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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
The SCRATCH PAD

Judging by local comment, it would
be more appropriate to call it the
moan-dry law.
If it is true that men are but chill
dren of a larger growth, there IS
nothing wrong with pacifists except
that they are suffering from infantlle
paralysis.
The sufferings of the man who took
q snake in by the fire and was bitten
for his pains are mild compared with
the danger of the American people
from those copperheads in congress.
Taft's intentions were good when
he joined the cavalry, but he would do
the country greater service in the
navy, for the U-boats would quit rath-
er than run the risk of having him
jump on them.
Though the horrors. of war have
been brought home to the English ir
the curtailmen. of their beer by 10,
| 100000 barrels, we doubt if the suf-
ferings of England will be as poignant
as the misery of bone-dry Wash
ington.
The midnight ride of Paul Revere
has received the accolade of history
but as matter of fact, the midnight
walk of the average man, homeward
bound after a cruise half seas o'e1
the flowing bowl, is a much more
formidable undertaking.
The average wedding notice which
refers to him only as 'being dressed
in the conventional black" is perfect.
! ly right in treating the groom with
no more consideration than if he were
mute. Though his official title il
life is purse bearer, he feels and look:
more like pallbearer.
"Meatless Menus for Lent" is
headline. 1t might just as appro
priateIy be "Potatoless and onionIes
menus" for as long as these products
raised IN the United States, sell il
England for half or a third of wha
they do here, the average man SHOULD
leave them alone.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
Shipbuilding in Santa Rosa


There is one thing that can be done
right here in Milton and Bagdad that
will throw barrels of money in our
midst. 1t is shipbuilding. There is
no ifs nor ands about building them
here. 1t has been done, and good
ones too. There IS a nucleus here
now for such work. which could BE-
extended a thousand times, and the
entire bank of the Blackwater from
here to Bagdad made one continuous
shipyard. The merchant marine OF
the world is being destroyed by war
methods faster than all the shipyards
in the world, working doubletime,
can build them. The maximum of
working hours can be attained here
throughout the year, and material
can be readily secured, and the living
conditions most favorable for the
laborer. Capital is all that is need
ed and some of our live men would
have very little trouble, in our opin-
ion, in inducing capital to enter into
an enterprise that promises such
profitable returns and long continued
INSTRUMENTATION Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF WAR.

Although the United States officially
advanced to the very lettering brink OF
war when President Wilson made his
armed neutrality speech, financial circles
took the situation calmly. The fact that
there was less excitement over Our own en-
trance into hostilities than there was when
Europe declared war, shows how war is
expected-and to that extent approved
When the last thread of doubt is broken
even the slight restriction that uncertainty
has imposed on present commercial oper-
ations, will be ended.
With business suffering from gold in
flation, the first effect of war would be
restoration of the economic balance Not
only would the expected loan CT $500, 000,-
900 be followed by additional calls by our
government, but the allies would make
further demands on our financial resources
thereby absorbing the surplus bullion
that is at the bottom of our domestic prob
lens
With the rushing forward of naval cor
struction, the hurry-up of preparedness,
the increase of recruiting, large numbers
Of men would of course be withdrawn from
the usual occupations of peace and if the
country did not adjust itself to meet the
new conditions, there would of course be
much suffering. But the country on war
basis would adapt itself to war candi-
tons. Labor would be directed to the pro-
duction of necessities. Less money would
be spent on luxuries-and the factories
now engaged in manufacturing them
would be turning out munitions. Prob
ably food dictator would be established.
and American raised produce would sell as
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
REAL ESTATE

Jas. A. Joiner to Southern States
Lumber Co., Feb. 10, 1917, 100000;
SW IA of Sc IA, Sec. 30, TIP. 4, n.
R. 30 w.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
Heightened Lent

Who has been Juggling with the
calendar, is what the Lenten OBJ
servers who swore off smoking and
other joys for forty days, want to
know.
That is, they thought they were
swearing off for forty days, the men
who gave up smoking, and the de-
butantes who gave up pink teas and
the matrons who gave up playing
bridget there are any such-but a
perusal of any 1917 calendar yields
the information, startling to a good
many people, that Lent this year in
stead of being forty days long is
forty-seven days, running from Ash
Wednesday. February q, to Easter
Sunday, April s.
Has somebody been monkeying
with the calendar or with the moon
in its course, or what is the matter,
they want to know.
Lent and forty days have always
been synonymous, at least in the eyes
of ordinary uneducated folks like
newspaper writers, and nobody
around here can answer the puzzle.
Lent, it is said, commentaries the
forty days of fasting by Christ in
the wilderness. Were have those ex-
ira seven days come from ?-Tampa
Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
STOP DANDRUFF!!
HAIR GETS THICK,
WAVY, BEAUTIFUL
GIRLS! DRAW A CLOTH THROUGH
YOUR HAIR AND DOUBLE ITS
BEAUTY.
SPEND % CENTS! DANDRUFP
VANTSHES AND HAIR STOPS
COMING OUT.

To be possessed of head of heavy
beautiful hair; sole, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is mere
ly a matter of using a little Dan
derine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get
G 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's Dan,
derine now-all drug stores recon-
mend it-apply a little as directed
and within ten minutes there will be
an appearance of abundance, fresh
ness. fluffiness and an incompatible
gloss and lustre, and try as you will
you cannot find a trace of dandruff
or falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use.
when you will see new hair-fine
and downy at first-yes-but really
new hair-sFrouting out all over your
scalp-Danderine is, we believe, the
only sure hair grower, destroyer OF
dandruff and cure for itchy scalp and
it never fails to stop falling hair at
once.
II you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is, moisten a
cloth with little Danderine and care
fully draw it through your hair
taking one small strand at time.
Your hair will be soft, glossy and
beautiful in just a few momeuts-a
delightful surprise awaits everyone
who tries thiS.zA6E
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
How Can We Maintain Peace With Homo
By Chas. A. Dexter.

it never can go wrong. 1t Is a new
motto in expression and form, but in
truth it is as old as history. and in
fact it is the essense of all expert
ence in history that has led to per
manent success.
Read it. Heed it.
BE RIGHT
BE RUGGED
BE READY
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07

Judging by local comment, it would
be more appropriate to call it the
moan-dry law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
HARD TO SAY WHAT THE
MATTER is.

Commenting on a creamery, recently
established in Alabama, a correspondent
writes us as follows: "This makes about
the twelfth creamery I've heard of in Ala
bama. What's the matter with Florida ?"
Frankly we don't know-especiallv in
the case of West Florida-of Escambia
county. Maybe Commissioner McRae
knows, maybe Farm Demonstration Full
ford knows but the story of the stone in
the road is the only mental reaction we get.
Many years ago, in a far land, a
countryman was walking down the road
and whistling gaily, for he was city-bcund
and had comfortable pocketful of change
when he tripped over a large stone, right
iii the center of the highway. "a murrain
On the villain who left that rock there"
quoth he, and continued on his Journey
but not whistling.
Presently a merchant came along, and
absorbed in an elaborate system of mental
double-entry, he didn't notice the stone
until he sprawled over it, "That's what
you get for your taxes in this country" he
declared bitterly. Nothing but graft and
(. lot of political ringers in the street de
partment, who don't know the difference
between the inside and the outside of a
road And he went on, proclaiming his
intention Of writing letter to the papers
about it.
Then soldier came clanking along,
pulling his whiskers, seeing no more than
craven image and fell failing. "Noth-
ing is too good for us in time of war" he
announced, "but this is the way they treat
us when they don't need us to fight for
their slabsided, flabbergasted rock pile. ="
Finally poor farmer came driving a
vain. Wagons hadn't been invented yet.
That's a pretty bad stone" he said,
somebody will get hurt by it." So he got
out and rolled it to one side In doing so,
he uncovered a purse of gold which the
king had left there, with a nice little note
saying it was a reward for the man who
did something and didn't talk about it.
People have talked difficulties instead OF
establishing diaries. They have been
cursing obstacles instead of removing OBJ
stacles, If West Florida is to 60 forward
this complacent despair must disappear
Cattle has proven a success in regions
possessing hardly a 1.-THE of the advan-
tages here; and has built up soil that orig
| inally could not compare with our natura
fertility.
Lack of organization, lack of capital
lack of knowledge, lack of interest have
been some of the reasons for economic
backwardness; but the mystery is, how
these lacks could still endure. Does de
spair spring eternal in the human breast
When will Florida adopt the methods
found so successful elsewhere?
! What Washington said-in his Farewell
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07

What Washington said-in his Farewell
Address-was to steer clear of permanent
alliances with any portion of the foreign
world, but. he added, taking care always
to keep ourselves by suitable establish
ments in a respectable defensive posture,
we may safely trust to temporary alliances
for extraordinary emergencies"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
Let the People Decide

1t is to be earnestly hoped that
the state legislature will not permit
discussion of the state wide prohibi-
ton measure to dominate the entire
session. Pass the resolution calling
for a referendum vote at the next
general election and let the people
settle the question.-Miami Metropo-
lis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-07
State Press Comment
Cheapest Way

The cheapest method of getting
nitrogen into your farm soil, says
the University of Florida extension
division, is to plant legumes and let
them take it from the air. The price
of that kind of fertilizer has not been
increased.-Dade City Banter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
ASKS COOPERATION
IN FIRE PROTECTION
State Officer Wants Federal
Service to Join Him.

j. l. Peters, in charge of state CO.
operative fire protective work in
Washington, is expected to come to
Missoula early this month for the pur-
pose OF holding a conference with the
state forester and the federal forestry
officials in regard to operation be-
tween the state and the government
in fire protection work. After con-
ferring with the Montana officers Mr.
Peters will go to- Spokane to meet the
state foresters of Washington and
Oregon. and some of the leading hm-
bermen of northern Idaho, in which
states similar cooperative work is in
effect
Under the Weeks law the state fur.
nishes $4,000 for cooperative protec-
tive work on state and private lands
outside of the national forests, while
the government furnishes like sum-
From the budget provided by this APP
preparation II men will be put on in
the Iolo, the Bitter Root. the Cabinet
and the Flathead forests this summer
while in addition five extra men will
he provided for patrol work in the
area between the Backfoot and the
Missoula river. from Bonner to Drum
mond. which is all outside of the ma
tiOnal forests.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
With Revised Lineup Jumbo
Nine Clinches Title in
q Speedy Game.
WESTERNERS TRIMMED
South Side and Bruin Juniors
Fail to Play Other
Scheduled Fray.
STANDING Of the Tsar,s.

The East Side team yesterday won
the first pennant of the MissOula
Junior league by defeating the West
Side 10 to 6, in the only game on the
cards. Their victory yesterday gave
the Jumbo sluggers a record Of seven
games won and only one lost and put
the championship on ice for them. The
East Siders have taken the measure OF
every other team in the organization.
Their only defeat was at the hands Of
the South Side team.
The champions presented a revised
lineup in yesterdays game, but 1t pro-
cceded with the ruthlessness Of the
old machine. The West Siders were
put behind early in the game and
stayed there to the finish.
Getchell, the pitcher responsible fol
the other victories of his team. gave
way to Mcdonald yesterday. The
change worked well. Mcdonald struck
out eight men, gave only one base or
balls and held the enemy to eight hits
an unusual record in league distin.
guished by free hitting. AS for Get.
chcll. he played shortstop with grea
success. He made four hits. one o
them a double. scored two runs ant
played good game in the field.
The fielding of the East Side team
was remarkably good yesterday. Onl,
two errors were chalked up agains
the champions.
The Bruin Juniors and South Sider
were to have played yesterday, bu
failed to get together.
The score OF the game played:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
LUMBER MARKETS ARE
UNDER INVESTIGATION

Minneapolis. Mimi, June 3.--Four
lumber trade commissioners appoint
ed by the bureau of foreign and do
nestle commerce of the department
OF commerce will visit Minneapolis to-
morrow to interview lumbermen in
that city in regard to their proposed
trip to Europe to investigate markets
for American lumber after the war
The commissioners, John r. Walker,
Nelson c. Brown. Roger T.. Simmons
and A. H. Oxholm. are making a
preliminary trip to the various lumber
centers Of the country before leaving
for Europe.
The investigation abroad will ex-
tend over two years and is being fl
nanced by the lumbermen of the coun-
try through the National Manufacture
ers' association and the government
They expect to gather information in
this country to enable them to get at
the root OF the market problems
abroad from the American business
mans point Of view.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
GOVERNMENT CALLS
FOR FOREST CLERKS

4 forest and field clerk examination,
for the purpose of filling vacancies in
the position of forest clerk, will be
held in Missoula on June %. accord
ing to announcements made by the
United States civil service commits
sion. From the register resulting
from this examination. certification
will be made to fill the vacancies in
the position of forest clerk. at an en-
trance salary of Sl.100 or 1900 "A year.
or other positions requiring similar
qualifications in other branches Of the
service. Both men ana women will
be admitted but men only will be en-
ploycd as forest clerks Age limits
are Is years or over. but competitors
more than 40 years of age will not be
certified for the position Of forest
clerk. Information concerning this
examination may be had from Licl
Fredcricks. secretary of the Missoula
board of civil service examiners.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
Class in Telegraphy, Dis
patching and Direction
to Be Held.
FIRST CALL FOR JOBS
Trained. Persons Will Be
Placed in Vacancies
Caused by War.

The initial classes of a night school
in .telegrarhy and the use of the teic-
phone in train operation. and also In
other subjects vitality concerning the
will be held ut the Northern Pacific
this week. Any who wish to may at
tend the school. With the recruits
to the rank Of railroad telegraph and
telephone operators who will be OBJ
tanned from this school. the railroad
expects to be able to meet any emer-
gency In this line that may arise in
the near FUTURE
The students who take the course at
the Northern Pacific will be given a
thorough understanding Of the sub
jects, SO that they may be available
| for other than railroad service, IL nee
| essary. but primarily they win be
trained to take the places of operator
| who may be called into service in the
signal corps OF the United State.
army. AS soon as the students be.
come competent to handle the work
II vacancies occur. they will be as.
signed to positions at various place.
along the division. minimum sal
airy of $50 per month will be paid t,
those who are given positions
Lessons in train operation and lee
lures on transportation rules for tele
graph operators who have not had an,
railroad experience will be a part o
the curriculum. Half a dozen exper
operators will take this course. Will
a large number Of students is expecte,
in the general class.
i The night school classes will b,
held on the third floor Of the passen
ger depot, and will be in charge of ex
pert dispatchers and operators.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
MONTANA il|'lN( Il IA. FARMERS Use
HEADLIGHTS ON P[0WS
c. E. Constant Of Helena
Says Night Shifts Are
Working on Land.
TRACTORS COMMONER
Horse Being Displaced by
Gasoline Machines on
Large Farms.
TRACTORS COMMONER

Nearly every section of farming land
in Northern Montana and in the other
big wheat districts has its tractor
blowing outfit now and in some parts |
the gas engine has practically dis |
placed the horse. says {. f. Constant
Of Helena, who Is stopping in the city
a few days. Mr.. Con slant travels for
one OF the implement concerns and
his business makes him well acauaint
ed with farming conditions throughout
the state.
Montana farmers, as well as those
in England. have been working day
and night putting in crops this spring
| and the result is that from % to SO
per cent more land Is under cultivation
| than ever before. The percentage
varies with the different parts of the
state, the increase being the greatest
in the northern part of the state. The
late spring has been one of the causes
for the extra hours worked, as we'll as
the additional land plowed.
The manufacturers have not been
able to supply the demand in the state
for gas tractors this year, nor has tins
labor market provided enough men for
the ranches. Men who are able to run
a tractor are especially hard to get, he
says. although the pay offered is 81
for an eight hour day. Many of the
ranchers have been working two eight
hour shifts. using headlights for night
work. The fact that this night work
could best be done with tractors has
been one of the reasons for the big de-
mand for them. They turn over 8
little more soil an hour than six OF
eight horse outfit and at cheaper
maintenance cost. Good pillow horses
are very expensive now.
Although the spring has been cold
the wheat crop over the state is doing
as we'll as it was at this time last year
A little warm weather now is all thai
is needed to put the spring wheat ir
the best of shape. Mr.. Constant be.
leves. Only about a quarter of tho
winter wheat crop survived the colo
season but the part killed has nearly
all been reseeded.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04

CLlNTON-Frank f'inney had the
misfortune to have I; finger smashed
Thursday while working on the coun-
ty road.
Mrs. George Bclshaw entertained the
Whist club at her home Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kuhn. who
hvc resided in Clinton Tor the past
two years. left last week for Wash
ing,ou. Iowa, to visit Mr.. kuhn's par
enls.
James Thomson. a former resident
of clinton. MAS shaking hands with
old friends here in Clinton this week.
! Mi. Thomson has been for some time
| in the BlaCkfoot country, but sold out
| his interests there and expects to To-
cate near KalisEcll.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
POISON HIGH PUTS
OUT CLEVER BOOK

The pupils OF the Toison high school
have just issued tho 1917 Lacasse, the
schools ann uai. The little book Is un-
usually well gotten up. full OF clever
bits Of writing and delightful photo
graphs of the beautiful country around
Poison. Missoula people will bo
especially interested by the fact that
the book is dedicated to Miss Juno
Whiting, a Missoula girl who gradu-
ated from the state University and is
now on the faculty of the Poison high
school
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
ALLEGED DESERTER !,
OF FAMILY CAUGHT
Sheriff Returns From Colo
RADIO With E. P. Richard.

Sheriff James T. Green yesterday
returned from journey to Colorado
Springs. with him Emmett p. Richard.
wanted by Missouia county officers on
the charge OF deserving his family,
living near Rock Creek Richard was
arrested at Craig. Colo, some time
ago, and was held there pending the
arrival or Sheriff Geren. Mr.. Green
obtained cxtrodition papers for Richard
from the governor OF Colorado, making
II special trip to Denver for that pur-
pose.
Richard II charged with deserving
his wife and two minor children on
November Of last year. and 1t is al
legged that ne has failed to contribute
in any way to the family's support
since that time. Richard claims that
there il misunderstanding concern
ing the case, and expects to be cleared
of the charges against him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
NEW OFFICERS SENT
BY SALVATION ARMY

New officers will be placed in
charge of the Salvation Army barracks
here next Saturday. Ensign and Mrs.
Davis Of California are to arrive here
Saturday afternoon. and in the even
ing a special welcome meeting will be
held in the army hall. Envoy w, II,
Wills, the assistant officer now in
charge. says that the new people are
good workers. He was associated
with them at one time in Sheridan,
Wyo.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04

tertlay for Portland. where he will at
tend a conference of the American
Red Cross society which is to be held
there today. Mr.. Lusk. who is one of
the five members OF the Montana
state Board of the Red Cross, attends
the meeting at the special request of
President Wilson.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
PLAINS ORGAN11ESx,tpI
HOME GUARD COHp5

Plains. (Correspondencc)--On ~
day evening at 1880, IS men Of plain1
met at the school auditorium to orr
ganizc a home guard. NJ. b. 1ipplG
acted as chairman. and gave q abort
talk on the purpose Of the meeting.
He was elected captain OF the organ
ization, now to be known an Company
A. Plains Home Guards. II. 8. Cor.
ner il first lieutenant; B. Y. Ed
worthy, second lieutenant: r. y. Huot
first sergeant; w. p. Willis. quarter
master sergeant. They will meet
each Tuesday and Friday evenings.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
West Side.
Summary.

Two base hits-Getchell, Latimer,
Larson. Three base hit--Bishop. Hit
by pitchcr-Ryan by Mcdonald. Bases
on balls-Off Bishop. /: off Mcdonald.
I. Struck out-By Bishop. 3; by Nc
Donald. 8. Stolen bases-McDonald
McGunc (2). Getchell. Latimer. Per-
rior t2). Durrant Co. Hornsby t2l.
Stowe, Ryan (2). Shea p, McDcrmott
- Larson. Time of same-1:40. Um-
pre-Therriault
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
TRlEST AUTONOMOUS.

Rome. June 3.-The Gernale D.
Italia says that Emperor Charles soon
will proclaim Triest autonomous,
whereby it will become "a free city,"
like Hamburg and Bremen. The an
nouncement. the paper says. will be
accompanied by numerous amnesties
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-04
Lusk TO CONFERENCE.

Frank s. Lusk. president of the First
National Bank OF this city, left yes