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Evening star., 1926-03-12
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK P)-Stocks strong
high grade rail shares lead advance
Bonds firm; convertible rails reach
new high levels. Foreign exchanges
steady; Scandinavian currencies
strong. Cotton firm: Wall Street buy.
ing. Sugar steady; European buying.
Coffee lower; easier Brazilian cables.
CHICAGO-Wheat firm: large eX-
port business Corn higher; SYM
pathy with wheat. Cattle advanced.
Hogs irregular.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
WILL PASS DIVIDEND.

BERLIN, March IL R.-The re-
port of the Hamburg America Steam
ship Line, which was presented to a
meeting OF the board of directors to-
day, states that no dividend will be
declared for the past year. The gen
aral meeting of the company was set
for April 80.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
CLOSING Is STRONG
Rail Shares Lead Spirited Advance
ID, and ii. Points Up.

NEW YORK. March II (P).-The
closing was strong. Feeble attempts
to bring about a week end reaction
met with little success, as new specu-
lative foloWingS were attracted by
the spirited advance in many leading
rail shares. Delaware and Hudson
extended its rise to almost points
and Nickel Plate to ga while Balti-
more and Ohio. Lackawanna and
chesapeake and Ohio moved forward
Mt a swift pace. Bullish demonstra-
tions also took place in General
Asphalt and International Telephone.
Total sales approximated 100000
shares
Evening star., 1926-03-12
DRY GOODS LOWER.

NEW YORK, March l. (SpeciaD -
Cotton goods prices moved a little
lower today on continued slow de-
mand. Print cloths were quoted at
cents for 64-60s and ga for 6S-72s,
the former a decline of an eighth.
Raw silks were steady at Thursdays
levels, but trade was slow.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
.c;a, pispa,ch TO The Star

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
NEW YORK, March 12.-The un.
dertone of the white potato market
was steady today. although early
morning trading was again light. Lib.
eral supplies were available from
Maine, but upstate offerings were lim-
tied. Western New York bulk stock
jobbed out principally around $3.50 per
$50 pounds, and Maine Green Noun
tains at So to $S.25. Receipts of bar
relied apples were moderate. Values
continued to range widely. Grade A
Rhode Island Greetings wholesaled at
$3.50 to So per barrel. and Baldwins at
$3.50 to $3.75.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
AUTO FIRM DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK, March 12 R.-An
initial quarterly dividend of 81 a
share was declared today on the pref
erence shares of the Cleveland Chand-
Ter Motor Car Co.. payable April 1 to
stock Of record March %.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, March IL R.--Copper
quiet. Electrolytic. spot and futures.
141sa14A. Tin steady; spot and near
by, 65.25; futures, 64.12. Iron steady:
prices unchanged. Lead steady; spot,
$40. Zinc. East St. Louis, spot and
futures, 730. Anthony, spot, 1915.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
DIVIDEND INCREASED.

PHILADELPHIA. March II LR.--
The West Jersey and Seashore Rail
road Co., a subsidiary Of the Penn
sylvania, today declared a senni-annual
dividend of per cent. making total
of 51a per cent for 1925, as compared
with Az per cent in 1924.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

NEW YORK, March IL (SpeciaD.-
Crude rubber, standard grade, ad-
vanced to 63 cents pound at noon
today. This compares with 5Sh
cents Thursday, 81 cents month
ago and 393s cents year ago.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
cKEx co. 0MITs DIVIDEND

NEW YORK, March ~ Pl.-Di-
rectors of Crex Carpet Co. today
omitted the quarterly dividend of 81
a share due at this time.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. militant
suffragist, is back in London after
seven years spent abroad.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based ON the
Attest quarterly or half yearly declarations
Unless otherwise noted. extra or special divi-
derds are not included
paid this year. no regular rate. b or
optional in stock. sPartly stock tPartiy
extra. sPayable in preferred stock tPius
(es in stock payable 1es quarterly. fPlus
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Bethlehem Workers Buy Stock.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Announcement has been made by
President Grace of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation that under this
years savings and stock ownership
nlan 3S,473 employees have applied for
a total of 1886 shares OF per cent
cumulative preferred stock of the com
pany at s101 share. This per cent
nreferred stock is being offered in
Washington by Crane. Paris & Co. at
s10O and accrued dividend.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
C9GSWEIL TALKS
tEN ahs'EH WFNACF..
Would Exclude Dogs from Ma
tiOnal Parks Urges Vac
cinatiOn as a safeguard

''Ihe question Of the effect Of auto
tourist travel on public health is one
that is receiving the earest attention
of all progressive state health depart
ments," said DR.. w. F. COgswell, sec
rotary Of the Montana board Of health,
in a talk broadcast from KOUM sta
ton at Missoula, recently.
1.-THE automobile is ~effect;ng a ire
mendous change in the life habits Of
our peOple--in their business, social
and personal activities. Business,
social, health, and even religious agen-
cies have had to readjust their activ-
tiles to meet these charging condi-
tons. Perhaps in no other field Of
activity is it more important than
that health departments meet their
obligations and take proper and eff
fective measures to protect the health.
not only Of the auto tourist himself,
but of the people in general"
After quoting figures on auto tour
list traffic in the great national parks
and in Montana, DR.. COgswell pointed
out some Of the dangers to health
incurred by tourists in not observing
proper measures of sanitation and
precaution sgainst disease. In turn,
he dwelt upon the danger Of diseases
being brought to this state BY tour
lists, and continued:
"First and foremost among these
IS rabies. Up until two years ago
Montana never had q case Of human
rabies, being The only state Sd the
union free from this disease. The
Continued on page Slxteen)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
MISS STAFFORD
in FIRST PLACE
Esther Brown Second and ElinOr
SWingle Third in Declama-
ton Contest

Miss Mabel Voc Stafford, a senior,
won first honOrs; Miss Esther Brown,
also a senior, wen second place, and
Miss Elinor Swingle, a junior, was
tAifd in the defamation contest held
in the Gallatin High school assembly
room last Friday evening.
Miss Stafford's subject was "Pat-
terns,'' by Amy Lowell. Miss Brown
gave a reading from "King John"
by Shakespeare, and Miss Swingle,
"Wee Willie Wingie." by Kipling.
Others competing were Miss Nellie
McCulloch, Miss Mary Williams, Miss
Adena Schumacher, and Oliver Nor
gan. The efforts of all were worthy
of high praise.
Principal J. A. Woodland presided.
and the judges were Miss Mary Har-
ris of the Manhattan High school fac
ulty, Miss Soule Of the Bozemac
schools, and Mrs. F. /. Powers. The
attendance was good. The program
included selections by the High SchoO
Boys Glee club, a vocal duet by Miss
Lula Stone and Russell Clarke, anC
a piano duet by Miss Katherine 30
hart and Miss Flora Davis.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
LARGEST SHELTER
OF LEAD in WORLD
East Helena Plant of American
S. and r. Company Enjoys
that Distinction

HELENA-Last year, 1925, 300,-
900 tons of ore and flux were smelted
at the American smelling and refin-
ing plant at East Helena. It is pre-
dicted that with the compiled figures
Of 1925, the smelter will retain first
place as the largest lead producing
smelter in the world.
Operations show that more than
one million dollars in ore and payroll
checks is being handled through the
banks Of Helena and East Helena ev-
cry month.
Over 400 men are employed in the
plant, which operates m a 24-hOur
basis with three shifts. These men
collectively receive more than $4,000
per month in salaries.
An up-to-the-minute safety depart
ment is maintained and health safe
guarded through a company medical
service, bath and change houses, sani-
tary equipment and a pure water sys-
TEN.
The employees are a cOntented lot
MANY of them having worked at ths
smeiter nearly a life time. Blanket
insurance is CARED for all employee:
and a pension system adds lure fol
the steady worker.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
ISSUE notice TO
WORLD WAR VETS
Life Insurance Chiefs Emphasize
Value to Ex-service Men Of
War Risk Policies

The attention of all veterans Of
the World War is directed to the res
olution by the executive committee of
the Association of Life Insurance
Presidents on March 5, 1926. This
resolution is of particular interest to
~ex-service men at the present time,
because@there~a %10- weeks left
in which they may reinstate or con-
vert their war time insurance.
"Whereas, the time within which
War Risk Yearly Renewable term in
surance may be reinstated and con-
verified expires July 2, 1926, and eff
forts are being made to urge service
men of the World War to r~einstate
Iapsed insurance and convert it to
some permanent plan, the executive
committee Of the Association Of Life
Insurance Presidents reaffirms the
resolution adopted at the twelfth an
nual convention of the association,
on December 6, 1918, as follows:
Resolved, That the Association
of Life Insurance Presidents, in
annual convention assembled,
hereby expresses its opinion that
it is to the advantage of every
soldier and sailor to continue to
keep in force such insurance as
he may have effected under the
Federal War Risk Insurance
act, and hereby requests all life
insurance companies to impress
upon all members of their home
office and agency organizations
to do everything in their power
to urge such soldiers and sailors
to continue their government life
insurance and to recommend to
them that they convert such tenn
, porary government insurance at
! the earliest possible opportunity
. into one of the permanent plans
provided for by the War Risk
Insurance act"
c. T. Busha, regional manager O.
r the United States Veterans bureau
y Helena, reports that a great many ex
0 service men r reinstating their in
surance, having fully realized tina
: they are a privileged class, and hav
= rights which they should not permi
to lapse. The total amount Of gov
i eminent insurance in force Februar
%, 1926, was $780, 82, 3S2.69.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
''WETS" ACTIVE.
in The GALLATIN
Petitions for Initiative Measure
to Repeal State Dry Laws
Being Circulated

Initiative petitions seeking the re-
peal Of Montana's prohibition laws,
with the object of putting this state
in line for the sale of light wines and
beer should congress modify or re-
peal the VOlstead act, are being cir
culated in Bozeman and Gallatin
county, according to an announcement
made late last week by F. E. Parks
of Butte, superintendent Of the Anti
Prohibition Society of Montana,
which is ~fathering the movement.
Names Of the Bozeman and Gala
tin county men in charge of ~circulat-
ing the petitions in this section were
not disclosed.
Nearly 900 signatures, it is said,
must be obtained in this county to
fill its proportion of the $4,000 names
required under the law g per cent
Of the voters of twO-fifths Of the
counties of the state) to make pos
sible the placing before Montana vOt-
ers at the November election of an
initiative measure designed to repeal
the states prohibition statutes,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
Greed of Good
Citizenship

I believe in the trinity Of cleanli-
ness-beauty, health and safety. For
1 know that refuse and rubbish piles
mar the beauty of home and city;
that they r the breeding places Of
flies and vermin; that, as potential
starting points for fire, they menace
my property and threaten my family
with death-bOth my own and my
neighbOrs.
THEREFORE: 1 am a good neigh
Dor. 1 take pride in my home, my
yard, my alley, and my street. ]
keep my premises painted, my lawn
trimmed and green. The passersby
on the sidewalk pause to gaze at my
brilliant-hued pOrch-boxes and flower
beds.
I am proud Of the cleanliness Of my
hOme-both inside and out. There
are no junk piles in my alley or yarC
no rubbish piles in my basement o.
attic. 1 can lock straight in the eye
any day-painter or electrician
firewarden or health inspector-anC
smile!
But I am prOuder still of Bozemal
because it is known far and wild
as a city both beautiful and clean.
l am a good citizen!
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
QUEEN
CONTEST COMING
Pleasing Feature of Last Years
County Fair Will Be Repeat
ed Next Fall

The "Gallatin County Queen on
test" a feature of last seasons coun-
ty fair, will be repeated for the fair
this year, according to announcement
by L. E. Hathaway, manager of the
Chamber Of Commerce, who will be
in charge Of the event. Mr.. Hath
away has already begun preliminary
arrangements for the holding of the
contest.
With the queen will be chosen q
"royal escort" Gallatin county's
queen will be entered in the State
fair queen contest at Helena to COM
pete for the honor of being Queen
of Montana with all its attendant
privileges and homage.
Miss Olivene Steffens was Gala
tins queen last year, having defeated,
by a narrow margin after an exciting
contest, Miss Dot Hazen, who was
given the honor Of princess" Both
parties participated in brilliant SC
cial events that were among the most
pleasing Of the show.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
SPLENDID field
FOR PAPER Mill

Observation-Disclosures offers a splen-
did field for the development of the
paper-making industry, according to
estimates prepared for the Montana
division Of publicity by U. S. Forest
service officials.
"The sustained yield from the
BlackfOot and Flathead forests would
more than supply a 1OO-ton mill with
pulp logs.
GA block of TIMBER the report
continues, located on the North Fork
of the BlackfoOt forest and contain
ing GOO, 900 900 feet of timber, largely
spruce and balsam, has been cruised
by the forest officials and will be
offered for sale as an initial chance
to make possible the establishment Of
a paper mill"
At present some spruce logs are
shipped from Montana to the Mill.
wood, Wash, paper mills but thert
is no mill in this state.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
MUST DISMISS
WISCONSIN SUIT
Biering and Cunningham Held in
Contempt for Violating
an Injunction

Held in contempt of court for hav-
ing, by the filing in a Wisconsin
court Of an action against Richard T.
Ringing for the purpose CT obtain
ing judgment in that state against a
judgment duly entered and filed in
the Ninth district (Gallatin) court,
H. C. Biering and N. S. Cunningham
were last Tuesday ordered by Judge
B. B. Law to dismiss within eight
days their action in the Wisconsin
court, failing which their default in
"Offset case" against the 1922, 48O
Judgment obtained against Ringing,
now pending in the local court, will be
entered.
In his decisitn, Judge Law held
that Biering and Cunningham, in in
shutting an action in the Wisconsin
court at this time, violated an injunc-
ton issued by the Ninth district
court here, and that said action, if
permitted to continue, would serious
ly and adversely affect the efforts Of
his court to adjudicate the rights Of
the parties involved in the "Offset
case" He set forth that further re-
fusal of the defendants to dismiss the
suit in the Wisconsin jurisdiction
would be taken by the local court as
presumption that they have "no meri-
torious defense to the cause of action
now pending" here. and that their
ANSWERS and all pleadings in this
court" shall be stricken from the files.
and their default therein shall be en-
tered, permitting the plaintiff to take
Judgment "fcr such amount as it may
appear that he is entitled to from
the evidence which he may submit II
support of his cause
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
Hear, Ye People!
Think! And Act!

Know All Men, Women and Chill
dren by These Presents:
THAT, Whereas the CLEAN UP
AND PAINT UP CAMPAIGN has
resulted l. many advantages to COM
munity life throughout the United
States
NOW, Therefore, be it known that
plans have been perfected for a thor
Ough Clean Up and Paint Up cam
paign in Bozeman, beginning May 2
to 8, inclusive-this date to mark
the opening of a real campaign Of
persistent and constructive effort in
cleaning up and keeping it up. In
this worthy movement Of cleaning,
painting, planting, repairing and gen.
eral rehabilitation and Identification
we urge each citizen to do his or her
best part to make our community
clean, healthy, thrifty, safe and beau
tiful.
Signed:
W. Il. LOVLACE, President,
L. E. HATHAWAY, Mgr,
BOzeman Chamber of Commerce
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
EXPECT RECORD
TRAFFIC in PARK

HELENA-Pre-seasOn registration
at the Yellowstone National park in
dicates that attendance at this pop
ular resort for the coming season will
again break the record. Last year
the attendance increased $4,000 over
previous records.
On April 1, the hotels had received
requests for 7,445 reservations, an
increase Of 175 over April / Of last
year.
The camps have received requests
for 1904 reservations, an increase Of
ia over the sans date a year ago
The total advance reservations al
camps and hotels for this year anc
last are, respectively, 1929 and 49,.
$50, showing an increase this year Of
$50.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
ORATORY CONTEST
MISSOULA May 9Th
Rocky Mountain Conference
Contest to be Held at Some
Later Time

The Montana Collegiate Oratorical
contest will be held in Missoula on
May 9th. The Montana Oratorical
association is made up Of all the col
leges in the state.
Another contest in which NJ. S. c.
will be represented is in the Associa-
ton which is made up of the same
schools that are in the Rocky Noun
tain Athletic association. The contest
this year will be held at Provo, Usah.
Brigham Young university will be
the host. Contestants have not been
picked yet but four persons have writ
ten oratiOns and are competing. They
are Foster Buck, Hjalmer Landoe,
Lyle ROeseler and Donald Weydemey-
er.
During the past three years NJ. S.
c.. has won a third, second and a first
in the Montana Association contest,
and won the interstate contest with
Kansas two years out Of three.
One man, namely Ray Beatty, has
already competed in a contest. The
contest was held in connection with
the national convention Of Pi Kappa
Delta, honorary forensic fraternity.
Beatty spoke on the Federal Oc-
topUs," and won sixth place.
Last year NJ. S. c. became a member
Of the Rocky Mountain association. It
is hoped that to get two good men to
represent M. S. C. in the Forthcoming
: cps atOrical contests.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
FOUR MORE ENGINEERS
SECURE

Among the recent placements Of
graduates are Wander Doebus, Joe
Yedlicka, Humphrey Courtney and
Harold Nicholson. Van Doebus has
accepted a position with the Ameri-
can Rolling Mill company, Middle
town, Ohio; Yedlicka is going with
the Aluminium Company of America,
and Courtney has been taken by the
Westinghouse company. Nicholson Is
going to Youngstown, Ohio, to work
with the Truscon Steel company.
The first three mentioned viii
graduate in the spring from Mechan-
zeal engineering, while Nicholson will
graduate from Civil engineering.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

Havre-New two-stOry brick Fritz
building will cost $4,000.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
COLLEGE WINS TRACK MEET.

The track team of Montana State
college last Saturday won from Gal
latin County High 4chOol team in d
handicap track and field meet by a
comfortable margin. First place in
all events went to the college ath-
letes, some of whom, notably Cap
tain Hodgson, Livers, Decker and
Yedlicka, showed excellent form. For
the high school Smart showed well,
taking seconds and thirds in the
dashes and the jumps. The meet was
run off under unfavorable weather
conditions and the times were slowed
by a poor track.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
lRu Florence Sandenl

These are a few Of the facts pre-
pared for the Montana Division OF
publicity, dep rtment Of agriculture
labor and industry, that go to show
the successful advancement OF the
smelter during the past few years.
Even now, with all the furnaces oper-
ating full time, the hills are being
combed for more ore, old dumps are
being scratched, old mining industries
are being revived-all in the endeavor
to build up the tonnage prospects ana
assure Montana Of her blrtnrght
place in the mining world. .
Montana supplied 60 per cent Of
the r that went through the EasL
Helena smelter last year. One-tnlfa
Of this production, however came
lCcntinued ON Page Sixbsenls
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30
N. P. Mileage IN
STATE NOW 2,4i5

HELENA.-NOrthern Pacific rail-
road mileage in the state of Montana
has increased from $50 in 1898 to
2,415 at the beginning Of 1926, ac-
cording to figures compiled for the
Montana division of publicity. The
mileage as given includes second and
third sidings, passing tracks, etc.
A total Of 6,4O0 people are employ
ed in the state by the company and
wages paid last year tOtaled $780,
600.
The average number Of freight and
Continued on Page Thirteen)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-28

1t is simple matter to say with
true youthful braggadocia. "I'n live
as l wish. It's nobody's business but
mine. and I'm willing to pay" But
is he? When the collector comes
around he isn't ready to pay with
his soul, his heart and his future.
I'm not going to hang a crepe
on my chest Lies over too quickly
anyway. I'm going to live during
my llfe."
Easy words. And the youth hon
estly believes those words. Fully in
tends to pay his debts i'm some way.
But he doesn't want to when the
time comes. And If he 1 weak
enough to surrender to temptations
easily. he will not be strong enough
not to want to cheat his collector.
Some lovely girl comes into his life,
finds out about the purple past he
has Dragged of, and whether she
marries him in the end or not, he
will have to pay in the remorse of
destroying trust. faith, hope--and
love. We harden ourselves TO our
own punishment perhaps. but it's
another matter to see some one we
love suffer keenly because of us.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-28
The Burnt Child

Dear Miss Lee; I wish you'd help me
decide what to do. The an I'm engaged
to hasn't always been as decent as he is
cent very long. / knew nothing of his
past until friends came and told me. and
warned me TO keep away from him. !
heart what ! should tell them. He. just
said, ITS all true" | thought my heart
would just break. I've been trying not to
my parents my. friends. and everytime
see him j think about the girls he has
practically lived with. But I love him III
now and that he's in love for keeps. but
how can i believe himp Will I ever be
able to be happy with him7 IRENE.
You will never |be happy as long
as you don't believe you will be
happy AS long as your friends
continue to influence you. But it is
only human nature to remember
the bad and not much Of the good.
And 1 am afraid that the first
quarrel you have after you are mar
ried you will not be able to keep
from bringing your husbands purple
past from under the wedding bou-
quet and Haunting it tauntingly in
his face. And then the misery will
begin. 1 have seen it happen so
much. Sore heads and sore hea-tsl
You cannot build a successful mar
riagfie on distrust, either. You must
either believe that your fiancee is as
straight as die now, or give him
up. 1t is up to you. Are you big
enough for such a big job?