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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
NO DATE SET FOR
B0DEKER MATTER
Judge Lane Says He Will
Not Be Rushed Nor
Swayed by Rumors

Judge A. o. Lane. commissioner OF pub-
lie justice. stated yesterday afternoon thar
the publication to the effect that he would
MAKE his decision in reference to Chief
Bodeker at the meeting of the commits
sion Tuesday, was unauthorized.
nave told no one what the decision
will be or when will make it. l will not
be rushed. and I will not be swayed by
rumcrs This is all today
But the judge did say that he had
promised to meet in his office this morn
ing delegation from the Southern rail-
road division pf the International Brother
hood or Locomotive Engineers.
Ihis delegation will tell the judge that
its members and the members Of Its di.
vision nave the utmost confidence in the
ability and integrity of Chief Bodeker
and that they all think that in common
justice he should be restored to the head
Of the department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

been in Alabama for ages. The grea,
corpora ton is now at work and contem-
plates spending hundreds of thousands
of dollars more within the next few years
in finally completing this work. The
source OF this power is comparatively
close to Birmingham. Converted Into cleo
tricity, 1t will easily be brought into th'
city. 1t will be SO much more econoui'
ical and satisfactory for ell power pur-
poses that steam power plants will bs
abolished: artificial power made active b,
combustion will no longer be used; inper'
feet combustion producing the particle:
of carbon called smoke will not exist: Bir-
mingham will be smokeless city and tn,
smoke problem in Birmingham will have
come to a natural solution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
FATHER TURNER'S
CHURCH DAMAGED
Part of Roof Destroyed BY
Fire-Masses This
Morning


Yesterday afternoon large part OF tho
roof of the Church of the Blessed sacrs-
ment, West End. was destroyed by FIRE
How the blaze originated is not known.
The Rev. Patrick Turner. pastor Of the
church. said last night:
I'VE have succeeded in putting tenn.
porary cover over the church and will
have the usual masses Sunday mornings
o'clock and 10 o'clock, There will be no
evening service.
''As worlkmen will be engaged In. re-
pairing the roof there will be no Ash
Wednesday service nor any other week
day services until the church is put in
order"
Father Turner said that the fire loss
was covered by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
RECITAL GIVEN AT
FLORENCE NORMAL

Florence, February ESPECIALLY
clee club of the State Normal college
gave its initiative entertainment in the
chapel last night. The benefit was for
the Athletic association, and given under
the dictatorship of Miss Gabrilla Knight.
with Miss SAMSON at the plano. An en-
tertaining farce concluded the programme
entitled 1.-THE Little Red Schoolhouse,
with a full cast of "cut ups"
On next Monday morning the Florence
Wagon Works, which has been shut down
for repairs, will reopen with full force
of Workmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Snowstorm in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City. Oklahoma, February l.
A heavy storm prevailed over the greater
portion OF Oklahoma today. Two inches
of snow fell and the indications were that
the fall would continue throughout the
night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Building Permit

The following building permit ;wan -
sued yesterday in the office OF the builA-
ing inspector:
WIN Love, Elm strset and Sarah avos
nue.; one story frame buildinss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

da, awaiting just such contingency,
was holding its fruits and the prices
scared. If he had had here an organiza-
ton of several hundred housekeepers, or
ders could have been placed early for a
car load of Florida oranges and the lot
stored awaiting our need. Such combi-
nation would make many such arrange
ments possible.
But first of all, it was decided by this
band of housekeepers in council assem-
bled, to become judges of meats and other
commodities the class Of which is largely
governed by the purchaser herself To
inform themselves upon reasonable
prices, and to signify n Willingness to
carry a basket to market and to wear
a housekeepers league button-these be-
ing great aids TO proper service among
grocers and butchers-are some of the
plans outlined in the tentative meeting
yesterday which was the nucleus of tue
big league it is hoped will result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Heir Born to. Becker

New York. February Mrs Charles
Becker, wife of the former police ieuten-
ant now in the death house at Sing Sing,
awaiting electrocution for the killing of
Herman RosenthaL gave birth today TO
a baby girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Anderson Presents Paners

Toxic, Japan. February 1.-The new
United States ambassador to Japan. Larz
Anderson, presented his credentials today
end was afterward, with Mrs. Anderson,
the guest of the emperor and empress at
luncheon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
incorporation

s2OOO-Standard Steel company, James
Bowron. president: H. S. Smith. vice presi-
dent A. r. Forsyth. treasurer, and
Augustus Benners. secretary.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
REALTY MARKET IS
NOW QUITE ACTIVE
MANY SALES OF CITY AND COUN.
TRY PROPERTY RECORDED
BROWNS BIG SALES,

There has been a rather notable re-
vival of activity in city and farm
realty during the past two weeks, the
records showing many actual trans.
fers of town and country property,
while the realty dealers all report
keen inquiry. When the building sea-
son fairly opens and the many big
blocks and handsome residences are
started in Lewistown the interest will
doubtless be stimulated considerably
in this city.
The work of tearing down the old
Crowley barn to make way for the
$4,000 business block to be erected
there by Mrs. Annie Crowley was be-
gun yesterday.
]. M. Eby, of Aurora, ILL.,, last week
bought from B. E. Stack the old Pres
byterian church property, having a
frontage of 80 feet on Fifth avenue
by 200 on Janeaux street, the consid-
Grafton being $17,5O0. This price is
nice increase over that paid by Mr..
Stack some two years ago. Mr.. Eby
secured the property for an invest
ment.
Writing to the Democrat from Chi
cago, the William H. Brown company
states that the Judith Basin is very
attractive to men who do things. Mr..
Brown has recently sold land on the
west side aggregating $250,0O0, the
price running from $65 to $50 an acre.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
JURORS DRAWN
FOR NEXT TERM
Continued from page one.)

March 2S-J. F. v1slesel VS.. ]. L.
Watson.
March 29-J. c. Young VS.. Virginia
Young.
March 29-Louis Kalous VS.. A. f.
Ross ct al.
March 31--J. l. Case Co. VS.. John
Gill.
March 31-W. L. Gleason ct al VS.
J. e. Johnston.
April Mike Kelly VS.. Ole G. Vim.
ger.
April 2-Winnett VS.. Woods.
April 3-John Shober, Jr., VS.. VIM
M. Blackord
April 5-R E. Hamilton VS.. r. S.
Hamilton ct AL
April 7-Crane- & Ordway Co. VS..
A. A. Stapleton.
April 8-H. M. Ryan VS.. Lewistown
Auto Co.
April S-Fletcher w. Appleton VS..
Lewistown Auto Co.
April Jacob Schneider VS.. Ernest
c. Busch.
April 10-Fred Vogel ct al VS.. Citi-
zens' State Bank of Roundup.
April 10-Fred VOgel ct al VS.. Citi-
zens' State Bank of Roundup.
April 11-Citizens' State Bank VS..
Alex Johnson ct al
April 11-David e. Brown VS.. Minnie
Brown.
April Henderson VS.. Johnson.
April I'D. F.. Smith VS.. J. P.
Barnes.
April 15-Mary Louise Albina Halpin
VS.. Benz. Satran.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
FARMERS LIKE
REINFORCEMENT
Continued from page one.)

celled in quality and quantity any
where. Climatic conditions in winter
for stock is far better tnan in the east
ern states Our farmers can go to the
foothills and get poles to make sheds,
and by using woven wire to stretch
over the frame and cover with straw,
makes very comfortable place for
livestock of any kind.
| have been told by several farm.
ers that they could not afford to build
a barn for COWS, which was the rea-
son they didn't have any. l have
shed 104 feet long, made as l men,
toned. Fifty-six feet of that | use
to shelter fifteen head of old and
young full-blooded Red Poll cattle.
don't think it cost me S25. and | will
guarantee that my COWS We're as COM
Portable as any cows in the east in
their expensive buildings. We can
start in with straw sheds, and if they
are built right they will last a long
time, and in time we can build bet
ter, but | don't think you will get any
better results than is possible with
good straw sheds. There are great
benefits to be derived by using our
straw that is being burned up if we
have some livestock around.
! You just stop and think for a min
ute, when l say that there is no coun-
| try so well adapted for the growing
of wheat along with the raising of
| livestock as this country right here,
the Judith Basin and Fergus county,
not because l say SO, but because
some of the best authorities in the
United States say so.
In my travels over the Basin the
last three weeks l meet men every
day that are practicing diversified
farming methods, and the returns are
very satisfactory. Some of the re-
suits as told me l would not like to
repeat, as they appeared to me to be
pretty strong, but I will tell you of
one that is little mild. The party
has 100 hens, and he says that the
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
Taken Under Amusement.


In the important proceeding brought
by E. w. Mettler against B. F. Lepper
ct al, the demurrer of the defendants
was argued at length last week by w.
M. Blackford for the defendants and
Mr.. Mettler, Edward Fearon and
Judge Cheadle for the plaintiffs. At
the conclusion, Judge Ayers took the
matter under advisement. This is
the action in which Mr. Mettler seeks
to have set aside note and. mortgage
given by the directors of the Flat
Willow Land company to Messrs.
Lepper and Carl in connection with
the purchase of their extensive ranch
property, the consideration being con-
siderably over 100000. Of the capi-
tai stock of 100000, about $4,000
has been paid up and this was applied
| to the purchase price, the balance,
around $130,O0O, being represented by
the note and mortgage. The conten-
tion of the plaintiff is that corpora
tion cannot give mortgage for an
amount greater than its paid-in capi-
tai and that liability rests upon the
directors individually. These directors
are H. c. Christian, of Johnson City,
Wisconsin,; e. c. Dodge and G. H.
Bruins, of Lake Mills, Wisconsin, and
J. w. Puerner and P. w. Hibbard, of
Jefferson, Wisconsin.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18

returns from those hens more than
paid their grocery bill, and this party
is reliable.
Our dry atmosphere and sunshine
is especially favorable to poultry rails
ing. Our feeds for ..ogs has the op-
posite effect to corn. Alfalfa and
cereals such as we have are a great
builder of bone and health in pork
production, while corn has a detri-
mental effect, such as would make
them more subject to diseases and
producing smaller litters.
The prices that farmers all over
the Basin are getting for wheat-fed
hogs and sheep should encourage 9TH
ers to do the same.
The promptness of the farmers in
answering the questions asked in cir
culars sent out shows that we have
an enterprising lot of farmers in the
Judith Basin, and if l don't miss my
guess, in very short time they will
not only keep up their reputation for
growing wheat, but will prove this to
be the greatest diversified farming
section in the northwest.
F. A. BENNETT.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18

erected over part of the alley and an
other building over the rest. To cover
any possible defects he asked that the
alley, 20 by 100 feet, be formally de-
clared closed. Referred to the street
committee.
Walks Wanted.
Mr.. Belden closed his budget by
stating that parties owning property
beyond the Scott tract had construct
ed a sidewalk in front of that prop
erty. The walk did not conform
strictly to the requirements of the or
dinance, but was a whole lot better
than none, and he asked that 1t be
accepted by the city and that an ef-
fort be made to collect the cost from
Mr.. Scott by bringing the tract with
in the city limits if possible. He also
asked that a walk be ordered in front
of Irene Desy's property. The clerk
was instructed to notify Mr.. Desy to
put in the walk.
Cemetery Proposition.
George w. Cook, of the Cemetery
association, explained in some detail
the proposition to transfer the ceme-
terry to the city. OF the lots in the
tract now used as cemetery there
were unsold about 450 lots. There
was an additional ten-acre tract adjOin-
ing the cemetery and owned by the
association and still another piece of
adjoining property. In all these lots
would bring in over $4,000. The as
sociation had been approached by par
ties who wished to BUY the whole
property for speculative purposes and
it was therefore considered wise to
%H ho nj a
ton would ask was $1,50O, but this
was to be paid out of the sales of lots,
so that it did not really cost the city
anything and would enable the mu-
nicipality to eXpend a large sum in
beautifying the city OF the dead.
No action was taken on the matter.
For BouIevarding.
Judge Cheadle, who had been en-
gagged by the city to enforce the col
lection of assessments in improve
ment district No. ! (the courthouse
district, made partial report, in
which he reviewed the objections
made by some property owners. The
chief objections were that the de-
scriptions of the boundaries were am
biguous and that the plan Of assess
ment was inequitable. AS to the first
objection, it disappeared when the pc
tition and resolution were considered
together. The assessment, while it
might not be equitable, was in accord
ance with the law and finally the
whole work was finished and had been
for years and the courts would be
very loath to disturb It. He advised
the filing of suit as the most speedy
way of settling the controversy,
stating that it would inevitably go to
the supreme court whoever won. This
suit should be purely friendly one.
The contract for 5OU feet of hose
was given to the Mott company, rep
resented by ex-Chief Mentrum, of the
Anaconda fire department.
The Auto Truck.
Fire Chief Bebb reported briefly
their observations of fire auto trucks
at Butte, and told of riding up Idaho
street hill, having "a per cent grade,
whe nthe street was covered with ice,
with sixteen men on the truck. Both
officials were strongly in favor of Sc
curing this equipment, but Chief Bebb
suggested that the whole matter be
allowed to rest until after the vote on
the bond issue.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
Baseball Situation.

Manager Hester and Mr.. Hargrove,
of the Great Falls Union league team,
visited Lewistown last week to SUBJ
NIT a proposition for joint ownership
of the team by Great Falls and Lew
istown, half of the scheduled games
to be played in each city, with Great
Falls and Lewistown men on the di-
rectorate. The plan would involve an
initial expense of $500 on the part
of Lewistown and the proposition is,
as yet, under advisement. Capt. Ste
vens is still working up his plan for
state league to include Lewistown,
Livingston, Billings, Forsyth, Round
up and one other town.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
Lane Home Aaain.

]. E. Lane returned home Sunday
night from business trip to Spokane.
Mr.. Lane was last year president of
the Western Retail Lumber Dealers
association and he is now the presi-
dent as well as the general manager
of the Montana Lumber company and
wears his new honors lightly. At the
meeting of the company last week,
George J. Weideman, who had been
the president since it's organization,
insisted upon resigning, and upon his
motion Mr. Lane was chosen as presi-
dent, this action strikingly illustrating
the appreciation of Mr.. Lanes serv-
ices as general manager.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
SERIOUSLY INJURED,
George cleqg Brought in From Ranch
With Fractured Skull.

George Clegg, the ten-year-old son
of John T. Clegg, was brought in from
the Clegg ranch last evening suffer
ing from a fractured skull. He was
placed in DR.. Wilson's care and his
condition is grave. The boys father
returned to the ranch, six miles from
Lewistown, last evening after visit
to the city. He was leading the
horses to the barn when one of the
animals stepped on tin can and be-
came frightened, running over Mr..
Clegg and the boy, who was picked
up in an unconscious condition.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
Farmers Short Course.

Owing to lack of time, it was found
course that was to have begun here
ers have SO many engagements and
so little time in which to fill them that
it was deemed wise to omit the course
at Lewistown for the present. It will
be arranged for later on, no doubt.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS
The Princess,

The present feature program at the
Princess will end Wednesday night,
and Thursday evening an attractive
bill, including two high-class vaude-
vile features, together with select
ed moving picture program, will be
given. Sunday evening there will be
a special program, with concert by
the Lewistown Concert orchestra, in
cidental to the vaudeville and moving
picture program. The Princess has
succeeded in booking the Frank Rich
Musical Comedy company for a brief
engagement beginning March 8. This
company has just finished a ten weeks
run at Butte and is now playing at
Great Falls. 1t is conceded to be the
best of them ALL
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
Stannper-Potts,

Mrs. Flora Stamper and Franklin
Potts were married last Saturday eve
ming at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
e. Hamilton. the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. e. w. Wright Fol-
lowing wedding tip, Mr.. and Mrs.
Potts will return to Kendall to reside.
The Local Grain Market.
Following are the quotations at the
local elevators today:
Scotch Fife, SO cents; No. Turkey
Red, 62 cents; No. 2, 60 cents; flax,
$1.o5; oats, 81; barley, so cents.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
Granted a Decree.

In the case of Lena Carleton against
Frank E. Carleton, Judge Ayers has
granted a decree of divorce, incom-
patibility of temperament being the
general ground. The parties were
married in this city over three years
ago and both are residents of Lew
istown. c. J. Marshall represented
the plaintiff
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
The Biiou.

The Bijou will offer it's feature film,
"The Dynamiters." this evening, and
Irene May and the Brahams will fur
nish the vaudeville, the program be-
ing one of the most attractive the
Bijou has offered in some time.
Thursday evening Jones & Walton
will be the stellar vaudeville attrac-
ton. Frank Jones is the creator of
the famous stage character, Isl Per-
kins." The Reeds will give a refined
musical comedy act and Sunday eve
ming there will be another complete
change of program.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
SAIEsOF SHEEP.

Band of Muttons.
Fred R. Warren, of Utica, last week
sold band of 5000 head of sheep,
fed on alfalfa and wheat, at $5.36 per
head, delivery at Straw. The sheep
were shipped to Spokane.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18
Wife Seeks Divorce.

Mrs. Grace Doty has brought suit
against Merritt E. Doty to secure a
divorce, on the grounds of cruelty and
failure to provide. The parties were
married at Esteven, Canada, in 1906
and formerly resided at Rankin, Yer
million county, Ill. E. G. Worden is
the attorney for the plaintiff.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18

About An Alley.
Mr.. Belden next brought up the mat
ter of the alley in the block on which
the Bank of Fergus County was sit
uated. This alley, which terminated
in the creek, was closed in the spring
Of 1908 by the city council upon petit
tion of Brooks Bros. A resolution was
passed, based upon petition, but the
original petition or any further rec
ord could not be found in the city
archives. The bank building was
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-18

phones in homes was the standard
rate and was really lower than that
charged in some other cities. The
rates here were lower than in Great
United labor bulletin., 1913-09-27
1s Glo,srt, I7eio
'a' i's'a issis'oaasrHIs HIsin,sSs .;x, .
i |. s's's I. on Wane;
Internal Split
Chicago and Detroit Factions
Sever Connection
Scraps Look Like Donnybroek Affair
in Ireland During Holiday
Season.

The l. w. w. appears to have evo-
luted to a stage where the famous
Donnybrook fair looks like a Sunday
school picnic in comparison. First
of all there exists an impossible gulf
between the Detroit and Chicago
factions.
The former is rather insignificant
but noisy aggregation and refers to
the latter as the "bummery." There
are hardly enough members left in
the Deroit wing to start a healthy
fight among themselves, but the
Chicago followers are engaged in a
free-for-all that is quite amusing and
predictions are freely made that an
other split is impending.
w. Z. Trautman, ex-secretary OF
the Chicago faction of the /. w. W..
has been mussing things in the East,
and while he was hurting brickbats
in several different languages. which
caused the warriors in many places
to choose sides and leap into the
fray, another row broke out in the
west
Fellowworker Smith waslkicked ou.
of the editorship OF the Industrial
Worker. which is owned by the or
sanization and is published at Spo-
kane, Wash. Smith who is charged
with having stolen the mailing list
of the Worker, Immediately started
another paper and formed an alliance
with two other ''privately-owned
organs one in New York and the
ether in Louisiana, and the three are
now bombarding the chief officials
of the Chicago faction and are
backed by many locals in various
Parts of the country
Meanwhile the Worker, founder
ing along under a thousand-dollar
debt, suspended publication for sew
eral weeks and has just reappeared
filled with denunciations of the
-chairwarmers' and "spittoon phil
osophers.' We gather from the
Worker that the latter gents subsist
upon handouts and camp in head
quarters in various cities and towns
and inform the casual visitor that
they refuse to work in order to
starve the capitalists into submis-
sion.
They have raised a new issue called
decentralization and it works re-
markably well, as they have decent
rallied thousands of members in
Spokane. for example, to the point
where only about forty-eight are left.
Similar reports come from other
places, as well as charges of treason
and other high crimes among local
leaders, some of whom are suspected
of being detectives in disguise.
The convention of the l. W. w
now in session is 4 lively affair-in
fact. judging from all appearances.
there will be at least two or three
more factional organizations formed
while the scapping is still good.
United labor bulletin., 1913-09-27
POSTAL CLERKS PROGRESSIVE.
Delegates from All Parts of Country
Gather at indianapolis.

With delegates in attendance from
all parts OF the country. the eighth
annual convention of the National Fed
GRAFTON o. Postoffice Clerks at Indian
apolis. Ird.. went over all problems
of employment in the postal service
and took steps to improve conditions.
Denver had two representatives.
The organization was formed August
%. 1906. and three months after affili-
ated with the American Federation of
Labor. Since that time 1t has enjoyed
a steady growth. 1t is the progressive
organization of government employees.
and has succeeded in bringing about
better working conditions in the post
offices throughout the country. One
of the immediate results of the forma-
ton of the organization was the pass
age OF a salary reclassification bill. n
bill that both raised the salaries of
the clerks and carriers and made their
promotion automatic.