The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
BAN ON LIGHTS
TO SAVE COAL
MONTANA TOWNS WHERE ELEc
TRIclTY COMES FROM STEAM
PLANTS WILL BE DARK
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Turner Charges Many Financial Slack.
ers Are Converting War Stamps
Into cash.-Teagarde Protests
Price Fixed for Wheat

Helena.-Lightless nights have been
ordered in all Montana towns where
electricity is not supplied by hydro
electric plants. The order has been
made by State Fuel Administrator M.
ii. Gerry, Jr., in furtherance of a like
order made by DIR. Garfield to con-
serve coal
Important features of the lightIess
night order for Montana are that citv
| street illumination must not begin be-
| fore sunset and must be turned off
not later than sunrise; cluster lights
snail be eliminated, except to the
amount of light needed for the public
safety; outdoor lights other than
street lights shall not be lighted until
30 minutes after sunset: all public
lighting shall be only such as is de-
manded for the public safety; the use
of light for display windows and adj
vertising signs is discontinued from
sunrise until sunset and is entirety
discontinued on Monday and Tuesday
of each week.
According to the records of the state
utility commission the following towns
obtain their electricity for lighting pur-
poses from other than hydro-eIectric
power In most instances the plants
are operated by steam but a few are
driven by Oil burning engines. The
towns:
Baker, Bridger. Pony, Chinook. Is
may, Eureka, Forsyth, Hardin, Hy-
sham, Fairview, Libby, Malta, Mus |
selshell, Red Lodge, Ollie, PIentywood. |
Roundup, Saco, Scobey, Dillon. Wi |
baux, Waller Wolf Point. GIendiye.
Miles City, Bainville, Froid, Redstone.
Flaxville, Culbertson, Shelby. Poplar
Glasgow, Malta, Bowdoin and Harlem.
Protests Wheat Price.
Following a protest made by Sam
W. Teagarden to the head of the fed
eral grain corporation at the annoupr-
ed Intention of the Montana Grain
Dealers association, to pay S1.9O for
NO. 1 northern wheat at Montana COM
mon points, a representative of the
FEDERAL grain corporation will visit
Montana to investigate Teagarden's
charge that the dealers should nav
several cents bushel more than $3.50.
In compliance with the rules establish
ed by the government organization.
From Vice President Carey of the
federal grain corporation came a tele-
gram saying that a man would he
sent here to investigate, and further.
with present market conditions in
effect in Minneapolis and Duluth ele-
7ators could pay for wagon load de-
iveries at Helena from S1.93 to S1.95
or No. l northern. This office has
lever issued a statement which an
horized elevator companies to paw
'nly S190 and charge 6 cents for han
me and one-half cents"
Turner Scores SIackers.
Harry Turner, state director of the ! /
National War Savings campaign in
1ontana, charges that many people
1ho do not need the money are cash
ng in their War Savings stamps pur-
hased during tSs last drive. "This
Far has developed number of kinds
slackers." says a communication
rom Mr.. Turner's office ga choice va
iety of which are the persons and
usiness houses who bought the limit
War Savings stamps to get their
ames into the papers as members of
re Limit club aud have since eashed u
! their stamps and got their money
ack." !.
Mr.. Turner states that the postof-
ces throughout the state furnish the
)unty directors and the state director
18th list of all who cash in their
amps, so that he knows whereof he
Loan Applications Exceed Funds.
The report of Sidney Miller, regis
r of state lands, for May and June,
lows that the net balance in the com
on school and state educational.
irritable and penal institutions per-
anent funds June Both was $1,2S4,-
2.07. The report shows also that =
e pending applications for farm
ans amount TO S1,4740OO. These ap-
aggregate about 100000
9re than there is money on hand to
IN. This is the first time since the
tie board of land commissioners has
en- making farm loans that the total
the applications has exceeded the
al of the money on hand
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Big Montana Stock Shipments.
Montana's cattle herds will be cut
the bone this season, in the opin-
/ of .. w. Raymond, secretary OF
! state livestock commission He
imates the shipments this fall will
larger than those of last year when
1000 head left Montana, being the