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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-02
jeremiah In the PilIorv.

The prophet jeremiah was confined
in the pillory Jeremiah % :26), which
appears to have been common mode
Of punishment in his time. Ancient
Hebrew prisons contained a special
chamber for the pillory. This was
termed ''the house of the pillory.--
II Chronicle 18: 10.
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Foreign

1t was announced at Madrid that
the Spanish cabinet has resigned.
The chamber of deputies by an al
most unanimous vote at Rio JaneirO
declared that state of war existed
between Germany and Brazil. The
vote was 149 to 1. President Braz at
once sanctioned the proclamation.
The plant Of the Canadian Explos-
ives company at Vaudreuil, near Mon
treal, was blown up. About 1900
were employed in the plant, but so far
as known all escaped.
The sale of Liberty bonds in Ha-
vana, Cuba, has passed the 81, 100000
mark, the amount allotted to Cuba for
disposal.
DR.. Ramon Valdez, president Of
Panama, and members of his cabinet,
have subscribed literally to the Amer
lean Liberty loan.
/. The extent to which women are tax.
ing the place Of men in the mines Of
Germany is disclosed in government
report just issued at Washington
During the last quarter of 1915 there
were 1888 women so employed,
compared with 1926 in the same Pc
Rod of 1914.
The resignation Of the italian cabi-
net was announced at Rome by Pre-
mier Beselli. following defeat for the
government in the chamber, Of depu-
ties, when vote Of confidence failed
by 314 to 90.
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European War News

The Austrians and Germans have
forced their way into Italy, captur-
ing the town of Cividale, the Berlin
war office announces. The city OF
Goritz, on the Isonzo, also has been
captured. The number of Italian
prisoners, according to the report, has
been increased to 100000. Seven hun
dred guns have been captured.
Air squadrOns of the entente raided
industrial districts in Lorraine and
Luxembourg on the night of October
24-25, according to an official state
ment made public at Berlin. Five per-
sons were killed and four injured at
Esch, while one was killed and six in
iured at Saarbrucken.
A German submarine sunk the Nor
wegian steamship Stare, 1905 tons, off
the Spanish coast, according to adj
vices received at Copenhagen. Seven
of the crew were injured.
The AustrO- Germans in their often
sive on the Isonzo front have captured
more than 10000 Italians, the German
war office announced. More than 300
guns also were taken.
A Japanese steamer bound from
London to Capetown was attacked
twice off Lands End, September %,
by two German submarines, according
to advices to Tokyo from Capetown.
The Japanese steamer gave fight to
the U-boats and one Of her shots de.
stroyed the periscope of one subma.
rine.
Austrian forces, heavily REINFORCED
by Germans, have opened gigantic
smash in an effort to crush Italy. Ac.
cording to the latest reports from Ber-
lin thousands of prisoners have been
taken in the first sweep, together with
Italian positions near Fitch and Toll
mino and in the northern part of the
Bainsizza plateau.
The French forces on the Aisne
continued their successful advance,
capturing several important villages
as we'll as 1000 additional prisoners.
Since the beginning of the present op.
erations, says the announcement made
by the Paris war office, more than r..
600 Germans have been captured, as
we'll as $50 big guns and many guns Of
smaller caliber.
Heavy captures in prisoners and
booty have been made by the Austro-
German attacking forces attacking the
Italians on the IsonzO front, army
headquarters announced at Berlin. The
total of prisoners taken exceeds TO-.
600.
The village of Draisibank, Papegoed
wood and number of fortified farms
were captured by the French in an
attack launched on the Flanders front,
the Paris war Office reports. Hundreds
Of prisoners were taken.
4
Withdrawal Of the German forces on
a wide front between the Gulf of Riga
and the Dvina river is announced by
the German war Office at Berlin. The
it is said, took place Sun
day night and was without interrupt
ton by the Russians.
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Warrington

Secretary of War Baker announced
at Washington the appointment Of
Maj. Gen. Biddle, former president of
the Army War college, as assistant
chief of staff when Gen. Tasker HI.
Bliss, the present chief, retires De-
cember 81.
Wage increases apprOXimating so to
70 per cent are in store for coal min
ers of the United States. To enable
operators to meet the higher scale,
President Wilson at Washington au-
thorized general increase of 40 cents
per ton for bituminOus coal at the
mines.
President Wilson, in statement is
sued at Washington, urges every
home and public eating place in the
United States to pledge it's support to
the food administration and to comply
with its requests.
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Domestic


taken by the Kee & Chapel Dairy
company, Chicagos largest wholesale
and the third largest retail firm.
Enraged at his wife, who had sued
him for divorce and who refused to re-
turn to his home, Albert Walden, a
prominent farmer near Bloomington,
Ind, killed his wife and her brother,
John Hawkins, and himself with a
shotgun.
Six of the ten German prisoners who
escaped from the alien enemy deten-
ton camp, Fort Mcpherson, Ca, were
captured by agents of the department
of justice.
Charges have been received by the
department of justice at Washington
from persons in various sections Of
the effect that retail and wholesale
charging more for coal, both anthracite
and bituminous, than figures set by the
fuel administration.
Louis Hunsberger, waiter, was
fined $50 and costs for knocking a Lib
erty loan subscription blank from the
hands of Hobart Stewart, salesman,
on an elevated train in Chicago.
John P White resigned at .Indianapo-
pills, Ind, as president of the United
Mine Workers of America. He will
be succeeded as president Of the or
ganization by Frank J. Hayes, vice
president of the union. Mr.. White will
assume his duties as advisor to Harry
A. Garfield, national fuel administra-
tor at Washington.
Byron Nelson, son Of Congressman
Nelson, voluntarily returning to Madi-
son, Wis.,, from Canada, registered un-
der the draft law at once and then, ap-
pearing in the federal court, entered a
plea Of not guilty for alleged violation
of that law. He asked for an early
trial.
Lie ldTlucTS udtlOIldl congress
closed four-day session at Spring
field, Mo-, by passing resolutions urg-
ing national suffrage and prohibition
and pledging support to the govern
ment in the conduct of the war.
Despondent over the prolonged i'll
ness of a child, said to be suffering
from an incurable malady, Mrs. Gather
inc Nicholl, 4028 South Campbell ave-
nue., Chicago, killed herself and three
children-Thomas, eight; Elizabeth,
six, and Philip, two-by gas asphyxia-
ton.
Mary Renchetto, fourteen years old.
and her sister, Jolendi, ten, were killed
and third sister, Edith, eightss and
Altillo Saulino, twenty-five, were seri-
Ously injured when they were struck
by train at Collinsville, III.
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To Fight Floods.

The Minnesota valley drainage and
flood control district of Ortonville Is
the first Minnesota organization under
the new state law authorizing prop
erty owners along the borders Of the
state to undertake drainage projects
with similar organizations in adjoin-
ing states. Its articles were present
ed in the office Of the secretary OF
state The purpose is to drain thou
-ands of acres in the Minnesota VAL
Icy by building dykes on the lake and
Strengthening and otherwise improving
the Minnesota river.
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No Fixing of Retail Prices.

'SS ''SSo'
here will be no fixing of retail
prices in Minnesota by the food adj
ministration.
This is the announcement made by
A. d. Wilson, food administrator.
Professor Wilson says there may be
conferences with wholesalers and re-
tailers looking to reductions in prices.
He asserts that the food control bill
does not even give Mr.. Hoover power
to fix retail prices.
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Little Problems
@cMarried
NNNNNNNNNNNN
By
WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN
THE SPECTRE OF CONSTANT
JEALOUSY.

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Potato Cost Dependent on Cars.
Potato prices are absolutely DEEPEN
dent upon the supply Of cars and as
soon as there are plenty of cars the
prices will come down with rush,
according to Fl. ]. Hughes, chairman
of the potato conmittee of the Mime
sofa Public Safety commission. Even
with plenty of cars, however, there
is still Is to 20 per cent of the pota-
toes which are total loss because Of
storage facilities.
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he meant by that man in the White
House," he declared he meant Nc
Adoo.
Herman Thoen of Farwell, Mimi,
member of L company, 252d in
fantry, died at the base hospital at
Des Moines of pneumonia His death
was the sixth among the national
army recruits.
The striking members of Duluth
local No. "a, of the Longshoremen's
union, are now fighting their battle
for higher wages independent of tho
national union. The strike was called
in the first place, it is said, without
the sanction of the head office and
the question was then submitted.
Many other arrests in Minnesota
are likely to follow the arrest of F.
S. Schwalen, president and cashier Of
the Triumph State Bank in Triumph,
upon charges of interfering with the
Liberty Loan, it was intimated by A.
r. Rogers of the executive committee
Of the Ninth Federal Reserve district.
James M. Elder, So years old, in
terested in mineral and farm lands
on the Guyana range, died at Owens
boro, KY, following an operation for
appendicitis. Mr.. Elder was identi-
fed with the Democratic party in
Minnesota politics and is widely
known throughout the state.
Tim Fravel, a farmer living short
distance from st. Cloud, received a
severe scalp wound when Fred Adams,
with whom he was hunting ducks,
shot part of his scalp away. Fravei
was standing only a short distancs
from Adams when the latter fired a:
| flock of birds.
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Wood Relieved of Military Duty.
The appointment by Secretary Bak-
err of Major Harry l.. Brady of Min
neapolis as Federal distributing Of
ficer in Minnesota, according to Ad-
jutant General Rhinow, terminated
the connection of Fred B. Wood, st.
Paul, with ali military affairs in the
state. The appointment Of Major
Brady was made on the recommends
ton of Governor BurnQuist General
Wood resigned as adjutant general
several weeks ago. He continued on
draft work as Federal disbursing Of
ficer.
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Mary Renchetto, fourteen years old,
and her sister, Jolendi, ten, were killed
and third sister, Edith, eightss and
Altillo Saulino. twenty-five, were seri-
ously injured when they were struck
by q train at Collinsville, Ill.
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rs Years
+. Ago Today

tTakcn from the files of the Missoula
Gazette OF Saturday February 6, 1922
+ The Yellowstone Fair association
was organized in Billings yesterday
afternoon with n capital OF $4,000. J.
d. o'Donnell was chosen president and
George NJ. Hays, secretary. A fair will
be held next September.
Mr.. L. Moninelli and son Cecil have
returned from Il visit to Helena.
Harry Van Wart has been struggling
with the grip for about two weeks and
Is now about convaleseent.
Major Roman has been a visitor in
the city during the week. DR.. Dade OF
the agency has also been here.
Mrs. Cook arrived on Tuesday for Il
visit OF some length to her son, A. b
Cook. the wcllknown real estate man.
She is at the Florence
Henry Worden, who has been acting
| as bookkeeper for the Bitter Root Dc
velopment company, came down from
Hamilton this morning and will take a
| position with the new grocery COM
pany to be started shortly in the Daily
| building.
Our readers will not overlook the
fact that we have not experienced any
hlizzards this winter.
HI H. Hughcy. a professional skater
from st. Paul, is here trying to ar
range Il race with Early Monroe.
| J. G.. Amcs has resigned his position
as agent of the Northern Pacific cx-
press company and the vacancy thus
created Will be filled by Frank S. Nc
Mahon.
AS many members Of the city council
desire to see Danl Sully in the Mil
lionaire'' next Thursday evening. the
date of the council meeting set for that
evening has been changed to Wcdnes-
day, February 10.
The conjunction Of Jupiter and
Venus was noticed by a good many
last evening and they will embrace
again this evening with the same ardor
as they displayed last night when they
met for the first time in many years.
Work on the Canyon ditch Is prog
ressing rapidly. some of the laborers
IidSIuB turned Inc
bend at Mt Jumbo and being in sight
OF tho city. 1t Is now almost an as
surcd fact that water will be running
in the channel not later than May 1,
next.
Rock is being delivered at Bonner
for the construction Of u new pla ming
i mill for the use Of the Big Blackfoot
Milling company. The building Is Ia
be S0xe00 feet in size, two stories, con-
structed entirely Of rock and iron and
when completed viii be the largest
lstructure of it's kind west of st. Paul.
A most remarkable power Is now
being displayed at Bonner where a
small turbine engine wheel, apparent,
not much larger in diameter than a
good sized Swiss cheese. run by the
waters OF the Big BiacKfoot river de-
velops power sufficient to run thu
immense machinery Of the lumber
flour, planning mills and other indus
tries centered at that point. 1t IL esti,
lmaes4. vytit a 1,uitftnai t)neel,
ftewsr.-.squ1ls1k.1:11Eth b.
casily obtained. MA
Miss Beckwith gave an informa
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done at the state prison at Deer Lodge
instead Of the various counties Ca sim
liar senate bill was killed by the SEN
ate last week.; by O'Brien, changing
the boundaries of Silver Bow and Deer
Lodge counties; this bill permits some
thing like 80. farmers now in Deer
Lodge county to come into Silver Bow
county. They had also petitioncd that
such a change be made: BY Raincy.
relating to an amendment in the state
inheritance tax law. BY Carl, provid-
ing that school districts may levy as
scssments in excess of the legal 10
mills providing that such increased
levy is authorized by a vote OF the tax
payers of the district. BY Higgins
providing that only free holding tax
payers of any Incorporated city may
vote on the question of increasing. the
bonded indebtedness of city for inn
provenlent of waterworlssF or similar
purposes. BY working, relating to
fees to be paid into the office Of the
clerk of the district court in legal pro-
lceedings. This measure provides for
| a two dollar fee for all marriage H.
ccnses. BY kemmis, relating to rails
ing the limit of bonded Indebtedness
which school districts of the first and
second class may incur. The bill
raises the limit from three to seven
per cent. BY Holt, relating to the or
ganization of mutual hail and fire in
surancc companies among farmers
| This bill permits organization to be
formed by any number of farmers over
| 100 for tho purpase of mutually in
surfing themselves against loss by hail
or fire.
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vides for the payment of wages for
this work and the transfer of such
wages to the family of the offender.
By Searles. providing for an appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the maintenance of
the two fish hatcheries now in the
state during the coming two years. OF
this amount, $4,000 is to be spent in
the purchase of a state fish car; by
Henderson, defining the boundaries be-
tween Dawson and Rosebud counties.
o'Brien Bill Killed.
The only bill to meet it's death in
the committee Of the whole house was
the one by O'Brien, providing that in
cases of insolvency the wages Of en-
rloyes OF an insolvent company must
take precedence over all other claims.
A resolution expressing the regret of
the lower legislative branch in the
death of Representative Jere J. Flanni-
gan of Silver Bow was offered and
unanimously adopted by a standing
vote. The members of the committee
submitting the resolutions were Beiden,
Lusk and Lennon.
With Lusk of Missoula in the chair
| urging all possible speed at all times
the houses waded through a mass OF
bills in committee of the whole and
! advanced them on the calendar to
| third reading. Senate bill 60 by Burla
| relating to indetcrminate sentences
was the only senate bill to be consld
house for concurrence.
Favorably Passed Upon.
| House bills receiving favorable con
sideration by the committee of tht
whole follow: BY Morrow. providing
that execution of condemned men bt
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hotels, railroad stations, theaters and
motion picture theaters; by judiciary
committee, increasing the number of
supreme court justices to five; by
CARL. regulating the practice Of
pharmacy and providing that gradu-
ate pharmacists from the university of
Montana shall be. given certificates to
practice; by Lewis, providing that all
houses of i'll fame, gambling houses
and winerooms shall be called nui-
sances and further providing for their
provides that any building which is
found used for such purposes must
be kept closed for a period Of one
year: No. EOS, relating. to the serving
of notices in legal proceedings; No.
ISL, relating to tax fees: by Belden,
providing for the creation of a COM
mission on uniform state laws. Al
though this bill was reported for pas
sage by the judiciary committee it was
recommended that it be re-referred to
the appropriations for further consid-
grafton; by Murray, relating to leg
islative attaches: by Ashbnry provid-
ing for an appropriation of $1,000 to
be paid as refund to Fire Chief Tom
DAILY of Helena. was reported back
from the appropriations committee
without recommendation.
Anderson's bill providing for the en-
ployment of an attorney by the state
railroad commission, was killed on rec
concentration Of the judiciary commit
tee; by Bent, relating to child aban-
donment and making such an act a
felony and prescribing penalties: by
Dodds. relating to wife abandonment
This measure is known as the lazy
husbands" act and provides that iai
sentence shall be imposed on every
able-bodied man capable of earning q
!, living for himself and his family wht
refuses to provide food, clothing anG
shelter. The bill permits the count,
to set any one convicted of, the of.
Tense to work on the highways or 9th.
err municipal or county work and pro-
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Officers Of Swiss Army on the St
Gofhard; How the Swiss Arm,
Transports Ammunition and Pro.
visions il the Alps,

Switzerland. alarmed at the massing
Of dsrman. forces on her frontier, is
concentrating her forces near Basic.
1t is feared. that Germany, driven
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-06
DAY IN CONGRESS
Senate.


Senator Stone suggested reso-
lutions endorsing President Will
sons severance of diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
Finance committee began con-
sidcration of revenue bill and ill.,
formally discussed prospects for
emergency expenditures If forced
by international developments.
Senator Reed attacked immigra-
ton bill, particularly provision re-
lating to Japanese exclusion.
Passed immigration bill over
President Wilson's veto by vote
of So to 10.
Recessed at $50 p. NJ, to 8 p.
Reconvened at p. M, and adj
journed at S:15 p. M, for lack OF
quorum until II a. m, Tuesday.
House..
Considered bills requiring unan-
nous consent.
Rules committee continued the
Teak" inquiry.
Military committee considered
final details of army appropria-
ton bill.
Interstate commerce committee
agreed to railroad legislation bill
without compulsory arbitration
feature.
Pension bill reported.
Labor committee favorably re-
ported bin authorizing department
of labor to conduct Industrial sur
vel of coal mining business.
Military committee completed
annual appropriation bill carry
ing s26O,000,O00.
Adjourned at 5:45 p. H., to II a.
H., Tuesday.
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card party last Saturday night at
which the guests were the Misses
Hammond. Mcleod. Hall, Straughn
Jenkins, Reeves, Robinson and Messrs.
H. G. Keith Tom Mcleod, Frank
Keith, Gus Moser, Settle. George Beck
with, Andrew Beckwith and Adam
Sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Marshall gave a
delightful dinner party last Wednes-
day evening at which the guests were
MIR. and Mrs. J. NJ. Keith, Mr.. aid
Mrs. Mcleod, Mr. and Mrs Dan Ross,
Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Hall and Mrs Bick.-
ford. The party sat down to table at
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Favorably Reported

BY, Holt, providing that drinking
fountains must be. maintained in all
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GIVE WILSON SUPPORT
Montana Legislature Adopts
Resolutions Addressed
to- President.
Continued From rage one)

into committee OF tho whole soon after
conyeningt AL standing, committee re-
ports were accepted. The judiciary
coinmittee put the quietus--temporar-
ify Az hast -4on senator Edwards bill
providing for the bonding by the state
Of Its officials. The report of the ju-
dietary committee was to the effect
that action on this measure be indefi-
n 'n POSTPONED.
- Z Honor Dseeaseds Member.
Representatives Belden, Lusk and
Lennon submitted resolutions in hon.
or Of the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Flannigan. Resolutions were
adopted by a rising vote. The house
also adopted resolutions of sympathy
aid coincidence in regard to the death
OF Wcnda1l Larse, son of Representa-
tive Larsc, who was killed by a North
ern Pacific passenger train at Plains
OIL saturday.
At the evening session of the house.
Of II bills reported out of standing
committees, all but one were recon-
mended for passage. Senator Brow
efs' bill providing for the discontin-
uai,ce OF the office of deputy sealer OF
weights and measures received the
sanction, of the judicial committee, as
did Annin's bill providing for the reg
nlation Of the board Of pharmacy,
House bills to be reported upon ia
vorably follow:
Favorably Reported.
BY. Holt, providing that drinking
fountains must be maintained in al
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I; 80, and the dinner was a sumptuouS
affair.
The Social Whist club met last
Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. J.
NJ Price, in the handsome apartments
in the First National bank building.
Those present were: DIR. and Mrs.
Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Marshall, Mr..
and Mrs. Winstanley. DIR. and Mrs.
Lombard, Mr. and Mrs. 7. B.. Thopp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Keith, Mr.. nd
Mrs. porman, Mis-. foworden. Pr zes
w%re won by Mrs. Worden and Dr.
Sri1's ana Tie boobies by Mrs. VIM
stanley and Mr.. Thompson.
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y. p. TRACKS OPEN.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Feb. 5.--The block
AIDE on the main line Of the Union Pa
cific, which has been in effect since
the heavy storm of January 81, closed
the tracks, was lifted today. more than
50 trains which had been held up
moving again this afternoon.