The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

the court Oh j Fort aiissoula soldier.
Tie soldier IN question was Private
Walter Carpovage. u company Is.
Sixth infantry, who was tried at Fort
MsssoIla op charges yf absence with
out leave for fiv. days last August
during which he. sent ON a rampage
in the city Of MiSsoula. causing his
arrest Oh two occasions by the city
authorities. The court ordered his
disfonorabIe discharge from the army
and Imprisonment FOR Is months. but
General Strrsis !ield that no member
of court martial should be preiu-
diced against military convict and
ordered the sentence " the court over
ratea and carpova-e restored {, duty.
The court martha! at Fort NIssoula
HIS sentenced Private George \. Nil
Ter o: TROOP l.. Sixth cavalry. to Is
months Imprisonment and dishonor-
able discharge from tile army. NIL
Ter deserted from Fort Kcugi In May
lg.1. but was net caught until oslo
ser ~. last al Hamilton.
Tae court martial ~ Fort Yellow
STONE. wyu.. has sentenced Private
airy. to SIX months Imprisonment and
d's.ionorable discharge from The army.
Tor ueserti"n srom Fort Yellowstone
last september. IL. WAS caught at
...4.nss III october.
Tie naval authorities are pleased
at the decline vi court uiart.a.s in IN.
..ay:. Last var there WAS Il decrease
L..
MARTA. G.ts.s.
IN reporting the Dili ~" :',e creation
VI Il ourca'. vi n.ies N the interior
department., Iaaii a4tu nun " tac
ui.Itea and mining Committee says that
tae demand ivr saca a bureau has
steadily grown with the srowia of the
mining industry ana the substantial.
unanimous testimony aud appeal ron
every quarter recognizes the necessity
" some central governmental purcaa
where the varied Hecus and interests
Of this great industry may be studied
and promoted "Mtich valuable work
has been and is being "a will be done
by the states t. investigate ana foster
the local mining interests but many
states have not the means 10 do this
he says. None OF them
covers the entire field. nor is any one
state interested I'm all branches and
departments Of this great industry.
The mere statement OF facts. that
the mining industry adds annually to
the wealth of the country a value of
nearly $.,O0O,000, and that this enor-
mously valuable resource. second In
value only to agriculture. has until
received substantially no pro-
motion. no help. and no attention from
the United States government. ought
10 be argument enough for this bill. |
But there is one other considera- /
ton which your committee cannot re-
frain from urging. The great growth |
Of the mining industry Of the United !
States In recent years has been at /
tended with "a disproportionate and |
loss vi. lie. due to accidents |
and explosions in mines. The horror |
ana sadness of some Of these are still |
'resh in our memories. II is incon-
,eirable that such accidents might I
not be prevented. The cause or causes
u them are obscure, as was shown t
1t our hearings: but the danger, |
whether gas or dust or both COM !
or whatever the cause. must /
disclose itself to adequate scientific |
Investigations.
When we recall that these acct |
Tents in 1907 sacrificed the lives of
nore than $500 persons. that this APP /
,alling loss Of life has continued from /
'ear to year AMONG the men who in ;
darkness and dangers courageously t
pursue their vocation. the appeal in /
his regard becomes weil-pigh i'm
Representative Kinkaid vi Nebra Ska !
nus introduced Il bill granting leaves /
II absence to homestead entiymeu and !
heir families for not exceeding four
months during the winter for the pur-
'ose " sending their children to ,
school i'll cases waere they do not
'.side Ill any organized school dis
riet or when no schools are taught