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* i FROM THE PLENTYWOOD SCHOOLS i William Willard Gladys Carlson - Mildred Nelson The Latin II classes are preparing Staff:— a sand table projet. They are show ing the first expedition of Caesar in to Britain. The Senior class was entertained at 1 the M. O. Glorvick home by Miss Njaa on Monday evening. Tryouts for the Senior calss play were held, after which lunch was served. The English X class will have on display at the end of this week stages which they have constructed as a part of their study in the modern drama, The pupils nave constructed the seen ery, curtains and furniture f ;r these. stages. Six weeks exam'i-.atloni are being held this week or. Thursday and Fri day. Despite the aew Friday evening the operetta, The Gj p:y Rover, was well attended. The cast did unusually well in their singing, there being no notice able varying from pitch. The chorus work was well done and the dances added to the performance. At all times there was a good stage picture, The receipts from the operetta were $179.25 which will go into the general school fund. The regular meeting of the Music Club was held Tuesday evening. There will be only one more meeting this year, the second Tuesday in May. The program given is as follows: Piano solo—Gwendolyn Christianson, The Piano, written by Abby McCoy, and given by Palmner Stenehjem. Song by four girls. Reading—Helen Larson. Clarinet duet—Leo and Mureil Don aldson. Piano Solo—Mae Grawe. First Grade: We learned a new song about the garden. In art class we made springtime gardens. Leona Smith visited school one day. Third grade: Aloysius Sapa left school this week, moving to North Dakota with his parents. Fourth grade: In language we have been learning the poem, The Wind mill. The Deer are still ahead of the Foxes in spelling. Fifth Grade: We are drawing birds WISCONSIN WET (Continued from page One) lieved that the vote had been taken as an important step toward cutting the eighteenth amendment out of the constitution of the United States. On, State by State!" State by state, they will continue their fight they said, as did the pro hibition forces in bringing the dry is sue before congress. . In general, the balloting followed the outline set in 1926, when the more populous centers were "wet" and the rural districts "dry." The increase in the dry vote reflected the work of dry organizations, which campaigned actively this year, whereas in the beer referendum they instructed their constituents to ignore the balloting. tt Threaten Recall of Legisla tors Opposing Repeal of Act Milwaukee, Wis., April 8.—Wis consin's plea for repeal of the state prohibition enforcement act and 2,75 per cent beer, rested on the doorstep of the legislature awaiting action. Wets, after piling up a majority of more than 100,000 votes as a pro test against the eighteenth amend ment and Volstead and Jones acts, clamored for the legislators to heed results of Tuesday's referendum and wipe the Severson act off the statute books and erase penalties for making 5 ■i4( I ! SERVICE EXTENSIONS AT LESS GOST Rural Seotiona and Urban Subscribers Both Benefit Continuing its aim to provide the most telephone service and the best, at the least cost to the public, this company recently announced an increase in the amount allowed for the extension of telephone service to subscribers located in sparsely settled sections and for the installation of private branch exchange systems most - commonly provided for larger telephone users in cities and towns. r-r Previously, this company in furnishing service to out lying subscribers had paid at least $35.00 of the cost of construction for extending a new line from an isolated ranch or fa: m to the nearest existing telephone pole line. Under the new practice now effective, the company will pay $75.00 and iu some oases more, when conditions warrant. ■impl/ another affirmation of this company's continuing effort to provide a service that will enable anyone anywhere to tal i by telephone with anyone else anywhere else. This is In connection with the Installation of privai e branch exchange equipment, ployec by large telephone users, this pany'î former allowance to the subscriber was î 5.00 for each telephone connected. This imitation has now been removed, tire!y and these types of private branch exchange systems will be provided without payment of charges. The new practices, therefore, will benefit In ren.ote sections and also subscribers in em I ! com n »» 1 en any Installation new subscribers cities and towns. A CONTINUALLY IMPROVING SERVICE ■S using the Biology room specimens as models. Demas Sapa has withdrawn from school. Two new pupils have entered the grades: Jane Ridenour in the 8th an her sister Alice in the 7th. Benefits of School Activities Mildred Nelson It should be the desire of every pupil and patron to raise the stand ards of the school in one's community, Just how it is to be done is another thing. Cooperatin and school spirit can be brought about through well di rected school activities. School act V1 * ies are , :n ?f , an k d school work if they are well work ou ^ There has always been two sides to every question, and there always will be as long as the world endures. We see so often that people argue in a circle and never know just definitely what they are arguing. It takes sys tematic thought and knowledge to de bate intelligently, so why not have a debating club in our school where pu pils will get the right foundations for proper debate. Doing has always been more effec tive than just reading. In life we do and act. Why not make our reading and study more life-like by acting and studying the principles of self pression. Dramatic clubs for pupils will satisfy that need, Our great out-doors has many a hidden pleasure for those who can see with sympathetic eyes and hear with ears that understand. But how shall one know who has not heard. In ad dition to a knowledge of nature there is always the health element that en ters into the question of the open air. There is a need for Nature-study clubs. Closely allied with this might come a physical education club that will teach the fundamentals of health ful living, morally and physically. Hiking with a purpose is always bene ficial pastime. We have at present some school activities, but there must be some thing wrong with them because they are not well attended, and we feel that they do not reach enough stu dents. Let us talk up our school activities and build un a program which will take care of our wants and needs. ex beer—a product for which this city was made famous. Since the refendum does not auto matically change the law, the real battle between wets and dry will come in the legislative chambers in Madi son. The legislature had indicated it would be guided by the vote. Rumbles of the impending fight were heard in a wet move that threat ened to demand recall of legislators who vote against repeal of the dry acts. Washington.—The fact that Wis 1 consin has voted nearly 2 to 1 against state prohibition five months after it gave a 6-to4 majority against Gov. Alfred E. Smith, the wet in the last j presidential campaign, was the sub I iect of comment here tdoay among po litical leaders. •While Senator Borah of Idaho and other supporters of President Hoover pointed to the political paradox as an insignificant exception to the general dry attitude manifest in the last elec tion campaign, supporters of Govern or Smith such as Senators Caraway, democrat, Arkansas, and Norris, re publican, Nebraska, asserted the Wis consin results showed prohibitior was not an issue in the last campaign. Both Caraway and Norris are dry. Borah, who led the dry campaign for Mr. Hoover and who looked upon the election as nearly a national ref erendum on prohibition, pointed out while prohibition may not have in WASHINGTON COMMENTS ON 2 TO 1 PHOBITION VOTE fluenced the election result in Wis certamly some consin there were places in which it had an effect. Taking the opposite view, Senator Norris told the United Press. I think the Wisconsin referen dum demonstrated that the nation al election was not a national ref erendum on prohibition. The same voters in Wisconsin who elected Mr. Hoover have now declared for repela of the state enforcement law. Drys insist little significance should be attached to the Wisconsin referen dum because the state generally has been accepted as a wet state. • * ! months in Washington jail. The four questions, which Sinclair charged in his appeal were improper, asked about Sinclair's dealings with two publishers, Bonfils of the Denver Post and Shaffer of the Rocky Moun tain News, whose claims to parts of Teapot Dome were settled by Sinclair before he leased Teapot Dome from Secretary of Interior Fall. A third ( question asked where Sinclair met Fall previous to the making of the lease, and a fourth, put by Senator Adams of Fall. Senator Thomas J. Walsh, the committee prosecutor, who led in tracking the devious course of the illegal leases made by Fall on the government's naval oil reserves, put the first three questions. It develop ed later that Sinclair delivered to Fall more thar $250,000 in cash and Lib erty bonds. The supreme court can celled the leases and said they were the illegal fruits of a corrupt con spiracy. SINCLAIR (Continued from page One) information in public matters, Jus tice Butler said, are not abrogated by the fact that information brought out may have a bearing on criminal suits in which the witness is concerned. Congress, he added, had full power to inquire into the various claims of persons to the oil reserves. Two ques tions which Sinclair refused to ans wer concerned outsiders' claims to the rich petroleum reserves. The oil multimillionaire was not present. He is believed to be in his New York home. Under ordin ary procedure, the court's man date will be sent to federal auth orities in 25 (lays, at which time Sinclair will be called on to surren de». ^ Sinclair on March 22, 1924, refused bo answer any questions of the com mittee, and he was indicted a few days later on 10 counts, each specify ing a question. He was convicted on four counts by a jury, and sentenced to pay a $500 fine and serve three EVEN EXPERTS ERR Ottawa-—(FP)—Even experts err. When the Ontario Hydroelectric was being launched in 1905, Lord Kelvin, world-famous scientist, was asked whether electricity could be transmit ted 80 miles from Deceau Fall Hamilton. He said the idea was ab surd. A SPECIAL OFFER! I I { \ The New Frigidaire Equipped with the New Cold Control At Reduced Prices Now on Display at our stores u 99 I \ no no f -, fc- 4 { r < Down Per Month \ ML ■i* MODEL D-5 $10 on Installation \ Frigidaire now at Price within reach of aO Frigidaire Sale Features typ® °f IwwdioW cabinet may be purchased on «imik f tenon. A new household model for as low as $195, delivered. ^: n ! i>n ^ rat,0n y® 01 home during sale only. Communicate nearest office. **ery model equipped with the New "Cold Contrai*. Twenty-four months time to pay balance If yon Jn SSÄST" ,rte " ** * ** * ** Ihe New Frigidaire gives the greatest value ti i sxorjr• \ Montana-Dakota Power j == ■ MONTANA WEEKLY lUUll I Hlin INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Natural gas will be supplied to residents of Choteau future. Plans discussed for building pro posed gas line from notrhern Montana gas fields to Butte and Anaconda. Helena—State Highway Commis sion orders removal of all commercial advertising signs from ngm-of way along Federal highways in Montana before January 1 ; 1930. Vtshti Petroleum Company of Great Falls incorporated with $150,000 cap ital. new public play Butte—Three grounds will be established and exist ing baseball fields will be improved this summer. Construction of four-story Medical Arts Building will begin shortly in Great Falls, Missoula— Clark's Fork highway be ing improved. Great Falls— Construction work at two local hospitals will be started shortly. Mountain State Telephone & Tele graph Company installed exchange at Flaxville. Wolf Point—Work started on rail oad spur which is part of prelimin ary work in construction of Missouri River bridge near here. Great Falls—Cascade county fair grounds to be improved. Building activity in Havre on up ward trend. Deer Lodge—Rialto Theatre will be remodeled and Vitaphone equipment installed. Gas Development Company plans to drill additional wells in vicinity south of Glendive in near future. New Congregational church will be built in Livingston. Conrad—Local Nash automobile agent will build brick agarage. Terry—Lighting system to be in stalled on seven blocks of Main street in this place. Mountain States Telephone & Tele graph Company laying cable exten sions costing more than $92,000 in streets of Butte. Great Falls Power Company pur chased by Montana Power Company. Numerous buildings under construc tion in and around Augusta. Great Falls szrsssrz of H.1«. Gas . Electric Company moved to Granite Building. Great Northern'railway to build stockywds east of Shelby. Construction of overhead bridge crossing Great Northern railway line " P National Parks Airways will con ivaiionai rarKS Airways win con | t X t -s h SciS'l d ai^ bUil<ii,,B at Anaconda -'KniÄ Columbus will erect $60,00« clubhouse here this summer. Construction of new Federal and State highway from Dillon to Daly's spur recently started. Highways in vicinity of Grass Range being improved. Mountain States Telephone Compa ny improved system in Ryegate. Says C !l nadian Farmers Solve Relief Problem Washington — (FP) — Canada's wheat farmers, by forming the groat co-operative wheat-market pool which is now the world's most successful enterprise in that field, have shown the way for effective farm relief. This was the opinion given the Senate committee on ag riculture, March 27, by G. W. Con nell, of the Minnesota Wheat Grow ers Marketing Association. Connell presented the demands of the National Wheat Piool Con ference at Kansas City, which ask ed that surplus products of the farm be afforUed the benefits of a protective tariff through the Mc Nary-Haugen bill. He said that if the stabilization features of this bill were enacted into law, 60 per cent of American wheat farmers Could be brought into the co-oper atives, and would thereby aid in the process of stabilizing farm prices. MONTANA DIVORCE IS HELD INVALID IN THE PROVINCES Lethbridge, Alta.—A divorce grant ed in Montana courts, providing the husband is domiciled in Canada ,is not recognized in Canada, according to a judgment just handed down here by Chief Justice Simmons of the su preme court of the province. The judgment was given in the suit of Munroe against Munroe, which hinged on the validity in Canada of a divorce granted in Montana. Judge Simmons held that, according to the English law, recognized in Ca nadian courts, the Montana divorce did not hold good as Claude Munroe, the husband, was at that time domi ciled in Canada, an though his first wife was in the United States, she was by law domiciled in Canada, as the domicile of the husband is that of the wife also. In that the parties were domiciled in Canada and not in the United States, the divorce granted was accordingly invalid. Unregistered Radio Station Broadcasting In Great Falls Great Falls.—Real progress is be E-lf. Carr _ prcsident 0 }' the dub . B Mr. Walker has reported that he has discovered a sma |[ broadcast!!!? sta ...tion in Great Falls, heretofore un fc d ( b tbe majority of fans. A MmmUtee Vi,, be i ppo î n ted at the * "«* meeting of the club to visit the party °P eratin S the station and de f-pv-vnnp wbnt <;ten <5 «shall hp taken to cSy the »itÄ ., ^ most of the t?ttofte homes oÄere. 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