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The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
NAVY LEAGUE DANCE
TO Be FAIR FEATURE

Helena. Sept. 2i.--The big dance
which the ladies' of the Helena aux
iliary to the Navy league will give in
the Auditorium next "Wednesday even
ing, will be the principal social event
OF the State Fair week and will no
doubt be largely attended by not only
Helena people, but by visitors from
all over the state who will be in the
city
The local branch of the women's
auxiliary to the Navy league has been
working all summer on knitted articles
which are to be sent to the men ON
board the hattlcship Montana. Many
of the two hundred women of the city
engaged in this work have purchased
their own yarn. The funds received
from the dance arc to go. however. to
buy ayrn for many others who do not
feel that they can afford to contrib
ute both time and yarn, and To pay for
yarn already supplied to many mem
bcrs and for which the organization
still owes.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
.SEENSvLLE MAyGET
FREE DELIVERY OF MAIL
Naming of Streets and
Numbering Of Houses
All That's Required.
PETITIONS IN ORDER
One Residence Delivery and
Two at Business Houses
in Prospect.
PETITIONS IN ORDER

Stevcnsvillc. Sept. 2t.-(Srcctalo-
free city mail delivery for stevens
vile is an immediate possibility. Post .
master II. NJ Corlcy has received word
from the rostoffice department that
the people can have tho system If they
want it and will name the streets and
number the houses. All those TO whom
the matter has been mentioned are
heartily In favor Of II. and petitions 10
the department for its installation
and to the city council To meet the re
auirements. will soon be in circula :
ton.
Ono daily delivery to the residence
section and two deliveries In the busi
ness district are proposed The resi-
dcnce delivery will follow the arrival
Of the morning mail train. a delivery
will be made to business houses fol
lowing tho arrival Of each of the two
southbound trains-onc morning and
ono evening
The system proposed for Stevens
vile is not the regular metropolitan
mail service. 1t is called village dc :
livery and is offered to all towns
whose postoffice receipts arc 5000 or
more. Stevensvillcs postal business
for the past year was in excess OF
$1,000. The carrier will receive $G6t
for the first years work and $500 foi
the following year. He will not be un,
der the civil service, but will receive
an appointment from the president
just as the postma ster of the office i.
appointed.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25

coroner.s physician sof ,coeR -ees.nts,
Illinois, said the bullet entered the
back of the womans head about two
INCHES above the opening of the left
ear and followed an approximately
horizontal course slightly toward the
right side Of the front part of the
head. He declared that in his opin-
ion it would have been Impossible for
Mrs. King to have inflicted the wound
and also said that the muzzle of the
pistol must have been more than 10
inches away from her head when it
was fired as he found no powder
stains or marks and no burned or
singcd hair on her head
DR.. Otto Schultze. professor Of path
ology at Cornell university and med =
ical assistant to the district attorney
of New York county, tcstifyins for
the state agreed with DR.. Burneister's
statement
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
ICllDSPEED TO
HAMILTON RECRUITS
sDownpour of Rain Forces
Exercises to Be Held in
..... Theater Building.
,GOODBYES ARE SAID
Comfort Bags Given at De-
pot by Red Cross When
Boys Leave for Camp.

Hamilton. Sept 24.-(SpcciaD.--
The nrogram arranged for the mass
meeting Saturday afternoon to take
place in front of the court house was
held at the Grand thcater. as the
steady downpour of rain all day made
any outside celebration impossible r..
a. O'Hara acted as chairman for the
evening and ronsing patriotic talks
with a fine musical program 1wcre in
order Those who assisted with the
program were: r. A. O'Hara, Rev.
Mr.. Irwin and r. J. Edwards, who
gave short and stirring talks; a pleas
ant cornet solo by Miss Rose Allen,
who was dressed in the army uni :
form; an excellent talk by j. y. Tay-
lor: the mems quartet composed of
Grant Shellhamer, John Gravelle. ..
Il. AnsOn and Bob Stewart. sang some
pleasing numbers.
The flash light was then thrown on
the drafted boys seated on the stage,
with the flag in the background. The
applause was deafening, with much
wiping of eyes and noses. In con-
clnsion, Miss Drayton led and the en- :
tire house Joined in the Star Spanglcd
Banner. Davcnport's orchestra furn-
ished the music for the evening and
in spite of the rain, the thcatcr was
packed to the doors.
shortly after o'clock this morning,
the boys marched to tho train in a
body A delegation Of the ladies of
the Red Cross were there with their
comfort packages, besides u goodly
crowd who bra wed the rain and mud
to see the boys off
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
DEAD.NOMANCOUlDNOT
HAVE FIRED FATAL SHOT
Wound Which Caused Mrs.
:. Kings Death Not Self
Inflicted, Say Experts.
INQUEST UNDER WAY
Mention Of Probable Finan-
cial Entanglements Is
Avoided by State.
INQUEST UNDER WAY

Concord. y. C., Sept ai,-The state
rested its case at the preliminary
hearing today OF CASTOR g. Means,
OH u warrant charging him with the
murder of Mrs, Maud \. King, with
out giving amy hint uf 4 possible
motive. 1t confines itself tn an eft
fort to show probable eause" which
would hc sufficient to bind Means
over To the grand jury.
TWO experts testified today for the
prosecution that in their opinion 1t
would have been 4 physical impos-
siblity for Mrs. King TO have shot
herself IN the manner in which she
received her fatal wound near here
csnlS ON the night OF Angus, - last.
Means, who was "A business agent OF
the wealthy widow, WAS with her at
target practice at Black weller Springs
when the shooting occurred, and he
told Il ceroncr's jury that she shot
herself acCidctally
Financial Angle Avoided.
solicitor Hayden Clement. who con
Quoted the prosecution avoided amy
Iltnllttl VI NtdIlS DHSiHA'SS ItlsNtl'ilN
With Mrs. King or foriinc csti-
mate at several millions, which she
Inherited from her husband, the late
j. &. King of Chicago.
\ crowd that packed the court room
heard witnesses iur the state deSCii iOt
the target shooting trip which carried
CASTOR Means. his brother. Attot
Means. Captain W. $. Bingham oI
Concord. and Mrs. King to Black
wcldcr Springs. When L. 7. canslcr
Of counsel for Means unsucccsstulII
sought to draw an admission from DR.
otto Schultzc, medical assistant lt
District Attorney swami Of New forl
| the witness was given a round OF ap.
plausc.
"As Innocent as Savior"
They did that wi On the Savior wa
| cruciticd," Canslcr cried out
The Savior is not on triad sa''
| the solicitor
no. but this defendant, IS as inno
| cent" replied the defending attorney
Suicide Called impossible.
DR. William II. Beurmeister, chic
4
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25

Great Falls. Sept. 24.-Nv. ia velie.
smakcr of the velie automobiles, lost
six prairie chickens this morning be-
cause the law says not more than five
They were discovered by Warden
DclphN in the storage at Hotel Rain
bow. where Mr.. Velie Is stopping.
while here looking after his ranch in
terests at Highwood. The matter was
turned over to the county attorney
and IL was stated tonight as soon as
Mr.. Nelie returns to the city action
will be filed in the court by the game
warden. In case of conviction, the
penalty is from SIS to 1900. ,.r,9t
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Three Helena Soldiers
Fighting With French

Helena. Sept. 2i-Whenever the
time comes that the Montana troops
arrive in France they will find many
Montana boys already on the job ami
scasoned sveterans. Among tho. m,Ii-
Der will no 1T least three from Helena
and one from East Helena.
Austin Parker son of w. r. Parker.
and brother of Mrs. Ted Il. Collins.
is in the French aviation corps. Riley
Bradshaw. a son of Captain and Mrs.
Walter Bradshaw. is in France with
the ambulance service. DR.. Phillip
Cole of this city is with the United
States army medical corps. l.. f. Da :
Wis. principal of the East Helena
schools last year. is in France with
the regulars in the quartermas ster
corps.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Fence Contractors Ready
for Poison Branch Line

Dixon. Sept. 2i.-tSpecial D---Poere
and LAWN. contractors from Spokane.
arrived Friday and erected their camps
to begin work on the fence which will
parallel the new Dixon Poison rail
road. The contractors come welt
equipped and they will rush the work
through in the very least time pos
stble. There will be something near
100 miles of fencing to build and IL is
expected to take something near two
months to complete the work.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
UphOlds COnstitutiOnaIity
Of SelcCtivc Draft Law

San Francisco. Sept. .i.--Judgc
William &. Van Fleet, of the United
States district court today upheld the
ConStitutionality OF the sclectivc draft
law for the second time in the trial of
Daniel OConnell aud five other men
charged with conspiring to hamper, the
enforcement of the act
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Final Words Spoken for
Miss Annie Fitzgerald

Stevensville. Sept. a4.-tSpecial)- -
The funeral Of Miss Annie NJ F'itz-
gerald. who died suddenly Saturday
morning at the home of her niece. Mrs.
George r. Bages. was held this morn
ing at st. Marys mission church. and
was literally attended. Father NJ. j,
Dunno of Hamilton pronounced tho
mass. and special music was rendered
by the Hamilton Catholic choir. The
body was taken to Hamilton for burial.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Plenty Entertainment.
Arguments for New Colby
Trial Off Indefinitely

Thompson Falls Sept. 2i-Arrangc-
ments on a motion for a new trial for
Miss Edith Colby, serving a sentence
in the Montana state penitentiary for
the murder of A. G. Thomas here u
year ago, was indefinitely postponed
in district court here today. owing to
the illness of John +. Muligan of
Spokane, Miss Colby's attorney.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
|RQi,1 InferfereS
With Big Fairs
Opening, Monday
Today, Bozeman and Great
Falls Day, Expected to
Be Record Breaker.

Helena. Sept. 2i.-( Special. Prom
iscs by all the weather men in Helena
to provide bright warm weather for
tomorrow enabled the boosters Of the
annual session today, to bear up under
a damp first day Heavy showers
Sunday night ana this morning made
gloomy weather until the middle of
the afternoon, when the sun broke
from the clouds and bcamed warmly
over the valley of the Pricklv Pear.
With good weather assured by the
prophets, tomorrow is certain to he
one of the biggest state fair days ever.
The race track felt the effects of the
rain most, and 1t was In such Il slip
perry condition that the race program
appeared impossible. However, the
horses went on for three of the schcd-
uled running races.
In the third race. Mansfield. owned
by w. l.. Hunter, made a misstep and
limpcd in. with the jockey walking. An
examination showed his left forclcg
was broken between the hoof and the
ankle. and il was necessary to shoot
him. The fourth race. one mile. was
postponed until Wednesday.
Two special trains, one from BoZc-
man and one from Great Falls. will
come in tomorrow. The Bozeman
Chamber of Commerce is boosting the
special from the Gallatin. which will
be accompanied by the Bozeman band.
Gerard Wednesday
Patriotic day. Wednesday. is to be
featured by the address of former
German Ambassador Gerard, whose
experiences during wartime in Berlin
have made him one of the most notable
American speakers Of the day. He will
be introduced by Governor Sam v.
Stewart. who will preside ut the pa :
triotic exercises. Senator +. J. Walsh,
who is in the city. has been invited to
postpone his start for Washington so
as to be here Wednesday and the in
fluencc of many is being brought ia
persuade him to take part in the pa :
triotic day exercises.
The fair grounds arc filled today
with the many and varied attractions
of the week. Despite bad agricul- :
tural season, the products Of field and
garden are as abundant and look as
attractive as in other years. The
county exhibits, occupying every avail
able space. are complete in all THEN
splendor of colored vegetables, golden
grains and rich grasses.
Plenty Entertainment.
There are unusual resources for en-
tertainmcnt this year. a vaudeville
program by aacrobats of every kind
comedians and performing animals is
continuous between races throughout
the afternoon. The acts are staged or
a big. new platform before the grand
stand. The midway is crowded with
the tents of Il carnival company, hall
of which is up town to furnish part OF
the night show, which is a big feature
of the fair week.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Disappearance Mystery
Solved by Bones Found

Marysville. Sept. 2i.-Mystery sur
rounding the disappearance from here
year ago this month of George Cur
tiss. for years one of the highly re-
spected residents of this place, was
solved Sunday when his body WAS
found at a lonely spot on top of Drum
Lummon mountain by a chicken
hunter. Bits of clothing still cncasing
the skeleton provided the Identified
ton,
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Stevcnsville Recruits
Arc Given Big Scndoff

StevensvilIe. Sept. 2i-(SpccialD-
Almost every automobile in Stevens
Vile carried a load of people to the
depot this morning to give "A farewell
demonstration in honor of the drafted
mon from this county, who were on
their way to American Lake. The
boys were presented with cigars. and
there was a general handshakng.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Alleged Spy at Helena
Given Freedom OH Bail

Helena Sept, 2i,--lIorace Cutler.
held for some time by federal author
tiles as a spy, was admitted to bail by
United States Commissioner J. IL.
Rrass today. and will appear October
Is. in Butte, for a hearing
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Little Change in Strike
Conditions Near Astoria

Astoria, ore. Sept. ai.--rhc strike
situation was practically unchanged
today. with the exception that six men
reported for duty AT one yard. APP
proximatcly - additional men re
snmed work at two saw mills.
approximately i-5 house carpenters
employed on construction work about
the city walked out today.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Montanan's Gas Turbine
Promises High Efficienc,

Glasgow. Sept. 2,.--t;, J. Cooper.
formerly employed here as a mechanic
by the Great Northern, has invented
"a gas turbine engine, which. ii Is
claimed, will entirely rcvolutionize the
motor industry
THE engine ! have designed" said
Mr.. Cooper" aims at what the big
mechanical engineers call power per-
fcction. High efficiency is it's aim.
The engine will be AZ silent as an
electric motor and will run with about
as much trouble.
There is not Il question about its
tions per minute there are etaoi--nn
flcXibility. At 5000 revolutions per
minute there are $4,000 explosions
against the turbine wheel. and like
number of released steam impulses"
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
AT, A GLANCE

Namilton--All Hamilton lights were
off at $3.50 Sunday evening. except a
few who had candles or lamps in stor-
age. The steady rain after the dry
spell worked havoc with the lipes and
the town was in darkness all night. 4
crew from the light office started out
early Monday morning to locate the
trouble.
Frank Peschick is visiting friends
in town for a few days.
Sorvallis-Aliss Mable Card re-
turned Sunday to Florence. after il
week lend visit with Corvallis friends
Rev. J. e. Parker of Bozcman
preached Sunday at the Christian
church.
The Corvallis band played Sunday
afternoon at a farewell to the soldiers
in Hamilton.
Miss Frances Myers. who. is teach
ing fourth grade in the Roosevelt
school at Missoula. visited Saturday
and Sunday at her home mile west
Of town.
The 6-year- old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lear. who reside on the Goudy
ranch. sustained fractured collar
bone Friday in playing at school.
A company of young people. includ :
Ing the Corvallis school teachers, en- :
joyed corn roast Saturday evening
near the bridge west of town.
DExon-Dr. F. +. Stevens and daueh :
ter. Miss LYDIA Stevens. arrived Sat ;
urday from Great Falls and will spend
a week visiting relatives and friends.
w. L. Campbell motorcd to MissouIa
Saturday, returning Sunday evening
Mrs. W. T.. Binge and Fl. johnson OF
Plains were In town Thursday advcr-
tising the Sanders county fair which
will be held In Plains october 10. II
and L..
Stcvcrsvllc.-The Christian En-
deavor society of the Presbyterian
church held social session on Friday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Brown.
Mrs. Roy NJ. DeMiIl Is over from
Poison visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. w. Cottrell.
Manager A. NJ. Thornburgh OF the
May Mercantile company is back or
the job after "A two-wceks' vacation
He and Mrs. Thornburgh visited il
Spokane, Kalispell and Roman during
their absence.
John II. Drexel. Jr.,. entertained ;
number of friends Friday evening will
a dance in the big barn recently com,
pleted on his place.
Miss Una shannon submitted to al
operation for appendicitis at the hos
pital reCently She is rcCOvcrtnr
rapidly.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25

Russia has determined to manufac-
turc brushes out of her supply of
bristles instead of exporting the
Qristles as heretofore,
E9=f Gtnu+s 77
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25
Stomach and Liver Trouble.,

No end Of misery and actual SUI.
fering is caused by disorders Of tho
stomach and liver. and may be avoided
by the use OF Chamberlain's Tablets.
Give them trial. They only cost a
Quarter,-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-09-25

revolving rack, suitable for hold
ing rolls of oilcloth. Is fitted with
measuring and cutting devices The
rack holds 15 rolls of oilcloth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-06

IS an expert road builder. a foreman
In charge OF the work
From prison statistics learned
that about per cent OF the men
sent To the penitcntiary escape.
From convicts learned II is not
their respect for their oath that
keeps them from trying 10 get away
II is the system OF reward and pun.
ishment devised b. 1.'nan.
During the convicts spare time. |
found. they make ;rinkets. lace. or
baskets. which they sell Many
earn several hundred dollars a year
This privilege Is another reward Cor
doing the right thing.
With the money from the sale OF
there articles they are allowed TO
Guy anything thcJ wish.
Warden Tynan's PRISON system,
learned within the prison walls. Is
hot built or theerA His convicts
are not allowed to rule themselves.
He Is their ruler and hf lets them
know n He bases his whole system
on rewards for the good. and pun
ishment for the bad
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-06

farm "a a "trusty" that day The
convict tapping the message was
calling Bfakely lucky fellow"
made mp my mind 10 become a
rusty" and go to a prison farm.
but this found impossible. First
must prove myself worthy in tho
eyes Of the warden. | had not Geen
there long enough for this.
So went TO Warden lyman. told
him how ! became convict and
said 7 was q writer looking for local
color" asked 10 be sent TO .
prison farm. instead Of ordering me
from his once. as I had expected
him to do. he told me he would
grant my request.
The next day | went 10 Ayendale.
Colo, about 200 miles from the peni.
tentiary. where the second Target
OF the six prison farms Is situs ted
There 7 found 30 convicts without
a guard. working under the direction
OF an unarmed foreman. cultiyaling
$40 acres OF the finest land in south.
eastern Colorado
After living with these men three
days know that IL I should look
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-06

from one end OF this state 10 the
other | could not ind rs happier.
hetter fed. better clothed individuals
working on farm.
The only pleasure these men lack
ca that other farmers in the neigh
bOrhood enjoyed. one convict told
me. was they could not attend the
dance given on neighboring farms.
From Ayendale went 60 the con
vici road building camp on Rainbow
trail. in the heart OF the rockies. on
the crest OF the snow-capped con
jinental divide. Travelled over 300
miles OF convict-build roadway. with
ont doubt AZ wonderful piece OF
DAD az there is In America today.
During the eight years lyman has
been warden. found. convicts have
constructed 10000 miles OF roadway.
saving millions OF dollars TO Colo
RADIO taxpayers. who PAY 5ut IS
cents day for the convicts' labor.
They work eight hours--the state
requires that from every convict.
Tie balance OF the time IL their own
lyman r. represented in these
camps by an unarmed oyerseer. Who
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-06
Will NeDer Be Without
This Simple LdxdtiDe
DR.. CaldweIl's Syrup Pepsin
Relieved Her Baby When
Nothing Else Would

Little Max Pendergrast Ia now
four years old. and ine healthy
boy When but a tiny baby. In fact
almost from birth, he suffered a great
deal from constipation. His mother,
Mrs. Carl W Pendergrsst. Red Key,
Ind. heard Of DR. Caldwclrs Syrup
Pepsin, obtained a bottle Of II from
the drug store. and with II was able
20 quickly correct this condition.
Mrs. Pendergrast says DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin has saved them
from calling the doctor many times,
and that she will never be without
bottle Of II IN the houae 70 use
when needed. She found II equally
effective as q laxative for herself ana
other members OF the family.
DR.. Caldweirs Syrup Pepsin 10 .
combination OF simple laxative herbs
with pepsin. pleasant 70 the taste,
mild In action and positive In effect
II does not grippe or strain. and con-
tains no opiate or narcotic drug. IL
ls the ideal family laxative. mild and
pleasant for baby, yct acting quickly
on the strongest constitution
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-06

hands OF, the woman. who had doubt
less come from the harvest field
with vessel TO be nlied. In way.
side ministries there must be wis
dom In making beginning. Con.
tact In the first important step In
personal work. so this tired trav.
eler entered the FIRST and most nat.
nral door TO this woman's conf.
dence.
All the surroundings recall to the
modern traveller, as 10 Jesus and the
Samaritan woman. the history OF
the Jews. In Nablus alone docs
one fnd a synagogue OF the samari-
tans. SO when the talk OF Jesus
crowded the woman close. and He
had shown 10 her her real self, she
took refuge In a theological contro
yersy-no new dodge.
Then followed the greatest def
milton ever made OF spiritual TO
ligion. We are amared that such
treasures should be poured out to q
congregation OF ons-and such a one
at that Some teachers and preach
ers do not do their best because
they do not have hearers worthy of
them. That was not the Jesus way.
He gave Hls finest 20 the least Dc.
serving. Last week We learned how
one umorous aristocNt heard God
so loved the world" Now II II Ia
the Samaritan peasant woman that
the words ring out: God IL a epfr
II. and they that worship him must
worship him IN spirit and In truth"
In the light OF that sublime dscla,
ration from the lips OF the Lord
Himself. how all petty controversies
over forms and codes and crseds.
and the lesser things that make mp
our denominationalism shrivel into
nothingness. The plumbiine has
been laid TO our building by the
Master except odr worship CON
form thereto. all OF its beauty and
ecclesiastical correctness will be In
vain. These are the words 70 whis-
ter TO ou- own hearts rs we enter
upon our daily dovotions, and as we
approach the sanctuary on the Sab
bath--"Spirit and Truth"
In this immortal story. the Samar
itsn woman found the Messiah for
herself: and straightway her entire
life was changed and she became q
bearer OF the Good News. May the
same result follow its study by
countless lives, the world around.