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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19

Because Of infantilc paralysis and
the fact that no church services are
being held it has been suggested that
the Montpelier Military Band give two
sacred concerts each Sunday, one in
the morning from the top Of Corse
street, which would furnish music for
residents Of that part Of the city, and
one in the afternoon from the fiat roof
on top Of Montpelier Seminary build
ing. There is some talk that IL those
who are advancing the plan could be
assured that there would be no public
gathering that the matter could be
successfully worked out. The band is
paid 81 800 for IL concerts each year,
which thus far this year II has been
unable TO furnish owing tothe quar-
antine.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19
AMERICAN WOMEN
NO SLACkERS

= These are days when we may well
be proud of our American girls and
women. The fields of France for
countless miles are this moment be-
ing cultivated by the French women
with never man to assist. Ihat
American women would as promptly,
resolutely, and effectively take up the
same burden, did the same necessity
exist here, there is not the slightest
doubt. The voice of the scoffer at the
suffragette is hushed in admiration at
what the women are doing in the de-
mands of the moment. In crowded
cities and by the isolated farm side
the American girl and woman without
regard to wealth or social distinction
is employing every spare moment In
Red Cross work. Without any brass
bands to call crowd they fiocked to
the training places to learn and to do,
nor has their interest and enthusiasm
waned; on the contrary it has steadily
grown.
The subscription to the Liberty
Loan afforded another opportunity to
show what stuff the patriotism of the
American woman is made. In count
less shops, stores, factories, and offices
girls receiving only few dollars per
week, and too often responsible for
the support of widowed mothers and
Younger brothers and sisters, Loyalty
made their subscription for the bond,
when to do so meant actual sacrifice
and even privation for so weeks. But
no one hears them complain of this,
and their only expressed regret is
their inability to take larger amount.
These are days when the American
man and boy has greater occasion
than any time in the past half century
to revere, love and honor his mother,
sister, and sweetheart-By II. II.
Windsor, in the Angst Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19
STOCK RAISERS AND
THE STATE FAIR
Secretary Davis Invites Farmers to
Make Exhibits at the September
Exhibition.

Vermont stock raisers should take
greater interest this year than here
tofore in the Vermont State Fair,
which will be held at White River
Junction, September Is, 19, 20, and
q" said Secretary Fred l.. Davis the
other day.
Conditions, brought about by the
war, will make the exhibits in the
stock department from outside the
State somewhat smaller in number
>than usual. Therefore, Vermont
farmers should avail themselves of
sending larger numbers of stock
than in former years. The State Far
Commission will pay the same liberal
premiums as in the past and this
money can be made to remain In Yer
mont if the stock raisers in the State
will improve the opportunity.
my advice is to start now and get
stock into shape. We can make this
real fair for our own people If we
will take hold and show an interest.
"There was at one time a desire on
the part of some members of the com
mission not to hold the State Fair
this year, and this because of the war,
but with all the county fairs to be held
il would have seemed strange to have
dropped out the State Fair Governor
Graham was emphatic in his express
sion that the State Fair should be held
as usual.
"In France and England, under
stand the customary fairs and expo
sitions have been held, just as if there
was no war to disturb things,
'It is my belief that the State Far
will be better patronized this year
than it ever abs been. So, Mr.. Farm
er, bring in your stock, help make the
fair by SO doing and win the premium
money"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19
ELEVEN PROBATION OFFICERS
Selected by State Board OF Charities
and Probation

At the conclusion Of a session
which lasted practically all day, the
board of charities and probation, Gre
ated by an act Of the 1917 general
assembly, appointed II deputy state
probation officers, The meetings OF
the board are scheduled to be held
every month, the next meeting TO be
held the first Wednesday in August.
The members of the board present
were Philip T. H. Pierson Of Benning-
ton, Elisha May of st. Johnsbury
Miss Florence Cory of Montpelier,
and Thomas II. Magner of Burlington
Chairman George L. Durham OF
Brattleboro, is seriously ill in a Bos-
ton hospital, having been taken Ill
with appendicitis.
The members expressed themselves
as being very well pleased with the
work already accomplished by Secre'
tary w. H. Jeffrey. Following are the
deputies appointed.
Philip T. II. Pierson of Bennington
Elisha May of st. Johnsbury
A. l.. Sherman of Burlington.
George NJ. Hogan of st. Albans.
r. w. Hulburd of Hyde Park.
w. H. Sprague of Chelsea.
A. c. Sleeper of Newport.
J. J. Hickey of Rutland.
C. A. Smith Of Montpelier.
C. NJ. Miller of Brattleboro.
F. c. Southgate Of Woodstock
These deputies have jurisdiction
throughout the state, and may be re-
quested to assist in investigating cases
of dependent, delinquent and neglected
children and in the inspection of poor
houses and charitable institutions.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19
VERMONT SMITH IN ~<tSS
VOLUNTEER ENLlSTA >T


to Population. OF the Seven Lead
ing States in the Union Four are In
New England. Maine is Second.
Vermont is in the first half dozen
Of the as states of the union in volun-
teer enlistments in proportion to pop
ulation. Instead of being behind rs
has been freely charged in metropoli-
tan papers, Vermont is one of the
leaders.
The first seven states in rank are
Oregon, Maine, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Wyoming, Vermont and
Kansas. 1t is a striking proof Of the
loyalty and patriotism Of New Eng
land that four Of the seven are of
this little group of New England
States.
The figures are taken from the war
department announcement in prepara-
ton for the draft. Each state is
called upon to fill gross quota and
the number to be drafted in each state
is the states gross quota less the
number who have volunteered either
into the regular army or the National
Guard.
Below is given a list Of the states
in the order of their rank in volunteer
enlistment The first column gives
the gross total required of each state.
The second column shows the number
that must be drafted from each state
to make up the number the state must
furnish. The third column is the per-
centage to be supplied by draft 1t
can thus be seen that the smaller the
percentage of draft the greater has
been the proportion of volunteer en-
listment. The list of the states in the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19

Elwin Baird, of Salisbury, who was
found a few days ago on tributary
OF Furnace brook in North Chittenden
by a deputy fish and game warden,
when he had seven undersized trout in
his possession, was arraigned before
City Judge r. G. Swinnerton at Rut-
land. Only one unlawful trout was
charged against the man and he plead
ed guilty to a single offense against
the fish and game laws. He paid the
court S26.S5--Sl0 for the offense, IS
for the fish and $ll.85 costs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19
THE PUBLISHERS PROFITS TAX

The executive committee of the Ma
tional Editorial Association submitted
at the recent annual convention in
Minneapolis a report protesting
against the levying Of a special 5 per
cent tax on the profits of newspaper
and magazine publishers. That was
most natural, in view of the fact that
the publishing business is the one
business in the country asked to pay
this discriminatory tax. But unlike
the association of publishers, which
also a short time ago expressed oppo-
sition to the special per cent tax on
profits, the executive committee OF the
National Editorial Association went
straight to the heart of the situation.
1t was willing to consider the peculiar
circumstances which influenced the
Senate Finance Committee to approve
a publishers profits tax.
The war revenue bill came to the
Senate from the House of Representa-
tives without tax provision of this
sort. The House voted to increase
postal rates for first class and second
class mail matter and introduced a
zone system Of charges for second
class mail-a reform which the gov
ernment should have undertaken long
ago. The Senate Finance Committee
was intimidated by the beneficiaries OF
the undercharges on second class mail
into discarding the zone system. 1t
also greatly reduced the House second
class rates. In order to compensate
for these reductions it imposed the B
per cent profits tax.
The second class mail subsidists,
who profit enormously by the long
haul privileges granted under existing
law, were more than willing to saddle
discriminatory tax on the entire
publishing trade. A few publishers
have big stake in the perpetuation
Of the cheap second class fiat rate.
Others have a relatively small stake.
Others have practically no stake at
all. 1t was piece of shrewd strategy,
therefore, on the part of the long haul
publishers to substitute special tax
for the proposed increased second
class rates. In that way they preserv-
ed their special privileges at the ex-
pense of the rest of the publishing
trade.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Editorial Association has taken
notice of this selfish trick. 1t recon-
mended as fair basis for second class
charges one which took into considera-
ton the difference between a publish
er who sends his publication two
thousand miles and one whose mailing
limit is two miles. That is an indorse-
ment of the zone systematic only
equitable system either for parcels or
for bulky second class mail.
If the House second class mail rates
are restored to the bill, there will be
no excuse for special per cent tax
on publishers profits. And, beyond
that Congress will have put mail
transportation at last on rational,
businesslike basis.-N Y. Tribune.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19
STATE NEWS

Lyndon S. Beardslee has accepted
call to the pastorate Of the Congre-
gational Church in Dummerston. He
is native Of Hartford, Conn. and not
long ago graduated from the Hartford
Theological Seminary.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-07-19

l508l. Archibald J Mcclure
i505i. 6. ]. Bentley
i505G. W. NJ. Stevens
l5057. W. j. Buskirk
i5059. r. 6. Manley
1875. L. W. Hill
2062. Vim. Bushee
2064. Henry Lugene
67ls. c. A. Bond
l4242. +. D. Lakin
1882. j. b. Wilbur
1907. j. B. Wilbur
1888. n. A. Carver
1881. J. B. DeCourscy
1876. X. 7. Lincoln
1876. X, T. Lincoln
1887. A. B. Marsden
1886. George Orvis
1886. George orvis
1887. George Orvis
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POST. l.. T.. Pierce
2O60 l.. V. Truli
2O6s. f. S. Marsh
2l25. j. l.. Davis
2l35. Gilbert Cherbonneau, Jr.
2i6a. f. X. Lampson
1886. H. J. Fuller
2s3a. A. l.. Bowman
1856. l.. NJ. Kelley
1865. J. r. Eaton
1866. II. W. Ventres
3i33. Adele l.. Bowman
$40. H. N. Shaw
3l9s. II r.. Clarke
32ss. + II. Walker
3466. Mrs. Nellie Lugene
3sia. H. N. and w. H. Shaw
4e44. ]. C Bacon
5l7l L. j. Callahan, NJ d
5ase. NJ. V. Whitton
5557. A. J. Burroughs
5693. Z. +. Wilcox
1928. p. W. Fowler
5927. F. D. Giddings
1896. Ryan & Schlieder
5939. b. j. Connell
59iO. c. H. Hosley
6226. +. +. Wilcox
6234. Dumont Clarke
G235. Mrs. l.. +. Hemenway
6237. o. w. Boynton
6473. II. +. Clark
G599. II. l.. Hubbard
6623. Thos. b. Duling
67i7. c. A. Bond
67lS. C. A. Bond
67l9. c. A. Bond
1864. II. S. Walker
7Os0. II. N. and w. II. Shaw
7OS4. Charles lsham
7Os9. II. L. Conroy
T205. Z. A. Wilcox
1908. J. II. Hicks
76l4. J. ?. Bushee
76l5. Pauline B. Campbell
1919. +. w. Botsford
7674. G. F. and G. A. Lawrence
1876. William Griffith
7677. Eliza j. and W. X. Hard
767S. c. w. Sykes
779l. Herbert Johnson
1872. w. ]. Crawford
1905. C. B. Carleton
s0O4. w. F. Andrews
s33S. A. H. pettibone
1856. c. A. Rich
S549. G. l.. Towsley
1858. B. G. Hilliard
1858. Bernice w. Davis
S7l6. c. H. Hosley
SIPS. J. S. Brush
1852. I. J. Healey
$3.50. II. G. Schoolmaster
9095. G. r. Schlieder
9l42. r. c. Elmer
el43. B. H. Barber
1888. O. R. Brooks
9604. G. A. White
9747. j. W. Thompson
1894. J. d. Purdy
10lsl. =. V. Baldwin
l05a7. Mrs. Laura c. Nido
1O54s. Mary Z. Williams
10964. John l.. Benson
1896. Jessie o. Hawley
1921. T. B. Duling
1895. James Brooks
1l462. Z. r. Lampson
1i465. w. A. Purdy
1ia67. w. II. Roberts
li46s. +. d. Sowle
li49l. N. E. T. & T. Co.
1l7Sl. J. l.. Loveioy, M. ID.
1854. II. J. Wyman
1l945. c. NJ. Campbell
1i9a9. f. NJ. Taylor
1883. J. V. Newman
1885. T. H. Burlison
1887. George 0rvis
1855. c. II. Hawley
1902 F. H. Briggs
1876. Charles lsham
1886. Helen r. Fowler
1883. Mrs. A. +. Martin
1884. r. b. Ford
1886. II. r. Ford
1896. A. r. Day
1901. c. w. Charbonneau
1907. B. ]. Johnson
1876. Mrs. Edna Rice
2O6l. r. II. Hemenway
1855. Lincoln lsham
1885. Eugene Diotte
1891. Mrs. Henry Walker
1&046. r. A. Ellison
1859. T. H. Bowles
1850. J. P. Lake
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spraying, if properly conducted, in
sures the crop against blight and
beetles. No bank should loan money
on potatoes that are not thus cared
for. The protection against early
death from tip-burn and flea beetle in
jury will repay the cost Of the spray
ing in years when no blight occurs.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
MOIESE VALLEY

q. C. Wellington sold his Ford tour
ing car in Roman and now has run
about.
Carl johnson who spent the winter
in Greu. Falls at school, has return
ed home to assist in the farm work.
Mrs. Ernest Barton and Mrs. Ruby
Kellerman were Roman shoppers Fri
day.
Red Cross work will begin at the
Moiese club house on Wednesday
afternoon, May %.
Mrs. Ruby Kellerman of st. Paul,
Mimi. arrived here Thursday to visit
her sister, Mrs. C. o. Lundholm.
The Moiese Valley Club trustees
gave dance Saturday night, May
18th.
G. II. Giles of Butte, spent several
davs of this week looking over his
Moiese land.
G. L. Peden and A. MeAuley have
secured a lease on 100 acres belong
ing to VIM. Hitzle of Spokane, to use
for pasture.
Crandall G. Mendenhall, contractors
from Sprngdaie, Utah, are working
nine men and twenty-five head OF
stock moving dirt for ditches across
the school section and south.
Mrs. e. Fretenburg who has been
in Globe, Arizona, for the past two
years with her son, John freten-
burg. will arrive in Moiese this week
to visit her daughter, Mrs. A. Nc
Auley.
Edward York and sister, Miss
Mable York, have moved out from
Evaro and will spend the summer on
their ranch. Mr.. York had four men
and teams busy plowing eighty acres
and it certainly looks flne 10 see thlS
good ranch farmed.
The Unity club was delightfully."-
entertained on Wednesday afternoon
at the Moiese club house by Mrs.
Oakley Durham and Miss Amanda
Durham. Copies of the valley song,
"Moiese," composed by Mrs. Elva q.
Hall, were presented to each member
of the club.
Henry Thomas was over from
across the river to purchase Marquis
seed wheat from G. ]. Geiger TINS
week. Mr.. Geiger planted the first
Marquis wheat raised in Molese
which was three years ago, and now
it is being planted by most OF the
.anchers here
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. Anna Davis Of st. Paul is 1O1
years old.
Rose Coghlan recently celebrated he,
fiftieth anniversary on the stage.
Or. Ethel Smyth is the only English
woman who has composed grand opera.
Miss Marion du Pont is the first wo-
man ever to ride astride at a New York
horse show.
Lady Bathurst is proprietor of the
Morning Post, one of the most mflu-
entail newspapers in London
Mrs. A. e. Magill Of Philadelphia.
1OS, recently attended the funeral of
her son Benjamin, aged seventythree.
Mrs. Alma II. ]. Hubbell. formerly
an actress with the late Richard Mans
field, is now an attorney in the federal
court at st. Louis.
Miss Jenny Wade, head buyer for
two departments in "a large st. Louis
department store, rose to her present
position from a cashgirl.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
PI1H AND POINT.

The wise man is he who knows just
how much he knows.
Deliberate long before doing what
it's impossible to undo.
We can always discover the taints
on the other fellows money.
While waiting for dead mans
shoes you could probably earn better
pair.
A lazy man is always on the wrong
side of the human profit and loss ac-
count
Why doesn't somebody put the voice
of the people on few graphophone
records?
The advice is given to swat the win
ter flies. They are far too feeble to
fight back.
There arc five celestial eclipses book
ed for 1916 and goodness knows how
many political ones.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
Pert Personals.

Yuan Shih kai has accepted the
throne of China from the council of
state. He probably didn't say, "This
is so sudden. n."-pbiladelphi Ledger.
General Goetha]s is doing his best
toward international peace in trying to
remove the differences between the At
lantic and the Paeilic.-W ashington
Post.
The war does not seem to have had
any effect eNpon the productivity of
Arnold Bennett and II. G. Wells. With
each new offensive one or the other
publishes a novel.-Cincinnati Times
Star.
Ella Tlagg Young says she will not
visit Europe TIL the war is over, but
after six years as superintendent Of
the Chicago schools why should she
mind little thing like that?-Bost0n
Herald
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
CARD OF THANKS

Through the columns Of this paper
we wish to thank the many klnd
friends who assisted us during the
sickness and death of our husband
and father helping us to feel that
we were not alone in our great sor-
row. and for the beautiful flowers, a
demonstration of love and sympathy
which shall not go unrewarded.
MARGARET r. RATHBONE,
HAZEL M. PUTNEY,
JUSTUS H. RATHBONE.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
IN MEMORY OF HARVEY RATHBONE

He passed into the Silent Land,
O Land! O Land!
For all the broken hearted,
The nildest herald by our fate
allotted,
Beckons and with inverted torch doth
stand,
To lead us with a gentle hand
Into the land of the Great Departed,
Into the Silent Land.
A friend, a neighbor, a faithful
fellow worker has passed away from
our midst and rests in the silent land.
With sincere and earnest conviction
he worked courageously for all that
he considered good and helpful ia
our organization, in our town, in our
county, in our state and nation. 1t
must be said in his honor that he did
his work sincerely, honestly and cour-
ageously No outside powers, mer
cenary or political, controlled the
editorial opinion of his paper, the
ROMAN IlOIlcci. IL Wd0 HlCpCliACilA.
as he was Independent.
Heavily do we feel his loss; sad
ness fills our hearts. Let his work
be an inspiration to lis to continue
in faithfullness and in courage, the
unfinished work before us. Let his
untimely departure be a reminder to
us that each one OF us must soon
take the same journey.
Let us send greeting to his family
that we mourn and sympathize with
them in the great loss of their hus-
band and father.
Be it Resolved: That copy of
this memorial be spread upon the
minutes of the club; that a copy be
sent to the family of the deceased
and that a copy be published in the
Roman Pioneer.
ROMAN COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Lloyd l. Wallace,
/. M. Brandjord,
A. X. Resner.
Committee.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

Mrs. John N. Bailey, who has been
seriously sick for the past ten days.
is improving and will soon be out
again.
H. e. Wright, rancher living six
miles south of Roman, has leased the
]. S. Hart pool and billiard hall and
will hereafter conduct that business.
Joseph Piedalue Earnest Driskell,
Mary Reichard and Clarence E. Rel
chard al! made communication proof
before Commissioner Bailey last Mon
day.
Fred Wagner has under course or
construction a neat little bungalow
on his lot in Smead addition which
he and his family expect to occupy
in a short time.
Mrs. J. B. Armstrong very pleas
antly entertained a number of her
friends on Saturday afternoon of last
week. A lively game of bridge was
enjoyed by the guests after which
the hostess served delicious refresh
ments. Those invited were Mesdames
White, Swee, Warner, Bailey, Aid
rich, Stansbury and Miss Myrtle Arm
strong. Mrs. Armstrong expects to
leave the latter part of the week for
Spokane where she will join her hus-
band who has been established in an
office in that city. During her stay
in Roman Mrs. Armstrong has made
many friends who regret to see her
leave.
w. T. Giese of eastern Montana,
arrived in Roman and will be associ-
ated with Stanley Scarce. Mr.. Giese
will have charge of the Scarce line
of elevators on the Flathcad and sup
erintend the grain business for Mr..
Scarce generally. He is a gentle
man of wide experience in handling
grain and comes to Roman highly
recommended. Mossrs. Scarce and
Giese are engaged in working out
the details for the construction of a
line of modern elevators and just as
soon as their plans are in shape
building operations will be inaugur-
ated.
Commissioners Flynn, Prescott and
Peterson, accompanied by County
Surveyor Stoddard spent the early
part of the week in Roman and vi
cinity on tour of inspection OF
county roads and bridges. AS a re-
suit of the investigation of the coun-
ty board, it is confidently expected
that approaches to bridges over rec
lamaton bitches will be modified as
to grade and many impossible sec
tions of road on the main thorough
fares will be promptly put in first
class condition for travel. Necessity
for immediate action was brought
forcibly to the minds of the county
fathers when they broke a wheel of
their touring car near Leon and were
obliged to wait until a car could be
sent out for them from Roman. The
road at this point will undoubtedly
be repaired first.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
AUTOMOBILE FOP SALE

Five passenger model S3 Overland
touring car; run about 4,Gno miles.
Car is in first class condition and
good for Il seasons run w thout aGy
expense. Have no use for the car
and need the money. Inquire at Pio-
neer office.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

Mrs. A. NJ Sterling is in Mis-
soula with little George who is still
under medical treatment, but it is
thought that AN operation will not be
necessary They expect to remain
there about ten days.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

Space rates on application.
Reading notices 10 cents per line.
Legal advertising at state rates.
Church and society notices at regular rates wher'
profit is the object.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
THE ROMAN PIONEER

Issued every Friday at Roman, Mis-
eoula county, Montana, by E. II. Rath-
bone, publisher.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
MILK TRUST" HERE,
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE
District Attorneys Probe May Indict
Several Dairymen.

The high cost OF milk is being rigidly
investigated by the District attorneys =
office. The grand jury has evidence in
dicating there has been a deliberate at
tempt on the part of certain milk
dealers in the District to ak the price
of milk
The fact that the price Of milk rises
and falls with a machine-like regularity.
has caused the District attorney to
suspect there Is guiding combination
behind the price manipuiations.
Many dairymen have been under in
vestigation for weeks by District At
torney Laskey and It became known
yesterday that when the grand jury was
ready to announce its findings. there
would be many surprises sprung.
Assistant District Attorneys James
Archer and NJ. c. Van Fleet are iE
charge of the investigation. Matthew
o'Brien, representing many of the local
milk dealers. demanded hearings for his
clients yesterday before the Distric.
attorneys office announced the indict-
ments, but his demand was not granted.
1t Is declared there will be several in.
dictments returned though who the parties
are is not revealed. Whether these will
be fought out principally as test cases
before a big drive by the authorities is
not known.