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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25

ship in the most eloquent terms
have been exchanged, and inumsr-
able toasts have been drunk to the
future anity Of the western hemis-
phere. At the same time, our actual
diplomatic and military maneuvers
in Latin-America have not always
confirmed ia the minds Of the
southern peoples the impression Of
disinterested friendship which ou1
words have conveyed.
No doubt administrative blum
ders are inevitable in a country
which changes its administrative
affairs every little while. On the
other hand. practical constructive
help in sanitation and education
does tend to soothe outraged feel
ings and restore shaken confidence.
In this work there is exemplified
the idea Of service Of an interna-
tional kind.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
EXPECT BUILDING
BOOM N W||VVE1T
As WEATHER CLEARS
Big Lehman Well Due to Come
in Friday; Big Production
e. Anticipated.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, Feb. 24.-Two cars OF
casing went down to Winnett for the
West Dome company Wednesday. Al
together there were probably 10 cars
Of freight for the oil companies opera
ting in Cat Greek. Up to February 10
one lumber hrne5+ eq IN pWnnet uf' cars II
building material. It continues to
come. This is just one little indica-
ton of the building boom that is ex-
pected In Winnett as soon as spring
opens up.
Big Lehman Well Soon.
Arrangements were completed at the
Big Lehman well for bringing it IN
Friday. At 1887 feet this vel, IN
section 11-15-29, had considerable OH
in the hole, being able to bale It, ana
apparently it will take but q few turns
of the screw to go into the sand. Inc
we'll has all the ear marks OF oig
producer, and although innumerabic &C
c;dents have attended it's drilling, the
never quite lost faith in
being able to reach the pay sand.
Mecca Of OIL Men
Some Is men arrived here Wednes-
day night, all coming because OF In
terests in the oil fields of this county,
at Cat Greek. A large number
Of them went to Winnett and other
headquarters Thursday.
Every train brings in a number OF
men on such errands, and that Is one
Of the effects of the oil activity IN
Fergus. Another is the fact that it
S practically impossible to secure
offices in Lewistown, dozens Of oil
biologists etc. having taken
about all the available office room
Sam Purdy, long In the mortgage
onn business here and for the last
NO years Of Riverside, Cal, who was
,ne Of the first to obtain leases in the
Winnett country, returned mere wee
aesday to look after his oil interests,
Ehich have now become quite import
INT. Mr.. Purdy formerly resided in
Cascade county.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Will Hold Election
for New Irrigation
Commission, Zurich

Special to The Tribune.
Harlem, Feb. 24.-The various irri.
CATION districts in the county will
elect new set of commissioners some
time in March or April Some con.
fusion exists regarding the exact date
The Belknap district has been advised
by attorneys to hold an election OF
March II. 1t is reported that law
has just been passed by the legislature
setting time in April for these cleo
tons. The proper date will no doubt
be announced in due time.
The Zurich irrigation commission
ers have divided the district into two
precincts, the Zurich and the Harlem
The dividing line is the township line
between ranges q and %, which comes
at Madras.
The polling place for the Harlem
precinct will be at the Smith ranch q
quarter mile west of town The cleo
ton judges are Fl. l.. Colgrove, A.
Watkins and Alice NJ. Anderson.
The polling place for the Zurich pre-
cinct will be at the John Acher resi-
dence in Zurich. The judges of the
election are w. F. Purdy, Albert Ron
ne and Stanley Spahowa.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
IANCO[OV|zATIO|V
! Of DESERTED
||VPh|LLIPSCOU|VTY
Malta Commercial Club to Co.
Operate With Great Nor
thern Railway.

Special to The Tribune.
Malta, Feb. 24.-At 4 meeting Of the
Malta Commercial club it was decided
to enter extensively into land settle
ment program in cooperation with the
immigration department Of the Great
Northern railway. BY this means it
is hoped to bring bona fide settlers in
to the county to take up the deserted
homesteads which have been vacated
during the last two years owing to crop
failures. A committee was appointed
to work out details Of the venture.
Circulars containing farm scenes and
descriptive matter are now being pre-
pared and viii be sent broadcast
throughout the middle western and
eastern states. These circulars will
give prospective settlers some idea Of
the vastness of the territory and the
opportunities that are offered.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25

guarantees to South Africa the free
dom enjoyed by Canada and Australia. =
The very fact that such an ISSUE
could be decided at the polls is proof
to a number Of writer's of this liberal
and enlightened imperialism" The st
Joseph Mo- News Press (Ind.) re-
marks that ut is not far cry to the
time when General Herzog might have
been brought to trial on the charge Of
high treason" instead Of meeting defeat
at the ballot box, and the Norfolk
Virgnian Pilot lind. Dem.) also COM
ments on the "dispassionate" conduct
of a contest in which mo effort was
made by the anti secessionists to muddy
the issue with charges Of disloyalty."
The manner In which the campaign was
conducted proves TO the Boston Tran
script lind. Rep.) that ''the South
Africans, whether they were seces-
sionists or unionists, had been well
schooled III the basic principles Of
and With the shadow of
civil war lifted, the Christian Science
Monitor fBoston, INDY believes that
every year is bound to lend more md
more force to the vision Of South
Africa rs a great country"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Report Big Sum Paid
for Small Royalty
in Fort Benton Field

Special to The Tribune.
Fort Benton, Feb. PA new or.
ganization, the outgrowth Of search
for oil in this vicinity, has been or
ganized, known as the Fort Benton
Oil Royalty Co. Among the members
of the company are f. A. Flanagan, FL.
+. Miller, Oscar Wackerlin Of this
place, and II. L. Richmond of Great
Falls. The company is said to have
acquired one half Of the royalty rights
OF George 0. Nichols, upon whose
property the Transcontinental COM
pany is preparing to sink its first we'll,
and which consists of 4 one eighth
royalty upon production. The one half
interest. according to current report
was acquired at a cost Of about $12, 200.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Will Assess Farm
Lands, $12-$16, in
Northern Counties
Snecial to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Harlem, Feb. 24.-This year till
able land in Blaine county will be
assessed at from $12 to $40 per acre
and grazing land at from 81 to $40 per
acre. This was decided at a meeting
of the assessors Of the northern Mon
tana counties which was held in Aavre
recently. County Assessor Chs1sten-
son of Blaine county attended the
meeting. No attempt was made to
fix schedule ON other property
values as this is expected soon from
the state board of equalization.
Like last year, Assessor Christen-
son will not send out field men to
make the assessments. He will use
the honor system again which worked
out so successfully last year. The
blanks will be mailed to the individual
property owners soon.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
GIVEN
LIGHT SENTENCE BY
CH0UTEAU COURT
Judge Tattan Warns Knoble
That Leniency Is Not to Be
q Precedent.
Special to The Tribune.

0pSCIdl " nc 1ElDuue.
Fort Benton, Feb. 24.-The first
district court Of Chouteau county re-
and the imposition of fine Of $25
and 10 days imprisonment in the coun-
ty Jail for Fred Knoble. An order
was also entered that the liquor in the
case be confiscated and destroyed ae-
cording to law, there having been no
claim, directly or indirectly, made by
any person as to the liquor.
knoble was arrested Id January by
Undersheriff Kit Wilson while in the
possession Of an automobile load Of
Canadian whisky in the LaBarre ga
rage in Fort Benton. When asked
by the Judge Wednesday morning
whether he had any legal reason to
offer why sentence of the court should
not be pronounced on him, Knoble's at
torney, H. s. Mckinley, stated that
knoble had been for the last "a years
in the sheep business in the Sweet
Grass hills, operating tract Of 10000
acres Of land, and that he had also
been attempting to raise wheat on
1000 acres. Owing to crop failures
and general financial stringency, a
mortgage Of $4,000 was about to be
forecIOsed, and his client thought he
saw chance to make some money
in handling contraband.
Knoble told the court that he had
a wife and five children, the Oldest
IL years Of age. He said he
realized that he had fallen down and
was willing to take his medicine, but
under the circumstances he asked the
leniency Of the court. He said that he
felt that the disgrace of short term
in prison would punish him as much
as long one. Judge Tattan said he
was inclined to take the same view of
the matter, but gave out the warning
that the case was not to be taken as a
precedent.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
1T SOUNDS GOOD

THE Great Falls Irrigation Dis
I trict Of the Sun River project.
That sounds good. The bigness Of
this movement can hardly be over
estimated. The outlook Is good II
the government will carry out
the general understanding that
money is to be available for con-
structior in 1922.
If there il going to be delay on
the part OF the reclamation SER
vice !. might be proper to say, that
Great Falls cannot afford to wait.
a power line could, we believe, be
run up the Sun River and lift the
water with a reasonable expense
for a large tract. The enterprise of
putting The lower Sun River valley
under intensive cultivation has
dragged long while. It will be
great blessing to this section of
Montana if all Of the products that
would naturally come from an irri-
gated tract can be produced in
quantity and variety. The price
will come down and the supply will
be constant. An immense amount of
general prosperity will result.
Those interested should contin-
ually push their part Of the prep
aration 50 that the responsibility
Of progress may be up to the gov
eminent all the while.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Contractors Start
Work on New Court
House In Malta Soon
Snncial 70 The Tribune

Special to The Tribune.
Malta. Feb. 24-Contractor Jarl,
who was the successful bidder for the
new court house building for Phillips
county, is in the city and will begin OPP
erations at once. A carload Of tools
and other material arrived and If the
weather continues favorable the work
will be pushed forward at once. The
contract for the excavating has been
let and teams will be put on immed
lately. Other material is expected
daily and no time will be lost in the
building operations.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
THE GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE
Halt Clas,if iication
Work in Blaine; No
Funds for Contractor
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Harlem, Feb. "a. Owing to the
fact that the supreme court has ruled
that the law for the classification Of
land BY counties 10 unconstitutional be-
cause the tax to pay for the work il
levied only upon real estate, all this
work in Blaine county had to be called
of.
A. G. Middleton was awarded the
contract to do the work in Blaine
county, but has not yet completed the
work. The tar levied in the past two
years has not paid for the work done
uptodate and there are registered
warrants outstanding which the con-
tractor has received for his work.
What can be done in the matter il q
problem that il confronting most OF
the county commissioners.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
EXECUTIVE MACHINERY

Tile Tribune has tried in a per
: fectly friendly way on several
occasions to point out two danger
GUS tendencies apparent in the leg
islation proposed at Helena. First
the apparent effort to put too much
unregulated power into the hands
of single executives. Second-the
attempt to leave expense doors
wide open in one way or another.
Under the first head was the ag-
ricultural bill as it was framed.
One of the announced objects of
this measure was to do away with
boards for the sake Of economy. It
was really so drawn that under its
provisions, it would be possible
and there probably would be built
up larger number Of officials and
more expense that resulted from the
other numerous boards about which
there has been so much talk. There
is no objection to a consolidation
of boards If the work can be done
better thereby and for less money.
IF the agricultural bill is subject
ed to the same critical examination
that was aimed ut the tax commits
sion measure It will 60 the same
way or it will be radically fixed
and amended.
The tax commission BILL we be-
lieve, failed to pass largely because
it was 90 drawn that it couldn't
stand up and look the taxpayers in
the face, At any rate that was one
reason.
We have no desire to discredit
the efforts Of those Republicans
who are trying to get the state
through the present trying period
Of reconstruction. On the other
hand we are quite sure that some
Republicans have had in mind the
building Of executive machinery to
perpetuate power more than they
have Simon pure gopd government.
Perhaps some of desc scheming
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25

A BROKEN PLEDGE

CENAToR White Of Fergus
0county to spend about half Of his
time keeping Republican policy
straight in the senate. The senator
from Fergus has . good memory,
whereas the power Of recollection
has become absolutely inactive in
the case Of many of the senator's
Of the opposite political faith. OF
course anyone doesn't need I scrap
book to recall how the Republicans
have roared and snorted about the
state fish and game commission for
four long years. They promised to
scrap the whole outfit the very
first thing after the opening Of the
legislature and the hiring Of steno-
graphers.
Now the Republican senator's
have forgotten all about their ante
election pledge. They started out
on Wednesday not to abolish the
commission but to make it bigger
and better from a Republican view
point. It was right 1t this juncture
that Senator White tried to save
the reputation Of the senate. be-
cause of the self-evident effort to
fix up q wonderfully elaborate
political machine enabling the hir-
ing Of special deputies without
number. He moved to strike out
the enacting clause. The pledge to
scrap the ubiquitous Democratic
fish and game department was
dead. Indications now are that it
will live and grow.
The only thing Senator White
can get out Of the present session
will be that supreme and great re-
ward that comes to man who tries
to do good in . wicked world.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Boys Badly Injured
While Playing With
Dynamite at Noise

Missoula, Feb. 24.-James Harrins-
ton, aged II lost two fingers, and
Cecil Pritchard, IL. and Monroe Prit-
chard, 8, sustained injuries to their
eyes which it is feared may cost them
their sight, when dynamite caps with
which they were playing at Noise, near
here, exploded Thursday.
They found the caps, they said, in
an old shed near a school building.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25

idea Being To Do America Good?
When Europe suggests that
something or other should be done
for the good OF humanity, It
arouses the suspicion that tho word
humanity il used AZ Z synonym for
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25


to carry practical information to
the Latin-American countries az
well as message Of friendship.
In addition to his plans for 4
special department devoted to ed
ucation DR.. Rowe has already we'll
under way department Of santa
ton. This is to act as a clearing
house for all the new discoveries
and researches along the lines Of
sanitation and hygiene, SO, that
these may be made Immediately
available all over the western hem
isphere instead Of waiting upon the
slow process of translation and
transmission through ordinary
channels.
That practical assistance in SOW
ing their problems is what many Of
the Latin-American peoples most
appreciate seems to be the basic
conviction Of DR.. Rowe's admins
tration. This is an idea which
seems also to be entertained by
many other students of our rela-
tions with Latin-America. II has
long been our custom to send dip
lomatic missions on battleships to
the southern republics. These have
always been received with the
greatest courtesy; speeches ex-
the most profound friend
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25

Prepared Exclusively for The TrlbunA
Todovs Subject:
The Washington times., 1921-02-18
R. E. DRSCOLL NAMED
FOR DIPLOMATIC POST
Student Of Georgetown Foreign
Service School Sails for Poland.

Ralph c. Driscoll, a student OF the
Foreign Service School OF Georgetown
University, will sail tomorrow morn
ing on the steamship Finland for hot
terdam, from where he will proceed
to Warsaw, Poland. to assume his
duties as secretary to the American
legation there.
Driscoll Is the second student OF the
Foreign Service School to leave Tor
foreign ports within a week. Donald
NJ. Flynn, OF Chicago, sailed last Sat
urday for Bucharest where he Is to
be stationed with the American lega-
ton.
Driscoll Is a member of the kapps
Alpha Phi fraternity of the Foreign
Service School. He was to have re-
ceived a degree at the school next
June. He is resident Of Ashtabula,
Ohio. During the war he served as
lieutenant in the aviation corps and
received several Communications for
his experiences in aerial gunmanship.
An informal reception was held in
his honor at the Kappa Alpha Phi
fraternity house last night.
The Washington times., 1921-02-18
COLLEGE ACTORS GIVE
BENSON PASSION PLAY
Georgetown and Trinity Players
Well Received at Carroll Hall.

Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson's
passion paly "The Upper Room" re-
ceived an enthusiastic reception last
night when a company Of Trinity
College and Georgetown University
students presented 1t at Carroll Hall.
Tenth and G streets northwest under
the auspices Of the Catholic Women's
Service Club.
The play depicts events OF the pas
sion between Holy Thursday and the
evening Of Good Friday.
The cast comprises Margaret Gala
han. as the doctor; Albert kirschner
as Achaz; Dorothy Callahan as sam
uel: Paul Taylor as Joseph of Arima-
thea: Madeline O'Briep as Mary Mag
dalen; Mrs. Hamilton Wilson as Mary,
the Mother OF Christ: Thomas Herman
as John: william Mcclure as Peter;
Clara Welsh as Veronica; and Burke
Walsh as Judas and Longinus. Rev.
O'Hern was in charge of arrange
ments. Miss Elsie Herman, Instructor
Of dramatics at Trinity College was
the director.
The Washington times., 1921-02-18
BOY SCOUTS SHOW
GREAT GAIN HERE
Capital Leads Cities Under
100000 Population With En-
rollment OF 2,408 Members.

The District OF Columbia has the
largest enrolment OF Boy Scouts Of
any other city In the United States
with a population under 100000. &C
epIding TO the annual report Of Ed
ward ID. Shaw. Scout executive.
Z Since the armistice the enrolment
OF Boy Scouts in the Capital has In
creased ITO per cent. on December
81. 1920, Washington had 1T troops.
2,40S scouts, and 203 seoutmasters and
assistants. This Is a net gain OF
$40 scouts and "A troops since No
vember 1, 1918,
At the annual meeting and banquet
OF the District OF Columbia. Council
OF the Boy Scouts. held at the Monday
Evening Club Wednesday night,
Huston Thompson, chairman OF the
Federal Trade Commission. was re-
elected president. Other officers elect
ed were: Isaac Cans. James T. Lloyd,
II. p. Blair. NJ. WI Whitney. William
Knowles Cooper. and Thomas Bradley,
Woe Presidents; Arthur J. May. treas
urer Orville ID. Drown. scout commits
sioner. Members elected to the exccu-
tive committee were: Admiral w. 3.
Benson, NJ. o. Chance, Charles j.
Corby. John Dolph, J. II. Hanna, II.
Lee Jones. J. Lee Kolb. James ]. Lee.
Colin ii. Livingstone, +. f.. Mstthes.
Charles Roberts. II. l.. Rust, Paul
Sieman and Claude Woodward.
The Washington times., 1921-02-18
5000 yards Dress
Ginghdn,s, 123c

Beautiful assortment of plaid, plain and
check gingham for aprons and dresses. zoe
and CSC quality. Saturday at .12kc yard
The Washington times., 1921-02-18
SOLDIERS AID
|DR|vEPlANNED
disabled yanks' League to Press
Congressional Legislation
From offices Here.

A legislative headquarters will be
opened in Washington within the
next week by the National Disabled
Soldiers League. an organization OF
soldiers who sustained at least ten
per cent disability during the war.
PLANS LEGISLATIVE DRIVE.
Through this headquarters the or
ganization, which has about 100000
members. will open a night to secure
from Congress passage OF a bill pro-
viding for vocational training WIN
pay for wounded soldiers; passage or
the barrow bill. providing $40 a
month additional pay for disabled
men; equal retirement provisions for
disabled volunteer officers and regu-
lar officers; preferential Legislation
for disabled men In regard to the
civil service; permanent employment
bureaus for placing disabled soldiers;
adequate legislation covering the
needs OF ex-service men. and future
legislation covering the needs OF the
men and their families l~ hospital
care. The organization opposes q
soldier bonus bill.
James W. Mellen, Of Indianapolis
a soldier who was wounded and shell
shocked in France. as national legis-
lative chairman will be In charge oil
| the local headquarters. He arrived
in Washington yesterday afternoon
to arrange for opening the office
Meanwhile, temporary headquarters
have been opened in the Hotel Ebbitt
PROOF OF MIsTREATMENT.
Mellen, who is only twenty-o de
cIares he has proof OF mistreat nen'
Of shell shocked soldiers. which he
will present to Congress. He says
that in many parts of the country
soldiers whose minds were affected by
shock were locked up in county jails
until vacancies were made for them
in insane asylums.
The national chairman of the
organization. George II. Gillin, while
serving in France, was reported kill
ed A photograph OF his grave" was
sent to his wife, together with noti-
fication of his death. Mellon said.
mot only that, but after Gillin
came home the War Department sent
him notification that he was official
ly dead and wanted to know what he
meant by turning up alive In that
fashion," he continued.
tiiC Vi th'
charter to our organization we have
organized 12S posts in various parts
OF the country and the work Is stead
lily going forward" Mellen explained
"Our aim is to enroll all of the $4,000
disabled men who are entitled to
membership.
1T is not a social organization, but
a business association to fight for
the proper relief of ourselves and our
comrades. For the last two years
every disabled man must have OBJ.
served with discouragemene the for
getfulness displayed by the American
people, as expressed through our ma
tional legislators in their failure 10
show real gratitude for the service
rendered in their behalf. which has
left many Of us broken in body, shat
tered in morale and pitifully made
quate to combat with economic condi-
tons"
The Washington times., 1921-02-18
SENATOR GAY OPPOSES
REGULATION OF COAL

Adequate legislation now exists TO
control the distribution OF oituminous
coal, Senator Gay, Democrat. Of Louisi-
ana. declared in a minority report
from the Calder Senate Committee on
Reconstruction yesterday.
Gay declared the whole question OF
coal emergencies Is due TO transpor-
tation failures" and added that the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
shown its ability to relieve any short
age.
Gay also opposed the Calder bill TO
control the industry. introduced by
the majority OF the committee.
The Washington times., 1921-02-18
Bed Spreads 1913
to So. 70 each

Final clearance sale of sample line of
Satin Dimty and Crochet Spreads scalloped
and hemmed, also sets from $3.50 to 1913
each.