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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

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like 7fes-the Eoriilas, orangS, enini-
pzDEFes ana ElbDCus-vll have
raessd off the earth forever. and when
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very many of them left. The gorilla
population though distributed over "a
considerable area i'm Africa, has no
very large total Of individuals, and
the chimpauIees and Oraugs are not
very numerous When these vanish
ing races have departed there viii be
resent the great anrhrop0id stock.
The gilbou IS the only species of
anthrOpoiu ape. except the gorilla
that walks erect like a man. Slender
~ built, and weighing only sJcut 80
POUNDS when tu-l grown, he holds
both OF his Ions arms far out as he
walks. in order 10 balance himself.
Wild animals lu confinement are
usually defeuceless against rats
Hence the pride ] felt lu the exploit
o. = Wal.e-nanded El9oon- from Bur
nah. which was added 90 our zOOloE'-
cal collection while ago
"A big brown rat entered his cage
Was he trlEhleuedr Not a bit. He
promptly killed the I.r. and COM
pleted the performance los eating hall
OF IT,
Why AnimsilS Fear RutS-
Now, rat IS a fierce beast and
dangerous FlltE or 100 rats luhabiI-
ing = buiIdluE wherein wild animals
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Son of Charles Dickens
Made Chief Justice of
Tie London Cifu Courts

London. Eng. Nov- Io--Henry
Fielding Dickens. sixth son OF Charles
Dickens. the novelist. has just been
appointed 20 the lucrative post OF
common sergeant" as the chief jus
Jics of-the London city courts is Of
ficiafly called The salary of the
post IS $4,000 a year
ar Dickens S IS years old and has
been a uraC-icirE member az the Lon
dos bar since 1875 His youngest son.
MAJ Charles Dickens. was killed IN
action If=U YEAR
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
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New War Play, to Be
Produced Shortly.


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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

Many gibbons have seen in Borneo
in flOcks- ] might almost say. for 50
agile are they in leaping from bouEh
TO bouEh as To seem almost like birds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

TITUS Is the Peous girl who slender
little when the
drills about his boughs green leaves
bright blossoms from the gray all
and the they gone spinning way ugs of those
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Shack

With SIX and forty lines lis back.
Draw from one to two and SO on 10
the end
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

Draw from one 90 two and so on TO
the end
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

fused to place a candidate against
him. His election expense was just
So, the cost of a trip from his ranch
near Lambert to Glendive, the coun-
ty seat, when he went to get his Ger
tificate of nomination.
Senator McCone had lived life Of
adventure. He came into the west
as rider of the pony express, and
finally drifted into Montana where
he went into the stock raising bust
homesteader, and bought seven Sec
tions of long grass land on which to
pasture his cattle. He paid 81 an
acre for it, and half of it has devel-
oped into good farming land.
If one were asked what city in
Montana influenced the most legisla-
ton the answer would naturally be
Butte, because of Silver Bow coun-
tvs large delegation. And the an
swer would be wrong. Wilsall, a
tow of 1000 souls, up the Shields
river valley from Livingston, is en-
titled to the palm in this respect.
Wilsall gets her supremacy in the
matter of law making through "Sen-
ator" Dan Yancey of the third house.
Senator" Yancey is not member
of the legislature, and his title is a
courtesy title only, like that of the
average Kentucky colonel. He makes
many laws, because he drafts many
of the bills which he draws up for
members IMMERSED in Blackstone,
and which afterwards become laws.
He has attended every session of the
legislature for the past eight years
and the statutes are full of his ear
marks.
Under the present arrangement
the two representatives in congress
are elected from the state at large,
and this has resulted in peculiar
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

ular examinations and the knowl-
edge that all complaints would be
carefully investigated would result
in the elimination of most of the
abuses charged against the grain
trade and would be welcomed by the
better class of those engaged in it.
Federal Supervision.
Federal supervision of grain grad
ing is now reality so far as the
grading of corn is concerned and will
be adopted for all kinds of grain be-
fore the 1917 crop is ready to move.
The object of this is to standardize
the grading of grain throughout the
country, whereas at present almost
every state or terminal market has a
system of it's own. Another good re-
suit will be the feeling of confidence
that will be inspired and the knowl-
edge that grading will be perfectly
fair and impartial. Montana will OF
course adopt the federal grades as
soon as promulgated by the secretary
of agriculture.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19
Legislative Bureau of J
the Montana Newspaper
Association, Helena

Here comes ring-tailed comet,
fully ablaze, into the placid sky
Of the Montana political armament
1t is not an angry comet, and may
serve to illumine the progress of
some favorite son along the aeroway
of craftsmanship and glory. Back
in Washington sits an ancient justice
of the supreme court He is full of
years and honors. When justices OF
the supreme court pass the allotted
age of man, their grateful fellow cit
liens allow them to retire on full
pay. Associate Justice McKenna has
passed the SEVENTEEN milestone of
life. He is democrat, and, accord
ing to Washington gossip, has con-
tinued to sit in his high place, as he
can do at his pleasure, waiting for
the result of the recent presidential
Election. Had Charles E. Hughes
been elected he might have chosen to
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

That the farmer and the dweller in
, the small town may come into his
own in the matter of library facilities
without imposing an undue burden
upon the city taxpayer, a determined
effort is being made at Helena by
committee of the state library as
ISOLATION, headed by Miss Gertrude
Buckhous, librarian of the Univer-
sity of Montana at Missoula, to OBJ
tain the authorization of a state IL
brary commission. Attention is drawn
to the fact that 35 states already
have formed commissions with the
general purpose of developing and
maintaining statewide library sys-
TENS to make free books accessible
to ALL
One of the most important func-
tons of a state library association
would be the investigation of the IL
brary needs of isolated districts
through what is known as library
visitor" an office that probably
would be assumed at the start by the
secretary of the commission.
County Libraries Advisable.
There are many rural districts that
would gladly undertake the burden
of maintaining libraries if they only
knew how to go about it. In other
places the county could be persuaded
to share the expense of maintaining
the library at the county seat that it
might also function as county Ii
brary. sending books to repositories
at farming centers or directly to ru-
raj subscribers. At present some of
the city libraries do work of this
kind without receiving cent of mon
ey from taxpayers outside the city
although the appropriation by the
municipality itself is lamentably low.
The public library at Billings, for
instance, is sending books to cities
throughout eastern Montana and
even into Wyoming.
"These books belong to the citi-
zens of Billings" Miss Elizabeth Abb
bolt, librarian at Billings, said re-
Gently, land are being used and worn
out by citizens of two states. With
the creation of state commission,
the machinery would be supplied for
looking after the wants of these out
side people. The commission would
be of great assistance to small towns
establishing libraries and would en-
able them to get the right kind OF a
start"
Higher Standard of Efficiency.
while methods of work have
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

I situation. Congressman Evans and
Congresswoman-elect Rankin are
both residents of Missoula. A bill
has been introduced in the senate
providing for the creation of two
congressional districts. Senator Lane,
OF Fergus county, is it's author.
The counties proposed for the first
district include the following:
Lincoln, Sanders, Mineral. Missou-
la, Ravalli, Beaverhead, Madison, Sill
Granite, Powell. Flathead, Gallatin,
Lewis and Clark, and Broadwater.
Counties in the second congress
sional district are:
Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Sher-
idan, Dawson. WibauX, Prairie, Rich
land, Fergus, Chouteau, Cascade,
Meagher, Musselshell, Rosebud, Gus
ter, Fallon, Big Horn, Carbon, yell
lowstone. Saltwater, Sweetgrass,
Park, Toole and Teton.
The senate has appointed COM
mittee to investigate the assessed
valuation of mines, power compan-
les, railroad improvements, tele-
phone, telegraph and express COM
panies, and banks. Legislation at
fecting the taxes paid by these con-
Germs is proposed, and the purpose OF
the resolution is to provide the SEN
ate with information in this regard
A bill has been introduced in the
house which provides a tax of six
per cent of the net profits of all min
ing companies.
The house is going to do little
investigating itself. 1t proposes tc
ascertain the extent OF the taxable
property of all corporations, of any
character whatever, doing business
in the state. The house committee is
especially instructed to inquire into
the profits of all banking institu.
tions. The committee is given a
days to report. Nothing was said
in the discussion about engaging
Hercules to assist in this stipend
GUS job.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

remain on the bench, as he had a
right to do. He is about to retire.
The people of Montana are inter
ested only specifically in the plans
of this ancient and deserving jurist
At the same time his retirement may
have it's consequences here, particu-
larly with the political destinies OF
several prominent Montanans.
In the inner councils of the party
1t is known that Senator T. j. Walsh
has won a high place in the esteem
of President Wilson, and preferment
in the immediate future. The gossip
is that Senator Walsh, on the retire
ment of Associate Justice McKenna,
will be elevated to the supreme
bench There has been some talk in
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19
Circulating Libraries for Farmers
Object of Library Association Lobby

been widely different in different
states owing to varying conditions
and needs" said Miss Louise M. Fer
nald, librarian at Great Falls, "the
results in all states where state libra
ry commissions have been established
have been an increase in the number
of local public libraries, better sup
port for these libraries, a steady
growth in number of books available,
wiser selection of books, adapted to
local needs, and higher standard of
library service, all of which we want
for Montana.
"From the very beginning when a
library is started the commission
gives advice regarding laws and
methods of organizations, rules and
regulations; plans of library build
ings. selection of books, furniture
and supplies, and sends an organizer
to instruct the librarian in library
methods, if she so desires; and in
case the library is already started
any advice whatever is willingly Civ
en- either through correspondence or
personal visits.
Clearing House for Periodicals.
"A COMMISSION dlSO ScIVco do a
clearing house for periodicals, an in
valuable source of material for ref
erence work. Exhibits are arranged,
lists sent out AS the Wisconsin bull
letin says in it's last issue, No mat
ter what you want, ask the commits
siOn.'
"The California state library car
ries on the work which in many
states is under the supervision of the
public library and since the inception
of county libraries the counties are
doing for their territories the work
which was first done from the state
library.
"The old saying, If at first you
don't succeed, try, try again. was
never more applicable than in the
present instance, for the Montana Lii
brary association has tried for sever
al years to get bill through pro-
viding for a state library commission
or commission worker, in order
that we may have some court of ap-
peal, some one who is responsible
for library conditions in the state,
and if We are to attain this desired
end, we must keep at 1t.
Individual Helpless.
Doubtless the librarians through
out the state have received the same
heartbreaking appeals for books
from communities where there Is &C
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

how much we may twist the knotted
tail of the British lion, and no mat
ter how much the middle class press
of Great Britain may rail at our
"commercialism," and say very UNI
kind things of us, between the great
minds which control both countries
there has been in existence for years
the most perfect understanding ever
arrived at between world controlling
governments. And because of these
understandings there is an unwritten
law which is to the effect that no
man of Irish blood may become sec
rotary of state. This is no reflection
on the irishman, but rather tribute
to his fighting prowess. Even IN
times of peace, doves do not nest in
the mouths of Irish cannon.
When Senator Walsh is appointed
to the supreme bench, he will, by re-
signation, hang up his senatorial
toga in the gubernatorial closet OF
Governor Samuel V. Stewart. AL
ready it's special hook is being bur-
nished up for the hanging. Govern
or Stewart will have the naming OF
the next United States senator from
Montana, a privilege that does not
Whom will he appoint? Helena
gossip is that two men stand out
prominently as possibilities, Former
Governor Edwin Norris of Great
Falls, and j. Bruce Kremer of
Butte. Both have had wide expert
ence in political affairs of import
ance and both are we'll qualified for
the place. Governor Norris served
Beaverhead county two terms as
state senator, in which capacity he
was president pro tenn OF the senate
and on several occasions was acting
governor. He was elected lieutenant
governor, and became governor Of
the state when Governor Toole re-
signed. In the contest following this
incident he was elected governor. He
has many friends all over the state
and is considered one OF the strong
men of his party.
Bruce Kremer is probably the
most prominent Montanan in nation
al democratic affairs. He has served
two terms as national committee
man, and just prior to the converting
of the St. Louis convention became
secretary of the national committee,
in which capacity he stage managed
the recent convention with a degree
of ability that attracted the atten-
ton of national leaders OF the party
to him. He was offered the nation
al secretaryship for the campaign.
but declined the place. He was fin
ally prevailed upon to manage the
campaign in the western states, with
headquarters in Chicago. The west,
normally republican, went strongly
Wilson, and there are many who be-
lieve that the ability Of this Montan-
an had much to do with this result.
Mr.. Kremer is an orator of power
and has been factor in the party for
years.
Perhaps deep in the minds Of these
young Montanans, down in the safety
vaults of their ambitions, is the sug-
gestion of thought that, after all,
younger mentalities might expedite
the business of the greatest judicial
tribunal on earth. Who knows?
The most popular legislator in his
own constituency is Senator George
McCone of Dawson. He has served
his people, in the senate and house
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

tually no reading matter. We have
| done our best to alleviate conditions
but here is just the trouble, the indi-
vidual librarian can do little. We
must have the state back of us with
it's county libraries and the library
| visitor to look into conditions in
these communities.
"The ideal commission. Miss Clara
Baldwin, secretary of the Minnesota
commission, tells us, should be a
guide, counsellor and friend to all Ii
brary workers in the state, never die
tating or offering untimely criticism,
but tactfully maintaining an attitude
of helpfulness and understanding
which results in a mutual feeling of
perfect confidence.
"The work of the commission
would have an important bearing on
the problem of administration, of fl
nances and the budget, apportion-
ment, etc. The commission collects
reports and statistics which furnish
valuable information on all these
subjects for comparison with other
libraries, and what trustee is above
comparisons?
I1"SChAS IoSIlCus
"Many fine librarian has no
business methods. The commission
has blanks to simplify the keeping
of records and to encourage the bet
ter use of these business methods.
The help that the commission gives
in providing club and travelling IL
braries in states where there are no
country libraries is inestimable. Wis
consin has a system of packet libra
ries whereby anyone living in the
state can obtain single volume.
They also have reference librarian
for club work.
"There is often a little lack of
sympathy between the librarian and
her trustees and to quote Miss Bald
win again, The commission may be
extremely useful as buffer or safe
ty-valve.'
'In social and civic work, Coop
GRAFTON with the commission is most
needed. The librarian in the small
town can not come in touch with all
the great movements for such bet
terment, and the commission can
supply many helpful suggestions"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

Washington of a cabinet position for
the Montana senator, but it is known
that he would prefer his position in
the senate to minor secretaryship.
He cannot be secretary of state be-
cause of his nationality.
Senator Walsh is of Irish extrac-
ton. In recent years no man of this
fighting blood has been given the
post of secretary of state. Between
the government of your Uncle Sam
uel and the government of King
George of England are certain defin-
lite understandings, which have the
effect of secret treaties. No matter
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19
Yellowstone Park Monopolies.

The proposed consolidation of the
various Yellowstone Park transpor-
tation companies has been effected.
One company will run all the hotels,
one all the camps and the third the
transportation business. All will be
monopolies, with prices regulated by
the government.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19
Tug Breaks; Man Killed.

The breaking of tug was respon-
sible for the death of Joseph w. XII
ley, an employee of one of the grading
camps of the Great Northern il. Fer
gus county. When the tug broke the
released single tree struck klley on
the head, fracturing his skull.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19

Out of our population of 100 mil
lions only five hundred persons were
struck by lightning last year. Now
we're glad we went out of the light
ming rod business as soon as we did
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19
ww%I9G1 WWW9UWEG0EW TW10 9WT@ T0GzUwuE BEWWn
United

for Is years. No man would stand
against him for the nomination in
the primaries, and the democrats re-
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19
GREAT NORTHERN
CAME WITH RUSH
BUILT INTO MONTANA AT RATE
OF ia MILES "A DAY
IN 1887.

Story of James j. Hills Invasion of
Treasure State With Engineers and
Construction Crews Told in Biog.
raphy Appearing in Installments in
Worlds Work.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-19
TELLS THE STORY
OF GRAIN GROWTH
THERE WE'RE $50 ELEVATORS
IN STATE YEAR AGO; NOW
THERE ARE 8O2.
Equity Leads the Cooperative Com
panies in Elevators; Flour Mills
Increase 81 Per Cent in Single
Year; Grain Storage Capacity Is
19,185,OOO Bushels.

Figures compiled by the chief
grain inspector for the biennial re-
port of the state grain inspection
department to the governor show a
large increase in the number of grain
elevators and flour mills in the state,
and, although the grain crop of 1916
fell considerably short of the pre-
vious years crop, the increase in the
number of elevators and mills was
far greater in 1916 than in 1915.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-31
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

New York Evening Post: A per
cent war loan as suggested by Sat-
urday's washington dispatches, be-
ing free of the normal income tax
would retain the advantages of the
present loan for all investors with an
income below $4,000. or the APP
plications for the recent $4,000, 900, :
900 81 per cents, 1926, 900, 900 were
for lots of $4,000 or less. A fair
proportion of these must have come
from investors who would still be
free of tax under the new proposal,
while receiving " of per cent,
more in interest. besides the privilege
OF converting their 31s per cents into
As. Presumably, their subscriptions
to such q new loan would be in
creased. How far the larger sub
scriptions would be affected. de-
ponds on the other question, how
much of the $3,035, 900, 900 applica-
tions for the recent loan were at
tracted by its immunity from the
income supertax. There would re-
main, in case of the new experiment,
some other considerations. One is,
that a policy which has always
worked well for the government-not
only in floating it's past loans, but in
converting and redeeming them
would be at least partially abandon
ed. Another is that a per cent
loan, free Of the normal tax, would
presumably affect, more unfayorably
than the last loan, outstanding in
vestment bonds and savings bank
accounts The force of that con-
sideration would depend, in largo
measure, on the practical question:
whether another loan could be float
ed at Sh per cent.