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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
'STEvENSMLLE man IS
VICTIM IN BUTTE MINE
John Trotter Had Been
Working in Mining Town
Only Three Months.
HAD INTENDED QUIT
Trunk Had Been Sent Home,
but Changed Mind and
Was Killed by Gas.

Stcvensville. June 14.-(Spccial)-
John Trottcr n well-known resident
of this section, was one of the vic
tins of the mine disaster in Butte last
week. Mr.. Trotter, who was about
26 years old. went from here to Butte
about three months ago and secured
to work in the North Butte mine
where he met his death last Friday
on May 30.
Trotter had intended to return to
Stcvensvillc for the summer and aft
or sending his trunk here secured en-
ploymcnt in the North Butte, and de-
cidcd to remain. The trunk was re-
turned to him a few days before the
mine disaster.
@. O. l'rinhart of Stevensvillc. n half
brother, returned this morning from
Butte. where he was called Saturday.
He stated that Trotter's body was ia
ken out of the 1900 foot level through
the Speculator mine shaft on Saturda Y
and the funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon.
Trotter's home was at Holt, Mo-,
where his parents, "A sister and other
relatives reside. About a year ago he
came to Stevensville and last summer
he was employed on the ranch oper-
ated by II. G. White south of Ste
vcnsville.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
GIRLS! MAKE LEMON
LOTION TO WHITEN
AND BEAuTlFY SKIN


In all weathers the skin and COM
rleNion can be kept wonderfully clear,
soft and white by the use of this in
expensive lemon lotion which any girl
or woman can easily prepare.
The juice of two fresh lemons
strained into n bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white make a whole
quarter pint of the most remarka BILE
lemon skin bcautifier at about the cost
one must pay for a small jar of the or
binary cold creams. Care should be
taken to strain the lemon juice through
n fine cloth 50 no lemon pulp gets in.
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice is used to bleach and re-
move such blemishes as freckles. sal
lowness and tan. and is the ideal skin
soften"r smoothencr and beautificr.
Just try it. Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion. 1t naturally should
help to soften, freshen. bleach and
bring out the roses and hidden beauty
! of any skin. Those who mill make it a
habit to gently ma ssage this lotion into
the face, neck. arms and hands once
or twice daily may be repaid with a
skin that is flexible and young looking
and peach like compleAion.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
At Glance
Brief Bits of News From
Western Montana
Communities.

Frenchtown-T. r. Thorson has re-
| turned to Frenchtown from BlossbErg
| ia take second trick at the n. p. de-
! pot
Little Henry Hartman met with an
accident Wednesday. He tell from a
gate, breaking his right arm. He is
recovering rapidly.
CorvaIlis-AleX Roach. manager of
the Corvallis band. was in Stevens
vile and Victor yesterday posting bills
advertising the concerts to be given
by the band during the summer. At
the first one, to he held on Saturday
evening, a speaker will be present to
interest Corvallis people in Red Cross
work.
James Terry came down from HAM
ilton Wednesday to visit the Tatros.
Mr.. Terry recently returned from
Butte, where he left Mrs. Terry great
~ improved after a critical illness.
Fred Riley came here yesterday from
Ana to join his wife and son,
who are making their home at the
Willis Barr dairy ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Keaycs and
son, Vernon, motored to the Flathead
today for n few days visit with
friends.
w. II. Myers returned Wednesday
from business trip to Missoula
Miss Frances Myers has been elected
to a position in the Missoula schools
FOR next year, and has accepted
Glenn chaffin left Wednesday for
Portland where he VIII. be employed in
the ship yards this summer.
Fred Betlieu. the Corvallis black
smith. has purchased 40 acres of land
and the crop thereon from the Weir
estate, and took possession this week
The land is situated a half mile west
of town.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
NEWS FROM ALL OVER STATE
State Flashes

Board Walks Must oo.-property
owners in practically every part 0.
Rozeman will be required to replace
the board walks with cement. accord
ing to a new ordinance passed BY the
city council.
For Better Roads-Concerted action
is on foot for the betterment of road
conditions in the eastern half Of Mad
ison county. Highways in the vicinity
of Ennis. Pony, Harrison and Norris
are said to be in terrible shape.
Burglars Use SIedge on Safe Burg
lars at the Montana Implement COM
pany in Great Falls, employed six
pound slcdge to open the safe. They
were rewarded with finding two nickels
and bunch Of Unacceptable papers,
which they left scattered over the
floor.
Jail Delivery Nipped-A general
Jail delivery at the Plentywood county
jail was frustrated when search of n
visitor to the bastile revealed d num-
Der Of fine steel files hidden in guam
titles of papers, magazines and to-
bacco.
Wants Band concerts-The Rotary
club of Great Falls is to petition the
city authorities to put on this summer
a number of municipal band concerts,
to be paid for by city funds.
Biggest High School Class Billings
high school Wednesday night gradu-
ated ST scholars. the largest class
completing the course in that city.
New Fort Peck Agent-Major f. d.
hn -
the Ssseton Indian agency in South
Dakota. has come to Montana to take
charge Of the Fort Peck reservation.
He has been been engaged in Indian
work for % years.
Acreage Falls Short-While the
acreage in Montana seeded to crops
this spring is 80 per cent larger than
it was a year ago, yet the increase
falls far short of the estimates which
had been made. The cause assigned
is the unfavorable weather just at
seeding time.
Union Men to Picnic-Sixteen labor
unions of Great Falls will stage a big
joint picnic and celebration at Belt
on June -. An attendance of between
1850 and 1000 is expected
Electrical Workers End Strke-The
strike of electrical workers, which has
been on in Billings since May IS, has
been settled. following a series of con-
ferenCeS with the employers Terms
are said to be satisfactory to both
sides.
Havre Elks Observe Flag Day-Yes-
terday Flag day. was fittingly cele-
brated by the Havre Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. A patriotic
program was rendered
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
County Highway Commits
sioners Of Montana Begin
Session in Helena.
CLOSER COOPERATION
More Efficiency From Money
Expended Is Hope of
State Commission.

Helena, June 14.---To decide upon n
policy OF road and bridge Improvement
In Montana that win give more eff
Gent results for the money expended
and will result in closer cooperation
between the state highway commission
and the county authorities. county
commissioners from practically every
county in the state are here attending
two-day conference with the high
way commission.
Governor s. V. Stewart welcomed
the commissioners in an informal talk
in the senate chamber this afternoon.
Oscar Bonn, chairman of the cxecu-
tive committee of the highway com
. mission. who presided, briefly. re-
viewed the work of the commission,
what 1t hopes to do in the future and
its general policies.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
REGISTRATION HOLDS
ABOVE 80 PER CENT

Washington, June 14.--With returns
from siA states missing. the war regis
tration total tonight stood at 6,S39,5S2.
or $50 per cent of the census estimate
OF 9.552,641 elieibles in the A. states re-
ported and the District of Columbia.
If the average is maintained, the
registration complete will show 9,5S3.-
600 men enrolled. Based on the original
census estimate of 10,07s,O0O, more
than 95 per cent will have been reg
istered and the deficiency, 439,SS4 will
be below the estimated number of men
of registration age now in the military
or naval service and not required to
register
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
NEWLYWEDS RETURN
TO HOME ON RANCH

Corvallis. June 14.-(Special.)- MIR
and Mrs. Mel TuNbury, who were
married Tuesday at the brides home
in Helena, returned to Woodside
Tuesday and will reside on the Tux
bury ranch north of Woodside The
bride was formerly Miss Louisa Hart
man. a teacher last year in the Vic
tor school. The groom is a ranchcr
of the west side and director in the
Woodside social club. On Wednes-
day evening the friends and neigh
bors of the bride and groom ten
dered them a surprise party at their
ranch, and on Saturday evening a re-
ception for them will probably be
held at the clubhouse,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
FAIL TO REGISTER;
49, TWO ARE ARRESTED

Hamilton, June 14.--(Special)-
f. +. Scott and John Mcleod of Cor
wallis were arrested yesterday by
Sheriff Ike Wylie. charged with fall
ure to register. Both men claim they
are ineligible. The assessors records
show Mr.. Scott to have given his age
last as q and the previous year as 30.
while the school census gives the age
of Mr.. Mcleod as past 81. The men
will be held until their birth records
have been looked up, and in case they
are eligible, they will be prosecuted
under the penal section of the draft
N,w, the penalty being one years inn
prisonmcnt.
A boy scout hike has been arranged
for Saturday. The boys are to meet
at the II. S. at $3.50 a. m. Saturday
morning They must bring four
meals. towel. soap, tooth brush and
blanket.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
To Lease camas Springs.

Thompson Falls, June IL An
nouncement has just been made
through advertisements in the news
papers that the federal government
will lease the Camas hot springs for
hotel and bath purposes, for q period
not to exceed Is years. Between now
and June IS sealed bids will be ac-
cepted by the superintendent of the
F1athead, Indian school at Dixon. At
present there are only a few small
bathing houses, recently erected by
the business men. The structures are
not at all fitted to accommodate the
people who come to the springs. 1t is
believed that some one with capital
will take over the place, with the re-
suit that hotel will be put up in the
near future,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
THINKS FARMERS CAN
PREVENT CONGESTION

Minneapolis. June 14.--With fuel
famine and grain congestion of I'M
pr"c"d"nted proportions threatening
tn" northwest this fall but believed to
be prcNcntabte if the farmers can be
awakened to the situation. President
Edmund Pennington of the 500 Line
today sent out 10000 letters of warn
lnGs to farmers in Minnesota. North
Dakota. Wisconsin and eastern Mon
'ana asking them to lay in fuel sup
plies and build granaries wherever
possible
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
"Democrat and Loyal Citizen"

Billings, June li.--While many young
men who have registered under the
selectiVe draft law are claiming en-
emption from military service on the
grounds of physical disability, relig-
ious prejudice against war, or because
they have persons dependent on them,
a rancher of Yellowstone county whose
name has been withheld is given the
distinction of springing the most
unique claim of the kind.
In a letter received by the county
clerk from the rancher in question.
the man claims exemption on the
grounds that he is a "Democrat and =
loyal citizen"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
Carnegie Medals Due.

Butte, June 14.--Facts in showing
the bravery and self sacrifice Of
Manus Duggan, who saved the lives of
e6 men, and James d. Moore, who led
10 men to a safe haven in the Specu-
lator mine, will be placed before the
commission which makes awards from
the fund set aside by Mr.. Carnegie for
acts of bravery in connection with res
cue work. n movement has been
started by miners at the Spectator tc
see that the commission acts in these
cases and some of the men whose lives
were saved by the foresight and cour-
age of these men will assist in the
presentation of claims
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
SEATTLE IS AHEAD
OF HER ALLOTMENT

erty loan committee sent the following
telegram to Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo:
At noon Thursday the city Of Sc
attic had over-subscribed by $253.00O
her allotment of the $500 900 Largest
subscription received from any one
source, $a50,0O0. We report 10000 in
dividual subscriptions out OF q popu-
lation of 100000. Each and every one
of above subscription bona fide and
payment made direct through Seattle
banks. No credit being taken for APP
pCrtionments accredited to state of
Washington or city of Seattle by rail-
roads or outside corporations"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
NEW ORLEANS GIVES
ITALIANS WELCOME

New Orleans. June 1.-THE Italian
war mission was feted by New Orleans
and its colony of $4,000 Italians to-
day and tonight. Thousands turned out
to meet them on their arrival shortly
before noon. and at three public meet
ings they We're cheered continually.
At the city hall, city and state Of
ficials welcomed the visitors and each
of the commissioners responded brief
ly. Later at the Tulane University
honorary degrees were conferred upon
several members OF the mission and
tonight they We're the city's guests at
a banquet.
Late tonight the mission left for
Memphis.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
First Of the Kind,

LewistoWn, June 1.-THE trial of
Nels Hageland, slayer of William Cop
pedge, on a charge of insanity, was
begun today before jury composed Of
II prominent LewistoWn business men.
The murder trial, which was nearing
its end. has been suspended until a
decision in the case is reached. If
Hageland is found insane. the murder
trial will automatically terminate.
This is claimed to be the first instance
of a murder trial being so interrupted
and the defendant tried of insanity
by lay jury that has occurred in
Montana.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
RED CROSS BENEFIT.

'orNalllS, June 1i.-(Spccial)-On
edn"SdaN afternoon, at the old
Srho"l building. social will be given
Tor III" benefit of the Red Cross. UNI
der IN" auspices of the Woman's club.
\ program of music and pantomine.
refreshments and a talk by Mrs r. X.
stewart of the Hamilton Red Cross
society will comprise the cntertain-
iheh' OF the afternoon. All ladies
interested are invited to attend
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
HAMILTON COUPLE WEEDS,

Hamilton. June 14.--(Special.N-
Miss Mary Burns of Butte and Walter
o'Rrien of Hamilton were united in
marriage Tuesday morning at St
Maries church in Butte. The bride is
the daughter of Mrs James Mulhol-
land of Victor. The groom is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. O'Rricn of Ham
llton. The young couple came to
Hamilton Wednesday to spend their
honeymoon and will return to Butte
to make their home
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
FEARS son IS LOST
IN BUTTE DISASTER,

SUPERIOR June l4.-(Special) &C. w
Schn"nck"r, Il we'll known Superior
man, left this morning for Butte to
search for his son William Schmeuc-
h"r. Tn" father cntertains grave fears
that his boy i.crished in the recent
MN" disaster, he having been en-
pl"ycd there Of late. No word what
ever mas com" from the son since the
tragedy and AS the two correspond
frequently Mr.. Schmeucker fears the
Worst
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
SEATTLE LAUNDRIES
TIED UP BY STRIKE

Seattle, June 1.-THE Seattle Laun-
dry Workers union called strikes to-
day in all the laundries controlled by
the Seattle Laundrymen's association
and also in such of the japanese laun-
dries as employed white labor and
which do not belong to the association.
The union says that eight large laun-
dries are closed and the other large
laundries crippled and that several of
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
New Electric Line,

Twin Bridges. June l4.--lt is re-
ported here that company is being
organized to build an electric line from
DILLON on the Oregon Short Line to
PIEDMONT on the milwaukee,, via Twin
fritgeS. distance of 60 miles The
line would tap the fertile Heaverhead
and jefferson Valleys
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
ROME ON ABDiCATlON,

Rome. via Paris, June 14-"The
measures against King Constantine
could not be avoided" says a semi-of-
fetal statement given out here 'Any
further resistance on his part would
have forced the protecting powers to
treat Greece as an enemy"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
UNION CHURCH SERVICES

St"vensvillc. June l4.-(Spcciall-
announcement has been made that
union services of the Protestant
churches of Stevcnsvine will b, held
In the Methodist Episcopal church
south on Sunday evening. Rev. d. NJ
Barr will preach from the text, 18th,
Preacher and the Bear"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
HAMILTON is WARNED,

Hamilton. June l4.-(Special)-
County Attorney F. c. Kurtz is in re-
ceipt OF Geographic warning from
state Auditor Heating advising that
agents are trying to exchange stock of
National Life Insurance Co. of Butte
for stock of Carey Land and Irriga
ton Co. of Twin Falls. Idaho, in vio-
lation of the Blue Sky law.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
NEW ENGLAND AWAkENS.

Boston. June 14.-NeW ENGLAND, ap-
parcntlN tagging in its contributions
to the Liberty loan up today, gathered
strength at the eleventh hour and vir-
tually assured subscriptions i'm excess
of $240,ooo,000, the minimum allot
ment of this section
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
To Help Mine Sufferers.

Dillon. June l4.-Next Saturday
evening a dance will be given at the
city hail for the benefit of the child
rem and widows OF men who We're
lost in the Granite Mountain disaster.
The funds will tc forwarded to Butte.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15

Beautiful light effects have been oh
tanned in lamps by II European clec.
trician who polishes both sides of thin
sheets of marble and saturates then
with paraffin or shellac.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15

the smaller laundries are negotiating
with the union for a settlement.
OF the 1000 inside workers, 700 be-
longed to the union. 100 joined this
morning and 100 more will join to-
night, according to union officers. The
employers deny that they had tenn
rorary inconvenience and say major.
ity Of their employees did not strike.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15

YEOMEN TO TEXAS.
Des Moines. Iowa. June 14.-San An.
tonic, Texas, was selecDd today as the
convention city for the conclave of
American YeOmen in 1918.
The evening world., 1917-10-09
SAYS YOU PAY
FOR SIX PARTS Of
AIR TO ONE Of GAS
Cdpi lugg Make, Aju
At Hearing on Plan to Ch.n.s
standard

I.r NfYr
.Htia''l ttf ff 1p' paf rs
OF, urr's uf ar rBs
made to-day Hs 'apt paar % b.
sho. from b,r lHi- q. r'l'
Ias vaa head af 'hs u.r.al
|tt.lta,ilu - fh, l.Hs fs
COMPANY To, object uf. ...
90 explained bs the v.tu.a. v
20, gas company 'p enter Due .
try'a service. BE- 20 "Ucffr.' auI
ye.Hp economical use ~ gas
o. eas also testified i, .la' u.I
ideal laboratory conditions mo hfI
est efficiency that could Dee ob,al.,
from gas was o. per cent THO ras
supplied 60 the consumer H f.r
numerous reasons but % per cent
efficient. tho witness explained This
testimony was given az tho ,1nU.l.
alton OF the Public Service Commits.
siou's hearings on tho a~dyislu..'y
~ changing the gas standard in tAIs
city from the present % candle pove.
60 what Ia known as tho British
thermal or heat unit.
capt. FoFg. who testified that the
change would not deprive the con-
! sumer OF gas quality. based his on
illusions on two experiments. FIRST,
a cook Btoye was set up In a laDOra.
tory and IA standard quality Of gas
used. lie said the result showed %
per cent. efficiency In the gas. when
the same test was made with tho
stove out in one Of the regular dis
tricts IL was found that the gas had
lost 3 per cen Of its efficiency.
Questions asked the witness by
Commissioners Hervcy and Whitney
tended TO show that while Capt. Fogg
Experimental with twenty-five can
die power gas apd it's equivalent OF
ESQ heat units. his conclusions con-
corning 5s5 neat units were entirely
hypothetical.
Let us suppose" said Commits
sioner Whitney. that there wer, two
tanks. one containing 5S5 unit gas
and another $50 unit gas. and you
adjusted your testers TO get tha very
highest efficiency. Which tank would
take the lesser quantity OF gas to
raise ten gallons Of water to 200 de-
grees?'
II believe the 5S5 unit gas would
admitted the witness.
That wouldn't be the arithmetic
Of 1t. though, would it?" asked Com
missioner Hervey.
The witness admitted Il wouldn't.
speaking about one part OF gas
TO six OF air" said Commissioner
whitney, "how do the percentages
Of air and gas rum"
THE richer the gas the more air
Is required before there Is complete
combustion" rplicd the witness.
The evening world., 1917-10-09

menting waste will gently move out
OF the bowels, and you have a we'll,
playful child again. A thorough "in-
side cleansing" is ofttimes all that is
necessary. II should he the first
treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie of california Syrup of Figs"
which has full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown
ups plainly printed On the bottle. See
that it is made by the california Fig
Syrup Company" Don't merely ask
for Syrup of Figs, but ask for "Cali-
fornia Syrup of Figs" Remember
"Califnrnia."-AdVL.
The evening world., 1917-10-09

A laxative to-day saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty
their bowels, which become clogged
up with waste, liver gets sluggish,
stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, or your child is l~istless, cross,
teverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full of cold or has the
grippe or a sore throat or any other
chlldren's ailment, give II t%easpOonful
Of california Syrup Of Figs" then
don't worry, because il is perfectly
harmless, and In a few hours all this
constipation poison. sour bile and fer
The evening world., 1917-10-09
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The evening world., 1917-10-09
$40 A WEEK IN FACTORIES.
era of EItraVaGAnt Wages" Says
bridgeport Manufacturer.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Oct. 9.-An era
Of eN~traviCant wages seems to have
set in, according TO G. T.. Billion. Presi.
dent Of Manufacturers Association.
Workmen In factories here are getting
up to $50 a week.
All lines OF manufacture are af-
fectcd. Factories are paying six
cents an hour for almost unskllled
men. street laborers have passed the
s. a day mark and are now getting 81.