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The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
TO HONOR MR.. WALSH.

Helena, Feb. 14.-(Special.)- )-Sena-
r-elect T. J. Walsh will leave for
Washington February 20, and on the
evening of February IS, there will be
given, at the Montana club in this city,
a banquet in his honor. 1t is the e.x-
pectation that 200 democrats will be
present at the function.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
CASES SETTLED.

Two civil cases were settled before
Judge Duncan in the district court
yesterday, both being suits against
the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany. The first was Slofy Toucheff
and the other Frank George against
the company. Each of these cases
was an appeal from the justice court
and both were settled without preju-
dice.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
FANCIERs TO MEET.

There will be a regular meeting of
the Western Montana Poultry associ-
alton at the city hall next Tuesday
evening at s o'clock sharp. This is
to be most important session of
the fanciers as there are several i'm
portant matters to come up chief
among which will be the complete re-
vision of the constitution.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
FUNERAL TODAY,

The funeral of Miss Nora Judge of
st. Regis, who died Wednesday even
ing at ST. Patrick's hospital, will be
held this morning at o'clock from
the church of ST. Francis Xavier. Rev.
Father Delon will celebrate high mass
Cpmptcr
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
BODY OF MAN FOUND
NEAR DEB0RC!A TOWN

The bdy of a man supposed to be
that of a lumber worker, was found
near DeBorgia yesterday. 1t is sup
posed that death was caused by a
train. No particulars of the case had
been received by Coroner Marsh, who
went last evening to make an inves-
tigatiOn
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
PANAMA EXPOSITION STAMPS.

The stamp department of the local
postoffce has already supplied live
lN demand for the special Panama eX-
position stamps. The supply of s.
cent stamps has already been exhaust
ed and }more are to be sent from the
generali office. The stamps of 1-cent,
Z-cent and 10-cent denomination are
sun ON hand and they seem to furnish
a welcome variety to the taste of let
ter writer's in Missoula.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15

Yesterdays mail brought another
This one was from the
COMING original Red Annie
TOO LATE Irishman, Bin Delarty.
whose message was
written on board the steamship Hall
lax, between Havana and Key West.
NO doubt YOU are lonesome" writes
the Ubiquitous Bill. Il am on my way
back to Gods country and was sure
YOU would be pleased to know it. (Thc
irony is all Bills). SO ! mail you this
card. The steamship company fur
n'shcs stationery and pays postage,
hence the extravaganza. | shah be in
Key West at 6. 80 tonight. / hope to
iind there a pickaninny that can be
sent by parcel post. | left orders for
one when | went away. | tried to get
one to send to ShoWalter instead of
the alligator, but if | can get one now
III send it to Draper. | found three
or four fine black ones, but they were
all overweight and their mothers
didn't seem willing to part with them,
anyway. But | got on the track o.
one that | hope to get next week and
" 1t is as represented I shall send it
either to Draper or Luke Gallagher.
| know that either one of them vii,
take good care of it, for the Humane
society VIII Keep an eye on the young
St"r | will report as soon as | land
ana find out if ! have been success
full"
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
Reception This Afternoon.

Reception This Afternoon.
The legislators and citizens who
come to Missoula to attend the Red
Apple banquet will be guests of honor
at reception given by President and
Mrs. e. B. Craighead this afternoon at
their home on University avenue. Spe-
cial cars will convey the guests to the
traighcad home where, between the
hours of O'Clock and 6, they will be
welcomed by President and Mrs. Craig
head and all the other ladies and gem
tlemen of the university faculty. Mrs.
Charles II. Hall and Mrs. j. NJ. Keith
Will pour coffee in the dining room
and the ladies of the faculty will assist
in making guests at home in the other
rooms. From the Craighead home the
visitors will be escorted through the
various departments of the university
and then conveyed to their hotels for
an intermisson of rest before the ban
quct is served
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
SOCIETY
Junior Guild.

Junior Guild.
The Junior guild of the Episcopal
church will meet this afternoon with
Mrs. George Newton at her home in
the ROzalc.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
THE WEATHER

Yesterday was almost too sloppy
for words and at a late hour the con-
ditions were getting no better fast
Where, O where has winter fled? It's
SHOWS are rapidly melting away to the
tune of the following figures, anyway:
Air.,.i .it,nIi A
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
Going and Coming.

So far as the Third battalion of the
fourteenth infantry and the First bat
TALON of the Eighteenth is concerned
the first step in this new scheme of
TIE war department. has already been
taken. Yesterday the troops from
Fort Missoula left on special train
at a. m. for Fort George Wright,
Wash. Tonight at midnight the First
battalion Of the Eighteenth will arrive
here over the Northern Pacific from
Fort Bliss Texas.
The departure of the Fourteenth
yesterday was without incident. The
special train left the fort promptly on
time and after changing engines in
the local yards. when time was given
for final farcWtlls To be said, it con-
tinned On its Way to Spokane.
The special train bearing the Eigh-
teenth was expected to arrive here this
morning, but the dope was changed
at midnight and the best figures of
the dispatcher's office gave the train
until midnight tonight to reach this
CITY
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
We st Side Club.

West SIDE Club.
The West Side club will meet in
regular session this afternoon at PAS
O'Clock sharp in the Lowell school
building. Following the usual parlia-
mcntary drill and discussion of cur
rent topics. there viii be talk given
by v. V. Logan Of the high school
faculty on Manual and Industrial
Training in Public Schools" There
will be musical numbers furnished by
Mrs. j. G. Orr All persons who may
be interested are invited to be present
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15

MRS. G. f. Reynolds. Lessons In en-
pressive reading. 1922 Higgins ave-
Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
Effective Today.

Today the order creating the new
departments referred to in the above
Washington story, becomes effective.
Lieutenant Won dem Bussche stated
last evening that orders had been re-
ceived for Fort Missoula to report to
the headquarters of the Central dis
trict at Chicago, from today forward.
All of the army posts from Missoula
to Chicago fall within this new dis
triCt under the late plan.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
STORY
HOUR.

one dldh't need reports of mythical
robins and chimcrical buttercups ycs-
tcrday Spring was in
SPRING the air, and alas, in
y DELI the streets. Lazy April
like breezes made labor
and walking things to be abhorred. The
warm air was a relief after Wintery
gales, but it mircd the streets and
put torrents of water in every gut
ter Mud was everywhere except in
the blue SKY, and railroad men, whose
peace Of mind depends upon the sta
hIlilN of the weather, wore worried
faces all day. There are thousands of
square yards of snow in the noun
tainS and too rapid a thaW will make
the scenery along the railroads pretty
shifty.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15

Frat fifteen-cent smoke, five cents
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-02-15
SPRING
ITSELF |

1he men who carry guns for Uncle
Samuel aren't, as a rule, noted for
business acumcn. They
tOOLING don't have much of n
RED APPLE chance to engage in
commercial enterprises
on thirteen per, for that matter But
one khaki-Clad gentleman of the bat
TALON that left us yesterday gave a
parting exhibition of a commercial in
stinCt that would have done credit to
Rockefeller or a Carnegie. The Red
Apple Kid" who is one of those lesser
public carriers whose carts adorn the
corner of Main street and Higgins
avenue, was the goat. The transfer
business isn't very sprightly just now
and the Kid was regaling himself in
a tavern near his stand while waiting
for trade to improve. There came to
him as he was holding down a brass
foot-rail a soldier who offered to
manage the listless transfer wagon
for time. Il will go out and rustic
business for while and give you half
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
HUMAN FIEND IS
CAPTURED HERE
Man Wanted in Minneapolis for
Crime Against Children
Finally Landed.

Following a hunt of several weeks
duration. Officer Van Hickey of the
Minneapolis police department yesrer-
day located in this city a man who is
wanted in the northern city on the
charge OF assaulting little girls. TIL ,
fugitive Louis Williams. disappeared
from Minneapolis several weeks ago
and for a time the police were COM
pletely baffled. The quarry was final
ly traced the Rock Island and the cap.
ture was effected yesterday afternoon
shortly before o'clock
According to Officer Van Hickey,
Williams is a degenerate of the most
perverted type. His crimes against
little girls have been carried on for
upwards of a year. but the man was
smooth enough to avoid detection.
Feeling in Minneapolis is running high,
and the prisoner will be carefully
guarded enroute from the depot TO the
Jail, as the authorities have heard fire.
quent threats of violence. Williams
has been in this city for the past two
weeks. He will be taken TO Mime
apolis tomorrow morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03

public service can be convicted or
whether fraud is sought to be perpe-
trated on the people by the skillful use
of Stillweil and his so-caIIed confess
sion. The alleged use of dictaphone
in connection with Hennessy's confer
ence with Stillwell in Sing Sing prison
viii be part of the investigation. Sui
ger and Hennessy may be called as
witnesses.
Governor Glynn today received a
letter from the chairman of the pro-
gressiye party, the Independence
league, and the president of the Vot-
ers league Of New York county, ask.
| ing the summary dismissal of Superin
tendent of Elections Voorhees,, dem
| ocrat Failure to investigate viola
tons of the election Law, general in
! competency and inefficiency are among
the charges. Glynn said he would sub
/ NIT the charges to Voorhees, and take
no action until he received the super.
| intendent's reply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
ANOTHER BRUNER
CASE is QUASHED
Judge E. C. Graves Finds In.
dictment Returned Against
Sheriff Faulty.

Judge f. c. Graves this morning in
circuit court quashed the second in
dictment charging escape returned
against Sheriff O. l.. Bruner Argu-
ments on the motion to quash were
made by J. T. & S. r. Kenworthy for
the defendant and States Attorney F.
f. Thompson and William McEniry for
the prosecution.
In this case Sheriff Bruner was al
legged 10 have released one Edward
Ottens from custody on the payment
of a certain sum. Ottens was con.
victed of assault and battery by P. II.
Wells, then Justice of the peace. This
indictment was similar 10 the other
which was quashed except that in the
present issue the prisoner was con
victed in Justice court while in the
first case he was sentenced in the
county court. Practically the same
principles of law were involved in each
instance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
STILLWELL Gets
INQUIRY STARTED
Attorney General of New York
Promises to Secure Truth
for the Public.

New York. Nov Eugene Wood, a
politician sought by DistrNt Attorney
Whitman as a witness today at the
John Doe investigation of charges of
Tammany corruption made by John
A. Hennessy. could not be found this
afternoon. A friend said he was out
of town and would not return for sew
eral days.
Hennessy, chief campaigner against
Tammany in the municipal campaign.
testified last week it was Wood who
gave him most of the material for his
charges One report was Wood had
gone to Albany TO vote. In his absence
II was thought D. " Mclaughlin, Jr.
would be called as witness. Young
Mclaughlin recently made an affidavit
! that his father, an ex-police inspector
| lent 81 600 10 Mccall, Tammany can
didate for mayor. about the time Of
MeCall's nomination for the state su
/ preme bench in 1902.
Albany, y l., wv - DOiSueh III
vestigstion OF disclosures resulting
from attempts OF former Senator Still
well to obtain pardon will be begun
next week by Attorney General Car
mody
Ny investigation, said Carmody
will be the for the sole purpose o
/ getting the truth regardless OF polit
ical consequences. The people are en-
titled 10 know whether StillweI ha'
evidence upon which other men N tbs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
HOLD-UP AVERTED
BY COLLEGE BOYS
Attempt to Rob Drug Clerk Is
Frustrated-Police Inaugu-
rate Man Hunt.

An attempt upon the part of two
yeEss 10 hold up the drug clerk at
the College pharmacy, seventh avenue
and Thirty-eighth street. was frustrat-
ed last night by prompt work upon the
part Of Augustana students. who
frightened the bandits anu then noti.
ned the police.
\ hurry-up run was made about 10
o'clock. but after the police had scour.
I'd the campus and the entire vicinity
the search was given up.
shortly after . o'clock. two hard
looking characters we're observed
proving around the store One OF
them entered the establishment and
stepping up 10 the clerk said. Give
me 10 cents worth"
Ten cents worth OF what?" quer
led the man behind the counter.
Just 10 cents worth" was the re
ply and then the alleged yegg de
parted.
Ten minutes later he reappeared
after having changed coats with hi
waiting partner. presumptively as
means OF Disgusting himself Thi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
INSPECTOR ARRIVES
TO DEPORT BELGIANS

An inspector from the immigration
department arrived in the city this
afternoon for the purpose of taking
Celina Rogiers and Edmund Negouch
back to Belgium. The government has
ordered them deported. They were
arrested in Moline and placed in the
county jail, it being claimed that Ne
couch deserted his wife and child and
fed to this country with the girl for
immoral purposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
PERSONAL POINTS

Tim Collins has returned after a
visit in st. Louis.
Hon. Samuel Alschuler of Chicago is
visiting at the home of Hon E. w.
Hurst
Bruce Morgan spent Sunday in
Peoria where he attended family
reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy have
returned from their wedding trip to
Chicago.
Ivory Quincy and l. NJ Eastman OF
Monmouth were in the city today to
attend the funeral of the late ]. S
Freeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Knox. 413h
Twentieth street. have gone to Chi
cago where they will spend a week as
guest1 OF relatives and friends.
Mrs. Walter O'Malley. 2733 Sixth
avenue. who has BEEN spending tbs
past week. visiting relatives and
friends in Clinton. Iowa and Dixon
H., returned TO her home last evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
Wife ROSTAGETO
COMPEL HUSBAND
TOSERVE IN ARMY
Austrian Government Takes
Drastic Action in Case of
Rock Island Couple.
U. S. ASKED TO INTERVENE
Necessary to Care for Younger Chill
dren in Bethany Home While
Family Is Broken Up.

With her husband and three chill
dren in this country, Mrs. Frank Glenn
ents is held by the Austrian-Hungarian
government as hostage to compel her
spouse To return TO his native land and
serve a term o. either three or five
years in the army. Mrs. Clement re-
turned TO Europe for a visit after the
family had been in this country 10
years. While she knew that her hus-
b-nd could not 20 back without being
impressed into the military service,
she had no idea that she would be de
tanned to compel his submission to
the army regulations of the country
While not a citizen of the United
States, Clements has declared an in
tentiOn OF becoming one. Therefore
an effort IL being made TO secure in
tercession on the part of the state
department to ring about the release
OF the wife The oldest daughter. who
~ 10, is now keeping house for her
father at their home. 120 Forty-hfth
street. but 1t has been found neces-
sary TO send tn two smaller children
10 Bethany home &c insure their prop
er care.
CAMD TO ESCAPE SERVICE.
The Clements came to America in
1908. the husband being at that time
- years Of age. Their coming here
was influenced by the prospect f com
p-lsOry military service, which would
have taken three c five years of the
best part OF the LIE of the husband
and father. during which time fam
fly would have been left without a
head. As there was no war and none
impending there was no appeal 10
patriotic duty involved Now that Mr.
Clements is 3. years of age, enforced
military service would WORT an even
greater hardship upon him and his
family.
Mrs. Clements left home three
months ago 10 visit relatives in Aus.
tria. When sh was ready TO start
back to the United States she was
Informed that she would not be per.
mitted TO do so till her husband re
turned for military duty. On learn.
ing OF the action taken Mr.. Clements
consulted J. b and J. l.. Oakleaf
Moline attorneys. and they are taking
the matter up with the state depart.
ment at Washin. ten.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03

time he demanded bottle of mucilage.
This was given him, but he stin lott
cred about the store getting the LAY"
The proprietor of the store has been
out of town for several days, leaving
a clerk in charge, and it is believed
that the yeggs we're aware of the fact.
At closing up time, as the clerk was
counting over the days receipts, the
two men we're seen peering into the
window
College students, who happened
along, scared them away and then
called the police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
Her oniE Thought.

The late Duke Of Sutherland. who
was the largest landowner in Europe.
had at Dunrobiu castle small private
railway line and often auused him.
self by driving the engine
There is little story that Illustrates
the reverence in which his highland
tenants held the duke.
He was driving bis littis train one
afternoon when he ran down an old
woP1sn She was not seriously hurt
the amateur engineer never went very
fast-and after ten OF fifteen minutes
she came TO.
Her first words were these:
els the duke very angry?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
Checkers.

Checkers Is said by some to be very
old game. while others declare it TO be
of comparatively modern origin.
Whence il came is absolutely IN
known The game is also called
drafts. and there are many varieties
Of it-Chinese. English. Polish, Span
ish. Italian and Turkish II is also
found among the native tribes OF the
interior of New Zealand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
S13 CHECK GETS
man 7-YEAR Term
Davenport Attorney Sentenced
to Penitentiary by District
Court Judge Donegan.

Attorney c. T. Cooper. for passing a
worthless check for s13 was sentenced
TO the Iowa state penitentiary for a
period of not less than seven years,
by Judge NJ F. Donegan in the district
court, Davenport, this morning.
When the sentence was given by the
judge. Cooper threw a fit and court
was forced TO adjourn for time, until
the man was quoted
The check was passed upon c. P.
Setter, saloonkeeper in Davenport,
and was drawn on a bank in which
Cooper had no money. The charge
preferred against Cooper and upon
which he was tried, was on obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
WATCH TOWER STUB IS
ABANDONED FOR WINTER

The Watch Tower stub has been
abandoned by the local Tri-City Street
Car company for the winter and viii
not be used with the exception of con-
veying parties Ct people to and from
the Watch Tower on special arrange
ments made with the officials.
The service TO Sears and Milan viii
remain the same however There will
be a 15-minute schedule as far as
the Center Station and half hourly
service 10 Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
To Move Pictures,

People who stand their family por-
traits against the walls while packing
and unpacking their household goods
cause a great deal of broken glass.
scratches and dents. The first thing
to be done when moving into your new
home should be TO hang the pictures
any place in order TO get them out OF
the way without waiting to choose a
scheme Of arrangement This will
prevent great deal Of breakage and
other damage.-New York Telegram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
ROOF CATCHES FIRE
FROM CHIMNEY SPARKS

Sparks from the chimney on the
home of Edward G. F'ichenscher, 727
Fifteenth street, caused the roof to
become ablaze at 100 o'clock this
afternoon and the Central station fire
department was called to the scene.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
Testing III. Faith.

Uncle-Weli, Bobby. what did you
learn At school today: Bobby-I learn
ed that the world Is round and turns
on hinges. Ike that globe in the H.
brary. Uncle We'll. what do you think
Of that? Bobhy-I think. uncle. they
are asking me TO believe a good deal
for n st1all boy st Paul Pioneer
Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
kid" BURGLARS
CAUGHT BY POLICE
Nabbed Red Handed in Effort to
Enter Shop-Spend Night
in Jail.
GET IDEAS FROM STORIES
Attempt to Steal Kit of Tools to Aid
Them in Heroic Career of
Crime.

Imbued with a desire to emulate
the feats O. story book burglars, three
Rock Island boys, coming from prom
inent families, yesterday were caught
red handed by the police in the act
of breaking into the Davis machine
shop. located on First avenue, between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
The arrests we're made at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. and the lads, who
range in ages from 10 to Is years,
spent the night behind prison bars.
This morning they we're arraigned in
police court, and after being severely
lectured by Magistrate Smith, were
liberated on the condition that they
be placed in the custody of Chief
Brinn and report to him at regular
intervals.
According to the police. the boys
had been reading stories of burglars
and were ambitious to become motor
ious yeggs. 1t is alleged that the boys
have been carrying on petty depre-
dations for some time past and had
broken into several box cars in the
railroad yards.
PARENTS SEARCH.
The police allege that the boys at
tempt upon the machine shop was
for the purpose of providing them
selves with complete kit of burglar
tools.
Owing to a misunderstanding the
parents were not notified, and were
almost frantic A search was con-
Quoted over the entire city, and at 1
O'Clock this morning, the father OF
one of the boys entered the station
and enlisted the aid of the police in
search for his own son and two com.
panions.
When he stated his name, the faith.
er was informed that his son end the
other prodigals were in a cell for at.
tempted burglary. A request to bail
them out was refused
The boys were badly scared this
morning and with tears coursing down
their cheeks. promised to never enter
upon a career of crime They all
agreed that the life was not as rosy
as depicted in the paper backs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03

The fire was extinguished with the
aid of bucket of water. There was
no loss as the shingles we're soon to
have been removed to give place to
new ones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
MANY LICENSES ARE
ISSUED BY MAYOR

Saloon licenses were granted today
by Mayor II. NJ. Schriver. May / and
November / being the days named for
renewals. Forty-five were issued up
10 press time this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
Print Gettysburg Address.

Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. "a procla-
nation asking newspapers of the state
TO publish Nov 10 the Gettysburg ad-
dress of President Lincoln was issued
| today by Governor Dunno
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-03
NuSent Declines.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 3.-Rev. ].
F. Nugent, a Catholic clergyman of
Des Moines, Iowa, today declined the
post of consul at Jerusalem rendered
by Secretary Bryan.