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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-05
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
E A CHILDREN:

IN 4 shall be away from
home until the evening of
February 10. am in perfect
health. My trip is chiefly of
a business nature. In order to make
all proper provision for your care
and comfort, 1 am placing a personal
representative in charge of my house
hold. a man in whom ! have COM
plete confidence. My personal at
n are charged to communicate
with me in case of emergency, but
under no other circumstances. II
will be useless for you to inquire my
whereabouts from them. I feel that
this short separation will be Of
benefit 10 all of us, and shall look
forward to our reunion with affec-
tionate anticipations
In the meanwhile Mr.. Hedge will
he in full and absolute charge. with
the authority that l have conferred
upon him in another document. He
is a man of excellent character
thoroughly recommended by his EN-
DEG anu 1 dlH dAioAatAOA ~ g.
sured. a gentleman. He will reside
with you, and will have fun financial
responsibility in all household and
family matters.
1T is needless for me to say that
you viii cooperate with him in every
way: ! know that you viii. Treat
him as YOU would me
And now my children. / bid you.
for a short tune. an affectionate
goodby
Your loving father.
JOHN w BROOKE"
That document you may keep,
said Mr. H"dge, as he passed the
letter to Constance Brooke. The one
with the red seal he replaced i his
pocket
Still the three Brooke children
spoke NO word Speech was not
theirs for the moment. rather. 1t was
theirs 10 gaze IN mute bewilderment
al the bearer Of the documents.
They saw a person who was some
what above medium height and OF
slender frame The lines of his head
were angular. an effect heightened
by his almost black hair and the
stiff, uncompromising manner il
which IL was brushed straight bach
past his ears. His eyes were dark
and disconcertinsiy steady. His nose
was long, but straight in the bridge
and not badly nodded Ills lips
closed firmly but not harshly There
was a faint cleft in his chin. He was
dressed quietly. but obviously wen.
AS to his age. it was probably
twenty-eight or i
Mr.. Hedge pore the scrurnny with
composure. as though it were some.
thing he had quite anticipated. He
measured glances with William
Brooke without the CULVER Of an eye.
lid, while he regarded Constance as
u-npersonally as though She We're an
inanimate fixture in the library
1t was Alice who spoke first.
Where is my father?" she d.,
handed, in Z frightened voice. Il
don't understand. Where IS dad?"
Il am unable to answer. replied
Mr.. Hedge easily 7 do not know.
1t is not my business to know. He
is, however. as he explains in his
letter. quite wen and he viii return
10 you on the day mentioned"
February 49," gasped Constance,
glancing al the letter. "And-and
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-05

The 125-fOot monument overlook
ing the Columbia river and Astoria,
Ore.
tablish further contracts with the
Indians. The purchase as yet unac
complished, Jefferson secured $500
for exploration and appointed Lewis
to make the venture.
Meriwether Lewis was a youthful
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-05
PRIDE GOETH WITH PAINT
-NEA. london Bureau

Don't forget the mail box when
you have your paint brush handy.
Uncle Sam is urging all rural
postmasters to make a systematic
effort to get all mail boxes and
support posts painted white with
the patrons name in black letters
one inch high on each side of the
box. Paint protects, preserves,
and pleases. 1
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-05

State College at Bozeman. Test
ing charges arg low.
"a farmer should know the
Federal grade of the wheat Of
fered, as we'll as the milling
This milling value is rep
resented by the protein content.
The range of prices now paid for
the same grade of wheat is wide.
Farmers and dealers are invited
to make use of the state labora-
tory at Great Falls for testing the
protein content. Testing rates
cover only the actual cost Of the
work involved, since the labora-
tory is not operated for a profit"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-05
COMMISSIONERS MEET

The Roosevelt board of county
commissioners met Monday for
their annual monthly meeting. H.
Tasker was appointed justice
Of the peace for CulbertsoM
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-05
MEAT MARK HARMLESS

People often wonder whether
the purple meat-inspection mark
is harmful. The purple dye and
all other ingredients of the mark
ing fluid as applied by the FEEDER
al Meat Inspection Service are en-
harmless.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-05
BEGIN HERE ID

JOHN w. BROOKE, hardware
maSnatc, hns arranged with
Economy and Efficiency Corpor-
alton, Limited, to manage his
household. Brooke. n widoyver,
has left town without informing
his three children of the new
arrangement.
Ri. HEDGE, efficiency enSi-
neer, assigned 10 the job, has
arrived Mt the Brooke mansion
and read the document, which
gives him unlimited control in
managing all affairs of the
ous to the astonishnen OF
the three heirs-tO-be. He now
produces n second, less official
communication. and proceeds 20
read.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-05
PEN POINTERS

The book that is most read by
Harvard students is Alice in Won
derland,'' it has been revealed.
This possibly explains why Harvard
crews and football leans are so
ferocious. 8
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05
By Beck

hand to-mouth basis and that some
-four mills in Great Britain were tenn
porarily closing down. Meanwhile, too,
export demand for North American
wheat was described as less active
than has recently been the case, and
domestic crop conditions were favor
able, especially the fact that new
wheat is showing green in Kansas.
General selling which took place at
the outset in the wheat market here
seemed to take all the enthusiasm out
of the buying side. and left prices mi
nus apparent power to rally with any
special vigor. AS result, fluctuations
kept within narrow limits during the
| last half of the board of trade session,
the entire range for that time hardly
exceeding &c. Nevertheless the cash
wheat trading basis held firm to 1@1a
higher, the latter for red winter. Sales
of 100000 bushels of Canadian wheat
! were announced as the day came to an
end. According to recent gossip, Ar
gentine shipments were shortly expect
| ed to increase.
Corn and oats were dominated by the
action of wheat and by lack of impor-
tant shipping demand here for corn.
Provisions sagged as a result of SELL
| ing ascribed to eastern and foreign
| sources.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05
Chicago Cattle Market


CATTLE-Receipts 10000: outlet
narrow; no snap to trade; few loads
choice yearlings and heavies steady
at HOO upward: others closing mostly
Is to 25 lower; she stock showing
same decline: best long yearlngs 11.6b,
few above 1918; best heavies 11.25;
bulk fat steers S.65@1025; bulls fully
steady; vealers uneven; packers stop
ped 11.50: outsiders going to 400; Of
ferings small
HOGs-Receipts $4,000; medium and
heavy weight butchers strong at yes
terda$'s average; lighter weights Is
to So higher: closed at high point: big
packers withdrew with meager pur-
chases; bulk $50 to 300-pound butchers
12.60@1290; bulk better 200 to 225-
pound weights 12.90@13.25: majority
good and choice $50 pounds down 1900
@13..60: top all weights 1875: bulk
packing sows 11.20@11.40: majority
desirable killing pigs 13.50@13.75;
shippers took $4,000: estimated hold
over 1900.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000: fat lambs
II to CSC higher; bulk 14.75@15.00; one
load 1926; fed lambs strong: bulk
14.50@14.75: few 1900; yearling weth-
ers 25 higher: several doubles 1900
1850; fat sheep steady; best fat ewes
$40.
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transportation was needed for New
England'S business, he decided.
An eight months survey of the air.
lines of England and France showed
him that air traffic in those countries
had increased 100 per cent in every
one of the last five years. Several
months ago he and other prominent
men in finance and engineering, among
whom are Governor Trumbu1l of Con-
nectieut and Professor Edward +. War
ner, head of the aeronautical engineer
ing department at the Massachusetts,
institute of Technology, became con-
WINGED that there were certain fields
in which airplanes could be used on a
business basis
Long research indicated that the
volume of business would be mail ana
small express and that about 200 New
England manufacturers, one in every
city and large town, needed the fast
est transportation possible. Soon a
traffic manager, the same type of busi-
ness-getter that the railroads employ,
will call on these manufacturers and
attempt to persuade them to make
aerial deliveries of their products.
The airway from Boston to New
York by way of Springfield. Hartford,
New Haven and Bridgeport, the pro-
motors decided, presented the best OPP
portunity. Since this route Is the
first leg of the transcontinental mail
the promoters, according to Mr.. Bull
lard, had but little difficulty in OBJ
tanning a government contract to car
ry air mail from Boston to New York
The company plans to use the latest
type Fokker and Curtis-Lark planes
with single motors for summer flying
o,,A ft.xIA a.
vice. The first of its bases will be
the Boston Airport, the Hartford fly
ing field and the air terminal at New
Brunswick, N. j. Other operating
! centres will be added as soon as they
! are needed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05

Motors were again run up at the
apparent expense of an overcrowded
short interest. Hudson closed near
ly four points higher at 1l5 rs and
Dodge Brothers preferred, General
Motors, Jordan, Fisher Body, and
White closed 1 to 2 1-2 points up. U.
S. Steel common closed fractionally
higher at 1913 SIS, but a brisk de-
mand developed for some of the in
dependent issues. Otis Steel pre-
ferred closing five points higher at
1O2, and Sloss-Sheffield showing a
net gain of } 3-4 at 1873 IA.
Rubber shares turned slightly re-
dictionary as a result of cuts in tire
issues. Heaviness also developed in
American Zinc preferred, Foundation
Company, International Power and
Light, Tobacco Products and United
Cigar Stores. Sugars responded to
the stiffening of commodity prices,
American Sugar Refining closing
over five points higher at 8 1-2.
Rails were practically neglected
although Chesapeake and Ohio, Ca
madam Pacific and Lackawanna were
noticeably heavy.
With the exception Of Wheat fu-
lures which dropped 1 IL to 2 cents
bushel on selling inspired by re-
ports of better weather in the Ar
gentine, most of the commodity mar
kets pointed upward.
Cotton broke out of it's narrow
trading area within which it has
been f1uctuating, closing to 81
points net higher in sympathy with
higher Liverpool prices and the fail
ure of the Prevailing March premium
to attract large shipments of cot
ton to New York for delivery next
month. Large sales of raw sugar
were reported with prices 1-32c a
pound above those prevailing yes
terday Coffee was 81 to rs points
net higher.
Call money renewed at percent
! and then advanced successfully to
AZ, 5 and then to 5 Y, closing at the
top. Heavy withdrawals of funds by
interior banks. presumably because
Of the low rates previously prevail
ing here was the direct cause of the
run-up. Time money rates were I'M
changed. Prime commercial paper
| was on q fiat AZ percent basis in
stead of Az to Az.
The prinvipal foreign exchanges
/ hel dsteady to quiet trading. Dema nd
| sterling ruled around 4.S6 and French
| francs around 3.75 cents. A jump OF
over 10 points to 1.55 cents in Greek
drachmas in apparent reflection OF
| the recent forced loan in that coun-
| try, was one of the features.
| Bond prices rose to new high le-
| wells today. with buying unrestricted
| by indications of tighter money con-
| ditions implied in the calling of more
| than $25 900 in bank loans. Rail
road, oil and sugar company liens
! shared in the demand for both higf
| grade and speculative liens. A. sooC
demand developed for Erie genera
As, Delaware and Hudson convertible
IS, Pere Marquette refunding As
Great Northern SIS and Wilkesbarre
and Eastern first SIS. several of which
| sold at the years top prices.
| New high records also We're com
mon in the local traction division
| where euying was based on the pro
| gress made in improving operating
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05
N. E. to Have Air
Mail in April

Boston, Feb 4.-(AP)-New Eng
land capital, which for q century has
assisted in the development of Ameri-
cas- railroads, mines. industries and
in fact everything on and under the
earth, has, found higher investment
level.
On or about April 1 a syndicate Of
Boston flnanciers will start operating
the Colonial Airline. a commercial
project. They promise that 1t will
move New England's manufactures
westward to the centre Of population
which long ago started to move inland
from the Atlantic coast.
Commercial aviation. first introduced
to New England by promoters of blue
sky" schemes, has been at standstill
in this section. Several worthy COM
panies in the last few years have tried
to develop 1t but were forced out be-
cause New England capital feared to
take off," 1t remained for w. Irving
Billiard, vice president of the Mer-
chants National Bank of Boston, to
bring about it's renaissance.
Like many other Boston Bankers
during the last decade, Mr.. Billiard has
tried to prevent New England from
becoming isolated. A faster means Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05
New York Produce Market
New York. Feb. 4.--(AP).

New 1OTk, Il eD. f.--NAEp }.
WHEAT-Spot easy; No. / dark
northern spring c t New York lake
lake and rail 1889; No, = mixed durum
do, 1899; No. l Manitoba 90. in bond
CORN-spot easy: No. yellow
track New York all rail 96s; No yell
oATS~spot steady; No. white 52s.
LARD-Easier; middle west 5000
1910.
other articles were unchanged.
BUTTER-Steady; receipts 11.3I5;
creamery higher than extras S73 9SS
do. extras. 92 score, 81: do. tirsts. IS
to 81 score, 44W 463.
EGGS-Firmer; receipts 1879;
fresh gathered extra firsts 49, q j. Al;
fresh gathered firsts 314@323; do.
storage 31Q32: fresh gathered seconds
3O@31: do. storage 19a q 200: do. stor-
age under grades 1913; nearby hen
merry whites closely selected extras 40
GAL; nearby hennery brown extras 800
@40; Pacific coast whites extras SEQ
Al; do. firsts to extra firsts 800 SO.
POTATOES-And cabbages nominal;
no trading owing to bad weather.
A better inquiry for refined sugar to-
day brought out increased buying IN
the raw sugar market and advanced
estimated at 100000 bags of Cuban and
1920 bags of Philippines for prompt
and February shipment at 427: $4,000
bags of Philippines, early February
shipment, at Abs. and $1,000 bags for
March-April shipment at 4.40.
The ffrmness in the spot market led
to active covering for European &C.
count and increased demand from Wall
Street interests, which advanced raw
sugar futures four to five points. There
was considerable realizing and selling
of the late months for Cuban account
on the upturn and reactions followed,
with the close one to two points net
higher. March closed 2.53, May 2.62,
July 2.73, September 2.S3, December
$50.
No changes occurred in refined sugar
prices, which ranged from $40 to $50
for fine granulated, but a better in
quiry was reported including some ex-
port demand from India.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05
Two Countries Claim
Allegiance Of Nine.
Pierre Curie

Paris, Feb. 4-(AP)-Two coun-
tries, France and Poland, contend
for the allegiance of Marie Sklodow-
ska Curie, known to all the world
as Madame Pierre Curie, co-dis-
coverer with her husband Of one of
the most treasured Of sciences
secrets-radium.
But Madame Curie herself. though
a little touch of inconsistencies takes
her back to Warsaw each summer.
received French citizenship when she
married Pierre Curie In 1895 and
feels tina. she belongs to that land
that holds his resting grave"
Since she has chosen French
nationality there is not a Frenchman
alive who would refuse her the title
of "the most notable woman in
France"
Madame Curie works and lives IN
the street which the city of Paris
has named after her husband. Num-
Der One Pierre Curie Street, Is one
of the newer buildings belonging to
| the scientific schools of the Univer-
sity Of Paris. It Is a raw-colored
ugly building, surrounded by half
| finished '-boratories and muddy ex-
cavations.
Nine. Curie came into a small
| waiting room from her laboratory
quietly and unobtrusively slipping
through partly opened door.
Mime. Curie?'
Il am Nine. Curie"
! She sat down in one Of the little
chairs, her interviewer taking ont
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05

directly opposite. Folding her hands
she waited, face expressionless, but
with a CLEAN in the eyes that seemed I
to say:
Nov, young man, no nonsense.
Keep to the point and wen get
this over with"
A minute passed while she stared
the interviewer out of countenance,
and into forgetting what he had
come for. Her eyes shone steadily,
unblinkingly through her spectacles.
The straight, severely-eut black
dress seemed to disappear into the
background, the odd, fashioned
shoes were forgotten Nine. Curfe
has a pair of keen eyes cleaning
like radium In the dark. The rest
of her body was dead, but life glowed
like a Gwhite-hot flame in her brain.
What do you want to see me
for?" Nine. Curie seemed to have
startled herself in speaking so sud-
denly.
1T is considered that you are the
most distinguished woman in France,
Nine. Curie. We are collecting a
series of articles on the most notable
women of all countries"
Nine. Curie was wholly unmoved.
"Yes?"
"Were you interested in the study
of radium's properties before you
met your husband, Nine. Curie?" ,
Il think that is not a good ques-
| ton that you ask me. / think it
is improper I should speak of those
things, because my husband IL no
| more alive now. I never talk So,
| about myself, but only give con-
, situations on scientific things. At
this hour now l give information Of
: that kind. There is something writ
, ten about my work and / will give
such things to you. 1t Is all can
! do.
This tells about my going to
America. And here is about the
| meeting at the opera before 1 went
away, with what the people said.
| And this is all will tell you about
| myself. Oh, Oh! you may say that
my eldest daughter, Irene, IL work.
ing in my laboratory with me and
\ that Eve. the younger, Is a pianiste-
| you know-with a hesitant side
glance-she plays the piano. And
soon she Is giving a concert in
Paris"
Nearly forty years Of scientific
| research have worn away her body,
but her mind seems only the stronger
for it. They must have been lonely
years, too, since she had to carry on
the work for two after Pierre Curie
| was run over by q truck in 1905.
Teaching constantly. advising
other scientists, experimenting,
organizing a radium treatment hos
pital during the world war. winning
a Nobel Prize for chernistry-these
have been the labors ana the fruits
growing out Of the first work with
Pierre Curie in the little. Inadequate
laboratory when both were poor and
only the faith Of friends supplied
the money and the materials nee
essary for experiments. These things
Nine Curie does not wish to speak
of; but they are known everywhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05

NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings In All
the Leading Stocks

New York, Feb. 4.-(AP)-Re-
newal Of selling pressure. inspired
oy the marking up Of call money
rates, failed to stem the rising tide
OF prices in today's stock market,
which was featured by the buoyancy
vi the high priced industrials. Trad
ing was again in large volume. the
gay 9ays sales running close to 2,OOO,-
VOO shares.
several popular industrials were
hammered down one to 3 points
tiom their earlier highs when it be-
ZANE known that out of town banks
were calling loans, but offerings were
wei absorbed and new leaders were
El,ucAiy brought forward to rally the
rsI The high money rates were
ceesarded as temporary and Wall
ne ne was inclined to place q bullish
nn.eIpretation on the senate COM
i a,nns OF a 20 percent surtax on
large incomes.
Neports of an early merger of the
associated Oil Company with some
Met. western concern revived spec
tho ise interest in the oil shares, but
r. nel gains, as a rule, were held
bo,h aacuons. Pacific and Associated
AZ ' ., 'ouched new record high prices
NJ. 10 and 5S, respectively.
sst,o asn Motors made another SEN
raco oaal Jump of 50 points to a new
msI ia nigh at $40 on three sales,
no;ntn a net gain of nearly 100
scoro es IN two days. United Fruit
poir .a an extreme gain of 10 II
ana "t - at $50 1-2, also a new high
Chsr men fell back to PSI, and Allied
Cicai, American Radiator. the
Elac.n,ear Solvents issues. General
ID NJ. and National Leather show
a ust gains of 5 to IL points.
cal Ht..nough the outlook for the To-
snI, FACTIONS has improved as a re-
reIs s oi larger earnings and better
nam developing between COM
has ' an, and city officials. Wall Street
recs, eeen rather mystified by the
I r.. sharp advance in those issues
,mn.eeroorough Rapid Transit stock
ssai psa over 8 points to 80 1-S, as
THU t a low of % last week and
point. avenue advanced nearly six
! inm 70 80 1-2. as compared with
Wv or IL Ia last week.
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FINANCIAL NEWS
ND21

conditions since the first of the year.
Interborough, Third Avenue, Man
haitian and New York Railway is
sues all participated in the upward
movement.
Indications that the present ten
dency toward consolidation in the
food industry might spread to- the
sugar companies contributed to the
revival of interest in these bonds.
Warner Sugar Is of 1889 spurted up
almost points and obligations of the
Cuban producing companies were I'M
der accumulation.
Offerings for tomorrow include
100000 Manitoba Power Company
first mortgage 51a percent bonds at
So to yield about $50 percent.
Total bond sales $11,643,000.
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Boston Produce Market
Boston, Feb.

Boston, Feb. 4.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 1906.
BUTTER-Extras 47Q473: firsts Al
@463.
CHEESE-Fresh choice 253626.
CORN-No. 2 yellow 9S099.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 1904; white and mixed extras
37@42; eastern 37@3S; western extras
37@3S.
FLOUR-Spring patents. 1876 sacks.
special short 10.50@10.75: standard
9.35610.40.
HAY-No. 2 timothy 25d27.
Handspring 26029.
OATS-Forty pounds 57957.
PORK-Medium backs $3.50 20 II.
POTATOES-Green Mountains $50
per 100: sweets 2.25@2.50.
Standardization Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 100-barrel lots less
Q per cent. for cash.
VEAL-11 024
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-05
Chicago Produce Market
(By the Associated Press)

Sharp breaks in foreign markets had
a depressing effect today on the wheat
market here, reducing the volume of
business and cutting down values as
well. Total transactions were the
smallest noted of late. Wheat closed
heavy, 10 to 1sc net lower, May new
1.75s to 1.753 and July 1889 to 1888.
with corn ] to &c off. oats 1 to &c down
and provisions varying from unchang-
ed figures to setback of Is cents.
Unexpected weakness of wheat quo
was coupled with reports of better
weather in Argentina and with lower
exchange rates to that country. Ad-
vices were also at hand that purchas-
ing for English millers was on only q
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Near Enough

They were annoyed IN The Hea efp
flee Of q London Westend theatre
the other night. A woman had
bought o stall, and kept on asking
them to assure her that Il was neat
enough to the stage.
Madam" said ~. sxasperaAeS
manager at last. STA nudN
nearer you'd hav IeMs
don Mall. A~