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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Clerk-C Examination
to Be Held Here April q

The United States civil service com
mission announces that Il clerk carrier
examination will be held at Missoula,
Montana, on April 81. 1918. to establish
an eligible register from which selec-
ton may be made to fill vacancies as
they may occur In the position OF
clerk carrier In the Missouia. Montana,
postoffice. Age limit Is to Is on date
of examination. Both men and women
will be admitted to this examination.
Application blanks and full inforna-
tion may be obtained by applying 10
Lief I. F'redericks, local secretary,
hoard of civil service examiners. at
Missoula. Montana, postoffice. or to the
secretary. Eleventh United States civil
service district, 500 Postoffice build
ing, Seattle. Washington.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Fake Food Administrators
Reported Active in State

Bozcman. March 29.--Fakc food in
Nestigators' are at work in Montana.
according to Alfred Atkinson. federal
food administrator for Montana. An
epidemic of Investigating" broke out
this afternoon at Missoula, 1t being
reported that private homes were en-
tered under the badge of assumed
authority, food stocks inspected and In
cases. certain foods removed to places
unknown. In response to a telegram
from y. d. Richards of Missoula, Ad-
ministrator Atkinson wired that the
federal food administration has no
such investigators in the field"
Missoula people are making an ef-
fort tonight 10 Investigate the inves-
tiEatois,"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
|IDlY's SING
EASTER SERVICE
igonla to Celebrate Big
Religious Festival Of
Springtime.
PATRIOTIC MEETING
Song Session to Show City's
Loyalty in Face Of Hun
Offensive.
PATRIOTIC MEETING

Sundays Community Sing will be a
great Easter service, Director De Loss
Smith announced yesterday. In the
Missoula theater the people of the city
win celebrate the religious holiday with
the finest sing Of the year.
The choir Of the Church OF the Holy
Spirit directed BY f. Orlo Bangs viii
sing an Easter anthem an part OF the
program. Bruno Chilinski. the tai
ented young violinist who delighted a
community song meeting earlier in the
year. will play again.
Several new rounds" the words for
which will be printed on the program
Sunday, will be sung by the COM
immunity chorus.
Patriotic Answer to Huns.
The critical nature OF affairs "over
there II expected to give vigor to the
singing Of patriotic songs. which will
b. the principal numbers on the pro-
cram a. usual. The Sing will demon
strate Missoula's firm patriotism.
One Of the songs which the chorus
will try for the first time Sunday ID
sailing. Sailing" a favorite with the
soldiers. Another will be Nancy
Lee" an old time song which most
Americans know.
The words Of Sailing" are simple.
The chorus goes:
Sailing. sailing. over the bounding
main;
For many a stormy wind shall blow
Ere Jack comes home again.
'Naney Lee.
The first verse and the chorus OF
Nancy Lee follow:
OF all the wives AZ e'er you know.
Yeo-ho! lads! no!
Yeo-ho! Yeo-ho!
There's none like Nancy Lee. trow,
Yeo-ho! Yeo-ho! Yeo-ho!
Fee there she stands an waves her hand
upon the quay.
An every day when I'm away she'll
watch for me.
An whisper low when tempests blow
for Jack at sea:
YeO-ho! lads! no! Yeo-ho!
Chorus:
The sailors wife the sailors star shall
be.
Yeo-ho. we 70 across the sea:
The sailors wife the sailors star shall
be,
The sailors wife his star shall be.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

II has been estimated that under
usual conditions the war gardeners Of
this country could raise food equival-
ent to that required by 100000 SOL
diers for 237 DAYS, almost eight months.
Further 1t has been estimated that
daylight saving should increase the
efficiency of these backyard munitions
plants by rs per cent. Which means
they should supply the needs Of l.000.-
900 soldiers for a period of 10 months.
III the war IN to be won at home.
az so many have declared" concluded
Mr.. Richards, every soldier must be
backed up by four or more workers on
this side Of the big pond. To keep a
steady flow of food moving to our army
and the allies this extra hour Of day
light should be spent in war gardens
Hop to II after March 81"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
ZIG TIMBER GIRL
IS QUEEN OF MAY
University Women Give High
Honor to Miss Colvin.

Miss Frances colyin OF Big Timber,
u senior At the State University, was
yesterday chosen May Queen by the
women OF the institution. On tho
campus. this Is regarded az the highest
honor which may be given to a woman
student Of the university. Miss Coivin
will be queen OF the May fete, an an
nua, affair at the university.
Clinton A. Crews OF Anaconda was
chosen King Of Romancia by the men
students yesterday. Mr.. Crews Ia u
sophomore at the university. This Is
the first time In the history of the
occasion that any but an upper class
man has been elected to the position.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Woman Wants Partition
Of McNamara Property

Stella NJ. McEachren filed suit in the
district court yesterday against her
Eachrcn; her sister. Bonnie Mcnamara
and Gus Broman, FOR partition OF the
estate In which all have an interest.
The PLAINTIFF says she has one sixth
interest. and wants the property sold
to permit division. Il
The property is located in the Black
foot and is what Is known as the Nc
Namara place. Gus Broman Is mort
saGee.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

Take your pencil and figure II out for
yourself"
Mr.. Richards experience in trying to
secure the necessary ground for war
gardens for the school children Of
Missoula has made him keen for gar
den work.
According to reports there are s.
OOO.0 home food producers cultivat-
ing backwards, vacant lots and other
Stacker land this scar--or will be
when they all get settled to their tasks.
In seven months of rs working days
each, the individual gains 1872 hours.
or more than % eight hour days. Five
million Of them will gain something
like 310,O0O,0O0 hours, or 1880, 200
days. This IL equivalent to over 311,-
900 years for one individual"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

ere 1n6fnhhS of sApfil4 4. a btsuntes 81
fectiye, however on Sunday morning.
10 that Easter services IN the churches
will be changed.
Will Affect Election.
Mayor II. r. wilkinson yesterday
sent word to each Of the candidates
for the city commissiOnership. remind
ing them Of the change. which Will at
feet the opening and closing OF the
polls on. Monday, election day.
Banking hours and business hours
generally will be affected. OF course.
The man who furgets to change has
watch will be out of luck.
The change is expected to result in
la great saving OF fuel and light bills.
1T will give an important impetus. too,
to war gardening, and will afford much
more time for outdoor recreation DUR
ing the summer months.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
4 y =
DGIlIen Slvl|lg
TO BEGIN. SUNDAY
Set Your Clocks Hours Ahead
Tonight, or You'll Be
Late to Church.
ELECTION IS AFFECTED
Mayor Sends Warning About
Change in Time to Two .
Candidates.
ELECTION IS AFFECTED

Before you go to bed tonight set the
old alarm clock an hour ahead, for the
official time Of the United States
is going to steal an hour from the sun
during the night.
Fl At 2 o'clock on Easter Sunday morn
ing the new daylight saving bill goes
into effect, making the official time
a. m, so that. unless you set your time
pieces on Saturday night you are like
~ to arrive at church an hour late.
Change on Sunday Morning.
Announcement of the passage of the
bill created a generaf mlsunderstand
ing. Many people believed that the
change would not go into effect until
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Special Services Held
at MissOula Churches

Large audiences heard Good Friday
services In two Mssoula church last
was crowded to the doors for the
"Alleiuia" cantata given by the choir.
The music was beautifully sung and
highly appreciated.
Unusually good was the singing at
the Church OF the Holy Spirit, where
large congregation heard the choirs
special music.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
JAPAN WITH 6oLSHEvlki.

London. March September Terau-
Chi and Foreign Minister Motono OF
Japan, according to Daily Mail d.
sfatch from Toxic dated Tuesday, have
announced that Japan is friendly to
tho Rolshevik government and sees no
reason at present for armed interven-
ton in Siberia.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Canvas
New Masonic Flag Is Made
of Good Stuff.
A new canvas flas floats over the

A new canvas flag floats over the
Masonic temple this morning.
The ancient order tried flags made
of every kind OF material available
but the wind succeeded in tearing
them all into strips and shreds.
The new flag II five feet by eight
feet and looks as II II could with
stand strong Hell Gate wind. rain
or the glazing rays Of the hottest
summer day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
TWENTY-FIVE ALIENS ARRESTED

Chicago, March two
enemy aliens We're arrested today In
the vicinity OF the Lincoln park zoo.
Police say that the zoo neighborhood
has become a favorite haunt of enemy
aliens and slackers. most of whom
spend their days around the monkey
house studying the antics of the in
mates.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Salvation Army Leader
to Speak Here April II

Commander Estill. head of the SAL
walton Army for the west, with head
quarters in Chicago. will speak in Mis-
soula. April II, at the Methodist Epis-
copal church. Mr.. Estill will tell what
the Salvation Army is doing in the
war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
q - 2 $3.50 ~ Z
What gAb0df ~
The |. ". "?

My opponent for the po-
lice commissionership, Viii
liam ]. Moore, made the
following statement over
his signature in The Mis-
soulian on Wednesday:
''The /. w. w. Bug
bear is political propa-
ganda and nothing
more. There never
has been any danger
from them and there is
none now"
The !. w. w. a bugbear?
No danger from them in the
past and none now?
Ask the lumbermen Of
Montana whether the |. w.
w. is a bugbear.
Ask the people Of St.
Maries, where the sheriff
was beaten up by a jail
breaking !. w. w. mob.
Ask the farmers whose
wheat stacks have been
burned.
Ask the United States
government, which has in
dicted hundreds of l. w. w.
and has imprisoned scores.
Ask the governor of
Montana and the legisla-
ture that was summoned to
pass a sabotage law to pro-
tect the property of our
citizens from these an
archists.
Jim Wallace, the attor-
ney for the |. w. w., is
working night and day to
elect Moore. Wallace and
Moore agree that the |. W.
w. is a bugbear and that
there lis no danger from
them"
| If Wallace is for Moore,
the |. w. w. are for him,
too. They are for him be-
cause they want a friend in
the police commissioners
office when they start their
offensive on Missoula.
That is plain reasoning,
is it not?
Wallace and the |. w. w.
are against me because they
will not be able to getaway
with anything if | am police
commissioner.
Ask yourselves if there
will not be danger from the
|. w. w. if Jim Wallace, the
|. w. w. attorney, moves
his office to the city hall
and gives orders through
his man Moore?
| will take care of the |
w. w. and every other law.
less element. Honest
law-abiding people, rich OF
poor, need fear nothing
from me.
w ~ 1vAvY0UnAY
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Will Affect election.
CARD or THANKS.

We sincerely wish to express our
gratitude to the many friends for
their kindness and sympathy during
the illness Of our beloved wife and
daughter. Mary Eckhart.
fSigned)
GEORGE ECKHART
MIR. AND MRS. JOHN BERNNING.
ADV
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

The busy business man can phone
Scully and he will send those Easter
flowers home for him. Remember the
folks and send them an Easter Lily
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

Not cheap lilies, but good lilies At
the r, and 8. Flower. atQre.-sAdy. Is.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
AS A GRAIN PRODUCER
south shows Figures That Lay Owe,
Those of Canada All Grain,
Being Counted In

Canada is generally regarded as one
OF me great agricultural regions Of the
Wof!d. and justly so. /; is a country
oi wonderful! agricultural as well as
industrial potentialit!es. and in this
wcr. as i'll lis railroad and other crca-
i've activities. Canada is showing an
amazing illustration of the strength
and force OF It's people"
The manufacturers Record. after
speaking as above brings ou, some
statistics that are worth reading. II
says:
We have been so accustomed TO think
o. the vast whea, fields of Canada and
OF me great work that il is doing in
war. and which il for years has done
IN nnance, that Americans will doubt
!ess be surprised 10 know tina, the total
value of the agricultural output Of the
South in lel. was nearly i've times
as great as tho total value Of The asri-
period.
In wheat Canada exceeds the South
because wheat is its great staple crop.
put IN the aggregate OF grains the
south is so far ahead OF Canada that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES
Industrial Bricnrts Showing Activities
Along Various Lines in Different
SECTIONS ~ Old North state.

The Goidsbo-o Mutual Milling Com
Dany has been incorporated at Colds
boro with $1,000 capital stock
The High Point SHOW Case Works.
recently burned ut heavy loss. are be-
ing rebuilt.
The southern Car Company are build
ing at their works in High Point a
number Of large steel electric cars for
ihe southern Public Utilities Company.
OF Charlotte.
The Southern Roller. S,ave and Head
ing Company have contracted for the
rebuilding OF their large plant at Eliza
bcth CRY that was recently burned.
The kcrncrsville knitting Company
have completed plans for the estab-
iishment OF ii biz mill a. kernersville
Machinery that viii give the plant a
daily capacity OF 1909 pairs Of ribbed
nose has been purchased.
The War Department has let tho
contract for the building of tubercu-
!osis hospital al .Azalea in Buncombc
county. 1t Will cost sl.5Oo.ooo and
viii provide for the accommodation OF
about 1000 soldiers.
Harneit County viii spend $40. 900
ms summer making good roads i'm
Grove Township.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
THREE

ar" Indicated by the latest statement
OF domestic merchandise exports tn.
April outso. S5oo.ooo.oo0. in round num-
tors. falling S3l.00oooo short of tina.
II the previous month and being near
|! No""o.Oo0 below the April 1917,
figures. Each month this year has dis
closed reduction from 1917 and tho 10 ~ ;.
cent contraction in value of exports i'm
inc last four months implies a still
larger decline in quantities as con, .
modify prices have averaged consider
apiE higher than last year. The import
statistics. however. do not reveal tho
same ratio of decrease. the four mon tbs,
total being hat S2.010.000 smaller tina N
IN 1911 and the April aggregate 527o
ooroo" showing a S25.O09.DOO increas,,
over last year. as we'll as gain Of
So 600. 300 over March this year. Hence
tho excess of exports over imports ,or
the four months period lis Is per cent
less than In 1917, $685., 900 900 against
! l. 20D, 100000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
The latter is not even considered In INC

the latter is not evan considered in tho
running.
The tota! value of tho erair crops
Of Canada last year was is15,532 $40
while the total va.ue o. tho gram crops
ot the South was s2.2l9,193, 600.
The value OF all farm crops III Cam
ada for last year was s1l4iG36, 400
as compared with S5,1l0.T32. ooo. tile
value of the farm crops in the South
In neither case arc the productions OF
live stock included in these figures
The total yield of all grain crops
in Canada IN 1917 was 1913, 600. 900 bush
els. as compared with l.52l.OoO. 900
bushels. the yield in the South in tho
same year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
COTTON GOODS PRICES
ARE RISING STEADILY
Volume Of Hns,nc>> Passing IL Lin
tied, Owing 4" Requirements
OF co.crnmcnt.


NEW YORK. May 25.-lrice COR cot
rising st"adiH. The, yr-ume Of Jus
mess passing; is very lin. ;e- owing to
The large requirements for government
purposes and III" many uncertainties
attending the placing OF orders. Goods
arc scarce for carly delivery. and there
is some contracting being done for de-
livery in the last quarter OF tho year
'Vh" government allotment Of dcuims
Is being made this week. ana calls for
- per cent OF tn" tota! produc, OF the
mills for the remainder OF this year
R"d Cross buyers are notifying mills
that. in addition to orders already
placed. more are likely to ofllow and
y is requesting that notice be given
by tn" mills before accepting civil
ian business the goods wanted
blcachcd muslins advanced - cents a
yard during the week. Brown sheet
ing sand print cloths are again at the
hiEhcst OF the year. -combed warn
goods IN the gray have been more
active than for some time. and price
advances have been sharp 4 vcry
considerable" adjustment OF stocks in
second hands is going on induced by
the inability of mills 10 supply more
goods for immediate use. and because.
many goods may not he cNDor,ed
quotations on staple goods arc more
OF less nominal as follows
i'riut' cloths 2S-iuCh, G4NSjs I4.-
f;N6oS. l%i4c; ISL: inch. 6tXG4s. 1850:
brown *hcct'ncs. Southern standards
Sc southern indigo. SIC; s,nplc
.'ing iamS. 2':c; prints, 22c; dress gin::-
hams, go
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK.. May 2J.-Reports of an I'm.
proved spot demand gave tho cotton mar
kct hrner ton. to-day and prices adj
vancad on covering for over Weekend. 'Ths
general list closed firm at net advance
The opening was irregular. First prices
were 20 points higher To lower, and Their.
WAS some selling on bearish week end
figures approximations that increased t.Na-
,ion prospects would nnse,te the stock
market, and smaller sales reported In the
goods market at Fall River, of A better
demand for low grades IN the South
seemed 10 lessen apprehcnsions on July con
tracts. The close was shade off from h.
best under realizing. Weekend crop re-
views Indicated generally good progress
which with the favorable weathcr man On.
couragcd the talk OF relatively high condi-
ton figures within the next few days 'rhe
government report will b. published in a
few days and Will cover the crop outlook a.
|of to- days date. and II is believed that the
|crop has quite steadily improved durinf.
the last two weeks This idea OF the crop
out look seemed to be ovrrshadowed by ;br
more bullish spot adviceS to-day. however
with the market also showing the influence:
OF a stronger tcchHica! position. Futures
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
RESERVES AND LOANS
BOTH SHOW DECREASE
Not Much Promise OF aD Abundance
ut Money for Speculative
Purposes.
MARKET SHOWS ,KHEGuLARlTy.
Indications That Congress Contcn-
plates tmmctiintcl. the Raising OF
aH Additional $1,000 .O00, 900 by
Taxation Is Held Responsible.
ny RHuADAN WALL.

NEW YORK. May 25.---TiG act,:ai
bank statement to-t,ay showed surplus
reserves decreased s4,235.2oO. loans de
creased 33o.UlJ.0oo ana net demand de-
posts Increased Sj7.3Sl ,OoC. Tho aver
aHc statement showed surplus de-
::enscd 4.ll6.520. loans decreased Sal, :
10000 and net dcraud deposits in
crcaSed sJ2.S49.0G0.
This statement does not hold out
ioH promise Of an abundance of money
Tor speculative purposes in the next
""HH. especially as the time has now
come Tor the payment OF income and
:Xcess profits taxes No .rca, money
% N? arrangements made between II
government and the hanks.
NJ the opening Of the stock maI kct
'"-d2v great irrcSul3rity developed be-
:aGs" Washington dispatches made it
Sp9e"r that Congress would tax" up
immsiia;ely &c question VI raising
OF q ?oih, lower. but there Was immedi-
sste suppor, that rallied the list after
Ha!i an hour. Tho close was stron.;
VIII net gains ,how!n,, in most i,suc~
New Haven WAS the :Lpst conspicuous.
~ strcng stOsk
re:,or-Gencra! McAdoo wil put into
actual operation a trduscontinemtal
11:siHn patterned after the dreams or
r. II. Hartman. who wuS prevcn,.d
ION consuminatins tho plan partly
80 sherman arti-trnst law Jut
.'hic::: ~ illness.
"oIIp MAIZE FEEDERS
on MANY CROSSROADS
Under this pan 1t has icon su.-
Cestcd ihat there be thrcc cast and
west systems and four north and south
with other roads Of me country SER
ing rs feeders and dIaIonals
ne northern system would consist
u ST raul. Chicago and North West
I'm New York Central and Sew Haven.
me Middle system would he the Cen
tFal Pacific. Union Pacific. Alisyoiiri
racine and Pennsylvania The south
cFh would b" the southern pacinc and
Southcrn hallway. For North ard
SCUM systems the present lines OF
INC southern Pacific and Onion i'ucif,.
on inc coast would lie satisfactory
iI.ast OF the tockl"s would tie the Bur
iinSton. Missouri Kansas. and Texas
ana Pacihc Illinois Contra! would
sserve North and Sou,h ;i."ourh ,h..
Mississ'pp! VALLEY in the East the
system would be made ur OF parts OF
me New York Central. Keadinr ana
ntiaht'c Coast Line. In each OF thes,
systems other roads than those men
.iohed would be used where i, Is u,n
raphicai!y necessary.
All the freight and passenger buyi
ness Of the country would nc diverted
ihto these natural trade routes inns
SAVING III. present vast vast. or
chc's! and cutting out thousands az
''t'ght and Passenger mileage.
NV YORK. May 2;.-Mers.,,.i. ,,..
So o"shs ana ~ months. { per cent
.,,.tis 'iHis DAY bilis H.--. commercial
~: .a.y Jiiis !'.is. I,usnd s: ti Ga
'''' '''"' oA' sll"er, :si. Mexican dollars -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
TIE POTASH SITUATION
Hcncr Thnn nj One Tinc Supposed.
Not Near ns Bnd on ms We
Thought.

Tho Chemical Alliance of Washing
ton has had 81 committee at work for
some time invest eating the potash sit
uation 50 far as it pertains to fcrtiliz-
crs and the report Of that committee
is Incorporated in II bulletin just is
sued. IT says
The output of all potash materials
produced and marketed in the United
States in 1917. as reported by the man
ufacturcrS to the United States GcoloE
ical Survey. department Of the Interior.
was l2G.517 short tons. which contained
32.366 short tons. or an average OF Is. I
per cent of pur" potash U< o.. This
is moro than three times the quantity
produced in 1916, and corresponds very
closely with the output predicted for
1917 by II. =. Gale OF the survey, from
n review of the mid-ycar statistics.
Tho approximate average selling price
OF these potash materials at the points
of shipment was 1926 a unit-that is.
{i.26 "a ton for every / per cent of
pure potash az % in the material
marketed. This price corresponds to
SA.26 = ton Of pure potash. The total
value OF tho potash produced in the
United States in 1917 was Sl3.T9l.922.
Potash was produced in 1917 by
ciShty-two firms. including thirty tx
wood ash teachers. most OF them oper-
uting small works. The total produc-
tion is about l3 per cent Of the nor
NAL consumption Of potash in tho coun-
try during tho years Immediately pre-
ceding the war.
"ln 1916 the output of potash salts
and potash products in the United
states were reported TO the amount OF
35.73e short tons. having mean pot
ash contest OF about % per cent * q
and a totH potash content of a.72o
short tons of Is q. This was almost
exactly ten times the production re-
nortcd for 1913. The value was S4,2i2
80"