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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-21
PENETRATING THE
MYSTERY Of STOCK
yAROS0WNE ERSH|P
Big Packers Charged With Di-
vlding up the Profits
Under Cover.
SUDDEN ILLNESS TAKES
BIG WITNESSES SOUTH
Heney Will Demand Full Ac-
cess to Books of Swift
Concern.

Washington, Dec. 2l. Testi-
mony to show that ]. Ogden Ar
mour is part owner of the Chi
cago Stockyards company was
given today at the federal trade
commissions inquiry into the
packing industry and it was said
the next thing TO be developed
was the interest of other pack
ers in the same concern.
Operation OF the company has been
made as complex as its formation by
means Of dummy directors A new
treasurer was put in every two years
or so. resulting in only incomplete
knowledge Of the companys activities
ON the part of any officer. F. n.
Prince of Boston is said to receive the
dividends and make distribution among
the shareholders, believed to include
all the large Packers. whose Identities
have not been established
Refuse to Give Records.
Swift x co. OF Chicago have re-
fused to deliver to the commission
records desired by the commission in
ITS Investigation of the packing indus
I try and drastic action will be taken in
court to force their production. Francis
j. 1eney announced to the commission
1 today.
1t was said that when the commis-
CContinued OF Page Ski
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-21
Small Capacity of Yards.

Delay in turning out ships, Mr. Hur-
ley said, was in part attributable to
the small capacity of American ship
Yards.
The task of the fleet corporation. "
he said. is not only the construction
of new ships, but more especially the
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-21
MANY DIFFICULTIES IN
WAY OF SHIPPING BOARD.
SAYS CHAIRMAN HURLEY

Witness Tells Senate Investigating Committee That Denma
G0ethas Row Cost Government to Lose More Than Dozen
Wandering Order Could Be Issued Delay in Construction
Due to Limited Capacity of ofAmerican Shpyards.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-21

21.-The entente
riding to the vos-
Berlin, on Dec. 10
D TO the government
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Ccontinued on Page Fifteen.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-21
WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA--Ceneraliy fair tonight and
SATURDAY. except probably rain west of
divide. so1,ewbst colder saturday.
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Continued on Page Eight
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22

~ opinion In fact | am positive, they
viii remain In force. because IL v
section eleven Of the enabling act, and
not airy provision OF the charter,
which so in effect states.
a point has been made that the
commission might against the will or
the majority OF the property owners
on n street put expensive ravcioents
on particular streets. A. 10 this. all
lawyers well know, that there is n
limi, IN Fundamental law. against the
power % city fathers putting property
holders To an expense that amounts to
cOnfiscation. Not even the legislature
could authorize that. Then also be-
cause the present municipal laws are
ia force, the people have the same
remedy against that as they have had
heretofore.
Now friends. II Is my belief thar this
little charter should be adopted by
our people. Il Is u great step In adj
vance. IL viii lgive us the first effic-
lent city administration we have even
had Politics and nltermanic deadlocks
will he 80 more. In my humble opin-
ion II Is simply common ens TO adopt
Il. which I feel sure our people Will.
II W. have sense enough To actually
asree upon three men as commissions
ers ard nominate no others. they will
he the commissioners without cleo
ton, just by reclamation. and n we
nominate only six. three OF them will
surely have a majority and be elected.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22
Judge Rodey Expresses His Legal Views
Regarding the Proposed Charter; Believes
It Should be Adopted by Duke City People
CBy Is. $. Rodcy.)

the hands 81 three commissioners;
provides h q the comm issloners y
empioy n competent city manager and
then gives ~ those three splendid
weapons OF a sovereign people. against
mistake ireachery or fraud Of our pub
lie servants. that IL. The Initiative. the
referendum aud the Recall. But our
people should see to Il hat our very
best men are nominated and elected
as commissioners when W adopt this
charter. There must be no mistake
about that. II we elect reactionaries
or men with views that would not
suit our people. we win have the
trouble OF controlling them by the
three weapons just referred to.
Several citizens ask Though tho
public press many questions regard
Ing the situation II we N an adopt this
proposed charter. The first question
of importance which n asked Is who
Is going TO issue franchises under the
new charter? NY answer Is. that the
commissioners ran grant franchises,
but the people must be permitted 70
vote on them. II is asked who viii
have authority to treat with the wafer
supply company for the purchase OF
is property? ! answer. the commits
sioners, insofar as that matter IL not
already settled. and unless the con
tract already entered irto providing
for this arbitration that is going IN
about the water system prevents q,
which Il probably does. the people
might even force a referendum on tho
price 90 be paid FOR the water works.
Under this new charter It IL my
opinion that the city manager Is sim
| ply an exclusively executive officer
he has nothing to do with nnything
else: when he wants new Legislation
he asks the commission for IL. When
In the commission's opinion We need
new legislation. not inconsistent with
the enabling act or the state costi-
tuition. they will enact 10. axe will
be levied as heretofore. and II the
tax laws need amending, the commits
slon insofar rs Il can will amend them.
II h state goes dry. which ! hope Il
will, and more revenue Is required 'n
the city because OF the lack OF saloon
licenses. the commission win Il
~ordlnances to make up the deficiency
In some proper way. ! see no diffi-
Guilty about that.
To my mind, after considering e.
carefully. the shortness OF the en-
ablinE act and Of the proposed charter
is probably a virtue. 81 course wher
we elect the commission. its first dut,
viii Be- to do II itself. or employ com
petent people 10 recompile all our citS
ordinances. throwing cut those not
needed, and inserting new ones. Their
cnactine or submitting the whole as
amendments To the charter. as may be
determined to he proper@or they may
conclude to simply round out the
charter by a few amendments tn bs
adopted by the people and leave thing,
as they are In o general "a
some question has been made as e.
whether under article one OF the pro
posed new constitution. all the old
ordinances and municipal statutes. 10.
inconsistent with the charter. win re.
main IN force. As above stated. | an
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22
104 BLACK PRISONERS
ENGAGED IN RIOTS AT
HOUSTON EXAMINED


Fort Biiss. Texas Sept. Cone
hundred and four negro prisoners OF
the Gath infantry have been examined
here by the gath infantry board OF In
quiry, which il making an investiga-
ton preliminary 20 filing charges
against the negro soldiers found 20
have mad a part in the Houston. Texas
riefing OF August 30.
Another week will he required 10
complete the investigation after which
the general court martial will convene
here 90 try the negroes.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22
GEN. DE BUYER, WHO WED
A SAN FRANCISCO GIRL,
PLACED ON RETIRED LIST


Paris, Sept % General Marie
Robert DE Buyer of the French army,
who uu Wednesday married Miss
Daisy rolk OF san Francisco, has been
placed ON the retired list. Ic Is one
of 70 batch OF eight generals Of divi-
sion aud ten generals of brigade who
have been eliminated 10 make room
iur younger men in pursuance Of the
settled policy of the French army
headquarters staff.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22

For any itching skin trouble. piles,
eczema. salt 'heum. hives. itcn. scaid
head. herpes. scabics. Doan's ONT
ment Is highly recommended. 60c n
Dor NJ all stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22
Phone ., lied barn, 3II west Cop
per, for Grst class livery. ". l.. Trim
hlc n 90.

Heavy, impure blood makes a
muddy. pimply complexion, head
aches, nausea. Indigestion Tim
blood makes YOU weak, pale and
sIcl,iy. For pure blood. sound iudl-
rest.uu. use Burdock's Blood Blttors,
&1.g5 al an stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22

literature is maintained in connection
i'm tine reading room.
The public is cordially invited To
attend tho sunday services, the Wed
uc.jJv evening meetings and 90 visit
'ar reading room
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22

Tut In a HELP WANTED al. then
read the SITUATIONS wanted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
Candles We. Electricity.

The Society for Electrical Develop.
ment, anxious to encourage a wider
use Of electricity for lighting, has pre-
pared figures showing 1t is much cheap
er than candles or kerosene.
A recent test Of six candles showed
that for cent only 2.68 candle-poweI
hours were obtained. If electricity for
lighting costs cents for a kilowatt
hour q 20-watt lamp can be lighted for
so hours for cents. The efficiency of
2O-watt incandescent is q candle
power for LII watts. Thus n 20-watt
lamp will provide about IL candle
power. It will burn so hours for 0
cents, or $50 candle-power hours wsfl
cost cents. One cent viii buy 94.4
candle-power hours, or 35 times as
much light MS can be obtained from s
candle for cenL.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18

string was. A half hour ago, q deputy
United States marshal, with q posse
big enough to capture a town, took
possession of the dam and stopped the
work. He says it's court order from
Judge Lorching at Red Butte, based on
the claims of that Internal paper rail-
road ~ =
Smith pushed the telephone aside.
But it's too late!" he protested.
'The dam is completed; Williams
phoned me before 1 went to dinner.
All that remains to be done to save
the charter is to shut the spillways
and let the water back up so that it
will flow into the main ditch!"
"Rlght there's where they've got
us!" was the rasping reply. "They
won't let Williams touch the spillway
gates, and they're not going to let him
touch them until after we have lost out
on the time limit Williams man says
they've put the seal of the court on
the machinery and have posted armed
guards everywhere. Wouldn't that
make you run around In circles and
yelp like scalded dog?"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
CHAPTER XIV.
A Strong Man Armed.


Smith put his elbows on the desk
and prOpped his head in his hands.
1t waD not the attitude of detection /;
1t was rather trancelike rigor of
concentration, with each and all of the
newly emergent powers once more
springing alive to answer the battle
call. At the desk-end Starbuck sat
with his hands locked over one knee.
too disheartened to roll cigarette,
normal solace for all woundlngs less
than mortal. After a minute or two
Smith jerked himself Ground to face
the news-bringer.
"Does Colonel Baldwin knpwT" he
asked.
"Sure That's the worst of it. Didn't
I tell you? He drove out to the dam,
reaching the works just ahead of the
trouble. When M'Graw and the posse
outfit showed up, the colonel got it
into his head that the whole thing was
merely another trick of Stanton's-a
fake. Ginty, the quarry boss, brought
the news to town. He says there was
a bloody mix-up, and at the end of it
the colonel and Williams were both
under arrest for resisting the officers"
Smith nodded thoughtfully. "Of
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
MUST NOT BOTHER EDISON
Visitors Not Permitted to Intrude on
Great Inventor When He Is Busy
at His Experiments.

Thomas A. Edison's favorite pur-
suit is chemistry. Even as a boy
telegraphist getting his first start to-
ward career, this inclination was
manifest in his experiments with bat
teries and electric devices, and 1t still
remains his greatest pleasure, observes
an exchange.
His new laboratory is splendidly
equipped. Every known substance
ranging through all the kingdoms OF
matter from lanthanum to sharks
teeth and including over 100000 speci-
mems, is kept on hand for immediate
availability, 1t Is a collection of over
30 years standing, encourt ged from
time to time by prizes for new addi-
tions offered by the inventor to his
men.
His own laboratory table is never,
In any circumstances, allowed to be
touched. A notice posted on the door
way reads to the effect that Mr.. Edi-
son is not to be disturbed in the course
OF his experiments except for matter
Of the utmost Importance. So fond Ia
ne of his beloved pastime that he de-
clares his idea of heaven. is to be able
to continue 1t, and his injunctions to
his staff are: when die want my
table forwarded to me by wireless"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
SEV[NINGl
[A|RY TALE |
DUCKS AND PELIcANs.
@ hApN GRABAI1B0NNeR

"Quack, quack," said Mrs. White
Duck.
"Quack, quack, quack," said Mrs.
Tan-and-White Duck.
"What is all the fuss about?" asked
Mr.. and Mrs. White Pelican.
ave had just noticed your three fine
children" quacked the ducks.
Eyes, aren't they handsome7" said
the pelicans.
OF course. the ducks had simply said
they had noticed the pelican children,
they had not said they were handsome.
But the pelicans said so in such a way
that the ducks were sure 1t must be so,
even If they had been a little doubtful
about their great beauty in the first
place.
They were just like their mother
and daddy-white with touches of yell
low and black and their feet were like
the ducks feet-web feet.
"And they'll soon be able to fly as
we'll as we can," said Mother Pelican
proudly.
1--WE are having lessons every day."
said Father Pelican. "They are too
old for the nest nOw-much too old"
"What good times we did have then,"
said Mother Pelican. "It was such fun
to find fish and take them home deli
cious bits-feeding them right in the
nest"
"You mean right in the beaks and
thence to their good pouches" said
Father Pelican.
"Well," said Mother Pelican, II
meant to say that l was in the nest
and they weDe in the nest when 1 fed
them. OF course the food didn't stay
In the nest"
''It did in way" corrected Father
Pelican. "The little ones weren't go
Ing out, and the food went into them.
They were in the nest"
"Oh dear, oh DEAR" said Mother Peli-
can. "Will ever learn to speak cor
rectly? Mr.. Pelican is such a very
particular creature about his speech"
$50 it seems" said the ducks. swell
quacking is good enough for us, and
we don't just care what we say when
we quack."
'It's as easy to be right as wrong"
said Father Pelican in naughty tone,
and he smiled kindly at Mother Peli-
can. You'll learn yet, my love-"
"Ah, thank you," said Mother Peli-
can.
II suppose" said Mrs. White Duck,
that it is extremely useful to have
those pouches that hang down under
your beaks."
"Indeed it is extremely useful" said
Mother Pelican. eve can eat so much
more in that way. Yes, ever so much
more"
"And Of course that is a great ad
vantage" said Father Pelican, in q
tone as If he were telling the ducks
that he owned the best part of the
world.
"And when they can fly they will for
get they have web feet, for even
though their legs are short, as ours
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
"Its as Easy to Be Right as Wrong"
Said Mr.. Pelican.

are" said Mother Pelican, "their wings
will be strong. Every one knows how
the pelicans can fly"
But Mrs. White Duck and Mrs. Tan
and-White Duck were feeling very un-
happy. They could not fly nearly so
well as the pelicans could, and their
feet were just as bad.
The Pellcans noticed that they had
made the ducks very quiet, and at once
they knew that what they had spoken
about feet was what made the ducks
unhappy.
1--WE are having q fish dinner" said
Mother Pelican, in a society voice
which she thought very superior and
smart, "and we would be honored If
you would join us. 1t is to be given on
the bank by the pond and we'd enjoy
having fine guests like the ducks"
That made the ducks feel quite hap
by again and they Quacked delighted
ly. c
II would like to bring some delicious
insects along with me-" said Mrs.
White Duck.
"And have some wonderful bugs
fresh today" said Mrs. Tan-and-Whlte
duck. "Can't we join our dinners to-
gether and all have party2 1t will be
no ones party, but everyone can en-
Joy it,
Slime scheme" said Father Pelican.
81 approve of it as do great deal
of the marketing, and like to see
folks and creatures share things and
be friendly"
swell, / invited them, my DEAR" said
Mother Pelican.
mo matter" said the Ducks, 1--WE
will come but we will bring along q
few goodies too"
"And very bright idea 1t is" agreed
Father Pelican.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18

, sLawrenceville Bank and Trust. You
have captured Tucker Jlbbey, and that
means fuckers father; and my fa-
ther-well, when 1t comes to the
worst, my father always does what I
want him to. It's his one weakness" !"
For one little instant Smith felt the
solid ground slipping from beneath his
feet. Here was q way out, and his
quick mentality was showing him TINT
It was a perfectly feasible way. AS
Verda Richlander's husband and Jo-
siah Richlander's sOn-in-law, he could
fight Dunham and win. And the re-
ward: once more he could take his
place In the small Lawrenceville
world, and settle down to the life OF
conventional good report and ease
which he had once thought the acme
of any reasonable mans aspirations.
But at the half-yielding moment u
word of Corona Bsldwin's flashed into
his brain and turned the scale: "It
did happen in your case CIV
ing you a chance to grow and expand,
and to break with all the old tradl-
tions and the break left you
free to make Of yourself what you
should choose" 1t was the reincar-
mated Smith who met the look in the
beautiful eyes and made answer.
mo-" was the sober decision; and
then he gave his reasons. eff 1 could
do what you propose, shouldn't be
worth the powder 1t would take to
drive bullet through me, Verda, for
now, you see, know what love means.
You say have changed, and I have
changed: can imagine the past-and-
gone ]. Montague jumping at the
chance you are Offering. But the mill
will never grind with the water that
is past: I'll take what is coming to me,
and try to take It like a man. Good
highland goOd-by." And he turned
his back upon the temptation and
went away.
Fifteen minutes later he was in his
office in the Kinzie building, trying in
vain to get Colonel Baldwin on the
distance wire; trying also-and also
In vain-to forget the recent clash and
break with Verda Richlander. He
was juggling the switch of the desk
phone for the twentieth time when
nervous step echoed in the corridor
and the door opened to admit William
StarbuCk. There was red wrath in
the mine owners ordinarily cold eyes
when he flung himself into chair and
eased the nausea of his soul in an out
burst Of picturesque profanity.
"The jig's up-definitely up, John"
he was saying, when his speech be-
came lucid enough to be understood.
1--WE know now what Stanton's other
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
Help to Save
Nations Food Supply

In this time of high cost of living, ev-
erybody should use all possible means to
prevent waste and to help save food. No
one means can be more effective than a
vigorous campaign to eXterminate rats
which destroy over two hundred million
dollars worth of foodstuffs annually. Keep
garbage in rat-proof cans stop up their
holes, and above all eXterminate them
for few cents at any store. A two ounce
box will usually rid house or barn of
every rat. IL destroys mice, cockroaches
and waterbugs as well. Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
Not Very Stronu,

The husband of a prominent woman
always reminds one of the tail of a
paper kite.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
What He Cared For.

What He Cared For.
Willie-Pa. III be sorry when You
get well.
Pa-Why, my SOM
Willie-Because I won't get any
more empty medicine bottles to sell.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
Every Woman Wants
w. N. u, ST. LOUIS, NO. 41-19t7.

Experience is what you know after
making q fool of yourself.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-18
THIS IS THE AGE OF YOUTH.

You will look ten years younger If you
darken your ugly. grizzly. gray hairs by
using La Creole" Hair Dressing.-Adv
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If you have anything to sell, use the
columns Of this paper.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-05
TRUSTEES SALE
e. OF A VERY
VALUABLE FARM

1T Or Near Gist, Carroll County, Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-05

tobacco for the men, and wrappers.
Shippers, white aprons and little things
10 brighten and make home-Iike their
rooms, were given the women.
Ide liberal contributions this wear.
made 1t possible to crafty all their
little wishes and to make for them a
very happy Christmas. In addition To
the cash contributions which come
from all parts of the county. and
which have all been acknowledged by
card, contributions we're received
from Babylon and Lippy, Nusbaum
and Jordan, T. w. Mather and Sons.
Albaugh-Babylon Grocery COMPANY
Thomas Boylan, Dinst Grocery Co.,
charles V. Wantz and son; aprons
and a lot of pretty card booklets from
two invalid ladies'; stockings ana 9TH
er things sent anonymously and for
which l return sincere thanks through
the press, to which we are greatly in
debted for kindness in publishing no.
tees, and in sending the papers eyery
week to the inmates. The Girls Club.
of New Windsor; the primary depart-
ment, of the New Windsor Public
school, the Presbyterian and Lutheran
Christian Endeavor Societies of Taney-
town, the Western Maryland College
Sunday school, and the Aid Society
OF the Church of the Brethren, of New
Windsor, all sent liberal contributions
Tor which sincere thanks are due.
If in the great rush Of the Christmas
mail any of the written thanks which
were sent by postal card, failed to
reach their destination, take this
means of expressing the thanks of all
who were benefited by the help and
expressions of interest and kindness
which makes them feel they are not
forgotten by the outside world With
wishes for Happy New Year to all,
! MARY BOSTWICK- SHELI,MAN.
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kETSNILLE.

c. Z. Six, wife and son, Donald, re
turned home Sunday from weeks
visit with Mrs. SKIS parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Pohlis, Of Cations lille.
Mrs. a. y. Forney is still On the
sick list and is not much improved.
Mis- Nora Forney, Of Baltimore, and
V2ll rornGy. OF Frederick, were home
Sunday.
isi.tn Stans1ury and family, Of
Mu;,c"'s Station, and George Froc!l
and wife spent Sunday with Maurice
Hahn and family.
Robert Valentine and wife gave a
supper in honor Of their son, Carols
18th birthday Oh Sunday evening.
Thu guests present were Peter Will
hide. wife and daughter, Marion, Cal
vim Valentine, wife and daughter,
ELLEN, Misses Dora Devilbiss, Elsie,
Lille and Mary Baumgardner, Messrs.
Charlie DaviIhiss and Roy Baumgard-
ner.
John Krun, wife and family spent
Sunday al william Devilbiss.
Miss Anna Ritter had the misfOT-
-,,nn to fall and sprai2 her ankle one
~ last week.
a.: ,cr D2umgardner and wife spent
-. .5GaE i. .2mnlitsi>l.7cG.
.l,' G~r-2.e-'S, Mrs. a. G. Life. il
Tl@c-to"-3.
Harry Erect and wife OF near
=. l@Tiown, spent SUNDAY at Peter
g.. '.H~urdner's.