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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18
WASHINGTON NEWS
MlssouLlAN's SPECIAL SERVICE.

Washington. Jan. 1,.-Special men,
ton was made OF the Rocky Noun.
tain Rifle club of Butte. a civilian Or
SANITATION, i'm the annual report of
Lieutenant Albert S. Jones, secretary
of the National Rifle association, to
the annual meeting of the board OF
directors here last week. Mr.. Jones
said the club was making name
for ITSELF il having tied with the
Bisbce. Ariz.. rifle club. with 81 men,
bers qualifying as national marksmen.
The Butte club has an enrolment Of
Ii members, 40 of whom have pur-
chased the new Springfield rifle and
every member entered the compete
ton for the National Rifle association
medal. AIR. Jones also reported that
the Butte club will compete i'm a series
of indoor rifle matches during the
winter with IL other clubs. The shoot
ing will commence ON January u and
continue for IL weeks. The club will
fire one match with each of the other
II clubs. in teams of five men each,
firing 20 shots ut % feet on the Ma
tional Rifle association gallery target.
using the - caliber rifle and in the
prone position. The clubs which 1t
will compete with in these series of
rifle matches are: Fort Pitt club. of
Pittsburg. Italian Rifle association of
New York; Myles Standish Rifle club
Of Portland. Me-; st. Paul Rifle and
Pistol association: seattle Rifle and
Revolver association: Tacoma Rifle
and Revolver club: Los Angeles Rifle
club: Triangle cadets ~. NJ. C. Al
rifle club or Los Angeles; Warren.
Pa. Rifle and Revolver club: Birning-
ham Athletic Club Rifle association:
Bisbee Rifle association.
Lieutenant Jones spoke in his report
of these clubs being shining examples
of what can be accomplished by civil
ian associations without government
aid the members purchasing their
ammunition and eduinping their range.
Orders have been issued by Post
master General Hitchcock establishing
two new pastoffices in Montana. They
are at KLEIN. Yellowstone county. and
Pray, Park county. Nellie II. Cherry
has been appointed postmistrcss of the
office AT Klein and Valentine Egger
in charge of the Pray nostoff!ce.
Tho postoffice department has
changed the name of the postoffice at
Riverside. Gallatin county. 10 "Yei-
lowstone.''
The bill introduced by senator Dix
on providing for an additional judge
for Montana reads as follows:
That there. shall be in the district
of Montana an additional district
judge. who shall be appointed by the
president. by and with the advice and
consent of the senate. and shall possess
the same qualifications and have the
same powers ard Jurisdiction and re-
ceive the same compensation provided
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

by law in respect to other district
judges.
That the senior circuit judge of the
Ninth circuit shall make all necessary
orders for the division of business and
the assignment of cases for trial in
said district.
That there shall be two terms each
of the United states district and cir
cult courts for the district of Mon
tana held in the city of Billings and
in the city of Missoula, Mont, in each
year from and after the passage OF
this act, said terms to continue as
long as the business may require.
That the clerk of the district and
circuit courts for the district of Mon
tana and the marshal and district at
torney for said district shall perform
the duties appertaining To their offices.
respectively. for said courts.
Petitions from 20 odd merchants of
Billings protesting against the enact
ment of the parcels post bill. and from
Captain Charles French, Camp No. 1
of the United Spanish War Veterans
of Great Falls, favoring the bill grant
ing relief To volunteer officers and
men who served i'm the Philippines be-
yond their term of enlistment. have
been received and presented to the
house by Representative Pray.
The house has passed the bill pre-
viously referred to in these dispatches
granting homestead entrymen who by
law are required to establish their
residence on their lands i'm Montana
this winter. an extension of time with
in which To establish such residence
until May l. next.
Hon. John Kirk of Butte. is spend
ing few days in washington.
An interesting report on the value
of public coal lands has been issued
by the geological survey. In it is ex-
planned the method of government
classification and valuation. the max
imum denth and minimum thickness
of beds, and the ieaSing of the coal
lands. The report follows:
What is being done with the 10000,
600 or more acres of coal in the
west which still remain in the posses
sion of the governments The total
area Of the western coal fields. s~ecord-
ing TO the information bf the United
states geological survey. is laa 00a. 900
acres. The annual report of the COM
missioner of the general land office for
1909 shows. however. that since the
passage of the coal land law i'm 1876
only 5Oa.9i9 acres have been patented
as coal land. Large areas were iegiti.
mateiy acquired through railroad and
other land grants and some had al
ready passed into private ownership
before the enactment of the coal land
law but the conclusion Is forced that
much of this great acreage. represent
ing a resource OF enormous value
was through either fraud or ignorance
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

lislred the stations In this country
have done good work. As soon as the
news of the disaster in the mines at
Cherry. ILL.,. reached the engineer in
charge of the mine rescue station at
Pittsbnrg men trained in rescue work
were dispatched at once to the scene
of the disaster. Although those at the
mine said rescue would be useless and
dangerous. the rescuers entered the
mine and saved the lives of 20 miners.
II the bill for the creation of the
bureau of mines fails to pass, one OF
Its principal features would be taken
care of by the passage of the mine
rescue station bill II the two bills
are passed the proposed work would
he much more cared for. l do not be
lieve there is anything more important
requiring the legislation of congress
than steps looking toward the safe
guarding of miners. II costs this
country ten lives n day in the coal
mines. through disasters and accidents.
While we produce 460.000,000 tons of
coal year. We waste that amount
and the creation of the mines bureau
to investigate these wastes and other
questions affecting the mining of coal
and other substances would be of
great benefit to the country"
OF great interest to homesteaders in
Montana and the other western states
Is bill which has been favorably re-
ported from the public lands committee
of the house by Representative Vol
stead of Minnesota. The bill provides
that all persons who made homestead
entry in Montana, North and South
Dakota. Idaho. Minnesota, Colorado
ard Wyoming, where the period in
which they were or are required by
law 10 make entry under such de-
c,aratory statement or establish resi-
denee expired after December /. 1903,
shall have until May Is. 1910. within
which to make such entry or actual
settlement and establish residence. Ii
Is stipulated that this extension shall
not shorten either the period of cont
mutation or of actual residence under
the homestead law. The bill also
grants homestead settlers on land in
the states named leave Of absence from
the land for a period af three months
from the date of the approval of the
proposed law. This absence shall not
be deducted from the full time of the
residence required by law. The reason
for this legislation is to relieve the
entrymen of remaining on their
claims during the present severe
winter. as described by Mr.. Voistead
in his report as follows:
The bill is designed Ia afford relief
10 certain homestead settlers in the
northwestern states who find il prae-
tically impossible TO establish their
residence and remain upon their home
stead claims during the present Win
ter owing To the extreme severity of
the weather. The northwestern states
are being subjected to what is prob
ably the most severe winter weather
for the past so years. Excessive snow
storms with extremely low tempera-
ture began early in December. There
have been repeated storms since, until
il is now practically impossible for
settlers TO attempt TO build their houses
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and maintain themselves upon their
claims until the coming of spring. In
many instances their homesteads are
situated long distances, from 25 to
even 1AD miles, from railway stations
or places where fuel. and other sup
plies can be procured Several deaths
from these severe climatic conditions
have already been reported. Like legis-
lation was passed in 1907. The climatic
conditions at that time were not
nearly so severe as are experienced
during the present winter. The in
terror department has reported favor
ably upon this legislation. and the
committee recommends that the bill
pass"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

In a report on the national guard
of the country. sent to congress by
Secretary of War Dickinson. it is
stated that there are 1925 men in
Montana available for military duty,
but not organized into national guard
companies. The aggregate strength OF
the national guard of Montana is given
As ATS, of which 10 are general staff
officers. IL regimental officers. 20 COM
pany officers and 437 noncommis-
stoned officers. musicians and privates
The same report also states that
there are l4.s9i.i4S men in the country
who are available for military duty. but
not organized.
II is also stated that the eight COM
nanies of the Montana guard particle
pated in the required practice marches.
camp instruction and drill during the
past year.
\ report on the small arms firing OF
the Montana guard is Also given. show
ing that 3s4 members of the guard par
ticipated in rifle practice during the
year. of whom i6.11 per cent qualified.
Only two guardsmen qualified as expert
riflemen. seven as sharpshooters, As as
marksmen. 81 As first-class men. IL as
second class men. 81 as third -elass men
and It's as fourth-class men. The fig
ure OF merit in rifle practice attained
by the guard was only 29.sa. as COM
pared with ss.ai during the year be-
fore.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

that in the preceding month, Septem-
Der, % sales had been made az an
average price of over SiS an acre.
bringing into the office during the
month total of over sao0,0e0. that %
dcclaratory statements have been
made In one of which the prices range
from ss.0 To $40. and in another from
secs to $3.50 per acre"
Maximum Oepth-Minimum Thickness.
In the paper ON the maximum depth
at which coal may be mined and the
minimum thickness of workable coal
seam Mr.. Fisher shows that the regula-
tons of the government have been
we'll considered. in view of the general
practice here and abroad. In fixing
the maximum depth nj 5000 feet for
purposes Of classification the govern
ment has adopted conservative
course, but looking little ahead of the
present. The deepest coal shaft i'm this
country Is about 1900 feet. but coal
Is mined in Belgium At nearly 1000
feet II is worthy of note that Ameri-
can railroad companies have purchased
and are holding land for its coal de-
posits which are 5000 and more feet
in depth.
In establishing the minimum thi X :
ness at II inches the government has
again taken conservativa. middle
ground. also looking a little ahead.
While many coal men consider three
nr four feet as thin coal. nevertheless
Finch seams are now being mined
in Missouri and for 10 years IL inches
mas been regarded in England as the
minimum thickness of n workable coal
bed.
Washington. ID. C.. Jan. ii.-Under
Representative Pray's bill appro-
priating sis0.0o0 for the establishment
of mine rescue and experiment sta
lions. one of the stations would be
established in southern Montana ac-
cessible to the more important coal
fields of Montana and Wyoming. MIR.
Pray has given particular study to the
subject Of mine disasters and believes
the establishment of these stations
would do much toward alternating the
conditions. He has gone over the
matter with officials of the geological
survey. who would have jurisdiction
over the stations. and the plan has met
with their approval and that Of the in
terror department. The other stations
will be established in Ohio, Missouri,
Colorado and five other points through
out the country, all to be close TO
the important mining sections. In dis
cussing the matter. Mr.. Pray said:
1t is estimated by the geological
survey that on account Of important
work which has been carried on by the
mine rescue and experiment stations
now at Pittsburg and Knoxville, that
il is desirable 10 establish nine ad-
ditional branch stations accessible To
the principal coal fields of the country
for the purpose of conducting expert
ments and organizing crews 10 rescue
miners in cases of accident and dis
aster. The experience of France.
Belgium. England and other foreign
countries has demonstrated that the
work has resulted in the saving of
hundreds of lives during the past few
years Although but recently estab-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

Washington. D. c.. Jan. 15.-Secrc-
tary Wilson of the Agricultural de-
partment has issued orders placing
chouteau. Valley. Dawson and Teton
counties under quarantine To prevent
the spread of scabies in cattle. an out
break of the disease having occurred in
in these counties.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

best measure of the value of private
coal lands now on the market and
taking 10 per cent royalty as a fair
average with an assumption that 20
years is sufficient time to allow for
the mining out of tract (Which would
give an average interest and tax pay
ing period OF 10 years. the govern
ment's scale of cash prices for It's coal
lands has been figured out to cor
respond. making fair allowance for
various contingencies. This results in
one-fifth cash price of what the
royalty would amount TO. This may
be stated alphabetically as follows:
Purchase price. per acre ...... 800
Interest ON 800 at ! per cent for
10 years. compounded annually -. o.
Allowance for taxes and contin-
SencieS .....-...-...... ID
Cost of land at average time of
mining ................ ............ 80
Allowance for contingencies of
mining ....-...... s...............- 80
lotai ....-......... .xsh
The estimated royalty per acre Is
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

An invitation to the Montana national
guard TO participate in joint army and
national guard maneuvers during the
coming summer has been extended by
the war department. thr lsn :he adiu-
tant general OF Montana. contingent
upon the appropriation OF funds by
congress to defray the expense.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

Orders have been ISSUED by the post
office department disseminating the
postoffice at Selway and the star serv-
Ice from Golden'to Bridger.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

Star service has been ordered estab.
lished between Belfry and Clark. Wyo
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18
Leasing of Coat Lands.

leasing OF Noap LANDS.
As of interest in connection with the
strong recommendation of the score
tary of the interior in his 1909 re-
port in favor of leasing system for
the public coal lands. the bulletin gives
some statements and figures showing
the operation of state leasing systems
In Colorado and Wyoming. The nrac-
tce Is apparently proving satisfactory.
In Colorado the royalty is Zoe ton and
on November 30. l9aS. there We're
1870 acres of state coal land under
lease and these leaseholds yielded si0i.-
i.s.4a in the biennial term ending on
that date Mornings leasing law
was enacted only in 1897: IL provides
a royalty of Sc a ton on all coal mined
and sold up To e..O0 tons. IS IL be-
ton If more than 100000 tons are
mined each year.
Increase in Coal Lands SAFES.
In speaking OF the effect of the new
valuation plans upon government coal
sales. Mr.. Ashley says: THE higher
prices placed on government coal land
do not seem To have decreased their
sale. but rather the contrary. Thus.
To take as concrete illustration the
land office in Salt Lake City. 1t is
stated that when the new government
prices Were first announced there was
a general expression of doubt as to the
sale of the lands and the prediction
was freely made that the new prices
would absolutely tie up the sales. II
was not long however before coal
lands began to sell at the new prices
and the actual acreage sold in a short
time far exceeded previous sales with
in similar period. The sales have in
creased rather than decreased The
writer of this report visited the Salt
Lake office October I. 1903. and found
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In other words, starting with an acre
of coal land which will yield an esti-
mated $500 in royalties and working
backward. 800. or one-fifth the royalty
price is arrived at as fair cash
valuation
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

Hon. John Kirk of Butte. is spend
ing a few days in Washington.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

Tho postoffice department has
changed the name of the postoffice al
Riverside. Gallatin county. 10 yell
lowstone''
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-18

DOnOhue'S Entire Stock Children'S
Coats at Half Price
by far The biggest and most comprehensive lines of Misses
and Chilrens Coats here and regular prices
always lower than clscwherewc always Now that
offered choice Of the entire stock regardless Of style
quality color The FrcInventory Sale Prices
saiionay low. Plush kcrscy melton, and all the hear
cloths in complete Of sizes III years nj the follow
ing prices
$3.50 Chldrcns Coats Inventory sale price 81 %
$3.50 Chlrens Coats Pre- Inventory sale price - 81 p
$3.50 Chldrens Coats PRE- Inventory sale price So IS
$l0:O Chren's Coats Pre- Inventory sale price SIS Is
$500 Chdrens coats, Pre- Invcntsy sale price 81 so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-13
CUT|CURA CURES
STAY CURED
First Father is Cured of an Erup-
ton that Burned and ltched Day
and Night. Then Baby is Cured
of a Distressing Rash.
Neighbors Pleased to Find a Sure
Cure for Skin Affections.

''I suffered for eight years with what the
doctors called the seven year Itch This
like small red pimples such as form on
the face but they burned and itched. day and
night. These pimples were from my ankles
up, but mostly on my thighs and arms
tried doctor after doctor but their medicines
brought no relief. But at last / struck the
right treatment = this was Cuticura. I
bought set of the Cuticura Remedies - Gu
ticura Soap, Ointment and Pills - and few
applications brought relief. When had used
about half the set was nearly cured and after
using two full sets was well and best of all, I
have stayed cured.
About four months ago, our baby began
to be covered with rash and his head with
spreading sore. Back of the ears, the flesh
cracked open and the poor baby would
scratch till it bled. He worried, cried and
could not sleep. Then we bought set OF
Cuticura and with few applications the
burning and itching ceased. baby stopped
worrying and could sleep. When this single
set had gone we had use for any more as
baby was never troubled with the disease
again. The neighbors who saw the condition
of the baby all asked what cured him and
pleased to find a sure cure for these skin
Affections. Edward Il. Carter, 323 North
9th St., Camden, n. J.. Mar. 6. 1910"
A single set of Cuticura Soap and Ointment Is
often sufficient. rendering 1t the most economical
throughout the world. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
Sole Props. 135 Columbus Ave- Boston. Mass
A@- Mailed free. latest Cutieura Book on Treat
nent OF Ska and Scalp Affections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-13
NEW SERVICE ALONG THE GULF
Sunset VIII Run New Trains New Or
IeanS-E1 PasO.

Houston, Tex, Oct. 13.-It is unof-
fcially announced that the Sunset Is
about to inaugurate through service
between New Orleans and Ell Paso.
the order to become effective imme-
diately. Train No. z on the Texas &
New Orleans, carrying the through
sleeper from Chicago to San Antonio,
will be run solid to Ell Paso. This train
leaves New Orleans at 9 p. m, arriv-
ing in Houston at 1918 in the morn
ing. The returning train, No. s, will
run solid between Ell Paso and New
Orleans, carrying through sleeper
equipment.
It is understood that the matter has
been passed upon by Mr.. Fay and it
now remains for the traffic department
to work out the details. 1t is prob
able that some definite announcement
of the contemplated change will be
made this week and the service prob
ably started Immediately.
Although no official confirmation
has been obtained of the change, it
is understood that the business of the
road, especially that of the west end,
has increased to such an extent that
better service is imperative. The Ell
Paso business has grown to wonder
full proportions during the past few
years and the winter tourist business
is especially heavy. From now on I'M
till the colonist rates are taken off, it
is said the west going traffic warrants
the increased expense for the opera
ton of the through service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-13
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items Cor the East Topeka column may
De teIephoned TO Ind phone T751.l

Rev. and Mrs z. S. Paddock of 143 En-
mitt street left today for Albuquerque n.
NJ, where they will remain permanently.
Mrs. Gentry was able to be removed to
her home at 32S Chandler street Sunday
from St. Francis hospital where she has
been ill for the past three weeks.
Mrs. Calvin Hugett and baby of Rich
land are here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. o. c.
Goenour of East Fourth street for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Cramer of s27 Chestnut
street are the parents of a son, born Mon
day, October 10.
Mrs. Maggie Miller of 335 Chandler street
has returned from Tulsa, Okla, where she
visited relatives for the past week
Mr. and Mrs. H.~G. Wilson of Lawrence
came yesterday to spend the remainder
of the week with their parents.
Mrs. Grace Mcdonald and Mrs. c. A.
BoyleS of Beloit are here attending the
convention and are the guests of Rev. and
Mrs. w. H. Scrivner and family of 1921
last Sixth street.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Crook of 400 Lafay-
cite street have returned from three
weeks visit with relatives and friends in
Illinois.
Saline where he Will attend the state
synodial meeting, which will last until
Sunday evening. The pulpit at the Pres
byterian church will be filled Sunday by
the visiting minister's of the Christian
church Rev Steven J. Corey of Cincin-
]. W. Gibbons of Klein street spent Sun
day in Nortonville on a BUSINESS trip.
The Women's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church met Wednesday after
noon in the church.
Miss Mary B. Wilson of Wakeeney spent
today in the city the guest of Mrs. J. c.
Everett of East Sixth street
Mrs NJ. A. Donley of AZ East Fifth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-13
Several Doses of Pape's Diuretic
End Backache.

In all the world there is no man or
woman who can afford to neglect the
slightest kidney disorder for one
single day.
Kidney diseases are the most dan
gerous, because the first signs are
seen in other parts of the body before
anything wrong is noticed with the
kidneys themselves.
Some of the symptoms, though,
cannot be mistaken; for instance, a
constant aching or misery in the
back, sides or loins, or headaches and
dizzy spells, nervous twitchings, dis
turbed sleep, inf1amed or puffy eyelids,
heart palpitations, rheumatic pains,
weakness, bilious stomach or a feel
ing of languor and fatigue. Sick, I'M
healthy kidneys also cause thick,
cloudy, offensive urine or it is full of