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The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
FLATHEAD Lake OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THE PROPAGATION OF COMMERCIAL FISH
Bx JAMES HARBERT, Poison, MOnt.l

(I8y JAMES HARBERT, Poison, MOnt.)
TN HE people of Montana, general
ly speaking, do not appreciate
n that within the boundaries of
the Treasure state lies one of the
most remarkable bodies of fresh wat
er in the United States, not except
ing the Great Lakes. Remarkable be-
cause of it's size, being 81 miles in
length and varying in width from 10
to IS miles. Remarkable because 1t
is the largest natural storage reser-
voir in this country, and impOunds
the water that some day will devel-
op approximately 100000 hydro
electric horse power near the outlet
of the lake in Flathead river. Re-
markable because it is the connect
ing link between Glacier and Yellow
stone National parks.
Highways on each side of the lake pro-
vide alluring and scenic routes Ior @ @tnOse
travelling form park to park. passenger
boats on the lake furnish water tranSpOrs
tatiOn for those preferring this m0ue OA
travel Flathead lake is remarkable pc
cause of its large numbers OF trlDuIarles'
and is frequently referred to as the M0tn- il
er of Waters" It's clear and crystal-llke
waters furnish the ideal setting for fish
culture. Here Is wonderful opportunity
Tor constructive elIOrI DOth AlOm OnS ~
and commercial fishing point of view. Ma
ture has been lavish in making provision
for ali the pre- requisites that are essen
tial and necessary to successful propaga-
tiOn Of fish.
It may be Of interest to many to know
the names of the different species OF flSn
in FIatbead lake These follow: Flat
Trout. (SalmO Clarkii-RichardsOn); Bull
Trout. (Salvalnus Malma); Native White
fish. Gorgeous WilliamsOnD; Sucker,
ICstosfomuS AIacrocheilus); Pee Mouth
{Molvcheilus Caurimus): Squaw Fish
(PtychOcheilus OregOnensis); Oregon Club
(Luciscus GillD; Blob or Bullhead, Got
fus Bairdi Punctulatus); Black Bass, mi
crOperus SalmOides); Lake Superior White
Eish
The first eight names enumerated com
prise the native species, The latter two
532ss and whitefish-are the result OF pro
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
BILLINGS DEEDS
SITE OF NORMAL
GOVERNOR RECEIVES TITLE TO
PROPERTY DONATED BY
SUGAR CITY
Money for Purchase of Site Raised
Without Public Appeal. Raised by
Downtown Business Men in Short
Time; Amount was $4,000

Billings qualified as the location Of
the eastern Montana state normal school,
created by enactment of the last Iegis-
lature, when it forwarded to Governor
j. K. Erickson a deed for the 80 acre
site selected by a board Of outside nor
NAL school presidents early last fall.
The site is the gift Of the city to the
state, purchased at a cost of S25, 900,
which was raised by subscription among
downtown realty owners, business people
and other loyal citizens.
The deed went forward to Governor
Erickson, as he was empowered by the
state board Of education to receive title to
the property.
The document Of transfer is signed by
II. w. ROwley, L. c. BabcOck and b. NJ.
Sheehan as trustees of the Billings Realty
company, from which the property was
purchased. The purchase price of the prop
erty, a check for $4,000, was turned over
to the company by the normal school COM
mittee of the Billings Commercial club,
Immediately upon execution of the deed.
Money for purchase Of the site was
raised without general public appeal or
publicity. Indeed, few other than the
downtown realty owners and business
people knew that the project for raising
funds to make the transfer was under way,
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

pagation. Black Bass were introduced in
the lake twenty years ago. During a high
water season, bass escaped from Lake
Blaine, east of Kalispell, to Flathead Lake.
The presence Of bass in the lake is deplOr-
ed because they do not possess the game
qualities attributed to the specie in East
ern waters, and, like the bull trout and
the squaw fish, is decidedly cannibalstic
in its habits. The sucker, while not class
ed among the carnivOrOus types, is a men
ace because the roofing up of spawn beds
is a favOrite occupation.
The edible species are the flat and bull
trout, (the latter sometimes called Char
or Dolly Varden), whitefish and bass. The
rough and predatory species devOur food
and minnOws that rightfully belong to the
game fish. The even balance that Nature
intended is not being maintained in many
of the lakes in this region. The undesir-
able varieties nave been increasing in
numbers, while the desirable varieties are
dwindling in numbers perceptibly each
season.
The writer, while member Of the State
Legislature, in 1910, was instrumental in
getting Lake Superior Whitefish planted in
Flathead Lake. The spawn was hatched
in the Anaconda hatchery and sent to
Flathead Lake for planting. Henry A.
Varre, now deceased, was state game ward
en- at that time, and cordially cOOperated
in trying out the experiment. The writer
was raised along the shores of the great
lake and conceived the idea of exploiting
Lake at this early date and nOtwithstand-
ing discOuraging reports Immediately fol-
lowing the experiments, has always been
profound in the belief that Lake Superior
Whitefish would thrive and multiply in
Flathead Lake, and be a large source of
food supply to the people of Montana. Re
cent events have fully justified the eX-
penditure of time and money in this con-
nectiOn.
The last session Of the legislature passed
law allowing seining and netting Of GER
tain kinds of fish in Flathead Lake, Un-
der rules and regulations to be prOmulgat-
ed by the State Fish and Game commission.
Several experienced fishermen have ap-
piled for and been granted licenses under
the terms of the act. Contrary to the ex-
pectatiOns Of those opposing commercial
/ fishing, no flat trout have been taken in
"a lifts of the net. Experience Of Lake Su-
perior fishermen carries out the theory
that game fish such as Flat Trout and
Brook Treut do not inhabit the depths al
which Whitefish and Bull Trout are tax
en-. Smith Brothers, residing on the eas
shore Of the lake recently caught 1S'
pounds Of Whitefish at a single lift o,
one gill net. Several Bull Trout were alsC
included in the capture. The Whitefisl
averaged about two pounds in weight ant
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

sons IF the year Initial stems are now he-
in" taken lOnkin~ towards the pa~Iv c0rn-
rIetiOn Of this hatchery. whore Whitefish
and game varieties will he nrOna ~atad
The nrOnOpents Of cOmmnrnial fishino
are desirOus Of securing for the neOnIe nf
the state thn vnrv host utilization of this
state wafer FlAthaad lake Sc not the ev-
clusiva nronnrv If Lake and Flathoad on11u
tieS. II is the iOint nrOnertv Of aII +hn
neOnle IF this state and thpv have 3 RIGHT
tO pniOv in fullest measure the 1ar~est
hnnnfitS that NAV he derived from the fish
industry from all an0lAs and vievnOints
Tho nro~ram If the dav0tanS nf CONNER
oial fiShin". IL carriad forward viii in
Surn tO the rod fishnrmeu hotter snort than
thnv have heretofore enioved. and fish for
The fellow who dons not have the fine OF
docs not care for this line If snort. Every
one wins under the plan DrOpOsed.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

The Northern Pacific Railway company
has protested the anDlicatiOn Of Harry c.
Weaver for a certificate authorizing him
to ODerate a motor bus line between
Phillipsburg and Drummond upon the
ground that no necessity exists for such
line and that the PhilIiDshurg branch of
the railway is furnishing adequate service
for that territory. The same cOmpany has
also protested the application of r. L.
Kit for a certificate permitting him to
Onerate a motor freight line on the west
side Of the Bitter Root river between
MissOula and Victor. Kit is now Onerating
a freight line out of MissOula to Hamilton
on the east side Of the river. hut desires
to use a norton of his outfit on the west
side Of the river from MissOuIa as far
las Victor and to then cross the river
and continue to Hamilton.
Gas rates For the citv Of Chinook undeT
schedule filed by the Chinook Gas com
Dany. have heen aDnrnvAh nv the nuhIic
servtce commission. effective January l.
The schedule nfovides for p monthly mint
mum charge Of $3.50. with a 0raduated
scale for gas consumed starting at 70
cents ner 1.R00 for the first 25.OOO feet.
46 cents for fhe next 75.O0O: AZ cents for
the next 20ANaO: 40 cents for thp next
2nOOOO: 81 cents for tho newt 250,O00 and
20 cents for the next 250.000.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
Torest Attracsa Yla.torn

Figures just compiled by Supervisor
HOrnby Of the Flathead National eerest Of
fices at Kalispell, show that more than
16 600 people spent over $1,000 days IN the
forest reserve during 1925 for purely re-
Of the most serious fire season since 1910
and the disadvantage Of having the forest
closed for a time to all recreatiOnal uses.
Some 1880 Of the visitors Travelled by auto
mobile and LOO by wagon or pack outfit,
and more than half made sh0rt pleasure
drives Of a day or less on the forest drives.
Nearly 1000 were picnickers out for a sin
Gle day, while 5000 camped for several
days.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

were pronounced by epicures as being most
delectible. People throughout Western
Montana are becoming enamOred over the
prospects of securing this splendid species
for their tables. The Lake Superior White
fish is gaining in favor with rapid strides
as is evidenced by the large number of in
Quiries being received asking for ship
ments.
Flathead lake is about to get its second
fish hatchery, through the efforts of the
Lake County Fish and Game association,
of which Fred Tharp is president. A de-
sirable site has been secured and donated
by the citizens Of Poison and vicinity.
The location is ideal, there being an abun-
dance of pure, clear, cold water at all sea-
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
New sett1ers IN Lake COuntr

From information received at the Flat
head project office from different sources.
ahOut 150 new families have located on
thp irTieahle lands Of the nFOiact during
fhe wear 1929. IN the virinitv Of Poison, St
Tgnatius ani Roman. There are between
three and four to the family. making a
nrObahle increase in the nOBulatiOn Of the
nrOipct Of about 800 neonle A martial rec
ord Of the location from which the new
nponle came shows that 26 families came
from Canada: q came from eastern Mon
tana and one caTne from each Of the follow
ing states: Wyoming. California, North Da-
kota. Utah and Florida.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

Cboteau is keening in stride with some
Of the other towns Of thP state when II
comes tn musical ORGANIZATIONS Just sftar
tho Onening Of the school term last fan
efforts were made to Organize hnvs' hand.
Robert Charleston was made instructor
and director and the task of obtaining tha
OroanfzatiOn has 1R members and Mr..
Charleston saws excellent progress Is heine
made. CONSIDERING that Iar0e nprcentaoa
NJ that number have never nIaved before
Plans are under wav for a concert tn he
nrpsented to the public some time in the
sDring.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

The Chouteau County bank has purchas-
ed the StOckmen's National Bank building
at the corner of Front and Bond streets
in Fort Benton. The StOckmen's National
Bank building was built In 1896, and Occu-
pied by the builders until the close Of the
bank in January, 1924, when a receiver was
appointed, and is. still in the hands OF a
receiver. 1t is very advantageOusly To-
Gated, is a rOOmy and a substantial struc-
ture. Above the banking floor offices are
occupied by professional men. To the rear
Of the bank is the Fort Benton pOstOffice.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

Al. MI II o T e L, Butte
5NHWFHIfHE Montana, fireprOOi
- SAA with all outside
rooms. Rates $500 and MP.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
Guard Against 'Flu"
With MusterOIe

Influenza, Grippe and Pneumonia
usually start with a cold. The moment
YOU get those warning aches rub on
good old MusterOle.
Musterole relieves the congestion
and stimulates circulation. 1t has all
the good qualities of the Old-fashioned
mustard plaster without the blister.
First you feel a warm tingle as the
healing ointment penetrates the pores,
then a soothing, cooling sensation and
quick relief. Have MusterOle handy for
emergency use. It may prevent serious
illness.
To Mothers: Musterole is also
made in mildeF form for
babies and small children.
Ask for Children's MusterOle.
Jars & Tubes H
I[!E|!.I'5+zj!III1 +j!III1
$Ssal 1SFSll
NJ .ssssot '-'o''s 50
Better than a mustard plaster
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

Orear EaIls-Ihe VIII OF the late Charles
NJ. Russell, Montana painter, has been ad-
Nancy Russell, the widow, was appointed
Administrative by Judge 81. H. Ewing.
The estate is not valued at more than
$1,000 and consists Of an uncompleted
frieze and an uncOmpleted picture. The
bond Of the administrators was set at
$1,000
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
Faulty
Elimination

Should Be COrTected-GOOd Elimination
Is Essential to Good Health.
IF you would be we'll, see to your
l. elimination. Faulty kidney ac-
ton permits toxic material to re-
main in the blood and upset the
whole system. Then, one is apt to
have a tired, languid feeling and,
sometimes, toxic backache or head
ache, and often some irregularity Of
secretiOns, such as scanty or burn
ing passages. More and more people
are acclaiming the value of Doan's
Pills, a stimulant diuretic, In this
condition. For more than forty years
Doan's have been winning favor the
country over. Ask your nei6hbOr!
DOAN'S PILLS ILL
.StinluLant Diuretic to the Kidneys
Foster MiIburn Co., Mfg. Chem. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
ACCIDENT BOARD
ASSETS $322,95O
LARGE SUM AVAILABLE TO MEET
ANY INDUSTRIAL CAL
AMITY
Havre Gets New Gas Rate Schedule:
N. p. Protests Application for Bus
Line License for Line from Phil
ipsburg to DrummOnd
az Our HeIepa Correspondent. )

AbY OWE hGieUA CoFEGGDOu0emt.l
On June 80, 1926, there was available
a fund of $685., ,95O.6S I'm the treasury OF
the state Industrial accident department
to meet any industrial calamity which
might occur, Chairman j. G. Locke re-
ports TO the governor.
The figure is reached by deducting from
the S572, 1928 which is the amount of
cash and invested funds Of the depart
ment, an amount representing liquidation
of all compensation cases now outstanding
An estimate of the outstanding cases,
based upon awards made in similar cases
indicates, says Mr.. Locke, that the mini
mum necessary to make settlements Of
all is $249,s42.
In addition, says Mr.. Locke, at the time
Of the report, which is dated September Is,
the department had additional assets of
S45 900 certain of collection, represented by
premium payments and due premiums.
| Surplus funds of the department to the
extent Of S529, ,305.26 were invested at the
end Of the 1926 fiscal year with interest
years, the department, says Mr.. Locke, has
written off $2,010.63 in worthless invest
ments. There is a probability however, he
says that an additional $9,975 must be
charged off.
This sum, he says, represents invest
ments in special improvement district
bonds of the city of Grass Range.
"These bonds are now past due" says
Mr.. Locke. "Due to the failure of the
banks in which some of the district funds
were invested, to the depreciation in value
of Grass Range property, to the receiver
ship of the Milwaukee railroad which owns
a number of lots in the town, and to the
general business depression, the town o.
1 Grass Range will not be able to fully
redeem the securities held by the board. ;
The total loss, however, says Mr.. Locke
will not exceed the amount of interest tht
state has received on the investment S,
that the fund will remain whole though
will have lost the interest.
A new schedule of gas rates for heatin,
and commercial purposes for the city o
Havre, submitted by the Havre Natura
Gas company, has been approved for al
experimental period by the Montana publ
service commission. the same made effec
tive January 1, 1927. The schedule pro
vides for a monthly minimum charge o
SO 30 with the charges for GAS cOns1mel
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

Should Be Corrected Good Elimination
Is Essential to Good Health.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14

Two automobile concerns. one at Havre
the other at GLASGOW. have filed. articles
of INCORPORATION with thp secretary Of state
The Valley Motor cnmnanv canitaIizad at
S5Onh is inenrnorated nv T. II. Grady A
HusSer and w g. McKRIvv. nf Havrp.
The Commercial Finance cornnratiOn. can't
talized at S5n nm. is incOrnnratad nv W
" Fallon Of GLASGOW and Alfred Lee and
Arthur Lee If Nashua.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-02
New American History
Class Opens Tonight at
Workers School, N. Y.

A new course in American history
is being offered by the Workers
School to begin tonight at 6.45 p.
m, with James Cork as the instruc-
tor. This makes three courses in
various phases of American history
being offered by the Workers
School, the other TIVE being more
advanced and intended for those
who have completed the course
given by Mr.. Cork.
The course in History of the
United States" is general survey
of the development of the social,
economic and political institutions
OF America. its class divisions and
class conflicts and a background
for understanding the political
problems that America presents to-
day.
The fee for this course will be
$3.50 for three months.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-02
Middle Class Able to
Keep Re is Low
(Continued from Page one)

( Continued from Page Onej
The percentage of wages spent for
rent is proportionately lower here
than in other parts of the city, for
the bourgoisie seem to be able to bully
the landlords in some manner. Most
apartments are leased, So l suppose
the tenants lawyers must be respon-
sible for the low rents charged. With
the average wage at SOS, it will be
easily seen that the middle class has
nothing to kick about; that it is the
poor worker who needs the emergency
rent laws.
In a previous article, described
conditions in Brownsville. The Same
might be said for the poorer localities
in Brooklyn. OF course, some, like
Williamsburgh. have slums that cry
TO the high heavens for eradication.
In Newtown, on Marcy Ave. I think
it was, / found a row Of four-story
wooden frame houses that would in
cinerate scores Of people if fire ever
broke out.
Brooklyn is full Of rows of wooden
ho~eos. Some dew a big fire is going
to break out, and scores Of lives viii
be lost. Then, with much indigna~
ton. landlords will tear down the
wooden firetraps and erect fire-proof
structures. But not before.
Even though the wooden houses are
firetraps, they have no fire-escapes.
Where are the tenement house in
spectors? In some speakeasy. drink
ing up the receipts Of days work
shaking down tho -gougers?
| am not going to give an average
wage or rental for the entire borough
Of Brooklyn. for the variations are 50
great and irregular, that they result
would be worthless. Suffice il to say
that If there were over hundred
Apartment To Let" signs in the
borough, the immigration authorities
would let down the bars and fill them
up. There aren't, don't believe, for
I spent an entire morning trying to
find one.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-02
SCAB is now ACE
OF REACTIONARY
FOR W Ard" GANG
Strikebreaker Used to
Attack Communists

The Jewish Daily Forward recent
ly has been playing up absurd stuff
purporting to "expose" Communism
and the Workers Party coming from
Joseph I,evenson. This fellow is the
bargain" on the Forwards shelves
today, selling his wares to all and
sundry who feed on anti-Communist
meat.
Levenson is exposed today by The
DAILY WORKER as scab during
the cloaknakers' strike Of 1890
Records in 4he safes of the Joint
Board, published below, tell the story
Of his scabbery. But that doesn't
feaze the Forward, which uses any
club to beat a Communist, even
though he is a traitor to his union.
Levenson managed to maintain
membership in the Brownsville
branch of the Communist Party when
it was recuperating from the Pal
mer raids and could not scrutinize its
membership as it does today. The
Brownsville branch, however, was
suspicious and brought charges at the
time to the Joint Board, then under
right wing control. The right wing
ers refused to act. Later the Joint
Board made a secret investigation.
A search through the files just COM
pleted by the present left wing Joint
Board reveals the true facts about
Levenson as a scah. Yet this is the
man whom Abe Cahan calls an Gin
nocent soul'.
The first hearing is dated August
26, 1920 and the second on Sept. 2.
Photographic copies Of the hear
are reproduced below;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-02
House Passes Bill
Allowing Mellon to
Set Up Liquor Trust

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The
house today passed, 200 to 151, the
Hawley Medical Liquor Bill. Under
It, the treasury may grant licenses
to not less than two or more than six
distilleries to make whiskey.
Amendments were adpoted to limit
profits Of The distilleres and retail
ers.
However, as Secretary Of the
Treasury Andrew Mellon. himself a
big distiller, is given the task Of
deciding most matters of dispute
concerned with the new liquor mono
poly, It is believed there is a good
profit to be made.
The bill was bitterly fought in the
house, but the minority was too weak
to do more than point out the i'm
propriety Of placing Mellon at the
head Of IL. An amendment beginning.
"This act is for the relief of Andrew
Mellon and associates. - was
killed by vote Of Sc TO a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-02
CUSTOM TAILORS
START DRIVE TO
BUILD UP union
Ask Unorganized to
Come Into Ranks

The campaign to organize the Gus
tom tailors is now in full swing under
the direction Of business agent Oscar
Wilson, assisted by two special or
ganizers, appointed by Local 1 Of the
Jouneyman Tailors' Union.
In a statement to the unorganized
custom tailors Of this city the union
calls attention to the fact that only
by unionizaion will their conditions
be improved.
It reads in part, as follows:
MANY Of you say that custom
tailors in New York cannot be or
ganized; saying that the union is no
good. They refer to past defeats; the
national and race prejudices that are
fostered. Remember: All this is
bosses propaganda, intended to pre-
vent the tailors from organizing
Tailors in New York can be organized
once again; the union is as good as
the membership makes il; in all of
the strikes we also have won some
thing; national difference is ridicu-
lous, if it exists, as workers we only
have common interests. Bosses 'finks'
those that get few cents more, are
whispering these sly suspicious in
your ear, and many we'll meaning but
simple tailors are spreading this
thinks propaganda, without knowing
that they are propagading in the
bosses benefit and harming their own
case.
"Tailors should agitate unionism-
because it is the only protection that
the workers have against the absolute
will and exploitation of the master.
1t means shorter hours. better
wages and working conditions, more
freedom, happier homes, higher in
telligence and wholesomer life in gen.
eral; oil what every tailor should
strive for.
Organize! Because unorganized
workers are nothing; but organized
they are everything.
Come in the office and have a cha.
with usl When out of the job consult
us! Talk unionisml ORGANIZED"
The union office is located at 2O2
Fast 9th Street and is open from
10 to II a. M, and to Z p. m Satur-
days ~ to Q D. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-02
Garment Union Sells
Bonds In Miami

Continued from Page One)
Friedman and Finer shop at go West
39th Street. Joseph Cohen, chairman
of the shop, brought s475 of the
pledge to the headquarters and an
nounced that the rest Of the money
will be collected and turned in this
week.
Heated controversies between
"rights" and ''lefts" in the Friedman
& Finer shop had been going on for
some time; but finally the workers
decided that as good union members
they must settle this matter if union
conditions were to be maintained.
They held meeting in Manhattan
Lyceum several weeks ago and by
vote of the majority it was decided
that the shop should support the
Joint Board and that thousand dol
lars should be raised for the bonds.
This meeting was followed by
banquet, and the shop is now pulling
together for the preservation of the
union.