The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-04-13
STEWART APPEALS
TO STATE FARMERS
ASKS INCREASED CROP PRoDUc.
TON AS MoNTANA's AID TO
PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What Is Transporting in the Different
Departments Where the Affairs of
State Government Are Ad-
mnistered.

of an appeal from Governor Sam '
Stewart to plant to the fullest poss
BILE extent.
There can be no question" sal
Governor Stewart, 'tof the necessit
for great preparedness. While Mon
tana will not be available, owing t.
its comparatively small population
to respond numerically as will othe
states to the call of President viii
son for troops, Montana should
therefore, increase her crop produc
ton.
McGuinness Heads Regiment.
Maj. John j. McGuinness, veteran
soldier of England and the United
States, has been, on recommendation
of Adjutant General Greenan and ap
proved by Governor Stewart, promot
ed from senior major of the Second
Montana regiment to colonel in com
mand
His advancement, which is earned
through long service, resulted in pro.
motion of a number of other officers,
Maj. Charles n. Sargent of the Second
battalion becoming senior major;
Jesse B. Roote taking Sargent's place
and Capt. Erastus H. Williams OF
Company A. Bozeman, becoming
junior major in place of Roote. Cap
tain Williams place with the Bozeman
company was filled by the promotion
of Lieutenant Sheridan to the cap.
taincy.
DraciHapf AccapobIu
Secretary Frank Cone of the Fiji
teenth senate has received personal
letter from President Wilson, thank
ing him for the action taken by the
senate in pledging Montana's support
in case of war.
Reference is had to Senator Ho-
CAMS resolution, which was based on
the idea of contributing foodstuffs and
men to the nation in the event war is
declared. The resolution was sent to
President Wilson and in reply the
president wrote:
Pray accept for yourself and for
the members of the Montana senate
and house my warmeSt thanks for
the heartening assurances of the
resolution which was introduced by
Senator Hogan. 1 deeply appreciate
this generous action.
Affects Only Practitioners.
The S. license fee imposed by the
Fifteenth assembly only affects prac-
ticing attorneys, ruled Atty.-Gen. S. c.
Ford in answering query propounded
by Clerk of the Supreme Court ]. T.
Carroll. Attorneys not practicing do
not have to pay the fee unless they
re-engage in their profession.
Change in Bounty Law.
An order has been made by the
state livestock commission directing
that hereafter no bounty claims will
be paid except upon presentation of
the entire skin, including the four
paws, of wolves and coyotes. How
ever, until May 10, sheriffs will be
permitted to pay under the old sys-
lem when convinced hides are pre-
5ented in good faith.
Stock inspectors were selected as
follows: Frank C. Lavigne of Helena,
who is also special agent and detec-
i've for the board; John w. Collins of
Butte, B. E. Zachary of Billings, James
Mccoy of Chinook, J. F. Kiehl of
Roundup, w. G. Allen of Great Falls,
A. L. Cellars of Havre, w. A. Richard
ION of Miles City, w. E. Mccarthy of
Helena, Leslie Mccain of Lewistown,
". A Lowell of Dillon and J. F. Fitz-
patrick of Missoula.
Plan to Supply Feed.
Because of the acute shortage of
eed, persons having hay and grain
or sale and stockmen needing hay
nd grain are requested at once to
otify the Montana railroad commits
ion An open letter has been issued
y the commission addressed to all
he newspapers and commercial or
anizations in the state, asking them
D cooperate with the commission in
ringing buyers and sellers together.
Would Kill Three Laws.
1t is reported that referendum petit
ons will be circulated by progress
i've Republicans to hold up the Lane
Nv dividing the state into congress
ional districts, and also the two
leasures that took from the land
oard the appointment of its employees
the land Office. The laws can be
,ferred on petitions signed by per
emit of the voters in two-ffths of the
ounties To render the laws inoper-
tive petitions must be signed by Is
er cent of tue voters in a majority OF
lie counties.
Aiohwav Work Goes On