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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-14
CHICAGO TODAY
A Picture Drawn in Rhyme by -.
W. W." for the Chicago Evening Post.

A Picture Drawn in Rhyme by -.
W. W." for the Chicago Evening Post
We have slot machines in Austin,
mother, darling. -.h
In Ravenswood the stores are sell :
ing gin;
And where GLADYS walks with Percy.
on Division or Diversey.
There are movies that are propa :
eating sin.
We are dancing modern dances. moth
er, darling;
And the loop is getting worse than
Trolley Park;
And discretion will desert you with
yonr pockctbook and virtnc
Ir YOU walk about on Wabash after
dark. F
But the cops are very busy. mother
darling;
Every bluecoat is u candidatr foI
fame.
And he pecks with anxious eyes
through every keyhole he de.
series.
To get II case against n nauEht,
poker game.
o. the cops are at the movies. moth
en- darling.
TO make sure tina. Mary Pickford'
doing right,
So tho thugs have lots OF time for
almost any kind of crime.
And we've Il murder In the paper
every night.
We've policemen in the parlor, moth
er, darling;
They are asking me if father ever
bets. .....
We've detectives on the stairs who
want to know If grandma
swearss ...
And they are certain there's Il smell
of cigarets.
But katie's in a casl<et, mother. dar,
ling;
She was murdered by moron yes
terday. .-
While the bluecoat on the beat wa
working farther down tn
street
To get line upon a sinful cabaret
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Burbank Said Women We're
Nuisance, hue Nae inal-
ly Changed Mind.
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Is EMPi OYER'S WIFE
AS Mrs. Burbank Young
Woman Will Continue
Her Former Services.

\ slim, slightly stopped, gray haired
man and a comedy woman. many years
his junior stepped up to the marriage
license desk at the county hah in San
Francisco !, few days ago. In their ap-
plication for n license to wed they gave
this information: Luther Burbank. GS
years old. and Miss Elizabeth J.
Waters, 80" The slightly stopped man
smiled ever so slightly and his bright
blue eyes sn,rklcd as he said his &C.
cnpation might probably BE- called u
plant originator" The young woman
said she was u literary critic,
SO ended the lonely days at the plant
wizards cottage at Santa, Rosa, Cal.
Miss Elizabeth J. Waters had been Mr..
Isurbanks private secretary for the
last two years. ,
Prejudiced Against Wemen.
She Is greatly 4nterestcdin his won
der work. and she does not intend to
permit their marriage to change to any
great degree the character OF the
assistance she has given him in tho
past
Mr.. Burbank lived for many years
with his mother at their cottage just
| outside Santa Rosa, where the great
Bp<sank experimental gardens are 10.
| Gated. He had long been regarded as
something OF a woman hater. This
perhaps grew out Of his prejudice
against women visitors to HIS gardens
Their gowns brush the pollen Oft
the, plants" he once said, iinpatiently.
after the visit Of several feminine ad.
mirers of his genius. s
| a number of years ago Mir. Burbank
was asked by an Interviewer why he
did not marry.
| Feared Failure as q Husband
"A man who Is completely, absorbed
in his work would, fear, be n failure
as Il husband" he said. Il don't seem
to have time to think about marriage.
and suppose | don't miss the Joys OF
married life when | don't think OF
them
1t had been generally accepted that
Mr.. burbank was born March !. isl9.
which would make him IS years old
That date is given by all his biogra
pliers as the one GA which he was
horn. This fact might lead toithe sus-
picion that the plant genius has
usurpcd the woman's prero.ative OF
forgetting n few birthdays. j. -
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-14
MANNERS AND SUFFRAGE.

Florence Howe, Hall. author OF the
recently published book, THE Story
of TIE Battle Hymn OF the Republic"
and author OF several books on, eti-
qnette. told a few, days ago that a
young reporter In st, Louis was much
amused at her combining manners and
woman suffrage. But, she replied.
lis there really any reason why they
should not be comhined? My mother
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. was an ardent
worker for suffrage. vet she possessed
the beautifuh dignified manners Of 4
gentlewoman Of the old. school. The
subject Of manners interests me deeply.
| believe 1t to be q vital one which
nobody can afford to- neglect"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-14
POSTAGE STAMP. $500.

The highest price lately paid for a.
postage stamp was $3.50. sum given
at New York auction the other day
for scent Hawaiian missionary
stamp of the issue OF 1851. When the
early missionaries went from New
England to Hawaii they looked ahead
to many things. but hardly to the sale
of their postage stnmpsiat prices high
cr than their salaries for u year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
CITY BUDGET MAY BE
INTRODUCED TODAY

In police and city hall circles. the
budget, which was examined and fin
ally agreed on at formal meeting of
the commissioners Saturday, is a sub
ject of intense interest, for it is
known that considerable changes,
looking to a retrenching in several
departments, may be recommended.
The commissioners have given
nothing out regarding the matter,
but from an authoritative source, it
is said that the commissioners con-
template no changes in the fire de-
partment, that the police department
may lose six men, and that twelve
hour watch instead of eight, is possi-
BILE.
The city will probably undertake
the removal of garbage during the
next year, and some few changes may
be made in offices CT several depart
ments, one or more clerks or assist
ants being in line for other work or
positions.
The commissioners realize that this
course is absolute and that consider
able additional retrenchment may be
necessary before even the next fiscal
year is at an end.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
Try 4 NURSE
FOR MURDER
MYSTERY OUT OF THE ORDIN-
AIRY REMAINS TO BE SOLVED
IN CASE OF HARRIET vARNEY
HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGT.

Dedham, Mass, Sept 1o.-A mys-
terry out of the ordinary remains to
be solved in the case of Miss Harriet
Varney, the Upton nurse, who is ex-
pected to be placed on trial for al
legged murder at the criminal session
of the Norfolk county superior court,
whlcn convenes here today. The case
is docketed for trial near the close
CT the session.
The crime of which Miss Varney
stands accused is the alleged murder
of Mrs. Pauline o. Keyes, young
bride, who was found dead in her
apartment in Boston's fashionable
suburb of Brookline on June 10. last.
Two bullet wounds were found in the
dead Woman's body, and a revolver
lay by her side 1t was at first sup
posed to be a case of suicide, but the
coroners jury decided that the wounds
could not have been self-inf1icted
Miss Varney was taken into Gus
tody when it was learned that she had
long been on terms of intimacy with
the husband of the slain woman and
among her relatives and friends had
been known as his wife. At the pre-
linlinary hearing Miss Varney claim
ed that she was dining with Keyes
in Boston at the time it was alleged
Mrs. keyes had been murdered in her
Brookline home
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
Tallahassee Burea i,
The Pensacola Journal

Tallahassee, Fla, Sept. g. When
Col. T. ]. Appleyard was asked con-
cerning the old charges of padding IN
state printing that have been reviv-
ed by Milton Smith, of the Tallahas-
see Democrat, on the eve of the re-
letting of the printing contracts by
the board of state institutions, the
present contractor expressed surprise
that "any effort should have been
made to air again the same accusa-
tions that the last legislature thor
oughly investigated for more than
thirty days, with the result that the
House of Representatives did not
consiGer the report of its special
committee of sufficient importance
to adopt it."
Dispatches sent out from here yes
terday telling of the filing of the
charges with the board of state insti-
tutions said: "The matter was re-
ferred to the attorney general Smith
made similar charges during t1e leg
islature, but by some manipulation,
the report of the special committee
was never received by the house" The
matter was not referred to the attor-
ney general but by motion of State
Treasurer ]. c. Luning, the secre-
tary of state was instructed to ascer-
tain what report was made to the last
legislature and what action was taken
upon that report. The report of its
snAcial committee was read to the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
Out of "a Who Were Exam
ined Sunday, 38 Passed
The Physical Tests.
TWO TOO OLD FOR
DRAFT EXAMINED
Were Ignorant of Age Limit,
But Registered on Policy
of Safety First"

Fifty-four men were examined by
the local board yesterday for service
IN the national army, and of that
number 3S were accepted, and sixteen
rejected. Of the sixteen who were
not accepted for service, two were
more than 81 years of age, and
should not have registered, while the
third was dwarf. One of those who
was too old for service under the
draft was an Italian, and the other a
negro, who professed ignorance of
the age limit, and chose Safety first"
rather than be subject to prosecution
for stacking.
The remainder of those called in
TINS second draft, which includes all
liability numbers up to 951, will be
examined. With the cooperation of
local physicians the work on the ad-
ditlonal four hundred drawn for the
hrst draft has been greatly facilitated
and less time has been required to
complete the examinations than was
the case in the first call.
AS soon as the physical eXamina-
tions are complete the claims for ex-
emption will be passed epon by the
local board for this county, and those
who are not exempt will be certified
70 the appeal board which will review
all cases. Those whose exemptions
are refused by the local board have
the right of appeal to the higher
board for relief. But those exempted
by the local board will be appealed by
Judge Henry Bellinger, representa-
tive of the provost marshal general.
Following is the list of those passed
Sunday:
George D. Scretchings, Ollie U. Ev-
eritt, Chas. Burn, w. C. Fillingim,
G. T. Harvey, w. P. Tart, B. B. Gill
bert, ]. E. Allen, Roy R. Myers, Rolly
Wyer, John A. Padgett, John James
Sweeney, Albert B. Torchesst, Ulvs-
ses S. Garrett, BENZ. V. Holland, Paul
B. Merritt, William E. Goldsby, John
Herbert Taylor. Bracey Moore, Geo.
r. Mertins. Sam Bascom. Fred Paul
Wright. Charles O'Connell, Burrell
c. Hudson, Edward T. White. Vivian
l. Nelson, Ernest Y. Allen. Harry o.
Dean, A. T. Pellum, Nathan Bear,
Nathan McWilliams, Raymond Hig-
gins, Robert r. Hood, Stanley M.
Howes, William Nichols, Bert E.
Moore, Julius Wilmington and Henry
G. Phillips.
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Tallahassee Bureau.
The Pensacola Journal

Tallahassee, Fla, Sept. 9.-The
county demonstration agents of the
state who are holding their bi-annual
meeting of seven days here, went to
the banks Of Lake Jackson, caught
enough fish for their demonstration
and then canned the trout and Dream
they had hooked. More than fifty
young ladies who are engaged in the
food conservation work of Florida,
participated in or witnessed this de-
monstration of fish canning, which
was successfully conducted by DR..
Frantz Lund, formerly of Denmark,
where he was extensively engaged in
fish canning experiments, but now of
the national department of food con-
servation at Washington, D. C. He
was sent to Florida by Herbert Hoo
yer to teach the people of this state
how to can fish from its fresh and
salt waters. He was actively assist
ed in the demonstration by Mrs. w.
w. Gay, demonstration agent of Bre-
ward county, Miss Lonnie Landrum,
Escambia county agent, both of whom
have recently been to Washington in
the interest of this new work, and by
Miss Winnie Warren, home demon
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
Fish Canning Experiments
Are Witnessed by Many

stration agent of Santa Rosa county.
The fish are cleaned and placed in
brine to draw the blood from them
ard then canned just as they are, or
they may be fried or aked (as grab
meat often is) and caned in that con-
conrition. All of the county agents de-
clared that they understood the cam
ming of fish at the end of DIR. Lund's
simple, but instructive demonstra-
tion.
Wha> fish were not canned were
fried and eaten on the banks of the
lake. A pleasant social hour follow
ed, President Edward Conradi. Of
the State College for Women, being
the principal speaker.
The canning of fish on the banks Of
Lake jackson was a novel experience
for the county agents, and marks the
beginning of a great food conserva.
tion movement in Florida, with its ex-
tensive coast and numerous lakes and
streams.
The = housekeepers' short course,
conducted by State Agent Agnes FL
len Harris and her able corps of as
sistants, will open Monday and con-
tinue FOR one week at the State Col,
lege for Women. 1t is open to all thr
housekeepesS of Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
Evident That This Game
Fish Abounds Here in ~
Great Numbers.
RIERA LANDS FIVE
MORE BEAUTIES
Fish Hooked Here Yesterday
Gave Local Anglers Great
Fight-Fish Won.

That tarpon are plentiful in Pensa<
cola Bay was evidenced YESTERDAY
when Hughie Gonzalez hooked and
lost fine one, and the same experis
ence fell to the lot of Charles Kup<
frian, both of the men fishing with
mlnnow at the time, up toward the
quarantine station. 1t is said that
the tarpon which was hung by Mn
Gonzalez leaped from ten to fifteen
feet out of the water when the battle
started trying to land him. I
Local fishermen are enthusiastic
over the discovery that this gamey
fish abounds in largo quantities in
Pensacola Bay, for it is recognized
that sport in catching this fish is of
the most lively kind. Sportsmen from
all over the country have tried for
the tarpon which are known to
abound along the East Coast resorts.
and the fact that right in the bay
here there have been undisputed evil
dence of their presence brought to
light will in all probability mean the
attraction of a new type of tourist in
this part of Florida during the forth
coming season.
Fishing for tarpon off the navy
yard is said to have been indulged in
for some time, and several big ones
have been 1anted, especially near the
coal dock off Fort Barrancas
A. Riera's Fine Catch.
Five tarpon, weighing from so to
125 pounds, arrived here on the stea-
mer Capt. Fritz yesterday afternoon,
and the gamey deep sea beauties will
be on display this morning at the
Sportsman's Supply Store, No. 81
South Palafox street. This repre-
sents the morning work of Allie Riera
the famous local angler. who hooked
and landed the quintette near Camp
Walton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
Reuive Old Charges of
Padding State Pr;r ting

house it being a special house COM
mittee and the senate never having
anything whatever to do with it,. and
several attempts to spread tie report
on the journal were defeated by a
vote of the whole house. Since the
committee had spent something like
$500 in the taking of testimony by
court stenographer. the summoning
of witnesses, etc, by motion of Mr..
Crews of Bradford. the report of the
special committee was referred to the
committee on legislative expenses,
and that committee recommended
that certain bills incurred be paid,
and the matter be dropped. One
member of the latter committee sta
ted that it took the action it did be-
cause it was learned that further pur-
suit of the matter might result in
showing that the state owed the state
printer between five and seven thous-
and dollars.
During the probe state officials and
old employees of the state printery
testified that the work for the state
has been done in the same manner
and style by Mr.. Appleyard as it had
for a quarter of a century previous to
his time, and that the public printing
had been entirely satisfactory to the
various department heads who had
approved the bills of the printer from
month to month.
81 cannot but believe that the board
of state institutions will be guided by
the findings of the legislative COM
mittee.' said the state printer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
Over One Thousand Lifeless
Tcutons Left on Bois
del Fosses Battlefield.
ATTACKERS MAKE
DESPERATE STAND
Extremely Heavy Fighting
Between French and Ger
mans Around Verdun.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.

=
Again the French and Germans are
engaged in extremely heavy fighting
in the Verdun sector, with the Ger
mans trying to recoup losses of the
last week General Petain's forces
are shelling the enemy almost every
where, and covering the ground with
their dead. Over a front of nearly
two miles the Germans again today
attacked the French lines with re-
newed vigor.
In the fighting Saturday around
Bois Des Fosses, the Germans left
a thousand dead before the French
positions.
Field Marshal Haig's troops deliv-
cred successful attacks northwest of
ST. Quentin, where German positions
on front of several hundred yards,
were captured.
British guns in Flanders are still
roaring in a mighty bombardment,
but no infantry was loosed for the
impending dash into enemy territory.
Considerable slackening of the Ger
man advance into northern Russia is
due to Russians making stands at
several points.
Rumanians continue to hold back
the Austro-German forces.
A terrific storm has broken over
the Austro-Italian front, causing an
overflow of rivers, but the heavy bat.
tie for Monte San Gabrielle continues
unabated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
ALABAMA MAN FACES
CHARGE WHITE-SLAVERY

l. ]. Knox and Nellie Palmer, both
of Opp, Ala, are held in the county
jail by the federal authorities on the
charge of violating the Mann white
slave act. 10th claim that they are.
married to each other, but it is alleg-
ed that Knox has a wife and family
living in Alabama, and that he has
never secured a divorce.
Preliminary hearing will be given
the two as soon as the evidence con-
corning the alleged marriage of Knox
is obtained, which will probably be
about the middle of the week. Au-
thorities state that the girl claims
to be 16 years of age, but it is be-
lieved that she is younger than that.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10

Exposure Swedish German
Legation Affair Absorbs
All Other Questions.
DO NOT EXPECT
u. S.-SWEDEN BREAK
Swedish Minister Denies
Completely and World
Awaits Developments.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, D. c., Sept. 9.-The
governments exposure of the Buenos
Aires Swedish-German legation des-
patches affair, in. which the German
charge there sent secret dispatches
to Berlin, created sensation which
absorbs the diplomatic corps to the
exclusion of all other subjects con-
nected with the war. The state de-
partment officials continued silence
is but plain evidence they deplore any
attempt to color the incident as fore
casting a break between the United
States and Sweden, but at the present
stage it is wholly a matter between
Argentine, Sweden and Germany,
with the United States and her allies
and the rest of the world interested
onlookers.
How Argentine will receive the in
suit is purdy conjecture SO far. be-
cause the matter has not had time to
reach c>e people, nor has there been
time for an! crystalization of Argen-
tine oplnion
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
LADY
BADLY HURT
MRS. SILVA STEWART. OVER 20
YEARS Of AGE, SUSTAINS A
FRACTUlE OF ARM AND RIBS
FROM FALL.

Mrs. Silvia Steward, residing at the
home q her son, Charles Stewart, at
1907 East Moreno street, is suffering
very much from the effeets of a fall
the agd lady sustainea few nights
since. n which accident she suffered
the frcture of two or three ribs. and
also sffered a severe fracture of one
of he arms, near the shoulder. On
acc-<,s t-t her advanced age, it is
thount Mrs. Stewart will experience
much trouble from the injuries. She
is n1re than seventy years old.
Itwas stated that Mrs. Stewart,
whowas not feeling well, walked out
to ne of the porches, ana seems to
har had a fainting spell, for when
reltives found her, she was lying
onohe ground, where she had fallen,
an a doctor was at once summoned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
YOUNG LADY HURT
in AUTO ACCIDENT

Miss Evely Parrish, Of Vernon,
Fla, while standing at the intersec-
ton of Government and Alcaniz
streets last evening at $50 o'clock
awaiting the arrival of Belt Line
car, was struck and slightly hurt by
automobile No. 10, driven by Lieut..
J. P. Smith of the aero station. The
young lady was Immediately attended
by two physicians. and it was found
that she suffered but slight injuries.
although at first it was thought the
car passed over her body and had
produced serious injuries.
Officer Harper investigated the ac-
cident and made no arrests, the po-
lice report making it out as an una
voidabIe accident.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
NEED MENTOR
$4,000 JOBS
FIRST LIEUTENANTS WANTED
THE ARMY, ACCORDING TO
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HEAD.
QUARTERS.

First lieutenants, officers reserve
corps, and first Ieutenants, signal
officers reserve corps, but Notifying,
are wanted by the army, and bulle-
tin announces that the qualifications
of a high school education, with a
practical knowledge of electricity for
the first line, and in the second class
must have made conspicuous success
in business.
The announcement from headuuar
tiers of the southeastern department,
Charleston, S. c., which requests
candidates for appointment to these
places which carry a salary of $4,000
year, is as follows:
A. First lieutenants, officers re-
serve corps, age 10 to 40; qualifica-
tons: High school education and a
theoretical and practical knowledge
of electricity.
B. First lleItenants. signal Off
GERS reserve corps, aviation section,
but non flying, Two classes of men
are wanted under this heading: First
class, first lieutenant and adjutant,
age 81 to 40 inclusive, (must be 81
and cannot be 42). Qualifications:
High school education and valuable
military experience gained by service
in the regular army or in the NJ
tional Guard while it was on the Mex
lean border or in volunteers while in
active campaign.
Second class, first lieutenant and
supply officer; age 81 to 40 Qualifi-
cations: High school education and
must have made conspicuous success
in business
Applicants should state that they
graduated from such high school or
college and .Aould give such addi-
tional INFORMATION as will clearly
show that they belong to one or more
Of the above named classes.
Each man must be physically fit for
field service and must expect to serve
in the field with troops.
Address: Department Signal Off
GER, Headquarters, Southeastern De-
partment, Charleston, S. c.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
STREET RAILWAY
EMPLOYEES MEET

Providence, r. l., SSpt. 10. - The
fifteenth annual convention of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
America, which gets under way in
this city today, is the largest gather
ing in point of attendance in the his
tory of the organization. Delegates
from many of the principal cities of
the United States and Canada will
assemble in Infantry Hall this morn
ing when the gathering will be called
to order by President w. D. Mahon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-10
Georgian Put Up Strong
Resistance After Being
Drafted in Army.
BATTLE LASTED
ALL NIGHT LONG
Three Citizens Were Hurt
While Offering Aid to
the Officers.
BY ASSOCIATED FRESH

Hawkinsville, Ga. Sept. 9. Mrs
Thomas Simon and her husband were
killed last night in a fight with citi-
zens which lasted virtually all night.
The trouble was over Simon being
certified for the national army.
Three citizens were wounded, while
aiding the officers.
Thomas Simon maintained he was
an alien enemy when he claimed ex-
emption from the draft. This was
not established to the satisfaction of
the board. Last night he met a MEM
Der of the board when it was said he
struck him and then ran to store
where he and his brother barricaded
themselves against the police.