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.HYAT T5VIL /
Ne VS. NOTES

EVANSVILLE, Md. Aug. ~
Parking on the south side Of Frank.
lin Street, from the washington.
Baltimore Boulevard to Phillips
Avenue. Is prohibited by an ordi-
nance passed at . special meeting
Of the mayor and town council. It
was decided to try to secure from
the state Roads Commission four
signs warning motorists to be eau
tious, to be placed at the intersec-
ton Of Franklin and Wine Avenues,
regarded as a danger point.
Council decided to defer award Of
contract for permanent improve
ments on Cecil and Garfield Ave
nues until further information is
secured. when another special meet.
ing will be called.
Councilman T.. b. Teal, chairman
Of the road committee, announced
that satisfactory progress was being
made in the program to have all
roads OF the town in good shape be-
fore cold weather. Fetching and
oiIing Wine Avenue began Monday,
and Spencer Street is to be SINH.
larly treated. Owens Avenue IL TO
be patched. Cinders are to be put
on all dirt streets.
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GREECE FACING
Ne v REVOL I
D. 1nssrnaalonal News serylee

by International News Service
ATHENS, Aug. 25.-Admiral
George Kondouriotis today. issued
proclamation announcing his
temporary resumption Of the duties
OF President OF Greece and the
abolition OF the dictatorship.
/ The presidents proclamation
came in the midst Of a controversy
raging among the revolutionary
leaders concerning the formation
Of coalition government.
It may foreshadow the political
eclipse Of General Kondylis who
engineered the coup and the com.
plete assumption Of authority BY
President Kondouriotis pending the
holding Of general elections.
Denies Political Aims
It il known thar an, important
group Of military and political
leaders who opposed the PangaIos
regime now object to- General
Kondylis heading cabinet.
Z = NkSss 80 IA. ~ + &
In d statement Issued today Gem
eral Kondylis denied that he had
any personal political ambitions.
He said he merely wanted ''to
restore to the oppressed nation
its political rights"
''I am even disposed not to par
ticipate In the formation OF a.
cabinet" General Kondylis added.
81 can do so with the supreme satis-
faction OF having re-established the
liberty OF the people. Our country
has need Of our union to carry It.
on its career.
Hates Dictator
SCI am a man OF the people, work
ing for the people. ] have an utter
hatred OF dictators, and could not
think of myself as q dictator with
out profound contempt for myself.
! desire justice, without any per-
sonal hatred"
Acting upon the request Of Nina.
who feared for her hus-
bands safety II he remained in
Athens, the former dictator has
been removed to AeginA, d tiny
rocky promontory 20 miles south Of
the capital.
1t is understood that the charges
against General Pangalos viii in.
volve the alleged scandals In con-
nection with government contracts.
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MRS. MELLETT
FILES SUIT

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. 25.--A,
800 900 damage suit was filed In
Federal Court here today on be-
half OF Mrs. Florence E. Mellett,
OF Indianapolis, widow Of Don r.
Mellett, slain Canton publisher,
against three men for an alleged
conspiracy to kill her husband.
The action, brought by Joseph
r. Roach, Chicago investigator in
the Mellett murder, and Francis
w. PouIson, attorney for Mrs. Mel.
lett, named Louis Mazer, Of Can.
ton; Ben Rudner, OF Massillon,
Ohio, and Patrick Eugene McDer-
mott.
Suit to Force Prosecution
CANTON. Ohio, Aug. 25.-Hold-
ing the sword Of an ingenious
legal move in her hands. Mrs.
Florence Mellett. widow Of Don r.
MeIlett, grinly watched from the
background today the opening Of
the grand jury investigation into
the Canton publishers murder, de-
termined to see that justice was
done and the Staying avenged.
With the filing of a damage suit
nv Mrs. Mellett in Federal Court
today against three OF the alleged
murder conspirators, a Checking
up" procedure on the action Of the
county grand jury was assured.
Further suits against any who
obgtruct the inquiry was promised
by Mrs. Mellett IL developments
warranted it.
"The purpose Of this move Is
not to collect money but to secure
vigorous prosecution OF the MUIR
derers," Frances Poulson. Mrs.
Meilett's attorney, said today. mo
matter what the Stark county
grand jury does. all the evidence
win thus become available in Fed.
eral jurisdiction when the damage
suit Is tried"
The suit will be amended to In
clude possibly a dozen more de-
knAAAEa kAkaRA trial 2eRlaoa saad.
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D. G. NAVAL RESERVE
DRILLS BEING MAPPED

Lieut.. Comdr. Ffnney B. Smith,
commanding the DISTRICT Of Column
bia naval reserve, and his exscu-
tive officer, Lieut.. Harry J. Mich.
OILS. are planning an intensive
period Of training during the forth.
coming armory drill period.
Elaborate schedules are to be
mapped out, with a view to giving
both officers and men the greatest
amount OF instruction possible, and
not only will this consist Of sec.
lures, but on the drill nights, de-
tails of the reservists will be taken
aboard the u. s. 8. Allen at the
Washington Navy Yard for proc
teal instruction.
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PILL YOUTH
HELD IN
DEATH

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug.
Questioning Of Emil Ba-
lanescu, youthful medical stu
dent, in connection with the
mysterious death of Dorothy
Kirk, 21-year-old stenographer,
IN , hospital Sunday, was re-
tumed by detectives today
while city chemists continued
analysing the girls vital or
gans.
Held On Suspicion
Balanescu is held on suspicion
pending an official report Of the
coroner of the causes Of the. girls
death, but charges win be placed
against him If the chemists araly-
sis reveals that drugs the youth
was said to have admitted giving
her contributed to her death. De-
tertives Bernard Wolf and George
Clark said today.
Meanwhile Isadore Model, at
tofney of Warren, o., retained as
counsel for Balanescu, was expected
10 begin legal action today looking
toward the youths release.
Balanescu, according to the detec.
tivas, admitted advising the girl
about a month ago to take two
pills when she was not feeling well.
"He said he was in love with
her." Detective Wolf said. land de.
clared that although he never gave
her pills Of any kind, he suggested
that she take certain proprietary
medicines that might be procured
at any drug store"
Fayorite Remedy Complex
Investigators in the case declared
they believed that Balanescu, who
took short and incomplete course
in medicine, has "a strong pill
prescribing complex"
The detectives said Balanescu
stoutly denied he gave the girl
'siove pills" and other medicines
said by authorities to have bean
found In her purse after her death.
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JOYCE LIES A BIT Well, I've
been an extra, and Give played small
parts for small men and bigger parts
for bigger men," lied, "and her I am
ready for you" "Maybe I can help you
finish the act" he said, and playfully
chucked me under the chin. You're
not such q Dumb Dora at that" he said.
81 bet you know thing or twoM He
aiaaA sipaaaa SSeag,Aa1 -s1=Af- e3 AA'A
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WOMEN COURT IN
THIS AFRICAN TRIBE

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
Aug. 25.--A land where wives and
mothers-in-law have everything their
own way has been discovered in
Northern Rhodesia by DR.. Duke,
Of Rand University.
The men of the ,LambaA live in a
district ravaged by sleeping sick.
ness and the tribe is .matrilincal.
Women arrange all marriages and
husbands live in their wives vii
laKes. 7
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CONE ny
NEWS ITEMS

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Aug. 95.--Ed-
ward Thomas Nicolson, a. lifelong
resident Of the vicinity Of Hyatts.
town. this county, died on Sunday,
aged II years. He is survived b.
the following children. all Of tn.
Hyattstown neighborhood: Mrs
Della e. Nichols and Dorsey NJ.
Edward ". and Lorenzo D. Nichol
son. He also leaves two brOthers-
Hicks w. Nicholson, Of Gathers.
burg, and Mortimer Nicholson, Of
Cedar Grove. The funeral took
place yesterday morning from
Mountain View Methodist Church.
Hyattstown. burial being In the
cemetery near the church.
The Anti.Machine Democratic
Organization Club Of Montgomery
county was organized last even
ing to comply with the Corrupt
Practices Act. Albert M. Bouic.
of Rockville, IL president: DIR.
Bates Etchison, Of Gaithersbirg, Is
vice-president: Robert i. Tolson, OF
Colesville. secretary, and John
Vinson Peter, Of Rockville. treas
urer.
A similar organization was
formed by the organization forbes
a few days ago with former u. s.
Senator Blair Lee, OF silver Spring
president; DR.. William T. Prs"
Robert @. Hilton Rockville, sec
ffrA4 rAaVa&a &Fk sfnava y 4
Rev, 8. J. Goode, pastor Of the
Christian Church, officiated at the
marriage here today OF John JOS
Aph Huggins. 20. and Miss Jose.
phine Crisrnond, is, both Of Wash.
ington, the ceremony taking place
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk OF the circuit court here for
the marriage of Harold r. Coates,
"a, and Miss Jeanette Agnes Fried.
Charles Fl. MaGee, 23. and Miss
Perle II. O'Bryhim, 20, both Of WASH
ington, ana Patrick Mosnotto. 81.
and Miss Ethel Ramey, IS, both Of
Washington.
A three-cornered fight for the
Democratic nomination for States
Attorney for this county was made
certain yesterday when James L.
Pugh, Of Wheaton, formerly Judge
Of the police court for the District
of Columbia, and for many years
q prosecuting attorney here, filed
with the supervisors Of elections
here a certificate Of candidacy.
Harold c. Smith, Of the Rock.
vile Sbar, has filed as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
States Attorney and is not ex:
pected to have any opposition. IF
no other candidates files, he win
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MESSIAH To De
ADMIT TED

NEW YORK, Aug. 25!--Protecte6
by a ruling OF BENJAMIN Day. i'm
migration commissioner, from ex
clusion on grounds Of moral tiir.
pitude." J. Krishamurti, Hindu
Messiah" and theosophist "Sav
ior," was due to arrive on the liner
Majestic today.
Complaints made to the in1migra.
ton commissioner at Ellis Island
that the 'holy man. was guilty
of moral turpitude, resulted in his
decision to admit the 30-year-old
Brahman, unless new and more
conclusive evidence Is submitted
before the vessel docks.
The so-calied second Christ" Il
accompanied by. his sponsor and
chief disciple, Mrs. Annie Besant
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HER HOPES REVIVE - The next
day felt better. I determined to keep
on trying. l decided to use the little
trick of joshing men along. One man
assisting the director general of very
big special feature scrutinized me in
tently. you've been in pictures before,
or you're a greenhorn," he said. ''Is
that a question:" 7 asked, TITS
thnaa&A Ia anaExaewad ---A--
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Copyright 1895. Editors Syndicate,
TO HAVE SCREEN TEST "All
right, Miss Smarty; all rightw he said.
Don't get hysterical over a little curios-
ity. we can use a doll like you on the
set. Go back and ask for Mr.. Brown.
He'll give you a screen test. If you're
good, nothing will stop you. If you're
rotten, you'll keep going" / thought,
I'm win q lose on thise lGoptinued
touaoE4QEwvA : -
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Forest Fires Peril Towns

SAN FERNANDO, Spain, Aug.
25.-Forest fires which are rag.
ing in the pine forests Of this
vicinity. due to the prolonged
drought, are menacing several
small villages.
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AS A YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA
The Storms Over

WORD COMES from Venice Of
the reconciliation Of Lady Mendl,
the former Elsie De Wolfe: and
her English husband, Sir Charles
Mendl. They had taken marital
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WITH HIS BROTHER AND FAMILY


WHEN SHE LET'S go of the wheel to yell and hide
her face in her hands, grab the other steering machinery
as devised by George Cannon, Of Los Angeles auto
company The dual steering apparatus is especially use
full for instructors.
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SHE AWAKENs INTERESTINGLY
be I do I answered, "and one of the
things I know is that I must have work
immediately. Can't you help me now?
I'm sure you'll find me capable. Just
try me-" begged. He suddenly became
quite serious. Whats your phone Num-
ber-where do you live?" he asked.
There, there" I said, ''whats that got
x6Hda NviSa TIE s.vVaE kaaGt2ls 'N~
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Under "A inches-Eifst, Mrs JauAea
Clark, Ellicott City, Nd; second. n.
Nelson Bond, Baltimore. Md: tntrds
Brooke Moore, Sandy Spring. Nd.
Under IS inches--Fifst. Richard -
Essex, Chevy Chase: second, IL. Neleon
Bond, baltimore; third. y - ite.
i undei 81 inenes-Firat. afiss Ruah
Miles, Baltinofe. 1888.
Under 50 incheg--Firets Francis
Thompson, Rockville Md.
The pony races were well consa$ted
and the results were as follows:
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-12-16
WEINRICH Ia
YEARS COMMISSIONER

Frank A. Wienrich Of For
Ur'on, who attended the regu
lar monthly session of the county
Ibcaud here last week, Will, win
1.-THE expiration of his term Jam.
ualy 1, conclude IA years as
county commissioner, with the ex-
ception of one interruption OF
three months. In that time he
has been commissioner in three
~oounties, Valley, Sheridan and
Roosevelt.
He took office in Valley coun-
ty when it included all the terri
tory within Valley, Daniels, Shsr-
idan and Roosevelt. Then he be-
came commissioner of Sheridan
when it wss divided off from Val
ley and included its present ter
ritcry, that in Roosevelt and near
" all that in Daniels county.
When Roosevelt was created by
act cf the legislature from the
southern portion of Sheridan in
March. 1919, he was named as
a member Of the first board with
R. f. Patch and John H. Ander-
son. He was not a candidate to
succeed himself this fall. Andrew
Fl RIO ef Froid was elected to the
place en- the board.
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HARRY LOVEJOY'S ANCIENT
INTERESTING SAMPLES
REFLECT OLD DAYS

Harry f. Lovejoy of this city
owns a collection of. old news.
papers and coins which is prob.
ably one Of the most interesting
and valuable in this section of the
state and holds high rank among
amy in the entire state. Mr..
Loweioy has been collecting beth
articles for a number of years
and a study of his collection car
ries the observer back to the ear
ly colonial days.
Colonial Money
The collection of coins bears
the earliest dates. One piece of
paper money in this collection
bears the date of 1884 and was
issued by the Massachusetts Bay
colony. A group of One cent
pieces is completed from the date
of the first piece coined in 1898
until the present time, with a
coin for each year. Many state
bank notes and money issued by.
private banks at various times in
the nations history are included.
Confederate notes, Cuban money
issued under the Spanish regime,
silver three cent pieces, nickel
three cent pieces and 20 cent
pieces are also in the collection.
Oldest Paper
The oldest paper in the c%ollec-
ton is the Columbian Centinel
published in Boston on June ~
Although bearing the
marks of age this remarkable
sheet of paper, published 1922
years ago, has stood the ravages,
of time better than many a sheet
printed and published in the last
FIVE years. Old style SIS look like
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REMARKABLE COLLECTION
NEWSPAPERS AND COINS

rs. The paper was published
htwice a week, ON Wednesdays ano
Saturdays 1t is four columns
wide with the first two columns
on the front page devoted entirely
to advertising.
The doings of congress and let
tens from the political centers of
Europe fill considerable space.
Notices of humane societies and
edges showed thst their interests
were not far different from ours
today.
In an obituary notice we read
of the death Of Anna Maria Rade
.of Philadelphia whose outstanding
virtue was that "as a wife She
wss respectful"
Five years later we find a copy
of the Independent Chronicle pub
lished ION Mondays and Thursdays
by Thomas Adams at Boston. The
front page of this venerable sheet
S entirely occupied by the dolngs
Of congress with the exception OF
a column of legal notices. An or
namental sword is advertised fer
sale slong with various other ar
icles peculiar to the period.
First Daily
Next we note the Boston Daily
Advertiser, the oldest daily news
paper in the collection. 1t bears
the date Of March 6, 1917 and isl
ldf ted by Natht n Hale. The en-
tire frcnt page is devoted to adj
gertising. Looking a little fur
.her we find that the third and
pages are also entirely de
aoted to advertising and the news
$ all on page two. The doings Of
congress, brief letters from
and vital statistics are the
INIT of the news.
Southern Sheet
The City Gazette of Charleston,
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MANY CLUB TEAMS TO
ATTEND SIDNEY SHOW

Roosevelt County Germ Club
members are locking forward to
the State Corn Show at Sidney
with con:id erable interest IS they
hope to add to their previous hon
ors at that time. In competition
with other counties this year the
Roosevelt boys have more than
broken even and in the state show
hope to turn the trick again.
Competition in the previous
fairs and shows has been limitedI
Ito the exhibiting of the frished
product grown, picked and stored
by the best me .hoids known to the
corn growers of Montana. In adj
dition to this competition at the
state sflow. the club boys will
enter a contest to determine whoI
can describe the method of doing
the job the best and will also en-
ter the corn judging contest forI
Club members.
Roosevelt Boys Going
H. F. DePue. secretary of the
IState Corn Shaw, in a recent pub
Ilished article, states that nearly
every county in eastern Montana
is planning on sending judging
and Demonstration Terms to the
January show. Competition will
be keen in these events as sew
eral of the teams entered have
had contest experience at county
and district shows.
Roosevelt county representa-
tives have mot been selected as
yet but will probably be picked
the holiday season, as sev-
eral of the Club members are in
high school and the vacation per-,
iod will afford them en- oppor-
to devote a little time to
his work.-A. W. Warden, Coun-
y Agent.
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South Carolina bears the date of
September 30, 1920. The front
page is mainly taken up with ad.
vertising and legal notices. Poll.
ties and the arrival cf vessels il
the harbor are the man topics OF
attention. THE immcde,Jty of the
waltz is expressed in the edi .or'a.
columns. The bcokkeeper of the
City Gazette "msrked up" his
epy for his records in very much
tile same style as the modern
newspaper bcokkeeper does, ac-
cording to the appearance of this
copy of the paper which h 5 evil
IDENTITY been marked up" Re-
wards for runaway slaves and H.
Iquor ads are prominent throughout
he issue.
Queen Marie of Rumania devils
ed nothing new when she star.ed
a Queens column for we read
undar a London date Inc 'thet
''the notorious William Ccbbett
holds the office of secretary to the
Queen and that he writes the an
swers which we see in the papers
to the numerous addresses to her,"
Saturday Evening Post
A copy of the Saturday Eve
ming Pert of March l, 1856 is
somewhat different from the pres
ent form of the journal that beers
that nsme and as it has a differ
emit date of foundation is prob
ably another publication. 1t is
columns wide. It's FRONT
page contains original poetry,
sketches, stories, articles on na-
-ure ard a novelet. 1t is describ-
I'd as being "devoted to morality,
pure literature, foreign and dol
nestle news, agriculture, the COM
nercial interest, science, art and
muSement.".
Civil War Sheet
To the professional journalist
9hree copies Of the New York
Herald when J7mes Gordon Benz
nett was ed tor NJ quite as in
..eresting as any papers in the col
ection. They are dated Decem-
yer %, 1861, Feb. 10, 1862 and
7eb. II, 1862. The first issue con-
aims the inside dope" ON the
Jason Sidell affair, famous Incl
lent of every childhood text book.
The issue are mainly taken up
With Civil War articles. In his
EDITORIAL columns Bennett uses
nest eloquent language to flay
MEMBERS of the opposing parity.
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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
SENT FROM MISS0ULA

Here is what l. please to cad
a Christmas limerick written fol
my many friends who read your
paper.
If you are NOT crowded fol
space Oh
Please publish and WE'LL force
th.m to make A.
This will seem crazy at irst--
But supply the rhyme word and
it sounds all
Some will have trouble there is
Fixing the last lime first will help
thlem--
They can sell their Christmas
verses or keepsthem on the
| will take my pen and paper and
make mime UP MY
Because my pocketbook is So
| could not raise money to buy a
winter--
AS Christmas comes but once
a.
We SHOULD send to u friends
some word of good
| would like to give presents elab-
crate and--
But elaborate presents cost an
elaborate-
So my gift to you this
Is these simple lines with my
love and gcod-
[ hspe you Except them they are
not much To-
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220, 1000 900 acres; small private
owners, 10000, 900 acres.
GOOD COWs-MORE PROFIT

The yearly production records
of 10000 dairy cows show that
COWS which produced 100 pounds
of %butterfat a year returned SO
each In income ever cost of feed.
Those that produced 800 pounds
a year returned STA each in in
come over cost of feed. When
the production per cow was in
creased 8 times, the income over
cost eff feed was increased IA
times. These are averages and
would not apply to- any single
herd, but the general advantage
of increased profit as production
is increased does hold true.
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Is, 482, 843 Pounds Of
Wool In Montana

Helena, Dec. 10.-Total wool
shipments from Montana this sea-
son shown by official figures re-
ceived today by Murray E. Steib-
bins, secretary of the Montana
Wool Growers Association show
a tonnage eff 25,482, 843 pounds,
which is 4,60S,S4 pounds more.
than those of 1925.
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WHO OWNS THE FORESTS?

The forest land of the United
States, in round numbers, is split
up approximately as fellows: Fed
eral government, 89,00O,00O
acres; States, 10, 500 600 acres;
municipalities and counties, 700,-
900 acres; large private owners,
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But the spirit is really what
courts in the
Mrs. w. P. Putnam, your abb
sent
$50 Vine ST., Missoula, Mont.
Christmas, 1926.
Miss Rose Wallander, teacher
from the north country, was in
town shopping Saturday.