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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16
LINCOLN

If there is properly no history but biography,
as great man has asserted, then the biography
of Lincoln is the history of the American people.
Not WASHINGTON, first president and wonder
ful man That he was, with his early absorptions
OF English thought and English manners, not
Hamilton or jefferson or even Franklin can be
rated as typical Of the American peOple-fOr the
American people had not been born when those
great men gave their service. That BIRTH or rather
that development, came after the pioneers had
pushed beyond the Appalachians and the Blue
Ridge to found real America. 1t came out of
the sturdy minglng of Puritan and Cavalier, Of
those who had been born gentlemen" and those
who had been sold as redemptiOners. 1t was
welded in the crucible Of the wilderness and the
heat Of the friction of empire making. 1t came
of the necesitous and independence of new lands
and their settlement. In the woods of Kentucky
and Ohio and Indiana the self sowed seedlings OF
that ndividualism which is the hallmark OF real
Americansm came from the crossing of the New
England town meetings with the magistracy and
patricianism of Virginia; and attritiOn shaped 1t
and lent it form and color until not only new
thought and new purpose but new type on
facial features developed into the real American.
Lincoln was the flower of this bloSsOming.
The very face of the man was typical, as was his
manner of thought and the purposes that con-
trolled him. In Lincoln the amalgamation of the
forces which made America found type. The
time had come for mighty man to rise from the
the poverty that itself was independence person
flied without shame and without undue pride but
with the simplicity and strength of the soil and
the silent places.
Lincoln was epoch in himself. He typified
the cOmm0nalty come to it's own to take and to
hold and to serve while it held. He brought from
the forests and the rivers the equality of man
which had been written into a declaration of
independence but which had never been under
stood and ratified in the popular mind. 1t was as
though God had created anew with a great pur-
pose another first man. 1t would not be
rreverent or unsound to believe that Lincoln
came in the wisdom of his purposes to new
leadership ordained of the Almighty, the pro-
Dhet of higher things and wider liberty in human
government. Of the people and for the people
and by the people was born with the unknown
lawyer at Springfield to live forever while human
government endures.
AS the years push us back farther from
Lincoln and his time the man and his service rise
higher and more commanding. Time brushes
aside the mists that obscure greatness primarily
dissipates the dust that faction and jealousieS
md personal disappointment raise about the feet
Of those who bring new tidings and announce
great changes. 1t required 5000 years to create
1 Lincoln. We measure all the statesmen of the
past by him. We shall continue to measure the
future by the stature of his truth and plain
honesty while America remains America.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16
DEFLATION LOSSES A WAR TAX

While the farmer complains as to the price
of livestock and counts losses which are real and
feels that the beef trust is his mortal enemy,
while the wage worker pays more for meat by the
slice than he thinks he can afford and the beef
trust is a robber in his mind the financial state
ments of the big packers to their stockholders
are telling story of actual loss suspended divi-
dendS and decling profits for the past year. The
packers, like merchants and jObbers in other
merchandise, made big money when prices were
rising during the war but when the prices began
to go down every concern whose business required
the carrying OF large stocks Of goods on hand
was caught with serious shrinks in the values of
its goods which could not be avoided
One big catalog house shows an actual loss
for the year. Another suffered decline in sales
OF Al per cent in one month. The greatest Quanti-
ty producer of automobiles in the world is in need
of money for working capital and the largest tire
factory in the world is compelled to recognize
its finances with the aid of banking syndicate
Now comes the big packers with confession of
their losses.
Armour & Co., actually lost money on last
years business in this country and had to eat into
its surplus from the profits of former years to
pay dividends. With its profits from branches
in foreign countries added it earned only "a per
cent on its investment. The Cudahy company
81 r,cnded dividends during the year. Swift &
Co., which earned 1851 per cent on it's invest
ment in 1917 when this country entered the war
and prices started upwards, earned only PIT per
cent last year. It's average profits for the past
five years, which include the three big years of
'16, II and 10 have been so reduced by the low
profits of the year 10 and 20 that they are now
less than the average profits for the five years
before the war when profits on the money in
vested in the packing business uniformly averaged
a fraction over eight per cent.
All of us are prone to believe that our bust
ness is getting the worst of it when defation sets
in The farmer just now is making the most
noise because he is the greatest in number and
his troubles are the most real. His prices are
the only prices which have reached approximately
the pre-war level. His business, being the source
of all other business, was the first TO rise in
price and had to be the first to come down. The
merchant and the manufacturer complains about
his losses and feels that he is being unjustly
squeezed between the public on strike and the
labOrer threatening to strike. Labor out of a
job feels that everybody is better off than he at
any price and of course man out of job with
nothing saved up could not be worse off than he
is but the financial troubles of big business which
is suspected cf being able to control prices should
convince us that the losses of deflation are a
species of our war tax which all must pay. We
can't even lay it on the democrats.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16
TROUBLE IN HELENA.

Governor Dixon was elected a platform
Of a square deal for everyone In his message to !
he legislative assembly he justified the cOnfl-
dence the voters of the state had placed in him.
Playing no favOrites, seeking to adjust the state
taxes in a manner equitable to all classes of
people, he caused to be drawn and submitted to
the legislature certain tax measures. So far not
a one of these measures has passed the two houses
of the legislature These measures were no pro-
duct of an idle moment. They represented the
work of years of study, consultation of the best
economic minds of the country and were the
honest effort of our governor to increase the re-
venues of the state without placing undue burden
on any one class of citizens.
What is the result? Certain big interests in
the state are maintaining the greatest Hobbies in
Helena in all the political history of Montana, and
The political history of this state is the one dark
blot in the record of Montana. Governor Dixon
introduced measure calling for a tax on oil. The
oil industry is new for Montana, but not too new
for big oil interests to use every means at their
command to defeat this bill. Other people who
are touched by new tax measures are over at the
capital, moving heaven and earth to get them
selves excepted. We hate to pay taxes. That is
natural. But it is equally true that this ''ste
must have revenue and that the farmers now
pay about all they can stand. New taxes are
never popular and understanding our mate
selfishness, perhaps we can see how different
interests work in the state house
TIE governor is finding still other troubles
He is seeking to cut down the running expenses Of
The state. This means that he wants to do away
with many jobs. Here to is another unpopular
procedure. The republicans have been long out
of office in Montana. Many of the faithful are
only too anxious to have their services rewarded
by political job. And these job hunters, legior
of them, seek in every way to block the efforts
of the governor to do away with possible offices
What the outcome of the legislature will b,
10 one can say. That big jam of bills the las
Few DAYS is inevitable is conceded. Fortunatel,
he governor holds the whip hand. His signatur'
IS necessary for a bill to become a law and it il
.,nlv natural that he should use this as club il
case necessary bills are either not passed O
lautiated beyond recognition. 1t is going to taxi
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

lot of courage these next few days to sit in the
governors chair. Joe Dixon has that courage. 1t
may even be possible that Governor Dixon will
have to call a special session if the needed bills
are not passed. Such step will be exceedingly
unpopular with the legislators, yet they bring it
upon their own heads Governor Dixon will call
that special session if he has to-
The legislature started off WELL 1t now
threatens to end in as incompetent manner as
many of the legislatures of the past. The next
week will tell the story. To date not a single
vital measure has been made into a law Per-
sonal prejudices have proceeded patriotism. Per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT has taken the right of way
over efficiency. The one bright spot in the whole
scene is that the governor has rung true
The assembly still has chance to come out
with flying colors But if it's session is to be
marked with accomplishment it will have to get
busy. There are not many days left
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16
''Y" TEAM VICTORIOUS
OVER MOUNT ST. CHARLES

In one of the most thrilling basket
ball games of the season the local
"Y" team won from Mont St. Carries
of Helena Saturday night at the To-
cal gymnasium. The game belonged
to either side up to the final whistle,
the score being SO to SO. For the
locals Johnson and Beckley did the
best work and were high men in the
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16
DANCING MASTER
IN COUNTY COOLER

L. A. Fox, an itinerant dancing
master who has sought to teach the
light fantastic to the good people of
Bozeman was arrested last night and
lodged in the county all on a charge
of seeking to defraud an inn keeper.
A hearing on the case will be held
soon. The amount in question is said
to be $45.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

From now on for few years we must help
ourselves. Things are not going to be made to
order for us and offered to us on salver The
man., professional, business or farmer who in
sists on getting the best of it as a. class or an
individual is going to meet up with the "gobble-
uns." Those men who are their own main Deepen
dence are going to Inherit the earth.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16
BUILDING SITE

We have some lots at the corner Of
Seventh Avenue and College Street,
an elegant location, that can be bought
right if taken before spring; if you
are going to build, see these lots.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

The senate wants to see that pact with Japan
and has asked Secretary Colby about it. This
putting kid in a room alone with hammer and
looking glass doesn't leave the senate at entire
ease. They want to know what shape the looking
glass is in.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16
RANCHES

160 acres, 3 miles south of Boze-
man; one of the best ranches in the
County; good water right. Will take
in city property to the value of $4,000
in trade. For further particulars call
and see us; when we are giving
place away, we do not feel like adver-
Using the owner and we can come
pretty near giving you this place.
Here's place that one man can
work and make a good living off from
30 acres, all tillable, good water right,
fine improvements; $235.O0 per acre
and the improvements cannot be dup
Heated for the price asked. This place
is miles east of town.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

The public that favors a censor board for
moving pictures and the like desires to shift the
burden of such censorship. When the public
actually sets its face against suggestive pictures
and plays there will be no more of them. The
public money at the box office is the test of
public demand. &
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16
"GaIlatin Valley Lands
Bargains

FOR RENT-Two rooms over Courier
office for rent; they have just been
decorated.
FOR RENT OR SALE-6 room house
close in.
FOR RENT-House with five rooms
and bath. 312 South Central.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

Voliva says man is the head of the house
and woman is it's neck. Properly and scientifically
put. The voice box is in the neck.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

scoring column. Maddox did good
work on the floor and Dean as guard
was a tower of strength in breaking
up the opposing plays. Smith Of
Helena was the best man on his team
and repeatedly shot long baskets. The
passing of the locals was better than
that of the Helena team.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

So the so cent dollar has edged it was up to
rs cents, hasn't it?
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

One of the ways out is to spend your money
at home and that includes making prices that keep
the money at home.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

This is a pretty good country as it stands
and it will not be made better by throwing down
the bars and permitting an Influx of orientals and
southern Europeans.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

The wooden ship building companies have had
their final payment granted by the shipping
board something like ten millions. Why didn't
the shipping board give them back the ships
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

Well, little "seclusion" for Mr.. Wilson will
be good for him and his seclusion will not bring
storm of protest from the rest of us.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-16

If you want to live close to town
here's your chance; 368 acres, mile
and quarter from town; 100 acres
under irrigation, good living water,
good improvements; 200 acres tillable,
balance fine pasture. $65.O0 per acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10
.LASKER ON SHIP BOARD
T. v. O'CONNOR ALSO PUT
ON SAME BODY
Several Others Appointed Today
BY President w. G. Hard
ing; the List
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Associated Press Dispatch
Washington, June 8.-A. D. Lasker
of Chicago, who served as a member
for therepublican national committee
in the last campaign, is understood
to have accepted definitely President
Harding's offer of the Craftsmanship
TO the shipping board.
Washington, June 8.-Formal an
nouncement of the appointment of A.
d. Lasker, a Chicago advertising
man, as chairman of the shipping
board was made today at the White
House. -.
Lasker Named For Six Years
Mr.. Lasker is appointed for term
OF six years as the representative of
the central portion of the COUNTRY.
His nomination and those of the other
six members were sent today to the
senate. The other members are:
T. v. O'Connor, republican of Buff
falo, N. Y. president of the Internal
ional Longshoremen's union, appoin-
ted for five years as representative of
the Great Lakes region.
Former Senator George e. Cham
berlain, democrat, Oregon, appointed
for four years as a representative of
the Pacific coast.
Edward Plummer, republican,
Maine, appointed for three years as
representative of the Atlantic coast.
From the Gulf Coast
Frederick /. Thompson, democrat,
Alabama, reappointed for two years as
representative of the Gulf coast.
Meyer Lissner, republican, Los An
geles, appointed for one year, as
representative of the Atlantic coast
district.
Mr.. Lasker issued a statement out
lining his purpose to put the board
on hound business basis and ask
ing for the patience and confidence OF
the public during the period of reor-
ganiZation. so p
Mr. Lasker is an official of the Lord
and Thomas Advertising agency Of
Chicago and part owner OF the Chicago
National League base ball club. He
was supporter Of Hiram Johnson for
the republican presidential nomination
last year. .sa..ss.aAss
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10

They Attrac ed Great Many
Children; Very Successful
Affairs Held

The free clinics held the the of
fiLes OF the Mannato Cnnic yesterday
unuer the Auspices vi inc Blue
.-arth County Public Healtl associa.
...A wefe very Successful. while tie
...Cn IaIiCe was less Lnau al the
ciinlcs neid last February, uue Iarse-
~ to the fact that the children are
uut OF school and not as easy to
leach. Yet there were about sixty
patients examined and the doc.urs
we've aole to give each patien. more
time anu therefore a very thorough
examination.
The committee having the clinics
in charge wishes to express it's great
appreciation and gratitude to the
docto-s o. the 4hankato clinic. They
doLa.e the Offices free OF charse
,.-.u extend ali courtesIes to the e..
tent III mountaineering themselves
ny giving up their Individual Offices,
aAd taAlng their own patIe--ts where
ever iuty can ind room. Ii is hoped
that tie pubic at large apl1.ecla ,es
this Sit Oh the part vi the Mankato
clinic. which they bestow On Man
haio and it's vicinity, two or three
times year for the purpose of help
ing to better the health conditions of
our people. 1t is most praiseworthy
act.
The committee also extends its
thanks, to The Free Press for the
generous space it allows for the ar
ticles relating to the free clinics:
also to the management of the Grand
and Sandon theatres for their CO.
operation and to all the ladies who
assisted in any way to make the
clinic. a successful one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10

Believing in the beneficial results
from touching elbows with not alone
the trade members of their own
state, but those of others. ninety re-
preventative Milwaukee business men,
all members of the Milwaulkee asso-
citation of commerce, arrived here
this forenooa on a special from Aus
tin, Mimi, where last night they re-
ceived rousing reception The tour
lists remained here this forenoon just
long enough to transfer TO the North
western road, and left here 1t 1915
for New Ulm, where q short stop will
be made, and then the retllfn trip
will be made to this city, WEere the
Milwaukeeites expect 10 &IftRe at
four o'clock.
M. D. Fritz, chairiaan of e local
entertainment committee Dointed
to look after the visitors, "a the
tourists at the train sthis i11dfI E<K and
extended greetings. 1t has beei <fang I
ed to make the stay Of the ~ az lee
business men n this city this
noon ana to nigh as pl - ant
81 saR's sns afsE Esgbas af Ss~ jim l5Is
afternoon and as many as wished to
VCAS OoNOA SOl ~. S<tN @tAuhhctof Nf0kl
links. This evening the visitors will
be taken for a sightseeing tour about
the city, and later reception will be
rendered them at the Elks club, where
Mayor w. A.. Beach at eight o'clock
will deliver an address of welcome
The reception at the Elks club will be
brought to a close by concert
given by the Milwaukee Association
of Commerce Band of thirty pieces.
which is accompanying tn tour. 1t is
also planned to have speaking in the
open on the street.
Cover One Thousand Miles.
When the tour left Milwaukee it
was planned to cover a distance of
one thousand miles and make forty
five stops. Twenty eight of the towns
have been already visited in South
ern Wisconsin and Northeastern Iowa
and Southeastern Minnesota.
The special train is made up Of
twelve steel coaches and is one of
the finest trains on the Milwaukee
road. There are forty FIVE chefs and
cooks, porters, and walters. Among
the conveniences provided on board
are: A barber shop, buffet, where
nothing but near beer" is served and
Continued On Page Seven.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10
UNITED ACTION NEEDED
ALL THE COUNTRIES MUST
AGREE TO DISARM
Would Not Do For United States
To Scrap Its Battleships
-...r Alone
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

New York, June S-Declaring that
it would be the height of folly for the
United States to disarm first, Secre
tary of War Weeks, in an address to-
day to the graduating class of New
York university said he hoped to see
this nation prepared to defend its
rights, it's sovereignty and its citizens
until the day comes when all nations,
-ty auautual consent, dismantle their
Notifications and scrap their navies
The university conferred upon Secre-
tary Weeks the honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws.
81 do not love war;" the secretary
declared, II abhor it. No rational be-
ing who has clear realization of its
meaning wants to have his country
become engaged in war, but condi
tions may arise which make it, with
to a dishonorable peace. Then every
patriotic citizen wants war;"
Does Not Anticipate War.
Il do not anticipate war;" Mr..
Weeks asserted, but there are active
and feverish military preparations
among those with whom we might
possibly come in contact. And l want
to say here and now that | cannot
give a moments serious considera
ton to the possibility of war with
Great Britain" Such a conflict, he
declared, would, in his opinion be the
end of civilization.
Under present conditions, how
ever, it would be the height of folly
for the United States to be the first
to disarm. World wide disarmament
must come as the result of an inter
national agreement and must be done
simultaneously"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10
GO AFTER BUSINESS
Use Advertising Space said Mr.. Bald
win to Battery Dealers.

Use Advertising Space said Mr.. Bald
win to Battery Dealers.
"By all means go after business
more than ever this year and use ad-
yertising space in the newspapers"
aid Mr.. Baldwin, advertising manager
# the Willard Storage Battery com
ANY, who addressed several hundred
Willard dealers at the Gold Room
Hotel Radisson on Monday. c. F.
Marshall, one of the proprietors of
the Mankato Storage Battery com
pany was in attendance at the ses-
sion and reports a most interesting
and educational meeting. This was
the annual convention of Willard Bat
terry dealers and those in attendance
were from all parts of the northwest
The Willard Battery company
spends over million and a half dol
las in advertising each year, accord
ing to Mr.. Baldwin, the principle
speaker at the convention and plans
for a greater approximation are under
way for the year 1922.