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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. MM IB II• 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, | _ *~** | 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. _ 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 *!»» 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. * 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. jr_ 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