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RED LODGE, CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA..
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1924
VOL. 1 NO. 39.
CARBON COUNTY HIGH
YOUNG CITIZENS
Some Impressions Gained
well on His Visit to High
ent Body and Their
'If I could climb to the
Socrates tha great Greek Philos
opher said,
highest peak of Athens I would pro
claim aloud, Oh. my fellow citizens,
Why do you scrap-. the rocks for gold
and neglect your children to whom you
must ere long relinquish it all?
Amcrica is a great nation, not be
cause of it* gold, not because of its
mines or farms or factories, not be
.
cause of its power or its territory
but because of the character of the
men and women who blazed the trail
, . . ,,
temple rests. It was the ringing of
, ......
the school bell, the peal of the church
organ am t e in uence o t is ->me
and those arc the very factors that
will support it and sustain it until the
ment that constitutes the greatness
nunt that constitutes the greatness
of states so much as it is the heart
, , ...
and mind of those who make wealth
It is not so much
of civilization through the forests of
this country. It shall continue to be
itä
a great nation just so long as
people support and patronize and inl
and cherish its free public
prove
schools which are the very foundation
stones on wlvch its great national
end of time.
It is not wealth or mineral develop
and build states.
what we have as what we are that
really counts in the last analysis.
Undoubtedly the supreme import
ance of education lies iu its recogni
tion of toe fact that the soul, as well
as the mind, is endowed with faculties
susceptible to cultivation and growth
Thus heart culture is one of the mod
ern aims of education. It realizes that
in every man there is a native spirit*
ual power (which is subject xo .the gen
cral law uf human development. By
proper stimulation and exercise such
power fives and grows strong,
primary object of the American pub
lic school is to make good citizens and
The
all thinking men recognize the fact
that a good -citizen is one who has a
proper regard ior the rights .ard feel
ings of his fellow man.
It >u with a lull xealizatlon of the
foregoing facts that .the Carbon .Coun
ty High School was established sev
eral year* ago. it .has maintained a
ever uiincr .and .has .bean
K XUA <pf giving .aegow
i/id -thorough high school uatiu
cation to those who complete its
copia«« but it has huen the jnaane .al
<ÊÊ ■ ■ "»j * them Ju> seek higher
educfttioo or nnter various fields of
i fc wwtighlj «equipped Jtor
their worik as a mere gdance at an in
complete hat ai the naemhera of its
3924 gradnatwig »ciaac with their jirea
eat occupations «riteum.
Hüte M a rt . m , irate Mcteait Anna
tmhU. Jmhxt Jarnwv Maate £»*fer.
«Tntenta Meat« ns Skate Uateraakp te
Missoula ; Martha Hcrveli, Alice *ar
conran, Sidney VndbsAinr rate frawsnrara
Peterson, student* State College
Bozexnran, Moalraara; Elvra Etta Ate
Alice Horn, testete» Montra»» «trat*
Teacher's CoUeg« rat Dill»». Moratrana;
Mary Skelley rate Aratbatbara «iwteng.
students St Crathraria*'» Cote«*. St,
Paul, Minnesota; Sterne! PmmiU,
student Whitman College. Wrall» Wte
to. Washington: Chrarira Grmovmk,!
amdent Iowa State University, towa
«.v, low.; Juunul Brephy,
State Normal School at Colorado
Springs, Colorado; Margaret Wills,
eturieat Intermountain College, Hek
jm, Montana; John McAliist er, student
Nazereth College. St. Paul. Minnesota;
Tyyn: Kallio, stenographer, law office,
Seattle, Wa.hington; Helen Hitcheck
and Eva McMinn. teachers in
the schools of Carbon County.
The ranter had the pleasure last
Monday of vis.tmg the Carbon County
High School and of seeing the spien
did work that is being done there by
Super.utendent H. L. Hussong and
his corpe of able assistants, The;r
equipment is new and up-to-date,
the.»' rooms naat and orderly, *nd the
racbool spirit excellent. Splendid co
operation seems to exist between the
superintendent and the various mem
bers of thc faculty, and if the best
work possible i* not being done there,
then one who spent severs.! years in
that profession is not able to judge.
It is a real Inspiration to spend an
hour there, for one is sure to come
SCHOOL FITS
FOR PLACE IN UFE
by Attorney E. P. Con
School About the Stud
Accomplishments.
of this local aducational institution,
away with a stil higher appreciation
' of which we are already so justly
1
I
proud.
| The student body is composed of an
( industrious and intelligent set of
young men and women who go about
j their work in a quiet, dignified man
j ner that would do credit to the stud
ents of a university, and the teachers,
j everyone of whom is a specialist i
I his or her line of work, seem to be
sparing no effort in preparing those
in their char-re for the manifold duties
life as well as in striving to main
The faculty th-s -car is a follows
. ac , • -, v
Principal, H. L. Hussong, English;
n . M „..
Miss Gertrude Drake Ma themaucs,
n. Kellv^H^torv- M ss
Mary A. Kittinger, Science and Math
emetics; Miss Mabel Martin, English
&nJ j. u yic Speaking: Mr. Jesse Purdy,
Commercial and* Mathematics-' Miss
Margaret Rogers. Commercial; Mr.
Science and Physical
L, It. aenmiut, science ana i nys.cai
Trwnipo-- Miss Cara ^kaiem Latin:
Tra-ning, M ss Cara bKaiem, taun,
Mr - Fred c - Winship, Cit-zenship, Oc
tain the reputation of the school as the
I best m one of the very best High
Schools in the ri,.u of Montana, a
state that already stands second to
none in matters educational.
i cupation and Economics,
dations this year are as fololws.
Officers of the various class organ
Pres., Nino Cornelio; Vice
Senior
Pre.;., Ruth Davis: Secretary, Mary
Breamkar; Treasurer,
Adviser, Miss Martin.
Junior -President, Walter A ho ,
Vice-President, Eugene Barrett; Sec
retary, Gertrude Bailey; Treasurer,
Mable Bekkornen; Adviser, Miss
Drake,
Siiri Warila;
Sophomore—Pre.i., James Davis;
Vice-President, Howard McCleary;
Secretary, Taimi Thompson; Treasur
er, Edgar Dake; Adviser, Miss Rogers.
Freshman—President, Hubert Sim
mons; Vice-President Eugene Egan;
Secretary, Joe Brooks; Treasurer, Ed
ward Johnson; Adviser, Jesse Purdy,
Eugene Barret is president of the
student body.
The present High School Board are;
G. A. Jeftery, president, Red Lodge:
w - c - P^:.-***^*^** Frank Me-1
Cleary, Rim Lodge, Tho mas fr<~ Pd, Wa
»h«*: H. E. Wolfe, C. I. Baasetts, Fron>
M PutCoaaty fera
»erindentendant irf School, Seontaiy,
R ®d Lodge.
Total number earalfed at jêtm*.
J278.
.Possible G rad nates in IS2S, *t
[Largest class
R920.
aiumber of voluans in library SOUL
School baihMr was bate in
ityj j
Xo Jvc an honor stu d e nt ran raws rag*
^ percent is required, ralsra no
exceUent étporUntml
M 0JW . fiv<! d4yg jjrasuice drariog a
a*nester. ln tbrat «wwetion
, * j, AQ ^ te that }n the six weeks
jmt closed there wrara but orae
tardiness and the percentage
j ÂtteadBilcç wag a . follows:
w8
™ "i: 99
p 8 5
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So. the pupjJ*of theC «bo« - J
Sltity ate county
*11 the •CDWll of this city ana coun y
»tul «tat« bave no excuse if in after
Mf« f^ey fail. They come as a rue
from happy Chr.sUanhomes,
the-1er the direction of able rate rfftclcnt
teachers, they are J
church of their cho.ce jk^^e^y
■ J y . .
1 truth» expounded by able ministers
«nd Esten anew to the story of R
teming >e.
Our institutions of learning are
working wonders. They are the bta
sum;ng of a higher and better clTl
lization and on th:s rock rests the
safety of the Re pub) c. A community
blessed with good teachers is sure to
be Weesed with a worthy and eniight
ened citizenship.
So, instead of attempting to realise.
Hie ideal, let us rather learn to idealize
the parai. We ha»e it in our own local
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Carbon County High School.
jü ERViCE IN MEMORY
OF DEPARTED ELKS
A ™S3SL JIlliw* other
SS&Z
A large and attentive audience last
Sunday attended the beautiful, solemn
services of Beartooth Lodge No. 634
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks which were held in the lodge
room of the Elks building in this city.
Charles H. Draper, Exalte^ Ruler
conducted the inspiring ritual cere
monies of the order, ably assisted by
the other officers of the lodge. Fol
lowing a short musical programme
Roseoe G. Martin delivered "Thana -1
topsis" in an impressive manner, after
which Ralph P. George rendered a
vocal solo entitled, 'There is no
Death" in an excellent voice, being ac
companied by Miss Nellie Gleason at
the piano. i
The last number on the programme i
praise for t * le work of tlic or ^ er am '
honor for its deceased members. He
stressed the universal belief in im
anJ agscrted that death is
not the end but i# rftther th beginning
of Me. H.s whole address showed or.g
lnalit J , of thü . Ufrnt « nd «»P^ton and
was ln ar - effective manner (
vhcl ' heM the closeât attention of
the audience throughout.
Ta!icn altl ' :ielhtr the Programme
rarrind out ami was nerhaua
was " el > cam .a out ana was pel naps
^ ^ . mpressive of Hs kind ever
I
was the masterful address- of Senator,
Henry L. Meyers of Bluings. No mere j
sketch can do his address justice. It
I
abounded in lofty sentiment and in -
held in Red Lodge.
I The first break in the ranks of Bear
tooth lodge occurred in 19Ü6 with the
death of Samuel D. Metier and since
rhat time the following members have
p assed away:
Edgar E. Doty, John F. O'Shea,
Win. P. Meyer, John C. Walker, Alien '
Davis, J. Spencer Robbins, Robt.
Pettigrew, Wm. F. T.nckom, Geo. W. j
Taff, W
m. H. Close, Edward P.
ketts, Jesse L. Smith, Leon A. Wood- ^
1 bury, Chas. E. Wright, Clarence M. (
Basford and James J. Allison,
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
OCCURED AT OAKS
AvE. AND W. 11TH
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, ^ j«at PnJaj rriming
w ^ |en Gibbons anà Ih* daughter
b ot h Aangeromdf
Lêêê. 1__
Amd Mrfc AJlred Landew. hath
wImmh the front .saa t at tike
time of the accident. It <
at ttaks Avw mm asai West»
A serkms atrabent oocaerred at the
coraes
tewing tto rtenrik in a
then wen* Item. Gtebran
tbaf
jaat aa Strap tame tenting dira
tef te Bteca «teste cote WestHfcventib
«teste, fera «r te* tes® rate »
rats «me brarag • h«ra «ace, arad une
tetMsra ln
Vouqg William fienee nougat ibetrassa
*** ***'&■ T «*»* Gsraenough'ra horae
*" *»*■* "*** * brM5 *
H i* * wowfer indite that soramraej
wraa rate kilted. Un. Gftboras and Mn.
U ~ kr * ****** vnthoat ,BJury ' ^
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immediately takes mta Uw Cer.trri
Hotel for first aid treatmeot and later!
removed to the ho ™ Mr *- ^ i>on ' 8
fllster ^j rg Emie Gragrg at the city j
^ Rnd a p? y3iCllu , tammunt4 to at :
tend their wounds. ;
At present, they are both drang ;
^ Mp _ G)bboag ,, gtin «„.J
fined h , 8 bed. and it will be several 1
^ ^ of ^ are . We j
to be about again. At any rate, Mr
had a n4rrQW eMape from
death amj Gibbons will carry an
ugly scar on her face through life,
^ result of a careless prank on the
^ of , ^ youn|t men who ïhoukl
->j,ave known better than to be racing
or) ^ 0 f this city at that time
of ^
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Hon. John T. Spencer elect was call
f . . .
1 "* on netl 8 * " en ° j
neM matters in this city Monday. Mr, |
fiprancer is owner nad publisher of the j
ag«KI> rate feaped into the sled
tontekiraig fee raeaL Sramphsg down Mr.
to fera (tow wife one «4 toe I hsteto,
tosreratii ag war side «4 her few, tote
;
Bridger Timte.
united Mme workers
H °' dAMUalllect,on
Last -Tuesday occurred the annual
election of national officers of the Unit
ed Mine Worker« of America and a
large vote was eaat not only here but j
in Bare reek and WaAoe also, Judges
and clerks were busy counting ballots
far into the night but thus far no an -.
nouncements of the results have been
made. It will be several days before
the votes east in various parts
of the nation have been counted and
tabulated and the (Inal results an
nounced.
A FULL HOUSE
IS HUGE SUCCESS
it
V
A Full House", the play presented
a t the Worker's Hall in this city on
Thursday evening under the auspices
of the Red Lodge Woman's Club
end the proceeds donated to Christmas
char-tv The furniture used in pre
UIUI l >- _ e u . u ' ™
senting the production was furnished
, J B all Furniture Co.; the mil
i nerv by M». H. Richel; and the light
in g and electrical equipment by court
eS y of the Rod Lodge Electrical Co.
-jo say that the entertainment was
a huge success is putting it lightly.
The production, of of Fred Jackson's
was filled wivh 4,
. . . , -
an j comedy, with enougn of an in
p i ayed t0 a fu u house
wa s packed, and standing room was at
the hall
us
a premium. The play was produced
under direction of Ralph P. George,
morons situations
olved plot to keep the most far-seeing
guessing as to what was going to
happen next.
The idea centered around a theft of
some jewels, and the swapping of
traveling bags in"« pullnlan. Of course
jan innocent fum ly comes under sus
picion and cops are guarding the house
fi0 that no one may leave, although all
who wish may enter. Finally the
house becomes fdled with the real
'
Ric-jthef, and a number of suspects
several lovers, and the maid, who is
the scream of the production, Susie
( Continued on Last page)
CATHOLIC LADIES
BAZAAR PLANNED
F0RTW0 B1G DAYS
WH WILL HOLD A lAZAAt ON
THE 15TB AND ICTH Of DK
CCTHCT -
THE LAMES OF ST. AGNES PAIt
The many booths will ha spleaâtâly
StadM atek nöanetira ntticlna. The
fancy work booth prumiara S» be tpite
la
«M Ora parerf pate bate* will Isa
iratareatinor depastemte. tea«
te muntaitttp aararonnd«
Trante Im many UM par
Lshiner* and many loyal friends. To
all «
DtTHDUC CD Ml
Kt 1 UKfD iKDH
Pi JFAWT VISIT
lUiLfllU \ It»I
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CotI|Jty Mlorwe , etoet Xn Emily
K . Skran returned Brate»«' from a
^ . ._
wks v,sit * tmm rate «
again ira her offl«J%^b* Improve
neat Block Th», «f* rafter
'eaving here Mrs. Slow errant in the
County Attorney's office in BUHrags
ind Rhe pnramtefeg ^,
murder eases being tred there at that
tinie Thanksgiving week was spent
Lisltdiig her eldest daughter Mrs. J,
D. Snllivan and family Aho are prom
'tient ranchers living' thirty miles
north of Bowman, N. Defc. Ltet week
»he spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Face at Aberdeen, Booth Dakota.
Mrg Face i8 her jonafpl daughter
Mrs. Sloan state» that shra had ra most
pleasant vis-t throughout and thnt
she is completely rested rap and ready
(or work. On her trip the bad the
p ) easure n f B{4 >ing two of her grand
ckxliclr«*n whom she had not seen be
jgniettag to
to »■ a «ateaaJ in ilaMtan to jferan to
pe te sra tas fera banrae. A Iteriheon
will be raervte both éstpra, tow -doors
and
south «4 Mraateisa Coragu
fore.
SODALITY ORGANIZED;
AT ST. AGNES'CHURCH
An Impressive service was held at
St. Agnes' Church last Sunday after
noon when 29 young ladies of the par
were received into the Sodality of
xhe virgin Mary, the pastor,
p a tj,er Francis Corcoran conducting
the eerem oniea.
One hundrer and thirty-five Sunday
School children were present aside
from a large number of adult members
of the congregation. The church was
beautifully decorated for the occa
sion and impressive music was ren
de red by the children's choir under the
idirection of Mrs. J. H. McAllister and
Mrs. Prances Landers with Miss
Castagne presiding at the organ.
Officers of the Sodality for the en
suing year were elected as follows:
Prefect, Miss Edna Willey; Ausis
Lints to the prefect, Miss Margaret
McCabe and Miss Dolores Stevenson,
Other members are; Misses Mildred
man, Edna Roman, Dorothy Fleming,
Elizabeth Larkin, Mabel Carlo» ato,
, ,, ,, , ' r , ...... |
Helen McCabe, Marry Belobraihch,
Mary Gibbons, Heien Jone». Bertha
Romani, Lucelle Romani, Irene Smith,
Esther Smith. Madge Manuel. Abigail
Doran. Luc He Jarussi. ( athenne,
Davis, Elizabeth Vanderloos, Mary j
Vamierh.es, Emma, LaPortf, M-wy
Maretti and Irma Marchetti.
ta m- l. t
|)p I IfnCnOr LehVfiS
1 IWM-UUI iaca> ca
Secretary, Miss Margaret Fleming,
Treasurer, Miss Margaret Flaherty.
Novae, Veronica Roman, Hannah Kro
For Da Boise, Idaho
j
Dr. L. E. Ti ehe nor who has prnc
ticed his profession in this city the j
past two years left Wednesday after-j
noon for Du Boise, Idaho, where he
will spend the holidays with Mrs. T ch
enor and their little son, after which
he will go to Portland, Oregon where
he contemplates locating. The Doctor
made many friend* during hia stay in
this city who regretted to see him go.
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LEAVITT IS WORKING
TOWARD LEADERSHIP
Washington, Dec. 9th —At the (HflR
dnision of the present session- erf eon
'
rrmm. whh* marks the expiration of (
the 69th congress, it is considered
amwtred that Congressman Scott Leav
itt will b sw omc Chairman of the house
Htdwm affairs (committee, which will
tamaferrmg this Important post
flam 'New Terit 'to Montana. But one
nuw d bBr of "the republican side of the
«tftnariking Mr. Leavitt will
he ^ tee mb (congress. He is Royal
te South Dakota, just
CL
elected far %üa ebtlh consecutive term,
^ raira
« year ago became
tihterman te <tbe World War Vetera nr
l n drawn* lote Sur seniority on thc
In ' lian ***** «ummDt« a year .g,
the head of
I giving Was « rrarft off ratxth from th<
Tbe «publican mem
ber* d.ffeated -on November 4 had
, } * , jfF ** nn rnmm ;ti Pf .
J««' " nd £
r , j ny. Jahnao®'» desire not
{ ■* ^ chairman sh>p
^imtaates h ; jn, rand Snyder rate W. F
D(lllir of .Maasrarbm.seU were run
^^s for
to Indian affairs. Mr
, t S Irri
k** _ ' u hold* ^ P i aadt
. . ■ „ . railways arad
* n ® n .. . Montan*
***"* * u.... ^ . v.-.,,.,
r * r ; , Tom Carter
c * rmanf , P L , . , d ra : n
who w * s M
lng co " lml **, . K . ,
,ta ' 1 8 congiessn
work'ng in Billings visited here Sun
day the gue«t of his » ster M .'-s. Maude
Leland and other relatives.
spate fete Ira Min* to retain this
pi»,», an d «torae a member can hold
p u t
iittee. It is under
ckratriranrahip Mr. Leavitt is
in fera 9 kt fee (goat now held by In
dian ABtoirs Otaarman Homer P.
Snyder eff New ïiork, who did not seel.
Gordon Allison who at present is
I)anfin(f Was8
Holds a Part}'
Mrs. Bovee and pupils gr.ve a very j
Interesting and successful dancing !
party Monday evening at Library j
Hail. The tango, the most popular 1
dance of the season, was danced by
Misses Margaret and Helen Souder«,
Miss Kathlyn Davis and Miss Edna
Pipping«-, The infant's class danced
Turkey in the Straw and received
numerous encores. Classic waits,
Princess Pat was danced by Souder
sisters. The Peanut Frolic was great
ly enjoyed, the contest being won by
I
liai Kathlyn Plppinger. Social dancing
was enjoyed until 11 o clock. Mrs. Bo
vee left for her home in Spokane the
I
following day.
Methodist Church to
Observe Anniversary
A fitting obsorvi • of the Pirat
Anniversary of the (ini'
Methodist Church
day, December ICC.'.
Thu men of the church : •• prepar
ing to serve an o f'.- ' sur; or in the
church base. t. The bill <-f *->•*•
will eonsi of oysters, Baud', i.v
| , . .
cake, ice cram an J coffee.
ine will !.. e- V l. and
such as is » obta'acJ'n th's nec
of the woods The men lire orga.nz. !.
comm.Uees have been », »«....te I
j care for every phase of the work, and
- .»,-tt-rm I to hk(
le ent not soon forgotten. The supper
i f the
on Tue«- j
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,
The c-j
iei*v
I
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v- it be aovveil pip ng hot at - ;tW
o'< ck p. m. Following the «upper a
.
nil w 11 be,
ses. a son
pare
dly pn
P
Ü ' n A ' uU ^ - r i!iki " ' !
ft i led by an orchestra, and also othe
vocal and. instrumental mn.diets.
h
j will be a real church night, keep th»
da » c 0 ,. ca . Reme über the men do, all!
j lhe workf thc aro invited toi
t , 0ll , e antl enjoy t ;,j a symposium
,. OÜ( j tLinera.
POULTRY SHOW TO
if
BEHELD HEREON
JANUARY. 14, 15, 16
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The proposed poultry show mention
ed : n these columns some time ago will
be held in Red Lodge on January 14.
15 and 16. Such an exhibition was
! held here last year and proved to be
j a huge success, there being entries
from not only various parts of this
county and state but from adjoining
states as well. The show this year,
1» being sponsored by the Red bodge-krill
Montana Club, and a committee from
( that organization composed of John
Sim, F. H. Lyle, A. H. Oroonquist and
Gus Foltz have charge of the ar
rangements and are working on*
plan* to make the show the best of
its kind ever held in this rty.
WOMAN'S CLUB
MET TUESDAY
The Literature Department of thc
Red Lodge Woman's Club held their
regular meeting Tuenlay afternoon
at the Club room* of the Carnegie
Libray. The subject under discussion
was children's geography and inter
's ting discussions of that Importun»
ubject were given by County Super
ntendent Ellen Peterson, Mrs. F. P
Vh'cher and Mrs. Olga Hunter. Ar
•hitectual beauty of New York City
ind Brooklyn was the subject of ar
oteresting paper read by Mrs. Wm
hibson which she had prepared for the
noe'ing of Nov, 11th. Mrs. Dobson
a» traveled widely, has lived in New
York City and therefore was able t(
give first hand information regarding
'he architectual beauty, the stupen
duous buildings and terminals of r
city which «he *o aptly termed the
netropolia of the world. At the close
if the bosine*« meeting dainty re
freshments were served, the hostesses
Seing Mesdames E. B. Provinse, R.
ML Porter and Win. Freakes.
FEDERAL COURT TO
RE HELD IN BILLINGS
Federal Court will convene at Bil
lings on Next Monday, Dec. 16th with
Judge Charles M. Pray on the bench.
John Wahlen, Jerry Reardon and
Emil Romersa are among the trial
juriors summoned from Red Lodge.
They expect to leave for Billings Sun
day afternoon.
MESSAGE OF THE
PRESIDENT READ
TO OUR CONGRESS
Washington, Dec. 3.—Congress re
ceiv I President Coolidge'a annual
message today immediately upon con
vening and after listening to its read
ing plunged into the serious work of
the season.
With the exception of the two years
Woodrow Wilson was ill in the White
House, this was the first time since
nus that the executive had not de
Rvered his annual communication in
It was transmitted by me»
perso-..
Unger and road separately in the two
houses.
Congsessional leaders generally held
out little hope for the translation of
many of the president's proposals into
law before this congress dies on March
Their views already have been
4.
]j t . an p e|
,
given to the executive in conferences,
the lale-t of which was held early to
I y between the president and Senator
Partis of Karr as, the Republican wm
ate leader and Senator Pepper, Rt-pub
ylvanin,
'pit Over Legislation.
A number of Hie proposals advanced
:iy .Ar, Cool id wo are covered by bills
I li i-ame over from the last session.
n e other pending measures to
ml voiced d'sapprov
wi.ich the prt
; ef among t h •in beim
leiiator La
basis of
b 11 to change
valuation of tie rtph-oads.
The reading of tlio message in the
two houses was simultaneous.
I ui
There
were comparatively largo crowds in
jjjp (jjjjifrios, wit
appeared to give
close attention to the president's rec
■ ■■i i -is than d-d the members
i the he.ise and senate.
As the reading went forward there
•re private conferences or the floor
if n e
ors and represc.iua
liveM. Much of the lime, however, the
law maiiers followed the reading close
ly, » specially that relating to the sub*
jeets of taxation, agriculture and
by group!
Mu.'X-le Shoals.
Course is Charted.
Just before the message arrived the
house steering committee had mapped
out a legislative program providing
for passage by the house before the.
Christmas recess of at least three of
the dozen annua! supply b ! l!s,
Tentative pian» of the lenoui-« e;;!t
for a holiday recess during Christmas
week and for a one-duy lay off at New
Year's. Belief was expressed that if
this program were adhered to and ap
propriation bill» given right of way
.throughput the session, all of them
b* in the hands of the president
lief ore March 4.
The Interior department appropria
tion bill, first of the supply measures
to be drafted was taken up today by
the house.
Receive* Little Applause
The reading of the presidential mes
sage required mure than an hour. In.
contrast to the occasions when presi
dents have appeared in person, there
was not a ripple of applause in the
senate from tha beginning to the end
of the reading.
In thc house, however, the presi
dent's opposition to publication of in
come tax returns was applauded, aa
was his statement oppostr
ng cancella
tion of war debts. Both Democrat»;
and Republicans joined in the hand
clapping when the clerk read that por
tion oi the message calling attention
to the necessity of conserving the
navy's oil supply.
BEET GROWERS IN
LAUREL VICINITY
RAISE 33,946 TONS
!
For sugar beets raised In Laurel
and immediately adjoining territories
this year, the farmers will receive
$203,676 as the initial payment of $A
per ton. The sugar percentage in the
beets is proving such as to warrant
the belief that several bonuses will be
paid on this year's crop in addition to
the |6, The atatiofi* represented in
these figures are Arnold, Laurel, Spur
ling, Park City, Youngs Point, Rapid»,
Mason and Silesia. These stations
ceived a total of 83,946 ton«. j
l ark City leads all the stations
mentioned with a tonnage of 10,241,
for which on the $6 payment the
fee
. JPPVMi
era of that district will receive |61,
446. The next high station is Spar
ling, west of laurel, with a tonnage
of 6,687 and an initial payment of
$33,522.