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Evening star., 1925-01-23
EIGHT STATES DISCUSS
MERGER IN NATURAL GAS
Proposed Combine of Ohio and
West Virginia Producing Com
panies May Cause Legal Fight.

Officials of at least eight States
have become interested in the pro-
posed merger of Ohio and West Vir-
ginia gas producing and distributing
companies, and the Department of
Justice expects big legal fight be-
fore the question is decided
Department officials declared the
supply of natural gas for lighting
and fuel in West Virginia, Ohio,
Pennsylvania. Kentucky, Indiana, Ten
nessee and parts of Virginia and west
ern Maryland will be involved.
Investigation of the proposed mer-
ger was begun several months ago
by Assistant Attorney General Sey-
mour to determine it's legality un-
der the antitrust laws. The depart
ment has several agents in the field,
but the investigation is far from COM
plete and no conclusions have been
reached. Regardless of Federal action,
it is expected interested State Off
cials will carry the fight into the
courts.
Evening star., 1925-01-23
SToICAL IN PRISON.
Chapman in Isolation Cell in Peni-
tentiary.
BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, January 25,-Ger-

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA Gap January 25,-Ger-
aid Chapman, bandit extraordinary,
today awaited in an isolation cell at
the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary the
next move to take him to Connecti-
cut to stand trial for the alleged
murder of James Skelly, a patroIman,
at New Britain last October
Chapman will remain in an isola-
tion cell several days before being
assigned to regular duties at the
prison. He has been placed among
the third-class prisoners, and will
receive few privileges. A stoical res
ignation was his apparent attitude
yesterday s he turned his back upon
the world to begin anew service of
his 25-year sentence for a S2,400, 900
mail robbery in New York in 1921.
AS the heavy doors changed behind
him, Chapman was. greeted by a
guard: Back again, Chapman"
Yes" he replied, tersely.
picked up little, haven't your
a little" and the bandit turned
away.
He faces the major portion of his
25-year sentence, but a few months
having been served when he escaped
7Sarch 81, 1928. He had been sought
throughout the country during the
almost two years of freedom before
he was captured in Muncie, Ind, last
Sunday.
Evening star., 1925-01-23
SHOALS BILL HEADS
FOR Joint PARLEY
House Committee Will Report
Rule to Send Measure
to Conference.

The House rules cOmmitte today
agreed to report a rfule to refer the
Underwood Muscle Shoals bill direct
TO conference between the Senate and
House.
Chairman Smell said he expected to
report the rule to the House today.
but that under the House rules it
must go over for "a hours The rule
could be brought up tomorrow, but
supporters of the bill plan to defer
action until next week because of the
usual week end absentees on Satur-
day.
Friends of the Underwood bill
claim to have sufficient votes to get
the rule adopted by the House and
they feel that once the bill is in con-
ference it will be pushed forward for
a final vote by the House and Senate
a t this session.
Wants Debate Limited.
Chairman Smell said he thought de-
bate on the rule would be limited 10
the usual one hour. 1t is planned to
bring the rule up on Monday, and if
the rule prevails and the bill is sent
to conference on that day, the Senate
managers of the measure plan to re-
quest the appointment of Senate con-
ferees by direct vote in the hope
that Senator'S friendly to the legis
lation are selected.
Chairman Norris of the Senate agri-
cultural committee, who would head
the Senate conferees if the usual Gus
tom of selection We're followed, plans
to raise objection on the Senate floor
to the departure from the usual
course. Supporters of the bill object
to the appointment of Senator Norris
because he led the fight against pas
sage of the bill when it was before
the Senate
The committee chairman expects TO
be supported in his fight by Senator
McNary. Republican, Oregon, and
Smith, Democrat, South Carolina,
who also would be SldetraCked from
the conference if the plan of the Tn
derwood bill advocates is successful
Evening star., 1925-01-23
BY Consolidated Press.

BY Consolidated Press.
EAST HAMPTON. Conn. January
23.-The village volunteer psychia-
trists sit by the hour around the
glowing stove in the handy store"
discussing the nature Of the tie that
brings Mrs. Phoebe Simons spirit
back to talk with Herbert Lyman, her
hired man, to advise him to keep
possession of the farm she left un-
willed when she died six months ago.
Folks around about East Hampton
seemingly never doubt for one mo-
ment -thSt Phoebe Simon actually
comes to Herb to tell him to hang
-on-not to give the farm up to the
daughter with whom she quarreled in
her lifetime
Tall, spare, her white hair combed
straight back from her brow, she
stood before him in all the realness
of her earthly form again last night,
the prosecuted Herb allowed today.
Stay" she reiterated her command.
You will not lose your home"
Also Advises Marriage.
And then get married. Find some
nice girl with brown hair and brown
eyes. With her to make it cozy for
you and you to tend the fields and
stock, you can make much of the
little farm"
So the townsfolk, pouring in a
steady stream to Herbs place to see
how he progresses, heard-and so
they have believed
There is nothing strange about his
vision, Herb declares.
Il came to her when I was just
a boy, 20 years DID," he said in be-
ginning his story to. the writer. Il
was boarder, paying 81 a week
working in the big bell factory. That
was after her husband had died She
had no one to run the farm for her,
50 in my odd moments L did the
work. Then 1 gave up my factory
job and worked for her for my keep.
We shared and shared alike-that's s
all-the home and products of my
work.
Played Son to Her.
'fShe was 80 years older than
|, and | played the son to her. But
we never went anywhere. We stay
WorRfns W @ and an 'r reading % toEethe4 atfnns we We
scarcely ever had a cross word, and
were closer than any man and
woman for miles about. We shared
every thought, and finally we got so
near we did not have to tell our
thoughts. We knew, without word.
"One day, year or SO ago, when
she was not none too well, she said
to me, she said: Herb, if anything
happens to me, this place is to be
yours. My daughter won't have any of
it And I'll come back and tell you
how L am. You'll never have to
worry
That's why she's come, you see,"
he offered quietly. Four times, Herb
says, Phoebe's spirit awakened him
from his sleep in the little bed in his
old room that is almost all the furni-
ture left in the house since Mrs. May
Purcell, the daughter, and H. G. Hills,
postmaster and administrator, have
been trying to dispossess him to clear
up the estate.
Called Him to Dinner.
Each time, in the dream in which
she came, he has been in the barn
and heard her gentle call; "Yoo- hoo"
summoning him to dinner as of old.
He has seen them sitting opposite
each other at the table, talking of
sundry things-she looking just like
her old self except that the smallpox
marks which marred her face were
Evening star., 1925-01-23
Girl Aided Youth
TO'Crib' in Exam
By Using Wireless
BY the Associated Press.

= BY the Associated PresS.
STRASBOURG, France, January
ga romance entered into an at
tempt by an overzealous young AL
satan medical student to overcome
the difficulties of his examination
papers by means of the wireless"
Investigation disclosed that he had
installed a girl friend in his apart
ment at the end of a transmission
post supplied with medical works
and dictionary, while he. fortified
with a self-made microphone, nom
chantly carried in his left hand
close to his ear, wrote the replies
to the examination questions with
his free right hand at the girls
dictation.
A rival for the doctors degree
undergoing the same examination
exposed the fraud and the faculty
expelled the user of the wireless.
Evening star., 1925-01-23
Mrs. O'Leary's Boy,
Noted as Gambler,
Expires in Chicago
By the Associated Press.

I
CHICAGO, January 23.-James
Patrick Big Jim" ,OLeary, whose
mothers COW is credited in tradi-
tion with having kicked over the
lamp that started the Chicago fire
in October. 1871, died last night at
his home. for years one OF Chi
cago's showplaces.
O'Leary was renowned as a
spectacular and versatile gambler,
but also was remarkable for his
philanthropieS among the poor of
the stockyards district.
Associates said he would bet on
anything on either side. to any
amount Once he lost a $780, 900
wager that a certain May would
have 20 rainy days.
His widow, three sons, two
daughters and a sister survive.
Evening star., 1925-01-23
CONNECTICUT AVENUE
CITIZENS NAME LEADERS
William S. Quinter Elected Presi-
dent of Association at An
nua1 Meeting

officers were elected by the Connec-
Fticut Avenue Citizens Association Wed :
hesday night at its annual meeting in
All Souls parish hall, Connecticut and
Cathedral avenues, as follows: William
s. Quinter, president; Arthur e. Dowell,
first vice president; Harry c. Grove,
second vice president; Sidney Roche,
secretary, and Miss Elizabeth Groves.
treasurer Delegates to the Fedora
ton of Citizens' Associations are Will
liam B. Westlake and Sidney Roche.
Resolutions were adopted express
ing to the Capital Traction Co. the
appreciation of the association for the
removal of the company's loop to a
point farther north.
Evening star., 1925-01-23
LABOR PROMOTES PLAN
FOR GOMPERS MEMORIAL
Committee Composed of A. T. of l..
Members Named to Take Charge
of Arrang gements.

Plans for the national labor memo
rial to the late Samuel Gompers were
pushed forward by an announcement
last night of the appointment of a
committee consisting of Frank Nor
rison, Matthew Woll, Daniel J. Tobin,
Frank Duffy and James Wilson, all
members of the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor, to
survey and take charge of the initial
arrangements.
In announcing the appointment of
this committee, President William
Green of the American Federation of
Labor stated that it is the purpose to
concentrate all thought and effort on
one great national memorial, rather
than on q multiplicity of smaller and
purely local memorials.
The first meeting of the committee
will be held during the sessions of
the A. F. of l. executive council At
Miami, beginning February 4
Evening star., 1925-01-23
House Authorizes Bill Paid.

Payment to Byron S. Adams of a
printing bill amounting to. $4,000, due
him under contract with the Ordnance
Department Of the War Department in
1919, was authorized in a bill passed
by the House last night.
Evening star., 1925-01-23

There are SO many Americans in
Milan who are anxious to sing in
grand opera that some are willing to
pay large fees for a chance to appear.
Evening star., 1925-01-23

Foreign immigrants going to Amer
lea by way Of England are not allow
ed to pass through London.
Evening star., 1925-01-23

The hoactzIn, bird found along
the Amazon River, has feet on its
winEA ----------
Evening star., 1925-01-23

Each time, in the dream in which
she came, he has been in the barn
and heard her gentle call, "Yoo hoo"
summoning him to dinner as of old.
He has seen them sitting opposite
each other at the table, talking of
sundry things-she looking just like
her old self except that the smallpox
marks which marred her face were
Evening star., 1925-01-23

the conference if the plan of the Tn
derwood bill advocates is successful
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
FORMER BOHEMIAN
GIRL IS BURIED
Mrs. Kathryn Shaffer Victim OF
P~eritOnitis Near
MissOula

Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn
Shaffer, wife of Bert ]. Shaffer, who
died near Missoula last week from
aseptic p~eritonitis, were held at the
West chapel Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Shaffer was Miss Kathryn Isa-
bell Mass, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Mass of Bozeman. She was born
in Eaton, Colorado, December 9, 1901,
and came with her parents to Boze-
man in 1911. About six years ago
the family moved to Great Falls
where Kathryn was married June "a,
1919, to Bert J. Shaffer, after he re-
turned from France. They have made
their home near Missoula, where Mr..
Shaffer has been employed as of
the operators of the lighting system
of the Montana Power company. Mrs
home from the hospital after an op-
Grafton, when she was taken with 4
sore throat, and the disease causing
her death developed. Her parents, as
well as her family, were with hel
during her last illness and brought
the body to Bozeman for burial.
She is survived by her husband, a
son five years old, by her parents
and by one sister Mrs. Earl M. White
Lewistown.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15

Missoula.-The total value of all
improvements en- the national forests
in District 1, covering Montana and
North Idaho, is placed at ~$S,776,55O,
according to figures just compiled in
the office of the district forester at
Missoula.
The improvements include 1852
miles of roads, valued at S5.642,2l5;
12,46O miles of trails, valued at ST.
85O,943, and 1S1 bridges, valued at
1902, 536, leaving $1,OSO,856 as the
value Of improvements other than
roads, trails and bridges. In these
figul es is included cooperation to the
amount of $1,445,O46.
The largest investment is in I'M
urovements constructed for the pur-
rooo IF fire control, which are val
S4.493,232. Improvements de-
signed for the better administration
and use of the forests are valued al
S4,179,OOO. improvements designed
for better utilization Of forest ranges
by domestic livestock are valued al
S99,4O5, while the value placed on I'M
provements of a public-service nature
Sc. as camp sites for recreation, arr
valued at only $4,907.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
ASSIGN CLERKS
TO Land OFFICE
Mrs. A. L. Love of BOZeman
One of Three Transferred
to Billings

Billings.-Notices of the transfer OF
three clerks from closing land offices
in the new Billings district to the To-
cal land office have been received
by Register Harry B. Drum, from
Commissioner William Spry, at Wash
ington. D. C. The clerks have been
instructed to take up their duties at
Billings on May l or within a few
days thereafter. All business Of the
Miles City, Bozeman and Lewistown
offices will be conducted through the
Billings office after that date.
From the Bozeman office, Mrs. A.
L. Love. chief clerk, has been trans
ferred. She has been in the Bozeman
office for more than a quarter OF a
century through the many changes II
fffcs' i SGdiTmaff6SitiiffTHatioSSlh She Hissr5TeaT9fa r S%cbaoss
bert has been transferred from Lewis
town and Cash R. Cross from Miles
City. Both have been clerks in the
respective land offices.
With the present clerks in the land
office. the transfers will make a total
of FIVE clerks here. Thus far at least
there has been no intimation that the
department intends to appoint or
transfer a receiver for the augmented
office. About a year ago the office
of receiver was abolished for the local
land office and Mr.. Drum assumed
the duties CT both register and re-
ceiver.
The local land office has received
some supplies from the closing offices
but the records and furniture will not
be sent here until near the date for
closing the other offices. Furniture
other than that needed here will be
disposed of. Additional quarters for
the local land office have not yet been
assigned but room will probably be
found in the federal building, suffi-
cient for the added work.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
fashion SHOW
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Blue Rose lipstick. Boys prince of
Wales" Juvenile longies; Carlsbad
Junior 4 gallon hat.
J. N. McCracken & SOn-Rose de
Amour dress, handmade roses, chan
ti;ly lace; mellon crepe dance dress,
Espancla lace; Madeline Rose Siam
crepe, Symerna embroidered lace;
russell georgette, Normandy trim
ming; new rust two piece sport dress,
a la Dean, braid trimming; Italian
FASHION SHOW GAL. p
sport suit, Roma stripes; afternoon
frock in rose crepe-Gloria Swanson
poke hat; afternoon frock in "FOg'
tan, metallic flower; blue and tan at
ternoOn frOck with leghorne hat in
Grange; polkadot day dress, lavender
poke hat; five o'clock tea dress in
lipstick net lace. Wayne Knit silk
hosiery; Hanson gloves and "Musette'
vanity cases.
Holloway's-Suits in foreign fIan.
mel in diamond blue. Peasant Kettle
cloth, grey tailored. Complete golf.
ing apparel. Studio dressing gown.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
FOREST IMPROVEMENTS IN DISTRICT
ARE VALUED At NEARLY 100000

These figures are Indicative OF the
amount of money that has been spent
for improvements of a public nature
by the federal government on account
of the national forests. Practically
every road, trail, bridge, and tele-
phone line is of service to the public
as well as the forest service. Il
should be remembered also that 70
per cent of all national forest re-
ceipts is returned directly to n
counties for roads and schools, n
that the amount .accruing from this
source since the creation of the ma
tional forests totals $1,361,576.1o IN
Montana and $1,566,925.A in Idaho.
The allotment for improvements OH
the national forests of District 1
during the coming year, exclusive OF
the amounts to be expended on roads,
trails and bridges, amounts to $685.
go, go per cent of which will be
used in the building and rebuilding
of telephone lines. About 40 per cent
or approximately $4,000, will be ex-
pended for the maintenance of exist
ling improvements. This is 81 pei
cent of the total value of such I'M
~lprovements.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
PARKIN RESIGNS
AS LEGISLATOR

Governor Erickson has issued a
proclamation calling for an cleo
tion to elect a successor in Gal
latin county to E. ]. Parkin as
representative from this county.
The resignation of Nh. Parkn has
been received by Governor Erick-
son and under the provisions of
the constitution in such cases the
governor is required to call an
election.
The custom is for the calling
Of the election by the governor
and the county commissioners do
not act upon it unless it is neces-
sarv to fill the vacancy during a
session. In such manner the
county is not put to the expense
Of the election unless the legis-
lature is in regular or extra ses-
sion. -.
of the BOzeman city commission
until he left for Helena to at
tend the legislative session, when
he rendered his resignation: The
city commission did not appoint
a successor until Mr.. Parkin re-
signed as a state official, when
he Was reappOinted to fill the
vacancy caused by his own resig-
nation from the commission.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
POLICE COURT
aids TREASURY
City Enriched $5O5.OO During
Month of March, Report
Of Magistrate Shows

M. R. Wilson, police magistrate,
collected $5O5 in fines during the
month of March, according to his
monthly report, received by the city
commission at the regular meeting
last week.
DR.. Jump, city health officer, re-
ported As cases of German measles
and one case of scarlet fever in the
city during the month. Twenty chill
dren were born in the city during the
month.
The fire department reported four
fires, with total damages of 1920.
The contract for graveling two
blocks on North Wilson avenue be-
tween Lamme and Willard streets
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
MRS. WOOD DIES
At Three FORKS

Mrs. Nora Wood, wife of Arthur
s. Wood, died at the Three Forks
hospital Friday evening and funeral
services yer held in Bozeman at the
West chapel Monday afternoon.
Before her marriage Mrs. Wood
was Miss Norma Frost of Salesville.
She was nearly 81 years CT age. Since
her marriage she has made her home
at Trident, where Nh. Wood is fore
man of the cement ny.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
AMERICAS GREATEST BUFFER
STARTS SERVING TERM
IN L~EAVENWORTH

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been used in the right direction. He
endowed with a rare personality,
a beaming smile and affability that
won the confidence of strangers. He.
started life well enough-but never
could control the desire to bluff.
Leaving the home place up state in
New York he went to Brooklyn where
he drove a milk wagon until he had
earned enough money to start through
medical college.
He "a a member Of Admiral
Peary's party on one Of his earlier ex-
plOrations-but had been missing for
some years when he came from the
north with his announcement of hav-
ing reached the pole. Even after all
Of his claims were disapproved he
maintained his stand and even went
forth on the lecture platform to car
~ ont his bluff. However, his pictures
were old, his diaries eaisified and in
no way had he data which would stand
inspection.
He made the gum-drop candy IA
mous-by claiming that BY feeding
tbs Eskimos these colorfuI sweets,
they braved the intense cold and led
him to the pole.
II IN the prison library here there
is a Who's Who. Doc Cook win likely
CLEAN 8 bit Of satisfaction, because
there amongst the grsat Is bis name.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15

Limited, whose trains r equipped
with the latest model sleeping cars.
In 1900 the North Coast Limited
put into service, being the
first ~all-sleeping a train to and
through the Pacific northwest.
Since then the service has been
kept up to date in every way,
improvements made steadily SO that
today it is a perfectly appointed
train in which the officials and en-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
take great pride.

ployes take great pride.
The new sleeping cars are OF all
steel construction, with ten sections
and two compartments and finished
in Circassian walnut. The upholster-
ing is dark green plush, with car
pets and window hangings in har-
mony and good taste. The drawing
room and observation car r like
wise models of comfort and convent
ence and rich in appearance.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
r COAST LIMITED
HAS 18TH BIRTHDAY

A handsome folder in colors has
been issued by the Northern Pacific
railroad company, in commemOration
of the silver anniversary Of the es-
tablishment of the North Coast
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15

and there was an Od0r that lurked
about her. Il vas rich and comforting.
Once, when he leaned toward her, he
Thought she smeiled sweetly OF new
milk md fresh young onions and
cleon-lrrnrd sed"--From q Story ID
fbe stflrday Evening Post.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15

was let to ]. N. Brown and son. The
estimated cost is $500.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-02
BRISTOL

Miss Eva La Nicer returned to Bris-
toll Saturday after having spent the
past winter in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fox were en-
tertained at the Clarence Curtiss home
in Kenosha Friday evening.
Mrs. Raymond Gates was in Milwau-
kee one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dow Vincent of Gen
Ga were entertained at the Roy Muir
dock home Sunday.
H. B. Gaines is i'll with the grippe.
Ernest Knapp has been spending
the past two weeks in Milwaukee help
ing care for his aunt, Mrs. George
Gates.
Mrs. Minnie Dixon is having a well
drilled Edward Firchow is doing the
work.
Mr. and Mrs. John Runge and chill
dren have returned from motor trip.
Ward Rowbottom made business
trip to Milwaukee Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Castle, Chi
cago, spent Saturday night with the
Pike family and attended the home
talent play.
Eugene Jackson of Kenosha was an
over Sunday visitor with the Gethen
family.
Mrs Gusta Benedict, former resident
of South Bristol, who have resided the
past few years in Kenosha, was buried
in Hasmer cemetery Friday at an ad-
vanced age.
The Jacobson family entertained rel
atives from Racine who also attended
the home talent play on Saturday
evening before their return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holtdorf at
tended the funeral of his father in
Silverlake.
F. o. Eddy of Chicago was visitor
at the Fox home.
Mrs. Lorinda Annette Knapp Gates,
aged 81 years, months and 20 days,
died March 81 at her home in West
Allis, Milwaukee. The deceased was
born in Mayfeld, Fulton county, New
York June Z, 1861. At the age of II
she came to Pleasant Prairie where
she continued to live with her aunt,
Mrs. Leander Richter, until her mar
riage on Dec. 10, 1882, when she was
united in marriage to George Gates,