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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
''ANOTHER DIVIDEND

The depOsitors in the State BanI
of Belt will receive a 10 per cent diyi
dend upon their deposits upon appli
cation to W. C. Blomquist. Receiver
This is the second dividend 70 b.
paid. The receiver had hoped to pas
a much greater sum but the loss Of
the winter wheat crop with other cd.
verse condition presented insurmount
able obstacles to the collection Of not
es, He has worked upon the many dif.
fieult phases Of the problem but poor
crop conditions. skow court action and
other reasons have prevented the col
lection Of a greater sum.
Judge COwley on Tuesday granted
permission for this dividend which
will make the total amount paid to
date equal 20 per cent Of deposits.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
IN SASKATCHEWAN Lutte IRWIN 2 70
CROSSES The GREAT DIVIDE

Luther Irwin. brother of VIII Irwin
and Jas. r. Irwin Of Belt died on his
ranch AZ Mapls creek, Saskatchewan
On Friday December 18th Of heart
failure.
He was living on his ranch adjoin
ing that Of his daughter, Mrs. Mauds
Preston and IN the morning reported
that ne was not feeling well. Later
someone Of the Preston family went
over 20 see him and found him deao.
kilograms were sent immediately
20 bis twO brothers in Belt, a brother
and sister in Iowa and a sister IL
Colorado who constitute his immed-
tate family The funeral was held In
Maple Greek on December 23rd, and
burial was made in the cemetery
there. VIII Irwin and J. s. Irwin OF
Belt left for Maple creek immediately
upon receipt of the telegram announc-
ing their brothers death and werV
present at the funeral.
Luther D. irwin was III years OF
age at the time Of his death and is
survived by his only child Mrs. Maude
Preston, three brothers and two sis
ters, as we'll as several grandchildren.
He was born in Iowa and came to
Montana in 1888 and hOmesteaded N
the Tiger Butte country. His wife
died here about twenty years ago.
Fourteen years ago Mr.. Irwin sold
out his interests here and went to
Maple Creek where he located a ranch
and has since resided
There are few of the older resi-
dents of Belt who do not remember
Lutte" Irwin as a good friend and
He had pleasant, liieable
was friendly and compan-
ionable and his departure from among
us was sincerely regretted. His daugn I
ter received her education in the Belt
schools and is remembered as a gifted
pianist at time when musicians were
not plentiful.
VIII and j. S. returned Wednesday
morning from their sad journey and
gave us the first news of the sad
death Of their brother
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

mail.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. George visited
at their ranch last week.
Miss Ann Griffin returned to Great
Falls Sunday having spent the holi-
days here with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Davis and son
returned TO Hayre Friday after spend
ing the holidays here with their par
ents.
John Dunnigan Of Fort Shaw pas
sed through Monarch Tuesday on his
way to Hughesville to visit parents
in-law.
Mrs. c. C. Simonis returned to her
home In Belt Saturday after q brief
visit here as the guest Of Mrs. w. II.
Wilson.
The body Of Frank Lamey was for
warded from Great Falls Tuesday ana
burial will take place In ths Barker
cemetery. Mr.. Lamey was an ola
timer In these parts ard respected by
all vino knew him. He spent the great.
er part Of his life in Barker prospect
ing. No relatives were located but h
Is known that a nephew survives
somewhere In Michigan.
NJ. d. Lathom and Curt Nebel re-
turned home 10 Hughesviile from
Great Falls Tuesday where they were
business visitors.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
A Word to the
Boys and Girls

Children like to build dams and will
work like beavers to build 8 pond just
10 see the water rise.
Children have several times built q
dam at the site Of the old washer and
have turned the water into the pit
formerly occupied by the washer en-
gine. The water damned off is tho
water coming from the MerkIe mine
which Is highly impregnated with
iron, sulphur and viii sat q hole
through an iron pipe In a few days.
The dam in question turns the water
toward the city well and causes II
TO flow toward Il through old plpss
s.ssA- aik@haa. The presence Of sm all
amount Of this mine wafer IN rsrv
well would render the water unfit for
use.
We have no idea who It Is who likes
10 play in this pool but we are going
to ask you not to dam up this water
any more because Of the damage IL
will do. There is no harm In build
ing dams but this water is poisonous
and unfit to play in anyway.
Boys and girls don't usually do
things like this for fun when they
know that It Is harmful to the whole
:ity.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
Monarch Ne10S

Grace Hanson left last week fol
Dillon where she viii resume hei
studies at the State Normal College
H. S. Haney was a business visitor
to Great Falls Tuesday.
DR.. Greybeal Of Belt was called t.
the Geo Townsend home Sunday. by
the sudden illness Of Mrs. Townsend
Miss Minnie Kruse returned Sat
urday from williams where she spent
her vacation with home folks
e. J. Haney spent a few days here
last week visiting relatives and at
tending business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Thorson motOred
to HughssvilIe Friday to enjoy a
turkey dinner with relatives.
Jas. H. TolIiver and H. /. Croft
were visitors in Great Fails last week
attending business.
Hjalmer Fagenstrom and son Bill
came ont from Great Falls Saturday
to bring equipment and make the me-
cessary arrangements before starting
the Monarch-Neihart road, they hav-
ing received the contract for widening
Il.
Malcolm Hartley Il agnin home af-
ter several weeks spent at Fort HAr-
rinon.
Rory Mcdonnell was down from Belt
Park Monday after supplies and the
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
Congress Works
On New Tax Bill

Passage Of the new 1925 tax bill
through the House, was easy for The
Republican majority compared with
the fight in 1924 characterizing the
tax bin Of that year.
In 1924 the administration and the
Secretary Of the Treasury were sub
mitted to severe criticism at the
hands Of the Democrat and Radical
fusion group. This group controlled
the situation and enacted into a law a
measure that the President, Secretary
Mellon and a majority of the Repub
1ican leaders, said was excessive IN
it's ssmtax rates, and would require
amendment and adjustment in 1925
for the tax year Beginning March 10.
1926. what took place justified the
predictions Of the Republican admin
istrmtion; and this year the House, IN
.cHudinn both tire Hspubliean ard most
aIl of the Democratic headers, have
joined IN passing tax bin that, in
IT'S essential features, meets public
appruval. Personal exemptions have
been increased relieving at least q
O00.O00 taxpayers with small iacsmss.
The bin nsw goes 70 the Senate
Committe on Finance. where conaid-
ermkion Of tue measure is now going
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

Eugene Of PhiIipsburg, Oliver Of
Bingham, Utah and George of Bould
er, all of whom attended the funeral
Mr.. DrenvilIe Is also survived by
five sisters and two brothers. Tbs
sisters are Mrs. SpelIman Of Okla
homa; Mrs. w. D. Miller Of Rush
City, MINI; Mrs. w. II Griffin Of
St Paul, Mrs. Dan Calvin Of Curry,
MINI; Mrs. o. w. Nelson Of simms.
Mont. The brothers are Joseph Dren-
Vile Of Wisconsin and Oliver q resi-
dent Of Minnesota.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

Herbert Hester, formerly naanaasl
Of the Great Falls team in the Umsos
Association and later employed by @
w. Merlle in Belt visited aeur clts
on Saturday.
He is still engaged in the baseball
game and last year piloted the Seobes
club which had az luninaries sweds
Risberg and Happy Felsch.
This year he has been engaged BY
the Oil-field fans TO organize a bail
team TO represent them.
It is expected that R. W. Wilson
viii have another Of his excellens
teams this year and that Great Falls
may possibly put two teams in the
field. These with a possible team or
two to be added from other towns
may form a league which viii give
us an opportunity to see some fast
baseball this season.
Mr. Hester plays ball because he
loves the game which he knows fran
A to z. His knowledge Of bush play
ers as well as big leaGuers is un-
equalled. There Is no doubt but khas
the oil ss~l&a v~a~~ his -&s-~~es-s. Ss2la,
have real team Probably the A..
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
Mike MAKES Good

VIM. Fiuhr is in receipt Of 3 letter
from President Atkinson Of the State
College at Bozeman which comments
upon the work being done in that in
stitutiOn by Mike nohIod, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Pohlod Of Belt. In
cidentalIy he mentions the fact that in
the fall quarter Mike carried eighs
subjects and that his marks were six
"A'sv, one "B" and his other MARI
was a "Dg He is ranked as an ox-
cellent student in the Electrical En-
course.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
SCHOOL NOTES DISCONTINUED

The school notes which have beer
a popular page Of our paper for few
months were written by the classel
Of Miss Skartvedt as part Of tAeis
English work.
These classes have completed their
work Of this kind and unless the other
English classes decide TO continue the
"SchoOl Chat" It win be seen no more
The Times wishes TO compliment Miss
Skartvsdt and her classes upon their
faithfulness in the task and prompt
ness with their copy. We may add
that IN the months during which the
school notes were printed. the copy
was In our office every week on Tues
day noon.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

Missoula--A. c. n. Co BeAualds
Western kuxnber CO. miIls - csaa tlza
befs for Butte mimes.
Sidney-Helly Sugar Co.a elske
600 mill ran s6 days, foe len first run.
dissoula- Congress aalsad % pro
vide large federal hnildin9, Forest aas-
vice al0ns having offices IA tA<ss
buildings outside.
Glasgow Construction being raab-
ed tor opening new townsfte -
Opheim.
Dakota Power Co. conseli-
dates several power and hight caas-
panies, 10 serve towns IN Montmna
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

and IS IN North Dakota: vita main
pawer plants At williston. Fnirxssw
aAd clsndivs. and auxiilariss at woli
rslnk Stanley and wibaux.
Box x1dsr.- Drilling begins In Feb
rnasy for oil tsst well.
white Sulphur sprines Bour.
bon mine is being brought back t.
pzs1duction.
Cut Bank Wheat crop Of this dis
srick for 1895 was about $4,000.
Great Falls Building permits fOa
week ending December is, were so,-
6k
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
DEFEATED, SUpRINTENDENTS
FIGHT EDICT OF STATE BOARD

/ A majority Of the snperintsndsngs
of the big city schools ara not sups-
cially well pleased at ths prospect ef
their upper grades being eompsllsd
TO take the state examinations.
Wires are being pulled. prsssurs b
being mobilixed and the State Bo@zd
of Education Is due for . bad halR
hour or six weeks or something unlsmn
they rescind their previous order ard
allow the big schools exemption krnn,
these examinations.
Belt teachers have always wonder
ed why they were compelled TO pre-
pare their pupils for these tests whsa
In Butte the teachers had no sueh
troubles.
AS a matter Of fact the pupils in
Belt and Stocketk-Sand Coulese foE
several years were not compelled 20
take these examinations bat bscanss
Of the incentive both to the teachers
and pupils they were continued. Pup
ia worked. Teachers used their bost
efforts and most carefully laid plans
in preparing them. II paid.
But now someone has promulgmtad
a plan whereby the grades Of city
schools may be accredited somewhat
like the plan Of accrediting high
schools and the schools securing shia
credit being exempt from state ax-
aminations.
II Is Just another scheme to accom-
plish the same result, exemption.
II there IL any criticism upon tha
state tests Il Is that they are not DE-
ficult enough.
Each year q horde Of immatmrA.
eleven 70 thirteen ysnF old pupils re-
celve certificates qualifying than for
high school although their knowledge
OF arithmetic and civies Il radinseA
sary and superficial.
More than thres-fourths Of oaa
children fail to complete high school
Nowhere in their course do they fEsd
the preparation for usefulness mssA
good citizenship eAa& ehay flnd IN sha
seventh and eighth gradss. II tszss
work Ia superficially done and the bog
or gne gny sesP@ s-.A 1-hzs.a Ii
make his own living he finds himself
for even ths most sinpss
problems of business and at a loaa
when confronted BY the duties Of citi-
senship.
The primary room is the foundataon
of our system Of education but sise
backbone ls just as surely located tn
The seventh and eighth grades.
A large number Of school men ans
Ichool women Of the state, II they
we're asked for their opinion Of this
natter, would answer. @By no meanh
.emovs or enervate the eighth gra<sp
,eats but rather strengthen them ana
,raee them in such way IS 70 Ia
Iurs each boy or girl Of the traim-
ng and knowledge which Is the back
uone Of our educational system amt
t the same time free our high
chools Of the burden Of Iargu nurmhsr
4 pupils, young, immature and ab-
olutoIy unprepared for high school
york.
The State Board Of Education viii
york for the best interest Of AoneasA
ehoOIs II they stand firm in the po>
ition taken.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

George Bailey formerly the sales
man for Stone -Ordean in this district
but who has been acting as city-saIes-
man for a few months is back on his
old run much to the delight Of his
friends.
EDGAR Morris was traBsactu.g bust
ness in Belt Wednesday.
Ann Hubber and Mrs. Jack Wright
came to town yesterday with VIII
Hubber.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
Mrs. Peters En-
fertained In Butte

Mrs. William TrainOr Of Butte
sent us q clipping from the Butte
Miner and writes, Il thought ycu
would like to publish it in the Times
as almost all the guests named are
former Belt residents. The Mrs. Ida.
Isotaio is the former Mrs. Lampi who
used to operate a store in Belt. Mrs
Eileen LARSON is her daughter.
The clipping follows:
Mrs. Matt Puro ana Mrs. william
Trainor were joint hostesses Wednes-
day evening at the homie Of Mrs PuFo
54s East Mercury street, in honor Of
their mother, Mrs. Ida Peters II Bell,
Mont, who spent the holidays in the
city. An enjoyable evening was spent
and q luncheon was served. The
guests were Mrs. Eileen Larson, Mrs.
Ida Isotalo. Mrs Ed Carlson. Mrs
Oscar Huhtanen, Mrs Jack Hoskamer
Mrs. HeImi Huhta. Mrs. Jack ruomi.
Mrs. Puranen, the Misses Jennie Ta>-
Ixila, Esther Huhtanen, Evelyn L.ehti,
Ester Lehti, Louise Trainor, Alice
Trainor. Evelyn Trainor, the honor
quest, Mrs. Peters, and the hosteases
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07
Grade Honor Roll

Eighth Grade-RosaIie calone, Eva
LeselI and Majorie Shsrrard.
Seventh Grade Elizebeth Carr.
Sixth Grade-Narie CoIgan and e.
don Venohr.
Fifth Grade-JuIia Armstrong and
Mary Ellen Carr.
Fourth Grade-LueiIIe CuIden and
Margaret Gago.
Thiru Grade Rozalie yoytoski,
Thomas Armstrong, Louis Karhi and
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

Deputy Sheriff Ledbetter Of Nei
hart made 3 trip to Sheridan, WyOm
ing with q patient for the govern.
ment hospital. The patient was q man
by the name Of johnson who had ea-
capped once from the officers.
Oscar Carlson visited Belt Monday
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

We have been informed that Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Walker Of Los Ange.
les are the parents Of baby daugn-
ter born in December. Mr.. Walker
was formerly teacher in the local
high school while Mrs. Walker was
an employee Of the Farmers and Min
ers bank.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

Sam williamson.
Second Grade-Ruth Remington,
yesta Robbins. 10y Porter and Bea-
trice Hill
First Crade-Ken1eth Culver, Mil
dred KIefFner and Bruce Bond.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

Missoula-State board approves
plans for 100000 dOrmitory at state
university.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-01-07

Great FalIg- 1ities's building opeF
ations for 1926. pass S6oo.Qep maSA.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
'HA7RACK' STORY IS
 STILL UNSETTLED
Postal Authorities Have Made
 No Definite Ruling

Washington, April IS Pl--- After listening to argument today by II. l.. Mencken, editor of the American Mercury, Solicitor Donnelly of the post office department said he had not been convinced that the article "Hatrack" which was the cause of the order barring the April number of the publication from the mails did not come within the class of ar ticles prohibited under the law.
 Mencken and his counsel endeav- ored to show that the article was not obscene, but that 1t was an ef- feotive literary work, They declared that the barring of the magazine from the mails had injured its repu- tation and placed 1t in class with the numerous sex magazines which could not be circulated in the mail.
 Asserting that the post office was practically exercising 8 censorship the two men asked why action had not been taken against newspapers which printed the details of the Rhinelander divorce case in New York. The postal officials replied they were merely carrying out the law.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
KHAN LEADER WILL
 SOON QUIT HEREIN
But Plans to Sue City for Not
 Protecting Him

Herrin. Ill., April is Rl-John Smith. Ku Klux Klan leader and one Of the central figures in Her rin's civil strife. announced today that he would leave here as soon as he can dispose of his business, Ao added that he would sue the city and county for alleged faiNlre 10 protect him.
 Smith Is proprietor of the gar age where seven mon were killed in August. 1924, and which was rid dled by bullets on Tuesdays out burst
 q am leaving horexto keep from getting killed and 10 keep from kiIl4 ing any one" smith said,
 Williamson county liquor condi- lions, both inside and outside Her rim, are worse than they have ever been, Smith asserted.
 Smith ayowed that since last Jan- uary he had been frequently accost- cd and threatened by men who he believed wrro in the employ Of nootleggnrs
 A single funeral will be held here tomorrow for the threo klansmcn killed Tuesday in an election shoot ing,
 A detail of National Guard troops win be posted at the church to prg- vent disturbance. Colonel Robert W. Davis said today that the militia probably would he withdrawn after inc funerals,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
SUNDAY EVASION
 10 BE RESISTED
Boston Police Will Prevent
 Sabbath Sports

Boston. April 15 R>--A new scheme for evadng the law pro- hihiting commercialized Sunday sport in Massachusetts was revealed by the Boston police today. The practice was said to be in vogue in communities outside Boston and po- lice department division heads were warned to prevent its being at- tempted here. Al |.
 According 10 the warning, tags are sold for Sunday sports events, generally on Saturday afternoons among crowds attending games of various kinds. The spectator wears this tag when he attends the con- test on Sunday, In communities out side Boston where the plan has been worked out promoters are said to have made it unpleasant for persons not wearing the tags.
 This, tho police say, is in direct violation of the law which decrees that no. admission fee shall be charged for Sunday sporting events either directly or indirectly. Officers are directed to arrest persons thus violating the law.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
THREE GIRLS HELD
 AS BANDITS AIDS
Said to Have Been Helpers Of
 'Cake-EaterS' Mob"

New York. April IS Rl-Three girls charged with participation in the dcpredations of the Cake Eaters Moh," were arraigned today In Har- lcm court and held without bail for hearing Saturday. The charges were denied.
 They were Mrs. Norah Green, 2i, wife of James Green, who recently pleaded guilty 10 second degree mur- der and was sentenced 10 from twenty years to life; Kitty Kraus, l7, said to be the sweetheart Of Herbert Koerbcr, who has been con- victed Of murder in tho first degree and is awaiting sentence 10 the cleo tric chair, and Mary Kraus, l9-ycar. old sister of Kitty and who Is the sweetheart of John Kocrber, Her berts brother now in Tombs prison charged with robbery,
 Previously the girls had been held simply as material witnesses 10 the murder of Angelo Mahaires. q Ja- maica restaurant owner. by the Cake Eaters Mob" They were charged today with participation in the robbery of Chinese restaurant in Manhattan.
 It was brought out how watch stolen from Wong Bo during the robbery resulted in the capture of the "cake eaters" and subsequently conviction Of Koerber. and sentences of 20 years to life for four com panions on pleas of guilty to sec ond degree murder.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
BIRTH CONTROL IS
 VOTED AT MEETING
Delegates at Women Voters'
 League Pass Resolutions

St. Louis, April 15 LP - Women can bring nothing of value to politi- cal leadership unless they ground themselves in something more solid than a hash of French literature, marXism and psyche analysis, Prof Raymond Moley of Barnard college, Columbia university told the Ma tional League of Women Voters here today.
 Women who desire to participate worthily in government must study the essentials of government in their relation to the news of the day, and must know the politician in his na- tive lair, Moley said
 At a birth control breakfast" to- day women delegates from New York, New Jersey. Connecticut and Vermont adopted resolutions favor ing birth control legislation and ed ucation which they will seek to bring to the floor of the convention for adoption. They expressed certainty that adoption of the resolutions would not lead to any breach among the delegates.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
Partnership Dissolved
 After Exchange Trouble

New York. April Rr-The New York stock exchange firm of Bouvier and Morgan today dissolved partner ship after announcement by the oX- change that John E. Morgan and Morgan C. Morgan. partners In the hrm had each been suspended for one year for violating the rules of the exchange.
 The brokers, who were specialists on the floor Of iha exchange were found guilty by the governing com mittee Of having bought stock for their own account on February 25 at prico at which they had agreed 10 protect inc interests of another member during his absence from their post"
 John Y. Rouyior. &rd, the other member Of the dissolved firm, was not involved in the accusations.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
School Boys Prepare
 For Baseball Games

Preparations are now being made by Physical Director s, M. Brewster of the Central Junior High school to form the annual baseball league for the three upper grade and the in door leagues for the boys in the lower grades.
 The contest is an annual event and the league Is composed of four teams each of which consists of IS players and Is coached by one of Che instructors at the school. The fol- lowing instructors have agreed to take over a team: William Gritz- macher, Ralph P. Lowe, Leonard Nixon, and Harold J. Cleary. The schedule will come 10 an end short ly before graduation. A call for candidates for the batteries was is- sued by Mir. Brewster today.