The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-07-13
!. v. v. ARE SAID TO
MENACE MILL MEN
MUSCULAR, ASKING STATE AID,
SAYS LOCAL OFFICIALS EN-
COURAGE MEN TO GATHER.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What 10 TranspIring in the Different
Departments Where the Affairs of
State Government Are Ad-
ministered.
Helena.

Helena
Governor Sam Stewart has an
nounced receipt of a letter from Mis-
soula asking state aid to suppress tn
Industrial Workers of the World ele
ment there.
The writer declared local authorities
had encouraged the concentration o
its members there. The governor salt
he would probably make an investiga
ton before taking action. The writeI
of the letter is said to be head of /;
large lumber mill at Missoula TIL,
letter says there is only one lumber
concern in the Missoula locality no
closed and that its employees have beer
threatened with the visit of a moi
that would take them from their work
Food Council to Be Held.
National plans for food conserva
ton and the marketing, distribution
and control of food products will be
presented to the citizens of Helena
July % by Assistant Secretary of Ag
riculture Carl Vrooman. The meeting
in this city has been arranged by Gov
S. V. Stewart and Chancellor E. C,
Elliott. 81,
In the coming of Secretary Vrooman,
the administration will speak officially
to the citizens of Montana and the
plans presented at the conference will
be those worked out by the govern
meHt's food experts. Mr.. Vrooman is
now on a preparedness tour of the
country.
At the Helena meeting the presence
is desired of all the members of the
State Council of Defense, and all men,
bers of county and local members of
defense councils, especially railroad
men, farmers and distributors of food
products.
Ready for Se1ective Draft.
Blank forms and instructions for the
selective draft have been mailed by
Adjutant General Greenan to every
county exemption board in the state.
A wire came from Washington that
the county boards appointed by the
governor would be recognized by the
war department. These boards con-
sist of the sheriff, county clerk and
county physician. Cities of more than
10000 will be entitled to exemption
boards of their own.
Commissioners Are Ousted.
In decision rendered by the state
supreme court, Justice Sanner writ
ng the decision, it was held that three
commissioners of Gallatin county, who
we're found by the district court to
nave charged and collected illegal"
ices, are guilty.
The three commissioners are: C.
W. Overstreet, Charles Callaghau and
Nelson Story, Jr. Their alleged il
egal charging and collecting related
o the viewing of roads.
The suit was brought for custer, and
he supreme court holds that the GUST
= stands and that the fees collected
illegally" must be restored.
Hundreds Make Inquiry.
Nearly six times as many Montanans
s have any show of being selected,
ave made inquiry of Capt. H. C. Clark,
J. S. A, concerning the officers train
1g camp at San Francisco that be-
ms Aug. 81. Montana's quota is 70
nd nearly 500 inquiries have been
lade.
Application blanks are now being |
emit out by Captain Clark to all in |
uirers. From the list of applicants |
aptain Clark will select those whom |
e deems best qualified, and these will |
e examined in person by an army
and then the 72 chosen from
lis sifted list. Eight men in excess
the 70 will be designated as alter
ates to fill any vacancies in the
ate's quota.
Nine Hours Better Than No Job.
Commissioner w. J. Swindlehurst is
receipt of a letter from a woman
no is employed as telegrapher for
railroad and her hours are nine in
cad of the lawful eight. This is
ltirely satisfactory to the woman, as
ell as the railroad and her troubles
me not from the number of hours
e works, but the fear that she will
Sc her position if the railroads are
to put in force the eight
urs for women workers. She writes:
wish you would send me a copy
the eighthour law. | am afraid
is will work a serious hardship on
who are employed as telegraphers,
the company exacts a nine-hour day
d If we can work but eight, we
IL lose our positions and be strict I
out of luck instead of benefited as |
, law intended"
Commission Has Bridge Problem.
The jacking-up and repairing of one
of a $4,000 bridge with concrete
oring is the problem that is now
lore the state highway commission.
ring the recent high water bridge
1T in Musselshell county across the
sselshell river was undermined by
water partially washing out pier
IT one end of the bridge, lowering
t end about six feet. The block ce-
Mt flooring of the bridge is not brok
to any extent and the problem be-
e the commission is that of building
lew pier in the channel which may