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The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
COUNCIL Will BACK
CITY MANAGER Plan
Adopts Resolution FavOring Submit
ting Matter to Voters of BOZe-
man at Early Election
GETTING OUT PETITIONS
Aitken Preparing Papers for Voters
Signatures. Twenty-Five per cent
Must Sign Petitions to Vote

At the regular meeting of the city
council held Thursday evening, steps
were taken to submit to the voters
Of the city the proposition to change
the present plan of aldermanic gov
enment and adopt the city manager
plan. The following resolutions was
adopted at the council meeting: "Re-
solved: That the city council of the
city Of Bozeman is unanimously in
favor of the submission 20 the electors
Of this city of the question Of the
adoption of the commission-manager
form Of municipal government and
commends it to the favorable and
earnest consideration Of the electors
in the light Of the experience Of 9TH
cr cities as submitted to US"
Alderman Howard took the initial
step in the movement by giving a
brief recital Of the unofficial steps
that have been taken and submitted
the resolution, which was ado lied
unanimously. The mayor was ap-
pointed as the city's member to the
executive committee which will have
active charge of the campaign. Two
other civic bodies which have already
endorsed the plan, to Rotary club anC
the chamber of commerce, VIII eacl
have Il member on the executive com
mittee.
The chamber Of commerce will ap
propriate a small sum to help bear tn
necessary expenses in getting the mat
! ter before the people and member
! Of the chamber of commerce and Ro
tary have volunteered their service
as judges and clerks Of the electio
to save the city that expense. En-
dorsements viii, if possible, be Sc
cured for the proposed change froi
( the different labor unions and We
u mans clubs of the city and othe
! kindred organizations. Representa-
{ tivcs of these bodies viii also b
, placed upon the executive committe
3 It is necessary, that the plan (
e submitted, for Is per cent of the vo
ers Of the city sign petitions for sui
8 mitting the matter City attorne
Aitken is preparing these peE fol
and they viii be circulated in the re;
a future. The present plan is to ha'
n the special election for considerir
t the plan held prior to the regul;
u city election, so that in case I'll
e. change is made, the commissions
4 Continued on Page Eight
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26

which his people are interested, as
well as tell the gospel story, and he
must be able to handle these subjects
more wisely and eloquently than any
cne else in his town or he is a fail
ure. The recent record of juvenile
crime and delinquency shows that
the greatest work of the pastor
preacher today is to lead the young
life Of the community into ways Of
purity and moral strength.
"The Next Ten Years" was given
as the subject of the Thursday even
ing lecture. This because SO many
recent writers have referred in this
way to what they think viii be the
most critical period in history. This
lecture was addressed particularly
to the Methodist church and, in pur-
pose although not in form was an
appeal to the church to stand loyalty
by her centenary program. The
speaker said that Gods plans were
not spoiled by being blown up but
by being sat upon. The danger is
in our Indifference. Extended refer
ence was made to John Drinkwater's s
play: Abraham Lincoln" and his
marvellous Interpretation Of this great
American. Taking the scene in
which, after stormy session with
his cabinet, Lincoln is seen standing
sorrowfully before the map of the
United States as if wondering if the
future was going to say that he was
responsible for disrupting the union
and then grasping the extremes of
the map with both hands and hold
ing it to his breast as if he would
hold the union together at the cost
of his life. The bishop said that il
seemed to him Christ is standing to-
day looking at the world as Lincolr
looked lovingly at the U. S. map
| Christ wants to hold the world to-
gether, though his hands have beer
pierced and his heart broken in th'
attempt. The church must rally T.
his aid: First, by evidencing "con
verting power" Second, by conserv
ing power, and third, must be a com
immunity dynamic.
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
ADMISTRATION
BILLS INTRODUCED
Governor DixOn's Measures for Equal
Distribution of Taxes Will be
Before Legislature this Week
CHANCELLOR is ATTACKED
Bill introduced in Senate to do Away
With Elliott and Make State
Superintendent Chancellor

Exclusive to the BOzeman COurier)
Helena, Jan. 25-Although a num-
ber of measures seeking TO embody
various of the recommendations
made by Governor Dixon in his open
ing message to the legislature had
been introduced by various members
during the first three weeks Of the
session it was not until the beginning
of this, the fourth week, that the
governor indicated the completion OF
the draft Of any of his administra-
tion measures, at the same time deny
ing responsibility for any of those
previously introduced
On Monday notices of eight bills
prepared at the request of the gov
ernor were given notice by the the
chairman of the house committee on
revenue and taxation, L. H. Cooney,
but as yet the bills have not appeared.
/ These eight measures provide for a
license fee upon metal mines and
those producing precious stones, a
license fee upon coal mines, q license
fee upon cement and gypsum mills,
a license fee upon oil we'll production,
and income tax, an inheritance tax,
an increased license upon motor We
nicles, and a repeal of certain fea-
lures Of the present mine net pro-
= ceeds tax. These bills have not yet
, appeared and nothing has been given
out as to the taxation percentage to
= be proposed. It is understood that
I five other revenue measures are still
5 to be prepared by the governor, who
i states that it is not the desire to
S raise large additional sums Of money
but the real purpose is to equalize
s, the tax burden which is now BEARING
/ down too heavily upon some lines.
/, During the Iast week the joint
e committee on agriculture and live
S stock agreed upon a plan for the or
d ganization Of the proposed depart
e ment &C agriculture which viii EN-
.e body all the activities OF the farming
n industry but viii net take in the live
<. stock department, it being consider
IN cd that this branch was we'll organ
Is izcd and that until the department
If Of agriculture could be fully organ
rs lied and prove It's efficiency it woulc
W not be well to disturb the live stool
j department. The bill to create thi
g. department is in course Of prepara
ne tion.
in Several attacks upon the chancello
be Of the great university of Montani
n. have been made one through a sen
rs ate resolution calling upon the chan
I'd cellcr for a statement regarding tn
III personnel Of the faculties of the fou
institutions coming under his care
m together with data as 10 the dutie
os Of each member, number Of subject
h handled, hours devoted to each an
70 number Of pupils.
la Another is promised in a bill motto
st ed by Jones, of Phillips, which seek
l. to get rid Of Chancellor Elliott b
h making the state superintendent G
90 public instruction ex-officio chance
rs lor of the university. 1t is unlikel
that this measure will get very fal
:, In the senate the bill requirin,
- Continued on Page Five)
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
COUNTY COMMITTEE
TO MEET IN BOZEMAN

The joint committee on county af-
fairs will meet in Bozeman on Fri
day, February a. An effort will
be made 30 get in a number of farm
ers and to have them give sugges-
tions as to the work that this COM
mittee can do for the good of the
county. The county commissioners
and county agent will be present at
the meeting and it is planned to make
the gathering one of the best in the
history of the committee.
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
FILMS WILL BE SHOWN
FOR LIBRARY BENEFIT

Announcement is made that some
time soon there viii be a showing
of the films of West Gallatin, Middle
Creek and the Bozeman roundup ta-
ken by the government photograph
ers last summer. These films are the
property of the forestry department
and it is due to the courtesy of Eup-
ervisor B. w. Clark OF the local for
est service that they will be avail
able. Arrangements have been made
to have the performances given two
evenings in the Emerson auditorium
Expenses for the showing will all be
born by the school board and the
chamber Of commerce andtheproceed.
will be turned over to the city library
which is seriously short of funds anC
without some aid will have to CLOSE
its doors. 1t is expected that there
will be good attendance at the show
ing of the films, for not only ar.
the beauty spots of the West GalIatil
and Middle Greek of unusual inter
est becouse they have never beer
filmed before, but local people. fee
inclined to support this effort to rails
funds for the library
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
Retail MERCHANTS
HOLD GOOD Meeting
Big Attendance Saturday Night and
Keen Interest is Taken in the
Different Topics as Discussed
CREDIT WILL BE EXTENDED
Trend of Meeting Shows Merchants
will Conduct Business as in Past
and Give Credit to Deserving

In their first meeting since the
annual banquet held last May the
Retail Merchants exchange met Sat-
urday evening in the grain room of
the chamber of commerce to discuss
the present business and credit con-
ditions and to receive suggestions
from the members for the conduct
of the exchange. President J. r.
Chambers was in chage Of the meet
/ ing and called on number of the
members present for speeches and dis
cussions. A legislative committee
consisting Of Frank G. Wilton, IL.
&. McCay and L. A. Copeland was ap-
pointed to keep in tocuch with af-
fairs Of Helena, and to work parti-
cularly in favor Of the fake adver-
tis.ng bill. Resolutions or the death
of g. H. Fisher, late secretary Of
the exchange, were adopted.
The first speaker of the evening
was Charles Vandenhook of the Com
merical National bank. Mr. Vanden
hook spoke of the time wher money
was easy and nearly anyone could q
} and borrow what he needed or de
+ sired with little questioning on th'
part Of the banker. Now, Mr.. Van
! denhOck said, the banks must know
: what the money was TO be used fo
and what prospect there was for it
= being repaid. Banks were asking fo
2 statements from people as to thei
: financial standing and their asset:
S and while they were loaning none
= for needed purposes, the demand wa
s too large for them to supply it wher
4 it was not actually needed. Mr.. Var
= denhook advised the merchants /
= adopt a similar system and find OF
Il when they could be paid before e.
- tending new credits to people they d
I not know. In speaking Of generi
= conditions Mr.. Vandenhool said the1
e was no cause for alarm and that pc
2. haps the worst of the present cris
e was over, but that the present W;
J. was time for every one TO set tigI
J. and not take unnecessary risks.
Y He had every confidence in Il
r. iufrre. he said.
n J. a. Harader, secretary of Il
re chamber Of commerce, was the ne
g speaker and his remarks were mo
II optimistic. He read a digest on pr
e sent conditions contained in a rece
rs report Of the national chamber
Continued on Page Five)
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
WILLOW CREEK STORE
ENTERED And ROBBED
Burglars Take Only Canned Goods
in Midnight Raid on the
Joseph Store

A telephone call came to the Sher-
ifs office Monday to the effect that
the store of the late Sarkus Joseph
at Willow Greek had been robbed.
Deputy Frank Slaughter took the
afternoon train for Willow Creek to
make an investigation and try to find
the culprits.
Upon arriving at Willow Greek De-
putty Slaughter found that the store
had been entered some time Saturday
night, but owing to the fact of Mr..
Joseph's death, the burgalry was not
noticed until some time Monday. So
far as Slaughter could find out the
burglars took nothing but sack full
of canned goods, though it is suspect
ed that some leather vests were also
stolen.
1t was the belief in Willow Creek
that some local people committed the
robbery for no strangers had been
seen IN the locality and it was well
known that all the bigger valuables,
as well as the money, had been re-
moved from the store pending the
appointment Of an administrator by
the district court Deputy Slaughter
is of the opinion that some boys in
/ Continued on Page Eight
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
IMPORTANT GAMES FOR
BOBCAT BASKETBALL
State University VIII be Net Friday
and Saturday Nights on
Local Floor

Two Of the most important games
of the season will be played at the
college Friday and Saturday nights
when the Bobcats meet the Missoula
Bruins in their first clash Of the sea
son. The games viii be hard fought,
as the college will make every effort
to win against the university, no mat
ter what happens during its other
games. For the first time in years
there is doubt as to the outcome OF
the games and local basketball fans
are anxious over the result.
Last year, in fact for several years,
the Montana State college had a
veteran team. With Harris, Bush,
Pitts, Taylor and Jorgenson in the
lineup little coaching was needed as
these men had played together and
knew every tr.cl, and angle Of the
game. Unfortunately for the college
there will be none Of these old men
available for the games this week
Jorgenson, the only one Of the five ii
school is Ineligible because of sCudie.
and the rest of the men are cut OF
school. in consequence Coach Graves
has had to develop an entirely new
team and that with less material
than ever was known at the col eye
To make matters worse Hollister, thi
best guard Of the year, was hurt il
the Mines games and will probably b.
out for the balance Of the season
The team that goes against the Bruin
viii be light and inexperienced ani
only Bobcat fighting qualities vii
enable them to win.
The Bruins have strong team
this year. They swamped st. Charlie
and beat Whitman, last years north
: west conference champions in twt
games this week. On the Misgoul
team are most of the stars Of las
year, including Larkin, Ahern, Sui
livan end Band, star of the fresh
!. man team q year ago. Straw, Higbe
: and Adams are other strong player
available for the coming games.
y The college team is going into th
game to win. Handicapped thoug
it is, other Bobcats teams have bee
: likewise crippled yet won from Mis-
!. soula ard this years team IS going
: repeat if it can. There is no questio
but that the games will fast an
scrappy, for both teams are in ez
n cellent condition. Ray Matter {
Three Forks will officiate
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
MILITIA COMPANY TO
BE FORMED HERE
Company A to be Revived Here. Good
Interest Shown in Early
Meetings

Unless something altogether IN
looked for comes up in the next few
days it is more than probable that
old Company A Of the 163 infantry
will again become a living reality
and be mustered into service once
more. As a result Of two meetings
held here within the last week a great
deal of interest has been aroused and
enough recruits are in sight to fill
cut the necessary quota OF the COM
pany and complete the organization.
The first meeting was held Satur-
| day night with Hubert D. Bath pre-
siding. Quite a number Of the young
men of the town were present and
evidenced such a keen interest that
another gathering was held in the
chamber OF commerce rooms Tuesday
evening, MIR. Bath again presiding.
At another meeting to be held in The
same place Thursday night it is ex-
pected that there viii be enough young
men present to complete the fun ros-
ter Of the company.
, At the two meetings held a genera
e discussion was indulged in, Mr.. Batf
! answering numerous questions relat
Z ing to the duties and the amount Of
f time the company work would take
S A very keen interest was shown Ma
e jor Charles L. Sheridan, adjutan+
t general Of Montana and former
;, Bozeman boy, had written those il
= charge Of the movement that if nee
c essary he would come to B0Zemal
and take active stops to organize th
G company himself. blt Il is not though
f that Major Sheridan's presence vii
: be necessary. The fact IN he wa
) appointed adjutart general of tn
i state has had a powerful influenc
n in stimulating interest in the com
# pany here, where Major Sheridan i
IS personally very popular.
y Each company of the national guar
m VIII have three commissioned officert
/ captain, first and a second lieu
E. tenant. These three officers will nc
be elected but their selection will
: made by the federal army officer
who will come to Bozeman to music
in the company. There will also
u II non-commissioned officers, thes
y being a top sergeant, five sergeant
G. and five corporals, chosen from I'll
ranks. There will be from II to ]
first class privates and from 26 to 8
privates according to the size of ii
of company. A company must have /;
r least so men and may enlist as man
! as 65.
Mt Arrangements have been made thi
ol as soon as the required quota of me
he have signed up for the militia work
,ir regular army officer will come al
W. muster in the Co. Former soldie,
if who have been. in the army enlist
he the militia for period of one We;
he and others for the period of thr,
of years. Those in charge of the NOV
lr- ment in Bozeman confidently expe
d. that their quota will be filled by Il
he time of the meeting tomorrow nigI
The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
EMMETT M'DONNELL
FOR CITY MANAGER
Well known Engineer and Former
Bozeman Boy Writes Courier and
- Strongly Advocates Change
SUCCESS IN OTHER TOWNS
Cites Cases of Other Cities Where
Managers Have Been Successful
and Says it will be for Our Best

Praising the city manager form |
3of government and warmly recon-
mcnding its adoption in Bozeman, his
former home, r. E. Mcdonnell has
written a most interesting letter to
the Courier. Mr.. Mcdonnell read in
the Courier columns that the city
manager proposition was coming up
and felt it his duty to give the bene-
fit Of an extensive municipal engi-
noering experience to his former
home.
MIR. Mcdonnell should know where
Of he speaks. He is junior member
of the firm of Burns and Mcdonnell
OF Kansas City, Missouri, firm that
acts in the capacity OF consulting
engineers for city water works, sew
erace and lighting plans, specifica-
tions, estimates and all other muni-
ciral engineering branches. To show
the scope Of business Gone by his
firm it may be mentioned that they
have installed over 250 municipal
water works, 100 sewers and sewage
disposal plants, 100 installations of
electrical plants and have made ap-
praisals and reports on over IS cities.
The scope of their WORK extenrs from
Pennsylvania to California and from
Canada border to the including MeXi-
CO. The have recent Y finished work
rs Cicndive. Great Falls, Billings and
Miles City, Montana.
7fr. Mcdonnell is a son Of John
Mcdonnell and was born and reared
here In the valley. His father is
one OF the old and respected pioneer:
who came here in the early days anC
whose life has been a potent factor
in the upbuilding of the valley.
Mr. McDonnell's letter follows:
The Bozeman Courier,
Ho1cman, Montana.
Gentiemen:
Since leaving Bozeman twenty
nine years ago, I have been a con
stut reader Of the Courier" an'
have taken pleasure in visiting Boze
man about three times a year ever
y,ar for the last twenty-nine years
I am. therefore, deeply interested i
the Growth, prosperity and progres
Of Che city. While my engineerin
work takes me into nearly every in
p-rtant city in the country. ] sti
retain my sincere interest il seein
Bozeman made a model city. One c
the features that / believe stimulate
interest and activity in bettering I'll
community, is a form OF governmri
adopted by the city. 1t is, therefor
of much interest to me to n0Cc t..
Bozcman is actively interested in Il
city manager form Of government,
In our engineering work in Z
last twenty-five years, the firm
which I am q member has had o
casion to design and supervise pu1
IL utilities in over 400 cities al
many of these engagements have be,
in municipalities where all forms
government have been in use, such
councilmapic, commission and ci
manager form of government. Fro
tais experience in dealing with val
Gus municipal authorities, ! have b
Continued on Page Four)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
NECKTIE HALTED A ROMANCE
Lovers Who Had Been Apart, for
Forty Years Made Up When Man
Wore Woman's Present.

Forty years ago John EmmOns and
Charity Timmons Of Bishopville, Dek,
were twenty years old aud sweet
| hearts. With her own hands Miss
luminous made Il necktle us II gift for.
Aber young gallant. The evening of
the day he received it Enmons put it
ION. He didn't like the colors and re-
placed it.
II As usual, he visited Miss TimmOns
that evening. according to Selby-
willie (Del) dispatch to the Philadel-
! phia Ledger. It was a nice summer
might. The moon revealed that he
was not wearing loves token and Miss
Timmons demanded the reason.
Its too LOUD replied the youth.
DO YOU mean you will never wear
it? Then you don't love me-" sobbed
the girl, and she went into the house.
That apparently was the end of the
romance. Emmons went to Portland,
Ore, and prospered. AS the owner of
a big department store in the fur
Northwestern city. he returned to
Bishopville last Christmas for visit.
!. 1t. was inevitable that he should
meet his former sweetheart in the viii
slage. Soon each learned that the old
love would not die; that each had con-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
where BUNGLER DOES HARM
Always Makes a Mess Of His Own Life
= and Too Frequently the Ewes
of Others.

Bunglers are frequently takers
above their ability to- perform. 10 be
sure they want to be rated well among
their friends and frequently 90 to; the
limit in telling others what they are
going to do. That's how George got
into the hospital. It seems George
and another colored chap did the gar
dening on a certain mans sestnte in
the Middle West. One morning George
didn't turn up. The master went to
Sam and said: "Sam, where's George?"
I'm de hospital, sah." "In the hos
pitat; how did that happen?" "Well,
you see" replied.Sam, George is mar
ricd and he's ben telling me for a long
time as how he's gOin' to lick his wife,
cause her, naggin', and yisttidy she
done hear him ut it. OATS ALL" And
how many there are like him. They
are going to turn the world upside
down until they meet face to face with
the facts.
After the bung1ers get in their work
it's impossible for anyone else to make
good job Of it. They take perfectly
good regulations and leave them pretty
poor examples of what is good. No
wood butcher ever made n bigger mess
Of good lumber than has many bun
.gler made of other peoples lives. And
these artists even bungle up their own
lives. They get their heads full of no
tons that lead to folly. Like guns,
they go off half-cOckcd and the dam
age can never be repaired. Careless
Of the facts, they frequently make as
sertionS that are far from true and
act according to what you expect of
such creatures. Every effort added
seems to add to the confusiOn.-Grit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
HOLDS PROPERTY IN TRUST
Man Enjoying What Is Known as
Usufruct Has Benefits and Re-
sponsibilities Under Law. -

g. Our word usufruct is derived from
two Latin words usus, use, and fruc-
tus, fruit. The, Latins combined them
into usufructus, the equivalent of our
word usufrllct, which is Il term Of
law, especially Of the Roman law and
Of those systems based on Roman law.
Usufruct is the, right of enjoying
things belonging to another, and of
drawing from them all the profit and
advantage they will: produce without
destroying or wasting their substance.
One title of the civil code of the
province of Quebec deals with us,l-
fruct. This right ,lnay be established
by law or by the will Of man. A SIM
pie example would be thisy:iGl 4, person
wills the ownership of "a fNrin; to
son, but the usufruct to Il brother for
his lifetime. The brother enters at
once upon the enjoyment of his usu-
fruct and is called the usufructuary.
He cultivates the farm and takes the
revenue, subject to the obligation Of
making ordinary repairs. He must
use the property as prudent, indus
trious man would do, without impair
ing the capital. The usufruct of
stocks would consist of the enjoyment
of the dividends, of sum of+money
the usufruct would consist, OF the in,
teresr earned ACKNOWLEDGMENT Her.
aid. ..t"" VI az :.