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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

Washington, d. c., Aug. I'm
writing a letter to a friend in 1883
Benjamin Franklin said of the consti-
tuition that it gave promise of lasting.
but he added the qualification that "in
this world nothing is certain but death
and taxes Were the kite-flying
philosopher and statesman alive today
he might add to this qualification. For
instance, he might include industrial
friction and conflict in his list of the
perennial and unacceptable things to
which human kind is heir.
Also, he might include prohibition
and the numerous ramifications and
side issues of that subject, for it APP
pears that we are to have the prohibit
ton question always with us. There
were those who thought it was settled
when the eighteenth amendment was
adopted and the Volstead law was en-
acted. Not so. 1t bobs up every
where and all the time.
The vets are demonstrating that
they are lineal descendants of the orig
inal ''die-hards.F just now they are
excited over a nationwide poll or straw
vote which to date has indicated a sub
stantial majority sentiment favoring
the repeal of the prohibitory amend
ment or some modification of the Vol
stead law and they are ~marshalling
their forces for further tests over the
issue before the present session of the
congress is permitted to adjourn. At
the same time the question is being in
jected into primary contests and will
be heard of during the campaign that
will close with the November elections.
Senator Reeds denomination in Mis-
souri, brought much comfort to the
vets, for he is outspokenly on their
side of the question-one of the few
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

vestment in purebred stock but con-
sists of high grade cattle able to stand
hard winters and TO continue 20 give a
good quantity of milk.
Cleanliness is the keynote about the
taken of the milk from the time it
sumer in the form of butter. That
this is appreciated by the customers
and that Mrs. Wyman is a butter
maker par excellence is attested by the
fact that during the customary sum-
mer slump in the market Mr.. and Mrs.
Wyman cannot supply the demand for
their butter at a premium of Is cents
per pound above the market price.
A Cool Root Cellar
For lack of ice the cream and but
ter is stored carefully in a root cellar
which is always cool and. different
from some root cellars. odorless. Dur
ing the hot weather the butter is
packed carefully into pasteboard boxes
and taken By automobile to Great
Falls every week. where it arrives in
the same fresh and appetizing condi-
ton in which 1t left the farm. Gus
toners. which include individual fam
lilies in the city as well as city grocers.
are always waiting for this especially
prepared butter.
3 Like the butter. eggs. fresh from the
farm. also find a ready market at top
prices. And like the butter, also. the
eggs are given the best Of rare and
reach the consumer in a strictly fresh
condition. They are gathered regular
ly and marketed at once. All small
and i'll shaped eggs are kept for home
use and only large eggs that are known
to be strictly fresh are sent to mar
ket. They are packed in neat, attract
i've cartons and a guarantee goes with
them that every bad egg found will be
replaced by two fresh ones. From
about 125 hens last year Mr.. and Mrs.
Wyman marketed $500 worth Of eggs
and considerable dressed poultry. Eggs
their farm have never brought
less than % cents per dozen.
The Wyman ranch consists Of $50
acres. In addition to this they rent
quarter section on shares. OF
this total operated $50 acres are in
leo acres are being summer fall
lowed and 200 acres are left for pas
ture. In spite of a careful system Of
fallow, however, Mr.. Wyman's
crops have no been universally sue
For a number of years he had
good yields, but during other seasons
bis crops suffered from drought, hail
and cutworms. It has been the COWS
and chickens. combined with good man
agement and intelligent industry. that
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

L. n. Wyman Of Power, one Of the
outstanding successful farmers of
north central Montana, visited by mem
bers of the state college extension ser
vice in a survey of dryland farms OF
northern Montana, is inclined to give
by far most of the credit for their sue
cess to Mrs. Wyman, her ows and
chickens. 1t has been Mrs. Wyman and
her cows. he says. that have kept the
home fires burning when endless days
of work in the fields has been reward
ed by repeated disappointments and
crop failures. 1t has been Mrs. wy
man and her cows. he declares, that
have been responsible for a steady
family income during discouraging
years when there was no income TO be
CLEANED from drought blighted wheat
fields.
Regardless Of where the merit be
longs. however, there is situated a few
miles from Power and % miles north
west Of Great Falls one of the most
attractive and coy homes to be found
within a radius of many miles and il Is
this home that MI. and Mrs. Wyman
have established on a dryland farm. II
is neither large or pretensions, hut in
side and out it has an inviting neatness
and hospitality that breathes the per
sonality of its occupants and leaves a
lasting and pleasing recollection with
ever the most casual visitor. 1t is q
real home-a home Of which Montana,
Iowa. California, Or any other state
could be proud.
Came to Montana In 1911
Mr.. Wyman came to Montana from
North Dakota in 1911. He bought n
homestead REIMBURSEMENT at his pres
emit location for $500 and paid 1925 for
a team. This took practically all of
his funds. Shortly after his arrival
in Montana he and Mrs. Wyman were
and Mrs. Wyman purchased
rows for $95. This was the best
investment made on the place, accord
ing to Mr.. Wyman. From this begin
ming has grown the herd which has en-
able them to continue farming through
trying years and to lay up a comfort
able saving for a rainy day."
Although Mr.. Wyman provides feed
the stock. attends to the milking,
and other duties incident to a
dairy farm, the cows, he insists, be-
long to Mrs. Wyman and to her belongs
the credit for their success. 1t is Mrs.
Wyman who takes care Of the cream
and makes the butter which brings top
prices and q ready sale in Great Falls.
The dairy herd consists Of, from eight
to ten COW and a numbev of young
heifers. 1t represents no heavy IT,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

representatives in 1917. Since that
time he has been active in the conduct
of his being also interested
in the oil development in eastern Fer
gus county as well as in northefu-Mon-
tana.
Mr.. Stout is married and has two
children. He is a member of the
Christian church.
HUGH r. WELLS
Like Mr.. Stout. Hugh r. Wells is a
Missourian by birth. He was born in
St. Louis in 1872. When he was three
years old his parents moved to Texas.
He was educated in Fort Worth. From
the time he was a young man until he
came to Montana in the fall of 1900 he
worked with big cattle outfits as a
cowboy.
After coming to this state he was
general manage of the Hat X"
ranch. 20 miles north of Miles City.
which he later bought. He is still in
terested in stock on the Powder river,
having a few cattle. horses and sheep
below Broadus on that stream.
In recent years he has given much
of his time to banking. In 1917 he or
ganized the Miles City National bank
and was elected its president.
In 1911. Mr.. Wells was elected sher-
if of Custer county. After his two
year term there followed an interim of
two years and he was again elected,
finally retiring from office in 1917.
Mr.. Wells served in the Fourteenth
legislative assembly. He was vice
chairman of the state livestock COM
mission under Governor Edwin l..
Norris and vice chairman of the state
highway commission under Governor
S. V. Stewart. He was chairman of
the democratic state central committee
il: 1916 and 1918, and under his leader
ship Governor S. V. Stewart was re-
elected governor and both T. ]. Walsh
and H. L.. Myers were reelected to
the United States senate.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

OF the four candidates for the dem
ocratic nomination for the United
States senate from Montana, two were
born in Missouri, three are lawyers
and all four have served in the state
legislature. Tom Stout of Lewistown
and Hugh r. Wells of Miles City were
born in Missouri. Burton K. Wheeler
of Butte, Judge James F. O'Connor of
Livingston and Mr.. Stout are lawyers,
though the latter is better known as an
editor.
Mr.. Wheeler. who is 40 years old. is
the youngest of the quartet and Mr..
Wells, who is so, is the oldest. Mr..
Stout is 43 and Mr.. O'Connor is A.
Mr.. Stout is the only one of the
four who has had legislative expert
ence in Washington. having twice been
a member Of the lower house of con
gress. Judge O'Connor was for a time
a resident of Washington. however.
having been special counsel for the
federal trade commission in 1918. Mr..
Wheeler was for several years United
States district attorney for Montana
under President Woodrow Wilson.
Both Mr.. O'Connor and Mr.. Wells
are avowed wet candidates. Mr..
Stout is an avowed dry candidate.
Mr.. Wheeler has not publicly commit
ted him sell on the question. but it is
understood that he believes amend
ment of the Volstead act impossible.
JAMES +. O'CONNOR
Judge O'Connor came to Montana in
1904, after having been graduated from
the University of Nebraska at Lin
coin, where he received his LIB. de-
gree after completing his law course.
Ho ~aS horn IN ra1ifnrpio I,pnt;n~
Ia. May Z, 1878, the youngest of 10
children born to Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
O'Connor. both of whom were born in
County Glare. Ireland.
Judge O'Connor received his pri-
mary education in the rural schools of
Harrison county, Ia, spent three years
in tho Wnodhina normal school IN TINT
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

would eliminate prohibition from the
nations organic law.
However. the eighteenth amendment
merely prohibits the manufacture.
transportation. sale and use for bev-
erage purposes of intoxicating liquor.
1t does not define intoxicants and it
does not provide any penalties for VIC
lation OF the amendment or any means
for enforcing il. All this was done in
the Volstead law and if it were to be
repealed prohibition would be as dead
as John Barleycorn is now supposed
to be.
Repeal improbable
But il is not anticipated that an eff
fort will be made in earnest to repeal
the Nolstead law. 1t may be proposed
as a tactical move but with no idea of
putting it over. Only the wettest of
the vets favor a return TO the days of
the saloon and hard liquor. and they
are in a hopeless minority.
Accordingly the real play will be for
such a modification of the Nolstead
law that beer and light wines may be
manufactured. sold and used anywhere
In the country, except in these states
that had state prohibition before the
amendment to the federal constitution.
Advocates of this proposal claim that
II Will promote temperance If 1t is a
blow aimed at absolute prohibition.
They argue that it will go far toward
ending the present illegal traffic in
whisky, moonshine, and other hard
s%tuffs: basing their contention on the
idea that those who insist upon having
some kind of alcoholic stimulant will
be satisfied with wines and beer that
are not distinctly harmful and will
cease patronizing bootleggers and run
n
The drys see no force to this argt-
ment and are opposed to any changes
III the Volstead law save such as might
make 1t stronger. They insist that if
the bars are let down-or. rather,
opened up-to beer and light wines,
the whole Objectionable liquor traffic
will fasten its tentacles on the country
again. Moreover, they are quite conf
dent that an overwhelming majority of
the people of the United States are
with them and that they have the vets
defeated in any move they may make.
Prohibition is not a failure, they say,
and it is only a matter Of time until
its enforcement will be practically alb
solute.
With the plans and arguments of
both sides clearly in evidence only one
thing is certain and that is that we
have the prohibition question still with
us and that 1t will continue with us for
time to come.
Meanwhile the subject remains the
favorite topic Of conversation wherever
people gather together. Europeans
who visit us express amazement that
Americans find so little else to talk
about, and they are even stronger in
their comment on the fact that so man.
otherwise respectable citizens are
frankly and openly violators Of the
Law. !
Perhaps they will understand the
why and wherefore of all this when
they have prohibition in England and
the continent.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

at the expiration of that time was
ordered to dungeon No. 2. Upon
this convict's refusing to walk with
shackles upon his feet. that the
warden, MI. Potter, threw him
down and personally dragged him
by the feet across the yard from
n building to the other; that
Blevins declares he does not know
of any charge against him for which
sentence to these dungeons was inn
posed.
Fifth: All of the foregoing find
ings, Warden Potter acknowledges
to be correct.
Sixth: We believe that the
medieval and barbarous practice of
longtime incarcerations in dun
geons should be abolished or spar
ingly used, and only in extreme
Eases. This is the growing custom
in the most up-to-date and eff
GENTLY conducted prisons of the
United States today.
Seventh: The board visited the
state penitentiary in a friendly
spirit and wholly unbiased by fac
tional controversy, yet they were
treated by Warden Potter with
marked discourtesy, who, with
much profanity, questioned their
authority and their motives.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

Verslty OF NeDrasKa.
He began the practice of law in
Montana at Livingston, where he has
been connected with much of the i'm
portant civil and criminal litigation.
Much of his time, however, has been
taken up by public duties and business
responsibilities not directly connected
with his profession. For a number of
years he was president of the Livings-
ton school board. Governor Edwin L.
Norris appointed him judge of the
Sixth judicial district and he filled the
unexpired term for 1928. At his
appointment he was the youngest dis
trict judge in the state.
In 1915 he was elected a member of
the state legislature and during the
house. During 1918 for six months he
trade commission at Washington.
Judge O'Connor is married and has
two children.
TOM STOUT
Tom Stout is a Missourian by birth,
having been born in New London,
May 20. 1879. He pursued courses in
the Warrensburg state normal school
and the Missouri state university, but
.lnStlnctlVeiy turned 10 JoufpaIlsm as a
preferred profession.
In 1904 he assisted in the establish
ment of the Fergus County Democrat
of Lewistown. and in the following
year purchased his partners interest
in the publication and the business. An
incorporation WAS afterward effected
as the Democrat Publishing company.
of which Mr.. Stout has remained pres
ident. He is a lawyer, as we'll as a
newspaper man. having been admitted
to the Montana bar in 1913.
In November. 1910. Mr.. Stout was
elected to the state senate and served
in that body until his resignation in
March. 1913. He then entered the
Sixty-third congress as a representa-
tive at large and was reelected to the
Sixty-fourth congress. completing his
two terms in the national house of
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20
MI. Wells is married and has three
ch;1dran
BURTON K. WHEELER

BURTON K. WHEELER
Mr.. Wheeler was born at Hudson.
Mass. Feb. q, 1882. He was gradu-
ated from Hudson high school in 1900
and studied law at the University of
Michigan from which he was graduated
in 1905. coming to Butte in January.
1906, where be Immediately engaged in
the practice OF law.
He was elected to the state legis-
lature in 1910 and worked industrious
ly for the election of Thomas J.. Walsh
to the United States senate. He was
candidate for the nomination for attor-
ney general in the democratic state
convention in Great Falls in 1912 and
on the seventh ballot was defeated by
Dan NJ. Kelley of Butte by the mar
row margin of ~ votes. His nomi-
nation for United States district at
torney for Montana. a position he held
until 1919. was among the first sent
to the senate by President Woodrow
Wilson.
In 1920, Mr.. Wheeler was the dem
ocratic candidate for governor, being
endorsed by the Nonpartisan league.
Mr.. Wheeler is married and has five
children.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20
PENITENTIARY

Something of a sensation was
produced in Helena the other day
through the publication by the Hell
ena Independent of an alleged re-
port made by the state board of
charities and reform, severely criti-
cising the management of the state
prison under Warden Potter. 1t
has been known for some. time, that
such investigation was made last
June. DR.. J. F. McNamee, chair
man Of the board, is credited with
the assertion that he has been try
ing for weeks to get a chance to
file it with Governor Dixon, but
could not get a chance to do so
The Helena Independent asserts
that the following is a copy of the
report as it is finally to be filed
with the governor:
Helena, July 1, 1922.
For some time past the board of
charities and reform has been urged
from several quarters to look into
the matter of rumors of needless
abuse of prisoners at the state pen
itentiary; also that the rumor that
the wome prisoners were without
a matron; that male guards were
performing the duties which prop
erly belong to a matron. The board
visited the state ~penitentiary on
June %, 1922. After spending sew
eral hours questioning prisoners
and guards, also the warden. Mr..
M. w. Potter, we discovered the
following situations:
First: There was no matron in
charge of the women prisoners, and
there had been none for several
weeks previous to the above date;
that the male guards performed the
duties which properly belonged to a
matron. The reason for this. ac-
cording to Mr.. Potter, was the in
terest of economy.
Second. That a convict named
John Gould was beaten upon the
head with a gun, by a guard named
Holman, who am upon him un-
awares from behind: that he
Could sustained several scalp
wounds and was confined to the
hospital for several weeks as the
result of his injuries; that said
Gould vas employed upon a farm,
and that there was no record of
his misconduct against him. MI.
Potter's statement regarding the
Gould assault was, in brief, that
the assault upon Gould (which, at
the time, was given out as wounds
by the kicks of a horse),
was made by Holman with a gun,
because the prisoner Gould an
noyed Mrs. Holman by his atten-
tions and improper advances; that
the version of the horse kicks was
told by Mr.. Potter himself at the
time Of the assault to keep the
name of Mrs. Holman out of the
matter. thus saving her from dis
notoriety."
Third: That a colored convict
named Gilmore has become blind
through lack of proper medical at
tention after long confinement in
the dungeon.
Fourth: That a convict named
Blevins was sentenced to thirty
days in the dungeon, first in No. l
new building for fifteen days, and
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20
BIG FORTUNE IN LEAVES

Fifteen hundred dollars worth OF
green silk leaves were used in the
royal garden scene in the Cosmopoli-
tan production when Knighthood Wa
in Flower" starring Marion Davies.
Nearly all the scenes in this elaborate
production were made indoors. To get
just the proper effect of shimmering
~poplars the thin silken leaves were
made to order and fastened on the
trees.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20
THE INSECT CROP EATER
A SUNDAY SERMON.

That which the palmer worn
hath left hath the locust eaten, and
that which the locust hath left
hath the canker worm eaten and
that which the canker worm hath
left hath the caterpillar eaten
Joel IA.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

Users of bituminous coal mined, in
the United States are divided, approx
mately. as follows: Industries and pub
lie utilities, As TO 50 per cent Of the
output: domestic or household con-
sumers. 16 per cent; railroads, Is per
cent: export and bunker, 8 per cent;
mines, for operation, etc.. 3 per cent
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20

More than 5000 shipbuilding work
ers in Baltimore were compelled to
give up their jobs during the past year.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-04
LET BRITISH PAY,
 POSTPONE OTHERS
Continued From First Page)

creditor, Mir McKenna stated that Frances external debt is far too grea' in relation to international trade pos abilities Viewing the situation from the standpoint of 1914 and peace time conditions he asserted that 1t is rec ognizable that France has no trade surplus or reserves of accum mulated and eXportab ble wealth to enable her to meet her present external liabili- ties. The mere endeavor of France to extend her foreign sales to the re- quired degree would disorganize the trade of the world he maintained.
 England Alone Can Pay
 The inevitable conclusion is, he concluded that these international debts are far too great for the capac- ity of any of the debtors except Eng land. She alone in her accumulated foreign investments and great re- sources with which to discharge her liability to the United States. Of the foreign investments has adequate re- sources but they are l believe quite in- sufficient to meet her obligations. The whole subject requires ration al reconsideration by the creditors, who must keep steadily in view the immediate effect of the payment of these debts on the general trade of the world"
New Britain herald., 1922-10-04
LOCAL COUPLE NOW
 MARRIED 51 YEARS
Mir. and Mrs. H. Dayton Humphrey of West Main Street Quietly Observe
 Anniversary at Their Home Today.

MT. and Mrs. H. Dayton Humphrey of 265 West Main street are quietly observing their 51st wedding anniver- sary at their home today. The couple are we'll known in this city where MT. Humphrey has been engaged in the insurance and real estate businers for good many years.
 Previous to entering into the real ettate business Mr. Humphrey was in the dry goods business and for many ycars operated the store now owne ] by Davidson end Leventhal who bought it from Dugald McMillan.
 MT. and Mrs. Humphrey have two ch'ioren, Miss Flora Humphrey. and Howard Humphrey who is vice-presi- den, of the Parker Shirt company.
 The couple were married 51 years ago by Rev. c. l.. Goodell at the South Congregational church in this city. Last year they celebrated their eo'oen wedding anniversary at their home when many friends and rela- tives called upon them to extend their congratulations.