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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
LIBRARIES ON E

IT people living in a rural community cannot
come to the library, the library will go to them.
This is the spirit that is impelling state and
county library authorities to send into rural COM
munities automobile trucks equipped with shelves
containing books belonging to the stacks of public
libraries. Patrons may borrow books from these
libraries on wheels and either return them by
parcel post or keep them until future visits of the
trucks.
According to the American Library association,
the first use of a wagon as a means of carrying
books to people in rural districts was made by
the Washington County library at Hagerstown,
Maryland, in 1905; but it was not until the last
few years that the plan was used to any con-
siderable extent. The Delaware State Library
commission and the public library department of
the state department of education of Vermont use
automobiles equipped with book shelves as a
means OF distributing books to people living in
rural communities. The Iowa Library associa-
ton recently equipped a book truck and started
1t on a tour of the state for the purpose of demon
strating this service. Birmingham, Ala, Clarks-
dale, Miss; Detroit, Mich, Durham, N. c.; Elk
hart, LOganspOrt, and Rochester, Ind; Harris
burg, Penna., and Portland, Ore, are some of the
cities that are working out the problem of county
library extension by means of book trucks.
The success of the plan depends, largely, upon
having a person in charge of the truck who knows
books and is interested in children's and adults
reading. He must be able to select books which
will appeal to the readers and he must be enthus-
iastic for the work he is doing.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

item Of house rem alone is in excess
Of the salaries they receive. The SUI
prising thing is that the government
secures as many able men as it does
to take these posts, but the practice
is a poor one. There is no reason
why a mans family should be obliged
to contribute for the purpose of al
lowing him 70 work for the govern
ment. The day will come, and it is
to be hoped it is not far distant, when
if the government wants a man 1t
viii be ready to pay a price at least
somewhat similar to that which a pri-
vate corporation would pay him. Then
the curious spectacle of a man lin
tied to receiving $500 a year for
salary, but acting in a capacity which
calls on him to approve compensa-
tiOn bills Of $4,000 or $4,000 for
people merely brought incidentally
into the work, will vanish once and
for all.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
By National Press Service

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The cleo
ton is over, but Calvin Coolidge still
stands. That is the one positive and
determined fact which the election
turns have made clear. In various
parts Of the country, Republican par
ty leaders had their ups and downs,
but it is agreed by all that the hold
which the president has on the people
remains unchallenged. In explana-
ton it can be said that this has re-
suited largely from the fact that
while the election was for national
officers it was fought throughout the
country on local issues.
The political wise owls from now
on will, of course, attempt to see
signs and read omens with regard to
Coolidge in '28. 1t can be said now
that what is to happen in '28 is Of
the very slightest possible interest OF
concern to President Coolidge. His
gospel Of doing the work Of the day
is one which he practices as well as
breaches, and for that reason he is
not wasting either time or energy
over prospects or possibilities. II
can, however, again be said that ever
the wisest of forecasters is in danger
of running alnuck if he attempts tC
forecast adversely on Coolidge by rea-
son Of the recent election happenings
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
4 = GAPITAL


drafted by the farmers themselves,
but it must be admitted that some of
this work was done with haste and
perhaps without a. full consideration
Of agriculture as a basic industry Of
the nation.
Not only viii agricultural leaders
again be invited to take up the work
of framing the agricultural SEIZED
ules, but they viii have rendered to
them the best possible sort of ex-
perts as assistants in order that the
measure as finally enacted may rep
resent not the immediate thought
produced by a present surplus crop
of some one or more commodities, but
the well considered protection Of ag-
ricultural products as a whole. The
industrialists and the farmers viii
march side by side in their effort tc
produce the best possible agriculture
al tariff schedules. In this connec.
tiOn, and as a forecast of the as
sistance which the i~ndustrialists are
ready to give, can be cited the recent
meetings Of the National Industrial
Conference board, a board compose
Of representatives Of the larger in
dustries which even now is holding
in New York City an executive ses-
sion, giving special attention to the
agricultural problem as a whole, and
consideration Of the amount Of tariff
protection is required
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
THE ROMANCE OF ELECTRICITY

what would happen If a giant switch could shut
off electric current frcna world use today?
E. B. Criddle of the Southern Sierras Power
company, Riverside, Calf, shows the dependence
OF humanity upon electricity. He says:
w are today living in what may well be
termed the electric age; the age of all others
most replete with opportunity, action, romance.
1t has been called by some, and / think miscalled
the Jazz age But is not this very Jazz a feeble.
If perchance a misdirected, effort to get into step
shall we say into synchronism'-with the spirit
Of the times to keep the inevitably swift pace of
this age of electricity which has linked together
in intimate and immediate contact the uttermost
ends of the earth2
"E-Embodiment of mystery.
"L-Lightener of burdens.
ENERGY, light, heat, power.
"C-Carrier Of winged messages.
"T-Towering above all other forces.
"R-Reyolutionizing modern industry.
Irresistible, incomprehensibIe.
+ "C@Chained lightning.
Incompatible, untiring servant.
1.-The unknown and unknowable.
Welding prosperity and happiness.
Without electricity today, the wheels of pro.
gress, and almost Of existence, would be st;IlAf
until men could readjust themselves to the chano
ca conditions and revert to the candle, the OF
lamp and gas for lights to fuel of some kind fol
all heat; to horses and steam for power and 70,
transportation, and to the bicycle and the SINAI
boy Tor carrying messages. Many conveniences
now deemed necessities, would be gone forever
America leads the world in electric devel6p
menr- In 90 years we have seen the fantasy .
AnadIn and his wonderful lamp surpassed
thousandfold. Can we in our widest dreams
imagine what the next half century has in storeY
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
OUR ELECTION MACHINERY

In Wednesday mornings issue our esteemed
contemporary" the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, car
rled an editorial which, in effect, charged that
the present board of county commissioners had
not complied with the law in selecting judges and
clerks of election; that the persons chosen were
incompetent, and that their incompetency resulted
in serious and unnecessary delay in counting the
ballots.
1t was also insinuated that when Glenn Morgan.
the recently elected Democratic county commits
sioner, goes into office the Republican members
OF the board will be instructed as to their duties
and obligations and compelled to give the Demo
Gratis a more generous representation on boards
of election.
We do not believe that Mr.. Morgan, who is a
splendid citizen and who is noted for his fairness
and cOmmOnsense, entertains any such ideas as
these. The whole thing sounds like the mono
lOgue frequently delivered by a certain Democrat
who holds a high office at the courthouse, and
did we not know that the editor of the Chronicle
writes his own editorials, we might be justified
in assuming that the said Democrat had penned
this one. AS far as we know, he and a few of his
cronies are the only ones who have made any
complaint.
The Chronicle refers to the law which requires
S0AA NC NOAApOOC0 VI ISp1SS6uId-
tives of both major political parties in as nearly
equal numbers az possible, and cites the case Of
one city precinct where, in last weeks election
the Democrats had no member on the board. Il
did not mention the fact that in two other Gal
latin county precincts all the members Of each
board were Democrats. Yet no Republicans hav,
been heard to complain about it.
This possibly unsatisfactory situation arises
not from deliberate manipulation of the election
laws by the board of county commissioners or b,
the county clerk, hut because so many dualifie,
citizens decline to do their duty by serving upol
these boards. Each election the county commits
sioners appoint members of precinct boards witt
due regard for the provisions of the law, yet b,
the time election day rolls around only q small
percentage Of the original appointees are read,
to serve. The others have resigned" for variou
reasons-the real one being that they don't car
to bother with it.
These designations make necessary, in man
instances, hasty appointments to fill vacancie.
It is not always possible to know accurately tn
political leanings Of all residents Of q precinc
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
transformation

may be so classified, in which the aggrs.
gate capital employed exceeds that Of the
FIVE important utilities which supply cleo.
tricity, gas, water, street railway and tele
phone service to the local communities OF
the country. 1t has been estimated thai
newspaper advertising has shortened by
One-haf the process of selling the services
of such utilities.
But this is only half the story. AS in the
case of banks, and aside from the sale Of
products, there has come a complete
transformation in the attitude of the pub
lie utilities toward the public and in that
of the public toward them.
In many other ways does this inclusive
market place minister to the needs and del
sires Gifts users. One has only to glance at
the columns which contain the announce
ments of the theatres, the churches, the
schools and colleges, the steamship lines.
and railroads, or the classified want adveg-I
tisements to realize how various and vast,
are the services, ideas and ideals which are
presented in them alone.
(Nsxt article, Serving the Community
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
WASHINGTON. n- c-The tar

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The tariff
win be an issue in the '28 campaign.
Il was featured in an intermittent
sort Of way in the campaign just
closed, but because Of the fact that
the '26 elections were local rather
than national it was not brought to
the front as a nationwide issue. The
battle royal, however, viii come in
the '28 campaign.
It win be a battle for the p~reserva-
ton of the American wage-scaIe and
the American standard OF living. The
Republican party is with the workers
Of the country whose activities are de-
voted TO production, whether Of crops
from the ground or goods from the
factories. ard as between them and
the gentlemen who deal in foreign
securities it win stand BY the work
ers. The Democrats have already
scOrched their fingers On this issue
because they cannot deny that Bar
uch and Baker and other officers o.
their high command started the agi
tation for the cancellation Of debts
which was the first step toward tn
destruction Of the protective prin
ciple which has safeguarded Amer
lean industrial life for many gen
erations.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

WASHINGTON, D. C-While IT,
efforts Of General Lord and Of Nc
Carl, respectively, chief Of the budget
and Of the comptroller's office, TO re-
duce expenses and curtail waste and
extravaganza In government depart
ments, are worthy Of high applause,
q situation h developing where the
government sooner or later for the
purpose Of securing proper expert ad-
vice and assistance VIII have to 20
into the market and compete with
private firms for the securing Of de-
sirable men. There Is neither rhyme
nor logic in the present system by
which we expect an assistant secse-
tary 20 give expert advice cnd ser
vices 50 the government FOR e $500
a-year salary. while AZ the same tins
the government retains a lawyer al
$4,000 q year TO prosecute ind
vidual case. There Is no earthly rea
son WHY Mr.. Work as secretary o
the interior az a $4,000 salary Shouts
~ asked 70 labor as the responsible
chief in CHARGE Of q fnultitude Of az
Invites. while at the Same time
private engineer hired FOR q singl
activity bv the government Is give
q fee Of 825.000. Washington Vov
errment service IS s~ufferinp and ha
haen SUFFERING for soTue time fro1
The fact that Il ordev 70 hold q eeg
pfar7shiD OF M n0sistant-secrefars
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

and when the compelling considerations are COM
potency and willingness to serve, it sometimes
happens one party or the other preponderates in
the membership.
S for the county commissioners accepting the
recommendations of the Democratic and Repub-
hcan central committees in this connection, they
would be glad to do so if any were ever made.
The records show that in recent years the two
central committees have signally failed to do any,
thing of the kind.
Coming down to the question of the competency
of the members of the various precinct boards in
the election of November 2, we assert that, as a
whole, these particular boards were the most
competent that ever served GalIatin county in like
capacity. We challenge. the Chronicle to point
out an election in which the votes were counted
as rapidly and accurately and the returns COM
piled and reported as promptly as they were a
week ago Tuesday night in this county. The very
fact that a new record was set in this regard
automatically disposes of any charge of incom-
potency on the part of this years judges and
clerks of election.
Tn particular Democratic politician who legged
on" the Chronicle to publish that editorial is play
ing a solo in A-minor to the moon. There may
be little difficulties which the commissioners and
the county clerk have been unable to avoid, but
in the mind of the public there is no question of
their integrity or proper intentions.
Now that the matter has been aired, has the
Chronicle any plan whereby competent Democrats
and Republicans, named by either the county
commissioners or the two major political party
committees, can be compelled to serve on boards
of election? If it has, let's hear about it so that
the annoying difficulties incident to the forma-
ton of such boards may be overcome.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

VTnsI9ON Tt oIBHIUNaWL ao LICoC oCIVICEo at, LICV VICIN
A even greater values which, while ultimately So
cai in their outcome, are founded upon a frmeconomic
basis.
For example, If America has become nation of homeowners, it's
4-9i IL large measure to the persistence with which the desire for home
""c&-hp has been stimulated through newspaper advertising. 1t was
oNy fey years ago that the real estate business moved slowly along
- = secession Of individual transactions, until dealers awakened to
- Possibility ofmaking their offerings known simultaneously to null
@fsdtS A max with property to sell might rub elbows with several
0C-s'-e cas'or~rs in the course of ten minutes walk, but without
"Nodt powers, how was he to know that impulses toward ownership
SSrs prrsentjn their minds? He could not buttonhole them one after
snoAer. for busy modern life does not permit it.
Bot SasHY the real estate merchant-the realtor, as he is now
ssR~s-xwSkened to the fact that all these unlabeled passersby were
s%sr in ons% important Respectively were newspaper readers. At first
h~!alY snd then more bodlyhe vent1red into the market place of the
soomOuity and took his stand. Andimmediately those who had homes
70 ~ -Ane into personal contact with those who.were looking for
@aeses 10 buy. Whether for purchase or renting, whether for home or
business, or ultimately for larger operation, a new interest was
sr~Sed so that today newspapers devote substantial space to all
- ss Of real estata- hoth in thsir neus and ad:.orial nnLrr,n.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

therefore, aside from contributing ma
".nally to the development of what ha:
me to be one of the important bushes:
'ctivities of every community, the news
paper has likewise given tremendous i'm.
O.tus to one of the great stabilizing in6u.
ences in American social life-home own.
{ ship.
Similarly, in the field Of banking and
in the promotion of individual thrift the
advertising and news columns of the
American newspaper have worked amagiC
transformation. Compare the atmos-
pAsre of the average bank today with
'hs: of a quarter of a century ago, before
A< banker had come to realize that The
Ss~gpaper was a market place not merely
%s 20 products of agriculture, commerce
ard industry, but for service, ideas, good.
viii and other intangible factors which in.
dUence the activities and promote the ma.
serial welfare of the individual and the
community as a whole,
When the banker emerged from the old.
time seclusion of his private Office and en-.
sered the market place of the community
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

Queen Marie will never really understand American
psychology unless she buys a couple of lots in Florida.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

Let's see,' said the ehatty man,
''your brother went abroad on q fel-
l0w-ship, didn't hs9"
no. was the reply, at was q eat
tie shipD-BOstOn Transcript.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

The reason American queens don't attract SO much at
tention s that there are 50 many Of shem.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

cfarie schwab says ne is going to farm. Wen, he has
maae enough in steel to afford Dallas News.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12

Persons whom money could not hire to ride in an
airplane cross trafficcrowded streets in the middle Of
the blOck.-Toledo Blade.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-12
SELLING SERVICE AND IDEALS

BIS the market place of the community the adver-
Using columns of the newspaper do save time for
the shopper; theydO lower prices to the buyer
they do insure larger income to the merchant.
N Yet significant as these services are, they yield
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-02
NGryi ,7e We cked on
Rock of Discourteey

There IL nothing on earth that So
grlnds one aS to be met with dis
courtesy and rudeness In daily life +
have watched for fifty years and /
have found that the nasty little canoe
that ents the deepest and hurts the
worst In married life Is lack OF
courtesy, Just common, everyday
politeness In the way you address
each other and in the attention yor
pay each other, In the way you eat
your food. In the way you conduct
yourself In the privacy Of your bed
chamber.
BE gracious More men and women
have lost themselves to each other by
being rough and careless and slcken
Ing each other concerning the little
nlcetles Of life, when merely to keep
up things In the way they began would
have saved the whole situation.
Al this minute II should be asked
to name the biggest rock on which
matrlmony stands, would put my
fingers on the thing that starts dis
content and unhapplness. as lack of
courtesy between men and wives,
which very shortly eliminates In dis
gust and dlsrespect. Gene Stratton
Porter In posthumous article In Nc
Calls Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-02
Bell Chimes Go Back
TO Fifteenth Century

The ringing OF bell, or bells, to
give notice of the beginning of church
services and nj daylight and dark
ness, Is custom lost In antiquity.
The curfew was an ancient custom
that has only recently passed away,
and we still have the bell for va
riety of useful purposes In our pres
ent day requirements. People visiting
Europe for the first time are surprised
at the melodies and peals Of bells they
hear. Some peals consist OF as many
as fifty bells, and the skill with which
they are manipulated only comes after
long practice In the art
Historical documents show that
there was set of chimes about the
year $50, which consisted of small
suspended bells that were tapped with
wooden mnllct. OF course bells ARE
much older Than this, but not chimes.
Half swinging chimes were first intro.
duced in the Fifteenth century. In
most cases-for Ginning the bell
hangs dead and Is struck with the
clapper or with nm outside or free
hammer, or they are swung only short
distances.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-02

Separation OF Latin
and Gree Churches

Apart from the theological discus
slons, such us those arising from the
addition of the words. land the SON
in the creed, the separation of the
Latin and Greek churches may hT
traced to the founding of CONSTANT
nople and the political division of the
Roman empire lgnatius, patriarch Of
Constantinople had been deposed and
was succeeded by photus, who sum
moned a Council Of the East in S07,
and passed sentence of excommuni'
cation on the bishop of Rome. The
churches became reunited toward the
end of the Ninth century and re
manned so until the middle of the
Eleventh century, when, In 1854, MI
chael Cerularius, patriarch of the
East, renewed the condemnation OF
the Latin church, and was in turn ex-
communicated by Pope Leo TX. Eff
forts toward reunion were made from
time to time, and at Ferrara (1439)
the Greek prelates signed decree OF
union, but were forced by the people
and clergy to repudlate 1t. Since then
the two communions have remained
separate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-02
NO. Al.
Brains Minor Factor
in Financial Success

If you set out In this world to mai
money, your success will depend more
on your personality than on intelN
gence or ability as scholor AMI
sense of humor won't help you so ve!!
much, either
What you win need 10 stoeh up on
are the trnits usually displayed II
abundance by sell ha,,e men Of 81.
many sauce es" siaics; aggressive
ness, enthusiasm. accuracy In work
and self-relancc,
A study of the mathematical rel
ton between personality and incor
has been made At Purdue university
and the traits thut go hand In hanA
with money mAEiry are listed IN order
OF their Importance. Typical colleg
men, who were graduated from engi
neerng school 1--WE years ago. were
taken as subjects FOR the study,
Originality AMI idress are of more
monetary Importance in personality
then ncatness and sincerity, the In
Negi%a tIon indicates. Reasoning abil.
lty stands twelfth in the series Of 81
personal traits correlated with income.
Moral habits are the last thing IN
personality mnreur that has any con
necilon with financial uccess.--Kun-
sns City Star
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-07-02
Thought in Insects

Among the higher invertebrates
the ants. bees, wasps and other so
clal insects-there Is complex be.
havOr which has been interpreted by
some to imply consciousness com
parable with that Of man. Others
have emphasized the instructive char
acter Of the activities Of these AMI
mails and have been content to con
slider the higher insects as mere nu
tomato The insects represent line
Of evolution that has eliminated In
man, and II is difficult to compare the
Insect mind with human conscious.
ness. Either the performances OF bees
and ants are largely reflex or must be
attributed to a very complex affective
consciousness.