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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20

semi-annually, on $4,000 from Au-
gust 10. 1882, to August 10, 1924.
Having completed her computations,
she was aware that In forty-two
years her mothers gift had grown
to be worth-oh, masterpiece OF
manipulation EXACTLY $1,07S,0OO.
The author of this tale has fig
ured his SUM twice, so he knows
the figures are correct. Nellie NEW
that her figures were not the prod
net of q disordered imagination;
she knew that If Hiram Butter
worth's estate could afford to pay
her that sum, it would, under
the definite terms of the will, have.
TO pay her. There vas room for
neither legal bubble nor compro-
mise.
Upon completing her computation
Nellie went into the vault, osten-
slbly to put her cash away, but In
reality to shed a few brlny tears of
sympathy for Elmer Butterworth
Clarke. Presently she bucked up
and her practical mind leaped to
the problem of ascertaining approx
imately the sum that a rapacious
and predatory government would
bite out of Elmer's share of the es-
tate. When she had made a fairly
accurate if rough estimate Of this,
she wept again. Upon recovering
her emotions she deducted a fur
Their sum which might reasonably
include the funeral expenses of
Uncle Hiram, the probate fees, the
appraisers fees and executors fee,
the specific bequest of ten thousand
dollars, state and county taxes and
ordinary debts of the estate. She
was still further appalled, at this
total and wept a third time.
poor Elmer" she sObbed. ITO
think that he was shot twice and
gassed once fighting for his conn
try, and now look what his country
does to him! Oh, darling. darling,
your poo dear head is going to be
all bloody, but If you'll only keep it
unbowed, how much more your
sweetheart Is going to love you"
Before she emerged from the
vault she remembered the Joke
which fate, In her case, had played
on the wolves Of Washington. She
at least was going to get S1.07S.0N
out Of the wreck and the h0wls Of
the wolves would be sweet music
to her ears. They couldn't touch
her with a buggy whip-as Elmer
would have expressed 1t. Let fate
do it's worst to Elmer Clarke. What
did Nellie Cathcart care? When
the tumult and the shouting died.
when the smoke Of battle drifted
from the scene. 1t would reveal Lit
tie Faithful smiling, happy and
confident, the possessor of Elmer
Clarke and a bank roll that a grey
hound couldn't jump over
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20
2-Cent Rail Fare
Returns, Buses Cause

Chicago.-Use of the old two
cent fare of pre-war decades 10
wheedle the travelling public back
from bus competition is spreading
in the Middle West.
Local passenger business had
fallen off to almost nothing in GER
tain areas. The Frisco line started
il, promulgating a two-cent coach
rate on all it's routes beginning
Feb. |. Others followed, along
competing stretches.
Now the Chicago and Northwest
ern railway and the Chicago, Mil
waukee, ST. Paul and Pacific are
conducting little private tests Of
their own, to decide whether
purse pressure" is really the
travellers ailment.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20

tLall ever refrain from sending this
-ts,egram collect. Mac"
Isn't Absolom McPeake a per.
feet dear?r Nellie soliloquized. He
has told me everything want to
know without telling Old Lady
Bray anything"
she sat down at her typewriter
md ratified off a letter of thanks to
Absolom McPeake. Incidentally she
informed him that her mother pad
been dead five years n seven
months. and that the estate had
never been probated, for TWO very
sufficient reasons. One, she
had nothing to probate, and two,
because she had taken the precau-
ton some two years before her De
mise from a lingering illness FOR
mally to give, assign, transfer and
set over unto her daughter, Nellie
Catheron Cathcart, all of the right,
title and interest which" she had in
herited from her father in and to
h certain mortgage and def
cheney Judgment, ct cetera. Nellie
opined that the statute OF llmlta-
tions in her case was In perfect
working order and that even the
wolves at Washington could not, by
any possible Interpretation or tine
federal Income tax laws, construe
a gift as an inheritance under a
will.
Nellie now figured the interest at
8 per cent annually, compounded
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20
Money
to Burn
By
Peter B. Kyne
@ by Peter 3. Kyne.
wNU Service
H STORY

CHAPTER Hiram Butterworth,
miser and skinhiAt, decides to leave
his illgotten fortune to Elmer
Clarke. a poor young nephew Wno
knows nothing about his luck. But
terworth tells Absolom McPeake.
his lawyer, of a deal forty years
ago in which he had swindled q
mar out of 5000, and arranges
for the payment of the dept. Win
interest. Thet Butterworth dies
suddenly. Elmer. at his home ! n
P~ilarcitos, Calf. hears of his un-
cle's death, but not of his legacy.
CHAPTER u..Through = gossip
ing telegraph operator the town OF
Pilarcitos, including Nellie CAIN
cart, Elmer's sweetheart. learns OF
his inheritance before he does. he
had considered going into business.
but could not borrow capital; 10
his amazement, Ansel Moody. close
listed banker, who a refused MIN
a loan, offers him the money ne
needs.
CHAPTER III.-Next day Nellie
'Cathcart tells Elmer his uncle has
left him more than ~$1,000,O0o' he
In skeptical. Later he gets a teie-
gram from McPeake confirming tne
legacy. That night he confesses ms
love to Nellie, and she in turn al
mits she loves him, but refuses 10
bind him in any way for the pres
emit.
CHAPTER Iy.-News of Elmer's
rood fortune is broadcast. In Los
Angeles colorado Charley human
bird of prey, and his beautifni bTu.
nette partner decide tina Elmgls
fortune will be easy picking Ine
girl is to compromise him. NeiIte IL
stsfs that Elmer see more of the
world" before their marriage.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20
NEW COACH

Bernard F. Cakes, assistant
coach at the University of Me-
braska was elected chief coach
and professor of physical educa-
ton by the athletic board of the
University of Montana recently.
Cakes, once star tackle on Zupp-
ke's Qllinois) championship elev-
en-, has been coaching at Nebraska
and the University of Tennessee
since his graduation from Illinois
in 1924.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20

Nellie to his private office; when
she appeared he sat and glared ar
her %ferociously over the tops of his
square s%pectacles. After a half min
q ute of this he spoke In a voice
trembling with rage.
"LOoky here, miss, IL you expect
to continue to work In this bank.
you got ter git out of the iDsur-
ance business"
Nellie sat down-uninvited. MI.
Moody, this is the first intimation
/ have had that my work as an en-
ployee Of this bank has been I'M
satisfactory. In fact, ] laid the
%f1attering JUNCTION to my soul that |
was the most efficient person on
your pay roll"
"You are-an' your works all
right; I'm not kickin' at that. It's
your side lines that rile me-"
you've known for a year that in
my spare moments r have been sell
Ing all kinds Of insurance. You
have not hitherto objected to that.
provided my work In the bank did
not suffer In consequence"
swell. hereafter you cut it out.
Hear met"
"Just why. please?"
"Becuz your side lines tangle up
In mine onc't in q while. For in
stance, when loaned Elmer Clarke
that twenty thousand dollars yes
terday on his unsecured note, you
knew ! did 1t becuz of his prospects.
"Now, then. I amt got no assur-
1nce. have l, that Elmer'n live long
enough to come into his fortuneT l
got to have some security for that
loan, don't I? What security can I
git from him now? Nothin' except
Life insurance. Well. figure Ell
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20

The Colorado Anti-Saloon Lea
que, seeking a new superintendent.
elected the Rev. W. l.. Wade Of
Helena, superintendent OF the
Montana league. He accepted hast
month.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20
CONTINUED next week.

Nickel with a purity OF 90 "a per
cent has been produced at the bu-
eau Of standards.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-20
p v

w bank after luncneOn Sfie went
into Ansel Moody's Office and for
the second time perused the tele-
gram which had arrived that MORN
ing from the First National Bank or
Muscatine. 1t ran as follows:
"McPeake's estimate estate ex-
tremely conservative. Think APP
p-aisal will develop double that.
Our counsel have read will and pro-
nounced it absolutely alright and
free from attack on any known
grounds. Your customer sole lega-
tee with exception n specified be-
quest of ten thousand. Will also
instructs executor to pay a certain
mortgage given to n Benedict
Catherton together with interest as
per terms of mortgage. Principal
sum of mortgage forty thousand
dollars. In event death Elmer
Clarke before distribution estate his
share goes to the state university.
First National Bank of Mnsca-
tine"
Nellie sighed and retired to her
desk, where she figured rapidly for
half an hour. AS she surveyed the
result Of her computations a
gurgling little chuckle escaped her;
then, as if overcome with shame at
her levity, her sea-blue eyes filled
with tears.
The following day was Saturday
and the Pilarcitos Commercial
Trust & Savings bank closed as
usual at noon. About half past
eleven Ansel P. Moody summoned
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
NEGRO CADETS
DRILL MAY e

The thirty-ninth annual COM
petitive drill of the colored high
school cadet corps will take place
Thursday May %, at Griffith
Stadium.
The competition between Dun
bar and Armstrong is expected to
be exciting this year as the
Manual Trainers have not won
the contest since 1925.
Cardozo Business High School
is rumored as, a surprise entry.
The Dunbar and Cardozo
bridges, representing the twenty
fourth regiment will have five
and two companies, respectively,
while Tech. of the twenty-fifth
regiment, will enter six units.
The judges will be Capt. Clin-
ton Patterson, of the Three Hun
dred and Ninth Infantry, New
York, National Guard; Lieut..
Sylvester Blackwell, Washington,
and Lieuts. Thomas Chapman and
Harry Dorsey, Maryland Ma
tional Guard.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21

Approximately 10000 pistols
have been sold in the Capital
during the past 16 months, ac-
cording to investigations by the
Police Department.
Reports filed by local dealers
show that during the calendar
year of 1880, and during the first
four months Of this year sales
number 1904.
Investigation shows that for
every pistol sold here at least
two are shipped to purchasers
from mailOrder houses.
The law here does not prohibit
ownership or possession OF a
pistol. There is a penalty for
the carrying, either concealed or
openly, of pistols or other dan
gerouS weapons.
Special permission to carry a
pistol may be authorized, but at
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
ADVERTISEMENT
Newest Radio Sets Give
Perfect Results During
Summer
electrical He a dquarters"
Features Three Leading
Makes.

Gone are the days when one
had to give up the enjoyment OF
radio programs during the sum-
mer months because "Old Man
Static" held full sway. Modern
radio receivers have a way all
their own for making broadcasts
truly enjoyable every day OF the
year.
Recent surveys show that a
great number of homes are using
antiquated radio sets and conse-
quently are missing the true en-
joyment that this type of enter
tainment brings. Remarkable i'm
provementS have been made re-
Gently in tone quality, selectlvlty
and beauty of cabinet design.
At Electrical Headquarters "
three of the best radios obtain
able today are being featured.
This progressive store is showing
many models of the famous
Philco craftsmen, the reliable
General Electric and the pioneer
Atwater Kent. You are certain
to find a model in one of these
lines to suit your exact need, and
the low prices at which you can
purchase your set will prove at
tractive.
A service you will appreciate is
electrical Headquarters" offer
to place in your home, entirely
without obligation on your part,
any set Of your choosing, so that
you may hear it in the exact
surroundings and under the same
conditions under which it will be
called upon to function.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
Much Needed Table
Store on SDeciGL Sale

Many folks who are going to
their cottages for the summer
will take advantage of the spe-
cial sale of two-burner Proctor
electric hot-plates being offered
at electrical Headquarters" on
Friday and Saturday of this
week. These hot-plates are of
finest quality and fully guaran-
teed as to workmanship and ser
vice. They are heavily con.
structed and give a clean. odor-
less heat. They are exceptionally
economical to operate. They are
ideal, too, for the small apart.
ment where the use of any other
kind of stove makes kitchens un,
bearably hot during the summer
months. Light meals or complete
dinners can easily be prepared on
these stoves. It will be well
worth while to stop in at "Elec,
trical Headquarters" to purchase
a Proctor hot-plate during this
two-day sale when the price is
so drastically reduced.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
ADVERTISEMENT
General Electric RefrigeratOrs Are Much
In Demand as Warm Days Draw Near

Gently announced, have given the
purchasers yet another sound rea-
son for selecting General Elec-
trio.
Of interest to many people who
are anxious to have a General
Electric in their homes this sum.
mer is the convenient budget pay
ment arrangement offered at
Electrical Headquarters. Tor as
little as $40 down you may have
a GE delivered to your home.
The balance is easily paid out
of income during a period of
twenty-four months. This long
time payment arrangement makes
the monthly payments unusually
small. Payments at electrical
Headquarters" are arranged by
adding the convenient sums each
month to your regular bills for
electric service.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
1O,OOOPistoLs Sold in D. g..
During Past is Months

the present time only three per-
mits are in effect here.
To obtain a permit the appli-
cant must prove the necessity for
carrying the gun, give indorse-
ment of good character from rep
utable citizens and post a $500
real estate bond every 80 days.
Permits are issued for 80 days.
The law requires dealers TO take
names and addresses of pur-
chasers of pistols, but since these
are often fictitious, especially if
the gun is bought for illegal use,
this rule is OF little use.
1t is expected that the next
Congress will be asked to make
the firearms law here more dras-
tic, at least as to registration of
ownership, especially in view of
the gun-play which has featured
the past week in the Capital.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
FRIENDS BOOM
pat HARRISON

This is the open season for
political sharps to cast about for
vice presidential timber in the
campaign next year.
The name of Senator Pat Har-
rison of Mississippi as a running
mate for Gov. Franklin D. RooSe-
velt of New York-predicated on
the assumption that Roosevelt is
to be the Democratic candidate
for the presidency-has been ad-
vanced.
The popular pat" who Is one
of the best spellbinders that the
Democratic party has and one
of it's shrewdest politicians, is
not saying anything for publica-
tion just now, but his friends
are doing yeoman service in
stressing his availability.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
SCHOOL BUDGET
. FAILS To ASK
PLAY SPACE
Board Member Criticizes Of
flciaIS for Not Including
Fund for Langley Grounds

With the revelation that chill.
dren of the Langley Junior High
School have no play space, it
was pointed out yesterday at a
meeting of the Board of Educa.
tlon by DR.. Frank w. Ballou. su-
perintendent of schools. that no
recommendation is made in the
1888 school estimates for the p,,r-
chase Of ground for a playground
al the school.
Grounds Criticized
CriticiZing the unSightIy cOndi-
ton of the grounds adjacent to
the school. Henry GiIIigan, mem
Der of the board, called to account
school officials for their policy
In declining to include this item
in the estimates.
According to DR.. BaNou, the
purchase of such property should
be left with the Capital lark and
Planning Commission. A recon
mendation, therefore, was ap.
proved to request the commission
to acquire the additional ground
Scholarship Debated
Following a debate on the ad,
visibility of accepting an invita-.
ton from the Livingston Art
Academy that high school stu
dents enter a competition for a
scholarship to the school, it was
agreed the academy had given
too short a notice.
The matter was left to the dis
cretion of DR.. Ballou, who had
previously declared that this Of
fer was cheap way to adver-
tise."
Nine requests interested citizens
associations for an increase in
the Community Center appropria'
ton were received by the board.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21

The recent warm days, which
have given residents of Washing
ton a warning of what is to follow
later in the summer, have awak-
ened many wise houSeholders to the
necessity of having General Elec-
trio All-Steel refrigerators in their
homes. electrical Headquarters"
reports large volume of sales Of
this fine refrigerator during the
past week. The General Electric,
with it's proven record of trouble
free operation in those homes
that have been equipped with it
for several years, now gives a
three-year guarantee with every
refrigerator. New low prices, re-
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
1000 Scouts to See
Memorial PLUvltinU

A George Washington me-
mortal tree, grown from a walnut
from Mt. Vernon, will be planted
Memorial Day at the District Boy
Scouts camp near Chesapeake
Beach, in ceremonies in which
1000 scouts will participate. A
group of local Scouts will journey
by train to Chesapeake Beach
and from there will hike four
miles to the camp.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
Il GIRLS GIVEN
COLLEGE BAN

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. May
81 UNS0.-Seventeen N"Hnt
Holyoke College students have
been suspended for periods of
from one to two weeks for various
violations of college rules.
President Mary C. Woolley re-
fused to name the girls sus-
pended, saying it was the college
policy never to make a suS-
pended list public"
It was the largest number of
suspensions at any one time in
the history of the college.
According to college authori-
ties, the suspensions did not re-
suit. from any single affair, but
for minor infractions of college
rules.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
Salvation Army
INSPECTION TOddV

Commissioner Alexander Damon,
commanding the Southern terri
tory of the Salvation Army. ar
rived last night for his first for.
NAL inspection of the District Of
Columbia division of the army,
which will occur today.
Majo' James Asher, head of the
D. c. { ision, met Commissioner
Damon at the train with other
local officials.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
Boy Scouts to Hold
Camping Contests

At Braemar Forest, Chevy Chase,
Md, Boy Scouts Of the area
comprising Washington and near
by Maryland and Virginia will
compete June 6 for champion
ship to be awarded the most ex-
pert campers.
The "Camporee program" con-
sists Of the various patrols pitch
ing their tents, arranging their
camps, cooking, preparation Of
beds. etc.
The Washington times., 1931-05-21

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1931-05-21
Poisoning 2 Horses
Laid to CrOOnle Man

With a charge of larceny al
ready lodged against him, James
Medley, colored, of Croome, Md,
was rearreSted and confined to
the Jail at Upper Marlboro on
charge of poisoning two horses
belonging to Harry Butler.
One horse died,
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-04
Overlooking Dairy Cows
Nav Bring on Sterility

There is a tendency on some da'Fy
farms 10 feed too much high protein
rraln to dairy caws. with the result
that they have To he sent to the nu1ch'
a. within two or three years nPchuss
~ udder trouble or failure 10 nreeh,
II such practices meant Increased
profits. dairymen would he lnsfineh 70
Following them: hut such Is MOI Tue
case There Is TOO much money speh'
ar grain. TOO little attention pain 70
otha raising Of the right kind OF nay
and TOO heavy depreciation on Inc
cows
The average lifetime OF the COWS y
herd should be five years, or IVY
milking periods. When COWS are zee
,roperlv they will calf every year. =
,hara Il no abortion In the herd. am
nroauce we'll year after year. III olhe
words. we will get the most MIX IRON
a herd OF cows over II pefiVh % w
years when the amount Of gram ~
il moi TOO heavy, and when the srh'
ration fits the roughage fed. u !"
want COW 10 stay in our herd an
,anath of time, we must be carelul 10
10 overfeed her.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-04
Extremely Thin Shells
Show Lack of Material

When err shells are extremely tllln.
either there is not sufficient material
.iyen tile birds so that they can make
normal shells. or the birds themselves
are moi able To make the proper use
of the material that is given them.
The addition OF cod liver oil 70 the ra-
ton will help the birds TO make bet
fer use Of the materials that nave
been furnished or mineral mixture
may supply the necessary elements Tue
birds need. If birds could gel on' IN
The direct rays Of the sunshine reSu-
larry. the health giyin. properties
would enable them to make more CT.
| ficient use OF the feeds and supple
| ments that are given them. The prac-
| tice OF keeping layers confined IN WIN
4 ter prevents this That's why glass
substitutes are used In some OF the
windows. as these substitutes allow
the healthful suns rays 10 pass
through. When cod liver oil Is used
II il added nj the rate OF pound:
to 100 pounds Of the mash FED. o.
about III plnts TO 100 pounds 9
mash
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-04
DAIRY
FACTS
BALANCED RATION
NEEDED BY COWS
Animal Must Be Supplied
Right Amount of Feed.

Tn claim that any proprietary feea
i i scientifically balanced ration II
absurd. 4 balanced ration IS one
which supplies the animal with eS'
artly the Right ainnunt OF tohd anu
in which the different GLASSES oil hu
trianls nre supplied in The proportions
in which they are needed ny the nta.
mai fsefnre a grain mixture can III
fplligenfls he prescribed when VIII
.naply even an approximation OF u
b,l.nend ratinn To dairy COW. tile
amount aud character OF the avhiiaiit
rolghage thay. pasture. slower. siiale.
afc.1 must he known. also the approx
innate production Of the anilnai
grain mixture balanced for feedih4
with clover or alfnIfa hay ana sliase
would no longer he balanced II the
lerllm hay were replnced ny tithalhs'
ar If the silage were discontinued
I When II Is realized TINT l.un'.pnhno
! COW producing 81 pounds Of average
/ milk requires three times as mue'
| nrotpu and twice HIS tniich thfht 'oo0
material rs she would need wien dry
or that when producing ~ pounds. mel
requirement would be five times u
much protein and three times MS mnel
totaI food; or fhnl when producing
GD hounds OF average mix. het fe
auiremenl would he seven times a
much protein and four times as mneI
total food as she w0utd neen Wfe'
dry. the Importance Of production q
fartnr in balancing rafions can Q
READILY understood The precedin
brief statement will also serve to shoS
that the heavy producing COW mus
nave much higher proportion or PR
rein In her food tllnn the lighter pft
ducer A ration which Is hnlanceH %
tha fight producer would be enfirei
INADEQUATE and out Of balance Tor u
heovy producer. while one thai WI
balanced for the Inter would ne OF
~ balance and wastefnl. especially
protein If fed even In reduced amour
TO 4 light producer or dry COW.