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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-18

'The greatest service we can
do for the Indian is to set him
free," and "the Indian bureau
should be a vanishing bureau"
said Secretary Lane in a recent
letter to Representative Scott
Ferris of Oklahoma respecting
the proposed investigation of the
Indian service. Secretary Lane
is impressed with the idea that
the government ''has no consist
ent philosophy either as to legis--
lation or to administration touch
ing Indian affairs"
IAN investigation should be
made into Indian affairs and it
should be most searching. l am
satisfied that it will be easy to
discover a large number of
wrongs that have been done the
Indians and certain and serious
defects in our method of handling
them.
Instead of a temporary COM
mission, which can do little more
than unearth various matters of
scandal in the various agencies
(some of which are now being
examined into), l trust the con-
gress will see fit to establish a
permanent commission that shall
supersede the present system and
grant the fullest power necessary
to organize the bureau.
This commission should be
given such powers as will permit
it to decentralize the administra-
tion of Indian affairs, allowing
greater authority to competent,
well-paid agents in the field.
Il am satisfied from what ex-
animation I have made that there
are thousands of so-called Indians
whose property to a greater or
less degree is under control of
this bureau who are as competent
to attend to their affairs as any
man or woman of the white race.
There are thousands of others of
the half blood who are an expense
to the government who should
not be regarded as dependent,
but who should be given their
property and allowed to shift for
themselves.
''The mature full-blooded In
dian who is without education or
the ability to care for his own af-
fairs must remain a ward in our
hands. The children of these In
dians, however, should within a
generation be part Of the Amer
ican people, living outside of res
ervations and taking up the bur-
dens and responsibilities of all
other citizens. Their education
should be such as to bring this
result about and end the bureau.
These questions of policy are
fundamental. To deal with this
matter adequately the investiga-
tion proposed should be one that
searches for causes, not symp-
tnms.v
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-18
GRAIN RATES
BENEFIT MONTANA

An agreement has been reach
ed between the Montana rail-
roads and the state railroad COM
mission by which a substantial
reduction has been made by the
railroads in transportation char
ges on grain, both east and
west. 1t is estimated that the
reduction will yield a net gain to
the farmers of the state of at
least 81, 400, 900.
A statement concerning the
matter has recently been issued
by the railroad commission as
follows:
1t is not possible in a brief
statement to go into the details
having to do with the various
kinds Of grain, but it is conserv-
atively estimated that the yield
in Montana this season will be:
Bushels.
Winter wheat -----15, 69l. 900
Spring wheat 10, 483. 500
Oats so, 682, 600
Barley ----- 1000, 600
Rye 2!58. 500
Flax - 6.O72. 600
Total -65, ~, 600
Taking into consideration the
proportion of the crop that would
naturally move to eastern and
western terminals, the general
average reduction is al cents
per 100 pounds, and using that
figure, the saving in freight
charges on the Montana crop for
1913 will be about 81, ,47O, 600. 90.
AS heretofore announced, a
schedule of freight rates on
grain from Montana points to
eastern and western terminals
was agreed upon as result of
conference June 10, between the
traffic representatives of the
transcontinental railroads, and
the Montana railroad commis-
sion, in it's Offices at Helena, thus
obviating the necessity of pre-
senting formal complaints to the
interstate commerce commission.
which would undoubtedly defer
the matter for several months.
and deprive the state of the
benefits on this seasons crop.
The new rates become effect
i've August 5 and 10, east and
west respectively,
Taking Missoula as a given
point, closest to Roman, from
which a rate is quoted, the
changes show a lower rate east
ware to Minneapolis of S cents.
and westward to Seattle as 4
common point of 6 cents per 100
pounds. Our wheat farmers may
expect just that much more for
their crop this year.
In this connection, it may be
OF interest to know that the rate
to Seattle is 26 cents per 100
and IS cents to Minne-
apolis, ora difference in favor or
the western market of 9 cents in
freight rate, which should make
the coast market the best place
to ship grain hereafter. No rate
from Ravalli is quoted in the
statement by the railroad COM
mission, but it will be about the
Missoula rate.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-18

The Keating & Carlson build
ing has been improved this week
in exterior appearance by the
application of two coats of paint.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
Late John B. Henderson
Sav Great Capital City
In Interview in The Washington Herald. June
"a, 1910, He Predicted it Would Be
Most Beautiful in the World.

What the late Senator John B. Hender-
son wished and planned for Washington
was expressed by him in an interview
with a reporter for The Washington
Herald, printed in The Herald Of June "a
1910. The one word washington" from
the lips of the newspaper man who had
come in quest OF a contribution for The
Herald's hobby" series electrified Mr..
Henderson. and his patriotic love and en-
thusiasm for the upbuilding of the Ma
tionaI Capital was strikingly expressed in
his interview. which follows:
Il am approaching my eighty-fourth
anniversary. and / am not a rich man.
but in the years that remain for me. and
and with the resources and the powers at
my command, / want to accomplish all
that Is possible toward making Wash
ington a capital correctly representative
Of American genius and talent and
wealth and power and world position.
II want to see Paris and Berlin and
London repeated and combined with
American distinctiveness.
I'VE have in America 10o,0 900 people.
France has less. Germany has less. and
England has less. but they have Paris
and Berlin and London. We may have
more than all these In our Washington
"I want to see it done. Politicians may
quarrel about the city, and statesmen
may blunder, but whatever they say
they are all fond OF the Capital as the
American metropolis.
THE American people are proud Of
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
CHRISTMAS FOR THE BIRDS

Among the other delightful traits of
the Scandinavian people is their custom
in their Yule festivities of thinking not
only of the happiness Of their Titles ones,
hut of teaching these children to bear in
mind the happiness Of others and in par
tIcuIar of the animals about them.
At the Yuletide season, We are told by
the southern Workman, the market-place
of Christii MIA presents a very gay aspect,
fIled as it is with spruce trees of all sizes
for the children's festival But there is
a feature in the Morse Christmas that I
have not heard of in any other country,
in that in this market-place there is for
each Christmas tree Juleneg, or little
sheaf of barley, each person who buys
a tree buying also sheaf. Then when
the tree is set up in the main room of the
house at Yuletide for the BARN Cborn, as
they called in Norway, the sheaf of
grain is fastened on the end of pole and
put out in the yard for Christmas feast
for the birds!
II the degree of civilization of a people
can be measured by it's behavior to the
animals about it, then this custom de-
notes in the Norsemen very high plane
indeed.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
KING EMPLOYEES EACH
GET CHECK AS GIFT
Motor Manufacturers Spring Surprise
in Pro6t-sharing Plan as
Result of Growth.

William P. Barnhart & Co, local dis
tributors for the King, have just re-
ceived word that the employees OF the
King Motor Car Company were given a
pleasant surprise and Christmas GIT
Yesterday. when each one received
check amounting to one-tenth Of his
salary as his share in this years profits.
This gift is in fulfllment Of the policy
adopted by the officers and stockholders
who believe that all those engaged in the
manufacture of the cOmpany's cars
should share in its success.
Al noon the employees were assemoled
in one of the large rooms of the fac-
torv, where one of the officers MADE the
presentation, announcing that the COM
pany had passed through an unusually
successful year, was now shipping ten
,ars a day. and in rapid development was
one of the surprises of the year. Each
amploye received an envelope containing
he company's check, after which lunch
was served.
This action is the first in the history OF
the automobile industry in Detroit where
the employees have shared in the prohts
and is the outgrowth Of modern business
methO eds.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
LEEHAN Is SET
FREE BY JURY
Man Accused of Murder Ac-
quilted Through Society
Woman's Efforts.
SHE WILL SEEK SLAYERS
Life on the Farm Calls Former
Prisoner, Who Seeks Re-
habilitation.
SHE WILL SEEK SLAYERS

Toms River, n. J., Dec. 20.-William ].
Leehan today was acquitted of the muir
der Of Mrs. Caroline C. Turner at Lake
wood, N. J., n April 2s 1911 The ver-
dict was returned at 4:52 O'Clock this aft
ernoon after the jury had been out an
hour. Leehan was set free Immediately.
When the verdict was announced Lee
han jumped to his feet and kissed his
Jasper Lynch, the Lakewood society
woman. and profusely thanked her for
the efforts she had made in his behalf.
Leehan said he appreciated that his
acquittal was in a large part due to
Mrs. Lynch's assistance.
This will be the happiest Christmas of
my life" said Leehan. Il will never
touch another drop of liquor, for that
brought me all my trouble"
VIII Seek sIayers.
Leehan announced that he will go to
the farm of his uncle, Daniel Leehan,
in New Hampshire, and try to rehabil-
itate himself. His wife will return to
White Plains, n. Y, where she has
been employed since her husbands ar
rest last spring.
After the verdict had been announced
Mrs. Lynch announced that since she
had succeeded in proving Leehan inno-
cent, she proposed to devote her time
and money TO finding the guilty persons
In this connection, 1t was stated IN
formation concerning a wealthy lndianap-
oils man and a mysterious woman are
In the possession Of Mrs. Lynch's at
torneys
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

Washington. 1t is an object Of interest
to them all The humbIest citizen IN the
most remote district feels the inspiring
sense Of mutual ownership when he first
views its avenues.
American People Favored.
'If ever a people were favored Of God.
it is the American people. We have more
natural wealth combined with agencies
for its development than any other coun-
try in the world. This viii duly become
expressed In the character and aspect OF
the Capital
Without anything being done to hasten
the time. In thirty years Washington will
have a million population Much may be
done to hasten the time.
Il have tried to do something; hope
to do more.
This is the country's city. Every true
American wants to see II become the
greatest and most beautiful Of all capi-
tails"
This interview has been reproduced and
Is being lively circulated by q local real
estate firm.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
CIVIC body
TO CAPITALS AID
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

interest. and indeed. at times. without
The people OF Washington are, know.
deeply and vitality interested IN neVihs
II the most beautiful capital city In the
world. To expect them. however: 70 pro-
vide the cost of the vast pubic lnproxe-
meTts required to effect the compleuon
Of the plan laid down by .,II tne ,no, aa fsir az
as 1t would be for Congress 70 lmPose
upon the city OF Chicago, for instance, q
complete adaptation OF the burhnaui =
plan for revision. at the convenience OF
States might have a show city In CHI
cago for the benefit OF all the people
but at the expense OF the people OF CHI
cago. l..
vitality interested in seeing the Washing.
ton plan carried out. 50 that the great
national city could serve as a civic exam
pie for pride and emulation ana tor the
making OF better citizens Tor an tne
country It believes, however, that the
whole country Is perfectly Wllling ano
quite able to bear its proper snare OF
the burden Of doing this WORK, ana tne
introduction by Congres OF methoos not
very different from those which seem 70
be the idea of the Mexican dictator OF
the moment Is not, fully believe, at all
in accordance with the feeling OF the
people OF the country.
At the forthcoming annual meetlng OF
the American Civic Association / shall
hope that we may have a careful and
serious discussion of these problems OF
the Federal city, which may have the
effect Of enforcing national attention To
the situation and OF bringing home TO the
people OF the whole country such feel-
ing OF interest and responsibility as viii
impress upon Congress the real wishes
Of the nation at large as respects their
National Capital
support of Members.
Mr.. watrous said last night that let
ters will be sent at once to the entire
membership OF the association, asking
not only the support OF members. but
their cooperation in spreading the in
formation and directing a nationwide
expression OF disapproval Of the proposed
legislation.
''In our communication to members We
shall point out some OF the proposals
that are not so clearly apparent as the
Crisp bill, which, II anything, are more
dangerous than that BILL" he stated.
People generally see clearly the dan
ger of the Crisp bill, and now that It Is
TO be considered by Congress through
the regular channels, 1t is quite reason
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
JUDGE BEN B. LINDSEY
BECOMES BENEDICT
Noted Social Worker Weds Miss Hsa.
rietta Brevoort After Short
Courtship.

Chicago, Dec, 2.-Ben B. Lindsey, Of
Denver, father of the Juvenile Court
author Of the Beast in the Jungle"
and world famous as social worker
in behalf OF children, was married to-
night to Miss Henrietta Brevoort, STEP
daughter of DR.. F. ]. Clippert, of De-
troit. The wedding was a private one
at the Auditorium Hotel performed by
the Rev. Ernest Wray O'Neal, Of the
First Methodist Church, and witnessed
only by DR.. Clippert and James Ran
dolph Walker, Of Denver, a friend and
coworker of the judge.
The judge is forty-three years old and
his bride but twenty-three. They met
last spring in a sanatorium at Battle
Creek, Mich.
The judge went there for a rest after
the Denver elections, at which the cor
porations were routed. Miss Brevoort
had gone there as a nurse, but fell i'll,
and she and the Judge were both patients.
''One of my earliest memories Of her is
when she put a wet towel on my aching
head" said the Judge tonight. tive
loved her every minute since that day.
have written her every day-sometimes
three or four times day-all the time, "
Miss Brevoort, who was educated In a
convent at Windsor, Canada, and studied
art in New York, came to Chicago to
work and make a name for herself in
art
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
Prouty Predicts
Higher Freight Rates
Railroads Will Be Given Fair Treat
ment by Interstate Commerce
Commission, He Writes.

New York. Dec. 2o.-Fair treatment OF
the railroads and a favorable decision on
their applications for increased rates are
assured. according to Charles A. Prouty'
~ the Interstate Commerce Commission,
in a letter received here today. Regard
ing his speech before the Lotos Club, Mr..
Prouty says:
4 have already resigned as a member
of this commission. but you are correct
in your prophesy that the railroads VIII
be fairly treated. When they show they
are entitled to an advance in transporta-
ton charges, that advance will be per-
mftted, but the commission must have
facts
1T clearly appeared in the investiga-
ton l conducted into the affairs Of the
New Haven Railroad that If that com
pany had never spent dollar outside OF
it's legitimate railroad operations it could
today easily pay a dividend of per cent,
and carry a handsome profit"
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

cuIlum's history. The list is today re-
plete witt names- that occupy conspicu-
Gus places on the scroll OF fame.
Gas an humble veteran OF once grand
army that ceased to exist at Appomattox.
I am not prejudiced TO the extent OF a
lack of admiration and appreciation OF
the valor and brilliant service OF the
American soldier. particularly tne ma
rines for whom have a strong attach
ment, owing TO their diversified and try
ing service under all circumstances, and
in all climes; and the more l learn OF
their achievements, and their vaiue 70
the service, / am convinced the day Is
not remote when they will snare eauaily
the glory attaching to American arTns-
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
preferential TOLLS
DEFENDED BY TAFT
Former President Wiling to Leave
Canal Dispute to Arbitra-
tion, However.
PLACES CREDIT FOR BIG DITCH

New York, Dec. 2O-Theodore Roose-
welt, John c. Spooner, and the late Mark
A. Hanna were given credit for the build
ing of the Panama Canal by former Presi-
dent Taft, in an address tonight at the
annual banquet of the Ohio Society in
the Waldorf-Astoria- Mr.. Taft also de-
clared in favor of fertilization of the great
waterway and advocated preferential
tolls, expressing the belief that the old
treaty gave the United States the right
to favor is own vessels. At the same
time, however, he was willing to leave
the whole matter to arbitration.
Explaining his award Of credit for the
construction of the canal to the three
men mentioned. he stated that Senator
Hanna's keen business instinct had re-
moved many difficulties at the outset OF
the planning OF the canal. Senator Spoon
er had framed the act under which the
work was conducted. and President
Roosevelt had carried out the ideas.
William Nelson Cromwell. who sat at
a nearby table, was highly praised also
for his work in connection with the
canal. Referring to the selection Of Col
George Washington Goethals, Mr.. Taft
said that when he was Secretary OF War,
President Roosevelt asked him:
Have you got a man who can do the
trick?"
Yes" was his reply.
Who is he?" asked President Roose-
welt.
His name is Goethals; he is the son of
Dutchman: I think that stock ought TO
be able to build a canal" was the reply
of Secretary of War Taft, and Col. Goe-
thals was selected.
The gathering sent a telegram of con-
gratulations to Col. Goethals and drank
a rising toast to him.
The other two speakers of the evening
were John Barrett, director general OF
the Pan-American Union, and former
Representative J. Adam Bede. Of Min
nesota-
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
ATToRNEYsHIPs REPORTED.
Senate Judiciary Committee Acts
FnvornbIy on Nominations.

Senate Judiciary Committee Acts
FavornbIy on Nominations.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
Yesterday reported favorably the nomi-
nation of Roger L. Burnett as United
States attorney for the Middle district
of Pennsylvania; 7. W. Preston. to be
United States attorney for the Northern
district of California; Stuart w. Wal
ker, to be United States attorney for
the Northern district of West Virginia,
and referred TO a subcommittee the
nomination of Frank c. DALEY, to be
be United States attorney for the dis
t-ict of Indiana. This reference was
made because Senator Sutherland wished
TO learn whether the incumbent had re-
signed or was being displaced.
The committee voted to take up the
Cummins amendment to the Constitu-
ton making the amendment OF that
amendment easier at the first meeting
after the Christmas recess and to take
nm workingmen's compensation bills at
the following meeting Of the committee.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

able to suppose that IT vii be defeated.
They do not however, see clearly, II at
all, the more pressing danger In the para
graph inserted by the Appropriation Com
mittee in the appropriation bill. which
provides for the turning over to the gem
eral treasury OF the United States, the
revenues of tho District, not specifically
appropriated by the bill. That paragraph
reads as follows:
eDues OF the District Of Coiumbii for the
fiscal year 1e15 shall exceed tho proper
tionate part OF the appropriations made
In this or any other act and chargeable
covered into the Treasury OF the United
states to the credit OF miscellaneous
receipts
Section s Dangerous.
CAS- explained by Mr.. Page. in the
House on Thursday. II the bill should pass
as reported, the District would. for the
fiscal year 1915, contribute a little more
than T,Ooo.000, which would be supple
mented from the Treasury OF the United
States by an amount Of only A.172. .726 10
meet the appropriations made in the bill
as reported.
such, Mr.. Page said on the floor of
the House, is the Interpretation and
Hie"hS Oi oecuon o. as written IN Ihe
present appropriation bill. This Is a
cefinite departure from the half-and-half
principle and would mean actually TAX
ing money raised by taxation by District
residents for. municipal purposes and
transferring II to the fund for general
governmental purposes. This clause Is
equally as dangerous. and In fact more
dangerous because It is not so clearly
understood, as the direct proposal Of the
Crisp bill to wipe out at one strike, the
half-and-half policy. The bill speaks for
itself, and ought TO be defeated easily.
1t is such paragraphs as Section Of the
present appropriation bill that need ex-
ploitation and painstaking care to pre-
vent passage as part Of the appropriation
BILL"
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
Yesgmen Get Only $3.50.

Slippery Rock, Pa, Dec A-Bmgling
work by apparently amateur cracksmen.
prevented the loss of over 1900 when
burglars blew the outer door of the safe
In the postofice here this morning with
nitroglycerine but failed to bulge the
inner door Of the strong box
They got only Sa5a
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
CARL BROWNE CAPtToL ORATOR

mission to Speak on steps,
The police will not interrupt the Christ
mas Day speech of Carl Browne AT tne
Capitol. An effort OF nearly twenty years
to gain permission to speak from the
steps Of the Capitol has resulted IN me
Vice President and the Speaker Oh 'he
House granting this permission.
On May /, 1894. Mr.. Browne came 10
as one Of the neutenahts oi
army" and when he attempted
to address a gathering at the Capitol he
was arrested for getting on the grass
The speech on Christmas Day VIII follow
a flight by Mr. Browne at the Peace
Monument in his octoplane.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

Montclair, N. J.. has an organization Of
800 women ito simplify and make more
sane the lives Of the young people Of
school age"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-24
The Little Eskimo.
ON Wide World Magazine

TIom W Tue npTiu MdgaZiut
The Eskimo child is the idol OF the
home. and is allowed to do absolutely as
he pleases. He is never punished. and
his whims and wishes are consulted With
all the concern given an adult. In spite
of this indulgence the children are re-
markedly obedient. Perhaps the patri-
archal manner of living-father and
mother. aunts and uncles and grand
mother and grandfather in one house
tends to make them SO. The word of the
old folks Is law. and Is never questioned.
They have lived a long time, the Eski-
mos reason. and therefore speak with
the authority OF experience. All this 10
very nice in the ordinary walks of life,
but rather embarra ssing sometimes in
school work. When a tot of four or five
plays truant from school. and the visiting
teacher, complaining to the parents. Is
gravely told to ask the small despot IL IL
is his royal pleasure to come to school or
not the situation becomes ludicrous. The
only resource is TO become a hated trE-
ant officer. or, better. TO make your WORK
so interesting that the children cannot
stay away. | remember | used to lie
awake at nights thinking up new ways
of presenting old subjects. usually i'm the
form of action plays and instructive
games. A native child cannot hold his
interest on any one subject for any length
variety of interest. Nevertheless, they
are wonderfully quick In perception, al
though lacking the white child's ability TO
reason out a problem and to give con-
centrated attention, which after all is the
gift of civilization.