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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04
PAR|kG FOR
FOREST FIRES
WESTERN STATES ORGANIZING
TO COMBAT THE FIRE
FIEND.

Reassuring bulletins on the forest
fire risk at the beginning of July
have been received by the Western
Forestry & Conservation Association
from practically all state, govern
ment and private protective agencies
IN the Pacific northwest. The most
prominent feature Of the situation
is the perfected preparation all are
making, especially in more system
atized cooperation between the sew
eral forces than has existed in form
er years. There have been no SER
ious fires since the abnormal dry
spell in May. Although June rains
have removed immediate hazard the
authorities caution against any re.
Taxation of care for this year all
rains seem to be followed by unus.
ually hot windy weather quickly res,
toring dangerous conditions.
Western Oregon shows great ad.
vance in timber owners patrol as.
sociations, five new ones added this
year making chain from the Col.
umbia to the California line. The
State Forester co-operates with thes,
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04
DEATH OF MISS
HELEN FRENCH

Miss Helen French, niece Of MY.
Samson. died Friday forenoon. at his
home where she has been staying
for the past eight months. Death
was due to tuberculosis of the lungs.
Miss French's home IL in Roulett,
Pa. and being threatened with the
disease came west with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Samson last October when they
We're back there ON visit. hoping
that a change of climate and altitude
would be beneficial, but the dread
disease had already taken too strong
q hold, and she slowly faded away.
On account Of feeling i'll most of
the time she was here Miss French
did not get acquainted with many.
but she indeared herself to all whom
she met by her lovable disposition.
She cultivated circle of friends
here who feel sad loss in her un-
timely end.
During the past few weeks hel
mother has been here to care fol
her, and Saturday night after short
funeral services at the Samson home
returned to her home in Pennsyl-
vania with the remains, accompanied
by Mr.. Leo Appleman.
The funeral services we're held
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock
Rev. Phelps officiated. There were
many beautiful floral offerings. The
body was shipped east on No. 2 that
evening.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04
No STANDARD
FOR SIDEWALK
COUNCIL CAN'T AGREE ON UNI
FORM SYSTEM OF WALKS
FOR CIrv.

The city council held its regular.
meeting Tuesday night to transact
the regular monthly business. The
treasurer's report showed that there
is on hand in the city strong box
$55S6.70. The report OF the police.
magistrate and the chief of police
showed that $157 in fines had been
collected. The street commissioner
reported that $136 had been expend-
ed on street work, and the water
commissioner that during the month
of June he had collected $sS0.3O.
This il the largest monthly water
collection made by this office due
to lawn permits coming due. One
hundred and fifteen lawn permits
are reported taken out this season.
The street commissioner was in
structed to look after the draining
of a mudhole on Dakota avenue in
front of the Depew residence, which
has been reported as a nuisance.
The clerk drew up an ordinance
for the building of sidewalks in the
city on uniform system. but after
the matter was discussed for some
time the resolution was laid aside
without adoption.
The clerk was instructed to en-
gage an engineer to draw plans and
specifications for the work in special
improvement district No. Z, and
then call for bids on the work.
A resolution was adopted to Gre
ate special improvement district No.
for grading Central avenue and
Second street, a published call for
protest Is made in this issue.
The application Of M. L. Prowse
for police Judge was read and laid
on the table for further considera-
tion.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04

Percy Ridge and w. v. Cilchrist Swamp
in High Sea and Go Down in 100
s aas Feet Of Water.
BOTH OF THE BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED


Saturday morning when going fishing
by the big in the that raging that
any
while
look After dihgent work the Of great
citizens bottom Lake both
Wioughy Estlik Tuesday John
Hogan Frank Keup Ridges body with their drag Gil
relatives
England
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July


and five counties also contribute,
making semi-official force of $50
patrolmen already in the field out
side the national forests. The state
receives $4,000 from the govern
ment under the Weeks law in addi-
tion to its own appropriation of $50.
900, and private owners will spend
at least 100000. No timber has
been lost since the May fires.
The Washington Forest Fire AS
sociation has nearly 100 men out now
and is working up further co-opera-
tion with the state and government
which will give still fuller patrol. 1t
is adding railroad velocipedes and i'm
proved hand-pumps to its equipment.
The state forester's funds will be in
creased $4,000 under the Weeks
law this year. Five lives and some
timber was lost in May. but none
In June.
Idaho reports no loss Of merchan-
table timber. slashings we'll disposed
Of, and favorable weather conditions
Full patrol u not established. but
the co-operatives association have
about Is men Watching slashing fire
and building trails and telephones.
Large expenditure u being made fol-
telephones and lookout stations. Ida
ho also expects to hAnAfit from thu
Weeks law.and the railroad compan-
ies are cooperating both by clear
ing right-of-ways and by contribu-
ting toward patrol.
Montana 4 beginning to secure
satisfactory co-operation between
protective agencies and 265 men who
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04
BURNING CABIN
STARTS FOREST FIRE

A fire that originated from a. de-
fective flue destroyed a wood cut
ters cabin last Thursday afternoon,
which was occupied by J. H. Reed
and family, and famed by a strong
breeze it set fire to some slashin9s
near by on land about a mile west
Of the city and started small-sized
forest fire, which put ON a very
threatening aspect for while, but
by hard work on the part of a num-
ber OF men the fire was coralled with
a ditch. after burning over about
five acres.
e. A. Warden, the chief fire war
den OF the Montana Larch and Pine
Manufacturers association was CALI
ed to the scene and hurried here
with a crew Of men to help in sub
DUNG the fire fiend.
Through this organization great
good has been worked since its in
ception last year in saving millions
Of dollars Of forest timber from ruin.
There are now 200 timber owners
In the association representing
$4,000 acres Of timber land. The
funds for fire fighting are raised BY
assessing each member one-half cent
per acre on his holding. This makes
. very cheap fire insurance. II pays
the salary Of fire warden who II
always ON the spot with . crew
OF men a. soon a. . fire u reported.
and results in It being extinguished
before much damage IL done.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04
DISCUSS THE,
STUMP LANDS
HOW TO UTILIZE THE LOGGED
OFF LANDS WILL BE THE
MAIN ISSUE.

A meeting of interest to all north
western Montana will be a special
session of the Logged Off Lands
congress which will be held at Met
aline Falls, Wash, July -. A dem
stration as to ways and means of
clearing logged-off lands will be
made, and important measures to-
be put before the next session of
the legislature will be brought up
and discussed,
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woodrow WILSON
DEMOCRATIC CHOICE

Baltimore, July 2.-Wocdrow Will
son of New Jersey was nominated
to-day for the presidency by the
democratic national convention. The
nomination was made after Under
wood had been withdrawn. Clark
had released his supporters, and as
climax New York had moved to
suspend the balloting and make the
nomination of Wilson by acclama-
tion. There was objection to this
plan by Reed of Missouri.
The final ballot = Wilson 900;
Clark "a, Harmon IL, absent 2.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04

County Commissioner Good was
In the city Saturday and reports
that all road work in this end of
the county b progressing nicely. The
KalispeA road hos been worked over
its full length. the Columbia Falls
road Is being built over dn places
and the Eurela road has been COM
pleted 20 It = now in good condi-
ton clear to the county line.
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feared that she, too, was with the
drowned. "A little later it was learn
ed that she had gone to Cut Bank
on No. the day before, but 1t was
thought that she had returned on
No. 43. There was no one who could
be found to verify the report. which
left a doubt. Conductor Gill, who
came in on No. 43, was finally found
and he was positive that she had
not come in with him. Shortly after
wards Jsck: Akey. the fireman who
came inaon Np.~S, reported that he
had eaten supper with Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilchrist in Cut Bank the night be-
fore, and at that time she was get
ting ready to accompany friends
to their ranch IL miles out of town
where she intended to remain until
after the Fourth. .Gilchrist and Ridge
were to return and go fishing and
then bring the fish back to Cut Bank,
where they were going to spend the
Fourth also. r
Mrs. Gilchlist at Cut Bank.
1t was shortly after dinner when
telegram was sent to Mrs. Gilchrist
telling her to come home at once.
The telegram was taken out in the
country to her in an automobile and
as soon as it drove up to the house
and she found cut she was wanted
she realized the worst. She seemed
to have some premonition of the ac-
cident as she cried out, II know
Vern has been drowned" and was
overcome with grief. She returned
to Whitefish cn No. 1, and was met
at Essex by Mrs. W. N. Parent
and Mrs. Carl Green, who went
ahead to break the news as gently
as possible before she got home go
that it would not be such a shock
to her. but she knew the Truth long
before and was inconsolable in her
grief.
| They Were Pals.
Both Mr.. Gilchrist and MIR. Ridge
were Great Northern firemen. Gil
christ fired on No. between here
and Cut Bank with Engineer Well
er and Ridge was on No. 43 with
Engineer Kaiding. They were both
great friends. and had just purchas-
ed the boat a short time before, and
were both enthusiastic fishermen
It is not probable that they would
have gone on such a stormy day II
they had not figured on having fish
to bring back with them to Cut Banl
! where they were to spend the 4th
at the Numeuth ranch. They both
came In the same night and Mr..
\ Ridge stayed at the Gilchrist home
at Lakeside over night, instead oi
i going to his room at the Burlington
house. How the accident happened
no one win ever be able to tell but
the indications are that the big
waves swept over the little boat
when they turned into the trough
Of the sea. to turn around. possibly
and the boat was filled. The boa1
sank all except the front end which
was held up by the small air chamber
j Ono Gould swim.
j It II said that Mr.. Gilchrist was thu
only one who could swim and prob
ably tried to rescue Ridge and botl
went down together. However n
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04
CHANGE OF SERVICES

Commencing next Sunday. July Z,
the services at st. Charles church
will be held a. follows: On the first
third and fifth Sundays Of the month
Mass will be said 1T IL O'Clock in
the morning and on the second ana
fourth Sundays Mass will be said ct
$3.50 O'Clock A. NJ.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-07-04

Inc WnOl0 cNy was tnrOWn lnUO
a furor OF excitement Saturday
morning when Elmer Evans, the son
OF J. E. Evans who lives on the
east shore of the lake in Monks
bay, about three miles from town,
came riding in on horseback with
the news that q rowboat had been
swamped in the terrific gale. that
was then blowing down the lake and
that the occupants were stzNggatRg
IN the water. The accident was first
witnessed by Mrs.J.A.A4oAk, who lives
near the lake shore. and was watch
I ing her husband 80 across the bay
to town in his launch. She noticed a
rowboat coming up the lake and
watched it TOR the reason that the
: waves were unusually high, and it
was only when 1t rcee to the crest
Of wave that she could see It..
shortly afterwards she heard cry
for help and then ran to her neigh
Dor, Mrs. Evans. who brought out a
pair of field glasses and from the
high bank they could make out the
form of one man struggling in the
water and the boat was seen later
with just the bow sticking out.
The women at once sent word to
Mr.. Evans, who was working back in
the woods, but a. there was no boat
on that shore they could not go to
the aid of the man In distress. The
boy was sent to town for help, but
it was only few minutes until the
man who was seen struggling in the
water sank from sight.
Went to Rescue.
As soon as the alarm was brought
to town Chief Of Police BEN Hotter.
DR.. H. L. Spinney. Carl Green and
H. G. Anderson took the big excur-
sion launch Butte and hurried tO
the scene of the accident. They were
followed by DR.. Houston in his
powerful motor boat with James
Thorp. ]. E. Cavanaugh and c. H
Jennings. On account Of the high
waves it was impossible to see an
object ON the water more than two
blocks ahead. The steel rowboat wal
located drifting before the wind
with about two feet of It's bow stick
ing out Of the water ,bouyed up by
the air chamber in that end. There
was no sign of human being any
where. In the boat were found three
fishing outfits and q tin box will
hooks and bait. After circlint
around to find anything that nigh
be afloat a coat was picked up. ant
on shore were found the two oar,
and two sofa cushions. The coat CAV
the only clue 40 to who the partiel
might be. In q pocket was found .
letter and several receipts addressed
to Percy Ridge. It was then know
that he was one Of the parties. ana
knowing that he and w. v. Gil
christ owned boat together ami
had planned 4 fishing trip for tina
day It was presumed that 0ilchris
was the second party, which turnes
out to be true. On account OF th'
three fishing outfits being in tn
boat and the fact that Mrs. Gilchris
could not be found at home an
none Of the neiEhboro moving any
thing shout where she was Il Ma
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have been given state authority.
About $4,000 acres Of state and pri
vate timber Is patrolled by theNorth-
ern Montana Forestry Association.
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FUNERAL AT M. E. CHURCH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOOl

The Gilchrist Ridge funeral is
to be held this afternoon (Wednes-
day. at the Methodist church. The
bodies will be shipped east to-mor-
row morning (Thursday) on No. 1.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-18

Mr.. Spring-Rice is to be the
new minister at Washington. Too
bad! We so much prefer spring
peas.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-18

=
THE FITZGERALD CASE
Religion and politics are both
to be brought into the trial of
George w. Fitzgerald, accused of
stealing $4,000 from the U. S.
sub-treaSury here.
In his opening statement today,
Attorney Edward Litzinger, for
the defense, said he. would prove
during the trial that the only mo
tive H. C: 'Gano had for saying
Fitzgerald offered him ST 900 to
change, was that Gano was an or
ganizer for the A. P. A, and that
"the tin star Hawkshaw" who
arrested Fitzgerald was not a fit
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-18

man to be in the employ of the
government.
Litzinger said he would prove
that Fitzgerald's wealth had been
come by through inheritance and
speculation.
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The more turkey is basted the
better it will be. You can take
this either as a Thanksgiving or
a war note,
The evening world., 1912-12-05
SENATE DEP|ED v
BY WITNESS IN
. ARCHBALDcA
Refuses to Obey Summons to
Testify and Action Against
Him Is Asked.

WASHINGTON. Dec. b-Legal action
to compel J. II. Rittenhouse of Scranton
to appear - q witness at the Archibald
trial was asked by Representative Clay
ton, Chairman of the House Managers
when the Senate recanvened to-day a
an impeachment. Court. Mr.. Clayton
said Rittenhousa had announced he
would not come unless forced to.
]. u. Julian. connected with the Sen
ate Sergean-at-Arms ofrice. testified that
he had served a subpoena on Mr.. Rit.
tenhouss Nov. % In Scranton. President
Pro Tenn. Bacon then directed that Rit.
tenhouse be brought before tht Senate
by an officer.
Edward J. Williams then resumed the
stand as a witness. Williams testified
he had gone to Judge Archbaid's ofrict
In Scranton when he had been sub.
poenaed In the Impeachment proceed
inGs started by the House last summer
He told me to tell the truth and lei
the consequence 20 where 1, will" WIN,
Jams added. He admitted that Judg,
Archibald paid his railroad fare to Wash
ington at that time.
The evening world., 1912-12-05
LITTLE FOLK TOLL
MAKING DOLLS FOR
LUCK|ER CHILDREN
Factory Commission Hears
Startling Facts About Tene-
men. "Home Work"
YOUNGSTERS KNITTERS.
Shoes at SO Cents a Dozen-
How Disease Strikes the
"Outside Worker"
YOUNGSTERS KNITTERS

Children four years old and COM
panions little older work at night IN
tenemen, house ronrs TO do IS per cent.
Of the work Of picking the meat from
nuts for confectionery purposes that Is
accomplished In the city.
This startling revelation of the lengths
to which child labor has gone was tes-
tif,ed TO to-day by Miss Elizabeth &.
Watson before the New York State
Factory Investigating Commission at its
session in the Hall of Records.
The woman investigator said that
dark. 81 ventilated tenement houses &C.
cup4ed BY scores Of Italian families
constitute enc factories" where the nut
picking 10 done BY children. Many OF
the little ones opend the day in school
and long hours over piles Of cracked
nutA
The National Child Labor Committee
has set UP an exhibition in the Hall OF
Records to show how the labor laws
fail to protect workers who keep away
from factories and insist on carrying
their trades In their homes.
One piacard read: "rhe doll trade Is
clothes outfits and other toys arc made
in the tenements-" Accompanying this
were photographs showing little girls
who can play with dolls and little girls
Of their own age who don't play with
dolls but make them in their homes.
Prof. Adolphus Knopf OF the Post
Graduate Hospital discussed the hy-
gienic ade of tenement labor. He said
that measures for prevention from tu-
berculoals and other diseases were use
less u the sufferer was permitted to
leave the hospital or sanitar,um and
return TO his hone to spread the plague
among workers in his family.
Had hours. underfesding and overwork
are important factors In developing tu-
berculosis; thsyS hays bSen. 5000 cases
Of pulmonary tuSsrsulosSR thu ! fsrh 10
1912, he sid.
CHILDREN KNIT SLIPPERS FoR
30 CENTS A DOZEN.
10 get At tho facts In regard to homo
induseries tbs commission has sub
poenasd manufacturers. The hrst to be
called was Samuel Borchardt. manu-
facturer OF crocheted slippers. who
told of conditions In his industry, which
10 carried on largely at home without
any supervision. He said children from
ten 10 twelve years old usually do the
work. knitting the shoes or slippers for
81 cents q dozen.
When Mr. Elkus questioned him
closely he declared that the children
who made the clippers were from ali
walks Of life.
From the Four Hundred, for In
stanceH" interjected Mr.. Elkus. "Thoy
do the work for so cents dozen7'
NO" replied the witness.
In ten hours a day steady work the
The evening world., 1912-12-05
KNUCKLES USED ID.
CRACK AND BLEED.
Hands Chapped. Suffered Terrible
Palm. Used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment Five Weeks, Hands Fine.

Ga Park Avc.. Rroolilyn. n. Y.-"My
sands used to chap and bleed and they
paincd me very much When I put them
In water they used to burn terribly. espe.
tally In hot water. My hands looked dirty;
hat was because they wcre go chapped.
The knuckles used TO crack and bleed and
] suffered terrible pain. ] tried different
remedies but they never did any good. A
friend told me TO ~ Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. got some and made
lathcr from tho Cuticura Soap and bathed
my hands. thcn I dried them and put the
Cuticura Ointment On and put on pair
Of old gloves. was surprised to 500 how
my hands were healed. They used 70 b
red and rough and now they arc son 4
velvet. trieI tho Cuticurs Soap and ONT
ment for week and they got fne. have
no moro trouble with my hands since I
always use Cuticura Soap and I canV
praise II enough to all my fficnds," tSlgns4,
Mn M. weierman. Dec. ~, 1911.
For pimples and blackhcads the foltSIhs
- most effective and economical treatmsdt:
Gently smear the affected parts with Cutscuri
Ointment. on the d Of the finger but d6 noe
rub. wash OF the Cuticura Ointment In ave
minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot wster
and continue bathing for some minutes This
treatment u best on rising and rctirins. A.
other times use Cuticura Soap freely for the
toilet and bath. to assist in preventing inflsm>
nation. irritation and closginG Of the poreas
Cuticura Soap anu Cuticura Ointmont srsr
sold thsoughout the world. Liberal sample Of;
each mailed free. with 32-p Skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T, Bostou.".
~Tender-faced mon should use Cuticura
6oap Shaving Stick. Csc. SAMPLE frsA
The evening world., 1912-12-05
Handed" ACTRESS
MONEY At TIMES,
ERLANGER ADMITS
Continued from First Page.)

after reading II. and Mr.. Mooney cross.
examined Mr.. Erlanger.
Q. When was the last time you hand
ed Miss st. Clair money! A. Be-
fore 1906.
q. You admit she remained in the en-
ploy Of Klaw & Hrlanger up to 49,; ?
A. Yes.
@. Do you know what money she got
in 1907? A. don't know how much she
got from the firm: know she got nots.
ing from me.
The attorney then began line OF
questions concerning the first engage
ment OF Miss st. Clair with Klaw Il
Granger.
The evening world., 1912-12-05
Driver Becomes Minister,

49,, spNIhI 20 me tVchIha WohdI
MlDDLETOWN.N n. Y, Dec. 5.-From
driving baggage express wagon to the
passionate of large Congregational
church Is the experience of John Hous-
ton OF this city. who has just been Or
dained here to tho ministry. He will
assume the pastorate of the FRS. Con-
gregational Church at Coventryville, N.
", on Dec. Is. For many years Mr..
Houston has conducted a baggage ex-
press business here. studying nights
and during the day while riding on
his wagon. He Is over nifty years of
age.
The evening world., 1912-12-05
PRAISES "oUTslDE WORK" A:
HELPING YOUNG GjRLs.

yet they compete with the factory
worker ana cut down wages don't
theyY asked Mr.. Elkus Then he add.
ed; You admit the home work Is 20
cents n dozen cheaper"
outside work is proper" said the wit
hess II properly supervised. 1t keeps
the young girls or the streets"
BENJAMIN GoldenburR, proprietor Of
the Etna Doll and Toy Company, was
called TO tell about the great quantity
OF work that Is turned over to home
workers after advertisements have been
printed in the newspapers. Goldenburg
denied that children do this work. but
admitted that he had nc knowledge Of
home conditions. lie said he advertised
'or people who live IN private houses"
and II the applicants look all right"
they got the work.
lie said that he found that disease In
the tenements Is one reason for keeplng
the work away from the tenement
jewellers.
The evening world., 1912-12-05
THE UNIVERSAL TUNE.

The universal tune hasn't name. but
Is set to many varied words. You may
hear 1t from strayed jewellers who
shout We won't 20 home TIL morn
ing" You may hear II In France to the
words "Malhrook sen va-t-en guerre. I"
And always the same tune that you
will perhaps recall better as the gen.
eral confession of diners who rise to
honor the guest OF the evening by
shouting For hes a Jolly sood fellow. ("
Ia there any other tune that carries so
farf