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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
High School Neus
Walter Flock, Business Manager

Section one OF the sophmore English
has voted Walter Flock manager or
the news column for two weeks. After
that time section two will take the
column. electing another manager
( On Sunday evening the trains were
crowded with laughing school chill
dren coming in from the various
towns and country homes, which are
represented in the Fergus county high
school,
i Miss LeDue, our former domestic
science teacher, has resigned her posi-
tion, owing To III health. Miss Strauch
has succeeded her.
Myron Irwin, one Of the students Of
the high school. returned Monday after
being absent for some time. Al Of
! his fellow students are glad to have
him with them once more.
! "A Christmas Carol,' given by the
high school just before Christmas, was
a great success About $50 was
cleared. This will be used for the
benefit Of the Athletic association.
! Two new students entered high
school Monday: Joe Stuart, who has
formerly attended this school, and
Ethel Richardson.
h lie report caTuS IOT Lne ldSJ IuOutH
were given out before Christmas va
/ cation The students on the honor
roll, that is those having 80 or above
in at least three studies, are as fol-
lows:
! Edna Abel, Helen Barkhuff, Russell
Bennett, Cecily Blackford Henry
! Bolles Ralph Campbell, Rose Chesley,
Colene Cline, Pauline Gregg, Colin
Currie, Dorothy Drake, Margaret Dun.
lap, Harry Eddy, Cecilia Edwards,
Lucy Ellston Marcellite Fessel, Maude
Finn. Bernice Flock, Zelma Gordon,
Leonidas Cove, Gladys Hollern, Will
lard Howard, Evelyn Hudson, Edith
Johnson, Cecil Kirk, Ella Lake, Robert
Mcconnell Addie Mckenzie. Ethel
Martin, Agnes Mauland, Jessie Moore,
Beulah Metz, Lillian Pearson, Mar
garet Rauch, Grace Rink, Myrtle
Ritch. Neva Rudd, Este Shannon,
Helen Shannon. Helen Stoll. Elizabeth
Symmes, Thelma Utley, Eleanor Van
Hynning, VIII White, Lillian William
son.
The preliminary debate will be
held in the high school gymnasium
on Friday. The outcome of this de-
bate will determine which debaters
are to be on the first and on the sec
ond teams. The present affirmative
team is made up OF Ella Lake, Richard
Hazen and Russell Bennett; the mega
tive team Of Este Shannon, Edna Abel
and Willard Howard.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
MAuDE NAPIER SUES CLARENCE
NAPIER TO SECURE A DIVORCE

Maude Napper Of Three Forks
brought her domestic troubles to Butte,
and yesterday she instituted divorce
proceedings in the district court
against Clarence Napier, says the An.
aconda Standard. They were married
in Butte on February "a, '94. In her
complaint she alleges that on Jan. l,
Just a few days ago, at Three Forks,
her husband struck and beat her up,
leaving black and blue marks and
bruises all over her head. neck and
arms and body. She says he had re-
peatedly called her vile names, and
was quarreling with her right along.
She declares he is able to make at
least SIS day as contractor, be-
sides which he has money In bank
She asks sl00 month alimony. $100
as court costs and $3.50 for her attor
ney.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
BEN PRINCIPAL FlR The
LOCAL business C1Ll.EGG;:

Arthur Edwards, 3. S. G., of Fall
City, WasA,, arrived here Friday
10 take the position of pr nripal Of the
Lewistown Business college and vii
assume his duties about January
Is. After looking over the field Fri
day, Mr.. Edwards came to the con
clusion that there was splendid op.
portunity to make the local college one
of the best of the kind and most sue
cessful in the state.
Mr. Edwards was formerly the head
of the commercial department of the
high school ct Eugene, Ore. and later
filled the same position in the big Ia,
coma high school, besides having had
experience in other institutions.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
DEATH OF MRS. N. ". NELL;
FUNERAL WAS HELD YESTERDAY

Mrs. Sarah Ella Neill, wife of NJ.
w. Neill, died Monday morning at
O'Clock, at their home in this city,
after lingering illness of about 10
days The decedent was formerly Miss
Irish, and is well known in Lewistown.
She was 90 years of age, and has
resided in Lewistown since glrlhood.
Her husband is employed as night
man at the Doran Auto company.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
THE GRAND JURY
CONTINUED From Page One.)


Charta q. Zimmerman, known as
ch.,,.. z,mnormor bos hrouoh+ suit
A-'
against Florence r. zimmerman to
secure a divorce. The parties were
married at La Junta, Colorado, in 1895,
and it is alleged that the defendant
1914. c. ]. Marshall represents the
plaintiff.
Bina Toy has brought suit against
James G. Toy, to whom she was mar
ried at Butte in 1908, to secure d.
vorce. Desertion and failure to pro-
vide for their child are aileged. me
plalntiff Is represented by =. J. Mar
shall.
motlon 1or ne" tilal III Lnc
case OF W. ). Wlnnett agails, 4: :. "
Woous was Yesterday taneii ''huei -
'lseinenl ~ 'uasS = ,9
Y.a. - ~. p,,a, Laso ;nno,n,ng ~ soAs a. ennaa,
my .,,. n.'o,''1S =. ~ @- distr;a. an ppu p1rt
80 ~ i,,st;aa oorr,
The Earpus County Hardware COM
ponv haa brought suit against r M.
rrou,,av ~ recover S351 McConochia
p Williams are the companys attor-
npys.
Dengle Bros. have brought another
series OF suits against the Bank Of
Fergus County for the discharge of
three mortgages with exemplary and
punitive damages amounting to $10,-
900. John A. Coleman and Ralph j.
Anderson represent Dengle Bros.
IL was thought that the grand jury
ftntRh
ana adjourn rlnally ton'ght, put tnls
has been found Impossible and the
body will merely take recess tonight
until next Monday, when 1t Will re-
sumo the grind. Probably report Will
% made this afternoon. me lmpres-
sion now prevails that the lnqulsltors
VIII continue IN session FOR something
hke Two weeks longer, altnough thls
probably depends more or less upon
circumstances tnat VIII develop as the
work proceeds.
% Lu0o seeks divorce.
Jonn Lugo, VINO attalned mucn prom
inence several years ago as the chlel
witness for the state IN the trial OF
Ole Nordahl, charged with the murder
OF Nre. Schlueter and her daughters
THURSDAY brought SUIT against May
ANso 70 secure dlVorce on the
kfounos OF cruel treatment ana oeser'
tlon. Lugos 1irst wire was Kllleo IN
an accident ana arter his second mar
lNke ne recelVed an INJURY resulting
In oiood poisoning, necessltatlng tne
amputation OF an arm. he alieges tnat
wnile IN the hospltal mere MS wire re-
Nseo TO see MN or render any assist
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06

Lumber and oil industries are 'un.
usually active in the Dallas district,
with increased prices that give prom
Use OF permanency.
Leading railroads in the San Fran.
cisco district report record earnings
and are buying ties freely with i
good effect on the lumber business.
The need Of ships at ports of the dis
trict have been aggravated by tho
closing of the Panama canal.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
BUTTE MAN GOES.
ON THE WARPATH

BUTTE, Jan. 3-Because he object
ed to an alleged overcharge Of 81
cents in rent, Mike Lepino, a fruit
dealer. fired five shots at James Costa
and G. L. Bruno. two cobblers. Costa
Is suffering from a bullet wound IA
the back. The lead lodged in the vi.
cinity of the spinal cord and the shoe.
maker may die. With bullet under
his heart and another in his arm.
Bruno, owned of the shop, insisted
upon staying in his shop to guard the
shoes until forced to 60 to the EN-.
ergency hospital by Chief of Police j.
]. Murphy. 4
Lepino made his escape through the
rear OF his fruit store, and he has not
been arrested. q
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
NELSON LICENSE REsc,NDED.

When the petition of NJ. Nelson of
Hobson, for a renewal of his retail
liquor license at Hobson came before
the commissioners yesterday it was
found that the petition was defective
and it was therefore rejected. This
made any hearing in the matter un-
necessary
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06

Two social dances were given Satur.
day evening in the country district
southeast of Lewistown. one at the
Froembling ranch. and the other at
the Weingart ranch.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
DAY IN CONGRESS
HOUSE..

met al noon. ....
Representative Humphrey, republi-
can, Of Washington, attacked tariff,
attributing prosperity solely to the
war.
Administration bill for develop
ment Of water power on the public do
main was debated
Naval committee began hearings on
the naval bill
Postoffice committee resumed hear
ings on the postal bill.
Representative Sherwood, Ohio, in,
troduced old age pension bill applying
to Americans SIS years old having less
than 5000 annual income and incap.
able of manual labor.
< Chairman Kitchin, of ways and
means committee. set January IA for
hearing on Hill bill to increase import
rates on dyes so as to encourage the
dye industry in the United States.
Adjourned at 4:59 until noon Thurs
day.
SENATE.
Met at noon. ..
Lands committee worked on tbs
water power leasing bill.
Republican senators assailed admin
istration for failure to warn Amer
leans not to sail on belligerent mer
chant ships.
Adjourned at 1926 p. m. to moor
Thursday.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to Alexander c. Conner and
Miss Helen Todd of Denton, and
James McGinnis of Wilder. and Miss
Ethel F. Mace of Lewistown.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06
BRIT0NS TO
Be DRAFTED
PREMIER ASQUITH KEEPS HIS
PROMISE BY INTRODUCING
CONSUMPTION BILL.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-(3:46 p. N.Y.
Under the terms Of the compul-
sorry military service bill, intro
duced in the house Of commons
today, all males between the ages
of 1s and ~ who are bachelors or
WidoWers without children de-
pendent on them, are liable for
military service. Ireland 10 ex-
cIuded from the terms Of the
measure.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-01-06

Buy Of Your Home Merchants
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low Scientific Management
Plans to Help the Workman:
BY IDA M.

EbI'LE Of leisure have always
disliked the idea of the luXurics
of life being used by peopl"
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become then like master builders
given n defnite set NJ drawings with
instructions to proceed in tho way
which their own skin and experience
have taught them is tho best. "a long
ne tho result Of their work corresponds
to the general objective before them.
In a e a part of this machinery mas
also been recently established. for di-
rcctly under tho chief Of the division
S. Benson, L. :. n. Is now an assist
ant FOR material. whose duty is to see
that the construction OF ships, the OPP
Grafton Of yards. the repair of ships
and all similar matters are worked out
in harmony with tha general plan.
1t may be asked where the SeCre-
tary of the Navy or the Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy fits in any such
scheme as this. The answer j. very
simple. In our country the Navy De-
partment is. and always must he, co..
operative with not only tho President
and the Administration hut with a
Congress which changes in its com
plcXion every two years. The Secre-
tary of The Navy pa.ng a Cabinet off,
GER is able to lay down to those who
plan for the navy's develupment-call
them general staff or what YOU will
the Fundamental policy Of the Ad-
miniStration, which must lee made the
foundation of their plans.
lie is also. better than any one else.
In a position to know. both from the
President and from Congress, what
practical obstacles are IN the way Of
doing what il Is decided is right Ia
| uo. Upon him most rest The iv~iot-
sibility of ~pcrsuading Congress. by It's
appropriations and otherwis e. to make
the plans of tn" navy possible Of ac-
comp.ishment. and when u~usUtmouut-
able practical difficulties prevent th'
carrying on OF tiles" plans upon Am
must rest the responsibility Of their
/ modification t. meet ID. actual ON
uit,ons which exist.
The prusramm- iaii ont by ~" mil
t1rN authorities ~ IT," H. ptttu-nt
must and should lee always the deal
The limitations imposed upon tht ptn-
ann 10y Congress represent that
| boiy's own views OF WIN. j. practical
Upon the Secrttary's shoulders rests
the no l.sht duty Of rccou'jling the
ideal and the practical as far as posi-
BILE.
OF cour~c We are n long way from,
such an organization A. yet W. have
made, however, | think, great prog
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Showing the workman how to
save time and labor.

rc-y how great viii possibly not 10"
appreciated until years aftcrwarl
when future historians will trace tn"
beginning of the new navy and the
now navy nrganizit to the steps
tina, have been taken IN the last thru"
, ans.
1t IS probably not generally realized
that naval warfare has Undergone a
very great change in tine past ten
years. greater without much question
team in the prcrodlug thirty years, lis
scope has been enormously Increased,
t. Instruments greatly multiplied
The world war has proved what
only a few of ven the naval experts
foresaw, Therefore as practically 40
steps wor" taken up to three years ago
t. bring our own naval organization
into line with tn" new conditions. all
% thu work has had 10 Ne Thought out,
Il eel out, sNStomntl2'I ana pa int
practical working form within these
three years. tn, ultimate goal has
not been reached. We still must add the
stepping stones necessary To reach the
ideal, But We have at least undertaken
t. cross the stream and have made
sufficient real progress to prove that
the end can and win be attained.
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D FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.

~ make lea to the public the
long step forward made 10y the
present administration of the
Navy Department toward "A proper
and efficient military organization of
the navy is not an easy thing To do.
1t involves a clear explanation of what
a proper military organization is, ana
a still more difficult explanation of the
unmilitary and un>cientiiic organiza-
ton which has hampered the Depart
Dment ever since il was first created.
over a hundred years
am afraid that ever some Of those
who nave paid special attention TO the
subject have not really gone to the
bottom of things in their analysis If
the situation. but have contentcl
themselves with demanding a General
STAFF" without a very clear idea in
their OWL minds As to just what a
General staff should consist Of or
what II should do. In my judgment.
and that of many of the ablest of
naval officers tina | have talked with.
n General Staff. ami 10y that | mean
particularly one modelled exactly on
the German GENERAL Staff, would Ice
neither practical nor advisable for Our
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navy. ! do believe, however. that the
foundation principles on which the
German General STAFF is founded are
essentially right. and that our navy
can he organized on a rea, military
basis. which means that everything
which is done shall he part Of a detni:"
military plan. worked out 10y trained
naval officers.
This | think i perfectly practical
believe that the first steps have al
ready been taken and that We are
nearer such an organization than We
have been before in the history Of the
navy.
The entire purpose II the navy j.
to fight. hut il is not an effective fight
.ug machine IL il il not prepared to
>kiltul in It's fighting as It's probable
adversary. II it is inefficient 1t j.
worse. perhaps. than II" navy q, AL. -
its existence under such conditions
gives a false sense of security To the
country.
When h.htiu. consisted of prNc';-
callv 1t series of hand 70 hand IN
tit,ts with clubs and aXcS the orcani-
zat."u of the fishting force and its
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~ NV i't' W 'i' y"
of life being used by people
vino worked with their hands.
Tho mistress of the house rcscnts Il
If she goes on the hat Of her cook a
feather such as she wears. one of tho
trials OF the automobile riding world is
that this noble invention. which, ii
GENE at the start, might he n pcrina-
neat way Of diffcrcntiating the leisure
from the liborins class. is actual,
coming TO bo within the reach Of even
thrifty unskillcd labor.
Science has no respect for the iccl-
rugs of the leisure class. She is a
natural democrat. levellins mems ma
terra, distinctions as fast as they
iuiid them up, and labor rcjoiccs.
What shall we think. then. when
labor ana tho friends OF labor" who
has made a feather as good as tho
best for the cook and an automobile
ior her husband, actually cal, upon
congress to deny to labor the use of
instruments of precision In studying
;1c tasks Of laborp
There Is before Congress to-day a
hill demanding that that body prevent
the tasks Of all mel in Government
employ from being put on a scientific
basis. 1t asks Congress to compel
them to rcmain unslillcd and rule Of
thumb. n Is a measure not unlike
that which would deny to the teacher
of the plano tho use OF a metronome
or 20 the captain OF a vessel a
chronometer.
The ~stopwatch IL the instrument Mr..
Tavenncr's bill attacks. Now what Is
a "stopwatch" and how IL II used tina,
a member Of Congress should ask that
harassed body I o leg1slate Il out of
existencec
Read the bill and read too the re-
marks of certain Senators and Repre-
s%entativeS and you would suppose that
the 'stopwatch" was something like
the old fashioned 'hlacksnake'' in the
hands Of the slave driver. According
TO the picture these gentlemen draw
foremcn go up and down the shop all
In which people work. n they dc
not do their work in the exact period
which has been hxed on goes a fine
or out they 90. And this time tho hi.
and the gentlemen declaye TO be "ths
maximum in which the most capabl,
man can do the work.
Now. this is an utterly false tide
oe the use OF tho stopwatch. If tn.
maker Of this bill and its supporter.
had studied the operation In the fac
tory FOR m length OF tin" thev Noul,
know his. Possibly 4 Is too much (,
ask that members Of Congress stud,
uu Inc ground the SUBJECTS on whici
they l~-gisiate. still. II they cuuli b,
Persuaded To do SO, j might ease
up the work Of the body To which the,
b-luuE 1t might ever prevent consid
cradle work ever being PVT up 10 Con,
Erc>s.
Hut 20 come back 20 he stvpwatci
a- :, Is used in the modern proeresslv,
shop into which scientific management
ilHs been !ntroduced-a real sCicntif.
MANAGEMENT, not q faxed or superficial
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build the ships or which arrange for
their building by private firms, the
bureaus which provide the men and
train them. the bureaus which supply
the men with food, clothing and sup
plies generally, the bureaus which
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4, plains to each operative how to fol-
low tho card: thai is, they are taught
the new way.
If they think an. time fixed IN
their card is wrong they have the
right to complain. The card frequently
directs them 10 complain. Any ono
who knows what it means to introduce
n now way of doing things into a shop
will not doubt that they will take full
advantage OF the privilege. It IL only
when the, question hc time and ask
for it's veAifica,lan or correction that
they ever see the stopwatch: that In,
The instrument Ii n tool Of standard
i~zation. not a method OF discipline or
drive.
But because the task is analysed n
timed the general assumption has been,
as in the Tavenner bill. that IL was
for the sole purpose Of forcing a
worker 70 do his task more quickly.
or, as the bill says. "to determine Tive
time in which n piece Of work can be-
done not "thc time in which Il ought
NJ be done" The gentleman should
reverse his affirmation. Tho express
and only purpose NJ time study IL 10
ind tho proper time In which the
'"' o"e", ~ ~ |. ~"
," II"
wv =" Ne~'. wv
hoo, accustomed 20 ,.orL no, h..o
le.aencd hecause II was found not 70
DO the most efficient.
But let the workman who has been
under different systems tell VIVA. he
thinks nj II. The following letter. a
~ynlun-arv oYcrinv Ia the disc,n.ior
~ tho hill bcsoro Conpross q. IN mn
stance what several intelligent. work.
ers IN d,,ferent ,ndustr,o. hav. .eia
IN tho ur,,er.
.I s,ar.ed "a u,or, o., .o,o.,n
TIM. was nu,,irp IN n hon,. ,ys,.,,
fT,,,,or .,,.,o,, In 1910 1v,.n r
started ,o work tho shon mn. .+,, Az
,,av u.,rk hasis and oil ~. ;oh. nee.
dav work. 7 was a, that ,ime ..rr-
,ry e q ,..o,, h,, =. foo. u,ooL. 80.
7 uas ,r,,sfo-rod ga so,,o n,r, ~, ~.
chan whore ,hev an n.or,,ad on ni.,.
work
"Af.er n r,tle oxnorio,ca 7 oo,ld
y here earn from 81, IN $40 hu,. u.h.r
tho whis,le blow. a, n,vh, rou,, n.
ali tired on, hecause 7 .tar,.d In t,i
sneca IN Tho morning aud Lon, /, cote,
az long nc no.sih,e hu, 7 u.o,,ld az
WAYS no ,,o ,ircd 20 ,o orrr.har. -,
nivb,
n ""I0 '"- '"".pa"H ""S
''"S ~ p"' 'ne ""oe factory on
""""S uaN'S' ana ! star''d 10 work
49, ''' "'" N'9''''' tos''Uer WIN
NV "''"'n rooih' ~ nrst "" did MOI
~ " ~ "i' '''r re-" Gays nad
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of Bavaria.

Doctor Carl Theodor, father Of tn"
Queen of Belgium, Prince Ludwig
Ferdinand gave his services free.
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Is not
only a distinguished doctor but also
"A musician of talent. For 4 number
of years he played in the orchestra
Of the royal opera. willingly submit
ting to the baton 0 f.the musical d.
rector like any other musician. He
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TINE Kaiser recently conferred the
medal Of the Red Cross, first
class, on one OF the most inter
esting ~personages in Europe, Prince
Ludwig Ferdinand of bavaria, for
eminent services rendered in the
treatment Of wounded soldiers.
The Prince long before the war o
recognition a. q skilled surgeon. Like
his famous cousin. the late Prince
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is one Of the richest princes in Eu-
rope,
He is married to Maria de II paz.
a Spanish infanta. They have one
child. Princess Maria Pillar, Prince
Ludwig Ferdinand 10 very democratic
and In on special friendly terms with
artists. A few years ago he posed for
tho American s~culptress Kuhne Bev-
eridss. :,
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Assistant Secretary Tells What the Present Admins
tration Plans to Make the Nation Ships
and Men Ready for the Test

training In times OF peace were rcla-
lively unimportsnt. To-day fighting
has become a vast and conpl!cat d
business and not only must tn. men
engaged he as thoroughly and sc.en-
titically trained as any skilled me-
chanlc. but the tools they use must br
selected with equal care and l."
adapted perfectly to their purpose. In
TN, navy men fight with ships and
not only must the personnel ne trained
but the ships themselves must he IF
such types and character as will prove
most effective both in defence and
offence.
To know what tools or ships are
needed to know how and ~here and
when 70 use them most effectively, is
entirely master in a lifetime. VI must
pegin where his predecessors left OH
taking certain fundamental principles
of warfare for granted. and after long
and special training make II his liz.
work to seek to improve and adapt
them "a new conditions that con-
stantlN arise. Therefore the selection
and orsaniztti"n Of the navy must he
handled ly men of experience VIII" not
only make i a life study hut wh" sue
coed in their once other men ~hu
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-14

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MEMS $500 CROSSETTE SHOES,
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Mems $1.75 One Buckle Overshoes$1.39
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BOYS SHOES
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