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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
The Haskii1 Letter
SUPREME COURT RELAxEs

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE most
austere and dignified body in the Unit
ed States unduestionably is the su.
preme court. From the days of HE
Justice John Marshall down to the
present this great tribunal has repre-
scented to- the American people all that
IS solemn in government affairs.
The popular conception of this au-
gust body is Of a grave group OF elderly
gentlemen who think only in terms OF
law and who speak q good deal Of the
time in obscure Latin phrases. The
supreme court is visualized by the av-
erage American as a remote realm
where technicalities of forts and tres,
passes. of writs and injunctions. hold
sway to the exclusion of the homely
every day affairs with which the ordl-
nary mortal must deal.
But occasionally something occurs
to emphasize the fact that. after all,
lthe members of this high court are like
other men and that the technicalities
OF the law are built up very largely on
common sense-in a word, that the SUI
preme court of the United States is a
part OF the every day world.
Such an occurrence was furnished
the other day, when the justices of the
supreme court, dressed in flowing black
robes Of office and invested with ali
the dignity and solemnity that official
dom can muster, handed down their
opinion in the case of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad com
pany, Petitioner, versus David Fruch-
ter, an infant, by Jennie Fruchter. his
guardian ad litem, and the connected
case of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company. Petition
er. versus Sam Fruchter.
With all this imposing title. gar
nlshed gravely with Latin terms, the
opinion is nothing more than the rather
pathetic story of a little boy who went
bird-nesting and got hurt. The grave.
judicial opinion might be printed on
the children's page of a daily news
paper, a magazine, or might even be
inserted in a cHild's book, for it is
just a simple story. No one could
tell it more simply than the dignified
member of the court who wrote it
Mr.. Justice McReynolds, former attor-
ney general of the United States.
Opinion Tells Story Graphically
Dispensing with any legal or other
wise involved phraseology, the justice
begins his opinion. just as he would
if be were writing the simplest story.
Since 1905" he says, in the off
cial opinion. "One Hundred and Forty
ninth street, New York city, has been
carried ~ and across the tracks of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad by q public municipal steel
truss bridge Of a standard construc-
ton. The bridge is 81 feet wide, 270
feet long and is formed of posts, beams.
Orders. ct ceteFa. connected and
strengthened by trellis or lattice work.
The top Orders. or beams, are % feet
above the street. The local law i'm
poses upon the railroad the duty of
maintaining the framework: the mum
cipality is required to keep the road
way in repair.
Fastened to the top girder at the
end Of the bridge are two upright steel
lattice towers. posts or struts. Cross
arms attached to these six feet above
their bases support bare wires carry
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
AMENDING THE CONSTR
TUITION

AAA wa
mittee has f%avorably reported
two proposed amendments to the
constitution. One of them would
abolish the electoral college and
the other would provide that con-
gressmen elected at the November
election should take office on the
first Of January succeeding the
election instead of on March 4 as
at present.
We see no objection to either Of
these changes. The first is not
very important to our mind. Il
does not change the present system
Of voting for president by states.
Under the amendment each state
would have as many votes as it has
now in selecting a president
| that is one for each senator and
congressman it has. The only diff
ference would be that instead of
voting for a certain number of
presidential electors in each state,
the voters would cast their votes
directly for the candidates, and
| the state would certify the election
of the candidates instead of the
electors, and receive credit for the
states weight in the electoral col
lege. The only advantage We can
see in the change would be that
it would eliminate any possibility
Of electors voting for a candidate
other than the candidate of the
party that nominated him. At
present there is nothing in the law
to prevent such action, though in
all the history of the republic it
has never been done. It has been
charged, however, that efforts have
been made more than once where
the election was close in the cleo
toral college to buy or more
electors to change their votes.
These charges were never fully
proved, and in any event if such
attempt was considered or made it
did not succeed. There has been
some demand made at times that
the constitution should be changed
so that a majority or plurality of
all the votes cast at any president
ial election should be necessary to
elect. This change, however,
would meet with much objection
because it would give undue weight
to certain states where the votes
are largely cast for one party. Un-
der the proposed electoral college
amendment it would still be pos
sible to elect a president in spite
of the fact that his opponent re-
ceived a majority of all the votes
cast for president in the United
States. The electoral college is
really out of date now. It's pur-
pose has been lost. Few people
will object to its disappearance
thr ough an amendment to the con-
stitution.
The second proposed amendment
is far more vital. Like the first it
will correct a thing that once was
needed, but is now outgrown. In
early days it took months to reach
Washington from some of the dis
tant parts of the country. Stage
coaches were the most rapid means
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14

Of travel then. So it was neces-
sary to fix a long interval between
the election of congressman and
the meeting Of the new congress.
That reason has disappeared, but
we have before is at this moment
a striking illustration Of the evils
of the present system. The pres
ident and the republican leaders
are engaged in a desperate effort
to pass the ship subsidy bill by the
votes of the old congress, repu-
dated by the people at the late
election, knowing full we'll that the
new congress would never consent
to its passage. Moreover they are
trying to pass it in such shape that
all succeeding congresses for the
next 10 years will be helpless to
repeal it. It was one of the issues
in the late campaign in many con-
gressional districts, and in almost
every instance the advocates Of
this bill were defeated. The fact
that the new congress cannot meet
until March 4 next, and then only
if the president calls them in ex-
ira session, is being exploited to
put on the statute book of the ma
ton a subsidy bill repudiated at
the election last November. The
proposed second amendment to the
constitution would prevent that.
We think it a wise change.
The Minneapolis Tribune which
is a republican newspaper and
generally found supporting the adj
ministration finds itself moved to
say in relation to these two pro-
posed amendments that president
Harding has allowed it to be
known that. he is opposed to the
proposed changes. He believes
that the delay between the cleo
ton and the converting of congress
and the election and Inauguration
of president and vice president is a
needed check against too hasty leg
islation which might emerge out of
unwise enthusiasm, i'll considered
agitation. or popular excitement.
We believe the changes are need
ed, but that they should be in two
amendments and not one. The
Ashurst resolution, supported by
the American Bar association and
being considered before a subcom-
mittee on the senate judiciary ON
mittee, deals only with the inaugu-
ration and with the converting OF
congress. The electoral change is
a proper subject for another
amendment. These proposed
changes do not reflect a restless
and unwise desire to rernake the
United States constitution. They
deal with antiquities. These an
tiouities assume that the people of
the United States are still depend
ent upon post and coach for COM
m%unication and travel and that re-
gions are still separated from each
other by difficult mountains and
forests"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
Cut This Quit is Worth Money

Cut out this slip, enclose with sc and
mail it TO Foley & Co, 1886 Sheffield
Ave, Chicago. ILL.,. writing your name
and address clearly. Yon will receive
in return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for
coughs, colds and Group; Foley Kidney
Pills for pains in sides and back; rheu-
matisn, backaehe. kidney and bladdes
ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets,
a wholesome aud thoroughly cleansing
catilartic for constipation. biliousness,
headaches. and sluggish bowels. Sold
everywhere.-Adv.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
WINTER COURT TERM
& Ms AT BOHEMIAN

Bozenan. Dec. Ely The asso~
AIRED Pressl.-AThe winter term Of the
district court opened Monday with the
s,mmoning of a new panel of jurors.
The first case tried vas that OF
Charles Russell. charged with operat-
ing a still and manufacturing liquor.
A jury Monday night brought in q yer
diet of not guilty in this case.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
BOYS FIRE JOKE REACTS

Special 10 The Tribune.
Billings. Dec. 13.-At least once a
week the Billings fire department. Is
called out by some foreigner trying TO
post a letter in an alarm box, but sat
urday miscellaneous boys sprung Il fatse
alarm. on the firemen.
Called to the Billings laundry, there
was no fire. A clue was followed up
and Judg,. Mann has set an interview
with the boys involved, especially the
one who turned in the joke alarm,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
Pension List Gains
Another Old-Timer
Special to The Tribune.

Livingston. Dec. 13.-John Graham.
for more than 80 years an employee
of the Northern Pacific railway here.
will retire On the pension list this
week. He plans TO reside in south
ern California.
Mr.. Graham has worked for the
Northern Pacific continuously since
1890. He was for many years SUI
.perYisor of bridges and building. and
since 1912 has been an Inspector in
that department,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
Timber Wolves Kill
Stock; $4,000 Loss


Billings. Dec, 13-Depredations of
timber wolves in the FlatwilloW section
have cost stockmen about s1',ooo so
far this winter. Heavy snow has driven
many deer TO the Snowy mountains,
and the wolves are also killing these.
The situation has grown so serious. ac-
cording to L. A. Berkin. deputy fish
aud game warden, that the cattlemen
have appealed for aid and there Is tax
of sending a trapper TO that section
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
TWO PLACES ORDERED CLOSED
BECAUSE OF RUM SALES


tNTFVIUI IU IFF TTET+H"'"
Lewisrown. Dee, 12,-County Attof-
ney f. ]. Baker promptly began abate-
ment proce edings Monday against inc
places of Frank and Louis Maybell of
Winnett and V. Gies of this ctly, VINO
on Saturday pleaded guilty to bootleg
ging charges and under a court order
the places we're locked up by the
sheriff Tuesday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
Liquor Cases Fail;
Is Are Dismissed
Special to The Tribune.

Billings. Dec. 13.-The state mel a
grand rout in its attempt to convict
defendants in 1S liquor cases before
the district court of Carbon county.
Two of the cases were tried and lost,
then the county attorney moved the
dismissal of the other 16, as they
hinged on testimony in the eases lost.
The only other case tried was II of
m~anslaughter in an auto accident and
the defendant was acquitted.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
Rancher Is Arrested
As Antelope Killer;
Carcass Is Located

Special to The Tribune.
Williston, N. D., Dec. 13.-Follow-
ing the finding of a freshly killed car
cass of an antelope together with the
head and hide on his premises south
of Watford City, Arthur Day was ar
rested by Sheriff Thompson of Me-
Kenzie county on the charge of kill
ing antelope. He demanded a pre-
liminiary hearing
The antelope which Day is alleged
to have killed is one of a band Of
seven, and the leader of the band. This
small bunch of antelope had been in
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
States Hail Losses
Drop $40, 900 in 20
Special to The Tribune.

Billings, Dec, 3.-Hail losses in
Montana dropped $44 900 in 1922, ac-
cordin gto e. X. Bowman. head of the
hail insurance board, who was in Bill
ings Monday. Last year the total paid
out by the state in insurance WAS
$150,000: this year, $f06. 600.
Mr.. Bowman announced that an eff
fort will be made in the new legisla-
ture to re-enact the state hail law i'll
the form of the laws in North and
South Dakota. which distributes the
tax more generally over the states.
The proposed legislation is TO be
sponsored by Senator James Griffin,
OF Blaine county, and Senator
Leuthold. of Saltwater county.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14

So. - II" 1&% = &S ~ ~e F=%s.
washington ID. c., Dec. 13.-The
federal now 81 commission at its last
regular meeting. among others, grant
| ed the following licenses for power
deveiopm emit:
To J. Nj. Freeman. of Billings, Mont.
| project No. 341, Idaho} license COW
! ering a project designed to develop
| 100 horse power on Boulder creek, a
tributary of Salmon river, Idaho. The
power will be used in mining opera
ttions. Period of license: % years.
To the Emery Consolidated Mining
company Of Deer Lodge, Mont. (Proj-
ect No. 357 Montanal covering a trans
mission line eight miles in length. Con-
Injection will be made to the Montana
Power cempany's line at Deer Lodge
and the power will be used IN mining
operations. Period of license: 20
years. ,5ss
The Stacker lists which provoked SO
much controversy are finally being
published, and in rather a unique man
ner.
Congressman Royal C. Johnson of
South Dakota, himself a former over
| seas veteran. is inserting the lists, I'M
der the 'leave to insert by unanimous
| consent rule of the house in the Con-
gressional Record, the fifth of each
month. A. list of nearly LOO alleged
Montana war dodgers was published
Dec. s.
A combination state postal confer
| ence-convention for northern Idaho
and Montana will be held in Butte
July Z, 1923.
The department of m an
nounced today that provisional figures
compiled by the bureau of the census
for the first six months of 1922 indi-
| cate higher death rates than for the
corresponding six months of 1921. For
the states compared the death rate
for the six months was 1875 in 1922
against IL for the first six months of
1921. The highest mortality rate for
the half year is shown for Maine (15.7)
and the lowest for Idaho (8.2l.
The 1921 figures give Montana the
lowest death rate. These early fig
ures for the year 1922 forecast a
somewhat higher rate for the death
registration area than the record low
rate G1.6) for 1921.
Montana's Juice" production jump
ed 5000 600 kilowatt hours during the
month of October.
The annual report of the commission
of pensions for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1922. shows S253,S07 .5S3
paid out for pensions in 1922 as against
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14

Columbus was greatly concerned
when his compass. yart1ted from point
ing toward the North Star.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14

$253, 715,S42 in 1921. The cost for
maintenance and expense of the PEN
sion SYSTEM i'm 1922 was 81. 394.O79.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14

Montana's Juice" production jump
ed 5000 900 kiIowatt hours during the
month of October.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22

Fine quality white wool-short
nap-fine weave-very soft and
fluffy. Slight cotton mixture.
Pink or blue borders; silk mo.
hair binding. 70xS4 inches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22

Cambria in pretty floral and
Persian patterns-plain 9-inch
borders. Filled with white cot.
ton; scroll stitched. Size 72xS0.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22
$40 Satin Finish Bed Sets, $7.9S

fine grade in neat Marseiles patterns.
Cut corners and scaloped edges. Size SOx90.
Bolster Throw to match. Ia
Lit Brothers--FlRST
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10
PAY YOUR GROCER FIRST
IS MOVE |NAUGURATED
Association Planning to IT'LL
izc Sale Slips to Good
Purpose.

Richmond grOcers at their next
meeting VIII he asked by the sec
Ictary. j. ii. -tmcsbury. Ia speed up
collections through the adoption Of
4 standard back for sales slips car
rying Ten Reasons Why" the gro
Ger should have speedy returns on
his money Mr.. Amcsbury has COM
piled the reasons and advocates the
adoption of the entire set as a part
of a campaign 10 get speedy col
lect!"ns on outstanding accounts
Mr.. Amcsbury has noticed that the
backs OF sales slips usually boar
nothing OF Importance. so he pro-
poses substituting the following to
bring the general puolic's attcntiOn
TO the groccr's Problems
when YOU pay your bills give
your grocer first money"
III" supplies YOU with the most
necessary thing in life-food.
The most important thing in the
world is to get something To eat.
II YOU must put OF paying any
one, therefore. let it bc any one but
the grocer.
"Ie is not wealthy. He seldom has
q surplus in tn. band HIS assets
are all invested in merchandise and
accounts.
He buys of wholesale houses that
sell on stated terms. and have experts
who are paid TO get the money when
due. lie cannot pay them with cx-
cuscs.
"iie cannot afford collection en-
penseS He should not he expected
To do so II he is courteous enough
10 give credit show him equal cOur-
tesy by paying him promptly and
without making him extra expense.
He has no security. What you
buy of him is soon consumed and
he cannot get it back. lie trusts
YOU on your honor alone Who else
does as much for YOU?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10
I.yncI,burr Market.

Especial to The Times dispatch
biNcllBUEG. VA, Dec. o-Juhu
u. OGlcsby. OF the I.ynchburg Tobac-
90 Warehouse Company. makes tho
following report OF leaf tohncco sold
on the LynchburG open market.
rounds sold this week. $4,000.
Sold to December .. 1921. 1885. 900
sold To December s. Ig22. 2.557. 600
Decrease for 1922, a.2IS.9Uo.
There were several days Of rain
this week that kept back many who
wanted to bring in tobacco. but the
rain made season for handling. and
much tobacco WAS taken down. so
heavy receipts are expected next
week. which Is indicated by increased
receipts yesterday.
y large percentage Of the Offer
ingS were of inferior grades, and
there was also some wet tobacco
which sold we'll for quality and CON
dition, the general average. taking
III good. bad and Indifferent, being
$20.7O.
All grades Of tobacco were very
active with the demand strong. rs
r"cially was this true of the better
grades and everybody who had any
thing at all desirable went home
pra!sins the Lynchburg open market
ana saying they would bring in more
just as soon as possible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10
AMERICAN PRODUCTS
ARE GROWING IN FAVOR

WASiilNGToN. Dee. 9-'rhc grow :
ing Importance abroad ~ American
products manufactured ready for
Tor consumption ia shown in an analy-
sis OF the country's exports for Oc-
t"hcr. completed today by the Do
partmcn' Of Commerce. which dis
closes that nearly on.-th!rd Of the
total exports FOR that month went
through the entire manufacturing
process before shipment from the
country.
Total exports for the month were
valued At sass l77.iol including pro-
ducts worth SlI0.i77.4a, ready for
Immediate use. In September the
value Of manufactured products ex-
parted was only s5i.O3S.olO. gu, OF "a
to'al expectation OF s30T.i57.isS.
Department oniclnls called ati"n-
ton 10 tho approach TO Il parity 81
crude and manufactured products In
tn" country's exports The analysis
shows the crude materials exported
In October were valued al sl33.TG3. 600.
or only about 10000 600 greater than
the value OF tho completed products
similar although less important. In
Cr"as"S were shown in the value o,
manufactured products in the las,
four months. accor riding 20 the depart
mcni's figures
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10

French experts, who insist that the
borrowing power of France cannot
b" exhausted until Germany is able
10 commence payment of the huge
sums She owes under the indemnity.
Gcvmauy now offers 10 make an
initial payment in goods In 1927. hu;
makes no definite pledges regarding
payments of cash.
This situation, the danger still cx-
ISting Of war in the Near East over
the freedom of the DardaucilcS. the
growing impaticnce OF Russia with
bordering states she believes 10 bc
wrongfuily occupying. her territory.
the American refusal TO consider
debt cancellation, the report th";
the dry area OF the world is
steadily growing. thus reducing
Frances Wine market, the recent
POOR harvest. ucccss!tatiug large
Purchases of Canadian and American
grain, the hcs!tancy OF the French
to impose compulsory l.y.cs on
wealth and other means TO raise
money with which to balance their
interior budeet-all these and
scores Of other considerations are
daily weighed by the exchange
dealers.
The slightest rumor of financial
disaster anywhere is sufficient Ia
cause large fluctuations IN !nterna
tional moneys. y hailstorm which
destroyed portion OF the French
wheat crop was discounted by the
Camb!stcs the same afternoon. \
whisper that London and l'aris are
again at political !oggcrhrads is
enough 10 send tn. franc Careeui,.r
downward.
Such things. say the experts, VIII
&c hard, II not impossible To control
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10

= Gano-First. j. Il. Dodd: second,
Altavista Orchards. OF Wayncsboro.
Delicious-Flrst. Rose Clin Or.
chard Company: second j. G. Clark
son: third. DR.. Emerson.
Rome Beauty-Flrst. II. w. Chill
colt; second. Rose Clin Orchard
Company.
King David-Fiist. J. c. GARRISON;
second. G. l.. Harvey.
Best plate or all other varieties
not listed in above class-First. Rose
Gin Orchard: second. Or. Guerent:
third. John Toms. Covcsvillc.
Best plate Of pears. any listed va
riety--rirst. j. Crawford GARRISON.
Of Arlington; second. l.. l.. Lea. Of
Lovingston.
Best plato of fruits exhibited by
amy county or local horticultural az
socintion-tirst. Nelson County; sec
ond. Albcmarle County.
Special premiums offered by
Charlottesville were won as follows
Best five plates of w!ncsaps grown
east Of Blue Ridge--First. II. H.
Mawycr: second, Crown Orchards
Best barrel of Wincsaps packed 10
Virginia State standard-First. Dr :
:. Gucront. of Galloway: second. j. j.
i:oaz. OF Covcsvilic: third. William
lioaz. OF Covesvillc.
Best barrel Of Automatic Pippins
packed 10 Virginia State standard
First. william Bonz OF Covcsvlllc,
second. ii. Il. Wayinnd. OF Herds
Best box OF any one OF the follow.
ing varieties: wncsap. Pippin, Stay.
man. Jonathan. Delicious. Grimes
First. j. VI. Hilbert. Of Dayton; sec
ond. Covcsvillc Orchard Company. OF
CuvcSvlllc.