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HEIR IRVING MAKES Pul - - TUC DlinnrT OVOTril IP rvnilltirr lilt DUIIbtl bib I tin lb bArLAINhll _ . - Plan Meets With Enthusiastic Sup INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER SPLENDID TALK AT THE NOONDAY LUNCHEON. port of All—Would Make Organiza tion Strong and Democratic City T I o Club for night. Everyone—Lecture To ------- One hundred Lewistown business .....- - - - - One hundred Lewistown business men gathered at the Bright hotel Mon day noon to have luncheon and lis ten to the initial talk of Georee R ten to the initial talk of George B. Irving, industrial engineer and com mercial club promoter. A half an hour of the luncheon time was invigorated by music of the Moose band, which played immediately in front of the hotel door. The services of this or ganization were volunteered for the week's public meetings and the Cham ber of Commerce is greatly indebted to its brightening assistance. Irving's Address. President George J. Wiedeman of the Chamber of Commerce introduced Mr. Irving at 12:30 o'clock, and for an hour he held t'. e attention of his' auditors. The principal theme of his talk was the "Budget System of Cham her of Commerce Finance," which he exDlained in detail, so that flic men explained in detail, so that the'men before him followed his discourse with-! out any question in their minds con cerning the matter which he was pre senting. to them. Mr. Irving is a firm believer in the maximum commercial club as the greatest community con servator in existence, this club being built up upon the budget scheme. His talk yesterday was instructive and at the same time so entertaining that sla/id'aT'Jlf i " ClU< ?, ed e l e Z indi ^ dual seated at the luncheon tables. When ; an expression of favor or disfavor of the budget plan was called for, every man declared himself for it, and with that demonstration of support, it seems now almost an established fact. Some of the Results. Some of the results of the budget system, Mr. Irving states, are: "First—Imposition on merchants and professional people is stopped; that is, the merchant is absolutely freed from the fake advertiser, etc. 'Second—Local giving is standard lzed. One of the biggest of American ... _ ~ ... .........* cities saved $165,000 last year in cliari j" *; bi8 way. Third The budget plan of town boosting equalizes local giving, etc. Everybody is asked to give to the budget, both private citizens as well as^ the business men. "Fourth It means a great saving ot time and energy by business men who otherwise must leave the office whenever an individual celebration or charity is wanted. This alone is worth th "PMfifi ge A T*M, Pai K n j . firth—And the budget plan makes the commercial club "it" in the town, Once upon this plan, always upon it. RUN A MILE On a cold day, then sit down out of doors for half an hour without an overcoat and you will not leave a horse unblanketed after driving. 1 ou will take into conside?ation not only the discomfort, but the loss this means from the injurj by exposure. With hundreds of dollars invested in horses, a few dollaru invested in blankets bring big returns, to say nothing of the appearance of the horse when the blanket is on and when it is off. It pays to buy good blankets not only on account of the'better pro tection they afford, but also because you get more service for your money. We have carefully selected the best blanket values on the market today and from every standpoint and it will pay you to buy them. * Prices ranging down as low as $2.25 Judith Hardware Co. ' 'Phone* 602 and 603 In brief, the budget covers all public contributions, religious organizations being excepted. The budget plan, cording to his outline "makes the mercial club a great democratic club. inclusive rather than exclusive, where a! citizens of all classes can meet in fellowship, a big community brother hood; such a local institution can settle many misunderstands." And a B a,n > the commercial club is made'ly a local power by being a clearing' house ot local subscriptions, celebra turns, charities, donations, social wel fare, etc., as well as industrial effort, al * P®^ 8 ' n S through the commercial,occasion, c,u *'' l th " 8 eliminating petty and intol crable begging in store and office by anybody who has the temerity to start. a subscription paper." ' Other Subjects. Mr - Irving did not confine his talk to the budget system alone. In hisl r.__ A. ______J t. . .. .....: to the budget system alone, m ms first words he spoke enthusiastically of Lewistown and its environs, offer-' ing flattering predictions of its pros-i P er ous industrial future. He made a i *---- ----------- --------- I mausiriai iuture. He made a i p,ea for serious community develop-1 ment along the lines of social better-j ment—churches, schools, playhouses, v. u . t ., C o, ouiuum, yiaj Houses, j Playgrounds, spots of beauty and the . llke - He clted examples of other cities ! whose progress had been steadily ef-1 whose progress had been steadily ef-1 fected along the lines he advocates 1 by united endeavor to keep the dollars ' at home. i Membership Campaign. I In estimated figures, about $12,000 a year is required to operate the e n-' tire commercial club business under the budget plan. For this amount it i will be necessary to have a member-! ship of 1,200 and for this purpose,! there have been 30 teams of member 8hi P volunteers organized from the present club members, each team be ing responsible for a certain number of names allotted them. These teams " "1 meet at the Judith club rooms at *1111 meet at the Judith club rooms at : 3 ; 30 oclock this af ternoon to receive al !„ necessary instructions, and they I w,n be S'" .their campaign tomorrow: morning bright and early. Their first reports will be made at the noonday' } ancbeon , to be held Wednesday at; the Fergus hotel, and it is expected tbat this thing alone will arouse a lot real interest from all points. The ] wil > be supplied with member l£ewmi e g?ven ' 3 W>Py ° f Wh ' Ch *" nerew,m given. 1 Membership of Chamber. "I, the undersigned, a citizen of! Fergus county, Montana, herewith agree to and do subscribe for memberships in the Lewistown Cham her of Commerce, for which I agree to pay ten ($10) dollars for each member-: ship annually, payable 20 per cent. March 1, and not to exceed 10 per cent per month thereafter each year, for a period of three years, providing that if 1 remove from the countv that my membership ceases upon such removai "I agree also to refer all solicitors charities ami schemes an#i trcnd*ai rifel cilOU LU ICICI it 11 HUIlCllOrS foi* charities and schemes and general public donations during the life of this contract to the budget committee of the said Chamber of Commerce, and will not contribute to same unless released by said budget committee, it being understood that I am free to contribue personally to such local so cieties, of which I am a member, "I hereby authorize draft to be made upon me for the various amounts as they shall become due, at the............ bank of Lewistown, Montana, and do authorize said bank to charge my account therewith. "Date I "Signed ! "Solicitors: ac-;.................................. com-1.............. Lecture Tonight ' Tonight at the Mvrtle theater occurs I the biggest meeting of the entire week j and a community conservation lecture • by Mr. Irving on "Lewistown s Oppor i tunities." This lecture will specifical treat of Lewistown just what its possibilities are and what may be achieved within its boundaries "The glory of America is to be wholesome j city life," Mr. Irving has said upon one I and he believes he knows! what he is talking about. At any rate, 1 he claims he does, and he wants to convince every progressive citizen ' j that he is right. The red booster but tons, which are being distributed! 1 ™"», which are oeing dlstrinutea i j 1,1 roughout the city at a sum of 26 cen,s ' are * be requisite badges of ad niKwinn Hvnr HIWI nf l_____ _ - -----------------— j n ! 1S8,on - Over 500 of them have been dis P° sed of and there are enough for alL °'! er 200 were sold yesterday and i by t0I1,gbt they should be all gone. I Every wearer will be admitted to the i ~ - .......... f; very wea .*!® r wr ". be admitted to the | ,® a,er wl 'hout further fee. These buttons have been put on sale at the j .. n „ . - *-7- — *r~ . ^ ^ cigar store, the ! A ' ta a " d tbe Colonial, and may also be obta, ?„ ed at t,le ( hamber of t om be obtained 1 m ^" ce office. ' 1 he luncheon at the Fergus hotel tomorrow noon should be attended by at least 20 °. men - Tickets will be 011 sa * e likewise at the above-men tloned P* aces ; an d no one should over-j * ook purchasing them. There will be j some very interestinK matte rs brought 1 up at tbis Wednesday luncheon, and 3 lal ! ge attendance is necessary. Lis- j ''ten for the band tomorrow noon and leauh forget where summons | W L I / L I IIUULU 11 111 ;|| I 1/ I I |l IT | | || Mil ULIL L. UUI I I..11 Ull 1111II Xfl Ollimril lflfflV III I I III I III HI If ll II f I 11 JlllI I 111 H IlHI I U U VII LU Lll ___________ LONDON Feb. 22.—1913 n 111 )— T ] )e seizure' of a considerable ciuant it^of "ought copperfor Sweden wh ' ch was brought over in two neu tral and three British ships, came up before the prize court today. The counsel for a Swedish company said be was authorized by the Swedish minister to say that the copper was urgently needed in Sweden to fill government contracts. He asked for ; an undertaking by the British govern-jinal ment t,lat the government which had 1 requisitioned the copper would not use u before a legal settlement was ! rea<di ed. be attorney general said the Brit-; 18,1 government, while it was prepared to act ' easonably in the matter, | could not give such ! I fill j if „ Eive such an undertaking, If the Swedish minister desired to make any representations, lie added, n?>c> lnU Ti d ° S ° * bro,lgb the foreign of innitf-i f e ii WaS t* dj0Urned ° n , 16 application of the att orney general. W nr mrn AAA nnrann or DF $50,000 BREACH OF PROMISE CASE A SENSATION A very sensational court proceeding was witnessed last night, this being liothing less than the trial of the noted ease of Miss Mary Brown against Ed ward Kottas to recover $50,000 dam ages for breach of promise. Much interest was manifested in the trial, a large crowd being out to witness it at the State Business college. A. J. Maritz was on the bench, and while his rulings were not all in exact ac cordance with the principles laid down by Kent, Blackstone, Greenleaf, Mar shall and the other legal lights, they possessed much originality, which gave them an added interest. The consta bles, Messrs. Housel and Skochpol, showed some new wrinkles in the mat ter of handling the witnesses, and the bailiff, Franz Culver, was quite as im pressive as Si Slocum. Mr. Krause and Toni Ivins acted as attorneys for the defendant, while Messrs. Cox and Baker represented tlie fair plaintiff . lull piuiumi. I Both sides fought to tlie last ditch, flTlfl tliprp VVHU !» r-anclotii (licnlnw /,!' and there was a constant display of verbal fireworks. Each side had three , V.. «... nivuoino, Blue licit! lllietl witnesses and witty witnesses they proved. Prof. T. O. Oven's testimony as an expert on disputed handwriting added to the gaiety of the occasion. The jury announced a verdict, through Foreman Dodge, in favor of the plain tiff. Following the mock trial refresh ment were served. FIRE DESTROYS REGISTER AND LEADER AND THE TRIBUNE OF DES MOINES LOSE THEIR OUTFITS. LOSS WILL EXCEED $200,000 DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 21.—The building and entire plant of the Reg ister and Leader, morning, and Des Moines Tribune, afternoon paper, here, were destroyed by fire early today. The los exceeds $200,000, about three fourth of which was covered by insur ance. ' The origin of tlie fire is not certain. It broke out about 7 o'clock after tlie night force had left and one report was that a newsboy in the circulation rom in the basement had dropped a lighted cigarette in some waste paper. This could not be verified, however. Gardner Cowles, publisher and prin cipal owner of the two papers, said tonight the plant would be rebuilt immediately. Temporary quarters in the Des Moines Daily Capital offices ■were accepted by Mr. Cowles, and no issues of either the Register and Lead er or of the Tribune will be omitted. Butler (to Rev. Dr. Priestly): No, sir, Mr. Baker cannot see you today. He's very sorry indeed, sir, but he's too well now' to see any of the clergy. ■Life. CHIEFS OLD POLK OLD POSEV ---- 1 ,,. IND,AN BRAVES AND THEIR FOL j I 1 —----- LOWERS DEFYING ARREST BY UTAH OFFICIALS. 1 UNITED STATES TROOPS NOT NEEDED SALT LAKE CITY, FER. 22.__1 he SALT LAKE CITY, FER. 22.__1 he iollowing telegram, sent from Moab, Utah, by Lorenzo D Creel, special i ..i: ... . « . ,. . 1 u. i-osse awaiting orders. Nebeker is on his way from Grayson to Bluff and promises information at once if line is repaired. He wires me Indian agent for Utah, was re vived hi? office here this afternoon "Last report three more Indians ptun-d. Fosse awaiting orders. Nebeker is on his way from Grayson proceed night and day until we reach Bluff, 120 miles from here. Snow deep. Am keeping Indian office advised." once if line is repaired. He wires me to hurry through with Cook, (assist ant United States district attorney), bringing all manacles at Moab. ile denies rumor lie ordered troops. Lo cal posse sufficient. Am sending re lay team for Cook. Sheriff of Grand county is asssting me in planning re lays to Bluff. Cook and myself will proceed night and day until we reach j A telephone message received from l-- B. Redd, cashier of a bank at Grayson, advised that nothing definite bad readied there today from Bluff. He said the telephone wires, which were cut by "Old Posey's" hand ol 1 adb ' ns y es terd a y hetweeii b 1 h-u n,? 5 were stI tlo " n P ' mf" wer r, m,t to dearml li r v! ,, ,T ' e , gather has , h Grayson today, he said, so son ma v nroceed^eadUv'T pi, rr'T-' miles southward 11 , s-iii n ' f ' £ of Graven did , , hi 1 Vi T' dians would aHack Hlnff i'lf. enough to cut off the retro-./* */ iV° Indians if tiiev should n-v p ® through the hills. Some of the'In tez, Colo.)—Five members of the orig posse of 26 led by United Stales Marshal Aquila Nebeker, in battle here with 52 Piute Indians and 40 of "Old Posey's" hand, have become detached from the posse and are isolated in the rimrocks two miles from Bluff The Indians have Liken refuge in Uot tonwod gulcli. This information was dians of the neighborhood continue friendly with tile whites and say they will not join the bands under "Old Polk" and "Old Posey." BLUFF, Utah, Feb. 22.—(Via Cor brought here late today bv Tims M Burke, a member of tlie posse The flv( . men . Murray Williams, Frank Wheatland, Roy Moore, Dick Lewis and Koscoe Houston, are well sup pl?) . d with ammunition, but have been without food or water since the battle sr£ e ".& 5*5 ££ expected from Monticello and Indian Agent Kurch of Ship Rock, N. M., agen cy, reported today that 25 Navajo po lice are en route horseback. A snow storm has been raging for hours. --- SALT LAKE (TTY, Feb. 22.—Uni ted States District Attorney W. W. Bay said today that outlaw Indians captured in the vicinity of Bluff will he arraigned before the United States commissioner Grayson on charges of conspiracy to prevent the service of a federal process and unless they pro vide bonds will be brought to Salt. Lake <'ity to await trial. The offense is pun ishable by five years' imprisonment, It is possible that some of the Indians also will be prosecuted in the state courts on charges of murder, as a re suit of the shooting of Joseph <\ Aiken, DURANGO, Colo., Fell. 22.—Five In dians and one white man have been Mini Win, niuir 111(111 lid vu IJPPIl killed, one white man wounded and qi Y Itulp.ino tnl/nn mtlunnn>., l 4» 41.,. 1...1 six Indians taken prisoners in tlie bat tie between a band of Piute Indians 1 (1 Udliu Ul I I Ulvi inuians and a posse, seeking tlie arrest of Tso 1 — J - *- '• — ■ Ne-Gat, leader of the Indians. This information was received here late to day from Bluff, Utah. It was said that fighting had been resumed within half a mile of the town and that the wicki ups, or huts of Tse-Ne-Gat and his father, "Old Polk," have been captured by tlie posse. Mancos Jim. a Ute chief, tried to persuade the Piutes to surrender "to save the squaws and cnildren" but was met with refusal. Tele phone advices stated that troops passed through Moab, Utah, shortly after noon today for Bluff. A report (hat troops had been asked was denied by Marshal Nebeker. LONDON, Feb. 23.—(3:20 a m.)—A Copenhagen dispatch to tlie Exchange Talegraph company says that tlie Nor wegian government lias instructed the Norwegian minister at Buenos Ayres to fciward details of tie sinking of the bark Semantha. Recently the German steamship Hol g.:r, arriving at Buenos Ayres with the p.issengers and crews taken from sev eral steamships and sailing vessels which had been sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm in ' ti e South Atlantic. One of the ships ! mentioned was the Sumatra, of which 'he marine registers have no record and it is presumed that the vessel in question was the Semantha, which was in those waters about that time. TAKE8 REFUGE^bN DUTCH SHIP. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-—Davilmar ! T iieodor has abdicated as president of Haiti and taken refuge on a Dutch [ steamer, Frederick Hendrik at Port Au Prince. The steamer will proceed to Curacao. 1 \bU BET IT IS. THE BOSS IS ALL OUT OF THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW ( THE MESSENGER SURPRISES THE GOOD UUD<jj~^ J US T by the taste and the way it keeps ) on tobacco satisfied, you can tell that "Right-Gut" is the Real Tobacco Chew. For the first time in your life you'll get the satisfying taste of pure, rich, mel low tobacco—seasoned and sweetened just enough. Ready chew—the taste comes steady all the while right from the start. Take a very Kinnll chew--less than one-quarter the old diz.c. It will be more SHti«fyinf< than n mouthful of ordinary tobacco. Just nibble on it until you find the strength chew that suits you. Tuck it away. 'I lien let it rest. Sec how easily and evenly the real tobacco taste comes, how it satisfies without grinding, how much less you have to spit, liow lew chews you take to he tobacco satisfied. That's why it is The Krai Tobacco Chew. That's why it costs less in the end. I* '• a ready chew, cut fine and ahnrt .fired .n that you won't have to (find on it with your teeth. GrimJiuK on oriiimry cnuJied lohruxo niakea you npit too much. i- '"".of rich tobacco doea not need lo he covered up wiih mnlanoco sod liconcc. IMotice how the Balt hrinKa out the rich tobacco taste in "Right-Cut." One small chew takes the place of two big chews of the old kind. WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY SO Union Square, New York ^BUY FROM DEALER OR SEND IQ^STAMPSTO US^ COLONIZATION AND CO-OPERA TIVE SCHEMES CONSIDERED AT TACOMA MEETING. FORM AN INDIAN LAND COMPANY TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 2.. Coloniza j tion and co-operative schemes were j touched on today at the meeting of ! the Northwest Federation of American Indians in formal convention here. K was decided to form locals of tlie or ganization west of Uu* Cascades and to forward to the department of Indian allairs at the national capitol various reports of the different Indian tribes, a number of which complained that they were never taken care of in fed eral land allotments. The colonization scheme originated with Phillip Howell, a well-known ora tor among the Indiuns a nd a mem her of tlie Clallam tribe. It contemplates i the incorporation of the Indians in a land company, stock to be sold only to red men who desire to live on the company land and engage in a co-oper ative scheme of poultry raising and agriculture. To help start tlie com pany, claim was to be made on the government for money asserted to he due the Indians from the sale of timber on Indian lands. The plan is to he taken up at a later meeting, as will also be the plan for tlie organization of tlie women of the tribes into an auxiliary of the federation, which was discussed but not acted on. Calling to order tlie session tonight at which officers were to be elected, President T. G. Bishop of tlie federa tion wielded a red hatchet as a gavel. I j ' ! SIOUX CITY, Feb. 22. Severe bliz zards throughout tlie Janies river val ley in Soutli Dakota, extending south ward into Nebraska as far as the Platte, is tying up traffic on all lines of railroad and threatening to cause serious trouble in telegraph and tele phone communication as was caused by tlie storm a week ago. The Mil waukee line abandoned all trains run ning on its Mitchell and Yankton divisions and on the Platte, S. D., branch. Dispatches received here to night say a heavy snow is falling with a 30-mile gale piling it into drifts. — O.....- - — FLOODS IN ITALY. ROME, Feb. 23.—The floods in Italy continue and inundations are reported from parts of the country distant Tom Rome. The Tiber has been ris ing again and has now reached a stage of 45 feet. The rains continue and some parts of Rome and large tracts of the surrounding country are under water. There is a heavy fall of snow in the mountains. Avalanches and snow 13 feet deep are reported. News of Our Neighbors Items of Interest to Our Readers Clipped From Our Contemporaries DENTON. 1'. F. Scott of llilgt-r will open a blacksmith shop in the building re ; contly occupied by the Denton Auto j company on Main street, j L. J. Knull, the liitslling real estate ! man, lias just closed a deal whereby ! he sold the Peter Boyer ranch, con sisting ol 200 acres which adjoins the j townsite of Hoosuc to A. Ktroben of I Lewistown. j Louisa Beilin filed on Tuesday, Feb ruury 26 at the age of 44 years. The deceased was horn in I'ainsville, Ohio. She came to Montana in July, 1914, and lived with her brother, Fred Belini, at ills ranch, six miles northeast of town. A movement is on foot to organize a Knights of Pythias lodge in Denton ns soon as a hall is erected where suit able quarters may he obtained. About 25 have signified their willingness to Join the order. Recorder. MOORE. Mrs. James McFerran met with an accident last Friday evening at dusk, being struck by an automobile while crossing the street near tlie Kline I feller residence. When picked up she was badly bruised about the face and hotly. She had evidently been uncon scious for some time before aid reached her. The identity of the driver j of the ear is unknown. Last evening, after fully 100 names had been submitted by residents of the county for tlie new brand of flour to he manufactured here by tlie Moore Milling company, Vollie K. Warren was awarded the prize of $5 in gold for tlie most suitable name. He selected "Qual ity Queen," also submitting a splendid design lor the sacks, bonce was unani mously chosen the winner by the judges, who were ('. M. Clary, J.,. L. Bannan, Frank Buckalew and W. T. Sharp.—Inland Empire. CARTER HARRISON BEATEN FOR MAYOR CHICAGO, Fel> 23. Carter H. Har rison, who Is finishing his fifth term as mayor of Chicago, was defeated for the democratic re-nomination in the primary election today by Robert M. Sweitzer, present clerk of Cqok county, by a plurality of more than , 75,000. Although Harrison was an advocate of woman suffrage and lie was aided ! m tb e campaign by his wife, Editli Ogden Harrison, well known locally as a writer, the woman vote contrib uted largely to liis defeat. Will H. Thompson had a lead of 2,000 over Harry E. Olson, chief just ice of tlie municipal court, for the re publican nomination. Four precincts remained to be counted. OFFICIALS TRAVEL. A majority of the local Milwaukee railroad officials traveled to Great Falls yesterday, as Superintendent Whiting, Trainmaster Bowen and Divi son Engineer Baker went up on offi cial matters yesterday morning. D. J. Burke accompanied them to look after his steam shovel outfit now in oper ation in the Belt Creek mountains.