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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1923
Page
6
The report outlines Stresemann's new cabinet and Germany’s stance on reparations while coal and steel magnates press for reduced costs and longer workdays. It notes mass protests, a collapsed Reichstag vote, a stock market plunge, and Communist efforts amid Bolshevik fears. Also mentions Soviet troop movements and a Volstead act wine beer appeal.
In Paris, Premier Poincare rejects Chancellor Stresemann's proposal for a France Belgium and Germany conference in the occupied Ruhr zone to resume work. The Stinnes group and Otto Wolff trust negotiated separately with the French, while Germany argued passive resistance remained a local matter.
The former British prime minister Lloyd George travels in Canada on an American tour and warns that wars are not finished with. He argues the next conflict could erase civilization and hopes the British empire will unite as an economic bloc to deter other nations. Plans include empire food pools, imperial contracts, and market schemes for British goods. The empire premiers remain divided on many issues and critique Baldwin’s policies. In Portland Oregon the American Federation of Labor rejects joining with farmers to form a new national party, keeping its stance of labor loyalty to principles over partisan causes. The federation upholds the need for flexible power to meet emergencies and rejects fixed party control. The convention also declines recognition of the Soviet government until Russians vote on their rulers.
Oklahoma Governor Walton abandons attempt to block impeachment and convenes an extra session. He urges passage of an anti Ku Klux Klan measure while the house forms an inquisitorial panel to probe his conduct. Charges include parole and pardon overreach, misuse of funds, and martial law habeas corpus denials.
Indiana governor McCray contends with major financial embarrassment. Reports allege irregularities in signed notes and bankruptcy proceedings have begun. Civil suits are filed while a grand jury investigates. He denies wrongdoing and cites political blackmail. He says he is ready to disclose all facts.
President Coolidge reports general prosperity across the United States with promising business conditions. Satisfactory agricultural reports highlight corn and cattle markets, while hog prices are fair. The fruit sector suffers from a car shortage, and rail and growers groups work to ease the strain. Textiles and steel show strength, some mining lags, and Oklahoma oil faces difficulties amid Western overproduction.
Senate backers report near certainty that President Coolidge will not press the Hughes plan for an independent commission to assess Germany's reparations ability. Lloyd George endorses it and most European nations favor it, though France opposes. Coolidge reportedly sees no benefit in convening a World Economic Conference while European conditions remain unsettled.
Per Gomez, the new president of Portugal, confronts ongoing uprisings and a forecast of imminent turmoil. Two revolts have already occurred, with another expected soon. Enemies warn of possible assassination or exile.
Henry Ford states his offer for Muscle Shoals remains before Congress and will not be withdrawn. He accuses Secretary Weeks and political influence for the bid not being accepted and for selling the Gorgas steam plant portion included in his proposal.
Montana crop prospects show yields and values doubling five year averages since 1919. Wheat, oats, barley, flax and sugar beets lead gains with total crop value estimated at 150 million dollars, more than double the five year average. Harvest is near completion in eastern regions while some areas delay threshing.
S. M. Fitzgerald, 38, appeared as a witness in Livingston after walking six miles to a ranch, borrowing a horse, and riding into town. A separate fire in Great Falls destroyed or damaged eleven cars at Noble auto shop, while Flathead Indians received 63 000 dollars in total from Washington, 25 dollars per person.
In two years Rosebud county has become famous for melon and cucumber seed. This year 20 000 pounds of melon seed and 5 000 pounds of cucumber seed will be shipped to Totlands and Paris, with demand strong in Colorado. Threshing underway, cucumbers most profitable with 800 to 600 pounds seed per acre and gross returns of 360 to 120 per acre. melons yield 76 to 100 per acre.
A special train of prize dairy cattle from the World Dairy Congress will tour Montana in late October, carrying 8 to 15 cattle breeds valued at about half a million dollars. Stops include Glen dive Missoula Bozeman and Billings with Governor Dixon meeting the train.
In Montana’s Cat Creek area the Mid-Northern Catlett No 4 well produced from the first sand at 1171 feet, with oil rising in the casing and an estimated initial output above 100 barrels. The find prompts three offset wells and signals broader activity in the district as crews push toward deeper sand horizons.
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