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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
SPELLING BEE HELD
At RAVALL|
ENTERTAINMENT OF OLD-FASH.
iONED VARIETY PlEASES
RESERVATION PEOPLE,.

Ravalli, April 14-(Special)-A n
spelling match held Saturday at Ra-
valli. in which Arlee- Ravalli. valley
Creek and st. Ignatius schools par
]ticipated, Esther Ripley, connie Lor-
cnt2, Gladys Moore, Moses Fiant,
Lindsay Mackey and Anna Lafon~
taine won places IN the team which
Will spell against the schools of Ro-
nan and vicinity sometime in May.
Esther Ripley, Bonnie Lorentz and
Rush Maxwell Won the prizes, which
consisted of a setting of O%rpingtOn
ggs given by w. "A. Sahin; a foun-
ain pen put up by Mr.. BeckWith and
$l.00 donated by Mr.. Maxwell.
After the spelling match st, lgnatius
and Arlee schools locked horns in n
glorious, fast and furious baseball
game, in which the finest spirit and
good humor obtained, and the ameni-
ties of the game were observed. Ar
lee won by a score of Is to II.
MessrS. George BcCkWith, pendry,
Dudley and Patton established an en-
viable record for long, loud, enthusiast
tic and neVer-say-d die roofing. They
are fans OF the red blood variety and
very hard at it.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
MAR0NEY TAKES Up
PASSENGERS
AVlATOR'S WIFE AND MISS Raj.
Terry THE FIRST WOMEN TO
FLY IN MONTANA.

Helena, April Observation-Disclosures
7. I. Maroney, M%ontana's only licensed
aviator, this morning travelled more
than 20 miles above the broad acres
of h Prickly Pear valley, he estab-
lished IA record for high altitude flights
with passengers in the United States;
and when Miss Helen Raftery, daugh-
ter OF j. II. RafterN, and Mrs. Maroney
went aloft with him, they Won the
distinction of being the first women
in the state to fly in an %aeroplane.
and the third and fourth passengers
in the state, Maroney having pre-
NiouslN taken a passenger up at Great
Fails, and Ely having taken a man up
at Butte. But neither of these former
passenger flights could compare with
those of today.
Mrs. Maroney. though il IA her
first trip, acted as though she had
been accustomed all her life to aero
planning. 1t beats h~ouseWork," she
laconically remarked as she returned
from an l-mile spin. It's my first
taste of it, but / intend to so up fire.
quentlN now She is the mother of
five children, but felt no fear at All
because OF the great confidence she
has in her husbands ability.
Both Mrs. Maroney and Miss RAT
terry wore the leather trousers and
the coat of al aviator The flights
We're made oVcr the plowed ground on
the north side of the valley. under the
new pumping irrigation project, the
aviator flying there n back from
the city, a distance of nine miles.
Miss Raftery was the first to as
cend with him. and because it was
an experiment, at no time did he rise
more than a hundred feet, With his
VIE, however, he rose to a height of
at least 500 feet.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
FLUME IS BURNED
ON SkALKAHO
THREE HUNDRED FEET OF DITCH
AND A TRESTLE ARE TO-
TALLY DESTROYED.

Hamilton, April 14.-(Special.)-A
fire of unknown origin did consider
able damage to the big ditch of the
Bitter Root Valley Irrigation company
last evening; more. than 800 feet of
flume and a 25-foot trestle upon which
it rested was completely destroyed.
The flume is located southeast of this
city on the Skalkaho. While the
damage to the company is large, the
flume and trestle. will be replaced
within a few days as a large force of
men will be put to work at once. An
official Of the company stated this
morning hat the fire Would delay ir-
rigating work out a few days. Water
was to have been turned into the big
ditch tomorrow as it has been the
custom of the company to put water
into the ditch on April Is. This OPP
GRAFTON will necessarily be delayed a
few days by the fire. News of the
fire was brought to this city last
evening by Jim Hughes, who lives in
the neighborhood of the flume burned.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
THOMPSON FALLS

thompson Falls, April 14.-(Spe-
clai)-Mr. and Mrs. =. Whalen and
children were visitors from Whitepine
Friday.
Henry A. Herrick Of Great Falls and
Max Hebgen of Butte arrived with
senator Ed Donlan Thursday to renew
the planS ana note the progress made
by the Thompson Falls Power com
pany.
Marion Larson of Trout Creek spent
Sunday with Thompson friends.
Inc ice cream season opened Satur-
day in Sorensen's drug store, and the
new sanitary soda fountain will soon
be dispensing agreeable drinks.
Ruby Mosier of Missoula spent Sun
day with her father, Sheriff William
Mosier.
Mrs. \. l.. Anderson returned Satur-
day from a months visit with rela-
yves in MiSsoula and Butte.
William Kirby OF Whitepine brought
his little daughter. Esther, here for the
purpose OF placing her in the Thomp-
son school. Miss Esther will make
her home with the Bemis family on
the east side.
cara Melton arrived here from Butte
Thursday and spent the weekend at
the ranch home of her uncle, w. G..
Luton. Miss Melton left Monday for
her homestead on the reservation.
Judge A. l.. Duncan arrived Fridi Q
afternoon from Missoula and opened
u Saturday morning. A sentence
or SIX years was pronounced upon
Jack Vernon who had pleaded guilty
TO the charge of white slavery on
Wednesday in the justice court.
Henry A.. Davce of Helena, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction, Wis
tied the Thompson school Monday.
Victor seward Of Relknap was trans
acting business here saturday.
Eva Cookson visited over sunday
in Eddy, where she taught school last
year.
The town is grading Upper Railroad
avenue east from the town hall.
Mesdames Schultz and Warwick
will entertain Trinity guild Thursday
afternoon at the formers home,
Walter Angst has delivered several
conslgnments of trees, etc, from the
oregon Nursery company to local
customers during the past week. The
generous planting n care of nur-
sery stock IS the greatest possible
aid by man to the natural beauty of
the place.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15

Affects Lungs
Pneumonia. Bronchitis, Phthisis,
Asthma and Anemia Often Direct
ly the Result of Rheumatic
Blood.

II you ave a persistent. nagging bron-
They are merely local In action. and If
they do relieve 1t is the narcotics that
do 1t. What you require Is a blood puri-
fer. a searching antidote that removes
from the circulation the acid poisons that
Ly their retiexes attack all weakened.
susceptible spots and thus create local
symptoms. The very best remedy known
Is Swift's Sure Specific. You will find
1t on sale in any drug store at 81 90 per
bottle. 1t goes straight into the blood,
becomes an internal blood bath. Wonder.
fully increases the red corpuscles. cures
increases appetite. you take on flesh and
feel a wonderful sense of renewed
strength. Hundreds of people worried
beyond control at cough, pains in the
chest. sore throat and constant expectora-
ton of thick mucous have experienced
the most wonderful chang after using
S. s.. s, All doubt and apprehension Is
gone. those peculiar pains and aches van,
ish, there follows a period of most in
tense rejoicing to find that worst fears
were based entirely upon n mistaken no
ton that cough and chest pains come
from the lungs. These are rheumatic
conditions. and you will quickly realize
1t after using S. S. S. for q few days.
Get a bottle of S.. S. S.. to-day at the drug
store and then say good by to all those
pains that have worried you.
Write to The Swift Specific Co, 1877
Swift Bldg, Atlanta. Ga, for medical
advice and wonderful facts concerning
the greatest blood remedy ever known.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
v. PERRY BAKER IS DEAD IN HAMILTON
AFTER LONG ILLNESS OF FOUR M0NTHS|
Leading Trial Lawyer of RavaIli County Succumbs to Raw
ages Of Bright's Disease-Sorrow Felt Throughout Valley
Body Will Lie in State at Courthouse.

His widow and a daughter, Eulalia.
aged nine. survive him. There are also
left as survivors, j. l.. Baker, a brother
now visiting here from Lancaster, Mo,
and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Peyton and
Mrs. H. b. Maryland, both of Hamil-
ton. Profitable Investments and his
large law practice netted Mr.. Baker a
considerable income, and his family is
left in comfortable circumstances
financially. Mr.. Baker was prominent
in Masonic circles, being a SD de-
gree Mason and a member of Algeria
temple of the Mystic Shrine. He also
was an odd Fellow and an Eagle. He
was brought up in the arms of the
Christian church.
Mr., Bakers death is sincerely
mourned in Hamilton, his home town.
Regret is expressed that he should be
cut down when at the very prime of
his activities and just when life was
becoming rosy and the outlook of the
best.
AT a meeting of the Ravalli County
Bar association in Judge r. Lee Nc
Culloch'S chambers at the courthouse
at IL o'clock this forenoon, arrange
ments for the funeral of w. p. Baker,
so far as his associate lawyers are
concerned, were arranged. A comm,t-
tee on resolutions composed of At
torneyS G.. s. Wagner, G, {. Arrest and
j. -. TAYLOR was appointed, the COM
mittee to report in the near future. A
floral committee was appointed by
Judge MCculloch as follows: r. A.
O'Hara, c. NJ. Parr and G. T. Basgs.
Elaborate floral offerings will be gath
cred by the bar association to be
placed about the casket as it rests be-
fore the district court bench tomor-
row. The members of the bar associa~
ton will escort the remains through
the city on it's Way to its last resting
place at Corvallis.
The casket containing the at,rr-
ney's remains will be moved from the
Baker residence to the courthouse to-
morrow by a representative fr,nn every
department of tile district court, Judge
McCulloch having named the following
officers today: Judge r. Lee McCul-
loch, Clerk of the Court. j. Il. Coughe-
iiour, Under Sheriff Henry Gilmore,
court Stenographer H.. e. Jones,
County Attorney ]. ID. Taylor ana At
torney E.. c. Kurt. Mr.. Bakers law
paftae..
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least, and has accepted a position in
the Sterling hotel.
William A. Graham of Princeton,
Wis, passed through Roman Thurs
day.
Miss Carrie Wolfe was in Roman
Thursday n Friday of this week.
H. M. Carper, Otos Smith, James
Prichard left Friday morning for
Yellowstone national park for the
summer.
Justice Rathbone of Perma is in
Roman this week, visiting with friends
and relatives.
E. H.. Rathbone returned to, Roman
from his business trip to Missoula.
A party of Roman young people went
to the woods Sunday afternoon for an
outing, taking their lunches with them
and returned late in the evening.
DIR. M. w. Hall left for Missoula
Sunday on business and will return
Tuesday.
George Covault has started clearing
the ground on his lot for the erection
of his new fire-proof business block,
which will have a drug store on the
first floor and offices above.
The dance at Edmunston's hall Sat-
urday evening was well attended, and
everybody enjoyed themselves.
The Roman band practiced in Heine-
bach's opera house Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. E. H. Rathbone has been i'll
for the past week with indigestion.
Their will be a dance at Edmon-
ston's hall Saturday, April 10. This
will be one of the largest dances of
the season, and everybody should at
tend.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
BOARD ORDERS
%STEvENSv|LLE CLEANED

S~tovensVille Is not n dirty town. but
the plan of the town board of health
is carried out, ~Stevensville will be the
cleanest little city in western Montana
by the first of May. The board has
issued an order that all streets and
alleys OF the town must be cleaned up
by that date, and already people are
taking heed.
SteVensVille Is not a ditry town, but
thcr" is the annual accumulation OF
litter and rubbish of the winter which
must Ire cleared away. and unless ali
premises are cleared by May / the
board VIII AXE action. The board is
anxious to see the town cleared of
everything that resembles trash before
fly time and remove the cause before
flN-sWatting time arrives.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
PERRY BAKERS DEATH
CAUSES REGRET HERE

The news of the death of Attorney
w. p. Baker of Hamilton was received
in Missnula yesterday with much re-
greet. MI. Baker has many personal
friends here and was almost as well
known in Missoula as throughout the
Bitter Root. TO the members Of the
Mlssoula bar his death means a loss
which is keenly felt. AS an express
sion of this feeling INC in respect to
the memory both departments of the
district court We're adjourned yester-
day morning until Thursday. Upon
receipt Of the news of Mr.. Bakers
death, Judge +. c. Webster, president
of the Missoula County Bar associa-
ton, called that body together in spe-
cial session at the courthouse. Judge
Webster spoke feelingly of the sad
occasion which prompted him to call
the meeting and paid a tribute. to the
life and work of Attorney Baker. His
remarks We're followed by a short
talk along the same lines by Judge
Woody. A committee consisting Of
Attorneys w. l.. Murphy, A Besancon
and John Fl. Tolan was appointed to
arrange plans for the members of
the pdi "oo'Sidtioll ~ 80 " Estiilil-
ton to attend the funeral on Wednes-
day and to purchase suitable floral
tributes. Another committee consist
ing of Judge Woody, II. Fl. Parsons,
Henry c. Stiff, G. n. Madden and A.
j. Niolette was appointed to draw up
suitable resolutions of regret and con-
1t was decided that most
of the local members of the bar as
s]ociation would go to Hamilton on
the morning train Wednesday to at
tend the funeral services.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
FINE WEATHER

Stevensville, April 14.-(Special.)-
Yesterday proved to be the fine Sun
day yet this spring, and hundreds of
people passed through Stevensville in
automobiles and in carriages. Most
of the population of S~tevensville took
advantage Of the pleasant day by driv-
ing out int the country. Large num-
bers of automobiles from Missoula.
bound for up the valley points, passed
through here, and numerous people of
Missoula were here to spend the day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15

Left to right: Mrs. Matthew Scott,
Mrs. William Cummings Story, Mrs.
William F. Dennis and Mrs. John Mil
Ter Horton (Iower rightly.
These women are the center Of a
stormy fight among the Daughters of
the American Revolution for official
positions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-15
ROMAN

Roman, April Observation-Disclosures
Edyth Conway entertained a few
young people Friday evening at cards.
Refreshments were served and all
present enjoyed a good time.
w. 0. Mason of Cleveland, Ohio, ar
rived in Roman a few days ago, and
will locate here for the present at
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03
Use FOR RESINOL
In EVERY HOME
Keep that Soothing, Healing Oint-
ment Always Ready for Use.

The same soothing. healing, anti
semitic medication which. makes Resi-
mol Ointment SO successful Tor &c
zepa and other skin eruptions, makes
II also the ideal household remedy
for score Of troubles that constantly
arise In every nome 1t quickly heals
burns. scalds and wounds; is an ex-
rcl:vnt dressing for ulcers, feions,
Noils and stubborn sores; stops Itch
in~ AZ once: gives prompt and perna-
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alb. for many minor skin troubles,
s,.el as cold-sores. pimsles and
.haInrs
.esinol Ointment positively con-
tains nothing of harsh or injurious
ns.turo. It is absolutely pure and so
reytlc yet effective. that 1t can be
used freely on the most infiamed sur
face or the tendcrest skin, even of q
t,ny Eel Doctors have prescribed
Tor cik atcen years You can test
II sr.c by writing 70 Dept. 3-S. Resi-
mol. Baltimore. Md, for generous
sn l:,ie and miniature cake 81 Resi-
mol Soal. Every druggist sells Resi-
j ~ allf nelt 10 TWO sizes, opal Jars,
nftylcents ana dollar
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03

| eutive committee. with an influence
among his colleagues that spreads
over most of Dixie land and projects
into remote points across the Mason
line TO distant quarters north and
east.
| 1t would be a poor commentary
upon Josephus Danielss political
sagacty to admit that he used his
position on the national committee to
further the continued advance of the
Governor of New Jersey-"used" is
not the word, and we fail in our
search for an adequate substitute.
He wouldn't do anything like that
Editor Daniels is an editor who
believes in editorials. None of these
| skinny, little essaylets designed TOR
| the down. trodden housekeeper or the
tired business man. but strong, Wig
| orous presentations of some length
He had plenty of material for the
| editing business when he started in
to advance Woodrow Wilson. He
argued, arraigned, Illuminated, fore
casted, expounded, explained, pro-
tested and prophesied. If there was
an editorial stunt he overlooked in
his eagerness to play out his Wilson
bunch, Josephus doesn't recall it.
The new secretary of the navy is
not man of nautical appearance.
For that matter, few of Uncle Sans
naval business managers have been.
But it's a two to one proposition
that before six months have elapsed
he'll be several grades higher in his
knowledge of the capacity of our
floating. fighting equipment than the
average rocking chair admiral now
barnacled to the navy department.
He may never feel quite certain as
to the proper number of gold knots
required upon a perfectly correct
naval uniform and probably he may
remain more or less haZy as to the
requisite guns for a secretarys sal
ute, but you can bet your sweet life
that Josephus Daniels will not quit
his present job without conquering
the essential facts and leaving a
blazed trail behind him. Some sar-
castle and probably jealous person
takes much delight in recalling the
one spectacular naval engagement in
which our new secretary of the navy
recently figured in the leading role.
IT was during the Baltimore conven-
ton and Daniels was in a hurry
also he wanted to take bath. The
combined result was fine assort-
ment of broken ribs-he fell out of
the tub Said the unkind person:
Secretary of the navy? HUH How,
can you expect man who can't
take bath without breaking his
ribs to walk up gangplank?"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03
BY j. CAMPBELL CORY

Special Csrtoonist of the Evening Star.
Josephus Daniels believes in
lunches. You see, he was just a boy
out of school when he went to work
for the Wilson advance" down in
North Carolina as an honest good
ness editorial writer
That pair of words (Wilson Ad-
vance, seemed to stick in the crop
of Josephus. He dreamed about those
two words and woke up screaming.
He simply couldn't get them out of
his noodle.
And so it came to pass that when,
as owner and editor of the Raleigh
News and Observer, this name of
Wilson doomed large upon the politl-
cal hogizon progressive Democracy,
=sfTTe Ancient fetish returned to Jo-
sepbine in his dreams and he awoke
and screamed some more. That early
iob on the Wilson Advance persist
cd in obtruding itself upon the Dan
iels Imagination and finally crystal
lied in mighty bunch.
Now Daniels, without huneh
would be as much at sea as a policy
PLAYER without dream book-just on
account Of this last bunch of his ne
is now secretary of the navy
Wilson Advance unused Daniels.
"Gee whiz! that's where | got my
start in life. Here it is again, ana
III Just naturally play 1t across the
board"
And. believe me, he did.
Within a few weeks after he had
made up his mind he could nave
given the most enthusiastic old grad
cards and spades when it came to
recounting' the history of the ad-
4 ministration of Princeton University.
Of course that part which was coinei-
dent with the presidency oil Wooo-
row Wilson.
4 Josephus, it must be admitted Tor
the sake of the eternal Verites, mas
the canny habit of putting MS
lunches to the acid test before ne
PLAYS ,hem He did it in this case
Wilson 5 record and personality
were given an examination by the
Raleigh editor upon some such OASIS
of scrutiny as rare bug might re-
ceiye beneath the lens of a scientisl 5
: microscopes 1t would seem that the
analysis proved satisfying to MI.
Daniels. He proceeded upon large
basis to exploit the original hunch-
the 'sWilson advance" He has an IN
here6t predilection-a sort OF genius
for starting things from a strategic
position, and he did so in this case.
He was and is the North Carolina
member of the Democratic nationai
committee, and is also upon the exc
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03
SALESMAN, HOME LATE,
is KILLED AS BURGLAR

CHICAGO, April 3.--Mistaken for a
burglar, Charles Bennington, COM
mercial traveller, whose home is be-
lieved to have been in Cleveland, was
shot and instantly killed early today
by Harry Farrell, machinist in the
hall of an apartment here at pas
CALUMET avenue.
Pennington had been stopping with
family named Afford on the second
floor. Farrell lives on the third floor.
He was awakened by noise in the
hall. went to the door and saw PEN
nington. When the latter attempted
to crowd through the doorway into
the fiat, Farrell fired. He is believed
to have assembled to the third floor
without realizing 1t.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03
APACHES, u. S. PRISONERS
FOR 10 YEARS, ARE FREED

LA TON. Okla, April S-The
Apache Indians, who have been
maintained on the Fort Sill military
reservation for nineteen years as
prisoners of war. left last night for
the Mescalero Apache reservation in
New Mexico, where they will be
turned over 10 the care OF the interior
department, free men. Major George
w. Goode accompanied them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03

been left behind in a small Pennsyl-
vania town, apparently missing their
train, and fears were expressed II It
they have fallen victims to an or
ganized band of white slavers."
Officials refused to divulge the name
of the town in which the young wom-
en- are said to have been stranded.
Dewoody will take up the matter with
the immigration officials today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03
Lawn Rollers

We carry the Durham Hand Lawn Rollers, the
most popular and generally used roller the market
The rollers are smooth the face, the outer edges
are rounded to avoid cutting the lawn garden roller
bearings and have outside counter-balancing weights
$50 pound weight 0.49
zoo pound weight -. 1910
500 pound weight. 1880
No 6 Water Weight Lawn Rollers (Dunhams)
empty weight 1875 pounds, filled with water 500 price
s1S.49.
No Empty Weight 100 pounds filled with
water 200 pounds; price $ll.49.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03
FEAR IMMIGRANT GIRLS
WHITE SLAVERS' VICTIMS

p CHICAGO. H., April SC. F. De-
woody, chief of the Federal Depart
ment of Justice here, was notified yes
terday of the alleged disappearance
ON March 26 of twenty young immi-
grant women en- route here from New
York. They we're of party OF -loo
men and women, and are said to have
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