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The Washington times., 1925-06-11
WORDS FROM
WISE MEN

CCIENCE IL organized knowl-
- edge.
Every unpublished delinquency
has a family of delinquencies.
Mental power cannot be had
from ill-fed brains.
Be calm in arguing; for fierce
ness makes
Error q fault and truth discour-
tesy.-George Herbert.
Science Is a first-rate piece Of
furniture for q mans upper cham
Der, If hi" has common sense On
the ground floor.
It Is the province of knowledge
to speak, and it is the privilege
of wisdom TO listen.
Music is the medicine Of the
mind.
Men who make money rarely
saunter. Men who save money
rarely swagger.
Politeness has been well de-
fined as benevolence in small
things.
No man can climb out beyoT0l
the limitations Of his own charac.
ter.
Sloth Is a foe to all virtuous
deeds.
knowledge, when wisdom Is too
weak to guide her,
Is like a headstrong horse, that
throws the rider.
Francis Quarles.
Cheerfulness is the principal
ingredient in the composition Of
health.
There have been many most
excellent poets that never versi-
fled, and now swarm many versi-
fiers that need never answer 20
the name of poets.
No philoshers' stone of con-
stitution can produce golden con-
duct from leaden instincts.
The behavior of men to the
lower animals, and their behav-
Tor to each other, bear con-
slant relationship.
Business dispatched Is business
we'll done, but business hurried
is business i'll done.-Bulwer-Ly
ton.
An unkindness has no remedy
at law; let it's avoidance be with
you a point of honor.-Hosee
Ballou.
He who strikes terror into
others is himself in continual
fear.-Claudianus.
Suffering becomes beautiful
when any one bears great calomi-
ties with cheerfulness, not
through insensibility, but through
greatness Of mind.-Aristotle.
OF truth men are mystically
united. A bond Of brotherhood
makes ali men one.-Carlyle.
The Washington times., 1925-06-11
How to Die Young
Neglect Your Sleep.

Chicago students scientific possible remained
awake voluntarily for 115 hours Although awake they
dreamed though they asleep They only SEEMED
awake.
Those students the their lives will because
of the tests voluntarily endured After two days without
Sleep it impossible for them write legibly they
unable to distinguish individuals and lost
control of their minds completely.
That should be lesson for all young gentlemen who have
heard that Napoleon could get along with sleep
day and try initiate him.
Napoleon had slept regularly might have stayed
awake which he did do the day of the Battle of
Waterloo And it might have been Welington's Waterloo
instead Of being Napoleon's
Here's plan for living short time only:
/ Sleep too LITTLE
| Eat too MUCH
Believe and patronize the bootlegger
The Washington times., 1925-06-11
THEY SWELTER IN LIBRARY

ants, victims, mop faces, wrists,
look unspeakably wretched and
intolerably hot-working in coats
they arexcompelled to keep on.
Can't somebody with a half
grain of commonsense, the Presi.
dent or Vice President--somebody
order all l.. c. employees to re-
move coats at pleasure, May |
Tor earlierl to October last? For
decent humanitys SAKE.
BERRY L0UQUNs
The Washington times., 1925-06-11
PURSUING AN
INVITATION
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ The other day a man friend
came to my home for dinner.
After dinner we spoke of base
ball. 1 said 1 liked this sport
very much, to which he replied
that he would take me some
time to see a game. When he
said goodnight he asked me to
let him know If I wanted to go
to ball game, when and where:
and he would be glad to crafty
this wish. have met this
young man twice.
A says 1 should write and ask
him to take me to a game. b
says I should wait until he asks
me definitely to go to game.
Please tell me who is right.
A READER.
ID IS correct. 1t would be very
ID pushing and forward for you
TIC write to him, to pursue" the
invitation. He knows that you
wish, to go, and he has the social
o. K. of your hospitality; there,
fore, he should follow up his own
invitation. I am sure that 1t
would embarrass you very. much
If you did as A says. Besides,
being q baseball fan myself, I
think that one fan should be SO
delighted to find another that he
should eagerly carry out the sug.
gestion that he would, like to take
her to game!
Introducing a Man to a Girl.
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN: ~
IL Will you please tell me
the correct method Of lntroduc-
ing a girl to young man?
2-Is it correct for a young
lady to say the young mans
name when acknowledging the
introduction? For example,:
"How do you do. Jack?" or How
90 you. do, Mr.. Strong?" even
If he is as young as she?,
3-If at prom" girl
to the teachers or principal. what
Is the correct method OF pro-
cedure?
AN INTERESTED READER.
THERE is none! A girl is not
Il introduced to a young man.
A man is always introduced to a
woman, In a formal introduction
you say, Miss Ladye, may l pre-.
sent Tor 'introduce) Mr.. MANN"
III an informal introduction you
may say only the names: Miss
LadyeS this is Mr., Manu."
2-Yes, it is an especially gra-
cious thing for anyone to add the
name to the "How do you do?"
But he sure that you have caught
the name correctly before you
do this. You would not use the
first name in acknowledging an
introduction.
3-"Miss Allenby, may pre-
sent Mr.. Mann?" In other words,
you make the introduction as you
would any other introduction.
first mentioning the name of the
lady and then Introducing the
gentleman to her.
Mrs. Beeckman Will BE Glad to
Answer Questions on Etiquette
submitted by Readarsl
The Washington times., 1925-06-11

Another elementary question
following your recent article
on the reason for the full and
partial illumination >of the
moons face. An observer. say
at Mt. Wilson, adjusts his
instrument to follow the full
moon from the moment of It's
rising until it sets; does he see
any change in the lunar land
scapes during that time?-F.
J. H, Berkeley, Calf"
IVES, he does. and principally
on account of what is called
the "diurnal libration" OF the
moon. His line Of sight to the
moon shifts nearly one degree on
each side of a line drawn straight
from the center OF the earth to
the center OF the moon. This is
The Washington times., 1925-06-11
LISTEN, WORLD!

well no one
had ever exactly
turned him down.
He wasn't sRh q
dumb bell that
he'd risk getting
turned down. But
/ could bet my
gizzard that IL he
HAD asked EN-
he'd have been
turned down.
Those birds with
fancy jobs al-
ways DID turn
an honest work
ing man down.
No one on earth
had any use for
an honest work
ing man. Just az
IL q working man
couldn't appreci-
ate swell things
as much az any
-4hn~ a1v Rllt
The Washington times., 1925-06-11

Il Jin1s Jinn's
a mechanic In
one Of our big
gest cara 8 80.
Were old friends.
and every little
while Jim phones
me and we breeze
down the alley
and absorb q slab
Of steak together.
r u n ny hin 6
a b o u t those
phone calls. I'd
KIN o w n Jim a
long time before
he called me. the
first time. Met
him when his
wife was so sick
after their last
baby was born
and I used to go
The Washington times., 1925-06-11

Editor, Washington Times:
By some strange assumption of
autocracy the Library of Con-
gress male attendants and watch
men are compelled to work with
their coats on! 1t is inconceivabiy
stupid. There are 2-two'-elec-
trio fans up on top of central
desk in reading room, and the
readers down in the pit" swelt-
or, mop, sweat-sW-r! The attend
The Washington times., 1925-06-11
WOmen'S Dress

reformer blames and their modern tempta-
tons of dress for the attacks of upon women He has
no new idea Adam passed that buck to Eve.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24


With the publication Of notice 81
Miles City declaring roundup IN Gus.
ter county for the purpose OF Inapoand-
ing all abandoned horses. the first leg
al step has been taken im an attempt
to rid the ranges Of many OF the ami
mails that have become a menace to
the livestock industry.
A petition signed by 10 persons OF
Custer county who pay taxes on live
stock has been filed with the county
board asking for the declaration Of a
roundup district. Bruce Mott has been
appointed roundup foreman and the
headquarters viii be established at
the Mott ranch.
All Of the horses taken in at the
roundup are to be offered for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder
and II there are no bidders the ami
mails are to be killed.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

Under the supervision of the Mon
tana state highway commission. con-
struction viii be started within a few
weeks on two federal aid highway
projects on the Roosevelt highway
across the Fort Peck reservation
These two projects viii include the
grading and graveling OF the stretch
from Poplar west to the end Of the
present graveied road and the reshap-
ing and graveling of the highway from
Box Elder sub-statiOn. east OF Brock
ton, to the Big Muddy creek. The
federal government assumes the entire
cost of construction of federal aid
road projects across unpatented lands
on Indian reservations, and In this
case, practically all land crossed be-
ing Indian land, the government will
defray the larger part of the constr1c-e
ton costs.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
War IS DECLARED
ON UhDES|RABIES
LARGE NUMBER or CHINESE AT
Ellis ISLAND AWAITING
DEPORTATION
new YORK CHINATOWN EXCITED
Federal Officials VIII Weed Cat All
Who Have Violated the
Exclusion Act

New York-Recept all night aetlvl
ties by federal authorities In fheHI
roundup Of suspected undeslr8blea II
Chinatown, which netted total of 500
Chinese. resulted in 1874 being sent ID
Tombs prison TO await removal to Ellis
island for deportation.
Dozens Of the suspects were found
with white women who said they were
the mems wives.
Chinatown was wildly excited as
federal authorities rounded up sus-
poets sIngly and in groups, taking them
to the federal building for questioning.
The roundup, unprecedented in ifs
extent. came within a few hours after
leaders OF the On Leong and Hip Sing
Tongs had signed peace treaty call.
ing for a truce In the Tong warfare
which has caused the deaths of a dog.
en- Tong men within the last few
weeks. Federal officials have an
their determination of weed
Ing out every Chinese who remained
IN the city for violation of the exclu-
sion act.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
To Offer prv Repeater

-Representative John p
Hill, Of the Third Maryland district
has announced that at the opening Of
congress In December he VIII intro.
duce an amendment to the constitution
providing for repeal OF the eighteenth
amendment
Mr. Hill said his decision was made
several weeks ago and announcement
at that time was prompted by reading
excerpts from the report on prohibit
tiOn OF the Federal Council Of
Churches. Investigators, this report
said. saw an "unfavorable and dis
quieting" trend since 1920 In the social
consequences OF prohibition.
Representative Hill has taken part
in many debates in the house in oppo-
sitIon to prohibition and has intro
duced several bills seeking modIfica-
ton OF the vOlstead act.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

Washlngton.-Any person who can
catch buffalo bun from the govern
ment's herd in Yellowstone National
park, may have him--if ne pays the
cost. This includes, besides express
charges to Its new home, an expense
Of about $50 for Grating and transport
Ing from the buffalo range to Gardiner
Mont, the shipping point
The government sold SO Of it's sur
plus stock last year and this year has
about 100 more to spare.
The national park service at Wash
ington will receive applications which
must state for what purpose the bison
are desired, age Of the animals want
ed and the facilities available for their
care.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
RAINS IMPROVE
STATE RANGES
Montana Livestock Outlook ls Report
cd Excellent IN Most
Sections

Montana livestock and range condi-
lions, except In east central and south
eastern districts were generally re-
ported excellent in reports received by
the Montana cooperative crop and
livestock reporting service on the Sep
tember j outlook and general rains
since that date have improved the out
look for fall grass and replenished the
water holes. There has been a heavy
early movement Of cattle due to the
early cure Of range grass and the ex-
cellent gains made in the fore part OF
the season. Sheep for most part are
coming off the range in excellent
shape. with lambs reported Ia many
cases Of better weight than last year
The condition OF cattle on September
/ In the western third of the state av-
erages about the same as the favOr-
able condition of month ago and is
very much better than a year ago. The
central third declined moderately from
last months condition and is about
the same as year ago. The eastern
third declined about seven points from
last months average and averages 10
points lower than a year ago. The
state. as a whole. averages 102 per
cent normal, compared with 1O6 per
cent month ago and 1O1 per cent a
wear ago
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
IRISH FREE STATE
GENERAL IS M0DDED
Riet en- New York Docks Is Supplies
Party for Waiting
Delegation

New York.-After having been vel
coined to the United States by mob
OF Irish republican sympathISers who
hurled spoiled eggs. tomatoes and
sticks, General Mulcahey, former CON-
mander of the Irish Free State army,
and four companions are here on their
way to the InterparIiamentary union
conference at Washington.
The general and his party were at
tackled by surprise when they disem-
parked from the liner President R00se-
welt at Hoboken, n. J. Punched In the
face and kicked In the legs, Mulcahey
was almost knocked from his feet be-
fore he left the gangplank. A crowd
OF more than 100 persons, mostly wo-
men, scattered the friendly welcoming
party with shouts OF "Black and Tans.V
The dock police were powerless.
A riot call finally brought police re-
serves. The visitors were rushed to a
taxicab and spirited across the river
to New York. Three men and two wo-
men were arrested.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
RATE POOLING PLAN
GETS INTO HEARING


Chicago.--The Potter plan, undel
which western railroads would pool q
8 per cent freight rate Increase and ap-
portion the proceeds in the ratio OF
the percentage by which the roads
failed Of earning 5.75 per cent profit
on their Investment. was placed before
the interstate commerce commission
here.
The plan was outlined by H. E. BY
ram, one OF the receivers for the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul railway.
whose testimony. was halted abruptly
when Clyde b. Aitchison. chairman Of
the commission. insisted that Mr.. BY
ram had strayed from the field OF
statement Of facts to opinions.
The @. NJ. & st. P. receiver appeared
in the petition for a fiat per cent
freight rate increase for the railroad
Of the other western
and 1t was over the protest
Of r. N. Vandoren, their legal repre-
sentative, that his description Of the
Potter plan went into the record. II
vas brought In cross-examination
~ John f. Benton, OF Washington,
the national association
Il public utilities and railroad commits
ioners. Mr. Yandoren pleaded that |
he Potter plan was not in line with |
he evidence the interstate commerce
commission came here to hear.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
Ottawa.-More than 10000 600 bush

Ottawa.-Afore than 100000 bush
els Of wheat were exported from Can
ada in August, as compared with 49,
100000 IN August of last year. or the
wheat exported last month. 1927, 900
bushels went to the United Kingdom
and Of that amount, S.O85O00 bushels
went by way of United States ports.
The shipments through United States
ports showed marked increase over
August Of last year, when the total
was 2.24e. 600 bushels.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

Sioux City, Iowa.-Mrs. LILLIAN Kee,
OF Mapleton. Iowa. signed confession
here that she had slain her 10-day-old
son with safety razor blade In q
Pullman car here last March Is.
Mrs. Kee said that the child was
born in Kansas City, February %. On
the way to Sioux City the child be-
came fretful and when sudden Inn
pulse seized her, she said, she slashed
the baby's throat with safety razor
blade.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

Washington. Virtual dismissal Of
the complaint against the so-called
Armour Morris merger Of packing in
terests is understood to have been de-
cided upon by the government.
The decision, which soon Is to be
given by Secretary Iardine, was dis
cussed at a recent cabinet meeting and
formal announcement Is soon expect
ed. The point on which the decision
turned was whether there actually had
been any overt act in violation Of the
law up to this time.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
EAST VIII Import Coal

New York.-The importation fol
) Welsh semi-anthracite coal to supple
ment dwindIing supplies of American
hard coal during the present suspen.
sion Of anthracite mining. is under
consideration by Burns Brothers, the
largest retail coal dealers In New York
City.
s. A. WOrtheim, vice president Of
the company, has sailed for England
to investigate the possibilities OF buy
ing Welsh coal.
Although the company announced
that its supplies OF American anthra-
cite were ample to tide 1t over a min
ing suspension OF several weeks. the
importation Of foreign coal would en-
able fuller preparations for autumn
and winter distribution.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
Foruer Caught

Check forgers have been plentiful in
Baker recently. One check artist has
been caught and there is a warrant
out for another. Lewis Shultz, OF
Wisconsin. cashed a check for $50 at
Trandum & Wilson's clothing store, on
which he signed the name Of Roy Mem
gel. The forgery was detected and be-
fore the 1S-year-old forger could get
out Of town he was arrested by Chief
OF Police Corbitt The check was Civ
en- for wearing apparel which ShuItz
had purchased.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

chIcago.-Calvin p. Workman and
Miss Rose Podlesak, both Of Chicago,
were killed when the airplane which
Workman was plotting near Aurora,
NJ. crashed 200 feet to the ground.
Death was instantaneous. Work
man. who was an aviation lieutenant
In the United States army reserve
corps, had just taken off fer flight
with Miss Podlesak as a passenger,
when the airplane slipped in banking.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

New York.--Current earnings of the
Anaconda. Copper Mining company are
calculated at more than 81 a share, ow-
Ing to more than ordinary activity at
its fabricatlng plants. The company,
with dividends from its subsidiaries.
earned 1923 a share in 1924 and 1922
a share In 1923. A monthly record for
volume Of fabricated and finished ma
terlal was established In August at the
plants OF the American Brass company
and the Great Falls wire and rod mill.
All departments Of the company's wide
qualifications are now reported to be
showing a profit. Plans for further
expansion at various plants are under
way.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

Buried treasure changed hands at
Laurel when purchaser appeared at
local real estate office carrying a
widowed package In one hand and a
rusty kettle in the other, both appar-
emily having only recently been dug
out OF the ground.
After details had been adjusted, the
buyer proceeded to pay over 5000.
taking $500 Liberty bond and 81 800
In musty currency from the package
and counting out TO silver dollars
from his hoard in the rusty kettle.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

London Fifteen million dollars "a
the estimated loss sustained during
me last year by English financiers
who dispatched ships filled with liquor
intended to assuage the thirst Of Amer
leans.
The swift boats Of the dry armada
off the shores OF the United States not
only have oblIterated famous rum row.
but also have cut deeply into the bank
rolls OF the financiers.
Masters and crews of rum runners
are seeking other employment They
assert that their days Of opulence
have passed and that they are looking
for more law abiding methods to exc
out a living.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

According to Lester Z. Furber. clerk
this summer at the Lewis hotel In
Kalispell, virtually all Of the tourists
have gone from the hotel, excepting
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot. Kansas people.
who have been coming there for II
years. and the Irwin S. Cobb party.
Mr.. Cobb and Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Rus
sell intend to see the Pendleton round
up this month Mr. Cobb has given
cut information that he intends to
spend his future summers in Montana.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
HH CIVIL WAR
LOOMS IN CHINA
sHANxI IS BONE or CONTENTION
BETWEEN RlvNL hsIEl-
TART LEADERS
RIVAL FACTIONS PREPARING
Fsna Supporter Messing Troops For
lHvsaion and Chang Ready
20 Defend It

Peklng. warfare threaten
in China with the province OF Shanz
TO the west Of PekIng as the bone o.
contention between rival military lead
ers.
Reports from Honan says Yue Hui
Chun. a supporter of the Christian
general. Feng Yu-Hsiang, Is masslne
troops for an invasion OF shanzi, to
bring II under Feng's control.
Marshal Chang Tso-Lin. Manchurian
war lord. is credited with the declara-
ton that II an unprovoked attack Is
made against Shanzi he VIII take up
arms In defense.
General Chang Tzun Of Shanghai is
also said to be In favor Of Shanzi.
Lew Karakhan, Russian soviet am
bassador to China, now home on leave,
was quoted IN Moscow dispatches
as expressing the opinion that new
outbreak OF civil war was to be ex.
pected IN China.
All sources looked for the re-entry
into the picture OF Wu-Pei-Fu. who
retired to the Yangtse provinces after
the detection from his forces Of Feng-
Yu-Hsiang during the fighting last
October Feng at that time Joined
Chang Tso-Ldn. but a split bewteen |
him and the Manchurian war lord IS
now indicated. FeBg is known to have
gathered considerable strength at Kali
gan, where ne has been receiving am
and other military supplies
BY motor truck from Mongolia.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24
currIer ResIuns

r. L. Currier bead of the State col
lege farm management department at
BOzeman and for II years connected
with that institution, has resigned his
position because of ill health and has
returned to Nebraska to recuperate.
Mr.. Currier is well and favorably
known to thousands OF farmers through
HIS farm management surveys in this
state and through his work on the text
book Farm Accounting" of which he
Is one of the authors.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

Tue summer sessions at the State
Normal college were more largely at
tended than ever before. At Dsliaa
there were 718 studentas at Lewis
town, 151; al Miles City. 211 and II
Billings, 2Tb OF this total, practically
all could meet college entrance con
tltlons. with the exception Of less than
100 soureh-year hiSh school students
who we're adnaikted inso eecfaln classes
m order that they may cormply with
che legal eeFiificmflom requirements
ama le feady Tor po@stions n Sepeesn.
hek. asx
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

Washington.-Th country's wheat
yield this year Is placed at 10 bushels
an acre by the department Of agrIcul.
ture.
Last years production was 81 bush.
els an acre higher. the yield being 1911
bushels. The acreage this year was
only four-tenths of 1 per cent smaller
than last years. This years crop Is
forecast at 700.000000 bushels, while
last years totaled STs.0O0,OOO bushels.
The crop this year will Just about
meet home requirements, experts say,
and there will be very little wheat for
export.