The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-24
Sheriffs and Clerks Request
Adjutant General to
Come Here.
GOOD ROADS TOPIC
OF STATE MEETING
MissOula Officers Honored
in Election Of Group
Executives.

clerk and recorder. announced to the
county officials of Montana yesterday
that he haS retlrned to the government
the $5i2 he received last December for
his services as a member OF the county
draft board.
Darlington made the announcement In
the course OF an address before tho
general session OF the officials conven.
tlon on the operation OF the conscrip.
ti0n law.
Want 0rssnan to Come.
Later In the afternoon tho other,
clerks and tho shsriffs. meeting Jointly.
adopted resolutions requesting Phil
0reenan. adjutant general Of the state.
to confer with them here today regard
Ing the draft. The clerks and shcr.
ifs. who are ex offtcio members Of the
draft boards In their several counties
sald they want tho adjutapt general to
explain personally certain phases OF the
draft regulations.
II Mr.. Greennn does not respond to
the telegram In which he was "ur.
gently requested 10 meet with the
clerks and aherlffs at : y. m. January
"a. the officials will 70 In hody TO
Helena, they announced. Mr.. 0reenan
was 10 have addressed the meeting
yesterday but did not appear.
Urges Commission Government.
commission government for counties
was urged by former Senator Joseph M.
Dixon. before the general session OF the
convention yesterday, and other speak
ers discussed phases of road construc-
ton. When not attending the main
meeting. held under the auspices OF the
commissioners, the several groups Of
officials held divisional conferences.
devoted mainly to discussions OF policy
and method.
M;ssouia People Honorsd.
Some Of these groups elected officers
during the day. Missot,Ia officials being
especially honored. The ktreasurera,
commissioners and nssessors will elect
officers later. Officers already chosen
are:
Auditees--Nrs. Ethel Evenaon, presi /.
| dent: X. II. Michacls. Custer county,
vice president: q. J. Bonine, IIill coun.
| ~. secretary treasurer
Atterusys-Fred r. Angevinc, Mis-
sonla, president; l.. J. Onstad. Shcri.
dan county. secretary treasurer.
County Cissks--W. J. Babington,
Missoula county. president: Il. r. Ross,
Big Horn county. vice president: r. T..
| Wiiliams. Yellowstone county. secre
ltary-treasurer.
Clerks ef District court-Perry J.
Day. Toole connty. president; II. NJ
Rawn. Missoula county. vice president;
wv. II. Pethybridge. Park county, Sec
retary: o. II. Girard. Sheridan. treas
urer.
| In the evening many OF the delega tes
attended a highway lecture at the Elks
temple by Herbert Snnn. Oregon high
way commissioner. Informal han
qnets were given by various groups
while committees spent the evening In
conference over reports which will bt
submitted to the entire convention to-
Gay and tomorrow.
Asssssevs Prepare Schedules.
The most important OF these report,
Is the one TO be made today by sub.
committees of the county auditors. !,
VIII recommend standards Of valuation
which. 1t II hoped. viii equalixe assess
ments In all Montana counties and
eliminate confusion now existing.
II The assessors yesterday confessed
the failure Of standards authorized q
year ago and appointed COMMITTEES tt
work out new schedules OF n more
practtcable nature. The reports ol
these committees will probably be one
OF the most important events today
which Is TO be devoted by all OF thu
officials to . discussion OF taxation.
Although the program called the sec.
ond day oS the convention. Good Road.
Day" most Of the afternoon genera
meeting was devoted to Mr.. Dixon.
discussjon OF commission government
and Mr. .Hsbiugton's remarks concern
ing the draft.
II Urges Commission .forn,.
II Senator Dixon commended the com
mission plan - less cumbersome. NOR
economical. more efficient and NOR
responsible than the present system
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