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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-14
CHRISTMAS SEALS.
Wonderful Results Achieved in
Maine by Health Fund.

Wonderful Results Achieved in
Maine by Health Fund.
"a seal on each letter helps many get
better"
For the fourteenth consecutive
year, health workers and their
friends throughout America are en-
gagged at this season in the sale of
Christmas seals. Funds from the
sale are used in health work, and
95 per cent. of every dollar raised
in Maine through the sale of seals
and health bonds is expended in
Maine. Wonderful results, meas
ured in human lives saved, have
been accomplished in Maine. In
less than three decades, the death
rate from tuberculosis in Maine has
been reduced more than half. A
certain per cent.-according to the
per capita sale of the funds
raised in Ellsworth from the sale of
these stamps and bonds, will be ex-
pended for health work in this COM
munity.
A thorough canvass of the resi-
dental district and the business
section has been made, and now the
stamps are in the hands of the
school children, who are busiIv
working to do their bit of service.
The sale will close New Years.
Stamps are also on sale at the fol-
lowing places: M. L. Adams, J. A.
Thompson, Alexander's pharmacy,
Moore's drug store, F. c. Scott, H.
W. Morang, G. L. Morang, Mrs.
Stella King and the Union Trust Co.
and Liberty National bank.
Ward 2 is the first to make full
report through it's chairmen, Mrs. A.
P. Royal and Miss Hazel Nevells,
having total amount of $50. They
were assisted in the work by Misses
Eleanor and Matte Royal, Julia
and Doris Heath, Theresa Drum
mey, Marion Lord, Alice Haslam,
Grace Stewart and Mrs. Edward
Cochran.
Chairmen for the following towns
have been appointed: Aurora, H.
T. Silsby; Amherst, j. G.. Durham;
Dedhams Mrs. Frank Moore; Great
Pond, Mrs. Fred Williams; La
nome, Mrs. Hoyt Smith; Mariaville,
Mrs. Irving Carter; Otis, Miss
Hamm; Plantation No. 21, Mrs.
Fred Mace; Waltham, Mrs Harvard
Haslam.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-14
NEW DIRIGO.
Picture Theatre will Reopen Thurs.
day, December -.

Picture Theatre will Reopen Thurs
day, December =.
With the arrival of the chairs on
Monday, the opening of the new
Dirigo theatre on December % was
assured. Although danger of frost
at this season of the year precludes
any attempt to complete the stuc-
coed exterior until spring, the in
terror will be completed on the
opening day.
The general strength and sturdi-
ness of the building and it's more
attractive appearance than the for
mer building have elected much
favorable comment, but for those
who have not seen the interior, a
surprise is waiting.
The exterior lobby, which will be
open in summer and protected by
storm doors in winter, will be done
in white enamel, with neat box
Office on one side and the walls
made. up of glassed-in Autograph
frames. Passing through the main
doors into the theatre proper, ones
eyes are met by symphony of
green. Walls, draperies, chairs, and
even the piano, are carried out in
the same forest green, color very
restful and pleasing to the eyes. =
The floor slopes toward the east,
where ample exits are provided.
Stained glass windows along the
sides and rear insure ample venti-
lation, while the building will be
heated by two large furnaces of the
pipeless type. Practically every
known convenience has been incor-
porated. The steel booth is equip
ped with motor-driven machines of
the most approved type, with the
new General Electric Mazda 1000
candlepower lights. The screen is
Minusa Gold-fibre-the last word
in perfect projection, and screen
that is seldom used save lin the
larger theatres. A dimming con-
troll will reduce the house lights to
a point where the picture will be
clear, yet give light enough to cas-
lily find vacant seats, and an electric7
controlled Western Union clock will
give patrons the correct time. There
are toilets for ladies and gentlemen.
Much credit is due the architect,
J. Milton Stratton of Bar Harbor,
for both the design and sturdy con-
struction, while the actual construc-
ton by Frank R. Moore reminds
one of the old "built-on- honor"
days. The electric work by j. Fred
Studer is the last word in efficient
and fireproof wiring.
1t is a picture house of which
Ellsworth may be proud, and Mana
ger King has bookings that assure
to patrons some Of the best pictures
of the day.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-14
Another Old Stage-Driver Gone

Howard A. Dorr of Bucksport, a
veteran of the old stage days, died
Sunday, Dec. II. Mr.. Dorr had
driven stages in the western section
of Hancock county practically all
the active years of his manhood,
first as a driver for Robinson &
Hale, and in later years, after the
building of the railroad to Bucks
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-14
DIED.

BILLINGS-At Franklin, Dec. T. Mrs
Rosetta D. Billings. aged 80 years,
8 months.
rest c. Davis, aged 20 years.
DORR-At Bucksport, Dec. II, Howard
A. Dorr, aged II years.
LEISURE-At Winter Harbor, Nov. 49,
PETERSON-At Castine. Dec. 6, Har-
old M. Peterson, aged As years, 5
months, rs days.
SNOWMAN-At Bar Harbor, Nov. rs,
Charles Oscar Snowman, aged 76
years, months, days
WILLEY-At Ellsworth, Dec.S, Henry,
son of Mrs Leah Wiley, aged / year,
S months.
NWITHAM-At Castine, Dec S. Frank
E. Witham, aged 81 years, 20 days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-14

port, as contractor for himself on
routes from Bucksport to Castine
and Bucksport to Penobscot
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-14
IN MEMORIAM.
In loving memory of
HAROLD F.. MOORE.

who died Dec. 10, 1918.
This day brings back to memory
A dear one laid to rest;
And those who think of him to-day
Are those who loved him best.
Gone but never to be forgotten by
his parents, little daughter, sisters
and brother.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-14
RORN.

Swans Island, Dec. 2,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Staples, a
son.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
The GLASGOW ALL STARS
RETURN FROM SHORT TOUR
They Lose to Wolf Point and Havre,
but Walk Away From Malta. The
Wolves and Poplar to Be
Here Soon.

The Glasgow All-Star Basket Ball
Team returned this morning from a
three-day trip to Wolf Point, Havre
and Malta. The first game away from,
home this season was played with
Wolf Point at that place on Tuesday
evening, February 18th. The wolves,
at this time, with the assistance of
Stanley, N. D., defeated the Glasgow
boys to the tune of SO to %. The
score at the close of the first half was
26 to 10; Glasgow playing rings
around the Wolves in the last half
Wold of Stanley, N. D., made most
of the Wolf Point baskets. lllman OF
Glasgow was the high score artist for
the local quintet.
The second game of the tour was
also disaster for the Glasgow boys
At this time they went up against one
of the crack teams of the west, the
Havre American Legion Team. The
score at the finals was 49 to 13 in
favor of Havre. The Havre team out
weighed the Glasgow boys, and nat
urally played rough, though fast
game. Ling and Sattor scored most
of the points for Havre. The Havre
team have played together for several
years, and are acknowledged the best
in the state.
Thursdays game at Malta was a
walk-away for the Glasgow boys, the
score resulting in IS to "a in their
favor. The local boys had walk
away from the start, with the Malta
boys trying to put on boxing exhl
bition, which Watson of Glasgow end
ed in the first round. Suvant played
an excellent game for Glasgow, scor-
ing half of the points in the game. The
team which participated in this tour
was composed of Illman, Huber, Red
field Watson, Survant, and Baeckler.
The All Stars expect to meet on
their home floor in the very near flu
ture the teams of both Poplar and
| Wolf Point.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
CHANGE PROPOSED IN THE
BOXING LAW IN MONTANA A

Changes in the method of the oper-
ating of the athletic commission law
under which a number of boxing exhi-
bitions have already been conducted in
the state following the approval by the
voters of the boxing law at the recent
election, are proposed in H. B. 302 in
troduced in Helena by the committee
on military affairs.
This bill would limit the number of
athletic clubs which may be organized
in counties of the first class to three
and in couties of other classes to two
clubs. No club would be permitted to
stage more than one exhibition each
month.
1t further requires an annual license
fee of SO from each club and restricts
the number of free tickets which NAV
be issued. A representative of the
commission would be stationed at the
entrance of the exhibition hall, tickets
shall be issued at corresponding rate
and no more than three passes shall
be issued to the representatives of any
one newspaper, outside of which passes
would be limited to members Of the
commission and officers of the club.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
THU RSDAY WAS BUSY DAY
FOR GLASGOW FIREMEN

No less than three alarms We're
sounded yesterday calling out the force
of the Glasgow city fire department.
The first, which proved by far the most
distrous of the three was sounded a
little before eight o'clock in the morn
ing and summoned the department to
a blaze which had gained considerable
headway in the Bert Hauge residence
on Front street. The blaze originated
from defective flue and virtually de-
stroyed the residence, which was re-
Gently remodelled and re-finished on
the interior by the owner. The entire
furnishings, including piano and a
complete household equipment, much
of which was practically new, were a
total loss. The building and its con-
tents were partly covered by insurance
The second and third calls came stimuli
taneously at 1890 noon. One of these
summoned the force to the Peterson
house on Sixth Street south where a
minor chimney fire was quickly eXtin-
guished. The third call which came
almost at the exact time of the second,
was from the north side, but proved ot
be merely a chimney fire which had
been extinguished before the depart
ment arrived.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
SC0BEY DEBATORS WILL
Be IN GLASGOW THURSDAY
Local Team Stands Well Toward Con-
sideratiOn for Appearance in the
State Meet at B0Zeman.

The debating team of Scobey, Mon
tana, will be in Glasgow on the even
ing of Thursday, February oath, and
will at this time meet the team from
the local high school, this contest to
virtually decide whether or not the
Glasgow school shall be represented
at the state debating contest to be
held at Bozeman some time during the
next few weeks
The Scobey team has been making
a very creditable showing. One of their
most salient victories being the defeat
of the Culbertson team about two
weeks ago. The Glasgow team has
come to the front without defeat this
season. Both teams are devoting
much time in preparation work.
The subject chosen for this event, is:
RESOLVED-"That the Federal Gov
ernment Should Force Compulsory Ar
bitration in all Essential INDUSTRIES y
The Glasgow team shall be given the
affirmative in the argument.
The getting of the Scobey tea INTO
come to Glasgow involves an outlay
of more than one hundred dollars.
This sum must be met and paid at the
time of the debate. The Glasgow girls
who comprise the debating team should
be afforded the encouragement of eX-
ceptional local support in attendance
at this time.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
NORTHERN MONTANA FAIR
CIRCUIT IS ORGANIZED
Meeting Held in Glasgow Saturday Re-
suits in Perfecting of Coopera-
tive Body.

County fair secretaries of northern
Montana desiring to place their re-
spectlve fairs on more intelligent and
efficient basis and with purpose in
view of conserving energy and money
in the operating of their fairs, met at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms at
Glasgow on Saturday, February y,
mad organized a circuit which will be
known as the Northern Montana Cir
cult of County Fairs. 1t will include
the counties of Roosevelt, Valley, Phil
lip and Chouteau.
The following officers of the associ-
alton were chosen to serve for the en-
suing year: Geo. T. Kelly, Poplar,
secretary Roosevelt County Fair, pres
dent; j. D. Jones, Dodson, secretary
Phillips County Fair, vice-president;
L. E. Jones, Glasgow, secretary Valley
County Fair, secretary treasurer;
Chris Jensen, Poplar, President Roose-
welt County Fair, and H. Rudolph, Ft.
Benton, secretary Chouteau County
Fair, directors.
The matter of dates for the respec-
tive counties was discussed and the
following dates were suggested:
Roosevelt County Fair at Poplar,
August 25, 26, 27; Valley County Fair
at Glasgow, August %, 80, 81; Phil
lips County Fair at Dodson, September
1, 2, 3; Choteau County Fair at Fort
Benton, September CTS.
The association went on record of
pledging their support to help make
the Montana State Fair at Helena for
1921 the best fair ever held in the
West
Believing it of utmost Importance
that an educational campaign should
be launched informing the public of
the value of fairs and to begin early
in preparing exhibits, the circuit as
sociation plan to cooperate with coun-
ty agents and the Farm Bureau along
this line.
A meeting date to receive offers
from various amusement and attrac
tion concerns will be announced at a
later date.
The members went on record as en-
dorsing S. B. 1856, known as the pari-
muteul measure, which they believe,
if passed, would have tendency to in
crease a greater interest in fairs.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
CRITICISM OF SMITH
TCWNER BILL is BASED
ON MISUNDERSTANDING

Washington, Feb. 17.-Opposition by
Roman Catholic organizations to the
Smlth-Towner educational bill, was
SAID by Senator Hoke Smith, Demo-
crat, Georgia, in the senate yesterday
to be based "on utter ignorance of the
measure" This was true he said of
the charge that "the measure was di-
rected against the religion of Jesus
Christ"
IF parent wished to send his
child to a Catholic parochial school he
could do so. That right is not denied I"
the senator said.
Senator King, Democrat, Utah, said
he found himself in complete sympa-
thy with the opposition of Catholic
church organizations to "a bill which
would further cripple the states of the
union, and destroy their capacity for
self government"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
TERMINAL ELEVATOR TAX
HELD VOID BY The COURT
Indirect Allusion Says that Levy Made
on Land Alone Is UncOnsti-
tutiOnal.

Helena, Feb. 14.-Taxes upon agri-
cultural lands for the payment of in
terest upon bonds for the proposed
Great Falls terminal elevator and to
provide a sinking fund for the retire
ment of the bonds have been held, in
an indirect way, to unconstitutional by
the supreme court of Montana in it's
decision on the land classification law,
handed down Thursday.
While the matter of the elevator
bonds or the tax proposed by the law
as applicable upon agricultural lands
constitutional the land classification
law under the action brought by Clair
Stoner, member of the seventeenth
Legislative assembly against the board
of commissioners of Sheridan county,
and the firm to which had been award
ed the contract for the classification
of lands in that county.
| After reversing the judgment of the
lower court and remanding the case
with instructions that the injunction
prayed for be issued the supreme
court, in its opinion prepared by AS
sociate Justice Reynolds, holds, in the
following words, that there cannot be
a tax for public purposes levied upon
real estate alone.
"We are not unmindful of the fact
that in former decision of this court
it was held that the levy of tax ex-
clusively upon agricultural lands for
the purpose of construction of a ter
nina Elevator, is not violative of the
uniformity provisions of the constitu-
ton. That decision was based upon
the proposition that the state may
classify persons and objects for the
purpose of legislation, and it is ap-
parent that the question of law being
in contravention of the constitution by
reason of exemption from taxation of
property other than real estate, was
overlooked and not considered"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
M0NTANANS LEAVE
TO AID IRRIGATION
Jerome Locke. James A. Johnson and
Henry Gerharz, Head Commit
tees to Washington.

Helena, Feb. 13.-Two interlocking
delegations set out from Montana on
Saturday for Washington to appear
before congressional and departmental
officials in support of matters pertain
ing to irrigation.
One of the committees, which will
appear before the senate committee in
support of the Walsh bill authorizing
the construction of a dam at the out
let of Yellowstone Lake for the con-
servation of flood waters Of that lake
and their utilization for the irrigation
of lands in the the Yellowstone valley,
consists of jerome Locke of Living
some, secretary of the Yellowstone r.
rigation association; Henry Gerharz
surveyor general, and James A. John
of Great Falls. former United States
son of Shelby, president of the North
west Reclamation association. These
three were appointed for that purpose
by Governor Joseph NJ. Dixon about
a month ago.
The other delegation of which Mr..
johnson, as chairman Of the board of
commissioners of the Toole county ir-
rigation district, and Mr.. GerharZ as
chief engineer of that project, are also
members, consists in addition to these
two of c. H. Foot of kalispell, attor-
ney for the Toole irrigation district,
and C. II. Sands of Devon, a commits
sioner of the district
The purpose of this delegation is 70
appear before the bureau of Indian af-
fairs for the purpose Of securing dam
sites on the Blackfeet Indian reserva-
ton and an adjudication Of the water
rights as between the Indians and the
settlers who will come under the Toole
district.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18

'as soon as needed materials arrive and
weather conditions will permit uninter-
rupted operations.
1t will be remembered that when
drilling ceased, a warm sulphur water
was encountered when the bit penetrat
ed the sand at 1885 feet According to
reports test has been made of this
water with the resultant finding that it
is OF such substance as to indicate oil
very close range.
1t IS the purpose of the Bowdoin Oil
X Gas Company to finish the work
which they started. of making as thor
ough test as possible of the Bowdoin
Dome which is said to be the largest
single oil formation OF its kind in the
United States. And. according to Off
Ielals OF the company this work would
proceed at once were it not for the lack
OF needed cable and other tools which
have been ordered. AS it is, the work
will proceed just as early in the spring
as possible, and the well will be sunk 10
a depth Of at laest 5000 feet. It is
at this point, accrding to the geological
survey of the dome, that the pay sands
lie
The Bowdoin Oil & Gas Company is
composed majorly of Glasgow business
men and Valley county citizens. resi-
dents of Phillips county possessing
some holdings. OF course. the Bowdoin
well is purely wildcat undertaking,
but it is these efforts which have
formed the nucleus of some of the
greatest producing fields in the world.
IN fact there is no field but that was
first exploited and practically proved
by the wild-catter.
The Malta Enterprise in it's issue OF.
yesterday stated that a meeting of the
board of directors of the Bowdoin Oil
q Gas Company had been held in that
city recently and further that plans
were being made for the immediate
sale of stock to secure funds for the
completion of the enterprise. Accord
ing to officials of the company who
practically all reside in this city, this
IS absolutely erroneous. No meeting
has been held recently of this board
and no such plan for stock sale has
been made.
1T is, though, definitely announced
that work will be resumed at once.
1t is the plan of the company to re-
move the six and eight inch castings
land under ream to sink a ten inch
| hole to the depth already attained. It
I is believed that much more rapid pro-
lgress can be made in this manner.
Leasing the past week has been CEN
tered mainly in the North Country,
in the vicinity of Glentana. Parties
to company which is being organized
at that place were in Glasgow, and
state that the people of that COM
munity are cooperating with a view
TO getting operations started there as
soon as possible. Leases were re-
corded taken in the Glentana country
on a very large acreage, at the office
of the Valley County Abstract Com
pany early this week.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
LISMAS FARMERS MAKE
SECOND SEED SHIPMENT
Almost $4,000 Pounds of Alfalfa Seed
Consigned to Michigan Farm
Bureau and Shipped
This Week.

The Lismas Farm Bureau commun-
ity this week shipped its second car of
alfalfa seed on Monday. 1t contained
1864 pounds net of alfalfa seed. The
car was sold to the Michigan State
Farm Bureau and was shipped to
Lansing, Michigan.
1t was carload of alfalfa that Val
ley county can be proud of as the state
laboratory made purity tests of all the
different stocks that went to make up
the car. The purity test for the car
was over SO per cent pure alfalfa seed
The seed was grown by Joe Bell, w
H. Pattison, Mrs. Mathilda Freed, Dan
Moss, Roy Russell, Fred Pahlka, VIM
Wolf, l.. Payant and Chas. Ross, all of
the Missouri river.
This is the second car of alfalfa seed
sold by this community, total of 49,,
$50 pounds. The first car of seed was
sold to the New York State Farm Blu,
reau and brought 30 cents a pound
The second car was sold for 25 cents a
pound. The average market price fol
|lalfalfa seed is around Is to 1S cents.
Valley county produces superior al.
falfa seed, and the Farm Bureau ad
vertised the fact and was able to sci
its seed at an advanced price The
Lismas Farm Bureau community pur
chased their own cleaner and stanc
back of every pound of seed they sell
The growers of alfalfa seed in the Lis
mas community pooled their seed b,
contract methods and sold it throug7
the central Farm Bureau office in
business-lke way, and by so doin,
made several thousand dollars TO
themselves.
This is only one of the many way.
in which the Farm Bureau can serve
it's members.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18
FARM BUREAU film HAS
ARRIVED FOR USE HERE
County Agent Stebbins Announces the
Dates of Exhibition in Val
ley County.

The Valley County Farm Bureau of.
flee is this week in receipt of the 1000
feet of Farm Bureau film which win
be shown in the various communities
of the county next week.
This film will be shown with the new
motion picture machine which was re-
Gently procured for the local Farm
Bureau organization. The film was
screened last summer at the Montana
State College Of Agriculture by Miss
Quaw and representatives from the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. This picture shows farm COM
immunity before the Farm Bureau finds
it, depicts the coming of the county
agent and the home demonstration
agent, with the Farm Bureau organi-
zation, and then shows the results of
the Farm Bureau work. To state the
least, it is intensely interesting and
highly instructive.
The plan behind the expense of such
a production to the farmers is that the
Farm Bureau idea of cooperation and
scientific development may be con-
ferred to more people, giving to them
a bigger and better idea of what the
Bureau really means to the community
in which it is allowed to operate in its
entirety of program.
The Dates.
The film will be shown in the follow
ing communities and as follows: Lis
mas, Tuesday, February 22nd; Sixth
Point School house, north of Glasgow,
Wednesday, February 23rd; Nashua,
Thursday, February oath; Opheim,
Friday, February 25th; Glentana, Sat
urday, ebruary 26th.