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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
BONDS VS.. TAXES

All wage earners in the city of Sc
attic, and in every other community in
the United States, are vitality inter
ested in the success of the second
Liberty loan,
Whether this loan and succeeding
loans are under subscribed or over
subscribed, the government OF the
United States Will not lacl, the money
needed to carry on the war The diff
ference is only as to the manner In
which the funds shall be obtained.
Ii the general public responds
promptly to the treasury departments
appeals for subscriptions to the war
issues, a minimum of new and extra q.
ordinary taxation viii be imposed
Congress indicated its intention Ia
this respect When 1t declined to i'm
pose consumption taxes on such semi
lu&uries as tea and coffee.
However congress assumed this at
titnde in the belief that no difficulty
would he experienced in floating tn,
war loans. Should it find upon re-
conHening next December, that the in
vesting public has failed to abSort
the issues in the necessary amount. il
Will make good whatever deficit may
exist through taxation.
Under the war revenue bill ap
proved at the last session. the burden
of the extraordinary imposts fail!
most heavily upon wealth. II it j!
necessary, in the future, to raise NOR,
money by this means. the salarict
man and the wage Garner will bc tn
hardest hit, either through u rldica
reduction in the income tax exemption
or by extremely heavy duties laid o'
u necessities consumed by the masse
of the people.
When a citizen buys war securities
he receives something in return;
bond, upon which the SoNcrnncn
pays interest and the principal o
which ultimately will be returned L
the purchaser. When he pays taxes
he gets nothing back.
The wage Garner who saves some
thing out of his income 20 buy ;
| Liberty bond is protecting his owl
| pccletbook. for the more money tn
| government Is able to raise throug.
| Liberty loans the less will 1t have I,
raise through extraordinary taxation
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

wire. The rails We're hid across tire
butt of the cannon to connect them
and the wire WAS wound about their
firing end. When the current from Il
big dynamo was turned into this mas
net it developed surprising power.
Although it would not draw the
halls out Of passing ships, rs the lode
stone mountain did To the vessel Of
.sinbad the Sailor. ii WAS guaranteed
by its inventor to disarrangc the COM
pass of any ship within six miles. If
the coast was ever attacked by an
enemy fleet under cover uf darkness
OF fog, this officer argued the magnet
would so completely upset til. com
passes of the enemy that his ships
wuuld be more likely to run ashore
than to make a successful attack,
Records are unobtanable Of just
how far this assertion was borne out
by the experiment. In any event, the
magnet was built and remained in
tact for some time. But there was nu
attempt to extend the plan. and ulti
lnateiv it went into the discard thus
marking the end of an ingenious
scheme which seemed to have some re-
markable possibilities,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
WORK; LIVE LONG

In an article called Have You Some
Imaginary Troubles" which the No
vember American Magazine prints, the
author says;
Gladstone was another one of these
hard workers, with no breads with re-
gard to work turning from political
responsibilities of the heaviest to
Greek. for recreation, and living his
fourscorc years aud more. just as Pope
Leo Kill turned to Latin poetry Tor
his relaxation from world vide bur-
deus, and lived on beyond fourscOrc
and ten. living SO hopefully that when,
ut the little dinner given him Oh his
nineticth birthday, one Of the car
dinals said, in proposing toast TO
him, Here's that you may live to be
a hundred. Holy Father the old pontifl
replied. But why limit me to II hun
dred?' They were contemporaries ol
Rankc, the German historian. who al
the age of ninety -one proposed to write
a history of the world in twelve vol
umcs, one volume to be completed each
year, and actually lived, / believe, It.
complete nearly half Of il. These men
had no breads; but they allowed thei1
energies to work on, without any feal
of eShaustins their vitality"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
Talk of the Tose,,1

Thomas Hickey stood in the crowd
watching the fire on Higgins aycnue
yesterday at noon. Don't worry; he
said. ''it wont burn down, All of the
lesser buildings in this ncighborllood
are proof from destruction. | used to
be in business near here. The fire. risk
appeared great, but there weren't any
fires. Once ton of coal that we kent
IN q wooden box caught fire, from
spontaneous combustion. 1t burned
up, without even scorchng the box"
Last week Frank Lyman of Dixon
was in Missoula on Il business visit
He watched the baseball bulletins and
| took a little filler III pool on one of
the games i've got tt 60 back ho,ne,''
he said. but II win, you take the
money to the, Red Cross for me-"
Yesterday the money was paid over
! by Frank T. Jones, Mr.. I.yman's agent.
For the love OF heaven" said the
| Dog Watch. take 'eln away. Don't
| give eln to me. Ii I'd take 'em home,
my wife would insist, OH my eating
| 'em and that would take all winter |
| hate carrots"
| Jay I'akef, c'ilet OF Inc sMlssoullans
press room, had Just staggered into
the editorial department, bowed by the
weight Of three brobdingha gian carrots
Whatever the .tasteaoi tlle4Dog Watch
as to carrots, his Arbitration Of the
product Of the Baker war garden was
profound, One Of them weighed three
pounds: the others We're: Il pound and
Il half each. '
!
ana that isA I all, said Mr.. Baker.
I raised y lot oi potatoes and
gay, inteflected the Dog Watch,
sup me Il sack OF potatoes. Will YOU
-
y was ~ evening Tor vegetables
I - =. ieiseaoil came - exhibit three
caDbaSes. I'LL growing on the Same
stalh rs ms idct' 81 u deliberate af-
iroi' TO Kaiser Nllhe!m Il hope that
ne hcars about This, said Mr.. Hedge
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
PLAYING YOUR PART
BY Ralph Barton Perry Of Thc
VinilanteG.

Il YOU are the average man Your
only chance Of the bis thing Is t. as
sociatu Yourself with Your fellows
Only n few ever attain emincncc in
science and art; most of the great
achievements are collective achieve
ments. This means playing Your
part, whether il be in the lead or in
tho ranks |, means what is com
monty called sacrifice one must be
prepared to give and to suffer what
the cause requires. even though one
has to give up private advantages and
satisfaction. In this country we are
just getting to the point of making
sacrifices. Hitherto we have given
from our surplus We have enjoyed
the gratitude of an afflicted world and
appreciation of our own induIgent con
sciences, without really suffering for
II. We have not even yet quite come
TO realize that sacrifice means giving
up something we really want. Like
Artemus Ward, We have all been will
ing to sacrifice our wiie's relations Oh
the altar of our country. iiut now We
are facing the disloc3tlop Of our pri
yate plans, the abandonment of our
| pet ambitions. the abridgemcnts of our
| comforts and conveniences. the loss of
| our lives. and the unspeakab1e bitter
ness Of bereavement. At such time
| ii is well to remember that the Cardi
| nal virtue in time of action is loyalty.
| Like other virtues ii begins at home,
! The man who is not loyal to his wife
| will not be loyal to woman kind. The
man who is not loyal to his country
will not be loyal to humanity.
| National life is a partnership in
| which men invest their trea sures and
lives in a common fund. He who aC-
| eepts citizenship in q democratic state
pledges himself to play the game when
the game is on. He has his chance tc
shape the rules, and to determine the
stake. But when the preiminaries
are over, and the action has begun, his
fellows have a right to depend upon
him. If he holds back now, lie IL
false to those who have gone forward
in good faith; he lacks that honorable
fidelity by which alone men may be
united in bold action and grave peril
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
TIE DAILY MlSSoULlAN
ESTABLISHED 1879
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1912.

The business of the courts is
the business of the people !:
therefore. we advise the people
to watch the courts. Thousands
of our boys have left to give up
their lives. We want to know
what is to be done with the slack
ers. Federal judges must not de-
lude themselves into thinking
that no cognizance sholld be
taken of public sentiment. We
have not reached the stage OF
kultur where unbridled autocracy
is to rule on the bench. We can
not imagine a more Just resent
ment than would follow lenleney
for slaekers where. they should
be vigorously punished. or TAU
ure to-. aid in the uncoyerlng OF
every form Of treason. Since
these cases are disposed OF IN
federal courts we advise our
people to watch the proceedings
with unusual care.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

The raising If the Liberty loan
is essentially the personal busl-
ness of each of Us. We are do
ing this to save our lives. or
homes and ourselves and families
from a fate like that OF Belgium.
We must not fool ourselves INTO
thinking that we Will get any
thing different if the War i lost.
Dollars are even more necessary
than bullets at this time. We
have men and guns, but unless
we can feed and aud our allies
all of our armed forces viii be
useless. Men and women and
boys and girls of Nlssoula who
are active in this campaign are
engaged III your business, anG
YOU must give help ana give i
cheerfully
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
Is Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.

tFrom the Morning Missculian Tor
October 20. 1891
The Catholic fair continues great
success and, despite the many counter
attractions the fair is crowded nightly
with people anxious to see and pur-
chase the many things on display.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
brought suit against the city and j. A..
Riddell. sewer contractor, to secure an
injunction against building the sewers
under the railroad tracks west OF town.
Senator r. c. Po,&er and Judge d.
s. Wade are dated to speak at points
in this county next week.
License to marry was issued yester-
day to Clayton Gibbons and Clara
pamontier Of Stevcnsville, and to
William p. o'Brien and Kate Boyle Of
Hamilton.
The regular meeting Of the fire de-
partment is scheduled for this eve
ming y full and prompt attendance is
desired.
James Stevens the we'll known
newspaper man, is now editing the
paper at Steveusvilc He is doing
good work for the Republican cause,
John NORM of the Hennessy Mer-
camille company went to Riverside on
business yesterday,
Mrs. T. W. Orr and child lave re-
turned from pleasant visit TO friends
in Helena
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
A "BANK BlRecroR."

in New York saying: Sec here, son,
| want to lind the Blank National
bank. Ill give You half a dolltr il
YOU direct me to it
With grin. the boy replied: All
right, come along ard lie led tnc
man to Il building half a block away.
The man paid the promised fee, re-
marking, however: That was hall a
dollar easily earned
"Sure:' responded the lad, But
You mustn't forget that bank directors
is paid high in Moo Yawk. The Con-
gregationalist.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
NOT so FAST.

The Nlissoulian has been quite
insiStent in dlscnuraglng all at
tempts to use the war for selfish
bipartisan political purposes. 1t
ha. see 1.ed To IS tat the &C M.
serious to permit of diversion to
politics. and the subject would
moi be referred to now if it We're
not apparent that the democrats
in their efforts to capture the
next congress We're playing the
game along wrong lines.
From Washington comes lniOr-
nation that the democratic mem
bers of the house are planning an
appeal to the country that their
recollection Is necessary because
the president must have SOLID
democratic majority behind hlm
to continue the successful prose
cution ~ the war.
That reasoning Is III founded
and Without the basis Of truth.
The Nl~-oullan 5 readers who
have followed the news for SIX
months need hardly be told that
the rapid preparation for war Is
due IN large measure 10 the sup
port If The administration from
the republican members III the
hnu~ and senate. Indeed, it may
be truthiully said that ting presi-
dent has met With far more re-
elStancc from members of his oWn
party than from the republicans.
Eliminating la Toilette who may
no longer he called a republican
and tironna. we lind That the ones
Who have embarrassed The preel-
dcui most in these trying times
are Tie democratic senators, Reed
Stone. Nardaman and llardNlck
and that IN the house Representa-
tive kitchn,s wide influence AT
times has been Il serious break
on the plans and purposes Of the
administration.
Outside of congress We fine
| that the great leaders Of business
who have been called by the ad,
ministraiion to abandon their Of.
fairs and assist the government
are mostly republicans. That l.
not especially surprising since
the democratic party has AWAY,
been lacking IN really able men
The president was obliged to APP
peal to the loyalty OF such men a
Ellhu Root, Nanderllp, Edison
Ford, Garfield, and scores o
Others who have been affiliated
with the republican party.
| 1t is therefore manlfeStly un
fair for the democrats to frame
campaign Of reelection on tn
issue that they must remain
congress or the war may be los
It may besald besides, that an in
portant work for each congress
man is the care of the interest
Of the people Of his own distric
These interests are not to b
overlooked in a general hue an
cry for reelection on the groun
that the democrats are the onl
patriots in congress. We do ne
think that the candidates wi
make much Roadway toward re
, election with that line of argl
, ment, but since they themselv,
are responsible for introducin
this form Of partisan politics ;
this time we think it necessary
remind the people of Montan
that there Will be other and moi
: important reasons for considers
ton when the time comes to d,
termlne the choice Of represent;
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
THE LINKED ARMS
GvI heodoo,a Garrison. =

Bv lhcodo5la Garrison.
Into the little t-rcncn town~-t town
that they must not name
In the DIRK of a moonless night the
American regiment came,
With never The sound Of rolling
drum,
With never a torch to flame
But the tewnstolk stirred. awoke. they
threnged TO the little square
There MAS neither sound of a cheer
nor murnur Of whispered
prayer
But never 4 man OF the marchin. men
Could doubt Of his welcome there
For the blue hloused arns~ were
thrust through the arms Of
khaki bruwa,
Shoulder TO shoulder there they
marched through the little
As men with their mates may walk
AS comrades among then own.
There WAS never a spoken word to
welcome, rejoice OF bless,
But clearer than word OF sound was
the linked arms close cayess
For France said Brothers Of mine.
And America answered Yes
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

best German manufacturers, and
we are no longer dependent upon
them for optical glasses. There
remains still the matter Of good
will which is esteemed impor-
tant though often intangible.
There will be none of that left
for Germany.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
TRAINS PLATOON OF PIGS.

Mobile, Ala.-Jack Newman has Or
ganizcd his piggery according to the
infantry drill regulations. He picked a
platoon of 50. Every morning before
breakfast for two miles, these pigs fol-
lowed him around the edge of the field.
Ihen they paraded across the center.
Newman Stacked one day and the pigs
went through the evolutions alone.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
Big Magnet Once Built on US. Coast
in Plan to Send Enemy Ships Astray

nineties. and as the suggestion came
from a well known officer of the en-
sinser corps IL WAS decided to test the
theory. accordingly a huge magnet
was built near New York City, by
means of two cannon. a ton of steel
rails and a few miles of Insulated
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20
SMALL CHANGE PROSPECT.

The Old Man--"See here. You've
spent $1,000 this semester and your re-
port shows overcuts in every subject.
This state of affairs cannot continue,
and l want to know right now il
there's to be any changer"
The Young One-'"Well, l have 30
cents with me now"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

measures ever proposed to the United
States government was the fortiftca.
ton of the coast with giant magnets
that would derange the compass of any
hostile ship that might attempt sur
prise attack. That was back IN the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

All honor to our university boys
who are to take their places in
the spud trenches. They arc the
people for us. If we are to save
lives we must save potatoes from
the blighting hand Of our com
mon enemy, Colonel Jack Frost,
and the young men Of the uni
versyy who will be nlobilized this
morning to aid in saving this
crop, which has reached the crit
zeal stage, are to be applauded.
There are still a few old croakers
in our land who are doubtful as
to the value Of q university edu-
cation, but certainly they cannot
be doubtful as to the value Of
university students III war time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

We are at loss 10 see lloW the
war department Will utilize Ban
,Iohnson'S offer of his services.
Ban has directed many baseball
wars, but this one j. rather large
to be Won by one man.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

While the Turks are preparing
q grand reception at CONSTANT
nople. we advise the kaiser not
to go 50 far that he cannot get
back.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

Really. this editorial engage
ment at Helena is becoming seri-
ous. The governor may have to
declare martial law.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

The vision Of seer was IN the
German editor who went to jail
for referring TO the kaiser as
William the Last.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

There may be q better Ger
manv. but until it reveals itself 1t
must take all that Is coming
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-20

And While all this j. going u
where Is Mister kerenskN2
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-09

doubtless by his example in practice
IL not in precept, has not displayed any
inclination to abandon partisanship.
Their majority in both houses OF con-
gress has been employed for partisan
purposes. They have created offices
by the thousand and have refused to
permit them to be filled from civil ser
vice eligibles. These places have been
filled by the personal selection of func-
tionaries whom the president has des-
ignated and who are, with few ex-
|ceptions, democrats most ardent. When
lit becomes incumbent upon anyone to
preach the doctrine of non-partisan-
ship, the preacher should seek con-
gregation Of democrats, not of repub-
leans. He should seek to call not the
righteous but sinners to repentance.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-09
EXTREME PENALTY FOR RESIST.
ING THE DRAFT.

If there are those who have the
idea that the government can not en-
force military service and are dispos-
ed to resist the draft, all such should
study the recent announcement by
General Crowder. the man who is car
rying out the provisions of the con-
scription law. The Miner has learned
that this idea Is being entertained by
some of our foreign. born citizens par
ticularly those who have been listen
ing to |. w. w. agitators and permit
ting their minds to be poisoned by the
printed stuff they are putting out. It
is hoped that all such will recover
their senses before they decide to
make test of the authority and pow
err of the United States government
to command their services. General
Crowder, in defining the attitude of
the government toward those who re-
sist the draft, says they will be dealt
with the same as deserters from the
army. Possibly some of these who are
disposed to resist the call of the gov
eminent do not appreciate the grav-
ity of their position in view of tn
announcement of General Crowder.
The penalty of deserving In time of
war is death, and the man who re-.
fuses to respond with his services
when the country calls is In the same
position as if he had responded and
deserted his post. The government
must have the power to command its
citizens and their resources when. in
VOWED In war; If II has not that
power, then It will fall of it's own
" eakness and become the prey of more
powerful nations. This government
will not weaken in the present CRISIS
of war in. the presence Of threats from
the lawless gang who are traitors to
the country in peace as we'll as In war.
The great mass of the American peo-
pie are loyal to the flag and are ready
t. fight enemies at home as well as
across the sea. and they will rally to
the support of the government to
force obedience to Its commands Just
as readily as they will to fight the
kaiser. Those who are inclined to re-
sist the draft viii do well to bear this
In mind.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-09
BOOZE FIGHTERS NOT WANTED
They Are Not the Kind of Men Want .
cd in the Marines.

Although this country is involved
in the greatest war known to history
and recruiting for the first to fight
is being conducted lightning fast, the
sterling standards of the Soldiers of
the Sea" must be upheld, 1t is an
nounced at marine corps headquart-
ers.
Upon hearing the report that a To-
cal police judge allowed three men
charged with being drunk to go un-
punished provided they enlisted in the
marines, Major General Commandant
George Barnett said: "Drunkards will
not be accepted for enlistment in the
marine corps. We have been getting
the highest class Of recruits and the
Of those who daily too free
y with the Demon Rum would be a
serious reflection upon the service it.
'elf and upon the men who have al
'eady enlisted"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-09
DEMOCRATIC FREE TRADE GIVES
US IS TO 1 MATCHES.

How many of you have cussed out
the sixteen lone match--strike six
teen to get one light--which has re-
Gently made its appearance in the AM
erican market? With about 50 OF it's
companions it comes in a box bearing
a yellow label with .threemasted
schooner imprinted thereon, and along
the side reads, made in Sweden"
1t Is of the safety match variety, and
lit certainly does not belle it's name for
it is about as safe as toothpick. A
man pays one cent for box and
jeopardizes his salvation every time
he tries to light his cigar. Its flame
Is as fleeing as presidential decision,
and the presidential signature to the
present tariff law which reduced the
duty on matches so per cent is respon-
sible for it's presence in our market.
1t is democratic match
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-09

The miners of the Occur d'Alene
district have made liberal subscrip-
tons to Liberty bonds, equally liberal
contributions to the Red Cross and
various other war purposes, and they
are ready to meet further demands in
these lines until the flag floats in tri-
umph over the castle of the kaiser
But while rendering this patriotic SER
vice the price of powder and other
mining supplies has scared so high
that many of them have been forced
to suspend development of their pro-
perties. They could stand this with
better grace if they were sure that the
Dupont and other great explosive
companies which are earning such
fabulous profits under war contracts
are to pay fair proportion to the
government under the new war reve.
nue. law.