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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
FUNDS ARE NEEDED
FOR SKATING RINK

A call for help was issued Yesterday
by IN" committee of citizens in charge
of the south side skating rink. The
men and women who are trying to
keep this public benefaction in good
order for service. say that funds have
run low and that if further donations
do not come in, the rink cannot be
Kept up. \ number of persons pledged
money which they have not yet paid
II these will leave their gifts with w.
w. Wlckes at the Missoula Trust &
Savings bank. and if other friends will
make additional gifts. the committee
viii be able to keep the rink in readi-
ness for the enjoyment of the boys and
girls of the south side.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS SPANIEL STORY DENIED
Eyewitness Describ e s
Shooting of Accused's
Wife and Butler.

San Angelo. Texas. Jan. 26.-Another
story of the killing of Lieutenant Colo
mel NJ. c. Butler and Mrs. Crystal Hol-
land Spaniel. at Alpine, Texas. on the
night of July 20. last, was told in dis
trict court. here this afternoon by r.
n. Pittman of Meridian, Miss. a states
witness. whose testimony was offered
in rebuttal. The defense rested its
case this morning. Harry ]. Spaniel.
who is on trial for the killing of his
wife, also is under indictment for tho
killing Of Colonel Butler. Both met
death by pistol shots while in Spanells
automobile. The defendant, testifying
yesterday, said the shot that killed
Mrs. Spaniel was fired by Colonel
Butler.
Witness Pittman testified he lived
near where the shooting occurred On
the night Of July 90 he heard shots, he
said. and saw a man on his knees in
the front seat of an automobile firing
into the back of the car. ..-..
man and a woman were on the
rear seat and he saw them fall, the
man falling first, the witness said
The automobile, which had been run
ming slowly, ran into II '=ence and
stopped. Pittman testified he then
saw the man in the front seat clint
on the running board and fire several
more shots into the rear Of the cal
and heard n mans voice say:
Crystal, why did you make me dc
it,"
The man who looked like he was
staggering" then hurried away. Pitt.
man said
Pittman testified he went to the au.
tomobile. picked up the woman's hand
felt no pulse and hurried back home
where he had left his wife. sick She
witnessed part of the shooting from 6
screened sleeping porch where Mrs
Pittman was in bed, he said. Mrs
Pittman told him she heard the name.
of Crystal" and Harry" called out b,
the occupants of the car during tn,
shooting, the witness said.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
Mrs. Lee Tries to End Life in
Hotel-Lover Is Jailed
on Suspicion.

While the remainder of Missoula
find enjoyment in the shows and cafes
of the city the eternal triangle worked
its way in the underworld. Mrs. Ada
Lee is lying between life and death,
the subject of suicidal intent, in her
room in one of the local hotels under
the care of doctor. Ernest Best, in
a cell at the city Jail, spent a sleepless
night, not knowing whether his dis
cardcd sweetheart lived or died, while
down on the Zine" girl wavered be-
tween Il sob and a swagger when she
thought of her lover and another
woman.
A telephone call brought a bell boy
to Mrs. Lees room ut about 9:15
o'clock last night He found the re-
ceiver swinging by its cord and the
room door. he found the woman
stretched unconscious on the floor
with the air rocking with carbolic acid
fumes. A doctor was hastily sum
moned and antidotes given. The last
report is that there is a possibility
that Mrs. Lee will recover. The physi-
elan reported that he could find nc
trace of the acid in the stomach MOI
any burns in the mouth.
There was every evidence of an at
tempt to commit suicide. In the sink
was an, empty bottle which had con-
tanned the acid. Some of the acid was
found in a glass tumbler. In addition
to this there We're several bichloride
of mercury tablets found in the room
On a table in the bedroom were let
her husband, her baby boy and Ernie
Best, each one bidding farewell to the
person for whom it was intended. In
| one letter were found $50 with direc-
tons that the money be used to sent
the boy to his grandmother.
The letters We're pathetic, the one te
Mrs. Lees mother especially so. II
| this the woman told of her love TO,
Ernie Best and of her finding out that
| Best no longer loved her. She prayed
| her mother not to be too hard upor
her and to keep and protect her boy
In it was portrayed the woman who
had given her all and had received
nothing in return.
Patrolman w. ]. Moore had heart
that the woman had made the threa
| to kill herself earlier in the evenin,
and was on his way to prevent it i
| possible when he heard that she hat
already taken the poison. Finding
that Best was in another room of tn,
| same building. Moore arrested hin
| with two of his friends. Frank Smith
| and Samuel Bussard. Best, had beer
seen with Mrs. Lee several times dur
| ing the past week and it was know
in police circles that all was not wei
between them. The police say tina
Best has been arrested on the charge o
| being implicated in similar affairs be
fore. He makes his headquarters a
| Saltese as a rule, they say. 1t is sait
that jealousy over woman from on
| of the West Front street resorts is tn
| reason for Mrs. Lees attempt to xii
herself last night.
Action in Bests case rests upon tn
| recovery or death of Mrs. Lee. He ant
his companions are now being held a
| suspicious characters and Il hearing
will probably be arranged for today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
On the
Spur Of the
Moment
Hen and Jasper.

Hen and Jasper.
like the way of Henry Hyde,
He lives his life quite at his ease:
Whate'er befall, whate'er betide,
Is sure to please.
All life to Hen is gay and fair,
All men to him are honest, true.
He finds his fun most anywhere.
He's never blue.
Consider now, old Jasper Jones.
At vice and wickedness he rails;
He thinks about life's cares and
means,
He signs and walls.
The world abounds in sin, says he,
Injustice, Greed and Want are rife;
SO many miseries there be
In this sad life.
And Jasper Jones is high of brow,
He's studied much since early youth.
Wise men who hear his views allow
He sees the truth.
Hens views are seldom sought, in
sooth,
Why, they're as simple as a boys.
Old Jasper sees in life the Truth.
Hen sees the Joys.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
NOTICE..

To My Missoula County Constituents:
/ lt'is impossible for me to see every
one in Missoula county personally, and
ascertain your ideas and wants in mat
ters of legislation. l wish to represent
you as nearly as possible and take the
method of inviting you to write me
upon any matters of legislation.
Respectfully yours,
A. J. BROWER,
State Senator.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS
MARGARET X. INMAN

Margaret Kate Inman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Inman, residing
at 612 East Spruce street, died yester-
day morning after q short illness with
pneumonia. The little girl was two
years and nine months old.
Rev. II. s. Galley will conduct the
funeral services which will be held at
the Marsh chapel at 100 o'clock this
afternoon. Intermen. will be in the
Missoula cemetery.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
LAND CASE UP.

\ case of protest, the United States
government versus Massey S. McCul-
Tough, was held yesterday at the
United States land office in the Ma.
sonic temple. The protest involves Mr..
McCullough's homestead of 100 acres
near Lolo, noncompliance with home
stead laws being alleged.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
ADAMS FUNERAL TODAY.

Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine
Mary Adams, who died Thursday
evening. will be held at the Marsl,
chapel at o:45 this afternoon. Rev. II.
A. Wakeley will conduct the services,
while Mrs. Harold High. Miss Edna
Chadwick and 0. f. CLANCY will sing
hymns. Interment will be in the Mis-
SCUBA cemetery.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
Our Silly Limerick Contest,

Our Silly Limerick Contest.
A certain young party named Kent,
From forty-floor skyscraper went
To the street. And when Cert
Asked him whether it hurt,
He replied ITO Il certain extent"
--Dicky.
A wild young roundcr named Ned
Awoke with horrible head,
And he said when the sheet
Had uncovered his feet,
Now, WHO left his shoes in my bed ."
H. T.. II.
None yet, however, have the Stiffness
of r. G.. LIS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
Happy Thought.

Travelling statesmen say that wool is
getting scarce. But they'll always
have plenty of yarns.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
He Banished II,

My dear" said Mrs. Phones to her
lawful spouse, 4 wish you would
speak to the cook. Bettina. / fear she
has been drinking"
ME- Phones eiggled in a suspicious
fashion.
My dear" seq he, II will look into
this matter. But first. be it agreed.
that if she can say, 'Susic's sewing
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-27
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

George See of Winnet and Minnie
Fisher of Hamilton obtained a mar
riage license at the office of the clerk
of court yesterday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Second Base Play.

Second base is called the pivot po-
Bition of the infield" This Is because
most of the plays center around sec.
ond base. Many double plays read
short to second to first; third to Sec
ond to first; second to short to first;
first to second to first" and so on.
Records show teams strong on double
plays are usually teams well up In the
race. Generally speaking, ability to
make double plays speaks well for
teams defense. A good defense means
few runs for the opposition. provided
the pitching is Of the proper kind.
Since second base Is the pivot position,
much Of the teams success depends
upon the way that base is played. II
the shortstop and second baseman
work smoothly it usually has the effect
Of balancing the rest Of the team. A
club that is constantly mussing up
plays around the second sack never
causes much trouble for the opposi-
tion.-Billy Evans in New York World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Urging Standard Pack.

Hardly q fruit meeting OF any kind
goes by but what some practical author
ity urges greater attention to the stand
ardization OF the fruit pack. And we'll
he may. II there IL any one thing which
will help fruit growers to get . better
price for their product, 1t IL greater
uniformity OF the pack. Western grow
ers have learned and applied this secret.
This, coupled With extensive advertising,
has brought envisble prices to tho west
ern men. Other fruit growers must do
likewise, and put uniform pack upon
the market. Furthermore, they must
make one pack Of each grade just like
the next pack. Apple grading and
branding laws In some eastern states
already attempt to make an improvement
in the market pack Of apples. They
must be carried out. Az fast % feasible,
regulations should be put into effect
governing peaches, pears and other fruits.
Il 10 great message the horticultural
associations are carrying to members,
and ono which deserves the earnest CON-
alteration OF every fruit grower.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Scandinavian PoIItsnsss. Q.

Two points which attract the atten.
ton Of travellers in Sweden are the
punctilious honesty and truthfulness
of the inhabitants. When asking for
places at a theater, for instance, the
ticket clerk never fails to inform the
applicant If owing to crowded state
Of the house a better position would
be secured with cheaper ticket than
the o,e asked for. Again, when par
cells are taken by steamer from Stock
holm to country places in the neigh
borhood they are just placed on to the
quay, where they frequently remain
half q day without being claimed. 1t
never seems to occur to any one that
they could possibly be taken by any
body but their rightful owners. On q
canal trip of any length little book
lies In the saloon of the steamer, In
which each passenger keeps his own
account of the number Of meals, cot
fees, etc., he takes during the journey.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
pain. Of tho Cape Of Good Hope.

Cape point, which terminates the
mighty headland known as the Cape
Of Good Hope, consists Of a towering
promontory Of sandstone, which rises
from the sea to an altitude Of $40 feet.
At the base Of this stands big soil
tary column which is known as Vasco
da Gama's pillar. The lighthouse which
here illuminates the meeting place OF
the Atlantic and Indian oceans Is one
Of the most important and most useful
of its kind. 1t Is visible from a dis
tance Of thirty-six miles. The cin
scenery is wild and sublime, the rocks
are magnificent, and the farreaching
sea, with the fierce surf beating on
the iron bound coast, Is impressive. In
the water directly beneath the clin
sharks are abundant.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
NUMBER "a.
Don't Complaint

The world is full Of complainers.
Some complain of i'll health, many OF
Ill fortune and most Of all Of Ill luck.
A pound Of pluck is worth ton OF
luck. It is not perfect world. Who
,s we'll every day throughout the year
without an ache, a pain Oh a cough?
Who is perfect in physique, In tenn
per, in deed and word and conscience!
What man or woman Is without
weakness or reason at times for mis-
givings or cause at times for repent
ance?
It Is a world of foibles, fads and IA
natics. II we were all perfect the
preachers would be needless Heaven
would be on earth.
There is comfort In the thought that
the striking differences we find among
men and women make the world at
tractive. If all were alike the monoto-
ny would be unbearable.
Think Of these things when you feel
like repining over Ill health, Ill fortune,
Ill treatment or i'll luck.
Misery loves company, and there are
always "others."-John A. Sleicher IN
Leslie's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Tho Clever Brahman.

Speaking Of the great power the
Brahmans in India possess In localiz-
ing thought, a prominent Brahman
once said: 1--WE would consider a game
of chess as played In this country mere
child's play. An ordinary Brahman
chess player could carry on three or
four games at time without incon-
venience. The usual game played BY
the Brahmans consists In checkmating
with one pawn designated when the
play begins. I have seen a man per-
form a long problem In multiplication
and division, at the same time noting
the various sounds and discussions 60
ing on about him In the room. have
seen a man compose a triple acrostic
in Sanskrit In a given meter, at the
same time having three well versed
men trying to overthrow him In his
argument on religion"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Aneisnt. u..d Few Adisetivss.

The plethora Of adjectives in modern
literature contrasts with the abstinence
Of the ancients in this respect. A con.
tributor to the Italian review, Minerva.
with time to spare, has made count
Of substantives and adjectives III the
works Of vergil, Dante and Leonardo.
In the second book Of the "Aeneid,"
which contains the fall Of Troy, there
are 1887 nouns and $50 adjectves. In
Dante's "Divina Commedia," out Of the
6,215 adjectives which 1t contains only
seventeen are in the superlative. These
are facts from which the tyro In litera.
ture may well draw a moral.-Chris'
tian Science Monitor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
ssIIina q Pair Of Shoes.

spent O couple Of hours the other
day in a shoe factory.
These" said the head Of the firm,
pointing to a dainty pair Of boots, I'VE
sell wholesale at So"
what does the customer pay for
them in q storeT inquired.
Sometimes not less than $20," he re-
piled. .
So 1t appears to cost as much to sell
q shoe as to make shoe.
The farmer who raised the calf that
yielded the skin, the butcher who re-
moved the hide, the tanner who convert
ed it into leather, the railroad which
hauled it 1000 miles and the factory
which carefully made the leather into
q shoe, together split fifty-ffty with the
exclusive shop which retails 1t to your
wife.-Girard In Philadelphia Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
A New England Conflict.
SEA AND SUN GAIN VICTORY ovEB
ICE MASSES.

Ages before the bitter struggle Of the
whites and Indians for possession OF New
England, fiercer struggle for dominion
was waged there between the ice and sea.
Huge glaciers, thousands of feet deep and
hundreds Of miles wide, came down to
New England from distant Labrador. For
thousands of years struggle ragged be-
tween the sea and the ice. First the Ice
was victor; It pushed back the sea for
scores Of miles. Then the sun Joined issue
and the Ice retrested before its power,
not steadily but with halts and with
spurts of new vigor and stronger advance.
One of these halts, before the final wane
of the power of the Ice, is recorded 10
peculiar ridge known as the Newipgton
moraiue, which runs through southern
Maine and New Hampshire into Mas
saohusetts.
This moraine is composed of gravel,
sand, and stones secured by the Ice from
lands far and near and borne within 1t to
it's edges, where these fragments OF rock
were melted from its grasp and fell into
the sea, to be pounded and shifted by
waves and currents and strewn over the
shores and the shadows.
Then the Ice melted and withdrew,
other great forces of nature entered the
melee and the crust OF the earth rose 100
feet or more. So the fragments of rocks
that had been piled In front OF the Ice
were lifted from the sea and now appear
as long ridge, the sand and gravel OF the
sea floor becoming sandy up)ands. On
the dry, smooth tops of these upland
farms were cleared and villages were
built, the early settlers choosing to Guilt
vate their sandy soil rather than to labor
at clearing countless boulders from the
richer hills on the west or at painfully
tilling the ledgy ground on the east
Health came to the dwellers on this
dry and well.drained ridge, and now vis-
itors by thousands 90 there In summer
to gain fresh vigor. The most morden
need, of all, the need Of fine material for
making highways, Is met by the gravels
of these ancient deposits OF the Ice and
the sea.
The Newington moraine is described ID
Professional Paper 10S-B OF the United
States Geological Survey, Department OF
the Interior, q paper by r. j. Katz and
Arthur Keith. This paper Is Of interest
to the laymsn, whether resident or visit
ing in the region, because 1t explains the
origin of q prominent geographic feature.
It is of value to the highway engineer, be-
cause 1t outlines the distribution OF valu.
able road materials. The student OF
geology may find this paper an interest
ing addition to bis knowledge of Ple'sto-
Gene deposits, as 1t describes recession
al moraipe that was formed when the Ice
front stood In the sea and that consists of
several segments stretching along sinu-
GUS 60.mile course near the Atlantic
coast between Saco, Maine, and Newbury,
Mass. The paper brings out an interest
ing relation between the glacial deposits
and certain marine formations whose age
has been somewhat In doubt but which
have now been assigned to a late Wiscon-
ain eu ubstaQe,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Growing and Curing Glover hay.
fBy r. 8. Adams, Chief Bureau Of Animal In.
~ duetrY0


fByF. 8. Adams, Chief Bureau Of Animal In.
dustry)
Under the present abnormal high
price for grain and the prospect that 1t
may be even higher and perhaps be un.
able to procure at oil for feed purposes,
It is absolutely imperative for the dairy
farmer of Maine to raise for bis dairy all
the home grown feeds possible.
Az 10 we'll known, clover hay 10 one OF
the best of our home grown feeds, being
almost as rich In protein as bran, and
bran is selling for about as per ton.
Glover will grow on almost any kind
of soil. provided that this soil 10 we'll
drained, either natural or artificial. Land
that grew hardwood timber will, usual
". grow good clover. It will not do as
we'll on acid soil. Limo should be used
at the rate Of one ton to the acre. It
can be grown we'll In rotation a. 1t will
follow or precede almost any crop, since
clover brings nitrogen from the cir and
deposits It In the soil and also, through
the medium OF It's roots stores the
ground with humus. Suoh crops % feed
Generously on humus or nitrogen, like
wheat, corn and potatoes, should follow
clover.
Clover and lime should certainly play
a more important part In our State OF
Maine agriculture. The great mistake
that many farmers make 10 not harvest
inc the clover crop early enough-that Ia
when 1t is In full bloom. II cut too late
there IL q decided loss. All clovers are
much impaired by exposure to rain, dew
mr. too much sunshine. They will lose IN
aroma and palatability. When curing,
the aim should be to prevent to the
greatest extent the loss OF leaves.
The method Of procedure to be follow
ed. in harvesting clover, 10 % follows
Now in tho afternoon, II possible, when
the wind 10 in tho west; lay In swath un'
Ell next day whom the dew has dried of,
Go over it twice with . tedder. Before
the dew begins to fall, when the clover
IA warm from tho sun, rake and bunch,
about one hundred pounds In . bunch
shaped like miniature stacks, 20 they
viii shed water. II possible, hay caps
should be used. They may be made
| from strong cotton cloth and, II we'll car
ed for, will last . long term Of years. The
hay should stand In bunches for at leas'
two days, or until II undergoes the heat
| Ing or sweating process. 1t becomes
warm In the center Of tho bunch, aftel
which the heat gradually leaves It. Their
open the hay two or three hours in ths
sun before hauling 1t to the barn to dry
ont the remaining moisture. When an
| loading into the NOW keep the hay level
we'll trsmpsd down, and fll the NOW il
the quickest time possible. Remember
that the more clover hay h handled th'
more its feeding value 10 impaired. Th,
dsirymsn that has bis clio full Of goot
corn ensilsge and his mows we'll flllet
Nth the best Of clover hay can feed BIZ
COWS through the vintersnd keep up
fair production, even II he ID unable {,
get much ain.-Haine Department Q
IAgricultufs, ]. A. Roberts, Commission
II UEs y. VIZ Y. &
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
That's what They All Say.

.sDesr Cousin - You must como ont
on my farm this summer and spend siz
weeks. I'll notify you when to come.'
~ don't smoke enough to hurt me"
s'My wife never tells me whore to ge,
Oh at. I'm the boss around our shack. v
"Inever borrowed lawn mower In my
life. Not once"
"My car IL In the garage being repair
cd. Awfully sorry, old chap" f
s'Nobody kin cook like my wife,"
a"I never begrudge my wife cent
Everything she wants she has and shl
never hes to hint about Il more thar
once"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Our Modern Factory Spoon

For our modern factory made spoon
the stock is first rolled and cross rolled
to get the graded thickness that Is
needed. The spoon outline is then OBJ
tanned by means Of cutting out dies.
The blanks thus formed are struck up
by another set Of dies, which orna-
ment the front and back and even
bend the spoon into its proper shape, at
the same time stamping the required
sterling" and the makers mark. II q
spoon Is made by this latest OF proc
esses the sterling mark can be found
raised on the surface instead OF In
cised, as was the case when the mark
ing was done separately.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12

Because rhubsrb leaves contain certain
substances which make them poisonous
to . great many persons, specialists Of
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture warn housewives against using
this portion Of the plant for food. A
number Of letters have bssn received BY
tho department calling attention to the
fact that certain newspapers and maga.
sines are advocating the use Of rhubarb
leaves for green's, and that disastrous
results have followed tho acceptance OF
the advice.