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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
COMPANY GROWS.

That the Rocky Mountain Fire In
snrancc company of Great Falls has
mad growth in the four years of it's
existence was shown by the yearly re-
port, which was presented ut the reg
ular meeting of the company's stock
holders held in Great Falls on Tues
day. January ..
The increase in gross premium re-
eeipts for the year 1916 over the year
l'l' brought the total to $s1.975 from
Sa9'2'6, net gain of &C per cent. In
addition to this, the net premiums on
hail insurance increased from $13,3sa
IN 1913 to $5S,2lO last year. The COM
pany now has invested in Montana
real estate mortgages nearly a quarter
OF million dollars and has q cash re-
serve on hand of over $4,000.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
CAMPBELL MAY GET
NEW OFFICE SUITE


When the addition To the federal
building, for which partial appro-
priation has been made by congress.
shall have been finished. County Agent
J. r. Campbell probably will have q
share in it. w. J. Lloyd. agriculturalist
in charge of county agents in the
northern states, was in Missoula yes
ter day for a short time and informed
Mr.. Campbell that space in the fed
eral building probably would be re-
served for him. Wherever such an ar
rangement is possible it is made.
Mr.. Campbell went to Bozeman yes
terday evening to attend meeting of
county agents. He expects to remain
for Farmers week. January 30 to Feb
ruary 3. ..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
BACK FROM CONFERENCE
Wheeler Goes Over New
Field of Work With
State Officials.

After a conference with county and
state officials at Great Falls, and
with some of the state legislators at
Helena, Ernest Wheeler, chief Of the
Alissoula branch of the office OF pub
lie roads. has returned and is pre-
pairing for an active season of field
work throughout the state. Mr..
Wheeler believes that with the earnest
co operation of the state and county
officials a tremendous amount Of high
way construction and improvement
work can be done.
Mr.. Wheeler went to Great Falls to
meet with the state highway commits
sion and also conferred with many Of
the county commissioners who were
holding their meeting at the Electric
city at the same time. Thus he got
into close touch with the situation in
the state. The county officials all
realize the value of CO. operation in
highway improvement work, and Mr.
Wheeler started an educational cam
the rules and regulations Of the de-
partment of agriculture of which the
office of public roads is a branch, in
regard to the most effective way Of
securing the best results from the COM
bined efforts of the federal govern
ment, the state and the county.
A. I
Mr. Wheeler went from Great Falls
to Helena. where he met with the
joint Subcommittee of the legisla
ture on highways and advised them
as to the necessary steps to bring
forth the revision of the state high
way laws.
Mr., Wheeler estimates that close to
100000 will be spent in the state of
Montana in highway construction
work during the year of 1917. The
federal aid appropriations for state
highways for Montana for this year
amount to S9S.2S7l9, and this amount
will be increased each year by the ad-
dition of a similar sum to the original
amount. A total eof $75,O00,0 900 has
been appropriated by the government
to be spent in aiding in state highway
construction, this sum being appor-
toned over the As states for a length
of five years. The state must fur
nish the equivalent OF the amount ap-
propriated by the government.
The federal government has also
appropriated $lO.OO0OO0, to be spent
inNa period of five years. for work
on highways wholly or partly within
the national forests, and Montana's
share of this appropriation amounts to
S69'9o1 for 1917 and $1,000 for 1918.
The state highway commission and
the counties in which the work is to
be done, arc called upon to furnish an
equal sum to what the federal appro =
rriation may be- The part of the
gross income of the forest service
which is used for highway improve
mcnt work in the national forests
added to the other appropriations, will
make a total of nearly 100000 avail
able during 1917.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
MlSSOULA MAN GOES
TO JAPANESE HOTEL

Missoula people who remember Kent
Clark, who was schoolboy here nearly
30 years ago and worked as a clerk in
the Missoula postoffice when Senator
Henry Myers was postmaster here, will
be interested by the news of his ap-
pointmcnt as manager of a big hotel in
koge, Japan. Clark has been q purser
IN the employ of the Togo kisen Kali
sha, big Japanese steamship COM
pany. The hotel has been built by the
corporation and Clark will have charge
of it,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25

Every day Joseph Lay
Comes to pass the time away.
And when he ought to see
I'm busy as can be.
Maybe Joe doesn't know
I'd be glad to have him go.
Maybe I'll cease to smile
When he comes TO loaf a while.
Though I'm mild as n child,
And though seldom raving wild,
You can't tell, very well,
! may murder Joseph l..
Morris Miller
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
MITCHELL CALLS OFF BOUT.

tonight called off his scheduled ten
round bout with Johnny Kilbane on
February 8 at Cleveland, Ohio. Three
X-rays of Mitchell's right hand showed
a broken bone sustained in his bout
originally scheduled for January 30 and
was later postponed because OF Mitch
ellis injury.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
Telephone Directory
New Book on Press

a new Telephone Directory is now
being prepared for Missoula, Mont.
Over 1000 names will appear in the
new list which will be consulted every
day by thousands of people.
Your name should be in the book for
your own good. Copy closes January
a1st 1al7. Telephone or call on our
manager.
THE MOUNTAIN STATES TelE.
PHONE AND TELEGRAPH
COMPANY
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
CALLS IT lOEALisTic.

Madrid. Via Paris, Jan. 24.-The
Madrid newspapers commenting on
President Wilson's address character
ize his statement as one of great his
torical and literary value but declare
that it's idealistic tendencies cannot
be realized.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
HUDSON BURIED.

George Hudson, the colored man who
died at Alberton Monday. was buried
at the county poor farm yesterday
Local officials were unable to locate
any relatives of the dead man and he
was buried at the county's expense.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
STATIONS ARE NAMED.

San Antonio. Texas. Jan. 24.-Mus-
ter out stations for national guards
men to be sent home under the recent
order OF the war department were an
nounced tonight as follows:
Troop A. Montana cavalry. to Fort
William Harrison.
Second squadron Utah cavalry, to
Fort Douglas. Utah.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
MASONS, NOTICE.

Special meeting of Harmony lodge
No. 40. "A. +. & \. NJ, at ':3O tonight.
Work in T.. a. degree. V. l.. Bulls,
W.. M.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
An Optimist.

An Optimist.
With govt my legs
Are puffed." said Reed;
I'm glad I'm not
A centipcdc."
Cincinnati Enquirer.
my throa's so sore"
Said old man Baff;
sim gald that I
Am no giraffe"
Detroit Free Press.
with lips so chapped."
Said BERTHE Hale.
TIN awfully glad
I'm not a whale"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
POST-ExAM DANCE,

At Episcopal parish house, Friday
evening, January &c. Admission so
ccnts.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
On the
Spur the
Moment
Seeing Stars.

Seeing Stars.
It's pleasant thing TO wander in the
evening and to ponder
On the stars blinking yonder and
so many miles afar!
If you're glum or in a pet you soon
will find your cares forget you
And the petty things that fret you
seem as distant as a star.
BE It bills or aching molars or perhaps
domestic cho1ers.
You can put them on the rollers
with all others Of your woes.
When YOU taste Cares bitter juices,
stars will scatter your abuses
And a view of them conduces to
very sweet repose.
So when we are moved to muttcr.
quarrelling with our bread and
butter.
Let us look at something utter.
something boundlcss, cosmic,
vast:
In the gloomicst of cases let us view
the countless PAGES
OF the interstcllar spaces and our
cares seem tritc at last.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25

l. EAT AND ENJOY
Our fish dinners. Grand Pacific cafe.-
Adv,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
Happy Thouqht.

Happy Thought.
Often the best way to get at the
foot of the trouble is to visit n cheer
upodist.
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-24
WANT $2,OOO FOR
 WAR Y. M. (. A.

Hot Spring county will be asked to raise $2,000 as her quota of the $140- 900 Arkansas will be expected to raise to assist in carrying on the Y. M. c. A. Work in the army
 An enthusiastic meeting of more than 300 delegates was held at the Hotel Marion in Little Rock yesterday which was attended by delegates from every county in the state, the object of the meeting being to explain the need of the War Y M. C. A. and to devise plans for raising funds to carry on this most important work.
 Great patriotic talks were made by Secretary Day, of the organization Chairman J. B. Dickinson and secre- tary Hunter, who have charge of rais- ing the funds. Governor Brough also made an eloquent appeal to the dele gates in behalf of this worthy cause.
 $35,000,000 is to be raised for this work; $140,000 is Arkansas part; and Hot Spring county has been apportion- ed S2,000.
 It is hoped that an organization will be started at an early date for the pur- pose of raising this money.
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-24
MAIL XMAS PRESENTS
 TO SOLDIERS BY NOV F

Little Rock, Oct. 23-According to the announcement made by Ensign William T. Ritter, United States Navy Recruiting Officer here, arrangements have been made by the Navy, War and Post Office Department whereby Xmas Mail to the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe and to the crews of the United States Navy vessels will be delivered by Christmas morning.
 The Government requests the fullest cooperation on the part of the public and the families and friends of en- listed men are urged to observe the rules adopted by the Navy, War and Post Office Departments, in the follow ing three essential respects:
 Mails ta reach sailors and soldiers hy Christmas must be posted not la ter that November 18th.
 Every package must bear conspic- uously the words, Christmas Mail' the complete address of the person for whom it Is intended, and in the upper left-hand corner, the name and ad- dress of the sender.
 Every parcel must be packed ano wrapped as to admit of easy inspec- tion by the postmaster. No parcel will be dispatched to Europe whicl has not the postmaster's certificate that 1t contains no prohibited articles 1 A Il mail for men serving on board vessels of the Atlantic, fleet and il l European waters should be addressed Ito the U. s. s. care Post
 master, New York, N. Y. All mail in tended for men serving in the Pacifi
 and Asiatic fleets should be addressed l to the U. s. s. Asiati
 Station, via San Francisco, Gal, o | U. s. s. Pacific Sta ton, via. San Francisco, Cal.
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-24
GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL,
 OCTOBER 18th.
GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL
 OCTOBER 2sth


 What is your idea of Sabbath School Do you think we ought to have such school? Now really do you?
 Who do you think ought to run the school and support it?
 Who ought to Superintend, officer, and teach the school. The other fellow or you? Do you believe such an in stitution a good thing for the commu- nlty or is it just play thing? Does it help the moral tone of society, the spiritual uplift and make better men and women, or is 1t traveston relig- ion or a dogma of the Enthusast. If not and it is a good thing what are you doing to support it? If every one took the same interest you do, pushing it along, how long would it last?
 To expect another to take an inter- est in the sporitual education of your children that you do not take yourself. If you have no children of your own, and you think the institution right and good, it is your duty to help pro- vide for your neighbor, that the whole community may be a better place for you to live in.
 The Sabbath School is a great insti- tuition and it is vastly more important that the spiritual training and educa- ton of the child is attended to than the literary. All your science, philosophy art and Literature, perish, spirituality lives through eternity.
 Come and help us. Do your bit to help make the Sunday school a great success. Yu need it, your children need it. Your neighbor needs it. So come and bring the family and all your neighbors. Oct 28.
 J. F. WILLIAMS.
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-24
QUORUM COURT
 IN SESSION
Continuing County Agent and Secur-
 ing Lady Demonstrator Is Receiv- ing Their Consideration This After
 noon. Much Business Transacted.

The Hot Spring County Quorum
 Court met this morning, at the Court
 house, with Judge John R. Gilchrist
 presiding.
 Upon roll call by County Clerk Col lie, twenty Justice of the Peace an
 swered to their names giving the Court
 a quorum for the transaction of busi-'
 mess.
 1 The morning session was taken up
 with the report of the County officers
 and levying the rates of taxation, and making the appropriations for the year.
 ] The reports of the County Clerk,
 Sheriff, County Judge, County Treas
 urer, and Jailer, were read and accept l ed
 The appropriations for the expense 1 of the county were then made by the
 Court, after which the tax levies were
 voted
 The following members of the Quor- lum Court were present at the session today:
 l J. M. Ketchum, Henderson; A. NJ Herren, Bismark; k. w. Thornton, De- l Roche; W. F. Westerman, Saline; J. " Pennington, A. Wallis, Butterfeld; D. M. Noble, Renter; ". A. Hodges, J. T. Montgomery, Montgomery; D. K. Shinn, Antioch; W R. K Baxter, E. E. Tisdale, Prairie; R. W. Dowell, Brown Springs; c. F. Walters, Clear Creek; T. J. Silvers, A. M. McColum, Clifford; c. K. Lawrence, Magnet; J. M. Fuller, Midway; L. F. Jackson, AL 1 ford; z. L. Kisler, Midway; R. L. Rich lardson, J. T. Fitzhugh, Big Creek.
 The Court levied the following rates Iof taxation for the purpose Of paying the various County Funds: Go. General Fund, 1 1-8 mills.
 Circuit Court Fund, 3-9 mills. County and Probate Court Fund, 1-4 mills.
 Pauper Fund, Is mills. Justice of the Peace Fund, IA mills. Assessment. Fund, IA mills. Bridge Fund, mills. Jail Fund, IA mills. The Court after due consideration, made the following appropriations for the fiscal year: County General Fund, S600 County and Probate Court $5,000 Pauper Fund, $1 900 Jail Fund, $500. Assessment Fund, $1 ,000
 Bridge Fund, $7,000 The Court levied three mill tax for working the public roads, and main ltaining the County Bridges. A mill tax was levied on the in- Ieorporated town of Friendship and Ialso on the town of Malvern. The afternoon session was taken up with talks in behalf of the appropria- tion for the County Agent and also one for Lady Demonstrator. The Court was addressed by G. E. Matti- Ison, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, and representing the Ark ansas Land and Lumber Go, and the Wisconsin Arkansas Lumber O., Mir Welty, agricultural agent for the Mo. Pac. Railway and Mrs. R. s. Jackson land Mrs. W. H. Hannum, representing the Lady's Clubs of Malvern, all urg- ling upon the Court the great import ance of continuing the work MT. Mattison read resolution adopted Iby the Chamber of Commerce endorse ling the matter. A telegram was read from Gov. Trough; one from Hamp Williams, Federal Food Administra- tor for Arkansas, and County Judge l Towney, of Jefferson county, all rec lommending the continuation of the County Agent. Up to the hour of going opress the Court had not acted upon the matter.
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-24

October 2S-Go-to- Sunday school day. Let everybody do his or her bit to make this the greatest day in the history of the Sunday school.
Malvern daily record., 1917-10-24
BUY A LIBERTY BOND JUNIOR B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM
 FOR OCTOBER, 28,

Subject-The church building Loan Fund.
 Leader-Earl Glenn. song-Holy, Holy, Holy. Prayer
 Song-Sweet Hour of Prayer. Scripture-Psalm 100-Carl Hall. Church Homes-Roy Orr. Talks sby three Juniors Our Church Building Loan Fund Flossie Carmichael.
 Our Works-Pearl Richardson. Our Plans Royal Howell
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-01-05
SHORTER WORK DAY PAYS

In the current issue of the Monthly
Review, published by the bureau of
labor statistics, federal department of
labor, the experience of four American
and foreign workshops under the
eight-hour system is stated. The
firms listed are: Commonwealth
Steel Company, Granite City, Ill. j;
Zeiss optical Works, Jena, Germany
Stafford Iron Works, Manchester, Eng
land, and the Engis Chemical Works,
near Liege, Belgium.
Regarding the experience of the
American firm, the Bulletin says:
"The workmen in the open-hearth
department and boiler room were
changed, in 1912, from a system OF
two 12-hour shifts to one of three
eight-hour shifts. To do this required
increasing the number of men in the
open-hearth department from % to 80
but in the boiler room it was neces-
sary to increase the number of men
only from eight TO III. the hourly
wage rates of all the men concerned
were increased an average of 20 per
cent. Exactly the same products were
made under the two systems of work
ing hours.
Under the eighthour system, in
spite of the increase of hourly rates,
there was slight decrease in the cost
of production, owing to the higher eff
ficiency of the workers. There were
very considerable reductions in the
amount of pig iron charged and in the
amount of fuel oil consumed. Also the
quality of the product was very much
improved"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-01-05
TO TAKE OVER THE RAIL
ROADS

Much has been said concerning the
taking over of the railroads by the
II S and the nearness of the time
when that thing will be done Many
think the passage of the Adamson act
was a step in that direction, and even
railroad magnates and managers have
said that such a thing was an event
uality-that the eight-hour law was a
step in that direction. However long
a step it was, it was a short one as
compared with the mooted passage of
an act to prevent strikes.
1t may be true that there are some
owners of railroad stocks who favor
the government ownership of rail
roads. but they are few. The great
majority of owners of railroad stocks
and bonds are opposed to such solu-
ton of the transportation problem,
To these the tip" is given that the
best way to delay the taking over of
the railroads by the government is to
squeeze the water out of railroad
stocks and conduct the business on a
Capitalization commensurate with the
physical value of the roads.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-01-05
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
CONVENTION PLANS MATURING
FEDERATION MEETING AT EVERETT TO BE MARKED BY
MUCH IMPORTANT USINESS-ENTERTAINMENT
PROGRAM PLEASING

Not since 1905 has a State Fedora
ton of Labor convention been held in
Everett, and the unionists of this city
are looking forward with pleasurable
anticipation toward the big labor
gathering which will convene here
the 22nd of this month. Everett has
been torn with industrial strife for
many months, but the old fighting
spirit that put the City of Smokestacks
on the union map of the Northwest is
still in evidence The l. w. w. con-
troversy in this city has overshad-
owed other phases of the city's indus
trial happenings, but the fact is that
quite apart from that trouble the Ev.
erett union labor movement has had a
stormy sea to navigate.
There is an element in this city
which has no more use for the Amer
lean Federation of Labor than it has
for the Industrial Workers of the
World, and would be happy if they
could put the trade unions out of bus
mess while they are at it. 1t is that
element which is always bowling for
the "open shop" and has tried it's best
to enforce "open shop" conditions in
Everett. This crowd needs to have
an ocular demonstration of the
strength of the trade union movement
in Washington, and it is hoped the
convention will demonstrate that the
trade union movement is not will-o'-
the-wisp, fly-by-night affair, not a
raging lion seeking whom it may de-
YOUR" but a clear-thinking, we'll
poised part of the citizenship of the
state.
Prominent Speakers on Tap
In addition to the fraternal dele
gates from the farmers and railway
organizations, several speakers of
statewide prominence will address the
gathering on topics of interest to the
laborites, lending interest and diver
sion to the business sessions of the
gathering.
Among those who will address the
convention from time to time are the
following: Governor Ernest Lister,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-01-05
creator.

There will be a bill introduced in
the legislature to purchase a printing
plant and produce school textbooks
and other printing needed by the
state. If a law properly safeguarding
state printing concern be passed
such a law as will cut out the Internal
political graft-it will be a benefit to
the state in more ways than one. 1t
will save money on textbooks and
other state printing, save to the state
the money that is paid for labor in
the production of school books. Other
states have such laws, some good,
some bad, some Indifferent. Select a
good one and the state will benefit
by it.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-01-05
CONSCRIPTION?

The Canadian government has
started a campaign to gather data
showing the number of men in the
Dominion eligible to military service.
National service cards are circulated
and all males between the ages of 16
and 65 are expected to sign them. The
signing of this card is obligatory, "
but there will be no penalty for failure
to sign-at present. The churches
and other organizations have been
asked to aid in this military census.
This looks like Canada intended to
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-01-05

The presentation of that valuable
watch, chain and charm to the Gov
ernor" by his happy employees who
have known him so long (three or
four weeks) and enjoyed his fatherly
care, makes the scribbler feel neg
lected; maybe a bit envious. The
aforesaid pencil-pusher is thinking of
writing himself letter full of love
and devotion from his imaginary
friends (they are nearly all mag
mary, presenting himself an Ingersoll
watch of the 1OO-cent variety, at.
taching Bull Durham tag to it,
hiring hall and making a speech, as
the only means of giving the presenta-
ton publicity Don't think the dailies
would print it.