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Belt Valley times., 1926-10-14
DRAMATIC CLUB


At the meeting Of the Dramatic
Cub held last week the following
officers were elected: president
George Dover; vice president, Louis
Anderson; secretary, Edith Wilson
treasurer, Lillian BaklSo; sergeant-at
arms, Mrs. Mcdonald. A coistitu.
tion committee, composed Of Victoris
Dorchak, Raymond Kennedy, and
Ronald Randall, was elected to
report at the next meeting.
The club is to meet every Wed.
night at 7:3O. The first business
will be the adopting Of constitution
after which the members will be
organized into different groups for
special study. One meeting a month
will be devoted to business and social
affairs and the other three to study.
A meeting was held by the
dramatic club Wednesday.
Mrs. Macdonald the leader, gave a
talk on the principles and future
work Of the club. The names were
taken of the ones who wished to join,
an enrolment Of fifty.
Their future work is to put on
plays, debates,readings. and to train
their voices.
This club not only insures enjoy
ment, but will be a great help in our
future work whether it may be public
speaking, dramatic work, or anything
else.
We are very thankful to Mrs. Nc
Donald for organizing this club.
LOCALS t
Monday night Miss Rice, Miss
Ryan and Miss MolitOr gave a party
for the teachers and town girls. It
was backward party. All clothes
were worn backward. When they
came to the party they said," Good
night, we enjoyed your party
Lunch was also served backward.
Pie came first and sandwiches last. {
The room was decorated for Hal {
oween. Every one reported good
lime. 7 q
A surprise party was given Friday
evening in honor Of George Wood. at I
he Wood ranch. 8
Those present were Leslie Jewel.
lay Leland, Howard -Wixon, Sigurd
Johnson, Franklin Simonis, Ada 3
iimonis, Helen Hammer, Kathryn /
Hammer, Edna Burrows, Irene .
George MacCafferty, Edith
wilson, Evelyn MacCaffeFty, Irma h
wilson. Ruth Wilson, Florence and +
ieOrge Wood.
The evening was spent playing
i've hundred till ten o'clock, when
were served. All h
resent reported q good time. lei
A very exciting football game was
laysd between Belt and Great Falls
Belt Saturday. No score was y
lade until the last five. minutes
hen both sides made a touchdown,
ialcng the score a tie. Mitchell 10
ade the the touchdown on the Great n
aIls team and Wixon on the Belt
am. "
Coach Mcdonald and his team are
It every evening after school get
ng prepared for the hard game %,
ith Stanford. This game will be !,
aver here October 16. Stanford .,
IS a good team this year. The .,
'erage weight is about the same as
r team. They played a good game u,
'ainst Great Falls. We know that =,
} have a hard game before us, and n,
tn teams will fight like demons
The Agriculture Club is studying
E different kinds of wheat and
eds and their characteristics. or
The Girl Scouts have elected Miss ml
,litor as their leader cit
The community civics class is th'
ldyinR what it takes to make q me
Il live community. th'
Belt Valley times., 1926-10-14
ROAD FOR LITTLE BELT

Right of way BOught-Ths cOun-
~ has purchased right Of way over
the stauffacher- Kelley ranch on
Little Belt for the Peterson road,
running up Little Belt for q dis
Belt Valley times., 1926-10-14

A six weeks spelling contest was
started in the sixth grade last week
Each pupil chose a car. No car is
entered unless the owner makes a
grade of so per-eent per week.
Fifteen out of eighteen cars were
entered last week. The WllIys
Knight owned BY Albert Larlcin made
100 per cent. The Star, Stutz and
Packard made 80 per cent. Tin LIZZIE
ratified hard and made 95 per cent.
Watch for the winners each week.
Perfect Attendance
julia Armstrong, Mary Ellen Carr,
Millaeent DOlin, Susie Ford, Laura
Irvine, Genevieve johnson, Pauline
POhlOd, Grace Sinionis, Alma voy-
tOsld, Josephine williamson, AL
phOnse Beaudry, William KarASi
Albert I.aFkin, Russell Munden,
Arthur Newman.
First Grade Perfect Attendance
Norma Johnson, Russell Leland,
Billy Mearns Arthur Rutter, Edgar
Rutter, Ernest Waggoner, Mary Ann
Anderson, Aldena Brolin, Lorine
Johnson, Roberta Stuffel, Kate Vik-
toria, Irene Munden.
Pupils Neither Absent Nor Tardy
in the Fourth Grade Last Month
Donald Hammer, Ralph Jaap, Carl
johnson, Louis Karki, Eddie Pejko,
George Pejko, Fred Saul, Charles
Simonis, Emma Gago, Margaret
Grant, Airline Kennedy, Myrtle Nun
den, Rosalie voytoski, Amelia Zavada
Pauline Holderby, Vesta Robbins.
Second and Third Honor Roll
Lyle Vendsel, Francis Mearns,
Anderson.
Perfect Attendance: James Browning
Deane Beaudry Millard Grant, Leslie
Winston, Arthur Kennedy, George
Leland, James Marsh, Bernerd Bueh-
ler' Glenn Crocker, james Robino,
Bruce Bond, May Adams, Isabel
Saul, Millie Pejko, Louise Johnson.
Margaret Soha, Ruth Remington,
Beatrice Hill, Mary Victoria.
Eighth Grade Perfect Attendance
Elizabeth Carr, Pauline Dorchak,
lice Klinas. MarOarat Marsh
kirginia Miller, Juanita Munden,
iladys Penn, Zelda Simonis, Eleanor
nook, Pauline Soha, Nora William
on, Helen Rutter, Mary Evans, Leo
Francis Colgan, Earl Kenn-
dy, James Veleber, Robert William
on.
Belt Valley times., 1926-10-14
CIVIC CLUE

A little Citizen League has been
organized in the 9Th grade. The
main purpose is to learn how young
citizens can help Uncle Sam make
the best better in physical, social and
moral conditions in and outside Of
the school
Belt Valley times., 1926-10-14
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, hardest workers in school this week.
: They are studying the colonization Of
/, America in American History,
! BOyIe's law Of air pressure in lab
oratory, while the General Science
class are still trying to learn how TO
foretell the weather.
! The different classes of the high
school have shown great interest in
the freshmen reporters Of the Eng
lish class. Several people have been
selected to find the news of their
class and bring it to the reporters.
Mike Kennedy, has been selected
from the sophomore class.
Franklin Simonis spent the week
end threshing and digging potatoes.
Verna Frisbie went home Sunday
for short visit with her parents.
Joy Browning, Marjorie Sharrard
Mrs. Browning and several others
went on a nike Sunday afternoon to
Bradley's ranch where they watched
the threshing for a short time.
Marjorie and Joy spent most of the
time jumping shocks of wheat in the !
field and playing on an old straw
stack.
At the regular assembly Tuesday
morning Leslie Jewell urged the
students to sign up for ANIMALS in
order that the staff might find out
whether or not the backing would be
sufficient to warrant putting out an
annual this year. Leslie reported
that the response was excellent and
that he thought it would be safe for
the staff to go ahead with the work.
The annual staff met last Thurs.
with a representative from the Great
Falls Tribune, who gave them figures :
on the actual cost Of an annual and 5
also outlined and explained the work I
FOR them. e
Dorothy Nelson attended the light
opera, Bohemian Grip, Saturday
evening.
Friday afternoon was one of 4
excitement at the high school for it
lad been announced there would be
,ep meeting and the election of
several yell leaders. III
The last half hour ives spent in
'lecting Peter Konik as yell leader
md Ray Kennedy as assistant yell
eader, after which yells and songs
illed the hall for some time.
At the end of the half hour every
ody was popped up for Saturdays
ootball game.
JOKES
Miss Hansen to Frank K-Frank, |
ow many steps would you take to
lose a ledger?
Frank XII wouldn't take any.
Mother: Who is the smartest an II
our English class?
Daughter: The teacher.
Friend: Myl Miss Ryan must have
It's Of patience to teach all you
'eshies.
Freshey: We can't work her like
e work Ma. Il
ALUMNI NEWS :
Mrs. P. A. Peterson formerly Mary =.
attsner one Of the graduates Of the I
ass Of 1911 Of the Belt Valley High |
:hool is now making her home in
ort Angeles, Washington.
Michael Bodner a graduate of the
ass Of Is is now working for the
sneral Electric Co. at Youngstown
aio.
CIVIC CLUB
A little Citizen League has been
ganized in the 9Th grade. The
ain purpose is to learn how young
liens can help Uncle Sam make
3 best better in physical, social and
,ral conditions in and outside Of
: school.
Belt Valley times., 1926-10-14
JOKES
ALUMNI NEWS

Mrs. P. A. Peterson formerly Mary
Pattsner one Of the graduates Of the
class Of 1911 Of the Belt Valley High
School is now making her home in
Port Angeles, Washington.
Michael Bodner a graduate of the
class Of Is is now working for the
General Electric Co. at Youngstown
Ohio.
Belt Valley times., 1926-10-14

Paid Adv. by R. J. woodward
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
Bandit Kills Young
Man in Bank Robbery

WINNIPEG. May 28-A robber
this afternoon shot at NJ. p. John
ston. teller in the Branch of the
Royal Bank Of Canada, who refused
to hold-up his hands. The shot
missed Johnston and killed Maurice
Gavie, aged IS. employed in the
collection department.
The slayer, after taxi driver
refused to carry him away, fed
afoot with 5000 taken from the
bank.
The robber was well dressed and
rode to the bank in taxicab.
The robber was captured after a
gun fight with the police in which
George Smith, chief of the Winni-
peg Detectives. and Robert Segal,
rooming house proprietor, were
wounded. The robbers name has
not been obtained
The robber barricaded himself In
house half a block from the bank.
Detective Bert Morris rushed into
the house and subdued the robber
who was wounded in the chest and
shoulder.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
MORE MYSTERY
ARISES CASE OF
MISSING WOMAN
Detective Claims He Saw
Mrs. Mcpherson in
Closed Auto.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 2S.
"A city detective said today that
he saw Mrs Aimee Semple McPher-
son, missing pastor of the Angelus
Temple, of Los Angeles, in a closed
car, without license, being driven
away from the railway station at
night
The detective said: Il knew her
well by sight as have seen her in
the Temple and on the street many
times. know I'm not mistaken "
The car, according to the detec-
tive, drove to a hotel in which the
parents of Kenneth G. Ormston,
former radio operator. make their
home. Ormiston is in Santa Mon
lea, held for questioning by the
authorities
The detective said the driver en-
tered the hotel and emerged a few
brown. While the detective entered
the hotel to obtain the name OF
the woman in brown, the trio dis
Mrs. Mcpherson disappeared on
the beach at Santa Monica on
May Is while bathing
Ormiston went to Santa Monica
yesterday and was Immediately held
by the officers for questioning He
formerly worked in the Angelus
Temple as radio operator Accord
ing to his mother, Ormiston and his
wife freely quarreled over Mrs. Me
Pherson and Mrs. Ormiston left for
about two months ago
after institutlng divorce proceed
ings.
Los Angeles police believe that II
Mrs. Mcpherson is dead, she was
slain by leader of the Los An
geles dope and bootleg ring because
she fought the opening of dance
halls in Venice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
new PLAN TO
SUPPLY MEAT
IN INT ERI0R

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May IS
Experiments conducted by the AL
aska Railroad at Curry demonstrate
that beef steers can be shipped from
the States poor in the spring. at a
low price, fattened during the sum-
mer on natural forage and slaught-
cred in the fall at saving over
imported beef.
General Manager Smith of the
Alaska Railroad said that farmers
of the Railroad Belt can make
money in this way supplying large
section of Alaska with fresh killed
meat.
The railroad hotel at Curry is
now producing pork. beef and milk
and great variety OF vegetables
to serve during the tourist season.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
FIRST TRADER
OFF TO ARCTIC

NOME, Alaska, May 2S. - The
trading schooner Trader, Capt Ira
Ranke, has left here for King ISL
and, Diomedes Island and Bering
Straits with a cargo of trading sup
plies. This Is the earliest record
The motorship Carpenter has ar
rived from Seattle and reported a
good trip. She brought 20 passen-
gers. mostly former Nomeites
little ice was seen by the Car
penter west Of Nunivak Island but
the vessel did not encounter it..
Otherwise the sea is free OF ice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
N RS. LANDES
PLANS REFORM
WAVE, SEATTLE
Outlines Her Program Which
She Will Institute
Names New Chief.

SEATTLE, May 2S.-Mrs. Bertha
IA Lahdes, who becomes Mayor on
June I, returned today from a trim
TO California and announced that
when she becomes the city's chief
executive she will demand n strict
enforcement of prohibition through
an augmented staff of secret in
vestigators with more flexible con-
troll of traffic.
Mrs. Landes announced she will
work for the adjustment Of the
dance hall girl and said:
Il learned from observations In
other big coast cities whore en-
forcement Of the prohibition law is
better than in Seattle that the re-
suits were obtained in large part
through secret operatives
I'm Los Angeles, $4,000 a month
is spent in salaries for investi.4-
tions. In Seattle the Council AZ
propriated $4,000 for a year.
'Flagrant and open violation of
our laws must be stopped The
police can go as much farther as
possible. | expect my Police Chief
to work out problem. | shall give
him suggestions when he asks for
them"
After outlining sweeping pro
gram of reform, Mrs. Landes an
nounced she will appoint capt. VIII
Jams M. Soaring to be Chief of Po-
lice. Soaring was displaced by
Mayor Brown.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
TO INVESTIGATE
COAST DEFENSES

SEATTLE. May 2S. - The Seattle
Chamber OF Commerce announces ii
will ask commercial organizations If
Grays Harbor, Portland, San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and San Diego
to investigate coast defenses in their
localities. A survey of conditions at
Forts Worden, Casey and Flagler. on
Puget Sound, has revealed that the
Pacific Northwest would be at the
mercy OF any first class naval power
in the event OF war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
SEVERAL GUESTS
OF C. OF C. SPEAK
AT NOON LUNCH
Six Visitors Attend Weekly
Meeting of Chamber of
Commerce Today.

SIX guests were in attendance to-
day at the regular meeting of the
Juneau Chamber of Commerce, in
Guiding DR.. w. S. Ladd of New York
City, and A. M, Taylor, Mccarthy.
who leave soon in an effort to scale
Mt Fairweathef; Jan Van Empel,
artist; ]. M Pickel. representative
of the West Coast Development Co;
F. p. Guptil, of the Hartford Fire
Insurance Co., and H. M. Peterson,
president of the Coastwise Transpor-
tation Co.
Considerable time was occupied in
the discussion of the proposed new
boat to be plu1ed on the juneau
Sitka- Skagway mail route by Mr..
Peterson's company. The project
was heartily endorsed by President
Allen Shattuck and r. f. Robertson
as one that would promote the de-
velopment of trade between Juneau
and the outlying towns and camps.
To Lure Mountaineers
Lofty peaks in the Alaska coast
range form lure which, in the not
distant future, will draw from all
over the country those to whom un-
scaled mountains offer a challenge,
declared DR.. Ladd. Mountain climb
ing is one of the finest of outdoor
has very strong appeal to many
people. From the Rockies of Color.
ado to Mount Robson in Canada
there is not a single unscaled peak
of any prominence, he said and the
attention of men who scaled them is
Chamber might hasten the develop
ment of it's tourist traffic, he added,
if it would utilize the bulletins of
mountain climbing organizations in
advertising neighboring peaks. The
ranges at the head of Taku Inlet
and others further south were cited
by him as being promising districts
for mountaineering explorations.
Country Needs Advertising
Complimenting the Chamber OH
the advertising it was doing to build
up the tourist industry, Mr.. Guptll
possibilities in this line. He praised
Glacier Highway as high type of
scenic road. He reminded the Cham
ber that il it would build up the
local stopover business. it must Of
fer to the prospective tourist defi-
mite program showing what there is
to see and do and the cost of the
outing.
Mr.. Guptill is an engineer in the
service department Of the Hartford
Fire Insurance Co., and is here to
prepare a new fire map of the com
munity.
Holds Art Exhibit
Mr.. Van Empel has been painting
pictures of Alaskan scenery in the
districts to the westward and some
of his work shown recently in the
south won high praise from critics
and received much popular commen-
|dation. The magnificence and rug
gedness of the country, he declared.
lis not the least among it's assets.
Mr.. Van Emple is exhibiting some
|of his Alaskan pictures today at the
Winter & Pond studio. He will be
here for some time painting local
scenes of interest to him.
Peterson Describes Boat
Mr.. Peterson exhibited blue
print of the boat to be placed on
the u-Stka-Skagway run by
the Coastwise Transportation Co., of
this city. He described the boat
fully and asserted that 1t would be
in position to give splendid mail
service and to handle all of the
business offered on the route. The
vessel. he added, Is the most CON-
modious on the route In years, with
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
SEN. SMoOT
is STRICKEN

WASHINGTON, May 28.-United
States Senator Reed SmOOt, Repub
lican OF Utah, was stricken with
acute indigestion in his office this
afternoon and suffered intense pain
He was placed on couch and ply
sicians and office attendants work
ed vigorously to relieve him. Con-
cern Is felt over his condition be-
cause he had similar attack last
fall from which he recovered only
after long rest.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
CHARGED WITH
EMbEzzLEMENT
OF LARGE. sum
J. Fred Struthers, of Fair
banks, Is Bound Over to
Grand Jury.

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, May 2S.-
j. Fred Struthers. Manager for
Waechter Bros, Meat Company. at
Fairbanks from 1919 to last Febru-
ary, has been bound over to the
Grand Jury at Fairbanks on two
charges of embezzlement The first
charge is for the alleged embezzle-
ment of $17,662 and the second is
for S2S8 He is also made defend
ant in a civil action in which judg-
ment is sought for $30,446 alleged
wrongfully converted.
Struthers furnished $12,500 bail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
Adutscs Parents
Not 10 Send
Children to College

SPOKANE Wash, May 28.-Dr.
George Alan Coe, assistant professor
OF education at the Washington
State College, advised parents not
to send their children to college un.
less they have reason for wanting
highei edication This advice was
given last night in an address to
the tate branch of the Parent
Teacher Association Congress.
Don I send your boy or girl to
college Unless they have the ability
10 le8rn aud common sense enough
TO study the real reason for going"
said Dr. Coe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
MAYOR BROWN
TO KEEP BUSY
Makes Announcement of Ac.
tivities When He Retires
From Office.

SEATTLE, May 28-Mayor Edwin
J. Brown intends to resume the prac-
tice of law and begin campaign for
election to the United States Senate
when he retires on June T. Besides
these two activities, he will super.
wise his business interests, including
his dental office, riding academy
herd of Guernsey cattle, Wenatchee
newspaper and Cashmere ranch. He
vii, leave the management of his
Seattle apartment house, warehouse
and apple orchard in Grant County
in charge of his son, w. Clyde
Brown
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
Claim Favor Has Been
Seen In South Seattle

SEATTLE, May %. - Prohibition
officials have been advised that M.
b. Favor was seen last Tuesday
night on the beach at South Seattle.
1t was pointed out as singular that
no reports of Favor's sudden reap.
pearance was mention or that OF X.
w. Swinhart, mechanician, who left
Seattle with him on May 16 for
Bristol Bay. Alaska, in an aero
marine plane.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
PULP and PAPER
Men TO INSPECT
COAST, ALASKA
lhane Heads Party of Five
Object to Establish
ment New Industy

SEATTLE, May 28. - Bart L.
Thane, of San Francisco, formerly
connected with the Alaska G stineau
Gold Mining Company at Thane,
Alaska, leaves here tomorrow to
9tudy the coast of Southeastern and
southwestern Alaska with a view of
establishing a pulp and paper in
dustry.
Thane heads a party of five paper
manufacturers and industrial en-
gineers.
The majority of the party are
representatives of eastern raper
manufacturers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
5000 Head Of Sheep Are
To Be Shipped to Alaska

SEATTLE, May 2S. - The Aleut-
ian Livestock Company ships $500
head of sheep on the Oduna tomor-
row for the ranch at Nikolski on
Unimak Island. 1t is said this is
the plan to increase the size of the
industry, which was started two
years ago. Two consignments of
wool shipped to Seattle is declared
to be long and of good quality.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
ALASKA BOUND
PLANE BADLY
WRECKED TODAY

MARSHFIELD, Ore, May IS
Seaplane No. of the Alaska air
mapping expedition fell near the
north jetty, entrance to Coos Bay
Harbor this afternon and was badly
wrecked.
The Coast Guard rescued three
of the men aboard, including 1t.
Wallace Dillon and Photographic
Dillon but the extent of their in
juries is not determined.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
THREE PERSONS
ARE KILLED
BOMB EXPLOSION
Rival Political Leader in
Michigan Uses Deadly
Internal Machine.

MUSHROOM, Mich, May 2s.-
Asa K. Bartlett, Blue Lake Town
ship Contable and leader of the
political opposition to August Krub-
aech, Supervisor, has been arrested
as the result of the bomb explosion
late yesterday in which Krubaech,
his daughter Janet, aged 10, and
her fiance, William Frank, were
killed.
The bomb came by mail and ex-
ploded in the lobby of Krubaech's S
resort hotel, Three Lakes Tavern.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
NORGE FILMS
REACH SEATTLE

SEATTLE. May 28.-An airplane
from Seattle, yesterday obtained at
Alert Bay the moving and still pic
lures of the Norge taken at Teller,
Alaska, by the International. These
were on the steamer Princess Mary
from Skagway. The rival news reel
man, representing Pathe, arrives
here today on the steamer Alaska.
He expected to have his films picked
up on the way south but bad
weather prevented flying of a plane
from Vancouver, B. c.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
BIG TOM TON
PASSES AWAY

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May Is
Theodore Valenzuela better known
as Tom Ton, who weighed 945 pounds,
sideshow performer, died last night
at hospital here where he had
been taken in truck after suffer
ing a heart attack on the train en-;
route from New York He rode in
the baggage car. the only one of
the train which he could enter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
rum RUNNERS
HAVE ADOPTED
NEW SYSTEM
Use Slow Boats Following
Capture of Many of
Their Speed Boats.

SEAT1 IE May 2S.-Capt. F. G.
Dodge, district coast guard COM
mander, expressed belief today that
the rum runners, alarmed by the
frequent capture of their speed
boats, are using slower vessels. His
opinion is based on the capture near
Anacortes of the SO foot towboat
Alico, which carried Canadian beer
and rh!skey beneath false bottoms.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
Six Girls Killed in
Explosion Of Dynamite

STOCKHOLM. May %. - Seven
persons. six Of whom were girls,
were killed and ten were injured in
"a dynamite explosion at Gr@nges-
berg.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
CHARGED WITH MURDER

PRINCE RUPERT. B. c.. May 28.
Joseph Sankey. Indian. has been
arrested and charged with the mur-
der Of Loretta Chisholm. school
teacher. whose badly bruised and
lacerated body was found on trail
in the woods last Sunday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
Secretary OF
Interior Hanged
In Efigy

SCOTTS BLUFF, Neb, May 28.-
Secretary Of Interior DR.. Work and
Reclamation Commissioner Mead
were hanged in effigy last night by
farmers who blamed them for fail
ure of the Government to supply the
irrigated North Platte Valley with
water.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-28
Three More Arrests
In Seattle Rum Case

SEATTLE, May 2S. Fred M.
Myers. Mike Chilo and Sam Gioia
have been arrested on rum indict-
ments returned by the recent grand
jury. Myers is engineer for the oil
drilling company at Warm Beach,
near Stanwood, Wash