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✓ % / t I ■ I Courier > I BOZEMAN, MONTANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1927 67TH YEAR NUMBER 39 CROP CONDITIONS VERY "SPOTTED 99 Immature Grain Causing Much Concern—Weather Change Needed, Say Reports Crop conditions in Montana at the close of August, as reported by coun ty extension agents, were decidedly spotted. Late planted and immature grain is causing much concern as cool wet weather continues throughout many parts of the state and excep tionally early frosts have already ap peared in some sections. In the northern and northeastern counties wheat harvesting is nearing comple tion or is -well on its way. In east ern counties much harvesting has been done but showers and cool weather have interrupted the work and some of the longer-seasoned crops are maturing slowly. In southern, central and western ture and cool weather is most notice able. Unless the weather changes soon there appears little hope for much of the late planted spring wheat. Two or three weeks of warm dry weather are needed. Where harvesting is under way continued reports indicate some ex ceptionally high yields. In Fergus county standard varieties of winter wheat are returning yields as high as 50 bushels an acre. RESUME SCHEDULE ON ELECTRIC LINE Effective Tuesday, September 6, car service on the Bozeman-Gallatin Gateway electric line was resumed on the old scheduple to accommodate children from the rural districts vrho are attending Gallatin county high school. The schedule for the car now is: Leave Bozeman, 6:25 a. m.; return at 8:13 a. m. In the afternoon, leave Bozeman at 4:00 p. m., return at 6:05 p. m. Montana fleece averaee for 1927 was 8.6 pounds of cleaner and better quality than last year's. JESUS AND HIS DISCIPLES CONSTITUTED FIRST ROTARY CLUB, SAYS REV. DR. MEEKE The first Rotary club came into being when Jesus met with his dis ciples, girded himself with a towel and wiped his followers' feet, declared the Rev. Dr. John A. Meeke of Great Falls, executive secretary of the Mon tana State Conference Board of Pen sions and Relief, in an address at the regular weekly luncheon Tuesday of Bozeman Rotary. Dr. Meeke, who spoke on "Human Brotherhood," said in part: The first Rotary club was when Jesus, the master mind, met with His disciples to gird himself with a towel and wipe the disciples' feet. He taught them that if there was to be any claim to aristocracy, it should be on the basis of service. The cleavages in human society work against brotherhood. I some times wonder if so many denomin ations, so many clubs, are not danger ous elements in our social life. They certainly are such if they tend to em phasize class. The cleavages in Nature are normal and blessed. Na ture has chosen to produce every thing different. No two products of Nature are alike. With this ideal of divergence in Nature, we have no right to plead for uniformity of life, 4» 4 » EVERY EX-SERVICE HAN SHOULD APPLY FOR ADJUSTED COMPENSATION BY JAN. I * A nation-wide effort to encourage the half million World War veterans who have not yet applied for their adjusted compensation certificates, will be begun soon by the American Legion, acording to Watson B. Miller, chairman of the Legion's national re habiliation committee. The time lim it for filing application for the ad justed compensation expires January 1, Miller explained. Approximately 3,500,000 veterans have applied for the compensation, records of the Veterans' Bureau show. Certificates with an aggregate face value of $3,300,000,000 have been is sued. payable to the veteran at the , expiration of 20 years or to his de pendents in case of death prior to that time. Already $33,890,000 has been paid to the dependents of 33,169 veterans who have died since receiv ing their certificates., The certificates also have a loan value which increases each year, and more than 700,000 veterans have se cured loans on their certificates, amounting to a total of more than $65,000.000. All ex-service men should apply for their adjusted compensation before ft 176 BUSHELS OATS FROM SINGLE ACRE MALTA, Mont.—Ray Borst of Strater reports that one acre of oats on his place, on ground that was planted in 1925 to beets and last year to potatoes, yielded 176 Vj bushels. Another acre of oats on the same farm returned 137 bushels. M. E. CONFERENCE BEGINS SESSIONS Will Continue Until Monday Night—Noted Speakers Tell of Work of Church With the Rev. R. P. Smith presid ing and Bishop E. G. Richardson of Atlanta, Ga., as the principal speak er, the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opened here Tuesday. The sessions will con tinue until September 12. The first event on the program was the annual meeting of the Deaconess board, at the close of which the fol lowing officers were elected for the Deaconess Roxana ensuing year: Beck, Helena, president; Deaconess Guikey, Billings, vice president, and Deaconess Waters, Great Falls, sec retary-treasurer. ' Tuesday evening the delegates were guests at a dinner given by the nurses at the Deaconess hospital at which A. J. Martin of Great Falls, spoke on "Methodism in Social Ser vice." During the sessions of the Dea coness board, the assembly at the church was addressed by Bishop Richardson, who told of the work of the church and the board in this state. He stressed the fact that one eleventh of all the hospital work done by the Methodist church in the United States is done in Montana. • Wednesday morning, with Bishop Richardson presiding, the business sessions of the conference were be gun. In the afternoon the anniver sary of the Woman's Home Mission ary society was observed. Wednes day evening two nationally-known members of the church prohibition force delivered addresses,, Dr. Clar ence True Wilson and Dr. George (Continued on Page Twelve) intellect and emotion; but we plead for an attitude of mind that will per mit us to live in an atmosphere of brotherhood. The ideal church would be one where the humblest citizens and the greatest leaders could meet together in a spirit of true worship, forgetting wealth and heritage, thinking and praying in terms of service. The ideal club meets a similar concept. The laborer, the mechanic, the business man and the professional man, when seated at the same festal board, are each interested in the welfare of the other. The superiority complex is to blame for a large share of our trouble in the world today. America leads the world in a spirit of âltruism. Her heart is right. The world comes to our door, broken and bleeding. We min ister to its needs, increasing problems. Let us meet them with an optimism that is free from frivolity, and with a pessimism that is free from despair!" The Rev. Dr .Meeke is attending, as a delegate from Great Falls, the annual conference of the Methodist Ihurch of Montana, in session here until September 12. »4 We face ever the expiration date. While there is no immediate monetary income, the adjusted compensation certificate is in the form of a paid up endowment insurance policy payable in 20 years. and will mature at a time when to most men a sum ranging from a few hundred to around $1,500 or $2,000., based on length and kind of service, will usually be welcome. REV. BURDICK DEAD. Press dispatches from Helena this week reported the death September 6 at Boise, Idaho, of the Rev, Newman Hall Burdick, formerly minister of the First Presbyterian church of the Capital city. The Rev. Mr. Burdick was about 50 years of age. While in i Montana he was promirent in the | movement that resulted in the con | solidation of Montana Wesleyan col j lege at Helena and the College of Montana at Deer Lodge to form Inter mountain Union college. He was also active in the state-wide work of the Presbyterian church in this state, and was chairman of the committee on national missions. His wife and a son survive him. Tia Juana Has a Million Dollar Fire P- "".r Damage estimated at $2,000,000 was done by a fire in Tia Juana. Mexico. A general view of the ruins is given herewith. Buildings covering two blocks were destroyed. ' ■i; si; y m :■ i > ' i - * i 58 « $ i Piri .W JÄySt*; M •* A KZ ■ Mt i , : >B pri' ; v V <5 i « ■ mm ■ IR vm *6 ^<8 i mm |-'i > I i x ■ 22 A>? .SSä ... * Ü THOUSAND ENJOY PICNIC OF M. W. A. More than a thousand persons at tended the picnic of the Modern Wood men of America last Monday at Boze man Hot Springs," said the committee in charge, when asked if many friends enjoyed the good time. It was the sixth annual picnic celebrated by M. W. A. on Labor Day^. and the pro gram of events proved thoroughly stimulating and delightful for the great company assembled. Of prizes won by doughty contes tants in the lively program of events: First prize in the "Ladies' Nail Drive was won by Miss Jennie Frohm, and second by Mrs. John Hoffman. First place in the boys' race was won by Hubert Dennis, and second by Ray Dunbar._ In the girls' race, Corinne Dunbar won first place and Dorothy Hobbs, second. The 'pie-eating con test" was won by Shupp and Marvin, first; / William Hoffman, second; Harry Robinson, third. For the "pil low fight," Jack Boucher proved to be winner and Gerald Marvin took second place. In the "sack race" ^ay Dunbar won first prize and Lloyd Hughes, second. TTie "potato race was won by Gerald Marvin, with Jack Boucher, second. In a "women's race, Clara Cloninger won first place and Hildren Sheridan, second. The base ball game, played by the <4 y y yy yy a from Manhattan, was won by the M. W. A., with the score 4 to 3. A great picnic supper followed by an evening of dancing, with music provided by the Myers' orchestra, concluded the happy event. , MONT. POWER HAD STRIKING DISPLAY AT INT.-MTN. FAIR Utility and beauty cleverly blended to form an attractive display made the exhibit of the Montaan Power company in the industrial hall at the Inter-Mountain fair last week one of the outstanding features of the ex position. The power company was displaying electric ranges, washers, cleaners and table appliances, but its efforts did not stop there. The setting for the exhibit was so harmonious and tastefully arranged and so perfectly lighted that the whole made an in stantaneous and lasting impression. From the time it was onened until the last rocket fizzed out Friday evening, the booth was a center of admiration and interest. The Montana Power's exhibit at the fair was in charge of E. R. Buck, sales manager for the Bozeman dis trict. Gen. Summerall Inspects the "President's Own" I i ■ . m «I m s* a i m ii f of staff of the American army. Inspecting the 'President's Own" troop t Maj. Gen Charles P. fiumnierp of cavalry at Fort Myer, Virginia. WILL PROTEST PLAN TO ABANDON ELECTRIC MILK-SCHOOL TRAIN Taking cognizance of reports that the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway plans to aban don the milk and school train on the electric line from Bozeman to Gallatin Gateway, the transporta tion committee of the Chamber of Commerce has called a meeting of farmers, business men and oth ers for 2 o'clock Saturday after noon. The gathering will assemble at the Chamber Of Commerce of fices. Rummell of Deer Lodge, repre senting the Milwaukee, will be present to hear any protests that may be made. The train involved is of considerable importance to many valley folk and its abandon ment might result in much incon venience and loss. All who have a direct or indirect interest in this matter should be at the Chamber 1 of Commerce at 2 o'clock Satur day afternoon. General Superintendent DEATH SUMMONS RODERT G. LISTON Robert GÎ^Liston, 39 years of age, died Friday evening at his home, 304 Rouse avenue, of pneumonia. Funer al services were held Sunday after noon at the Dokken-Getchell funeral home with the Rev. R. W. Shaw, pas tor of the First Baptist church, offi ciating. Burial, with military hopors, was in the Bozeman cemetery, the pallbearers being J. W. Labertew, P. H. Wilkin, E. A. Peterson, Vic Adams, Jack Taylor and Ben Meinecke. Mr. Liston, who had lived in Boze man for many years, was a plasterer by trade and had seen service in the World war. He was born in Ness county, Kansas. He was married Oc tober 13, 1919, to Miss Evelyn John son of Three Forks, and she, with five children Survives him. He is al so survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Liston of Alliance, Nebr.; two sisters, Mrs. H. J. Smith of Hel ena and Mrs. E. F. Gustino of Pine Island, Minn., and a brother. Merle E. Liston of Alliance, Nebr. HENRY BIRD GOES TO GRAND RAPIDS Henry Bird, delegate from William English post No. 10 to the grand en campment of the Grand Army of the Republic, le.Tt Wednesday for Grand Rapids, Mich. He was accompanied by Mrs. Bird. En route he will join C. E. Adams, state commander of the Montana G. A. R., who is on a similar mission. The delegates plan to attend the encampment and do some sightseeing before returning home. ' BOBCATS FACING STIFF SCHEDULE Bobcat football warriors will be called upon to meet a strong easterrf aggregation in addition to their foes within the Rocky Mountain confer ence this year. The big game of the season, from the viewpoint of state interest, will be the annual struggle with Montana University at Butte on Saturday, November 19. Other games scheduled are: October 1, at Moscow, Ida.—Mon tana State vs. Idaho U. October 8, at Bozeman—Montana < State vs. Colorado U. October 15, at Ogden, Utah—^Mon tana State vs. Utah Aggies. October 22, at Colorado Springs, Colo.—Montana State vs. Colorado College. October 29, at Lafeyette, Ind.— Montana State vs. Purdue. November 11, at Sheridan, Wyo.— Montana State vs. Wyoming U. November 24, at Bozeman—Mon tana State vs. Colorado Mines (tenta tive). The material Coach Ott Romney is rounding into form looks very prom ising, and high hopes of triumphs for Montana State this year are held. GALLATIN CO. HIGH TO OPEN MONDAY With a strong teaching staff and everything in readiness, Gallatin County High school will open for the fall semester next Monday, Septem ber 12. The city grade schools opened Tuesdav Freshmen and sophomores régis tered yesterday, and today the juniors and seniors meet for conference. To morrow afternoon the teachers will gather to discuss various phases of their work ... teaching staff this year in clu vs J. A. Woodard, principal; Wal H. ter Mecklenburg, agriculture; Ralph Kenck, auto mechanics; Mrs. Zula Montgomery and Harry Eckhoff, commercial; Miss Dina Rees Evans, Miss Ethel Rottman, Mrs. Helen Tichenor, Miss Kathryn L. Healy and Miss Qlivene Hansen, English; Miss (Lillian Bryan and Owen L. Donohoe, history; Ralph Scudder, social sci ence; Miss Helen Waite, home eco nomics; Moss Irene Reinecke, sewing and art; Miss Lois Hendricks, Latin; Miss Marguerite V. Hood, history and music; Charles M. Silverthorn, man ual training; Miss Ida Davis, Russel Mullin and Lyle Roessler, mathe matics; W. V. Evans, French and sci ence; John Dulin, science; Miss Ida Ferry, librarian; Mrs. Mary Waters Houston, piano, and Mrs. Lorene Taber, clerk. The morning session toll begin at 8:30 and end at noon, the last 30 min j utes being devoted to conference and ; assembly. I FINE WEATHER ON LAST DAY OF FAIR Big Crowd on Hand—Exposition Is Said to Have Been Success —List of Awards Beautiful weather and a splendid attendance characterized the closing day of the Inter-Mountain fair, which earlier in the week had been seriously handicapped by frequent and copious rains. While no figures have been given The Courier by the fair board, it is stated that the exposition, de spite all drawbacks, was a success. Generally, much praise was heard for the Inter-Mountain fair. Slo ganed as "the big livestock exposi tion of Montana," it lived up to its reputation in that respect by drawing the cream of this county's and state's purebred show animals—beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep and hogs. While the race program brought to track only local horses, it was much enjoyed, and on the whole the amusements provided were of a high order. Large and attractive indus trial, educational, and other displays rounded out the offerings to the pub lie. The night shows, too, were deserv ing of commendation. Band concerts, free acts, the ceremonies incident to the coronation and repeated appear ances of Miss Eunice Eagle, Queen of Gallatin County, and her party, and the big fireworks displays were much appreciated by the crowds. Throughout the four days the fair was open, there was no serious acci dent or disagreeable incident of any kind—unless the "rotten" may be so characterized, were heard to express much regret that clear skies and sunshine were not possible to make the exposition, from the attendance standpoint at least, the biggest of its kind ever staged in Gallatin county. The awards in the various depart ments will be published in this news paper as space permits. Those in the beef and dairy cattle, floral, rural school and city school divisions fol low: weather Patrons Beef Cattle Aged bull—Child-Anceney, first. Three - year-old — Child - Anceney, first and second. Two-year-old—Child-Anceney,. first. Summer yearling^-A. H. Sales and Son, first; Child-Anceney, second; A. (Continued on Page Twelve) ■* GALLATIN TEAM WINS AT HELENA ^he Smith-Hughes stock judging team °f Gallatin County High school f^st place at the Montana State f air at . Helena this week, according to î? 6 . 1 !® T^sday. . Albert Michel of the Gallatin team was high individual scorer in the con 1 ^ S u'_f n iL his teammates also placed, Robert Overstreet second and Charles Martin fourth. All of the young men ar e students at Gallatin County high school. Gallatin county's educational ex hibit, in charge of Miss Rose Miller and Miss Donovieve Ferguson of the county superintendent's office, also won several premiums and much at tention at the state fair. Among the ribbons taken were first in paper cut ting of first, second and third grades; first for maps by rural pupils, first for maps by city schools, first for ag riculture, first for free-hand cutting by sixth, seventh and eighth grades, first in perspective, first in posters and lettering, first in health posters, second and third in penmanship, sec ond in lettering, third in collection from second class districts and third in collection from third class districts. Albert Michel Is Individual High Scorer In Junior Stock Judging Contest I. CHARLES L DAVIS TAKEN BY DEATH Death last Friday morning took Charles Larkin Davis, a resident of Bozeman for 47 years, who lived at 40 North Rouse avenue. Mr. Davis had been ill but a short time. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the West chapel, and burial, in charge of the Woodmen of the World, was in the Bozeman ceme tery. Mr. Davis was born December 10, 1855, at Waveriy, Mo. During the last three years he had been operator of 4;he Gallatin eountv scales. Be sides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hazel Jas person and Mrs. Maude Hale of Belgrade, and by two sons, Roy of hree Forks and Frank of Seattle. Bozeman building permits ust totaled $11,930. This i less than for August, 1926, total was $27,650. " 3 for I ight .