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, 1922-06-13
Holes in The Pacing

QUESTIONS have been asked by many citizens
u and taxpayers concerning the numerous holes
III the city paving. Whether these holes are the re
suit of defective workmanship on the part of the
paving contractor, fault in the materials used, fail
ure to comply with specifications or negligence in
protecting the peoples interests on the part OF
city inspectors? In brief who is responsible?
Failure TO repair the paving where necessary
openings have been made for gas and water lines
is bad enough in all conscience; but when large
depressions, which later develop into wide open
ings, upon the principal business streets, there
must be a reason for them to be explained by those
in authority, present or past.
Can it be breaks in water lines?
is the base insufficient in strength to sustain
the traffic?
Has the contractor ~snitched- on materials, and
in consequence the base has crumbled under the
weight that daily passes over it?
II the contractors guarantee has not expired is
il not possible to call him back and have the paw
ing patched UP so that a trip over the paved area
does not SO much resemble ~jouneying over plowed
ground?
Many very excellent citizens and taxpayers are
inquiring about such matters. They have no fears
for future paving while Mayor Blackmore is on
the job, but they want what is coming to them
for tho money spent on former contracts.
, 1922-06-13
Has Little Sand

Have you ever noticed that those
who are most ready to throw mud
usually have precious little sand -
says the Basgs Sentinel. Those long
distance gunners who are directing
their 'mud-batteries' against Fondell
have little else but mud in their am
munition, and yet the big magazine
writers of the country give Wyoming
credit for having one OF h greatest
congressman of his time. give Wyo
ming credit for having one of the most
forceful leaders the house has ever
had; give Wyoming credit for having
a man who in a quarter of a century
has missed only five days OF atten'
dance during all of those years"
, 1922-06-13
Attractive Securities

For the encouragement OF thrift.
the treasury department Is now offer
ing the most attractive security ever
offered by the government TO small
savers. These securities, in small
amounts. are sold at a price which.
at the end OF five years, gives the in
weston n return OF 5 per cent interest
per year. This Is done by allowing n
rate OF AZ per sent but compromising
IT seml+annually. This security should
DO attractive to people who are saw
ing for the future rather than seek
ing an income for current expendi-
ture. The sales of these securities.
known as treasury savings certifi-
Gates, series 1922, had reached s26.-
$4,000 atsthe end of the first quar-
ter of the year. or $4,000, 900 more
than the sales of war savings certifi-
Gates for the entire year of 1921.
There are several reason for the
four-fold increase in the popular mar
ket for baby bonds" Tho tide OF
prosperity that set in a few months
ago and the consequent enhanced pur-
chasing power of the individual is re-
sponsiblc for the absorption of many
of those securities, put the new pol
icies of the Republican administration
should be credited with most OF the
awakened public interest in this form
OF investment. During the war the
Democrats had worked out a scheme
by which thrift stamps were sold for
rs cents, exchangeable for. war saw
ings stamps selling for from s4.12 up
according to date of purchase. The
latter stamps are redeemable at the
end of five years for SIS each. repre-
senting a return of 4 per cent, com-
pounded quarterly. on the investment.
lowed to continue until December of
last year. when Secretary Mellon put
the present plan into effect.
Thrift stamps and war savings
stamps are no longer sold. Instead.
the public is offered an Investment in
the shape of treasury savings certifi-
Gates. selling for $50. $50. and $500
each. They are redeemable in five
years for s25. 800 N $1,000. respect
lively, showing a return OF AZ per cont
compounded semi-annually. In addition
there Is offered a treasury savingx
stamp for 81. They do not bear in
terest. but when 20 of them nav Zee
collected they may be exchanged for
a certificate. Under the old system
no person could buy more than 800
worth of stamps at one time, nor own
more h a 81 900 worth at n time.
Secretary Mellon has removed all re-
strictions on the mount of sales, ex-
cept that a limit of IS. 1000 has been
placed on the amount of any series
that q single individual may hold.
The postoffice department is work
ing in close cooperation with the
treasury in familiarizing the people
with the new opportunity for thrifty
investment, Ten-cent postal savings
stamps, and all postal savings depos-
its, may be exchanged for the treas
ury savings certificates Certificates
and savings stamps are on sale at
practically an postoffices and banks,
or may be bought direct from the
treasury at Washington. This is the
first year the new securities have
been available for purchase, and the
eagerness with which they nav been
taken, as compared with the pur-
chases of the former baby bonds, is
testimony to the sound judgment OF
the treasury officials
, 1922-06-13

wash basin was fun OF a whole flock
OF Dickeys m Freddys. bobbing about
rs though they owned the whole At
lantic ocean.
They were so rea they did every
thing but duack and croak. and Betty
did that for them. Can you quack
and croak? Yes? Then you're tho
very little person who should be build
ing some puddle fun this instant min
ute.
Do you wan to SEQ something pref
tier than you've ever before seen with
your two seeing eyes? OF course you
do and you shall. Just you wait an<
see what Betty makes for Jenny Linn
on Thursday.
Tomorrow Adventure Trails: Collect
ing Bark"
, 1922-06-13
MERRY Markings
Built for You b. ElsInere CroweII

Il just lite to be a girl In an old
city housef- walled Betty.
Gorgeous Gum Drops, whyT'
barked Peter Poodle. who was always
happy and couldn't understand other
folks being pouty.
because 1 ave to have manners
and II I was n boy in h country /
could have fun with puddles." snorted
Betty.
, 1922-06-13

them and the Understanding Scissors
cut them cut. Dicky was. Of course. a
most giggiy yellow n Freddy was a
juicy green with black spots. as all
well hammered frogs should be.
Then came the corks from the KItch-
en- Drawer. Each cork had n slit cut
in it. and into these Sits went the
tabs from Freddy and Dicky. And
then, before you could flop an car, tho
, 1922-06-13

The United Home Builders' associ-
alton is here to assist you, to make
you thrifty. prosperous and happy.
suite e06, Beclssfnser Bldg. Phone
, 1922-06-13
Moving Metal

In days of old
When knights were bold
And fought in steelclad droves,
No jeers they brooked,
But I fear they loked
Like animated stoves.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Evening journal., 1922-01-16

Rich milk, matted grain extract In Powder
No Cooking - NourishinE - Digsstibls
Evening journal., 1922-01-16
MRS. BROWN LEAVES
TUBERCULOSIS BOARD

Recommending the appointment
OF an experienced business man, who
would command the respect Of the
other members of the commission,
as her successor, Mrs. ii. Fletcher
Browne has sent her resignation as
a member of the Delaware state Tu-
berculosis Commission to Governor
Denney. Mrs, Brown gives as her
reason for resigning that she is not
IN complete sympathy with the man.
ner in which affairs of the commits
sion are being conducted.
Mrs. Brown has been devoting
splendid energy and much Of hei
time to the affairs Of the commission
She has been particularly keen il
looking after the needs of the pa
tients at Edgewood sanitarium. Hei
resignation. therefore. will be keenl,
regretted by all who are interested
in anu-tuberculosis work in Della
ware.
Evening journal., 1922-01-16
His Eyes Travelled TO the Foot OF
the Easel and TO What Lay There.

The professor shook his head de-
cldedly and then pointed to the line
OF light from beneath the door be-
fore them.
Someone is in here. at any rate.
We will knock"
Suiting mis- action to the word, he
raped smartly, waited, and raped
again. but there came no response,
only the steady glare Of that garish
light and the banging from the en-
trance on the ground floor
Professor Semyonov shrugged and
turned to descend still further. but
the sergeant grasped his arm.
That's only someone who heard
what we did-the officer on this beat,
perhaps-and wants to Investigate.
Let him wait. II anything Is wrong
in this house Il is behind that doorl
/ I'm going to assume responsibility
for breaking 1t in, professor. Stand
backl"
: The door itself was massive one
/ but the lock evidently old and flimsy
and at his third onslaught II snapped
with such suddenness that he was
almost precipitated into the apart
ment.
A single glance sufiiced to show
the outlines Of daintily carved fur
niture and cushions scattered about
in profusion by an obviously femin-
inc hand. but the room was empty
and its only illumination was that
strang ray OF counterfeit sunlight,
which streamed through an opened
door in the opposite wall, a door
which led evidently to that studio
built out over the strip OF garden OF
which the professor had spoken.
The stili, headed air was heavy
with a subtle, cloying perfume but
mingled with it was a harsh, acrid
odor that was not new to the detec-
tive and he sprang across to the
doorway OF the studio and then
paused.
Facing him upon large easel
was the portrait OF a women in a
gray evening gown poised on the
third step OF a staircase with one
slippered foot slightly advanced and
hand of startling whiteness upon
which a huge emerald blazed rested
Evening journal., 1922-01-16

on the dark, polished wood Of the
balustrade. The painting was only
half finished. but II was Indicated in
broad splashes of color and with
the bold. sweeping lines of the car
toonist which rendered the likeness
unmistakable to anyone familiar
with the lineaments Of those in the
city's highest society.
All this Barry took in with one
darting glance and then his eyes
Travelled to the foot OF the easel and
what lay there. II was the huddled
body Of a women with masses OF
tawny hair, scarcely dishevelled by
her fall and spreading stain
upon the breast of her paint-daubed
smock.
Kneeiing beside it he gently raise'
the head. which rolled backward In
his hands and the curiously long
narrow, half-opened eyes stared NJ
suddenly into his with a duh, un.
winkling gaze.
Dead" the professor announced
beside him. "She was at work wher
the shot pierced her breast. See
I her thumb is stll thrust through
the palette and the maulstick and
brush have but just fallen from he
hands"
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
Copyright. 1922, NEA Servicel
Evening journal., 1922-01-16
FALLS TO DEATH
FROM ENGINE CAB

The funeral of Thomas ]. McCart-
ney, 625 Concord avenue. whose body
was found lying along the tracks OF
the b. and o. Railroad near Middle
River, Md, on Saturday. will take
place on Wednesday morning from
the home OF his father-in-law, Frank
Scott, "A South Union street. Re
duiem mass will be said in st. Thorn
as r. c. Church, and interment
made in Cathedral Cemetery.
Mr.. Mccartney was a fireman on
a freight train proceeding south
from Edge Moor, on Saturday, and
is supposed to have fallen from the
engine.
Mr.. Mccartney was an employe OF
the railroad for ten years. Born
in ElSton in 1887. he came to this
city twenty-five years ago. He is
survived by his wife. Marie McCart-
ney; five children, Joseph, Curtis,
Paul. Anna and Frances; his
mother, Mrs. Annie Mccartney, and
three sisters and thret brothers. He
was a member of Santa Maria Coun-
Gil, 1876, knights OF Columbus.
Evening journal., 1922-01-16

posts OF the American Legion In the
auditorium of the Wilmington High
School tonight.
Representative Johnson enlisted as
a private in the 79th Division at
Camp Meade, Md, and arose to
lieutenancy by. the time his company
went overseas.
He was severely wounded in
the battle at Montfaucon. and
returned to this country as an in
valid. He was awarded the Distin-
Evening journal., 1922-01-16

except the few like myself to whom
have given my address and l am
undisturbed But now you must tell
me about your case. Is It an affair
OF poisoning?"
Before Sergeant Barry could re-
ply, another flash OF lightning as
keen as a knife-thrust swept be-
meath the edges Of the window
shades and for an instant dulled' tie
electric lights into an angry orange
glow.
Professor Semyonov started, then
shrugged.
THAT was nearer, eh? I am as
bad perhaps as a hystericl house
maid. but does it not seem as though
the very atmosphere waited for the
breaking of the Storm"
1T is like the report OF gunsi"
The professor pulled his worn, gor-
geously hued dressing gown more
closely about Linn as he sank once
more into his chair Il have heard
them in my own country many
years before the late war and the
memory of them is with me always.
But let us forget the storm II we
can. The case you mentioned; is il
murder?"
Frankly. don't lSng~" Barry
responded. 1T is similar TO that
Tudor affair at Sandy Cove last
summer"
A sudden, sharp detonation burst
cracking upon their ears and both
men ieaped to their feet and stood
for the fraction OF a second staring
at each other. TIE professor s
nervousness had fallen from him
and he spoke with the calnness OF
fatalism:
There was no lightning. That
was not thunder. but a shotl Comet
The realization OF the truth had
pierced the detectives conscious.
ness even before his host voiced Il
and he sprang for the door. AS hs
flung Il open, with the rotund figuri
in the tattered dressing gown clos'
at his heels, he heard unmistakably
the sound OF hurrying footsteps be
low and plunged for the head OF thu
stairs.
The narrow hall was but dimll
lighted and in the unnatura
silence which followed the echo o
the shot. their own feet as the,
clattered down the matting-coveret
stairs drowned out the lesser sounS
which had come up to them.
The hallway directly below wa
deserted and the door leading int
the apartment was closed and blank
Professor Semyonov paused to ham
NOR upon It but Barry FASTENED oi
downward. his eyes striving L
I pierce the gloom. Was that a fee
, ing figure below him or just his owl
distorted shadow advancing befor
his reckless descent?
on the third floor he halted. TIL
door OF this apartment also, whic
his host had told him was occupie
, by a woman portrait painter wa
! closed, but from the line Of the 81
streamed a peculiar, bright ligh
like a beam OF sunshine. The pro
fessor ceased his fruitless effort
and rejoined his companion just a
Evening journal., 1922-01-16

guished Service Cross by the United
States and the Croix de Guerre by
the French. for helping a wounded
conA-ade back OF the firing line,
when he was severely wounded
himself.
At the meeting tonight newly
elected officers Of the local posts
will be installed and a program OF
music and dramatic selections will
be presented, with the aid Of the
High School Dramatic society.
Evening journal., 1922-01-16
ef DEAD FTREMEN HoNoRED.

WEST CHESTER Jan. 16.-
Nearly a thousand members of the
fire department and other citizens
filled the Opera House here yester-
day in memory of the 21 fremen
who died in 1921. Roskell e. Wood
ward, chief of the fire department
Evening journal., 1922-01-16

presided; the Rev J. Diekerson led
the devotional exercises, and the
memorial address was delivered by
the Rev. Grover c. Walters. Wilmer
w. MacElree delivered the eulogy.
There was fine musical program.
Evening journal., 1922-01-16
REP. JOHNSON TO
ADDRESS LEGION

Representative Royal c. Johnson,
of South Dakota who enlisted in the
American forces during the war and
was wounded while in action, will ad-
dress the joint meeting Of the local
Evening journal., 1922-01-16
A THOUGHT
FOR TO-DAY

Whosoever shall seek TO save
his life shall lose II, and who
soever shall lose his life shall
preserve it.-Lule 1923
Men can be as original now
as ever. IL they had but the
courage, even the insight.
Heroic souls in old times had
no more opportunities than we
have; but they used them
Charles Kingsley.
Evening journal., 1922-01-16

there came a soft thud and then
from the street level violent ring
ing and pounding.
Perhaps we we're mistaken"
Barry remarked. 1T might have
been a fracas out in the street"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-11-17
ELECTION PLEASES
GOVERNOR DIXON
LEGISLATURE GIVES HIM WORK
ING MAJORITY TO ACCOMPLISH
TAX REFORMATION.

Having returned to his office in the
statehouse Thursday morning from
Missoula, where he had gone to vote
Tuesday, Governor Joseph M. Dixon
expressed himself. as well pleased
with the outcome Of the election, in
which he had taken an active part
He declared that the, outcome of the
voting points to the dawn of a NEW
day. in Montana politics. The day of
the old-time standpatter is gone, he
asserted. The governor had, howev-
er, little time to discuss the political
outcome, for the state board of equal
ization took up an adjourned meeting,
which was continued until late in the
afternoon.
During the campaign just ended,
Governor Dixon delivered rs addresses
throughout the state, but returned
home apparently in the pink Of ply
steal condition, buoyant over the re-
suits. On the speaking platform Cow
ernor Dixon made a record probably
never equalled by the governor of any,
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WOLF POINT MAYOR
WOULD MOB WORKERS

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al down to the strikers hall and made
threats against some of the leading
men of the strike committee and stat
ed hat they were going to get them
and said that it would be better for
the members of this strike committee
to get out of town, also making 9TH
er violent threats and demonstrations.
After an aborted attempt to tear
down the sign which reads, rail-
ROAD STRIKE is ON: STAY
AWAY FROM SHOPS: GREAT
NORTHERN UNFAIR. WILL AM
ERICAN WORKERS ACCEPT LOW
Err LIVING STANDARDS? ?" they
then made more threats and attempt
ed to start fight, but were unsuccess-
full in that, lost their nerve and beat
it back uptown, saying that they
would come back later.
RAILROAD OFFICERS IN MOB
The division superintendent of the
Great Northern is reported to have
been in the mob urging it along, as
was also the station agent, who one
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DISTRICT COURT
CONVENED MONDAY
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then the property was put up for
sale and bid in by Mr. RAIDER for the
First National Bank of Raymond, it
appears that Mr.. RAIDER bid in big
tractor in good condition for $500 and
4'vo fine plow bottoms for $3.50 and
the other for few dollars more, and
several cows, horses and several
pieces of machinery were bid in for
corresponding sums 1t appears that
the laws of the State of Montana pro-
vides that when a sale is continued
over the legal number of days, or
when another error or irregularity oc-
ours in the conduct of the sale, and
the property is bid in by the person
holding the mortgage, then the per
son holding the mortgage AMI bidding
becomes responsible to the person
foreclosed on for the reasonable mar
ket value of the property. So Rookie
in his defense of the foreclosure on his
land set up claim for the reasonable
value of his personal property to be
credited upon the mortgage. There
was also dispute about the validity
of a certain note and mortgage in the
sum of $4,000 which Rookie claims the
bank is trying to collect on, which was
given without consideration at all, but
which was given as protection in an
arrangement agreeable to both the
bank and Rookie. When the case
started it was thought that it would
last about three hours, but it lasted
from Monday forenoon until Thursday
evening. Paul Babcock was attorney
for Robert Rookie and Vollum & Paul
were the attorneys 70 rthe First Ma
tional Bank Of Raymond. Numerous
witnesses were called and there were
constant arguments before the court
on points of law. The idea of the ir-
regularity of the sale making the
mortgage responsible for the reason
able market value of the articles sold
providing he is the buyer was care
fully threshed out and finally Judge
Conner ruled that he was, and then
the way was opened for testimony as
to the reasonable market value OF
the personal property sold. It seems
that mortgages are being forced down
to brass tacks as time goes on IN
Sheridan county, and from this case
it appears that the happy-go-iuckv
methods Of foreclosure hitherto prac-
ticed have come TO an end. When the
case was completed it was taken IN
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other state. Despite the fact that he
was not candidate in this campaign,
he took the leadership in espousing
the cause of the people, and in that
leadership he travelled a great num-
Der of miles by automobile, met more
people and delivered a greater num-
ber of addresses than any other cam
paign speaker. He believes the cleo
ton points the way to the adoption of
his tax-reform plans and is decisive
defeat to reaction and special priv
lege." Outlining the political DISPOSE
ton of the next legislature he found
for himself a working majority in
the senate.
Reactionary Interest Defeated.
IN cheerful tone he said:
THE legislators elected, with few
exceptions, are men who were openly
for the tax-reform program that [
have advocated. The representatives
Of the reactionary interests in the
state senate are overwhelmingly de-
feated. John E. Edwards in Rosebud
county was defeated two to one Pro-.
gressive Republican state senators,
men who stood openly for tax-reform
measures We're elected in Ravalli, San
ders, Lincoln, Flathead, Teton, Sheri--
dan, Richland, Wibaux, Fallon, Carter,
Rosebud, Yellowston and Judith Basin
counties. Progressive Democratic
state senators who openly stood for
the tax-reform program, were Ger
tainly elected in Missoula, Cascade
and Valley counties. Half of the SEN
ators, % in all, were elected this year
and this makes IS Of the II elected Of
the avoWedly progressive type. Three
counties are not yet heard from def
nitely, but even there all indications
are that the progressive senator's will
be elected.
These new state senators, with the
Ia holdover Progressive Republicans
make a total of 80 of Sd, clear
working majority in the coming state
senate, as against the bipartisan con-
tfoi of two years ago. In the coming
state senate will. be missing on roll
call most of the reactionary state SEN
ators who defeated much of the pro-
gressive legislation recommended by
me two years ago.
Confident of Tax Commission.
while the returns are yet some
what meager," he continued, II have
more than a strong hope that the
constitutional amendment providing a
tax commission has been ratified. The
fact that the constitutional amendment
was opposed 50 bitterly by all OF the
reactionary newspapers, Republican
and Democratic, gives me added cour-
age to believe that Montana may be
facing a new and better day.
"Of course, I know the pitfalls at
tendant upon legislative sessions,
where an active minority backed by
eontrolled newspaper publicity and all
the hidden power of concentrated
wealth and special privilege is an ev-
er-present menace, I have hope that
the coming session, under the leader
ship of the progressive group of hold
over senators, reinforced BY the pro-
gressive membership returned in this
election will witness much construc-
tive legislation"
Believes House Is With Him
The governor also believes that the
house also will be with him. "Pfes-
ent returns Indicate" he said. "that in
a majority Of the counties Republican
nominees of progressive tendencies
were elected and that in some others
of the same type have
been returned"