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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08
PERHAPS MOTHER KNOWS

Vice President Coolidge stood at his mothers grave a few
days ago. He had attained a great honor. Friday he took his
seat as president of the United States. A greater honor had
fallen to his lot.
What the thoughts of the vice president were as he stood
beside the mound that holds the dust of his mother none knows,
yet all know who have had mothers. He wished, as any of US
would have wished, that she had lived to share in his success.
He hoped she knew. He hopes today that she knows.
Not for himself or ourselves do we wish our mothers might
have stayed with us until success came-such success as we may
have gained individualy-but as the reward for unceasing care
and love and her trust that we should succeed and become good
men and good women. That is why most of all we wish that
mother knew. Vice presidents and presidents are only men like
the rest of us and the mothers of presidents are simply mothers
first like our mothers and the mothers of the humblest person.
They loved us and believed in us. They refused to ~disbeheve in
us whatever others might say and do. Their hope never failed.
And to most of us that hope and trust and belief was a lantern
leading through dark places and burning bright to warm against
pitfalls. Not that we always needed it but that it always burned,
a beacon fed with an infinite love and one that shone and waved us
on to safety long after the heart where it kindled had ceased to
beat. W
Perhaps they know. 1t is one of the blessed beliefs of the
human heart and soul that our mothers know when we have done
them, not honor, but justice. There is no honor higher than that
which attaches to faithful motherhood. There is simple justice
and part payment of an unpayabIe debt when her sons and her
daughters Justify her trust in greater or lesser measures.
We hope our mothers know.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08

the vrie newspapers published weekly from the county seats and
other towns which can scarcely qualify as cities in population.
Ihls country press is almost invariably a defender Of good
laws, an advocate of enforcement and a champion of public, poll
tcal and private morals. It's a part of our social and political
conditions that morality should so be classified; for morality is
morality and honesty is honesty without distinction as to numbers
or conditions. The country press" usually takes that attitude.
1t stands for clean government and for clean living. It is quick
to censure public servants who break the statutes or moral laws.
1t never defends though it may not offer public censure through
its columns of private lapses.
1t is the custom or habit of some to sheer at the home news
paper. Its columns of local happenings are slightingly referred
to. Yet 1T is likely that a large number of these has some time
or other pleaded for leniency and in MANY instances have been
successful. Some of those who decry their local newspaper have
been interfered with as a measure of public policy and a part of
the duty the newspaper owes the public. Generally speaking
however, the community that enjoys a well edited weekly news
paper respects the paper and its editors though they ma. in many
cases disagree with both. The well edited newspaper does not
satisfy its grudges through the advantage its circulation gives it.
The best edited newspaper has no grudges. And there are many
such newspapers in Montana. To name them would be redundant
and comparisons are odious. But Montana has some very excel
lent members of its strictly country press"
And these men and their presses are powerful. 1t is the
finest compliment and appreciation which can be paid them that
this power is almost invariably used to the benefit of the public
and the establishment and support of good government and decent
morals.
The country press" may claim its part and a large part of
the credit that attaches to the conceded truth that Montana is
now practically free from graft in its government. that a success
full fight is being waged to equalize the taxes of the state and
bring about other needed reforms. The country press" has
helped make Montana a good state to live in. They are striving
to keep it so. Few, if any, of the country papers are Subsidized"
as it is claimed so many of the danies are. Perhaps they have
been overlooked, or again it may be they can Oxford to stand on
their own feet, without fear and without favor. The Country
press" generally speaking are defenders of righteousness and ad-
vocates of plain, common morality, public and private.
They are powerful. Themselves do not realize how powerful
And it is the crown of their power that it is directed and used to
noble purposes.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08
BETTER HELP THEMSELVES

Eight hundred farmers from four western counties in Min
nesOta meeting at Wheaton, petihoned President Harding for a
special session of congress to enact a law to guarantee the price
OF wheat by the government. The extra session will probably
not be called. The law might not be enacted if congress were
called and the price of wheat could not be sustained above the
world market by the government unless the government were
able to buy the wheat and sell it on the market at a loss. Wheat
is a world commodity. We raise more shan we can use in America.
We must sell our surplus abroad. Whatever that surplus will
bring in competition with South America, Australia, and Canada
less freight to Liverpool determines the price of all wheat here.
There is a law already enacted which offers immediate, better
and more certain relief. 1t is the farm credits law which makes
available $6OO,O00,O00 of government money which farmers may
borrow on their wheat when stored in their own bins. If farmers
would use the government credit and store enough wheat to create
an artificial. shortage of wheat in the domestic flour market the
price of wheat would go up just as Letter years ago bid it up on
supply.
OF course this price could not go above the world price plus
freight from South America or Canada plus tariff on imports or
wheat would begin to flow into our flour mills from outside. It
was this factor that busted Letters wheat pool and will bust any
other even the U. S. governments pool, but Individual farmers
who do not want to sell their wheat on the present market can
hold their wheat for better prices and at the same time get most
OF its value in money from the government to use.
England in control of practically the only rubber supply can
govern its price or tax its export and make the world pay the tax
until some other source of rubber supply can be developed. Canada
can levy a tax on the export of wool pulp and make the United
States pay it so long as there is no other supply of wool pulp.
Brazil can guarantee the price of coffee by buying the Brazilian
coffee crop because their is no other important supply of coffee.
The United States, however, and no other government can control
the price Of wheat so long as wheat is raised in enormous quanti-
ties in almost every country of the globe.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08
MAYBE 1T ISN'T so BAD

We view with alarm the expenditures Of the day. We figure
out that the automobiles eat up the wheat crop and that taxes
are breaking our backs. All classes and all kinds of us seem to
be on the way to bankruptcy and Lord knows what. It's a ter
rible situation In which we find ourselves. But here comes another
statistician, the savings department of the American Bankers
association with another set of figures showing that savings de-
posts in banks and trust companies were 1890 million dollars
June 80, 1922, against $500 million dollars one year previous.
The increase is $68O,OOO,OO0 or Al per cent. These are the latest
available figures for the country as a whole.
The savings deposits with the banks show an increase of
nearly 5 per cent.
The savings bank division on school savings butts in With the
information that American school children are more thrifty than
before. There are 11,271,O20 school children saving accounts of
1922 as against, 802 ,9O6 of 1920.
AS between the Magnuses and Brookharts which are sending
the country to the devil in a hand basket and the statistics of the
bankers is it any wonder that we are all mixed up in our minds
Maybe we aren't BE thriftless and as nearly bankrupt of cash
and common Sense as the calamity screamers tell us.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08
THE PRESIDENTS DEATH

The news that President Harding died in San Francisco
Thursday evening came like a blow to the country on its awakening
the following morning. So far there had been no indication of
sudden death and the country was rejoicing that he had. passed
dead.
The death of the president will disarrange all political and
party preparations already under way for the coming campaign.
Harding was the logical nominee OF his party and there was every
prospect of his denomination. "LeRoi est mort, vive lie Roi" when
the king dies another king is made. When the leading representa-
tive of his party and its leadership passes a new leader is sought.
To whom that succession shall fall, even within the party is pure
speculation today.
The president may have been said to have lacked the essen
tas of leadership as possessed by Roosevelt but he had a recently
acquired ascendency that came close to complete leadership.
Harding was by way of coming closer day by day to the country
as a whole. He was sane, cautious perhaps, careful always, but
he made it evident of later months that he had convictions and
purpose with which the mass of the American people agree. He
was a type of patient, careful leader, one who set about the tasks
of the day instead of attempting to change the orbits of the
universe. The country was beginning to appreciate a leadership
that set about tying the threads broken by war, paying debts,
urging governmental as well as personal thrift and economy, not
the great type, so called, but the working, useful type of man
and president.
President Harding was essentially a man of the common
people. That fact was being realized more and more every day.
especially since this western trip began. He was honestly glad to
meet people and be with them. He had an infinite capacity for
friendship, as is evidenced by the poignant grief of all who were
privileged to know him personally. His speeches were not bril-
liant examples of word carpentering; they were more than that.
COuched in plain, every day language they led straight to the
point, disclosing here and there a phrase that showed the true
wisdom and innate greatness of the man.
There is a similtude between the ending of the two trips of
the two latest presidents, Harding is the more fortunate of the
two. President Wilson lives on a shattered man and a defeated
leader. Both went forth to urge and explain their policies. Both
met personal disaster. Fate seems to frown on presidential ex-
petitions to the far west.
The earnest and heartfelt sympathy of this great country is
with the presidents family. There is universal sorrow over their
loss and the loss of the country. Yet as concerns Mr.. Harding
to pass quietly, painlessly at the end of the way as the president
passed last Thursday.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL SERV-
ICE FOR LATE PRESIDENT
HARDING.

Continued from Page L.
by his kindly, considerable and
courteous demeanor, and by his
sympathetic interest in the well
fare of all people, he had firm
ly enshrined himself in the af-
fections of his fellow-country-
men and in the respect of the
world.
His successor in office and the
governor of the state of Montana
have proclaimed Friday, the 10th
day of August, A. D. 1928, as a
day upon which the people of the
United States shall forsake their
worldly affairs, to pause and pa.
a solemn and reverent tribute of
respect and affection to the mem
DRY of the late president.
In harmony Herewith, / as
mayor of the city of Bozeman,
direct that all of the offices of
the municipal administration of
the city of Bozeman be closed on
said day; request that all bust
houses, offices and banks of
the city be closed from l D. m.
to a p. m, and that the citizens
attend memorial services at the
Baptist church at 2 o'clock o. m.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08
ANS G. HALL,
Mozrors

mayor
The program for the exercises to
be held at the Baptist church Fiiday
afternoon at 2 o'clock follows:
Presiding officer-Mayor Amos C.
Hall.
Organ prelude-"My Country, tbs
of Thee"
Scripture lesson-Rev. o. K. David
son.
Hymn-"How Finn a Foundation
Prayer-Rev. E. R. Curry, pastor of
the Baptist church.
Hymn-"Lead, Kindly Light"
Address-"The Man." Rev. R. P.
Smith, pastor of Methodist Episcopal
church.
Address-"The American" ]. A.
Harader, secretary of the chamber Of
commerce.
SOlO-"Abide with Me-" Mrs. D. A.
Reed.
Address-"The President" Rev. H..
G. Klemme, pastor of the Presbyter.
ian church.
Address-'The Christian" Rev. E
R. Curry.
Hymn-"Nearer, My God, to Thee
Benediction-Rev T. P. Turner,
paster of the South Methodist church.
Organ postlude.
A chorus choir will lead in the con-
gregational singing.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08
THE COUNTRY PRESS

The Christian Science Monitor warns communities that the
power of the country press" is not to be slightly regarded. The
Monitor of course, like all journals of wide national circulation
cassifies the smaller city dalies as country press" It is cor
rect enough in that. But there is a very powerful press which
represents more truly the strictly country press" Those are
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WAYS AND HRlDcEs

The committee on Ways and Bridges
will give q public hearing in its room,
No. ll3. fourth floor. at the State
House. in Augusta. on
TUESDAY February p. at p. NJ.
No. IS. An Act to establish ferry
across Somes Sound between South
west Harbor and Northeast Harbor.
No. 76. An Act to provide for an
issue of State highway and bridge
bonds.
No. 81. Resolve for the repair of
road leading from Orland to the town
Of Castine, in the town of Penobscot.
No. 1928. An Act to enable the towns
Of Turner and Leeds in tho county OF
Androscogein to make free the North
Turner toll bridge and appropriating
$4,000 therefor.
No. 1873 An Act to authorize tho
town of Southport to construct bridge
over tide water to Joe Island.
No. 157. Resolve for repairing road
in the towns of Castinc and Penobscot.
No. 200. Resolve appropriating money
to repair the Passport bridge.
No. &c. Resolve appropriating money
to aid the town of Phippsburg in Saga
dahoc county in repairing and recon-
structing the Parker Head road"
No. 81. Resolve for construction.
highway within the limits of Birch
Point Village Corporation.
No. 6S. Resolve for the improve
mcnt Of certain roads in the town of
Georgetown.
No. 60. Resolve for the construc-
ton. maintenance and repair OF road IN
the town of West Bath.
No. TO- Resolve in aid of the river
road in the town of WoolWich.
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preceding, and unassigned. shall be
taken up without motion and disposed
Of in the order in which they were
placed upon the table.
Reports Of Committees
Mr.. Crafts from the committee on
inland fisheries and game on remon-
STRANGE OF Irving B. Ray Of Harring-
ton and others against An Act making
it unlawful to use corn or bait Of any
kind or contriyance other than decoy
birds to entice game birds Of any va.
riety within shooting distance report
ed that the same be placed on file.
Mr.. Adams from the same commit
tee on bill An Act to amend Section So
Of Chapter Of the Revised Statutes,
relative to the suspension Of open sea-
son, reported that the same be placed
on file, as the subject matter thereof
has been incorporated in another bill
reported by this committee.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported ought not to pass on bill
An Act to amend Chapter ~, Private
and Special Laws 1921. relating to fish
ing in Moose Hill Pond, in East Liver
more. with remonstrance Of IL A.
Morrison and 29S others against same.
Mr.. Crafts from same committee re-
ported same on bill An Act to amend
Chapter IA of the Public Laws of 1921.
prohibiting the hunting Of deer in the
counties Of Cumberland and York. also
remonstrances against same.
Mr.. Lord from the same committee
reported the same on bill. An Act to
amend the first paragraph OF Section
SO, Chapter 219. Public Laws 1917. as
amended by Chapter "a. Public Laws
1919. and by Chapter III, Public Laws
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by the 81st Legislature to consider the
recommendations in the report for
1922 Of the State board of assessors,
charged with the duty of reporting to
the Legislature not later than Febru-
airy goth by bill or otherwise. beg leave
to submit the following partial report:
The State board of assessors fecom-
mended to the consideration of the
Legislature the question of gasoline
tax. bill board tax and extension of the
poll tax. Bills covering these mat
ters have already been presented and
the committee therefore does not con-
slider necessary any report on these
subjects. In regard to the other rec
concentrations your committee has not
found time to give the questions the
serious consideration which they merit.
and therefore requests that the time
for filing final report be extended one
week.
The report was accepted and on mo-
ton by Mr.. Gardiner of Gardiner. it
was voted that the extension Of time
be granted the committee and the re-
port sent up for concurrence.
FIRST BEADING Of Printed Bills end
Resolves
House lis. An Act to amend Section
So of Chapter III Of the Revised Stat
utes, as amended by Chapter "a o6 the
Public Laws of 1919, relating to the
board of osteopathic examination and
registration.
House 121. An Act to amend Sec
lions I and Of Chapter 1873 Of the
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1921, providingfor a yearly limit OF
one deer in all counties of the State.
Reports read and accepted and sent
IN for concurrence.
MIR. Phillips from the committee on
appropriations and financial affairs on
resolve appropriating money to reim-
burse the committee on State prison
for expenses. reported same in a new
draft under title Of Resolve in favor
of Jesse Overlook, secretary Of commit
tee on state prison." and that it ought
to pass.
land fisheries and game on bill An Act
to amend Section 3S, Chapter 8, OF the
Revised Statutes, relating to the sus-
pension by the governor OF open sea-
son for hunting reported same in new
draft under title Of IAN Act to amend
Sections SO and SO, of Chapter of the
Revised Statutes. relating to the sus-
pension by the governor of open sea-
son for hunting" and that it ought
to pass.
Reports read and accepted and the
new drafts ordered printed under the
joint rules.
Mr.. Lord from the same committee
reported same on bill An Act to amend
Chapter 1856 of the Public Laws of 1921.
relating to night fishing in certain wat
ers Of Kennebec county.
Report read and accepted and the
bills ordered printed under the joint
rules.
! Report of the committee appointed
to consider State assessors report
The joint select committee appointed
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EDUCATION

The committee on Education will
give a public hearing in it's rooms at
the State House. in Augusta. on
THURSDAY. February %, +. NJ
on the following:
No. 49,. Resolve in favor of East
Corinth Academy.
No. "a. Resolve in favor Of Frye
burg Academy in tho county of Oxford
for equipment. repairs and general
maintenance.
No. 35. Resolve in favor of trustees
of Mason Institute.
No. &c. Resolve in favor Of Lincoln
Academy. Newcastle. for maintenance,
repairs and improvements.
No. 81. Resolve in favor of Kicker
Classical Institute, HoGltOn.
No. 3S Resolve in favor of the trus-
tees of North Yarmouth Academy.
No. 80. Resolve in favor of Berwick
Academy.
No. 40. Resolve in favor of Bridgton
Academy in North Bridgton, for a
deficit in maintenance. I.
No. AZ. Resolve in favor Of the town
of Kingman. Penohscot county. appro-
priating money for the building of a
Schoolhouse.
John T. WOOD Soc
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WAYS AND BRIDGES

The committee on Ways and Bridges
will give public hearing in its rooms
at the State House, in Augusta, on
WEDNESDAY, February %. at 2
p. NJ.
No. 21s. An Act for expediting high
way and bridge construction work un-
der Legislative appropriations.
No. 219. An Act to provide for an is
sue of State aid and second class high
way bonds
No. geo. An Act to withdraw from
the contingent fund the sum Of five
hundred thousand dollars and transfer
the same to the fund for building State
aid roads.
No gel. Resolve amending Article
TX of the Constitution as amended by
Article XXXV. as amended by Article
XL1lI. increa sing the amount of bonds
to be issued for the purpose of building
State highways and State aid highways.
No. 22S. II. D. 40. An Act to amend
Chapter % of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter 258, Public Laws
of 1917, as amended by Chapter 220.
Public Laws Of 1918. relative to State
highways and the creation and expendi-
ture Of the mill tar highway funds.
No. e29, S-10S. An Act to provide
for the construction Of gravel roads in
all cases. except where different type
of construction is especially authorized.
OWEN X. STORY, Sec.
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APPROPRIATIONS AND FiNAN.
CIAl AFFAIRS

The committee on Appropriations and
Financial Affairs will give public
House. in Augusta. on
THURSDAY, February %. at 2 p. NJ.
on the following:
Resolve appropriating money for the
Maine School for the Deaf.
Resolve making appropriation in aid
of the Maine Eye & Ear Infirmagy for
the fiscal years 1929 and 1924.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Cen
eral Hospital.
Resolve. in favor of Children's Heart
Work Society.
Resolve nppropriating money for
maintenance and operation of State pier
for period Jan. /. 1928 to June 80,
1928.
Resolve appropriating money for
maintenance and operation of State
pier for the next two fiscal years.
Resolve appropriating money for the
benefit of Penobscot General Hospital
Old Town.
Resolve in favor of Presque Isle
General Hospital.
THOMAS A. SANDERS. Sec.
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MP FRANCE

The committee on Temperance will
give a public hearing in its room at the
State House, in Augusta.
TUESDAY, February 81. at p. NJ.
An Act to amend Section 40. Chapter
127 of the Revised Statutes relating to
prosecutions for the violations of laws
regarding sale and manufacture of in
toxicating liquors.
An Act making 1t unlawful for any
person 30 have intoxicating liquors in
his possession in any public place.
An Act to amend Section II. Chapter
l2.7. Revised Statutes, as amended by
Chapter 60, Public Laws of 1921. reIat-
ing to the manufacture of intoxicating
liquors.
An Act to amend Chapter 294. Public
Laws of 1917. as amended by Chapter
SO, Public Laws of 1921, relating to in
toXicating liquors.
s-52. An Act TO amend Sections 90.
% and IS, Chapter 1877. Revised Stat
utes. as amended by Chapter POI. Pub
lie Laws of 1917, relating to intoXicat-
ing liquors.
S-62. An Act to amend Section 81,
Chapter 127. Revised Statutes. as
amended by Chapter 235. Public Laws
of 1919. relating to intoxicating Ii
Quors.
w. D. SPENCER, Sec.
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INSANE HOSPITALS

The committee on Insane Hospitals
will give prblic hearing in it's room
at the State House. in Augusta,
FRIDAY, February 20, at p. II.
On the following:
Resolve in favor of the Augusta
State Hospital for maintenance.
Resolve in favor of the Augusta
State Hospital for construction of
building for women nurses and attend
ants.
Resolve in favor of the Bangor State
Hospital for the construction and
equipment of a new building for male
patients.
Resolve in favor of the Bangor State
Hospital for the construction Of new
floors in wards CO and E-2
Resolve in favor of the Bangor State
Hospital for maintenance.
j. A. MCDONALD, Sec.