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ITItr IIB HUE MILLIONS BX DEBT COUNT VOLPI TEHDKItB CHECK A* PROOF OP SINCERITY OF PURPOSE not due tnrriL 11 First Tims Sash a Payment Has Seen Negotiated , « v Italian treasury for 15,000,000 as the flrat payment. Praident Ooolldge sighed the docu ment after Sscretary Mellon and Count VoIpU head of the American and Itel lan commissions, bad put their names en „ u ..u ^ Count Volpl handed over the check as be called It. as proof of "the »ln- 1 certty of purpose," of his government, He assured Mr, Mellon that the 1 terms granted by the Americans had established a bond of friendship "never | to be forgotten by ray people," and j paid tribute to the fairness with which the problem had been treated, In making the Initial payment, al though it ts not due until Jüne 80,1826, Count Volpl declared he was only car rylng out the purposes of his govern- { Washington.—The treasury has a Signed agreement for the funding of Italy's 82,042,000,000 war debt to the United States, and an order on the ment to show that it Intended living op to the agreement. Some hesitancy was shown by Sec retary Mellon In accepting the order but he was Immediately assured that the payment waa made without regard to the fact H was not yet required. It was the first time such a payment had been made In any of the 11 debt agree ments thus far negotiated. Russia Recognize* 8hah London—The Dally Telegraph's dip lomatic correspondent says It appears the Russian soviet government, through its envoy at Teheran, ha# recognized Rehza Kahn as the new ruler of Persia without awaiting re ceipt of the note sent to the foreign powers, notifying them of the deposi tion of the Kajar dynasty. The ruling power In Persia has been placed temporarily In the hands of Rehza Kahn, the permanent decision being left to the constituent assembly. Protest of Stockmen Denver.—The stockmen's protest against the proposal of western rail roads to Increase Interstate freight rates five per ertnt will -be weighed be fore the Interstate commerce commis sion examiner. The scene of the hearings shifts to Denver from the mlddlewesf. Wyom ing, New Mexico and Idaho shipping Interests joining with Colorado In re sisting the advanced rates It was an nounced by S. E. Naugle, assistant at torney .general. Chicago.—Anton Lang, the Christus of the Oberamraergau passion play, will he Invited to take the leading role In "The Sacrifice," a passion play, to be presented on men's night at the International Eucharist congress of the Roman Catholic church, which opens here next June. ChampalgB, Ill.—Ths University of Illinois may be the first university to cover its football field with a rubber ised material protecting It from rain. George Huff, athletic director, aald such a covering was being used suc cessfully by major league baseball clubs and, aa a result of a recent swampy game, he was considering the same use of It for the gridiron. It will cost $10,000 or $12,000. London.—The Association of British Motor Manufacturers has applied to the board of trade to Impose a duty of 8SV4 per cent on foreign commercial vehicles under the safeguarding of In dustries act The association takes the gronnd that the motor industry In England is suffering from the "dump ing" of cheap commercial cars from the United States, France and Italy. The board of trade la considering the request. Washington.—As an aid to aviation the Standard Oil company of Califor nia haa agreed to paint names of towns and ettiss on the roofs of Its ware houses. The army air service, which suggested the plan, has been notified of the company's agreement and ex pects other large corporations to fol low suit. Twelve-foot letters will be used, which will enable pilots Imme diately to ascertain their location. Demotot Hz« Aviators Quessan, French Morocco.—Ameri can «viators of the Shertffian squad ron, It Is now announced, will be of ficially demobilized at Oses Blanca at a ceremony to be attended by Ool. A V. Mengend, chief of the French avi ation« and other high officers. Winnipeg, Man.,—the Canadian la stltute of mining and metallurgy ha* announced here discovery of one of the wwtd's richest iithia fields, at Point MMl, Manitoba. The ore is nsed in firework», photogrphy and many iaedlrlMC. Other products include potash, aluminum tentante and sev eral rare ores. iMPWM Man Of#« fftfe-HBIAMBe Onry «now p«r o# task., mä fßomUtmA is ÄÄtcSs« am $*mi**- EhK< «•«», ASK LOWS 10 TIDE ™P » Northwest Agricultural Confsranes Hears Rise far Govern ment Aid St Paal.—A. plea for intermediate crédita for fanners to provide loans for one, two or three yean was made by B. O. Qaamme. former head of th* St. Paul federal farm loan bank, la as address before the northwest agrieul torsi conference. James Msnahan, attorney of 8t Paul, who has been connected with various farm movements, declared ha was disappointed with the meeting for "skirmishing about the outer edges of the marketing problem." Some means of handllng rorplua crop> 6{ ^ coon . ^ muat be foond and fann€PB .hould be protwrted ag «, nat furtb#r increases ntM> ^ a(ia#rted . tennera most have legislation whlch wl „ ^ tflOTn cost of produc tlon pins a reasonable profit for their cropa Mld PauI Moor « vIce president of th<> unJon Iowa Hen> »erred to the Farmer*» nnlon as the 0 . •• pea j" farmers' organization in tJje country I g ta te Senator O H Morris of MU waukee In reply to Mr Moore «td th t , Wisconsin farmers could obtain gr* Î^Te îriLo^eTn^ S ^ conld agree on what they wanted. NEW* NOTES OF REAL INTEREST PERTAINING TO NORTHWEST | London.—The German ambassador has been entertained at a dinner at the French embassy. First time since the war. Seattle.—The national logging con gress held here recently was attended hy a thousand lumbermen and others directly Interested In the lumber In ■' dustry. San Francisco.—The first contract for carrying the malls by airplane was signed by Postmaster General New with Walter T-3E«nçj cisco, for a dally, exce vice each way between and Pasco, Wash., by way of Boise, Idaho. Cody, Wyo.—The Federated clubs of the Big Horn basin are expected to meet In Cody sometime In November, and the local commercial club Is mak ing plans for the entertainment of the many delegates who are expected to be here at that time. St. Paul.—The northwestern zone of the council of states of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater associ ation will hold their annual meeting here January 5 and 6. The states to ho represented are Minnesota, North Da kota, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and probably Ne braska and Kansas. Harlowtown, Mont.—L. K. Sorenson who for the last several years has been the superintendent of construc tion of the Milwaukee road on this di vision with headquarters in Harlow ton, has received notification from the Chicago, Milwaukee A St Paul rail road that he had been promoted to the position of trainmaster of th# Mo bridge and Mllbank, and the Aberdeen and Mitchell divisions of the road. Billings. Mont.—President Coolldge will be Invited to attend the semi-cen tennial observance of the Custer mas sacre at Custer Battlefield on June 25, next, according to announcement made by the National Custer Memorial asso ciation, recently formed to sponsor the celebration. President Ooolldge, it Is said, has visited every state in the union but six. Among these six are Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, the others being Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. —— of San Fran undny, ser Èlko, Net Cody, Wyo.—Dedications are the order of the year In Cody. Two years ago the memorial to Colonel William F. Cody was dedicated. Last year the new road and beautiful concrete bridge on the Cody Way to Yellowatone which eliminated fear from the whole some thrills on this highway waa dedi cated. Next year It la expected a mu seum to house the relics and memen toes of the days of the great scout, "Buffalo Bill," will be erected and ded icated In time for the yearly tourist traffic. Denver—Basalt, which nestles In the mountains west of Denver. Is a town without a debt and with $1,000 In Its "treasurer." Such a healthy condition has prompted M. P. Sloas, the town clerk and owner of the general mer chandise store, to ask the state public ntilltiei commission for permission to serve free water to Its inhabitants. In a letter to the.commission, the town clerk declared the councilman didn't see "any use In collecting and layln' It up In the treasurer." The town coun cil proposed to suspend the water rente for six months, Mr. Slosa wrote. No action has yet been taken by the commission. Portsmouth. Ofilo.—John W. Hank, 81, national chorister of the Grand Army of the Republic, died at bla home In Jackson, Ohio. Belgians Seek Loan Brussels.— The Belgtafi financial delegation, which sailed for New York on the Montana, It la divulged In well informed political circles, la carrying a message from the Belgian govern ment alluding to the probable accept ance by the Belgian parliament of the agreement tor funding the debt to the United States recently arrived at la Washington The financial delegation Is to en gage to discussion with American ft and mämiQf to negotiate t te,»w ef ARTICIi 27 TONED DOWN BT MEXICO FOREIGN LAND OWNERS GIVEN TEN YEARS INSTEAD OF THREE TO CLEAN UP I WASHINGTON MUCH REIMS Only Ts Agricultural Land constitution, which has been causing concern and speculation in WaMiing ton. has avoided lh phraseology and tonus D> * n >' of th * Pi««''» Predicted and expected for It. according to a Mexican embassy copy of the law as lt I*»«« the chamber of deputies. Tbe 1# w now »rranges that the pro Tto,on •««'■■t foreigners holding stock In companies owning land In the pro hlblted tones along the Mexican border » n<1 ■*• coasts, shall be effected by disposal of tha land owned by such companies within ten years. Instead of by providing that the stock holdersaall their »bares In tM companies within three years, a. originally planned. Th« '»w •• « now reads applies only to agricultural lands. «n, e st atute also makes provision {against retroactivity, allowing owners Washington.—The proposed Mexican law enacting provisions of the celebrated article 27 of the. Mexican a legally acquired land or stock In a land owning company prior to the en actment of the law to hold such prop erty until their death. Tariff Aids Northwsst Washington. —Farmers of the north west are enjoying more prosperity. President Coolldge was advised by Representative Smith, Republican, Id aho, who sai d th eir co ndi tion is much Improved by the tariff law. Sheep and sugar, especially, he aald, have bene fited from the tariff provisions, while there has been criticism of the govern ment reclamation policy by settlers on some government projects. Mr. Smith, who Is chairman of the house Irriga tion committee, said he believed dis satisfaction would be dissipated when the law carrying out the recommenda tions of Secretary Work's fact-finding commission gets Into full operation. Schools Burned In Syria New York.—Reports of the burning of American schools and churches In the region of Damascus. Syria, where the Druse tribesmen have driven out Armenian and Syrian Christians, bare been received here at the headquarters of the Near East Relief association. The report# came from Boy M. David son, Ashland, Ky„ in charge of the near east relief In Palestine. He said the British have barred Palestine to refugees from Syria and many of them are massed on the border. Detroit a Wet City Detroit.—With a startling thrust "there Is something radically wrong with law enforcement ln Detroit," A. C. Stroup, deputy administrator in charge of the federal prohibition forces here, resigned to enter the insurance business. *T can say without reservation," the retiring deputy added, "that De troit Is the wettest city I have been assigned to. I have worked In several parts of the country, and observed con ditions carefully and I can say with out hesitation that no where else Is the law so opetdy violated as here." Many Allens Leave Washington—A total of 48.802 alien# entered the United States In Septem ber. thq Immigration service has re ported, but only 26,721 were aa immi grants, the balance being temporary visitors. During the same month, 19,885 left the United States, 12,485 being visitors and the balance leaving to make homes abroad again. Washington.—Charges of conspiracy to develop a monopoly In the motion picture industry were denied In a brief filed with the federal trade commiss ion by the Famous Players-Lasky cor poration. Such charges, which have been pending since 1921, can not be sustained under the federal trade com mission act the brief stated, because the corporation ts not exercising a monopoly In the Industry and has no prospect of doing so. Parts.—Senator Henry De Jovenel, chief editor of the Matin, has been of ficially named French high commis sioner for Syria to succeed General Sarrall, whose administration haa been the object of much criticism. Huron, 8. D.—The Farmers' and Merchants' hank of Huron has been closed by the state banking depart ment. Last statement showed deposit* of $340,009. This is the fourth Huron hank to dose, leaving bat one bank here. Ths Lady and ths Tiger Manchester, tog.—At Bellevue mo logical gardens in Manchester, s wo man keeper, Mrs. Ambert, entered a section of the tigers' den to clean It, bat forgot to close the trap door shut ting off the sections containing the tiger. The beast pounced open her and killed her with owe blow of its pnw. Brasset«.— All »galas* for war t have been time, crime» to — EITEIK MMIEVMTUTE Announcement has been made by the Milwaukee railway at Greet rail» of further extension of tlaa on the ex port rata on wheat from that territory to the weat coast The export rate, which !a»t April was op' for cancella tion. will ha |a effect at least until Feb. 17,1028. This is the third extension of the rate granted Once cancellation was flrtt disc a s a ed. It was formerly ex tended to August 1, then to November 19. and now to February 17. Under the export rata, grain «hipped to the west coast from this territory goes for 82 cents a hundred. Under the domestic rate the coat a bandred 1« 38*4 cents, Milwaukee officials stated. Roundup Mine# Busy Early and continued cold weather throughout the country, together with the additional demand created by clos ing down of anthracite mines in Penn sylvania, have brought a return of old time prosperity to the bituminous fields and the Roundup district Is sharing In the good fortune. Local mines are working more steadily than in several years and .there la reason to believe the welcome activity will last at least until Christmas. Trsamra State TaUsMt Mrs. Mande Sutherland has been ap pointed deputy state humane officer for the Oreat Falls district, succeed ing the late John Hetherlngton. Arrangements have been completed for resumption of the work of wreck ing some 80 Fort Asslnibolne buildings. The lumber and thick material la to be sold. A dividend of 50 cents a share has been declared by Butte Copper and Zinc, payable December 9. The prev ious payment was 50 cents In Decem ber, 1924. The Northern Montana corn show In 1920 will be held In Havre In Novem ber as the result of a decision reached at the annual meeting of the associ ation held at Glasgow. Hill county's population this year shows a gain of approximately 8ft per cent over 1924, as far as It affects those of school age, according to the annual school census figures. The eleventh son and sixteenth child tvaa born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Can trell of Roundup. Fourteen are living, one having died at birth and another being drowned a few years ago. A deal was recently completed, whereby P. S. Dorsey sold the Three Forks Herald to W. C. Dally, an ex perienced newspaper man from Minne sota. who has assumed charge of the business. The petition circulated by the tax payers In the northern part of Park county for the purpose of calling an abandoned horse roundup hoi been presented to the board of county com missioners and allowed. As the result of a tag day held re cently the Wibaux city library is more than $100 richer. The tag day for the library is an annual event and the do nations are liberal. The library la handled by the Woman's club and serves the entire county. Rev. W. Friend Day, Episcopal min ister for the district south of Living ston and Including Yellowstone Park, has accepted a call to become mlnlater of St James Eplscopal chnrch at Boae man, according to an announcement of the church vestry. He will begin bis duties there about December 1. Clifton, Applegate and Toole, con tractors of Missoula, were allowed $88. 000 of the state highway commission funds by the state board of examiners to reimburse the firm for losses sus tained in the construction of the Skal kaho road. The money was appropri ated by the last legislative assembly. More than 40 Browning dtiaens have returned from Spokane where they bad attended the Northwest In congresa. They were proud to back several prises. The Black feet Indians were given several awards on form crops raised on the reserva tion. They also took first prise for being the beat dressed Indians there. Secretary-Manager Jim Shoemaker •f the Billings Commercial club has received notice of his appointment as a special agent of the bureau of cen sus. department of commerce, to aid In taking the commercial census next spring. William M. Stewart, census director, in a letter received by Mr. Shsemaker, notified him of hia ap pointments The Job carries a salary of M per year. Eon signor Victor Day. vicar general of the diocese, has been chosen by the dloçasren consultera as administrator of the diocese of Helena for the inter regnum between the death of Bishop Jot» P. Carroll which occurred la Fri bourg. Switzerland, and the selection of bhi successor. As administrator of the diocese Monslgnor Day wilt act al so as administrator of the estate of the deceased. a l>r Huit the Bardin tourist camp proved quits popular with tourists the pest summer >• evidenced by the number wvs» night In the ramp. An examination of the register kept by R. It OoWsberry. proprietor of the sor vie» station adjacent to toe tostttl ramp, between May » and October 18, revente ts\ core put up «rer mg»« Ansamtog tont there were on aa average persona to s ear, «p> pratoMPEfer'iX* totofktoi spot a» crest os* Sight »i Hardin while many fhtmgb toe tom ism = = f ALFAlfA SEED SETS BIG SUM Ths Hyaham heetten Will Receive ••0,000 Prom Crop This Y One of the largest alfalfa seed crops on record, amouufiag to more than 7,500 bushels and valued at about $80. 000, has been produced this year In ths Sarpy and TnUoek valleys, aeù Hy Not only is It one of the great crops of this valuable seed, but the quality good and -much above that of 1824. Buyers have been busy for the last month and s great majority of the seed has changed bends. -, The price paid this year, 18 cents, about two cents per pound under that of last year, with from 2 to 6 per cent dockage. This will bring to the grow ers about 180,000. Montana grown alfalfa seed com mands the highest market price and is listed by seed booses as Montana grown at an advance over seed from other stetes. Church Bell Has History The new bell, Installed in the Cath olic church at White Sulphur Springs, bears an Interesting history. ^_Th# lets I« 8. Bnsbcy, the donor, visited Fath er Le Claire there daring the summer ■nd, noting that the church had no bell, promised to polish, crate and ship the old bell that be had used In bis ship building plant at Brooklyn, and to send with It an account of its his tory. Before the bell was ready for shipment, Mr. Bushey died, but his sou, knowing his father Intention,-placed a memorial Inscription on the bell and sent It to Father Le Claire. Forests Return $$M88 Montana counties will shortly re ceive $68,455.52 from the United States forestry department as the state's pro portion of the moneys collected from the sale of timber and from other sources by the varions forests In this state. The $69,455.52 will be distrib uted by the state treasurer In propor tion to the area of forest land located In each county. Notice has been re ceived by Governor Erickson that the money due the state will soon be dis tributed. Stats Board Rejects Bids The state board of examiners has re jected all bids offered on the con struction of the woman's building at the state college at Bozeman and In structed the officer# of the college to construct the building under the super vision of W. R. Plew, an architect of that place. The work Is to cost not more than $140,000 under the order of the board. The board also authorized the spending of $40,000 on repairs on the state college. ■ Ismay to Purchase Light Plant Subject to cancellation, the order be ing contingent npon the sale of the bonds that have been voted, the city council of Ismay has made arrange ments for the purchase of an electric plant and equipment, the order being placed In order that no time will be lost in connection with the Installation of the Improvement at the quickest possible moment. See Hundreds of Swan The unusual sight of swan literally covering the Bitter Root river near Corvallis was witnessed by Louis Wolfe and William Grimes. The men had gène out early to hunt geese In the storm. They estimated the number of swan at several hundred and say It was a beautiful sight to see the grace ful birds at play in the water and along the river bank. Receiver for Three Banks R. 0. Riddick, who has been receiver of the First National bank of Poison since it closed a year and a half ago, baa resigned and has been succeeded by J. M. Swan, who is receiver of the First National banks at R^nan and Gharlo. Mr. Swan will handle the af fairs of all three banks and will be assisted by C. D. Livingston. Named on Livestock Beard Governor J. E. Erickson has ap pointed C. J. McNamara of Helena, to be a member of the livestock commis sion, filling the vacancy on the board caused by the death of former Senator L. B. Taylor of Chinook. Mr. Mc Namara's term will expire March L 1827. Atkinson Publishes Book President Alfred Atkinson of Mon tana State college is one of the auth ors of s series of ten volumes Just off the press, called "The Book of Rural Life." President Atkinson's writings deni with Montana's agriculture, its development and iti future. ONE Falla felt another earthquake, the shock, preceded by a deep rumble, being plainly felt la the east end ol the city. Mend«! A. Wltofaky of Butte has ob tained « patent In Washington, D. C„ m « trunk-lucking device, a c co r d ing to the latest list of patent issuance* made .reliable hy the potent office. Five .ther Montana Inventors naaped I» the thedr patents, are : Bari 1*. Btolser of Kaltopril. .hreehmir machine; BeM Floyd W. Linton of 'Ennis, fish gnard ; ratepr, and Bevscfn J. ef Lew sS-Sv- ■■ >- iÂùflvigrss.Sîi. Thandaj, 19 , 1936 . BEAUTIFY IT WITH "DIAMOND DYES' r Just Dip to TM or Baal to Dyi Bach 15-cent pack age contains direc si . TIoBM SMS dki can tint delicate -bade« or dye rich. it sflka, ribbons, skirts, waists, d re s ses , coats, stock Inga, sweaters, draperies, coverings. la is thing 1 Buy Diamond Dyes—no other kind—< and ten your druggist whether the ma terial you wish to color is wool or silk, or whether It Is linen, cotton or mixed goods. Smartneu Wat What Impressed Examiner The small boy was taking a city hall examination. He had passed most of the necessary teste and was now undergoing one to test common sense and Initiative. v His examiner asked bow the boy bad come to the school. "In a taxi, sfr,** replied the youth. "And what was the number of that taxi, my heyf "Three-six-throe-seven, sir!" "That's quite O. K. You'll do,** said the examiner, beaming at tha elated young man. That evening the examiner told the story to a friend, who said: "A most observant lad. But how did you know that be was giving you the correct number?" "Correct number be Mowed !" ex claimed the examiner. "Don't you think It was smart of the boy to give me the drat number that occurred to him, without the slightest hesitation?** DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN Aspirin Marked With «Bayer Cross* Has Bssn Proved Safe by Millions. Warning! Unices yon see the cams "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 years. Say "Bayer" when yon buy Aspirin. Imitations may prove dangerous.—Adv. Saltan Qualifies as War Bulletin Writer "Abd-el-Krim In the beginning gave the French ballyhoo, but you'd never have guessed it from their war bulle tins," said former Gov. B. F. Dunne of Chicago. "The French were like the caliph. The caliph reclined on a heap of silk cushions, smoking a narghlleh and drinking sherbet while a nautch girl danced before him. "Snddenly the grand vizier pushed in. tearing hts hair. " 'Commander of the Faithful,' he groaned, The enemy has penetrated onr lines and cut our army in twol* "The caliph smiled and ladled a little more snow Into bis sherbet. " 'Good r he said. Draw up a bulle tin announcing that we have now got two armies Instead of one.' " Hava you ever walked on Rrr*r«i Bakkwt R Is the purest, toughest, most uniform rubber known—patents and developed by the United Statei Rubber Company. It has put "Ü. &' Spring-Step Heels In a class by tbem sslves. Such comfort) Such long weart Get onto a pair today and note (he dif ference._Also—ask your repairman about XJSKIDB—the sole that wears twice as long as best leather. Com fortable. healthfu l, w aterproof. Bur new shoes with 08KIDB Soles ana "D. 8." Spring-Step Heels.—Adv. Improving Irish Roads A new scheme for the Improvement of Irish roads has been decided on by the Free State government at a cost of nearly $20,000,000, to he spread over nearly three years. It Is proposed to bring 1,500 miles of the country's 4,000 miles of trunk roads to a standard which will give a road life of eight to ten years. The laden weight of new motor lorries will be restricted to nine tons, under the pian, and owners of horse-drawn vehicles will be compelled to nae wheels with wide rims. Cutioura Boothes Baby Hash e s That Itch and bunt, by hot both* of Cuticvra Soap followed by gentle anointings of Cnticnra Ointment Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe cially If a little of the fragrant Cati en ra Talcum Is dusted on at the Un lah. 25c each.—Advertisement 9 Aggressive Measures Donald's grandmother had her hair bobbed and grandfather didn't like It so Donald decided he didn't like it, either They went to a circus recently. When they were getting oat of the car, Donald looked at grandmother and said-: "If anyone call# you a funny sap. grandma, punch 'em la the nose.** —Indianapolis News. The of soft cool will Illiterates Si Japan tbs authorities discovered that * •We I« into Mr own has decided Is establish a gggganja