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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26

Delegate skAgxs. Of Fsyette county
has introduced . bill Of great interest q
both coal miners and OPERATOR. Thi
bill 10 now before the Committee @,
Mines and Mining and hss not yes beer
reported To the House. The United Mine
Workers and others interested in th.
welfare Of the thousands Of coal miner,
IN West Virgins are working for th.
passage Of the bill but what chance IL 4, ~
for Damage during the prrssnt ss..ion J.
not apparent. A copy Of the bill follows
HOUSE BILL No. II2.
bill 10 amend and re-ensct section
forty seven Of chapter fftsen-H Of tb.
code Of West Virginia (Bsrnes esiitios
1870, relating the weight Of coal.
BE r ESAsrkD IN rnE IbsIsLArrKr o.,
~k~r vIb.INIA
That section forty-sev~n OF chapter III
teen n OF the code OF West Virgins
tBarnes edition 1870, 10 amended snd
r--enscted 10 ~ 70 read - follow:
Section A.. It shall b the duty @
every corporation, company or persor
engaged 10 the bslsipsss OF mining coal A.
pay the miners thsrsof BY weight. and
they shall procure and constantly ke~r
ON hand II the proper place, the n-cs.
ssry scales and whatsoever eI6e may b~
necessary. - correctly weigh the cosl
mined BY such company, eorpration @,
Per.on And il shall bs the duty Of rh.
sealer Of weights and measures for ever,
county ma which coal 10 mined and .old
% visit each coal mine opera ted therein.
and where such scales are kept. n ls~,
twice each year. and test tie corrpctnes,
of such scales. The owner or operator O,
such coal mine, or any five or more o
the miners working therein, may in
writing require his attendance st th.
place where such -rsls- are kept. ss othr,
times. In order ~ tsst the correctnss
thereoi, and II shall lie his duty " com.
ply with snch request ~ svon - lac can.
alter receiving such request. II his st
teDdsDce 10 required by the owner or Old
~rstor II snch mine. or IL by the miner.
~orsing therin, and the scale tested h
lound not To b~ corre'.t. his fees shall H.
paid by the owner or operator, and n hi.
attendance ~ required by the miner.
and -csles t-t~d ~ found q, l,e corre~,
ms ies- shall he paid BY them. n IN an,
such county there ~ no .-sIer Of wight,
and Measures, the duties herein require.
G. ie done and performed by snch sesIer
shsli ~ done and performed by the in.
rpector Of mines fpr the district Of which
.uch county forms . part.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26
Bill to Abolish Cap
ital Punishment

Capital punishment will 10 entirely
abolished IN West Virginia ~ thu bll-
sresented IN the -snate - ~-nator VI.
X. Duty, II i'rnn-i,oro. arr approved l,y
the legislature.
One Of tie bills provide life impri--
onment penalty Tor murder in the hr.t
iegre-. The I-nsl.y for mnr irr m the
secOnd degree - named ~ imprisonment
Tor . term Of from i've O. urteen years
IN the stste penitentsry iuOther bill
y DIVIDES life imprisonment punishment
tor rape, and third tfc .hsr.cter Of
punishment for the crim~ ~ treason.
sith. With a -econdsry r-n-lty of from
three n fifteen yesrs az tli~ discretion II
the trIsl jury.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26
Kid Griff, and Joe Cans.

Gunther, Kid Griffo and Joe Cane.
In no-iecision bouts he many . hghteE
he allowed 10 stay the limit of elk to tn
rounds and later beat the same man.
getting two perss instead of one. This
is slso true Of his losses.
Tho~e who are credited with wins over
Sam are Jim Flynn. Danny Duane. Dave
HslIy. Larry Temple, Joe Jackson. Joe
Jeannette. Sam Mcvey. Jack JoLnson.
Young Peter Jackson. Gunbost Smith
aud Jeff Clarke.
with the exception Of Jack johnson
he beat every one Of these rsen in other
bouts, knocking out some of thsm. John
son always refused 70 meet Langford
again, although sam dogged his trail all
the time he Was champion and offered %
fight h,m FOR nothing. but Johnson knew
better than to give sam the chance.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26

LIT an orphan % the aee of IL yesrs,
OH . ham took up the life Il . wander.
or. travelling irsm state ~ stats and from
country % country irving o. 6nd solscr
Tor ths loss "f HE mother. Nov he is -
ys>ss old. and h- has visits>i every ststs.
In the union - we'll - many foreign
countries. including Australia and al
most sll Of Europe. lie sp-aks seven
lsnxuasss. inrluding ''hoboese. aud has
. smsstsrrne oi Chinese aud Japanese.
Is 10 . rule OF the Bloomington police
department that every psrsou Who Io.ixr-
in the city prison muss give his name
and sddres-. When Cheatham drift~,i
into the place aud asked for . h<-i he ~
piled truthfuIIv To the question. of ths
seressnt and then went b~low for his
nights resi-.
Chief of Police r. r. Jones happened
e. glance over the register OF tie tramp
lodgers. aud the name OF Cheatham ar
rested his attention. tie recalled that h~
had Recently received letter from -
lawyer ssking him a. look for one ,;eo
r. Cheathan. of Murphysboro. m. A
description cf the man accompanied th.
letter, which said that :spscrs farm
had b<en left HIM by an uncle.
When Cheathsm heard the ses. new.
the next morning. he WAS dszssi. n.
exclaimed: why. them :,D srr-s up
there IN Jackson county are - rich =.
munition msker's daughter. and right
ther~ 10 where the undertaken 10 yoin Ia
hnd uar in the end -
NEVER BOUGHT A RAILROAD
TICKET.
Chestl,sn boasts that i'm all his wan
derings, extending over = period oi %,
years. lac has not spent . dollar for .
railroad ticket.
i've rode everything. lac s.ys, ''fr. m
. Jersey COW bsrk home when I ~as
kid ~ the cushions oi the iimit<~i. aud 4
never sI~nt . berry for paitebosrd" But
that's all over now. I'm goin' out ther,
on the farm and I'm goin' u s~ttI.
'iown. That means that wants wife
want . good. sensible, home like sir
hAt could liz sfis~tionstr to an old 'ls
like me. and IN give her the t<.t that
he old farm can producr' -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26
SENATE AND HOUSE
GETTING DOWN
TO WORK
SENATE MAMnG PROGRESS
SENATE PASSES BILLS FOR
DOUBLE ELECTION BOARDS
AND MOTHERS PENSION

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. r.
The West Virgins Legislature is getting
down 70 work during this the third week
Of fhe session and laws for the govern
ment OF the citizens Of this great STATE
will very soon begin ~ How out OF the
hopper. There s~ens 10 he . tsrit un
derstanding between Republicans and
Democrats that no effort will he made
during the early days OF the session to
play politics. and ~ . result no strickly
party measures are b~ing introduced, no
political speeches are being made and no
divisions are being made in either the
>enste or House along party lines.
The senate is making more rapid prog
, ress than the House and the machinery
! Of the upper branch 10 running smoothly y
while it 10 . common occursnce for the
mschins'y in the lower house u slip .
cog.
DOUBLE ELECTION BOARDS.
A bill OF great interest n the people Of
this state providing OF double election
boards in both primary and general cleo
tons has passed the senate. This hill
va. introduced in the Srnstr by X. L..
ir~gory ami in the Hous~ 10y Jimmie
Weir and provides that there shall i,.
t~o election boards Of zach comp,~ed of
n ree commissioners aud two clerks. One
st will supervise the voting - at pr-.ent
and the second set will come on duty 1t
noon and begin counting the vote- al
ready cast. Two ballot boxes will ~
used. one until noon when the second
lection board b<gin. work when q So
ond tox will be substituted while tire
sOtss cast in the frst box are icing count
a. The two tosr,is will certify the re-
suit Of esch precinct ~ r. done at pre-
INT. The effect Of tins tall will be that
the result Of the ectiOn At each precinct
~ill be known . few MINUTES after the
polls are closed and the county will not
be put ~ extrs expense tecsu.e the ten
men will be paid tor only one day w. 10
at present the delay often esn-e the five
70 work one day snd q night This biil
Sill DerOme . ls~ t<rsu-e the Demo
cratic leaders in the HOa-e are support
ing a.
MOTHERS PENSION BILL.
A ball of great INTEREST to tire women
% West Virgins 49, Introduce.i BY sen
at Pen T.. X senbls.oSn II Ohio county
and provides i..r the psrtisl support 81
mothers ~bo~e husbands are dead, or
have t~come pefmsn sntly incspseissed
for work by reason Of physical or mental
deformity. or confined in soms West We.
institution. or abandoned mothers when
such mothers have chi drsn under 6ftes %
yesrs Of sge. No mother ~ith real 60
state or personal property aside from
household goods, or Who receive benefits
from the Workmens Compensation
Fund are eligible 10 henehe under the
Mother Pension Fund.
The county court can Icy On ss---s-
ment on oil property m their resp< ctive
c9unties 10 provide the fund and are the
judges cf thosr entitled 10 recsive bene-
ns tbersfrom.
GOAL WEIGHING BILL.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26
PRESIDENT PROPOSES THAT UNITED
STATES AID PLAN FOR WORLD PEACE
WHEN THE PRESENT WAR ENDS



hhd nothing sb~k"
% IN l the . immediately an~n~y y~-arAs
W matte
"*s and
% here her to ~ itp pi ~
Id of NJ his % for ra nMa at-hMo~e
a yh pa~ ~A~udr~ ~~fan~
the hdp ia mnM enterprise
can in h u " the wn chL~r~ n
k IAN this a. he hmy "a a nIm~d other n
g he world
free h M ssn .i.~r6~
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26
Economy Only Preten.
sion.

From Washington cpmes the r~por
that no incress~ Of pay for government
employees will he granted ut this sessiou
OF Congress- The senste COMMITTEES ou
appropriations 10 said to have resolve,
npon policy OF RUTHLESS sconomy' an.
70 have stssslesi its heart against al. al
p~sis "kuthless economy will doubt
less lie found. - time so~s on, TO b- ,
e''isln g~rman- IA ''pitiless publicity.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26
C. r. CHEATHAM FORSAKES
HOB0'S LIFE FOR Ns,-
900 FARM.
REQUEST COMES FROM UNCLE
Man VIE Left Hsae st Ase e II
Has We sdered Over World
Fer y Tears.

George r. Cbesthsm ssnt 10 Rod the
otter nigh; IN the ssmp rom OF the
Bloomington (TIl.) City hell. Q hobo.
The ners morning he svote, heir 70 .
5000 farm. the valuation OF which 10
plsced - $4,000.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26

of the rapidly increasing bu-ins-- Of the
company and on acc unt a the great
demand for SPAR IN the Oh Fellows
bu'ldins Il has thu far l~-n unable 10
recure more room there.
All old officers AMI direct ~ we're re-
slected for the ensuing yen.-Arsnts
Independent.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-26

lt costs . cents D. haul ne ton one
mile on Q dirt rosi. and only seven cents
On . coDcress ro.d.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
Make Savings Work

A writer says in me November
Woman's Home Companion:
What is needed on the part OF
women is to draw with more thought
and care Il sharp line between the
Legitimate and illcgitimatc investment.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are
lost in stocks which ncycr had any
chance of success to begin with. There
are enough risks even III the most honest
and soundly conceived and managed
enterprises. The first requisite of IA
wise investment Is TO keep out of pro
positions which are fake or bunk to
begin with.
AT IL time like this 1t is especially
desirable that all savings should go
into vital industries. and not be mis-
directed and lost in mere fritterings
away or flash-i in the-pan schemes.
The country needs every pcnnys for
real work. Nor is it as difficult as
many women suppose TO make the
necessary distinctions. Experience, II
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
American Destroyer
Finest Thing AflOat

The American destroyer is the finest
little thing afloat. 1t can make 40
miles an hour--that Is, the best ones
can-and ii can turn around ON Il
nickel. It is armed almost as heavily
as our old time cruisers. and when 1t
is going head on toward a diver" the
latter has just as much chance OF hit
ting it with a torpedo as it would have
of hitting the sharp edge OF n razor
blade. The Submarines have already
learned to their sorrow that it doesn't
pay to exchange blows with the little
American gentleman Of the sea and
that the only thing to do when he Is
sighted Is to submergc as quickly as
possible. And even then, the little
fellow Is likely to blow the sub out
OF the water with 4 depth bomb IL he
gets Il good glance at it before 1t
INVESTIGATIONS Magazine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune


the
t'Pierced Noes) the stuck
Northern
poured into the reservation the mad hunt for treasure
Ncz chief sought in the
reservation de the
them back Joeh geniusa Ma
Of historyo
After months negotiations General Howard with 400 T. cavalry
July H. For six the Indians defended the rsine fighting
country b, mlassa to
AGAINST A SUPER This
followed breathless
tough, with
campaign from him the following high praise
writes The 'hfoshon'
skill that ELECTED universal They abaned from seapng They
peaceful families They fought with almost scientific skill using advance
and guard, krmish lines and field Qualifications
,a 1 'a" 'ta r,an, ,,on1. ,anonnr, I,e
speedily his changed
match
his Howard
inflicted other
soldiers rally
a
exhausted
behind them Near olarhs Fork on the Yellowstone
fight What they
Josephs first ,d, had been shake
General How ard wired to Colonel Miles
found themselves fresh
oscphs
captured and he'dcd back TO their
brilliant eamlasn the annals of indian warfare
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
Open Homes for Soldiers.

Editor Missoulian:
Among the thousands of men in
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Washington,
there may be some men from Your
city who find canp life monotonous
and lonely, and who would enjoy maxi
ing friends in the city. We have
many people here who are ANXIOUS to
be of service and who would gladly
open their homes To the soldiers. II
there are mothers and fathers in your
city who would like 10 have us look
mp their boys and to interest them in
church, lodge, home or club | am
sure we shall count ii q privilege to
do so If they will give us their rc,i-
mcnt and company address. We can
find them without this but it takes
time and trouble to do SO. However.
if the boy has not written, send us his
name.
| am writing only to the papers in
the larger cities in Your state and
shall be Very glad to have you give
this letter as prominent Il place as
possible and also to ask your country
papers to copy.
RAY +, CARTER.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
THE OPEN FORUM

Editor Missoulian:
In your issue of The Muscular Oi
date November 5. under the heading
May Rcorganizc d. II. Y. !. Co.. You
state in the closing paragraph that
and others became indebted to tn.
Assets company in the sum 0.
100000 ana to local creditors Sito.-
900.
This statement is grossly in error
nnd | ask that YOU publish this lette1
IN an early issue OF The Missou':an.
The indebtedness above referred 70
was owed to the ASsest company ~
the Dinsmore Irrigation and Develop
ment company, the stock of which
company was controlled by the Assets
company. The local obligations Of the
D:nsmore company as well as the IN
ticbtcdncss to the Assets company was
paid in full when the company was
,corgs ,izcd in 19O7-S.
,1ave very high regard for yont
valuable paper and many Of its read
ers and ! would not have thos. who
arp unfamiliar with the facts believe
lhat the statement as published IS
rrlc.
". i. MOODY.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17

Emerson once said that q
school BOYS soul is formed more
by the book under the boys desk
than by the book on the boy
desk. This saying i recalled be-
cause parents and teachers
should guard With special care
the reading Of their boys these
DAYS. There has been Hood q
cheap war literature Of the dllnr
novel sort. It has merely the cl-
feet Of exciting the Nornsster $
mind, leaving exaggerated M
prcssions and perhaps pF'ln-
dices. In these days Of modern
teaching we have little fear that
boys will fall in The habits "i
their fathers who sncakcd the
reading Of dime novels under
the lids Of old-fashioned school
desks. The caution is intended
rather for the benefit Of the
parents. The better way, we
think. is for he parents to
choose good book, for their
children and to read them aloud
for an hour each evening. They
will not 60 far wrong II tlleN
make their choice from the
books at the public libraries.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
.HE DAILY MlSSoULlAN
esrADLlshgp s173
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1917.

The second song service OF the
new Missoula community chorus
al the Missoula thcatcr at 800
o'clock tomorrow will be the big
gest sort Of success. II we nave
the cooperation and enthusiasm
that we're in such fine evidence
at The last meeting. \ program
quite as good as before will be Of
fcred. We have no doubt that all
who attend will leave with the
same satisfaction as before. 10
attend is both patriotic duty
and pleasure. and If the results
Of the second gathering are sooa
the chorus will be placed upon
q permanent basis III this city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
An Incident.
Editor MiSsoulia,

Editor Missoulian
The nation is calling upon each OF
us To help win the war by co-opcra
ton in its food saving program. ]
presume / do not err in saying tlt'l
:ne;,rs every last man, woman and
ch,ld IL the country.
In tits connection | wish to tell Ncfi
and Your readers Of an incident that
occurred in q Missuula restaurant re-
Gently 4 man came in and sal. to
The proprietor:
"l,o you wish to buy some po.a-
.oe.s@"
4 ulit,ht." said the proprietor. what
do you get for them
"a dollar seventy five" said the
man.
is that So" said the proprietor.
apparently much surprised. Why,
yes I'll take all YOU have at that
figure. just bought a lot at $40
"Wcll,' said the man. hcsitatingly
"rve only got one sack, but III sell
YOU those
oh, If that's the ease you needn't
nina, Eiiu Inc PROPRIETOR. tnoHSh'
you had Il lot of them
AS a matter OF fact, the man who
vas a ranchcr had about 500 sacks OF
potatoes for sale, and was anxious To
sell them. He had raised a large croI
presumably TO help win the war.
And how was he helping? BY seek
ing the highest possible figure he
could get, Il figure away out of pro-
portion to justice" And by 70 doing
he was just making il so much the
harder for those persons who wished
to do without wheat and meat III a
true patriotic desire to help the gov
ernmcnt
In view Of this fact, which is being
repeated thousands of times every da,
throughout America. can tho govern
ment do otherwise than fix the prices
to be paid to producers, in order thai
they may not profit by the patriotism
of the rest of us. who cannot boos'
our incomes to keep step with the ad
vance In prices?
What attention will be paid to fool
conservation, if the things that per.
sons are urged to cat are boosted If
price TO an unreachable figure
Respectfully.
JOHN O.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17

is true. is great help. but 1t il not
as necessary Sis common sense. for
example. If you should be asked 10 buy
stock in such n now, chaotic and un-
stable but exccedinsly promising in
dlstry ms acronautics. it would be
only common sense to distrust any
proposition which did not have behind
IL plenty of capital. managers of good
standing and experience. and. what is
perhaps most important Of all. Il rcnl
place and position in the trade To
which 1t belongs"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17

.Children," said the teacher to her
class in competition, 'yon should not
attempt any flights OF fancy. but write
what is in YOU"
AS Il result of this advice. eight
ycar-o old Richard passed in the follow
ing compositions:
we should not attempt any flites
of fancy. but rite just what is In us.
In me there is my stummick, lungs,
liver. two apples. two cakes and my
dinner."-People's Home Journal.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
Goodbye, Musk

1t may not be many years until mi
lady Will be unable to obtain musk
scented perfume. For this choice odor
is rapidly passing from the world.
There is n town in China by the
name OF Tachcnlu. which is known
as the gateway of Thibet. Out Of
Tachicnlu comes practically all the
supply of musk. This is obtained from
a pouch of the male musk deer, found
principally in the region near Tach-
ienlu. The substance known as musk
is only Srcreted in the pouch of the
deer during certain seasons of the year,
and because of it's precious value the
deer have been almost cAterminated.
They are small creatures, never more
than three feet long and usually about
80 inchS in height
Perhaps no other substance in the
world has an odor so penetrating or
enduring as musk. Certainly nothing
else which pleascs the sense of smell
can be compared to it, Some idea Of
its rarity and the difficulty Of supply
ing the market may be gained from
the fact that the total yearly exports
from Tachicnlu before the war was
''hS hbbil o,obo POUNDS. t'faGtCailS
the whole of this went To France and
was made into perfume. A vefy small
amount is sufficient to manufacture Il
large quantity of perfume.
Musk is a peculiar substance En-
periments have found that by cX-
| posing a small quantity of it to the air
! the musk gradually diminished in
size and finally disappeared. The
odor that it sent forth actually caused
the musk TO evaporate.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
DOWN ON HIS UPPERS.

beg pardon" said the man In pa ia =
mas, "are you Il burglal.""
Don't l look it," asked the intruder
with u Handkerchief over his face.
But. my dear fellow. your clothes
are ragged. ! thought you chaps were
always well dressed"
I've just finished doing q strenth in
the pcnitentiary. This is the first job
I've tackled since | got out and l amt
on my feet yet."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-17
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.
rom The Morning Misaoulian fol
November Il. lSy2.l

november ~. 1850
NJ. F. Sheriff.. who attempted suicide
last week by taking an overdose OF
morphine and has since been lying i'll
in the Sisters hospital. left there YES
terday morning but was found by the
police and taken back.
Notice of Il sherifrs sale has been
posted in the suit of y. II. Ross against
the Missoula Fair and Racing associl-
ton. \ part of the property offered
for sale is the valuable fair grounds.
Suit for divorce has been commenced
in the district court by ELLA Busby
against S. L. Busby and kizzic Morris
against james Morris.
Real estate dealers report a quick :
ening of inquiries for Missoula dirt,
The idea seems TO buy now. and hold
until spring.
The second regular club dance Of the
season will be held in the X. of =.
hall this evening.
The Treble Clcf society will meet
this evening with Mrs. Powers in the
Union block.
J. c. Lesser, popularity known to his
friends and associates as Curry
LETT last night 70, Il trip to the Flint
head and kootenai districts in the
interest of his paper.
W. II. Dunlap has taken the posi-
ton of night operator at the Western
Union office to take The MiSsoulians
Associated Press reports.
Miss Napton~lcft for Butte ycster-
day and will probably not return this
winter She will be greatly missed in
Missoula's social circles.
Mrs. &. Scott and Children arc Wis
ting in Missouln from Stcvensvile.
Kenneth Ross is in Missoula from
Ross Spur.