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SOCIETY SAYS SHE'LL SUCCEED EX-PRINCESS AS ROBERT
 GOELET'S (3rd) WIFE

A recent photo, snapped at New port this summer, of Miss Roberta Willard, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Joseph H. Willard, of Fair Haven,' Newport, R. l., and New York. A common topic of conversation in SO cial circles these days is the possi- ble marriage between Miss Willard and Robert Goelet, who is now on high seas, speeding to Paris to ex- pedite the divorce suit brought there by his second wife, the former Prin- cess Riabouchinsky (nee Fernando Rochi), whose marriage created a sensation about four years ago. It is reported that the former princess will once again become the Duchess de Villarosa. MT. Goelet was gradu- ated from Harvard in 1893, and in 1905 he married Miss Elsie Whelan, of Devon, Pa. They were divorced and she is now the wife of Henry Clews, jr. MT. Goelet's sister. the former May Goelet, is the Duchess of Roxburghe, England.
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RADIO SHIP COMPASS SUCCESS, MASTER OF
 BIG LINER REPORTS

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 13- Tests of new radio ship compass on the last voyage. of the shipping board liner President Pierce gave sig nal proof of it's great value to navi- gation, the master of the vessel re- ported to the radio division of the board.
 When his ship was leaving the Hongkong harbor for Shanghai in typhoon weather he lost his bear ings and was enabled to find the position of his ship through a radio signal sent out by the President Hayes, then in sight of the Heisha light The use of the device then and later on the trip saved the Pres ident Pierce twenty-four hours.
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DAINTY LACE GARTER, BOTTLE OF WINE, AND
 MIXED JURY -OH, BOY!

SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 13.-A lace ruffled garter of vivid orange hue, draped rackishly over the neck of a wine bottle, given to the jurors as evidence, caused an official investiga- tion into the conduct of a portion of the December dinner of a protin of the Superior court jurors in Judge Brinker's court today.
 The dainty hosiery supporter, to the amazement of Superior Court Judge Brinker and court attaches, was discovered on the bottle of wine after it and it's contents were re- turned from the jury room, whither it had gone as evidence.
 Judge Brinker recommended the fact that there were four women and eight men on the jury. Tt is my belief that one of the women jurors decorated the bottle with the garter after the jury had arrived at it's con- clusions."
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Alaska Brings a Light
 Passenger List North

The steamship Alaska arriving ir port early Saturday morning, brought a light list of passengers, but 43s tons Of freight made up for the lack of passengers. The big ship unde, the command of Captain Nord, re ports a stormy passage across the gulf, but otherwise the trip was made without incident. Her passen gers Tor Seward were
 From Seattle-Lee c. Griffin, M. l. Adams, B. B. Parrish, Mrs. F. E. Par rish, Mrs. c. L. Thompson, Mrs. P A. Cook, Elsie Olsen, Mrs. Lyle Lar son, Laura Jean Larsen. Mrs. Jos. R Smith, N. Kitzmiller and two steer age.
 For Halibut Cove-N. Nesskang.
 From Juneau-B. Jurovich, one steerage.
 From Cordova-H Bullion.
 Bfom Ketchikan-Mrs. D. Alexan. der, one steerage.
 From Valdez-Park A. Reed, and Frank McCafferty.
 From Latouche-J. P. Olsen, Chris 3etiovich and J. Campbell, Antone 1ovich, B. Van Presley, c. Larsen Babe Smith, A. Hansen, R. Downey 1ukuto Celebed and w. M. Ander. on.
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MYSTERY OF OTHER
 H-JACKERS' VICTIMS
 MAY BE CLEARED UP

SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 13.-With the wholesale clearing up of Puget Sounds many hijacking murder mysteries, promised by Canadian of ficers as an aftermath of the in vestigation into the cruel homicides on the rum craft Beryl G., when the captain and his son were mur- dered and their bodies thrown into the Sound, it was stated today that the slayer of Andrew Johansen and Ludwig Holtan may finally be brought to light and the secret of the death of Perle O'Neale and an unknown youth who perished with them at last revealed.
 The bodies of Johasen and Holtan were found, early in January of this year. washed up on the beach in Dumas Bay, few miles south of Seattle, near their stranded and abandoned rum-running gas boat the Margaret Ann L-92. Investi- gators declared the men were the victims of high-jacking victims, al though how they were slain is as Uaaccountable as what became of the liquor cargo said to have been lifted from their boat.
 Hunsacker and O'Neal and the un- known youth vanished with trace the day they left Discovery Island with boat load of whiskey, Decem- Der 31, 1922. The boat was found la ter cracking up on the beach at Ice berg pass, it's cargo gone. A drift ing body was identified as Hunsack- CTS and buried on the mainland near the international border.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
 ARE SUSPENDED FOR
 DRINKING MOONSHINE

SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 13.-Three Roosevelt high school boys were sus- pended tonight by the Board of Edu- cation, charged with participating in dringing booze in the boys locker room at the Roosevelt school in the University district last Thursday. A rigorous investigation of reported H- quor orgies in Third high school is being pressed by school officials.
 The Lincoln high school, also in the university district had a similar af- fair come up the other day.
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QUARANTINE MODIFIED

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec 13.- Dr. Rudolph Snider, in charge of the faot and mouth disease control work in California for the federal bureau of animal industry, today was noti- fled that the Canadian government had modified it's quarantine regula- tions so as to permit in transit the entrance to Canada from the United States of meat products without in spection or certification in bonded, sealed cars.
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ERA OF PROSPERITY FOR MINE INDUSTRY
 SEEN BY SPEAKER

SPOKANE, Dec. 13.-An era of prosperity for the mining industry was forecast by speakers at the op- ening session here yesterday of the Northwest Mining Mems convention. Speakers included former U. s. Senator George Turner, F. A. Ross, vice president of the association and Charles Hebbard, who spoke on be- half of the Spokane chamber of com- merce
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Pursuit Planes for Joint
 Use of Army and the Navy

SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 13.-Thirty- five pursuit planes for joint use of the Army and Navy flyers are to be built under contract from the United States Bureau of Aeronautics by the Boeing Airplane company of this city, it was announced tonight in ad- dition to the twelve now under con- struction for the same purpose by the same company here.
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RAILROADS CONTENTION
 IS UPHELD BY GOVERNOR

OLYMPIA, Dec. l3.-The action of the state equalization committee in placing the assessed valuation in 1924 of five railroads operating in the state of Washington at the same fig ures as maintained in 1923 after the supervisor of taxation had assessed the properties at reduced figures, was held void in an opinion given today to Governor Louis F. Hart by the attorney-general's office.
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EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES
 SWABIAN ALPS REGION

FRANKFORT, Germany, Dec. 13.- Reports from Southern Germany state that the Swabian Alps region has been visited by an earthquake which did heavy damage at Pliezhausen, Etsinger and Mittelstadt.
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Plot To Kill Japanese
 Premier Rolled Police

TOXIC, Dec. 13.-Nichi Nichi, the leading Japanese morning paper, to- day published a statement that the police had foiled plot to assassin ate Premier Kato, and have arrest ed Chortaro Gotowho, who has con- fessed that he had planned to as- sassinate the premier.
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ALL RCORDS BROKEN
 HIGH WINDS, SEATTLE

tSEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 13-Breaking all previous records for high winds in Seattle, 6S-mile southwest gale passed over the city last night, smashing windows, blowing down signs and Christmas decorations cleo tric light wires and telephone poles. The light and phone system was in terrupted for several hours. The gale diminished toward morning.
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American Reply Received
 By British Government

LONDON, Dec. 13.-The American reply to the British note of December 4, which itself answered an Ameri- can note regarding the separations for wra damage claims. was receiv- ed here by the British government today.
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CALIFORNIAN WHO QUIT TOBACCO AT AGE OF 67 PASSES 1O7th BIRTHDAY

LOS ANGELES, Dec. l3--Jonathan Foulk, who says he has not touched tobacco since be was a lad of 67 or so, celebrated his 1O7th birthday here yesterday by doing little Christmas shopping.
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NORTHERN MONGOLIA
 SECEDES FROM CHINA

PEKING, China, Dec 13.-Tannu- ola, the vast district of Northern Mongolia, has seeded from the Chi nese republic and joined the Soviet manor, according to telegrams re- ceived by the central government here from the governor of Chinese Turkestan.
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NANA1MO, B. C., Dec. 13.-An abandoned automobile that had been used by the seven or eight bandits, who escaped with fifty thousand at the closing hour from the Branch Bank here of the Bank of Canada was found near boat harbor eight miles from this city. The city police said they attempted to enter the U. s. via motor boat. Police searched the boats between Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, also secured the gulf of Georgia. Posses also tracking the highways.
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GENERAL JOHNSON AGAIN
 TAKES COMMAND AT LEWIS

TACOMA, Wn., Dec. 13.-Major- General William H. Johnston, com mander of the Ninety-frst division overseas, took command at Camp Lewis yesterday General Johnston replaces Brigadier General Robert Alexander
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DIRICIBLES BE USED
 TO TRANSPORT MAIL

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13- There is talk in official circles of using the dirigibles Los Angeles and Shenandoah to transport the mails across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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DECREE GRANTED
 TO MRS. COOLIDGE

BOSTON, Dec. 13.-Mrs. Coolidge was granted a decree of Doctor of Laws by the Boston University yes terday.
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BANDITS LOOT BANK
 IN NANAIM0 B. (,

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 13-The Nanaimo branch of the Royal Bank of Canada lost s4O,OOO and several customers lost smaller sums to eight bandits. The robbers made their escape in two automobiles and no trace has been found of them.
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COMPERS WINS LONG
 RACE WITH DEATH

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 13- amuel Gompers won his long race with death from the high mountains of Mexico, reaching San Antonio late today. He is still weak but is bravely overcoming the long strain.
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LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 13.-SamueI Gompers arrived at the American border here this morning in a criti- cal condition suffering with bronchi- al infection. He is to be rushed thru to San Antonio and taken to the St. Anthony hospital. His physician said his life would be endangered unless the aged labor leader could be giv- en hospital treatment soon
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Sailing from New York the Grace liner Santa Luisa he Rifle the Olympic championship last participate the coming celebration of the battle of Centenary Lima Peru competing against squads senting South American Nations.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

where they lost their way. A snow
storm came up and compelled them
to go into camp, waking up the next
morning under a covering of IS
inches of snow. After several hours
of wandering they came back to an
opening through which they could
see the valley whence they had come.
So, back to Norton's they went and
remained there a week until the
storm had cleared up, when they
resumed their journey, this time
picking up Charley Dorr at Cotton
wood and subsequently camping on
the ground that was afterwards
known as Blackfoot City.
The gulch they named Ophir and
here Hunt dug a hole and found
gravel that PANIED out five cents
to the pan. Dorr and Pence went
to Tiger gulch where they
found gold, but in such small guam
titles that it was not deemed worth
while to work it. They then went
into the main gulch at Ophir and
found good pay dirt at 10 feet. They
then went down the gu1ch a couple
of miles and located what they called
the discovery claim Of the gulch.
This was the first scratch the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

some ase they have been forced to
convert portions of it. This fact
has forced many veteran cattle rails
ers out of business. = = =
When asked how he considers the
wheat crop and the possible produc-
ton for next year, MI. Campbell re-
piled:
81 can give no better reply than to
tell of III plans. Our farm, which is
run entirely by machinery and en-
ploys ESQ men, plows 1000 acres a
day, threshes $4,000 bushels of wheat
in a day, is planning to expand pro-
duction. Our farm consists of $4,000
acres, $4,000 of which are plowed.
This year we raised $4,000 acres of
wheat, plowed 10000 acres for
spring wheat, and expect to pillow
1900 acres for flax in the spring.
I'VE feel that Montana is Over its
drouth period and that the farmer
who markets his grain early next
year will gain a considerable advan-
tage from the holdoyer of this years
high prices. We have learned that
one of our secrets of success is in the
employment of skilled labor at high
wages and by the development of a
system whereby our men share u
good fortune. I think the time is
now here when all industries must
make some arrangement by which all
it's faithful and loyal employees will
participate in the success of the or
ganiZation."
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

and Ed Sanders. John Little of
Silver Bow was also taken in. They
made a code of mining laws and as
signed a certain amount of ground
to each charter member OF the COM
pany.
The party worked until late in
the fall and from one pit 10 feet
square they took 5000 in gold. In
the fall Hunt sold his interest in the
discovery claim to John Vipond for
1000 but retained a claim up where
Blackfoot City afterwards stood.
This Hunt sold for a song and it af-
forwards developed to be a rich piece
of ground.
About this time, there occurred
the famous stampede to Washington
gulch and Hunt joined the rush.
Ground was staked off for miles
around and Hunt took up a claim on
top of a hill which he traded to a
tenderfoot for a yoke of bulls and
$500 in cash.
Webb, in turn, sold out his in
terest at Ophir for $1,000 and went
to New York gulch where he los. all
his money. The two had cleaned up
about $4,000 between them and had
let loose of property which subse-
quently yielded many thousands of
dollars in gold. They, however, were
out to discover new gulches and while
they did find n or two, other men
made the money out of them.
When Hunt outfitted at Vir-
ginia City for his second trip into
the Blackfoot country flour was SELL
ing for $50 a hundred pounds, but
before he had gotten out of town with
his load it had jumped to 800.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

Montana views the future with
cOmpIacent cheerfulness, a
Thomas ID. Campbell, head of the
famous Campbell Farming corpor-
alton and one OF the greatest III
thorities in the United States on
dry land farming. During the war
Campbell operated the largest farm
in the world in the Pendleton dis
trict in Oregon where the thous-
ands of acres of wheat land were
strung with light to enable the
tractors to work "a hours a day.
Interviewed while in the East, by
the New York Journal of Commerce
regarding the future of his home
state Mr.. Campbell gave the farm
ers of other states something to
think about when he stated that Mon
tana had the largest wheat crop in
the history of the state, a record flax
crop, a splendid sugar beet crop, a
good output of wool selling at salts
factory prices, and that its copper
producers we're hopeful that under
the Dawes plan the consumption OF
copper in Europe will be greatly in
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

each locating a quarter section OF
land.
In January, 1865, Hunt, accom-
panied by A. W. Pence, started out
to locate some new "~diggings." They
first went to where the city of Butte
is now located and there found one
cabin occupied by Press Scott. They
remained there only one night, the
place not looking very promising,
and then continued down the gulch
to Silver Bow, where they met some
Virginia City boys, who were taking
gold out of the guIch.
The pair did not remain there but
proceeded on down the valley and
stopped over night with Bill Norton,
whose cabin was near the famous
Warm Springs, which afterwards be-
came the site of the state insane
asylum. Then they passed through
Cottonwood, now the city of Deer
Lodge, where they met Granville
and Jim Stuart and some others
they had known in Virginia City.
They stayed all night in that camp
and witnessed the Vigilantes run
ming a ~"greaser' out of camp.
The following morning they start
ed over the hills and on the divide
between Cottonwood and Dog creek,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

creased. With all those points in its
favor, he said that Montana felt sur
of a prosperous year.
Good Prices Prevail.
Most of the wheat crop, he said
has been sold at good prices and
bank loans have been paid off with
the proceeds, loans that have been
frozen credits on the bank records
for four years.
With the surplus the farmers have
started savings accounts, are improv-
ing their farms and educating their
children to be good farmers as well
as good citizens.
In the course of his eastern inter
view, Mr.. Campbell said:
Montana wheat growers have
long had to contend with low prices,
high freight rates, drouth and a
scarcity Of skilled labor. The pres
ent world shortage corrected wheat
prices. Rains this season may lower
the total estimated yield of 54,827,-
900 bushels for the state. The wheat
farmer for the first time recognized
the value of skilled labor. He paid
high wages and thereby attracted
skilled workers, who in turn, not only
increased the wheat yield per acre
but also lowered the per acre pro-
duction cost. The farmer has en-
erged from the recent depression a
better farmer, just as the banker is
a better banker.
Wheat The Highest Grade
Agricultural colleges are crowd
ed with farmers SOL and daught-
ers, who, realizing that the days of
haphazard farming are gone, are
studying and applying scientific me-
thods to the eartn's Largest indus
try-the production of food. In some
exceptional instances these students
this year raised 40 bushels of prem
ium spring wheat to the acre on nom
irrigated land.
Last year Montana, with a spring
wheat production of $4,000, 600 bush
els, ranked fourth, and this year with
its 10000, 000-bushel crop it is likely
to hold its rank, despite North Da-
kta's big crop. Our state raises the
only premium spring wheat that can
compete with the Canadian, and be-
cause of the duty on the latter, our
farmers can command a high price
for their product.
Sheepmen prosperous
~"Sheepmen have had a prosperous
year. They sold their clip of wool
at from AZ to As cents a pound, and
some are contracting for the next
years clip at prices as high as SO
cents. The excellent demand as we'll
the profitable prices for wool
should give some indication of the
future of the textile industry.
"The cattleman is the one shadow
in an otherwise sunny picture. He
has been hit by three years of unpre-
cedented drought and low prices.
With choice beef selling today for
liz to 2 cents a pound lower than
this time last year the cattle raiser
is not very optimistic. Furthermore,
cattle paper is not as popular in New
York as formerly. The western banks
have so much cattle paper that in
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

Ar EN- who made the original To-
MI cations of some of the richest
A placer gold gulches in the
early days of the territory of Mon
tana did not always realize the val
ue of their discoveries and many
times disposed of their holdings for
a trifle to more %far-seeing miners
who then proceeded to skim the
ream from the milk.
OF those who failed to profit to
any great extent but who paved the
way for the fortunes of others was
Thomas B. Hunt, who settled in AL
der gulch in the days of it's prosper
ity and who in later years engaged in
ranching in the same part of the ter
ritory.
Hunt went to Virginia City in
1854, and in the fall of that year
he took up a ranch just below where
the town of Pony now stands. That
was years before the town of Pony
was born, however. He was accom-
panied by his partner, w. B. Webb,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

gulch ever received and it was the
opening of one of the best gold pro-
ducing gulches in the territory.
Once the value of the gravel was de-
monstrated, Pence went back to Deer
Lodge and returned with Bill Norton
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
Montana's Forest Money.

A fourth of the total receipts from
national forests are returned to the
states in which the forests are To-
Gated, approximately one-tenth of
which goes to the building of trails
and roads. Montana's share of the
National Forest receipts for the 12-
month period ending June 80, 1924,
is $115,901.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
. NEW OIL M P FIR E E
Burn $40 Air

E. P. johnson, 500 w. Lake St, Chi
ago, ILL.,, the inventor of q wonderful new
oil lamp that burns $40 air and beats
gas or electricity, is offering to give one
free to the first user in each locality who
will help introduce it. Write him for par
Agents wanted.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
MONTANA FACING
PROSPEROUS YEAR,
SAYS CAMPBELL
DRY LAND FARMING AUTHORITY
SAYS THE STATES PROS
PECTS ARE BRIGHT

The Employment of Skilled Help on
Montana Farms Has Helped Open
Road to Better Farming and Much
Larger Returns.
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creased. With all those points in its
he said that Montana felt sure
of a prosperous year.
Good pricaS Prevail