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_ low mm m 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. I 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 - «ä»pyr®4 this ara» with the 14, mm» tmrn* «w** by totest , '™ ™ ™s ■■ * fSÄlHl 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 ; I I 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. $ K Halifax, Nova Scotia.—Eleven men of the crew of the steamer Morille were drowned near Shelburne, Nova Scotia. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS 5 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 j 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. * . 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. „ „ . „ _ , , . 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. -* 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. I ' 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. — --—- 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. % 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 ■ i'iriAfo' 'v r ^=—i ?.=r;: 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 % ♦ > development and bu si n ess ac ♦ { our whole community from fL naftctal less. Any authority on J the subject will swear by this statement. ,♦ > ♦ ♦ 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 % 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 ■MM The bird te»« bees shipped te Waah iagtte by the «r« is a u i fi fi M tei *• «tes«# mménMt te she . - *£!gs£ 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 t v F . hjSf ■ as 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 * W* 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 a • w * I m . AS feted* of fignroa—e É S® «*i*teattog toy» whaa pasted a --- «tel w» piece««* that arc «tea* M mm «eaten ' - I