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The scout cruiser Detroit, fastest
most powerful vessel in the world,
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to Liverpool in 80 ours, as against
120 for the fastest liners, left Hamp
ton Roads this week in a 14,000 mile
- voyage.
Anthracite miners representing un
ion workers throughout the Pennsyl
vania hard coal fields have ratified
«he new two-year wage agreemnet
drafted by their officers and oper
ators' representatives in Harrisburg
•rm September 8. They returned to
»"n Wednesday.
Capt. Ronald Amundsen, artic ex
plorer, and Capt Harold Noice. chad
of the recent expedition to Wrangel
»land for the relief of the ill-fated
Alan Crawford party, arrived in
Seattle, Wash-, this week from Nome,
... Capt. Amundsen confirmed
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hs. previous announcement that he!
ttgeH again attempt an airplane flight
across the northpole, starting this
time from Spitzbergen. His attempt
last summer was frustrated when the
landing appratus of his plane
smashed in a test flight.
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Charles D. Schaffner, of Marion, 0.,
was appointed executor of the estate
of President Harding by the probate
C'nrt and his bond was fixed at $750.
000. This is probably the largest
bond ever required in any estate settl
ed in the Marion county probate
court. No exact estimate has been
wile but the court attaches say the
bond indicates that it
wiP exceed 500,000.
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Manuel Quezon. President of the
Phi1ipp ; ne senate, declared in Manila
that neither the senate nor the house
of representatives would submit
tîiriv respective budgets to the insu
Tar departments of finances. He said
the legislautre would deal with budget
M as it deems nroptr without regard
to Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood's in
structions" Manuel Roxas speaker
of tc house of representatives, who
recently submitted the house budget
to the department of finance, on ad
vice from Quezon withdrew it.
Richmond Pearson, former Amer
ican diplomat and formed congress
man, died at his home near Rich
nrond. Va., a few days ago.Death fol
lowed an illness of two weeks with
a ^rrcnlication of diseases. He was
71 years of age. Richmond Pearson
served in the Fifty-fourth, Fifty
fHth and Fifty-sixth congresses
1895 to 1901. He was a republican
and represented the ninth district.
Nctth Carolina. He was minister to
Persia. Greece and Montenegro during
T 902-09.
Eighty six Lithuanian bolshevists
led the Herrin massacre of non-union
TTiinois miners, the United Mine work
of America charged in making
public the third of a series of arti
cles exposing an alleged plot by Mos
communists to gain control of or
ers
cow
ganized labor in the United States
and Canada.
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**No greater victory shert of the,
overthrow of the federe, *»ve—j
:ould be won by the communists
this country than to bring about rec
ognition of the soveit regime in
Russia by this government " it is de
laired in te last article of a sense
vVf six in which the United Mine
'Workers of America seeks to prove
chat a plot is afoot to bring about
- revolution in this country and Can
ada, and establish a dictatorship of
the communist international from
In this document it also
Moscow.
alleged that "the demand for the re
lease of 'political' prisoners confined
in federal and state prisons is a phase
n€ the revolutionary movement that
5 Poc? hand in hand with the demand
'for recognition of the soveit govern
ment.
A plant as been developed at Lud
imry, Ont., which produces potatoes
at the root and tomatoes on the vine,
«presumably by bees grafting the pol
len from different vegetables
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American federation of labor, warned
the Illinois federation of labor con
vention against proposals to amalga
mate trade craft unions and to form
si laboT party, as sponsored by William
X. Foster.
The ZR-1, first American built
airship has made several successful
flights, first soaring over New' York
• at a eight varying between 1,500 and
4,000 f<*et. She then went to Phila
4eMiia, circling the city three times,
returned to her hanger at Lakehurst
M- J., and made a trip nearly to At
On this
lantic City before alighting,
first trip she was 12 hours in the air,
attained a height of 7,200 feed and a
speed of 50 knots.
Rear Admiral Charles Plunkett,
commandant of the third naval dis
trict urged the American Legion, at
its state convention in Syracuse, to
unite in its efforts for the support
of the United States merchant mar
ine, which he termed an important
arm of national defense.
Maternal Mortality was greater in
the United States during 1921 than in
nineteen of the
countries. The
childbirth was 6.8 for verey 1,000 live
births.
mjore |mportar\t
death rate from
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£ t} f at S 0 - 000 - 00 « 8 oId m ark s ,
the boats were allocated to the allies
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Howard M. GoTe of Clarksburg, W.
Va., was appointed by resident Coo
lidge this week as Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture to succeed C. W. Pugs
ley, who resigned to become presi
dent of the South Dakota college of
agriculture and mechanic arts.
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A flight by the big navy rigidZR-1
to the north pole, predicted
as possible for several months ago, is
becoming a live possibility. Rear Ad
mirai William A. Moffit, chief of the
as soon
bureau of areonautics, hopes to be
able to make such af light by next]
spring. The performance of the ZR-1
so far has been so satisfactory that
it is quite probable oficial sanction
will be forthcoming after the huge
si 1 ship has proved herself on longer
flights
Gen. Charles E. Sawyer,
V bite House physician during the
administration of President Harding
and retained by President Coolidge
has been appointed "acting
ity manager" at the veteran's bu
reau s rehabilitation center, Perry
ville, Md., Director Hines announced.
At the ofice of Gen. Hines it was
explained that Gen. Sawyer, who also
com mun
REPORT OF.THE CONDITION OF
SECURITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY
1923 OZeman ' in the State ° f Montana ' at the close of business
on Sept. 14,
RESOURCES
Loaps and discounts .
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured ..
.'■onds, Stocks' and Warrants.
Stock in the Federal Reserve Bank .
Banking house, furniture and fixtures ...
Cash Reserve—
Gold Coin .
Silver Coin .
Currency ..
Due from approved reserve agents .
Checks and exchanges for clearing house
$283,894.02
• 685.11
25,644.69
43,000.00
20.00
1,862.70
3,760.00
33,849.58
$310,223.82
3,000.00
' 43,000.00
39,492.28
1,396.37
Total
$397,112.47
LIABILITIES
I Capital Stock paid in
Undivided profits less expenses and taxes paid
auh
Demand certificates of deposit .
Cashier Checks ..
Certified checks .
J ^^certificates of deposit due on or after 30
Savings deposits subject to 30 days' notice ....
Notes and bills rediscounted .
Liabilities other than those stated above.
$ 100.000 00
8,348.55
116,688.90
48,919.47
2 , 000.00
7,942.59
$108,348.55
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175,555.46
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16,753.22
56,118.91
40,289.49
72,872.13
40,289.49
46.84
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State of Montana, County of Gallatin—ss.
I, W. N. Purdy, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly
that the above statement is true to the best )of my knowledge and belief.
W. N. PURDY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of September, 1923.
(Seal)) ' J. D. STREET,
Notary Public in and for the State of Montana, residing at Bozeman. My
commission expires Sept. 18, 1925.
Correct Attest:
swear
H. S 'BUELL, A. G. BERTHOT, IMrectbrs.
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is chairman of the federal hospitaliza
tion board, is to be officially in
charge at Perryville, and will act as
an observer for the director. The
hospitals at Perryville are for ner
vous and mental cases. There also ;
is a supply station there. Gen. Saw
yer will remain as chairman of the
hospitalization board, it is said.
Plans are in the making for
struction of a memorial to the late
President Harding in Washington.
Gen. Charles E- Dawes and Gen. Saw
yer, the late president's physician,
consulted with President Coolidge
the plan this week and were assured
of his cooperation. The memorial
probably will be provided for by pop
ular subscription, the government do
nating the site and Congress probably
being asked for an appropriation.
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In a report presented to Presi
dent Coolidge Attorney General Daug
herty stated that since the prohibition
law went into effect, Jan. 16, 1920,
more than 90,000 cases have been
disposed of, of which 72,489 were
victions. Fines totaling $12.367,000
ave been assessed in criminal
and jail sentences for violations dur
ing the last twenty-three months ag
gregate more than 3,000 years.
con
cases.
Of our imports from other
tries, 39 per cent are crude materials
for use in manufacturing 24 per cent|
coun
ai'e foodstuffs, 19
goods partly manufactured a nd 18
per cent are goods manufactured and
ready for consumption,
ports to other countries, 23 per cent
are crude materials for manufacture,
22 per cent are foodstuffs, 15 per
cent are goods manufactured
per cent are
Of our ex
and 40 per cent are manufactured
goods ready for use.
The United States navy can not be
j used'to help Prohibition Commission
er Haynes enforce the Volstead act
unless congress says so. This is the
opinion of Attorney General Daugher
ty given to President Coolidge. The
op'nion was rendered in compliance
with a request made by the
President Harding at the time the
rum fleet" that has been anchored
some 16 miles from New York
at the peak of its activity. Commis
sioner Haynes asked for the assist
ance cf armed naval forces of the
United States in running down the
rum runners. Secretary of the Navy
Denby objected to the use of the navy
in the capacity of government police
and the Attorney General was re
quested to give an opinion
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Gen. John J. Pershing, head of the U. S. army, celebrated his 63d
birthday, September 13, being "shot" by movieiuen. The Qlm will be
filed at the war department for posterity.
Representative Martin B. MaddeP,
of Chicago, chairman of the House
committee on appropriations, had a
heart attack while riding to his of
fice and has been seriously ill at his
home. He is 68 years old.
Gen. John J. Pershing celebrated
his sixty-third birthday at his desk
in the War department, beginning his
last year of active army service. He
said the national defense plan is a
success and praised this year's train
ing corps.
The interstate commerce commis
sion fixed "final single sum values
of $45,000,000 for the San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad com
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P an y and $23,246,267 for the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic. These val
ues were fixed as bases for rate mak.
ing.
President Coolidge, in a telegraph
message sent from the White House
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IDLENESS
No rnau has the right to be idle.
Six days thou shalt work,
direct command resting upon every
individual. There are no cond.' 'urns,
circumstances or positions in life
which authorize one to spend his
time in idleness.
The fact that an individual is
rich does not excuse him from labor.
Every man, regardless of his wealth,
his position, his possessions or his
power, should he made to labor
every day in the week. For one to
fold his hands in idleness and leave
his brain unoccupied is to make of
himself a nuisance and an incubator
of evil.
The amusement craze of today is
the direct evolution of idleness.
There are so many ? le men and idle
women that it has been possible to
build up great amusement enter
prises. The idleness f people is
being exploited by the avaricious.
The breaking down of society is
another evolution of idleness. Idle
women, no home duties no children
to care for, no domestic labor :o
perform, trans onus them in o dan
gerous social factors. They become
the agents, or they become the ob
jects of every vicious design and de
sire.
it is a
Take the yonng boys and the
young girls with idle hands, idle
brains, and unoccupied time. They
become the agents of the Devil, and
expensive menaces to society. The
aged men and women with nothing
*° occupy their time or employ their
hands become a burden to rhsm
. selves and a sorrow to all arojead
them.
Idleness curses youth, damns the
middle aged, and brings sorrow and
premature death to the aced. Idle
ness fills the dens of dissipation,
crowds the pool rooms, occupies the
parka, litters up the streets, and
gluts the avenues of traffic. Idle
ness Is man's curse and the devil's
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on September 7, congratulated Gov.
Pinchot on the settlement of the
thracite controversy and said he
couldn't commend it too highly. The
message was made public by the gov
ernor under the authority from the
White House.
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President Coolidge, in a message,
pTaised the American people for
their generous response tq the appeal
a
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE GALLATIN TRUST & SAVINGS BANK
at Bozeman, in the State of Montana, at the close of business on Sept. 14,
1923.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts .
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured .
Bonds, stocks and warrants .
Claims and Judgments .
Stock in the Federal Reserve bank .
Banking house, furniture and fixtures..
Cash Reserve—
Gold coin .
Silver coin ...
Currency ....
Due from approved reserve agents .
Due from other banks .
$549,316.66
3,156.72
137 172.79
$689,64«.! *
6,769.45
3,750.00
31,000.00
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31,000.00
390.00
3,092.36
6,772.00
88,097.65
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98,35201
1,954.63
Checks and exchanges for clearing house
Other cash items .
Revenue Stamp» .
2,391.60
15.89
33.83
Total)
$833,913.59
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in .
Surplus fund .
Undivided profits lessi expenses and taxes paid
Individual depiosits subject to check .
Time certificates of deposit due within 30 ...
days .;. . ..
Cashier checks ...
Time certificates of deposit due on or after
30 days . „ ..
Savings deposits subject to 30 days' notice
Bills payable with collateral .
Notes and bills rediscounted ...
$100 000 00
25 000.00
50,550.37
292,077.66
37,429.79
3,478.78
175,550.37
322,986.23
62,970.81
216,407-51
35,000.00
10,998.67
279,378.32
45,998.67
Totall ....
State of Montana, County of Gallatin—ss,
I, E. S. EdsalU cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
E. S. EDSALL, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of September, 1923.
XT (Seal) W. R. C. STEWART. -
Notary Public in and for the State of Montana, residing at Bozeman, Mont.
My commission expires January 21, 1925.
Correct Attest:
$833,913.59
C. S- KENYON, W. S. DAVIDSON, Directors.
Charter No. 7441—Reserve District No. Ö
HIT HARD
When you have to hit, you need to strike with all your
forces. When your opportunity comes you will need all
the capital possible. The best capital is that which you
have laid up yourself. A savings account will help you.
GALLATIN TRUST & SAVINGS BANK
BOZEMAN, MONTANA
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
for funds to aid Japan- Red Cross
officials said $8,000,000 had been
raised and that contributions in the
churches would swell this figure.
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A department of commerce report
taking; into account
tors in world commerce showed a
back* balance for 1922 of $340,000,
000 in Europe's favor, despite the
'fact that the United States Importen
nearly $340,000,000 in gold.
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The shipping boa!rd reports that
5,644,837 tons of shipping were moved
between east and west coasts during
the first six months of the year.
Three-fourths of this movement was
from west to east,
this eastward traffic was in oil.
Five-sevenths of
Secretary of War Weeks wrote to
Lemuel Boiles, national adjutant of
the American Legion at Indianapolis,
that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, slack
er was not entitled ever to get back
his property seized by the govern
ment.
New York is first in the amount of
intercoastal cargo tonnage entered,
while Baltimore leads in the quantity
cleared according to figures pre
pared by the bureau of research of
the United States Shipping Board.