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REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING VALLEY POST NO. 41 at the Chamber of Commerce rooms, Glas gow, the second Tuesday of each month. Indianapolis.—Relatives have re quested the American Legion to assist in finding the whereabouts of Fred Hanniford Goodwin, of 546 East Mar ket street, Indianapolis, who disap peared Oct. 28. He is 31 years old and weighs 145 pounds. His hair is light brown and eyes are blue. He is 5 feet 9inches tall. When he left home he wore an army shirt and trou months with the 150th Field Artillery of the Rainbow Division. Relatives fear he has suffered a mental lapse. sers, a faded blue serge coat and a faded green cap. Goodwin served 18 Washington.—Plans are being made by the American Legion and the United States Commissioner of Edu cation Tigert, for the national observ ance of Sunday, Dec. 3, as the opening day of Education Week. Ministers of all denominations are urged to preach a sermon on education that day, com bining the thoughts of home, school and church influence. The National Education association is cooperating to induce the nation to concentrate on seven points of endeavor that week, all of them tending toward better Americanism. "A Godly Nation Can not Fail," is the national slogan for Sunday, Dec. 3. Indianapolis.—State and county of- ! ficials of the American Legion with members of the national headquarters staff welcomed Alvin M. Owsley, the J newly elected Legion national com Racine, Wis.—The popular American Legion Drum Corps at the national convention in New Orleans was ten dered a rousing reception on their re turn ro Racine that reminded them of the welcome home from the war. When National Vice Commander Ed ward J. Barrett announced that the first official act of the new execu tive committee had been to designate the corps as the official American Legion Drum corps, and as such the boys would be sent to the next con vention, in San Francisco, the boys forgot their blisters received in New Orleans, stood up on their hind legs and yelled. mander, to Indianapolis where the Texas orator has assumed his duties as head of one million ex-service men. Led by a color guard of Marines, bearing the Stars and Stripes and the Legion national headquarters banner, and the 11th Infantry band, stationed j at Fort Benjamin Harrison, a parade ! was formed from the Indianapolis Union Station, through the downtown streets to the national headquarters building. A committee has been appointed by Commander Owsley from the members of the board of directors of the Amer ican Legion Weekly to investigate plans for the removal of the Weekly from New York to Indianapolis, which was authorized by the recent Legion convention. Indianapolis.—Dr. Kate Wallor Bar rett of Alexandria, Va., recently elect ed national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, will be at her post here on Monday, Nov. 6. It will be the first visit of the distinguished j f officer to national headquarters since her election during the annual con vention in New Orleans last month. Dr. Barrett, who has represented the United States Government abroad and is well known in all of the principal countries of Europe, has outlined al ready some very definite policies for the Auxiliary. These will be an nounced from National headquarters soon, after the president has completed details. In every matter of importance she seeks the advice of the executive committeewomen as well as of the other national officers. CUSTOM MILLS GIVE FLOUR FOR WHEAT One of the institutions that should be encouraged by the farmers of the state is the custom flour mill, says the Helena Reccrd-Herald. It is a convenience to farmers, and it is also a great economy to wheat producers. Such mills grind the farmers' wheat and return to him flour and feed on a commission. Farmers thus re ceive from custom flour mills flour and feed for their own use much cheaper than they can buy them. The Denton Record tells of the mill at Denton in the following editorial: "The Denton Roller Mill, under the management of Paul W. Rothe, is running full blast and is grinding out flour, the brands being Snowball and | Salle. The farmers are bringing wheat ' and exchanging for flour and feed. ! The mill is stocked un with bran and | shorts. The establishment of the Denton mill means a convenience and means a convenience and saving to the farmers of this commun ity as well as to the town of Denton. "Mr. Rothe is an expert miller and is pleased with the location and he says he can get wheat to operate the mill night and day." Because of the economic rules that govern the wheat and flour prices pre valent in this state, the farmers should create as many custom mills as they can use. and avoid the Minne apolis wheat freight tax to the great est extent possible. At present whent raised here brings the Minneapolis price, less the freight to Minneapolis. and the Minneapolis price is the world price, less the freight to Liverpool. Flour milled in Montana from wheat raised here and sold to Montana mil lers sells in the state for a somewhat Tower rate than Minneapolis flour, but does not nearly meet the demand for flour and hence many flour consum ers, including farmers, have to pay the Minneapolis price. In view of this the local customs flour mill is a substantial help to Montana wheat raisers who are able to get flour and feed through it. ASK OBSERVANCE OF BETTER HOMES WEEK The following is a copy of a letter sent to the Federated Women's Clubs in Montana by Mrs. W. I. Higgins of Butte: "Dear Madam President and Club Members: "Your state federation president, Mrs. S. M. Souders, appointed me, as chairman of the 'art in the home and garden' committee, to present plans for your consideration regarding tre 'Better Homes in America' movement. The appointment and the literature explaining the campaign came too late to ask you to observe the national , m ^ ^ „ better Homes week. Oct. 9 to Oct. 14. Therefore, will you consider ob serving this most excelent educational movement during the last week in November or the first week in De cember? The plan indorsed by the advisory council, composed of Calvin Coolidge. vice president of the United States; Herbert Hoover and other members of the cabinet and experts on housing, sanitation, financing, equipment, furnishing, etc., is com pletely outlined in the plan book, which may be secured by writing to Mrs. I William Brown Meloney, 223 Spring street, New York city. "Mr. Hoover says 'Better homes in America, with its intensive applica tion of principles in a demonstration week, must surely meet the approval of every public-spirited American.' While attending a 'Better Homes' ex hibition in Ohio, President Harding said he hoped to see such a demon stration in every town in the United States during October, 1922. The general plan is to secure a suitable house for the demonstration in which is installed correct equipment and ar tistic furnishings. Every labor-sav ing device for the home-maker should be on exhibit as part of the proper equipment. "The plan also is to have an inter esting program of lectures and cook ing demonstrations, both at the dem onstration house and at the schools. "To secure the co-operation of the merchants and newspapers as well as civic and commercial bodies is re quired to make the demonstration a success. ^ y' ,u cannot carry out the plan as outlined this year, perhaps you can start the idea by having a home econoi1 iics and domestic art exhibit su °h as is being held this week under the direction of the chamber of com merce of Butte. This exhibit is pri marily for the school children, altho there is a department for adults. The better homes department will exhibit photographs of well-designed houses, b°th exterior and interior views, map az '" p eu ts of various features in in terior decoration, samples of wall pa per, textiles and other household fur nishings. Should you hold such an exhibit and have the space, your merchants will be glad to have the opportunity to exhibit wall paper, furniture and furnishings. Especially will the dealers in electrical equip ment and supplies furnish all the lat est in their line. If it is not possibe to have an exhibit, perhaps you will discuss the better homes subject at one of your club meetings, if you have Jot already done so. "Excellent as is the idea of a dem onstration week, I should like to feel that sufficient interest had been ere f te(1 in the 'home beautiful' so that m every town in the United States there would be organized an arts and crafts society. The course of study would include domestic architecture, interior decoration and the various arts and crafts. "The motto of such a club could well be: 'Have nothing in your home which you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.' by William Morris. This great leader of the arts and crafts movement also said: 'Real art, the expression of man's happiness in his labor—an art made by the peo ple, for the people, as a happiness to the maker and to the user.' A' - t does not mean the production of pictures and statues only; it means the prac tical application to the needs of daily life. "In response to a number of in quiries for programs for clubs in terested in art in the home, I am en closing three: One on 'The Arts and Crafts Movement,' using 'Hopes and Fears for Art,' by William Morris as a guide; another, the 'Illustrated Out line of Art' (blue print art talks) by Maj. Arthur de Bles, and a third 'Art in the Home.' "In order to create more interest in art in the home you may find it efficacious to announce a photograph ic competition for the best designed houses. Awards could be given for t , . , ; . seve J aI styles 111 domestic arehi e j. ? r most attractive living ro ° ni ' '' inin f. room • otc -; for fireplaces ? other distinctive features of the ï US , e ' ' s ? ch contes ts are held in , , towns wher e there are federated c [ u ^ s ' our committee hopes to hold a ~ j c ; )ntest °r exhibit at the next federation meeting to be held at An aconda. The prize winning photographs wil be exhibited and award« exhibited and awards made from these for the best designed homes in Montana. "If your club is interested in this movement I hope you will organize arç arts and crafts department, if you have none; or that one of your club members organize either an'art class ^ 11CI or an arts and eraftfT club town. "Through Mrs. Walter S. Little, chairman of art, the general federa tion of women's clubs offer interest ing illustrated lectures on 'Art in the. Home,' 'Color and Furnishings,' 'Ar tistic Furniture,' 'Industrial Art ' School Art,' 'Pottery,' etc. "If you have not already done so, please send me the name of the chair man of your art in the home and gar den committee. Sincerely yours, Al ma Margaret Higgins." to of as tre in in a BIG PROSPECTS FOR MILK RIVER VALLEY . l4 . . , ,, vt-ii ■ icultural possibilities of the i l c river valley have never been thoroughly appreciated, largely be cause the lands have been in the hands of large owners who are more inter ested in cattle feeding or wheat raising than in the cultivation of more valu able crops, according to government officials, who have studied the situ-'J ation. rpv , . , , Ihere has not been as yet a dem J . I JI \J I« UCCil (i o y v. t A UC111 I onstration and full understanding of & the type or system of agriculture which is post profitable; nor has there been a general understanding of the fact that with the great diver sity of soils different methods of farm ing must be adopted. The soils range from light, rich, alluvial sandy loam; to very heavy clays, or adobe. The owners of these lands have not taken sufficient pains to discriminate be tween these different types of soil, and have tried to raise cultivated crops j for example, on the heavy soils, and ! in some cases have neglected the ! lighter soils, becoming discouraged and condemning further efforts, large-1 ly because they have not succeeded in raising on the heavy soils hte crops which might be very successful else where. For example, even on the heaviest soils, when skillfully handled, alfalfa has been highly successful, but un fortunately some farmers have at tempted to raise potatoes or sugar beets, and have found that the cost of plowing and preparing the soil has exhausted the value of the re turns. In short, in going over the sit uation, the slow development of ir- i rigation of valley lands may be at-j tributed not so much to the soil and climate as to the lack of activity cau tiously directed. Fundamentally this can be traced back to the greater land ownership and the desires of these owners to speculate in the land and in cattle, rather than to inform them selves through results obtainable by agricultural experients, and carry out the laborous work of well-directed farming. Whenever these lands are placed upon the market as prices and terms consistent with their true value, and homeseekers are correctly informed as to these values and the methods of cultivating the soil, there should be no difficulty in building up communities along the Milk river valley. There are opportunities for thousands of small self-supporting farm homes. The soil, climate and transportation facil ities are favorable. There are no in surmountable obstacles interposed by nature which have not been, or cannot be, corrected by the use and extension of the irrigation systems already ex isting. The obstacles to be overcome are not physical; they a:e wholly men tal and of human origin, resulting from the lack of morale, or will to win. on the part of the people now holding or controling the land. When once these people can be brought to see the great possibilities of the future, and ! realize that these possibilities cannot j be attained until the lands are in the I fl . anf ' s Pe°P'e who will live upon them, progress will be delayed. The present owners must also ap preciate that to get the right kind of people, prices and farms must be made attractive. No one is going to the Milk river valley to buy land at high prices in order to enrich the present owners; they will buy only be cause they believe the prices are lower than for equally good land elsewhere. When the people who now hold these irrigated lands out of use reallv ap preciate the situation, they will see that their continuance in business and increase in prosperity would be better promoted by actually giving away the lands to the right kind of people than by trying to sell them at prices which will destroy the ability of these peo ple to get a foothold on the soil and cultivate it properly. While there is no necessity of literally giving away the land, yet to attract the right kind of people, the prices and terms must be such as to let the prospective pur chasers believe that they are getting a bargain or a square deal. Discussion has already been had of the practicability of giving to some or ganization interested in the develop ment of the valley on option for, sav five years, on these lands. This will enable the lands to be broadly ad vertised, and prospective purchasers to study the actual demonstration of success. Without such binding op tion, experience has shown that it is useless to advertise widely the ad vantages of the valley, because of the fact that in the past when the home makers have appeared upon the ground the prices have been doubled or even trebled—thus frightening the would-be purchasers away. MAYA YS. BITRMANS FRIENDLY PEOPLE Charles W. Blythe, an Englishman who is journeying on foot from Sing apore to Calais, France, and London, recently arrived in Rangoon and is now on his way to Calcutta. He in tends to pursue his way through nor thern India, Baluchistan and Persia to Shat-el-Alab, whence he will fol low the Euphrates to its source and make his way through Asia Minor and Europe. He hopes to arrive in England by the end of 1923. Mr. Blythe, who has already covered 2,100 miles of his trip, thinks that his last 200 miles in Siam constituted as difficult a country as he shall ever encounter. He carries no firearms or weapons of any kind and has not yet had need of any. His pack weighs from 20 to 40 pounds and consists of clothes, focd, maps, notebooks and simple camp utensils. Malays and Burmans, the traveler says, are the most friendly people he has encountered so far. The Siamese he ranks last, although none of them have been definitely unfriendly. Describing some of the adventures he has had since leaving Singapore Mr. Blythe says in part: "I wished to traverse Siam with all possible speed. From Kuen Nung my troubles commenced. Roads in the ly of A of of interior of Siam are nonexistant. Ev en cart roads are termed so by cour tesy. For two days I traveled by .earth paths, sleeping in farmers' ,h 0usesj until I reached Patalung, which j g a ra ji wa y town not far from the coast. The place being infested with mosquitos I requested the station mas ter to allow me to sleep in the waiting room, which request he granted. "Leaving Patalung I entered the . , . un K le a ^ a,n ' althou *?h farms and vil liages were frequent. All this time I was guiding myself northward by the , , , . . ' I mir», pvprv rinv nr two far-kmcr I l I 1 1 • railr ^ °*r "t" acr °5 s to the railroad in order to keep the direction. There was but little fear r f in«;™ cf losing my way, as the mountains ran parallel to the sea, leaving a strip of plain, varying from 10 to 40 miles '"/J 1 ?; The ' arge v + i,la ^ es are \° cated between the coast and the ral1 ' way. "It was remarkable that I encoun tered no wild animals and very few snakes, which sometimes I killed and ,. ., , j sometimes avoided. The natives were ! Kenerally frlendl y e " ou * h ; although ! 0Ur '"^course was limitedlowing to n,y defectlve Siamese vocabulary, Some 40 miles north . of Chaum P^on I was very puzzled to account for fact that large expanses of the hillsides were cleared off and used as grazing grounds for cattle, as I had not credited the Siamese with suffi cient energy to clear large areas of hill jungle. I was told that seme fiO years ago a terrible tempest swept across the isthmus of Kra and des troyed all the vegetation. "From Prechaup Kirikan the coun try became Siam of the picture books pagodas perched on seemingly inac i cessible crags, natives clad in brilliant c '° re( ^ clothing; quaint ox-carts; priests and monks and monasteries; herds of vicious-looking water buffalo, and rice fields everywhere. "I entered Bangkok July 23, exact ly two months after leaving Singapore. Bangkok, like most large towns of the East, is a curious mixture of West and East, the old and the new. Pal atial reinforced concrete buildings are jostled by wretched hovels, foul-smel ling, winding lanes lead from spaci ous boulevards. Pagodas stand a stone's throw from churches. "The old walls of Bangkok are a fine example of the fortifications as understood by the Oriental nations. Miles in length, averaging 30 feet in height by some 20 in thickness and built of massive blocks of granite, they present a fine spectacle. The gov eminent houses are built of stone and are imposing structures. About half a dozen of the far-tamed white ele phants are housed there. The tram way service in Bangkok is the most comfortable of all I tested in Asia. "At Ban Dara, my northernmost limit in Siam, I turned Southwest and arrived in a relatively large town named Swankaloke. While talking with the schoolmaster he jokingly re marked that I was a spy. The local chief of police immediately became en amored with the idea and I spent an uncomfortable 30 minutes relieving his doubts." STICK TO YOUR JOB Diamonds are only chunke of coal That stuck to their jobs, you see If they'd petered out like the most of us do Where would the diamonds be? It isn't the fact of making a start It's the sticking that counts, I'll say. It's the fellow that knows not the meaning of fail, Whenever you think you've come to the end And you're beaten as bad as can be, Remember that diamonds are chunks of coal That stuck to their jobs, you see. —Minnie Richards Smith. Mrs. Smith, is a resident of Butte, whose writing, besides appearing in Montana newspapers, have obtained recognition elsewhere. In the Octob?" number of the Success magazine ap pears the above poem, "Stick to Your Job," written in Mrs. Smith's char acteristic vein of optimism. VALUE OF WOOD AS A HOUSEHOLD FUEL Probably wood is not available at present nor is it adapted to the need| of all as a household fuel, neverthe less it has certain advantages for that purpose which are often over looked. It has been determined by careful experimnets conducted at the Forest Products laboratory at Madison, iWs eonsin, that when a good soft coal is selling at $12.00 per ton you can af ford to buy a cord of wood at the fol lowing rates, including the cost of sawing into stove lengths: Red or Douglas fir, $7.20. Larch or tamarac, $8,87 Lodgpole pine, yellow pine or hem lock, $7.00 White pine $7.00. Wood burned green has about 90 per cent of the fuel value of thorughly air seasoned wood, but it is much more difficult to start and makes more smoke. The bark of such woods as Douglas fir has about the same heating value of an equal volume of wood. Pound for pound of weight and conditions of dryness and similar methods of util ization all kinds of wood have very nearly equal heating value, but a mea sured cord of hard wood will weigh a great deal more than a cord of equal ly dry soft wood, and is therefore cap able of producing more heat. Wood cut from dead trees, if sound, will not produce an appreciably less amount of heat than that cut from green trees and seasoned. A ton of good coal will liberate sufficient soot to damage the appear ance of your neighbor's Monday morn ing washing and will also produce 200 to 300 pounds of worthless ashes for you to carry out and dispose of. A cord of wood makes very little soot and will produce less than 60 pounds of ashes, containing about two pounds of lime, both of lime, both of which j are valuable fertilizer for your garden, orchard or berry patch. REMOVAL OF FEDERAL TAXES SAVES MONEY The people of Montana will be saved a large amount of money during the present year, due to the removal of the tax on soda fountain beverages and ice cream, according to officials of the internal revenue bureau. Many people will also benefit by the increase in the amount of exemptions on in come tax. For the entire state of Montana, the saving to taxpayers will amount to " * 1 tlK nearly $3,000,000 by the removal of * j , . J ... , ? T'.oa^ ™ effective January 1, 1922. The income tax reduction became partially effec tive for the year of 1921, according to officials. The new exemption allowed heads of families and their dependents is now $2,500 and $400, which means a saving in taxes of $28 for a couple with one child. The remainder of the income tax reduction is divided be tween the corporations, and individu als with income of over $5.000, who pay surtaxes. A further relief has been afforded the people by the repeal of the trans portation tax, which affects every per son who pays freight, travels, sends a package, or buys a Pullman berth. Although the Montana district faces a tax reduction of more than $1,000, 000, it is predicted that the total col lections for the coming year will be increased over last year. Improved business conditions in the /,tate are responsible for this it is said. MONTANA MOTORISTS ARE MORE CAREFUL Automobile drivers in Montana are operating their cars more carefully than they were operated in 1917, ac cording to the government report made of the number of persons killed in au tomobile accidents in the years from 1917 to 1921. In 1917 the death rate of persons killed in automobile acci dents was 11.7 people to every 100,000 of population. In 1921 the rate was 8 persons to every 100,000 of popula tion. There were 46 persons killed in au tomobile accidents in Montana in 1921; 48 in 1920; 45 in 1919; 64 in 1918 and 59 in 1917. In 1918 the death rate per 100,000 of population was 12.3 per cent. New York killed 1.633 persons, the ^uost killed in any state in the union. Pennsylvania was second with 1,086; Illinois third with 886 and California fourth with 865. The average in the United States shows an increase in the number of people killed in automobile accidents to be 28 per cent since 1917. A total of 6.014 was killed in 1917 and a total of 8,492 in 1921. ENLISTMENTS WANTED AT FORT MISSOULA Missoula.—The enlisted strength of the army on October 20 was 118,625, or 6,735 below the authorized strength. Enlistments are wanted for all the branches of the service. There is a recruiting office in the chamber of commerce building, Butte, and at Fort Missoula. The garrison at Fort Missoula is 132 men below its authorized strength. There are five vacancies in the quar termaster corps, two in the medical department, one in the finance de partment and 124. in the infantry. The recruiting officer wishes to fill these vacancies with Montana men if possible. CONSTANTINE SAYS WILSON'S POWER GREATER THAN KING'S "The king business" and what Con stantine of Greece thought about it and about American presidents are picturesquely discussed by William G. Shepherd in "Our World" for Novem ber, in terms of an interview he had with the recently deposed monarch at the time of his former exile in Swit zerland. Mr. Shepherd describes a reception of American correspondents by the ex-ruler, and how the started the discussion of the question of the rights and kings with the question: "Do you remember that King Ed ward once said that being a king was a business and that that kings must stand together?" "Yes," (came the answer with a smile, "I remember that he was said to have said something like that." "Do you mind telling us how the king business is getting along?" I asked. He took the question exactly as I had meant it. "Do you mean this idea of being a *♦*•***« ********** ROBERT S. McKELLAR • Attorney and • Counselor * * Roome 108 First Nat'l Bank Bldg. • Glasgow, Montana • • • * BRING YOUR HIDES AND FURS to the NORTHWESTERN HIDE & FUR CO. Glasgow, Montana Green Salted Hides and Green Hides Wanted Best prices paid for green salted hides and pelts. W ill pay 11/; cents more per pound for SALTED Green hides than for Green Hides. 221 S. 6th St., back of Orpheum Theatre. Residence on the cor ner across the street. king by divine right?" he asked. "Yes," I answered. And then some other correspondent joined in. "You see," explained this corres pondent, "we are all Americans and it is hard for us to get the viewpoint of European people toward their mon archs. You knew every person who sat on a throne in Europe before the war, didn't you?" "Why, yes," said Constantine, smil ing. "I knew all the royal families^ of course. The question of the divine right of kings is a dead issue among them; the theory has passed away forever." And then, after a moment's hesitation, he said: "There was one exception in Eu rope. The kaiser believed that he ruled by divine right, and many of the Ger man people believed it. But in every country except Germany the divine right idea had passed away long be fore the war." "Did the czar of Russia believe that he ruled by divine right?" I asked. "Not a bit," said Constantine. "The idea annoyed him, I know. He wasn't that far behind the times among the royal families." And then came Constantine's turn at us. "I've told you." he said, "that I've known all the kings and queens of Europe. But let me tell you this," and he spoke with a fiery emphasis: "I never knew a king or queen in Europe who had half the power that Americans have given to Wilson. They wouldn't have dared to do things that he did during the war. They couldn't have obtained the power to do such things." "But," one of us answered, "we have a chance to put a president out of office forever once every four years in the United States." "Yes," he said, "and the time is coming when kings must be elected." NOTICE Ira B. Tourtlotte will meet all Valley County seed loan borrow ers for the purpose of collecting and adjusting these loans, using the following schedule each week until further notice: Oswego on Mondays, Frazer on Tuesdays, Nashua on Wednes UND BARGAINS 320 Acres in Sections 22-27, Township 35, Range 41. PRICE $3,500.00 W'/S Section 14, Township 37 N., Range 41 E. PRICE $2,500.00 I Rundle & Sternhagen ml I LOG HOUSE INSURANCE AGENCV £rval e. mason, manager. GLASGOW, MONT. — NOTARY PUBLIC PHONE l6l ,FARM LOANS »REAL ESTATE'RENTALS - h J. L. TRUSCOTT Heavy Hardware and Farm Machinery Lands for Sale or Rent GLASGOW. MONTANA We Hope You Will Read This— There are many people in Glasgow who are de priving themselves of the advantages of a check ing account because they think their income is too small or because they have an idea that there is a lot of red tape about opening an account. The size of your income does not matter and it takes about a minute to open an account. After that you can be systematic about the money you receive and pay out, you will have a legal receipt for every dollar expended, you can enjoy the con veniences and safety of paying bills by check. Start your account tomorrow—here ! Farmers-Stockgrowers Bank days, Hinsdale on Thursdays and Glasgow on Fridays and Satur days. Sept. lS-tfc Wall Paper New Patterns Right Prices Glasgow Drug Co. A Stack of WHEATS With a Side of Bacon They Cannot Be Beat at BADGE'S GRILL