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The herald., 1917-12-06
SHOT NIECE BY ACCIDENT
Woman Tried to Take Away Gun
Girl Was HandlIno-Oeath
Results.

Ironton. Ohio.-Mrs. Matte Steed.
held In connection with the death Of
her niece, Irene Adkins, aged fourteen
confessed to the police that she acct
dentally killed the girl In attempting
to take q 45-caliber rifle from her.
The story was confirmed by the
girls grandmother, Mrs. Darius Ad-
kins, at whose home the accident &C.
Cured. Mrs. Steed was released from
custody by the coroner.
The grandmother and aunt, when
the police arrived, told different sto-
ries, saying the girl had killed her
self.
Mrs. Steel was arrested following
disclosures by the coroner, who said
1t would have been physically impossi.
Bile for the girl to have killed herself
in the manner described by the won.
en-.
The herald., 1917-12-06
MAN FIGHTS COON IN WATER
varmlnt Of Immense Size Puts Up
Fierce Fight Before He Is
Captured.

Harrodsburg. Ry.-John Morgan
and Elmer Jenkins went coon hunting
on Salt River to try out young dog
and succeeded in bagging two of the
yarmints. One of the coons, Of I'm
mense size, holly pressed, took to the
water. AS is known to hunters. a
coon can lick half dozen dogs when
in the water, and not wishing to have
his young dog cut up, Morgan waded
into the stream, and after a most ter
rife combat got the coon into a sack
and landed him on the shore. During
the scrimmage between man and coon
Jenkins became so excited that he top
pied off O six-fOot embankment Into
the river.
The herald., 1917-12-06

Is shown. 1t is made Of sapphire-blue
satin and bordered with a stenciled
pattern In several colors. Wide fig
ured or brocaded ribbon might be sub
stituted for stenciling and set onto the
body Of the dress with pipings of satin.
The style suggests classic Greek
,lraperies. but follows them 80 vaguely
The new dress cannot be identified as
Grecian. In the same model long full
sleeves Of crepe georgette might be in
PRODUCED without appearing incongru-
aus.
Just whether the ''in time" dress has
been made to meet demand or to
make demand for 1t only time can
tell, but chances are In its favor. wom-
en- Of taste who are dressed in quiet
street clothes much Of the time, like
the picturesque In house gowns, and al.
ways there Is an increasing call for
individuality in styles and clever orig
inality In details of construction and
| finish.
The herald., 1917-12-06
In His kei9hbors Eyea

81 have been rejecting" said q u
timer, upon the case Of the svene
man, as his neighbors see him
eff he is poor, he Is q bad manss
II he is prosperous, everyone vus
to do him a favor.
"If he is In politics, It's for PORK Y
he Is not In politics, one cant pA1
him, and he's no good for his On
try.
"If he gives not to charity, IN
he's a stingy dog. II be does give N
for show.
"If he is active IN religion kbi
hypocrite. II he evinces no inirs
In matters spiritual, he's o harb0a
sinner.
"If he shows affection, he's d
sentimentalist. II he seems to On
for no one, he's cold-blooded
IF he dies young. there was %
future ahead of him. II he attaR q
age. he has missed his calline'-n
Lamb.
The herald., 1917-12-06
OFFERS APOLOGY FOR
ATTEMPTED MURDER

London William Muller Is
wondering just why some peo-
pie are so rude. He Is doing his
wondering In the Old Bailey.
William attempted to murder
pretty young woman clerk, but
the young woman seemed to be
obdurate-she didn't wish to be
murdered. There are many
ways to pass out. and the girl
thought she had a privilege of
being consulted in the matter.
When Mr.. Muller was arraigned
he was just a little the worse
for wear. When given the OPP
portunity to say something. he
broke out with: II apologize"
The young woman refused to
consider 1t.
The herald., 1917-12-06
Nine BLIND MEN
IN SUICIDE PACT
GreWsome Vow Made in School
Is Revealed in Death OF
Last One.

Ailene, Neb.-A suicide pact In
which all the members of graduat-
ing class at the Nebraska state school
for the blind Joined as one of the Sc
.cret ceremonies OF their graduation,
was revealed when the body Of Clar-
;ence Gish, aged "a years, was found
hanging in his fathers home, near
here. OF the nine members of his
graduating class Glsh was the last.
Each had been faithful TO his prom
Use TO his class members. Gish had
The herald., 1917-12-06

''Yeu Aren't Going to Cry, Are Your"
full joy. It's so glorious a thing to
know that soon, soon Wen be asleep
in our beds of mud
"There. there squeaked Grandpa
again.
whenever I say anything about
mud said Grandfather Frog, you be-
come very much excited
"'Of course I do. can explain
that quite easily. 1t reminds me of
the fine saying I want to tell you
"Hurry and tell me- said GRANDPA
Their Frog. as he yawned. His mouth
opened wide and this time he swaf-
lowed two bugs.
"'what Joy II Is to be q frog.
""To sit I'm the sunshine on a log.
Add in the winter to sleep and sleep. =.
To stay awake would make me weep
Grandfather Frog sang this song
in his croaking voice, and Grandpa
Toad grunted as he said, What a fine
voice you have. 1t grows better all
the time
"That made Grandfather very hap
by, and even If Grandpa Toad knew
nothing about music 1t made no diff
ference to Grandfather Frog.
atm glad you like my voice, grog-
a-rum, grog-a-rum,' said Grandfather.
"'You've got far more voice than
have said Grandpa sadly. That was
quite true, but Of course there are
many creatures who do not think q
voice is beautiful unless 1t has really
lovely sounds and tunes and notes.
"T didn't sing anything about Mud.
said Grandfather, for two reasons. In
the first place, there are so few
words to rhyme with mud, and In the
second 1t would have made you jump
and spoiled the song
"Grandpa Toad jumped and hoped
little. 4 must tell you right away,
he said.
"'In the first place. he went on, :
heard two boys talking today. One
was urging the other to do something
and he was saying, "Oh, come along
Don't be a stick In the mud" look
ed and I saw that the creature wa.
not stick, but boy, as had though
at first. l hoped around and looked
ut him, and he was certainly not made
of wood. I wondered what the othe
boy could mean.
"'And he was not In the mud a
oil. There was no mud around. Ora
cious, thought, it's a very sad case
because, felt sure by this time tina
the boy who called the other a sticl
In the mud was trying to urge him t
!, stay awake, and not take q sleep. Jus
why he called him stick could no
understand. felt very sorry for tn
sleepy boy.
"'But to my great surprise foun
, out from their talking that the
thought nothing at all Of sleeping. TIL
boy called the other stick In tn
mud because he wouldn't do anything
wouldn't play or walk or have an
, fun. And he called him a stick In tn
mud because of course a stick In tn
mud wouldn't move. but would sta
stuck But the frog and the toa
b had thought about mud for enOug
o time now to get into their beds Of
+ for the long winter months"
The herald., 1917-12-06
SIT UP AND BE SHOT, ORDER
Montana Woman Kills Her Husband
But Gives Him Time for
Last Smoke.

Butte, Mont-They do things with
noise and elaboration in the William
Blake household. Here Is recent In
cident, as described by Blake himself
before his death in the st. James hos
pital.
"Sit up, dear, / want to shoot you"
said Mrs. Blake one night recently.
Blake sat up, but declared he wanted
to roll one more cigarette before be-
ing killed.
The cigarette lit, he wanted prayers.
While friend wife prayed Blake at
tempted to wrest the gun from her.
In the struggle he was shot.
The herald., 1917-12-06
Use Of Cosmetics.

The free use of cosmetics has come
to be accepted by the young girl as
well as by the older woman, and no
one can gainsay that touch of rouge
and the use of the powder puff often
transform a plain woman.
But the too free use of rouge is to
se deplored. for 1t has spoiled the
,o,k, of many an otherwise charming
rri. There Is no cosmetic In the
worsd so valuable or so highly priced
bv those who have lost 1t rs thar
sxhlcb youth gives. says an exchange.
The herald., 1917-12-06

and after the receptacle had been fas-
tened with 60 feet of clOthesline 1t
was taken to the station.
Detectives Barry and Mulvihill. who
gingerly carried the snake into the sta
ton, said they could not tell what
kind Of n snake 1t was but had heard
experts" In the crowd class 1t as a
monster rattlesnake.
Ha, They Have Clue.
II was left near Desk Sergeant Mo-
ran until Policeman Thomas Galligan,
self-styied "snake expert" agreed to
take charge Of il. He opened the
suitcase and also agreed that 1t was
a rattlesnake. The police believe that
the snake and suitcase had been stolen
by the young man who was seen to
flee after opening the suitcase. The
initials al. B." were on one side Of the
case.
Policeman Galligan and his follow
ers Insisted the reptile was a RATHER.
An argument was In progress when
Patrol Sergt. Frank Smith, another
"snake expert" entered. The suitcase
was opened and with q club the snake
was pulled out on the floor and
Strengthened out. 1t promptly cotied
I'D again, but otherwise showed nc
signs Of life.
"Its harmless. know the name OF
this kind of snake but can't think OF
II Just now" was the decision of Ser
geant Smith. The snake was placed
back In the suitcase and Is awaiting
its owner.
Anyhow, West Madison street hai
had q temperance lesson.
The herald., 1917-12-06
The Great Game.

Mrs. Murcenry was palpltats rn
eagerness when vlarissa returned is
the ball.
"Who did you dance with nM
she asked.
"Mr. Bashful, the millionaire
Really? Has he declared ns =
tentions yet, darlingT
"Yes."
Mrs. Murcenry nearly swocned !"
Joy.
"Oh, my precious child, I'm V ~
What did he sayT
"He declared he would never ~
ry," said Clarissa, and then IN :
the smelling salts.
The herald., 1917-12-06

are often seen in the Black So
whereas more common are A.. 20
cats, roebuck, wild goats sS W. y.
boar. Further, black India, ~ y
grouse, pheasants, partridge, ana -.
Wild birds are abundant. n. ~
reptiles is notable.
Many Races In the caue,~
While the Caucasus Is inh.h,,.,
two major races-Caueasis,s :,
MOngOlians-there Is at the rn. -
a wonderful collection Of TIN, :.
as Armenians, Circassians e,o,g,''
LesEians. Asetins, Persians, Tar
Turkomen. Kurds, Jews, ana e,..s'
All these different tribes are fran -.
reason or other under the insus.,, !,
the Russian, but even now each =.
keeps to its own particular ,rr-
and religion, and to Its own small ~
munity. To illustrate how orir,,,l :,
bizarre is the population Of the q,
casus district, It may be meDus,,
that there nre CT tribes, and int 4,
100 different languages AID trshr
are spoken.
The economic conditions and spA
ards Of civilization of this mixed nm
latiOn are varied. There ar 4.
places which might be considered NJ.
iy civilized centers of modern plim
and technique. for instance such town
as Baku. Batoum, vladlka,m
Crosby, Ekaterinodar, Novosossist n
Tifiis. On the other hand In pl,u
remote from civilization, and n M
ticular in the mountain cays r
passes. life is very primitive.
The herald., 1917-12-06
| DADDSGy[N|NG|
| A|RY TALE
TALK ON MUD.
81 MACY RAAA1 BONNER

"There were still some of the frogs"
said Daddy, "who had not gone to
sleep for the winter.
Grandpa Frog was talking TO
Grandpa Toad, and SO we will not mix
them up; we Will speak of Grandpa
Frog as Grandfather, and Grandpa
Toad as Grandpa.
az heard q fine saying said Grand
pa, granting and squeaking as he
talked.
'GOOg-a-rum, gOOg-a-rum,' an
swered Grandfather. Are you going
to tell an old fellow about 1t or are
you going to wait until the spring?
It's not good thing to stay awake
too long, and I've been ready for bed
for some days
"'What do you mean by being ready
for bed, and yet still staying upT
asked Grandpa.
I'm sleepy enough said GRANDPA
Their, but l have number Of things
to attend to first. And / want to see
that the children are all rolled up In
their nice, warm snug beds of mud
".There. therer squeaked Grandpa
wildly. That Is what 1 have TO tell
YOU
$50 you've decided not to wait I'M
til the spring to tell me, Ell? asked
Grandfather as he swallowed bug.
He Is very apt to swallow one as he
Is chatting or summing himself.
ale blinked his eyes and they look
ed very watery. You aren't going to
cry, are your asked Grandpa Toad.
"'Oh, no. said Grandfather, croak-
ing little. 4 was just letting tear
or two to ooze out for Joy, wonder
The herald., 1917-12-06
Six Months for Stealing Penny.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-James Brennan,
thirty-two years old, was sentenced to
six months ut the county poor farm
for stealing penny from a boy.
Brennan declared that he took tho
coin to see II the boy would cry. Mag
istrate Ruddy, who heard the case,
said 1t was - joke to break q hay's
heart.
The herald., 1917-12-06

|/X
celIent digestion. he does ~, :" - b
in nerves. Everything be o't o. ~
hi himself ss is reckOned peculiar; 1 - j
are absolutely alike. BIS ~ vi
lighted ct the same tune |. afsd
And II the weather ia, y, .,Ims,s y
opinion as to the suitable alss t s' y
his own. why it is dam. ..e''o,.,s -
his remark as to Its s,,,,essps
ness" His family SINE 's,,sst D.
able" sneezes. But 70 saI ,'res sesA
would be more than tnel. . ~, - luss
ton to the kaiser.
The herald., 1917-12-06

Its charm does not lie In color, nor
line, nor feature. 1t is a something
so indefinable as TO be doubly alluring,
that very subtle quality which has de-
fed the pens Of al writer's and been
the despair of all artists.
The herald., 1917-12-06
Would Rather Walk

When Nellie's father came u ~ Z
horse he got of, picked her " y. :, !,
put her on the horses back s'' s ! !
shut the gate. No sooner na !. I
turned his back than be nean = =
sound Of horses hoofs ana I's \. 4
the horse had begun to run r.. - : 7
stable. He looked around que, =, |.
pectlng to find her badly hurt r., " -
stead she had slipped Of ana aa., =
placIdly smiling. 81 fought p's''
TO walk" she replied.
The herald., 1917-12-06
Fouoht Robbers Four Hours.

Milford, Kan.-Citizens drove of
three robbers who were attempting to
blow the safe Of the state bank after
spirited fight Of four hours. The rob-
bers escaped without injury and with
out any spells.
The herald., 1917-12-06
Practices on Family.

"My papa Is the smartest man In
town." said little Katherine.
SLOW do you know he Isl" said
Johnnie. there's lots of smart men
In this town."
"Oh. but l know he is, because when
mamma hears him say his speeches he
hardly ever makes q mistake"
The herald., 1917-12-06
STOLEN Reptile
CAUSES UPROAR
WriquIes Out of a Wicker Suit.
case and There EnSueS a
TabIeau.
JOLT FOR "BAR LANE"
Mutual Inquiries Established That Ev-
erybody Saw What Everybody
Else Saw-Anyhow II Was
Good Temperance Lesson.

ChIcagO.-West Madison street Is
trying to solve the strange mystery OF
the wicker suitcase and the eight-fOOt
snake. In some ways the tale has
more wriggles than the story of the
mahogany table and the clucking hen.
A young man YEARLY moving west
ward with what appeared to be
heavy and aged suitcase stopped In
front Of 1341 West Madison street and
laid his burden down. He looked all
about him and then cautiously stopped
and unfastened the catch of the suit
case and threw II open.
We Mystery Appears.
The corner policeman heard
scream of fright and saw the young
man Logging it westward. Habitues
Of bar lane" beat the policeman TO
the suitcase for one look at the thing
that turned the self-cOntained young
man into frenzied caitiff. Then West
Madison street fell back in disorder.
The head Of a snake appeared and
then eight feet of snake wriggled cut
on to the sidewalk.
After many mutual inquiries by
which It was established that every
body saw what everybody else saw 1t
was decided to call the police wagon
and one was rushed TO the scene forth
with.
The snake crawled back into the
suitcase soon after the police arrived
The herald., 1917-12-06
A Broken Lei

Little Gwennle felt ! !. ~ zen old
in to do some carpenter g w. ! usp, o.
T If ne had any brothers o. .. ~ is,..
He replied by saying s ns IS ~
looking at him for . =. . ooly phsIsS
she said: "Are you
there wasT
The herald., 1917-12-06

Killed wife 20 "End Suffering"
Cleveland. O.-John Noshaka, who
Killed. his wife to "end her SUFFERING"
was found guilty Of murder and has
been sentenced to life term In prison.
The herald., 1917-12-06
Mink In Liked.

Mink takes a special prominence In
this winters furs. II Is worked with
so much skill and cores In such won
derful colorings that the wraps and
scarfs Of this fur are Of unusual
beauty.
The herald., 1917-12-06
Reverse Conditions.

"Papa," says small Harry, 'if you
and were the same size, would you
say and do the things to NE that make
me fighting mad?"
The herald., 1917-12-06
When He Gets Home.

Mrs. Russell-What Is your hus-
bands average income, Mrs. Harper1
Mrs. Harper-Oh. about midnight.
Life.
The herald., 1917-12-06
An Alternative.

THAT poor old salt sitting as.. ~ y
in the Sailors mission has 's's
baptized" =. sslt N
ought at least to sprinkle bin
The herald., 1917-12-06

Optimistic r.'s - -
proprlety often runs ~
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-14
TAFT FLAYS PEACE
ADVOCATES AT HOME
Former President Talks Lib
erty Loan in Chicago.

Chicago, oct f3.--F'orccs in and out
OF congress. working for premature
peace, were attacked by William II.
Taft, president of the League to Tn
force Peace. in a speech here tonight
under the auspices of the Liberty
loan committee. His address was the
first of several he viii deliver in Sari-
Gus cities.
Mr.. Taft described the rise of Ger
man militarism and declared that
Germany lis seeking peace that will
rescue her Hohenzolern dynasty. her
military autocracy, her Prussian army
regime from revolutionary destruc-
ton. SO that she may rehabilitate her
great machine of force and strike
again when better opportunity offers,
Not until the German military
caste is defeated" continued Mr.. Taft.
not until the emperor as the head oi
that caste is brought to his knees by
force will the emperial German people
be made aware of the hideous error
in their policy. Then they will cease
to be a menace and an obstruction Il
the peace of the world. This is the
object for which We are fighting. w
are vitality concerned in its attain
Inent.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-14
HARDNESS IN LOAN
CONCERNS OFFICIALS
Less Than Eighth of Desired
Amount Subscribed.

Washington, oct. 13.--The hardness
Of the country in responding to the
second Liberty loan Is causing deep
concern to officials here. President
Wilson and his cabinet are watching
the campaign with great interest
With half of the campaign gone.
treasury officials estimated tonight
that not more than $500, 0,O00.0 600 had
been subscribed and they considered
this estimate liberal
The whole weight OF the adminis
tration Is to be thrown into the bal
ancc for the rest of the campaign and
drive of dimensions unapproached
heretofore Is to be made during the
two weeks that remain before the clos
| Ing of the subscription books.
A new factor, calculated to hearten
the host of workers and to make the
country realize the most strenuous ef-
forts must be made II the big drive Is
to be consummated successfully. will
be introduced into the campaign, prob
ably within Il hours.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-14
MUST CURTAIL WHEAT
CONSUMPTION, EDICT
Needs of Allies Greater Than
Amount in Sight.

Washington. oct. l3.-Of this years
wheat crop only 77.696,0o bushels or
about il.0S per cent, will be left for
export to the allies and neutrals after
the requirements of the United States
are filled. unless Americans heed the
call of the food administration and
curtail their consumption.
Experts of the bureau of crop esti 9.
mates in calculating this years wheat
surplus have placed the consumption
at 10 per cent less than the normal of
80 bushels, as this years conditions
resemble those of 1916 when the ap-
parent per capita consumption was
about i.I5 bushels. For the estimated
population of the country-103, 635, 900
people~-the requirement on that basis
Is 494 $4,000 bushels. Seed require
| ments they estimate at S7.271 600 BUSH
els.
This years crop from the prelimin-
airy estimate is 59,107,0 900 bushels and
the total requirements of the United
States are placed at $50, ,i91 900 bush
els leaving 77,G96.000 bushels surplus
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-14
BLAME INCENDIARISM
FOR ELEVATOR FIRE
Losses on Brooklyn Water
front to Be Probed.

New York. Oct. 13.--Reports of In
cendiarism In connection with \ '1isas-
trous waterfront fire which destroyed
an elevator and nearly 100000 bushels
of grain in Brooklyn today We're re-
vived tonight when Fire Chief Ken
ton issued statement saying the
cause of tie blaze would be rigidly
investigated. The property loss was
estimated at more than $1,200,000.
There have been 56 waterfront fires
in New York city lately and It is i'm
probable that all resulted from natural
causes" Chief kentOn said.
The grain consumed today was in
tended for export according to Off
cials of the New York Dock company
owners of the elevatir.'
Superintendent Tommlins, in charge
of the elevator, declared the fire wa.
caused by an explosion inside tht
structure. He said the nature of thi!
explosion warrants the suspicion o
"a bomb planter being responsible.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-14
Alleged Army Descrters
Arrested at Billings

Billings, oct 1:i.-Three alleged de-
sertcrs from the national army and
one alleged Stacker were arrested at
the union depot late last night by
Deputy United States Marshal Moore
and Officer Hclgoc of the Billings po-
lice department. following receipt of
information received at the police sta
ton that the four men were i'm the
city as members of q crew of worimen
shipped from Minneapolis and des-
tined for the construction camp Of
Grant Smith 4 Company west Of Bill
ling