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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
HARBOR COMMISSION
 IN REGULAR SESSION

Mobile, December 12-(Special.)- The state-harbor commission met in regular monthly meeting here today with H. K. Milner, Birmingham, president; F. G. Blair, Tuscaioosa l. R A Christian and Harry T. Har- well, Mobile, in attendance. It was decided to hold the February meet ing at Montgomery. Wednesday. February s, to which representative business men from various sections of the state will be invited for the purpose of discussing the port amendment campaign. The commits sion voted to go in body to New Orleans next Saturday to attend a conference between Colonel Asn- burn and business men of New or leans. Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, De- mopolis and other cities interested in Warrior river development and transpOrtation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
nEApY FOR HOTEL MEN

Anniston. December 12.- tSpecial.) Final plans for the entertainment of the 100 delegates coming here Thurs day to attend the convention of Ala bama hotel men at the Anniston inn are being made this week, an excel lent program having been arranged by Lamar Poindexter, who will act as host to the visitors during the week. The second day of the com yention will be featured by a Joiat convention of the Alabama and Georgia hotel men, banquet on Fri day evening to feature the convention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
ExTRA rINE COIN SHOWN

Anniston, Decmber i2.-tSpecial.) ) Horace Green of Alexandria brought tc the city Monday several fine ears of corn grown by him and pr. R. l.. Meharg at Aiexandria, and placed them on display in the big window of the Saks store. MT. Green reported that the extra good corn had been produced with only four furrows by a tractor and one going over with a hoe. the advantage of proper prepara- ton and modern methods of cultiva- ton being stressed by him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
THE GATEWAY
 TO HEALTH

If you are afflicted with Rheumatim, Erysipelas, Liver Complaint Kidney and Bladder Troubles, or any condition aris- ing from impurities of the blood, we strongly advise and recommend the taa of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

orn yments of jet were made in BrstaiE in prehistoric times. The cen :. ter o8 the British jet industry has all ways been the region about Whitby. In Xsfkshire. where the supply was forras rly picked up in loose pieces en tha' seashore. It Is now regularly nine1 In the same manner as coal.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-11
fRANTZ WELL NO. S IS
FIELDS BEST :CuSnER

What Is believed to be the larR.
est well yet found in the Cat Creek
field was brought in . few days
Ago BY the Elk Basin COMPANY. It
IL known as Frantx well No. 5. The
sand was encountered 40 feet near.
er the surface than the biologists
expected, and when the bit cut into
the sand the oil came ON with q
rush and spouted into the air 100
feet.
No estimate has been made vet
as to the wells output, but at the
flush Of production it is consider.
able.
The we'll is located in section IA.
1920, on the Wildschultz tract.
being the sixth producer on the
glory hole of Cat Creek. The con.
Germs most interested in the pr.,-
ductfOn are the Elk Basin COnsOli.
dated, the Frantz Corporation, tho
Hover Consolidated Royalties com.
pany and the Mitchell Royalties
company, and individuals cOntrDl.
ling fractional royalties.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-11

and that it will be q matter Of onl,
q few moons before they will be onl,
landmarks of the old cornwall ..Wat
leyehave?" days.
1t is a far cry from the early roai
houses Of the Butte region to those
of the present day. The early roat
houses were development Of the ole
western stage stations, those places
where relays of horses were kept and
tired travellers fed.
The old time road house was inva
riably provided with a commodious
barn. cheerful table. loaded with
wholesome food, and a hospitablt
appearing barroom where throat,
chimneys roared red-hOt welcome
to the storm bound travellers of the
mountain trails. and steaming tod
dies drove away the chill-a counter
part Of the European inn.
With the increase of population
and the development of industry, be-
yond the primitive mining stage, the
character of the road houses changed
somewhat. though many of them re-
tanned their family inn character tt
the later days.
In the days when the name OF
Butte was known to the racehorse
men of every cline and Marcus DAYS
colors, the copper and green, were
flashing down the home stretch, well
in the lead of many ,hard-fought
battle for turf supremacy, when
Butte purses tempted the best of the
racing fraternity to foregather here
the road house became the rendez-
vOus for the race follower and the
patron, and many gay crowd wend-
ed its way at the conclusion of the
days sport to the various road houses
along the way Ito the Nine Mile"
Winning and dining and dancing
were the order of the hour. The
dance music of those days was sup
piled by a so-called player piano, a
wind instrument with which, by rea-
son of wind passing through a per-
forated paper roll as 1t unwound
from cylinder, musical sounds were
produced.
An obliging member of an amuse-
ment-bent crowd would be induced
to act as musician. He mounted the
piano stool and placed his feet on a
pair of pedals which he pumped. BY
dint of hanging on to the sides of
the piano so that the kick" of the
bellows would not force him out into
the middle of the floor. and by work
industriously. he performed his la
borious part.
The waltz, the polka, the schot-
tische and the old time Quadrille
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-11

have all been tripped by the dainty
feet of the Butte matron and maid
on the floor of many Of the old-time
road houses, those clearly. well-man-
aged institutions which had q char
acter all their own.
The family man, the young man
and his best girl' enjoyed many a
feast at reasonable prices at these
houses. A telephone call from town
that party was coming for dinner
meant the broiling of rich, Juicy
steaks, the slaughter Of many home
grown fat chickens, the preparation
of many an appetising dish.
Prominent among such places was
Barney Levy's. Barney ran the Re-
ception and in its time it was q first
class place. A church now stands
on its site. Barney introduced the
electric piano to the road house, An
other old place that has disappeared
was that of lvanhoe Ben Allen, COM
edian. race track follower and clown
Ben could recite innumerable i'm
promptu verses during which he
would poke sly fun at every auditor.
The refrain was And They Couldn't
beat Ivanhoe."
The old Good Luck with its race
track was another well-known re-
sort. Some of the old timers like
Charley McGarvey and John Anlow
still visit the old track and try the
speed of favorite horse.
First. the tired wayfarer, then the
prize fighter and the ring followers,
with their contingent of dog fighters.
chicken fighters and footracers; then
the politician and his cohorts, and
latterly the young, reckless, carous-
ing element have each had their day
among the road houses of Butte.
Bat Nelson was once host at
well-known road house to all the
newspapermen of the city. Again,
F. A. Heinze entertained the active
political element of the states popu-
lation. Big and little, good and bad,
have foregathered beneath these
roofs and enjoyed the steaming
punch. the sparkling "dugan" high
ball, the roasted chicken and the
broiled steaks prepared by master
hands in the culinary line.
The old-time road house keeper
was essentially decent, law-abiding
citizen. With time deterioration Of
standards followed progressively un-
til now more than one-half of them
have been charged with violations of
the liquor laws and have govern
ment liens hanging over them that
will in all probability. it is said,
crush them out of existence.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-11
WOMAN PIONEER OF
1865 PASSES AWAY
MRS. JEANETTE LEEDY, DAUGH.
TER OF MALCOLM MORROW,
LAST CHANCE DAIRYNfAN
Her Father Had One Of the First
Milk Herds in Montana; She Came
to Montana With Him as q Girl;
Brothers and Sisters Well Known
Fort Benton People.

Mrs. Jeanette Leedy, wife of Frank
Leedy of Helena, died last week at
her home at the capital and was
buried in the Benton avenue ceme-
terry there. She was one of the we'll
known pioneer women Of the state,
having come to Montana with her
father, Malcolm Morrow, in 1865.
Morrow had the first dairy farm that
supplied Last Chance Gulch> miners
with milk, his place in the Prickly
Pear valley being we'll known to old
timers of the gold camps.
Mrs. Leedy was born in Canada on
August p, 1856. Early in her child
hood she went with her family to
Iowa and in 1850 crossed the plains
with an OK team to Denver. After
three years they went to Alder Gulch
in Montana and in 1865 to Last
Chance gulch, Helena. She attend
ed the Helena public schools and
spent much of her life there.
On April s. 1874, she became the
bride of John Whitehead, who was in
the freighting business between Hell
ent and Lincoln. He died on Novem-
Der /, 1879. OF the four children of
this marriage the only one living is
Mrs. Mary Mccain of Great Falls.
Her marriage to Frank Leedy took
place on November 3. 1886. OF the
five children of this union two are
dead. The surviving relatives are
her husband. local mining man;
three daughters, Mrs. Margaret
Whelan of Livingston, Mrs. Geneva
Manning of Helena and Mrs. Pearle
Rhein of Wolf Greek; three brothers,
Malcolm Morrow of Fort Benton,
David Morrow of Kalispell and Will
liam Morrow of Fort Benton, and
three sisters, Mrs. Freels of Fort
Benton, Mrs. Laura Adams of Sun
River and Mrs. James Scott of Brem-
erton, Wash.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-11
MONTANA TRADE CONDITIONS

montana people are now being Civ
en- an opportunity to buy merchan
disc at prices such as have not bee,
offered for four years, and which ii
all likelihood will not be seen agar
for four years to come, in the Opin
ion of w. A. Selvidge, president Of
the Montana Development associa
ton and one of the leading merch.
ants of Billings. In commenting up.
on the wave of cut-price sales which
has swept across Montana and which
has affected practically all lines OF
merchandise, Mr.. Selvidge said:
THE dollar today is buying mer-
chandise which would have been
worth $1.25 on an average at the
peak price which obtained several
months ago, Not only have 80 of the
principal food products dropped
SO 1-3 per cent, but the merchants
OF the state are being forced to offer
their surplus stocks of goods to the
public at replacement prices or less,
regardless of what it cost them to
put these goods on their shelves.
Merchants are forced to make
a real sacrifice these days. and the
consumer who does not take advant-
age of it is really doing himself and
injustice. The mistake of waiting for
pre-war prices should not be made,
for the country will never see pre-.
war prices again.
While it is true that some COM
modlties, chiefly agricultural pro-
ducts. have fallen to pre-war levels,
no product can long continue to be
sold at price which is less than its
cost of production. plus reasonable
profit. Manufactured goods. in which
the element of labor is large fac
tor in the cost, must remain for q
long time at price much greater
than the pre-war basis. unless wages
drop to the 1914 level. which is most
unlikely. Many factories are now
closed because they cannot operate
at profit"
Each year, since 1870, has wit
messed an advance in prices, he
points out. In 1914, prices were
considerably higher than in 1904
and those of 1904 showed very
marked advance over 1894. This is
caused, he explains, by ADVANCING
civilization which constantly becomes
more intricate and makes greater de-
mands upon the ranks of labor by a
multiplication of manufactured lines
as result of progress and invention.
Wages and prices gradually rise az
a result of this. He cited as an ex-
ample the heavy draft which the au-
tomObile industry has made upon
the ranks of labor. explaining that
it not only increased wages, but that
it also took millions of dollars from
producing capital and converted II
into inactive wealth in the form OF
individually owned cars.
Prices in 1921 would have been
considerable per cent higher than
1911 prices If we had had no war;
said Mr.. Selvidge. "The war placed
an inflated value upon all raw ma
terials and merchandise, but when
deflation is completed. it will be
found that prices have not fallen low
er than level which would repre-
sent the normal increase which would
surely have taken place had those
years been normal years.
1.-The day of cheap labor is past,
Labor will continue to receive more
and more than it did in 1914, be-
cause of our improved standard OF
living and our increased facilities for
comfort and enjoyment which make
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-11

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more. Some readjustment is taking
place In wages as result Of the
change from war and reconstruc.
ton basis. to a peace basis, but Il
would be calamity to all of us il
business conditions were to force
wages back to 1914 level, and this
no one should expect.
consequently, prices offe, ed to
the public by merchants who ara
compelled to sacrifice surplus stocks
tf goods should not be expected to
rival pre-war prices, although ]
have noted few instances where
they have actually eQualled them.
II believe the merchants them
selves owe it to the public to explain
fully the factors which are making
these prices. They have found
themselves overstocked in certain
lines and In order to move this sur
plus and convert 1t into money, they
are Obliged to make reductions which
will appeal to the buyer. In many
cases. the replacement price is equal
to or higher than the sale price on
these goods.
when these goods have all been
moved, We will see higher prices in
my opinion, and the person who has
been waiting for pre-war prices will
be the loser. When the new stocks
are bought and placed on sale in the
regular way. Montana people are go
Ing to note price recovery"
Mr.. Selvidge predicts that during
the coming year, merchandise will
not be sold as cheaply as at present
except in cases of bankruptcy which
he points out, is community calam-
ity and therefore not a real money
saving to the consumer.
If the merchants of Montana can
liQuidate successfully now, pay their
obligations to their banks and get
themselves in stronger position fl
nancially. they will be ready to give
the aid expected of them in financing
the farmers of the state through
blowing, sowing and harvesting per-
Tod. In rendering this service, the
merchant is as important a factor as
the banker, for, without his help,
Montana could not grow and market
q CROP declared Mr.. Selyidge.
The merchant must be in a posi-
ton to take care of the farmer on
his purchases of machinery and
equipment, clothing and groceries,
and carry him until the crop is har-
vested. The merchants prosperity
and the farmers prosperity are
closely linked together, each depend
ing upon the other"
Mr.. Selvidge said that he did. not
advance this as the chief reason
that the consumer should help the
merchant with is liquidation by pat
ronizing his sales. but declares that
the consumer cannot afford to fore
90 the. benefit which will accrue to
him by taking advantage of these
sales. He explained:
"a continued buyers strike, in ad.
diti0n to depriving the consumer OF
the benefit of the actual bargains
which conditions have forced merch.
ants to offer to the public through.
out the state at the present time
would paralyze industry both In the
east and in our own state, freeze up
credits instead of making them cas-.
Ter and. finally, materially detract
from the prosperity Of everyone In
the state. This IL . time for thrift
but never in our history was It 90
necessary and expedient that thrift be
expressed In careful buying to supply
all of our present needs"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-11
Billings and the Oil Game.

The Billings Commercial club has
pledged itself to the construction of
a first class automobile road from
Billings to the Cat Creek and Round
up fields; to the piping of natural
gas from the Devils Basin to Billings;
to the establishment of an oil re-
finery in Billings and to the encour-
agement and support of small op-
orators in the oil game.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01
BUYS Partners Interest

Jack Lieuallen has bought the in
terest of his partner, c. E. Hyer, in
the Electric Shop, on Third avenue,
opposite the post office, and will con-
duct the business alone in the future.
Mr.. Lieuallen is too we'll knewn to
need introduction. He is high class
expert on all matters electrical and
will devote his personal attention to
the work. eve will make a speciality
of doing commercial wiring and
electric light fitting and guarantee all
work to be strictly first class and to
conform to the insurance code" said
Mr.. Lieuallen. Mr.. Hyer will con-
tinue to reside in Moscow and will de-
vote his time to installing farm cleo
trio plants on Latah county farms.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01
COUNTY RECORDS

Certificate of Firm Name-Erns1
T. Helm, Potlatch, medicine, surger
Emergency Hospital" D. A. Mac
Eachern, dentist Potlatch, ID. A
MacEachern."
M. L. Walter F. Mulalley & Georgia
Stoebel, Gnesee; c. M. Since and l.
R. Keiser, Spokane; George Irwin
Comstock and Virginia Wayne Nc
Bride, Palouse.
Deeds-Lydia H. Adams to O. 0.
Hagan, 81, ract LA in NEASEA 35-
1875.
Alosia M. Schuyler to Otto Schup-
fer $4,000, 35A in SkSWA 34-38-3
also right to one-half flow of water
from spring.
G. L. Guy ct. ux. Dana M. to Nc
Chic Trading Co., 81, lots 81 Ken
drick, and VIZ lot all lots and $50
Oaks Add Kendrick.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01
BATTLESHIPS VS.. AIRPLANES

A great contest, of interest to the
whole world, is now going on to de-
termine which is the most formidable
in war, a battleship or an airplane.
Demonstrations have shown that air.
planes can drop bombs on battleships,
and that a single bomb will destroy
the battleship instantly. Captured
German submarines have been sunk
in this manner for practice.
We have a great naval building
program by which it is planned to
build a number of battleships costing
$4,000, 900 or more, and which can
be INSTANTLY destroyed by an airplane
costing less than $1,000. If any indi-
vidual were to undertake anything so
foolish he would be declared incom-
petent to manage his business and
guardian appointed to manage his
property. If any corporation were to
act as foolish the stockholders would
ask for a receiver.
Senator Borah is leading fight
against further armament by the
United States and he suggests that
Great Britain and Japan be asked to
join in curtailing preparations for
war. The demonstrations now being
carried on by which it is shown that
airplanes with bombs can sink the
biggest battleship afloat, should be
great help to Senator Borah in his
fight for the insurance OF future
peace.
p "a ~
Jack Dempsey, who will always
bear the brand of Stacker, because
of his successful efforts to keep out
of the army during the world war,
will, unconsciously and unintention-
ally, fight for Uncle Same" tomor-
row. Jack will not face the bullets
or the cannon of the Germans and
will not risk his life, but he will be
responsible for the United States gov
eminent getting at least 100000 from
the receipts of gate, motion pictures,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01

of marked ability in his line. Although
young in years he is rich in expert
ence and has bright future before
him. We, of the west, are glad that
he spent two years here and we be-
came acquainted with him, for to know
him has been pleasure and we are
better off for having known him. He
did much for the dairy industry of
not only Idaho but the northwest,
during the two years he was here. We
are sorry to lose him.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01

R. M Mary Botsford to w. A.
Stewart $500 due 6-25-2 tract NE
cornr lot 1-8 Moscow.
90 Schuyler to Aloisia M. Schup-
fir $4,000 due 35A in ShSWA 81
1873.
C. NC. E. Walker to Nez Perez
Auto Co., 5000 due $50 23rd ca. NTH,
Overland auto
E. j. Rees to C. F. Kinzie $21O0
due 10-1-21, Is horses, etc., also crop
SWA 7-43-5.
August P. Dahl ct. ux. Clara A. to
Geo. H. Moody, $166.5O due
Studebaker auto.
Ed Byers to G. A. Cader $382.81
due 10-1-21, crop for 1921 on 1O0A in
1885.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01
HAROLD HURLBURT
DELIGHTED HIS AUDIENCE

The musical given in the University
auditorium Thursday evening, by
Harold Hurlburt, was a great music
al treat Miss Elanora Stacy OF
Lewiston, accompanist at the piano
added much to the program.
The audience was delighted to listen
to the rich melodious voice, which
seemed fresh caught from the lips of
music's divine spirit. Though few in
number, the appreciation was great
as they listened to the wonderful re-
cital.
Mr.. Hurlburt spent the past year in
Europe, much Of the time he spent in
Paris with Jean DeReske, the most
famous singing teacher of this gen.
GRAFTON.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01

etc, and from his own and Carpen-
tiers income taxes. The great slack
er is going to help pay the war debt,
if he did not help to defend his coun-
try in the hour of danger
ra "a "a
For what reason did Senators
Borah, LaFollette and Johnson oppose
the confirmation Of the appointment
of w. H. Taft to be chief justice of
the United States?" asks a Moscow
citizen, who should know that Sena-
tors Borah, LaFollette and Johnson
do not need any reason to oppose any
body or anything. They are like the
Irishman, ''firninst' and that settles
it. These senator's led in the fight
against Taft in 1912 and helped elect
Wilson and again in 1916 they were
largely responsible for Wilson's re-
election. Opposition to Taft has
probably become habit that they
cannot overcome.
r-~A
Taft has done what neither Roose-
welt nor Jim Jeffries could do. He
has "come back" to the supreme
court bench. after having been presi-
dent, later being overwhelmingly de-
feated for reelection, when he carried |
the smallest electoral vote ever given |
a republican candidate for president
and was regarded as down and out"
Taft is far from dead one" yet and |
It is we'll within the range of posi- |
bilities that he may again be presi-
dent. =. Sc ~-p. - =
- ~ ~
There is an old saying that good !
news travels Slowly" and this must
be true in the United States senate
and house of representatives, where
it has just been learned that the war
with Germany and Austria is over.
Outside of congress it was known
throughout the world that the war
ended on November II, 1918, more
than two and a half years ago.
"a "a "a
Spokane has granted 'jitneys" the
privilege of operating on the streets,
and at a Scent fare. The street cars
charge eight cents. That the street
car lines will be badly hurt cannot be
doubted, but they had it coming
when their greed prompted them to
demand an increase from six to eight
cents, at the time when every other
is trying to reduce the cost
% the producer. If the street cars l
10 not lose much more than the diff
ference between six and eight cents
We miss our guess.
"a - -
Moscow, the University of Idaho, !.
md the northwest suffered direct
oss when Professor H. P. Davis left
he head of the dairy department in
he University of Idaho, to take
higher position with the University of
Nebraska. Professor Davis is a man l
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01

Assignment Gladys S. Strickland
to A. T. Kalez ct. NC. Mildred RIM
made by George M. Quimsey, 1921
Certificate of Firm Nance. Il.
Gossett, Moscow Barber Shop" Har--
vey J. Smith and George w. Steltz,-
confectioners, Moscow, Palace OF
Sweets
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-01

Special milk fed veal stew 10c per
Id. at Inland Market. Phone 1874. 233