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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25

lection of that part of its citizenship
which is least able to protect itself.
Some of the most urgent needs of
the city are:
Parks, Fairgrounds and swimming
pools, Y. a, NJ. G. a. or club building, i'm
provement of north river bank, city
ownership of water plant, garbage in
GENERATOR, or municipal removal of
garbage, meat and milk inspection un-
der state supervision.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
' IA PS" FOR
FUNSTONIN
RAINSTORM
General Laid to Rest in Mill
tary Cemetery After
Simple Service.

San Francisco. Feb. 2a.-"Taps," the
last call blown for a soldier, sounded
here today over the grave of Major
General Frederick Funston, who died
suddenly in San Antonio, Texas. Mon
day night. In accord with his wishes
he was buried near his son, Arthur
Macarthur Funston, in the cemetery OF
the military reservation at the Preside,
overlooking the Golden Gate
From early day, when the triple bal
comics of the city halls white rotunda
were packed with citizens, gazing at
the guarded caskct at the foot Of the
great marble staircase. until past mid :
day. the ceremonies ran. A tlrenching
rain, hour after hour, slantcd across
. the ranks Of the military escort.
Many Watch Cortese.
The streets. seemingly deserted, be-
came alive with civilians as the flag
wrapped caskct was borne from the
city hall on an artillery caisson to the
First Presbyterian church and thence
TO the cemetery.
The simplicity of the funeral ar
|ranSements. which the generals friends
regarded as harmonizing with his own
utter lack of display, was intensified
when, before daylight. General J..
Franklin Bell, commander of the west
crn department of the army, changed
tho order for fun dress uniform to
service uniform aud Ovcrcoat. In
which the two regiments Of artillery
men endured the storm The sailors
were muffled in REFERS.
Throughout the march to the ccmc-
single lamp burned high in the chan
eel, relieving at the altar. the fun
wearing side arms. guarded the en-
frances. and restrained "a throng many
times the capacity of the cdificc.
Here the generals widow, mother, son
awaited the caskct borne by eight Gu
listed men.
Services conducted by the Rev
William Guthrie. pastor Of the
church. were brief. Two of the gen
erals favoritc hymns were sung;
Lead Kindly Light" and Just for
Today"
"lic was a man Of deeds, not words
and to say more of him would be dis
pleasing to his soul" said Mr.. Guthrie
at the close Of his eulogy.
Throughout the journey to the
terry. the storm steadily augmcntcd
drcnchins the marching columns TO
he skin. Within the reservation
the column wound past Il fallen pine
newly uprootcd by the storm. AS the
caisson entered tho gates. minute
guns began to boom, firing l3 times.
The family and pallbcarers stood with
the clergyman alone at the grave,
with "A curtain Of soldiers screening
them from the crowd. At tho con-
clusion of the brief Presbyterian
service the mourncrs left. Orders
were snapped out, three volIcys were
fired, and a soldier blew taps. An
other salute of IL guns concluded the
rites.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
MAYOR OUTLINES
NEEDS Of CITY;
ALL MUST HELP
Municipal Government Can
not, Working Alone, Ac-
coneplish Everything.
WILKINSON STATES
WHAT OUGHT TO BE
Points Out What He Thinks
MissOula Should Make
United Effort For.

This article is the twelfth of a
series of interviews with repre-
sentative Missoula citizens on the
needs of the community. Tomor-
row morning an interview with j.
II. Underwood, professor of econom-
les at the State University, will be
printed in this column.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
SCHUMANN-HEINK
FRACTURES RIBS

st. Louis. Feb. 24.-Madame Schu-
mann -Heink, opera singer. suffered
fractures of two ribs and n sprained
wrist here last night when an automo-
bile in which she was returning to her
hotel from a concert was struck by a
street car.
Physicians said she probably would
have to cancel all engagements for at
least three weeks, possibly longer.
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Women Storm Hotels
IN Ne,u York Crying
They Are Starving
March Up Avenue in Search Of Governor-Man Dragged
from Automobile as Having No Right to it When
People Are Perishing From Hunger

New York, Feb. PA crowd Of an
proximatey 1000 persons, mostly
women, who had attended mass
meeting in Madison Square to protest
against high food prices, stormed the
Waldorf Astoria hotel late today,
shouting they were starving and de.
manding to see Governor Whitman.
When informed the governor was Ut
another hotel. they refused to believe
1t and started a demonstration, which
neccssitated the calling out of the 20 :
lice reserves to disperse them Sew
cral persons were injured in the dis
order that followed. Four arrests were
made.
March Up Avenue.
one of the speakers at the Madison
Square meeting had asked how many
persons would be willing to go to the
governors hotel. Several took this as
signal to march and started awav.
soon an excited throng was moving
up Madison avenue. At Thirty second
street the marchcrs turned into Fifth
avenue. One man pointing at an auto
mobile shouted that no one had a
right to ride In automobiles when
others were starving. The machine
was stopped and several persons tried
to drag the owner from the car. Po-
licemcn drove away his assailants.
Three policemen who tried to turn
the marchers away from the Waldorf
Astoria were swept aside. Although
reinforced soon afterwards bv portcrs
and other employees of the hotel, they
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
PEST HOUSE BURNED.

Havana, Feb. 24.-The pest house at
Mariel in which more than 100 lepers
were confined. was burned today. The
blaze is believed to have been OF In
cendiary origin as many of the lepers
have made threats to fire the building
when they were removed to Mariel
from the San Iazaro hospital some
weeks ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
Honorsd in Kansas.

Topeka, kas.. Feb. 2i.-Hansas paid
Frederick Funston today at a joint
memorial service of the legislature
Governor Cappcr presided. At the
close of the service a battery of the
Kansas national guard fired IA mill
tary salute.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25

ana pOllclnS were
the chief functions
of a city of late
years it's orSani-
zation deals with
both economic and
social problems
and the safe
guarding and pro-
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$1,000, 900. 900 MARKS.

London. Feb. 24.-Reuter's Amster-
dam correspondent quoting n Berlin
dispatch. says the German reichstag
has voted in all it's stages q war credit
of $4,000, 100000 marks.
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Norwegian Ship Torpedoed
Without Warning-Amer-
ican Negro Aboard.
FALL INTRODUCES
ISSUES IN SENATE
Resolution Giving Wilson
Power He Is About to
Ask Causes Debate.

Washington. Feb. "A. - President
Wilson'S plans ioi meeting the crisis
with Germany gave no outward evil
dcncc of change today, but there were
several developments which appeared
to be Fastening cvcntualities.
Another apparent violation OF in
tcrnational law was added to the list
accommodating from Gcrmany's SUBJ
marine campaign which officials be-
licvc sooner or later is virtually GER
tain to make necessary further steps
by the United States. The on
slauGht on Dutch shipping reported
during tho day also had its effect
here. strengthening the conviction in
official circles that neutral interests
are to be ruthlessly disrcgardcd by
Germany.
Senate Discussion.
In the senate discussion of the in
tcrnational crisis brok, out afrcsh and
a Republican, attack on the admmis-
tration's failure to take more agprcs-
site measures was followed by the IN
PRODUCTION by Senator Fall, Il Repub-
fican, authorizing the president to use
the armed forces of the nation to pro-
tcct American rights against the Ger
man sea menace.
The authority to be extended by the
resolution is along tue general line of
that which it has been understood
President Wilson would request from
congress some time next week.
Administration senators, surprised
protested against it. but sent the rcso-
luton to committee without extended
debate.
The Republican attack came in the
midst of a determined filibuster which
many Democrats believe is itself an
effort to force an extra session Of
congress so that the senate will be
sitting at the capitol and can demand
a part of whatever action President
Wilson may decide to take after
March 4.
0teSmeTS DUNK.
Although three submarine disasters
in which American seameu were in
volvcd. were reported to the state de-
partmcnt today, only one seemed to
constitute an Invasion of American
rights. American consuls reported
that the Norwegian steamer Skrln
and the Norwegian bark Blenlclln,
each with an American seaman
aboard, had been destroyed. but that
in all instances provision had been
made for the safety of the crew.
A dispatch from Consul Osborn at
Havrc, however, said the Norwegian
steamer Alice had been attacked and
shcllcd without warning, and that
Theodore Joseph. an American. ne
gro. was among the survivors.
Complete information on the Alice
case had not been received tonight
and for the present, II takes its place
with several others about which the
state department is preparing evil
dcncc.
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SHORTAGE OF CARS
IS BEING REMEDIED
Railroads Efforts Bearing Frut-Warm Debate Occurs in
House on Question of Federal Investigation
and Food Embargoes

Washington, Feb. "a. - An
amendment to the sundry civil
bill appropriating $4co, 900 for an
investigation by the federal trade
commission of the high cost Of
food passed the house tonight, 80
to 81.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
Public Fairgrounds.

Realizing that the children of today
are the citizens of tomorrow, we should
continually strive and work for their
welfare and provide them with healthy
1resh air exercise and enjoyment.
Within the last few months the city
has had active results and with the
passage of the bill now before the leg
.lslature-which, by the way, emanated
from Il recent meeting of citizens of
Missoula-it will make possible the
creation of fund for this purpose, so
1hat we can work on definite plans
for future improvements
Y. N. c. A. or Club.
There is pressing need for Y. NJ.
{. A. building or a club building no
matter what name it may be called,
which will be open to everyone; it's
main object being to furnish such So
cial enjoyment, entertainment and ed
ucational advancement as will most
strongly appeal to our young people.
North River Bank.
With the closing of West Front
street. plans can be more readily
worked out for this much needed i'm
provement, but any such plans cannot
be successful without the cooperation
of the property owners. The investi-
cations already made show, that with
Il reasonable expenditure this portion
of the city can be made more sanitary
{fr,p pt;
time protect the property from damage
during high water.
City Ownership.
The cost of water and light is a very
considerable item in the maintenance
of a city and the administration of it's
affairs. If. through any act of the eX-
ecutive heads of the city, with the ac-
tive cooperation of it's citizens, the
water plant can be purchased at a fair
Valuation, this cost can be lessened
and u part of it diverted into other
channels, it will have a very material
effect on the city's finances and the
present Indebtedness can be further
reduced from year to year.
For Public Health.
These are matters requiring imme-
diatc consideration and a strong effort
should be made to put such plans into
effect as quickly as the city finances
will permit
Public officials cannot discriminate;
they must serve individuals on the
basis of a universal rule and acting on
this plan, with the operation of the
mechanic, the laborer, the professional
man. the businessman, women's clubs
and civic societies associated together
for the public good. we can readily
solve our municipal problems. working
to definite plans for the continual i'm
provement of economic, social and fl
nancial conditions and the rigid en-
forcement of the laws and ordinances
always keeping in mind that well di.
Tected slogan, Together We WILL
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
Supports Amendment,

Representative Boland of Missouri,
supporting the amendment said much
attention should be paid the packing
interests because they controlled not
only the meat supply. but in large
measure all cold storage products.
Representative Sherlcy of kentucky
vigorously opposed any embargo and
Representative London, Socialist of
New York. insisted that his Plan of ap-
propriating s5.0OO,OOO for opening pub
lie markets would offer the best So
luton.
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House..

VVOuoS.
Debated sundry civil appropria-
tion bill, including proposal for
food inquiry by federal trade COM
mission.
Payl G. McCorkle sworn to sue
coed the late Representative Fin
ley of South Carolina
Continued session through tho
evening.
Representative Norm of Penn
sylvania. introduced a bill for ST.
900, ,0oo, 900 bond issue for national
defense.
Adopted amendment to sundry
civil service bill to appropriate
500, 900 for federal trade commits
sion inquiry into food prices.
Secretary McAdoo urged immc-
date appropriation of $1,400.00O to
purchase the New York Quarantine
station.
Adjourned at 1885 p. m, to
noon Sunday. when memorial
services will be held for the late
Representative Finley, South Caro-
lima. and the late Senator Burleigh.
Maine.
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(By MAYOR II. T. WlLKlNSoN.)

The business of city government has
undergone change. A few years ago
the passing of regulativc ordinances
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25

The Hague, Feb. 2i.-Via London
While officials remain gravcly calm
there has been an inevitable outburst
Of deep indignation on the part OF
Dutch newspapers at what the Amster-
dam Telegraph calls it "a blow in our
face and the greatest humiliation to
which a neutral state has been sub
jected"
The paper adds: I'VE confess in
ability to see how the honor of our
nation can be further maintained by
protests"
Other less bellicose newspapers re :
fleet hardly less cmbittcrlncnt. Even
German circles, it is learned. profess
deep rgret at what they admit to be
"a ghastly blunder.'
The shipping section of the Amster-
dam bourse is demoralizcd. The Ger
man legation at The Hague has issued
a statement declaring that the disaster
to the Dutch steamers was due to IAN
extremely regrettable coincidence of
circumstances. which is unfortunate,
but beyond our control
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25

Washington, Feb. 24.-Continucd i'm
provemcnt in the car shortage situ-
alton, the dispatch west of many trains
of box ears for the transportation of
foodstuffs to eastern cities, proposals
in congress toward the use of various
remedies, including an export embargo
on food and continued activity at the
department of justice were among the
Developments today in the federal
governments consideration of the
nation wide increase in the prices of
necessities.
The intcrt safe commerce commits
sion issued a statement expressing it's
confidence in the car service commits :
sion Of the American Railway asso-
citation, representing all the railroads
of the country, and saying the organ
ization was doing much excellent
work in the interest of the general
pnublic.'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
DAY IN CONGRESS
Senate.

Agreed to conference report on
Danish West Indies government
bill.
Senator PoindeXter protested
against conference report on lcgis-
lative appropriation bin Of pro-
vision covering postmastcrs in the
civil service.
Debate on revenue bill was
turned into q discussion OF the in
tcrnational crisis.
Senator FAN, Republican. intro
duced Il resolution to empower the
president to use armed forces to
protect American rights
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No Railroad Embargoes.

The car service commission. repeat
ing it's decision that the roads are not
to blame through car shortage or con-
gestion for the rise in prices. an
nounced that no embargo whatever
had been pdaced by the carriers upon
the movement of food for human con-
sumption. All carriers. the statement
added. had been directed to give spec
ial attention to the prompt movement
of food supplies.
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Congestion Relieved.

Congestion at Buffalo. Columbus,
Ohio, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland
and Chicago was reported to have
been rreceptibly relieved by inter-
state commerce comissiOn investi-
gators, and prompt steps involving the
dispatch of hundreds of empty box
cars for further relief of the situa-
ton at Chicago were taken by the rail-
| roads.
Debate in House.
Addressing the house in opposition
to an amendment which would put in
to the sundry civil appropriation bill
the 100000 item for the trade COM
mission investigation. Representative
Fitzgerald declared that the food sit
| uation had shown the incapacity of
congress to deal with "the most vital
problem affecting the American people
today
Tile riots that have taken place." he
| said. ARE not the riots of the thrift :
less and the worthless. It is the out
ragged and indignant protest Of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01

bling the course" to use a cryptic
aero-naval term. we made fast
run-just what ! may not tell
Away in the west black clouds
were rolling up so Epson pulled
some ropes and we commenced to
drop. Floating 500 feet over the
trees surrounding the hangar we
slid easily to earth.
Safe at Anchor.
stand by the balloon" | heard
a petty officer below megaphone
to his men. Overheard went the
long nose rope, and we were safe
at anchor in the hay. 6:10 p. m,
duly recorded in the log.
The Goodyear company, build
ers of military kite balloons for
six years, has gone ahead while
Secretary Daniels has been fight
ing for necessary appropriations.
1t has spent 100000 on its dirl-
gible plant and has a school where
air rockies are taught navigation,
wireless, map-reading, meterolocy
and other stuff naval "blimp''
pilot must know.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01
GETS HER CHILD FED
Especial TO The Tines

HAMBURG, Aug IA hadh own
solving the shortage problem Her
partmen at town hall described Hamburg
"A appeared before the assembled
food
The refused,
and to the horror of the deposited
the table then,y
can look after him. She then disappeared.
She has not been her locked
the suddenly abandoned babe which has been given the
Dietrich Neumunster'
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Here and Elsewhere

Gov. Withyc0inb of Oregon de-
clares prohibition has materially
reduced crime and has increased
savings bank deposits by millions
of dollars.
Salads-all kinds-at Duen.
wald's, Zip Broadway. adv
Picketing is resumed at Ho-
GUAM mills.
u. s. department of agriculture
issues warning of increased fire
hazard in Washington, predicting
spell of rising temperature with
westerly winds.
Price of milk in New York
jumps to IL " cents a quart.
DIR. Cozza, dentist, 2O3 Provi-
dent. adv.
On complaint of Mrs. Mary Il.
Young, c. J. Young is restrained
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01

Mrs. l.. Edwards, living at No.
41st st. and Cheyenne, has located
her brother whose whereabouts
she has not known for 30 years.
To advocate that shoppers
carry home small bundles and
eliminate delivery cost, retail
merchants bureau of Commercial
club meets Wednesday noon.
Aberdeen is working hard to
make available the appropriation
of $4,000 for state armory which
adjutant general is holding up.
HOfstetter's has your fishing
tackle. 1903 Pacific ave. adv.
Cucumbers and tomatoes suffer
from frost in Colville district, so
miles from Spokane.
Walla Walla city firemen
threaten strike unless they get
increase In pay Of SIS month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01

Here Is Story, With Pictures,
of Latest Airships

(EDITORS NOTE-The presents it's a
of
Navy'-hat which
will comparatively time than
a combined
j. Duckworth
the been permitted have the flight
n civilian "Hinp" drigiblcs
which take
British French the death struggle with the
photographs Correspondent
America naval
limps, Ohio where the Goodyear
Tire Rubber %. building the machines
Duekworths has received the official o. X
Wash
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
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The dirigible in which | voS-
aged is one of nine being built by
the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
for the navy. 1t is 100 feet long,
with accommodation for engineer,
pilot and observer 1t will enter
Americas $640,O00,000 air navy
for coast patrol duty "spotting'
U-boats. In its official tests be-
fore navy department officers this
week it exceeded every require
ment.
Ready With First Aid.
My pilot was Ralph Epson, Cor
don Bennett balloon trophy hold
or, hero of the great 320-mile
"blimp" trip from Chicago to
Akron, and Mexican border mill.
tary kite balloon veteran. Herman
Kraft was aide.
| climbed aboard in the shed.
Thirty handy men led the big bag
out into a bayfield,. A naval sig
mailer on the searchlight lookout,
by the weather station on the
hangar roof, wigwagged wind
velocity and direction. A sailor,
with an unpleasantly suggestive
box marked Medical Dept. U. S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01
DISREsPECT FOR
SOLDIERS CHARGED

Reports that soldiers in and
about Tacoma have not been treat.
ed courteously and have been dis
crimina ed against by merchants
and hotels were taken up Wednes-
day noon at the Commercial club
Members Council meeting. George
S. Long and one of the officers
from Lewis camp were speakers.
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BY HERBERT DUCKWCRTH

AKRON. o.. Aug 1.-For week I've been with
the navy that Flies!'
am the first landlubber to make this queer 'por
where 200 naval officers and men, stranded in the
woods of Ohio, GOO miles from the Atlantic, are
launching "blimps.' I've put to sea" in skyship
with pilot mentally engaged on blue-sea U-boat
problems as floated over waving wheat fields!
War has produced nothing stranger than this inland
naval base 2O00acrc farm, where Officers dress in
polo breeches and navy caps, where seamen eat dim
ner at "eght BELLS and go on "hangar watches, >
where 40 of the 80 newly recruited jarkies have
shifted the briny where they ask for shore leave
when they want to auto ten miles to the movies and
where the quartemaster and the machnst S mate are
landsmen
Everything, including the colossal hangar that
docks three drigbes is battleshp gray. Old tars to
make things snug have placed ships bell by their
tents and in the orchard mast from which flies Old
GLORY from gaff in true nautical fashion.
There is everything here for a sailor but the sea.
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N" strapped on his back, lowered
in the offing. Epson threw over
board two sandbags and let some
water out of the tanks.
Hands off," lie shouted.
Our "blimp' rose sluggish
1y. 'l'apds on" and the men
grabbed the car while two
more bags went over.
Hands off," again. This time
we lifted easily, the motor roared,
and with a sharp command, Cast
off," we majestically sailed alott.
In ten minutes the Paragraph read
5000 feet. Below us many miles
ahead was Canton. In the other
direction, an hours trip by auto,
lay Akron.
Make Fast Run.
Descending to the 2,00Ofoot
level we turned around with a
slight roll, as prettily as de-
stroyer, for a speed trial between
pylons, one nautical mile apart
land buoys, one set in a farm
yard and the other in a potato
patch.
Seamen with stop watches and
phones checked us up. BY crab