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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21
Bricks without Straws

Commissioner Edward c. Plummei
the United States shipping board
links clearly and talks straight. Ir
recent address he called attention
the fact that the law which created
G shipping board recognized that
Il greater cost OF operating American
Iips made it impossible for such
! fps to compete with foreign vessels
Hess government aid sufficient TO
|ercome this handicap was furnished.
hen the shipping board undertook
perform tasks for which it had
tn appointed it was found that the
|tessary aid which had been promised
Ias not Forthcoming. Mr.. Plummer
erved that the beard was expected
make bricks without straws, Stated
mathematical FORM" he continued.
board was expected to make two
] two equal five. and it hasn't been
i to do that as yet" Mr. Plum
| added that there appears TO be
ke Ponzis who insisted on ignor-
the conclusiveness OF the arith-
lcal fact" and he has furnished
/, understandable review of the ship
/ situation, that is comprehensive
fland-lubbers" as well as TO all
hrs. He shows that under the
lis quo the American merchant
B are "headed straight for the
b-heap. where the bulk of them
and will land inside OF five
If they remain exposed to the
IL competition OF foreign cheap
+" AS an illustration OF the
fcap suffered by American ships
pes on to show that Norwegian
are able to carry the sugar crops
&lba to the United States al
and that If the transportation
7es OF the Norwegian boats were
y competition by American ships
ould mean a loss TO the United
government OF between two
four millions of dollars. Mr..
her piles up further commula-
violence that the Texas oil COM
is able to charter foreign YES
lheaper than il can run its own
The experiences of Charles
nab with the Bethlehem plants
Re also cited to show that the COM
q could not handle its own freight
aply as it could hire foreign
10 cary it.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21
q" Just Wanted to See."

have a little honeymoon trip, just by
ourselves, for ChristmasW
Betty's heart danced gayly.
"You know. Betty darling" Harry
told her as they ate their Christmas
dinner all by themselves, there is
really no one In the world who could
make you rs happy as can, for love
you more than anyone else could ever
love you"
She looked down at the magnificent
bunch of orchids which he had given
TO her. 81 felt Ike n crushed orchid,
n faded thing that had once been loved,
before" she said. But now feel
like my Christmas bunch Of orchlds!"
"And you VIII always feel that way"
Harry said, "for shall see TO It"
And this time, she knew. real happi-
ness would be ahead, for Harry had
discarded the beliefs OF others for
truths he had discovered himself.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21
Continued from Page Four
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the
Mothers Favorite

The soothing and healing properties
Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. its
pleasant taste and prompt and effectu-
al cures have made it a favoritc with
people everywhere. 1t is especially
priced bymoihers OF young children
Tor colds, Group and whoopingcough.
as it always affords quick relief and
is free from opium ond other harm
jul drugs.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21
POPCORN DELIGHT

Take two cupfuls sugar, one cupful
cream, a pinch OF salt, one table
spoonful lemon extract. one cupful
chopped popcorn and one-half cupfni
peanuts. Boil the sugar. salt, cream
and butter until Il forms a soft BAN
when tested ia cold water. Remove
from The Ere. add the extract, pop
corn and nuts. Stir until Il creams
and pour into a buttcred pan.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21

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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21
Good Shot

suppose your wife misses you a
great deal" inquired a lady OF COM
mercial traveller.
WELL no: for a woman. she has
remarkably straight aim
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21

{ trouble with women as a whole.
And then he met Betty Bancroft.
loveliest of all women. with all wom-
ans impcrfections. all her helpless
ness. Harry loved to call women help
I less. There was something particu-
larry charming about Harry. sufficient
ly so TO make BETTY answer a ready
'yes" to his important question.
They were married and Betty's we'd
ding flowers were orchids-her favor
! ties.
But after a time Harry. with his
preconceived ideas OF the falling OF
Of romance after matrimony. grew less
attentive, less affectionate.
Don't you love me any moreT' she
asked one day.
"Of course l love you. Do women
have 10 ask that question every day
in the year? / suppose they always
have and always WILL" he ended re.
signedly.
She thought about II. SIZE supposed
women always had asked that ques-
ton and she supposed they always
would. She wondered why II was
Perhaps II was because when girl
was being urged TO matrlmcny she was
always being implored for her love and
Just so soon as IL was assured the
question of sentiment was left behind
And then she had an Idea She
would visit a friend of hers who had
married a naval officer. She would
take her friend into her confidence
She would explain that Harry was still
the same adorable Harry. that she
loved no one else. and yet he was so
bound and fettered by ideas rather
than facts that he thought arriagc
must drift: that II couldn't be kept
ideal. And she would explain that she
wanted to use her maiden name-and
that she would not wear wedding
ring.
Splendidly successful was II all !
And how amused she was at the men
who made love to her, who proposed
TO her, and who told her just what
they thought Of women" anyway-so
/ iiht htA anu ett QiiAtttnt
him, for Harry had such charm; Harry
was really so fine, so much a person
TO love.
Harry was to come out for Christ
mas. Just how she would arrange
everything with the newly acquired
suitors when Harry came she did not
know. But 1t would be arranged.
Harry came, and that first evening
she told him.
Il just wanted to see" she ex-
planned, "if I'd lost all my old power
or not" she smiled mischievously at
Harry.
"And II was amusing to hear several
of them say that they individually
were the only ones to make me happy.
Just what you used to say, Harry!"
"You haven't let them know you
were married. That you were my
wifel"
He understood it all finally. Under
stood what silly old age-worn beliefs
he had claimed as his own. And he
understood now what Betty meant to
him-far, far more than she ever had
before.
II say" he whispered to her when
they had finished their talk. late, late
into the night. "can't we go away and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21

How can we expect to get hard
coal from Pennsylvania when law OF
that state reads: NO person whom
soever shall be employed or engaged
in the anthracite coal mines" and so
on, when they use the objective
whom" where nominative who" is
called for?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21

AIRY MANSFIELD was the
kind OF man who loved
10 talk 10 women OF the in
congrulties OF their sex.
Nothing gave him greater
happiness than 20 talk 10
a delightful woman. except
the added happiness Of tell
inc her what WAS the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21
New Way to
Trim the Tree

VERYBODY wants a Christ.
mas tree. Il isn't a desire
that comes Ike an attack OF
mumps. but one that annual
ly takes a definite form abow
December 1 and persist
until we either HE US 20 the
woods and. with due cere-
mony, hew a shapely pine
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-12-21
THERE ARE OTHERS

And besides Santa Claus the gen.
tlemen who declare stock dividends
continue to make people happy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03
THE WAY OUT
FOR FARMERS

In his speech ct Hutchinson, Kan,
Presidnt Harding predicted great
gains to American agriculture from
the intermediate farm credit legisla-
tion recently enacted, but not yet op-
erative.
Better rural credits are, of course,
imperative. But they are only part of
the farmers problem.
It is necessary for all to borrow at
times. Agriculture can flourish, how
ever, only when assured of ability to
repay, with enough left over to give a
fair return for service rendered.
The farmers difficulty today is that
he gets too little, while the consumer
pays too much.
Senator BroOkhart wrote recently:
About forty-five million of our peo-
pie are farmers. Thy have a capital
investment in agriculture of about
eighty billion dollars But these
farmers have no power to charge the
cost of production for their products;
they can add in no profits and they
toll without the assurance of any
wage. Their prices are fixed by other
agencies in which they have no voice.
Forty-five million Americans with
eighty billions of investment need re-
main thus at the mercy of other
agencies. They are quite able to Gre
ate agencies of their own.
On large scale in fruit growing in
California, in tobacco growing in Ken
lucky, and in other fields, cooperative
marketing has proved profitable to
American producers and acceptable to
consumers.
Senator Brookhart's studies of CO.
operative marketing in Europe will
show similar benefits there.
The political obstacles to cO-opera-
tive marketing in America are being
removed. Few will long resist con-
certed pressure from 45,O0O,OOO farm
ers, with their votes.
ether difficulties in the development
of this method Of economic relief can
be located and conquered through ex-
perience.
After all, the best help is self-help.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03
POTATOES BY CAR
LOT FOR $1.3O PER CAR

The following from a Wisconsin
weekly was handed to us by a Plenty
wood citizen who had OF read it before
with the request that we copy it. 1t
has been reprinted often, but it will
do no harm to print it again. Forty
years ago when we were printers
devil on the Rush City Mimi Post
1t was common for the farmers in that
section to receive statements from the
st. Paul commission houses showing
expenses in excess of what their pro-
duce had sold for-but this potato
story is bad enough:
The injustice of prices, Chipping
charges and marketing conditions in
the Northwest had convincing proof
when N. P. Nelson, Leal, N. D., re-
ceived a check for S1.3O from the
Minnesota Potato Exchange for one
car load or $4,000 pounds of potatoes
which sold for 80 cents a hundred.
That was all the grower had left after
freight, commission and other charges
had been deducted from the 1886
which the car was supposed to be
worth at destination
The potato exchange took 10 cents
a hundred as their charge for handling
inspection at Minneapolis added an
other $4 charge The Chicago receiver
deducted aother toll of 5 cents off on
quality. An option charge by the
railroad of z cents a hundred to guar
antee the shipment in transit relieved
the grower of another item. This left
him So cents. Still he was not allowed
to keep that. The freight amounted
to 43 cents a hundred compared to the
So cents which the grower got after
the above stated deductions were
made. So the freight cost was within
10 cents as much per hundred for
carryig the spuds 600 miles to market
as the farmer got for producing them.
Heater detention footed up another 50:
another freight charge was still added
of $500, which the exchange claim
ed it can have refunded on protest.
With shrinkage charge and scale
charges added, the total assessment
the car was S334.7O, and Mr.. Nelson
got check for the balance, or S1.3O.
This Wisconsin Republican weekly ac-
tually asserts that after such treat
ment the rube farmer should have the
right to kick a little" But if he kicks
he IS red, the idiotics say-and tbev
are the most pityable members of q
sovereign citiZenrv.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03

stead.
The ceremony will take place at the
Olness homo in the presence OF the
immediate family and a few invited
friends. The Rev. Lawrence n. Fleio.
pastor of the First Luth. Church of
Williston. will tie the nuptial knot that
will join together these two esteem
able young people. The bride is a
most charming young lady and the
groom is likewise very popular with
everybody in this part of the country
being exceptionally well known on ac-
count of his connections with base
ball and basket ball circles, and at
the present time is grain buyer Tor
the Victoria Elevator Co., at Home
stead. The happy couple will make
that place their future home,
Their host of friends will join with
The Tribune in wishing them the best
there is in life.-FrOid Tribune.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03
DENVER BANK CLOSES;
OFFICERS ARE HELD;
100000 SH0BTl

DENVER, July 27.-Late this
teTnOon an official Of the Hin
Bank and Trust company, which ID
its doors today, said Secretary laI
Floyd had admitted to him em.g
ment of more than S453,OOO wort
bonds ard securities of the bank
The official asked that his nan
withheld. The figures were comm
By another officer Of the bank Z
total deposits of the bank were ~
729, according to the banks last g
ment.
Denver, Colo, July 27.-The y
age which caused the Hibemia y
and Trust company of Denver to z
its doors today will total at least
900 and possibly more, state 0l--
and officers of the bank announce
1870 O'Clock today. NJ. c. HaErllg
vice president of the bank, sad !
charges of defalcation Of at +
100000 would be filed against L.
Floyd, secretary Of the bank Vl
being detained, and of cOnspTq
defraud the bank against Ma-.
MandeH. Denver broker, who is aug
to have been Floyd's acoompllcS
Notified by telegraph Of the y \.
condition, Edward P. Ryan Of ~.
Wash, president Of the bank ~ y.
for Denver. He is said to be Of. n
securities to aid in replacing !
found missing by state bank eA'-
erS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03

Growers Association for the crop of
1922:
WHEREAS, it is desired to express
the sentiment of this meeting in the
form of a resolutions;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RE-
SOLVED, that the banking, commerce
ial and business interests of North
eastern Montana, as represented by
this meeting, express their confidence
in the Montana Wheat Growers As
ISOLATION, by cooperating to their
fullest extent IN the present campaign
being inaugulatcd to control sixty five
per cent of the 1924 wheat crop in the
chief wheat growing States, and that
we Go hereby go on record as approx
ing the cooperative system of market
ing to the end that the producer may
receive a price for his wheat that will
allow him a fair return on his invest
ment, over and above the cost Of pro-
duction.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03
MONTANA BOYS AND
GIRLS COMPETE FOR
PURSES
$500 WILL BE GIVEN AWAY Be
SIDES A TRIP TO INTERSTATE
FAIR AND BOYS AND GIRLS
CONGRESS.

Between eight thousand and ten
thousand Montana boys and girls are
likely competitors for an aggregate
of $25O0 in cash premiums, a free
trip to the Interstate Fair at Sioux
CITY, Iowa, a free trip to the Second
International Boys and Girls Con-
gress at Chicago, eleven trips to the
Montana State Fair at Helena Sep
TENDER 1928. and for other special
premiums.
These are the awards in the prem
ium list of the Junior State Fair-the
fair within a fair-just announced by
B. T. Moore, secretary of the Montana
State Fair. In 1922 the Junior State
Fair was launched in a small way.
So popular was it with the Boys and
Girls clubs, which have been organ
lied under the supervision of the Elk
tension Service at the Agricultural
College, that the decision was reached
to make it a special feature. Indeed,
Secretary Moore asserts that Boys
and Girls club work is the outstand-
ing feature future Nlterest in the
Montana State Fair educational pro-
gram" and he visualizes on the state
fair grounds "a modern Junior State
Fair building, to include a dormitOry
for Judging and demonstration teams,
an exhibit auditorium, club rooms, a
little theatre with state for pageants
and home talent plays.
Montana, he says, sis justly proud
of the work of the 400 Boys and Girls
clubs scattered throughout the state.
The Montana State Fair board will
recommend the building of this ne
cessary Junior State FaS Home"
Entries from members of Boys and
Girls clubs will be received until
September 81 by Charles E. Potter at
Bozeman; after that date they should
be directed to him at the State Fair
Grounds, Helena, Montana.
Merchants, manufacturers, industri-
al concerns and Montana citizens have
supplemented the premiums offered by
the state fair with trips, merchandise
and substantial cash awards.
j. R. Hobbinsb, vice president Of
the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany, is the donor of one of the larg-
est specials, or rather, of eleven of
thenl-railroad and berth expenses to
the State Fair and return of the win
ming teams in each of the following
classes: corn, potatoes, dairy cattle,
pigs, poultry, breadmaking, Slnning,
jelly-making, clothing, approved shoe
and own-noom.
Other specials include cash prem
iums by DR.. o. NJ. Lanstrum and E.
c. Day, The American National Bank,
the National Bank of Montana, Union
Bank & Trust Company The Conrad
Trust and Savings Bank. the Mon
tanana Life Insurance Company, the
State Nursery & Seed Company, all
of Helena; The Montana Bankers AS
ISOLATION; a $50 white leghorn hen by
]. r. Scott of Helena, a setting of
White Orpington eggs by John Sim
of Red Lodge. Merchandise offered as
special premiums in various classes
includes a pressure cooker, canning
jars, product cabinets and individual
camp outfits.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03
Mutual Company May
Drill Test Wells; Other
Companies Coming

w. l.. Linton, geologist and field
manager of the Mutual Oil Company
of Denver, Col, made atour of in
spectiOn of the Poplar Dome last
week, and is now taking up the propo-
sition of drilling test wells with the
officers of the company.
Mr.. Linton, who was accompanied BY
another representative of the Mutual
Oll Company, was shown over the
held by Messrs. Britain and Trinder,
and we understand that many Difficult
ties had to be overcome during the
survey, on account of the recent
heavy rains, which caused swollen
creeks and miles of mud. The Poplar
Dome is certainly assuming the char
acteristics of Mackover and other
noted companies of the United States
mighty tough.
The head. geolOgist of one of the
noted companies of the United tSates
is expected to arrive here TODAY, and
VIII also make general survey of this
held, ad it is stated that should the
results of this inspection prove favor
able, that it is highly possible addi-
tlonal development will take place.
The Independent has also been in
formed that the result Of a recent
conference will very probably bring a
representative from a California cor
poration of worldwide prominence,
also that communications have been
received from biologists representing
Southern interests ./who wish full in
formation, reports, plats and other
data, so the Poplar Dome is now COM
ing into its own.
We are informed the Pioneer well
No. 2 will be drilled down to the low
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03
WHEAT GROWERSAND
BUSINESS REPRESEN-
TATIVES MEET

Saturday evening, July 28th, at the
Court House, at PlentywOod, Montana
occurred a meeting of farmers and
business men which many believe will
mean much toward bringing about
closer relations between the farmers
of Northeastern Montana and the
business men of Northeastern Mon
tana.
The meeting was called by the
Plentywood Commercial Club and was
addressed by Pres. Dwight R. Cresap,
of the Montana Wheat Growers As
SOciatiOn.
Among those present were the fol-
lowing:
P. G. Anderson, Westby Montana,
Banker; VIM. RAIDER, Raymond, Mon
tana, Banker; John w. Schnitzler,
Froid, Montana, Banker who produced
)0,00O,000 bushels of wheat in 1922;
VIM. Hass of Hass Bros, of Outlook,
Montana, who produced 10000 bushels
of wheat in 1922; Carl Bull, Redstone,
Banker; Jens Tango, Redstone, Farm
er; l. o. Bakken, Whitehall, Banker;
Fred Morck, Antelope, Banker; S. o.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03

SwensOn, Medicine Lake, Banker; NJ
C. Eckley, Medicine Lake, Banker; j.
j. Goehring, Whitehall, Banker; Ed.
EngebritsOn, Redstone, Merchant;
John Bucklin, RedstOne, Machinery &
Farmer; L. G. Zeidler, PlentywOod,
Merchant; A Dunn, Flaxville, Farm
er; John Lacombe, Whitehall, Farmer;
C. G.. CjristiansOn, Plentywood, Mer-
chant; M. p Ostby, Plentywood, Coun-
ty Agent; Geo. Bolster, Plentywocd,
Farmer; S. E. Paul, Plentywood,
Farmer & Lawyer.
The following resolutions were I'M
animously adopted:
Plentywood, Montana,
July %, 1923.
WHEREAS, at this special meeting
Of the Plentywood Commercial Club,
representatives of the vaSious banking
commercial and mercantile interests
of Eastern Roosevelt, Daniels and
Sheridan County, are duly assembled:
WHEREAS, the proposition Of
working in a spirit Of cooperation
with the Montana Wheat Growers
Association was fully discussed and
three business men of Northeastern
Montana were selected to serve as
members of a State Committee to act
in an advisory capacity with the
Board of Directors of the Montana
Wheat Growers Association:
WHEREAS, the business men pres
ent at this meeting have personal
knowledge of the manner of operation
and the success of the Montana Wheat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03
RAILROADS REQUEST
TAX EQUALIZATION
BOARD CUT VALUES
81, 600, 900 INCREASE CONSIDERED
FOR N P; OTHERS REMAIN AS
FIXED.

HELENA, July 23.-Representa-
tiveS of three railroads, the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Mil
waukee, appeared beflre the state
hoard of equalization Monday and re-
quested a reduction from the tax val
uatlOnS tentatively set by the hoard.
1t is understood that no changes
from the 1922 assessments were pro-
posed by the state board in the cases
of the Great Northern and the Mil
waukee, but that an increase of about
$2,O00,000 was proposed for the
Northern Pacific.
According to the railroad repre-
sentatives they were advised by the
members of the board that while in
formation received from the several
counties indicate that some reductions
will be made in county valuations,
these reductions will mot be as serious
es those made in the past three or
four years.
For this reason, while the board can
not see any possibility Of lowering
railroad assessments, it does not ex~
pect to increase these assessments as
a general thing.
Those appearing before the board
were James T. Maher, right-of-way,
land and tax commissioner, and w. L.
SchOettler, tax agent, both of st. Paul,
representing the Great Northern; M.
7. Sanders, tax commissioner Of st.
Paul and E. A. McCrary, tax agent,
of Helena, representing the Northern
Pacific; and A. S. Dudley of Milwau-
kee, tax commissioner of the Milwau-
kee system.
Representatives of other railroads
will appear during the week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Sigfred and children
of Dooley were Plentywood visitors
Monday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03
HIRAM JOHNSON RE-
TURNING FROM EUROPE

LONDON, July S1.-U. S. Senator
Hiram johnson, of California, depart-
investigation of European con,ISions.
Senator Johnson refused to give an
interview but said that his views
would be presented to some extent in
a speech he viii make in New Yorl[
shortly after his arrival.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-03

Allan brings broad vision the worlds pr
Chautauqua personal with conditions E
Canada Europe States have
speak with authority working Together Billions He
captain the Canadian forces with distinguished war
record speaker mentality Of powerful p
Quence his lectures bubble with sharp wsm
dynamic action the platform talks fast
distinctive extremely fascinating biz vO1hT
thoughts that reflect his extraordinary mental cbe s
scheduled the second night Of Chauauqua.