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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
MINING ENGINEERS
TO INSPECT MINES

New York.-Inspection of the Goa,
resources of Illinois, of the zinc and
other mining operations in Missouri
and of the oil fields OF Oklahoma wi
be conducted during the annual meet
ing of the American Institute of Min
ing Engineers at st Louis in tho weer
OF October 5 to l3.
Methods will be discussed for con-
serving the present supply and IN
creasing the output of the country :
minerals during the war.
The institute now numbers NOR.
than 5000 members. Representa- we:
will be present of all the principn
American mining centers.
The program calls for several days
sessions in and around st. Louis ant
an inspection tour to the mineral .Iop.
lin Miami district and the oil fields oil
Tulsa, Oklahoma. The engineers vii
be the guests of the ST. Louis sectio,
Of the institute.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
SHIPOWNER PREDICTS
INJURY TO SEA TRADE
Says Neutral Getting Foot
hold on Business.

London.~~Prcdictio that British
shipowners would he handicapped fter
tho war by restrictions Imposed be-
cause OF the great conflict was ut
tered by Baron Fnrness of I,nrness.
Witty & Co. in an address delivered
at the annual meeting of that corpora
tion. Declaring that ii was right that
the ministry of shipping should possess
Iowrr 10 withdraw tonnage from any
trade and apply it to those routes on
which i, can hest serve immediate war
purposes. he added;
"Bui the fact remains that perna
nrnt injury is being done to the future
OF shipping because whatever may be
the changes occn stoned by the war, 1t
is quite certain that this country will
have to trade internationally. 1t will
require it's mercantile marine with tho
accompanying long distance foreign
trades, after the war as 1t did before
When that time arrives and shipown-
ers again lonl; 10 IN" trades which they
have vacated and which represent the
I result Of their past enterprise. thrift
! and determination. they WIN find them
! occupied by foreign lines and We will
| then have to consider the strength oi
| the latter's entertainments and our
| power to recover that which we have
! sacrificed
My feeling is that new Legislation
! is going to impos" q heavy handlcar
| on the British shipowner, and make
| tho contest. which would In any cast
be an uphill one owing to unavoidable
| causes. still more uneven. In thu
meantime foreign owners are makinl
/ huge profits from the high freigh
! ruling and which are steadily beinI
| still more inflated by tho elimination o.
British competition. They are &C
cumulating large reserves and attract.
ing substantial capital with which Il
| continue after the war
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
Through Montana Mountains
Soldiers Move Mysteriously

has leaked out No inkling OF troop
departure or arrival has been given to
the public by the press, and many a
good story has been dsca ried because
of the voluntary censorship observed
by the ncwswriters 1t is one Of the
essential parts of the great scheme.
Many letters have been received in
lMissoula this week from the boys who
enlisted from here. Mothers, sweet :
hearts and college chams received
them, and the letters all said. Good :
bye, I'm going. We are breaking camp
today and leaving for--somcWhere
I'll write to you from there
Folks Wait at Home.
Goodbye. I'm going" and they
stack arms in the night, board the
trains and glide swiftly away into the
mysterious land of somewhere. Where
Is that place to be" No one but the
ers and sweethearts smile bravely
through eyes Weiled With tears of pride
and patiently wait for the letter tina,
is sure to come-the message from
somewhere. Perhaps it will bear al
Hawaiian postmark, perhaps it will be
written from the bleak steppes of far
away Siberia. or maybe the letter vii
ccme from the shell SCARED land oil
Franco, but they know it Will come
and when it does JOY will be in the
household.
And still the armies move---a never.
ceasng chain. The armies of Amer
lea.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

Early one morning last week n loco
motive drawing many coaches poked
its steel nose through the darkness
and rumbled to a stop at the Missouri,
station. 4 brief halt while the engine
gulpcd water, and the train started on.
and vanished into the before dawl.
darkness as mysteriously and as swift
Is as 1t came.
Only q few saw the khakf-clad fig.
,lres in the coaches. Only few no.
peered from the windows and waved
greeting to the sleeping city. and only
a few knew that the train was carry.
ing four battalions of our fighting
men from somewhere to--wo know not
where. And so they passed. Rolling
on from somewhere to somewhere.
All over the country the troops arc
moving. Over the eastern plains and
through the mountain passes the deep :
throated locomotives shrek their
warning as they transport the armies
of America.
Movements Are Silent.
Swiftly. silently. and surely the great
war time wheels of the nation arc
turning. Swiftly. because the allies
are needing our help in France; SILENT
W because there are enemies in the
United States who would destroy
their own: and surely. because pow
erful, clear thinking heads at Wash
ington are directing the mobilization
Fhe newspapers of the country arc
also doing their bit in the colossal
| movement. Through them no word
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
M. A. Cromwell Attacks Ca
mines as Menace to Ma
t;0nal Well. Being.

Dogs or no dogs. that Is tho uucs-
ton. Whether 1t would please Mr..
Hoover if the citizens Of Missoula suf-
fer tho dogs to live and bark in canine
ecstacy. or to take arms against them.
and with guns. clubs ara strycAntrc
shuttle them from this world OF war.
NJ. 4. Cromwell started the discus.
sion when he sent n communication
which stated that dogs should be de-
stlpyed because OF the high cost of
dog meat. and for other economic rea-
sons. John Franklin came right back
at Mr. Cromwell the next day with II
letter in which he defended the dogs.
In today's paper Mr.. Cromwell throws
entente is formed by T. Y. Iennstrcnd,
J. p. st. Clair and y. y. s., which
champions the case OF the dogs.
The letters follow:
Cromwell in Opposition.
Editor Missoulian--ln Saturdays
Muscular | showed the economic loss
from dogs. Sunday one John Frank
lin comes back with the assumption
that do not like dogs. Also that no
pays taxes on one, and other taxes
that is about the only vital point he
makes. No one likes n dog better
than l do. That does not make me
too narrow minded to see the loss
from them.
1t Is very easy to prove that Mr..
Franklin pays taxes on dogs without
his advertising 1t. He pays 1t asleep
or awake-at home or away. When he
walks down town he Is confronted by
tracks on the cement walk where the
contractor had damage to repair from
town dogS-nore cost to walks--taxea.
When he buys a steak for dinner he
pays more for 1t because dogs have
made tho stockmcn expenses In raising
cattle that tax the consumer OF beef
Mutton Is made more costly by dogs
sheep men estimate so n dog loss 10
sheep industry. The tax falls on tn.
people who buy wool and meat. Even
while asleep Mr.. Franklin has taxes
from dogs. in bed blankets and fcathr,
pillows. Dogs have made sheep and
! poultry men Indirect taxes for the con.
, sumner to pay, No doubt that Mr.
Franklin pays his share.
Personal likes and dlslikes are no
incrcas" the dogs. at this time OF hlel
| prices and hard times to ray them
because Mr.. Franklin or myself likc'
dogs is no reason for it. 1t Is n choic.
| OF dog sentiment or horse sense.
| showed that:
| I. Dogs cause loss tn livestock.
! ;. That they do damage to life an,
| property chasing vehicles.
| ;. That they consume food enough
year to raise 400 TO $50 pounds o
| pork.
| That the dogs food bill costs tn
people at least 800.
&. That We do not need more dogs
| The taxes derived from dogs does no
pay 10 per cent Of this cost Shall W.
keep more just because We like them
Is il not better that we give more at
tention to children and needy humans
and less to dogs?
NJ. A. CROMWELL.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

there are dogs that pnrslio chickens
and cattle for sport: there are monercl
men, as we'll there are saloon habit
tues and vagabonds; there are slack
ers: ther" are men who acknowledge
no duty, there are men, too, who pui-
sue deer and wild fowl for sport.
Just as a bi, of information SHOULD
like to tell Mr.. Cromwell and others Of
his ilk, that In the course OF my oh =
servatlon | have noticed that the dog
Is in II lurgc measure a reflection OF
his master. As a dog is trained 50
Will he be.
II MIR. Cromwell would abolish pest g
and nnisanc"s, b" would do well ,e
begin with another tribe than the ca
nine one. We SILLY soft heads" know
and respect our friends.
r. Y. I.ENNSTEE&b,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

fee without milk, a litfle-~very little
dried fruit, and an occasional ginger
snar, rs 4 great treat. II was not the
tied menu. hut the fact that the stock
Of provisions was bought in omaha. on
some other on,fitting poin, on tho Mis-
souri,. and not renewed until the long
Journey was ended. With our own
party. this meant n period of three
months and a half which admirably
prepared us willingly to ray the high
prices of tho pioneer market; anything,
In fact, Ia secure Il change
Flour Famine nv Bannack.
Tlcr, was n flour famine IN Ban
mack during the early months OF 1864.
nj II premium. 81, Tor a 80 pound sack
of poor flour. The supply of salt also
gave out ~ the same time, None could
be bought at any price. Fortunately,
while travelling through Wyoming, We
camrcd one night near what We he
levcd was an alkali spring. The
ground was white with IN" ncrusta-
ton " was thnuaht dangerous to turn
the oxen "nt Ia rra2c. and through tn"
weary hours They moan.a for the
lonTcd Tor water. The following morn
Ing a wnman's curiosity prompted on"
Of the party IA taste the Whit" crystals
that H. al around about MS and proved
To hr not alkali. but salt. &ornron"
suggested that We collect Snck of 1t,
This We did. and crushed, although Nm
refined, !, supplied our needs until tho
spring frriEhtms outfits brought a bet b
ter article to the Ranna"k market, That
winter beef and beans We're on every
bin Of fare There We're no fresh veEr-
tables.
A Thanksgiving DAY Dinner.
From SOME accounts Of T.. NJ, Thomr-
son who kept Il general merchandise
store In Rannaek. find credited to a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
dogs, or No Dogs "---War- Time Question
Entente, Including Bowser.
Formed to Defend the
Assailed Beasts.

Denied in heaven. the soul he held on
earth.
While man vain insect, hopes to be
forgiven,
And claims himself sole exclusive
heavcn.
Oh. man, thou rrtblc tcnan, of an
hour.
n"hnsed by slavery, or corrupt by
power;
Who knows thee well must quit thee
with disgust
Degraded mass of animated dust,
Thy loe" il lust thy friendship all Il
cheat,
Thy sniIc Hypocrisy and thy words
deceit
ny nature vile. ennohled but by name
Each kindred brute might bid thee
blush for shame!
We who prr2AaN2c Hchoil It's simple
urn.
Pass on. 1t honors none ycu Wish To
mourn;
TO mark friends remains these stones
arise
| never knew but one, and here he lies.
Yours truly
J. Il. ST. CLAIR.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

Editor Missoulian--I have had dogs.
mixed breeds and thoroughbreds.
have loved them as miscellaneous pup
pies and sorrowed over their old age
and death. and out of my experience
with dogs have gained a love and ad =
miration for them that makes me hotiy
resent such remarks as Mr.. Cromwell
chooses to make.
There arc cur dogs md vagabond
dogs OF the canine world: there are
dogs that bark at autos and teams;
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

ems finery. baby trinkets. bright tin
types--such are the sadder mement oes
of the Pewabic.
throttle it was still open. She sank
with flags flying, screaming for help
and dancers drowned in each others
arms.
And her copper may yet be in the
shells that send others to death on the
German front.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
DIRECTORS TO WAR
SCARCE IN HOLLAND

Rotterdam. Scthcrland The roll
OF conscientious ohjectors" in Holland
numbers ll5 according to information
communicated at meeting of anti
militarists at Rotterdam. OF these, 20
are still in prison. There are no signs
at present of the government bringing
in the requested legislation to meet
cases of conscientious scruples against
military service.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
Some Excuse for Prices.

i'rSid"S tho above prices. those we
new pay seem insignificant, even II We
do not consider the relative quality Of
IN" goods bought then and NOW inelaa-
ing thoS" eggs, which Were certainly
not fresh Ivy several monthS. Rnt ii
was not the war alone made living high
In Montana at that time. Tho cost aud
danger OF transportation determined
II. For days and weeks and months
til" long freiEh trains flonehel their
way through tho sands Of the desert
plains: fordch trcachcrous rivers and
climbed rreeiritous mountains. always
meuaeea by hostile Indians when far
away from settlements, and now and
then by despcradoea. The courage IT
those Who undertook enGh y perilons
journey merited the generous reward
they claimed and received
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

w. \. clark. who was then frcichiine
between Salt Lake CITY and the mines
here, bought Of Mr.. taftcrward Judgcp
Thomson.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
A Thanksgiving DAY Dinner.

From some accounts Of +. NJ. Thoml
son. who kept Il general merchandise
store In Rannauk ! find credited to a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
w. A. Clark's Pure bases.

Tobacco reached tho top rric, Of 81.
pound
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

The big steel clam was coming ur.
I'll bet it's "copper"" said a workman.
You're on for a dime" replied the
man next.
The clam swung free. 1t had pre-
carious grip on an imense chunk OF
practically virgin copper. found t.
weigh five tons. The salvagers held
their breath while the young fortune
of $4,000 was being hoisted aboard.
Ingot copper, slab copper, hides
these are not all. Dead mems bones
the shoes men died in, trunks Of WON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
PAST WEEK HAS BEEN
FAR FROM DULL PERIOD

New York, Jan. 5.-Duns Weekly
Review of Trade tomorrow will say:
Notwithstanding the holiday inter-
ruption, Inventory taking preparation
Of annual reports and other impedi-
nents Incidental TO the Inauguration
of 1917. the past week has been far
from dull. Consumption of necessities
is sustained in noteworthy volume on
the whole. and the purchasing power
in many directions Is enhanced by the
further wage increases that became
effective on January l. the new year
opening with aggregate pay rolls at
the highest point ever known. This
obviously acts as an offset to the ex-
treme living costs. though II Is not
TO be expected that demands will con-
tinue Indefinitely at the present extra
ordinary rate. In the leading indus
tries new buying has lessened. as IT
invariably does at this period and this
year there Is all the more reason for
some abatement because OF the ex-
tent to which forward requirements are
already covered. Pressure for deliv-
cries on previous contracts, however.
has not relaxed. except In isolated in
stances and producers still And 1t diff
cult, II not inpracticable. to make
shipments as scheduled. owing to the
transportation congestion. With
freight delays causing lack OF fuel
at manufacturing plants and a conse-
quent curtailment of outputs the
question of possible shortage of
some materials and products Is being
brought to the fore. That there is
now even the slightest likelihood of
scarcity of iron with production I'M
precedented last year. Is one of the
economic wonders of the times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
CREATIVE IMAGINATION
TO SALtSMANSH|P CLUB
f. p. Perrine, of Denver. viii Be
Speaker at Meeting In Chamber
Auditorium Monday Night.

Creative Imagination. the Magic
Lamp of Modern Business Ia the
subject OF the lecture to be delivered
to the Salesmanship Club of Rich
mond at its meeting Monday night
at o'clock in the auditorium of the
Chamber of Commerce, The speaker
viii be r. p. Perrine, president Of
tho Salesnanship Club, of Denver
advertising and selling expert The
address is characterized "A talk to
statesmen on how to visualize ones
work -
Mr.. Perrine as a teacher OF sales
manship is widely known through
the West and North. He is an in
structor in Barnes Commercial
School. director OF craftsmanship in
struction in the University OF Denver.
and lecturer in the extension division
Of the University of Colorado.
1t Is expected Monday nights meet
ing of the Craftsmanship Club win be-
the most largely attended yet held by
the organization.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
People s Forum
Prohibition Docs Prohibit.


Editor VirEtnian.
sir.--From personal observation, l
want 10 say that prohibition DOES
prohibit. 1t prohibits licensed bar
rooms, prohibits social drinking, pro-
| hlhHs getting drunk going home and
kicking up the devil. prohibits taking
| from the family at home what they
should have--love. affection and,
above all, kind words. What brings
a smile to the face of wife or mother
quicker than n kind word. from a
sober husband, son or father? Some
Of us men-fo1k who voted for pro-
hthition are awfully "cussed" at times
by the fellow that wants his booze.
Knowing we voted right, because we
could not control the devilish stuff
we are willing to stand all the cuss-
ing than can be heaped on us, An
other thing | know TO be true when
one Is on the right side The world,
flesh and the devil may be against
him, but he Will conquer them all. If
conditions continue to improve In the
next ten months as they have in the
past two, | do not believe one per
cent of the voters in the State would
vote against prohibition.
For the information OF my many
friends. and everybody else, / will say
that not only did | cast my vote to
carry Virginia dry. but would he only
too glad to cast one to carry the whole
nation dry The only way to get rid
Of what we cannot control is TO put it
out of existence This we have done
in Virginia, | hope forever. This has
been the quietest. pleasantest and
80 a h1a on ct r,Na 7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
NEW YEARS TRADE
IS IN GOOD VOLUME
Commercial Agencies Sec No Consid-
cradle SIackening On Account of
InventorytnG

New York. Jan. 5-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
While post-holiday quiet continues
TO characterize trade conditions. the
pause in this respect is much less
marked than IN former years and. In
fact. the momentum heretofore at
tanned has been so great that current
movements are remarkably quick. In
ventorying In commercial channels
occupies considerable attention. but
this task is being fastened, and in In
dustral lines sustained activity in
making up products is still the rule,
though, Of course new buying is de-
void Of previous feverish aspects.
Some statesmen are again on the road
and Judging from the volume OF spring
orders received, the new year GER
tainly has opened ausptciously. Talk
of early peace In Europe has dimin
ished and while high prices tend to
encourage conservatism, ii is we'll
known that manufacturers have not
been able to get up goods for stock and
therefore, the country is we'll nigh
barren Of ready supplies. Retail
trade, though relatively quiet. the
usual situation after the holidays. Is
animated by clearance sales. while the
comparative absence Of inclement
weather enables shopping to go on.
Recorders In Good Volume.
Johhers report a satisfactory volume
OF recorders. and country merchants
apparently have had their shelves
we'll cleared out Collections are
good. and In some interior surplus ag
rcultural producing sections business
has virtually worked down 10 cash
basis which fact enables merchants
to avail themselves OF discounts to a
greater degree than heretofore Car
shortages. Improved In some respects
for coal traffic, bear in n serious way
upon the blast furnace industry, In
ability to get supplies Of coke having
caused the banking OF many furnaces
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
BOND GIVEN FOR LADS
BY MRS. {. c. KIDD
One of Machines Taken With liquor
Aboard Was Property of Leo.
VI. Kidd, of Hopcwcll

Mrs. r G.. Kidd yesterday furnished
for w. L. Riddel and J. ". Johnson,
youths who were arrested on Wednes-
day afternoon by Justice Bowen. OF
the Southside charged with trans
porting ardent spirits in automobiles.
The machines were Confiscated on the
Petersburg Turnpike short distance
below Manchester, and one of them
IS now being held by the police whilc
the other has been turned over to Leo
NJ Kidd the owner. On Thursday
the boys were before Justice Maurice
for a preliminary hearing. and were
sent on to the grand jury Of Chester
field County, which meets sometime
this month.
Reference to the records in the
hands of the police here show that
the licenses to the machines were
issued to Leo VI. Kidd of Hopewen
and Z. l. Lane. of this city. on the
Cadillac car It was found that n
license which had been Issued for n
Ford car had been attached. Under
the law putting a license for a low
powered car on high powered ma
chine, is an offense, and an arrest in
connection with this is likely TO fol-
low. although this has not been taken
up as yet by the police.
Broke Down Near Quantico.
From what could he learned Of the
case. 1t appears that man named
Taylor took machine to Washington
and after putting on quantity OF
ardent spirits started to HopeweN.
When a short distance of Quantico.
the machine broke down, and the
man, leaving It IN charge OF one Of
the boys. went 10 Hopewell by train,
secured another machine, and return
ed to QuantiC0, He then transferred
the liquor to the second machine. and
sent the boy on to Hopewell with it,
Just after leaving south Richmond
Wednesday the second machine broke
down, and the youth In charge COM
municated with some one in Hopcwell,
and the Cadillac car. belonging TO Leo
NJ. Kidd was dispatched TO the scene
to render assistance. The officers here
had heard of it in the meantime. and
when the second machine arrived the
persons in the machines eluded the
police. and boarded q Petersburg car
with two suitCascs OF liquor.
While Leo Kidd claims that he
knew nothing about tie transporta-
ton of the ardent spirits. It Is said
that the boy driving his Cadillac ma
chine was in his employ. 1t appears
that the two boys were merely acting
as agents for other parties and the
part they played In the affair was not
on their own account. The police are
still investigating the case, and it Is
considered probable that an arrest In
connection with the transportation of
the liquor, and the changing of the
automobile license will shortly be
made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06

Failing in with the spirit of the
times the City Council OF New Bern,
y. c., has advanced the price Of lots
in the city cemetery, making tho high
cost OF dying an incentive for those
who would escape the added expenses
of existence IN this mundane sphere
to put up with things awhile longer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06

We have urged, as the best way to
II there has been betrayal OF the
confidence Of the President in any way
the country should know 1T. But such
a grave charge should not be voiced
10y anyone, and certainly not by a
member RI tho American Congress.
without a reasonable basis for 1t,
Indications now tend TO strengthen
the belief that Congressman wood hns
ia kerr shortcut te- +eteftety and
first page prominence. along with that
notable seeker of publicity, Thomas
". lawson. Of BOSTON.