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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-06
WHY MINERS STRUCK.

KENNETH, CAL, Oct. 4.-High cost
of living and the treatment of miners
caused the strike in the Shasta county
copper belt, reports Vincent Vocovich
representing the state immigration
and housing commission. He justified
the miners in their demands and said
they agreed to arbitration but wanted
the companies to disarm their gum
men first. The companies declined
this offer.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-06
BANANAS GIVEN away;
POLICE ARE CALLED OUT

BOSTON, Oct. A. Fifteen
thousand punches of bananas
were distributed to as many Bos-
ton people here and such a wild
scramble resulted that it, was
necessary to- call out the, police
to preserve order. News that
cargo Of bananas too ripe to be
taken by jobbers was being given
away free to all Corners by the
United Fruit company attracted
a crowd Of such proportions that
traffic was completely blocked
and many persons were knocked
down. q. ssE rs.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-06
new NATIONAL
PARTYF0RMED
IN windy CITY
Merger Of Prohibition; Progress
sive, Single Tax md Social
Democratic Groups.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4. Chicago
Wednesday became the birthplace of
a new national party" as yet un.
! named, which proposes to elect half
| dozen United States senators and be-
tween 20 and 40 members of the house
of representatives in 1915" according
to an announcement Of leaders who
are in conference. In 1920, the pro-,
spectus, of the party says, a march
upon Washington will be made, to
take possession of the government"
The new party is to be recruited
from the Prohibition. Progressive,
Single Tax and Social Democratic
groups, the latter asserting it's men,
bership is composed of former adher-
ents to the tenets of the Socialist
party who have found it theory
bound and UNACCEPTABLE to new con-
ditions as well as unpatriotic in the
present world Crisis
Indicative of the desire for a per-
manent merger. the national commit
tee of the Prohibition party has an
nounced it's readiness to drop it's
identity as a third party.
A tentative draft of the platform to
be submitted to the conferees, said to
have been written for the most part
by John Spargo, formerly a Socialist.
approves. universal suffrage, the in
itiative and referendum, the recall, the
short ballot, the executive budget and
proportional representation. National
prohibition is strongly demanded and
the declaration made that all traffic
in liquor must be outlawed. Extinc-
ton Of land monopoly. public owner>
ship of coal mines, oil wells, telegraph
and telephone systems and other pub
lie utilities and the use Of union labor
in all governmental activities are
among the demands made in the
Spargo draft.
The voting strength in the con-
ference was fixed at 20 votes each for
Prohibition, Progressive, Single Tax
and Social Democratic parties. Men
who participated in the recent st.
Paul conference of National Non
partisan league have been invited to
be present, but not as official dele
gates.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-06
LADIES' TAlLoRs STRIKE

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Ladies' tall
ors and alteration workers. employed
in shops and department stores. are on
strike for the union shop, a 4S-hour
week, and Increased wages. These
workers are affiliated with the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers.
union
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-06
WANT HIGHER WAGES.

P1TTsBGRG, Pa, Oct. 4.-Organ-
lied pattern makers In this city and
vicinity threaten to strike Oct. If
their wages are not increased to 20
and 70 cents an hour, according to
the grade of work. Double time for
overtime is also.asked.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-06
0vERALlED WOMEN
No LONGER NOVELTY

allied women vand girls is NO longer
a novelty In this state, reports the
state department of labor. They
are employed In the mills, furni-
turc factories: box factories and
other industries. Two shlngle
mills report that women between
the ages OF IS and 40 make the
best workers. The women are not
yet accustomed to brickyartls, rs
one firm reports that women in
this industry are a failure, Junnp.
ers and Ovcralls are the common
attire Of these women.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
DUE OBSERVANCE
Of JUNE 18Th

June 5th, Registration Day, will be
a day of patriotic observance in Ro-
nan. Following the suggestion of
Governor Stewart, the citizens of Ro-
nan and surrounding country will join
on that date in the manifestation of
national spirit and participate in ex-
ercses planned for the OCCASION.
A mass meeting will be held on
the public square of Roman on that
day at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
.thc weather permitting, when the
presidents proclamation will be read
local speakers will be heard and 6
musical program rendered. Mayor
John P. swee will preside over the
meeting and the United States flag
and the national colors will predom-
mate in the scheme of decoration.
Patriotic addresses will be made
by Hon. A. J. Brower,state senator
j. White, I. M. Brandjord and other
prominent citizens and popular or
ators. 1t is proposed to make the
occasion a fitting demonstration OF
the loyalty of our people to the po-
sition of the government and the
unanimity of sentiment which stands
behind the high purpose of the ma
tional administration in the serious
worlds crisis and every person who
can possibly do so is urgently re-
quested to be in attendance. Con-
tributing to the musical program
will be Harold Resner. Martin Pip
other vocalists favorably known in
the community.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
HUGHES JOINS
SECOND REGIMENT

III. r. Larson is in receipt of a
Letter from John Hughes who left
Roman on May 18th to volunteer his
services in the United States army.
Mr., Hughes passed the required en-
trance examinations and is now a
duly accredited recruit in training at
the Vancouver barracks in the state
OF Washington. He is attached to
Company e, 2nd Engineers, and re-
ports that there are about five thous-
and soldiers stationed at his barracks
and Medical Lake in course of train
ing. Two hundred and fifty addi-
tional barracks are under construc-
ton at Vancouver, Mr.. Hughes
states. He reports soldiers life-with
the engineers as novel, busy and in
tcyesting and wishes to be remem-
bered to his numerous friends in
Roman.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
YARDS At
NEW T0WNS|TES

Howard A. Wilson, formerly one of
the leading lumbermen of Spokane,
who has recently transferred his in
terests to the Flathead, has COM
pleted plans for string of lumber
yards along the new branch line of
railroad in the valley. The main yard
and office headquarters will be at
Roman, and branch yards will be To-
Gated at both Flathead and Chariot
townsites. At both these places
much activity in the building line is
anticipated and many buildings will
be constructed just as soon as the
material can be placed on the ground.
Mr. Wilson expects to commence
operations Immediately on securing
the necessary ground for yards and it
is understood that other business en-
terprises are to be started at these
places in the near future.
Mr. Wilson has commenced the
erection of residence in Clairmont
addition and will make his head
quarters in Roman.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
POPULAR MEETING
AT ROUND BUTTE

The popular Home Economics class
which is being conducted by County
Agent Clara A. Bush with the ladies
in the Hortc community, will hold
its next meeting at the Round Butte
school Friday afternoon, June Sth.
At this session the ladies will take
up the work of dry cleaning and
pressing suits Of clothes, the rcnovat-
ing of garments, removal of stains
from table linen, etc, and the proper
methods to be used in making over
garments.
AS this will be very full after
noon, the demonstrations will have to
begin promptly at o'clock. Ladies
coming late will miss part of the
work. All interested ladies are well
come.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
MAY CLAIM EXEMp7
TlON FROM SERVICE

All men between the specified army
draft ages must register whether
they think themselves qualified for
exemption or not. In registering, the
following can claim exemption from
military service:
Executive, legislative or judicial
officers of states or nations.
Members of religious bodies whose
creeds forbid participation in war.
Members of the United States mail
service.
Workmen in armories, arsenals or
navy yards of the United States.
Mariners employed by any citizen
of the United States.
Felons or those otherwise morally
deficient.
Men physically disabled obvious
defects only, such as loss of arm,
leg, eye, etc.,
Men having dependent kin, father,
mother, wife, child under 12 or sister
Or brother under IL solely dependent
on the applicant for support.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
R. R. OFFICIALS
LOCATE SPURS

F.. T. Lowry, superintendent Of the
Rocky Mountain division of the Nor
thern Pacific with headquarters in
Missoula, r. NJ Barr, representative
of the Great Western Sugar company,
and r. G. Dee, travelling freight and
passenger agent ofthe Northern Pa
cific, visited Roman Tuesday while on
a tour of inspection along the line
of the new railroad.
The purpose of the inspection, it
was stated, was to locate and estab-
lish spurs and loading dumps for
sugar beets at suitable points on the
line of railroad, which the officials
assert will be complete and in oper-
alton in ample time to move this
seasons crops when harvested.
r. G. Dee. in commenting on the
tonnage and freight prospects for this
falls business on the new line now
under construction, expressed much
satisfaction over the outlook He took
occasion particularly to commend the
business activity of our city and the
progress evidenced through building
operations.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
.FLATHEAD FARMERS UNITE
To FIGHT GRASSHOPPERS

The mass meeting called at the
Found Butte school house last Sat-
urday night to arrange details for
campaign of destruction against the
grasshoppers brought out large at
tendance. Ranchers came from the
country as far south as st. Ignatius
and north to Poison and from Roman
west to the Flathead river. The bus
ST. Ignatius were we'll represented
az the meeting where prompt and de-
ci5ive plans were made to effectively
eXterminate the pests which might
otherwise seriously threaten this
wears crops on the reservation.
County Agent j. r. Campbell gave
an instructive talk on the nature of
the grasshopper, its manner OF propa-
CATION, breeding grounds and habits,
and outlined the proper method of
procedure in order to eXterminate
the insects, which procedure it was
decided to inaugurate at once.
ReQuisitiOn was promptly made for
the supplies necessary in the COM
position of mixture to be scattered
over the territory afflicted with the
pests which has been proved a satis-
factory eXterminator. The first requi-
si-ion consisted of ten tons of bran,
$40 pounds of arsenic,two barrels of
moasses for the mixture, and twen-
ty-five cases of oranges and lemons,
the latter to be used at the grass
hopper picnic held by the ranchers
of the valley yesterday. This mix
ture is to be supplied to ranchers
already mixed, at cost of $3.50 per
cWt. 1t is computed that the cost of
treating an acre will not be in excess
of ten to fifteen cents.
Different ranchers volunteered to
haul the material from Roman to ap-
propriate points of delivery and the
genial boniface of the Sterling hotel,
j. B. Bear, extended an invitation to
the ranchers doing the hauling to be
his dinner guests at Roman while en-
gagged in this service. The campaign
OF grasshopper determination is to
be thorough and effective. Missoula
county has assumed the expense in
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
HOLDS MEETING

The Women's Patriotic League of
Roman held the first active melting in
the domestic science room of the
Roman high school Tuesday after
noon and the relief work was begun
in real earnest. A dozen members
were present and at the end of the
afternoon two rolls of congresses
containing fifty rolls each, had been
completed and gauze cut and work
planned for the next meeting.
The organization also made partial
plans to give Patriotic tea and
dance for the purpose of raising
funds with which to purchase sup
plies for this worthy work, and it is
hoped that each and every person
will aid the ladies in their efforts.
Exact dates will be given later.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend the next melting which
will be held Tuesday, June 5, at 3
o'clock p. M, at the high school.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
ROMAN OFFICIALS RETURN
INSPECT WATER SYSTEMS

The city is. paying the company at
twenty hydrants and 1888 per month
for seven hydrants, making a total
cost of $4,000 per month and ST.
47s.72 per year to the town. The
lighting of Columbia Falls is fur
nished by the Northern Idaho G.
Montana Power company under a fifty
year franchise.
The committe returned to Kalis-
pell Monday evening and Tuesday
forenoon viewed the Kalispe1l water
plant and consulted with City En-
gfneer w. II. Lawrence. The water
works is owned by the city of Kalis-
pell and IS rated as one of the best
water systems In the state of Mon
tana, City Engineer Lawrence stated
that it cost the city of Kalispell
$500 for pumping and distributing
the water for the city of Kalispell
per day. The pumping is done by
two electric motors. Usually one
motor does the pumping ana is OPP
Grated about four hours per day and
Is capable of pumping about four
thousand gallons per minute. For
emergency the city also has CON-
structed a steam plant which i'm case
of emergency can be used to do the
pumping. The reason for putting in
the steam plant was that the Board
of Fire Underwriters cut the prem
/ iums of fire insurance $15,000.0O per
year to the residents of the city of
Kalispell.
The committee returned home
Tuesday evening.
ROSS T.. LEMIRE,
EDWIN q. BURST.
CASkA ALLEN,
Committee.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
"Tt|E GLASS OF 1917"
(By Harold Resner)

(By Harold Resner)
'Parcnts, friends and companions
In behalf Of my classmates, the class
Of 1917, | wish to express to you
what it means to us, beloved parents
a91 friends, to see you on this, our
last day of school in Roman high.
Though there was a graduating
class from Roman last year, the
class of 1917 is the first class to COM
plete four years Of high school work
in Roman. In September, 1913, the
Roman high school consisted of six
freshmen and one sophomore. Our
assembly room, class room, labora-
tory, cloak room and even manual
training shop was in one small room
of what is now known as the old
Healy house. The next two years we
spent in the old government building
and lastly our fourth years instruc-
tion we received in the splendid new
building of which we are justly-proud.
Four years ago there were only five
teachers in Roman; this year there
are eight. Our present equipment in
laboratories and library has enabled
us to take scientific courses.
In the history of the Roman high
school the class of 1917 will go down
as the pioneer class. We have blazed
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01

the trail for what we hope in future
years will be a renowned rural high
school. We have completed, it is
true, the prescribed course of study
in the Roman high school. We are
graduating from the ranks of the
gold and green. What ranks of a
new life we shall enter we do not
know, but as our pioneer forefathers
gave the best that sterling American
manhood and womanhood could offer,
that their ideals and dreams might
be realized, so each and every men,
Der of the class of 1917 is ready to do
his and her share of that grand and
noble work of building up worthy in
stitutions.
'Probably no other graduating
class shall feel on their commence
ment day the sentiments which each
each and every member of the class
of 1917 feels tonight. We are living
in historic age. yes, a pioneer age.
and not one of us knows when he
may be called upon to answer the
bugle taps. But come when it may,
we are ready"
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
ROMAN WOMEN'S CLUB

The Roman Women's club was very
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. j. d.
Larson and Mrs. e. l.. Mcconnell at
the home of the former on Tuesday
evening.
1t was domestic science evening
and many good recipes We're ex-
changed during the roll call.
Mrs. e. ID. Swisher was unable to
be present to give her paper and
plans for "The Efficiency Kitchen"
She will give it, however, at the next
meeting. Mrs. f. N. Aldrich gave an
excellent paper on "Short Cuts in
Housekeeping" and many valuable
and useful things were learned by
the housewives. Delicious refresh
ments were served and the color
scheme was in purple and gold, the
club colors. The violet, the club
flower, was used in decorating the
living and dining rooms and the
dainty little flower seemed to breathe
a welcome of spring.
Violet, little Violet,
Brave and true and sweet thou art,
May is in thy sunny heart.
Maiden violet.
Gentle as the summer day,
Wintry storms bring no dismay.
Winsome violet.
All the days to thee are spring,
Thine own sunshine dost thou
bring,
Violet, faithful violet.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
FIIATHEAD LAND
IS TO BE SOLD

The department of the interior an
nounced on May 25 that $4,000 acres
of land within the former Flathead
reservation will be sold at public
auction to the highest bidders at
Missoula for lands within the Mis-
soula district, commencing August
80. and at Kalispell for lands in that
district commencing August 90. The
land is to be sold for cash at not less
than the appraised prices.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01
CLASS Of FIVE
GIVEN DIPLOMAS

The first commencement exercises
of the Roman high school were held
at the Roman opera house on Monday
evening, May %, when a class of
five graduated. The hall was taste
fully decorated under the direction
of the schools teaching corps with
colors, old rose and golden brown,
decked the stage which bore a pro-
fusion of potted plants and carna-
tiens, the class flower, and proved Z
pleasing background to the bright
eyes and happy faces of the grad
uates. To bear out the scholastic at
mosphere the members of the grad
uating class appeared in the conven-
tional caps and gowns of gray.
Those receiving diplomas were
Marie Myers, Helen Carstens, Harold
Resner, Melvin Dix and Walter Fish
er. This is the first class graduated
from the Roman schools, although
Alma Myers finished school work and
was granted diploma last year. =
The exercises opened with song
by the school, "Welcome," after
which Dr.. F.. c. Becker, principal of
schools. delivered the introductory
address which was a finished and in
evolution which has taken place in
teresting discourse. He dwelt on the
and spoke of the trend of opinion
among modern educators for more
modern courses of study and the
passing of the old continental allcg-
lance to the so-called classics. He
told of the work done in the Roman
schools in an endeavor to keep pace
with the best in modern educational
methods, and his remarks were well
received by the audience
A male quartette, consisting OF
Harold Rcsner. Martin Pippinburg,
Floyd and Percy Carr, rendered sew
eral songs and responded to repeated
cncores. L. M. Brandjord, called to
substitute for Mayor Swec, whose
absence from town on the occasion
was imperative, then addressed the
graduates and his words were ripe
with worldly wisdom and replete with
the sound and practical philosophy
of life. He extended Fluctuations to
the class 70 the community and
spoke the message of hope for future
success felt by all and congratulated
those graduating for the good work
already accomplished.
Harold Resner, versatile and tai
ented graduate, then responded for
his class in we'll prepared address
which was enthusiastically received
)y the packed house. DR.. A. K Res
her, for the board of trustees of
school district No. %. then made a
of diplomas, and the ex-
srcises closed with a song by the
nigh school, Gold and Green.
An informal reception followed
when the graduates received the
of their many
friends.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01

The graduating class of the Roman
high school, Marie Myers, Helen Car
stems, Melvin Dix, Walter Fisher and
Harold Resner. spent few days in
Missoula the first part of the week
The primary object of the trip was to
have class pictures taken.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01

Alex Laplann, who has been suf-
fering with an attack of appendicitis,
is improving.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.. Johnson were
Roman visitors from Horte yesterday.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01

Since the above written plans were
made it has been necessary to change
the program on account Of delay in
the arrival of the material for the
mixture and also by the heavy rains
of this week. The date of the Grass
hopper picnic is now set for Sunday
June 3, at 1880 a. M, at the Round
Butte school house. and everybody in
the valley is requested to attend,
bringing their picnic lunch with
them. Several cases of lemons and
oranges have been provided for the
picnic dinner and Immediately after
the lunch the country from Horte
west to the river will be treated with
the mixture which will arrive in
Roman Saturday.
In addition to the material already
ordered, 20 tons of bran. 1900 pounds
of white arsenic, 1900 pounds of salt,
400 gallons of syrup and 400 dozens
of lemons and oranges have been
ordered later and for this reason it
is urgently requested that everyone
bring any available means of con-
veyance for the transportation and
distribution of the mixture over the
territory to be treated.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-01

cident to treating the roads and pub
lic thoroughfares, and a committee
consisting of A. M. Sterling, F.. j.
White and A. j. Brewer was named
to confer with the officials of the
reclamation service and enlist that
branch of the federal government in
the campaign to the extent of treat
ing the ditch banks of canals and
laterals of the irrigated units.
Owing to the generous support
and the labor contributed, the total
expense of the campaign has been
reduced to the mere cost of the ma
terial, $4,000. The insects are very
small, ranging from one quarter to
a half inch in length with many
smaller and it is asserted that those
in primary stage of growth were
killed in large numbers by the recent
rains. 1t is hoped that as a result
of this campaign the grasshopper
pest on the reservation will be to-
tally eliminated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
he TheQtre
Illinois Theatre.

Feb. Princess - musical
comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

ue.-ove-.aaa rass postponed