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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-25
new COMMERCIAL
CLUB c{iE:CnEE TARY

At a meeting Of the commercial
club held last Saturday evening,
a new secretary was elected tt
fill the uneXpired term of e. E.
Healey, who has removed from
Roman. A. M. Thornburgh was
unanimously selected and the club
by this action has secured the
| best man possible for this place.
Mr.. Thornburgh is methodical,
resourceful, and has all the quail
! fications to fiji the position with
credit to himself and profit to the
club and town of Roman.
A letter was read recently re-
ccived from Hon. j. NJ. Evans
acknowledging receipt Of the res
olutions adopted by the joint
meeting held in Roman in May,
and this letter tells of the work
OF the Montana delegation upon
receipt of the resolutions. The
letter reads:
Gentlemen: Referring to the
the resolutions adopted by your
association and other commercial
bodies pertaining to the Flathead
reservation, and forwarded to the
Montana delegation in congress,
| beg to report that these resolu-
tons were heartily approved by
the whole delegation and were
by us presented to the Secretary
Of the Interior and the Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs; that at
the time these resolutions were
presented to them both the Sec
retary of the Interior and the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
promised to give the matter
prompt and serious consideration.
Senator Myers and myself
spent several hours with the
secretary and commissioner in a
detailed discussion of your reso-
lutions. In all my dealings with
these departments [ have not
met with more cordial reception
than | did in discussing this mat
ter with these two officers. Many
OF your suggestions seemed to
meet with the approval of these
gentlemen, but both asked for
time in which to submit the mat
ter to their subordinates and ad-
visers before making final re-
port. Secretary Lane advised
US that when he received a re-
port from his subordinates, be-
fore it became final he would
submit it to me that we might
discuss the matter in event he
could not comply with all the
suggestions outlined in your
resolutions.
Both these officers are mani
Testing a keen interest in the
conditions that prevail on the
Flathead and | am confident they
are both anxious to remedy the
evils complained of. Secretary
Lane is going to Montana the
latter part of this month, and we
urged him to visit the F'lathead
reservation and thereby acquire
a better understanding Of the
situation. This he promised to
do if his time will permit. He
would not, however, positively
accept the invitation, not know
ing how limited his time may be.
The secretary and commissioner
with me that if success is
to be made in administering that
reservation the present rules and
regulations governing the same
must be changed and a lot of red
tape that now binds and obstructs
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-25

ment of a dollar, will insure the
perpetuity of the title and will
make ranch names sometime.
worth while, says the Missoulian.
Certificates have been prepared
by the county and are now ready
for distribution.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-25


The report that John A. Nord-
gren and Mrs. Alphonsie McIn-
tyre were married at Missoula
last week, is little premature.
The date of the wedding is set
for August 3. Both parties are
well known in Roman and in the
neighborhood of Grow creek
where they reside, the bride-to-
be having lived there for many
years and the groom having q
homestead in section %, 1920,
on which he made proof last
Monday.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-25
ALL STAR AGGREGATION
EASY FOR ROMAN BOYS

ed over the meadow did no more
damage to it any way than the
government horses which have
been pastured there this season.
Somebody had a crouch.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-25
Leon News

The members of the Worth While
society met with Mrs. j. w. Buchanan
last Thursday. The guests were in
vited to make it an all day affair, ar
irving at III a. m. 1t was also the 9Th
wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs.
Tester. After the business session,
Mrs. Sattley, on behalf of the society,
presented them with purse of money
in remembrance of the day. The hostess
then announced that she had message
| from the fairies down in the glen
(coulee) and for us to follow her. Be
fore the guests arrived the fairies must
have waved their magic wands for in
that sylvan retreat under the lordy
pines the banquet tables were spread
with the most tempting v;ands, in
cluding roast turkey, salads, pineapple
ice and cake. After the banquet was
over, the bride and groom of six years
ago were the recipients of many con-
gratulatons, and it was day Of days,
never to be forgotten by any of the
participants. Mrs. Haid will give are
ception for the members Thursday OF
this week, the regular meeting taking
place next week at the home of Mrs.
Carey.
Mrs. Lottie Lee, postmistress at
Leon, announces that she has received
har co,,,,,,;cc;o, f-o,, +l,o ,ra,, ,.,,,,,
and has money order department in
connection with her office.
NJ H. Lowenstein was a business
visitor to Missouia last week, returning
Saturday.
Ralph We'll of Cincinatti, Ohio, ar
rived last Sunday and will spend the
summer with Howard Lowenstein.
Mrs. NJ M. Howard and daughter.
Florence. of Stevensville, are guests
of Mrs. Frank Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Hogan who have
been visiting Chas. =. Hogan, departed
for their home in Musselshell valley
The school club had delightful little
party at the school house last Friday
evening. After the business meeting,
games were played after which fruit
punch and cake We're served. The Of
ficers for the coming year were elected
as follows: President, Ira Lee; vice
president, Jessie kerns; secretary,
Albert Sattley; treasurer, Ray Cary
Chas. &. Hogan will certainly take
the pennant this year for the banner
crop of barley. 1t is oyer five feet
high and every blade perfect of the
whole 20 acres. 1t is leased land and
not irrigated. The barley seed is nam
ed Success, and it is living up to it's
name
A large barn together with valuable !
harness on the ranch of James kerns, |
was completely destroyed by fire Tues .
day morning. A spark from bon fire
in the yard caused the fire. The wind
was blowing gale at the time and it
was with difficulty that Mr. Kerns, as
sisted by the neighbors, saved his
home.
Howard l.. Newett left for Missoula
The first of the week to consult an oc-
llist.
Miss Aura Greer of Butte is visiting
Ter grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. 1'es-
.er.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-25

Of base ball witnessed on the Ro
nan diamond this year. Afte1
advertising that Dixon woult
play it was found that they woul(
not come, and John Swee wa:
communicated with at Big Arm
and as usual he came through
with as good a team as has beer
here this year. 1t was made uE
of players from Big Arm and two
from Poison, and a pitcher from
Kalispell, all supposed to be the
best batters gotten together this
year on any diamond on the res
ervation. The lineup was A.
Rude, rf; A. Ritz, cf; Schimpe,
IS; Freeman, C; Brown, LIST b.
Dudley, 3rd b; H. Rude, If; Kruse,
End b; White, p. Of these Schimr
and Brown are from Poison ano
White and Freeman are the col
ored battery which has been a
puzzle to all the teams they have
played against. The balance are
from Big Arm and all good, MAX
ing an all-star aggregation.
The Roman lineup and batting
order was: Broughton, cf; Sulli-
van, IF; Dishmon, 3rd b; T. Wag-
ner, c; Dupuis, End b; E. Wagner,
p; Gariepy, If; Place, IS; Hull,
1st b.
The game opened with the Wis
itors at the bat, and the curves
dished up by Earl Wagner were
puzzling right from the start. 1t
was one, two, three, out, for
three innings on both sides, and
then Johns boys made one circuit
of the diamond. Roman duplicat-
ed in their half. 1t was a goose
egg for the visitors in the next;
Roman then filled the bases and
Earl Wagner stepped up to bat.
He landed on the first ball thronw
for a two bagger, driving it to
the fence in center field, bring
ing in two scores and advancing
the runner on first base to third.
From that on it was easy. Swee's
proteges made three more during
the game, the score at the close
standing 4 for Big Arm to 6 for
Roman.
The pitching of both men was
the best seen here this year. with
Wagner having the best of it.
He surprised everybody by going
into the box and kept the sur
prise up to the end. Tom Brown.
the heavy hitter of the Polson ag-
gregation, failed to get a safe
bingle and some of the others
classed as safe hitters famed the
atmosphere with regularity.
Freeman is considered one of
the best batters, but not hit
was he allowed.
An incident causing much
amusement for the crowd was
when Tom Wagner caught
Schimpe mapping at third and
tossed the ball to Dishmon, who
caught the runner easily and he
took a walk to the bench.
John Dishmon and Sullivan
were from St. Ignatius and both
played fine ball, the former ac-
cepting several difficult chances
and Sullivan pulling down twoin
right garden. Both batted we'll.
A. M. Sterling umpired the.
game in his usual satisfactory
manner.
This probably closes the ball
playing season in Roman, as the
farmer w. M. Gillette,
gave notice after the game that
he would not allow any more
games played on the grounds, !
even though a permit was grant
ed by Major Morgan for games
on the reserved ground. Be-
cause some of the spectators to
the aviation meet tramped thro'
the hay in getting to the scene of
the ascent is what caused the an
ger. Just why the base ball |
boys should be charged with this
offense, when neither they nor
any one connected with the game
were guilty Of the act complained
Of is not clear. Those who pass
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-25

The Bell telephone is again in
the Sterling hotel,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22

from the time when the Sherman act
was drafted to the present. The au-
tllors of that act considered the pos
sibility. but rejected it on the grounu
that they could not make the act spe-
c;fic without opening the way for lts
evasion. AS soon as specific prohlDl-
lions were adopted. like those con-
tanned in Governor Wilson's proposed
laws. ingenious lawyers of the com
binations would set their wits to worh
devising ways of accomplishing the
things forbidden without violating the
cxpress terms in which they were for
hidden. Then the courts would unuer-
take the task of interpreting the spe-
cifc prohibitions. and. it being a cI1m-
inaI statute. they would interpret
them strictly. The result would proo'
ably be loophOles. Now. the one thlhs
the sherman act has not in II Is d
loophole. The legal ingenuity OF the
country has tried in vain to hnu one
For New Jersey. which has encour-
aged the lawless trusts for the sake
Of revenue. the Wilson proposals are
radical and drastic. For the uniteu
States they would he, in actual erect
tho reverse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22
A LABEL OF SANITATION.

The terms under which the striking
Shrtwaist workers are going back to
work are likely to lead TO the estab-
lishment in that industry Of ii board
of sanitary control like that which
has brought about wholesome changes
in the cloakmaking trade. If such II
board is established ii will contain
representatives Of the public as well
as Of the employers and their work
ing people. It's label will signify that
garments bearing it were made under
sanitary conditions.
\ label like that adopted all through
the garment making industries could
hardly fail 10 have great influence i'm
improving conditions. If the public
came TO feel confidence that it meant
what 1t pretended to mean. that so far
as human vigilance could be effective
garments bearing il were not made by
persons suffering from any contagious
disease and if the public got into the
habit Of looking for il in making pur-
chases. sweatshop work would have n
poor market. A large part Of the pub
lie would like to be sure that the gar
ments ii purchases were made under
clearly and sanitary conditions. Co
operation Of employers and employed
to obtain such conditions and n means
of assuring the public Of their main
tenance would he real service to the
community.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22
THE WILSON TRUST BILLS.

Governor Wilson's New Jersey anti
trust bills are chiefly interesting as In.
dicating what his position is likely to
be regarding national antitrust legis-
lation. So far as New Jersey is con-
cerned. that state will remain the
home Of all the chief trusts. only. if
these bills are passed, no new trusts
will he allowed to move in there. IL was
time for the Governor to interest HIM
self in the scandal Of New Jerseys
loose corporation law
Governor Wilson warns the public
not TO conclude from his advocacy Of
these laws for the state Of New Jersey
that he will favor anything like them
Cor the nation. II he should do so he
would probably please Wall Street.
The idea Of making the antitrust pro-
visions specific--of describing and de-
firing the acts orbidden-underlies
the Wilson proposals. This is what
big business" has been asking Con
sress TO do for long time. and there
is good deal Of plausibilty in the re-
quest. If the Sherman antitrust law
contained list Of the acts which
were to he regarded ms in restraint o.
trade. the real uncertainty which has
existed in the past regarding what
might be done and what might not
bc done would nOt have existed. The
idea of making antitrust prohibitions
specific has appealed to many minds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT
Responsibility Makes Vigilant-Shall
Il Rest on the City or Subways?

To the Editor OF The Trlbune.
Sir: Under the subway contracts now
being prepared for execution, what pro
vision il TO be made against possible
catastrophe in the subway. In which var
liable lives may be lost?
I-pon whom would fall the burden OF
finally paying the damages that would
Inc awarded by the courts should sucn an
accident occur?
The good luck OF the marlborough. go
far. I'M escaping heavy losses by accidents
has enabled IL To earn dividends or Lee
nor cent on the money invested Tor ~,
per cent on their stock), when Is the
limit the tunnel capacity can earn, ana
because no annual sum was set aside out
OF earnings as a provision for possible
accidents
IL is apparent. therefore. that the city,
by guaranteeing ~, per cent cumulative
10 the PETERBOROUGH before il can receive
interest on IT'S bonds. is taking no account
Of tho accident loss that must be reck-
oucd with 10 the extent Of millions OF dol
lars. and which will fall upon the city
ultimately. Il no other provision in the
contract is made.
VIII not the city's guarantee of fun
dividends. regardless of accidents, before
the city receives its interest, act to re-
love the marlborough company OF that
deterrent force of responsibility against
accidents that would obtain II they were
to bc tho financial sufferers for loss OF
lives?
The shifting Of such financial respon-
sibility from the operating company oil inc
subway TO the city as guarantor IL op-
posed by public policy, on the ground that
when you remove the financial liability ior
accidents you weaken the motive essen
,iaI to vigilance for their prevention. and
gross carclcssness and neglect are apt
to be the result.
The fat dividends of the PETERBOROUGH
company will go merrily on for hity
years. and the city Will pay the toll Oh
millions Of dollars for accidents.
JAMES II. PITCHER.
Vow YORK Ian 20 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22
YEGGS AND BUFF S.

TO tho Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: As one Of your readers 4 would De
glad If YOU will define the following:
What is "yesg." or ''yegsman, as
associated with criminals?
Also what is a buff" IA associated
with the New York Fire Department!
What are their duties. how many of them
are there. and have they any recognized
qualifications? \. READER
Trenton. y. j., Jan. 20, 1919.
IA "yegG," as popularity known, is a
nomadic crook. lie operates in small
towns does safcbowing In country post
Offices and generally commits light
dcpredations. The term originally was
used to describe the thieving hobo" but
recently, in newspapers, has been used
for minor thieves.
A buff" f. an amateur who frequents
fire houses. responds to alarms and waits
on the firemen. In the days of volunteer
fircmen this practice was more common
than now. There arc still bluffs whose
duties arc principally that Of hero wor-
shippers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22
ADRIANOPLE.

The ISSUES Of war or peace In tho
of Adrianoplc more than upon any
thing and perhaps all things else. The
allies would have made peace long ago
If Turkey would have given mp that
city. and Turkey would have made
peace if only the allies would have
left that city 10 her. II may be that
war will he renewed and spread to Il
still wider extent than before over
that one point.
II is not strange that the Turks
want 10 keep the place. They have
had it for five hundred and fifty years.
II was their first capital in Europe
and held that rank for nearly n hun
drcd years before they captured Con-
stantinoplc. ON grounds Of sentiment
and Of prestige they prize Adrianoplc
oven above COnstantinoplc itself. To
lose il would he to part with some of
the most highly priced memories Of
the past and to confess hopeless weak
ness before the whole MOslem world.
TO give up to the intidcl the famous
mosque of Sclim. which is generally
regarded ms the finest ever built. would
be 10 lose caste as the defender OF
the faith.
There are also some practical con-
sidcrations. The city stands where
the Tundja and the Arda join to make
the Martha River navigablc. and at
the junction Of the chief trunk roads
Of that part Of the empire. Its stra-
tcgic position is Of the greatest impor-
lance in both commerce and war, II is
rightly looked upon as the defensive
outpost of Constantinoplc. whose pos
session by hostile hands would impcril
the capital on the Bosporls. or course.
these very reasons. reversed. are
strong motives for the demand Of the
allies that the city shall be given up.
II Is no strange thing in the history
Of Adrianople for that city 10 he Il
bone OF contention. As ancient Cski-
dana il had stormy career. II was
the scene Of the defeat OF Licinius by
Constantine the Great. which made the
latter supreme. and ii was also the
scene few years aftcrward. Of the
destruction Of the army Of Nalens by
the VisigOths. There the Bulgarian
Gar Kaloyan defeated and captured
the Latin Emperor OF Constantinople.
baldwin II would no Logical for tho
surrender Of the same city to mark
the complete downfall OF the Ottoman
power in Europe, MS its capture by the
Turks marked the secure establish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22
THE DEMAND" FOR GAYNoR

The citizens movement" for the re
nomination Of Mayor Gaynor. OF winch
the preliminary flutterings are now Wis
ible. like the citizens movement
which put him in the field four years
ago, is hopeful of Tammany support
1t could hardly be hopeful Of any other
kind. and 1t ought not to be over-hope
full of that kind after the Mayors rec
ord in respect Of the police. That is
the kind Of record Tammany likes to
run away from, and to run away is
easy this year.
For the success Of the citizens move,
ment" so far as a nomination Is con-
cerned there is one strong factor work.
ing. The Mayor needs "vindication.
Nobody ever needed one worse. And
he has a lot Of officeholders who want
to keep their jobs. There Is enough
basis here for political party, rs
municipal campaigns go. Therefore IT
will not be surprising II every man who
has spontaneously written handy let.
Ter TO the Mayor provocative Of neat
rejoinder will with equal spontaneity
rise and demand his denomination
There must be enough Of these TO form
citizens movement Of imposing pro
portions
As an anti-Tammany candidate. what
factor would the Mayor be in the com
ing election: Generally the more anti
Tammany candidates there are the bet
ter Tammany likes ii. But would Tam
many like one who is popular i'm the
underworld. where the Mayors outward
order and decency policy is loved and
approved:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22

ton Board There are many other
ways in which it may attack disease
ignorance and incapacity to make the
best use of resources AT hand in I'M
proving living conditions in this coun-
try. The government itself must do a
good deal of that sort of work. directly
or indirectly, but expert private ana
such as will he given by the new foun-
dation should be highly priced, the
more so since it can be offered without
the many veXing restraints put upon
governmental activity. Mr.. Rockefeller
stands ready TO endOw noble phllan-
thropy. and Congress should gratefully
approve the endowment under condi-
tions. now secured. which guarantee It's
entirely benefcent operation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22
THE ROCKEFELLER BILL.

The House Of Representatives passed
the Rockefeller Foundation bill on
Monday under a suspension of the rules
which indicates that the opposition to
this deserving measure has become IN
consequential. Prompt concurrence in
the House bill may now be expected in
the Senate. where opposition to 1t is
even slighter. As was explained III
Mr. Jerome ID. Greenc's recent letter TO
The Tribune. the objections made TO
tho foundation scheme as originally
drafted have been satisfactorily met.
II was held two or three years ago,
when Senator Gallinger first introduced
an incorporating act, that the founda-
ton might eventually become so extern
siye and powerful as to dominate all
humanitarian enterprises In this coun'
FRY. Were IL to start with capital
OF SlO0. 100000. he strengthened by sub.
scouent contributions and turn part of
its income each year into capital it
might at. the end Of fifty or hundred
wears become factor In American life
OF threatening potency, giving direction
TO all other agencies of progress. That
apprehension has been allayed by pro-
viding that the capital fund shall never
exceed 100000 900. that all the income
shall be spent and that Congress shall
have power at any time TO alter the
terms of the charter.
The foundation can be of great as
sistance i'm the prevention Of disease
and the general promotion of human
welfare. II is announced that 1t Will
take over and continue the work done
by the trustees Of the Rockefeller
hookworm fund, who have now nearly
exhausted their resources. and will sup
plement the work Of agricultural train
ing conducted by the General Educa'