The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-01-26
RAIL employees TO
MAINTAIN BUREAU.
A PERMANENT COMMITTEE AT
HELENA FOR LEGISLATION AZ
FECTiNG BRoTHERHOODS
ASK SECOND NORMAL SCHOOL
Effort to Be Made in Representative
BorIand's Bill for Location of New
School at Lewistown.


Representatives of the four brother
hoods of railroad employees, represent
ing the district of Montana will name
a committee to remain in Helena dur
Ing the legislative session in the inter
est of legislation that concerns rail
way men.
Harris Davis of Deer Lodge has
William Mulligan of Miles City by
the conductors. Firemen and brake
men have not yet named their repre-
sentatives.
The railroad men are particularly
interested in the absent voters law,
which they want amended so that
citizens outside of the state can vote.
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That an effort will be made to es-
tablish a second state normal school,
to be located at Lewistown, is indi-
Gated in a notice given in the lower
house of the legislature by Represen-
tative Belden that he will introduce
shortly a bill providing for the estab-
lishment of such normal school in the
Fergus county metropolis.
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Night Schools for Aliens.
Richard w. Thomas, U. S. naturali-
cation examiner, with headquarters at
Seattle. is about the capitol creating
considerable interest in his movement
to authorize night schools in the pub
lie schools of the states in order to
give adult aliens an opportunity of
getting the rudiments of an education.
In many of the larger coast cities his
plan has been adopted and has proved
to be of great benefit to the newly nat
uralized citizens.
In city like Butte night school
is especially desirable said Mr.. Thorn
as. There are several thousand aliens
In the big mining camps who should
be given a chance of getting a better
education if they so desire. 1t also
tends to make better citizens of them
In most cases."
Although Mr.. Thomas is not lobby
Ing for bill covering the plan which
he has outlined, he is hopeful that such
4 bill will be proposed at this session.
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No License From Violators.
The supreme court, in an opinion
written by Judge Holloway, holds that
the state cannot by civil action collect
license tax from one whom it refuses a
license and who engages in business
In violation of law. The court upheld |
the judgment of the district court in
Musselshell county in the suit brought |
against Fred Kali to so recover.
Kali applied for a saloon license at |
Roundup. 1t was refused on the |
ground that the town had the num-
Der of saloons allowed by law. Kali |
engaged in business Notwithstanding,
and the county sued.
The supreme court holds that he
can be prosecuted under the criminal
laws, but cannot be compelled to pay
the license fee and denied the license.
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State Elevator at Great Falls.
Although both st. Paul and Mime
apolis commercial organizations are
putting forth a big effort to have a
state-owned terminal elevator for Mon
tana located in either of those cities,
it is understood that the appropriation
committee which now has under con-
sideration the Stimpert measure, pro-
viding for state-owned terminal ele-
vator, will amend the bill to make the
elevator located at Great Falls. The
farm delegation in the legislature be-
Iieves that an elevator should also be
constructed in the eastern part of the
state.
Logging Road Is Railroad.
The supreme court of Montana fixed
precedent today when it directed
that logging road is railroad. 1t
further fixed precedent when it di-
rected that a railway car is in opera
ton whether in motion or not; that
1t is being operated when merely be-
ing loaded or unloaded." The decision ]
was in the case of Joe Regain, who !
sued the Montana Logging company !
for injuries sustained while acting as I
a brakeman and loading logs.
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vexing Question to Decide.
Whether inhalation Of gas should be
as an "occupational disease"
for which no compensation Is granted,
is question presented to the indus .
trial accident board in the case of Jack
Bleak, employed at Jefferson county
mine, who inhaled gas and lost consid- I
cradle time from work.
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Committee Kills Bills.
The judiciary committee of the house
has killed number of bills, including
Demet's to forbid livestock running at n
aree within three miles of city limits; q
two measures, one to re- o
luce the house representation to one a
rom each county and another relat 4
ng to elections; Stimpert's bill to d. j
ride counties into commissioner dis Q
,ricts, and Fishbaughs bill to require t
'egular sessions Of grand juries. The t
committee recommended for passage
1omet's two bills on the collection of 9
vaaes and on court procedure. lr