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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
THE RAILROAD SITUATION

THE railroad situation in Mon
1 tana i .bad. The Great North
ern finds itself unable to distribute
empty freight cars on its main line
and in consequence the grain har-
vest is in danger of congestion to
the great loss of the farmers along
the line. Moreover, lumber ship
ments are endangered. We are IN
formed that the railroad finds its
operation obstructed at four points
in Montana while al every other
point on the system they have no
trouble in moving traffic. But an
interruption at these points throws
the entire system of interstate
traffic out Of gear. Already the
road has refused to carry perish
able freight and sent such business
over other lines. A continuance OF
such interruption of interstate
traffic will work enormous loss on
the citizens Of Montana and other
points.
President Harding has issued a
proclamation in which he asserts
the right of any man to work and
earn a living under conditions OF
labor and for wages satisfactory to
himself, and pledged to him the pro-
lection of the state and the United
States to that end. But the notori-
Gus fact is that such protection is
lacking. The constitution pro-
vides that such protection should
be afforded by the sheriff of the
county. and if he is unable to do
it, it becomes the duty of the gov
ernor to aid him with the militia
of the state, and if that force is not
sufficient to call on the president
for aid with federal troops. That
is the theory of the law. but it does
not work. Sometimes the sheriff
is in sympathy with the strikers,
sometimes he passes the Dusk to
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
Has $332,714
to Invest in School
Bonds or Farm Loans

Helena. July 24-(By The Associ-
ated Press.)-Permanent funds of the
state had on June 80 an aggregate Of
S:332,7f4 available for investment IN
school district bonds or farm loans,
according 70 a report by W. A. Logan,
deputy state auditor, to II. '. Bailey,
registrar of the state land office.
In the common school permanent
fund is $56,G54.75: in the common
school interest and increase fund.
1858, 1927: in the agricultural college
permanent fund. S1.292.3 80: agricultural
tMorrilD. S1.04S,7O deaf and blind
school permanent fund, an overdraft
of S342; industrial school permanent
fund, S1,OS2.02; normal school perma-
nent fund, an overdraft of $1.005.10:
school of mines permanent fund, ST.
1854; university permanent fund. So
$685. public school teachers perma-
nent fund, s11.1S1.40; soldiers home
permanent fund. $50 90.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
S100,000,000C GIVEN
BYU,S WILL BUILD
$4,000 MILES ROAD

Washington.-(By The Associated
Press = Approximately S1OO,OOO.OO0
will be spent for good road construc-
ton throughout the country during the
fiscal wear. which began july /. This
will be brought about by the continual
ton of federal aid for roads under re-
cent authorization of an appropriation
of almost $780, 900. 600 for distribution
among the several states. Under the
conditions of the aid each state must
match the sum allotted to it. Mon
tana's share of the total is S1.O3l,2o1.
At the same time. the postofflce ap-
preparation bill signed by President
Harding June IS. authorized appropri-
alton of $50, 100000 for the same pur-
pose. to be expended during the fiscal
year beginning July l, 1923. and SI5.-
coo. 900 for the succeeding fiscal year:
The conditions are the same for all
three years. and will bring the total
mount expended during the period. II
the states adhere to the stipulations
and expend like sums. to S3S0.OOO,O un.
The funds will be administered by the
secretary of agriculture through the
bureau of good roads.
II is estimated that the $780, OO. 900
appropriated will result. in the con-
struction of more than $4,000 miles OF
road. which. added to the $4,000 miles
that are expected to result from pre-
vious federal appropriations. makes a
total of 1000 miles. or nearly 40 per
cent of the estimated 10000 miles of
good roads on the system of federal
aid roads now being outlined.
With the aid of the S350,OOO 600 pre-
v%iously appropriated by the govern
ment. 1900 miles of road had been
completed on last May 81 and in addi-
ton. nearly 1880 miles were under
construction. involving more than S2SI.-
500 600 of federal aid. To match this
fund the states have appropriated ap-
proximately $3.50, 600, 900, making a to-
tai of S667. 500, 900.
The average cost per mile of all
types of road constructed with federal
aid has been S17.120. of which AZ per
cent has been the cost 10 the govern
ment. The new legislation. however.
reduces the maximum participation on
the part of the government from So
600 to $1,000 per mile for the first
fiscal year. and $1,000 thereafter
The appropriations are to be used on
construction of a connected system "f
primary. or interstate. and secondary,
or intercounty roads.
III Is Ihrtnef PROVIDED thaL tnt S'ate'
receiving aid must maintain adequate
highway departments. must maintain
the federal roads when completed, must
construct roads sufficient to the traf-
fic anticipated, and must match the
amounts allotted by the government
Otherwise. the federal funds for new
projects will he withheld.
Plans for the proposed system have
already been received by the bureau
of good roads from all but eight states
n the state systems are being co
, ordinated $ o that when Joined together
they will serve the best interests Of
the whole country. In the meantime
only projects certain to be on the pro
posed system are being approved.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
Bad Hill North
of Bynum Made
Easy by New Road

Special to The Tribune.
Choteau. July 24.-The Jones hill
road north of Bynum on the Glacier
Park highway is now open for travel
Until the repairs were made, the hill
was n bad one for automobiles because
of being steep and rough. The new
thoroughfare has not such a pronounced
grade and can be made in high speed
without difficulty.
One of the interesting features in
connection with the opening of the
road was the discovery of a spring OF
water about half way up the new
grade. The spring will be put in shape
for use by tourists.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25

others. Sometimes the governor is
reluctant to use the powers and
passes the buck to the local sher-
ifs. and the president passes the
buck to the governors. The fact
is that men who are willing to work
and operate the roads are afraid to
do SO, and their fears are not with
out due justification in fact.
From such information as we
possess it looks to US as though
Montana had reached a crisis in its
transportation affairs and unless
interstate commerce can resume its
interrupted course within a short
time great damage will be done to
all its citizens, not excepting its
farmers who are now harvesting
the only first class crop they have
had in years. 1t is certainly the
duty of the peace officers and ex-
ecutives of the state to see that
coercion or intimidation be remov.
ed at the points where they exist,
and to this end they should have
the united support of all good citi-
zens. We are we'll assured they
will get it if they demand it. When
the safety and welfare of the whole
body of citizenship is at stake all
other considerations drop into the
background. As a matter of fac,
we are informed that no differences
exist between the Great Northern
and its employees. The question OF
wages is not one between the man.
agement and the men. but one be.
tween the railroad board and the
men. The railroad board is made
up of representatives of the men
the management and the public,
each having three members. Under
such circumstances it is ridiculous
that interstate commerce should be
interrupted in this way and the
business interests of many thou.
sands of citizens who have no part
in this strike be put in serious
jeopardy, when a little courage or
the part of our peace officers In
doing their plain duty would solve
the problem.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25

! ideals, the noble purposes and the
wonderful popularity of Mrs. Ole
son. The democratic party regards
her as a national asset, and regards
her candidacy as an inspiration to
women Of America in every effort
! they may make in behalf of better
| government. Her ideals are the
ideals of the American home and
the ideals that form the basis for
| the aspirations Of American women
both in private and in public life,
and Of these aspirations she is one
of the most eloquent and convinc-
ing advocates in America. She
stands for honesty, economy, SIM
plicity, equality and purity in pri-
vate and in public life.
"She stands for the legislative
programme of the League of Wom-
en- Voters, and is in sympathetic
accord with women's organizations
all over the country. She is ex-
actly the type of woman that would
be helpful to womankind at the ma
tional capitol. Surely the great
mother heart of America is entitled
to a voice in our highest legisla-
tive bodies.
IF she had represented Mime
sofa in the United States senate in
stead of Senator Kellogg, Truman
H. Newberry of Michigan would
not now occupy a seat in that body,
| and if she shall be elected in No.
vember, it will meal that the New
berry case will be reopened, which
would mean that it would have a
different ending. Her voice and
vote would never be given in favor
of an infamous pro~fiteering tariff
bill to increase the high cost Of
living to the masses of the people
for the benefit of the few, under
which the women of America will
a a billion dollars more annually
for their clothes alone than at the
present time. Her entire career is
a guarantee that she will be found
upon the moral side of every ques-
ton and supporting every measure
that makes for honest and efficient
government, for clean politics and
for the betterment of the condition
of the people in their home lives
and in the conduct of public affairs.
Aiding her husband in earning
a livelihood, devoting part of her
time to the humanitarian and social
betterment work of women's clubs,
she has by industry and sheer abil-
ity made herself the foremost wom-
an of her state and focused upon
herself the admiring eyes Of the
{ nation. Her name is already a
household word. Her influence in
the senate would be more than
double the influence of Senator
Kellogg from the start. In addi-
/ ton she would have a national in
fluence which her opponent has
never been able to gain.
THE election of Mrs. Oleson to
be United States senator from
| Minnesota will be the greatest
triumph for women since the be-
ginning Of suffrage, because she
will typify in public life the Amer
lean woman. wife and mother at
her best, and will represent eff
GENTLY and ably the women of her
state and the country at large in
all they have sought and are seek
;op %o ,cLyn ~ p,,hl;r 1ifAp
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
Equalization
Board Now in Session

Helena. July 24-1By The Assocl..
ated Press. THE sttae board OF
equalization Monday began its 49,
session. \. T. Haugen. tax expert and
advisor to the board. presented a tenta-
tive valuation of the physical proper
ties of the railroads of the state.
The board will hear appeals carried
to it by individual property owners
from assessments by county boards and
will consider equalization Of assess
ments levied on corporations owning
property in more than one county OF
the state.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
Sentenced to Prison
for Carrying Gum;
Terrorized Trainmen

Special to The Tribune.
Billings. July 24.-From two to four
years in state prison was the punish
ment given John Nallez. a Mexican.
who several weeks ago ~terrorized the
crew of a freight train with a revolver.
Vallez pleaded guilty in district court
to a charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
REGISTRATION ENDS At LIBBY

Special to The Tribune. .
Libby. July 24.-With the closing of
the registration books. IL statement
shows that there are now Tn regis
tered voters in the three Eur9ka pre-
cincts. 700 in the three Llhks pre-
cincts and So in Troy precincts.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
Mining Conditions
Improved, Says u. S.
Geological Survey

Helena, July 24.-The reports of the
United States geological survey for the
first half of 1929 covering Utah. Mon
tana. Idaho, Arizona, Nevada and Cali
fornia, show that metal mining in all
these states is experiencing a decided
revival after n year or more of stag
nation such as the industry has never
before experienced.
Metal prices are increasing gradually.
freight rates have been reduced and
labor conditions are good.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
Libby Commercial
Club Takes Outing

Special to The Tribune.
Libby. July 24.-The Libby Com
mercial club held II midsummer outing
Monday evening Mt Savage lake. Mem
bers Of the Troy Commercial club and
their wives attended as guests. Ar
engagements were made for the use of
the Lingcr Longer pavilion. A bust
ness meeting was held Mt s o'clock and
at 9 o'clock dancing started. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Glarden, owners of the
pavilion served lunch at IL o'clock.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
Road Work Resumed
on Trail

Helena. July 24-tBy The Assocl,,
ated Press.)-Work has been resumed
on the Virginia City-Ennis project. the
Baker creek bridge and the Gallatln
canyo road in Gallatin county. on sec
tons Of the Roosevelt highway IN
Roosevelt and Hill counties. and on the
Yellowstone trail in Sweetgrass county,
according to the state highway commits
sion
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
LARSON TO CAMPAIGN

Special to The Tribune.
Choteau, July 24.-State Senator r..
o.. Larson. who announced recently
that he would seek the republican NOM
nation this fall for reelection to the
state senate, will make an active cam
paign in Teton county. he announced
while delivering a speech before Teton
county voters at Dutton.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown. July 24-Marriage Il
censes have been issued to W. G.. Nevln:
Jr.. of Brooks. formerly of Belt, and
Miss Emma Folda. daughter OF a
Brooks farmer; Thomas G.. Huxtable,
~, of Great Falls, and Miss Made
Gwin, is. of Helena.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25
Close Forest Fire
Watch Maintained
in Lewis and Clark

Special to The Tribune.
Choteau, July 24.-H. Myrick, SUI
pervisor of Lewis and Clark forest, is
on a weeks inspection our of his
district. Forest fires have been re-
ported on the west side of the noun,
tains. and Mr.. Myrick is taking eA>
precautions by maintaining a closer
watch on his district.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-25

Hotel Guest-''Has Mixer Howe re.
gistered here?'
CIerk-''What do you think this Is,
a stable ?'-Oral Hygiene.
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13
SOLDIER ANDSAILOR NEWS

Jim ("Sailor") White, the strong man of the navy, is in the habit of pulling loaded freight cars with his teeth and cracking railroad spikes be- tween his thumb and forefinger. When he entered the state headquarters of the Legion, he offered to lift desks and things with one hand, he wanted to tear up radiators by their roots, he wanted to bash in the front of iron safes.
 He was out of job, and his energy, with no outlet, was becoming terrific. The Legion succeeded in placing him opening and closing doors in club.
 A national archives building in which would be assembled all the rec ords of the world war is the aim of the American Legion's committee on
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13
CHEERFUL CHIRPS
 CBy "DELC Mostly nonsense those intervals when real idea along and is grabbed of.
By "DEL.")

"Every other man in the car but me-" said "Nevvy" had followed suit within three minutes, leaving me all alone. I was evidently the only one in the bunch who was travelling light.
 "Nevvy" said that as the train was pulling into Chicago he was still in his berth, knowing that his train was already so late he had missed connec- tions, so was in no hurry to turn out when the curtains were parted and a gruff voice said: Turn over and show your face"
 "Nevvy" turned over. The man standing there looked at him, at the same time showing his officers star. What's the big idea?" "Nevvy" asked, and added, Eve got one of those little stars myself"
 The officer explained that he was one of the many searching every train for the desperad0 that had just be- fore that escaped from the prison in Chicago.
 Jim LampoIt and John Francis were talking about the crude condi- tions we had here few years ago. The talk got around to bed bugs. Jim asserted he once boiled bed bug nine hours and that the bug swan around on the top all the time. John countered by telling how he dropped one in the bowl of lamp, where it matched out twenty-seven filters of bed-bugs right in the kerosene. Whereupon Al Beasley who came up while the conversation was in pro- gress, reluctantly chimed in and told about how his grandfather once took a bed-bug to an iron foundry and dropped it into a ladle where the melted iron was and had the iron made into a skillet; and how, twenty years later, his grandfather accident ly dropped and broke the skillet, and out walked the bed-bug from the hole he had been laying in all that time.
 But, I'll admit that the bed-bug did look little pale," Al said in con- clusion.
 "Buck" Taylor was in from his Fort Valley ranch the other day - Friday, if we don't disremember looking for his cook-stove. Said it blew out there so hard during part of the storm
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

Ed Clark overheard two hoboes comparing notes.
 "Did you go into that big brown
 "Naw," was the reply, "it aint worth aslsin' in there. It's poverty stricken place. Wy, l acshully saw two ladies in there playin' one pian- ner."
 Professor John Gunter was waiting his turn in a barber shop a few days ago and man in one of the chairs, a ranchman, he got talking about game out his way. Presently he re- marked that some one shot lobo wolf out that way few months be- fore.
 "That so?" asked John, "Who was he?"
 "Oh, one of them Normal school professors" was the reply. "But it was just an accident. He was settin' under tree and the wolf came right up close to him. He hauled off and shot it, and then was so scared he ran away so far that it took him fifteen minutes to get back"
 "Yes?" said John. q was the one who shot the wolf"
 "Damn it." said the rancher "I'm glad you told me so before said any. more."
 One of the little boys around town had been behaving pretty badly to- ward the lady in the house next door. She was pretty much provoked at him. A day or so later she was making ice cream. The little boy ambled up and earnestly asked if he couldn't help, say, torn the freezer. "No," she said. He walked away, studying hard. In a few minutes the man of the house came home. Hello, doctor," said the boy. "HellO," the doctor replied. Say, doctor" confded the boy, walk ing up close, "desert's awful scarce at our house."
 Would like to ask some of our docs to explain how about that news story the other day of surgeon who took a 78-pound tumor from 72-pound girl, and the girl lived.
 Incidentally, speaking of liars, this scribe doesn't know whether "Nevvy" Smith is one or not. This is the story he told the other day that arouses our doubts:
 It happened, "Nevvy" said, the other side of Albuquerque, in the ob- servation car of the train on which he was going back to Detroit to spend the holidays. The men in the car = there were none but men were sit ting an hour or so after supper talk ing, mostly telling stories and, though "Nevvy" didn't say so, probably for the most part listening to his color ful descriptions of tourist and Indian happenings around his trading post at Canyon Diablo. After a while the Pullman conductor, who had just re- turned from trip up ahead, re- marked:
 That colored porter sure pulled a bone-head minute ago."
 Then he explained that while the porter had been making down berth he had dropped grip, smashing bottle of hootch inside it, and that the fumes had filled the car until sew eral of the women were complaining.
 Not a word was said for minute. Then one of the men got up, mutter- ing something about being sleepy, and went into the car ahead
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

"Army discipline" is not imposed on
 sick and wounded ex-soldiers under government treatment, c. R. Forbes, director of the veterans bureau, has informed the Legion. A disabled sol dier is not A. w. o. l.. merely be- cause he leaves government hospital without the consent of physicians. His only penalty is that he must foot his own transportation bill if he wishes to return.
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

signify her willingness to take up rus tic pursuits, accordingto an announce ment from Legion headquarters. This is designed to preclude unsuccessful experiments.
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

for sick and wounded ex-service men by big rotating fund, plans Cor which are being worked out at nation al headquarters of the Legion. Ex- soldiers who do not need the ready cash from government compensation would contribute their bonus to the fund.-
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

A thousand dollars, farm experi- ence, and an agreeable wife are the requisites of an applicant for a tract on the state soldier land settlement project. The applicants wife must
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

Come to Tho Sun office for first class Job Printing.
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

Light cars are being planned now with engines the size of motor cycle plants.
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

Fred Lusk says the funniest sight he has sighted in a long time was last Wednesday, when he watched Navajo Indian, who had just bought new pair of shoes, stand out in the street in more than a foot of snow, and change his old ones for the new ones, part of the time stand ing in the snow in his bare feet.
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

When attorney c. B. Wilson was out of town recently, just registering at the hotel he intended staying at that night, bed-bug appeared and walked across gthe page. c. B. looked at the insect, then turned to the proprietor and said:
 Eve been bled by Long Beach fieas, bitten by Phoenix spiders and inter- viewed by Prescott graybacks; but I'll be darned if 1 ever was in a place before where the bed-bugs looked over the hotel register to find out where your room was!"
 Bernie Dawes says the meanest man he ever knew kept nickel with a string tied to it to give to beggars; and when they turned their backs he would jerk it out of their pocket.
 Which recalled to Sid Gassman a man he once knew in Wisconsin who gave his children ten cents apiece every night for going to bed without their suppers; then, during the night when they were asleep, he would go upstairs, take the money out of their clothes, and then whip them in the morning for losing it,
 "Yes," said "Rimmy" Jim Giddings the other day, talking about man he hadn't any particular liking for, "aside from the fact that he is squint-eyed, consumptive liar, with breath like buzzard and record like a convict, don't know much against him. He means we'll enough, and if he can evade the penitentiary for few more years, he may die natural ly. If he don't tell the truth a little more plentifully, though, Pm going to beat him up until there's nothing left of him but his belt and wart."
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

that it took the cook-stove right out of the house. Next day it blew again and took two griddles it had left be- hind the day before.
The Coconino sun., 1922-01-13

The famous surgeons, Drs. William and Carlos Mayo, will treat former soldiers of the world war in a $200,- 900 hospital which the Legion posts of Minnesota will erect. Patients will be charged according to their ability to pay, as determined by Legion off, cials.