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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
Calls Il All Bluff.

Minneapolis, Dec. IL Mike Collins,
manager Of Fred Fulton. Minnesota
heavyweight, tonight characterized rs
insincere Jess Wizards offer to de-
fend his title against any fighter.
Willard is only bluffing." Collins
declared. "On November 20, Fulton
posted $1,000 forfeit and gave notice to
Willard that unless the forfeit was COW
cred by December 20. he would forth
with claim the heavyweight champion
ship II Willard posts his money and
signs articles by that time, Fulton. too,
will gladly donate his share of the re-
ccipts to the Red Cross. Further
moro il Willard signs before December
70, Fulton will send the Red Cross a
check for $1,000"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN

Minneapolis, Dec. 11-Wheat- RE
ceipts, $50 cars. compared with $50 i
year ago
Corn No. yellow, $L7om175.
Oats-No. . white Montana. 76hc0b
i2c: standard white, IS tacm 74I.c to
arrive, 12IeM73i2c. No. 3 white, 73cm
7ic; to arrive, 72cm73c, No. 4 white,
71cm731ac.
Flax-$3.43GI3AS.
Flour-Cnchanged. IN carload lots,
fancy patents, $3.50 wood, first clears.
$3.50 jute; second clears, $500 jute.
Shipments, 56,5SS barrel Ii.
Barley-S1.2S
Ryc--$l -S2Ml.93
Bran $40Gt40.50.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
GARD OF THANKS.

We sincerely wish to thank the
many friends for their Kindness and
sympathy shown during the death Of
our beloved father Murdoch McDon-
aid
MRS. NJ MCDONALD AND FAM
lily. A DIV.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
MiSSOULA DANCING ACADEMY,

Instruction IN modern ballroom
dancing. Classes Monday and Friday
evening, Private lessons by appoint
ment. Barber & Marshall hall. Phone
1871 Red.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
THERMOS BOTTLES

Make excellent gifts. They
combine beauty and utility. Our
Thermos lunch kits are bargains;
different prices.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
MONEY AND METALS

Mercantile paper 5H 81,
New York, Dec. i1.-Metal eN-
change quotes lead firm spot, Sc Sc
lid. Spelter steady. East St Louis
delivery spot offered at $3.50
Mercantile paper, 5l2 m3a Bar
silver, S57s. Mexican dollars. 81. Coy
eminent bonds, easy; railroad bonds
weak.
aud six months. 81 m6.
Call money, strong; high, &; low, 6;
wiling rate 6; closing bid, 5a; Of
Tered at e; last loan, 6.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
LEATHER GOODS

We have mems pocket books. bill
books. bill folds, common sense
purses, card eases, in fact, prae
tically everything made for men in
this line. For special we offer
Mexican stamped purses for 35c and
SOC each; suitable for men or
women.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18


Striving practice economy
hoday goods few
tons may helpful:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
Corn.

No trading in wheat,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
GAS LAMP BURNS
MISSOURI FAMILY

ChuIa, Mo, Jan. 10. While Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r, May two and one.half
miles west of Chula were in a cave
near their home. repairing an acety-
lene gas lamp, gas which had leaked
from the lamp exploded burning them
about the face. Luckily the gas had
formed near the entrance to the cave
before the explosion occurred, which
saved the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. May.
So strong was the force Of the ex-
plosion a building which was built
over the door of the cave was COM
pletely demolished. The explosion &C.
Cured about 9 o'clock and it was mid
night before Mr.. May could see good,
his eyes being burned by the explos-
ion. Mrs. Mays hair was slightly
burned and she suffered burns on her
hands.
The explosion was heard for sever
al miles and very few of the people
living near the May home were aware
OF what caused the explosion until the
following morning. Mr.. and Mrs. May
consider themselves lucky that they
we're not killed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
ELDON

The Needlecraft club was entertained
at the home of Mrs. John Rogerson
Thursday afternoon. The invited guests
were Mrs. ]. f. Easton, Mrs. Jessie Mil
Ter of Fairfield and Mrs. Bradshaw OF
Batavia The club will meet In two
weeks at the home OF Mrs. Clyde
Strand.
Mrs. +. o. Weber entertained the
Rock club at her home on Elm street
Friday evening.
Grand Hope chapter No. sc o. +. >
will hold their regular meeting in the
Masonic hall Monday evening January
Is for installation.
Mrs Bradshaw of Ottumwa was
visitor at the home OF her daughter
Mrs. John Rogerson.
Mrs. Harry Flint was called to Red
Oak Friday night by the death Of ar
uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Grow were Fair.
field visitor Friday.
Joe Barley was in Ottumwa Friday.
The terra Gotta for the Farmers and
Merchants bank has arrived and the
work will move along rapidly now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnet and children OF
Libertyville were attending the fun
eral of Lee Bonnett's baby Friday aft
ernoon.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Irens Guinenes
Mexican family, Friday Jan. IL. 9
daughter.
Miss Kittie Moore returned to hel
work in Des Moines after visit at the
Ed Betterton home
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
IOWA WESLEYAN TO
REOPEN JANUARY is

Mt. Pleasant. Jan. IL. The Mt.
Pleasant school board and the execu-
tive committees Of Iowa Wesleyan col
leKe have determined to reopen all Mt.
Pleasant public schools next Monday,
and the college, Tuesday. Jan. is. This
action came after thorough canvass
of the small pox situation. 1t was
found that the situation was well I'M
der control and that at the present
time in city of four thousand people
there are but nine homes quarantined.
All college students who reside in the
dormitories or the fraternity and sor-
ority houses. rs precaution will be re-
auired to be vaccinated and the same
precaution will be urged upon other
members of the student body and fac
ulty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
AEEAsleLE PROGRAM.

It is not the province OF The Cour.
Ter to tell the members of the general
assembly what they must or must not
do. But 1t is proper to call their at
tention to their duties and responsible.
tiles and to point out what they can
do il they want to do something that
Is good for the state.
They can, II they will, put the con.
duct Of the states business on far
more efiicient basis than that which
now obtains. Our present method Of
doing business is slipshod and unecon.
oniic. 1t is case Of each individual
making a raid upon the treasury and
getting out Of it, appropriations for
some of his projects while trading the
others on for votes. Too much thought
is how given to providing jobs for rel
attyes, friends, influential leaders and
deserving" political henchmen.
The adoption of budget system for
disbursement of the states money
would effectually put an end to much
OF the present wastage. If it so de
sir-a. the legislature can devise a sys
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
THE TALE OF JIMMY RABBIT.
Nav Baskets.

Jimmy Rabbit was very busy. He
was getting ready for May Day. And
he intended to hang two May baskets.
One Of them was already finished, and
filed with things that Jimmy himself
|liked-such as strips Of tender bark
from Farmer Green's young fruit trees,
and bits of turnip from his vegetable
cellar. You might almost think that
Farmer Green himself ought to have
hung that basket But Jimmy never
once thought Of such thing. He ex-
pected to hang.it on the door OF a
neighbors house, where there lived a
young rabbit girl Jimmy had made
that basket the best he knew how.
The one he was working on now
was a very different sort Of basket
But then-you see. he intended to give
it to a very different sort Of person.
He was going to hang this one on
Henry Skunk's door.
Frisky Squirrel, who had happened
to be passing Jimmy's house, stopped
and watched him. And he was sur
prised to learn that Jimmy was going
to give May basket to Henry Skunk
what are you going to put in IT.?
Frisky asked.
Hens eggs!'' said Jimmy Rabbit.
That surprised Frisky Squirrel still
more. II it had been joke--a trick
OF some sort--that Jimmy was going
to play on Henry Skunk. he could
have understood that But Hens eggs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
Children's Evening Story

Why, everyone knew how fond o.
hens eggs Henry Skunk was!
'I thought you didn't like Hey
Skunk" Frisky said.
well, can't hang My hesh
on his door just the samer a9ne4
Jimmy.
Frfsky Squirrel said he supposed -
but It was strange thing 10 do.
'Look out he doesn't catch go
when you're doing it." he warned
Jimmy. Henry Skunk was quarrel
some fellow There was NO knowing
what he wouldn't do II he caught any
one tying anything to his doorknoh.
by the way" Frisky added, where
did you get the hens eggs?'
Down at Farmer Green's." Jimmy
said.
Il suppose there are lots more" said
Frisky.
Jimmy Rabbit smiled.
Not like these." he said.
II suppose you had to be careful
not to break them-bringing them so
far" Frisky Squirrel remarked.
"Oh, it's easy when you know how"
Jimmy Rabbit told him.
well, Henry Skunk will break
them fast enough, when he finds
Them Frisky said.
Yes, he'll break them!" Jimmy
Rabbit laughed. That's just the
point! He'll break them!" You no.
tice that Jimmy didn't say what it was
that Henry Skunk would break.
Ito be continued)
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
MAY ASK ENQUIRY
INTO STATE PRISON

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 13.-It was
learned here that resolution would
be introduced in the house calling for
an enquiry into the state penitenuary
here. The investigation, it is intend.
ed, would be to determine the method
Of procedure in. dealing with convicts.
Governor Gardner announced that
he would have measure introduced
next week placing the penal institu-
lions under board of control, which
would have power over the warden of
the penitentiary.
This proposed amendment gave rise
to the report that Warden McClung,
at present under fire by the state
committee, would not be renamed.
Gossip connects Judge James Cowgirl
of Kansas City with the appointment
as the new warden.
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urTUMWA sEIWEEKLY COURIER TUESDAY JANUARY 16 1917

tenn whereby competent state officials,
already in office and already drawing
salary from the people, can draw up
budget providing for all the neces.
sary and incidental expenses of the
! state government. The legislature
can then investigate and make the ap-
preparations that it finds are right and
just. OF course there should be some
recourse from the decision OF those in
charge Of framing the budget, but in
any event the present knock down and
drag out system of getting appropria-
lions for state work should be stopped.
If the present legislature, now in
process of organization, undertakes
that, and nothing more, twill have jus
titled its existence. The reform can
be accomplished.
While on this subject, it IS not amiss
to call attention to the fact that state
Legislators are not the only ones who
need reminding of their duties and re-
sponsibilities. Whatever has been said
in these columns relative to members
of the general assembly can be ap-
piled with equal justice to other state
officials, to county officials, to city ON
Gals and to the officials of the smaller
units of government. The public, their
employers, has a right to expect more
and more efficient service from them.
Under our present system of selection,
every public official. or nearly every
one. was an applicant for the position
he holds. He was not forced to take
the job and generally he spent his
time before election impressing the
people with his ability to properly dis
charge the duties of the ONCE in ques.
ton. 80
loo many Of our officials seem to
think that responsibility to the PEG.
pie begins with nomination and ends
with election. That is not true. Re
sponsibility begins with election and
extends over every day of incumbency.
Unless public oficial gives the same
care and attention to his duties that
he would be required to give if in the
employ Of private concern, he is not
properly discharging the duties of the
JOB for which he made application to
the people.
What the nation needs, what the
state needs, what the county needs
and what the city needs is public OH.
Gals whose responsibility begins with
election instead of ending there. ;,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
FORMER GOVERNOR
HONORED BY FELLOWS

Des Moines, Jan. 49, Ex Governor
Clarke was honored by his military
stan, his fellow officers and his Office
force in his last few days.
He was co-guest with Ex-Governor
Carroll and Governor Harding at a
dinner given by his staff at the Des
Moines club. He was given a set OF
books called American Statesmen. His
ONCE employees presented him with a
copy of the famous Blashfield painting
that is on the south wall of the state
house. The governor was given gold
watch and chain by state officials at a
farewell reception in the governors Of
fee.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
PELLA FEEDER co.
MEN ARE ON STRIKE

Pella, Jan. 10 About fifty employees
of the Garden City Feeder company
struck for higher wages.
A week ago they asked their en-
ployer for raise Of five cents an hour
for all employees. The manager told
them to wait until meeting of the
directors, which was held yesterday.
This morning it was announced that
the desired raise would be given some
employees but not all.
The employees struck and held an up
town parade and demonstration. They
refuse to return to work until all get
the desired raise.
The lowest wage paid heretofore was
$1.60 per day, the highest was $1.75.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
SHORT SHIP CIRCUIT
ADMITS SAVANNAH

Shenandoah, Jan. 49, -Thirty-five
representatives of the fair associations
of the Short Ship circuit admitted Sa,
vannah, Mo-, to the circuit at meet
ing at Clarinda. Maryville was drop
ped at the same time.
George H. White of Malvern was re
elected president and j. C. iBeckner,
president of the state association was
chosen secretary.
The dates of the fairs composing the
circuits were arranged as follows:
Corning, July 2s
Bedford, July 30.
Malvern. Aug. s.
Shenandoah, Aug Is.
Clarinda, Aug. 20.
Bethany, Mo-, Aug 81.
Savannah, Mo-. Sept. 3.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16

demnity must be filed within SIX
months and it has been found there is
very little call for lost parcels after
the lapse of that time. Accordingly
an order will be issued amending the
regulations 50 as to reduce the time
for holding such parcels prior to sale
from twelve months to six months.
Last year 5,161 parcels were found
unbelievable.
Dead mail received by the division
Of dead letters during the year CON
tanned 677,700 misdirected letters, Ill.,.
766 unaddressed letters, 228,700 let
tiers held for postage, 10000 letters
written ON hotel paper BY persons UNI
known to the hotels and 104, TOO letters
bearing fictitious signatures.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
CHASES WOLVES IN
AUTO AND KILLS ONE

Shellsburg, Jan. Chasing pair
of wolves with his car, Jesse Evans,
a farmer living east of here. succeeded
in driving the animals into a neigh.
boris field where he shot and killed
one, a large female. The other es.
capped. The wolves were seen in the
creek bottom by the farmers young
son on his way to school. He hurried
home and told his father.
This is the second wolf Evans has
killed this winter. On each he re-
Iceived a bounty Of $50.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
THE MILITARY BURDEN.

A committee appointed by the may
or of New York to enquire into the
present national guard system of de-
tense unhesitatingly condemns it.
Statistics gathered from the ten or
twelve thousand New York guardsmen
who went to the border when sum-
moned. shows that "a per cent of them
will not reenlist in the guard and are
opposed to the present plan which
they say distributes most unfairly the
military burden so that those least
able to give the service are the ones
who suffer most. On this particular
phase of the matter, the committees
report said
BY bringing into service men with
heavy family and business responsible
tiles, although there was available in
the country a far more than adequate
number Of unmarried men who had not
attained "a high economic value. the
mobilization showed that the national
guard scheme Of defense was econom-
ically unsound. 1t caused widespread
distress to the dependents Of guards
ment and 1t took mature men from po-
sitioAs where they had established
their usefulness to commerce and in.
dustry. The burden it threw upon
employers was ineQuitably distributed,
in that some employers continued to
pay their men during service while
others cut OF their mems pay. Under
the prevailing system of voluntary en-
listment, ii was not possible to select
from the. national guard. either before
the mobilization or afterwards, the
class of men most easily to be spared
for military duty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
THE NEW EFFICIENCY.

II is useless to lock the stable after
|, the horse is stolen or to lament after
"a deed has been done. Therefore the
lime for Americans to be warned and
Ito take warning Of what will beset
them after the war is right now. They
should not cry "croaker' at the man
who seeks to point out to them what
Is very apparent to anyone who con-
siders it carefully. There is crave
danger ahead for the business and in
dustrial institutions of this nation.
The law of recompense is as certain
almost, as the l aw of gravitati0n.
There is going to be some good come
from the awful sacrifices now being
made by the bleeding nations OF
Europe. Every announcement of the
] factions emphasizes this fact more
4 clearly; out of the old order Of things
Is growing new freedom and new
!, ehiciency of the individual. And as
yhe individual grows in freedom and
efficiency, SO does business and indus
sstry grow in volume and power
after the war is over the European
manufacturers and business men, aid.
ed by the most efficient workmen
Europe has ever seen, are going after
SStn0 business Oh the WORTH VIII VIII
4 and vigor. And they are going to get 1t
unless those who now have it show
IN equal amount of vim and vigor and
power and enterprise. Can Amert-
cans do that?
At the present time, with two jobs
for every man and bank vaults bulg-
ing with gold, Americans are waxing
fAt. They have little or no conpeti.
tion. Their competitors are lighting
among themselves and buying from
g. And while big profits are sapping
Ouf efficiency and setting up new le-
gal barriers to prevent larger profits,
the potential competitors are letting
down the barriers against big bust
/ ness and are training themselves to
do things better than ever before.
This situation really exists and we
must not shut our eyes to it. While
we have the horse in the stable, We
must lock the door. While we have
the trade of the world and the gold
4 of the weld, we must organize our in.
dustries and our business and our
workers to keep what is now ours.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
CASSIDY TRIAL TO
BEGIN AGAIN SOON

keosauqua, Jan. IS. The retrial of
the state case against Charles Cassidy,
charged with the murder of c. J. An
derson, is set for hearing on Monday
Of next week in the district court. 1t
will be remembered that this case was
tried at the last term of court and that
the jury failed to agree on a verdict.
The state cases against E. E. Sears
and Walter Bradford are also set for
next Monday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
CARELESS PEOPLE.

People are much too careless about
addressing letters. They take a
chance" on getting the address right.
or they write 1t 80 that they are about
the only ones that can decipher it, and
sometimes they would fail themselves
a few days after they had writtenNit it.
More than two and quarter million
dollars worth of checks, drafts, money
orders and other valuable papers were
found in unbelievable letters by the
dead letter ONCE! during the last year
and practically all were restored to
their owners. Daniel C. Roper, first
assistant postmaster general, in his
annual report, announces that the dead
letter division handled 10,S39,S9 let
tiers and parcels during the year. a
slight increase over the previous year.
One-third of these letters and parcels,
or 3,677.194. was delivered: 1,485
contained things of value without clue
to their senders and were held for
claimants; 7,019.436 had to be de.
stroyed and 41,775 were still being in.
vestigated.
In addition to the valuable papers.
with a, face value of $2.303.119. found
in unbelievable letters, many contain
ed stamps and some currency was
found loose in the mails. The stamps
and currency unclaimed, together with
proceeds from the sale Of articles OF
merchandise removed from undeliver-
able letters, aggregated $53,665 and
311 900 was realized from six months
operation Of a new postal regulation
requiring collection OF one cent on adj
vertised letters. making the total net
revenue $64,665. Mr.. Roper says that
the revenue estimated under present
conditions for year would be approx
imately $4,000. which would make
the dead letter division self-sustaining.
To prevent the unnecessary accu.
mutation of letters containing valu-
able Enclosures, a provision was con-
tanned in the last postal appropriation
law reducing the limit of time that
such letters shall be held awaiting
reclamation from four years to two
years The postofice department has
decided to discontinue the Anal dispo-
sition of dead parcels by the postof-
fees at Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
Such matter formerly going to Pitts
burgh will be sent to New York City,
/, while that in Ohio, formerly going to
Cleveland. will be sent to Cincinnati,
and matter from the southern PENN
sula of Michigan will go to Chicago.
On account OF the large growth in
the parcel post business experience
has demonstrated that the accumula'
ton of this matter at the points des.
ignated for handling dead parcels has
; become so large as to make II diff-
cult to find space for it's accommoda.
ton. Regulations provide. in the case
OF insured parcels, that claims for In
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
CEDAR RAPIDS TO
HAVE NEW BANKS

Cedar Rapids. Jan. Is. Cedar Rap
ids is to have two new bank buildings
this year.
Immediately after the destruction OF
the Kimball building just before Christ
mas by fire, the Merchants National
bank, owners of the property announc-
ed new twelve story building.
Today the Iowa State bank announc-
ed that plans are being drawn for a
new home to cost $4,000. 1t will be
built at South Third street and
Twelfth avenue,