Newspaper Page Text
DEBT SETTLEMENT FÜLLT «ED ' 5 ** - miAL ferioo roi» teems set WILL EXTEND OVER FIVE YEARS Washington.—Negotiation« for «et * mug Rio Preach war debt ended Tiere when Preach Pin.nee Min..ter Cell ieaz .greed to ptaco before hi. «ream ment a temporary arrangement cover in« a period of five yeers. The French prepared Immediately to leave for their homee. carrying with them an Ameri can proposal, which will enable them te continue discs selon» for a perroan «nt settlement at any time within the pertod The agreement provides for annual payments to the United State, of $40. 000.000 to be eonaldered, Undersecre tary Winston announced, as the full) current interest on the total debt, J pending the farther negotiations. | It la contemplated that negotiations j will be resumed when the French gov DELEGATION RETURNS HOME F ranoe-A a eei lo a n Funding Agrsemant Will Allow Fa Ho te Continu« emmeat feels the situation permits, j Finance Minister Caillaux told the I Americans that he had authority for hl« government to rinake full settle-j ment, but questioned his own right to enter into a temporary settlement such as here proposed. The French finance mlnlater, therefore, did not sign an J The offer, described as the best the I French delegation felt their govern- I ment could support, was worked out ln I a conference of subcommittees of the | two commissions. Iron-bound agreement. Ola«« Factory to Re-op«n Lovell, Wyo.—Definite announce- | ment haa been made of the purchase j of the Lovell glass plant by the Balem Window Oiasa Co-operative company, Ag it name Impllea, the new owning rompany le a co-operative Institution, the stock of which Is largely held by the employes. This company owned and operated for several years a w in dow glass plant at Salera, W. Va. The Lovell plant Is being put In Shape as rapidly ns possible, and It Is announced that the fire will he started In two weeks, which means thnt glass making will he In full operation with in the next 80 days. Three hundred skilled workmen are required when thlq plant Is running to capacity, and It Is estimated that Lovell has In creased In population by about 100 families by reason of this Industry be ing acquired by the co-operative com pany. :0~ t Rum Runner Lost Antwerp. Belgium.—Another alleged mm runner has-been given up as lost. It is presumed that It foundered some where In the Pacific ocean. The ves sel Is the Belgian steamer Gertrude, which, with a crew of 19 men. sailed from Antwerp February 22. bound for Vancouver. She had on board a gen eral cargo, most of which la said to have been liquor—principally whisky. The Gertrude passed through the Pan ama canal and called at San Francisco between April 10 and 18. Since thnt time nothing has been heard of her. She had on board coal sufficient to last only until July. Million Dollar Crop Powell, Wyo.—Indications point to a mH I Ion-dollar crop as the realisation of this valley this y rar. In 16 years the valley haa never seen such produc tion, and markets are strong. A 8280, 000 alfalfa crop is In Ita third cutting. The harvesting of a $800.000 crop of sugar beets has started. A strong po tato market q>romlaea « $100,000 turn are mounting to $100,000 for the year. Beana and peas are estimated at $75, 000. Grains and vegetables are fum ing in much cash. Thousands of chick en* have been sold and thousands are being retained for egg production. Turkeys and honey will And a cash market. Italian Princess Wed« Racoon Igl. Italy —In a ratting of me dieval splendor. Princes* Mafalda. 22 year-old daughter of the kl g and queen of Italy, was married to Prince Philip. 29-year-old son of the German house of Hesse. Philip Is a nephew of the former kalaer of Germany and second cousin to King George V of England. After festivities lasting from morning to night, the couple left for Germany on their honeymoon. Boat««.—Anthony B. Hall, 88. for 48 year* manager of the Adame bouse, where President Ooolldge made his home while governor erf Massachusetts, I« dead. He was the oldest pa« mas ter of the Star at the East lodge of Masons. Buffalo Emblwc #f Yank* Gueam«, Morocco—A charging black hall tmffWo, painted la an orange cir cle ott their plan«».., is the emblem of fib Amzrimn aviators serving on the Msrwwft# freut /.ä Ph* rwble«> w*» darigned by two of the Jimmßem ftyera, Cupt. ï*aaH*g 0 irnêm sod umt O. Oearan«, both i 0 rite triMMB-" ' Americas -y-sS - »cmffN w ?■» * Word that Troops Have Entered AdJU Received In Madrid With Oroat Rejoicing i fcf m*yiA _ n™?'. * «7» y tno Tjctory wo® r^c6»T?d wlwi *-. 4 eai« 4 «a-r Ma M _ —t rf th, ho.*, to, HUM .miMrtoj .» to «î» w 1 from a greet crowd that gathered there. The king end the military dl Rorate rant Rhr« * coogr.tu l.tlon to Gen. JV Blvera. head [of the directorate, who had personally been directing the Moroccan campaign. —-- Soel.llat Flot Nipped Budapest. Hongary — Insisting that a plot to assassinate the official« of the country within the next «lx months I and set up a dictatorship, recently die covered, weg Inspired end subsidized by Moscow, the police of the capital are making a thorough Investigation, They are arresting all communist ad-1 bereut« and member« of the extreme j socialist party who are suspected of connection with the plot, The scheme of the plotters as out lined by the police, was to assassinate | Admiral Horthy, the regent ; Count BetWen, the prime minister, and other prominent officials and then establish a dictatorship similar to that organ l*ed by Bela Kun, the communist lead er, when he secured control In Hun gary through an Insurrection In 1919. Rince the plot was discovered, more than 100 person* have been placed un der arrest. The best known among them are Matthias Rakosi and Roltan Weinberger, who was secretary to j Bela Kun. Chamberlain, 8. D.—A band of aol dlers surrounded by howling Indians Custer Battle R«-»nact»d fought until they died In the natural j amphitheater on the west aide of the Mlasourl here, while thousands of per I sons looked on—and thus Ouatefs last J stand was re-enacted as It took place j on June 25. 1875. The revival of the battle scene of half a century again was one of the feature* staged In connection with the dedication of the latest addition to the five-bridge program of South Dakota across the Missouri river. Officials in charge of the dedication estimated thnt nearly 86,000 persons were here, among the« crowds of In diana off the reservations, who sat al most breathless as the thrilling battle scenes of the Hlonx massacre of the whites were revealed. Beggars Art Chooser« Marseilles, France.—The street bag gers* union of Marseilles has taken ac tion on the high cost of living. All member* nos- have n sticker on the glass of their framed permits fo ask ahn« In public, which reads; "The union of the newly and workless of Marseilles, at a meeting held In the Rose hall, decided that, owing to the alarming Increase In the cost of living, It should invite Its members to refuse offerings under five cents." Washington.—Latvia's debt fo the United States ha* been added to the list of foreign obligations which has been funded, an agreement being signed and the pact made ready tor submission to congress tor ratification. The American debt commission accept ed the proposal made by Dr. Louts 8eys, the Latvian minister, here in be half of bis government, and the ar rangement was given presidential ap proval. Houston. Texas.—With the slaugh ter of a herd of cattle near Arcadia, Dr. Marion Inara, federal district chief charge of the fight on foot and mouth disease, announced the last known In fection of the disease In Texas had been wiped out. Oody, Wyo.—Superintendent Horace M. Albright announced that the final figures for Yellowstone Park travel for the tesson Just closed were 1802200, which Is 10,200 more than visited the Yellowstone during the season of 1921 Arie«. Chile.—Jose Oahlno Vlllan oeaa. formerly preeldent-eleet of Bo livia, arrived here and declared that he had to flee to avoid are«. Be raid a «ate of siege baa been declared In Bolivia. Cody, Wyo,—On September 29 two special Northern Pacific Pullmans brought 81 boys and four Instructors to the Valley Ranch winter school la the Rockies Anstin, Minn.—The Minnesota fed eration of labor hat voted to exclude Commun)«« and their sympathisers from future state conventions. Coal «trike Hurt* Railroad» New York.—Nine railroads serving the anthracite district ate losing 93. 500,000 a week as * result of anthracite atiatttg WM f f i iH on. )t I* estimated. The eat has eauraif the tayto* off of 18.00© «»road workers, car trading® m ihm road* have fan#® «M*» cure a week. kti> i . Hawaii Flight Off fer 1*215 Washington.—No further attempt to make a nonstop flight from California to Hawaii will be made before Janu ary, Secretary Wilbur has announced. n. puces F "™ " 1 I Qreat Fall» ImprwmtnU Ara Good Indication Say# 8p«*k»r at Lion» Club i . The *i*nl flea nee of the ereetton of adduöo> fo «* * rnc * Bd «wN m **** *."*• !„** -IV •£>*. T» ä u aL. "rs: « ^*• « *». ^■«»me -— woolly ill toe tv nie« minis of moitojr « , "hl*ic.T'.^tojr > '.t r, T neimer, chemical engineer at the Igg*j | rjr ,t r «' ,b * ' inmmfanre to th» ««« lt M Wr|m . Ih# f "J; J£ manenoy , n ln Montana, or u W(mld not convtd ^ |t g<m4 bMl npM t0 |DOTM , lt , investment la It* pan* smelter Though the price of copper bae not attained the level at which It formerly WM oonaldered necessary to profitably operate the mines ln Butte, Mr Wel roer p«| n ted out thst official* of the company had evolved a plan of opera t)on wher eby they can keep the mines running even at present metal prie as. The extension of the Great Falla * m elter* indicate, he said, that the company plans to convert all the ore it mines In Montana into a finished copper product before It leaves the state. Foraet Returns $9,092 Receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1025, for the Absaroka na tional forest amount to $9.682.17, of which $3,007 is from timber sales, $8. 271 from gracing and $404 from spec ial uses such as summer residence and pasture rentals, according to a report given out by O. E. Martin, supervisor the Absaroka forest. Timber for commercial purpose« is sold at Its full value of from $2.40 to per thousand feet, board measure. Sales to ranchers are made at the cost administration, which la $1 per thousand feet, and dead timber 1« given Ik away to ranchers for fuel. Grazing permits are charged for at the rate of 10 cents per month for cat tle and two, three or four cents per month for sheep. Settlers residing on j or near the forest are allowed not ex ceeding 10 head of milch or work ani mals free of charge. Mil«« City to Have Corn Show Contrary to plans made early last spring when It was arranged that the Montana state corn show should be held at Baker In November, It haa hesa definitely decided that the show will be held at Miles City again this year as jt has been every year since It was founded. Baker has been unfortunate ln los Ing a suitable building in which to house Ihe corn show and so when Miles City Indicated a willingness to take It on again, Baker Is willing to let it go. Inventa Rotary Engins J. P. Johnson, manager of the Jes sup mill, of Kallspell. 1« the inventor of a reversible rotary steam engine which experts believe will revolution ize the use of «team power for some purpose*. Mr. Johnson haa patente«) his engine and with a »mall model has been giving demonstrations. The model weighs ohly 800 pounds. On account of Its rotary motion the engine Is al most vlbratlonless. and ha* been run for long periods without being fast ened to a base or bolted to the floor. Beys After Poisoner A number of Missoula hoys who own dogs have banded together for the pur pose of protecting their pets from the ravages of the dog poisoner who has been operating here of late, and, If possible, to bring him to justice. 8o far $145 baa been offered by dog owners, in sums ranging from $10 to $80. for the arrest and conviction of the guilty person. ■fe Hail Low Low, Warrants amounting to $11,000 have been sent by the state hall insurance department, payable through a Helena bank. The total paid out thl* year Is the «malirat in the history of the depart ment. Id 1017 the losses suffered were light, but this year fewer warrante than ever before have been issued. Death of Butte Pioneer Dr. John P. Rein*, 87. a pioneer of Montana who croraed the plains with an ox teem and who was for SO years a resident of Butte, died la that city at the Maw of Ms daughter. Death was due to a general breakdown. Or. Reins was a raining operator for many year« bat retired several year* The Rev Q, J. Powell of Billing* has been appointed to have charge of the Ballaatlne Congregational church for the church year. The Rev. Mr. Powell Is well known as a Congrega tional wtaMonary superintendent. -re FI«« Destroy* Historie Woo« Th« historic home of General Thom as Prato* Meagher at Virginia City, «rat aswtetmry and acting governor of Montana during territorial days, waa rased by fire. The Ira* M estimated ad $10.«00 with itraarancr The Virginia City fire d«parf|M)t waa unable to make head way «gâtant the tew which hod Bä much grow»« before they were tovwri. nr# d«tom9«M!R of nrigh borhsg taatota arimra «M was asked, j hO fl# «HHfotoMML "T '—•" ▼ein of ore hua been uncovered by tb« Glengarry Mining company In It* mine «t Coo ke dir. Dp. W a, Gibb. a dir ector. haa returned to Mile« City from an Inspection of the property. Three away* of the new strike have been 'made. he say«, the last one putting the raine of the ore at $540.75 a ton. of which amount $472 la gold. The first assay waa $176.11 to the ton and the second 9212.12 to the ton. The new veto I« fir. feet thick and If It continue« for any distance with-, out pinching out the officials of the company say that the strike will prove one of the rfchaet of many years in Montana. About three-fifths of the «KM-k In the company is held In Miles City and vicinity. Rebuilding Meshy Bridge The bridge acmes the Mnaselebell river at Moeby la being rebuilt after having been out of commission for more than four years. The work la be ing done jointly by Garfield and Pe troleum counties. The plan of the comnri««loners is to | turn the river back Into its former channel and riprap the banks, thos preventing It cutting. The west ap- j proach will then be graded op to the bridge. Repairing of the bridge will shorten j the distance to market for a great j many farmers residing In the western part of the county, a saving In mileage In some Instances from 60 to 100 on the round trip, also affording a ahprter cur to tourists who wish to reach the « estera part, of the state and points on the coast. Wilt Keep Tourist Camp Open The Livingston tourist camp will he J kept open through the winter for the convenience of late tourist« according ( Cliff McLeod, owner of the camp. From 10 to 15 cars are stopping there | I >urlng the winter the camp does not pay, because no charges are made to those who come in after the weather too cold to leave the water turned on. Wood Is always available and each night at preaent. «re "iif. January of this year was the only month in which no tourists wore reg istered. Town Built in Wheat Field The new town of Peerless, on the ex tension of the Great Northern railroad from Scobey. has sprung up lu what was a wheat field two months ago. Several buildings have already been erected and excavations are being made for the construction of a number of others before the trains begin to run in October. Thousands of bushels .of wheat will be marketed at the new town this fnll and winter by farmers whose hauling distance will he short ened In many Instances es much as 30 miles. ._ Fire Loss $200,000 a Year Li Declaring that Montana's fire loss Is estimated at $200,000 a year and re calling that it was reduced half during the war under the demands of stem necessity. Governor J. E. Erickson has Issued a proclamation, asking the ob servance of the week of October 4 to 10, inclusive, as fire prevention week. Admitting that it la not possible to eliminate fire waste altogether, the governor expressed the belief that It may be reduced to a point where the state can hear the burden. Gun Explodes Gilbert Porter of Missoula Is the Aral victim of the hunting season In western Montana, so far as is known. He wae wounded while hunting ducks along the Bitter Root near Lolo when bis gun buret and several pieces of steel tore their way through his scalp. It Is believed that the gun barrel was clogged with mud which caused the ex plosion when Mr. Porter fired at some dock« » A shipment of 18 foxes arrived In from Homer, Alaska. The consignment which was forwarded by express came to J. R. Lee, Northern Pacific conductor, who. It la under stood, Is branching into the fox raising business The animals were taken to Glacier park, where they will be kept for ft time on a fox form. That Montanans should make a vigorous protest against the pro posed removal of the Indian's face from the five dollar sliver certi ficate. Is the opinion of Frank B. Lindenaan, author of "Indian Why Stories" and "Indian Old-Man Stories" and an authority on the Indian. The face Is that of s Montana Indian, Mr. Lindenaan explained, and be has writ ffm to Congressman Scott Leavitt pro testing again« his batag taken from the carrnacy. The Rev. Dr. Chart« L. Bovsrd. ex ecutive secretary of the Helena are« of tito Methodist Episcopal church, has been given a year's leave of ab sence because of ill health, and has «one to Portland. Ore, Mrs. Bovard win remain in Helena for the present Edward Armstrong Brace, octogen arian vetoran of the Confederate army la th® Civil war and well known form er of the Luther district near Red Lodge- died of heart failure at mach Jack: Bttwart mm to RlngHag aa4 mmetoSM fnm UM flw u MMtib mm r m ritow the auow ami w-iad tribe# f«* S«*® fores* «f there. IffiSIOBI MB gp m ni ■ "">**•»* "** Interstate commerce I. C. C. Examinera Recommend Change on Line Suggested By Cattle and Waahlnct on—Sates on livestock river should be revised to conform to provisions of the west of the «* aft * T * P^baslaary Investigation la *° «»»P** 1 »** tbe American National Ll ' , ** to< * a*«*d«tlon and the Nattoaal Wo °' 0rty,rer8 ••»ociatlon. ^ proposed revision of rates, the report «aid. would effect a reasonable adjustment, lowering some rat«« and raising others. The scale of rates for wester« Louisiana. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kan sas, Nebraska, rastern Colorado, and Wyoming, would be nine cents per 100 pounds for movement of livestock over a distance of 10 mile«, while the rate« would rise to 44 cents per 100 pounds tor 500-mile distances and to 92 cents for 2,000 mile« distance«. For Kooky mountain territory west of the foregoing «Utes, but east of the Pacific coast states, the proposed scale would be 11-cents for 10-mlle distances rising to 58 cents for 500-mile distances and $1.10*4 for 2.000-mile distances. For the three Pacific states the scale would begin at 10 cents tor 10 miles, rise to 48*4 cents tor 500 miles, and conclude with $1.01 for 2,000 mites. Western Governors to Meet Pierre, 8. D.—Governors of eight middle west states have accepted an Invitation by Governor Gunderson of South Dakota to a conference in'Sioux Falla October 28 and 29. Subjects affecting the welfare of the people In this area will be discussed. Governor Gunderson will lay no speclf subjects before the conference, be llevlng that the questions should be propounded by all of those who attend the meeting. He feel« however, that freight rates, the Inheritance tax qnes tlon and water way development snre ( ly will come op. The governors who have accepted are Erickson of Montana, Hamlll of Iowa, McMullen of Nebraska, Christ ianson of Minnesota, Sortie of North j Dakota. Baker of Missouri. Trapp of | Oklahoma and Paulen of Kansas, Slogan Under Fire Azusa, Cal.—Azusa, the gateway to San Gabriel canyon and the site where a greet flood control dam la to be built by Los Angeles county, should shun such slogans as "Azusa, the Dam City," the Rev. Olive Sailor told his congregation here. He was referring to a sign hanging above a well-traveled highway In the heart of Azusa's business district. Business men responsible for the hanging of the sign, however, refuse to admit that "Azusa, the Dam City" was anything hot good, suappy adver tising. Hope of Life Abandoned New London. Conn.—No response I fron3 interior of the submarine sunk off Block Island, has been obtained from the relief expedition ( wor *lng at the spot where the subma rine went down. It baa been reported officially to the submarine base here. A message from Rear Admiral S. H. Christy, in charge of the relief oper ations, said that a 100-ton crane, the Century, had attempted to lift the sub marine but had failed in the attempt The latest information here was that the submarine was resting on a sand bottom 128 feet deep. Hunter Mistaken for Deer Victoria. B, C.—Mistaken for a deer while hunting In the highlands district near MacKenzie bay, William T. Rich ardson, 47, was shot and killed by Channcey Woodard, another hunter. Thla was the first hunting fatality of the season In this district T re sp e Under Quarantine Manila.—As a result of the death of a Philippine scoot soldier and his wife and daughter from cholera, the Fifty seventh Infsotry regiment, stationed at Fort McKinley, has been placed un der strict quarantine. Gas Tax Builds Reads Michigan «ate gasoline tax of 2 cents a gallon goes to road construc tion. The annual revenue from this tax M expected to be $6.500.000 Hawaiia n Secretary Washington.—The reappointment of Raymond C Brown as secretary of the territory of Hawaii has been an nounced at the White House. Puking—Dr. Harvey J. Howard of the Rockefeller hospital. Peking, kid naped tyr bandits In July, haa been ^ _ WIH Hand Veto Run Washington. —Jobs A. Caristoa of Fargo, N. D_ has hewn named acting regional manager at th# Denver office of the Veterans* bureau. — Must Fay Brak Taxes New York.—Two hundred iasuraace companies la the Untied States which hare here railing ratnbtawf Ttforaccl .> _ mam V ""W ft™**» mUwm« »fce Jtew York Lifo ImmrwM» rrnomm » pay the United foam* gvemmmmt I mmm ta »mm« U FOLLETTE WIKS SEKT IK SENATE 70 WISCONSIN COUNTIES OF THE 71 IN STATE OO FOR YOUNG BOB RECORD MAJORITES RECEIVED Son of Battier Swings Organization Ik amvyor State Election Milwaukee.—Toong Robert M. Ln Follets, la being elected overwhelming ly toa seat In the United States senate from Wisconsin, not only rolled majority la excess of 180,000 votes, but he carried TO oat of the 71 counties In the gtata 7 " - With lern than 850 precincts missing all of which are In the outlying wooded districts of the state where telephone facilities are few and the vote light. - the record shows that young Bob car ried counties by majorities that were unheard of before. Kenosha county, home of the Ooolldge stalwart Repult llcan wing of the party In the state, went over to the opposition, La Fol lette carrying It by a plurality over Dlthmar of 216 votes. This was not the only county in the First district, formerly the hotbed of the regulars, to go over to the man who Indorsed the platform of the La Follette- Wheeler party of 1924. Ra cine county capitulated to the new 80 year-old senator by a vote of 5,308 for hhn to 8,188 for Dlthmar Walworth county, still another in the district, saw La Follette a winner, the county going 2jl71 for the new senator to 2.234 for Dlthmar. Standing alone in the state. Rock county came through for Dlthmar. The vote there was 5,684 for Dlthmar and 4,889 for Follette. But in the western, the northern, the central and the northeastern sections. Follete rolled op majorities that astounded even Ms own henchmen. up a A heavy rainstorm all over the north end of the state, making roads im passable and leveling telephone wires accounted for the missing precinct* not being able to report. Prison Honor Farm Fails Houston, Texas.—The honor prison system has been discarded In Texas after a year's trial. The state prison commission decided to assign carda and re-establish rigid discipline at the Pat Neff honor farm, near here, be cause too many prisoners bad es caped. The farm was started under the ad ministration of Pat M. Neff. Governor Miriam Ferguson's predecessor. It was modelled on the honor system In Flor ida. Sixty men, with good prison records, were transferred from the prison at Huntsville and from other farms to the new "freedom" farm. A few weeks passed with all pris oners answering the roll call. Then the Sundays began to drag. Some failed to come back from the walks allowed them. Some returned volun tarily ; others were recaptured. Chicago,—A new Herrin, a city of church ce and schools, paved streets and fine residence districts was pic tured in an address at the Chicago temple by the Rev. John Meeker. The Herrin at bombs and duel* gangs and strikes, is changing. Industrial depression, idleness, li quor and graft he described os affect ing the morel welfare of the miners. Herrin haa been bolding revival meet ings and Mr, Meeker concluded ; "To the clergy of the country I say, have faith In the old-time religion. Pray for a refreshing revival, pray for It and believe It Is coming." Cheyenne to Have Ora Cheyenne, Wyo.—A 25-yrar fran chise to distribute natural gas from the Fort Collins and Wellington field« here haa been recently granted by the Cheyenne city cooncll to the Cheyenne Light Ftoel A Power company. Under the terms of the franchira the company must build a pipe line net less than six Inches In diameter within a year and must provide 150,000 cubic feet of gas dally, or such proportion of that amount as la available to the company. Takes Felson Routs Casper, Wyo.—Carl O. Bly, 47, com mitted snicide by taking four ounces of poison purchased at a drag «ore In Midwest, where he lived. His schwas by friendk to despondency. A a sister. Ana Godel of Nobel, Texas, aur vtvra him. Eugene, Ore.—Three men. traveling from Colorado to Eugene, drowned plunged into the Willamette river at Harrisburg. Ore. A fourth occupant of the ear swam to safety. their automobile Mrs. Reginald "Owen, daughter of the info William Jennings Bryan, la a candidate for the Democratic nomi nation for representative from Miami ta rim Florida leglsfotare. She la a grandmother. mNwfcins WaaMngtoa.— Ahrifeduaèw of th« «ripping haar« and to# federal toads eemmiaatom were adreaated by Sana- - tor OartSa Reprises« •# toe «MM», m tote« I« «ta# with feto pim»» for mmwmtomtJm «f to#