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Evening star., 1926-04-11
A Wise and Willing Waiver.

Washington is to be congratulated
and the school authorities commended
on the recent decision OF the Board
OF Education to waive the rule pro-
hibiting solicitation Of funds in schools
in favor OF the nationwide campaign
10 raise half a million dollars among
the youngsters of this country where
with to rehabilitate the old United
States frigate Constitution.
OF all places in this broad land the
National Capital should stand in the
forefront, If not in actual cash con-
tributed, at least in the extent and
spirit of the campaign. Satisfaction
ON the part of Supt. Of Schools Ballou
and his associates in authority that
there is a popular demand that Wash.
ington participate to the greatest pos
slble extent in this patriotic move
ment led not only TO action, but to
action that was more speedy than
seemed probable at the outset.
The board decided that a specified
time be given over in the schools to
recitation Of the historic record OF Old
lronsides and that the means Of col
lecting the many small contributions
should be left to the discretion OF the
school authorities. This Is all that the
leaders in the national Save Old Iron
sides Fund" campaign have desired.
Till now they have been precluded by
A. rule, excellent in itself, as any one
Of middle age who can recall his own
school days with distinctness will tes-
tify. A letter OF appeal from Secre-
tary OF the Navy Wilbur paved the
way for the action so promptly and
80 properly taken.
This will be good news up at the
Charleston Navy Yard, Boston, where
national headquarters are maintained
and where Rear Admiral Philip An
,lrews. L. s. N, the commandant, is
chairman OF the national executive
committee. This committee has avail
I'd itself Of the patriotic offer OF the
Elks, who expressed willingness TO
have their membership act as field
agents TO explain IIS ChAAPNtSh dAAN
10 handle the funds. Rules similar to
those in force here were found to OBJ
lain in most cities; even in Boston
itself it was impossible at first to give
The children chance to donate their
mites. Sentiment soon began 70
change, however.
So far more than 100000 children
have given more than 40 per cent Of
tho needed total. Now Washington,
last great center to suspend its regu.
lation, is in line. That its quota will
prove it's ability to make good with
ate start is not to be doubted. and
when the historic wooden vessel, re-
haired and fitted afresh from stem to
stern, shall visit the Capital Of the
country she helped to guard when 1t
was still in it's swaddling clothes, Il
- expected that every local pupil, ir-
iespective Of birthplace, race or creed,
will be able TO gaze at her frowning
ports and towering masts with the
satisfaction of having helped on the
rob.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
This and That
By Charles E. TrcceueU.

Cato, a cat with a bass meow ana
coalblack whiskers, sat al hunched
up under a clunp Of privet.
He was considerably torn up oyer
the eye-a trophy of recent fight, no
doubt-and his black fur in genera
looked somewhat rusty, as If he spent
most Of the days and nights in the
open.
His voice was inimitable.
Whereas most members Of his
Cato sounded for all the world like q
bulldog, if one can imagine such d
thing.
The appearance Of a kind neighbor
on the back steps with Il plate OF
meat, or saucer of milk. was the sign
for a hearty meowing on the part of
the black cat.
His yellow eyes. Ike stars In tho
night. cleaned almost as brightly IL
the daytime as after dark.
He would come running across
yards, ninlbly hopping fences. never
missing a meow or q step, TO get a.
the food which seemed none too
| plentiful In his carefree life.
4 \ x
Our old friend Jack Spratt. how
ever, who is a gray-and- d-black tiger
cat, as every one ought to know by
this time. did not appreciate Cato.
One day, when Spring seemed To
have arrived at last. after the usual
number Of false alarms, Jack stood on
his hind legs at the back door, and
| ratified the key with his paws.
All during the Winter he had been
| content to be q house cat in fact a.
| we'll as name. Now the returning
| vernal season stirred memories in his
blood, set him to thinking of spar
| rows to catch and soft dirt in which
to roll.
Meow proclaimed Spratt, rattIing
the key in the back door.
SO the key was turned and the dool
was opened, and Jack Spratt issued
| forth, green eyes ablaze, ready to en-
! JOY the Spring with the rest OF Wash
! ington.
The very first thing he saw was :.
black cat on his walk, calmly eating
a large piece Of meat, which Sprat-
had every reason to believe belonged
to him, not to the black cat.
To think Is to act!
JACK took the steps at n run, a.
most sliding down them. He hit the
walk on springs, and dashed forward
AS he progressed, his striped tail
P0AOA OuI dIIIdLlHSIy-lR IacL, his
whole body seemed to grow larger and
! larger at every stride.
Righteous anger shone In those
green eyes, and from has yawnint.
mouth issued a high-pitched battle
cry.
Cato liked his dinner, but he liked
safety better.
He. in his turn, showed what he
could do when it comes to runnine
Turning tail, he streaked down tI..
walk, over the back fence, and never
stopped running until he was fa~
down the alley.
Jack, satisfied, stopped at the meal
sniffed at 1t a couple of times. ana
then returned to the house. He did
not want the dinner himself, havinl
just dined sumptuously on a hand
some slice OF veal, but was determined
that no other cat should epioy Tho
hospitality Of his own back yard
X X X
Several times thereafter Sprat1
stalked the black cat, as It lay under
its favorite privet. When he cot
within a few feet of 1t, invariably The
EBONY fellow would spit, whereat
Jack turned away.
During subsequent days, however
Spratt seemed to grow SO far used Ia
cato that he stopped stalking hin
ana recently permitted him to eat a
dinner In peace at the alley gate.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
SACRED AND SECULAR.
Exodus. MS: "The place achere-
on thou stGndeth Is holm ground. !"

Exodus, MS: "Thc place achere-
on thou stGndeth Is holy ground"
Does a right view of life warrant
us In classifying it as sacred and Sec
ular? Can we consistently live two
kinds OF lives? BY unduly accentuat-
ing these distinctions we lower life's
standard. To the mind Of Jesus. there
was one view of life; 1t was. rightly
conceived, a high and sacred trust.
He declared concerning Himself My
meat Is to do the will Of Him that sent
me-" Again He said, us not the life
more than meat and the body than
raiment?" His every effort was to
make men see their life as complete
whole. He said on one occasion, after
restoring man to fullneSs Of life: "I
have made a man every whit WHOLE"
he never attempted to segregate and
classify life; he dealt with bodies as
well as with souls. His whole con-
ception was that q man was put here
for the purpose Of developing his char
acter or, as somebody has said, ito
grow a SOUL"
This conception Of life lends 1t both
dignity and sanctity. 1t divests 1t OF
the notion that certain things are
designed for its secular occupation
and all others for its sacred. DR.
Il oSOiCh "Sll o<LlO, IOu CAIl ldth0 your
choice; you can II you choose regard
your life as an instant in what Bal.
four calls "a brief and discreditable
episode But you can think Of 1t as
Jesus thought of Himself, as a son
OF God and heir OF all eternity. But
don't imagine that it makes no diff
ference how and what you think. 1t
is not by chance that the great men
of the world have been believing men.
They were great men because they
had the courage and imagination to
believe greatly" AS a matter of fact,
he might have added that 1t was
their belief in the sacred character of
life that made them great. In ap-
pealing to youth nothing is more un-
fortunate than to place undue EN-.
phasiS upon distinctions. Obviously,
there are periods in life as well as oc-
cupationS in which the sacred is
moro ArnnhaGi2ad than at ofhar firnaa.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

Vice President Charlie Dawes Is by
way OF being a first-class musician,
but he certainly spoiled a perfectly
good skit in Washington the past
week because he doesn't play tho fid-
die. The Vice President Is a composer
OF note. and because his "Melodie in
A" has been played by the world g
most famous virtuosos, 1t has been
quite generally accepted that the gen.
eral himself was violinist.
Take into consideration the further
fact that Mick" Longworth, distin.
guished Speaker Of the House OF Rep
notwithstanding an exceedingly
good speaker because he SO seldom
speaks-is a real violinist and has
fddled before most of the crowned or
uncrowned heads Of America, and you
have the setting for the proposed
sketch.
There was TO be q sort Of repre-
sentation Of Old King Cole, the merrie
old soul, who was TO call for various
things including his fiddlers two-one
of them the presiding officer of the
House, the other the presiding officer
Of the Senate. Old King Cole. the
merrte old soul, naturally was to be
President Coolidge. while Messrs.
Longworth and Dawes were to be the
fiddlers two, who were to endeavor to
fiddle Congress into a proper state
OF mind and get the boys" of the
House and Senate out Of the trenches
by the middle Of May and away TO
their homes in the sticks"
The whole scheme has been spoiled
by the announcement that Vice Presi-
dent Dawes plays the flute and the
piano. but does not daily with the
violin.
There was also talk Of an old.time
fddltn' contest between the Speaker
and the Vice President, for a cup or
g. nivVer or something to be offered
by Henry Ford, but this. too, went by
the boards when It was discovered the
Vice President couldn't fiddle.
While state secrets thus are being
divulged by this unofficial spokesman,
It can now be told just why President
Coolidge took a year and a half to act
upon the report on sugar submitted
to him by the Tariff Commission. The
majority report Of the commission
with accompanying tables and ex.
hibits, is said to have occupied some.
thing like 1000 typewriter pages
The minority report, which upheld
the prese Mt tariff, amounted to some
thing like 80 pages. These were rather
dainty dishes to set before a busy
King. The President is quite a read.
er, but evidently this report, or rather
these two reports, were too much for
him.
By direction OF the Senate investi
eating committee. the two reports
have been made public, but thus far
no Senator has pleaded guilty tc
perusing them and a great wave OF
Evening star., 1926-04-11

pered through the use OF the Eclectic
series. and how nationanties had
foundered through not using them
people coming into the Office stopped
spellbound. Mere common hook
agents, drumming for Subscription
published works, paused as in the pres
ence of a master. Whole deIegafions
OF ladies essaying to swindle The Star
out OF puff of unadvertised church
fairs and charity entertainments Ia
provide fiannels for the Hottentots
joined the charmed circle OF pt,njls AZ
the feet of this great artist in per
suasion. Two or three hundred peo
pie. male and female, who want 70
contribute for The Star at the Cen.
tennial also Joined the class. Others
OF the style who visit newspaper
offices and favor the editor with Their
views upon all sorts Of matters. re
gardless Of time or wind. paid their
tribute TO the silver-tonSued speaker
in the same way. And this is tb,.
benignant Being we call school boOi.
fiend. Perish the epitheti Say, rather
an angela text book angel"
Evening star., 1926-04-11

Paris has rescinded her decree that
long skirts must be worn in order to
conform to fashion. America paid no
attention to the long skirt announce
nent and appeared ready to adopt a
policy Of isolation as to styles, unless
Paris proved willing to follow along.
The centers Of world influence un.
loubtedly are shifting.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHuANDER JOHNSON.
Spring Fever.

SpfIng rover
Lazy in April? The charge is unjust!
But the bookshelf is yearning for
darkness and dust.
And the clock that was once so sedate
and so slow
In a new, brisker rhythm is singing
Lets Go"
Lazy in April? long for the trail
Through the woods or the field where
delights never fail;
Where the travel is long ere You dine
or you sup.
Lazy in April? I'm just waking up!
Evening star., 1926-04-11

The drys and the vets are blaming
one another for a state OF affairs
which at present brings no satisfac-
ton to either party.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

Nussouni is probably enough OF q
philosopher to realize that no dicta-
torship can be regarded as complete
without an occasional effort az assas-
siration.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

John Barleycorn has always been in
some degree an outlaw. A warrant
for his summary arrest is easy to get
but hard to serve.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

Candidacy Of the late W. j. Bryan's
daughter for Congress brings the
American voter to consideration Of
polit,cal heredity and natural selec-
tim
Evening star., 1926-04-11
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20 the Use for republication OF all news dis
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Evening star., 1926-04-11

Every State in the Union has a di-
rect and influential interest in the
business of the District Of Columbia;
particularly Texas.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

China continues to cling to ancient
methods, conducting even so great an
affair as a war with very little regard
to international publicity.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

No state Of national prosperity can
be sufficiently reliable to insure profit
able careers for the lambs In Wall
Cfvaoh
Evening star., 1926-04-11

Estimates Of how much prohibition
is costing the country do not include
the doctors bills.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
Oratory and Nfonologue.

0ratory and MonolOgue.
"Why don't you put some hum0r
into your speeches.
"Humor has become o dangerous
matter" answered Senator Sorghum.
"Once you make an audience laugh
it'll refuse to consider your serious ar.
guments and proceed to criticize you
for not being funnier."
Evening star., 1926-04-11

"De benefits of prohibition Is. tre-
menGous,' said Uncle Eben, but daT
is too many individuals DIT refuses to
take De benefit Of en-"
Evening star., 1926-04-11

The Evening Star. with the Sunday u,orn-
tng edition, is delivered by carriers within
thle city at 90 cents per month; daily only.
30 cents per month: sunday only. 70 Ients
Der month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 1000. Collection Is made by
Garrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
Epistle to Mussolini.

A censorship to curb the press
May easily be won,
But there's no way to dispossess
An idiot of his gun.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
Climate Chasing.

VIIILdt6 NIIdSIIISs
I'm a little while we can go to the
North Pole by aeroplane.''
'"Yes," answered the jovial realtor.
when we get through selling warm
Florida sands in Winter we can make
the jump and sell Arctic snowbanks
in Summer"
Evening star., 1926-04-11

Jud Tunkins says the Einstein the
ory made a hit by contradicting the
usual laws Of gravitation. So did the
Charleston.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
Regular Result,

The ultimate consumer wakes
Each morn to new surprise,
For everything that happens makes
The price of something rise.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

1lth Sc and Pennsylv aniA Aye;,,
New York Office: 110 East 42nd 81.
Chicago ONCE: Tower Building.
European ONCE: IA Regent ST.. London
England.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Ri,sIpaae Ofnca.

THEODORE W. MOVES. u. Editor
Evening star., 1926-04-11

1OeraltZed civil service retirement bill
Is too high, is this citation showing
the very important service rendered
by one Government scientist who has
consecrated his life to such work, and
who would receive the mere pittance
OF $3.50 a year, more than half of
which he had paid himself by his 215
per cent contribution from his salary
to the retirement fund.
y 4
Mount Collins Is a new name on
the map Of eastern Canada. The
3,50O-foot mountain has been so
named by the Canadian Geological
Survey in honor Of Prof. j. Franklin
Collins Of the Bureau Of Plant In
industry. United States Department
OF Agriculture; who first explored and
mapped 1t in detail. Prof. Collins was
a member Of a party Of American
botanists which in 1928 made q trip
into the interior Of the Gaspe PENN.
sula in eastern Quebec for the pur.
pose OF exploring botanically that un.
mapped region, and also attempting
to locate the long-lost Mount Logan
that had been something Of a myth
ever since Sir William Logan discov.
cred it in 1914. The party made the
most extensive botanical and geo.
graphical exploration Of the Mount
Logan region that has ever been
made. and proved conclusively that
Sir Williams original description was
correct In every detail.
The name ''Botanist's Dome" has
been given to the highest point Of
land in eastern Quebec. because Of
the cairn built by Prof. Collins for
survey purposes on the highest point
of Tabletop Mountain on August g.,
1906, while exploring the region in
company with Prof. M. l.. Fernald
Of Harvard. Another name COM
memorating the same trip is LAC
aux Americains." which the Canadian
Survey has given to the lake at the
western base OF Tabletop Mountain,
where the party OF 1906 made camp
in that hitherto unexplored wilder.
ness,
Evening star., 1926-04-11
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Haf q century ago Washington was !
much aroused by the frequent changes
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-20
STATE OF MONTANA
Insurance Department

Whereas, THE ATLAS ASSUR-
ENCE COMPANY, Ltd. INSURANCE.
COMPANY located at London, in the
State of England has filed in this OF.
flee a sworn statement of its condition
on the thirty-first of December, 1925,
in accordance with the provisions
of the Revised Codes of Montana or
1907, as amended, relating to Insur-
ance Companies; and whereas, said
statement shows that said Insurance
Company has complied with the laws
of this State relating to Insurance;
THEREFORE, In pursuance of law,
/, Geo. P. Porter, State Auditor ana
Commissioner of Insurance, Ex-0f-
ficio, do hereby certify that said m
surance Company is authorized TO
transact the business of Fire insur-
ance in the State, by agents properly
appointed as required by law, until
the thirty-first day Of March, A. d
1927, unless sooner revoked by COM
petent authority of law.
1 further certify that the statement
shows -
fst The actual amount of U. s. De-
post Of said Company Dec. 81, 1926.
TO be ............................. $40O, 600 90
End. The aggregate Income of said
Company for the year 1925 to be. /.
-........s.............. ....-..-$4.0S9, 705.31
Srd. The aggregate Expenditures OF
said Company for the year 1925 70
be ,047 ,4y8-24
eth. The aggregate amount of AS.
sets Of said Company Dec. 81, 1925.
TO be .......................-....Se,42 0, l94.1u
5th. The aggregate amount Of Liza
bilities Of said Company, exclusive Of
capital, 10 be .-................s4, 356, 285 .9S
6fh. Net surptos-exclusiye Of U
8. Deposit -.........ls2.06 JOSS .9O8.1s
7th. Surplus es regards 20 licy-
holders .......s 81, 0ss sos. IN
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. 4
have hex~unao subscribed my name
and affsxed klse seal Of my office the
day allows written.
tseall Geo. p Porter
State Auditor and Commissioners on
Insurance.. tx officio
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-20
JANICE MERIDETHn TELLS
HISTORY OF DAYS OF 7s
Continued from Page onel

lContlnued from Page Unel
cold and misery endured by his sol
diers at Valley Forge; while on the
opposite side Of the Delaware, Gener.
al Howe was rendered farewell ball
by his officers at the Wharton vliia,
Beautiful women. richly gowned and
bright coated English officers danced
on polished floors. lighthearted ana
comfortable; while the American SOL
diers attempted 10 keep warm near
khefr camp fires striking contrast
wonderfully photographed
The Boston Tea Party, niagnffI-
cnt night scene; Patrick Henry's Inn
passioned speech; and numerous other
Incidents Of the days. Of the Revc
lution are included Ia this stupendonn
production, which. under the direction
Of +. Mason Hopper is a stirring pAgr
from history.
eJaniee Merideh. Lille Hayward's
ps1sursxasson u pani Leicester Ferris
romance. Is distributed BY Metre
Goodwin. Tho settings are BY goseph
Urban
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-20
RUNAWAY

Yesterday as Roy Deal was pilot
ing load Of coal drawn by four hor-
SEES up the hill in front Of the Times
office, q county road outfit, cater
pillar, scarifier, and scraper came
down the hill and frightened the
leaders. The horses some how broke
loose and jerking the reins from the
drivers hands proceeded on their way
They straddled the iron post in front
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-20
NEiHART
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Pete Faller returned Wednesday
from busipess trip to Great Falls.
P. &. Wynsgar drove up Friday
with produce.
Mrs. Leonard Lsedbetter spent tan
days here with her sister, Mrs. cuxf
Schenck, returning 10 Great Falls
Monday with Mr.. Ledbettsr who ar-
rived Sunday TO accompany her home.
H. I. Heath went 10 Great Fails
Friday evening.
Mr.. and HRS. Carl Faller spent
Saturday and Sunday here.
Otto Boettger is Mr.. Porter's new
clerk. Mr. BOettger expects his fam
lily about Saturday. They have taken
an apartment at the Park Hotel
Mrs. Ray R. Porter and two chill
dren spent Saturday and Sunday here
Bun Stark Of Hughesville arrived
Saturday evening for q visit with
relatives
T. F. Mcbride, teacher at the Dyke
left Saturday for Great Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Graybill and baby
of Great Falls were visitors here Sun,
day.
z. A. Shaw, an old timer Of Mel i.
hart was with US for several days
the past week.
Miss Bernice Maxi was passenger
TO Great Falls Monday.
Louis B. O,NeiI Of the Sunburst
oil fields and his sister, Miss Mary
O'NeiI were guests Of friends here
Saturday.
The Misses Jennie and Fannie
Mikeson returned to Merino Suday
accompanied by their brthers, after
spending an entire winter with their
sister, Mrs. Elmer Sieger.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Hogg ana
two children spent Saturday in Great
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Larson, Sr. I
and son Donald. Mrs. Neihart and
Miss Doris Reisinger of Great Falls
spent Sunday with the Henry Sutton
family. Miss Fay Sutton accompan-
led them home.
Mrs. Lease and Miss Lease enter '
tanned two evenings the past week G
Bridge being the principal diversion i
IF the evening The guests Tuesday
evening were Mrs. Anna Moore, Mrs.
Homer Armstrong, Mrs. D. C. Crut- U
her, Mrs. Rose Marshall. Mrs. Chas.
Ettien, Mrs. Hans Roehl, and Mrs. a
Basset Leyson.
The guests Friday evening were 1
Mrs. ]. c. Weld, Mrs. 7. r. Hogg,
Yrs. Joe BrodericIS, Miss Agnes Brod- 4
rick, Mrs. Ed. Gruter, Mrs. A H.
Walker, Mrs Carl Schenck, Mrs. 1
leonard Ledbetter, Mrs. ehas. Maxi. o
drs. Amos Petisch. Mrs. Rabichaud, 1
drs. Henry Sutton, Mrs. Homer Arm
trong, Mrs. Anna Moore, Mrs. Flor e
nee Mclaughlin, and. Mrs. Annie c
Iaxton. A
The Dyke Band furnished the music e.
night for a well attended a
lance which followed the showing OF L
lander the Great n
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-20

of Boboths and, when the doubletrec
broke, parted company One fell on
the walk in front Of the old company
store, then both trotted around to the
back Of the lot and waited to be
caught.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-20

When joy riding last Sunday Mich
cal Darko hit rock and made hole
in his gas tank He fed it through
the vacuum until he reached Great
Falls where he had it mended.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-20
SHERIFF SALE ON DECREE OF
FORECLOSURE

In the District Court Of Eight.
Judicial District Of the State Of Mon
tana. In and for the County Of Cas-
cade.