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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23

"A committee VIII then be chosen, Il,
see The head camp officers at Rock
Island and ask them to can another
session to consider our demands aun
readjnst The rates II this ~ refused
ns, i Is difficult to sny just what VIC
nll do, but II IL my belief that wc
will go to the federal court for an in-
junction"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23
Deal With Individuals.

"In respect OF the restraint OF wrong
we should deal with individuals rather
than with corporations. IL should bn
lai1 bare OF whom business combina-
tions consist, and those of whom they
rons'si Should be directly and In
dividual'y dealt with whenever
wrong " done. either to an individual
or 10 the freedom Of business Itself.
The movement back To the people In
III" flea ~ politics must precede tho
movement away from monopoly back
I" free opportunity.
business can be free only when the
nation IL free. Americas progress In
popular government Is Americas hopo
for prosucrity. Political freedom and
commercial freedom go hand In hand.
whore iherc IL monopoly In the ono
there vii he tyranny and special priv
lloge In the other"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23
Class Ad HStOru
CCLXIX.-SHORT AND SATISFACTORY.

1t is the brief life of The Missouian class ad which
makes the classified page popular and interesting
1t is really news page, telling the wants and the
needs of the community which it represents. If the
in the page. The average life of Missoulian class
ad is three days. Many ads live but single day
Here is one:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23
CRY Of the Hour.

"'rhc cry of the hour seems 10 be
thnt business has groUn so formidable
IN lts Independent oreanization az
to have get itself mp In rivalry to
the government itself and mat ~
therefore must he regulated: that tho
whole force of government must bo
bent to the restraint OF business. l
venture to suggest that what we are
really after Is not tho restraint OF
business, hut the restraint OF indi-
viduals who are putting business upon
a false and selfish footing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23
No Wish to Hamper.

1--WE do not wish TO hamper tho
great processes of our economic life.
but 10 free them where they have been
made wrong use of by men who have
ignored the common interest and
sought TO promote their own private
and selfish purposes by means that
were neither public spirited nor hon
orablc. Tho rules that we now seek
to set up are that the men who are
making use OF our corporation laws
for their own advantage shall not en-
ploy them TO establish monopoly; that
they shall not use them to limit credit
to those whom they draw into their
oryn enterprises; TINT they shall not,
If they do wrong, find cover within
tho corporations whose power they
employ.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23

HELP WANTED-FEMALE
WANTED--WOM TO DO HOUSE,
work and take care of small baby,
good wages to right party. Call at
7 51S West Spruce street.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23

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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23
THE MAN

Who uses Missoullan class
ads gets what he wants
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-23
THE WEATHER

Today-Rain or snow.
Tomorrow--Fair,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
Mr.. Howells and Reporters

Mr. Howells does not shur publicity, and he
gets MS share of it. He say< he used formerl,
greatly to enjoy favorable PRISE notices of his
BOOKS and owns to having carried them about like
love letters. Having once been a newspaper man.
ne has soft place in his heart for the Exporter
A journalist who sought interview With him
not long ago received this reply:
What there is left of me to be interviewed
is at your service"
Discriminating readers .ssho have felt Ne
charm Of "A Modern Instance and have sympa~
th1zed with the mute yearnl1gs Of "Silas Lap.
ham," enjoy reading newspaper page in which
Mr.. Howells talks of his work, and they see moth.
ing immodest in it. The present writer never
could understand why so many modern writer's
so obviously affect to ignore their own work and
refrain from speaking about it, for neatly all
writer's are proud of their literary performances
and of whatever distinction they may have gained.
Stevenson had timiditiea of thia sort Il
know what pleasure u.s." he says frankly. "for l
have done good work." He was proud man, but
not vain one. The silly statement made by
w. E. Henley that Stevenson could not paas =
mirror without looking into 1t proceeded froEa a
heart full of the jealousy or art. Stevenson was
not much photographed man. but rave seen
scenes, and in none Of them was there anything
like pose. In many Of the photographs his head
is modestly lowered and his eyes are on the
ground or otherwise averted. Where hA appears
in group you would hardly single him out
the person whom the photographer most
wished to present. .a-.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
Uncle Sans Navy Holds Second Place

nent we have more guns available for
fighting on the broadside. The Flori.
da, which is of about $4,000 tons, can
bring to bear on the broadside ten IL
inch guns. The German dreadnoughts
Of Che same displacement can only
bring eight guns to bear.
Nov this represents the fighting
value Of the two navies and is actual
ly 20 per cent in guns ahead of Ger.
many as against Germany's ten per
cent Of tonnage, which really means
nothing as factor in fghting-
Germany has not yet awakened to
the fact that Great Britain began to
follow US in broadside arrangements
about three years ago. The kaiser's
empire is still behind in the main ele.
ment on which navies can be com
pared as to efficiency. Another thing
Is that nearly all the German ships
which on paper are monsters, carry
only 11-inch guns.
"They have only recently started to
build Pinch guns and we are build.
ing 14-inch rifles.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
Sent Happy New Year" to the World

A MILLION miles of telegraph and
"A cable wires throughout the world
were thrown open to the tick of a
sidereal clock in the Naval observa
tory on the heights overlooking Wash
ington at the moment 1911 changed to
1912 and Uncle Sam through them
called his Happy New Year" to all
the world. Every city and hamlet in
the nation, the ships at sea, travellers
TO foreign lands were informed at the
moment that the nation officially an
nounced the arrival of Times new
span: Yet the plain-faced old time
piece merely swung it's pendulum as
might any such on an obscure mantel
and knew not the import of the mes
sage it sent.
The tick of this clock heard as New
Years eve came to an end is the mes
sage OF them all that extends furthest
of all those sent since the world be-
gan. 1t is flashed out from the Naval
observatory at Washington each year.
AS the seasons pass the extent Of its
reach is increased and that Of this
New Years night was greater than
any Of its predecessors. 1t was licked
off to Nome, to Rio Janeiro, to Shang
hal, to Cape of Good Hope, to London
1t informed the lonely operator at a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
Nation Is to Fight

WASH1NGTON.-|he loan shark in
" his arrogant disregard of human
rights continues in most cities to ex-
act unreasonable tribute from the
wretched men caught in his net. Lead
Ing newspapers throughout the coun-
try have constantly denounced the
business of making small loans upon
the security of pledge or mortgage of
personal property or assignment of
wages. Drastic laws have been in
voked in many states against it. So
cieties have been organized to protect
victims from unjust practices, but the
press accounts are soon forgotten by
all save the unfortunate clients of the
money lenders, and the campaign to
remedy the conditions surrounding
the business has been marked by
years 81 fru1tless struggle.
Laws are constantly and uniformly
evaded, ignored and def1ed. The gov
eminent officials and legislators have
repeatedly announced their firm in
tention to drive the loan shark out of
existence. Grand juries have time
and again returned indictments
against these gentry, accompanying
their presentments with statements of
extortion and oppression almost unbe-
l1evable in this enlightened age, but
still this blot on our civilization re-
mains and appears. to careful observ:
ers even. to increase in size.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

wayside station in Arizona that the
New Year had arrived at Washington
It carried the message to the farming
town in Iowa and to waiting thou.
sands in Boston.
This message awakened a spark Of
enthusiasm in the breasts of those
banished to the lonely Island of Guam
to learn that it was New Year back
home. The men of the feet and the
ocean craft far out at sea pick up its
message and rejoice.
" All these wires and cables and cur.
rents of the air respond automatically
to the ticking of this plain old clock
at the observatory, which clock is the
official standard time regulator of hall
the world. There is none of the re-
laying and delay in the ordinary trans
mission of messages for these con.
tracts are automatic and the message
is instantaneous.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
Old Panama Landmarks Are No More

MANY villages on the 1sthmus of
Ax4 Panama intimately associated
with the history of the stirring buc-
cancer days are soon to disappear
forever beneath the surface Of the
vast artificial lake which is now sDw-
ly filling up between Gatun and Mata-
chin.
These places were known to Euro
peAn civilization many years before
Jam estown was settled or Massachu-
sets Bay was an English colony. Now
they are little more than jungle ham,
let's, and nothing Of value will dis.
appear when the rising waters of Lake
Gatun blot them out Of existence.
The Canal Record gives a list and
short historical sketches of some of
the vanishing villages. Heading the
list is the old town of Gatun, which is
already practically covered by eighty
feet of rock; earth and water. and
other places destined to disappear are
Ahorca Lagarto, Barbacoas, Caimito,
Matachina, Bailamonos, Santa Cruz,
Cruz de Juan Galgo and Cruces.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
She Didn't Get IL

There is certain book in the IL
brary that I want" said Mrs, Sfllv
one to the librarian Of forty thou
sand volumes. Il can't recall the title
aor the name of the author. but It is q
book Of probably three or four hun
dred pages, and it is bound In dark
green and the title is in gold letter.
on it. 1t is story of q nOhleman
who discovers after he has married q
lady of wealth and title, that he is 9
changing and that certain black.
smith In the town is the real noble
man. A friend of mine has read II.
As I say, cannot remember the title
of the book or the name of the author
but it is book Of about average size
and I wish that you would get it for
ME as quick as you can, for my hus
band is waiting for me in oar ca,
out in front of the library and It al
ways initiates him to be kept waiting
I'd like the book right away, please /,
Judge. rs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
the Loan Sharks

the many unsuccessful attempts to
legtslate the usurious money lender
out Of existence have shown one thing
very clearly, that law that comes
between the INSCRIPTIONS man who
has money to lend and the man who
wants to borrow cannot be enforced
until an agency is established to sat
isfy his need at lower cost. Recog
niZing this fact. philanthropic men in
nearly twenty cities, content with
reasonable return upon their invest.
ment, have organized remedial socie.
ties to make loans at the lowest rates
of interest practicable to deserving
people upon security ct personal prop
erty pledged or mortgaged.
! In many cities efforts are now being
made by citizens backed by chambers
Of commerce and boards of trade to
organize similar societies. Those In
operation have proved themselves a
practical and measurably successful
means Of accomplishing what drastic
legislation and popular clamor has
been powerless to do. The loan shark
has not been entirely eliminated from
the cities in which these societies op-
crate, but his exactions have been re-
duced appreciably.
Briefly stated, the programme Of the
remedial loan movement includes the
organization in all cities Of competf-
tive loan societies Of social nature
in the pawnbroking and chattel loan
fields; the establishment of coopera.
tive associations for savings and loans
among employees, supplemented by
the Investment Of honest capital on a
reasonable money-making basis. In
all states legislation will be sought
chiefly to facilitate this competition.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

| The two transeptal towers of his first
! idea are abandoned, and instead there
is to be great central tower, with a
height of 280 feet. or 20 feet higher
than the town towers. It is said that
| the structure will be the broadcast
| Gothic tower in existence. One of the
| effects Of the alteration Of the design
will be TO provide a nave space ca
pable OF seating $500 worshipers. The
change, in SO far as it achieves this,
is quite in accord with the wishes Of
| the diocese; and as for the central
tower, it is pretty evident that the idea
! was In Mr.. SCOTS mind from the first
He has indeed said as much. but not
| till recently did he see lis way to
carry his conception into practical ef-
feet.
Both as regards interior and exte-
rior the change of plan will be more
or less revolutionary, but far from de-
tracing from the impres3iveness of
the church it should enhance It. The
dimensions Of <he building aloae will
make it one Of The greatest in Europe.
The total external length, including
the Lady chapel. is GIL feet, and the
superficial area of the cathedral build
ings will be 101, 900 square feet. II.
deed, comparison Of the dimensions
with those of other cathedrals in this
country shows that the Liverpool one
is In most respects the largest Of them.
With the actual work of BUILDING
progress is now rapid. The Lady
chapel is already open and regularly
in use, fact that is making the idea
of cathedral seem more and more c9
reality to Liverpool.
To sum up. it is in no fgnoh.e spirit
that Liverpool is going about this ID.
gantic work. The city on the Mersey
is an inspiring place. and its enter.
prises have often been large md i'm
posing. 1t has been said that this N
not inconsistent with curious littl,-
ness Of spirit, and perhaps one would
not care to dispute the suggestion.
But, though the pride in big undertak.
ings which is mere narrow material
ism may exist and sometimes may
even actually be fostered, one detects
in most Of the great schemes to which
Liverpool has recently devoted itself
as community a finer feeling and an
increasing consciousness of the spirit.
ual value of things. 1t is great en-
terprise. quite big enough to excite the
emotions Of the mega1omaniac. But
one perceives real desire that the
cathedral may exert a beneficent in.
fluence upon the whole life of the
place, and it is the hope of church
people-and of others as well-thas
the cathedral may be center of quiet
and contemplation, and that in time
the effect of it will be raising of the
tone Of the communal life in a variety
of ways. J. MACLEAN.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

evening. A woman with decidedly odd jobsis
Mrs. Leroy who is employed in the land office and
who received $1,000 year for simply signing the
name OF William H. Taft, all day long, every
working day in the week The law requires that
the slgnvt1re OF the president shall appear on
every LAM -patent. OF course the chief magis
trate cannot sign all these papers in person. II
ne aid he would not have time for anything else
SO the lady at the land Office acts as his proxy
and gets a tidy salary for the monotonous work
the highest sa]sFed woman in the federal serv-
Ice Tor probably =, the service of any republic
on earth) is Mrs. Margaret v. Kelly, who is ex.
aminer of the United States minis and who re-
ceives the fancy salary of $4,000 year. She
deserves it. however, Escause she has spent many
years in the mint bufs~u and probably knows
more about the administration of Uncle Saa's
coin factories than any othe" living person.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

Some Of the Inhabitants believe the
inundation will not take place, and
one old bush settler, after having ig
nored repeated warnings. ventured his
opinion that the Lord has promised
never again to food the earth.
New rainfall records were estab.
lished on the Isthmus of Panama Nov
% and 20, according to reports just
received here At Porto Bello about
2.46 inches of: rain fell in three min.
utes. The total for that shower was
7.6O inches.
The highest previous record was
three-quarters Of an inch of rain in
five minutes in 1908.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

that, when the tyranny Of invasion
was oVerpast and the armada scat
tered. Spanish silver was brought,
nome as loot. Already the family pos
sessed a few 1851 silver.gilt dishes.
Later on the rim of each was en-
graved with the coat Of arms of Sir
Christopher Harris. Time: went on,
and the. civil war broke out. Sir
Christopher's descendant held com
mand In the royal forces at Plymouth
and became alarmed for the safety Of
! the heirlooms. which he had always
viewed with pride. .Accordinglx 10
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

EXPERTS in the construction bureau
Il Of the United States navy point out
the fallacy Of the statement published
broadcast that Germany will hold Sec
ond place among the naval powers,
supplanting the United States, when
the ships now being built by both ma
tons are completed. After reviewing
the difference in tonnage, which is not
largely in favor of Germany, compe-
tent naval expert says:
Taking the present and the future
into consideration, the present su-
periority of the United States, as Sec
cud in the world, continues because
ons superiority consists in the fact
that ~ all ships of the same displace-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

had them hidden away in cave IN
the parish Of Yealmpton, on Dart
moor, and the secret Of their hiding
place died with him.
For nearly 200 years the Elizabeth
an banqueting service lay in the Cosy
ground. Then at Christmastide. 1927
the countryside rang with the seDrJ
Of its discovery by three Dart1oo,
,laborers employed by Mr.. Spla: o.
Brixham. who wished to enlarge thu
cave for storing potat0eo--ead 90 tn
John Har:is q thst ~ tsGaiss& u
falnxly ueGonA s. .....-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

days of the Spanish Armada-those
stirring times when brakes Revenge,
with the others, went gaily to meet
Oar Lady of the Rosary and all Of
those wonderful ships of war which
made the ocean groan with their
weight shd. the winds to ache with
their saiIs."
And helping Drake was that worthy
William Harris, who gladly paid his
armada contribution. toward defense.
OF $3.50, and got hss Devonshire terri.
tortals around him. 4
The story In the Harris, family runs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
TREASURE BURIED 200 YEARS
Silver Service Of the Time Of the
Spanish Armada Sold Recently
{: ~ 80 vs.. in London. e.

The most romantic history of any
existing banquet service of silver and
gold is that OF the Elizabethan set
which was buried during the English
civil war and forgotten for 200 years>
The recent sale of these historic
pieces In London has resurrected the
4 old romance. which harks bark to the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
II Had Its Use.

Two Highlandmen, visiting Glasgow
for the first time. were taking walk
through the city. Turning tho corner
they were very much surprised to see
q water cart sprinkling the street Not
having seen anything OF the kind be.
fore. Tougal. under Misrepresentation.
cried out to the driver: Hey. man:
hey. man, you're losin, a. your water :.
His friend, annoyed BY Tougal's want
Eof knowledge. ran after him. caught
him by the sleeve and said, rather
testify: Tougal. man, Tougal. don't
be shown your ignorance. DO - no
see it's 70 keep the laildiss az tho
back o the CART The Hoas4kDeD
o.. Y 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
Sports In HYDE Park.

: =.
The organized games for school chill
dren to be started In Hyde Park will
be quite like old times for the park
itself. For, In the early days, Hyde
Park was a regular sporting center,
celebrated in Charles LIS reign for its
foot races, and in Cromwell's time for
it's coaching matches. Cromwell him.
self tried his skill as q coachman there
and ended up by being flung OF the
box. And when 1t was not the scene
Of playing it formed 3 meeting place
for dghting. Here the duke Of Ham.
ilton and Lord Mohun fought their e..
tai duel IN 17I2, and Charles James
Fox had his .affair Of honor with Mr..
kdAm.-Londop Chronicle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
Logical, but incorrect,

An uncouth granger. who. however,
had perfect mania for using words
which he did not understand. was ar
raigned In court by q neighbor on 4
charge Of assault
well. JIM" said the Judge, do
you acknowledge or deny the aIlega.
tfon?" b -
Il deny the allegation. judge g said
Jim, -and I'm ready to lick the allixa-
tor."-LveFpool Mercury.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
PAVING THE WAY.

"Who is the man to whom you just bowed?"
"A coal dealer ~- ~ .l..s'& - '@+4.
"You were extremely polite. You must owa
him money" .5~.1 . 49, .~-. ~.
:, mot yet. but nope to soon." +.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
why the Merchant Falnted.

Merchant Ito stanger) thanh
you. sir, for helping my clesk throw
that book agent out Now what can I
do for you!
Stranger IKE . S1U - ~
Lite of Washingtea. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

waste baskets is to guard against
the loss of money or valuable papers
that might inadvertently slip into
the baskets. And that this is no idle
precaution, either, is eloquently
proven by the fact that not so very
long ago one of these women recov-
cred $40. 900 from a uas+o ha -, .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24

responsible subordinate positions are in the hands
of women-married women, single women and
widows-and about half of the thousands upon
thousands of federal employees who are engaged
in clerical work are women.
Many Of Uncle Sans feminine assistants per
form tasks that are not one whit different from
those which fall to the lot Of their sisters who
can earn their own livelihood in the modern bust
ness world. Fer instance, they operate typewrit.
or manage telephone switchboards do any