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Fergus County Democrat., 1909-06-29
Parasols at Lehrnans'.
ZORTMAN MINE BONDED.
August Property Taken Under Option
for Three Million Dollars.

August Property Taken Under Option
for Three Million Dollars.
1t is reported from Zortman that
the August mine in the Little Rockies,
near Landusky, which is owned by
Phillips Whitcomb the Coburn bro
theirs and Louis S. Goslin, has been
secured under five months lease
and bond for $3,OOO,OOO by a syn
dicate OF capitalists, including sew
eral Helena men. The syndicate is
represented by John Edgerton of Hell
ena who is at the mine and is making
preparations for some extensive de-
velopment work.
The property was recently given
thorough inspection by Mr. Edgerton
and his mining engineers and he ap-
parently believes that the August is
deserving of its reputation as a phe-
nomenal producer.
During the past six months several
carloads of the richest ore from the
August has been shipped to Helena
and much of the ore shipped ran
from $3.50 to 81 900 per ton. So great
were the proceeds of these shipments
that Choteau county has, through
them, been placed in the front rank
of the gold producing counties of the
Treasure state. Last week carload
of ore was shipped from the mine to
Helena, the returns showing values
running between $3.50 and $1,000 per
ton.
At the present time force Of IS
men is employed on the property, and
this number will be increased at once,
it is understood Much ore has been
blocked out and considerable is on
the dump for shipment, but owing to
the heavy condition of the roads, no
effort is being made to ship system
atically.
If the predictions that the August
mine will keep up its present record
are fulfilled, it will become one of the
greatest producers in the west.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-06-29

a practical alternative; but when it
developed that Senator Aldrich and
Senator Aldrichs constituents were
bitter in their opposition, and that
there was majority of three in the
senate favorable to an income tax,
the president not only dropped the in
come tax idea instanter, but hurried
a message to congress to emphasize
the change of position. In his haste
to reverse himself the president got
his facts awry, Notwithstanding the
mature consideration" which he took
occasion to state in the message he
had given the subject.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-06-29
Children's parasols at Lehmans'.
Was You?

A colored woman was brought be-
fore West Virginia magistrate
charged with inhuman treatment OF
her child. Evidence was clear that
she had severely beaten the youngster
who was in court to exhibit his
marks and bruises. Before imposing
sentence the magistrate asked the
woman if she had anything to say
"Kin AS ask yo' honah question:
His honor nodded.
"Well, then, yo' honaf, I'd like tc
ask yo' whether yo' was ever the
parent of puffeckly wuthless culled
chile?"
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-06-29
Tax On Corporation Earnings Will
Not Lower Tariff Rates, Say
Experts.
PLAN IS INCONSISTENT
All Idea of Economy Ignored in Et-
fort to Raise Money to Meet
Expenses.

Washington, June 23.-If the Al
drich-Taft amendment to the tariff
bill providing for 2 per cent. tax on
the net earnings of corporations, be-
comes law, it will not have the effect
of lessening the burden of the con-
sumer. That is, the adoption of the
amendment will not result in a de-
crease in tariff rates.
By all logic the raising of new rev.
enue from sources heretofore untaxed
should mean that couple of necessi-
ties should go on the free list. That
is the reason the democrats are fight
ing SO hard for an income tax. The
democratic theory is that if wealth
can be made to pay its fair share OF
the expenses of the government
through an income tax, the amount
thus raised should be deducted from
the taxes previously shouldered by
the consumer.
The Aldrich-Taft 2 per cent. tax
should raise $2OOOO,OOO Of new rev.
enue. But that amount will not be
taken from the burden being carried
BY the consumer. For this reason:
The government is running SO much
in debt, it must ultimately not only
have some revenue from the rich that
it never collected before, but it must
increase the tax on the consumer.
Economy Best Policy.
The only thing that can preven'
increased taxation Of both rich and
poor is marked economy in govern
ment expenditures AS has been
shown in detail in previous discus
sions Of the subject, the trend Of ap-
preparations is in an opposite direc-
tion from economy.
So it is plain that the $2O,OOO,OOO Q!
new revenue that will be raised from
tax On net earnings of corporations
will be needed along with all the rev.
enue that has heretofore been raised
The statement of the treasury de
partment on June 13, showed tina
the deficit for the fiscal year was 500,
2o6,o41 83, with twelve days to go be-
fore the year closed The excess o
receipts over expenditures on June L
was $48o, ,28o. IS, and for the first Il
days of the month, ST sol ,16O.1O
Here are some new comparative
figures on republican extravaganza
From 1881 to 1888 the average yearl,
expenditures of the federal govern
ment were $25S,0O0.0O0; for the eigh
years beginning with 1891 they aver
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-06-29
Parasols at Lehmans'.
w. c. T. U.

The monthly meeting of the w. c.
T. U. was held at the home of Mrs.
J. L. Stuart, Friday afternoon, June
II.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Mrs. Margaret E
Kurtz, as follows:
Song-What a Friend We Have in
Jesus.
Scripture reading-Psalm 124.
Song-Rescue the Perishing.
Prayer by Rev. Dimmick and Rev
Huxley
After transacting the business of the
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-06-29
Short length silk gloves at Leh-
mans,
Wellman Departs.

Christiana, June 22.-Walter Well
man and the other members of the
that is to make an attempt
to reach the north pole by balloon
left here today for Thomsoe, Norway,
o ntheir way to Spitzberg, where 1t
is proposed to make the start
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
Municipal Affairs
DELAY OVER GARBAGE
CASE COMES TO END
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS TO
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
Specifications Provide for Three
Methods of Disposal, Cheapest of
Which viii Be Accepted
by City

The long, weary, sickening and sus-
picious delay over the garbage matter
has come to an end. unless someone
else can think of some little, silly ex-
cuse for reopening the case. The
council instructed yesterday the board
of public works to advertise for BIDS
under the original specifications.
These specifications call for three
methods of garbage disposal by incin-
Grafton, reduction or hog feeding. The
hog feeding must be done not less than
five miles from the city limits.
1t is the five-mile limitation that has
caused most of the delay. Three weeks
ago, after considering the matter, or
at least making a thin pretense of con-
sideration, the council authorized the
board of public works to secure bids
on each one of these methods and TO
award the contract to the lowest bid
der. Councilman Dromgold made a
vigorous fight against the five mile
limit. He wanted the limit fixed at
half a mile so as to give the Vernon
hog feeders an opportunity to submit
bids. But the Sixth and Ninth ward
residents who have had garbage smells
from the Vernon hog pens until they
are ready to give up their homes and
live in tents in the wilderness have
made emphatic protest against the
half-mile limit or any other limit I'M
der five miles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
COUNCIL REFUSES TO
RESCIND DICE ORDER
PAYS LITTLE ATTENTION TO
POLICE BOARD REQUEST
Wallace Only Champion Of Measure to
Prohibit Shaking in Cigar Stands.
Recommendation Is
Filed

The recommendation of Mayor Alex
ander to the police commission that
the city council rescind the ordinance
recently passed by that body permit
ting dice shaking for cigars and other
merchandise was treated with scant
courtesy when It reached the council
yesterday morning.
Councilman Wallace was the only
champion of the measure. He said the
council put the police commission In
an absurd position by asking that body
to enforce the laws against gambling
and then legalizing gambling in GER
tain form so the commission had nc
authority to enforce the ordinance. He
declared Los Angeles was the only city
in the country that had legalized
gambling in any form and that 1t was
a blot on the citys fair name.
But Councilman Wallace was all
alone. The other members of that
body, even Dromgold and Wren, who
usually stand for law enforcement sal
mute and voted to file the recommen-
dation of the police commission. Dice
shaking for cigars will still be per
mitted, although Councilman Wallace
says he can see no difference between
shaking dice for dollars worth OF
cigars and shaking dice for silver
dollar,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
COUNCIL WILL REFUND
TAXES PAID BY CHURCHES
Question of Long Standing viii Be
Settled by Giving Religious
Institutions $4,000

After hanging fire for several months
churches will be settled by the council
refunding all the money churches have
paid in taxes in the last two years,
provided the claims have already been
filed.
Before Walter Mallard became city
assessor church property was not
placed on the assessment roll. The
law provides that churches and other
buildings used for religious purposes
are exempt from taxation and de-
clares the trustees of the church must
file an affidavit showing that the prop
erty is used for church purposes.
Because previous assessors had kept
the spirit of the law, if not the exact
letter, and failed to assess the prop
erty at all, the church trustees over
looked the matter of filing the affi-
dayits, and as a result were compelled
to pay taxes into the city treasury.
After paying the money under pro-
test, a number of them filed petitions
asking that the taxes be refunded.
Now the council proposes to grant all
these claims.
This action was taken on the recon-
mendation of City Auditor Mushet
when the city attorney yesterday held
the council had the right to refund
church taxes, but suggested that such
refunds be confined to the past fiscal
year. Mushet declared that If it was
the spirit of the law, then all churches
should be given back the money they
had paid for taxes. The total refund
will amount to about $4,000
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
ICE WAGONS WANT RIGHT
TO DRIVE ON BOULEVARD
Property Owners on Wiltshire Protest
Against betting Down Bars for
Their Own Convenience

Property owners on Wiltshire boule-
ward had to wage another fight yester-
day before the council to preserve their
street as a boulevard, and their fight
is not yet won.
The ice companies petitioned the
council yesterday to remove the boule-
ward restriction, which prohibits heavy
teaming on the street for more than
one block, so they could deliver ice to
their customers on the street. While
the ice companies want permission to
deliver their ice their customers do not
want them to have this permission
They said they feared If the bars were
let down at all it Would be but a short
time until the street was open to gen.
eral traffic.
The council ordered the city attorney
to prepare an ordinance that would
permit ice wagons, grocery wagons
and similar delivery vehicles on the
street. There is a question If the or
dinance passes when it is presented
as the council is equally divided on the
matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
MAY KEEP POULTRY WITHIN
TWENTY FEET OF DWELLING
Council Amends Ordinance Fixing
Limit for Chickens Following
Receipt of Complaints

The council yesterday amended the
chicken ordinance so as to provide for
keeping chickens within twenty feet of
a dwelling house. Until a few months
ago the ordinance permitted chickens
to be kept within fifteen feet of a
house, but recently, on the recOmmen-
dation of the board of health, sup
ported by Councilman Wren, whose
constituents were eager for a longer
distance, the ordinance was amended
to read thirty-fve feet
This brought strong protest from
owners of small lots who keep poultry
% in their back yards and also from feed
and grain men, who said the ordinance
was having a serious effect on the
chicken feed business. This protest
brought about the reduction of the
limit to twenty feet This same limit
is fixed for horses and cows.
But this ordinance win be effective
for a short time only. A committee
composed of Wren, Dromgold and Lyon
was appointed by Councilman Yonkin,
president pro tenn, to fix the limits of
districts in different parts of the city
where different ideas are held concern
ing poultry. In some places the limit
will probably be made fifty feet from a
dwelling house, while in such places as
the Eighth ward the limit may be re-
duced to twelve or fifteen feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30

would attend the show, they resented
the order which closed the doors 10
their wives. When a performance is
given it is paid out of the Home fund,
and each veteran pays cents adms-
sion. The officers and civilians pay III
cents admission. One of the old sol
diers voiced the sentiment of scores OF
others when he said:
Have Other Grievances
"As we understand it, these shows
are given for the amusement and pleas
IRE of the members of the home. we
are glad to see women in the audience
We still have a weakness for the far
seq. 1t does not matter whether we
are bachelors or widowers. No occa-
sion is complete without woman. we
do not care whether it is the wives ana
daughters of the officers and civilian
employees or of old soldiers so long as
the refining grace Of woman is there
we do object, however, when some OF
the old comrades want to bring theiI
wives with them to have them barred
because there is not one in ten VINO
will come to a show unless his wire
can come with him and share IN the
Measure which comes to him from the
performance. And besides, many OF
these officers and civilians are aple to
nav to go to the city to see shows
and often do, whereas the old soldiers
living on their meager pensions, cannon
afford to do this. Any way, VINO Is
this home for?"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
ENGINEER IS ADDED
TO UTILITIES BODY
Majority of Council FaVors Plan for
Rate-Fixing commis3ion-only
Opposition from Source 1t
Was Expected

Councilman Wallace's plan for
public utilities commission was dis
eussed by the council yesterday, but no
definite action was taken. The seven
members present preferred to wait I'M
til Blanchard and Pease return from
their vacations before appointing the
commission, and action was deferred
two weeks.
Wallace amended his plan yesterday
to include the city engineer on the
commission. AS it now stands five
members are provided for the commits
sion. They are the city auditor, city
assessor, city engineer city attorney
and president of the board of public
works. This commission is to be au-
thoriZed to employ a competent engi-
neer and accountant, and the plan may
provide for the employment of a clerk
who shall be on duty the year round.
The engineer and accountant are ex-
pected to be employed for few months
only.
The Municipal league presented a
communication indorslng the councils
determination to appoint a utilities
commission. Every member Of the
council present yesterday, with the ex-
ception of two, favored the appoint
ment of the utilities commission. While
such men as Wallace, Wren and Drom-
gold gave the idea their hearty sup
port Healy and Clampitt expressed the
opinion they were qualified TO handle
rate fixing matters for public utilities.
The intellectual members of the coun-
ell have repeatedly declared the belief
that they did not consider themselves
qualified to pass upon matters OF ex-
pert engineering and accounting. and
admitted they only grope blindly when
the matter of fixing rates for the cleo
trio, gas and telephone companies is
under consideration. But Healy and
Clampitt believe they are competent to
act whether the other members of the
council are or not
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
CONTRACTORS DEFY BOARD
AND REFUSE TO STOP WORK
Inspector Finds They Are Not Com.
plying with Specifications on
Private Street Contract

Defying the board of public works,
Bryan & Austin. contractors who are
doing some work on Fifth street be-.
tween Main and Spring, have refused
to stop construction.
The work is a street Improvement
done by private contract, but private
as well as public contracts on the pub
lie. streets are subject to the board of
public works, and that body must APP
prove plans and specifications and SUI
perintend the construction.
The city's inspector on the work
found the contractors were not COM
plying with the specifications. The
matter was reported to the board of
public works, and yesterday the board
ordered the contractors to stop work
until the matter was settled. The con-
tractors fatty refused to stop. The
board has asked the city attorney what
powers it has in the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
TO STOP STREET SPEAKING
NEAR FEDERAL BUILDING
Council Orders Ordinance Amended
for Benefit of Postoffice
Employees

Somehow or other the ordinance reg
ulating street speaking has been neg
lected during the past month. Not a
change in the limits has been made
recently and the street speakers had
almost begun to hope that they We're
to be left in peace in the outskirts of
the city where they are permitted to
use the streets at night without moles-
tation.
But the oversight was corrected yes
terday. Councilman Wren declared
the postoffice had been complaining
that street speakers were congregat-
ing at Seventh street and Grand ave-
nue. to such an extent that it serious
~ interfered with the postal business.
TO give relief to the postoffice the
council ordered the city attorney to
prepare an amendment to the ordi-
nance including in the prohibited dis
tricts the two blocks from Eighth to
Sixth on Grand and from Olive to
Hope on Seventh.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
COUNCIL TO PROBE
MAYORS CHARGES
TO INVESTIGATE METHODS OF
INSPECTORS
Despite Open Opposition Of clamPltt,
city's Lawmakers Set Date for
Hearing of Accusations
Made

With his usual determination to
throttle every effort towards better
government and declaring with sur
prising frankness that he would never
vote to put any one out of job,
Councilman E. A. Clampitt did every
thing he could yesterday afternoon 10
thwart tine purpose of Mayor Alex
.ander and City Auditor Mushet in
showing up the disgraceful methods
they declare are pursued by the license
inspectors attached to the office of
the city taa and license collector.
But fortunately the influence Clam
nit Yields in the council is small, and
Wallace and Wren united against him
and set a date when the charges the
mayor and the city auditor have pre-
ferred will be heard The hearing will
be three weeks from yesterday at 3
o'clock in the morning and every mem
Der of the council, except Clampitt and
Healy, are anxious to probe the mat
ter to the bottom.
In a message he sent to the council
last week Mayor Alexander charged
that the license inspectors had failed
to do their duty and that as a result
fifty-eight places of business which
properly come under the license law
were exempt from paying license fees.
He offered to produce sufficient evil
dence to prove his assertions at any
time the council might fix.
Yonkin Asks for Proof
Another charge made by the mayor
is that when license paying business
men have gone to the city hall to pay
their licenses, as the law specifically
says they must do, the license inspec-
tors have told them TO go back to
their places of business and wait for
an inspector to call and collect the
money. These inspectors are not sup
posed to collect, but TO see that IL
cense paying business men go to the
city hall and pay their licenses.
When the matter came before the
council yesterday City Auditor Mushet
declared he had called the attention
of the council to these very matters
some time before, but no action had
been taken.
And" said Mr. Mushet to the coun-
Gil II have matters to report that are
ten times worse"
IF half the mayor has said Is cor
rect, then these men ought to be fired
at once" said President Pro Tenn Yon-
kin. But I want the proof"
The proof is ready. A list in the
hands of city Clerk Lelande contains
the names of more than 100 persons
with whom the license inspectors have
had questionable dealings, althouBH
the mayor conservatively called atten-
ton to only fifty-eight.
When the message was read to the
council last week it was referred to
Tax Collector Johnson to give him an
opportunity to answer tht charges.
The answer received yesterday only
said that as the mayor had not fur
nished list of the fifty-eight places
to which he referred he was at a loss
to know where to begin his investiga-
tlon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD MUST
EXPLAIN AQUEDUCT CHANGE
Council Wants to Know About New
Order Relative to Gen.
eraI Mess

Come into court and explain what
you mean by issuing an order that the
employees of the aqueduct must eat at
certain restaurants and that the cost
of three meals a day will be deducted
from their wages whether they eat or
not" is the sentiment of resolution
passed by the council yesterday morn
ing and addressed to the board of
public works.
Complaints against what is consid-
cred an unjust order have become so
numerous that the council felt called
on to take some cognizance of them
and wants the board of public works
to explain the cause of the trouble.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the council by Councilman
Lyon, who introduced resolution ask
ing some pertinent questions, gbut the
council thought the wording was too
undiplomatic and changed it to more
polite phraseology.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-30
REALTY BOARD ADVOCATES
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE CHANGE
Wants Vehicles Kept Thirty Feet from
Entrances of Public Buildings
for Free Access

The Los Angeles realty board yes
terdav presented a petition to the city
council asking that the traffic ofdl-
nance be amended to prohibit vehlcles
standing within thirty feet of the mann
entrance of an Office building.
Herbert Burdett, secretary or the
realty board, who advocated the ordi-
nance. declared that autos, bicycles
and other vehicles lined up before pun
lie building to such an extent that 1t
prevented free access to the building
and sometimes interfered with the
transaction of business by the tenants
of the buildings, especially doctors.
The council referred the petition 10
the committee on legislation.