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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
Bumper Potato Crop Looms
With No Market Prospects;
Rains Retard Harvest Work
Moisture Favors all Flowing and Seeding OF all
Grain Gets Underway; Two Counties
Report Light Frosts.

but not enough TO delay tbreshing more
than a few hours. Harvest practically
completed. Corn is of good quality
and cutting has begun. Potatoes extra
good quality and will make a tar
yield. Harvest labor more plentiful!
than a couple of weeks ago but there
is still need for more help. 20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in temperature
but no frost. Ground now contains
sufficient moisture for fall blowing
Extra large acreage of winter wheat
is going into the ground. Ihreshlng
about so per cent completed. Large
quantity of seed corn was selected thls
week.
Valiey-Light showers and weather
interfering somewhat with tnreshing.
Flax is maturing and promises a fair
yield. Except for this the harvest IS
complete. Thres fing reports show an
average of 30 bushels on good summer
fallow, while yields OF . to 10 bushels
per acre are common on land where
continuous cropping was practlced.
Labor situation is improving n the
supply is about equal to the demand.
Biaine-Weather conditions fair
with Temperature almost to freezing.
No rain. Wheat mostly threshed. Corn
crop is in splendid condition. Flax
good. Considerable demand for labor
with many threshing crews running
shorthanded.
FIathead-Cool, cloudy, showery
weather. Very little threshing was
done. The moisture conditions favor
seeding of a larger acreage of winter
| wheat. Early winter wheat is up in
| several parts of the valley. Livestock
is in good condition. Good hay is priced
at $1,000 to $500 per ton.
R~avaIli-Weather cool and incle-
ment. Some snow on the foot hills and
a light frost Wednesday night. Weather
! warmed up the latter part of the
week. Some fall seeding in progress,
Potato yield will be fair to average.
There is a strong demand for feeder
pigs. Labor supply just about ad-
equate.
Biq Horn-Two local showers dur
ing the week. There is not a sufficient
supply of separators. Necessary to
stack grain. Considerable interest Is
growing in purebred stock.
Dawson-Practically all harvesting
| completed. Threshing progressing nice
ly. Yields are running from Is to sc
bushels. Average will probably be Il
to 30 bushels. Quite a labor shortage,
Gailatin-Considerable rain fell dur
ing week. with slight snowfall on near
by mountain ranges. Frost one night
T~hreshing in fun progress, although
operations were delayed somewhat or
account of rain. Livestock good to ex-
~eellent. Range in very good condition
Excess of men who do not want tc
work but scarcity of good men. Gan
shortage still serious.
Carbon-Threshing on in full blast
Wheat running from 81 to 30 bushels
Oats heavy. Still haying. Garden fine
Sugar beets good. Stock in good shape
Corn good. Fruit crop fine. Farm
hands needed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15

that have been made by some west
ern senators in this regard.
The administration attitude to-
ward the west is certainly a strange
one when it fathers a bill to grant
a loan of $4,000, 900 to Liberia but
cannot find funds to complete irri-
CATION work that has been under
way for twenty years.
Senator Curtis of Kansas ought
to be ashamed of himself, coming
as he does from a western state
He bases his opposition to recla-
nation work upon the alleged fact
| that there are some reclamation
settlers who have not been able to
meet their payments. That is the
old hackneyed objection which has
no validity at all. In heavens
name. what vocation is there IN the
/ United States which has been able
/ TO meet all of its bills in the last
few years? This situation isn't
confined to farmers at all. 1t Is
an all prevailing situation. Many
! men in every vocation cannot pay
interest or principal. This is JUS
as tru in the state of Kansas as
in Montana. Therefore, Senator
Curtis ought to be ashamed of him
self. IF he lived in New Jersey
his statements might be the result
of ignorance.
Irrigation will probably never
get reasonable attention in con-
gress until the senators of the in
termountain states become inter
ested enough in reclamation worl
SO that they are willing to smash
some of the plans of those eastern
fellows who may then be inclined
to give the rest a square deal or
this proposition.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
BROTHERS ACCUSED
Of BEATING WOMAN
/. TO RECOVER CHILD
Former County Official Charg-
ed With Assault on Mother
in-Law; Held in Bail.

Special to The Tribune.
Butte, Sept. 14.-Love for his two
vear-old daughter brought Otis Lee,
former clerk of the local district
court. from Portland to this city
Tuesday night and Wednesday he and
his brother, Jerry Lee, a member OF
the Butte fire department, we're
charged with second degree assault
at the ~instigation of Mrs. Mary
Smith, mother-in-law of the former
county official, because OF his efforts
to gain the custody of the child.
Lee and his wife, who have been
living in Portland, were separated sew
eraI weeks ago, and Mrs. Lee, who was
Miss Doris Smith before her marriage,
brought the child here and placed II
with her mother. She then returned
to Portland. Lee arrived IN Butte
Tuesday night and was met by ms
brother, and together they went 70
the Smith home, where the louho
Mrs. Smith alone.
Hello Otis" Mrs. Smith is dc
clared to have said. Lee, 1t IS al
| legged. her called her a vile name anc
STRUCK DpT III iuS IdN'f
| Mrs. Smiths story told to the count!
attorney. The two men then knocked
her down, kicking and beating her
Mrs. Smith stated that she chung t.
! the child but they dragged her to thu
door and forced her to give the chit
up, Jerry leaving with the baby ant
| Otis standing guard at the door MRS
smith stated that a physician treated
| her injuries. W.
The Lee boys were arrested Wed
nesdav and pleaded not guilty to thu
assault charge and were released OF
$500 bonds. TIL ease will come befor'
! Justice Buckley Friday, SeptembeI
%. The Lees were married her
May 81, 1917. Mrs. Lee was o
fled of the incident ana thousn ~
word had been received late Wednes
day night, it is said that she will re
turn to fight the case. Otis Lee nov
has the child in his possession.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
THE DEMOCRATIC
PROGRAM.

THE democratic party in the
1 state of Montana, pledged to a
of efficiency and eeono-
my, is making a wonderful start in
the campaign of this year. The
issues set forth in its platform are
clear cut. With a united front, the
democrats of the state have firmly
outlined the political doctrine n
accord with which they expect 70
win the November election.
The republican forces are split
into two wings. The internal tight
is a desperate one. Governor Dixon
has issued his ultimatun. He must
absolutely control the mex legis-
lature and no n else must have
anything to say. That part OF the
republican party which will not
consent to his domination has no
recourse except to quit and vote
the democratic ticket. The gov
ernor has invited that this be done.
He has said to the republicans sew
orally and collectively, IF your
stomach is not strong enough to
approve what / have done and my
whole program for the future, then
there is no place for you within
the republican machine that l have
set up"
If this situation does not afford
a golden opportunity for the dem
ocrats to win, then we are ready
to- resign every pretension OF
prophecy. When you ask a repub-
lican today how he expects his
party can fight to a finish over the
election of a Dixon or an anti
Dixon legislature and elect any
body else on the ticket, he shakes
his head in despair and in nine
cases out of ten Is willing to admit
that the thing cannot be done.
Now as this campaign goes on
we think it will be quite thorough
ly developed that the present state
administration has failed to manage
the affairs of this state in a rea'
sonable way. We think 1t will be
shown that there has been little OF
no economy. Indeed, 1t will b.
made apparent that there has beer
much extravaganza. The state has
not been doing business since Mr.
Dixon came into power. 1t ha:
been playing politics. 1t has dis
regarded plain duty and it will have
to stand the consequences.
We like that plank in the demo
cratic platform which pledges a re
duction of costs in government t.
a point where the expenses of gov
eminent will not exceed its income
This is what the people of Mon
tana want. 1t Is the only way Il
conduct in an acceptable way tn
affairs of the state.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
The HQskin Letter '' 'ss %ssa
SPANISH sWINDLERS BUSY AGAIN

imprisoned Russian banker and his
beautiful daughter, whose fortune
must be recovered. From that point
the story progressed as in the latest
letter, the climax being the hidden
pocket in the posrmanteau. where the
papers necessary to the recovery of
the fortune were concealed.
The 1913 letters are written on the
same kind of paper that is being used
for the letters now. The sheets are
large and printed in tiny blocks with
blue ink. The letters are in similar
handwriting.
That the 1918 letter is the basis of
the up-to-date bankrupt Russian letter
of 1922 can be seen readily from the
phrasing of the two types. The same
foreign expressions occur in both.
Since the Spanish swindle started,
years ago. it has changed very little.
This method of taking money away
from Americans is obviously a sys-
tematic business. A comparison of
two of the letters sent out in 1913
shows that both contain the same
story, except the Russian bankers
name is Ivanovich in one case and
Solovieff in the other.
Each letter is accompanied by a
newspaper clipping, which confirms
the story of the well known Russian
bankers being imprisoned in Spain and
tells how it occurred. The fact that
the banker was supposed to have hid
den funds and also that the baggage
was searched are cunningly referred
10 in the news story. These clippings
| presumably are from some English
newspaper and are supposed to satisfy
the recipient of the letter as to the
, existence of the Russian banker and
the truth of his story.
The interesting thing about them is
| that on one of the clippings the story
! is printed with the name ~vanoylcn
to correspond with one letter, while
! the other clippings give the name as
! Solovieff. Except for this difference
| the news items are identical, and the
same reading matter is on the re
verse side of both. b proves, as
might be expected. that the swlndlers
| had the clippings faxed to look exactly
! like extracts from a newspaper.
If the two letters were not sent to
( the same neighborhood, there was lit
tie danger of two victims comparing
notes, or at least not until after tnt
money was sent or positively refused
The victim who has parted with his
money to these swindlers IS helpless
so far as recovery is concerned. The
postoffice department has printed 6
warning against this form OF fraud II
the 1922 postal guide.
It is a strange fact that this traue
is almost exclusively a Spanish affair
A few letters have come from Mexico
but Spain. with its atmosphere of 70
nance. makes an imprisoned Russian
and his beautiful daughter pining TO
a fortune seem more plausible. L
such things can happen anywhere, the!
would happen in Spain, the American
victim reasons. The Spanish swindlers
counting their American dollar bills
no doubt think that America, and no
Spain. is the true land of romantl
fortune.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
VERY MUCH ALIVE.

the League Of Nations
w was stabbed in the back by
the United States senate, the re-
publican party thought that the is
sue was dead. In this regard, a
terrible mistake was made. The
issue has never been dead in the
hearts of the American people.
The proposals of Woodrow Wilson
are more alive today than ever be-
fore. This is because the repub-
licans have failed to keep their
promise which was that they would
put something just as good in place
of the League of Nations.
There is no falling back any
where in the ranks of those who
are for world peace honorably Sc
cured. James M. Cox, national
standard bearer in the last cam
paign, has just returned from Eu-
rope and he says that the re-estab-
lishment of prosperity in the Unit
ed States must be given first place
in the thoughts Of Americans and
must be the preface to discussion
of the entrance of this country into
European affairs and into the
League of Nations.
/ lust at this time, Andre Tardier
writes about the crushing of tht
Greek armies by the Turkish ma
tionalists and the opening up Of
new uncertainties in a troubled
world. There is a new crisis. The
allied nations have not been able
to exercise political leadership ane
to re-establish peace because
America has refused to lead them
The conflicting viewpoints of thu
European nations apparently can
not be harnonized unless we helE
in the work. In Asia Minor Their
has been a further appeal to arms
The president of the Chemica
National bank of New York ha
Just returned from Europe and n
declares that the world is looking
to America to take the lead. II
says the opportunity is great to d.
a constructive job and he asks tn
question whether we will meet tn
issue squarely or continue to b
timid and to hold back. This
the analysis of a banker of a bust
ness situation and not a politica
claim. Wherever we turn, there
the same evidence. The League o
Nations issue and the things ap
pertaining thereto are decided
within the contentious of the cor
| gressionai elections of this year.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
RECLAMATION NOT IN
FAVOR.

CENATOR BORAH of Idaho
made a statement in the SEN
ate on Tuesday which challenged
the sincerity of the administration
at Washington regarding reclama,
ton policy. This is what he said
I have known that the re-
publican leadership intended
to kill the reclamation prof.
ects. The reclamation policy
no longer has favor at the
hands of those of the republic
can party directing affairs.
Senator Borah was speaking II
behalf of the amendment to ths
soldiers bonus bill whereby there
would be appropriated $3.50, 600, oo(
for reclamation work. Core
spondence coming from variou:
sources out of Washington upor
this subject of late has not beer
encouraging. 1t has quite strong
" indicated that the friendlines:
~professed for carrying forward the
reclamation projects in a reason
able way by President Harding wa
quite thin and that practically th'
whole force of the administration
would eventually ditch tay effort
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15

but it is quite sure MI. White will
get all of the democratic ballots
and a good many republican votes
cast by men who are looking for
good government.
In the closing days of the last
session of the legislature. Senator
White vigorously attacked the sor-
ry spectacle that the republican
legislature had been making
through sixty long quarrelsome
DAYS within which there had been
transacted mighty little business.
The senator said at that time that
he had only one mission left in life
which was to prevent the republi-
can party from going utterly to
smash through the actions OF its
representatives in the Montana leg
islature. Senator White cannot
claim that his speech took effect
judging by what happened in the
Dixon state convention at Helena
the other day. The republican par
ty in Montana is in worse shape
than it was when the Legislature
adjourned.
| The state, of course, may profit
in the long run by this republican
downfall, provided it elects enough
men like Senator White to make
up the personnel of the upper
house of the coming legislature.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
Fields Return Short
Crop Around Buffalo;
Yield Below Average

Special to The Tribune.
Buffalo, Sept. 1.-THE reports of
large wheat yields sound almost IN
credible to many farmers in this re-
gion as the average field here is run
ming about eight bushels to the acre.
Around the edge of the mountains
many fields have not been hurt by the
drouth but the, spring crop on the
benches west and north of town is
hardly worth cutting.
The snow lay on so long there last
spring that the farmers were about
three weeks later than in other com.
munities and the drouth in July and
August along with the grasshoppers
cut the yield down until many fields
will not be cut. A great deal of win
ter wheat is being sown.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
Second Annual Fair
Holds Much Interest
as Time Draws Near

Special to The Tribune.
Clifford. Sept. 14.-Considerable in
terest is being displayed here in the
coming second annual community fair,
which will be held September -.
With the prize list offering substan-
tial awards for the best dry land prod
ucts, it is expected that the judges
will not have an idle moment during
the progress of the fair.
Only grain and vegetable grown on
dry land farms will be eligible for
competition and entries. the manage
ment has decided, must be listed with
the committee in charge before IL
o'clock a. m. of the day Of the ex-
hibit. Livestock judging will start at
II o'clock and the judging of produce
will start at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. -,
Two features of the fair will be the
Better Baby Booth and clinic and
the receipt at the grounds of radio
concerts and market reports. The
baby booth and clinic will be conducted
under the auspices Of the Havre Red
Cross. A dance in Equity hall VIII
close the program.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
OVER IN JUDITH BASIN
COUNTY.

THE old war horse of democ,
l racy, B. c. White, formerly
senator from Fergus county, is
now soliciting a return On the
democratic ticket to the state SEN
ate from the new county of Judith
Basin. The TribYne, of course,
does not know all about the local
conditions in Judith Basin county,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
Photographer Given
Concession to Show
Art at Buenos Aires
Special to The Tribune.

Livingston, Sept. 14.-Frederick A.
Todd, Livingston photographer, has
received word that he has been
awarded the photograph concession at
the worlds fair in Buenos Aires,
Todd expects to leave short
iy for the South American city to
make arrangements for the installa-
ton of a Photographic display.
A hand-colorcd photograph of The
Grand Canyon Of. the Yellowstone.
Yellow stone park, recently cmpieted
by Todd, viii be d feature of the dis-
play at the Brazil exposition.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
Veteran Is Named
Livingston Postal
Head by Riddick

Special to The Tribune.
Livingston. Sept. 14-Ward Crosby.
Livingston war veteran, severely
wounded in France, was Thursday ap-
nointed postmaster in Livingston. &C
cording to a telegram received from
Congressman Carl Riddick. CROSBY,
who takes office at once, succeeds j.
E. S~windlehurst.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
TO TAKE GRADUATE WORK

Special to The Irlbune.
Chinook. Sept. 14-Miss Edna
Montgomery, for the past three years
instructor in science in the Chinook
high school, has departed for Cham
paign, ILL.,, to spend the year in gradu-
ate work in chemistry at the state
university.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
WRIGHT is NOMINATED
FOR LAND OFFICE JOB

Washington, Sept. 14.-lBy The As
ISOLATED Press.1-Nominations sent to
he senate Thursday by President
Harding include Morris s. Wright to
be receiver of public moneys at Boze-
man, Montana.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-11
Leviathan Arrives
Safely at Norfolk,
Escorted by Planes
Admiral Rodman Watches
Giant Liner Pass Through
Hampton Roads; DELAYED
for Several Hours in Fog

NORFOLK, April l0.-The mammoth
Leviathan docked at Newport News at
o'cock this morning two hours before
schedule. ready for reconditioning for
transatlantic passenger service. All
Newport News made the day holiday
Assistance of tugs was not needed
until the PROV of the great vessel had
been turned in at the head of the p,er
ihen half dozen tugs scurried to
ITS side and pulled and hauled at the
huge steel sides of the ship until she
nestled closely alongside the pier
The only difficulty in handling the
ship was met when the Leviathan
caught in stiff breeze. swunc side
ways going into the slip, cutting off
tour of the six tugs working to get It
IN. Inc two remaining tugs worked
vailantiy to swing her stern clear of
rlef NO. 2. while the other four were
helpless: She was finally Strengthened
and docked at 8 o'clock.
Several sixinch lines were snannad
"nen T, the big ship swung.
The trip down, members of the crew
SAID, had been without incident cycent
1or the fog, which forced her to an.
cshor for several hours just out Of New
York Harbor Sunday morning.
Airplanes from the naval onere+;,c
oase and Langley Field joined the os,
cort when the Leviathan passed in the
eapes and Rear Admiral Hugh Rod.
man. commanding the 5th Naval Dis
New-York tribune., 1922-04-11
Navy Orders

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issued to-day follow:
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