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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-12-13

INFORMATION

Saturday morning of last week
the daily papers throughout the
United States contained agricul-
tural information from the 1912
Report of the Secretary Of Ag-
riculture." Press copies have
ing been sent out by Secretary
James Wilson.
This report gives evidence that
great work is being done for the
farmers, by the department,
which is co-operated with by ag-
ricultural colleges, experiment
stations and the newspapers both
daily and weekly. Even philan-
thropists are beginning to give
great sums to help along farmers
and congress is very good to
them. Best of all they are wax
ing up and energetically helping
themselves by learning better
methods. "Our fields can and
will steadily increase their out
put" is a cheering phrase from
the secretary.
Within a year the sugar beet
crop has grown from 600 to 700
thousand tons. The sugar takes
no valuable food plant from the
soil-all comes from the air.
A crop prepares the soil for in
creased yields of all other crops.
The southern fever tick is be-
ing rapidly annihilated, and more
meat will come from the South.
Dry land problems will be
measurably solved through al
falfas from Siberia and non-sac-
charine sorghums from Africa.
The sea is great potash res
ervoir. The department has
learned how to get it from the
kelp plant.
Coburn says Kansas in 1910
had IT'S, 900 sheep and 1884,
dogs, but a proper wire fence
will cheaply keep them apart.
A farmer retired in town is
capital going to waste" "
Denmark's dairying 40 million
dollars. Big business for little
Denny"
The year 1912 in agriculture
broke the production record. Sun
rain and soil cared nothing for
the presidential year" contro-
versies. Half a billion more dol
lars value than in any previous
year from the soil-total over
y IL billions.
Americas cornfeld is almost
as large as all Of France or Ger
many. Over 8 billion bushels
this year. The crops value is a
fifth more than the average
yearly value of five years.
Hay is the second crop in
value, S61 millions. This beats
the cotton crop-it also exceeds
the value of the wheat, tobacco
and potato crop all combined;
and this is some hay country.
"Hey, Reuben" The COM
bined value of the cotton lint and
seed is but a million less than
that of hay.
Wheat values larger than in
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-12-13

The Roman Democratic club
met in called session last Tues
day evening and endorsed the
candidacy of Governor Edwin l..
Norris for the secretaryship Of
the Interior.
This action was taken without
his knowledge and simply voices
the general opinion of all the
people here that he would be the
best selection the president-elect
could make.
The resolutions adopted were
as follows:
To the Honorable Woodrow Will
son, President-elect of the
United States. Trenton, New
Jersey.
Dear Sir:
It being currently re-
ported that Governor Edwin l..
Norris, of Montana, is a candl-
date for the office of Secretary
of the Interior in the cabinet to
be formed by the president-elect,
and knowing his long record OF
success as a practitioner OF law
in the state of Montana and that
he has become especially pro-
ficient in the lands laws and land
matters which especially qualities
him for the position of secretary
of the Interior, and the fact that
he has acquired a large acqualn-
tance with the needs and neces-
sites of the great northwest,
having been the chief executive
of the state of Montana for over
five years last past, and for three
years previous been the lieuten-
ant-governor and presiding officer
of the senate Of the state Of Mon
tana, thereby making himself
more familiar with the needs OF
the state and the great states ad-
joining and constituting the
the great northwest, and further
approaching the fact that he has
the confidence and respect of all
the people of the state Of Mon
tana, regardless of political affili-
.ations and party dissentions, to
the extent that they would unan-
imously indorse him for this po-
.sition, and that he is looked upon
as a man of the highest honor,
with disposition to increase his
popularity by doing justice to all
people, a fact which should make
him an especially desirable man
to guide the destinies of the most
difficult cabinet position within
the disposition of the president;
therefore:
The Roman, Montana, Demo-
cratic Club, at a meeting held in
Roman on the 10th day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1912, adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions: Resolved:
That we heartily endorse Cover
nor Edwin L. Norris for the po-
sition of Secretary of the Interior
and recommend him to your ia
vorable consideration.
Respectfully,
ROMAN MONTANA DEMO-
CRATIC CLUB,
By Ross e. LEM1RE, Pres.
GEO. w. CoVALT, Sec.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-12-13

Flathead, but it is the truth just
the same. He had about ten
acres of grain hay sown last
spring on rather soft ground and
the condition Of the ground
would not permit him to get on
it with q mower until it froze
hard enough to bear up the
horses, and this did not occur till
last week, and he finished Tues
day.
The hay is Of excellent quality,
containing a good growth of tim
othy, besides wild hay and grain
sown this spring.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-12-13
To DIVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Residents of Arlee school dis
trlet living near Arlee have filed
another petition to divide the
school district. and the matter
has been set for a hearing by
Mrs. Pearl T. Marshall at her Of
flee in the court house in Mis-
soula, Dec. %, at 10 o'clock a.
m.
This matter has been up two
or three times before, but was
compromised each time by the
board ordering certain things
done in that section in conform
ity with the desires of those af-
fected, but it seems to bob up
again at regular intervals. The
principal cause of complaint
seems to be that there is a GER
tain territory along the railroad
between Arlee and Ravalli which
has no school and they are clam
oring for one. The board of
trustees visited that section and
patched up the difficulty tenn
porarily, by employing a man to
haul the pupils to the Arlee
school. and they supposed the
matter satisfactorily adjusted
until this new petition was filed
with the county superintendent.
The district is very great and
covers a territory as large as
some eastern states, and many
intricate questions come up for
solution, among which is the
means to supply all the teachers
needed to properly educate the
children therein. In some por-
tions it would be impossible to
hold school more than three
months each year, owing to the
small amount of taxable prop
erty, and should the district be
divided as now asked for, that
portion seeking to be set aside
would have money to burn, so to
speak. In other words, it would
have a taxable valuation in ex-
cess of $400, 600, leaving in round
numbers about 100000 for the
balance of the district. This
would give the first named sum
to about one-tenth of the schol-
ars, while the last named amount
would have to suffice for the re-
naming nine-tenths. Those pc
titioners seek to take practically
half the valuation, while not hav-
ing over One-tenth the school
population.
, 1t looks like selfishness to seek
to do such a thing at this time.
1t may be that the people there
have a grievance, and perhaps
they have, in not being given a
school, but other sections of the
district have suffered just as
much and had just as much ex-
cuse for complaint. The other
sections simply went at it and
built their own school houses,
and the trustees furnished the
teachers, thus making it possible
for schools to be had.
Other sections did not seek to
deprive other localities of having
a school by taking away the rev.
enue, but worked out their own
salvation and left the conditions
exist as they are.
To divide the district as prayed
for would not seriously embarass
the Roman school, but it would
the ten Or twelve other schools
of the district, and the Pioneer
believes the action to be unjust
and unfair to the school popula-
ton of the district. The entire
railroad valuation, except two
miles, is sought to be taken, and
that takes the revenue producing
portion and cripples the schools
of the entire district.
The Big Flat Social club will
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-12-13

The Big Flat Social club will
give dance at the Elliott school
house, on Dec. 21. Lunch free;
tickets $1.O0. Everybody in
vited.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-12-13

After the work under way is
finished H. M. Gehlert will have
one of the most commodious and
best arranged meat markets to
be found almost anywhere. 1t is
nearing completion.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-12-13

any previous years except 1908
and 1909, or 500 millions.
Fifth in value, oats. Value
AIS millions. Production, 1, Alt, :
172. 0O0-51 1-2 per cent greater
than the past five year average.
Potatoes ia, 2S9,OO0 bushels,
above five year average by 20
per cent, but worth only 100 mil
lions; price too low. Three pre-
vious smaller crops were more
valuable.
Barley produced 224, 4,619, 600
bushels, 125 millions. This value
is less than that of 1911 crop of
64 million bushels less.
Tobacco crop nearly $50 IL mill
lion pounds, value 90 millions,
beats five year average value by
about IL per cent.
Flaxseed value about 80 mil
lion dollars, being 80 per cent
above five year average. Pro-
duction was above % 3-4 million
bushels.
Rye production practically sta
tionary at nearly IS 1-2 million
bushels, worth "a millions.
The Mississippi river annihi-
lated much rice; still the crop
was 8 to 10 per cent above aver
age. Value probably above 20
millions.
The pure stuff for buckwheat
cakes is valued at IL million,
measures 10, 124, 600 bushels and
is the largest in 81 years. Like
the caterpillar, the buckwheat
cake makes the butter fly" 1t
also helps the dairy business.
And, by the way, the dairy COW
was good for $50 millions which
is chasing cottonseed and lint
combined, and beats wheat "all
hollow"
All the 1912 cereals are worth
above 3 billions of dollars. This
is nearly 16 per cent above the
five year average.
The year 1912 was a record
breaking one for crop production
and crop values. Only two crops
had been exceeded twice in for
mer production, and these are
wheat and tobacco, Only two
crops had been exceeded once in
production, and these are cotton
and rice. All of the other crops
stand at high water mark all of
the cereals but wheat and rice,
the great hay crop, potatoes,
Aaxseed and beet sugar.
With respect to value, the only
crops that have been exceeded
three times are potatoes and cot
ton seed. The crops exceeded
twice in value are wheat, cotton
seed, tobacco and rye, and the
crops that have been exceeded
once in value are cotton lint, beet
sugar, and buckwheat. All the
other crops reached their highest
value in 1912, and these include
all the cereals except wheat and
rye, the prominent hay crop,
haxseed, and beet sugar by-pro-
ducts.
1t pays to advertise, and the
hen always advertises by cack-
ling every time she lays an egg,
and in 1912 she has laid eggs to
the amount Of $50 millions Of
dollars. The hen is after the
wheat crop, but she is coming
lively. When meat value is ad-
ded to egg value it reaches $40
millions wheat is 500 millions.
Animal farm products about
l IL billion. Animal products
are about half as much in value
as all other farm products, or
third Of the total.
Farm exports were over bill
lion in value. This is over 4 mil
lions below the record year
1907.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03
SYNTHETIC COMPOSITE LOVE.

Does the world need Hochschule der Hell
prominent educator
of Vienna and Munich is very anxious to start
ono in Germany He thinks it is needed
badly not only in his own country, but in
others. He believes that Hochschule, etc,
would prove a great boon. DIR. Hassel Is no
scoffer at the teachers of eugenics. but he be-
lleves that healthy parents are no more desi-
rable than parents who love each other; for
that is what a Hochschule der Heiratswissen-
sehaften is fer~--to train teachers of love. In
English IL means a High School for the Mar
rage Sciences. The graduates are expected
to be teachers of love, to travel around
spreading the gospel. DR.. Hassel thinks that
through these many men and women who are
now unloved will gain love If they will follow
the advice OF the teachers he is to train in
his school. These are men of cold, analyti-
cal nature who will never be loved unless
they set out with the intention OF making
somebody love them aud by means Of the les
sons learned from the teachers of love put up
a great big bluff. Dr., Hassel does not call 1t
this, but that's the English Of It. These cold
ly analytical men must pretend to be some
thing else and then somebody will love them.
He calls it creating "a synthetic composite
love-" which is as easily done as creating
synthetic indigo." To the lay mind 1t would
occur that DR. ,Hassels plan is practiced by
many women even now. when there is no
Hochschule 10 teach them. II the plan will
result in teaching men the arts now practiced
ny women it might be worth as much as Dr.
Hassel thinks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03
BIBLE STUDENTS IN
SILENT PARADE
FORMER GOVERNOR MONTAGUE
Is TO DELIVER ANNUAL AID.
DRESS on OCCASION.

Sunday. November 10th. the annual
silent parade Of the Bible students
OF Richmond will take place, the
march probably starting from the
City hall and ending at the City audi
torium. where the paraders will be
addressed by A. J. Montague. Mr..
Montague will be introduced by Judge
Ernest Wells, of the Souths.de Hust-
ings court The lire OF march has
not been determined upon. but Oh ef
Marshal T. A. Miller expects to have
all details in connection with the pa
rade and the meeting arranged within
a few days
Tho exercises at tho auditorium I'll
last for about an hour. In addition
to the speak ng, muric Of exceptional
quality will be furnished. this feature
Of tho program to be In charge Of
Professor Walter C. Mercer. The choir
will Gems at OF about two hundred
voices from the different churches OF
the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03

what he wants. and Colonel Roosevelt does
not Mr.. Wilson has clear-cut Views on the
trust question. while the Colonel was forced
to look for something to put in his platform
something different from the position Of
the Democratic party. II his platform
should be the same as that Of Mr.. Wilson.
there would be no excuse for him. Ergo, MI.
Roosevelt looks for something new. and the
first thing he finds is the Gary-Perkins-
Archbold proposition. Having taken 1t, he Is
forced by the relentless assaults OF Mr. Will
son to defend it as best he can. That he can
not defend 1t is not to his discredit. 1t can
rot be defended. That he should take refuge
in denunciation OF good men Is much to his
discredit, but 1t has become habit with him.
and 1t cannot be shaken OF.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03
. rAvoRrTE TRICK LOSES EFFICIENCY

When Colonel Roosevelt first began to ex-
plain his position on the trust question and
TO elaborate the views set forth in the Pro-
gressiye party platform he was met with
cIear-cut statements by Governor Wilson. who
demonstrated that his opponent was wrong in
attributing the rapid growth of monopolies in
this country to superior economic efficiency
Governor Wilson. Golfers Weekly Louis
Brandeis. Professor Clark. OF Columbia Uni
4ersity, and other pabiieists and economists
took the position that most OF the monopolies
Lof today have gained their positions through
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03

From the time OF rising In the morning to
retiring at night the household is taxed for
escapes The mirror In the bedroom does
rot, nor does the coffee-grfnder In the kitchen
or the hammock on the lawn. The frying
pan pays a tax to the manufacturer, so that
he can sell 1t at lower price across the wa
ter. The baby-carriage. the oii-heater, the
rneat-chopper. and so on ad infnitum-all
these are shipped abroad and sold moro
cheapiy there than in this country.
Tie following table gives an idea Of what
the home pays to the big manufacturers:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03
COOPERATION IN THE SCHOOLS.

II the election of Ferdinand Ebel as chair
,rar al the city school board presages the end
~ the friction which has obtained in the past
81 she department of public instruction and
the beginning OF an era Of cooperation and
rnod feeling, as seems probable to those who
have read the new chairman's letter stating
Ma pnsition and opinions on the duties of the
of3scials OF the city schools, patrons OF the
system may well feel gratifed.
Mr.. Ebel is a devoted friend of popular ed
ncafiou He believes in the public schools
ana he believes in the value OF the work they
have been established TO perform. Moreover,
be believes that this work can be done Mr..
Ebei has long been connected with the school
hoard OF the city Of Richmond and brings to
his new. Office An experience acquired during
Thai time aud AN enthusiasm undiminished
~ long association with the work. an interes,
anxlaked BY the years. Add to this an IN
~ GkunI intelligence and capacity for business
/ anecess and we have a man who should dc
Hood work for the schools, provided always
xhaf he il willing and able to work in co-ope
feaiou with others. and the others equal,
~ anxious 10 work In cooperation with him
mn NbeYs letter 10 the school board oi
aseoetance OF the position not only contains
H. n1nhsE pf aasgssttens Is value pvt shQws
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03

that he is DESTROYS of bringing about this
shirt of cooperation. But this cooperation
Of trustees and chairman, OF board and super
intendent is not all that is needed. Co-opera-
ton between the board and superintendent,
on the one hand. and the teachers, on the
other, is also needed. There should be no re-
taxation OF discipline, and Chairman Ebel is
too much of business man and too familiar
with the work Of the public school system to
hope for success without discipline; but there
is no reason why superintendent and board
should not be brought into closer relations
with the teachers, and his suggestions along
this line are eminent1y practical and worthy
of consummaton.
( There is another feature of Mr. Ebels
statement that is worthy of consideration.
containing a suggestion that The FrginiG's
has already emphasized more than once. This
is the value of bringing the school system and
the patrons closer together; of increasing
the interest of the public in this system of
theirs which is Of such value to them and to
their children. He proposes that the public
schools be made social and educational cen
tiers for the patrons as well as for the pupils
That meetings of educational value and pub
lie interest be held within the school build,
ings Visits by members of the school board
by the superintendent, by the mayor. and
meetings after school hours attended by the
people OF the cty--these are some Of ths
suggestions he makes for bringing the schools
and the public into closer communion.
There has been some friction in the past
| Whose is the fault is of little interest now
THE point in that the time seems to have come
) when this will be done away with, and all viii
! work in harmony together for the bettermen
) iof the public schools of the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03
YOUTH FREED Of
DYNAMITE CHARGE
CASE IS NOII1E PROSECUTED AND
HE Is PLACED UNDER A
49, I
BOND. :.

The indictments against David Nc
clandl an and Hobart Smith, the two
youths charged with attempting to
blow up the residence OF Attorney
Jacob s. Cohn, ! ! South Adams street.
one Sunday morning two months ago.
were nolle prosecuted yesterday in
the Hastings court. McClandlish was
required. however. to give bond Of
$1,000 for his good behavior for
twelve months, and II was stated that
the Smith boy would leave the city.
Mr.. Cohn and his family were
awakened early in the morning by the
sound OF terrific explosion. Until
dawn the family spent the hours In
terror. Examination later showed
that the front porch had been partly
wrecked, that the outer and vestibule
doors had been torn asunder. and
that part of the explosive had gone
through window. The bomb was
made out OF a piece OF gas pipe. which
had been heav ~ charged with pow
der and to which long fuse had
beer attached. r. was found by De-
tective Sergeant Wiley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03
HOW THE TARIFF TAXES THE HOME.

How the tariff taxes the home is shown by
table prepared by Byron w. Holt of the Re-
form League He shows that practically
every household untensil OF ordinary use In
kitchen or parlor is taxed so high as TO make
the price in this country from 20 TO 100 per
rop., higher than sofd abroad The prices
charged American consumers BY American
manufacturers, selling under he protection
Of a tariff wall are this much higher than the
prices charged foreign consumers by these
same manufacturers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-03

unnatural and artificial causes-by Illegal
methods, by exploitation OF labor. by govern
mental favors. Mr.. Roosevelt at first had
little to say about competition. He recog-
nized the existence of monopoly and appear
ed TO believe that 1t is inevitable. Mr. VIII
son combated this view and stated how he
pected to prohibit the practices by which
industrial combination secured a monopoly
of business and to restore competition. He
proposed legislation along the lines OF the
I.enroot-La Toilette bill. which Colonel
Roosevelt once praised and then repudiated!
Ee proposed legislation similar to that sug-
fgcsted by the Stanley committee. He pro-
posed taking from the corporations their high
tariff protection and other privileges He
ef- the government. His first Statements
clearly and fully answered and his first po-
sition successfully assailed. the Colonel shift
ed ground slightly, and came out with another
statement, much of which was In conflict with
what he had said at first. Mr.. Wilson's at
tack on his first statement forced him to
change his views so as to square them in
some particulars with Ine soVeFnoE Crlti'
cisms This done. the criticisms do not alto
gether apply. Thereupon the Colonel yells
misrepresentation" and is happy To all his
cup of Joy to the brim he adds another yell
this time to the effect that the crooked cor
porations' are against his plan, altogether re
CARELESS of the fact that Standard OIL favori
it; that the Steel Trust favors it: that tn.
Harvester Trust favors It; that Mr.. Archbolt
endorsed it some time ago; that Mr.. Perkins
is paying good money to have 1t put into op
Grafton.
Taking one position. waiting until that ha
been attacked, and then shifting his position
and yelling liar" to cover his retreat, Is
favorite device of the Colonel 1t has work
ed in the past. but it does not work will
Woodrow Wilson. He refuses to be draw
aside into mud-slinging. but sticks to hi
guns, throwing shot after shot into the Col
! Ionel's entrenehments until the latter is dis
,comfted.
The chief trouble is that Mr. Wilson know