Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-06-28
STATES DADS
ARE YOUNG MEN
MORE BECOME HEADS OF FAMILIES
AT 81 THAN AT ANY OTHER
AGE RECORDS SHOW
tBy Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena Correspondent
More Montana men become fathers
at the age of ~ than Mt any other.
II more Montana women mothers mt
*, records of Lucien p. Benepe, state
registrar Of vital statistics. indicate.
At least, that vas true In 1927.
A table OF correlation OF the ages OF
fathers and mothers at the birth of chill
dren during the past year showed MY
20 babies born where the fatbe was
under 10 years. then a rapid rise to ~,
where the highest frequency. 491, oc-
ours. From the Goth year. through the
5oth year, there is q gradual decline, the
latter year showing 434 births. After the
38th year, the decline is very rapid and
consistent through to the Goth year.
There were 6O2 babies born during the
year to mothers % years old. The Sec
ond greatest frequency of births &C.
CURED to mothers of 10 years CT under.
Through the 10Th. goth and 21st years
there Is a slight decline and after the
10th year the decline is rapid and on
sistent through to the 50th year.
The highest Individual frequency Of
birth occurred when the father was 25
and the mother 23; there were SO chill
dren born to parents In these ages. The
second place went to fathers of 81 and
"a ~ SAidlSu ny idtllcES Oh 10
and mothers Of %. There were 66 births
in each case during the year. There were
% births to fathers of % and mothers
of 10.
The study shows a father of 10 and a
mother Of IS, another father 10 and a
mother SO. a mother 43 and a father rs,
a mother AZ n q father az, a father
90 n a mother 20. Two mothers had
passed their 50th birthday when their
n hiec usapa horn onl OF fo+Iou~ I-u-
babies arrived during the year listed
their ages as past 60.
Eight candidates for state office were
shut out of a nance to go before the
voters in the Montana primary this year
by a decision of the state supreme court.
Three were republicans, five democrats.
The democratic candidates barred by
the decision are Miles Romney of Ham
ilton for governor; Pauline E.. Patton OF
Fergus and Lucille Quaw of Bozeman for
superintendent OF schools: w. T. Nc
Keown of Lewistown Inc George w. Ma
gee of Choteau for district judge. The
republicans are James E. Stevens of
Helena for governor. Jeanne Buckmaster
OF Great Falls for superintendent of
schools and ]. A. Hartley of Billings for
railway commissioner
Another high mark was realized in re-
ceipts Of the secretary of states office for
the month of May which reached $10,-
252.92 as compared to $6.112.09 for the
same month a year ago. In the opinion
Of John w. Mountjoy, secretary Of state.
the receipts of this office denote the
prosperity of Montana as much If not
more thar receipts of any other state
office.
Domestic corporations formed by Mon
tana persons brought in s 3,077.20 during
last month and foreign corporations, or
ganized by out-of-state persons netted
SO l41 80. Notarial commissions amount
ed to $940; certificates and certified
copies to $8l 40; ticket agents license, 81;
official bonds, SAL: warrants for prison.
ers. $40; trade marks. $34; elections, 3d.
904, and miscellaneous, S22.
Under q recent opinion of the United
States supreme court, three Carbon
county banks have filed q claim with the
county commissioners for a refund on
taxes paid on the 40 per cent as against
seven per cent basis. The county clerk
has filed the three claims with the state
board of equalization and has asked the
board for an opinion from the attorney
general. 1t is the belief of James II
Stewart, chairman of the state board,
that the courts should decide whether OF
not the banks are entitled to a refund
On back taxes on the difference between
40 per cent and seven per cent basis.
The United States National bank OF
Red Lodge asks a refund on taxes paid
since 1919, which totals $19, 1850 80; Red
Lodge State bank asks 1881 AZ and Meyer