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Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
The Winter Fly.

We commend to the readers of the Gazette Garrett r. ServiSS article on the winter fly, which is to be found on the editorial page of yesterdays issue. MT. Serviss says one fly killed in win ter is worth, for the common de- fense of humanity against dis ease, a thousand killed in sum- mer. The one winter fly killed will mean about a million less next fall.
 So much has been written about the danger of the fly and so many people have become accus- toned to the warnng that it's force is lost, but it is a fact, as MT. Serviss puts it, that it is inn possible to blacken the reputa- tion of the fly to a greater de gree than the truth will warrant.
 Dr. Beresoff has announced the result of investigations re- gently made by him in Franre. Repeated experiments showed that the deadly microbes con- tained in the digestive tubes of flies remain alive and preserve all their evil power during the winter sleep of the flies. Dr. Beresoff examined 115 flies cap- tured in houses where they were sleeping during the winter months and found in each of the insects deadly microbes that were alive and active and ready to begin the work of staying hu- man beings when the warm wea- ther transformed the fly from a sleeper to very active agency of destruction.
 The warning of Mir. Serviss is of especial importance in Little Rock and in Arkansas, where we have had a very mild winter and where many flies will be carried ever to next summer. House holders should clean their pre- mises now and rid them of flies. When you see a winter fly in your home or in your office put down your book or your work or stop your conversation long enough to kill it.-Little Rock Gazette.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
i Tn Honor of Misses Bianshard.

Tn Honor of Misses Blanshard.
 Misses Fannie and Elizabeth Gregg entertained a few friends with an afternoon tea at their "play house, Ivy Lodge," Thurs day afternoon in honor of two of their friends, Misses Virginia and Elizabeth Ruth Blanshard, who are soon to leave for their new home at Fayetteville.
 A luncheon of sandwiches, fruit sailad and tea was prepared and served by the two little hos tesses and it must have been de- licious for not a bite was left. Those who enjoyed the after noon at hospitable "Ivy Lodge' were Misseses Virginia and Ruth Elizabeth Blanshard, Adelaide Pate, Janette Henry, Muffet Martin Fannie Harris, Sarah and Rosa Robertson and the two little hostesses.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
Plan For Concrete Bridge.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Feb. G. State Highway Engineer Hugh R. Carter left last night for New port on business in connection with the proposed system of highways for Jackson county He also took with him the plans for the proposed reinforced con- crete bridge over Village creek, which will be built at a cost of about $4,500. The bridge will be 25O feet long, with IA spans of IS feet each.
 A great many more re-inforc- ed bridges are now being built than formerly, and in many in- stances they can be built more cheaply.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
Murder Suspects Captured.

Benton, Feb. 5.-The myste- rious youth known as Shorty" " wanted in connection with the murder of l.. H. Thompson, a merchant of Benton Saturday night, November 22, has been captured by officers at Jones' boro, La. The capture was made yesterday. Marshal E. L. E. Me- Milan left yesterday for Jones' boro and will return with the prisoner tomorrow. The reward of $25O which was offered for his capture will be paid to the Jonesboro officers.
 Themurderers of Thompson ob- tained only $7.50, but seemed to have planned the affair as delib- erately as if it were for a large fortune. c. D. Dewein, a youth of about 20, is in jail here and will appear before the grand jury March ? to face a charge of murdering the aged merchant.
 It is said that he and the youth known as Shorty or Joe" had seen MT. Thompson counting his money and planned to rob him. They went to his store one night to make small purchase. In an alleged confes- sion, Dewein is alleged to have said that "Joe" struck Thomp- son with a coupling pin and that when the merchant ran behind the counter to get his revolver, Joe" dropped the iron and De- vein then struck Thompson again, killing him. Dewein, however, denied striking the merchant and said that Joe was the one who killed him.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
Governor Endorses Idea.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Feb. 6.-Refer- ring to the resolutions passed bv the recent Good Roads Con- vention, recommending the ap- pointment of Traffic Commls- sion to propose certain laws to the next session of the Leglsla- ture, Gov. Hays has written the Board of Trade:
 q heartily endorse these res olutions. At the proper time will be glad to take up the mat ter and appoint a Commission , consisting of such men as 1eel are best qualified to discharge (, the duties imposed upon tnem'
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
To Candidates for the Various
 Offices of Jackson County:

You are hereby notified to meet with the County Central Committee of Jackson County, Arkansas on the 7th day of Feb ruary, 1914 in the City of New port for the purpose of fixing the dates and places of meeting for a joint campaign.
 c. E. Smith, R. T. Simmons, J. H. Johnston, J. F. McCuistion, J. M. Mardis, J. T. Craft, G. L. Rob- inson, w. M. Shaver, J. M. Ivy, H. l.. Lambert, A. M. Ballew, G. E. Land, Henry Grant, o. w, Scarborough, Jesse Shuford, Jno H. Camp, w. D. McLain.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
Smallpox Under Control.


 Batesville, Feb. 5.-The small pox situation in Batesville is we'll in hand. There are only 9 cases in all, which are guarded. Dr. J. H. Kennerly, county health officer, said yesterday thet he was being called night and day to different parts of the county, where cases were developing and has advised thateveryone should be vaccinated. Several cases of chickenpox and measles are re- ported in the county.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
Duley Returns Home.
pecial to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Feb. G. Vim. R. Duley, for three terms mayor of Little Rock, has returned to this city after three years spent at Roswell, New Mexico, in search of health. He has been taking the Friedman cure, and believes that he has been cured. Among his old friends there is a rumor that he may be induced to make the race for mayor again at the next election.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
GRAFT SUIT
 AGAINST MOUNTAIN
Begun Friday Morning In Cir cult Court-Grand Jury Ad-
 journs Till Monday.

inc damage suit of J. T. Craft, administrator of the estate of Tom Craft against the Iron Mountain was begun Friday morning in the Jackson circuit court. A large number of wit nesses were present and the trial of the suit was expected to oc- cupy two days.
 Tom Craft, young brakeman on the Mountain, was killed in the Argenta yards early in the morning, February Is, 1913, falling over some scrap iron in front of a coal car, that passed over his body. The plaintiff al- leges the accident was due to the company's negligence and sued for S30,000. Gus Jones of Lit tie Rock and Jones & Campbell of this city represent the plain tiff and Campbell & Suits the de- fendant company.
 In the damage suit brought by Mrs. J. M. Witt of Diaz against the Iron Mountain, the jury found a verdict for the rail- road company Thursday after noon.
 The grand jury returned 13 more indictments Friday after noon. That body has examined 101 witnesses, returned 19 in- dictments and expects to con- clude it's work in two more days. DOCKET RECORD IN BRIEF: Newport Land and Improve ment Company versus w. H. Beard, unlawful detainer; judg- ment by agreement for plaintiff for possession and $85 rent. Scott-Mayer Commission Co. versus J. M. Mardis, dismissed at cost of plaintiff. Consolidated Portrait & Frame Company versus M. s. Littleton and A. B. Pelley, agreed state ment of facts.
 Lizzie Murphy versus The La- dies of the Maccabees, debt; cause of action dismissed as to The Ladies of the Maccabees of the World.
 Ellard Washington versus Bert Mount, damages; inter. plea of Ebert Mount filed.
 Apte Cigar Company versus William Corley, on appeal; con. tinued for term.
 Wilmans Mercantile Company versus H. s. Ellis, dismissed al cost of plaintiff.
 c. c. Henry, trustee and o. M Bowen versus O. M. Bowen, re plevin; dismissed at cost o1 plaintiff.
 J. J. Massey versus Ernes' Babb, possession; judgment by default for possession.
 Roy Sigler, removing disabil ities of minority; petition granted.
 Pearl Sigler, removing disabil ities of minority; petition grant ed.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-06
May ] AGREEMENT Charges Without E Antitrust
 Act.

Attorney General . dan's trust" is not
 the antitrust = Moose holds that An ,eree upon a scale services without ,f penalty prescribed .l trust laws of the . opinion addressed ! lis Cit, ,tive T. B. Friar of ly after Attorney General 'encinl y other of the act which
 to this case, if it of il. at all, undertakes to in il. combination to fix
 any article of manu- .bsnisnl, merchan- . s' 'A' dty, convenience, re- oduct of mining, or 'd' l thing whatsoever. wlls reme court of this
 case of the State vs. 'his pck Island & Pacific :, ,ll npsny, held that the '' ', ! include a combina- /. n railroads to fix the ''v rying passengers or
 suse it was not in- .mh the meaning of any
 & quoted above. It
 ded by the attorneys
 ts that it might be J vthin the words, or
 or thing whatsoever .n It held that any ar- 9n s whatsoever, meant
 sor thing whatsoever
 le nature as the arti- a M m the hrSt part O1 H In other words, that
 some article of manu-
 merchandise, mechan-
 lodity, convenience, re-
 pduct of mining.
 St to me therefore that
 toads may combine for ' @ of fixing the price f for carrying freight or . sthe physicians should ? | to combine for the c3 fixing the price to be professional services. "
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25
JURY TRIALS BEGIN IA r., Y, ]

ella 9.
Both departments ofAh -ssE'ct
court will begin their dER'' rinEnl
business Monday mou ~. 3u s he
been called to anQkr Aeach con'
for regular servieSsaurin4 g2le teiF
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The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25
NOT ANY D|CTAT|0N
BY MANAGEMENT
TO CLERKS
PRESIDENT M'LEOD DEFINES THE
POSITION OF HIS COMPANY
TOWARD EMPLOYEES.

I'VE have a good many employees in
our establishment My chief concern
in my dealings with them now, as It
has been. is to manage this business
SO we can pay the best salaries pos
sible. I have never dictated where
they shall eat or whore they shall
sleep, so long as the place is respect
able | have never asked them to
join any church or lodge II they
want to join any labor organization,
have no objection, but | am not going
to request or compel them to join
This is part of the reply made last
night by c. H. Mcleod, president of
the Missoula Mercantile company, to
IA question from Missoulian re-
porter. The reporter had asked Mr..
Mcleod regarding a current report
that demands had been made of his
company by representatives of the
local clerks union.
II have been interviewed said MIR.
Mcleod, but there have been no
demands made. I have no hesita-
ton, however. in stating my position
and the position of this company in
this respect The salaries paid in
JOUR- store are, j believe, above the
average and we are constantly fig
uring how our business can be ex-
tended and increased so that larger
salaries can be paid.
But as to what our employees do
with the money they earn, we do not
concern ourselves. have never die
| tated where they shall eat OF sleep,
an at.I1i, al 1, %
| places are respectable. l have never
asked them to join any church or to
become members of any lodge, and
shall not, for that is their affair and
not any of my business.
II take just the same position as to
! their becoming members Of union.
am willing they should join ii they
wish. | shall not, however, suggest
/ that they do or do not join. That is
a matter entirely for their own de-
Icision.
| 1T is. as / have said. We try to
make this business pay good wages
The better the business, the better the
| salaries. think a comparison will
j show that our firm pays wages as
4 high as the payroll of any similar or
] ganization. anywhere, and it is ou1
desire to keep the wages high and, Il
| possible to make them higher. We
are interested in the welfare of oul
i employees, but / decline even to sug
!. gest how our men and women shall
|.spend, their money, or what their So
|fcial. religious or other Affiliations
shall be.
"This. plainly stated, is my position
lin the matter. and I believe 1T is the
lonly position in which we could eN-
pect to be sustained by the genera
public
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25

| II don't know where I'm going, but
know I'm on the way"-such is the
mournful swan song,
SWAN the passing birds last
SONG lay: and the passing
bird our pardon with
humility should beg because this last
lay is song, when the lay should pe
an egg; but if the mayor laid an egg.
I'm sure it would be bad; so perhaps
we shouldn't greve at all, but be ex-
ceedingly glad; the Uncle Dudley
document is pure ard simple chaff;
from east to west and north to south, it
makes the people laugh: and as every
little movement has a meaning of its
own, the meaning of this movement
we'll know when he has flown; he sings
he didn't earn his pay, but he's taken
every cent: however, he win not de-
stroy commission government: perhaps
he'll go to Thompson Falls and per-
haps right here he'll stay; he knows
not where he's going, but he knows he's
on the way
The campaign against the commission
form of government received hard
swat when the letter
HARD which Mayor Rhoades
SWAT signed was made public.
There was a lot of talk
about the letter yesterday, but most OF
it was accompanied by laugh. l met
a good many men during the day
some Of them opposed to the commits
sion government, but most of
them in favor of it--and almost with
out exception, friend and foe agreed
/ that the letter which the mayor signed
| had given the commission gov
ernment boost and had made
| it harder than ever for the
opposition There were not many
men who know the mayor who believed
| that he wrote the letter himself. There
are several expressions in it which are
not his, but which point rather directly
to the probable author Your Uncle
/ Dudley" is an expression which the
] it is the favorte byword of one of his
intimate associates, who is suspected
of having jobbed the mayor by writing
this letter for him to sign Il don't
/ believe 1t would be a difficult matter
to put finger on the man who wrote
the letter. said man who has known
the mayor for a long time. IF the
mayor thinks this man did him a
! friendly act when he wrote that letter,
he has another guess coming, for the
letter makes It cinch that the com
mission government will not be de-
4 feated."
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25

and was soon on the scene in a taxi
cab and Barnes was hurried to the
Sisters hospital. Here DR.. Turman,
the county physician, dressed the
wound while Officer Therriault, Tn
der Sheriff Marion and an attendant
held Barnes on the table. Barnes is
a powerfully built fellow and 1t was
all the three men could do to hold him
while the physician seWedl up the gap
in his throat His fighting at the
hospital and the statement he made
later showed thai he was determined
to die and explained why, when on
the road, he had attempted to teal
more open the cash in his throat.
This, it proved, had not reached the
jugular vein but severed, the windpipe
AS soon as he was able to speak g
few words Barnes told his name ant
gave the facts about his condition az
stated above. He begged to be al
lowed to die He is evidently q
SWede. about a. years. of age. His
face was covered with monkh's
growth of beard, reddish in color. HI
said he had no relatives here, that his
father was. dead, but that his mothel
and brothers lived in the old country
IL. h. w.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25
YOUNG IS PLEASED
ABOUT WEATHER
STATION
DIRECTOR OF MONTANA'S BU-
REAU CoNFERS WITH FOR
ESTER ABOUT PLAN.

Director Young of all government
stations in Montana stopped in Mis-
soula for a few hours yesterday on
his way from Helena up the Bitter
Root valley. MIR. Young was sur
prised, but pleased, he said, to read
in The Missoulian the Washington
dispatch from Congressman Evans
stating that Missoulas weather sta
ton is to be established. He had
received no official information to this
effect but said that he felt that an
injustice had been done when the sta
ton was removed.
Forester's Plan.
While here Mr. Young conferred
with District Forester Silcox concern
ing the weather stations which the
forest service has established in this
field district large number of
snowfall and rain gauges have been
service for the purpose of gathering
data for use in planting as well as in
land classification work. Mr.. SilcoS
hopes to be able to put one of these
gauges and maximum and minimum
registering thermometer at each
ranger station. His plan Is to have
the records kept on standard forms
of the government service so tha
| copies can be filed and used in The
general service of the bureau.
L, r.. w.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25
LICENSE-FEE LAW
SIGNED BY MANY
Initiative Petitions Are Being Circulated in All Counties
and Much Interest Is Manifested in the Measure
Which Has Been so Much Discussed

Petitions for initiating the license
fee law, proposed by the Non Partisa n
Direct-Legislation league, are now be-
ing circulated in every county in the
state. Reports from several counties
have been received. showing that the
petitions are being generally signed.
In Missoula county, copies of the petit
ton are in the hands of league mem
bers and may also be found at the fol
lowing places:
Knisely's cigar store
Simons' paint store.
Hollingsworth barber shop.
The Missoulian office
The text Of the BILL as required by
law, accompanies and is part of the
petition. The first three sections are
as follows:
License Fee.
Section l, An annual license fee
shall be assessed, levied and collected,
In the manner hereinafter provided.
upon all companies engaged in this
state In the following occupations or
businesses, to-wit: Mining precious
metals; generating. transmitting or
selling electricity or hydro electric
power: express business; sleeping car,
drawing room car or palace car busi :
ness: telephone business. or telegraph
business. Said license fee shall be en-
tirely and exclusively for state pur-
poses, and shall be assessed, levied and
collected in the manner hereinafter
provided.
The words Company" and "com
panies' as used in this act, shall in
clude persons partnerships, joint
stock companies or associations, COM
panies and corporations.
The words precious metals" as used
in this act shall include gold, silver,
copper, lead or zinc, or any thereof:
and whether the same are produced
from quartz or placer deposits or from
solution products of mines.
Who Pays.
| Sec. >. All mining companies. all
companies engaged in the generation,
transmission or sale of electricity or
| hNdfo- electric power; all express
| companies; all sleeping car, drawing
room car or palace car companies; all
telephone companies, and all telegraph
companies, shall annually paw to the
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25

state OF Montana a license fee upon
that part of their business arising and
conducted exclusively in this state,
computed as follows
Said license fee shall be equal to the
percentage hereinafter fixed upon the
gross proceeds from the operations of
such companies, or upon the gross
value of all precious metals produced
by such companies, as the case may be.
wholly within this state.
The Rates.
Sec. 3 The percentages above pro-
vided for shall be as follows:
On all mining companies, one fourth
of one per cent of the gross value of all
precious metals produced
On all sleeping car, drawing room car
or palace car companies, four per cent
of their gross proceeds.
On all telephone companies, two per
cent of their gross proceeds
On telegraph companies, two per
cent of thei, gross proceeds.
ON all express Companies. four per
cent of their gross proceeds.
On all companies, engaged in the
generation. transmission or sale of
electricity or hydro electric power, one
and half per cent of their gross
proceeds
The terms gross proceeds" and
gross value Of all precious metals
produced" shall include the total gross
receipts received, Or the gross value of
all precious metals produced, as the
case may be, by the companies engaged
in any of the businesses or occupation.
named herein. beginning on january /
and ending December 81 of each year
Sections to IA deal with the methods
of administration and the details of the
enforcement of the law The conclud-
ing sections provide:
Sec 15 The license fees hereir
enumerated, shall not relieve any of The
companies chargeable with the same
from the payment of any other taxes
licenses, fees or revenues required b,
law but the same shall be license fet
lin addition to all such other taxes
licenses, fees or revenues now provided
by law.
Sec 16. This act shall be in full
force and effect from and after the frs
day of January, 1915.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25
BEYOND UNDERSTANDING.

Jim Jackson and Mrs. l.. J. Wilkin-
son, arrested by the police several
nights ago. appeared before Justice HI.
NJ. Small yesterday to answer to the
charge of disturbing the peace which
had been preferred against them.
Jackson waived the time for sentence
and was committed to the county jail
for four months. The woman took the
passed.
The case was one of the most dis
gusting and uneXplainable that has
come to the attention of the officers for
months The woman is the mother Of
seven children.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25

But not all of the talk yesterday was
about the commission government The
poultrymen were hard
The BEST at work with their
ON EARTH preparations for the big
hen show next week
II was worth While to hear them talk
and plan The committees were on the
Job yesterday all day. after having
worked half the night. Friday Henry
Trlpp was on deck, of course He all
ways is We're going to have a great
show, he said Yes. | shall have some
BIRDS there. Why shouldn't /? | have
the best Barred Rocks in the west. And
~ not stop there. I'll say | have the
best in the world, and ! challenge any-
pody TO prove otherwise. I'd like to
see some better birds than the ones that
III have here next week. But won't see
any, Tor there are not any"
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-01-25

The story of the commission govern
ment Is better told in the figures from
the city books than il is
FIGURES told in the mayors let
TELL IT ter-this was the con-
Sensus of opinion on the
streets and in business houses yester-
day. In the business district it is al
most impossible to find an expression
of hostility to the commission form of
government. There are some men who
don't like everything which has been
done by the commission, but they do
not blame the system for these. 1T is
just a question of getting the right men
for the work, said one prominent busi-
ness man yesterday The best system
in the world can be wrecked if it is
placed in incompetent hands | feel that
the commission government has been a
good thing for Missoula. Certainly
the treasury is in a better condition.
That is, from the business standpoint.
the best means of judging. The books
at the city hall are open to ALL and each
man who has any doubt can satisfy
himself If he wants to. | know the city
the old system. We had some mighty
good men for mayors under the old
form, and they did the best they could
io stop the leaks, but they couldn't do
IT. Now, under the commission form.
we have stopped these leaks and the
city Is on a business basis, That's the
best answer | know of for the criti-
GlSmS which have been made