THE BUTTE DAILY POST: MONDAY, JANUARY I, 1917. ‘MIDAS TOUCH” OF WAR HAS TURNED THE U. S. FOUR LODGES OF. OUR BEST AD TO GOLD; AMERICA HOLDS WORLD SCEPTER MASONS INSTALL as compared with 1,157 vessels, of 225,- The present stock of gold in the atlön’s Exports for the YearAlmost $3,000,000,000. The Is Thousands of Butte People Who. 122 tons, In 1915. Our shipyards are United S tates is valued $2,716,000,000, Annual Ceremonial is Followed During the Past 15 Years, Have American Banks With the Unprecedented Expansion of the now engaged in building 500 steel as com pared w ith $2,066,732,188 In De­ Received steam ers aggregating 1,500,000 tons. cember, 1915. This increase In our by Banquet at the Ma­ Foreign Trade Are Investing Hundreds of Millions in Foreign Most of the yards are working three gold stocks will easily support four sonic Temple. Lands. Country’s 1916 Crop Worth Six and a Third Billions. shifts per day to turn out these ships times Its ajnount of business credit. speedily. The Increase In the deposits of banks Dental Satisfaction Enormous Increase in New Investments and Finally Nation The railroads have naturally shared and saving institutions shows that all Four lodges of Masons held a Joint As Guaranteed by is Building Up a Mighty Merchant Marine. In the bountiful prosperity. There was classes In the community have shared Installation of officers on Saturday little new construction, but large sums in the golden flood. night at the Masonic temple. The of­ were expended In betterments. Gross In 8,406 postal savings banks, 660,000 earnings increased throughout the persons have accounts amounting to ficiating chief was R. W. G etty of country. $108,500,000 standing to their credit. Milltown, grand master of Montana MORE THAN HALF OF THE AUTOS IN Foreign commerce is largely carried This is nearly 50 per cent more than Masons, while Grand Junior Warden U. S. ARE OWNED BY THE FARMERS on by means of credit. It is therefore last year's returns indicated. W. L. Parmaleo of this city acted as DR: DAVIS impossible to express in concrete terms This property review for 1916 does marshal. A banquet followed tho 35-36 OWSLEY BLOCK tlie exact value of our annual trading not complete the story. Our wealth ceremonial at which Past Grand Mas­ Dr. Selwyn-Brown says that of the 3.400,000 automobiles registered in the profit. It is indicated perhaps in a Is intact, our mill* full of work and ter Lewis A. Smith was toastmaster. Phone 2008 for Appointments United States more than half ane owned by farmers. relative manner by our gold reserv.es, there la an unlimited demand for labor. Among the speakers of the evening Rubber tire makers say 75 per cent of the tires sold In 1916 went to the The last word in modern dentistry, combined with 20 years’ experience. Agricultural districts of the middle west und west. as these form the basis of all commer­ The wonderful prosperity spreads w ere Rev. G. D. Wolfe of the Moun­ Estimates for 1917 are for sale of 1,500,000 new automobiles. The 4,900,000 cial credits. Itself to all classes In America. • tain View church, Alex Christie, Rev. Besides our work you will also he satisfied with OIT» PRICES. Solid (fold be used next year will require for renewals more than 19,000,000 tires. As Robert J. Jensen, assistant at St. crowns, $4.00; porcelain crowns, $4.00; bridge work, $4.00 a tttoth; platinum rmers will be the chief purchasers their prosperity will react upon the auto- John’s Episcopal church; Stephen P. fillings, $1.50; silver fillings, $1.00; solid gold fillings, $1.50 up; full set of obile industry. Wright, Rev. J. A. Hiatt, W. L. Parm- • e e th ...... «...... $10.00 alee, C. S. Jackman. David M. Witten­ LOW PERCENTAGE!S APPROPRIATE FOR berg and Stephen H. Greenwood. ' The officers installed follow': DR. ARTHUR SELWYN-BROWN 991,000,000 In 1915. Our banking tra n s ­ Butte Lodge No. 22—Worshipful mas­ mous American Financial Authority.) actions increased 30 per cent. ter, W. R. Garrison; senior warden, J. IN FEDERAL PAY FEDERAL FORESTS D. Dyas; junior warden, A. C. Evans; No country in all world history ever The- bank clearings indicate pros­ treasurer, G. W. Mikel; Ofecretary, W. perienced anything approaching the perity^ is being enjoyed from coast to coast. F. Noyes; senior deacon, W. A. Wells; sperity of the United States during Only 53 Per Cent of Montana Money to Be Expended for Sal­ Junior deacon, W. P. Mitchell; senior MINING MACHINERY the past year. Em ployes in most of the bftsio in ­ Guard Strength Went to aries, Field and Station steward, E. W. Gamer; Junior steward, The old year leaves dustries and largest industrial ' com­ W. J. Odgers; chaplain, Rev. Jacob A. us absolutely the panies have received higher wages or the Border. Expenses. bonuses. The average wage increase Hl&tt; tyler, Fred Oates. wealthiest nation In M ount Moriah Ixulge No. 24—W or­ Boilers, Pumps, Compressors, Engines, Mining the world, with a in eastern states amounted to 30 per shipful master, Arthur Chynoweth; prosperity whlc h cent compared with 1915, and 49 per The Post's Washington Bureau. W ashington, D. C., Jan. 1. — The Supplies of All Kinds < The state of Montana furnished 53 senior warden, Theodore M. Smith; measured in dollars cent with 1914. agricultural appropriation bill, which Junior warden, Sol Genzberger; treas­ Immense purchases of automobiles per cent of the war streugth of the or­ has Just been reported to congress out and cents-is colossal. ganizations that were failed Into serv­ urer, J. L. ( Carroll; secretary, George It should be re­ and other luxuries by farmers prove of the committee on agriculture, con­ W. Craven; senior deacon, Joe Patter­ the year has been a precious one for ice by the president in connection with Prompt Deliveries membered we have the trouble In Mexico. tains the following appropriations for son; Junior deacon, Millard C. Cassel; the greatest re­ them. While crops have not been so This announcement is made in a re­ national forests In Montana, to be ex­ Junior steward. Don A. Martin; junior sources in raw ma­ large, high prices made up for the port just given to the public hv the pended for salaries and field and sta­ steward, O. W. Wall; tyler, Fred Oates. Intelligent Service terials, largest man­ slight decrease in quantity. war department. Montana ranked tion expenses, including the mainten­ Silver Bow Lodge No. 48—W orship­ ufacturing plants, The corn crop was valued a t $2.295,- thirty-eighth among the states in this ance of nurseries, collecting seed and ful master, James G. Cocking; senior Agency for Repauno Gelatin Powder most extepsive rail­ 000,000 as compared with $1,756,000,000 regard, 37 states having furnished a planting necessary for the use. main­ warden, Walter S. Daily; junior war­ road and shipping in 1915. This year’s wheat amounted larger percentage of war strength. tenance, Improvement and protection den, Arthur M. Riddell; treasurer, Co­ facilities, and the in value to $1,025,000,000 as compared The report shows that the war of the forests: Strength of the Montana organizations lin L. C hristie; secretary, P ark er E. greatest financial with $930,000,000 a year ago. The Absaroka national forest...... $ 6,703 Rand; senior deacon, Isaac D. Hadzor; total value of our crops in 1916 was called into service ds 2.018; that the Reartooth national forest...... 4,313 A .C M . HARDWARE HOUSE power. state actual^ sent to the border 1.070 Junior deacon, William H. Paul ;4feenlor During the war wo $6,375,000.000, as against $5,690,000,000 Beaverhead national forest.... 5,296 steward, Carl J. Christian; junior in 1915. and that the number short of war Corner Main and Quartz Streets undèrtook the hulk strength was 948. Bitter Root national forest.... 10.367 steward. G. D. Denlger; chaplain, of manufacturing for The enormous business done in 1916 It Is interesting to know that the Blackfeet national forest...... 12,969 Stephen II. Greenwood; tyler, Fred­ Butte, Mont. both neutrals and required immense investments. New state of. Washington leads all of the Cabinet national forest...... 9,133 rick Oates: temple trustee, Alexander Â.ôfcf-WYN* belligerents. capital issues am ounted to $3.704,000.- other states In the percentage of Its Custer national forest...... 2,830 S. Christie; library trustee, Claude ßROWN Our exports this 000 as compared with $2,800,000,000 in men that responded to the call of the Deer Lodge national forest.... 19.813 Doran. r were Just a little under $3,000,- the previous year. president. The war strength of the FTathead national forest...... 25,900 Monitor Tg)dge No. 35 (W alkerville) ,000 as com pared with $1^81,000,- The year’s issue included $1,381,000,- AVnshington state organizations is Gallatin national forest...... 4,810 —Wbrshipfu! master. William B. B. In 1915. In 1916 we Imported 000 loaned to foreign governments, 2.100. The number of men furnished Helena national forest...... 4,012 Jackson : senior warden, John P. 282,400,000 w orth of goods as corn­ com pared with $1,275,000,000 in 1915. bv that state was 2.078, only 22 short Jefferson national forest...... 5,964 Wright; treasurer, Richard A. Had- ed with $936,500,000 w orth In 1915. In the last two years we have loaned of war strength. The percentage of Kootenai national forest...... 17.861 war strength furnished was 98 9. That wlek; secretary, John T. Esllck; senior Our foreign commerce statistics foreign interests over $3,240,000,000. Lewis and Clark national forest 5,915 deacon, Jacob K. Hore; Junior dea­ This money carries high interest and the response was bv no means sectional Lolo national forest...... 11,939 To OurMany Friends ow this trade expansion has ex- Is further shown bj^the fact that the con, Robert H. Nicholls; senior stew­ “ded to all parts of the world and will be a source of ihcome to us for Madison national forest...... a 3,930 ard, William A. Webb; junior steward, some years. state sending the next highest per­ are now establishing permanent centage of war strength was Rhode Missoula national forest...... 9.380 Charles Jewel; tyler, John Angwtn. And patrons we extend our best wishes for a happy nections that will insure continued Activities on the investment market Island. With war strength of 672 that Sioux national forest...... 2.640 and prosperous New Year. Joyment of this large share in world are reflected in the returns of the little state sent 655 men. or 17 short tnmerce. • New York Stock exchange, These of war strength, its percentage being PROFESSOR LENNES OF To have a honlthy foreign commerce show a value of $1.629.300.000 in 1916, 97.4. Next in order came Massachu­ MISSOULA TO GIVE TALK THE FLORENCE COMPANY must have efficient banking as com pared with $1,097,100,000 in 1915 setts, Delaware, Oregon. Utah, Con­ financial facilities. We —an increase of nearly 49 per cent. necticut, Wisconsin. Mississippi and the C A STO R IA The details and particulars of the 115 West Park. Many new industries were estab­ District of Columbia. For Infants and Children new course which has been suggested ve provided these. American The state that furnished the least nks tn 1916 established branches. lished to make goods formerly sup­ by Superintendent W. E. Maddock and plied by European countries. Many percentage of war strength was Arkan­ In Us* For Over 30 Years nottce of which was given several agencies throughout the world, sas. With 3,830 men composing its war Always bear, ey Invested over $200,000,000 in In- chemical and metallurgical Industries weeks ago tn the Daily Post will be of permanent value were developed. footing Arkansas furnished only 1,195 the sunk. Her crew has been brought strial plants tn Russia, $60,000,000 men. or 31.2 per cent rtf its war explained to the teachers of the city here with the exception of her cap­ A groaf*dye industry sprang up. We Signature of at a meeting which has been called for China, $150.000,000 in South America are now independent of Qermany in strength. Kentucky ranked forty-sev­ tain and one seaman, who were d $200,000,000 In Canada, making enth and next to last. The war strength Thursday afternoon at the hlgti school QUIET NEW YEAR drowned. dyes. e total of their Canadian lnvest- of Kentucky Is 5.988 and it furnished auditorium. Professor Lennes of the Our zinc and copper plants were en­ 2.395 men, or 39.9 per cent of war S tate university will deliver a lecture ~nts $1,000,000,000. Our total invent­ larged, and all the* metaltf, alloys and STRANGE. TUOLUMNE OFFICER ants In Europe, Asia. Central* and strength. at the meeting, which will really he chemicals required in making muni­ A gabby dubb Is Oswald Rotnt uth America have now reached Gen. Thomas H. Barry, rnmmanditng the first of a series of such meetings. AT THE CAPITOL DINED AT FINLEN tions were made within the United the central department, reports that He makes me mighty sore; -u t $10.000.000.000, S tates. there has been great laxity In admit­ Ills conversation has no point, Mayer Jew elry Co., 21 W est Park.— A complimentary dinner to T. E. The industrial activity of any im­ All these new and valuable indus­ ting men to the national guard who are Yet he’s an awful bore. Adv. itant manufacturing community is tries will contribute to make us more below physical standard, Ohio being New Year Reception and Dip­ Murray of St. Paul, who is the head urately reflected by pig iron sta­ than ever a self-contained and self- the worst offender in that regard. On lomatic Reception Dropped of the New York office of the Tuo­ les and bank clearings. Ou^pig supporting nation. * * this point General Barry says: OUR BUSIEST MEN—TRAFFIC COPS lumne Copper company, was given at n production averaged 3,200.0oWonfe Though we have been long negligent “All states in the central departm ent From the List. the Flnlen hotel Saturday evening by month throughout 1916, a pro3w- of our shipping, our merchants have have, theoretically, adopted the phys­ the local officers of the company. Mr. ical standard prescribed for. the regular Murray had made examinations of the about 70 per cent above normal, taken advantage of the war to build Washington. Jan. 1.—Celebration of 'nk clearinrs in 27 ^>f the principal a great mercantile marine. There are army. Practically no effort has been local property and he explained to the made in any state to enforce or prop­ New Year’s day in Washington was guests at ti»e dinner the location of es averaged above $6,000,000,000 per now 26,444 ships of 8,470,946 gross tons without many of the official features ~k as com pared with $4/300,000,000 on the American .«Chipping registry. erly apply this standard In enlisting the ore bodies. He lias already started men for the national guard. The which have marked the advent of the back for his home in New' York. ear ago. The total clearings this Our shipyards built, lb 1916, 937 ves­ percentages of rejection upon physical New Year in the past. President Wil­ were $243,865,000,000. and $174.- sels of a gross tonnage of 325,414 tons, examination held after muster into the son held no New Year reception, a cus­ United Slates service were as follows: tom he omitted when he came in of­ Colorado 10 per cent; Illinois. 11: In­ fice, and Secretary l^ansing did not diana. 21; Iowa, 8; Kansas. 16; Michi­ give the customary diplomatic break­ gan, 15; Minnesota. 13; Missouri. 12; fast. Secretaries Baker of the war de­ Nebraska., 15; North Dakota, 11: Ohio, partment and Daniels of the navy 26; South Dakota, 11; Wisconsin. 17; Wyoming. 25. In a num ber of indi­ % however, held receptions. ^ THANK ft* £ 5 4 vidual companies the percentage of re­ Cablegrams from practically all jections ran from 30 to 35 per cent and rulers of the world, wishing the presi­ Higher. One Indiana battery, recently dent a happy New Year, arrived at the YOUR recognized hv the federal government white house. They came from the and accepted into service under the heads of the belligerent and neutral GROCER president's call, came to mobilization nations of Europe, as w**ll as from the camp with 137 enlisted men, of whom presidents of South and Central Amer­ 52 were rejected upon physical exami­ ican republics. nation held the day following mus­ President Wilson s only formal en­ if he asks you ter in. gagement of the day was a call of ‘‘Companies of the national guard courtesy by Prince Mahi Dol. brother to try a can of averaging about 40 men at the time of .the president's call on June 18 were of the King of Siam, who was pre­ recruited to minimum strength by go­ sented at the white house by the ing into the highways and bvwavs and Siamese minister, Phya Prabha Kara- BAKING enlisting any riicn obtainable. The of­ vongse. ficers concerned appreciated the fact The president sent a cablegram to POWDER that many of the men who were en­ the King of Siam congratulating him KC listed under these circumstances would on his birthday, which fallu today, and undoubtedly be rejected upon the to the president of Haiti, In celebra­ physical examination which would fol­ tion of the anniversary of the inde­ He wants to do low the m uster in. but under the pro­ pendence of that country. Increase it visions of the law they had to attain Government departments were a certain minimum strength and in or­ closed all day. you a favor— der to do so were practically forced to Scents weekly enlist any .applicants whose physical he knows what defects were not strikingly apparent to SON OF BUSINESS MAN the most casual observer. One regi­ ment (Eighth Ohio infuntry) had ap­ C0NFESSES_HE’S ROBBER brands to rec­ rand have proximately 500 men, who were so en­ listed. rejected upon physical examina­ Chicago. Jan. 1.—Kenyon G. P eter­ „ next tion held after muster in.’* son, the 21-year-old Chicagoan who, ommend from f6 mChristmas. according to advices from I.os Angeles. You can also begin with 1 or 2’cents or 10 cents the first ENGINEERS’ UNION TO Cal., confessed t©' a num ber of rob­ experience. beries extending from Chicago to the week and increase your deposit the same amount each week. GIVE DANCE TONIGHT Pacific coast, is a son of F. W. P eter­ son, a north side business man. In 50 weeks: Members of the Butte Stationary Among the offenses which the young 1- cent club pays $12.75 Engineers' union, No. 83, will give the man is said to have made confession 2- cent club pays $25.50 25th annual dance this evening in the to in addition to robbery of a north­ Pallmont hall on South Montana western railway suburban station 5-cent club pays $63.75 street. The hall has been specially agent and the holdup of a restaurant 10-cent club pays $127.50 decorated for the occasion and every were the forgeries of a number of preparation ha* been compu ted for checks. You can put in $1.00 or $2.00 or $5.00 each week and in 50 the succçps of the event. “Regarding the checks. I know that eeks, have $50 or $100 or $250. part of the reported confession is true,” Mr. Peterson said. ’T cannot under­ Wo add 4 per cent interest. Don’t Let Skin Tronbles Spread. stand what prompts the boy. He has a Red, pimply skin that itches and good home and all the -advantages Come in, ask about it and get a “Christmas Banking club" burns Is embarrassing, and gets worqs his five brothers enjoy, and they are If neglected. Bad skin la a social all that a parent could wish. I am ok FREE. handicap and a constant source of Above, Henry Bonder; Below, Charles Johannes. Johannes is also shown making Repairs for a Woman Driver. awaiting Information from Los Angeles You can start TODAY—START! worry. Correct It at once with Dr. deciding what I shall d‘». Hobson’s Eczema Ointment. This healing ointment kills the germ, Chicago.—The two men called the that pass over the bridge to and from soothes the irritation and quickly re­ busiest in America are the two police­ the busy-Loop, hundreds of hordes and ITALIAN STEAMER . stores your skin to normal. For babies men directing traffic at the ends of wagons make their way along the nar­ LOST IN COLLISION egen Bros., Bankers, Batte suffering from th e tortures of eczema, Rush street bridge in the second big­ row and crooked approach. qr for grown-ups w h o . have long gest city in the United States! Busy as the cops are, they htye time Queenstown, Dec. 31.—The Italian floufht chronic skin ailments. Dr. They are Charles Johannes and to tip theli hats to motorists they steamer Legano h as been damaged 79 West Parie St Hobson's Eczema Ointment Is a guar­ Henry Bender. know and are ever ready to make re­ badly In a collision tn the fog offtside anteed remedy. A t your druggist. H e Besides thousands of automobiles pairs for women drivers. Cork harbor and Is reported t* have