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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

The House will investigate the cost
of living in the District Representa-
tive Rathbone, who proposed the mea-
sure, declared the cost of many neces-
saries in Washington is excessively
high. Newspaper publishers only re-
Gently refuseda nincrease to printers
because, they insisted, there has been
no increase in living costs. What bet
ter authority could Congress ask?
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

tanned only yesterdays ice. And yet
some wonder why the crime wave?
The Indian Bureau reports Okla
homa Indians have more money than
all other tribes combined. They have
more than Sc million dollars, most of
which was obtained by sale of oil and
gas lands and from royalties on
leases.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

Q.-Who' said: Labor in this
country is Independent and proud. 1t
has not to ask the patronage Of
capital, but capital solicits the aid #
labor,
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

High-school students as clerks in
stores may be the result of confer
ence of school officials and a commit
tee of local merchants. The proposal
contemplates placing third and fourth
year students behind the counters af-
ter school hours and on Saturdays, for
which they would be paid, and credit
would be allowed in school work.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
Building Trades
Given Increase
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. l0.-For-
ty-threc building trades were grant
ed wage increases ranging from 60
cents to 81 day in the wage
schedule submitted today to the
San Francisco building industry by
the impartial wage board. composed
OF Archbishop Edward J. Hanna,
chairman; Judge NJ. c. Sloss and
Sclah Chamberlain. The new
scale is to become effective January
! and continue throughout 1927.
The schedule was fixed after the
board heard both employees and en-
ploycrs in series Of public hearings.
Under the schedule, SO Il day
minimum wages will prevail in va
rious crafts, including cabinet work
ers (outsidc), carpenters, electric
workers and painters, while the min
imum for brick layers, bridge and
structural iron workers, and plaster
ers will be $l2 a day.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
THE LEFTOVER GIFT

If YOU bought gift for some one, to be presented
during visit with that person in your own home and
then the visit cancelled what would you do with
the present?
That is the dilemma one Y. w. C. A. finds itself in
because of the hurried conclusion of the Roumanlan
royal visit to the United States. Girl Reserve
bracelet of silver and blue and white enamel made
especially for the Princess Ieana. 1t all full of
symbolism and very pretty.
But the princess unable to visit that city, the
trnket is suddenly the subject of special meeting of
association officials.
Right off-hand one wonders why they don't simply
forward the gift to the princess with their regrets that
she couldn't visit them. But there have been other
suggestions which to compcate matters. Some
people think the bracelet should be kept sort of
trophy to be worn by specially honored Girl Reserve
officers each year Others think the ungiven gift
might we'll be kept hand a lesson on the tickle
of royalty. Or it might be held for the next Wis
iting princess.
The more suggestions made, the difficult
the problem becomes Which is not uncommon sit
uation when democracy tries to hobnob with royalty.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
OVER MILLION
BALLOTS CAST
AT ELECTION
BY United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. TO-
California voters numbering 1,212,
452 east their ballots at the Novem
Der general election for various
candidates and measures, it was re.
vealcd by the official count made
by Charles j. Hagcrty, election sta.
tistician in the office of secretary
of state.
G. G Young won over Justice
Wardell, Democratic choice for gov.
crnor, by 532,364, the count show
ed.
senator Samuel NJ. Shortridge
was reelected over the Democratic
nominee, John B. Elliott, by 27S.529
votes.
The official count for various of
fees included:
Governor: c. C. Young, (R),
S14,S15; Justus S. Warder. CD,
2S2.451; Upton Sinclair, (Socialist)
1892.
Lieutenant Governor: Buron
Fits, (R), S1S,519; Charles o.
Dunbar. CD 204,091: Lena Morrow
Lewis, (Socialist) 56,506.
United States Senator: Samuel
VI. Shortridge (R), 67O,12S; John
B. Elliott, D-Pro.) 391,599.
Supreme Court: Chief Justice,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD r. GARIs
Copyright, 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGILY'S FUNNY
HAMMER

Here is the hammer, said Tn
Gle Wiggilv's wife to him one morn
ing in the hollow stump bungalow
land here are the taeks.
"Oh, very good. There is the
hammer and there are the taeks, -
repeated the rabbit gentleman,
laughing 50 that his upper lip curl
ed almost high enough to hide his
pink. twinkling nose.
"Wcll, take them,'' begged the
rabbit lady.
"Do YOU mean for me to take the
hammer and tacks back to the
store'' asked Mr.. Longears. 81
suppose they gave you these instead
Of the dozen eggs YOU ordered, and
YOU want me to change them. -
Don t be silly.' said Mrs. Long
ears. II want YOU to take these
hammer and this tacks-l
mean these hacks and this tam
mer,' She sat down in a chair and
very slowly said: "Please take this
hacker and them rack
Up in the air she raised her paws
letting the hammer
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
BRAINS AND MORONS

Dr. Ravenal of the University of Missouri says he
finds that among the moron class of Americans
those with only the mentality of children to II
wears old-one third of the families have more than
eight children and the average is only little less than
that.
On the other hand the families Of college graduates
that he has studied have less than two children apiece
The same situation, he adds, prevails all the
world The unntelligent producing neary all of
the children who in turn unntelligent.
He concludes that ''t will not take long for the less
intelligent classes to gain overwhelming dominance
So the world is evidently doomed to be overrun by
morons The human is destined to die at the top,
leaving this poor old earth little than human
cabbage patch.
Before altogether despair of the race, however,
some of would like to know whether there is any
thing really about the present situation.
Haven't the "lower classes" who mostly of the
child-mind type, always had more children than the
more intelligent upper classes? Haven't the morons
always outnumbered the scholars? Yet the seems
to have got along, the whole fairly WELL If there
has been mental improvement Of the stock in hstor-
cal times at any rate it doesn't any worse than 1t
was thousands of years ago.
1t it better to breed intelligent citizens than
rons But some of these scientific viewers with alarm
seem overlook the fact that not perilous
in proportion to their numbers because they have lit
tie influence A small minority with brains
age large ajority without brains and keep cviliza,
ton going That is the way it always has been and
probably the way it always will be.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Oecem ber 10, 1911

The Woman s Ten Thousand Club
met at the home of Mrs. w. C.
Whitescarvcr. Mrs. c. Z. Paris was
appointed member of the execu-
tive board and of the social com
mittee. Mrs. Walter Packard was
made chairman of the home econo-
mics department and Mrs. A. p.
Nuffer was added to the program
committee. Mrs. J V. Wachtell
.Tr. gave 4 i,iano solo. and Mrs. Lew
is Havorm4le, vice president pre-
sided vale Mrs. Il ?. Vai'e. pre-
sident, gave 6 report of the work
of the club FOR the first half of
the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10

(full term) William Fl. Waste, s02'
6g5.
Chief Justice (short term ending
January 3, 1920 William II. Waste,
720,672.
Associate Justice (full terms, two
to be elected) Jesse w. Curtis,
$50, ,725; William II. Langdon, 54S,-
S95; Frederick w. Houser, 429,649.
Associate Justice (short term
ending January 3, 1927; vacancy
caused by resignation of William
II. Waste) Jesse w. Curtis 04,7S0.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
hd1QVaE.

and tacks fall to the floor. Uncle
Wiggily picked them up, kissed his
wife and said
..Calm yourself. my dear, You
want me to do something with the
hammer and taeks''
u do she sighed, 'but / m
not going to use the words or l II
get all twisted again. In the room
where the bunny children are going
to have their Christmas tree IS a
large cloth to spread over the carpet
to keep il clean and
You want me to tack the cloth
down over the carpet before our
bunnies have their Christmas tree
fun-is that itg' asked Mr.. Long
ears.
''That's it,' said his wife. So,
taking the hammer and tacks, the
rabbit gentleman went into the
other room.
In this room, within less tnan
two weeks, the Christmas tree would
be set up. And you know how the
green leaves fall off by New Years.
So Uncle Wiggily began to tack
the cloth over the carpet.
Rat. tat. tat.' went his ham
mer. And then, all of a sudden,
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy heard Mr..
Longears cry "Ouch.'
"What did you do?'' asked the
lEuskrat lay housekeeper.
(Which paw are you using for
the hammer'" asked Nurse Jane.
The right ONE answered Tn
Gle Wiggily. ~ had the tack in my
left paw and I hit it mean I hit
my paw and not the tack" he said.
"Trv the hammer in the left paw
and tack in the right advised
Nurse Jane. But when the rabbit
gentleman did this he howled loud
or than before. "Wow! Ouch. .
Wow.' he cried.
What s the matter now'" asked
Nurse Jane.
81 hit my paw twice in the same
place, answered the bunny. HOl,
why did I ever try to tack this
cloth down over the carpet' Let the
Christmas tree stuff fall if it likes.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
II hammer no more tacks!D

I i III hammer no more tacks!''
Nurse Jane heard the bunny gen
! tleman hop out of the front door
and she and Mrs. Longears wonder
ed how they were gong to get the
cloth tackled down when. a little
later, they heard from the other
room the sound of Rata tat -tat.'
Very fast it was, too.
ooh, Uncle Wiggilv has come
back said his wife. 81 am so
glad. | guess he went out to get
pair of gloves so he wouldn t hit
his paws any more. l must go in
and give him a kiss
But when she and Nurse Jane
went toward the room, they saw
Uncle Wiggily sitting outside the
door, reading Il book. But inside
thev heard the tap, tap, tapping
sound of tacks being driven into
the floor.
"Who is putting down the
cioth''' asked Nurse Jane.
"Who is hammering?" asked
Mrs. Longears.
"Ha. Hal chuckled Uncle Wig
gily. You will laugh when you
see my funny hammer! Look.'
He opened the door and pointed to
corner. There something red was
going up and down very fast, like
q hammer, and tacks were being
driven into the floor.
q" What sort of a hammer is
that9' asked Nurse Jane.
That is bird hammer. laugh
ed the bunny gentleman. THAT is
kind redheaded woodpeckcr, who.
instead of flying South, has stayed
around here this winter. Wood
peckcrs have a strong beak to drill
holes into trees. | happened to
see him doing it when | hoped oct
with my sore paws, and | asked hila
if he would tap the tacks in the
floor cloth for me
"And l said | would be delight
ed. - said the woodpecker. land
so m doing it They watched
him hold a tack, point down, in
his claw and then, moving his head
anu oilI FaplulN upside down, ne
hammered it in the floor. In
short time the cloth was fastened
down and Mr.. Longears didn't
need to worry about hammered
paws. He gave the bird some cake
crumbs for lunch and everyone
was happy. So if the lace curtain
doesn t think it s a piece of Swiss
cheese because it has holes. | II tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily S
live tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
Farm Center Meets
Are Postponed

Farm center meetings which were
to be held tonight and tomorrow
night have been postponed because
Of the present weather conditions.
The Alam0-Verde center meeting
will be held on December II instead
Of tonight and the Mcloland center
meeting which was to tonight will
also be called on December II. The
Spruce center meeting scheduled for
this week has also been postponed
but no definite date has been set
for the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
Dawes Awarded
Peace Prize
by United Press Leased Wire

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 10. - Vice
President Charles G. Dawes of the
United States and Sir Austen Cham
berlain, British foreign minister
have been awarded the Nobel peace
prize award for 1925, it was an
nounced today. The prize amounts
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
Julian Company
Buys Texas Well
by United Press Leased Wire

Dixon Creek Oil company, of Am
arIllo, Texas, is being taken over
by the Julian Petroleum corporation
for a consideration said to be $l0,-
100000, according to John Akin,
Texas oil operator. who is here
negotiating the deal.
The Dixon company is one of the
largest in the Panhandle field in
Texas. with a daily production of
10000 barrels.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
1PF YEApS AGO
IC(ember 1U. 1916

The Castle Ray hotel is putting
ur new signs changing the name
to "Casa Roy."
y. T. Holt is hrre or a business
trip from Los Angeles.
Howard Shores Of Braw:ey is an
Ell Centre visitor todar.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
STEEL CORPORATION SHOWS
INCREASE IN BUSINESS

NEW YORK, Dee. 10.-Unfilled
tonnage fthe United States Steel
Corporation at the end of November
showed an increase over the previous
month of 123, ,7S6 tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell of I'M
perial Valley for this date
in past years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 10. 1906

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Barber arriv-
ed from Redlands. Mr.. Barber is
employed by J. l.. Travers.
Frank MCGOWAN and wife arrived
in Fl Centre from Waltsburg, Wash.
and left for Holtville to look after
their property in No. 5 district.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10

Reformers often overlook the fact that the reason
the Devil gets so many young recruits s he gives them
something interesting to Go.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10

One man sues another because
the others bees attacked his gold
fish. Not the first ease where a
fish has been stuDg.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10

The vice president p1i
was honored because of thd
plan' which began the
reorganization of Germany
Three other Americans |
the Nobel peace prize--l
Roosevelt, Elihu Root and /
Wilson. I
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10

to approximately $4,000 an
divided between them.
Foreign Minister hristid
of France and Gustav SD
of Germany jointly won
for 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10

A well-turned ankle has turned
many head.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10

Every time doctor a patient nowadays he
wants to in ject some serum into him.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10

One of the reasons for the cotton growers plight is
the lessened demand for Ku Klux costumes.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-05
Red Lake Prospectors
 Face Difficult Type
 Mining; Diamond Drill

RED LAKE, Ont, May 4. R)-On- tario's newest gold discovery is in quartz formation and any successful prospecting" will be done by an in- telligent direction of the diamond drill.
 Heavy expenditure is necessary be- fore a dollars worth of gold can be taken from quartz. The prospector and his "grub-staker" in this little field face trial of faith and endur- ance. Whereas the gold adventurer in many sections of Alaska required only pan, pick or shovel to work his claim, the prospector at Red Lake needs equipment and experience to meet a different typ of mining.
 The sources of provisions after leaving the railways are limited
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-05
VETERAN SEALER |S
 PAID THOUSANDS BY
 J. S.;;ST|LL K|CK|NC
S76,ooo CHECK FROM GOVERN MENT IS NOT ENOUGH,
 HE ROARS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5. (P- An ancient wrong has been righted, but Capt. Tom Whitelaw, veteran sealer and matey of some of the most famous characters ever to roam the sea, is not satisfied.
 Tt ain't enough" roared "Cappy" as he headed toward bank Tues day with his check for $76,096.75, paid him by the United States gov ernment because of the unlawful seizure of a sealing vessel in the Arctic 35 years ago.
 There was a whole cargo of seal pelts aboard that vessel, the catch of the season, and Capt. Whitelaw and his crew were held inactive in Sitka, some of them in jail.
 "Cappy'' was bitter about it as he recalled that many men, driven from the Behring sealing grounds, never had been able to collect dam- ages. Some of them died before their claims could be presented, for it was just two years ago that con- lnir ,so1
 A verdict in Whitelaw's case was returned last September and the gov ernment check has just arrived. Claims growing out of the incident total over million dollars.
 'Cappy" does not need the money particularly, for since his Arctic days he has been one of the most successful salvage operators. In his earlier days he was the pal of Jack London, of Alec McLean-the Sea Wolf''-and a dozen other windjam- mer characters. He is 79 years old now.
 'tNo, it ain't enougl-not by thou sands and thousands" Whitelaw went on. You want to know what I'm going to do with this money? Well, it's already a foot deep in salt"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-05

Motor boat Is virtually the only -outs Of access In the summer.
 Outside the discovery atseE, 6eEr. ite Information with respect 70 The gold content of the hard -ock sc-ms. tiOn has waited she 'aD-sak'up" ot the snow and ice, when 5t win ee possible to prospect the hundreds os s1zEe5 areas. Work recently had been c0n, fined to a thousand fee1 along 1he strike of ore body, which disclosed continuous ore over this aeurzh.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-05
COMING TO ALASKA 1927

Planning two years ahead 10 visi1 Alaska. Rev. Edgar Swan W1a-s and Mrs. Wiers, write the local chsmbe- for information about the Taley 0E Ten Thousand Smokes. Thev nla1 -o spend the entire summer os 1927 3n Alaska. Reverend Wie-s is min ister Of the Unity church 0f Mont clair, W. J.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-05

Weekly Gateway-3 per year
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27

FOR SALE-Choice Cabbage sH To-
mato Plants, also Astors and other
Flowers, Mrs. Blain, Arnil gton
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27
LOCALS TRIM CT. NORTHERN

The baseball game Sunday resulted
in defeat for the Great Northern
by score Of IL to ).
The games was featusel by ~,
pitching Of Jack Love who made his
first appearance in a Belt umf5rm
In eight innings ouly one bali vas
hit outside the diamond while erretie
fielding was responsible FOR the visi-
tors runs.
Buehler finished the game when the
unaccustomed labor caused Lowe to
slow up.
The umpire came in for the usual
share Of batting and a second UNI
pire for the bases was added later
in the game. The box score as pub.
lished in the Tribune contained sew
eeraI errors in the hit column, some
Of the boys being credited with hits
belonging TO others
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27

FOR SALE-Tomato, cabbage, caulii
flower, pepper, and celery plants,
William Closer, Belt.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27

] At times it is unfortunate for the
children that parents can not see q
show first else on the second night
they would urge their children to at
tend. Such show was Janice Mer-
edeth," shown at the Pythian Sunday
and Monday Yet the children thai
saw the perturbation of Paul Revere's
ride and the crossing Of the Delaware
got few more thrills than their elders
Leon McConkey is home for few
days visit from his ranch at WarrieE.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Manchester re
turned Saturday from a motor trip
to Butte.
Mrs. Sam Wilson Of Lewistowl.
visited relatives in Belt Tuesday and
took their car back.
Mr.. Charles Dahl spent Sunday h.
Great Falls When he returned he
was the proud owner Of q new Chrys
Ter coach.
The Guild met last Thursday after
noon at the church for the purpose OF
painting the basement After the
work was finished the ladies' adjour-
ned to the home Of Mrs. George STUFF
fel who served them with a most
luncheon.
Mrs Burton Thayer Of Cora creek
was m town Wednesday visiting and
shopping.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27
Local Items OF Belt
and Vicinity


William Junkermeier made bus
mess trip 20 Belt yesterday.
John Richardson Of Rocky Ridg'
came in after supplies Tuesday ana
narrowly escaped being run ovel
when another auto-driver neglected
his car while he looked around
E. F. Eulberg was q business visi.
tor to our city yesterday.
Mrs. B. Cline makes the trips d
town these days because Mr.. CLINE
Is too busy
The Sophomore and Freshmen clas
ses of the high school have nearly
completed A nicely engineered sBn
on the hiIl in the calone field cast Of
town. The letter is Of large proper,
tons and may readily seen for long
distance.
Mr.. and Mrs. AIcide Fischer, Jr.
Of Walthans will leave on Saturday o.
fhis week by auto for Mrs. Fishers
home in Virginia. They viii spend
several weeks there and along the
Atlantic coast visiting places Of IN
terest. They win return about Au,
gust first.
Mr. Moulton, field representative
of the Armour Creamery Co. Of Miles
City has been in Belt overseeing ex-
tensive improvements and alterna>
tions in the quarters of the receiving
station in McConkeys store. McCon-
keys ship the second largest supply
Of cream to this creamery Of all the
stations and have already shipped
this month more than 1900 gallons
of cream.
GraybiIl and GraybilI, attorneys,
yesterday filed a petition from de-
positors in the State Bank Of Belt
asking the court either to terminate
the receixership, 70 let the work osl
a commission basis or to combine
this receiverships with others with the
end in view Of diminishing the exl
pense Of closing up the business.
No criticism is made Of the manner
in which the receiver, w. C. Blom-
1uist ha sconducted the business of
the receivership but consider the ex /
pense too great.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday School 1880 A. N
Communion services 1880 A. M.
Christian EndeaVor p M.
Junior Endeavor Gin basement) Z
P. M.
Preaching services 8 P. M.
Midweek service Wednesday s P. nj.
If YOU don't attend elsewhere Come
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Harry I. stong. pastor

Special Memorial Day service at II
A. N. Sermon by the pastor. Mem
beu Of the l. o. O. F., and the Re-
bskAha win attend this service In
body. Everyone welcome.
Sunday school at 10 O'Clock.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27
-
ST. LUKES CHURCH
Lee H. Young. Pastor.
Church School 10 An

ST. MARKS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday school 2 o'clock p. m.
First Mass 8 o'clock a. m.
High Mass 1880 A. NJ.
Benediction 1880 p n.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27
MARCELLING

Second door below the Troy Laun-
dry. Jessie Sampson, Phone s9W
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27
PLANTS FOR SALE

Cabbage. cauliflower, Tomatoes
Peppers, Celery, Asters, Pansies, veis
oenas, Snap Dragons, and all other
Tower and vegetable plants. Write
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27

FOR sALE-Baby Carriage, Homo
Comfort Range and Coles Hot Blast
Stove and other Household Goods
Cheap Mrs. J. V. Harner
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27

RIVERSIDE TRUCK FARM.
Box sOs-Ct. Falls Mont.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27

Choir rehearsal Saturday evening At
the parsonage.
There win BE- no prayer ssrvics
this Thursday evening, as the pastor
has been called 20 Assist in the In
termounsain finsneial campaign and
viii be away from town Thursday
and Friday,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27

FOR SALE-Buick Roadster. Inquire
First National Bank, Belt, Mont.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-27

FOR sAHE-overland Six Price
$4,000 for quick sale. Cash al
terms. +. E, Wilbur, Electrician. If.