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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24

ment for timber or wood cut in the
territory.
Records of the board show that
it was instrumental in promoting
road construction to Butte, in sur
veying and mapping surrounding
country, in establishing news com
munication with the outside world,
in lettering mail service and vari-
GUS other public enterprises.
The telegraph first gave Helena
communion with the world in Sep
TENDER, 1867.
The greatest day in the history of
this city was July 4, 1883. The
people were called to celebrate the
national birthday, to welcome the
first regular train to enter the city
and to witness the departure Of the
first bullion train over the Nor
thern Pacific railroad.
Preparations made fol celebrat-
the occasion were elaborate.
The procession was formed at the
upper end of Main street under
the direction of Chief Marshal
Thomas P. Fuller and his aides.
City Marshal Deegan and his pc
lice, mounted and in uniform, and
the Helena Silver Cornet band,
headed the column. Promptly at
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24

the first stroke of 10 o'clock hat
morning the marshal Of the day
gave the command to march for
ward and in a moment the whole
cavalcade, Reaching far tbove the
head of Main to Bridge street, was
in motion to the stirring strains of
patriotic music.
In the line of march ives the
fire department, gloriously arrayed
in colors and in decorations, Dig
nitaries of the city, territory and
nation, borne in the finest vehicles
of that era and floats representing
civic and religious enterprise i'll the
city.
Marching to the depot they be-
held the grandest spectacle in the
history of Last Chance gulch, the
departure from Helena of the
first bullion train, carrying a mil
lion of pounds of silver bullion
from Montana's mines.
The train was composed of SO
new box cars bearing large colored
placards, inscribed:
IN. P. r. R.-1,OOO,OOO pounds
bullion from Helena. M.
t."
AS the two ponderous engines,
gaily decorated with bunting
steamed away with their richly
laden cars, cannons doomed over
the shrill whistle of mines and en-
gines and the shouting of the en-
thusiastic crowd and the strains
Of the band.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24

Hedges city clerk. The first police
man, William Mccormick, was also
selected at this meeting along with
James Hummel as night watch
man.
The First Justice
The first man to receive a COM
mission as justice of the peace in
Helena was Esquire Orison Miles
in 1865. Squire Miles used to hold
court in the cabin where he lived,
cooked and slept, and many a cele-
brated case of those early booming
times came under his judicial cog
nizance.
The first formal trial under tire
was over the jumping of a
town lot. Neither the law nor evil
dence was very clear in thoSs days,
and while the magistrate was CROP
around in a legal haze the liti-
giants got together and gave the
property in dispute to the lawyers
who sold it, and divided the pro-
ceeds. 1t was the squire who per-
the first marriage ceremony
Helena, joining a runaway
couple from the Boulder valley,
May 4, 1865.
Beforee the organization of the
,ity of Helena questions of camp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24

David Hilger, state historian,
says he has learned from the sta :
historical society of Minnesota, Mr.
Sommerville's home state, that
there was a town called Helena,
in Scott county, giving credence to
the story of Mr.. Cooper.
The name Last Chance gulcu Y rs
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
"DAN" DELONG DIES WHILE
CRANKING HIS MACHINE

Eliza E. belong, Familiarity known
as Dan" belong, and a resident of
the Thompson Falls community, was
found dead recently on the road be-
side his car, which had stalled on
the Noon road. The machine was
blocked with stones, and authorities
believe belong had been cranking
the car and the exertion was too
much for him and he dropped right
there. Although there was no sign
of foul play. a coroner's jury was
called and a verdict of death from
heart failure rendered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23
Butter Imports Grow;
U. S. May Boost Tariff

WashingtOn-The tariff commission
it was announced at the White house
Tuesday, is making an investigation
of butter imports into the United
States with view to recommending
an increase in customs duties on the
staple if the facts warrant.
President Coolidge interested him
self in the situation and approved the
inquiry when he was informed that
butter imports had more than doubled
in the last year.
Under the Observation-Disclosures tariff
act the duty on butter is cents
pound, but the levy has had no effect
on the tendency of Denmark, New
Zealand, Argentina, Germany and
several other countries to increase
their exports to the United States.
For the II months ending May, 1924,
the butter imports totaled 8,721,646
pounds, valued at $10,512,931. Most
came from the four countries named.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23
Holding Negro Down
Injurious to the South

The south has made gross blum
der in trying to coddle itself into be-
lieving that the way to keep its album
dance of labor was to keep the negro
down, and that the average negro
neither could nor would learn.
Nothing could have been more fatal
to the south, in so far as holding the
negro goes. Observations during the
last 10 years among negro children
and their parents leads to the BELIEF
that the average negro child is eager
to go to school. But of schools for
negroes most rural communities have
only terrible makeshifts.
Many rural schoolhouses are little
better than sheds; there are often 5O
or 60 pupils to one teacher; no equip
ment: and a poorly trained teacher
who receives $40 to $25 month for
teaching.
The terms do not exceed three
months in length. Not once but scores
and hundreds of times have, negro
tenants of the poorest and most lowly
families told that they were going
north to school their children.
That the negro likes his sunny south
and mild climate is surely true, and
many leave it with bitter longing, but
leave it they are surely doing, and
like other peoples who have migrated
from one part of the earth to anoth-
er they are doing it in hopes of ind
ing something better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23
The ''WiscOnSin Idea"
an Extensive Affair.

In the Herald's opinion the evils
consin Idea," symbolizing our method
of state government, is an expensive
affair, nothing short of state social
ism and productive of a vast army of
inspectors, office holders, commissions
and bureaucrats.
We think this system has raised
state taxes out of all proportion to the
value received by the citizen. We think
the trend should be away from rather
than toward further extension of
this idea" 1t has not only increased
the cost of government but it has
stripped the individual of share in
government and robbed the commun-
ity of it's power to govern its affairs.
All control centers in Madison and
all authority proceeds from there.
Local self government is a sham.
We doubt if any man as governor
could do a single thing to prevent
the encroachments of the wisconsin
Idea" The solution lies on the hands
of the legislature and as long as we
elect inferior men to the legislature.
as long as we pay so little that no
man will go unless he has a personal
ak to grind, we cannot expect legis-
lative relief.
! From the Herald's point of view the
situation is hopeless. "The Wisconsin
Idea" has us bound hand and foot and
/ there is no clear way out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23

no reason exists or will exist for hys-
terra, fear or disquiet on account of
the organization.
Don't boiler until you are hurt is
an old and good maxim. There is no
reason to believe that the khan con-
templates conduct other than in &C
cordance with law. There is absolute
ly no reason for fear of violence, no
reason for fear of mob law. Such a
condition would not be tolerated if it
did exist but we do not believe those
behind the movement have any such
intention.
The khan has an incontestable right
to select it's membership according to
certain qualifications just as other or
CARNATIONS such as the MasOns and
knights of Columbus, for instance,
have certain qualifications. And if he
sees fit any man eligible under. the
rules has an incontestable right to
join.
Considerable criticism has been
made of the movement on account of
the secrecy and the mask. All orders
are secret and what goes on in coun-
Gil halls is a matter of mystery to
the outsider. The khan argument is
that meeting in the open, is must
carry it's mantle of secrecy with it.
Apparently in spite of the criticism
the mask is considered an essential
feature of the movement and will be
continued.
Some will be attracted by the move
ment. Others will be repealed by GER
tain features and oppose it. Others
will be repealed but say nothing. In
any event there is no reason for ex-
element, hysteria or fear of any kind.
Dismiss that from the equation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23
DemOcracy's Ticket.

Democracy, it seems, has stronger
ticket than at first glance. The nom
inee, J. w. Davis, is a man likely to
grow in strength and popularity as
the country gets better acquainted
with him.
1t will be used against Mr.. Davis
that he was an attorney for the house
of Morgan This is unjust and unfair.
It is formed on a misconception. 1t
seems to us that Big Business in re-
tanning Davis paid compliment to
his brains and ability. The implication
that a corporation lawyer is a knave
is absolutely trivial and foolish. Davis,
be it remembered, defended Gene Debs
and Mother Jones, both Socialists. He
did his work ably and well no matter
who his client was.
Charles Bryan, Davis's running
mate, is common-sense, practical
man of affairs who will never set any
rivers on fire but has, nevertheless,
a good record as an official. Without
his more talented brother, Charles
would never have been heard of. AS
it is, in case of a deadlock in the
election and a democratic senate,
Charles Bryan has chance by a SEN
ate election of being president. The
Mills of the Gods produce queer grist
at times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23
The Ultimate
in Citizenship.

The support of the public school
system as the keynote of democratic
government, the support of law and
order, the maintained freedom of
speech and press are worthy aims and
deserve endorsement. Such things are
a matter of citizenship. They are a
part of our common duty.
If public officials do not do their
duty we have the vehicle to remove
them with. That is the ballot. If we
are remiss in our selection of officials
we have no one but ourselves to
blame if law enforcement falls down.
We think that understanding of the
principles of citizenship should be a
matter of education from childhood
on. When it comes all will be clear
visioned and high-souled. And all will
march together under the flag as Am
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23
orleans with a common aim and with
out clash or conflict.
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This VIII Make Capper Jealous
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This VIII Make Capper Jealous
Sharon, Spokane Co., Wash, 7-10-24.
Dear Old Grant County Herald,
Lancaster, Wis.
Mr. Editor:
CHANGING over your excellent edited
paper and noting the very interesting
news, may say that II can point with
PRIDE to the Herald which gave me
my first lesson in reading while a
pupil in the old log school house at
Hurricane Your editorials, after
making comparisons, eclipse even
Cappers of Kansas, and recall to my
mind my first lesson in penmanship.
use the pen, there's magic in it,
Never let it lag behind; write the
thought, the pen can even it, from the
chaos of the mind. Many a gem is
lost forever by the careless passerby,
but gems of thought should never on
the mental pathway lie. Use the pen,
but never let it SANDER write with
death black ink. Let it be thy best
endeavor but to pen what good men
think. Thus our words and thoughts
securing honest praise from wisdom's
tongue, may in time be as enduring as
the chimes which Homer sung.
Cordially Yours,
JOSEPH NEEDHAM.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23
Big Business and
Little Business.

1t seems to the Herald that this
country needs Big Business just as 1t
needs Little Business and that the on
ly difference between the two is mat
ter of degree That Business should
not be assailed just because it hap
pens to be big although it deserves
being assailed and condemned when
it seeks further it's ends by unfair
means.
From 1896 until about 1910 the
country witnessed the organization OF
thousands of trusts. The general feel
ing over this was one of pesslm1sm.
People felt they were being or to be
exploited by vast combinations OF cap
ital. Thousands of such trusts were
organized in spite of all legislation
on the subject.
What was the result? The trust be-
came top-heavy and uneconomic. In
many cases the trust passed or was
defeated and wiped out by smaller
and more alert competitors. The trust
fad passed on just as other fads pass
ed on. Economic pressure solved a
situation political legislation had lit
tie effect upon.
Where Big Business has interfered
with government, not to undermine
government but to further its own
ends, it has been chastened and set
right. AS a result firms considered
vicious years ago are now operating
on strictly fair methods and making
more money than ever. There is no
money in anything but a Golden Rule
policy and intelligent Big Business
has found it out. Unintelligent Big
Business is facing prosecution right
now.
If the politicians will quit beating
the tom-toms the people will think
this thing out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23

The certain way to be cheated is TO
consider ones self more cunning than
others.-Charron.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23
No Reason for Hysteria
Surrounding Khan Movement.

Now that the khan movement seems
to be definitely under way in Grant
county the Herald wishes to state that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23

You can always recognize
these cookie sandwiches by
their clever design. On top
and bottom each cookie re-
sembles a pan of little bis.
cults fresh from the oven.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
THE LINEN SHOP

THE LINEN SHOP
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liable
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cloths 7oxnoo
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out for
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ToweHng
to-
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duced TO
$40 pureLi Towels H..
to
Evening star., 1924-06-05
EXPERIENCE DEMANDED
IN MANAGING PROPERTY
Qualifications Outlined at Group
Meeting of Realtors-Continual
Study Needed,

Qualifications which the property
manager must have were outlined to
delegates attending the property
management division of the Ma
Boards meeting. this afternoon. in
the Spanish garden of tho Washing
ton Hotel, with Louis r. Orr of Chi
cago presiding.
Addresses were delivered by
Charles C. Nichols, jr.. vice president,
New York City; Mr.. Orr, Fl. j. Brach-
man of Chicago and w. Fl. Ballard of
Boston.
Collecting the rent is not all there
is to property management. Mr.
Brachman said The property man
perience in land valuation, choosing
site, architecture, financing, adver-
tising. craftsmanship, publicity, insur-
ance. building service, accounting,
business procedure.
law and executive ability. he added.
The conduct of a building, including
service and business transactions in
keeping with good business proce-
dure, requires tact. diplomacy, busl-
ness experience, knowledge or law,
continual study and hard work, the
speaker continued.
Discussing the way to put ideal
service into property management
Mr.. Ballard laid stress on the fact
that each management problem must
be considered separately. because of
varying conditions. A man, he SAID,
who wanted to cut up a building into
a number of small shops when the
district already has as many shops as
the trade could support must be dis
suaded and his mind turned into
more profitable direction. lie recon-
mended moro attention to obtaining
business by service talks, booklet,
poster and newspaper advertising
Evening star., 1924-06-05
REALTY APPRAISAL
FORM SUBMITTED
Property Management Division of
National Body Takes Up
Standardization.

\ standard form of appraisal for
industrial property was laid before
The property management division of
the National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards at a meeting in the Will
hard Hotel this afternoon by William
c. Benkert of Philadelphia, chairman
Of the divisions committee on ap-
praisals.
s. Lctcher Lambuth of Seattle,
Wash. talked on Industrial prob
lens in modern city building. The
meeting was presided over by Louis
B. Reardslee of Chicago. chairman.
Tho business appraisal, which in
cludes in addition to the real estate,
the good will. going concern and
traditional location value, may just
ly differ from the appraisal for fire
insurance allotment, in which build
ings and fixtures are given major
consideration, since land values re-
main. no matter how destructive tho
Evening star., 1924-06-05

fire." Mr.. Benkert pointed out ZAP
praisal Cor assessment) for purposes
of taxation. made by men who hold
political jobs, is usually unscientific.
unreliable, Influenced by political
considerations, and varies in Ameri-
can cities from 10 to 80 per cent of
what is supposed to be true value.
"Appraisals for purposes of inher-
itance and income taxes tend to be
manipulative. Appraisals as result
of condemnation proceedings are of
little actual value, because the ex-
perts for the condemning power US
ually put too low a value on the
property and experts for the owner
too high"
All these tendencies to prejudice arc
what the proposed standard form
of appraisal seeks to avoid by bring
ing into consideration all the Items
which have bearing on the actual
fair market value.
The fair market value" for general
real estate and mortgage purposes, lis
defined as that price which can be
obtained by a seller who is desirous
of selling, but not compelled to sell,
from a buyer who is desirous of buy
ing, but not compelled to buy.
Evening star., 1924-06-05

costs in the seventh judicial circuit
court here on his appeal from justice
court, where he had been charged with
operating a gaming table. On a plea
Of guilty to an indictment charging a
similar offense he was given a suspend
ed sentence.
The case of James A. La Fontaine
who was indicted with Steubener and
Elmer Humphrey several months ago
following a grand jury investigation
of gambling on the Washington Balti-
more boulevard, just outside the District
line, was postponed until the fall term
of court because of the absence of some
of the states witnesses. Pumphrey was
fined $50 and costs in justice court some
time ago.
Evening star., 1924-06-05

Judge Mattingly, who is sitting in
the cases with Judge Loker, warned
Steubener that If he is presented
before him again within two years
on a gambling chaIge ae will be
sentenced on the indictment to which
the defendant pleaded guilty. The
ne may be $500 and six months i'm
prisonment in this event.
Slot Machine Charges.
Yesterday was taken up by the
court with gambling charges involy-
ing the operation OF slot machines
Isadore Srssman of Bladen burg. who
earlier in the session was fined So
and costs for having a Slot machine
on his premises, was found guilty of
keeping a place for gambling. Judge
Mattingly imposed q fine of $50 and
Evening star., 1924-06-05
CREDIT MEN TO MEET.
d. C. and Wilmington Groups to
Gather in Baltimore.

A joint meeting of the Associated
Retail Credit Mems associations OF
Washington, Baltimore and Whining
ton will be held tonight in Baltimore.
Herbert j. Rich, president of the
Washington association; Harry y.
Ostermayer, national director, aud
Stephen II. Talk"*. secretary, VIII
represent the local credit men at the
meeting.
About thirty members of the Wash
ington association viii! attend the con-
vention of the National Associatia4
of Retail Credit Men in New York
June II to 20, inclusive.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
ACTION UNLIKELY
| ON 14TH ST. BILL
Hope Practically Abandoned That
E Congress Will Act Before
Adjournment.
c0NFEREEs STILL ADAMANT
Senate Favors Cutting Walter Reed
Grounds-House Opposed.

: Hope has practically been aban-
doned for an agreement before ad-
I journn mt Saturday between the
: Senate and House conferees on the
bill for tho extension of 18th street.
! The House conferees are bound by
!. vote Of that body TO stand pat for
sthe bill as passed by the House. which
sWould require that this thoroughfare
st1e diverted around the outskirts of
sthe Walter Reed Hospital reserva
. rion-
The Senate provided for the
straight extension of the street
through the hospital grounds and
the Senate conferees remained equally
firm for that plan.
1t was learned today that the mat
ter will be allowed to go over until
fall in the hope that some modifica-
ton can be made in the plan for ex-
tending the street through the hos
pital in such a way as to get the
consent of the House.
District authorities, il is known, are
deeply Interested in the proposed eX-
tension of 14th street, regarding it as
an important artery, and they are
>own to be of the opinion that the
T$lue of the street would be de-
stnoyed if it had to be carried in
SC scmi-circular route around the west
crn border of the hospital grounds.
Opposition to the straight extension
4 of the street was based on the belief
that the soldiers in the hospital would
be annoyed by such an extension. Of
ticials of the District, however. dis
agree with this view. pointing out
that extension of 14th street would
be less objectionable than the situa-
, tion which already exists at the
Georgia. avenue end of the hospital
grounds.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
DRAPERY DEPT.

Wv nNHSS L KEES al sIPSE
IL sheets (full size) to roll. Regular
Csc. Special, roll. l............. soc
Moth Bags insure protection and
will keep garments from being
creased and rumpled.
All sizes i'm stock. From Csc to S2.25
Window Shades of all standard
materials, mounted on HartsEaorn
rollers made to order. Let us estimate.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
New Fire in Lumber Yard.

No. engine company responded to
a call from w. r. Gallihers lumber
yard. foot of 3oth street. this morn
ing to extinguish a blaze in the ruins
of the FIRE that occurred there sew
era1 days ago. No additional damage
resulted
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Just for Contrast.

From the Birmingham Age Herald.
is Gadspur a sympathetic man.
I'm a way he is.T
"In what way?'
When he sits down to a particu
larly good meal he remarks, "Th,
starving Poles would enjoy this apc
then proceeds to enjoy it all thesndFc
himself"
Evening star., 1924-06-05

costs. J. T. vanvalkenburg, J. Albert.
Johnson, Herbert Bates, Charles,
Casey Atticks, Mrs. d. NJ. Brown and
Samuel Mostlow. all pleaded guilty
to the count under which Sussman
was convicted, and Judge Mattingly
fined each $40 and costs.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
STEUBENER IS FINED
IN GAMBLING CASE
Trial of La Fontaine Postponed Un-
til Fall by Upper
Marlboro Court.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, June o.
Philip J. Steubencr was fined 500 and
Evening star., 1924-06-05

The government has established an
texperimental fur farm near Saratoga
, Springs. y. Y, to study the habits
of fur-bearing animals.