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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
SHEEPMEN FACE
BRIGHT FUTURE,
STAFF ASSERTS
Vanishing Supply and Tariff
Promises Good Market
for Wool.

Rarely have sheepmen faced so
promising a future from the standpoint
of the wool market, according to NJ.
Staff of Chicago, president of the Ma
tional Wool Warehouse & Storage
company. who is in Great Falls in con-
nection with the bankers convention,
opening this morning, and at which Mr..
Staff is a speaker.
THE sheepman, by reason of the
vanishing wool supply. and the tariff,
is certain to have a strong market"
he said. The country is not producing
the wool being used and the tariff
means that the buyer must pay 30
cents a pound on secured wool that is
imported. That is under the emer-
gency tariff, and although we should
lose this, there is no danger for there
isn't the wool on the foreign market.
Avoid Flooding Market
IF the sheepmen hold off and do
not flood the market, there is every
reason to believe that the market will
continue strong and firm. / was in
Boston only recently and in talking
with the manufacturers, / found this
opinion general.
"On Jan. 1, 1922, we had on hand
350,000,OO0 pounds of wool. Estimate,
if you will, that the production this
year will be 250.O00,000 pounds, that
makes 600, O0O,0 900 pounds of wool. In
the first three months of the year, the
consumption of wool of the United
States was at the rate of 65,0OO,0O0
pounds a month. or 7S0.OOO,0O0 pounds
for the year. Place the years con-
sumption at 650,00O.0 900 pounds and
you still have a deficit of 5O,OO0,000
pounds.
Coupled with this situation. you have
the fact that the United States in 1921
was 543.000,O00 pounds short of the
average annual production for the
years from 1909 to 1913, or before the
war"
Outlining the situation in regard to
the tariff. Mr.. Staff said that had the
emergency tariff been passed six
months sooner it would have saved the
sheepmen of the United States millions
of dollars and prevented the period of
forced liquidation that had been the
case with a great many producers. He
said the indication was that the per-
manent tariff will give adequate pro-
lection to the American product. He
said Senator Smoot of Utah wrote to
the sheepmen of that state that he
had the support of the senate for a
33 per cent tariff on secured wool.
Wyoming Gets 40 Cents
Whether the wool men of Montana
get 40 cents or 41l2 cents for their
product. it is still below the price that
they should get on the basis of quality
said Mr.. Staff. II just came up from
Wyoming, n district where the wool
is not in the same fine quality as that
of the Montana clips. and they were
getting 40 cents for their WOOL
Mr.. Staff said that the National
Warehouse & Storage company is keep
ing it's members despite the high prices
offered on the market. He said that
the organization now has 500 members,
a quarter of these being Montana wool
growers.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
BANK CHIEF SEES
CHEER in FUTURE
L. @. Shelton, Bank Examiner,
Attending Group Five Meet
ing, Is Optimistic.

Montana bankers were never more
optimistic than they are now. but that
optimism is tempered with conserva-
tism.' said l.. Q. SHELTON. state super
intendent of banks, who arrived in
Great Falls Friday night to attend the
meeting of group five of the State
Bankers association here today. Mr.
Shelton already has attended four
group meetings. the first of which was
in Miles City. the others being at Hun
tiers Hot Springs, Deer Lodge and
Misscula.
In each of the group meetings, old
time bankers have expressed the opin-
ion that conditions never were more
promising for a prosperous year than
now. said Mr.. SHELTON, but invariably
the warning is sounded that now is too
early in the year to count ones
chickens.
THE wool situation is most bright"
continued Mr.. SHELTON. MANY big
clips already have been sold for prices
ranging from 35 rents to Az cents o
pound. Indications are hat the price
win be higher before all IS sold. Cattle
sold on the hoof in Dillon the other
day for 8 cents a pound. This is n
promising sign!
I'm my travels across the state I
have been impressed by the unusually
good condition of crops and the size
of the acreage which, though not as
large as 1t has been in the past, is
larger than many will believe"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
WELL SUNBURST
DOWN 1910 FEET
Drilling Halted Temporarily to
Wait for New Cable De-
layed in Transit.

The Sunburst No. l we'll had reached
a depth of 1,34O feet at 2 O'Clock Fri
day morning, according to L. G. Steven
son, president of the Sunburst Oil &
Gas company, who returned from the
field Friday night.
At that depth drilling operations
were suspended until late afternoon
awaiting the arrival of a new cable.
The cable has been giving some diff
Guilty, the tools having been lost at n
time due to cable trouble, and W. E.
Burks, in charge of the drilling. held
up work awaiting the arrival of the
new cable rather than run the risk of
having a difficult fishing job. The new
cable had been ordered early and was
on its way, being expected Thursday,
but was delayed in transit.
Mr.. Stevenson said that operations
were progressing well and that the first
red beds of the Kootenai had been
reached. Little difficulty was antici-
pated in continuing work and drilling
was expected to be ed late in the
afternoon.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
SEEKS SEAT
ON COUNTY BOARD
Newly Appointed Commissioner
Files for Nomination on
Democratic Slate.

Gilbert T. Boyd, member of the
board of county commissioners, who
was appointed to the board several
weeks ago to succeed the late Jesse r.
Bennett, filed Friday as a candidate
for the democratic nomination of
county commissioner.
Commissioner Boyd has been a resi-
dent of Great Falls since 1902, coming
here from Alaska, where he spent a
year. For a number of years fohow-
ing his arrival here. he was employed
at the smelter in the engineering de-
partment. He later engaged with his
brother. J.. T. Boyd, in the plumbing
business until 1919, when the bust
ness was sold.
lie is prominent in city politics and
IS now serving his secQnd term as al
derman from the First ward. He an
nounced several weeks ago his inten-
ton to resign his city council seat.
Mr.. Boyd, on his nominating petition
says he stands for business eff
cienCY.'
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
4l3-8 CENTS
IS REPORTED
PRICE OF CLIP
Choice Wool From L. H. Hamil'
ton Ranch Sold to Boston
Buyer.

Sale of the wool clip of Hamilton
ranch on the reservation by l.. II.
Hamilton, president of the Commercial
National bank. to a representative of
of the Hallowell, Jones & Donald COM
pany of Boston. was reported Friday.
The reported price was fl 3-S cents a
pound. although this could not be o n
firmed either through Mr.. Hamilton or
the buyer.
The Hamilton clip is between $4,000
and $4,000 pounds and is said to be
of high quality. being n of the choice
clips of the reservation.
The Hallowell, Jones & Donald com
pany was also the purchaser of the
clips of George Milne of Cascade and
that of Walter Brown of Box Elder.
The Milne clip is estimated at $4,000
pounds and the price is reported to
have been 40 cents a pound. The
Brown clip is the largest Of the three,
being about 5000 0pounds.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
COUNTY SPENDS
OVER $4,000
IN LAST MONTH
County treasurer Fred l..
Andretta's Report Shows
Receipts of S12,865.

Cascade county funds were reduced
SILT, 1882 during the month of May,
with the biggest slump occurring in the
district school fund, according to the
monthly report of County Treasurer
Fred G. Andretta. The school fund
dropped ~$69.131.61, making its present
balance $142, 523.29. Receipts of the
month amounted to S12.S65.S2.
The grand total of county funds on
hand at the end of the month was
S751, 1891 as compared with $780,
362.41 on May 1. Transfers from one
fund to another made q total of ST.
O24, a transfer from the general to the
poor fund of $4,000 being the princi-
pal one.
County Fund Balances
Disbursements to the county clerk
during MAY amounted to S116.674.02.
while the sum of 81. 80 was RENTED
TO the state a
The balances in the several county
funds are as follows:
General fund. $5S,5S3: road fund,
S4O,SS2; F. A. p. maintenance $3.50:
poor fund. s12,573; bridge fund. s25,-
059; contingent fund. $40, 712: bond in
terest fund. S14,297; county sinking
fund. $60,0o4: protest tax County por-
tom $1,684; insect pest fund. S43;
migratory stock fund. 1857; public
health fund, $4,7S4: gopher fund. 81
906; special relief sinking fund S10,025;
special relief bond interest. $3.50; land
classification. $500; delinquent and
dependent children, S6.496: suspense,
S2,715; road bond, So00,640: and per-
sopal taxes S2.S47.
Trust Fund Balances
New balances in the trust and
agency funds are:
General school. S1O,652: high school.
SO $500: district school S142 ,523: county
unit. SCI, S54: unit sinking, S14.S29;
state general. 1858: state law enforce
ment, 1877: educational sinking and
bond interest. 500; war defense, S23:
veterans welfare commission, So: hail
insurance S14; state bounty. Sal; city
of Great Falls. S717.S9; Great Falls
special road, SIS.
City of Cascade, S3f: Cascade special
improvement. SS5S; district court clerk
deposit. S2,219; redemption, S26: es-
tates, S3.6S3: inheritance tax, S33:
protest tax IT. & A. portion) SASS:
migratory stock. S30S; Fort Shaw ir-
rigation, S249; Ulm irrigation. S2,1S6.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
City League Schedule
Provides Dates for
M Games at EaninQ
Entry of ". O. w. Nine Insures Five Teams to
Battle for Local Pennant; Season Ends
Sept. 10.

Forty-four more games have been
arranged for the five-team city base
ball league. according to the schedule
accepted at a joint meeting of the man.
ayers of the league Friday night. The
| Woodmen of the World entered a team
in the league. under the management
of Thomas Norton. and will make their
initial appearance against Bill Mckee's
Eagles mex Wednesday evening.
Two seven-inning games will be play
ed on the Earring park diamond Sun
day afternoon, the first game starting
promptly at 2 o'clock. The IngOts
and the Eagles and West Side will
tangle in the second game. 1t was de-
cided Friday night to make all of the
games seven innings, it beng generally
conceded that darkness would prevent
longer games for the mid-week twilight
encounters and that the double-headers
on Sunday can be more effectively ham
died with seven-inning periods than
with nine.
1t was established that police Off
GERS are needed in the vicinity of the
grounds to prevent a recurrence of the
theft Of balls that are batted over the
grandstand by youths anxious to pro-
vide juvenile teams with big league
balls. During last Sundays games or
eanized groups of boys stole more thar
20 balls that were fouled over the
stand. The boys relayed the balls by
throwing them over the railroad tracks
into Gibson park. The boys only sneer-
ed at fans who sought to recover the
balls for the players. so provision has
been made through the police depart
ment to have officers on the grounds
to protect the interests of the city
league. 1t was announced that the
theft of baseballs is ms serious an of
Tense as any other theft of property
and any boys who are caught in the act
of stealing the balls will be arrested
and turned over to the juvenile author
tiles.
-Four Of the teams will practice on
the Earring park field and the West.
Side club will practice on the West
Side diamond. The practice nights al
lotted to the teams at Earring filed
are as follows:
Monday night. W. o. W: Tuesday
night. Elks: Thursday night, Ingots.
and Friday night. Eagles. Saturday is
loft as an open day and may be used
for practice to suit the convenience
of the teams in the league. The weekly
twilight games will be played on We'd
nesday night. the games to start
promptly Mt 6:15 o'clock.
Games have been scheduled every
Sunday until September 10 and games
every Wednesday except judy : and
September e. AS it is an ''odd team"
one team in the league will have
IN open date every fifth Sunday. and
1t has been announced bv the man
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03

ayers that the league will be glad to
arrange games with out of town teams
against the team zach Sunday which
doesn't play in the city league double
header. The first such game will be
staged Sunday, June II, when the
Eagles meet the Augusta town team at
Augusta. Other games have been asked
for and will be arranged, President
Jack Armantage of the league an
nounced.
Following is the playing schedule,
starting with Sundays doubleheader:
Sunday, June 4-Eagles against
West Side; Ingots against Elks.
Wednesday,, June w. o. w.
against Eagles.
Sunday, June 11-Elks against In
COTS; West Side against w. 0. w.
Wednesday, June 14.-Eagles against
Elks.
Sunday. June 1S-Ingots against
West Side; w. o. W. against Eagles.
Wednesday. June 21-Elks against
Ingots.
Sunday. June 25-Eagles against
Elks; West Side against W. o. w.
Wednesday, June 2S-Ingots against
Eagles.
Sunday, July 2-West Side against
Elks; W. o. W. against Ingots.
oulIudt, july u tSi 'iu uSdibSt
w. 0. W: Eagles against Elks.
Wednesday. July 12-1ngots against
Eagles.
Sunday, July 16-Elks against West
Side; w. o. W. against 1ngots.
Wednesday. July 19-Eagles against
Elks.
Sunday, July 23-West Side against
W. o. w; Ingots against Eagles.
Wednesday, July 26-Elks against
West Side.
Sunday. July GOV. O. W. against
lngots: Eagles against Elks.
Wednesday, August 2-West Side
against W. O. w.
Sunday. August 6-Ingots against
Eagles: Elks against West Side.
Wednesday. August 3-W. O. w.
against Ingots.
Sunday. August 13-Eagles against
Elks: West Side against w. Q. W.
Wednesday. August 16-Ingots
against Eagles.
Sunday. August 2O-Elks against
West Side; ". o. W. against Ingots.
Wednesday. August 23-Eagles
against Elks.
Sunday. August 27-Wcst Side
against w. q. w: Ingots against
Eagles.
Wednesday, August 30-Elks against
West Side.
Sunday. September 3-W. 0. w.
against Ingots; Eagles against Elks.
Monday. September 4 Labor day.
West Side against W. O. w; Ingots
against Eagles.
Sunday. September 10-Elks against
West Side; W q. w. against Ingots.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
kelvin CAVE-IN
HALTS PUMPING
TILL DRILLED
Find Bottom of Hole Filled
When Pump Liner
Is Pulled.

Cave-ins filling 40 feet of the Cor
don Campbell Kelvin syndicate No. I
we'll have made necessary drilling oper-
ations to carry the hole to its original
depth. according TO Gordon Campbell.
who arrived in Great Falls Friday
night from the field.
When the punp liner was pulled. the
caved in material was found wedged
in the holes for several feet in the
bottom of the pipe and surprise was
expressed that it had been possible
for the well to make the showing it
did on the initial pump test.
May Drill Deeper
II was found impossible to remove
the material from the well with the
bailer without some drilling and this
is expected to be completed by Sunday.
Mr.. Campbell said that the hole may
be carried a little deeper into the
sand. although this will depend on con
ditions as they are found after the
well has been cleaned.
A six-inch liner will be run to the
cap rocks, shutting off the water which
has fed at the rate of a barrel or two
a day from the slime above the cap
rock. Following this. the pump liner
will be run down and pumping will be
resumed and carried on until the stor-
age capacity of the tanks is reached.
The well has already made it's first
sales of crude, according to Mr.. Camp
bell. two sales of 10 barrels each hav-
ing been made to the Burks & Clark
Drilling company, drilling Sunburst
No. l.. The price paid was $3.50 a
barrel.
Campbell Uses Cruds
The crude has been used to some
extent by the Gordon Campbell-Kevin
syndicate in firing its own boilers for
the last few days to try out its quail
ties for this work. 1t has been found
to be very satisfactory, according to
Mr.. Campbell.
The derrick for the Gordon Camp
bell Kevin syndicate No. > well is 60
ing up. with materials and tools already
on the ground.
At the Harry l.. Wilson. trustee, To-
cation. the rig is virtually compelled
and it is expected that the well will be
spuddcd in by Sunday or Monday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
Fields Never Greener
Nor Skies Bluer, Says
Banker 0. w. Belden

THE feihs were never greener. nor
the skies blucr.'' said Oliver W. Bel
den, president of the Bank of Fergus
county of Lewistown, Friday night, on
his arrival in Great Falls to attend
the annual meeting of group five of the
State Bankers association here today.
The Judith Basin has seeded 95 per
cent of it's normal acreage to crop this
year, according to Mr.. Belden. This
Is nearly %eQaully divided between win
ter and spring crop, both of which
are now in excellent condition. Mr..
Belden war formerly speaker Of tie
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
Claims Basic System
for Tax Assessments
Used in Wheatland

"Wheatland county leads the state in
the matter of getting equitable and
just tax assessments said l. l.. knud-
son. cashier of the Farmers National
bank of Harlowton. who is in Great
Falls to attend the bankers meeting
here today. Our assessor, Oscar
Skeen. has made a thorough study of
the question of property valuation. He
has worked out a system that appeals
TO all classes as fair and is putting it
over in such a successful way that il
has attracted the attention of the state
board of equalization. 1t has impress
sed the board as being basic. and I
shouldn't be surprised TO see it adopt
ed by all of the counties of the state
Edwin F. Johnson. assistant cashier of
the First National bank of Harlowton,
is here with Mr.. Knudson.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
I'M THE WORLD OF O
Hargroves' for Quality and Style
AT the Right Price.
Did You?

Did you ever gain what at
first seemed to you a great
clothes victory "a "just as
good suit" at about half the
price)?
Then later on wake up to find
that style had left it-that
shape had deserted-and that
fabric had limped away on its
last legs-discovering that
you had really Iost-instead
of gained:
Many men have.-and-I
suppOse,-many ore men VIII
do the same before they die;
personal experience seems to
be the only sure teacher.
Personal experience, also teaches
that you will win if you make
an alliance with HargI V
clothes
They take you safely and surely
over the top to perfect
satisfaction, in fit, in style,
and in wear.
There is no clothing we have
ever seen that gives the
finest taiI0rs such a merry
chase for their business as
these very same cIothes;-and
their cost is decidedly low.
S35, S45, SIS. S65.
Sun-Tan Straws, $3.50, $3.50, SIS
Polo shirts. $3.50 to $3.50.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
Hargrove's
The Shop for Father and Son
Two Perfect Scores
at Practice Shoot
Of Scattergun Men

Two men made perfect scores be-
fore the traps at Earring park in i
practice shoot Friday night, {. l.. Elan
nigan and W. Il. Wilcoxson breaking
the first % birds that were sprung
out in front of them. Wilcoxson called
it a perfect day and came back to the
city. but Flanagan took on another
quota of % and shattered "a of them.
Ten men participated in the shoot
and several good records were hung up
during the evening.
4 list of the shooters aud their
scores follow:
Broke in Broke in
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
Good Help in Summer

Indigestion causes worry. nervous
ness, Sick headaches biliousness,
coated tongue bad breath, bloating,
gas. constipation and constant distress.
Henry c. Thorne. 1902 Harrison Ave.
Boston, Mass, writes: Since taking
Foley Catlartic Tablets / feel fine"
They cleanse the bowels, sweeten the
stomach and %invigorate the liver. Cause
no pain. no nausea. Not habit form
ing-just a good, wholesome physic.
Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03

Weather Condition - Pacific Slope.
Northwest and Canadian NoFthwe est
The pressure has diminished slowly
over the northwest since Friday morn
ing, barometers being lowest in south-
eastern Washington and the upper prov
inces. High pressure still covers the
middle plains region. Temperatures
over eastern Washington, the maximum
at Yakima, being IS degrees. Moderate
temperatures prevail throughout the
Rocky mountain states. Light rain has
fallen over northwestern California and
southeastern Oregon and also over Min
nesota and adjacent lake. region. The
weather is clear except near the north
Pacific coast and southern Minnesota.
Montana Forecast
Fair Saturday and probably Sunday;
not much change In temperature.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
OIL NOTES

Spudding in Of the Gladys Belle No. l
on the northwest quarter Of the north
east quarter of section 10. township
81 north. range I eact, is expected
Monday. according to J.. VI. RoOme. in
charge of drilling operations for the
company, who is in Great Falls. The
standard rig is built and a 20 inch
hole will be started. carrying down a
20 inch pipe. The company is prepar-
ing to make a 1900 foot test if neces-
sary. The company controls some CO.
600 acres of leases in the Sweetgrass
hills. Mr.. Roome and Charles r. Coon
of Tulsa. Okla. secretary Of the Gladys
Belle. will leave this morning for Kew
in. where they Will inspect acreage
owned by the company in that field.
Work on the rig of the Louis Oil
company is being hurried on location on
the northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section II. township 81
north. range 3 west. There is some
hauling of rig materials TO be done but
operations on the ground are already
under way.
Two wells of the Western Petroleum
Exploration company. II on Crown
Butte, the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 30, town
ship - north, range 3 west, and the
second on Willow Creek. were spudded
in Tuesday. according to 4. ]. Findley,
vice president of the company. Oper-
atoms are being carried on satisfac-
torily. he reported. The hole pm Will
low Creek will be carried only to the
Eagle sandstone, according to present
plans, further development depending
largely on results of the first drill
ing.
The first boiler is being installed in
the boiler house of the American Re
filming company OF its site north of the
river. and arrangements are complete
for installation of the other machinery
now in transit. The building for the
condenser, vaporizer, vaporizing thw-
ors and sand room is now ready for the
steel. Half the brick work on the
boiler house is completed and the base
ment of the office and filling station in.
bitches for pipe lines are being dug.
Next week the pump house will be
built and the grading for the railway
spur began.
Major Ralph Appleby. an automobile
man of Newark, n. j., will arrive in
Montana early next week for an inspec-
ton of the Montana oil fields. accord
ing to word received by the Sunburst
Oil & Gas company, in which Major
Appleby is interested.
Dorsey Hager, vice president in
charge of operation of the Sunburst
Oil & Gas company. returned to Great
Falls Friday afternoon for the group
meeting of the Montana Bankers as
ISOLATION. where he will be n speaker
at the afternoon session. Mr.. Hager.
an authority on petroleum geology, will
speak on the oil industry in Montana
and its possibilities.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
MUSSElSHELl DEPUTY
TO CHECK SiLER BOW BOOKS

Special to The Tribune.
Roundup, June Norman Moody,
chief deputy in the county clerks Of
flee, left for Butte Thursday. where he
will be employed by the state examiner
in checking over the books of Silver
Bow county, which are in controversy.
Mr.. Moody expects to return in about
two months. Bruce Fawcett, second
deputy, will fill his position during Nj.