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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-31
INCRE.AS 8
IR|('HES
IAST
Dep artrne1t Of commercs
Shows Nations Prosperity
: Smashing Records.
~ Cosnaopolitan News service.

By Cosmopolitan News Service.
An equal distribution Of y thu
total wealth Of the United States
would have found every man
woman and child, Of the country
worth $2,91S At the beginning d
last year, according to . prelim.
mary estimate announced today By
the Department Of Commerce.
The department has completed
IN estimate showing that the value
Of the principal forms Of wealth
IN the country amounted to $780,
500, 1000 on December 81, 1922
This was an increase. Of 1872 per
cent over 1912, when q similar
estimate revealed the total wealth
Of the country to be $1s6, 299,.
664, 900,
All Property Increases.
During the ten years per capita
values increased from $3.50 to
e2.9ls. o. 49.6 per cent.
All classes 0e property in the
United States Increased IN value
from 1912 to 1922, except livestock,
which decreased from x6,23S, 389, 900
70 @bsSOT .lO4 900, or So per cent.
The following shows the value OF
the principal forms Of wealth IN
1912 and 1922. together with the
increase for the period:
T0woH =
Ments. $96,923 400. 900; $l55 ,9OS,.
626. 900; 500 per cent.
Exempt real property $12.3l3.-
$4,000; $40, 5O5, S19 900: SIS Ger cent.
Farm implements and naachinerv
31.s6s ,225. 900; $1,000. 6ss. 900 sO.z per
cent.
Manufacturing machinery. tools
and implements, 1901 ,45l, 900:
Sl6. 7S3.260. 900; 1880 per cent.
Railroads and their equipment
$l6,14S.632,00O; $1s.950, 800. 900: ,23.5
Privately owned TRANSPORTATION
ana transmission enterprises other
than railroads, Sol, 672, $50, 900;
I'll. 6O7, SIC. 900; 42.1 per cent.
stocks Of goods vehicles other
than motor, furniture and clothing.
$S4.SS4,291, 900; $76.98S, 607 900: 1918
per cent.
Great Value Of Autos.
The value Of motor vehicles IN
! 1922 was placed at s4,567, 4O7 900.
No comparison was possible for the
reason that no separate estimate
was made In 1912.
In addition to the figures on the
foregoing forms Of wealth, the de.
partment estimated that the valuc
of the United States navy increasa,I
from $4O2, 1852, 900 TO $1,4i5, 500 900,
or 259.4 per cent. Privately owned
waterw0rks Increased from $500 900.
900 to $36O. 1876 900, or PA Der cent.
while gold and silver coin ana buI.
lion increased from $2,6l6, $4,000 ~
e4,27S,16 .OOe, or 63.5 per cent.
1T should be borne in mind. =
said the department, that the III.
creases In money value are to q
large extent due to- the rise in prices
which has taken place In recent
years, and so far as that is the
case, they do not represent CORE.
spending increases in tho quantity
OF wealth"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-31
ENGINEER GOES 100000
MILES; RETIRES TODAY

HARMON, N. Y, March 31.--En.
gineer Tracy Wheeler, OF Peekskill.
forty-two years a railroad man. viii
be at the throttle of the Tmnire
State Express for the last tina ro.
day when the New York CentraI
railroad special leaves Harmon.
Wheeler has travelled more than
100000 miles as an engineer. He
Is going on a. pension. He "a
seventy years old, the age limit for
engineers. Half his life ne has
spent behind the throttle. The train
viii be decked out in flags and
ribbons for the last run.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-31
YOUTH SHOT BY
POLICE DUR|IIG
F|R|IACAS
Clarendon Officer Claims Gun
Went Off While Making
Arrest.
CLARENDON, Va, March 81.

CLARENDON, va, March al
Paul g. DeVault, Of Lanham, Nd.
is today in the Emergency Hos
pital, Washington, suffering from q
bullet wound in his leg said to have
been received when he resisted ar.
rest at the hands Of Officer Howard
A. Smoot Saturday night. Smoot
declares his gun was accidentally
discharged when DeVault ands an.
other youth, Joseph Neville, OF
Washington, engaged in a shuttle
with him. Neville is held on a
charge of interfering with. an Of.
ticer in the discharge of hiB duty
ana being under the influence OF
liquor. The latter charge has also
been placed against j. X. Lambert,
Ed Kettler and Alice Williams, ali
Of Washington.
Smoot reports he was drivins
down the Alexandra ana Washing.
ton pike Saturday night when he
noticed a car parked. He found
the youths and woman drinking and
was threatened by Neville when he
attempted to take a jug Of whiskev
from the rear seat Of the car. He
says that DeVault started after him
with an iron bar and that his run
was discharged while he was wres.
ting with him. DeVault's condition
IS said not to be serious.
Lambert and Kettler have been
released on bond. All OF the@ner.
sons involved win be given hear
ing today.
A special meeting Of Mary Wash.
ington Chapter, No. so, o. T.. 81. az
Clarendon, will be held in the Ma.
sonic Temple tonight at g O'Clock
at which Time the newly elected
officers viii be installed bv M
Mary e. Teachem, grand iectnrs,.
Of the District Of Columbia,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-31
CHESTER GRANT LIKELY
TO co TO ITALIANS

LONDON, March Silt was re-
ported in diplomatic circles today
that Italy win obtain from Turkey
contracts for building railroads and
public works which were formerly
included in the Chester grants"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-31
Voodoo Slayer Executed.

BELLEFONTE, Pa, March 81.
~ Lorenzo Savage, negro voodoo
doctor. convicted Of numbering Elsie
-BartheH, a nurse, was electrocuted
ct Rockview, Pa, this morning.
Savage went to his death in silence.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14

If a battle was lost the officers
were charged with incompetency,
and possibly ran the risk of being
court-martialed. Many can now re-
call how General Howard was ridi-
culed for not earlier checking the
Nez Perces in their flight. There
was no understanding at head
quarters, OF generally throughout
the East, of the almost insurmount-
able obstacles he was expected to
overcome. The army of the Plains
might have been excused, if they,
like Hans in the fairy story,
thought ito do better, do nothing"
I hold no brief for the Indians /;
their cause has been ably plead by
many writers. But it should be
again mentioned that the failure of
our Government to keep faith with
the Indians led to most of, if not
all of our Indian wars.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
CORN FOR SEED SHOULD BE
PICKED BEFORE FIRST FROST

Seed corn for the coming year
should be selected from the field be-
fore the first killing frost of the fall.
This is important for two reasons.
Seed corn is killed outright if froz-
en- when the kernel is full of mois-
ture and therefore the seed must be
gathered before killing frosts come.
The second reason for practicing field
selection is that it makes possible
the selection of ears from the earliest
maturing and best developed stalks.
When carried on for a number of
years this will result in a strain es-
pecially adapted to a given commun-
ity.
Corn is ready to pick for seed as
soon as the inside husks become
white and papery and the kernels be-
gin to glaze in the case of glaze corn,
and to dent in the case of dent corn.
Corn so selected may shrive1 in cur
ing but will terminate when planted,
is of first Importance.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
Indian Warfare ON the
Frontier A Difficult.
Costly Undertaking
(Continued from the Feature Page)
Continued from the Feature Page)

nails were maintaining that a state
of peace prevailed on the Plains,
and the government was apparent
ly of the same opinion.
The Fetterman Disaster arose
from an attack being made on men
sent out for wood, and ended as it
did, because the orders of the COM
handing officer were not obeyed.
Fetterman, whose failure in duty
cost him his life, and the lives of
his followers, was counted a hero,
and his superior officers was cen
sored.
General Darlington received tar
dy exoneration. He was ordered
to Fort Casper, and made the jour
ney in the month of January. With
him and the other officers went
their wives. The cold was intense,
and many of the soldiers were Sc
verely frozen, resulting in amputa-
lions, and even death. 1t is incred-
ible, if the Government had been
correctly informed concerning eli
matte conditions in Wyoming, that
such a transfer of troops would
have been made in mid-winter.
On that journey, General Car
rington, in obedience to the COM
mand of his supe riors, presumably
snugly housed in Washington, D.
C., was compelled not only to en-
dure an Arctic temperature, but to
pass through a region infested with
hostile red men.
Another just cause for complaint
on the part of the Indian fighters
was, that in an engagement, whe-
ther victors or defeated, they we're
blamed. If they charged an Indian
village, killing women and possibly
children, as in the battle of the Big
Hole, a cry of horror was heard
from the East. At that time in civ
ilized warfare-if there can be such
a thing-women were treated as
non-combatants. On the other
hand a foray into an Indian village
exposed the soldiers to the shots
from the women as we'll as from the
men, and the soldiers shot the wo-
men in self-defense.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
Montana Lupines Poisonous
To Sheep and Cattle When
Pods and Seeds Are ON Stalk

at present to say how much chronic
lupine poisoning exists. 1t is GER
tainly advisable to be cautious about
the use of lupine hay that has the
seeds and pods present in any quaint
ty. If a large quantity of lupine hay
is available for sheep or cattle feed
ing, it might be fed to two or three
animals for a week or SO to see if any
poisoning results.
1t is not practical to try to treat
poisoned animals because of their
violent commissions and rapid death.
Potassium permanganate in the US
ual doses is recommended but it
must be given early in the case to be
of any value.
When moving sheep Or unloading
them from cars or in handling them
in any way so that they are liable to
become hungry, great care must be
used to avoid 1upine. patches, especi-
ally in July and August when the
seeds are maturing. If it is neces-
sary to move the sheep through lu-
pines, they should be held on good
pasture for a time and allowed to fill
up on grass. They will then eat less
of the lupines than if trailed through
while hungry.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
MONTANA SEED GROWERS
TO FORM ORGANIZATION

Completing tentative plans for the
the organization of the Yellowstone
Seed Growers association, raisers of
the registered Grimm and Cossack al
falfa in the region will adopt a trade
mark and operate jointly for the bet
torment of all members, according
to the action taken at Miles City re-
Gently by the growers from Custer
and Powder River counties. The pro-
position is to be presented to the
growers of Garfield, Rosebud and
Prairie counties for ratification, it
is announced, they being members of
the organization in that district.
The seed produced this year, it is
stated, will be marketed by the indi-
vidual growers under the trade mark
to be adopted, but it is expected that
before another year the organization
will be able to employ a manager and
dispose of the entire crop through a
cooperative effort.
A large interest is being taken in
alfalfa seed raising in southeastern
Montana, states G. M. Warrington,
county agent for Custer county, who
points out that the demand for the
registered Montana product is in
creasing. A greater number Of farm
ers are devoting a certain acreage on
their land to the culture of seed, he
said, and the proposed organization
is in keeping with a desire to secure
the maximum profit from the pro-
duct.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
DAIRYING PAYS IN
EASTERN MONTANA

That the farmers of southeastern
Montana are rapidly learning the
benefits of diversification in methods
and the value of the dairy COW as a
profitable venture in agriculture en-
deavor is indicated in the recent an
nouncemnt that more than 100000
will have been distributed to the
farmers of that section of the state
before the year closes through the
Miles City creamery, which is at the
present time shipping about 10 car
loads of butter a month. Los An
geles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston,
Philadelphia and other large centers
are the markets which are ~receiv-
ing the bulk of these shipments, &C
cording to Fred Merrill, manager.
During the month of July, accord
ing to the figures of Mr.. Merrill, the
farmers in that region of the state
received cream checks that made a
total of more than $4,000. The re-
cord for the month of August will be
approximately the same.
I'VE expect to make the cream
business surpass any other business
in southeastern Montana and take the
high position held by the wool indus
try during the peak of production in
the state" said Mr.. Merrill, who stat
ed further that many farmers are ar
matters so that their cream
production will be about steady dur
ing the winter months, having erect
ed special shelter facilities for their
and plan to take care of the
milk produced when the price Of
,ream is near the winter peak price.
Mr.. Merrill said that when the
price of cream is high the farmers
make more money on a GER
ain number of gallons of cream than
hey do during the summer months,
)ut that the farmers have learned
he advantage of having a steady in
,ome during the entire year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
Field Produces Freak Harvest

G. G. Curran, living a few miles
southeast of Milestone has a freak
crop, in that it is volunteer from seed
of a crop of winter wheat of two
years ago. In 1922, Mr.. Curran har-
vested a fair crop of winter wheat
from the field in question, and last
year planted it to corn. The latter
grain was planted in the customary
manner, following spring blowing,
cultivated fully and often and made
a good crop. Despite this blowing
and subsequent cultivation, there is
now a crop of volunteer wheat on
the field that promises to produce a
yield close to that of the fields re-
gularly sown last fall.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
EARLY TOMATOES BEING
HARVESTED AT BILLINGS

Captain II. w. Bivins, a veteran
OF the World War, now engaged in
plant culture, is at present harvest
ing what is probably the earliest
crop of tomatoes ever grown in this
state.
Captain Bivins obtained the
earliest variety of tomato plants
available last spring and set out
upwards Of a thousand of them.
In spite of the backward season
these r bearing ripe fruit now,
three weeks ahead of the time to-
mato plants usually bear in this
state.
Nearly 10000 plants of this var
iety were distributed by Captain
Bivins to gardeners and farmers of
Montana and Wyoming and at the
same time he enabled the farmers
of Yellowtone county to expert
ment in growing sweet potatoes by
distributing 1000 of these plants.
Believing that this part of the
country is well adapted to the Gull
ture of sweet potatoes, Captain
Bivins has arranged for the distri-
button of 100000 of these plants
next spring. Sweet potatoes that
he has growing on his Billings pro-
perry this year r as fine, he said,
as those he used to grow in Virgin
ia. Captain Bivins also is interest
ed in the cultivation of flowers,
and said recently that he plans to
next year have 1000, 600 giant pam
sizes and 100000 potted plants
ready for distribution.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
PROPER CARE OF
KITCHEN UTENSILS
From Montana State College.

HIOll otet OO1SS0s
HE housewife often seeks in.
mountaineering the best
l. means for cleaning and caring
for the various types of kitchen uten-
sils. The following outline will be
of service:
Iron and Steel-Keep iron and
steel utensils free from rust. When
food has burnt on them remove it
with a wire dish cloth. Do not per-
NIT steel knives to become heated. A
solution of soda water C quarts of
water to one pound of soda) is an eff
fective cleaning solution when uten-
sils are allowed to stand in it at
boiling temperature for a short time.
Paraffine or unsalted fat may be US
ed to coat utensils that are to be put
away for a time. If utensils are rust
ed slightly, scour with bath brick,
fine emory or kerosene, or if heavily
rusted let them remain in kerosene
long enough to soften, then scour
with bath brick. If rust is extremely
heavy an application of diluted acid
followed by ammonia water to neutra-
lie the acid, is recommended.
AIuminum-Only mild abrasives
such as whiting or bon ami should be
used in securing so soft a metal to
avoid scratching. Steel wool is sat
i~sfactory. Since aluminium is at
tackled easily, only neutral soaps
should be used in washing. Polishoc-
~casionaIly with whiting. To remove
burnt foods soak in hot water. When
necessary, bad cases may be cleaned
in an oxalic acid solution CAT oxalic
acid crystals-poison-to n gallon
of cold water). Allow this to stand
over night. Boil for five minutes
not more. Then wash utensil care
fully with soap and water. Remem-
Der that the solution is poisonous.
Enamelware and Agateware-Sa-
polio and Dutch Cleanser may be
used for ordinary stains. If utensil
has seams, a very stiff fibre brush or
toothpick may be used.
Tin and Tin Wire GOods-Gen-
eraI cleaning methods may be used.
When necessary a soda solution may
be used. Tarnish l%engthens the life
of tin and should not be removed.
Wood-Avoid using hot water on
wood. Fine sand is superior to most
soaps for ~scrubbing. Use only neu-
trail soap when soap is necessary.
Rinse with the grain so wood fibres
will lie flat. Steak planks should be ]
rubbed thoroughly with good oil un-
til it has absorbed all it will. Color
of wood may be restored by using
steel wool and weak h~ydrochloric t
acid. Rough places may be smoothed
away by rubbing with steel wool. /
Dents may be removed by placing a i
very wet cloth owe the dent and ap- i
plying a hot iron over the pad. g
Zinc-Suds from mild soap are
best for cleaning zinc. Kerosene dis a
films of grease and helps to re- h
move enclosed dirt. @
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
Beauty PAYS No STREET Car Fare

A peacock from the Columbia Gar
dens aviary rode two miles on top of
a Butte street car a few days ago.
The bird boarded the car at the gar
dens depot and was not discovered
until the Braund house was reached.
The traveller was returned to his own
corner of the zoo.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
Free Information on Show Grains

1t soon will be time for local, coun-
ty and state fairs. Farmers of Mon
tana who are interested in preparing
grains and grasses for exhibition may
write to the State College extension
service, at Bozeman, for the bulletin
Gathering and Preparing Show
Grains and Grasses" which is dis
tributed free in Montana.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
cuticura for Sore Hands

Soak bands on retiring in the hot suds
Of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
if Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for a. toilet purposes.-Adv.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14

Going S1ow-The two men were adrift
in an open boat and it looked bad for them.
Finally one of them, frightened began to
pray.
'Oh Lord" he prayed, "I've broken most
of Thy commandments. I've been a hard
drinker, but if my life is spared now I'll
promise Thee never again-'
wait a minute, Jack" said his friend.
Don't go too far. 1 think 1 see a sail"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
CHILDREN CRY FOR "CASTORIA"
A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syups - No Narcotics!

Motherl Fletcher's Castoria has
been In use for over 80 years to re-
iieve babies and children of Constipa-
Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness aris-
ton, Flatulency, Wind Collie and
Ing therefrom, and, by regulating the
Stomach and Bowels, aids the assim-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14

The Donkey May Ride-The jocular old
party was about to poard a street car on
inquired, lis this Noah's Ark of yours
full?
mo SIR" the conductor instantly re-
torted; there's just room for the donkey.
Come on, sir"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-14
ION

With a good salary, is ready for you
when you complete a course at this eff
cient school. Graduates make good
and advance rapidly.
Thorough training in Stenography,
Bookkeeping and Accounting, Secretar-
ial work and Civil Service preparation.
We help you get the desired position
when qualified, so as to realize cash di-
vidends on your education. Enter any
time. II you can't come to the school,
our Home Study Department brings
the school to you. Write today for full
information about preparing for an Of
flee position.
MONTANA BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Miles City -Montana
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-13
CREDITS TALKED
Tregoe Speaks Here Before
Big Spokane Session

J. IT, TrcEoc. national secretary OF
the National Association OF Credit
Men. will address Seattle credit men
and guests nt tho Masonic Temple
Saturday night. Sales managers OF
Seattle win be present among other
invited guests. J. w. Spangler will
preside.
Thursday evening 1875 credit men
OF tho Seattle association viii travel
to Spokane in n special train 10 At.
tend Northwest meeting OF credit
men. 20 be presided over by Trcgoc.
They viii return TO Seattle in a spc.
cial train Friday night, and the ex.
eoutivc committee OF the local asso-
citation will meet with Tregoc at noon
in the Rainier club.
Tregoe is recognized as a national
authority on credit matters. and local
credit men look forward TO his ap.
pearance here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-13
BOOST SCENERY
Railroads Continue Series
OF Advertisements

The Pacific Northwest viii be pre-.
sented a. n summer playground 10
tourists and vacaiionlsta in a series
OF advertisements that will he car.
ried IN magazines with total cir
cuintion OF 100000 during the
months OF April. May and June
according. 20 an announcement boy
c. w Medium. assistant general
passenger agent Of the Grca, North.
crn Railway here This IL spe.
clai additional feature Of the cxtcn.
siyo national campaign that has
been carried on for tho past year
by the Northern Pacific. Great
Northern and Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy railroads.
The advertising previously has
featured the Northwest from the
h,andpolnts OF farming. mining.
business opportunities. living condi.
tions and kindred subjects. Special
advertisements have also appeared
presenting the leading cities OF the
district
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-13
BAD BREATH
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets
Get at the Cause and
Remove IL

DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets. the
substitute for calomei. ~. gently on
the bowels and positively do the
work.
People afflicted with bad breath
find quick relief through DIR. Ed
wards Olive Tablets. The pleasant.
sugar.ooatod tablets are taken for
bad breath by all who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
tly but firmly on the bowels and
liver. stimulating them to natural ac-
tion. clearing the blood and gently
purifying the entire system. They do
that which dangerous calomel does
without any Of tho bad after effects.
All the benefits Of nasty. sickening.
gripping cathartics arc derived from
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets without
gripping. pain or any disagroeable ef.
fects.
DR.. +. NJ. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years OF
practice among patients afflicted
with bowel and liver complaint, with
the attendant bad breath
Olive Tablets arc purely n vcgota-
bic compound mixed with olive OIL
you will know them by their olive
color. Take one or two every night
for a week and note the effect. loo
and 5oc.-Advertiscment.