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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19

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Mrs. Howard Lease spent most o
this week with her parents Mr.. anc
Mrs. Casper Gonser
Mrs. Hays Of Great Falls was a
visitor at the home of Mrs. John Ian
der Sunday
The Gillette threshing outfit brokf
down at Joe Spiller's ranch. A Mr..
Stirson with a large rig and furnish
ed crew has moved into the commune
ity and it is rported that he will do
the rest of Gillette's jobs.
Evelyn Lander Knight who was
burned badly sometime ago now has
blood poisoning in her leg She has
Mamie Kalanich cooking for her.
Several eighth grade pupils have
to miss the circus in Great Falls
Thursday and go to Hollywood for
state exams that they failed in last
spring. Balm Feltman was the ONLY
lucky among several candidates from
this district. He received his dip
Iona inspite of many obstacles lac
had to overcome. With nine subjects
to carry he passed with good grades
and has the honor of being one Of
the two boys in Choteau County who
made 100 per cent in Arithmetic.
Archie Shepherd formerly of this dis
trict also graduated last May. Wes-
ley Lyon deserves honorable mention
as he has good grades in all subjects
except language. He has been study
ing on it all summer and hopes to
enter high school this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Smith have
made several business trips to Great
Falls this week. Mrs. George Darko
and baby accompanied them on their
last trip.
Anna Forder has returned from a
two months visit with her grand
mother in st. Louis, Missouri. She
and Marie were shopping in Great
Falls Friday morning of last week.
Anna will attend the State Univer- {
,ity at Missoula this fall and Marie .
will enter second year High school at
Mr.. Bergeman of Fort Benton
vas in the community Monday in the
interest Of the Fort Benton High !.
school. Archie Shepherd and Balm
Fsltman viii probably attend school
here this winter.
The Camp Fire Girls viii meet
evening for a Council Fire !,
TWO new members, June auckland
md Margaret Lynch viii be initiated
Wood Gathsrers rank viii be con-
erred upon several girls who have
fulfilled the requirements. After the
the girls have planned
o give a party in honor Of Mrs. Geo.
might who was formerly Evelyn
.andaf and one Of the group. It is
cared her condition viii not allow
ler 10 be present, IN which case the
,resentz made by the girls win Be
emit 70 her by one especially chosen
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Woods and Sol
are here for a visit with Mrs. Woods
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grosskopf
They will also visit relatives in Gree
Falls They are living in Portland
Oregon.
Russell and william Brooks arrivst
home and will spend the winter here
Mr.. and Mrs. Livix and children mo-
tored to Monarch Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate Watson arrived home
from Nebraska Friday and is visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Col
archiclc
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. McCarty went
to Great Falls Sunday. Mrs. McCar-
ty entered the Columbus hospital
Tuesday and expected to undergo an
operation on Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaskey Of Great
Falls are spending several weeks
here helping the boys harvest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fish and sons Giles
and Art and daughter Gladys arrived
home Tuesday after a week fishing
in the Tenderfoot country. They
brought home several besides eating
all they warted and distributed them
among relatives and friends.
Joseph McGinnis visited his wife
and infant son in Great Falls Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bloom and Mr.. and
Mrs. Antonsen motored to Great
Falsl Sunday
Mr. and Mrs John Truck notored
to Monarch Tuesday
Mrs. w. A. Lavoie Of Great Falls
spent several days here with relatives
picking wild berries. Of which there
is an abundance.
Monte MsCarty and Earl Watson
were Great Falls visitors Monday. I,
Martin Grosskopf motored to Belt
Tuesday after meat and ice Mrs.
Earl Watson is in charge of the hotel
during Mrs, MeGarty's absence.
Miss NJ. Small Of Great Falls is
her sister here for a few
days.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
WHAT HE WANTED WAS ACTION


A tourist, who had stopped at d
mountaineer's cabin, noticed four
holes in the door.
Tourist-"Friend l do not like to
be too ainquisitive, but what are the
four holes in your door for?"
Mountaineer-"Wal, yo' see, l has
four cats. !"
Tourist-"But wouldn't one good
sized hole do for all the cats.
Mountaineering when say
'Scat! / mean 'Scatr
Paper Wads.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
Winter Wheat

The greater per cent Of winter
wheat planted in this section is OF
the Turkey Red variety. This has
been true because until recently 1t
excelld other varieties in yield and
milling qualities and because Of thu
supply of seed was greater than that
of other winter Wheats.- Now a new
variety is finding more favor among
the winter wheat growers. This
variety is Karmopt. Karmont is a
hard red winter wheat developed at
the Moccasin experiment station 1t
is a selection from Kharkof, the
name Kharkof and Montana combined
to form the name.
This wheat grades on the market
as hard red winter and cannot be
distinguished from other hard red
winter wheats in the threshed sample
The results OF years experiments
at the Moccasin station on the yields
of the most promising winter wheat
varieties are listed below:
Variety Moccasin Station
1924 & 1926
Karmeat 347 bu. per acre
Montana 36 1903 bu. per acre
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Evening star., 1926-05-09
WHEAT PRICE SCARS
ON LIVERPOOL NEWS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May S.-Wheat prices
made a rapid climb here today, Liv-
erpool premiums for July and Sep
tcmber deliveries of wheat being the
highest in years compared with chi
cago. The wheat market here closed
firm, 5sa3B net higher; May new,
l6la1 81 u, and July, 1.39a1. 80 "a, with
corn unchanged to IS lower; oats,
1aa2, up, and provisions varying
from unchanged figures to rise
OF IS.
The upward trend of wheat values
developed after wavering start, and
became especially pronounced as the
dav neared an end. 1t was pointed
out that July delivery of wheat was
FULLY 80 cents over Chicago July and
that Liverpool october was at COM
plete shipping difference over Chicago
September. Furthermore, traders were
apprehenSive of rust and heat North
west later in the season, owing to the
delayed start which the Spring wheat
crop has had both sides of the Cana
dian line. Rains reported today in
Canada and the American Northwest
were generally looked upon as well
come, but insufficient, except for the
time being.
Additional strength in wheat prices
was derived from the likelihood Of q
fair reduction of the United States
visible supply total on Monday and
also a reduction of the quantity of
wheat on ocean passage. Besides,
mills were after wheat here, and were
Offering Az cents a bushel over May
for No hard Winter wheat. The
Government report. issued long after
the close Of trading here. was regard
ed as bullish. the official estimate of
Winter wheat yield being below the
latest private estimates.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
VARIED CROPS URGED.
Cotton Expert Tells How to Make
Profits in South.

Diversified farming to make every
farm self-sustaining would mean the
| salvation of agriculture in the South
ern States, said Harvey Jordan, presi.
dent of the American Cotton Associa-
ton. before Richmond bankers. Edu-
| cative week, through demonstration
| to encourage diversified farming, has
been conducted for the last four
years by the association.
Increasing the per acre yield of lint
cotton, is essential if agriculture in
the South is To prosper. Mr. Jordan
declared. Today it is in a period of
decadence. Raising the same crops on
the same ground for a half century
has robbed the soil of its fertility. a
condition no artificial fertilizer may
overcome. Through demonstration
agencies, farmers are being induced
to grow cotton only proportionately
to the degree their respective farms
are self-sustaining. Under existing
conditions, the cost Of production of
cotton totals a higher figure than the
average return
The one remedy. said Mr.. Jordan.
is for the farmer to devote sufficient
of his land to produce what is neces-
sary to make the farm independent
of importing living necessities: what
is produced in cotton will then net a.
profit. This system will check the
heavy drain on the money crop"
Evening star., 1926-05-09
STEEL DISTURBED
BY BRITISH STRIKE:
Metal Traders Speculate on
Probable Effect of Crisis
n Abroad.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May S.--The steel
market was more or less disturbed
during the week over the probable
effect OF the strike i'll Great Britain,
on which opinions differed quite
widely. The volume of new buying
showed but little change and prices
were irregular. Production was some
what reduced, and the trade was an
tiCipatinS a reduction In April state
ment of untitled orders on books OF
The Steel Corporation of about 700,Ooo
tons. Pig iron was in fair demand
in a small way and prices were ABOUT
steady.
Very little fresh business has been
reported III the copper market since
the announcement Of the British
strike. Domestic consumption con-
tinues large, but with production
heavy the maintenance Of prices Is
supposed to depend largely upon the
export demand, and buyers have been
holding off in expectation of q lower
market should the English labor
troubles continue for any length OF
time. No selling pressure has de
Neloped. however, and producers gen
orally were said to be holding firm
'for 1875 cents for electrolytlc with
some small sales reported at that
price for June-July shipment.
Tin was bullishly affected by light
stocks generally and the suspension
of shipments from England incidental
10 the strike there. Buying interest,
however. was disappointingly light,
especially for the future.
Lead prices were shaded in the out
side market, but buyers were slow to
take hold on account of the weakness
abroad.
Although the demand for zinc con-
tinued light, a firmer tone developed
with offerings light and the holders
asking higher prices.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
WHAT STRIKE MEANS HERE
Great Labor Controversy Held as
Depressing Influence in U. S.

{ Summing up the effect of the
British strike upon conditions in this
country, Dominick & Dominick, mar
ket experts, says:
Great Britain ranks first in the eX'
port trade of America, and consumes
one-fifth of the total American eX-
ports. The decline in British purchas-
ing power is bound to affect this
country, particularly in the export
Of raw materials. This will offset any
possible advantage which American
manufacturers might have in forcing
markets, in the absence of British
competition.
Ultimately, there Is never any good
in Industrial conflict for anybody. Fhe
close international relationships of
today depend upon the prosperity and
progress of each member. The general
strike in Great Britain is a. depress
ing, and not q stimulating, influence;
but it's expected brevity will prevent
it from having any marked effect
upon America.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
CARDINAL AND FRENCH
MINISTER ARE AT ODDS
Latter Accused of Blocking Play
Performance for Save the Franc
Fund Benefit.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May S.-An incident hos
arisen between Cardinal Dubois,
Archbishop of Paris, and member
of the directing committee of the
Save the Franc" movement. and
NJ. LaMoureux. minister of educa-
tion and fine arts, who was men,
ber OF CaillauX debt mission to
Washington.
Nj. La Moureux refused to authorize
participation by actors of the state
subsidized Comedie Francaise in Il
benefit for the Catholic Institute Of
Paris, on the ground that the play
ers were arranging the performance
without first having obtained min
isterial appreciation.
Cardinal Dubois thereupOn made
public Il letter to NJ. lie Moureux in
which he says he points out that
profits from the benefit performance
are for needy students, both French
and foreign whose situation should
be matter of concern to the minis
ter Of education"
Evening star., 1926-05-09

steam power plants now use about
a ton and a half of coal a second
and coal represents 80 per cent of all
the fuel used by the steam generating
plants.
Improved methods and machinery
are held largely responsible. Feed
water heaters and steam super
heaters have contributed tremendous
ly toward economy. The late Julius
kruttschnitt of the Southern Pacific
estimated the super-heating of steam
alone provided an increase of 20 per
cent in efficiency. In New York City
the electrical plants require 100000
gallons of water for steam condensing
purposes for every ton of coal burned.
Engineers claim these fuel econ
omies are still In the infant period
of development
(Copyrght, l92Ol
Evening star., 1926-05-09
COTTON GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. May (A0.--Cotton
goods sales today were of moderate
volume in bleached and printed lines
now being sold on memorandum
Heavy goods production in tire fabric
and duck, it was announced, should be
cut down sharply. Strike clauses are
being inserted in all orders submitted
from British traders April burlap
shipments from Calcutta were the
smallest in years, due to Indian trou-
bes. Silks We're quiet. and the wool
and worsted dress goods demand con-
t!nued light.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
WALL STREET BRIEFS

NEW YORK May S P).-After
approval by stockholders of the +. ].
du Pont de NemourS Powder Co. at
u meeting next Monday OF the dlrec-
tors resolution TO dissolve the COM
pany and close its affairs, which Is
generally expected, the outstanding
Az per cent 30ycar gold bonds, due
June /, 1926. will be called for re-
demption on June ], 1926, at $l10,
plus accrued interest. Approximately
$I4,940, 900 of an original issue of SIG
OO0. 900 was Cancelled January l, 1925.
At that time 81 900. 900 was outstand-
ing, of which L. l. du Pont de Ne
mours & Co. owned $350000.
Cancellation of the outstanding
preferred stock at par and distribution
of remaining assets to common snare
holders is provided for in the dlssolu-
ton plan. Assets and liabilities are
virtually alike. Activities of L. L.
du Pont de Nemours & Co. will not
he affected by the winding up Of the
affairs of the powder company, which
was organized in 1903 and went out OF
business in 1915. when the parent
company took it over. Common stock
of the powder company was reduced
from 500 to $40 par several years
ago. one of the first moves toward
dissolution. -.s. ....... /.
Ahumada Lead Co. reports net in
come of 1868, ,S37 for the first quarter
This year, equal to 80 cents a share,
AGAINST $442 ,646, or 80 cents a snare,
in the first quarter of iva.
Bank clearings throughout the Coun-
trv this week are compiled at $1O,615,-
Ol8.5O9 by the Commercial and f1nan-
cial Chronicle, an increase of 6.5 per
cent over the $l0,019, ,419.425 for the
corresponding period of 1925. New
York City gained 0.5 per cent.
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
had a. more profitable first quarter TINS
year than in the corresponding quar-
ter of 1925, net profit amounting 10
SoOO.0Sl after taxes. against $lof,b5e.
Sales Of S. $. Kresge & Co.
for the four months of 1926 we're
S13.934.25S, against $l2.352.041 in the
same period of 1925. First National
Stores, Inc, Boston. Increased its
sales for the four months to $l6,-
S96,S1S from $17.206,72O a year ago.
Wall Street hears talk of a posi-
bilitv that New York, Ontario and
Western Railway may declare a divi-
dend of ! per cent late this year, en-
couragement arising from the hVe-
YEAR anthracite wage contract with
prospective steady mining operations
and uninterrupted coal shipments.
The New Haven Railroad owns 50.2
per cent of it's stock.
Rubber statisticians figure there are
almost twenty million tires now in
the hands of manufacturers and deal
ers in the United States, the piling up
Of this inventory, which is calculated
TO be equal To nearly -four months OF
retail sales based on last years con
sumption Of sixty million tires, being
attributed chiefly to the extremely
backward Spring. The 10 per cent
cut in tlrc prices early this year was
said to have little or no effect in
stimulating sales.
Pern-Ohio Edison Co. All of he com
mon stock Of which is owned hy Re
public Railway and Light Company,
reports gross earnings Of Sll 1913 442
iur DO --.o'' e"'l"i March - and sur
plus of $11S9,9l0 after charges, taxes
niuon..~ uL subsidiaries and Penn
ohio Edison prior preference divi-
dendS.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
No Traffic Deaths in Week.

There were JAG traffic accidents in
the District during the past week, ac-
cording to police reports. Injuries to
II persons were reported, but there
were no fatalities. One man, Thomas
Rogers, was killed by an electric car
on the private right ht-of-way of the
Washington Hallway & Electric Co.,
but his death was not classed as a
traffic accident. Property was dam
aged in 124 instances.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
THREE IN SWAMPSCOTT
GUILTY UNDER DRY ACT
Former Chief of Police Conspired
to Land Liquor Near Presidents
Summer Home.
By the Associated Press.


BOSTON, Mass, May S.--William
l.. Quinn, former chief of police OF
Swampscott, and three others on trial
In Federal court for violation of pro
hibition laws were found guilty last
night by jury which had deliberated
more than 10 hours. Eight other de-
PENDANTS We're found not guilty.
Those onvicted with Quinn were
Patrick A. Mcdonnell of Boston
David Siegel of Chelsea and Robert
Harry Brown Of Lynn.
Earlier in the trial three defendants
pleaded guilty. One never was ar
rested and two were acquitted In di
rected verdicts when the Government
rested.
The Government charged con
spiracy to land and distribute liquor
at I4ittles Point, Swampscott, not far
from White Court, the estate where
President Coolidge passed his vacation
last Summer.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
INSURANCE MEN TO MEET.
Local Organization Will Elect Nine
Directors at Luncheon.

Nine new directors for the District
Of Columbia Underwriters Associa
-.tion are to be elected Tuesday noon
at a luncheon at the Raleigh. Those
nominated at the April meeting to
serve as directors were:
N. u. Ellsworth. +. r. Strunk, ii
l.. Choate, j. +. Cremen, G.. b. Far
quhar, r. Z. Freeman, Eugene
Adams, A. l.. Baldwin, A. w. Defen
derfer, Il. l.. Rogers, John Dolph
f ID. Krewson, J. A. Maphis, w. {.
Worthington. ID. F. Harris, o. Is.
Brown and X. S. Hoffman.
The Maryland-District of Columbia
Life Insurance Sales Congress Will be
held in Baltimore next Thursday. he.
ginning at O'Clock, and it is expected
that a large delegation will attend
from this city.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
STRIKERS INJURE SEVEN.
Cuban Rail Workers Attack Men
Who Returned to Jobs.

HAVANA, May R.-Seven
employees OF the Cuba Railroad who
had returned to work after going on
strike were injured yesterday in a
clash with men who refused to return
TO their jobs. The disturbance occurred
at Camaguey.
The railrdad has requested the
government to furnish military protec-
tion for it's workers, declaring the
police force is not adequate to
guarantee their safety. The road is
maintaining partial freight and
passenger service.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
Eternal Vow.

From the Boston Transcript.
II suppose he swore to love YOU
till the earth grows old and the stars
grow cold and all that
''Oh, longer He swore TO love me
till all our foreign debtors settle up
Evening star., 1926-05-09

Pern-Ohio Edison Co.. AL of he com
mon stock OF which is owned hy Re
public Railway and Light Company,
reports gross earnings Of Sll 1913 442
iur tho -..o'' e".l"d March - and sur
plus of Si1S9,9l0 after charges, axes,
uhiutf...~ uL Subsidiaries and Penn
ohio Edison prior preference divi-
dendS.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
LOCAL SECURITIES PRICES
Quotations Oil Issues Not Listed
Under Exchange Rules.

Following ara the bid aud asked
prices OF stocks and bonds in the un-
listed department Of the Washington
stock Exchange, the quotations being
-iVen for those specially interested
in these ISSUES:
Evening star., 1926-05-09
MILLIONS SAVED
IN COAL ECONOMY
Efficient Use in U. S. Is One
of Reasons for Prosper
ity Here.
BY j. G. ROYIE.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May More eff
cient use of coal.
That is one of the main reasons
why the United States Is riding the
top wave of prosperity while Great
Britain has found herself plunged into
an industrial strike of worldwide
economic significance.
Based on the traffic handled by the
American railroads in 1925 the saw
ing in fuel consumed In freight and
passenger transportation, as compared
with 1920. will be nearly 30,000,000
tons of coal. The dollar value of the
saving will depend on the average
price of coal during the year, but
will approximate $S0.000,000. These
savings, railroad men aver, will be
entirely due to increased efficiency in
use.
Economies. Are Practiced.
The freight car miles per car per
day. the gross and net tons or train
and the number of freight cars per
train on American roads are greater
than ever before, while the fuel con-
sumption per unit has decreased
along with the loss and damage
freight expenditures. AS a result OF
these efficiency measures, the returns
on tentative valuation of the class l
railroads advanced in 1925 TO 5.63, and
are still rising.
Without these economies i'll oper-
alton. the railroads obviously would
not have been able TO keep pace with
the rise in standards of living of their
employees. The employees have not
been slow to recognize this and the
economies effected have had their
wholehearted cooperation, as car
rier executives willingly admit.
These savings have not been pecu-
liar to the railroads alone. They
have been passed right down the line
of industrial endeavor. They have
placed railroads in position to pur-
chase freely of other commodities.
Rail and equipment orders have been
a mainstay of the steel mills. Hous-
ton reports that carriers are buying
substantially of ties and timbers, and
car material orders are speeding up
lumber output in the Northwest.
Productive of Profits.
The effect of efficient fuel use has
been equally productive of profits in
other lines. Not only have steam
power plants in the manufacturing
field recorded savings, but the pro-
duction of electric current by steam
plant generation has enabled the
public utility concerns to sell power
at economical rates.
In the last year 3S.964, 1861 900 kilo-
watt hours of electrical energy were
generated by fuels, as compared with
2l,977,983.000 kilowatt hours by
water power. In this work 35,124524
tons of coal were used. This COM
pared with 23,57S.992, 900 kilowatt
hours from 31.124.524 tons of fuel in
1920. The efficiency obtained is even
better illustrated by figures of the
United States Geological Survey,
which show that it took only 1895
pounds of coal to generate one kilo-
watt hour of electricity in the last
year compared with. pounds in
1920.
The highly efficient new plants did
even better than this, which repre-
sents the average for the plants of
the country as whole.
The power plants of the country in
1925 saved at least 1000. 900 tons of
coal. What this means can be i'm
agined when it is realized that the