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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
Potatoes Planted on Dia-
mond on West Cedar Street
Used by School.
CAMPBELL PARK, TOO
Where League Teams Used
to Play, Murphies Now
Are Being Sown.

Missoula people DESTROYS of raising
"spuds" have chosen baseball diamonds
as the chief method of offense in their
attack on the ever increasing high cost
of living. For three glorious years the
players of Union association mines
gamboled about Campbell park. and
for a couple of years aftcrward the
home boys smashed out screeching
drives and fielded grounders on the
sward of the home of baseball in the
Garden city. But last year some am
bilious gardener plowed up the dia-
mond and the outfield and raised a
crop of potatoes where once the pen
nant of the league flew high.
And yesterday the grounds on West
Cedar street, for many years used as
baseball diamonds by the students at
tending I.oyola high school and st. Jo-
sephs school. were converted into 4
potato field by the ruthless shearlng
of the pillow. Every spring and sum
mer the diamonds have been crowded
from morning until dusk with young
sters of varying sizes, and this Yeal
as many as four or five junior games
have been in progress at once.
The I.oyola team, one of the fastest
independent organizations in this part
of the state, also loses its home on
account of the ever increasing demanC
for spuds. SO in the future aspiring
youngsters will catch potato bugs in
stead Of flies hoisted from the bat OF
some sturdy junior ball player, doWr
on the old Loyola baseball grounds
The Sisters conducting the Sacred
Heart academy and the st. Patrick :
hospital who own the grounds, vii
plant spuds on all of it.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28

for the Whites. by the score of IS to
20. The games were holly contested
throughout, and the two teams were
tied until the last event, which was
an indoor baseball game between the
Purple and White teams from the
seventh and eighth grades. The
Whites. by winning the game by the
score of to j. won the series for their
group.
The contests opened Monday. the
pupils having practiced for the exhl-
btion games during the preceding
week. Each room chose a favorite
game and was then divided into two
groups, the purple and the white, rep
/ resenting the school colors. These two
| groups then met in whatever game
they had decided on, and the winner
| was awarded five points.
All the pupils of the school were
! present at every game, and cheered
! the team bearing their color on to
! greater efforts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
Cha,,1berLoya1
Flag on Commercial Club
Building Is Old Glory. !.

Do you know what nation uses a
flag one-tenth as wide as 1t is
long, with a star-studded blue field
next the staff and four red and
white bars beyond?
Perhaps you can guess. but many .
people who couldn't were much ex-
cited yesterday.
Say. what sort of flag is that
over the chamber of commerce
building?" one woman asked last
night. my husband is an old SOL
der and l can't get him home to
dinner because he Is standing out
in the street trying to identify that
flag. He thinks it may be the
Confederate flag"
Whatever doubts of the loyalty
of the chamber of commerce may
have existed last night We're laid
when investigators discovered that
the American flag above the build
ing had slipped down the staff,
doubling up at the bottom.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
HOWARD BERRY TAKES
PENTATHLON EVENT

Philadelphia, April o7.-Howard Ber-
ry of the University of Pennsylvania,
football star. baseball player and ma
tional guardsman, today for the third
successive year won the college PEN
tathlon championship at the 23rd an
nual relay race carnival on Franklin
field. He captured four of the five
events comprising the pentathlon and
finished third in the other-the discus
throw. Berry won the running broad
jump. the javelin throw and the 200
and 1900 meters races in easy fash
ion.
Berry scored seven points: b. Jones
of Pennsylvania State college was sec
ond with Is points. The scores made
by the other five men in the competi-
ton were:
\. Dambley, Pennsylvania state, Il;
H. Hoot. Swarthmore college. 20; w
Creighton. University of Pennsylvania
~ G. Camel, Bucknell university. %;
w. Mccarthy. Lehigh university, 30.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28

shipment exclusively
Realizing
office right placed this carload
of
oula--hSc be only al
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
LABORERS OF GERMANY
ANSWER HINDENBURG

Amsterdam, Via London, April ~
The general committee of the Ger
man labor federation, in letter to
General Groener, head of the mu-
nitions department. made in reply to
Field Marshal Won Hin denburgs recent
letter on the strike, says:
1--WE expect with certainty that the
promise of measures for safeguarding
the food supply of the population in
towns in the industrial districts will
be fully carried out thereby removing
the strongest cause for anxiety among
the working classes.
Furthermore, everything must be
avoided tending to lead workers to
believe their efforts lack full appreci-
alton and consideration. Inadequate
wages, having regard to the cost OF
living. unnecessary harshness in en-
forcing the auxiliary service law. and
attempts to restrict or nullify rights
guaranteed to workers by law, are apt
continually to give rise to conflicts
Unfortunate y, many employers, espe-
cially in the big industries, and de.
spite the long duration of the war
have not abandoned the methods OF
treating with their workmen, which
| even in peace time, caused great dis
satisfaction and sharp conflicts
| Everything must be done to maintain
the efficiency of the army at home"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
RICHARDS PLACED ON
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Missoula Man Chosen at
Highway Meet in Spokane.

Spokane. April 27.--W. c. Edcns of
Chicago, was reelected president of
the National Parks Highway associa
ton at the third annual convention
today c. /. Morris OF Seattle was
elected first vice president; oscar
Rohn of Butte. second vice president;
Frank w. Gull,ert of Spokane. secre-
d Alene. treasurer
The delegates voted to include ore
gon in the sisterhood of states spon-
soring the national parks highway
This action includes the extension or
the highway from Puget Sound the
present western terminus, to take IN
the Pacific highway from Blaine to
Portland and the Columbia highway
east from Portland along the Columbia
river. oregon will contribute to the
funds of the association this year and
viii enter upon full membership next
wear when the highways in which 1t
is directly interested are included in
the new maps.
Members of the executive commit
tee elected today are: {. l.. Morris
y. u. A. Outcaut and +. w. Guilbert
Washington: r. b. Hines, j. V, HaW-
| kins w. r. Miller, Idaho; ID. ID. Rich
ards, w. H. Griffin. oscar Rohn Mon
| tana; r. w. Turner, J. p. Hardy, II. {
! Flint, North Dakota; ]. +. Elweli +
L. De Lestry. Alva Eastman. Mime
sofa; L. +. Turneaure. James r. kins
| loe, II. \. Apple, Wisconsin: w. 6
| Edens, Leo A. Pcil, II. T.. Miller. II
illinois: John :. Beall, Frank b. Rilel
j. RI. Parker, Oregon.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
Geo. Beban at Empress Today.

George Beban, the celebrated por-
trayer of French and Italian charac-
ters. will be seen at the Empress to-
claV in THE Bond Between a thrill
ing story of the New York Latin quar-
tiers, written by Mr.. Beban.
one of the interesting scenes of the
production is Mr.. Bcban's introduction
where he is seen seated at his desk
writing the story. The action of the
drama begins practically under his pen
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
RUSSIAN WARSHiPS ACTIVE.

Petrograd, April 27.-Nia London
Activity by Russian warships in the
Black sea in which several positions
were bombarded and 10 schooners sunk
is reported by the war office today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
"WHITE" TEAM WINS
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

at the Whittier school during the past
week, ended yesterday with a victory
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-28
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

Empress-George Beban in THE
Bond Between
Isis--Charlie Chaplin.
Bijou--Paramount program.
Alcazar-Nedra.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10
White Skirts soc to $l.25

Little tots White Skirts slightly
soiled and rumpled some hand made,
with French knot. others lace trimmed.
All reduced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10
~ THE REV. CHARLES STEELE

Especial Religious he
Next to japan. civied
The world We
Ths n
three tunes many probably
England
And the number Of divorces granted
Idly ANYWHERE e
granted
seven tmes as fast az the population
This ID
logical and religious thought They wonder what drifting
j. the .amly-hc unit Of socieil-bcing broken
WIN
For, o tina, the increase
MUST % 10
they
while a lgn
freedom independence
helpless
extremely difficult Tor English divorce
husband
In
this
main. TO Americans
situation that people become
along Ices
ina, s for i'm
morality m absolutely nothing
ovore
m primarily
m probably has
always ess,ed-t simply OF sight
form.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10
Dusky Kipling Writes
Rhymes About Border

COLUMBUS, ~ NJ. Jan 10-IIfe
Mexico by gddy whrl is vacation
from the maddng crowd Every officer
tried to describe It. But IT has a dusv ,rotndor 80 M
famous black Tenth cavalry the
verse A. once the song jumped into expedition
from Poma 10 vi Vale is As
fourth Machine Gun Company I
he TAX 70
a me Won
Skirmsh to de left and sklrmish o dc
An max all de motions an presume youg 10 fight
Den yo' gifts "A shovel q big ole nick
An spend de afternoon maxim
Very mornn it's the lie
An ycahs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10
FINE FOR U. S. STEEL

NEW YORK. Jan. io.-Unnlled
orders on the books OF the United
states Steel corporation reached
another new high record Dec. a.
an increase OF 4SS.74i tons over
the record set IN November.
The company's untitled tonnage
reported today showed lf.547.2S6
untitled orders on the books Dec.
81 against lL05S.5i2 on November
80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10

to Seward for transportation 10 Sc.
attic on the Mariposa Monday.
BISHOP FREDERICK kEAToR
Of Tacoma viii DE Tho guest Of hon.
or Wednesday night at banquet IN
the Arctic club.
HERBERT cUTHsERT. puhllcl.
~ and industrial commissioner OF
Victoria. y G.. spoke az Wednes.
day luncheon OF the Rotary club
MRS. n. s. TYLER, 1920 Eighth
ave, had purse, containing s2.75
and some keys. stolen Tuesday.
while visiting in Judge Gillian 3
court
JAMES HARTLEY. 20 given a
suspended sentence Monday bv
Judge Dykeman. after conviction
on q grand larceny charge. was dis.
covered by Deputy Prosecutor Hell.
sell 10 be Arthur Waters. wanted on
several other criminal charges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10
SHORT NEWS

CHARLES BENSON. L. : gov.
eminent railway employc. lost arm
I Tuesday by premature dynamite
/ explosion near Seward
Z sEARcrERs FOR the bodies OF
MIR and Mrs. Otto Powell have
abandoned the search In the snow
covered mountains near Tacoma.
CRUISER ALBANY goes into
dry dock Wednesday for repairs
FRANK HEWITT. 70. Of HALEY.
/ Idaho. didn't know, the gun was
loaded. shot and KILLED brother.
John Henry. IS.
NEW MUNICIPAL regime OF
women officers who took office
Monday at umatilla. Ore. will run
/ the city without town marshal
for a time. at least
c. q. GOOD, auto driver. and u.
/ Green. a fisherman. were fined 500
each In police court for having IL
quarts OF whisky with them when
arrested. Monday night. on West.
ern ave.
GROCERY STORES at Great
| Falls. after being closed for day
| by grocer clerks strike. we're re.
opened Wednesday.
| WElLS-FARoo brought $3.50. 900
in gold dust over the Iditarod trail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10
January Sale Values in
HOUSEHOLD LINENS

Huck Towels. all-whitc, or
bordercd with pink or
red. 1Oc and 15c each.
Bedspreads, Si.35. Sl.75
and S2.35 each.
Bed Sheets. 60c. soc. o0c
and Sl.00 each.
Pillow Cases. 1916. lac
23c and 24c each.
basement Salesroom
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10

Blcachcd Cotton Table
Damask OF Irish manu-
iacturc. 70 and - inches
wide. Toe yard.
Hemstitchcd Huck Towels.
all-whitc or with rcd
border. lTxS2 inches.
17c each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10
Short Lengths of
Linen Damask, zoe Each

m ABLE DAMASK OF fine. smooth linen quality. also
L in union linen in many desirable pattcrnS-pieces
measuring 2lx34 inches. They may be used for hand
towels dish towels. and may also be in two for
napkins Very good values at zoe each
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-10
Fiber Silk Trimmings &c a Yard

yard-in fact they worth up TO 25c a ward
, navy pink. green gray. brown and black. in soil,
y or trimmings Time, ..,, v,,.,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10
journal agriculture
COLFAx. SATURDAY 10,

at such other place as the Board of Di-
rectors may designate, at an hour to
be named by the president of the asso-
citation, which hour so named shall con-
tinue the same for all subsequent meet
'ings unless changed by written notice
to each director, and any five of the
Board of Directors shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction of all bust
ness of the association.
Thus done and passed at my Office at
Verda, Grant parish, Louisiana, on this
the 10th day of January, 1917, in the
presence of the undersigned competent
witnesses.
J. M. Lang, W. M. Bowen, C. C.
Wilson, G. D. Smith. ]. E. Wallace,
M. E. Teddlie, d. H. Wallace, Leon
Lang, l. McMills, Zelma Bumgardner,
Mrs. D. H. Wallace. J. A. Patton, H.
L. Brian.
r. H. Benton, Jr., Miss Lila Collins,
R. M. Dunn, ]. w. Bumgardner, Miss
Hulda Stoes ell, Florence Swor, B. D.
Fletcher, Mrs. Ella Brian, Mark Wcm-
ack. Miss Lille McMills, j. M. Straug-
han. Mrs. w. H. Jones, Mrs. j. w.
Collins, A. A. Pool, j. w. Bryant, Mrs.
M. 4. Teddlie, J. A. Swor, Mrs. j. A.
Patton. Clara Fletcher. Eva McMills,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10

Mrs. Esther Dunn. Earl Roberts. w.
H. Jones, j. B. Roberts, w. w. COL
Inns, Miss Eva Collins, Mrs. ]. w. Bry-
ant, D. /. Payne, Miss Edel Tucker, ].
F. Fletcher. Miss J. F. Fletcher. Mrs.
Mamie Smith, j. H. McNeely, Mrs. D.
/. Payne, C. H. Teal.
JAS. r. MILLER.
Notary Public.
Witnesses:
/. N. HARKINS.
c. J.. HUTCHINSON.
Filed and recorded on this 18th day
of February, A. D. 1917.
C. d. LACROIX,
by. Clerk and Recorder.
STATE OF LOUISIANA !
Parish of Grant
hereby certify that the within and
foregoing to be true and correct copy
of the original charter of The Grant
Parish Fair Association. Inc, as filed
and recorded in this Office in Book "a"
of Charters at page 38 ct seq.
Witness my hand and1official seal of
Office at Colfax, Louisiana, this the
18th day of February, A. d. 1917.
C. D. LACROIX,
by. Clerk and Ex-Officio by. Recorder,
Grant Parish, Louisiana.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10
When 20 Take Chamberlain's Tablets.

When 20 Take Chamberlain Tablets.
When you feel dull and stupid after
eating.
When constipated or bilious.
When you have a sick headache.
When you have a sour stomach.
When you belch after eating.
When you have indigestion.
When nervous or respondent.
When you have no relish for your
meals.
When your liver is torpid.
Obtainable everywhere.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10

When the child is subject to attacks
of Group, see to it that he eats light
evening meal, as an overloaded stomach
may bring on an attack, also watch for
the first symptom oarseness, and
give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as
soon as the child becomes hoarse. OBJ
tainable everywhere. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10
For Sale or Trade.

For Sale or Trade.
One standard bred registered Ken
lucky stallion, years old, easy to>han-
die, sure foal, weight 1900 lbs. Will
take cattle in trade or good property.
L. H. JOHNSTON,
f24-tf Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10
Colfax, La, March Z, 1917.

Colfax, La, March Z, 1917.
Pursuant to the above call the
board of school directors of the
parish of Grant, La, met in spec
ial session and was called to or
der by the president.
The roll was called by the Sec
rotary and the following men,
bers were present, to-wit: j. H.
McNeely, A. w. Stewart, c. F.
Blackwell, E. A. Wall. N. S. Rob-
erts and B. D. Fletcher. Absent
r. w. Rambo.
The chair declared a quorum
present and the board proceeded
to transact the following bust
ness:
The reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dis
pensed with.
Mr.. Roberts moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to examine
the assessment rolls, and if posi-
BILE ascertain why some of the
school districts had such low
assessment. His motion was du-
ly seconded and being placed be-
fore the house it carried, where
upon the president appointed N.
S. Roberts, R. w. Richardson
and j. N. Warner to look into the
matter.
Mr.. Stewart offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adop-
ton, and it was duly seconded by
Mr.. Fletcher, and when placed
before the house by the president
it carried unanimously:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas. since our last meet
ing the new school building known
as the jefferson school has been
destroyed by fire, and on the
night of February rs. 1917, prac-
tically the entire equipment of
the Pollock high school was burn
ed, and !
Whereas, feeling very keenly
the loss we have sustained in
these fires that we believe to be
of incendiary origin, and that ev-
cry effort possible should be made
on our part to run down the cul-
prits, therefore be it
Resolved, That the board of
school directors Of the parish OF
Grant, La, in special session
convened, go on record as con-
demning such acts, and be it
further
Resolved, That this board offer
a reward in each of the above
fires of $3.50. 90 for the arrest and
conviction of the guilty party or
parties who committed these
crimes.
The committee appointed to
negotiate a sale of the Dry Prong
school bonds made the following
report, to-wit:
We your committee appointed
as a bonds sales committee to ne.
gotiate a sale of the Dry Prong
school building bonds beg leave
to report, that after considerable
advertising for a purchaser we
received two bids, to-wit: c. H.
Coffin & Co.. who bid par and ac-
crued interest but did not accom-.
pany his bid with a certified
check, and R. j. Edwards, who
bid par and accrued interest with
certified check to guarantee gooG
faith on his part as purchaser.
We consider the bid made by
| MIR. Edwards to be the better Of
the two. and we therefore rec
ommend TO your honorable body
l.4, &c, ptance OF this bid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10

GOOD Roads an indispensable Necessity.
The greatest economic question
in this country today is that of
food distribution. We have an
immense population to be fed
and itseems our system, or rather
lack OF system, of distributing
products and especially perish
able products, has about broken
down.
Let me illustrate. Here in
Naborton just after Christmas |
asked friend who kept a flock
of chickens what eggs were
worth. He said the merchants
sold storage eggs at so cents, the
farmers sold fresh eggs at 20
cents and up, and that he sold a
lot that week for 40 cents. Eggs
sold in Shreveport Christmas
week as high as 80 cents, and /
see in the papers today where a
food speculator cleared $500, 600
on few bushels of onions, buy
ing at SO and selling at $l4. The
plan works thus continuously
while the government investi-
gates and puts the soft pedal on.
While the above is going on a
vast movement of equal interest
is taking place. The farmers
sons and daughters, the cream of
the country, are flocking to the
cities. The cities are enriched
while the country is robbed. The
country needs these educated
young men and women. There
is dearth of leaders in the coun-
try because of this, and this is
the curse of the rural districts.
This drain will never cease until
the country is made attractive,
,Rpd this can be done in these
ways acne: Give US good roads,
good schools, and the telephone.
Now hen, with good roads
6rot tho others will follow. With
a number OF good schools already
in the parish their usefulness
will be augmented. The prob
lem of marketing can be solved
after a net work of surfaced high
ways is spread throughout the
land. / say surfaced highways
because nothing short of $685.
day road will meet the farmers
need.
With a fair price secured to the
farmer, he can support his fami-
ly in decency and comfort. The
parcel post, while a step in the
right direction, falls short of its
mission as a marketing agency.
1t will have to be expanded vast
" before relief is felt. Person
ally | believe a system of auto
mobile trucks with proper
schedule, supplemented by small
er trucks traversing say the rural
routes, making every farm a re-
ceiving station for the shipment
of perishable products, would be
a step in the way of solving the
problem. Before permanent re-
lief can be obtained the country
will have to build highways on a
vast scale. A bureau Of distri.
button, modelled perhaps after
that of some of the countries OF
Europe, may have to come in
time. and act in an advisory way
over both production and distri-
button.
Insofar as Grant-parish is con-
cerned. it behopyes us to build q
large part of our roads while the
nonresident taxpayer is here tc
help us. The time is not far
when all the timber will be re-
moved and then the burden will
fall increasingly upon our own
shoulders. Respectfully.
w. r. JONES.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10

Official Proceedings of Board of School
Directors of Grant Parish.
CALL FOR BOARD MEETING.
Pollock, La, March 2, 1917.
Dear Sir:-You are hereby no
titled to meet the school board of
the parish of Grant. La, in spec
ial session on Wednesday, March
z, 1917, to attend to some matters
pertaining to the educational af-
fairs of the parish.
By order of the president, Hon.
j. H. McNeely.
]. N. WARNER,
Sec. Board of School Directors,
Parish of Grant, La.