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THE CARBON COUNTY CHRONICLE : Pnblished Every Friday, At Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana By The Chronicle Publishing Co. Jos. F. Dolin, Editor i { I ; "Application made for entry as second-class matter at the Postoffice, at Red Lodge, Montana." Subscription Per Year $2.50; Six months $1.50; Three months $1.00 All subscriptions Payable in Advance : Advertising Rates based on guaranteed circulation and furnished upon application. Discount given on contracts : ; ' : TELEPHONE NUMBER NINE \ : -i i ma BULWARK OF AMERICAN LIBERTIES IS THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPER BURTON'S GOODS ON THE SHELF r* The selection of Congressman Theodore Burton of Ohio to serve as temporary chair man of the Republican National Convention and, presumably, to deliver what is commonly known as the keynote speech, is in all impor tant particulars entirely in harmony with the general policy and purpose of the present ad ministration. The Coolidge regime, like that of President Harding, has been emphasizing reduction of expenses and reduction of taxa tion. Probably no one who has ever served in Congress has a better-known record in that respect than has Mr. Burton. In fact the Ohio legislator's critical inspection of all appropri ation bills has often caused his colleagues to think that he is overzealous in that regard. However that may be, he is thoroughly well qualified to sound economy as a keynote for the coming campaign. Like President Coolidge, Representative Burton is not very long on talk. He has never made any pretense of being an orator and yet he has been a very interesting and instructive speaker during discussions in both the House and the Senate. His addresses are always clear, logical and easily read. Mr. Burton has the unusual distinction of having served first in the House, then in the Senate, and again in the House. His first ser vice was in 1889-1891, but after one term he remained out of Congress four years after which he was returned for eight terms, from the last of which he resigned when elected to the Senate for the term 1909 to 1915. He was out of the Legislative Branch of the Govern >. ment from 1915 to 1921, in which latter year he returned to the Lower House. v Service in the Legislative branch of the Government is only part of Mr. Burton's ex perience in public life. Under appointment by President Roosevelt he served from 1907 to 1909 as Chairman of the Inland Waterways Commission and from 1909 to 1912 as Chair man of the National Waterways Commission, created by Congress to give a thorough study to the problem of waterway improvement. He served as a member of the National Mone tary Commission from 1908 to 1912—the com mission which formulated the financial poli cy the most important features of which were ultimately embodied in the Federal Reserve System. He is known as a deep student of and authority upon important problems of national finance. As a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union for ten years, from 1904 to 1914, during which time he participated in meetings at St. Louis, London, Geneva, Paris, and The Hague, Burton acquired a thorough and prac tical knowledge of international problems. He is a member of the Debt Funding Commis sion which has rendered such splendid and successful service in adjusting debts due the United States. Service in three National Conventions, 1904, 1908 and 1912, increased his acquaintance with public leaders through out the nation and gave him experience ofl value in presiding over the deliberations of a convention. Mr. Burton's early training was that of a lawyer in which profession he practiced for ten years prior to his first election to Con gress. During two years of his latest absence from Congress he was,president of the Mer | chants National Bank of New York City. He t i I has written a number of well known and highly esteemed works, among them "Fin ancial Crisis and Periods ofl Industrial and Commercial Depression." "Life of John Sherman." "A Treatise on Corporations and the State," and a discussion of "Some Politi cal Tendencies of the Times and the Effect of the War Thereon." the latter being his latest literary production. WHEELER WAS INDICTED IN MONTANA Word was sent out of Washington several days ago to the effect that the indictment of Senator Wheeler, by a regular constituted United States court in Montana, had become a boomerang against the Republicans on that very day and date for the reason that Blair Coan had made the statement in Washington that he had been sent out to Montana to in vestigate beth Wheeler and Walsh and that now the Republican National committee would have to face the vengeance of Mr. Walsh. Therefore they seem to think down at the national capital that Walsh can even set aside the action of the federal courts and do any thing else he may please to do in Montana, paper said in the first place, when the inves tigation started in Washington, that it would amount to no more than a complete "White wash of Wheeler by the members of the com mittee. That the committee in Washington would never see the evidence which was ad duced before the grand jury upon which wheeler's indictment was based. Now comes George B. Lockwood and cor roborates what the Chronicle has heretofore stated. Mr. Lockwood, in answer to an at tack by Senator Walsh says; Intimidation, of which Senator Walsh complains," said Mr. Lockwood, "has been the biggest factor in producing a situation wherein so many men charged with the duty of defending the republican party have taken their licking lying down. So far as the Wheeler case is concern^ the only 'frame-up' in that connection is the effort which has been made to discredit and and break down a thoroughly "grounded case pronounced good by every officer of the de partment of justice who has examined the evidence, including the attorney general. Most of the evidence has never even been looked at by the senate committee engaged in investigating the case and little of it has reached the public. .. » . - • SMITH OR MCADOO—WET OR DRY Quite often sport writers of national repu tation make very poor guesses on events to come. We remember that one of the widest known and most skillful of all the sport writ ers and prophesiers was dead sure that Car penter was going to be the winner in his lit little melee with Dempsey a few years ago. This writer had it all doped out and could tell just the exact reason why Carpenter was coming off winner. And the same thing exists in the ranks of national political writers. Some times they make just as poor guesses as some of we fel lows way out here in the "sticks", as they call our place of habitation. In fact, with most of the writers, every place is the "sticks" out side of New York and Washington. Anyway here comes one of the best known of the writers for metropolitan newspapers and tells us that when the democrats meet in national convention down ip New York, that the whole outcome will dest on the wet and dry question. The way he dopes it out is, if it is found that a majority of the delegates are dry, McAdoo will be the nominee, and just so surely as the wets are in the majority, Governor Al Smtih of New York will be the nominee. This writer says that the rapid growth of the Smith boom has surprised even the Smith boomers themselves and now comes a very prominent democratic editor ofl Montana, who says some very nice things of Governor Al.,among them being the statement that he has made one of the very best governors the state of New York has ever had. But the Montana editor does not agree with the other writer above quoted. He says that neither McAdoo or Smith will have anything like the necessary two-thirds of the delegates, "which will leave plenty of room for dark horses." The gentleman of the national prominence practically states there will; fcç no dark hors es. That it wlil be a straight show down, wet or dry and Al. Smith will be the nominee if the convention is a wet one. Sizing up the general situation we are in clined to the opinion that the Montana edi tor is right and the national writer is wrong. JOLIET NEWS (Special to The Chronicle) Bodley Hough motored to Bridger on business Saturday evening May 3. L. L. Smith has installed a new radio. Mr. and Mrs. Goff were in Joilet over Sunday. Miss Stella Hayworth was a Sunday night visitor at the M. A. Dillon home. A. F. Klampe motored to Billings Friday, May 2. A. L. Griender was Joliet visitor Saturday, May 3, from Peck Gulch. Jessie and Kathyrn Hays of Red city schools. E. L. Marvin motored to Silesia, Sunday, May 4. Mrs. Ella Funk returned from Lau rel, Monday, May 5. Mr. S. Laughery and Miss Abbey Christopherson attended the show at Miss Lena Dillon of Silesia spent Wednesday night at her home, here. Wm. Walsh left for Thermopolis, Monday, May 6. Ed Gannon was in Red Lodge on business Monday, May 5. E. L. Marvin was a dinner guest at the Ed Cooper home, Monday, May 5. Rev. Putnam held services at the Christian church, Sunday, May 4. Russell Robertson of Red Lodge was in town on business Thursday, May 1. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Burger left for Billings, Sunday, May 4. The annual track meet was held in Joliet Saturday, May 3. The Misses Lauretta and Marion Baker were Billings visitors on Satur day, May 3. Dr. I. F. Johnson of Red Lodge has been visiting in Joliet since Saturday, May 3. Miss Mary Hudson from Roberts spent the week end with her grand mother, Mrs. Graff. Mrs. Martin Dougherty of Casper visited at the home of Mrs. Heading ton, Saturday, May 3. Miss Bessie Duffield, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duffield. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Webber of Si lesia, attended the track meet, Satur day, May 3. R. B. Smith was in Joliet on busi Bearcreek, Wednesday, April 30. ness, Thursday, May 1. The Sewing Club was entertaned at the home of Mrs. F. M. Webb, this week. Red Lodge won first place, Belfry second, and Edgar third. Pennants were awarded to the first three places. Mrs. Sarah Collins and nieces Sara and Thelma shopped in Billings on Tuesday, May 6. The Misses Haze! and Edna Dillon and Mrs. J. S. Honnold also attended the show, "Ashes of Vengence" at the Babcock, Wednesday, April 30. Sullivan L-ughery, Abbey Christo pherson and Mrs. Headington attend ed the Senior play at Fromberg, Fri day evening. May 2. Dorothy Meyer, Ray Jensen and Margaret Dell were in Red Lodge, May 1 and 2, taking the teachers ex aminations. Miss Edna and Hazel Dillion were dinner guests at the home of Mss Stella Hayworth of Fromberg Sunday, May 4. The Misses Ambernetta and Tena Klampe and Mary Roberts were in Billings on May 1 and 2 taking the teachers examinations. Harry Alden of Red Lodge was in town on business Friday, May 2. sister Lillian, who is teaching in the Lodge spent the week end with their Mrs. Jerry Farrell, the Misses Ellen Farrell, Louise Farrell, Murphy, and Gene Swan were d : nner guests at the George Bell home Friday evening. Af ter which they were entertained with bridge by Mrs. E. W. Talmadge. SILESIA NEWS (Special to the Chronicle) Robert Mitchell, who is now manag ing the elevator at Rapelje, was a I business caller here Tuesday morning. Mrs. V. Setterlond and daughters, Wilma and Thelma of Joliet were visiting Saturday at the Roy Reams home. Mrs. J. L. Broomfield arrived here Sunday from Peyar and is visiting with her grandmother, Mrs. C. Dix a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Geln Burger and son of Billings spent Sunday at the hofcie of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Danford. J. B. Convery spent the first of the week at Red Lodge, attending the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners. John Craig went to Billings Monday on a business trip. Walter Dix and mother, Mrs. C. Dix and Mrs. Della Becker enjoyed a motor trip to Bowler Sunday. Miss Elvah Webber went to Laurel Thursday and spent the week end vis iting friends. 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RED LODGE, * + ■î ♦ + MONTANA Î X work for Sam Steffan - arrivad Saturday - and attended the show, Messrs. R. W. Dunn and J. L. James went to Roberts Sunday, where they attended a metting of the County Unit. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Smith and son were shopping in Laurel Friday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Webber and grand-daughter Eleanor and Ellen James enjoyed a motor trip to Joliet Thursday evening. Mrs. Roy Neely and baby came up from Laurel Wednesday evening and visited a few days at the parental home. Mesdames O. S. Chilcatt and Robert Mohaffy attended a club meeting at the F. S. Putman home near Edgar Saturday afternoon. I tended the opening dance at Peter | son Pavilion Saturday evening, ! school Monday on account of illness. A number of people from here at Guy Webber was unable to attend