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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13
COMPULSORY MILITARY
SERVICE DEBATE TOPIC
Montana and Southern Cali
fornia Teams to Discuss
Swiss System.
ADMITTANCE IS FREE
Public Invited to Hear Dis
cussion Tomorrow at
Local Church.
ADMITTANCE is FREE

At eight o'clock Saturday evening
at the Presbyterian church the people
OF Missoula will have their first OPP
portunity to hear compulsory military
service, now before congress. discussed
pro and con.
The University of Southern Califor-
MIA situated at Los Angeles. will send
a team here to meet representatives OF
the State University in a discussion OF
this important question. This is the
second annual debate between the two
schools. Montana defeated the Cali
fornia men at Los Angeles last year.
owing to the Importance Of the ques-
binary interest is being manifested in
the coming contest. And the univer-
sity management predicts an unusually
large attendance. Admittance will be
free.
Montana Team Strong.
Montana is represented by Miss Ha-
gel Baird and Stuart McHaffie. AL
though this is Miss Balrds first APP
pearance In an inter- collegiate debate
she has a creditable record on the TO
rensic platform. While freshman in
high school she Won the state cham
pionship in the declamatory contest
held at Missoula. and in her senior
year was awarded first place in the
state eXtemporaneous contest held at
Rozeman. She was also a member of
the cha m piny 70 cf Do
county.
Mr.. McHaffie. president of the stu
dent association and manager of de-
bate, is a veteran in the debating game
He participated in four interscholastic
contests for the Mssoula high school,
has been a member Of the university
team for the past three years. During
that time he has never had a judge
vote against him. In his freshman
year at the university he was a men,
Der Of team which defeated Gonzaga
college. The following year, with Will
lam Long as a teammate, he won a
unanimous decision from the Univer-
sity of North Dakota. Last year he
had as a colleague Payne Templeton,
and won a three -to- nothing verdict
over the University of Oregon, This is
Mr. McHaffie's senior year and Sat
urday's contest will be his final APP
pearance in a forensic battle under
Montana colors.
eourquin Names Judges.
BY agreement between the two
schools. Judge Bourquin of Butte was
delegated to select the judges for the
debate, The men chosen by him to
decide the superiority of the two teams
are: Associate Justice Sidney Sanner
of Helena, DR.. Witherspoon, of Butte
and Attorney c. 3. Nolan of Helena.
Payne Templeton, Montana '16, vet
eran Of six university contests. will
preside The university invites the
public to attend the discussion of this
vital question
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13

THE BIG MESSAGE IS COMM,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13
NOTICE.

Inc lirm Of ouilette and Pitt of
Nlllt"wn has been this day dissolved,
W. ". Pitt retiring on account ot
sickness, Mr.. Frank Beaulicu, an old
f'S!nent OF Midtown, formerly with the
a. {. NJ CO., has assumed Mr. Pitts
place II the partnership, and the new
urn VIII be known as Oulctte and
heauli"u. All obligations of Ouiletto
ana Pht1 are assumed by Ouilotte and
1'eauli"u. All accounts due the old
'rm ar" payable to Ouilette and Beau
lieu.
MI Pitt desires to thank his for
nef customers for their patronage and
wishes the new firm continued sue
cess.
Dated April -, 1917.
W. ". PlLTZ.
Ouilctte and Beaulicu.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13
YOUNG PEOPLE HEAR
OF GARDEN CONTEST

NJ. j. Abbey of the extension DEPART :
ment OF the United States experiment
station at Bozeman will talk to the
boys and girls of the Orchard Homes
country Life club, Friday evening at
A;5o O'Clock at the clubhouse. Mr.
ABBEY is fostering through the state,
boys and girls gardening and canning
e'0oS IN which prizes are offered the
winners
Following the address by Mr.. Abbey,
'here Will be social session of the
country Life club as is customary on
Friday evenings
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13
CleANEST OFFICE.

me cIeanest office in the building"
Is the way Z. A. Jones of the North .
'rn Pacific clerical force described his
he" office room. Investigation proved
the truth OF the statement, for the Of
Use paraphernalla was found in the
bathroom on the third floor of the
building.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13
MRS. r. ID. PRESCOTT
DIES AT OLD AGE

Mrs. Rufus ID. Prescott aged &c,
died yesterday morning at her home
up the Rattlesnake valley. Mrs. Pres
colt was born Abbie D. Delnah, Feb
ruary 3, 1S41, at Tarrytown, n. Y, and
was married to r. d. Prescott in Au-
gust, 1865 She is survived by four
children, Mrs. Olive Bomgardner Mrs.
Grace +. Walpole, Mrs. May Prescott
Dwight and Mrs. Lenore p. Crutchfeld
all living in Missoula.
Service will be conducted by the
Christian Science leaders this morn
ing at 1890 at the residence up the
valley, and interment will be in Mis-
soula cemetery
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13
Brief Bits of
MiSSOulQ NeUs
DR.. Anna James. osteopath, sa4 blk.

DR.. Anna James. osteopath, S34 blk
ADV.
w. A. Sparks will leave Sunday for
Fuffalo on business
X. Gwinn, M. D., eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist Glasses ground at
the office, First Natl. Bank Bldg.-Ady,
Dan Mellick of Butte called upon
friends in Missoula yesterday.
DR.. Louise Smith, osteopath, s1S--
Adv.
w. Roy Ihl Of Hamilton spent yes
terday on business in Missoula.
F. G. Moore, chiropractor phone 1884.
ADV.
Lawrence Brechbill was in Missoula
for the day on business from Florence
Floral offering for departed friend
Anderson Greenhouse. 769 phone-Adv
Miss Marie Mulholland is VISITING
Miss Gertrude Hall at her home or
' NV Sti'tl,
Marsh. the undertaken, 211 w. Cedar
Phone 321.-Adv.
II. j. Mcintyre, postmaster at Camas
Prairie, spent yesterday on business
in Missoula.
In a hurry? Shapard Special Lunch
hastily and quickly served. soc. ADV
+. T. Elliott has returned from n
business trip of several days to Butte
ard its vicinity.
Lenses ground at this office. DR.
Schweiker. optical specialist. Mont. Blk
Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. ]. Mckinley hav,
come from Fargo, n. D., to make their
home in Missoula.
Home cooking at the Coffee Parlor
ADV.
y son was born yesterday to Mr.
and Mrs. w. u. Johnson at their home
sos Russell street.
DR.. willard, osteopath, First National
Bank.-Adv.
:,
VI INV ''"'
National bank at Roman was Il visitor
in Missoula yesterday.
= 't''''cu " eyes
anu ''e i''''hs OF
glasses. Office, Higgins block.-Adv.
vas ''' It at 'h' 'N'l
hBSIt1f4I
""s u VIZ ana MIS-
ann VI '>'S SUM-
-. money to loan. II. d. Fisher
daughter was born yesterday to
MI. and Mrs. Henry Truylcr at thcir
home, III West Alder street.
T. +, D"m"rs and Miss Della De
mers OF Arl"" leave this afternoon fol
Montreal by way of Chicago,
PAVING ,,ur, ,,,,a,, c.,,, ,,:..,
avenue will I've begun this morninp I,
be completed within about 10 DAVIS
Frank ynrr IL. :, 1,.,,, ~, .,.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13

W. ". PlLTZ,
Ouilctto and Beaulic,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

\ marriage license was issued YES
terday to c. G. Sparrow of Anaconda
and Miss Nora L. BONN of Warm
Springs
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-13
RETURNS FROM VISIT.

Mrs. Carl Elton returned yesterday
from Carter Montana, where she has
been visiting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
ATTITUDE OF PLAYERS
IS WORRYING OWNERS
With Training Season Only Few
Weeks on. Only Eleven Have
Signed Contracts.

Chicago. Jan. -2s.-With the Cubs
training trip only a little more than
three weeks away and only eleven
men under contracts. it looks as II
either the Baseball Players Fraterni-
ty or the slicing of salaries may cause
President Weeghman and Manager
Mitchell, of the North Sders, a few
sieepless nights between now and Feb
ruary 90. when the De Luxe special
train is booked to pull out for the
Pacific coast loaded with ball players,
In answer to a request today for the
names of all players who have signed
and those who possess holdover con-
tracts, President Weeghman, with the
help of the office force. gave out a
list of eleven men whose contracts he
actually has. OF that number only
three were regulars of last years team.
Dne, Steve Yerkes, was let out to At
anta last season, and has an iron
bound contract extending through
1917. Seven are recruits who are out
to earn their baseball spurs and about
whom little is known.
1t was learned that terms have been
made with several other players, in
Guiding Pitcher Al Demaree, Outfield-
er jacobson and two or three recruits,
hut the signed contracts are not in the
Cub vaults. Ii also was learned that
nothing has been heard from some of
the regulars, among them Cy Will
Hams, the smuggling outfelder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
LIVE OYSTER MAKES
EXCELLENT RAT TRAP
Rodent Places Tail In Oysters Mouth
and Oyster Rescnts the
Insult.

Hampton, Va, Jan. 2S.-The latest
novelty in the way of making use Of
oysters came to the surface yesterday
when Captain Frank W. Darling, head
of the large oyster packing house of
j. S. Darling & Son, discovered that
the bivalves may be usedsas rat traps
Just to prove in his opinion, Cap
tain Darling was exhibiting a large
oyster. which had closed in, on the
tail of an immense rat, and through
which the rodent finally met his
death.
The rat had been prowling around
the oyster pile, and one of the BIZ
valves opened its mouth and decided
to partake of rat tail for a meal. The
oyster clamped down on the rodents
tail and refused to let loose.
Early yesterday morning cne of the
men employed in the big shocking
house noticed an oyster running up
and down the walls of the building
and also cavorting itself on the pier
of the wharf. The spectacle dumb
founded the shucker, until he finally
decided to investigate. He soon dis
covered that the oyster had a rat by
the tail and that the rat was unable
to get away from him. The oyster
was too large to be dragged into the
usual haunts of the rodent, so in his
distress the rat had sought relief by
elm bing the wall and disporting
around the pier, probably in the hope
of releasing its tail from the oyster
she'll
The shucker finally grabbed the oys-
ter and then killed the rat The shells
had closed in so tightly that IT was
impossible to pull the end of the tail
Of the rat from the vice-like shells.
Captain Darling brought the curl
osity up the street and exhibited his
new rat trap to many people and then
finally had the dead rat and the oyster
trap photographed by Cheyne.
The oyster still declines 10 let loose
OF the tail, Notwithstanding that the
rodent is dead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
PARAMOUNT WILL MEET
CHURCH HILL TONIGHT
Game Between Local Basketball Rivals Will Be Staged
YIN. c. A. County, Basketers Scheduled to Go
Up Against Barton Heights Five.

y Unless we miss our guess Richmond
basketball devotees are in for two In
teresting exhibitions of the popular
winter pastime tonight on the Young
Mems Christian Association floor.
The one that is attracting the most
attention, naturally, Is the engagement
to be staged by Fairmount and Church
Hill, those ancient rivals on the basket
bail floor. The rivalry between thess
two quints is keen. to say the least,
and the encounter should be bang.
up affair from start to finish. Fairmount'
has lost several good men recently.
while Claude Woodward's loss has been
felt by Church Hill. However, when
these two quints get together on the
floor a good game can always be looked
for The probable iine-ups follows:
Church HIl-R Bell and w Bell
forwards: Perkins, center; Ehmig and
Hatcher. guards.
airmount-Newcome and Metcalf
forwards; Gayle center: Lawrence and
Thacker. guards.
Another game that ia attracting con-
siderable attention is the Y NJ. C. A..
Barton Heights contest. which will also
be staged tonight on the Y. NJ. c. A..
floor. The "Y'' basketers have dis
played a wonderful improvement dur
ing the last few days, and from now
on they should put up some good exhi-
billions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
sketba Teams Play Here Chamber Night Show
GENERALS PREPARING
FOR COMING EVENTS
Washington and Lee Track Athletes
viii Participate In Several
Meets This Year.

Lexington. Va, Jan. 2S.-washing-
ton and Lees track schedule for 1917,
as announced yesterday by Manager
j. b. Gladney. includes indoor meets
in the Georgetown games, Washing
ton: the Johns Hopkins-Fifth Regi-
ment games, Baltimore, and with
George Washington University, Wash
ington, to be held on February II.
February "a and March 8. respec-
lively.
The outdoor events include a meet
with North Carolina in Lexington on
April IA. with Geofgetown at Lexing-
ton on April 81 and the Penn Relays
at Philadelphia on April 81 and %.
The Generals with compete in the
south Atlantic championships at Bal
timore on May IL and IL, and with
Johns Hopkins at Baltimore on May
-. meet with Roanoke College on
May Is pending.
Coach Forest Fletcher. of Notre
Dame. and a former Olympic star,
believes that Washington ana Lee will
have the best track team In its history.
The candidates are working out daily.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29


man ships from the seas. Where one
side has triumphed ashore the other
has proved invincible afoat The
hopes of the allies for victory in the
near future are not based upon any
theory that the German armies can
be crushed in this year or next. The
chief hope for the defeat Of the CEN
tral powers Is based upon the efflci =
ency of the blockade, which. it Is
hoped, will starve the Germans into
submission.
England Holds Seas.
Occasional submarines like the
Deutschland may succeed in crossing
20 some neutral port. but there Is no
prospect that any important supplies
can ind their way into Germany by
such means. Rare good luck added
TO great skill and daring will once in
while get some fast commerce de-
stroyer like the Moewe through the
British naval blockade, but these ad-
ventures can only destroy and have no
chance to fill the gaps in the German
larder England, has Just declared as
dangerous To shipping the waters
Immediately off the entire German
North Sea coast from Denmark TO the
Netherlands, This undoubtedly means
NAA@e @t'sS AIiFN tOGSk ililS ana NIlS
waters running seaward a hundred
miles have been mined to make It
even more difficult for submarines or
fast cruisers to escape into the At
lantic. These mines, II maintained.
will greatly increase the difficulties
attending the efforts Of any German
ship which had slipped out when she
may try to find a way back. The re-
cent naval engagement off Zeebrugge
showed how closely British sailors
watch those waters. Zeehrugge Is a
rendezvous for sea mines and DESTROY
ers and is at the outlet Of ship canals
reaching Belgium cities lying back
from the coast. but the port will not
serve for heavy armed ships.
England, realizing that the COM
plete sea blockade is the most ef-
fficient OF all allied weapons, evident
ly proposes to increase, II possible its
use.
In Russia. on the Riga front. the
reinforced Russians have been unable
10 dislodge the Germans from the
ground they won east OF the Aa last
week.
In Rumania the King has retired
fourteen generals of divisions and
hrigades in punishment for the dis
astrous campaign In which the Ger
mans conquered nearly all of the
country. How easy 1t is for a King
to forget that all military action Ia the
! result OF some civilian policy. These
generals may have made tactical mis-
takes. but to the outside world II has
seemed that the Governor of Rumania
made more serious mistake L., think
ing that Rusiloff's attack in Bukowina
indicated that a safe and favorable
moment for Rumania to enter the
war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
FAMILY Ht|Rl00MS
AND JEWElRY STOLEN
Burglar Makes $4,000 Haul In Resi-
dcnce of r. W. Henderson,
Norfolk

Norfolk. Va. Jan. 2S-Jewelry
valued at approximately $1,000 and
including several family heirlooms
was stolen from the residence of T.
w Henderson, 522 Olney Road, last
night between and 10 o'clock. Two
watches, a diamond brooch, = diamond
sunburst, a diamond necklace, six
scarfpins, a pearl cavalier, and severa,
other articles of jewelry were in the
collection. Thirteen dollars in mony
was also taken.
- According to the police, the robbery
of last night was not the first that has
occurred in the Client section within
the past few weeks. 1t is believed
that the burglar who robbed the
Henderson home enterei through the
front door by means Of a latchkey.
Mr.. and Mrs Henderson were away
from home between s and 10 o'clock.
and upon their return they discover
ed that some one had been in the
house during their absence. Bureau
drawers and CLOSETS had been ran
sacked. and the interior OF the rooms
looked as II cyclone had swept
through them. a short investigation
disclosed the loss OF the family
tewelry. Patrolmen John Poges and
c. d. Freeman. on duty in the neigh
borhood. were called in. Later De-
tectives c. W. Browne and w II. Fleet
were sent from police headquarters to
make a thorough investigation OF the
robbery.
II is the opinion of the police that
the perpetrator OF the several Client
burglaries Is no amateur burglar, but
professional Raffles OF the cleverest
type.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
DAVE FULTZ IS MAN
OF HIGHEST IDEALS
Born in Virginia He Attended the Stanton Military Academy
and Later Became Prominent in Athletics at Brown.
Played With Richmond

and 1911 being succeeded, strangely
enough. by Billy Lauder.
In later years Fultz has done moro
or less officiating at football games,
and with Murphy. his law partner. he
Is now known as one OF the best foot
ball officials in the country. mem
Der of the rules committee only Few
weeks ago said Fultz was the best
football referee in the game.
Fultz naturally became the legal ad :
wiser of many baseball players. In
1910 he was approached in the matter
OF the Baseball Players Fraternity, but
1t was not until 1912 that he organ
tied II with himself at its head. Since
that time there have been many re-
forms in baseball. and the players at
least believe that 1t Is largely owing
to Fultz that they have come about. 1t
is beyond question that many of them
at the present time will back his
judgment implicitly. even should 1t
lead them to the length OF baseball
strike
Fultz does not wish to strike any
more than the owners do. He has SAID
all along that he never has taken the
stand that there lie no chance for con-
ferences or arbitration. but he aiso
says that the players demands are
Just and that the only way that the Ut
tie fellows can be taken care of Is Tor
the big fellows to stick by them. Az
lonr as Fultz Is at Its head the fra
ternity may be depended upon to re-
main an aggressive and progressive
association.
To the club owners Fultz Is a sort OF
Fuzzy wuxxy. That is to say, they re-
gard him as n poor. benighted heather
but a first class nghting man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
Iheaters
OPENS TONIGHT
AT sos AT THE ACADEMY

Tonight at sos will begin the three
days engagement OF d. w. Griffith 8
globe girdling spectacle. Intolerance. -
at the Academy. Crowded houses
will bring memories of Mr.. Griffith .
The Birth of Nation"
Intolerance" is apfly described by
the title. The intolerance of the pic
ed by such a master as Griffith. Four
periods Of the worlds history are
shown. and though far apart. yet the
intolerants OF each period do not
change in their attitude toward their
fellow men. or course II is Griffith's
idea that by showing TO mankind
wrongs that should never have existed
with their attendant evils. the great
heart of humanity may be awakened.
Griffith takes the spectator back TO
the days OF Babylon. the magnificent,
when Belshazzar. the very young king.
ruled. Then there is Judea Ia the
days OF the Nazarene. Another period
Is that OF Paris when Catherine de
Medici dictated the policies of France
TO her weakling son. Charles TX.
Then again there is a story OF today
in an American city
These four stories are shown side
by side in a manner entirely new TO
the stage. the first innovation In dra-
matte presentation in two Thousand
years. The spectacular wonders IT
Intolerance" have never been equal
ed In any theatrical production. The
reproduction Of ancient Babylon was
accomplished only after careful re-
search. The palace of Belshazxar was
rebuilt In all its lavish spiendor. On
the walls of Babylon and at their
base ancient warfare Is conducted
with the utmost realism. The famous
feast OF Belshazzar Is shown in all
Its wonder.
In the cast assembled for this pro-
ductton are Mae Marsh. LILLIAN Gisn,
Miriam Cooper. Seena Owen. Con.
stance Talmadge, Bessie Love, Mar
gerry Wilson, Robert Harron. Elmer
Clifton, Alfred Paget. Tully Marshall
and Walter Long. There will be
matinees on Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons at 2:05 o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
CIRCUS AND oPERATTC
ACTS AT LYRIC TO-DAY

The invitations are out. and seven OF
the cutest Riddles ina ginable are 60
ing to be at the party. The party IL not
intended to provide entertainment
solely for Juveniles. but for the grown
ups as well. because there Is not an
adult who will not enthuse over the ac-
! complishments Of these youngsters. The
festivities will be held on the stage OF
the Lyric every afternoon and night,
the first half Of this week.
"At the Party" Is the title Of a
Juvenile musical revue played by seven
youthful actors and actresses. any one
of whom is entitled to be known "The
Juvenile Prodigy" They work with
such finesse that 1t Is hard to believe
that they are not seasoned Thespians
instead of so many talented children
On the same bill will be the specta-
cular equestrian act OF the Riding Dut-
tons. who were last seen here with the
Barnum and Bailey Circus. In vaude-
vile the buttons are using the same
magnificent Arabian horses they ex-
hibited In their circus exhibition. The
act Is beautifully staged. Scenes and
songs Of Hawaii will be presented by
i Tom Patter Dunn. one Of the most orr
ginal funmakers in vaudeville. IL bring
ing his new physiological demcnstra-
TONS Bessie Lester. vaudeville prima
donna. win offer impersonations of
celebrities OF the dramatic and musical
| stage. and there win be the usual mo-
| tion picture displays BY the Lyrics
movie" department.