Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
C. M. & ST. P. SEEKS
A NEW SCHEDULE
RAIL LINE WOULD ELIMINATE TWO
TRAINS BY CHANGING CARD
ON OTHERS
Governor Erickson Grants Two Pardons:
Scobey Company Protests Gas Tax; Ex-
tradition Papers Granted; Court Saws
Assessment Roll Not True Value
(By Our Helena Correspondent,

(By Our Helena Correspondent
Changes In the schedule of the Mill
waukee railroad, affecting Great Falls.
Lewist0Wn and Harlowton, have been
proposed by the road to the state rail-
road commission, which Will eliminate
one train a day each way between
LewistOwn and Harlowton.
The road proposes to take off trains
lit, leaving Harlowton at 4:30 a. m. and
arriving at Lewistown at GAS a. M. and
train lib, leaving Lewistown at I1:IO a.
m. and arriving at Harlowton at l:3O d.
m. These trains. says r. F. McLaren, as
slstant secretary OF the commission, pro-
vide a connection with main line trains
II and Is.
Under the plan, train 1l6 will leave
Great Falls at z q. m. instead of 8.15,
arrive at Lewistown at 1915 instead of
1880 p. m. and at Harlowton at GAS in
stead OF 4:05 p. m. Train lis will leave
Harlowton at 4:30 instead of 4:45 p. M,
arriving at Lewistown at 7 p. m. as at
present.
1t is sought to make the change eff
fective May Is. Commercial bodies of
Harlowton and Lewistown have been adj
vised.
Montana's state board of pardons has
approved the recommendations of Gov
ernor Erickson for Communication Of Frank
Bruce and Gus Godley's sentences. Bruce
pleaded guilty to a charge Of burglary in
the district court for Musselshell county
and was sentenced to 6 to IL years. The
board cut his sentence to four to eight
years. Cooley was convicted OF second
degree murder in the district court fol
Fergus county in November 1920 and SEN
fenced to from 20 to 40 years. His SEN
tence was cut from IL to 81 years.
The only protest against the three CEN
gasoline tax law has been withdrawn and
% .O29 has been added to the highway
funds available as April collections. With.
out any explanation as to its reason
the Farmers Oil company OF Scobey paic
its April tax under protest. No explana-
ton was made Of this action. The pro-
, test was received with some surprise, in
asmuch as the three cent law is almost
identical in form to the 1925 law which
the state supreme court held constitu-
tional.
Roy Davis, alias Jack Gardner, held a.
Shelby, will be returned to Leadville
Colo, to stand trial for grand larceny
Governor Erickson a few days ago grant
ed a request for his extradition. He IL
charged by Harry Schrader with theft o.
harness n supplies valued at $3.50 OF
April 26.
hl hoSScolllEhl IOll, says llC odPlCliis
| court, is not a true criterion of value
Thus, it argues, the city council of Sid
ney is basing on the assessed value The
maximum repairs to be permitted within
a fire district, enacted a law that wa
arbitrary n unreasonable" So ia
as the property Of Lucille Betty is con
cerned, the ordinance is imperative. tn
court says, reversing the decision Of thu
district court for Richland county ant
ordering a Judgment against the city.
The court has several criticisms Il
make OF the ordinance. In addition II
being based on a false value, 1t object
because OF failure to distinguish between
buildings erected before n after TIN
passage OF the building restrictions, be
cause the prohibition is arbitrarily fxet
at 35 per cent OF the assessed value. de-
priving the council of the right to exer
else discretion, n because 1t requires
90, 900 bond from the property owner be
fore any repair may be made.
The states title to about 90. 900. casf
residue OF the estate Of Joseph Brown
deceased, having been determined 81,
days after failure OF the Yegen Brothers
bank OF Gardiner, in which the none,
is deposited, the administrator, W.. L
Kearns, can not be held personally re
sponsible for it's loss, the supreme cour
has determined. The decision OF the dis
trlcC court Tor ParK county, ulSr1l6Slul
the states action against Kearns, is af
1rmed.
About 1876 operators of coal, oil ant
metals are delinquent In their net pro
ceeds reports to the state board OF equal
cation. They were due March 81, cover
ing the previous calendar year. Notice
are going out from the board to de
%linquents, explaining that unless a salts
factory reason for the delay can be ad
vanced, the operators will be summoned
to Helena and examined under oath upol
such matters as the board requires, t.
prepare 9 foundation for a net proceed
assessment. Refusal to appear n ties
tify is punishable by fine, or imprison
ment, or both.
No business will be transacted by Mon
tana's supreme court for two weeks. TIL
court adjourned recently until May 90.
During the period Chief Justice l.. L
Galloway will attend a meeting OF tn
American Law institute at Washington
D. G. The meetings draw chief Justice
of every state, legal authorities from
many universities, outstanding lawyer
of the country and members OF thu
United States court.
Its aim is to redraft the common ans
substantive law of the country.
War on Pine Beetle