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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
TRAIN ~BALLooNISTS
AT FORT OMAHA

Washington. April 19.-Train-
, ing of men in the army signal
, service in the science Of mill
tary aeronautics will be car
, ried on this summer not only
at Fort Meyer, Va, but at Fort
, Omaha, Neb. Two officers and
, a number of enlisted men have
been detailed for the work at
Fort Omaha this summer and
, this number will be augmented
, later.
The plant at Fort Omaha now
? includes q steel balloon house,
200 feet long. 80 feet wide and
, Is feet high, an electrolytic
plant capable Of furnishing s.
, 900 cubic feet Of hydrogen gas
? an hour, a. gasometer Of $4,000
,, cubic feet capacity for storing
, sufficient gas for emergencies,
, a hydraulic pump for testing
= steel tubes at high pressure, a
= compressor for charging steel
= tubes with gas when 1t Is de-
= sired to ship hydrogen to other
= points and a wireless telegraph
= tower and plant which will be
3 used in connection with the
y wireless experiments for ball
y looms.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
PUT SOFT PEDAL ON
YOUTHFUL "ROOTERS."

Pittsburg, Pa. April 19.-That the
small boy Of Pittsburg must play base
ball with a soft pedal is the order from
Mayor Magee to the police. The
Eoungster who roots unduly when a
three base hit Is made, even on ball
lot. is likely to get 10 days.
Mayor Magee was visited by 1nflu-
entail women of the East End, who
complained that the hateful baseball
season was now upon them" and they
wanted some protection from the small
boy, whose leather lungs made their
In order to oblige, the new mayor called
in Chief of Police Thomas McQuaide to
make the small boy play baseball
softly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
LONE WOMAN RoUTs
$50 SPORTS AT FIGHT

OH City, Pa, April tL-About $50 sports,
who had gathered in a barn, 10 miles east
OF here, to witness a fight between two
local pugiists, were routed by Mrs. J. D.
slower, who lives near the scene. .
The fighters were beginning the FIRST
round. when she opened the door and
walked in, her attention being attracted
by the lights that shone through tbs
cracks of the barn. -.
Mrs. Slower ordered the men TO dispense
and after a short parley, during which she
threatened to notify the sheriff, h ref
sree decided all bets off. and the men left.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
.CUDAHYS INDICTED FOR
.DEFRAUDiNG GOVERNMENT

Topeka. Kan, April 19.-Indictments
were returned here today by the led
eral grand jury against the q
Packing company, of Kansas CITY,
kan, on 737 counts for defrauding the
government out of $4,000 by violations
of the internal revenue laws.
The maximum fine On each of the 7S7
counts is 81 600. The evenu law pro-,
Sides hat each pound OF uncolored
pleomargarine must bear q revenue
stamp OF a quarter of a cent, but tnat
each pound to which coior3ng matter
has been added to give II the appear
ance of butter, a 10-cent revenue stamp
must be attached. IT Is charged In the
indictments that the Cudahy company
has sold the colored product under the
quarter of a cent tax, and consequently
has defrauded the government out OF
large sums. ,
Work Of Months. !
inspectors have been working on the
case several months and have secured
samples sold In towns and cities from
New York to Seattle and from Duluth
to Jacksonville. These were forwarded
to the government chemist, who re-
ported that every sample contained col
bring matter and this evidence was
turned over to District Attorney H. ].
Bone, at Topeka, who submitted the
facts to the grand jury.
Every sample now in the hands Of the
government experts bears the identifi-
cation mark OF the inspector who pur-
chased 1t as we'll as h analysis which
shows that 1t contains coloring mat
ter.
It is claimed by the government ofi
Gals that the Cudahy company has
succeeded in ~monopolizing the oleo-
margarine market by selling the colored
product and paying the tax on basis OF
uncolorcd, there being a difference OF
9Z cents per pound. BY this means,
1t is claimed they were enabled to un-
dersell other manufacturers and contro
the market.
District Attorney Bon declared today
that in addition to the criminal action
he would bring a civil action against
the company to have the plant ant
machinery used In the manufacture o.
oleomargaine conflscated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
DOG K A JOY
RIDE INTO A POND

South Norwalk, Conn, April 90
plato. an auto dog owned by DR..
Frank Chase, released the brake on the
doctors big automobile at the top OF
Westport Hill. The high power car zig
gagged at full speed down the street,
,knocking people and teams this way
and that and taking wheels off al
riages, dashed through the fence OF
st. Paurs church and landed in a pond
in the rear of the building.
, plato, a beautiful collie, sat on the
! front seat, his nose UP and his eyes
half closed, seemingly too proud to be
concerned. Even after the machine
landed in the pond Plato kept his seat
II took six teams of horses to pull the
automobile out of the mud. The ma
chine was not damaged seriously.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
DISCOUNTED EMPLoYE
. KILLS BUSINESS MAN

. Elmira, N. Y, April 19.~Joseph Nc
Cam, a business a was shot down
on the street here today while on the
way to his store, and ID not expected
to live. His assailant Is supposed TO
have been Raymond Gill, q young man,
who had been employed by Mr.. Nc
Cam and who had been dismissed be-
cause of alleged shortages In his ac-
counts. The assailant fed on a BIZ
cycle. His bicycle has been found In
the outskirts OF the City,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
MIRRORS IN CHURCHES ASKED

7 Canton, Ohio, April MIL
liners have started a movement to have
hatrooms with mirrors provided in the
churches Of the city where pastors OBJ
ject to women wearing the new large
creations.
1T the preachers van the hats taken
off they should provide dressing rooms
where the hats may be kept during the
service and furnish a mirror" said one
milliner.
"surely, they can't expect US to hold
our hats In our laps or put them under
the seats, and without a mirror-why,
gracious, It Is simply out Of the Quss-
ton y
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
YOUTH DIES FROM NosEeLEEp

Houghton, Mich, April 19.-After
bleeding from the nose almost contin-
uously since last Thursday, Harry
Flat, aged II, died yesterday at his
home at Point Mills, lear Dollar bay.
The hemorrhage started while he was
coming from school Thursday after
noon, and, despite the efforts Of sur
geons and physicians, the flow of blood
Continued
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
BROWNS HIMSELF IN
POND TWO FEET DEF

Youngstown, Ohio, April 19.-Levi
Crum, II years old. a wealthy Austin.
town farmer. committed suicide last
night by drowning himself in a pond
on his farm. The water was but two
feet deep, and Crum knelt on his hands
and knees in the pond In order to keep
his head under water. Mr.. Crum had
been in poor health.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
FAIRBANKS AND PARTY
SAIL FOR THE ORIENT

San Francisco, Cal, April 20.-For.
mer Vice President Charles w. Fair
banks, accompanied by Mrs. Fairbanks
and others, have sailed for the Orient
on the Japanese liner Chiyo Maru. He
will stop at Honolulu. leaving there on
May II for Yokohama, whence he will
proceed to Pekin.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
HEROIC GIRL SAVES
HER BROTHERS. LIFE

Plymouth, Mich, April 2l.-Seven.
year-cld Zaida White showed herselI
to be a real heroine when she saved
the life of her 2-year-old brother oy
carrying him out OF their burning nome
early today. The barking or the 9
Weakened the family. In the confusion
the baby, sleeping in an upstairs room!
was overlooked. Zaida darted back and
returned safely down the blazing stars
casa with the little fellow In her ar~ai
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
NoRpIcA DENIES ENGAGEMENT.

Brantford, Ont, April 20.-Mrs. Nor
Her personal representative, w. +.
Chauncey, stated positively that there
is nothing in the story of Nordica's en-
gagement to George w. Young. 1t was
an old story, he said, and without foun-
dation. Nordiea refused to be inter-
viewed, but issued q statement that she
was not engaged. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
IT'S A ~FAKE-cUDAHY.

Omaha, Neb., April 19.-"There are
no such indictments. The story is a
fake" declared e. A. Cudahy to the
Associated Press today when his at
tention was called to the story from
Topeka alleging that the federal grand
Jury had found true bills against the
Eudahy Packing company on charges OF
violating the internal revenue laws,
with this sweeping denial Mr.. Cudahy
dismissed the matter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
SON OF DIPLOMAT IN
PRISON FOR FORGERY

Chicago, April ~17.-Joseph Houston,
son of a former congressman and min
lister to China. Is IN Jail for forging
money orders.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
KAISER in CORFU.

Corfu, April 20.-Emperor William
and the empress arrived here today
and were greeted by the king OF
Greece.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
MEN BUY
100000 BUSHELS
Bulls Get Setback When Wheat
Prices Drop, but Keep Loss
Slight.

Chicago, April 1.-THE pur-
chases Of James A. Patten and :
immediate associates during the
Anal Is minutes Of today's ses-
sion Of the board Of trade are
approximately 100000 bushels
Of May. July and September
wheat.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22

A single body Of iron ore I'm Lebanon
county. Pennsylvania, has been mined
almost without interruption since l74o.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
ACTING 70 RESTER
RETURNS
MR.. SiLcOx TELLS OF cONDl-
TioNS IN EASTERN PART
OF STATE.

Acting District Forester f. A. Sill
cox has returned from Il seven weeks
trip over the various national for
ests of the state. In his travels he
visited the jefferson. Lewis and
Clark. Flathead and Blackfoot ma
tional forests, and states that the
boundary work in nearly completed.
1t will be entirely finished by No
rember, and then the maps nf the for
ests in the state will be compiled.
When congress meets at its next SEES
sion. 1t will be called on To take ac-
tion In regard tn eliminating various
grazing lands, which ut present are
included in national forests. The
maps of some of the forests have
been examined in detail and found to
check accurately in the field.
MIR. Silcox states that the conditions
of the forests is excellent. These in
the eastern part of the state have had
few or no fires. in fact they have had
so much rain as To help the dry
farmers. In the Judith hasin, where
rain has been plentiful. there will be
splendid crops Of wheat. Many fields
will show from 50 to 40 bushels of
grain to the acre. At one place. Mr..
SilenS says. he was shown n patch
Of wheat standing about 800 feet above
the creek-hed. which, it is claimed.
will SO 81 bushels to the acre.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
MISS BISHOP PLAYS
DELIGHTFULLY."-
HER VIOLIN RECITAL ON FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL BE RARE TREAT
FOR MlssouLlANs.

Seats are on sale at the Orvis music
store for the violin recital by Miss
Marie Bishop. which win be given Fri
day night at the Christian church.
Those who remember Miss Bishops re-
markable proficiency on the violin will
readily accept the statement of her in
structor. that she has developed into
an artist of rare ability. Her per-
Torrance on her favorite instrument
is said to be artistic and sympathetic:
her genius is recognized wherever she
has appeared in coast cities. Ever
since she left Missoula. Miss Bishop
has been pursuing her studies on the
violin; for the last two years she has
been studying under the direction af
Herr Rosen. who ranks as one of the
greatest teachers in this country; she
has undertaken her present tour with
Herr Rosen's complete approval and
with his enthusiastic Endorsement Of
her marked ability. hissoula will en-
joy Il rare musical treat in hearing
Miss Bishop and there will be added
to the enjoyment the complete salts
faction of knowing that the young
artist is Il Missoula girl who has made
good.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
TRUANT OFFICER LIKES
ISSUES 'ULT|MATUM

Truant Officer Likes is enlisted for
the war He is determined To get
every boy and girl of school age en-
rolled in the city schools or he viii
know the reason why. The indiffer
ence nj good many of the parents
at the city is causing unnecessary diff
ficulty in this campaign and it is
against these parents that Mr.. Likes is
making his fight 1T present
The state law makes these indiffer-
eat parents liable to severe punish
ment. The first offense is punish
able by fine Of from 50 to $50. Per-
sistent refusal In cooperate in secur-
ing the attendance of children at
school win land the offending parent
in the pen.
"Yoy may say for me- said Mr..
Likes yesterday. that there will be no
mercy shown To these parents who will
not help get their children into school
W. are going after them and We sx-
peet To get Them If they do not get
in and drill The children cannot be
expected to be interested in school if
the parents are 81 careless"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
APPOINTS
COMMITTEE
FIVE MEN ARE CHOSEN TO MAKE
READY FOR A PERMANENT
BOOSTER ORGANIZATION.

President Reilly nf the Booster club
yesterday announced his appointments
for membership on the special com
mittce to prepare constitution and
to arrange for the permanent organi-
zation Of the club. This committee
is made up of John NJ. Evans. chair
Il. NJ. McHaffic and james NJ Rhoades.
This committee viii meet at the
earliest date possible. probably nj the
call Of the chairman. The meeting Of
the club To receive the report of the
committee and To consider the recon-
mendations for permanent work will
he held ut the rooms Of the chamber
Of commerce, Wednesday. October 20.
II Is expected that the club will start
along which the organization will
operate will he determined ut the meet
ing next Week.
Booster buttons have been ordered
and viii be here In short time. Ii
will be required of every man who is
connected with the movement to push
the sale of these buttons and To get
the booster movement generalized as
much as possible. I'VE are enlisted
for $4,000" said President Reilly last
night. when We have reached that
mark. We will disband. set n new
figure and reorganize. But it Is now
for $4,000 and the sooner the better.
Everybody is expected to drill
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
LOCAL SOCIETY
Wonan's Club.

The literary department of the Wom-
ans club held its first session
for the year al the home of
Mrs. T. 4. Wickes in South Missoula
yesterday afternoon. An interesting
paper. which occupied the greater part
of the afternoon. entitled. The De-
velopment of the Modern Novel," was
read by Miss Stewart. A large num-
Der of members We're present and the
meeting proved most successful.
The art department met at Mrs.
Newell Mason's home in South Mis-
soula yesterday afternoon. Work for
the coming year was discussed and it
was decided IL take up interior decora :
ton for the winter. Hereafter the art
department will meet on the first and
third Mondays. The meeting for Mon
day had good attendance,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
WILL CAVE IS SLATED
FOR CHANCELLORSH|P

The Missoula knights of Pythias
will be represented at the N Getting of
the grand lodge in Lewistown by a
good delegation, which expects to ac-
eomplish the election of Will Cave. of
this lodge. 10 the highest office in the
gift Of the state lodges. tho grand
ehanceliarship The delegation left
yesterday, most of them going Ia Butte
Ia join the Silver Bow delegation.
Laurel lodge is represented by W. RI.
Reid. F. NJ. Ingalls,. W. ID. kendrick
and W. W. Mccormick. The Rathbane
Sisters haze sent. as delegates: Mrs.
W III. Reid. Mrs John Naodsnn. Mrs
NJ L. James Airs. L. NJ. Ingalls, ac-
companied the delegation as i guest,
VIII Cave Went To Butte and will So
from there to LewistaNn.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
PAYS DEATH CLAIM.

{. l.. Taslar. special agent of the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance COM
pans of Newark, \. j.. yesterday
handed to Airs. Phoebe r. Minnick the
comnaas's check for sl,0ao.s5 in settle
ment nf the death claim of Harry l..
Minniek, who took out Il polics one
and one-half months before his death,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
MARRIED BY JUSTICE.

Yesterday afternoon Justice of the
Peace Small United in marriage John
r Harne al Chester. :. G. and Jennie
May Shestrcr Of Kansas CITY, Mo. The
ceremony was performed i'll the district
Cnurt room
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
Kings Daughters Meet.

The Kings Daughters held Il meet
ing on Monday afternoon al the home
nj Airs, - ii, kettleNeli III South Mis-
SCUBA. An unusual number af calls. for
this time IF the year. on the society
We're reported and several committees
We're appointed Following the hnsi-
ness nf the day short social session
Mas enjoyed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
IN GAY
p1REE
The PASSION PLAY.

san Francisco. Oct. 1.-THE first
production of the Passion Play" by
Rev iasarhat kraas. Franciscan
monk began at the Coliseum here to-
night. and four nights Will be neees--
sary Ia complete the story told in the
reIisina : drama.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
Five O'clock Tea Club.

The members of the Five O'Clock
Tea club We're entertained yesterday
afternoon by Mrs IL. T, Wilkinson ut
her hope on Gerald avenue. Tin
early part nf the Afternoon MAS devoted
to neediewark. and at o'clock tea
VAS served
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
Notice,

All parties indebted to the firm Of
Tevis & craNshaw are requested to
call at enles, Eigman & Co.'S store
and settle same ky Nov. l. After
that date all unpaid accounts viii he
put into the hands of a collector with
instructions IL elect.
TENS 4 cRAwSHAW.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
THE COMMISSIONERS.

Yesterday morning the county COM
missianers granted i liquor license to
Il. DaNon of 81. Regis, In the after
noon road inspection trip took the
county officials tn Bonner.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12
A Series of Parties.

Mesdames Dan Arms and W. IL.
Beacon viii be hostesses AT a series
of parties to he given at Mrs. Reacom's
home in South Misseula. on Weanes-
day, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12

other foreign mail yesterday Mas an
Illuminated postal card from Paris.
BEARING the combined
IN GAY signatures OF Carl
p1REE Gresnhoad and Donald
Ward Carl writes that
hc and Mrs Gfeeahaoa reached
Paris safely and are having a
Pleasant visit Their first eve
ming OFT WAS spent III theater
and they We're surprised In find that
one of the performers MAS Donald
Ward. who went from Missoula to inin
Il midget company. He is doing well
In Paris and likes the new work. He
appended his signature IL the card as
evidence at good faith.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12

I
interesting letter from Joseph Boos.
who IL now visiting in
SAFE IN Germany. lie and Mrs.
GERMANY Zoos had safe and
pleasant trip tn the old
country, and now they are enjoying
their stay in the fatharland 1T was
a long journey for old people" writes
Mr.. Roos. but we had no unpleasant
experiences aside from a slight sick
ness Of my wife In New York. Where
the cxertinn of climbing the stairs to
the elevated trains gave her an attack
Of asthma. our voyage across tho
ocean was made in the North German
Lloyd steamer George Washington. Il
new hoat-its first voyage VAS made
In June~-and we made the trip to
cherbnurg in seven days and six hours,
The journey from therhourg Ia Paris
we made in the night In the special
steamer train. In Paris IL was cold
aud rainy and in two days W. started
tn Strassbnrg. There | got my first
impression of German mllitarism. and
all | have To say is Hats off From
Strasshurg we went la heerhurg In
the grand duehs of BADEN. where We
/ are visiting II ntpnsW. VINO IL director
If teachers seminary with 200 stu
dents The school is in an old castle.
great ancient building that Is very
interesting This city lies on the
shores Of the Raaensee u4ake Con-
stanzl and is only Ii miles from Fried
richshnfen. where Count Zeppelin has
his airship works. | shall take that in
soon. The people of this country are
not as slew as they are represented:
progress Is visible everywhere: the
people are happy and eontente,l: Labor
II fairly well paid and there ale no
die or aissolute people. | have not
s.sn tsrunkara or II sagrant: The po-
lice magistrates will have ta learn IA
rsN trade We get The Missoullan NIL
r1lht: the last one that came told of
the three hnldups in one night, in ono
Of which my snu-tn-law had Il taste
nj IL, Please give my best regards Ia
the good neop'e of Missoula and AZ
ecpt the same for Yourself"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12

David Dasis-who Is known to tho
Northern Pacific boys as Shorty -
has received deserved
DAVIS is recognition in the serv-
BIG BOSS ice IT the Milwaukee
mt Deer Lodge When
he left MissoHla there was general re-
gret; it was felt that Missoula couldn't
afford tn lose so good man. and
there Was ordered a period of 90 days
mourning at the Northern Pacific
shops But Davis has made good in
the big shops at Deer Lodge: word
has come to Misspula that he is now
general foreman Of the pant with fun
authority. Those who knew shorty
best are not surprised at the promo
ton: they know that ii is merit.d:
but they are surprised that The Mil
waul<ee people found it out So soon
But the Milwaukee folks have the rep
tatf"n Of Knowing = good thing when
they See II, and this IL i'm keeping with
that reputation. The Missouta friends
NJ Mr.. Davis vii he delighted to learn
pf his advancement. all the more be
cause they are confident of his ability
to make good. And when the yellow
cars stop at Deer Lodge the Missoula
passengers viii always have n greater
interest In the place; they have always
felt that they had a proprietary con-
Germ In the town ever since COYOTE
Pin went there to board. but with Da-
Wis az general foreman on the other
side Of the river there viii be added
name of the pretty city up the stream.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12

Charlie Searlss has broken into tho
Tony Pastor class, by the pnr base
Of the interest af Larry
SNOWMAN Stephens in the Grand
SEARLES theater "Thisbe' be-
comes theatrical matt
ager, and hc will now take tickets ut
the door instead of walking through
train for them. The man with the
ticket will now have to see Series.
the chas. through the train will ne Il
thing Of the past Charlie was on the
lob last night: after the first he was
all right. At til. beginning he tried
tn punch the tickets as they were
handed To him. but Simnns told him
that was not necessary; he had also
tn be instructed In the matter Of re-
bate checks. he thought he had to
issue one 81 the much punched strips
for every cash fare. This. however.
lasted quick and Charlie was gather
Ing in the pasteboards with all the
cnsor ciance Of veteran before the
night was half over. He viii make
good. he always does.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12

Charlie Scariss has broken into til.
Tony Pastor class by the pnr has.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-12

To The Muscular yesterday came an
interesting letter from Joseph Boos.