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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
WhafMyParents
Wanted Me TO Do
No: e-THoMAs A. EDISON.

My mother, when a young woman
IA, Vienna Ont where my father and
She met. She was an attractive, high
" educated and cultured woman and
her influence upon my life has been
profound and lasting.
AS child was of fragile appearance
and supposed not to be strong. so was
I not allowed to go to school at as early
an age as usual and then for only a
| short time.
| WAS usually al the foot Of the class
but my mother, who had watched me
! closely. believed in my mental powers
and resolved to take me out OF school
land educate me herself.
| Fortunately for me She was not only
loving, observing and wise. but also
well informed and ambitious.
From her experience as teacher
| she was able to give me an education
better than could be had In the local
schools of that day.
Under her guidance / found study
easy and pleasant.
Before was twelve | had studied
the usual rldimcnts and had read with
my mothers help. Gibbons Decline
and Full of the Roman Empire
Uume's History Of England" Sears
History of the World" and Burton's
Anatomy IF Melancholy" and The
Dictionary of Sciences
My father, a man of no small mem
tai ability, also encouraged my liter
AIRY tastes and paid me Il small sum
for each book mastered.
When | was about seven we moved
to Port Huron. Mich. where. Il few
years later, | began active life by be,
coming Il ncWsboy.
My interest in chemistry startee
when | was eleven, and tried man.
experiments in our cellar. where
spent most of my spare time.
AS | got deeper into my chemica
studies my limited pocket money dis
appeared rapidly.
had read all the books within
reach SO | decided if became ;
train newsbos ! could earn all thu
money wanted for my experiments
get fresh reading from papers am
magazines, and spend some leisur
hours in Detroit at the public librar,
My parents. particularly my mother
objected. = for my latner. aItnOuS
not rich. was actively interested /
several industries and was very pros
: porous.
But | finally overcane their reluct
ance. and in 1859. at the age Of twelve
obtained permission from big rail
road system to sell newspapers o
the trains between Port Huron an
Detroit
: While newsboy on the railroad
became much interested in electric
!. ity, probably from visiting telegrap
+ offices with IA chum who had taste
I similar to mine.
: 1t may he surprising that a la.
from about twelve to fifteen. shoul
have been allowed such liberty yoin
= early and returning late, II newsbo.
an eXperimenter in chemistry, il pub
Usher. printer. newsdealcr, amateu
locomotive engineer, and what no
which was -,...,..-.--
My family. except my mothe
thought ! was strange boy. and
u any Of them expressed nervousness
lduring my absences she Would sa,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER %, 1917
LET Us WAIT 4 BIT.

We are not especially I'M
pressed at this time by the argn
ment OF Chairman Berry in an adj
joining column. indicating his
eager desire to sink party iiae>
and rc-elect Senator Walsh by
the votes Of Republicans as WI
ms Democrats. We share his ad-
mira:ion for the senator's lnie'-
lect, but intellect is not prcclsci%
a desidcratum in the settlement
Of this question. There are o'',"l,
qualities to be considered, surN
as patriotism Of the self >ar,'
ticing order. character that stands
aloft and actual, everyday s"rN'c"
of accomplishment to the people
of Montana. We do not say that
Senator Walsh is lacking III these
qualities. and we can easily con-
we've a situation IN which Char
man Berry's view should prevail
We would much prefer the re
tention Of Senator Walsh to The
election of one Of the an'i-N
radical demagogllrs, such as are
threatening to contest the seals Of
loyal congressman and senators
in other states as. for instance,
Minnesota.
We refuse to get excited over
Mr.. Berry's suggestion until We
know whether Senator Walsh N
tends to recommend the reap
pointmcnt Of United States Dis
trict Attorney Wheeler as q mat
ter Of political cNpcdiency, or
whether he will choose real
prosecutor, one who will protect
the lives and property Of the citl-
zens OF Montana by going the full
length of his duty.
We have heard and read The
senator's patriotic uttcrances.
Here is hi, opportunity for pa
triotic deed And, incidentally
we may remind the senator that
Mr.. Wheeler's term of office cN-
pircd some weeks since.
Mr.. Berry falls into gross error
il he thinks that there are no
Republicans in Montana fully
qualified for a United States
senatorShip. even though they
are not so fully versed in the in,
tricacies of international law IA,
is Senator Walsh or as We're tn,
hate Justices Of the United State,
Supreme Court John Marshal
and Roger 3. 1.ercs.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
!. THE. THRIFT. STAMP.

The campaign for The sale Of
thrift stamps is finally we'll under
way and it is hoped that the re-
Spouse will be patriotic and con-
tnuon> This is to be a drive ,ln-
| til the war ends. The allotment
Il for Missoula county is large. but
within the year it should be alb
| sOrbed because the thrift stamp
! is an investment of unusual value.
The details of purchasing are
simple and the stamps will be
found for sale at convenient
places. From an investors view
point the stamp is attractive. be-
causc it can be redeemed upon
ten days notice at any time. and
With accumulated interest, if the
owner 50 decides. As III invest
mcnt for five year, IT IS especially
desirable, since il will bring back
ills value with interest compound
ed quarterly at four per cent, We
know no better method OF encour-
,aging the saving habit with chill
dren II teaches them TO become
business boys and girls. It's ar-
cunllaled value will be great
THE government needs the money
for war purposes. Every stamp
sold helps to win The VAR. 1t j.
therefore most important for
Everybody to get behind this
movement and drive it through |,
ISIlrCpSS
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
NO NEUTRALITY.

am not neutral in this war. Pac-
fist as have been all my life. going
as far as any man living to try to make
that racifism real. when l find tibet
that there is a mara uder or band Of
marauders about and I would not de-
fend my wife and my children and my
neighbours children from the attacks Of
such a monster. l would not be paci-
fist. I would be Il poltroon.--Samuel
Gompers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26

nurse On duty has too much to-. do
and there is no one to relieve her.,
It's hard, stern, heart -rending BUSH
ness, compared to taking dictation in
an office with "A rug ON the floor. but
lis helping the United States of Amer
lea, to preserve her Liberty and her
ideals in Jan hour of terrific need.
.fAelei won't be much chance to wear
fluffy blouses and silk stockings. but
there will bcs a chance for something
can, AZ
''Thc office job can wait-the hos
idtal wards cannot. a
Don't hesitate, siris. L 3+a
:, = - y = - s.. "a q, 80
After Chasing each other around
three states for possession Of the jsliild
AIisstnuri nioshsl and father gaefs uI
llkA9sht did remalried. -
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
LETTERS FROM The
MlSS0ULIAN FAMILY

The Muscular invites letters
from it's readers on all topics Of
interest The signatures and adj
dresses Of correspondents should
be sent as evidence Of good faith,
though anonymous signatures may
be sent for the letters as printed,
il desired. All communications
should be limited to 200 words and
addressed to the editor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
Missoula's Christmas
Beautiful.

And Missoula was happy as we'll as
quiet, The spirit everywhere mani
fest in the city was that of Christmas
cheer and good will. Everywhere
within the boundaries Of the city the
custom of lighting the way of the
Christ Child" was observed. The
custom is beautiful In significance and
in effect. II is beautiful because il
(affords an opportunity for all to take
part. And all did take part. From
practically every dwelling in the city
the light CLEANED. The good will Of
the day was again demonstrated at
the municipal Christmas tree. From
all parts Of the city came all kinds
of people to carol Missoula's spirit.
Even the weather man did his bit. 4
clear sky and n moderate temperature
added to the success of the OCCASION
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26

He is all right Nothing will happen
to him. God is taking care of him"
She understood, and allowed me
the widest possible sphere of action
and encouraged my ever-incr.asiny
studies.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
GOOD ADVICE.

why so thoughtful?"
is marriage failure" asked the
bride.
Opinions vary. Don't start with
that assumption, misunderstanding
Courier Journal.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26

University Of California girls in mass
meeting voted to chew gum and save
the candy.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26

Pretty west side girl kissed "a men
into joining the navy, and will keep
them supplied with tobacco and books.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
Absence Of Booze
Marks Christmas Day.

Christmas was quiet in Missoula
There We're amuscments enough to
prevent the day from becoming bore
to the citys people, but for the news
paper man. Missoula was quiet. The
tranquility reached through every
thing. Even the police station was
quiet Sergeant Thcrriault's book
showed only three "drunks."
Three DRINKS on Christmas day
doesn't sound much like news to you
| suppose. Well perhaps 1t isn't. But
IL YOU had been reporting ten years
ago and the slate here had told YOU
that story. you would have printed it
| all over the front page Of your paper.
I'm getting used to a quiet Christmas
| myself. but years ago, and it wasn't
SO many either times were much diff
forent. Then the day was about the
worst of the year for u.s.. II we had
room enough in the Jail to accommo.
date the Christmas prisoners we were
surprised. There were times when we
used to have to put some Of them in
/ the old county Jail, which has since
been togn down. j .na
And they weren't all drunks. either.
There were scrappers and holdups and
/ pickpockets and don't know what
all. Yes. Missoula has certainly
changed In n comparatively short
time. This year is a bit quieter than
usual. Though suppose it is because
SO many Of the men have gone into
the army. I don't know. hut I'm sure
that it can't be too quiet for me-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-26
Talk Of the TOlU,l
Son Of Frontier
Hers To-day.

George kurillOs, deputy sheriff from
Mineral county. spent Christmas in
Mtssoula. MIR. kurillos Is perhaps bet
ter known -as Hungry Hollow" kurtl-
: los. Just when Mr.. Kurillos got his
nickname no one knows, perhaps, but
why he RECEIVED II can be explained.
His home has always been in Mineral
county. In that county ever since he
can remember. his parents have owned
and operated q placer mining claim.
The mine is located in a remote gulcll
In the mountains known as Hungsy
Hollow. Each year, with the advent Of
the first signs of spring. the family
this father and mother and hc). would
pack with horses as far back into the
mountains as the snow would permit.
Here the horses would be abandoned
| and the party would continue OH
snowshocs with the packs on their
backs. In little cabin in Hungry
Hollow they would camp and even be-
fore the last Of the snow had gone.
would begin mining operations. All
through the summer they would con.
tinue working and with the first snow
OF the fall, would pack back to civil
izatioi,.
| Ever since Mr.. kurillos can rernem-
Der this has been the yearly program
Of his, parents. 1t still Is. While All
infant he was carried back into the
mountains in the spring. While yet
IA yOungster he was provided with q
miniature pair Of snOwshocS and per
mitted TO do his bit in the annual
tramp from the pack horses to the cab
in in the mountains. Here through
the summer he would help his father
roll boulders or build bitches. Here he
would hunt fish and work till the COM
ing Of autumn forced the family back
to town. 1t was a real frontier nfe
Mr.. kurillos physique shows the result
of his early life. lie Is not large Of
stature. but in all the northwest IT. u
probable that there is not a man bet
ter qualified for his position than he.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-31
nc taxation Of ralIroads in reeont

the taxation of railroads in recent
years.
Sixth.-The cumulative effect Of
these conditions upon the investing
public. to which railroad companies
must look for the capital necessary TO
continue Development
I'VE believe that the unifcation Of
equation Is essential" said Judge
Loyett and that with the rapid IN,
crease Of state commissions In recent
years congress will in time be com.
PEELED to exercise its power III the
premises. To unity regulation there
should be a complete. harmonious. CON
sistent and related system. We be-
lleye the best, if not the only practical
plan, is the federal incorporation of
railroads by general law, which viii
make Incorporation Hereunder com
pulsory. thus imposing ON all railroad
companies throughout the United
States the same corporate powers and
restrictions with respect to their tinan-
cial operations and the same duties
and obligations to the public and the
government, so that every investor will
know precisely what every railroad
corporation may and may not lawfully
do"
Judge Lovett contended that the So
luton of these problems and difficult
ties rested with congress. He told the
committee that under the constitution
the authority Of the federal govern
ment is paramount, that congress has
the power to legislate for centralized
control of railroads under federal char
tiers and that it only remains for that
body to exercise that power.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-31

erly used by the pro-German propa-
gandists, the real traitors, TO pull
their chestnuts out Of the fire.
To such people Mr.. Roots words
should come as a warning. He has
seen Russia in the throes of rebirth,
and is astounded to find on his return
the slightest difference of opinion
among our people as to the necessity
of putting every ounce of strength
we possess into the war.
He correctly assumes that the time
for argument is past end that those
who fail to give cordial support to
the Government or attempt to under
mine the respect due the President
are as guilty of treason as those who
plot to overthrow the one and dis
honor the other.
The American people have no use
for snipers. The kind of patriotism
that blows hot one moment and cold
the next, the ccnsorious, fault-fnding
typocritical patriots have no place in
the present crisis. Those who are
not working for victory are contribut-
ing their share to possible defeat
st. Louis Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-31
PLAIN TALK FROM KERENSKY

Premier Kerensky boldly took the
position, in his address opening the
National Conference at Moscow, that
only by concentrated power exercised
with frmness and determination car
Russia overcome the foe without ant
the foe within and establish such q
permanent condition of freedom as the
people desire. In this he is in accord
with the experiences of all peoples OF
all ages. A weak government, what
ever the principles upon which it is
founded, whatever the democracy and
humanity of its rule, is peculiarly IN
potent and ineffective in time of war,
No nation can control itself without a
responsible head, and in war that con-
troll and direction must take something
of the nature of a dictatorship, con-
centrating within a single individual
Or a small group of individuals all the
power and energy Of the state.
The founders of the American re-
public, who were in fact the founders
Of modern democracy, recognized this
fact, and provided in the constitution
for such authority. Jealous as they
were of their liberties, fearful as they
were Of autocratic government, they
nevertheless provided that the Pres
ident should be commander in chief
Of the army and navy, the supreme
fighting power of the nation. They
realized that division of authority or
limitations of power in time of war
would be dangerous if not fatal, and
they relied upon the people to check
any tendency toward a permanent au-
tocracy that might arise from the
exercise of this power. Our expert
ences has proven their wisdom. New
err yet has a President abused his
power, although at times it has been
actually greater in some respects than
that of many hereditary monarchs.
Kerensky evidently understands the
necessity of the situation and is deter
mined to hold the country in the right
course at whatever hazards to him
self. He relies, properly, upon the
people for his support, and feeling,
or seeming to feel, that the great
masses are with him, he defes the
representatives. of disorder and disso-
luton. "Let them remember" he says,
chat our patience has its limits and
that those who go beyond them will
have to settle with government
which will make them remember the
time of czarism. We shall be impla-
cable, because we are convinced that
supreme power alone can assure the
salvation of the country" That is I'M
questionably the correct position for
this emergency, and in so proclaiming
it Mr.. Kerensky shows himself to be
not only a man of courage but man
of sense.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-31

lutism, the autocratic power, that in
its present hands makes Germany
continuing menace to the world. No
reliance can be placed upon this pow
err. A government that declares
solemn treaty TO be mere scrap of
paper" when it stands in the way of
its desires cannot be trusted to stick
to any agreement it may make But
the breaking of a treaty, even under
such circumstances Of perfdity and
atrocity as the invasion and ravish-
mont of Belgium, might not alone have
convinced the world Of the utter un-
trustworthiness of the German govern
ment. Treaties have been broken bv
other nations and new ones afterward
made and respected. 1t is the IN
broken record of the repeated viola
ton Of all the principles upon which
honor and docency among men are
founded that has put the Raiser's
government entirely outside the pale
of humanity's confidence.
But the President, as he has 81
ways been, is careful to make a dis
tinction between that government and
the German people. He would not
have the nation damned for the acts
Of its autocratic leaders. He holds
ard rightly, that the Germans are re-
sponsible for these acts only to the
extent that they permitted them and
supported them, and he would not have
their right to a free and national ex-
istence abrogated or imperiled by
things that have been done by their
dictators, even though they in their
blind obedience have contributed to the
deeds that have infamed civilization.
Nor would he deny them, as a people.
the trust that cannot be given to the
kaiser and his crew. If the people Of
Germany can find some way to make
their power supreme in the land, if
they can make their rulers unanswer-
able to them that the world can feel
that a treaty made with Germany is
a treaty made with the nation, then
the powers arrayed against Germany
will quickly gather with its represen-
tatives about the council table for a
settlement of the issues of the war.
The President-and undoubtedly he
speaks for all. the active enemies of
Germany in this mathematics it
clear that some such establishment Of
the popular will must precede any
peace proposal that is to be seriously
onsidered-Globe Democrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-31
GERMANY is WEAKENING

Signs of German weakening multi
ply The promise of PREPARATION to
Argentina in the Toro case, coupled
with the assurance that the naval
forces of the empire have received
orders and instructions which will
prevent any more incidents" occur
ring to "disturb the friendly relations
between Germany and Argentina,
contains a dubious apology, but it is
an official admission that unrestricted
submarine warfare on neutrals is
wrong. Policy dictated the note.
Germany has nothing to fear in q mil
itary way from Argentina in this war.
Nor can Argentina be Of any assist
ance. Considerations of future trade
controlled. The admission virtually
disposes of the argument of necessity.
Every other neutral that has suffered
grievously from German submarine
warfare has a right to demand the
same treatment promised Argentina.
Germany cannot very we'll refuse to
grant such demands. This means
that the starving of England is recog-
nized as an impossibility.
There are internal signs of weaken
ing of purposes. These will grow,
rather than diminish, when the sub
stance of President Wilson's reply to
Pope Benedict's suggestions of ba-
SIS of peace negotiations is learned.
There is more freedom of discussion in
Germany than there has been at any
other time since the war began. The
dread Of humiliation is exercised by
Mr.. Wilson's note. Hans Dclbrueck
is demanding that Chancellor Mi
chaelis make direct reply to Asquith's
question about the restoration Of Bel
GUM. The chancellor's loyalty to the
Relchstag peace resolution is aues-
toned. Correspondents in adjacent
neutral countries report widespread
agitation for the characterization of
the empire. Peace advocates in Ger
many will find ammunition aplenty in
Mr.. Wilson's note for democratizing
Germany. The business men of Ger
many will find comfort in the Presi-
dents stand against an economic war
after the war. The Reichstag resolu-
ton can be interpreted to mean, in a
general way, what Mr.. Wilson says, it
having been fashioned so as to bear
different Constructions. In fact, both
the liberal and the business elements
in Germany will find "Wilson peace"
better than any alternative before
them. The junkers have the supreme
test of their influence ahead of them.
Globe Democrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-31

We are in favor of bonding the coun-
ty for good roads for the reasons:
first, it is less expensive to the people
to have good roads than to have bad
ones; second, good roads will cause
the immigration to this county of good
people; third, failure to bond at this
time will knock the county out of
several thousand dollars of federal
and state aid for road building which
we cannot secure by any other meth
cd than by bonding.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-31

On the second page of this issue
of The Times appears an article by
Hudson Maxim, who is a member of
the Advisory Board of the American
Defense Society, under the heading,
america in Graver Danger than Peo-
pie Believe" Mr.. Maxim is in a po-
sition to know a great deal of the
things and conditions of which he
writes, and while we feel that he is
somewhat pessimistic in his conclu-
sions, it may be that many of us, with
much less information at hand than
is possessed by Mr.. Maxim, is inclined
to be too optimistic We should see
and know things at their worst-if
also at their best--in war times; hence
our reason for publishing this article.