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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

liar works have enjoyed almest equal
popularity.
The novels which have gained the
largest number of readers are thought
compelling and p~urposefu. Among
the best sellers in the past twelve
months and those TO receive the larg-
est number of calls at the libraries
were eff Winter Comes" "Main
Street." THE Bright Shawl" ''The
Cathedral" "Vandermark's Folly"
and '~The Covered Wagon" The last
two may be listed as historical nov
els, depicting the settlement of the
west
Perhaps, after all, there is hope for
America. It may be comforting TO
reflect, when we are seized with the
popular impulse to bemoan the pres
ent drift, that nothing but a really
wholesome book gains a truly wide
spread circulation in this country.
The nation is clean at heart, and its
allegiance to the principles upor
| which its institutions were founded
is answering. The books one reads
is a fair measure of his ideals. It is
true Of a nation as well.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
THE GREAT ELLMINATOR.

There seems little doubt that Mr..
Hearst's declaration in favor of
Henry Ford for the presidency de-
stroyed any hopes the latter may
have had of attni nj ag-gfer hoaett
have had of attaining that great Of
flee This being accomplished, Mr..
Hearst now turns his attention to the
Hon James A. Reed, of Missouri.
By declaring that Reed, and not
Ford, is the man most likely to re-
ceive the Hearst support, he elimin-
ates the Missourian from the race.
Of the leading candidates, this
leaves only McAdoo. By a pronounce
ment in his favor, MI. Hearst can
remove him also in jig time. Then
only Mr.. Hearst will be left, and all
that will be necessary to do is to pre-
sent his name to the convention.
Of course, complications may arise
Other candidates may appear from
nowhere and become formidable be-
tween now and July of next year
which probably will be the convention
month. But Mr.. Hearst has a club
TO WELD over any of thsse-towit, hi:
threat to support them if they figurt
ia the running.
Clearly, the Democrats find them
selves in a ticklish situation. They
do not want to nominate Mr. Wilson
Or Mr.. Bryan, and they do not be
lieve that Alfred E. Smith will max,
any appeal to the country, owing t.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
g Our Villages Must Watch Their Steps

While the public mind quite willingly agrees on the wisdom
of thrift and saving as applied to individuals and general bust
ness operation, it is strangely Indifferent to wastefuI practices
IN government, and unless there be a rapid awakening to indi-
vidual responsibility hundreds Of small towns and villages viii
soon be reaping the whirlwind.
Reports from many sections show that the amount Of money
being spent on public improvements is such as to cause the
gravest apprehension.
Most of our public improvements in the rural districts are
handled by bond issues spread over a period of time long In
excess of the life of the product. In many villages fifteen and
twenty year bonds are issued for the building of roads whose
natural life is not In excess of ten years
Communities are apt to follow lines of least resistance, the
people refraining from any criticism Of msn IN public Office.
This may be explainable because most Of these men serve with
out pay, and usually are conscientious In thsir effort at com-
munity building. The fact remains, howsver, il the people are
to protest themselves they must develop o stronger moral eouR-
age and cease to resent criticism Ok this hnd.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

his Tammany affiliations and his re-
peated attempts TO carry beer and
light wines on both shoulders. But
these three gentlemen are the only
ones in sight who can furnish guar
antics by Mr.. Hearst.
Unless the leaders of the party can
come TO terms with the editor and ex-
act from him a pledge that be will
not support anybody they nominate
they will enter the race in the fall Of
1924 with a terrific handicap.-New
York Tribune.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

Much dissatisfaction has been ex-
pressed over the announcement by
County Attorney Peterson that he has
engaged c. E. Carlson, a local attor-
ney, to help him through the Danner
trial, and with his work for the next
year, at an expense of $1,000 to the
county. The money to pay Mr.. Carl
son comes from the county treasury,
in other words, the taxpayers foot the
bill. 1t may be that this extra ex-
pense is justified, but most of us do
not think so. In the first place, ST.
300 is too much money for the job,
unded present conditions. There are
other lawyers in Bohemian who would
have been glad of the opportunity for
far less money. In this connection
Mr.. Peterson made his own deal and
the commissioners were forced, by
law, to approve it. Mr.. Peterson is
allowed one deputy in this county
and the pay accorded Mr.. Carlson
amounts to what a deputy would cost
the county, but the people are remem-
bering that Mr. Peterson, in his cam
paign for election, promised the vot-
ers that no deputy would be appointed
during his tenure of office. Further
more, it is argued, before this Dan.
ner cast came up Mr.. Peterson haC
time to continue his private practice
Right now, of course, the county at.
tCrney's office is extremely busy with
the Danner case, but once that's over
what then?
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
HHNu Hints
[ HEhALeda .


A BeD BroOm-Before using q
new broom, soak it in boiling water
with salt This viii tougher the
bristles and make it last much
longer.
Iodine StGSn-A very hard stain
to remove is iodine. 1t can be done
though if soaked in milk, occasion
ally rubbing the spot.
a CIothespins-If you will boil your
c~lothespins once or twice a month
you will find they last much longer.
OatmeGI-A little sugar added to
oatmeal while it Is cooking viii
improve the flavor.
Fruit StGins-If powdered starch
is applied instantly to fruit stains.
it will usually remove them.
Short Stenxned FI0soers-TO pre-
vent flower stems going down too
deep in a tall vase roll some ordi-
nary newspaper into a loose ball.
The flowers will then stand up. It
will hold the moisture, II r~eplenksh-
ing the water Is forgotten, which In
q double benefit.
ITowsR1 Pomgee-Pongee, unlike
most materials, should not be damp
: ened when ixoned. 1t should b.
thoroughly dried and ironed GA ths
wrong side fer a really good eject.
Fer Swokt GwbstaRces-H when
grinding raisins or any such Sttcky
substances a few drops of lsznon ara
squeezed Into the food grinder avst,
the difHculty win be removed.
Bro@eR GIsss-If a glass 10
broken, don't try and pick up tAs
small pieces. Instead lay q wss
WOODEN cloth On the door where tAs
fragments are and pat Il. Ths Tiny
particles VIII adhere to. ths damp
cloth and that can easily Aa huxzsed.
A piece Of glass In ths neah nzkzha
cause no end Of troubls not b. msezs-
tion the pain
.
Ksep ste~s By&sAs-Aab ysss
sesvs OF daily wftn am e~zxasmazs
pisces 81 nswspapss azsa to- asaaa
wzM rszaaan swsos Sc l0ngsr
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

there soon be in a fragment Of fresh
ly spread plasteM We can see the
last plasterer centenarian on his
death-bed, painfully but skillfully
spreading this fragment, at the rate
permitted under the union rules, for
preservation In the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, alongside the frag-
ment of King Tut's flagOn.-Wall
Street Journal.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
The Two-Thirds Rule

by DANIEL F. COHALAN. Supreme Court Justice, State Of New York.
AS 1924 approaches, the interest of the country is naturally
beginning to centre upon the next National Election and upon
the selection to be made of candidates by the two major parties.
Much of the strength of the answer, particularly In the
Democratic party, depends upon the disposition to be made by
the Convention of the twothirds rule by which many of its
predecessors have consented to be bound.
It is hard to find ay Democratic reason why this rule
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

There is another thing in connec-
ton with the Banner case that does
not "sit" very we'll with most people,
with the American sense of fair play.
Danner, in the eyes of the law and
regardless of how unanimous may be
the opinion of the community, is in
nocent until he has been proven
guilty. To prove Banner guilty, Gal
latin county is not only contributing
a great deal of Mr.. Peterson's time,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

a survival in a way of autOcracy-should
continue to control the actions and cripple
the freedom of the party.
The rule is the antithesis of Democracy in
that it makes possible the rule not of a ma
jOrity but of a minority. 1t violates the
theories of Jefferson and the practices of
jackson. 1t is a survival of the times when
the Party had ceased to be national and had
become sectional. 1t was born out of fear of
the South and has been made the instrument
of power for the c%Orrupting and re~actionary
forces that control the great delegations from
the largely nnnnlated mannfactnrinr State
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
SMART K-9.

Jenkins-Purty good dawg, va
got there, Steve-but why do you
call him Hardware"
Steve - Natural-most natural.
Every time 1 think I'll whip him he
makes a bolt for the door.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

tU IdISUJ POPUIdJtU WdHUIdCJuT1Hg OCdI6S. It CldDIES 70
called leaders-who represent only the powers of money and
greed for Offce-tO control the Convention. It enables a clique
of bosses to dominate and places a veto power over the majority.
in the hands Of the minority. 1t cannot continue unless the
majority Of the Convention so decide-for each Convention La
an absolute law unto itself and the first act Of the next Con-
venion and one that would strongly appeal to the country
should be to abolish this undemOcratic rule with it's twin mon
strosity-the unit rule.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
our HEATTH ClT.uMN.

peak Doctor have long office
hours and am worried about my
health Are eight hours sleep
enough? ]. j. j.
Answer wouldn't call eight
hours a long day.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

This is the story of Johnny Mcclure,
Who ran through BOzeman with his
trousers on fire;
He went to the doctor, and nearly
died of fright,
When the "Doc" told him his end was
in sight.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
DbMB-JUST DUMB

Love girl; my dear love girl,
You're the breath of my life," he
cried.
Won't you hold your breath? ?" she
coyiy asked.
The mutt said he never had tried.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
HUMAN NATURE

Musician-I've been playing Men
Gelssohn-
Golfer-Bet you beat him. That guy
eve could play golf.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

but is also paying Mr.. Carlson $1,000.
And at the same time the lawyer for
the defense, also being paid by Gal
latin county, receives 500, or per-
haps $500, depending on how the case
is presented in court
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
NO CIT RATES

Smirkey-Come here, little girl,
I'll give you a penny for a kiss.
Little Girl-Huh-uh, l can earn
more'n that taking castor oil.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

We hear talk every once in a while
of the rot the newspapers publish.
Also much criticism Of the flashy,
trashy magazines of the present day,
but after all it cannot be proven that
such reading does much. damage or is
any serious menace to society. What
ever the amount Of trashy reading
which may gain circulation through
the medium of the newspaper or the
cheap magazine, the books which en-
joy the greatest vogue are of a seri-
u nature.
The most widely circulated book in
the Chicago library last year wa
James Harvey Robinson's "Mind in
the Making" which manifests a pop
ular desire for self Improvement
Wells Outline of History" Van
Looms STORY of Mankind" and SIM
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
BOTH RIGHT.

Customer - Sir, this salmon
smells
Butcher - Impossible, madame -
it's dead.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
REASON FOR EVERYTHING.

WifeJohn, Pm Disguised with
this old car. It squeaks dreadfully.
John-Can't help it, m'dear, There
is pig iron in them axles.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

Among the resolutions passed at
the meeting of the State Federation
of Women's Clubs was N pertaining
to the suppression of stories Of crime
in the newspapers, OF something to
that effect. Nothing will come of the
resolution or of the efforts to influ-
ence the papers. It is not that the
newspapers of the state do not value
the opinion of their women readers,
but they cannot afford to follow it.
People take newspapers to get the
news. Some people are interested in
one phase of the news, some in an
other, but nearly all will eagerly
read anything Of the sensational or
der, particularly if it is pertaining to
crime or death in a tragic manner.
That is human nature. 1t is natural
that the newspapers should follow
this and give the most space to the
thing that the majority of people
want to read. Of course there are
extremes. Some papers play up a
crime story in sensational style,
whereas another sheet will run the
same story but under headings less
likely to attract attention, just as
two merchants will display the same
wares in different manne
There is a story that illustrates the
point. Just before the Jeffries-John
son fight in Reno some thirteen years
ago, a number of ministers ap.
preached the editor of a leading daily
The spokesman said:
"In your morning issue you gave
some two columns of space to thi:
prize fighter. Jeffries, while you haC
but a short paragraph telling abour
the wonderful sermon of a nationally
known minister, given in this city tn
evening before. We do not think you
r treating the minister fair"
Il print what the public wants t,
read" said the editor. ITO show yol
what | mean, if your eminent divin
were to walk in one door of this roon
at the same instant Jeffries wake,
in the other, l will venture to wage
that not one out of ten of you, min
listers though you are, but what wOul
look at Jeffries first"
If this reasoning is not faulty, on
might venture to suggest that eve,
the estimable ladies who seek the SUP
preston of crime news in the paper
venture to read these stories once i
a while.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27

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sesvs OF daily with am ezxasnzay
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wEA Eszaain twice DO longs-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-27
THE RONEHEAn.

Susie-Mother, 1 want you to whip
Tommy. He just broke my doll.
MOther-He did? How?
Susie|I hit him on the head with
it.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
PAUL robson DENIES
HE WILL enter RING
Famous Athlete Says Press
Rumors Are Wholly With :
out Foundation

New York City, N. Y, Feb. 23.-
Paul L. Robson, the noted colored
athelete, is not to become pugilist.
This statement is given out by the
authority of the noted football star.
himself. -.
In letter Mr.. Robson takes oc-
casicn to say: Recent white daily
newspapers have printed stories con-
corning my ambition and intention Of
entering the boxing game. The stor-,
les are wholly untrue and unfounded.
In some instances the writers have
gone to say that my law practice has
failed and that / could not support
my wife and children. have no.
children and no law practice, because.
as yet, l have not been admitted to
the barr.
Mr.. Robson threatens to sue for
libel damages all newspapers who do
not retract the statement that he is
to become prize fighter. Many
people here think that the great foot
ball star is making mistake fore
going what they feel is splendid
opportunity for him to become the
champion heavyweight prize fighter
of the world. They further declare
that everything is in his favor of so
becoming If he would but remember
that he has the physical power plus
the brains. In q year or SO they as
sert he would be able to- whip Jack
Dempsey.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
File Petition To
Dissolve Company
Stockholders Want Assets of
Inactive Mercantile Firm
Distributed

A petition to dissolve the St. Paul
Cooperative Mercantile association,
Incorporated March Is, 1920, with q
capital stock Of $4,000, was filed in
the district court Tuesday by Atty.
Roscoe c. Crump. .
This corporation is composed of
local men, its officers being: Oliver
Taylor, president; C.. H. Logan, vice
president, and C.. w. Barber, secre-
tary and treasurer,
The purpose of the corporation
was to own and operate a chain of
grocery stores on the cooperative
plan, but the interest Of the members
Jagged until it was apparent that the
project would fail. The majority of
the members and stockholders decid-
ed that it was best to dissolve the
corporation and distribute the as
sets. Nearly $1,000 has been paid
into the corporation but it has never
done any business. The st. Paul con-
Germ was formerly a member of the
Cooperative Society of America, a
million dollar corporation, now in the
hands of a receiver. ~
Atty. Crump, who is appearing in
behalf of the petitioners, is recent
graduate of the st. Paul College of
Law. - ...-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
GlLLEsLETs
BY r. w. oilles

aOut of sight is out of mind" in
business as well 4as otherwise.
An open mind and closed mouth
will keep one out of a lot of trouble.
Blessed is the man who is in love
with his wife and with his job. A
good wife and good job will make
a man of him if there is any make in
him
Ones attitude of mind is his "bal-
ance of power" in life. It. may be
turned either way. and he goes up or
down accordingly.
To read the Bible as the average
man would read it and preach it as
the average man would preach it to
an audience of average people is
good reading and good preaching.
Watching the clock before begin
ming time is as nice as doing so be
fore quitting time.
Filling the pay envelope is as nice
as filling the days work.
The man who trusts God and
and works hard will probably do the
other things necessary to success.
A mans greatest problem is him
self. =
Your ability to get along with
people depends q good deal upon yonz
ability to keep mum and keep sweet
"A cheerful front and the best fool
forward are pretty sure 70 set . mar
somewhere.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
GOLFERS DEMANDS
FEDERAL LYNCH LAW
Weekly Says Nation Must Act
IL Mob Murders Are to
Be Checked

New York, Feb. 23.-Collier's Ma
tional Weekly. 416 West 18th street,
New York, demands enactment of a
federal law to prevent lynching, in
the issue of February II. The edi-
torial in part follows:
"When the miners tried for the
murder at Herrin were acquitted the
other day, their lawer commented
that the mine guards had terrorized
the community and the strikers rose
in righteous wrath. He gave the
blanket excuse that is given for
every mob that kills. Murder under
any name, done for any excuse, is the
same. Murders murder regardless
of who the murderers are and Of who
their victims are. This means mobs
as much 40 individuals.
"a mob i'm Harrison, Tex, kills a
railroad striker. That is murder,
though the killers think themselves
public-spirited vigilantes. A mob in
Louisiana tortures two men in cot
ton press and kills them. That is
murder, though the murderers wear
silly regalia and call themselves
high-spirited patriots and heaven
knows what else.
eff we hope to stop mob murders
and punish the murderers, we shall
have to act as y nation. There will
have to be federal law, so drawn
as to cover nab murders of all types,
and to provide that cases resulting
shall be for federal prosecution in
federal courts.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
CHARACTER TOPIC
AT SUNDAY FORUM
Rev. H. Y. Williams Says HUI
- man Worth Is Measured
Also in Service

"What Are You WORTH" was the
question Rev. Fl. Y. Williams, pas
tor of the Peoples church, asked his
audience at the N A. A. C. P. forum,
which was held at Pilgrim-on-the-
Hill last Sunday. The speaker, in
answering his own question, said that
human valuation could not be in
trusted to the measurements of the
business man or the chemist, but
should be measured by two things,
namely, character and service.
Business men say that the aver
age young man of 20 years of age is
worth about $4,000 and that the aver
age man of 80 is worth about $16,-
600; but none Of us would like to be-
lieve that these figures name our real
worth. --,~
"Real worth is measured in char
acter and service. The proportion Of
men and women of character in any
body of society, whether it, be an
army corps. a village, or a metrop-
Oils, will determine it's value as a
social unit; and the service rendered
by it's members will determine its
progress" .....-..-..
Mrs. Harriet Loomis-Oiver sang
the "Slave Song" DIR. James Wal
lace of Macalester college will be the
forum speaker on March II.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
BURGLAR TRAPPED IN
DUMB WAITER SHAFT

NEW YORK, Feb. 23-(Crusader
Service). The attempt Of Jim Smith,
formerly employed in the six-story
apartment house at 101 West 81
Street, to get away by letting himself
down the dumb waiter after being in
terrupted in an attempt to enter the
apartment of woman artist on the
third floor, led to his arrest yester-
day. ,.-r -- :. 49, .a...
Smith let himself down to the base
ment, but here he found the door of
the shaft locked. Detectives, finding
the apartment upset and no trace OF
Smith, hurried to the bottom Of the
elevator shaft and opening the door
confronted the man with revolvers
Smith denied having entered the
apartment, but several watches and
other pieces of jewelry were found
upon his person. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24

Raid Ohio KIan Office
And Lock Up k|eagIe
CRUSADER Service.)

Springfield, Ohio, Feb. pa legal
battle is promised as a result of the
arrest here Of w. M. Cortner of Mum
Gle, Ind, kleagle and organizer of the
Springfield branch Of the Ku Klux-
ers, following a raid on headquarters,
headed by Police Chief O'Brien.
The records and literature of the
Klan were seized and although there
were number of persons at the
meeting, = only Cortner was arrested,
charged with conspiracy to incite, a
riot. :.
The Kluxers are threatening legal
steps to release Cortner and regain
the Klan records. The records in
clude list Of 681 names of prospec-
tive members, the police say, among
them Chester S. Fess, son of United
States Senator-elect S. D. Fess.
. Thirty-four hoods and robes, with
the insignia Of the gang on the
breast were confiscated. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
NEW YORK KLUXERS
LIGHT HUGE CROSSES
FREEPQR1

FREEPORY LII, Feb. 23.-
CRUSADER Service.) Four flaming
crosses, symbols of the Ku Klux
Klan and its sponsorship of Pro-
testant white supremacy, supposedly
planted after dark and ignited by
members of the Ku Klux Klan, burst
into flame in CONSPICUOUS places in
Freeport, Lynbrook, Long Beach and
Rockville Center tonight. The fire
department of Freeport and Lyn-
brook were called out, that of the
latter narrowly escaping disaster on
the Long Island railroad tracks. At
Long Beach and Rockville the crosses
were isolated.
The cross here was set In a hole
dug across Main street from the mu-
nicipal auditorium where at the time
it burst into flame meeting of Mas
sau County colored people, in conf
memoration of the birth of Fred
erick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln
was in progress. The flaming cross
failed to disturb the meeting, al
though at It's close, organizers of q
militant organization with headquar-
tiers in New York City were very
successful IN signing up recruits.