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Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29

The appointment Of Miss Christian
son to q principalship in the Grea
Falls schools would indicate that shI
viii not again be candidate fol
county superintendent.
This Immediately brings up the
question as to the choice Of a candl.
date TO succeed her.
Under the old convention system
whose demise is sincerely regretted
by the rural portion Of the county
this office was always apportioned
to outside of the city Of Great Falls
That this was fair and just can be
seen from an analysis Of the dutiel
of the county superintendent and an
acquaintance with the fact that 95 per
cent of the activities of this office
are directly with the rural portions
of the county. AS far as her WORK
in a first-class district goes, she reg
listers the certificate granted by the
State Board Of Education and the
State Board Of Educational examin-
ers, she receives and complies the
yearly financial and scholastic re.
ports, she divides the school moneys
as they are certified to her How
ever for the rural schools her duties
besides covering the same items as
mentioned, include active
and considerable author
ity in every line Of school endeavor-
Because Of the fact that her duties
IN regard to city systems are perfume
tory and nominal while her relations
10 the country schools are intimate
md active, no one should be elected
,ounty superintendent who is not
familiar with the rurai
school and It's problems.
Many city teachers would resent
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29
SPORTSnEA TO
RID COUNTY OF
COMMON PESTS


In order to confirm 20 the rules
outlined by the Montana Fish and
Game Commission for the SpoFss-
mans Association Of Montana In
their campaigns for ths destruction
OF predatory aninals, predatory birvS
and rodents, the fields FOR the Cas-
cade county rodent campaign have
been increased to include largsk
number Of animals and birds ard tbs
schedule Of points as onklined By AEx
M. 8. Carpenter. Secretary Treasurae
OF the Montana Sportsman's Asbocia-
ionost, viii be adopted. This deeision
was made by q special committees
from the Great Falls sportsmans As
sociation who met with the County
Agent Wednesday, April n.
The changed schedule viii include
much larger list Of animals and
birds and so enable the contestants
to secure a greater number Of points.
Previous announcements Of points
will be diaregarded and the following
schedule viii be adopted In counting
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29
Kennedy Freed
by Court Order

Great Falls, April pa directe'
verdict Of not guilty was returned b,
a jury in district court Friday morn
ing IN the case Of Walter Kennedy
former proprietor Of the UIm road
house, who was charged by the stat.
with the transportation Of intoxicat
ing liquor. Acquittal Of Kennedy was
directed by the court on motion Of Mo.
lumby & PoIutnik, counsel for the de-
fendant who held that the state failed
to show probable cause" for the ar
rest Of the defendant.
Kennedy was arrested at Bolt
March Is by Deputy Sheriff G H,
King, while in an automobile. Twy
cases Of Canadian beer were seized
by the officers and returned to Greai
Falls as evidence. Sheriff Tom Nor
ton testified to the effect that he had
received the intoxicants from the de-
putty sheriff following the arrest.
King, the only other witness for tn.
state, testified that he was standing
On the sidewalk at Belt, when some
body remarked that there's Kennedy
and I guess he has another load Of
Dooze.v
Deputy Sheriff King stated that he
went 70 the automobile.
md, upon searching II. found the m
.oxIeants. Immediately upon eonciu-
ion Of the states testimony. the he
'euse counsel moved the court to dir
II the Jury TO return verdict Of
lot guilty.
The motion was granted and IN in
trncfir9 the jury Judge n. n Ewing
declared that ethere Is not one item 81
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29
BELT STAGES ITS ANNUAL CLEANUP
Sponsored by the American Legion, Women's
Club, Lodges, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
and School Children

At meeting held in the Odd Fei.
lows hall on Monday night st tlss
call Of the American LeesSn It was
decided that according 20 the Gus.
tom Of previous years there would b
cleanup day and week. May 7tb
was set for the final cleanup and
May 3, 4, s, and 8 as the days on
which the residents Of the city shah
rake up their yards and alleys and
shall pile all refuse except ashes. II,
suitable piles, accessible to wagons
and trucks which will haul away
everything away with the exception
of ashes.
Friday afternoon, May 9TH, school
viii be dismissed and the children
will be apportioned for work in their
respective wards.
At five o'clock faithful workers
will be rewarded with tickets for
show at the Pythian.
r. P. Oertli was chosen chairman
of the annual clean-up and Mrs. Min
ME Browning Sec.- Treas.
Mrs. Vesta Robbins was made q
to secure a picture ap-
propriate TO rthe occasion.
]. Van Dixie and W. G. Blomquiss
were appointed to solicit the finan
ciaI sinews for the several actiyities.l
Comnitte on Wagons and Trucks
Chas. King, D. w. Burnett,
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29
Crews Grading
Mccoy Road

improvements Of more than II
miles Of county highways has beer
commenced by county road crews
who will, in addition to grading op.
erations eliminate not less than sis
sharp and dangerous curves, County
Surveyor H B. Lockhart said satur-
day.
The principal project now under
way is the grading Of seven miles
Of the highway from the Lem Mccoy
vanch, six miles southeast Of Stock
EFT, to the Belt read. The improve
ments will extend to the top Of the
Belt grade and efforts are being made
to eliminate several sharp curves
There are, according to tho coun-
~ surveyor, not less than six curves
of $50 degrees, which have in the
past been dangerous. Each Of these
;urves will be reduced to 10 degrees
and Cat curves win replace those
formerly used. In addition TO grad
ing and elimination Of the curves
the highway crews are attempting 20
improve the drainage Of this link OF
ne county road system.
Grading operations on the Fields
road. south Of Great Falls and off the
Red road, have also commenced. Ap
provimately six and one-half miles
off highway, between the Red road
and Tracy, will be improved by q
county caterpillar crew.
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29

First Grade-Brucs BSnd, Lyle
vendseI, John williamson, Inep Ne.
Conkey, Frances Mearns. Mildred
Kleffner and Bruce Culver.
Second Grade Beatrice Hill, Ruth
Remington, Margaret soha and Vests
Robbins.
Third Grade Margaret Grant
Bruce Culver. Louis Karhi and Sam
williamson.
Fourth Grade--Marrarst Gago, L.
ellie Culdeu.
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29
Belt School Honor Roll

Fifth Grade-Julia Armstrong and
william Karlf.
Sixth Grade-BiIlie Browning, Ma
rie Colgan, Daphne Remington Lu-
ellie BOdkins and Roert CuIden.
Seventh Grade Eleanor Shook.
Alice KIimas, Mona Williamson, Hell
en- Coleman, Margaret Marsh, Eiize-
beth Carr. Pauline Dorchak.
CONTINUED on Page Fiye)
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29
FIREMEN TO GIVE ~sTEEE
ALARM"

This Is a wonderful picture taken
from the stage play Of the same nalAe
which has delighted audiences Tor
fifty years.
Shows viii be given absolutely free
to the public at az and s;46 P. NJ.
Don't forget the date.
State Fire Marshall Brooks is ex-
pscted to be here and 70 address the
audience upon the need for fire pre-
ventioE.
Be present and show the flremen
that you appreciate their interest in
the community.
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29
ny DAY sAFETY Day


Mr.. L. L. Benepe, assistant register
of the state board of health, in Civ
ing statistics concerning accidents {,
children in Montana, said:
May Day is child health day in
Montana It is only fitting to point
out the shocking loss of life Of child
rem due to absolute carelessness
on the part Of parents and others
IN hope that it may be forcibly
brought to the attention of everyone
on May Day, which in turn should
bear a lasting impression, not only
on that day, but throughout the en-
suing year.
There were 460 deaths due to a.
cidental causes reported to the State
Board Of Health during 1925. OF
this number 1O4 or % per cent were
children under sixteen years of age.
deaths of children caused So per
cent, or over one-half, the deaths
from burns, which include such caus-
es as babies falling into tubs of boil
ing water, or pulling water over them
selves, playing with matches and bon
fires.
"Of the deaths from accidental
drowning children made up 46.s per
cent or nearly one-hah In the acci
dental discharge Of fire arms, exact
" one-third Of the victims were child
ren.
"Of those killed by machinery, ex
actly another onesthird were children.
This includes those caught in movinA
machinery or thrown under farm i'm
plements by runaway horses.
"One-fourth Of the deaths from in.
jury by animals were children, child
ren being kicked by horses or thrown.
from a horse.
"One-fifth of the deaths from acute
poisons were children, children drink
ing wrong medicine or eating spoiled
food.
"One-fifth of the victims Of auto
accidents were children, few riding
in machines which were wrecked, but
mostly being run down by passirir
cars.
"Other accidental causes Of deats
Of children were: rattlesnake bites
burned in burning buildings, smoth-
cred in bed clothes, falling with sticks
in mouth, falling out Of windows. fall
ing off tables, etc. excessive heat.
and electric shocks. /
A Series Of DON'TS For 1925
1. Don't let small children play
around the boiling water on wash day
Don't let children play with
matches
g. Don't let children who cannot
swim play near the water.
4. Don't iet children handle fire
srns. I.
8 Don't allow children to play neat Z
aa0xinw maehinery or drive fractieus
lcrBes doing fmrrn work.
9 Don't leave drugs and medicines
"a reach cf children.
= DOn't drive car rapidly down I
be streets where children play.
Mrm. Frark Qmnh Wra N3llsnsn
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29

Business District-A. L. Winston
VIM. vendsel and John Jaap.
Ward J. w. Leland, Chairman
Mrs. Wilbur, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. ]. P.
HeaIey. Mr1. Ray Wilson. Mrs. Nohi
Ward II Mrs. H. Armstrong, Chair
man, Mrs. All johnson, Mrs. Carr,
Mrs. Paul Gulden. John Pohlod, John
Harcharick.
Ward III Mrs. N. Browning. Chair
man, Mrs. Lesell, Mrs. Remington,
Mrs. A. L. Winston, Ernest Seigling,
James Brodie, John EpperBon and
Mrs. v. Robbins.
Ward " John Pizzini, Chairman.
Mrs. Mike voytoski, Mrs. Peters, ABB
Hedrick. Paul Zovoda and Mike Uh-
rim.
Supervisor Of Dumping, Mayor H.
". Minard. Supervisor Of Leaders, W.
Il. Lowry, Distributor Of tickets, Miss
stranahan.
Business places are to be closed
from 2 P. M. to A P. NJ. during which
hours the merchants viii provide
with rakes and shoyels and
assist in the work.
Their example will be closely. copied
sy the boys upon whom is placed the
greatest dependence for the heavy
work.
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29

Each egg of any pr sdatory bird
named IN accompanying schedule win
count One-haIf as much az the bird
Of the same species counts.
In order that the predatory bizdr
named IN the above schedule may be
identified, each committee chairman
viii be provided with folder show
ing pictures and giving exact descfap-
tion Of each bird BY this plan II is
hope dto educate the children Of the
county and their parents TO distin-
Ruish the harmful birds from the
beneficial birds. Points will not be
given for beneficial birds birds killed
brought to the community chairman.
The county has bee ndivided int
8 districts. each comprising from 4
TO 12 school districts. This division
has been, made 70 facilitate handling
the contest and to stimulate c 20 M
petition in the different sections Of
the county Divisions as follows:
Cascade District includes school
disticts3, 81. 80, 2s, 70, so, 81, 10,
ss, is, "a, 9, 80.
Sun River District includes school
districts 80, 81. So, 2, 64, "a, ~, 81,
SO.
Ulm District includes school dis
tricts s5, e6, n, 81, so, SO, 40, 4s,
n, So.
Eden District includes districts 4, 10.
ss, AZ, 20, 81, "a. So. rs.
stockett District includes districts s,
rs, AZ, rs. 21, ID, SS, %.
Belt includes districts 5S, 80, q,
10, 20, 50, II, 55, Q, 46, 4s, ss
Fife includes districts 81, 40, 8, "a
Monarch includes districts 5b, 2s,
Is. 81, IS, Al.
treat Falls includes districts ~, L.
A list Of prizes will be offered g
ach Of the 8 districts as foIloRs.
'irst prize 5000. Second $500,
bird $500, Fourth 500, and FIVE
ne dollar prizes. These may be N
icon. on last page.)
robable cause for the arrest y the
.stmonyo He further stnted thnr
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Mike schmauch Of
Klein, Montana are here visiting
friends for a few days this week.
They win return Saturday.
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29

Mrs. Frank Rush. Mrs. Willinrh
F1Iahr Mrs. G. G. Nohl and aafs.
Pail Es~ssi8ls moterpd to Crest Rnlsk
Friday aft@rnoon.
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29
BELT CHILDREN
CELEBRATE MAY
DAY SATURDAY

To be held May 1st- Parade begins
at 1890 A. M. from Custer school
Program follows Immediately at Park
Belt Valley times., 1926-04-29

probable cause for the arrest - the
testimony He further stnted TINT
conviction N such case wonld Yesuls
~ 10 citizen Of Cascade county helng
safe from arrepf
Great Fails gribune1
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
Bingham Is Confirmed
 On Senate Committees

F BY GEORGE B. MANNING
 Washington, D. C., Dec. 1.-The senate today confirmed the election of enator Hiram Bingham of Con necticut to membership on the com- mittee on appropriations and the committee on printing to succeed Senator William Mckinley of Illinois who died last week. Senator Sing ham was nominated for the desir- able committee placed last Saturday by the senate committee on com mittees. In order to gain the place on appropriations committee Sena- tor Bingham was compelled 10 relin- quish his seat on the commerce committee. He now holds mem bership also on the military affairs, education and labor and the terri tories committee. Since the adop- ton of the budget system all ap- propriations for every department of the government are passed on by the senate appropriations commit tee, making it one of the most in nuential in congress.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
MERRY CHRISTMAS
 NOT QUITE AS MERRY
Th,rty-S Seven Barrels of Ale Seized in New Haven Station By Federal Men

1 New Haven, Dec. 14.-Thirty- seven barrels of Canadian ale were seized by federal prohibition agents, headed by Chief Jno Morse, at the railroad station last night when they were being unloaded from a freight car by John Conroy and Harry Phe- Ian both of West Haven.
 It was the second seizure of a similar nature in the last three day2. The consignment came over the border billed as a load of 200 empty barrels, but beneath the empties were hidden S7 barrels of ale. Fed eral agents, cooperating with rail- read police, it is said, have been watching for the shipment for some time.
 Conroy and Phelan were placed under arrest. Conroy. the officials said. admitted he owned the ship ment and was placed under bonds of s2,500 by United States Com missioner Robert II. Alcorn.
 Phelan, the driver of a truck was placed under bonds of s1,ooo.
 The men will appear for hearings on December r and IS respectively.
 The shipment was made from Mill End. Quebec, by the Dominion Co., orerage company and was consigned tc the Royal Bank of Canada with the notation notify Chesban Co., operaga company" West Haven.
 The latter was said to be a ficti- tious name.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
BARTLETT LEAVES HOSPITAL
 AFTER LOSING COMPANION
Duck Hunters Overturn in Boat in New Haven Harbor-Loud is
 Drowned.

New Haven, Conn. Dec. fl Pi-- Recovered from the effects of his experience Saturday when the boat he was in overturned in the harbor drowning companion, Walter Bartlett was discharged from New Haven hospital this morning. Bart lett was in q serious condition when taken to the hospital He had chung to the side of the boat for an hour before being rescued.
 Telling of the accident which re- suited in the death of Norman Loud, Bartlett said: We had shot two ducks from the shore. We ob- tained permission to use q boat to gather the ducks we had shot and despite the fact there were no oar locks. padded our way about 500 feet from the shore. We could not find the ducks and started to re- turn to shore when Loud shifted his weight from one side of the boat to the side l was on.
 Before I could warn him we were both in the water
 Bartlett said Loud immediately struck out for the shore despite the fact that he was wearing hip boots. His body was recovered several hours after the tragedy.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
Seek Tall Highwayman
 After New Haven HolduD

New Haven. Dec. IA LPl--A lone giant holdup man. who robbed four men of more than $500 as they drove along in an automobile near the Yale boathouse in Forbes avenue early today, Is being sought by the police as the perpetrator of several bold robberies in the past
 Frank Fucci reported to the police th&. he and three companions were stopped by the man who stood in the middle of the road waving his arms.
 The man asked if he could ride on the running board. They had not gone moxe than 100 feet, Fucci said when the plan pulled a revolver from his pocket and ordered the driver to stop.
 Then. Fucci said, the robber, who was more than six feet tall. ordered him to empty his companions pockets Sand hand over the money.
 The robber then disappeared.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
CR|PPLES TAUGHT
 TO BECOME USEFUL
Miss Leigh Describes Work at
 Home in NeWington

New Britain has many small children who are in danger of grow ing up handicapped, physically. un- less some one takes an interest and helps give them a chance" was the statement made to the members of the New Britain Lions club today by Miss Constance Leigh. superintend- cnt Of the Newington Home for Crippled Children.
 She told Of the home and its activities. and of the reconstruction work being done among children with deformed arms, legs and backs, They are groups of little people for whom the whole world is going to be changed she said.
 Miss Leigh told of boys and girls who have reached the age of fl and Is years who never walked a step until they were sent to the home for treatment and education. She told of children whose parents re- fused to send them to the homo un- til it was too late to benefit them.
 She described how youngsters. their legs and backs braced, walk ing on crutches or being pushed around in wheel chairs, are being treated and trained so that they are able to get around and help themselves how crippled children can follow Scouting programs. do sewing, school and farm work. coasting and indulge in almost all the pleasures of those who are phy- sically normal.
 Some of the graduates of the home are working in garages and offices, are doing housekeeping, taking care of children and mak- ing themselves useful In many ways in the city. she added.
 A discussion on a credit rating bureau and it's methods was given by Arthur c. Morrow of Hartford. Mir. Morrow told of the problems and activities of tie Hartford bu- reau.
 It was voted to have a Christ mas party next Tuesday. Attorney David L. Nair will be Santa Claus.
 Committees on the Lions frolic to be held carly in January nnde their reports.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
Judge Peters Against
 Jury on VOlstead Act

Portland, Me-, Dec. 14 R-Rec- ommendation that the Volstead act be repealed, made by district court grand jury In New York city d few days ago. was ill-advised. in he opinion of Judge John A. Peters expressed today in addressing the grand Jury in the United States dis trict court.
 As individuals, members of that grand jury, or any other jury have a right to their personal opinions concerning laws and legislation" he said, but as part of a court such an expression from any such official body impresses me as being apart from their duties.''
 Judge Peters intimated that any body recommending the repeal of sthe Folstead act be prepared to suggest some other to take it's place.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
TunneX's Case Formally
 nronned by Court Today

New York. Dec. II dpl-Convinced that proceedings brought against Gene Tunney worlds heavyweight champion. and six others charged with violation of the boxing law be- cause they appeared on the stage of q New York thnater. were mot in stituted in good faith" Magistrate Silberman discharged all the de- fendants today.
 Both Tunney and Joseph Emmett. manager of the theater where the boxer has been giving exhibitions as part of q vaudeville program. an- rounced that they would bring suit on grounds of false arrest against James A. Farley, chairman of the boxing commssiop.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
WATER WORKS
 HEADS HAVE MEET
State Department of Health
 Calls Gathering

Hartford, Dec. 14.-IPl-- For the first time since 1924. the heads of water companies throughout the state met at a special water works conference called by the Connecticut state department of health at the Hotel Bond here today. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways and means of putting into effect the new cross connection regulations which have been adopted by the state department of health for sep arating polluted water from the pubic water supplies. These new regulations apply especially to fac tories and such organizations hay ing their own water supplies and which would possibly pollute the public supplies, through pumping or other ways, should their own sup plies become impure.
 The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m. by Warren J. Scott, di- rector of the bureau of sanitary en- eineering of the state department of health.
 The morning was devoted to dis cussion of the regulations and tests of the cross connections in various systems.
 Among those addressing the meet ing were William Kennedy. superin- tendent of the Waterbury Water de- partment, G. E. Lourie. superinten- dent of the Bristol Water depart ment: E. E. Minor, manager of the New Haven Water company.
 More than fifty water works sup erintendents were present. Follow ing luncheon at l o'clock. James S. Caldwell, chief engineer of the New England Insurance exchange, Bos- ton described fire insurance re- quirements for water supply; Will liam E. Mackenzie, superintendent of the Wallingford Water depart ment spoke on Connecticut's newest filtration plant just completed In his department. and F. Lee Mickle, water superintendent of the state department of health and MT. Minor of New Haven, discussed watershed policies.
 The meeting adjourned at 3;3o.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-14
ZERO TEMPERATI|RE IN WESTERN AREA
Gold Wave Spreads From Illinois
 to Rockies

Chicago, Dec. 14 R>-From I,i- nols westward to the Rockies the uhlted States was in the grip of m. ger zero temperatures today. tha 1lrst of the winter over most of tba area, and the cold wave was mak- ing itself felt east almost to tbs seahoard,
 Every state from Illinois to Idaho ana Kansas to Canda reported the thermometer at zero or lower. with minimum of 3S degrees below at International Falls, Minn.
 ono, Indiana and Michigan re- corded marks ranging from zero to 12 degrees above.
 suffering and interruption of travel and communication were by- products of the cold which sent Chi cago mercurles to the zero level early today. One man was frozen to death here. bringing to fiftee,. the deaths reported from the storm. suburban traffic was delayed, and telegraph companies reported some curtailment of facilities.
 Northwest states reported tenn peratures ranging downward from s below zero. The range in Iowa was from two degrees below ac heokur to IT below at, Mason City. It was zero at Kansas City and, ? degrees below at Flagstaff, Ariz.
 The Mississippi river froze at Dubuque, Iowa. In Wisconsin, a strong wind swept into Milwaukee and added bitterness to tempera- lure of o6 below at Superior. Broken water meters and late trains in northern and central Illinois were results of forty to fifty degree tenn perature drop which approached tho maximum weather bureau record.