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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-23
Williams Scouting.

In a desperate effort to strengthen
his team, Nick Williams, manager of
the Spokane Indians, has left his team
per this week while he went. off on a
scouting trip. Williams tried out about
three score coast bushers but most of
them fell down and now his only hope
is to dig up some new ones. Williams
expects to get n pair of catchers from
the Portland club when that team ar
rives in Frisco from Honolulu.
Roscoe McJanet, the former Uni
versity Of Washington catcher, who
played professional ball during the va
cation months last year, Is turning out
with the University of Washington
nine for spring practice every day and
has written the conference authorities
for reinstatement as an amateur play
err. McJanet is regarded as the best
catching prospect at the university and
his return to amateur standing will
which is coached by "Dode" Brnker,
former Vancouver outfielder. McJanet
caught a dozen or more games for
Butte in the Northwestern league last
year and later played in the Anaconda
city league. AS the conference author
tiles have always shown a willingness
to let down the bars for summer base
ball players it is expected that he will
| be allowed to play with the Washing
ton nine this spring.
"Rowdy" Hendrix, who pitched for
the Butte team last year, will get a.
chance to display his wares with the
| Oakland team of the Pacific coast
| league during the 1917 season, having
, been traded to the coast town in eX-
| change for Bert Daniels, outfielder.
Daniels, who has played ball in the
Pacific Coast Northwestern and West
ern Canada leagues for the last five
years.sis expected to take fireplace of
Captain Ed Kippert of the eSilvertip
team, who has announced that he has
retired from the game permanently,
Ripperts long career ends at the same
time as that of "Dode" Brinker former
Vancouver outfielder, and for many
years teammate of Kippert, who has
quit the game in order to devote all OF
his time to business. Kippert and
Brinker started off in the old Pacific
Northwest league in 1904 or 1905 and
played together for about seven years
with the Aberdeen and Seattle teams
after the Northwestern circuit ha6
been organized. Kippert went to Mont.
real in 1918 and played back east fol
first love, the Northwestern.
McGinnity announces that he ha:
signed benjamin Franklin Stunt, al
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Purple and White Athletes
Already Training for
Missoula Events.
EAGER FOR HoNoRs
Smoky Town School Anxious
to Make Clean Sweep of
1t by Winning Meet.
by r. r. Rocene.)

The Butte high school track team,
dangerous contenders for honors at the
university track meet this spring has
started active training under the di-
rection of Coach Bernard Bierman.
Bierman was a star ,hurdler and
weights man at the University of
Minnesota. Physical Director Van
Cook will give him able assistance in
preparing the boys for the meet. 1t is
known that the Butte boys are willing
to sacrifice everything in order to win
the championship of the state in track,
as they want to have n perfect record
in athletics for the year. The purple
and white eleven won the football
title in IL walk, while the Butte bas-
ketball five grabbed first honors at
the Bozeman tournament. Sullivan
and Zundel. big point winners for the
purple and white in the university
meet last spring, are working out in
the dashes and the jumps and both are
expected to take honors at the Mis-
soula meet. Butte has a big advan-
tase over the other schools throughout
the state on account of the indoor
track in the new gym. and the sprints
and distance men are working out on
this every night.
1t is likely that Butte and Missoula
win contest in a dual track and field
meet here a week or two before the
university meet is pulled off.
Reports from Billings are that OFT
Romney intends to send a strong track
team from the Sugar city to contest
for the state honors. Last year Bill
lings was not represented, as little in
terest was shown by the students, but
this year Romney, who was crack
sprinter at Utah and Montana State
college, expects to give Missoula, Butte
and the other contenders a hard battle.
Eddie Duffy, crack welterYeisht, in a
10 round bout down at Ogden last Fri
day night. Barrieau outpointed Duffy
in every round, but was unable to slip
over a knockout punch during the
battle. This was the third consecutive
fight that the husky F'renchman has
won down at Ogden, and he is again
being touted as a candidate for cham
pionship honors.
/. Which brings to mind that Jack
Torres, the Mexican, will exchange
punches with Dick Wells at Wallace
early next month";
And also, that before the governor
vetoed the fight bill introduced at the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-23

Harry Swift. a wealthy University of
California student, enjoys silk pajamas
and daily cold tub while serving a
jail sentence in Oakland for speeding.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-23

Next week the batterymen of the
Tacoma Northwestern league team will
report to begin spring training at Ta-
coma. The infielders and gardeners
will not be asked to report until one
week later. Catchers Carl Stevens and
Pete Flagstead will work with the host
of pitchers to be tried out by Russ
Hall this spring. The Tiger box can
didates are Henry Peterson. Rex Suth-
erland. AL Bonner, veterans, and Her
man Pillett, Haugland, Alexander,
Ace Carson, Katul and Ansell, young
sters.
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pitched in the Northwestern. the Pa
ctftc Coast, the Southern, the National
ana various other leagues during his
career.
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o. A. c. Ra sebalI Games.

The Oregon Agricultural college
baseball nine will play the University
of Idaho at Moscow April 16, Wash
ington State college at Pullman, April
II and IS; the Spokane Northwestern
league team at Spokane April 10, and
the University OF Washington at Sc
Indians will play the Aggies at Cor
Wallis April II.
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The Catchers.

Tho cdtchers on the Pittsburgh staff
are Wallace Schmidt, Bill Fisher, Will
lam Wagner, Ben Shaw and young
Snyder, a semi-pro 1t is generally con-
ccded that hunting Tor Il good catcher
on the present Pirate team is just like
hunting for needles in IL haystack.
range from rank to fair as receivers.
Schmidt came up year ago from San
Francisco costing Dreyfuss $500.
Fischer is a former Fed, while Wagner
has been with the Pirates, when he
hasn't been at the Pittsburgh farm
tur the past four years. Shaw comes
from Macon in the South Atlantic
league.
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1916 Averages.
GOMPERs PROTESTS.

Washington, March 22.-Prcsident
Gompers and Secretary Morrison of the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-23

McGinnity announces that he has
signed benjamin Franklin Stunt, an
elongated hurler who has pitched in all
the different leagues under and over
the seas. Hunt was with Wichita in
the Western league last year but has
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-23
(By r. r. Rocene)

There but two things that can keep
the Pittsburgh Pirates from dropping
into the cellar position in the National
league race during the coming season,
according to Pittsburgh fans. One is
the return of Hans Wagner, for years
tine backbone of the Pittsburgh team.
The only other remedy is for Barney
Dreyfuss to open his purse-strngs
wide and buy a few crack ball players,
as Charley Comskey has. But even if
Barney would let loose Of some Of the
thousands that the Pirates have made
for him during the last two decades,
where could he buy any good ball
players at this time Of the year? When
the Pirates purchased young Shaw, a
kid catcher. from the Yankees the
other day, it was but an indication of
the scarcity of material in the Pitts
burgh camp at Columbus, Ga.
The retirement of John Honus Wag-
ner will leave Il tremendous hole, as
tho veteran has played in the short
titld with an occasional game at first
base. so long that a Pittsburgh team
without Inc i lying Du'chht'iil VIII
b. a stranger around the National
1eagne circuit. Some reports have it
that Hans is done as a player but any
man that can hit .2S7 in the National
league, no matter if he IS A years old.
is far from all in. Manager Callahan
ot the Pirates intended to play Hans
at first base, and his recent an
noanced retirement leaves the team
without an experienced first base can
didate. However, the call of the dia-
mond, which Wagner has followed for
90 years. may yet prove too strong for
the veteran slugeer, even though prey
fuss cut his salary $4,000. If Wagner
doesn't return, there will be many walls
from the Smoky city this summer,
most prominent of which will be the
demand for the return of Fred Clarke.
CalIahan's Second Year.
James j, Callahan will worry
through his SECOND season as manager
of the Pirates this year. Callahan
started in playing ball many years ago
and was one of the crack pitchers and
a number Of years. In 1905 Jimmy had
a faling-o out with Fielder Jones, then
manager of the White SoN, and quit
the team From 1906 until 1910 Gala
han was a magnate III the once we'll
known Chicago City league, being the
owner and manager of the crack l.o-
gan Square nine. When Fielder Jones
retired, Comiskey surprised everybody
by bringing Jimmie Callahan back
from the semi-pro ranks as manager
of the White SoX. For Il couple of
years the White Sox went well under
the new leadership, but When Callahan
quit active playing his fortunes re-
ceded. Comsley stuck by his old
star for years, but finally turned him
loose. In January, 1916, Callahan and
Frank Chance opened negotiations for
the purchase of the Los Angeles
franchise III the Pacific Coast league,
but week or two later Callahan was
offered the leadership i'll the Pirates
and accented.
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Pitchers Lacking.

How Callahan expects to get by with
his present hurting staff is a puzzle.
I'll =" are five veterans: Lefty" Coop
CT, "Hul}vt" Miller, Al MamauX, Jacobs
ana Evans. MamnuX, who Won Il and
lost T. last year, ana Cooper, who won
only l. out OF % gamCS, but ranked
hiph ia the matter of earned runs al
lowed. were the only effective Pirate
slab artists in 1916. Both are still
Youngsters. "Bullot' Miller won seven
and lost 10, while Jacobs, who is a
Phillio discard won six and lost 10,
Evans Won two games and lost five.
The recruits are Fills, who won five
and lost three with Fargo: Carlson,
who won % and lost ]" with Rock
ford in the Thrcc-l league; Coffin
daffrr, Who had q brief t'yout in the
American association last fall Glpa-
son, II former 'c'leral league hurier,
and polan, q Buffalo semi pro. More
in fact unless some more pitchers are
secured the Piratrs will have TO de-
pend on MamauX and Cooper.
The Infied Prospects.
The only firstsacker in camn is
Adams, a tall pine from Winnipeg II
the Northern league Adams hit 1871 II
the Northern last season, was drattoc
by Brooklyn last fall, and was sent +
Oakland this spring, but was bough
by Callahan when Wagner announce,
his retirement. Bill IIinchman vii
probably play first base, however, a
lack of experience is expected to prov
disastrous to Adams. Bill has playc
the outfield all his life, but can max
quite Il stab at covering the initia
cushion. Alex Mccarthy and IIob
Warner will contest for the position
guardian of the keystone bag, wit
Carson Bigbco available if either of Il
pair falls down. Mccarthy has play
with most OF the teams in the \.
tional league, but has never hit ha,
and often enough 10 Win a gegul
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-17
VOLUNTEERS FOR
REGISTRAR POSITIONS

Persons volunteering to act without
compensation as registrars under the
selective draft bill were requested in
a war department statement to COM
municate direct with the sheriff or
mayor of their home jurisdiction. The
department has been flooded with
such volunteer offers which in each
case have to be referred back TO local
authorities.
The statement announces that the
pay Of registrars not volunteering
would be 81 day, but that compen.
sation for the registration day only
would be allowed.
Slackers who seek to eyade regis
tration for the war army on the day to
be set by President Wilson can be de
tected easily. Another department
today explains that lists of persons
registered would be posted al. all
citizens who know of evasions ale ex
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THE PASSING OF AN
ELKO COUNTY GIRL
(Communicated)

Miss Florence Noble, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Noble of Gold Cir
Gle, Nevada, passed into the realm Of
immortals May 3, 1917, at st. Joseph's
Home, Stockton. California. She was
buried at Auburn. California, the place
of her birth.
The passing away of Miss Noble in
the springtime of her life, in obedi-
ence to that higher law which rules
all. is a sorrowful event for grier
stricken parents and friend, and
there is mourning; but the good
daughter liveth on, for 1t is recorded
that those who love and do good shall
live forever in that paradise that sur
passes in glory and happiness all that
mortal ever enjoys.
Having known Florence Noble as a
tiny girl, maturing into blooming
womanhood, we can sympathize with
those who in melancholy weep over
her demise. for in full the testimony
is that those who knew her knew
naught but good about her; and that
there Is an ternal chorus that har
monies life with what is called death
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MCKNIGHT WILL BE
DTP'TY ATTY GENERAL

The Reno Gazette says that at a
conference of state officials and heads
OF various state departments held here
yesterday II was practically agreed to
employ William Mcknight, now dep
uty controller and secretary of the
state Democratic central committee.
as n special deputy encouragement.
Just when his employment is to begin
and what his salary is to be are mat
tiers that were not made public.
The plan, according to report here,
is said to have the approval of Gov.
Boyle and to call for contributions
from the tax commission of $500 per
year. state engineers department $500
per year, industrial insurance commits
sion $50 per month and sums from
various other state departments in
proportionate amounts.
The last legislature refused to pass
a bill providing for another deputy for
the Encouragement despite the hard
fight that was made for IT, II passed
the house on the last day of the ses-
sion and Peter Buol. chairman of the
senate ways and means committee,
carried it around in his pocket till
the time was ripe for its defeat in the
upper house. II then was reported I'M
fayorably and killed.
The main idea in the appointment of
Mcknight is said 10 be a desire on the
part of Meningitis friends to groom
him for the Democratic nomination
for encouragement in 1918, Attorney
General Thatcher having announced
that he will not make the race again
Mcknight Is one of the leading
Democrats of the state and has been
secretary of the state central commit
tee in the last two campaigns. He is
from White Pine county and in 1914
was defeated for the Democratic nomi.
nation for district judge by six votes
by c. ]. McFadden who later was
elected. His salary as deputy state
controller, a position which he has
held since George Cole took office, is
$4,000 per year.
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REGISTERED AT THE MAYER

A. F. Neidt. Mt. City; w. C. Dye,
r. Dill. Earl o. Smith. ]. E. Newman,
Salt Lake; J. L. Winter and wife,
White Rock; L. X. Blewett, Bullion;
A. II. Settergreen, r. E. Cotton, San
Francisco; G. ]. Lucas. Joe Michaels.
Reno; H. G. Deckman, Chas. E. Nayes.
San Francisco; Mrs. NJ. c. Bunny,
Goldville; Leo. Davis, Park Station;
r. w. McGinnis, Ogden; James liver,
Jr.: Ben Pearson. Monticello; Chas.
Stein, San Francisco: W. F. Bachelor,
Sacramento; T. d. Wilson, Ogden; E.
]. Schneider, Max Alexander, st.
Louis; E. L. Goodwin and wife, Lur-
inc; Art Sewell, d. Nickel. Tuscarora;
Geo. II. Clark. Lincoln. Neb.: Albert
Huller. Ogden.
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ELKO STUDENTS HONORED
AT STATE UNIVERSITY

Thomas H. Edsall, Chester A. Bren.
men, Lawrence Hansen, and Everett
Layman were given gold pins as an
award for representing the university
in debating contests. Newton Jacobs
and Morris Badt, both members of the
Freshman class were given prize OF
$40 each for winning the interclass de-
bate and Jacobs also was awarded an
other SO prize for showing the best
ability in oratory in the debates. The
scholarship and prize awards were
made by Regent James w. O'Brien.
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Phillips. Robert Walker. Edward
Earls. Grace E. Stevens. Fred Jones
and Harry Linson- John H. Collins.
who directed the production. declares
1t is one of the strongest and most
beautiful pastoral dramas he has pro-
duced for the screen.
mo better star than Miss Dana
could have been chosen" he added.
"Sho Ats perfectly into the two roles
allotted to her."
Miss Dana, who is only eighteen
years old. has proved a marvel since
she began appearing in many difficult
roles in motion pictures. Before that
time she was known from coast to
coast for her remarkable performance
inr "The Poor Little Rich Girl"
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DlvlNE'S DRAMA HAS
VIOLA DANA AS A STAR

A drama OF life in Shaker com.
munity. written by the Rev. William
Il. Danforth and with Viola Dana as
the star, is THE Gates OF Eden" a
Ave reel Metro Columbia feature
which will be seen at the Bradley
theater tonight.
Miss Dana. youngest Of motion pic.
ture stars. has two roles In this power
fui production. irst appearing as Eve.
lyn, d scorned mother and next as
Eve, her daughter. The story con.
SAins strong love elements and gives
the young star ample opportunity to
display her emotional abilities. Sup
porting Miss Dana are Augustus
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lNll5 ND PERSONALS

III. and Aars- !. L. Winter OF White
Rock are Elko visitors.
OIaaey Trsmovan, the well known
North Fork rancher is In Elko today
purchasing supplies.
Den Poarson, the r.cH known 8. p,
land agent. whose nome Is in Mon
tell0. Is an Elko visitor.
a. W. Sesseil OF Tuscarora. who
spent a couple OF days here attending
to business, returned to his home this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Goodwin are in
from Lurline with one of their chill
dren who Is sick. We hope the little
one win soon be well.
Willie coneherss, q well known Car
I'm Indian, filled his hide full OF fire.
water yesterday and he was taken be-
fore Judge Doughty who gave him
thirty days In the county Jail
District Attorney Carviiie was called
to Lamoille this forenoon on official
business. and Deputy District Attor-
ney Cantwell was called to Carlin
this afternoon to attend to a case
there. 49,. ..r...-r,
SSlt for divorce was fled this morn
ing by Mrs. Edna L. Mcconnell. Of
wells. through her attorney, Thomas
Agse, against her husband. Albert E.
Mcconnell The cause set forth in
tho complaint is desertIon.
3: The many friends OF Miss Katherine
Woods, who spent her girlhood here.
when her mother was instructor in
muaic In the Elko schools, will be in
terested to learn that she was recently
married to a prominent young man Of
Honolulu &c.,
u was called to our attention today
that Il is against the law to report
proceedings against Juvenile delin-
Quents,. and 1t may be that
our item yesterday concerning a cou-
pie OF mischievous youngsters, accord
Ing to the letter of the law should
not have been published. At any
rate no harm was done. and in the
future we will observe the law to the
letter.
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pected to report them.
I'm failing to register. says the
statement. a citizen places himself
cross current to the overwhelming sem
timent of the country as voiced by its
representatives in congress. He casts
doubt upon his courage, commits n
misdemeanor and renders himself liza
BILE to Imprisonment"
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CHAMPION DIVER
JOINS U. S. NAVY

KENOSHA. Wis, May 17.-Everett
G.. Johnson, worlds champion diver,
has joined the United States navy.
Johnson demonstrated his ability
when as a member of the party he
sought to rescue the crew Of the sub
marine FL at Honolulu in 1915.
Carlton r. Smith, graduate OF
Princeton and heir to S3,000,0O0, has
entered the Officers Reserve Corps at
Fort Sheridan, Ill.
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COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO HURRY FOOD ACTION

WASHINGTON. May Ito hurry
action In congress on the food con-
troll Legislation the following senate
subcommittee has been selected to act
with the house committee: Gore,
Smith OF South Carolina, Smith of
Georgia, Kenyon and Page
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WILL RECEIVE
LIBERTY LOAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Henderson Banking COM
pany has been authorized to re-
ceive subscriptions to the $1,000
100000 Liberty Loan bond issue.
These bonds will be dated July
l, 1917 and will bear interest at
the rate of 3a per cent per an
mum. Their maturity has not yet
been announced. Subscriptions
will be received up to June Is,
1917.
All orders left with us will re-
ceiye careful and prompt atten-
ton and no charge whatever will
be made for our services.
[" JOHN HENDERSON,
d" -Adv-j8 President.
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Farm in Moapa Valley, southern Ne
yada. containing so acres. OF which 40
are under cultivation. Catalogues
principal crop. Raise garden vege-
tables in February. Good place for
someone that wants. a mild climate
the year around. Hardly ever freezes.
II. S. TABER.
Harrington Building
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Mcconnell. Wells: C. r. Foster. Jar
bidge: H. C. Stout. Ryndon: Daniel
Maryies. c. S. Tremewan. North Fork;
r. A. Field. wendover; Tex Shay &
Son. Geo. Cameron. Vim. Holasky.
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DENVER BAKERS ARE
+: r~..s OUT ON A STRIKE

DENVER. May 1.-THE bakers In
the. three largest shops OF Denver
struck this morning, demanding that
their union be recognized. Eight
bakeries are involved in the fight.
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FOR SALE-New 3 room house
partly furnished and lots % and "a.
Block Is, in Ballou's addition, price
s5S5.O0 cash. II sold at once. On
sewer line, has telephone. electric
lights can be had any time. The
house contains l iron bed. / pair
springs, l sanitary couch, / mattress,
stool bottom chairs. rocking chair,
l steel range. l dining table, and a
few dishes, everything included with
house at above price. The house rents
for $1,000 cash and the renter IA do
ing $3.50 worth OF work each month
on the place which makes a total OF
$3.50 per month rental. With q few
additional fixtures the place will easily
rent for $500 per month. Room on
vacant lot for another 3 room house.
inquire at this Office. m27
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BOARD AND ROOM at Brown cot
tage, 543 Pine St. one block back OF
Court House. Phone 1874. Mrs. Der.
tina Wilcox. n12
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w. S. Dayton.
SOCIAL DANCE

A social dance will be given at the
Mayer Hotel Friday evening, May IS.
Excellent music and entertainment
Adv.m1S.
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: The ladies of the Episcopal guild
are handling the performance at the
Gaiety theater tonight and will re-
ceiye. a share of the recetipts.-Adv.
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CHICAGO GRAIN REPORT

b CHICAGO. May 1.-THE closing
prices on the board of trade today
were: Wheat. s2.19: corn, $1.49H;
oats, 64% cents.
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For Sale

Business location with 50-foot front
age, containing two buildings, all of
which pays 1919 on the investment.