The circle banner., 1917-06-01
STEWART OPPOSES
GENERAL HOLIDAY
THINKS COUNTRY WILL BE BET
TER SERVED If ALL REMAIN
AT WORK.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What Is Transpiring in the Different
Departments Where the Affairs of
State Government Are Ad-
ministered.
Helena.

The Montana draft registration is sci
for June 5, with the rest of the coun
try.
Governor S. V. Stewart is inclined
not to declare the day holiday. He
believes that the country will be bet
ter served if everybody remains at
work that day, the men liable for
registration going to the precincts
and then returning. 1T is more pa
triotic for Montana to devote every
minute to putting in it's crops" said
Governor Stewart.
Instructions are being sent out by
Adjutant General Greenan, who, under
the governor, is the administrative of
ficer in charge of the registration in
Montana of men liable to the conscrip-
tive draft, to all registration boards to
proceed at once with organization.
Ready to Supply Men.
If Montana farmers in need of heIp
wish to take a chance on farm labor
from the east, the opportunity is open
to them
c. K. Andrews, inspector of the i'm.
migration service, has received from
the Chicago office a long list of men
who expressed desire to come to
Montana to work on farms The wages
they ask vary from $25 to $40 a month.
Foresters Are Eligible.
Orders received by District Forester
F. A. Silcox at Missoula from the head.
quarters of the forest service provide
for the organization of forestry regi.
ment from members of the United
States forestry service, to go to Eu.
rope as part of the planned expedi,
tion of army engineers. The regiment
is to be organized at once
For Better Highways.
The highways of Montana are to be
made equal to those of any other state
in the Union if the efforts of the state
highway commission are realized. The
highway commission consists of II. r.
Wells of Miles City, chairman; Archie
Mahon of Helena and Oscar Rohn of |
Butte.
Our efforts will be bent towards the !
securing of a uniform system of roads |
about the state" said Mr.. Wells. |
hCIO z w LII DC Ho GLlCllpl W uICLdIe W |
my county as to the roads it desires |
o build, but we will ascertain the best |
Methods of road building and then fur
lish such information to the counties
If the state. What we want is q
tandard system of roads in Montana
There is s3,0O0,0O0 expended each
ear by the counties of Montana on
ne roads of the state and if this sum
we're spent wisely, according to a
tandard system of construction, the
esult would be that the highways of
he state would show great improve
lent"
Insurance Plan Sanctioned.
Official sanction will be given in
Iontana by State Auditor VIM. Keat-
lg to the plan that has been adopted
several other states of securing pay
lent of the premiums ON insurance
olicies issued to soldiers by popular
Mr.. Heating takes the
osition that payment of the premiums
i the case of men who carried insur-
nee before they became soldiers is
)und public policy and will be calcu-
ted to relieve public treasures of the
lrden of caring for beneficiaries who
herwise might become public depend
ats.
Several different methods are being
lopted. One is confined to popular
another 10 interesting
lsiness organizations, and the third
the Canadian plan which is most
idely approved-providing for the
lyment of the premiums from the
nds of the towns and cities which
Use the contingents.
Prolonged War Predicted.
"The United States is in for a pro-
nged wes and there is every indica-
IN that it will last at least five years.
his is the clearest and most distinct
lpression l received from conferences
th officials i'm Washington" said
lancellor E. C. Elliott of the Univer- :
~ of Montana, who has returned
om attendance upon a meeting Of
iversity chiefs with the national de-
nse council.
One of the most important recon-
sndations adopted at this conference
tn the national defense council was
at urging all colleges and universi-
IS to remain in session all the school
ar, the year be divided into four
arters of IL weeks. This matter and
veral others will be submitted by
ancellor Elliott to the state board
education at its meeting here
ne 4.
Many Tractors in State:
While no new figures are at present
ailable, it is probable that there ere
wards of 1000 traction engines op-
ating in Montana, if not 1900. Fig
ss compiled by Roy Sieger, clerk of
state boiler inspectors department,
DIV there. have been inspected TIE
st four years a total OF 1884 trac-
n engines. Most of these are used
the farms, both for plowing and the
lling of threshing machines. Three
mites lead in number-Fergus with
!, Gallatin with 103 and Sheridan
h 131. Sheridan is the youngest of
three counties.