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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
PERFORATED STAMPS
FOR LEGISLATORS

For the first time in the his
tory of an Idaho legislature, per-
forated stamps will be used by
members and attaches. The
first supply of stamps for the
two houses was run through the
perforating machine at the state
house so that they are plainly
marked and can be indentihed as
having been purchased by the
state for state purposes. The
land department installed the
machine soon after the new ad-
ministratiOn came into power and
all stamps for state departments
are run through it. The legis-
lature took the same precaution
with regard to stamps it pur-
chased for legislative use.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19

ther has greatly increased the
consumption and suffering. In
some southern Idaho towns sage
brush and fence posts are being
burned.
Conservation and control of
available waterpOWer sites and
resources by congressional acts
was urged in a memorial intro
duced in the house by Represen-
tative MonsOn of Oneida. The
memorial recites there is re-
ported waterpOwer monopoly in
/ Idaho and other western states.
The public utilities commission
was both attacked and supported
/ by bills introduced. Senator
! Cummings has launched a mea-
sure to repeal the act creating
the commission. Representa-
tives Hussman and Goehry intro
duced an administration bill to
give the commission supervision
over securities.
The bills indorsed by cOnVicts
at the penitentiary and a commits
sion of private citizens seeking
to give the prisoners education
al facilities and to prevent a con-
vict from testifying on the wit
ness stand as to former prison
records, we're introduced in the
lhouse.
Another bill of Importance
, seeking to take from the legisla-
ture the power to create new
counties and placing it in the
hands of county commissioners,
who are empowered to call cleo
tions, at which 65 per cent OF
: the vote cast among the residents
b, in the territory to form a new
. county creates it, was filed in the
house.
Senator Grant of Lewis is the
u author Of a bill to amend the
! Sunday rest law so that the ne
- cessities Of life may be pur-
. chased. 1t empowers cit.
, council or board of trustees of
u town or village to allow stores t,
y open on Sunday under regulation
u il presented with petition
- signed by a majority of the elec
tors voting at the last genera
=! election.
The administration measur
urged by the governor giving tina
~ executive power to remove cOun
y ty sheriffs and county attorney
- who fail to enforce prohibitio
y laws as a remedy is ready for in
III PRODUCTION by the judiciary com
- mittee.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
Sinking Fund For
Court House
PROVIDE MONEY FOR new BUILDING
Presents Quarters Are Too Small And Others Will
Have To Be Provided

worked out but the idea is TO make
a special levy each year for this
sinking fund, the money to be put
out at interest, the idea being to
raise the necessary money in that
way instead of by issuing bonds,
and if it should be found neces-
sary in the end to issue bonds
there would be this start on a
fund to meet them.
The commissioners have not
fully decided but their present
idea is to make the first provis-
ion for this sinking fund in their
levy this fall and to continue the
levy each year thereafter. This
does not mean that the present
commissioners are contemplating
the building of court house dur
ing their term of Office but only
that they recognize the need of
one and believe it a good busi-
ness policy to begin now to pro-
vide the necessary money.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
Clarence Sweeney
Appointed Postmaster
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER SOME time
Succeed His Fathe Who Resigned To Accept Posi-
ton As Mine Superintendent

Word was received here We'd
nesday Of The appointment of
Clarence f. Sweeney as postmas-
ter Of this city. Mr.. Sweeney
was appointed by the president
and his name has been sent to the
senate for confirmation. He
succeeds his father, P. T. Sween-
ey, who was appointed to the po-
sitiOn when Edgar T. Hawley re-
signed about two years ago.
Clarence Sweeney has been as
sistant postmaster for three and
one-half years. He was first
appointed to the position when
f.. T. Hawley was made pOstmas-
ter in 1913. When Hawley re-
signed in 1915 and p. T. Sweeney
was named for the position Clar-
ence was continued as assistant
postmaster and has virtually beer
in charge of the Office since that
time.
He has made a capable Officia
and his administration of the
post Office has given genera
satisfaction. The announcement
of his appointment was received
with surprise as it was general!
supposed that his father woulC
continue to fill the position.
P. T. Sweeney resigned to ac.
cept a position as manager of tn
Richmond mine, located about 81,
miles from Saltice, Montana, OF
this side of the state line.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19

the important and imperative
duty of seeing that all places of
employment are maintained in as
safe and sanitary condition as
possible, to hold conferences with
employers and wOrkmen in the
various places of employment in
the state with a view of cO-Opera-
ton in the matter of safety ap-
plances and sanitary require
ments. 1t is empowered to
classify all industries, and from
time to time to re-classify them,
in order that each may be
charged or assessed equitably
and in accordance with their re-
{ spectiVe hazard.
The compensation which the
wOrkmen will receive under the
act, is based upon So per centum
Of his average earnings or earn
ing capacity. That is, if a work
man is totally disabled he will, il
receiving a salary of 500, receive
! QOO DCl IiOllbllf anu II ADoo NAAe@A
800 per month, will receive So
per cent of whatever his salary
is, calculated upon his daily OIL
monthly earnings.
If the workman is killed, hii
wife will receive as long as sh'
remains single, S25 per month
and if there is one or more chill
dren under the age of 18 years, o.
invalid children over that age
she will receive in addition to tn
S25, $500 for each child, but no
exceeding in any event over $l5
A totally disabled workman
will receive his compensation a
indicated above as long as he
totally disabled or till death.
The bill has the indorsemen
Of the Idaho Federation of LabO
and was compiled in complianc
with the wishes of that organiza
ton.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19

The question of a new court
house is being seriously consid-
cred, not only by the taxpayers of
the county, but by the present
board of county commissioners
It is admitted by all that the
building now being used for a
court house is entirely inadequate
for the purpose.
In the first place the building
is altogether too small. Not
only is the court room too small
and incOnvenient for holding
court, but there is no attorney
room and only one small jury
room. The rooms for the diff
ferent offices are small and in
convenient and there is not room
enough in the building for all Of
them, it being necessary to find
quarters for the prosecuting at
torny and probate judge else
where.
The Jail, also, is too small.
With all Of the bootlegging cases
the county has had lately there
is not room in the Jail for all of
the prisoners to sleep and it has
been necessary to put cots up
stairs for some Of them. Be
sides lack of room there is no
lplace where a woman prisoner
could be confined if it became
necessary.
The need of a new court house
being conceded, the question
comes up, can the county afford
to build one at this time? The
prevailing opinion seems to be
that the county is too young anC
too much money is needed fol
, building roads to think of put
ting up a court house at thi
time but all concede that it can
not be postponed very long.
) Many are of the opinion tha
p although a court house cannot b.
p built at once the county shOul
v begin to make provision for rails
f ing the money necessary or a
. least that a site should be pro
- cured.
y Among those who hold thi
- view are the members Of the pres
d ent board of county commission
e ers. They are seriously cor
h sidering the proposition of Gre
s ating a court house sinking fur
I. for this purpose. Their idea is
S start this fund at once and ke0
p adding to it until it is larl
d enough to build the court hou
II or buy a site.
The details have not bee
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
WoRKMEN'S COMPENSATION
ACT Is READY

The workmen's composition
act, which will be introduced at
the present session of the legisla-
ture, will probably make its ap-
pearance in the lower house this
week. It's author will be Repre-
sentative Ross w. Bates Of Ada
county.
The proposed act declares it to
be within the sovereign and po-
lice powers of the state to provide
compensation and care for its in
iured workmen who are victims
of accident in the course of their
employment in its industries, and
for the compensation Of the de-
pendents of workmen killed in the
industries Of the state-in other
words that it is a state function
and state duty, and should be
carried out without the interfer-
ence of any other medium or su-
pervision.
It is asserted that the prOvis-
ions Of the bill partake of none
of the features of insurance
that it is not an insurance mea-
sure in any sense, but provides
for the assessment of a certain
per cent of the payroll periodi-
cally, and in respect to the haz-
ard of each industry, and that
such fund created and collected
by the state shall be deposited
with the treasurer of the state,
to be drawn upon to compensate
injured workmen, and to cOmpen-
safe dependents of killed work
men.
The provisions of the bill con-
tend that industry should bear
the burden of the cost of its &C
cidents, and it is claimed by its
advocates to be a Fundamental
truth that industry should beal
that burden.
The bill provides for the ap.
pointment of a ''wOrkingmen'
compensation board" by the gov
ernor, to represent both employe
and workmen as nearly as posi-
BILE. No two members of sue
board shall be of the same po
litical faith. A salary Of $500
per year for each member Of tn
board is proposed, and the boar
is vested with certain powers,
fact with all the powers to carr
out the provisions of the ac
subject only to review" in ceI
tain instances, by a court {
proper jurisdiction.
The board is empowered wit
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
LEGISLATURE DISCUSSES +
COAL sHoRT&eE

Boise, Idaho, Jan. ts.-The
coal shortage in Idaho has be-
come so serious that it IS prob
able a resolution will De intro
duced before the legislature to-
morrow asking for an investiga-
ton. not only to place the blame
whether with railroads or the
nines-but to give relief.
LEGISLATORS we're giving the
matter serious thought tonight.
The public utilities commission
has been flooded with complaints
The coal famine extends from the
north to the southern part of the
state. The continued cold wea-
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
I. o. o. F HOME COMING

The Odd Fellows and Rebekah
lodges of this city held their
Home Coming Evening exercises
at the Odd Fellows Hall Wednes-
day evening. The exercises were
very successful in every respect
and about one hundred were in
attendance. A number of Odd
Fellows residing in the city who
do not belong to the local lodge
as we'll as number of visitors
from out of the city were pres
ent.
A very interesting program was
rendered. The welcoming ad-
dress was delivered by PrOsecut-
ing Attorney Allen A. HOlsclaw
and was followed by a roll call of
the members Of the two lodges.
H. f. Hunt also delivered an ad-
dress and there were remarks by
other members of the lodge be-
sides an interesting literary and
musical program. At the close
of the program a banquet, which
had been prepared by the ladies
of the Rebekah lodge, was served
Among the out of town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Doug
las, Mr.. and Mrs o. P. O'Neil ant
MT. ad Mrs. Peter Useldinger, al
of Avery.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
COSMOS FARMERS UNION
ELECTS OFFICERS

Cosmos Local No. tO3 of the
Farmers Education and COOpera-
tive Union has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing
year:
President, Louis Grinde; Vice
President, Kueber; Secretary and
Treasurer, Henry ROwinsky; Con-
ductor, Charles Carlin; Chaplain,
Mrs. NJ. Nueman; DOOrkeeper, NJ.
Nueman; Trustees, r. K. Marshall
Arthur Griden and NJ. Nueman.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
ST. MARIES YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE MARRIED

The county auditor issued
marriage license Wednesday to
Joseph N. Clark (legaD and Viola
Franklin NegaD, both of this
city and they were married that
evening by Rev. c. J. Boppell,
pastor Of the Presbyterian
church. The young people are
both we'll known in this city. The
groom has been employed for the
past two years at the st. Maries
Lumber company. They will
make their home here.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
BOX FACTORY PUTS
IN LARGER BOILER

The Modern Box Factory has
been busy for several days put
ting in a larger boiler and smoke
stack at the plant. The cold
weather has interfered to quite
an extent with the work but the
work of setting the boiler and
laying the brick was commenced
today.
The smoke stack is on the
ground and will be raised tOmOr-
row. The company has received
several new machines for the fac
tory and these will be arranged
and set up as soon as the present
repairs are completed.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
Woods Workers
On A Strike
MEN IN TWO CAMPS WALK OUT
Foreman Discharges Two l. ". ". Members
Remainder Of Crew Quits

The labor troubles which the
operators in the woods have been
fearing for sometime broke out
yesterday when the men in two
of the Milwaukee Lumber COM
pany's camps on Alder creek
struck.
According to the stories told
by the men all of the men in the
two camps with the exception of
few quit work. The number
Of men engaging in the strike is
variously given, some of the men
placing the number at 12O and
others giving the number at from
rs to 100.
According to the story told by
the men the strike was a sym
pathy strike, rather than one for
an increase in wages or a change
in conditions. They said that
the trouble started at George
Aenis' camp where 1. w. w. labels
bad been pasted on everything,
even to the harnesses. Mr.. Aenis
laid this act to two of the men
and discharged them, at the same
time saying that if there were
any other I. w. w. members there
OF their sympathizers they could
have their time. The whole
crew stepped up one at a time and
asked for their time.
The men went down to the
other Milwaukee Lbr. Co. camp
where they were Joined by the
men working there, all of then
quitting work and coming out
One of the men in speaking of thu
matter said: I'VE had no reason
to quit. We had nothing tC
, complain Of but when the res
= quit we could not 'scab' on them.
: According to Mr.. Herrick ant
some of his foremen the strike i
> not so serious as would seen
. from talking with the men an
= will not seriously interfere wit
logging operations. One Of tn
. foremen, who was in the cit
= this morning said: Fifty O
- seventy-fve men leaving a cam
where so many men are employe
. is a small matter. Operation
= Gid not stop. They were skid
= ding logs yesterday afternoO
- and will be running full bias
. this afternoon"
l., Mr. Herrick did not seem
. take the matter very seriousl,
He said comparatively few of IL
men had called for their none
and that he had a phone call fro
an employment agency in SpC
kane this morning saying thu
n had a large umber of good me
who would work and not quit al
q all the men wanted would be {
- the job Monday morning.
10 Mr.. Herrick stated it was n
is the policy Of the company
% discriminate against a man b
II cause he was an I. w. w. if
~ did his work but any man W
10 would not work and who put
bo his time agitating would have
ho move on. He said he und'
os stood that the trouble at
III camp was over three men of E
class. They were agitators a
would not work and when
foreman discharged them 5.
No other men quit in sympatby'
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19
FRED ILLER HAS
VERY COLD RIDE

Fred Iller of Mission Point was
in the city Wednesday on a bust
ness trip. On his way home his
sleigh broke down and it was
one o'clock in the morning before
he reached his residence The
night was bitter cold and every
thing in the sleigh was frozen and
Mr. Iller was nearly exhausted
from the exposure.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-19

Mr. and Mrs. J.. L. Ferguson,
who returned last week from
Occur d'Alene, are getting settled
in their new modern residence on
10th street. Construction on
the house was started last fan
but was only completed a few
days ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
FINLAND VICTIMS
LANDED IN PARIS
American Field Service Men;
IN Why Home, Turned
Back BY Torpedo.

Paris, Nov. 3.--Forty members of the
American field service, returning home
on the American transport Finland
after. completing their enlistments,
reached Paris today. The Finland was
torpedned by 4 German submarine
Sunday morning.
Daniel Prescott Of Mcdford Mass.
in the ami ulance service, was the only
man who Aaw the submarine. He
was on watch duty OH the starboard
bow Of the ship nj the time
II observed what appeared to be d
periscopc Il auaVter Of mile away on
the starboard sAlc,' said Prescott Il
FASTENED across the deck to report and
then saw the wake of torpedo com.
ing toward the ship. a heavy explu-
sion followed. Tho ship listed, men
poured out on the decks. and lifeboats
were lowered. got off In one of the
boats. The sea was rather smooth at
the time, but while the men in the
water were being picked up by the
lifeboats a squall arose, rendering the
sea very choppy.
Some Of the men were in the water
for q half to three quarters Of an hour
Tho officers OF the vessel remained
aboard; they directed the work OF
picking up the survivors and later of
bringing the, ship in. reached port
on patrol boat"
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to be undefestimated. The enemy a.
sancp b bsesUa ssslo west- " ne 1axilSs
pnento river. The ztaaian cavnary II
again demonstrating Its value.
!. Repqrts coming in from All quarters
now make, IT clear that, the enemy
united in the decision 70 try TO deliver
n staSgering blow at isa.y. anu thus de-
raneet the entire scope Of the entente
0ffensives At other points. !.
Not only did Germans participate
with heavy forces massed against the
Italian second army but the larger part
Of the huge concentration was drawn
from the Russian front under circum-
atfncea which the Italians regard as
very mysterious.
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LEAVE FOR CAMP
Final Contingent Of Quota
Starts for Camp Lewis
Cantoninent.
GIVEN WARM SENDOFF
Great Crowd Cheers Men on
Way West; Parade 10
Station.
GIVEN WARM SENDOFF

Yesterday afternoon marked the de-
parturc OF Missoula county's flnal draft
contingent for Camp Lewis at Ameri-
can Lake. Wash. After a train delay
Of about three hous, rs young men who
formed the final contingent, accom-
panied by six other conscfipts from
other counties. boarded the Northern
Pacific special which carried them out
Of the city and from the cheers and
farcwclls that all Mssoula showered
upon them.
The first roll call was read at the
courthouse at 10 4. m, and after each
Of the boys had received his comfort
Kit, prepared and furnished by the Mis-
soula chapter Of the Red Cross. the
band struck up marital music to the
time OF which the soidiers-to-be Boy
Scouts and citizens marched to the sta
ton. At the station the boys were pre-
sented two boxes Of delicious Mcintosh
apples by the ladies Of the G.. A. r..
The special train was carrying the
final continsents Of men from many
counties Of Montana and quite a NUM-
Der Of men from Wyoming.
Following are the names of the, men
who left today as the final detachment
FROM Missoula county:
NJ. J. Barnaby, Peter Q. Barnaby, FL
lery Barton, G. e. Bernert. c. j. Berry,
6. T. Carlson. Hans Carlson. Il. o.
Franson, II r. Frazier, G. T.. Gill. Jacob
Gntterson, Charles ". Hardy, sam +.
Henderson. Paul Howerton. T.. j. john
son, $, G. Martin. Il. =. Miller. Roy n
Murray. Frank Pugni Ray a. Ricketts,
Luke Rohletter George Sands. Dewey
Simpson, Joseph Smith. J. Is. Worth
s. G. Hugloff, Harry Stephenson mad
II. II. Wallace. Mr.. Wallace arrived on
the Butte stub just in time to cntrail1
with the contingent.
In addition to the Missoula county
boys. there We're six who went with
them as parts of detachments from
other states and counties. These mer
are Euclide Ferland Rooys county
Kansas; Marion r. Fuller, John C
Laullin and Earl N. Martin. Lincolr
county. Washington; Melvin Caswcll
King county. Washington. and O. j
Herrick. Mcagher county. Montana.
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MissOula Men to Attend
War Meeting Of Grocers

Tylar Il. Thompson, manager of the
wholesale grocery department OF the
Missoula Mercantile company. and w.
A. Manson. manager OF the Stone Or
dean Wells company, will leave this
evening to attend special meeting in
Butte OF the Montana Wholesale Gro
GERS association.
The purpose OF this special meeting
is to meet with James Astlc. secretary
OF. the Utah.Idaho Wholesale Grocers'
assoeiation. who has just returned from,
q lengthy conference with the food adj.
ministration at Washington. ID. e. Mr.
Astlc will submit to the wholesale gro.
GERS OF Montana an entire and com.
plcte plan Of the food administration
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were returned home through Switzcr-
land.
Describing life of prisoners IN camp,
Corporal Yetman said:
I'VE were often hit. punished and
kicked and called pigs and swine
Now and then We could walk to town
If we liked. but they made Us walk
in the middle of the road. for We could
not walk on the sidewalk beside the
Germans and they jeered at us and
called US vile names.
when you asked guard for a cup
Of water, n German Red Cross nurse
would knock it out of your hand and
throw the cup on the ground"
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Forestry Men Bring in
Three Elk From Hills

District Forester K. II. Rutiedge. G..
Porter of the operation department and
l. G. HURT of the grazing department
OF the forestry service brought three
large elk to Missoula yesterday as the
fruit Of a two-weeks' hunting trip. The
elk were shot on the south fork of the
Flathead river some so miles north of
OYando.
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Scouting Party Falls Into
Hands of a German Patrol

Continued from page one.)
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Autumn Blouses
OF Crepe Georgette

EXVUlSlte mOdelS IN White ana
flesh color, daintily tucked. cmbroid-
cred or trimmed with fine laccs,
such as filet, Vcnise. and Valen-
cicnnes. These are principally in
low collar effects. the collar and
sleeves trimmed to match. Prices
$3.50 to $3.50.
Within the same range of prices
are Waists in suit shadcs--taupe.
and green. Smartly tailored or
trimmed with hand embroidery.
beading. laces, satin or velvet.
Many novelty effects among this
group.