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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
COIN IN MONTANA.

a good many years ago, in what we
call the early days of this section.
some scrubby corn, with little .'nub-
bins OF ears, used to be grown here
and it was thought that was about the
limit for corr growing. For several
seasons past, however, results have
shown conclusiyely that eastern Fer
gus is a good corn country. In the
matter OF quality and quantity, those
who have taken up corn growing there
have had very satisfactory crops.
Now we find that out at Moore, only
a few miles from this city, s. w.
Head, who evidently knows how to
farm. has finished harvesting the corn
IN his 290-acre tract, with q yield of
between eight and nine thousand
bushels, the whole crop, except such
as be reserves, being disposed of to an
elevator company right there. This
newspaper yesterday outlined the
methods of cultivation followed by
Mr.. Heald and these facts will be given
as wide circulation throughout the
county as possible. 1t is thus pretty
thoroughly established that the Judith
Basin area is really a corn country,
and when the development of the agri-
cultural industry in Montana is pom
dered, the real Importance of this be-
comes eyident.-Lewistown Democrat
News.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
What Montana Editors Say
About Campaign Matters
WHO'S AFRAID TO DEBATE?

Ridiculous Riddick and some of his
paid henchmen have said that Wheeler
backed down on the debate proposition.
Wheeler's last paragraph in reply
to Riddick reads:
And I therefore renew my challenge
that you meet me in joint debate in
any of the larger centers of this state
during the first 10 days of the cam
paign and discuss the issues confront
ing the people.'-Charlo Star.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
Montana Topics Reviewed
in Treasure State Press

ourselves to it. But the leaven of
| common sense is at work, and sweep
ing changes are due in highway financ-
ing throughout the nation.
An automobile owner who buys a car
has just so much useless junk on his
| hands unless there is some place
| some highway or system of highways
to drive it over. He pays hundreds Of
| dollars for the car. Is there any rea-
son why he should not in all fairness
be willing to pay a substantial amount
to provide the rest of the equipment
| the place to run it? We believe auto
| agree to the justice Of this argument.
| They can well afford to greet it en-
Enthusiastically.
Figure the problem for yourself.
Suppose you pay S1.20e for a car,
knowing that the end of five years, at
the most, il the roads are poor, you
will have worn it out. That means
| one-fifth of $1,000 per year deprecia-
ton. or $40. You know, too, that the
same car, on first class roads. would
go the same distance in miles every
year, and last from three TO five years
longer. If it will last eight years in
stead of five, the depreciation will be
only. $3.50 per year. That leaves $40
per year that a be paid in the form
of special taxes to build roads-and
the good roads, SO financed, haven't in
fact cost the auto owners or anybody
else one dollar. :
It simply means that all the owners
of cars unite in deciding that in the
future they will pay their money for
better roads instead of paying it for
garage repair bills and car deprecia-
ton.
The coming legislature will be very
d~erelict in its duty to this state if it
fails to pass laws to carry out, in sub
stance, the sensible and timely advice
of the Oregon highway specialist
Western News (Libby).
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
Free Printing
and Postage

The republican county central com
mittee is sending out this week as
the expense of the taxpayers seyeral
mail sacks of "franked" campaign
dope.
The free frank is Congressman
Carl w. Riddick's and the dope IS
sent from Washington, where 1t IS
printed at the expense of the people,
in mail sacks to Glasgow. where the
| separate envelopes are addressed ana
mailed out of the local office to the
| voters.
We have before us n of the gems
! Of literature. It is headed, "Remarka-
BILE Record of Congressional Achieve
ment." 1t is supposed to be a speech
delivered by our Mr.. Riddick IN the
national house. We say supposed TO
be-" because it never was delivered
in the house or anywhere else except
ing by the postman, and 1t was proba-
bly, not even written by MIR. Rlddlck.
The reader probably has his by now
and we ask him to note the subhead-,
Extension of Remarks by Hon. Carr
w. Riddiek, of Montana, in the House
of Representatives"
If you do not know what Extension
of remarks" means, please lend an ear:
A congressman or senator asks
leave" to extend his remarks" In
congressional record. Usually the
extend part of it is plain bunk be.
cause he hasn't pronounced a word OF
the speech on the floor. The leave"
is readily granted and the member is
privileged to have prepared for him
any amount of bunk which is printed at
government expense and mailed at
government expense under the mem
ber's frank"
Adler members of both branches
of congress sometimes secure this
leave to print" i'll order to incor-
| porate a mass of figures which lack
of time prevents presenting with the
speech, which in such cases is actu-
ally given.
But members like our friend Rid
dick who never make a speech get
their dope into the record without
ever a MARBLE on the floor.
An amusing part of the speech"
that is now going to the voters IS
found in the places where Mr.. Rid
dicks starts a paragraph with MIR.
Speaker" as though he were address,
ing the chair.
The mir. Speaker" stuff Is to de-
ceive the readers into thinking that
Riddick made a speech. 1t is a Won
der that we do not find, %sprinkled
here an there, the words applause
great applause laughter and
cheers" etc.-Glasgow Democrat.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
TAX PAYING TIME.

Tax paying time is drawing near.
We Montanans don't give the subject
Of taxes much thought, as a rule, until
about this time of the year. Then, if
we are successful in raising the money
with which to meet the bill, we start
in diligently to work against the debt
and before long taxes have again
slipped from our minds.
This is Il good time to think about
them-because it is nearly time when
they will have to be paid. But there
is another reason why this is a good
time to think about taxes-hecause
election is drawing near. 1t makes q
good team, election time and tax pay
ing time. Every man and woman when
going to the polling booth on election
day should have in 4lind that pretty
soon they are going. to have to pay
their taxes.
We doubt if there is a property
owner in Montana right now but who
feels that his taxes are too high. He
thinks so with good cause, because
they are too high. And they can be
reduced only in one way, and that is
by reducing the cost of government
That is where the voting booth comes
in. Men should be elected TO the legis-
lature who will pledge their best eff
forts to work for the interest of the
people: who will give us an economical.
and efficient business administration
and that means an administration
which spends no more than its income
There is an amendment which is
to be voted upon this fall which reads
for or against a "state board Of equal
zation." That terms is really q mis-
homer. The words that should be used
arc Htay commission for that iS whaf
the amendment is for-to create a per
manent tax commission, composed OF
high salaried men and assisted by 6
staff of workers. 1t is the tax rom
mission which the people turned down
a few years ago, and which Governor
Dixon is now demanding, despite tbs
fact that the people have registered
their wishes in the matter.
Any mar or woman who wants
lower taxes will do well to vote against
that Misunderstanding Gazette.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
CASH CON
TRIBUTIONS

THE REPUBLICAN and demo-
1 cratic national committees have
both filed their preliminary report
of contributions as provided by
law. The republicans have re-
ceived about ten times as much
cash as the democrats, but this is
not unusual. Among the larges.
contributors to the republican
campaign fund are John D. Rookie,
Teller and his son, who together
gave $4,000 to the national COM
mittee and a further contribution
to the republican congressional
committee. Only other sub.
scription of so large an amount
appears. 1t stands in the lame Of
q brother Of Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon, and amounts tc
$4,000. The MELONS are multi
millionaires and have a practica'
monopoly Of aluminium production
and manufacture. Their specially
was treated with great generosity
in the recent tariff bill (raised
from 20 per cent to 80 per cent?
and twenty-five thousand dollars
seems 4 rather niggardly ~apprecia'
tion OF the fact.
However, you cant tell much
by these figures. 'Tha idea of siv.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
company bank shares increased
their price value si%xteenfo1d.
r~c1aa. ar L. hall. 49,

company bank shares increased
their price value s~ixteenfold.
Initiation of the banks paper
money issued caused the disaster
when it reached $4,000, ooo,0 900
francs on original capital of
$4,000 francs. Its income was
S per cent on the latter. Those
who remained sane suddenly de-
cided to buy COWS and farms with
their paper money, and in a month
Law was a ruined, hated exile
from France.
London gambled in American
greenbacks, Union and Confed-
crate, during the civil war, see
saving their rival market from
Appomattox to Gettysburg. New
York and Amsterdam bought and
sold more marks in a day than
London handled greenbacks in a
year. France lost S25o,ooo,o 600 in
the de Lesseps Panama Canal
craze.
New York City alone has lost,
, sunk without trace of recovery,
s22. 900, 900 of the S24,ooo,oo0 she
paid for German paper marks.
The Bronx bought propably a half
billion marks, one-fourth of the
1000. 900, 900 credited to absorption
by this city and its e%nvirons.
Ten million buyers of paper
marks in America is The Worlds
estimate. Four out Of five of
| them speak the German language
as an inheritance of birth, parent
age, or the ancestral or local in
~fiuences of childhood.
This total of investors, about
5000, 600, means that ten out OF
every lis men, women and children
in the United States w or have
held i'll trust for them an average
of German paper marks which cost
500 at $l2 per thousand in 1919
1921. The Worlds figures, based
on actual records of sales of the
paper marks imported in currency
for New York City from 1919 to
1922, show an average price of
So.o12 per mark paid for them.
That $500 is worth only $3.50
today.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
GETTING RID OF RIDDiCK

4 prominent republican who was a
candidate on the state ticket two years
ago, expressed himself while in Con-
rad this week as intending to vote
against Riddick for United States
senator on the ground that this was
the best way for the state of Montana
to get rid of this peanut politician.
WHY" be said, ''if Riddick is defeated
Montana will never hear of him again.
his own county, and if he is defeated,
the chances are he will never return
to Montana. That's the best way to
get rid of him All of which might
be a good plan.=Conrad Independent.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
MONTANA a CORN STATE.

The boundaries of the corn belt
must now be extended to include
Montana. Not so many years ago the
plateau region lying east of the Rocky
mountains vas considered good for
nothing except range for livestock, but
| later the dry farmer demonstrated that
soil was adapted to growing the finest
wheat in the world. The seasons were
thought too short for maturing corn
even in the lower attitudes of the
extreme eastern part of our state and
it has only been in recent years that
the farmers have taken up corn
growing. Now it is not an unusual
sight to see hundred acre corn fields
in eastern Montana that will yield this
wear 30 to 40 bushels to the acre.
| With this return from his land the
Montana corn grower has the edge on
the Nebraska and Iowa farmer, for he
is growing his crop on land that cost
| him from $50 to $50 an acre, whereas
| The eastern corn grower has an invest
ment Of 5000 to $500 an acre in his
corn land.
From eastern Montana the corn belt
is extending westward and we hear OF
| splendid yields being harvested this
year in our own section. Some tine
, specimens Of matured corn were exhib-
tied at our project fair which had
ripened about September /, which is
about as early as corn can be counted
on to ripen in Nebraska or Kansas. It
is trne we cannot grow the mammoth
varieties that mature in the longer
growing seasons of the Missouri valley
but every year an Improvement is
made in the quality and yield of the
northern grown seed, which readily
adapts itself TO the conditions under
which it must grow rapidly to mature
in our Today growing season.
Corn is destined to fit into our plan
Of diversification on the irrigated lands
of the Sun River project and with the
coming of the dairy industry and swine
raising, vii be found one of the most
valuable crops the irrigation farmer
| can raise.-Fairfield Times.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
THE PEOPLE WILL SPEAK

The Press very distinctly remembers
that one of the arguments used against
Watson n. Wheeler, present auditor
of Wheatland county. when q candidate
for clerk and recorder in the recent
primary election. was that he was not
a taxpayer in this county. and no doubt
that this had some effect in bringing
about his defeat. Now the Press
raises the question that if this will
apply to a small country office. how
much more should it apply to the office
OF United States senators We leave
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
A LEANING LIGHTHOUSE

Pisa may have a leaning tower, but
the Hudson river can boast a leaning
lighthouse-the Roekland Lake light.
The list to port" began oon after it
was built, probably by the washing out
of the old oyster bed. The machinery
of the light has been adjusted so that
functions properly. All the disagree
able features of the tilt comes on the
keepers. In time the lighthouse may be
Strengthened up if funds are available.
American.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
LET ALTO CARS A

A real and lasting benefit a come
to the people of Montana if they will
follow the suggestion of the Oregon
good roads expert. Mr.. Dennis. and
enact laws whereby the building and
maintenance of highways viii be
financed by the owners of automobiles
that have made better highways desir-
able and necessary.
If this method is followed it must
not be thought that a hardship will be
worked upon the automobile owners.
No good can ever be founded, in public
or private affairs, upon inequality and
injustice. The only political systems
and laws that endure for all times are
those built on a foundation Of fairness
and justice. As Mr.. Dennis stated, the
automobile and highway problem has
come upon US with such suddenness
that we have not had time to adjust
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
WHEELER WELL QUALIFIED

Hon. b. K. Wheeler, candidate for
the United States senatorship, is
known throughout Montana as a man
admirably qualified for the position
which he seeks. AS both a man of
progressive views and a thorough re-
preventative of the best interests of
the rank and file OF the people, be is
acknowledged as standing in the fore
most rank. Burton K. Wheeler has
never betrayed his constituents, he
has always kept faith with the people,
and every good citizen knows that 1t
will tremendously inure to this states
advantage should he be chosen to re-
present Montana in the highest law
making body of the land-Miles City
American,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
ONE f4-HOuR SHIFT

The Montana state government for
40 months has spent 500 an hour
more than its income, according to Il
bulletin of the Montana Taxpayers as
ISOLATION. At that rate it took q lit
tie more than II hours TO get a new
set OF dishes for the governors man
sion in Helena. There was a time
when the tariff on tin plate was a
campaign issue, but that was in the
old days of efficiency, economy and
genuine, sincere constructive politics.
Billings Gazette.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
RIDDICk AND NEWBERRY

The question has been asked time
and again of Carl Riddiek where he
stands on the Newberry proposition.
His only reply is hat he stands sol
idly back of President Harding and the
Harding policies. AS President Har-
ding has stood solidly and consistently
for the retention of Newberry. the in
ference is that Riddick would stand
steadily and consistently for the re-
tention of Senator Neutrality-suspicious.
man Chronicle.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
WHY DixON'S SPEECHES7

We note that the daily press a few
days G carried the itinerary of the
various speakers appearing under the
auspices of the state republican COM
mittee. giving routes and the datings
for the various speakers, also Cover
nor Dixon. After hearing the COVER
nor's speech, one wonders why he
should be listed as a campaign speak
er in behalf Of the republican ticket,
for in his set speech. he does not re-
fer in any way to the state or ma
tional candidates and in as much as
his honor is not at this time q can
didate for any office, the question
naturally arises:-why is he stumping
the state?-Baker Sentinel.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
SUPREME TEST OF HONESTY

An inn keeper in Rainier National
park has devised an acid test for
honesty. He exposes a stamp box with
a fine assortment of stamps of various
denominations. with a sign Stamps for
Sale. Help yourself and pay in coin
only. Attendant will change bills" So
well has the scheme worked that there
has always been a balance struck at
rhe close of the day.-Scientlfic Amer
inoD
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
IN THIS CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT

OUCH REPORTS as reach The
Tribune as to the progress Of
the congressional campaign in the
Second Congressional Distrist are
certainly encouraging to the
democrats. In spite of the heavy
normal republican majority in this
district, it looks at this time as
though P. B. Moss Of Billings
would represent the district in the
next congress. The fundamental
and underlying reason for that fact
lies in the poor record of the re-
publican congress. The republican
congress just adjourned did only
one thing with enthusiasm. 1t
looted the treasury on its own
account and the account of its
friends. When a republican starts
in to defend the record. of Carl
Riddick as congressman Of the
Second Montana District he always
commences by telling you how he
got a job with a government pay
check for this man and that man
and how he brought home the
bacon" for his constituents. He
doesn't tell you that he was a wise
legislator or a statesman. That
sort Of thing is out Of date now,
he tells you. We want someone i n
congress who can pry loose chunks
out of the treasury for Montana.
In that respect we believe that
Scott Leavitt will prove a worthy
successor to Carl Riddick. He
has had experience tapping the
federal treasury with a liberal
hand. When he was appointed
federal employment officer he
rented one Of the most expensive
office buildings to be had. W.
don't know what it cost Uncle
Sam, but as the Rainbow
hotel, the post office and the
Ford Bank block occupy the
other three corners, the rent was
certainly no trifle. Uncle Sam
did not stand the gaff very well.
Young Leavitt was instructed to
move his employment office up
stairs in the Federal building,
where no rent expense was neces-
sary. This is perhaps a small at
fair to criticise, but in these days
when economy is so necessary, 1t
is a straw which indicates that a
sound and experienced business
man like P. B. Moss is more likely
to handle the taxpayers money
economically.
Scott Leavitt was nominated by
a small plurality in a field of eight
or nine candidates, several OF
whom would undoubtedly have de-
feated Mr.. Leavitt if those two
had been running alone. The Sc
lection of Leavitt is n of the
indictments against the primary
law which makes it possible for
the poorest candidate to win in a
large field, provided he has a solid
block of votes back of him, even
though they constitute a small
minority of the whole. The nom
nation of MIR. Leavitt creates no
enthusiasm in his party, and when
the personal equation is added to
the poor record of the last con
gress, one can conceive of the
reason why the friends of the
democratic candidate are conf
dent of such a political turnover in
the second district as will land
their candidate a winner on cleo
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
DIXON ECONOMY.

Governor Dixon has had a lot to say
about economy. But economy, like
charity, should begin at home. 1t he
really wanted to save the state money,
why didn't he use his old dishes from
his own home, as other governors had
done, and postpone the purchase OF
such a handsome new $l,40o china
set for the executive mansion until the
state had some funds to spare?-
Bezemans Chronicle.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
ANTg-DixoN DYNAMITE.

We have not the pleasure of an &C
auaintance with Stephen ]. Cowley of
Great Falls, but after perusing a news
story in another column of this paper,
we conclude he carries dynamite in
both fists.-The Missoulian.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
THE GOVERNORS CUPBOARD

From his speeches one would take it
that Joseph NJ. Dixon. wants to be
known as the governor with an empty
treasury. But he has a cupboard full
OF valuable dishes and n gravy boat
Helena independent.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
"AgSENT AND NOT VOTING"

Carl ". Riddick, republican candi-
date for the United senate, claims TO
be a friend of the farmer in every
statement he makes. His record in
congress is one of complete neglect of
the farmers problems. The republican
candidate for the senate has managed
TO be absent and not voting on
everything of vital Importance to the
people of Montana and TO the farmers
in particular. which has been before
congress.-Hingham American.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
RlDDlcK AS OFFICE SEEKER

All of Mr.. Riddick's campaigns in the
past have been based on false claims,
which he was allowed to get away
with for the reason that no n took
the trouble to seriously look up his
record.
Now that he has aspired to be
elected to the senate, the situation has
changed, and the people have become
interested in finding out just what kind
of a man this former resident of Indiana
is, who during his 10 years residence
in this state, has managed during eight
of those years to keep himself in
office.-Butte Miner.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
TAXES DON'T WORRY CARL.

One thing is sure our old friend
Carl Riddick isn't worried at all by
the Dixon program" TO heap addition
al taxes on the people-Carl pays no
taxes in Montana, having sold his dirt
farm of 40 un~improved acres in Fergus
county last spring.-Helena I%ndepend-
-nIti
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
DIxON'S MUM ON THIS

More ecenomy-less taxation. There
is a proposition from which Governor
Dixon takes good care to shy away.
It does not fit in with his scheme
of building a Dixon political machine.
=Butta Miner.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
PATCHES ON THE PATCH BAG

If you will fasten a large safety pin
on the outside of the bag where you
keep your patches and attach a small
sample of everything that goes into
the bag you will save yourself lots Of
time and evaporation.