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PAGE TWO is Ma Ms Ea Ira Iss Pa Pia Its Is Is Rs Irt Ea THE SANDERS COUNTY INDEPENDENT -LEDGER Elt 1111 ON Iss THURSDAY, MAY 30, ' Mg The Sanders County Independent -Ledger • Published Weekly on Thursdays - at - - TECossrsON FALLS, mOZTANA The Sanders County Ledger, Inc. The L. L. of L. and L. The Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, or the \Four L's\ as it is commonly called, is a compara- H. C. Austin, Pres. J. J. Clyde, Sec. lively new organization in the woods trOaLli J. CLYDE, Mdltor aad iga31&1111X Of the great northwest, but it has alrzady enrolled some 75,000 men and Entered as second-class matter March 3. 1906. at the postotlice at Thompson is accomplishing exactly what it was Falls. Montana. under the Act of Con- :ntended to do -maintaining the out - areas of March 3, 1879. put of logs and lumber that are need - 'ZOO PER TEAM cd for ' shipbuilding, aeroplane con - STRICTLY IN ADVANCE struction and other war needs. When the United States was The date on your label indicates the time to which your subscription is paid. Renewals should be sent in at least two weeks before expiration in order to In- sure receiving the paper 'regularly. THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1918 log, Ins Ils PM Pa Pa DOES THE SHOE FIT? The Plainsman's editorial reply to the letter from H. D. Jackson which recently appeared in the Indepen- dent -Ledger, in which he suggested that the starting of a county seat fight at this time is unpatriotic, was extremely disappointing to as. We had hoped in publishing the letter that perhaps it would bring forth whatever reasons they might have which they would consider as justi- fying their action, but such was not the case. The reply simply resents the implication that the leaders of the movement are \slackers\ and ex- presses the wish that this fight which they have started may be a clean one. • In- denying thttithe term \slack- ers\ fits, the statement is made that \Plains and the surrounding country have surely done more than was asked or expected of them, and will continue to do so as long as the war lasts. In fact, should Uncle Sam need all the money they hive, they will willingly give it.\ To be sure, Uncle Sam is not ask- ing anyone but the soldier boys to give all they have. He i's asking, howeaer, that all surplus money of 'those at home be put into Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps -he wants to borrow it -and in return is giving good interest and the best security on earth. He is asking that all un- necessary expenditures be curtailed to save both money and energy for the prosecution of the war. -\Pa- triotism\ to quote again from the reply, \is measured by deeds done\. Does Plains, want to be. judge& by the manner in which it is complying with these requests? We are afraid that many more will come to agree with Mr. Jackson if•that is to be the basis. We would like to recommend that those who have subscribed to the fund study an article from the pen of one of their own number. We re- fer to a communication from Mr. E. L. Johnson that appeared in the Ledger last fall during the second Liberty Loan campaign. The parts that are particularly applicable to the present' situationare as follows: \In the first place our country is at war. Nothing else matters at present than bringing the same to a , successful conclusion. Winning the war should be uppermost in our minds first, last and all the time. Any project which does not at pres- ent aid directly or indirectly a pros- ecuting the war should be dropped Immediately.. What good will it do us to develop our county if we do not win the war?\ Surely if this was true seven or eight months ago, it is doubly true now. Continuing: \We must all sacrifice. The brave boys who so recently left our midst and joined the colors\ (we might add that they arc still leaving) \are sac- rificing everything. They gave up positions, homes, families, everything they possess and a number of them arc going to give up their lives. If we who arc permitted to remain at our tasks had to give up everything WC own, the sacrifice would be small compared to what they arc called upon to give\ (Through some over- sight evidently the writer neglected to make , am exception as to the coun- ty scat. Of Course that would be too great a sacrifice) \Unless we back them with our dollars they will be cold, hungry and distressed. Money is more important now than men.\ \Sanders county has not been a slacker yet and cannot commence now\ \These bonds are uot inh:nded only for pimple who have money. You should buy Liberty Bonds according to your net worth. Unless you do you are a \slacker\ (perhaps Mr. Jackson got that horrid word from this very article) • * • * Do not buy a $50 or $100 bond when you ought to buy one for $500 or $1000. Do your share. Don't expect the lather fellow to do it for you\ (But of course 'youshould save out enough so that you can pledge $500 or woo towari . ' a new court house so that Plains can have the county seat -an- other oversight,, probably). The sentiments Mr. Johnson ex- presses are ondoubtedly true and Men have to leave it to the Plain4 people to explain how it is possible to do all that is asked and more, and \i • plunged into the world war the lum- ber industry in the northwest was practically at a standstill. The I. W. W. strike for an eight hour day and better working conditions was abdut over and the men had won very lit- tle of what had been contended for. They were going back to work, but the feeling was not good and while they were technically working ten hours they planned to do about the amount of work, or less, as would ordinarily be done in eight. Beside the inefficiency that resulted, many were accepting work in the shipyards and other places that offered better pay, hours and conditions. There was a real labor problem confront- ing those to whom 'was assigned the task of supplying raw material. At the time that the aeroplane program was being laid out the ques- tion of getting sufficient spruce was so serious, that an army officer, Col- onel }Imre P. Disque, was sent out to investigate and as a result of his report, the Spruce Production Di- vision of the Signal Corps was or- ganized with him in charge. Colonel Disque, after serving for several years in the regular army, had acted as warden in the Michigan pen- itentiary and had sHown wonderful executive ability, and in taking pp his new work the same skill in get- ting results was soon evident. Al- though he had no previous logging or lumbering experience, he went at the task in a way that amazed the old time operators. He adopted methods that they said were imprac- tical and made- them succeed, and the organization he has built up is not only getting out the necessary spruce, but is assisting in getting out !ogs for other needs. It would be interesting to go into the story of how he has succeeded, but his man- ner of handling the labor problem is a story in itself, and the \Four L's\ is a result of his efforts. After organizing an army of 10,000 men, who may be sent out into the woods to assist an operator who is short of help, or used in the mills, or wherever they are needed, he set at work to organize the civilian work- 'ers and attacked the bad conditions which had made them dissatisfied. He found things about as bad asthe most radical I. W. W. had Elaimed, so he set about the task by appeal- ing to the patriotism of the men and at the same time workin& on the em- ployers. Every man who joins the Loyal Legion signs the - following pledge: I, the undersigned, in considera- tion of my being- made a member of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, do hereby solemnly pledge my efforts during the war to the United States of America, and will support and defend this rottfitcy against enemies, both foreign and do- mestic. \I further agree, by these presents to faithfully perform my duty toward thit country by directing my best efforts in - every 'way possible to the roduction °flogs and lumber for the onstructibn of army aeroplanes and ships to be used against our common enemies. That I will stamp out any sedition or acts of 'hostility against the United States government which may, come within my knowledge and I will do every act and thing which will in general aid in carrying this war to a successful conclusion.\ Up to March 1st, 62,000 men had signed that pledge. They are living up to it; they met in Portland on March 4th and pledged themselves anew, through their elected dele- gates. I. W. W. men have not been barred, in fact they are wanted as Tembers. The theory is that the way to pull the _teeth of the I. W. W. is to remove their grounds for com- plaint and this is being done. Sanitary officers arc constantly making rounds of inspection, watch- ing the health and living conditions in the camps. In every local there is a suggestion box into which any man who wants to make a complaint may drop it with the knowledge that it will. go straight' to headquarters and be answered. The Loyal Legion isn't a labor union, but it is an organization of la- boring men, and it fulfills a good many of the useful functions of a labor union. ICis a - splendid patriot- ic force. It provides recreation - there are traveling moving picture ofltfits that are taken from camp te camp, for example. And it has clean- ed up a lot of the worst things about the camp. But Disque has gone further. He kept hammering at the employers, showing them what decent employ- ment had begun to accomplish in the way of more efficient production. And finally he won his brir point. He induced the employers to grant the eight hour day -a thing most of them had sworn hever to do. Every labor- ing man engaged in the lumber in- dustry in the Pacific northwest is guaranteed an eight -hour day by the government through the office of the Spruce Production division, and is guaranteed the same pay for eight hours that he - hid been receiving for ten. The Loyal Legion was organized for just one purpose and that was to bring home to the lumbermen and loggers their vital importance to the government during the war, and to unite them into a patriotic organiza- tion to insure the production re- quired. No one who is willing to sign the pledge is barredfrom mem- berthip, regardless of former affili- ation. The results have leea so satisfac- tory to the operators that in many cases where strikes and trouble had been frequent, membership in the \Four L's\ is required of every man who is employed. The men are sat- isfied with the treatment - That is being accorded them -and the gov- ernment is satisfied with the produc- tion that is being maintained. still have $30,000 or $40,000 left to give to the county in return for the removal of the county seat. Mr. John- son agrees with Mr. Jackson.that it can't be done., As regards the clean fight=a' very desirable thing, to be sure, but the side which requests it should not pre- cede the request with a kick on the shins.. At the meeting when $18,900 was so \enthusiastically\ pledged, the enthusiasm midst have indeed been running high. At least one speaker in his enthusiasm so far for- got the clean fight part of the pro- gram, if reported correctly in the Plainsman, that he \scored Thomp- son Falls somewhat by telling of the reputation the town has throughout the - Country\. We don't know exactly to what he referred and don't 'care particularly, but we would dike to know if that is the kind of a clean fight to which is referred. Does Plains want to ti‘r that as an argument for making the move and then call \Mercy hainerad\ when the argument takes the other direction?. We.d'oubtt. BOARD FISOCSIIDINCIS Prereedings of ths Board of Connty Demmis•ioners of Sanders County, Montano, Monday, May 8, 1918. The board of county commismionere mot in regular monthly session Mon- day. May 6, 1918, at 9 o'clock a. m. Present were J. R. Kruger. chairman: (Thee. Prongua and .C. L. Maynard com- missioners; and John F. McKay. clerk. The proceedings of the last regular meeting were rend and the same were arProveti: The following offer was presented to the hoard by My, E R. Sherwin. rep - repo - mints thg , firm of Ferris & Hard - grove of gbokane, Wash,..• \In (4innectIon with the prnpowitl t0.000 Sanders 'County, Montana, it,, a d Ronda which it is our understanding you anticipate authorising and issuing In the near future, We propose to fur- nish the nereseary begat proceedings, blank bonds ready for signature, et., for 'the sum of $600.,. being 1 per cent Roy Hart, salary deputy sheriff _125.00 A. J Dorris. salary deputy clerk.. 95.86 J. H. McKay. salary clerk_ 100.00 Gl a dys Brown, salary county sup- erintendent 100.00 F. J. huffier. salary deputy asses- sor ............... ...... Geo. Burson, salary janitor 76.00 D an Disbrow. salary jailer _100.00 Wade R. Parks, salary county at- torney 62.50 Jay. 11. Green, salary county as- sessor 125.00 Wm. Strom, salary clerk district court 150.00 j. L. Hartman. salary sheriff 187.60 E. L. Stackhouse, salary treas- urer 166.67 .1. H. McKay. Wary county clerk and recorder 166.67 H. E. Jones. salary court stenos- ographer 67.60 Poor Pula \ Peeso & Davis, supplies for poor $15.00 Mrs. Geneva Steele, care depend- ent children 25.00 Mrs. Wm. Cummings, care poor._ 30.00 John Solberg, refund poor tax 2.00 E. D. Peek & Co., supplies poor 15.00 E. D. Peek (hospital) care poor 89.96 Chas. Weber, supplies poor ' 25.00 Perry Louise Wilson, care child- ren 30.00 T. H. Krooe, labor for poor 21.63 Will Cave. transportation, etc 36,45 L. 81. Jeannot, supplies poor 25.00 Mrs. Chas. Carroll, wood for poor 9.00 Hasa Ruud John Salberg. refund road tax 2.00 (7. E. Munson. road work 14.50 Russell Grader Mfg. Co.. grader supplies 1.80 Harry Wilson, road work...- 35.00 Russell Grader Mfg. Co., grader supplies 8.20 E. Preston, blacksmith work 42.00 R. E. ; Potter, road work and su- pervisor 22.75 Everett Potter, road work 8.75 Peeso k Davie, road supplies 1.00 Frank Jacobs, road work and su- pervisor . 54.50 Alvin Cottriti, road work 31.50 A, M. Cottrill, road work 63.00 H. D. J ckson. road supplies 9 50 Joe ett. road work 3.50 Georg roes, road work 38.50 Doane utton, road work 12.25 H. J. Beal, road blacksmithing 16.75 j. R Balbridge, road work 18.00 L. Beauregard, road blacksmithing 18.00 Dwight Mere. Co., road supplies 46.99 Geo. H. Buck, road supplies 21.92 Mike Pottier, road labor 28.00 Francis LeBert, road labor 7.00 E. H. Betiberg, road labor 31.50 W. S. Alexander. operating trac- tor and expenses 166.00 M. Bled. operating road - grader 66.75 McCulloch -Turner Co., rewire for tractor 11.45 0. E. Woodson. road supplies 61.80 Mrs. F. J. Haase, meals for road crew 11.00 Don Maynard, road work_ 22.60 Roland Rutherford. auto hire...- 8.00 Don Maynard, road work 34.65 Paul Koontz, moving road grader 4.00 Peeso & Davis, road machinery (plow) 22.50 Don Maynard, road labor and ex- penses 65.05 Oscar J. Angst, road labor and su- pervisor 91.80 (Continued Next Week) of the amount of the bonds authorixed, with the further undprstanding that you agree to furnish, without expense te us. complete certified copies of all resels- thins or orders prepared by attorneys, to he adopted by you. .*You also further agree to take end •11 steps as our attorneys may out- line and prepare to the end that the bonds shall be duly authorized. \It is our understanding that the fee of $800 mentioned above is to be paid to its on the -date the bonds are sold. \In case the bonds are not authorized at the election, it is our understanding that you )1,111 pay us the sum of $100, in addltion to this we further agree to furnish you the approving opinion of Homo reeognited bond attorney so that it will he poesible for your county to rail foe - Unconditional bids agreeing to furnish binds approved by this at- torney. - ReepectfullY submitted. FERRIS & HARDOROVE By E. B. Sherwin Resolution WHEREAS. We. the board of county commissioners of Sanders county, State of Montana, deemthat necessity de- onands and that the welfare and inter- est of Senders county' requires that the offer of the firm of Ferris & Hard - grove of the city of Spokane be ac- cepted. Now, ,therefore be It RESOLVED, That the county of San- ders accept the offer of the said firm of Ferris & Hardgrove to prepare the nec- essary proceeding's under the terms of the said offer. Dated this 6th day of May, 191$. ,noAnD oF COUNTY COMMIS- SIONyatii, SANDERS ' COUNTY Fly J. It. Kruger, C'hm. Chas. A. Prongua C. L. Maynard Attest: John F. McKay, Clerk On the motion of Mr. Maynard end mieonded he Mr. Prongua. the rosolu- Don accepting the offer of the firm of Ferris & liardgrove was duly adopted by the unanimous vote of the board. • The board adjourned at 12 (o'clock noon. The hoard mot at 1:30 p. In. Present were all of its officermu and membere. The board proceeded to examine and audit claims against the county. con- tinuing the came throughout the art- sivnnon ',melon The following claim. were allpr,,,c1 Continilent rand William Tierney, salary deputy ' clerk s $29.15 Osumi TO SHOW CAUSE be Made at the time of cutting, timber to be removed within one year front date of contract, and no bids will be considered for testa than 5300 per thousand feet, appraised price of the timber per thousand 'rite purchaser will be obliged to enter into a contract with the State of Montana, and must give a bond for the faithful performance of the contract on his part, to the State of Montana, in double the amount of the estimated value of the timber .permitted to be cut, with sufficient Sureties, to be ap- proved by the State Board of Land Commissioners. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. Ells may be submitted by mall. • Signed: SIDNEY MILLER. Register State Lands First publication May 23, 1918. 14-4 NfOTICII FOR 3•1731LICATIOR Dopartzloat of the Interior, D. S. Lama Oaks at Missoula, Montan.a, May is, 1918. Do. 08899 Notice is hereby given that W. Her- man ManIcke of Renton, Montana. who - on December 12, 1911. made Homestead Entry No. 03899, for List 1-843, NE% Sec. 14, T. 26 N,. R. 33 W. M. M., has filed notice of intention to make 5 -year proof under old law, to establish claim to the land' above described, before W. Nippert a U. S. Commissioner, at Thompson Falls. Montana, on the 24th day of June. 1918. Claimant names as witnesses: George B. Jamition, Clifford R. Weare, Urn E. Ellis, Joseph W. Hammons, all of Noxon. Montana. FRANK M. McHAFFIE. 12-5 Register In the District Court of the Fourth Ju- dicial District of ( the Mats of Mon- tana, In and for / the County of Ran- ders. In the matter of the estate of William McKenney, deceased: It appearing to the Court from the petition filed and presented in the above estate by R. R. Ross, as administrator of the above named estate, that it is necessary to sell the real estate belong- ing to said estate in order to obtain sufficient money with which to pay the expenses and charges of administra- tion and the claims filed in said estate. 'It is ordered that all persons inter- ested In said estate appear before this Court on Saturday. the 22nd day of June. 1918, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, in the court room of said Court, at the court house in the town of Thompson Falls. Montana. to show cause why an order phould not be made authorizing and directing said ad- ministrator to sell at private sale the real property belonging to said estate, which is described as follows. to -wit: Lots 2 and 3, and the SW% of the NE 1 a, and the NEVPof the NW% of Section 32, Township 20 North, Range 20, West of the Montana Meridian, in Sanders county. Montana. And it is further ordered that a copy of this order he puldirthed for four suc- cessive weeks next preceding said day of hearing. in the Sanders County Inde- pendent -Ledger. a newspaper printed and published at Thompson Falls, Mon- tana, in i'hainbers at Missoula. Mon- tana, thls 28th day of May. 131 8 14-1 ASA L. DUNC Judge drce ROTICZ Or SALE Or TIMBER SAVE THESE DATES JULY 3 - 4 - 5 MISSOULA STAMPEDE Bigger, Better Than Ever Great Pendleton -Allard Combination Guarantees the Best Show That Can Be Given Cut 'er Loose Cut 'er Loose COME TO MISSOULA Office of the Register of State Lando, , Helena, Montana, May 16th .1918. Notice is hereby given that the Reg- ister of State Lands will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder on the 17th day of June, 1919, at 2 o'clock p. m, of said day, at the State Land Office at the State Capitol, all merehantable timber, estimated to be 326,080 feet, board\ measuie, on the NWI;. lots 2 and 3. Section 16, T. 24 N., It. 31 W. M. P. M. Inds are solicited and the timber will be sold at a specified price' per tbonentiol feet, board measure. scale to Public Sale The undersigned will sell at public auction on the premises at Hot Springs, Mont., on Saturday, June 1st commencing at 1 o'clock, the following property: HOUSE AND LOT The house is a three-room unpainted cottage, beautifully lo- cated among the pines about a block south of the Hot Springs hotel. Has 32 -foot curbed well with excellent water, with pump and sink in kitchen. Two root cellars, one under the house and one back of it. Lot is 50x150 feet. A 9x12 tent with lumber foundation, and a garage on the premises. FURNITURE The furniture consists of 4 beds with mattresses, 1 cot with mattress, 1 sanitary couch, 1 mahogany bed room set of three pieces, 1 chiffioner, 1 sewing machine, 1 combination book case and roll top writing desk, 1 small writing desk, 7 rocking chairs, 9 plain chairs, 1 heating stove, 1 cook stove, 1 three - hole gasoline stove, 1 large four -panel screen, 1 washing ma- chine and accessories, varied assortment of kitchen utensile and other articles too numerous to mention -all clean and in good conditioff. PIANO This piano looks like new -hardly a scratch on it. Can't be duplicated under $300. New piano box goes with it. You will get a piano eventually. --why not now? TERMS OF SALE -$10 and under, cash; over that amount six months' time will be given at 10 per cent interest. DR. A. H. BROWN, Owner WALTER T. GUTZ, COL. R. L. ATKINS, Clerk Auctioneer \Mot IfeA\ Tee meet were re hike drea nem wyel 1,. ,,,,1.i, of • bale c'..:to el lies.1 see - See That He Never Lacks a pouch of Real GRAVELY Chewing Plug Your fighting man will go to 'almost any lengths to get good tobacco. Many a man has paid $5 for less good tobacco than you will send him in a pouch of Real Gravely Chewing Plug. Only costs you 10 cents. Give any Mans chew of Real Gravely Plug, and he will tell you that . * the kind to send. Send the best! Crdinary plug is false economy. It cost less per week to chew Real Gravely, because a small chew of il lasts a long while. If you smoke a pipe, slice Gravely with your knife Sind add a little to your smoking tobacco. It will give flavor -improve your smoke. SEND YOUR FRIEND IN TIIE II. S. SOMME A POIXII OF GRAVELY floatage ail oroun4 here carry it In I0e. ponchos. A Scetina0f pit it iota 105 h.rala in ang Training Camp or Seaport of the 11.3. A. geen \over there - a Sc stamp will 151ra it le Aim. Year dealer will suwely ....ealepe and gig. offie!ald.raction. how to achbose at. r. Eh GRAVELY TOBACCO CO., Danville, Va. Tie Patent Nadi keeps it Freda osd Cleao ead Cool -It Is sof real Garret, trithoot du Protection Seal astabUshad 1 $35 •
