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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22
MILITARY CAMP
FOR GUARDSMEN
ALMOST CERTAIN
Provide One at Any Cost, Is the
Sentiment Expressed
te-Wide. ..
from stan Correspondent.

from Staf Cores pondent
TRENTON, Jan. 22.-Military pre-
paredness from a State standpoint
viii play an important part i'm the
deliberations of the present Legis-
lature. An encampment for the Ma
tional Guard at Sea Girt this year
must be afforded at all costs. is the
opinion expressed everywhere in mill
tary circles.
The session of the State Military
Board, which is held just after the
eonvening of the Legislature, was
held at the State House this week in
the offices of the quartermasterg gen
eral. djutant-General Wilbur +.
Sadler, ir.. was present and related
in detail 10 the board members just
what condition the National Guard
is in at the present time and what
standards should be attained to bring
the guard to higher degree of eff
cheney.
Government May Step In.
General Sadler believes an encamp-
ment will be held this year or else
the national government may step
in with money and plans for field
maneuvers that will take the whole
guard, officers and men, to some
camping ground. probably I'm Con-
necticut, Pennsylvania, or for State
maneuvers within the confines of
New Jersey.
The Legislature of 1915 appropri-
ated some $4,000 for the expenses of
the guard. This money is now avail
able, subject to the discretion of State
Comptroller Edward /. Edwards, who,
under the appropriation laws of the
last Legislature, has broad discre-
tionary powers as to how the money
may be expended. But the comp
troller is regarded as partial to the
plan for an encampment. The only
requisite to an encampment this year
is more money.
Plattsburg Plan Not Popular.
The State military authorities will
ask the present Legislature for at
least $4,000, and probably $4,000, In
the supplemental bill for the purposes
of an encampment. The granting of
either sum would enable the military
officials to proceed with the necessary
details incident to an encampment.
Little support to the idea of
rockies camp similar to the one held
at Plattsburg, n. Y. is found in mill
tary circles here. The sole idea of the
officials charged with the RESPONSE
blity of State defense seems to be
that instruction along preparedness
lines should be confined to the guard
alone and not extended to camps OF
business men for few weeks time
Want More Armory Space Here.
The State Military Board did not
take up the question of preparedness
in the guard. This matter, it is be-
leved. will be left to Adjutant-Gen
eral Sadler. Each succeeding Legis-
lature finds no difficulty in passing a
bill for a new armory. The question
of captivating the joint appropriation
committee into allowing the money
for the construction of the building
is left to the military board. And
that problem was one of the subjects
discussed yesterday.
Colonel John D. Frazer interested
| the military board in his plan to
secure from the Legislature an ap-
propriation for an addition to the
First Regiment Armory in Newark.
| Colonel Frazer wants the additional
| building for storing purposes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

njamin Gettzeiler To Broad aud
Commerce Building and Loan Associa
ton. south side Vesey street, 9s feet
east from New Jersey Railroad avenue,
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nearby hills and in observing beaver
meadows. Often during the evening
the boys gathered around the camp
fire to talk over what they had seen
during the day.
Later, three other schools were
built entirely by the boys in similar
manner. Mention of the benefits
from this accomplishment would in
clude the following:
''It was a lesson in the value of
efficiency. The boys saw that the
greater skill was in greater demand
and that their earning capacity was
directly dependent upon their ability
to do things we'll and quickly. And
also along the same line it demon
strated to them how bad habits eff
feet their working capacity and low
err skill with resultant decrease in
earning capacity.
"It offered an opportunity to apply
on a large scale ana in a practical
manner the instruction that had been
given in the shop during the year.
The boys could demonstrate what
they had learned and the training
they had acquired.
ut acted as a mental stimulus.
Problems, the like of which are apt
to confront them in any undertaking,
were encountered. Upon the solu-
ton of these they had to center their
knowledge and devise original ways
and means to overcome them.
''It tended to develop habits of d.
ligence and regularity. Idleness or
lying down on the job were frowned
upon. Idle talk. was tabooed. An
atmosphere of seriousness in work
and wholehearted attention upon the
task in hand predominated the acti-
witty.
"Then, too, the boys were taken
off the streets and in some instances,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
Supt Frankie Is Montana Man Who Does Bio T;1qs

management of the schools, and his
word is final on every matter. The
position is taken that he is employed
to manage the schools, and that if he
is capable of doing this work he
should be the manager, in practice
as we'll as in theory. The wisdom of
giving him complete responsibility
has been amply demonstrated. He
makes very complete reports to the
school board on all matters relating
to the business and professional
sides of their educational system.
The school board has the utmost con-
fidence in his Judgment.
All school records are kept on file
in the office of the district clerk,
whose office adjoins that of the SUI
perintendent, so that there is no loss
OF time in laying finger on any
record or detail of the school Or
ganization when it is wanted. o. g
year Mr.. Frankie makes up a bud
get of estimated expenses for the en-
suing year, and the funds are ar
ranged for.
There are special departments of
physical training, which includes
dancing, physical culture and games;
art, which is compulsory to certain
point in the course and then becomes
OPTIONAL; music, which is also option
al beyond a certain point, and PEN
manship. Every department is in
charge of trained man or woman.
Mr.. Frankie is arranging for sum-
mer Fairgrounds next year, which
will include the raising by pupils of
flowers and vegetables for sale, CIV
ing them nleaSant Occunat0n and tho
chance to earn money. The play
grounds will be equipped for mere
recreation also.
One of the school board of the
Lewistown district remarked: "Mr.
Frankie has taken the Gary,
Indiana, school system and SEN
sibleized' it. The people of the
city are delighted with the re-
suits and feel that they have
schools that they may we'll be proud
of"
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The Montana Commercial and la or
League expended $68,739.69 in it's
fight to keep the state wet, while the
campaign expenses of the Anti-Saloon
League, for dry Montana, were a
little less than $4,000, according to
sworn statements of the secretaries
of the two organizations recently
filed with the secretary of state. In
addition to this sum, however, the
Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion expended $5,941 and the Dry
Montana league of Fergus county
spent $2,234, making total of a lit
tie more than $4,000 expended in
furtherance of prohibition. Other
campaign expenditures were as fol-
lows:
One Gubernatorial Certificate, $5O1.
Sam V. Stewart, democrat, Virginia
City, governor. $5O1.07; ]. T. Carroll,
democrat, Billings, clerk of the su-
preme court, $249.O5; j. W. Farrell,
democrat, Joliet, state treasurer,
$244.34; John e. Patterson, demo-
crat, Missoula, chief justice of the SUI
preme court, $592,37; William Keat-
ing, democrat, Missoula, state audi
tor, $120; S. c. Ford, republican,
Helena, attorney-general, $399.12;
May Trumper, republican, Kalispell,
superintendent of public instruction,
$685.; Charles T. Stewart, repub-
ican, Helena, secretary of state,
$284.04; T. A. Thompson, democrat,
Kalispell, district judge, $255.30.
McDowell's Expenses Light
Lieutenant Governor Mcdowell ex-
pended $85 to be reelected;
Teresa O'Donnell, democrat, Butte,
superintendent of public instruction,
1895; Theodore Brantly, republican,
Deer Lodge, chief justice of supreme
court, 1921; Daniel Boyle, republic
can, Butte, railroad commissioner,
$4,000.
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Over in the orphans home at
Twin Bridges are two little boys, Les
lie and Alex Reid, dependents upon
the states bounty. A few days ago
there was no better prospect for them
than to remain public charges until
such time as they were old enough
to earn their own living.
Like a bolt of lightning from the
sky comes the announcement that
they are boys of wealth. A fortune
of $4,000 is coming to them.
The mother of the boys whose
prospects have suddenly taken
rainbow tinge was a Mrs. Caroline
Reid. She died in the insane asylum
at Warm Springs few months ago.
About the time of her death tho
children were sent to Twin Bridges.
There were rumors that the WON.
an was possessed of means. This
could not be verified at the time of
her death. But the officials of the
institution have been working on the
case for several months. There are
many complications, and the prop
erty in which it is believed the boys
have substantial interest is in
volved, but it is thought that a legal
adjudication Of the tangle will make
the boys Independent for life.
Left Sons With Sister.
Mrs. Reid was thu widow of Chi
cago physician, who on his death left
her an estate valued at from $4,000
to $4,000. After the husbands
death Mrs. Reid became insane. She
had ciutnr rho r10<fn nj 1;vy{~
at Big Timber, and Mrs. Hanly went
to Chicago, got her sister and two
sons and brought them to Montana.
Mrs. Reid was finally taken to the
asylum at Warm Springs and died
There, the two boys remaining with
their aunt. Later the state took the
boys away from Mrs. Hanly on the al
legation that she was not a fit per-
son to have charge of them.
Will Fight for Property.
After the death of Mrs. Reid it
was found she had willed her prop
erty to her two sons, but later she
had decided it to Mrs. Hanly. During
his Investigations, Mr.. Hickman
learned that Mrs. Hanly had divorced
her husband and had transferred the
property to G. w. Wilson. Then the
investigation was pursued by Chi
cago bank, which had some of the
money belonging to the estate on de-
post, and the result was the con-
clusion that Wilson had obtained tho
property without a consideration.
But Wilson claims he gave Mrs.
Hanly 60 lots in Prince Rupert, B. ~.
and $4,000 cash for the property.
and will fight suit to deprive him
of it, claiming that he is an innocent
purchaser.
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STATE ORPHANS
LEFT FORTUNE
TWO BOYS, INMATES OF Or
PHANS' HOME. ARE HEIRS
TO VALUABLE ESTATE.

Mother Died in Insane Asylum Fe..
Months Ago; After Willing Estate
to Sons She Decided Property to
Sister, Who May Have Transferred
it to Man Without Consideration.
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bungalow lines. Inc frame dimen-
sions are 20 X 38. The class room is
19x IL. There are two cloak rooms
and vestibule. Every part of the
work was done by boys, including
concrete work, masonry, painting
and all extras. 1t was built at cost
of less than $1,000.
"a camp was established in the
pine groves near Heath. The boys
furnished their own beds and camp
kit, while the camp equipment was
furnished by their instructor, Mr..
Vogel. All board expenses were
shared equally and averaged SO per
week.
"There were many opportunities
for wholesome recreation. A swim
ming hole in beaver dam found
great favor during the noon and eve
ming hours, and many trips were
taken under the guidance of an in
structor in exploring ice caves, the
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
WOMEN AS SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
MERE MAN is BARRED IN THE
SUPERVISION OF EDUCA-
TIONAL SYSTEM.
In 20 Instances superintendent
We're Continued in Office; r. ce
Very Close in Lewis and Clark
County and Contest Has Been In
stituted.

A woman is county superintendent
of schools in every county in Mon
tana. Perhaps that explains the ex-
cellence of Montana schools general
ly. Forty-one county superintend-
ents were chosen at the recent cleo
ton. In 20 instances the superin-
tendent was continued in office. The
race was very close IN Lewis and
Clarke county. Miss May Critchton
was declared elected but Miss Eva
Harrington has instituted contest.
The following superintendent will
have charge of schools in various
counties after January /.
Observation-Disclosures Sutherland Dillon
Big, Horn-"Lucy ,Batty, Hardin.
BroadwaterE.opal G eR' Town Sea
Garbon-+Asgaard Haaland, Red Lodge.
56efnf M GFfn F. a Benton
F0T 6sbo Miles, c S1y
P PefF 1oassMsy d Husse ba Anaconda
Fiathead-Mary d. Eckstein' Kalispeli
aaniaeIdtte vi R Rryne B fhpsturg
Hi!l-Laura G. Lovett, Havre,
Lewis and Clark-"May- Crichton, Helena.
Lincoln-Mrs. Carrie N. Spence. Libby.
Madison-.May Bull, Virginia City,
Mineral-Mrs Leota Wright Superior.
Missoula-*Mabel Linstadt, Missoula..
Musselshell- Ferguson, Roundup.
Park-*Elsie MERCER, Livingston.
Phillips-Flora Sims, Malta.
Powell-Irene Coughlin, Deer Lodge.
Prairie-Mabel L. Williams, Terry.
Ravalli-"Katherin Drayton, Hamilton.
Richland-Bell Hoyt. Sidney.
Rosebud-.Mrs. c.. B. Adams, Forsyth
Sanders-*Gladys Brown, Thompson.
Sheridan-1rene Murphy, Plentywood:
Observation-Disclosures Sylvester. Columbus
Sweet Grass-Inga Solberg. Big. Timber.
Teton-'Grace NJ. Thompson, Choteau
Toole-*Mrs. Bertha Blacker, Shelby.
Valley-"Nellie Johonnott. Glasgow
Wibaux-Mrs. Maude r. Wells Wibaux.
Observation-Disclosures Miles, Billings.
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line was made at Heath, where we
had a ramshackle old building and
needed a modern school. Plans were
drawn and submitted by members of
the mechanical drawing class in COM
petition, and the best set of plans
and specifications chosen. These
boys had already been drilled in con-
struction work by building models
of buildings in the shops. From the
plans they made estimates of the ma
terials needed and placed their Or
ders for them. The materials were
even hauled to the building site by
resident pupils.
"On the Heath school 26 boys
were employed, these working in ro-
tation. The average working crew
was eight boys. The more efficient
were placed at the work requiring
the greatest amount of accuracy and
skill, while the less skillful did the
coarser work. Five of the most eff
ficient boys worked throughout the
job, while others worked from five
days to two weeks. The boys were
paid, according to their efficiency,
from Is to 80 cents per hour.
"The requirements for good work
manship were most rigid, with the
result that defects in the finished
building are perhaps fewer than
could be found in similar structures
here in the city. We were aiming
to develop a pride in skillful accom-
plishment. Where mistakes were
made they were remedied at once so
that the boy learned to do the thing
correctly.
The school was constructed along
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
SIGNS OF THE MANIT0U
F0RETELL MILD WINTER

The husks on the corn this year
were light. The oak trees have
borne no acorns. The buffalo
berry crop is light. The musk
rats have not begun to build their
winter houses. The coats Of fur
bearing animals are thin, and the
bark on the trees is loose.
These signs, Of no moment to
the white man, constitute the
Manitou' IS message to his red chill
dren that the winter, on the
threshold of which Montana
stands, is going to be a late and
open one.
That is the medicine Of the In
dian. From the reverse Of these
signs last fall the Indian pre-
dicted that the winter was hard
one. Was it? Ask the man who
had to go through it with light
overcoat. Who will be sorry7
Why, the coal man, Of course.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
CAMPAIGN COST
VETS $68,739.69
OF ANTT-SATOON
LEAGUE LITTLE MORE
THAN $4,000. .

Governor Spent $5O1.O7 and IieutHfis
ant Governor Only $50 to Secure
Re-election; Defeat in Number of
Gases Came Higher Than Victory;
M"y Trumpor Expended $2o0.15.
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TO BUY 100000
BUSHELS WHEAT
MON ia N FLOUR MILLS TO
GRIND TWELFTH OF 1917
YIELD OF MONTANA.
Company Formed in 1904 Has In
creased Its Output $4,000 Per Cent;
General Manager of Concern Esti-
mates States Production Next
Year at Over 0O,OOO,OOO Bushels.

In 1914 the Montana Eleya-
tor company was organized at
e. LeWistOWn and built the first
grain elevator in the state. The
men behind it were Austin War;
and q. II. McClave of Lewis
town. They bous hit in the sea-
son Of 19O4-10O5 10000 BUSH
els OF wheat.
From the Montana Elevator
Company developed the Mon
tana Flour Mills company. The
Montana Flour Mills company
expects to buy 100000 BUSH
els of wheat in the next IL
months to grind into flour at
its mills at Harlowton, Lewis
town and Great Falls. The
Montana Elevator company
operates 40 country elevators in
Montana.
MIR. McClave, the general
manager, estimates q wheat
yield of more than 6O,OOO,OOO
bushels for 1917.
The Montana Flour Mills COM
many's new mill at Great Falls is
nearing completion, and when in op-
SA0SAOA WAAA AoV0 q Ne%P1NANy VI 41OVV
barrels of flour per day. The COM
bined capacity of their mills at Har-
lowton and Lewistown is more than
1000 barrels daily, so that upon the
completion of the Great Falls plant
the company's total capacity will be
$500 barrels daily. In addition to
this, the Harlowton mill can be in
creased in capacity to produce an
other 500 or 600 barrels a day.
Only Hard Wheat Ground.
The mills Of the Montana Flour
Mills company are equipped with ev-
cry known device to effect complete
separation of the flour from the
wheat under conditions insuring the
purity of the product and it's preser-
walton in the highest possible state
of perfection for food purposes. The
manufacturing operations are in
charge of the vice PRESIDENT w. v.
Smith, who is a miller of 80 years
experience. He has made study
of the character of hard wheat, and
the mills of the company are ,o-
signed to grind this class of wheat
only.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
Freak Wagers May
Inconvenience the
Men Who Have Lost

Charles r. Hughes having
congratulated President Wilson,
1T is up to the losers to pay
their bets. Here are two freak
wagers:
Bill Shrimp, of Plentywood,
will have to walk to Seattle and
return, as the result of the
country going democratic. He
will walk the entire distance
backward, using pocket mirror
to guide himself.
Treasurer-elect George Davis
of Deer Lodge county, will have
to swim around the city foun.
tain of Anaconda before Christ
mas, and cheer for Wilson while
he swims.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
EWISTOWN claims tn

1. public school system in Mon
- tana, and the best in the
United States for towns in the class
of ten thousand population or under.
Lewistown has 1000 people, and is
a magnet for live wires. One of the
liveliest of those who have been
drawn to the Queen City of the
Judith to help shape it's destiny, and
is given credit by the Lewistown
people for the position it's school sys-
tenn holds today is A. A. Frankie,
superintendent of the Lewistown
schools.
Mr.. Frankie is one of the striking
personalities of Montana. He halls
from Wisconsin, but he would not
go back. AS an educator and Cha
tauqua platform speaker he is we'll
known in many parts of the country.
His lecture, "The Matchless Book, /"
fingers long in the memories of those
who have been privileged to hear it,
He is under contract for three years
to speak on the Ellis & White circuit
during the summer months.
Mr.. Frankie is a member of the
Lewistown Rotary club, and there
fore he subscribes to the principle
of "He Who Serves Best Profits
Most" He must find life profitable,
indeed, for none serves better.
"The Lewistown schools?" said Mr..
Frankie in reply to a request for
some information about them.
"Well, that's an easy subject of con-
versation for me. Let's see, though,
where shall begin?
"To start with, I might say that
the whole aim and object of the
Lewistown system is to obtain the
Nth degree of efficiency in our work
of turning out good citizens for our
city and for the state-men and wo-
men with ideals, with a knowledge
of how to perform the every day
tasks of life thoroughly and we'll.
We are trying to send forth self-re-
character developed, for in time our
reflect, either for better or for worse,
our school system.
"The Lewistown school district in
cludes territory about IL miles
square, and there are several outly-
ing country schools contained in it.
The salaries of our teachers average
the highest of any city in the state,
and possibly in the United States.
We pay 5000 per annum as a mini
mum, and from that to $1,000 for
grade teachers. We place no limit
on the amount paid principals. We
take no grade teachers who have not
completed an advanced normal
school course and had in addition
two years experience in grade school
teaching. Teachers with these re-
quirements start at 5000 and are
given $50 per annum more each year
until they reach $1,000. All Of our
teachers receive a check once a
month during the year, including va
cation period.
eve have more men teachers in
the grades than any city know of.
One-sixth of our grade teachers are
men - college or university gradu-
ates. They teach in the grades above
the fourth. We have a remarkably
fine corps of teachers.
"Now one of the most interesting
departments in our system is manual
training. It might surprise you to
know that all of our outlying schools
are built by boys from the seventh
and eighth grades. And when I say
built, mean exactly that. These
youngsters drew the plans, made es-
Inmates for materials, superintended
the assembling of these materials
and then put the buildings together.
"Our first experiment along this
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Towns Installing Water Systems.

Indicates a change.
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Two more Montana towns are put
ting in their own water systems
Livingston and Roman. The munich
pal plant at Livingston is to take
the place of a system owned by a
corporation. The survey has been
made for the Roman plant and the
supply there is said to be Of high
quality.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01

An Hpitaph.
Here lies the body Of Will Row,
He swed me money when he died;
He used to tell me whore to 60
To collect it-and Will never lied.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
Good Old Tom Thermometer.

Pyom ice Indianapolis Ne'r'
Good Ola Tom Thermometer,
Sow what j - think o. thai
do " ever hear
bf = nam" a. queer
For n FIRE department cat,
But has his name ! '''' We.
>o' s!mp|" az idle rus"
Nnt yea say twas fac'
II yea 500 him a.
For US fellows at the TUos
40. Tom he's not a !%oa'er.
Though seldom he uIps a mouse,
Put "" Jdi' his putr
Tne THERMOMETERS
For the stove that warns the oi.s.
Ola Tom. We see. has Wisdom
in tact. would saw, a sou,
For he lets Us know
when the fire burns low
And ~ tim" TO pat IN Goa,
when the engine house gets cuuIN
Then youll see Tom AXE = s"st
On the stove and wait
TIL We shake the CRATE
And turn on "A bit OF heat
Its there he1, sit a-toastin'
TIL we're tired, uha, hard we've laughed
Then he'll purr and NEW
To say: THAT Will do
Then We go shut on the draf