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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
MISSOULA WILL
STAGE EXCURSION
TO MINING TOWN
Chamber of Commerce Pre-
pareS for Excursion to
Wallace.

ON June 10 the Missoula Chamber Of
Commerce will stage another get -ac-
uuaintcd trip to Wallace. This trip
will be for the entire city OF Missoula
and all merchants. professional men
and other residents Of the city. with
their wives are invited to make the
journey.
This trip will be known as the Com
memoration Excursion. It was in the
first week of June. 1892. that Missoula
sent a carload of food to- the locked out
miners in Wallace and the entire
Occur a. Alene districts. This food was
sent TO men who were said to be in
dire straits and had to have some as
Sistance.
Missonla and Wallace have always
had the most friendly relations and the
Missoula Chamber of Commerce. this
June. desires to commemorate that
specific friendly act done the mining
metropolis Of the Occur dAlcne coun-
try.
Is to make known to Wallace that the
people of this city desire to know wal
lace residents better. The Mssoula
band will be taken on the trip and
stops will b" made at all the towns
along the line. Wallace will be
reached about . o'clock in the after
noon and the return trip will be begun
at 6 o'clock. The travellers from Mis-
soual will return to this city at 10: 80
in the evening.
II was at first attempted to set the
day for some time in the week, buf
after taking a poll II was found that
the greatest number OF people could
be accommodated IL the trip were
made on a Sunday. In this way. too.
the entire Missoula band can bo Sc
cured for the journey. The start will
be made from Misso,lla at O'clock in
! the morning.
! The patriotic feature Of tho journey
will not be sighted in any way. The
! Cocur d'Alenc country Is furnishing
thousands OF pounds Of copper, lead
and zinc to the government and this
trip will be a get -togcth"r-to help
| Uncle Sam jaunt
The trip will cost So. so n ticket. All
who desire to go are requested to send
their money to the chamber OF com
mcrCc and will receive n receipt, gooC
for a ticket when presented at tn,
Northern Pacific station. A total ol
200 persons are needed to insure spc.
cial service of the best kind and II |:
believed that there will be no troubl,
in getting this number. The none,
and checks for those going on the tril
are wanted as soon as possible. cham
Der of commerce officials stated las
evening because railroad equipment |
not easy to get now and an order 70
the requisite number of cars must b
| placed within the next few days.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
AFTER WRANGLE
CONGRESS KILLS
PROPOSED TAXES
Southern and Michigan Rep
resentatives Save Cot
ton and Autos.

Washington. May 21.-Two sharp
contests during consideration of the
war revenue bill in the house today
resulted in southern members killing
a proposed tax of $3.50 IA bale on raw
cotton and representatives of auto
mobile manufacturing districts limit
ing the 5 per cent levy on auto
mobiles. motorcycles and their tires to
plants paying annual profits above
$1,000 and s per cent on capital in
vested.
House leaders said tonight they were
determined to bring the bill to II final
vote some time tomorrow night.
The automobile tax amendment, Of
fered by Representative Doremus oi
Michigan, was written into the bill
after u futile attempt had been made
to strike out the entire paragraph.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
ARE
KILLED BY
EXPLOSION
Firing of Gun on Armed
Merchantmen Results
Disastrously.

Washington. May a1.--A brass at
tachment of the powder charge, strik-
ing the water and boomeranging back
nearly 200 feet after the firing of a
naval gun III target practice. killed
Mrs. Edith Ayers and Miss Helen Bur
nett Wood, Red Cross nurses of Chi
cago, who lost their lives yesterday
aboard the American steamship Mon
golia. Secretary Daniels explained
in a statement tonight that such
an accident had never occurred
before and that ordnance ex-
perts are puzzled. Miss Emma
Matzen. another nurse of Column
bus, Neb., was injured, although not
dangerously. The steamship. only one
day out from New York, returned here
today and a naval investigation is un-
der way to determine the cause OF
the accident.
Unofficial reports were that a de-
fective shell was responsible. One ac-
count had it that the shell exploded
prematurely after leaving the gun;
another that a breach explosion oc-
CURED.
!. 1t was learned. however. that the
opinion of those aboard the ship bes,
competent to judge was that the shell
was not defective, but that a portior
of the structure of the cartridge had
, been diverted from it's course, boom
erang fashion. The gun itself, A.
| inch, was not damaged, according tI
, the accounts.
The two women killed We're mem.
| bers of base hospital No. II with +;
personnel of more than $50. Nearl.
all the so women nurses of the hos
pital We're on deck, when word came
that the starboard aft gun was to b'
| fired.
| The explosion followed and th
three women. 200 feet away from th
gun, dropped to the deck, accordn,
to Major Besley, commander of tn
unit.
| The gun crew was not aware tha
anybody had been killed until so In
formed, which seems to dispose of tn
theory that it was "A breach explosion
Miss Matzen is said to be on tn
| road to recovery at the New Yor
navy yard hospital. where she was Ia
ken on the arrival of the ship.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

The first two meetings scheduled for
nicipal swimming pool campaign were
satisfactory in the extreme. Last
night the North Side Progressive
league and the Transfers union, local
No. 351. went on record as being
heartily in favor OF the plan to build
municipal swimming pool and backed
mp their resolutions with pledges of
$50 each.
There are some people in Missoula
not yet convinced that the campaign
for a municipal pool is to be sue
cess. but day by day their peep is be-
coming less pronounced. 1t is hard to
see just how this movement is to be
thWarted. The noble response COM
ing from all quarters and the per-
sonal work which is being done in be-
half of the cause make failure appear
impossible. The enthusiasm of the
campaign is becoming contagious.
Missoula is Weakening to the fact that
If it wants a swimming pool it can
have one
Getting Into Game.
Offers of help are coming in from
every side. People who have con-
tributed literally are now asking how
they can further the work. Talk
swimming pool. Get your neighbor
interested in the movement
The Transfers union last night
looked far enough in the future to see
the beginning OF the end. It's men,
bers are preparing to offer aid in the
actual construction of the pool when
this is commenced. One of them said
last night after the meeting: 1--WE
certainly want to see this movement a
success. OF course, it is a little early
to foretell just when the construction
of the swimming pool will begin, but
when it does some of the boys fig
ured that they might donate a days
work or so towards getting the exca-
waiting started
Benefit Tonight.
Tonight the Alcazar theater has
offered so per cent of the gross re-
ceipts to the fund. A strong bill is
to be presented. A new serial. 1.-THE
Mystery of the Double Cross" is to
appear on the screen for the first time
and Tracey and Carter. "sweet singers
of sweet songs" shave offered to give
their services toward the cause.
Next Monday night Is the time when
"all Missoula dances" Fire Chief
1.offnes and d. II. Richards, secretary
of the chamber of commerce. have been
busy lining up dance halls and max
ing general arrangements for The night
on which the entire city is to dance
for the benefit of the swimming pool
The Minstrels Make Ready.
The MissOula ,Minstrels are getting
(Continued on Pare Seveno
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
CONTRACTS MADE
BY NAVAL BOARD

Washington, May 21.-All naval ves-
sells authorized by congress have been
contracted for, Secretary Daniels an
nounced today. except three dread
naughts and IA few minor auxiliary
craft Besides the war craft specific
ally provided for, the department has
ordered many additional destroyers,
submarine chasers by the hundred and
added today "a seagoing tugs of 1000
tons displacement to be used both as
tow boats and mine sweepers.
Recent awards made include the 3S
submarines of the sOO-ton type and six
additional destroyers.
The tugs will be completed in six
months, the destroyers in from a year
to Is months and the submarines in the
shortest possible time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
DISTRICT GROWERS
SEE DANGER IN
SITUATION

Spokane. May 21.-Trustees of
the Fruit Growers agency of WASH
ington. Oregon, Montana and Idaho.
at a meeting here today. adopted
resolutions and transmitted them to
Washington asking that fresh fruits
be classified by the government as
staple food. so they may enjoy the
transportation preference accorded
other foods. The meeting reached
the conclusion that the fruit indus
try in the northwest faces critical
condition relative to harvesting and
transporting Of the 1917 crops. The
government is also to be asked to
not conscript men who are expert
enced in the growing and handling
of fruits. kilograms containing
the resolutions were sent to the
congressional representatives of the
four states represented at the meet
ing. asor 5h
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
POTATO SHORTAGE
IS BEING FELT
IN BERLIN

Copenhagen, Via London, May 2i.
Berlin now Is feeling the potato
shortage. The residents of the
capital have been warned that it
may be impossible to supply five
pounds to everybody this week. but
that those who are unable to obtain
the fun ration will be given cakes
The supply of pork is short and
it will be sold only on Thursday.
Another announcement says that
n reduction in the present meat
ration after August l5 Is being con-
sidered. In view of the food short
age. Professor Weldner, an agri-
cultural expert at Passau, Bavaria,
advised the people to follow the eN-
ample of Nebuchadnezzar and eat
grass. He informs them that both
the red clover and alfalfa may be
used for the making of tasty dishes
for human consumption.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
MORSE ORDERED
TO RECEIVE MEN

Captain william p. Morse at Fort
Missoula has received orders to recruit
the Second Montana regiment to it's
war strength. That means that 600
men are needed to fill the roll, or $50
men to each company. Many inquiries
have been made during the last few
weeks, by men who wish to join the
army. and to these Captain Morse
says:
Come at once to Fort Missoula
where officers are ready with the req
uiSite papers for enlistment. There
will be an office open In town. prob
ably later; but for the present the en-
listing for the Second Montana will
be done at Fort Missoula."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
FARMERS BLAMED
BY u. s. OFFICIAL

Washington. May 21.-Refusal of
farmers to pay better wages despite
the high prices they receive for their
products is held partly responsible in
II statement today by Louis +. Post,
assistant secretary of the labor depart
ment, for the present lack Of farm help.
The demand for farm labor. Mr..
Post says, must be met largely by the
employment of boys this summer and
by the release for short periods Of fac
tory workers for harvesting crops.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
PEARY TALKS ON
CONTROL OF AIR

Spokane, May 21.--"Command of the
land and of the sea is impossible and
is worthless without command Of the
air, too," said Rear Admiral Robert r,
Peary, in two addresses here today.
Admiral Peary is touring the country
advocating the establishment of a
huge, federal aerial department. re-
citing numerous accomplishments in
aerial work since the beginning of the
European war.
He left tonight for Seattle, where he
is to speak tomorrow night.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
MONTANA TO GET
FEDERAL JUDGE

Washington, May 21.-(Special.)-
Senator Walsh's bill authorizing ap-
pointment of an additional federal
judge for Montana was reported out
favorably to the senate today by the
judiciary committee.
Senator Myers yesterday introduced
n bill providing that during the war
homestead entrymen shall be entitled
to perform farm labor and that the
time thus employed shall be counted
as con nstructive residence in proving
upon entries.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
ATLANTA SWEPT
BY HOLOCAUST;
LOSS IS GREAT
Residence Section of Georgia
City Visited by Con-
flagratiOn.

Atlanta. Ga, May 2l.--Fre that
started late this afternoon in an OBJ
scure negro section swept q broad
path through the residential section
of Atlanta. devastating scores Of
blocks and destroying many of the
city's finest homes and hundreds of
negro houses.
Late tonight Fire Chief Cody an
nounced that the flames had been
checked when half way through the
exclusive Ponce de Leon avenue resi-
dence section.
Only One Death.
First estimates Of the damage
placed it at between s2,0OO,oOO and
the only life lost was that of woman,
who died from shock.
The fire was confined to the north
eastern part of the city and the only
business houses burned were several
warehouses near the point of origin.
\ high wind carried the flames
northeastward with a speed which
soon outran the efforts of the fire de-
partment. Within an hour the blaze
assumed the proportions of a conflag-
ration and fire officials called in sew
eral hundred men from the Fort Nc
Pherson officers training camp to aid
in the fight. Appeals for help also
brought fire equipment from q halt
dozen neighbOring cities.
Wide Area Dynarited.
The dramatic struggle with the
flames reached climax at night
fall, when the fire fighters made a
stand at Boulevard Place and began
dynamiting wide area to protec,
the Ponce de Leon section. The cf.
fort was only partly successful ant
an hour later the dynamiters had t
begin their work over again two
blocks beyond the avenue. A lull ir
the wind favored their work and fol
time they were about holding thei
own, though many still feared tina
before morning the flames agair
would gain headway and burn thei
way through to the edge of the city.
The thousands of homeless were be
ing cared for tonight by IA citizen!
| committee and by the Atlanta Re,
Cross chapter Most of them wer'
quartered in public buildings. Off
| cials said there had been few persons
badly hurt.
| Homes Destroyed.
| Some of the most serious loSse
were in the section where dynamite
was used, scores of pretty homes i
Il comparatively new district of tn
| city being blown up.
Aided by wide Ponce de Leon av
enue and the slowly dying wind, sol
diers, firemen and citizens blew II
whole blocks of houses.
| The flames gained a foothold. how
ever, across the street, swept on an
late tonight We're moving slowly in
lnortheasterly direction.
The flames never got nearer tina
seven blocks to Peach Tree street, tn
lmain thoroughfare of the city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
Transfers Union and Pro-
gressive League Do
nate Money.
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES
BEING PUSHED HARD
Community Spirit Develops
More Each Day---Fund
Grows Rapidly.
SWIMMING POOL SCHEDULE.

Benefit performance at AlcaZar
theater tonight.
School board meeting Thursday
night.
Trades and Labor council Thurs
day night.
Elks' dance Thursday night.
First rehearsal Missoula Min
strels Friday night.
Baseball game between Missou-
liam Sentinel team and BARRIERS
union next Sunday at university
grounds. Game called at IL O'Clock.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
LONG DEBATE
IS FRUITLESS

Washington. May 21.-Another day
of vigorous argument on the espionage
bill by senate and house conferees was
fruitless today and the conference ad-
journed until Wednesday,. Provisions
still in dispute include the newspaper.
censorship, export embargo and search
warrant legislation and the section au
thorizing use of the army and navy
to prevent interference with foreign
commerce.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
GERMANS ISSUE
OFFICIAL LIST

London. May 21.--German official
lists of killed. wounded and missing,
issued during the month of April, but
not necessarily referring 40 the casual
ties occurring in April, show:
Killed or died of wounds, or sick
ness. 1898; prisoners and missing,
4,3OS; severely or badly wounded,
9,744 slightly wounded or wounded re-
naming with units. 17.SOS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
LOVETT DEVOTES TIME.

Washington. May 30-Robert :.
Lovett. chairman of the board of the
Union Pacific railroad, having vOlun-
teercd to give virtually his entire time
during the war to Red Cross work. to-
day became chairman of the commit =
tee and will endeaVOr to coordinate q
all war measures as means of pre-
venting duplication and waste.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
OFFICERS REPORT
SHIPS SINKING

Boston, May 2l.-The sinking Of the
Russian bark August by a German
submarine 800 miles off the cCaSt of
Ireland. three weeks ago, was reported
at :n American port today by officers
Of Il British steamer which rescued
the crew.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
FIFTY PER CENT REJECTED.

Chicago. May 21.-Three hundred
men representing almost every higher
educational institution In the middle
west were examined here today for
commissions in the United States ma
rine corps. About so per cent were
rejected for physical reasons, it was
announced. The students had been
designated as candidates by the heads
OF their several colleagues.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
BRILLIANT VICTORIES WON BY ALLIED ARMIES
Organizations Give
Campaign Support
The Weather

Montana-Partly cloudy Tuesday
and Wednesday; probably show
ers in west portion; slightly
warmer Tuesday in west and CEN
tral portions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12
DECISION OF
SUPREME COURT

FROM stark GUWmNys
Magdalena KrumenackeT, plaintiff
and respondent, VS.. Anton Andis, ex-
ecutor of the last will of decedent;
Magdalena Krumenacker: Katie
Stecher; her children, Peter, Ludwig,
Katie and Thomas Krumenacker
Wtecher, defendants and appellants.
Syllabus:
/. Action, commencement of, Sum-
mons, Service of by Publication, Suffi-
cheney of Affidavit Therefor. Under
section 1928, compiled laws of 1919
relating to the service OF the sum-
mons by publication, and stating what
is required to be done in order to Sc
cure service of the summons by pub
lication, requiring among other things
an afidavit stating the place of
defendants residence, If known to the
affiant, and If not known, stating that
fact. Held, that an affidavit which
states that the whereabouts" of the
defendant are unknown is not a COM
pliance with the requirements of such
section in that word whereabouts" in
it's Specification as used in such am
davit is not synonymous with the
word residence" in said section, and
an affidavit for publication which con-
tains the word whereabouts" instead
of the word residence" is wholly de-
fective, and the court acquires no
jurisdiction by reason of such defect
i've affidavit. Where such afhdaYit is In
proper form, II must also be filed be-
iOTG Inb uTSI pubAlIdLl0Al VI IhG
mons If otherwise, the court &C
quires no Jurisdiction.
2. Statute, Construction of. Exemp-
ton. Section SIPS, compiled laws of
1918, which relates to the setting
aside for the surviving wife or hus-
band, or minor children, all property
of the testator or interstate which
would be exempt from execution IL
he were living, including all property
absolutely exempt, and other property
selected by the person or persons en-
titled thereto to the value of $1,000.
Held, that such statute is one of ex-
emption and not of Inheritance; and
that to entitle one to the benefits OF
such section such person must bring
himself within the letter or spirit of
the exemption laws of this state as
to residence therein, or at least cir
cumstances must show an intent and
desire to establish and have such res
idence within the state.
Appeal from the district court OF
Stark county; Hon. w. c. Crawford,
judge.
Opinion of the court by Grace, ].
Christianson, J.. concurring spe-
cially.
Bruce, Oh. J.. and Robinson. J., dis
senting.
Reversed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12

ment is keeping these kings OF the
forest from becoming extinct.
Sees Great bitches.
Land that the Judge didn't think
was worth one dollar an acre FIVE
years ago, he on his recent visit
found cleared. Big ditching projects
have been going on, draining this
northern country until some OF the
best land in the state and the north
west is to be found. There is con-
siderable ditching yet to be done. in
fact there are years and years Of II,
but the completion of the recent
projects shows what the country is
coming to and the future that 1t
holds for the young man.
w. r. Hoag, for years connected
with the engineering department of
the Minnesota university and now
one of the oldest engineers in the
state, has often made the statement
that there lies greath wealth in
northern Minnesota. Engineer Hoag
has completed surveying some big
drainage projects and has carefully
studied almost every section of the
of square miles of great
woods He has watched the ditchers
go into the Greenbush and the Thief
River Falls country with their float.
ing dredges and he has seen the re-
suits.
Judge Miller returned to North
Dakota the first of this week with as
clear a complexion as the crystal
trout streams. He says the Indians
report that the wooded lakes are af-
fording some excellent bass or musky
fishing. He became brown and has
seemingly taken on strength. For
the body, the atmo-
sphere of northern Minnesota is one
of natures own great prescriptions, 4
he says.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12

overs. This will prevent any waste
Of such food. Save all the fat from
the sausage or bacon. It is very high
in food value. Use it in cakes,
cookies and pies as shortening. It
can also be used as the foundation
OF white sauce to be used as gravy
or In croquette mixtures.
In doing your marketing buy fresh
foods in season and in small guam
tity. Buy only standard package
foods and in any quantity you wish
as these will keep indefinitely and
always be uniform.
Unpacking the Market Basket.
Every patriotic woman now elimi-
mates all unnecessary service. This
she knows adds to food costs giving
only bit of style in return.
As soon as the foods are in the
home the housewife becomes the one
responsible for their continuing in
perfect condition until served Tho
reliable commercial producer has
gone to great expense to provide the
proper utensils and building in
which to prepare the package foods.
He buys fruits and vegetables only
freshly picked. He hires experts to
prepare tasty formulas for every
thing from jellies to ported meats.
He builds wonderful coolers in
which to keep choice meats for your
demands. He sees that your dealer
has these foods all in perfect con-
dition.
Your dealer has gone TO consider
able expense to keep the food in this