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Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
THE WOOLWORTH REPORT
THE w. F. Woolworth & Co. an.

l NE w. e Vooi"ohstA " ~ g.
nual report has recently been
made public. It covers the year
1921. It's stock is bought and sold
on the market so its report inter-
ests not only the stockholders, but
other retail merchants, customers,
and the general public. Its common
stock sells at about $50 on the
market. The report is most ex-
traordinary one. In a year when
almost all retail merchants lost
money, this chain store concern
made more money than ever before
in its history. Butler Bros, a big
chain store concern, lost money in
1921 after IS years Of profit. Sears,
Roebuck lost $16,435, 46o in doing
$3.50, 100000 of business. Montgom-
cry Ward & Co., lost $685., 1896 in
1921. The great leather trust lost
more than thirty millions. Swift,
Morris, Armour, and all the big
packers, lost money in 1921 by the
millions. Nearly all the retail,
wholesale, and manufacturing big
business of the country, lost money
in large sums during that year, but
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
lowing gives their month
sales for the past three years:
Total 147 7,s44,sss 1N,s1o,2s7 11s,bo1 ,oos

The figures are taken from a
New York financial journal which
interests mainly investors, but we
think they will prove interesting to
the general public and to all retail
merchants, as they are competitors
in many ways to many Of them.
They deal only in small articles
which sell at S, 10, and Is cents,
and that fact may have some bear
ing on their growth in a year when
all sorts of business declined. The
stupendous totals which such small
sales achieve is also another inter-
esting fact. The losses made by
mail order houses contrasts vividly
with the profits shown by this con-
Germ. The report shows that on
January Of this year, the concern
had no debts, and little more than
eleven million dollars in cash be-
sides its stocks of goods.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
Roosevelt Bureau
to Give Prizes for
Best Corn Grown
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Culbertson, Feb. 17.-The Roosevelt
county farm bureau has completed
plans for a boys and girls corn club
under the leadership Of Professor A.
A. Woods of this city and Dan Noble,
county agricultural agent. Under the
proposed plan the county will be di-
vided into four districts composed of
Wolf Point, Poplar. Culbertson and
Bainville districts. Records will be
kept of different varieties of seed, al
SO time and cultivation used in con-
nection with corn.
Premiums will be offered for best
corn and the best records, and win
probably be one registered hog, fur
nished by banks in each district. No
definite time is set to commence op-
erations, but will be the regular time
for raising corn Records will be
placed in the hands of the Roosevelt
county farm bureau when completed.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
Court Denies Writ
for Assessment of
Mining Property

Helena, Feb. IA writ Of man
date asked by County Attorney George.
Bourquin to compel the state board
Of equalization to assess the Butte and
Superior Mining company on net pro-
ceeds of st,1s6,245 has been denied
Nv the state supreme court. The min
ing company was exempted by the
state board from payment Of net pro-
ceeds taxes on the ground it had paid
So. 500. 900 in the settlement of a law
s,1it with the Clark interests. The
high court held there was no ground
for assuming jurisdiction until appli-
lion has first been made in the dis
trict court.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
Denton Woman Dies
of Burns Received
in Gas Explosion
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Denton, Feb. 17.-Mrs. Andres G..
Thompson died at the Parsons home
here Thursday evening from the results
of burns she received from an explod-
ing gasoline can.
The accident occurred IN her home
last Monday when she endeavored to
hasten slow burning fire by putting
kerosene on it, and by mistake. took
a three gallon can which held about a
gallon of gasoline. The flames ex-
ploded the can, setting fire to the
house and to her clothing. She rushed
out the front door, falling on the porch,
just as q passerby happened along
The flames were smothered with snow,
and the little daughter Doris was res
cued before the flames were e1tin-
guished.
Mrs. Thompson was taken to the
neighbor's house. where for several
days, her condition has been serious
but her condition turned for the worse
Thursday evening.
She is survived by her husband and
little daughter, Doris. her father, three
brothers, and two sisters. Mrs. ]. J.
David Of Moore, and Mrs. Blanche
Lewis of LeWistown.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18

Washington, Feb. 15.-Road build
ing in the United States is one OF the
nations largest industries, million
men being employed last year through
out the construction season at build
ing and repairing the country's high
ways. The roads completed OF all
classes totaIled nearly $4,000 miles,
almost enough to girdle the earth at
the Equator. It was the banner year
In road building in the United States.
We are accustomed to thinking OF
manufacturing of steel, iron, and the
making Of automobiles as tremendous
productive enterprises" says Thomas
II. Mcdonald, director of the federal
bureau Of public roads, 'but these in
dustries, great as they are, are still
not as large as the business Of high
way building"
This years program of the bureau
OF public roads calls for construction
of at least 10000 miles Of federal aid
highways during the 1922 road build
ing season. Programs of 16 states so
far submitted to the bureau call for
as much or more new or improved
highways.
According to the government fig
ures, there are 100000 miles Of i'm
proved highways or roadways in the
United States, and about 2,5O0,O0O
miles Of mere roadways.
The construction of a national sys-
TEN Of highways, which is now in full
swing, was provided for by an act of
congress of 1915, and an amendatory
act Of 1921. Both acts for nation
al system Of connected roads, each
road a link in the national chain,
bearing its due proportion Of inter-
state traffic, serving with well placed
lateral roads to distribute and collect
the traffic of the rural section.
Machine Made Roads Now
The back breaking drudgery with
the pick and shovel, and crude man
propelled or horse drawn centrivances
which made this kind Of construction
work difficult, are things of the past.
Power propelled road making machin-
cry has been developed The bureau
takes men, trains them and pays them
while they are engaged in becoming
skilled in the handling and manage
ment of the new road construction ma
chinery and equipment.
One of the principal machines evo1v-
ed is called the mechanical finisher.
The finisher does away with all of
the old slow and laborious processes.
It drags, constructs, lamps and "dress-
es" the roadway The preparation
of subgrades is done with a machine
called homer or razer. This is
equipped with projecting blades which
plow up and collect the dirt or gravel.
Another machine is known as coring
road crater, equipped with scoops. This
machine will tear up the hardest sur
faces, and separate the stone from
the dirt By screening process. Spe-
cialIy designed mixers and rollers are
also used.
Federal aid highways completed and
under construction at the close of last
year will require in all 10000, 900 tons
Of gravel and stone. This means a
million carloads, and it is equal to the
total annual production of all CONNER
ciaI sand and gravel plants in 20
states in the eastern half of our coun-
try. Federal aid roads which were
under construction or completed De
cember 81 last, called for 17,OOO,0 600
barrels of cement, or about one-sixth
Of the largest annual production on
record.
Federal Aid for States
The national highway act was pass
ed by congress in 1916. 1t required
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
State Transfer Men
Open Meeting With
Large Attendance

Iewistown, Feb. 17-With very
large and representative attendance,
the annual convention of the Montana
Transfer and Warehousemen's associa-
ton opened here Thursday morning
for a three days session. President
w. P. Haggerty of Great Falls. pre-
sided. This mornings session was de-
voted largely to addresses by, A. NJ.
Mexeiner. of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul railway, and p. c. Bates
of the Great Northern on the value Of
cooperation between the transfer con-
Germs and the railways. At noon the
delegates were the guests Of the XII
wants club at luncheon. The after
noon was taken up with routine work.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
PETITION RECALL OF
DICKINSON OFFICIALS

Special to The Trlbune. -,
Williston, N. D.. Feb. l!--pet1tions
are being circulated at Dickinson TOR
the recall of the present city admins
tration, extravaganza beng the cnarge.
II is reported that the purpose of the
netitioners is to make a clean sweep
Of all official positions and to put in
a new set of men. If the petitions
receive the necessary number of sign
ers. one third of the voting population.
the election will probably be held about
ApriI Is.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
Claims Common Law
Marriage but Gets
Sentence to Prison
Special to The Tribune.

Specldl TO i he lFlDuue.
Missoula, Feb. 17.-Harry Newman
who came here from Anaconda. was
sentenced Wednesday to from three
and half to seven years in states
prison, on account of technical charge
growing out of his relations with q
minor girl. Newman sought to save
himself by filing a certificate of mar
riage by mutual consent with the clerk
of the court. This certificate, which
he claimed constituted common-law
marriage, was witnessed by the girls
mother.
Newman's attorneys say that they
will seek a new trial and, failing in
that, will take the case to the supreme
court. Newman was tried before and
sentenced by Judge Duncan of depart
menth No. | of the district court.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
Poor Farm Inmate
Leaves County $657

Special to The Tribune. j,
Havre, Feb. 17.-Hill county received
s657.13 as q result of q will made by
one of the inmates Of the Hill county
poor farm, who died there about year
ago. ~. :. a.
When Frank Champion died at the
poor farm he made will leaving the
county all he had. Since tnat tiihe
his mothers estate in Boston has been
distributed. County Attorney Max
Kuhr got in touch with Boston at
torney and had the will probated there.
Wednesday a check arrived, made out
10 the county attorney for Sb5ll3.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
STOCKMAN ESCAPES.
,eciaI fo The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Harlowton, Feb. 17.-Gilbert Nc
Farland, a we'll known Twodot stock
man, lost wheel off his car while
travelling at fair rate Of speed We'd
nesday night and his car turned com
plete sommersault and is wreck. Nc
Farland sustained not the slightest
injury.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
LEAVES LOCAL HOSPITAL.

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, Feb. 17.-Nfiss Ceciiy
Blackford, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Blackford and one of the city
most popular young women. returned
home Thursday from Great Falls, ac-
companied by her mother and nurse,
having recovered from long and crit
cal illness from pneumonia. contracted
while teaching in the Big Sandy high
school. She has now almost recovered.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
WHAT IS DUE UNCLE SAM

THERE has been a great deal Of
1 discussion about the money
due to the United States by for
eign governments, but not many
citizens know just how many ma
tions owe us, what they owe us
for, and the amounts due by each.
Here are the details:
Great Britain owes US $4,166,3
s5s.44, all of it for credits during
the war to purchase war material
for herself and her allies.
France owes us for the same
purposes $2,o5o,762,e3s, and also
$4OO, 100000 for war material we
left in France and which the
French government bought in a job
lot. It covered q greatN deal Of
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
Spanish Swindle
Makes Appearance
in North Dakota
Snecial to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Williston, N. D., Feb. 17,--Attempts
are being made to work the old Span
ish swindle on people in North Da.
kota, Avery c. Deardorff Of Wildrose
this county, being one of the men re
Gently selected as possible victims He
has received a letter from Balboa
spain, asking his financial aid to re;
lease a fortune of $36o,oo0, alleged
to be in this country. and offering q
reward of one third of that sum as
reward. The letter suggests that the
money be telegraphed to Spain
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18

Woolworth sold $147,654,647 worth
of goods in 1921 and made slightly
over 20 per cent profit on its capi-
tai, represented by $4,000 shares
Of common stock. It gives out the
following record of its business and
profits during ten years.
Table gives sales, net for COM
mon stock after taxes and earnings
per share in each Of last ten years:
Year Sales Net Tor FER
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
HUDSON FINED $500
FOR SELLING SKINS

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, Feb. IL William hud,
son. who says he is an HaWanan ana
close friend of State Game Warden
Jackways, Wednesday pleaded guilty
to charge of selling beaver skins and
fine of 500 was imposed. lie will
serve it out. The officers are lnclln-
ed to consider the man mentally un-
balanced.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
RAILROAD PAY CHECKS
INCREASED $li 200
,pccial to The Tribune,

Special to The Tribune.
Missoula, Feb. 16.-Pay checks for
the Rocky Mountain division of the
Northern Pacific railway brought SILL
900 more to the railroad workers than
was the case at the time of the last
previous disbursement. The total for
the last two weeks in January was
S117,167 Wages paid on the division
amounted to $4,000 day during the
past month.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
|MOntananS
| Ought to Know
TODAY's QUESTIONS

Where are the Drowned Mems
rapids and what incident in Montana
history perpetuates, their name!
2.-Who was Timothy II. Collins
and what part did he play in the his
tory of Great Falls and Montana.
These questions will be answered. In
tomorroW's Great Falls Tribune when
new set will be asked.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18

food stuffs, clothing and machinery
and the Frenchmmen got cheap
bargain. This brings the total
French debt up to $3.50. 762,e3s.1o.
Italy is our next lagrest debtor.
She owes us $1,6s4,o34,o5o.oo for
war credits.
Belgium owes us $347,6el, ,566.2a
for war credits and sci, ,588, ,561.14
for surplus war material left in
Belgium, total Of $375,2So. 1877
Russia owes us for war credits
$1s7, ,72e, $4,000, s4o6,os2.3o for sur
! plus material and $4,465,465.o7 for
food relief, a total Of $le2,6ol,'
zo7.37.
Poland owes US $51,67l, 1880
for food relief, $5o,636, 6,32o.25 for
surplus war material, and $24,353,-
5oo.o7 for grain advanced by the
grain corporation, total OF 1885,
e6l, ,660.5s.
Czecho-Slovakia owes US SOL.
256, 6,2o2.74 for war credits, $2o.62l.-
eo4.54 for surplus war material,
$6,42s,ose.1e for food relief, and
$2,s73,23s.25 to the grain corpora
ton, total of $el,17o,5 528.72.
Roumania owes us $23,205,s1e.1e
for war credits and $12,o22,675.42
for surplus war material, total OF
$36.12s, ,494.e4.
Serbia owes us $26,175,13e.22 for
war credits and $24,e7S,020 for sur
plus war material, total OF $751;
53.16o.21.
Austria owes us $24,o55,7os.92 all
for grain to the grain corporation
Hungary owes us $1,685,535.6l,
all for grain from the grain cor
poration. .............
Greece owes us S15,ooo,ooo all
war credit.
Esthonia owes US $l2,213,377.8s
for surplus war material and ST.
7s5.767.72 for food relief, a total
of $13,eee, 1850.
Finland owes us ss,2s1,e26.17 all
for food relief.
Cuba owes us $9,025, 10000 all
for war credit.
Liberia owes US $4,000 all for
war credit.
Lithuania owes us S4,15o.4el.e6
for surplus war material and Ss22,-
1868 for food relief, a total OF
S4,es1, ,62s.o3.
Armenia owes us $s,o2s,4l2.15 for
food relief and $3,e31, ,5o5.34 for
grain from grain corporation.
Latvia owes US S2,521, ,86e.32 for
surplus war material and $780,
417.s2 for food relief or total OF
$5,132,2s7.14.
The totals of cash paid by Uncle
Sam for war credits was So,435,225,-
1924, all from proceeds OF lib
erty loans.
He sold to these nations also
s565,o48,413.so in surplus war ma
terial.
He paid out in food relief to
them Ss4,oe3,e63.55, which was to
be repaid to him.
He also paid for grain these ma
tions bought of the grain corpora
ton to the tune of $56,89o, $1,000.
Their total obligations to Uncle
Sam come to $10,141, 1,267,585.68.
There is considerable accumulated
interest besides, for not penny
Of either principal or interest has
been paid up to date. The only
nation which has taken any steps
to pay up to date is Great Britain,
which has included in this years
budget a sum sufficient to pay up
all back interest on what she owes
US.
From the above it would seem
that Uncle Sam did a land office
business with lot of customers
who are quite willing to let him
hold the sack. Some Of them op-
enly say they don't intend to pay
because Uncle Sam is rich and
don't need the money. Most of
them say nothing but they do not
worry about the debt. They let
Uncle Sam do that.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
MOOSE SECRETARY RESIGNS.

Special TO The Trlbune.
Lewistown, Feb. 17--At meeting
Of the Moose lodge Wednesday night,
Edgar G.. Worden. who has been Sec
retary since the lodge was organized,
resigned because his other duties pre-
vent him from attending the work.
Jasper J. Ballinger was chosen to fill
the vacancy.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
PORTLAND MAN TAKES
CHARGE OF ROAD OFFICE

Special 10 LIE IIIHUHe.
Missoula, Feb. 17.-Frank e. An
drews Of Portland has assumed direc-
ton of the offices of the United States
bureau of public roads in this city. He
has been senior highway engineer in
the Portland office and before that
was connected with road work in Cali
fornia.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
COUNTY BALANCE $666,323.

Special 10 10G 7IrIDuHe.
Lewistown, Feb. 17.-The report of
County Treasurer H G. Phillips shows
that the total baianees on hand in the
various county funds ON Jan l ag-
eregated $d06823 The balance in the
district schecs 4und was $318,037. The
taxes paid uhder protest, state E1Ad
county. anISunt " over $4,000.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18

the last Of this month. DR.. Ward
has made definite arrangements to
enter the Seattle clinic, where he will
do general work.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
ra.a1 saz2 go 555 s7a. .425.2oo s1ss.

Annual ave. ss7, ,2s4,255 S7.s42,52o s1sss
.After deducting Sl,743.17o deprecia-
tion Of inventories.
+Based on S65 100000 stock in 1921 and
1920. Other years $50O00,oo0.
yentories.
The following gives their month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
A Thanksgiving Party

Out at tie Alabama State Train 1. ing School for Girls, where Mrs. Charlotte Walton is the efficient superintendent, there is going to be Thanksgiving party soon.
 1t looks as if Thanksgiving pre- sented itself as the season for all sorts of parties, drives, campaigns, what you will, for on every side we hear of some interesting event that is going to happen.
 And So the Alabama State Tram ing School, not wishing to be con spicuous by it's absence, joins the ranks and this is what Mrs. Walton told me about the affair:
 Ut is our plan," said she, "to in- vite our friends out to see our splen- did new quarters, near Powderly and enjoy the afternoon with the 135 girls who live there.
 From nine to eighteen years of age they range sent to us by the juvenile court, and we take care of them Until they are Fl years old.
 .When the girls reach 21 we feel that with the training they have had and the influence of the home--foi it is at-they are equipped both morally and materially for life.
 nYou see we teach them dress making, stenography, typewriting, nursing and man. osher o.Ancnes -- work, wholesome and profitable"
 And do many of the girls want to leave the home; run away oi things of that sort?" Mrs. Walton repeated the question asked.
 "Only occasionally; it is the ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
A Paraphrase


 And speaking of "A Fool There Was" the play in which Virginia Pearson made such tremendous hit as the vampire" wrought out of Mir. Kipling's wonderful poem, reminds me of clever paraphrase on the verses.
 Maybe you'd like it. Here it is: "A fool there was and he had no hair,
 (Even as you and I.) They called him the man who didn't
 care;
 We called him the man without any hair;
 For like heaven there is no part
 ing there.
 Gwen as you and I.) II Oh, the coin he spent, i And the way it went i On tonics that weren't worth sin gle cent, And his poor old hair just went and went,
 (Even as you and I.) III The fool he was stripped of his fool
 ish hide, i (Even as you and l. So he bought him toupee to cover
 his pride; And to save his locks he tried and
 tried; And two of them lived While three of them died, (Even as you and I.) Martha Young's Minute Dramas"
 Strolling through the foyer of the Tutwiler while the U. D. C.'s were running on .high speed" who should I find but Martha Young from Greensboro. Martha Young, who has written so many charming things. Martha Young whose Minute Dramas ("The Kodak at the Quar- ter") and dozens of other delicious ly delectable dialect stories and verses are so popular. Of course, l might have known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
ception and not the rule to find a dissatisfied girl in the school.

ception and not the rule to find a dissatisfied girl in the school.
 "One of the gratifying things that has been accomplished during my superintendency, which began last March, when 1 succeeded the be- loved Mrs. Amigh, who became the state patrol officer, is the depart ment of nursing.
 "Mr. c. B. Rogers, chairman of the board, and Dr. Glenn Andrews of Montgomery made this department of vocational training possible, and it has proven not only popular with the girls, but it has meant so much to the institution.
 I've are greatly in need of play ground equipment at the school" !" said Mrs. Walton. We like to make 1 things so attractive and so happy for the girls at the home that they won't be tempted to leave the school for recreation elsewhere. That is mainly what has ever caused any of ! the girls to be dissatisfied or want to run away, if may so express it.
 If there is some club or organi- zation which would like to adopt us, the Alabama State Training School ! for Girls, as many of the civic clubs have done with similar organiza- tlons, and provide playground equip ment, We would be very happy. 1 '.It is manly for this reason that 1 We arc keeping open house at Thanksgiving time just to show the people of Birmingham what we do need, as well as what we have what we need and what they can provide y
 Mrs. Walton has proven a splen- did asset to the Alabama State Training School for Girls, in that her wide experience as a welfare worker has equipped her so fully for ! the position she occupies.
 In North Dakota she was em- ployed when the call came for her 10 direct her steps to Birmingham. Previous to that tune Mrs. Wal ] ton, who IS a Canadian, went into war work during the great World war, cad in Washington found fer 1 tile fields for her endeavors.
 Aged IS
 In her prim little bonnet and old 1 fashioned gown, Mrs. Betty Ratliff Kelly, from the Varina Jefferson ] Davis chapter, Beauvoir, Miss, was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

Sometime to ketch one 'possum 1 walk a good 10 mile. Den kill and scrape and clean him And lay him in pan; Den slip him in de oven An old brick oven, man! Pour round little water, Have de oven in blazel Set 'taters also bakin' In skins de ole time ways. When you see dem 'taters breakin' And lettin' sugar out Why den des take and peel 'em And drape 'em round about Dat 'possum rich wid gravy- Come, have piece, Take some
 Um-um. Um-um
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

tributing my talents to the enter tainment of the masses"
 And always 1 tell everybody that I am southerner, because l am proud of iti