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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
LEW|STOWN MAN
MADE CHAIRMAN
DAVID HlLGER MADE CHAIRMAN
OF THE PANAMA-PAciFlc
COMMISSION.

To facilitate the work of preparing
for Montana's exhibit at the Panama.
Pacific exposition, the board of Pan.
anna commissioners, at its meeting in
Helena Saturday, recommended to
Governor Stewart the appointment of
an executive committee, invested with
the full powers Of the commission.
David Hilger Of LewistOwn, F.. A.
Hazelbaker of Dillon and F. s. Lusk of
Missoula were recommended. The gov.
ernor commended the commission on
the wisdom of it's choice and stated
the commissions to the committee
will be issued this week.
1--WE have raised approximately $l1.-
600 from half the counties of the state
and are going to start an energetic
campaign Immediately to bring the to-
tai to $25,000," said David Hilger of
Lewistown, following the meeting Of
the Panama-Pacific commission Satur-
day. at which he was made chairman
of the executive committee. None of
us are In favor of the erection of a
building at San Francisco, but will
devote every cent to the installation
OF creditable displays. Montana has
made reservations of space in the
agricultural, mining, educational and
other buildings there. The next leg
islature will be asked to give some
more money, but the commission is
cutting its coat according to it's CLOTH"
COMMISSIONER Davis of the San
Diego fair addressed the meeting.
The question of whether or not Mon
tana shall be represented there was
discussed. but no action taken, it be-
Ing referred to the executive commit
tee.
A letter was received from the
board OF county commissioners of
Lewis and Clark advising the com.
mission this county will appropriate
when the commission has assurances
of like action from three-fourths of
the counties Of the state. The action
of this county's representatives was
criticised by some of the commission.
ers. A conference will likely be ar.
ranged for
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27

ment that penalties and punishment
should fall not on business itself, but
on the individuals who use the instru-
mentalities Of business to do those
things which public policy and sound
business practice condemn"
Loud applause greeted the conclu-
sion OF the president s address at
1881 O'Clock.
The president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: In my
report 'on the state Junction. which /
had the privilege of reading to you on
the first of December last, ventured
t. reserve for discussion at later
date the subject Of additional legisla-
tion regarding the very difficult and
intricate matter Of trusts and mOnop-
Ol1es. The time now seems oppor-
tune to turn to that great question
not only because the currency legis-
lation which absorbed your attention
and the attention of the country in
December is now disposed of, but also
because opinion seems to be clearing
about us with singular rapidity in this
other great field of action. In the
matter of the currency it cleared sud
denly and very happily after the
AAAuNAAOOoSOA dNI was pdSScu, Ill re.
spect to the mOnOpOlies which have
multiplied about us and in regard to
the various means by which they
have been organized and maintained,
it seems to be coming to a clear and
all but universal agreement in antici.
patton. of our action, as if by way of
preparation, making the way easier
to see and easier to set out on with
confidence and without confusion of
counsel.
Mutual Understanding.
Legislation has its atmosphere like
everything else and the atmosphere of
accommodation and mutual under
standing which we now breathe with
50 much refreshment is matter of
sincere congratulation. ought to
make our task very much less difficult
and embarrassing than it would have
been had we been obliged to continue
Continued on page three.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
EXPECT MUCH GOOD /.
FROM BIG MEETING
MERCHANTS OF STATE lNCoRPO.
RATE AND FORM CREDIT
DEPARTMENT.

The following officers were elected
Tor the ensuing year at the meeting
OF the Retail Association of Merchants
or Montana last week at Great Falls:
President Fred p Sanden OF Hell
ena.
First vice-president, Andrew Thisted
OF Great Falls.
Second vice-president, James Win
terhalter of Butte.
Treasurer, Henry Fisher of Helena.
Directors, Kurtz of Billings, Bourne,
Wilson and Holman of Helena,
Spaulding OF Hamilton, Buttrey of
Hayre and Spencer and Tripp of Butte
The next session of the association
VIII be held at Helena at the time the
legislature is In session.
The association, after considerable
discussion of lively character.
passed resolution by a vote of 81 to
~ indorsing the Montana railroad
commission for the order made by It
some time ago promulgating dis
tr1buting rate schedule much below
that now In force, which the railroads
OF the state have pronounced of a con-
fscatory character, and upon which
the commission recently granted the
roads rehearing.
The association was addressed by
w. K. Allen OF Anaconda, former lieu
tenant governor; Messrs. Mcpherson
and Brasier OF Helena. DR.. w. H. Barth
OF Great Falls and Peter Bonino of
Butte. urging the patronage OF Mon
tana products. The association de-
cided to incorporate and create a
credit mems department.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27

at this date qualified to receive and
publish hnal proof notices twelve
newspapers of this district, and who
have since their qualification been re.
ceivine final proofs for publication in
their locality:
July 1st, 1913.
IN assuming the duties of register
OF the Lewistown land office, find
tnat the law relative to the publication
OF final proof notices, directs me to
designate the papers in which such
publications are to be made. The law
further requires that the papers so
designated must be of established
character and of general circulation
IN the vicinity of the land affected
thereby
! nave at hand no means of know.
ing whether or not your paper COM
pies with the circulation requirements
of the law.
IN order that just and intelligent
construction of the law might be made
on this point, all newspapers within
this land district will be required to
hle with this office copy of their
subscription list, accompanied by an
affidavit setting forth that all names
on said list are bona fide subscribers
to said paper.
Failure to comply with the above re-
quirements will be taken as acknowl-
edgment that the paper failing or re-
fusing to furnish such information is
unable to qualify under the law as a
newspaper of established character
and OF general circulation" etc.
Respectfully yours,
H. ]. KELLY, Register,
The Fergus County Democrat COM
Piled with those demands in every
way. that it might become a recipient
OF that patronage, as the Argus had
done for years previous to that, and
surely you cannot deny the fact that
at that time. as now, the Democrat is
a reputable paper and OF general cir
culation; that 1t had the largest bona
fde circulation of any paper In Fer
gus county at that time, as now. How
Continued on page ten)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
Banks Favor Twin Cities,

Replies received to inquiries by the
Helena clearing house from national
banks in Montana representing total
capital and surplus of $4,000. 900, show
that 80 per cent select Twin Cities
and 20 per cent select Chicago as first
choice for location of federal reserve
bank; no other cities mentioned.
For second choice, 80 per cent sc.
lect Chicago and 13 per cent select
Twin Cities; all other points, Z per
cent.
Replies from state banks of Mon.
tana representing capital and surplus
OF $1O.OOO,O0O. expressing first choice
for location Of reesrve bank show So
per cent selects Twin Cities, 9 per
cent Pacific coast, per cent Chicago.
3 per cent Denver. For second choice,
64 per cent select Chicago, 8 per cent
select Twin Cities, s per cent select
Pacific coast. 4 per cent select Dem
yer. 18 per cent no choice.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
BUSINESS AND THE GOVERNMENT
MEET EACH OTHER HALF tdl
WAY, SAYS WILSON.
He RECEIVES APPLAUSE
Big Business Having Surrendered, the
Government Should Now Proceed
to Build Up Instead Of Tear Down
Business Methods Must Conform
With Public Opinion and Law.

President Wilson left the White
House Tuesday at 1910 o'clock to de-
liver his message to joint session of
congress. Both the house and senate
met at noon and recessed. The sena-
tors filed over to the house to hear
the presidents message about 1890.
The galleries of the house were
packed. A committee met the presi-
dent in the office of the speaker and
he was conducted to the rostrum to
read his message.
When the president was ushered in
to the hall the audience arose and
gave him prolonged cheers and ap-
plause. He took his place at the
clerks desk and Immediately began
the reading Of his message. Secre-
taries Garrison, Daniels and Wilson
and General Bnrleson had
seats on the floor, whils. nsauy off,
cials had places On the rostrum.
AS the president read his message
OF Nu'bsiness peace and Industrial free
dom," as the administration support.
ers called it, he frequently was inter-
rupted with long applause, and at
times demonstrations approaching
cheering. His reference to interlock-
ing directorates was received without
demonstration. but when he referred
to the proposal to authorize the inter-
state commerce commission to regu-
late the financial operations of the
railroads, burst of applause halted
the reading and the president had to
wait for 1t to subside.
Mann Leads Cheering.
His declarations that the laws
should tear nothing up by the rootsgs
and that mo sweeping or novel change
is necessary" were received with at
tentive silence. Republican Leader
Mann led the applause that greeted
the declaration for giving the inter-
state commerce commission power to
regulate railroad finances.
The declaration for an interstate
trade commission was received in
silence and applause greeted the state
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
DEDICATION Of
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
FEBRUARY FIRST TO SIXTH WILL
BE OPENING OF THE NEW
BUILDING.

The program for the dedication Of
the new Baptist meeting house Is
about arranged. The work on the
building is sufficiently completed that
services were held in it morning and
evening last Sunday. The weeks pro
gram Of special dedicatory events will
begin at eleven o'clock on February
first. The dedication sermon will be
delivered by Rev. DR.. l.. C. Barnes of
New York. In the afternoon there
will be special addresses by DR..
Thomas Stephenson of Helena and by
DR.. c. A. Cook of Spokane. In the
evening. Drs. Cook and Barnes will be
the speakers.
On Monday evening, February l.,
Rev. Cress will give an illustrated lec-
ture on Japan, using his stereopticon.
DR.. Cook Of Spokane will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
Tuesday evening. Feb. 3, will be
Sunday school and young peoples
night. DR.. l.. G. Clark of Helena will
speak and social hour will follow
the address.
Wednesday evening, Feb. 4, will be
the dedication concert. The follow
ing musicians will render the pro-
gram: Mr.. T. P. Haller. Mrs. T. =.
Haller, Mrs. Emil Saxl, Miss Susie
Ireland, Mrs. E. J. Kane, Mrs. Harry
G. Wright, Mrs. F. F. Raitt, Miss
Anna c. Sheidt, and the Presbyterian
choir, Mrs. Alfred Blaisdell, director.
Thursday evening, Feb. 5, will be
"all churches night" with the local
pastors speaking.
The last program will be on Friday
evening. Feb. 6. when the women will
have charge of the meeting. DR..
Thomas Stephenson will deliver his
splendid travel lecture on Through
England and Scotland on Summer
Tour"
There will be no money-raising de-
vices used in these services. No ad.
mission will be charged to any of the
Free will offering will be
received at some Of them. The pub
lie is cordially invited to any and all.
There will be much special music,
some unique features seldom used at
such occasions. and welcome and good |
will to all who come.
g. CLIFFORD CRESS, Pastor. /
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
PERMITS FOR REPAIR AND CON.
sTRUcTioN WORK GRANTED
TO APPLICANTS.
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
In the City Clerks Office by Making
the Vaults Fireproof and lnstaila-
ton Of Steel Filing Cases for the
Interior.

All members of the council were
present last night at their regular
meeting, Mayor Symmes presiding
Minutes of the last melting were read
and approved.
License for rooming house was an
piled for by Mrs. e. d. Detert, former
~ the Elkhorn rooming house, whose
license was refused under the former
management, was granted by the cOun
Gil.
License for the conducting of a
rooming house by Mrs. Bloom was ap
piled for and referred to the morals
committee.
ii. w. Anderson, having been award
ed the contract for the excavating oi
basement under the building former
ly occupied by the Lewistown State
bank, applied for the permission OF
the council to begin the work, and II
was granted, after being referred to
the proper committee and they had
reported In the matter. The basement
will be of concrete and six feet in
depth.
City Treasurer Cromer presented
an application for increase of $25 per
month In salary or that he be fur.
nished an adequate Office for the
transaction of the city business in his
department. This was referred to the
finance committee for report at the
next meeting.
City Clerk FittOn made the follow
ing reQuisitions for the equipment of
the clerks office: Requested that the
vault be repaired in such manner that
it might be fireprOof, as better protec-
ton was needed for the city records
and files; also set of steel fling cab
inets OF legal size. The requests of
the clerk were referred to the purchas.
ing committee.
The matter of new ordinances was
taken up and City Attorney Kirkland
submitted an ordinance entitled, "Traf-
fic Ordinance" After reading and Mr..
Kirkland had explained the most i'm
portant features of the new ordinance,
1t was acted on in the regular manner
and passed.
Permission of the council was asked
by A. Green, the owner of the prop
erty in which the Lewistown Meat
Market is located. for the construc.
tion of a new front to the building,
and the same was granted by the vote
of the council.
A communication was read from H.
H. Tammen. thanking the council for
the reply to his letter of few weeks
ago, at which time he asked the free
use of nearly everything the city had
that could be Of service to him. dur
ing the contemplated visit Of the But.
falo Bill show. which will be here dur.
Ing the month OF August. and which
Continued on page fve.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
CITY FILLED
WITH GUESTS
COUNTY OFFICIALS OPEN SES
sioNs MONDAY AND MANY
ARE PRESENT.
CONTINUES THREE DAYS
Ex-Governor Norris and Tax Commis-
s'oner Aoutz Addresses the County
Officers In Joint Session Monday
Afternoon.

The sixth annual convention of the
association Of the county officials con.
vened in this city Monday morning
at the court house.
On Sunday evening they began to
arrive and those who could not reach
here then arrived on the early Mon.
day trains. 1t is estimated that there
are about 300 in attendance at the
various meetings of the clerks, treas.
urers, assessors. lawyers and county
commissioners. Ex-Governor Norris is
IN attendance, as well as Tax Com.
missioner Houtz. Nearly every county
IN the state Is represented at one Of
the five divisions of the association.
Each division went into session and
completed their temporary organiza-
ton and In the afternoon there was a
joint session Of the entire delegation
In the district court room.
The meeting OF the commissioners
was called to order by the president.
Mr.. Patterson, with Secretary X. F..
Furnish of Miles City in the chair.
After roll call committee was an.
pointed to invite the clerks and as.
SCISSORS to meet with them In the after.
noon in joint session.
The following program was adopt
ed for the sessions of the commits.
siOners:
First Day.
Convene $3.50 a. mi. at court house
First order of business, calling roll
of counties.
Reading minutes.
Appointing committees to notify as.
SCISSORS and clerks that we are now
In session, and will be glad to meet
assessors In joint session at 2 D. m.
today.
Appoint committee of five on order
OF business. chairman. Commissioners
Allen; and committee OF five on reso-
iutions appointing other committees.
After joint session with assessors.
fifteen minutes will be given the diff
ferent representatives of machinery.
culvert and bridges for talks.
Second Day.
Meeting called to order at 8: 80 a. IN.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
AN OPINION ON
MEDICAL CONTRACTS
ATToRNEY-GENERAu. D. M, KELLY
HOLDS SURGICAL SERVICES
IS PART OF CONTRACT.

4 An important opinion concerning
medical contracts for the care ot
county poor was given by Attorney
General Kelly to G. o. johnson, chair
man OF the board OF county commis
sioners Of Chouteau. 4; .,
Mr.. Kelly holds that the. general
term medical attendance as used
in a contract, includes surgical serv
ices. What constitutes the poor, sick
and infirm, within the meaning of the
law, is set forth plainly under sec.
tions 1850 and 2.062, inclusive, of the
revised codes of 1907, and that these
poor, sick and infirm must be treated
by the county physician under the
terms OF contract, that where the
contracting physician is unable to full
NIL his contract, 1t is his duty, with
the consent of the county, and at his
own expense, to employ some other
physician until his disability ceases,
but If he fails to discharge his du-
ties, or to cause them to be dis
charged, and an emergency arises, the
county may employ some other ply.
sician, and the reasonable expense
thereof is a proper charge by the
county against the contracting ply
sician and his bondsmen, but in such
case, where the county employs an
extra physician, 1t is primarily liable
to such physician;" that a county ply
sician is entitled to no travelling ex-
penses in the performance of his duty
under his contract; that no person is
a county charge under quarantine or
otherwise unless he has become so
pursuant to the provisions of sections
1850 to 2,O62, when the county ply
sician must treat him without extra
compensation.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
LIND RESIGNS HIS JOB

John Lind of MINNEAPOLIS. personal
Mexican representative of President
Wilson, expects to remain in Mexico
at least until April. This information
was contained in letter dated Jan.
Z, at Vera Cruz, to President Vincent
of the University of Minnesota. The
letter was in explanation of his resig-
nation as member of the board of
regents of the university on which he
had served for many years. Cover.
nor Eberthardt received Mr.. Lind's
resignation today.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
Rate Hearing April 20.

Helena, Jan. 21.-In an order made
by the Montana railroad commission
today the date of the rehearinr OF the
distributing rate case Is fixed for
April ~. The purpose Of the rehear-
ing, the order states. Is to permit the
railroads to introduce testimony along
the lines suggested in the arguments
at Saturdays conference. and also to
permit all persons interested to intro
duce testimony to show why the rates
originally ordered by the commission
should go into effect.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-01-27
"leet You foroet !"

property owners should not forget
the new ordinance regarding the clean
Ing OF the snow from their sidewalks.
We may not do so Intentionally, yet
It does not follow that we are not vio-
lators of the ordinance II we fail to
do 80.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-01
kpTION CLAUSE OF
ANAL ACT ELIMINATED
continued from Preceding Page)

that platform. reTuse absolutely IN
he party 10 any such performance
we most earnestly desire peace with
all nations; we will buy peace from
none. In the memora bic words of tho
immortal PinCkncy. millions for do
Tense, but no, one cent for tribute"
We are asked to grant to Great
Britain. whom we deGcd and dcfea tod
in our infancy and whom wc deGcd
again the defeated again in our carly
youth ia tho war OF ISl2-properly
called our second war Of independ-
cnce concessions grounded in infus-
tce and humiliatInG In charactcr-
claims for which concessions had been
bandoned by Great Britain until SEN
aior Elihp Root made a speech up-
holding the contentious of that for
eign power.
We want war with no nation, but
rather than surrender our right 10
our complete sovereignty over every
square foot of our globe encircling do
main we VIII cheerfully and coura ee-
ouslY face a world III arms.
The amazing request OF the presi-
dent for the repeal, like the peace OF
Coo. passcth all undcrsta ndine. If he
has any reasons which are nor utterly
untcna bic. and which lmpelled him To
make tho request, he has not vouch-
saied them 10 us as body or so far
az ! am INFORMED. to any member OF
the house. If me has adequate reasons
and did not deem il prudent TO make
them known TO the world at large. he
could have communicated them 10 us
In secret session. With all due defer
ence 10 the president. IL seems to me
that we are entitled 10 those rca-
sons before boiling a Democratic plat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-01
Second Reason Given.

A second reason Tor the appeal as
signed by President Wilson is that
the exemption Of our oastWlse trade
from payment OF tolls Is lin plain
contraventlou of the treaty with Great
Britain concerning the canal, con-
cluded ON November IS. 1901
OF course the president believes
that or he would not have said Il.
but he was mistaken. II ! believed
that. would vote for him, for l am
as tender and Jealous Of my couD-
try's honor as he is or as any other
living man is. even as tender and
Jealous as the gentleman from Texas
(Mr. Henry, tho gentleman from
Kentucky CN1r. Sherley) and the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Palmer) are. notwithsta nding they arc
elf-ConStituted custodians Of the
honor OF the American republic and
the conscience keepers of the Amerl-
can people.
II is painful, perhaps presumptuous,
10 disagree With these three great
international jurists. but il must be
done. The supreme court OF the
United States is supposed TO know
some Law. In the case OF Olsen versus
Smith. reported in the one hundred
and ninety-fifth United States, vol
umc 332, at page 344, a case involv-
ing the very point Involved In the
exemption section Of the Panama
canal tolls law, the supreme court
had the temcrity TO rule TO the con-
trary.
Chief Justice White, then Mr..
Justice White. delivered the opinion
of the court in these words:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-01

That foreign na lions have absolutely
nothing 10 do with II. II * none OF
their business what we do with a.
Inc repeal means the practical
abandonment OF the Monroe doctrine,
which we forced into the code OF
The International law and which the
American people Will maintain at all
hazards This is the only proposi-
ton they ever agreed upon: and the
reason they agreed upon IL Was that
ment. one 10 warn the cookies OF the
heart OF every true American be-
WIKI the Two seas. il was the doc
triue OF self-dcfense. Touch that doc
trine aud the briStles OF the Ameri-
can people riS" insiautcr. Those who
assert that tho Monroe doctrine IS
dead reckon without their host
No on" can forget how. when We
had our quarrel with Great Britain
over thc Venezuelan question. Prcsi-
dent Grover Cleveland thrilled the
hearts OF his CountfEmcn without re-
gard TO poiitical affiliations by a mes
sage on which his faUc win rest far
more than upon al! his other acts
ana words he th- coming time His
famous aud courageous declaration
TO-DAY that The United State. is
practically sovereign upon this CONT
ncut and It's fiat is law upon sub
jects 10 which IL confines it's inter
position. made him FOR The first and
only time popular idol Therein
ne hluntly and succinCuly stated the
opinion Of 80 per cent Of the AmerI-
can people