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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
CLOTHES AND THE WEATHER

Mark Twain remarked how people
are always talking about the weather,
but never doing anything about it.
They do not dress with the slightest
regard to the weather, he might have
added
Men clap on their straw hats June
15, not a day earlier or later, and lay
their straws aside three months there
after, again in unison. They act as if
the weather goes by calendar.
Women appear to be more logical in
the matter of hats, for they change
hats winter, spring, summer and fall.
But on second thought one remembers
that all their hats, no matter for what
reason, repudiate the weather. The
advent of the seasons has become with
women merely a signal for changing
hats.
The ancient Irishman went naked
yes, naked. The climate of Ireland
has turned neither colder nor wetter.
yet the Irishman wears his clothes as
II ne were always used to them. But
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

Springs. She went to school at Ex-
celsior Springs for two years and this
year come to Christian College.
Miss Young says that her ambition
is to be short story writer. She is
studying along that line Her father,
she says, has promised that she may
go to Columbia University in New
York City after she finishes her course
at Christian College.
Miss Young says that there is a
great difference in the food in China
and that in the United States. In
China they have no bread at all, but
have rice and tea with every meal.
A good many people eat sweet po-
tatoes. She says that they use no
butter at all and never have desert.
AS most of the people are very poor
in China, sugar is very rare, and
only the wealthier families of China
can afford to have sugar with their
meals.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
THE AMERICAN LEGION

Surely there will be no greater force
in America for good than the Ameri-
can Legion. Surely the Bolshevist
propaganda circulated in this country
will need no stronger combatant to
force it from our country than this
all-American organization.
Its possibilities are unbounded
toward good if the warning of Cen
eral Pershing against permitting ii
to become "a political tool in the
hands of political aspirants" is needed
And it seems improbable that an or
ganization made up men and women
enrolled in the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps during the war should
stoop to ally themselves with any po-
litical faction.
The $4,000 men and women en-
rolled have started for membership
of 100000 At Minneapolis Novem-
ber 10, IL and u, will be held the
first great convention.
Let us wish the American Legion a
long life and all the prosperity that
should come from its rare heritage
based upon the highest of American
ideals.
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then the Irish lost their independence
When Erin goes free her sons may
throw clothes off with the hated for
eign yoke lad develop their dress along
nationalistic lines.
Military leaders pride themselves
on having their men dress in accord
ance with the weather. But why does
Sammy wear 'em tight, and Jack veal
'em Topping, while Jock Highlander
wears 'em never at all?
The Fiji, with only his sunshade in
the way of dress, and the Eskimo
swathed in pelts, may lay claim to be-
ing dressed with due regard to the
weather. But who would be FIJI OF
Eskimo.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
A SAXON SONG

Tools with the comely names,
Mattock and scythe and spade,
Couth and bitter as flames.
Clean, and bowed in the blade
A man and his tools make a man and
his trade.
Sight of the English shires,
Hummock and kane and mead,
Tang of the reeking byres,
Land of the English BREED
A man and his land make man and
his creed.
Leisurely focks and herds,
Cool-eyed cattle that come
Mildly to wonted words,
Swine that in orchards roam,-
A man and his beasts make a man and
his home
Children sturdy and flaxen,
Shouting in brotherly strife,
Like the land they are Saxon,
Sons of a man and his wife,
For a man and his loves make man
and his life.
". Sackville-West
in the Observer.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
BAPTISTS ISSUE A PAPER.
The Booster, 4-Page Weekly, Edited
by Roy L. Davis.

Every Baptist should receive today
a copy of the maiden edition of the
Baptist Booster, four-page, eight
column weekly paper, edited by Roy
T. Davis, superintendent of the local
Baptist Sunday school and secretary
of Stephens College.
Because the list of Baptist students
in the University is incomplete, at
present, not all will receive copies Of
the Booster until next week. No
charge is made for the publication.
The paper will carry the news of
the Baptist Sunday school, telling of
the work in the past and plans for
future endeavor. The real purpose
is to bring the members of the church
into closer touch with the Sunday
school.
Later Mr.. Davis will have as his
assistants in editing the paper several
students in the School of Journalism
of the University. The Herald-States-
man Publishing Company of this city
will print the Booster.
An art heading, showing the Col
umbia Baptist Church is a feature of
this weeks issue The pages of the
publication are by inches.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

The right of labor to collective bar
gaining has been recognized by the
government Collective bargaining is
the right of the representatives of la
Dor to bargain with Representatives OF
capital for higher wages, shorter
hours and amelioration of working
conditions. 1t is a sacred right with
out which labor would be helpless.
However, it is often misused by one,
while the other as often ,tramples
upon it.
Capital has time and again disre-
garded this right, opposed it with ev-
cry weapon at its command; stopped
short of nothing to retard its prog
ress and adoption. Everyone who has
followed the history of labor's fight
for unionism and collective bargain
ing knows the methods capital en-
ploys to combat them.
Today, labor, having gained almost
universal recognition of those rights
after bitter strife, is too often using
them without regard for justice OF
the public In some cases it is using
them to gain shorter hours and high
er wages at a time when the whole
country is crying for greater produc-
ton and lower prices.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
THE OPEN COLUMN
Actual Fighting Doesn't Count.

Actual Fighting Doesn't Count.
Editor the Missourian: Lieut.-Col.
William E. Persons has been notified
by military authorities that under the
present law only men who have had
two years work in the R. o. T. c. are
eligible to take advanced work in Mil
itary Science, and receive the Garri-
son Ration Communication which
amounts to about 65 cents a day or
$3.50 a month. 1t was previously
supposed by Colonel Persons and his
assistants that national service could
be commuted to fulfill the require
ments in the R. o. T c. Qs the law
fair?) Many men left school in the
spring of 1918, after spending one
year in the R. o. T. c., entered the
army and are now back in school aft
er losing one year, and are entitled
to no ration Communication provided
they desire to take advanced work in
Military Science. Their former class
mates who entered the S. A. T. c. and
continued in school have filled the
R. o. T. c. requirements and are en-
titled to the Communication.
READER
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
SCIATIC PAINS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
Keep Sloan's, the Worlds Lini-
ment handy to allay aches

THOUSANDS of men and women,
when the least little rheumatic
"crick" assails them, have Sloan's
Liniment handy to knock it out.
Popular third Of century ago far
more popular today.
That's because it is so wonderfully
helpful in relieving all external aches
and pains sciatica, lumbago, neural
gia, overstrained muscles, stiff joints,
weather exposure results. A little is
all that is necessary, for it soon pene-
trdtes tithoat rubbing to the sore spot.
Leaves no muss, stained skin, clogged
pores. A bottle today is wise pre-
caution. Keep it handy.
All drI1ooictc- 2S. IN. S1 An
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
Brick Company Sues BarkwelI.

A suit which will come up in the
January term of the Circuit Court was
filed with the circuit clerk by the
Moberly Paving Company, against
George w. Barkwell asking for al bal
ance of $3,045.63 and interest at pei
cent from February 25, 1916, on paw
ing brick purchased by the latter.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

What has become of the medieval
alchemist who lived in a garret and
sought to find the secret of turning
lead into gold? Is he reincarnated in
the man who hastens home from bust
ness and spends his time in the base
ment surrounded by pans, kegs, long
copper pipes and vessels of sugar,
water and raisinS?
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

lie style, c-est lhomme lui," runs
the French dictum "Style is the man
himself" Since the Partisan women
are extensively undressed in knee
length and open-back dresses the die
tum might well be changed to, 1.-THE
style is the woman herself"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
Sapp to Be Busy in County.

P. H. Sapp, county assessor, will
not have his office open regularly un-
til probably the first of November
His work until that time will take him
into the country most of each week.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
SOCIETY

A tea will take the place of the reg
ular meeting of the University WV
CA. at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon
at Read Hall. The pastors of all OF
the Columbia churches will be there
to meet the University women. The
Rev. NJ. A. Hart, the Rev. W. w. FL
wang and the Rev. w. ]. George will
make short talks on church affilia-
ton. A few women from each of the
churches will also be present. Miss
Marion Ryan, chairman of the ad.
visory board, will preside. Miss Anna
NJ. Payne will play violin solo.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

When you tell someone something
and caution them not to tell it, it
would have been safer to keep it to
Yourself in the first place.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

With airplane transportation there
is no reason why any part of the
country should be behind in fashions.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07
Acacia Lodge to Elect Officers.

Acacia Lodge No. 6O2 A. F. and A.
NJ. will elect officers at meeting in
the lodge rooms tonight.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

Thrift has become a national habit.
Everybody saved some daylight during
the last year.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

College at Baltimore, and her son,
Carl, student at Johns Hopkins Uni
yersity,
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

Mrs. D. V. Vandiver gave tea this
afternoon in honor of her sister, Mrs.
]. T. Harris. Those assisting Mrs.
Vandiver were Mrs. Marshall Gordon,
Mrs. W. H. Willis, Mrs. Ben NOVEL;,
Mrs. Turner Clinkscales, Mrs. Robert
Hill, Miss Emma Crawford, and Miss
Mary Cauthorn.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

Some words fit the thought like kid
gloves; others are like S.A.TC. uni
forms.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

Maj. and Mrs. J. E. Marshall were
dinner guests at the Alpha Tau One
ga house Sunday.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

There will be open house at Read
Hall from to II o'clock Friday night.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

The following assisted at the tea
which Miss Eva Johnston gave from
4 to 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon for
all University women: Mrs. Walter
Miller, Misses Nita Collier, Allene
Richardson. Mary Mildred Logan,
Maude Gwinn, Maxine Christopher and
Marion Lyan.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

Mrs. A. Crockett of Stanberry is a
guest at the Delta Delta Delta house.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-07

lHe SOluHlDld CuuiSileS WlA ue tneic
to meet the University women. The
Rev. NJ. A Hart, the Rev. W. w. Ell
wang and the Rev. w. j. George will
make short talks on church affilia-
ton. A few women from each of the
churches will also be present. Miss
Marion Ryan, chairman of the ad-
visory board, will preside. Miss Anna
NJ. Payne will play violin solo.
Mrs. D. V. Vaniiver gave tea this
afternoon in honor of her sister, Mrs.
]. T. Harris. Those assisting Mrs.
Vandiver were Mrs. Marshall Gordon,
Mrs. W. H. Willis, Mrs. Ben NOVEL;,
Mrs. Turner Clinkscales, Mrs. Robert
Hill, Miss Emma Crawford, and Miss
Mary Cauthorn.
The following assisted at the tea
which Miss Eva Johnston gave from
to 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon for
all University women: Mrs. Walter
Miller, Misses Nita Collier, Allene
Richardson. Mary Mildred Logan,
Maude Gwinn, Maxine Christopher and
Marion Lyan.
Mrs. A. Crockett of Stanberry is a
guest at the Delta Delta Delta house.
There will be open house at Read
Hall from s to II o'clock Friday night.
Mai. and Mrs. J. E. Marshall were
dinner guests at the Alpha Tau One
ga house Sunday.
Alpha Delta Sigma, honorary adver-
tising fraternity, will hold initiation
tonight at the Delta Tau Delta house.
G. Alex Hope left yesterday for JEFF
ferson City to attend the meeting of
the American Legion.
The freshman of the Sigma Chi
fraternity will give matinee dance
Saturday afternoon.
B. R. Lacy of St. Joseph was the
guest of his daughter, Miss Louise
Lacy, over the weekend
Miss Louise Brown returned yester-
day from Louisville, KY, where she
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Helm
Bruce.
Mrs. John Pennington of Stanberry
is guest at the Delta Delta Delta
house.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wright of St.
Louis and Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Mccoy
of st. Louis were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Weldon Cotton over the
weekend
Mrs. James Gordon gave dinner
Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Cot
ton and their guests, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wright and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. Mccoy.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pence Of Kansas
City have been visiting their daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine Pence, at the Kap-
pa Alpha Theta house.
The French Club will meet at 8
o'clock tonight at the Kappa Kappa
Gamma house.
The Fortnightly Club will hold its
regular meeting tomorrow afternoon
at Read Hall from to 6.
Mrs. J. T. Mitchell and Miss Helen
Mitchell leave tomorrow for st. Louis
for a visit.
Leo Collins and Oliver P.
Newberry, who have been visiting at
the Kappa Sigma house, left today for
Kansas City.
The freshmen of the Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority will give tea from 10
to IL O'Clock Saturday morning for
the freshmen of the other sororities
Pi Upsilon Pi, freshman, sopho-
more inter-fraternity, will give an in
formal dance, october 25.
Mrs. B. ]. Means of Kansas City is
the guest of her son, George Means.
The Kappa Sigma fraternity's an
nual fall party will be held the even
ing of November 81.
Mrs. Charles W. Greene has return
ed to Columbia after spending the
summer at a Y. w. C. A. camp for
girl workers in Altamont, n. Y. Be-
fore returning, she visited her daugh-
ter. Helen. who is attending Caucher
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Alpha Delta Sigma, honorary adver-
tising fraternity, will hold initiation
tonight at the Delta Tau Delta house.
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EStrada'S thoughtful glance rested
on the angry face. Was this genuine.
or did not Hardin know Of the years
Richard had served on the road: of
the Job In the heat-baked barrancas
Of Mexico. where Marshall had found
him? But he would not try again to
persuade Hardin to give up his trip
to Los Angeles. 1t might be better.
after all. for the new manager to take
charge with his predecessor out of
the way.
"MacLean's coming down tonight"
he threw out. still watching Hardin's
face. with Babcock"
II won't be missed" Hardin's
mouth was bitter. ESTRADA. if had
the sense of goat I'd sell out. sell
my stock to Macl.ean and quit. What's
in all this for me? Does anyone doubt
my reason for staying? 1t would be
like leaving q sinking ship. like de-
sorting the passengers and crew one
had brought on board. God: I'd like
to go! But how can l? I've got hold
Of the tail of the bear and can't let
yo."
NO one doubts you--" began Es-
trada. Hardin turned away. with an
ugly oath. The Mexican stood watch
ing his stumbling anger. 'Poor Hur-
din"
In the office Richard was speaking
to MacLean. whom he had drawn to
one side. out of earShot of the checker
players.
II want you to do something for
me. not at all agreeable" His tone
implied that the boy was not given
the chance to beg off. "What time
does the train pull out in the morn.
ing?"
"Six-fiftcen.'
''l'll have a letter for you at the
hotel at six. BE on time. l want to
catch Hardin before he leaves for Los
Angeles. If he's really going. I'll give
him today to think it over. But he
can't disregard an order as he did my
invitation. l didn't want TO rub it in
before the men"
MacI.oan stared. then said that he
thought he w,as not likely to.
Richard left the office in time to
see Hardin shutting the outer gate
behind him. His exit released a cho-
rus Of indignant voices.
AN outrage"
"A id shame!" This from
Wooster.
"tiariin'S luck"
On the other side Of the door Rick.
ard deliberated. The hotel and it's curl
Gus lnungers. or his new Office, where
Ogilvie was making a great show Of
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to ghost o4 tunefulneoo. "Aud N0-
nothing. A blank-I know then III
not going to happen. II 10 terribly
final! It's happened. often. Now. !
wait for that-veil. When 1t falls.
knov' what It means"
"And you have had that-sense
about this river business9"
Estrada turned his pensive case %
the American. Eyes. often. thought.
after fathers death. that that. was
what It meant. But it came again. Il
kept coming. I had It while you were
all talking, Just now. don't speak Of
this. II sounds chicken-hearted. And
I'm in this with all my soul-my "a
ther-I couldn't do It any other Wa.
but"
"You think we are going 70 failf'
II can't zee It finished" was Hstro.
da's mournful answer. He TUNES
again to stare out Of the window.
"Who are the river men In the va
ley?" demanded the newcomer.
want to meet them. to talk to them"
'Cor'nel. he's an Indian. He's worth
talking to. He knows its history. Ito
legends. Perhaps some Of It u BIZ.
tory"
"Where's he to be foundr'
you'll run across him! Whenevee
anything's mp, he Is on hand. He senses
It. And then there's Matt Hamlin."
"1'll see him. Of course. Has b
been up the rtverr'
mo. but III tell you two who have.
Maldonado. . half-breed, who lives
some twenty miles down the river
from Hamlin's. He knows the ella -
though he were pure Indian. The
elias tricky! Maldonado's grandfa-
Their was a trapper. his great-grandfa-
ther. they say. priest. The women
were all Indian. He's smart. Smart
and bad
Estrada's Japanese servant came
back into the car to offer tea, freshly
iced.
That's what want, smart river
men. not tea" laughed Richard. II
want river history"
There's another man you ought to
meet. He was with the second Powell
expedition. He's written the best book
on the river. He knows it. il any man
does. You wanted these mups." Es-
trada was gathering them together.
"Thank you. And YOU can Just
strangle that foreboding Of yours, Mr..
Estrada. For tell you, we're going
to govern that river!"
Estrada's pensive smile followed the
dancing step Of the engineer until It
carried him out Of sight. Perhaps7
Because he was the son of his father,
he must work as hard as IL conviction
went with him. as If success awaited
at the other end OF the long road. But
it was not going to be. He would never
see that river shackled-
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occupation. He had not seen Estrada.
He was making sudden dive for his
hotel when the gentle voice Of the
Mexican hailed him
'Will you come to my car? It's on
the siding right here. We can have a
little lunch and then look over some
maps together. l have some pictures
of the river and the gate. They may
he new to yOu"
Richard spent the afternoon in the
car. The twin towns did not seem so
hostile. He thought he might like the
Mexican.
Estrada was earning his fathers
mantle. He was the superintendent
Of the road which the Overland Pa
dc was building between the twin
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cHAeTER VI.
Red Tape.


At ten o'clock the next morning Har-
din. entering the Office. again the gen.
eral managers. found there before him
George MacLean. the new director, and
Percy Rabcock. the treasurer. who had
been put in by the Overland Pacific
when the old company was re0rgan-
ICED. They had just come in from Los
Angeles. the trip made in Maclean's
private car. to attend Il directors meet
ing.
Richard entered a few minutes later,
Estrada behind him. O:ilvie followed
Richard To his desk.
''Wsll:" inquired the new manager.
O.ilvie explained lensthily that he
had the minutes Of the last meeting.
leave them here" Richard waved
him toward Estrada, who held out his
hand for the papers.
Reluctantly the accountant relin-
quished the papers. His retreating
"oattails looked ludicrously whippetl
but no one laughed. Hardin's scowl
deepened.
Showing his power" he thought.
He's going to call for a new pack -
Estrada pushed the minutes through
with but a few unimportant interrup.
tons. He was sitting at the same desk
with Richard. Hardin. sensitive and
>ullen. thought he saw the meeting
managed between them.
Several times he attempted to bring
the tangled affairs of the water .om.
panies before the directors. Richard
would not discuss the water comma.
MES.
Because he's not posted! Hes b.