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SHIP OUTPUT
At THREE MILLION TONS
Better Housing Conditions Required
at Newport News, Testifics
Homer Ferguson.
GIVES SENATE PRoBERs FACT,
Testimony InIprcsses Committee. and
Subcommittee Is Asked For 10
Make Detailed Investigations as
to Existing Conditions.
IBs Associated Pres,l


WASfIINGToE January s-Amer-
ica'a probable output of merchant ships
In 1915 was put a, 5000. 900 tons to-
day Is Homer l.. Ferguson. president
and general manager OF the Newport
Meas Shipbuilding Corn PAM. tcstifying
at the Senate shipbuildinE inquiry.
Estimates frequently made OF from
100000 to 100000 tons. he declared
were misleading TO the public. and
should not be permitted to go unchal-
len6cd. The greatest obstacle now in
the way OF rapid construction. MIR
Ferguson said. is poor housing facil-
itics for shipyard workers. Ills story
OF housing conditions a: Newport
News 50 stirred tho committee that
subcommittee, comprising Chairman
Fletcher and Senator Harding, was
appointed to confer tomorrow with the
proper government officials with a view
OF obtaining immediate relief there and
elsewhere.
The testimony OF Mr.. Ferguson. for
seventeen years naval constructor
made a visible impression on tho com
mittcc. and hc WAS kept on the stand
most OF tho day lie did not hesitate
!" criticize tho shipping Board and
Emergency Fleet Corporation. and held
them 10 blame in large measure for the
slow development; OF tho governments
program.
The housing problem" Mr. FcrEu-
SON declared. lis one Of the mos; vital
facing the government in the conduct
OF the war. You cannot get tho ships
unless houses are provided for work
men. We want 10 add 5000 men to
our force. and there is nowhere in
Newport News for them to live.
understand that conditions elsewhere
arc equally as bad.
There is no limit to the amount OF
ships this country can build if /; really
sets itself 10 the task. The shipyards
already built and those building can
turn out 100000 tons of ships an
nually under proper conditions, and
the country could. if put to it, add still
other yards and produce 100000 tons
year. But il cannot be done with
out man power, and man power can
not be obtained unless housing is pro-
vided.
1t is just as necessary for the gov
ernment TO build houses for shipyard
workers as il is for soldiers. 1t must
do it if it get ships. If I had the
power would commander houses.
and I think the government should do
this
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PROBABLE EFFECT OF
SPEECH ON GERMANY
Believed President Of United States
Only Can Unlock Temple
Of World Peace.
STRIKES At CRITICAL TINE
Result OF Historic Utterances Will
depend Largely Upon the Intcr-
prctation Placed on Paragraphs
Relating to .tlsace-LorraiRc.
ny KAnl. II. Won wEIGAND.

NEW YORK, January S.-"Thc key
TO the temple OF world peace lies in the
hands of President Wilson. The Presi-
dcni OF the United states, only he. can
unlock that door to the clamoring
world. The sooner that Is realized by
tho powers th-t be in Germany. the
sooner that il is realized also by the
entente. the sooner Kill tortured hu-
manity march through that door"
These were the parting words OF
MaXimillian Harden, the famous Ger
man champion OF democracy. to me
when ! bade him farewell. Ie has
reiterated the statemcn. in the last
number of his Zukunft Harden's po-
litical -sightedness has been again
proven b. the Presidents sudden and
unexpected message TO Congress which
comes at what probably is the most
critical period in the war.
The Presidents document. SO II the
most historic uttcrance.; OF the war.
had two primary objects---the effect
in Russia To resist German demands
and the effect within German and the
other central powers. All else was sec
oudarS. The significance lies in ilc fact
that America and tho allies have be-
come united III war aims al the mo-
mcnt that the remarkable unity in Ger
many and the central powers threatens
10 break up in discord over their war
aims.
President Wilson'S statement of
America s war aims strikes. in Germany
NJ this psychological crisis between ad-
herents of a strong" pea cc-the pan
German clemcntS--and the Socialist
and Liberal ''antianncNationists."
VIII the Presidents message widen
the chasm between the contcnding po-
litical parties in Germany or tend to
heal that breach in Germany's unity?
The effect Of the Presidents historic
utteranccs in Germany will depend
largely upon the presentation to the
German people Of two paragraphs in
America $ conditions aud the interprc-
tation placed upon them--the eighth
and thirteenth paragraphs. These re-
late TO AlSace- Lorraine and Poland
They can be considered from the Ger
man viewpoint. as the two chief OBJ
Stacles TO immediate peace negotia-
tons. with the question OF the German
colonies as a possible third but rcmov-
able obstacle.
GERMANS WILL III QUICK
TO DRAW DISTINCTION
Tho Germans viii be quick to sec
and draw the distinction between
President Wilson'S must" in regard
to Belgium and his should be" in
reference to Alsace Lorraine and
roland. There il difference Tpon
the Interpretation Of that difference
and its presentation to the Germans.
lies tho entire psychological influence
OF the message
II II IS presented in such way that
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u. S.WAR PROGRAM
CLEARLY DEFINED
Comments by National Leaders on
War Aim Message Of President

WtRVEN q. UkRDISG. Ohio
Ono must know the rcnson for such
messaEe before Judging u fairly.
TO new dcfcn,c and to tho asscr-
tion of tho riEbtA md seif-rcspcct,
II is admirably done. suppose q
ccrtnin ambiguity about coionic. had
to hc employed because we have
colonies OF our own. On the whole
the Preaident hnS stated our wnr
aims In full nccord with our nspirn-
lions nnd determination. II Is un-
sciash and above bonrd.
OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD. Ain
hnmn.-The mcsNnEe Is frank md
impressive. " goes further than
That. for II indicates that there IA
opportunity in Europe az well na
here mt home for discussion of
peace.
WILLIAM l.. HORtH. Idaho.-I
m, particularly piensed with that
pnrt of tho mcsssEe which relates to
RUSSIA. I believe II VIII hn,e good
cffcrt In RUSSIA. have thought
from, tho beginning of the Jtusstnp
revolution that We should give more
confederation md Er~ntcr encour-
nEcment nnd sympathy to tho people
OF Ru.EIn. think in this reSpcct
tho mcssaEe In admirable. Az 10
the other portions of tho message,
want to shy that mn In favor OF
prosecuting tho unr to nm honor
ablc md permanent pence.
CHANT CLARK. Speaker OF The
House of REPRESENTATIVES, mes.
snEc WAS nm exceedingly clear,
forcefui Abatement. II was the most I
luminous tho President has ever de-
Hr~red-clenr ms crystni, md the
man who cannot understand IL must
hr cAcecdinEiy dense.
JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS. IiIi-
nols.-rhe messnSe uns n notice 10
tho Russian people that this nation
stiil IN with their effort to estab-
lish n democracy aud their opposi-
ton to forcIblc annexation or terri
tory. This message brings u. near
CT to peace than WE hnre been since
the declaration OF yvnr.
REPRESENTATINE CANNON. IL
linois.-'rhc President always is
strong In hts utterznccs. wish this
ono could he read to every man.
=
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woman aud child in Germany nnd
Austria and clearly explained. More
nnd more our own people undcrstard
VIC can never turn back from thi.
war until tho ideals wc fight for
prevail.
DEMOCRtTIC LEADER I<ITCHIN.
1T wn. truly remarkable message
In Its characteristic appeal to JUS
ticc and its unsciHshncss.
HEPuBIICAN LEADER GILLE:TT.
= nm In thorough nccord with
practically tho whole OF the PrcsI-
dents speech. What most impressed
me Wns that tho peace for which we
stri,e must br permanent. That is
the principle which VIII Induce the
American pcopIe TO hEht the war
through to n Gnish.
REPRESENTATIVE BAER. North
nakotn, not partisan.-Thc people
VIII he hcnrtcncd that tho nims
which We nrc lighting for nre now
clcnr to the world. Had Russia
known them few weeks nEo she
might still have been In the fray.
RErRESI;NTATIyE BRITSToN. IL
linoi,.-It means ten years more or
wnr hcruunc the President closed all
the doors to peace.
REPRESENTATIVE NORTON,
North DRkotn.-It Is up to t:crmury
now 10 nny what she In fighting for
and whether shc Wishes to continue.
REPUESENTATIVE MAD DEN.
ADMINISTRATION :; OF tho peace
terms would seem 10 mean nothing
more nor less thnu free trade. re-
publican members certainly will not
stand for the dc.truction OF Amer
irpn business interests.
REPRE- = L y n ATIyE MOORE,
P~nnsylranin.-Thc President hns
unfoIded program which enters
into European nTnirs. and 1. Of such
import as 10 suEEest n long nnd
costly war. hope II mny he other
wise. There is ono point In the ad-
dress from which Republicans must
diner. This In the establishment OF
an equality OF trade conditions
among all nations cousentfng to
peat. Most Republicans would
think that seems To speli a free
trndc system for which this country
is not prepared.
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Raiding in the Pacific on Board
the German Pirate Ship SeeadZer


writing
the
moooa
sailed 1000
bu
the
dream had in abook"
Smiths
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CHARTER CHANGERS
AGAIN DEFER ACTION
WranEle Over South Richmond or.
fees Without Making Mate
rial Progress.
FURTHER PUBLIC HEARINGS
Fear Is Expressed That Delays viii
Prcvent Preparation OF Bills in
Time for Consideration by This
Session OF General Assembly.

After discussing for TWO hours last
night the constitutionality and moral
right Of tho city of Richmond 10 re-
move the lIustinGs Court, Fart H., to
the City Han, as recommended BY its
subcommittee. the Council Committee
on Charter Changes found IL had not.
in the opinion of members, extended "A
proper invitation 10 the public and to
those city officers affected by its sub
committees report to appear before
the committee. For thirty minutes
members debated over the question OF
proper invitation. tho point being
made that all newspapers had carried
notices of the meeting. and that valu-
able time was being lost.
On motion OF William III. Adams.
president OF the Board Of Aldermen
the committee adjourned until to-mor-
row night at s o'cloc.- and extended
TO every citizen and city employee.
through the press. an invitation to at
tend the meeting. offer suggestions and
state any criticism that they might
have Of the suggested plan. We are
anxious for every one to attend the
meeting" said Mr.. Adams 10 newspaper
men. and please make that clear.
This is our invitation TO them
city Attorney Pollard. in reply to the
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Message Flashed
to Entire World

NEW YORK. January s.-Presi-
dent Wilson's address to Congress
to-day wns distributed to every
ncws center in the civilized world
through essentially the same pub
lIcity machinery utilized In sending
broadcast the Presidents address at
the opening OF Congress December 4.
The committee on public infor-
nation and the various govern
mental and commercial news aEen-
cics operating In North and South
America, Europe, Africa, Australia
and the Far EaAt co-opcrnted. So
we'll laid were the plans that one
hour and forty-nyc minutes after
the President began speaking, vorA
WINS received mt tho press censor's
omce here TINT tho nddrcss had becn
delivered to all news centcrs In south
America. Similar ndyiccs were r.
criScd Mt Intervals Of n few minutes
after this hour telling of receipt of
the nddrcAs In other foreign can't
tails and news centerS.
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vIRGINIAN DEAD
Private Willie Campbell, of Whitewater
Listed In PershinE's REPORT
From France.
IBy Assoriated pr..1

BY Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON. January S-The fol-
lowing deaths were reported to-day by
General Pershng:
Private Willie Campbell. stcvedores.
January ., gas asphyxiation. Mother.
Jane Campbell, Whitewater. Va.
Private Edgar Coots. machine gun
battalion, January 4. sunshot wounds
Brother. Ernest Coot'. 1869 Twenty
ninth Street. Columbus. Ga.
Private John Goodson. engineers.
January ). pneumonia. Father, j. j.
Cioodson, Booth. Ala.
Corporal Henry G.. Myrick. engineers.
January I. tuberculosis. Grandfather.
c. a. Millhousc. Bambcrs, S. C.
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BEGIN RECRUITING WORKERS
President Wilson Authorizes Depart
mcnt of Labor to Proceed nj
Once With Tnsk.

WASHINGTON. January s.-Approval
BY President Wilson of a program for
war labor administration was an
nounced tonight by the Council of Ma
tional Defense. The purpose is to pro-
vide workers for war industries and
machinery for safeguarding labor
standards and maintaining industrial
peace.
Secretary Wilson. OF the Department
OF Labor. has been requested by the
President to assume charge of this ad-
ministration, and already has begun
work, as shown by the announcement
OF last night that the United States
Employment Service would have di-
rector for recruiting 100000 work ers
Tor war factories and shipbuilding
plants.
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Continued on Eighth page)
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4 Business Guide

Real Estate and Court Neus
Daily in Timcs-Dispatch
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SPIRITED CONTROVERSY
OVER SEATING MEE"rZF.

continued on Third Pase)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-01

at Hot Springs. Arkansas. where he
was operated upon for relief Of stom-
ach trouble. Mrs. Hayden met him
last week at st. Louis.
Maurice ManniS has resigned his
position at the First National bank
and will enter Wednesday morning
upon his new position at the Missoula
Trust and Savings bank.
Marsh. the undertaken. eli W. Cedar.
Phone 321.-Adv.
Miss Flora Getchell will return OF
Wednesday evening to Whitehall e
resume her duties as secretary fol
Mayor +. ., Pace. after a vacation Visit
at her home IN this city.
Furs remodeled and relped. Mrs
Minnie Carley. 4lo Madison. Phone
iaaW.-Adv.
Jack Hclfrich of Missoula. who Is
employed In the office OF State Auditor
Poland at Helena, came 10 Missouly
Yesterday for the New Year and. in,
cidentally. TO attend the annual Eiks
ball tonight.
Reuben Dwight came into Missonlt
yesterday from his home at Perma tt
| spend New Years day with Mrs
: Dwight and their son in this city, Mr.
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Dwight says the grass Is six inches
high about Perma and the cattle are
getting fat in the green pastures.
Mclean. piano tuning. Phones 1890
], 75s and 152 Blacl.-Adv.
A son was born at the Parker hospi-
tai to Mr.. and Mrs. H.. NJ. Smith OF
Redding. Pa. Mrs. Smith was before
her marriage Miss Gene Farley of this
city, a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. a.
Farley OF COS Woodford street.
Or. Harrison, practice limited to eye,
ear. nose, throat and the fitting OF
glasses Office, Higgins block ADV,
E,ters Koch. supervisor of the Iolo
forest, left yesterday for Pasadena,
cal. having been summoned by news
of the serious illness of his father,
Peter Koch, who was IA prominent
banker and pioneer of Gallatin county
Wanted BACHELORS CLUB. b, Missou-
hlian.~-Adv.
J. i. Hrahee of Three Forks has
purchased 4 farm of l2a acres located
two miles west of Victor Mr.. Rrabec
has been engaged in business At
whitehall for many years. lie eN-
poets to bring his family to reside NJ
the Bitter Root valley.
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Bret Bits of
MissOuLQ Neu,s

DIR. Newton j. Schweiker is i'll at his
home on N avenue.
DR.. Anna James. osteopath. 204 w.
ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.. Wilde of White
fish are spending Il few days in Mis-
soula.
7go money to ,oan. H. D. Fisher
Adv.
K. r. Hoyt garage owner at Thomp-
son Falls. came into the city yesterday
on business.
Wines, liquors, SOFAS, cigars. J. Il.
Power Liquor Co.-Adv.
A daughter is born at the Parker
son of this city.
Eagles meet tonight. Installation of
officers and smoker.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bril- Miller and Miss
L. NJ, Dirks are visitors in the city
from lens, Montana.
DIR. Willard nsteopath. First Ma
tional Bank.-Adv.
\ son was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Huffman at their
home. $50 Blaine street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mapes have
moved their residence from the Mis-
soula hotel TO the Palace hotel.
DIR. Wright, dentist. Phone al
Adv.
| Mrs. Elmer Collar Is making a good
| recovery, after being operated upon
last Friday at ST. Patrick's hospital.
DIR. Louise smith. osteopath. 6ls.-
| Adv.
| Jess Brazil and Pat Creedon of Ana
| conda are in Missoula for a few days.
guests in the home of John O'Neill on
| Blaine street.
i. G. Moore. Chiropractor. Phone
! 10s4.-Adv.
Attorney and Mrs. d. J. Heyfron
| have come from Roman to remain in
! Mssoula during the months of Janu-
airy and February.
| Lenses ground at this office. DIR.
Schweiker, optical specialist. Mont. Blk.
ADV.
| Mrs. A. w. Hoover and her two
| children are guests in the home OF
Miss Adde Shyrock at 43S South
First street, West. Mrs. Hoover lived
several years ago in Missoula, but has
made her home recently at Wallace,
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Idaho. That home. with its contents
If furniture and clothing. was destroyed
by flood last week and Mrs. Hoover is
in Misseula until she can purchase an
entire new outfit.
Pat Mclaughlin. former deputy
county assessor, arrived in Missoula
yesterday from Spokane to visit his
parents over New Years day.
r. Gwinn. NJ. d, eye. ear. nose and
throat specialist. Glasses ground AZ the
office. First National Bank Bldg.--Adv.
". w. Sager. clerk in the office OF
Attorneys A. Il. Hohlitt and Ellsworth
smith, has returned from q week OF
vacation spent 4 rhilipshurg.
DIR. II. f. Wright, dentist. South
east corner Higgins and Main ST.
ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max GenereuS have as
their guest over New Years their
cousin. Erlea Fish, who is on furlough
from Camp Lewis n, American Lake.
We make furs and remodel old ones
AIS Red.--Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Hayden have
returned from ST. Louis. where they
spent Christmas day with his relatives
MIR. Hayden has been for two months
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CAMP LEWIS BOYS
GET LEAVE TODAY
Most Of Soldiers Go to Taco
ma for Holiday.

Tacoma, Dec. 31.-Camp Lewis for
the most part, will celebrate New
Years in Tacoma. After the regular
monthly muster today passes for the
holiday were issued to all entitled to
such and a few Were given special
passes to Seattle.
The following members of the f6sth
depot brigade have been discharged for
physical disability:
Joe David, Walter E. Nilsson, Ron
aid d. Mckinnon, William w. Roth and
Jean L. Hardin. Private Barney
Monaghan, machine gun company,
3s1st infantry, has been discharged on
recommendation of the exemption
board at Camp Lewis.
The 3s2nd infantry will hold big In
door field meet on January 8, ten men
from each company competing in each
event.
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READY T0START
BANK IN CHARIOT
MlssOula Men Will Be Back
of First National in
New Town.
A. A. LESSEE CASHIER
Garden City Banker Chosen
Manager of Flathead
Institution.
A. A. LESSEE CASHIER

Under the management of prominent
Missoula men. the First National bank
of Chariot Is being organized. Work
will be started Il; once upon n new
brick building at the new town of
Chariot. located on the Northern Pa
cific railroad about 10 miles south of
Roman. The new bank is capitalized
at $4,000 and "A. A. Lesseg of this city
has accepted the position of cashier.
Mr.. Iesseg came to Missoula from
the Traders National bank of Spokane.
He has been for the last seven years
with the Missoula Trust and Savings
bank and on last November 20. ten
dered his resignation from the position
of assistant cashier in that bank, to
take effect January j. 1918. Mr.. Les
seq will he associated with the Amer
lean Bank and Trust company in this
city until the new bank at Chariot is
ready for use.
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Would Connect |. w. w.
With Dynamite Plots

San Francisco. Dec. 2l,-Efforts 10
connect three alleged prominent IN
dustrial Workers of the World ar
rested here Saturday night with the
dynamiting of Governor stephens
residence at Sacramento will be made
by the United States government, IL
was announced here when Assistant
United states Attorney Johnson. swore
to warrants charging the trio with con-
spring to- violate the espionage act.
The three persons were Miss Theo'
dora Pollak, secretary of the state
defense league of the /. w. w: Albert
L. Fox, secretary and treasurer OF thf
San Francisco I. W. W. chapter, ahd
James Price.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-01

One of the essentials to genuine
greatness is the ability to tell the
truth, even about unpleasant subjects.
The Girl Without a Chance which
will be seen at the Missoula theater
today. matinee and evening. Whitney
Collins, the author. has not hesitated
to speak the plain truth. 1t is the
plain spoken story Of a poor working
girl trying to escape from the snares
of the white slave traffic.
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No Trace of Murderer
Of Fagman Discovered

Minneapolis, Dec. 31.-No trace OF
the murderer of Frank Perrin, Chi
caro. Milwaukee and St Paul railroad
flarman. who was found early tonight
in his switch tower with his face ana
head horribly cut and siashed, had been
discovered. by the Minneapolis police
late stpnigkt. So far as could De
Iearn6d tonight the man has no rela-
lives here and this coupled with he
fact that Perrin was man who al
ways Kept to himself, made the search
for oeme definite clue which might
ieadztp the apprehension of the slayer
porl asf1f for t1s police
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Good Bill at Empress.

At the Empress thcater today Miss
Geraldine Farrar and Fatty Ar
buckle will make their last appear
anee in the best program the amuse-
ment house has offered in many
months. Miss Farrar is starring in
THE Woman God Forgot an elab-
crate. well acted and impressive pic
ture. Fatty" Arbuekle offers his best
comedy.