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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

The Wolf Point library re.
ceived 81 added volumes during the
last week. A complete list of the
new titles will be published next
week.
Mrs. George H. James and Mrs,
j. w. Stahl of Culbertson were
house guests of Mrs. F. M. Catlin
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Family nights, Tuesday-Wednes-
day. Entire family admitted for
only soc. Liberty. 1t
Earl Meade of the Southside
was a local visitor Wednesday.
F. E. Beattey of Great Falls, re-
preventative of the Occidental Life
Insurance company, was a bust
ness visitor here Thursday, calling
at the First State bank. Mr..
Beattey also held a conference
with Charley Turner of Poplar who
was in Wolf Point on Thursday.
Sherman T. Cogswell and his sis
ter, Miss Alma Cogswell, return
ed Monday from their winters visit
in California.
Deauville, playground of the
world. Dancing gaiety, pleasure,
but overshadowing all-mystery,
intrigue, secret service-see the
extraordinary production "Diplo-
macy, Sunday-Monday, Liberty.
Mrs. Lud Sateren is ill with flu
and a sore throat this week.
Miss Doris Everett has returned
to her home. She has been in the
hospital since undergoing an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis.
Coming to the Liberty, "Shore
Leave, "Mantrap", "Tin Gods"
and Variety. 1t
Mrs. c. w. Scharf of Kalispell
arrived here Friday evening to be
with her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Rath-
ert, who has been ill for several
weeks. Mrs. Rathert is reported
much better this week and no
longer requires the services of a
trained nurse.
Scores of big scenes-hundreds
of thrills-thousands of soldiers
millions of laughs, Buster Keaton
in 1.-The General, ,Thursday-Fri-
day, also matinee Thursday at $3.50
p. m. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Listerud
have rented the Methodist parson-
age and are moving into it this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Rinehart have
moved into the apartment in the
I. l.. Jensen home.
Charley Lynch of Glasgow was
a business visitor in Wolf Point
Wednesday.
A. B. Hubbard, John F. Cook,
Mrs. Pearl Bartz and Charlie Coul-
ter are recent purchasers of Chevro-
let cars.
See "Marseillaise", a famous
southern racing beauty in a beauti-
full story of the turf, Tuesday
Wednesday. 1t
Work in the fields is in progress
in nearly every part of the coun-
try, although a few localities are
still too wet.
Some are wondering when the
zig spring clean up campaign will
start.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15

ing. A theatre party was given in
her honor and the ladies after
wards went to the Marion home
for supper. Mrs. Marion who has
been vi~ce-president of the Auxili-
airy will fill Mrs. Barickman's un-
expired term. Mrs. Brakeman will
leave next week for a visit in
North Dakota and will afterwards
make her home in Glasgow. Mrs.
Marion called a short business
meeting during the evening to dis
cuss plans for the Auxiliary dance
on Monday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
Have Davey clean your clothes

Have Davey clean your clothes
29-ti
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C.. Witt and
daughter Joyce Ann were Sunday
visitors at Nickwall.
An ultra-smart amazing epic OF
modern youth. See beautiful Bill
lie Dove in 1.-THE Sensation Seek.
ers", Saturday, Liberty. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bloomquist OF
Sand Creek were Wolf Point visit.
ors Saturday. They sold their
farm recently and left Monday for
Wisconsin where they will make
their future home.
The Royal Neighbors will hold
a card party at Kragrud hall, Wed
nesday evening, April 20. Every
body invited. gilt
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Wilson
who have spent the winter in town
returned to their home at Nickwall
Wednesday.
Mrs. Willard Washburn of Pop
lar visited with her parents Sat
urday.
Mrs. Lee Burch from south of
the river spent the week end in
town with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Hopke of Pop
lar were Sunday visitors in our
city.
Our Gang comedy, Better
Movies, Thursday-Friday, also
matinee Thursday, $3.50 p. m. 1t
T. E. Fenton and family of Fra
ger were business visitors here
Tuesdal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Witt of
Fairview passed through here
Tuesday on their way to Hamblin
to visit friends for a few days.
Buster keaton in his funniest
and latest picture, 1.-THE General.
Also Our Gang comedy, Thurs
day-Friday, also matinee, Thurs
day, $3.50. 1t
Mrs. Art Corbin and Miss Mil
dred Tyler of Poplar drove to
Wolf Point Sunday to meet Miss
Dorothy Cosier who returned on
No. l Sunday morning from an ex-
tended visit with relatives in New
Jersey. Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Cosier
expect to return in about a week.
Mrs. Harold M. Thompson of
was the house guest of
Miss Virginia Nesbit Monday.
Fast race horse picture of the
Southern Turf, with handsome
Jack Mulhall and beautiful and
dainty Madge Ballamy, in THE
Dixie Merchant" Tuesday-Wed-
nesday. 1t
Mrs. H. A. Schoening left Sun
lay evening for Havre. She was
there by the illness of her
niece Frances who has scarlet
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Campbell
If Benrud were in town shopping
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Conrad and
expect to nov to Nashua
lext week. They have purchased
farm north of Nashua and will
work. it this year. Mr.. Conrad
will remain on the railroad. The
treat Northern Railway has taken
Jack the Conrad house in this city.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
SOCIETY
kubik-Smali

kubik-Smali
The nuptials of DR.. Stanley Ku-
blk of Portland, Oregon. and Miss
Erma Grace Small. n of the most
talented and popular young wo-
men of this community were cele-
brated in the Grace Memorial
church of Portland, March 80. The
service was read by the Rev. Os-
valid Taylor, one of the most
prominent of Portland pastors.
The bride was charming in a
becoming dress of tan fiat crepe
with hat, shoes and hosiery to
match. She carried a bridal bou-
quet of pink sweet peas and maid
en- hair fern. The groom wore a
light tan suit.
The bridal couple were attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Jennings,
cousins of the bride. Mrs. Jenn-
ings wore a soft blue crepe gown
and carried Ophelia roses.
The wedding party enjoyed a
four course dinner at the Multi
nomah, one of Portland's leading
hotels. Music during the evening
was furnished by Kenyon's orches-
ira. The party afterwards went
to the new Broadway theatre to
enjoy the program.
DR.. and Mrs. Kubik are now at
home to their friends in Apart
ment Z, $50 Weidler street, Port
land, having taken the apartment
formerly occupied by MI. and Mrs.
Jennings. Mrs. Jennings will be
remembered in Wolf Point as Miss
Ruth Wilbur. a member of the
local school faculty.
Mrs. Kubik was born in Eden
dale, North Dakota, where her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Small
had located after coming west
from Pennington, Maine. She at
tended grammar school in Once
NEE, North Dakota, until she came
to Wolf Point in 1912. She grad
uated from the eighth grade here
and then from the local high
school, being a member of the
first graduating class. During the
time she was attending school she
was also pianist at the local thea
tire and for two years was EN-
ployed by Supt. Livingston in the
school Offices. After graduation
college in Valley City, North Da-
kota, where she received addition
al musical training. For a time
she was organist in the local
church and in many
other ways showed her interest in
local community affairs. Mrs. XII
blk taught music in the local
schools for three years. Last sum
ner she spent in Portland studying
At the Ellison-White conservatory
Of music. During that time her
musical talent was very evident
the f%lattering offers which
she received and during the sum
ner she played in several well
Portland churches includ-
ng the White Temple, one of the
argest and finest of coast
In the fall she returned
o Wolf Point to spend the winter
It the home of her parents.
During the many years of her
'esidence in this community Mrs.
because of her bright, sun
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
Degree of Honor

The Degree of Honor lodge met
in regular session Tuesday even.
ing. Four candidates We're voted
on. Miss Florence Reed, one OF
the local teachers, was a visiting
member. After the close of the
business session the members en-
joyed a picnic lunch.
The next meeting will be on
April 26 and will be guest night.
Installation of new members will
also be held. A one act play will
be given by the lodge members.
Each member is expected to bring
a husband, sweetheart or friend.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15

function planned and it is antici
pated it will be largely attended
The Poplar Auxiliary had planned
a party for that night but have
changed their date and it is be-
lieved there will be a number OF
guests here from that town and
possibly from other nearby places.
Members Of the Auxiliary have
been selling tickets in town and
they will also be on sale at the
door the night of the dance.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
Guests at McEarIans

Mrs. Hugh Dart of Great Falls
and Mrs. II. A. Monson of this city
we're dinner guests at the Neil Nc
Farlan home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Hugh Dart who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. M. Larsen of Poplar, was the
week end guest of Miss Ruth Mac
Farlane.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
Honoring Mr.. Randall

On Sunday evening at eight
o'clock at the w. V. D. Chapman
home covers were laid for six in
honor of J.. B. RandalPs basket
shooting victory at the joint club
party Friday night. Those seated
were J. B. Randall, Miss Elizabeth
Randall, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Her
man, Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. D. Chap
man.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
House Cues SITS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Onstad,
their son and daughter, Henry and
Inga, were guests at the H. C..
Ditmarson and C. j. S%everson
homes several days last week. The
Onstads were on their way from
Santa Ana, California, to their
home in Plentywood. They were
guests at several informal social
functions during their Wolf Point
visit.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
r. f. Club

The F. F. Club met Saturday at
the home of Eleanor Johnson. AT
ter the club business was over a
new set of rules for the club mem
bers to observe was drawn up by
the president.
A musical number which was
omitted at this meeting will be
given at the next meeting. The
club adjourned and a dainty lunch
con was served by Miss Johnson.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
Auxiliary Dance

Next Monday the first of the
social events after Lent will be
given in the Palm room of the
Sherman hotel. This will be the
American Legion Auxiliary dance.
The ladies have a very pleasant
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15

Apples cooked in a sirup colored
with red cinnamon candies r
pleasing in appearance and favor.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15

A Social Victory
Last Sunday evening at six
o'clock the Wolf Point girls bas-
ket ball team, champions of the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-15
Surprisc Party

Surprise Party
Mrs. B. A. Barickman, president
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
was pleasantly surprised by the
Auxiliary members Monday even
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Flood Protection Plan to Be Pushed
Vigorously When Congress Convenes

indicated by conditions on the upper
rivers as early as last Fail.
Army engineers already have given
some consideration to the spillways
plan, but as yet are unconvinced that
1t would be an easy task to turn the
Mississippi back into her regular chan
mel after diverting to the spiliways
during flood stages.
The dam and reservoir system al
ready is under construction on the
Ohio after a fashion. The prime pur
pose of these dams, however, is to
provide a year-around 9-foot stage for
navigation between Cairo and Pitts
burgh to insure transportation of steel
and coal to the Gulf. Interstate traffic
on the rivers has Jagged, however,
and with it additional appropriations
for construction of these locks. The
Governments barge line from
st. Louis to New Orleans is practically
the only existing interstate water
transportation line which has wealth
cred competition with the railroads,
and inland water transportation men
now have given up hope OF any i'm.
mediate revival of steamboat traftic'
The once booming river towns of the
late sos are reduced to scraggling
iunlping.off places, and harbors once
populated with the big wooden steam
ers of Mark Twain fame are now al.
most deserted.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
The Story the Week Has Told

escence in the powers demands
might queer" him hope1essly. He
continues to execute Communist agi-
tators. Chang Tso-Lin has executed
two score Chinese Communists ar
rested in the raid of April 6 on the
Soviet embassy compound at Peking.
Tis confusion worse confounded. We
can make little of what is happen
ing today; any sort of turn-up is
possible tomorrow. Perhaps the
most important of recent develop
ments is the declaration of policy by
the new Japanese premier. He gives
warning that Japan cannot remain
passive to the spread of communism
in China, that the possibility OF
Japanese cooperation with the West.
ern powers toward checking such
spread is one to be reckoned with,
despite the immense benevolence of
Japan toward China. her extreme re-
luctance to intervene
FINALLY listen to this and consider
the hideous possibilities opened up.
The spread of radicalism among the
peasantry of Honan is said to have
developed into a genuine Jacquerie.
X x A*
United States of America.-To us ut
least the flood of the Mississippi and
its afffuents is far and away the most
important world development of the
past week, but | may safely assume
that my readers are closely follow
ing the very adequate accounts there
OF in the daily press. so that any
considerable notice here of that
mighty drama would be superffuous.
1t Is to be presumed that the safety
OF New Orleans is fairly guaranteed
by the blasting, on Friday, of a Gre
vase 1000 feet wide at Poydras.
some Is miles upstream from New
Orleans-site of a crevasse some 500
feet wide created by flood water in
1922, which lowered the river level
at New Orleans by about feet. The
artificial crevasse is expected to lower
the level by 3 feet. About $500 per-
sons are rendered homeless by the
artittc1al inundation; the property
damage is estimated at about 81 600.
O00--cheap If the purpose is accom-.
plishcd. The total Of the areas now
submerged would seem to be upward
of 100000 acres; OF the refugees
tmostly in concentration camps) under
Red Cross ministrations. over 500
600 The whole business of relief
is being admirably conducted by
Evening star., 1927-05-01

But there's another figure on the
vast and complicated scene, seldom
mentioned in the dispatches, whose
role may in the sequel be found as inn
portant as any-namely, Yen Hsi
Shan, Tuchun of Shansi, rightly
known as the model governor" For
IA years he has ruled Shansi quietly
and efficiently, discreetly blending
what may be serviceable under pres
ent conditions Of Western science and
efficiency with a reformed Confucian-
ism. If China were a federation of
provinces on the model of Shansi, she
would rival the glorious China of WI
III or that Of Tsi Tsung Yen Hs
Shan has an army of 100000, said to
be we'll drilled and equipped. He can
be trusted. Should he declare for
Chang Tso-Lin, the latter would not
have to fear for his right flank. At
the least Feng would be neutralized.
But it is quite possible that Yen will
declare for Chang Kai Shek. Perhaps
he is waiting for the two grand groups
to exhaust each other, proposing there
upon TO step forth as China savior.
For the present he continues to lie
low, like Brer Rabbit. Nor should
one consider our old friend. Wu Pei
Flu, entirely out of the picture Some
where in Honan he has a force Of per-
haps $4,000. which, under so able a
commander would be a notable rein
forcement to either Chang. A sort Of
understanding between him and Yen
Hsi Shan seems probable. He, too,
lies low.
One knows not what to make of to-
days rumor that Hankow government
forces are moving against Marking,
nor of tomorrows rum0r that forces
of Chang Kai Shek are moving
against Hankow. The supreme COM
mand of the forces loyal to Hankow
is now vested in military committee,
an arrangement scarcely promising
efficiency.
Chang does not appear to have
succeeded in forming a complete
civilian government at Hankow a
lamentable lack of mutual confidence
among the Moderates is Indicated,
but happily or not. as you please, and
even greater lack of the same among
the Hankow crew is indicated. Both
Moderates and Extremists lack
funds, the main sinews of modern
war; so do the Northerners. Chang
kai Shek stills delays to answer the
powers note. No wonder; acqui-
Evening star., 1927-05-01

~RTICISM of this series of articles is NOT
always praise. Critics and even friend
" critics complain that | run Things
- down imagined that my real falling
was an impatience to push things up. 1t has
been complained and repeated, even by Sir Alan
cohbam who ought to know better, that take
a gloomy view of aviation, whereas take so
bright view Of its possibilities that am
driven to evaporation by the financial incom-
petence and narrow patriotism that restrict It's
practical development.
And I am reported to be 'pesslmistlc
about broadca sting, though the truth is that
have anticipated its complete disappearance
confident that the unfortunate people VINO
must now subdue themselves to listening IN
will soon find a better pastime for their leisure
But these comments and certain observations
arising out of that film. Metropolis, and
stray article by Mr.. Mencken and a week end
conversation, have turned my attention to the
astonishing prevalence of a disposition 10 as
regard and deny, firstly. that life in general IS
happier than it ever was before, and, secondly,
that it needs but little vigor and clear-headed-
ness to make it much happier than 1t is now or
has ever been.
1t was pretended in that film Metropolis
for example, that the development of great
mechanical civilization must reduce a large
part of the population from some imaginary
Old World happiness, sweet golden, tender and
true 10 ndCnlne-f uIuuS6lSs LA4hl - q
quite common assertion made without a
shadow of justification in fact And we are
constantly being told that the human animal is
"deeenerating" in body and mind through the
malign influence of big towns; that a masma
of "vulgarity' and monotony is spreading over
a once refined and rich and beautifully varied
world: that something exquisite called the
human soul" which formerly quite all
right is now in a very bad way, and that plain
ly before u.s. unless mend our ways and
return to medieval dirt and haphazard, the
open road the wind upon the heath. simple
piety an unrestricted birth rate spade hus-
bandry, handmade furniture, honest, homely
surgery without anesthetcs; long skirts and
hair for women, a tenhour day for workmen
and more sapping and snubbing for the young
there is nothing before us but nervous wreck.
age spiritual darkness and universal cancer.
This sort of stuff is exuded in enormous
systematic progress. 1t is sustained by multi
tudes of people who in a position to be
better informed, The Gummidge chorus is
never silent and the thoughtful headshaker,
hoping for a return to medievaism, casts his
daily shadow every patch of sunshine, on
each new social enterprise and hopeful effort
Everything have is cheapened by compari-
with entirely legendary past and with
an entirely imaginary state of natural" health
and joyfulness.
Let us admit that life still displays much
unhappness and that it is overhung by the
Evening star., 1927-05-01
COUNCIL TO STIMULATE
INTERNATIONAL TRADING
Geneva Economics Sessions Will Reduce
Commercial Friction, Aiding All
Nations, Experts Declare.

stability and we'll being is bound q
contribute materially to our own.
Second. the stabiliZation of the Be-
gian franc and the efforts now being
made in the same direction in France,
Poland. Italy and elsewhere may tenn
porarily make II more difficult for the
people of these countries 20 export to
foreign buyers taking advantage OF
exchange deprecia ton. but in the END
their costs and credit facilities will
be materially stabilized and them
competitive powers thereby strength.
ened.
Then there are the new dozen or
more international trusts or Carte}s
I'm Europe, including such Commo-
dities as steel. wire, cement. zinc,
laths, potash and other chemicals
which are more significant than those
In operation before the war. The
steel combine, as we'll as develoa
ments i'm the potash situation, gave
indications of the growing feeling I'm
European official circles that there
must be a united effort to restore the
continent economically.
Steel Cartel Favored.
The German government has an.
nounced that it favors the steel cartel.
and the Franco-German potash agree
ment was negotiated under govern
ment auspices. The trend Of those un-
derstandings has even convinced some
observers that most Of the pre-war de
velopments of this sort are preparing
the way for a coming European Gus
toms union.
AS to the eventual effect OF those
industrial cartels on our export trade
il is obvious that their competitive pos
sibilities should by no means be ig-
nored even though the very large vol
ume of output and domestic demand in
this country. the superiority Of our
production technique waste ehmina
tiun processes. standardization, give
the American industry formidable adj
vantage in any such commercial con-
flict. 1t is yet too early to make any
appraisal.
/ In the meantime. the maintenance OF
| the buying and lending power Of he
/ United States is still one of the great
deterninants of the economic recov-
cry OF Europe, and the value of Amer
| lean GOOD will incidental thereto is
fully appreciated by every wellin-
| formed observer across the Atlantic.
! Copyright. 1927. Cosmos Newspaper
Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Huge Forests, Like Human Communities,
Often So Crowded They Fight for Space

does get in is retained better than
outside. The forest is cooler in the
day and warmer at night than out.
side. And the climate is made more
dlnerent by the fact that there is less
wind in the forest than outside.
Supplies Own Fertilizer.
The forest supplies its own fer.
tlllzer The dead leaves decay and
release nitrogen and other fertilizing
elements. These dead leaves also
prevent the soil from losing it's nois-
ture so quickly: while the roots. go.
ing deep, use up the deeper moisture.
Se the top soil is more moist, the
deep soil drier, in the forest than out.
side
Some forests are comparatively sim.
pie plant societies made up of one
Kind of Individuals spruce forest
pine forest, etc. Some, as, for in.
stance, certain kinds of hardwood
forests, are mixed societies made up
Of many species Some trees are
neighborly and congregate together.
These are true forest trees, notably
the conifers like pine, spruce and
hemlock. Some cannot stand city life
and have to stay in the country
orchard trees like the apple Each
one must have a clear space for it.
self and refuses to live crowded
against its neighbors. Some trees,
like the ash, the elm, the basswood,
are only moderately social and pre-.
fer TO grow in groups, few here
and there, scattered among other
kinds Of trees.
A forest is a complete plant so.
ciety in which the individuals com.
pete in a struggle for existence, help
each other by cooperating in keeping
soil, moisture and climatic conditions
| favorable to all, and are helped on hin.
dered by thousands Of subsidiary
! forms Of life.