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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
If You Live In Montana

] If you live in Montana you arise ir
the morning, after the pleasure of a
good nights rest on Montana made
mattress. start the kitchen fire with
wood from a Montana forest, fill the
furnace with coal from a Montana
mine, and sit down to breakfast read
ing Montana paper
At breakfast you can have biscuits
from Montana wheat, ground in Mon
tana mill, chops from lamb born on a
Montana ranch, eggs from a Montana
poultry farm, butter from a Montana
creamery, and the cream in your coffee
from Montana dairy, sweetened by
sugar made in Montana sugar fac
tory, from Montana grown beets.
You ride to your business in a street
car whose electric 'juice" is generated
by Montana water power, and dis
trlbuted by copper from Montana
mines, or perhaps you use an auto, the
gasoline for which is made from oil
from Montana wells.
At the noon luncheon you can have
Montana Mulligan made from Mon
tana beef, carrots, spuds, cabbage,
onions, and the Lord only knows what
other ingredients.
Or possibly you prefer ham sand
Wich made from Montana grown hog.
cured in Montana packing house, with
a glass of Montana beer, brewed from
Montana grown barley.
When your days labor is finished and
you return to your home, made from
Montana lumber, Montana cement,
Montana brick or Montana sandstone:
You can dine off roast turkey, chicken,
ducks or geese, all from Montana poul-
try yards.
After dinner you can enjoy a good
Montana made cigar, while reading a
Montana evening paper and holding
sweet converse with your wife-who
preferably should be Montana girl.
Before you retire you should eat two
Montana grown apples, shave with
Montana made soap, then crawl in be-
tween blankets made from Montana
wool and thank God that you live in !
Montana. Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
AMERICANS WARNED
TO CANCEL PASSAGE

New York, Feb. 22.-American citi-
zens who have booked passage on the
sail from New York for Bordeaux,
France, Thursday, Feb. "a, have re-
ceived anonymous letters calling at
tention to the proposed new subma-
rine policy announced by Germany
and warning them not to embark, ac-
cording to information received by
officials Of the British consulate here
Mrs. F. Baker Hilton of this city,
who plans to sail on the Espagne, de-
clared that she had received a warn
ing letter, typewriter in black ink on
yellow paper.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25

spring to kill the child labor bill
Representative Keating of Colorado,
it's author, issued warning to the
public and an appeal to write your
congressman
"The plan of the selfish interests is
to stave off action on the bill in the
senate until it will be sidetracked by
the preparedness program and put
over at least until next term," said
Representative Keating. "The peo-
pie should know just what this con-
spiracy is. They should write their
congressman and senators. Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, who is in
charge of the bill in the senate, is
friendly to the measure"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
CHAIRMAN Will
FRAME MEASURE

Washington, Feb. 22.-National pre-
paredness legislation took long steE
forward in congress when the house
military committee reached prac
tical agreement on the outline of the
army bill it will unanimously presen,
for passage.
Chairman Hay was authorized tc
frame the measure, which is a com
promise for the continental army plar
advocated by former Secretary Gar
rison and President Wilson.
Complete liberalization of the ma
tional guard will be substituted fol
the proposed continentals and the
White House was informed that the
committee was unit in supporting
the plan, only the language and minor
details remaining to be worked out
The measure will grant virtually the
entire program mapped out by Secre
tary Garrison for the regular army
and go even farther than he recon-
mended in providing for reserve mill
tary supplies.
A total peace strength of 575, 900 men
in the standing army and the guard
combined will be provided for, with
reserve systems to more than double
the force in war.
The expense for the whole estab.
lishment this year is roughly estimat.
ed at $174,O00,00O, exclusive of Pana.
ma canal defenses, carried in anothe.
bill; proposals for additional military
schools in all states, carried in the
McKellar bill, favorably reported by
the committee with an appropriation
of $3,S4O,00 for this purpose.
ingredients for Explosives.
The bill also provides for carrying
out scheme to foster the fxation of
nitrogen in the United
States, giving the country it's own
supply of ingredients for explosives.
The first year of the Garrison plan
would have called for a total expend.
ture of S1S2,0OOOOO.
Whether the new bill will be accept.
able to President Wilson has not been
but the committee believes
it's plan will override every objection
to the substitution of the national
suard for the continentals and that
congress has full legal authority for
its accomplishment.
To complete the committees com.
promise with President Wilson on the
army the bill will author,
ize the increase of the regular army
to total peace strength of $4,000 by
adding ten regiments of infantry, four
of coast artillery, fifteen
of engineers and four aero
squadrons.
Under the tentative bill the regular
army would have an organization
capable of being expanded to 275,00O
men in war time, and a reserve pro-
vision will be included, designed to
produce annually $4,000 reservists,
obligated to return to the colors under
,all.
1t will provide also for doubling the
'adet corps at West Point and crea
ion of thirty cadet companies to be
ttached to- regular regiments to be
rained for entry into an officers re.
erVe cOrDS
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
BIG BANK DEPOSIT GAIN
Increase in 1915, in National Institu-
tions, $2,163,o0O, ,0oo.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Total re-
sources of all the national banks in
the United States, which reported to
the comptroller of the currency Dec
81, 1915, aggregated $13,467, ,SS7 ,223
an increase during the year of about
$2,110,0O0,O00.
There were 1907 banks reporting
as compared with 1851 in December
1914. The increase over Nov. TO-
1915, amounted to 1921, 100000.
Deposits at the end of last year
reached total of $1O,379, 100000, an
increase in the year of about $780,
OOO, 900.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
HIT BY INCENDIARY SHELL
Zeppelin Airship Destroyed by French
ArfilIerx

Paris, Feb. pa Zeppelin airship
was brought down by French guns in
the vicinity of Brabant-le-Roi, in the
nouncement
The Zeppelin was flying from St.
Menehould toward the south and was
attacked by cannon from Reyigny. Hit
by an incendiary shell the Zeppelin
fell in flames in the vicinity of Bra
bant-le-Roi.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
FIRST COUSINS MAY MARRY
County Attorney James Rules on a
knotty Problem.

BY a decision of County Attorney
James at Anaconda first cousins may
marry under the Montana law. This
was learned when Clerk of the Court
NJ L. McDermott, on the advice OF
County Attorney James, issued mar.
riage license to Hugh Pucinelli and
Miss Glide Pucineli The young man
is tWenty-one years of age and was
born in Italy, the son of Feliz Puci-
neli. His sweetheart is a st. Paul
girl, the daughter of Frank Pucinell,
who gave his consent, as the girl is
only seventeen years of age.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
On Green Pasture

Messrs. Bratton and Deardorff of the
Reservation Farmers Grain company,
operating elevators at Ravalli and Dix
on, are in town. These gentlemen are
contemplating the erection of COOP
erative grain elevator at Perma. 1t is
understood they have already sold quite
an amount of stock to farmers on
Camas Prairie. Plains correspondent
of the Missoulian.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
Six Turk Transports Sunk.

London, Feb. pa submarine of
the entente allies passed through the
Dardanelles on Tuesday last, reached
the Bosphorus and torpedoed one tug
and six transports laden with muni-
tions, according to an Athens dispatch
to Reuters Telegram company. The
presence of the hostile submarine
caused panic at Constantinople
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
Clubman Killed in Auto.

Kansas City, Feb. 22.-Erskine B..
Russell, secretary of the Russell Grain
company, member of the board of
trade and a prominent clubman, was
killed here when the automobile he
was driving plunged over fifty-foot
embankment in the south part of the
city.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
THREE FROZEN TO DEATH
Trio of Men Succumb to Cold While
Wandering on Prairie.

Nick Benedict and his son, farmers
living near Opheim, were found frozen
south of their home The two were
in Glasgow and started home on foot,
the distance being nearly fifty miles.
A juryman coming into Glasgow
from the north country brought word
OF the finding of the body of James
Thompson south of Glentana, on the
nrairia.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
FIVE OF FAMILY IN PRISON
Serving Terms Ranging From Sin
Months to Fifteen Years.

Twin Falls, Ida, Feb. 22.-Five
members of one family, including the
father, mother, two sons and step.
son, were taken to the penitentiary tc
serve terms of from six months to
fifteen years for burglary and receiv.
ing stolen goods.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25

Perhaps General Yuan is working up
on preparedness which will enable
him to boss the "open door, in China
business without foreign help.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25

information to be presented at their
conferences. A motion to adjourn
was carried.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
TO KILL CHILD LABOR BILL

Object Of Southern Cotton Mill Men,
Says Congressman keating.
Washington, Feb. Exchanging that
Southern cotton mill interests are con-
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-25
POPULATION OF NORTH.
WEST STATES.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The
federal census bureau esti-
mates that the population of
Minnesota July / will be g.
279,603, an increase from g.
246,761 July /, 1915. The es-
timated population of North
Dakota July / is 739,201, of
South Dakota G98,509 and Of
Montana 459,494.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04
TO
JOIN THE
.JiT CLUB?

If they find it impossible TO
get new bonds when the old ones
expire this spring, Tacoma jit-
neys are going to run anyway.
when the law says you are
to do a certain thing and then
every way of doing 1t is blocked,
then. the law is unconstitutional
and cannot be enforced" declar-
ed Secretary Wilson of the Taco
ma Auto association, announcing
the decision of the jitney drivers
today>
Reserve Ammunition.
And if the iitney men are
pushed to the last ditch by the
interests which are trying to kill
them, the drivers say they have a
final bomb up their sieve. If the
courts of the country hold
against them they are just going
to keep on running anyway.
This, they say, is the way
they're going to do it.
: They. will form a club by any
name you want to call it. Any
body who likes to ride in jitneys
will be eligible to join.
Join Jitney Club.
All members of the club will
ride free.
& Membership cards will be dis
tributed to anyone who wants
one, aud members only will be al
lowed to ride.
And the club dues which the
member pays will be in the form
of the cash he hands the jitney
driver for his ride.
/. BY summer time one of the
most popular outdoor clubs in
Tacoma may be the jitney club.
Secretary Wilson says the club
plan has been tried out success
fully in Philadelphia and other
cities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04
Congress- Waits
for More Light

WASHINGTON, d. c., March
4.--Perplexed over the signifi-
canoe of the senate vote of the
Gore resolution to warn Ameri-
cans to keep off of armed boats,
houseleaders have postponed a
vote on the McLemore resolution,
which is similar to Cores, until
Tuesday.
A difference of opinion of the
rules committee is mainly respon-
sible for the postponement. 1t is
reported that the house, with the
presidents approval, might vote
strictly on the merits of McLe-
more's resolution instead Of on
the tabling as the foreign COM
mittee recommended.
Advocates of immediate action
urged this because the senate
tabled substitute proposal
without considering or realizing
its provisions. The house must
clean up the muddle, 1t is. de-
clared.
The discussion of the armed
ship issue burst forth anew to-
day in the senate. Lodge tried
to insert into the records a de-
NAL that England, during the
Russo-Japanese war, had ever
warned citizens to avoid armed
vessels. Several questioned Lodge.
Senator's claimed the gag
was being employed to kill
discussion on the warning issue.
A recess was planned tonight to
prevent talk on the McCumber
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

Won Meyer Assails
Daniels, Charging He
HasRuined American
Defenses On Sea.

NEW YORK. March 4.-'If
war should be declared tomor-
row, the navy under Secretary
Daniels would be absolutely i'm
potent to check an invasion of
the coast, eX-Secretary Won
Meyer declared today.
He found the following faults:
The navy is without an or
ganization prepared to act
ON a war footing.
There is no tested war
plan.
There is no tested mobiIi-
zatiOn plan.
There Is no general staff,
or national counsel for de-
Tense.
There are no enlisted re-
serves.
There is only n small
amount of ammunition.
There is "a shortage of en-
listed men and Officers ON
practically every ship.
There is "a lack of hydro
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

drives against Douaumot cons
.tinue with undated fury. dis
patches received here today indi-
Gated. But Paris and German
communicates agreed that no inn
portant changes had occurred
during the night in the contest
for Verdun by the French and
Teutons.
Berlin reported that the
French attack at Ohersept had
been repulsed. They claim 600
prisoners; l15 cannons and lei
machine guns have already been
captured at Douaumont.
Paris reported heavy artillery
firing north of Verdun, but no
important infantry assaults. Sew
eral minor engagements at Epar-
ges, . miles south of Verdun,
We're reported. The French are
attempting to prevent the Ger
mans from occupying mine
crater there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

planes.
The submarine nOtilla il
In lamentable condition.
There are fewer Destroy
ers i'm commission than in
reserve.
There are only 13 battle
ships In commission, against
II when Daniels took office.
Five battleships of the
Connecticut class have DEM
onstrated that they cannot
exceed IL 10 Is knots with
out danger of breaking their
driveshafts.
Daniels has disorganized
and demoraliZed the organic
zatiOn which he found when
he took office.
Won Meyer styled Daniels
lobby as a "pedagogic program.
Remedies lie with congress, h,
declared. lie urged immediat,
passage of an act to build foul
If the speediest battle cruisers IL
he world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04
s. P. NOW
STALKING
FOR TIME

Chairman c. 4. Reynolds
of the public service COM
mission, is in receipt of IA
telegram today from Secre-
tary j. IL. McGinty, of the in
terstate commerce commits
sion. announcing postpone
ment of the hearing of evil
dence concerning the dis
criminatory $3.50 tourist
rate differential of the
Southern Pacific and allied
railroads.
The hearing was to have been
held by Examiner Watkins of the
Commerce commission in Seattle
on March 10.
On the application of e. l..
Bevington, secretary of the
Transcontinental Traffic associa-
ton, the commission agreed to
defer the hearing for three
months.
ut is the old story" said Rey-
nolds. The railroads are stall
ing for time. We are ready to
go to bat with our side of the
case any time, though we will go
right ahead accommodating more
evidence
EVERY minute the South
ern railroads stall i'm going
to bat In the Northwest pas
senger rate case, the Harri-
man tourist monopoly is
slipping
''In the opinion of workers
against the unjust tourist
rates, the railroads have
merely given the opposition
forces time to clinch n GER
cain victory"
Chairman Reynolds is leaving
for Chicago today to take depo-
sitions and to gather evidence
which will further clinch the
case for the northwest cities.
Members of the traffic and
transportation bureau of the
new Commercial club met last
night to get acquainted with the
bureaus plans for intervening
in the rate fight.
Jay w. McCune, secretary oil
and what 1t means to Tacoma in
the bureau, explained the case
getting its just share of the
tourist travel from the east.
The bureau intends to take an
active part in knocking out the
discriminatory rate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04
Germans Make
Furious Charge

LONDON, March 4.-German
efforts to reach Verdun today CEN
ter on Pepper Heights.
Driven from the village of
Douaumont, the center of Gen.
Petain's troops, making a stand at
a redoubt a mile to the southeast.
were heavily repulsed after re-
peated German charges.
The Germans hoped to cut off
the defenders at Pepper Heights
The Teuton sacrifice continues
to be enormous.
A Paris dispatch today de-
scribed the German attacks which
resulted in the capture of Douau-
mont.
''In the first two attacks
the enemy braveIy reached
the barbed wire entangIe-
ments. but hail of rifle bull
lets melted the gray lines.
1.-THE third wave swept over
the French trenches"
At nightfall Thursday the Teu-
tons stormed the positions and
drove the French through the
streets in hand-to-hand combats.
A counter attack yesterday re-
established the French on the
outskirts of the town.
The Times Paris correspondent
today estimated the French
casualties in the early Verdun at
tacks at 10000.
The tactics of the Germans and
the fact that Balkan brigades are
participating against Verdun.
tends to confirm the belief that
Won Mack Jensen is directing the
offensive.
ONrDOM March A-Infantr Y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04
BANK CLEARINGs
Goodbye Cod Is
Text of Sermon

fashionably dressed men and
women.
He will rip decollete and abb
breviated bathing suits up the
back ffiguratively) and will de-
nounce all the dainty wiles and
snares that modern custom has
attached to costumes.
He is expected to have
Z good attendance ut church
tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04
WILSON NOT QUITTING
resolution.

WASHINGTON, D. c., MarcA a.
When Secretary Tumulty's at
tention was called today to a
story appearing in certain news
papers that President Wilson had
resigned. or considered resigning,
he said:
THE American newspaper that
would publish a story of that kind
in situation like the one now
confronting the United States dis
honors ITSELF"
This statement was issued Off
cially at the White House.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

later comes her eventful meeting
with Ward. Their race to beat
the 'norther" and the gradual
After the death of her mother,
awakening Of their love.
Billy lives alone on her ranch.
Alone, that is, except for the pres
ence Of her two "hands.
Billy Louise has learned that
Ward's carlo asrair was none too
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

A tall, well-built, kcen-eyed
fellow! A pretty. sweet girl!
These are the characters whose
adventures you will follow next
week in r. M. Bowers absorbing
tale of life among the cattle
ranges OF Northern Idaho, The
Ranch at the Wolverine. !"
You'll like the two principal
characters from the very start
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

It's the third of the popular,
book-length novels that are print
ed In The Times, complete every
week. They start on Monday and
end on Saturday. We figure the
Novel-a-Week stunt is one OF the
best things The Times has ever
done for its readers.
I And we want to know that ev-
cry one Is enjoying these stories.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

,savofy, which was no fault of his,
however. And when he appears
from a prolonged absence her
heart grows heavy.
But we don't want to spoil the
story for you. Well not tell
anything else. The story's too
good for that. It's red-blooded
tale that every man, woman and
child will enjoy reading.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04
PARkS
IN FOR
1T NOW

The resignation of l.. G. Parks,
city harbormaster, probably will
be asked during the next few
days. Today he was called on
the carpet by Mayor Fawcett and
ordered to tell the council his
side of a story that he had Of
fered to handle Joseph Haw-
thorne's campaign, and swing
fraternal votes to him, for ST.
500.
Parks was charged with hav-
ing fought Hawthorne after the
latter had refused to deal with
him.
Mayor Fawcett. who appointed
Parks two years ago, asserted
after the hearing today that he
was not at all satisfied with the
harbormaster's political activi-
ties.
Very Dignified at First.
The sentiment of the council
was expressed by Mills, who told
the commission that this testi-
mony shows Parks has been
active in political matters, at the
time when he was supposed to
be working for the city.
When Parks was called before
the council by Fawcett he arose
in dignified manner, and de-
clared:
'"I do not break condolences.
Neither do | reveal secrets.
Therefore / refuse to tell any
thing"
Just offered to Help.
Fawcett began cross-examining
his harbormaster, and Parks soon
found himself in the position of
an unwilling witness. He told
his story, but under pressure.
Parks declared that he had in
duced Hawthorne and DR.. Fl. v.
Hoyt both to run for office.
He said that he had told Haw-
thorne that the campaign would
cost $1,000. He said that he
and Hawthorne were not alone
when the proposition was made.
Parks said he had figured cam
paign expenses for other candi-
dates, also.
He denied that he intended to
manage Hawthorne's campaign.
81 offered to help, though" he
said.
Sees Him Once Since.
Hawthorne, called before the
council, said that he and Parks
were alone when Parks told. him
that the campaign would cost
$1,000. !.
81 knew that Parks was d
member of various organizations,
and L believed that he could
carry considerable influence for
me-" he testified.
ut was suggested that Parks
handle the campaign. He told
me that some money would be
necessary. / asked him how
much. He replied, AT least ST.
500.'. *
"Then | said, 4 quit. I don't
want to buy the Office"
! Hawthorne admitted under
questioning that he had only
seen Parks once since that con-
versation. He had previously
said that he and Parks were In
innate friends of over 80 years
standing.
''Safety First" Cards.
do you believe that he turned
against you after you refused to
put up the $1,500?" asked Faw-
cett.
well, / do know that after. I
saw the Safety First cards, 1
had been left out of the combine
tion." replied Hawthorne. 4
The Safety First" cards are
small cards carrying the names
Of Stayton, Hoyt and Wylie, as
combination for election next
month, and over their names
we're the words Safety First" It
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

lad generally been rumored that
Parks caused the cards to be
printed.
1.-THE stories do not tally, and
I am not satisfied" said Faw-
cett. II cannot stand for an en-
ploye. of the city getting active in
politics like this"
The mayor intimated that
Parks resignation would be ask
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04
SPEARING SMELT
WITH BIRD CAGES

PORTLAND, March Am un-
usually heavy run of smelt in the
Cowlitz river has the entire coun-
try side scooping up the fish with
bird cages, waterbuckets and 9TH
er available implements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-04

of the story.
You'll sympathize with Mar
thy" and laugh over poor Jase.
And Charley Fox-well, he's
the polite, suave villain whom
you like, and yet dislike.
Billy Louise is the name of the
heroine. Ward Warren is the
hero. The story starts with
Billy Louise as . small girl. Years