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NITRO CAPTAIN COMPLETESTASK K. G. Smith and J. C. Wade to Receive Claims of Mon tana Men. Captain F. E. Townsend, government representative who has been here in vestigating claims of Montiina men who were sent to Nitro, W. Va., last No vember, but returned dissatisfied, saying conditions there were not as had been represented to them, left for New York <-ity last evening, accompanied by his secretary. Roland II. Horning. Captain Townsend has appointed 14. C. Smith and J. C. Wade, two Great Falls men who have bad considerable experience handling claims of various kinds, to duty at the local office of the United States Employment service. They will receive claims turned in by the men and forward them with the necessary accompanying data to the proper officials at Nitro. .All claims fianlly approved at Nitro will be settled for by the disbursing officer of the plant. Smilh and Wade will also visit the other larger cities of the state to receive claims there. Governor Approves Plan. While at Helena Captain Townsend submitted the government's plan of treat iug tie men to Governor Stewart and the state's chief executive has approved the plan. Captain Townsend has divided the claims into two classifications. No. 1 will include all claims for transporta tion to and from Nitro. all baggage charges, applications to have baggage now stored at Nitro returned, bills for meals and lodging en route to or from the plant and statements calling for re imbursement of transportation 011 the bodies of men who died at Nitro. No. 2 ••laims will include anything else turned in by the men. The first classification is definite. That is, the government au thorizes Captain Townsend to approve all apparently fair statements turned in GRIP. INFLUENZA Hamlin's Wizard Oil a Reliable, Antiseptic Preventive During influenza epidemics spray the nose and throat several times a day with one part Wizard Oil and two parts water, using an atomizer. If you haven't an atomizer, gargle the throat and snuff the mixture up the nose. This treatment sets up an antiseptic wall of defense against "Flu" germs. , Chest colds and sore throat lead to grip. Stop them at once with Wizard Oil before they can develop into dtfngerous influenza. (Jet it from the druggists for -10c. If not satisfied, return the bottle and get your money back. Ever constipated or have sick head ache? Just try Wizard Liver Whips, pleasant little pink pills, 30c at druggists. Guaranteed.—Adv. inn 11 m m a m w m nm m hhhi bwii wi i u rn an « 1111 1 |SBIISBHHIIIIIIIIIIBIHKII»lBIIBlllIllEIIIIIIH3ili1BiaailIlilHllBaHlllBeaag 11 IHNITURE THAT MAKES I I | | ....HHHIES OF OFFICES- | j 11 £ S Each article of our office furniture has wonderful possibilities—the I ■ possibility that it will help to make some office comfortable. It is § ■ the sort of office furniture that helps people to read their ideals. You g 5 can find just the thing you need for your office at Coy's, and you can m g be assured that you are not burdening yourself with unnecessary ex- g ■ penses, as all our office equipment is moderately priced—a price j 5 consistent with good quality , i Among I 1 1 the I £ i o Assets | RcvoJving off^e 1 | Satin Brass Costamer | Q<f j§ I Chairs | Vernis Martin Cos- j r; | Office Chairs 1 tumer I Mml 1 Wide Arms 5 „r I., , , ,, 1 h ** luc rliill.9 ta ■ Ml t-1 We like to count the good B m m Metal Hat Ra S will our friends and pa- | Office Stools ■ C l : trons have shown us dur- i I Section Bookcases ing the past year as the i R ugs f or the Office I *. | most valuable. S %J g I THE SEASON'S | » S 1 1 GREETINGS TO | ~L g I YOU AND YOURS | | ■ m g 7¥TriiT--iri , TBiiin ■■ w *i ■ Ss ■ E ■ | I 520 GOV 522 | | CENTRAL AVE M CENTRAL AVE g , I 520 GENERATION FURNITURE 3 2 2 | | * 5 THAT LASTS A LIFETIME g 5, for any of the things mentioned in class 1. The claims which will fall in class 2 will have to be considered. The; do not come under the government list of what wiil be done for the men. but the govern ment, according to Captain Townsend wishes to treat the men fairly and re alizes that there is a possibility some of the men may have peculiar claims which the government may have overlooked. While very few claims containing any thing else except those under the first classification will be considered. _still there are some that will be, and it is probable, according to the raptain, that some of the men will be reimbursed for them. They are cases that will be con sidered on their individual merits. Requires Much Tact. Captain Townsend says he found con di tions at Helena, Havre and the other j towns be visited on this matter about the same as in Great Falls. In many in stances he believes the claims turned in ; are too high and unreasonable. Then ! again some of the men having small claims, when informed what they must j sign and the information they must give j the government to have their claims considered, simply drop th» matter on the spot, saying it is too much bother. ; Captain Townsend says this is unfortu nate because these men will probably have a mistaken impression about the government's way of dealing with them. , The government will be glad to treat the ; men fairly but must have the necessary information before doing anything. Some of the claims turned in include "a request for reimbursement for lost time, i Captain Townsend again stated that the j government will not reimburse the men for lost time because this would require j congressional action and approval. j "The entire matter," said the captain, j "requires considerable tact, but we ex j pect to straighten it out satisfactory to ! the government and the men." i SALVATIONARMY SPECIAL SERVIICE I Watch Night Program at Cit adel Is Religious in Charac ter—Meeting Tonight. Adjutant M. G. Sainsbury had charge | of the special Watch Night services held j by the Salvation A.'my last night at the j Citidel from 11 to 12. following the reg | ular meeting called early in the evening, j The services were purely devotional and | special music was giveu by Lieutenant i May Phillips. Visitors at the gathering | were Lieutenant Margaret Conrad and I Envoy Alice Warren of Helena. This evening at S a special New Year's j service v.ill be held at the Citadel in i ch; rge of Envoy Warren and Lieutenant I Conrad, who are visiting the local or i ganization. Special musical numbers wili | feature the evening's program. BUTTE TELEFONE STRIKE ORDER MAY NOT BE BINDING Butte. Dec. .'(1.—Members of the elec tricians' union hold today that the strike vote taken last evening against the Mountain States Telefone and Telegraf company may not be binding as they claim the meeting was not sufficiently advertised in accordance with the bylaws of the union. TO MAKE LOANS NEW SPECIALTY Cascade Bank Inaugurates Farm Loan Department— J. W. Mc Kenzie in Charge. " : V v'. i: , HP' - sj«ii||§ h| gKj|0||^_ mjm In order to more fully meet the de mands of its customers who are engaged in the agricultural industry, the Cascade bank of this city today inaugurates a new policy and opens a new department to be known as the farm loan depart ment. The bank has called to the posi tion of manager of this department J. W. McKenzie, who has had a broad ex perience hi that line of banking "and who has been located in Great tails for the past year. Mr. McKenzie expects to build up a department that will fully meet the needs in that line in every particular. According to the president of the bank. <\ li. Roberts, the Cascade bank is expanding in this instance because of the rapidly growing field of business that the bank "has enjoyed and because of its recognition of the need of a closer at tention lo the demands of the farming interests in the field if serves. Mr. Rob erts fakes the position that one of the fundamental necessities of this section of Montana is the building up of the farming interests, and he believes that in order properly to encourage this line a farm loan department is essential to the successful operation of any bank. "We are in the infancy ..f our ngri tural industry." said President Roberts yesterday. "We do not have to be proph ets to foresee that this infant is going to be a strapping and healthy youngster v .-ry quickly and we, who are engaged in the banking business, are asleep if we do not realize that in order to benefit by development of the farming interests we must become helpers in bringing about that development. Community welfare comes from community action, and those who lag behind and fail to do their share in promoting development are failingto measure up to the needs of right action and good citizenship. Now »we, of the Cascade bank, believe that our duty can best be performed if we. help to encour age the farming interests, and that we can do that best if we organize a special department to handle the business. We have an organization thru our affilia tion with other banks in northern Mon lana thru which we can reach the farm ing needs of a large section of our state. Happily, we are so situated that we have friendly relations with eastern institu tions which will give us ample capital for the fullest service of the patrons of our territory. In putting Mr. J. W. Mc Kenzie in charge of the department, wo have selected a man experienced in that line of banking, and we are pleased to commend him to our farmer friends and also to invite them to come and allow us to assist, advise with and help them in any way we can." TALKS OF BUICK PRICE FORECAST Manager Jordan Tells of Word Concerning Selling Schedule for 1919. An interview with Manager .T. W. Jordan, of Western Motor Co.. local liuick distributor, makes certain thai, the purchaser of a liuick car between now and the end of the 103!) season is not running any chance that the price will be subject, to further change during I that period. j "1 have just received a letter from j the home office," said Mr. Jordan, "con taining the revised price schedule effect jive January 1. 1010. covering the various Buiek models during the remainder of the season. Four models have been re duced in price and the other two re main untouched. "There has been considerable specula tion as to what the Buiek Motor com pany was going to do about the prices of their car?, as the close of the war left things in such an uncertain con | dition regarding the price and quanti - ! ties of raw material available that a j good many people felt it would be im | possible for the really big manufacturers J to find their bearings for some time to ! come "This prompt action on the part of i the company shows that they have been j able to clear the situation up sooner i than anybody expected, and I for one j am delighted* with the announcement so ! early in the season. j "^I'heir war orders which bars been i demanding the major part of their | energies, have been completed and the j announcement of the present prices is ; evidence that the Buiek Motor company ! now has a measure of the situation and j sufficient, material is in sight that will ! permit laying out a definite building | schedule which again proves the buye.* I of a Ruick automobile is at all times | protected against unwarranted price | changes. < "Orders for Buiek cars are piling up ion us very fast and 1 feel rea.-onublv j sure that we shall be able to take care j of the greater part of them within a s reasonable time. We shall continue to [follow our old policy of filling Orders, and will make every effort to see that no favoritism is shown our waiting list I which plan has worked out so admirably j in the past. I "Buiek enthusiasts appreciate the im j portance of this announcement, because all uncertainty has now been removed, both as to the possibility of getting I liuick cars this year and the possibility | of the prices, being raised or lowered." MRS. McCORMICK TO HEAD G. O. F. WOMEN Mrs. Medill McCormick. As a leader among women, Mrs. .Me dill McCormick. wife of ti e senator elect from Illinois, is preparing to take i a full part in the reconstruction plans as affecting tlie interests of women. Mrs McCormick, who has inherited political; ability of a high order from her father, the late Senator Mark Hanti i. has been; asti;:ned an important part in the re publican national organization. She has been selected as chairman! of the republican women's national ex - cutive committee, with heaquarters in Washington. Plans aie under way for a complete working organization among the republican women of the country and • for lull participation in party affairs. | Thru Mrs. McCormick the committee has announced its intention of championing 1 the cause qf wage-earning women m the readjustments growing out of the return, of (lie country to a peace basis. : Altho very active in polities, Mrs. Mc Cormick admits that her time outside of; public affairs is largely devoted to her favorite pastime, wbicn is agriculture. As a girl she lived on her grandfathers, j farm in Ohio, and the knowledge she gained there she now puts to practical use in the management of her own large! 1,500-aere f.uni. But. farm management and politics do not occupy all of her time for this very modern and progressive; woman is the mother of two beautiful children. Kut.iina. aged six. and Medill, j (wo years old. It is significant that] Mrs. McCormick feels that all of her out- > side activities help her to be a better, broader mother instead of causing her to] neglect her maternal duties. MARRIAGES LICENSES Frank Sherry, 4."), and Hetty B. Pru ner. lis, both of Spokane. Wash. William Albert King, to, and Tillie Kntherine Blessie. US. bulb of (ireal Falls. DEMOBILIZATION NEED NOT WORRY That Is Bank's View of Problem Coming From Readjustment. Montana Outlook. That there need be no fear about the! demobilization of the American army bringing an army of unemployed, but! holding that demands for labor will read- | ilv absorb and utilize the forces thus j turned back to profitable employment, is the position taken by the January issue of The Monttdy Financial Review pub lished by the American Bank & Trust company of this city. Here is a para graph from The Review discussing that] point: "Prices should fall, probably not ab- j ruptly, but certainly, tho the effect may] be eased off by month,: oft peace parley" j lurnishing the ooportunity. There need! be no ularm about demobilization of tne j army giving a surplus of labor which] will be hard to absorb. Labor shortage] from natural causes eliminates that dan- j ger and unbiased analysis proves that) view. There is no ueed^ for expensive j bureaus ostensibly to "take care of re-j turned soldiers." Consider the problem ! thotfully. Decreased immigration to) America for the four years of war has j left a labor shortage of vast proportions. | For 1915-17 nelusive the total was 921.-j IKK) compared to 1,218.480 in 1914. Im-j migration from 1912-14 inclusive was 1 294.959, so by comparison it is found: the country at the close of the war is; short 2,'475,000. which otherwise would! have been available from immigration.) Those came into a few ports and were \ j.ss-imilated into the employed classes! without trouble and without machinery, for handling them. Soldiers will be de-; mobilized by states and sent back to the t field that needs them. New fields haveI been opened m dyestuffs and the mer-[ chant marine. Some will remain in' Europe to assist in rebuilding the war-I torn sections. Shipbuilding will go on. Many plants turned to munition factories f have been turned back, almost over night] and employes have resumed their work.j Building trades almost ceased to operate] during our second year of war and they j will be revived, calling a vast army to j service. Two things, then, seem cer- j tain. In due course, th« re must be a] recession of prices, quite general in its j nature, which will prove a temporary! We Wish to Extend Our Heartiest Greetings and Hope That Your New Year May Be One of Prosperity and All Good Fortune. and we wish to assure our customers of our appreciation of their patronage in the year past. ^ In starting this new year, which we believe to be one of great opportunities, we take liberty to emphasize that Berger's is to be conducted in the future as it has been in the past, as a store where Lower Prices on American-Made Merchandise Always will be our main attraction, made possible by elimination of all expense necessary to an economic, ef ficient service to our patrons. It must be evident if we are to get at the real cost of mer- < chandise and establish a standard buying power for your dollars, that such merchandise must be stripped as far as possible of all so-called overhead charges. By adopting the Ccish and one price pol icy we have eliminated an enormous amount of unnecessary expense, and the patrons df this store buy at the lowest pos sible of this store buy at the lowest pos can be sold. i We believe that our steadily increasing business is due to the people of Great Palls and vicinity having accepted this plan and realized its advantages. And now that we are entering upon a New Year—a year of peace and op portunity, we look with confidence to the future, believ ing that a great and bright prospect lies ahead of Great Falls. . J * A: check, but when it has passed, business v ill go forward with force and vigor. '1 he other fact is that demobilisation will .not be attended by any great surplus of 'abor because the industrial world is needing perhaps even more than the n ar. power which the breaking up of the , nay will give it." In discussing Montana conditions, the following paragraphs among others, ap i ear: "Montana conditions give promise of an active year in all lines. Business men while conservative in their declarations, universally forecast a record m;iiing era in 1919. The agricultural outlook af fords plenty of reason for optimism. The acreage seeded to winter wheat has been large and there is also a vast amount of, ground broken to turn to spring planting. Perhaps no year has seen so much breaking in the fall os 1918. Weather conditions favored great effort and fanners spurred by failure to the need of recouping thru another attempt, have met the' situation aggressively. In dicating the Montana weather, much plowing was done in November and De cember. That the last two seasons have been dry, furnishes the basis for firm expectation of good crops next season. "One thing needed for Montana farm ers is a stronger encouragement to grt >v hogs. More pork should be grown bere. Just how that can be brought about is a subject for study by commercial clubs and farmers' organizations. Montana's alfalfa makes a fine hog * food and her barley, wheat and rye furnish excellent finishing grains for quality pork. When grain prices recede somewhat, pork prices ought to justify general interest in hog raising." KELLEYAPPROVINGLOAHS W. L. Kelley, of the Federal Land bank at Spokane, arrived yesterday morning and is already hard at work ap proving seed and grain loans to be made to the farmers in the northern tier of counties who suffered losses from last summer's drouth. Mr. Keller's head quarters are in the seed loan office in the federal building. HILLH ER EF BOMW! NNf PEG C. B. Hill, representing the Canadian customs department with headquarters at Winnipeg, arrived in Great Falls yes terday and will spend some time here and at Havre on official business. Mr. Hill is with the automobile section of his de partment and stated yesterday that his call here at the present time is in con nection with a number of matters up for disposition. ITS ANNUAL MEETING New Year's services will be held today at Oar Savior's . Lutheran, 140K -Secon l avenue north, as follows: English ser vice at 11 a. m„ and Norwegian serviet in the evening at 8. Thursday evening a; 7:30 the annual business meeting? will be held at the church. The Ladies Aid will meet simultaneously, and after trans action of business will serve refresh ments at the social session following. All friends of the church are cordially invited. DIES OF INFLUEKZA. Special to The Daily Tribune. Shelby, Dec. 31.—The 2%-year o|,i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sims died late Friday night from pnuemoiii:i. following influenza. She had been il > about a week. The funeral was held Sunday at the Catholic church. Inter ment was in the Shelby cemetery. Their little son, Vincent, is very ill with in fluenza. OLD PRESCRIPTION FOR WEAK KIDNEYS Have you ever stopped to reason why ! it is that so many products that are ex pensively advertised, all at once drop out j of sight and are soon forgotten? Tin reason is plain—the article did not fulfill the promises of the manufacturer. This i applies more particularly to a medicine, i A medicinal preparation that has real t curative value almost sells itself, as lik<• ! an endless chain system the remedy is recommended by those who bave been j benefited, to those who are in need of if. A prominent druggist says: "Take for i example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot, a i preparation I have sold for many years , and never hesitate to recommend, for in i almost every case it shows excellent re sults. as many of my customers testify. No other kidney remedy that I know of has so large a sale." According to sworn statements and verified' testimony of thousands who have nsed the preparation, the success of l>r. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact j that, so many people claim, it fulfills al most every wish in overcoming kidney, liver and bladder ailments, corrects in— i inary troubles and neutralizes the uric j acid which causes rheumatism. You mav receive a sample bottle i Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address I Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y . and enclose ten cents; also mention the jjfjreat Falls Tribune. Large and medium »ize bottles for sale at all drug stores