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The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27
REPUBLICANS TO
MEET SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 4TH
County Central Committee Ses-
sion Set for 2 p. m. In Re-
publican Courier Building

Call for a meeting of the Repub-
Iican County Central committee, to be
held in the Republican-CO Courier build
ing at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
September 4, has been issued by the
chairman, A. H. Sales.
The purpose Of the meeting is 20
organize for the coming campaign,
elect a chairman and a state commit
teeman to attend the state Republican
convention at Helena September II,
and to select a secretary for the
county committee.
All Republican precinct committee
men, Republican candidates, and Re-
publican voters who are anxious to
assist in plans for the fall campaign,
are urged to be present.
The meeting will convene promptly
at 2 o. m. in the hall above the Re-
publican-COurier office.
In only Is Of the cOunty's "a pre-
cincts did Republican voters choose
precinct committeeman at the pri-
mary election of August 8. The
numbers of those precincts and the
names Of the men elected follow:
Precinct w. E. Rider.
Precinct 2-Henry Border, "A. H
Sales (tie).
Precinct Be. w. Thompson, JOhr
Aakjer, c. L. Kirk, Frank BenepC
cited in voting).
Precinct 4-George Davenport.
n-0cinct SO. E. Myers.
-1vo.nct S-George Crittenden.
Precinct 12-F. L. Stone.
Precinct 21-E. c. DOig.
Precinct 25-Gus Carlson.
Precinct 26- George NJ. Lewis
p George VeIwolf (tie).
Precinct 2S-Thomas Triemstra.
Precinct 31-R. 0. Briggs.
Precinct 33-A. D. Burkett.
Vacancies in the other precinct
viii be filled by the Republican Coun
ty Central committee at its meetin
SepteEl5er 4.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27
road
FUND Is ENRICHED
BY NEARLY $500

Gallatin county within the next
few days viii receive from State
Treasurer W. E. Harmon check for
$5, 1888, representing its share Of
the money now being distributed
from the auto theft fund, derived
from the auto title registration fee,
and the automobile license fund, en-
bracing collections made during the
month.
From the auto theft fund, GaIlatin
win receive $S,167.15, and from the
license fund, $2,832.SS. The auto
theft fund distribution is the first to
be made since the law became opera
tive the first Of the year. Several
automobile fund distributions have
Leen made previously The money,
in each case, GOES atc the county S
road fund.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27
HELENA CASHIER
is SHORT 100000;
BANK is CLOSED

Shortage of more than 100000,
admitted by its cashier, w. S.
C''Biny'') GOOdyer, Monday caused
the closing of the Farmers and
Mechanics bank Of Helena.
The bank was organized six
years ago by GOOdyer and assOci-
ates. It's capital was $4,000,
surplus $1,000, and deposits
around 100000. GOOdyer is now
in the Lewis and Clark county
Jail while members of the state
bank examiners office are COM
pleting an audit Of the banks
books. More than $4,000 of the
shortage has already been traced.
GOOdyer, who formerly was as
sistant cashier of the Union Bank
and Trust company at Helena,
had been identified with the bank
ing activities of the Capital city
for more than 20 years and until
now had always been held in
highest esteem.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27
COURIER PRESENTS
EDITORIAL FEATURE,
''THINK," BY READ

On the editorial page Of this is
sue of The Courier viii be found
the first instalIment of a new
feature, Think series Of copy
righted editorials by Harlan
Eugene Reed.
The purpose Of 'TThink' is not
particularly to influence public
opinion, but is just what its name
implies. The editorials are written
to arouse interest in various inn
pOrtant matters and induce peO-
pie to ''think'' and form opinions
of their own.
The series appeals to us, and we
believe it viii appeal to readers
Of The Courier.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27
Interest grows
in QUEEN CONTEST;
MISS ROBY LEADS
Nominations Close With IA
Young Women in Race
Will Be Exciting

With IA young women and "a
young men nominated fcr the honor
of being queen and royal escort, re-
spectively, at the Fourth Annual Gal
latin County fair, to be held here
September p, %, and "a, interest in
the contest grew this week by leaps
and bounds.
Nominations for queen and for
royal escort closed Wednesday, it is
announced, and from now on the
struggle will be keen and exciting.
The names Of those nominated for
queen, with their respective standings
when the last tabulation was made
follow:
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27
STATE OFFICERS
TO WAGE WAR ON
SLOT MACHINES

HELENA.-State law enforcement
officers have been instructed to wage
relentless war on slot machines and
punchbOards, according to Attorney
General L. A. Foot.
The machines will be confiscated
and their pOssessors arrested wher-
ever found, the attorney general de-
clared, saying that many complaints
are coming to his office relative to
operation of these machines and their
use by children.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27
MARRIAGE IICFNSFS-

John Owen Rowlette of Bozeman
and Sophie Bartness Of Parsons, N.
D.; Peter Cox and Agnes BOs, both
Of Manhattan; Harry Monson Grant
and Olive Ennis, both Of BOzeman;
Henry Bird and Mrs. Caroline
Boomer, both of Bozeman.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27

Mrs. Kate c. Shedd left last Tues
day for Butte where she win spend
q few weeks visiting her sister MIe
VIM. Br0wnlieid and family
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27

Of the remainder, Ellis Dawes leads
with $4,000, the others following in
the order named: Joe De Hart, Henry
Drek1e, Stew Avery, Edmund Burke,
Jr.; Hjalmer LandOe, John Pollock,
Don Bennett, Keith Slime, Olaf An
derson, Clinton Walker, Walter
Smart, Ted Ackerman, Leslie Ander-
son, Hollis Elliott, Laurence Shadoan
and Ben McQuiggle.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27

Inquiry at the state grain labOra-
tory at Montana State college brought
the information that it's rate for pro
tein tests had been reduced to IS
cents even before such action was
taken at Great Falls. w. o. Whit
comb, in charge of the laboratory
here, explained that careful systema-
tizatiOn Of the work had resulted in
that department of the institution be-
coming more than self-sustaining,
and the benefit Of the surplus was
being passed along to farmers in the
form of a 25 cent cut in testing
charges.
Hundreds of samples for protein
testing are being ueceived at the lab
oratory here every week, Mr.. Whit
comb reported, and indications are
that the volume of testing work viii
increase steadily as the wheat ship
ping season advances.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27
TEST FEE
AT STATE PLANTS
CUT 70 PER CENT
Charge Now Is Cents-LabOr-
atOry at State College First
to Make Reduction

HELENA.-In order that more
Montana wheat farmers may take
advantage of the facilities offered
at the state grain laboratory at Great
Falls for the testing of protein con-
tent of their wheat, a reduction Of
25 per cent in charges is announced
by w. T. Giese, chief of the grain
division, department of agriculture.
The new rate for a single protein test
is q cents.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-27

Tenette Townsend, Bertha Heron,
Doris Thompson, Carolyn Haley and
Ethel Powers, each $4,000.
For 7.ovroT ,goo,L A. To-I.~- -.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-20
TO EXHIBIT BUFFALO AT
BEIAMT CELEBRATION

In furtherance Of the movement to
purchase for the state of Arizona the
buffalo herd ranging in Houserock
valley north of the Grand Canyon,
State Game Warden D. E. Pettis has
announced that two of the animals
will be exhibited at the three day cell
ebration to be staged jointly by the
Central Labor Union and the Miami
lodge Of Elks at the Plaza on Sep
tember 4, and 6.
The buffaloes to be brought to Mi
ami by the state game department rs
a feature of the three day carnival
are now at Prescott.
Popular subscriptions are being de-
pended upon for the purchase of Che
herd of approximately eighty adult
animals and many calves at an agreed
price Of $4,000. The movement for
buying the buffalo for the state was
originated by Alfred Skeels, member
of the board of supervisors of Coco
nino county. The Arizona Game Pro-
tective association and the state game
department are giving their endorse
ment and support to the plan to pre-
serve the herd.-Miami Silver Belt.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-20
You Have Sold us

YES! We, as well as thousands Of Others are
"sold" on your wonderful country. The Grand
Canyon is ONLY ONE of your scenic wonders.
People all over the United States are learning of
COconino Countys matcIless scenery; of her lofty
mountain peaks wooded with frs and spruce
with quaking Asp and Stately Pines; of her land
of enchantment, purple horizons and Painted Des-
erts; of her gOrgeously colored canyons where one
stands to gaze in wonder and amazeTnent; OF her
trout-fiIIed streams and scores OF lakes where
hungry bass hold forth, and the many happy hum
ting grounds of the outdoor man. All of these
beauties and attractions, together with her per-
feet summer climate are bound to make Flagstaff
the center of the vacationist's paradise Yes, you
have sold U.S. Flagstaff, and thousands of other
people from north, SOUTH east and west Let us
wake up and be prepared to entertain them.
PAY IN TAKIT AID MAN.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-20
CLJJES FOUND IN BOMBING OF
NEGRO'S RESIDENCE IN TUCSON

Police investigators have unearthed
two clues that. may lead to the iden-
tity of person or persons who placed
a bomb on the porch of the home of
William Glover, negro, at Tucson,
Chief of Police J. E. Dyer said.
The bombing of the front of the
negro's home was caused by a charge
of black powder being exploded, Chief
Dyer said, while portions of the fuse
used to set off the charge indicate
that the job was done by inexper-
fenced persons.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-20
The Test of schoIarship

Joe: "How do you know Beedles is
a college town."
Moe: "The oirls don't speak to
you if you wear hat"
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-20
We hank
You

We wish to thank the people of
Flagstaff for their response to our
opening last Wednesday night.
We tried to give everyone good
time and trust all enjoyed them
selves. We wanted you to see Pay
n Takit and what we had to offer.
Again, We Thank You.
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
GENERAL RALLY
AIDS STOCKS
] n Tnesrnational we've servlee


NEW YORK. May 2S. stocks of
the oil. traction, public utllities
and tobacco companies led the raiiy
IN prices in the early trading 70
day. IA number Of the rallruad and
industrial stocks advanced ~ high
er price levels, but the movement
was somewhat irregular
IN the groups which seemed to
be in popular favor there Were
many stocks which were unable 70
keep up with the procession. The
motor stocks were duh and slightly
reactionary. Most Of the local frac.
tton and utility stocks continued
their upward movement.
Strength OF the oil stocks arose
from two principal causes; the
steady advance In crude and refined
oil prices over the past two weeks
and the inHistent runaors Of pending
81 contemplated mergers 81 I'M
portant companies, Including A.
tantie Refining. Maryland, Sifi1rns,
Texas Company, Md Continent, etc.
The rise IN oil stocks this week
| and last has restored the bulk q
their losses sustained since the end
Of April
pools III the low-priced specially
stocks, ike Combustion Engineering
and Universal Pipe, marked up
prices nearly . points higher in q
drive against the short interest.
After shorts had been covered the
market relapsed into duIInees. with
3 slightly declining tendency In
stocks which had led the early
advance,
industrial reports were generally
favorable, as well Is the foreign
news Commodity markets steady.
Call money 4 per cent.
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
Chicago Live Stock

fsfxYrAf1f1 AFau az steady
,,.scas ..,sss - n "a moat 81 tIae
s.s,s.. vss. 1870. ~, !. 60,
49, 49, ,... ,,.,t I,,,sys1, =
sssa,., II, ~ ~ ~, $3.50 ~ M aav
sE p,aa sts ID eer tlae l IA Els
$3.50 49,. 49, ~ s 80. M .ss ~
-. s,,, 80 s,s@s rnss.,, ~
tIs~s. s,s,,ai - W.
.I 80 .s1s 49,, IL, ,,,.,, ".
ss~sss 49,. ,..s.,,. ~ss' sic, 80" 80
~ 1s~ 80 ~ lsn1i,s vAre vAry
s,,ssI II e.aI ,,rines Steady II stroS,,r.
- = r.....-. - 1890
- 8. n LII - = y =. $3.50
kecetpss zQ,OO0: market
steady; bulk siS.eO@lAIQ top,
1880. Heavyweight, slS.s50 14.16;
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
Chicago Grains

CHICAGO. May 2S-Wheat started
unchanged 70 Ne lower today, WITH
selling on the disappointing show
ing Of Liverpool cables.
Corn was unchanged to me lower
with May leading the decline Trade
was mixed.
Oats. started unchanged TO &c
lower with scattered. mixed trade.
Provisions started 5 20 Tikc lower.
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
Textiles Market

NEW YORK, May 2s.-cotton
goods IN the gray goods division
held about steady today, with mod.
crate demand, ard wash goods,
silks. doniestics and printed fabrics
were the most frequently called
for. Raw silk was unchanged and
irregular, Silk goods continued IN
light demand. Burlaps were viz
tually unchanged. with most 81 the
trading confined to nearby require
Tiierlts. Wool markets we're reported
steadet for the day.
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
BRAND 30 Check Franc

PARIS, May 3b.--MeasurAs for
the rehabilitation Of the franc VIM
be carried out Theoretically Ard
continuously" with the cOiIab6ra-
ton OF the bank Of France,
Premier BRAND informed the cabi.
net today.
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
Livernolol Cotton

LIVERPOOL, May z5.-C Cotton:
Demand for spots was fair. Prices
were steady with sales at 5000
bales. Mid fair was Quoted At
411.72: strictly good mid 9I1.a2;
good mid. S10.Be; atrtctly MD,
310.67; mid, SI0.27; strictly low mid,
1857; low mid, 1882: strictly good
ord, 1857: good ord, $3.50. Futures
opened quiet: July, $3.50; October,
ss.19; January. $e.os and March.
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
Plttsburgh Produce

PITTSBURGH, May 26.-Rutter:
mint. 4s15 94sc; tub, l71k o Is; Penn.
sylvania and Ohio. lz14s. Eggs:
Fresh selected, 5000. Live peIil.
try: Hens. light. 33634: hens,
heavy. 33034: ducks. 3563s; roost.
efs, 20@2I; turkeys, t0045; geese,
2G25.
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
BANKER LAUDS
RESERVE ACT
b RTCHARp HATTON

Local bankers have expressed IN.
terest In the remarks made BY
President Oscar Wells, OF the
American Bankers Association. be-
fore the meeting Of the Texas Bank
ers Association at Galveston today.
What President Wells has TO say
regafding the Federal Reserve
he Pefutes the popular impression
that Bankers had opposed its estab-
i lqhlaent
Speaking OF the Federal Reserve
Act and the support given II By
bankers Mr.. Wells said: II believe
that no other single agency con.
tributed SO successfully TO the
! literature upon this subject. out OF
which grew the final passage Of 9
/ law In the form OF the present
statute, as did the American BANK
era Association. There was no con-
fusion Of thought nor uncertainty
Is to agreement with respect 70
underlying principles, go that, while
II - true that bankers held diver.
gent views as to the wisdom OF GER
tain features OF the Federal Reserve
Act which resulted In many changes
1 In IL. particularly while 1t was be-
f0rE the Senate Committee. the
assumption H. not true that sucn
views were in reality opposed TO
the passage OF any law looking to-
ward the creation Of new banking;
system or strengthening the Gov
ernmentsa monetary system.
The Federal Reserve system,
said Mr. wells. sis The greatest
single economic achievement which
may be accredited to The last half
century. The success Of banking,
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
Liberty RosldaYI

Furnished ~ W, b. Hibbs cas-
49,, ave Ia s.... $f0D 90
e 800 ave l9sI 80, Ie2.lg
SegQnd 4MA. due f942..,. 1904
Enlfq So aus 1923 :. $3.50 l04.N4
F,vo1kstg- - y aus 1875 80. $3.50. 10S,B2
IgeAaufy CUE, que ieS2,... 1906
Y. = Treasury ctr. due 1854. 4. i0S.67
The Washington times., 1926-05-25

Canadian Wheat

WINNIPEG, May a5 upening
wheat prices were May. Si.5als@
1.52H down 100; July. si.4eSt
.49sk down 1M and October
81 So a 80 down ~
The Washington times., 1926-05-25
Coffee Market

NEW YORK. May rs. che cOf-
fee market was to is points higher
at the opening today. July opened
at si7.75, up rs: September, Sf6,93,
up .0S. and December. SIeIS. up
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-09
Albert B. Fall Returns Again
IoWashington, Where He Will
Plead in Naual Oil Lease Case

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 R-Confid
ent of ultimate victory, Albert b
Fall, came back today to the original
battle ground from which sprang one
>of the most widely ramify:ng legal
fights in the country's history-tha.
involving the validity of the naval
il reserve leases.
Shrunk in weight but showing OUT
ward Improvement in health since his
last appearance in the capital, the
former secretary of the interior, ac-
companIed by Mark Thompson OF
Chicago, one of his legal aides, ar
rived mere from his ranch at Three
Riveos, N. M, to face arraignment in
the District of Columbia supreme court
Wednesday on charges of criminal
conspiracy in connection with the oil
contracts
Edward I. Doheny, also under in
Gictment for conspiracy in the same
case is due here tomorrow with his
counsel. The trial is set for Novem-
Der 22
Seen at his hotel, after having been
met at the station by Levi Cooke,
his Washington counsel, Fall char
acterized the oil reserve proceedings
as without parallel in the legal his
tory of the world" and expressed
that the jurys verdict
would be favorable to the defendants.
when mans conscience is clear"
he said, che naturally expects other
PEOPLE to agree with him. This whole
case will be in the hands of a jury
and l can only predict its outcome
On the basis of my own conscience.
"Doheny and I are not being tried
at the instance of the department
Of jstice, but under a special acr
congress orders special pros
9cutors to charge us with bribery
and conspiracy and take us before
the Y. S. side of the supreme court
Of the district on those charges.
Il was of the opinion that the
was framed to prevenc
lust such an occurrence as this but
t seems that it has come to pass
md now we shall have to look to the
courts for the results
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-09
THIRTEENTH JUROR
WILL Be SEATED N
BIG MURDER CASE.

PUEBLO, Colo, Nov. (P)-For the
first time in the history of Pueblo
county, 13 men will sit on a jury in
division B., district court Judge
James A. Park before whom Pete La
Coco, Carlo Mulay and Pete Carlino,
with the murder of Tony
and Pete Danna on May IA, last went
on trial this morning, announced at
the session opening right after the
room recess that 13 men would be
sworn in as Jurors in this trial.
Judge Park for the first time in the
history Of the court employed the
law passed by the 1921 legislature
for thirteenth juror be-
ng hnpanelled TO hear all evidence,
that in casa OF death, sickness, acct
az Mt or absence of ona juror, the
case might rot result in mistrial.
Ehis thirteenth man is not to have
any part il tine deliberations or find
ing of the jury unless some juror of
TIE IL otn ,rs is incapacitated Two
guns were taken eff of San Danra,
Gniy surviving E.e,lber of the Danna
family, before hi entered the court
room todaJ l'a1r a sat inside the
rail at The attorneys table during
examination of the prospective Jurors,
and the thee cetendants sat with
their bac':s to the court room which
vas filled with spectators all day
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-09
SENATOR KING MAKES
THREAT TO BRING A
CHARGE OF CONTEMPT

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 Ex-senator
William H. King, concluded hearings
here today in the Arizona slush fund
charges he was appointed to investt-
gate with a threat to bring con-
tempt proceedings against F. w.
Lowry, business man of Prescott, Ar
zcna, for refusal to answer questions.
Lowry, who was connected with the
Ellinwood- -For-Governor club which
opposed the denomination of Gov
ernor George w. p. Hunt, declined
to tell what became of money con-
tributed to the club, who kept the
accounts and to answer numerous
ether questions. Thomas J. Croafr,
counsel for Ralph H. Cameron, de-
feated Arizona senatorial candidate,
who brought the slush fund charges,
sought to show that portion of the
funds contributed to the Ellinwood
club were diverted to the Golfers of
the Carl Hayden campaign fund. Hay.
den defeated Cameron in the elec-
tion.
Lowry said he did not know of
any moneys being diverted to the
Hayden forces and never heard of
any funds being sent from Cali
fornia to influence the election. Cam
eron charged that a FLOOD of gold"
was poured into his state from Cali
fornia to defeat him.
Croaff also sought to bring out
that Lowry had some connection with
several articles printe0 IN ;ne Pres
Cott Courier bearing on the political
situation in Arizona in it's relation
to proposed Colorado river develop
ment. Lowry denied that the articles
were written at his instance
S. c.. Evans, executive secretary of
the Boulder Dam association, was the
first witness. He explained his an
scnce from Saturdays session by say
ing he was on a business trip to San
Diego. Evans declared he never heard
of any money being sent into Ari-
zona to influence the election. Evans
est.fied the only persons in Arizona
affiliated with the dam association
were members Of the Yma county
toard of supervisors.
The hearing was adjourned to meet
ut an unnamed date in Washington. /
AT the next hearing Carlton Clinton
Of Prescott, Ariz., Cornelis Kelly of
New York connected with the Ana
conda Copper Mining interests. |
stephen Mather of the National Park /
Service, Arthur Curley, Phoenix, Arr. |
zona, and VIII Irwin, magazine writ I
n, will be called to the stand.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-09
CRED SHIRT. SQUAD

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. [P)-Thirteen
Chic penitentiary prisoners, including
five serving life terms for murder.
all members of the "Red Shirt squao,
classed as too desperate to work,
,felled three guards at the main en-
trance of the institution today and
trampled through to the street out
side.
Eleven were back in the peniten,
tiary tonight, while posses searched
the countryside for the other two.
The break for liberty was made as
visitors were being let in. Women
screamed as the pandemonian of shots
and shouts broke out and the rush
ing prisoners pushed them aside. The
men were armed with crude knives,
revolvers, confiscated from the guards
heavy iron hooks used to hold hunks
against the wall, and stout table
leg.
All cells were quickly locked up
and the visitors scrambled to places
of safety None was Injured
Eight of the prisoners were cap
tured in a cornfield near London, 80
miles from here, after a hail or
bullets from a posse of 80 Columbus
policemen and rural officers drove
them out. They had stolen an auto
mobile to aid in their flight.
Warden Preston e. Thomas shot one
fleeing prisoner as he passed the
prison office and another was hauled
down by fleet footed guard near the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-09
IN TUCSON TO-DAY

Floyd Bennett, companion of Com
mander Byrd in his daring airplane
trip to the north pole, flying his fa-
nous three motor Fokker plane, will
visit Tucson today. The program to
te given in BENEFITS honor includa as
a dinner al the Old Pueblo club and
a meeting at the Tucson high school
tuesday night, at which Bennett will
give first hand account of the ex-
periences of himself and Commander
Byrd on their famous flight
Donald e. Keyhoe, manager OF the
tour which Bennett is making, will
speak on the subject of municipal
air ports, and Charles f. KunlleI,
personal representative of the Gug-
genheim fund, will also speak in the
interests of civil aeronautics. While
the visitors are in Tucson, the fa-
nous nonoplane which Bennett pi-
loted to tie pole and back win be
on exhibition at the Tucson aclat:Gn
field
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-09
COMMANDER BYRD'S
PILOT MAY MAKE A
VISIT IN DOUGLAS

Floyd Bennett, famous airplane
pilot of Commander Byrd's polar ex-
pedition, now in Tucson, may visit
Douglas on his flight from Tucson
to El Paso, Texas, it was learned
Monday from z, L. Richardson, post
master at Cochise
Bennett will leave Tucson Wednes-
day morning to fly to Ell Paso and
it is hoped that arrangements can be
made whereby the famous pilot may
stop over in Douglas. Richardson
telegraphed Bennett Monday and it
is expected that it will be known
today whether or not the flyer can
amend his program to include the
Douglas stop