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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04
l6-FOOT WHISPERS
BELONG TONO. OAK.

The story in the last issue of The
Herald about Hans N. Langseth and
his 16-foot beard was unintentionally
inaccurate, since it located Mr.. Lang
seth in Montana and gave the Treas
ure state credit for producing the
marvellous growth of facial alfalfa.
But it appears that Mr.. Langseth
resides in Richland county, North
Dakota, instead of our neighboring
county of Richland in this state. A
friend handed in the clipping with
the remark that it might be a news
item of interest. The clipping did
not show what paper it was from or
what state was referred to, co it was
assumed that the Richland county
spoken of was in our own state.
While no one is injured by the mad
vertent error, we always like to stick
as close to the truth as possible and
still stay in business. Hence this ex-
PLANTATION.
Since the owner of the beard that
has won him fame and the price of a
pleasant journey is resident of N.
D., it is presumed that many years
ago he vowed never to shave until
there was political peace in his state,
with the result that he has hiri-
sutical appendage extending from his
chin that is about one one hundred
and sixteenth of the distance across
the old homestead, and would make a
movie comedy freak resign in dis
gust.
However, the fact that Mr.. Lang
eth does not belong in Montana is
lis misfortune. Had he been resid-
ng here all the time he has been de-
oted to whisker culture, and been
ubject to the tonic of Montana's
natchless productiveness, instead of
stunted growth of Is feet, he would
ave had several reels of whiskers by ;
ow, longer in the aggregate than !
ne Conley case. !
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

this action of the commissioners i.
the rawest deal possible TO imagine
Look at it. George Littlefeld owns
a big, powerful ferry that is safe
and satisfactory to practically every
body on both sides Of the river. He
has about everything he has invested
in it, he is a thoroughly competent
ferry man with years of experience
on the Missouri, he gives good serv-
ice and makes reasonable charges.
He has operated his ferry here for
five years under franchise that was
considered good until these commits
sioners set about to find a technical
flaw in it to suit their own ends. Fur
ther, Littlefield has government Ii
cense to navigate the Missouri for
1000 miles. He owns landing ground
on one side of the river and has a
permit to land on the other. He has
spent hundreds of dollars construct
ing landings on both sides. Now the
commissioners and their Poplar po-
litical gang seek to use their author
ity to put him out of business.
They grant another franchise to
a dinkey boat from their own town
over the written protest of 800 people
of this community. A boat most of
the public refuses to use and fears
to use. A boat that so far this sea-
son has not made a crossing. And |
hey propose to force it onto the
public and use the public's money
n the process.
Setting aside all other considera
ions, and considering the case on
is merits, what do the hard working !
ard pushed, fair minded people of
he county in general think of it?
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

The county pays good salary to
a county attorney, and hires a Pop
lar attorney as assistant county at
torney, but when case of import
ance to Poplar comes up special coun-
ell must be engaged and $500 of
the county money the farmers and
farmers wives slave to get must be
paid to another Poplar lawyer.
But that is not the worst phase of
the case. The boat that these county
officials are striving to force on this
community by the power of their
authority is one that about 80 per
cent of the public refuse to use,
even when run free of charge. A
great number of the McCone county
people are compelled to cross the
Missouri at this point, it is their
source of supply and they carry on
most of their business here. But
some say, and most of them imply
that they do not wish to risk their
lives and property on this Poplar
ferry. Today farmer said he would
not put four horse rig on the little
boat if he never got across.
Human life and human considera-
tion seems to carry no weight when |
interests are at stake or
when there is chance to wreak |
heir spite on those who do not fall
n line with the gang and it's policy.
If this falls election were past
md this gang of officials firmly in
he saddle, could other communities
n The county, besides Wo'f Point,
xpect any better treatment, or any
more regard for county funds?
To those who know the whole truth |
bout this Wolf Point ferry situation t
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04
DYNAMITE USED TO
WRECK CENTRAL OFFICE

According to reports the telephone
central office at Antelope, Sheridan
county, was blown up by charge Of
dynamite last Friday night. Three
people were asleep in the building
at the time and all were injured but
none seriously.
Particulars are lacking but the re-
port says that several sticks of dy-
Mantle must have been exploded as
the building was completely wrecked.
The almost miraculous escape of the
occupants is attributed to the bed
springs and mattress which acted as
buffers. This is the second occurance
of this kind that has taken place at
Antelope.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

Minutes of a regular meeting OF
the City Council of the City of Wolf
Point, Montana, held on the 1st day
A. D. 1922, in the office of the City
Clerk, the regular meeting place of
the said council, at o'clock D. m.
The mayor called the meeting to
order and the following answered
rollcall
Mayor Smith, presiding.
Aldermen Carpenter, Lynn, Fer
guson, Coffey and Lemon.
Attorney Marion.
Clerk Champlin.
The minutes of regular meeting of
April oath were real and on motion
of Alderman Coffey, seconded by Al
derman Lemon and unanimously
carried, were approved as read. .
Resolution No. 119
Resolution No. 119 was introduced
by Alderman Carpenter and read in
full by the clerk.
A resolution of the City Council
of the City of Wolf Point. transfer
ring funds from the General fund
to the Contingent fund for the pay
ing of salaries of city officials now
due, and directing the city treasurer
to make such transfer.
Moved by Alderman Lynn, second
ed by Alderman Lemon, that the city
adopt the above resolution.
The mayor put the question and
called for rollcall vote and the fol-
lowing. vote was recorded:
Ayes. Aldermen Carpenter, Lemon,
Lynn, Ferguson and Coffey.
Noes, none.
Claims Allowed
The following claims having been
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04
Charles Ray Drives Milk
Wagon In New Picture

Charles Ray driving a milk wagon
and attending college, gives one of
the most amusing and interesting
characterizations he has yet contrib
uted to the screen in 1.-TWO Minutes
To Co." the First National attraction
next Thursday-Friday at the Liberty
theatre
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

Charlie portrays the roll of Chet
Burnet, who is forced to earn his
own college expenses as the result
of financial reverses to his father.
Everyone wonders why Chet has
given up the football team, on which
he was the star player He does not
even confide his reason to his sweet
heart, Ruth Turner. Only his ador-
ing roommate, Fatty, knows the
truth.
Jobs are scarce and the best Chet
can do is take job on milk route,
lCnntinuad on, oct pa.aA
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

audited, were on motion of Alder
man Coffey, seconded by Alderman
Lynn, unanimously carried, allowed
and warrants ordered drawn for the
several amnnnts
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

Water Dept, water ~ 200
Oscar Olson, labor---..~.----- 400
Lerton Hall, labor 500
John Bell, labor 1900
H. L. Harrington, labor $500
Art Steele, labor bor-.---,------- 48.0O
West Disinfecting Co., fumigat-
ors -..-----------------.---------- 1915
Roosevelt County, election sup
plies --------------------..--..-.---. -132.49
Listerud Power Co., lamps 14.1O
Anderson Foundry Co., mdse 1.19
R. l.. Stephens, meals for pest
house 1920
VIM. Reed, repairs 5.75
T. B. Fluff, labor 4.60
Continued on Last Pagel
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04
MUSICAL PROGRAM
FOR WIDE AWAKE
ENTERTAIN RURAL NEIGH
BORS MAY IL

Our two tennis courts are now in
fine shape. A new tape arrived and
has been put down so everything is
ready for the tournament.
On Friday evening, May 12, the
Wolf Point high school will give the
following program at the Wide Awake
school, beginning at 700 or 1880:
March ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Selected
Overture-Romantic VIII. Kiefer
Reading An Old Maids Dream
Flora Walter
Selection -.-.-.-... Male Quartet
Overture Arcadia "A. NJ Laurens
Grafton on---............ Call to Arms
Sylvester Smith
ldyll- The Mill in the Forest
R. Eilenberg
Defamation Nature and Philosophy
Laurel Walter
Overture-Dramatique C. w. Dalby
Selection --..------.--- Male Quartet
March ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Selected
If the County Agent will cooperate
with US, the above program will be
followed by movie program. We
have no attachment for our school
machine or we would take it out
However, we hope Mr.. Noble will
bring the county machine up.
Our purpose is to show the peo-
pie In our district what has been
done In our music department. We
nope to give programs in our other
rural schools before school is out
and also next fall.
County DecIamatory
The county declamatory contest
was held at Froid vast Friday even
ing, April %. The three winners
from here took part, Sylvester Smith.
Oratory. Helen Seminars, Dramat-
ic. Myrtle Nieman, Humorous.
Our speakers left here Friday
morning and were Joined at Poplar
by Mrs. McFarlan and the three con-
testants from there.
They went to Culbertson and stav-
ed there until o'clock in the after
loon Some of the members of the
Julbertson basket ball team showed
themselves to be very courteous by
Meeting the train and carrying the
ut cases and bags to the hotel, and
howIng the contestants through the
chool there.
At o'clock the Wolf Point and
oplar contestants left Culbertson for
roId and went directly to the school
Volt Point people were particularly
lterested IN the school because both
lr. 4. 7. Poore and Miss Ethel Geb-
ardt teach there, but they were
oomed to disappointment for there
as no school that Afternoon.
Ihey then went to the hall where
lie speaking was to take place to
y out their voices and to become
,customed to the building.
The speaking started at O'Clock
ID lasted more than three hours.
ne towns represented were Froid
cCabe, Culbertson, Poplar and Wolf
,int
Just before the contest the speak
drew for places and Wolf Point
ew in oratory, 8 in dramatic and
in humorous.
The contest was divided into three
rts; the first part, oratory; second,
amatic; third, humorous.
Ihe program was as follows:
OratoricaI
lerlcanlzatlon ------------------ McCabe
u to Arms Wolf Point
coin, Man of Cod Culbertson
dress at Grave of Unknown
'o,uiei ~, ---.----.-------------- Poplar
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04
Adjournment

Adjournment
There being no further business
to come before the meeting motion
was made by Alderman Lynn, sec
onded by Alderman Cotfey, that the
meeting adjourn to meet again on
the 1st day of May, a. D. 1922.
Carried.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04
new CITY COUNCIL
SUCCEEDS THE OLD
MAYOR SMITH, COFFEY AND
LYNN OUT-MOORE, HELLER,
CHAPMAN, YOUNG IN

Inc neW1y eiecCeu ClIy OlliCidiS
took up their duties Monday evening,
the old council holding it's final ses-
sion and the new council its first.
R. J. Moore succeeded F. H. Smith
as mayor. In the first ward, John
H. Carpenter, an appointee on the
council, succeeded himself. In the
second ward, w. V. D. Chapman and
w. l.. Young succeeded ]. E. Nc
Donald, removed from the city, and
J H. Coffey. In the third ward G..
C. Heller succeeded Bert J. Lynn.
The minutes of the meetings fol-
low.
Minutes of a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Wolf
Point, Montana, held on the24th day
A. D. 1922, in the Office of the City
Clerk, the regular meeting place of
the said council, at 8 O'clock p. m.
The mayor called the meeting to
order and the following answered
rollcall:
Mayor Smith, presiding.
Aldermen Carpenter, Lynn, Fer
guSOn, COffey and Lemon.
Attorney Marion.
Clerk Champlin.
The minutes of a regular meeting
of April 10th were read and upon
motion of Alderman Carpenter, sec
onded by Alderman Lynn, and unan
imously carried, were approved as
read.
Notify Bond Company
Moved by Alderman Lemon, sec
onded by Alderman Carpenter, that
as the First National bank had closed
that their bondsmen would be held
responsible for any loss incurred by
the city.
Carried.
To Publish Water and Light Schedule
of Costs
Moved by Alderman Lynn, seconded
by Alderman Coffey, that a schedule
be made out and published IN the |
showing the present cost
of operating the light and power {
plant for four winter months COM
pared with the same months in the {
winter of 1919 and 1920. /
Carried.
Claims Allowed t
The following claims having been
audited were on motion of Alderman r
Joffey, seconded by Alderman Lemon t
md unanimously carried, were t
.Ilowed and warrants ordered drawn
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

~ ~ASRtAittSS l1lSiiW
The judges were Mr. Moe of
Plentywood, Miss Thayer, county
superintendent of Scobey, and Mr..
Hauge, of Plentywood.
The following were given first
place and were presented with gold
medals:
Oratorical-Let There Be Light
Froid
Dramatic-Poor Little joe. .Froid
Humorous-Th Aspiring Dishwasher
Culbertson
The contest was good one and
although Wolf Point carried off no
honors, still her contestants are to
be congratulated on how well they
did. They all ranked high and each
T
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

The following claims having been
audited were on motion of Alderman
Coffey, seconded by Alderman Lemon
and unanimously carried, were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-04

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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-04-10
THE ONLY WAY.

If Alaska wants to escape from too much dom1na- tion by Bureaus and other agencies that operate from Washington or that derive their authority from there the first thing she should do is to ask for full Territorial form of government. The only way to the people who live in Alaska. Self-government would remove lot of Alaska's troubles. It would place lot of the government of the Territory in the hands of people by the residents of the Terri tory It would permit the people to levy their own taxes and direct their expenditure to far greater extent than they do now.
 And further, it would give the people of Alaska control over the fisheries the greatest industry in the Territory is conceded that Congress will not do anything to relieve the situation of the salmon in dustry this year. is the old thing that we have had for nearly score of years. Politicians howl the fisheries the danger of destruction of industry the iniquites of the canneres, etc., but that all it amounts to. The Empire said nearly decade ago that nothing would be done to preserve fhe salmon industry unless Congress would give the people of the Territory authority to regulate it. We'll nothing has been done, and the only intelligent effort that has been made to secure any action has been that of trying to get Congress to confer power to act upon the Territorial Legislature There has been no legislation the fisheries of Alaska since 1906, and the question has football for politicians ever since that tme
 When will the people of Alaska get tired of the
 game of politics and rise like the handfulls of red blooded pioneers of Washington of Oregon and of the other pioneer sections each in it's day, and ask for their American right to run their affairs?
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-04-10
Physicians Should Advertise.
American Press.

American Press)
 If doctors advertised, would not the pubic De enormously benefited? .
 Not famboyant, egotistical advertising, but dlgnl fled matter containing statements of truth that le" besides doctors know.
 Dr. Royal S. Copeland. the Health Commissioners of New York City thinks they should. In an address before a club Dr. Copeland called attenion to the fact that as soon the public learned that Dr Iorenz who recently arrived from Vienna, could cure certain forms of paralysis 35,O0O people nocKed 'o him for treatment. There were other surgeons Ill New York inst as capable the Viennese physician but they never made known to the public that they could paralysis, and so the people renamed III ignorance the Health Commissioner said
 There is something wrong with the system that makes it impossible for the sick or the crippled per son not to know that he be healed And the fault is with the medical profession, which has been unwilling to advertise what it can do
 "Dr Lorenz did not bring with him any greater ability than at least twenty surgeons in this city possess It was because doctors or our methods did not bring home to the people what can be done that we went the distinguished foreigner to near what he could tell
 he said "The medical profession, through the ages has chosen to make itself secret thing The doctor has been looked upon a sort of a miracle man. lie has hidden his wisdom behind veil of silence An air of mystery has surrounded the profession and we have devoped a code of ethics This, believe, is the most antquated, moss covered and germ laden institution in the world!
 He said that if the public were given more in Formation about cancer the disease would never reach he said usually keeps the fact hidden until it de- velops into a cancer, when it is too late Any cancer said Commissioner Copeland, is curable in the be- ginning The public must be taught that, he said
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-04-10
JUNEAU'S ISLAND.

The Fairbanks News-Miner refers to the Island which Juneau is isolated" Well, Juneau is one pretty good, old Island and that has cut fairly important part in the history of America. It is the old island which the Pilgrims landed, the one which the Jamestown settlers established Virginia the one which Washington marshaled his armies to victory, the island of Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Kit Carson and Joe Meek It is the island which is located Fairbanks the fair metropolis of the Interior. in which lives Bill Thompson and four ishes the News-Mner. It extends from Arctic to Magellan unless admit that the Panama Canal made two islands of the Western Hemisphere. In other words, Juneau is located the mainland of America just like Massachusetts. the Missouri and Mount Mckinley.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-04-10
BIG YEAR FOR HOME BUILDERS
 PREDICTED.

All signs point to 1922 a big year for home builders, according to the Department of Commerce The Departments Division of Building and Housing has studied reports of contracts awarded, analysed figures building permits and consulted with build CTS and real estate from of cities and concludes that before the year is the United States will have begun to reduce it's housing shortage of about million homes.
 Some very simple figures tell the story In 27 northeastern states in which two-thirds of our people live. the F. w. Dodge Go. reports that con- tracts for 75 million dollars worth residential con- structon awarded in February. The figure was the same for January, while December showed total of 101 million dollars. These figures compare with a monthly average for the year 1919 of Fl million dollars and for 1921 of 73 million dollars The showing is very remarkable, normally December January and February the three lowest months of the year. and it is especially encouraging since the late summer and fall months showed an unusually large number of building projects started to be ried along during the Winter season. Everything points, therefore. to active spring building season.
 The situation varies greatly between different States, of course, few having a surplus of homes. But number of places apparently will build to the limit of their capacity. In view of general business conditions not seem likely that there will be any great general increase in building mat eral prices building trade wages. In fact. the steady activity during the fall and winter months indicates that the demand for construction of a steady, healthy nature that would probably slacken in case of any marked advances.
 Movements in the building industry during the next few months are expected to be rather steady
 Measured in floor space. the average contracts awarded during the past three months stand well above the 1921 average and very close to the high year 1919 With such start the year 1922 could easily rank ahead of any year since the beginning of the
 Residential buildings have accounted for 47 per
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-04-10
Why a League of Women Voters?
(New York Post.

If the League of Women Voters were aiming at the formation of a woman's political party it would deserve no encouragement. It is hard enough to make political parties representative without intro ducing manifestly artificial lines of division. But the league has such aim. On the contrary, urges women to enroll in the party of their choice Moreover, if it endures, it hopes to become League of Voters without distinction of sex. For the pres ent however it's sponsors feel that there is place for an organization which shall instruct women in their duties and privileges and shall spur them to take large part in politics and govern ment To this end the league conducts classes holds mock elections, arranges lectures and debates sup hnd is, in short, "a sort of forum for the political enlightenment of women" The only comment to be made upon program like this is that something the kind would be entirely superfuous for
 In view the fact that more than third of the voters in the last municipal election women, the league believes that its membership should be much larger.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-04-10
Journalism Is a Profession.
Christian Science Monitor. ]


 Newspaper men and newspaper women mem- bers of learned profession" This has been decided by the authority of the United States Government.
 The American Federal authorities announcement in this connection will to settle long-standing question and definitely fix the status of the great body of and women who write and edit the daily newspapers For years there has been con fusion to the newspaper mans status but the decision by the United States Government author ites should end all this.
 All uncertainty is nv happily resolved The other years in Canada, left the Dominion for the United States there to pursue his occupation Late at night he reused from his berth by a courteous but determined immigration officer, who told him he must leave the train Protests proving of no avail, the newspaper man obeyed. and later submitted himself to further examination by board"
 He was quzzed to his antecedents his occupa- tion, the number of years he had followed It. which were many, the conditions under which he purposed going to the United States the of his resources the size of his family.
 to determine whether the newspaper man fell under the ban of the law which prohibits bringing labor into this country under contract The issue proying too big for determination by the officials at the border, was referred at last to the American inn migration authorities at Washington and after some delay the decision:
 We find that newspaper is a member of learned profession. and such is not subject tc the provisions of the contract labor law"