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The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08
Mr.. K. C. MooRE's WORK FOR
THE YEAR

Mr. X. c. Moore, our county demon
stration agent, has submitted his
final report for the years operations
to the Department of Agriculture
through the State Agricultural Col
lege.
1t covers twenty-five or more pages,
exclusive of printed matter and en-
braces all the allied industries along
lines of agriculture, horticulture,
stock growing, poultry raising, etc.
The report tells of the failures as
well as the successes, it gives the
cause of the failures and how the
same may be remedied.
1t tells how various industries have
been stimulated in different ways and
the number of plants that have been
introduced.
For example, Mr.. More says:
early in the year secured through
Prof Scott, of the Experiment Station,
about pound each of four kinds OF
grasses. which were hoped would sue
ceed as pasture grasses.
''Mr W. J. Wilson, of FIT. Mccoy
planted two acres in Dallis grass and
reports that he is pleased with the
results and believes that it will revo-
lutionize the cattle industry in his
section if widely planted"
The report is full of such informa-
ton which is really inspiring as
which we hope to lay before one
farm friends from time to time.
Mr. Moore has certainly had busy
year and his activities have been
and will continue to be of vast value
to our agricultural and allied indus
tries.
He is occupying an important post,
is thoroughly familiar with it's duties
and responsibilities, and under his
direction our great farming industry
ought to receive wonderful ex-
pansiOns.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

$4,000. There will be added to the
1922. levy the seven mill road bond
tax the increased cost auto license
and gas tax making a total of nearly
$100,O00.0O more that our county will
be assessed $500, 100000 for 1922
Marion county ranks first of all
counties in the state in the assessed
valuation of live stock in the state.
If ali the live stock in the county
were sold for taxes it would not be
enough to pay the assessment made
FOR one year. All the city and incor-
porated towns in the county are not
assessed enough to pay the taxes
for two years. The one hundred and
seventy-five miles of main line rail-
road will meet our tax bill for three
years, the total valuation will pay
our tax bill for but eighteen years.
In 1913 less than three steers paid
all my taxes-it took seyenty-five
bushels of peanuts in 1922, it took
fourteen steers of the same size, or
three hundred and fifty bushels of
peanuts to . pay my taxes-in farm
value it took six times as much farm
product to pay my taxes for 1921 than
it did for 1913 Every farmer in Ma
rion county who has no other income
but farm sales has met with the same
condition.
Here are the reasons why our taxes
are so high, our tax collectors gross
pay for 1921 was $635,S22, the clerk
of the courts pay was $743.711, the
sheriff's pay was SS94,246. county
judges pay was $4.OS9.OO, the county
budget calls for $1O,6OO.OO to pay the
feed bill of county convicts and pris-
oners in Jail. This is enough pay to
feed at actual cost one hundred and
forty prisoners three hundred and
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08
SENATOR WALSH WANTS AN IN
ouiRY

Just as soon as the special session
Of congress convened, Senator Walsh,
democrat of Mo.ta1a, introduced a
resolution calling on the senate com
mittee on public lands to investigate
the control of government oil, gas,
phosphate. and other lands which
were intended to be preserved to the
government under the leasing bill
Of 1920
Senator Walsh sa11 Inat the Mid
west Oil Co., controls from SO to 81
percent of the oil production of the
state of wyoming" and THAT 'the
conclusion seems irresistible that it
controls very much more of the pro.
duction of the Salt Creek field than
it is conceived it could control if the
provisions of the act of 1920 were
carried out according to the spirit OF
that law"
The LaFollette resolution, passed
six months ago by unanimous vote,
calling for a probe of Secretary Falls
lease of Teapot Dome, in Salt Creek,
richest of the naval oil reserves,
which was turned over to the Sinclair
interests, is still sleeping in the com
mittee to which the Walsh resolution
has been referred.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO
LOWER TAXES
Reddick, Fla, Dec. 1, 1922.

Reddick, Fla, Dec. 1, 1922.
Hon. Judge w. S. Bullock and the
Incoming Grand Jury:
Dear Sirs:-
This letter is written for the pur-
pose of calling the attention of the
tax payers, the coming grand jury
and our judge to the large disburse-
ments and to recommend to our gov
ernor and the next legislature the
necessity of reducing state and county
taxes.
These figures are taken mostly
from state comptroller reports On
page five, 1921 report says cost for
that year was SO, ,1OS, 100000 for 1911,
the report says the cost was $685.
10000, a difference of the two years
of S19S, 100000 the cost of the state
government was $1O,102,000. the
receipts for the same was $611 ,000.0
These reports show that on December
81, 1920 there was surplus of cash
on hand of S2,1OO,00O.0O.
Is it not best for the tax payers of
this state to have our government
and legislature to reduce the tax levy
so that this vast surplus will be low
cred? Why are the different depart
ments of the state permitted to over
draw their accounts $611 100000 in
one year. Does not large surplus in
the state treasury ted to increase
expenses.
County Finances
The comptroller assessment report
1921 was S445. 100000, the county as
sessment for the year 1911 the report
says was s165, 100000. making diff
ference in the two years of $279,-
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

The New York World says that the
ship subsidy bill at best was won by
narrow margin in the house of rep
resentatives, and it was so emascu-
lated by amendments that its warm
est friends will not agitate it's adop-
ton in the senate.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Few public utterances nave been
so Overwhelmingly repudiated as was
Secretary Hughes's letter defending
the election of Senator Newberry.
Now the Secretary is advocating the
loan of five million of dollars to
Liberia, the negro republic on the
coast Of Africa. He says this coun-
try is under great moral obligations
from the standpoint of protection to
American commercial interests. Ar
thur Brisbane asks: Why not let
those commercial interests make the
loan2 So say we all.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Will it be set down IN the history
books Eugene Deb's assertion that
so 900 Americana boys perished on
the battlefields of France to make
10000 American miIlionaires ?-Mi-
ami Metropolis.
No, no! It may have made 10000
Americans millionaires, but that was
not its purpose. The Civil war made
millionaires by the score, but we do
not believe that even Mr. Deb's would
say that that was its purpose.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Mr. Henry Ford charges that the
United States senate is controlled by
the big interests; Samuel Untermey
er. famous New York attorney, bold
ly proclaims that Attorney General
Daugherty is cheap politician, z
Senator LaFollette, Representative
Frear. Governor Blaine and others at
. progressive" dinner fiayed Secre-
tary Mellon and demanded an investi-
CATION of the revenue department.
Mind you, these onslaughts are not
made By democrats.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Florida newspapers show spirit
of service to their communities and
to their state which make them wor-
thy of the best support that can be
given them,' is the opinion of Profess
sor NJ " Atwood of the New York
State College of Agriculture at Cor
nell University. ithaca. N. Y, him
self the publisher of community
newspaper.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Although the war was officially
ended four years ago one of our
Washington, d. c., exchanges makes
the almost unbelievable statement
that taxes are higher today than at
any time during the period of con
flict and wild expenditure of money
and if that be true about our federal
taxes how is it with state, county and
city taxes?
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

John d. Rockefeller recently gave
a newspaperman dime for not TAX
ing his picture We fear that his
extravaganza will bring him to pow
erty in his old age. Tampa Times.
We hardly think that Mr. Rocke-
teller is deserving OF these digs.
with, perhaps, the exception Of An
drew Carnegie he is the greatest phil
anthropist of the age. His benefac-
tions are counted by the hFndred OF
millions.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Ex-President Wilson, in letter
to Mr.. Frank G.. Heaton of The Tam
pa Tribune. says that the prospect
of battle quickens his pulse" 1t is a
matter for congratulation that he is
recovering his health and will be able
to take part in shaping the policies
of the democratic party in the cam
paign of 1924
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Politically speaking. there are but
two kinds of people. viz: Those
who believe in government for the
many and those who believe. in gov
ernment administered in the interest
of the few Though counted in the
minority so far as the election returns
show, we are glad to be of the for
mer.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

The Boston Transcript, republi-
can newspaper that sees things clear
ly and not through glass darksy
says that the democratic November
victory was deserved and merited. 1t
will be fortunate thing for the
country if the democrats win VIC
tory in 1924 It will prove healthful.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Mr. Whiting Williams. a former
managing director of steel COM
pany, who has been writing for Col
lier's Weekly, says the doings of At
torney General Daugherty has killed
faith in government.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

The republicans are endeavoring to
eliminate Senators Borah and La
Toilette and they are not altogether
pleased with Senators Hiram John
son and Arthur Capper.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

The republican party has out lived
its day and when it shall have been
gathered to its fathers the nation
will become united.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

The democrats of the nation tender
ed congratulations to Chairman Cor
dell Hull for his mastery leadership
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Byron wrote about the isles of
Greece" but the .oils of Greece is
engaging the attention of Secretary
Hughes.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08
SAME woRK-sAnE Paw

A Washington specIa ays:
Women in the governnent print.
ing office there perfornlng ne same
operations as men viii lsceise equal
pay with men," Why skosldnt thevg
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Like Banquos ghost the bonus bill
rises to plague our dear good friends
the republicans.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

st. Petersburg is going to spend
one million for Improvements.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Marion county gave bink =
ange industry and =
is still omnipot
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

Madame Hend
tanned only at tt
fine Mama Dolls, /
go to sleep while I
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
$753,562 SEED
LOANS MADE IN
M0NTANA,SAYS
D.. Greenfield Receives Re
port From WarburtOn on
Federal Aid.

The making of seed loans out of the
appropriation of 81, 100000 has ceased,
c. W. Warburton. in charge of max
ing the loans at Grand Forks, having
loaned ~S1,476,690 up to June 3. The
total number of loans made has been
1905 according to a report received
by Charles D. Greenfield, agricultural
development agent of Great Northern.
Loans have been made as follows:
Idaho. 1873. a~ggregating S24.O59;
Montana. 6.527, a~ggregating S753,562;
North Dakota. 1864, a~ggregating
$3.50, $3.50; South Daokta, 429, aggregat-
ing S37.471; Washington, Ii, aggregat-
ing $1,73O.
The Montana county which has re-
the largest number of loans is
Hill. with 1902, amounting to 1927, 727.
Chouteau has a list of 724 borrowers,
amounting to SS2,6O5; Richland Al,
to $3.50. 76S; Toole, 444,
amounting to S56.966; Liberty, Al,
amounting to S53.126; Valley, 223,
amounting to $23,092.
In Cascade there are % borrowers.
with an aggregate of $10.472; Lewis
and Clark, IA. with S1,745. while in
Missoula and Park there was but one
loan made in each county in the first
for S75 and in the second for $500.
There are borrowers in Al counties
of the state.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
ENROLLED
IN SCHOOLS FOR
SUMMER PERIOD
Three Buildings Used for Eight
Weeks Sessions; 14O
in Central.

About 600 students are enrolled in
the summer school of the grades and
the high school, according tt Superin-
tendent S. d. Largent. This is about
the same proportion as last year, al
though the high school classes are
larger, due to the increase in enroll
ment of nearly 300 during the last
winter term over that of the year be-
fore.
High School Has I40
There are 40 at the high school,
246 in the Whittier building and ap-
proximately 200 at the junior high
school. Twenty-Five teachers. are en-
ployed in the three schools. including
the three principals. Miss Winona
Freark is principal of the high school
summer session, Miss Olga Davies is
at the Whittier school and the princi-
pal of the junior high school is Miss
Lois Troumbley.
All grades from the first to the
sixth are included in the Whittier
in the Junior high building. The sum-
mer school will be eight weeks long,
closing August 4.
Subjects taught in the high school
this summer include history. English,
Latin, physics, algebra, geometry. bus
mess management, craftsmanship and
word study.
The Teachers
The teachers in the three schools
are:
Whittier school-Lena Brundage.
first grade; Nell Somers, second grade;
Charlotte Gross. second and third
grades: Isabel McGeorge, third grade;
Ella Miller. third grade; Mary Cole
man. fourth grade; Gertrude Skinner,
fourth grade; Bernice Pruitt, fifth
grade; Clarri Gobbs. fifth grade, and
Jessie Jacobson. fifth grade.
Junior high school-Agnes Carlson,
sixth grade; Nettie Mattson, sixth
grade; Frances Purinton, seventh
grade: Irene Nalbach, seventh grade;
j. Myrtle Crandall, eighth grade;
Louise Schaefer, eighth grade: Emma
c. Anderson, seventh grade, and Jennie
Luke, eighth grade.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
SUN RIVER CANYON ROAD PUT
IN SHAPE FOR AUTO TRAVEL
Forest Service Prepares for Vacationists; From
Boundary of Forest to Arsenic Creek
Designated Camp Fire Permit Area.

I, and a forest officer will be stationed
in the canyon OF patrol during this sea-
son to issue camp permits and enforce
the secretary's ruling.
Sun river furnishes the water for
the Sun river reclamation project and
the timber on this watershed is essen
tial to the success of the reclamation
project. 1t is well known that a burned
over area does not hold the snow suf-
ficiently to prevent floods and heavy
rains cause sufficient erosion on burned
over areas to greatly hinder the recla-
nation purposes.
Fishing Is Excellent
This canyon is used to a very great
extent throughout the summer by tour
lists from this city and the surround
ing small towns. The fishing is ex-
cellent and the state and government
go to considerable expense each year
to keep the tributaries Of Sun river
stocked with fish in order that fishing
will continue to be good. The greatest
danger to this playground are forest
fires and every effort should be made
by the camping-out public to keep out
fires.
"A crew of men will be placed on the
continental divide about July 10 to
complete the ROCK creek trail ana the
My Lake trail across the continental d.
vide to the White river trail. This will
make it possible for tourists to travel
by pack train up Sun river and across
to the head of Spotted Bear and White
river and to Salmon lake and other
places on the south fork of the Flat
head river.
To Build New Trail
~ A--t1 III l. L-.1A $4,000
the continental divide at the head of
Ahorn on Indian creek. which will make
a direct route from Ford and Willow
creeks to Salmon lake and vicinity.
THE completion of these trails should
make the south fork of the Flathead
river and Salmon lake very popular
recreation grounds for the pleasure
seeking public on the east side of the
mountains"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
OLD TIMER DIES;
HERE SINCE 1879
Thomas Simms, Negro Pioneer,
Will Be Buried From
Family Home Today.

Edward Simms died Tuesday after
noon at his residence. $40 Sixth ave-
nue. south. He was 81 years old and
was one of the original pioneers of
this section of the country, cruising
up the Missouri river from Little
Rock, Ark, in 1873.
For a time he held q confidential
position on the steamer Red Cloud"
as purser. He finally settled at Fort
Shaw where he worked for J. II. Nc
Knight. Afterwards he moved to Sun
River and later to Great Falls.
Mr.. Simms was steward of the Elec-
trio City club for many years and held
the position for some time after he
was stricken with blindness. He was
a leader among the colored people of
this vicinity and always held the re-
spect and good will of the white re-
sidents also. ;.
He leaves four children. Mrs. Ger
trude c. Clay of Sacramento, Mrs.
Mollie Winburn of Great Falls, Ed
ward G. Simms of Seattle and Nc
Kinley Simms of New York. His
niece, Mrs. Z. S. Reed of Portland
Ore. was visiting with the family here
at the time of his death.
The funeral will be held at . o'clock
this afternoon from the family resi-
dence and burial will be in Highland
cemetery.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14

Maintenance work on the Sun river
road in the Sun river canyon, conducted
by the forest service in cooperation
with residents Of the Sun river canyon,
has put the road in excellent condition
for automobile travel, according to w.
NJ. Rush of Choteau, assistant super
visor Of the Lewis and Clark national
forest. The road, usually flooded dur
ing the high water season, has been
'cribbed" up so that it is passable
during the flood season, Mr.. Rush
said.
Because of the number of forest
fires that have swept through the can
yon during the past year, originating
from the camp fires of careless tourists,
e. II. Myrick, supervisor of the Lewis
and Clark forest, has designated all Of
the area from the forest boundary up
to and including Arsenic creek as a
camp fire permit area.
Must Get Permits
This, he explained, is in accordance
with the regulation Of the secretary OF
agriculture, which prescribes that all
or any portion of q national forest may
be designated as an area on which the
building of camp fires is not allowed
without first obtaining a permit from a
forest officer" With this rule in effect
it is unlawful for any person to build
q camp fire in the restricted area with
out a permit.
within the last three years all of
Home gulch, Hannah gulch, French
gulch and Norwegian gulch have been
burned over, the fires in each case
starting from camp fires" said MIR.
Rush. Besides marring the beauty of
the mountains for 100 years or so,
these fires cost the government about
5000. 1t is thought that the permit
system will cause the campers to be
more careful with their fires, as a rec
ord will be had of all persons build
ing fires in Sun river canyon.
Would lnjure Irrigation
The period designated as a closed
season is from July l to September 80
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
MANN TO SPEAK
AT MERCHANTS
STATE MEETING
Several Great Falls Business
Men Also on Program
at Boulder.

Many Great Falls men will have
places on the program of the Mon
tana Merchants association convention
this year at Boulder, June 20, % and
2S, according to the programs recently
issued and received in the city.
d Fred J. Perra Of Great Falls, AS
president of the state organization, will
give his report for the year at the
opening session of the merchants. On
the second morning of the sessions,
Douglas Wilson of the Great Falls ac-
counting firm of Douglas Wilson &
Co., will speak on accounting"
Mann Principal Speaker
In the afternoon, B. J. Boorman.
president of the Boorman Lumber
company, will speak on General Taxa
ton and Transportation Taxation"
Byron De Forest of Great Falls will
speak on the last day Of the session
on Credit Granting and Collecting"
The principal speaker at the con
vention will be Fred P. Mann, of De-
wills Lake, n. D.. president of the
North Dakota Merchants association
He will conduct a question box In
connection with his talks.
Monday, June rs.
Convention called to order by Presi-
dent Fred j. Perra, of Great Falls.
Address of Welcome. <. Kelley,
Boulder.
Response-Vice President Walter J.
Akam, Livingston.
Report of Fred J. Perra, president;
Great Falls.
Report of II. w. Schnell, secretary
Kalispell.
Report Of 0. L. Brakeman. treasurer
Helena.
Appointment of auditing, nominating
and resolution committees.
Afternoon
Address, Legislation and the Legis-
lature," by H. J. Faust. of Drummond.
Address Merchandising" by Fred
P. Mann. of Devils Lake.
Banquet-W. W. Bail, Billings,
t~oastmaster.
Tuesday, June q
Discussion, led by o. F. Tate, Carter
-"Duties of Members"
Address, Accounting by Douglas
Wilson, certified public accountant,
president Douglas Wilson & Co. Great
Falls.
Address. Fire Insurance" by Ho-
ward Seabury, vice president North
western Mutual Fire association, Seat
tie, Wash.
Afternoon
Airport Of auditing committee.
Election of officers.
Report of resolutions committee.
Address, General Taxation and
Transportation Taxation" by B. J.
Boorman, president Boorman Lumber
Co, Great Falls.
Address. Better Merchandising" by
Fred P. Mann.
Question Box.
Wednesday, June %,
Report Of new board of directors.
on Organization"
Responses by new officers.
Disposition Of unfinished business.
Address, Credit Granting and Col
lecting," Byron De Forest, Great Falls.
Luncheon-New directors and off
GERS; formulation of plans for years
work.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
FARM WORK ENDS
FOR HOPPER WAR
Agricultural Agent Says North
ern Counties Are Swarm
ing With Pests.

Summer tillage activities in Pondera,
Glacier. Toole and Liberty counties
have been temporarily postponed and
concerted efforts are being made to
fight the grasshoppers that are swarm
ing over the country in great droves,
according Charles II. Ruzicka, district
agricultural agent of those counties.
A strip of territory about 10 or 10
miles wide in the Marias river country
is heavily infested with grasshoppers,
but careful preparations have been
made to fight the pests and it is be-
lieved the situation is well in hand,
Mr.. Ruzicka said. The first c%onsign-
ment of poison is already on the ground
and will be followed by more poison
when needed, he said.
". d. Stegner of the University
of Minnesota has been appointed sup
~ervisor of the mixing and placing of
the bait by Prof. A. l.. Strand, assis-
tant state entomologist, it was an
nOunced.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
Pittsburgh Oil Man
Joins Butte Firm

OF interest to oil operators in Mon
tana is the announcement made in
Butte this week that DIR. Lyman G.
IHuntley. lecturer on foreign oil and
gas fields at the University of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and for some time in the
employ Of the United States geological
survey, has associated himself with NJ.
r. Cooper of Butte, inspecting engineer
and geologist in oil and metal re-
search work. DIR. Huntley is al author
of repute and is said to be- an authority
bn oil and gas fields.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
C.. Seifert Enters
Primary Contest for
Justice Nomination

A. c. Seifert. 920 Third avenue
south. filed Tuesday as a candidate for
the republican nomination of justice of
the peace, Great Falls township. Con
scientious and impartial performance
of the duties of the office is promised
by Mr.. Seifert if he is nominated and
elected.
Mr.. Seifert came to Great Falls in
February, 1889. For six years he
served as constable under the late
Justice of the Peace John EARL. which
experience placed him in touch with
the duties of a justice. At the present
time Mr.. Seifert is jailer under Sheriff
Bob Gordon.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-14
BUYS ST. PAUL HOTEL.

D. f. Lucha, 525 Seventh avenue
north. announced Tuesday that he had
purchased the st. Paul hotel. 1867
First avenue south, from Frank Pecan.
The transaction was a trade whereby
Pecan becomes the owner of 40 acres
Of land west Of Ulm. Mr.. Lucia said
he had made several improvements in
the hotel.