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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
DAMAGE
DONE BY HAIL
AROUND POWER
Yield of Wheat Suffers Only
Slightly, Says Banker
Nelson.

That the acreage in the path Of the
hail storm which struck in the Power
region last Monday destroyed but !:
small proportion of the crop in that
section, is the information furnished
by Cashier A. K. Nelson of the Power
State bank, who was in Great Falls
over Sunday. approximately 1900
acres to the southeast of Power was
damaged by the hail. but the result
ing reduction in the volume of wheat to
be delivered at Power this fall is com
paratively small.
Scattering hail fell throughout the
Power section. but it was only to the
southeast of the town that crops were
severely damaged, Nelson said. The
Power country has a big crop left that
virtually vas untouched by the hail."
he said. The crops around Power are
Of the same good quality reported from
nearly every other part of the state
and the hail storm reduced the total
yield comparatively but little. On
some of the farms in the path of the
storm the harvest was well advanced
and at such places the damage was
slight"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
MANY COLLEGE PEOPLE ENJOY
THEIR CHAUTAUQUA WORK WITH
ELLISON-WHITE, IN CITY NOW

his credit before returning to the east
in the fall. He will enter the Univer-
sity Of Illinois next month, but says
what he learns there will not be q
greater education in some ways than
his experience with Ellison White. He
is in charge of the tent here.
Claude Christensen of Rigby, Ida.
and a student at the University Of
Idaho, is the cashier for the chautau-
qua. he will return to school in the
fall. but claims that at the present
time he is enjoying himself raking in
the shekels for the circuit.
Albert Jensen, a university man from
Chicago, arrived in the city Sunday
night to take up his duties as super
%lntendent of equipment. a position he
has held with the Ellison White sys-
TEN for several years.
Miss Altavene Cochran, in charge
OF the Junior chautauQua, is from Fort
work and has had several successful
Dodge, Ia. an dis from Grinnell college.
She is an expert in child playground
seasons with Ellison White, during
which. she says, she has had the time
of her life.
Miss Helen ("Billie") Hill is a Great
Falls girl who was graduated last June
She is assisting Miss Cochran and was
from the University of Washington.
formerly with the circuit as assistant
Junior supervisor.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
WHEELER SAYS
sure WINNERS
Fractional Split In Republican
Ranks Will Aid, Is
Candidates View.

It's a democratic year in northern
Montana elections. is the opinion OF
Burton K. Wheeler. candidate for the
democratic nomination for United
States senator, who was in Great Falls
Sunday night after a trip through much
of the northern part of the state.
Sharp issues in the republican ranks
may draw many voters into the party
for the primaries, said Wheeler. but
the same issues will send the defeated
factions to the democratic ranks in the
final voting.
Local issues are arising in the re-
publican party in many of the northern
counties" said Wheeler. 'The result
of that will be that the primary vote
may show heavy for the republican
party. But in my trip through this
territory. normally republican, | was
impressed with the growing tendency
toward the democratic party. The
issues arising in the republican party
are one cause. I also found that there
is a growing dissatisfaction with the
entire Harding administration. The
farmers especially find this had been
most ineffective.
81 predict that not only will a demo
cratic legislature be elected but that
this will also be true of the national
offices of senator and congressman
Wheeler is now on the way to Butte,
where he will represent the railway
men in arguing the injunction hearing
before Judge BourQuin. He Will
spend the rest of his time prior to the
election in the southern and western
part of the state.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
100 ACRE PLOT
TO YIELD 5000
BUSHELS, SAID
Winter Wheat Near Raynes'
ford of AS Good Quality
as Quantity, Reported.

A yield of 60 bushels to the acre is
what grain men are predicting on a
field of winter wheat of 100 acres
now being harvested on the Haney &
Condor ranch, five miles from Raynes-
ford. managed by Mrs. Kate Watson.
The ranch is on Little Otter creek
but has not been irrigated. The wheat
stood 5 feet high throughout the field
and the sheaves were so large that it
was strenuous work for the men flo
lowing the binders to shock it. So
thick were the shocks through the
field. according to John J.. Watson of
the Watson Land company. that only
room for a car to drive through was
left. The binder cut only two-thirds
OF a swath, since cutting a full swath
choked the machine.
The wheat is Red Fife and the grain
will be of as high standard as the
yield is large. it is reported.
Roy L. Fisher. whose ranch lies
near the Haney & Condor property.
has 40 acres of winter wheat that will
be as of fine quality as that of Mrs.
Watson. Watson reported.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21

Onnortunity for youth is one Of the
biggest features of the Ellison Wnite
%chautauqua is the chorus OF tine nan
score or more of university men anu
States who are travelling with the clr,
women from all parts OF the Uni!eu
emf during the summer and are making
# a business of both pleasure y
profit. so they aver. Several OF these
Young men and women have arrived
in Great Falls and viii be here during
the coming week in their several apac-
tiles. which range from properly man
to superintendent of the JUNIOR Cuau-
tauqua.
If there was anybody who mar
veled at the speed with Wnlcn the Dig
brown tent was pitched on the lots AZ
the corner Of Fourth street ana sec
ond avenue Friday night, his compl-
ments should be given to Forest 5.
IProwant and Milton Holloway, both OF
whom are property men for the cir
cult. Holloway is a graduate OF the
University of Kansas and has Travelled
with the Ellison-W White system for the
last several seasons He left Satur-
dav for Lewistown. where he will be
in charge of the erection of the tent
for the chautauqua there. His fellows
say of him: Its easy to find a man
who can make men work, but here is a
chap who can get work out OF a gang OF
boys ranging in age from > to IA years.
With his help and direction they can
pitch this big tent and if that isn't a
feat, show us one.
Prowant, who is from Illinois. where
he was a student at Mt. Morris col
lege for two years, says that he is
seeing the west and that he likes it.
He will have many thousand miles to
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
ENGINEER SAYS
KIBBEY CANYON
IS ROAD CHOICE
Shorter Route and Easier tt
Maintain, Crenshaw
Survey Shows.

The construction of the Monarch to
Logging Greek road by way of kibbey
canyon rather than the Sluice Box can
ron will be recommended by s. s. Cren-
shaw, chief locating engineer Of the
United States bureau of public roads,
he announced in Great Falls Sunday
night, after an inspection trip over
the route.
The Kibbey canyon route is prefer
able. as it is less dangerous, easier OF
construction. shorter and cheaper.
Crenshaw said. His recommendation
will be that the highway constructed
will be a standard 16-fcot gravel road,
which will permit a part of the $751;
600 previously available for the Sluice
Box road to be used in improvement
of the road up the Riceville hill. The
plans advocated by Crenshaw would be
for WO-fOot radius curves on the IT,
foot road and for the same cOnstruc-
zion on the Riceville hill as far as the
fund left after the first work is com
pleted.
Two Miles Shorter
The routing of the road by kibbey
CANYON would save two miles of road,
he said, and would not only be less
expensive but less dangerous. since
the Sluice Box road would be on the
steep sidehill a considerable distance
above the creek bottom, making an
automobile accident very serious. 1t
would also be expensive in maintenance
he predicted. since the Sluice Box road,
if constructed. would be subject to
frequent slides.
4 month will be necessary and it
will probably be neXt spring before the
work is started. he said. 1t represents
about four or five months of work for
completion.
The bureau of public roads has made
good Roadway with its operations this
season and is now ready to let what
contracts can be worked upon during
the winter, Crenshaw reported. In
Montana the chief work in this conn
nection will be on the Bolton to Java
road. at the west side of Glacier park.
This. while only six or eight miles long
means work in the neighborhood OF
100000. and much of it is blasting
and rock work that lends itself to win
ter activity.
Goes Over Cadet Pass
While on this trip. Crenshaw will
also make an inspection of Cadet Pass,
between Great Falls and Missoula, ly-
ing between Lewis and Clark pass and
Rogers pass. He said that he was
not inclined to believe that road build
ing here would be justified by tbs bu-
reAu at this time, as he saw no distinct
advantages in sbortness of routing OF
other features. The inspection is be.
ing made at the request of the state
highway commission.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
Two Lodges Gather
at Joint Picnic

Four hundred persons attended the
joint picnic of the Scandinavian fra
ternity of American and Order of Vasa
at Belt Saturday. Many persons were
unable to attend, due to the lateness
of trains.
The afternoon was spent in sports
and games. followed by dancing. Sew
eral prizes were awarded to contest
ants in the sports events. Two ball
games were played.
The grounds were crowded with
automobiles from Great Falls bringing
parties to the picnic. It was the first
time that a joint picnic had been held
by the two organizations. and it was
the largest in their history.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
Mrs. Bailey Leads
New Epworth League

Mrs. C. e. Bailey was elected presi-
dent of the intermediate Epworth
league organized Sunday afternoon at
the Boston Heights Methodist church.
Other officers elected were: Mary
Alice Hane, Mrs. Elmer Colwell. Beth
Birum and Eileen Fifer. vice presi-
dents; Kathryn Whitford, secretary;
Tom Lease. treasurer.
There were IA charter members of
the new organization. Carl e. Boor-
man. state secretary of the Epworth
league. aided in the organization of
the work,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
Belt Girl Robbed
in Butte; Savings
of Years Are Lost

Elizabeth Alder, formerly of Belt
and recently employed in a restaurant
at Butte, was the victim of q robbery
Thursday in which she lost a check for
81, 700 and $50 in currency, according
to a report from Butte.
She works nights at the restaura art,
according to the report, and on return
ing to her home in the morning placed
the money and check in her stocking.
1t was taken while she was asleep.
The check was on a Belt bank ard
represented the savings of several
wears, it was said.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
Local Pair Married
By Rev. A. C. BENEFIT

James s. Byers and Mrs. Laura
Gasaway. both of Great Falls, were
married Sunday afternoon by the Rev.
Alexander G.. Bennett, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. F. W. Johnson and Mrs. A. Ru-
dolph were witnesses to the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byers came to Great
Falls recently from Bozeman. where
they are well known. They will make
their home at 514 Third avenue north.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21

operations in Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington and Alaska.
"While l am doing the duties of Mr..
Shelley's office ! shall treat all alike
and do al in my power TO execute the
powers of the office in the most eff
Gent way" said Mr.. Metcalf.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
BLAKEsLEEs RETURN HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl. BIakeslee and
son, Bobbie, returned Sunday from
Hamilton. in the Bitter Root valley.
where Mrs, Blakeslee and Bobbie spent
a two weeks vacation. They made the
trip by automobile.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
coRcoRRANs MOVE HERE

Dan II. Corcorran and family Of
Square Butte have taken a residence
at 1922 Fifth avenue north in this
city. Mr.. Corcorran is a federal pro-
hibition agent with headquarters in
Great Falls. His family came here
Friday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21

More than $4,000, OOO. 900 a year is
lost by wage-earners in the United
States due to wage disputes, causing
the workers to suspend work for ex-
tended periods.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
BUT TWO WAYS
OF ENTRY into
SASKATCHEWAN
Watkins Saved Much Trouble
Only Through Courtesy
of Officers.

Autoists travelling into Saskatche-
wan from the United States are con-
fronted with the probability of en-
barrassment over their legal rights to
cross the boundary unless %precautiOn
is taken in obtaining information rela-
tive to the location of proper inspec-
ton officials on the Canadian side. ac-
cording to Jared Watkins. secretary of
the Northwestern Grain Dealers asso-
citation, who with Mrs. Watkins has
returned from a trip into that prov
ince.
Two Entrance Points
Because of misinformation on this
side of the line, Watkins narrowly
averted the necessity of taking out q
bond for his car. which would have
necessitated a side trip Of several hun
dred miles. or of turning back to a
point through which he could legally
be admitted into the dominion. There
are but two points. Willow Creek on
the west and East Poplar on the east,
through which Saskatchewan can legal
" be entered from the United States.
and once either place is passed. there
is. ordinarily. nothing to do but to
run into Moose jaw and take out a
bond. or turn back TO the port of legal
entry.
1T was only through the courtesy
of different Canadian officials and
friends who voucbed for me that
avoided a great deal of delay and extra
! expense" said Watkins after his re-
turn. IT all could have easily been
! avoided had l known that / should have
reported al Willow Creek. But / was
advised to go to S~haunavon, a consider
able distance into the province. and
consequently made no effort to reach
Willow Creek. AT Shaunavon I was
told of the error and we avoided going
to Moose Jaw only through the cour
tesy of officials and the assistance OF
friends. Anybody driving into Sas-
katchewan will save themselves a lot
of trouble if they remember that. from
the American side. legal entry can be
made only through East Poplar or vii
low Creek
Crops Look Good :.
Watkins said that crop conditions ore
good in southern Saskatchewan. the
anticipated average for wheat being
about % bushels. On his return he
passed through the area near Harlem
that was struck by the severe storm
Of last week. and found that first est
mates of the damage done was con-
siderably above that shown by later
surveys.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21

Swedish manufacturers are asking
aid of the government to prevent for
eign firms from selling their goods in
Sweden until the Swedish industries
have had a chance to recOver.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21

Mount Mitchell. North Carolina.
6.711 feet. is the highest peak east Of
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21

A range of volcanic peaks from 1000
to 5000 feet high run through the
center of San Salvador.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21

VII VtT1VN y I'M VWS6 VuVS
Instead of 1880.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
FIELDS

Opened under new management. Good
music and good floor. Every night.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
JOE D. BERMER
LEATHER BAGS

is now proprietor Of the Silver Dollar
Barber Shop, 221h Central. Drop in.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21

Truck hauling, ashes. coal. sand an
gravel. Phone 0767.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-03-24
vim.
INCOMPETENTS ARE KEPT

The annual turnover in the govern
ment service is something almost In
credible. No business corporation,
however strongly established, could
long endure the heavy annual drain on
ITS resources. Hundreds of men leave
the government service daily; and
new, unframed people have to be taken
on and taught to do the work. This
costs money, as every employer
knows.
The designations from the govern
ment service are chiefly from the su-
pervisory and most highly paid posi-
tons and from the very lowest grades.
The men at the top, If they have any
initiative or ability or ambition to
make name for themselves, are of
fered private employment at double
or treble or more what the govern
ment can pay them. The people in
the lowest grades leave for private
employment when opportunity affords
because in too many instances they
actually cannot keep body and soul
together on their government pay.
1t is the people in the middle class
who sray on the longest. The whole
constant process makes fer steady
deterioration in the quality of the
government service and tends to re-
tain the mediocre in public employ
ment.
The civil service commission, through
which N L,,Il
employees are brought into the serv.
ice, is acutely aware of this condition
It's reports give emphasis to the diff
Guilty constantly experienced in secur-
ing and retaining competent employ
ees. The rotation in office has become
increasingly frequent and vitality i'm
pairs the efficiency of the service.
During the war there was lower
rate of turnover in the mechanical
forces than in outside establishments.
The proposition of separations, how
ever, is excessive in clerical, profess
sional and technical positions, in
which the rate of turnover sometimes
amounts to a third of the force in a
year.
During the nine months preceding
the armistice more than 10000 APP
/ pnintments We're made in the civil
/ service and about $4,000 separations
occurred-that is, for every two ap-
pointments made one person left the
/ service. For period of similar length
following the armistice only 60 per
cent as many appointments were made,
but there were nearly SO per cent more
/ separations In this period almost as
many positions were vacated as were
/ filed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-03-24
WHAT OF THESE OLD MEN?

Congress enacted a law in 1890 re-
curing all heads of departments and
Independent establishments in the
federal service to report each year to
the secretary of the treasury the num-
Der of employees under them who were
below a fair standard of efficiency.
Every year this is done and the letters
to the secretary of the treasury from
the various departments and bureaus
are printed in the book of estimates of
appropriations compiled for use by
congress in making up the annual
supply bills. Congress never pays the
slightest heed to these reports. They
are made up year after year, but the
Inefficient are never fired.
For example, last year the chief
clerk of the treasury reported 40 EN-
p.oyees of the Treasury department as
below a fair standard of efficiency. But
nothing win be done about it. The
Interior department reported 139 in
eificients, ami will probably go on re-
porting them till they die of old age.
There are employees of the govern
ment in Washington who are totally
blind and who are led from their
homes to their offices each day and
buck home again In the afternoon.
knew In 1920 one gentleman Of
n;nety-two years who had been in the
government service for seventy-twO
years. He was being paid at that time
$500 a year. His maximum pay dur
Ing his long service was $500 a year.
James X. Polk was President when
this old gentleman came into the serv-
ice. He was born on January TO-
1928. His father was captain OF
the regular army In the war of 1872.
After that service he led an active life
In other occupations until 1913, when
he Died, leaving a dependent family of
nine persons. three of them boys. 1t
fell to the lot of one Of them to be the
chief support oS the family.
1t came 70 pass. then, that at the age
OF twenty he received through the
infueoce of navy friends on his father
8 srisll clerksblr at the naval observ-
atory, then under the superintendent
of that accomplished officer, Mltthew
Tonta;ne MaurF, whom he served as
a.aanOensls for ten years, accounting
II great privilege and pleasure to
have beard Maury's voice debating the
words of sense and wisdom which
make up the Sailing directions, the
wind and current charts and other
publications issued from the obsery-
Atory for the benefit Of the world.
From q copytst at frSt. November 9,
1S4s. at So a day, the young man was
advanced as follows:
July 1, 1867. clerk at $1,000
year; July 1874, CLERK at $500
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-03-24
When Helne Was a Tramn.

heinrich Heine was tramp. He
trudged all of one summer through Sax
ony IN an old coat He was going to
"eimar to flatter-that seems odd
uoethe. AS he wandered through the
MARI mountains coming the speech
ne meant to make to the great German
poet he plucked plums by the way
sue. When he reached his destination
ne forgot his eulogy and could only
- his praise of Saxon pilms.
4ne railing, cynical exile of Paris,
Eodulng his enemies with trenchant
pen was that summer lovable as a
uamp.-Exchange
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-03-24

year; July l, 1870, principal clerk Mt
$500 year; December 6, 1911, clerk
at $1,400 year; May l, 1913, stenog-
rapher and typewriter at 5000 year.
1t will be seen that he was denoted
in December, 1911, and again in May,
1913, to lower positions, involving less
work and responsibility. These demo-
lions were at his own request. In
October, 1917, he received from the
assistant secretary of the navy, Mr..
Roosevelt, the following letter:
Il lave to inform you that you have
been granted leave without pay for
six months beginning October 13, 1917.
"As you have been in the employ
of the government now nearly sixty
nine years, and during all that time
your record has been excellent. | re-
greet that there is no way in which the
department could continue you on the
rolls with compensation.
Il desire at this time to express
the appreciation of the department for
your long and satisfactory service. and
the hope that you will be so benefited
by this leave that you can return and
resume Your duties at its expiration"
/ talked with .e of the cabinet
officers about the old and feeble EN-
plOyees.
He said: 81 don't know what con-
gress intends to do about them, but
know what intend to do with those
in my department. / intend to leave
them alone. They can stay here as
long as they like, urtil some provision
is made for them. When | was new
in the department l dismissed two Of
these old people and denoted another
on the ground that they were super
animated and inefficient and were a
hindrance to the work
"All three Of them wrote me- sad
letters and promptly committed sui
eide. That was enough and more
than enough for me- Never again
viii 1 disturb one Of them. I 10 not
choose to have ii on my conscience
that / pronounced sentence Of death
on an old man or an old woman In
the service Of the government. They
can all stay on here as long as they
like. / found them here and some Of
them will be here when ! leave II
congress chooses to provide for them
that is its obligation. But I viii never
sentence another one of them 10 self
destruction, no matter what the cost
to the taxpayer and the government"