Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-03-25
OIL REFINERY IS
SEIZED BY STATE
START is MADE TO ENFORCE
PAYMENT OF DELINQUENT
TAXES
James III. Stewart Becomes Head of
Board of Equalization; Governor
Makes Board Appointments; John
Salem Pardoned; Boyd Gets Berth

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An order has been forwarded by the
attorney generals office to the sheriff of
flathead county instructing him to seize
and sell properties of the Reliance Re-
filming company of Kalispefl sufficient To
satisfy a judgment Of 81, 8s7.
The Judgment represents taxes, penalties
and interest for two quarters OF 1926. and
for which the state sued in the district
court of Lewis and Clark county follow
ing a decision of the supreme court. last
December validating the 1925 gasoline tax
law.
There has been forwarded to the Mis-
sonia county attorney, as another step in
the states effort to collect $3.50, $50 claimed
as delinquent taxes from several concerns.
a complaint to be filed against the Hart
retneries of Missoula. The amount de-
: manded in this action is s23,3S3, claimed
under a tax lien on properties of the Hart
company.
james H.. Stewart OF Meagher county
has been elected chairman of the state
board of equalization. He succeeds ]. w.
Walker OF kalispell. who has been chair
man of the board since its creation four
years ago.
4. c.. carruth of Havre, who took Office
March !, succeeding @. A. Bergson, under
appointment of Governor Erickson. is the
third member. Mr.. Stewart announced fol-
lowing the meeting that there Will be no
changes In the personnel of the boards
organization, but n few additions will he
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the board under the acts of the 1927 legis.
%lature.
Re-appointments to four professional
boards have been announced by Governor
Erickson.
DR.. W. s. Little of Kalispell. for the four
year term beginning March II, and Simon
Hauswirth of Butte for the term begin
ming. April is, were named again to serve
on the soldiers home board.
DR.. X. H. Eljgmau of Hpleup yyas ra-
appointed a m of the board of health
for the hve-year term beginning April 10.
Dr. ). A. Cooney Of Helena was reap
pointed q member of the board Of medical
examiners for the seyen-year term begin
ming January l.
John L. Murphy Of Livingston was re-
appointed a member of the board of ex-
aminers in optometry for the six-year term
beginning April 3.
Pardon for John Salem, who is now In
the state prison under sentence imposed in
Hill county, which was recommended by
Governor j. r.. Erickson on February "A.
has been unanimously approved by the
state board of ~pardons.
Salem pleaded guilty October Is, 1926,
TO a charge of grand larceny, 1t being al
legged he stole SOB from the Great Northern
railway. He was sentenced to serve from
one to three years In prison.
Ills application for pardon was supported
by the petitions of hundreds Of citizens OF
Hill county, including county officials and
members OF civic and fraternal orders. II
appeared to the governor that his crime
was a technical one and that he had previ.
ously borne an excellent reputation.
Approval has been given by Governor J
e. erickson Tuesday to house bill 800
{ which provides for the construction at the
l state school for the deaf and blind ut Boul
der of a new water system, consisting main
t ~ of a pipe line several miles in length
taking water from the Little Boulder river
. The bill carries an appropriation OF
$1,000 from the general fund with which tt
. supplement the apportionment of $40, OO
i made by the state board of examiners fol-
: that purpose from the state educationa
FUND, which amount was deemed INSULT
eient.
I Gilbert t. Boyd of Great Falls has beer
reappointed a member Of the state fish an,
game commission for a term of four years
commencing April Is. Mr.. Boyd was frs
I appointed by Gov. J. e.. Erickson In Janu
{ airy to I'LL out the remainder of the tern
of d. c. Carruth of Havre, at the time o
| the %latter's appointment to the state boart
Of equalization.
Mrs. /. e. o. Pace of Whitehall was ap
pointed to the state board of charities ant
. reforms for a term Of six years, commenc
! ing March 2, 1927. She succeeds herself.
| Increases In salary of state employs
we're unanimously approved Dy lne stat
board Of examiners in four cases.
, Upon the application of Mrs. Maggi
Smith Hathaway, secretary of the bureau
r of child protection, the board approved al
increase from 800 to 500 per month in thu
: salary of the deputy at Butte: an increas,
| from $T5 to 800 In the salary of the deput,
at Great Falls and an increase from Sill
! to $125 in the salary of the Helena offic'
deputy.
-nhe board considered a communicate
r from A. III. Bowman, commissioner of agri
I culture, requesting permission to supple
ment the salary of J. G. Diamond, fedora
! agricultural statistician working In coop
Grafton with the state department, by plac
/ Ing him on the payroll at a salary of $70
per year. After a conference with Barcla.
. Craighead, chief of the division of labo
: and publicity, the board granted the re
quest to the extent of 5000 per year, eff
. fective March /, 1927.