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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Country Club "At Home"

The Missoula Country club will be
lat home" at the clubhouse south of
the city, on New Years day from 3
o'clock to 6 o'clock in the afternoon
Members, their families and friends,
are expected to call during the after
room. Refreshments will be served by
the young lady members of the Club
On Monday evening there will he ii
dancing party at the clubhouse, when
members and their invited guests will
watch the old year pass and welcome
the new year.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Elks' New Years Ball.

The Missoula lodge of Elks will well
come the New Year Will, II dancing
party at the Elks temple. Monday at
midnight. Visiting Elks are invited to
join with resident members in the
happy celebration. 1t Is expected that
800 men and women will be present.
After the IL o'clock toast has been
gwen, there will be the roll call Of
the 81 members who have gone into
army service. Supper will be served
during the opening hours Of the year
, 1913. ...r
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30

hail. Monday evening. to which all
friends who love to dance arc invited
by Messrs. Wentz and Jones.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
English Faculty Guests.

Members Of the faculty of the de-
partment OF English at the University
of Montana, with other friends to the
number of %. were guests of Misses
Frances Claribcl, Mildred and Grace
Corbin, Friday evening. The party at
tended the dancing class conducted by
Miss Claribel Corbin at the parish
house Of the Church of the Holy Spirit
and went later to the home of the host
esses on South Fourth street west.
where refreshments were served. A
Christmas tree and other symbols of
Christmas were used in decoration.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Or. Nee ullouph Host.

0F. mccullough S10S0.
DR.. &. T. Mccullough entertained a
company of old time friends at cards
Friday evening. at his home on South
Third street. His guests, DIR. and Mrs.
II. II. Hurlbut. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Ross, Mrs. +. NJ. ingalls, Of Butte, Mr..
and Mrs. II. T. Wilkinson. Mr. and
Mrs. John Bonner. Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Lucy, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Schliek. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Turner enjoyed a
game of whist with music and sup
per to conclude the evening
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
No Mans Bridge Club.

No Name Bridge Club.
The husbands and members Of the
No Name Bridge club Friday night were
by their wives at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Cough at 400
Council avenue. Besides Mr.. and Mrs.
Cough those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Rawn, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Springer, Mr.. and Mrs. William Stein.
brenner. Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Marlowc,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy N. Baker, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. i. johnson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Burdick.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
At Elite Hall.

a watch party will be held at Elite
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27
POCKETING LEONARD WOOD.

Inc fate OF one man may not be of great Importance
IN time of world convuson; nevertheless we believe
that majority of Americans inclined to resent the
War Departments continued shabby treatment of Leon
ard Wood OF the men in our army he has done
most to prepare us people for the ordeal into which
our sons are about to CO. He not only told that we
ought to get ready but he lead with fine the first
real movement to get us readythe Pattsburg training
camp But for that initiative of his should be far more
deficient in supply of junior officers than we are It
set the pace that may nation.
1t IS quite true that Wood hasn't been good bureau
cra good bureaucrat is who emits thought
until 1T has been authorized from above; who never acts
until ne is ordered whose technical record always letter
perfect but who doesn't amount to hill of beans in an
emergency Wood has found it impossible to become
mere manin He is imaginative creative morally cour-
ageous, forceful When there is mans job to be done
ne is unwilling to warm chair and twirl his thumbs
lie proved in Cuba that he is more than soldier His
record there wrote chapter of triumph for American
administration. Ivan
And now ne is shifted to a minor post at Fort Riley
Wme number of manikn soldiers are given preferable
les AS we said before, the fate of one man is not in
itself of supreme Importance; but the spirit shown h M
present admnStrations treatment of Leonard Wood ia
best results.-Boston Advertiser " s'' viz
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27

eminent The United States Panama canal bonds sold
few months ago. before the war broke out for pre-
mum of two to four per cent And they pay only three
per cent.
Conditions in the security market wholly alb
normal and can't last after the European investors
have been unloading us their American securities as
they wanted the money to put into their government
issues Our people have had to dig money out of all kinds
of investments to buy back securities held abroad
This has reduced the price on everything including gov
eminent bonds.
In the fact of this selling movement the first Liberty
loan has sold for but few cents under par 1t seems as
certain anything in business can be- that after the war
these bonds will go up. If under normal conditions
three per cent bond sells at 102 to 1884, four per cent
bond should bring good deal more than that
Here then is chance to get interest that is higher
than many savings banks used to pay, and at the
time practical certainty that the value of the principal
will advance within very few years. Usually when you
speculate you must take risks Here is chance to get
the advantage of speculation without taking any risk
1t should not be necessary to work the patriotic
ment so hard to sell these bonds.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27
contested RAILROADS.

railroad man says that never in his experience has
he conditions the railroads tied up they
at this present time. Freight trains slow coming
through that many manufacturers send all their smaller
deliveries by express.
Freight and express business calls for strong and
husky men, it is performed largely by young men, 1t
taken fellow with elasticity of muscle to handle
big boxes.
Now the draft and calls out big share of these
vigorous young depicting the freight and express
terminals. Meanwhile big share of the young men from
offices factories, and stores who live under conditions
not conducive to physical strength escaping service
since the exemption boards won't pass them account
of physical disability. This leaves the railroads terribly
handicapped in trying to handle the enormous strain of
war business, with every factory jumping to fill orders
Of course the general shortage of railroad equipment
rs aggravatng this situation The people with money to
invest have become the railroad stocks claiming
that under the strict government control existing
there is not much chance to make money in buying their
securities The railroads finding it difficult to get money
are not increasing their facilities they ought to-
Meanwhile manufacturers who can't get raw material
and merchants who can't get shipments, paving up
the earth and utterng loud mprecations about freight
delays 1t would help if every man who has ship
ment of goods will take away his stuff the day comes
i so that be released and sent off where most
needed. q ,,g Ar 3.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27
BUILD FROM BELOW.

There seems to be disposition on the part of some
positions of authority to look with apprehension upon
the obvious efficiency of the next in line" Instead
of commendabe pride in the fact that the understudy
lis developing to the point where he is qualified to step
into the "bosss" Shoes the boss has lurking fear that
his subordinate may crowd him out into the cold i
Of course, such attitude is plainly ndefensble The
man who, in addition to doing his work WE'LL is training
some else to do it equally WE'LL is building better for
his future than is the who entrenches himself
behind his knowledge and experience and keeps the
man next in line" on the outside.
Men do not take wings and to higher positions;
1t is necessary to build structure upon which to rise and
the foundation of such structure is organization.
vacancy always serious consideration of the
question as to who is best fitted to fill it. Finally it is
agreed that certain individual the right Comes
then the question of filling Mr.. Rghtmans place. If he
can say III have man in my office or my department
whom have trained for the postion he's as good man
as am, the problem is Immediately solved But on the
other hand If no has been trained to Mr. Rghtmans
duties else who has properly built his organza
ton, will probably land the plum.
The idea is to build up from below An efficient or
ganzaton perhaps rather organization of efficient
men, the best possible to employ an effort to
reach the next higher station Credit for building up
men is quite much to be desired as credit for being
proficient and credit for both points in the direction of
preferments.-M S. Monitor.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27
FEWER STUDENTS.

Preliminary returns from the colleges and technical
schools are showing decline in enrolment OF III to Az
per cent AS the majority of these students are under
military age it does not possible that any such pro-
portion could have been drafted Probably good many
BOYS of 10 and 90 fearing lest they would be called out
before the war is over dislike to enter on courses that
they may not be able to complete.
The United States faces hard race after the war for
technical and mental supremacy. The war has demon
strated that the old levels of attainment not sffcl
ent Old theories of political economy, old systems OF
mechanical production have had to 60 into the rag bag
The worlds industries going to reopen on basis OF
greater production Many wastes have been eliminated
and the wits of have been sharpened by intense COM
petition
The United States not go along in the old wasteful
way 1t needs mechanical experts of the highest order
1t needs broadly trained who have studied deeply
into human history and who lead people in ways
of progress and in development of better civic institutions
Therefore the boy who abandons his plan for higher
education not doing we'll quite possible that there
will not have to be another drawing Or if there is,
the second division of called may get farther than
the training camps Of this country and France.
In that case they simply come back to their work
without any real loss of time The year will have been
well spent in valuable training, and they resume
their mental and technical studies with power than
The country needs all the educated get
The unframed man than before will be out of
the game.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27

merely to handle this increase a,ona
In tonnage over 1915.
III all the cars required to handle
this Increase in tonnage were made
up into single train, that train
would be 1S6,ss3 miles long"
The increase alone in the freight
traffic Of our railways in 1917 over
the year ended June 80. 1915. will
amount to as much as the total trat-
TIC handled per annum before the war
by all the railways of Germany
france Russia, Spain. Sweden, switz-
erland. Roumanla. Holland, Canada
South Africa. Mexico, Japan, Brazil
and South Wales.
Despite the unparalleled increase
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27
T 1T A MIC TASK
OF RAILW VS.

AT the present rate Of movement
the railways Of the United States will
In the year 1917 handle $40, zoo. 900,
or So per cent, more tons of freight
than they did in the fiscal year end
ed June 30. 1916" said r. H. Ash
ton. president OF the Chicago &
Northwestern system. to the st. Louis
Railway club. He added:
"on the basis OF the present num-
Der OF tons handled per train, II
would take 10000 freight trains,
containing 100000 freight cars,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27

perience is the best teacher. but
should we not make use of the ex-
perience Of others as we'll a. our
own? The experience of q thousand
persons is more to be depended upon
than that Of one individual. Many
thousands Of persons have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs and colds with the best re-
suits. which shows It to be q thor
oughly reliable preparation for those
diseases. Try 1t. 1t is prompt and
effectual and pleasant to take.-ady,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27
LIBERTY BONDS ATTRACTIVE.

In floating the Liberty loan much will of course
be said about the patriotic duty of subscribing This is
all true and good stuff Yet many of shewdest bank
ers are urging their clients to buy Liberty bonds as the
very best investment in the market.
. It's certainly phenomenal thing that the bonds of
e United States government the best security on earth
should sell to net four per cent Never before has such
thlng happened There have been many times when
G"o per cent bonds could be foaed at par by the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27

in traffic, the car shortage has been
reduced from 148.647 cars in April
last to 1851 cars on September 1.
This remarkable result is due to the
methods adopted and enforced by the
Railroads War board, with the CO.
operation Of shippers and receivers
OF freight in loading cars more heavi-
ly and unloading and loading them
more promptly"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-27

Experience tho Best Teacher.
1t Is generally admitted that ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
LEAVES HAPPY HOME
WITH HUSBANDS CASH
AND is ARRESTED HERE

The prosaic connubial existence OF
Minnie Clark-began to pail upon her
about two weeks ago and she sudden
ly conceived the idea of shaking
shackles of married life and resumine
the freedom OF single bIessedness. She
told Judge Frederic Bartlett this
morning in the city court that. she
gathered roll Of money belonging to
her husband and fled from her home
in Providence;
Mrs Clark, who is a prepossessing
looking blonde about 80 years of age
evidently had been hitting the "high
spots since her arrival in this city,
with the result that she was arrested
for drunkenness. She told Prosecutor
Delaney she had considerable money
left and Judge Bartlett turned her
over to Probation Officer Margaret
Burgess. who will arrange for the
woman's return to her home in Rhode
Island.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
(Continued.l

THANK you, general. This is just
what need in all Of my business with
Robert. Well be back in time to dine
with you at here at the club. Go
out to the West End, Robert" And
with his hand on the spark he started
the cherry, and I was forced to sweep
away from my Buzz and my uncle. the
General Robert, into the traffic and
away from the club of Old Hickory,
which is named for a very great gen
eral Of America and is a club Of much
fashion and some bad behavior, my
Buzz has said to me.
Il really didn't mean to kidnap you
and the car, youngster, but I've had a
pain under my left pocket all day and
l have got to operate on 1t. A sudden
impulse told me that it would be easier
If 1 took you with me toto sort OF
stand by" said my beautiful Gouver'
neur Faulkner in grave tone Of voice
as I,whirled him out the broad avenue
that led to the west end of the city.
ooh, my Gouverneur Faulkner, is II
that you are i'll, perhaps to die by a
knife?" I exclaimed, and for second
l let that wild cherry run In very
dangerous manner almost upon anoth'
er large car in the act Of turning into
the street. @
s'No, not that, Robert" he answered
me quickly, and he laid his hand on
my arm beside him for an instant as
if to give a steadiness to me. Il want
you to take me out to the state prison.
want to talk face to face with man
who killed his own brother In cold
blood, it Is said A pretty powerful in.
fuence is at me day and night for a
reprieve, and IL don't know what to
do about it.. 1t is a difficult case. If
went in my official capacity to see
the man it might give his friends sun-
due hopes, and suddenly I felt that I
could run away from the whole bunch
at this hour of the day. and see the
man himself without anybody's know
ing it save the superintendent of the
prison and myself. You don't count,
because in this case you are myself"
always would be yourself to you,
my reverenced Gouverneur Faulkner
1 made reply to him as I raised my
eyes to his deep ones that smiled down
into them.
81 wonder If that is as good as 1t
sounds, boy?" asked my Gouverneur
Faulkner gently as he looked down at
me with both a laugh and q sadness
influencing the smile Of his mouth.
Sometimes 1 badly need two Of my
self. They are at me from waking to
sleeping, and I often feel cut into little
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

child In severe illness, II want you to
let me sit down on your cot beside
you and talk to you about your trou-
BILE"
"Got nothing to say, parson. I done
it, and I want to swing as quick as
the law sends me-" answered the poor
human from behind his hands without
even raising his bowed head.
II am not a minister, and I've come
to talk to you because some of your
neighbors and friends think that there
may be a reason why you should not
be hanged for the death OF your
brother
1T IS my duty to help them keep
you from the penalty Of the law, which
you may not deserve even if you de-
sire it. Can you tell me your story
as man to man, with the hope that it
will help you to reprieve?' And as
he spoke I observed a tone Of COM
mand come into the voice Of my Gou-
verneur Faulkner that was as clear
and beautiful as the call of the bugle
to men for a battle.
Il done what I had to, and I'm
ready to die for it. I've got nothing
to say answered the man, with still
more of the determination Of misery
in his voice. "My neighbors don't
know nothing about it, and I don't
want 'em to. Just let them keep
quiet and let it all die when the state
swings me-"
$50 there is some secret about the
matter that you are willing to die to
keep, is there?" asked the Gouverneur
Faulkner, with a quickness of COM
mand in his voice. what had your
brother done to Mary Brown that you
killed him for doing?'
Course you! What's that to your
snarled the man as he sprang up from
beside the gouverneur and leaned,
crouched and painting, against the bars
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

Of the cage in which the three of us
were Enclosed. "Who are you any
way? My state has said was to
swing for killing him, and there's no
more to question about It,"
II am the governor of your state"
answered that Gouverneur Faulkner
as he rose and stood, tall and COM
manding, before the poor human being
who was covering as dog that had
felt the lash Of whip. ''You are my
son because you are a son Of the state.
of Harpeth, and as "a representative Of
that state am going to exercise my
guardianship and If possible prevent
the state from the crime Of taking your
life ifyou do not deserve punishment"
I'm condemned by the laws Of the
state. You can't go back On that, gov
ernor or no governor" made answer
the man, with a painting Of misery in
his voice.
GAS you know, there are certain I'M
written laws which have-more infiu-
ence in some cases as to the guilt of a
murderer than any on the statute
books" said the Gouverneur Faulkner.
with a very great slowness, SO that the,
poor human dog might comprehend
him. IF you killed your brother to
save-save Mary Brown from worse
than death then you have not the right
to demand execution from your state
to shelter her from publicity. when she
is no longer in danger Of anything
worse. Did you get to her in time to
save her or
eyes, I did and had. Curse you!
I'll have to kill you for getting words
out of me that all the lawyers have
tried to make me say all this time. >"
And with the oath and a snarl the man
made a lunge at my Gouverneur Faulk-
ner with something keen and shining
that he had draw n from the top of his
coarse boot But that poor human
being of the prison was not of enough
quickness to do the killing of his desire
in the face of Roberta, marquise OF
Gree and Bye, who had twice with her
foil pricked the red cloth heart of the
young Count de Couertoir, the best
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

bits and I can't even say SO. In fact,
youngster, I'm squealing to you more
than I've let myself do since became
the chief executive of this state of Har-
peth. Now, turn off into this road and
go straight ahead. The prison is about
a mile back there at the foot of that
hill"
IL like those sQueals," answered
to his smile as put my cherry against
long road at great speed that pre-
vented any more conversation at that
moment. My pride babe me show to
that gouverneur Of Harpeth what good
driving in fine car I was able to &C.
complish.
Therefore it was not many minutes
before we stood within the doors Of
that very grim and terrible home Of the
human beings who have sfnned with a
great crime. / know that am never
to forget that hour and am to carry
forever the wound that it inflicted
upon my heart as I walked through
the dimness and grayness and still
ness of that dark house.
At last, with many unlockings Of
heavy doors by the director OF that
prison, we stood in room that was
as cage in which to keep the human
animal that crouched down upon
hard bed in one Of its corners and
leaned head shaved bare of any hair
upon a very thin and white hand.
"T oavo mo euporin toudopf for few
minutes. The young man will stay by
the door to let you know when 1 want
you" said that Gouverneur Faulkner
to the superintendent. who nodded and
left the room as took position over
beside the heavy iron bars that swung
together after him.
"My man." said the Gouverneur
Faulkner in a voice that was SO gen.
tie as that which a mother uses to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS.
Hit By Train.

Hit By Train.
Eugene Devanna, about As years OF
age, was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fatally
injured and a, ear he was driving was
smashed to fragments Tuesday after
noon, on a. grade crossing at }Rich-
mond Hill, New Canaan, by train.
With Broken Leg.
William Lyman Of Bethel. employed
as teamster, showed remarkable nerve
Monday afternoon when after break
ing his leg above the ankle, in the
woods near Taunton, he drove his
team to Bethel, a distance Of about
eight miles, before having the bone
set. While drivings through the woods
one Of the front wheels Of the wagon
hit a limb lying in the road. The limb
sprung UP and struck Lyman across
the leg, just above the ankle. The
blow caused a double fracture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
RETURN HOME,
GET "A BETTER BEAU

M. B. asks: will you please ad-
wise? am a girl Of 10. Seriously
love young man over a year. He
proposed. Gave me his written con-
sent. Went away on short trip. Met
his old sweetheart. Then he left me.
I am away from home now. Try to
forget this smart. Is it best to remain
off or go back to kim? Cannot bear to
see one I love with another. Won't
you advise? %
It's the old story of faithless litter.
Rally and you will not fail to find a
true lover. Return home. Mr.. Right
will treat you correctly, WOO and wed
you very soon.