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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
IAN ETHER soUsE."
Prisoner Tells Judge Why He Stole
Drug From Hospital.

Los Angeles. Cal.-IIow and why he
invaded the county hospital. stole n
can Of ether a package OF iodoform
and roll of bandages, told by II. l..
McCaslin in Judge Whites court. was
declared by the court to be the most pc
culiar statement ever made before him.
McCaslin described himself as IAN
ether souse" and pleaded guilty to the
larceny charge. According to his story.
his indulgence in the soporitic dates
back two years. He said:
Zone night l started to ride, to work
at Bakertield on Il motorcycle and on
the way was struck by n car. They
took me to hospital to operate on my
leg, and for the first time in my life
smelled ether. l thought it was the
finest experience l ever had. Since
then l have persuaded six more doc
tors to operate on me- Then found
could buy the drug.
Lately l have been living In Po-
mona. On Orange day brought some
of the fruit from Pomona to the county
hospital, where l met some of the boys
who We're there when l was patient.
l got a chance to get a big can and
some things for my leg. Then l was
arrested"
Judge White sentenced McCaslin to
ninety days in Jail.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
MONEY IN WOODEN LEG.

st. Louis, Mo.-Charles Kroener OF
Detroit will have the body Of Miss
Elizabeth Hauck exhumed at Alton to
look for money which he thinks she
may have concealed in her wooden leg.
When she died., Sept. Is, 500 was
found in her clothing. Kroener, who
was her guardian, thinks she must
have had more money than that.
Kroener also doubts whether the
finding Of the coroner's jury that she
killed herself is correct. He is max
ing an investigation and will place evil
dence in the hands Of the state attor-
ney and ask him to take action.
Miss Hauck was thirty five years old.
She was formerly in the millinery bust
ness in st. Louis, at California avenue
and Arsenal street. She set herself
up in business with part Of the $1,000
she received from railroad company
for the loss of her leg twenty years
ago. On account of failing health she
stored her millinery stock and went to
Alton.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
The REAL HEAD
OF RUSS|A'S ARMY
General A|exeff Is a Master
Of Strategy.

Though the czar is the nominal com
mander in chief OF the Russian armies.
it is no secret that the real man at the
head is General Michel NassiIievltch
AleXet1, who is the chief of the gen
eral staff. He seems to be the man
who has come through the close sitting
of time and stress Since lie took
charge there has been Il new spirit in
the Russian armies. NO one knows
that better than the kaiser and Field
Marshal Won lIindcnb,lrg. The allies
know ii, too. and the French govern.
ment has conferred on him the grand
cross of the Legion OF Honor 1t was
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
CoNvICTs FED TOO WELL.
Chemists Say Inmates Of State lnsti'
rution Get Too Much Food.


Topeka, Kan.--The men confined in
the Kansas penitentiary are fed better
than Is necessary for the work that is
required Of them, according to report
on the food served the prisoners by
Professor L. II. S. Bailey Of the chem
zeal laboratories Of the University Of
Kansas. The report has been filed with
the civil service commission. The test
was made Of the foods served to the
prisoners in December and January.
The chemists collected samples of the
twenty-four different articles of food
We're found to he below standard. and
the quantity furnished each prisoner
was more than sufficient for his needs.
The cheese was Of poor quality, and the
pepper contained too many pepper
shells. The bread, while nutritious,
was not first class. due to poor bak
cry at the prison.
''Some Of the inmates Of the peniten
tiary are performing hard, muscular
work." said the report, but Il large
number are doing only moderate work
so that the average would not be much
above moderate muscular work. which
chemists have found can be done eff
GENTLY Oh food containing 3.40O Gallo
ries or heat units daily. In no case was
the food served ut the prison below
1000 calories day, and in many in.
stances the food was above 5000 Gallo
ries day"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28

of retailer or manufacturer except as
they affect the consumer. There Is
great need that the woman consumer,
who spends most of the family income
for articles used in the home, should
be able to buy with the least eXtrava-
gance, the least inefticiency and the
least waste. I believe that uni
form price on an identified article is
one of the chief means by which this
most desired end can be obtained"
Mrs. Frederick declared that the
passage of the Stephens-Ashurst bill
will result in greater household effi-
cheney in buying for the following
reasons:
First, it will help the consumer
establish a standard in all pur.
chasing.
Second, it will guarantee to tho
consumer continuance Of those
standards once they are estab-
ished.
Third, it will give wider dis
tribution to more kinds of prod.
ucts that the consumer daily
buys.
Fourth, it will save the consum.
er's money because the fixed price
will guarantee a permanent, de.
pendabe supply Of articles.
Fifth, it will be especially help.
full to farm women and small town
consumers who are now victims
of discrimination.
Sixth, it will make it possible
for the homemaker to practice
more efficient and less wasteful
buying methods.
Seventh, it will guarantee to the
consumer that the goods which
she buys are made under honor.
able standards Of manufacture,
fair pay and sanitary conditions.
In her argument for identified ar.
ticles Mrs. Frederick said it was nd.
mtted that cut prices tend to drive
such articles from the market and
she was merely showing the interest
that the consumer has In having ar
ticles she buys so marked and brand
ed that they can be identified.
Suppose, for the sake of argument,
that there is no such thing as an
identified article" said Mrs. Fred
erick. "If there is no means of identi.
flying, say, Il pound of butter or a
pair of hosiery, then every purchase
of one of those necessities becomes
an experiment. In each case I must
make a test which takes time trouble
and money and which is worthless in
the end because, should find the
article satisfactory, l can't be certain
of getting the same thing again; and
if it is unsatisfactory l can't be GER
tain of avoiding it. l do not sea how
you can have standard quality with.
out a standard price. The trade mark
on an article, the approved standard
price and standard quality, protect
the consumer because they are a
guarantee that the manufacturer will
continue that standard.
price juggling destroys the stand
ard which manufacturers have set
and tempts them-sometimes almost
forces them-to lower the quality
What incentive can manufacturer
have to keep up a high standard Of
quality If the price Is constantly cut"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
THE STEPHENS SHURST Bill
To Protect the Public Against Dishonest Advertise
and False Pretenses in Merchandising
A bill introduced in CONGRESS-
What 10 the "Stephens.
Ashursf" Bill?

What the "Stephens. bill introduced in Congress
A'hurf Bill? Senator Henry F. Ashurst of A
IONA, and by Representative Dan V. Stephens of Nebra
providing remedy unfair competition of great trad
monopolies
What i. the eho'aete'of Chiefly in advertising at
of inducing the public buy unknown goods of dou
full quality
What the purpose Of the To the reputation of relia
e"p"ee concerns? article as a bait to catch the cd
sumers, and deceive them into believing that all their god
offered for sale sold at the low rate of profit.
Are the Of the No. Trade investigations agree IL
great trading "'onpoe the Of doing business by tho
80. . v .Y.s ~ @ big city is approximate
80 per cent, while the cost of
average small merchant is 16 per cent.
oso then the ped They can't; they only to. Til
cutters sell things that people know at
~@''"1'" "'' ~"0" On unfamiliar goods they
charge The is deceived by the false represena
that their of unknown goods is sold at the pri
reduction offered on few wel-known articles.
What i; the effect of this 1t destroys the independent
~ sp'oef'ce' chants of the towns and small cite
builds up great chan-store and maorer systems and
the sale of inferior goods by all classes of dealers.
Is price cutting in the in No. 1t the destruction of tn
'e'e'f or che p"01c retail channels by which good
reach the to their best advantage It forces TIL
sale of unknown articles often of cheap and shoddy quality
instead of reliable goods which have their makers reputa
ton behind Them 1t promotes substitution
What will be the result Of The ruin of hundreds of thousand
ne general extension of independent merchants; the
.. centration of trade in vast monop|
~" olies located in a few great cities
decline in prosperity and population of the villages, towns
and small cities and the ultimate injury of the BY
placing them at the mercy of monopoes which will then I'D
able exort such profits they please for the sale of such
goods they choose to handle.
l1ow will the bill aid BY preventing the unfair and dis
ing refer fro" cur honest of wel-known goods
m.tbod.o ~ i: advertising bait and guaranteeing
"y*"4~" A%# uniform price to all
VIII the bill operate i" Not ALL The bill explicitly states
v " s 'ade "o'Se0 that its provisions shall not apply
to any article that is produced of
controlled by monopoly If manufacturer asked higher
prices than his goods WORTH the public would refuse
to buy, and makers would quickly enter the field.
How all '0ho inter- By writing at to the q.
e'eo ana Senators from their State and the
... J .v ,: , Congressman from their District
having the bill urging them to support the Ste
phens Ashurs Bill their influence in its favor
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28

General Alexefr who foilcd the at
tempt Of the Germans to trap the Rus
sian army during it's retreat. This
was previous to his promotion as chief
of staff.
General Alexeff IS studious man.
He works hard, and for many years
he was professor in the military
academies of Petrograd, Moscow and
Nicolaieff In his manners he is demo-
cratic, and in addition to being popu-
lar in the army he has close contact
with the leading spirits Of the now
dissolved duma. which, after all, rep
resents the Russian people better than
the autocratic government.
His military career dates from the
Russo Turkish war in 1S77-S, when
Russia tried to break her way through
to the Golden Horn in vain. Young
AleXctf had been graduated from the
Military academy ut Moscow in 1874
as sublieutenant, and during the war
with the Turks he was wounded three
times. In 1890 he was attached to the
general staff.
In the war with Japan he was one Of
those whose regulations were enhanc-
ed rather than the contrary He was
in command of the Third army in Man.
churia. and the japanese recognized
him as a worthy opponent. When the
war was over the ear gave him a
jeweled sword as n mark of his re-
gard 1t had not been AleXelf's fault
that things had gone wrong.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
WOMAN EXPERT IN
HOME EFFICIENCY
FOR STEPHENS BILL
MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK SAYS
IT WILL AID CONSUMERS.
|NSURES STANDARD QUALITY
consumers in Small Towns and Rural
Communities Are Victims Of Dis.
elimination by Big Store Methods,
Which Encourage Substitution Of
Unidentified Goods at Hioh Fioures.

Mrs. Christine Frederick, household
enlclency expert and consulting house.
hold editor of the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, the New York Evening Sun, Sue
cessful Farming, and various other
publications, recently appeared before
the Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives in Washington in support
OF the Stephens-Ashurst bill. This
measure, according to it's title, is de-
signed ITO protect the public against
dishonest advertising and false pre-
lenses in merchandising"
The bill will legalize standard, uni
form prices and prevent price cutting
Of trade marked goods by big city
stores for the purpose of giving the
false impression that all their other
articles are proportionately low.
Price cutting is merely bait to lure
customers so that articles of inferior
merit may be substituted at high
prices.
Il appear before the committee
purely in the interest of the con-
sumer," said Mrs. Frederick, "and
do not care about the rights or wrongs
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
Cy Cawkns Lows That Mormonism
Has Its Advantages.

1t isn't her mind that woman has changed
When she fops around mentally like one
deranged;
It's only that somehow, at work or at
play,
She's taken to dom it some other way
All of tn rest of tn world thinks it
| could show Andrew Carnegie how to
die poor.
1t suffices when reading different ac-
counts from the Verdun field to say to
oneself, "Some men are liars"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28

We like our home, but. oh, you green
fields and sea and mountain side!
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28

In order to buy efficiently it is essenti
that the buyer should know what she is bu
ing. She must be able to order by name an
thus be certain that she is getting the quail
she wants at the price she is willing to pa
Men buy cigars by name, they call for smokin
tobacco by name. In this way they are certai
demand the same right to buy breakfast food
canned fruits, household utensils, hose, glove
and the thousand and one articles bought AMI
used every day in the same intelligent manned
We don't want to ask for 'oatneal' d
''Aour." We want to ask for the particulal
brand that we have tested and found saua|
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
UNIFORM PRICES SAVE MONEY
FOR WOMEN WHEN MARKETIN
Bv MRS. JULIAN HEATH

Founder and National President Of HouseuUes Leagus
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28
! Dunno as th' Neishbors Are Overly
Suspicious, but When They Miss
Anything They saunter Over to Cy
Cawkins' Premises an Look Around.

1t puzzles my soft, simple childhood,
1t challenges me now, old an tough,
Why women who make tn best biscuit
Never manage to make half enough.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-07-28

I'm some jiner, but l haven't yet
found a lodge where they reduce the
dues.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06
RATES RAISED
SOUTHEASTERN LINES GRANTED
INCREASES.
Proposed Advances on Grain Rates
From Middle West to Atlantic
Ports Denied.

Washington, D. C.-New classifi-
cations of freight Oh the southeastern
railroads which will result in in
creased freight charges effective TO-
day, were allowed by the interstate
commerce commission.
Rate increases ranging from 2 to 1
cents a hundred pounds from Louisi'
ana and Arkansas to Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York and other eastern
points were found justified.
Increases of 2.55 cents a hundred
pounds on lumber in carloads from
points in Missouri and Arkansas to
Milwaukee and points Immediately
south, also were found justified.
Proposed increased rates on grain
and grain products from Indiana, Hi
nois and other Middle Western states
and from certain points in Wisconsin,
Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky to At
lantic ports for export, were found
not justified by the interstate com
merce commission.
New classifications of freight which
would have resulted in general in
creases in rates on grain and grain
products and various other commodi-
ties between the Atlantic seaboard
and the Mississippi River were also
disapproved.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06
DYNAMITE KILLS EXICANS
CARRkNZA ARMY SUPPLIES Elk
PLoDE PREMATGHELY.
Score Injured, Many Railroad Coaches
Destroyed and Much Damage Is
Done in Monterey.

Laredo, Tex.-Fifteen persons were
killed, a score injured, some probably
fatally, many railroad carswere de-
stroyed and other property damage
effected in Monterey, Mexico, when
box cars containing dynamite and
hand ~grenades for the Carranza army
exploded.
First news of the accident was
brought to Laredo by passengers
from Monterey. According to their
stories several cars loaded with dyna-
mite and hand grenades were placed
in the middle of a train near cars
occupied by the soldiers. The cause
of the explosion had not been def
nitely assigned, but it was believed
that the dynamite was Jared while
the car were being switched, the ex-
plosions of the hand grenades fol-
lowing Immediately.
Twelve soldiers in the adjacent
coaches were blown to atoms. The
three other dead we're children who
succumbed to severe burns. The moth
er of the children who was standing
by, escaped death, but received seri-
burns.
The force of the explosion was SO
great that several buildings in the
vicinity crumbled. So far as known
there were few, if any, persons in.
jured when the buildings collapsed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06
Wabash Attacks RAN Rates,


The Wabash Railroad. through Its
receiver. E. B. Pryor, has fled an ap
plication for a rehearing on parts OF
the recent increased rate order OF the
public service commission. The Wa
hash. in It's application rejects the
two-cent mileage book order OF the
commission and parts of the freight
schedules and indicates tina. unless
the motion is granted. the case will
be carried to the United States courts
for final determination.
The Wabash Is the first Of the big
trunk railroads in Missouri to file OBJ
jections to the terms of the commits
sion's order, although it has been
known for some time that none of the
roads were preparing to put the new
rates into effect on January l, az they
were permitted to do under the order
of the commission.
The order provides that the roads
may collect the increased rates 80
days after the schedules have been
have been filed. The schedules have
have not yet been filed.
In their application for a rehearing
attorneys for the Wabash declare
that the provision by the commission
for mileage books to be sold at 2 cents
a mile is unlawful, because it is dis
e~riminatory. They also contend that
baggage rates and freight rates on
live stock are in conflict with the rul-
ings of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and discriminate in favor of
Missouri points as against points In
neighboring states.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06
ALLIES REFUSE PEACE OFFER
Pope Is Quoted as Saying That Gen.
trial Powers Are Willing to
Begin Negotiations.

Rome, Italy,-The Tribuna prints
San Francisco, Cal.-Gen. Lishun,
allied parsonage" in which Pope Bene-
dict XIV is quoted as saying:
"If the entente powers were will
ing peace negotiations could begin
tomorrow"
The author of the interview de-
clared that the pontiff gave utter
ance to that expression a few dayS
after the recent consistory. At the
same time Pope Benedict said he was
determined to continue his efforts for
peace despite their futility up-to-date.
The pontiff was credited with the
statement that the central powers had
subscribed their willingness to accept
mediation by the vatican but the
papal overtures were flatly rejected
by England, France and Russia.
The Tribunals informant said Car
dinal Won Hartmann had come to
Rome from Germany as a peace ennis.
sary at the time of the consistory and
went SO far as to offer Pope Benedict
the presidency of the peace congress
Cardinal Won Hartmann also brought
word to the vatican that he had re
cived assurances from the Turkish
Porte, that the persecution of Chris
tan ArmenianS would cease.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06
STATESMAN WAVES
Frank Buchanan to Go to New York,
Furnish Bail and Adopt No
Dilatory Tactics.

Washington, D. C.-Former Rep
resentative H. Robert Fowler, Henry
B. Martin and Herman Schulteis,
identified with Labor's National
Peace Council and indicted in New
York under the Sherman antitrust
law for conspiracy to restrain trade
in munitions, demanded a prelimi-
nary hearing when they appeared be-
fore United States Commissioner Tay-
lor to make a formal return to the
indictment. The hearing was set for
Jan. 20.
Representative Frank Buchanan of
Illinois, indicted on the same charge,
sent word to the department of JUS
tice that he would waive all question
of immunity, go to New York as
quickly as possible, possibly within
a week, furnish bail and adopt no
dilatory tactics.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06
SCHMIDT GETS LIFE TERM
J. 3. McNamara's Accomplish in
Blowing Up Los Angeles Times
to Ask for New Trial.

Los Angeles, Cal. Mathew A.
Schmidt, who was convicted of
murder in the first degree as an &C
complete of James B. Mcnamara in
the blowing up of the Los Angeles
Times building here Oct. /, 1910, will
appear in court next Monday for SEN
tence. The penalty fixed by the jury
was life in prison.
At the time Schmidt appears, Job
Hartman, one of his counsel, will file
a motion for a new trial, and it has
been agreed that the case will be
continued until Jan. IL for arguments
on the motion.
David Caplan, who was indicted
with Schmidt on the same charge of
which the latter was convicted, that
Of having murdered Charles Hagerty,
n of the 20 men killed in the Times
explosion, also will appear in court
Monday, but his Ease will go over to
Jan. 10.
The courts charge to the jury had
been regarded as distinctly favorable
to the defendant and the verdict
which was returned in As minutes,
came as a surprise to Schmidt and
his counsel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06
Politics Burning Issue.

There will be some sensational po-
litical developments in Missouri in
the next few weeks. One will be the
announcement of the gubernatorial
candidacy of Secretary of State Cor
nelius Roach, and another will be a
move of the same kind by Judge w.
W. Graves of the supreme court.
There is no doubt that Secretary
Roach will be a candidate. There is
considerable doubt about the Judges
coming out. He has been strongly
urged to enter the race all during the
past year, but has never made n
positive statement one way or the
| other.
Whatever move is made by either
of these two men will have an i'm
portant bearing on the impending pri-
mary election.
another interesting development
will be along the line of the possible
candidacy of Gov. Elliott w Major
for vice-president. All talk of Gov.
Major as a candidate is based on the
assumption that there is to opposi-
ton to the denomination of Marshall,
and that President Wilson will take
no hand in the selection of a man for
second place on the ticket.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
lrritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys.
Hike the bowels. get sluggish and clog.
ged and need a flushing occasionally.
else we have backache and duh misery
In the kidney region, severe head
aches. rheumatic twinges, torpid liver.
acid stomach, sleeplessness and
sorts OF bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your KID
active and clean, and the moment
feel an ache or pain in the
region, get about four ounces
Salts from any good drug stor
take q tablespoonful in a &
water before breakfast for a fe
and your kidneys will then a
This famous salts is made fri
acid of grapes and lemon juicl
bined with lithia, and is harmla 10,
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine SO it.
no longer initiates, thus ending blad1
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive
makes a delightful effervescent lithi
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean. thus avoiding serious COM
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots Of Jad Salts to folks who be-.
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble.-Adv.