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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05

YOUNG MAN GOES SWIMMING IN DEEP HOLE OF RIVER
AND BECOMES EXHAUSTED, TRYING
TO REACH SHORE
Body Reco0ered by Reverend Hill
Brother Drowned Man Futile Attempt to Save Him
Nearly LOOsng His Life

Thomas o. Metcalf, 18-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Metcalf, of
near Belgrade, was drowned last
Sunday evening while swimming in
the East GaIlatin river near the
Flannery bridge. The scene of the
drowning was about three miles from
Belgrade near the Metcalf ranch
where Thomas, his brother and neigh
Dor boys had been accustomed to
swim in the past.
The tragedy occurred about $50
in the evening, but the body was moi
recovered until nearly two hours aft
erwards. A call for a physician was
phoned to Belgrade and Bozeman, anC
Coroner Trent was notified, and i'm
mediately went to the locality. Mr.
Hill at once entered the water anC
after nearly a half hour of diving
obtained the body and brought it out
of the East Gallatin. Every effor-
was made to revive the young man
but without effect. Coroner Tren
i decided no inquest was necessary
Undertaken Harland, of Bozeman
was called and the bo0y was Drough
to his establishment to await funera
preparations.
With Thomas at the time of hi
death were a number of young mel
friends, among them his brother Mar
win, who is a year older rnan Thomas
When the cries came for help from
Thomas, Marvin went to his assist
ance, and in attempting to save hin
came near losing his own life
Thomas was struggling in the waite
when Marvin reached him, and a
once seized Marvin by the arms. TIL
hold was broken and Marvin seize
his brother by the shoulder in an at
tempt to keep him from sinking
Thomas then grasped Marvin by tn
legs and DIRE whim under the watei
Marvin was able to break from thi
hold and again seized his brother, br
had. become so exhausted he was III
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
TREASURER OF UNION
AND FUNDS ARE GONE
Complaint Filed Against Paul Smart
Who DISAPPEARED With Funds
of Teamsters Union

Paul Smart, treasurer of the Boze-
man Transfers Union, disappeared
some time the first of the week. and
with him went about sos of the funds
which had been placed IN the treas
ury, A warrant for his arrest was
issued upon a complaint filed bv
Messrs. Thompson and Deskin. two
members of the union, charging
grand larceny.
A complaint was prepared bv
County Attorney Bunker in which the
plaintiffs stated that the Teamsters'
Union had raised the S95 through
contributions made by members, the
fund to be used in a test case of the
new license charges promulgated by
the city.
Under the revised license list which
was published by order of the CITY
commissioners some time ago, teams
ters are required to pay a license fec
of $500 per year. This seemed to be
met with considerable objections by
the teamsters, and it was decided tC
try the matter out in court. Mr.
Smart, as treasurer, collected sum:
varying from So to SIS from the
members, according to the statement!
of the officers.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05

able to hold him, and both sank.
Marvin came to the surface and man
ged to gain the shore, although near
ly unconscious at the time.
None of the boys were very good
swimmers, and the water at the point
where they were was nearly II feet
deep with a perpendicular bank of
rock almost impossible to ascend.
The boys had avoided the point where
the deep hole was located in going
into the water, and it is presumed
Thomas knew nothing of the danger
of the place until he attempt
ed to come ashore. He had been
swimming for some time in the water
and had started to come out when he
swan to the steep bank Being un-
able to get out, he exhausted himself
in trying to climb the bank, and was
! beyond help almost before his som
panions realized his predicament.
Thomas Metcalf was born at Ros.
coe, Mo-, in 1904, and came to Mon.
tana with his parents nine years ago
/ A1C dCISluCQ Ine EIHCISOH SCuODl
from which he graduated and late
entered the Belgrade high school
He was an excellent student, as wei
as being one of the best athletes il
the school. He was a long distance
runner, and at the spring track NEE
won three first medals. Among hi!
friends he was known as a, younl
man of excellent personality, higl
ideals, and always cheerful compan
ion
Funeral services were held o.
Tuesday afternoon at the Morto,
Memorial Methodist church in Boze
man. Rev. Milton F. Hill preache
the sermon. Song service was ren
dered by quartet composed of Ken
. meth Hill, Curtis Garrison, Rut
!. Harding and Alice Grouse. Miss Fl
!; telle Nordquist was the accompanis
The pall-bearers We're six young me
: Continued on Page g
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
QUIET WEDDING AT
Home OF THE Bride
Thomas HI. Sears and Marie Quinn
Married Last Monday. Take
Short Honeymoon Trip

Thomas H. Sears and Katherine
Marie Quinn were married last Mon
day afternoon at 5 o'clock at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Quinn of East Lamme
street, Rev. Father A D. Leitham
performing the ceremony. After the
wedding the young newlyweds were
rendered a wedding supper at the
home of the groom's mother, Mrs.
Henry l.. Sears, on South Third ave-
nue.. At 6 o'clock they departed in
company with Mr.. J. Harrison Dawes
by auto for a short honeymoon trip,
stopping at Hunter Hot Springs to
celebrate the Fourth of July. Upon
their return they will take up their
residence with Mrs. Sears at he1
home on South Third.
Miss Quinn has been a resident of
! BOzeman for many years, having
come here with her parents VINO
formerly lived at Chestnut when that
was thriving and busy city. She
finished her schooling in Bozeman
and during the past year has beer
employed in the local telephone Of
flee. Thomas Sears was born il
Bozeman and has grown to young
manhood in the city. He ATTENDED
the public schools and graduated
from the Bozeman high, afterwards
attending the Montana State College
He tool course in commercial Law
1T the University of Wisconsin a
Madison, and since has been identi
fled with the Bozeman Courier
owned and operated by his father
Henry 7. Sears, up to the time of his
death about year ago.
Upon the death of Mr.. Henry
Sears, Thomas Sears has taken tn
business management of the Boze
man Courier and is at the presen
time filling that position. The brid,
and groo-.l a-c well known in tn,
city, and their many friends will b,
ready to extend them hearty congrat
ulations and best wishes for happ.
welded life when they return to th'
city.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05

sue was one of wages, and that the
way had already been opened Tor a
reconsideration of the wage reduc-
tion which went into effect on July
/, simultaneously with the shopmen's
walkout.
Chairman Hooper announced that
government reports indicated an m
crease in the cost of living since the
board rendered its wage reduction
decisions, and that this could be made
the basis of an immediate appeal to
the board by the employees for wage
increases. Union leaders were quot
ed today as demanding only that the
board hold up it's wage cuts pending
the appeal. The difference, it was
declared, was slight, and the belief
was expressed that the gap would be
bridged without a strike.
Meanwhile, conflicting claims con-
tinue regarding the. nslznber Of men
involved In the walhout Of the shop
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
ELKS TEAM HEAD CITY
LEAGUE BALL TOSSERS
Have Won Four Games of Series
Played and Only Lost One.
Nj. w. A. Second

The Elks' team is still supreme in
the city league, their playing and
the wildness of the W.. o. w. team
last Friday evening adding another
game to their string. The game
ended with an to score in favor
of the antlered herd.
The first inning was an exhibition
of good baseball, but the second
proved to be a deluge for the Wood
men of the World. Ely was wild,
and the Eiks showed scores across
the home plate in great style.
Klemme famed, ending the inning
for the Elks with the bases full.
1t was a good game at that, and
the large crowd attending cheered
their favorites on to do their very
best, the w. o. w. boosters not be
ing satisfied that their team was de-
feated until the last man had beer
declared out. The standing of the
teams are as follows:
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05

national gathering of all union coal
operators and miners. Miners Off
cials continued to demand such nego-
tiation as the established practice in
the industry, and TO refuse offers to
negotiate by districts. Secretaries
Hoover and Davis, who have attend
ed the meetings as representatives Of
the administration, have offered no
propositions outside of a tentative
suggestion that committee of min
ers and operators might be appointed
TO consider possibilities Of outlying
districts.
Meetings Of miner and Of operators
were held separately today, but led
to no action Secretary Hoover re-
marked after the meetings had been
concluded inst participants might re-
new sheix gatherings next Monday
with more hope Of suecess after dis
cussng tho siSuaeset wilA assoeaases
az honse
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
ROTARY CLUB

The Bozeman Rotary Clupb mem
bers who were in the city on Wed
nesday held their weekly MONDAY
luncheon at the Bozeman Hotel. The
attendance was not large, due to the
fact that so many had left the city
for the Fourth of July and not yet
returned.
Ralph Schuyler presided at the
meeting as chairman, and after the
luncheon called upon Secretary Roy
M. Keister to give a short talk of his
recent trip east. Mr.. Keister stated
he found conditions in the east good,
with an optimistic view of the fu-
ture taken by the business men with
whom he talked. The crop conditions
throughout the east, he stated, are
not as good generally as the outlook
in Montana, although a good yield is
anticipated.
In speaking Of financial conditions,
he stated the general opinion is that
money win be more plentiful after
Continued on Page 81
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
MRS. HATHAWAY HAS
ENTERED The RACE
Has Announced Herself as Candidate
For Congress on Democratic
Ticket

Maggie Smith Hathaway, of Stew
ensville, has filed her petition as a
candidate on the Democratic ticket
for nomination for representative in
Congress. Mrs. Hathaway has been
a member of the state legislature,
representing Ravalli county for the
past three terms.
Mrs. Hathaway is well known
throughout the state and has won an
enviable reputation for herself in the
legislative sessions of Montana. Her
platform is one that will mean work
for Congress should she be elected,
her ability to secure legislation de-
sired being recognized by all who
know her. In her declaration filed
she states:
Believing that women as well as
men should participate in the public
affairs Of the nation, and knowing
that there will be many men elected
from other states who will represent
directly the lawyers, business men,
manufacturers, ETC., and that womer
can and will mire directly represent
the home, the children, the women
in industry, etc, who are equally de
| serving of consideration; and being
a taxpayer, a rancr owner and hav-
ing had years of experience as a
wge-earner in tn eschools, and six
years Of valuable training in our
Montana legislature, hereby an
nounce my candidacy for Representa-
tive in Congress from the First Dis
trict of the state of Montana, and
promise faithful and fearless service
IF elected, viii give undivided at
tention to the work, favor an amend
ment prohibiting chill. labor the
farm bloc, a truth infabric measure
taxes justly distributed, economy
budget system, soldier bonus from
excess profits, tariff out Of politics
enforcement of all laws, especially
the Eighteenth Amendment, conserv
alton and reclamation Of public lands
development Of water power, repeal d
Echa- Cummins law, faveF' loans *
farmers and livestock men by war ii
nance forporation, adequate appropri
ations for the children's and w0
mems bsareaas OF the Labor Depart
xhusz&, and Support Of their programs
and oppose sales tax.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
Striking Shopnen are Declared
OUTLAWS by Federal Labor Board
Board Declares Strikers Are Longer Employees of The Rail
roads and Cannot Be Represented Before In Future
Meetings No Traffic Troubles

CHICAGO, July 3.-With striking
shopmen formally branded by the
United States railroad labor bord as
outlaws" the board tonight directed
its efforts toward preventing ex-
tension of the walkout by 100000
maintenance Of way men.
Following meeting of the execu-
tive council of the United Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way En-
ployes and Railroad Shop Laborers
in Detroit today to canvass a strike
vote, it was announced that the
threatened walkout would be held up
pending a conference with Walter L.
McMenamin, labor member, and Ben
W. Hooper, chairman of the labor
board, tomorrow. The conference
was arranged at the suggestion of
Mr.. McMenamin.
Members of the board expressed
strong hopes tonight that the confer
ence would avert walkout. They
declared that the only question at is
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
AMERICANS Wife
KILLED BY BANDITS
Mrs. Thomas Cheney Is Slain
When Leader of Band Is Re-
cOgnized By Her.
Demand Payment
Armed Band Appear at ChOcoy Station
and Order Payment of
1000 Pesos

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Mrs.
Thomas Cheney, the Mexican-born
wlte OF an American employed by an
american company operating III the
Tampico oil region, was killed by
Mexican bandits June 20, when she
recognized their leader, according to
a report today to the state DEPART
ment from Consul Shaw at Tampico.
AS Mrs. Cheney was an American
citizen by marriage the department
made immediate representations to
the Mexican government recommend
ing that the murderer be apprehend-
ed and punished.
The consuPs message, dated June
30, said that about a dozen armed
bandits, who claimed to be followers
OF Manuel Larrago, had appeared at
Chocoy station, about 40 miles north
west of Tampico, on the preceding
day. They demanded a payment of
1000 pesos.
Mrs. Cheney recognized the leader
Of the band and was killed.
When the report was received in
Washington, the state department
asked Consul Shaw for further in
formation as to the nationality Of the
murdered woman. He replied i'm
mediately that she was a Mexican by
birth, but had married an American
employed by an American concern in
the Tampico region. His message did
not say by what company Cheney
was employed, but the consul added
that Mrs. Cheney had been known to
him personally.
The department instructed Consul
Shaw to make representations to the
Tampico authorities urging the cap
ture and punishment of the murder
ers, and at the same time sent him
instructions to Charge Summerlin ir
Mexico City.
Manuel .Larrago was last reported
as having raided an oil camp in the
vicinity Of Tuxpam. He was said tC
be holding property at the Pale
C,anco camp in that region for ran
som, according to Consul Shaw's re
port.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
INSTALL REV. Lewis
GRAND COMMANDER
Impressive Ceremony, Attended By
Many Out of Town Visitors,
Followed by Banquet

Reverend Frank B. Lewis, rector
emeritus of st. James Episcopal
church of Bozeman, was installed as
Grand Commander of Montana
knights Templar in the Masonic
lodge rooms of No. 18, last Friday
evening. Rev. Lewis was elected
Grand Commander of the state at the
annual conclave held last week at
MissOula, but was unable to attend
owing to illness.
The installation ceremony was con-
Quoted in most impressive manner
by Elmer j. Carter, of Missoula, re
tiring Grand Commander, assisted by
a number of grand officers from out
of the city who came here for the
occasion. Grand Secretary Cornelius
Hedges, and Frank w. Haskins
Grand Captain General, also tool
part in the ceremony.
There was present at the installa.
ticn every member of st. Johns
Commandery of Bozeman, including
all the past commanders of the loca
lodge Of Knights Templar. Aftel
the installation refreshments were
s$rved, which was followed by id
number of short talks by visitors an,
members of the local commandery.
Reverend Lewis served for Is year
as grand prelate of the Grand Com
mandery, and during the past eigh
years has served in all the offices o
the Grand Commandery. He is pas
commander of ST Johns Command
cry of Bozeman, and has for a grea
many years been most active in tn
work of the order. he received tn
hearty congratulations Of the mem
bers upon his election to the high of
flee.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05
E. GITTINGER IS
victim OF FEVER
Contracts Spotted Fever While
At Work In Government
Laboratory At Hamilton.
III But Six Days
Sacrafices Life To Cause of Science
In Search for Preventative
Against Desease

Last Sunday afternoon at the West
funeral chapel funeral services were
held for William Edward Gittinger,
Rev. R. P. Smith preaching the ser
mon and paying a high tribute to the
young man. Song seNgice was rem
dee ed by a quartet. There we re many
friends gathered with the relatives to
pay their last tribute to the young
man, including members of the fac
u.cv ard students of Montana State
College, Of which he was student.
Death was caused by spotted fever
contracted while Mr.. Gittinger was
working in the United States public
health service laboratory at Hamil-
ton, investigating the spotted fever
tick and the disease. He was i'll but
six days after becoming infected with
the dread disease.
Mr.. Gittinger was but % years old,
having been born at Melrose, Iowa, in
1899. He came to Bozeman in 1920
to enter the Montana State College
as a student of entomology, where
he won the friendship and high re-
gard of both faculty and students.
He was in the Bitter Root valley
curing 1921 investigating the Rocky
Mountain spotted fever for the state
rrtil fall, when he entered Ames
College. He remained in school un-
til the middle Of winter. when he re
turned to the Bitter Root, where he
again took up the investigation in the
employ of the United States, and re-
mained there until his untimely
death. He contracted the spotted fe
yer while at work in the laboratory
altl0ugh the manner in which he be-
came infected is not known.
1t was the intention of Mr.. Git
finger to return to Montan Stat'
College this fall and complete hi.
studies in order that he might quail
fly himself for a life work in prevent
ative medicines. His death was tn,
second that has been caused by spot
ted fever to a worker IN the investi
cation of the disease. Rev. Smith
in speaking of this, stated that MI
Gittinger had sacrificed his life in
cause which made him as much en-
titled to honor as that of any WIN
died upon the field of warfare. H
knew the danger of the undertaking
the risk of his own life, in the worl
he had undertaken, yet did not hesi
tate to continue in it. He took tn
great risk, and in losing his lite h
made the supreme sacrifice to scienc
and medicine, which all will recog
nize as a dedication to the worl
good.
William Edward Gittinger is SUI
vived by his mother, Mrs. F. c. Git
finger, and brother, Charles o
Anceney, and five sisters, Mrs. w.
Westlake, of Manhattan; Mrs. Ellis
Monroe, of Louisian Mo; Mrs. E. T
Lowe, Of Ames, Iowa; Mrs. Howar
Staley, of Centerville, Iowa, and Mis-
Edith Cuttings, of Billings, Mont. II
was a young man of wonderful futu1
possibilities, dutiful and loving so
end brother, with bright and happ
disposition which won for him a hos
of frikfds, who extend to the b
rea1 yrelatives their coincidence fC
theii loss.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05

Senator Dearborn of Roundup, visit
ed IN Bozeman Sunday and Monday
with friends here while looking after
some business interests.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-05
CHICAGO MAN. DEPLO Ores 8. I.
use OF BIRTH CoNTRM
(By uaitsd Presu)

Chicago, Dec. 5.-The widespread
practice of birth control among the
so-called .best people" is running
the race, Dr.sJoseph L. Baer, gyne-
cologist and obstretician, declared
in an interview here. :.
Z"Birth encouragement, not birth
limitation, is sthe need among these
people," DR.. Baer said. l..
More than half the women of the
country are practicing some sort Of
birth control, according to DR.. Baer:
While advocating larger families
for some, Baer proposed wider use
of birth control methods for others.
"Wealthy women use highly scien-
tific methods" he said. "But the
women of lesser means are forced to
submit to the .quaek doctors and the
criminal operator. =
"a possible solution Of the prob
lem, is regulating restraint in both
directions-limitaiton among the in
dipent, the debliitated and detectives
and birth encouragement among the
better endowed classes" p.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-05
DECLARES WOMEN HAVE
HIGH COSMETIC BILL
nv United Pre0s)

Newark, N. j., Dec. 5.-Methodist
women of Newark are still gasping
over the statement of Mrs. D. B.
Brummitt of Chicago, National Field
Secretary of the Women's Home
Missionary siciety, that the Methodist
women Of the United States spent
more money last year for cosmetics
than for home missions. She csti-
mated the yearly expenditures at
$3O,OOO,OOO for these luxurlcs
among Methodist women aolne.
She said contributions of members
of the Methodist church Of $3,O00,-
600 for home missions, 10000 to
mite boxes and S246,0OO to mission
ary barrels had seemed excellent
until she learned the American peo-
pie spent $3.50, 100000 last year for
cosmetics, $5O,OOO,O00 for chewing
gum, $35, 5,OGo, 900 at soda fountains
and $4,000, 100000 in JOY rides and
al pleasure parks. Then she began
TO wonder, she said, if something
were not wrong. She said she had
arrived at the figure of $50 200, 900
for Methodist women by taking the
proportion Of Methodist to the total
population.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-05
NORTHWEST HIT BY COLD
WAVE; TO CONTINUE COLD
(By United Press)

st. Paul, Dec. 5-With tempera-
lures ranging down to % below in
Alberta, the northwest today is in
the grip of a cold wave with little
prospect of relief.
Not much change in temperature
was the prediction of the weather
bureau. Light snow fell almost ev-
erywhere over the northwest except
in the Twin Cities where the temper
ature was slightly warmer. Mini
mum temperatures show St. Paul, 2
below; Duluth below; Fargo, 10
below; Bismarck, below; Williston
IL below; Medicine Hat, % below,
Helena, 6 below; Edmonton below
A low area coming in from the
Pacific is responsible for the fact
that it was less cold in Edmonton
than in Medicine Hat, according tc
the weather bureau. The low ares
and resultant low temperatures
stretched from Alberta down tla
Missouri and Mississippi valleys az
far as Tennessee.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-05
ASSOCIATION TO HEAR u
. TALKS ON EDUCATION

Members of the Civic and Com
merce association attending the reg
ular weekly meeting to be held wed
nesday noon at. the association rooms
following the noon-day luncheon are
to be given an opportunity to learn
more about the public schools OF TO-
day and their needs. This program
has been arranged in cooperation
with American Education Week, no"
in progress under the direction OF a
committee of the Ralph Oracle post
of the A Atlerican Legion, of which f.
p. Wirth Of the State Teachers col.
lege is chairman, and members OF
thessxaricus local institutions.
:: NJ. w. Deputy, president OF the
State Teachers college, is listed as
one of the speakers for tomorrow>s
meeting. In addition, there will be
several other talks on educational
subjects. It is especially urged that
there be a large attendance =" j.