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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
Spirit of the
Montana Press
Get Into shape.

Set into shape.
The men Of Montana make good SOL
diers because they are physically fit
the climate of the state and the life
which its men and women lead COM
bnc to make their average physical
fitness higher than that which is re-
corded In most other states. Here in
this glorious Montana climate, with
the inspiration Of an environment that
is without peer in all the world. we
should every one Of us be in the pink
OF condition all the time.
Right now MOntana's matchless
spring season is at it's height. The
world of ours teens with life and
vigor. The call OF the outdoors is
strong. In Montana the hiking habit
should be Eeneral--cvcrybody should
be tramping now, just as far as pos
siblc every day. If there is only an
hour available, that hour should be
spent afoOt in mountains or in valleys
1t Is pleasant medicine to take,
this spring tonic Of Montana. 1t works
quickly, and 1t works WELL The in
SEPARATION Of the mountains, the invig-
Grating atmosphere. the delightful sur
roundings-these combine to make i,
possible for every Mon tanan to be in
prime condition. And, in this present
crisis, when any one of us may be
called upon to do his part, it be-
hOOvcs us to put ourselves in the best
possible shape. And, as has been oh.
served. it is so easy to do 1t that it is
a shame to leave it Misunderstanding
stOn Enterprise.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

express their Willingness to place all
their resources at the disposal of the
government in checking food Specu-
l;,tion and convicting food gamblers.
This is cooperation of an extremely
valuable sort. It's comparatively easy
for the government to keep an eye on
the packers and bring them up with a
sharp turn if they boost prices unduly.
1t is far harder to regulate retail
prices. If the retail butchers will do
their own regulating. there viii be
none but the middlcman to deal with,
and that task will he simplifed.
But what about the retailers in other
lines? The crocers. for example? win
they pledge themselves to take no
more than Il fair profit, and help bring
to Justice the food bandits in their line
of business TREAT Falls Leader.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
Farming the Farmer.


notice you have noticed some of
the writing Of Herbert Quick about
farmers and farming. What he has
said hits the nail on the head. l think.
His principal Argument is:
Give the American farmer rca-
sonablc assurance that he will get :,
fair price for what he raises. and help
to do the farm work and he will feed
the world. plenty
All this bosh about speeding up pro-
duction with town lot vegetable gar
dens has and will have only one good
effect. 1t will give city people more
wholesome respect for the tillor Of the
soil They viii learn by experience
that II takes an expert to grow crops
and that honest farm work is not as
disgraccful as it might be.
We hear folks talk farm manage
| ment." and in the same breath they
advocate growing produce in the most
expensive and poorly planned way that
could be devised. \ real farmer could
plant more spuds in day and do il
better than a hundred Of the little fcl
| lows around town with rakcs and hoes.
The best way to help production is
not OFF them. They need physical and
| financial help. High priced labor. feed
seed and machinery takes pile OF
money. The farmer begins paying on,
when he starts preparing for planting
| tho last Of winter, and he pays out
and pays out Oittle coming in) unit
nearly winter time again. 1t takes
more capital to carry the farmer
| through growing season than mos
people think.
| Take farmer with 100 acres o
| wheat. BY the time it is harvested III
has put about $1,000 in that wheat ficlt
| without any income from it-coverint
a whole spring and summer that h,
carries the burden. Many wcl-to- d.
| old timers are able to do it. Many
| very many others who are more abb,
to do the work cannot get through thu
season because short of money. Their
arc hundreds Of young farmers i,
western Montana today that need Fl
nancial help and cannot get it. Man.
could do the work on 200 acres o
grain. but will have to limit their ficl,
to 80 acres.
Finance the farmers. and get help
ers to them. Trust them to do tn
producing part. The American farmc
can feed the world. The hands tina
arc biistcrcd on rakcs and hoes, tn
time and money spent on town lot
and the talk about production, Woul
produce a hundred times more di
rect through farms and farmers tina
know how and are willing to produc,
All they want is n reasonable asSur
ancc that they will get n roasonabl
price for what they raise. Finance {
help a farmer That would he
good slogan for every one. Those VIII
can work can get good wages on farm
become real producers. get hcalthf,
and profitable work and do some goo,
|DthcrS who have means can finant
farmcrS-thC surcst loans on earth
and the farmer will feed the world.
NJ A. CROMWELL.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.
(t'rom the Missollla Gazette of sun
day. My 30. lS92l

Not Butte's good playing. but Mis-
soulas bad. gave yesterdays game to
the visitors. and the luck of the home
team was even worse than the play
ing. so that Butte won by Il score
of 20 to with the last half of the
ninth inning unplayed. In the fourth
INNING Butte made 10 runs In the
fifth inning O'Brien's arm being sore,
Campbell went into the box and he
pitched very well for the rest of the
game. The batteries were: Butte
Hardness and Wilson. Missoula-
O'Brien, Campbell and Border, McNcy.
G. 4. Il. visitors to Missoula re-
luctantly returned home last evening
and after expressing great admiration
for the Garden city.
Go to church this morning; in the
forenoon go fishing; in the afternoon
so to the baseball game. and in the
evening go to Jimmy Bates moonlight
picnic at the race track. Variety
enough for one day.
While the people of Helena are
building railroad to the Flathead on
paper. the civil engineers of the North
crn Pacific are actively engaged maxi
| ing preliminary surveys for the Mis-
soula route at Jocko.
Sewer work is now under fun head
way and everything is moving along
| smoothly. The steam cXcavator is
now headed on straight run down
Cedar street and the work will pro-
| gress more rapidly. the worst part of
| the excavation being finished.
She could not darn his socks or sew
| \ button on his coat:
| She could not make IA decent shirt
To fit his manly throat.
But what cared he if she had not
| \ talent to unfold,
For when he married her she had
A hundred thousand cold.
| Mlssoula received an honor at Great
| Falls last week in the fitting choice
of +. M. Ingalls, of this city to be
| grand inner guard of the grand lodge
X. of Z.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
TRY This on Your Piano.

Why should young men be taken by
the government and drilled into the
army,-bc taken from their LIES work
and homes. to make up the fighting
force of this nation. suffer physically
as well as financially. while the
money bags of the nation are bulging
with enormous wealth? Why should
the United States government borrow
this wealth and mortgage our children
to pay it back" If it is fair to take
young men in the flower of manhood.
is it not equally right to take the sur
plus wealth of our money barons =
Montana Equity News.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
Talk Much But Enlist Little,

At last 1t mas been borne III on the
New York city newspapers that the
noisy patriotic" ca east is being
shown UP in q most practical fashion
by the west. There has been more
than twice as much recruiting in the
west as on the Atlantic scabOard where
we are assured solcmnly that the
people OF the latter section are in
deadly earnest about the war and are
| appreciative of what it means.
We have noticed how great efforts
have been made to rouse the west to
the seriousness of the situation. The
press associations have been told of
the huge paradcs and the hysterical
| enthusiasm of the Gothamites, until it
| has come to be understood that on the
surface New York has Il corner on all
| the AmcricaniSm and patriotism of the
nation. At least, that's the idea the
| New Workers would seek to convey to
the world
On the day that 10000 able bodied
| men marched in IA parade in New York
! city and enthusiasm was at fever heat
| the recruiting office showed something
like 10 recruits for army and navy in
| all New York state In a little town
in oregon that same day-a town OF
900 peoplc-thcrc were So cnlistmcnts
That gives you some idea OF the pa
triotism of Gotham, which is assuring
the country every day of how it is
| earnestly in the war and begging the
| country to wake up to what the future
holds.
Aren't you ashamed of New York
| city?
And if it were not for the colossal
cgotism and complaccncy-a thorough
belief that they are the pcrsonificatoI
of all that is great and best in thu
WOrld-the persons who dwell there
would be ashamed of the town them
selves.
The sclcctivc draft act may lane
some of these SWELL headed New Yorl
will try to prove exemptions. claimn.
they are more useful to the country il
some other line of service than il
facing cold lead. but it is hoped tina
,, the government will see that they ar
given the opportunity to show tn
, country that they are believers il
deeds, not words. Besides, we hay
quite lot of folks throughout thi
country who can march in parades an,
wave the flag and attend to the re
statesmen and warriOrs-sand they ar
over the military age, tob-Helena In
dependent.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
Cheer Up 1.-The Boys"
Editor MiSSOuljan:

tulNDf MtSSOn,lan.
In these days when everybody is
trying to be useful in some way there
are numbers of people who are either
out Of the centcrS of organized work
or else are not strong enough to help
with such. or who perhaps may have
heavy home responsibilities which pre-
vent their undertaking anything out
side. To such an opportunity is here
offered to do what is really II small
thing and costs little of either money
or effort, but which will give real
pleasure to many of our blue Jackets,
who are in these days cut Off from
most of their usual amuScmcnts. who
are working very hard and who. in
common with the rest of humanity ap-
prcciate friendly interest and kindli
ness.
The coming of the mail is the most
welcome event Of the week on ship
board and happy are those who receive
their share. There are many who have
no relatives to write to them. and
though they can buy pretty much
everything else they want they cannot
buy these. Even such as do have rela :
tivcs and friends enjoy feeling that
there are people outside of their per-
sonal circle who are patriotic enough
to show little kindlincss to the ones
who are bearing the brunt of the
present situation. as are the men in
the navy. II any who read this will
send reading matter and an occasional
letter to some sailor or marine names
and addresses will be furnished by
Mrs.s NJ. J. L France. INA East l4th
street, Brooklyn, n. y.
ANNIE WILSON (MRS. NJ. j.
FRANCE
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
LETTERS FROM THE
MISS0ULIAN FAMILY
Messher Wa. Not Governor.

Editor MiSsOulian:
May l call your attention and that
of your readers, to a slight historical
error in ono of your recent issues?
The statement was made that
Thomas Francis Mcaghcr was appoint
cd territorial governor of Montana.
General Mcaghcr was appointed sccrc-
tary of Montana and acted as COVER
nor during the interim between the dc
rarture of Governor Edgcrton. and tho
arrival here of Governor Green Clay
Smith. when he resumed his former
official duties.
Please make this correction in the
interest of historical accuracy.
MARTHA E,DGERTON PLASSMAEN
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

Reading of the intensive training
which the future army officers arc un-
dergoing at the Prcsidio ANA other
camps. calls to mind that many Of
bread and black coffee for breakfast.
when formerly they would have IA
happen TO be chilled just right.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

To Our New Neehbors.
Bring. if you will, with all your goods
and chattcls,
\ phonograph that raspingly doth
play,
\ parrot. too. that loudly screams and
prattlcs
Throughout the day.
Bring, too, il maiden kin whose vo-
calizing
Has driven former neighbors to
despair,
However shrilI. however agonizing,
We will not care.
You have perhaps IA bawling brat,
pray bring it.
Though late and soon it bowls we
will not bray,
Nor beg you ON the telephone to
fling it
Far, far away.
And these we care not if you do or
don't bring,
Though some of them you're sure to
bring at that,
But oh, we only hope and pray you
won't bring
Another cat.
For weeks and weeks we've striven
to diminish
The group that nightly holds it's
noisy rout,
And We're there yet another one to
finish
'Twould do us out.
GETTING Even
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
Patriotic Butchers.s

Don't blame ii on your butcher if
meat prices are high. He is probably
doing the best he can. The 200, 900
master butchers of America have
joined in an effort to protect consum-
ers to the extent Of their power. They
are pledging themselves to sell all
the meat food products to the con-
sumner at actual cost plus the neces-
sary operating expenses Of conducting
their business" Furthermore, they
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

The Butte Post endeavors to throw
a glamour of romance over the recent
hold-up at Anaconda by making it
appear like a scene from a motion pic
ture play. The exuberance Of the
Posts imagination will hardly appeal
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

1t seems that every possible forecast
on the food situation of the United
states has been made The present
rain Is helping to force revision of
figures
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

Til" American Federation OF Labor
decision of tn" United States supreme
court, so far as it holds that the right
of railway employees to strike is lin
tied by the public interest. The fed =
Grafton should remember that YOU can't
have your cake and eat it too.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

To the Departed.
Though many are the cooks we've
had,
a large and motley host,
Though some were good and some
were bad,
It's Jane we miss the most.
It's Jane we never will forget.
We weep as though bereft,
Her cooking skill was slight and yet
We've sorrowed since she's left.
Since she has gone we've missed her
We've missed her pies OF mincc.
In fact, there's lots about the place
That we've been missing since!
No, Indeed.
Though | owned a mine or a bank r
\ kingdom I'd fret at my lot.
So prone is "a mortal to banker
For more than he's got.
There's never question about it
And daily l see that It's true.
He's surely n Ounce who will doubt it.
My goodness, do you)
Perhaps I would holler for more il
A fortune the Fates would endow:
Perhaps, but I wouldn't get sore>if
They'd try it right now:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

Waving American flags will be a
to celebrate Fourth of July. but will
hardly satisfy him this year when the
country Is at war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

The rains of the past few days have
convinced many an anxious gardener
that it is time to hone up the hoe and
make ready for the spring drive
against the rapidly advancing weed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

Th'r" is room on western Montana
ranches for large Iart of the eastern
crs who have been giving the recruit
ing office such a wide berth. They
would probably be Of more assistance
in the alfalfa and grain fields than in
the front line trenches resisting gas
and liquid fire attacks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

Unions, womcn's clubs, civic organ
lzations and small boys arc unani-
mously endorsing tho swimming poo
campaign. With such a unified spiri,
IN evidence. where is the man who
says: 1t can't be done"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

The fact that the west is turning
out the recruits is beginning to get
They're getting mad. but up to the
present time not mad enough to enlist
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

The tourist trade to Europe this
summer is likely to be. confined tc
American business men, carrying a
choice line of seasonable goods to be
left on trial behind Hindenburg's line
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

These rainy days may seem rather
irksome to some of the golf and tennis
enthusiasts, but take a look at Mount
Sentinel, or in the back yard IL you
seem lot better.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

Stll. lots of people argued against
CONSUMPTION. one effect will be that
some OF the boys who made the most
noise everywhere but at the recruiting
office will now have a chance to back
up their words.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
POEMS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
Whatever occupation be- and however crowded
affairs, least few mnues
reeshmcnt Of inner life with bit Of poetry
w, M. THACkERAY.


school a"r 10
after went
Tfakcra
is lliaton He died
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

The inmates of the Cook comfy,
Ill. Jail have shown their patriotism
by offering to enlist if freed They
might even furnish Joffre or a HaiC
n the allies should decide to fight with
iimmics and cold Chisels
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

Man is beginning to view with sus-
picion the cvcr-chanGins styles of
women. We are Informed that furs
are not to be worn this summer, but
Judgment will be suspended until the
substitute is announced
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

to the few remaining pioneers Of Alder
Gulch. Those hard headed old fellows
had stock scene that closed the play
for such actors as the Anaconda holdup
artists. And they caught them, too.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
Saving daylight is RAPIDLY gaining i

Saving daylight is rapidly gaining in
popular favor. However, if You want
TO hurry the movement and do a little
to prevent setting the alarm clock
ahead and doing a few chores before
punching tn" clock on the regular lob.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY q, 1917

Montanans are not yet bothered
with having to hunt up the shady side
Of the streets.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

Several cities have little gambling
crusades on. Why not make it ma
tiOnal and get after the Chicago and
Minneapolis wheat gamblers?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

fly and watch him closely. He goes
from one place to another and vice
versa. If he has anything in mind he
never seems to carry it out.
Flies have lots Of nervous energy.
Don't attempt to wear one down.
A very common mistake is to sup
pose that IL fly can be swatted only
on the wing. Swat them anywhere.
Preferably the small Of the back.
Never swat a fly on a full stomach.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
AT THE CHURCH GATE.


Although / enter not,
Yet round about the spot
Outlines | hover;
And near the sacred gate.
With longing eyes | wait,
EXpcctant of her.
My lady comes at last,
Ti,nid and stepping fast
And Fastening hithcr
With modest eyes uOWncast
ShcA.omcs--shc'S here, she's past.
May heaven so with her.
kncel undisturbcd fair saint!
Pour out Your praise or plant
Mcckiy and duly;
! will not enter there,
TO slll)y your pure prayer
with thoughts unruly.
Hut suffer me to pace
Round the forbidden place
Lingering u minute.
Like outcast spirits who wait
And see. through heavens gate,
Angels within it.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
THE MORNING SMILE.
Things We Wouldn't Care to Be.

'''''So VIC VvoNS0"S ~UVC W oCs
The Kaiser.
Married to Il War Groom.
Pardoned.
An innocent hystander.
\ widows first husband.
Tattooed.
Today's Sheer.
When it's we'll to be onto a man
it's better to be Off of him.
Hints on Fly Swatting.E i,
Don't try to outwit the fly.I He
has no more idea of where he is going
next than you have. Give chase to
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
and there's quite bit of dandruff,
said the barber

Yes. and you've got a cock-cye
and your collars dirty"
Sure.
OF awkward boobs the one who takes
The cake is Otto Tanners:
Tie always makes a lot of breaks.
He ought to mend his manners!
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

....e=t Getting Even.
Its getting little thin on top,
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-21
~ - - 'EY

4t.view Lodge, No. 17s, /. o. 0. F.,
held slimly attended meeting on
June 18th, 1917, H. V. Carr, N. G., in.
the chair. The usual routine busi-
ness was disposed of.
Bro. A. A. Reagan was reported to
be some worse. He is afflicted with
heart trouble, and is now SO feeble
that he is confined to his bed nearly
all OF the time. On account of his
age improvement is not reasonably
expected. All brothers who can should
visit him and try to cheer him up.
The installation of officers will take
place at our first meeting in July.
All members should be in attendance
at that meeting for the new P. w.
will be given out at that time to all
entitled to it. All who are not now
up should get busy and be in shape
before this term ends.
Perhaps there will be work in the
first degree at our next meeting. All
brothers should come and participate
in the work.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-21
TENNESSEE TRAVELLERS

To the Travelling Men of Cookeville: !:
Doubtless you have all noticed by
this time from the nice invitations
sent you from the committee on ar
rangements from Murfreesboro in
viting you to attend the Tennessee
Travellers convention in that city on
July 81, the nice program that they
have arranged for the benefit of all
who attend. They are anxious for
all travelling men to attend, and also
invite you to bring your wives, fam
lily and friends.
We are very anxious to attend this
meeting in body and expect to
leave here in body on Friday morn
ing, July 6, and motor to Murfrees-
boro via Lebanon, and will arrive in
Murfrees boro about 10 a. m, in time
for the convention. We are very
anxious for Cookeville to send good
delegation as we expect to be in the
race to land the next convention in
Cookeville for 1918.
Please attend a called meeting in
the Office of Mr.. J. N. Cox Saturday
night, June %. and let us know who
will go to this convention. If you
will attend the convention notify one
of the following at once: A. S. Shri
yer, J. N. Cox, VIM. A. Hensley.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-21
ARMY RECRUITS WANTED

The cavalry, coast artillery, signal
corps, engineers and quartermaster
corps of the regular army have al
ready been brought to war strength.
$4,000 recruits are needed at once
to complete the new regiments of in
fantry and field artillery.
$4,000 additional recruits are desir-
ed at the earliest practicable date to
fill vacancies in order that the war
strength of 100000 men may be main
tanned
Facilities are in readiness for plac-
ing these 10000 men under proper
training.
Any delay in obtaining this number
will necessarily cause the loss of in
valuable time.
1t is the earnest desire of the war
department that 10000 single men be-
tween the ages of 18 and 40, who have
no dependents and who are not en-
gagged in professions, businesses, or
trades vitally necessary to the pros
ecution of the war, be enlisted in the
regular army before the 30th of June.
NEWTON d. BAKER,
June II, 1917. Secretary of War.
Later-President Wilson has called
for volunteers to the number above
set out, between June % and 30.