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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-25
and New Years receptions.
About 80 to Dinner

About 80 tO n Dinner
The dinners are usually of about %
guests. to whom a few hundred more
are added after dinner to listen to
musicale. The receptions are very much
larger affairs, usually running to over
a thousand guests. The president and
Mrs Coolidge shake hands with every
one.
The biggest reception of all is held
on New Years day, when in addition
to all the officials, diplomats and
other functionaries who are expected
to bring greetings to the White House
the executive mansion is opened to al
who's wish 10 call upon the president
AS a rule about 1000 persons avail
themselves of the opportunity.
On occasions, up to 1000 persons
have been personally greeted every q
minutes Mrs. Coolidge wears out
pair Of kid gloves at every reception
land after the larger ceremonies the
| presidents hand is stiff and sometimes
swollen.
Entertaining, like many of the othei
duties incumbent upon the president OF
the United States, is more agreeable
as prospect than as an actually.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-25
Ex-KAIsER CHANGES DRINKS

DOORN, Dec. "a (P).-The former
Kaiser of Germany, who before the war
always patronzed a famous brand of
champagne, is now drinking lemonade
in the interest of economy He insists
that his staff do SO, too.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
Office Nabs
Pint of MOOmshime
Labelled Waselime

The cOntainer was marked vase
line and the contents were oily
enough, but liquid. So the post
office inspector has the package
and some Butte man who has a
kind friend in the east soon may
hear from Uncle Samuel. The kind
friend recently shipped one pint of
whiskey to the Butte man. The
packing was insecure. A "gurgIe''
was present, and a a result, the
package was opened and whiskey
found. The whiskey will be de-
strOyed, the man to whom it is adj
dressed may be arrested and the
friend in the east probably will
have learned that a ''gurgle' is not
usually associated with the ma
tons mail, and he, too, may be
taken into custody.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

dent; Miss Lucille Peat of Livingston, Sc
cretary, and Miss Geneva Cook, Of BOze-
man. treasurer. The program Of the meet
ing was one Of unusual interest. and was
so pronounced by Miss Louise Fernald, the
librarian at Great Falls, who was one Of
the speakers, her subject being, "A Librar-
ian's Trip Around the World" an account
of her own experiences. Other talks were
Laist of the board Of trustees Of the
Hearst free library Of Anaconda; High
School Libraries" by Miss Inez Haskins Of
Butte; adult Education by Miss Mary
Loman, of Malta, and a discussion on eli
brary Administration" led by Miss Eliza
beth Powell Of MissOula. Miss Alberta
Stone, daughter of Dean Stone of the Uni
versity School of Journalism, gave a talk
on Juvenile Books and the Story Hour" a
subject on which Miss Stone is well fitted
to speak authOritatively.
Mrs. Benson assuredly deserves the re-
cent honor conferred upon her. During
her administration of the Havre library,
it has rapidly increased in the number of
added, and discriminatory selected books,
and the patronage has nearly doubled. Al
ready there is talk of more shelving being
required to accommodate the new books.
THE Indian Agency at Fort Peck offered
prizes to the Indian women for the
homes showing the greatest improve
ment in appearance, the prizes ranging
from a 9x12 cOngOleum rug to sets of kit
chen utensils. Mrs. Kills-SpOtted won the
former; Mrs. Gray Beaver, Mrs. Sam Con-
ger, Mrs. Begs-His-Own, and Mrs. Good
Boy the latter.
The p~rize-giving was the result Of q
movement initiated last May, by Miss Mir.
lam Hawkins, home management special
list of the State college, when ten homes
at ReddOr were entered for competition
and visited by Miss Hawkins, who gave
suggestions for their betterment. On hel
return to ReddOr this year, Miss Hawkins
was agreeably surprised on seeing how
closely her advice had been followed. There
were floors painted, walls ~kalsOmined, cur
tains at the windows, stoves polished
yards cleaned wells dug, broken window
mended and other Improvements including
one new home. Whether the matter o.
ventilation was stressed, we cannot say
but undoubtedly one of the main reasons
for the large number Of tuberculosis cases
among the Indians, is due to the chang,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
BARBARA LUDDY
NOW IN MOVIES
GIRL BORN IN GREAT FALLS is
TO BECOME FEATURE
PLAYER
Made Reputation in Montana During
War When She Assisted in Selling
Bonds During Liberty Loan Drives;
Has Appeared with Mary PickfOrd

Barbara Luddy, the child who is
credited with raising more money
for Red Cross activities in 1913
than any other person of her sex
in Montana, is Don to be a fea-
tuTed performer in the movies, ac-
cOrding to word received from
Holly wood.
Miss Luddy, still a girl in her teens, has
Just signed a new contract with the Fox
Film corporation and Will appear in many
of this cOmpany's productions in the flu
ture.
Successful In Getting Money
Barbara was born in Great Falls and
spent the early days of her life in Montana
with her mother. Her father died while
she was still a baby. Later she moved to
Butte, n when the World war came,
Barbara, then a child of 10 years, took an
active part in raising funds for the Red
Cross and in Liberty Loan campaigns by
singing patriotic songs n passing the
hat.
Her work was so satisfactory in Butte
that officials in Helena borrowed her and
repeated her success in the capital City.
After the war the Luddy family removed
to st. Louis where Barbara attended schOl
and took an active part in dramatics. At
ter several tryOuts she was booked for g
singing and dancing act on a vaudeville
circuit the route of which took her to Los
Angeles. AS she was preparing a new act
her voice suddenly failed to register in the
customary tones and she was ordered t.
rest.
Mother is An Invalid
AS her mother was now an invalid, Bar
bara found it necessary to support the
family and she sought work as In extra
in the southern California motion picture
studios. She appeared with Mary Pick
ford in "ROsita'' an dhad a small part il
1.-The Lover of Camille"
Then came an opportunity to appear il
a stock company for a time and she &C
cepted the offer. The desire to appear il
the movies remained with her, however
and it was not long until she returned Il
Hollywood. Her first real role was il
The Rose Of the World" but since tina
time she has appeared in numerous pro
auctions and her signature on a new con
tract insures many future appearances.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

In 30 years experience in sugar
beet growing, nearly all Of it in
Colorado, Utah and Idaho, j. W.
Bone o fort Benton has never
''seen sugar beets thrive and do as
well as they do here i'm northern
Montana"
This was Mr.. Bones statement in a
letter to the Great Falls Chamber Of
Commerce, acknowledging receipt of
a check for SIS, first prize in the
Sunburst Refining company's special
for the best educational display Of
sugar beets at this years North
Central Montana Corn and Livestock
show.
The letter follows:
81 wish to thank you very much for
the SIS premium check won by me
on sugar beets at the Northe Central
Corn show. I will say 1 have Eeen in
the sugar beet and sugar business for
35 years, in Colorado, Utah and Ida
no, and this is my second year in
Montana; and I have never seen
sugar beets thrive and do as well as
they do here in northern Montana.
ST am now harvesting more than
10 toms an acre on land that was
never plowed until November, 1925.
Land that was then covered with
s~agebrushy cactus, buffalo grass and
tumble weeds is now a perfect sugar
beet field and is ideal for raising
sugar beets."
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

advancement and will have obtained 17M
units of credit when she graduates in May.
In addition to carrying more than the
average load Of high school work, she has
tra-curricular work Of the school. Four
seasons Of basketball, four years Of glee
club, four years of dramatic club work,
and three years of defamation lend var
iety to the more standard parts of her high
school curriculum.
Miss Sweetman has written several splen-
did stories composed a twO-act play, and
won the humorous section of the RoOse-
welt County declamatOry contest last
spring. Later she was sent to the state
declamatOry contest at MissOula where she
won first place in the humorous division
with a defamation entitled, Johnny Gets
Ready for Company"
Upon her return home, the citizens OF
Bainville presented her with 500 in gold
for having brought distinction to the Balm.
vile school.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
NA WITH OUR WOMEN -H avre's
VI Woman Superintendent of Schools

from well-ventillated tepees to stuffy, un-
Clearly houses, often Of but one room,
The effort to Instruct Indian women in
home making, is but one Of the numerous
undertakings Of the indian department,
which are contemplated for the future, and
these women are quick to learn. When they
were nOmadic, house cleaning days were
unnecessary. Instead Of cleaning, they
took down their tepees and set them up
on a new site. They were fully as neat as
the white women would have been if sim
ilarly circumstaneed.
An effort is being made to popularize
bee culture in Montana. This is work in
which women stand a chance Of being as
successful as men. Honey commands a
good price, and what it brings in would
supplement the butter and egg money of
the farmer wife. Then, too, honey is not
TO be despised as an addition to the daily
menu. The mere mention Of hot biscuits
and honey is enticing.
The Montana Normal school,, the State
college and the University, all have cor
respOndence courses, of which many are
aVailing themselves throughout the state.
Women VINO have some leisure, but are
confined at home, manage through these
courses to keep in touch with the outside
world Of learning, and often fit themselves
for more desirable occupations. There are
advantages to be obtained from these cor
-respOndence courses, which are not found
in the classroom. They constitute the best
of extension work.
The Black Eagle Chapter of the Daught-
ers Of the American Revolution, are to
have monthly meetings when there will be
a general program Of colonial study. Its
officers for the coming year are: Mrs. G.
w. Rogers, life regent; Mrs. G.. w. Nc
Cole, regent; Mrs. o. B. Nelson, vice.
regent: Mrs. L. NJ. McAllister, secretary
Mrs. G. w. Rogers, registrar; Miss Fran.
ces B. Collins, historian; Mrs. Stella Frost
chaplain.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
NIOntana's First Boiler

The first steam engine boiler ever
brought to Montana territory, one used in
connection with the Hotter sawmill which
was operated across the river from Great
Falls in the early days, now lies at an Old
mining property near Helena, ACCORDING
to y. b. Hotter. It was his father, the late
A. M. Hotter, who operated the Great Falls
saWmiu and had a lumber yard at the
Electric City. The boiler, as Mr.. Holter
recalls, was made in 1854 II. was freighted
into Montana territory many years before
there was q railroad and was used in con.
neetion with various OF A.. NJ. Holter's saw.
mill enterprises.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
Odd Fellows WIN Rebnlld

Plans and specifications VIII have been
adopted and all preliminary work possible
done by next spring for the rebuilding of
the I. Q. o. f. home at Helena, for the
organizations old people, said John Dry
return to Helena from the grand lodge
convention which was held In Msssouia.
1.-THE site Of the former structure win he
cleared this fall and made ready for con
structiOn work as early next spring as
weather conditions win permit" said Mr..
Dryburgh.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
WILL BE YOUNGEST
HIGH GRADUATE
BAINVTLLE GIRL WILL FINISH
HIGH SCHOOL WORK AT
Is YEARS OF AGE
Alice Sweetman, Not Only Establish
es a Record in Age of Graduation,
But Leads, as Well, in all Lines Of
School EndeavOr

Bainville high school claims the dis
t~inctiOn Of graduating the youngest sem
Tor in the state next spring. Alice Sweet
man will be but Is years old when she
gets her diploma in the spring, having
passed her 18th birthday late in Septem-
Der.
Miss Sweetman has a unique school his
tory. Starting in school at Lakeside when
she was six, she was able to get her eighth
grade diploma within five years. Entering
Bainville high school at IL, she made rapid
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

DOrmitOry Nearly Finished
Frances COrbin hall. the new women DOR
mitOry which is to supplant Craig hall on
the state university campus at MissOula,
is a modern fireprOOf structure with ac-
c-OmmOdatiOns for 80 women, and will be
ready for occupancy by the beginning Of
the. winter quarter.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

One Of the pioneer American safety
razor companies which has paid $4,000, 900
to its shareholders as dividends was
started p years ago with a capital Of $50.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

1t cost the state $6,649.O7 to bring back
from other states persons accused of crime
in Montana during the year ending June
80, 1875. The bill was q little heavier
than that for the preceding II months
when $5,683.S7 was spent for this purpose.
The figures are to be presented to the
1927 legislature in the biennial budget
now being prepared by William HOsking,
state accountant.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

T the meeting of the Montana Library
a association held at Anaconda, Mrs.
4 Evelyn Benson, of Havre, was elected
president; Miss Setter Of Butte, vice presi-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

The Montana public service commission
has denied the petition of Thomas Il. TAFT
and others for an order requiring the
LewistOwn water plant to extend its mains
Highland Park addition to LewistOwn. The
commission, after a survey by its engineer,
f. e. Buck, ascertained that it would be
necessary to lay 1900 feet of water main
at a cost of $1,S5S.50, and that the greatest
possible revenue would be $160.40 per year,
an amount insufficient to meet depreciation
requirements and interest on the invest
ment.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road has more women stockholders than
men.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
PRAISES MONTANA
SOIL @ BETS
FORT BENTON GROWER Is EN-
THUSIASTTC OVER
OUTLOOK

J. w. Bone, Who Has Had 80 Years
Experience in Work, Says He Har-
vested More than 10 Tons to Acre
On Tract Near River City
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

respectively. when additional supplies were
laid in at the close of the biennium.
Freight express and drayage cost the
state $5,S87.72 in 1886, as against
.--6,537.15 during the same period a year
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
SCHOOLS FUNDS
TO GET $697,O61
BRANDJORD REPORTS ON LAND
SALES MADE IN NORTH
MONTANA

General Average of Price I'm Five
Counties vas $13.71 an Acre; Mon
tana's Bill for Postage Last Year
was $S4,277.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

Montana's bill for postage stamps during
the 1925-26 fiscal year was $34,277.4S,
according to a statement prepared by
William H~Osking, state accountant, for the
than the previous year when $37.9 95.95 went
into the vari-cOlOred little stickers supplied
at nominal cost by Uncle Sam, prettily
perforated with the letter an" The legis-
lature, however, used many stamps in
1924-25,
For those who followed the wire COM
panies' slogan Don't write, telegraph"
there was added to the cost of eOmmunica-
lions $1S,615. 10. The same iteme-telephOne
and telegraph-cOst the state S211, 294.22
the previous year, when the Legislature
was in session.
Possibly to the cost of communications
should be added stationery which with
record books n blanks, added Sic, 2SS.45
to the states bill for the year. Sundry
office supplies cost $24,941.O7. Last year
these items cost $42,14433 and $2S,591.14
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
(By Our Helena COrrespondent)

Nhy our Helena Correspondent
During the sales OF state owned lands
offered by the state bOaxd of land COM
m~issiOners in northern and northeastern
counties, 342 farms containing a total
acreage Of 49,535.49 acres were disposed
OF, bringing in a total OF S679, O61.I7, ac-
eOrdlng to I. M. BrandjOrd register Of
state lands, who with Leon ChOquette,
state land agent, conducted the sales.
The general average brought by the
sales was $1S.71 per acre.
In Blaine county four tracts containing
$40 acres were sold for $1,000, an average
OF $16.54 per acre. The highest price re-
ceived was $50 per acre.
In Valley county 60 tracts containing
11,253.7S acres brought a total Of 46,071.55
or an average of S13 per acre. The highest
price paid in this county for any one tract
was at the rate Of $31.50 per acre.
Twenty-Five tracts were sold in ROose-
welt county, these containing 3,109.34 acres,
bringing an average of SHY per acre or
a total Of $53,403.40. The highest price paid
in this county was $3.50 per acre.
The Sheridan county sale resulted in the
disposal of 30 tracts containing 4,122.64
acres, bringing $64, 166.40, or an average
of $15.56 per acre. The highest price paid
was $35 per acre.
The heaviest sale took place in Daniels
county where PIT tracts were disposed Of
These contained 30,531.73 acres and brought
per acre. Thirty-twO dollars per acre was
the highest price paid in Daniels county
However, the Daniels county sale was
considered very good by Register Brand.
jOrd for the reason that it followed a big
sale in that county last year at which
these same pieces of lana were available
for. purchase but not bid in at that time.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-02
GRAIN MARKET
(Bv pispatcn =. p. Wlrel

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Surprise that
the United States visible supply OF
wheat showed a decrease of only
$4,000 bushels in the last week gave
jolt today TO friends of higher
prices. Largely as a result, the
wheat market closed unsettled, sc
to nc net lower, May new $1.75% to
$1.75l1A and July $152% to $153 with
corn 3sc to 12c down, oats "a C to 1ac
to 5sc off, and provisions varying
from 1Oc decline to rise of &c.
1t had rather generally been ex-
pected that the wheat total in the
domestic visible supply statement to-
day would show a much larger re-
duction that proved to be the case
This error was due to unofficial re-
ports which indicated a decrease of
about 100000 bushels in the stock
at Buffalo, but the reports in ques-
we'll as United States grain.
When the size of the actual de-
crease of the United States total was
announced as being less than one
half of what was looked for early
buyers made haste to unload, and the
market suddenly dropped knowing
that on the preceding bulge wheat
had risen as high as $1.7S bushel
Aside from the effect of the mix,
up over the Size of the available
supply, some late selling Of wheat
grew out of current advices that
arrivals of domestic wheat in parts
of the southwest were increasing and
that demand both for wheat and
flour lacked vigor. On the other
hand ST. Louis mills reported larger
flour business. Earlier in the day.
too, houses with eastern connections
were active buyers here of future
deliveries of wheat and there were
reports Indicating absence Of any
pressure of Argentine offerings in
Europe. Some notice also was taken
of a decided lull in the farm move
ment of Canadian wheat and OF
firmness of the cash wheat trading
basis in Minneapolis.
Corn and oats were easy through
out the day, influenced by liberal
receipts of corn here-545 cars.
Packers selling of lard weakened
the provision market.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-02
Spanish Seap1ane Makes
Long Flight With Rear
Propeller Not Running

PERNANIBUCO, Brazil, Feb. II
With the knowledge that one of his
propellers was in damaged condi-
tion, Commander Franco, with his
two comrades, Captain Ruiz De Aida
and Mechanician Rada, decided to
continue the flight from the island
of Fernando Do Noronha to Pernam-
buco, yesterday The Spanish sea-
plane successfully completed the air
flight across the Atlantic, linking
Spain and South America, but for
many miles on the last section of
the third leg, there was danger of
disaster. When he made his landing
at Pernambuco the flight seemingly
had been without incident, but it
was noted, not without criticism,
that the plane failed to fly over the
city which is usual as an act OF
courtesy 1t was low in the air, and
came down directly in the harbor.
Only today did the fact become
known that Commander Frances pos
terror propeller had been seriously
damaged before the beginning of the
flight and that it broke a long dis
tance away from the South American
coast. 1t was possible to tighten the
plane by jettisoning all unnecessary
dunnage, and as swiftly as the for
ward propeller could carry her. the
Plus Ultra, keeping close to the
water, SKINNED s through the air to
this port. The Spanish aviators are
awaiting new propeller, which is
expected within day or two.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-02
Weekly Copper
Review

Very little change is to be reported
has showed q slight weakening, now
being quoted at IA cents a pound
However, basic conditions remain the
same and sales for the month are
showing up IweI. Important pro-
ducers are holding at the IA 1-8 cent
market as regards current deliveries,
and these interests even appear will
ing to accumulate considerable copper
rather than dispose of it below the
IA cent price. Producers are aware
of the fact that surplus stocks of
the metal are at minimum levels, and
that such supplies of the metal could
well Increase to much larger proper
tion without in any way imparing
the present market position.
In Europe, also, the tone of the
metal market is showing improvement,
with slightly better demand being
Registered. 1t would not be surpris-
ing to see the placement of large or
ders by foreign dealers during the
next several months Such a buying
movement took place in the spring
of 1925, and it's recurrence at this
time would undoubtedly improve mar
ket prospects of the metal. While
American producers are to some e1l-
tent undersold in foreign markets by
second hand dealers, offerings of the
latter are relatively unimportant, and
chief benefits of large buying move
ment by European consumers would
accrue to domestic producers.
January sales have been largely for
February and March deliveries, and
lit would appear, from the activity in
the market, that consumers are not
as we'll provided for their future re-
quirements as normally.
Charles Hayden in a report gives the
following survey of the copper mar
ket: Copper is in a sound, strong
statistical position, with stocks
brought down to a little more than
a fortnight's supply, located at II
Irefineries in this /cEuntry and South
America; with the aJpanese supply
cut in half during the year and with
consumers here and abroad buying
only as they sell, carrying no surplus
stocks. A summary of the years
business shows: Cd fairly we'll
balanced production. CD Much the
largest home consumption in the his
tory of the business, the taking be-
ing more than double of those for
1913 (being approximately 11O per
cent in excess of 1919. CD The for
eign consumption steadily growing,
being approximately 23 per cent in
excess of 1918. (4) Stock held by
producers equal to two weeks supply
for this country, Europe and Asia
90 Stock held by consumers; in this
Icountry nominal; i nforeign countries
nil. (6) Price below it's proper value
based on supply and demand and
comparison with other metals in the
same class. CO A large vacuum in
the worlds requirements yet to he
filled, especially in Europe. (8) Pass
ing need for change in the govern
ment attitude so strongly in favor o
conservation of other things, compell-
ing the most vicious competition in
the selling of copper which it is as
important to conserve as other valu-
able resources that are being exhaust
ed