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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26
EASTPR0P0SES
NSURANCEFOR
AUTO VICTIMS
Some States Would Give Pro-
lection to Those Hurt
i'm Accidents.

Compulsory liability insurance for all
automobile owners is a proposal ad-
vanced in different eastern states this
winter as a consequence Of the growth
in automobile accidents. In Massa-
chusetts, where 500 persons were killed
and $4,000 injured last year by auto
mobiles, a bill has been introduced in
the state Legislature providing TINS
form of insurance and is attracting
a good deal of attention from car
owners, insurance companies and the
general public. The sponsor of the bill
declares that the public is justified In
protection when it can pc
had at rates which the automobile
owners can afford to pay.
Collect From State
A person who is injured by an auto
mobile, under this bill, or his depend
ents, will be entitled to receive in
demnity from the state fund, whether
the car is registered in Massachusetts
or some other state. Massachusetts,
automobile owners would be insured
against liability arising from accidents
in this state is well as in other states
which enact a similar law.
The amounts of indemnity are based
on the workmen's compensation law.
with a maximum for death of 5000 and
for incapacity $4,000. The minimum
payments Specified in the bill amount
to $1,000 for death, SIS a week for total
i~ncapacity and SIS n week for partial
incapacity. Medical attendance and GER
tain specified amounts for loss Of a
limb are included.
An injured person or his dependents
would receive weekly payments, unless
the board deemed it advisable to pay
a lump sum. Payments could neither
be assigned nor attached for debt.
Can Sue Owner
If an injured person desires to sue
the owner for damages, rather than
accept indemnity from the state fund,
he would be at liberty to do so. In this
event. the state fund would pay to the
owner the amount which the injured
person was entitled to under the law.
The premium would be paid at the
time of registration and would for the
first year be as follows.
For motorcycles, 50; passenger cars,
S12; trucks, SO.
These rates would be revised each
year.
An owner, if he prefers, may furnish
d bond and may also insure additionally
in any company.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26

"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" us
ually chanted by childrens' voices as
they go from house to house celebrat-
ing the worlds greatest holiday, will
not be missing from the programs at
the Great Northern station, where
weary hours that hang heavy with the
holiday traveller, are made light by the
sight of the big, blazing Christmas
tree and the music that is provided by
various groups of musicians who vol
unteer their services.
On Christmas morning and after
noon all children who were passing
through the city were given bags Of
candy and Christmas treats that were
distributed to them on the trains. In
the afternoon, after the children had
enjoyed the tree and boarded their
trains, they were given the gayly color
I'd bags Of candy to carry with them
On their journeys.
Monday night the Trinity Lutheran
choir gave a program Of Christmas
carols, which were the well known
Lutheran songs that are world famous
at Yuletide. Miss Majorie Grover,
a Of the city's prominent violinists,
gave several numbers. Miss Maud
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26

barrel cheaper than the Moptana mill
ers who thereby are being eliminated
from the Pacific coast trade where a
lare portion of their output finds al
outlet" 9. r. McClave, Of the Montana
Flour Mills company states.
At present, according to the resoIu-
tons, the grain rates in Montana are
higher for the same class of service
either east or west and the carriers
now extend the milling industries of
other states traversed, milling in tran
sit privileges not accorded to Montana
millers, although on account of the long
distances, such privileges are necessary
to the Montana miller.
For that reason the reduction of
the wheat transportation rate to the
Pacific coast to about 80 cents a hun
dred is believed to be justified and
should be extended both to wheat and
flour for domestic business as well as
for the export trade or the export rate
should be withdrawn" the resolutions
urge.
Want Readjustment
Montana, it is stated, has no intra-
state, interline rates such as those in
effect in Minnesota and elsewhere, this
is given as an additional reason for
ddJuSlHicuL VI tApOTt anu NbIT1eStlc
freight charges on wheat and flour to
Pacific coast points. Reduction Of
rates to the coast. the granting of mill
ing in transit privileges, now accorded
millers in other states and the es-
Establishment of interstate, interline
rates in effect in Minnesota and else
where, il asked Of the carriers and the
state railroad commission in the reso-
lutions.
Because millers find it improbable
to sell high grade hard wheat in for
eign markets, only three per cent of the
wheat production of Montana is sold
for export trade, statistics show. Yet
the amount now being shipped under
the new export rate far exceeds this
amount, according to the millers. The
10000, 600 bushels of wheat grown an
nually in Oregon and Washington are
diverted in large measure to markets
supplying the oriental export demand
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26
EARLY MORNING FIRE
CAUSES $4,000 Loss
Chief Trodick and Captain Hogan Overcome by
Gas From Broken Main; Water Lines
Save Adjoining Buildings.

Fire, the cause of which has not
been determined, broke out at $3.50
Monday morning in the Wilcox building
at First avenue south and Fourth
street, resulting in damage to the build
ing of about $4,000 and probably twice
that much to fixtures and goods in diff
ferent stores. The fire started in the
Routzahn millinery.
A broken gas main, the gas from
which was not at once ignited, resulted
in the gassing of Chief A. j. Trodick
and Captain Harry Hogan of the fire
department. 1t was not regarded as
serious. although Chief Trodick was
forced to go home Immediately after
the fire and was recovering late last
night. Both men were gassed in going
about the burning building in directing
the fire fighting.
Investigate Cause Today
An investigation of the fire will be
begun today, Chief Trodick said, his
illness preventing the starting of the
investigation Monday. The state fire
department has been notified and will
join in the Investigation.
Stores affected by the fire included:
u hoih ppoh hLuS toihpubs. -
street south. $4,000, covered to 80
per cent by insurance; Routzahn MILF
merry, 10 Fourth street south, 5000,
about $1,000 insurance; Old Home bar,
4OS First avenue south, $1,000; Metro
politan Hardware company. 407 First
avenue south, $4,000; Old Home lunch,
81 Fourth street south, $500; Over
land Cigar store. 4O1 First avenue
south, $500, covered by insurance: May
Irwin insurance office, % Fourth
street south, $3.50; Cupboard lunch,
407R First avenue south. $500. no in
s%urance; Duffy barber shop, 400 First
avenue south, 5000: Valley market, Is
Fourth street South, unestimated loss
to meat and grocery stocks.
The alarm came TO the Central fire
station at $50 in the morning, through
a still alarm when a man came to
the station and reported a quantity of
smoke in the buildings. The operator
called Chief Trodick and when he
reached the Wilcox building he saw
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26
EXPORT Rate MENACES STATE
Mills, SAYS BUTTE CHAMBER.
Declare Montana Flour Milling Industry Cannot
Survive Unless Adjustment Made; Ask
Reduction on Domestic Rate.

Holding that Montana's milling in
Gently established export freight rates
on wheat to west coast points, the
Butte chamber of commerce has adj
dressed resolutions to the state rail
road commission and carriers of the
northwest in which it is asserted that
unless relief in the form of equitable
rate adjustments is not Immediately
Forthcoming, the industry cannot con-
tinue to exist.
Pacific coast millers, it is claimed, are
actually given an advantage of % cents
n barrel in meeting the competition of
Montana flour mills under the export
rate of 81 cents a hundred weight
granted two months g by the Mil
waukee. Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railways with milling in tran
sit regulations, for the avowed purpose
of creating Il west-bound movement Of
cars under load and for the ostensible
purpose of giving the producer a higher
price for his wheat.
Prices Established in East
Theoretically, Montana farmers and
millers should profit under this ar
rangement. representatives of the mills
tittldIt. Dut tlp IdCl Is tuil tSpoIt
prices on wheat are not established
on the Pacific coast, but in Minneapolis
and Duluth, from which must be de-
Quoted the cost of transportation,
handling and other charges to be met
by the Montana grain grower. On the
other hand, the Pacific coast miller,
under the new transportation charge,
can, bring wheat from Montana to tide
water, presumably for export, ut 81
cents a hundred, seven cents less than
the domestic rate, and because of the
impossibility of policing wheat ship
ments in transit at the mill, can sub
stitute the cheaper Washington wheat
for the hard Montana wheat, keeping
the latter for domestic trade flour and
sending the soft coast wheat flour to
Oriental and European markets.
by this subterfuge the Washington
miller can sell the superior Montana
flour made IN the coast, % cents a
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26

| that it was a bad fire and sent in a
general call to the fire station.
The blaze had obtained q good start
when the firemen received the call.
Chief Trodick Immediately laid five
lines of hose and set his men on the
roof with streams of water to cut Oft
the blaze at the Thompson Drug store
on the north and the Duffy barber shop
on First avenue south. Sheets of water
from the lines were used to hold the
fire within these limits. This action
probably saved the Valley market and
! Conrad grocery on Fourth street.
The firemen were hardly on the job
before the rear end of the millinery
store, where the blaze started, blew
out with an explosion Of gasses within
the building.
The ,firemen were able to keep the
blaze in the rear of the stores on
First avenue south, where it had al
ready spread by the time the alarm
was received. The gas was forced
through the buildings with the falling
Of the rear wall and the falling of the
floor in the millinery store. When the
floor fell, the firemen were aided in
getting advantage of the blaze, which
had evidently been conferred in the
basement.
Called North Side Truck
The fire equipment used included the
Central station equipment and the
north side truck. The pump was not
used, the water carrying a good pres
by s o'clock.
sure. The fire had been e~xtinguished
The Wilcox building is owned by the
Wilcox estate.
Some equipment in the Duffy barber
shop was saved by carrying it from
the building and spectators aided in
bringing papers and filing cases from
the May Irwin Insurance company.
Smoke and water did considerable dam
age to store stocks.
Due to the fact that the owners of
the building are non-residents of Great
Falls and must be consulted before ac-
ton is taken, it was not known what
will be done in rebuilding and rapair-
ing the property. Some of the stores
in the damaged area will seek new loca-
ions, it was announced.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26
EDITOR
dies ON COAST.
DAUGHTER HERE
Mrs. Wahoske Receives Word
of Death Of Her Father,
Erastus Brainerd.

Mrs. Henry r. Wahoske of 1920
Third avenue north Monday afternoon
! received word Of the death, at Seattle,
of her father. Erastus Brainerd, long
a leader il public life on the northwest
coast and formerly editor of the Seat
tie Post-InteIligencer. Mr.. Brainerd
had been in failing health, but it was
not thought that death was near until
a short time before his passing.
Mr.. Brainerd became editor of the
lPost-InteIligencer in 1900 and retired
born in Middletown. Conn, in 1855, and
graduated from Harvard university.
He was appointed curator of engrav-
ings at the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts in 1876 and after two years at
that post Travelled two years in Europe.
then turning to newspaper work. He
was connected with the editorial staffs
of the Times and the World in New
York. the Press in Philadelphia and
the Constitution in Atlanta. He was
editor in chief Of the Star in Atlanta,
the News in Philadelphia and the Press
Times and Post-1ntelligencer in Seattle.
Soon after his graduation from Har-
ward. Mr.. Brainerd took a commanding
position in the world Of literature. He
wrote cOntemporaneOusly with Mark
l. WILL, TkuR6uc IIttu uIu OlutI uUlfu
writer's Of his day and was a close per-
sonal friend of many of the country's
leading literary men. He once refused
appointment as governor Of Idaho, dur
ing the administration of President Ar
thur, and was land commissioner Of
Washington from 1893 to 1897. Mr..
Brainerd was the author of the Gal
lery Of Great Artists, a biographical
and descriptive work, in five volumes,
and of a history of Alaska and the
Klondike.
Mrs. Brainerd, a native of Richmond,
Va, was visiting at her old home at
the time Of Mr.. Brainerd's death and
started at once for Seattle to attend
the funeral. While crossing Montana
she will be joined by Mrs. Wahoske.
One other daughter. Miss Elizabeth
Brainerd of New York, also survives.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26
CHRISTMAS TREE PROGRAM AT C. N.
STATION BRIGHTENS HOLIDAY FOR
TINY TRAVELLERS IN GREAT FALLS

Burghard accompanied her at the
piano. Choirs from the various
churches will sing at the station dur
ing the week and special numbers will
be announced from time to time as
the singers and musicians volunteer. It
is anticipated that the colored singers,
who were SO popular at last years en-
t~ertainment, will appear again this
wear,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26
Seven Will Tell
Magistrate About
1t This Morning

With seven to appear this morning
to answer charges Of drunkenness,
police court promises to take on the
appearance Of ante-Volstead days.
The seven who will tell, the judge
about it are: John Hoorken, age
81; Matt Kompan, age 40; Tom Han
sor, age 81; John Kalmann, age 20;
Tom Adams, age %; Joe Lynch, age
80; Joe Franchili, age 40.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26

Bridges over small streams in the
Philippines are generally made Of bam-
boo poles.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-26
HELPFUL

HELPFUL.
Coffee always keeps me awake
why don't you have some?"-
Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
CONSERVING HAY IN MANGER
Horse With Chronic Habit Of Noslno
Out Feed Under He Feet 10
Decided Nuisance.

A neighbor once owned a horse with
q chronic habit of nosing most Of the
hay out of the manger and under his
feet as soon as 1t had been thrown
down. An animal with this trait Is
both q nuisance and useless expense.
Alfalfa, clover and some other hays
are not so easily removed, but wild hay
ian be easily tossed out.
This farmer resorted to q simple
means to stop this annoyance. A green
log about four inches in diameter was
cut short enough to drop into the
manger without touching either of the
feed boxes.
This was supported, when outside,
by two ropes, each tied through the
halter-rope holes and around n end
Of the log. After the manger has
been filled the log is thrown into 1t,
onto the hay. There Is plenty of room
for the horse to eat, yet there is no
possibility of the feed being thrown
out. The device cured the animal
mentioned of his bad habit In about
four weeks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
MASON'S 1928 WANTS

There are many things which will
make times more prosperous in the
Mason district that we should work
for the coming year.
The first thing of Importance to
the farmers is more and better cows
for the farms. The past year has
demonstrated that dairying is the
branch of farming that never fails.
Butter fat prices will continue to be
high and if the farmers want to get
the most of his farm more and bet
ter cows should be added. Get rid
of the COWS that are not paying for
themselves and put in COWS that will
pay. Many of the farmers now have
fine herds of pure bred and high
grade stock and these should be
increased.
We should work for a further ex-
tension of the phone system of the
district so that. all farms could be
connected. With the independent
lines real service cannot be had. The
present company is being operated
at the lowest possible cost and a
further extension of the service will
give to all, better service.
The Mason distrist should work
for a pea canning factory. This
would give a new cash crop for the
district, besides furnishing labor for
the boys during the summer season.
Districts that have canning factor
les find them a success, and they
work well in connection with dairy
farming.
The property owners in the vii
lage should endeavor to beautify the
village by putting in concrete walks
during the coming season. 1t is
understood that many walks will be
put in.
A further extension of the i'm
provements at the Community Fair
Grounds should be accomplished.
During the past eason a good start
was made in this direction, but more
buildings are needed.
A tourist park should be establish
ed, where tourists can find a place
to camp.
mason wants more settlers for the
lands which are not already settled.
Lets all work to make this the
best district in Bayfield, county and
in Northern Wisconsin. We have
the land, we have the farmers, and
we can make it the banner district
if the farmers and others work to-
|gether.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
RECORD XMAS
BUSINESS DONE
POST OFFICE HAS IT'S BAN.
NER YEAR
Store Also Reports an Excellent
Christmas Business and
Force Of Clerks Was Almost
Doubled.

The Mason store and post office
have been busy places during the
past week and Postmaster C. /. Lar
son reports that it was the biggest
holiday business the post office has
ever done, both in quantity of in
coming and outgoing mail. The
office was almost swamped with
packages, letters and cards, but the
business was handled admirably by
the force of clerks.
Likewise was business at the store
enormously During the few days
before Christmas the force Of clerks
at the store had to be almost doubled
n order to handle. the business, but
It was taken care of in fine shape.
Following Christmas the large
force Of clerks have been engaged in
the work of taking inventory of the
,arge stock of the Mason Mercantile
company and hope to have the work
completed by the first of the year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.

Attention is again called that all
war savings stamps due January l,
1928 should be turned into the Ma
son bank or the Post Office # the
holders want them cashed or re-
converted into other forms of gov
eminent savings certificates. The
same also applies ito Victory bonds
of the series A. Of F. which become
due at the same time. 1t should
be remembered that these savings
certificates and bonds do not bear
interest after that date and should
be reconverted or cashed before jan
uary LIST. 1t takes some little time
to send these in and delay simply
means a longer time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
OVER MILLION AND OF
SURANCE IN FORCE 3
Have Paid Losses Amounting to
$14,659. 32.-Have 729 Policy
HOlders.-Big Gain This Year

The annual report Of the Mutual
Town Insurance Company of Bay
field County which is being prepared
by Secretary o. M. Arness this week
will show a big increase of business
for the year.
This company started doing bust
ness March 1st, 1909, and now has a
total of $1,229,461.0O insurance in
force, held by 729 policy holders,
which is a gain of 1877 policy holders
during the past year.
During the past year 34S policies
were written with insurance amount
ing to $685., 77.00, and deducting the
policies expiring and cancelled, left
a net gain for the year of 1877 poll
cies.
During the past year there was
collected for premiums $4,604.01 and
the losses paid amounted to $3,812.-
55.
The company closed the year with
out an assessment.
Since organization the company
has paid out for losses a total of
$14,659.32.
The average amount of insurance
in force per policy amounts to
$1786.0O.
Under the bylaws the total
amount of insurance which can be
written on one risk is $4,000, the
longest term for which a policy can
be written is for five years. The
company does not insure property in
incorporated cities and villages, and
does business within Bayfield, coun-
ty.
The company has risks scattered
throughout the farming district of
the county and the growth of the
has been rapid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
GIVE ALFALFA GOOD CHANCE
Crowns o. Plant Are Likely to Be
Injured II Hog or Other Stock Is
Turned In Too Soon.

After the alfalfa crop has been cut
for hay, hogs or other stock should
not be turned In too soon. The
crowns Of the plant are likely to be
injured II the stock Is given q chance
to eat the young tender shoots too
closely. Often this close feeding per-
manently Injuries, or eve kills, the
plants. Let 1t have a good start If you
intend pasturingA 1t is better prac-
tice, however, to provide other crops
for pasturage and s the alfalfa for
hay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
Farmers Insurance Co.
Big Gain for the Year
FAREWELL PARTY

A. farewell party was given for
Walter Fergie on Saturday evening
at the Mason hotel. Those present
were Misses Ethel Olson, Jane,
Edith, Evelyn and Belle Harrison,
Cora Richardson, Myrtle Dunnebecke
Gladys Samuelson and Lizzie Monue.
Messers. Glen and Werner Samuel
son, Carl Lund, Gordon Herrig and
Ernst Swanson. Dancing, games,
and lunch were the evenings enter
tainment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
MORE CORN
IS RECEIVED
COOPERATIVE
LY FOR THE FARMERS
This is the Third Car of Corn
That Has Been Received
This -SeasOn.-Handled by
Mason Mercantile Company.

On Wednesday of this week the
third a of corn bought by the Ma
son Mercantile company and sold CO.
operatively to the farmers of the
Mason district was received at Ma
son and has been disposed of. This
corn is bought in car load lots and
sold to the farmers with only hand
ling charges added, thereby giving
to the farmers of the very cheapest
fed possible for their stock.
Last season seven of eight cars
were received in this manner, but
during the past spring nearly 5000
bushels of seed oats and barley were
sold to the farmers of the district
and this has supplied them with a
great part of their feed, so that the
number of ears of corn to be received
this year will not be as large as last
year when feed was scarce.
The plan is working out fine and
the store and the farmers are CO.
operating in fine shape. Manager
Larson does the scouting in the way
of buying the corn at the lowest
prices and then it is sold to the farm
ers with only handling charges, there
by giving to the farmers orn at the
lowest prices.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28

VIM. Brown left Wednesday for
f
Jane Harrison left Wednesday for
Milwaukee where she will visit rela-
tives.
Miss Ora Hanson, of Washburn,
spent a few days here visiting her
sister, Mrs. Emmett Bliss and family.
81
Walter Merit, Of Drummond,
visited friends here a few days this
week.
Miss Agnes Iverson of C%ornucopia,
is spending the holidays with her
parents here.
-
Mrs. J. r. Welty left Wednesday
for Waupaca to visit her mother.
and from there will go to Appleton
to spend a few days with her SON.
Ralph. She will also visit he1
daugh ter, Mrs. A. o. Follett at
Genoa Jet. She expects to be gone
about two weeks.
-
Miss Evelyn Harrison who teaches
at Mercer, is spending the holiday
vacation at her home here.
e
E. F: Herrig arrived home this
week to spend the holidays at his
home here.