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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05

Every Scout Feed n SOLDIER
With that slogan in mind the Boy
Scouts OF Missoula sacrificed their
precious Saturdays and the afternoon
play hours last spring. and during the
hot weeks OF vacation abandoned
swimming and fishing to hoe weeds
and fight bugs in the backyard gar
dens they had planted throughout the
city.
TN Boys work, d hard. aud now they
ars being repaid. No better gardens
than the scout plots are to he found In
Missoula. \ big harvest OF spudS will
be reaned. if the hills already dug are
fair specimens.
Four Troops Have Gardens.
Four troops of Roy Scouts. averaging
II membership of 81 boys In each troop,
are now beginning to reap the reward
Of diligence and enthusiasm in their
summer gardening. A number OF the
boys have been at work out Of the city,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05
Comrade in Siberian Prison
. Tells Story of New Premier

the courtyard would converse by the
hour with them.
"Of two different Socialist parties.
kerensky and l naturally had many
spirited arguments over policy and
tactics.
He was then young man of the
student type; his youth impressed me
at the time. He is blonde. of medium
height should say about five feet
seven or eight inches. He has keen
mind, and is most able debater. He
defends the cause In which he is inter-
ested with vigor and ability. I knew
Of his work for the cause" and of his
arrest, but, of course. no charges were
brought against him; he was simply
imprisoned
Kolchn told me of his escape from
prison at Narym. after two unsuccess-
full attempts-once under a load of
! ashland of how he went on with his
work for the social revolution and aft
erwards again met Kerensky. also out
of prison.
"Kerensky's name first became well
known in Russia when. in 1912. he
dared as a young lawyer. defend the
Lena river gold mine strikers. Thus
openly on the side Of the workman,
1t was inevitable that Kerensky should
devote his life thereafter frankly to
revolutionary socialism.
when the revolution broke. Keren-
sky was made vice president of the
Council of Workmen and Soldiers
Deputies.
"In the Milukoff cabinet he was the
only Socialist. but imediately became
the most important member.
"The talk of Kerensky becoming 4
dictator is absurd. He believes toe
deeply In democracy for that.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05

in defending the settlers with small
contingent of volunteers.
1t was about the middle Of July.
that news was received that Chiefs
Joseph. Looking Glass and White Bird.
with 500 followers were on the Lolo
trail. on the war path and headed to-
wards the Bitter Root valley.
Mud Forts Erected.
This was the first time that any
hostility on the part of the savages
had come to mar the beauty of the
Bitter Root valley. The settlers took
the precautions of quartering their
families at Fort Owens near Stevens
Vile and building mud forts near Cor
Wallis and near what is now Grants
dale. All the able bodied men of the
valley. then went to Lolo, there to
head off the Indians and to give them
battle. 1t was about the 25th day of
July that the advance guard of Chief
Joseph's band had reached the Lolo
and the 100 citizens from the valley.
together with about 40 men and Off
GERS from Fort Missoula and about $50
men from other parts Of the state,
marched up the Lolo about five miles.
In the meantime, Chief Joseph and his
entire band had moved down to the
Woodman flats, about four miles
above the white mans camp.
Volunteers Followed Reds.
There followed Il parley of three
days between the white men and the
| Indians. at the end of which Chief
Joseph said TO Captain Rawn, .'Tomor.
row at sunrise, | shall move on.
shall never turn back. | do not wan,
| to fight If the white men insist
will fight and fight hard. My people
| will never surrender" Then followc,
| n leisurely move OF the Indians through
the Bitter Root valley. with Genera
! O. o. Howard about q week hehinc
and General Gibbon making forced
marches from Fort Shaw to intercept
them. Captain John Catlin with hi.
company Of volunteers joined Gen
eral Gbbon, at Rye creek.
The Big Hole Battle.
Although the Ncz Perces had gon,
through the Bitter Root valley with
out committing any depredations, the!
had been in Idaho just ordinary say
ages upon the warpath and had killed
and burned indiscriminately anon,
the old settlers. 1t is believed, also
that 1t was through no love of tn,
white man that these Indians had re
Trained from numbering and burnint
on this side OF the range, but solei,
to the fact that the local Indians wer
friendly to the whites 1t WAS AT
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05
nv Frederick N. kerby.)

New York; know Kerensky.
was his ultimate at Samara!"
These words. uttered quietly by
man sitting at desk in the public H.
brary-a man who looked nothing at
all like volutionist-showed me
that this man had story to tell.
He knew Kerensky! He. Morris Kol-
chin. could relate fro mpersonall con-
tact how he looked. thought, acted
KerensGy. the most dramatic figure of
19l7-the new Napoleon lately risen
from obscurity.
1T was n 1906 that met Kerensky
in the Samara prison." declared Kol-
chin. could relate from personal con-
on tiIes vofga. It was one Of the six
or seven prisons was in on my way
TO Siberia"
What was the charge against you?"
l asked.
in surprise. mo one was charged In
those days. / was a member Of the
Social Democratic party. anti govern
ment. That was charge enough.
"Kerensky was member Of the So
cial Revolutionist party. The aims are
the same: Kerensky's party relied
largely upon the peasants, the other
party upon the Industrial workers.
II was on my way to the prison vii
lage in the province OF Tomsk. Siberia
when met Kerensky at Samara. His
prison cell looked out on the court
yard. where we were permitted to ex-
crcise during the day. He was i'm.
prisoned with two other young revo.
through the window, and those of Us II
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05

cording to William Jameson, vice pres
ident Of the YIN. e. A.
An Arabsxh NiSts rais.
Besides dry statistics and tabulated
Information the pamphlet contains the
personal stories of several students
who worked their way through the uni
versity. The experiences of William
Strong, n freshman in the school OF
forestry. read like n chapter In the
New Arabian Nights" Young Strong
left iIoaton Mass. on June IL. 1915,
with 81 IN his pocket. During the
summer he worked In the harvest fields
of Kansas. oklahoma and Nebraska.
On August lG, he arrived In Missoula.
possessed OF S65. on August Is. he
went to ST ra'"ink's hospital with
typhoid fever. The $65 Just covered
his hospital bills: the doctor was not
fully uaid until the day before Strong
left Missoula. lie wns dismissed from
the hospital the day before registra-
ton day at the state University.
Through the year he supported him
self ny odd jobs; caring for furnaces.
roing ianitor work and clearing side
walks of snow Shortly after the SEM
"stnr closed he was sent by the United
States forest service to Shed Roof
lookout station In Idaho. lie spent his
/ last five cents for stamps just before
| arriving there.
Strong With Army Now.
On July l, he enlisted In the Tenth
Engineers forestry regiment. This
modern knight Of adventure will DO
Somewhere in France" during the
| year l9l7-1918.
| william Strone's Ia story that
many students may profit by. II II
! with that thought In mind that Dean
Bonner has Included the stories OF
other students In Can Boys and Girls
Work Their Way Through Montnna'g
! State University"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05
Old Steps Gone
Where Pioneers
Used to Gather
Historic Meeting Place on
Higgins Avenue Recently
Destroyed.

The old steps are gone. The process
of Improvement by rcmodeling the
building at the corner of Higgins ave-
nue. and Main street has removed the
historic meeting place where group
of Missoula citizens used - and %
years ago to hold regular evening con :
fabs
Judge Frank RI. Woody, A. j. Thorn
as. Frank Higgins. =. J. Kline. Michael
Flynn. Thomas Hathaway. all of whom
have passed away. We're OF the COM
rany, with G. \. Wolf, Andrew Logan,
William e. Murphy, Major j. p.
Thompson. II. c. Myers and W. III.
Houston their companions.
Stuff First Thing.
4 game of stuff played in Judge
Woody's office opened the session di-
rectly after the evening meal. The
meeting then adjourned to the steps.
where with plenty Of smoke and no
drinks was conducted the business OF
the evening. This was to relate and
regulate world affairs. ranging In mag
nitude from the seating and unseating
of the king abroad to the hiring and
firing OF the office boy at home. Every
known variety of political and religious
faith was given its hearing and often
received approval for the sake OF ar
gument
important Decisions Made.
The history OF western Montana
owes some Of its chapters to the in
fluence OF loyal purposes developed in
these sessions. The group was aug
mented later by number of younger
men, f. s. Hathaway. w. A. Mayo
Thomas Kemp. A. ]. Violette. Dan
Ross and others and took to itself the
name of the Hard Rock" club.
In recalling the. good old days and
the good comradeship of the sittings
out upon the steps OF the old Western
Montana National bank, one OF the
men said yesterday. And don't forget
Mack-he was one Of u.s." Mack was
the English pointer dog, known ant
trusted by every child in Mssoula /;
quarter Of century ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05

The daughter Is Mrs. f. ]. Doharty
and the granddaughter Miss Hazel Do
harty. Can you guess which is which
in the picture?
Here Is Mrs. Lawson's recipe. as she
practiced it. for keeping young
i've always been active. I've al
ways done my own housework. not be-
cause ! had to. but because | loved to.
I've studied the kind Of foods that
make strength without making fat.
I'm a crank about cleanliness, outside
and in: you can't keep skin and body
clean without 1t Is cared for from In
side and outside.
Il never sit around and NOPE.
went In for some club and charity
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05

work. rest one hour each day. not
even allowing the family to intrude on
that hour.
I've always associated with young
people. ! won't let them put me In a
fireside group.
% mnot nervous. BY refusing to
worry over little troubles I've been
ready for big ones when they came.
I'm fond Of dancing: l swim. too
and play tennis. don't give my mus
cles a chance to get old and that keeps
my mind alert"
Mrs. Lawson. in the picture. IL in
tn. center. On her right Ii her daush-
ter. who looks older. while on her left
! Is her granddaughter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Hark to the amaZ-
ing story OF Americas youngest grand
mother.
Name: Mrs. Laura r. Lawson, AZ
Eastwood avenue.
Age, ~.
Married at 13.
Daughter born at H.,
Granddaughter born at 30.
Passes as sister of her granddaugh-
ter. and looks 1t.
Says she'll never be old il she lives
100 years.
How's that? Has America any other
grandmother whose record equals this
one?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05

O'Clock on the 9th of August, that
Captain Catlin took few of his men
and went out upon the skirmish line
upon the left bank of Ruby creek. 1T
was at 8 o'clock that the first Indian
was shot by some of Captain Catlin s
men. All day of the 9th OF August.
the little band of men lay in the hot
sun, without a drop OF water, with the
Indians pelting from all sides until Ii
O'Clock at night. 1t was on the even
ing of August 10. that Hugh kirken-
dahl, who had charge of transporta
ton for General Gibbons, came down
with teams and provisions. Then
came the first mouthful of food since
leaving camp for battle the Wednes-
day night before. 1t had been Cat
| Inns men who fired the first shots and
| brought down the great medicine man.
whom the Nez Perce tribe were SO
confident could not be killed. 1t was
Catlin's men who. in the dead of night,
without food or blankets, carried dis
patches through a country infested
with merciless savages to Deer Lodge.
1t was Catlin's men who fought three
days side By side with soldiers and
shared alike their hangers and trials.
To Constitutional Convention.
In 1884 he was one of the As dele
gates composing the Second Montana
constitutional convention. He was
elected in November 1883, to repre-
sent Missoula county. The convention
agreed after 81 days but the consti-
tuition it drafted was rejected by con-
| gress.
Indian Agent Later.
Aftcrward Major Catlin served for
IS months as indian agent at Piesan.
on the Rlackfect reservation. In 1890
! he WIS appointed receiver in the new
MisSoula land office. He held this posi-
ton for four years and then returned
to Hamilton. There he lived for sew :
cral years before coming to Missoulu
where he made his home afterward
Like the falling leaves of autumn
the old pioneers are dropping away
and ii Is only when men like Ma joi
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05
Indian Agent Later.

CONTINUED on l.age Three.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-05
Real Hero Stories Written
in College Self-Help Book
State University Pamphlet Student Employment In
cudes Brave History of Campus Soldier.
An Arabsxh Ni0ts Tale.

to William Jameson, vice pres
dent Of the YIN. r. A..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16

Automobiles will be admitted free to the infeld July 21st, with
a charge of 25c for each occupant.
Taxcabs working under city license will not be admitted to
the grounds but will unload outside of entrance. The Board Of
Directors have made this rule in order to relieve, to an extent, the
congested conditions Of the grounds and feel that this rule makes
for Safety First"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
A M%ISCHlEVOUS SOCIETY
New york Times: The eent

New York Times: The gentle spirits Of the I. W. W.
have been singularly busy Of late. In Sioux Falls, S. D.,
the other day some Of them, in public speeches, advised
members to cripple harvesting machinery. Crop ineen-
diarisn is attributed to them in that state. In Kansas
they have been burning grain. The secretary of state
OF Kansas asked Governor Capper to authorize him to
raise home guards to attend to these grain burners.
In Arizona the I. w. W. is carrying on a strike that
has prevented work in the copper mines for a week and q
half. The local leaders tell Governor Campbell that the
strike is nationwide" ordered from headquarters at
chicago. Whether or not there is German influence
behind the strikes" the governor says, these strikes are
directly aiding an enemy Of the United States, Germany,
by curtailing the production Of copper" In Kansas the
firing of grain stacks is directly attributed to German
agents. The I. W. W.. is perhaps our choicest anarchist
collection. It is curious how eager the most virulent as
saIlants OF government in the United States are to help
germany, the most drilled and absolute Of modern states
IN Washington threats have been made by sftinerant
laborers' to burn the wheat fields in the eastern part
OF the state. There is a sinister element" saws the
president of the Washington state council of defense
that must be reckoned with-those who would deliber-
ately destroy" These "itinerant Iaborers" are much more
likely to be itinerant colporteurs Of the I. Wv. gospel
OF destruction--the authentic German gospel.
The Arizona mining town. Jerome, has deported is
= Wv. contingent. # the whole gang could be deport-
ed from the United States, the United states would be
greatly improved. sThe I. w. W. is a nucleus Of disorde,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
GERMANY,S POLITICAL CRISIS

It is in no spirit of ilwil to the people OF another
nation that one hopes that the political crisis in Germany
may grow more acute. If the conditions were to be-
come so grave that the whole tribe Of Hohenzollerns
were shaken off the throne and out of court 1t would be
better for the world and infinitely better for Germany.
In the meantime, the more bitter the contest between
kaiser and reichstag the more difficult will it be for Ger
the sooner will come the only kind Of peace that the rest
of the world can consider. a peace based on the absolute
elimination of the Prussian military caste as an infuen-
til force in the affairs Of the world.
The rumors of the kaisers abdicaion are probably
unfounded. Those rumors originating on the continent,
are in all probability due to the excited condition Of the
actual contest over present issues, and the news agency
transmitting them has been careful to state that they
are not confirmed, and must be accepted with doubt
The chances are that the kaiser has not abdicated, and
that he has no intention of doing so.
Monarchs do now and then abdicate, but seldom will
ingly. And the assumption Of William that he is en-
peror by divine right is so sincere, and his feeling on the
subject is so strong that it is almost impossible to con-
ceive Of conditions under which he would yield his place
and power unless a gun were held at his head. And even
In that case the idea of his abdication is utterly incon-
sistent with all that we know Of the man. He would
probably tell the man with the gun to shoot.
But, while there is no good reason to believe that
the kaiser has abdicated, it is an evident fact that very
grave conditions growing out Of the war now prevail in
Germany. Naturally the outside world is able TO get
only a part Of the news. The censorship in the German
empire is a strict one, and whenever possible. news tend
satisfactory conditions in Germany is carefully withheld.
What so much has actually been made public it is evil
dent that conditions are serious, and it is possible that
the German empire may be very near a domestic up
heaval which will give the authorities something to
think Of other than the conquest Of the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
HOLDING UP THE FOOD BILL

One way to defeat a piece of legislation is to come out
openly against. argue against it on its merits, and vote
directly against it. Another way is to profess to be in
sympathy with the purpose Of the proposed legislation,
but to delay its passage by proposing amendments which
are not garmane to its purpose.
Whatever their intent may be, certain members of
congress have delayed the passage of the food control
bill for a month by the adoption of the amendment plan.
The purpose of the bill as at first proposed, and as ap-
proved by the administration, was to place in the handH
Of the executive department of the government such au-
thority as would enable it to prevent Legitimate specula-
ton in foods, and in so doing, to prevent the unreason-
able fluctuations in prices whose only object is to enrich
spectators, and whose effect on producers and consumers
alike is disastrous.
The means proposed were relatively simple. The bill
was confined to the essentials. If additions had been
needed these could have been added later. But the prime
purpose was to secure prompt action with reference to
the control of the distribution of the more important OF
the great staple food articles of the country. Today the
bill is so loaded down with extraneous matter that it is
unlikely to pass at ALL and the prospect is that the whole
thing will have to be kicked overheard and a fresh start
taken with a new bill resembling the original in it's main
features.
Without question some Of those who have contributed
to this delay have been actuated by excellent motives
And equally without question they have aided in delay
ing for a month or more the enactment of legislation
which is needed right now, and for which the country
is suffering.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
THE STATE FAIR

The North Dakota state fair will be held at Grand
Forks this week and continuing through the rest of
fairs were to be prohibited as a war measure, the idea
being that the money and effort expended on fairs might
better be devoted to actual production. The government
took steps to contradict this baseless rurnor, and to as
sure the directors Of such exhibitions as the state fair at
Grand Forks that instead Of seeking to prevent they
wished to do everything possible to promote such fairs.
The state fair at Grand Forks has been established
so many years, and has had such a continuous history
of success and service that it has become an important
eleme nt in the life Of the northwest, and especitlly of the
northern half Of the state, from which, Of course, the
major portion Of its attendance is drawn. The fair pro-
vdes a means for bringing together examples of the va
ried activities Of our people. 1t stimulates a competition
in which there is nothing selfish. It gives to individuals
an opportunity to compare the results of their own er-
forts with the results of the efforts Of others. 1t brings
to the attention Of every investigator something new and
valuable which he may apply to his own work. And it
provides the means for relaxation and entertainment of
the most wholesome kind and in the midst Of ideal con-
ditions.
The state fair is a state institution. But in the odd
numbered years 1t is held at Grand Forks, therefore the
people of Grand Forks have a special interest in 1t. It is
an asset of5nossmall value to the city forts. success. The
experience ofEmany years in many localities has demon
strated that unless enormous appropriations of public
money are made for its. support no fair on a scale APP
preaching that on which the state fair at Grand Forks is
given can be operated unless it receives the hearty pa
tronage and support of the people Of a city of. consider
able size. That there must be ample support from. the
surrounding towns and rural districts goes without say
ing. But in addition to this there must be the loyal
support Of the people Of the home city, and that support
the fair management has a right to expect from the peo-
pie of Grand Forks. Grand Forks has been a good fair
city in the past. The patronage Of its people is desired
and expected this year on, a larger scale than ever.
The management has done everything that it can do
to make the fair a success. 1t has obtained promises OF
an unusually fine line of exhibits. and it will provide en-
tertainment in abundance, and Of the finest character.
The rest is up to the people. The fair belongs to the peo-
pie, and it will be what they assist in making it.