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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
TAX CAMPAIGN
STARTS MONDAY
Assessor b. H. COttrell and Dep
uties to Take Field Next Mon
day-Everything Ready.
TAX DODGERS Will Be OUT OF LUCK
EvasiOns of Law Will Prove Serious
Big Increase Seen in This Years
Valuation-Has Improved
System.

There will be very little tax dodg-
ing in Valley county this year if AS
SCISSOR B. H. Cottrel's plans are car
ried out. Every man who signs his
name to a tax statement this year
will be we'll informed of the oath,
which he subscribed to when his sig
nature is affixed. In the past, there
have been cases where some regarded
the listing of property as joke, but
this year it is to be serious affair.
The law is very specific in this mat
ter and violation may lead to some
thing very serious.
For the Iurpnse of gettins: prel.'.-
nary instructions in their work of
taking the assessment, the deputies
who will cover the county this year
met Wednesday in the assessors Of
flee. Their instructions from Mr..
Cottrell were very specific, and they
will try to carry them out to the
letter.
There will be seven field deputies,
six of whom have been appointed
and Mr.. Cottrell will have two as
sistants in the office during the busy
season. A. B. Rotering will take the
city of Glasgow assessment and
Charles Cabell will assist in the of.
flee work.
Claire Duncan will be the deputy
in District No. /, around Barr; H. G
Wolking in District No. 2, south OF
Beaverton and Hinsdale; Chester Tay.
lor in District 3, south of Glasgow
and Nashua; Lou Bretzke in District
4, north of Glasgow; o. E. Burtness
in District 5, around Roanwood anc
Opheim; w. B. Sanders in District
6, around Tande and Avondale.
According to Mr.. Cottrel's esti
mates, the valuation of the count,
! will be increased about a million dol
lars this year. Up to the last o1
January, 681 new pieces of land hae
been added to the assessment rolls
and these approximate 100000 acre!
of land that will be subject to tax
alton.
1t will be interesting to the tax
payers of the county to know tina
Assessor Cottrell is the first assesso
in the state to get his land records
himself, and without employing SOM
firm to get up land book. This ha
saved the county great deal o
money, as the cost has ranged a
times over $1,000. He has handled al
this work along with his other dutie
and conducted the office more eco
nomically than any predecessor, TO
the amount of work involved.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
LEGISLATURE
ENDS SESSION
Closing Days Very Quiet Due to
Enforcement of Fifty-Day
Bill Rule.
ALL NORMAL SCHOOL LSL0ST OUT
Many Important Bills Have Been
Passed-Taxation and Revenue
Measures Hold Attention Dur
ing Last Days of Assembly.

Helena, Feb. 28.-Members of the
Fifteenth Legislative assembly will
commence leaving for their homes
Friday. BY constitutional limitation
the session will end at midnight
Thursday. This really means some
time Friday morning for the rush of
work scheduled for the final hours
is so great that the clock win be
stopped and the legislative day will
be heightened that as many bills as
possible may be passed, properly
signed and forwarded to the gover-
nor.
In the closing days the subjects of
economy, efficiency, equal taxation,
depleted revenues and heavy demands
from the various state institutions
continue the absorbing topics.
The appropriation measures are
yet to be considered by both houses,
though general appropriation bills
were presented in the final days of
last week in both house and senate.
In their original form these bills pro-
vide for expenditures Of nearly $5,-
100000. The total estimated for the
executive and judicial departments is
81 ,6O2, 2,449.77 and the total for main
tenance of the various state institu-
tions is $3,236,OOO. Add to these
sums the money appropriated in spe-
cial appropriation bills and some idea
of the large amount needed to con-
Continued on Page Four.)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
SHERIfFS RECOMMEND
FINGER.PRINT SYSTEM
Powell of Valley Asserts Identi-
ficatiOn System Would Aid
Officers.

If the bill for the installation of
the finger-print system in the sher-
ifs offices in the various counties
in the state goes through, Valley
county will be among the first to
install it, for Sheriff Powell is a
firm believer in the merits of the
idea.
"Puck" was at Helena last week,
and with Sheriff Matlock Of Billings,
and ex-Sheriff Erwin of Dillon, lob
bied for the bill, and he stated upon
his return that if the bill did not pass
he would install the system at his
own expense.
The plan, according to officials of
the sheriff's office, will not incur any
great additional expense on the coun-
ties. Counties of the first class it
was pointed out, would probably be
assessed $40 to $25 month, coun-
ties of the second class Sl5, and
third class about $40 and so on down
the line.
The central bureau necessary for
the operation of the system would
be established at Deer Lodge, where
probably a force of three persons
would be required to handle it cap
ably. Two operatives and a stenog-
rapher would be the personnel nee
essary.
The sheriff's office now "clears'
with the federal prison at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans., where it was recently
made public the fact that the the
identifications made during the yeal
1916 by the aid of the finger-print
system were 10000, as compared with
5000 identified by the aid of the Ber
tillion system of measurements.
County attorneys and distric'
judges throughout the state have en-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02

compose about one-half the formal
ties of the day. 1t seems to have
been decided that President Wilson
will take an oath of office privately
in the White House Sunday, March
4, but it has not been announced
whether he will take it again at the
public ceremony in open air at the
front of the capitol March 5.
1t is being suggested that the presi-
dent make the public ceremony mere
ly the occasion for delivering his in
augural address. 1t is certain that
Vice President Marshall will take his
oatn in the formal way at the spe-
cial senate session Monday, March 5,
but it has not been determined wheth-
er he will take it before.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
CITY May PLANT TREES
ALONG B0ULEVARDS
Plan Now Being Discussed
Would Beautify Residence
Portions.

Nothing will beautify a town like
trees. And nothing can give city
a more pleasing and inviting appear
ance than wide streets, we'll kept,
with rows of trees on either side.
Havre and Williston have done
much in this direction and it has been
proven conclusively that trees will
grow, if given proper care.
The city council is contemplating
planting trees in all the boulevard
places in Glasgow. They will be
placed at equal distances and it is
also planned to sow grass in the
spaces between the trees. In case the
plan is carried out, a special improve.
ment district will be formed and the
city will have a man take care of the
trees and the grass.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
new GRADES ON
WHEAT PROPOSED
Decisions Will Become Effective
and Official at All Grain
Terminals.
MONTANA GRAIN SLIGHTLY AFFECTED
Variety of Gradings at Different Ter
minals Has Been Source of Con-
fusion-New System Avoids
This Entirely.

Inc new gradlngS OF wheat pro-
posed by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture under the fed
eral Grain Standards act of last Aug
ust were presented and discussed at
the hearing recently held in Spokane
by representatives of the department,
according to Prof. Alfred Atkinson of
the agronomy department of the
State college who attended. These
new gradings propose 7S regular
classes to take the place of something
like 600 different grades more or less
recognized and enforced at the diff
ferent grain centers and terminals of
the country. The grades now pro-
posed by the government are tenta-
tive, in accordance with the provision
of the law, and hearings are being
held at all the important centers to
afford all the interests involved a
chance to state their cases for or
against the proposed standards. After
the hearings have been completed, the
United States department will an
nounce the final decision on grades,
which will then become effective and
official at all grain terminals in the
United States.
The main classes recognized in the
proposed standards are:
Hard red spring wheat, durum
wheat, hard red winter wheat, soft
red winter wheat, common white
wheat, white club wheat, and mixed
wheat. Most of these are divided into
two or three sub-classes, and there
are grades one to five and sample
grades in the case of each sub-class
Montana will be fortunate under
the new system in having to make
few changes from the present stand
ards. Most of the Montana wheat has
gone to the Minnesota terminals anC
the tentative gradings differ very
little from the present Minnesota
standards.
The principal change for Montana
shippers is that the class of North
ern spring wheat has been dropped
and the spring wheat all goes into
the class of hard spring wheat, which
is sub-class under the hard rec
spring wheat listed above.
The confusion due to the variety OF
gradings used at the various ter
minals has long been noted as &
source of dissatisfaction and the fed
eral department of agriculture has
been for 10 years studying the prob
lem of grades and collecting infor
nation in anticipation of legal stand
Continued on Page Four.)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS.

Numerous changes were recon-
mended by the city council at the
meeting Wednesday night, following
the report of the city engineer.
Among these was the recommenda-
tion to change the system of charg-
ing for meters and their care. In
the future property owners who in
stall water service will be required
to place a standard meter box as
requested by the city engineer and
as provided by the public service COM
mission. Owing to the fact that all
meters have to be tested, cleaned and
repaired at least once year, the
city will charge the consumer serv-
ice fee of 81 per year per meter.
This service will cover all minor re-
pairs and tests. However, should any
meter be broken through the careless
ness of the consumer, he will be re-
quired to pay the cost of repairs.
The fire committee recommended
that the salary of the fire chief shall
be $50 year, that of the driver $40
and the assistant chief TO receive $50.
1t was further recommended that all
members of the department receive
So for attending each fire and so
cents in case of a false alarm. 1t
also provided that the chief, assist
ant chief and members of the fire de-
partment be paid so cents an hour
for every hour they are in service
over three hours.
1t was also recommended that the
City Managers suggestions relating
to collecting licenses and pound fees
be carried out.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
WINDSOR HOTEL
AT SAC0 BURNS
Early Morning Conflagration
Completely Destroys Modern
Brick Structure.
NAN CAUGHT IN FLAMES; PERlSHES
Glasgow Fire Department Called to
Help; Loss Estimated at $4,000
" All Property Ruined; Adjoin-
ing Buildings Saved.

A cry for help came to Glasgow
about 2:30 Wednesday morning from
Saco, asking the aid of the Glasgow
fire department in putting out fire
in the Windsor hotels which for a
time threatened the entire town.
Shortly after receiving the mes
sage, Chief Hall had his crew of fire
fighters on hand, a car was spotted
so that the truck could be easily
loaded, and a special engine was
ready to take the local boys to the
neighboring town, when another mes
sage came, saying that the fire was
under control.
The fire destroyed Saco's pride, the
new Windsor hotel. This structure
was built about three years ago and
was one of the best little hotels along
the line. The fire completely de-
stroyed it. There is not enough left
of it to make a good bonfire, but the
people of the town have hopes
hopes for a bigger and better Wind
sor.
The loss was about $4,000. The
property and equipment and stock of
Drs. Minnick and Keene were COM
pletely destroyed and the confection-
cry store of Frank Mccormick was
also a total loss. There is nothing
left of the bar room and the hotel
property is a mass of ruins.
The fire started about 2 o'clock
Wednesday morning, according to the
popular belief, from a cigarette,
which ignited the bed clothes of a
man who was sleeping in the base
ment. He was in stupor and per-
ished in the fire, which resulted from
his carelessness, although he would
have had plenty Of time to get out
had he not been temporarily para
lyzed.
Passers-by noticed the flames in
the basement and gave the alarm
The people in the hotel rushed out
but few saved more than their clotehs
At first it was thought that the fire
could be controlled, but it spread
through the wood partitions and with
in a short time the entire building
was seething furnace. Those fight.
ing the fire then directed their eff.
forts to saving the store of Harry A
Vagg adjoining and the old Windsor
hotel in the real, and these buildings
escaped without any loss.
The heat caused by the fire was
terrific and made it difficult to com
bat and the red glow was visible ir
the sky for miles. The hotel wa:
the property of William Dunbar ane
was covered by $4,000 insurance.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
LOCAL TALENT SHOWN
IN DRAMATIC RECITAL
Presentation of ''Prince Chap
at Gibson Opera House
Makes Big Hit.

To impersonate all the characters
in a play, male and female and reg
lister their emotions and expressions,
in fact acting out the part of every
character, is a feat which only few
accomplished actors can perform to
any degree of success. Yet this is
what was accomplished by Miss
Gladys Memminger, local girl, who
has been studying for the stage for
the past three years. Her rendition
of the "Prince Chap" by Edward
Peple, was both delightful and en-
tertaining, and it showed her ability
and versatility in her chosen line of
endeavor.
The vocal solos by Miss Florence
Crawford We're also we'll received, as
she is favorite with the local pub
lie. The songs by the girls quartet
were Justify applauded and their
numbers showed careful training.
The entertainment was given for
the benefit of the Congregational
church and netted a neat sum. The
program follows:
Girls quartet, "Swing, Swing"
Vocal solo-(a) The Sunshine of
Your Smile. (b) The Little Irish
Girl, Miss Florence Crawford.
"The Prince Chap" given by Miss
Gladys Memminger-Acts and II
take place in William Peyton's studio
Act III takes place in the sitting room
of William Peyton's apartment. Char
acters: William Peyton, an American
sculptor; Marcus Runion, an English
servant; Jack Rodney, an English
painter; Claudia, William Peyton's
ward; Mrs. Arlington, Claudia's
mother; Phoebe Fuckers, a Londor
slum girl; Alice Travers, fiancee Of
William Peyton.
Vocal solo-(a) Song of the Soul
(b) Dreams of Long Ago, Miss Flor
ence Crawford.
Girls quartet-"Kentucky Babe"
Good night.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
TWO DISTRICTS NOW FOR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
New Law Divides State Into
SectiOns-Both Representa-.
tives From MissOula.

In the crush of the closing days of
the Montana assembly, which has
been convulsed by the battle over the
re-apportionment, on taxation, herd
laws and kindred sources of differ
ence between the republican senate
and democratic house, the fact that
Governor Sam V. Stewart has signed
bill dividing the state into congress
sional districts, has passed almost un-
noticed.
This measure, introduced by Sem
ator Lane, marks Montana's entrance
into the list of states which district
their members of the lower house of
congress. Heretofore, Montana has
elected at large its quota of two.
Both Montana representatives in
the Sixty-fifth congress will be from
the same city. Thomas Stout, the
retiring member, is from Lewistown;
his conferee is John NJ. Evans of Mis-
soula and on March 4, Miss Jeanette
Rankin, also of Missoula, takes her
seat. 1t is said to be the only in.
stance in history where all repre-
sentatives in given state were from
the same town.
Under the Lane bill, all that por'
tion of the state lying west of the
east boundary of Flathead, Lewis anc
Clark, Broadwater and Gallatin coun
ties becomes one district; all to the
east of this line, which runs from thu
Canadian to the southern boundar,
of the state, the other.
The western district thus will in
clude the countries of Lincoln, San
ders, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli
Beaverhead, Madison, Silver Bow
jefferson, Deer Lodge, Granite
Powell, Flathead, Gallatin, Lewis ant
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02

"WATCH THE go"
IN GLASGOW.

Glasgow, Montana is a great and
prosperous city and her people are
justly proud of the fact, that she
leads the entire state of Florida in
the flour milling industry. The con-
elusive evidence that gives Glasgow
this distinguished claim has been
found in the editorial columns of Les
lies Weekly. Leslie's states that
Florida's first flour mill is now un.
der construction at Jackonville.
The Glasgow mill is situated the
farthest west of any mill grinding
exclusively spring wheat.
Watch the "GO" in Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
WOULD PROVIDE NORMAL
COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOLS

Helena, March 1.-The young peo-
pie of Montana will be given chance
to secure normal training and the
first two years of college work in
some of the states best high schools,
if bills passed by the senate and now
in the house, become laws. They are
designed to enable boys and girls
far away from higher educational in
stitutions to get better training and
to assist in securing more normal
trained teachers.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
MARCH 5TH FIXED FOR
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

Washington, D. C.-Details of the
inaugural plans, which have been in
definite because March falls on SUM-
day, began clearing up today with the
official announcement that President
Wilson had called the customary spe-
cial session of the new senate on
March 5. A plan to abandon it had
been under consideration.
The special senate session will in
clude the usual ceremonies of inau-
gurating the vice president, which
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
BUYS MARMON CAR.

Leo Coleman, the local distributor
of Studebaker cars, attended the auto
show at Great Falls last week and
made arrangements to handle the
Marmon line in this territory. Mr..
and Mrs. J. P. Mcintyre also attend
ed the show and purchased one Of
the new Marmon models from Mr..
Coleman. This car was said to be
the "class" of the show.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
STOPS UNJUST COMPETITION.

Helena, March 1.-Unfair competi-
tion for the purpose of driving indie
pendent grain dealers out of business
will not be permitted, when a bill in
troduced by Senator Kinney becomes
a law. 1t provides that elevator COM
panies may not pay a higher price
for grain at stations where there is
competition and then a lower one
where there is no competition. The
bill is the outcome of conditions ex-
listing in grain growing districts,
where low prices have caused farm
ers to build elevators and then prices
have been raised to hurt the farm
ers elevator.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02

FAIR EXHIBITORS
ATTENTION

Any farmer who exhibited at the
Valley County fair last fall and has
not received the premiums won,
should take the matter up with the
secretary at once.
Warrants and checks have been is
sued for every premium awarded, and
if any farmers have not received
them, it is due to delay in the mail
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02

dorsed the installation of the finger
print system and believe it would
be great aid in combating the
annual influx Of criminals into the
state.
The measure also has the support
of the Montana Bankers association,
the warden of the state prison and
nearly every chief of police in the
state
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
TROUBLE ACUTE IN
GREAT FALLS INDUSTRIES

About 500 men are out in Great
Falls as a result of lockout by the
grocery stores of the city.
Drivers of delivery wagons, both
grocery and meat, delivered until noon
and were then laid off. All wholesale
houses in the city shut down and laid
off their employees. The lumber yards
will close tomorrow. All contractors
have stopped work.
In the grocery stores and meat
shop proprietors are working, but
people must come for their goods and
wait their turn to be waited upon.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02

Clark and Broad E er. This shall be
known as Distri 3 10. l.
District No. !. he eastern section,
will consist OF counties of Hill,
Blaine, Phili' Valley, Sheridan,
Dawson, WiL~ :, Prairie, Richland,
Fergus, Chouteau, Cascade, Meagher,
Musselshell, Rosebud, Custer, Fallon,
Big Horn, Carbon, Yellowstone, Still
water, Sweetgrass, Park Toole and
Teton.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
DAILY COUNTY MAY BE NAMED.

Helena, March 1.-Marcus Daily will
be honored if bill introduced jointly
by Senators Gnose and Williams be-
comes a law. 1t provides a means for
changing the names of counties. 1t
is the intention to change the name
of Deer Lodge county. to DAILY, it hav-
ing been his home and he having
founded Anaconda in it.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-02
NEW BANK FOR WESTFORK.

NEW BANK FOK WESTFORK.
The growth of that part of the
reservation which lies in Valley
county is reflected in the announce
ment that Westfork will soon have
bank.
A charter has been granted to some
Scobey men, who expect to open for
business not later than April first.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
BALDWIN'S BREAK RECORD
Has Shipped 225 Locomotives Month
This Year

The Baldwin Locomotive Works shipped
225 locomotives "A month this year, as cont
pared with 100 a month last year. accord
ing to statement by Alba b. Johnson,
president after a directors meeting to-
day.
During 1916. 1860 locomotives were
made" he said in part. The locomotive
production was largely increased and for
the ten months ending october 81, 225i
were shipped at the rate Of 225 month
This increase of production will he further
continued during November. December and
the months Of 1918. While our elrnngs
have been satisfactory, the increase in pro-
duction and increased cost of materials and
labor have demanded a large increase in
the amount of working capital As the
conditions have been unfaVorable for any
financing there has been no alternative,
but to provide the increased working capital
by borrowing. The directors have wisely
decided that it is eXpedient to increase loans
in order to provide means for dividends
upon the common stock
Adding that the amount Of business now
on the books breaks the company's records
and that 10000 men are employed. Mr..
Johnson said that all shell business has
been transferred to the Eddystone Munitions
Company. All shell contracts were finished
last year.