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Montana Butte Standard from Butte, Montana • Page 8

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MONTANA -STANDARD, BUTTE, FRIDAY-MORNING, AUGUST 21; 1931. FORCED TO VACATE NOW GOING STRONG Building Being Sold We Must Sell Our Entire $40,000 Stock of nationally advertised watches, wrist watches, diamonds, rings, jewelry, silverware, parlor clocks, toilet sets, novelty jewelry, field glasses, binoculars, suitcases, handbags, Gladstone bags, overnight cases, rifleS; shotguns, revolvers, musical instruments, radios, portable phonographs, kodaks, typewriters, electric sewing machines, and thousands of other articles to numerous to mention have been reduced to make them the biggest bargains that Butte has ever heard of. DON'T FAIL TO GET YOUR SHARE Since 1900 IT PAYS TO PAINT NOW! Put Off I P' your house needs painting this year, It will pay you to avail yourself of 1931 prices and gel tho work uniier. way at once. Many jiut off palntlu? In 1930, and before long tlicic will be Greater demand and higher prices.

Du Pont Taint is scientifically made of the finest oils and pigments and Us durability, under all conditions, has been tested. 11 costs no more than paint which is not as good. New up-to-date colors permit attractive color schemes. Du Pont Prepared House Regular shades, per gallon Floor and Deck Enamel Per quart Jl.lOj Per gallon $3.76 Let us help you with your paint problems ask for our color PAINT Montana Hardware Department at the Anaconda. Copper Mining Co.

DEMOCRATS ATTACK N. Y. PROBE GROUP INTERFERENCE II PfilMTE LIFE OF Minority Members of Cgm- mittee Object to Subpoena for Secretary NEW YORK, Aug. democratic quarters today came the accusation the republican-controlled Hofstadtcr committee is "attempting to pry into the private lite of Mayor James J. Walker." Samuel Scabury, chief counsel for the legislative committee investigating the Tammany city government, sought a subpoena during the afternoon for Russell T.

Sherwood, whom he said he wished to question In regard to "certain matters in whlchJie acted as an agent for Mayor Walker." He refused to Identify Mr. Slier- wood or disclose what the "certain matters" were. He said the. committee had Jailed to locate the man, and had learned he was "not de- sirous'of giving testimony or being subpoenaed." Senator John J. Dunnlgan, democratic spokesman for the democratic minority of the committee, immediately issued a statement declaring that the man sought Is an accoimt- ant wrjo handles the mayor's private business affairs and keeps his financial records.

"Mr. Seftbury, In trying to reach Mr. Sherwood. Is attempting to pry Into the private life of Mayor Walker," Senator Dunnlgau said. "He has no right to do this, as he pledged himself not to go into the mayor's personal affairs at the start of the Investigation.

The least he can do Is to await the return of the mayor and get the information he wishes from him. Meanwhile' the committee began a search for proof of police graft as it turned its spotlight on tns secret papers of Arnold Rothstein, slain gambler, and on an alleged alliance between speakeasy owners and police. Comedy and Romance in Eddie Bowling Feature Rare comedy situations pepped up with smart dialogue make a prime feature of "Honeymoon Lane," Eddlo Dowling's sparkling filnl attraction which Butto has been enjoying at the Fox Rlalto for the last several days. "Honeymoon Lane" is up at the top in romantic comedies and has the Indorsement of hundreds of showgocrs who have seen It here. The feature will have Its final shows tonight.

The next attraction at the Fox Rialto will be I'Son of India," glamorous Oriental story in which Ramon Novarro takes the leading role. It Js an exciting romantic drama with old Bagdad and Indian jungles for its settings. Intimate College Life Talkie Closes Tonight Last shows of the startling drama of modern college life, "Confessions of a Co-Ed," based on the intimate revealing pages of the diary of a modern co-ed In a great American university, will be given this evening at the Fok theater. The talkie has enjoyed banner audiences its first two nights In Butto Monday and Tuesday and was especially interesting to hundreds of Butte fathers and mothers who have sons and daughters In college. Orads and undergraduates chuckle remlnlscently over its many familiar situations.

Critics have culled it the best and most revealing picture of college lite filmed to date. On the stage tomorrow at the popular West Park street showhotise will be Fnnchon and Marco's Hacienda Idea, a clever collection of five of the best headline acts In vaudeville today. On the screen will be shown the inimitable comedian, Joe E. Brown in "Broad Minded," a riot of laughs. The stage show and the talkie closes with a matinee and two evening performances Sunday.

FORMER PROMINENT BUTTE MAN VISITS Ronald Murphy, former widely known Butte young man and now an employe of the Anaconda Wire and Cable company in New York City, accompanied by liis wife and daughter, are visitors in Butte for a brief stay. Mr Murphy is the son of Chief of Police Jere Murphy and Mrs Murphy and is visiting at the family home on West Granite street TOLEDO'SllANKS MAY REORGANIZE that Toledo's closed banks will be given an opportunity to reorganize was given today to depositors, who have more than $80,000,000 tied up in four institutions, by Theodore Tangeman, state director of commerce. Tangeman said the state will not liquidate the affairs of the Banks, which failed to open for business Monday, tin I ess the Institutions cannot be reorganized. Four, lakes which would" receive the surplus water from the river and also act'as storage tanks against the risk of a summer drought, form the basis of a plan being considered by the committee, seeking a way to avert overflowing of the River Thames In England FAR FROM PROBES HIS HONOR SNOOZES Sound asleep in his steamer chair on the broad deck of'the S. S.

Bremen, Mayor James J. Walker, of New York, is presented In an unusual pose of the usually vivacious, wise-cracking civic executive. Sleep Is one of the principal cures ordered for the Gotham mayor who has hied himself to Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, to recover hts health. DILLON BUREAU Dillon Residents to Attend Events at Glen and Elkhorn Springs, DILLON, Aug. number of Dillon people tire plan- jiinff to spend next Sunday at Olen where the Eagles of Buttc will hold 'their annual outing.

Residents of Dillon who are members of this organization expect be present. An elaborate program has been arranged, including a baseball go me, bathing beauty contest and a fly casting'Contest. James Campbell, who operates the hotel and resort at Glen, has erected a fine new dancing pavilion especially for the, occasion. Elkhorn Springs will also be an attraction for the mejnbers of the Dillon volunteer fire department nnd their families when they hold the first annual picnic of the'or- ganization. The entertainment will start at 11 o'clock In the morning and two leading features will be the rolling pin throwing contest for married women only and which will follow immediately after the three- legged race for married couples.

Free Ice cream and coffee will be served but all firemen arc expected to bring lunches for two meals. Swimming contests will also take place and dancing will in order both in the afternoon and in the evening. RSI TO BE PL1TEG DILLON, Aug. (Special) Early tomorrow morning a special car from the station of the United States agricultural.department will pass through this county, stopping at all stations along the line to unload fish fry. Thousands of fish will be distributed throughout the county and placed in 'every stream available at this time.

MAN IS ARRESTED BY DILLON OFFICER DILLON, Aug. B. Miller was picked up last night by Night Officer Sutherland and is being held pending an Investigation. Miller was arrested after he was alleged have attempted to cash a bad check at Ellel Brothers' store and another nt the J. O.

Penney store. DILLON RESIDENTS ATTEND STATE PAIR DILLON, Aug. Among the Dillon people who are in Helena Jor the last three days of the state fair arc Mr. and Mrs F. Cashmoro, Miss Susan Strub F.

M. Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Esterwald, Mr. and Mrs.

Hay Martinell, Howard Gilbert, Tim Blair, Representative B. J. Motion, Louis SUhl and a number of others. Thirty-lour, olubs in London's West End have been closed for'of- fenses against the liquor licensing laws. When Phillip Qorvis, aged 17, was carried far out to sea by the tide while bathing nt Southsea England recently, he was rescued by a speed boat which traveled to him at 49 miles an hem-.

DILLON, Aug. (Special) Judge Henry B. Rodgers of the district court yesterday evening presided at the marriage of Frank Es- terwald, lor many years a wealthy cattleman of the Horse Prairie district. He was married to Mrs. Mary Isabella Hjort, a resident of the same of the county.

Mr. and Mrs. Esterwald left this morning forrHelenn, where they will attend the state fair and upon their return will make their home at. the former's large ranch on Bloody Dick. DILLON NOTES, DILLON, Aug.

A. Gait spent yesterday on the Madison, where he was attending to matters of business. Miss Alpha Farmer, who has been visiting 'at the home of her parents, Mv. and Mrs. W.

J. Farmer, ipr the past month, is leaving this evening tor her home in Long Beach, where she Is In the office of the Community hospital. Mrs. Claude Lay and daughter arrived this morning from Eugene, and will spend the remainder of the summer visiting at the home o( Mrs. Lay's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John Smith. Mrs. John F. Bishop, Miss Jean Bishop and Mrs.

Mildred Thompson have returned from West Yellowstone, where they visited at the summer home of; Mr. and Mrs. James McGollum. A party composed of Mr. and -Mrs.

Henry Hoffland, Mrs. H. D. Hll- dreth and Miss Dorothy Hlldreth returned last evening from a six- month tour ol western states. Earl Ebersteln was in town -yes-" terday from Butte, Frank Beerher spent the day in Dillon from his ranch home at Relchle.

Dr. L. G. here today from Anaconda and was attending to professional business. Mr.

and Mrs. A. H. Dougherty and daughter of Chinook are guests at the Chester Hale home on the west side. Qeorge P.

Hughes is spending the day In Dillon from Horse Prairie, Mrs. O. M. Best left today for Butte to, attend the grand chapter of the Eastern Star. Mrs.

F. H. Best has as her guest her sister, Mrs. H. L.

MacLaughlin of Evanston, HI. They will be Joined tomorrow by Mr. MacLaughlin and daughter, Lorraine, who are en routo from Yellowstone park. Lee England returned -last night from: Butte, where he hadvan injured eye treated. McCarthy Co.

S17-319 E. Park Phono 7341 Lowest Prices and Quality Groceries. 25 Ibs. Fancy New 39c 100 Ibs. Fancy New Potatoes SI.

45 16 cans Carnation Mttk 4 doz. Fresh Eggs in. cartons. 2 Ibs. Creamery Butter 59o 3 doz.

Oranges (So 6 Ibs. Onions 5 25o 49 Ibs. Rex Flour $1.35 3-lb. Jars Preserves 4Sc 3 Ibs. Hills Red Can Tic 10 cans Tomatoes, Corn or Peas ...51.00 B-lb.

Pall Pure Lard 98o 30 bsrs Crystal White Soap, 3 bottles Catsup (save 35o) 49 Ibs. Lyons' Best Flour 15 Ibs. Sugar Wo. can Jam 75c J. McCarthy, Prop.

ISHTION HELD HT SIDNEY Montana Extension Service Shows Irrigators How to Produce. SIDNEY, Aug. (Special.) The first land leveling and irrigation demonstration of the Montana extension service was held here today on tlic Holly sugar corporation farm. The demonstration was a part of the ''program which the Montana Extension Service in co-operation with the Northern Pacific railroad will hold at nine other points tn irrigated areas of the state. Another section of the program deals with crop rotation and a discussion of the Irrigation faults.

At each stop a meeting will be held during the morning at the exhibit, coach which is being transported along with the two flat cars of irrigation equipment to each of the points on the Itinerary. This meeting is for the purpose of allowing common irrigation faults to the visitors by means of carefully prepared exhibits and illustrated material. One of the points which will be brought to the attention of the visitors is that even with an abundance of irrigation water some farmers lost up to 25 per cent of their crops because of poor preparation of land for irrigating. This particular point and others will be further emphasized at the demonstrations where the men -in charge will show by Jand leveling, grading, ditching and actually turning on the water how this and other losses can be avoided. Another feature of the morning exhibit will deal crop rotation showing how beet yields were increased nearly 10 tons per acre by crop rotation, how the number ol weeds per acre were decreased from 216,000 to 4,000, and how potato yields were Increased from 123.5 bushels to 305.3 bushels per acre.

Following the Sidney meeting similar programs will be held at the Carl Herzog farm at Miles City, August 24; H. C. Wekefield farm at Finch, August 27; Martin Tschida farm at Pompey's Pillar, August 31; Claude Armstrong farm at Brisbin, September O. Ruegemer farm at Manhattan, September Green Meadow farm at He'lena, September 10; Ira- Hailing farm at Mfsspula, September 14; L. C.

Ogle farm at Ronan, September 16; and the 1 William Schesslcr farm at Park City, September 21. KEKFOHD SftLE TO BT WISDOM, Aug. A sale of registered Hereford cattle from the Big Hole basin, one of Montana's finest cattle sections, will be held in Dillon Oct. 15, it was announced here by A. O.

Bayers ot the Bayers Hereford ranch. The sale In expected to attract stockmen from all parts of the state. One hundred and fifteen head will he sold, Mr. Bayers said. Fred Reppert, nationally known Hereford auctioneer, wlU preside at the sale.

Dance and Eat the new AIBFORT INN A convenient, ft rent! to hire dell clous fount aln lunch. Opep from 1L A. m. 1 16 3 p. ra.

Mo Ions Service! Prompt, cour- teaus, cheer- 1 fill. AIRPORT INN! the Municipal Airport GATES of the MOUNTAINS The moit pleasant scenic trip sou will ever take, ninety, miles from BDlte. twenty miles from Helena. Hundred. 1 of Bui to people saw It in 1939 and everyone liked 11.

You Will too. Scats leave Tiilser landing on Missouri river dull; at 10 A. 2 P. M- and 5 P. M.

Call at Butte Chamber of Commerce for descriptive pamphlet and road map. NOTICE Lido Cafe at, Gregson Springs. Now open under new management Dinners of all kinds served. Italian dishes a specially. Reasonable prices.

Phone Springs for reservations. Butte Optical Co. 109 NORTH MAIN STREET DR. J. HA1STNIF1N DR.

TOW. J. SULLIVAN Eyesight Specialitt CiEiuea Properly FIUM Daplltiled Phfloe 1-1M7 (or Appointments EVERY TUESDAY Dr SvUJvan, O. Monttnft ntltl. Anaconda, HonI, LAST TIMES TONITE 6 P.

her Intimate Personal: After each gay party v'ifter each.joy or tear when love thrilled she need "the' facts frankly in her. CONFESSIONS OF A CO-ED WITH SYLVIA SIDNEY PHILLIPS HOLMES NORMAN FOSTER ADDED "Hilling the High CV A Laff Panic A SCREEN SONG NOVELTY FOX ALTO LAST DAT THE STORY YOU'LL LOVE TO LOVE! Romance that keeps.you tears your eyes. A tender love story in a setting of sparkling comedy Eddie Dowling IN "HONEY MOON LANE" JUNE COLLYER NOAH BEERY "STATEROOM 19" Fun Beyond the 12-Mile Limit ADDED FEATURES SONG SPECIALTY "I'd CHrab the Highest Mountain" FOX MOVIETONE NEWS TONIGHT! TONIGHT! and evevy nignt except Sunday GREYHOUND RACING at Butte's Own Home-Owned Dog Racing Track The MILE HIGH KENNEL CLUB ON HAKKISON AVENUE 8 RACES EVERY NIGHT 250 OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST DOGS 250 FREE-Admission Every Night-FREE Enjoy America's Most Popular Racing Sport Come out tonight, join the throngs and thrill to the color and dash, of America's fastest, most fascinating racing. Watch the rabbit, marvel at the dogs bring the Be assured a big evening is ahead for you. POST TIME Busses Direct to Grounds.

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