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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
CONFESSES KILLING
COLUMBUS, O., GIRL

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 14.-Weldon II.
Wells, former Kansas City brokers'
clerk, tonight confessed to County
Prosecutor r. p Duncan, that he shot
and killed Mona Byron Simon in a
room in a hotel here last Thursday
night. His statement. according to
the authorities. says he killed the girl
in self defense.
Wells. who was arrested in Hunting
ton. Ind. early Saturday morning. ar
rived here tonight in the custody of
local police.
The body Of Miss Simon was dis
covered Friday noon, in the hotel room
occupied the day before by a man
registering as G.. Van Brunt of Chi
cago.
Wells, who was arrested in Hunting
ton. Ind. told the police he had been
at the Columbus hotel under the namo
Of Van Brunt.
In his confession tonight the au-
thorities say Wells said he met the
Simon girl, took her to his hotel room
where they cuarreled. She threatened
him with a razor and he shot her. the
confession states, according to the au-
thorities.
Two razors and a revolver with one
empty chamber were found among
Wells effects.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
UNIVERSITY PLANS
TO TEACH BANKERS

Harry Edwin Smith, head Of the de-
partment of business administration
and business manager of the State
University, will address a meeting Of
state bankers in Great Falls Thurs
day night. DR.. Smith has the classes
in money and banking n the depart
ment of business administration. He
is an expert on foreign exchange. ~
While in Great Falls, DIR. Smith is
expected to discuss a university eX-
tension course in money and banking
for state bank clerks. In the large
cities of the country the American In
stitute of Banking, affiliated with the
American Bankers association, offers
educational courses to bank clerks. 1t
Is to answer a need in Montana. where
the American Institute of Banking has
not established courses by resident
teachers, that the university extern
sion work is suggested. Plans have
not been perfected for the proposed
course as yet. state bankers will be
asked to approve them before such II
course is offered
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
END SALOON FIGHT
IN POLICE COURT

Tom Brown started something when
he began fight in the Louvre saloon
Saturday night Brown started the
fight, the waiter started to put him
out and BARLEY Singer started after
the waiter. The police stopped in at
this stage of the game and started the
whole bunch for the station. Brown
is out on $40 bail to appear IN an
wer to the charge today. Singer is
being held.
James McFadden has been arrested
on the suspicion that he is deserter
from the United States army. His
case will be investigated today.
II. Mcclure was arrested yesterday
afternoon on the charge of robbing
Dan Rice of some loose change. Both
are being held for the police magis-
trate.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
UNIVERSITY. EXHIBITS
WORK OF EASTERNERS

Frederick d. Schwalm. head of the
fine arts department of the State Uni
versity, will address students in the
school Of Journalism tonight on the
subject. illustration" The address
will be given in the fine arts rooms in
University hall.
Charcoal drawings, pencil sketches
and water color and oil paintings, the
work Of Professor Schwalm and
Ollie May King Of the department Of
fine arts and a number of eastern il
Illustrators, are on exhibition in the fine
arts rooms at the state University. A
number of the artists whose work is
shown We're fellow students with Pro-
fessor Schwalm at the Chicago Art
Institute. Included among the exhibi-
tors are William Carqueville, Antonio
Sterba. Ernest Pool. Annette Tellars,
Adolrh Treidler and p. II. Akin.
The exhibit Of sculpture includes an
Indian head by Professor Schwalm,
Young Satyr," by Lucille Swan and
two bas- reliefes by Florence Wyle.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
SENATOR KANE'S
TROUBLE

Western Montana's representatives
in the legislative assembly have played
a rather important role in the DELHI
erations Of this body. There have also
been some rather humorous incidents
related in connection with some of
them since they have been trans
planted to the state capitol.
Senator Thomas Kane from Ravalli
county has been heard to make only
one complaint since he has donned the
toga, This was with regard to the
difficulty he has in attaining the
Il don't see how some of them get
away with it, said the senator. Il
have swelled up until l nearly burst.
but they pass me up like white chip
Just the same. Why. the other day l
went out to rent flat for my family
and finally found one that suited. I
asked the landlady how much the rent
was and she looked me over and said:
I'll rent it to. you for $50 n month, but
will make it $50 if youll look after
WY i"i h"t' III youI own ana the
neighboring flat Since that time I
have given up trying to look like q
senator"
Rev. +. T.. Dodds of Thompson Falls
is serving his second term as chap
IAN OF the senate and has become very
familiar with the work expected from
him. Recently the Associated Press
carried a story of a chaplain of the
senate in a neighboring state whose
prayer was interrupted by the SER
geant- at-arms, who pulled him by the
coattail and whispered the information
that he had prayed long enough.
They'll never have to do that with
me- said Rev. Mr.. Dodds. That's
one of the first things I learned,
short and to the point. Those are the
best legislative prayers"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
TEXAS is COVERED
BY SNOW BLANKET


Dallas. Texas. Ian. 14.-North and
central Texas tonight was in the grip
of storm. which had assumed almost
blizzard proportions. Dallas is COW
cred by Finch snowfall. an almost
unprecedented occurrence here, while
as far south as Waco, a fall of an inch
Is reported.
Children in this city virtually sled :
less through SUGGESTIONS Of mild win
ter, rose to the unusual opportunities
Offered by the white mantle and com
Wandered old rocking chairs upon
which they scooted in grotesque curves
through the city streets.
Dallas for the first time in the city's
history, it was said will have an all
night car service tonight. The COM
pany decided to keep cars running to
prevent a tie-up. Trains are run
nings hours behind schedules.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
Plan MEEnNC|
Will Hold Annual Session at
Odd Fellows Hall Jam
uary p and %.

The annual meeting of the Mis-
| soula County Farmers Society of
Equity will be held January % and 20
at the Odd Fellows. hall on Higgins
! avenue. The meeting will open at
1880 in the morning.
The election Of officers will be held
and many important matters relative
to the work of the organization and
of farm methods will take up the ma
Jority of the time of the session. r.
NJ. Barr, agriculturalist for the Great
Western Sugar company, will address
the farmers on the best methods Of
sugar beet culture and the results to
be gained. He will take up the matter
OF the adaptability of the soils of
western Montana to the growth Of the
beet and will point out the different
kinds of soil which will produce the
best
L. H. brakeman, national manager.
and II. G. Morris, national organizer
of the American Farmers Society of
Equity, will discuss the purpose and
and plans OF the society and the
methods of furthering the work in the
future. Mr.. Brakeman comes from
Parker's Prairie, Minnesota, and Mr..
Morris from Tampa, Idaho.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the
first day Of the session, January 90,
the ladies of the society will serve re-
freshments An invitation has been
extended to all the farmers Of the
county, whether they are members of
the society or not, to meet together at
this time. 1t is expected that the
membership will be increased consid-
erably and that many practical plans
for the coming year will be adopted.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
FORMS ihEA1ERc0MBINE
Missoula Amusement Com
pany, Owner of Empress,
Buys Bijou and Isis.

Announcement Is made this morning
that the Missoula Amusement com.
pany has purchased both the Isis and
Bijou theaters. This gives the Mis-.
soula Amusement company control OF
the Empress, the Bijou and Isis the
aters. The announcement confirms a
report printed in The Missoulian.
Along with the announcement Of the
taking over Of the Bijou theater by
the Missoula Amusement company
announcement is made that the Bijou
theater will be open on Wednesday
evenings. Saturday evenings and sun
day afternoons and evenings. It will
be closed on other days Of the week
except for special attractions. The
Isis. which is now being operated by
the Missoula Amusement company,
was opened on Saturday and will con-
has been given a thorough cleaning
and the canned" music of the electric
piano will be heard there no more.
The amusement company announces
that the Bijou orchestra will paly at
the Isis theater on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Friday Of each week
The company promises good music on
the days that the Bijou orchestra is
working in the pit at the Bijou the
alter.
According to the announcement, on
another page in this paper. the Bijou
theater will continue as the home of
Hippodrome vaudeville. The same
policy under which the Empress has
been operated by the Missoula Amuse-
ment company will continue in force
at the Empress. The company de-
clares it has secured new and better
picture services for the Isis and it is
the belief of the company that better
music for the Isis will be appreciated
The Missoula Amusement company
has adopted the slogan: yours for
Service" The company says it means
just that and is ready at all times to
receive suggestions as to how to better
the service. 1t is claimed that through
the consolidation. overhead expenses
are cut down two-thirds and that this
money is to be diverted into channels,
that will serve to make the pictures
and all other classes of service better.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
MRS. E. II. MILLER
DIES AT HOSPITAL

Mrs. E. II. Miller died at st. Pat.
ricks hospital last evening at $3.50
o'clock, following an operation. Fr-
neral arrangements will not be made
until word can be received from Mrs.
Milier's son. Burton, at Great. Falls.
Mrs. Miller is the daughter of Mrs.
Amanda Keim, 1922 Grand avenue. She
was born June Is, 1856, in Illinois. In
November, 1876. she came to Missoula
with her mother and in 1877 was mar
ried to John II. Miller. who died in
February, 1911 She leaves son.
Philip Burton, and an adopted daugh-
ter. RUBY.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15

G00D ROADS LEGISLATION
Highway Committees Con-
sidering Plans for State
System Of Roads.

Highway legislation. which will pro.
vide uniform system for the entire
state and will establish state highway.
which shall be given special attention
by q state commission. Is being planned
at Helena ana received its first con.
sideration last week when the commit
tee from senate and house met to dis
cuss this important subject.
At the Fourteenth session Senator
Dwight was chairman Of the highway
committee of the senate and since that
time has been working earnestly on a
plan which has the endorsement OF
many OF the legislators. The plan as
1t was outlined the other evening pro-
vides for districting the state into
seven parts and the creation of a non
partisan commission, one member be-
ing appointed from each district.
These commissioners are to serve
without pay and are to receive only
per diem and mileage, while engaged
in the transaction of the states bust
ness. This would enable us to Sc
cure ,high-class men," said senator
Dwight. land would serve to keep the
board absolutely non bipartisan. This
committee would act much the same
as trustees of bank and would have
supervisory control Of the work being
done in their respective districts.
They would employ the state super
intendent Of highways and he would
be in absolute charge OF the work be-
ing done on the highways Of the state.
"A plan of this kind would enable
the state to evolve a system of highs
ways connecting the larger cities and
all the Efforts would be directed to-
ward working out a highway system
for the state, which Is sadly lacking at
the present time. It would not in
terfese in any way with the work
which the various counties are doing.
1t would be possible to equip the con-
vict gangs and keep them steadily ON
ployed on the roads. 1t would also
make it possible for the state to re-
ceive the money which the federal
government offers II certain condi-
tions are met.
1.-The new tax on automobiles will. II
it goes through as planned. provide
for the state sufficient revenue to
make this plan feasible. Allowing
for the return of one-half OF the
money to the county in which it is col
lected. this increased license should
turn 100000 into the state highway
fund every year. The joint commit
tees hope to perfect a workable plan
along this line, and If they are sue
cessful it should be Of great assistance
to the good roads movement in the
state"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
TWO PEOPLE PERISH
IN CHICAGO BLAZE

Chicago. Jan. 1.-two persons were
burned to death in fire which de-
stroyed a two. story north side dwell
ling house today. One Of the victims.
Carl Bottcher. was 70 years old and
blind. With him persisted Hans
Thompson. 49,, q teanlster.
When the flames spread to adjoining
homes. more than a dozen women and
children, clad only in their night CLOTH
ing. were driven into the street. the
thermometer standing at the zero
mark.
Thousands Of persons watched a
second fire. which for. time threat
ened the heart of the south side busi-
ness district and finally was extin-
guished after destroying four stores
with an estimated loss Of 100000
The cause of neither fire has been de-
termined tonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
CLASSICS RECEIVED
FOR CHORAL SOCIETY

A number of standard song classics
with complete orchestrations have
been obtained by DeLoss Smith, head
of the school of music at the State
University, for the University choral
society and orchestra. The choral So
ciety will give concerts at University
conyocations. The compositions are
by the following: Strelezki, Ruben
Jakobowski, Shuman, Sullivan, Ra-
decke, Handel, Wagner. Tschaikowsky,
Pinsuti, Brahms, Franz, Chopin. Mo-
Fart, Saint-Saens. Donizetti, Verdi,
Grieg, Bizet, Rossini, Reeves and Mas
cagni.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
POSTPONE MEETING

The meeting of the members Of the
city bowling league teams for the pur-
pose Of making plans for the state
tournament to be held at Anaconda
February % to rs has been postponed.
The meeting was scheduled for yester-
day but several of the men were un-
able to be present and it was decided
to arrange for the meeting to be held
at more convenient time. The date
will be announced later,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
DOUBT FILlBUSTERS
CROSSED RlOGRANDE

brownsville. Texas. Jan. 14.-Mili-
tarX authorities tonight were inclined
to discount reports that a band of fill :
busters had crossed into Mexico, west
of here. However several troops OF
cavalry continued to patrol the border
in that direction and word came from
the other side Of the Rio Grande that
Carranza cavalrymen were searching
for the band.
a train due in Matamoros across
the Rio Grande from here. last night
arrived on time. refuting reports that
bridge had been burned on the other
side of the Mexican town by the fill
busters.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
JONES TO HARVARD 4
FOR HIS DOCTORATE

w. N. Jones. assistant professor Of
chemistry at the state University, will
enter the graduate department Of Har-
ward university in February to pursue
work for his doctors degree. He will
work on the, properties of certain
trimethylene compounds under the d.
rection of Professor E. p. Kohlcr. Pro-
lessor Jones has leave of absence for
the semester and will return to the
State University in September.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
SHERIFF TO WALLACE,

Another bad check man has come
within the reach of the law. Joe De-
Poe Is being held at Wallace for Sher-
1T Jim Green, who LED for that place
Yesterday. DePoe will be tried on
the charge of passing bad check at
Jim Piquetts smoke shop on Main
street short time ago. 1t is report
ed that he passed two other checks
while in the city,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
GOES TO HELENA

Miss Edna Tilton, for several years
an employee in the Scandinavian Amer.
lean bank Of this city, has resigned
her position and leaves this week for
Helena, where she has accepted a
place with the Conrad Trust and
Savings bank. Miss Tilton's change
Is a distinct promotion and her sue
cess will be good news to her many
friends in the city. ..I
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
FRESHMAN HANKERS
TOO MUCH FOR ROW

Sam Connolly was brought to the
county Jail yesterday morning from
Bonner by Deputy Sheriff Aleck Liv-
ingston. Connolly Is charged with
creating disturbance. 1t is said
that he got it into his head that he
was bad man and endeavorcd to lure
several Of his companions into a fight.
His condition indicates that he sue
cecded to some extent.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
WOMEN ARE BETTER
STUDENTS THAN MEN

Women have higher scholastic
grade than men at the State Univer-
sity, according to statistics compiled
by the faculty scholarship committee.
The best six averages among the men,
however, are higher than the six best
averages among the women. The av-
erage grade for the entire student
body Is 1874. The average grade for
all women is S1.1 and for all men. TIT,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
FISH BOAT ToRpEpoEp.

Halifax. N. s., JAh. 1.-THE Nova
Scotia schooner Harry Adams, loaded
with fish>from St. Johns, N. F., for
Mediterranean port, was torpedoed in
the Bay Of Biscay. according to cable
advices received here tonight. The
crew toolssto tho open boats and landed
yesterday at Ferrol, Spain.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
AT THE RINK.

Skating is fine Have your shoes
or wraps checked and they will be
taken care of while Won skate.--Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15
DEPARTMENT STORE
MEN STAGE GAMES

In the Missoula Mercantile COM
pany's bowling league games played
last night at the Rochester alleys. the
tee n from the furniture department
defeated the five from the boot and
shoe department with q total of two
games out Of three.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15

cRAWrisH TODAY At
Grad Pacific hptcl,-Adr.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15

EAT AND ENJOY
Our fish dinners. Grand Pacific cafe
Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-15

In this sale there are over 5000 pairs Of
shoes, divided up into MEMS womer's and chill
dren's shoes-goods at less than today's whole
sale prices, and from stock that is not junk, but
high class" footwear. We have shoes for the
professional men, the mechanic, railroad man.
farmer and laborer and an extensive line Of
boys and girls solid built school shoes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02
A HAPPY CHILD IN
JUST A FEW HOURS
If cross, feveriSh, ConStipated,
give "CaIifornia Syrup Of
Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving
California Syrup of Figs" because in
few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out of the bowels, and you have
a well, playful child again. Children
simply will not take the time from play
to empty their bowels. and they become
tightly packed. liver gets sluggish and
stomach disordered.
When cross. feverish, restless, see if
tongue is coated, then give this delici-
Gus fruit laxative" Children love ii,
and il can not cause injury. No differ
ence what ails your little one-if full
of cold, or a sore throat, diarrhoea-
stomach-ache. bad breath, remember, a
gentle inside cleansing" should always
be the first treatment given. Full di-
rections for babies, children of all ages
and grown-ups are printed on each bot
tie.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" then look
carefully and see that it is made by the
California Fig Syrup Company" We
make no smaller size. Hand back with
any other fig syrup.-(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Girls! Try This! Makes your
hair thick, glossy, fluffy,
beautiful.

Within ten minutes after an applica-
ton of Danderine you cannot find sin
gle trace of dahdruff or falling hair and
your scalp will not itch, but what will
please you most, will be after few
weeks use, when you seen new hair,
fine and downy at first-yes-but really
new hair-growing all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with DAN
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand at
time. The effect is Advantageous hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance of abundance; an incom-
parable lustre, softness and luxuriance.
Get 25-cent bottle of Knowfton's
Danderine from any drug store or toilet
counter, and prove that your hair is as
pretty and soft as any-that it has been
neglected or injured by careless treat
ment-that's all-you surely can have
beautiful hair and lots of it if you will
just try a little Danderine.-(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02

have said a hundred times over organic
iron is the greatest of all strength build
ers. If people would H1<y throw away
patent medicines and nauseous concoc-
tions and take simple NuXated Iron, M
convinced that the lives of thousands ~
persons might be saved, who now die
every year from pneumonia, grippe, con-
sumption, kidney, liver and heart trou-
ibles, etc. The real and true cause which
started their diseases was nothing more
nor less than lack of iron in the blood.
Not long ago a man came to me who
was nearly half a century old and asked
me to give him a preliminary eXamina-
tion for life insurance. l was astoniShed
to find him with a blood pressure of a
boy of 20 and as full of vigor, vim and
vitality a young man; in fact young
man he really was notwithstanding his
age. The secret, he said, was taking
iron-nuXated iron had filled him with
renewed life. At 80 he was in bad
health; at 46 he was careworn and nearly
all in-nOw at so, miracle of vitality
and his face beaming with the buoyancy
of youth
Iron is absolutely necessary to enable
your blood to change food into living
tissue. Without ii, no matter how much
or what you eat, your food merely passes
through you without doing you any good.
You don't get the strength out of it,
and as a consequence you become weak.
pale and sickly-looking, just like plant
trying to grow in soil deficient in iron.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02

gained have seen dozens of nervous
rundown people who were ailing all the
while double their strength and en-
durance and entirely rid themselves of
all symptoms of dyspepsia, liver and 9TH
er troubles in from ten to fourteen days
time simply by taking iron in the proper
form And this, after they had in some
cases been doctoring for months without
obtaining any benefit But don't take the
old forms of reduced iron, iron acetate,
or tincture of iron simply to save a few
cents. The iron demanded by Mother
Nature for the red coloring matter in the
blood of her children is, alas! not that
kind of iron. You must take iron in
form that can be easily absorbed and as
simulated to do you any good, otherwise
it may prote worse than useless. Many
an athlete and prize-fighter has won the