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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08
McNary- -Haugen Bill
Leaders Sight Victory
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power of appointment" he added.
Senator Robinson, the democratic
leader, declared precedent had
been set by enactment of the trans
portation act of 1920 allowing rail-
road organizations to submit NOM
nations for membership on the rail-
road labor board.
Insisting that it was not the same
principle, Senator Fess served notice
that he would offer an amendment
to prevent selection of the board by
"propagandists representing farm
agencies"
'I say, regardless of whatever con-
gress does this bill in it's present
form cannot become law" he added
"It does not deal with the agricul-
tural problem in a fundamental
way"
Senator Curtis, the republican
leader, offered the Curtis-Crisp bin
as complete substitute for the
McNary- -Haugen measure. He said
it got around the equalization fee
provision of the McNary Haugen bill,
which he declared was unconstitu-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08
COOLIDGE WILL
NOT RUN AGAIN,
SAYS DR.. BUTLER

NEW YORK, Feb. R-When the
proper time comes, President Cool
idge will announce his unwillingness
to have his name considered for the
republican presidential nomination in
1928 in the opinion of Dr. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of Columbia
university.
s "One of the presidents strongest
characteristics is common sense, and
common sense dictates this course
Fr. Butler told members of the River
side republican club.
He added that he had no knowl-
edge that the president has ever re-
ferred to the matter in any way but
that he was taking it for granted
as a working republican "who is
both a personal friend and political
supporter of the president"
DR.. Butler disposed of the ques .
tion of what constitutes two terms
by asserting that the president has
served two terms, who has twice
taken the oath of office" He said it
is simply looking for unnecessary
and fatal trouble to raise the third
term issue, adding "the republican
rarty is going to have hard enough
time in 1928 without inviting cer-
tain defeat" through injecting the
subject into the campaign.
No candidate on any ticket can be
elected president next year without
taking stand against prohibition,
DR.. Butler declared He asserted,
the most eager defenders of. the
present system are the bootleggers
and the grape growers" and ex-
pressed the belief that each state
must deal with the problem in it's
own way.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08
Edict is Issued That
Cattlemen Must Weor
Derby Hats or Pay Fine

Warning was issued by authorities in
charge of the Arizona Cattle Growers
association twenty-first annual conven-
tion late last night that every COW man
in the city must have his derby by
ten o'clock this morning or suffer the
penalties.
1t is understood that arrest, trial
and the payment of heavy fine will
be the portion of those who do not
get the required head gear and wear
it. The derbies may be obtained at
the convention headquarters or in the
offices of the chamber of commerce,
and the last man up may get a hard
fit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08

gave promise of assuming re-
spectacle bulge temporarily when
Governor Hunt signed the regular
tax anticipation bond bill, empowers
ing the treasury department to pro-
ceed with the launching of a bond
issue. But the primary problem, as
outlined by J. C. Callaghan, state
treasurer, that of putting the state
on cash basis by January l, 1929,
has not yet been solved.
Chairman Suffer, Cochise, of the
joint committee investigating the
highway department, was still en-
gagged in calling witnesses, while
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08


menace to Shanghai, for the present at
least.
Suns forces are said to have been
commanded by General Pal Pao-Shan.
This disposes Of the rumor of his be-
trayal of Sun by going over to the
Cantonese army,
Fighting in the region has proceeded
for more than week. The Cantonese
at first We're successful, forcing Suns
troops northward to Yenchow, where
they dug in on the Tsintang river and
awaited reinforcements. These came
in large numbers from Hanchow and
other northern Chekiang points. Mean
while, the Cantonese, whose army num-
bered 10000, also received accessions
to their ranks.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08

short years and protect not only the
producers but the consumers
Senator Sheppard, democrat, Texas
who voted against the McNary -Hau-
gen bill at the last session, told the
senate today that he had changed
his position and would now support
the measure, as he believed it had
the wide support of farmers and was
entitled to trial..
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08

peror a ceremony is held whereby
it is pretended that the white obed
workers are transformed by the
Shinto priests into birds which fly
with earth> to complete the huge
mound. When the tumulus is fin
ished, it is covered with snow white
sand and forever after imperial
guards of honor always are present
night and day, to see that the rest
ing place of the Son of Heaven is
not desecrated by human touch.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08
Marriage License 0. X.
Indians Use 1t After
a Trial of One Year

BLACkFOOT, Ida, Feb. P)-
After years trial. Suotty Bear
and Lucy sawyer, Indians, ap-
peared before Probate Judge J. E.
Good Saturday afternoon and pre-
sented marriage license issued
in Bannocx county, February, 1876,
and requested that marriage
ceremony be performed. Mr. and
Mrs. Bear supposed when they
procured the license year ago,
they explained, that was all thnt
was necessary and had lived to-
gcther az husband and wife until
to their astCnishment, "a complaint
was lodged against them recently
that they were not married. Then
they FASTENED to remedy the
omission.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08

tional and would meet objection from
the producers.
my substitute follows the old. plan
Of handling surpluses," Mr.. Curtis
continued. I'VE will have corpora
tions organized to take care of the
surplus. There are seldom more than
two or three years of surpluses
which are followed by shortages.
We win hold the .surpluses. for the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08
Chinese Army Thrust
Back From Shanghai

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08
Senate Faces New
Highway Problem Mon.

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The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25

hasn't Mr.. Erickson endeavored to do away with
them? Yet we can find no recommendation, in
either of his messages to the legislature, for their
repeal. Apparently Erickson seems content
placidly to enjoy the benefits from those measures
and to take credit for such benefits as achieve
ments of his administration.
The income from the tax measures adopted as
result of Mr.. Dixon's four-year "job" has added
approximately million dollars year to the state
treasury during the term of Governor Erickson.
The metal mines license tax, in 1925, 1926 and
1927, amounted to $1,242, 2,267.42, and the Clark
inheritance tax to $1,745, ,189O9, or total of
So, ,987, ,45651 of absolutely new money. Of this,
one-half, or about S1,5OO,OOO, has been credited
directly to the general fund.
Despite all this added revenue, our warrant
Indebtedness was decreased only $5OO,OOO during
two and one-half years of this administration
What has become of the other 81 100000? AS
citizens and taxpayers we have keen desire to
know. Will the Independent kindly tighten us
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
A NEW TAX PROBLEM

That the tax question is ever present and must
be considered from new angles is illustrated by
the demand arising in all parts of the country for
airports. Anyways, apparently, are destined to
become as important as highways.
For practical purposes the modern automobile
would be useless without good roads. The air
plane will be as impractical without network of
landing fields and electric signaling devices for use
at night. From all indications it will cost more to
provide these necessities for "avigation" than it
costs to build our highways. The airpIane is a
coming means of transportation and airports must
be provided just as are seaports for our ships.
Undoubtedly airplanes, like automobiles, will
be taxed to provide part of the revenue but the
taxpayers in the various communities will also be
called upon for a share of the expense, the same
as in road building. An avenue is thereby opened
for an enormous expenditure of either public OF
private funds wel-worked-out plan of proceed
ure is essential to save waste while providing nee
essary facilities for this newest means of trans
pOTtatiOn.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY

To most people the words Thanksgiving day"
Immediately bring to mind thoughts of a table
loaded with many delicacies amidst which gold
en- brown turkey, stuffed with highly favored
dressing reigns supreme; nor are the many pump
kins which will be made into pies with which to
end a perfect meal forgotten. They also bring
visions to some of a morning on which the alarm
clock will not rudely interrupt pleasant dreams /;
to the huntsman an opportunity for day in the
woods in the pursuit of game; to others just
another day."
We wonder if the original intent-that it should
be day set aside to give thanks for the many
blessings of the year-has not been minimized and
overlooked in satiating the desire for pleasure,
the god at whose shrine so many worship.
Those few pioneers of the wilderness who, in
the fall of 1921, were the first to celebrate this
day were thankful that they had been allowed to
live that the harvest was such as to sustain them
through the winter, and for fair possibility of
continued existence. Although provided with only
the bare necessities of life and surrounded on
every side by seemingly unconquerabe difficulties
and hardships, yet they gave thanks.
1t is doubtful if the most visionary among them
would have prophesied that in a few centuries
cities, containing buildings many times higher
Jnan the nlgneSt OF trees, would take the places
of the forests which hid the hostile Indians that
self-prOpelled machines would climb over hills on
concrete roads at a faster rate of speed than the
deer travelled the wooded paths; that even the all
would be conquered and man rival the eagle in his
flights, or that they would be remembered as the
pioneers of the worlds most prosperous nation
Today their descendants, living amongst cir
cumstances that would have seemed to them az
UtOpan, possessed of conveniences and luxuries
that in the widest dreams of fancy they would
not have hoped for, should not forget that fol
these blessings they are indebted to God and OF
November "a emphasize their thanks and no
their pleasures.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
INFRINGING ON OUR RIGHTS

A determined effort is expected this winter to
put the burglar license law" on the federal stat
ute books and in the codes of many states as we'll
The law is not called by that name, but that is
the effect of the anti-firearms frenzy now going
the rounds. It would assure every burglar, hold
up and ravisher that there was no pistol in the
home or on the person of his intended victim. 1t
cannot possibly take away from the thug the abil-
ity to own and use pistols it deprives the honest
citizen of the right to protect himself from as
sault, being in effect an invitation to thuggery of
every sort.
The logical outcome of any anti-pistol law must
be the prohibition of all firearms It is possible
within few minutes. to convert any rifle or shot
gun into pistol, and sawed-off shotgun pistol
even if all small arms were destroyed, would be as
deadly thug weapon as any gun ever made To
prevent such conversion, all firearms must be pro.
hibited.
free, hunt-loving, sef-respecting American
citizen cannot face such foolish alternative. The
anti-pistol fantasy must give way to laws that
punish the gun criminal but allow the honest mar
the privilege Of seIf-defense and Of legitimate
sport unmolested
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
FIVE YEARS OF FASCISM

Recently the Fascisimo celebrated the fifth
year of its existence in Italy. Italy and Soviet
Russia are the two outstanding examples of auto
cracy in the world today. In Italy we have the
autocracy of the dictator, while in Russia we
have the autOcracy of the mob as expressed by
the wel-Organized and tyrannical minority.
There is little argument as to which autocracy
is functioning better. Italy is today prosperous
and peaceful while Russia is just the reverse
Threatened few years ago with Bolshevism,
Italy has travelled far from that extremity, while
Soviet Russia remains the tragedy it was immed-
lately after the war. Perhaps the best evidence
of the success of the Italian autocracy lies in the
fact that a number of nations have attempted to
copy it. None has yet become so demoralized as
to attempt directly to ape Soviet Russia
The success of Fascism is doubtless due to the
energy and character of Mussolini, the greatest
figure of the postwar period The failure of
BOlshevism is due to it's inherent weakness, its
dishonesty and it's refusal to recognize the prin-
ciples of human nature.
| This is not an argument in favor of Fascism
Fascism under leader of the present Russian
stripe might easily be as bad as Bolshevsm. Both
Fascism and BOlshevism are contrary to the
American theory of government, which advocates
the rule of the people through chosen representa-
tives. AS long as this theory is followed any
nation with a fair amount of intelligence anC
honesty of purpose can progress and prosper
Fascism might succeed at times in a materia
way as long as it had the right kind of dictator
but BOlshevism could never succeed because
ignores the human element After all, the Amer
lean system furnishes the only safe road to fol
! low and it will be well with us as long as W
: follow it. Any deviation from the path may lea
: us to either Fascism or Bolshevism We wan
neither in America
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
By National Press Service
THE CLAIMS FOR SMITH

Washington, D. C.-The four cleo
tiOns just completed New York, Ken
lucky, New Jersey, Mississippi) ap-
parently furnished satisfaction for all
political parties. Under these circum-
stances, there was apparently JOY
enough to go round.
The almost universal newspaper
award Of the palm Of victory to Gov
ernor Smith in the election in his
state is valuable for the advance
ment of his presidential aspirations.
This Smith victory has been heralded
very strongly throughout the South
and those who spread the glad tidlngs
there are hopeful it will operate to
convince the slouch hat Southern
Democrats that Smith is Inevitable
and they had better make the best
of the bargain even though it may
seem bad one.
The Smith laurels in New York are
predicated on the fact that the voters
at the polls repudiated an amend
ment to the constitution which the
Republican organization as a whole
favored, providing for a fOur-year
term for governor, and further pro-
viding that the gubernatorial election
should be held simultaneously with
| the presidential. This amendment
was really a sane and wise one. 1t
would certainly mean a larger guber-
material vote than is now cast and
getting the voters to the polls is g
hard enough. problem at the best.
The public at large, however, ap-
parently, took sort of unreasOning
| crouch against this proposition, anC
without any desire to deprive Cover.
nor Smith of his victory fanfare, Il
must be admitted that very cOnsid
cradle number of Republicans voted
against it without any particular
thought in their mind that they Were
registering in favor of Cap Smith
for president. If this publicity Oper
ates, as seems likely, to emphasize
the necessity of selecting the strong
est possible Republican candidate t.
meet Governor CAP Smith, the Re
publican party will really be the gain
er by this award of a place in the sui
to Smith even before the political sun
rise.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
a |. e AsGAPITA!L.

the next five years for the navy,
which, with the five new airplane car
riers proposed, will cost four hundred
millions of dollars. The American
people at Geneva made a sincere move
in favor of naval disarmament. The
failure of that conference was a great
disappointment to President Coolidge.
That move having failed, the Amer
lean people are anxious for a navy
sufficient for the protection of our
country. Congressman Britten's pro-
posal, however, seems to run far be-
yOndS the mark.
This country already has 18 cruis-
ers built or building and Mr.. Britten's
proposed addition of three hundred
thousand tons would give the United
States q cruiser strength of four hun
dred and fifty-five thousand tons. It
is true this total would put US on a
parity with (and possibly might ex-
ceed) Great Britain's cruiser tonnage
but it admittedly is far beyond the
amount we really need for our nation.
al defense, and it is to be doubted il
the country at large will in the enc
approve so large an expenditure Oi
the taxpayers money.
Now that Big Bill Thompson is 81
successfully taking care of the Brit
ish lion, there is perhaps no need fOl
US nationally joining in on this pro
gram.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
FREAK" CANDIDATES LOSE

Washington, D. C.-The elections
recently held, especially in the munich
palities throughout the country, are
interesting inasmuch as they indicate
that we have ceased electing freak
candidates for municiral and state Of
flee. There was a time not so very
long ago when the American public
in it's municipal activities had quite
penchant for selecting and electing
policemen, scavengers and similar
persons to the chief executive posi-
tions.
American mayOralty elections were
being decided on the throw of a
political dice, and the intrusion of
worthy and trained candidate was
generally marked by a crushing de-
feat. In some quite important cities
men were elected because of chance
happy phrases or their ability to eth
er wear fancy neckties with distinc-
ton or do without them entirely. In
this last election, however, the signs
of a change were in evidence.
John w. Smith, mayor of Detroit,
candidate for reelection, was un-
doubtedly defeated because in the
heat of the campaign he lost his head
and virtually promised a legally wet
city to the people. A young woman
telephone operator in New Hampshire
who was given pages of newspaper
publicity (and whose election was
seriously considered a possibility ran
at the bottom of the list in the field
of candidates. And, even the small
group of policemen mayoralty candi-
dafas uas Yol7tnd Tbic ;c q haa1thv
sign. 1t may be that if we finally
succeed in attracting the serious at
tention of the sober people to then
candidates for town selectmen anC
supervisors the day may come wheI
even the best citizens may be willing
to give at least few days to con.
sideratiOn of the presidential candi'
dates.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
MADDEN ARRIVES aALL SER,

Washington, D. C.-The Honorable
Martin B. Madden, who for % years
has represented the First Illinois dis
trict in congress, has arrived in the
Capital city for the opening of the
first session of the Seventieth con-
gress. Within a half hour of his exit
from the Union station, Madden, who
is chairman of the committee on ap-
preparations, had sent the cold shiv-
ers down the backs of certain treas
ury looters.
Madden, who carries his years as
gracefully as Bartholdi's Statue of
Liberty, is one of the men that Wash
ington is glad to see. No man has
been more ruthless and more pugna-
cious in his attacks on the treasury
wasters. In his work of protecting
the treasury, he carries sword that
knows no brother. And yet, withal
he does it with so great an underly-
ing sincerity, and with such twinkle
in his eyes that even those most hurt
agree as to his unselfishness and holC
mo feeling of rancor against him be-
cause of his victories.
Some day, it is to be hoped, a gov
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
DOING NOTHING BUT SPEND MONEY

The Helena Independent, apparently provoked
at our editorial of November II on 'Misappro-
priating Credit" last week made the following
comment
''The BOzeman Courier is much worried because
1t thinks Governor Erickson is trying to take the
credit for reducing taxes in a number of the coun-
ties. Of course, the governor is not claiming any,
thing of the kind and we know of none of his
friends who is trying to take such credit, but we
would like to see The Courier, and other critics Of
the administration, give the governor credit for
not spending three years trying to devise some
new scheme of taxation, a job which the late
Joseph M. Dixon worked at devotedly day and
night for four years."
The last statement is quite true, and we are
are willing to give Mr.. Erickson full credit for it.
We shall 60 further and credit him with not
having spent any time in trying to devise any
thing of much Importance If the tax measures
Of "the late" Mr.. Dixon are so obnoxious. why
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25

ernment statistician will take on him
self the task of computing and pro-
claiming the total of billions of dol
lars which Mr.. Madden has saved to
the taxpayers of the country. When,
as it happens, a press gallery Observ-
er Of congress has reached the con-
clusion that an august body is COM
posed of members primarily inter-
ested in beer, skittles and red fire,
the vision of Madden and the knowl-
edge of what he is really accomplish
ing saves the day.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS

Washington, D. C.-The Kentucky
election was a real Republican VIC
tory. It can probably be construed
as the first genuine evidence that
there is a rift in the Democratic solid
South. There is no evidence that any
particular dent will be made in the
South by the Republicans in the 1928
election, but the leaven is working.
The time is passing when a Demo-
cratic label of itself is sufficient to
insure the election of a candidate.
Southern Democrats are thinking, and
Judge SampsOnis election as governor
was the result of that process. Ex-
Governor A. o. Stanley of Kentucky,
not so very long ago, voiced the nor
NAL Democratic vision of the South
when, in discussing a particular piece
of legislation, he said, eff Governor
| Fields is right, will support him be-
cause he is right; if he is wrong, I
will support him because he is a
Democrat" That was the traditional
spirit from which the Democratic
voters are happily breaking away.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25
URGES FARM RELIEF UNITY

URGES FARM RELIEF UNITY
Washington, D. C.-The admins
tratiOn is ready and willing to assist,
forward and provide farm relief If
the parties at interest will get to-
gether and present an agreed pro-
gram. The president himself has al
ready made forward steps in this mat
ter, has listened to their experts and
talked to some of his own. Those
who are close to him say he is ambi-
tious to see really constructive legis-
lation enacted in this direction before
he retires.
Unfortunately, however, there are
indications that his sincere desire to
see something accomplished is being
interpreted by certain of the prOfes-
sional McNary- -Haugen bill promoters
as weakening of his attitude to-
ward that measure and they are try
ing to build up the impression that
this will be the great year to put it
over, and that even if he does not
sign it, he is apt to let it become
law without his signature.
This is dangerous reasoning. Any
one who has any knowledge Of the
mental and governmental processes of
Calvin Coolidge knows well that he
will veto that measure if it comes to
him in its present shape. He has no
fear of that measure, but mas a real
decire to have hand in the framing
Of a genuine and effective piece Of
Legislation. Unhappily, these attempts
to center public interest in the Nc
| Nary-Haugen bill mean the real work
that should ba done ~, q caysiO51c rsOc-
sible measure is halted. There is
now golden opportunity to secure
the right sort of bill if the sup
porters Of the farm relief idea will
get together. But once agsin it can
| be said that the McNary- -Haugen
measure does not meet the standard
The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-25

APPLES FOR SALE. Jonathans
$3.50 per box, Small Jonathans $500,
Delicious $3.75, Small Delicious $3.25.
Winesap $3.50. Delivered by insured
parcel post prepaid. J. M. Spackman,
Twin Falls, Idaho.