Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Arch MnsoDs of Montana, held Ia BIZ
J Ings, closed with the comforting of the
degree of Anointed High Priest upon
a score or more of candidates at the
Masonic temple. The degree Of Anoint-
: ed High Priest is one TO which only
those Royal Arch Masons who have
served as the high priest of q chapter
are eligible. l'he grand chapter elect
!: ed Donald 8. Macleod of Plains most
!: eminent grand high priest and elevated
all other elective officers to the next
succeeding position. the new candidate
for the chairs who came In AT the bot
tom being r.. N. Hutchinson OF White
fish, elected right eminent grand Royal
Arch captain. The other officers elect
ed were: II. s. Hepner, Helena, right
eminent deputy grand high priest; H.
L.. Hart, Helena, right eminent grand
king; C. s. Bell, Billings, right emil
neht grand scribe DIR. Il. w. SPOTS
wood, Missoula. right eminent grand
captain of the host; II. III. Armour,
Great Falls. right eminent grand prin-
cipal sojourner. Edward c. Day, Hell
era, and Cornelius Hedges, Jr, Helena,
were reelected right eminent grand
treasurer and right eminent grand sec
rotary, respectively.
The election Of state officers and
delegates TO the national convention
Of the organization TO be held In San
Francisco concluded the state conven-
ton of the American Legion In Bill
lings. Helena was chosen as the con-
vention city for the meeting In 1924.
Quincy Scott of LeEistewH was elected
commander of the department of Mon
tana. Scott p. Hart of Poplar was
elected vice commander; 10y J. Mol
umby, national executive committee
man T. ]. Wegener of Forsyth, state
finance officer: William Lowry Of
Whitehall, historian, and Jack Dis
more of Kallspell, sergeant-atsarms.
The Rev.. Conrad b. Welien Of Havre
was elected state chaplain The Mon
tana ~legioEaires who will represent
the department at the national conven-
tion at San Francisco are ID. G. Silver,
Butte; Frank r. Hooks. Townsend;
r. J.. Cummins, Deer Lodge; Earl Ten
ney, and w. T.. Neubert, Great Falls.
Al johnson, Miles City, Donald
Loehl of Missoula and Charles Hattie
Of Baker were chosen as alternates.
Lack of market is the outstanding
reason for coal In Montana not being
produced at capacity at the present
time. according to information gath
cred by the geological survey. During
the week ending July 81 production
was at TOT per cent of capacity, S.4
per cent Of the non-production being
die to mine disability, the remainder
10 market conditions. For the previ-
Gus week production was at 1855 per
rent of capacity. Comparison of soft
coal production OF the first III work
ing days of the past seven years SHOW
that 1923 stands one per cent behind
the average for the three years of In
dustria lactivity, 1917, 1918 and 1920,
and 81 per cent ahead of that for the
three years of depression, 1910. 1921
and 1922. Production for the nation
during the first lit working days OF
1923 is given at 314.404,0OO net tons.
is estimated that about two million
tons of anthracite coal Is being pro-
duced each week. only three times
since the season opened on April ! has
production been below this
figure. and in these cases failure TO
reach the mark was due to observa- !
lion of holidays. !,
Mrs. Quincy Scott of Lewlstown was
elected president of the American lie
zion auxiliary at the final convention
meeting of that organization In BIZ
ings. Other state officers elected =
we're: Mrs. w. l.. Marsh, Deer Lodge, !.
ice president; Mrs. Ava Martin.
.ewistown. secretary; Mrs. Charles :
Goddard OF Billings. treasurer, and !
IIrs. Mary Tevlin. Butte, historian. :
District committee : women elected :
we're: Mrs. c.. s. Bonestiel, Helena I
District /; Mrs. o. L. Lundin, Eureka,
district Q; Mrs. j. s. Connofs, Town :
end, District 3; Mrs. Stephen Tighe, !,
roundup. District 4; Miss Gladys Bid :
axe, Billings, District 8 i; Mrs. @. r. =
)rowley, GIendlve, District 8, and Mrs =
Runyon, Chinook. District 7. :
The o~steopath physicians Of Mon ;,
Il
ana concluded their three-dsy conven- !.
at Chico Hst Springs with the =
lection of DIR. Asa Willard OF Mis-
oula, president, DR.. J. H. Strowd,
'lendive. vice president; DR.. w. CT.
awes, Boxeman. secretary-treasurer. =
e-elected, and DIR. Alice Strowd, trus- !.
ee. DIR. Asa Willar was elected as !"
elegate to the national convention ).
hitch Will be held at kirksville. Mo-, !,
ext August.
Another monster grey wolf has been !,
ifled near Sanford by Government =
rapper Daniels Daniels with q party =
three other men travelled three days
three nights In pursuit OF the =
rute before they caught him He was =
,ailed by the dragging trap and by
pack Of greyhounds belonging to the
'apper. n
The annual meeting Of the Montana :,
tate Bar association closed Its session
Hunters Hot Springs with the cleo y