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THE BOZEMAN COURIER JANUARY 25. 1922.
VOLUME 52.
NUMBER 8.
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LAND VALOES HAVE
WIDE DIFFERENCE
Executive Committee of Taxpayers'
Association Investigates Taxes
and Land Values of
County.
•'os© of other coun
County Taxpayers'
-ts executive
..»me careful
The Gallatin
Association,
board, has be».;'. r.w !
investigations i..-o
tnr rag
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i'-.e tax situation
of work
A great dt
of the county,
has been done by the committee with
the result that very interesting fig
urcs have been compiled, furnishing
on 95 paid in Galla
h»-. - e ,j n. compil'd bv the executive'
l ; ; 1 Is that which given the taxable
of the county property during
i st few years. Another gives
parative value of farm lands
the county and throughout the
cm pa
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till CO
tics ir
the
scale.
Ore- i the important tables which
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The two are particularly in
te.esung to the citizens of the coun
ty r.nd well worth studying.
In submitting the figures to the
Courier, the executive board stated
there had been many requests made
for a statement of this kind. The
requests had come from newspapers,
bankers and merchants, and it is for
the purpose of complying with these
requests that the figures compiled are
submitted.
Throughout the work of the Tax
payers' Association, it has been the
desire of the directors to obtain re
sults that will be beneficial to the
county, without in any way affecting
the efficiency of any department.
Curtailment of county expenses in a
reasonable manner is the aim of the
Association.
The executive
Gallatin County Taxpayers" Associa
tion is of the opinion that both the
tax levy and the valuation of all
property is too high and should be
reduced, approximately, to what each
was before the war. It is further
the opinion that both "dry" land and
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committee of the
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ARE ENCOURAGING
Expression of Confidence in Coming
Year as Viewed by Men of
Affairs.
The Gallatin valley can look for
ward to a better and more success
ful year, appears to be the view ta
ken by almost every man living in
trie county. There seems to be a
very optimistic attitude held by the
farmer, business man, and in fact ev
ety one who is interested in the wel
fare of the community
In a recent discussion of future
prospects, Mr. John Fabrick, gen
eral manager of the North American
Mortgage Company, outlined some
very fine views which seem to express j
the ideas of the situation.
Mr. Fab- j
rick said:
"Looking at the matter in a fair
and unprejudiced way. we have good
reason to believe that 1922 will bring
us a good many of the desired things,,
which 192} didn't. Realizing that our
prosperity in Montana and in Galla
tin county depends upon the prosper
ity of the farmer, wq naturally view
matters mostly from the farmers'
. tandpoint.
There is no other factor that has
a larger bearing upon the ultimate
yield of our fields than the amount
of moisture we receive. So far we
have good reason to be thankful to
the weather man. Last fall's snow
torm covered our entire valley with
from 6 to 12 inches of snow, and sub
sequent mid weather melted the same
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without any runoff whatever; it all
went into the ground, and our soil
is moist today to a greater depth
than we have had for probably three
years. Fall grain, generally speak
ing, came up in good shape and is now
resting under a fair blanket of snow;
a start, better than we have known
for several seasons. Th© mountains
already contain
an abundance of
<now, guaranteeing us ample irriga
tion water for the coming season.
"Valuations of farm property have
not fluctuated in Gallatin county as
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BOBCAT BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE LONG ONE
The Bobcat basketball team at the
State College has 16 more games on
its schedule for this spring. This
schedule, revised this week by Coach
Graves, is definite except with the
School of Mines. The Mines has not
yet agreed to the dates given, but it
is believed they will.
Following is the schedule:
Mount St. Charles in Bozeman,
January 25.
Montana University in Missoula,
January 27 and 28.
Gonzaga at Spokane, January 30.
Spokane Amateur Athletic Club, at
Spokane, January 31
School of Mines at Bozeman, Feb*
ruary 3 and 4.
JColumbus Independents at Bk>ze
an, February 11.
School of Mines, at Butte, Febru
arv 14 and 15.
Gonzaga at Bozeman, February 20
and 21.
Montana University at Bozeman,
February 24 and 25.
The freshmen of the State College
will play the freshmen of Montana
University in Bozeman on Febru
ary 17 and 18.
A. H. Abott, of Helena, supervisor
of the Helena forest reserve, was in
Bozeman last Wednesday, to consult
with local forest officers relative to
grazing permits in the Gallatin for
est reserve. He left for Butte Wed
nesday night.
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GUARDS UNDER WAY
Enough Young Men of Bozeman are
Signing Up for Company—Com
plete Quota.
There has been quite a number of
young men signed up for the National
Guard company that is to be formed
in Bozeman. Several have taken the
physical examination and it is expect
ed the full quota of fifty men will be
ready to be sworn into the company
within a short time.
In joining a National Guard com
pany, there is a chance for young
men to acquire training that will j
not come to them in any other way.
It is not only a training of the body,
but of the mind as well. Some of
the best men the country has ever
produced have been members of Na
tional Guards in their younger days.
The fact that Abraham Lincoln was
a captain in a company in his home
town at the age of 21 y^ars gives
the secret of his understanding of the
military activities during the Civil
War.
The man who drills is the man who
is training himself for future self
control, and this fact was thoroughly
demonstrated during the recent war.
In the fighting forces overseas there
were about three divisions of National
Guards to each division of regulars,
among the first troops to arrive in
Prance. On the first of February, I
1918. there were two regular and five !
National Guard
divisions in France, j
one regular and two Na- j
tional.Guard divisions in the trenches, i
The day the Armistice was signed, i
there were seven regular, 18 National j
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There was
ROTARY CLUB GAVE
CONCERT APPROVAL
Express Desire in Motion Passed,
Concerts Continue—A. F. McCune
Gave Good Talk*
Members of the Rotary Club, at the
regular noonday meeting Tuesday,
expressed approval of the Sunday
concert given by the municipal or
chestra under the direction of Mx.
WiTfiiam Howard. This action
taken after the reading «f a letteau
from Mr; John Fabrick conveying the
information that the concerts were
to be discontinued
was
There was considerable discussion
of the concerts, each speaker express
ing a desire that" the concerts be con
tinued. One of the best statements
was that made by President Alfred
Atkinson, of the Montana State Col
lege, He gave the object aj organiz
ing the municipal orchestra; outlined
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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS HAS
OPENED SESSION IN WASHINGTON CITY
DELEGATES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES
GATHER FOR PURPOSE OF DEVISING METHODS
TO STIMULATE AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT.
WASHINGTOON, Jan. 23.— Imme
diate relief must be given farmers
in the present agricultural crisis, del
egates to the national agricultural
J conference which convened today,
were told by speakers. President
Harding, who opened tHe conference,
Secretary Wallace, fanners and rep
resentatives of industries dependent
j on agriculture, emphasized the seri
| ousness station and suggest
e< * ieme< *ies.
y Remedial measures outlined by the j
president and subsequently endorsed |
by many speakers included more ad
equate financial facilities, especial
ly working capital, for the farmer oh
long time loans to provide for his
turn-over; extension of co-opei »vive
marketing, buying and loan associa
tions of fanners; deve opinent of
waterway transportation and power
possibilities; more efficient machin
ery for collecting and distributing
market information, including the
demand and consumptive outlook; de
velopment of the St. Lawrence-Great
Lakes waterway project and assur
ance to agriculture of equality of op
! portunity with all other industries.
Demand for reduction of freight
rates was voiced generally by the
farmers, and a reduction
prices also was suggested as a neces
sary step to start
sumption of farm products.
Repression in agriculture, which
was declared to bo general in the
United States by speakers from five
leading farm regions, is reflected in
industries intimate y connected with
and dependent on a prosperous agri
in retail
increased con
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milling, packing,
culture, it was asserted
by repre
sentatives of the
j fertilizer and implement industries,
Each of the latter pledged full co
Body of Benedict XV Lies in State
In Chapel of Sacrament of Church
IMPOSING CEREMONY ATTEND REMOVAL OF BODY OF
LATE POPE FROM SISTINE CHAPEL TO BASILICA
OF CHURCH—PUBLIC VIEWS BODY
FOR LAST TIME.
ROME, Jan. 23.—The interment of
been tentativeiv
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f'xed for Wednesday afternoon. The
ftt W p t ' m X £ , S
of St. Peters only a day and a half .
more, according to these plans. Ben
edict's wish not to be embalmed ne
cessitntm Ù ... mre from the custom
ly lie in state for
Benedict XV. has
^bat the pupc ^ i
three days.
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Final decision will be taken Wed
nesday morning, but the present view
of the Vatican is chat it will be im- 1
possible to keep the body exposed be
yond Wednesday afternoon. The
statement also was made tonight, but
not officially, that the coffin would be
close within a few hours and that j
thus the usual ceremony of worship-1
pers filing past kissing the uncov
ered foot of the dead pope would be
eliminated.
Removal of the
throne room to the basilica this morn
ing was the occasion of an im x>sing !
body from the
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ceremony .
The bier was held shoulder high by
ushers clad in costumes of scarlet,
flanked by noble guards. The sacred
college followed, headed by the dean,
Cardinal Varmuttelli, Cardinal Gas
parri walked a considerable distance
behind the dean, although occupying
the post of camerlingo, or bead of
the Roman church during the inter
ngnum. *
On entering the main door of St.
Peter's the funeral party was re
oeived by the clergy of the great
basiliqa, who escorted the cortege
down the main center aisle, to a po
sition in the center of the church Just
opposite the
There absolutio» took
statue of St- Peter.
place. The
bier then was raised aloft and was
passed into the ebapoi of the Holy
Sacrament, where th® public can view
operation with agriculture in any ef
fort looking to restoration or normal
conditions,
Secretary Wallace outlined the pur
pose of the conference after Presi
dirt Harding had delivered his ad
dress. and Representative Anderson,
of Minnesota, was made pennanent
chairman, while twelve major com
mittees w r ere appointed to study prob
lems to submit recommendations.
The delegates and their families
were guests tonight o fPresident and
Mrs. Harding at a reception,
\\r. j Bryan j n the afternoon
described the conference as one of the
most i mport ant held
j n a long time. Agriculture, he said,
was j n the worst condition in thirty
y fca rs and he could not see how there
could be any general prosperity until
th condition of the farmer was im
proved
Touching on other questions, he de
clared that the present Congress has
done more than the previous one, "be
cause I think it's more scared than
the other Congresses.
Praising the agricultural bloc, he
said it was different from other blocs,
because its members had "acted open
ly and the others had acted secretly.
The situation of the various great
farming sections were described by
their representatives and the effects
of the depressed agricultural condi
tion on the a lied industries was dis
cussed during the afternoon.
John H. Hagan, of North Dakota,
speaking for the wheat belt; A. Sykes
of Iowa for the com belt, James W.
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Morton of Georgia for the cotton belt,
H. Bixby of California for the live
stock producers, and E. B. Cornwall
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the body through the immense iron
rates
The■ certificate of the pope » death,
-h'ch was registered today, will be
entered in the records of the capital
tomorrow, in virtually the same ma -
ner as for all Roman citizens,
view, however, of the late pope's hign
rank, the mayor will make the entry.
The legal adviser of the Vatican wil.
be present.
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Participation of the American car
dinals in the conclave, the date for
which has been fixed for February
2, is still possible, but is regarded as
doubtful by the secretariat of state.
dinal O'Connell of Boston, announcing
that he was sailing tomorrow, while
Cardinal Dougherty has cabled that
he will not reach Philadelphia before
Friday.
A cable has been receiver from Car
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Jan. 22.—Pope Benedict's
death occurred at 6 o'clock Sunday
morning.
era! hours,
From midnight ail hope had been
abandoned, and at 2 o'clock Dr. Bat
tistini announced that the pope could
not live longer than four hours at the
maximum.
The end had been expected for
The attending physicians,
Cardinal Gasparri and other members
of the pope's household, were present
atthe bedside.
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The end of Pope Benedict's life was
considered at hand, it was announced
without qualification by the attend
ing physicians early Sunday morning.
AJ1 hope had been definitely aban
doned.
The last announcement of the even
ing to the diplomatie representatives
waiting in the ante chamber was
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INITIATE NOVIATES
INTO COLLEGE FRATS
Several college students received
induction into the mysteries of three
fraternities during the past week
and are now weai-ing the insignia of
their order. The work was done at
the fraternity house of the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, the.Omega Beta, and
the Sigma Chi.
At the Sigma Alpha Epsilon, six
men were advanced from pledges to j
full membership, Sunday afternoon. ]
They were Fred LaBonte Frank Hat- !
field, Don Cameron, Ray Squires. ;
Kenneth Mcliver and Marcellus May-1
lor. Visitors at the initiation were J
Ray Ecton. of Manhattan, and Ray |
Hatter, of Three Porks. •. !
Saturday, tue Sigma Chi initiated •
only one man, Richard Buckby, but |
he was given just that much more at-}
tention, and the solemnity of the oc
casion thoroughly
him.
impressed upon
James Morris,' of Great Falls,
was present and assisted in the work.
Last Sunday eight novitiates were
given the final work by the Omega
Beta at their fraternity house. After
the work was completed a banquet
was served, at which many excellent
talks were given by old
and new
members. The new
men are Nor
man Be jay, Richard Thomas, Wilfred
eLary, Edward Gandy, Jacob Forbes,
Hollis Sanford. Francis Ralston and
William Baker.
All of the new members of the fra
ternities had qualified during the
first semester at the college.
FAMOUS BARITONE
WILL APPEAR HERE
Woman's Club Will Present Arthur
Middleton of Metropolitan Opera
in Long Concert.
Arthur Middleton, famous baritone
of the Metropolitan Operp Company,
of New York, will give a concert in
Bozeman at the Emerson auditorium
on the evening of February 6. The
concert will be given under the aus
pices of the Bozeman Women's Club
and will be their
annual "musical
treat" to Bozeman peope.
Middleton is the best known of
American baritone singers. He is the
most famous artist ever engaged for
a concert in Bozeman, the sort of
artist who gained this notice from
the New York Evening Sun: "The
debut of Arthur Middleton as "The
Herald" barely fell short of being
sensational. His high baritone rang
through the house as few American
voices have done.
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"We have heard many Bozeman
people express a wish for the chance
hear t u e world's famous musical
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artlb * i " w e are giving them this
chance to hear one of the very best,
L, Bozeman, at a low price." said Î
j. R , Parker , of the
Bozeman Women's Club,
Arrrre~e~rent. ! — -or.cert are
iu tatrga of Mrs. F. S. Cooley. A
number of N^women are to distribute
the tickets. A certain part of the
made for local ■
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theater will be reserved.
A day will
be set when ail general admission
tickets sold by women of the club
may be exchanged for reserved seats.
Special rates are
school students.
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MUSICAL TREAT AT
PLEASING CONCERT:
Municipal Orchestra in First Concert
of Season Wins Approval and
Praise of Public.
Last Sunday the newly organized
presented its
municipal orchestra
first program at the Emerson audi
torium before a very large audience.
The splendid balance and tone and
the beautiful harmony of instruments
was remarkable, when the short time
for preparation is considered
Mr. William Howard, director of
the orchestra, has received many very
fine compliments for th© beauty of
th© musical program Each number
was given full execution, from the
overture, which was a brilliant dis
play of th© lighter tones, through to
the final number, art was displayed
by each member of là© orchestra.
of Misa Katherine
Story w as as added feature of de*.
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NEW TREATY TO HE
MADE FOR GERMANS
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Party Leaders Discuss Possible Terms
of Treaty to be Drawn for
German Nation.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.
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treaty between the United States and
Germany to create a commission for
arbitration of private war damage
daims growing out of the world war
probably will be negotiated under a
decision
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reported to have been
reached tonight at a dinner confer
©nee a t the White House between
President Harding, Secretary Hughes
and Republican leaders of the senate
and house,
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Another new administration policy,
said to have been agreed upon
f or a loan of $5,000,000 to Liberia,
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The Genoa economic conference, the
treaties resulting from th e armament
conference, and
problems, it was said, were not dis
cussed at the conference, which was
reported to have been confined to the
other international
war claims arbitration and Liberian
j i oan questions.
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Negotiation of the proposed arbitra
tion treaty was not definitely decid
ed upon, but President Harding was
said to have indicated that the
gestion of a
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new treaty probably
would be adopted.
Under the treaty of
which the United
Berlin, by
States concluded
peace with Germany,
States reserves the right to partici
pate with the allies in arbitral com
missions already established abroad
. for the adjudication of war claims.
The question of the United States
joining in this commission was said
to have been thoroughly canvassed
by the
Hughes and the senate and house
leaders, many of whom are members
of the committees dealing with for
eign relations. If America was to
participate in the established arbitra
tion commission under tie treaty of
Versailles, it was said
within three weeks would be neces
sary. Because of the recognized hos
the United
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president with Secretary
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that action
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eon Favoring Continuation of
Sunday Municipal Orches
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Thu members of iho k'iwam« rinK
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placed themselves on record at the
Monday noonday luncheon as heartilv
endorsing the Sunday concert of the
mun icipaJ orchestra. Resolutions
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mending Mr. William Howard, direct
or of the orchestra, for the excel
lence of the concert give last Sun
day and expressing a desire that they
be continued were passed
Some difficulty in arranging the
hour for the concert had been exper
ienced by Mr, Howard, to avoid con
flicting with vesper services of the
various churches of the city. Mr.
Blish and R. O. Wilson stated the
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time was finally selected after care
fully going over the whole matter.
Members discussing the hour selected
approved the time, the only exception
taken being that of Rev Klemme. He
stated that the hour was in conflict
with vesper services at his church.
Rev. B. J. Osborn stated the servie .s
at St. James church
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might be ar
ranged to avoid conflicting hours.
Considerable discussion of the mat
ter brought out the approval as
pressed in the resolution. A resolu
tion was also passed which will he
presented to the railroads entering
Bozeman, asking that reduced rati»
be given for the interscholastic bas
ketball tournament to be held here in
March.
There were two members appointed
Monday to represent * the Kiwanis
Club on the city council—E. J. Par
kins and W. S. Erwin.
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These men
will act for the club in all matters
referred to th© council. The pro
gram committee let it be known there
will be some interesting events hap
pen <m February 14, St Valentine's
day. N&thing definite was announced
except tbüt the lad«»« will he in at
tendance at the 'meeting.
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