The Bozeman courier., August 13, 1924, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7

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Reaches Sum of $48.69 Annually
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.. t he -täte. It will be recalled that Governor
t" he legislature of 1921 the abolishment of
_ xv hich recommendation was declined by the
l^boily and thus the saving of $80.000 annually in salar
" p rnnr Pix. r. has no control over the transportation of
G« rtr various counties to the state penitentiary, can he
-ible f° r expenditures on this account?
' \ ra i fund in the first two years of Governor
- placed the burden of paying interest
t that fund and remaining unpaid when
] the -täte administration over to his
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>ures would have to be devised to meet
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'> P.g lair and .lust taxation ever since
had their agents and their newspapers
ct that enough new 7 revenue measures
Vi p all appropriations.
the legislature met. Governor Dixon dir
lawmakers to the fact that the state's
reeding its revenues. And again no relief!
,vtT(' pro aa'd by the legislature, ...
tad of permitting al lairs to run on indefinitely in this
the state of Montana headed for bankruptcy, Gov
Mok matters into his own hands and cut appropri
he extent of $600,000.
ult—The year ended June 30, 1924, was the first'
Mir in seven that the state's expenditures were not greater'
M : tè receipts.
H :er« are asking the reason for the feverish interest that is
■ ..tn by Democratic politicians, the papers controlled by
ijmining and power companies of the state, the agents and
of these mining and pow r er companies in the well
campaign to defeat Governor Dixon for re-nomination.
■^Re answer is plam-Il >S in the hope of defeating the pro
gymetal mines tax, under which the big mining companies
■fcfirst time in their history will be compelled to pay a fair
W the tax burden they now. and have for years, shifted to
of the fanners and small business people and wage
m Furthermore they foster the hope that if they can ac
i* Ik defeat of Governor Dixon the 34 suits that ha"e
in the various counties of the state seeking to evade
, f . • si i • j . B V. rv<lu
ppimt of taxes justly levied against their properties and
vve re i'm rc more than two millions in registered
x ' ° n »«tanding. hut the treasury was in such a condition
-Mature pa->ed an emergency measure providing for
<) at 7 per cent interest to keep the state
r functioning- Had there been sufficient funds avail
• tv to meet the needs of the state, Montana would
v d near $10,000 annually in interest that subse
this loan.
called the attention of the legislature, at its
paid upon
his term as governor, to the fact that the
running into debt at the rate of more than a million
the appropriations w T ould have to be
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revenu»* mcas
running
and avert state bankruptcy.
expenses
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nipanies and the power interests of Mon-'
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due the state treasury may be turned to their financial
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spending the last week in
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tlosadap and visiting with Mrs.
and other friends left
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stalled, and when the contemplated
improvements are made, the office |
will be one of the most comfortable
a large bam with loft, garage ami
chicken house, located at 113 West
j Lamme Street, owned by John Kie
fer, retired meat market proprietor,
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and occupied by J. D. Grossbeck, lo -1
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, cal tinner, were practically destroyed
j by fire shortly after 3 o'clock this,
I Wednesday, afternoon. The cause of
'
aS We ^ as one o1 most conven
iently located insurance offices in the
! Gallatin valley.
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KIEFER BARN BURNS
ON WEST LAMME ST.
A set of out buildings, including
j the fire could not be determined, the
i probability being that the extreme
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heat of the afternoon sun and tne
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possible presence of greasy rags in.
the building resulted in spontaneous
combustion .
ner of Main and .Grand avenue, of
tlie first grease raclq, or elevated
runway for the speedy and efficient
Story Has First Grease Rack
The installation, this morning, by j
the Story Motor Supply ,at the cor- j
jrreasing of automobiles, recalls the
fact that the same concern, at
original oil and gas filling station at
the corner of East Main and Wal
* a ce avenue, installed the first
"drive-in" filling station in Montana
some years ago. The new runway
is Ioc8ted in tbe „, ar of the Grand
* Vtm * ra,in * station > U being "
arranged that cars can conveniently
take the slight grade from the Grand
avenue side. The elevation is such
that a man of average height can
qu 5 c kly have all the underneath
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greasc cups filled by an attendant,
well as permit the car owner to
look over the underrigging himself
as
that all bolts and nuts
tight. "The Story Motor Supply
Cochran, has made
! and make
sure
are
said Manager
it a point to keep in the lead of the
nrocession in the matter of improve
iv.ents in accessories for automobil
ists, and it certainly haa in
and satisfaction to its
gas and oil filling station P at ^*
The fact that we installed the •
drive-in filling station ;the first to
modem greasing rack and
the mat
ter of service
install a
the first southcentral Montana accès
sory firm anywhere in this temtor
to secure the agency for the gas «a*
ep and carbon remover, Boyce-dA
are merely illu«trations of the trut
of our slogan: *If ît*s tbt best thing
for your car, we have »t.
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SENT TO PERSIA
PROTEST AGAINST
CONDITIONS
WHICH CAUSED KILLING
OF VICE CONSUL
NMSHIP TO BRING THE BOOT
Ixpect Persia to Meet Expenses and
Furnish Military Guard
For Legation
Washington.—Acting Secretary Grew
ot the state department has announced
öle dispatch, July 28, of "vigorous rep
resentations" to Teheran, as a result
of the assault upon Mrs. Katherine
Imbrle, widow of Vice Consul Robert
Imbrle, who was killed recently by a
Persian mob.
The communication sent to Minister
Oornfeld protested against the situa
tion In Persia which culminated in the
unprovoked attack upon Mrs. Imbrle.
It was supplementary to a state de
Périment note dealing more generally
the conditIons existing in Persia
end the consul's death.
The first communication delivered
; to the Persian foreign minister Indl
. cated that the United States expected
1 the Teheran government to meet the
j expense of sending an American war
, resse i to bring home the body of Vice
1 C° nsn l Imbrle and to furnish military
rmrds for the Amprican legation and
I f ° f ^ '' me " S m ' ght be
a flat statement wag made that con
tlnuance of American diplomatic and
consular representation in Persia will
dependent upon the action the Per
l4an « nvernm * n t may take Ln this case
t0 vindicate the principles of Interna
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tlonal law.
Tokio. —One hundred and sixty-nine
P«™ 00 « ware drowned in the wreck of
»teamahtp Tairsi Maru off Gape
t4i. JZZUvr
Tfce Talrol Maru nominally la a
freiester, but was crryln» a number
et pn-««e«. She Is operated by (h.
^ OT th Japan Steamship company '
tween the Tsland of Saghallen and
HoU-ndo northernmost of the marn
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Otaru at the time of the wreck. She
, T , SS el of 1,240 ton,.
The dispatch came from Toyahara,
t town on Saghallen. The ship carried
188 passengers and 54 members of the
crew. Eighteen passengers and five
nmnhers of the crew survived, reach
| ^ Toyalxara In lifeboats. ^
JAP STEAMSHIP SINKS
WITH TOLL OF 169 LIVES
Vaklma Suffers Fire Loss
Yakima, Wash.—Damage, estimated
tt $350.000, was done by a fir«, be
lieved by firemen to have been of In
cendiary origin, which swept a solid
Mock of fruit warehouses early July 20.
The damage includes a large quanti
ty of box materials and wrapping pa
, per gathered in anticipation of the
fruit marketing season. It was de
i C ] are d the materials could be replaced
in time for handling the fruit crop and
that ample storage space will be avall
; *ble elsewhere. Two of the heaviest
'losers have announced their intention
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to rebuild immediately.
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Corn and Hog Prices Soar
Chicago.—There was a big Increase
of trading in com July 28, the volume
®f transactions exceeding times the
extent of business In wheat. The May
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deliverv in corn sold at $1 a bushel,
^ hlghe8t prlc e ever known for that
delivery at this season of the year ex
cept under wartime conditions.
In connection with the bulge of corn
raines, the hog market went snaring.
Hogs showed an advance of Tft rents
• hundredweight.
was up to $10.50: surpassing predlc
tIon8 ft w ^ e ks ago that hogs would
retch $10 by October 1.
The bog market
Montana Cowboy 's Champion
V nimohTlmed
rha ^ plon broncho buster, and
Tx>rena TTlckey of Prlnevllle,
was hailed the champion cowgirl
0 f the world here, July 25. The
grand finale of the 1024 Oheyenne
W«- d«T* «lebratton wa, ,ha.r
**Rnn. < by We »««tory hare, naine 12«
toward the Rooaevelt trophy,
b#ld by Taklm« Onnutt who won
|* i t *t year at Pendleton. Ora.
Sinclair Company Lo»e» Suit
f^faS Okla.—A judgment of $1,026,
^ ft g»inst the Sinclair Oil corn
the Garfield Oil company and
^ Exchange Oil company, was award
ed the alx children of Mr. and Mr*.
J*me* A. Crews, deceased, by Judga
J B. Onlllaon in dletrlVt court here
July 2«. 'Hie suit, which haa beea
pouding for nearly three years, was;
filed by Mlae Laura Crews. gnardlM
of the minor Crews children.
kno ^' 15 p*.*engers
place on i_
Rlv ^ r D}w , na between Haikoshfn and
| K ^ OPod Sewjerska according to re
received here from Soviet Rns
Jew« Massacred On Russ Boat
In which It fal
were killed haa
a Russian boat in th#
ports
assert that an organized
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band, which attacked tbe boat picked
the Jewish pessengers, leaving ths
non-Jews alone. ^ ^
board the vessel occurred during which
the Jews were brutally killed and their
thrown lato ike river.
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Dennis publican candidate
for governor has a record open to
investigation. Among his outstand
ing achievements is the increased
savin jn frei ht made possibIc
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ana. Through to art*». and un
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rates on hay, feed, grain and various
commodities wa. saved during the
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LEE DENNIS FOR
to farmers and stockmen of Mon
most trying period in Montana his
of
All Summer Dresses
and Millinery
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9 Linen Dresses in various colors and styles at a close
out price of $10.98. This is your chance to buy a
beautiful summer dress worth up to $18.00 a this
great reduction price.
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6 beautiful Voile dresses which w'ere formerly priced
up to $15.00 at a close out price of $.8.48.
$ 5.00
4 white Georgette dresses at $5.00. The material alone
in these dresses is worth far more than what we are
selling them for.
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9 Summer Hats that we are going to move out of the
store at $1.00.
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A similar saving was made in the
forced shipment of feeder stock to
points out of the state.
As head ol the railroad commis
sion, Lee I annis took an active part
in the general investigation of
freight rates, cooperating with .he
interstate commerce commission
which resulted in a flat decrease of
10 per cent in all feright rates,
which has applied to the total freight
revenue of all toads in Montana for
192t, residents of this* state have
been relieved of an annual transpor
tation bill of $5,460.614. This is bas
ed solely on the Montana operations
and its application in this state was
possible by the action of the com
mission of which Lee Dennis is the
chariman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Scahil] depar f ed
last Saturday fer Clyde Park and
vicinity to visit frie rnis and relatives.
Mrs. W. E. Luther, who has been a
patient at the Deaconess hospital
nearly two weeks, returned to her
home yesterday.
Miss Letha Lob lell left last week
for Billings te ojm Miss Florence
Berghcrm and spend her vacation of
a ww ! : at Rosebud lake.
Mrs. Jesslyn McNaughton o£
Peoria, Ill., formerly a resident o£
Bozeman, is in the city on business
and to visit friends.