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Evening star., 1927-07-17
IOLD HURDY GURDY MAN DELIGHTS IN CHILDREN
= AND KEEPS UP MUSIC, DESPITE TRAFFIC PERIL
pietro Vattagliole to Visit
Sons in New York,
But Will Return.

Down the street shuffied a little old
man trundHng a shabby black box on
wheels.
But the CLEAN of eternal youth Is
in the blue eyes of the man. Whicn
once looked up at italian skies, ana
tho magic of eternal melodies lies IN
the battered box.
It Is Peitro and his hand organ.
For more than a quarter OF cen
turv Peitro Vattagliole, dean or the
IN at dwingling tribe of washington
hurdy gurdy men, has wended his way
through the highways and byWayS OF
the city, bringing with him the music
of romance and memories.
Secret of Youth.
The dav is not far distant when
Pietro will play his last earthly song.
He is growing old now; his back Is
bent, and his step is not as hrm as
in the days when he sailed fortn TO
bring laughter to children VINO now
have children of their own.
But Pietro is content. His eyes are
as good as they ever were, In MS
heart is the song of life. Through MS
tunes. ground out of his box In sum-
nler ana III w luteAs hle'iy "a
homely airs which have tugged at
the heartstrings of a nation, he has
found happiness and the secret Of
youth eternal.
1t is no longer necessary for him to
make music for a living. His five
sons, of whom he is immensely proud,
are in New York, ALI of them doing
well, prosperous members of the new
generation. They want him to lay
aside his organ and come and live
with them for the rest of his days.
Next month go to New York to
visit my boys" he said, "but l come
back in October My sons, they wan
Evening star., 1927-07-17

airs he plays tinkled on guitars car
ried by beaux Of day that Is done
forever. es
1t is the welcome of the children.
though, that warns the heart of
Pietro. TO, him. children everywhere.
are his children"
''Ah. will mss my children when
visit my sons in New York." he
said with smile as guiieless as n
child's. "an' pleese meestair, tell them
that will come back an have some
new songs for them"
When Pietro came to Washington
in 1900, there were not as he said,
more autos. fewer organ grinders. ;"
and the ways of the city were more
like the ways Of. the village. But
throughout the years, as the city has
grown. he has pursued his peaceful
way, his routes falling in pleasant
places.
Evening star., 1927-07-17
INVENTOR SENTENCED
| TO YEAR FOR DEATHS
Convicted Of Causing Two Drown
ings When Auto Plunged
Into Miami Bay.
BY the Associated Press.

! } IAMI, Fla, July 16.-Fred J.
Osius, wealthy Racine. Wis, and
Miami Beach inventor, was sentenced
today in Criminal Court by JAdge
| Tor Norfieet to serve one year in the
State penitentiary after his conviction
yesterday on manslaughter charges in
connt alton with the drowning OF Mrs.
Balm Miller and her son, Marvin, on
Jlne 81
Osius was released on $4,000 bond
pending an appeal. Sentence was I'M
posed after Judge Norfieet denied
motion for a new trial. Oslus was
driving his automobile. which plunged
off the county causeway into the pay.
causing the two drownings. He had
been exoLerated previously by a coro'
ner's jury.
Isador Cohn, jury foreman in
sworn statement 10 the court after the
sentence, announced the verdict OF
guilty with recommendation of "eX,
treme mercy" was a compromise CT
the jurors with the understanding
that he court would impose reason
able fin4, and that no verdict would
have been reached with the decision
that = prison sentence would be made
Evening star., 1927-07-17
Grandmother Is Nominee of Nebraska
As Outstanding Professional Woman

French government for service will
the American women's hospital uni
at Louzancy in the war. The govern !
ment then sent her to CzechoslovakE
to do social hygiene and organization
work. This task and the tragedy O
her sons death in Il burning Arm,
plane compelled her to come home e
Irecuperate. She now is q praeticina
physician here.
She was called heroine of the
hour" for her work among Christia m
rbanished from Asia Minor by tn,
Turks i'm 1928
Evening star., 1927-07-17

me to stay with them always. but
me, I mus have my organ.
"If do not play, think l not last
long" he said simply.
When Pietro comes back in Octoper
there will be some new tunes IN ms
music box, light. carefree airs to wnicn
the youth of the country are dancing
but some Of the old melodies Whlch ne
Evening star., 1927-07-17
DISMISS POLICEMAN.
Richmond officer With Degree Is
Dropped for Misconduct.

RICHMOND, Va, July 16 R.-
George A. Hase, local policeman, has
been dismissed for conduct unbecom'
ing an officer, 1t was announced here
last night by Chief of Police r. B.
Jordan. The dismissal was a surprise
as he had not been suspended before
the trial.
. Hase had been a. member Of the
police force since 1921. He worked at
night and went to school during the
day and received the degree of
bachelor of laws from the University
of Richmond this Spring.
Evening star., 1927-07-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr.. July 16.-A grand
mother prominent in her profession of
medicine and with distinguished war
record is Nebraska's nominee in the
competition from which win he chosen
the outstanding professional woman
of the United States
The contest will he part Of the
convention of the National Business
and Professional Women's Clubs at
Oakland, Calf, July IS to 23.
DIR Olga Stastny of Omaha, Ne
braska's entry. was decorated by the
Evening star., 1927-07-17
ToiIetriies

A complete line of the following imports al
ways on hand in Our Toilet Goods Dept: Rosine,
1sabey, Guerlain, Gabilla Caron, Chanel, Lery
and Corday. ...
Evening star., 1927-07-17
$3.95 to $1O.50

Negligees of Plain Crepe de {
pleated ruffles of same material,
peach, rose, orchid, nile and pow &
der blue. ............... ..........
Evening star., 1927-07-17
Actresses as Mannequins.

PARIS R.-Well known actresses
of the Paris music halls and the more
serious stage took the place of man
neouins at fete for charity held
recently in the Grand Palais. Some
of the largest dressmaking house
clothed the actresses for the event.
Evening star., 1927-07-17
Finds Rest in Dancing.

PARIS R.-Footwork and head
work are two different fields and
there is nothing like dancing to rest
the tired Young business woman, says
Nadia. an American dancer whose
Oriental interpretations are seen
nightly at a Paris music hall.
Evening star., 1927-07-17
Handbags

Smart silk moire bags in fiat envelope S
in black and the popular tan shade, either plai
rhinestone trimmed
Also fine showing of leather bags of
skin and ostrich.
Beautifully fitted and trimmed, and Cal
had in under-the-a backstrap and pt
styles. xssa.
:. The prices range from
Evening star., 1927-07-17

has played through the years will be
there, too. .~..t
Men and women who lived through
the days when Dixie" swept men
into battle will thrill again to its
deathless melody, and little children
will shout, without realizing quite
why, as iPietro sends it's martial
strains sounding down familiar
Evening star., 1927-07-17

Great Britain's telephone service
now valued at $475 ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1927-07-17

At "a Thomas Leeman dug an acre
of land in a few weeks at Skegness'
ireland, this Spring.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02
STATES A PLANS.
@ COOPERATION.
(From Montana state College,

IN THE theory that II co-onerat,on
is good for individuals it IS alsc
" good for states, Montana. Idaho
n Utah are developing the plan
started last year for establishing uniform
systems of inspection and certiication
and cooperative advertising and sellinc
Tor the hardy Grimm and Cossack al
falfa seed produced in these states A
meeting with this end In view was held
at Bozeman in August between apron-
omists and seed specialists of the three
states. While the Of
other states were here opportunity also
was taken TO consider the production
methods and verification system used in
Montana for common alfalfa seed and 10
consider possible means for bringing
about more uniform methods between
states in this branch of the alfalfa seed
industry.
Those who were in Montana to attend
the alfalfa seed meetings included A. 1.
Stone. state seed commissioner of Wis
consin, j. z. Clark, seed specialist ~
South Dakota; w. A.. Wheeler, chief of
the hay and seed division of the United
States bureau of agricultural economics:
H.. l.. Bolley. state seed commissioner of
South Dakota: Commissioner Welch Of
the state department of agriculture of
Utah; r. l.. Spangler. executive assistant
TO Commissioner WEIGH; c. B. Allison
extension agronomist and state seed
commissioner OF Idaho. and A.. H. Bow
man, commissions of agriculture for
Montana. A. ], Ogaard. president OF the
international Crop Improvement associa-
ton and extension agronomist for Mon
tana, presided at the meetings.
A meeting to consider the production
and seed ratification systems for regis
tered alfalfa seed was held at Miles CITY
Visits were made to some OF the alfalfa
fields OF eastern Montana. This meet
ing was a regional meeting of the Inter
national Crop Improvement association.
AT Bozeman, the party was joined by the
representatives from Idaho and Utah and
llans were made for closer cooperation
In the production and sale OF registered |
Grimm and Cossack alfalfa between
these states and Montana. A
tive advertising plan was considered.
At a meeting at Helena the Montana
plan for verifying the origin Of common
alfalfa seed SO that purchasers OF this
kind OF seed are assured OF the place of
production, was considered. Mr.. Wheeler
the United States department of agri-
culture presented a new v~eri1cation sys-
tenn which has the endorsement Of the
Crop improvement associa-
lion by which it is hoped to bring about
l uniform system of verification for COM
non alfalfa seed producing states.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02
SNAKE TRAVELS
FROM TROPICS
COMES TO MONTANA FROM CENTRAL
AMERICA In BUNCH OF
BANANAS
Goes Unnoticed Until 1t Falls Into Sleeve
OF Great Falls W~arehouseman, Where
upon the Reptile Immediately Became
Center of Considerable Commotion

They had snakes down at the pro-
duce house Of Devine g. Asseltine in
Great Falls recently. Not the employees,
the bananas. And not OF the B.. ".
era, but the regular old wrlggley kind
tina don't know MIR. V0lstead.
The reptile was found when employees
were unloading a car of bananas and
storing them in the banana room. II
was the misfortune of Alfred Fitzgerald
an employe, to find" the snake, and b.
disclaimed all possession as soon as he
located him.
1t was q cold day and the men I'M
loading the car were working with their
sleeves rolled down. Fitzgerald reached
Tor a bunch OF bananas and felt some
thing cold drop down his shirt sleeve.
1t took hin less than half the time 1t
took the snake to get In where 1t was
warm to get rid OF the reptile. 1t did
not even have time to bite him.
News Of the find spread rapidly and
these was a large crowd of curious on
there was a large crowd of curious on
the reptile, but none could classify 1t.
Oshey Devine, member of the firm, held
to the belief that the snake belongs to
the boa constructor family. The reptile
was preserved n a fruit Jar and an at
tempt will be made to learn more Of It's
1T was about a foot long and the
most beautiful snake / ever saw" Oshey
declared. We often find tarantulas in
bananas, but this Is the first case I
ever heard OF finding a snake in them. It
gave the boys an awful scare, but did no
damage"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
MONTANA OCCUPIED WITH
ITS GREATEST HARVEST

cent moisture at the time of harvesting
with a combine It is likely TO lea when
placed in bins or cars. Even the highest
grade wheat has little chance of grading
better than No. 8 after 1t has heated
Reporting on some studies of heat-dam-
aged wheat, the United States depart
ment Of agriculture says:
Wheat discolored by heat of fermenta-
ton 10 the shade popularity known as
skin-burned is of inferior milling quail
ity, with increasing inferiority as the de-
gree of discoloration becomes more pro-
nounced.
The so-called sound wheat remaining
after the bin OF wheat has heated to
the extent that only a small portion Of
the kernels are discolored is in a sick
or weakened condition.
Mixing heat-damaged wheat with
sound wheat is shown TO be a poor prac-
tice as only n per cen of s~kin-burned
wheat. or a half OF one per cent OF badly
heat-damaged kernels when mixed with
sound wheat Injuries the milling and oak
ing qualities Of the sound wheat.
Wheat that is badly stack-stained is
also OF inferior milling quality. 1t usu-
ally gives a low flour yield and the -four
has a high ash content. The bread made
OF such Jour has a poor color. a bitter
taste and an undesirable, weedy odor.
greater the discoloration the more
the -four and bread become.
Stack-stained wheat does not store we'll
under slightly abnormal conditions:
neither does the four milled from 1t.
The condition of the grain at the time
It is stacked or stored in bins is more
responsible for heat-damaged kernels
are the methods of harvesting or
.%hreshing. Early harvesting reduces the
risk OF damage to the standing wheat
the use Of a combined harvester
reduces the cost of harvesting
threshing over other methods. But
much of the early harvested and threshed
grain or that threshed too soon after
ain is in poor storage condition. Until
practical way is found to put grain in
! safe condition heat-damage is sure to
continue unless harvesting and threshing |
ire delayed until the grain is dry enough
o carry safely in storage.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02
From Montana State college

lever before in the history OF the
n state have farmers OF Montana
been as careful with their wheat
harvest as this year and probably
never before in the history has there
been n time when IT would pay better
to use every possible %precaution In
harvesting. The state is In the midst OF
its greatest wheat harvest. federal esti-
mates place the crop at more than H.
600, 900 bushels with about 10000, 900
bushels more than the previous high
mark, but conditions at harvest time
are not the best. Rains and cloudy
weather have slowed up maturity, rust has
appeared in some sections. too much
moisture and uneven ripening Of fields
is causing concern.
Perhaps the chief concern is caused by
wet wheat. a problem which is aggravated
this year because OF the greatly increased
use Of the combined harvester-thresher.
In many sections in northern and central
Montana, the regions In which the
greater part OF Montana's wheat is
produced, elevators have installed mois-
ture testing devices. groups Of farmers
have purchased small sample threshing
machines and are making their own
tests, state and private grain testing lab
oratories are being taxed to meet the In
creased demands for moisture tests and
county extension agents are giving every
possible assistance In helping farmers de-
termine when their grain is ready to cut.
Back OF all this effort and anxiety is
the knowledge that a little excess Of one
or two per cen moisture In the wheat
when 1t Is harvested may mean q loss of
from rs 10 90 cents on each bushel of
wheat. The matter Of moisture content
may mean the difference between profit
and loss to the farmer. the difference
between an excellent year and q poor
year to Montana. That same moisture
which in its abundance has put Mon
tana on the eve of its greatest harvest
may also be the means OF diverting mil
lions Of dollars from the pockets Of the
farmers Of the state.
If wheat contains more than IA per
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02
ALASKA FEELS
LIkEMONTANA
VERY SIMILAR EXCEPT ON
NORTH COAST, SAYS GIRL JUST
FROM THERE
Miss Gertrude Fergus OF Great Falls Has
Been In Government Service As Health
Nurse Among Eskimos for Past Year
n Expects To Return In FAN

Alaska, except for Its extreme north
ern coastal portions, has a climate
very similar to that In Montana. Miss
6srtrude Fergus, X. N, says. Miss Fer
gus. VINO has been stationed at White
a coast village so miles east
| OF Nome n 100 miles south OF the
arctic circle, for the past wear. is now
at her home in Great Falls. "On INV
way out, | saw wonderful crops of oats.
rye and wheat, all giving promise of q
large yield at harvest. Fruits and veg
etaDles were ready for the market"
Miss Fergus said.
Inc climate at Fairbanks, in the inter.
ior OF Alaska on a line with White Noun.
tain. Is almost exactly the same as ir
Montana. according to Miss Fergus. The
extremes OF heat n cold are greater
however, she said. In the winter. Fair
banks frequently experiences tempera.
lures as low as 60 degrees below zero and
IN summer as high as 40 above. she
said. $500 'N>
MISS FERGUS was stationed in a village
OF 500 Eskimos and 8 white people. she
said. The white people all are teachers
IN the native vocational school main
famed by the government for the educa-
ton 'of the natives in carpentry, handling
OF ooats, manufacture Of fur and skin
aTticies, and elementary reading. writing
n arithmetic.
The government has learned from its
experience with the Indians in the states
That education is q poor thing for the
natives. 1t is the policy OF he governs
ment to educate the Eskimos in ele-
mentary subjects sufficiently TO enable
them to protect themselves against fraud
put not enough to make them dissatis-
fed with their lot.
The Eskimos are charming neon,a
Iney are kindly. generous nj very anx-
Gus to learn. They love to visit the
Wnltes IN their homes and delight in
having the whites visit them In theirs.
II one indicates that he is willing to be
friendly they will go more than half
way" Miss Fergus said.
nelndeer raising Is one of the principal
industries OF Alaska, Miss Fergus stated
In the village where she was stationed
the natives owned n managed under
supervision more than I5. 900
head OF the animals. Packing plants are
estaolisned IN various villages to prepare
Inc meat Tor expectation, and one COM
pany Is planning on building a canning
near the village where she was sta
toned, she said.
Gold mining Is no longer a one-man
proposition, according to Miss Fergus.
companies, highly financed, and able to
work On q huge scale, are taking out gold
oy dredging, she said. A $l1 100000
Is to be built at Fairbanks within
me next two years and the compan
1t plans to take out 5000, 0OO'-
IN goio from the placer workings
there, she said.
Fairbanks Is also the site of the Alaska
agricultural college and school
u mines, which had an enrolment of
10 students last year, Miss Fergus said
Inc graduating class consisted Of five
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02

Practically every herd exhibited I'm
the beef n dairy cattle division of
last years Montana State fair and sew
erai new groups of cattle from outside
the state are expected back for the
1927 fair, which opens in Helena for
five days, beginning Sept. 5.
The beef and dairy divisions, which In
past years have always been strong ex-
hibits in the stock show, will probably
assume the lead again this year.
Premiums are offered In the same
classes as last year. The Shorthorn class
which 1926 judges declared to be the
greatest exhibit in years, will receive 1898
in cash prizes as we'll as trophies for the
grand champion bull and female. Awards
In the Montana Shorthorn class total
s195, while the best exhibits Of milking
are offered $500.
In the Hereford class a total OF s787
is oHered In premiums, while the Mon
tana Shorthorn premium list totals &197.
Angus cattle will have an OPP
portun1ty to capture portions OF the prize
money in that class which amounts to
1929. excluding special prizes offered to
registered stock by the Aberdeen Angus
Breeders association. Premium money
for the Galloway and Red Polled classes
total $4,000 each. while the offers for
fat cattle, grade or purebred. amount to
SIS.
Many OF the best herds In Montana
were exhibited last year at the state fair.
In the Shorthorn class where ompeti
ton was h keenest, A. H. Sales & Son
Bozeman. carried away most Of the
ribbons, being closely pushed by the
nerds OF Chold 81 Anconey. Salesville;
Ray Keene OF Canton. and Barnett g.
OF Red Lodge. In the Hereford d.
vision. A. B. Cook, Townsend, and the
1lkhorn farm OF Hollywood. were the
,hief exhibitors with most OF the prizes
n the milking Shorthorn class going to
Dwight Smith. Bozeman, and the VOL
hurst farms of Colorado. The Guernsey
Exhibit from the Bitter Root valley and
Plains district featured the dairy division,
While the prize Holstein stock came most
y from the Green Meadow farm Of Hell
ma: David e & Son OF Stevensville,
md the Wolhurst farms OF Colorado.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02
HOUSING CLARK
ARTCOLLECTION
GALLERY AT WASHING
TON is ARRANGING TO CARE FOR
TREASURES LEFT BY CLARK
Estate Furnished $500, 900 With Which
to Construct Series OF Rooms that WIN
Display Paintings With Unusual Effect:
VIII Be Ready BY Next Spring


An article In the American Review
or Reviews for August, relative to the
art collection bequeathed to the Cor
late Senator w. A. Clark, Is OF interest
TO Montana people. 1t seems that the
works OF art OF the famous Montanan
nave been housed I'm such a way by
u recipient that they Will form one
Oh the finest art shows on the CONT
Ieht. Ihe article Is as follows:
1t is no a great while since former
senator William A. Clark died, leaving a
vast II varied collection of costly art
objects in a stupendous mansion that he
mao built on Fifth avenue. His pictures
and other treasures were offered by his
VIII 10 the Metropolitan Museum In New
YORK; but that institution felt itself nm
aDle to meet the requirement hat the
clark collection should be kept intact In
rooms specially provided. Mr.. Clark's
VIII provided that the Corcoran Gallery
~ washington should have the treasures
II they were not accepted In New YORK.
The trustees OF the Corcoran Gallery NOT
only accepted the gift promptly but pur-
sued q wise course in showing the ex-
ecutors OF the Clark estate what might
De done II funds were given for the nler-
ing and perpetuation Of the late sen
ator's pictures, tapestries, antique sculp-
lures and various other objects OF art.
accordingly the estate provided
100000 for the construction Of q series
OF rooms extending the Corcoran Gallery
on the south side; and the plan is being
carried u SO ~intelligently and SO finely
from every standpoint that the results
wnen ready for public inspection will be
aumitteo by all critics to be Of surprising
beauty. INT Clark collections-once an
aly1ed, classified. and suitably arranged
10 the most charming exhibition rooms
TO be found anywhere in the world
VIII surprise an art lovers by their value
ana importance. Here again we are al
luoing to an admirable project that is
gong forward so quietly at the present
iul OF 1t. e spring, when ready for
inspection, 1T will burst upon the coun-
Try as a welcome surprise, and In due
Time our readers will be old of it in
detail"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02

students. The school is said to have one
OF the most complete collections of ore
specimens OF any mining school in he
United States, and in addition has an ex-
ceptionally fir collection Of fossils.
Miss Fergus, who spent the past wear
N n government service. is a graduate
" Inc cincinnati general hospital n
has had experience In other INSTITUTIONS
she plans to re-enter the government
service in Alaska next fall.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02

The Meagher county tax levy is as fol-
lows: Livestock sanitary board, livestock
bounty, livestock commission and county
poor fund, l mill each: state general,
3h; high school. 3; county general, gen.
ty road n sinking, A; educational
bonds, 1914; White Sulphur Springs, 20.
The county levy was increased 2 mills to
meet requirements OF the sinking fund
and the town levy 5 mills.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02
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