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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-24
What My Mother Wrote
to President Wilson
Bv JULIE N. lIppMAN
Of the Vigilantes.

No doubt there are numbcrlcss Ger
fered indescribably since the outbreak
of the war. torn between their instinct
of loyalty to the ideal "Natcrland' as
they conceived it, and the actua, fact
of it, in it's PrussianiZed form, as 1t
exists today.
My dear mother now dead, was one
of these.
At first she roundly denounced the
allies "PerfidiouS Albion" De
generate France ....,. Russia, really
! the friend of Germany trcacherously
led Ia mobilize across the border.
| Ii was impossible tn make my mother
believe that Germany WAS not the poor
under dog bounded and set upon by II
! pack of ravening ours ready to tear
her limb from limb
Often and often walked at night to
hear her crying, AS she lay in her bed
next to mine.
rntreatcd my friends and hers to
spare her. Not to talk about the war
in her hearing. But | could not man
age to keep her III ignorance of what
was going on. Day by day she read
! tIlt papers, NV N'S "l'NA .
| that in those times. still used to ar
rive from relatives and other dear ones
on the other side. Germany, Bel
GUM, England. France.
Months passed and years
Then one day.-,,.-....,.to be exact, ii was
on the 2sth of last March, my mother
came to me with Il sheet of note pa
per in her hand. and | read
New York, March IS. 1917.
Mr.. President
! I, Marie :. Lippman. born in AiX-la
Chappclle. Prussia, December IL, 1873,
therefore so years ODD u naturalizet
citizen of the United States since 1861
am writing you in my own name al
well as in that of my late husband
Adolph Lippman, who came to thi
country in 1913. and who. in this hou
of peril would stand for human an,
natural liberties as Loyalty and unre
scrcvdly as he stood for them durin;
the war of 1861.
We implorc YOU, Mr.. President, L
use the great power vested in you y.
the people, for the preservation .
American honor and American right
which are the honor and the rights u
humanity throughout the world.
Since the Prussians make presen
peace impossible, let us give Their
WAR that under God there may b
I ultimate peace, before which our coun
try may not stand disgraccd. -,
r = Respectfully,
i 'yT. Ma itllsiNk LIl'rMAN.. NJ.
To prcsidtni WoddrSw Wilson,
Y The White House. :.
I Washington. p. e:
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PROBLEM or FARM LABOR.

in the campaign to increase the
food production next year the
government will have the benefit
OF past mistakes. Among these
was the failure to furnish farm
crs with sufficient labor As a re-
suit there was great loss m UNI
harvested crops. especially III po-
tatucs.
Farm labor can best be done by
those who have been trained to It,.
Many valuable men have been
taken from the farms by the
draft. This complaint is .unIver-
sal. To avoid q bad situation next
year several suggestions have
been made and out Of these We
think one especially worthy of
attention. That Is to parole young
farmers already in camps. as we'll
as drafted men from The farms,
subject to call. on condition, that
they return to the farms until tn,
work for the season is done. Ger
tainly that will help. We mus
not depend upon college student:
and high school boys and EFT,
clerks to harvest crops III al
Iemergrnc. next year
Another plan is that of th'
Canadian war production com
mi,tecs which We're formed in tn,
cities and villages to get volun
teerS for farming and especial.
Tor the harvest time. This system
worked Ne.N successfully in Can
ada, and in many instances tn
farmers We're supplied with lab"
for the entire season.
I'm considering this suggc>tiO
1T is we'll to remember that W
may yet send o,OOO.Ooo men I
Europe and that the question q
farm labor is likely to be- Of in
creased seriousness.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-24
DOG Follows Car
on Every Trip.

Many Missoulians have been con-
WINGED in the last two days that there
is no more faithful animal than dog.
Since Tuesday q brindlc dog has been
seen following the Daily car from the
depot to the end of the line and back
again. All day long he has followed the
car and 1t has never gotten more than
a block from him at any time
His coat has been spattered with
mud and his tongue has hung limp.
but he has kept up his pursuit. risktnr
his life under the wheels of many
autos. ss.Fs {.
Just why he is following the cur no
one seems to know. but the logical con-
| clusion is that his master got on the
car and the do; did not see him get
off.
| It was thought that he would give
up the pursuit Tuesday night when
the ear stopped running. but. evidently
he stayed near the barn all night. for
Wednesday he was seen again follow
ing the car with the same persistency.
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LETTERS FROM THEY !
,mlSSOULIAN FAMILY

The M;ssoulian invites letters
from its readers on all topics OF
interest. The signatures and. adj
dresses Of correspondents should
be sent as evidence Of good faith,
though anonymous signatures may
be sent for the letters as printed,
il desired. All communications
should be limited to 200 words and
addressed to the editor.
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ANOTHER La TOILETTE.

There j. another La Toilette.
a representative in congress
from the Fifth district Of orr
Sl3etsk,aG Washington. Besides
hffsVsfnlisl of the Wisconsin
Seii91tt6 s AstsaS sAaree -klttcr's
views on secrel and 5insidiols re-
-.sisfsatcs y 4he war.
tssa Nxd A6sfg ago a citizen u WISH
i6x wrote Il, -t1ngressiisaa ia
Follcile loEsIIiyr .l,;ss,fJ iiis ai
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-24
Christian Cinnamon
Observe Christmas.

Yes. we have a Christmas in China,
says c. Haune. Chinese student oI
the State University. Though the
whole nation does not observe the DAY
as in this country, we have our CHRIST
mas just the same. Christianity mas
been a religion in China since the
Twelfth century. and since that time
there have been a few OF the people
who observe the birthday Of Christ.
1.-THE children in these Christian fam
lilies are taught the same DelieIs III
regard to the day as are children III
this country. They know the story OF
the shepherds and the wise men, TheS
know that Santa Claus lives up north
and that he makes toys. They nave
STAYED up nights and have seen him
come down the chimney. They hang
their stockings up for presents. too.
But the Chinese have not accepted
Christmas without localiztng II to some
extent. They have taken the greater
! mart of your American customs anu
| have added to them AS they have seen
fit. Their Santa Claus. though prac-
ticing the same customs as yours, 0oes
not resemble the American st. Memo
| las in every respect. He Is dressed
in white fur and is a Chinaman. Inc
Chinese do not SO far as know. have
Christmas trees. nor do they use hoiiy
las an emblem Of the occasion. Inc
practice of the mistletoe branch, they
have evidently not learned about TOT
I am sure that if they had II Would NOW
be among Chinese Christmas customs
"I,ut New Years is the big occasion
in my land. Then the wnolc peop'e
celebrate"
Mr.. Haung is n student III the uus'-
ness administration department oI 'ne
State University. lie has .reco1u III
the institution Of being one o. the ues'
students who has ever attended there.
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contemplated enlistment and We
Nam fom I spokane spokes-
man Reviews that he received
this reply:

man. REVIEW lnat ne FcCclNcu
This reply:
To be honest with YOU. | think
the best place for a man of cduca-
tion along the lines you have
chosen would be just as many
thousand miles away from the war
in Europe as possible. as IN my
Judgment for the next year or two
to come those who serve there will
not serve very long in most any
service in which they engage. for
that has been the record Of those
serving i'm that terrible conflict.
FLAT letter should he the basis
OF ii congressional inquiry as To
Mr.. La FoIlcttcs right to SIT III the
house Of representatives. 1t was
cowardlN advice given by one
i'm whose veins the yellow blood
run, strong. Besides it was de-,
liberale attempt to brighten from
serving his country a patriotic
Young man who sought only adj
vice ON the best method on which
he could serve in the fighting
lines.
To carry out an analogy. Il, o'll'
contemporary at Spokane has
done, suppose that all OF tn" SEN
ators and representatives Of our
country had replied in that man
ner to all inquiries Of i similar
nature. that had come from their
constituents Think what a ma
ton Of Suplnc and conlcmptibl"
beings would be disclosed to the
world. II is Of very great con
Germ to The safety Of our country
that wr do not elect any more
La Fullette> to the congress oi
the United States.
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UNSEEMLY HASTE.

Mayor Mitchell of New York was
talking at a dinner about office seek
ers.
"A good man had just died" he said,
and with unseemly haste an office
seeker came after his job.
Yes. sir. though the dead man
hadn't been buried yet. this office
seeker came To me and said breath
lessly:
Mr.. Mayor., sl1 YOU see ANY oh
lection TO psssiseipg put In poor. Tom
smiths place. N, wt
s""3s.Nhy,, no. sod I.sss.s'Why no, I see
no cbjection. If the undertakes
n't..,r- n Free press,s -
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DIR. ELIOT'S WISDOM.

There is odd contrast III mud
ing among the strong supporters
of universal military training. Or.
Charles ". Eliot. president eIner-
titus OF Harvard university. ana
ON the other hand, among those
opposed. Secretary Of War Baker
engaged, as we all Know. III
prosecuting The war to 4 success
fnI victory. Dr. Eliot represents
the worlhieSt ideals Of those pa
triotS who call themselves pacl-
fists. and not long ago ne was
subjected to considerable ana
lust criticism for suggesting an
opening for peace negotiations.
Since that time Dr.. Eliot has be
come convinced that under tn"
obligations now present upon the
American people, This country
must be prepared for War tor
many years to come. ~ 4 recent
address he expressed his entire
accord with President Wilson III
wanting to establish Il universal
democracy. But" he said. ITO
accomplish this. it will be ncce>-
sary for the American people to
organize as national army and
navy and prepare for universal
service
That seem, 10 us the sane and
safe view. We are faced with two
alternatives. One is to keep
! 'fighting until mllitarlsm IS
:. crushed in Germany for all time.
That would mean the end of mil
ltarism in the world. That might
he long Job. The other alterna-
i tive is to arrange for peace With
@licrmany that would be COM
promise and yet satisfy tn,
wrongs and insults to our honor
but it would be peace thai
would permit Germany to con
tinuc her miIitaristic policy ant
thus force the world to becom,
an armed camp for very Ions
period. In the latter event
America would have to go to thu
limit of military protection t.
save herself from destruction
later. We know now the mean
ing Of umpreparedncss. Pause Il
think where we would be i'll
war with Germany without TIN
aid of our allies No countr.
ever went to arms under sucl
lucky stars as is America in thi
war.
Secretary Baker faNors a short
sighted policy in opposing IA leg
l>latlon seeking to establish uni
Nersal military training for Nolln
men. He says the formation of
permanent military policy Wi
inevitably be effected by arrange
ments consequent upon the deter
mination Of the present war" .
to put it another way, MIR. Bake
puts off universal military train
ing at this time because he
confident that the present wa
Will make The world safe 70
dcmorracN ami result IN disarma
mcnt
We agrrc With Or. Eliot il
choosing to take no chances. Thi
war is long way from bcin
won. In the uncertainty tn
:. wise course l. to prepar" olll
selves for attack from any and a.
sources later. Then no nation wi
attack us because We are veal
j.: II Mr.. Bakers hopes are realize
and the world does di>arm. moth
ing Will be lost. II the hope fail
we shall he ready to- continue OF
END of the fighting to make til
world safe for democracy. Cn
;ialnly. we have seen enough
t;crmhl duplicity to disillusi,
ourselves of any theory tn
there will be pcrmanent pea
mill all armament i DESTROYED
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ONE DRAWBACK.

Are all your family observing meat
less day now"
Eyes. all except Carlo. We can't
make him realize that. he mustn't bite
strangers on ,Tuesdays."-NB Baltimore
American.
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We extend orr Fluctuations to
Editor ';lllnly on il very fine aud
complete holiday edition of his
excellent newspaper, the Fergus
County Argus. For many years
The Argus has been truly repre-
sentative of vast and substan-
tial section of Montana and never
was it a better or more valued
newspaper than at this time. We
are reminded. also, of very
marked progress in the Miles City
Star. New features and All I'M
proved news service reflect the
prosperity Of Miles and show that
the live people of that city are
responsive to the efforts of Edi-
tor Joe Seaman to furnish IA
newspaper in keeping with tn.
rapid development of Eastern
Montana. Good luck and Christ,
mas greetings to these editors.
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VACANCY

No, sir: ] can tell you lit doesn't
take me long to get an ideA into my
head" y
!; ii i sIS NY, 81 s. @ a' does i,
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The Epicure---+- WI ahonainshle
luck! Just as am learning 10 .tlke
potatoes the newslgi1Nt. k~a u, sipe
getting common a$Iia.*-3udSNs y q.
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Few Calm Signatures
IN License Book

The fact that prospective heroes OF
the 1913 campaign "Over there nave
prcdominated among the bridegrooIns
OF 1917 would never be guessed from
the license record in the office OF the
clerk of the district court. On the H.
cense book they all look like towards
Men who will undoubtedly face the
machine guns and the liquid fire Of the
Huns without flinching. shrink before
the cnfilading eyes In the marriage IL
cense office. Look at the signatures
which applicants for licenses must In
| scribe in the record. They sprawl and
| tremblc John Smiths Shaking knees
| may be guessed from the Quaver In the
crossing of his 1T" and James Jones
webbing "J's" indicate the terror with
| which the ordeal Of matrimony In
| spired him.
| "Sure, they're scared when they come
here for licenses" says Harry Rawn.
clerk Of the district court and ex OFF,
clio Cupid Of Missoula county. weren't
you scared when you applied? l was.
But here and there In the book u
firm. bold. untrembling signature will,
be found; "A signature as calm as that
on check or letter.
All" you say upon finding one,
.here is an exception to the rule. Here
is a.man unaffected by terror: sol
ldicr. no doubt, who will next year
chargc up Wilhelmstrasse and tweaA
1.-The kaisers nose"
You are wrong.
Look again and almost invariably
YOU will find that your bold siEner.
your John Hancock among the tlmid
authors Of this Declaration Of Depend
ence, is woman.
Nine times out Of ten. when the
woman signs the record there are no
uuavers in. the signature.
which goes to show where authority
in any well. balanced household re-
sides.
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Why ,is 'it that some people put so
much shine ON then shoes and so lit
HE .On their manners Memphis tsDNn,
sniesiaial E>ppeal. All.
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Some OF the wages of sin keep right
CT as~'Ss ,S .SY s,.s Sgnth
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-03

owing to the present press of busi ness in the district court. Judge Tuck CT postponed the sentencing of K. Fugl who pleaded guilty to charge of un lawful cohabItatlon following indict s ment by the grand Jury, until next Saturday.
 Defendants Clifford Deakin, Mrs Mogg. Scgalavik and Tootsaralook plead not guilty to charges presented in the Grand Jury indictments re turned against them yesterday and VIII be tried later. Attorney T. NJ. Reed was appointed by the court to defend Mrs. Mogg and Judge Hobbes was designated 10 look after the de fense of Mrs. Miller. both defendants being without counsel. Attorney w. A. Gilmore will look after the interests Of the two natives. The trial of Deakin was set for Oct. 10. Carl A. Anderson, citizen of Candle, will be tried on larceny charge on Oct. s.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-03

A. F. Young, through his attorney, James Frawley, has filed suit in the district court against Tom Watson for the recovery of the sum of sS,6l900, which the complaint recites was loan ed to the defendant at his request and Is still unpaid Judgement In the above sum Is asked together with in- terest in the sum of per cent from July 27.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-03

In q communication to the Nome Chamber of Commerce relative to the establishment Of a custom House on the Siberian coast. the United States Chamber of Commerce. with which the local commercial body is affiliated. an nOunces that n communication has been received bearing on the subject from the Department of State, which reports that the matter has been called '- -'~ "''"ntinn "9 tho Rnesinn Ambas solar at Washington and has also been made the subject Of an instruction forwarded to the American Ambasso dor at Petrograd
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-03

Jo" Sliscoyish has done considerable work on his gold-antimony property during the summer and reports that the mine is showing up better than ever. Picked samples of the ore sent to ih" outside for assay showed values az high as 32i0 10 the ton fin gold and antimony while the general average is placed around sI00 by the owner.
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In addition 10 the indictment against Thomas Watson. the Grand Jury also returned a true bill against Thos. smith for perjury yesterday. Sm''h was taken into custody during the af ternoon. He was one of the witnesses in the case of the United States versus Frank Baker who was recently ac- quilted of charge Of criminal as- sault.
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merchant and customer may be safely placed and that is upon the foundation of confidence.
 One lie may not destroy that foundation but 1t develops q fracture that requires many more lies 10 conceal that the structure is bound 10 dislnte- Brate.
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Al Lester, left for Lost river on the schooner Jewel Guard and will take charge Of winter operations on the Lost river tin properties of Vim. o'Brien. A crew Of four men will be employed at the mine during the win fer period and considerable develop ment work is contemplated.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-03

Reports from the Casadepaga sec tion say that Harvey Grant is con ducting extensive hydraulic operations on Sunsine creek, tributary of Can yon creek. Mir. Grant is using the former Webster ditch as source of water supply. after subjecting the old water way 10 extensive alterations and improvements. The Grant opera . tions this year have no connection with the activities of the Moody Min Ing Co. The latter concern Is en- gagged in dredging on lower Canyon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-03

The Admiral Line contcmplatcs placing Alaska reindeer meat on the menus of it's crack passenger vcs- sels plying between Washington and Southern California points during the winter according to information reach . ing the local agency of the company. A considerable number of carcasses will probably be shipped out on the last trip of the Umatilla for this pur- pose.
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The Nome Foundry has completed the gear casting for the schooner Bender Bros and the new engine part is now in the hands of Machinist Chas. Reed 10 undergo the finishing proces ses. The gear will be installed with In short period and the schooner win leave immediately for Teller and other northern points.
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Chris Anderson. John Wagner and Mcleod. of Inc firm Of Sblcy and Mcleod. arrived in town from Oregon creek yesterday. Mr. Mcleod will TO- turn to close up his mining afr frs for the season end will probably leIva for that purpose 'Jday
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The Sundquist Ialloran Lee Bros civil case continues to occupy tho attention of the district court. Wit ""se"e for thc plaintiff were being ex- amincd at the morning session. The court will hold q night session this evening To expedite hearing.
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The Coast Guard crew were again Ircqulsitloncd to assist the schooner
 Ckuiwak off the bar at the month of Snake River yesterday. After consid-
 erablc hard labor, the life savers
 placed the vessel in deep water.
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Up to midaftcrnoon no word had been received from the steamer Jun eau. whose arrival has been so long anticipated. The local agency profes- scs no knowledge of the steamers whereabouts
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The sailing of the motor ship stan dard scheduled for today, has been postponed until tomorrow because Of the inability to secure certain cargo destined for Dime creek consgnecs.
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Territorial Mining Inspector Wm. Maloney has completed his inspection duties in the section and has taken passage on the t'mitilla for the Out side
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-03

Dr. D. <. Ncuman has been notified by Governor Strong of his appoint mcnt to the Territorial Medical Ex- amining Board for the term ending August i 1921.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-03

The Flowers drcdge is reported again operating following short suspension of activities due to the blowing out of a cylinder head last week
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The Dominion telegraph line went up yesterday afternoon and number of bclated messages arrived. No further information has been received relative to the cable
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NEWS NOTES

Ph. De Fontcville has closed down his summer operations on Gold Bottom and arrived in town yesterday.
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owing 10 the departure of the Uma- tilla, quite q nubmcr of men employed by various mining companies. which are still operating. left their labors and came in to take passage 10 the Outside
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PIANO FOR SALE

In good condition, will sell eheap. MRS. ]. WANCER,
 2nd ave. opp. Court House.
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If candor and straight for wardness Is going 10 deprive us of an individual sale we may safely conclude that the sale better be sacrificed then, that the character of our store be placed in jeopardy.
 There Is but one basis upon which the relations between tho
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We must pay n certain market price for our goods and we must sell the same at q little more than what we pay for them to be able to maintain our struc- ture efficiently and to preserve same in order to aid in the present and future development of our community.
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Arc You Going Out Side? Are You Going To Have The Nugget Mailed To You?
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