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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-16
Exclusive to the Courier.)

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Helena, March 15-Havings had, in
to the legislative sugges-
tions conveyed in three separate mes
sages from Governor Dixon, all the
excitement attendent upon the SEN
ate's investigation of alleged trading
of votes upon the tax commission
and oil production tax measures, the
extraordinary session has been one
of considerable interest during the
past week.
Much time and attention has been
given by the members, particularly
the senators, in the investigation of
the statement attributed to Thomas
Arthur, the main oil lobbyist, to the
effect that he had found it necessary
to trade" or deliver" five votes in
the senate and nine in the house up
on these matters. The alleged state
ment was made at a meeting in the
tea room of the Northern hotel at
Billings on the day upon which the
legislature convened in extra session
and which was attended by party
of Billings businessmen with view
to taking steps to protect Billings
from loss of trade as a result of the
stand Of the Yellowstone county dele
cation in opposition to low oil tax.
The matter was called to the at
tention of the legislature in the first
message of Governor Dixon, deliver
ed last Tuesday, and resulted in a
committee being appointed which has
since conducted daily hearings and
has summoned and examined all the
men who were present at the Billings
meeting. The evidence, taken in pub
lie, has been very contradictory al.
though most of the witnesses testi
fled that Mr.. Arthur made some re-
marks relating to the delivery o1
votes upon the oil measure. Some o.
them testified he referred to his worl
before the regular session, other!
that he was referring to what coulC
be done at the extra session, som'
did not hear the statement and nonl
of them was able to agree with th'
others as to positively what he di'
say.
When he took the stand Mr.. Arthu
absolutely denied having made tn
statement credited to him, denie,
that he had participated in any trad
ing of votes and insisted that n
trading had been placed, He admit
ed that he had said at this meeting
eve have got Mr.. Dixon where W
can cruelty him and By - w
will do it." The investigation i
practically completed but the commit
tee has not yet prepared its report.
A committee has been appointed i
the house to investigate and repoI
in connection with the suggestio
that nine house votes were involve
but it is awaiting the completion @
the senate investigation before TAX
ng any steps.
Governor Dixon in his message ash
: ed for a tax upon oil production lare
5 er than the one per cent tax in
= posed during the regular session
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-16
BUTTE GIRL WINS
SPEAKING CONTEST
Helen McGregOr Is Victor in Annual
Contest

Miss Helen McGregor of Butte
high school won first place in the ex-
temporaneous speaking contest held
in connection with the basketball
tourpament, speaking on the subject
"The gentleman's agreement has fail
ed to solve the Japanese immigration
problem of the United States" Ar
chic Blair of Forsyth won second and
William Barney of Helena places
third.
The contest was held in the audi
torium of the Emerson high school on
Saturday afternoon, President Atkin-
son of the college presiding. Music
was furnished by the college orches-
ira. The judges were Miss Hazel
Ward, Custer county high school;
Miss Ruth Sweat, formerly of Teton
county; w. L. Beam, Beaverhead
county high school; H. H. Blanchard
Anaconda high school and G. A. Ket-
cham of the Missoula high school.
Miss McGregor had most pleasing
delivery, speaking easily and making
the most of the points she gave. The
winning gives her gold medal and
wour years scholarship at the Mon
tana State college.
Archie Blair spoke on the subject
"California's anti-alien land laws arr
Justified" His subject~was well han.
died, and his appearance and de.
livery were both good. William
Barney discussed the subject "Ths
chief foreign obligation of the Uni
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-16
''Y" REPORT SHOWS
INCREASED SERVICE
Added Interest in All Departments
But Particularly in Gymnasium
Work

Increased activity in all depart
ments of the Y. NJ. G.. A. and a cor
responding increase in the revenues
Of the institution as compared to
last year was shown at the regular
directors meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A,
held Monday evening. The physical
department showed that far more peo-
pie are availing themselves of the
gymnasium privileges and activities
in all lines of sport are commanding
more interest each month.
At the business session Of the meet
inc a change was made in the insur-
ance on the building. Hitherto S40,-
900 has been carried on the entire
plent but this was changed to read
S25,2S on the building and $4,000 on
the equipment. L. W. Truitt resign
ed as a director and William Hol-
longsworth was elected to succeed
nm. A committee on the summer
boys camp was appointed consisting
of r. M. Esgar, c. S. Kenyon and o..
IL Lynn.
Sec. J. H. Williams report show
ed a membership of 582 for the five
months of the current year, which
started October 1. This membership
is divided as follows: Sustaining 80,
business men 129, senior SO, college
students 129, high school students 65,
grade schools 100, women SO, girls 33,
making donations 80. The receipts
for the month of February were
$685. against $551.85 for the CORES
ponding month of last year. For the
five months of the current year the
receipts were $8,391.82. For the cor
responding five months of the previ-
GUS year they were $4,938.22. The
estimated receipts from March 1 are
S3,726, and the estimated expenses
$7,477, leaving balance of $3,752 to
he made up by friends of the institu-
tien. The budget is $4,000 less than
the directors anticipated for the year.
Report of the physical director, w.
B. Maddox, showed that during
February there were 485 men, 728
Continued on Page Four.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-16
YELLOWSTONE TRAIL
WILL BE IMPROVED
Commissioners Plan Changes in Road
Over the Mountains

Monday morning County Commits
sioneers Moore, Duncan and Darlin-
ton took the train to Livingston for
a conference with the Park county
commissioners relative to improve
ments of the trail between Bozeman
and Livingston. At the present time
the trail is practically impossible
during the winter months owing to
snow which drifts over the road
where the road is above the tunnel.
The engineers of the state highway
commission believe that they can re-
construct the road and by changing
some three miles can build highway
that will have no trouble. with the
snow. In addition to this the pro-
posed new highway will eliminate
two dangerous grade crossings, one
ct either end of the tunnel.
In order to build this road the To-
cal commissioners are to cooperate
with the commissioners of Park coun-
ty and together the two boards will
seek government aid for the project.
1t this is secured the cost will be
greatly lessened. In addition to the
government aid it is thought that
the elimination of the two grade
crossings will be of sufficient interest
to the Northern Pacific for that rail
road to aid materially in the constru-
ction of the new road. AS yet the
plans for the change are purely ten
tative, but it is the hope of the com
missioners that the construction can
be undertaken this summer.
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BOND ISSUE OFFERED
By GALLATIN COUNTY

The county commissioners
have decided to readvertise
the assure for $125,oOO road
bonds for permanent highway
Improvement that were offer
ed some time ago but which
were not sold at the first ad-
vertisement. These bonds
are in the shape of
permanent road bonds bear
ing s per cent interest and
are Of ten years life with the
privilege of redemption at the
end of five years. The sale
of the bonds will take place
on April 18th. AS yet it is
not. fully determined just
where the money derived from
this sale will be used, though
in a general way its use was
specified at the election which
permitted the issue.
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AUTOS BORROWED"
DURING TOURNAMENT

The Bozeman police force
was busy practically all night
Saturday locating cars which
had been taken from the col
lege grounds during the final
game Of the basketball tour
nament. AS soon as the games
for the evening were over hur-
ry calls began to come into
the police office, five different
owners finding their cars
missing when they came to go
home. Chief Robertson and
his men searched the town and
recovered every car. No ar
rests were made as the cars
were found intact with even
the robes and garments left
in them. The only damage
reported was to one car which
was not found until late and
as a result the radiator was
frozen.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20

! IT is a plan which has stood the test
of time To be sure, the Nebraska
legislature is very much like other
assemblies Of its kind, in that is is
full of politicians and it requires con-
siderable time usually to get down to
business. But when it is late getting
into action the state does not suffer
for theamembers must stick and fin
ish their job, and if anyone loses it
is the individuals, who serve over
time nearly every session witohut pa
There is one sure lnlng TINS plan
always does-it prevents costly eX-
ira sessions forced under our plan
by failure of the assembly to do its
duty in regular session. And it has
other virtues that Georgia would find
valuable if adopted.
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NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS

tAIbany Herald
IN printing the news, which is its bus
mess, newspaper gets. much il
Illuminating experience N confirma
ton of the we'll known fact that it
is impossible to please everybody.
A limited per centage of the news
a daily paper prints pleases all who
read it and offends none. A great
deal more of the news that's printed
gives much offense to as many, and
maybe to more than it pleases.
Some news isn't fit to print. Some
of this class OF news is of such char
acter that it must be ignored alto
gether by self-respecting newspapers,
while in other cases many details
must be omitted. Newspapers print q
great deal of news which, if their
publishers were guided by THEN own
| preferences N the selection Of news
to be served their readers, would be
omitted altogether. But if something
| happens that newspaper readers are
interested in, and if it be something
| that is ''fit to print" it must be print
ed as a matter of duty to the papers
/ CONSTITUENCY.
Thousands of columns of newspa-
per space was given to the recent
Dempsey-Carpent:er prize fight. Pic
lures of their fight at various stages
were printed on front pages and
large sums of money were spent by
newspapers in getting fight news il
which a considerable part of the pub.
lie was deeply interested. All this was
not evidence that editors were inter
ested N prize fighting. 1t meant only
that they were intent upon report.
ing the details of something that was
a matter of great interest to very
large class of newspaper readers.
Discussing the recent prize figh.
i in particular and news in general
the Atlanta Journal says some very
interesting things about news anc
lenses did heavy business for
time at prices ranging as high a.
So per pair But Mr.. Ford quickl,
came to the rescue of the owner
Of cars of his make by having hi
new green glare proof lenses approx
ed by the state and ANNOUNCING. tina
they might be had by car owners a
| SO cents per pair.
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WHAT THE PRESS is SAYING.
SOME CURRENT COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS

newspapers, and we quote as follows ::
When all people think alike on ali
things, there then may be a hewsDa-
per considered by al ideal. But men
are curiously diverse animals, and
even the angels amongst women are
as dissimilar in temperament and
tastes as in eyebrows and bonnets
The best Of fishermen disagree on
bait, and golfers on strokes. Demo-
Gratis assall Democrats and church
choirs fall out over anthems. Between
the incest kinds of persons tongues
have waxed bitter and hearts ranked
in disputations over Browning and
Tennyson Seeing, then, that folk
differ on all subjects, from tobacco
to theology, is it to be wondered 5hat
they differ on news? And what would
be the plight of the paper that re-
ported only that which appealed to
editors, or to any other group, as in
terest,ng and praiseworthy?
Such journal, had it been "cov-
ering" events in the neighborhood of
the vale of Elah around the year
1000 B. c., would have published not
a line about the fight between David
and Goliath; for, besides offending
the Philistines and wounding the
vanity of King Saul, and stirring up
all manner of pestiferous politics,
that story in some of its details would
have been frightfully shocking to re-
fined tastes-the episode, for N
stance, of David's eating off the
giants head and bearing it in CORY
! triumph to Jerusalem. And what a
! vast deal of court news needs must
have been suppressed in the days Of
/ King Solomon. His proverbs as edi
torial paragraphs would have beer
Incompatible, but never could the
social columns have carried all hi.
marriages. No better evidence coulC
be asked of the Bibles truth, its
truth of human history and human
nature, than the broad impartiality
Of its narrative and it's unswervinl
character treatment. Always it give.
i the news, shielding no hero nor mon
arch, sparing no false pride of nation
or man, shedding its unprecedented
light on the just and the unjust, OF
foe and friends, or sinner and saint
One ideal there is for which ever,
sensible newspaper thrlVes, howeve
4 it errs and fails--it strives to prin
truth. That is why its columns some
| times shock and distress, for truth i
| not all lilies and moonlight. Their,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

within reach Of alp that term now
APPLIES that the yellow twigged song
sters are ITS well within the pull of
the white citizens with a dime as OF
the unregenerate colorcd brother
with a roost pulp only Yesterday
the fat birds were brought TO town
in baskets, punches, bags and bun
dies-and for once Amcrcus crow
ed as she has not crowed in five
years. There were plenty of them,
these fat plump chicks with yellow
propeller bladec and stranger
might have thought a campmeeting
of preachers was in full blast here.
The quantity caused the market to
sag, and Is cents bought a nice
fryer" while a quarter was the very
top Of the market, and called for
chicks with a pedigree and a fighting
record.
One Americas fruit grower is on
the safe side of the peach market al
ready, to the extent of 5000 which
amount he has already banked as the
returns for shipments made and the
fruit sold in his orchard.
Hon. w. "A. DodSon ana family
left yesterday for Tybee's snowy
strand, where they will be joined in
q day or two by Hon. f. B. Lewis
and family, going down from Monte
yuma. The party will spend two or
three weeks at Tybee Hotel, enjoy
ing the invigorating breezes Of old
ocean.
Rev. T. I. Neese, pastor of St
Paul's church, East Americas, and
Salem church, six miles in the coun-
try, will continue next week the pro-
tracted meeting at Salem.
Mr.. Thornton Wheatley returned
yesterday from Savannah. Miss Alice
Wheatley is still there with her SIS
ter. Mrs. C. w. Hunter.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday morning,-No paper pub
/ liShed
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DR.. BARTON'S
DATLYLETTER
WASTED
DR.. William r. Barton.

Some months ago / was riding on a
fast train. / noticed dog that ran
after us with menacing bark.
The dog lived on a 1arm, and the
! farmhouse sat some distance back.
The dog began to run toward the
train when it first entered the EARN,
and as the train gained upon him,
he altered his course to parabolic
curve.
BY the time the train reached the
end Of the vide field, he was well
behind, but still running.
He ran so hard he did not see the
ditch at the extreme end of the field,
but fell into it, crawled out, and
stood barking after the train.
Then he trudgcd slowly homeWard.
A few weeks later l had occasion
to 90 again on that same train. and
/ chanced to be sitting on the same
side. The same dog emerged and
ran in the same curve and fell into
the same ditch and stood cursmg the
train, and then turned ana walked
lack home.
Like Some Men
have known men who DO the
same thing. They consider it their
special Preroga,ive 20 run out and
bark at particular Innovations, know
ing, as they must know, that it VIII
d. not a particle Of good.
Now, for che man who confroa, S
an evil and boldly makes his pro
test, even1tHoueh he be ignored on
Fcrsccuted or crucified, l have emily
words OF praise. The future belongs
to him. Coming generations wiz
rise up and call him blessed.
But there are other men who mere
ly run out and bark, and 20 home
and growl, and who never get any
where except into the ditch.
Should Inquire.
There is no virtue in that kiad o.
performance.
They should stop and inquire, first
the train is not mind,ag if
own business, and setting them al
good example; secondly, whe her any
of chasing it viii do any
good, and thirdly, what they void
do with the train if, perenaaee, tNeIi
should overtake it.
But that dog will ron after tha4i
same train till he has rnpumatismain
ms every senle joint; or until somaI
day the fall into the ditch breaks
his senseless neck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
70-Sid Makes Good.

/ George was in evening clothes
which did not surprise me a bit, since
be was to take Dot to the violin re
c.tal.
But I was no. prepared til see
Edith in a stunning Iow-cuf gown
for she was to do nothing except
wait home with me until our respec-
tive better halves got back.
She saw my look.
II knew Dot would dress up to go
GU. with George she explained,
land it didn't seem fair not to show
yen the same consideration"
4 am h.galy fiattered,' I re-
turned. III / hadn't been so lazy
Dent. That reminds ne of my
husband'
Well, then to paraphrase it, if /
didn't remind you OF your husband
l would have pu. on evening clothes
myself"
Don't trouble yourself" Edith as
sured me. you are charming in
any garb."
If you talk like that put in Dot,
4 won leave him with YOU
There was another ring at the
door Wonder who that is" l said.
Dot had already gone 10 the door
She came back in an instant.
It's a telegram for you, she said
excitedly. DO open it in a hurry.
/ hope no one is sick"
l tore open the envelope glanced
at the message, and then handed it
70 Dot who was trying TO decipher it
over my shoulder. She read it aloud;
have been unable 10 reach YOU
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
WFFHOUT pointing 10 i as a on,

WllHooI pointing 10 II As 4 err
ttr.on, but merely as an exam
pie ct successful experience extend.
lng over number OF years, q. -F.ae-
tice governing legislative SESSIONS
in the state Of Nebraska nay be o.t
ed. For years Nebraska has haa bis
ennial sessions. The Sessions are ton-
vened on certain date by lawi but
their length is not limited by law, q.
in Georgia. However, !he ra@od Of
pay Of The members Is iunited TO
ninety days. At the end Of that time
if the legislative calendar is not
clear in both houses the session con
tinues until it is clear, with he legis-
lators drawing no pay whatever for
their time. The result is that they
get down to real business before The
end of the session, there is no jam
and log rolling at the end as we
Inow It in a race against time, with
many important measures dying be
cause they could not be reached, but
everything is disposed Of in an or
derby manner somehow, and the re-
sponsibiity for whatever disposition
is taken is definitely fixed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

| LEN YEARS AtO 4ODAI.
(From the Times-R Recorder July
/ 20, 1919
The officers and teachers Of Eies!
Methodist Sunday school have just
enjoyed another of their delightful
annual occasiCns--a mGonliZh- &Lto-
mobile ride and basket picnic--and
no previous affair proved moro en-
| joyable This time the Sunday
| scnool folks, more than half q hun-
bred, rode out TO Leslie, twelve
miles and were Hospitality entertain
ed by the people Of that pretty VII
lage.
One Of the greatest improvements
yet inaugurated in the paving way
is that of laying a concrete pavement
as directed by the city council on
Lee street, near the artesian corner.
The work was started on the east
side, in front of the Hudson proper
ty and will be continued southwark
to Church street. The old and worn
brick walk taken up yesterday was
unusually rough and uneven, and
the new pavement will be a vast and
pertinent improvement
Mrs. X. i. Maynard has as mem
bers Of her delightful house party
at Myrtle Springs Misses Jennie Lou
and Titia Sheppard, of Davisboro,
who came yesterday.
Mrs. L. D. Lockhart leaves today
for Atlanta for a stay of several
weeks, going thence to Banner Elk,
n. c., to remain until autumn.
The Americas goat went to Eu-
faula's way in yesterdays game when
The Bluff City boys put the blue tag
on the Champs in shutout of four
to nil.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder, July
20, 1901
When II is said that chickens are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20

Guess the weather man has gone
on his vacation and left a two-months
supply of warmer" predictions.
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yNHILE recalling the experience OF
Nebraska, an innovation to be
tried there next year in numbering
motor vehicles may be of interest.
With only ninety counties, and not
so many if any more automobiles IN
the state than Georgia has, it has
been found that the large numbers
on the license tags are confusing and
difficult to distinguish when it is de-
girable. So a plan has been devised
to simplify matters. Each county VIII
be given a serial number and the
motor vehicles in each county vii!
be numbered from / up, dash ap-
pearing on the tag between the SIM
ple county number and the motor
number. Thus very few cars IN th'
whole state will bear as many as i've
figures, and many Of them Will beal
two or three each, which can easily p'
read in flash and remembered WITH
out difficulty. And to make it doubl!
easy to distinguish the numbers, al
ter this year they will be required
on both front and rear of all cars
ANOTHER automobile law in tn n
same state has been enacted u
do away with the headlight nuisance
No longer is the driver able to eyer
else his option of turning his dam
mers or or leaving Them off. The laV
preseribas certain rules and speci1i
cation for lenses for automobiles
and only those passing the require
ments may be licensed for sale IN
side the state or used.
:. Following the enactment Of TIM
Nlaw recently he makers of prism
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20

In these. days of price reductions
one man who doesn't stop when he
cuts to the bone is butcher.