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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08

Finally they turned toward the
stairway leading to the east entrance
of the White House and picked ur
their coats and hats and left walking
slowly and commenting among them
selves for the most part that the party
should be now convinced it must look
elsewhere for candidate.
At the entrance, whatever refleo-
lions were engrossing them were
roughly scattered by large group Of
newspaper men eager to know the de-
tails Of the meeting and reactions to-
ward the amplification. Chairman
Butler came along tardily, hands
thrust deep in his coat pockets and
so confused that he almost got into
the wrong automobile. Brushing in
quirers aside with the statement that
Il won't say anything" he climbed in
to his limousine and ordered his chauf-
feur to take him to his hotel.
Former Senator Ernst of Kentucky.
however. tagged behind the chairman
in an endeavor to get into his auto
mobile before it lurched out of the
White House grounds, found time to
shake his head and remark:
It's settled. He's out"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08

If call certain Washington D. c. for tow in"
they send locomotive after it's that outfit ovethe
yatest Garage Service Cars seam road og built
ordinary chassis
The novel part it has typical locomotive headlights bell and an air
whistle And the exhaust through smoke stack Its bs
end the wrecking crane-is the at the rear
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08

editorial. 1t was a literary bouquet
made up Of a few sprigs of reason,
a few stalks of lecture embellished
with spray or two of warning, all
nicely tied together with a blue rib
bon, sprinkled over with the perfume
of logic and reason, and the altar of
horse sense and handed out to inspire
some needed interest in community
progress. When you read it Just
strike out the word Absarokee, as the
lawyers would say. and insert the
name Of your own home town instead.
Here is the editorial:
Figure as you will. you can't get
away from the idea of community in
terest. We who constitute the local
community are immensely dependent
on one another When we buy our
merchandise from out-of-town con-
Germs, we take that much business
away from local business concerns.
If enough business is withdrawn from
them they'll evidently have to quit.
Then Absarokee would shrivel up.
Clerks and laborers and tradesmen
would have to move away That would
affect the value of our homes
and farms. Then who would pay the
taxes that support our public institu-
tons, build and maintain our streets
and roads and pay the interest on pub
lie Indebtedness already incurred? Our
self interest, the safety of our prop
erty investments demand that we
trade at home and support our local
men. If anyone thinks he can
refute this argument, l will give a
years subscription to the Enterprise
for a logical argument in favor with
trading with the mail order house"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08

ed his mothers fruit jam pot and I'M
fortunately dropped it off the shelf
and broke it. The tragedy grew to such
proportions that Bobby had to cast
suspicion on some one else, SO he
caught the family cat and carried
it into the pantry and dipped its feet
in the jam and turned it loose and the
cat in making its escape left cat
tracks on the floor and being the
only cat about the premises mother
got out the family shot gun and had
father shoot the cat that evening
when father got home, and little
Bobby heaved sigh of relief and
said, "Another victim of circumstan-
tial evidence"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Frank D. Geiger. editor of the
Absarokee Enterprise, IS an exper-
fenced newspaper man. Aside from
that he is darn good writer and
seems to have the faculty Of being
able to write interestingly on a sub.
1eet that most editors might consider
commonplace or even dull. The edi-
torlal page Of the Enterprise will bear
fereading each week for like Nc
ea1fy's old Fourth Reader, every
But that isn't what I'm driving at
What want to say is that some weeks
ago an editorial appeared in the
Enterprise that was more than an
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
THE OPEN WINTER

Reports from all over the county
are that the trees are beginning to
bud, the flowers to sprout and the
hens to set The bark on the north
side of the trees is thin this year
rabbits are arrayed in scant fur, do
nestle chickens are dolled up in peek
a-boo shirt waists, robins are building
their nests in the hollyhock bushes
and the beavers are loafing around
and making no preparations for cold
weather, all of which points to an open
winter.
All signs fail and the foregoing are
only examples of circumstantial evil
dence And who wants an open win
ter? It is the lack of open winters
that gives Montana its chief charm as
a health resort. Did you ever have the
malaria down in California or the
swamp fever down in Florida? Have
you ever experienced an attack Of
hook worm or fleas in Louisiana or
become intimately acquainted with
he iiggers and chiggers and mosqui
-oes Of Texas All those unfortunate
states have open winters.
May we pray to whoever handles
he weather that Montana may be
spared, an open winter or one that's
too open. And above all let's keep our
winter clothes on and not rely too
much on circumstantial evidence.
Speaking Of circumstantial evil
denee, years and years ago some de-
Tense lawyer got up the original story
# Bobby and the cat. Nearly every
me has heard it in some form or 9th |
r 1t cleared more criminals than
ruth and I suppose it will be told as
7ng as criminal cases are tried and
ircumstantial evidence is introduced
4 courts Of law.
1t seems that little Bobby had raid
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
ARNOLD WHITCOMB
PLAYS TITLE ROLE
In MYSTERY DRAMA

A home talent play invariabl,
draws a large crowd and the "Cat O
Nine Tails" which was presented al
Workers Hall by the Sodality Girls
last Friday afternoon and evening was
no exception to the rule and those who
were present pronounced the play a
success. The receipts of the afternoon
and evening performances aggregated
more than 5000. The evening audience
was probably one of the largest as
sembled in Red Lodge to witness a
paid performance.
Patrick Sanderson appeared in the
role Of James Gordon, ST., master
Of Gordon Lodge in Maine, where the
scenes of the three acts were laid. His
acting was in high order. Miss Doro-
thy Davis played the role of Mrs.
James Gordon, the nervous wife, and
she never failed to win applause when
she appeared on the stage. The part
of Jimmie Gordon, the Gordon's good
looking son, was played by Walpas
Koski, who made a decided hit with
the audience, which he has never failed
to do in former plays. Jacob Weber,
the caretaker of Gordon Lodge, was
played by Bill Kerrigan in a very
credible manner. Miss Elizabeth Lar
kin played the part Of Betty Weber
and acted her part to perfection. Miss
Dorothy Fleming, in the difficult role
of Theodore Maitland, displayed splen-
did talent in taking that strong emo
tional part and came in for we'll de-
served praise Henry, the chore boy,
played by Arnold Whitcomb, proved
himself to be bowling success and his
role was source of continual merri-
ment. In the last act it was discovered
that he was playing the title role, and
no better selection could have been
made to play that part. Fox, detec-
tive, was played by Eugene Egan in
a manner that added much to the
success of the play. Miss Helen Nc
Cabe, as Miss Smith, female detec-
tive, displayed splendid histronic
ability. Miss Esther Mcdaniel appear
ed as Bridget, the cook; part which
she acted very we'll She won a gener-
Gus share of applause. Miss Christina
Chesnik, who played the part of
Peggy, the juvenile character, display
ed good talent and her acting was well
received
Intermissions between acts were en-
livened with instrumental music by
Arts Melodians and between the sec
ond and third acts Roscoe Martin, ac-
by Mrs. Mary Chamberlain,
rendered two vocal solos in his usual
pleasing manner. The selections elicit
ed prolonged applause.
Miss Margaret Sullivan deserves
much credit for the success of the
due to her excellent di-
'ecting. The cast was selected and each |
of it deserves special men
ton. The entertainment was thor
oughly enjoyed by the large audience
present and the Sodality Girls club,
under whose auspices it was given,
are grateful for the assistance and |
patronage which made it 8 success.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
LEAVITT FINDS
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
SERVICE VALUABLE

Congressman Scott Leavitt of the
second district in Montana, recently
returned to Washington by automo-
bile, trip of 5000 miles, during
which he crossed Michigan and a part
OF Canada, then through New York.
Except for two days of snow Con-
gresham and Mrs. Leavitt had good
weather he writes the Montana Auto
mobile association, but as the travel
through eastern Canada and New
York was on paved roads, no difficulty
was encountered.
Regarding the service furnished by
the American Automobile association
with which the Montana organization
is affiliated, Mr.. Leavitt said:
81 found the service of the three AS
organizations to be extremely valu-
able. Montana people, I am sure, will
come to appreciate more and mole
the service your organization is
giving and the value it is to the peo-
pie travelling through our state.
Such service as have found every
where from the three AS organiza-
lions, such as your own, adds to the
pleasure and ease of travelling, and
the very fact that we now have in
our own state such a service, will be
great factor in bringing people into
and through Montana. Of course,
those of us who are members ap-
preciate those facts because our men,
bership brings with it these adyan-
tages as we travel elsewhere as well
as within our own territory.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
COOLIDGE ADVISES
WORK ON CHOOSING
1928 CANDIDATE

In keeping with the dramatic man
ner in which President Coolidge frs
declared on August ,. in the Blacl
Hills of South Dakota, that he did mo
choose to run for president in 1928,
the president informed the Republi
can national committee Tuesday in The
east room of the White House. thai
his decision will be respected" anC
that mo one should be led to suppose
that | have modified it." He advised
the national committee to continue the
serious task of selecting another can.
didate." Newspaper men were barred
from the meeting.
The presidents elaboration of his
Rapid City statement follows:
This is naturally the time to be
planning for the future. The party
will soon place in nomination its
candidate to succeed me.
To give time for mature delibera-
ton | stated to the country on Aug
ust 2 that did not choose to run for
president in 1928. Ny statement
stands. No one should be led to sup
pose that have modified it. NY de-
cision will be respected.
After | had been eliminated the
party began, and should vigorously
continue, the serious task of select
ing another candidate from among
the numbers of distinguished men
available"
To many Of the committee members
the presidents speech seemed like
farewell address, They had gone to
the White House fully expecting to
hear party talk on accomplishments
Of the present administration although
It was true, a few could not make
themselves believe that Mr.. COOLIDGE
would send them away without seek
ing to clarity the uncertainty which
ais Black Hills declaration caused
among them.
Shortly after they had assembled in
he big reception room, the president
and Mrs. Coolidge came in and after
icing formally received, the members
.ook their places on the fragile Gilt
hairs which had been arranged for
hem IN front of the spot where Mr..
Coolidge stood.
Losing no time, the president read
rom his prepared address given out
everal days ago in conference to
newspaper men, but which contained /
10 reference to his own political flu
ure. There was frequent applause as
le proceeded and then, at the end,
anne the final, impe1ling and dramatic
A hush fell like pail over the ga
herring. Mr.. Coolidge spoke more de-
lberately and some of the members
oted a tinge Of sadness in his voice.
Seslde him sat Mrs. Coolidge, her
cad, with its grazing hair, erect and
er expression changeless.
1t was but a twinkling before it was
Il over. The members, remembering
heir manners in spite of their con-
formation, rose as the president fin
shed speaking and before they knew
), he had slipped away.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
DECEMBER

Socially, historically and religiously
December is an interesting month.
The treaty of peace with Spain was
signed on the 10th; the Boston Tea
Party happened on the 10th; the Pill
grims landed on the 22nd. Christmas
occurs on the 18th; everybody is broke
on the Goth and dad eontemplates
suicide on the 31st.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
Ne. BAKERY

Laurel parties are making ar
engagements to open new bakery at
Bridger at an early date They will
occupy the .LeYander-0v building.
on Main street.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
PROGRESS

The J. H. 0'Connor Mercantile
company at Fromberg will occupy a
new store building after january |.
and expect to increase their merean-
tile stock to a degree commensurate
with increasing trade.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08

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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08

Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. William
DeBourg have word Of the arrival of
an infant daughter at their home in
Oakland California on November 90.
The baby has been named Virginia
Dagmar. Mr.. DeBourg is employed in
a Chevrolet factory in Oakland.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08
II R { DriftwoOd from
H g9ifS.-+ the River of Life
s ~ BY f. L. G0NNElI
Z
GOOD RECORD

Sixty-three pupils of the Edgar
schools were neither absent nor tardy
during the month of November.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-08

Christmas greeting cards and
folders, gloriously colored, at the
News office. 37-tf.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-25
FORMER SHERIFF 80.
PAYS A$ll5F fine
Found Guilty of Assault in Third
Degree For Striking
Charles Shears

Found guilty Of assault in the third
degree, James Smith, former sheriff
Of GaIlatin county, was fined S115 by
a jury in district court last Friday.
Smith paid the fine.
The case grew out Of an encounter,
at the county fair grounds August 5,
1925, between Smith, then sheriff,
and Charles Shears, employed at the
grounds as a traffic man. The state
was represented by Seth F. Bohart,
county attorney, and E. F. Bunker,
deputy county attorney, while AttOr-
ney W. S. Hartman appeared as
sci for the defense. After the prose-
cutiOn's evidence had been presented,
Mr.. Hartman moved that the case be
dismissed insofar as the charge "as-
sault under color of authority was
concerned, and the jury instructed to
return a verdict of guilty of assault
in the third degree" This motion
was sustained by the court on the
ground of "insufficiency of evidence"
After receiving the instructions Of
the court, the jury retired, returning
40 minutes later with the required
verdict, and fixing the penalty at a
fine of $115. The jurors were w. H.
auckland, foreman; Philip Shane, E.
v. ~Blankenship, j. B. Neil, F. L. Gil
christ, E. Burns, Henry S~andsness, ].
F. Halford, H. L. Snyder, G. H.
O'Connell, w. L. Fullerton and Ed
Smith.
Shears, the complaining witness,
had testified that he had been hired
to park r at the fair grounds on
the evening Of August 5, 1925. Smith
ne said, drove past him and, after
parking his car, ordered him off the
grounds. Something of a controversy
ensued, and the sheriff thereupOn re
. peated his order, emphasizing it witt
epithets. Smith, Shears testified
f then struck him on the jaw. Shear
went to his car and left the grounds
r Shears story was c~orrOborated b,
r R. E. BOdley, a member of the com
mittee which had charge of the fire
works display at the fair grounds tn
}, evening of August 5; Charles Water
= man, who also was engaged in park
s ing cars there, and William o. 30
hart, now Of Seattle, who was EN-
e ployed to take tickets. On cross ex
animation Attorney Hartman endeav
i ored to show that Smith and Shear
had previously had trouble, and al
i Though the state objected strenuOusl
# to this line of questioning its protest
were overruled.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-25
ideal TELEPHONE
SERVICE ITS GOAL

A national telephone service free,
as far as humanity possible, from i'm
projections, errors, or delays, and that
will enable anyone, anywhere, to pick
up a telephone and talk to anyone
else anywhere else, clearly, quickly
and at reasonable cost, is the ideal
and aim Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, according to
the annual report Of its president,
Walter S. Clifford.
Nineteen twenty six, Nh. Clifford
says, brought the service of the Bell
telephone system measurably nearer
that goal. There were $4,000 tele-
phones added to the number owned
and operated by the system. The to-
tai number of telephones in the
United States interconnected in and
with the system at the end Of the
year was 17,574,0OO. There was def
mite improvement in local exchange
service, and more than $4,000 miles
of toll line were added during the
year.
Mr.. Gifford's report on the fl
a whole discloses that the investment
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company and its "A associated
operating telephone companies which
comprise the Bell system increased
more than $318,OOO,OOO during the
year, and total assets were $685.,
100000 at the end of the year. The
systems net earnings in 1926 were
S2O4,87O, OOO, an increase Of S22,426,-
600, or II per cent. This compares
~favorably with an increase in invest
ment of II per cent. The net earn
ings were at the rate Of &c per cent
On the amount invested in plant and
other assets.
With 899121 stockholders at the
Continued on Page Sixteen)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-25
HAS FOUND HOMES
FOR 2,S29 KIDDIES

A. L. Burton, district superintend-
ent of the Montana Children's Home
society of Helena, was a Bozeman
visitor early this week, attending to
business matters pertaining to the
organization he represents.
The society, Mr.. Burton said, has
for more than a quarter of a century
faithfully endeavored to aid the home
less children of Montana. It has re-
ceived and placed 1929 children, rs
Of them from Gallatin county. One
thousand Of the total number r now
past 13 years Of age, and more than
400 of them past Is. Virtually all of
them have "made good"
The new building on the society's
farm in the Prickly Pear valley, north
of Helena, is well under way, Mr.. Bur-
ton added, and will be ready for Oc-
cupancy by October 1. It is a thor
Oughly modern plant Of brick and
concrete construction, and will house
Is children. The farm produces an
abundance of milk, butter, eggs, meat
and vegetables. The present receiv-
ing home will continue to function as
heretofore.
The state officers Of the Montana
Children's Home society are-Henry
Sieben, president: Fred Naegele. first
vice president; Mrs. H. S. Hepner,
second vice president; N. J. Gould,
treasurer, and H. J. Pickett, secre-
sary. All are residents Of Helena.
The active management of the soci-
ety's plant is vested in the Rev. J.
v. Hawk, superintendent.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-25
PLAN TO MARKET
POULTRY PRODUCTS
ON LARGE SCALE

Preliminary steps for the organiza-
ton of the western Montana Coop
erative Egg and Poultry Marketing
association" were taken at a meeting
of poultry producers held in connec-
ton with the western Montana Agri-
cultural Economic conference, held at
MissOula, March 1916.
Headquarters for the proposed or
%ganization will be at Missoula. The
association will be incorporated with
a capital stock of $4,000. Before the
organization can function properly it
is considered necessary to have the
output of 10000 hens under contract.
With this as a minimum, contracts
are now being signed. Members will
be required to take out two shares Of
stock in the organization for the first
100 hens and n share of stock fo1
each additional 100 hens.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-25
Death SUMMONS
+. ADOLF RENSTROM

Adolph Renstrom, who came here
from Newark, N. j., last September
for the benefit Of his health, died last
Friday evening at the PinewOOd hos
pital.
The body was removed to the DOk-
en-Getchell funeral home, and on
Sunday morning was forwarded to
Livingston, where funeral services
were held Monday afternoon. Burial
was in the Livingston cemetery.
Mr.. Renstrom was born in Sweden
October 15, 1898. He came to Amer
lea in 1909, settling at Newark, N.
J. He is survived by his mother, who
lives in Sweden; by two sisters, Mrs
M. Pearson and Mrs. Gun Anderson
of Livingston, and by a brother, Axe
Renstrom of San Francisco.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-25
THIS YEARS wheat ACREAGE should
NOT Be REDUCED, ASSERTS "OUTLOOk'

Since farmers in many parts OF
Montana can produce a wheat of high
quality and since much of the wheat
of the state can be produced at a
comparatively low cost, it will be well
for farmers here to put in about the
same acreage of wheat as last year
in spite Of the unfavorable price out
look for the coming season, accord
ing to the Montana Agricultural
"OutlOOk" just issued by the Montana
Experiment station.
The Outlook" points out that Mon
tana has certain advantages in wheat
production, which place farmers of
this state in a favorable position to
compete with farmers in e closer
toumarket. Since wheat is the major
cash crop in many parts of the state
it will be we'll to continue the prOduc-
ton of this crop on the usual SCALE
says the Outlook" However, no in
creased acreage is advisable at this
time.
From the standpoint of prospective
prices for the coming season, live
stock is in the most favorable posi-
ton, advises the Outlook" Beef cat.
tie probably will continue a gradua.
upward movement; with prospects o.
only a slight increase in number o.
hogs it is believed that hogs will re.
main at about the present level. The
sheep situation appears quite favor
able for a firm market.
With smaller stocks of dairy pro
duets and favorable conditions in thu
industry throughout the country
dairymen appear to be in a stronge-
position than they were a year ago
and it is expected that prices will re
main steady throughout the year.
The "OutlOOk" advises that larg,
wheat operators in Montana may wei
devote some of their wheat acreage t.
flax this spring, as that is the on
important cash crop Of the stat
which has a fairly favorable outlook
Consumption and production of fla,
in this country are quite out Of lin
and much flax seed must be impOrte
to meet domestic demands.