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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-15
WELL ADMINISTERED
FEDERAL AGENCY.

The last year of the Wilson admin
istration-two years after the arm
istice-the war department expended
S1,118, 000, 00G, in round numbers. The
appropriation for the war department
for the current year is $326,517, 300.
This appropriation, based upon esti-
mates furnished by Secretary Weeks,
shows that he is conducting his de-
partment for less than one-third its
expenditures the year before he as
sumed control.
Although public economy and re-
duction of routine expenditures have
been the rule of all departments I'M
der the present administration, no de-
partment Of the government has wit
messed greater reductions in expendi-
lures or furnished a better example
of being conducted on strictly bust
ness lines, than the war department,
With the possible exception of the
shipping board, the Republican adj
ministration found no executive agen-
CIV more demoralized or more in need
of application of strictly business
methods than the war department.
For example, when Secretary
Weeks assumed charge he found out
standing unsettled claims against the
department aggregating nearly $4,-
000,000,000, although the war had
been over two years and a half and
the bureau for handling these claims
had been fully manned during that en-
tire period. Within one year, under
Secretary Weeks direction, these
claims were cleaned up, settled on a
basis which averaged only 1875 cents
on the dollar. This is a record which
not only has not been equaled in the
history of the government, but which
clearly shows that the interests of the
taxpayer were placed above every
thing else in the settlement of these
claims.
Since Secretary Weeks took charge
there has been a gradual reduction in
the clerical help until today there are
less clerks in the war department
than there were prior to the world
war.
1t must not be concluded that the
tremendous reductions in routine ex-
penditures of the war department in
the last two years are attributable tt
the fact that war activities of var
ious kinds ceased in that period ant
that these reductions would have beer
made regardless of who was in charge
Of the department. This is not the
case.
The public is accustomed to thinl
of that department as an agency de
voted solely to either waging wa,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-15
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
OPENED BY i. s. DEP.

Federal-state harvest labor offices
for the recruitment and distribution
of the help that will be needed in the
principal grain producing districts Of
the state are to be opened at once at
Bainville and Great Falls by the U.
S. Farm Labor bureau in co-opera-
ton with the Montana department
of agriculture. In 1922 the MOv
tana department of agriculture estab-
lished a temporary harvest labor Of
flee at Bainville for the distribution
of harvest labor recruited by the U.
S. Farm Labor bureau. This season
trained men of the U. S. Farm Labor
bureau will be in charge of the Balm
vile office and also the one at Great
Falls.
The Bainville office will serve the
needs of northeastern Montana-Phil-
lips, Valley, Roosevelt, Daniels, Sher-
idan and Richland counties; the Great
Falls office will be a labor clearing
point for Judith Basin, Fergus, Cas-
cade, Teton, Chouteau, Pondera, Lewis
and Clark, Gallatin and other accessi-
BILE counties.
Farmers will list their labor needs
with the county agents, who will no
tify the distributing offices of the
number of men needed and the wages
offered. The distributing offices
will send the men direct to the coun-
ty agents for clearance to the farm
ers. In Judith Basin county, which
has no county agent, John ]. Lillard
of Moccasin, which is a juctioT
point, has kindly agreed to look after
the distribution of harvest hands FOL
Judith Basin farmers. In Fergus
county, w. W. Wheaton, in charge o.
the municipal-federal employment Of
ice at Lewistown, will again act a
clearance officer, as he did last year
Labor for northeastern Montan;
will be recruited from the east an
it is likely a special harvest fare Wi
be put into effect. Because of tn
long roundabout distances involved
it is not practicable to secur labo
from the east for central Montan;
% efforts will be made to recruit me
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-15

from the west, as well as from those
districts in Montana where crops are
light because of drouth or grass
hopper damage.
While these two districts are in
greatest need of the largest amount
of labor, there are other districts that
can also use men from the outside.
The Bitter Root valley, south of Mis-
soula, needs a considerable number
of men for haying, harvesting and
fruit picking. The region around Dill
Ion, in southern Montana, needs men
for haying, according to reports. The
districts around Bozeman and Helena
also need men.
The federal-municipal free employ
ment offices in the state are cooper
ating in securing the harvest help.
These offices and the men in charge
are: Great Falls, w. P. Beachley;
Livingston, D. P. Bates; Billings, v
L. Steele; Bozeman, F. A. Emerson;
Missoula, George A. McAllister. NJ
M. Oliphant, instructor in agriculture
in the Sweetgrass county high school
has been appointed a special agent
Of the U. S. employment service that
he may better assist farmers Of his
county to get labor.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-15
BANKERS MEET
At GREAT FALLS

GREAT FALLS, Aug 1O.-The
twentieth annual meeting of the Mon,
tana Bankers association was called
to order in business session this
morning at 10 o'clock in a local the
alter, with more than 300 delegates
present. Sam Stephenson, president
of the First National Bank of Great
Sails, and head of the association,
called the meeting to order. Chan
cellor M. A. Brannon spoke on Bank
ing and Education" being followed
by President Charles Donnelly, of
the Northern Pacific railroad, who
spoke upon "The Railroad Situation"
dealing with the present day problems
confronting the transportation serv-
ice of the nation. Walter w. Head,
vice president of the American Bank
ers' association, was the third speak.
er, his subject being Government
Taxation and Citizenship" The
meeting reconvened late this after
noon to listen to official reports To.
morrow officers will be elected and
final business of the session trans
acted.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-15

or preparing for war. In point of
fact, however, the non-military ac-
tivities of the department are very
large. In it is vested the government
of our insular possessions; all of the
improvements and expenditures made
upon rivers and harbors; the work
and expenditures incident to flood
control in our great river systems;
the work and expenditures at Muscle
Shoals; the government of the Pana-
ma canal and all expenses thereof;
the survey of lakes along the Can
adian border from Lake Champlain
west; the maintenance and expenses
of the United States-Alaska cable
and the maintenance of roads, bridges
and trails in the territory of Alaska.
In addition to all these activities, the
war department is charged with the
expenses incident to the upkeep of all
national cemeteries in this country
and in Europe; of national military
parks, such as Chicamauga, Gets
burg, etc., such national structures as
the Washington Monument and Lin
coin Memorial in the city of Wash
ington and all soldiers homes in the
United States.
1t is evident from this enumeration
of the nOn-military activities of the
war department that its tremendous
reductions in expenditures are due
not to the fact the world war is over,
but to the splendid business qualities
displayed by Secretary Weeks.
The secretary of war is one of the
strong men of the Republican party
and the Republican administration
In private life he was a successful
business man and he brought to the
service of the government the benefit
of his ripe experience.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-15

The farmer well knows that In
1921 he received less for practically
every variety of his products than
any. previous period for a number Of
years, yet the exports of farm pro-
ducts in that year were the greatest
of any year in American history.
These are the facts. Why does the
Democratic national committee sup
press them? Why does it send out
statements to the contrary if not to
deceive the farmer in an effort to
gain party advantage? Why do
Democratic leaders and Democratic
newspapers misrepresent these facts?
Why do the leaders in the league of
nations propaganda misrepresent
these facts? Why doees the litera-
ture sent out by various organizations
backing the league of nations and
financed in some mysterious way,
misrepresent these facts?
The answer is obvious. They are
more interested in gaining party ad-
vantage than in helping the farmer.
They are more interested in getting
the United States entangled in Eu-
rope than they are in solving our
agricultural problems. They would
willingly sacrifice the prosperity and
welfare of our agricultural interests
if by so doing they could gain tenn
party advantage or tie us up with
the league Of nations.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-15
NO ALIMONY, NO DIVORCE

No one questions the alarming
increase of divorces. 1t has been
frequently sal that the reform
should be not in the divorce court
but in the marriage licence. Every
applicant for a marriage license
should be required to present from
an unimpeachable. orthodox physi-
clan a certificate of perfect health,
perfect sanity, and as far as it is
possible for the physician to go. a
certificate of good moral character.
Every young married counle
should have a home Of their =,
he It ever so humble. Marie. =
should never he begun in a fl
tel or an apartment house. Il W
can't have but a small Oae-rOom
home they should begin hOusekeep-
ing in that, over whose door they
would Irvine their own morning
glOries. . These conditions would
prevent many divorces.
Another very significaI. o fact
must be taken into consideration
namely, the alimOny is often an in
cent1ve, driving people to the d.
vorce court. If you win eliminate
he alimOny You will reduce the
number Of divorces by fifty per cent
at least.
Alimony should never be paid ex-
cept to the innocent mother who has
children to rear. The guilty hus-
band should be made to educate.
clOthe, support and furnish sufi-
Gent funds for the rearing of his
children. Their mother should be
given a competency while she is per-
forming that task. .
If there are no children. and if
the woman is well and strong. she
should not he granted alimOny.
No attorney fee should be allowed,
no court cost should be paid, no in
ducement should be offered to make
divorce litigation easy and desir-
able.
Another thing that might elimi-
nate many divorces would he to re-
store the whipping post. And when
ever a man mistreats his wife and
children subject him to physical
punishment, put him on bread and
water. and require him TO work in.
~ceSsantly for their comfort and har.
n'-.~-~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
THE ELTINGE

Accustomed as motion picture
artists are to neck-breaking stunts,
1T remained for Mack Scnnett's
The Crossroads of New York." to
make the most eXacting demands
upon film artists. The picture
vii! be the attraction at the
Eltinge theatre today and tomor-
row, Friday and Saturday Theatre.
In addition to several thrilling
rescues involving runaway horses
and sensational automobile driv-
ing, there is one incident that
stretches the imagination in trying
to understand how it was filmed
without causing fatality. 1t oc-
ours after the hercine's father has
been imprisoned in country
house while his financial enemies
laid his stock.
TO reach the imprisoned man,
who was placed in a room over
looking cliff, the rescuers had to
descend from the roof. One of
them, in making the jump to the
narrow balcony, missed his foot
ing and fell over the railing to the
rocks below. The fall has been de-
Cared miraculous by motion pic
ture experts, accustomed to such
daredevil scenes.
THE Crossroads of New York;
marks Mack Sennett's third six
reel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and fol-
lows the nationally famous "Molly
O." In his newest creation the
producer has intermingled a plot
# strong sentiment and appeal,
with good comedy relief and the
artistic producing values of which
he is a master.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
LETTER FROM LESLIE HAMlL
TON TO HER FIANCE, JOHN
ALDEN PRESCOTT

l have just finished reading, dear
heart. the sweetest love letter a
woman ever received.
l was somewhat surprised to read
it's outspoken love, for notwith
standing you have been very sat
lsiactoly lover, yet always wnen |
have been with you and you have
said 1t, there seemed to be little
letlcence on your part, as though
Y did not say to me all the things
that you were think ng, but in this
list love letter you have ever writ
ten to nc YOU have seemed to pour
out your entire soul Oh John, if
YOU could know how happy | am
over it!
Yes, dear, we were made for each
ether. ! am sure tat |. too, have
been hunting you, not only all this
life, but ins all the lives before
met you. Perhaps | did meet you
some time in those far-oif days.
Perhaps that is why our souls rush.
cd together again at the meeting of
our lips.
Dad met nc at the train and be-
fore he had fairly said. "Hello.
daughter" | began to tell him about
you. Before was half through ac.
said. stop a minute. Let's get this
thing straight" And then he asked
nc the funniest questions: how
many times you had called upon me
during the day, how many times
you had left your business to "fool"
around with me. how many times VIC
had gone to the theatre together,
could you dance well, were you an
'nvctrratc smoker, aud last he ask
cd the m ost prcpostrrous question of
all--hc asked me how much you
were earning. dear.
| knew | blus,cd for it seemed so
indicate, somehow. I told him
could not answer that: that we had
In cursory way talked cf living
expenses and you told me that "wc
would have to economizc the first
few years OF our married life" but
tnat | really could not make our
love commercial understanding.
| explained to him that had told
You that | did not expect to live as
he and mother lived and | gently
reminded him that before ne was a
steel magnatc he was steel work
or at So Il day, and that he and mot
her lived on that and raised Alice
and me until | was five years old
and she was tlree.
He looked al me rather quiZzical-
~ and said: "Yes. Leslie. your mot
her did every bit of the work. in
Guiding washing. in our home the
first two years o. our married life"
] could not Aclp laughing at this,
dear: I could not nicture my mother
with her beautiful clothes and the
gorgeous background of the finest
home in Sharon, ever bending over
washtub.
You see, dear. l am very confiden-
tial with you; am determined to
have no secrets from YOU either
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, staring from out my past Or bob
bing up in the future, and | am sure
that you will have no secrets from
! me.
/ But to get back to father really
laughed when he told me that little
story about mother. and explained
to him that it wouldn't be as bad
AS that w.tr you and me; that now
adays we sent our laundry out Of
the home and lived in apartments
where someone came in daily to help
us clean up. l thought. John dear,
that my father looked at me rather
pityingly. He would never do that,
had he seen you, / am sure.
Isn't it strange that old people
never understand? You would think
that my Gather and mother were
old dad never wrote to mother "A
love letter in any way like the one
that is just now resting over my
heart.
i haven't seen any one of my girl
friends yet; fact. ! have not had
time since | arrived even to let
them know that I am home. Mother
and | have. been planning when it
shall be and where it shall be.
We have decided on st. James
church at high noon, some time
next month. shall have to have at
least six bridesmaids because if |
do not some ones Of my most in
innate girl friends would feel quite
our of it.
Alice. my youngest sister, sur
rriscd me last night by rcmarking,
81 think these big weddings arc all
nonsense. You can make up your
mind. sister, that when | marry, |
shall 90 down to the city hall aud
after getting the license, walk into
the Office of some justice Of the
peace and walk out wife"
Oh, ] forgot--fathcr gave me two
thousand dollars to buy furniture
with. and mother remark cd that il
wouldn't go very far. She told me
afterwards that she would add an
other thousand to it. Won't we nave
fun spending it. dear? am going
to wait until after we are married
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
HIS. STUDENT
SUCCUMBS TO
PNEUMONIA
Bernard 4. TOllifsOn Passes
Away This Morning After
7-Dav Illness

bernard Theodore Tollifson, fresh
man in the local high school. passed
away this morning at o'clock st
the family residence on 1913 Avenue
after an illness of seven days with
pneumonia.
Bernard who was II years of age
had been staying with his mother,
Mrs. NJ. Malina Tollifson and sister,
Miss Anna Tollifson in bismarck
since last September when he enter
ed high school here. His father was
the late Rev. Vcrnard Tollifson Of
Banks. N. ID.
He is survived by his mother, two
brothers. and four sisters. He was
Il member of the Lutheran church
and member of the Scout Troop of
the McCabe Methodist church of
which Bert Dunn was scoutmastcr.
Funeral services will BIO held this
afternoon at Webb Bros. Undertake
ing parlors at o'clock.
High school students acting as
honorary pallbcarcrs will be Harry
Lobach. Arthur Nathan, Marion Fol
som, John Anderson. Henry Sowles
and Oscar Johnson. The Boy Scouts
will attend in, q body.
The remains will be taken to Bank,
N. d., former home of the Tollifson
family, this evening for intcrment
in the family lot
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09

have entered the st. Alexius hos
pital for treatment Mrs. Plus
Martin and baby girl Of Fort Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ackc rmann Of
Wishek, Master Edward Nichol of
Moffit, Mrs. p. +. Hasse of Happen,
Robert l.. Farley OF Ashley. J. j.
Elhard of the city. Anton Schwal
of Lefor Miss Ed Newcomb Of Zap,
Mich Canter and John Caulield,
both Of the city, Anton Heck of
Mandan. Mrs. Emma +. Varney,
Henry Mooney of Wotuga, Mrs.
Matthias Fett'n of Eurnstead,
Mrs. William T. Hammel OF Han
over, Miss Alkaline Keel of Under
wood, Mrs. Wallis Brooke of Max
and Nick Grossmeyer of Glen VI
lin. have been discharged from the
hospital.
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bismarck FIOSnitaI

Mrs. +. H. Rolfe. City;, Mrs. r.
G. PARROT, Pollock. S. D.; Knutc
Larson, Golva. N. d.; Geo. Olson,
Sterling, N. d.; Stella Elness,
City: Grace Nelson, Tappen. N. D.;
Evelyn Vixen, Halliday. N. D.;
Clara Nchr Sheldon, N. d.; Joseph
Harris, New Salem. N. D.; Mrs.
Mike Hochhalter, Villa, N. d.: G.
II. Easton. Kintyre, N. d.; Ken
meth Sorsdahl. Bismarck. N. d.;
ITALIA Jacobson. City; Anton
Johnson. Sweet Brier, N. b.; Nels
lPorsberg Jr., Judson. N. d.; Mrs.
II. +. Bernhard, Balfour; Mrs. NJ.
c. Smith, Sanger, N. d. and Pa
tricia Smith. Sanger. N. D., have
entered the Bismarck hospital for
treatment.
Ralph Small, Bismarck; Robert
Small, Bismarck: Mrs. Fred Helm
Mich and Baby Milton. Linton, N.
D.; j. A. Day, Expansion, N. d.;
Mrs. Oscar Swanberg, Mandan,, N.
d.: John Urban, Hebron, N. d.;
Baby Marjoria Skarsgard. Mako
ii. N. d.; Clarence Swift, Sanish.
n. D.; Tcdford Bodvig, Tappen;
Mrs. VIM. Kocnig, Braddock, N.
d.; Mrs. John Nathan, Goodrich,
N. d.; Hale Nelson. Scobcy, Mont.
Mrs. Emanuel Tictz, New Leipzig,
N. d.; John Mclandcr, Braddock,
N. d.; Magdalcna Wohl, City:
Henry Brcnncise, Strcetcr. N. d.;
Barbara Faszer, Lchr, N. D.;
Bertha Kruger, Lisbon, N. D.; S.
Dalinan, Chaselcy, N. d.; Grant
Mcdonald. City; Stella Elness,
City; Adam Schatz, Strcctcr; Es-
thcr Tcichman, City; Tracy Barth-
alomcw. Beach; Oscar Ostrom,
Kuhn; Frank Tollivcr. City and
Mrs. +. NJ. fowler. Stanton, N. d.,
have been discharged from the
hospital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
AT THE MOVIES
CAPITOL.

In making many Of the sequences
for "When Danger Smiles the vii.
liam Duncan picture which will be
shown at Capitol theater tonight it
was necessary TO. the company to
work from .unSct to sunrise for
over week. The company was on
location in the foothills of California
thirty miles from the studio in the
vicinity Of Calabasas. A battery Of
lights was necessary to light up the
foreground for the action, and in the
distance could be heard the thunder
Gus beat Of cowpunchcrs and com
panions riding to the schoolhousc
dance. The music of the singing
night groups siftcd through the air
and the bright tint in the sky gave
evidence through the light to the in
habitants for many miles around
that William Duncan was staginh
another Western.
The night scenes are thrilling and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
ST. Atkins HOSnitaI

Mrs. u. Gordon Of the city. Louis
'"rEn'I II ""u'h Heart. Mr.. Bert
':atej ot E.cmIah. George X l1innr
o.. Bu,ns.>al. Baby Viola Muggli
of Glen Ullin, Morris Ludwig of
the city, Miss Helen Streitmatter
of Hebron, Mrs. f.. j. Braxmeycr
of Solen, Miss Cecil Ryan of Brad
dock, Mrs. John Kerner Of Glad
stone, Mrs. Henry Bjclland of
Lehr, Mrs. Fred BOllinger of Lin
ton, Master Val LOran of Richard
ton. Miss Dorothy McNally of Moi
fit, F. J. Heintzman of the city.
Mrs. Mary Grady of the city, John
Schrenk Of Blue Grass, Pat Farley
of Grove, Miss Hope Brownawell.
Lottie Spotted Wolf of Elb0woods.
and Mrs. John Tesky Of Beulah
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
WOMEN! DYE
THINGS NEW IN
DIAMOND DYES

Each package Of Diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple any
woman can dye or, tint her worn,
shabby dresses. skirts, waists, coats,
stockings. sweaters, coverings, drsp-
cries, hangings. everything, even if
she has never dyed before. Buy
Diamond Dyes"-no other kind
then perfect home dyeing is sure be-
cause Diamond Dyes are guaranteed
not to spot, fade. streak, or run. Tell
your druggist whether the mate rial
you wish to dye is wool or silk, or
whether it is LINEN, cotton or mixed
goOds.-Adv.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
Social and
Personal
Display Auxiliary
Hope Chest in
Webb's Window

The Woman's Auxiliary Of inc
American Legion have on display
in ii window at Webb Bros. u hope
chest containing many dainty articles
o. value to the housewife.
All the art clcs have either been
made or donated by members of the
Auxiliary. The chest and contents
are to be given as a prize at the
auxiliary st. Patrick's dance, March
II at Legion hall. Members of the
Auxiliary will continue the sale Of
tickets all next week.
TIE proceeds from the dance will
so into the fund for the American
Legion home which is bcingplanncd
for Legion men.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
Announce Exams.
For Nurses

The North Dakota state board OF
nurse examiners will hold their next
examination for certificate of regis
tered nurse April "a and 25 in Minot.
These planning on taking the ca
ami nation must file their application
days prior to the date set for exam
nation. Nurses completing train
ing and all time made up by June 5,
1923, are eligible to take the exam
nations.
For more detailed examination
write 30 NJ. Clark, secretary, general
h pital. Devils Lake, N ID.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-09
GIVE SURPRISE BANQUET

The fourth degree OF the Knights
of Columbus gave a surprise ban
quot at tnc Grand Pacific hotel last
evening in .honoring +. De Cosse
who is leaving soon for Miles City
Montana. The honor guest was pre-
scented with beautiful fourth de-
gree emblem of the order OF his
friends. Mr. De Cossc has been sec
Rotary and treasurer of the club for
some time.