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l C. C. ORDERS LIVESTOCK RATES ARE FOUND HIOH IN NORTHWEST STATES GUT WILL AFFECT MONTANA ds Are Ordered to FI* a New ledule for Cattla and 8 haep Before June 22. * • The Interstate commerce commis sion has found to be unreasonable rates on beef Cattle, In carload lots, and On sheep and lambs. In double deck cars, from points In Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, to Chicago, St Paul, Omaha and other mid-western and Missouri river mark efs. Reasonable maximum rates were ordered prescribe«!, and claims for re parations were reeerved for further hearings. The commission ordered the rail roads to (Httabllsh on or before June 22 rate* to th«e points not exceeding rates ranging from 63 cents on beef «tile and TO cents on sheep and lambs a hundred pounds for 1.000 miles, to $ 1 , 0 « for beef «utile and $ 1.10 for ah«»ep and lambs for 2,000 miles, sub ject to present minimum weights. The action was filed nearly two years ago by livestock shippers of Ore gon and declared the livestock rates In the four northwestern «tat« un reasonable and unduly prejudicial. The Montana rommlsslon did not ap pear In the «se but prepared sfatlstl« and data for use by attorneys repre senting tbe shippers. I I I ! New Industry In State Montana Is destined to play a lending part In fhe manufacture of steel with the expected developement of the Im . plcted which will assure utilization of fhu rainai.)» This chrome .lerwis't It 1« stated oc mtro In thTfor nTf nn lmmet"se dike curs In the r rat of an im en e ill e I, cannot be compared w th any other «^roi'nron« X^me VeZul Ilf Orvron and oil er states Chrome naaliv ,M-cnrs In what are known as w ^nantie from each other thus making mining one rations wher thus making mining operations aV Columbus the ore In nlaces Is aaid to he 10 feet thick with an aver see m'ncable denth It Is averted of Ä«.^. # ÄT?&S The estimated qnanlty of mineable chrome ore at Columbus Is 100,000 . . ***■ mense chrome beds near Columbus by the American Chrome Products com pany. a deal having recently been com Bynum Project Rub-contractors employed on the «11a trihntlon system for the Bynum Irri gation project will resume work, ac cording to Phil I. Cole of Choteau. Despite the delay, Mr. Cole stated that the construction work probably will he completed this senason and water will be available for use on about 10.000 of fhe 25,000 acres of the pro ject by June 1 of this year. The main feeder «nais from both the Teton river and Muddy creek to the reservoir have been completed and some water Is being stored already. The dam in Its present condition Is capable of storing 69.000 acre feet of water, but the construction program «Ils for raising It* height seven feet and when this work is completed It will be possible to store 100,009 acre feet. This will be sufficient to Insure an adequate wafer supply f«w all of the land which Is to be served, Mr. Cole said. Sand War Trophies A car of German war trophies have reached Helena for dl«rlbutlon In this «ate through the medium of lo«I posts of the American Legion or other civic organization in towns where no posts are 1 orated. The trophies are being nent to Adjutant General Williams by the war department from Newark, N. J The shipment consl«s of rifles, ma chine guns, swords, sabres, bayonets, lances, gas masks and ranteens. Distribution is to be made upon ap pliratioos from Ameriran Legion poets nnd other organizations, and it Is be lieved that appliratkms already on file will practically exhaust the shipment and for this purpose an appropriation of $2.500 waa made by the last legis lature. New Football Coach at "U" Major Frank W. MHburn has be« selected as foot bell coach at Montana State university, (t has be« announced by President C. H. Clapp. Major M0 burn will also become commandant of the re se r v e officers' training corps unit nt the university. MU burn sac coeds Click Clark, who rorigned as coach at the end of the 1825 football J. H. Jones, knoom os "N« Perce" Jones, died of pneumonia at PhUtpo burg, at tee age of 82. He wae tee •ole survivor of the Mount Emelin* by Nea Perce Indian* to 1887, «♦er Phütpsh««g I» honor of tbe lata Senator Paris Gibeoo, of Montana, tee interior dw permiens km anounced tee mm «or the Sun River Irrigation project, to Umt&a* win be called -Gib taw tall far * mmarf «raclure more tes* 366 f»*t htffe and MW feet long. MW **. cur in Urge That 1*20 Schadul« of Aaasaa manta B« Reduced to the 1128 Seale A redaction In the schedule for ns •eagraeftt of sheep for 1.926. was sought by a delegation of prominent sheep growers, who recently appeared before the state board of equalisation. The telega t Ion appeared as représentât Ire if the Montana Wool Growers' associ ation. The delegation asked that the «ate board recommend to the assessors of the varions counties of the state* that they make their assessments of sheep upon the basis of the 1029 schedules. Instead of ander the schedule adapted by the assessors at their meeting In Helena a month or so ago. The 1026 schedule was upon a basla of about $2 per head higher than the 1029 schedule. The delegation left the 'onferonce with the understanding that It would submit a formal resolution and material with which to support their arguments that the 1028 assess ment Is excessive and higher, propor tionately. than the schedule' on other classes of livestock. rcasurt Stab Tabloid* The senate has passed the house bill granting the Inclusion of school lands In the Shaw division of the Sun River reclamation proj«t In Montana. There were 50.969 passenger auto mobiles and truck* registered In the »täte up to April 1. This number Is 11,709 greater than la« year, up to the «ame time. The 10 lending count!« In amount of receipts from auto II -enses, s«*cure three-fifths of the total distribution. They are Sliver Bow. Cascade. Yellowstone, Missoula, Gal latin. Flathead, Lewis and Clark, Fer A $9,000,000 corporation, the Ferdig Oil company. h«M»vlly backed by New j v „ pb *, Bn 1 wIth j * rk " nd Mlnn<> sotn capital and with » pro>rn,m 0H!linK for ,ho drlll ' n * of I f the Kevin ' g utl |, nra , 0 |j fj e |d. j Q ^ I was the velocity of the wind that It ■ hleTr w,re off wtre fenct **> tore np hav an<1 , ' tn,w MRrk8 ' nlln(v1 hayracks and farm machinery, ripped fhe nvU off {rnn „ hul , ri , flp( Bnd R( . n . dlsl< >cated the scenery. Rus i <ian 'h 1 **!« which had piled up along lh< ' harheil wire fenc« seemed to fur rÂÏTTÎrÂtsr ÏTÈouT 1 ' " : . ->cr Is 394. the largest In Its hlrtory, , n ,i P i,as a waiting list of between 300 and Too feeble-minded hoys and giris whom 1 , is not aide ,0 accommo date. Superintendent H J. Mensemer has rejorteil to the state board of education. gus. rVcr Lodge and Park. Miss Mildred White, daughter of Mrs, Florence White of Bozeman, baa received from national headquarters of Camp Fire Girls, a national thrift award. In recognition of her neat thrift chart* and the way In which she bound the charts are so well done, they will be sent to the national convention of Camp Fire Girts at Stockton, Cal., for exhibition. Between 200 and 300 United Com mercial Travelers, Including some 90 delegates are expected at Great Falls, June 10. 11 and 12 for the grand coun cil meeting of the United Commençai Travelers of Utah, Idaho and Montana. Angells Andrew, y 5-ear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrew, Flat head Indians of Arlee, Is dead as the her 1 clothe* canght fire to a field at the ranch home three mil« east of Arlee. Fruit buds In sight lndl«te a good crop In the Stevenavllle dlrtrict, ac cording to Henry Bnck of Stevens vllle, pioneer orchard 1 st. Mr. Buck «aid that hi* trees were literally covei^ ed with blossoms. "There Is only one thing to fear," Mr. Bu«k said, "and that Is the frost. The snow is well j down on the mountains and the nights ' are cold, but the fruit spurs have not ! been damaged and we are hopeful that j the fruit will not be hurt." Edward F. Flynn, director of public j relations of the Groat Northern rail road. to an address delivered before the Groat Fall* Civltan club, declared that groat opportun!!!« ex» 1 st to spread knowledge of the resource« and bistort«! 8 ignifl«nce of ««era and central Montana ns the result of the visit on July 18 of this year to Fort Bent«» and Grant Falls of the Colum bia River Historical expedition. Many •f the htotoriaas nnd writer* who ac companied the Gnat Northern's Upper Missouri expedition to« summer will be on the tour this veer. The fact that Fort Benton and Great Faite will be the only «ops to Moo tan* gives «rasa to this region, according to Mr. Flynn, and emphasise* the laaporta»« the«« men as mach as ot 1 possible. A new era to Butte motieo picture dom will begin June IS when tee North Ameriran Theatre*. Incorporated, will take over the management of the Rialto and Ameriran theatre* from tec Sa ver Bow Am Accepting nn to vita tins extended him by tee tri-city Rotary Livingston «entai«, 8 teph«a T. Ma tear, director of national parka, has sent word teat ha win ha at Oardtoar tor the UL Montana Ranch Neu High honors In batter fat product Ion among Montana's cow testlna aaWwH«. tlona for the month of February ware won X " •T *r ; owned by L. W. McCarthy of the Lake ^ T f«? AMWC,,tUK> F**" a production of 82.8 podnd. ofbtttor. fat for the month. Tbs cow prpdoced but 1190 pounds of milk, (bring sixth place In milk prodnctl ml leading milk producer for the toonth I QO nW t yjOm oatKM^^ By JOHN DEXTER i, rt , L v tr ic v^Vir»* ÆfV* Testlna £ *Jk iSÎÏ Sir Testing -lub 215)8 J^Vnit îLtnfîSîi on r ret place In average bntter fs 1 îl? Ts " flm ,° n ^ th f î > , < ' n5 * of *** s than 1. cows In the testing organisa Io f" OT i" e ««te. with a record of ... pounds per cow Among the herds of l. or morecows. Jan Jansma * Hoi steins of the Yellowstone Association a #o,lQ OPI>e<i J th ^ HL* of 01 /.3 pounds of milk and 81.8 pounds of butter fat per cow The Flathead low Testing '"ub was first In avenge production among tbe organizations of the state with a production of 801 pounds^ of milk and 28.4 pounds of butter fat. The 1 ellowstone Associa tlon led the larger organisations with "" ° f . 7 "]° P ° und8 mllk and 2i.8 pounds of butter fat. | The farmer who gets his wheat, oats j and barley In around April 19 In most parts of Montana has a two to one j belter chance of getting a good crop than the one who does not plant until a month later, according tq D. B. No b!e, county agent of Roosevelt county, In discussing the question of seeding time with the fanners of his county. I According to Mr. Noble the best chance BM The was ÄT 2 TÄ rs."" TrLST, m j dI( , <>f April When seeding is de Iin m 1 „r„r. nw 0 i,. unfil May 1 the cro P *• {0 b{> reduced a third and If the seed Is not put In the ground until May 19 ^ly a half a crop Is likely to result, H Mr ,j a i n a „|k 0 t h a t for this reason "J ïîm« with summer falbnrrtTr l uTls ln beueTposuZlhan I the one who depends upon spring plow j Ing. In « late s«son the fallow land can he planted ns soon as the soil it j j„ proper condition. Unprepared land ^ £ plowwJ nm ^ * hls nwes . Mrl ly delays seeding. Mr. NoW# be iptves that this Is «me of the Stoong arguments for growing corn and Rm "'"'Üïî _ ■ ^ lBtb * t * Uan4 ter show greater returns above feed _ va ,. C ° 8t * th *» tho^ freshening at other »f thl ZTlkl ro^«^ C«w* TertT k { b fhe aModafion show that wlll . (ef freshpniH , wwg produce<1 »» 4.4 pounds of butter fat. hte spring fresh ened cows, 280.3 pounds, summer fresh ened cows, 209.5 pounds and fall freshened cows, 281.4 pounds. The value of tbe butter fat produced also was greatest from winter freshened cows, being $ 121 . $105. $109. and $118 in the order named. The cost of feed was a little higher In the case of the cows freshening In the winter tim« but there still was a decided ma rgln of profit in favor Of the winter sessoA. Cows freshened in the winter showed a return above feed costs of $77.66 while the returns from cows freshened In the spring was $89.41, summer,$05.76 and fall. $72.12. Æ Bridger. —Twelve tons of beet seed have Just been distributed here to farmers who have contract* with the Great Western Sugar company. «rload, estimated at about the same qnanlty, was distributed among the Fromberg growers. The seed «liMritol ted at Bridger will be plant«« by grow er* of this kwality and those tributary to Gnpfon and Golden, Seeding <rf the new crop Is expected to be in pro gress by April 15, aud an unusual fffort Is being made by factory officiate and fleldmen for a greater tonn pen»ere this year than ever befog*. Mo« of the seed distributed this year Is Imported from Germany, probably the greatest sugar beet producing tioo In tbe world. During tbe war the company conducted Its own seed farm and still organisation for totaim a skeleton of an la emergency. Mil« City-—Mil« City land deahn who are keeping to rioee touch with realty transactions to this sectioa of the stae, estimate that 180,000 acre» of toad to southeastern Montana bau* been »old during the past 10 months, a good Indication of tbe totere« omt aidera ora taking to Treasure state Get rorty raWhoge and ranllflowag mod started. It is much cheaper thus to have to buy plants at the la« mto Wfcol grower* ora optimistic a« only to Montana but throughout tee west Era T. Wight, «*cre«*F of the National Wool Growers s«*odft TW# ye* r » crap ja Brot dass, be sntd. «toe «raRy to favorable weather condttMMB Ë5 Montana. Mr. Wight «eye, mm to teds was ß rat • to tahe advantage of tee •act. Brat« a»« Utah. Ration Test For Breeding Cows Tbe breeding cows of tha beef herd will get alone very well darin« the winter and produce « satisfactory crop of calree on a ration of silage and straw, according to resnita I fwdln * ***** out at the First I Livestock Day program at the Vortfie ™ Montana Experiment Statu» S yjÄ Mo^r ££ ^ dlw:ilM i OM . took part In - g lire stock Judging conte« and condoled a loor of-tbe experimental farm. 1 Governor J; E. Erickson, O. M. Arnett, professor of »aimai husbandry at Montana State College, George Mor , 8 *n. superintendent of the Havre 8 ta tfon a » d Lo ° 1 » Vlnke, livestock Invee flgator for the Montana Experiment I station Fere the principal speakers, Pettn F B Llnfleld, director of the Montana Experiment Stall«», presided, Among tbe Interesting experimental [ resu i t8 disclosed was that breeding rowB do not ne ed to be fed an elaborate rat i on 0 f ^ch fee«!* during the winter! to produce a good calf crop. If cows ^ j n the W | n ter in good condition, heavy gains are not necessary and L^j, feeds a8 Btraw and silage are Mtlafactory . , Thm row. should be led more generously so that they will pick up we jgjj t before calving. In a com p^g^ 0 f different common Montana feeds for feeding breeding cows during the winter It was found that when al falfa hay u wopth | 10 b!ueJo i nt hay Is worth $12, corn sHage $8.90, corn fodUer gg atraw g 2 .50 and Cottonseed cake $90. The Livestock Day program was the culmination of five years of livestock feeding experiments at tbe Northern Montana Station and con corned the feeding of beef cows, year lings and two-year-olds, and hogs. The experimental work wUl be continued and It Is planned to make Livestock j Day an annual event. - 1 Montana may well NaUowü E " D -> " h " 6 " ,or "" *' b * v lng thou 8 ht to the Improve | ment of the eggs marketed In the state arw1 ' and t0 tl1 * common w cartola weak I ne8SMf * ln P«^ nt marketing and dto trlbutlng systems, according to Mias H - & Cushman, poultry special)« the Montana Extension Servi« who has been apolnted chairman of the Egg I °«€ committee for Montana. The specialist points out that as far Montana is concerned the objectives I ot the E *g I> 8 5' effort will be much the same as the objectives of the An nnaI **»tm Egg Show—to focus atten * ion on th * food value of eggs and develop« home markets for Montana SÄSt=.*SÄ£S: "In '"ctîlÎLΫ^ d£ mnn .,_ nf .v. mnmmer tt.» «.nan manus of the consumer. The consu mere part Is to learn that Montana can doM P roduce as hlah <m«Hty pro ZW* 8h ' PP ^ ^ ^ ^ « at ^ Potato growers of northern Montana have decided to re-organise the Nor thern Certified Seed Potato Growers' Association Into a potato marketing organization to handle the high quality potato seed produced In this part of the state. The original organisation was established something over a year ago for the purpose of encouraging seed potato product!«» and to assist to maintaining the qnallty of the potn toea produced. These objectives will be retained to the new organization but tfae Increasing amount of potato« pro dneed brought abbot a demand for ox tending the cooperative effort to to chtde marketing. Committees are now at work drawing up by-laws and a suitable form of contract for the new association. A Infectious abortion of sheep, while not es common as abortion of «tfle. do« «ns« serious loss« to occasional flocks in Montana according to a recent bulletin on the subject by Dr. Howard Welch, veterinarian for the Montana Experiment Station and Dr. Hadllegh Marsh, pathologl« for Montana Live Mock Sanitary Board. The disease apparently Is «used by a microscopic organism known aa a vibrio which Is found In «agnnnt water. Sheep be come Infected when drinking ouch water after the breeding season. The doctors advise otrty U clean, fresh water supply for pregnant «ewes. The bulletin, known an "Infectious Abortion to Sheep," No. 181. may be obtained from the Montana Experiment Station, Farmers of Talley county took ad vantage of the early appearance of ground squirrels to Start ext «va tea tien campaigns before the plan ting started. During tee month more than of poison bolt were distributed to tee tarm areas of tee county. born it tee first good day. ft (s a of Start the tarty tomato plante for have made their Unit pair «< teavw and ■ a 12 psz «ad IS par cane to kmsm 'Che. of (ar r ^ mi j An«tou> i**um fir-mu a»i-r^« "T—, "fr **** ro '• gt , CAMAY VETERANS . #.r™ Embarkation details for the là» 1 to uw > j convention of the American Legion in Parfk have been announced by the France convention tr**fel committee of the Legion In the form of a map wMcb j ha* provoked wide oonnbent among th* tkooaanda of Leglonaaire* who anticipate going to France In 1927. The map tells at a glance how 30.000 veterans of the World war will be loaded aboard twenty-four liners at seven American ports In the greatest j peace-time pilgrimage In the history of the world. It also shows exactly I how much It will cost for a round trip j ticket from the capitals of each ojf the forty-eight states to tbe different porta { of embarkation assigned tbe states, I France convention travel committee, the map Involved months of consul ta tion with representatives of the seven j steamship Un« commissioned to trans port tbe army of veterans back to France and with representatives of j all the principal railroads In America, I Fork the delegations of twenty states j will embark for France, approximately 12,000 men, said to be a single pass J enggr embarkation larger than ever before sailed out of New York harbor, These will be carried on the ships of five lines. The «at« going out of New York represent a wide belt, «retching «cross the continent from California " d Oregon to New York, Pennsyl Prepared under the direction of the It shows that from the port of New TÄu».««p« J indicated on the map for tbe embarka tlon of Legionnaires. ^ From It will ' ' : Sm re*-, Bowmafl Eider. I sail tbe delegations of the seven north *rn states along the Canadian border j from Washington to Michigan, } land statea. j will go Legionnaires from five middle southern states. Virginia, W«wt Vlr j gin la, Kentucky. Term j Carolina, and the District of Coiam bl*. Charta««», & CL, will be responsible of I Arkansas on the weit to Sooth Caro J Una on the east Florida to tbe only | «ate which aril! have the distinction Bo«on will embark six New Eng Prom Hampton Roads and North for the embarkation states, from five of Its own exclusive embarkation port, Florida Legionnaire« embarking from I Jacksonville The three southwestern ot Arison*, New Mexico and j Te ™ wiu board liners for Europe at «""er Houston or Gal vest 00 . Texas. while one of the ship* from Texas wlU coll at New Orleans to pick up Louisiana Legionnaires. In making tbe assignments, tbe com mittee in charge has made an effort re Legtonneires as much time to and money as poasible, according to Bowman Elder, of Indiana polls, the chairman of tbe committee. In practically every case the port se lected la tbe one quickly ranched from the states sa che* pi y and of noire* who want t* go to calculate ex actfy how will be requ i red for According to Join J, Wicker, Jr, ef tee - nil to of tee to r. ft has tea is $ 806 , I« Tor Toa.* I tasrt.gwt It «at of / mi* April 22, 1926. 9 HOMES - MADE HAPPT Br Women Wlko Used Lydia Jt Pmkbam's Compoona "I bat and I think tt is • moot-wonderful «dlelae I ever mär In the state by Mrs. Shoup of View, miaola. declare« that tha ah* is to thaa Mrs. J. Btorms of 1 Lqaa Btraet. Pat won, N, J., writes: tad oil my Theo* statements were token from two enthusiastic letters which tell of taalp that Jam bees received from g the Vegetable Compound. Both Mrs. Shoup and Mrs. Storms were in a run-down condition which caused them much uabappimwa. When women are sutbnUig from tack of strength and from Feokneao, their own life and that of their-family is affected. When they fee] well a«d strong and are able to do their housework easily, happy homes are the result. - Thousands of testimonial letters have been received from women in different walks of life, stating that the Com pound has helped them.' , PARICJEJR'S. hair balsam ■—■lu»*»* anna mil -nm* ** * I'CeAbut mm* rtSfWmdmdtUr 1 •$ PronrlRt». HiNDEücoPwi» *_I_ "asksissa f 9 Cuticnra Talcum Unadulterated . Exquisitely Scented How to Get One To one of tbe chapters of a widely known national college sorority «me a sister from a "hi«*" school bat with splendid recommendations After only a perfunctory examination the mem ber was Invited to become affiliated, but with, oh, how many regrets later. Her taste regarding men was striking, for she was immediately end repeated ly seen In company with tbe campus Joke, a veritable Ich* bod Crane. Amt to the Ul-diagulsed comments of her staters she was invulnerable. "You. could have gotten him, too," *he told them, "If you had Just «îoq net ted him like I did."—Indianapolis News. --Bed Croos Boll Blue to tbe fine« product of its kind In the world. Ev ery woman who has used it know» this statement to be true.—Adveniae A Little Progress Whenever we get to feeling de pressed by the thought that our girls are not we*ring enough to satisfy tbe demands of propriety we «roll tote the art gallery and look at our authen tic portrait of Cleopatra and return to fa« the situation with renewed courage, realising that at lea« a lit tle progrès# has been made to the course of the la« 2.000 years, quite a little, to fact.—Ohio Style Journal. New Style Screw Driver A recently invented screw driver to made so that It holds any screw by its slot It starts screws easily to dif ficult places. By applying pressure on the top, two steel clips are released from the toot When the screw driver is placed to the riot of the screw and pressure released these clips spread apart securing themselves tightly In the riot Women as Pharmacists Prescription filling by women to on the increase to Manila, lu tbe late« crop ot 110 pharmacist* who took th« oath before tbe board of therkpeutical Ail people have their feelings hurt bat some don't care ao mach. Wang Vss flat? hnSsSol .stabbing poms? mym tired, raw Thaa teak to war Used SSrt. «tote sz ipr igs-ift jjiritrif f E teas Cam A ««£**' m lSS S- m. a * mm **R Itart, aaya; T*p -boat a tMBMt t*i •tawgaterty buck waa mo •ot ■r: « °1 f hmrti a great Omt «t Ooaarts Ft*»» amt B a gte sd to Doom-» PELLS DOAN'S aw