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11. S, TRIUMPHS
IN CHINN PNCTS
rf
NINE-POWER TREATIES RATIFIED
AFTER POUR YEARS
DELAY
Washington.—Four years of delay In
making effective proposals of the
Washington arms conference for peace
ful clarification of the situation In the
far east ended when ratifications ot
HWLEO DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH
Washington Arms Conference Propos
al« Are Made Effective on
Customs Revisions
the two nine-power treaties respecting
China were formally deposited at tbs
State department.
One treaty provide* Increases In eus
toms levies to stabilize the Peking gov
eminent and the other pledges *lg
natory and adhering govern nient» to a
code of principle* to govern their ac
tion toward China. The faune»« min
later. Dr. Alfred Sze. described the
latter treaty as an adaption of the
Monroe doctrine to China. He hailed
the ratification of the two treaties a*
a diplomatic triumph of the Washing
ton government because they were ex
pressions of "American policy."
Under the second treaty, the Chinese
central government would designate
the time and place of meeting In China
of the customs revision committee.
The Washington government already
has named Its representatives on that
committee, who will be Silas Strewn,
of Chicago, and John Van A. MaoMur- j
ray, the American minister at Peking,
The ofher governments have not as |
yet, announced their selections.
Lewie Instate on Show Down
Atlantic City.—Calling for an end
to three weeks of "shadow boxing"
and of pleading the case before the
Jury of supernumeraries. John L. Lew
is, president of the United Mine Work
era of America, demanded that the
principal anthracite mine operators!*
f)i"kIn g agreement,
Mr. Lewis demanded that L. W.
Warrener. a veteran negotiator, and
W. W. Richards, president of the Phil-1
adelphla Iron and Coal company, at
tend the meeting because the present*!
committee, with one exception, was
composed of "lesser executives" with
meet him soon to negotiate a new
bo power to act.
Mr. Lewis' statement was taken to
mean that If the recognized operators'
leaders fall to appear the mine work
ers would break off negotiations with
the possibility of a suspension wf
work September 1.
Flying Best by Night
Chicago.—The pilots of the six army
pursuit planes which have been test
ing the availability of the lighted mall
alrways for military and general use,
found It to be easier to follow the bea-1
rons at night than to pick out their
path by maps In the daytime, said
MaJ. T. O. Lanphler in command. He
made thta_ statement while he and his
companions prepared to take off for
Belfrldge field, Mount Clemens, Mich.,
on the laat leg of the test flight to the
Pacific coast and return.
Driva For U. 8. Aid Planned
Portland. Ore —Plans for a drive
upon Washington to obtain federal aid
for the development of the Columbia
Basin Irrigation project were obtained
at the reorganization meeting of the
trustees of the project league here.
The water allocation In Idaho, Wash
ington, Montana and Oregon which
will be necessary In the plans for the
development of the project were dis
cussed.
Bcopos to Ost Sc ho I a nth ip
San Francisco—Dr. David Starr Jor-1
university and Internationally known
scientist has announced plans of a
movement to raise a $5,000 scholarship
fund for John T. Scopes, defendant In
the recent Tennessee evolution trial,
Under the plan Scopes would be per
mltted to do graduate work In any In
atltotion which he might select
Madden Baye Surplus Likely
- . Swampscott.—A surplus of $370,000,
, 000 this fiscal year to be used for tax
. reduction, was promised to President
Ooolidge by Chairman Madden of the
house appropriations committee.
London—A dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph from Rome says that earth
quake shocks at Cerignola, In the pro
vlnce of Foggia, damag«! more than
L000 buildings, including the city halt.
The populace was thrown Into a panic
owing to the frequency of the shocks.
Kansas City.—Barth tremors of low
Intensity—less distinct thsn the recent
were felt recently In
Montana quak
Kansas, Oklahoma. Texas and New
Mexico. They did no damage. I
Aged Relies Brought to Light
New York.—Two ancient Dutch ship
WH* ;iiH».'»Mfijf 7i rviPKN*
of eight, bearing the date 1761 and a
three foot culverln with 17 cannon
balls have been unearthed In the ex
cavations for the new seamen's church
Institute on South street along the low
er East River front.
Temple n» Select Detroit
«cattle.—Detroit was «alerted for
the 5928 conclave of the Knights Tem
plar in the thirty-sixth triennial meet
ing here.
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ill* 10 PH II. S.
Franca to Sand Ovar Mission Naxt;
Tan Billions Involved in the
Coming Conferences
Washington.—The refunding of Bel
gium's $480.000,060 war debt to tht
United States was taken up formally
by the American and Belgian debt
commissions.
Almost simultaneously with the fir
Ing of the date for these negotiator!*,
Information reached American govern
ment officials that France purposed
[ to a debt commission here next
J month, Italy ta also expected to re
I su™** negotiations In the near future
Agreements with these three conn
would see the funding of approx
Imately $10,000,000,000 of the total un
funded foreign debt of slightly more
«2,000.000.000.
I nder the treaty of Versailles, Oer
«»reed to assume Belgium's wat
I debts but the Unl ed State* never sane
I I
8lon from «greelng to any exchanges
of ***• SS between the nations owing
<he American government.
tinned that treaty. Moreover, the act
of edngress creating the debt commis
sion specifically prohibits the commis
I Art hss accepted the famous collection
of Senator William A. Clark, valued at
| millions,
Corcoran Gallery Takes Bequest
Washington, D. O.—The board of
trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of
The trustees, without a dissenting
voice, voted to take the collection on
the conditions exacted by the dotfor.
lery, which Is located in the Mall, a
block from the White House, will be
constructed for that purpose. Chari«
A new wing of the Corcoran Gal
A. Platt of New York, who designed
the Frear Art Gallery here, has been
commissioned as the architect.,
An announcement by gallery offlc
11*1* S38 that "early construction of
Ibis extension Is mode possible by the
generosity of friends of the gallery."
buf did not name the donors,
I The art objects gathered together
11 1*1* New York home by the formet
Montana senator Is regarded as one of
J the most notable In the country- Con
notasenrt disagree as to their mone
tary value, hut estimates generally
have run to about $3,000,000,
Rain Lon $4,000,000
Detroit, Mich.— Richard Krell. 25
| years old, and Thomas Springer, 00,
are dead and property damage est I
I mated at $4,000,000 has been re
ported as a result of the heaviest rain
which has visit«! Detroit *lnce the es
J tahllshment of the local weatlser bun
J epu. Th« bureau reported 4.71 Inches
of water fell during 18 hours.
Property damage Included the wash
ing out of miles of creosote and cedar
block paving, disruption of service for
«bout 4,000 telephones and the flood
,n 8 of cellars In business houses, fuc
tories and residences. Much of the
damage was reported from the au
burbs,
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| also as George Kelly. Is under arrest
here chnrged"wtrh vtohrttngTr special
| act of «tngress protecting the life of
the president of the Unlt«I States.
Klein, taken by agents of the de
partment of Justice, 1» being held In
Crank Jailed for Thrsata
Tampa. Fla.—Norman Klein, known
J communlcado on specific charges of
writing letters to President Coolidge
( threatening his life.
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J àhd Spain In complete agreement, a
sound and dignified peace may be ex
pected with Ahd-el-Krim after reason
able delay Marshal Petaln declared
1 upon his arrival here after his trip of
inspection In the north Africa fight
ing area. He left for Paris to confer
Retain Looks for Riff Pesos
Marseilles, Prance.—With France
with Premier Palnleve.
j -
j 40 years old, San Francisco resident,
pleaded guilty In police court to a
charge of disturbing the peace made
against him by the city prosecutor's
] office after an investigation of a re
ported plot to kidnap Ruth Mix, 13
years old, daughter of Tom Mix, film
actor.
Kidnapper Arreeted
Loe Angeles. Calif—Edward Sorg,
| Managua, Nicaragua.—Mob demon
«rations were made against American
Ntc»r»guan« Mot) American«
missionaries at Grenada, and a native
woman who was In the missionary
church was seriously Injured. Police
saved the church from damage and
later arrested 11 members of the
crowd that caused the trouble.
Foot and Mouth Disease Rages
Houston.—For the second time with
in less than a year the foot and mouth
disease has been found In cattle near
Houston, Texas, according to an
nouncement by Dr. E. J. Jarrell, mem
^Ivestock sanitary
ber of the state
commission.
Te Study Mexican Tax Plan
, Mexico City.—The treasury depart
federal government baa In
vited all governors of Mexican states
to meet here to study plans for the un
ification of the tax systems of the var
ious states of the republic.
May Ball Ships to Ford
Washington.—The shipping board
was advised by Attorney General Sar
gent lhat I» had authority to sell 909
veasels for scrapping to Henry Ford,
as recommended by President Palmer
ef the fleet corporation.
SOUTHERN EUROPE
H p juppfi gy jjyjyi
GREECE SENDS ARMED FORCE TO
THE BULGARIAN
FRONTIER
Faria—An Athens dispatch
haa aent two regiments to th« j
Greek-Bulgarian frontier, la drafting I
fln ultimatum to the Bulgarian govern- I
ment and expects to send Greek troops I
a
1
TWO REGIMENTS ON
Athens Government Drafts Ultimatum
te Bulgers;To Bend More Troops
It Demands Ignored
sty«
Into Bulgaria if the ultimatum Is re-1
The dispatches say the Greek gov-1
eminent has demanded reparations
from Bulgaria for the murder recently I
of M. Nicolaldes, a Greek citizen, at I
Btantakla, Bulgaria. The Bulgar re
ceptlon of the demand has not been |
Bavorable.
If Bulgaria formally refuses the re- |
parafions the present Greek Intention
la to send troop« to positions thres I
mit«* across the frontier and establish I
a line there In Bulgarian territory. In I
this case Bulgaria hopes to appeal ts |
Jected.
the league of nations.
Urge Adoption of Amendment
Washington.—A pamphlet urging
adoption of the pending child labor
^amendment to the constitution has I
been prepared by William Green, p*ea-1
Ident of the American Federation of
Labor for distribution to members of
all affiliated unions.
Citing figures showing that more
titan a million children from 10 to 16
yeurs of age, are now employed In the
nation's Industries, the pamphlet as
serts the question 'of protection for
children Is no longer an hebende, but
a practical one, that can be met only
by ratiflmton of the pending amend-1
ment. State laws were declared ln
— While nearly every civilized west
ern nation has made legislative pro
vlslon to protect its children against
Industrial exploitation. Mr. Green said.
the United States "has no national
adequate to meet the situation.
standard."
Gold Rush Pageant
Dead wood, S. D.—A reproduction of
the early gold rush In the Black Hills
of South Dakota will he staged here
In Deadwood's annual celebration of
"The Days of '76."
A duplicate of the mining settlement
that existed In the seventies at
wood Gulch has been fashioned and In
It a pageant, typifying the characters
and life of the frontier dftys will he
present«!. The reproduced mining
settlement will Include dance halls,
saloons and gambling dens, while iter-|
eons representing the leading char
aoters of the frontier mining town,
Wlld BUI, Calamity Jane, Colorado
Charley and California Joe, will figure
prominently In the pageant célébra
Len.
Oil Co. Adopt B-Hour Day
Tulsa, Okla.—The Marjand OU com
pany has followed the lead of the rar
ter Oil company and Is now operating
tinder an 8-hour scale for all employes,
U was announced at the Marland head-1
quarters here. Under the new scale
drillers who have been receiving $12
for 12-hours work, will now receive $10
for eight hours. Tool dressers former- |
ly receiving $10, now draw $8.
The Carter c omp any, a Standard |
subsidiary, announced the change to
an eight-hour basis July 15. The move I
was regarded as revolutionary In the
oil Industry, and If followed by all
companies, will result In a material In
crease In the number of men employed J
to the mid-continent field.
Heavy Damage From Flood«
El Paso.—First heavy damage from
continued floods In the Rio Grande in
this section pccurred at Fabens, 29
miles south of here, where land and
crop damage will total more than $T>0,
000, reports said.
Bight families are homeless follow
ing the crumbling of four water
soaked adobe dwellings, one a $4.000
structure.
A force of 100 men Is working fo
bold the water back from thousands
of acres of growing cotton.
Radio Helps Copper
New York.—Four thousand tons of
copper will be used this year In the
manufacture of radio sets, according
to the Copper and Brass Research As
sociation. It was estimated the 1925
production wonld reach 2.000.000 sets.
Mile. Susanne Blum, *yènng Parta
lawyer, has Just been elected secretary
of the Parts "Cour d'Appel." She Is
the first of her sex to be so honored.
Mile. Blum la personal secretary to
(Senator Paul Boncottr. -:-l
Laat Chance for Life
Walter R. Simmons, former Montana
cowboy and deputy sheriff, lost whai
appears to be hi* last chance for life
when Judge Mason Wheeler declined
to grant his plea for a writ of habeas
corpus staying hta execution. Simmons
was convicted of the murder of Frank
Pafcl, a garageman of Spencer. Neb.
L<
»ent rollt la Mrs, Mahals Huff of
Boulaa, Ky., the widow of a soldier of
the war of 1812 Mrs. Buff is 100
jrwara old.
The oldest pensioner on the govern
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CM SEPTEMBER
The Action Will Affoct 198,000 Minora
Negotiations With Operators
Is Broken Off
here. The wage scale committee, which
has been In session since July D, voted
unanimously to adjourn sine die, sub
Jecf. however, to call by either side
Atlantic City.—Suspension of work
18eptemt>cr 1, by 158,000 anthracite
miners In the Pennsylvania fields, ap
.Jpears certain unless an outside influ
ence. federal or state, brings together
the United Mine Workers and anthra
cite coal operators.
Negotiations tor a coal wage work
ing agreement to replace the one ex
piling September 1, were broken off
through the chairman.
The miners found a grievance In the
announced refusal of the operators to
entertain any wage demand on the
part of the men which would boost
production cost of hard coal so much
as a cent. Miners said this was the
key to the operators' position and they
of agreement,
era tors, a half of the Joint scale ' sub
committee and president of the Glen
Alden Coal company of Scranton,
charged on the other hand that John
L. Lewis, president of the United Mine
Worker*, had come Into the conference
with his mind made up to break negot
iations. The climax developed rapld
found It automatically debarred Chance
W. W. English, chairman of the op
& after • aaa ,or * e 'y out ot ' 8 demand
Mr - served that the conference
w<,uld fan wkhout th ® Immediate pres
ence of Samuel D. Warriner, chairman
the anthracite operator* conference,
and William J. Richards, president of
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
fron company. Mr. Warriner and Mr.
Richards, after long service In wage
negotiations, had retired this year.
tlon of a force sufficient to patrol 100
1 miles from the lower Detroit river to
Port Huron to prevent the smuggling
J of liquor, aliens and contraband from
I Canada has been authorized by Asslst
I ant Secretary Andrews of the treasury.
I "Organization work will be In the
I hands Of S. D. Ferguson, collector of
customs at Detroit, who will take over
control of the district from the pro
hibition forces. The exact number of
_ - j Guard Against Smuggling
Washington.—Immediate organisa
| patrolmen to be employed will be de
I lermlned after Mr. Ferguson completes
| «urvey.
I nmtor boats and automobiles.
There will be one directing head for
each district and a centralization of
His force will Include fast
Dead-Treports.
|
I been fll«l hy J. C. Crosby and W. ,H.
J Warne with the state public service
commission for a certificate of cop
venience and necessity authorizing
them to operate a motor hits transpor
tatlon line between Thermopolls and
[ Cody. The co-partnership is under
1 the name of the Lnnder-Thenuopolls
I Transportation com^Sny.
As thin propos«! line practically
parallels the Burlington railroad
through the basin the railroad com
New Bue Service to Cody
Oreybull. Wyo.—An application has
1 pany. through Its attorneys, has pro
j tested the grunting of the certificate
asked for by the transportation com
pany.
to the farm of Adolphe Smetak. 28,
Confesses Murder of Father
Wahoo, Neb.—Liquor raiders went
with a search warrant to locate a
«till. Instead, they found the body of
Smetak's aged father In a well and ob
tained a confession from the yonng
man that he had killed his parent with
a hammer last March 2, and told his
neighbors that his father had gone to
Montana to visit relatives,
He had accounted for the prolonged
visit by saying the elder Smetak had
returned to bis native Bohemia for a
visit, aa be bad frequently- done be
fore.
Chinese Raid Hospital
Pekin.—A report from Mlngpo says
that a Chinese mob raided the hos
pital of the church missionary society
at Hangchow, Chekiang province, and
captured and roughly handled two
male nurses, who later were rescued
by the police. They were not serious
ly Injured. Chinese police have prom
ised to protect the hospital in the fu
ture.
The church missionary society Is af
filiated wttii the Ohnrcb of England.
Hot Springs to Bo Tabulated
Cheyenne, Wyo.—Tabulation of hot
springs in Wyoming Is being made by
A B. Bartlett, state geologist, who re
quests that ail persons who know of
natural mineral springs, large or small,
communicate with him. These springs
form a fine natural resource, accord
ing to Bartlett, some of them having
known curative properties with giving
evidence of radio-activity.
Rowers Agree on Chinee« Policy
Swampscott. Mass.—President Cool
departme&t that an agreement be
tween the powers of China appears to
be a certainty.
London.'SrTbe unemployment Insur
ance bill was passed by the house of
conoaons after a labor motion to re
ject It was defeated by a vote of 2BS
to ga The measure was on* of the
mont important projects announced la
die recent budget presented t* parlia
ment hy Chancellor dtunrhlU.
PUCE BAI II IICfMlIfi
SEE» PEAS All CIRBAITS
Shipment of se«l peas and black
currants Into Montana ta prohibited
under a quarantine proclamation ta
sued by < Jovemor J. E Erickson at Ike
request of the state department of
agriculture.
The seed pea quarantine wa* caused
by fear that the pea weevil may be
brought into Montana to the serious
injury of what la becoming one of the
'ptatw'a valuable crops. Shipments
properly fumigated and accompanied
with a certificate to that effect exe
cuted by a state officer will be ad
mitted.
The black currant quarantine Is an
effort bn the part of the state authori
ties to guard agalnat intrusion of white
pine blister rust In Montana's exten
sive forests. The disease Is said to be
carried by the black currant.
An order requiring the destruction
of qll black currant plants now grow
ing In the state accompanies the qunt
anttnc. The quarantines are effective
Immediately.
CALENDAR -OF COMING EVENTS
Golf tournament. Helena, August 13
14-19-16.
Reunion of Society of Montana Pion
eers, Bozeman, August 13-14-19.
Montana Confsrsnce of Methodist
church««, Great Falla, Aug. 29.
Masonic Grand Lodge, Missoula, Aug.
17-22.
Cenvsntlon of Yellowstons Glacier Bee
Lina highway, at White Sulphur
Springe, August 17.
Push Work on New Hospital
Rapid strides are being made toward
the completion of the Billings Deacon
ess hospital, that Is now the largest
building under construction In Mon
tana, according to the Rev. Charles D.
Crouch, in charge of the erection of
the building. The work of „laying the
brick walls, that has been In progress
for two months, will probably be. fin
ished In a few days. Workmen are
now approaching the root and the
few remaining brick will soon be in
place.
The members of the hospital com
roltiec estimate that the building will
be ready for occupancy early next
spring.
Film Company Seeks Location
Stute Auditor George P. Porter has
received a wire from the Lasky motion
picture production corporation request
ing Information as to active placer
mining projects In the vicinity of Hel
ena as location fot a feature picture
under contemplation. — ' •
Auditor Porter will communicate
with E. A, Merely, president of the
Red Mountain Hydraulic Minina com
pany, now operating the Gould placer
diggings above Rimini.
Big Horn to Elect Senator
Gov. J. E. Erickson has fixed Aug
ust 18 as the date for a special election
In Big Horn county to fill the vacancy
caused by the recent d«tth of Senator
W. A. Peden.
The proclamation Is
authorized by the provision of the re
vis«! «nies of Montana of 1921.
Senator Peden was klll«l when he
was struck hy a holt of lightning one
evening while working In the field
near home.
Offer Reservation Lots
Lots In the towns of Hays and Lodge
Pole on the Fort Belknap Indian res
ervation will he sold at Hayes on Aug
ust 24 and at Lodge Pole on August 26.
Lots at Hays range in price from $10
to $20 each while those at Lodge Pole
are apprals«) at $10 each. All lots
will he sold at auction to the highest
bidder.
Livingston Bans Weeds
A campaign is on for the extinction
of all weeds on the vacant lots of the
city. The wortt was begun on Second
street In order to clear up the business
section ns soon as possible and get rid
of brush that might be the cause of
fire. The work will be cleared away
by the city trucks.
Charles H. Renz of Poplar has re
ceived official confirmation from the
Indian de|>artment at Washington of
his appointment as disciplinarian at
the Fort Peck Indian school at Poplar.
Mr. Renx haa heki several positions of
trust a» this reservation and in Ne
vada. He is an officer of Co. B. 163rd
Infantry. Montana National Guard.
Gets Heavy Sentence
A sentence of from four to eight
years In the state prison was the pun
ishment meted out to Fred Dearborn
when he pleaded gntlfy to charges of
stealing sheep pelts from the Éd Roe
ranch near Dillon.
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Wool shipments from the Butte di
vision of the Great Northern railway
during the season Just closed totalled
2.608flO9 po u nd s. —
New Power Co. Haa Franchise
The Eastern Montana Utilities com
pany has recently Incorporated for the
purpose of taking over the light fran
chises at Wolf Point, Poplar. Fall-view
and Culbertson.
This new corporation Is identical
with the Eastern Montana Light 9
Power company which operates the
Glen dive, Sidney. Wibaux and Sentinel
Butte plants. Future plans, according
to Manager Kd Brown, wilt make this
company the Mggeat and most im
portant power company In the slate
next to the Montana Power compsny.
MMERS IKK
HHMTMÂ CDU
Labor Officials Will Make Speaking
Tour Through State fo,
Homo Product
%
Joe Bosone. president, and William
Riddell, secretary-r assurer at district
No. 27, United Mine Workers of Amer
ica. left Billings for a trip which will
take them on a speaking tour in be
half of use of Montana products, par
ticularly Montana-mined coal, to every
city fn the state.
Mr. Bosone and Mr. Riddell, together
with Stephen Ely, president of the
Montana Federation of Labor, will ad
vance a movement to extend use of
Montana-mined coal and other Mon
tana products, which bears the Indorse
ment of both the mine, workers and
the state federation.
Statistics presented by Mr. Bosone
iu announcing the Montana products
tour, show an alarming decline In use
of Montana-mined coal l»y Montanans
since 1918. In that year Montana
consnraed 4,322.652 tons Of Montana -
mined coal. Last year the state con
sumed but 2,480,480 tons of Montana
mined coal. This decline of 1.842.172
tons, Mr. Bosone said, represented a
loss of $5 a ton to Montana labor or
an aggregate of $9,210,860 in the seven
years. During this period of decline
In consumption of Montana-mined
coal, Mr. Bosone said, there had been
a large tonnage of coal imported from
outside the state.
Protection of Antelope
C. W. Waite, Henry Stuver and Gene
Hanks have been appointed honorary
game wardens by State Game Warden
Rohert H. Hill. All three men reside
In the Little Powder river country and
on the game preserve.
The appointments were secured with
a view to discouraging the slaughter
of antelope from the country in which
they have ranged for so many years
past. The newly appointed deputy
game wardens are vested with full au
thority of law in making arrests for
violating the game laws In this espec
ial Instancç of killing off the antelope.
If such practice 1« not discontinued
the antelope In that vicinity wjll be ob
literated entirely within another few
years.
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Close Shops at Forsyth
The Northern Pacific roundhouse
and car shops have 'been closed at
Forsyth, the company retaining only
five men for work In the roundhouse.
Approximately 25 were let out of work
by this action, but all of the men will
be taken care of either at Laurel or
Glendive, officials say.
^ The new engines now In use by the
Northern Pacific, both on passenger
and freight trains, have more power
than those formerly used and will
make longer runs. Shops at Dickin
son, N. D„ and at Forsyth are being
discontinued ami the trains will now
operate from Mandan, N. D-, to Glen
dive, ami from Glendive to Laurel, '
eliminating the Intermediate stations.
More Autos Than Last Year
Passenger automobiles register«! at
the end of July have passed the 1924
total, records of the motor.vehicle reg
istration bureau of the secretary of
Truck, dealers
state's office show^H
and drivers licenses also have exceed- •
ed the total 1924 registration.
The total of passenger car registra
tions at the end of July was an even
76,000 while the 1924 total was only
09,824 and It Is pointed oat that the
half-year rush Is still to come. Begin
ning Angnst 1, cars not operated dur
ing Ihe first MX months may secure a
license for the remainder of the year
at half price.
Recover Body of Slain Man -
The body of Henry Hughson. pros
pector and miner, who was murdered
in bis cabin above Contact, Mont., last
fall, has been found after a search of
more than three months.
P. W. Lewis, suspected of the mur
der, escaped from the Sweet Grass
county Jail recently and haa not been
located. A recent report told of hin»
being seen northeast of Big Timber,
but it haa not been authenticated.
Improve Water System
Electric power will pump Shelby's
water supply Within the next month.
The Great Northern Utilities company
U beginning the work of setting poets
for the new electric power line to the
city pnmptng plant on the Marias river
a distance of seven miles. The city
has purchased a large electric motor
and pump to replace the gasoline mo
tive power nsed since the present wa
ter system was intWalled In 1912.
Receipts of the Gasoline Tax
Receipts of gasoline license tar by
the state treasurer's office for the sec
ond quarter of 1925- totals $180,332213.
which represents an increase of about
$30.000 over the receipts for the same
period in 1924.
Warrant Debt Near $4,000,000
Unpaid state general fand warrants
fiscal
year, totalled $3,946,280,44, a state
ment made by the state andkor's of
fice to the state treasurer shows. On
that date the balance in the general
fund was $129,851.02.
4
on
ng for the Issue of state
prepnri
treasury not
per cent registered general fund war
bt
e* to redeem the state's 6
v
rant indebtedness* the treasurer's of
flee estimated that the 6 per cent war
ranta r e p rese n ted a little tana than
0,000.000