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The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
sTlNGER ESTATE IN COURT

The $4,000 estate which Mrs. Eva
May Stinger left at the time Of her
death ten years ago. has dwindled to
about $4,000. according to the report
the district court BY Andrew Singer.
administrator Of his wife's estate.
Against this diminished fortune J..
NJ. Keith, Missoula banker. placed a
claim for $4,000, representing money
said to have been expended for the
benefit of the estate.
Neither the disappointing report
nor the Keith claim will be accepted
without resistance by the numerous
heirs. Eva May Allard, daughter of
the deceased woman, was represent
in court by c. E. Mulroney, who de-
clared that the administrators report
would be contested. Other heirs
joined Miss AlIard in protesting
against the Keith claim Mr.. Keith
is represented by II. c. Stiff and r.
N. Marlowe of Missoula
John p. Swee of Roman and F.. A.
Roberts of Missoula. are representing
the administrator, Mr.. Stinger. in
the proceedings. and Assistant
Attorney General Frank Woody OF
Helena and United States Attorney
b. X. Wheeler of Butte also represent
some of the heirs, who are wards of
the government. The case occupied
several days OF the district court last
week but verdict has not as yet
been rendered.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
ANOTHER THRIFT
CAMPAIGN BEGUN

A National Thrift Campaign will
open on December 3rd and continue
through 1913. or until $4,000, 100000
has been raised in small loans for
the government Plans for the pros
ecution of same in Missoula county
were developed at a conference Of
bankers held in Missoula Saturday.
with j. ID. Charles of Butte, one of
tana. Frank p. Keith of Missoula
was selected to direct the campaign
in this county.
The campaign is expected to appeal
especially to those persons who found
Liberty bonds beyond their means.
Savings stamps, worth % cents, will
be placed on sale in banks, stores,
post offices and schools. Purchasers
will affiN the stamps to savings
cards, with will cost l2 cents each
designed to hold 16 stamps. A card
filled out. will thus cost $4.12. 1t
may be exchanged for a certifiratc,
redeemabc for $500 at the end of
five years, the difference representing
interest at four percent. Or the buy
er may save 20 of the cards. costing
S8240 and receive a certificate worth
$4,000 In five years.
To raise $4,000. 100000 in this cam
paign viii require a per capita in
vestment Of S20OA.
The postoffices will handle the
stamps for their communities and WIN
seek the assistance Of stores and
other agencies. The schools will be
enlisted through Miss May Trumper.
state superintendent OF public in
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
START WORK ON
NEW ROMAN GARAGE

Harry Larson was awarded the
contract for the construction of the
new Silver & Jones garage, and the
work was begun this week. The old
vault of the First National bank, n
relic of the big fire of 1912, still
stood on the site of the new building,
and had to be cleared away by the
use of dynamite as an initial step.
Men and teams have lcvelcd the
ground and an additional crew has
completed the solid concrete foundn-
tion this week. The garage will be
5OX110 feet, constructed of brick and
concrete and will be absolutely fire
proof and modern. The building will
be completed this fall.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
NORTHERN PACIFIC
STARTS ON DEPOT

A. A. Camp, construction foreman
of the kerrick Construction Co., ar
rived in Roman the latter part of the
week with crew of men and sew
eral carloads of material and started
work on the depot. Rapid progress
has been made the past few days and
as we 60 to press the frame work is
up. walls enclosed and carpenters are
putting up the roof. The indications
are that Roman can record the COM
pletion Of her first depot within a
week or ten days.
The depot is located on the east
sidet OF the track with the north
wall of the building in line with Cen
trail Avenue. and the style of archi-
lecture resembles that of the usual
N. P. depot. 1t is 36x75 feet and the
space will be divided into sections to
provide ticket office, waiting room
aand freight depot.
When the final survey was made.
the impression on many not famil-
lar with the situation was that the
depot was so far removed as to be
an inconvenient distance for pas
sengers, but since the rails and nec
essaly side tracks are laid, the con-
struction of the two elevators and
the installation of beet dump on the
right of way, aud now the erection
OF the depot, it is readily seen bv the
most skeptical that the depot is To-
Gated just where it should be for the
proper development of the town.
1t is less than one-half mile from,
the Scearce addition, which is con-
ven'ent walking distance, but without
doubt when a regular passenger SER
vice is put into effect automobiles
VIII meet all trains to accommodates
those who prefer to ride the few
blocks. Drays and auto trucks ,re
already in operation handling tho
freight hauled in from Dixon IN tho
construction train
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30

A. j. Brewer has had the board
sidewalk taken up from the Dillon
barber shop on Central Avenue around
the corner to the Bowdish roominr
house and concrete workers have been
engaged all week putting in fifteen
foot concrete walk. which extends
out to the curb. This makes a fine
wide walk leading to the Roman State
Bank and offices adjoining and is a
marked improvement over the rough
board walks of the past.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
POPULAR ROMAN
COUPLE MARRIED

MISS Ethel V. Heaton and Percy ].
Carr were married i'm Missou]a on
thursday OF last week by Justice of
the Peace Gagnon. Mr.. and Mrs Joe
Carr and son, Floyd, accompanied
them to Missoula and witnessed tbe
ceremony, and the newly married
couple left that evening on No. for
Spokane, which was Miss Heoton,s
io'1'lcr nome, for a short wedding
lflp. They are expected to return to-
morrow night and will make their
home here.
The bride and groom have been
friends since childhood which cul-
minated in this happy ending. While
MISS Hcaton has been i'm Roman on1v
a snort tlme' her charming and grac-
'ous manner has won her MANY
trends. She is an accomplished mn
siclan. both instrumental and voca,
having studied for three years in spo-
Kane and one year in the Conscry-
atory of Music in Cincinnati. The
groom Is the eldest son Of Mr.. and
WITS. >. l. Carr. He has also made a
study OF music and is an ACCOMPLISH
Cd pianist and baritone SINGER and
has thorough knowledge of practf-
ca'y all band Instruments. He is the
leader OF the famous Carr orchestra
and also the leader of the newly or
ganized band in Roman.
The Pioneer joins their many
friends in extending congratulations
and good wishes
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
FIRST VESSEL LAUNCHED

Washington, Nov. 24.-With ths
sliding of an s,00o-ton steel ship down
the ways of a Pacific coast shipyaC1
today, the shipping board recorded
the launching of the first merchant
ship of the fleet it is building. Other
accessions of the feet will be launch
ed In steady program from now On
including three 26.400-ton steel ships
and three 10,500-ton wooden ships
during December.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
FLATHEAD iEGG
FINALLY CAPTURED

According to information received
in Missoula Wednesday, George Der
mond. who robbed the post office at
st. 1gnatius and the Stanley Scarce
store, has been arrested in Long
Beach. Calf. and confessed. He was
arrested after detectives found him
burying set of burglars tools and
in his possession the police found
stamps and money orders taken from
the st. ignatius post office. He will
be prosecuted by the federal govern
ment first and then may be turned
over to Missoula county for trial.
Detectives have been working on
these cases for several months but
no clue to the burglar had ever been
found. until this mans arrest which
clears up the mystery.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
40 PUPILS At TABOR SCHOOL

There are 30 pupils of various ages
now enrolled at the Tabor school.
AS it is impossible to do justice to
the different grades with this num-
Der in attendance. it is said that
steps are now being taken to provide
an additional teacher. which would
greatly simplify the work and bene-
ft both teacher and pupils.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
S'V'l SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

Examinations will be held in Mis-
soula December /. IA. and January
70 for civil service positions. An an
nouncement from the civil service
commission states that ten thousand
stenographers are wanted by the gov
ernment for service in Washington.
On December 13 an examination will
be held for men and women to fill va
cancies as bookkcepers in the recla-
nation service.
Full information about both exami-
nations may be secured by addressing
Secretary. Eleventh Civil Service Dis
trict, 303 Postoffice Building. Seattle,
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
ROMAN, M1SSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, NOVEMBER
oor for support for the reason that

Dor for support for the reason that
there are other reasonably cert
sources of adequate support (exclud-
ing earnings or possible earnings of
the wife) availible, and that the re-
moyal of the registrant will not O.
prive such dependents of reasonably
adequate support.
(b) Any married registrant without
children, whose wife. although the
registrant is engaged in a useful oc-
cupation, is not mainly dependent up
on his labor for support. for the rea-
son that the wife is skilled in some
special class of work, which she is
physically able to perform and in
which she is employed, or in which
there is an immediate opening for
her under conditions that will en-
able her to support herself decently
and without suffering and hardship.
Concerning industrial and agricul-
tural considerations in the classifica-
tion of drafted men the rules provide
that in class | shall be placed any
registrant not found to be engaged
in necessary" enterprise, or, if so
engaged, not necessary" to it as a
skilled laborer or an executive.
In class II shall be placed those
who are engaged in necessary" agri-
cultural or industrial enterprises as
skilled laborers. but not as managers
Or executives.
Concerning the word necessary"
the rules say:
Rule NVII.-The wor0 necessary"
as applied to any industrial or agri-
cultural enterprise within the mean
ing of these regulations shall be taxi
Ell to import that the discontinuance,
the serious interruption, or the ma
terially reduced production of such
enterprise will result in substantial,
material loss and detriment to the
military establishment, the adequate
and effective operation of military
forces, or the maintenance of the ma
tional interest during the emergency
Rule XVIII.--The word "neces-
sary as applied to the relation of "A
regirtrant to an industrial or agri-
cultural enterprise within the mean
ing of any particular rule governing
deferred classification in these regu-
lations shall be taken to import:
CD That the registrant is actually
and completely engaged in the enter
prise in the capacity recited in any
such rule and that he is competent
and qualified in that capacity.
(2) That the removal of the regis
trant would result in direct substan-
tlal, material loss and detriment to
the adequate and effective operation
of the enterprise to degree proper
tlonate to the importance of-the capa-
city recited in the rule.
(3) That the available supply of
persons, competent in the capacity
recited in the rule, is such that the
registrant cannot be replaced in such
capacity without direct, substantial.
material loss and detriment to the
adequate and effective operation of
the enterprise to degree proportions
ate to the Importance of such capa-
cit.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30

The Italians continue to hold te-
naciously to their lines against I
Austro-G crman forces who have be
unable to gain additional terrain in
repeated attacks. An armistice il
order that they might bury their
numerous dead has been requested
by the Austrians but owing to lack
of faith in the encmy's intcntio
the Italians refused to grant it. 1t
is believed that the crisis in Italy is
now passed. French and British-sol-
diers have now arrived at that front
to aid the Italians after an eight day
march.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30

There will be two basket ball games
tonight. the first one between Dixon
and Roman and the second between
Leon and Poison. and both promise
to be worth seeing. A dance and
lunch will follow the games.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
HOT BREADS

Butter must be saved as we'll -
white flour. If we add more hot
breads to the diet to save the wheat,
we must see that we do not increase
syrup--more sravy--lnore honey.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Engle, and dau-
ghtcr. Nina, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Conway, Miss Bessie Knott and Paul
Reiberg were guests at the W. G.
Brown home for Thanksgiving.
w. v. McIntire went to Arlee yes
terday to spend the day with hts-wife
who is i'll at her mothers home.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30

Over 10000 prisoners have been
taken by the British in their recent
drive against the Hindenburg line.
Some of the f1ercest fighting of the
war has taken place at Fontaine
Notre Dame which is now No Mans
Land and has been completely wreck
ed by machine guns Two vital Ger
man bases are menaced by the Brit
ish victory and the new enclrcling
drive of the French against Laon.
Cambria is vital railway center
for the whole German line. Five big
railways converge there. Laon is tn
southern pivot of the German line
and loss of these two bases woul'
compel them to retreat on the entire
line.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-30
WAR SUMMAR

Petrograd, November 2S.-Repre-
sentatives of the BOlaheviki have
been received within the German
lines and informed that the Germans
have officially consented to immedi-
ate negotiations for an armistice on
all fronts of the belligerent countries.
The Germans set December as the
date for a conference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
CRASH ENDS JOY RIDE
IN "BORROWED" AUTO
Garage Washer, in Society Mans
Car, Injuries Owner Of
Stalled Motor

After Joy-riding in an automobile be-
longing to G.. lIeide Norris, lawyer. So
cieiy man and art patron, also presi-
dent of the Rittenhouse Square Improve
ment Association, for several hours last
night. Robert Irwin, Il negro. thirty
years old. of 1874 South Seventeenth
street, and Charles English. white
man. thirty-two years old, OF 1910 South
Norwood street, colllded with an auto
rl)hile at > 80 o'clock this morning and
injured its occupant. Daniel Ludwig. OF
1916 West Glrard avenue. Beth the
10y riders" We're held by Magistrate
Harris today at "a hearing in the Thir-
ty-5eCOnd street and Woodland avenue
police station under $500 bail each for
a futher hearing next Tuesday.
Mr.. Norri5s chauffeur left tho car
last night in a garage at Twenty-third
and Spruce streets. Irwin is employed
as "a washer in the garage. The next
that was heard Of him was after the car
had turned tho corner Of Thirty-eighth
and Market streets, where Ludwig's
motor had stalled. The automobile OPP
Grated b. Irwin skidded and hit Ludwig,
who was trying TO start his own car.
Hospital. He was able to attend the
hearing today but was then taken back
to the hospital. where he will remain
until the extent OF his injuries can be
observed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
REQUESTS TO CHARITY
IN TWO WOMEN'S WILLS
Women's Southern Homeopathic
Hospital and Two Churches
the Benefciaries

Requests of $500 each TO the Wornen's s
southern Homeopathic Hospital and 81.
Michaels Protestant Episcopal Church
are Included in the will of Matilda J.
Potts, G30S Moylan street, which. ~
probated today. disposes of property
valued at $4,000
4 bequest OF 800 TO the Parl; Ave-
nue. NJ. T.. Church is included in the will
Of Annie Il. BoIes. o01i North Broad
street. The estate left to relatives is
valued at $4,000.
other wills probated We're: Samuel
Bookbinder, Atlantic City. n. j., s2O,-
900 George Butler. 1l26 Mexican street.
s14 400; Gerardo Merdiello. 1929 Chris
tian street. sl2,G50; Henry Il. Chew,
Baltimore. Nd. 100000 Josephine
Bauer, 1917 Venango street. $4,000 !;
Charles g. J.. Kaufman, .53 South
Twelfth street $500; Jane Arrow, 1894
Skunk street. $500: Mary j.. English.
1917 Paramount avenue $1,000 and
Patrick ]. Mccartney. 1910 South Wood
stool. street, $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
CHARGE SALOONMAN
MADE OWN WHISKY
Raid on Fairmount Avenue
Place Uncovers 2000-Gal-
lon Still

The highly cultivated nose Of Douglas
Graham, a revenue officer. who has had
experience with the white lightning OF
North Georgia and East Tennessee, led
to the discovery last night OF what Is al
legged to have been the largest Illicit dis.
tillery conducted in Philadelphia in more
than a generation.
Graham was passing the saloon OF
Philip Klein. 1910 Fairmount avenue.
when he detected the familiar odor Of
mash The place had been under GUS
picion for some time. and the revenue
officer at once hastened back to tho
Federal Building and told OF what he
had learned A raid, In which Graham
Will Gray Beach and Harry Dietrich
participated. followed, and. according to
tho officers, Klein was caught with
the goods"
Six barrels of rnoonshlne whlskey
we're discovered in the building at the
rear of Klein's saloon and II is alleged
that the still was in operation at the
time of the raid. Klein was taken be-
fore United States Commissioner Stew
enson. who held aim in $4,000 bail for
further hearing this afternoon.
The still was an elaborate one. with
1000 gallons capacity. Peculiar interest
attaches TO the raid on account OF the
fact that II is the hrst case under the
new law prohibiting the manufacture OF
spirits during the period of the
war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
PLANNING TO ORGANIZE
SCHOOL WAR SAVING
Sale Of Thrift Stamps Takes
Jump Following Appeal to
100000 Children

The sale OF war-savinRs stamps took
an upward leap today. following the en-
listment os the support OF the 100000
school children OF Phila lelphia in the
campaign.
Beginning Monday, as an aftermath
TO the appeals made TO the pupils yester-
day, thrift stamp cards will be dlstrip-
uted generally in all the schools. An
effort is 20 be made TO organize the young
buyers OF tho baby bonds" 10 make
regular purchases every Friday. The
Home and School League has promised
cooperation in tho thrift movement, ard
will take an q, i've part In pushing tho
sale of the stamps. particularly among
tho parents of the school children.
Plans for carrying out the campaign
will be outlined at a dinner IN the Union
League Monday evening. when Secretary
McAdoo. Governor Brumbaugh and prom.
inent Phiiadelphians will address, those
actively engaged In war work in this
vicinity. The needs of France WILL be
described by Lieutenant Paul Perigord
OF the French army. Details of Govern.
ment work will be explained by George
+. Porter. chief Of the section Of cooper
alton Of the State Council OF National
Defense. and Arthur r.. Bestor. director
of the speaking division Of the Commit
,tee Of PUBLIC Safety. Senator Sprogl.
president-ele& OF the Union League. will
preside.
/ The appointment Of William +. Woods
TO the list OF county chairnen Of the war
savings committees was announced.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
FEDERAL AGENTS RAID
HOUSE ON RIDGE AVE.
Complaint of Robbery and
Drugging of Sailors Causes
Prompt Action

Evidence of the alertness of the Fed
eral authorities in stamping out the or.
ganized system Of victmizing sailors
and soldiers is exemplifed in raid by
Federal authorities on an alleged dis
reputable house at ll06 Ridge avenue.
This action was brought about by the
charges of Slas f. Brady, sailor In
the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Brady
visited this place. he said, and was rob.
bed of $40, He also testified that one
of his friends had been drugged In this
house and that his uniform had been
taken from him and that he was turned
out into the streets in ragged civilian
clothes.
Department of Justice agents went to
the place and found two men and three
women in one room of the house. Com
missioner Long held them under various
bail, being guided by their previous rec
ords. They were Ellis Lewis, held for
$500 bail; Thomas Murphy, $1,000 |:
Mary Krouse. $500; Mabel Hoffman,
$500, and Kitty Kildare, $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
SHAWKEY TOPS BUSH IN
PHILA. ELECTRIC SHOOT
Bullet Joe Skaters 50 Out of 80,
One Less Than Former Team
mate-Ties for Third

Joe Bush didn't worry much over the
announcement OF his sale to the Boston
Red Sox. Bullet Joe still is in the city
and expects TO rem1in here until he
receives the call either TO report at
Camp Meade or Hot Springs. While
IRwAiting developments Bullet Joe. ac-
fcompanied by Bob Shawkey, former
teammate. now the property Of the New
York Yankees. made the journey 20
observatory Hill and took part in the
monthly shoot held under the auspices
Of the Philadelphia Electric Club.
e. Roberts took first prize. but the
mound artists. often called sharpshoot-
ers. weren't in such bad form. Shawkey
finishing second and Bullet ice getting
into q draw for third.
Roberts was the winner with score
OF II out OF so. Shawkey shattered Ia
ont Of his first 25, then missed only 1
out Of his next 25. Bush broke II out
yof the first rs and IS out Of the second
for IS score. one less than that reg
Uttered by Shawkey.
B. Derrick was tied with Bush with
1e-1S-35. w. Sherman broke II out OF
each set for a total Of 80. Hazlettt was
next with 81 and Goldste!n followed with
the low score OF 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
GIVES NEW DETAILS
OF HALIFAX HORROR
Philadelphian Receives Letter From
Survivor Recounting Awful
Scenes and Experiences

additional details OF the Halifax dis.
aster are related in letter from L. C
Collins. travelling man who barely
escaped with his life, were received to.
day by Harkin Powell, of this city. The
force of the explosion. said Collins, was
20 tremendous that 1t broke windows OF
many buildings IN Truro, n. S., sixty
two miles distant. Telegraph poles were
snapped in two fifteen feet above the
ground and broken glass from hundred
of buildings showered an parts of the
city,
Collins was struck by n beam and a
large mirror at the same moment. He
said that seven out OF every ten persons
were injured chiefly by flying glass
Clothes were torn off scores of people on
the streets. Immense clouds Of coaldust
blown from various directions added to
the horror In a few moments nearly
every large building was converted to
morgue and every vehicle n the city
became an ambulance.
In ending his letter Collins wrote: "In
five seconds the Kaiser and his war
turned peaceful hustling and busy city
where Gods own creatures dwelt to-
gether in amty into n raging hell"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
ACCIDENT IN FRANCE
KILLS u. s. ENGINEER
James A. Tracy Dies From Ef.
fects of Fall From
Motortruck

Official notice ~ the death of James
A. Tracey, twenty-four years old, of
1917 West Norris street. by falling from
the tail board Of motortruck IN France,
was received by his parents today. lis
death occurred two or three weeks ago
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Tracey, his
parents. heard several DAYS ago that he
had met with a serious accident while
on duty. but only today were able TO
get official Information OF his death
Young Tracy enlisted in Company T.,
First Regiment, United States Engineers
last May, and went to France In August.
with four other engineers he was I'D
ing on "A tail board OF n truck several
weeks ago when the chain broke and let
all five down TO the rocky road Tracy's
skull was fractured from striking the rear
OF the truck as he fell. lie died two
hours aftcrward. the message said. in a
base hospital.
The young mans parents have made
Inquiries as to the possibility of bring
ing his body home. but have heen In.
formed that the bodies of Americans can
not be brought TO this country during
the war. After the war. the Government
hints. It may be possible for his rela-
tives 10 bring his body here, though no
definite promise was made by Washing
ton.
Tracey was formerly a salesman at
the l.. \. Mitchell Hardware Company,
Twentieth and CallowhiN street