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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
GIVES LARGE SUM
TO EASTERN STAR

Property valued at 100000 has
been given to the Order of the East
ern Star by Robert Russell, Scottish
Rite Mason, who resides in Denver
but who owns extensive interests in
Great Falls. Announcement of the
gift was made recently in the Elec-
trio city by j. A.. McDonOugh, a
business associate Of Mr. Russell.
The purpose Of Mr.. Russell's gift
is to enable the Eastern Star def
nitely to put under way plans for the
erection Of a home for aged members
of the order. It is expected that plans
for the development Of the projec!
win be formulated at the annual
meeting Of the grand chapter of tbs
order next fan. The property, know
as the Middlefield farms at Denver
was purchased by Mr.. Russell ii
1913 for $4,000.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
LOSES $40
DAILY WHEN PRICE
OF OIL DROPS Zoe

When the price of crude oil de-
clines 10 cents a barrel, the COM
monwealth of Montana loses $40 .
day.
The state collects license tax
amounting to 2 per cent of the value
of the oil produced. In 1924-25 this
tax brought in ~$S7,OO2.57, and in
1925-26, SITS, 5sO.45, according to fig
ures prepared for the biennial report
of the state tax commission.
Taxes paid by operators in the
states four producing fields follow:
Cat Creek, 1925, $46,46S.S2; 1925.
$46,356.S7. Kelvin = Sunburst, 1925
$S9, S15.4S; 1926, $~13O,156.34. Lake
Basin, 1925, none; 1926, $1,2S2.25
Elk Basin, 1925, $723.77; 1926, $685.
49,.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
AG CLUB GIVES
GOOD PROGRAM
Gallatin Hi Boys Go to Valley
Center SchOOl-Meeting
Well Attended

The Agricultural club Of the Gal
latin County High school gave a pro-
gram at the Valley Center school
last Friday night which was we'll at
tended. The program was arranged
by the farm relations committee Of
the club and Walter L. Mecklenburg,
instructor in vocational agriculture.
The meeting was opened by ON
munity singing led by Mrs. J. E.
Moore. This was followed by a two
reel movie which showed South Amer
lean and naval scenes.
The educational part Of the pro-
gram, given by the Gag boys'", wss
on swine production. The boys gave
their experiences in PROJECT work and
stock judging. Kenneth Jones ex-
planned the characteristics of the
popular breeds of hogs, and illus
trated his talk with lantern slides.
Another illustrated talk on judging
hogs was given by Lawrence Moore,
Guy Kemp gave his experiences dur
ing the two years he has had a sue
cessful hog project and talked on win
ter feeding Of breeding hogs.
Robert Overstreet, a member Of
the stock judging team that repre-
scented the high school at the Pacific
International Livestock show, ex-
planned the important events Of the
trip. Paul BOhart, who recently
made a trip to South America with q
shipment Of cattle, gave a very in.
teresting talk on his many expert,
ences on the long voyage.
The meeting was concluded viii
more entertaining movies. A luncl
was served and a social hour fol
lowed.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
SHERMAN Smith
Wins TRIP EAST
Goes to Chicago international
AS Guest of Milwaukee
ROad-High Honor

AS the outstanding student in the
agricultural department of Gallatin
County High school, Sherman Smith
recently enjoyed a trip to the Inter
national exposition at Chicago as the
guest of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railway.
Each year the Milwaukee sends one
youth from every Smith Hughe high
school on its lines in Montana to the
Chicago classic exposition. The selec-
ton is made on the basis Of general
scholarship, practical project work
and other activities. Young Smith
was the outstanding junior DurOc.
Jersey raiser Of the state, won more
than $225 in fair prizes, and. sole
breeding stock which was shipped t.
several sections Of Montana. In ad
dition he excelled in the other quail
ifications.
Smith left Bozeman for Chicagl
the day before Thanksgiving, and re
turned last Saturday. While in Chi
cago he attended the National VOca
tional Agriculture convention and tn
international Livestock show, be
sides doing considerable sight seeing
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
wheat GROWERS
Highly EFFICIENT
Amazing Increase In Acreage
Per Farmer Shown By
Official Report

HELENA. - Amazingly increased
efficiency in recent years of Montana
wheat growers is indicated in the BIZ
ennial report of the department of
agriculture, labor and industry. The
report shows that in 1909, the aver
age acreage of wheat per farmer
growing wheat, was 80 acres. This
average has steadily mounted, reach
ing about 81 acres in 1919, 103 acres
in 1928 and passing $50 acres in 1925,
Other significant data indicating
increased efficiency is found in the
last federal census Of agriculture
taken in 1924, when 46,701 farmers
were operating an average of 698.1
acres compared with an average of
60S.1 handled by 57,677 farmers in
1920.
"This does not mean that Montana
farmers are increasing their wheat
acreage at the expense of other
crops" A. H. Bowman, commissioner,
says in the report. "Diversificatior
of farm enterprise has made its big
gest development in the past IL
years. Corn, feed grains, hay, beans
seed peas, alfalfa seed, sugar beets
honey, poultry products, b~utterfat anC
dairy products have all, during this
period, reached the highest points II
the state records of their production
Development Of MOntana's whea
lands has not been overdone. Still
further development Of new whea
lands will come with the general set
Element and development of the state
While supplemented by a growinl
income from other crop sources, tn
income from wheat will continue 70
many years to be a dominant facto
in the welfare Of the state"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
VIM. ENGLISH POST
SELECTS OFFICERS

j. S. Edwards was elected post
commander of William English post
No. 10, Grand Army of the Republic
at the regular meeting of the post
last SATURDAY evening. Other officers
chosen are:
w. B. Bowen, senior commander.
w. G. Mathews, junior commander
G. T. Browning, post chaplain.
William Wade, officer of the day.
R. Nunnelly, quartermaster.
Henry Sterling, officer of tn
guard.
Henry Bird, post adj1tant.
G. E. Adams, patriotic instructor.
Mrs. Lucy Pike, adjutant general.
Mrs. Emily Nunnelly, quartermas
ter sergeant.
w. B. Bowen was selected as dele
gate to the state convention.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
COLORED PORTER
BESTS ATTORNEY
Acting As Own Counsel, Wins
Suit Before Jury in Justice
Court

Conducting his own case before a
jury in justice court, Oswald Smith,
colored porter and interior decorator,
won a decisive victory last Friday
over Walter S. Hartman, widely
known Bozeman attorney who was
also the defendant in the action.
Smith was awarded $40 on a claim
for $15 wages.
Some time ago Mr.. Hartman en-
gagged Smith to put some floors at
his home in condition. Before The
job was finished, however, Mr.. Hart
man expressed himself as dissatisfied
with the quality of the work. AN
argument ensued and Smith quit.
Smith declared that wages to the
amount of SIS were due him, but his
employer thought otherwise and re
fused to pay. Smith %thereupon in
stituted suit. When the case came x
trial Friday Smith announced h
would act as his own attorney, anC
Mr.. Hartman did likewise.
A jury, composed of Joseph Bittner
T. Hayes, c. E. Eukes, D. C. Ward
o. P. Davis and J. D. Border, wa
quickly selected. Smith told his stor,
and Mr.. Hartman gave his version
Without argument the Ease was give
to the jury which, after being out
few minutes, returned a verdict i
Smiths favor for $40. Mr.. Hartma
paid.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
SKUNK FARM RAIDED;
OFFICERS ON SCENT
OF STOLEN PROPERTY

Law officers of southern Montana
and Northern Wyoming r on the
trail of 500 skunks-a trail that
should not be hard to follow but SUCH
has proved to be the case, says an
Associated Press dispatch from Sher-
idan, Wyo.
The skunks were stolen from their
pens at the Haverfield and Butler
skunk farm at Hardin, Mont, a few
days ago and are believed to have
been carted away in wagons. The
robbers took virtually the entire
stock, as only 40 animals were left
at the farm.
For obvious reasons, no lives
at the farm and it was probably al
easy task for the robbers to catch
the tame skunks in boxes.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
RAILROADS Plan
LARGE PROJECTS
VIII Spend $1,OOO,OOO Monthly
In Montana Next Year-Great
Northern To Build

HELENA-Approximately $1,000
900 a month will be expended in Mon
tana in 1927 by the great transpor-
tation companies, according to the
state division Of publicity. Of the
total sum-, about $6,0O0,0OO will rep
resent the customary annual expendi-
lures for maintenance, repairs and
improvements, and $6,0OO,OOO addi-
tional will go into new construction.
1t is possible that other projects will
be announced later.
The latest announcement is that
made by the Great Northern Of its
decision to construct a 33-mile extern
sion in the Redwater valley from
Richey to Circle at a cost of $780,
900. This extension will be on the
route of the new Rockford-LewistOwl
cutoff. 1t was partly build before
the World war and discontinued in
1918.
The Northern Pacific will con
struct two branch lines, one from
Glendive to Brockway, and the othel
from Florence to Stevensville anC
Hamilton along the east side of thu
Bitter Root river. Both branches
traverse prosperous farming districts
Their cost will aggregate about $4,
100000.
Following the sale Of the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad q
Butte recently, an official identifie
with the r~eceivership asserted tina
the building of feeder lines for tn
Milwaukee was under serious cOnsid
Grafton.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
VETERANS profit
BY u. S. TRAINING

AZ reorganization by Otto Batch,
chief of rehabilitation, Helena region
al office, United States Veterans bu-
reau, Of the accomplishments of Mon
tana's disabled men who received vo-
cational training under the superv-
sion Of the bureau discloses q record
Of which Montana may be proud.
Not only did the men in institutional
training at the State university and
State college obtain q scholastic
standing equal to that Of the students
who were not under bureau supervj-
sion, but many trainees acquired the
highest nonors the institutions could
give. The record discloses that there
are rehabilitated men who r sue
cessful in practically every gainfu.
occupation represented in the state
Two men led the state IN production
Of wool from yearling' ewes; one MAJ
took practically all the prizes in tn
poultry exhibit at the state fair il
his particular class, and many Of th.
men own and operate their own bust
nsas concerns.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
POULTRY
At STATE SHOW
Choicest Of Standard-Bred Birds
Will Be Here to Compete
January IL to %

The finest standard bred poultry in
Montana and the Northwest will be
seen at the Montana State Poultry
show in Bozeman January II to %.
Plans are rapidly being made and
the premium list will be ready for
distribution not later than December
Is. The show is being held under
the auspices Of the Gallatin County
Poultry association, and is receiving
splendid support from local business
firms and civic, business and farm
organizations. In addition to the
regular cash premiums, substantial
special premiums will be awarded.
The state show this year will be
the nineteenth annual exhibit of the
Montana State Poultry Breeders as
ISOLATION. "The work of the state as
ISOLATION and the state show has been
a powerful factor in improving the
quality Of poultry in Montana" as
serted Walter L. Mecklenburg, man.
ager Of the show, yesterday. "The
value Of poultry products in Montana
has been rapidly on the increase each
year. This year they will exceed
100000 in value"
G. D. Monilaw of Iowa and E. c.
Branch of Missouri, two expert
judges of national reputation, will
make the awards. Mr.. Monilaw and
Mr.. Branch are well known to Mon
tana exhibitors, having judged at
fairs and state shows in past years
with complete satisfaction.
The annual meeting Of the Montans
State Poultry Breeders association
and members of several specially
: clubs, as well as educational, social
and entertainment features, will b,
held during the week. For furthe.
information or a premium list writ
to Margaret Kahn, secretary, Helena
Mont, or Walter L. Mecklenburg
manager, Bozeman, Montana.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
STATE CORN SHOW
At Sidney JAN. 26

This State Corn show, which for
the last II years has been held at
Miles City, this year starts on its
circuit about the state and win be
held at Sidney, January 1928. With
it will be held the State Utility Seed
show, which for the last nine years
has been held at Bozeman at the time
of Farm and Home week. From now
on the two exhibits will be held to-
gether at a different point in the
state each year., under the direction Of
the Montana Extension service.
A. J. Ogaard, agronomiat for The
Montana Extension service and secre'
tary Of the Montana Seed Growers
association, is secretary Of the util
ity seed show and Fl. F. DePue
county agricultural agent for Rich
land county, is secretary Of the corr
show and in charge Of general ar
engagements for both exhibits.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
SEED TRADE men
TO MEET JAN. 26
Dealers and Individuals VIII
Confer at Sidney On Crop
Improvement Program

A feature of this years Utility
Seed show, to be held at the time Of
the State Corn show at Sidney, Janu-
airy 1928, will be a general confer
ence Of seed dealers and individuals
and firms interested in the seed
trade of the state. This meeting,
called by the Montana Seed Growers
association, is for the purpose Of ac-
Quainting seed men and seed deal
ers with the Montana crop improve
ment program directed by the Mon
tana Extension service and the Seed
Growers association. It proposes 8
closer cooperation between seed
growers, dealers and general farmers
in the work of standardizing the
crops of the state.
The Seed Growers association be
lieves that there are now enough
grower Of pure seed and a sufficien'
volume of registered and approves
seed Of standard recommended vari
cites in the state to launch an inten
sive campaign looking to the complet
elimination Of inferior, unadapte
seed from the farms Of Montana.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
OF BROTHERS, DEATH

Word Of the death Of his brother,
Charles s. Petit, at Mcpherson, Kan
sas, was received Sunday afternoon
by Aubrey S. Petit, a member Of
The Courier composing room staff.
Mr. Petit, who was As years Of age,
died very suddenly, the telegram
said. For many years he had trav-
eled in the Kansas territory for a
Mcpherson jobbing establishment.
His wife and two children survivs
him.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
OUTPUT Of MILK
SHOWS Big gain
MOntana's 1926 Dairy Products
Are Valued at More Than
Ten Million Dollars

MISUNDERSTANDING estimates
for 1926 point to a total production
on Montana farms Of 698,432, 900
pounds of milk, of which 479,174,0O0
pounds represents surplus above
farmers w needs, according to ]. G.
Diamond, federal-state statistician.
These figures are a substantial gain
over those Of last year, when the to-
tai production was 654,982,0OO pounds
and the surplus over farm needs was
4S6,535,OO0 pounds.
Compared with the federal farm
tO-farm survey of 1924, the increase
exceeds both total production and sur
plus. In that year farmers reported
a total production of 629,809,O63
pounds and sales of the equivalent
of 412,665,6 $50 pounds of milk.
The larger bulk of Montana's pro-
duction is manufactured into butter,
cheese and ice cream by the cream
cries of the state, which report quar-
terly to the state dairy division. Con-
verted on basis of whole milk these
manufactures represented 356,157, $50
pounds in 1924; 37S,342,17O pounds in
1925, and an estimated 1892, 100
pounds for 1925.
In 1924, a total of 131,308, 200
pounds Of milk were used on farms
to make butter, the reported amount
Of farm butter that year being 5,416,-
ass pounds.
Based on the percentages sold as
determined by the actual survey OF
1924 Montana farmers in 1926 viii
sell 347, 1897, 900 rounds Of milk on Z
butterfat basis, "O~1par:d with S16,
934,3O0 pounds IT $3.50 and 299 1884,
800 pounds actually reported fol
1924.
AS whole cream they wi sell th'
equivalent of 71,S77,6OO pounds o
milk, compared with the 65,480,00I
pounds in 1925 ard 6~1,847,87O pound
reported in 1924.
AS whole milk they will sell SO,
$4,000 pounds, compared with 81,
10000 in 1925 and 51,253,020 pound
reported in 1924.
Whole milk used on farms, as re
ported in 1924, was $685., 173 pounds
the estimates for 1925 being 86,94S.
800 pounds and for 1925, 87,658,90
pounds.
There was a surplus in farm sale
reported in 1924 above the e~quivaler
of whole milk manufactured in tn
state of 56,6O7,74O pounds. In 1872
this figure was 58,192,S00 pound
and in the 1926 estimate, 63,181,0
pounds. This figure will largely rel
resent whole milk and equivalent
cream sold by farmers in cities.
Farm value of dairy production
1924 was $8,O43,005; the 1925 est
mate being S9,192,6OS and the pr
liminary for 1926, $~9,396,O39. TIL
value does not include value add
by manufacture for that part of t
gross production bought by creaI
cries and manufactured into butt'
cheese and ice cream.
This added value, when determine
is expected to bring the total value
the dairy production in the state Il
year over $1O,OOO,O0O.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
GREAT K SHIPPING.

The average annual receipts OF
grain at the upper ports Of the Great
Lakes during the four years 1920
1928 amounted to more than 07,000,-
900 bushels, and shipments by both
ran and water from these ports dur
ing the same period averaged $751;
100000 bushels, Of which approximat-
Nv $685. 0O, 900 bushels were shipped
by water and 1s8, 0o0, 600 bushels were
J shipped by rail.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
DAyENPORTs m CHICAGO.

United States Commissioner George
C. Davenport and Mrs. Davenport
left on Northera Pacific No. 2 Tues
day for Chicago and Waukegan, MS.
where they win visit Mr.. D~avenport's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Daven-
port, and other relatives. They ex.
pect to be away until about the first
Of the year.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10
MARRTAcE AND DIVORCE.

The latest census figures on mar
riage and divorce for the year 1926
show an increase Of marriages over
the preceding year Of O.3 per cent
and also an increase in divorces Of
.2.7 per cent. This Indicates that
marriage continues on the slide.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10

Butte-North Butte Mining COM
uanv has 100 leasers producing 300
tons 9 monA
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10

Lewistown-New $3.50 high
school to be erected in this city
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-10

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-24
Chicago Congressman
m for Soviet Recognition

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Rep. Sab
ath of Chicago, has offered in the
house a joint resolution asking the
president to appoint commission
Of five men to negotiate treaties of
political recognition and of commerce
with the Soviet Union.
He declares that the Russian COM
mercial treaty of 1892 was abrogated
in 1911, and that since that time Anne
RIGA has had no proper legal basis of
trade with Russian territory. He
quotes Haskell, Raymond Robins,
Goodrich and other authorities in ties.
timony that the Soviet government Is
stable, and he argues that American
business men ought to be enabled.
thru recognition, to get an equal
chance with Europeans In securing
concessions Tor development of natur-
al resources in Russia. SABBATH Is a
democrat, a native OF Bohemia, and
conservative.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-24
pENNSYLV WANNA COSSACKS
ARREST PAPCUN before
FREE SPEECH MEETING


BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 22-
Another example of american de-
moeracy" was exhibited here when
the police arrested George. Papcun
who was scheduled to address a
meeting arranged jointly by the In
ternational Labor Defense and the
American Civil Liberties Union.
The arrest took place before the
speaker had an opportunity even to
enter the Mononeahela Hall where
the meeting was to be held.
The same speaker was placed un-
der arrest on January "a when the
Pennsylvania state eossacks arbi-
trarly broke up Lenln memorial
meeting at Republic, Pa, a little
mining town not far from here. He
was charged with violating the in
famous strike-breakine state anti
sedition law and was released under
$4,000 BAIL. The international La
Dor Defense, in charge of the de-
Tense of this case, arranged, jointly
with the Civil Liberties Union,
three mass meetings to protest
against the outrageous action Of the
state police. The meetings were to
be held in Brownsville, Republic
and Unlontown.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-24
PLOT TO Restore
FORMER EMP Error
TO China throne
Charge American Inter-
ests Back Move

PICKING, Feb. 22 ~ The restoration
Of the monarchy has been chosen by
the antiKuomintang native Chinese
forces and their imperialist allies as
the most effective means of achieving
a strong central government. To sue
coed they must eliminate General
Feng who controls Picking and the
northwestern provinces. 1t is believed
that Chang Tso Lin and WI Pei Flu
are both in favor of this program.
Ssuan Tung, the 20-year old former
emperor, is now living in Tientsin.
1t is almost certain that American
influence is behind the move. The
Chinese have never forgotten that it
was an American university professor
of the highest eminence, Professor
Goodnow of Columbia, who, chosen as
special advisor to the Chinese repub-
lie after it's institution, scandalized
the country by issuing long public
statement urging the return at that
time to the monarchy. The reaction
was particularly bitter among the
Chinese educated in the United States
who had not penetrated below the sur
face OF American democracy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-24
NERVOUS NELL RAVES At
REDS BEFORE GROUP OF
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. %. = The
America of George Washington is
in danger Of an onslaught by rad
icals seekinar "unhrldled democ-
racy," Secretary of State NERVOUS
Nell" Kellogg1 raved before Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania students.
He denounced the principles es-
poused by prcgressives in and out
Of congress, emphasized the danger
Of concentration and extension of
federal power, and warned against
a rising tide ofcsociaIism and Com
munism thruout the world.
"No one will deny that there are
forces at works.today in the world
Of which the ultimate object is the
destruction of all such governments
as this, Kellogg said.