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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15

harm. Then. having very lively
curiosity. he started TO explore this
queer place where human beings
lived. II was the nrst time Bobby
had had a chance 90 move about
since his leg was broken, and be-
cause be hadn't used them for so
long his good legs felt rather funny.
As for the leg that had been
broken. It felt az II there wasn't
any leg there at all. and he held II
mp stifry as he went about on three
legs examining with eyes and nose
everything he could reach.
All this time Farmer Browns
Boy and his mother watched Bobby
and wished they could know just
what was going on inside OF Bob
by's head. and what he thought Of
all the strange things he was see
ing for the fret time. In the pleas
ure OF watching him they quite for.
got that they had anything else TO
do. Presently Bobby sat down by
the pantry door and smiled and
shifted and then rolled his eyes up
at Mrs. Brown In the funniest way.
"Bless his heart. he's hungry"
she exclaimed
IT don't see how he can be"
chuckled Farmer Browns Boy, but
I am"
In no time at all Mrs. Brown
was out OF the pantry with a plate
OF scraps OF meat and other tidbits
for Bobby and big piece Of pie
for Farmer Browns Boy. SO alto
gether they had quite a celebration.
NEXT story: Black Pussy Loses
Her Bed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15
BH THoRNTON w. BUR0Ess.l


~ Nhou Afcgel OeCu war LIVING
In the Green Forest anybody had
told him that there would come
day when he and Farmer Browns
Boy would have a celebration to
sether Bobby would have said thai
n was the erssiest idea ever thought
Of. In those days he hated Farmer
Browns Boy because he-feared him
Did you ever notice how fear most
always makes hate? Almost every
body. big and little. IL inclined TO
hate whatever or whoever IN feared
80 Bobby Coon, being afraid Of
Farmer Browns Boy. simply be-
cause he was a human being. the
same kind OF a creature an the hunt.
er who had 80 often tried TO kill
Bobby. had hated him. And now
here they were In Farmer Browns
barn actually going to have q cele-
bration tosethsrl
What were they going to cels-
bratel Cant you guessf They
were going TO celebrate the takine
on OF that bandage from the leg
which had been broken. Yea. sir.
that In just what they were going
to celebrate. You bee II wac a great
event. and II IL usual TO celebrate
great events. Az least that IL what
Farmer Browns Boy told Bobby,
altho Bobby didn't understand a
word he said. So Farmer Browns
Boy had brought along an extra sup
ply OF good things TO eat. for what
kind OF a celebration can any one
have without a feasti
First he fed Bobby some OF the
good things out OF his hand. Then
he took out his knife and very
carefully began to cut the strings
that held the bandage in place.
When those were OF he unwound
the strips OF cloth that had held in
place the two little thin nat sticks
which had held that broken leg 30
firmly that the broken ends had
had no chance TO slip apart
Now well see how good q doctor
I sm." said Farmer Browns Boy az
the last strip Of cloth was unwound
and the two little sticks dropped 10
the floor. Very gently he felt OF
the poor little leg where the break
had been. Bobby looked on won.
deringiy. He didn't feel those gen
tie fingers at all because bis LEG
had been bound up so long that
there was no feeling In Il. A look
OF pleasure and happiness came into
Farmer Browns Boys eyes as his
fingers worked back and forth along
that little leg.
"It's ali right. IT'S a good Job.
Bobby" said he. "Oid Mother Ma
ture has done her part and that leg
is going to be just a. good as ever
after you've used II awhile. You'll
soon be able 90 run about and climb
just as II nothing had happened.
Then I suppose you'll be OF for the
Green Forest and forget all about
me. Now wen celebrate by going
az TO the house and letting you ex-
ercise a little"
He gathered Bobby up in his
arms and took him to the house
where he put him down on the
kitchen floor. Here. mother" said
he 10 Mrs. Brown. lis our little
patient We're going to celebrate
by letting him stay here awhile and
get acquainted with Us. Isn't he
handsome?"
Bobby gravely looked Mrs. Brown
all over and made up his mind that
there was nothing TO fear from her
No one with such a sweet. gentle
face could possibly do him any
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15
The Montessori School
Training of the Senses and
Discipline Thru Liberty
MARY JoHNsroN
q truth. they grave

fed 20 NJ sssciute truth. they grave
ly rsmarko1: We question TIE
wisdom Of teaching children 20
young TO write at ali; the oyestrain
must be terrible"
Yet they could easily have found
cut that thsre Is no eye-strain. 'rhe
emery paper letters which are hand
led and trsced an the groundwork
In future writing are 40 large m the
little hands that use them. Often
the childrsa are eifndfoided in or
der 70 learn the form OF letter .,
the sense Of touch.
snApshot criticism has done tie
movement a great deal Of injustice.
People VINO invaded the Houses Of
Childhood ~ the beginning Of Sbe
work TO satisfy cnriosity. or perhaps
TO secure material for a critical es-
gay. have confused the popular
Judgment. II 10 hardly the sort Of
movement that can be studied with
q kodak.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15
One Woman's Story

lowed were happy ones. ! was en-
tertained. and Helen entertained Tor
me In return. was made much
OF. battered and admired TO my
hearts content. and yet somehow
after a bit. missed Robert. At
first did not think much about
him, but soon began TO wonder
what he was doing. N he missed meI
His letters were like his converse
ton. non-committal He assured
me Matilda was caring for him all
right, then that | must not hurry
home on his account. and that II
might be a long time before ] could
go home again. He told me moth
ing or other people. simply men
toned that Tim Mblhany had re-
TUNED. and that Mrs. Mulhany was
much improved. The kind OF let
tiers any one could see--and write.
longed yet dreaded 10 see him.
to take up my life with him again.
n only he would not leave me alone
so much: would be more the lover,
less the man ambitious to become
known.
Then. too was not well And
there are certain times In every
woman's life when she wants to be
with her husband. Sc. after q long.
happy six weeks visit wrote Rob
ert that was ready to return. He
replied that II was impossible for
him 10 come for me but that a
client OF his would meet me and
look out for me.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15
ARTICLE NO. .
OBSTACLES IN The WAY.

OBSTACLES IN The WAY.
The cost OF the new school. with
its liberal noor space and elaborate
material 10 urged against Its adop-
lion. That In a valid criticism. No
one should suggest any new burden
OF taxation without knowing what
he Is talking about but the en-
pense OF restricting the freedom OF
delinquent children In every large
city Ia also very great. Detention
homes. Juvenile courts and reform
schools are costing d good deal OF
money. Perhaps the moral gain TO
o community bravo enough aud
far-sishted enough 10 install these
schools would be a reccmpcnse sur
ficient 10 silence all obicc
Perhaps the smaller y O.
children. movable chairs. and tables.
well shaded Fairgrounds adorned
with flower plots and fshrubbery--
all the material and moral equip
ment needed TO build up the bodies
and minds OF the babies-will pay
In the end. With every nation needs
IL a seif-controlled citizenship; peo-
pie who love work end community
service. To secure that the chill.
dren must he delivered from evil"
when they are very young. Taking
with one OF our nobleft women
principals the other day, was
struck by her attitude OF mlsgiving
az to the future OF a great many u
cur school children.
"In every possible way" she said.
I'VE teachers must try to circumvent
the enemy of souls that seems to be
aiting around the corner for our
Toys and girls the moment they
leave the school building"
Surely that is true. but 10 do II
effectively we mus. get the chill
dren very much earlier than we are
doing now.
Nor IL Y only the neglected chill
dren Of poverty end ignorance who
reed the Montessori school; the un-
disciplined child In a home Of On
feebling luxury needs the stimulus
OF her didactic material. He also
needs to learn that hts cwn tiny an
gers can button and unbotton. lace
and unlace his garments without
help from servants. The peotracted
babyhood Of ooys and girts is deep
injustice 10 them. Children who
seem lazy have simply been robbed
Of their birthright
One great advantage OF locating
the House Of Childhood In the court
yard Of large tenement 10 that the
youngest children can 90 home
alone. Another is the easy access
10 the school OF the chIIdren's par
Cnts.
Not long ago a Det-oa teacher
who strongly approves OF the Mon
tessori school was asked II she DC
lieyed that The state should ta1oe
children away Honi their homes at
such an early age. Her answer was
No. not at any age. But the House
OF Childhood cooperates with the
home far more directly than the
ordinary public school does or can "
The preparation for writing II so
thoro that when the wee tot> begin
tn use their pencils, II would be n.
most AZ dificult for them to write
badly a. for children In other
schools to write ~esi And this
Lrings 10 mind the amusing at'i-
tude OF some OF DR.. Montessori's
detractors. AZ FIRST they strongly
doubted the possibility OF teaching
children so Young 10 write so beau.
tifully. When eye-witnesses test,-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15

Pyfntlnee -the plata neat kina--thst
10 Wight Times Dob D~pt.--Mafu Ss1s.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15
Would enlist With One Arm.

sANDUsKY. O., March -
Headed by Bill Bailey. onearmed
and 80 years old. 500 Civil war vet.
Grams. inmates OF the Soldiers home
here. have signined a desire to en-
list In coast defense brigAdes as
the result OF the excitement over
the German-American situation.
Bailey Is one OF the two Mexican
war veterans now In the home.
Country Pastor should get a
higher salary. Spiritual food must
necessarily advance n other staples
do
Penurious Deacon-well. I'll tell
you how to get around that. parson
Charge the same old price, bat
serve smaller portions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
RUSSIAN-AMERIChN
TIES ARE DEBATED
Subject Taken Up at Lun-
cheon to American Mission.

Toxic July 3-Russian- American ties
formed the subject of discussion at a
luncheon given in honor of the Amer
isan railway commission to Russia by
Basile Kroupensky. the Russian am
bassador to Japan.
Il am happy said Mr.. Kroupensky
in proposing a toast to his guests, ito
greet you here at the Russian embassy
on your way to my country, where
YOU go to help us in the war against
our common enemy, giving us the
great benefit of your experiences and
knowledge of matters of railway trans
portation.
by sending to Russia such promi-
nent men of marked ability, the gov
eminent of the great American repub-
lie has clearly shown its feeling of
true friendship for the Russian ma
ton. which deeply appreciates this.
I drink to the success of your noble
mission of assistance and good will,
and do not doubt that it will greatly
conduce to draw closer together the
two greatest democracies OF the world"
Responding for the commission, John
r. Stevens said that 1t was deeply
touched by the expressions of friend
ship. by the command of our presi-
dent" he continued, I'VE have started
on mission to Russia and to the
Russian people, ehresult of which We
hope will be for the mutual good OF
both nations. What we can or may
do. we are not promising: we only
know that in the most dramatic and
brotherly spirit we sfall try to the
hest OF our ability to help by our ad-
vice and material assistance in the
grave problem of transportation which
which Is such a vital factor In the
nresent crisis, in which the United
States. in common with all the allies.
is SO deeply concerned.
MY chief fear is that much more
is expected from us than we may be
able to deliver. but OF one thing our
Russian friends may be assured:
| That ii we do not measure up to ex-
pectations. 1t will not be because We
do not do our best
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
WORM IS DESTROYER
Of THE LOCO WEED

Livingston, July "a. C.. Boyles of
Greycliff, who is a visitor in Living
ston. reports the discovery of worm
which may eradicate the loco evil in
Montana. Mr.. Boyles noticed that
many loco plants had withered and
upon investigating found a very small
worm. no larger than a small maggott,
in each. The worm had worked clear
around the head of the flower and
had completely killed it. The only
question. according to Mr.. Boyles, is
whether the worm. after cleaning up
the loco, would stop and not get into
alfalfa and other forms of feed. Mr..
Boyles intends to take some of the
worms and send them to Bozeman and
Washington.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04

New York.-(Special.)-- 1.-THE opinion
of this democratic republic remains the
most potent factor in working out the
liberation of Ireland as Well as the
freedom of all the other natiOnalities
of the world"
This was the message brought to
America by Thomas Powers (.Tay
Pay"D OronnOr. a leader of the Irish
Nationalist party and member OF par
lament who has just arrived in New
York. He is here as an official rep
resentative of his party to lay the
present situation in Ireland before the
Irish people Of America.
THE situation in Ireland" he con-
tinucd. lis still somewhat confused. A
series of unfortunate mistakes and
tragic events have produced resent
ment and have thrown many OF the
younger men of the country off their
balance for the moment. But this, in
my opinion, represents a mood and
not a settled preference for the hope
less program OF armed insurrection
over a constitutional government"
Mr.. O'Connor declared that America
would strike the decisive blow in the
war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
GETTING AT BOTTOM
OF SEATTLE MURDER

Seattle. July 3.-George Brown, a
parcel delivery clerk, held with Mrs.
Maud Hallock in connection with the
murder of Samuel ]. Rumph. hired
Doff Smith. a junk dealer. Sunday
night to help him to carry Klumph'a
body into the Bell street basement
next door to the house in which the
murder took place. according to Smith.
who was arrested by the police today.
He said Brown admitted having COM
mitted the crime.
Brown gave the police story to-
day in which he declared that two
big, heavy-set men killed Klumph,
afterward threatening to kill him II
he didn't get rid Of the body or u he
told the polies.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
Order Restored in East ST.
Louis After Days Of
Race Riots.
TOTAL OF DEAD is 20
Inceudia.is!n and Murder,
Drive Blacks in All Di-
lections From the City.
Continued From rage Onc.1

CONTINUED From rage One.)
OF all the incidents Of the riot related
today. not one told of a single act of
bravery on the part OF the police or
guardsmen. Anxious citizens VINO in
quired of individual militiamen why
they did not stop the looting and
murder which were going on, in many
instances under their very eyes, re-
ceived grins for their reply. Some OF
the soldiers We're disarmed by rioters.
Negroes Are Leaving.
Today some of the negroes walked
out Of the town on the railroad
tracks, more crossed to the Missouri
side. where all was tranquil, and still
others, assured of protection by the
augmented force of soldiers, returned
| to their homes, but they did so in fear
| and trembling. Some. whose homes
! were burned, were cared for in a camp
hastily arranged by the chamber OF
+! commerce.
| No systematic search of the ruins
was made today. but fear that scores
of dead might lie beneath gradually
! disappeared. Last night brought forth
rumors too that many bodies had been
Thrown in the river but the the waters
| gave up no dead today and by night
! it was doubted whether the death list
would much exceed the list in the
mortuaries.
One View of Cause.
Michael Whalen. president OF the
Central Trades and Labor council here
and likewise city clerk, gave one eN-
PLANTATION of conditions which he
| Thought led to the rioting
Last summer" said Whalen, "a, 500
white men went on strike in the
packing plants OF Armour Il Co.,
Morris & Co., and Swift e. Co. Eight
hundred negroes from the south came
into the plants as breakers
When the strike ended the negroes re-
manned at work and an equvalen,
humber of white men failed to get
ncir Jobs back. Since then there
has been a stream of negroes arriving
Not all went into the packing plants
other concerns took many OF them
At least $500 negroes have come from
he south i'm the last year. Many q
them failed to obtain work, or to hol,
jobs once obtained. Citizens began Il
experience burglaries. highway rob
berries and petty crimes. The people
UttalIt tNdSptIslNfu
to drive them ont of town.
Mr.. Whalen said that the chief oh
lection to the negroes was that the
would not unioniZe and would no
strike. Managers of plants mentione'
, by Mr.. Whalen asserted that not
: white man had been deprived of wOr
because of the negroes. Even wit
; the negroes il was difficult to &c
enough labor. they said.
More Guards-More Confidence.
News that Governor Lowden wa
coming. as well as six additional com
panies of guardsmen, tended to re
store confidence tonight despite a fe,
new fires. One hundred of the 1873 per
l sons arrested last night We're release
| this afternoon. Some others Wer
fined for carrying concealed weapon.
OF the 80 cases in which melting I
riot was charged all but three wer
. dismissed for lack of evidence. Thre
others accused by witnesses of drag
=, ging a negro through the streets wit
=, a rope around his neck were held
-, the grand jury.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04

Each mine is fitted with n guage,
controlled by water pressure. which
holds it at II determined distance I'M
der the surface, no matter whether the
tide is high or low.
This makes the mine invisible, and a
vessel of ordinary draft can pass part
way over it before the bottom touches
the mine aud exllodes It.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04

how many torpedoes were launched,
but five Were counted
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
WESTERN RAILROADS
INCREASE EARNINGS

Chicago, July 3.-May reports to
the interstate commerce commission
from - of $50 OF the principal rail-
reads of the country show an increase
in their earnings over those OF May,
1916 The western roads made gain
of more than $4,000 600, altogether.
Both the eastern and southern roads
suffered slight decreases.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
BELGIAN MISSION
VISITS MILWAUKEE

Milwaukee, July 3.-The Belgian
mission to the United States reached
here today and attended IA reception
in the city hall, an overflow meeting
in the square and a luncheon in their
honor. The city was decorated with
Belgian flags.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
Telephone Girls on Strike
Refuse to Return to Work
Pending Decision.
OTHER DEMANDS MET
Officials Here Cannon Grant
Point Without Authority
From Headquarters.
CONTINUED From Page One. /,

it was admitted, would not be bind
ing upon the company. ii
The operators refused to accept the
offer. They are standing flatly for
official written recognition.
Linemen Walk Out.
Precisely what position has been
taken by the IA linemen who walked
out in sympathy with the telephone
girls cannot be said. The linemen
made no demands upon the company,
according to Manager l.. r. CouZens of
the Missoula office. but animated that
they might ask for a rise. The line
men themselves refused to make Any
statement last evening after q meet
ing begun late in the afternoon.
AS l understand it. the linemen are
not striking" said II. b. Cain. presi-
dent of the county Trades and Labor
council last night. They are out in
sympathy, and are making no de-
mands. That was the situation at c
o'clock, anyway
Bound by Agreement.
The linemen, according to Manager
Couzens. are bound TO the present
scale of S4.50 a day until August, 1918
by a wage agreement. A committee
from the operators union said that the
men were striking for a 5O-cent raise
and that the girls would stay out unit
the men had won.
Dispute as to Notice.
The strike was decided upon, Tho
operators said yesterday, several days
ago, and the company, according Il
the strikers, was given notice at moor
Monday Manager CouZens says
however. that notice was not sivel
until late Monday night and then no
formally.
The Present Wages.
The girls in the MisSoula exchange
have been receiving wages ranginl
from $35 a month to $3.50 or $55
the strikers claiming the former AM
the company the latter figure. They
demand scale ranging from $i5 :
month to $50.
This demand, according to the com
pany. is not an obstacle in the wa.
of settlement.
I'VE had just worked ont ney
scale which is substantially That aske'
by the operators" said Manager cou
zens yesterday This scale was Il
have been effective since July |. !
increased the maximum and speede'
the rate of promotion 50 that a Eil
starting at 3d., IL month woald be- ~
ceiying $47.IO at the end OF n year.
The operators say that the compan
worked out this scale after their de
mand was first made.
They were going to offer n $3.50
month increase said members of
committee yesterday, but when W
made our demand they changed
Join Electrical Workers.
The operators have affiliated wit
the international brotherhood of Elec
trieal Workers. said the cnmmitte
Yesterday. The linemcn who are OF
are members of Local No. 40S of ths
union.
The Mountain States Telephone an
Telegraph company is represented !
the dispute by T. r. CouZens. loo;
manager; +. Z. Ogden of Helena. d
vision traffic superintendent and
G. Cotton of Butte, district manage
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04

when the upper mine drops down to
take its place.
The mine has heavy anchor at
tachment fitted with spring. AS soon
as the anchor standard touches the
sea-bottom. the spring As snapped. and
the mine then begins to rise. unspin-
ming as it rises thin cable, attached
to the anchor. e Ia