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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
REs|DENT WAN Is
)NGRESS To PUT
] GREATER SPEED
(troI of Food Among the
First War Bills to Be
Pressed.

ashington. May Is. - President
Pon today took steps to speed up
press on the program of war leg
pon essential to carry on the con-
with Germany. He planned to
leaders Of both senate and house
Eht and TO urge more speed in
Phg through measures dealing with
conl'al. providing for the build
|of merchant fleet, the war tax
hnd others.
n president was represented to-
as thoroughly aroused to the sit
Ph confronting the administration
ress has been in session about
*eeks and with the exception OF
neclaration of war and the $1,000
~ bond bill has put through none
legislation necessary to a sue
ful prosecution Of the war.
pch delay has been occasioned par
MY In the senate by long debats,
fosram OF Just what measures are
passed first had beea mapped
'oday. but It was believed that
control legislation would be
9 the first.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
MANY STRIKERS ARE
RETURNING TO WORK
Engineers Strike in ENGLAND
Now Promises to Be
Short Lived.

London. May 15.-About so per cent
Of the engineers on strike in Man
chester returned to work this morn
ing, and It is expected others win fol-
low them tomorrow. Many Of those
who are idle today seem to be infected
With the holiday spirit. joining the
crowds which welcomed the king and
queen to the city.
Many Of the men returned to work
in the factories In Surrey. where the
feeling against the Young strikers il
50 strong that convalescent soldier.
ouartered near the factories have been
denied permission to enter the affected
district
Striking engineers In Liverpool also
returned to work today and only
comparatively small number Of men
remained out.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
Four Persons Are Slightly In
iured in Wreck on the B. A.
& P. at 0urant Station. Ac-
cident Occurred at $40 This
Morning.

One Of the cars OF an eastbound ore
train on the B. A. and p. passing the
station at Durant. jumped the track
at $40 o'clock this morning and
careened into the passenger train from
Anaconda due here at $40. which had
been sidetracked to allow the freight
20 pass. Four people were hurt. but
not seriously Their names and in
Juries are: .....s
Mrs. J. w. Cunningham. 1915 East
Third street. Anaconda, right knee
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
MAYOR ANNOUNCES
PLAN FOR A FREE
HOSPITAL IN BUTTE
Citizens Soon to Receive Prop
osition for $500, 900
Bond Issue.

Plans for a 100000 bond issue to
build a big free city hospital were an
nounced today by Mayor w. H. Ma
loney. after the mayor declared that
the movement for the 500. 900 Deacon
ness hospital should receive the sup
port of every patriotic citizen Of Butte.
The Deaconness hospital. said the
mayor should be built and then the
city hospital.
"If any city in the country needs
hospitals Butte is that place." said the
mayor 81 am glad to see this move
ment and / believe that all should get
behind 1t to boost 1t to a successful
conclusion.
"Just now the city IL working on
plans for a city hospital that win be
for the use Of the people Of this city.
where all cases Of sickness or injury
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
ORE CAR JUMPS TRACK
BUMPS INTO PASSENGER

sprained and right leg somewhat
bruised.
A. C. Delkln. 316 Maritime building.
Seattle. right shin bone cut and clothes
torn.
c. f. Rice. Portland, Ore, hands
slightly cut and clothes torn and
watch broken.
Tony Antonio, Ala Ash street, Ana
conda, slight cuts over the right eye
and right cheekbone.
The injured people arrived in Butte
on special train at 12 o'clock and
were taken at once to the Murray hos
pital In charge of Claim Agent John
Madden. who happened to be on the
train. Their injuries were dressed and
all were able to leave the hospital at
once. sfTts
Fortunately the freight train was
Continued on Page rhirteen.)
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REPORT SAYS BRITISH
LINER HAS BEEN SUNK
Ninety Lives Are Said to Have
Been Lost in the Sinking
of the AbOSS0.

New York, May 15.-Shipping circles
had an unconfirmed report today that
80 lives were lost on April "a in the
torpedoing of the British liner Abosso
about 80 miles south of Fastnet. The
survivors were picked up 40 minutes
later and landed at Liverpool. Forty
six of the passengers perished and "A
of the crew.
A dispatch from London recently
quoted the London Chronicle as de-
manding to know why the British ad-
miralty had failed to publish the loss
of "a certain big ship" with "a loss OF
more than 10 lives"
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
LLOYD GEORGE READY TO .
DISCUSS IRISH QUESTION

London, May 15.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer. an
nounced in the house of commons to-
day that Premier Lloyd George would
make q communication to the Irish
leaders on the Irish question which
would be in their hands by tomor-
row. The government. he added. was
prepared to ailot Monday for discus.
sion Of the question.
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street have been ordered removed.
The buildings condemned today
stand on some of the most valuable
property in the east side business dis
trict. Many of the old shacks are
Butte landmarks but they have fallen
into such condition of decay and filth
as to merit their summary removal. ac-
cording to the official party.
The saloon at the northeast corner
Of Park and Wyoming streets must be
torn down. The building now oc-
-cupied by the Savon Lisa grocery store
(Contiuued on PAGE 0ixteen.)
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ALMOST ENTIRE BLOCK OF
BUILDINGS ON EAST PARK
ST. HAVE BEEN CONDEMNED
City Officials, Reinforced by State Authorities Are Issuing
Summary Orders for Removal of Unsanay and Fire Menace
Shacks in the Downtown Section Investigation of the The
aerS Under the Fire Regulations Will Begin Tomorrow.

Reinforced by health authorities the city officials today
nued their campaign of condemnation proceedings against buildings
in the business section that constitute 10
safety Fire and structures that unsantary The
officials did hesitate place their condemnoy signs build
which fail the inspection To-day almost the entire block
of buildings the north side of Park Wyoming
Arizona condemned immediate demolition All
frame buildings Wyoming back of the Fnn hotel Park
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
Commander Yards.

The bill authorizes the government
10 commander ship yards, factories or
The products of such factories, and to
take over existing shipbuilding con-
tracts Of private individuals or foreign
governments. Construction facilities
taken over are to he paid for at
reasonable price. Refusal of persons
to deliver requlsitioned factories or es-
adjustments would be penalized.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
300 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
CONSUMPTION in BUTTE

the assumption that the annual nu-
mericai increase in population since
1910 has been the same as the average
annual increase between 1900 and lslo
and, secondly. that the proportion
which the number Of males In the
given age group represents Of total
population Is the same at the present
time as II was in 1910.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
sus Bureau Makes Estimate
\. Post, Which Shows That
U Men Wilt Probably Be
alled From This City When
e Draft Comes.
Posts Washington Bureau.

osts Washington Bureau.
nnston' d. c.. May l5.-Ac-
70 an official estimate made
" the census bureau for the
nose there are $500 males Ia
[I,,s,. SUBJECT to conscription under the
rans as II has been fixed by the
-. committee; that is. between
y ss or II and 30. inclusive. The
says this estimate 10 based on
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
MAN|F FESTO CALLS
RUSSIA : TROOPS
To REMAIN FIRM
Soldiers and WOrkmen'S Coun-
Gil Says Separate Peace
Brings No Security.

Petrograd (via London), May 15.-
IL became known here today that Just
before the resignation of Provisional
Minister of War General Guehkoff was
announced yesterday, General Ais
Brussiioff, commander in chief of the
Russian armies on the southwestern
front, and General Gurko, the CON-
mander on the Russian western front,
asked to be relieved of their COM
mands. The designations of these two
army officers will be considered after
the successor Of General Guchkoff has
been appointed.
Petrograd. May Is (via London) -
The following is the text of the mani
festo to the Russian army issued by
the council of soldiers and workmen's
delegates. urging the continuance OF
the war and declaring that a separate
peace Is impossible:
Soldiers and Comrade at the Front:
CONTINUED on Page seven.)
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To Cease Fraternizing.

This follows the councils urging
upon the army at the front the neces-
sity of ceasing to fraternize with the
Germans and appeal to It to resume
the offensive against them and thus
best serve the cause of general peace.
Meanwhile. the front In France Is
witnessing an increasingly determined
resistance by the Germans to any fur
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
BUTTR's QUOTA.

According TO the census bureaus
estimates for the nation at large and
for silver Bow county s3o men will be
selected by conscription for the army
of 10000 from Silver Bow county.
The bureau estimates that there are
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-15
Other Provisions.

Other provisions Of the bill were:
For army conscription, s2.G5S, 900:
army subsistence, $50. .962 coo; Panama
canal Notifications. S1,776, 900; schools
FOR naval recruits, s2,j00.OOO; naval
ordnance stores, s2,00O,OOO; navy re-
CONTINUED on Page sevenl
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mutations Permit Selling But
1 No Buying Except in
Settlement.
Eject APPARENT ON
THE MARKET PRICES
Mmurn Prices for May and
| July Options Will Be
Maintained.

Chicago, May l5.-Representa-
Is Of leading grain exchanges
the country at a meeting here
ay recommended to their res
ktive exchanges that they con-
ue until further notice the re-
tctive regulations which were
in effect yesterday. These
kulations varied but little in the
tious exchanges - eliminating
y options and curtailing opera
hs in July and September
Eat by fixing a maximum price ;
Emitting selling but no buying,
fept to liquidate existing con-
ets.
he exchanges represented at the
fting were:
Those Represented.
inneapolis Chamber of Commerce,
Louis Merchants Exchange, Kansas
Board Of Trade. Omaha Grain
hange. New York Produce Ex-
pge, Duluth Board of Trade, Toledo
duce Exchange. Winnipeg Grain
hange and the Chicago Board of
De. A committee made the fol-
ng announcements:
The Statement.
fhe delegates assembled In Chi
b May Is, comprising represent
3 millers from the southwest, the
Continue on Page Seven)
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WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA-Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; cooler tonight and east por-
tlon Wednesday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Knight of The Grip
Still Active In
E;ghty-fifth Year
Special to Times Republic IN.

Special to Times Republic m.
Toledo Sept. 19.-Eighty five years
Of age the 5th day of next March, and
still a travelling salesman on the road,
making sometimes three towns In a
day. buying poultry and produce for q
Chicago house. and then being young
enough to have his wages advanced
S25 a month the first of last July, is an
experience that must have caused Il.
NJ. Gates heart to flutter and palpitate
so it could be heard across hotel din
ing room at the noon hour. Yet that Is
Mr.. Gates story Of living in life's har-
ness after all his near relatives have
passed on, save only a son, now Al
years old.
The venerable traveller looks to be
about CO. He was a clerk in a grocery
store in Battle Creek. Mich, In 1892,
long before the sire of the inventor of
q favorite breakfast food could count
his dollars by the tens Of thousands.
Under the head of general remin-
iscences Mr.. Gates talked interestingly
of the wonderful improvements in the
arts and sciences within his memory.
He cast his first vote for Buchanan in
1856 when Fremont was in the lime
light This aged traveller resides at
F'airmont, Mimi. and ne acts as tho
the future had as much in store for
him as his memory has of the past.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
jim PETERS. INDIAN, DEAD.
Tama Reservation Trouble Maker Dies
While on Visit in Wisconsin


Cedar Rapids. Sept 19-Jim Peters
said to have been the best known In
diar in Iowa, has gone to the happy
hunting grounds. He died Saturday
night on the Pottawattamie reserva-
ton in Wisconsin where he had gone
for treatment from a famous ''medi-
cine man"
For many years past Jim has always
faced a Judge in the federal court
here charged with various offenses the
most frequent being his penchant to
flrt with the flowing bowl. But true
to his ancestry, Jim always nearly al
ways proved foxy enough to get
by" with little or no penalty
Whenever any trouble started on the
Indian reservation at Tama, Jim
Peters usually was the instigator, ac-
cording to local authorities. Jim had
the reputation OF being everlastingly
"agin the government
CoinCldeut with the death of Peters
occurred the demise Of another cele-
brated Indian at the Tama reserva-
;ion-Jim Scott. who was just the OPP
posite Of Jim Peters, being a law
abiding, peace loving citizen who had
the respect of all who knew him.
Both were of the same tribe, but
their natures were of an exact oppo-
site
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Grit of Recruit at Camp
Dodge Stops Discharge
Because of Bad Arm

Division Headquarters, Camp Dodge,
Sept l9.-There's a raw recruit of
private in this fighting camp of whom
Mai. Gen. Edward II. Plummer, camp
cOmmandan, is mighty proud.
His name is Private Earl Sagcn,
Company D. 349th Infantry. Until the
call to the cOlurs came, he was teach :
or in history and civics in the Moline.
ILL.,. high School-hud been for SIX
years.
Division surg cons in examining the
cOnscriptS came apOn Private Sagen.
He withStood the stetOscopc and the
lung test. He passed them all. until the
surgeon looked at his arm. 1t had been
broken in his childhood and hadn
been set straight when the bones knit
ted. And he cant straig hten it out
quite.
Wen have to reject this man, the
surgeon said. He has a bad arm"
Private Sagcn didn't say a word not
just then. A private is not supposed to
speak to an officer without permission
of his own company commander. But
he lost no time in finding his captain.
There went forward to division
headquarters a few hours later, this
communication:
Private Carl Sagen, Company D,
349th Infantry, asks that he be allowed
to remain in service in some capacity
despite the report of division sur
geCnS.
MAJ. Gen Pummer, struck by the re-
quest. investigated
And Private Carl Sagen is going to
stay with the Coors. He is going to
remain with Company D, bad arm and
all.
Reject him? No sir" said General
Plummer as his face lighted. When
man shows that spirit. hes going to
stay His is a shining example TO the
young Americans called to service.
He's an American. The American Of
whom we are proud.
Tell him he is going TO stay, and tell
him I'm proud of him"
And the heart Of Private Sagen is
beating stronger for the Stars and
Stripes and the land of the free as he
labors on the drill field today, labor
ing for the iron Of muscle that will
stand him we'll in the bitches of Elan
darS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
REPUBLICAN, MARSHALLTOWN IOWA SEPTEMBER 49, 1871

Cedar Rapids. president OF the Degree
Of Honor; second vice president, T. G,
ellison, Of Knoxville; secretary-treas-
urer, j. C. Aldrich, Of Des Moines
state manager of the Woodmen of the
World for Iowa. H. A. Smith, OF Dies
Moines, of the Degree of Honor, and
Peter Kern, of Fort Madison, repre-
senting the Roman Catholic Mutnal
Protective Society Of Iowa. were elect
ed to the executive committee.
Fourteen different fraternal organ
izations were represented at the con-
gress, the number having been cut
down by the fact that the session was
for only one day this year. All IN
crease is expected for the two-day SEES
sion to be held in Des Moines in Sep
TEMPER Of next year.
Discussion Of the possibilities opened
to fraternal organizations by the de-
cision handed down by Judge Barker
of Clinton, to the effect that they may
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
"SLAY UTTERLY" STATEMENT OF
ACCUSED PREACHER is THE
CAUSE OF WIDE INTEREST.
COUNTY ATTORNEY SAYS
CONFESSION WAS VOLUNTARY
Denies There Were Third Degree Meth
DDS Used in Procuring Statement
Dictated by kelly-Attorneys For
Accused Intimate Plea Of Insanity
May Be Set Up in Defense.

Red Oak, Sept. l9.-The Stay utter
ly" confession. made by the Rev. Lyn
George J. Kelly in the jail at Logan,
Iowa, three weeks ago. in which the
accused minister related in gruesome
detail how he Stayed the Joe Moore
family and the Stillinger girls in the
Villisca charnel house. was introduced
in evidence in, the trial here late Tues
day afternoon.
II was the first time the amazing
statement has been given to the public
verbatim. Its Introduction caused a
sensation in the court room. The crowd
remained almost at rigid attention
while County Attorney Paul +. Road
fer told how it was secured.
Il was called from my home at $50
a. m. by State Agent Risden and told
that the Rev. Mr. Kelly wanted to make
written statement on the AK muir
derS,' the county attorney said on the
witness stand as he identified the con-
TESS ion.
Il went to the Jail, There l was
told again that the minister desired
to dictate a confession. Kelly asked
me:
DO you think | should do it,
Il told him that he didn't want an
other to suffer if he was guilty Of the
crime and that the truth wouldn't hurt
him. Then he agreed to dictate II.
sat down to the typewriter and wrote
the first paragraph. He dictated every
word Of the rest of it. He sat directly
opposite me as he dictated.
It Was Voluntary.
His confession was voluntary. There
were no third degree methods and he
was not threatened. Those present
were Deputy Sheriff Adkins, State
Agent Risden, County Clerk Erwin,
Sheriff Myers and myself"
County Clerk Irwin testified that
Kelly said he had dictated the confes-
sion He said that he asked Kelly If
he wanted him (the clerk) to read 1t,
but Kelly said that he dictated it and
then he signed and swore TO it.
Attorney Mitchell for the defense OBJ
jected to this testimony on the grounds
that il was the tail-end Of trans
action that had started at o'clock
in the evening. His objections were
overrlled by the Judge and the clerk $
testim ony accepted.
May Plead insanity.
That insanity will be the plea Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19

ness the raising Of the flag on the town
hall, appropriate exercises being held
in front of the hall. The program
opened by the band playing 'The star
Spangled Banner" after which Mayor
William Dreyer made a few brief re-
marks following which the flag was
raised by DR.. T. p. Wandby, the only
civil war veteran remaining in thlS
place. After the flag was in place the
band played a medley of patriotic airs
The crowd then stood and sang Amer
lea" Then came a splendid address
by Senator Evens of ParkersburC,
which was very appropriate for the oc-
casion after which number of sing
ers sang The Star-Spangled Banner.
The program closed by the band play
ing america" The band then took
places in the band stand and gave a
concert
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19

defense was indicated when the Rev
w. J. Ewing was on the witness
stand
According to the testimony OF the
Rev. w. ]. Ewing, the defendant Kelly
went thru the Moore death house two
weeks after the murders in company
with Assistant Attorney General Samp-
son, Rev. Mr.. Ewing, County Attorney
Radcliffe, Detective O'Leary and Ross
Moore. They went thru all the rooms
which had not been changed with the
exception of the removal of the bod
les.
On examination the witness was
asked if Kelly said anything about
wanting to work as a detective on
the case. The state objected. Mitchell
said that he was asking the question
to show Kelly's mental condition at
the time.
Not Mentally Responsible.
Am | to understand that you are
to set as part of your defense that
Kelly was not mentally responsible? -
asked the judge.
Mitchell said, Yes. / am announc-
ing it now, and I announced it in my
opening argument"
The Judge said: II didn't so UNI
derstand you in your opening argu-
ments"
This leads to the belief that in
sanity will be the defense.
The Rev. Mr.. Kelly, in talking over
the detective end Of the part he plays
in the murder story, said according to
Ewing, Il would like to go to the Joe
Moore premises. There might be some
little sign that would serve as a pos
sible clue The trip thru the house
was then organized
Half an hour was spent in the trip,
according 10 the witness.
When Mrs. Ewing. the first wit
ness for the defense was called, she
said that the night before the muir
ders she, with her husband and Rev.
Kelly were talking of various famed
preachers, in the course of which the
name Of Gypsy Smith was mentioned.
1t was from one OF Gypsy Smiths
sermons that Kelly took the text Stay
Utterly" which figures so prominently
in the case.
Kelly. she said. was attired in a
Prince Albert coat. white shirt and
white collar on this OCCASION
Found no Blood.
Asked If there were any blood stains
in the room she replied that she
was unable 10 find any stains on the
doors, or the knobs or the bed clothes.
The bed looked just like any other
bed when somebody has slept in it"
she replied in answer to the question
as TO whether or not the bed had been
slept in.
1t is likely that the defense will have
all its testimony in by the end of the
week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Summer Complaint.

During the hot weather Of the sum-
mer months some member of almost
every family is likely to be troubled
with an unnatural looseness of the
bowels, and it is Of the greatest i'm
portance that this be treated promptly,
which can only be done when the med
icine is kept at hand. Mrs. F. +. Scott,
Scottsviile, N. Y, states. II first used
Chamberlains Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy as much as five years ago. AT
that time I had severe attack Of
summer complaint and was suffering
intense pain. One dose relieved me.
Other members of my family have
since used it with like results. For
sale by all Observation-Disclosures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
GET RID OF
THAT CORN

% No matter how much you have suf-
fered, no matter how many times you
have tried and failed-here at last is
a guaranteed corn killing plaster that
defies any corn to live another day.
Just give it trial: you are to be the
sole judge because Honest John" Corn
Killing Plasters are uncOnditionally
guaranteed to stop the pain instantly
and kill the corn. For twenty five
years Honest John" Corn Killing
Plasters have been doing wonders for
sufferers from hard and soft corns,
bunions and callouses and warts.
Honest John" is a thin. erlike
plaster. made under an European for
mula that will remove any corn or
bunion without injuring the tender It's
sues Of the toe. At druggists, Is cent
and rs cent packages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19

segregate their members into classes
for various rates Of Insurance, was one
Of the principal topics of Interest In
the congress. The A. o. wv. Ii al
ready availing itself Of the privileges
accorded fraternal societies by tho do.
cision It was reported