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THE ESALAICA EAGLE TWO COPPER CITY GIRLS DISAPPEAR MISSING FOR SOME DAYS, FOUL PLAY FEARED; POLICE AID SEARCH Florence Wallen and Maud Snow, Principals of Mysterious Disappear- ance; May Have Gone to Join Car- nival Company. Police of Butte and other Mon- tana cities have been asked to aid In the search now being conducted for 15 -year -old Florence Wallon, 'who disappeared from her home at 600 Pine street, Anaconda, recent- ly, and of whom no trace has since been found. Foul play is feared. The girl is said to have disap- peared almost simultaneously with another girl of the same age in Anaconda. Florence Wallen, who is a sophomore at the Anaconda high school, is declared to have told neighbors that she was to leave for Helena. Information from the Capital city, however, is that noth- ing has been seen of them there. It was about 8:30 on the night of the disappearance of the two girls that Florence Wallen, who lives with her brother, Oliver Wallen, left the Wallen home, saying she was going to call on a friend, Mary Hughes, and from there the two were to go to a public library, where she intended to look up some data in connection with her studies. Her failure to return home after a reasonable length of time caused the Waliens to go in search of the girl. At the Hughes home it was learned that the Wallen girl had not been seen there. The next morning, how- ever, Oliver Wallen spoke with Maud Snow. The latter is said. to have re- plied that she knew nothing of the girl's whereabouts. Later, when an Anaconda official visited the Snow home, the girl was not there, and it was learned the Snow girl had also disappeared. Young Man Involved While there is no definite theory as to the exact time the two girls dis- appeared or in what manner they had vanished, Oliver Wallen told the po- lice he believed they left Anaconda in the company of a young man whose name was said to be Verne Cavanaugh. He is described as beIng about 19 years of age and is said to be a carnival man. The Wallen girl is described as be- ing five feet three inches tall and weighed about 122 pounds. She has blue eyes, while her hair, described as light, is bobbed. When she left she was clad in a man's cap, a light ging- ham blouse and a black skirt. With the exception of her hair, which Is said to be brown, the Snow girl iaapf similar description. She was dressed In a khaki suit when she disappeared. May Join Carnival Cavanaugh, the young man with whom it is believed the two girls left the smelter city, is said to be a na- tive of Salt Lake city. It is believed by the authorities that the trio left for some inland town where they will probably join up with a fair or carni- val, as that is said to be the occupa- tion of the young man. No description of the young man was given to the police. Maude Snow, one of the girls is said to have been married, although before her departure, according to Mr. WaBen, she was living with her parents on Elm street in Anaconda. OSCAR ROHN K I LLED Oscar Rohn, general manager of the East Butte Copper company and former chairman of the State High- way commission, was instantly killed at the skip -dump of the Pittemont shaft, a few days ago, when he was caught in the skip -dump device, which he was inspecting, and half his head sheared away. Mr. Rohn was one of the best known mining engineers in the west, New York.—While an audience sat watching a serene thriller in a the- ater at Thirtieth street and Sixth Av- enue, a real thriller was being enact- ed at the ticket booth at the entrance to the theater lobby when a bandit brandished a revolver, demanded money, shot at a policeman an es- caped in a waiting taxicab without getting any of the , 4700 in the booth. RUINS OF POST ESTABLOSHED BY D '\VID THOMPSON IN 149 FOUND zlf DUNCAN WDONALD This picture shows the discoverers of the site of the famous Kullyspell house, the first trading post in the northwest, established in 1809 by David Thompson, famous pioneer and explorer, for whom Thompson Falls is named.. The standing figure is that of Duncan McDonald of the Flathead, well-known western Montana character and son of Angus McDonald, early day trader.... Kneeling beside him is Alex Kai Too, aged and blind brother of Chief Merchelle of the Kalispel tribe.... The Stars and Stripes were raised there August 26 of this year, after 114 years. By COMPTON I. WHITE President of Pend d'Orcille Pio- neer Association. LARKS FORK, IDAHO.—)t remained for Duncan McDon- ald, noted Indian of western Montana and son of Angus Mc- Donald, Hudson Bay trader, to dis- cover the chimney piles and site of Kullyspell bouse on Lake Pend d'Oreille and settle a controversy among historians as to the exact location of the first trading post erected by the white man in Idaho and in the northwest. It was built by David Thompson of the North- west Trading company in 1809. The location is described i n Thompson's journal which was re- cently unearthed in the Canadian archives at Toronto, and has been sought for some time without suc- cess. The assistance of Duncan Mc- Donald and other Indians was en- listed by the Pend d'Oreille Pio- neers' association. After consult- ing Alex Kai Too of the ,Flathead country, aged and blind hrother of' Chief Merchelle of the Kalispel tribe, who inhabited the Pend d'Oreille region prior to the com- ing of the white man, Duncan learned that the aged Indian had seen and remembered the location of these chimneys, mentioned in the memoirs of Angus McDonald, Duncan's father. Folding his hand like a bear paw, old Alex said: \Go to Mameloose island, to a point on A natural source of vitamins GrapeNuts with milk or cream Contains every element for perfect nutrition — a complete food Theres a Reason' dalsa femme watt. Cr.. .at Gray N ti sks. law kee pow eine mainland—big rock—bear paw— just behind on level ground—you find chimneys.\ As Old Indian Had Promised And sure enough on a beautiful level site sloping gently away to the lake, overlooking the sheltered cove in the lea of Mameloose is- land, overgrown with tangled un- derbrush, unscarred by the axe of civilization, stand the two piles— the larger - one 'evidently a double chimney which was constructed of flat\ stones carried there by no agency other than human hands. The site selected by Thompson, the trader, was a logical one, as the bay in the lea of Mameloose af- forded the only shelter for Indian cinoes in the many storms that sweep the wide expanse of open water at the mouth of the river, where, for countless ages, the In- dians in their migtations have camped on the river margin fring- ing the beautifie broad meadows, abounding in waterfowl, fish, cam- as and s'kau kausin, delicacies dear to the Indian heart, where the wo- men gathered and stored for win- ter the huckleberries, while the men returned ladened from the chase. It was here that David Thomp- son found them and smoked in peace and feasted on fish, s'kau kausin and chevruil mentioned in his journal. It was here that Dun- gan camped as a boy. It was here that his baby sister, now liv- ing in Spokane, tumbled into the deep water and sank for the last time, before the eyes of the dis- mayed Indians, when the lithe - limbed mother sprang into the stream and brought her loved one to the surface and to safety, men- tioned in the memoirs of Angus, the father. Here in the lengthen- ing shadows of evening, hidden in the fringing willows many a brave Hiawatha with the sweet notes of his \chili wahluc\ wooed and won his dusky Minnehaha. The white man came with his cruel barb wire and fenced the In- dian out from his Eden, this happy hunting and fishing ground, one of the fairest spots in the northwest. It is the avowed purpose of the Pend d'Oreille Pioneers' associa- tion to reclaim this camping ground and give back to the In- dians their beloved N'Chim M'Sene and to the people for the purpose nature seems to have intended— a resting place. Rockford.—Police and sheriff's de- partments, under the orders of the coroner, are searching for a young man, who, one night recently entered St. Anthony hospital here with the body of Brea Oleson, 26 -year -old nurse, placed the dead form in a wheel chair and then disappeared be- fore hospital attaches could stop or question him. BURGLARS LOOT DEPOSIT BOXES BREAK INTO ENNIS BANK ,AND TAKE AWAY MUCH LOOT, BONDS AND CASH. Cut Telephone Wires and Block Communications; Robbery Not Discovered Until Six Hours After Its Commission. Isolating the town by cutting telephone connections in both di- rections, bank robbers forced an entrance to the Southern State bank at Ennis, in Madison county, and after rifling between 25 and 80 safety deposit boxes, escaped with an unknown amount of loot, Including Liberty and other bonds, jewelry and possibly cash. A general alarm was sounded warping police and sheriffs to be on the lookout for the robbers. At least two and possibly three bandits are believed to have taken part in the robbery, one of whom stood guard outside while the otheds entered the bank. With all roads leading into Ennis almost as hard as pavement it was impossible to even determine the direction they had taken after the robbery. Toward the Park It is believed, however, they may have headed up the Madison river in the direction of West Yellowstone, near the park, where an exceptional- ly rough country would afford them ample means of concealment. Several other avenues of escape could also have been taken by them, either in the direction of Virginia City, Norris or east toward the West Gallatin country. Boring a hole in the door of the main entrance, the robbers forced the lock by apparently inserting a heavy iron rod. Entrance to the safety deposit vault was gained in a similar manner. Using a steel drill, they had bored a hole in the heavy lock and then forced the catches by driving in an iron rod. Under sheriff B. 0. Bennett of Virginia City, who is now investigat- ing the robbery, declared the bandits had left no trace of their identity. Robbery of the bank was discovered on the morning following the rob- bery at 8:30 o'clock, when assistant cashier Ennis arrived. Door Wrecked The heavy front door had been badly splintered and eft standing partly ajar. The interior of the bank and safety deposit vau,Its was in chaos. Pieces of silverware, papers and other valuables littered the floor, while the locks to the safety deposit boxes were lying in a heap in one corner. Every vault had been looted. Cashier Hugh Wakefield de- clared there were no means of de- termining the amount of loot ob- tained until depositors made their reports. It is known, however, that some jewelry and Liberty bonds were taken. The bank officials declared the depositors had been warned some time ago not to eave too many val- uables in their vaults. This warning was sent out to the customers soon after the robbery of the bank at Sheridan almost a year ago when thousands of dollars in valuables and securities were stolen Still a more recent robbery was at Helmville about six weeks ago when the bank was broken into. In this instance, however, the robbers were frightened away without gaining en- trance to the vaults. As yet no person has been found in Ennis who reported seeing any suspicious characters around the town earlier In the night. Inasmuch as the little town is a fishing resort visited every week by hundreds of strangers the robbers touid have been about the village for several days without attracting special at- tention. Mrs. Ennis, wife of the assistant cashier, was the only person who could throw the slightest light on the robbery. She declared she had been awakened about 2 o'clock in the morning by the sound of hammering. While listening to the hammering she also heard the clock strike 2 o'- clock. It is in this manner that the hour of the robbery was fixed. Paying little attention to the noise, however, Mrs. Ennis went back to sleep and did not hear the departure of the robbers, who un- doubtedly had an automobile. When the robbery was discovered an effort was made to locate Sheriff Mongold of Virginia City and it was learned the telephone wires had been cut Further investigation showde the town had been isolated to the east by cutting the wires about a quarter ' of a mile outside the village. To the west, the line had been cut near the edge of town. A ladder- viihich had been obtained some distance away and which had been left standing against a tele- phone pole showed the manner in which the robbers had reached the wires. Washington.—France is assuming the attitude that she should not pay back to America the three billions she borrowed during the war until Ger- many pays her. Colorado Springs.—Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont, head of the national wo- men's party, declared here in an in- terview that marriage was a sort of slavery and she would not recommend it to any girl. Tokio.-- Japan has refused aid from Soviet Russia, escorting the re- lief ship Lenine out of the Yokohama harbor. In addition to relief roubles the ship is said to have carried 16 tons of soviet literature and a com- mission to spread soviet propaganda. Great Palls.—Joseph Robinson and Harrison Fleckson, colored narcotic peddlers, were each fined $500 and sentenced to two years in the state prison here recently. MONTANA CEREAL CROP 'MINA. THAT OF FIVE YEAR AVERAGE 1923 CROP ESTIMATE COMPARED WITH AVERAGE FOR FIVE YEARS Spring Wheat bus. 44,764,000 Five year average 17,948,000 Winter Wheat 0,289,000 Oats 23,051,000 Five year average .. __ —.12,800,000 Corn 9,002,000 Five year average .--...- 2,827,000 Barley . . ..... _____. 2,101,000 Five year average _____. 1,890,000 Flax ... _____—_—_ 1,810,000 Five year average . 924,000 Tame Hay, tons 1,989,000 Five year average . 1,761,000 Wild Hay tons 588,000 Five year average 458,000 Potatoes, bus.. 5,091,000 Five year average ........ 4,487,000 The estimate for the crop of spring wheat, oats, corn, barley and flax for this year is 80,888,000 bushels, against the five year aver- age of 85,887,000 bushels . In other words Montana will market more than twice as much of these products than she has marketed on an average for the past five years. The September condition of crops in Montana indicates production of 51 million bushels of wheat, 23 mil- lion bushels of oats, 9 million bush- els (orequivalent) of corn, and also larger crops than last year of flax, barley and sugar beets. Corn and flax prospects improved during Au- gust while spring wheat sustained the heaviest decline in condition of all of the crops, due to rust injury and the drouth periods in the eastern coun- ties. Other crops not harvested bare- ly held their own, and in some cases showed moderate declines. These are features of the September crop report issued by Geo. A. Scott, statistician for Montana co-operative crop report- ing service, All Wheat. The total forecasted production of spring and winter wheat combined is 61,003,000 bush- els, or nearly 6,000,000 bushels more than the preliminary revised estimate of the 1922 crop. Of this, 6,239,0000 bushels are winter wheat. Spring Wheat. The September forecast for spring wheat production Is 44,764,000 bushels, based upon an average condition at harvest time of 76 per cent of normal, a loss of over 2,000,000 bushels from August fere- cast. Last year's crop was estimated to be a little less than 40,000,000 bushels, while the 6 -year average has been 17,948,000 bushels, but this in- cludes the disastrous year of 1919. The condition of spring wheat last month was 79, a year ago it was 80, and the 10 -year average on Sept. 1 has been 66. The decline in condi- tion was due to rust injury in the eastern third of the state, and to hot dry periods in the same area, where little more than half a crop is report- ed from early threshing returns. The crop shows best in the north central, central, and south central districts, but is generally good over the entire western two-thirds of the state, ex- cept where hoppers and hail have done injury to it. The quality is be- low that of last year, considerable of it being lighter in weight and showing shrivelled kernels, especially in the rust affected territory. Quality in the central areas is better, and the gluton content will apparently run higher for the state than it did last year. Harvesting is practically com- pleted in the eastern and southeast- ern counties and west of the divide, threshing is well along, but in other districts harvesting Ig late. Oats. A crop of 23,061,000 bush- els of oats is indicated by a condition of 81 per cent on Sept. 1. Last year's crop WAR estimated at 19,200,- 000 bushels, and the average for the 6 -year period has been 12,806,000 bushels. The condition last month was 84, for September 1922 it was 80, and the 19 -year average 67. Oots have generally filled in fine shape, and early threshing returns indicate a high average yield. Hoppers have done considerable scattered injury to this crop, and yield will not average high In the eastern portions. Corn. Corn gained a point in con- dition during August, and its Septem- ber 1 condition of 92 points to a pro- duction of 9,002,000 bushels for this year. The 1922 crop was estimated to be 6,476,000 bushels, and the 5 - year average crop has been 2,827,000 bushels. The condition is the same as a year ago. The above corn forecasts and estimates are made upon the as- sumption that the entire crop rs har- vested as grain, but since much of it I R put into silos, hogged off, and fed as fodder, the forecasts should be In- terpreted accordingly. Corn general- ly made excellent progress, although much of it is yet a little late. Rains and some cool weather delayed ma- turing to a small extent, but It has been filling well, and is not maturing rapidly. It is noteworthy that corn suffered but little from the temporary drouth periods in the eastern coun- ties. Barley. 2,161,000 bushels of bar- ley is forecasted for this year based upon a Sept. 1 condition of 86. This is about 240,000 bushels more than last year's crop and compares with 1,390,000 bushels, the average for the 6 -year period. The condition of bar- ley last month was 86, a year ago It was 80, and for the 10 -year average it has been 73. Barley filled well in the important south-central and outhweetern sections but was injured some by drouth in the east. Flax. Flax rated 83 per cent in condition on Sept. 1, and a crop of 1,810,000 bushels is forecasted. The crop last year was 889,000 bushels, and ehe average for the 5 -year period has been 924,000 bushels. The con- dition of flax last year at this time was 74, and the 10 -year average has been 64. Flax suffered some from the hot dry periods in the eastern counties, but generally filled well. Tame Hay. Tame hay declined two roints in condition to 85, from which 1,939,000 tons are forecasted, com- pared to 1,986,000 tons for last year, and the average production of 1,761,- 000 tons. Grasshoppers have been damaging alfalfa severely in many lo- calities, while hot dry weather lower- ed the yields some in eastern and southeastern counties. Timothy, grown mostly in the western half of the state, made very good growth this year, averaging 1.60 tons per acre, compared to 1.50 tons last , year Much of the second crop of alfalfa was injured by rains during the put-. ting-up process. Wild Hay. A production of 588,- 000 tons of wild hay is expected, based upon a condition of 86. The estimated production last year was 623,000 tons, and the average for the 5 -year period has been 458,000 tons. The wild hay crop in the western half of the state is generally good, but the yield was restricted in some localities by dry weather early in the season. Hoppers also injuered some meadows, and dry weather reduced the tonnage In the eastern districts. Potatoes. The forecast for the po- tato crop Is 5,091,000 bushels, com- pared with 5,796,000 bushels, the 1922 crop, and to 4,437,090 bushels, the average for the 5 -year period. The condition of potatoes on Sept. 1 was 86, showing two points decline from the Aug. 1 condition. A year ago the condition was 90, and the 10 -year average on Sept. 1 has been 76. The crop made generally good progress, although hoppers and potato beetles have done severe injury in several sections. Short dry periods checked growth in parts of Flathead and Car- bon counties, and over much of the non -irrigated area of the eastern quarter of the state. Prospects for the marketing spuds are much better than a year ago, as prices are much more encouraging. Only 1382 cars of the big 1922 crop were shipped, com- pared to 1836 cars of the 1921 crop, and to 947 cars of the 1922 crop. The quality of Montana commercial pota- toes is reported to be as good or bet- ter than last year, but yields are ex- pected to average lower, due to many poor stands, and to an apparent light set in many fields. Apples. Apples suffered a further decline, and a crop of 677,000 bushels is expected, compared to last year's estimated production of 610,000 bush els, and to 810,000 bushels, the 6 - year average production. The condi- tion of apples Sept. 1 was 68, a month ago, 61, a year ago 46, and the 10 -year average Sept. 1 condition, 70. Hail, scab, and blight have been the chief factors adversely affecting the apple crop. Quality has been damag- ed more than quantity. It is estimat- ed that few more than 100 cars of fancy apples will go out of Montana orchards this year, but probably some 200 cars of lower grade apples will be shipped. Carlot shipments of last year's crop totaled 393, for the 1921 crop, 686 cars; and for the 1920 crop 443 cars. Sugar Beets. Sugar beets continue to show very promising, and yields equal to or exceeding those of last year are expected. Pulling beets will probably commence soon after the 16th of September. A NEW OIL LAMP PREZ Burns 94% Air. E. P. Johnson, 609 W. Lake St.,. Chicago, Ill., the inventor of a won- derful new oil lamp that burns 94 per cent air and beats gas or electric- ity, is offering to give one free to the - first user in each locality who will help introduce it. Write him for par- ticulars. Agents wanted. Cl_REATEST light for farm v -A and general outdoor use. Don't confuse with ordinary gasoline Ian - terns. Lights with matches. Ex- tinguishes by closing valve. The @i! nil Quick-Lite with reflector is twenty times brighter than the ordinary oil lantern. Burns perfectly in any wind and proves its worth in the wildest storm. Rain proof: Bug proof. Can't turn up too high. No wick, no smoke, dirt, grease or odor. No danger even if tipped over. Thousands in ;we everywhere. Gives perfect satisfac- tion. 30,000 dealers soli Coleman Quick-Lite Lan- terns and Lamps. If yours can't sup- ply, address our nearest. h o U 8 e, Dept. /dn. THE COLEMAN LAMP CO. Wichita, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Toronto, Can. TAKE NO CHANCES DEMAND \SNOW WHITE\ FLOUR Bread Is the Best and Cheapest Food SCHOOL BOY PEANUT BUTTER er,
