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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

~ recognized as an able man well
fitted for the appointment. Mr.. Morris
Of Chicago 10 less fitted for his present
position than an elevator boy in the
big department store of which
he is a part owner by inherit
ancc. We anticipate that the full
story Of his appointment will be told
some day. and when that time comes,
there will be disclosures that will
cause some nervousness at the White
House and the Department Of State.
to say nothing of the considerable
running to and fro of Senator James
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois. who needs
more money for his daily necessities
than is provided by the salary he re.
ceives from the United States govern
ment No one familiar with the stand
ing Of Mr.. Lewis as a lawyer will ad.
nit that his compensation from that
source would fit his financial require
ments.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
3.7.77.

No doubt the youngsters and the
many newcomers to Montana are
curious as to the meaning of the cryp-
tic and ominous figures 3-7-77 pla-
cardcd on the body Of Frank Little
Many years have elapsed since that
ancient warning of the vigilantes APP
peared so conspicuously In the public
prints. old Ed" Cooney. who came to
Montana with Lewis and Clark. gives
the following explanation in an inter-
view in the Butte Miner:
II remember as a boy noticing
the chalk mark, 'S-7-17' written on
sidewalks and doors of Helena, and
as l remember the figures repre-
scented the date of the organization
of the second band of vigilantes.
March !. 1877. This second layout
was formed in Last Chance gulch,
Helena and the Silt was given
as a warning to the person chosen
by the visiantes for punishment"
The theory that 80 III" stood Tor
the dimensions of a grave for the
proposed vigilantes victim is not
generally held. according to Mr..
COoney. The original vigilanteS
We're formed in the sixties at
Alder gulch. Virginia City. and this
band gave no warning until ii APP
pcared at it's intended victims
house ready for business When
the Silt was written on a mans
door. it was a notice to leave the
camp or suffer the consequences,
which were usually swift in fol-
lowing II he dared to remain. l
remember seeing men dangling in
Helena from the old hangman's
tree which stood in the gulch be-
tween Rodney street and the state
capital building"
We have the highest regard for "Old
Eds" traditions of Montana history
but somehow his notion of the origin
of the 3-7-77 appears vague and in
adequate. 1t is our impression that
the warning appeared first at Bannack
We would like to hear from pioneer
Montanans on this matter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

Some of our readers might easily be
mistaken in the view that Uncle Joe
Cannon would be chosen as the one
most likely to keep an eye on the wei
fare of the Republican party. as he
knows it, during all this long drawn
out war legislation in congress. MIR.
Cannon has ALWAYS been "A strong par
tisan and has been most critical of any
departure from the iron-clad rules of
party organization. yet during the re
cent discussion with regard to the
amendment to the food bill calling for
n war expenditures committee, he
urged undivided support for the presi-
dent, who opposed the amendment. Mr.
Cannon had the hard sense to see tina,
this is no time for craftsmanship and
that since the president is to be held
responsible for the conduct of the war
his wishes should prevail. Unless this
war differs from any that has pre-
ceded II, there will be enough mistakes
to provide ample ammunition for the
Republican party in the next presi
dental election.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
az YOUR WORDS ARE you KNOWN.

Every man is responsible for the
words from his own mouth. That
axiom is as Old as the mountains about
MS. II is II principle of law from the
earliest code. Sometimes it has lain
dormant and dust covered, but always
it may be brought into action as a
living rule for the conduct of men.
For some years we have listened
with curiosity or amusement or dis
gust to the rawlings of agitators, to
their insults to the government and
to the flag. to their sncers at the po-
lice and the army. We passed on. say
ing to ourselves that some day it
might be necessary to do something
about it.
That time has arrived Tie country
is at war Treason is treason by word
of mouth or act of hand. The things
that We're neutrality-suspicious., too long
in times of peace can not be toler-
ated now. The lives and homes of our
people are at stake.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date inH892.
From the Missoula Gazette of Thurs

(F'rom the Missoula Gazette of Thurs
day. August 4, 1922
Idaho authorities have Succeeded in
securing Honorable Peter Breen. who
is charged with murder. Mr.. Breen
will have no difficult. in proving an
alibi.
Billings also wants the capital. Mis-
soula doesn't. She wants the state
university, however. and-well, she
doesn't propose to do any trading, .'un-
sight, unseen"
The Missoulas and HeIenas will play
baseball here next Sunday and Mon
day and there is every reason to hope
that Missoulas will add two more vic
tories to their record. This will make
our percentage .666.
The Missoula lacrosse team will play
the Anaconda team match game in
this city August IA. The team will
probably go to Spokane to play there
August 81.
DR.. Gin Mills went up to Victor yes
terday on professional business.
G. A. CornfOrth the genial and ex-
pert mixologist Of the Senate saloon,
Turf saloon and will be found there
this morning.
Born. to Mr. and Mrs. r. 1. Green
ongh. Saturday. July 80. a 1O-pound
girl baby.
Mayor Higgins and Honorable w. NJ.
Bickford will probably make brief adj
dresses At the laying Of the Northern
Pacific hospital cornerstone this after
noon.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
Talk Of the Tour,

Bands.
And flags.
And pretty girls,
And crowds make 1t easy
For lad to fall In line
And march away,
Even across the seas.
But when they slip tho troops
| By night from
tCensored)
Quietly to trains for points
Unknown;
And when no bands appear
Or flags. or cheers,
But only Fall I'M"
And the bugle-
Then 1t takes manly stuff $1,000
To grin and buckle down
And wonder. with happy laugh,
Where in hell we're going"
Two thousand boys.
Entlained for
God and Old Man Baker
Only know, and they won't tell.
Where"
Rolled through Missouia Thursday.
Fine. husky lads they were,
Most of them college bred.
Ana they had dropped their
Work; and play, and
All.
To face, without the cheers of friends.
Something unknown, beyond the seas.
They didn't act like heroes.
Hello, girls!". and
ice cream here, boy" and
Hail. hail, the gangs all here"
They yelled.
Just like a bunch of college boys
Out on a lark.
And yet,
Presently those, youngsters
VIII be overseas,
Bearing the brunt of hell itself.
What's more,
They know it, and are glad
And when they're out,
over the top"
God help the men who try to stand
Them off.
You can lick these strutting
Heroes" but the force
To down the spirit
That goes to battle as to
Football scrimmage
Hasn't been found
And won't be.
Either. .....
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS"

What became of the Flipflap
Brothers."
1.-THE ones that had the English
comedy troupe?"
The same. They were really broth
ers. were they not?"
They were. But the act wasn't
going so well"
And now"
Wei, they split up. Two Of them
are Japanese acrohats and one il do
ing well as a Russian dancer"
They took advantage Of the cur
rent craZes, eh?"
Just so. Another is a Hawaiian
artist on the ukelelc. and the rest OF
them have formed u Guatemalan ma
rinha band - Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

and careful analysis of the recent
speech of DR.. Michaelis at the opening
of the reichstag summarizes the result
in the opinion that the kaiser is will
ing to divide the pot and quit the
game. We do not know the depths to
which the kaiser's knowledge Of draw
poker has reached. but there Is an old
axiom that he would do we'll to re-
member, namely: when three aces
are beaten ii is time to go home"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

Among the new ways of spending
in the past six months is that of going
TO war. An estimate of the daily bill
at the present time is twenty six mill
lion dollars. That is a large sum, but
rs it is an insurance premium against
a German holocaust the nation will
chcerfully stand for it. Anyhow it will
be cheaper to win this war than to
lose it.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

that enters the submarine murder zone
we ought TO put Germans of hixh
rank
Col. Woodhouse paused and smiled.
There's nothing like reprisals. he
said "A tobacconist sent a doctor the
other day a ten dollar box Of cigars,
saying he knew they hadn't been or
dered but they were SO excellent ne
was sure the doctor would enjoy them.
Bill inclosed. Terms: Strictly cash.
THE doctor wrote back:
Delighted with the cigars. Ihoush
it is true YOU haven't called me in' !
venture to send you herewith two pre-
scriptions for rheumatism and dyspep-
STA respectively that l am sure you
will like. as they have given UNIVERSAL
satisfaction to my patients. My charges
being IS per prescription. we are now
quits "--Washington Star.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

AS a matter of public interest we call
attention to the prophecy of religious
sect that the end of the world will be
reached today. For three years the
world has been speeding up for an en-
citing finish and if by any chance
Missoula is spared we will endcavor to
furnish u fun news report of the event.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

The appointment of Roland S. Nor.
rts Of Philadelphia, as ambassado dor to
Japan should not be confused with
that Of Ira Nelson Morris. of Chicago.
the present minister to Sweden, who
holds his place by reason Of having
contributed a very large sum OF money
10 the last Democratic National
Campaign fund. under another name.
Mr. Norris VI Philadeiphia/is general
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

How does Senator Sherman or
Senator Lewis remember which is
his day for being pro-German?
Perhaps they ALTERNATELY. l.. T.
Lewis does not alternate. That would
require a mental effort
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

Since the |. w. W. prefer to be de-
voted to the welfare of the people as a
whole we suggest that they emulate
the Missoula County Trades and Labor
council and send a contribution to the
swimming pool fund.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

The situation will be simplified if
the government will furnish one scare
at a time. Now that we have been
warned against poisoned Bermuda
beans and bacteria laden court plaster
have been carefully infected by Ger
man spies.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

Remember Castro? He arrived in
Havana yesterday on his way to Colon
ON n mysterious crrand. Any war
ring nation needing a reliable hoodoo
should watch the want columns of
the Colon newspapers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

seized his right hand and kissed 1t.
Colonel Fabry stood near by. He
lstrollcd over and said to Lieutenant de
Tessan
" Heavens. man, why didn't you tell
her that you bit him to death? '"---
indianapolis News.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
a oue.t;on Of Method.

When the members of the French
mission were in indianapolis, one OF
the party told this little story about
Lieutenant de Tessan. aide to Marshal
Joffre, and Jean Fabry, the Blue Devil
OF France.
"ln Washington Lieutenant de Tes-
san WINS approached by a pretty Amer
ioans girl. who said:
s''sAnd did you kill n German sol
dier?'
with which hand did You do it"
she inquired.
with this right hand he said.
And then the pretty American girl
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

Among the patriots of high degree
we would place the Pennsylvania hen
that laid 265 eggs in 266 days.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
The Why.

Professor Muehsterberg of Harvard
said shortly before his death that he
had never yet found a person he could
not hypnotize. and that hypnotism had
a great future in medical diagnosis.
They who doubt hypnotism, they
who deem hypnotism auackery." he
said. ARE as unjust as the old farmer.
But you've got good farm here.
the visitor said. You ought to be able
to make money shipping vegetables to
New York
"'Rot: grunted the farmer.
"'You've got the land said the Wis
itor. You've got the railroad. Why
don't you try the speculation
whats the use" said the farmer,
yawning. The old woman's too all
fired lazy to do the plowin' and plantin'
and weedin'."-St Louis Globe Demo-
crat. a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

Americana generally hope that the
next job given General Goethals will
be one in which meticulous authority
cannot stand in the way of its per-
Torrance
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
Notice the rain last night? 1t taxed
the memory of the oldest inhabitant.

Mayor Thompson is peeved because
nobody will aid him in making a
martyrs crown.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
Terrible.
Rspr;sst.

& Cox Richard L. woofhouse said in a
recruiting address in Lexington:
Nothing will stop the Huns bar
barities but reprisals. If Rheims Ca
thedral IN destroyed. let us destroy
Cologne Cathedral. And on every ship
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

That time has happily passed when
any dealer who had on hand a lot Of
junk commodities felt justified In un-
loading them on the national govern
ment as war supplies.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04

Clarence n. STREET. managing editor
last year OF the Montana kaimin, the
State University newspaper, and for
a time this summer n member Of The
Muscular staff. passed through Mis-
soula Thursday with the Eighteenth
Engineers. The regiment was bound
from somewhere to somewhere
army regulations forbid explicit state
ment. For that matter, the men them.
selves did not know where they were
going. They weren't. you may be sure,
going to any summer resort for an out
ing. Eventually the regiment will
build military railroads in France
More tina half of the men are COL
lege graduates" said STREET, "and all
of them are fine fellows. feel pretty
lucky"
And if STREET is lucky. SO are his
comrades. No finer material was ever
bundled in khaki than that which
Streit's flannel shirt contains.
The engineers swooped out Of their
trains upon the stores and soft drink
stands near the station, cleaning them
out. Whole watcrmelons, great scoops
of ice cream, huge cakes and pies-the
purchases of the soldiers left North
Higgins avenue shouting for wholesale
drummers.
But then as STREET. explained. I'VE
are shovel stiffs, and we eat a lot"
What nice looking boy in the SOL
dier's uniform we just passed. Poor
KID, he doesn't look more than IL" re-
I1l I'll al1
as they were walking down Higgins
avenue.
Yes, he is "a dandy looking fellow.
He's only ~. three years younger than
your brother in the aviation school,"
rejoincd her companion.
oh. then YOU know him." asked the
first girl.
We'll rather was the answer.
That's my cousin Frank. His COM
pany has been stationed here about
three months"
It's wonder YOU wouldn't intro
duce me to him, then" laughed the
first speaker. hes going our way and
We could have walked with him.
Strange I've never happened to see
him when | was at your house, are you
afraid will try to kidnap him.
you're joking, my dear" said the
soldiers cousin, in slightly disap-
proving manner. We couldn't be seen
walking with soldier although Frank
himself is a splendid fellow"
Il don't understand your attitude. '
said the first girl. / didn't think you
were Il snob or a prig either / only
wish my brother were here in his uni
form. would be only too glad 10
walk down the street with him. and
the eyes of the soldiers sister suddenly
became misty. 1T would break my
heart II thought people where Bud is
stationed wouldn't be nice to him.
can't see what difference the uniform
makcs-Bud is my brother and Frank
your cousin, whether they have on the
Uniform OF private or civilians
clothes. 1t seems to me that the
churches or some organization could
do something for these boys that are
away from their homes serving their
country to make things more pleasant
tor thcm--to throw them with the
right kind of people with whom we
would be willing to have brothers and
| cousins associate" - =,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-04
THE MORNING SMILE,
Nothing for Nauqht.

Representative Foss of Illinois said
at n Chicago luncheon:
ITO bargain out our war effort, to
make demands on our allies would
put us in an ignoble light. We would
be like Gride.
"Gridc could never give anything
away. Once on a train he sat beside
a man who had a cold.
~ know a mixture that will cure
that cold OF yours. he said.
"'Do you? said the man gratefully.
Wei. let's have her, stranger, for I'm
sufferin' something TERRIBLE
"Gridc frowned.
IN give it to you he said. If
you'll tell me what I've got to do to
take off these here warts on my left
hand" Star.
Terrible.
MY dear, you mustn't let Anybody
read that letter from Cousin George at
the front. I'm surprised he'd write
such things"
whats the matter with his letter?
It's mighty interesting..
Some parts OF 1t are. but his con-
fessions o. his disgraceful conduct are
dreadful. wouldn't for the world
have any one know of his doings."
II don't get you at ALL
"You don't? Didn't you read that
part of his letter where he says he
was out with a British tank last night.
and they rolled all over the placer
Detroit Free Press.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-24

CTS. An interesting series on the Eskimos of the Stone Age is running from the pen of Dr. Daniel s. Neuman, federal physician in this district, a widely known ethnologist.
 A set of original folk lore stories will feature the Fall is- sues. They are being written by the brightest Eskimos in each village who will give the world the stories of the origin of his race that have been handed down from father to son. This will crystalline val uable traditions that have es- capped white investiga tors, and which would be lost otherwise.
 There is great excitement in remote Eskimo village when the reindeer sled makes it's monthly apparance with the only newspaper these seal hunters, trappers and reindeo herders have ever had. Those who cannot read-and they are becoming fewer-squat in cir cles on the floor of the big viii lage kozga to listen to some obliging reader.
 The old men can be seen crowding around the seal oil lamps where a bright school girl in deer-skin bloomers is reading about the exploits of Eskimos a thousand miles away. Those who have rein deer grow alarmed for the safety of their own herds when the girl reads that the great northern lynx is making a per iodical invasion of the deer on another part of the tundra
 This is big news, for the rein deer is the wealth of the Eski-
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-24
EDUCATING TIE ESK|MOS WITH
 OWN PAPER
(By Associated Press)

NOME, Alaska, Nov. 24.- Eskimos who fringe the Alas kan coast for thousands of miles are celebrating the first anniversary of their paper "The Eskimo" published in Nome by Walter c. Shields, superintendent of the north west district, with the approv- al of Dr. P. P. Claxton, United States commissioner of educa- tion. Itis said to be the" farth- est North" newspaper in the world.
 Supported largely by Eslti- mo subscriptions 1t now reach es every village in Alaska $ ice bound seaboard. Fur buy CTS from the most distant camps who have just arrived in Nome say that this journal the only printed means of communication the Eskimos have-is prized so highly that copies are folded away for safe keeping in the igloo bibles.
 Hunting, village and rein deer news is written and sent in by the parka clad contribu- tors, who write their copy after coming back from the search for the seal and the walrus, or the runaway deer. Editorials are added by MT. Shields, and articles by government teach
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-24
mo and the lynx are their most

mo and the lynx are their most deadly enemy.
 Like the American reader III the southland the Eskimo IS partial to the sporting news. The excitement Is intense when the issue appears with the news of the annual winter reindeer fairs which are carnivals of reindeer and foot racing, sled flashing contests and so forth.
 "The Eskimo" is welding the natives of Alaska together and wiping out the memories of bloody ancient feuds. More and more dim are becoming the traditions of the savage kayiak bandits of Cape Prince of Wales, Selawik and Tlgara who massacred the more peaceful m, mbers of their race and h7lilt barriers of hate. The W, dgea that drove The Eskl- mos apart are being pulled out
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-24

The Alaska road commission al work in Skagway under the direction or T. E. P. Ksegan recently complet. ca the work of widening, repairing ana extending the government road leading from Skagway four miles in. to the valley. From Skagway MT. Kee gan will proceed to Haines and after completing his work there will re port at headquarters in Juneau foI further work.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-24

and they are seeing that they are one people. All read and wrlte for the same newspaper which tells their common inter ests.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15
TO INVESTIGATE BONDS.

Nj. ]. D. Carroll of Minneapolis was
in the city the fore part Of the week
in conference with the city council
relative to the proposed bond issue
for constructing the latera!s,
Mr.. Carroll proposed that his com.
pany take the matter up, and he would
enlist the aid of other bond com.
panies if necessary, TO determine
whether the city has a right 10 bond
for the purpose stated. If the attor.
neys agree that it has, Mr.. Carroll
proposed that his company guarantee
The bond issue.
The details Of the plan were gone
into TO some extent and the gentle
mans proposition was accepted by
the council.
It is expected that the Investigation
will have been completed within the
next few weeks.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15
Miss Mary Dawson
Dies in New York City

Miss Mary Dawson died February
6, 1917, at 1880 p. M, at the General
Memorial Hospital in New York City,
where she had gone for treatment.
The deceased was a great sufferer
for than six months. but with
her high standard OF Christian char
acter she was enabled when the Mes
senger came to welcome him and to
depart for that home prepared for
her.
In her death her family and friends
lose a kind, good, self-sacrifcing mem.
Der. one whose loss will be deeply
felt and whose dear memory will be
gratefully cherished by all who knew
her.
Funeral services were held at the
First Baptist church Of Watertown,
South Dakota, on Sunday afternoon,
February II. Rev. Fred "a. Stockton
preached the funeral sermon, the
Baptist choir supplying the beautiful
music.
Interment took place in Mount Hope
cemetery.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15
ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED Thief

The local police have rounded up
what they think is a coterie Of local
Lights who have been doing more OF
less getting away with merchandise
Freight ears on The Minneapolis &
St Louis road have been robbed, il
Is ~eontsntled. al various times and
under peculiar circumstances, AM The
police believe they have captured the
part8eH mainly responsible for the
disappearance o. the goods.
William johnson, Carl Carlson and
Alfred Bursee were tbs parties placed
under arrest Il day or 20 ago ssr.d are
awafang bearing before Judge MY.
eFa ct The s~anniespaI court.
THEIR fraeaae however. plead that
Tins aasen saseuid not be held guilty By
hos geaeraI psiRiie until proved no.