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SWELLS REVENUE
TREASURY RECEIPTS FROM TAX
ATION GREATER THAN
PREVIOUS YEAR
74 MILLIONAIRES REPORTED
Gain of S.7 Per Cent Over Taxes Re
ceived On ths 1923
Incomes
Washington.—Despite a reduction In
rates, treasury receipts from taxation
on personal Incomes for 1924 are great
er by 125,482,680 than for the previous
M*nte total neroo haitax pay
year.
roents for 1924 Is 9689,184,185, or a
gain of 3.7 per cent over taxes re
ceived on the 1923 Incomes.
The growth In the total receipts oc
curred notwithstanding a decrease of
nearly 400,000 In the number of re
turns filed, which to September 80,
last, was 7,289,481.
Statlstics of the 1924 Income, made
public by the Internal revenue bureau
the house ways and means com
mute« neared completion of its work
on a new tax law. showed an aggregate
personal net Income of $25,028,210,809.
That amount, the bureau calculated,
•was about three-fourths of one per
cent greater than the net Income In
1928.
ns
Thousands of individual# found
themselves aligned in new classes of
Incomes and subject to different rates
of tax as a result of the changed ex
emptions, personal credits and rate#
made effective hy the present law.
though the number of persons report
ing Incomes of $1,000.000 and over
number 74 In each of the years of 1933
and 1924.
Death of Queen Alexandra
Sandringham. Eng.—Queen Mother
Alexandra, widow of King Edward VII
and mother of King George V, died
November 20 at Sandringham house.
Queen Alexandra passed to rest
among the peaceful rural surroundings
which she loved so well.
On December 1 the queen mother
would have celebrated the eighty-first
anniversary of her birth and all the In
habitants had been preparing In elab
orate fashion to celebrate the event at
Sandringham house.
Vaeolne for Spotttad Fever
Washington.—After several years
study, the public health sendee has
produced a vaccine leading It to be
lieve that protection may
human beings against Rock
spotted fevar. .-jH
The vaccine, still undergoing tests,
was produced at the cost of three
lives—Assistant Surgeon McClIntlc,
who died In Montana, and Laboratory
Assistants William E. Gettlnger and
George Cowan.
These men, termed by Surgeon Gen
eral Cummings as martyrs to science,
contracted the disease while making
laboratory studies, and died. If the
vaccine proves successful, health of
ficials declare It will mark a big step
Iw afforded
;y|mo
antate
forward In preventive Immunology.
Want Europe to Pay
Sacramento, Cal.—A resolution urg
ing that the United States collect In
full all money loaned to European na
tions was Introduced at the convention
the National Grange. It was brought
by Allen B. Cook, State Grange
manager of Connecticut, and received
heavy applause from the Grangers In
convention.
Lauds Marina Corps
Philadelphia.—The accomplishments
the United .States marine corps
from the day of Its foundation, No
veber 1. 1775. to the present have
more than fully justified its establish
ment, Secretary of the Navy Curtis D.
Wilbur declared at the dinner In cele
bration of the 150th anniversary of the
marine corps.
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Washington.—A corn crop of 8,018,
890,000 bushels, one-fifth farger than
of last year and the sixth In the
nation's history exceeding the three
billlon-bushel mark, has been announ
by the department of agriculture
Its November preliminary estimates.
Iowa, premier corn producing state,
surpassed all Its previous records
with an Indicated production of 477,
886,000 bushels.
Wilmington, Del.—An extra divi
the stock of B. L da Pont de
Nemours ft Co.
Chicago.—Plans tor a $21,000,000
school building program tor 1926, tbe
largest ever attempted by Chicago, are
announced by tbe board of education.
Twenty-four new elementary schools
five Junior high schools are in
cluded. Tbe new buildings will repre
sent ■ combined seating capacity of
, 000 . __
Cbriatmaa Tree Harvest
Washington.—The Joy that the
Christmas tree brings to tbe children
outweighs any damage that the
«string of these small trees does to
forests, the United States forest
mtwim stated in Indorsing the tinsel
hearer of tee ïaietKIe.
Roughly «»lla«ted. 3,600,000 ever
green» tee yearly cut of
Mstets trees, all of which could be
grow* m M5Ä» nerro «f feted. The
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Arizona Senator Favors Longer Lease
on Public Domain to
Stabilize Industry
Washlngton—President Ooolldge ha#
been urged by Senator Cameron of
Arizona to recommend In hla message
to congre»« pansage of a bill which
would permit cattlemen In western
states to lease public lands for grazing
purposes, for a period of at least 10
years. Under existing conditions, the
president was told, cattle raisers are
permitted to me ibe public domain
from year to year but have no assur
ance that they will be awarded the
same area In succeeding years; and
therefore, have not been able to fence
the lands and to put down water wells
The historic rivalry between sheep
raisers and cattle men of the west,
said Cameron, has passed to such an
extent that sheepmen have Joined with
the cattlemen In an effort to have
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grazing legislation enacted.
The senate public lands commute#,
of which Cameron Is a member, plans
to present a bill at the next session
providing for a 10-year lease, the sen
ator said. Regulations covering graz
ing permits are being drawn by the
forestry service, he said, pointing out
that stockmen would prefer that the
fee system be based on the area of
grazing land used Instead of basing
charges on the number of cattle I
grazed, which Is favored by the for
estry service.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia.—Eleven men
of the crew of the steamer Morille
were drowned near Shelburne, Nova
Scotia.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
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Genoa.—Merchants are campaigning
for dollar a year contributions to help
Italy pay Its war debt.
Toledo, Ohio.—Edward Llbbey. mill
lonalra glass manufacture and Infer-}
nationally known art connoisseur, died
at his home here.
Washington.—Sale of the Pan-Amer
lean steamship line of New York, was
voted by the shipping hoard. The
Cincinnati.—Charles P. Taft II. Cln
cinnatl lawyer and son of chief Jus
tlce of supreme court of the U. S.. Is
Munson bid was $4.104,000.
the new president of the International
V. M. C. A. He Is 28.
Pasadena, Cal.—Theft of $100,000 in
liberty bonds and $800 In currency
«•ns reported to Pasadena police by
lohn R. Osborn, wealthy Los Angeles
.tuslness man, who Is a guest nt a hotel
In that city.
Warsaw.—The Polish cabinet has
resigned, owing to a difference of opln
on between the ministers and the Bank
of Poland In regard to the method of
maintaining the exchange value of t he
zelottl, the Polish unit of currency.
Cincinnati.—The sentence of two
years' Imprisonment Imposed upon
Congressman John W. Langley of Ken
tucky, who was convicted oo»the charge
of violating the national prohibition
confirmed the United
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States circuit court of appeals here.
Florence, Italy.—Italy soon will be
able to boast of one of the world's
greatest railway tunnels. The double
track tube under the Apennines, part
of the electrified direct line between
here and Bologna, now In process of
construction, will measure IS kilo
meters (slightly more than 11 miles)
Moscow.—Under orders from the
government, every church, monstery,
cathedral and convent In Moscow has
been whitewashed. This gives the
otherwise drab city an air of Immacu
late cleanliness and purity.
Cleveland.—The fourth federal re
serve hank has announced a raise in
Its rediscount rate from 3% to 4 per
cent The action follows a similar In
crease recently at Boston. The 8^4
per cent has been in effect since Aug.
1, 1924.
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New York.—George H. Jones, vice
president of the Standard Oil company 1
of New Jersey, was elected chairman
of the board to succeed the late A C.
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Bedford. Walter C. Teagle remains
president gf Die company.
London.—Sir Ronald Stores, British I
governor of Jerusalem, is superintend
ing the restoration of Bethlehem. Gar
den of Gethsemane and Mount of
Olives to the state In which Jesus
Christ knew them.
New York.—The actual condition of
clearing house banks and trust com
panies for the week ending Nov. 14
show excess reserve of $44,683,470.
This Is an Increase of $52,626,680, com
pared with the previous week, when
a deficit in reserve of $7,943,200 was
reported.
Phoenix, Aria.—Jesse F. McDonald
of Leadvllle, former governor of Col
orado, was selected as president tor
the ensuing year by the Western Di
vision of the American Mining con
gress at its closing business session
here. —- "t
Hollywood, Oal.—Fred L. Talmadge,
father of Norma and Constance Tal
madge, film stars, and Natalie Tal
madge Keaton, died In Chase sanitar
ium here after an Illness of several
years. Mr. Talmadge, s former real
estate operator of Brooklyn, retired
ago when be moved to
four years
California.
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New York.—It cost P, F. Nolan,
Boriallst, seven cents to find that
New York did not want him as aa aid
Mann. He aver* this expand*«*«
was for term shtamp« and a
,
the rebel spirit
BHÜHH
THE ATMOSPHERE IS REPORTED
CALMER ALONG THE
MEDITERRANEAN
of
| Arrival of French Rsinforciments Has
SiOON NO LONGER
Removed the Danger of
Drue# Advance#
Beirut, Syria—A definite turn of the
situation In southern Lebanon in fav
or of the French is Indicated by the
most recent developments. French re
inforcements appear to have broken
I the spirit of the revolting Druse tribes
men In this region and have removed
the danger of the Druses reaching
I Jezzln on the road from Damascus to
Sldon. As a result, SIdon is no longer
menaced
A calmer atmosphere has been re
stored along the» entire Mediterranean
coast from Beirut southward to Tyre.
Native volunteers, heartened by the
* accesses of the French regular troops,
*re organizing everywhere.
The Druse« are believed to have lost
their best chance to reach the coast
when the French repulsed their at
tempts to take the bridges over the
Litany river. Sharp encounters here
resulted In 50 Druse casualties. The
French losses were small.
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Capt Foley Exonerated
I Washington.—Capt. Paul Foley
I exonerated by the Shenandoah naval
| w>urt of Inquiry of Mrs. Margaret Ross
Lansdowne's charge that he sought to
sway her testimony.
The court held that Captain Foley.
Its former Judge advocate, was not
j guilty of either seeking to cause false
testimony to be offered before the
[ court, or of seeking by
was
'Improper
means to Influence" the widow of the
Shenandoah's commander.
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Brooklyn. N. Y.. former vice president
of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and a prominent
club woman and suffrage worker, was
chosen president of the national union
h F unanimous vote of the fifty-first
annual convention.
Mrs. Boole succeeds Miss Anna
Adams Gordon of Evanston. Ill., who
was made honorary president for life
In recognition of her "many years of
devoted service."
Mrs. Boole Heads W. C. T. U.
Detroit. Mich.—Mrs. Ella Boole of
Farmers Union Flan Merger
Mitchell, S. D.—Plans for merging
farm organizations representing 23
agricultural states to provide a cen
tralized program of activity were
heard at the opening of the National
Farmers' Union convention here.
r~ Discussion of the proposed merger
of the farmers' union, the Equity Co
operative exchange and the National
Producers alliance Into a single co
operative body was one of the mat
ters scheduled for early consideration
at the sessions.
Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota,
Montana. Nebraska, North Dakota.
Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon and
South Dakota were represented at the
meeting.
Harbin, China.—All Russian secret
unions organized by both "Reds" and
"Whites" along the Chinese Eastern
I railway are being disbanded by Chin
ese authorities. These unions recent
ly have sprung up In great numbers
and have caused many quarrels be
tween various factions.
New York.—A hopeful sign of the
times Is found In larger and larger use
In New York City of fuel oil In the
place of coal. The lack of anthracite
Is compelling many large buildings
and hotels to install oil burners. Com
petition in fuels Is much needed in
all parts of the United States since
KllMt put on hls high priced
wings.
Denver.—Checks for approximately
hare recently been dlstrlb
ute d to beet growers In this territory
by Or^t Western Sugar company,
coring the minimum guarantee price
of delivered up to November 1.
Morq than half the money went to
Colorado growers, company officials
said.
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New York.—Crawford Livingston,
railroad builder and capitalist, died at
hls Fifth avenue home. He was 78
years old. Mr. Livingston, a native of
this city, played a prominent role In
the railroad development of the north
west. He founded the city of Livings
ton, Mont
Washington.—Mayor Kendrick of
Philadelphia has asked President Cool
Idge to permit Brig. Gen. Smedley D.
Butler, of the marine corps, to remain
as Philadelphia'* director of safety.
U. F. to Doubla Track
Omaha.—Double-tracking of the Un
ion Pacific railroad from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, to Ogdon. Utah, will be
completed at a cost of I2J500.000 by
1, 1926, under tens» af a
building program announced by the
railroad.
New York,—Hugh Antoine I^Arcy
author of the poem 'Tbe Face Upon
Tb« FSomr" baöw komm a# "the fh<*
Upon The Bar Room FI«»,** died el
haart teem» te the Laste« fctetetal
Me was ÜÉM «ML
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JÎ bought hsre >• not only ■ loaa to
V our merchant» but a distinct loss
to ths person who buys else
where, because It retards local
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{ our whole community from fL
naftctal less. Any authority on
J the subject will swear by this
statement.
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FORESTRY MAN
SOUNDS ALARM
Tells Sportsman In Convention at HsL
Want
ans That
Too Much
Steps contemplated by the western
stockmen using grazing grounds in
forest reserves to press a law through
congress establishing s board of con
trol, superior to the secretary of the
Interior, demanding nominal grazing
fees, based on the cost of administra
tion, rather than the value of forage,
and allowing them to fence and band
down forest areas with deeds to,the
ranchers, were called to the attention
of the Montana Sportsmen's associ
ation at Helena by Fred Shoemaker of
the forest service. Activities of stock
men threaten Interests of other users
of the forests, he explained.
"We are striving diligently to pro
tect the Interests of all concerned and
at the same time preserve the forests,
fish and game for the benefit of pos
terity,'' he said.
Lawyer Sues for Fees
Stilt for $2,500 In attorney's fees and
costs are sought by T. H. MacDonald,
Kitllspell attorney. In a suit filed there
against the Montana Wheat Growers
associations _
In his complaint. MacDonald states
that on Jan. 1, 1925, the defendants,
through their agents, engaged him to
act as their attorney to bring suit to
test the validity of certain forms of
contract for the marketing of wheat
en t ereil Into by the defendant corpor
ation In the county
Mr. MacDonald states that he ac
cordingly brought three actions at law,
and that he has been ready at all
times to continue his services, but that
June last defendants stipulated with
the representatives of the corporation
against which the actions were pend
be dismissed
plaintiff to
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log that the same sho
nhd settled; directed
dismiss the suits and refused to permit
him to further prosecute the same.
Fire Does Much Damage
Six buildings were damaged to the
extent of $35.000 In a fire at Big Sandy
30 miles south of Havre, according to
word received there.
The fire was In the block bounded
on one corner by the Northern Mon
tana bank and the Bear Paw restaur
ant on the other. These buildings es
but all of the Interven
ing buildings were destroyed.
The postoffice was In the path of
the flames, but was saved, although
its exterior was badly damaged. Some
of the places will be rebuilt Immediate
ly It was announced.
Bank Fays Dividend
The second dividend to holders of
certificates of deposit In the old Em
pire Bank and Trust company of
Le Wigtown, amounting to 20 per cent,
has been paid by the Central Bank and
Trust company.
Good- business has enabled the offi
cers to pay this amount a year In ad
vance of the time when the agreement
said it should be paid.
The state public utilities commission
bos ordered an examination of the
records of several northeastern Mon
tana public utilities for the purpose of
determining the reasonableness of
rates snd service furnished by these
companies. The utilities to be exam
ined are the Scobey Utilities company,
of Scobey; the Plentywood Electric
company, of Plentywood ; the Montana
and Whltetall Electric plant, of White
tall, and the Union Electric company,
of Dillon. The examinations will be
made by the auditor of the commis
sion. Grant Reed, who leaves for the
northeastern section of the state as
soon as be can complete certain work
In the offices of the commission.
Roundup Planned
County Clerk and Recorder Tom
Young has announced that plans for
tbe roundup of abandoned horses te
the northern section of Park county
are well under way and that tb*
roundup will be Matted within a few
days. Peter KlUom has been appoint
ed foreman of the ronodup. he said,
and has posted Ute $5,000 bond as re
quired te M»
The White Hows* Turkey
The Ponders county turkey which
President snd Mm Ooolidge sad their
guests will have as the big feature of
the White boos* Thanks giving table,
wlll be a product of the farm of Mrs.
W. B, Bowsftsf vt Onarad. Bar bird
was adjudged a perfect Impound
young tom ami was selected from a
large «amber of turkey*, all eg which
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The bird te»« bees shipped te Waah
iagtte by the
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the coffers of the federal government
from the sale of whisky carrying auto
mobiles captured In Montana In n per
iod of a few months, according to B.
M. WelHver of Helena, administrative
assistent to the regional director.
The season's toll has been 61 ante
mobiles In the state, Ur. Welllver said.
All hot 15 of these have been sold.
Seven of the cars stlU on hand have
been tamed over to the nee of Um fed
eral men. The cars caught In I Hielt
liquor traffic are confiscated, either
ander the Internal revenue act or the
cue to me act.
Twenty-three Elk Killed
Daring the three-day open season on
bull elk in Jefferson county hunters
brought out 28 animats, according to
figures compiled by Jack W. Carney,
chief deputy state game warden, who
has been In the district. Mr. Carney
reports that feed and cover Js plenti
ful and that the elk are In good con
dition.
Branch Lins Started
Unloading of material for the con
struction + of the Blackfoot valley
branch of the Milwaukee railway baa
been started and 40 men are employed
In raising track and ballasting.
The Milwaukee railway has bad
large quantities of rails, ties and other
material on sidetracks awaiting dis
tribution for s»veral weeks. The work
was not undertaken earlier because
permission was not granted by the in
terstate commerce commission to go
ahead with the work until a.few days
ago. At that time the Blackfoot was
snowbound and nothing could be done.
The Canning Industry
Montana's part in the canning Indns
try of the United States is becoming
more pronounced, according to figures
which Clarence Conrad gave In a talk
at the Advertising club luncheon at
Great Falls recently.
About 400,000 cases of Montana peas
were canned this yeor, Mr. Conrad
said. Montana cherries are one of the
choicest fruit* on the canned goods
market, .he asserted. Another product
of this state which Is getting Into the
Industry is beans.
Treasure Stale Tabloids
Lester O. Punch of Billings was ap
pointed a member of the board of park
commissioners of that place by Gov.
J. E. Erickson.
M. P. Skinner, field naturalist for
the Roosevelt Wild Life experiment
station at Syracuse, N. Y„ was In Yel
lowstone park during the summer and
fall making a study of elk.
William Drummond, a constable. Is
the new chief of police at Roundup,
succeeding W, C. Pyle, who held that
office for three year*. Pyle resigned
and Mayor A. C. Dye immediately ac
cepted the resignation.
Mrs. C. L. Williams of Monterey,
Cal., won the KUOM box of Montana
apples offered radio fans who heard
the program broadcast November 10
at the greatest distance, by the state
university station at Missoula.
Plans for the erection of a two-story
brick temple at Great Falls have vir
tually been completed by the Knights
of Pythias. The proposed - building
will cost between $25,000 and $30,000
and will form an adequate home for
the lodge and its auxiliaries.
To celebrate the payment of all in
debtedness against the Lepper Mei
orlal community hall at Flatwlllow,
near Wlnnett. a free dance was staged
there Friday, November 18. The ball
was built in 1921 as a memorial to
Howard Lepper, who was a prominent,
and popular resident of the Flatwlllow
country.
Fire of undetermined origin broke
ont In the big building of the Nevin
Frank company, at the southwestern
edge of Butte, and the damage result
ing Is estimated at $150,000. The
Nevln-Frank company, beverage manu
facturers and wholesalers of dry goods
and notions, is a prominent enterprise
of that city.
Gaining entrance through a side
window into the home of Clara Mur
ray of Miles City, burglars, after In
specting some silverware and other
articles of value and apparently look
ing for money and jewelry only, car
ried away a 400-pound steel safe for a
distance of more than a block, when It
was loaded onto an automobile and re
moved to parts unknown.
Using for a target the automobile
owned by Sylvester Ryan, head yard
master of the B. A. ft P. railroad, two
Anaconda youngsters ruined the ma
chine and landed In Jail. As a pesait
of the boys' activities their parente
have been put to the expense of pro
viding a new body for the machine.
During the past season, extending
from May 1 to October 15, a total of
5,500 cars was registered at the Mis
soula auto park, according to reports
received by the board of directors of
the char ar of commerce. The re
ceipts we.e $2,795, each car paying 50
cents a day for accommoda rions in tee
park.
drivigg turned over on the CircteGlen
diva road recently. The ear whs bad
ly w«utea*L
Olaf Wahl asse s s o r of McCone coon
ty, was Injured when tbe car be was
Albert Oases aged 10, «sa of Mr
and Mrs Oari Gesso of
drowned white «hattet at Baker teh«
sum teat blare. The was es
Wh« nateed Io the k«r»
wtos p tee im hrofee wore mmÊÊst t»
Nice Things for
Christmas Gifts
Favorit* Gifts
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Painted metal shoe trees are among
the old favorites In gifts that appear
In new guise this year. On a black
pair grotesque face« promise smiling
and faithful service to a master, and
on a blue pair pretty pink bioosoms
bespeak a mistress' approval
Lo, the Poor hulian
Great wilt beTbe elation of the small
boy who wakes up on Christmas morn
ing to find himself in possession of an
Indian camp, with trees, tepees, men
and squaws on a green-covered board.
These are all made of crepe paper and
wire, which is wound with strips of
the paper to fashion the figures.
Small canoes may be made of paper
or real birch bark, blankets of bits of
cloth and war bonnets of tiny feathers
or paper.
Clever Sewing Bag
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A clever work bag that every woman
will like has made its appaarancs
among novelties tor Christmas. It
may be used as a sewing bag or te
carry one's knitting, or other pickup
work, to the club or elsewhere. Noth
ing more unusual than an old straw
hat crown, some figured silk sad lamp
shads or bead fringe Is needed te
make It. Tbe straw bottom Is lined
with plain sateen and tbe top ciossd
with a silk cord.
Scroll Saw Toys
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