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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18
Wayne MacVeagh, Most
Interesting American

nous Appeal to Millionaires" and his
Taft to Consider the Poor" then there
can be no logical relationship between
source and issue. A sturdy, fighting
soul, yes; but withal the most COM
passionate Of men. He had beautiful
hands.
Mr.. MacVeagh was more than fire.
quent constructor to this Review; he
came sentient, vital part of it,-as
it's guide, impetuous; as its philoso-
pher. inimitable: as it's friend, invalu-
able. Well might Matthew Arnold, had
he been speaking for us, have said
of his most interesting American what
he did say Of another:
Who prop, thou ask'st, in these bad
days, by mind?-
He much, the Old man. who, clear
est-souled of men.
Saw the Wide Prospect, and the
Asian Fen.
My special thanks. whose even-bal-
anced soul,
From first youth tested up to ex-
IRENE old age,
Business could not make dull nor
passion wild;
Who saw life steadily, and saw it
whole.
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best of our knowledge) always referred
with touching reverence to 1.-THE Sa-
viour." But the main point of resem-
blance to our mind is this: If Benja-
min Franklin had taken his grandson
for blessing to Mr. MacVeagh few
weeks before he died at SO as, in fact,
he did take him to Voltaire few
weeks before he died at SO. the words
spoken to accompany the laying on Of
hands would have been the same
God and Liberty"
"The Passionate Patriot"
Just as surely as Voitaire, a full CEN
fury before Henry James, Jr., appro-
priated the term, was the original
Passionate Pilgrim. SO Mr.. MacVeagh
was our Passionate Patriot. His was
no ordinary love of native land; it
was furious devotion, often stormy, not
unfrequently in specific instances so
excessive as to seem almost irrational.
And in his later years. notably since
the beginning of the mighty conflict
world became his country. Whether if
pressed at the close he would have
put France in the place of honor be-
fore America We cannot and would not
ute than this from the last article that
bore his name:
"And l must pause here to salute
with reverence our sister republic Of
more sublime than the devotion to
liberty with which her sons have de-
Tended their country and the world
against the overwhelming hosts of At
tia and his Huns. Frightfulness' has
not discouraged them; savagery, using
poison as a new weapon in war, has
not frightened them. They have stood in
their splendid courage against all odds
God grant they may so stand to the
end!-for they are fighting for our
republic as well as for their own"
Guiteau's Opinion.
The assassin Guiteau declared bit
terly that the veins of Wayne Mac
Veagh held only ice water, and we
have no doubt that the assassin Gui-
teau had most excellent reason for
thinking SO, since none could be- more
ruthless or more relentless than he in
pursuit and punishment Of criminals.
1t must, moreover, be confessed that,
as SO often happens, the satirist would
occasionally pass the limit of reason
ableness and the hater of injustice
would be himself unjust. Indeed, one
first beholding Mr.. MacVeagh in the
glory of intellectual conflict could not
easily have been prepared for the rev.
alation at close range of a nature so
true, so considerate, so affectionate and
SO full Of fun. But If any but great
heart could have produced his anony-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18

them. Many Wn08e Eyes were failing say
theg have had their eyes restored by this
remarkable prescription and many who
onfe wore glasses say they have thrown
th4m away. One man says, after using
it ~ was almost blind. Could not see
to lead at all. Now can read every
thing without my glasses, and my eyes do
not Hurt any more. At night they would
pain dreadfnlly. Now they feel fine all
the time 1t was like miracle to me-"
A lady who used it says: 1.-The atmos-
phere seemed hazy with or without
glasses, but after using this prescription
for fifteen days everything seems clear
I can read even fine print without
glasses" Another who used it says: II
was bothered with eye strain caused by
overworked, tired eyes, which induced
fierce headaches. have worn glasses for
several years, both for distance and work.
and without them I could not read my
own name on an envelope or the type
writing on the machine before me. /
can do both now and have discarded my
long distance glasses altogether. I can
count the fiuttering leaves on the trees
across the street now, which for several
years have looked like a dim green blur
to me ! cannot express my joy at what
it has done for me-
It il believed that thousands who wear
glasses can now discard them in reason
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18
QUIT MEAT IF YOUR
KIDNEYS ACT BADLY
Take tablespoonful of Salts il Back
Hurts or Bladder Bothers.

We are a nation Of meat eaters and
a Weli-known authority, who warns us
to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood of this irritating acid, out
become weak from the oyerwork; they
get sluggish; the eliminative tissues
clog and thus the waste is retained in
the blood to poison the entire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps of lead, and you have sting
Ing pains in the back Or the urine Is
cloudy, full Of sediment, or the bladder
is irritable, obliging you to seek relief
during the night: when you have severe
headaches, nervous and dizzy spells.
sleeplessness, acid stomach or rheu-
matism in bad weather. get from your
pharmacist about four ounces Of Jad
salts; take a tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast each morn
ing and in few days your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts Is
made from the acid OF grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to flush
and stimulate clogged kidneys, to neu-
tralize the acids In urine so 1t is no
longer a source OF irritation, thus end
ing urinary and bladder disordery
lad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
inJnre; makes delightful effervescent
hthia- water drink. and nobody can
make mistake by taking a little &C.
casionally to keep the kidneys clean
and active,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18
BONDS AND RAD|SHES;;
THEY AREN'T UNLIKE
Anyhow, Small Purchaser
Should Be Able to Buy
Paper if He Wants.
MAKE PIECES SMALL
Equal Opportunity for In
vestment Doesn't Exist
With Big Bonds.
MAKE PIECES SMALL
(By w. j. Peck;

DO you think that in this country of
equal opportunity. Mr. Jones and Mrs.
Snith--people we pass on the street
every day-are served equally well by
our merchants
You say, yes. When Mrs. Smith
goes to the grocer's for a five-cent
bunch of radishes, the clerk is no
slower to wait upon her than when
Jones stops his automobile at the curb
to order dozen grapefruit. The gro
Ger values both customers, and uses
equal care and courtesy toward them.
But here is another angle; and you
can see where Mr.. Jones does far bet
ter than Mrs. Smith. Both are indus
trions, capable, good managers, able
to save something out OF their income
On certain day in March. Mr.. Jones
finds himself with $4,000 to invest:
on the same day, Mrs. Smith has SO
to spare What are their respective
opportunities to invest in some good
security?
When Bonds Are Bought.
Mr.. Jones telephones II banker or
broker who calls and goes over list
OF good bonds Or mortgages with as
much intelligent courtesy as the gro
Ger uses. The conference takes place
any time, and at any place. Mr.. Jones
names.
Can Mrs. Smith also telephone the
banker or broker? She can telephone
to be sure. but only to be told that
there's nothing in stock for her. THE
idea: does she thinks we can afford
to handle ten dollar bonds,'
Small Bond Needed.
Said the Richmond, Ind, "Palladi-
um," the other day:
Mrs Smith and her neighbor, Mr.
Black. section boss, ought to have
the same opportunity to buy a ten and
twenty dollar city or county bond that
Mr.. Jones has to purchase an issue
of $4,000.
Bonds in small denominations
should be popularized, so that all
classes of the community could buy
them like other merchandise.
France, Germany and other coun-
tries where thrift is household
word, sell bonds across the counter as
if they were ham or eggs"
Who in this city VIII serve Mrs.
Smith when she wants to invest ten
dollars Why are there not counters
over which she may purchase such
small and safe securities as are ia
miliar to the thrifty of Europe?
Someone said the other day that the
greatest thrift service which could be
rendered to this community would be
to split up the next issue of city,
county or other bonds into pieces Of
SO, and multiples thereof. and put
them on sale as freely as our mer-
chants sell soap and oranges.
That would be one excellent method
of serving Mrs. Smiths investment
needs
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18

draft or a prolonged stay In the
swimming pool would produce cold.
This Is erroneous, but the chilling Of
the body which the asaft produces and
the weakening Of the vital forces
caused by too long a swim. lower the
powers Of resistance and permit germs
which have hitherto been harmless to
their host. to produce their disastrous
effects.
1t is not necessary to describe a
cold. Everybody. is familiar with it
in all its variations. from the simple
ordinary coryza, which is a polite
running at the nose, to the sore throat.
the aching chest. fever. and generally
knocked out" feeling. The cough,
the sneeze. the headache and the vary
ing degrees Of inefficiency which a
cold produces are, alas. only too well
known. Common colds occur IN cpl
denies and are distinctly contagious.
They sweep through an entire house,
hold an entire city. an entire state.
attacking the young, the adolescent,
TIE middle-aged, and frequently car
rying off the aged, the weak and the
deoilitated. Schools. factories, stores
are suddenly crippled by epidemics Of
this sort and the complications and
serious disorders following the dis
ease add to the great economic loss
produced in this way. Infection Of the
cavities beneath the cheeks and brows,
Hnro <r, oI~ To-
.fections. rheumatism. heart disorders.
kidney impairment and depressed vi
tally may all follow in the train OF
this widespread infection.
To Prevent Gold.
To prevent cold 1t is necessary
first Of all to keep the body resistance
at high point Of efficiency. This
means that the body machinery should
be kept in good order at all times.
Good wholesome food in proper
amount, plenty of sleep, the careful at
tendance to the voiding of the body
wastes, the taking of regular exercise
in the open air. keeping the body
clean, keeping the mouth and nose
clean, the avoidance of hot, stuffy.
dusty rooms. the avoidance Of expo
sure to sudden changes OF tempera-
ture. the prevention of the chilling OF
the body either by cold or wet. are all
protective measures. 1t should be
borne in mind, however. that even ro-
bust persons may contract colds from
people who have them.
Through Mouth and Nose.
The germs of colds leave the body
in the secretions Of the mouth and
nose. They enter the body through
the same route. Thus careless
| sneezer and the person who does not
| cover his mouth and nose when he
coughs are breeders of these infec-
tons. The little living bodies which
cause colds are so small that mil
| lion could rest on the head of pin
When a person coughs or sneezes a
| fine spray carrying with it untol6
numbers of these germs is spread into
I, the surrounding atmosphere to a dis
tance of several feet and may be easily
taken into the mouth and nose with
the respired air. More direct contact
such as by kissing, the common drink
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18

useless to waste good salesman in a
Gated that a big portion Of the popu-
lation went barefoot.
When he conceived the idea of sell
ing shoes to the Russians his balance
sheet with the company was peri
lously near the dead line. So it was
not considered any great loss when he
set sail for Russia.
Engaged in Norway.
Riggerstaff hit his first snag in Nor
way when the customs officials held up
his baggage at Christiana and told
him to loaf around uptown for awhile
until it was proved that he carried
nothing contraband. But loafing was
not in young Biggerstaft's vocabulary,
so he went out and landed orders for
| $4,000 worth of shoes from the Chris
tiana merchants and shot them back
home as proof that the wasn't entirely
a boomer
When Biggerstalf reached Petro
grad he called on Ambassador David
r. Francis, introduced himself as a
fellow st. Louisan and obtained the
services of an interpreter Francis
| also put him in touch with men who
knew commercial Russia intimately,
but warned him that he was facing a
| hard task. Which went to show that
Francis didn't know that Biggerstaff
had a horseshoe in his pocket and de-
termination to back it up.
| 1t would be very satisfying to re-
late that Biggerstaff got down on
his knees and begged and implored
the Russians to buy his shoes, but
| such was not the case at all, at all
| What really happened was this:
Does an Amazing Business.
He went on to Moscow and looked
| up the president of the company that
| STA and he was received with open
arms, The head of the firm literally
fell on his neck. Russia wanted
shoes. 1t needed shoes. From the
presidents anxiety to buy shoes it
was quite evident that most of Rus
!
it came to going barefoot and that 1t
was not from inclination to wander
around that way, either.
| In quite good deal of a daZe, Big
Eerstatf got out his order book and
commenced putting down what they
told him. They bought some of ev-
erything he had to offer and when
| they were done and he had added up
the total he had to pinch himself to
realize that he wasn't seeing things
as result of a disordered brain.
| At the precise moment when Big
gerstaff was dilating upon the vir-
tues of his goods shoe buyers for the
| Moscow house Were in ST. Louis bid
ding for footwear When Biggerstaff
| learned this there were long nights
of worry and sleeplessness, much send
ing of kilograms giving long lists Of
quotations. But finally the man on
the ground won out, the buyers were
recalled and Biggerstaff got ready to
start home.
Not to be partial. however,, he
dropped in on the chief rival of the
Moscow house down at Tsaritsyn and
tackled on an order for $4,000, just
| to make up for the $4,000 he had spent
making the trip.
And to think that when I got my
record order for $4,000 down in Mis-
sissippi ! thought l knew what being
happy was,' said Biggerstaff when he
reported back to the company.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18
NOT BOTHERED ANY MORE

So-called rheumatic pains. grippe
aches, lame back. sore muscles or stiff
joints are the result of over worked,
weak Or disordered kidneys E l..
Turner, Homer, KY, writes: Since
taking Foley Kidney Pills ! have not
been bothered any more" Strengthen
weak kidneys and help rid the blood OF
acids and poisons. Missoula Drug Co.
ADV.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18
Best Medicine for Constipation.

Mrs. Charles Grim. Charleston, ILL.,,
states that Chamberlain's Tablets are
the best medicine for constipation that
she has ever used. There are hundreds
of others who are of the same opinion.
These tablets are easy to take and
most agreeable in effect-AdV.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18
nkY tsgff On 4fe5s# t;!||yl

Gall Stones, Cancer ana Ulcers OF tho
stomach and Intestines, Auto Intoxica-
ton, Yellow Jaundice, Appendicitis and
other fatal ailments result from Stom-
ach Trouble. Thousands Of Stomach
Sufferers owe their complete recovery
to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Unlike
any otAer for Stomach Ailmenta For
sale by druggists everywhArA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-25
u. S. firms CANCEL
RUSSIAN CONTRACTS
American Government Not Involved
in Action Taken.

Private firms in the United States
within the last few weeks have can
celled contracts with the Russian gov
eminent amounting to many millions
OF dollars. The action has not been
dictated by this government.
The cancellations. said one large
contractor. are merely due to the BUSH
ness fear OF the uncertain state Of the
RUSSIAN government and finance.
Manufacturers have been unwilling to
make up large quantities of munitions
ana material, payment for which
might be doubtful or at best remote.
The action of these firms has re-
leased these facilities for the uses of
the United States. Officials refused
comment, presumably to emphasize
the care with which the United States
IS refraining from mixing in the Rus
sian situation,
II has been rumored several times
mat the allies are in touch with the
anu-Bolshevih elements in Russia.
me charge, when repeated by the
Trotzky-Lenine government in Petro-
grad against Ambassador Francis and
the American Red Cross in Russia.
Drought a statement from the State
department, repeating previous assur-
ances that Ambassador Francis was
neither treating with nor against the
Bolsheviki.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-25
NOW HEN CAN Crow;
She's FACTOR IN WAR
Poor Rooster Ignored in Listing of
Poultry as Asset.

Doubtless the poor rooster will lead
"henpeCked' life for the next month
or so. because the hen has been de-
clared to be an important factor in
winning the war. while not a word
was said about her better half. So
who can blame her II she does the
family struttinG for a while?
Roy II. Waite, of Maryland Agri-
cultural College and president OF the
National Capital Poultry and Pigeon
Association. says the hen will do no
small-sized bit in winning the war.
The part allotted to her is the
Transforming OF scraps and wastes
into human food" said Mr.. Waite.
The hen will be exhibited in all her
pride of service at the sixth annual
exhibit of the National Capital Poul-
try and Pigeon Association at the
Arcade January Is to 10. There will
be ROSTERS there. too, and prizes will
be awarded. Glasses entered include
every kind of chicken, from the barred
Plymouth rock to the bantam, and the
exhibit promises to be the most sue
cessful one yet held by the associa-
ton.
Prizes have been offered by Walker
r. Tukerman. George z. Hamilton
John Joy Edison. Joseph H. Bradley
Henry Hunt, Louis Kinsinger, Jr..
and others.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-25
.LUXBURG PLOT STIRS
south americans
Conference of Diplomats Points to
Ending of Neutrality.

Exceptional activity among South
American diplomats in Washington
wlthln the last three days indicates
mat the revelation of the Luxburg du-
pLcity and the fact that it was backed
by the German foreign Office has al
ready brought about new alignments
OF the South American powers.
Conferences have been frequent be-
tween the Argentine, Uruguayan, Co.
lombian. Haytian and Peruvian repre-
sentatives here. 1t is known that the
majority Of these diplomats have been
vitality interested in forestallinR the
aims of the neutrality conference in
Buenos Aires.
1t has been already predicted that
this conference will turn from one in
favor of South American neutrality
into an enthusiastic pro-ally demon
stration heralding Argentina's entry
into the war. The activity of the rep
resentatives Of the countries concerned
here is believed to be connected with
these plans.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-25
ONE DELIVERY
DAILY Is URGED
ON MERCHANTS
R. P. Andrews Believes 1t
Would End Freight
Congestion.

r. p. Andrews. chairman Of the
freight and drayage committee ap-
pointed by the District Commission
ers last Saturday to aid In the allie
Walton Of the freight congestion in
and near Washington, has drawn up
a plan Of campaign for relief.
Let merchants and department
stores cut their delivery service to
one delivery a day. Use the drayage
power thus saved to remove freight
and consigned articles from the
yards" is the proposition which Mr..
Andrews advances.
Sets an Example.
He has issued an order in his store
that one delivery a day instead of the
four deliveries as heretofore will be
made on and after January 1. Dur
ing the morning the northeast, south
east and southwest section of the
city will be covered. Then the teams
will split up the northwest section Of
the city during the afternoon. This
will give about 200 per cent or more
additional drayage for the prompt
handling of freight.
Mr.. Andrews will make a recon-
mendation along this line at the
meeting Of the freight and drayage
committee Friday night.
To Meet Retailers.
Then, on January 2, a meeting of
merchants of the city will be held
at the Retail Merchants Association.
At this meeting. it is expected that
practically eevry big business in
Washington will re represented.
Mr.. Andrews will then present his
plan to them, and request that they
follow the recommendations OF the
freight and drayage committee.
IF all will come in." Mr.. An
drews stated last night. the
whole proposition will be put
across. Up to this time. the rea-
son that deliveries have not been
cut down was the fear of better
service by a merchants competitor.
II they will all agree. no one need
be afraid OF the other eclipsing his
business with better delivery ser
vice.
with them all lined up and CO.
operating, the immense relief of the
teams now occupied in making sew
eral deliveries a day, will be turn
ed toward the loosening up of the
freight situation"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-25
Lansing Urges Gifts
To Red Cross at Yule

The following message. voicing
the sentiment Of the Red Cross
Christmas, was written yesterday
by Secretary Of State Robert Lam
sing:
The Christmastide has become
by long-established custom the
time for the giving Of gifts, q time
when hearts, inspired with thank
fulness to God for His supreme
gift to mankind, throb with re-
sponsive emotions which find ex-
preston In acts Of love and gen.
crosby.
1T is peculiarly fitting therefore
In these days when the world Is
darkened by war and misery that
the American people should with q
true Christmas spirit give OF their
bounty to that great agency of
mercy. the American Red Cross,
which is doing such splendid serv-
Ice in alleviating suffering on the
battlefelds Of Europe and in bring
ing comfort to the thousands Of
helpless ones who are victims OF
the brutalities of war.
In response to the generous i'm
pulses awakened by thoughts OF
Christmas let US as a nation show
our love for humanity and our
gratitude to God by remembering
at this time the Red Cross and its
needs.
ROBERT LANSING"