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Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-20
Some Fortunes In Films.


This seems opportune place inject of
the hitherto untold romance OF the reels and to show
the pranks that fortune has played with notable
films. From these annals YOU will find that the
cherished commercial traditions of the speaking
stage. the money making records rolled up by such
perennials The Old Homestead" way Down
East" Uncle Toms Cabin and Hazel Klrke"
likely have lesser prototypes in the biographies
OF of the picture plays that during the brief
period of a year have the attention of at
least fourth of the people OF the United states.
The case furnished by QUO Vads" is in
point. This film made in Italy at a cost of
about $4,000 Italian money. over here. with the
higher cost Of labor, it would have meant outlay
Of nearly 10000
The way it to America is interesting
George l<leine, one of the pioneer producers-the
man who put the X into the OF the KRem
company-had retired from the business at 50 with
a fine competency lie had originally drifted into
motion pictures because he was OF the best lens
/ makers in the country. While trip TO Italy he
saw the "Quo Vadis" film. 1t appealed TO him as
an immense proposition but he realized also that
| up to that time there market for such fea,
lures in the United States Nevertheless he took a
chance-and the film,
lie knew that the only way to produce it in
| a big New York theater first and at prices higher
| than those usually charged After negotiating
with theaters no booked 1t at the Astor heater
! for four weeks II the first time that going
! Broadway house had been turned over to a feature
| film put a regular matinee and night attraction.
| Previously Sarah Bernhard in Queen Elizabeth
| had been shown at the Broadway, but that had
already become picture playhouse.
The success Of quo Vadis" sensational At
prices OF 25 and cents II filled the theater twice
day and ran for fifteen weeks. At McVicker's in
Chicago It almost duplicated this record Then began
an amazing career Theaters all over the country
pleaded to have the film. II all summer in
Boston two months in Philadelphia five weeks in
| Baltimore, and from coast TO coast During
| some weeks it played to 5000 week In New York
alone During the first eight months Of its appear
ance in the United States It brought in $4,000 and it
is stil doing business such the possibilities OF
I the feature film
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-20

Hokus-It must be a terrible thing Tor
en- opera singer to realize he is losine
his voice
Pokus-it's moro terrible when he
doesn't realize it.-Judge.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
FOR PEACE AND QUIET
BUTTE EQUALS ROMAN

Mayor Lewis J. Duncan, thru
the ways and means committee,
says a Butte dispatch, has pre-
sented an ordinance proposing to
reduce the police force in Butte
from Sc members to 35, dropping
81. Patrolmen with motorcycles
will be stationed at the fire sta
tions throughout the city and the
citizens are requested, if their
house is being burglarized or an
officer is needed, to notify the fire
station and the officer will chug-
chug to the scene of trouble.
Patroling of the beats will be
cut, the socialist administration
being Of the opinion that it has
brought the city to such state
of orderliness that patroling offic-
ers are no longer needed.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
hBNER IRISH IS DOING
FINE IN BUSINESS COLLEGE

S. G. Irish received an un-
solicited letter this week from
the president of the Kalispel]
business college, telling him of
the progress his son Abner is
making in that school. The
president writes that it is not
the practice of that institution
to write parents concerning the
work of pupils, unless it is not
UP to the standard, but makes
an exception in this case owing
to the remarkable record the boy
is making. He says that Abner
is doing all the janitor work and
finds plenty Of time to keep up
in his class work in a very credit
able manner
The president writes that he
finds the boy we'll read in politics
and broad minded enough to in
vestigate both sides of a contro-
versy before passing judgment.
This praise coming as it does,
entirely unsolicited, gives the
parents much satisfaction and
they are more than pleased to
know that their boy is making
good.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20

week in the advertisement of the
Big Store, hog tight fence wire
was quoted at 80 cents per rod,
when it should have read, and
the copy furnished was plainly
stated, at IS cents per rod.
The Pioneer is informed that
35 cents per rod is a close price
and the farmers who have been
buying this wire in the past
probably know that 80 cents
would be very low, in fact below
what it can be sold for. Not be-
ing wire manufacturers or job
bers in wire, this paper can not
say authoritively but when an
error has been made we are glad
to correct it if possible. Con-
sequently, when reading the adv.
over again where it read 80 cents
per rod, kindly substitute 35
cents and we will have squared
ourselves.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20

D. N. Mason and DR.. Resner
were in Ravalli last Friday at
tending a meeting of the trustees
of school district No. %. At
this meeting arrangements were
made for the annual school elec-
ton, with voting precincts at
Arlee, Ravalli, St. Ignatius, Ro-
nan, Elliot and Fairview school
houses. The election will be
held April 4th, and judges are to
receive $3.50, with the polls open
from 2 to 6 p. m. The matter Of
the annual school festival was
considered, an invitation having
been received from the Roman
commercial club that the meeting
be held here, but no definite ac-
ton was taken on the matter.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
JUDGES APPOINTED FOR
APRIL TOWN ELECTION

At a meeting held Thursday
night of last week the town coun.
Gil selected judges for the annual
town election to be held on Mon
day, April 6, 1914, and designat-
ed polling places in each ward.
Following is a list of the judges
and the voting place in each ward:
First Ward E. f. burst, Peter
Livingston, Harry Carper. Poll
ing place, Lorraine residence.
Second Ward Ross Lemire,
Ralph Mcbride, William Downs.
Polling place, old harness shop.
Third Ward-James Grant, j.
A. Mcconnell, Fl. N. Larson.
Polling place, Parish club room
in the Roman hotel.
Three aldermen are to be elect
ed, one in each ward. The retir-
ing officials are A. A. Dix in the
First, Abe Meilleur in the Second
and Stanley Scarce in the Third.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
A. N. TH0RNBURGH TAKES A POSITION
WITH THE MAY MERCANTILE COMPANY

The many friends Of A. M.
Thornburgh will be both pleased
and panied to learn that he has
accepted a position with the May
Mercantile Co. at Stevensville,
and that he assumes the position
on Tuesday, March "a.
Mr.. Thornburgh was in Mis-
soula this week and while there
was engaged by the stockholders
to take this position and will
leave here on Monday next for
Stevensville.
Mr.. Thornburgh has been a
resident of Roman for four years
past and has made many warm
friends here who regret that he
and his estimable wife are soon
to cast their lot in another local.
ity. While they regret to have
them leave Roman, they are glad
to know that he has been select
ed for so lucrative position
and only hope that they will
make as many warm friends in
their new home as they leave be-
hind.
The May Mercantile Co. was
Incorporated last week and the
stockholders are a Mr.. May of
Stevensville, G. H. Mcleod, F.
I. Sterling. T. B. Thompson and
Wilcox of Missoula.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
Rural Travelling Library

The Montana Country Life
Education Association is prepar-
ing to equip and operate travel
ing library for rural school dis
tricts and villages. There are
many rural districts in Montana
without the nucleus of library
and many others secure a few
books which are soon read and
then neglected so that the read
ing habit is not encouraged.
The list Of books for the travel
ing library will be selected by a
competent committee and will
then be submitted to the state
superintendent for his approval.
The parcel post will be utilized
for transporting the cases which
will weigh about 10 pounds each.
Districts which raise $40 or
more for the fund will receive
first consideration, and may have
a case of books every month,
carriage both ways paid by the
association for at least one year.
Rural districts are urged to raise
the $40 membership fee by
means of an entertainment or by
private subscription. Many COM
munities will be glad to contrib
ute to a fund which will give
standard books and bulletins
every month. The association
also earnestly requests that pub
lie spirited citizens contribute to
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
|NTERL0CK|NC D|RECTORATES HIT
LABOR UNIONS NOT EXEMPTED

establishments which have made
pleas before the committee. The
so-called theater trust also would
be affected. Theater corpor.
ations which hold two theaters
in any one city, unless it could be
proved that they were absolutely
non-competing, would be prohib-
tied, but the bill would not des-
troy chain of theaters in diff
ferent cities in which there was
no element of competition. None
of the four bills as now framed
p1ovides for exemption of labor
unions from antitrust prosecu-
tions. Senator Hughes of New
Jersey is expected to present an
amendment for that purpose if
the bills as they finally reach the
senate have no such exemption.
Labor organizations, particularly
the American Federation of
Labor, have urged the Bacon
Bartlett bill, which would ex-
empt from any prosecution un-
der the Sherman law association
organized wholly for the promo
tion of labor.
The trade relations bill pro-
hibits manufacturers from con-
tracing to prevent a merchant
from handling a competitors
goods. 1t prohibits final price
fixing to the consumer, though it
permits the manufactures or
wholesaler to fix the price at
which the goods shall be sold in
the first instance, as from manu-
facturer to jobber. Under this
restriction, the first sale of a
manufactured article by it's pro-
ducer would be at the same price
everywhere plus the cost of
transportation. This bill gives
the right of injunction to indi-
viduals who are threatened with
loss or damage and the right to
make use of a government decree
against any corporation.
The interlocking directorate
bill includes a provision to pro-
hibit directors in various corpor-
ations selling to companies in
which they are directors.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
Democratic Club Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting
of the Roman Democratic Club
will be held Thursday, March 26,
at 8 p. M, at j. N. Bailey's office.
All electors who intend to vote
the democratic ticket at the COM
ing fall election are respectfully
invited to be present and to join
the club.
Several democrats will be pres
ent from Missoula, as guests of
the club, and some good address,
es may be expected.
A. SUTHERLAND, Secy.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20

the fund. Anyone contributing
$40 or more will be entitled to
designate the community to be
served. Send contributions to
Miss Jessie Poindexter, treas
urer, Harlowtown, Montana.
Simple rules and regulations
have been prepared and the plans
will be published soon. Distrib-
uting points will be designated
for different sections of the state
having districts to be served.
Write to J. H. Hoist, Bozeman,
for further particulars.
The first case will be sent out
September, 1914, but now is the
time to begin work for worthy
cause.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
WINS IN FIRST
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE

The freshman class of the Ro-
nan high school held their first
debate last Friday afternoon.
The question under discussion
was ''Resolved, that Women
Should be Granted the Suf-
frage." The affirmative was
supported by Goldie Irish and
Marie Myers, while Sidney Suth-
erland and Harold Resner at
tempted to uphold the negative.
The debate started with Goldie
Irish who read her argument and
it is deserving of much praise.
She handled the subject in a
manner both convincing and ar
gumentative and displayed much
thoughtful consideration and un-
tiring preparation. Sidney Suth-
erland followed and spoke SIM
ply from notes, his remarks be-
ing extempore and he did fairly
we'll considering the handicap he
was laboring under. Marie
Myers also read her paper, and
while not as extensive as her
colleagues, was really a we'll pre-
pared paper. Harold Resner also
spoke without assistance from a
prepared paper and handled the
subject very creditably. The
judges were Mrs. |. M. Brand
jord, Mrs. F. w. Delaney and
G. f. Rathbone, who after a
short consultation and compari-
son of individual markings, gave
the decision to the affirmative.
The individual scores as finally
reported by the judges were
Goldie Irish, 90; Marie Myers,
86; Sidney Sutherland, 70; Har-
old Resner, SO, a total of 178 for
the girls and 1856 for the boys.
The scoring was on delivery,
thought and preparation and,
combined, the affirmative was
winners as above
shown. Walter Fisher, presi-
dent of the freshman class, pre-
sided and performed his duties
well. Quite number of visitors
were present and each partici-
pant in the debate received the
applause of the school and vis-
ltors.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
A Correction

1t is never a very pleasant
thing to attempt to do, when a
newspaper makes a correction of
something printed heretofore.
But it is something which should
be done when an error has been
made and it is wholly the fault
of the paper in doing it, Last
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20

any influence it might have with
the board in the matter of secur-
ing an appropriation, but that in
Auence, judged by what happen
ed when the printing contract
was under discussion, amounts to
about 600.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
.FLATHEAD LINE
GIVEN PREFERENCE

The following letter from Pres
ldent j. M. Hannaford of the
Northern Pacific will clear up
some of the atmosphere regard
ing the matters stated therein.
This letter has been received
some time but was not published
heretofore owing to the fact that
it was not known whether it's
author would appreciate it being
given to the press. Another
letter was received the first of
the week authorizing Mr.. Brewer
TO give it publicity and the Pio-
reer prints it that all may have
the benefit of what it contains:
Hon. A. j. Brewer,
Pres. Roman State Bank,
Roman, Montana.
Dear Sir Howard Elliott
has referred me to your letter to
him of February 10th, making
inquiry as to sale of bonds for the
purpose of constructing a rail-
road through the Flathead Indian
| do not know how the state
ment got out that bonds had been
sold for this extension as it is
absolutely without foundation. |
have recommended to the board
of directors of this company that
the Flathead line be given pre-
ference over several other pro-
jected lines that we would like
to build when we are able to Sc
cure funds for such extensions
and hope that the financial at
which at present is
pretty clouded will clear up
shortly so that funds can be
raised and we can go ahead with
the line.
| can give you nothing definite
at present, however, in regard
to the possibility of building this
line, much as | should like to do
so.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
PRESIDENT COFFEE
FOR FAIR EXHIBIT

The Pioneer is in receipt of a
personal letter from President
Sid j. Coffee of the state fair
board of directors. Parts of the
letter can be used to show how
he feels regarding an exhibit at
the state fair from Missoula coun-
ty, and why there was no exhibit
last year. The letter reads:
The Pioneer: My attention has
been called to your issue of March
9Th, in which you so kindly refer
to my appointment as president
Of the state fair board; also COM
menting on the fact that Missou-
la did not have an exhibit at the
last state frir.
| think it is only fair to myself
to state that | used every possi-
BILE means to get our county COM
missioners to make an appropri-
alton for an exhibit last year at
the fair, but was unsuccessful in
interesting them. | will also say
that there are many others here
who assisted in endeavoring to
persuade them to make this ap-
preparation, but were not any
more successful than |, and it
looks now as if they were not in
terested in an exhibit this fall.
Personally, I feel that it is al
most crime for Missoula not to
be represented at our state fair,
but am at a loss to know how to
bring it about. 1t occurs to me
that possibly you might be will
ing, through the columns of your
paper, to assist us in getting a
fair appropriation and good eX-
hibit this fall. | know if you will
take it up through the columns of
your paper that it will have a de-
cided affect and possibly be in
strumental in getting an exhibit.
Yours respectfully.
SID j. COFFEE.
The Pioneer hopes that the
board of county commissioners
can see it's way clear to make an
appropriation for an exhibit at
the 1914 fair. In this connection
it will say that had the board
taken advantage of it's power and
advertised for bids on the county
printing, it undoubtedly would
have saved enough on that one
item alone to have made one of
the largest and best exhibits of
any county in the state. Rather
than do this, and run the chance
Of the contract going outside of
The city of Missoula, the board
arbitrarily made a contract which
will cost fully 10 per cent more
than the same work could have
oeen done for. With the expense
If county printing the same this
year as last, this saving would be
close to $4,000, if not fully that
President Coffee is probably not
% blame for Missoula county not !
being represented in agricultural
1all last year, but being a direct
)r and interested in Missoula
county as much as he is, it is just
possible the exhibit might have
oeen secured through private sub
if there We're no other
means.
The Pioneer would gladly use
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20

house judiciary subcommittee on
trusts, put the stamp of admins
tration approval on the substance
of the four bills to amend The
antitrust laws which the COM
mittee submitted in a practically
final form.
There will be another confer
ence at the White House within
week and members of the COM
mittee asserted that unless pro-
tracted discussion should be
raised in the full committee when
the measures are presented, all
four bills to strengthen the Sher-
man law, covering interlocking
directorates, holding companies,
trade relations and definitions Of
restraints of trade would be re-
ported to the house within a fort
night.
President Wilson indicated his
belief that it would be better to
consolidate all the bills into one
in order to expedite legislation.
The senate interstate committee
is understood to favor consoli-
dation. That it will be effected
by the house judiciary committee
seems practically certain.
The president made several
suggestions to the subcommittee
which comprised Representatives
Clayton, Alabama; Carlin, Vir-
g'inia, and Floyd. Arkansas. He
insisted that personal guilt of
individuals in control of corpor-
ations should be prescribed in
every bill in order to break up
the evils that have grown up un-
der the present antitrust laws.
The committee will revise the
bills with this in view and talk
with the president again before
submitting the measures to the
full committee and to the house.
The draft Of the holding COR
porations bill had been completed
just before the conference. The
measure would make unlawful
those holding companies that
combine the stock of corporations
SO as to lessen competition, but
would not affect companies that
hold the stock of corporations
that form essential parts of their
business. Holding companies
that are entirely for investment
and not for business directly are
not prohibited.
The committe believes that
in this bill it has solved the
problem of discriminating be-
tween the holding company ac-
tivity in business and operating
business by combining several
competitors into one company,
as in the case of the Standard
Oil company and the American
Tobacco company, and the COR
porations that have been COM
PEELED ID combine several con-
Germs that are not competitors,
bur whose combination is neces-
say in order to make a unit or
whole, as in the case of an oil
company, which combined a pipe
company, a producing oil COM
pany, refining oil company, all
making one legitimate oil busi-
ness.
The committeeman pointed out
to the president that the bill
would save to industrial business
the investor who buys the stocks
and bonds of various corpor-
ations, but is not engaged in
business of operating any of
them. The bill applies to rail-
road holding corporations, but
not to subsidiaries, drawing the
line at substantial competitors.
1t includes cotton mills if made
up of combined competitors. 1t
would prohibit holding corpor-
ations of moving picture concerns
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-03-20
Yours very truly,
j. M. HANNAFORD.

This statement should settle
the controversy as to whether or
not any bonds have been sold
and also as to the intentions and
wishes of the officials of the road.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-03

It perhaps might interest some Of
the progressive farmers OF our coun-
ty to know that in our midst there is
a registered Berkshire Gilt that cost
SIS.
In her veins flows some of the very
best blood of the Berkshire World
such as Premier Longfellow, Lord
Premier, Lord Premier's Rival, Lees
Artful Belle, Black Girl End and 3rd,
etc.
This Gilt comes from a herd Of
Berkshires Of the large boned improv-
ed type, many Of which IL fed for
pork would weigh 1000 pounds.
In buying hog of this price and
breeding, Mr.. G. Lynn Coane hopes
to raise the standard of Berkshires
in our community. He has had
Berkshires for five years and should,
by this time, know a good one when
he sees it, Having sold quite num-
beF of Berkshires entitled to be
registered throughout the county he
has perhaps placed more OF this par
tieuIar breed and done more to make
thia breed popular than any other
man.
Let US join with him in making our
community a Berkshire one, as that is
indeed one of the best breeds Of
hogs today.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-03
A Penny Brings $500.

The sale of the collection of Anglo
Saxon and English coins belonging to
George Jonathan Bascom, Of New
York, was begun at Sotheby's.
The highest price OF the sale, $500,
was paid for a penny Of King Wiglaf
Of Mercia. 1t was found at Dorking
in 1917, and differs in several details
from any other known specimen.
Other prices were:
A penny of Bernwulf of Mercia,
$195.
A penny of Ecgberht of Kent, with
out a bust and bearing only the name
OF the issuing monarch; hence often
ascribed to Ecgberht, son Of Offa, Of
Mercia, $242.5O.
A penny Of Baldred Of Kent, diff
fering from other known specimens
in that the kings name is, misspelled
"Beldred," 1875.
A penny of Jaenberht, Archbishop
of Canterbury under Offa of Mercia;
very rare coin, the value of which
was lessened by it's rather poor con-
dition, $175.-London Gable.