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T. H. Sears, Business Manager
W. W. Casper, Managing Editor
THE BOZEMAN COURIER
Published Every Friday Morning at 43 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana
IN THE FAMOUS GALLATIN VALLEY"
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MAKE IT PROSPEROUS
When people pass the merchant's store, but
few enter to buy, "business isn't so good," we
say. The merchant, feeling the pinch, curtails
the family expenses, with the result that they
d© without new coats, and buy smaller orders of
groceries, coal and the like. The grocer and the
coal dealer are affected, in turn, and must lay
off help.
When business is bad, work is slack. Slack
work means idleness and fewer pay dollars. It's
the old "vicious circle." No buying ; no business ;
no work; no pay; no buying—one affects the
other all the way around. No buying is something
akin to a boomerang—it returns to strike you.
But when people buy, business is good. That
creates a need for more goods, and more goods to
pell means more help, and more help means more
pay. When you patronize your merchant you
indirectly help yourself, and when you desert
him you hurt yourself.
Help your Bozeman merchant and yourself by
patronizing him. When you buy in Bozeman your
work and your pay is made more secure. Your
dollars circulate in the community and eventually
return to you. But when you buy out of town,
your money does not come back, and you are
vitally affected.
The best message for the New Year is,
Patronize home town stores!" Spend your
money in Bozeman and, in direct proportion to
the sums you spend, your prosperity will be
guaranteed. Make "Trade at Home" an unbreak
able resolution for 1926!
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SCHOOL COST FIGURES
More than 500 county superintendents of
schools have sent to the bureau of education,
United States department of the interior, reports
concerning the educational work under their sup
ervision. These reports, covering about one-sixth
of the rural territory of the United States, are
fairly representative of school conditions in the
open country, villages, and cities of less than
2,500 population. Only the cost per pupil in 1924
will be noted here.
For the entire country the average cost per
pupil was $68 in the one-teacher schools, the
schools of two or more teachers in the open coun
try, the consolidated schools and those in villages
where at least 50 per cent of the enrollment came
from farm homes. These groups combined make
up the rural schools.
In the same counties in the large villages and
small cities where less than 50 per cent of the
enrollment came from farm homes, the average
cost per pupil was $101.
Dividing the whole country into four geograph
ical divisions, it appears that in the North Atlantic
division the average cost per pupil was $69 in
the rural schools and $85 in the larger villages
and small city schools.
In the North Central division the average cost
per pupil was $78 in the rural schools and $111
in the larger villages and small cities.
In the two Southern divisions combined the
average cost per pupil was $34 in the rural schools
and $44 in the larger villages and small cities.
In the Western division the average cost per
pupil was $97 in the rural schools and $117 in the
larger villages and small cities.
RURAL STANDARDIZATION
Improvement in the work of rural schools is
promoted in 34 states by the recognition of schools
which reach certain minimum standards pre
scribed for school plant, qualification of teachers,
character of instruction given, and the like.
To stimulate this standardization, 31 states in
some way reward schools coming up to the re
quirements. In seven states this recognition
takes the form of tablets or door plates; certifi
cates are given in seven ; eleven offer a monetary
^ reward, and others give honorable mention in of
ficial publications of the state department of edu
cation, as explained in rural school leaflet No. 32
on "Improvement of Rural Schools by Standard
ization," by Edith A. Santhrop, assistant special
* ist in rural education for the bureau of education
of the interior department.
In some instances honorable mention is given
in addition to the individual gift. Tablets and
door plates are usually of metal, and bear such in
scriptions as "Superior School" or "Standard
School," and generally they are placed either on
the outer door of the schoolhouse, or just above
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STRONG ENDORSEMENT
Emphatic endorsement of the Pacific North
west Exposition, to be held in New York next
May by four northwestern states—Washington,
Oregon, Montana and Idaho—and the territory
of Alaska is contained in an editorial by Frederick
G. Fassett in a recent issue of the Boston Evening
Transcript.
So captivated is Mr. Fassett by the idea that
the asks, "Why not a New England exposition?"
and suggests Chicago or some other city on Lake
Michigan as a possible site.
After pointing out that it is by such enterprises
! that the people of one section of the country are
| made acquainted with the advantages, resources,
vides 43,467 feet of exhibition space,
position, while conducted through the medium
of a corporation, is not for profit. Preparations
! for the great industrial show have been going on
for months, and the governors of the five com
monwealths mentioned have placed their influence
and beauties of another, Mr. Fassett says that
New England can take a lesson from the Pacific
Northwest in the matter of employing publicity
! methods with "punch" in them.
The Pacific Northwest Exposition will be held
I in the new Madison Square Garden, which pro
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squarely behind it. It is expected to prove of
incalculable value* to the section of the country it
represents,
Last June President Coolidge, writing to ex
press his gratification over reports concerning
progress of arrangements for the Pacific North
west Exposition, added:
I cannot but feel that this method of intro
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ducing the different sections of our vast country
to one another is calculated to benefit all parts
of the nation. The more Americans know of their
own country, the better Americans they are sure
to be, for it is bound to be an inspiration to
realize the extent of the national estate that has
become the endowment of this great community.
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THE WORLD COURT
With the reconvening Monday of the senate,
debate upon the proposed entry of the United
States into the World Court was resumed with
great vigor.
President Coolidge and many leading men of
the nation—men, by the way, who have widely
differing political views—have endorsed entry of
this country into the World Court upon what are
known as the Harding-Hughes-Coolidge terms.
Considerable misunderstanding, helped along
by statements of those opposed to the United
States having anything to do with the World
Court, exists in regard to the terms mentioned.
With a view to furnishing Courier readers with
accurate information, we outline the Harding
Hughes-Coolidge terms :
1— That the admission of the United States
to the World Court shall not be taken to
involve any legal relations to the League of
Nations or the assumption of any obligations
under the Covenant of the League of Nations.
2— That the United States shall participate
on terms of equality with other nations in
the election of World Court judges.
3— That the United States shall pay a fair
share of the expenses of the Court as deter
mined and appropriated from time to time
by the congress of the United States.
4— That the statute for the Court shall
not be amended without the consent of the
United States.
5— That the United States shall not be
bound by advisory opinions rendered by the
Court upon questions that the United States
has not voluntarily submitted for its judg
ment.
These terms, while apparently clear and con
crete, are being attacked by opponents of the
Court as ambiguous and capable of adverse inter
pretation.
It cannot truthfully be said at this time that
there is any definite national sentiment on the
World Court question. The public as a whole is
interested, but has not passed judgment. The
senate debate njay crystallize sentiment.
In the meantime it is well to accept with reserve
some of the impassioned assertions of both sides,
at least until facts show beyond a doubt that they
are justified. The question at issue is more
momentous than generally realized.
j Wanted—The name of the individual who is
j opposed to President Coolidgé's program of
omy and tax reduction.
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SAVINGS DEPOSITS GAIN
$2,000,000,000 IN YEAR.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The savings
department of the American Bankers'
association reports that on the thir
tieth of last June, the deposits of the
American people in the savings banks
of the country totaled more than $23,
000,000,000 which was an increase of
more than $2,000,000,000 in one year.
The increase was in all sections,
The increase in the east central sec
tion was 9 per cent, and in the west
central se tion was 5 per cent in cr|
even including the middle west and
j far west. This indicated prosperity
in those sections reported by agitators
to be in bad shape.
year.
NEW TAX BILL GIVEN
APPROVAL OF PUBLIC.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Passage of
the new 1926 tax bill through the
house, was easy for the Republican
majority compared with the fight in
1924 characterizing the tax bill of
that year.
In 1924 the administration and the
secretary cf the treasury were sub
mitted to severe criticism at the hands
•of the Democratic and Radical fusion
group. This group controlled the sit
uation and enacted into a law a meas
ure that the president, Secretary Mel
lon and a majority of the Republican
leaders said was excessive in its sur
tax rates, and would require amend
ment and adjustment in 1925 for the
tax year beginning March 15, 1926.
What took place justified the predic
tions of the Republican administra
tion; and this year the house, includ
ing both the Republican and most all
of the Democratic leaders, joined in
passing a tax bill that, in its essen
tial features, meets public approval.
Personal exemptions have been in
creased, relieving at least 2,000,000
taxpayers with small incomes.
The bill now is in the hands of the
senate committee tn finance, where
consideration of the measure began
January 4.
ADMINISTRATION IS FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—There can
be no mistaking the attitude of the
administration as regards prohibition.
It is for enforcement; absolute and .
uncompromising. The question of
wet states and dry states and the !
political value of the same has been
entirely eliminated from considera
tion. The sober minded in Washing
ton who fcave given attention to this
matter believe that the question runs
far beyond the observance or non
observance of a specific law; that
what is being fought out in America,
is the question cf the integrity of all
laws.
Senator William M. Butler, chair
man of the Republican National com
mittee, voiced this thought recently in
a speech in which he declared that:
"The real prize at stake was for
law and order. # We cannot afford,'*
he said, "to allow the impression -to
grow up in the minds of the people
that it is within the province of each
citizen to pick and choose the laws
which he will observe and those which
he can disregard. The general adop-'
tion of such a thought will simply
make for destruction even of our re
public. When a law is enacted, the
right of a citizen to elect a course of
observance or non-observance has
ceased, and we cannot make excep
tion»." Happily this mo«t important
phase of the que»tien is gaining more
and more attention from tile people
at large.
MANY U. S. EMPLOYEES
ARE SADLY UNDERPAID.
WASHINGTON, D. Sooner or
later the federal government will be
obliged to recognize the fact that the
laborer is worthy of his hire, even
though he carries on under govern
mental auspices, Considering the ex
ceedingly low wage which the gov
ernment pays for services, not only
expert, but extraordinary in their de
mands, the high character of the
chiefs in the various divisions is re
markable. There is no denying that
in many government offices there are
small men to whom the $4,500 and
$5,000 salaries they are receiving rep
resent a considerable excess payment
tot the service which they give. But
without fear of contradiction, it can
be said that the number of $5,000
men who are giving $25,000 service
outnumbers the inferior ones. The
whole situation is unfortunate. While
public outcry is generally directed to
wards the elimination -of men whose
compensation exceeds the value of
the service which they render, it is
as well now to direct attention to
this group who are making a contri
bution to the government far in ex
cess of the amount which they re
ceive. Inasmuch as under the law,
the United States government is for
bidden to accept any free gift from
any of its citizens, it is about time
that the letter as well as he spirit
of this law be observed and that the
men and women in the service be
compensated with some regard as to
their real contribution. When it is ap
preciated that in the federal courts
and in many disputes in the various
bureaus and commissions, men receiv
ing $5,000 are successfully meeting
representatives of organizations and
corporations who in many cases draw
a fee of $25,000 for the handling of
one case, the amount of success which
is attending % the labors of these gov
ernment servants is remarkable. The
increasing difficulty cf finding able
men to accept responsible positions in
the government is largely because of
the fact that a man with a family
cannot afford to throw his interest
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Your Checks
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Make at least one good resolution this
year—resolve to pay your bills by check.
By doing so you will have a complete
record of all money spent as well as a
legal receipt for all payments made.
Commercial National Bank
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
and the interest of his family tv one
side in order to give his services to
the government, muen as he may de
sire. It has always been unders.ood
that the president h.mself has had
the feeling that the present situation
not only spells injustice to the abie
and competent public servant, but
hurts the service by limit ing the pos
sible candidates for pos-tions to -those
men or women
the world's goods so they can affcitl
the sacrifice.
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PRESIDENT REITERATES
STAND ON FARM RELIEF.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—It
is characteristic of
Coolidge, that once he detects ary
possibility c-f a misunderstanding or
misconstruction of any
which he has made, he loses no time
in reaffirming his position. This has
! been lately instanced in a telegram
I which he sent to the farmers in con
I vention in Iowa. From the news pa
I pers it was apparent that in some way
an impression! had arisen that the
president had changed his mind and
was inclined to consider, if not ac
cept, a program for price fixing or
government marketing of agricultural
products. In this emergency he lost
no time in restating, in a telegram
over his own signature, his position
on this matter. In the wire sent to
the Iowa farmers' convention he said:
"As I have stated, I am op
posed to government price fixing,
either direct or indirect, or to
government buying and selling
farm products, either directly or
indirectly. I have not approved
any specific plan. I believe, Kow
>| ever, that discussion of the sur
plus problem is bringing differ
ent interests together on the prin
ciples of a sound plan to handle
( it, and I hope further conferences
and discussions will result in the
working out of a sound economic
plan on which there will be sub
stantial agreement among farm
interests. I trust your confer
ence may contribute to this end."
A definite positive message of this
Pres ident
statement
sort is one of the kind which is of
vital importance in clearing the situ
ation which is in danger of becoming
befogged with careless expressions.
CONGRESS MANIFESTS
DISPOSITION TO WORK.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The con
gressional recess because of the holi
days gave Washington a resting spell.
It was evident, not only at the capi
tol, but in the streets of the city it
self. Even those members of con
gress who did not go home have kept
pretty much to themselves, using the
time to catch up with the work which
is always before them. Certain mem
bers of congressional committees, ig
noring the resting spell, carried cn
certain formal committee work.
The new congress must.be credit«!
with a very earnest and sincere dis
position really to make progress on
its calendar. The activity of the
bouse in regard to the tax bill has
already been noted. There are indi
cations already that the senate, al
though a little more deliberate, may
imitate the house program.
In the matter of the World Court,
unless something unforseen develops,
the indications all point to a reason
ably early vote on that and other im
portant questions. Whether congress
in so acting is obeying an impulse
which has originated with the people,
or is moving entirely on its own initi
ative, is immaterial. The fact ad
mitted by all is that there is evident
a finer appreciation of the impor
tance of doing business of the nation
than has been noted in recent years.
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