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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
MONTANA CALLS MEET
NTH WASHINGTON OFF

Pullman, Wash, April 2S.-Thc track
mes. scheduled for next Saturday be-
tween Washington State college and
the University of Montana has been
cancelled at the request of Montana.
1t was announced tonight by J. T..
Boiler, athletic director at the State
college. y proposed quadrangular
meet for May % between the Univcr-
sity Of Idaho. Whitman college, Wash
iESton State college and Montana also
has been abandoned. Mr.. Boiler said.
That Montana would cndcavor to have
the meet with w. S. G.. called off was
announced several days ago. The
University sought the cancellation nc-
cause of the swath cut in its track
team by the war and the damper put
or practice by drill and other duties.
1t has been known, however that the
auadrangular meet would not be held,
though Montana had not expected to
send much of team.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
Troupe Earns 500 for Red
Cross Chapter Branch
in Flathead.
HAVE HAPPY JOURNEY
Treated Like Kings" They
Say on Return From
Their Tour.

Roman and the Elks' MINISTRIES Of
Missoula formed a lasting friendship
in the Flathead city Saturday night.
The best show ever" is the enthusi-
astic report sent down by the 500 Ro-
nan people who saw the Missoula peo-
pie perform.
The liveliest place We've seen in
many moons. and the most hospitablc,'
is the world brought home by the min
strel men, who returned from Roman
yesterday morning.
The Roman theater was literally
packed for the performance, which was
a benefit for the Roman branch of the
Red Cross chapter there. 1t is believed
that Coker l.. Rathbone. chairman OF
the Red Cross and chief entertainer
will have 500 to turn into the branch
fund for war relief work.
This means that the Elks' mnstre
| troupe this year has earned $1,000 fol
| the Red Cross. \ benefit performance
given here recently brought in $1,000
| In addition to this the MINISTRIES las
| year made sl,1OO for the Missoul;
swimming pool fund.
! Twenty automobile loads of Missoul;
people made the trip to Roman. The.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
German Concerns Form
Huge Shipping Combine

Christiania, April 2S.~~A number of
great German and Austro- Hungarian
concerns, including the German Orient
al company, the North German Lloyd
Steamship company and the Lohmans
have formed huge combine to be
known as the "EuropasChac liandcls-
gcscllscoft," at Bremen, to control and
ccntralize the import trade in war pro-
duets of all kinds and in raw materials
from Russia, Persia, Manchuria, China
Turkestan, Rumania and Finland.
1t is intended to organize Il boycott
and undermine the financial and com
mcrcial position of pro entente ncutrals
and 10 from in the central powers
Il commercial blockade, which viii in
cludc friendly ncutrals. Officially. the
combine will luuidatc one year after
peace Is signed but will continue UNI
officially.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
sAWM|Lls OPERATING
At FULL BLAST NOW
State Boiler Inspector Is
Pleased With Outlook.

The sawmilIs in the Occur d'Alcnc
country are running full blast and con-
ditions look better than ever" said II.
Moran, state boiler inspector Of Hell
ena. who is at the Shapard.
Mi. Moran has just returned from
the Occur d'Alcnc country after in
sp"Cting the boilers OF tn" various
S1wmilIS of that region. lie also in
spected the boilers at the Northern
Pacific shops and picking plant at
Paradise.
Il never saw such good workers as
they have in that region" said Mr..
Moran. The a&itators seemingly
have left the country and the mill
owners report that the men are APP
parentiy satisfied with present con-
ditions. There is no shortage of labor
in that section and the sawmill men
have little trouble in getting as many
men as they need.
Il have noticed that the farmers are
very active along the line and are still
blowing and seeding. The acreage
they are cultivating is probably the
largest it has ever been"
Mr.. Moran has completed his work
In this section and will leave today
for Great Falls.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
THE DAILY MssOULIAN, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 30 1918.
FURTHER RESTRICTIONS
FOR IMPORTS PLANNED
Government to Seek Aid Of
Business Men of Country.

Washington. April 2s.-Ncw and far
n aching restrictions on imports are
in process of formulation by the ship
ping board to permit the furnishing Of
larger quantities Of tonnage asked by
Major General Cocktails, acting quar-
ter master general, for the use of the
army.
Many commodities have been cata-
lCrued in a tentative list on which
now prohibitions will be based as soon
as investigation by the boards experts
is completed. An effort is being made
IN cooperation with business men to
find substitutes for restricted articles
and materials, SO the country will be
placed virtually on self supporting
basis.
Trade conferences are in progress to
obtain the views of industrial lead
ers ON the effect of trade limitation.
representatives. Of paper, wool. rubber,
tobacco, varnish, fruit, leather, but
tons. straw and grass braid, toys, veg
ctablc ivory, peanut and tanning inter-
c"ts have been called into consultation
lr porters of bananas and pineapplcs
came to Washington today and pre-
pared to approve definite arrange
ments for restrictions on imports OF
fruits. Conferences on vacuum bottles
and meat tallow, which are on the
| s' cond restricted list and have beer
protested, and brushes, which hay.
| not been restricted, will be held later
| in the week.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
7ON|GHT AIDS
cOMFORT-k|T BUDGE7
Missoula Musicians to Give
Attractive Program.

Missoula musicians of distinction
will take part in recital for the benc-
fl. of a soldiers comfort kit fund at
the Elks' temple this evening. An at
tractive program has been prepared
and the sponsors of the recital hope
to attract a crowd large enough to
guarantee a comfort kit for every SOL
der leaving Missoula.
Emerson Stone. Mrs. T. A, Price
Miss Frances Myers. vocalists; and
Bruno Chilinski and Mrs. George Weisel
violinists; Miss Dorothy Dickey, plan
list. and Mrs. w. p. Mills, reader. will
take part in the program. Mrs. Hugh
Sloane and Miss Jean Sloane Thomp.
son will be accompanies.
The concert will be the last public
appearance of Bruno Chilinslii befor,
! a Missoula audience. He is goint
soon to the coast
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
.STEVENSVILLE GIRLS
SELL THRIFT STAMPS

Stevensville has a unique girls or
ganization which is helping to- sell
War Savings Stamps. This society is
known as the S. +. c. club Week be-
fore last the young ladies had booth
in the post office and sold Thrift
and War Savings Stamps while the
mail was being distributed In three
days they sold $500 worth of stamps.
The club and its members have
pledged to buy a certain amount of
stamps for the rest of the year. Last
week the girls had a booth in the May
Mercantile store and sold $1,000 worth
of stamps during the week. The men,
bers of the club are Misses Marion
Gunder, President: Ruth Drew. secre-
tary; Mabel Smith. Mary Cherry, Eva
bowling, Mayme Smith, Clara Taylor
Aline Taylor, Bertha Sheriff, Lenore
Sullivan, Hallys Buck and Mrs. D. X
Artrum.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
Heavy Rainfall Reported
Over Dakota Communities

Fargo. \. r.. April 2S.-l;ain has
been falling constantly for from 26 to
So hours on the eastern and northern
parts of the state. Grand Forks, Val
ley city and Jamestown have reported
Il heavy fail OF moisture.
West Of jamestown to Dickinson and
northwcstward TO- Minot, the rain has
turned into snow, hlanheting the fields
which were ready to SOW to grain, and
giving nearly every portion of North
Dakota the finest soaking of rain II
has had for two wears. There was no
sign tonight of an early cessation in
rainfall.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
TO MAKE oilers
HELP FIGHT War
MissOula Officers to Make
Register Of Leisured
Persons.

Missoula city and county officials
VIII receive blanks this week for the
registration of all persons who have
not been regularly employed for at
least five days Il week, and will then
make ready to put every able bodied
ADULT to work.
Get to work. is the order OF the
state. Council of Defense to Montana
idiers, whether rich or poor and the
order has punch behind it.
All unemployed persons will be
rounded up by city and county Off
GERS and forced to register Rcgistra =
ton blanks. somewhat similar to those
issued by draft boards to men of army
age, will be given to those who go to
work
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
SPEAKS AGAINST CONSUMPTION

SAN Francisco, April 2S.-'Mrs. Hanna
Shr"hy Skcffington, of Dublin, sad
dressed mass meeting here today
after the building in which she origin
ably had been scheduled to speak was
closed TO her.
Mrs. Skcffinston spoke against con
scrirtiun in lrelanc. At the conclusion
Of the mass meeting. Cahlcgrnm was
sent to Premier Lloyd George express
ing opposition to CONSUMPTION in Ire
land.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29

report kindly reception and an en-
joyable town. The women in the
troupe We're entertained at private
homes In the Flathead city, and the
men were comfortably established in
the hotels.
Roman is surely wide-a awake and up
to date" said d. d. Richards, secre-
tary of the Missoula Chamber of Com
merce yesterday. The city and the
country around it look prosperous, and
are filled with live citizens. Roman is
going ahead. and don't you forget 1t.
AS for us, we will not soon forget
the welcome we had there. Every
member of the troupe hopes for re-
turn trip some day, believe me-.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
District Forester Suggests
Cooperation in Fighting
Dangerous Fires.
RULES FOR CAMPERS
PrecautiOn Need to Save
National Property From
Destruction.

"The members of the American De
fcrse society. not only of Missoula
county, but of every county in the
district, can render service of inesti-
prevention of fires by making a per
sonal effort to impress upon everyone
the necessity of being careful in start
ing camp fires and other necessary
fires and in being sure that the fire
in entirely extingushed before lcav-
ing" declared Acting District Forester
r. II. Rutledge yesterday In a discus
sion of the individuals share in con-
serving the nations forests.
He mentioned an editorial in The
Missoulian of April q. on fire protec-
ticn, as a good guide for campers and
pointed out that everyone could help
by seeing that no unnecessary fires are
set He offered the following suggcs :
tions:
Fire Prevention Rules.
/. Matches--Be sure your match Is
out before you throw 1t away. Matches
whose heads glow after the flame is
on. are dangerous.
2. Tobacco--Throw pipe ashes, and
cigar or cigarette stumps in the dust
or the road and stamp or pinch out thu
fire before leaving them. DO not
throw them into the brush, leaves o,
needles.
3. Making Camp.--Build small
camp fire. Build it in the open, no
against tree or log. Scrape away tn,
trash from all around It,
4. Leaving camp.-Never leave
camp fire. even for short time, with
cut quenching 1t with water or earth
s. Bonfires.-Never build bonfires il
windy weather or where there is tn
slightest danger of their escaping from
control. DO not make them large
than YOU need.
8. Fighting fires.-If you find a fire
try to put 1t out. If You can't. ge
word of it to the nearest United State
forest ranger or state fire warden a
once.
Defense Society Can Aid.
Mr.. Rutledge stated that member
OF the defense society can be of grca
assistance If they will report to tn
nearest forest officer cases of mali
cious or careless setting of fires. Tn
federal statutes provide severe penal
ties for starting fires on government
lands and the secretary of agricultur
offers reward of $500 for informa
ton of any person guilty of such a
otfense.
MANY communities in this distric
have formed volunteer organization
of citizens. who attack any fire whic
may occur until the arrival of fores
Officers declared Mr.. Rutledge al
It Is the desire of the Missoula Count
American Defense society, the forcs
service will be glad to call upon tn
members for assistance in eNtinguish
ir6 fires" concluded Mr.. Rutledgc.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
WOMEN JOURNALISTS
HONOR MRS. STONE
Wife of Aviator Is Chosen
Grand Secretary.

Miss Ruth McHaffic yesterday re
celyed a telegram from Miss SYLVIA
Tiniay announcing that Mrs. Percy
Stone, formerly Miss Peg Gary in, had
been elected grand secretary Of the
Theta Sigma Phi, the national con-
vention of which was in session at
Lawrence. KAN. April %. &c and 81.
Miss Finley was the delegate from the
State University.
Mrs. Stone, who is now registrar o.
the State Normal college at Dillon. is
q graduate of the school Of journalism
here and the wife of a young Mon
ta0A newspaper man who IL now In
the aviation corps of the United States
army.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
FIRST ANNUAL BALL.

Emmanuel chapter No. "a. Order
Easter star. will give a dance for
Eastern Stars, Masons and their fam
lilies. Tuesday night. April 30th, at
Union hall; music, Jazz orchestra. The
entire proceeds to be donated to the
Masonic War Relief fund. for the aid
and comfort of our brothers at the
front.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
Mr.. and Mrs. T. u. Gibson o.
Victor Hear From Son
Now in France.
SEES OLD CATHEDRAL
Tells of Interesting Things
Seen in England; Poem
to His Mother.

Virgil T. Gibson of Victor, who was
among the first of the Montana boys
to go across to France. has written an
interesting letter to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. L. Gibson. With 1t came
a poem which is reproduced. showing
that in spite of the excitement and
anxiety which are a part of the great
world war the secret thought in the
hearts OF the Sammccs Is home and
mother
A part of the letter follows.
Have just received a letter from you
dated January 81, answering my first
letter written in England. | am in
perfect health and am glad ! am
here to get . chance at the Dutch.
am with the American pioneers in
France and glad 10 be among the first
to dazzle the kaiscr's brains.
Tells Of Cathedral.
Il will tell you of one Of the an
| Gent castles visited. 1t is the Oldest
| cathedral in England. 1t was started
| by the English church in the tenth
century, and finished in the eleventh
century. 1t has statues of all the old
| English kings and queens. King Ar
| thurs round table is hanging on the
| wall. The bones of all the English
rulers are in stone boxes and placed
! upon arches all through the interior
| Of the church. There is also an ole
well in the basement that was dug II
the eighth century. From thie they
get all the holy water for baptism.
! took a drink Of it, just for curosity's
sake.
II have just received the Christina.
package you sent me. IT Travelled Owe
5000 miles and was over three months
ON the way, but it arrived in fine sha pc
| am receiving packages from all owe
good old Montana, where | will retur,
after we get the Huns
The letter was dated March %, show
ing that first class mail travels mucI
faster than parcel post
! The Bravest Battle.
The brayest battle that was ever Tough
Shall ! tell you where and when?
| On the maps of the world you will fin
lit not
| Twas fought by the mothers Of mel
May be not with cannon or battle sho
With sword or noblest pen;
May be not with eloquent word c
{ thought
From the mothers of wonderful mo'
| But deep in n wallcd-up woman
heart,
= OF woman that would not yield.
But hrayely, silently, bore her part,
Lo. There is that battlefield.
: | No marshaling troop nor bivouaC son
, No banners to CLEAN and wave;
But. oh, these battles that last SO Ion
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet faithful still as IA bridge Of stars
She fights in her walled up town
| Fighting on aud on in the endless war
Then silent. unseen. goes down.
| oh, We with banners and battle shot
And soldiers to shout and praise,
| tell YOU the kindliest victories foug'
Are fought in these silent ways.
"a tribute to .MnthcrD
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
POLICE oIscREDlT BOMB THEORY

Seattle. April 2S.--police of this city
have practically given up the theory
that the man who was supposed to
have been Carl DargotZ. killed in an
explosion in a blacksmith shop here
early today. was working on bomb.
Their latest idea. according to an
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
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nouncement made at police headquar-
tiers early tonight Is that the man,
who has not yet been positively iden-
titled. was attempting to transfer
acytelene gas from a large tank in the
shop to small one. he is thought to
have been carrying.
1t is believed that the difference in
the resistance of the two tanks was
responsible for the explosion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29

Mixtures of air and vapor from ben.
zol. petroleum or alcohol are used in
a new blowpipc invented in Europe.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-29
The State

Through its educational agen-
cies, the high schools, relies
upon the Track Meet to main
tain interest in high school ath-
letics. High school principals
testify that nothing does more
to keep up the interest of their
boys during the spring raonths
and keep them in school than
the Track Meet.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-17
HOW LONG DOES 1T TAKE
TO CHARGE A BATTERY? /?

"The battery man who really
knows his business, says Mr.. Hen
derson, the local Willard service man
"will never set definite time for re-
turning battery he has taken tc
charge.
at is impossinble to tell how long
recharging job will take. A battery
that has been neglected and starved
may take from three to seven days
of steady charging before it is back
in working condition again. 1t may
need long period of slow-rate
charging to bring the plates back to a
condition where even a normal rate
of charging can be applied.
"On the other hand, battery that
is just run down, that perhaps has
been slowly drained by dash light, for
instance, and brought in for charging
as soon as it showed signs of weak
ness-such a battery can be brought
up again to full strength by an over
night charge.
"An old battery takes longer to
recharge than new one, very fire.
quently. A starved battery takes
longer to recharge than one that has
the same specific gravity that has
merely become run down through be-
ing stored and forgotten.
"In short, so many different ele-
ments enter into the charging of a
battery that it is impossible to tell
what length of time will be until the
reading, 1890, is actually secured.
"The conscientious workman, then,
make no definite promise Of delivery
to the man who brings the battery
for recharging. He can't, because he
doesn't know how long it will take. If
the car owner is wise he will not in
sist upon having his battery back at
a certain time. Satisfactory charging
can not be done on that basis"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-17
A SURPRISE PARTY

A surprise party was given by q
number of friends, Saturday evening
January IL, at the L. V. Gardner
home, in honor of Odell Mahoney
who has recently enlisted in the navy
The friends were gathered at the
home about 1880 o'clock when later
another friend escorted Odell there
to spend the evening. 1t was a COM
account fthe war and the high price
were opened and he saw all the
friends. The evening was we'll spent
in playing games.
At the hour of eleven, the guests
were called into the dining room,
which was beautifully decorated with
the patriotic colors, red, white and
blue. A delightful two-course lunch
con was served. When the plates were
cleared away, the lights were turned
out and small red, white and blue
candles were lighted, over which
marshmallows were toasted. The
guests then returned to the parlor,
where patriotic songs were sung.
The sad part of the evening came
when Odell told his many friends
goodbye.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-17
THE BANKERS
HAD BANQUET
Meade-Seward County
Bankers Association
ELECTED OFFICERS
Had Very Enjoyable Meeting and
Talked Over Plans To Boost
the Southwest.

The Meade-Seward County Bank
ers' association held very enjoyable
meeting in Liberal, last night.
Bankers from Meade and other
Meade county towns were guests of
the Liberal bankers at banquet at
the Cimarron hotel, last night. The
service was fully up to the best the
Grier people have ever given, and
that means well nigh perfect.
Topics of interest to the counties
Of Meade and Seward were discussed
in an interesting manner.
The purpose of the organization is
to boost the territory which it rep
resents and create friendly interest
between the people of the two coun-
ties that they may work together to
gain the things which will benefit
them most.
Officers were elected for the COM
ing year as follows: President, Louis
Boehler, cashier of the Meade State
bank at Meade; vice-president, Frank
Summers, cashier of the Citizens
bank Of Liberal; secretary-treasurer,
J. H. Collingwood, cashier of the
Plains State bank of Plains.
The writer happens to be person
ally acquainted with most Of the
bankers in the territory of the asso-
citation and can say that finer bunch
Of fellows never got together. They
can always be found in the front
ranks when anything is to be done
that will benefit their home towns or
counties.
The interest they have taken in the
Liberty Loan, Red Cross and other
campaigns incident to the war is es-
pecially commendable.
We were glad to have these gentle
men with US and hope they come
again.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-17
FOOD BOARDING

1t is reported that there is a great
deal of food boarding in many Sec
tions Of Kansas. People with means
are buying great quantities of -four,
sugar and other necessities of life
that can be stored without depreciat-
ing in quality. This is as unnecessary
because there is very great abund-
ance of food of all kinds in this coun-
try for our own people. The govern
ment appeal to save food has never
asked for any reduction in the daily
ration of food, but has asked that
certain staples be saved, not for our
own people, but to increase our ex-
portable surplus for the benefit of
our allies across the water. 1t is a
foolish policy to buy great quantities
of food and store it away, since the
supply for all is necessarily reduced,
as compared with the present actual
needs and without rigid enforce
ment of price-fixing regulations the
cost of living is certain to be still
further increased. There is no occa-
sion for any personal food worries
on the part of our people. Excited
and unnecessary buying only causes
trouble. Keep your feet on the
ground. In all the trying times of
these war days chang onto yourself"
National Field
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-17
DIED

Mrs. Clennie Delay, aged 81 years,
8 months and II days, died at local
hospital, January 8, having under
gone an operation on Sunday, JAN
uary 6. She was the wife of Alvin
Delay, who lives 18 miles northwest
of the city.
Mrs. Delay was an earnest Christ
ian, having united with the Adventist
church several years ago, and has fol-
lowed in her Savior's footsteps as
nearly as anyone could. She has been
a mother to her nephew and niece,
who were left orphans when very
young and have made their home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Delay.
Mrs. Delay leaves husband, four
brothers, two sisters and host Of
friends who will miss her presence
and companionship here but will re-
joice in knowing that she is at home
with God.
Funeral services were held in the
Christian church at Tyrone, Sunday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. /. ".
Miner of the Adventist church in
Hutchinson. Undertaken S. A. Miller
had charge of the remains.