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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
PAYMENT Of LOANS
REVEALS RECOVERY
ABILITY TO PAY SHOWS coNDl.
TloN OF STATE FARMERS
PART OF HUGE DEBTLIQUIDATED
Success in Collecting Proves to GOV.
eminent that Confidence In
Northwest Well Justified

In 1921, when many farmers in Mon
taHa, North and South Dakota. Idaho
and Washington were in dire need OF
financial assistance in the purchase OF
seed, but were without sources Of cred
II, the United States government
through the department Of agriculture,
loaned them nearly $2,OOO,OO0 The
next year times were bad again and
another S1,5OOO00 was loaned.
Now the government is engaged in
collecting these loans and from the re-
port OF L. y. White, OF Washington,
administrative officer in charge 81 the
farmers seed loan office. 1t can he
seen that the governments confidence
in the northwestern farmers come
back was not misplaced.
The largest loans in both 1921 and
1922 were made to farmers in Mon
fana. These loans tOtaled 81 .S00070.-
20. Montana turner's have repaid $50
per cent OF this amount. The 1921
loan was $1.O44,57s Of which $500,
1O373 has been repaid. In 1922. $685.
1920 was loaned, and Of this amount
1923. 28417 has been repaid.
Mr. White states that he is highly
pleased with collections so far In Mon
tana and the other four states and
says that the substantial repayments
speak for themselves as 10 whether or
not the loans have been beneficial. II
Is expected that large part Of the
outstanding debt viii be taken up by
this seasons crop.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
Some Hints on Care of
Your Portable Outfit

Here are more simple rules to take
care Of a portable receiver on vaca-
tion trips: Be sure all wires are
tightly soldered and the receiver
works perfectly before It Is taken on
the trip. Carry couple Of extra
vacuum tubes and spare dry cell bat
teries II the trip is one which makes
It impossible to find a supply base at
reasonable distance. Handle the
loud speaker with care and see that
all aerial and ground connections are
made just as good as possible.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
Calls Stock BY Name

Miles City.-Riding herd foR the
three days necessary to trail her
cattle into the city, Mrs. Myrtle
Elliott brought in "a head Of she
stock. together with some calves
and yearlIngs and assisted person.
ally in loading the stock in man
mel. that elected the interest Of
other shippers. Each animal was
called by its own name, Mrs. Elliott
having raised them on her. ranch on
the north side. and was able to
drive them into the two cars with
out difficulty as each animal Obeyed
the commands to pass through the
chutes and take their places with
out the usual driving.
Mrs. Elliott started with one COW
several years ago and increased
her holdings to over T00 head by
her own efforts.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
WHEAT GROWERS MAKE
BIG PROFIT ON STOCK
Investment in Great Northern Extsn
sion BY Montana Farmers Re-
turned With Profit

While in Havre week or so ago
President Budd OF the Great Northern
railway made the statement that the
900 wheat growers OF northeastern
Montana who subscribed 100000 Of
the railroads. capital stock to finance
the construction OF a 5O-niies extern
sion OF the roads lines from ScObey TO
Opheim stand upon the Threshold Of
the realization OF reduced marketing
costs totallng more than 100000 over
and above the cost Of the stock and in
addition can figure an Increase In
book value Of the stock OF $45 900.
He declared that the savings by
reason OF not having TO haul grain by
trucks and teams 30 and 90 miles to
market this year Will pay for the en-
tire amount OF stock purchased for
there will be we'll over 100000 bush
els OF grain shipped from this extern
sion at a saving OF more than half
million dollars TO the farmers.
The acreage planted to wheat in the
district served by the new railroad Is
not only larger than ever before. but
the Yield per acre and the quality OF
the grain are the best on ercord.
President Budd declared that rumors
In northern Montana Of con-
.empiated extension OF the company
Ines from Ophelm to Havre is untrue.
lie said this gossip had IT'S origin
rom nm unfounded source and that as
ioon as II was called to his attention.
everal months ago, he issued a state
nent denying It.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19

Housewives Of Kallspel are unani-
nous in their praise Of oiled streets as
a dust preventive. Under a sprlnkling
plan adopted some time ago nearly the
entire city was Included, whereas II
paving had been ordered only a few
small projects could have been com.
pleted while the rest OF the streets
would have remained unimproved.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19

Montana now has 2S agricultural
agents and two assistant agents. II.
#. Smith. former Smith-Hughes in
etructor at Chinook, who was recently
appointed TO take A. w. Warden's
place in Daniels county. is the latest
20 be added to the list. Ravalli coun-
ty recently made provision for carry
ing on extension work and an agent
win be appointed soon.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19

Marquis wheat, which has held first
place in the spring wheat growers
fancy for number Of years. is meet
ing worthy rival In the newly de-
yeloped Supreme. This new spring.
wheat has outyielded Marquis by al.
most IS per cent during the past four
years n experiment station and farm
tests. and Is its equal IN protein con-
tent and baking qualities
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
Montana
Ranch NeWs
S1s1ssas1sas1s1s1sasIi.5s $1,000
How and Why Of SAT-

Why and how salt should be used
for grazing animals is tOid in new
publication just issued by the agricul-
tural department at Washington. The
circular -fs for free distribution as long
as the first printing is available. The
authors OF the book who have served
in the forest service for many years
have brought together in the booklet
the results OF experimental work, field
observations and studies OF existing
practices in the sailing OF livestock on
western ranges
The circular also describes many de-
tails regarding proper salt allowances.
kinds and grades Of salt to use. kind
and construction Of salt=eentaiReFs and
the principles Of adequate range salt
ing methods for cattle, horses, sheep
and goats. The range movement OF
cattle is also given special attention.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19
Youth Sentenced to Death

Ferdinand Schlaps was sentenced to
hang September % for the murder Of
Mrs. Ludmilla Geisler. Schlaps, 49,
year-old farm hand. recently was con-
victed in the district court at Wolf
Point OF shooting Mrs. Geisler and her
husband to death. May l.. on their
ranch near Homestead, where he was
EMPLOYED.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19

The thirty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the North Central dlstric. OF
the Montana Educational association
win be held at Great Falls October %
and %.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-19

Eighteen carloads OF wool have been
shipped from Malta this season. This
represents 1851 sacks, or SOP, 149
pounds over 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
DAVIS IS REMOVED
ON FENN|NC CASES
Former Commissioner Al
Ieges Auditor Increased Own
Charges Excessively.

Frederick A. Fenning. former Dis
trict Commissioner, who is committee
for number of insane patients, OBJ
jects to having Herbert l.. Davis,
auditor of the District Supreme Court,
pass on his accounts and fix the
amount of his commission. Mr.. Fen
ming alleges that the court auditor
has lately increased his own charge
for determining the accounts to what
may be considered excessive fees. Mr.
Davis recently recommended in the
Adler case that Mr.. Fenning be al
lowed no commission and be com
PEELED to pay for his own bond.
In appealing to the court to name
some other person to act as a special
auditor, Mr.. Fenning says: THE spirit
exhibited by the present auditor
toward this committee prompts the
committee to invoke the protection
of the court by asking a reference
to a special auditor
Justice Bailey granted the request
of Mr.. Fenning in 81 cases today. OF
these he assigned Is to Attorney
George c. Gertman. secretary of the
Bar Association, as special auditor,
and referred six cases to Attorney
George Francis Williams as spe-
cial auditor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
GROCER HANGS SELF:
wife IS HYSTERICAL
Latter Finds Body of Vincent Ci-
rome, Cuts It Down and Then
Is Rushed to Hospital.

Worried over financial obligations
Vincent Chrome. grocery store proprie-
tor. hanged himself with cord used
for suspending punches of bananas
today in the basement Of his COM
bined store and residence, at 1l40
Third street.
Mrs. Chrome, who noted his absence
from the roof, which he had been re-
pairing earlier in the day, went
through the house looking for him
shortly after noon. found the pros
trate body of her husband suspended
by the cord to a beam in the cellar
and cut him down.
She became hysterical and was
taken to Gallinger Hospital for treat
ment.
Coroner hewitt, after viewing the
body, issued a certificate Of suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
HIT-AND-RUN MOTORIST
SEVERELY INJURIES MAN
Daniel Moore, Knocked Down
While Getting Into Auto, Is TAX
en- Unconscious to Hospital.

A hit-and-run motorist knocked
down and seriously injured Daniel
Moore. % years old a garage employe
of 210 E street, while he was getting
into his automobile at Seventeenth
and De Sales streets about 2:3O o'clock
this morning.
Police of the third precinct respond
ed to an emergency call and took
Moore. unconscious. to Emergency
Hospital. His head was severely cut
and bruised. and it is possible that he
has a fracture of the skull, according
to physicians.
Police were unable to locate any
one who saw the license number of
the automobile, which sped away from
the scene of the accident. They are
awaiting improvement in the condi-
ton Of Moore in the hope that he
might have obtained the tag numbers
or give some clue leading to the ma
chimes identification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
PLANE CREW PREPARED TO DIE
WITHBETTIS IN CASE OF CRASH
Dotted Parachutes Because
Injured Man Could Not
Wear One on Trip.
Army Regulations Require
Device Be Worn-FIight
Here Quickly Made.

Despite Army Air Corps regulations
that parachutes must be worn on all
flights. the three airmen who brought
Lieut.. Cyrus X. Belts from BellfOnte
Pa. to Walter Reed Hospital yester
day In the Douglas transport plane
determined to stick by their injured
cOmrade and make no effort to save
themselves by jumping If the neces-
sity arose.
Poor Cy could not use a para
chute, so we just took ours off and
sat on them," said Capt. Ira Eaker
executive officer of the Air Corps and
pilot Of the big plane on its extreme
ly delicate mission. Capt. Eaker was
accompanied by Lieut.. John E. Up
ston of Boiling Field and Capt
Andy" Smith, Fighter surgeon. who
sat with Lieut.. Bettis in the cabin.
The injured officer was strapped to
a litter and after the / hour and
40.minute journey said he had not
been inconvenienced in any way
Capt. Eaker selected a circuitous
route from Bellefonte to Middletown
to give him the maximum advantages
in case of a forced landing and then
flew a straight compass course to
Washington.
When Lieut.. Belts was informed in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
MITCHELL BEGINS
DRIVE FOR OFFICE
Former Colonel to Seek Pres
idency Of National Aero
Association.

William Mitchell. former colonel of
the Army Air Service. today launched
his campaign in Washington for the
presidency of the National Aeronautic
Association.
Speaking before the Loyal Knights
of the Round Table at their weekly
luncheon in the University Club the
air crusader declared. II shall devote
a large part of my time in the inn
mediate future for building up a great
civilian body of that kind which will
be an authoritative source of in
formation and development for this
most important single element which
concerns the future of our country"
Asked following the meeting just
what organization he referred to, the
airman replied, "If we can rehabilitate
this National Aeronautic Association
we will: if not, will get another one."
When told that the Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce and the air.
craft industry in New York, through
Charles l.. Lawrence, last night an
nounced they would oppose Col.
Mitchell's candidacy, he replied THAT
don't bother me
After giving a brief description of
the value Of airplanes to commerce
and national defense, Col. Mitchell
closed his defense with this statement:
Government agencies are the crea,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
Scientist Discovers Mars Is Too Dry
For Camels; Temperature is Unsteady

Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Coupled with the extreme aridity is
the scientifically established fact that
there is drastic daily change i'm TEN
perature on Mars. from something
like IS degrees at noon to 40 degrees
below zero AT midnight
knowledge of the desert atmos.
phere on the planet was established
by means of spectrum lines~considered
together with the relative motion O,
the earth and Mars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
Youth. Given Two Burials Two Years Ago,
Returns Home With Tale Of Long Travel

Covington, with full services. Several
days later Alois Ellison, an uncle, Wis
tied the undertaken. and decided from
the description that the body was that
of his nephew
Exhumed. the body was identified
as that of young Ellison by his pa.
rents. relatives and friends. At the
fathers request IL waS~transported to
Lawrenceburg and buried after a see-
ond service.
For two years. until the boy ap-
peared with tales of his travels. he
had been mourned as dead He had
never written homo In the interval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
WOMAN LAWYER DEAD
IN A HOTEL ROOM
Recent Graduate of Tennessee
School Shot After Mysterious
Auto Ride-Men Held.
BY the Associated Press.

CHILDRESS. Tex. August 81
The mysterious automobile ride. of
woman lawyer and two young man
companions ended in tragedy here to-
day.
Miss Lila Clark Fra nklin. &c. of
Ardmore. Okla, recent graduate of
Columbia Law School. at Lebanon,
Tenn!. was found dead in her hotel
room with q bullet wound through
her heart. A small caliber pistol was
near the body.
Miss FrankliD arrived here some
time after midnight last night with
two young men in an automobile. The
object of her visit and the automobile
ride has not been ascertained.
The men are being detained by the
sheriff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
RUETHER REPORTED
GOING TO YANKEES
Griffith Says He Knows Nothing of
Waivers, But Will Not Oppose
"Dutch's" Leaving.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August. 27.--Walter
Dutch) Ruether, veteran left-handed
pitcher of the Washington Senators.
has been obtained by the New York
Yankees on waivers, according to an
by Manager Miller
Higgins.
Clark Griffith. president Of the
Washington club, declared today that
he knew nothing of the report that
the Yankees had asked for Pitcher
Ruether.
He indicated that he would not op-
pose Ruether's severing his cOnnec-
tons with the Washington club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, August 81
Ostensibly buried twice two years ago
with double funeral services. William
Ellison, jr., 20. of Lawrenceburg, Ind,
is back at his home recounting stories
of his travels during the time his sup
posed body had been inferred in
Greendale Cemetery. Lawrenceburg.
Two wears ago a>body described as
the exact double Of Ellison was taken
from the Liking River near De Cour-
sey, Ky. After laying in a morgue
UNIDENTIFIED for four days the under.
taker buried It In Highland Cemetery,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
FOUR DIE FOR PLOT
ON LIFE OF KEMAL
Executions at Angora Make
II Hangings in Unionist
Conspiracy.


ONSTANTINOPLE. August 81
Four prominent Unionists sentenced
to death Wednesday by a special
court on a charge of conspiring to
slay Mustapha Kenlal Pasha, Presi-
dent of Turkey, were executed at mid
night in the prison yard at Angora.
The executed men were Djayid Bey
former finance minister and long a
prominent Unionist; DR.. Nazim Bey,
former minister of education and one
of the leaders of the 1906 revolt
against the late Sultan Abdul Hamid;
Hilmi Bey, a former deputy, and Nail
Bey, a former secretary of the Union
ist party.
Total of II Executed.
These executions bring the number
of men hanged for an alleged con-
spiracy against the life of President
Mustapha Kemal to H. 13 we'll known
men having been hanged recently at
Smyrna.
Five other members of the com.
mittee of union and progress, includ-
ing former Premier Reouf Bey, who
is at present in England, and Rahmi
Bey, another well known Turkish fig
ure, have been sentenced to per-
petual banishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
BORED, HOLDS up DOZEN,

SPOKANE. Wash, August 27 UP.-
Life bored Paul Moore, 90, so he
turned two-gun man in a pool house
just to see how the dozen or so pa.
irons would look lined up against the
wall, He did not try to rob them.
but fed after looking them over. The
police got him, however
"Ho hum is his philosophy of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
ROSS IS REPRIEvED;
FACED DEATH TONIGHT
Ohio Youths Lawyers Get Delay of
Execution Until Monday-Warden
May Ignore It.

BY the Associated fress
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August PA
reprieve until Monday for 1S-year-old
Emmanuel Ross. sentenced to be elec
trocuted in the Columbus Penitentiary
tonight. was granted today by Com
mon Pleas Judge Silbert on habeas
corpus proceedings filed by the
youths attorneys.
The dramatic eleventh-hour fight to
save che youth was climaxed when At
torneys Alexander II. Martin and
Louise Pridgeon filed their action on
the grounds the trial and sentence of
Ross was illegal.
AS soon as Judge Silbert made his
decision Miss Pridgeon began g. race
to Columbus with the reprieve signed
by Judge Silbert to notify Warden
p. E. Thomas to halt preparations for
the execution.
Miss Pridgeon missed the noon train
for Columbus and began race
against time by automobile. She must
reach the penitentiary before o'clock
tonight.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. August % R).-
The reprieye writ granted attorneys
for Emmanuel Ross by Judge Silbert
in Cleveland will not be recognized by
Warden p. E. Thomas. he announced
today. "The only thing that will save
Ross is an order from the governor or
the State Supreme Court" he de-
clared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA. Calf. August 81
Even a camel would shun Mars IL
what DR.. Walter S. Adams. director
of the Mount Wilson Observatory
here. says about the planet is true.
II any form of life exists on our
celestial neighbor, it is probably only
the lowest forms Of plants, such as
moss and lichen, for ultra arid" con-
ditions prevail throughout the planet.
says DR.. Adams in a report to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
LONDON SHOCKED BY MOVE.
Including Italy I'm Negotiations Over
Tangier Resented.

By Gable TO The star and Chicago Daily News
LONDON, August 27-The British
foreign office is so unaccustomed to re
ceiving diplomatic shocks that 1t e=.
perienced strong commotion Thursday
afternoon when ii was learned that a
Spanish note, containing a claim 10
Tangier. had been dispatched not only
to London. but to Paris and Rome H.
we'll
Spain's action in sending the note
to Italy, which was not one of the
signatories of the TanGier statute of
1923. seems to confirm the worst fears
of the foreign Office that the Spanish.
Italian treaty, described by both gov
ernments as An inoffensive instru.
ment, really contains secret clauses
which might eventually cause much
trouble in Europe.
The Spanish note expounds in
calm, dignified manner the reason
why, in the opinion of Gen. Primo de
Rivera's cabinet. Tangier and the sur.
rounding districts should he placed
under exclusive Spanish mandate.
Consider French Feelings.
Nobody can actually object to
Spain's motives. which are thoroughly
sound" said an official of the foreign
we must take into consideration
France s. feelings, which so far are op-
posed to any change In the status of
Tangier."
For the time being British diplo-
mats are making strong efforts to in
duce Spain to agree not to veto Ger
many's obtaining a seat in the League
of Nations council. leaving other ques-
tions. such as SPANS own position in
the league and the Tangier question,
to be settled after Germany becomes
a member Of the, league.
Sir Austen Chamberlain feels that
his entire political future depends. on
Germany obtaining alone "A seat in the
council. and is making great efforts
to remove Spain's opposition. using
Threats and promises, but so far Spain
is adamant.
Gen. de Rivera insists that Spain
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

the Bellefonte Hospital he was going
to be taken to Washington by air.
plane he first asked the name of the
pilot and then said he didn't want to
go If there was any fog, as he had
had quite enough of that for the
present.
An X-ray examination of Lieut..
Bettis convinced Walter Reed Hos
pital surgeons today there was no
need for an operation and they
further concluded that although the
airman was painfully injured in his
crash Monday his condition is not
serious. Lieut.. Bettis was comfort
able this morning and tried to smile
through the bandages about his badly
battered face
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

The alleged plot against President
Mustapha Kemal and the kemal gov
ernment was discovered last June by
the Turkish secret police. who report
ed that the President was to be
assassinated on a visit to Smyrna
Wholesale arrests followed and after
short trial 13 men, all prominent in
Turkish politics and six of them mem
bers of Parliament, were hanged at
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WEATHER.

u. :. weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair tonight and tomorrow; not
much change in temperature: gentle
west winds. Temperatures-High
50, at noon today; lowest. 81, at 4 am.
today.
Full report on page 9.
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