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The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
LAKE COUNTY BILL
DEAD AS A SME[T

The bill introduced in the lower
house of the Montana legislature last
week Thursday by Representatives
Harbert of Poison and Mason of Ro-
nan, providing for the creation of
Lake county, met an untimely end
the next day through the opposition
of Bernard of Flathead county ,Hig-
gins and Lusk of Missoula and Larse
of Sanders. Generally speaking, these
gentlemen are the objectors in the
house and to maintain their reputa-
tion and obey orders from their
bosses at home. registered a ickk
against the organization of the new
county. McQuarrie. Buell. and Mason
of Missoula county were favorable to
the bill, but through the efforts of
those mentioned above the bill was
referred to the committee on coun-
ties for a hearing. That practically
killed the bill, as the time left for
action was too short to get it out of
the committee and before the house,
from where it must go to the senate
for approval. The merits of the bill
were never considered. 1t was killed
in the interest Of Missoula, Kalispell
and the town of Plains in Sanders
county. which aspires to be the coun-
ty seat of that county and insists on
holding all the votes now cast in the
eastern part of that county. With a
bib vote east of that place it hopes
to wrest the county seat from
Thompson Falls.
Missoula and Kalispell still want
to force the people of this territory
to come to those places and spend
their money. 1t is a purely selfish
motive on their part and in order to
gain their point are willing to retard
the development of this great valley
and put it's people to all manner of
inconvenience. Their dirty work is
done, however, and JOY reigns SUI
preme. 1t now remains for them to
reward their henchmen who betrayed
the interests of this community by
doing their bidding and return them
to the Sixteenth assembly.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
HOUSE THE JUDGE
SAYS THE COURT

Helena, Feb. 21.--Nothing short OF
sudden death or complete disability
will prevent William Cults, the new
member from Silver Bow, from serv-
ing through the remainder of the ses-
sion. The supreme court today de-
MED the application of Attorney Gen
eral Ford for an order ousting Mr..
Cults, who was appointed by the gov
ernor to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the late j. J. Flanagan.
The appointment was confirmed by
the house. The attorney general be-
gan proceedings yesterday directed
against Mr.. Cults, and these came to
an end today when the court de-
clarcd that each house was the cole
judge of it's membership.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
AFTER THE WAR

We do not expect that Germany
will do anything to provoke actual
hostilities with the United States.
She has troubles enough without
that. We suspect that the French
admiral is right: that Germany is
supreme effort sometime in the near
future; that she intends to marshall
all her power on land, in the air, and
on the sea, to bring the war to a sue
cessful conclusions; and that if she
fails, she will make another effort to
negotiate peace. Should that trans
pire, she will not want the United
States to take part as an enemy.
But if our present alarm results in
stimulating our preparedness program
to the point of an actual mobiliza-
ton for war, it will be of vast benefit
to the government and our people. 1t
will give all concerned new know
ledge of the nations capacity to meet
a real wars requirements. 1t will at
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weak. and supply a hint of what we
most need by way of preparedness.
Already it has been made clear that
our republic cannot any more live be-
hind the Chinese wall of mo foreign
complications" Ours is q world
power and we are bound henceforth
tn have q deem interest in what the
other powers are doing. Had little
common knowledge ruled in our trade
relations with oversee countries in
the past thirty years, New York would
today be the worlds commercial
center. We should have great mer-
chant marine and great financial en-
terprises in full swing in many for
eign countries; and, more important
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
SELL NORTH HALF
OF PUBLIC SQUARE

One of the best things that could
possibly happen to Roman would be
the selling of the north half of the
public square and allow the town to
build solidly from the lower end of
the street westward. This acton
would remove the greatest barrier to
a get-together for Roman than any
thing possible to conjecture. That
vacant block has always been an eye
sore to everybody in town and has
been the opening wedge for all the
strife and rivalry which has existed
between the west and east sides.
There could be 12 of the most val
liable town lots to be found in Roman
carved out of that waste and fric-
tion-engendering tract of land and if
it were sold to prospective builders
would consolidate the two business
sections and remove the cause of
much hard telling that has existed in
the past four years. Ever since the
big fire there has been a rivalry be-
tween the two sections which has
been detrimental to the entire town
and were the vacant lots occupied by
busines houses located exactly in be-
tween the two chief contending
forces there would no longer be any
excuse to continue the fued.
This should be an issue at the
coming town election and the mayor
and councilmen to be elected should
state how they stand on the question.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23

that all the best Of our street fair
be sent to Helena and exhibited as
Mission valley exhibit, and this
should appeal to everybody inter-
ested in the valley. 1t would place
us on the map as an agricultural
valley such asst has never before
been known, and the value of real
estate will increase as result
To make this street fair a success,
the cooperation of the farmers is
essential and it is to be hoped they
will all assist as much as possible.
To assist further, they should pre-
pare at the time of seeding for their
exhibit, taking care to thoroughly
prepare their soil for such seed as
they intend to SOW, and they should
SOW such seed as will make the best
returns possible. They should then
take extra care of each and every
product they intend to grow and all
combined will give thembetter grain
better yields, and better results as a
whole, and at the same time give
them something to bring to the fair
which they will be proud of and
which will attract the attention of
every person who may come here to
attend the fair. Thus the fair will
result in financial gain for all. The
valley as a whole will be benefited,
the individual who raises better grain
or grass will find his bank account
larger, and the people of our towns
will find their trade better by reason
of there being more money in the
country. Let's all boost for the
street fair and make it a great big
success
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
ROMAN, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA FEBRUARY 1917.

still. these countries would have been
acquainted with our ways, and our
flag would have been as familiar to
them as the British flag now is. Were
that the situation now there would
be a general turning to New York
City as the worlds clearing house.
These facts ought to be clear to our
authorities by this time, so clear that
they would finally prompt some SEN
sible legislation.
Our great field should be South
America. Our people produce so much
that these states need, and they in
turn produce so many commanding
products that our country needs.
They possess so much fine land that
is now yielding nothing and which
the poor of the earth would be glad
to cultivate. They have so many Cit
les, roads and bridges to be built, that
long prior to this time our business
relations with them should have been
most intimate, and our connections
and enterprises should have been
multiplied many fold.
During all the strain of the present
war, Great Britain has kept her mer-
chant ships running steady to these
ports. She holds the trade of those
countries as to be one Of her chief
assets When the present war is over
she hopes to resume the old program,
to send loaded ship to, say Rio; to
add the freight to its original cost;
to exchange the cargo for, say. cof-
fee; to return the ship with her car
go to. say, Liverpool; there to eX-
change that cargo with freight from
Rio added, for American wheat with
freight added, and then send it to
New York with another freight added.
All the time for a quarter of a
century past, we have been submit
ting to that kind of business, and like
blank idiots have accepted it as the
right thing. And the foremost news
paper of New York City has kept say
ing that it was the proper thing to
do. Will that business be resumed at
the close of the war? 1t surely looks
as though it would, for some nations
are like somnambulists-the walk
with wide open eyes and see nothing.
-Goodwin's Weekly.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
MAY HOLD STREET
FAIR THIS FALL

The suggestion comes from John N.
Bailey, president of the Roman Com
mercial club, that Roman hold a
street fair this coming fall, week
or ten days in advance of the state
fair, which will be held this year in
Helena from September 19 to "a.
This suggestion should meet with
the approval of every business man
in Roman and should be favorably re-
ceived by all farmers from every
section of the valley. 1t would adver-
tise the productiveness of the valley
as nothing else has ever done and
bring to the front every possibility
of our soil. The fair is contem-
plated would be just what it says:
a street fair. Our merchants can
arrange among themselves just what
premiums they will give, each mer-
chant giving substantial premium
for some certain grass, grain veg
etable or fruit, and have the display
of such product exhibited on the
street in front of or adjoining that
particular merchants place of bus
mess. This will distribute the fair
all over the town and add to the
material value of such advertising,
both to the producer and to the mer-
chant.
This matter has been called to the
attention of Sid J. Coffee, president
of the Montana State fair, and Mr..
Coffee has signified to be in attend
ance and to bring with him from Mis-
soula a number of people who will
also assist in making the street fair
a success in every way. 1t is be-
ieved that Missoula will lend much
valuable assistance to the scheme
and that it's success is assured II,
adnavce.
The idea of holding the street fair
in advance of the state fair is tina.
the premium winners in each ex-
hibit could then send their product
to the state fair with considerable
expectations of winning some pre-
miums there. 1t has been suggested
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
SAYS VILLA HAS
SAILED FOR JAPAN

There is rumor to the effect that
Francisco Villa, the Mexican bandit,
has sailed for Japan on a Mission
which he is said to have informed
his followers "would make them
throw their hats in the air."
He is said to have made his way.
secretly to the coast and to have
sailed from Mazatlan about three
weeks ago. Should this prove true
and a German submarine get him, it
would not cause very much mourn
ing in this country and would prob
ably be welcomed by the administra-
tion.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
BONE DRY" LAW
IS FAR-REACH|NC

Washington, Feb. 21.-The senate
ffoone dry amendment to the postal
bill prohibiting shipments of liquor
into states which have prohibition
laws was accepted today by the house
SCI to 72. 1t is counted as one of the
most far reaching prohibition meas
ures in years, because it will make
absolutely dry states which now per-
NIT shipments in limited quantities.
Every effort to change the amend
n1ent was defeated overwhelmingly.
Cries of "bone dry" rang through the
house and the sentiment swept the
house until the last vote for concur
= renee was cast. Members who at
tempted to explain that they were
prohibtionists at heart but stood for
states rights were greeted with
laughter.
The amendment, incomparably the
most far reaching prohibition legisla-
ton ever approved by either house Of
congress, would result as a barrier
against the shipment of liquor into
Is states where it can be imported
legally now and where millions of
dollars worth is consumed annually.
1t would add to the ''bone dry" terri
tory about one-third of continental
United States.
''Whoever shall ORDER purchase or
cause intoxicating liquors to be trans
ported in interstate commerce." the
amendment stipulates Except for
scientific medicinal or mechanical
purposes, into any state or territory
prohibiting the manufacture or sale
therein of Intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes, shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $1,000 or
Imprisonment for not more than six
months, or both, and for any subse-
ouent offense shall be imprisoned not
more than one year."
OF the % states which will be pro-
hibition territory on July 1, when the
amendment would be effective, only
eight have forbidden importation of
intoXicants for personal use.
The IA around which the provision
would erect a non-importation barrier
are Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa
Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, North
Dakota, North Carolina, Oklahoma.
South Carolina, South Dakota, Vir-
einia and West Virginia. Most OF
these have set no limitation on the
amount that can be brought in for
individual use, but in several cases
the amendment would nullify directly
states expressly permitting importa-
ton of stipulated amounts per capita.
In addition, Michigan, Montana and
Indiana have enacted prohibition
laws which will put them in the pro-
hibition column subject to the pro-
visions of the Reed amendment.
Representative Evans of Montana
voted i'm favor of the "bone dry
amendment. Representative Stout
was recorded as not voting.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
ROMAN WOMEN'S CLUB

Mrs. Coker II. Rathbonc enter
tanned the Women's club at her home
Tuesday night. Each member re-
sponded to roll call with some quo
tation or fact about Lincoln or Wash
ington.
Miss Kahn gave a very interesting
paper on "Noted Women of the Day"
She told some of the interesting
things in connection with the lives
of Edith Wharton Ella Flagg Young,
DR.. Anna Shaw and other famous
women. The subject of Miss Marsh's
paper was Noted Men of the Day."
She told of the lives of Burbank,
Thomas Matt Osborne, Burroughs,
Goethals and other men Of science
and literature. A number of good
pictures of these great men were
shown and added materially to the
interest of her paper. Mrs. Wallace
Pearson's paper was an instructive
resume of the important events of
1916 and 1917. Among the many
events mentioned were Wilson'S re-
election, the Webb-Kenyon law,
states going dry, deaths of some of
the famous financiers, writer's and in
ventors. Many appropriate national
airs were played and several other
selections rendered.
A delicious lunch was served and
a most enjoyable and profitable even
ing was spent.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
W WATERWORKS MONEY
NOT YET SECURED

The report in Missoula paper that
the money had been provided to build
a water system in Roman just as soon
as spring opened would be pleasing
the most pleasing intelligence to
reach Roman and everybody here
would throw UP their hats with JOY
if they could confirm the statement,
but unfortunately that is not fact
Just why such a statement should
be made at this time is not clear. 1t
may have been done by someone not
very enthusiastic over bonding the
town for the purpose of financing the
project and hoped thereby to quiet
the agitation in favor of the move,
and it may have been done in spirit
of "boosting,' and believing it the
best kind of town advertising. 1t may
be good advertising, but there are
some who doubt the wisdom of eating
a cake before baking it.
Apropos of this matter it can be
safely said that at this writing SEN
timent seems to be srystalliZing iii
favor of building a water system and
taking the water from the spring at
the head of Spring creek Those who
have investigated the proposition and
have given the matter any serious
consideration, are satisfied that it is
the only feasible proposition to be ad-
vanced so far, when the question of
raising sufficient money to build a
water system is considered. All con-
cede that $4,000 would be the limit
we could bond for and to build a
gravity system for that sum seems al
so to be out of the question. That a
system could be built for $4,000 and
take the water from Spring creek is
also considered possible.
There are a number Of good points
advanced in favor of the latter pro-
ject, among which are that we would
secure a better pressure for fighting
fire by using standpipe than by a
gravity system. Under gravity sys-
TEN IS or 20 pounds could not be had
unless all the faucets were turned
off, while with standpipe and an
engine the pressure would be suf-
ficient at all times even with the
faucets turned on and running full
blast.
This matter should receive prompt
attention by the town council and
the commercial club could do good
work by urging some action. 1t is
the one thing Roman must have and
have at once.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
ENGLISH CAPTURE
GERMAN SUBMARINES

Americans arriving from England
lately report having seen the Ger
man submarine freighter Deutchland
lying in dock at Liverpool, together
with 1856 other captured German sub
marines. They were all chained to-
gether and were being carefully
guarded. The same report says that
the Bremen, which was supposed to
have sunk on a trip from Germany
to the United States, was also among
the captured, but that the British
authorities suppressed the news re-
garding the capture.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
INDIANS CHARGE
EXTRAvAGANCE

Apparently the delegation of Flat
head Indians from the Flathead,
headed by Chief Moiese and Mary
Lemery, are causing considerable
trouble in Washington. The follow
ing letter received Monday last ex-
plains the object and seriousness of
their charge:
Washington, y. c..
February 16, 1917.
My dear Mr.. Rathbone:-I write
hurriedly to say that Chief Moiese
and delegation of eight other Flat
head Indians claiming to have been
elected at tribal council, accompan-
led by man from Oregon named
Wasson and one Mary Lemere who
has an allotment near st. Ignatius,
who appear to be their spokesmen
and advocates, are here trying to
make trouble. Yesterday they ap-
peared before the Senate committee
on Indian affairs and made a most
violent and virulent attack on the
Reclamation service and the Flathead
reclamation project, claiming it was
fraud and failure, that the In
dams do not want it, that the white
settlers do not want it, and that
everybody wants it discontinued and
chopped off right where it is. They
charge fraud, mismanagement, waste
fulness, extravaganza and many other
things. They claim that the Flat
head Indian lands do not need irri-
cation and that they will raise good
crops without irrigation. They claim
the Indians are being robbed and all
sorts of things. l do not know who
is at the bottom of this but it looks
like worked up propaganda to in
jure the Flathead project.
They also violently attack the In
dian bureau and Major Morgan, the
Indian agent and charge dishonesty
and criminality. They demand two
things, viz, the removal OF Major
Morgan and that the Flathead pro-
ject be abandoned forthwith.
! This is a great surprise to me. l
have been here six years and never
before heard that the Indians were
dissatisfied with the Flalhead pro-
ject 1t looks like somebody is put
ting them up to this. Senator Walsh
and l were in attendance upon the
committee all day and vigorously
combated their contentious about the
reclamation project. ! hardly think
it will amount to anything. The ap-
preparation of $75O,00O for the COM
ing year has already been passed by
both house and senate and is not in
dispute, and, therefore, confercea can
have nothing to do with it, Had
this violent attack come little
sooner it might have beaten the ap-
preparation but I think it comes too
late. The only way it could beat it
now would be for either the house or
ferees and beat the entire bill. That
is possible but | hardly think prob
able. Senator Walsh and l will do
our best to prevent any such cal
amity. Many of their statements
about the Flathead reservation, the
reclamation service and the reclama-
tion project are glaringly false, rs |
pointed out. had Mr. Davis, chief
of the reclamation service, hurriedly
summoned to appear and aid us.
which he did. | merely write to let
you know what is going on. If there
should be any disastrous develop
mcnts ! will let you know.
Yours most cordially,
HENRY l.. MYERS.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23

but the adverse advertising that goes
out from proposals of such untried
measures. frightens capital looking
toward development of industries. AS
soon as the skys have cleared and we
know exactly where we are, we
should do all in our power to set the
country at large right on these mat
ters and if we can truthfully say so,
inform the world that here is good
place to invest and that such invest
ments will be protected from unwar-
ranted political attacks.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23

The appearance of the muskrat.
which is said by prophets and others
to be sure sign of spring, has been
made. Another sign of the early ap-
proach of spring, which can usually
be depended upon. can be seen by
consulting the calendar.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23
THE UNWRiTTEN LAW

Hewitt-When was in Kentucky
l was arrested for violation of the
liquor law.
Jew Wett-HOw was that?
Hewitt declined to take drink.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23

We maintain that it is better to
chew gum than the rag. There is
no residence in a rag.-Toledo Blade.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-27
Great Task of Council
of National Defense

the factories, mills, mines, and fields Of
the nation in arms
With a full realization then that
battles are won not alone by fighting
melf but by fighting co-ordinated in
dustries, the Council of National De-
Tense and it's Advisory Commission
settled down to real business on Mar.
/, 1917. Since that date the record
has been one of speedy, ground-break
ing accomplishments brought about
by only the hardest kind of hard
work. What has been done reaches
nearly to an epic. After the Presi-
dent delivered his war message before
the congress, the speed was redubled.
Today the statement is justified that
no similar governmental
body has ever put behind it as much
solid result in the first 20 days of
great war.-Grosvenor GARRISON, in
he August Number of Scribner's.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-27
a. CROSS SECTIOrl

as shown in Fig. A. These openings
must be Enclosed so as to conceal the
light, and yet allow heat and smoke
to escape. The most satisfactory ar
rangement is that shown in Figs. 1
and 4. A baking-powder can with it's
bottom removed OBJ is slipped over
the lamp chimney and fitted into the
chimney hole, then tomato can Co
is inverted over the top of the can,
and fastened in the slotted ends of
three wooden peg stills Cd, Fig. p,
and the pegs are fitted into holes made
in the top of the box Gigs. 1 and A..
The lens is mounted in baking
powder can jacket Gig. 81. Remove
the bottom of the can, and if the lens
is smaller in diameter than the can,
make band of cardboard strips to
fit around the edge of the lenS as
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-27

mothers too. Il have a rendezvous
with DEATH wrote Seeger in one of
his poems-and he kept that rendez-
vous. But never have l regretted
doing what l am doing now" was his
message.
Nor would l at this moment be
anywhere else than where am. /
pity the poor civilians who shall never
have seen or known the things that
we have seen or known. Great as
are the pleasures that they are contin-
uing to enjoy and that we have re-
nounced, the sense of being the in
strument of destiny is to me source
of greater satisfaction. Come to
love France and understand the nobil-
ity of the effort this admirable people
is making-that will be the surest way
of your finding comfort for anything
that l am ready to suffer in their
cause"
Words proved in blood, like SeeSers
ring true as any poetry. Who can
regret the sacrifice of this poet who
lived his poetry too? Mothers of
France will not ignore his memory
American mothers must not forget his
message and it's cure for doubling
,ouls.-Colliers.