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> 1> Y N Courier BOZEMAN, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1923 NUMBER 51 53rd. YEAR TREASURE STATE TOPS GRAIN SHOW ( MONTANA ACHIEVES ENVIABLE RECORD IN SMALL GRAIN AT CHICAGO SHOW , ) Good Publicity The State of Montana Again Demon strates That She Leads the World In Quality On Durum and Hard Red Winter and Spring Wheat and Tops ■ Union On Oats. That Montana has again shown her supremacy over the entire continent in the growing of quality small grains was seen in the receipt, this week, of the official placings and winning of top-notch premimums by Treasure state farmers in the annual International Grain & Hay show held in Chicago. Oliver C. Bicring, owner of a fine farm located about one mile south of Bozeman in the heart of the irriga ted section of the valley, won second premium on hard red spring wheat. Montana was the only state in the Union that won top placings on oatSj the most of the winnings going to exhibits from the province of Al berta in Canada . Using Registered Seed Mr. Biering, when notified of his ,winnings by County Agent R. Bodloy who showed him a telegram he had received from A. J. Ogaard, E. extension agronomist of Montana ' Star • college who was in charge of ; Montana's exhibits at the big show,! ho said: "We can't afford to stop where we are, but must keep going ahead in order to maintain the big lead we now enjoy. Next year I am going to put in registered wheat, re gistered oats and registered barley in all three of which I am sure we can lend the world. The world's trophy for the best •peck of Durham wheat was won by I.. E. Peterson, of Victor, Montana. Clyde Norton, of Columbus, in Still (Continued on Page Six.) GRAIN JUDGING TRIO IN WORLD'S CONTEST STATE COLLEGE TEAM, WINNER OF HONORS AT PORTLAND, NOW IN CHICAGO Montana's prize - winning grain, judging team of the Montana State college, departed last Saturday after noon for Chicago, where they are competing against crack teams from almost every state in the Union, as well as the Canadian provinces in the annual International Livestock, Hay and Grain show which opened Monday in the Windy City. The members of the team which took first place at the Pacific Inter national at Portland last month, and who will represent the college at Chicago are: of Libby, a junior in General Agri culture; William D. Hay of Hamil Winton Weydemeyer, ton, a senior in Agronomy; and Louis B. Newman, a junior in Agronomy. The fact that the team was able to make the trip to Chicago was due to the efforts of the local chapter of Alpha Zeta, honorary agricultural fraternity, which instituted a cam for subscriptions Ito finance paign the trip. Great enthusiasm and the heartiest support was found by the fraternity throughout its campaign, both in the college itself, in the town of Bozeman, and among the alumni throughout the entire state. Over $400.00 was raised by a com mittee of the fraternity in less than , a week. Heartiest support of the team was found wherever asked, and the required amount was raised with out the slightest difficulty. Particular credit in the success of the endeavor to finance the trip of the grain team is due to the members of the committee selected to canvass the college and the town. Donald McMillan was the chairman of the committee and was assisted by Le Roy Powers and A. G. Stevens. Mr. J. C. Taylor, an alumni member of the chapter who is now county agent leader for Montana also did very not able work in securing subscriptions from the alumni of M. S. C. Sub scriptions " tT ere received from the atamni who had graduated many years «go, and had almost complete ly lost touch with the college. * . ? I THE THREE WISE MEN a % -, ( O» J* -V I ALUU^ \ . ! K1NPA HINT \ AßOUNP 'BOUT > WCITIN 1 A LBTTBR TO SANTA AN V LET PAP SEE y / YEP, MO/A ^THINKS I STILL ' BELIEVE THERE'S A SANTA CLAUS, SO « JUST \ S ^LAV PU MB /y ) / I GOTTA \ (6000 scheheA f I ALLÜS MAKE ' THREE COPIES OF , MV LETT6Ü AN*/ L ^SHOW 'EM Ji AROUNp/ 1 y'' V I V ■ IT . * ; V. . i l / . ¥J. é ■w ■ 'jhk : ^ fS-V \ h » • « • * * I yQ I CVS il ►ö 1 .v j/. 7&Ï O' O INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE OF THE M. S. C. Thursday, Dec. 6 Independents vs. Sigma Chi. Beta Epsilon vs. S. A. E. Faculty vs. Barbs. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2 O'clock H. O. M. vs. Omega Beta. Independents vs. S. A. E, Sigma Chi vs. Beta Epsilon. Monday, Dec. 10 Faculty vs. H. O. M. Barbs vs. Omega Beta. Independents vs. Beta Epsilon. Tuesday, Dec. 11 Sigma Chi vs. S. A. E. Faculty vs. Omega Beta. Barbs vs. H. 0. M. Wednesday, Dec. 12 Independents vs. Faculty. Sigma Chi vs. Barbs. Sigma Chi vs. Barbs. S. A. E. vs. H. O. M. Thursday, Dec. 13 Beta Epsilon vs'. Omega Beta. Independents vs. Barbs. Sigma Chi vs. Faculty. Friday, Dec. 14 S. A. E. vs. Omega Beta. Beta Epsilon vs. Barbs. Independents vs. H. O. M. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 O'clock Sigma Chi vs. Omega Beta. S. A. E. vs. Faculty. Bela lip. lion vs. H. O. M. Monder, Dec. 17 Independents vs. Omega Beta. Sigma Chi vs. H. O. M. S. A. E. vs. Barbs. Tuesday, Dec. 18 j j j Beta Epsilon vs. Faculty. Any postponed games if neces sary. j j The High School Seniors defeated the Juniors Monday night in a slow basketball game, the score being 9 to 14. In the second game the Frosh won from the Sophs by a score of 12 to 11. The Frosh and Sophs are now tied for first place while the Seniors and Juniors are tied for third. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR E.T. COOK Funeral services for E. T. Cook, aged 64 years, a pioneer Gallatin county rancher residing for many years near Three Forks, who passed away Saturday, Nov. 24, at his home after a lingering illness from heart trouble, were held last Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Presbyterian church in Three Forks. The remains were prepared by Un dertaker E, W. Hariand in this city and were taken early Saturday morn ing to Three Forks where interment was made in the Three Porks ceme tery. Mr. Hariand had charge of the funeral arrangements. Deceased is survived by Ms widow, a daughter, Mrs. Foreman, of Bridg er, and by several other children re siding out of the state. m m J 7 TW RING LEADER OF AUTO THIEF GANG ASKS CLEMENCY AND BEGS FOR TIME Former Respected Automobile Garage Owner in Livingston, Who Turns , \ Out to Be Regular "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in Being Head of Organized Band of Automobile Thieves, and Confesses to Theft of Car While Out Under Bonds in Salt Lake City, Pleads*to Court for Clemency and Time, While Second Wife and Children Look On. « Stranger by far than the most I imaginative fiction Is the life history ; of Ralph R. Ege, foTmer owner of the United Motors Corporation, of | Livingston, Wilsall and Big Timber, ! and member of a highly respected j family in Iowa, who is now in Salt ; I^ake, Utah, awaiting sentence to be 1 passed upon him for the participa* tion in a number of automobile thefts, to which he recently con fessed. While out of jail, under $10, 000 bail br-nds furnished by an aunt, Ege sto e a Cadillac car, to which he also later confessed. His plea for clemency is being held under ad visement by the Salt Lake court, and a decision in the case has been post poned until the end of next Febru ary. • During hi3 first f ew years resi dence in Liv'n^s^on Ego boro the highest reputation, having been re ceived in the 1 , nicest families and joining one of the most exclusive fraternal lodges. His mode of liv EIGHT OPFRl N FVT NUMBER OF COURSE The second number of the Artists 's Course which is being presented under the auspices of the Woman's club this winter, is coming to Ellen Theater December 11. charming light opera, "The Impersa rio" which is written about Mozart, This offering is a Mr. Hemus is ably supported by such fine singers as Hazel Hunting the great composer. Not only does Mozart figure in the plot of this oper atic comedy, but his exquisite is interwoven throughout the pro duction. Percy Hemus, the celebrated bari tone, plays the leading part of The Impresario, or theatrical who has no end of difficulties in en gaging singers for a road show. Not only is the music sparkling and tune ful, but the dialog is full of gay witticisms and quips that keep the audience in a continal glare of laugh ter. music manager, don, Lotice Howell, Thomas McGrana han and Francis Tyler. Gladys Cra ven, a brilliant accompaniest, is at the piano. The opera will be sung in English, which will be good news to any American audience the members of which sometimes wonder, when they listen to Italian, German and French librettos, why the English language should be so frequently ig nored in the realm of vocal music. ing finally reaching a climax in an automobile accident in Butte in which he sustained a brain injury which rendered him unconscious for sev eral weeks and from which he is thought never to have fully recov ered. Those who know him best be lieve that thia accident caused a pressure on the brain which is at least partially responsible for his later crimes. He was married twice, his first wife leaving for her home in the east after only a few days of married life. His second wife was a widow with two children, to whom the Salt bake papers refer to as having at tended the hearing in Salt Lake in which Ege presented his pQea for clemency. Gngler la The Goat The meaning between the lines in the following story in the Big Tim ber Pioneer can oe better grasped when it is explained that Gugler (Continued on Page Six.) Impressive Elks' Memorial day, of "lodge of sorrow," services were held Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian church by the local lodge of Elks. These services are held by the ant lered organization simultaneously throughout the United States on IELKS PAY TRIBUTE TO DEAD MEMBERS first Sunday *in December of every year. Besides the regular memorial ritual of the order, there was a special pro-1 gram of both voeal and instrumental music: a memorial address delivered by Bro. Lewis Terwillinger, of Liv ingston lodge No. 246, a eulogy by! Fred F Lay, /J Mr. Lay pointed out that a iota of 48 have passed away during the existence of the Bozeman lodge, o which number the following died ur_ ing the past year: C. W. Hoffman, June 24 » Smith, Sept. 20; H. H. î erguson, Sept. Lamme, Sept. 30, and C. ^r&nsham, Nov. 6. - Mrs. Ernest Border and infant son, were discharged yesterday fuom the Deaconess hospital and left for the home of Mrs. Border's mother-in-law Mrs. Sarah Border, on Seventh ave nue south, where they will visit for a short time before going to their home. m ALLEGED BANK BANDITS ARRESTED IN SENSATIONAL RAID AT HAVRE SIX MEN AND TWO WOMEN TAKEN AT HAVRE WHILE SHERIFF JIM SMITH GOES TO SALT LAKE MONDAY TO BRING BACK FOUR MORE List of 26 Robberies Former State Representative, Former Sheriff and Former Hill County Busi ness Man and Three Other Havre Men and Two Women Rounded Up As Suspects in 26 Bank Robberies and Attempted Bank Hold-Ups During Past Three Years in One of the Greatest Raids in the Criminal Annals of the Treasure State. That in the recent daring robbery . of the State Bank at Salesville, in this county, the twenty-sixth in a series I of successful bank robberies or at- j tempted bank hold-ups in Montana, i North Dakota and Canada, during the past three years, a gang of profes sional cracksmen, operating out of Havre, met their Waterloo and fur nished the last conclusive straw of evidence of their guilt, is the opinion of Sheriff Jim Smith, of this county; W. S. Gordon, of the W. J. Burns De tective agency, and the other officers from Madison and Hill counties, all of whom succeeded in rounding up a total of six men and two women in raids conducted last Wednesday in Havre. Sheriff Jim Smith left Mon 1 26 BANK ROBBERIES IN STATE IN THREE YEARS j The following robberies and at tempted robberies of banks have taken place in Montana in the past three years: 1921 April 11—Farmers State bank of Coburg. May 18—Willow Creek State bank. Aug, 8—Sumatra State bank. Aug. 29—First National bank of Plains. Sept. 18—Homestead State bank. Sept. 21—First National bank of Denton. ~ 1922 April 20—State bank of Madoc. June June To—First National bank of Roy. June 27—Corvallis State bank. July 14—Farmers and Merchants bank, Dixon. July 27—First State bank of Clyde Park. Aug. 31—Farmers State hank of Glentana. Oct. 17—First National bank of Fairfield. Nov. 16—The Sheridan State bank. 1923 April 17—First National bank of Valier. May 10—Farmers State bank of Gildford. May 21—First State bank of Wil liams. May 23—Camas State bank of Hot j Springs. j June 11—Farmers and Merchants | State bank of Plains. Aug. 14—Blair & Co., State bank of Helmville. Sept. 5—Citizens State bank of Clyde Park. Sept. 17—Southern Montana State bank of Ennis. Oct. 19—Granite County bank of Hall. Nov. 6—First National bank of Fairfield, Nov. 10—Salesville State bank. . the_in - ; Omi/IFFO Iiri H Fflfl | y£||| |||t,y HlLII lUK UMl ' ML,, - U * U " | I ITC 111 Dl/CV Ql fl A HI j LA 11 tlAKlLl uLUAN - Funeral services for the late James Harvey Sloan, aged 42 years, former res jd en t of Bozeman and son of one of M ontana » s earliest and most highly i res pected pioneers, who died suddenly j n Chicago on November 18, were held Sunday aft ernoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Payne Memorial Christian church - n c j t y ( th e R ev . A. L. Chapman officiating. The services at the gravel in ^ B ozenmn cemetery, where in terment was made, were in charge of the Masonic lodges of which deceased was a member. The funeral arrange menta were in charge of Unted taker E. W. Hariand. Hymns were sung at the church by Mrs. F. W. Cowan, Mrs. Harry WÜ Hama, W. T. Brandenburg, (Continued on Page Six.| 'Ok day morning for Salt Lake City where he went to bring back four arrested men who were held there on suspicion of having also been implicated in the wholesale bank robberies of the past few years. He stopped in Helena for extradition papers. The names of the men for whose return to Montana extradition papers were issued Monday by Governor Jo seph M. Dixon, are Alolph Melcher, George Dyer, Tom Martin and Frank Warren. The charge placed against the men by the Salt Lake City of ficials at the time of their arrest was first degree burglarly in connection with the robbery of the Salesville bank. Woman Left in Helena After the raid in Havre, two of the men, "Billy" Coffron ,a Canadian, of whom little is known in the States, thought a police record in Canada, and Henry Lorang er, former sheriff of Hill county, were brought by Sheriff Smith to Boze man where they are being held for ar raignment and trial on the charge of complicity in the Salesville bank rob bery, a large number of the bonds stolen from the safety deposit boxes there having been traced to the two men. One of the women, Rae Davis, said to be the wife of the man who is suspected of actually pulling the jobs and pouring the "soup," as the (Continued on Page Six.) ICALL MASS MEETING FOR WHEAT GROWERS A mass meeting, at which not only the wheat growers of the territory immediately adjacent to Bozeman, ; but also the public generally, are urged to be piesent, has been called for Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Courthouse by the ten tative committee composed of H. S. Buell, R. J. Pasha and J. J. Stucky to discuss the proposed export cor I GALLATIN COUNTY RANCHERS URGED TO JOIN LEAGUE TO PETITION CONGRESS poration and the formation of an Agricultural Export league for the protection of wheat growers which was formulated last week in Helena. M. L. Wilson, of the State college, who has just returned from Wash ington, D. C., has been invited to explain the proposed plan and to answer any questions that may be asked him by those present. Preceding the meeting in Boze man, there will be open mass meet ing held tomorrow afternoon, Thurs day, at 2:30 o'clock at the Town hall in Belgrade, and Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at the Community hall Manhattan. The proposed plan V**. originated by the American Wheat Growers As sociation, Inc., in the Corn Exchange » Minneapoha, Mum., of wh.=h Geo ^ C ' JeWett ' S T""*' * ' °" °" l?I ' eSS "ill creating an P»rt comm.ss.ou consist.!.* of the Secretary of the Treasury, the »<** retary of Commerce and the Secre tary of Agriculture, the latter being the chairman, and who would have power to levy a tax upon all the saleable wheat produced in the Un ited States. The fund thus created would then be applied as a premium on that portion of the wheat crop which is sold for export. Inasmuch as the export portion of the Crop is less than ons-fourth of the total production, the hushelage tax collect ed would be increased fourfold when agricultural ex applied as a ■* \i s * wheat." 12 o'clock be the limit P. O. Clerte