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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
FORMER FLATHEAD RESIDENT
Coronado. California.

Roman Pioneer:
Since my arrival at this place | have
had in mind my promise to inform my
Roman friends of conditions as | found
them in southern California, but have
delayed until could give definite infor-
nation gained by personal experience.
Climate conditions are ideally per-
feet, December and January We're
unusually rainy according to the old
settlers and resulted in considerable
damage from floods in the valleys,
though at this place we were not
Inconvenience.
There We're many sunny days during
this time, and at no time was the tenn
perature low enough to be uncomfort-
able. 1t was about Ike spring weather
in Montana AS a country to live in it
is the most perfect | ever saw. The
only disadvantage is that business in
some lines is overdone, yet the majority
seem prosperous, unsklled labor is over
supplied.
| am glad to say we have no COM
plant to make regarding the business
outlook.
There are so many interesting places
to visit on the sea shore and in the
mountains and valleys that one has no
time to become lonesome.
The cost of these excursions are very
reasonable. The roadways are ideal
and smooth as city asphalt street and
with no dust.
We made a trip to La Jolla (pron-
ouced La Hoyya) eighteen miles by
motor car for so cents the round trip.
1t is a grand scenic trip along the ocean
front. For vacation trip there is no
place | know Of that is as interesting
as southern California, with it's flowers,
fruits and tropical foliage, it seems like
new world.
Groceries are about the same price
as at Roman, but fruit and vegetables
are very cheap and good and supplied
all the year around.
At North Island adjoining this city is
located the U. S. Aviation Station and
school. 1t is connected with Coronado
by narrow beach, hence is not an
island though so designated. One may
see almost anytime from one to half
dozen flyers in the sky. They are so
common no one but tourists ever stop
to view them
In the harbor may be seen from one
to dozen u. S. war vessels.
The Mexican bordor is about twelve
miles south and at Tia Juana (pro-
nounced Ke Wanna) is located "the
sporting mans paradise" bull fights,
horse racing and gambling of every
description. ] regret to say it seems
to be we'll patronized.
am sending some postal cards for
the walls of the Pioneer office and any
one interested can see them there.
AS we are delighted with this country
it is not likely we will ever return to
Montana except for a visit.
Wishing you all prosperity and happi-
ness, | am,
T., G. RIGELOW
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
Good Minstrel Show

Christy's White Minstrels played
Wednesday and Thursday nights at the
Roman opera house to good houses.
Wednesday nights entertainment was
far above the average given in Roman.
They carry a full orchestra and the
comedy and musical acts are unusually
good. An exceptionally good bill has
been reserved for tonight, the last of
the engagement. If you want to see
a good show, don't miss it.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
SURPRISES LAND OFFICERS
Black Hills Settler Offers Filing and
Asks Patent on Same Day.

Rapid City, S. d., May 23.-John
O'Neill of Memo came to Rapid City
and filed on piece of land on which
he had been living twenty years. At
the same time he filed on the land he
made application for his final proof.
This, however, cannot be given until
he has made a survey of the land.
This is the only case on record where
land was filed on and final proof asked
for on the same day.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
COURT STATUTE ANNULLED
n Supreme Tribunal Bars Wisconsin
CORPORATION Law.

Washington, May 23.-The supreme
court annulled as unconstitutional the
Wisconsin statute making it the duty
of the state officials to revoke the
license to do business in the state OF
any foreign corporation which shall
lemove into any federal court any
action against it by any citizen OF the
state upon any claim or cause Of &C
l.on arising within the state.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
SWINDLERS REAP FORTUNE
"Fixed" Race Game Cost $4,000 In
East St. Louis,

East st. Louis, ILL.,, May pa man
giving the name of John R. Harris
told the police that he had been
swindled out of $4,000 in a fake fixed
horse race"
He said he turned his money over
to three men at a hotel here and that
ostensibly to get some money from a
safe deposit vault
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
WOMAN CONFESSES MURDER
Says Wealthy Kansas Farmer Had
Ruined Her Life.

lola, Kan, May 23.-Mrs. Ruby Ste
phens cnofessed that she killed Cliff
ford Kistner. wealthy farmer, at his
home near Bayard. She declared Kist,
ner had ruined her life.
Kistner was called to the door of
his home and slain.
Mrs. Stephens is twenty-three years
old and has been living at Kinkaid
Kan.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
JEWS BARRED, HE ALLEGES
New York National Guard Sued by
Spanish War Veteran.

New York, May 23.-Alleging dis
elimination against prospective New
York national guard recruits of the
Jewish faith, Maurice Simmons, for
mer national guard commander-in-
chief of the United Spanish War Vet
erans announced he had filed charges
with Governor Whitman against Cap
tain H. f. Sullivan, commander of
Pattery d, Second field artillery.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Alfred N. Dalrymple, New Jersey Re-
publican Leader.

Newark, N. j., May 23-Alfred NJ
Dalrymple, Republican leader in New
Jersey, is dead at his home here as
the result of injuries received when
an auto in which he was riding slid
off an embankment
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
Police Protection Asked.

Chicago, May 23.-Asserting that
striking express wagon drivers had
committed acts of violence against
the company's property and fearing
further violence officials of the Adams
Express company have asked that 100
police be assigned to guard their
wagons and protect their drivers.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
HEEDs AMERICAN PROTEST
Britain Commutes Sentence Of Nat
uraIized American.

Dublin, May 23.-Protest from the
United States saved jeremiah C.
Lynch, sentenced to death by court
martial last week for completely in the
recent Irish revOltS.
The sentence has been commuted 70
ten years imprisonment and the Amer
ican government has been so advised
officially. Lynch is naturalized
American.
War Minister'S Son Wounded.
Rome, May 23.-Lieutenant Nor
rane, son of General Paolo Morrane,
Italian minister of war, has been
wounded dangerously in the head and
leg during the Austrian offensive.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
ONLY HELPING VILLA.

In order to facilitate the movement
of the United States troops in the re-
public to the south this government is
now demanding of Carranza that he
take action at once upon the request
that the use of certain Mexican rail-
ways be permitted for the transpor-
tation of supplies to the punitive ex-
petition which is operating on his ter
ritory. The delay has been too great
already, as a sensible view Of the sit
uation quickly reveals.
When Carranza agreed that there
should be cooperation between his de
facto government and this country, in
the effort to run down and put an end
to Villa and his outlaw band, he must
have realized that lf-hearted actor
would not satisfy Conditions called
for the lending of every assistance
possible to this undertaking and the
quicker 1t can be accomplished the
better.
Yet when Carranza continues t.
withhold his approval of the use O.
Mexican railroads he not only serious
ly obstructs progress, but he fails t.
take into the consideration the oppor.
| tunity which he has for lifting hi!
| own country out of the state of revol
and outlawry which had prevailed TOT
| long already. 1t is for his interests
and for Mexico's welfare, that h,
| should do everything possible to aid il
| the work which has been so well start
| ed by General Pershing There ma,
| be opposition to having United State
| troops on Mexican soil but It is Ger
tain that they will have to be Their
much longer unless he furnishes tn
cooperation which will aid them II
quickly accomplishing their task Ger
| tainly he has no reason for helpinj
| Villa, but that is just what he is doinl
every day that he refrains from Civ
ing consent to the use Of the railroad
by this country.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
NOT TO BE DREAMED OF.

Even though there is no serious
thought of this country taking over
Mexico, or in fact anything which
could be interpreted as a movement
to such an end, there have been those
who have allowed themselves to dis
cuss such. matter if for no other
purpose than to air their views upon
the question. The idea would never
be approved even should one have the
temerity to advocate 1T, for this coun-
try has sufficient territory, it is opposed
to conquest and has enough problems
pf its own already without adding any
buch troubles as would be sure to
rome with Mexico.
William j. Calhoun, former ambas-
Bador to China, hits the nail on the
head when, on saying that he would
not take Mexico. as a gift, he declared
I'VE have all the territory we want,
Ind ell the mixture of races that we
want This is in accordance with the
American view upon such g. matter,
Tor while we are swiIlfngfto do every
hing. that we can to aid that republic
p Get onto its feet and be g. creditsto
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
TARIFF COMMISSION.

With a favorable report from the
committee the prospects for tariff
commission which will be permanent
are nnanifestly improved. There has
been plenty of opportunity for observ-
ing the need of just such a body to
give the proper amount of considera-
ton to the questions which arise in
making up a tariff schedule. This was
long ago recognized and steps were
atsken in the previous administration
to meet the situation, but through
democratic action all that had been &C
eomplished was knocked in the head
and an end put to the good work that
had been begun.
That such action was wrong is now
admitted by the democratic measure
which is being advocated. The Rainey
bill IL passed means that the present
hit or miss method of tariff revision
will be changed. That it will mean
an Improvement cannot be seriously
questioned, for if any matter of that
kind is to be acted upon intelligently
the action should be based upon facts
and it is those with which the COM
mission will deal. There needs to be a
thorough investigation of conditions
primarily from the standpoint of the
country's interests, and while it may
not be impossible to overcome the po-
lftical influence entirely whatever car
be done which will show constructive
action in that direction is advisable
The serious mistake which was made
when the recent commission was drop
ped ought not to be repeated again BY
doing anything which would block It's
establishment.
That there are features Of the bill
which do not measure up to the pre-
vious one is probable, but there ar
reasons to believe that experience, i
nothing else, will show the wisdom o
eventually adding this strength, pro
vided the right men are selected TO
the commission
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
Stories of the War
$4,000 Died In Four DAYS, Storm,

OOJOOO Oled IN FOur Jays storm.
Henry Halter, formerly of the Fifth
United States cavalry, who was one of
the few Americans in the Serbian re-
treat, declares that during the journey
to PodgoritZa in Montenegro in a four
days snowstOrm more than $4,000 men
died.
They died so fast" he said, that
they fell every few yards all along the
DAD. The wagons and carts went
right over their bodies. Nobody
thought of trying to turn out of the
way, but there were so many they
could not but drive over them. The
roads were full of mudholes- At one
place 1 saw no less than II horses
dying in one immense puddle, unable
to pull themselves out.
I saw hundreds and thousands of
ragged men, with their feet swollen
too much to wear shoes or to walk on
them, crawling along for miles on their
Hands and knees through the binding
snow, finally stopping and dying soon
afterwards. They never made any ap-
7eals for help. 1t wouldn't have been
any use. Besides. they were too far
gone to know what they were about
that they were dying. Their last effort
TO keep going was merely a mechanical
operation. OF course the great NOR
tality all along our route was due to
the barren nature of the country we
were traversing, with no shelter for
were even no forests where we might
have felled trees and built temporary
| quarters. Our fires for the most part
were small, with barely enough wood
to heat water
HaHer, who was on visit to Buda-
| pest when the war began, enlisted in
| the Austrian army and was serving as
| 4 bugler when, six months later, he
was taken prisoner by the Serbs and
then finally marched with $4,000 other
Austrian soldiers across the mountains
| into Albania and there turned loose
on the shores of the Adriatic to fight
for life against cholera, fever and star
! vation."
I'VE were supposed to have started
n that retreat" said Halter with a
Serb army of over 100000 men and
about rs, 600 Austrian prisoners. Not
many more than 10000 of the whole
| ot got over the mountains It was
lot because the Austrians or the Bull
| garians pursued US, however. with
much activity. We died merely be-
cause of disease, hunger and starva-
ton.
THE worst part of the journey be-
gan at the Albanian frontier. The AL.
banians have in times past been badly
treated by the Serbs, and they tool
| this chance to square old scores. They
shot, killed, robbed and murdered u!
at every step of the way. For in.
stance, at Linn, some Serb officers anC
a company of stragglers on horsebacl
were met in the middle of the road
Ly q few peasants and ordered to Civ,
up their horses and their money. 1
was plain highway robbery, and the.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
CASTING OFF THE sHACKLEs

zero temperature outside you feel q
little foolish. After that had happen
ed three or four times it got to be a
Joke in the family and Mr.. Simmons
had a regular speech that he used to
deliver on these occasions about the
jelly being overcome by the heat"
Perhaps some people don't mind
taat funny yellow sort Of taste that a
jar OF jam has when it is touched"
Mrs. Simmons went on. But the
very idea of it sets everybody's teeth
On edge in this house. / don't want
10 be snippy when people are so very
kind as to give me things that they
| think are nice, but never bother 20
open a gift of that sort now, because I
know SO certainly that it won't be
worth anything. My only trouble is in
| lodging the giver afterward, so that 1
won't have to tell any naughty fibs.
They have done me a very great favor
| in showing me that I am not so stupid
as thought I was. A thing like that
is housekeeping fad, my dear. like
| the fever for housekeeping that still
| makes so many women crazy, a relic
| OF New England days that is out of
place in our hardwood flats with their
own rugs. OF course. a young woman
| like you thinks she has to do every
thing about her home just as her
grandmother did or be thought a poor
| housekeeper."
1T isn't my grandmother who in
| fiuences my conduct in this matter
| sighed the caller. It's my husband.
You see he says he wants jams and
| iellies such as he had in his boyhood
days, and mine are always such q ter
rible failure"
Don't waste any sleep over it,"
chuckled Mrs. Simmons. 1T was your
| husbands mother who told me TO buy
all mine. She said that she always
| did."-Exchanged
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
EXPERIMENT WORTH TRYING.

In connection with prison reform
work much stress is laid upon the i'm
portance of giving the convicted men
a chance. The claim is even made
that it is because they have been de-
MED that that many have departed
from the straight and narrow path, and
that all that is needed is just such
encouragement in order to bring them
back and make them worthy citizens.
Whether he had this in mind or not,
it would appear that Governor Whit
man of New York had apparently de-.
cided to give 1t a trial. in taking the
action which he did in pardoning Tony
Moreno. Tony was one of those who
was impressed by the ideas Of Thomas
Mott Osborne when he became war
den at Sing Sing and he was one of
the enthusiastic supporters of the Mu-
tual Welfare league. Stung by the
suspension Of the warden when indict-
ments were brought against him, and
expecting that it would mean the re-
turn to former conditions, Tony, who
was a trusty, managed to get away
from Sing Sing and was ready to leave
that section of the country when
friends brought It to his attention that
he was not treating Warden Osborne
or the league right in the course
which he had taken. The result was
that he returned and surrendered HIM
self in respect to the honor system to
which he had subscribed.
This demonstrated that he had been
helped by the attitude which had been
manifested towards him. and the par
don which he has now received ought
to be sufficient, if such a helping hand
is all that he has needed to start him
on different career in the future. APP
parently the governor considered it an
experiment worth trying.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
BETTER WAY TO SHOW 1T,

Count Bernstorffs announcement to
the effect that the German government
will promptly disavow the torpedoing
OF the Sussex, make proper reparation
and punish the submarine commander,
IL ii is established that German sub
mersible was responsible, is considered
in some quarters as indicating clearly
that the German authorities are
anxious to avoid any difficulties with
the United States.
That interpretation Is of course pos
sib1e, but if such is the desire of the
German government it is difficult to
explain why it continues to permit
those in the submarine service to per-
sist in going contrary thereto and pill
ing up violation after violation of the
policy which it would have us believe
that Il sanctions.
Germany with its organized subma-
rine service is certainly capable of
maintaining discipline among its COM
manders, and if it sets forth that the
provisions of international law and the
rights of neutrals are to be respected
there is good reason to believe that
such orders would be obeyed, but in
view of the manner in which these
have been disregarded it is difficult
TO imagine that any such thing has
been done. That however is the most
satisfactory way in which Germany
can assure this country that it is
anxious to keep out of difficulties with
IL. It doesn't show much sincerity tc
keep on doing those things against
which protests have persistent1y been
made and in the face of repeated
premises to the contrary. Germany
can demonstrate by it's action, better
than by words that it is not advocat-
ing the very kind Of attacks which are
in question.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30

That old bugaboo OF dual govern
ment hobs up palmer than ever IN the
census Of manufacturing industries
published elsewhere in this issue
from Washington. Middletown Is put
down as a place Of $4,000 population.
That is the population OF the city.
The real population Of Middletown Is
over $4,000. So when you read the
official figures from Washington bear
in mind that they cover the city of
Midtown. The industries OF MID
dletown proper would swell the total
to n respectable showing TO say the
least. Speaking Of dual form OF gov
eminent, the question might be asked
how much longer the people propose
to put UP with IL. Those entrenched
in the political makeup OF the COM
munity shake their heads and say IL is
big undertaking. That may be true.
No one doubts but what IL would take
considerable time and by the way a
considerable amount Of money TO bring
about the change: but on the other
hand IL any one viii explain why two
sets Of officials should be transacting
the business OF one community, let
them come forward with their argu-
ment. This IS conservative COM
] munity. No one wants to make II
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30

over TO the detriment Of the city or
town, but the taxpayers IL they were
but given a chance wouid not refuse
70 make the Improvement in the form
Of one government and that a united
one for the beneft OF all the peo-
pie in preference TO the division Of
sentiment now existing and showing
Itself at every turn So when you
read the statistics from Washington
Just wink your eye and put II down
TO another instance why people on the
inside refer to Middletown as a smaN
place. It is that way in the census.
In fact IL IS that way every time when
official figures are given out. How
long do you want TO be a party to dual
government 2-Aiiddletow Press
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Crops and Weather.

Mr.. Editor: Since climate and wea-
ther, closely affect human affairs their
study is ever timely. Heat and cold,
rain and sunshine oft determine hui
man veal or woe.
For India and China, where half the
race lives, a single rice crop failure
means famine, disease and death to
myriadS.
Nor can our land OF plenty wholly
escape Aature's panicky moods. Po-
tatoes cost douMe today, and are of
poor quality, because of last summers
heavy rains. Spring year ago
growers could hardly give them away
for the season of 1914 was favorable
and the crop fine and heavy.
Last winter fine apples, by the
thousand barrels, rotted in Connecticut
| orchards, not worth the picking, but
inferior fruit now brings fancy prices
all in consequence of the weather's
help or harm of the growing crop.
1t seems that unusual fluctuations of
| weather appear in cycles. Winter of
| 1864-5 was very cold, Philadelphia
rarely having over three or four days
| sleighing or cold of 10 below, had
heavy snow and ice with % below and
! yet the spring of 1865 was so warm
that the writer ran barefoot by mid
| April
| Summer of 1867 saw heavy rains
! flooding the fiat country of southern
! New Jersey, bursting mill-dams and
/ CROPS "A later winter OIL IIldl
decade had almost no ice and gardens
were made in February.
| In more recent years we had a igh-
winter in 1SS9-90 with hardly any ice
or snow in the Middle Atlantic states
Farmers gathered ice, too thin to bear
on RATS, and peach trees bloomed il
March, a month ahead of time.
Winter of 1894-5 was hard, below
zero weather, twelve-inch ice in south
ern New Jersey, and railroads demon
allied by heavy snowdrifts in Februar!
Spring of 1896 began warm by Apri
10, closely followed in summer hea
and early tomatoes. Jersey outdoo
grown, were in market June IL, tn
| earliest on record.
| Spring of 1907 was cold until Jun
Is, and summer so brief, even il
southerly ATTITUDES, that corn failed o
maturity, rotting in cribs the following
spring.
Spring of 1914 was delayed by sno1
in March, cold in April, and yet Ma;
was a record-breaker for heat, bu
June and July were cold and rain!
, retarding all tender crops.
Weather prediction is risky but W
may safely assume that extremes
weather follow each other and calcu
late accordingly.
For instance, government report
show deficiency in rainfall several con
I secutfve years preceding 1914, so W
may reasonably expect the current eS
cess to continue a few years.
A real need of the day is increase
interest in exact observation, accurat
E record and frequent review Of weatht
3 conditions, by the people most vital
interested, the farmers themselves,
Every intelligent wideawake farmer
g home might have a reliable local wee
Their bureau and certainly the paper
would be only too glad to publish the
|, findings.
e JOHN R. DoWNER.
Willimantic, Conn.