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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
HOW MRS. HATHAWAY WINS

Our friend and fellow worker
for the upliit Of humanity, Mrs.
Maggie Smith Hathaway, of Stev-
rn.yille. has been down to Chi
cago telling 4 few political trade
secrets.
There really ism, any trouble
in managing men If You know
how to do it, she tells the Trlb-
une reporter. Il Just remember
three things. In dealing With
men you must play the game, tell
them funny stories and not APP
pear tosdlctatr >"
This formula to success in pol
ltic, may be worth remembering
but we think there is more to the
game than that. Richard Croker
who was something of poll
tician once said that there was
but one rule and that was to al
WAYS make the other fellow do a
good percentage more for YOU
than yon would do for him.
We viii watch Mrs. Hathaway :
career with great interest. II
, her rules hold good they may be
extended beyond the confines OF
RaNallI county. In that event W,
might reasonably look 10 Mrs
! Hathaway as the occupant of tn,
] White House, With a lot Of mcI
lpieketS around demanding al
sorts Of things that the ambition,
women Of cur land have pre-,
emptcd
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shipwrccked and wned. Little did
they know that
T. becoming bopad at the length of
the Spasm) --Aw otin it--and help me
get this lid off. ! gave in You had the
most wonderful imagination in the
world. didn't T.,
\ taking the box from him)
let me have Il Whack at it.
with Il great exhibition of cave
man muscle he yanks Off the cover.
Several stained sheets of business;
stationery and small pamphlet fall
to the groundD
Il tpickine them up--veads) April
IS, f9l0-the date of the Grand Open
! ing of Floral Terrace Manor, the
residential park of the era!'
! \ 'gasping> What? Where? This
dump?
+ unfolding a mapl-Yep. Cause
here's the very spot marked on the
map.
\ (rcaring from booklet)-''Its wide
flower-studded houuevards are tn,
scene of motor meets on Sunday after
noors. Its shaded lawns are the set
ting for garden parties which bring t
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
History
The kaiser's Attitude To-
ward America in 1898.

During the weeks which succeeded
Il, 1880, John Hay secretary of state
at the time. left nothing undone to
propitiate England, and he worked to
good purpose. for after the declara-
tion Of war, Germany very secretly
asked England to join her and France
in putting their fleets between Cuba
and the United States fleet. The Eng
lish foreign secretary replied prompt =
Is NO" and he added that if the Brit =
ish fleet took any part III the war. 1t
would lac to stand between the Euro
,.an fleets and the American.
The immense service which England
rendered the United States by this &C,
cannot be over estimated, and II
should more than offset, as | think, the
uufricndlinesS of the British Tories
toward us during our civil war. Re
fleet for a moment what would have
happened if England had listened Il
Germany's reptllian proposal, Will
those three European fleets guardinl
| the coast of Cuba, We could never have
reached that island much less have
| l3ntltu our armies Oh IL Anu 50 W.
! should have been forced TO call off TN
| war with Spain, a humiliation 70
| which modern history has no parallel
| or if our ships had been SO insane as T.
attack those of the European Coali
ton, We should have had a war Wit
| t.nslaud, France and Germany ON GU
hands, our Atlantic seaboard w"ul
have been defrnSclesS, and all our 81"
cities from Charleston to Eastroi
lWuuld have been at the mercy of on
irIcmirs. What losses W" should hay
suffered, what huge indemn,ieS w
should have had 10 pay, who can com
Ipute?
Kaiser William remarked at the tim
to an t.uSlishman who repeated the r.
mark to Mr. Joseph chamberlain: 81
! had had a larger fleet | would hay
taken Uncle Sam by the scruff of ii
neck What the Frnssian desp,
means when he takes Il nation 10y tn
Scruft Of the neck, the world has sine
learned .~-Wiliiam Roscoe Thayer
the "World'S Work" for November
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
BUREAUCRATIC.

The referendum has been pre-
scented by our anti-War frlend',
in most plausible way a. a con
Nincing means Of determining
whether the people of this couu-
try want war.
After Germany had violated lt~
promise, when the honor OF the
nation was at stake and the con-
troversy Vas at it, height the
radical Socialists especially were
lnslstent upon a war referendum.
ii may be that on HE general
question Of whether We >hould
have gone to war with Germany.
the people with the horror 1T war
As their first thought, with no
realization Of the consequences
that would follow The defeat Of
our allies, would hay" voted uu.
That is possibility. II NouId
seem that having gone into the
war, it would be criminal folly 10
have at this time = Referendum
as to whether tive war should be-
continued. Yet that is exactly
what The very radical paei!i>t-
would like 10 have IL do and, II
preliminary step, they 1arr urg-
ing the president 10 make knoWl
the war aims and purposes Of th'
administration.
Otihand. the referendum Hp
pears as an emineniiy far anC
lust method Of determining tn
will Of the spcopl', but John
Spargo iii a recent contribution
Ia the Philadelphla pnhll
Ledger, shows clearly how
would be INTERCHANGEABLE an
easily turned into IA weapon FL
our enemies. The ab>urdity Of II
Use under certain conditions
made apparent. "Let us suppose
says Mr. Spargo, THAT The GOV
says Mr.. Spargu, that the GOV
that certain hostile acts by agcn
of a foreign government are )
serious as to raise the issue
possible war, and that under Il
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
NO SKYE sSRApER.

Dogs Clipped Here read the sisa
on the front of the building.
A lady who carried little WnniS
dog under her arm looked at the sign
and then entered.
Il see you clip dogs" she said 10
the proprietor. Now, / want Toots
clipped very close. The poor animal
suffered from the heat all las, sum
! mer, and I'm not going to have him
repeat his suffering. Besides. it's a
| terrible job to comb his hair. Please
| clip him at once
The dog shaver picked up the mutt
| and looked him over. You couldn't tell
| which was the head and which was
the tail. He looked at it doubtfnliS.
What kind of a dog is this. ma am ~
! he asked.
"Tootsie is a Skye"
! He handed Tootsie back with a re-
gretful sigh.
Pardon me, ma'am, but l can't sio
it. | amt no skye scraper."--Cleye
land Plain Dealer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
Camp Comedies
BY Alma Woodward.
IMAGINATION!

Scene: Camp Lewis. Time: Morn
ms. :,
1.-TWO boys are standing on sttia-
carded packing case. As far as the.
eye can reach are bristling, little scrub
rines, punctured here and there by
skeletoned oaks Haunting remnants of
withered foliage. \ drab sky that
| hints of snow flurries, domes the
scene)
A Surveying the scene)--I suppose
you've heard what they're going to do,
/ haven't you?
+ (milyly Indignantly -Heardr of
course I've heard. The whole camps
ibreathless over it, The first real taste
of mines and Smelling and
A Crying to be toleranD-Yes, yes,
Put the reason | mean They're going
to blow up this stretch to make il a
mo Mans Land" Look it it. AS
far as | can see YOU don't even have to
notify your imagination to make II
that. All brown and gray, no rising
land. no depressions. the most fertile
thing in sight Is that bunch Of rocks
and barbed wire. and those came in
by freight last night
tsighing)-I grant you it doesn't
resemble the front lawn of a country
club. Think of having to live in Il
place of this sort.
\ tpityinglN) -Iissen: Nobody lives
in place like this-they write about
it. And take it from me, the little
| i,ly wi nil t.al for n, nr
SLOUGH in the lime market.
Il teNcitedly)-JuS think In a few
minutes wen be able to look on, over
, this scene and imagine were on the
, west front and
/ 4 (slowly)-l'vo got the liNelieSt lit
: tie Imagination that ever mussed NJ
2 u bunch of common sense. | car
\ imagine delirium in Il dish of mill
r toast and sanity in Il gallon of brandy
II can imagine u four-posted feathr
+ bed when | sleep beside the road ant
L trrrapin a la Maryland when I'm blot
y ting up cmbalmcd cow can-----
b Hooking at him with awcD-~D
u ten It's a miracle, you don't sprull
, $fcathers on your dome. boy instead 0
u hair guess You've got all othe
:. ina ginations skinned a mile.
. \ tproudly)-I guess yes
. tSuddenly the stiffness is shattarc
q Icy thund"rouS reports. GeySers {
dirt, dried shruhhery and rocks ris
skyward. Volumes of smoke obscul
!. thinGs.b
= Il when ii had quoted DOWN >
II Some agitation 4
e \ (pointing cXcitedly)~-Iook Owe
e there in the first hole, under the rocl
IT Don't You see the edge of n metal 30
lie sticking OUT Buried treasure, What
e Let's wolf it before any one else &c,
n wise. :.
tThe two boys made a dive for II
shell hole and jumped into its depths
Il Crying to Dry off the rusty covol
What do you suppose it is?
~ \ clubbing HIS mental Aladdin
lamp)--Oh, in the old days pirates p'
n in on the south Long Island shore I
escape their pursuers, walked as +;
De as possible into the interior. al
re buried their choicest treasurer unit
a rock. On their way back they We
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
PRECISELY.

PA, what is meant by the psyche
logical moment?'
Have you never seen your mother
ask me for a check, SON."
"Oh, yes, pa
and did YOU ever notice that she
always waits until l have had a good
dinner and she has brought my slip
pcrs and has pulled my easy chair
around to the light and struck a match
for my cigar?'
Eyes, pa
Well that is what is known as thu
psychological moment for making 8
domestic touch" -Pittburgh Dispatch
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
TO The TAXPAYER.

The following table and statement Is
published in the interest Of the tax
payer and is made necessary, as the
school board gave no answer to ques-
lions asked in The Mlssoniian of No
yeynber 5. and as we are now engaged
in paying unnecessary high taxes, II rs
"A mighty good time to know why.
School District No. 1, Missouta Co.
Disbursements for actual school
purposes only, does not include new
buildings and grounds. interest or
bonds paid
1901. Total disbursements 96,52s.o5
Pupils enrolled 1870.
19ll-i2 Total disbursements ?4,54b2o
Pupils enrolled, 1913
19l2-la TOTAL disbursements a9,l3279
Pupils enrolled. 1868
l9l3-ll Total disbursements 9l,206.70
Pupils enrolled. 1870.
lal4-l5 Total disbursements i06,IIS.4l
Pupils enrolled 1896
lgls-l6 Total disbursements III. 34G.61
Pupils enrolled, 1898
1867 Total disbursements
for zen months. Sept
l., 1910. to June 80.
lal1 80. l0a22sia
Add 20 per cent for
July and August 10
compl.te
the year o0.4i562 122, 445G2
Pupils enrolled, 2.l50.
No financial report of l9l5-l6 pub
lished in the newspaper, as required by
law.
Financial report for this year was
published November i, the law requires
il to be published the first week in Au
gust.
The above for the calendar school
year. September l, Of one year to Au-
gust 81 Of the following year
Enrollmcn, increases in seven years,
1893 per cent.
Expenses Increase in seven years
$40, li5.69 ~ per cent.
The above statement is compiled to
show that in Years previous TO 1914
| Il expenses decreased when the en-
rollment decreased the same as the eN
penses of a business should increase if
| the volume fell off.
While from l9li-l5 since the present
school board has been III control the
| expenses have Increased 80 per cent,
| while the enrolment has Increased
| only II per cent, and as the tax levy
! was maintained at nine and n half
| mills, despite the increase in the as
| SeSSed valuation Of the property in
the school district, what will the school
board do with the $4,000 or over that
| they will have this year in the general
! school fund. ovel and above the IN
terest and sinking fund?
And I challenge a denial of this
| statement that the school board will
iactually have $4,000 or over more
than they Will know what to do with
or more than a tWo-miil levy larger
| than there was any necessity for, as
was told them by the county treasurer
and deputy county assessor at the
meeting at which this levy was made
despite Mr. Il. A. NanWormer's state
ment t" the contrary in The Nilsson
liam Of October Is.
ONE OF THE PATIENT 90 TAX.
PAYERS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
HIS BLACK EVE.

y Jersey man Of a benevolent turn
OF mind encountered a small boy in
his neiehborhood. who gave evidence
of having cmcrgcd but lately from a
severe battle.
Il am sorry" said the man, TO see
that you have black eye, Sammy"
Whereupon Sammy retorted:
You go home and be sorry for your
own little boy-hes got two."--Every-
bodys Magazine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
SUPPOSED TO BE.

Are all frenzied financier angular
men,"
"Of course not; why do you ask such
a silly question:"
well, aren't they supposed to be
made with Corners?" Baltimore
American.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
FROM THE
M|SS0ULlAN FAMILY

The Muscular invites letters
from, its readers on all topics OF
interest. The signatures and ad-
dresses Of correspondents should
be sent as evidence Of good faith,
though Anonymous signatures may
be sent for the letters ~ printed.
IL desired. All communications
should be limited to 200 words and
addressed to the editor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
Want War Course
In All Public Schools.

The National Security league is ask
ing all public schools in the tnit"a
States to devote Il part of each DAY to
instruction in the reasons for the pres
ent war and the danger of siatknfss.
Resolutions recently passed by the eN-
ecutiye committee and transmitted 10
all public schools say.
THAT as a national necessity AVID
as a war measure, we call upon every
board of education, school commissioners
and school committee to put intti the
curriculum of the schools without de-
| lay as a part of each days actual
tuition the facts showing why We are
Mt war with Germany the danger ot
| failure to this country and the duty Of
| every American to support the con
! duct of the war Loyalty and hS serve
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mind the festivities of the English
peerage."
Z Cooking up Whatre
YOU taking your hat off for--you
chump--want to catch cold?
4 selemniy)-Buddy. I've lost my
title. The guy who wrote this dope
has my imagination looking like a
bunch of railroad statistics. To him
in utter humility. / take off my hat!
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30

we are MUCH ifIlpFcsseu " tIic
ruth, the sound reasoning and
The high motive Of the following
editorial comment in recent
number Of the Congregationalist:
No man lives for himself alone.
Whether we will or not. we are
dependent on the exertions Of 9TH
ers and others are affected by our
good or evil acts. We belong to
a family, a town, a state, nation,
to the great family Of mankind.
Absolute liberty is not possible
even for the members OF family
except as the liberty is guided by
good will If in home each mem
her considered himself alone, dis
regarding the wishes and welfare
OF others, the result would he de-
struction. That is the best society
in which the law of the family is
applied on the largest scale. The
Golden Rule is the only law by
which ideal society can be oh
tanned I'VE are members one If
another"
That, we think, might we'll be
used as creed for All>snula. as
well as for other communities.
And. since we are living one with
another, why should We not
make the best Of it and live in 4
way that will bring the highest
happiness and the most substan-
tial prosperity? Why mol cult
waite the spirit Of the Golden
Rule and see if il cannot be made
practical everyday working
basis for securing better things
for this city?
The writer, after some years Of
exile from Montana, was much
Interested in observing the
changes in this state after his re-
turn: especially was he interest
cd in looking up such old friends
as had not passed over the
range as the head writers used
10 say in the old days when an
nolncing the departure to anotIl-
or world of a leading citizen. Aft
or the glad hand had been eN-
changed, a common remark was
80. you have gone to Mis,oula
Well. MlsSoula is beautiful city
The only trouble With il i, that
the people there are always
scrapplng with one another
Whatever Scrapplng there may
be Is not Very much III the public
view. We would like to see il
abandoned altogether. Perhaps
it is hoping too much to antlcl-
pate the time when all business
and personal icalousies vii
c.--e-.te exist. but there ought
not be any difficulty in thrusilnl
these quarrels into the back
ground when they retard tn,
progress and welfare of the com
munity ass whole,
Germany has taught What car
be done by cultivation Of a ma
tional spirit, one that moves IN !
straight line to single goal, an,
with no stragglerS on the route
If we defeat Germany II Will b
bN the same method. Just as
national spirit wins a war, 50
community spirit wins progrcs
for a community. We know tina
the spirit Of Missoula Is Workin
toward this end, but let lis unit
to make it stronger each day,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
Turkey.Eatin' Letter
Of Riley's.

Among the Riley letters printed for
the first time in Harper's Magazine for
December is one TO a little girl friend.
"Dory Ann" with whom ne had end
less discussions on turkey eating
Riley discussed turkey with her
year in and year out
Dear Dory Ann-Your last letter
| was so short couldn't laugh over u
| only just little. And then you
choose such small words and write
| them in so big a hand on such q
weenty-teen page. that just about thu
| time your letter gets to tasting goud-
and -creamy. rye got it al licked ~
| SO l think. when YOU hint about Some
/ folks being pretty mean" that yo,i
must have In mind a certain girl !
know--and that's you your own. ssf'
land spelt self thataway a-purposel
But the other day was a little mean,
guess--when my little third -cousn
Helen broke away from her Pa tniy
! second cousin) and his Pa tiny firS,
cousin) and ran right in front al "A
street car and almost under the wheels
when her Pa grabbed her and she was
most about to cry. and I laughed at
her and clapped my hands and said
"Goody! goody! goody. YOU come
purt'- near a -gittin run Overt Gonds
Goody! that's what you git when you're
: only list somebody's third cousin'"
"'Al right about the turkey that
died of old age. waiting for me tn come,
help eat him.--If that's a picture OF
him you made, why think he wasu't
the kind of turkey folks eat, anyhow ~
| cause you made him with four legs.
like work stand so YOU ought to
have made casters on him--'steaa q
toes! Eatin- turkeys has only got Two
legs. Here's a picture Of a caiin
turkey
"'And here's E.atin' turkey ioeni;
"'When Dory Ann she gave a tea
She specially invited me.
| With other children, two or three.
And asked us all to come quick
Because" she wrote, dear friends I've
got
, | A turkey for you, steaming hot
And each of you--forget II not
, Shall have a savory drumstick'"
"'But when her four guests came. and
she
z Cut off one turkey-leg for me
And one for her-why. there were three
More guests might suck their thumbs
Y slick!
A. Eatin' turkeys hapless lot
Is two lone legs. more guests or not.
c Two lonesome legs is all he's got,
And nary other drumstick.
Ever yore obedient servant and
we'll wisher ever thine
yours respectfully write soon
II Bud Riley.
"'With joy too great for pen to state
II Or tongue to dare articulate.
And I like yo,i--and better too
II Than angel cake or rabbit stew. ="
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
Talk Of the Tour,
Msseula Boys in Camp
Get "0ia Eats"

In Fort Casey. where group OF Mis-
soula high school boys are serving In
the coast ARTILLERY, they had big eats
yesterday. Joe Hanson and ebert
Tubbs. two of the Missoulians. re-
turned to their post yesterday after n
furlough spent at home. They aeliv-
cred to their hungry fellows a load OF
good things such as no army chuck
wagon ever saw. To the Thanksgiy
ing feast half dozen Missoula moth
ers had contributed. each giving . bir
supply Of some holiday dish.
How are You going to get away
with this past the crowd" someone
asked young Tubbs as he slowed boxes
and baskets away at the station the
other day.
Don't worry about that" said
Tubbs. "Wcll sneak the stuff in and
then give the high sign to the Mis-
soula bunch. And Wen eat It in our
hunks, where no one win catch u.s.
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Soldiers at Post
Eat Dinner Together.

Eat Dinner Together.
There was no happier Thanksgiving
day party in Missoula yesterday than
that which the soldiers at Fort Mts-
soula enjoyed. Though the men in
the little garrison had been invited to
dine In the city they decided 10 cat
their turkey together as a sort of fare.
well to the post which they are soon
to leave. Every man brought a guest
for the day. and the banquet was
glorious success. Songs. dancing aud
general jollity concluded the day. and
1t was one Of the happiest the soldiers
have ever spent at the post.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-30
MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER

We are much impressed by The
truth, the sound reasoning and
the high motive Of the following
editorial comment in recent
number Of the Congregationalist:
New Britain herald., 1917-11-27
BASI1ETBALL AT PRINCETON.
Athletic Board Decides to Enter Team
 in College League.

Princeton, N. J., Nov. 27.-At 8 meeting of the Princeton Board of Athletic Control 1t was definitely de- cided that Princeton would be repre- sented in the Intercollegiate Basket ball league this winter. Already ac- tive preparations have been started for the opening of tho season on De. cemher 4. The league held a meet ing in New York city last week and agreed to maintain the regular schcd- ule as in previous years. Yale, Co., lumbia, Pennsylvan Cornell, Dart mouth and Princeton were represent ed at the meeting. Basketball au- thorit1es here submitted the schedule with the necessary proof that it would be self-supporting and received an affirmative answer from the Board of Athletic Control here.
 Princeton will open it's season De- cember with the annual game against the Manhattan team here As yet only tentative league schedule has been drawn up and it has not been approved by the athletic board John c. Taylor of Pennsylvania has been appointed manager of the 1918 team.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-27
HIGH SCHOOL FIVE
 START PRACTICE
Fine Array Of Talent for Coaches
 to Pick Quintet

With the curtain drawn on the 1917 football season. the. thoughts of Physi- cal Director Moorhead and Coach Bearce turn toward basketball prac- tice which has been started at tho New Britain High school. Tho out look for the coming season, presents a brilliant forecast, with a squad of fast players to pick from, and 1t is believed at the school that the reputation made at the Franklin Square Institution of learning will bo upheld by Captain Bonnet Hibbard's boys when the season is under way
 The first practice of the season was held last evening in the High school gymnasium. and the following play CTS reported: Captain Hubbard. by son, Sechrest, Taylor. Burns, Wallin, Jaffe, Doerr, Kaplan and Kehoe. Of this number Hibbard Sechrest and kehoe have had previous experience. Of the new men, Burns, Wallin and Doerr give much promise.
 The first game will be played De- cember IA. the opponent of the locals to be announced later. Physical Director Moorhead has arranged for games with the following teams: Hartford c league), New Haven c league), Meriden 2 games. Connecti- cut Literary Institute. Bridgeport. Bristol, Naugatuck and Morse Busi- ness college five of Hartford.
 Coach Bearce who handled the foot. ball in excellent manner. will act as mentor for the basketball squad. as- sisted by Physical Director Moorhead