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'THE RONAN PIONEERT1he Oldest Newspaper on the F"lathead. Indian ReservationEntered as second-class matter May 12, 1910. at the post-

r Vfice at Ronan, Montana, under the Act of March 3, 1875.

VOL. V. NO.3. RONAN, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, MAY 15, 1914. $2.00 Per Year

CANDIDATES ARETOLDTHE LAW

Every prospective candidatefor office this fall will be inter-ested in an opinion rendered byAttorney General D. M. Kellyexplaining just what candidatesmust do under the provisions ofthe direct primary law in seekingnomination. The opinion wasrendered in response to a quiryfrom Vard Smith, county attor-ney of Park county.

It will be a long campaign thisyear, and it is expected calls willsoon be issued by the variousparties for meetings for the con-sideration of primary details.

Under the primary law the fallelection campaign will extendover a period of 70 days, whereasunder the old convention systemthe campaign generally averagedfrom five to six weeks. For theprimary election the registrationcloses on July 25 and on August25 the primary election for theselection of party candidates forthe various offices will be held.After this is over the candidateswill have 70 days in which topromote their candidacy, as thegeneral election does not takeplace until November 3.

In previous county and stateelections the conventions atwhich candidates were nominatedinvariably took place about thefirst week in October, allowingfrom five to six weeks for thecampaign.

In answer to the questions ofCounty Attorney Smith, AttorneyGeneral Kelly replies as follows:

You are advised that beforeor at the time of beginning tocirculate a petition for nomina-tion, the person intending to bea candidate for public office shouldprepare and sign a copy of hispetition for nomination, substan-tially in the following form, andsend the same by registeredmail, or otherwise, to the countyclerk, where such copy will befiled, and be deemed conclusiveevidence, for the purposes of theprimary law, that such elector isa candidate for nomination byhis party:

1 o..........................county clerx anorecorder, and to the members of the

............. party and the electorsof.....................county, in the statelofIMontana.

I.............. reside at....and my post office address is...

............ If I am nominated forthe office of ........................... at theprimary nominating election to be heldin the county of ........................ the

. day of ........................ 191... Iwill accept the nomination and will notwithdraw, and if I am elected I willqualify as such officer.

if I am nominated and elected I willduring my term of office..........

(Ab we in not exceeding one hundredwords, the candidate may state anyreasure or principle he especially ad-vocates.)(]f not exceeding twelve words, thewords to be printed after his name onnominating ballot, if any.)

Signature of candidate fornomination.

"After filing a copy of theforegoing, duly signed by theparty seeking a nomination, it isnecessary for the person seekinga county office to procure thesignatures of a least two per centof the party vote in the countyat the last preceding generalelection, and the party vote forrepresentative in congress is thebasis on which the precentagefor petitions shall be counted.

"The necessary signaturesmust be procured in at least one-fifth of the precincts of thecounty and for each precinct a

duplicate petition conforming tothe foregoing must be preparedand signed by the candidate fornomination, the law expresslyproviding:

"There shall be a separate leafor sheet, signed as above, onevery petiton for each precinctin which it is circulated. Afterthe above, and on a separatesheet or sheets, shall be the fol-lowing petition.

To ........................ the county clerkand recorder, for the county of .................. Montana:

We, the uudersighed members of the........................ party and qualifiedelectors and residents of .. ........precinct, in the county of .. .......state of Montana, respectfully requestthat you will cause to be printed on theofficial nominating ballot for....party, at the aforesaid primary nomi-nating election, the name of the abovesigned ........................... as a candi-date for nomination to the office of...................... by said .. ........party.

(Name) (Postoffice Address)(Street and No. if any) (Precinct)

State of Montana, county of ..

I ......... . ........... . being dulysworn, say: I am personally acquaint-with all the persons who have signedthis sheet of the foregoing petition,and I personally know that their signa-tures thereon are genuine; and I be-lieve that their postoffice address and'residence are correctly stated and thatthey are qualified electors and membersof the .............. party.

Subscribed and sworn to before methis ...... day of ..................... 191....

(Signature and title of officerbefore whom oath is made.)

"The fact must not be over-looked that it is necessary notonly that for each precinct inwhich a petition is circulated,there must be a copy of thenominating petition duly signedby the candidate for nomination,but that it must be attached tothe petition to be signed by thequalified electors of the precinctand after being signed must beduly verified.

"It is proper under the law forseveral petitions to be circulatedin different voting precincts forthe nomination of the same per-son for the same office at thesame time, provided they bejoined in one nominating petitionbefore being filed in the properoffice."

NORTH END CANDIDATESSELECTED LAST SATURDAY

A contest was held in Ronanlast Saturday afternoon to se-lect the north end candidates forthe declamation and spelling con-tests to be held here on the 22ndinst. to determine the districtchampionship.

In the declamatory contestGoldie Irish was given the firstplace, the judges being Mrs. I.M. Brandjord, Miss Bessie Kreisand Rev. Ross.

In the spelling contest therewere quite a number of aspirantsfor the honor of representingthis portion of the district, andafter three trials Joe Orchard ofthe Mud creek school was first,Gladys Reeve of Grandviewsecond and Norbert Schmutzlerof Mud creek was third.

In the senior grade John Myerswas first, Louise Eckley, second,both of Ronan, and Donald Mc-Caig of Mudcreek, third. Thejudges were Rev. Ross and C. F.Rathbone.

The contest was -held in theMethodist church and quite acrowd attended, showing thatinterest is keen among the par-ents of the children attendingthe schools. The winners of thiscontest will represent this sectionat the annual festival to be heldone week from today.

SPECIAL LETTER BYKENNETH ROMNEY

Washington, May 11-Thetroubles of a congressman, itseems, like those of ordinarymortals, never come singly. Afterhaving to vote during the presentsession on such ticklish subjectsas the tolls exemption, repealand immigration bills, the houseof representatives is now con-fronted with the most frightfulspectre in all its legislative his-tory. The joint resolutions forthe submission of constitutionalamendments providing for na-tional prohibition and womansuffrage have been reported outby the judiciary committee andare now on the house calendar,terrible and menacing. The con-sternation of the congressmenover the possibility of a vote onthese questions on the very eveof an election is only to be imag-ined. It is not probable, how-ever, that the resolutions will beconsidered during the presentsession. The house has a care-fully placed buffer between themand a vote, in the form of a billfor the codification of the lawsDf the District of Columbia,which will henceful be consider-ed very leisurely. But the ques-tions are up for settlement, loom-ing big on the calendar, andthere will remain until the end)f the short session next March.Between now and then-presum-ibly after election- a vote on:hem will be had, a roll call, andt is conceded by everyone here:hat the drastic Hobson prohibi-;ion resolutions will be passed by;he house with a good majoritywhen the members names are!alled.

The Clayton omnibus anti-'trust bill has been reported tothe house and will probably beunder consideration by the timethis paragraph is read. A rulemaking the house a special orderof business has been introducedby Chairman Henry of the rulescommittee and will be passedwhen the house is ready to pro-ceed with the anti-monoply leg-islation. The Clayton bill pro-hibits interlocking directoratesin railroad, banking and indus-trial corporations; clearly definesobscure terms in the Shermanlaw, thus removing all debatableground; makes unlawful the or-ganization of holding companiesin certain cases; changes therule of practice regarding in-junctions, giving relief to labor;and declares that nothing in theanti-trust laws shall be construedas prohibiting the existence oroperation of fraternal, labor, con-sumers', agricultural and horti-cultural associations organizedfor mutual help.

Social Washington, which hasbeen startled more than once bythe democratic simplicity of Pres-ident Wilson and his family, re-ceived a veritable shock at themanner in which the guests werebidden to the McAdoo-Wilsonwedding. Instead of the hand-somely engraved invitations us-ually sent out on such occasions,the bride-to-be personally askedthe few Washington guests overthe telephone to come to herwedding to the cabinet minister.Invitations were sent only toout-of-town people-those whowere not expected to be present.As if this were not enough forone week, the President set up atent in the White House yard inorder to get the benefit of theoutdoor air during the hot sum-

mer months. Following thesplendor of the Roosevelt andTaft administrations, the Wilsonways are past the understandingof precedent-bound Washington.

Attacks upon John D. Rocke-feller for failure to arbitrate theColorado strike, and assertionsthat the blood of the men, womenand children killed in the civilwar in that state is upon the headof the Standard Oil king and hisson, are frequently heard in con-gress at this time. Congress-man Evans of Montana, however,was the first member to pointout the responsibility of theRockefellers. During the exami-nation of John D. Rockefeller,Jr., before the committee onmines and mining, Mr. Evansurged him to make a personal in-vestigation into the deplorableconditions existing in Colorado,saying that if he would do sothe strike would be speedilysettled. Mr. Evans made itclear at that time that the Rocke-fellers could not escape responsi-bility, and the speeches nowbeing made in the house and sen-ate bear out his contention.

Senator La Follette, in an ad-dress to the senate this week,charged that a gigantic conspiracyhas been at work to influencethe interstate commerce commis-sion to hand down a decisionfavorable to the railroads in theso-called freight rate increasecases pending before the com-mission. His secretary sat athis side sorting out a mass ofletters to support the charge,while the senator put all hischaracteristic vigor and gesticu-lation into his speech. SenatorLa Follette introduced a bill mak-ing it a misdemeanor to attemptto influence the interstate com-merce commission in the decisionof cases.

ALBERT 0. SMITH IS ANAVIATOR IN SPOKANE

The Spokane Chronicle of May9 contained several illustrationsshowing Albert D. Smith, whohas a homestead on Crow creeksouthwest of Ronan, who is nowan aviator in that city. Mr.Smith went from here to Spo-kane last fall and has been apupil of B. C. McClellan who isconducting an aviation schoolnear that city, and has beenmaking some record flights.One of the pictures shows Smithhigh in the air in a Curtiss bi-plane and another while seatedat the wheel ready to make thestart.

Mr. McClellan is also wellknown here, his mother beingthe second person to file at Mis-soula in 1910, she having madeproof on :a homestead northeastof town.

Mrs. A. D. Smith visited withMrs. A. K. Resner last week atthe Resner residence southwestof Ronan.

There is an effort being madeto get the question before thevoters this fall by the iniativelaw of the consolidation of the ag-ricultural college and state uni-versity. Friends of the proposi-tion are now canvassing the stateendeavoring to enthuse the peo-

Iple for the proposition. In thisconnection one of the state uni-versity professors is now aroundthe state personally campaigningand it looks from this angle likehe might be earning his salary atthe university rather than devot-ing his time (which is state'stime) better by attending to hisduties as such, professor. Con-solidation may be a good thing butit would be a great injustice tothose cities which now has one orthe other of the schools to bedeprived of it. I1

FARMERS ENTERPACKING FIELD

The Chicago Inter Ocean says:We made mild fun recently inthese columns over the proposed1 establiahment at LaCrosse, Wis.,of a farmers' co-operative pack-ing plant, designed to show theUnited States how to solve thehigh cost of living so far asmeat is concerned. Not thatthere was anything to make funof in the La Crosse enterprise,but simply because under the in-crease in population and the de-crease in meat production thelaw of supply and demand makesthe high prices that inevitablyaccompany such conditions.

It now appears that La Crosseis going to try to do it. Anyway,F. A. S. Price of the nationalorganization committee of theAmerican Society of Equity, co-operative packing-house depart-

s ment, called to say that he hadjust filed at Madison, Wis., theincorporation papers of theFarmers' Co-operative PackingCompany of La Crosse. Mr.Price does not claim that thenew co-operative packing plantwill solve the nation wide pro-blem of the high cost of meat.Nevertheless, he thinks it willhelp things in the vicinty of LaCrosse. And the La Crosseplant, he says is merely theentering wedge.

The capital stock is $250,000-2,500 shares at $100 a share. Ithas been subscribed by approxi-mately 1,000 farmers of Wiscon-sin and Minnesota in the imme-diate vicinity of La Crosse. Noperson may own more than tenshares and each stockholder hasone vote. The dividends arelimited to 6 per cent. Ten percent goes into a reserve fundup to 30 per cent of the capitalstock and 5 per cent into an edu-cational fund. The rest of theprofits go back pro rata to thefarmers who supply the meatanimals. Inasmuch as the pro-jectors believe they see $7 profitto the packer in a 200-pound hog,and the new plant will have acapacity of 600 hogs a day, thequestion of profits is the least ofthteir troubleks

The five incorporators are menof influence in the community.

l Ira M. J. Chryst of Hudson ispresident of the National Unionof the American Society of Equity.J. H. Carnahan of Biack RiverFalls is vice president of theWisconsin State Union. H. J.Tank of Warsaw is national sec-retary of the National Union.Henry Garbers of West Salemand Dell Baker of Desbach,Minn., are farmers. The con-cern is incorporated under theco-operative association law ofWisconsin and the scope of itsactivities does not appear to belimited. It will handle poultry,for .instance, do a cold storagebusiness and job in butter andeggs.

This La Crosse experiment isinteresting, if only because it isthe first of the kind in the West-ern hemisphere. There are fortysuch concerns in Denmark, wherethey have been very successful,returning millions of profits.Let us hope that the La Crosseplant is the first of an Americanchain of equally successful plants.

Pioneer Woman Dead.

Mrs. Eleanor Stinger, motherof Andrew and Sol Stinger, diedin Missoula at the home of herson, Frank Stinger, on Fridaylast. She was born in Ontario,

Canada, and had she liveduntil October of this year shewould have been 81 years old.The deceased came to Montana30 years ago and has made thisstate her home ever since. Shewas the mother of seven childrenand all but one son were at herbedside when the final summonscame.

The surviving children areMrs. William Halford of Spo-kane, Frank Stinger of Missoula,Andrew and Sol of Ronan, Mrs.Mary Bourgois and Mrs. PaulineGreen of Missoula, and MichaelStinger of Idaho. She leaves 39grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral ser-vices were held Monday last andinterment was in the Missoulacemetery.

She was a woman generallyloved for her many virtues andher death was a shock to themall.

Death of Mrs. E. Stewart.

Mrs. Esther Stewart, age 75years, mother of C. W. Stewart,living southwest of Ronan aboutfour miles, died suddenly May 3,at the home of her son. The de-ceased was in apparent goodhealth all day Saturday, doingthe work usually done around thehouse. She retired in the even-ing and expired during the night,no one knowing of her deathuntil morning.

Mrs. Stewart was born inGreenville, Pa., and had livedhere three years with her son,C. W. Stewart. She leaves twosons, C. W. of Ronan, and W. J.Stewart of Preston, Kansas; twosisters, Mrs. L. M Patterson ofKalispell, and Mrs. F. H. Huronof Danville, Ind., and one brotherin San Francisco.

The funeral services were heldat the home of her son south-west of town on Tuesday last byRev. Ross of the Methodistchurch in Ronan and intermentwas in Poison cemetery. Rev.White of Poison conducted theservices at the grave.

Will Move Sunday

Curtis Jeffries has rented thefront part of the room occupiedby the Ronan Tailoring Co. andwill move his shop to that loca-tion next Sunday. Mr. Jeffriesasks all his old friends andcustomers to call and see himat his new location and guaran-tees them the usual good workand courteous treatment. -Adv.

8th Grade Examinations

Mrs. A. M. Sterling has beendesignated by County Superin-tendent Mrs. Ferguson, to holdan eighth grade examination forpupils of Ronan and surroundingschools, on May 20 and 21 at theschool house in Ronan.

Farmers' Meeting

There will be a meeting in theGlacier View school house nextSunday afternoon, May 17, at 2o'clock, of the Farmers' E. & C.U. of America.

Work started Wednesday morn-ing on some street improvementsto be undertaken in Ronan thisspring. The street in front ofLemire Bros', store will be fixedup a little and the holes in thestreet in front of the Pioneeroffice will be filled, thus remov-ing an unsightly condition everytime it rains. For all of whichwe are duly thankful.

Mrs. F. B. Felhberg of Kalis-pell, a daughter of AugustFleischer living west of town, isvisiting the latter and familythis week.