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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27
NegIecting The Use Of Gopher Poison
Agent Urges All Farmer 10 C 'Goifer fer en-
All Should Take Advantage of Co
pher und-Gopher the Most
Destructive Pest
(F. ]. Chase, County AGENT

1t is estimated that Roosevelt Co.
has $500 farmers. If every one OF
these has a half-section of land
which would be the minimum, this
would amount to 100000 acres of
the county being farmed. At the
very lowest calculation this would
require $4,000 pounds of gopher
poison to destroy the squirrels in any
ordinary year. Up to the present
time the farmers of the county have
not used more than 5000 pounds, or
less than one-sixth of what they
should. Very little of other bait is
being sold in the county.
Now, Mr.. Farmer, this is not
enough. 1t is not right; you are not
treating yourselves squarely. When
the county goes ahead and appro-
PIRATES money, creates fund and
supplies you with gopher poison at
cost with money you yourselves pay
into the county treasury as taxes,
you should take full advantage of
this privilege; it is your own loss if
you do not do so. Of course, you
have been busy so far, seeding and
putting in spring crop, but now that
is nearly over, get after Mr.. Gopher
and use poison; use your privilege as
a taxpayer in Roosevelt county.
Gopher the Worst Pest
A large number of complaints are
coming in to the Farm Bureau office
about absentees and resident farmers
not poisoning. According to the
state law, Roosevelt county has made
the necessary appropriation and is in
a position to compel anyone not poi
soning to poison. County authorities
have been very lenient in not en-
forcing the letter of the law. Almost
every county in the state is doing so.
However, this is no reason why the
farmers in Roosevelt county should
De slack in poisoning the gopher. You
worry your heads off about a few in
locent grasshoppers, small infesta-
ion of cutworms, or a few Russian
thistle, then let this over-eating,
lever-tiring, everlasting gopher eat
you out of house and home. Now,
dr. Farmer, why not look this prop
'sition squarely in the face? Many
# you are poisoning, and this is not
timed at such. But a great many
more are not. Better get busy and .
POISON this, your worst and most
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27

Allow us, kind readers, to intro
duce the all-star stock company that
will appear for the next several
months at Wolf Point and surround
ing cities in the well-known melo-
drama, Baseball"
The curtain was raised on this
peppery bunch of actors at Glasgow
last Saturday, when they appeared
on the same outdoor stage with
Glasgow's new aggregation Of ath-
letic actors. Those who saw the
contest say that it was a great show
with thrills in every scene. At times
the striving for honors was so in
tense that it became tragedy, and
again, this was relieved by touches
of comedy.
Local folks, who never tire of the
baseball drama, have had but small
opportunity to see our 1920 bunch
or place an estimate on them, but
even this early in the season the
sports editor ventures the prediction
that we have a regular ball team, a
team which, when supplemented with
one or two more members in the bat
terry department will completely out
shine the team which represented
this city last season. Here they are
in batting order as they went into
their first game last Saturday
Loper, shortstop; Berens, center
field; Schaffer, manager-captain, sec
ond base; Zimmerman, third base;
Handler, catcher; Williams, leftfeld;
Summers, first base; Berlin, right
field; King, pitcher. Loper, Schaf-
fer, Zimmerman, Williams and Sum-
mers are new men. The others were
with our team last year. In Frank
Schaffer we have dependable, live
wire leader who will show them all
a hot pace.
The games at Glasgow showed that
we've got some good hitters and
fast infeld, high class backstop and
one good pitcher, and there was no
thing the matter with the way the
outfeld was covered. With little
more work together and another man
or two added to the squad, we will
have team much stronger than that
of last year and everybody knows
how good that was.
Two Extra-Inning Games
The two games at Glasgow were s
remarkable in that they both went
ten innings and both resulted in 4-3 s
scores with each team on the win {
ming end in one contest AS a mat {
ter of fact, shown by the box score t
and verified by many who saw the I
games, the Wolf Point boys showed c
up considerably better in both games 7
Our team outbatted and outfelded {
their opponents and it was only the t
worst sort Of incompetent umpiring S
that prevented them from winning i
by decisive scores without going in f
to extra innings.
The bird referred to in the box \
score as unknown" who worked in
the Sunday game, was one of these \
'homers'-an umpire who lacks the
backbone to make any decision that t
S to the disadvantage Of the home $
cam for fear the crowd might hol- e
er bit. If he had been umpiring n
n Wolf Point he would have favored v
he Wolves. 1t is too bad to begin n
complaint about umpires this early :
n the season, but the fact remains s
hat the umpiring in these two games
vas simply awful" Glasgow is not F
blamed for it, but the difficulty lies Fl
men equal to the job. Men G
Who know baseball and who have the Z
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27
Class Day Exercises
Fine---Eleven Finish
Rev. S. McIvor breaches Baccalaureate Sermon-Class
Day Program Monday Evening -Gwendolyn Culver
and Judson Quackenbush Take Honor Parts on Excel
lent Program-Rev. Stone Addresses Class Tonight.

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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27

persistent pest in the county. Don't
hesitate; act at once, or this ever
lasting gopher will destroy all your
crop and you will be out of luck
again this year and wonder why. 1t
money to you in the end.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27
Our Wolves Win Their
First Game at Glasgow
Schafer's Coyotes Start With Rush-Lose Second of
Two Ten-Inning Games, Outhit Glasgows League Vets
in Both Contests-Kandlers Homer Saves the Bacon
Saturday-King and Shirley Pitch Good Ball for U.s.

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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27
Line of March

Forms at the school grounds promptly at
1870 p. M; marches north to Main street, east
on Main to the Sherman Hotel Parade halts
until flag is raised and taps are blown, then
march is resumed until theatre is reached.
Order Of Parade
Band; American Legion and World War
Veterans (on FOOT G. A. R. and Spanish
American War Veterans (in autos) Red
Cross; Civic League; Camp Fire Girls; Boy
Scouts; School Children; City Officials; La
Dor Unions; Fire Dept; other organizations.
NoTE.-Ez-servee men are requested to wear uniforms
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27

A copy Of the result has been for
warded to "The Stars and Stripes, .
and another copy, together with the
ballots themselves, will be sent to
one of our representatives in Con
gress, to add to the overwhelming
argument in favor of the bonus plan.
"The Stars and Stripes" publishes
the result of the straw vote it is re-
ceiving on the bonus question, as
shown by the count up to May II.
This is:
For a cash bonus Cor liberty
bonds) based on length of
service --------------------------- 37,412
For cash bonus or liberty
bonds (regardless of length
OF service -----------.----------.--- 2,111
For Government loan for
home or farm buying -.- 1891
For free tuition in school or
college ---------------,-----. 1913
For bonus but no prefer
ence expressed ---..... 6O2I
Against a bonus ---.....- 1872
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27
OUR SCHOOLS

d High authority recently rank
Z ed Montana schools ahead of all
z other states.
x Wolf Point schools rank with
z the best in Montana.
u For this the community owes
Y a debt of gratitude and appre-
Z citation to Superintendent Liv-
Z ingston, his corps of teachers,
< and the Board of Education.
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27
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This eveing at the High School
auditorium, eleven seniors will re-
ceive their diplomas marking the
completion of twelve years of school
work. They are Rosena Cook, Gwen
dolyn Culver, Mabel Gardner, Ray
Miller, Shirley Mowatt, Katherine
Randall, Judson Quackenbush, John
Randall, William Randall, Grace
Turner and Esther Wright. Rever-
end R. I. Stone will deliver the COM
mencement address, and there will
be severel musical numbers by the
school orchestra and the girls quar-
tette
The Baccalaureate services were
held Sunday evening at the Presby-
terian church, and the sermon was
preached by Rev. McIvor, whose
topic was "What Next?" He brought
to the young people the thought that
they must not feel that their educa-
ton vas completed j0st because
their high school days were ended,
but that they must continually press
forward and strive to attain the
larger and better things that are
ahead of them. Music at this service
was furnished by the various school
organizations.
Monday evening the class day ex-
ercises were held at the high school
The room was complete
ly filed with an audience who found
the program very interesting and en-
joyable.
Tasteful Settings
The stage was beautifully decor
ated with white crepe paper stream
ers to form a background and masses
Of wild flowers placed here and
there. The top of the piano was
banked with flowers. The class colors
are lavender and white and the class
motto, True Blue" in lavender, was
above the stage against a
background Of white.
The overture by the school band
vas well rendered, and called forth
he hearty applause of the audience,
IS did all the numbers on the pro-
yram. Following the invocation,
Iwendolyn Culver, in well chosen
words, gave the salutatory address,
the appreciation of the
lass for the advantages they have
eceived in the Wolf Point schools,
nd their gratitude to parents, school
'oard and tax payers for having
1ade these advantages possible.
Rosena Cook read the class his
ory, outlining the various events
hat have marked the path of the the
lass of 1920 during their four
ears course. One unusual fact
nat stood out as unique and typical
f the growth of the school, was the
act that the class of 1920 has more
sniors than it had freshmen four
ears ago.
Clever Take-Offs
ohlfley MoWaCtS S clarinet solo was
ell received by the audience, and
le class prophecy by Mabel Gardner
as so interesting and set the audi
nee into such gales of laughter at
Laces that one might suspect that
,me of the prophecies touched pret-
Z close to the idiosyncrasies of some
the class members.
Then followed the senior class
aper, read by Grace Turner. 1t was
full fledged paper with everything
ON editorials to want ads and
sauty department, and the clever
is were greatly enjoyed, especially
= the high school students.
Suddenly the lights were turned
Continued on last page.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-27
'EX-SERVICE MEN
FAVOR CASH BONUS
THE HERALD'S STRAW VOTE
IN COOPERATION WITH
"STARS AND STRIPES"

For several weeks The Herald
published form of coupon ballot
furnished by The Stars and Stripes
to afford ex-service men an oppor-
tunity to express themselves on the
bonus question. Many of the ex-
service men, who get the Herald, had
already expressed themselves thru
other mediums, but nineteen filled
out the ballots and sent them in.
Tabulation of the ballots shows that
all are in favor of a bonus and a
large majority want it in the form
of cash. The complete result is
shown below.
Summary Of Vote
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28

member nation, is built upon such q
false and wicked and selfish founda-
tion that it car~ot function. The null
tiplicity and diversity Of the interests
Of the "big four" nations will cffectu-
ally block successful action, except in
obscure cases between such nations as
Podunk and Dunkpo. If it functions
in any other case, it will be because
injustice has been done to a weak ma
tion that must submit under duress.
Mr.. Root has the correct idea in
having judicial court in which all
cases shall be settled upon their re-
spective merits and in strict accord
with justice. He is not a mere diplo-
mat; he Is a world statesman who
doesn't lose his head in altruistic
clouds. Let us wait and see what his
plan is. 1t is to be hoped that all
may be able to agree upon it and end
this endless wrangle over the league
that is not even a league. If Lansing,
White, Root and Hughes had been sent
to Versailles as the American commits
sioners the European muddle would
have been cleared long ago.
E. NJ. N.
Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 2e, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
And Now Corkv

After Bertrand Russell and Peter
KropQtkin now comes Maxim Gorky,
greatest of living Russian authors,
with an Indictment of the Bolshevik
regime of Russia. A true Red. on
the theory that bourgeois blood is
thicker than water, may scorn Mr..
Russell, the grandson of a duke, and
Kropotkin, Of princely family, re-
gardless Of their record as leading
opponents of radical theory. But
as a critic Of sovietism Gorky, the
peasant and workman, is handi-
capped by no aristocratic antece-
dents-he stands committed to the
proletarian side of the war of classes.
Curiously enough, while the two
aristocrats, Russell and Kropotkin.
base their attack on the tyranny and
inefficiency of the Lenine system,
the proletarian Gorky denouncss,
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
The Housing Circle
le Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Relative to the proposed new
law to regulate the income of the
owner OF tenement house, is it not
an absurdity that the tax valuation
upon like buildings shall be the basis
upon which rentals shall be appor-
toned, when the tax valuation Is not
80 per cent of what it would now cost
to build? Would it not be equally alb
surd to say that the tax valuation
should be based upon the present cost
to build? 1t is said that the ownership
of tenement is "the same under the
law as any other business" and if that
be SO, would it not be we'll for the
Legislature to regulate the price of
brick and other material necessary to
build? We may ignore the unwritten
law Of supply and demand for a time,
but additional buildings is the only
remedy to prevent increased rentals,
and capital will not venture when all
rentals are subject to the approval Of
municipal court. V. D. MARK.
New York, Aug. 2s, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28

served eight years in the House OF
Representatives, and it was there
that Mckinley made his acquaint-
ance. But he was, more deeply in
terested in agriculture than he was
in politics. After leaving Congress
he became director of the Iowa Agri-
cultural Experiment, Station and
head Of the agricultural branch of
the Iowa State College, at Ames.
He wanted to do on. national scale
what he had been doing in his own
state. And in his sixteen years of
control the Agricultural Department
grew vastly in Importance, and in
public respect.
Mr.. Wilson's conception Of the
functions of the national government
was broad enough to include aid to
the primary industry of food pro-
duction among it's legitimate efforts
to promote the public welfare. He
introduced new crops, worked for
good roads and forest preservation,
regulated the shipment of food.
fought diseases among farm ami
mails, and made the results Of
the departments scientific research
available to stock raisers and crop
producers. He recognized no par
tisan or sectional lines in his work.
and was as highly esteemed by
Southern farmers as by Northern.
He was a pioneer in instinct and
thought. He felt that the economic
service a government could do for
Its citizens outweighed in value the
purely political service-largely neg
ative--which it usually gives.
Mr.. Wilson was a man with a bio
Idea and had the good fortune to get
a chance to develop it unhindered.
His work was it's own reward. OF
simple tastes and manners and rua-
ged character, self-absorbed in a
congenial task, he escaped the wor-
rles and disappointments which come
to SO many men who find ofIice-hold-
ing in Washington merely labor
and a sacrifice.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Illogical Opposition
Ediotr of The Tribune:

. Cne EQlOCr OF Ihe tribune:
Sir: Can you inform reader why
there is opposition to the Rockefeller
Foundation from such an American
association as the Labor Federation :?
In your columns this morning I read
in report from Binghamton that
they would like its charter revoked.
And in the same column 1 read that
one of tho problems which needed at
tention was the bad conditions Of the
state hospitals and their lack Of med
ical facilities. Now, from what source
would such institutions receive as
sistance moro quickly than from the
Rockefeller Foundation? All nv
knowledge of this institution comes
from the public press, and the press
has always favored the foundation.
BLUENOSE.
New York. Aug. 26, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Telephone Rates

The average citizen is fair minded.
Therefore he is reading with un-
biased judgment advertisements Of
the New York Telephone Company
which give its reasons for an in
crease of rates in this city.
Several points should be taken
into consideration. Food, clothing,
fuel and other essentials cost any
where from 100 to 800 per cent more
than a few years ago. Telephone
rates in New York are actually
lower to-day than they were in 1914.
The company's book surplus Of $40,-
100000, reported a short time ago,
is reinvested in the telephone plant
for the benefit Of telephone users
all of it. The New York Telephone
Company is now earning, it claims,
less than 2 per cent on fair valua-
tion of its property in the State of
New York. Rates have been raised
already in Chicago, Philadelphia, St..
Louis, Washington, San Francisco,
Detroit, Buffalo, Boston and else
where, New York being the largest
city with no increase.
New York demands the best tele-
phone service obtainable. 1t cannot
get along with anything less than
this. 1t knows from recent expert
ence what poor service means. The
question of whether an increase is
necessary, and if any, how much, is
not for newspaper to decide. This
is the business of the Public Service
Commission, after a thorough exam
ination of the whole subject. If the
facts support the application, then
the commission should have the
courage to act justly, for of injustice
the public in the end will be the
victims.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
"Ta1na Jim"

James Wilson, Of Iowa ("Tama
Ilm"(, held the record for continuous
Cabinet service. He was Secretary
of Agriculture for sixteen years.
under the administrations of McKin-
ley, Roosevelt and Taft. He STAYED
on, to his and their satisfaction. be-
cause from the first he proved that
ne was the right man FOR the place.
Wilson was the first Secretary of
Agriculture who took the post seri-
ously. Norman J. Coleman served
for few months during Cleveland's
first term, after the department had
been reorganized, with Cabinet
status. jeremiah Rusk, of Wiscon-
sin, universally known as Gerry"
succeeded when Harrison came in.
lie had picturesque and delightful
personality. He was a "political
farmer" however, rather than a
practical one. The next incumbent
o. oterllhg Morton, was a cultivated
and gracious gentleman and an old,
fashioned Jeffersonian in his poilti-
cal lnclinations. He spent a great
deal OF his time combating the dis
position of Congress to give the de-
partment what he considered too lib-
eral appropriations.
Mr.. Wilson was credited with saw
ing: Il found some roller-top desks
and some half-starved scientists
when l came into office. I had to
make a department. from that ma
terlal. 1t was job" There was
more truth than exaggeration in
that remark. The new chief had
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Praise From a Visitor
The Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Very recently it was my privi-
lege to visit New York City. Upon my
arrival became acutely alert for pick
pockets. Howe&r, I need not have been
SO keenly conscious of my coin, for
during my sojourn I suffered no loss
from this notorious class.
Intense curiosity possessed me regard
ing the tumultuous rush underground,
but though the subway roar is quite
bore just adore it.
l fail to agree with Charles Elmer
Gurman, who in his letter of August
II so deeply laments the hoggishness
practiced by subway patrons. I trav-
eled from downtown to Washington
Heights during rush hours and did
not experience any inciviity. in
deed was amazed that conditions were
so different from what i had antici-
pated. To me the people appeared
like figures manipulated by machinery
so rnostentatiously did they board and
leave the trains. In certain other
towns l have observed people actually
Initiating savages when boarding cars.
but IN the subway of New York l did
not perceive this frenzed scramble
for seats. l noted several instances S
OF men giving their seats to women,
and as l was accompanied by a girl
and middle-aged lady two or three
times men relinquished their seats to
my companions.
Just little more Of your valuable
space. A girl, no matter how pretty
she is, is safe in New York City if
che dresses modestly and decently and
does not make glaring conspicuous
ness her object, for if she is so at
tired she will excite no comment and
Will escape the odious leers and rude
stares. MARCUS AURELIUS.
New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 26, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Real Life Commuters
Not the Kind The Urban Editors
Write About

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: What do you know about COM
muters, anyhow? Do we exchange ex-
periences and talk enthusiastic like
about our gardens? Not so that you'd
notice it, at least not at this season of
the year, when our backs are com
pletely broken and half the stuff
didn't come up, anyway. And when
what was left did come up the rain
had washed all the shape and &C or out
of It, Maybe it's beans and maybe it's
peas; unless you remember where you
planted it, you don't know. And you
don't remember because you turned
around several times to find the spade
and so lost all sense of direction.
Besides, we don't tell each other
about the size of our stuff unless we
live far enough apart to get away with
it. Even if we do he (the other one)
will walk up your way on Sunday to
convince himself that you really are a
liar. Not that he didn't suspect it
from the beginning, but he thinks it's
more neighborly to prove it to him
self.
Anyhow, we don't talk about such
things on the train. Some of US are
addressing lodge meeting postal cards
and others are talking politics and cars
mostly cars. Some don't talk at all
They sit and sulk because we're talk
ing to Jones, whose wife doesn't be-
long to their wives set.
? Then again, committing isn't what it
used to be---not since so many women
travel and the Brooklyn crowd started
coming to Jersey. The Brooklyn men
rush all the choice seats, the women
take the next best and we get what's
left or stand. 1t isn't so bad now, but
in the spring, when we're taking home
lawn mowers and rakes, it's trying.
The Brook1ynites can't brace their
rakes so they won't fall over and comb
the hair Of the fellow in front. 1t
takes US to do that, but if we can't
get window seats what are we to do?
But you're all off about what you
wrote. It's because you hire fiat dwell
ers to do the work. Those fellows
think we carry lanterns and walk home
across plowed fields. If you showed
one lawn mower he'd think it was a
trench digger.
HACKENSACK HENRY.
New York, Aug. 26, 1920.