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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

connecting line between Los An
geles and San Francisco, another
from Ell PasO to Denver via Albu-
querque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas and
Trinidad; a third from Dallas to
Kansas City and Omaha; another
from New Orleans to Memphis, St.
Louis and Chicago, and finally the
line from Atlanta to Washington
and New York. With such a net
work it will be difficult to isolate
any section of the country tele-
phonicaIly, for, in the event that
a storm makes it necessary to d.
vert traffic It can be routed around
such storm damage as might occur
at any point in the network.
The distance from the Louisiana
Texas state line to Dallas is 166
miles, and from Dallas to 81 Paso
665 miles, making a total Of 831
miles. The new telephone cable
line between New York and Chi
cago is SCI miles in length, only 80
miles longer than this group OF four
transoontinental wires all in Texas
alone. These wires, If stretched
out end to end, would more than
span the distance from New YOrl
to San Francisco. They contain
nearly $4,000 0 pounds Of copper
and DrOVide in mart for q. numbe,
Of very long circuits. These include
a ChicagO-Los Angeles circuit rOut
ed generally via st. Louis, MuskO
gee, Dallas, Ell Paso and Phoenix,
Dallas-El Paso circuit and a Dallas
Los Angeles circuit. Telegraph SCI
vice may be operated simultaneous
~ with the telephone service o.
these same wires. Telephone n
peater stations have been unstable
at regular intervals.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

reach $4,000 a year, it viii be of in
terest to u readers to know that
this quarters business must only be
$1,750.43 to result in the change be-
ing brought about, and as it is an as
sured fact that the revenues of this
month will exceed 5000, the prospect
is most encouraging. If it should be
brought about, the postmaster's sal
airy would be increased from $1,800
a year to $4,000.
The administration Of the office
under Mr.. Nesbitt has been as eff
cient and has given as great salts
faction to the public as any other in
the history Of the city, and it is to
be hoped that this quarter may see
his anticipatiOns Of bringing the Of
flee up to second class fully realized.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
A NEW POST OFFTCK
Ferris Hot Springs and SalesviIle
pnnnln NJ n. MI MI

Ferris Hot Springs and Salesville
People May Have a Daily Mail
E. d. Ferris has made application
for the establishment Of a postOffice
at Ferris Hot Springs, and the ap-
plicatiOn has received the cordial n
dorsement Of Postmaster Nesbitt Of
BOzeman.
Mr.. Nesbitt says that an office at
Ferris Hot Springs will not only ae-
commodate the many visitors to the
Springs, especially in the summer
months, and the farmers in that
neighborhoOd, but after it is estab-
lished he has no doubt a daily mail
service to S~alesville via Ferris
Springs can easily be procured.
This would be a great boon for
settlers on the West Gallatin, and it
should be worked with a will.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

accommodations for the members
Of the gangs, camp trains were Sc
cured from the Texas and Pacific
Railway Company and were out
fitted especially for this job. Each
train comprised three bunk cars
furnished for a total Of f%Orty-eight
men, a kitchen car, a water car, a
dining car, a tool car and a mate
rial car. The kitchen, dining and
bunk cars were we'll screened. A
portable bath-house with shower
arrangement was also fitted up so
that when It was connected by hose
to the tank on the water car 1t az
forded a pleasant means Of refresh
ment following a hard day under
a broiling sun, with the thermOme-
Ter usually around a hundred in the
shade.
The trains were easily moved
from n siding to another and
were always within six miles at
the outside Of the particular Job
where the construction gang was
at work. The kitchen car was
equipped with another hose, also
connected with the water tank, and
gravity did the rest, so that the
men who yer detailed to the
kitchen police" we're saved many
a step. The water was furnished
by the railroad company as needed,
while groceries and other supplies
were obtained in wholesale lots
from the various towns along the
line.
To the telephOne-using public
there is a special significance in
the building Of this new %transconti-
mental route. Il affords an impOr.
tant, additional link in the long dis
tance facilities which the Bell Sys-
tenn IS constantly building to meet
the demands Of its nationwide
I field, and it also provides another
cline Of defense against the un'
ruly forces Of Nature that some,
times do damage to even the best
telephone lines. This new line lies
below the sleet belt and will re-
? lieve considerably the congestion
: Of traffic on the transcOntinentaI
circuits that have been previously
] established.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
FRED WILSON DEAD.
He Was Formerly Employed as Cor
respondent and Solicitor for
The Avank Couri~

He Was Formerly Employed as Cor
respondent and Solicitor for
The AVaut Courier
Fred d. Wilson, a newspaper man
well known in Montana, and formerly
connected with the Courier, died at
the home Of his sister in Helena on
Friday of last week. He had been in
failing health for some time.
About IA years ago Mr.. Wilson
came to Montana from New York.
He was first employed on this paper.
He did excellent work and won a wide
reputation by his writings. From
the Courier he went to the Helena
Herald. He was later employed on
the Butte Inter-MOuntain and the
River Press Of Fort Benton, and for
two years previous to his death had
been connected with the staff Of the
Helena Independent. He was a young
man Of ability and character and had
a very large circle Of friends, both in
and out Of his chosen profession. He
was unmarried and left an aged
mother. The deceased was about SO
years of age. The funeral took place
in Helena last Sunday.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

The beautiful, spring-like weather
still continues in Bozeman and
throughout the Gallatin valley with
out any abatement. The house flies
are b%uzzing around almost the same
as in summer time. There is very
little frost in the ground and in many
localities in the valley farming OPP
e~rations could be carried on without
difficulty if the calendar could be
turned about two degrees forward.
It is the mildest, and in most re-
spects, the most remarkable winter
that Montana has experienced for
years.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

Grocer E. H. Fisher reports that
home butter of good quality has been
very scarce of late. In five months
Of the year there is plenty Of butter
brought in by farmers, and otter
there is an over supply. At this time
Of the year, however, grOcers some
times have to send away to st. Paul
and other places in order to supply
BOzeman people. The supply has
been so scarce of late that frequently
persons have been seen running from
one grocery store to another in search
Of a pound or two of the article.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
LARGEST CIRCULATION FAKE

LARGEST CIRCULATION" FAKE
Claims Which win Not Stand the
Calcium Light Of Truth
The Courier is the only paper in
Bozeman which does not proclaim in
big letters that it has 'the largest
circulation Of any newspaper in Cal
latin county" Nevertheless, the
Courier is the only paper in the city
that has no press room secrets and
has cordially invited advertisers to
visit its press room and see the pa
pers printed and mailed. The rival
publishers VIII do well to visit each
other and after a~scertaining who IS
entitled to the great honor Of having
the 'largesa circulation" proclaim
the truth. In reality, this greatest
circulation" business is q rank fake.
ANY business man IN the city could
dispose Of more goods than his COM
petit0rs, il that were The height Of HE
ambition.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

~ HEN ten years ago the first
transcontinental telephone
- line reached out across the
land and brought the At
lantic and Pacific Coasts
within conversational distance, eX-
tending west of Chicago via Oma-
ha, Denver and Salt Lake City and
terminating at San Francisco, It
was thought it would be sufficient
Tor years to come, but within seven
years, a second transcontinental
line had been projected and started.
The first section Of this route to
be established was that between
FL PasO and Los Angeles. At the
same time facilities were provided
for extending these circuits from
81 PasO to Denver via Albuquerque
and from Denver to the east, either
via Kansas City and st. Louis OF
over the original Transcontinental
route via Omaha and Chicago.
This second transcontinenta,
route has now been completed be
tween New Orleans and 81 Paso
connecting at New Orleans with
Long Lines circuits already in ex
istence to Atlanta and points OF
the Atlantic Coast and also from
New Orleans to st. Louis, Chicagc
and other points in the central ant
Northern sections Of the country
This new line, known as thI
Southern TranscOntinental Line
assures added protection for thu
increasing transcontinental bust
ness.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
A Difficult Task

It was no easy task, the compile
ton Of this telephone line across
Texas. Part Of the country through
which the line passes is billy and
very rocky and part Of it is just
loose, dry sand which is blown into
new hills by every wind. In some
places the sand was so loose and
so deep that it took eight horses to
haul = twenty-fOot poles. At times
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
Accident at Bridger

John Stapleton, a popular young
man Of Bridger, who broke his leg
some months ago, slipped and fell
last week and sustained a compound
fracture of the same limb. Mr..
Stapleton was just able to be about
and was on his way from his house
to his barn when the accident hap
pened. He is once more confined in
doors, where he is receiving the care
and attention Of a physician.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

Arthur Nelson, for four years man-
ager and vice president Of the Nam
haitian State bank ct Manhattan, ten
dered his resignation at the directors
meeting last week and Martin Jacoby
was chosen 60 FIJI tbs vacancy thus
created. Mr.. Nelson viii move 70
Missoula where Be win become ais
trict manager for TIE Bankers Lne
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
An Additional Security

The new route possesses the
advantage Of being widely separat-
ed over much Of the length from
the original route and is, accord
ingly, an additional security against
storm hazards. Not only do these
east and west trunk lines provide
independent routes for the speech
highways Of the nation, but they
are lied together by north and south
connecting routes at certain points,
thus making a sort Of gridiron of
the entire nation. There is such a
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

Roger Edwards, formerly Of BOze-
man and a brother Of Hon. Caldwell
Edwards, has been appointed post
master at Anaconda, where he has
been residing during the past three
Of four years. His many friends
here are glad to hear Of his appoint
ment.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

the wagons would sink IN the sand
up to the axles. In spite Of the
hardships, however, due to the
country and the climate, the task
was completed within schedule
time. Two construction gangs, one
working west and the other work
ing east, set poles, added cross
arms and strung wire as they went.
The poles were Of ~creOsoted pine,
twenty feet long and spaced thirty
six to the mile. In the rock and
hard soil holes were drilled by an
air drill, which was operated from
a portable compressor unit mount
ed on a track.
In this manner two men could
drill 12O holes per day in solid
rock and ESQ holes in the hard soil.
The holes in solid rock we're
drilled three feet deep and then
dynamited. Those in the hard soil
were drilled fully four feet and a
stick or so Of dynamite did the rest.
In shooting the dirt holes, care had
to be taken not to put in too great
a charge Of explosive, for Il the
soil was broken too fine and lifted
too high in the dir che wind would
blow it away and there would be
nothing left for tamping back
around the pole.
Rattlesnakes Interfere
II there are any rattlesnakes left
In the state Of Texas, telephone
men viii be very much surprised.
Mathematics along the route were
very numerous and during the hot
days Of July and August they were
very much feared, as at that time
they are blind and give little, Il
any, warning, striking at every
sound. The men comprising these
construction gangs had some very
Exciting experiences with rattle
= snakes and # Is estimated tina
over 500 Of the dangerous pestI
l were killed, ranging In length from
] one to six feet
: Camp Trains Used 2
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

friends who wish them well in their
new location. l. D. MOritz, the cash
Ter, will assume Mr.. Nelson's duties
as manager Of the bank.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

company Of Des MOines,
Iowa. Both Nh. and Mrs. Nelson
have been prominent in Manhattan's
social life, and have a large circle Of
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

Emil Ketterer and the Montana
Lumber and Commission company
have had a large quantity Of stone
delivered on their ground between
their present business locations and
expect this coming summer to erect
a two-story business block.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

James OnstOtt, Of Park City, a
Courier subscriber, writes Of a fear
full accident at that place a few days
ago. Bert Miller, the victim, fell
from a gallOping horse and had his
neck broken. The young mans moth
er lives in Park City.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
BOHEMIAN POST OFFICE.
Prospect That it viii Be a Second
Class 0ffira Tkiq Var

Glass Office This Year.
The business of the BOzeman post
office indicates as well as anything
the growth and Importance of the
place. When Postmaster Nesbitt
first took charge Of the office, the
reserve money order fund here was
SIS. Three months afterward he sue
ceeded in having it increased to $3.50.
On the first Of January, this year, It
vas again increased to $3.50.
The registry business Of the office
for the last quarter, ended December
81, 1892, amounted to $464. The
other sources Of revenue, on which
the salary Of the postmaster is fixed,
were for the last three quarters as
fnl1Omos
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

Mrs. Lester S. Wilson, who has
been closely confined to her residence
by a somewhat severe attack of La
Grippe. is slowly recovering. Her
numerous friends will be delighted
to e her fully restored to her won't
ed health and able to be about again
as usual.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

A Spokane dispatch Of the goth
says that Bonnie Lowell, a 12-year-
cid boy, was picked up in that city
by the police. The boy claimed that
he had been brought from Kalispell
by a man named Jones, who had de-
serted him. Young Lowell said he
left his mothers home in Bozeman
nor than a year ago, and had been
hustling for himself ever since.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

Farmers with wheat to take to
market, and Bozeman business men
are still praying for snow.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
Camp Trains Used .

Because the country traversed by
the line is, In part, so sparsely set
tied that there was no possibility
Of securing hotel or clearinghouse
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
BY JOHN 3. o'RRlEN

HEN ten years ago the first
transcontinental telephone
line reached out across the
land and brought the At
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-01
FRENCH FINANCES
SAVED BY TODAY'S
CONFIDENCE VOTE
Cabinet is Now Provided
With Means to Check
Descending Franc.
Ev A. l.. BRADFORD

United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS. April 1.-The chamber of
dcpnticS toaav voted onfidencc in
Premier Hriand and adoDtcd the
long DELAYED government budget
providmo the cobinct with mcane
with which to cheek France s spec
tacular descent toward insolvency.
An all night session was necessary
to Get the Job done.
Confidence was expressed on
The turnover tax clause of Finance
Minister pcrct s program by vot"
cf 227 to l03. Then the budget
was adontcd as whole by vote of
236 TO 1870.
Three weeks ago BRAND was turn
ed ont of office at dawn on the fl
question, but as the sun rose
today it found the deputies fright
cncd bv their own temeritv in so
long delaying the balancing of thc
national finances. Deputy after
deputy arose and expressed politi
cal opposition to the government
aud to the tax program, but prom
iSed either to abstain from voting
or to support the government rath-
or than bring II catastrophe crisis.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-01
NUDE, DEAD BODY
OF WOMAN ROUSES
POLICE SUSPICION
Fell Down Light Well But
Had Clutched at Bed
Clothing First.

san FRANCISCO. Anril 1.-The
rude body Of Mrs. W. W. Roth. 27.
was found today at the bottom of Il
light we'll in the hotel Hcur. She
either had been thrown or fallen
from n third floor window.
Last November, her baby. Bernie.
ao"d 3. was the central figure in Il
kidnapping conspiracy.
Those involved in the ease were TO
be questioned bv police today, Dun
can Mathcson. captain Of detectives
said.
q He deela""A therc was evidence
that Mrs. Roth had tried to catch
some bed clothing near the window
as she swaved or wnS thrust out.
Detectives were seeking a man
known as "Tommv" who was he
6eved to have accompanied Mrs.
Roth apd another mnn anl woman
on . pattv Wednesday nieht.
Th" battle over pnrnic Roth oc-
c"rrel when Mrs. Mildred Bourct
San Matoo. was accused Of having
hidnapred the child from Mrs. Lila
PcnEv; Bernie : aunt. Both claim
ed the'' were given the child to be
cared for. Mrs. Roth was summon
cd to San Francisco from Nebrasra
nnd took the child herself. She
h'cr pPve it into tho care Of Mrs.
Fetct Barker, san Francisco wo.
ni""
Eater police identified the body
as that of Mrs. Ethel J. Ishcll. 27. y
waitress. Mrs. Isbcll was arrested
last Jannarv on comnlaint Of her
husband, Harry Isbcll. who charged
she had kidnenned their five year
old daughter. Harriet On January
90 sh" was awarded the custody of
the child in court. 1t was the Sim
ilnritv o fthe two eases which cans-
ed the confusion.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-01
Two Ask Divorce
For Cruel Acts

Suits for divorce were filed with
the county clerk this morning by
two women, each of whom charged
her spouse with extreme cruelty.
Thelma s. Lower charged Richard
G. Lower with treating her in a
cruel and inhuman manner, and with
striking her on several occasions.
They were married in Los Angeles,
March %, 1915, and separated on
March 27, 1926. They have two
children, Richard Ray Lower, 6, and
Emily Jean Lower, 3.
Richard f. Hanna is the defend
ant in a suit filed by Lois A. Han
ma. They were married in San Dl-
ego on December %. 1917, and sep
arated on June %, 1925. There
were two children born to them,
Richard, aged s, and Lucille, aged A.
Attorney Edgar b. Hervey is
counsel for each of the plaintiffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-01
SCHOOL, Chief IN
nFNIAI. OF SCHOOL
COMMUNISM HERE
Says There Is No Cancer
of Anarchy Among the
California Students.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April l.
Most of the declarations that Conn
munism is prevalent among schools
and school children IL parts OF
Southern California are neither made
to order or vastly exaggerated by
nroNagandists dcsirorS of .mStitvinG
their employment. viii c. Wood
state superintendent of public in
struction, believes.
"Therc is no canccrous growth OF
Communism in the schools of Cali
fornia,' he declared in n letter to
the Hollywood Women 5 Republican
club.
"What Baroness Otillo dc RopH
and her colleagues piav up ms a can
ccrous Growth is ONLY tiny wart
that will disappcsf under tho MN
istrations of the teachers, if i ism t
rubbed and irritatcd too much by
busvbodv propagandists,
The communication was IN rcpiN
to an open letter from the club eX-
pressing the belief that Wood had
been "misinformed rs to the ab-
sence of all propaganda for Com
munism in the schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-01
THEY MUST
REN0UuCE
HOME HELP
Must Pay Heavily When
Filing and Again When
Oil Struck.
IGNORES u. S. NOTES
Must Reestablish All
Rights Acquired Before
Year 1917.
BY w. A. FOLGER

United Press Statt Correspondent
MEXICO CITY, April l. = The
new petroleum laws enacted in con-
formity with the Mexican constitu-
tion and which have been opposed
by American oil companies and the
United States state department
went into effect today.
The regulatory decree effecting
the laws retains the clause rcquir
ing reestablishment. of mineral
rights acquired prior to 1917. 1t
was this clause to which American
oil men were most opposed. Such
rights must be proved and proof
must be presented that development
has begun in conformity with the
terms of the various concessions.
Foreign corporations must re-
'rounce the protection Of their home
governments. as is the case with
companies or persons operating un-
der the new land laws which became
effective earlier in the week.
The petroleum regulations fix va
! rious zones in which concessions
may be acquired and various meth.
ods of acquiring them. Tho con.
, ccssionare first must state his
! nationality and deposit $500
with his application. When oil is
discovered an additional guarantee
; of $l2,500 to $4,000 must be
deposited This was among the
! provisions objected to by American
oil men.
I
Inspection of oil properties bv
Mexicans is provided for and
these inspectors must be given ac-
commodations in the field such m
the higher strata of employees en-
joy. At least so per cent Of om-
ployeS must he Mexieans from the
beginning and by 1880 Mexicana
must hold 90 per cent Of the ioha,
REPORT UNCONvLNOx7xQ !
WASHINGTON, April 1.--Ndf>lts'
er the Mexican land law nor tho
regulations applying it under ar
tiee ~ of the Mexican constitu-
tion are to be applied retroactive-'
lv, the regulations made public by
/; the Mexican embassy here today
stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-01
APRIL POOLING HERE AND IN
OTHER PLACES CAUSES M[RTH

April L. "AH FOOLS Dav ~ or
4" April Fool Day. was with MS to.
day and the practical Joker made
the most of the opportunity granted
to him by the custom of ycars.
The telephone was the chief in.
strument used by the observer of
the dav and il appears to have sup
planted the old time brick.inthe- hat
trick. IT is difficult to detect the
Joker over the telephone and the
party on whom the Joke is being
played is more likely to ''fallp for
it, when the joker cannot be seen.
AT the Press office several re.
ports OF accidents, near tragedies,
and interesting stories" were re-