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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

general elections, IA = ops''
the door for electoral Corruption
This fact has been full recognized
and the evil corrected NJ the law
Of several u The statesof the Union
to which fuller reference remains to
be made.
There still remain certain neees-
sary expenses incident 70 elections
and the payment Of which may be
allowed to be made through party
organizations. Paid challeneers
may be permitted at general cleo
tions, but if allowed they should be
limited in number and their com
pensation fixed and fully reported
with their names before the election
10 the Board Of Election sHpervis-
ors. Meetings have 10 be held and
often headquarters maintained ard
the cost should be borne BY those
Interested therein aud reported
promptly
Orr laws denounce bribery, but
whoever asked 10 be brised at an
election The commereiaI voter
wants pay for bis work or for bis
trouble in coming to the polls OF for
his lost time or FOR his conveyance
or 70 give 70 . friend 10 persuade
him TO sacrifice himself IN some Of
these respects. Often While be de-
cIaren be is al right. there are
others be has trouble 10 controlling.
Our laws therefore 40 not reach the
situation They demand that an
intent shall b. proven and not 4
concrete fact. Our laws 90 not
even prohibit loans z
In brief, IL we honestly mean to
try to stamp out eorraption, We
must
Limit contributions Of others than
espdiaates;
Forbid precinct treasures;
Prohibit paymeEi to any watcher
or challenger at any primary, and
at elections only allow one or two
in a precinct, named ia advance aud
With fixed compensation, Il any;
Prohibit differentiation o. cleo
ton contributions Of unusual char
acter 10 churches Or nabiiv festivals
Dr. undertakings, and prohibits de.
mand therefore;
Prohibit use o. paid conyegances;
Prohibit aEy payment d any
kind for services on election day
except 10 chaIlcngcrs;
Prohibit any expenditures cxcep,
certain personal ones BY candidate
and prohibit all contributions 70
polisical committees 10 further nomi-
nations;
Lastly and more important per
haps than All else, prohibit any
soiciiation q xnIe pr pot TO vote on
y. !. y: !: !: ! :: ::
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04
New Advertisements
~ 90 y =. =. 3. =. =.
WANTED

~ farmer 70 work on ms piaca near
Compton. Good wages and 3 good
house for rriiaule man.
JUSTIN X. SNPIfER,
l-4-im. Compton z q
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04
Stockholders Meeting

The annual meeting 81 The stock
holders 0l st. Mary . Hospital will be
held JAN. Sth, 1917, az the Hospital
Building, Leonardtown, Nd. Those
wishing 70 Join the association. 50 as
10 participates ID the election 81 Direc-
tors Tor the ensuing year. will send in
tho fee Of two dollars S200l 10 the
Treasurer, 8. M. Jones. Issonardtown,
Md, before the above date. All per
sons over eighteen years Of age nEe
eligible A tee BIT 1--WE dollars Il re-
Quired 10 become AIree1or CONTRIB
buttons in other fhnM money u equal
lvAlue will be- accepted
Pnr order oi President,
q. MI. JONES, SEQ a Treas
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04
Notice TO Delinquent
Taxpayers

MY Term Of ONCE Is Treasurer
Of ST. Mary's County having
expired July aIst, 1915, the
State and the County, IS we'll
as my bonding company, are
demanding an early settlement
BY me 81 all outstanding taxes,
and therefe~e all taxes for the
years 1914 Ia yl5 which are
not paid BY "a. Sat, 1917. will
be placed in tlhs hands of the
Sheriff for collection.
r. II. GREEN WE'LL,
i2-l4.2t. Late Treasurer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24

qualified BY ree>ba Of character !
and ability to test1 a. to the truth
Of the charge credit( to Miss Rankin,
and as the copper 1&mpany has not
been charged with owtins the Univer-
sity Of Montana, we sieve that some
regard must be given the View of
Dean Stone when he9says that he
honestly believes that III newspapers
of this state represent s\higher type
of citizenship and Of devS>on of COM
munity than do the newsps\ ers in any
s sess,, ~ss,s'" state with len he is
We especially emphasize be truth
of his statement that If a Newspaper
is owned lby corporate interests or
otherwise, there is always the tunda-
mental policy of accuracy in res1rting
and printing the news.
As matter Of fact, there is a,sgeeat
deal Of foolish and exaggerated pix
concerning the influence of corpoik-
tons upon legislatures. congress or the
newspapers. We believe that this is weR
brought out in the letter of Will Al
Campbell, editor of the Helena Inde-'
pendent, which Mr.. Campbell has. by
his personal work. developed from a
moribund affair into a highly success
full and influential newspaper. The
old days when corporation lawyers
ruled congress, the state legislature
and political conventions have passed
away. We advise a careful reading of
Mr. Campbelrs frank, and as we be-
lieve truthful. statement regarding his
relations with the copper company.
With no reference whatsoever to the
present issue. 1t Is to be said that many
So called statesmen have the habit Of
saying that they have been ,nisQuoted
by the newspapers when they learn
after a little reflection that they have
talked too foolishly and to their in
jury. It Is 80 easy to say they never
said It and to pass the responsibility
to the newspaper reporter. Illinois Is
, a11llcte0 Win a deMaSOSue OF tHat
sort in the person Of United States
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, a
mountebank of the despicable sort who
Is blaring forth before the public for
the last time.
We do not intend. OF course, to put
Miss Rankin In that class. We hope to
continue our friendly interest in her
and to advise her. and if one of the
lessons Of digging into this entire mat
ter will be future caution on her part
in expressing her views for publica-
ton, we will be deeply gratified.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
Perfume 3@O Years Old
Still Has.STeet OdOr.

II
Tho use of perfume Is one Of the
oldest van'ties of woman. There is a
vial in Alnwick Castle. England. that
is believed to contain a scented distil-
lation no less than 5000 yeIa old. Vial
and contents were found in Axypt. and
it is said that family sweet odor
still comes from the contaiae!- when
the top is removed: But the Aauid
within cannot be properly called per
fume. for the process of its manu,fac-
ture was not developed until the tenth
century. In that era an Arabian ply
sician named Avicenna formulated \
method for making perfume that has
been followed more or less closely ever
since.
From the earliest times the images
of favorite gods were honored by the
burning OF incense. Almost every tenn
| pie Of the old had its fragrant balsams
and perfumed waters, obtained by fla
| voring them with aromatic barks and
plants. Frankincense and myrrh are
almost as old as time itself.
/ 1t was not long step from the use
of these things in temples to their use
! IN making lovely woman more lovely
Both the Greeks and Romans devel-
| oped the use of sweet scented waters
| in the bath. And after the Arabian
physician hit upon a method for max
ing perfume the custom spread ovel
the world Throughout mediaeva
times perfume was highly priced. i
remained for an Italian who settled II
Cologne. Germany, to develop the man
! ufacture of perfume to a real fine art
So famous did his preparations be
come that the name cologne Is no"
accepted equally with perfume for al
sweet scented Installations. The mos
famous of these are made In France
where the industry was an importan
line Of business before the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
~ ARTHUR /. STONE.

~ ARTHUR 1. STONE.
Dean q the School Of Journalism Of
the University Of Montana.
Dear Mr.. Hutchens:
l hope It viii develop that the state.
9arding the alleged corporate control
Of the Montana press. will prove to be
an incorrect quotation. However,
have such confidence In the newspaper
reporter that I fear my hopes will not
be realized. II. as assume will be the
case. 1t develops that Miss Rankin did
give ground for the quotation. shall
be regretful. for have high personal
regard for Miss Rankin and am sorry
to see her hold such a wrong idea Of
the newspapers of the state which Is
her home and which has honored her
30 Signally.
For more than IS years, have been
in newspaper work In Montana. Some
OF the time was employed upon news
papers which were owned by the cor
porate interests Of the state: some OF
the time I was connected with publt-
cations which were opposed to the
copper company. But always I was
counseled to adhere to the fundamental
newswriting policy of accuracy in
reporting and printing the news.
There are a few newspapers In the
state which are owned by the Ana
conda interests: there are, l believe.
some others whose ownership Is In
hands which are friendly. politically
and in business way. with these in
terests; but to say that the press Of
Montana Is controlled by these in
terests is an injustice to a lot OF
| earnest. loyal men and women who arr
| engaged In the production Of the news
papers of the state.
| honestly believe that the news.
papers Of Montana represent htghe,
type Of citizenship and of devotion t.
community than do the newspapers Of
any other western state with which
am acquainted. A glance at the ledger
Of the average Montana newspape
will reveal the fact that there is NJ
connection there with the copper In
terests There are not many communi
ties in Montana which appreciate tn
splendid service which their news
ma pers render them, year in and yea
out; if there were just appreciation o
this service, newspaper making woul
be less hazardous enterprise, finan
cially considered. As a matter OF fact
there are many Montana communities
whose lack of appreciation. evidence
by lack Of support. encourages tn
prostitution Of their newspapers t
the highest bidders. That there Is s
little OF this sale OF influence to tn
highest bidder Is splendidly to tn
credit of the newspaper makers Of tn
state. a..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
az JEROME WILLIAMS
Editor The Big Timber Pioneer.

My Dear Sir:
Miss Rankin's charge that the press
OF Montana Is owned by the Anaconda
Copper company Is about as original
as anything else she has been guilty OF
since becoming a novelty congress-
woman for Montana. 1t has been reit-
Grated in every quarter for more than
a quarter of a century, hut in all CAM
paigns IS per cent of the press Is gen.
orally aligned against all company
candidates and interests.
AS to the seriousness Of the charge
affecting the interests and reputation
Of the state, am Of the opinion that
the serious consequences Of the inter-
view will fall more heavily upon its
author during her future in congress.
and during her next campaign. than
upon any other individual, corporation,
municipality, or state.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
Electric Shock Cures Shell
Shock.

The newest thing in curative science
that may be traced directly to the In
fluence of the war Is the treatment of
shell shock by electric shock. Thou
sands Of men have been permanently
disa bled by the force Of shell eNplo-
sions although uninjured by fragments.
Many thousands more have temporar-
lily lost the power of hearing. speech
or movement of their limbs owing to
the same cause.
So serious did these ailments be-
come that British scientists began an
intensive study of the subject. They
decided that the application Of electric
shock to paralyzed limbs might to
some extent counteract the first shock
and bring back normal powers. The
experiment. has proved successful in
many cases. and it Is hoped that from
this beginning an effective method may
be worked out of treating the ordinary
forms OF paralysis. egs.. -
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~ WILL A. CAMPBELL
Editor Helena Independent.
Dear Mr.. HutchenS:

Lear MI. 1lulCAeHo.
The charge, which believe Miss
Jeanette Rankin made beyond a
doubt, that the "press of Montana is
owned by the Copper Trust" is alb
surd on the face OF it. In the first place
the Cooper Trust does not care to
own the press and has little or nothing
to give the newspapers or publishers
Of the state.
The old Amalgamated influence was
thrown, over when the railroad and
corporation Hobbies went down every
where and there seems to me to have
been an awakening on the part of the
, men in control of the copper interests.
John d. Ryan, Con Kelley and others
now in control are not asking to con-
troll the political destinies of the state
they only want to be let alone and
! protected alike from grating labor
agitators and grating politicians,
came to the state almost five years
ago and it was over three yearS-after
, Dan Kelly went with the Anaconda
! company-before l ever rnent an Officl-
al of the copper company, when ! met
, him incidentally at The Placer. l met
another in Washington last winter.
! Never have these men ever asked The
Independent for even 50 much as
personal mention Or an interview.
| have frequently been asked in the east
how the copper company Is regarded
and what they do for the newspapers.
can always reply that have never
known u more square set Of men, that
they have never asked for single
thing nor suggested 4 single favor
In five years the Copper interests have
paid this newspaper about $4,000
mostly for printing for the Montana
Power company, Hotter Development,
and for $4,000 copies of an address de-
livered in Helena last winter by Mr.
Con Kelley. In the meantim they have
raised our power charges from nothing
to 1920 to $165 a month. ! mentor
these little things merely to show 20,
that do not believe the Copper COM
pany would try to put over anything
nor has any desire to dictate. If ;
newspaper wants to fight them ant
stir up trouble for them, they simpl!
let the paper alone until it gets tired
Ifa newspaper If fair and shows ;
disposition to give the big interests ;
, square deal, the company will lkel.
talk over Il business matter with tn
publishers the same as our banks
] railways: sugar factories or other in
/. dustries. / met the late John Morone,
, once--he brought Il copy Of the com
}. pensation law to my office at midnigh
1 and laid it on my desk with the re
mark that he had gone over it care
;, fully and would get behind such a bill
t 1t was the bill which finally passe
with but few changes and he asked
to say for him that he was in favor
e such !. bill and would do what he coui
!. to &c: It, passed.
Miss Rankin simply does not knoN
what she Is talking about. She libel
the newspapers when she says the
are controlled by the copper compan
and she tells falsehood when she say
they are owned. know who owns tn
- paper you edit because you offered t
. Heuy my stock in The Independent Wit
Enur own money. know who own
! TIE Independent because helped tax
r II ynxay a little at a time covering
pefNb of two years, from one hun
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
WATCH YOUR STEP.

Now and then, at the breakfast
table, we are startled by the headlines
of the morning paper We read that on
some narrow turn in one of the roads.
u car full of motorists has skidded
over the precipice because there was
no retaining wall. OR that one Of two
cars has been pushed over the edge in
trying to pass on a dangerously nor
{ apw road. There are scores OF such
periroas pieces Of roads within hun
dred miles>< Missoula.
Two things Ae certain; the auto
mobile has come to:stay and every
body will, sooner or later. o~n one.
Which is better economy: Endless
damage suits or safe roads? Which "
more human: Ambulances and hos
pitfalls or state roads built on Caesars
pattern"
The railroads. surface lines and fac
tories are perfecting and using every
practical device to safeguard en-
rloyes and the public. Are they doing
this out Of love for humanity? No!
They are doing it to save litigation
and Iuinous damage suits. Festibule
trains and pay-as-you-enter cars have
vastly lowered the toll Of human life.
Public opinion. state and county
, treasures and private purses should
! offer every encouragement to the
building of the National highway and
to the construction Of state roads.
Every intelligent father of Il fami-
| ly, before removing to n near town
or state will ask: How are the pub
lie schools?" He Is also more thar
| likely to ask: How are the public
! roads" For his wife and children
| spend much time in motor cars an,
their safety must be secured. a repu
tation for good roads brings many new
settlers to the state for good road
everywhere mean good business.
Mr.. \. S. Weaver. field secretary Q
the George Washington National high
way. should have every encoura Semen
in his work. Montana Is the natura
thorouShiare OF the great northwes
This highway would link up five ma
, tional parks. Chickanlausa. Shils
, Yellowstone, Glacier and Rainier, OF
fering the tourist the complete va
riety of climate and scenery In tn
country.
, The highway would also COnnec
eleven United States military post.
, offering great facility for mObilizin
, and transportation Of troops. It be
comes thus our patriotic duty to bOos
this highway, as it is our business an
social duty to fight for good, sal
roads throughout the state.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
TELLING HIM.

He was one Of those young men who
never seem to know when to go home.
She had tried yawning. but even that
failed to get rid Of him.
Presently Il clock outside in the hall
began to strike in low, deep tones the
midnight hour.
"Oh. ] say, Miss Green" said the
late slayer. brightly, rs that an eight
day clock?"
Miss Green smiled coldly at him.
Well" she said, sitting another
yawn. 'why don't you stay a little
longer and find out?"--Philad elphia
Public Ledger.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.
(Frum the Morning Missoulian. OF
August "a 1922 =

(fTOm Cne MOTulnS MlSoOuioV- VI
August "a, 1922
The ladies auxiliary OF the Is. of l..
T.. will give !. dance on Friday evening
in the Realty block. Tickets viii be "
including ice cream and cake. Music
will be furnished by Prof. Races mag
nificent orchestra
The last span of the new bridge is
approaching completion and contractor
leopard says he will come pretty near
haying. it done by the first Of Septem-
Der.
A deed wasxiled in the county clerks
office yesterday from the
Higgins estate to Mrs. 6. a. Porter TWO
lots in Montana addition Ter a consid-
Grafton of $500.
DIR. AcCulloch went to Riverside this
afternoon. He was called to give med
ical aid to J. r.. Shaw.
Burns. the murderer of Maurice
Higgins. had preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Logan yesterday morning
but the case was continued until to-
morrow morning.
In Judge Evans court yesterday a
private secretary, Roxy Choqnette. was
given 50 days and a. 800 fine. He still
! languishes in the bastile.
Mr.. Miller has made arrangements
| with Mr. Hartley for the presentation
| of "Yon Yonson," next week at the
Bennett.
Anthony stephens. a native OF Ire
land. took out his first papers here
| yesterday.
John Cowell, ct al. have recorded
| 5000 inches of water Of Fisher creek
| Mrs. y. j. Whaley. wife OF the pop
ular assessor leaves this morning fol
an extended visit to her old home a
Flora, Illinois.
n. j. Gould and d. X. Rockwell have
gone for weeks hunting and fishinl
in the Bitter Root valley.
$. G.. Ramsey and Charles Searle'
left last night for a pleasure trip in tn
st. Regis country.
Frank .. Parker, a travelling maj
from New York, is at the Florenc
hotel.
| A. e. Cook is back from trip t
Helena
Joe Bradley came up from Wallac
last night.
/ G, e. Woodwork and wife returne
to Missoula last night.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
WAR POETRY
Children, of War.

Not for a transient victory, or some
Stubborn belief that we alone are
a., right; ,--' s.rs l,
Not for a code or conquest do We
fight,
But for the crowded millions still to
come.
This. unborn generations. is your war,
Although 1t Is our blood that pays
the price.
Be worthy, children, Of our sacrifice.
and dare to make your lives worth
= fighting for.
&
,Ive give up all we love that you may
y loathe
Intrigue and darkness; that you may
adisperse
The ranks Of ugly tyrannies and,
worse,
The .sfaden languor and complacent
,slath.
DO not hstray us. then. but come to be
: Creations browning splendor, nor its
- slave,
Knowing.pur lives were spent &c
make You brave,
And that onr-ueaths were meant to SET
you freM
Louis Eptermeyer. in Golfers
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
Talk of the TOlun

The Salvation Army drum stood on
the sidewalk.
The army stood behind 1t.
Two men passed by.
One placed a four-bit piece quietly
on the drum and walked away.
The other man flipped a nickle high
in the air and let it fall with a re-
sounding thump upon the drum.
Who received the most thanks?
The man who made the big noise.
F'lourishing his fist in her face and
stamping two number IL shoes fo1
emphasis, q colored gentleman was
telling a stovepipe blond lady who was
on the street corner yesterday.
woman, Ah'll hang a lump on 20
head yo' can. put yo' skirt on over,
the gentleman declared.
And Ah'll jas break 20 OF da'
habit" the blond retorted.
"Ah'n Ah-il--min' me woman Ah'Ir
dcsprit. Anil slap 20 nose 'roun' st
yo'Il sneeze in yo' ear" warn.d IN,
dark completed man.
"Jest let me ketch yo' dom dat. An
drew jackson Jones. an yo'll b.
trapsin' down Higgins avenue totin' al
arm and two legs on yo' shoulder" re
| butted the amazon.
why. do yo' all heah dat woman.
! the indignant gentleman asked the in
terested bystanders? Does yo' neal
her. Aim asllin," he repeated.
!, Ida Tarbell Jones, Alive jest abou
made up NAH mind to cut yo' neck OF
| an make yo' head an island"
! Seeing that the discussion was get
! ting serious. bystanders asked tn
cause for such seeming hostiiities an
radical statements.
Cause" the black man shouted
! Cause? Co'se All got cause. Dat un
natural woman am nah wife, an sll
1 jes' tor me All got to stay home ~
mind dem kids while she goes TO ga
watah- melon picnic Sunday"
! Listen, woman he yelled as j
again turned to his partner in debate
"Yo' can go an go'ge yo'seli at da
picnic, but yo' don't need to put an
pepper on dem melons. 'caus. All,
4 sho gonna make it hot TO yo' when y
3ee:s home"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
ME MORNING SMILE.
& Giving Him a Chance.

II VISA. Monday morning. Bottle
and Su Obs were on their 7.57 COM
mute to The city, when Bottle re-
marked, "f&assn't it beat all what aw-
full liars soSe fellows are?'
Swubbs assmted. That's SO. Who
is it this tind
why. that NV neighbcr of mine
Saturday afternSan when it stopped
showing he was banning up his path
and l called over him for the loan
of his shovel whehhe got through
Sure he says. 'I1lsrSome over and
shovel for you after eish this But
II you'll believe it. he nd er came near
and yesterday my wifsNsCouldn't get
out Of the yard to go to CHURCH"
But haven't you a shov"
"Sure l have, but l wanf0 to give
him u show to be neighbours. Judge
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24
HAS MONTANA KEPT PRESS
State Editors Express Views Of Interview Attributed to
Miss Jeanette Rankin.

Rankin
in
letter the editors OF
Of Montana with the
opinion truth Of tho
printed insists that
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-24

bred good Democrats. which IL IAN
average OF but $3.50 each and some
OF us put in from 5000 10 $4,000. The
Independent has a bond issue Of $780,
900 and the bonds are held by the es-
tate of the late John 8. Nj. Neil. be-
ing given as a part OF the purchase
price Of this newspaper. All Of these
things are a matter Of record and Miss
Rankin could be proven a deliberate
preyaricator If 1t was not SO useless to
try to tell her that she owes the ncwS-
papers of Montana an apology.