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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09
State Farm Briefs

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Twenty-Five cars OF fattened lambs
were shipped to Chicago market from
Cascade by feeders in Chestnut val
ley.
1t is expected that the new oil re-
finery to be erected at Billings by the
Russell Oil company will be in opera
ton early next spring.
Net returns to Hill county hog and
cattle growers from the sale OF live
stock shipped through the Hill County
Marketing association during the last
three years ending November 20. was
S229. 1886
The Northern Montana Alfalfa
Growers association OF Blaine coun-
~ has already sold four carloads OF
seed. receiving IS cents for No. com
mon. In addition to this. severa. small
sales have been made direct to Gus
toners.
During September, October and No
vember stockmen Of northwestern
Rosebud county shipped more than
s75 cars of livestock. consisting of
cattle. horses, sheep and hogs. over
f the Milwaukee railway. The ship
9ments represented approximately S.
600 head OF livestock.
Three families from Britt, Iowa. ar.
rvied in Hamilton to make their
homes In the Bitter Root valley. They
are Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Lameroux,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hefner and Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Longbottom with their
children. The Iowa people are a
scouting party for others from their
home locality.
Arthur Beedle. who lives on the
Rosebud flat near Forsyth, has seed
ed $50 acres OF winter wheat this fall.
Wheat on this same field this year
yielded 20 bushels to the acre. APP
1000 acres have been
sown to wheat on the Rosebud fiat
and In adjoining vicinity this fall, and
the grain is sprouting in good shape.
A special round trip rate OF fare
and a half has been granted jointly
by the Northern Pacific and the MIL
waukee railways to the annual Farm
ers' week and Montana Extension
Workers conference at Bozeman on
January 3 to z, and to the annual
meeting OF county extension workers
from July to IL.
A series OF ten successful commuui
~ meetings and motion picture shows
In Phillips county, arranged by II, L
Lantz, county agent, we're attended by
500 persons The most valuable fea-
ture OF each meeting was the discus
sion OF various methods OF cultivation
on non-irrigated farms. THIS discus
sion was illustrated by charted re-
suits OF dry land farming experiments
carried on at the substation and va
riety tests conducted IN Phillips
county.
Montana, noted for its copper. gold.
oil, wheat. and livestock. has one
coal mine that contributes 80 cents a
minute to npkeep o. the state and
Mining its coal and loading
[ on cars with a single sweep OF a
giant electric shovel, the Colstrip mine
n Rosebud county, south central
Montana, produced during the past IL
months more than three quarters OF
million tons, or about Is per cent
II all the coal mined in the state, rec
5rdB OF the state tar commission, as
Iembled for it's biennial report. show
Is average over the year period was
100 tons a working hour. running at
he production peak Of 1000 tons an
hour. It has been estimated that the
supply at the present rate OF mining |
win last 100 years.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09
STATE TABLOIDS

The new $4,000 bridge across the
MIX river at Havre Will be open for
traffic about January /.
The California deep test well be-
ing drilled in the Cat Creek field is
now down over 4,0e0 feet. It Is said.
More than $4,000 has been subscrfb-
ed by the farmers toward the con-
struction Of new creamery at Cul-
bertson.
II is reported that a manufacturing
plant to build steel railroad cars is
to be located at LAUREL Yellowstone
county.
With the bringing in OF 10 wells
the past week the Kevin-Sunburst
field had total Of 651 commercial
producing oil wells.
Nearly $4,000 went into the state
highway fund last month as the pro
ceeds of United States royalties from
oil operations on federal lands in Mon
tana.
A leasing campaign in the Head
light valley near Cut Bank is to be
launched In the near future with the
idea Of giving the structure test for
oil
A subscription list for stock in the
Windham Agricultural Hall associo-
ton is being circulated. 1t Is es5i-
mated that the hall will cost around
$500.
County commissioners OF Silver
Bow county have voted to donate to
the government an s0-acre tract as
landing field II an air mail route pass
ing through Butte is established.
Compulsory military training at the
Montana State acQueRqs safss RaEenlans
which is being agttatcd BY students.
was put to a vote, and Of the 27S
expressing q preference, there were
17s for and LOG against.
Montana haii, one OF the eldest
buildings OF the Boxeman State col
lege campus, which has been In proc
ess OF being remodeled since last
June, will be ready for use again by
january /, 1t is announced.
Several large Montana daily news
papers are offering special prizes on
corn and pure seeds for the Thir-
teenth Annual State Corn and Pure
Seed show, which will be held at Sid
ney, January 26, 81 and 2S.
When the Havre high school foot
ball team returned home last Satur-
day from Butte, where It had wrested !
the state championship from Nilsson
la by score of 80 to 10. more than
one thousand Havre citizens were at
the depot to welcome the heroes.
Harry Jacob. largest individual
owner Of black foxes in the state. |
whose ranch is situated on the Teton
river, has last completed vaccinatlng |
the foxes as prevention of distemper
At the present time Mr.. Jacobs foxes
number so. He has sold large mum.
Der during the last year. Many OF
them are sold as pups to other breed
ers, and some as pelts. Mr.. jacob sold |
IS pelts last year that average s3O5 |
per pelt.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09

Income to the state from its oil and
gas leases shows an increase Of over
$50 per cent from 1917 to 1926. From
1917 up to and including November
"a. 1926. the state received y545, S4Ls2
from this source. In 1917 the income
totaled only sl02.60. while this year
has seen s45.oi7.0s now into tia va
ri6us state funds.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09
Power cabIe Under Sc

Electricity at $1,000 volts pres
sure is now being carried by sub
marine cable across the Baltic sea
from Helsingfors. Finland. to Copen-
hagen. Denmark. where It is used for
lighting and industrial purposes.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09

Efforts are being made to raise
$40 600 Ia the sale Of Christmas seals
by the Montana Tuberculosis associa-
ton.
Much interest IL manifest among
anglers In the report that black bass
hasn hesn caught IN the FlAthead
river
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09

Due to failure TO comply with ali
requirements OF the Law, the special
election 70 vote on q $4,000 school
bond issue at Great Falls, December
IS, win not be held until February.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09

G. 8. Milhiser, manager of the Sid
ney factory OF the Holly Sugar COM
pany. reports that the 1926 sugar cam
paign was very satisfactory both from
the standpoint of the company and the
farmer.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09
an fhe Same to Her

What Is meant by the pipe OF
peace1
He-T can't imagined Never smoked
pipe In the house yet but my wife
made a fuss over Il.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-09

better Be silent than speak M
Evening star., 1926-03-14
Brennan, ''Wringing Wet,'' Speaks From
Same Platform With Republican Foes

man, who finally determined TO run
for office after 25 years behind the
scenes, the meeting was debut.
Brennan's platform is 'wringing wet
and his chief purpose is u Obtain
amendment or repeal of the Volstead
act He did not trim sail for fear OF
the women's disfavor, but rather
claimed their support along with that
of pronounced drys and Republicans.
so that he might lead congressional
fight against this national evil. Vol
steadism."
Senator Mckinley. who has been
sick several days, stressed approval
or disapproval of the Coolidge regime
as the important issue of the cam
paign preliminary to the April ID pri'
mary.
MIR. Smith called the World Court
the main issue.
The meeting preceded the annual
banquet of the Hamilton Club. ia
nous old Republican organization. set
for tonight. with Senator George
Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania as
the chief speaker, the two combining
to give Chicago most interesting
day of political action.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
CONSULAR CHANGES.
State Department Announces For
eign Service Transfers.

Members Of the United States for
eign service attached to the State De-
partment have been assigned to for
cign stations as follows: Harold J..
Williamson of Illinois. second secre-
tary, to Havana; Edwin c. Wilson of
Florida, first secretary, to Paris;
George Atcheson, jr.. of California.
vice consul, to North Bay; Frederick
w. Hinke of New York, vice consul,
to Canton: Ralph J. Totten of Ten
nessee, consul general, to inspection
work in the Near East, and Stanley
Woodward of Pennsylvania, vice con-
sui, to Geneva.
Members detailed to duty at the
State Department are Williamson ;.
Howell of Texas, third secretary at
Warsaw, and Edward J.. Lowry of
Illinois, consul at Mexico City.
District of Columbia residents in
the foreign service have been trans
ferred as follows: William Il. Doug
lass. vice consul. from Calcutta to
San Domingo: Albert Forster, vice
CONSUL from Berlin to Cologne, and
Fred IT, Houck, vice consul. from
Client to Lille.
Thomas W. Chiffon Of New York,
consul at Oporto; ID. August Muir
head of Washington. consular agent
at Whitehorse. and Edwin Salz of
New York, consular agent at Coquim-
bo, Chile, have resigned from the
service.
Evening star., 1926-03-14

Mr.. Clopton often expressed the
wish say his friends. that his collec-
ton OF violins be given to the Ma
tional Museum, SO that future gen
erations could see examples OF the
work Of the great masters of the man
ufacture Of this instrument.
Great interest In the bequest was
evinced last night by Walter Hough,
one of the head curators Of the mu-
scum and In charge of the musical
collections.
Mr.. Iough stated that Mr.. Clopton
had visited the museum several years
ago and had told him that he intend
ed leaving his collection OF violins to
the museum.
Il had not heard from him since"
Mr.. Hough stated, "but I know that
the other curators of the museum will
be only too glad to accept the bequest.
Mr.. Clopton's collection was very fine
and he knew more about violins than
any man I ever knew. 1t is certainly
good news"
Evening star., 1926-03-14
MISSING CHAPTERS
IN HISTORY SOUGHT
American Historical ASS0Cia-
ton to Raise Million for
Such Efforts.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Whilc
scientists search Tor the missing INK
of mans supposed evolution, his
torians have before them the task OF
ending missing chapters in the MS
Ssc.y Of the United States. There are
lnany gaps which must be tilied, Proi
Dana C. Munroe of Princeton, pfeSl'
dent of the American Historical AS
sociation. said today. and to continue
this and similar work the association
is launching a campaign tor
81 200 ,00o.
The United States influence in
world affairs" said Prof. Munroe,
Creates a need for dispa ssionate in
Crf,v to end the distortion OF facts
which accompanies the partisan ap'
peal. There are few subjects more
in need of disintereSted research.
Every student knows how many
papers relating to the history of the
American revolution are now exposed
TO loss by fire and other common ac'
Cidents," he said.
I'VE are beginning to appreciate
also the Importance of other manu-
script materials too often neglected by
historians, such AS business CORE
SpondonCC ANA the personal papers VI
leaders in social. religious and educa'
lion3l movements.
Now that the United States has
become the most influential of the
world powers. there is urgent need for
more thorough and dispa ssionate stu
dies of the history of American inter
national relations. including contacts
with Europe, Latin America and the
Far East.
Another topic similarly ohscured is
that of immigration and racial ele-
1nents. Recent legislation brings up
questions in which the help of the
critical historian as we'll as of the
economist and the sociologists is
needed
Prof. Munro also stated that there
is still room for much work on the
problems of sectionalism, which he
characterized as "a most serious one
fo,. n country like tho United States ~
Evening star., 1926-03-14

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 13.--The Chicago
League of Women Voters today
staged the unusual spectacle of a
United States Senator and two oppos-
ing candidates making campaign
speeches from the same platform and
then submitting to a round of gen.
eral questioning Senator William Il.
Mckinley, Frank l.. Smith. chairman
of the Illinois Commerce Commission,
Republicans, and George T.. Brennan,
Democrat, appeared before the wom-
en- voters.
For Brennan. national committee
Evening star., 1926-03-14
WILL. ADDRESS CHARITIES
Allen T. Burns to Speak on Com
munity Programs.

Allen r. Burns. executive director
Of the American Association for
Community Organization. and former
president of the National Conference
of Social Work, will speak at the
annual meeting of the Associated
Charities, Monday evening. March %
at Rauscher's.
The subject of his address, will be
Essentials of n Sound Community
Program for Social Work" The com
mittee In charge is as follows: Cole
man Jennings, chairman; Miss Helen
Nicolay, Dwight Clark, Charles G..
Glover ir
Evening star., 1926-03-14
$5OO,0OO IN VI0LINS
WILLED TO MUSEUM
National Will Get William Capet
Clopton Collection of Mas
ters' Works.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 13.--The
collection of violins owned by William
Capet Clopton, world traveller who
died here Thursday. will be given to
the National Museum in Washington.
according to a statement made by a
relative today. 1t is reported to in
clude many rare instruments and to
be valued at $500,000.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
Some Concession.

From the Kansas City Times
Gee, Madge, " don't mean { tell
me you're marrying tn guy?'
Yeah. l found out he didn't have
enough to pay me f'r bringin' breach
O. promise. so I decided to let him do
the right thing by me-"
Evening star., 1926-03-14
MAN WANTED IN JEWEL
THEFT HERE ARRESTED
Harry Sitomer Alleged to Have
Disappeared With Gems
Valued at $1,000

Harry Sitomer. who was arrested in
New York Friday and released from
the Tombs I'm $4,000 bail. was rear
rested yesterday and held in $2,5OO
bail for hearing April / in that city
Evening star., 1926-03-14

on charges Of misappropriation OF
$4,000 worth Of jewelry from Otto
Deutsch, jewelry salesman Of this
city, the police were informed last
night.
Sitomer also is under suspicion as
one of two men who robbed Mrs. How
ard Johnson of $4,000 worth of jewelrv
In her apartment at the Hotel Alamac
In New York two years ago. The
charge against Sitomer which brought
about his first arrest In New York II
not known here.
Evening star., 1926-03-14

Germany had an average OF q
a day last January.
The Washington times., 1926-12-21

came the statement that Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Phipps. of New York.
had made a gift Of 100000 to the
university. together with promise
of a deed in fee simple to ali OF the
buildings of the Henry Phipps In
stitute for the Study Of tuberculosis.
This gift is conditional upon the
raising an additional $780,.
600 for the institute.
In making the announcement OF
these gifts and the intention 10 de-
veiop the medical facilities Of the
university to point where II will
be one of the worlds largest and
finest medical centers, the board OF
trustees also made public plans for
a conference and dinner on January
10 at the Bellevue Stratford. at which
The Washington times., 1926-12-21

to church in the falling snow, the
South win observe the holiday with
firecrackers. fireworks and q garden
or beach party. L~A
Christmas In the Southern States
resembles the Fourth Of July more
than the Christmas known to the
North. The use Of tirecraclsers and
fireworks dates back TO plantation
days ana 70 Southern boys and girls
it would not. be the greatest holiday
in the year II these were missing.
How the custom started Is not
certain to he old i'colonels" who
fought In the Civil war--everyone
Is a. colonel who has shculdered q
gun in the South. Some say that
the custom Of shooting frecrackers
Is due to the darkey slaves who were
The Washington times., 1926-12-21
Hunter Freezes Feet
While Tracking Deer

louisville. Pa. Dec. 2l.--EdIs
interest at q top pitch as he trailed
deer. James Dress. Of Crossona,
failed to notice the frost creeping
into his feet. He was deep n the
forests OF Lycoming county when
he discovered he was unable &c
walk.
WIlliamsport hunters found hin
today helpless In q crude shelter he
had constructed. His frost.bitter
feet were swollen to twice thciE
normal size,
The Washington times., 1926-12-21
Breaks His Leg Then
Fixes 1T In Courtroom

NEW YORK. Dec, 21.-Jphn Ar
mcur. slated Tor Jury duty II Monnt
Vernon. limped into court Is min.
utes late and was reprimanded ~
the court.
WELL" said the juror. y got hit
by an Automobile and broke my leg.
The Judge was at once solicitcus,
Hadn't he better so to a hospitaif
"oh, no. said the Juror. If !
had some adhesive tape | could fix
IT," Tape was brought and he nelt
spiiced his broken wooden leg, Z
The Washington times., 1926-12-21

!, 200 alumni and friends Of the uni
versity will hear definitely OF the
project.
DR.. Hubert Work, Secretary Of
the Interior, and DR.. Henry s.
Pritchett, president Of the Carnegie
Foundation, viii be the guests Of
honor.
The Washington times., 1926-12-21

German chemists have perfected
process for, producing sulphurie
acid ana Portland cement from
gypsum. clay ana coal treated in =
revolving kiln
The Washington times., 1926-12-21

allowed unusual privileges during
Christmas and who usually celebrat.
ed with the firecrackers denied them
on independence Day.
Another source OF the use Of
Christmas fireworkst2ts recalled by
some who claim that In old planta.
tion days. the master Of the planta-
ton and his family came down the
rivers but once a year and this was
to do their Christmas shopping and
to buy supplies for the entire year,
everything else being homemade,
The Washington times., 1926-12-21
PENN RECEIVES
100000 GIFT

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 21.-Plans
for the enlargement of the Univer'
atty Of Pennsylvania medical schools.
hospitals and allied institutes by the
addition of $s,45O,000 Of new build.
IAgs and equipment are announced
by the board of trustees.
Goincident with the announcement
The Washington times., 1926-12-21
XMAS WILL. Be
/. LIKE FOURTH
By JOSEPH l., LAUBE
international News Service

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Dec. b.
While the North observes Christmas
with comparative quiet, religious
services, holly and nistletoe in win.
dows and about the houss and goes
The Washington times., 1926-12-21

Only about 1900 Of the 100000
residents fthe city Of Bagdad
use electricity.
The Washington times., 1926-12-21

The first telephone exchange
which connected lines was estab
lished in 1873. Names were used
instead Of numbers.
The Washington times., 1926-12-21

Slight iTnperfectionS
cannot be noticed.
Regular Sl9.75 grade.
Oriental designs and
c0IOrs.
Evening star., 1926-11-29
NEW HIGH MARKS
IN LIBERTY BONDS
Two Issues Extra Strong In
Today's Trading-Rest
of List Irregular.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


NEW YORK. November 2s.-Trad.
ing fell off and irregularity developed
in todays bond market. The strictly
high grade investment issues held
nrm with a number of new high rec
ords. but second grade and specula
tive bonds were the subject of a good
deal Of selling pressure and many "f
them yielding.
The features in the first namr't
class were again the United States
Treasury bonds. two of which, thu
4s and the S+s. sold early in the da
higher than ever before. In the
railway list Pennsylvania general
mortgage 412s had run up 10 pal
which was the new high record for
1926. Other so.called savings bank
bonds held their position well. but
transactions We're on small scale.
The upward movement i'll the local
fractions appeared to have met
check and quotations were shaded nil
around without any real weakness
The same condition obtained among
the junior rails. Chicago and East
ern Illinois 5s sold below so and Chi
cagO Great Western As below 90. -.
Louis-San Francisco income 6s were
we'll supported around their best
prices, but the same roads adjustment
bonds were barely steady. There Were
fra ctional advances in Chicago, Terre
Haute and Southwestern issues. hut
even these were not as active as lasl
week. International Mercantile Ma
rine 6s at % were up a point from Sa
urday's close. but did not hold all the
gain. Market Street Railway - had =
brief run-up. but New York State
Railways 61as were lower.
The foreign bonds were firm ger
orally. The exception was Chinese
Railway So. which sold down 10 a new
low for 1926. The new Yokohama. 6S
continued To sell at a premium ami
the new Belgian rs We're stcad'
around their best.
Announcement by j. =. Morgan \
Co. that books on the offering of $12o.
O00. 900 in 5 per cent debentures of the
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey have
been closed was formal matter. sub
scriptions for holders of the preferred
stock were given the preference IL
allotments and the bonds have bee
selling on when-issued basis AT /"
premium Of more than point above
the offering price
Evening star., 1926-11-29
New Bond Issues
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dtspatch 10 The star
NEW YORK. November 29.-The
largest new bond offering of the day
was that of $4,000. 900 first and re
maturing October /. 1856. of the
Arkansas Power & Light Co. The
bonds are priced at 95al to yield Over
5.o7 per cent and are offered by 4
banking group made up of Harris
Forbes & Co. W. G.. Langley & Co
Bonbright & Co. Inc. Old Colony
Corporation. Tucker, Anthony & Co.
and John Nickerson & co. The com
pany supplies electric power and light
service to A large part OF Arkansas
and is controlled through ownership
OF all it's common stock. except direc
tors shares. by the Electric Power
& Light Corporation. whose opera
tions are supervised by Electric Bond
& Shares Co.
An additional issue of s. 600 90"
Consolidated Gas 4 Electric Light
e. Power Co. of Baltimore first ~
funding 5s. series ''t'' is being Offer
ed today by a syndicate including
Alexander Brown 4 Sons. Lee lIig
ginson & Co.. Brown Brothers Co,
Jackson & Curtis and Spencer Trask.
The bonds mature June |, 1868. and
are priced at 10112 TO yield over ~"
per cent.
Dillon, Read & Co, and the Domin
ion Securities Corporation. Ltd. an
nounce the sale of q new issue of
81. SOC, 900 Province of Saskatchewan.
Canada, Az per cent debentures mon
callable). due December /, 1856. The
bonds are priced at 94Is. to yield "A
per cent.
White. Weld & Co.. kountze
Brothers. and Estabrook & Co Offer
today s3.O00.O0O State of Missouri
AZ per cent bonds. The bonds ma
ture 81 100000 March /. 1914. and
| 81 500. 900 March /. 1945. and are of
fered at price to yield 4.1O per cent. .
and are issued for road purposes.
Public offering is made today Of d
new issue OF $l.575,O00 City of San
ford. Fla. o1s per cent improvement
bonds The bonds mature July
1856, and are being offered by Ilalsey
Stuart & Co.. and Eldridse Co Al
par and interest.