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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

fhIcago.--A new wage agreement
with thIrty-two western and southern
railroads has been obtained by officials
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
glneers and the Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers brotherhood officials.
The agreement follows the same basis
ax that obtained in the Southern Pa
clflc settlement, giving engine service
crews . five per cent wage increase
without change In working rules.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

Thomas Johnson, Woodside, and
Arthur Rowe Of Victor. Ravalli county,
succeeded in keeping a gold strike
made In the Bitter Root valley secret
two years. until the land had been
acquired. These two prospectors now
tell their story to the world. The pot
Of gold" lies on Fred Burr creek, four
miles north Of Woodside on the west
side Of the river A shaft has been
sunk and gold which Is said to. run
$14 to the ton was found.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

Clinton. Okla.--A boa constructor
hidden in a bunch of bananas was
shipped recently from q produce house
here to Lee Goddard, grocer, at Sayre,
Okla. The bananas were handled three
times by the Clinton firm. but the
snake. which weighed eight pounds,
remained concealed in the crate until
ii reached It's destination.
The bananas were grown In Central
America.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07
COLONEL COOLIDGE
GOES TO HOSPITAL

Plymout. vt.-Colonel John Coolidge,
father Of President Coolidge. left Ply.
mouth for Boston, where he will I'M
aergo treatment for his heart at Massa-
Chusetts general hospital.
Colonel Coolidge has been in poor
health this spring and 1t was on the
advice of his physician, DR.. A. M.
Cram, BrIdgewater, VT, and OF Presl-
dent Coolidge that he decided to under
go treatment in Boston.
He was in splendid spirits and did
his customary mornings work.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

Minneapolis. MINI. = Decision 20
continue activities OF the non-partlsan
league In Minnesota and to collect
dues from members at the rate OF $3.50
for two years, was reached at meet
ing OF the leagues state committee.
Former United States Senator Magnus
Johnson attended the meeting and par
tIcipated In the discussion. He spoke
on cooperation.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

New York. Edward F. AIbee an
nounced the purchase of the New York
Hsppodrorne. the largest theater in the
world BY the B. f. Keith interests. Of
which ne is the head. The theater al
ready was under lease to the Keith In
terests and operated rs vaudeville
home. the price Is reported 90 be be-
tween $500. 900 and $4,000.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

The Mondak State bank, according
to Cashier L. W. Thompson, viii move
to Fairview, located at the lower end
Of the Lower Yellowstone irrigation
project in Richland county, and will
be ready for business in its new IOcn-
ton on June 1.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07
New offIeIaI AppoIntmenta

w. A. Batcheler OF Great Falls was
named by Commissioner of Agricul-
ture A. Fl. Bowman to be state scale
Inspector succeeding George H. Berry.
Miss Freda Scharff OF Helena was ap-
pointed stenographer In the state pur-
chasing department, and Miss Mary
Morgan Of Anaconda was made mort
gage clerk in the state land office.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07
parIs.-The hominr pigeon Is dan

ParEs.-The homing pigeon Is a dan
gerous bird for the security Of France
when owned by foreigners, ie the
reason given In the preamble Of q bin
introduced by the government 10 the
effect that henceforth none buf
Frenchmep born may own dovecotes
Reasons Of national defense. tbs Oill
begins, has forced the government 70
pass the measure
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

washington. Speeding up OF the
franscontlnental air mail service was
ordared By Postmaster General New In
orsXAr "a nuk dewn transit time between
San wxnncisco and New York from 81
honrs and So minutes 20 % hours and
A0 mAmukea
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

New York. Miss Edna Ferher. al.
thor Of $50 Big who April % was
awarded the 1900 Pulitzer prize FOR
the best American novel 10 1924, do
mated ire check. recently. to the Aus
thors league fund FOR the care Of
needy wFiserg and aAGists
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

At an estimated cost OF s80o0. ST.
patriek's church at Butte win be ne.
modelled with complete interior and
exterior refinlshing. accoxtiing 70 an
announcements made b. the pastor.
rather Joseph n. venns
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

London.-The pound sterling touched
$4.S0x, which is its highest point
since the war, on the London market.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-07

4 London.-There Is money in
h pig breeding, and the ministry
h Of agriculture wants more Brit
ish people TO go in for It, II Is
pointed out that $250,O00,000
I worth OF bacon, ham and pork
: was Imported into the country
last year, and most everybody
with a fair-slzed garden could
+ participate in the profitable in
dustry of pig-raIsing.
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27

At noon the party reached a de-
serted cabin and Messrs. Doyle and
Hogaboom undertook to struggle on
in search of help. The former was
shortly Frustrated with violent
cramps and Hogaboom went on alone.
Toward evening, lost and exhausted
from fatigue and hunger, he foUld
himself, without warning or prepara-
ton, at the edge of the forest. Before
him lay the Grand Canyon.
Twenty minutes later HogaboOm
was at the Grand View hotel By
eight that night P. D. Berry, the pro.
prietor, had returned with the others
in a four horse team. The next dag
gasoline was sent for, the day after
that it arrived and on Thursday the
first automobile reached Grand Can
yon-at the end of rope. Then, un-
der it's own steam, it was navigated
out onto Grand View point and its
picture taken. Several days later Mr..
Lippincott, accompanied by P. D. Ber-
ry, drove the Toledo" back to Flag
staff in seven hours. The success Of
this trip was no less remarkable than
the vicissitudes and misfortunes of
the first. Nature still smiled and
held her breath. Then she veiled the
tired mountains in soft robe of snow
and took the props out from under the
mercury. The conquest of the Grand
Canyon by automobile was an accom-
plished fact.
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27

oldtimer put it-"she sure made more
noise'n a thrashin' machine" Stray
range steers in the streets, against
which quiet citizens were just begin.
ming to protest, had all taken to the
tall timber. CONSERVATION reignec
supreme among the steeds at the
horse rails before saloons, hotels ano
stores.
1t was a gala day for Flagstaff. Nc
other automobile had ever before beer
seen in northern Arizona and the towr
turned out en- masse for the great
occasion. There were Indians from
the reservations, Mexicans and a few
Swedes from the lumber camps, COW.
punchers from the ranges, gamblers
and hangers-on from the saloons, 10.
cal magnates and clerks from the
stores; men, women and children
ponies and dogs. There was amaze.
ment, incredulity, skepticism; amuse
ment, enthusiasm and ridicule-every-
thing, in fact, but indifference.
At 2:10 o'clock in the afternoon the
Toledo's whistle blew and her bel
changed and she was off, amid roal
of shouts and laughter. Bets were
freely made on the outcome, though
the odds have not come down to US
The consensus of opinion was that the
trip would take anywhere from six
days to six years.
This opinion was not unanimous
however. Mr.. Lippincott had sci
himself a schedule of four hours
which he stated was ultra-conserva.
tive. Apparently his companions
even to AL Doyle, who alone knew
the country and the possibilities OF
the weather-lay under the same spell
Of enthusiasm. At any rate the sole
provision against accident or delay
consisted of a large supply of tobacco
and matches. The car carried no foot
or blankets. Mr.. Lippincott, fresh
from California, wore thin summer
suit!
With a snort and roar and {
cloud of dust and smoke the Toledo
and her doughty crew departed thence
Out of sight of the assembled popu
lace they sped, merry and bright Their
the road commenced to climb and they
did not go so swiftly. Then the trailer
"bore down too hard on the hind axle
and they did not go at all. All hands
descended, unpacked the trailer, rear
ranged it's load, reembarked.
1t was now night. There was M
moon and deep forest SURROUNDED
them. Pilot Lippincott did the an
cient equivalent of stepping on her
while the crew chung to the rigging
and prayed soulfully against chanc,
stumps and fallen trees.
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27

1t is no reflection on Doyle if the
hot flame of his enthusiasm dimmed
somewhat under the strain. Horses
he had known all his life, automobiles
not at all. At any rate he reckoned
the country ahead was no place for
nightriding and that there ought to
be an old cabin somewhere about. So
they left the car, climbed a young
mountain and found the cabin, plus
three cowpunchers. The latter had
just killed a two-year-old steer and
soon rustled up a hot and welcome
meal of steaks, honey, biscuits and
coffee. That night all bunked on the
floor of the cabin with the cowboys.
They were up and fed before dawn
next morning. Though they did not
know, this was the last food they were
to see for two days. The Toledo" /"
of course, was frozen stiff and it took
some hours and much fuel to thaw it
out. At last they "moved off splen-
didly." The COW ponies promptly
bolted.
For ten miles all went we'll. Twice
they passed bands Of antelope held by
curiosity until the car was almost
upon them. Once they passed num-
Der of wild horses that fled.
Good going had just caused Lippin-
colt to "give her more steam" when
something happened. The water
gauge had burst and the valves had
failed to work. All hope of heaven
went up in the cloud of precious steam
that enveloped them.
Vrbo F,,al F,.o~..
had now been consumed and it was
necessary to fall back on reserve
purchased in Flagstaff. The latter
proved unequal to the task of keeping
up the necessary pressure. More
over, it produced dense black smoke
that poured out of the ventilators"
and enveloped them, until they became
as Africans.
Several hours of this sort of thing,
at about three miles an hour, decided
them to abandon the trailer, strip to
essentials and put all hope of the here
after in wild dash for the Canyon.
Accordingly all spare water, gasoline
and baggage were cached and all four
piled into the ''Toledo's" one remain
ing seat.
A mile at joyous speed. Then a
sharp, metallic click. Then a harsh,
rasping sound. The sprocket chain had
parted.
Three hours later the chain was
mended. It was now midnight, with
/ bitter wind sweeping over an open
plain. Doyle reckoned there would be
shelter in bunch of cedars about
four miles ahead. The latter were
reached in about two hours, half the
crew feeling out safe path; the kero-
sene in the side lamps was exhausted
and the headlight not functioning
properly. Among the cedars huge
fire was built and supper of vain
regrets and thoughts of home enjoyed
by all.
The night passed in stoking fires
and pipes. The breakfast menu was
increased by melting some dirty ice
from the boilers. An earlier bid of
$50 for a ham sandwich was raised
to $500, with no takers. Doyle reck-
oned it was now about 18 miles to
the Canyon but the toledo" refused
| to grow enthusiastic. Two more
asthmatic miles, during which all but
Chauffeur Lippincott walked, and the
car was abandoned.
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27
HIJACKERS

tz1saeking has been another stimu'
IA A band of thugs fits out sea-
sp&sx motor boat. lies in wait for an
expected rum runner, captures her.
takes off her stock of fire-water--
tAsn feels like Alexander the Great.
sasAing for new worlds to conquer
After finishing with the rum ship.
a coastwise trading ship is sighted in
the citing.
R~sntS then happen in logical Sc
q1Nnce The rum ship was easy
meat-why not the trader Night
falls. and the attack IS made
Under cover of darkness the motor
hoa. pulls silently alongside. The
man on watch is shot down before he
can give the alarm
Taken at disadvantage by the
sudden and furious onslaught. the
traders crew is easily disposed Of
sometimes bound hand and foot,
aossettsn-s slaughtered in cold blood.
TAen 10 eaeEA the loot Dull away
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27

But their main stronghold--even
as in Morgans days-is In southern
waters They lie IN wait IN the
coves and lnlets Of the Florida KEYS.
the Tortugas and Barbados. swoop.
ing down on ships in the coastwise.
Cuban and South American trade
Their craft are fast motor boats.
carrying from ten to twenty desper.
ate uen-mostly of foreign extrac'
ton. the dregs Of southern Europe,
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27
BABBITT BROS. TRADING Co.
PIRATES AS BOLD AS KIDDS MEN
OF OLD HAMPERING COAST TRADE
SCHOONER. yowning crafty

A SCHOONER. yawning crafty
n back and fe'th. sAls f:aHaia.g
AID s.apping in the breeze. Is
sighted by a coast guard cutter off
the Florida Keys.
Curser pels Alongside; crew boards
the apparently unpiloted craft
40 one at the helm. decks red
with blood: twelve dead bodies lying
in the scuppers'
Piracy is once more fourishing on
the Atlantic seaboard'
The foregoing is no fgment Of the
imagination- 1t is an actual happen
ing. reported by coast guard officials.
Pwacy. they say. has never been
enur~ly sumOsd out 1t has con-
tinueA 10 greater or lsss degree since
tnA days OF tOdd and Morgan
os tate. however. 1t has greatly in
creased. stimulated by the fact that
suoh 9 large part of the coast guards
esr~amSh is concentrated on Rum
Rkyw"
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27
The First Conquest Of
The Grand Canyon

Roger Williams Brdseye of Flagstaff, in cleverly
written story in the last number Of Motor Life describes
the first journey made by automobile from Flagstaff
to Grand Canyon The illustrations from actual pho
tographs taken at the time Just how Mr. Birdseye
aged to dig EN- up and where not known but they add
great interest to the story One shows the about
start with Al Doyle the front seat beside the driver
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27

The pirates work up and down the
Atlantic seaboard They loot New
England and New Foundland fisher
les. One Of their latest exploits was
the capture of two coal barges in
New York harborI
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27
EVER CHANGING

Father: Don't you think we ought
to send our little daughter to dam
cling school, dear?"
Mother: "What, and have her learn
a lot of steps that will be out of date
before she grows up. | should say
not"
The Coconino sun., 1925-02-27
CAPTURE TWO BARGEs

and the hijackers have become real
pirates for fair
Evening star., 1925-04-08
WHEN WE.CO SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN.

"squatty" appearance to the whole
room.
BY making your side curtains very
narrow, and by hanging them over
the wall, rather than over the glass,
you can make very narrow window
look much wider.
A window that is too wide and low
should have the curtains made to
hang over the sides a few inches; and
the top of the valance should be hung
on the wall above the trim of the
window, and not extend over the
glass at all. In this way the window
will appear to gain height at the
same time that it loses width.
In almost all cases curtains look
better hanging straight, and not
looped back. But il one has a high,
narrow window and the curtains are
brought together at the top and tied
back at about the middle, it will give
the illusion of greater width.
If the windows are small, or even
when well propoftioned, IL they are
divided into many small panes, It Is
often considered advisable to omit
the curtains next the glass, and dress
the window with side drapes alone.
Many women find 1t worth while to
expericent with cheesecloth in de-
termining the best arrangement for
an unusual or awkward window ue-
fore they even start shopping for the
material that is to be made up.
Evening star., 1925-04-08

set about combining utility and wear
ableness in travelling clothes with chic
and charm. This problem Is less diff
cult to work out now than in years
gone by because the mode of today
SO frequently Identifies that which is
simple, mannish and eminently serv-
iceable with that which is smart and
fashionable. Tan, beige and brown,
always considered eminently proper
for travel clothes, bear the stamp Of
fashions approval. The small close
fitting hat which every woman seems
to want to wear might have been de-
signed expressly for travel by land,
water or motor-car- Bechoff solves
the problem of travelling hats by
making travelling coats with capes
and collars that turn up over the
head to make smart headgear.
The sketch shows a travel coat of
peculiar appeal. Made of tan and
brown plaid. 1t Is fastened down the
left side with buckles, which likewise
hold the collar smartly snug around
the neck and the sleeves close around
the wrists.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
What TomorrowMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Aries.

The favorable conditions that have
prevailed have apparently exhausted
themselves, as tomorrows aspects are
quite adverse and counsel not only
poise and self-control. but a delibera-
tive attitude and only such action as
Is compatible with the carrying out
of routine and customary duties.
There will be a strong tendency to-
ward caviling, unnecessary criti-
cism and argument You will also
become impatient and easily provoked
to anger. In other words. you will
feel dissatisfied and discontented, and
In looking around for some justifica-
tion for such an attitude will be will
ing to vent your spleen on those
around you.
A child born tomorrow will in all
probability escape all serious illness
during infancy. but during later
childhood cause alarm and anxiety by
an ailment of rather serious nature.
The right sort of care and intelligent
watchfulness will enable it to over
come all danger and attain physical
normalcy. Its disposition will be re-
ttrfng and diffident, and its future
success will depend upon the oppor-
tunities 1t may have of displaying in
trinsic merit rather than on any self
advertising campaign. 1t will be
StoolouS, quick TO learn and very
painstaking. Its character promises
to be of such high order as to en-
dear it to all who know it intimately
and well.
Your chief characteristics and out
standing virtues, if today is your
birthday. are honesty of purpose, in
tegrity of thought and action. and a
commendable ambition. You possess
striking ideals and do your utmost to
live up to them. You believe more
in example than in precept. You are
very dependable and reliable and you
are sought at all times for the value
of your advice and the sympathy of
your thought, and, as a result
thereof, your friends are loyal and
sincere.
In your home life you are at your
best, as not only are you devoted TO
those who compose your family
circle. but they are equally devoted
to you. No sacrifice is too great, not
even the squelching of your ambition.
if, by such a course, happiness and
contentment can be ensured to those
you love.
Well known persons born on this
date are: John Overton, founder of
Memphis. Tenn; Andrew Garrett,
conchologist; Maria S. Cummins,
author; Samuel Fleet Speir. ply
sician; Samuel w. Pennypacker, once
Governor Of Pennsylvania; Olin Levi
Warner, sculptor: Charles Protens
Steinmetz, electrical wizard.
Evening star., 1925-04-08

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Evening star., 1925-04-08
In THE GARDEN WITH BURBANK

To a sound groundwork of educa
tion he added a vast and varied
knowledge by study and reading, and
In the University of Science he has
taken masters degree.
Life has not been smooth, nor has
the work been easy. Fate placed in
his way obstacles and hindrances
which would have discouraged most
men, but these only banked in the
current of his will" and, once sur
mounted the steady stream flowed
on into broadening lake, freighted
with the garnered wisdom of years.
In Massachusetts, where he was
born and where he passed his early
life, he produced his well known Bur
bank potato, which has always re-
mained connected with his name. and
there his fame is as great as in the
West, where he has spent many years,
of his life and where he has conduct
ed the ma jority of his experiments.
These experiments have ranged
over wide fields of research, from
trees to vegetables, from grain 10
flowers. and the many perfected forms
and new creations have found homes
all over the world.
Mr. Burbank, although working
under a favorable climate In the
West, has always sought to adapt the
plants he has produced and modified
to other climates and to fit them for
usefulness in as many parts OF the
world as possible.
His seeds are widely scattered. and
from near and far come recognition
and reports of successful culture. The
chorus swells from Alaska to South
America, and from Siberia TO India
and South Africa, to say nothing Of
the South Sea Islands; and IL these
magic seeds can establish themselves
SO successfully IN foreign parts,
surely the home gardener may hope
! for success by faithfully following di-
rections and by building his garden
along the lines of Mr.. Burbank 5
methods and instructions.
| Mr.. Burbank emphasizes the fact
that these methods, which have been
tested over a period of many years.
may we'll be applied to garden work
| in general and to the growth of
| everyday plants, so that into any
| garden, anywhere, II only the gate be
! opened, the spirit Of Luther Burbank
! may enter, creating new beauty and
| inspiring new enthusiasm for perfec-
| ton.
In such a garden this everyday
| amateur need not fear to walk and to
work; he will find the master gar
| dener gentle and direct of speech,
! humble in soul. as all great scientists
are, and concerned as much with sim
pie growing things as with the i'm
| portant experiments which fill so
great d part of his life.
! Believing always in beginning at
the beginning of things. when he Is
asked, What shall ! do first to make
garden?" he is ready with practical
suggestions as TO location, drainage,
| fertilization and irrigation, and the
pupil listens closely, makes notes, and
then, IL he be wise, proceeds to carry
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