
mix a powder with some water on the
day that he died. last May Z.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
rhounht . Rs soup PoIaoner

Chicago Efforts were made Feb. 4
10 determine whether John Kammerer,
under sentence TO hang February IL
for killing the five member Of the Ed
er family at villa Park, with an AK, Is
Jean Crones, who poisoned the soup
served at banquet February 10. 1916,
in honor of. Cardinal, then Archbishop,
George w. Mundeleln Of Chicago.
Crones, known as an anarchist and
religious fanItIc. escaped after the pol
eoned soup caused illness to more than
100 persons
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
nurular b senteneed

Thomas Kelly. who pleaded guilty at
Great Falls to wholesale robbery Of
homes and garages. Was sentenced 10
term Of not less than two years and
half and not more than tive years In
the state penItentlary.
His alleged accompllce. EarI Chat
wood. with Billings record. stiII main
taIns that he was not connected with
any Of the Kelly hurglaries. hut he
has admitted clothesline thievery.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
GREECE CLAIMS TURKEY
BREAKS SOLEMN PLEDGE

T.ondon.-H was learned in trust
worthy quarters here that Greece had
decided 10 send strong protest 10
AngorH against the expulsion from
Turkey Of the ecumenical patriarch of
he Greek church which. Il tx submitted
was done in spite OF solemn pledges
- the rOntary given by the Turkish
nj lausanne
The Greek government in ITS motion
II .SprofeSt will propose 10 refer the
.mnfter 10 flle permanent court ~ IN
iernutiOnal justice at The Hague.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
Rum Runner ForfeIts $500 Bali

John Elderkin, alleged rum runner
OF Butte. forfeited cash bond II $500
when he failed TO appear before JUS
tice Of the Peace C. ]. Lemley at Mis-
Eoula on the date fixed in the bond
EIderkin appeared on January II. was
arraigned and p ! e d e d guilty to a
charge OF Transporting intoxicating
liquor. He was arrested by Sheriff
Rice on Evaro hill when the huge
touring car he was driving was Inter
copied and found to be loaded with
400 cargo OF bonded whiskey and
vermuth.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Chlcago-A hold-up mans CON
science cost him his life. Arthur Falk-
enstien robbed taxi drivers, but always
took their names and addresses, prom
isIng that he would return what he
took as soon as he obtained work. At
ter robbing the third driver he was
shot and killed by detective as he
stood beside the cab iotting down the
drivers name.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
Missing Pianist Found

New York.--Ethel I.eRinska. concert
pianist. who disappeared week ago
has been found AZ the home of friends
outside New York In the report II
was stated that her disappearance was
apparently caused by a nervous break
down resulting frnnl overwOrk II WIS
repaFspd that she remembers nothing
fFSsHI- tinr-ftrne shr vanished here until
she was lo.atcd.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Richard eaFpell Is dead. two men are
seriously injured and two other men
are badly bruised "a the result Of a
sneeder crash on the Great Northern
IN the vicinity Of Gateway The speed
er was carrying track crew that had
been engaged IN clearing q rock slide.
A special train brought the dead and
Ininfea e kalIapelI. -----.----...-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Minneapolis Formal action 10 CON
teSi the seai In The United States sen.
are ~ Spnafar-elss-i Thomas q Schall.
Republican. of Minnesota. on grounds
alleging ylolallou Of The corrupt prac
Hires act have heen instituted nv the
defeated FHrner-Iahor Senator Mag
nus .lol,nsou V WAS learned
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

All automobiles captured By Sheriff
Tom Norton, Cascade comfy. rs hoozs
carriers AiH be turned over to the fed
ersl government for confiscafIon. This
action. he said. will prevent the re-
covery Of cars BY the owners or friends
through third party claims, which have
asually been effective IN state courts
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

WashIngton. military courtsmar
fial Of the district Of Washington ex-
onerated Major Thurman MeCamm Of
charges Of being SCI. GOO short In his
accounts as military attache OF the
American embassy at Santiago, Chile.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

washlngton.-The house bin author
king appropriations Of $4,000. for
road construction and SI6.000'000 for
forest road improvements in the next
two fiscal years. upon expenditure Of
like sums by states affected. was
passed by the senate
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
IulIua EleIachman plea

Miami, Fla.-Jullus FleIschman, mil
lionaire phIlanthroplst. sportsman and
president Of the Fleischman Yeast Co..
died suddenly at Miami beach while
playing polo. Death was believed 10
have been caused by heart trouble or
apoplexy.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
surrendarn smunnIed Paarla

Atlanta, Ga.-Asa G. Chandler, Jr.,
who WAS reported In San Francisco dis
patches TO have been In possession OF
pearls struggled into this country, de-
elared that when he purchased them
ne had no knowledge they had been
brought here illegally and on learning
this had gladly surrendered the jewels
to the government authorities"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
ouakes In Norway

Oslo. Norway. earthquakes
some OF considerable violence, accom-
panied by explosions and reverber-
ations. have occurred here IN the last
fortnight. Earth cracks 100 feet In
length by three feet in width were
opened az Sldnal and Eokna.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
polIe. CHEZ cauuht n Raid

Los Angeles.-Chlef Of Police Lou
Haslor OF Lynwood. a suburb. was ar.
rested on charge Of violating the
state prohibition law. Members Of the
sherifrs dry squad said he was one OF
five men captured recently In boot
logging raid.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Cape Juby. Rio de ORC, Spanish
Northwest Africa.-rhe natives in the
Spanish territory have risen In rebel
Hon against the authority Of Spain and
battery OF artillery had been dis
patched from Tenerlfe to Quell the up
rising.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
stons's NOMINATION confirmed

Washington.-TAe senate has con
firmed the nomination Of Attorney Cen.
eral Stone to be supreme court jus
tice. n to 8, a month to the day after
fhe Submission Of his appointment by
President Coolidge.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Creation Of seven state forests to-
facilitate administration Of Montana's
state timber holdings received the APP
proval OF the house in committee OF
the whole The measure, H. B. 90 by
Moss and others, was amended In the
committee to place the state forester's
salary at $4,000 year.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Washington. President Coolidge let
II be known that he approves the postal
rate and pay increase BIN Of the house
csmmitfee
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

A bill fixing the second Tuesday in
July as the date Of the primary cleo
ton, a memorial to the federal SEN
ate asking the United States to par
tlclpate in the disarmament congress
at Geneva in June and memorial TO
congress asking for legislation giving
agriculture equality with other indus
tries, were passed by the house and
now await the action Of the senate.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

the senate received from gowernof
Erickson cDamunieasI0n notifying 8
Of his flFsf spEspintlpent Of a new MEM
Der 10 stare board, the appoinsmens
hesnF sent to the senate for confirma-
ten. Governor Erickson appointed
James &. Stewart OF Meagher county
Is member of the state board 81
equailxatson to sacceea A. J. vIoEette.
whose Germ has expired. AS soon ~
tlse notice Of appointment was received
@ensgor Hazesh&keF moved that Il be
eenfsrnsea by 8he senzss. and upon ron
caIi fhs cumfiFmsakion vas unanimously
wasaa.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Montana's state government will re-
quIre total levy Of four and half
mills for the next bi-enniun, according
to a bin introduced In the house by the
committee on ways and means. This
Is three-tenths Of a mill more than the
levy made in 1923. The additional
cost Will arise from the added require
ments in meeting the interest and sink
ing fund Of the S5,000.000 university
bond Issue. Otherwise there are no
changes. two mills being the constitu-
tional levy for the general fund for
purely state purposes and one and one
half mill for the maintenance OF the
university. the university leyies having
been voted in 1920 by the people.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Besides the bills offered in the house
amending the primary election SYSTEM
bill has been noticed In the senate
with the same object. However. It goes
further than most OF the house meas
ures, in that It would provide for con-
vention nominations for presidential
electors, United States senator, con-
gressmen, and state officers.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Three measures sponsored by the
state banking department and intended
to make the department better able to
cope with banking difficulties have
made their appearance in the house in
notices of bills given by the committee
on banks and banking.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Governor J. E. Erickson has signed
H. b. No. 1, Void. legislative expense
He has also signed S. B. No. by
Speer, authorizing a new contract for
publication OF the Montana supreme
court reports. It is the third measure
to be approved by the chief executive
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

Lobbying on the floor Of the house
during the times when the house Is in
session will not be permitted in the
future, It was decided by the body
when It adopted motion offered BY
Peat Of sfissoula county. This viii ex-
cinde during these times several per
sons who have been quite active dur
ing the last few DAYS and make them
confine their activities to such periods
a. the house is in recess or adjourned.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

During the week past the state SEN
ate brought the number of senate bills
up to an even 90, which compares more
than fayorably with the DAB introduced
In the house, since the public long
has held the view that there are al
ready too many laws. and the best leg
islator is he who legIslates the least
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
NEWS AND GOSSIP Of
MONTANA LEGISLATURE

AT tne &H4 on J0Huary Lne nouSc u
representatives finds itself with 243
bills Introduced. which gives 1OT more
bills than have been introduced in the
eighteenth assembly up to this time
Speaker Brieker says that the house IS
10 days ahead in the consideration or
bills. as compared with the work ae-
complished By the assembly OF 1923,
There remain only Is days In which
any bills except appropriation bills and
substitute measures may be introduced
The house has passed 81 house bills,
one house resolution, two house joint
resolutions, three house joint memor-
ials. two house memorials. one senate
bin and one senate joint resolution
Forty-five house bills and one house
joint resolution have been killed.
In addition 20 243 bills, the house
journal show the Introduction Of one
resolution. five joint resolutions, four
joint memorials and two memorials.
Many OF the recommendations OF
Governor Erickson have been present
ed In the house. However. no notice
has yet been given Of the governors
proposal to transfer the department OF
agriculture TO the State college; nor
to assign the health board and live
stock laboratories to other Institutions
Evening star., 1925-01-27
BRUNSWICK NIGHT
ON WRC PROGRAM
Fifth Hour of Music to Be
I Broadcast, Starting at
10 Pm. Tonight.

The Fifth Brunswick Hour of Mu-
sic" featuring Elizabeth Rothberg,
dramatic soprano: Giuseppe Danise,
baritone. both of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, and the Brunswick
Symphony Orchestra, will he broad
cast between 10 and II o'clock tonight
IS the chief attraction of WRC's stel-
lar program. WIZ, New York, and
wGY, Schenectady, will transmit the
concert simultaneously with WRC.
Another exceptional attraction
scheduled by WRC is an act by Bert
Rome, Henry Dunn and Desiree Ia
bor, vocal stars of Earl Carrolls
''Vanities." playing at the National
Theater Their program will begin
ut o'clock, Immediately following
the opening number-Peggy Albion's
Children's period-which will go on
the air at Gas.
Two regular weekly talks have
been worked into the pretentious mu-
steal program The principal one will
be given by Frederic William Vile,
the popular radio political analyst
who will cling 10 his familiar topic
''The Political Situation in Washing
ton Tonight" The other will be given
by Leonard Hall, dramatic editor of
the Daily News. 1t is labeled, Show
Shopping"
Among the many musical attrac-
tions on WRCs bill is an organ re-
citaI at the Estey studio, which will
be "piped down" from New York
through VIZ; dinner music by the
willard Hotel Meyer Davis Trio,
concert by the Irving Boernstein
Wardman Park Instrumental Quar-
tet and a dance program by the
Meyer Davis Cafe LIE Paradis Band,
under the direction Of Spencer Tup-