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FOR SPEAKERSHIP
HOUSE REPUBLICANS SELECT
"MICK* ON THE PMMT
BALLOT
PICK TOON AS FLOOR CHIEF
Martin Madden Loses to Longworth
By Vote of 141 to B6
In Caucus
Washington --Nicholas I^ongworth,
Of (Milo, was selected as the Kepuhllcan
cnndfdate for speaker of the next
house. ^
Hr # lx.ngworth. who is the 1 eruthll
cun floor' lea r, was named over It.^res
eniative Madden, of Ill.. a* ..
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On the first ballot Longworth recelv
e<i 141 notes n nd Madtlen 85 As
soon as the roll call result was known,
Ur Madden moved to wake Long
worth's election unanimous
After Mr. Longworth's nomination
bad been made unanimous, Kepresen
fatlve Tllson, of Connecticut, was
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The admiral Indorsed the building
«P of « powerful air force by the
AIR FLEET KEY TO 8EA
BATTLE NOW, 8AY8 81 MS
Washington.—Read Admiral William
Sluts, retired, vigorously oj>po8ed before
the boose aircraft committee the crea
tion of a unified air service, as urged
by Brigadier General Mitchell, assist
ant army air chief.
«P of « powerful air force by the
United State«, however, and declared
the airplane "will play a predominant
part In the next war."
Admiral 81ms read to the committee
an article written by him In July. 1923,
declaring the airplane "will hold the
key of power In the next war. Boml>- I
Ing tests against the German battle
ship, Ostfrlesland, the article said, J
showed that relatively small bombs |
eontd sink a vessel, and that no sur- |
face ship could long escape destnic
tlon If exposed to an attack from the |
sir.
Dog Brings Hslp T oo Lata
Shelton, Waah.—Alarmed over the
incessant barking of a small dog. the
pet of James Sloken. 60, a farmer who
has lived for many years on the Olym
pic highway, followed the dog to the
Sloken home and found the bonse in
charred ruins and Sloken's body In it.
The dog bad evidently watched In vain
for his master to appear from the bum
houae^aiftf $|bo. dein«! ring - «f
locating him, ha! traveled three miles
to the nearest neighbor's house and
barked for help.
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Data for Tourlata
Sheridan, Wyo.—Information valu
able to tourists, such as road condi
tions, fishing streams and proper bait,
will be furnished to motorists before
they reach this section. Fred B. Agee,
supervisor of the Big Horn national
forest, will furnish such Information
to be used In the Custer Battlefield
Hl-way monthly bulletins. The bulle
tins will be distributed to prospective
tourists and at all Information bureaus
along the route of the highway.
Montana Cattle Market
Hastings, Neb.—A livestock market
which would serve much of western
Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana,
money for which is said to have been
oversubscribed at a meeting of local
business men when stock in the new
concern was offered foe aale, will be
concern was offered foe aale, will be
in o'-'ration here soon, It was an
nounced following the meeting. Ap
-plicatlon for incorporation of the new
company has been made.
Request to Divide Water Approved
Washington.—Authority for the
•täte« of Montana, Idaho. Oregon and
Montaus to enter into an agreement
respecting the disposition and appor
tionment of waters of the Colombia
rive« and Its tributaries, would be
granted by a bill passed by the senate
and sent to the house.
Dawes Names Secretary
Chicago.—Vice President-elect
Charles Dawes has announced the se
lection of E. Rose Bartley, member of
the Washington staff of the Associated
Press, as hla secretary.
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export Bill Approved
' Washington.—The McNary bill, pro
posing the creation of a farmer's ex
port corporation for handling surplus
farm products, was favorably reported
By the senate agricultural committee.
Veto Open Door to K. K. K.
Topeka, Kin.—The Johnson bill, ad
mitting the Ku Klnx Klan to Kansas
without a state charter.
«ft* state sénats 23 to $4.
Bow goes to the bouse.
was passed by
The measure
Three Missing to Blaze
- Minosapci '—A $250,000 Ion wa*
B uffered early fhb. 27 when fire gutted
t|* Headrick building la the beert of
«h* btaslae*» district bora. Three per
mm AW atotoeoB»t*d for and fire of
■«ScUiM ware'naltlng a check to deter
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who " death, It is said In Washington
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r#c#nt P^mary elections.
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SENATOR M'CORMICK
Lifo of Illinois Statesman Cornea to
Abrupt Termination in
Washington Hotel
Washington.—Death has summoned
United States Senator Medill McCor
found dead In his hotel apartment
here, death being due. physicians claim
to Internal hemorrhage. He was appnr
ently In fair health and his sudden
death was a great shock to his art
mirera here and throughout hla home
I state of Illinois,
Senator McCormick was born In
J Chicago, May 16. 1877, he was a son
pf Robert 8. and Katharine Medill Mc
Cormkk. and was a member of a flam
ous Illinois family. The senator was
a graduate of Tale. He was formerly
a member of the Illlnola legislature
and was representative-at-large from
Illinois.
During his services ns senator, Mr.
McCormick was a member of the for
eign relations committee and during
the fight over the Versailles treaty was
an Irreconcilable. Even after the de
feat of the treaty he continued his at
tacks. making a trip to Europe to gath
er facts for hla arguments.
Other assignments of Senator Mc
Cormick included the powerful financé
committee, the rules committee and the
insular committee. He was chairman
of the committee on expenditures ln
the executive department.
Take# Long Trip
Lendon, Ont —Donald McEl- A
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A coast lino southward, probably A
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Look Over irrigation Projects
Washington.—Investigation of the
Boise project in Idaho this week will
Inaugurate a sweeping inquiry by Sec
retary of the Interior Hubert Work's
special hoard to reappraise 10 western
reclamation projects as a basis for re
adjustment of their construction costs.
To facilitate the task the board will
be divided Into two committees, headed
by former Governor Thomas E. Camp
bell of Arizona and Dr. John A. Wldt
soe of Utah, which will work simul
taneously In different states. The com
mittee's Itinerary as announced in
cludes :
Wldtsoe committee: Boise, Idaho,
March 6-10; Huntley, Mont., April 27
May 1 ; Lower Yellowstone, Mont, and
North Dakota. May 4-11; Milk River,
Montana, May 12-19; Sun River, Mont,
May 21-28.
Glacial Rea r m Made
Washington.—The first glacial monu
ment ever established by the govern
tarnation lashed on recommendation of
Secretary Work, setting aside 1.829
square miles on the southeast cosat
of Alaska. It aril! be known as Glacial
Bay national monument
T. B. Hospital for Colorado
Chicago.—A proposal of the board of
hospitals, homes and deaconess work of
the Methodist Episcopal church to build
a tuberculosis sanitarium in Colorado
%Hn« has been Indorsed by tbe Na
tional Methodist Hospitals and Home*
aaaoriatioa. it has been announced by
Dr. C. W. Woos of St. Lake's hospital.
CleveUnd, president of thé association.
Tba first unit will be erected this sum
■Hr. Tba asaodation represent» 166
MNBltal* and home, with a property
wflBBL •* of $41.609.000 and a bed cs
•arity V 12.G8»
SPECULATION HI)
MITCHELL STATUS
ABRUPT ENDING OP HOUSE IN
VESTIOATIOIN ON AIRCRAFT
SWITCHES INTEREST
NAME ASSISTANT CHIEF SCON
General Mitchell's Präsent Appoint
ment Expiree March 26; Interest
In New Appointment
Washington.—Abrupt termination of
'.he house Investigation of aviation po*
slbllltles and the controverted que
tlons raised by Brig. General Mitchell.
alw) , tant chief of the army air service
aused interest to switch from the c.pb
to! to the war tiepaefmeau^
,.f w ar must do
uLÏÏÏv»! W? J 3 "*™'
Mitchell by March 2C. when hia pres
ent appointment expires.
It has been the announced intention
of the «ecretary to wait until the In
veatlgatlng committee concluded Its
hearings before he determined upon a
election. Whether the sudden endln«
nr a
4, the date for final adjoarmnent of
the present congress, was not dis
closed by war department officials.
It was pointed out Mr, Weeks' decis
ion would not be Influenced by any
recommendations the committee mem
bers submit as a result of their In
quiry.
Among the statements Secretary
Weeks asked General Mitchell to ex
plain were assertions that Junior armv
and navy officers were "muzzled*"
against telling the truth to congres
a
slona! committees and that the navy
was prepared for defeat In the Allan
t| c and Pacific because of lack of air
power.
After the admission by the general
that he had received a "confidential
j communication'* from the war secre
tary asking about these ami othei
statements, other phases of the com
I mittee's investigation were quickly
I overshadowed by the controversy thaï
developed over the nation's air do
| fense.
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Washington.— T h s nomination ol
Alanaon B.
I York,
now ambassador to Germany, to be
ambassador at London, was sent to the
senate Feb. 23 by President Cootldge.
Moonshine Gang Takes Revenge
Kansas City, Mo.—The mutilated
oodles of Bnrt O. Lovejoy, a patrolman,
and George Peters, form«» police
chauffeur who. according to the police,
poached on the liquor cache of a band
of bootleggers, were found Feb. 23.
The men, who disappeared several
days ago, had been killed by blows on
the head and their throats had been
cut. Their bodies were found In a
moonshiners' cave.
Roc lu as Slain for Wealth
Chicago.—David Slgsbee, about 60
years old, west aide recluse regarded
by residents with curiosity for many
years, and a man of great hidden
wealth, according to neighborhood be
lief. was found dead in hla little gro
cery store, his skull fractured, his feet
and hand* tied and a cloth bound
■ronnd hla neck. His pockets had been
rifled and a search had been made ot
the shelves of bla stoff_
Noted Physician Dice
London.—Sir Thomas Clifford AIL
butt, one of Great Britain's famous
physicians, died Feb. 22.
Named Legion Adjutant
Des Moines.— Ute appointment ot
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as national adjutant of the American
Legion, was announced here by Na
tional Commander James A. Drain.
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Washington —-Thirteen veterans' on
ganlzattons are listed by the depart
ment of Justice as "tumorthy' and ara
being Investigated. Ylncsat W. Hughes,
m a««mt of that department testified
before a bon#« committee Investit«ü»g
tbs National Disabled Soldiers' tesgue.
Vsris Organizations on
MONTANi HOIK
TREASURE if ATE TALE*
TE MBBUr TOLD
Kcvtn-Sunburst paw produced 96,
130 barrais of oil
Shelby's ne# city 1 lighting system has
boen completed and la a notable Im
provement.
Surveys have been completed for the
new power line from Lowetb to White
Sulphur Springs. ;
Alva Shaw of Feri(yth. has been elec
ted commander of Keeebud poet No. 38,
American Legion.
The annual meeting of the Montana
Bankers' association will be held In
Glacier Park, this year.
1 »«ember
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It is reported that the Montana Meat
company will erect a modern packing
plant at Helena this spring.
Pioneer* of eastern Montana will
meet early this month for their annual
banquet and election of officers.
Stanford is to bçye a new court
house and bids for the construction
«ork will be called for very soon.
11ft.'-four towns In Montana and
northern Idaho obtain their water aup
ply from tba national forest reserve«.
Gallatln county contributed $702.53
to the Montana Tuberculosis associa- 1
tlon through the Christmas seal sale
in 1924. ~ I
C. J. Baldwin of Bridge haa been
elected vice-president of the Western
Lumberman's association at a recent |
meeting.
Sunburst refinery, near Great Falls,
has tank farms large enough to handle
5.400,000 gallon* of oil and 14 miles
of pipeline.
The government land office at Kalle
pell will be abolished as the cost of
operation exceeded revenue by consid
erable extent.
Boston Height community will build
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day school rooms, gymnasium, kitchen
and club rooms.
Ghrla Yegen. Billings pioneer mer
chant and banker, has been appointed
Industrial and colonization agent for
Montana and northern Wyoming.
The Billings postofflce in January
delivered 8.390 pieces of parcel post
mail, exceeding all previous records
for the first month of the year.
At a recent meeting of the Com
munity club of Arlee plans were laid
to poison gophers this spring on 20,000
acres of land In the Jocko vnBey.
Between 500 and 600 shade trees
wlll be purchased by the City of Pol-|
son this spring to carry out the pro
gram adopted by the city council In
Angus McNeil, superintendent of
January.
construction on the Black Engle dam
In 1890. and well-known throughout the
state, «lied recently at his home In
Minneapolis.
^ The district convention of the Rotary
International win meet at Helena April
13 nnd 14 and the Montana Interechol
asfic music meet will he held at Boze
man March 18 to 21.
Nearly 200 farmers, actual or pros
pective owners of Fordson tractors,
were the (meats of the F. B. Connelly
company of Billings at a banquet and
entertainment recently. .
One of Missoula's oldest buildings,
ere<rted 36 years ago, was destroyed by
fire that caused damage estimated at
$50,000 and which may amount to more
when an examination ofthe ruins is
possible.
Russell Smith of the Billings high
•chool will represent the Yellowstone
district at the state Interscholaslte ex
temporaneous speaking contest to he
held under the auspices of the state
college at Bozeman this month.
The Wheatland County Sportsman's
aaoclatlon has done considerable work
the last year. About 400,000 fish were
plante«! In the streams In the Mussel
»hell valley, and It la anticipated that
many more will he planted this season.
Industrially and agriculturally, the
state is In a more healthy condition
than a year ago. says State Manager
for Bradstreets. Bank failures In the
state since the first of the year have
been much fewer than In previous
years.
Dr. John L. GUI arrived In Helena
from Tampico, Mexico, to take up his
duties in the medical department of
the Veterans' bureau. Dr. GUI was de
partment commander of the American
Legion in Mexico. He Is also a mem
ber of the "40 and 8" organization.
Visitors to the Beartooth national
forest during 1924 are estimated at
8.520 according to Supervisor R. T.
Ferguson. This represents an Increase
of nearly 20 per cent over 1923 when
7.150 people are estimated to have vis
ited the forest.
The grazing quota of the Beartooth
forest the coming season will be 4.500
bead of cattle and horses and 29,450
head of sheep and goats, according to
the Instructions received by R. T. Fer
guson. forest supervisor, from the dis
trict office.
A deep test well will be drilled on
the Busteed anticline about three »IN
westhf RApeije By The New York syn
dicate according to W. T. Ross of Bill
ing*, who la associated In the enter
prise». About 8,500 acres have been
leased on the structure. Drilling will
begin In two of three weeks.
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September 22 to 28 I» the time of the
Montana state fair this year, accord
tog too fO e l a l announ cement Thee*
ecatlve board this year Is James Grtf
«n, Chinook ; Fat Carney. Waterloo ;
0, N. Ajrnett, Bozeman; Juroes F
Kamen. Livingston ; Augustus Vaux.
mamr: w. T. Knehn. Helen*, and
gw T. Park, Hamilton
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mre «t unBwtemlned origin corn
plotaty mmroy sd the milts of the Phil
«pabwf Minin* company at PMtUps
Bbhl The toa* »a wMmatad at $38,m
DIMM NU Pin
REPOflTED PORClpD
T»w Diamond Match Co. of Ohio
to Hava Acquired Mill for
Finishing Plant
The Jordan mill has been sold and
will start operating with day and night
crews in the near future, according to
T. H. MacDonald, administrator of the
Talbott eetate, which owned the plant.
J. H. Sexsrnlth, well known lumber
operator near Harlem, Is the purchas
er. but It Is said that he is represent
ing the Diamond Match company of
Ohio, a concern with extensive hold
ings in many parts of the country. It
{ t understood that the plant will be
„sed „ a central finishing plant for
| several smaller milia In the country
j and also as a box factory,
COLONIZATION UNDER WAY
IN SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA
Organization work In twelve south
i «astern counties to carry out pinna for
inducing home-seekers to a c q u 1 re
| home« there. Every county In the ter
I rltory is using every effort to forward
1 the project and the people are very
anxious to cooperate. A local fanners'
I cl at) has offered to give the first four
settlers locating within five miles of
the community hall free use of as
| many horses and machinery as they
may need for a year.
South Seeking Montana Spudt
That the Montana potato market this
fall probably will total between 5,000
and 10,000 cars, all of whloh could be
•old In the South If a high grade potato
la raised, was told to the members of
the Hill county Marketing association
at Havre, by County Agent E. Dun
at their annual
can, at their annual meeting.
The Bliss Triumph seed pofato mar
ket of the South and the outlook for
Montana potatoes were discussed by
the county agent. That the Montana
experiment station at Fort Assinnl
bolne would conduct a number of seed
plots this year where the Bliss Tri
umph will be tested; also was made
known by Mr. Duncan.
*>y tlM> Hin County Marketing nssocla
t,OB Bince Its formation in the spring
of 1924, was reported by C. L. Stewart,
Montana Stock In Demand
That more than $30.000 worth of
hogs and cattle have been marketed
president. He estimate«! that a saving
of $5,000 had been made by the farm
ers In th ® co-operative market move
ment.
The horse market was discussed by
Leon McNlcol, manager of the associa
tion, who la «wnplllng market «lata.
He said It is possible several carload*
of horses will be shipped In the near
future to southern markets.
Bynum irrigation Assured
It Is reported that arrangements
have been completed with the Farm
Mortgage corporation of Billings for
the purchase of a $1,000,000 bond issue.
Thu* assuring the flnaadng for the
construction work on the Bynum Irri
gation district. Work Is expected to
start early in April.
The constmctlon work will Involve
moving 800,000 cnhlc yards of dirt and
placing 1,500 cubic yard* of concrete
structures, also a half million feet of
lumber for bridges and timber work.
Big Horns Sadly Depleted
It la estimated that nearly all of the
old mountain sheep ranging In the
Sun River canyon have perished from
malady thought to he a form of pneu
monia. From observations made, the
remaining sheep are young ones and
up to the present time no old rams
have been found and only «hont 30
young ones, this and the fact that all
animals examined were fonnd to he In
fected leads to the belief that only
the merest remnants remain and that
these will be dead before spring.
Tax Refund
The Great Falls Power company re
ceived from Cascade county $29.224 as
half of Its 1923 protested tax on trans
mission lines, the settlement being an
tborlzed by the state board of equali
zation and L. A. Foot, atorney general,
as a basis for disposition of slmlllar
suits In 26 counties of th« state in con
nection with the 1923 assessments pre
scribed by the state board.
Fire Chief Honored
Chief W. O Alexander of Bozeman,
for many years fir* chief of that city.
wHI bo signally honored upon his re
tlremeat which If expected In the near
future. Chief Alexander haa devoted
the best years of hia life to the pro
tection of public property and is
worthy of the moat noted recognition.
Now Pla ygr ou n d Plannod
The Moth e r o * department of the
Womans' rioh of Plato* at a recent
meeting voted to continue the child
re«'* playground and plan* for financ
ing and securing supervisor« will be
made in the near future.
Payments Mors Favorable
R«pr**eDtatl¥*ft of th«? Hutto?,
Lower Y e llowston e. MUk River sod
Sun River reclamation project* gath
ered at Billing* to attend a conference
•n the claaslf!cation of Irrigable land*
on ttoelr several project» ae a part of
tho pian to help the owners secure a
more favorable term of payment of
the construction ch a rg e a utm o mi by
ifov üj •" nrnon
Tbs act at congre» p a ssed as a part
et 0m socoad deficiency MU an Da
&. 1984. provides far rariaostf!
ration of th* lands under irrigst*«»
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Price 80c.
Diver Carrie» Weight
The type of diver's suit most gener
ally used In Great Britain and the
ünlted States Is made of waterproof
cloth, with a helmet of tinned copper,
having circular glasses In front, and
valves to admit and discharge air. It»
weight Is about 275 pounds.
Freshen a Heavy Skin
With the antiseptic, fascinating Cutl
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented, economical face, skin, baby
and dusting powder and perfume.
Renders other perfumes superfluous.
One of the Cutlcura Teilet Trio (Soap,
Ointment, Talcum).—Advertisement.
Carp Frozen in Textu
A sudden and premature cold snap
In Texas caused the death of thou
sands of carp In Texas wafers early
In December. In shallow lakes, espe
cially, the water froze sufficiently to
kill the carp, while the perch and cat
fish escaped, only to be caught later.
CORNS
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Doesn't hurt one bit! Drap a llttlo
"FTeezooe" on an aching corn, instant
ly that com stops hurting, then short
ly you lift it right off with fingers.
Your druggist sella a tiny bottle of
"Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient to *
remove every hard com, soft corn, or
com between the toes, and the foot
calluses, without soreness or irritation.
Had Him Hooked
A stylish young man went to call
on a country girt, whom be bad met
the week before. He asked her to
play the piano and inquired If she
knew some popular pieces.
When she bad finished playing a
piece, he asked her, "Do you know
T Love You Truly'!"
She replied, "I wasn't certain, but
I hoped it." —
If you ose Red Cross Ball Blue In
your laundry, you will not be troubled
by them tiny rust spots, often caused
by inferior bluing. Try it and see.
Oases arising from heated asphalt
roads are reported to have caused
many deaths during the recent earth
quake in Jappn,
Pain in Your Side ?
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Yaktma. Wash.—"Dr. Pierce's Fa
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— Jut It helped
the pains ia my
«ides and »topped
the distress. I
tan highly re
commend it to
aay expectant
mother. I would
not be without
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hood. ''—Mrs.
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