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The Washington times., 1925-01-15

written by a league member. Mrs.
Emily stowe.
The commercial group. chairman.
Miss Grace Hudson, win be presented
by forty dancers.
The music craft group, chairman.
Mrs. Walter e. Hilton, win be given
by Nine. Ruby Gerard, violinist, q
pupil OF Kreisler, and Louis Thomp-
son, tenor.
A few boxes are still available for
the ball, and the clubhouse 10 head
quarters for the sale Of tickets and
boxes.
Mrs. Emily Newall Blair, vice
chairman of the Woman's National
Democratic Club. who has been at
her home in Missouri Tor two
months, will return to Washington
January 18 and viii be at the
club, $40 Connecticut avenue.
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to New York en- route to their homo
in New Hampshire.
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Alexander p. Moore, American
Ambassador to Spain, who has ar
rived in this country for a vacation,
is expected in Washington shortly.
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Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, of Port
Washington, L. l., who has been at
the Powhatan Hotel for a week or
ten days, left yesterday for Charles
ton, S. c., where she will be Joined
by Hicks, member of the mission
which accompanied General Perish
ing to South America to represent
the United States in the Peruvian
Centennial celebration. Hicks form
erly represented a New York district
in Congress.
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Brigadier General and Mrs. Sam
uel Warren Miller have arrived in
Washington and are at their apart
ment at the st. Nicholas. Mrs.
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S
SON TO WED,

The engagement Of Francis G.
Cleveland, youngest son Of the late
President, to Miss Alice Erdman
was announced in Princeton, N. j.,
last evening by Miss Erdman's
parents, the Reverend and Mrs.
Charles r. Erdman. Doctor Erdman
is pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Princeton.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins will be
at home from 4 until o'clock this
her Nine. Grouitch. Assisting will
be Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. Ed
ward T. Stanford and Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant.
Brigadier General and Mrs. Harry
Taylor will entertain at dinner this
evening in honor of Colonel M. l..
Walker, governor of the Canal Zone.
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Admiral and Mrs. Eberle will be
the guests of honor at dinner this
evening of Captain and Mrs. Edwin
T. Pollock, who will entertain a
company Of sixteen in their quarters
at the Naval Hospital.
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Mrs. William Glover, Of Saginaw,
Mich, with her family arrived in
Washington for a short visit and is
at the Hotel Hamilton.
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CONGRESSMAN P. A. O'Connor of
New Jersey, has returned to the
Hotel Hamilton after short visit
to his home at Collingswood.
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The second drill of the season at
Fort Myer will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock and will be
followed by a tea dance in the adj
ministration building. Mrs. Hamil-
ton Hawkins, wife Of the command.
ing officer Of Fort Myer, and her
daughter, Miss Nancy Hawkins, will
be at home following the drill Fri
daY, January 80.
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Miller was Mrs. Albert L. Mills be-
fore her marriage, January 8.
Mrs. Charles Fits, of Chicago, is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs Harry
LowmaT1.
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One of the, features of the ball to
be- given on Friday, January %, At
the Willard. by the District of Column
bia. branch League of American Pen
Women will be the tableaux and
special dances arranged by a mem
Der of the league, Mrs. Marjorie Web
ster, chairman of programs.
Miss Webster's pupils will give
three groups, representing as many
crafts in the league The art craft,
chairman, Mrs. Loretta Lowenstein,
will be featured by a tableaux,
"Pygmaleon and Galatea:" poetry
group, chairman, Miss Alice NJ. Hea-
ven, will be represented by dance
solo and ensemble, by Miss Marjorie
Webster in an original dance inter
perative of a lyric, Painted Desert,
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS REF,

in June at their home in Manila,
Philippine Islands.
Mrs. C. w. Robertson will be at
home on Tuesday afternoon, Jam
will have with her Mrs. William
Noting and Miss Noting, of Balti-
more.
Madame Ekengren is chairman Of
boxes for the Historical Costume
Ball, to be held at the Mayflower
Hotel, Saturday evening, February
81. The governor of Virginia, ac-
companied by his staff, the COVER
nor of Maryland, and probobly the
governor Of North Carolina, will be
present at this ball. The guests
Of the evening will be announced,
not by their own names but through
the ancestors they represent.
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Senator c.. P. Beaubien Of Mon
treal, Canada is at the New Willard
enroute to Florida for the winter.
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Miss Laura Chandler, daughter
Of former Congressman Thomas
Chandler Of Oklahoma is visiting
Congressman and Mrs. James G..
Strong at their apartment at Ward
man Park Hotel.
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Major and Mrs. w. Henry Hol-
combe entertained at dinner at their
home last evening in honor Of the
governor of the Panama Canal
Zone, Colonel Merriweather l..
Walker. The other guests included
Colonel and Mrs. William p.
Wooten, Colonel and Mrs. Ernest
Peek and Colonel Franklin Bell.
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TO ENTERTAIN BEFORE
NEXT ARMY DANCE.

Brigadier General and Mrs. Hugh
A. Drum will entertain at dinner to-
morrow evening preceding the army
dance, when their guests will be
Secretary of War and Mrs. Weeks
Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Dwight Davis, Congressman
and Mrs. J. Mayhem Wainwright
Major General and Mrs. John Leon.
ard Hines, Major General and Mrs
Robert c. Davis, Major General and
Mrs. Merritte Ireland, Major Gen.
eral and Mrs Dennis Nolan, Major
General and Mrs. Hanson E. Ely,
Brigadier General and Mrs. Fox
Conner, Brigadier General and Mrs.
Leroy Eltinge, Miss Reaume and
Major General Hugh Reilly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bell
Sweeney will go to New York to-
morrow to bid bon voyage to their
son, John Sweeney. who will sail
Saturday on the Mauretania to re-
sumo his studies at Oxford.
Herbert Swope, of New York,
will come to Washington today to
spend the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. william North
Sturtevant are receiving congratu.
lations on the birth Of a baby boy,
Monday. Mrs. Sturtevant was for
merly Miss Elizabeth Wheeler.
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LUNCHEON TODAY FOR
GREEK MINISTER.

The Minister of Greece and Nine.
.6imopoulos were guests of honor
~ luncheon today of the secretary
Of the legation, Constantin Diaman-
topoulos, who entertained at the
Shoreham Hotel. The guests in
cIuded the Countess SOmmati, wife
of the naval attache Of the Italian
embassy; Colonel and Mrs. Arthur
O'Brien, Mrs. Morgan, Signor Rosso,
counsellor of the Italian embassy;
Major Casajus, military attache of
the Spanish embassy, and Mr.. Kan
thopoulos, Of the Greek legation
staff.
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OPERA PERFORMANCE
TO BE GALA EVENT.

Congressman. and Mrs. Richard
AIdrich have been added to the brill
liant list of box holders for the
Washington Opera Company's per-
Torrance Of Faust" with Chaliapin
as the star, which will be given on
the evening Of January rs at the
new Washington Auditorium. 1t is
already evident that the S. r. O..
sign will be out that night, for
there are only two or three boxes
left and the house is even now
almost sold out.
Colonel Clinton Goodloe Edgar, OF
Detroit. has Joined Mrs. Edgar in
Washington. He will leave shortly
for a business trip to New Orleans
and on February II Mrs. Edgar will
sail for Italy. Her husband will go
abroad later.
Mrs. Eugene p. H. Compel IS
visiting her mother, Mrs. Jane B.
Coates, of Oak street, and will re-
join her husband, Captain Compel
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BRITISH AMBASSADOR
GUESTS OF HAMMONDS.

The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard were the
guests in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hays Hammond entertained
at dinner last evening. The other
guests were the Secretary Of the
Treasury, Mr.. Mellon; Miss Ailsa
Mellon, the Attorney General and
Mrs Stone, Bishop and Mrs. James
Z. Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Theodore Marburg, of
Baltimore; Governor Albert Richie,
of Maryland; G. Bascom Slemp,
Colonel George Harvey. Mrs. Stephen
b. Elkins, Colonel Henry Anderson,
Mrs. George Vanderbilt. Nine.
Grouitch, Colonel and Mrs. Archi-
bold Hopkins, Congressman Theo-
r dore Burton, Major General George
o. Squier, Mrs. George Huntington
Williams, of Baltimore; Mrs James
Low Hartman, and Miss Elizabeth
Hammond.
r Countess Szechenyi, wife Of the
Hungarian minister, will receive
Saturday afternoon. She will be
unable to receive tomorrow after.
noon because OF the musicale at
the White House and the following
, Friday she will be out Of town.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
SUGAR BETS

The growing Importance of the beet
sugar industry to the state of Montana
is strlkingly illustrated by the develop
ments during the past year. That this
growth is still in its infancy is indi-
Gated by the fact Of proposed new re-
fineries, one of which will be located
at Sidney. Plans are being laid for
one in the Milk River valley and one
for the western part of the state but
nothing definite has been decided as
to location.
The acreage in beets for 1924 was
$4,000 acres, an increase of about 800
over that of the proceeding year. IT
is estimated that next year more than
10000 acres will be planted.
This years harvest was more than
10000 tons of beets which yielded
$4,000 tons of refined sugar.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
MINING

The wear just closed saw a healthy
development in the mining industry,
the second in Importance in the state
With the recent advances in the price
of copper and other meta&s the outlook
for the coming year is very bright,
While the complete tabulations Of
the metal mines production for 1924
have not been made, it is estimated that
it will exceed the 1923 production OF
S57.S12,970. by more than 20 per cent,
with the mines of the Butte district
leading the rest Of the state.
The low prices that have prevailed
in the copper and zinc markets have
tended to hinder development of some
of the smaller properties. However,
the past year has witnessed increasing
activities around Neihart, Rimini,
Basin. Gardiner and Phillipsburg.
While Montana's coal fields are the
third largest In the United States, Gov
ering about $4,000 square miles, their
development has been hindered by the
prevalence of natural gas and by the
extensive use of %hydro-electric power,
The value of the total output for 1924
is estimated to be about $15,000,0OO
The greatest development in coal
mining during the past year has been
the opening up of the new coal field
at Coalstrip, 40 miles south Of Forsyth,
which has been begun by the Northern
Pacific railway and a branch line to
the field has been completed.
1t is expected that coal will soon be
delivered at the rate Of 10000 tons a
month and will be used exclusively by
the Northern Pacific. Coalstrip is said
to be the largest bituminous field
known.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
LIVESTOCK

With the increase in agriculture and
dairying it is a neutral consequence
that the livestock Of the state should
decrease. Still It is one Of Montana's
leading industries and must remain
so for many years to come.
The total value of the 1924 live
stock and livestock products is esti-
mated at S~60,35O,OO0, with beef cattle
leading at $26.OOO,OO0.
The wool crop has shown a decided
Increase with a production for the year
of 19.O18,O0O pounds valued at $780,
900.
The dairy Industry in Montana has
made a tremendous growth In the
last few years. Despite the fact that
butter production in 1928 exceeded all
previous years by SO per cent, the total
had already been passed in the first
nine months OF 1924, according to re-
ports. Fifteen million pounds produc~
ton for 1924 is not an imposslbility.
The 1923 production was 1921, 59S
pounds.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
IRRIGATION

Two district irrigation projects serv-
ing 1900 acres of Montana land were
completed this summer and a third
project to furnish water for $500 acres
may be completed before spring bring
ing the total of irrigated land in the
state well V e 100000 acres.
The largest of the new projects is
known as the Red Iodge-Rosebud irri-
CATION district in Carbon county, built
under the direction of the public SER
vice commission. The other project is
located in jefferson county, known as
the Whitehall district project, the water
supply being obtained from a reservoir
on Whitehall creek which win be ready
for use in a short time. The ditch sys-
tenn planned to serve 5000 acres at
an estimated cost of $50 an acre. is
about half completed at present.
1t is estimated that at least $1,000
600 acre feet of water leave the state
annually in the Missouri, Yellowstone
and Carks Fork rivers, which if it
could be placed in reservoirs would
irrigate approximately 100000 acres
of land now dry, increasing the present
irrigated area more than 400 per cent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
MONTANA MONTH

Probably no state in the Union has
obtained as much publicity. favorable
and otherwise, during the year, as has
Montana. There seems to have been
a mania on the part of eastern period
icals to tell the world" of the diff
culties and also the possibilities of
this state. Since early in the year Il
horde of special writer's, staff writer's
and editors has visited the state, made
observations and gone back to write us
up. Naturally the conclusions drawn
have varied greatly, depending on the
sections visited and the season of the
year.
Endeavors to counterfeit this con-
fusing propaganda have eliminated in
one of the most extensive advertising
campaigns ever undertaken by any
commonwealth. The various chambers
of commerce and other organizations
cooperating with the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Burlington rail
ways plan to spend over $1,OO0,OOO in
advertising to sell" Montana to the
world. The aid of the press has been
enlisted through editorials and special
editions.
December, known as Montana
Month";" was the time set for the
most intensive propaganda. Every
known medium was used; period
ical advertising, posters, motion pic
lures, radio, letter inserts and other
devises. Particular effort was
made to reach the successful, intelli-
gent farmer and to show the agricul-
tural advantages of the Treasure State.
1t is confidently expected that this
campaign will place Montana before
the world in a better light and will
eventually bring an increase Of the
desirable settlers.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08

The outstanding fairs held in the
state during 1924 were the Midland
Empire Fair at Billings and the Mon
tana State Fair at Helena, both held
In September. Records of former years
were shattered both as to exhibits and
attendance, thus attesting the fact OF
the increasing Importance of these two
functions.
The peak of the Midland Fair was
reached Thursday, Sept. IS, which was
Governors Day. Governor Jos. NJ.
Dixon addressed the throng in the
stands as he presented the trophy to
the winner of the Governors Derby.
other interesting daily features were
the buck4ng contests, Indian ra c es =,
auto races and winding up with elabor-
ate p%yrotechnic displays in the evening.
At Helena, on Thursday, Sept. 20,
Miss Wanna Edwards, of Forsyth, was
chosen from among the representatives
of the 46 counties as Queen of Mon
tana. With impressive ceremonies,
Miss Edwards was formally crowned
as Queen Montana III" by Governor
Dixon, followed by the coronation ball,
an annual feature of the social pro
gram Of the State Fair.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
GRAIN EXPOSITION

Oats from the Bitter Root valley
was the best in the world competing
in the international Hay and Grain
show in Chicago the week of Dec. 8,
and hard red winter wheat from the
Bitter Root won the sweepstakes in
that division and was declared the
champion reserve wheat of the world.
Montana took first and second in
general oats, second in early oats and
first, second and third in hard win
ter wheat.
The Treasure State also won the
sweepstakes in two-row barley, second
il flax, first in timothy seed and
second in corn in the junior yellow
dent division.
Montana was the outstanding state
in the show in the number and diver
sity of exhibits. The sweepstakes oats
was considered the best ever entered
in the International. Montana's hard
winter wheat, first prize winner, was
seriously considered for wheat sweep
stakes, an unusual thing Canada
took the wheat sweepstakes.
Competition in hard red spring
wheat was fierce, due to the Can
adam bonus, Montana being the only
state able to win in this class. Canada
alone had $50 exhibits in this group.
In all, Montana won 6S places at the
show.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08

While election year Is always OF
great moment to the citizens of Mon
tana. 1924 has been particularly so on
account of the great issues involved ID
both national and state campaigns and
the results contained many surprises.
One of these was the failure of Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollette, running on an
independent ticket, to carry the state,
especially as he had one of Montana's
sons, Senator Burton X. Wheeler, for
running mate. Most of the political
~forecasteTs conceded Montana to La
Toilette but this prediction was over
thrown and this state fell into line
with most of the others behind the
banner of Calvin Coolidge. On he
other hand, Senster t. J. Walsh, a
Democrat, was returned to the United
States senate a d John NJ. Evans,
Democrat, was elected to congress.
Scott Leavitt, Republican, was retain
ed as congressman.
The fight within the state was much
keener and grew more bitter as the
year advanced. 1t resolved itself into
a struggle between Governor Joseph
NJ. Dixon and the mining interests
principally owe the matter of mine
taxation and economy In government.
The metal mines tax measure, V
Gated ~ the Governor and which was
submitted to the voters, came in for
much heated discussion. Judge j. r.
Erickson, the Democratic candidate
for governor, ran on a platform OF
economy.
Much propaganda was disseminated
by both camps. Newspapers we're
flooded with advertising; phamplets
and circulars mailed to the voters
and political speakers held forth all
over the state.
When the results OF the election
were finally compiled many surprises
and Inconsistencies were noted. Gov
ernor Dixon was defeated by a large
majority but his metal mines tax
measure carried. Judge J. E. Erick-
son, Democratic candidate, was elected
while w. S. Mccormack, Re
publican, was elected lieutenant gov
ernor. The personnel of both houses
of the legislature will have a republi-
can majority The returns show that
in the house there will be 60 republi-
cans, 81 democrats and 2 farmer-labor-
ties. In the senate there will be 80
republicans, IS democrats and l in
dependent republican.
The bill to repeal the presidential
primary, which was submitted to the
was carried by a large major
ity, while the constitutional amend
proposing a bond issue Of $780,
900 for a state soldier bonus was de
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
TURE

In spite of her vast mineral wealth.
timber and oil output, agriculture
ranks as MOntana's leading industry.
The total value of the 1924 farm pro
ducts, which is more than $145, 100000,
dwarfs by comparison these other
great sources of wealth. This basic
industry is again on a sound, profit
able basis.
Many factors have contributed to
make the year a particularly happy
one for Montana's agriculture. First
and foremost has been the persistent,
intelligent effort on the part Of the
farmers themselves. This h a been
ably seconded by the valuable research
work of the State College of Agricul-
ture, which has e~ndeavored to instill
scientific principles instead Of hap
hazard methods. The results of this
application is strikingly shown by COM
pairing reports for the past five years.
While this states wheat acreage has
been steadily decreasing, until this
year it is ten per cent less than in
1920, still the total yield of wheat for
1924 is thirty-five per cent more than
in 1920.
Favorable growing conditions have
prevailed during the year throughout
the greater part of the state, plenty
of moisture in the early spring and
summer assuring a bountiful crop.
Market conditions, too, have been for
tunate as, IN account of poor crops in
other wheat producing countries, the
price has steadily advanced until, as
this is written, wheat is worth more
$500 per bushel.
The flax acreage has been greatly
expanded this year and yields an esti-
mated production of 10000 bushels
as against the 1923 crop of 9O0, 1000
bushels. Although some of the late
seeded flax was damaged by frost, the
bulk of the crop matured ahead
of the general frosts. While the acre
age of corn was also greatly increased
the yield fell below last years due to
a late start and killing frosts which
came before the crop was fully ma
,ured.
On the whole, the outlook for agri-
in this state is very promising
md, if farmers will continue to extend
liversification and the use of scientific
Methods, its future is assured. Mon
ana has taken a great leap forward
md if we but keep our feet on the
and our heads working, there
an be no question as to her progress
n the future.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08

Yellowstone Park was officially
opened for its fifty-second seaton,
June 20, by John r. Quinn, National
Commander of the American Legion.
The opening ceremonies were simple,
impressive and fitting. Following a
color guard representing both the
Army and Navy came the Gateway
Band, ar escort of mounted Park Ran
gers, and the speakers of the day, the
Hon. Joseph NJ. Dixon, governor of the
state of Montana, Senator Tasker i.
eddie Of Nevada, John R. Quinn, Ma
tional Commander Of the American
Legion, and Horace NJ. Albright, super
intendent of Yellowstone Park.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
SPECIAL SESSION

On the threshold of the year 1924,
the legislature was summoned to meet
in extraordinary session to remedy
a situation produced when the state
supreme court held that the action
taken by Governor Joseph M. Dixon
in reducing, by percentages, tn e
amounts of certain appropriations
made those appropriations null and
of no legal effect. This left the state
without funds for carrying on the
functions of many Indispensable de-
partments Of the government. TIL
legislature, in an eight day session
confined its efforts to the re-enactment
of the appropriation bills after they
had been cut to am amount within the
revenues of the state.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
BY WILLIAm R. COATES

,x OOkING back over the year Just
past, Montana, h reasure
State, may we'll feel pride and
~ satisfaction in her achievements.
So glorious have these been that they
have amazed the rest of the country
and outdone the predictions of even
the most hopeful optimists. 1t is al
most unbelievable, the complete rever-
sal of form that has come about in
the short space of twelve months.
AS the curtain falls on the year 1924
g bright and inspiring scene appears.
Bumper crops, at high prices, have
generously rewarded those dauntless
farmers whose faith in the agricultural
future of the state never faltered.
Banking conditions are on a sounder
basis and that confidence in our finan-
cial institutions, which is a necessary
foundation to economic progress, has
been restored. Industry, particularly
in the mining, oil and sugar beet lines,
has already started on a healthy, pros
porous expansion. Business in tn e
mercantile lines has felt the stirring
impetus of this great revival. And
this in spite of the bitter political cam
paigns. both state and national, which
many believed would have a deterrent
effect on business conditions. Gone
is the old note of pessimlsm and with
high hopes and enthusiasm we turn to-
wards the New Year.