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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12
CAPABLE YOUNG WOMAN |
WANTS TO 20 HER BIT
Intensely Patriotic and Eff
cient Female Wishes
to Serve.
IS STRONG AND ABLE
demonstrating, School Teach
ing and Hard Work
Her Training.
IS STRONG AND ABLE

Loyal and devoted patriotism ap-
pears In many instances during the
days work in q United States recruit
Ing office; but rarely does patriotic de-
votion attain a degree as intense as in
the case OF the young woman whose
letter Is here reproduced. She ad-
dresses the chief recruiting officer in
Missoula from town in western Mon
tana, saying:
i want to be put where / can best
serve my country. Please place me
somewhere, where / can do the most
COED
Il am past 20 years of age, strong
and able -bodied. have been teaching
school and holding down homestead.
My garden is planted, my crop is being
put In and I have made complete ar
engagements for its disposal. l can
run car and can take care of horses
IN any way from grooming and feeding
them to riding and driving them
Il have spent six months in the
United States forest reserve, SO miles
from the nearest postoffice. living
alone, doing my own packing of sup
plies, getting my own wood, finding
my way unaided through thick forest
and sleeping many q night alone in
the woods In view of this, do not
see why I might not do patrol work
as well as a man.
Last summer. l spent eight weeks
taking census on the reservation and
rode over an immense territory. If |
can be of service taking census, please
give me a place for | know how to do
the work
Il worked my way through college
by doing long distance telephone work.
] am not a stenographcr; but once
taught in q business college long
enough to acquire the rudiments of
stenography and l feel certain that it
would take but a short time for me
TO train into efficiency in that branch
] have been neighborhood nurse in
every community in which l have
lived; but have no special training, Is
the demand for Red Cross workers
great enough to warrant my entering
into training at once? My college
training would enable me to do cler
zeal work or to pick up new work rap
IDLY, such as telegraphy. My course
in domestic science might also be util-
lied in some way.
There MUST be a place for me
SOMEWHERE. l am ready and will
ing to do the hardest kind of work. l
have never yet backed down because
of the difficulty of a task.
i am giving up a good salary, SO
am not writing in hopes of a Job
Please write me if there is a chance
for me to render service for my coun-
try and I shall report at any time you
designate"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12
A HORSE ON HIM.

How well groomcd young Dapper
always looks"
Yes: his valet used to be an ostler."
baltimore American.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12
MANY ATTEND WARD FUNERAL

Friends in large numbers filled the
Church of st. Francis Xavier ycster-
day morning and followed in a long
line of automobiles the hearse hearing
church to St. Mary's cemetery. where
interment was made. Flowers, in
magnificent designs and lovely clus-
tiers were banked about the casket. The
pallhearers We're Hugh Campbell, Pat
rick Callahan. Charles Iemlry,
Charles Johnson, Thomas Barrel. and
Harry Shapard. ##ss
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12
TO SUPERiNrEND WORK.

J.. NJ. Erickson. superintendent ~
construction for Olson and J0nef0n,
Missoula construction firm. leave 1nlo
evening for Omaha, where he W.T. take
charge of the construction wor1e IT,
be constructed by Olson and 0a
in Omaha by the Missoula ny.
This building. which Is v 4e
three to be constructed " I'd
johnson in Nebraska, will @ 90.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12

Miss Sally Simpson, an aumnns Of
Smith college and holder Of a post
graduate degree from oxford, is or
ganizfng the mobilization of the stu
dents of girls colleges throughout the
country. They are being enrolled un-
der the banner of the National League
for Women's Service. Miss Simpson
started her tour by addressing the stu
dents of Bryn Mawr college near Phil
adelphi;.
In her addresses Miss Simpson en-
phasizes the fact that women can be
OF most use to their country by con :
serving and producing food. She ad-
Nises her hearers to become dairy
maids and plowgirls as well as motor
drivers ana aNiators
She has an enormously large field to
cover in this work, but she is making
great progress.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12
Car Sto1e,,
Nayes Loses His Ford.

II you see a Ford car equipped with
wheels having demountable rims, call
Sheriff James Green or William Nayes
in the office Of the county clerk and
recorder.
Someone stole Nayes' car Thursday
evening while the owner was in the
Missoula theater. Search by the
sheriffs force has been unavailing.
The car had demountable rims and
was, so far as garage men know, the
only Ford car in Missoula SO equipped
The demonntabie rims will he surer
Identification than the license number.
but TO make matters certain. the 1916
number on the machine is 230..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12
SOCIAL CALENDAR.
Saturday Afternoon.

Saturday Afternoon. Missoula
Noman's club celebrates its fifteenth
birthday with II silver tea at the club
rooms in the Masonic temple. All Ia :
dies are invited to attend.
saturday EVening---Juniors Of the
1mSersity entertain members OF the
aepior class ana their friends at the
annual Junior Prom" at the pavilion
~ Grcenough park.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12

Mr. Weischmann was member, win
have charge Of the funeral to be held
this morning at 1890 o'clock at the
Marsh chapel. Rev. II. s. Galley.
rector of the Church of the Holy
Spirit. will conduct the service. Mr..
Weischmann was a member also OF the
Bartenders union.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12
CITY NOW OWNS JiTNEY.

The city council has purchased
Ford automobile. for the use of the
street commissioner, to replace the
horse which for a long time has been
used as the means of propelling the
NJ. S. d. buggy.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-09-13
What Is L.AX.FOS

. u.eoe y ~ oRaovO eASeAM
A Digestive LIQUID LAXATIVE. Cashsstie
and LIves Toulc. Contains Cescsrs Bark,
Blus FLAG Root, Rhubsfb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, Ssnaa leaves and
ntpsin. Comblues strength With pals.
(sSis aromatic tssts. Does nj srips. Soe
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
IOWANS WILL GO
TO FRENCH FRONT

Marshalltown, Jan. 10. Two native
1owans are soon to be engaged in the
hospital service of the allied powers in
France, word was received here from
Santa Monica, Cal, and Boston.
At Santa Monica, Roland Speers, son
of I. G.. Speers, formerly manager OF
the Odeon theater in this city, is pre-
pairing to leave for France to join the
American hospital and ambulance
corps. Young Spears, who is twenty.
one years old, is a medical student in
Leland Stanford university.
The other young medic" is Edward
S. Welles, son of E. w. Welles, now OF
Los Angeles. Young Welles is mem.
Der in the medical department of Har.
ward university.
He is member of what will be
known as the Harvard surgical unit,
which sails for France February /.
Young Spears and nine other Stan
ford students are being sent to France
by group of wealthy San Francisco
men who have homes in France.
The Frisco men are also furnishing
modern field motor ambulances for the
young men, in addition to paying all
their Expenses while they are in the
servict. a9
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
ITALY ANNOUNCES
LOSS OF WARSHIP

Rome, Jan. IL, via Paris.-The ad.
miralty officially announces the loss of
the battleship Regina Margherita The
announcement says:
Serious military reasons, which
have hitherto prevented the publica.
ton. no longer existing. it is amour.
ced that the warship Regina Margher-
tia struck two mines on the night Of
December II and sustained such Sc.
we're damage that she sunk by the head
in a few minutes. A majority of the
crew of 945 went down with the ship.
Unfavorable conditions made the
rescue of the survivors most difficult.
but 270 were saved. The captain and
fourteen officers are among the lost
Beyond the losses of ships officially
announced up to the present there
have been no others and news to the
contrary. which has been in circula-
ton among the public for some time,
is consequently false
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
FAIRFIELD WOMAN
DIES AT MT. AYR

Fairfield, Jan. 12.-Many relatives
and friends in this city were shocked
to receive the news that Mrs. W. A.
Charlton had passed away Wednes-
day at her home in Mt. Ayr, Neb., az
ter short illness. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Green
of this city and on November l, last
year, attended the golden welding OF
her parents here, and at that time all
were happy because of the fact that
the aged parents had reared large
family which was as yet unbroken by
the death angel.
Mrs. Charlton was born on farm
near Salina in Jefferson county, forty
nine years ago and had spent all OF
her life here with the exception of the
past few years which she had spent in
Nebraska. She is survived by her hus.
band and two children, Margaret and
Arvid, also her aged parents of this
city. two brothers, Harlan Green OF
Spirit Lake and D. NJ. Green OF Beck
with: and four sisters. Mrs. John Con.
ner, Mrs. Ben feathers, Mrs. Omar
Hoskins and Miss Myrtha Green, all
of this city.
The remains arrived in Fairfield this
morning and were taken to the home
of her parents on South Main street,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
ELDON

The members of the Just Us club
entertained their husbands and chill.
dren ut a o'clock chicken pie dinner
at the home of Mrs. N. Frazier Sunday.
The afternoon was spent socially and
music was furnished by the members.
John Dougherty is on the sick list
this week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed ROUGH,
Tuesday, January 9. ten pound baby
girl.
Mrs. Rex Finney entertained the
Kensington club at her home on Wal
nut street Thursday afternoon. The
time was spent socially and with
needlework. Refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess, assisted by Mrs.
ELMER F,inney. Out of town guests
were Mrs. Hines of Dakota and Miss
Mary Welborn of Ottumwa.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Bennett passed away Thursday
morning. Buriel will be made in the
Eldon cemetery.
Mesdames A. D. Suffer, Ruben LutZ
and Miss Rule Enyart will be host
asses to the members Of the kensing-
ton club, their husbands and gentle
men friends at the Masonic temple
Thursday evening, January IS.
Mrs. John Rodgerson entertained the
Needlecraft club Thursday afternoon.
Ed ROUGH returned home Thursday
Night after Jew days in Des Moines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
RAILROADS LOSE
Federal Judge Rules That the illinois
Two Cent Passenger Rate
is Perfectly Legal.

! Chicago, Jan. 13-The two cent rate
case in which twenty-eight railroads
sought to restrain the Illinois public
utilities commission from enforcing
the state passenger rate of two cents
mile. was dismissed today for want
of equity, by Judge Lands in the U.
is. district court.
Judge Lands held that the order
of the interstate commerce commits
sion directing the railroads to prevent
discrimination. against st. Louis. Mo-,
and Keokuk Iowa, could have been
met by the railroads by either increas-
! ing the state rates thus multiplying the
! Illinois two cent law or by reducing
the interstate rate to two cents a
mile.
"The carriers" said Judge Landis
decided to remove the discrimination
| by raising the rate 1t was not the
interstate commerce commission
which repealed the two cent rate but
the traffic official of the railroads who
chose to increase rather than decrease
the interstate rate.
Nov what did this traffic manager
do? He looked over the order of the
commission and held that he could
change the rate on every road in Hi
nois calling it of course, relieving dis.
elimination against st. Louis.
Continuing his discussion of the
case Judge Lands said:
"The only way the lawful two cent
rate can be suspended is by 1egis1a-
ton. and the state legislature has not
yet acted.
1T is my opinion that there is no
power in the interstate commerce
mission. under the guise of removing
discrimination against St. Louis and
Keokuk, that can repeal the Illinois
two cent rate
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
ENGINEER IN
REPORT SHOWS
BUSY SEASON
County Official Makes His
Annual Statement to the
State Commission
Sal, 66.12 SPENT IN
VICINITY LAST YEAR

County Engineer Henry Cooks re-
port, just sent to the state highway
commission, shows that total Of
$141 ,664.12 was spent in Wapello coun-
ty during the year 1916 for bridge,
road and township work.
The bridge and road data is comput-
ed by Engineer Cook and his assist
ants from the claims which have been
Med and passed by the board of super
vlsors. The township work is handled
through the clerks and trustees re-
ports to the county auditor.
The actual amount spent for bridge
work was $S4,s92S9 and this came
from two funds; $71,3047s from the
bridge fund and $13,5SS.11 from the
motor vehicle fund.
The money was spent in the follow
ing way: s43,1763S for permanent
work, $15,469.O5 for temporary Gull
verts, s17,555.69 for repairs, $2,SSO.1o
for equipment and material, $4,552.SS
for filling bridges and culverts and ST..
25S.79 miscellaneous Qengthening cul.
verts and channel changes).
The permanent bridge work was
divided by the following improve
ments: Nineteen concrete box cul-
verts, twelve concrete pipes with head
walls. one boiler pipe with head walls.
three corrugated pipes with head
walls, five masonry box culverts, one
concrete ford, three "I' beam spans,
one through steel girder and two pony
trusses all on concrete abuttments.
Roaa Fund Expenses.
Out of the road fund $27,3S2.54 was
spent and it came from the two funds.
county road s26,3S575 and motor We
hicle s99679.
The expenditures were: For tenn
porary road work, ISL .076.74; perman.
ent road work. $4,13S.23: repairs.
s3034.7S: maintenance (road drag.
ging) $4.542.66: road equipment and
unused material, s1,775.S7. and the mis-.
cellaneous fund (railroad crossing i'm.
provements, corner changes. etc. 81
S1426.
The temporary road work consisted
of pulling down hills. widening cuts
and making fills to temporary grade
lines. i
The permanent work was the max
ing of roads to permanent grade lines
which had previously been established
Dy the county engineer.
Township Work.
The total township road expenses
amounted to $29,3Ss.69. This was
divided as follows: Temporary work
s2.G22.39: permanent work, $135.15:
repairs, s10,762.4S; maintenance, S..
295.05; filling bridges and placing tenn.
porary culverts, $5,1S9.20; road equip
ment. $1,673.S1. and miscellaneous,
$3,716.61.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
LANSING Is SILENT.

Secretary Lansing refused to discuss
the entente reply or the plans of this
government on the ground that he had
not yet read the note with great care.
Il was stated officiaIly, however,
that whether the entente reply will be
forwarded to the central powers and
the latter's reply forwarded to the en-
tente had not yet been decided and
probably will not be for several days
pending most careful examination of
10 whole situation.
Briefly, officials feel that the allies
hGve stated terms while refusing a
occurrence, whereas the Germans have
ouxKe9ted conference without stating
their terms. Nevertheless, it is felt
that the international situation has
been decidedly clarified.
Omcials obviously view the future
WITH increasing soberness. President
Wilson's ofncial statement in his note
that neutrality was becoming intoler-
abae and Secretary Lansing's state
naent that the United States was being
drawn to the verge of war were re-
called in view of the proba bility that
hcsti1fties are likely to continue.
Ambassador Bernstorffs reiterated
an0afance that Germany will not vio-
late her submarine pledges to this
country is held not incompatible with
oaeavities that could not be tolerated
- THIS country but might be conduct
Cd on tho basis that there is such a
divergence of view as to the interna-
tional law involved.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
WHITMORE OFFERS
MORE DRY" LAWS
STATE SENATOR FROM WAPELLO
COUNTY SEEKS TO STOP
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.. @
Especial Correspondence

Des Moines, Jan. ~. Senator Ches
ter Whitmore of Wapello county in
troduced a series of bills in the Iowa
legislature yesterday which, if passed
will put the state under the mos
stringent regulations of the liquor traf
fic The measures follow closely in
detail the West Virginia statutes re
Gently sustained by the United States
supreme court.
The importation of liquor is not only
prohibited by common carrier, to othe,
than a permit holder, but the place oil
delivery is made the place of sale and
the machinery of the mulct law made
operative against the carrier by the
use of Injunction. The personal con
is repealed and it provides that nc
person, other than a permit holder
may have more than two quarts Of
whisky or two dozen quarts of beef
legally in his possession at one time
The measures also prohibit the adver
tisement of liquor by any form with
in the state.
Senator Whitmore said that he be
lieved these measures. if passed
would have the effect of making thu
state real prohibition territory. "The
admonishment of Governor Harding in
his message" he said. that respons.
Utility for law enforcement lies with
the legislature has been reinforced by
a letter which I have from United
States Senator W. S. Kenyon in which
he calls attention 10 the supreme court
decision on his bill and the West Vir-
ginia law and suggests that this as
sembly is responsible for making them
operative within this state.
my bills represent no elaborate pro.
gram of legislation. They offer few
simple amendments to the present
laws. the constitutionality of which
have now been sustained and the en-
actment of which will afford reason.
able measure of prohibition
There was tremendous crowd at
the state capitol last night to attend
the reception given for Governor Hard
ing. Dancing started at nine and con.
tinued until midnight.
If the governors staff felt any hest.
fancy over wearing the uniforms and
gold braid, prescribed by the war de.
partment. it was not indicated at the
Inauguration. Every colonel was in
evidence and in full uniform for the
occasion with the regulation uniform
and much gold braid.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
ASK STUDENT BODY
FOR S275 TO PAY BILL

Iowa City, Jan. II. After a thor
ough investigation committee of lead
ing students of the university has is
sued statement censuring the few
students who took part in the celebra'
tion here on the night of Nov. Is at.
ter the football victory over Ames and
calling on the student body as whole
to contribute to fund of S275 with
which to replace property which SUI
fered from the demonstration.
The committee found absolutely no
evidence that the celebration was the
wild orgy that many Iowa news
papers described Playfulness that
grew too rough, rather than lawless'
ness, was responsible for the damage
done, but the committee, aware that
the acts of the few were not represen-
tative of the temper of the student
body. deplores the excess of jubilation.
Measures will be taken by the Level
headed students themselves to see that
their future celebrations are harmless.
The resolutions follow:
Whereas, on the night of November
1s, following a football victory, a rela.
lively small number of students joined
in celebration Of the victory land
Whereas. during this celebration
some private property was destroyed,
and,
Whereas, this act on the part OF a
few students has reflected upon the
good name of the entire student body
of the state university Of Iowa;
therefore Be 1t Resolved: That
the students of the state university
of Iowa repudiate these acts.
"That they contribute towards COM
pensating those who lost property in
this celebration
THAT, in order to do this, every class
and organization in the university be
asked to join in said contribution and
forward same to the chairman of the
board Of audit"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
OTTUMWA WILL
GET MEETING
Annual Gathering of Money
Changers Slated for Date
in May in the New Hotel

Group ten of the Iowa State Bank
ers' association will meet in Ottumwa
this year and will Be one of the first
of the big meetings planned for OF
tumwas new hotel
| This was decided Thursday after.
noon at meeting of the executive
! committee of group ten, held in Of
! tumwa, at which representatives of
numerous banks in the district were
present.
The visitors for the day consisted Of
| f. E. Phelps, group chairman, Delta;
U. G. Rice, Milton; J. A. Canning, Al
bia; George NJ. Barnett. Centervil1e;
o. D. Wray, Bloomfield. Secretary
c. D. Evans and former Chairman B.
P. Brown were also present at the SEES
sion Of the committee, the latter in an
advisory capacity owing to his long
experience on the committee.
The usual time for holding the group
ten meetings is on Lincoln's birthday,
February u, and Ottumwa is fire.
quently favored as the gathering place.
This year 1t was the turn of Sigourney
but the committee considered the ad-
visibility Of delaying the meeting IN
til better weather and May was deem
ed the most satisfactory time for hold.
ing the meeting.
1t was urged that the warmer wealth
er, better roads and the new hotels
readiness by that time would make the
meeting in May more attractive for all
Of the banks of the district than to
hold it on the usual day.
The committee passed resolution
embodying these reasons for the
change and although the exact date
was left open to be decided later, the
time tentatively set was between the
tenth and fifteenth of May in the new
Hotel Ottumwa.
The arrangements for program were
left with the local bankers and the
committee resolved to ask every bank
in the group to close on the day of the
meeting, making the occasion holi-
day for all Of the employees and thus
bringing together the biggest possible
crowd. If the new time of holding the
meeting this year proves satisfactory.
the committee considers making it
permanent and doing away with the
observance of Lincoln's birthday as a
meeting date.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
UNIQUE SENTENCE
IS PASSED ON MAN

Lime, O., Jan. IA full public
apology for his part in the rioting at
the county Jail last August was the
sentence passed yesterday on Charles
Kline who pleaded guilty of attacking
Sheriff Sherman Eley with intent to
lynch a prisoner.
Kline was first sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary. which was
suspended and the apology sentence
substituted.
Under the terms of the sentence,
the apology must be printed in every
paper in the county in which the riot
ing took place. Thirty-four men have
been indicted for taking part in the
rioting when mob attempted to lynch
a negro prisoner accused of attacking
white woman. Four have been sent
to the penitentiary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
AIRPLANES MAKE
RAID ON TRIESTE

Rome. Jan. 13. via Paris-The fol-
lowing official communication has been
issued by the war Office:
Our seaplanes bombarded Prosecco
and the Notifications of Trieste on
January II. Damage was done to the
enemy's works and the machines re-
turned safely in the face, of fierce
fire from the enemy's anti-aircraft bat.
teries. On the same night two enemy
seaplanes made a fruitless excursion
against Grade Cervignano. One of
them was hit by our aircraft guns and
obliged to land. The avators were
made prisoners"