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The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
Aviation Leads
in Queer Plans

Records and models in the patent
office at Washington afford an inter-
csting study of the possibilities of the
| human imagination, but it Is probable
| that for remarkable conceptions the
/ field of aviation leads all the rest.
| Patents have been granted for a fly
ining machine propelled by nitroglycer-
! in. another in which dynamite was To
be the motive power, while third was
to be kept in the air by means OF re
ciprocating parachutes.'
The latter. exclusive rights for which
were awarded in 1897, was the inveu-
ton of Henry Heintz of Elkton. :. u.
He proposed TO carry on both freight
and passenger business with his air
ship, which was to be a big car with
doors and windows. containing an en-
cinc room, quarters for the crew, pi-
lot house for the skipper and all the
comforts Of home for the passengers.
\ Cigar shaped balloon" surnounted
the car hut The really novel feature
was the "reciproCating parachute" ar
rangcmcnt. \ steam engine was 10
operate these parachutes, whieh. by
working up and down and suddenly
expanding, were to obtain a grip OF
the atmos phere that would pub the
car right up by its booIstraps, 50
To speak.
The parachutes were simply tor rails
ing purposes and ordinary propellers
were to be used To drive the car ahead.
On paper, this plan appears quite teas-
ible although 1t is not recorded that
the HeintZ transcontinental airship line
was ever actually put into operation.
Moreover. the Heintz car would appear
to he much safer than those, for in
stance, patented by :. B. Battey OF
New York and Edwin rynchon Of Chit
easo. as the metropolitan inventor
proposed 10 derive his naotive power
from nitrosiscerin. while the Windy
city man specified dynamite.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
THE DAHY mSSOUllAN
ESTABLISHED 1873
WEDNESDAY, APRIL "a, 1918.
A ONE-SIDED GAME.

By ovcrplaying its hanl ~ III
Wisconsin election, the nahonaI
administration has reduced Its
plea for non-partlsan senatorial
and congressional elections to the
dimensions of joke. An idea
that was essentially good. and
might have been worked out With
some success. has been largely
abandoned because our Demo
cratic friends marked the cards.
II will be well for our diS!lrtercst-
cd citizens to watch carefully the
methods of this game III the fu-
ture. There will be stern resent
ment against any attempt to put
the thumb screws on the people
bv the use Of such power as has
been granted to certain public
officials because Of The exigen-
cics OF war.
Senator tialllngcr, one OF the
elder statesmen, put a nice pune
turc into the game the other day
when, in referring to the pleas Of
the administration for the non
partisan election Of Democrats III
doubtful states on The high
ground Of patriotism, he pointed
to another view. "Cerlalnly,"
said the senator, i'll substance,
I'VE will agree TO the election Of
q Democratic senator in Texas, if
the Democrats will agree to the
election Of Republican in New
Jersey. We will support a Demo-
crat in Georgia, if they will sup
port a Republican III New Hamp-
shire. We will give our heartiest
aid to the election Of Democrat
ic senator from South Carolina, if
we may have their assurance Of a
Republican senator from Illinois,
We are inclined to think that
the results in the fall election
will be determined by about the
same methods that have pre-
vailed heretofore. with but few
exceptions. We believe that any
serious danger of the election Of
a Socialistic demagogue of the
Nom Partisan league to congress
should be met by a union Of pa
triotic citizens, regardless Of
party. Any candidate not thor
oughly in sympathy with the pur-
poses in the prosecution Of this
war must be defeated, but that
does not mean that the people
will stand for any of the political
camouflagc that was tried in
Wisconsin and resulted in most
ludicrous failure ~.a 4
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

4 novel could be written around
the dramatic scene in San
Francisco courtroom Yesterday
when one Hindu was shot dead
by another, who in turn was killed
by 4 United States marshal. The
thread Of the story runs thon-
sands of miles across the sea to
the very heart of India, where it
was planned TO start q revolution
The fine hand Of the German
propagandists runs through it all.
When the results are summed up.
we think the successes of the Ger
mans thus far are due far more to
the work Of the propagandists
than to military leadership. The
collapse of Russia certainly was
due to that source aud that seems
TO have been The biggest German
victory thus far
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
B'Gee, Pm a Lucky Guy!
Written by Martin Green in Headquarters Dug-Out
the Battle Line in France

shell n
dusk the Of
the of
by fiery shower
We from
At firing in front line trench boy Home
a
He stood the bones of of who died at that
o
a
n
lie a O
AS
sparkle shells in German lines the CLEAN of
n
the Somewhere Home replied Bce I'm lucky guy
o
hike
and
you ain ell Il o
IN a trrneh--bgee I'm lucky guy"
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
1000 Years to Breed Belgium's Horses

William Crownover of Cedar Fall
Iowa. sold a Belgian stallion to c. G
Good, Ogden, Ctan, Tor the sum OF SAT,
00o. This is said TO be the highest
price ever paid for a horse of tho Bel
gian class. The Belgian breed of horses
is the result Of 1000 years of careful
breeding.
When the Germans invaded belgium
in 1914 they took possession Of every
good Belgian horse or mare to be
found and sent them all to Germany.
The editor of the Capital, while visit
ing the German lines i'll Belgium in
1915. being chaperoned by Captain
Schroeder, saw zoo brood mares which
had been brought back from the firing
line. where they had been drawing and
swinging artillery.
The editor asked the Captain what
we, in America, were to do for our
belgian breed of horses. He replied
with a smile. You will have to get
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
Praises Missoula's
Fire Department.

T believe that Missoula's fire de
partment. As whole, is ahead OF that
of the national capital, as We are en-
tiresy motorized, while more than half
OF Washington's department Is com
posed OF horse drawn vehicles" says
Peter Loffnes, formerly chief of the
MiSsou!a fire department, but now with
the motor transportation department of
the United States army at Camp Nyer.
Virginia. in a letter to friends here.
4 ain located in the best camp in
the United states. with fine bunch
of fellows In nay company and with
good eats and plenty Of them,
We are allowed tHrce half days 4
week off duty. which gives us fIcnty
of time To see the sights of Nashius-
toR. which is only 20 minutes efE-hy-
street car. and the Vicinity The Ar
lington National cemetery adjoins this
for; and the largest wireless station in
tho world il located thera."
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
Tells of EngIand's
View on War.

Tommy carries himself with much
better roise than does Sanmoc." says
Frank Phillips, a former MissonlH boy,
but now with an American expedition
ary force in England, in a letter to a
friend in Mssoula.
Three years Of war experience and
discipline has made the .EnSIshman
alert, active hard musrlcd and shtft&
His every movement shows that he is
in dead earnest and confident in the
outcome of the war. Sammce. on the
other hand. is soldier who has been
to Il training camp for about six
months and several thousand miles
from the field Of action. He is a re-
cruit in every sense of the word and
needs thr finishing touches ard Coun-
sci of experienced men. Sammcc
learns quickly, He simply needs
little timc Ia make n company com
mandcr proud. As for courage il IS
Saxon.
Very few Young men arc noticeable
wearing civilian colthtng. i would
take brave coward to stay at home
these days and face the rtdicule of the
townspeorle. In every city disabled
Tommies are conspicuous by their hos
pitaf suit of blue overall material.
THE English civilians seem conf
dent OF the outcome. They are Civ
ing their sons chcerfully and with stout
hearts.
In England the women arc respond
ing only as Anglo Saxon women can.
l have seen them working as baggage
sma shers' on the railroads, as conduc-
tors on street cars, as teamsters chauf-
feurs, clerks, mess sergeants, ordcrlies
gardeners. but why not be brief? They
work wherever they are needed and
useful
Il talked with an English sergeant
last night lie said he coUidn't for
the life Of him see why the kaiser per
sisted in a hopeless cause.
by Jovc' he remarked. / c8unt
SEQ what ails the mon. It'lI break i
bloody art to give in. but killin's too
good for i'm"
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
What My Parents
Wanted Me to Be
DAVID BElASCO.

Both my parents were Portuguese,
having in their makeup various
strains of Spanish, German and Eng
lsh blood.
Some of my earliest rccolIections
are the folk tales told to me by my
mother in the Spanish tongue. SO soft
and musical as TO linger in my mem
ory.
This may have been partly due to her
manner OF telling, for she had his
frionic gifts which were never allowed
10 find expression. however, much she
lonsed to go On the stage,
TO the girl, Reipa Martin, there was
a glamour about the theater which no
parental frowning could duell, and
among her young friends was my
father, Humphrey Abraham Belasco.
There had been lawyers in the Bel
asco family, also artists and sCulp-
tors and athletes of sporting reputa-
ton. But Humphrey showed his taste
for the theater. and when he met
Heinn he already had a reputation for
pantom,mc and was later to gnin more
reputation as the most famous harle-
quin In London.
They were married and lived on tho
slender salary my father received from
The old prury Lane and ,iaymarkct
In 40 they sailed for San Francisco
hy way OF the Isthmua of Panama,
reaching California when the gold
craze was at its height.
was born shortly after their ar
rival. and soon We went TO Victoria.
where there was local playhouse,
But my father was then more inter
"stcd in mining ventures than in the
Htricals.
As a very young child | took part
in the performance of ii stock COM
pany in Victoria. playing Little Will
lam with Julia Deane in East
Lynne"
My father. having invested every
thing. was land poor" and we re-
turned to San Francisco
w" were very poor and my mother
,arly taught me to work.
sold old bottles and used the
money to go to the theatcrs. If there
was Il celebration or anniversary in
the city | sold programs. badges or re
iltSlIttutS ~ huN NA-St iEtAhttH NiAAi
costumes.
| remember the long talks that my
father and mother used to have over
my career. even before | was able to
understand Thoroughly.
Some friends had given me toy
aints. My father believed he de
tcctcd in me talent for painting and
had visions of my being n painter.
hut my mother was OF different
mind.
David is too much Of n gypsy,
know he is going to be an actor"
Her pet name for me was ''Wander-
ing-fect."
too had my artistic dreams. Also
| was not unlike the whole world
OF actors in yearning to be u trage-
dian and to appear in Hamlet. To
, myself I decided that come what
may | must aim at Shakespeare and
train mNsclf to sbe sstyromantic actor.
| With my mother.ss help l learned
j every child'ss part in Shakespeare.
| Yet deep down in my heart some
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
AMERICA AN kkE\N.

We believe that 1t sound view
ol things - expressed M Il recent
issue nE The Manufacturer News ::
The battle pf IT, sIunlmc ia,
been raging with unprecedented
fierceness. Look al the situation
squareis III The face. Win nr lose.
the fight j. on until the quest tion>
al stake are settled. II Paris -
taken. il may be that the .Amrrl-
can people will be- aroused Ln
their prcdicnment. They refused.
prior 10 April, iois, to get ready,
for war and the things hat are
happening now are the same that
happened 10 The foolish virgins
who refused to trim their lamps
and fill them with oil Ut is USE
less To find fault We must create
Il situation - tense that it will
bring out every productive quail
IN OF the Anleric;iSespeoplc II
WI have only 81 War planes when
We should have I2,OOO Why should
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

If there is considerable num-
Der Of people in Missoula who
would like to say something that
they fear their neighbors might
not enjoy. let them write it out
and sign it and The Missoulian
will print il. Otherwise, we fear
that there Nil! not he much SYM
pathy for III" ones who would
appear a. martyrs to the cause of
Liberty.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
AN OLD MANS PLEA.

On The Mlissoulian's editorial
page yesterday was poem Of
real appeal, left on our desk by a
very worthy citizen of Missoula,
who interests us. We printed ii
in the hope that he might inter
est others.
This man has a fine mind. He
is well educated, aud for years
was a school teacher. He is
sober, industrious. in good health
and longing only for work that
might be his, if he were not we'll
along III years. Age is the only
obstacle that stands in his way.
He has the poiSc, The sense aud
the loyalty that come With age,
and vel he cannot find a Job
where hundreds of Young fellow,
With loss sense and less rCspou-
slbility get hearing. We quote
the first and last verses Of The
poem.
How off to age is work denied,
Without excuse or reason;
Though age may we'll hc qualified
To do its work III season.
Govern his pay by his real worth
Let it be fairly told
But do not rule him off th,, earth
Is..x, l.,
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

them from us, up in Germany"
These belgian brood mares were
with foal and tho hair had been worr
off their necks and sides by rough APP
plicatiou of the harness, They Were
being stabbed in an immense railroad
shop. Stalls had been created by tho
use of two by fours and the mares
were being given plenty Of hay and
oats to revive them. The editor heard
of one belgian colt which the Germans
did not succeed in getting.
Belgium is small country and NO
man has more than two or three
horses. seldom one family has more
than one brood mare. The family in
question had a dapple gray male colt
aged Is months, When the Germans
camo into belgium at Liege the family
iiunf know what to do with the colt.
In America the animal would have been
worth $4,000.
The family united in digging deep
sub cellar under the house. They also
dug a sloping pathway leading from
the surface to the cellar. They then re-
stored the earth and gave il the APP
pearance of never having been touched,
The Germans had not succeeded in
finding the colt up TO last accounts,
but doubtless they captured him in the
end
However. the Belgian breed of horses
will not run out. There are enough
pure Belgians in the United States to
keep up the breed. Al the last Iowa
state fair there We're many samples of
the Belgian breed which could not be
Ssai avon in EHluittD1 lDpS
Moincs Capital. r ~... -..., >.t-,a
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

,weg have allowed the air. craft
board to sleep on the job?"
This view Of the News would
come under the head Of scdition,
if the more partisan friends of the
administration had their way in
revising the espionage law. For
tunately. there will be no gag to
the right Of patriotic Americans
to criticize the conduct Of the war
when things are going wrong.
The big German drive has had
one most beneficial effect in our
own country. 1t has. awakened
the American people. a~ nothing
else could have done. The quick
and heavy subscription to the
new Liberty loan is evidence.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

thing told me I was not tall enough
and III secret | would stretch myself
to grow. All OF the visiting stars"
at the Royal theater Were enormous.
Later ] ran away with a circus and
became bareback rider and travelled
to South America
l became sick and father came for
me. He cannot stand the life" he
said.
He is Il gypsy" mother persisted.
He will be an actor
So deep was the sympathy between
us that to this day ii the production
oi Il play worries me l try to see il
through her eyes. And her ever pres
ent influence often enables me TO add
a touch that gets under the bodice and
the waistcoat. s* F. 5-5s-~
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

Mister Carranza is edglng
about the table, toying with a
s,nglc white chip and seemingly
desirou> of getting into the game
at the expense of Uncle Sam, who
is well occupied these days in
calling The bluffs of the Huns.
Carranza should be patient. Uncle
Sam will never be too busy TO dis
pose oi This outsider when he be-
come, too annoying.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
SUSPICIOUS.

Charley, dear" said Young Mrs.
ICrkins, that young man in the bureau
Of information wouldn't answer a
singl" question | asked him this mort
frg."
"Whaddigy ask him."
ashed him how long the sovelr-
nent will operate the railroads, and
whether the trains will run any faster
ard fares she any cheaper. All h
Mould say was that he didn't know.
sbelieNe that young man is being con.
cred."--Washington Star.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24
81 --T-z --ss
Talk OF the TOu,,1
Junior Red Gross
Exhibit Shows Good Work.

/ An object lesson in the great uassi
bilities of accomplishment By many
fingers working little by little. is the
display of Junior Red Cross work that
is placed today in the Higgins avenue
lwindows Of the Missoula Mercantile
Istore.
Charts placed in the window with the
PARTICLES viii enunerate what has been
! done by the high school classes I,nder
the instruction of Miss Louise chris
tiansen and by grade classes in session
lat the manual training building under
the instruction of Mrs Sarah Sumner.
| articles shown in addition, which are
not mentioned upon the charts, were,
made at the various school buildings
| during the regular one period Il d;,y of
hand work. Credit is given To the va
fious buildings in the following order:
!. Prescott, nine blankets, ~ pairs Of
ward slippers. 80 wash cloths and six
tpillows.
| Lincoln, six blan..ts. three sweaters.
one pair of wr'istlets. II pairs of ward
slippers, four wash cloths.
| Lowell, seven blankets, q wash
cloths, three pillows aud 10 pairs Of
wristlets.
! Franklin, two blankets 13 pairs OF
ward slippers, A wash cloths, 10 pairs
of wristlets, one pillow and three he'll
NETS Omitted by children).
Whittier. three blankets, G3 wash
cloths, four pillows. II pairs Of slip
pers, three balls Of sewed rags for u
rug, two tray cloths.
Hawthorne. !3 pairs of wristlets.
three blankets, three pillows, five wash
Ifslf h.- t,.-x I,tl "a
pairs of ward slippers
! Roosevelt. 20 pairs Of wrstlpts. II
pairs of ward slippers, 80 wash cloths.
three pillows, 10 quilts, is tray cloths,
three balls Of rags.
Central, three pillows. three balls OF
rags. nine blankets. II wash cloths, II
pairs Of wristlets, seven pairs of ward
slippers and one sweater
Willard, % pillows, five balls of
rags. II blankets, 20 wash cloths. 40
pairs of ward slippers, Is pillow cases,
two scarfs and one helmet.
Mrs. Sumner says that she is esre-
cialiy proud of the two helmets that
have been knitted by the children. be
| cause they are difficult to do and have
been done so well She asks that the
| Willard school receive it's due credit for
accomplishing more work than any
other building.
The rag rugs that are on display
were woven by the special classes
Taught by Miss DelIna f'onner and
they We're made from rags sent to the
school rooms from the Red Cross work
lrooms and there stripped and sewed
by the children. The blankets arc
made from squares that were knitted
by pupils Of the first grades boys as
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

Of course. In" |. W.sW. will go
Up and down Higgins avenue tell
ing us that their rights as citizens
have been abridged because the
state Council Of Defense has or
drrrd them to work five days a
week.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

The Montana State Council of
Defense has already justified its
existence as a legal body, With
broad powers TO compel every
citizen to do a bit i'll winning the
WIZ.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

Why do the critics Of Miss Ran
Kin Insist that she bat 1000 or get
ont Of the game? Not many men
tr women would be elected to Of
'Drr, if that rulr applied.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

AsIuan is always telling his wife aka /
his household expenses arc higher than
any other mans in town.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

Perhaps the worst guess Of tn"
HrW year i that Of Finland IN
getting into the war to help the
Huns. Just Is the allies are clos
Ing III ON the stretch.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

l'h"r" l. no mystery about the
'or'hpuohr TN" kaiser stamped
tIS foot in rage and III" dishes
.JttI"d III California.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

With old Ed glr Eye Hang ia the
hnN. tn" Huns foot Keeps pretty
clos" to first base.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-24

G"odhNc, Miss Rankin. 1u,
good luck, Travel ON No. = mex
time and avoid that Ruttr hnodon
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-24
IRISH SITUATION. MRNACING.
Roman Catholic Population Throw
their Weight With Sim Fcincrs.

London, April 20.-7The grave and
menacing situation created by the
determination Of nationalist ireland.
united as seldom before, to resist
conscripton has aroused deep inter-
est throughout Great Britain. Par
ticular emphasis is laid on the decis-
ion OF the Roman Catholic hierarchy
to throw In their lot with the Sim
Feiners. who have openly proclaim
ed dgGermany as an ally.
The pledge to be administered
Sunday, to what one authority esti-
mates at nine-tenths of the entire
Catholic population of the country,
binds them to resist CONSUMPTION by
the most effective means at their dis
posal." This gives a wide latitude
and pleases the advocates OF both
passive and active resistance The
depcacy of the situation Is recognize
ed .by the Irish Times, hitherto in
favor Of conscription, which advises
the government and Irish leaders to
escape from truly miserable po-
sition" by organizing great volua-
tarW campaign.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-24
President Rides in Army Tank.

= . .
Washington, April 20--President
Wilson rode around the White House
grounds yesterday in the British
army fighting tank Britannia, which
was brought here from Buffalo for
use in the Liberty Loan campaign.
The tank attracted wide attention as
1t numbered UP Pennsylvania avenue
to the White House. The President
first crawlad throughsa small hole In
the side and inspected its working
parts. Then the tank was closed
and the President was taken for a
short ride.
In climbing out of the tank the
President grasped hot pipe and
burned his hand slightly. The burn,
IT was said afterwerds, was not as-
rious. x,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-24
FRANCE HAS LOST 300, 900
Men Killed lh'enclfS Govornment
Adopted 100000 Orphans. .s

\ New York, April 19..-France. IN
four years Of conflict to preserve her
own liberty and that OF the world,
according to Andre Tardieu, French
high commissioners to the United
States. has lost 100000 men killed.
and almost as Anny wounded or pris-.
,oners' I%he high toll exacted by the
war wassmade public by the French
envoy to-day In an address at a meet
Ing Of the "Fatherless Children or
France Association"
Praising the work OF tho orgahiza-
1tion, which already has raised more
than $2.000,00O in behalf or s 0 900;
French war orphans, and stating that
the, French goverrssent has adopted
100000 children 6ereft Of fathers,
NJ. Tardieu declared that sGerman
propaganda @uld not counteract the
fact, we'll known in America, that
all our! hearts are united in COM
mon Affection"
when men are dying" he said ),
"their one last thought ia for their
children. In, close communion with
the trials and aspirations OF our peo-
pie You have given peace Of mind to
thousands of dying heroes. For hav-
ing conceived this great, good ana
human work, you have won forever
the affection and gratitude OF all
tFrenchmen. 1t Is withSdeep emotion
that bring you their thanks