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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10
S275 HAT COSTS
SAVED TO WOMEN
Millinery Schools Conducted at
Simms and Vaughn by Home
Demonstration Agent.

Two Of the series Of millinery schools
which will be held in Cascade county
this spring and summer under the di-
rection Of Miss Alberta Borthwick.
home demonstration agent, have been
completed. The school at simms. due
to it's success, is planning to hold an
other session in few weeks. Mrs.
Ryan of Simms is largely responsible
for the work accomplished there, &C
cording to Mss Borthwick. The
Sinms women are planning to save
money on their first spring bonnet in
order to be able to purchase a better
hat later IN the season. They are also
studying lines and colors in hats.
Fourteen hats were made at an actual
cost Of material Of $39.65 and S34
for labor. A conservative value
placed by judges on the hats brought
the total to 1907.
The second school was held at
Vaughn and eleven hats were made
there at cost Of 1928 for materials
and $24.1O for labor. The value The
women placed on them was S19S.5o.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10

stored ID his cellar which they he.
lieved he had transported from soma
other place as his automobile was the
same day broken down in the, road.
Both Stoms and Watson said they went
TO Chambers home and made the dis
covery Of the liquor. They stated that
they notified the sheriff At Geraldine
that there was a "booze car" in the
vicinity Of the Chambers ranch and
upon their return to Square Butte Mr.
Chambers stopped them and tried to
buy them off for 500.
Car ID Forfeit.
Admission of the broken down auto
mobile was made by Chambers but he
said that it vas due to 1 weak axe
and that he and another man and a
roll of bedding were the only occu-
pants Of the car when the accident &C.
cured. The Chambers car was also
ordered forfeited by the court.
Jasper Laws, arrested at Ogden,
Utah. last week on a charge of i'm
personating federal officer in Butte
was arraigned Wednesday and entered
a plea Of guilty. James Burn, a pard
ner of Laws. pleaded guilty last fall
in Butte to the same charge and was
sentenced to one year and one day in
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10

he penitsntiery Il Le1t S.eetl "A
Sentence Of Laws was continued I'll
next Monday morning at the rt4neSt
Of the United States attorney. Low
and, Burns were alleged 10 hav0 t0n4
to a pafty's house 1nf fepreyensed
themselves to be federal officers -
order to obtain 200 or 900 gallon
copper still and some whisky.
John p. Grabill appeared and asked
that his plea Of not guilty be changed
to guilty Of having property designed
for the manufacture Of liquor n his
pose ssion. He was fined 500 and
costs, having already served 90 days
in jail. $1,000.
upon the motion Of Otto A. Cert, WAS
admitted as an attorney to pfacesee n
federal court.
Ten informations were flied ~ Ar
sistant United States District Attorney
J. n. Toolc charging the defendAt,ts
with violation Of the national pfohibi.
ton act. They were filed against
Miles Mccarthy, Dan Foley, Nick
Klickoblitx, Alex M0ntafana, II. J.
Kelley, Paul Cooney, John 0itens.
Agnes Finley, w. J. Andrews and Dan
Posich,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10

The United States has sixty times as
much water power as Great Britain.
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PROTEST AGAINST OIL TAX
WILL Be TAKEN TO HELENA
Delegation From Great Falls Commercial Club
Will Join Forces With LewistoWn
Chamber Of Commerce.

In an effort to battle against the
proposed three per cent oil production
tax now in the balance before the
legislature in Helena, three members
of the Great Falls Commercial club
will leave for the capital today to CO.
operate with the Lewistown delega-
ton in protesting against the new
measure proposed by Governor Joseph
n Dixon.
The following will represent the
local club: G. =. Batey, Edgar New
Ion and 3. Lake.
The proposed increase over the
present one per cent gross production
tax on oil has caused a furore in
industrial circles recently and has re-
suited in strong body of representa-
tives from Cascade county. journeying
to Helena to carry the general senti-
ment Of the community, in protesta-
ton against the measure.
A decision in this matter was
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10
ADMITS BURNING
HIS HOUSE, SAY
FIRE OFFICIALS
West Side Laborer Bursts In
to Tears and Asks Glenn
ency, Is Declared.

After becoming obdurate when in
formed that be was suspected OF
| burning his house and for more than
an hour vehamently denying that he
was responsible for the blaze which de-
stroyed his home 1905 Fifth avenue
southwest, last Sunday night, Reuben
Babeock, laborer, is alleged to have
broken into tears Wednesday morn
ing and admitted to Deputy County
Attorney w. J. Tighe, Fire Chief A.
J. Trodick and State Fire Marshal
r. $. Mentrum that he was guilty of
arson. Babcock pleaded for leniency,
the officials say, but indicated his
willingness to plead guilty to the
charge and was at once taken to the
county Jail by Chief Trodick.
Buys House for $45
Babcocks alleged statement to the
officials was that he purchased the
house for $45, built an addition for
$127.25, insured it for 5000 and fired
lit in the hope Of collecting the in
surance. Suspicion attached to him
when Chief Trodick learned the value
Of the house and the amount Of the
insurance. The evidence of arson was
sufficient to justify questioning Bah
cock when the chief found a neighbor
who is declared to have said that he
heard Babcock say he intended to
burn the house.
The officials quote the neiEhbor an
saying that Babcock offered to lease
the house without charge to anyone
who would live in it for time, as
he would not be able to collect the in
surance if the building we're unoccupied
when it burned A short time later,
Babcock and his wife separated and
the husband took up his residence in
the building himself. On the night Of
| the fire he had, through the influence
Of friends, returned to his wife's home
with an idea to adjusting their diff
culties.
Left Fire Burning Is Charge
| Babcock is said to have admitted
that before going to his wife's home
he built q fire in the stove in such a
way as to ignite the building. An in
formation alleging arson against Bah
cock was filed in district court We'd
mes afternoon and he will enter plea
within the next few days, it is under
stood.
The mans alleged admission was
accompanied by complete break
down. the officers say. He had for
nearly two hours steadfastly denied
the charge, and after stepping out to
speak to his wife threw his arms
around Chief Trodick, admitted that
the charge was correct and with tears
| running down his face pleaded for
, clemency.
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reached Wednesday when a special
meeting of the board Of directors of
the Great Falls Commercial club was
Lewistown Chamber of Commerce ask
ing for cooperation in expressing the
views Of the county.
The subject Of taxes on the oil
industry in Montana has been thorough
Is discussed by the local organization
recently and announcement has been
made that the present one per cent
tax is sufficient from legislative and
operators point Of view. Any effort
to increase this would throttle the in
dustry, now in its infancy.
The present tax was fixed by the
legislature after due consideration and
Investigation and the additional rnea-
sure proposed to be levied on the oil
industry was brought up by the gov
ernor- before the special session of the
legislature Tuesday afternoon.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10
City Advertising
Ad Club Subject

A speaker unnamed in advance will
at the Ad club luncheon Friday dis
cuss the subject Of advertising a
City," and is expected to devote his
remarks particularly to Great Falls. it
has been announced by Charles Han
sen, president of the club
This weeks number OF the Ad club
program will be of unusual interest.
President Hansen stated. There will
be discussion Of the "Ad Mems BIZ
ble," leaflet of axioms pertaining to
the procession, and several musical
numbers will be given in addition to the
business routine,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10
NOTABLE CAST AND CHORUS COMES
TO GRAND TONIGHT in RUDDlGORE' =

When the critics Of every New York
daily pronounce 'Ruddigore" the one
big hit in recent years, little remains
to be said in praise of that opera, al
though much may be added in praise
of the company Of actors who will
present it at the Grand theater this
Thursday evening.
The cast includes George Bogue,
Eugene Lockhart, Bertram Goltra,
Marionne Godbout. Alice May Carley,
Joseph Florian, Eva Quintard and a
number Of other fun-makers.
The chorus is declared to be the
best looking, best dancing and best
singing in America, and especial inter-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10

est in it comes from the fact that the
company carries its own orchestra.
This is said to be essential to a per-
feet performance Of "Ruddigore. for
it's music is so brilliant and so tuneful
that it requires the Interpretation Of
an organization Of musicians especially
assembled to play it.
Humor as we'll as music is an i'm
portant part of "Ruddigore." It con-
tains genuine fun which the perform
ers enjoy as we'll as the audiences.
The foremost critics of New York said:
Don't miss 'Ruddigore.' The news
papers of this city say the same, and
their advice will be followed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10
RAlQCHER GUILTY
IS VERDICT ON
LIQUOR CHARGE
Federal Court Jury Convicts
and Judge Imposes $500 Fine
on Square Butte Man.

Guilty" was the verdict by the fed
eral court jury Wednesday afternoon
in the case against Frank Chambers
charged with transporting liquor in
violation of the national prohibition act.
Chambers was sentenced to pay 500
tine and costs by the court
Chambers is rancher near Square
Butte and according to testimony Of
his neighbors, u. NJ. Stoms and A. d.
Watson had a quantity Of whisky
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10
Diehl New Treasurer
of Auto Finance Firm

Leonard G. Diehl, business manager
Of the Tribune, has been appointed
treasurer Of the Montana Auto Finance
corporation, with offices in the Ford
building, to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation Of I. o. Blake, who will
go to California to 60 into business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
Farmers Using
Papers To Ad-
vertise Sales

JEFFERSON CITY, April 1s.-
That farmers are becoming the largest
and most consistent advertisers of the
weekly and small city newspapers is
the statement made by number of
publishers in North Central Missouri
during the past several months. The
farmers who at one time went in
strong for large sale bills and dodgers
are now reducing the amount of this
printed matter and are spending the
money for newspaper space, declaring
that it is more satisfactory method
and that they get better results. Some
have abandoned the. poster style Of
advertising altogether.
One newspaper in Paris recently
carried more than 1000 inches of adj
.vertising from its farmer patrons.
Papers at Bunceton, jefferson City,
Fulton, Montgomery City and other
cities of this section also carry a large
volume of farm advertising. It is not
restricted altogether to auction sales,
but farmers use the columns Of the
newspapers to advertise everything of
a salable nature on their farm adver.
tising exceeds that of the home town
merchant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
General riiceDe-
cline VIII Follow
Cut in Steele

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Drastic
reductions in prices announced by
Judge Ebert H. Gary of the United
States Steel Corporation may precip-
itate a second countrywide wave Of
price cutting. 1t was believed here re-
Gently.
SAT least, cheaper steel will tend to
bring down prices to the consumer of
scores of commodities of every day
use,' said Ethelbert Stewart, price
expert, Friday. TT may be- some
weeks before the buying public will
experience, benefit, but the result Is
certain if the lower steel prices are
maintained"
There are scores OF points at which
steel prices affect the cost Of living,
although theaverage individual sell
dom buys it directly. Rents and build
ing costs, now the subject Of COM
plant, are directly affected by steel
prices because rails and bars are
largely used now in construction
work, even in private dwellings,.
Railroads and street car lines are
probably the largest single buyers OF
steel High rail prices increase oper-
ating overhead and necessitate high
freight and passenger rates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
MRS. HILDEBRAND
FUNERAL SUN. AT
B. CITY CHURCH

Mrs. John ]. Hildebrand, so years
old, wife of one of Audrain county s
leading farmers residing near Benton
City, was buried Sunday from the
Benton City Christian church at 2
o'clock by the Rev Wood pastor of
the Rush Hill Community church. 4
Mrs. Hildebrand at April 14th in
this city following an operation. She
leaves besides her husband, one son,
John Henry Hildebrand, to mourn her
death. Two other children had died
before her. She was Miss Rosa A.
Winkler, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Winkler of Rush Hill, and
born In Monroe county. Besides her
parents she is survived by two broth
ers, Charles Winkler, and John Wink
Ter, of California. Also two half sis
ters survive her, Misses Fannie and
Mary Boiling.
She married John j. Hildebrand
Feb. 2, 1889. She was splendid
Christian character and joined the
Rush Hill Community church in 1915.
Besides being a member of a prom
inent county family she was popular
with wide circle Of adrhiring friends
whojoin her many relatives In mourn
ing her death.
The Ledger joins in extending deep
est sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
BEN DOBYNS IS
ALMOST DROWNED
ON SATURDAY

Ben Dobyns of this city, was al
most drowned Saturday night at 11:3O
when the horse he was driving to a
buggy, tripped while crossing a
bridge on the cemetery road, about 2
miles west of Mexico, and fell into
the creek dragging the buggy and Mr..
Dobyns into the water.
Fortunately there was a cable
across the stream, heavily weighted
with drift-wood. Mr.. Dobyns, regard
less of a blow on the head which cut
cash three inches long and to the
skull, caught this and pulled himself
from the creek.
The horse was drowned and the
buggy demolished. He hurried to the
nearest farm house, a half mile dis
tant, where he was given a warm bath
and dry clothes. The heavy rains had
made the creek exceptionally deep al
this point and that he was not drown
ed is considered unusually fortunate
He is recovering slowly and it is
hoped there will be no serious after
effects. Being a cold night his plunge
into the water and exposure after
ward was a severe strain. His cloth.
ing was frozen to his body when he
reached the farm house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
Judge Bolts, Audrain S
Representatives Outlines
RoadBillfor BondIssue
Those Who Have Read The Draft Say 1t Is The
Most Equitable Plan Thus Far Advanced
Highways For Every County.

Judge w. w. Bolts, representative
tothe State Legislature from Audrain
County, has drafted road bill to be
introduced at the special session of
the Legislature to be called soon to
consider the expenditure of the sixty
million dollar road bond fund, that
is considered by many who have read
it as coming nearer being equitable
in it's plan in every particular than
any so far suggested.
Lack of space forbids our repro
ducing the draft Of the bill in full.
However we kill give brief sketch
of it. a.,s. IA
Judge Bolts favors placing one
fifth Of the bond issue money in the
counties touching st. Louis and st.
Louis county and Kansas City and
Jackson county. This is because there
is SO much traffic there and that so
many IMPORTANT roads radiate from
those points.
The remaining four-frths would be
distributed throughout the state on
the basis of county population,
assessment Of property and state
road mileage. The roads would be in
terlocking county seat roads extend
ing into every county in the state,
and he plans that the property touch
ing all Of these highways and which
are directly benefited by them would
pay proportionately. This benefit
sum would not exceed over $1,000 a
mile and where valuations were less
would not be that much. On this
basis Judge Bolts states that every
county in Missouri would be able to
secure good highways. Some would
get more milage than others but the
general distribution would be satis-
factory when the entire plan was un-
derstood.
Under his plan Audrain county
would receive sufficient funds to build
between 80 and 80 miles Of road at
about $4,000 a mile without count
ing Federal aid. These roads would
connect with similar roads in other
counties SO the entire system would
be inter-locking.
The bill further provides that
these roads be taken over and main
tanned by the state. Each county will
be unit for construction, and work
will start in each county on highway
building at the same time. The bill
further states the legislature shall
designate the highways to be con-
structed through every county, and
that the state provide separate fund
in the state treasury for each county
and all that fund must be expended
in that county. The construction od
the roads will beleft to the state high
way commission who will investigate
and ascertain the best material foi
each county,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
EVIDENCE. OF
ARSENIC FOUND
IN STOMACH
(Moberly Democrat.)

The anxiously awaited verdict Of
the Kansas City expert as TO the re-
suit Of his examination Of "Tink"
Broaddus' stomach has been received.
and this verdict give no aid or com-
fort to the enemy who cut short his
days,as the physician found arsenic
in the stomach.
This mystery case which has held
public attention almost to the exclu-
sion Of everything else, locally, since
the finding Of the, body floating on
Forest Park lake at Moberly is now
reaching out into Q wider area and
getting into metropolitan newspapers.
Today representative Of the Kan
sas City Post was in Moberiy getting
all possible information and prCcur-
ing pictures Of scenes pertaining 70
the trail and other spots IN eonnec-
tion with the tragedy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
Still Another
2O-Gallorl Tank
Still Story
(Fulton SUM-

Columbia police have found another
still over in that town and it is said
to be one Of the best ones ever
brought to the town but they found it
in sections, a one part at one negro
negro home, a second part at another
and the 20-gallon tank at another.
And fourth negro, who had none Of
the parts in his possession, claim the
still belongs to him. Manuel Bennett
is his name and he said he bought the
still in Fulton. paying $50 down and
promising to pay $50 more. The still
was brought to Columbia last week.
Il the rlegro's story is true, we
wonder who had the still In Fulton
and why they sold IT? The.fact that
the outfit was found In scattered sec
tions and was not set up for use
makes the officers doubt whether they
can prosecute any person for having
still for the manufacture of liquors
In their possession. No one had y
still, but III three diffeernt homes,
some distance apart, sections BE the
outfit were found.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
HIRTH OPPOSES
kELSO PLAN
FOR HIGHWAYS

COLUMBIA, No., April 15.-Wil-
lam r. Hirth author of the much-dis-
cussed dirt roads bill introduced at
the recent session of the legislature,
said he would have nothing to do with
the state road movement being organ
lied by /. R. Kelso, president Of the
so-called Missouri Federation of Com
mercial Clubs ,and A. Lyman Donlin,
secretary-manager. =
Hirth, who is editor of Missouri
farm paper, said Thursday he would
not attend the state convention which
Kelso has called at Jefferson City the
first week of the special session Of
the legislature, and for which Kelso
and Donlin are seeking to collect a
fund of $40 for each Of the 9,486
school districts in the state. Hirth
said he did not believe in a, movement
of that kind. Gov. Hyde has deloun-
ced the raising of q road fund for pro-
paganda purposes.
Hirth says he has not changed his
view, incorporated in his road bill,
that the road fund ought to be ap-
portioned among the counties for local
highways, and that gravel and earth
roads ought to be built with the
money instead Of trunk-line brick,
concrete or bituminous roads.
He said the 10000 farmers Of his
organization indorsed this idea, and
that he favors spending the money
under the supervision Of the state
highway commission.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
AUTOMOTIVE
ASSOCIATION
IS ORGANIZED

The Fulton Automobile Dealers
Association was organized at q meet
ing following a 500 o'clock dinner
Monday. The following officers were
elected: President, Harry Gilbert;
vice-president, Austin Crenshaw;
treasurer, Hickman Payne; directors,
Harry Gilbert, Austin Crenshaw,
Hickman Payne, B. P. Beamer and B.
H. Jameson. A secretary is TO be
chosen by the board, of directors, and
viii be someone outside the associa-
tion who is not an automobile dealer.
The object Of the association Is to
promote the automobile business in
Fulton and Galloway county, and to
better the automobile service Of the
town and county. The word aautc-
motive" was included In the name Of
the association III order to include
dealers in accessories as well as cars.
Fulton Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
]. E, YEARSLEY
DIES AT HOME
In &c, KAN.

J.. E. Yiersley, son of Mrs. John
Bass of this city, died at five o'clock
Wednesday morning, at his home in
Kansas City, Kans. Heart trouble
caused his death. No arrangements
for the funeral have been learned, ex-
6cept that it will be held at Kansas
City, Kans. .
Mr.. Yiearsley had been employed by
the Chicago and ALTON Railroad for
the past fifteen years. His wife and
five children survive him. u.s.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bass left on the
noon train for Kansas City, Kans., to
be present at the funeral. @
The Ledger joins many other friends
of the bereaved in extending SYM
pathy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21

FARNERS FTER
COLD STORAGE
PLANT HERE

The Audrain County Farm Clubs,
members of the Missouri Farmers
Association are doing everything they
can to secure a cold storage plant for
this city which is to be located in this
section Of Missouri by their state or
.ganization.
Moberly is also after the plant. No
decision has been announced regard
ing its location but it is quite likely
that the matter will be denfitely set
tied within few days.
If Mexico should not get this plant
we understand an assembling plant
for the shipping of poultry and eggs
will be built here and that later acold
storage plant will be erected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-04-21
The SEVENTH

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 1s.
New state senatorial districts were
laid out recently hy Gov. Arthur NJ.
Hyde, Secretary Of State Charles u
Becker and Attorney General Jesse W.
Barrett to take the place Of the pres-
ient districts, long denounced by Re-
publican orators as d gerryfnander.
which was laid out BY Democratic
state officials twenty years ago. The
new districts will stand. It was stated,
np0n the vote cast for Stats Supcrils
tsndent III 1918, twenty Republican
and fourteen Democratic districts.
Upon this basis, under the vote cast
for resident iii 1916, the political as
pects of the districting would be
about an even break
Seventh District--The caunties Of
Audrain, Boone, Galloway. Monroe
and Rails; population I00,4