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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
GIVING DEMOCRACY NO
CHANCE.
(The Chicago Post.)

big city-whose affairs complex than
those of any private corporation whose revenues
and expenditures counted in many millions
whose administration affects the prosperity, health
and morals of a million more pcope-selcets from
among its citizens politician. good fellow. joiner.
and makes him its mayor He appoints to office men
of his own kind chosen for personal political
sons.
And then we wonder that extravaganza ineffi-
cheney and worse mark municipal government
big city elects to its council saloonkeepcrs ward
politicians and individuals who have displayed
capacity for any useful occupation. and we wonder
that the public interest is neglected.
= A big city puts on its school board men who have
no knowledge of educational problems, and Won
der that schools mismanagcd.
1t is the inefficicncy of democracy say. Rather
it is the stupidity of people who have tried to
realize the possibilities of democracy who have
never given democracy chance.
1t is essential principle of democracy to ignore
the necessity of training for service. But that is
what we have been doing. We persist in regarding
public positions as political jobs rather than
casons for the employment of trained men in the
doing of highly specialized work.
Mayor Mitchell of New York declares it to he his
experience that trained practically unob-
tainablc for municipal office. And that will remain
true until provide for their training and create
popular demand for their service.
The Wisconsin legislature is considering bill to
establish in the state university training school
for public service under professor of public ad-
mnistration.
Every university has departments Of political the
but this school will deal with the practical prob
lens of government and Observation-Disclosures
engineering, lighting, street making and cleaning
transportation parks and Fairgrounds health drain
education and the rest. 1t will cndeavor to de-
NelOD practical n
The plan is of great promise in its possibili-
ties. The growth of the commission and city mana
ger idea is slowly creating the demand for such
men. Some day Chicago will recognize the need
and will more think of cccng an unframed poll
tcian mayor than great railroad would think of
taking clerk from corner grocery and putting
him at the head of its traffic department.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
ON THE EPHEMERALNESS OF
BEAUTY.
Respectfully. =.
JAMES CULLOP.

(Ad AGurinum. Horace: Book " ode 10. &C
Crudclis adhuc ct Ncncris numerous poteih.')
@ cruel thou, while yet the best
Is thine Of Beauty's fair bequest
When that they pride shall have fall,
Thy locks decrease to at all: -
When pale hath grown thy rosy cheek.
And dull become thy glance. and weak
Whenc'er thou gazcst in the glass,
then shalt thou signing, say: Alas!
Why. when my heart was young and gay
Lacked the wisdom of today?
Or, that faltcring is my step,
Why have lost my pristine pep"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
OPEN FORUM.
Editor .Missoulian:

Editor Missoulian:
Dear Sir: Permit me, through the columns of
your valuable journal to make few remarks in
relation TO what conceive to be the proper pro-
ccdure in the approaching election. An advice
that will never grow old is Let well enough
alone" The present incumbent of the office to be
contested. Mr.. Brechbill, is who is always
on the job coming to the performance of his duties
early in the morning and remaining through the
day: he does not haze to ask others how to do this
thing or shat, but goes Straightwayy and accom-
plishcs it, whether it is in the council chambers
assisting to frame ordinances for the benefit of all
the city's population. performing the onerous
duties of street commissioner He Is also one of
the best mechanics Missoula has known and when
it comes to inspecting paving cement work the
municipality is under the necessity of hiring
another The salary OF street commissioner
is therefore saved. viz, $500 per year. besides
goodly amount of inspection work. think it
would be very unwisc at this time to make a
change and elect New AND inexperienced man. UNI
accustomed to street, cement paving inspection
work. z==-- ,ssa.-..= s5z=r- 81. p
Respectfully. ..--
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
PREMIER RIBOT HAS
AN AMERICAN WIFE

premier, has an American wife. She
was the daughter of the late Isaac n.
Burch, a prominent banker of Chicago.
Ribot is known in France as "the
cabinet maker" The present is the
fourth cabinet that he las organized
in a time of crisis. The first was in
1892. Though he is an old mamie
is past 75-he is still hale and Nigor-
Influential men in French political
life,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
ROSE STOKES RESIGNS
FROM PACIFIST PARTY
Believes War. Would Be for
Humanity.
New York Tlmes.)

Declaring that If the United States
went to war she would serve her coun-
try. Rose Pastor Stokes, hitherto
counted by the pacifists as one of their
number, has resigned from the WOm-
ems Peace party, which has been asso.
ciated recently with the more radical
pacifist organizations.
1t was not as patriot. Mrs. Stokes
said in her letter Of resignation, that
she was ready to serve her country.
but because she believed that if this
country entered the war it would be
FOR the perfecting of human unity and
human freedom" She wrote:
Through long and earnest seeking
OF light I have come to this attitude.
which was not my attitude at the out
break of the war. My present definite
conviction in the matter naturally
leads me to tender the Womcn's Peace
party my resignation.
I love peace, but / am not a pacifist,
would serve my country, but I am
not a patriot. My love Of peace does
not blind me to the lessons of history.
nor could !. though I have not that
spirit we call patriotism. turn my back
upon a people in the throcs of a con-
t'lct and refuse to help during a state
OF general suffering. seek for this
country, as for the world. the highest
good; and consider it essential to sup
port peace, or conflict. as seems best
Tor the worlds progress toward unity.
Since the outbreak of the war I have
striven earnestly for clear, impartial
vision, and I have come to see that
through the selfish, violent struggle
human society has generally been com
reIied to recognize the folly Of human
division and has moved, after conflict,
toward larger unity.
IF the United States enters the war.
shall regard it as the perfectly nat
urai result Of causes long inherent and
deep rooted in the worldwide competi-
i've system. This system no man or
nation is responsible for. In the long,
SLOW rise Of human society we have
moved from less to more desirable sys-
tens. We have not yet come to the
best. If, through our common misfor-
tune OF not being born after the arrival
OF this best" we find ourselves still
'mpeiled to violent struggle. 1t seems
10 me as futile and unscicntific to in
Eeisl against It as it would be to scold
an earthquake.
i would fight or serve IL called upon.
ana | would recognize myself to be
f'ShtihS. or serving, not for national
glory or for those petty spheres Of
influence" which some would perhaps
nc definitely seeking through the war.
but, as an infinitesimal Part of a great
instrument, in use since the beginning
or history. for the perfecting OF hui
man unity and human freedom"
The Women's Peace party RECENTLY
dropped as honorary vice president
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, head Of the
National Woman Suffrage party be-
cause she offered President Wilson the
services OF suffragists In case of war;
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

Swiss mechanics who have just returned home
from krupps faotory state that the iron discipline
prevailing there coupled with the insuffciency Of
food had transformed Essen into hotbed of sedi
ton and revolt. Almost all the workmen belong to
the Minority Socialist party. Owing to the alleged
leakage of information the precautions against spy
ing. rigorous before, have lately been increased.
PEACE propaganda is carried among the workmen
in spite of the authorities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

soldier recently writing home to his people de-
scribed how he had been buried alive for a couple
OF hours in demolished dugout, but eventually was
eXtricated by his comrades. He added by way Of
consolation: Il had the satisfaction of sending
five of the Germans to hell" The censor in passing
the latter had drawn line through the sentence.
but wrote underneath TT is not permitted to refer
to the whereabouts of the enemy."-From the Man
chester DISPATCH
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
Woman and l6-Year-Old Son
Sue His Estate for
$4,000.
HISTORY is Barred
Lawsuit Discloses r. S. Cord.
ingly was Also ar
thur Z. Carter
(f'rom the Boston Post. }

l
The dual life of wealthy Newton
man, who died a year ago, has been
revealed in suits filed by Anna Eliza
! beth Slack of Winthrop in the superior
court.
| She seeks $4,000 for herself and her
| 16-year- old son from the estate left by
the late Rocbuck S. Cordingly. whom
she names as the child's father.
For the first time Winthrop residents
have now learned that the couple whom
they knew as Mr. and Mrs. Arthur l..
the same time friends OF the Cordingly
family. numbering many society peo-
rle of Newton. will be amazed to hear
that the man who lived among them as
| Roebuck Cord.ngly was also known as
Mr.. Carter to- his neighbors in Win
| throp.
| Anna Elizabeth Slack, who lived as
Mrs. Carter at Winthrop. has barred her
life history in order to establish her
claim for share in the estate left by
Cordingly.
Proof Of Two Names.
In addition to her claims. n petition
filed in the probate court by Mrs. Har-
rict Johnson OF Newton, sister of Cord
ingly, substantiatcs the assertions of
Anna Slack that Cordingly also was
known as Carter.
Mrs. Johnson is the administrative OF
the Cordingly estate. sued by the Win
throp woman. The allegations are that
January 90. 1901, Anna Elizabeth Slack
gave birth to a child, known as Harold
Ivan Slack. Rocbuck Cordingly Is de-
clarcd to have been its father. March
80, 1916, the plaintiff asserts, Cordingly
died without making any provision in
his will for either the boy or his
mother. ~
Judge George appointed Mrs. John
son administrators a month after her
brothers death. Her petition at that
time asserted that she. was her broth
CT OulN uSIi. Dtt NoialiS'y WAC
sometimes called Arthur L. Carter
A remarkable story was told by Anna
Elizabeth Slack 10 the newspapers The
year old son, who is selling brushes
to support his mother. stood by her
side as she told of the joys and sor-
rows that have been her lot since she
met Roebuck Cordingly when she was
a girl of II years.
Happy for IL Years.
NO legally married couple was more
devoted and happy" she said. For
IL years we lived as Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter In Winthrop and our son grew
up. bringing further happiness and love
to our home. There were reasons why
q marriage ceremony was. never per-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

nave used Chamberlain Liniment
LOT PAINS In the chest and lameness of
tne shoulders due to rheumatism, and
am pleased to say that 1t has never
faiied to give me prompt relief" writes
mrs, 5 \: Finch, Batavia, N. ADV.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

sslren out OF school, he retards the national
progress"
W l you hveEin town or country. planting
wis spring Is just vital to national preparedness
~ Is the building OF battleships
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

The sheriff of Powell county has just returned
to Glasgow from Arizona where he went to get a
man who had confessed to numbering PAL in a
cabin in Powell county 12 years ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

Mayor Purcell of Helena has called on loyal citi-
zcns to display the American flag MOnday the day
congress meets in Washington for its momentous
decision.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

Within week a man and woman Of Chouteau
county were divorced from their respective spouscs
and welded to each other, An unusual feature of
the deal was that each appeared the others
witness in the divorce proceedings. They had been
schoolmates in Kansas years ago
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

Gardeners of Livingston do not know whether it
will pay to raise onions not because of the high
cost of seed Onion sets can be obtained only at
1925 a bushcl. f. o. b. Chicago. it is said
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

Letters will be sent out to all physicians by
the state board of health asking their cooperation
in combating the spotted fever Hostiiites from
the ticks expected to begin Immediately. DR.
Fricks OF Washington will be in charge of the cam
paign of prcvcntivencss
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

Cascade county resident has brought suit for
$4,000 against the Great Northern railroad because
two years ago cinder flew in his eye while he
oncs of the railroads trains and caused the loss
Of his sight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01

All Great Falls meat market proprietors have
agreed to onto cash basis for their retail trade
april 16. One hundred dollars is the forfeiture
agreed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
Montana Notes

Some exctable bumpkin of sydney turned in
fire alarm the first night 500 candle power light
placed over the water tower. The fire depart
ment searched an hour before the of the alarm
was ascertaincd.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01
Happy for IL Years.

NO legally married couple was more
devoted and happy" she said. For
IL years we lived as Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter in Winthrop and our son grew
up. bringing further happiness and love
to our home. There were reasons why
marriage ceremony was. never per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-04
MAKES HIGH PERCENTAGE
ON LOCAL RIFLE RANGE
Troop A of District Cavalry Reports
4 Experts, 13 Sharpshooters
and 43 Marksmen.

With the highest percentage made
this year on the Congress Heights rife
range, Troop A of the District cavalry
has returned from target practice.
o'clock. and in the afternoon there was
mounted drill. When the instruction
practice was over it showed to the
credit of the troop. four experts, thir-
teen sharpshooters, forty-three marks
men. eleven first class. eight second
class and only eight unqualified Of the
three officers and eighty-four enlisted
men who shot the National Guard
course.
Those who had qualified as experts
army qualification course. producing
one expert, one sharpshooter, twelve
merksmen and three first class When
all the results were in Col. King. the
range officer. congratulated the troop
on making general average of 81 per
cent. the highest made this year in the
District and possibly the highest made
by any guard organization. The troop
in return congratulated the colonel on
the smoothness with which he had con-
Quoted the operation of the range
Capt. James H. Washburn again quail
flied as expert in the regular army
course with score of 275 out of pos
sible 900. First Sergt. Simon Allen
the ten-dollar gold piece offered an
nually as prize by Arthur Smith. the
provisional captain of Troop A when it
was organized, for the highest score
made by an enlisted man. Among the
recruits Sergt. John D. Robnett, jr.,
rolled up the highest score on the Ma
tional Guard course with PA out of a
possible $50, and was second to Capt
Washburn's 223 on that course. Pri-
yate Alvin H: Belk followed Capt.
Washburn and First Sergt. Allen on the
regular army course with 232 out of a
possible 300, qualifying as marksman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-04
NORTH CAROLINIAN PARTS
WITH $45 THROUGH TRICK
Meets Colored Men Who Had
Found" a Pocketbook-Other
Losses Reported to Police.

Holiday money came easy to two
unidentified cplored men who last
night made the acquaintance of Bax-
! ter Mclaughlin, Dunn, n. c.. at Union
station. They played the so-called
pocketbook trick on the North Caro-
iinian and got s45 from him. 1t was
the same lod story of pretending they
found a pocketbook containing large
sum of money and expressing a Will
ingness to share the find with their
new acquaintance. Now Mclaughlin
wants the police to arrest the swim
dlers and recover his money. but the
chances for recovering the money.
police admit. are slim.
Another stranger in the city who re-
ported the loss of money was Mrs.
Hazel Gallagher, sos West 121st street.
New York city. She had $50 in a white
informed the police, but when she
reached a theater it was gone. Just
how the pocketbook became separated
from her she was unable to tell.
James Monroe, 40S New Jersey ave-
nue.. told the police that an unidenti-
him of $50 last night. He said he was
robbed while asleep in house on
Jackson street northeast.
John f. Steele, 1920 K street south
east. last night reported to the police
that burglars visited his house early
in the evening and ranSacked rear
room on the second floor. He said
they took more than $50 in cash.
Eugene Stewart. 500 F street south
west, reported that three unidentified
boys last night stole 100 copies of a
newspaper from him at 18th and U
streets.
A. NJ Briggs, Center Market, reported
the theft of nearly $50 worth of hams
and bacon. The theft was committed
in the market, he stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-04
POINTS IN INTANGIBLE TAX
DISCUSSED BY BANKERS
Intricate Details of New Law Con-
sidered at Regular Monthly
Meeting of Association.

Bankers wrestled with the Intangible
tax propositions at the regular monthly
meeting of the District Bankers AS
ISOLATION last night
For the better part of three hours
the pros and cons and the intricate de-
tails and uncertainties of the new law
concerning which even lawyers differ
greatly, were considered at great
length, and when action was taken it
was unanimously in favor of the en-
ployment of counsel, whose specific
duty to answer queries propoun1e ID
lions.
Sentiment seemed to be largely in
favor of furnishing schedules as re-
quested by the assessor of the District.
based on July 1.
This would eliminate the payment of
any intangible tax on funds in transit
over from Saturday. June 80, to Mon
day, July ., as corporations and banks
paying interest and dividends charged
these items off Saturday and they had
not been entered on bank books or re-
ceived by the parties entitled thereto
on July /.
Bankers admitted that there were
many problems in connection with
tbenew intangible law that were diff
ficult of solution.
Charles J. Bell was chosen a member
of the executive council of the asso-
citation, vice H. H. Mckee. resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-04
NEW JOBS IN DISTRICT.
Places Paying $40 to $3.50 Pc
Annum Provided by Congress-

Several new jobs in the District gov
eminent service, paying from s240 to
$4,000 per annum. are provided for in
the current appropriation act. which he
came effective July L. An even dozen
divisions of the service have been pro-
vided with new positions. They are as
follows:
Engineer department: Plumbing in
spectors office-One clerk at $1,000
Water department-One clerk at 81 900.
two meter computers at $1,000
Assessor: One vault clerk at $500.
License division: Superintendent of
licenses at $1,000.
District building: Three cleaners at
$40.
Corporation counsel: Sixth corpora
ton counsel at $1,000
Superintendent Of weights and meas
ures: Two laborers at 5000.
Fairgrounds: Four directors at $50
per month. four directors at S45 per
month, two directors at $50 per month
Health department: Chief of bureau OF
vital statistics at $500. two clerks at
$500. two messengers at $500, watch
man at $500
Police department: Two iieutenants a,
$1,000. four sergeants at $1,4o0, SIX pri
Yates at $1,000 tclass ID. six privates at
$i.0S0 tclass p, ten privates at $500
,class -. ninety privates, at 5000.
Fire department: Note-Forty pri-
Yates have been promoted to sergeants
Juvenile Court: Investigating Officer
at $1,000, messenger at 5000.
Charities. etc: Board of charities
One inspector at 1920. Home for Agec
and Infirm-Foreman of construction a
Si20. night Waterman at $24e. Tuber
culosis Hospital-One orderly at $3.50
one ward maid at $40. Board of chill
dren's guardians-One clerk at $500
one placing officer at $1,000. one placing
officer at $500. Industrial Home Schoo
tcolored)-Farm laborer at $3.50. In
dustrial Home School-Clerk at 5000.
Public Library: Chief of division al
$1,000, assistant reference librarian al
$3.50. assistant reference librarian a,
3leo, stenographer and typewriter a,
sseo'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-04
Council of Defense Perturbed Over
COMPENSATION for EMPLOYEES,

Paid employees Of the council of ma
tional defense will not participate in
the and 10 per cent Increases pro-
vided for general employees Of the gov
eminent whose compenSations are
small. They are not regarded as en-
ployes of the United States by the
opinion of the controller of the Treas
ury. w. w. Warwick. nor has special
provision been made in appropriations
for their compensation, as for govern
ment employees.
The council of national defense is
perturbed by the language of the act
appropriating 100000 for it's expenses
June Is last. which requires that ex-
perts shall be compensated at rates of
compensation authorized by section
1867, Revised Statutes. 1t has number
of employees on it's rolls who are paid
salaries not In accord with the sched
ule. and it wonders whether they will
have to be promoted to retain their
services or, if denoted, whether they
will stay.
Controller Warwick decides that none
of the 100000 can be expended on any
other basis for compensation than pre-
scribed by section 167. But. he points
out, there Is surplus of 100000 from
former appropriation. not subject to
the same restrictions. that can be used
,,before adjustment is compulsory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-04
LITTLE GOING ON TODAY IN
FORT MYER TRAINING CAMP

Except for the necessary fatigue and
guard duty. there was nothing to do
until tomorrow" at the officers training
camp at Fort Myer today. Those of the
student officers who had no work to do
today left camp early this morning to
spend the day in Washington or nearby
places. They are all to report back
by midnight tonight
Although there was considerable mud
on the drill field yesterday afternoon.
the nine companies of infantry, three
batteries of field artillery and one
troop of cavalry were all put through
hard drills.
Announcement was made last evening
that at the close of the camp about
forty men are to be assigned to the
Quartermaster Corps There are about
sixty applicants for this branch of the
service.
Military attaches from the British and
Italian embassies were visitors at the
camp yesterday. and conferred with the
regular army instructors after having
witnessed some of the companies al
work on the bayonet runs and in a
tactical problem.