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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
CASHIERS SHORTAGE
FOUND TO BE $91,333.16

HELENA-The actual cash short
age of W. S. Goodyer, defaulting
cashier of the closed Farmers and
Mechanics State bank, is ~$91,333.16,
according to a report filed by Re-
ceiver H. E. Longmaid. GOOdyer is
now serving a term in the ~peniten-
tiary at Deer Lodge.
The report is for the period from
October q, when MI. LOngmaid was
appointed receiver, to November 80.
It shows that the individual deposits
of the institution tOtalled $114,813.-
OF; savings deposits, $41,7O6.53; time
certificates of deposit, $25,539.1S,
and cashiers checks $16,424.02.
Collections on stock liability so far
total $3.50. A considerable sum
has been realized from stocks, bonds.
and warrants.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
WOOL SHIPMENTS
gain TAPER CENT

HELENA-Montana's wool ship
ments Of 24,123,129 pounds this sea-
son show an increase Of more than
100000 pounds over those of 1925,
according to figures compiled by
Murray E. Stebbins, secretary of the
Montana Woolgrowers' association,
says the Montana Record Herald.
Shipments were made as follows:
Great Northern, 7,899,25O pounds;
Northern Pacific, 1885, 29 pounds;
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
(estimated) 100000 pounds;
Oregon Short Line, (estimated) 81
11O,40O pounds; Montana, Wyoming
and Southern and Gilmore and Pitts
Burgh, contributing lines to Northern
Pacific, 5O2,85O pounds.
Official figures from the Milwau-
kee and the Oregon Short Line are
not available.
Records at the state railway com
! mission show that the Milwaukee
shipped 1916 carloads Of wool and the
Oregon Short Line SO carloads, dur
ing the season. The weight was
computed at 32,4OO pounds to the
car, which is the weight Of the aver.
age wool car, railway commission
records show.
Total wool shipments for 1925 were
20,874,00O pounds.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
JAS. 7. FREEMAN
TAKEN BY Death
End Comes at Columbus After
Brief 1lnesS-Had Lived
Here for As Years

Death came at Columbus last
Thursday morning to James T. Free
man, for 46 years a resident of BOze-
mar, after a short illness. The body,
accompanied by Russell Freeman, a
son, was brought to this city Thurs
day afternoon and taken by Dokken
and Getchell to the Freeman home at
SOB North Black avenue, where on
Saturday funeral services were held
with the Rev. w. Friend Day, rector
of st. James Episcopal church Of
ficiating. Burial was in the Boze-
man cemetery.
James T. Freeman was a native Of
Ottawa, Canada, born January 8,
1849. His father had been an early
pioneer Of that section. Soon after
his marriage at Ottawa in April,
1900, Mr.. Freeman and his bride
came to BOzeman. Since that time,
with the exception of one year, they
had made their home at SOB Black
avenue north.
When taken sick on the Monday
previous to his death, MI. Freeman
was at his ranch, which adjoins that
of his son, Russell, near Absarokee.
It had been his custom, in recent
years, to spend the summers on this
ranch. This fall, when Mrs. Free
man and his granddaughter returned
to BOzeman, Mr.. Freeman remained
on the ranch with his son. At the
Columbus hospital every effort was
made to save his life, but in vain.
Besides his wife and the son here
tofore mentioned, MI. Freeman il
survived by a daughter, Mrs. Beatrice
Freeman Davis Of Bozeman, a teach
er at Montana State college; anothe
sOn,W. B. Freeman, a civil enginee
Of Denver, Colo, two granddaugh
tiers and a grandson, and a brother
j. J. Freeman Of Forest, Ontario
|, Canada.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

Tuberculosis may be transmitted
to humans through eggs.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
GOLD N SILVER.

A statement given out in Washing
ton shows that the worlds gold pro-
duction has been slowly increasing
during the past six or seven years
In 1924 it amounted to $780, 200.
The old world seems to be pretty
slow as Henry Ford, all by himself
did lust about as well in % years.
The value Of silver produced in the
world in 1924 amounted to S16O,175,.
800.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
NOVEMBER farm
PRICES REPORTED

acknowledgements with the
preceding SO-day period, November
Is farm prices in Montana averaged
for feed crops, potatoes and
butter and were slightly lower for
wheat, hay, alfalfa seed and the
meat animals, according to the price
review of the United States division
Of crop estimates cooperating with
the state department Of agriculture.
Comparison Of November Is farm
prices with those Of a year ago
shows corn, rye, hay, alfalfa seed,
hogs, beef cattle and butter at high
er levels, with wheat, oats, barley,
flax, potatoes, sheep and lambs at
somewhat lower figures. Compared
with average November prices for the
period 1925, all products except
flax are higher.
There was no change in the gem
eral farm price level for the United
States from October Is to November
Is, but the index Of 40 IS about IA
points lower than that Of November
IS, 1925. Advance Of 13 points il
dairy and poultry products and six
points in fruits and vegetables about
offset declines Of two points ID
grains, six points IN meat animals,
and six points in cotton and cotton
seed products Ia the month's changes.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
Completing the Worlds Largest Monument

Workmen r here seen putting the
finishing touches to the central statue
Of the King Victor Emanuel II monu
ment In Rome, the largest IN the
world. Work on the monument was
started In 1878. The statue Of Victor
Emanuel Is Of bronze plate and gold
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
w r TO
EDUCATION MEET

The Northern Pacific railway has
announced a rate Of fare and one
half on the certificate plan from all
points in Montana to the winter
meeting Of the Montana Education
association at Helena December 27-
g. Certificates showing tickets pur-
chased on the going trip December
1929 will be honOred at half fare re-
turning if presented not later than
January 1, subject to minimum at
tendance Of 100.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17

At the modern wage rate, it would
have cost more than $6,OOO,OO0,O 900 to
construct the great pyramid Of Egypt.
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was 5 scheduled speaker. are held
III allegiance because 81 the inability
81 labor supporters 81 Birnba e
obtain ! han. Two halls have been
hired, but when the owners dis.
covered cor what purpose, the leases
were promptly cancelled.
Alleged utterances Of Binba or
which the prosecution viii base Is
charges of blaspher1y and sedition
were made public today III I've bills
of particulars. filed ut the request
Of Attorney Irving Hoffman cOtln.
sci for Binaba.
In b speech here Binlba Is alleged
to have said:
people have built churches fol
the last 1000 years and what have
we got2 The Government II II
control Of the priests, the bishops.
clerics and capitalists.
They tell us there Is God:
Where is her There Is no such
thing. Who can prove II ?
There are still fools enough to
believe In God. The priests say
there Is q soul Why. have d
soul, but that sole Is on my shoe &
According to the bill of particu-
lars, Bimba also said: We don't
believe in any form 81 government,
but the soviet form and we shall
establish the soviet form here The
red flag shall fly on the capitol IN
Washington. =
An echo OF the Bimba case il
Hudson, where It was alleged and
denied that Binba .sofficiated' at
the funeral Of q girbwife who died
at child BIRTH and who was buried
without church service. came today
when 1t was learned that q group
Of alleged communists had fled from
that city.
Rev. Father John e. Mullen.
pastor Of st. MichaeI's Church, mud.
son, whose life had been threatened,
he said, because he announced he.
was going TO drive the Communists
from the city, has been under
guard for protection.
Dissertation Of the church ceme-
terry was reported.
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were received by Mayor Finger
after the first n1issive. One OF
these declared that his reform"
efforts would have to end, and
that, because of them his house
was already marked for destruc-
ton by fire.
These additional letters Finger
turned over to Justice of the Peace
Herbert J. Moffat, at Hyattsville,
and Judge Moffat was requested to
take them to the United States
postal authorities today. 1t is be-
lieVed that the writer can be traced
through the postmarks and the
crude printing in the letters.
Finger Isn't Scared
''They can't frighten me off from
doing my duty" Finger said today.
IF 1 can't keep the town clean,
then I'd better quit being mayor.
We are making a close investiga-
ton. and believe we will soon pin
the guilt on those responsible for
the fires. In the meantime, for
the safety of all the townspeople,
we are maintaining a close guard"
Finger took the matter up with
the town council Wednesday, after
he received the first letter, and
the appeal was made to the citi-
zens. More than 80 volunteered
for guard duty and about 10 were
assigned to patrol the town each
night, with orders to arrest any
one found on the streets who could
not explain his presence there.
The coming town election. SEIZED
uled for May, has nothing to do
with the fires, in the opinion of
Mayor Finger. He says he does
not know whether he will be a
candidate for reelection or not,
and that no one has announced for
the office yet.
There Is talk in the town of the
Ku Klux Khan nominating a full
town ticket. The Khan is said to
be strong In the community
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KILLS Z ME- n
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than 4 revolver and that since no
shots have been heard be has q
silencer.
The killer began his attacks On q
boarding house and apartment dis
trict near the business center. Many
complaints were made to the police
that bullets were being Tired
through windows at night.
Al week ago, az Walter Peterson
was nranI1ing an auto, he was hit
on the chin with q spent bullet.
He found the bullet and took It to
the police, who said II had come
from 4 .22-caliber long cartridge.
Empty shells Of this size had
been found outside several windows
through which bullets had been
fired.
shot Down Near Home
Last Sunday night w. j. Nc.
Dewitt went out for stroll Fifteen
minutes later he lay dead half ~
block from his home. He had been
shot iii the head. Fifty feet away
the police found 81 .22-caliber lot.g
shell empty
Tuesday night. as Miss Esther
Mauthe. d atenographer stood At =
drugstore counter. = bullet came
through d plate glass window and
passed within q foot Of her head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-19

OF rolling min facilities Is at
tributable to any unlawful acts on
the part OF officials Of the ALUMNI
mum Company of America. All evil
dence warrants the conclusion that
this charge should not be sustained.
Control Is Admitted
1.-THE evidence Is convincing. I"
the department added. ''that at the
present time the dominant position
In the aluminium Industry. occupied
by the aluminium Company OF
America is in no wise related to
the admitted fact that the company
owns practically all Of the bauxite
lands in the United States.
1.-THE charge Of violation Of q
decree is criminal in it's nature and
requires proof of guilt beyond a
reasonable doubt before q conviction
can be had. The facts developed
in this investigation show that it
was wise precaution on the part
Of the department to make q
further investigation OF the charges
alleged by the commission to exist
It now appears that had the de-
partment filed a citation for con-
tempt when the report was received.
It would have been wholly impos
sible to sustain the charges ap-
pearing therein
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War Mothers Going 70 Church

The District of Columbia Chapter
American war Mothers win attend
the annual services Sunday at 4
o'clock in the Church Of the
Epiphany In commemoratfon Of the
birthday of George Washington, to
be held under the auspices Of the
Sons Of the American RevOlutiOn.
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20 PNEUMONIA
CASES IN DAY

Twenty-eight cases of pneumonia,
the largest number called to the at
tention of the Health Department
in one day since January 1, were
reported today, bringing the total
for the year to 685 casse.
A total of 220 persons nave died
from the disease, five being re-
ported today.
The unusual prevalence" of the
disease, according to DIR. William {,
Fowler, District health officer, is
attributable to weather conditions.
Unreportabie cases, such as cclds
and grippe, are also quite preva-
lent In the District, said DIR. Fowler.
A rumor that Walter Reed Hos
pital was in the throes of pneu.
monia epidemic. reached the Dis
trict Building today. Officials of
the hospital denied this, however,
claiming that, although there were
40 or so cases of grippe, thete were
only six cases of pneumonia.
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YOUTH GHASES
WRONG Girl
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happens to be Policeman ]. often
berg.
Miss Gowan tod her brother.in,
law she was being chased and he
ran out and arrested Claudius in
the corridor Of the apartment build.
ing.
Thought He Knew Her
Claudius took the stand today
and said he had believed Miss
Gowan was a girl he knew two or
three years ago. He wasn't sure,
he said. so he looked at her two
or three times.
When she went in the apartment,
he says he didn't chase her. He
merely went into the same building
to see IL he could find the name
Of the "girl he knew on the mail
boxes. He was looking, he testl-
fled, when he was arrested.
As there was no evidence that
he had actually spoken to the girl
or. otherwise been disorderly, Judge
Hits dismissed the charge. Claudius
Is about 20, q boolkeeper and lives
In the 100 block on Newton St.
NJ. w.
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MARIA JERITZA
Baby Diua Unspoiled
Bv Gotham Acclaim
81 international News serysoe

NEW YORK, Feb. 19-An the laudatory praises Of the
critics. the wild acclaim Of base New York. the polite approval
the Metropolitan Opera Houses diamond horseshoe box
holders today failed the pretty head Of 19yearold
Marion TaIley. of Kansas City, Mo-, the baby Diva e
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IS CLEARED
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tive methods. This investigation Is
now In progress. =
The department inquired into four
charges brought against the Mellen
concern by the Federal Trade Com
mission. The conclusions follow:
All Charges Raseless
/. On the charge Of delaying ship.
ments of material, the department
said: "In order to successfully sus-
tain this charge, 1t must be affir-
matively shown that such delays
were intentional on the part Of the
Aluminium Company and were de-
signed to injure the purchaser.
There Is an entire lack of evidence
to support such contention"
2. On furnishing known defective
material: lit Is true that many de-
liveries OF defective material were
made during the period In question.
The evidence at hand clearly shows
that the company made earnest en-
deavors to maintain the quality of
its product and when unable to do
so, accepted the return Of defective
metal and made proper adjust
ments."
8. On discriminating in prices of
crude aluminium: 1.-The company's
price policy as shown by the4 evil
dence was to quote the same price
to all buyers where quantity, speci-
fication, credit and other conditions
were the same or similar. The con-
clusion is that this charge is not
warranted by the evidence"
4. On hindering competitors from
charging their business: "The evi.
dence fails to disclose that any
such agreements were made OF
sought to be made, nor does it
disclose that any lack of expansion
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It's wonderful, OF course, she
said, with . gesture to the flowers,
the huge pile of newspapers with
their great spreads Of photograph
and incredible columns Of publicity.
II appreciate every bit Of II. But
this Is only my debut. Grand
opera voices do not become 90 won
derful all Of = sudden Everybody
has been Just lovely. But, my
goodness, i have years Of work
ahead Of me. z
And that IL just how the fairy
princess of the most amazing fable
in the history of grand opera In
New York Is taking her triumph a.
she laughs. with her somewhat be,
wi1dered father and her proud
mother over some Of the telegranla
OF congratulations. most Of them
from strangers.
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And the family chit.chat, not q
bit different than II used to be out
in Kansas City, was chiefly about
what's to be FOR dinner tonight or
whether Marion shall have blue
frock or q pink one and IL sister
shall have one like II.
Tonight Marion win sing via the
radio 50 that the folks back In Mis-
souri, and Kansas and all that
prairie country may hear--aad not
grand opera stuff either. But good
h0mely songs such as Marion used
to sing seven or eight years ARC
before somebody discovered she WAS
gifted with = wonderful coioratura
voice.
Plain people the TalIeys and no
fuss and feathers in spite Of the
TaIley triumph.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-19
TRAIN COLLISION KILLS 1,
HURTS z, RUINS STATION

HAVERHILL, Mass, Feb. 49,
Howard Spencer, of Portland, Me-,
brakeman, was killed, two train
men We're injured and between
seventy-five and 100 passengers were
shaken up today when the locomo-
tive of Portland to Boston pas
senger train side-swiped the locomo-
tive of a freight on a siding at
Newton Junction, n. II.
The locomotives fell against the
station and freight house. crashing
Ia both
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Avalanche Is Second
Bingham Disaster
n Year
nternntlonal News serviee

BINGHAM. Utah, Feb. 19.-
The unprecedented snow-slide IN
Doty's Guich, near Bingham,
two miles from here, is the
second serious disaster that
this little copper mining town
has suffered within D year.
The first disaster occurred
last spring when fire swept the
town taking d toll 81 90 lives.
The most disastrous snow
slide III the history Of Utah oc-
Cured iii 1905 when 126 were
killed in Big Cottonwood Cam
yon, south Of Salt Lake.
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Two Will Speak

The Rev. Howard e. Snyder
chaplain, and c. o. Howard, ma
tional commander, of the Presidents
Own Garrison, No. 104, Army and
Navy Union, will address the organi-
cation at a Washington Birthday
celebration to be held Sunday night
in the Lutheran Church of the
Atonement. North Capitol Street
and Rhode Island Avenue.
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YOUNG HoL dup NAN
UNIV vi INC. HANGED
Ell PIloIea 81 lnlsEnaIIonaI

MONTREAL. FEB. u Uncut
wagering ii the least osspl
ATauro. young native u Boston
walked Is tlae scaffoId IN tie court
yard 81 Bordeaux JAN today, ana
vas hanged Tor shooting - deakh
Donald carragher. youthful Brad
ford. Mass, musician, hi i hoId-uu.
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INCENIQARY
NENACES
MAYOR
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the Y.aeana store, in the home of
r. wv. Jones, who operates the
KaIoraua Garage. this city. The
Jones home was burned to the
ground. The garage and the store
were saved by prompt action OF the
citizens.
There Is direct evidence that both
the Jenkins and Lagana fires were
the work of an incendiary, and In
direct evidence shows the blaze
which destroyed the Jones home
was from the same source.
Mayor Gets Letter
IN the first mail the morning
after the fire. Mayor Finger re-
ceived the first threatening letter.
This was q printed cOl0red sheet,
commonly known as comic val-
entine. on which 3 skull and cross
bones rested on q black casIket.
On the back Finger was told. In
crude printing. to Beware! Your
time h next"
Thi sletter had been mailed the
night before the fires were started.
II bore a Washington postmark.
In both the Jenkins and Lagana
fires. the blaze was started i'm rub
bish piled under fire DOrclses Of the
places. soaked with kerosene.
The Jenkins fire had not gained
much Roadway when a party of
passing autoists saw it and sounded
an alarm which brought out the
towns volunteer fire department.
The flames were extinguished after
damaging only the front porch of
q store, which is part of the garage.
The excitement had not quieted
when persons living I'm the house
next to the Lagana store saw
flames licking the rear porch Of
the building.
OH Tank Scorched
The volunteer firefighters again
extinguished the blaze. and saved
the frame building only by risking
their lives in moving a huge oil
tank, half filled, which. on the rear
porch Of the store, had been scorch.
ed by the flames.
Investigation showed that old
wooden boxes had been placed un.
der tlle porch and under the oil
tank. and the entire porch soaked
with oil taken from the tank. In
. few more moments, ii would have
DpCM MShkSocStU4c VI save any Oh the
building, and the entire business
block there would have been in Sc
ri0ua danger.
Exactly at O'Clock, Just two
hours after the Lagana fire and
three hours after the blaze in the
jenkins garage, Mrs. r. w. Jones,
mother OF +. w. Jones, whose home
Is next to that of her son, discov.
cred the blaze at Jones cottage.
Again the townsfolk were routed
out.
ID. c. Lends Aid
Such Roadway had been gained by
this blaze that call was sent to
the District for help, and two en-
gines responded. IT was too late
to save the building.
The house was not being occu-
pied. Jones, according to his
mother, recently separated from his
his wife and they had not been
living in the house. AS there was
no fire in IL and no one living
there at the time, the town author
tiles feel certain the blaze was in
cendiary.
Three more threatening letter.
Evening star., 1926-11-19
WEARY OF LIFE AT SO,
WOMAN DIES BY GAS
Mrs. Annie Z. Russell, in Best OF
Health and Exceptionally Active,
Is Suicide.

Mrs. Annie F.. Russell, SO years old.
took her life by inhaling gas in her
apartment. at 1470 Newton street. some
time last night. Her body. lying on a
tube attached TO a small gas heater,
was found this morning by Mrs. Adele
Wade. owner Of the premises.
Although in the best of health and
exceptionally active for her age. Mrs.
Russell cried last night when she told
Mrs. Wade that she had lived loo
long. Practically all of her relatives
and friends have long since preceded
her in death. and in carefully written
notes she offered no excuse for her
act. except desire to die.
Wrapped with the notes was a pic
ture of Mrs. Russells daughter. who
died 35 years ago, which the woman
requested be buried with her. Her
only known relative is Joseph Hayden,
a nephew whose Office is at 141O G
street. Mr.. Hayden will arrange for
her burial. He knew little of her
early life. except that she came here
from Connecticut.
Evening star., 1926-11-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Mount Holyoke Alumnse As.
sociation will meet tomorrow. go
pm, at the home of Mrs. ]. r. Hide
bra nd. 434 New Jersey avenue south
east.
Birth Of the Soul" will he the sub.
ject Of the Sunday, pm, talk at
the United Lodge Of Theosophists.
Hill Building. Seventeenth and
streets Public welcome No charge.
The University Of Minnesota alumni
is cooperating with other large West
ern universities for the annual Big
Ten roundup tomorrow. All former
students of the University of Mime
sofa invited For details call Mrs
Rutland Beard. Cleveland l71S.
La Fsyette Lodge Chapter. q. f. s..
will hold It's annual Thanksgiving hall
in the hall Of nations Washington
Hotel tCmorroW nm