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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21
WoodrowWi!son's Rapid Rise the
Result Of Years Of Preparation.
Orig nal Wilson Men.
BY JAMES A. EDGERTON.

w YE have elected all sorts and
NV conditions of men president
w of the United States. quite a
number of generals. colonies
and majors. II whole batch of lawyers.
SOME diplomats and occasionally "A
statesman. Now. tor the first time. we
have chosen Il college professor. We
are putting II political economist at
work appyin" his political economy.
The word "ecnnoll,y" in this case does
not mean saving money. We have got
out ut the habit OF. saving money
III this billion dollar country. Various
men have tried to reform our free
handed method of disSil,nting national
funds. but the results have not been
conspicuous.
We are tond "f saving that our pres
ideu'y Is the greatest office ON earth
The huast may to- Il nit I'lWvimcEl. tn,
1t is patriotic and may be excused for
that reason, Anyway. it Is a mans
Job and carries with 1t tremendous
power. tlkrMl>e ;;n amount ut rrSl'ol-
Sibiity, worry. hnndsllnkin2. travelling.
writing, cnnttrriii. and standing Oft
office seekers that Is more than trelnen-
du,lS.
WmdM,w Wilson will he the twenty
seventh president. | know some peo
pie say the twrnty-ei.hth. but to do so
they must count Grover Cleveland
tWire. \u'v. Grover cleveland was Il
great man. nut he was not that nu.
,nerons, BY the way. MIR. Wilson'S
home before being president is next
door to that of MIR. cleveland after be-
ing president cleveland was born in
New Jersey and died in New Jersey.
while Wilson iivrS i'll New Jersey. An
other nom: ct resemblance is that each
atup,,taled his front name. But for
this they would have gone laundering
down the ages as stephen q. cleveland
and Thomas ". WILSON Still another
similarity Is that one was and the
other Is 81 ntnnMrat. the only two
Democrats to be elected president since
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21
The Original Wilson Man"

other political party. Then it is too
mild.
The Original Wilson Man"
1t was ut about this time that DIR.
Wilson pere became himself a college
professor. holding the chair of theolo-
yy He did not like the change. how.
ever. and in a few years was back in
the pulpit. Before the son returned
from Davidson the family had moved
to Wilmington. \. c.. where the lad
spent n year ut home. recovering his
health and being tutored for his en-
trance into Princeton. 1t was at this
time aso-So runs the story-that Il
prophecy was made that he would one
day be president OF the United States
A similar prediction is made for many
boys. but the interesting thing about
this one is that it came true. Another
valuable feature of The story Is that it
determines the identity of the original
Wilson man.
You know how it is Whenever a
man is elected to high office there is
but the regiment of the "or.lnaIs'
who huomcd him for this particular
job before anybody else. There were
9G7 of these original Wilson men at
last accounts. aud the returns We're
not all in. Strange as 1t may seem.
many OF the originals We're lOukin. for
jobs under the new administration
They were not office seekers. you
know lotlln. so vulgar as that-but
felt that they owed their services us II
patriotic duty to the country.
At one time thought about trying
to qualify as the original Wilson man
myself. but the dream was shattered
by this story from Wilmington. Ac
cortling to the tale. Mrs. Mary Russell
taught Woodrow. or "romniy"-alwuys
getting those names miXed-when he
was ten YEARS Old. She then predicted
that he would be president. This set
tied the question not only for yours
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21
You Need aPu1nD

New Automatic Pneumatic Pump for
sale. Fresh water direct from we'll to
house. Your gain on its purchase is
SloO. II interested write, JESUIT
FATHERS, ST, lGNATIUS, MONT.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21
Carried Out His Platform.

Carried Out His Platform.
Wilson showed his training in exact
expression when he WAS governor OF
New Jersey. He interpreted the plat
torn, ON which he was elected in the
mnnncr that the people thought they
understood it. He also carried it out.
When the legislators hesitated he call
ed them in and talked to them like a
father This was such a novel proce-
d,,re that the voters elected him presi-
dent. Promising has become a grand
old art in politics, but performance, if
1t is an art. is one of the lost arts.
A few years after the war the Will
SONS went to Columbia, $. c.. and
while here Woodrow. or Tommy. as
h. was still called. entered Davidson
college Now. Davidson was one of
those grand old institutions of learning
IN which the boys swept their own
rooms. made their own fires. carried
their own water and generally made
themselves useful. | have certain
shivery memories of that sort Of school
myself. in which the boys took turn
about getting up at s O'Clock in the
morning to ring the bell. do not
know whether the future president of
the United States had to take his turn
at early morning bell ringing or not.
but hope he escaped that particular
form at punishment. He spent but one
year at Davidson. III health compelling
him 10 quit During that one year he
did not mako amy particular mark. He
ia remembered as II pleasant spoken
young man. who was good In his de-
hating society. Former Governor
Glenn of North Carolina was his class.
mat. and Is reported to have said to
Wilson that he would make a good
hall player II he were not so lazy.
That sort of story makes interesting
newspaper reading. whether it ever
happened or not. do not know how
to verify this particular one without
ralling up Governor Glenn on the long
distance or wireless. and probably he
would deny 1t. Calling II president
elect of the United States lazy does
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21

truly, but for all the rest OF the first
boomers The original Wilson man
was not II man III all She was wo
man. She is dead now and even II
alive would probably not be looking
for an office
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21
THE ROMAN PIONEER
FRIDAY, FEB. 81, 1912.
Mail Schedule
Stage arrives from Ravalli at $3.50 a. m.
Departs for Ravalli at 1870 p. IL.
Church Directory
CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART OF
JESUS

CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART OF
JESUS
.. Order of Services
Services will be held in the Catholic
church regularly on the first and third
Sunday of every month.
On the fist Sunday, Communion
Mass at 8 a. m. High Mass and SER
mon at 1920 a. m. Sungay School at
p. m, Rosary and benediction at
1880 p. m,
On the third Sunday there will be
Communion Mass at d. m. When
ever there is "a 5th Sunday in the
month there will be High Mass and
sermon at 1890 a. m. Sunday sceool
at 2 p. M, and Rosary and Benediction
at 7:3O p. m.
REV. H. j. VREBosCH, S. ].
METHODIST.
Preaching services every first and
third Sunday each month at 11:3O am.
Sunday school, to which all are in
vited at 1890 a. m.
Rev. John Ross, pastor.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21

understands. only to find out after cleo
ton that the authors meant something
else.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21

II YE nave elected all sorts and
Nv conditions of men president
w of the United States. quite a
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21

not sound nice unless he belongs to the
other political party. Then it is too
mild
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-02-21
An Indulgent Brother.

lOT an ONCE.
An Indulgent Brother.
As Wilson was born in 1886, this
must have happened in 1866. which
knocks my rlllnrt'S OF being the olgl
nuI Wilson man sky high That was
three wears before ! was born. SO they
would have no trouble in proving an
ain on me Eat hold on II minute. This
was supposed Ia have happened IN
Wilmington. and Wilson did not 20 to
Wilmington ill Ioiip after he WAS ten
yeHrs Old. Have to investigate thar
story There may he Il chance for lit
tie Willie after an
In this connection | have here an
article 10y Joseph X. Wilson. a broth
er of the president elect, which begins
MS follows:
My first distinct recollection of my
brother was on his return from Dn
wilson college early in June. 1874. We
were then living in Wilmington. y c..
having moved there from Columbia
the previous year. ! wnS eight years
old. Tommy. as my brother was then
called. wus eighteen"
Yet the newspaper item telling OF
Mrs. Russell says distinctly that she
taught in the '"TiIeston school in viii
mingtor." So it must have been that
the excellent Mrs. Russell taught Joe
and not Tommy. In that event she
must have predicted that Joe would be
president of the United States. aud he
is only city editor Of a paper in Nash
vile There is again hope for the
original Wilson men.
This article by Joseph X. Wilson Is
illuminatiye of the year in Whining
ton aud of his distinguished brothers
character. cannot refrain from quot
ing some passages. Here is one:
Let me say here that from my ear
Hest rerolections he has always been
the most induIgent OF brothers. He
never bullicd me. as older brothers are
wont to do, and although | teased him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
FEREMEN KEPT BUSY
 WITH TWO BLAZES

Fires in the Security and Sanford buildings. last night were discovered in time to prevent serious loss but in the latter place the blaze was so hot system was set in operation and re- suited in some water damage. There was report that a fire bug was re- spons1ble but rigid investigation has failed to support this theory.
 4 rubbish pile in the basement of the Surprise store in the Security building resulted in an alarm at 9:55 o'clock from box 32. Main street and Fairfield avenue It was discovered by the watchman- Spontaneous com bIzstion is believed to have been the cause Chemical 1 fought the blaze with chemicals and the only damage 1s c possible smoke claim.
 At about the same time that the Rremen got back to their quarters. A. T. Br1sbo1e. music teacher on tie fourth floor Of the Sanford building, heightened in an alarm concerning a fire In that building. In a portable the third floor a brisk blaze was found The crews of Chemical 1 and Truck extingutshed tine blaze with little diBculty.
 More trouble came from the sprink- Ter system No way was found to shut 1t off and water found it's way into Howland's and offices beneath. Covers protected much of the goods. The damage is estimated at about $2,- 500. The insurance office of William V- Garner & Son, beneath the jani- tors rooms was flooded and the loss aS thought to exceed S200.
 In responding to the alarm at tl "a Security building, the horses of Hose No wagon slipped near Main street and Union square and went down. One horse was partially run over, the front wheels passing over its body Eh1 pole of the wagon was brok en. after considerable delay the appar- Rtus was straightened out. Neither of the horses was badly injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07

in support of the prophecy. One is that Col. Kline, quite naturally, after having been Mayor of New York for nearly four months, will not be con- tent to go back to the holding of the office of a, mere Alderman, to which he was reelected on Tuesday in the Tenth District of Brooklyn. And it is argued that his conduct of the Mayors office since Gaynor died entities him to the right to expect Q different fate.
 Another reason, and by politicians considered the most important, is that Mayor Kline in his official ca pacity has granted every request made by MT. Mitchell and the Fusion com rnittee during the campaign, that tended to insure fair election. On several occasions MT. Mitchell went in person to the Mayors office and ask ed Col. Kline to issue certain police orders which would prevent the per- petration of illegal registrations and voting. On every one of these occa- sions Mayor Kline issued the order.
 Early in October Mayor Kline is- sued an order to Commissioner Wal do to give his personal attention to illegal registration and later he direct ed that First Deputy Commissioner Douglas I. Mckay be assigned excIu- sively to that duty. Then he rescind- ed absolutely the Gayner order keep ing the police away from the polls, and in a letter to the Commissioner that the police take irnmec1i- ate and drastic action to prevent the registering of floaters,S ,Srepeaters, and from distant eities.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07

shorn, on Take Constance. Later, the 6Oo-mile run to Berlin. by way of Ba- sel and Frankfort, was successfully ac- coTnplshed. For part of this trip, the
 ''Thermo-Lokomoti hauled a fast freight train, steam locomotive and all, making 45 miles an hour.
 One class of service to which this locomotive, in it's present form, at least, would appear to be i11-adapted is heavy freight hauling over long grades. In this country there are heavy grades miles in length, which freight 1ocomo- lives must negotiate at a snaiIs pace. In such circumstances, the Diesel loco motive, as now arranged, would have no chance to make the speed needed for operation on oil fuel, and the air supply would not be sufficient to meet the heavy demand for any great while.
 Detailed reports of operation, incEud- ing figures for fuel consumption, are not to be had yet. Possibly the out standing advantage looked for in this new type of locomotive is it's fuel econ ony, and fortunately that is one char acteristic of Diesel engines that can be quite accurately calculated in ad- vance. Hence, this advantage 4B sure to be a feature of the new arrange ment- The mere fact that the 1ocomo- tive has a long service trip to its crsd- it shows the practtcabi1ity. of connect ng the crank-shaft directly to the drtY- ing wheels. which, perhaps, was The chief point for concern to the design- CTS. Considering the fine 9tart already made. it appears probable that we are to see the rapid developmsnk of me Diesel engine on shfpboard fully 0aza1- leIed by it's application to the problem of land transportation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
NEW DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE
Direct Driven Machine Proves a Succes-Designed for Ac- tuaI Service on Berlin Madgeburg Trunk Line.

New York, Nov. 7.-The first 'eTher- o-Lokomot1ve.' or heat locomotive, driven by Diesel engines, which was built by Messrs. Sulzer Bros, of Win terthur, Switzerland, was completed some months ago. The results it has since shown have been satisfactory and give much promise for further de- velopments of this radically new type Of locomotive.
 While motor ships, propelled by Die sel engines, have already ceased to be regarded as curiosities, and within surprisingly short time have taken their place as recognized factors in marinef transportation, this direct-driv- en Diesel locomotive is entirely new. The success met with seems all the more striking in that this first design instead of being an experimental work ing model only was a full sized ex- press locomotive, designed for actual on the Berlin agdeburg trunk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
GREATEST SHOW
 ON EARTH BACK IN
 WINTER QUARTERS
Barnum & Bailey Circus Home
 After Successful Season.
Bows Who Went Out With Two
 Bills Show Are Still Out.

After Q most successful season the Baruum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth" arrived at its winter quarters in the West End last night The first section, a train carrying the menas- erie, Boss Canvasman Callahan and about 100 workmen arrived yesterday afternoon. The show. came into Bridge port over the Berkshire division. The second section train carried the tents, tent wagons, cook house, band wagons, chariots and parade paraphernalia- The third section was made up of the sleeping cars in which the perform CTS travel
 4 number of performers who make their homes in Bridgeport and vic1n- aty or who were going into New York, came with the show, including the acrobatic troupes, the riders and oth- er performers and about 50 ballet girls. The chow closed in Louisville, Ky, Saturday night With the closing date the pay of most of the attaches ceas- cd also the cooks of the show as fs the custom. ceased to provide any more meals The show train afforded 4raveltng acconm odations for any of the attaches who cared to come north from Louisville.
 A number of old shoWmen who make Bridgeport their home and who went out with the s'Two Bills Show as the Bufalo Bill and Pawnee Bills Wild west Show is known, are still out. closed in Denver most of the em- p1oyes had several weeks pay coming to them Many did not have money enough to get back to Bridgeport and they were obliged to take what work they could get out west.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
Four Women Fight
 Man To Hold Jobs
 With S5,OOO Salary

Chicago, Nov. -Four Chicago wo- men are fighting against one man in an effort to hold positions which are said to pay them $5,0O0 a year each The women are court reporters in the cook county probate court and have had their positions for years. Clerk Cervenka insists they have held a monopoly on the stenographic work in that court for 25 years and that the combine' must be broken up.
 As the first step in the breaking of the alleged monopoly, Judge H. H. Gregg appointed a man as the official court reporter. Clerk -Cervenka at tempted to rem owe the women but they refused to be dislodged from their positions and they threaten in junction suits, today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
TO-DAY IN PUG1L1s1To ANNALS.
Lefeated

19O9-Freddie Welsh defeated Johnny Summers in 20 rounds at Lon don. In this bout the little Welshman first dem onstrated to English fight fans his right to be considered the top-notcher of his class. Six months later he added to his popularity by bo7.zE Packey Mcfarland to a S0- round draw. He lost the English lightweight title to Matt Wells in 1911, but recovered it a year ago, and in the meantime made an American tour on which he defeated Willie Ritchie, Matty Baldwin and Grover Hayes.
 1898-Tommy Ryan outpointed Jack Bonner in rounds at PhtladeI-, phia.
 19O6-Jack Johnson defeated Jim JeffrieS in rounds at Phi1adelphia
 1909-Packey Mcfarland defeated Cyclone Johnny Thompson in 10 rounds at Kansas City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07

line. Tn outward appearance 1t some what resembles the PennsyIvania Ter rnina1 electric locomotives It weighs 100 tons, is 50 feet long, and has two pains of six-foot driving wheels. cou- pied directly to the lateral engine orank-shaft.
 The main engine, which develops 1,- 600 horsepower, consists of four cylin- ders, inclined at 45 degrees to the yer tica1 two sloping forward and two to the rearthe well known 'FV'' type. The cylinder bore is about 1-2 inches, and the stroke 1S 1-2 inches.
 There is also an auxiliary engine, en- tirely separate from the main engine, which drives an air compressor It has a capacity of 250 horsepower, and furnishes compressed air for all pur- poses, but chiefly for starting. In start ing, the auxiliary engine, together with a set of air storage receivers, supply air to the main engine, which then works purely as compr essed-air en- zine, no fuel being fed to it. When the locomotive has reached a speed of five or six mikes an hour, the air sup ply is gradually reduced, and the oil fuel cut in; the engine then works on Diesel cycle, and continues to do so at all higher speeds. The auxiliary and stops when the receivers are filled with air again. The locomotive has made better than sixty miles an hour. It can be directly reversed with ease. 7
 The only previous application of Die sel engines to railroad service was Diesel electric locomotive for a Swed- ish railroad. This, however, consiste of a standard stationary type Diesel engine, driving electric generator, which in turn supplies current to mo- tors connected to the driving wheels. It is merely an electric car containing its own power genera ting plant, and only a slight advance over the gasoline-electrie cars now in use for certain class of service on Amer ican railroads.
 The, first trials Of the new 1ocomo- tive were made on the line between Winterthur, near Zurich, and Roman
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
A PLACE FOR KLINE
Mitchell May Make Him Street Cleaning Commissioners.

New York, Nov. 7-UnofficiaI slate makers who are trying to decide who will become the members of John Purroy MftchePs cabinet today add ed the name of Mayor ArG1olph L. Kline to their list. In certain quar- ters which. should be well informed, despite the Mayor-e1ect's announce ment that he has not decided upon any appointments, it was regarded as certain that Col. Kline will receive one of the most important of the com mission erships- bably police or Street Cleaning
 There are various reasons offered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
VAST EXPORTS OF COAL RANK
 U. s. THIRD AMONG NATlONS

Washington, Nov. 7-Coal expectations of continental United States for 1913 will approximate $1OO, 600, 900, accord ing to figures based upon the expor- ta&fon for the first eight months of this year compiled by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. This puts the United States in third place of the coal exporting countries of the world, being exceeded only by the United Kingdom and Germany.
 Anthracite coal comprises about one third of the total exports and goes all most exclusively to Canada For the bituminous, Canada also is a large customer. taking $500, 900 out of the 1a Oo0,0 900 tons exported in the eight months ending with August.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
Four Killed When
 Two Autos Collide

Los Angeles, Nov. "A seven-pas- senger autoIn ob1le packed with men and women ran into a smaller ma chine, early today, and overturned, crushing four of it's occupants to death and injur1ng the others.
 The dead are: Irwin Chapman, own CT and driver of the car; Miss Vrtde E1mere, w. 0. Sanders and Harry B. Curtis.
 The occupants of the smaller car escaped serious injury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
SCIENTIST LAWRENCE
 DEAD IN, 91ST. YEAR

London. Nov. T-AIfred Russell Law renee, scientist, died, today in his 91st year He had published many works of worldwide reputation on the the ory of natural selection, the geograph- 3ca1 distribution of animals and other branches of science He was an au- 4horfty on the land question and was m strong advocate of land nationaliza- tion- He travelled in every part of the world fin pursuit of his studies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
 NAOMI LODGETONIeuaT {

An important meeting of 4g&Oznt lodge, No. TOT, Shepnerds of BeGhle- hem will be held this evening aG it's hall, 181 State street The report of the good and welfare committee will be read and a large attendance ss ez-. pected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
TAFT AND T. R. TO LECTURE.

Washington, Nov. The National Geographic Society has completed it's program for lectures in Washingto this season. Ex-President Taft will give the first one on November IA and ex-President Roosevelt the last one on April IA.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07

Woman who dresses that way shouldn't be shocked if the men look
 at her that way.-Atchison Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
FORESTER GRAVES
 PLEASED WITH TOUR

Washington, Nov. T-Chief Forester Graves, caretaker of the 165, ,000. 900 acres of forest land owned by Uncle Sam, who has returned from a tour of inspection. visited practically all of the 160 forests which are public property.
 MT. Graves expressed pleasure over fhe excellent work of the forest fire Fighters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07

T wonder who made the first um- brelIa %
 T don't know. wonder who swip- pa ief''-Eszston Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
"GET THE HABIT'

Read the Want Ads. in The
 Farmer classified columns there's some good opportunities in 'tFor Sales" and ITO Rents."