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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
SCHOOLS AND STATE
GET H|GH-TAx BLAME
County Officials Bcsicgcd by
Indignant Citizens on
Account of Rise.

Indignant because of their inability
to understand tn. large increase ia
taxes over last year taxpayers
throughout the county aud particularly
those from Miss"ula. have bcsicged the
past two days tn an attempt to get an
explanation for the rise, which Is be
tween - and 30 per cent
With the high cost of living figuring
materially ia the bank accounts and
pay checks Of the property owners of
the county, considerable CONSERVATION
was caused whom the tax statements
We're received and Immediately IA" as
SCISSOR and the newspapers uf the city
were appealed TO for information.
When Attorney General =. 4. Ford
announced early In the year that tie
valuation of all property would be in
creased on the tax rolls, the report i'm
m"diatelN hecame current that tn.
county commissioners would lower tho
tax levy to offse. the Increased taxes
that would follow the increase in val
uution.
The taxpayers now come forward
Indignantly and have demanded of til.
county assessor an explanation as I,
why the taxes should be so high thi.
Year, if the levy was reduced?
County Commissioner G. +. Peterson
! in explaining the tax problem yester
| day, declared that the burden for TIA
! rise in taxes for those in school dis
triCt No. | should rest upon tn
shoulders of the school board of tn
district and upon the state.
Mr.. Peterson stated that the com
missioners had reduced the count
levy from 70 Ia To II Ia mills. whic
with the increased valuation. will mai
, the amount due the county approx
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
State Board of Examiners
Authorizes Purchase of Ad-
joining Real Estate.
SCIENCE BUILDING
ON NEW PROPERTY?
It Is Thought Additional Uni
versity Building May
Have This Site.

Announcement of the decision to
purchase four plated lots Adjoining
the campus of the State University of
Montana in Missoula for $4,000 by tho
here last night from Helena.
The purchase Of the land virtually
means the cnlarging of the universitys
campus to conform to the plans laid
out by Cass Gilbert, the famous New
York architect who was brought to
Elliott to draw plans for the enlarge
ment of the institution.
Where the Land Lies. )
The land that will be purchased
consists of two blocks north of the
campus. owned by the Higgins family;
one block adjoining the campus on the
west. lying between Connell and Daily
avenues. and one block on the west
between Beckwith and Mcleod ave
nues. The two blocks on the west arc
owned by the South Missoula I'M
provement company. with the excep
ton of small part of the northwest
block which is owned by the Daily
estate.
The purchase of the land is the re-
suit of several years of negotiations
and plans by the university officials
and the state board of education. and
the delay in getting the additional
campus room has been considered a
stumbling block in the way of enlarg
ing the university.
For New Science Building.
That the new science building. which
was voted for by the last session of
the state legislature. will be started at
once, Is the belief of the university
faculty. DR.. T.. Q. Sisson, president of
the university. at meeting Of the
Rotary club last week declared that
as soon as the land was purchased
work on the new building would be
commenced.
The addition ul the new lots will
make the campus of the institution q
complete square and will place the
present-day oval in the center. The
purchase of the additional campus
room is in line with the plans laid
down by Mr.. Gilbert, who outlined q
complete blueprint for the equipment
of the university with new buildings.
Just where the new building will bt
located has not been announced, but II
is generally believed that it will b'
built on one OF the newly acquired
blocks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
LOAN-OR|W feature
IS TAEATER meeting
Missoula Has Subscribed
$4,000 for Liberty Bonds
Addresses Today.
THE PROGRAM Foa TO-DAY.
Parade at $3.50 o'clock.

Parade at $3.50 o'clock.
Line Of march from Front street
down Higgins avenue to Pine
street; down Pine street to Pattee;
thence TO Main street and to the
theater.
osloss Smith will lead audience
in singing America"
Attorney Charles n. Hall will
preside.
Addresses by e. o. Sisson, Or. E.
3. Craighead, Mrs. J. Wilson Moore,
Mrs. Charles n. Hall and Mrs.
rylar B. Thompson.
Medals will be awarded to boy
scouts who sold most number OF
bonds during last campaign.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Nav Invest Dakota School
Funds in Liberty Bonds

Bismarck, n. D., Oct. .0.-The
North Dakota board of university and
public school lands today adopted a
resolution directing the secretary, If
funds proved sufficient. to invest
100000 of permanent moneys. derived
from the sale of public lands. in the
second Liberty loan.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Celebrate Successful
Completion First Draft

New York. Oct. o0.-Secretary. OF
War Baker and Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder were the principal speak
ers at dinner tonight attended by.
members OF New. York city's 1s9 ex-
emption boards in celebration OF the
successful completion of the first draft
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Casualty List Of Germans
Includes $780, 900 Names

Amsterdam, Oct. 2O.-The Cologne
correspondent of the Tijd reports that
the German casualties list, comprising
killed, wounded, prisoners and missing
from August. 1914. to September. 1917,
fill so folio volumes of $4,000 pages.
He calculates the total number Of
names as S,2o0,0OO.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Indict Congressman's Son
on Draft Evasion Charge

Madison, Wis.,. Oct. 2O.-A federal
grand jury indictment was returned
tonight against Byron Nelson. son OF
Congressman John NJ. Nelson of the
Third Wisconsin congressional district
charging him with an attempt to evade
the draft law. He. is now in Spring
Coulee Canada.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Peace Prayer POstals
Will Be Investigated

Hibbing. Minn., Oct 2O.-Peace
prayer postal cards, similar to the well
known endless chain letter prayer but
unsigned, have made their appearance
in Hibbing and during the past few
days they have flooded the mails. The
fact that they were mailed during the
Liberty loan campaign has led to an
investigation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Thirty.Sevcn Rescued.

Christiania. oct. 2o.The admiral in
command reports the rescue of 81 men
from the steamers sunk by German
raiders. The following details are
given:
Rescued from Norwegian steamers
kristine, one man; Sorhaug, 599 tons,
II men: Silja. seven; IIahil. seven.
From Swedish steamers: Wikan-
der two men: Wistur, nine.
"a dispatch from Bergen says that
several survivors arrived there last
night and related narrowing stories Of
their two days sufferings and priva-
tions in small boats before landing.
at is reported from Utvar that II
men from n British destroyer arrived
here at 3 o'clock Friday morning. 1t
| was at this port a Norwegian torepdo
boat touched with 81 survivors fron,
various sunken steamers
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
WITHOUT CARD, NO SMOKE.

Vienna, via Paris, Oct. 20.-The
Austrian government announced the
introduction on January l of tobacco
cards, without which smokers will be
unable to buy tobacco.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
LOCAL TEMPERATURE.

Saturday was a good day for foot
ball practice, or golf, If one walked
rapidly, but WAS no; an occasion for
lettering in the open. There was a
zip Of late falf in the air and the ther-
mometer did not go above so. There
was. though, no wind
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Portland Shipyards Strike
Is Officially Declared Of

Portland, Ore, oct. .o.--The ship
yards strike in Portland district was
officially declared off tonight. ma
jority of the unions involved having
voted to return t. work. The federal
labor adjustment board left tonight
for San Francisco.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
St. Paul Boy Scouts Issue
Challenge on Bond Sales

St Paul Oct. a0.-Boy Scouts Of St.
Paul tonight issued a challenge to
scouts of any other city of America to
compete with them In the sale OF the
second Liberty bonds. The contest Is
to start immediately and end October
|27.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Survivor. Reach aeruan.

London. Oct. 20.-Ten of the crew Of
the British destroyer Mary Rose. prob
ably the only survivors on that vessel.
have reached Bergen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
HUNS SINK II SHIPS; 135 ARE DEAD;
BRITISH BRING DOWN S ZEPPELINS


fundamentally cloudy Sunday and
Monday; probably rain in extreme
northwest; colder Sunday night.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Two DcstrOycrs and Eleven
Merchantmen Are Sunk in
North Sea Encounter.
GREAT AIRSHIPS FALL
IN FRENCH TERRITORY
Victory on Water Is Balanced
by Triumph Of Gunfirc
and Airplancs. /.
By Associated Press.

Germany scored on the water ~
SATURDAYS news developments,
which recorded tine breaking up OF
merchant convoy IN the North
sea bv raiding cruisers that sank
two British dcctroycrs and nine OF
the twelve conveyed ships. She
suffered little lcss than disaster
in the air. however, when four and
probably five Zeppelin a'rsh,ps be-
iicvcd TO be returning from raid
or England were brought down IN
French territory bv airplanc and
anti; aircraft guntire.
The sea tragedy cost the British the
lives of 1855 of the officers aud men on
the destroyers. who We're left to their
fate by the German raiders In their
haste to escape, nS were the crews OF
the sinlxing merchantmcn About 100
OF the merchant sailors, however
reached the short In boats or on Brit
ish patrol craft All but three of the
trading ships were OF Scandinavian
nationality most oc them apparently
being small vessels.
The character of the raiding war
ships Is not exactly apparent. The
British admiralty describes them as
very fas, and heavily armed. while
Berlin IN its report refers TO them as
light sea fighting forces. They
escaped the vigilance of The British
guardshirs under cover of darkness
| both on their outward aud homeward
trips.
Raiders Get Into Trouble.
The story Of C;orinany's reverse in
the air began with the account OF a
| raid on England last night In which
/ the bombs the Ierpelins dropped killed
! . persons and injured s. others. Re
ports soon began to be received. how :
ever. of ZepI"lns being brought down
| in France. These were at first sup
posed to belong to m independent
raidinr fleet Dispatches from France
late In the day. however, declared
then, to be IN. raiders returning from
| England Thcy had appeared over
French territory. II was stated and
We're scattered to various parts of the
country az the alarm went out, and
the French airmen rose In swarms t.
attack them.
Was Desperate Fight.
Their struggle to get over German
territory was n long and desperate one
for those brought down were far from
the sea when they fell One OF then
was chased through several district
of central Franco before being final,
disposed of. The fact that none o
them dropped any bombs in Franc
seems to indicate that they had eN
hausted their supply previously
Russian Fleet in Sore Straits.
The situation of the minor Russia
! fleet which was caught by the Ger
: mans In the waters around the Gulf c
Riga is apparently Il desperate on
The Germans have sown mines sout
of Moon sound to block an exit to IN
Russann there while they are closin
| the route TO the north by their opera
: tions for taking possession of Dar
: | island.
on the western Sichting front Il
artillery battle is continuing both
Flanders and in the .iisne region.
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
CHICKENS MUST
NOT RUN LOOSE

Chief of Police Meaney, in procla-
nation today, lays down the law to
owners of chickens or live stock that
are permitted to run loose and de-
stroy neighbors' gardens. He says it
must stop. The proclamation follows:
To the citizens of Ottumwa:
On account Of the vast acreage Of
gardening that is being set out this
year it is absolutely necessary that or
dinance No. 491 be lived up to in every
particular.
Not only is Ottumwa interested in
gardening. but our whole nation In gen.
eral is making a special effort to util-
ize all unused ground for the produc.
tion of food stuff.
From the appearance Of the start
that has been made in our city this
season. I think that Ottumwa will be
found ranking among the first with her
agricultural soldiers when our garden
crops have been harvested
A great many complaints have been
made to this Office regarding the neigh
bors' chickens being allowed to run at
large. AS this is direct violation of
the city ordinance, hope you will i'm.
mediately arrange to keep them on
your own property so as to avoid fu-
ture trouble and any person insisting
upon violating this ordinance, regard
less of who they are, can expect to be
prosecuted accordingly.
The following is copy OF the city
ordinance in regard to same:
491. Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful
to permit any cattle, mules, horses,
asses, swine, sheep, goats, geese.
chickens, turkeys, pigeons or peafow1.
to run at large, upon any of the streets.
alleys, public places or public COM
mons within the corporate limits of
the city
sos. Section 8. Any person or per
sons violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall, upon conviction
therefore, be fined in any sum. not less
than one dollar $1,000 nor more than
one hundred dollars ($100) and be i'm
prisoned until such time as fine and
costs are paid, or otherwise discharg.
ed, according to law
Respectfully.
Michael F.. Meany,
Chief Of Police.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
FIND MAN DEAD
lNPLOW'EDFIELD
MICHAEL cONLEY, WELL KNOWN
LABORER, THOUGHT HEART
TROUBLE VICTIM.

Michael Conley, aged 50 years, was
found dead in field adjoining James
Davis residence. South Wapello
street, Central addition, at $50 o'clock
this morning.
Mr.. Conley had been blowing and
the horse was standing with the pillow
in the furrow when Mr.. Davis found
the body. 1t is supposed that the man
died Of heart disease. Coroner l.. A.
Hammer is arranging for an inquest
this afternoon at Daggett's undertak-
ing parlors.
Conley, who has been a resident Of
Ottumwa for many years, was well
known about the city as a common
laborer. He lived alone in a hut in
Central addition and had planned to
conduct small truck farm this sea-
son.
So far as is known he had no rela-
tives
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon at Daggett's chapel.
Rev. Isaac Williams Of the Open Door
Mission will be in charge. Interment
will follow in Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
PEOPLES PULPIT
D. not submit manuscripts
with requests that they be re.
turned II not used. The Courier
will not return Them

Editor Courier:
plain tales from the hills" Brother
Scase gave us some weight and dimes
sion calculations concerning the pro-
posed seven billion dollar war appro-
priation. The writer undertakes to give
some comparative figures that may
prove interesting and instructive.
A distinguished U. S. senator in an
address in the senate in July, 1918, gave
the following statement from depend
able statistics He stated that the peo-
pie Of the United States expend an
1ually in round amounts, as follows:
For rheats-Fifteen hundred million
dollars.
For liouor-Two thousand million.
For Nour-Four hundred and thirty
ave million.
For tobacco-Eight hundred million.
For potatoes-Two hundred and
ftWenty-five million.
hon
million.
For candfes-F1ve hundred million
Summing up-We spend for neces-
stiles, twenty-four hundred and sixty
million, and for whisky, wines, beer
tobacco, candy and amusements, thirty
eight hundred million dollars.
Mrs. Chewing Gum-"Wriggley"-
recently reported 10 nave misplaced
bag Of diamonds valued at forty thou
sand dollars and purloiner appro-
prited them. Ucatan White of chewing
gum fame when he sails the seas, goes
In his own private steamship from
which we infer a chewing gum outlay
Of probably millions annually.
Considering these figures it would
seem possible for us, exercising
Spartan virtue, self denial, in two
wears to actually save the entire
amount OF the enormous war appro-
priation and six hundred million be-
: sides, and at the same time reap sub
stantially lasting benefit from our ex-
perience. Now-will we do It'll Scarcely.
Observer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
BLOOMFIELD

Roy Brudice left Tuesday for Of
tumwa to enlist.
Mrs. Harvey Lawson returned to her
homo at Martinsburg after spending
win Dilliner.
Mrs. John Owens attended Rebekah
lodge in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Paul Pebbles left Tuesday to join the
coast artillery.
Misses Blanch Noble and Marie Sell
man were passengers to Ottumwa on
Tuesday.
ing business here this week:
George Ellsworth Joy Of California
IL giving a series Of lectures at the
Christian church this week on Child
Welfare" each evening at 1880.
The city has begun the work Of lay
ing one thousand feet of new water
mains.
Dr.. A. w. Gaumer returned Monday
from a short visit at the parental
Gaumer home at Fairfield.
George Pebbles and family are now
occupying the LATE Beggs property.
CLYDE Wilson and wife Of Ottunwa
visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Romniger.
!, Misses Gladys Hiner and Myrtle
Tharp returned Monday from visiting
friends and relatives in Ottumwa.
MeSOam0S sax ana ZOOh diu Misc
Helen Bence accompanied Howard
Zook to Ottumwa Monday where he en-
listed
Mrs. Alice Richmond Of Ottumwa
was calling on friends here Monday.
John Kline has purchased the w. n.
Taylor house and is moving same 10
one Of his lots in the north part OF the
city. 49,
Next week is clean up week in TINS
city, by order of the mayor.
Miss Mary Gordon spent Sunday al
the parental Gordon home at Moulton.
Mrs. Russell visited relatives in West
Grove Sunday.
Miss Virgie Good visited friends at
MouNon Sunday.
Mrs. Cliff Barnett is expected home
after weeks visit with relatives az
Lancaster, Mo.
Lawrence Scott, Harry Curry and
Hollis York spent Sunday In ottumwa
Ed Brook was a business caller III
Moufton Monday.
Charley Davis has returned 70
Knoxville after a short visit with nome
The Golden Rod club met with Mrs
Susie Rayburn. Subject Child wei
fare
T. p. Bence returned after attending
4 Masonic meeting at Knoxville
Bob Leon left Sunday for OttumWa
to enlist in the navy.
Levi Carlisle of Ottumwa spent sun
day here with home folks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
HARVEST IN
WALNUT GROVE

shelbyville, Mo-. April 26.-W. J.
Norris, a dealer in walnut lumber. is
completing harvest near Shebyville.
The timber is being taken to G. w.
Hope and will make approximately 3d.
900 feet Of lumber.
It is unusual to hnd SO many trees
Of such superior quality on so small
an acreage.
AS determined by the number OF an
nual rings, the average age OF the
trees was forty years. One large tree
showed 1852 annual rings, measured
forty-two feet to the first limb and cut
out two sixteen-foot logs thirty inches
in diameter The last large logs and
the bases are to be used in making
veneering; while the other logs 'wfH'se
used for airplane lumber. q
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27

at the time. The clerks of the great
building lined the halls and gave the
Frenchmen a reception of almost con-
tinuous cheers and handclapping.
RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT.
After spending few minutes with
Secretary Lansing, M. Vivian, Marshal
Joffre and Admiral Chocherrat went
over to the white house to be formally
received by President Wilson.
AS the French party left the build
ing the cheering was acknowledged by
all observers to be the most enthusi-
astic and loudest ever heard there.
The corridors of the building fairly
rang with hurrahs for France.
TRI-coLOR IN EVIDENCE.
The visitors took motor cars for the
short ride from the state department
to the white house. Hundreds of auto
mobiles decorated with the French tri-
color sounded their sirens and people
lining the streets added to the cheer
ing.
At the main entrance of the execu-
tive mansion large party of the pres.
ident's army and naval aides In full
dress uniforms met the Frenchmen.
Statutes were exchanged and the dis.
tinguished guests were ushered into
the blue room, where President Wilson
was waiting to receive them.
JoFFRE INSPEcTS GROUNDS.
Marshall Joffre, accompanied by
Colonel Spencer Cosby Of the army
and Lieutenant Commander Robert L,
Barry Of the navy, walked from the
executive mansion to the state. war
and navy building. The marshal was
dressed in the full uniform Of his rank
with red trousers, red cap. leather
boots and several orders giistening on
his breast.
Walking through the white house
grounds the marshal saked many ques-
tons about history of the mansion and
was deeply interested in the answers
of Colonel Cosby, former military at.
tache at Paris and former military
aide to the president.
Every empioye In the executive Of
fees rushed out to see the marshal. He
smiled and saluted as they broke into
applause.
I When the American officers started
to mount the long stairs to the en-.
trance of the state, war and navy
building, Marshal Joffre. DESPITE his
age and weight ran up lightly and left
his companions trailing after him.